in the united kingdom since the beginning of the year. this includes the london terrorist attack, the official start of the brexit negotiations and u.s.-uk relations under the trump administration. you also heard about the uk response doll child anticipated state visit. this is about one hour. ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to westminster in review. our look at the last three months here at parliament, a term dominated by arguments over brexit, a budget that backfired and an unpredictable american president. it's the brexit debate that's taken at the most time and stirred the strongest passions. >> a wonderland who suddenly countries throughout the world

are queuing up to give us trading advantages and once again we become a sovereign nationstate in command of our own destiny, and i am absolutely delighted about that. >> embarrassment for the chancellor forced to drop parts of his budget almost as soon as he did look at it. >> it is shocking and humiliating the chancellor has been forced, forced to come here to address a key budget decision. >> the british prime minister met a new u.s. president but there was an explosive reaction from the common speaker. >> after the imposition of the migrant ban by president donald trump, i and even more strongly opposed for the address by president donald trump. >> there were other changes. the scheme along child refugees from europe into the uk was suddenly stopped. >> how does she live with herself, leaving thousands of children subject to disease,

people trafficking, squalor? >> what many remember most about westminster spring term and nothing to do with arguments over europe. the ancient, britain's democracy was at the center of an attack for which the terror group ies claimed responsibility. in the space of 90 terrifying seconds, khalid massoud doubted car into possession of the westminster bridge, killing three before storming into the precincts of parliament. he fatally stabbed a police officer, chief palmer. the 52-year-old was then shot dead by armed police here the incident didn't last long, but it's extreme violence and sadness shock and bewildered parliament. >> order. i am going to civilian the setting of the house to his house is not suspended but please wait here. >> for several hours in peace and parliamentary workers are under lockdown.

>> there has been a serious incident within the estate. >> it is clear that the advice from the police, the director of security, is still, the chamber should remain in lockdown. i hope the house would agree that in the current circumstances it would not be right to continue with today's business. >> the following morning the prime minister addressed a somber house of commons. >> yesterday, an act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy. but today we meet as normal. as generations have been before us, and as future generations will continue to do, to deliver a simple message. we are not afraid, and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. mr. speaker, yesterday we saw the worst of humanity, but we will remember the best. we will remember the extraordinary efforts to save the life of pc keith palmer

including those by my right honorable friend a member. >> here, here. >> and we were remember the exceptional bravery of our police and security and emergency services. >> as the prime minister said when dangerous environment instances take place, we all instantly run away from them for our own safety, the police and emergency services run towards them. we are grateful for the public service yesterday, today, and every day that they put on their uniforms to protect us all. >> this democracy is strong and is parliament is robust. this was a horrific crime but an act of terror it has failed. >> here, here. >> those who attack us, hate our freedom, our peaceful democracy, our love of country, our tolerance, our openness and our unity. as we work to unravel how this unspeakable attack happened,

will she agrees with me that we must not either in our laws or by our actions curtail these values? indeed, we should have more of them. >> one man cannot shut down the city and one man cannot lockdown democracy. >> no terrorist outrag outreach interest in defending the faith or of any faith community, and we recommit ourselves to strengthen the bonds of tolerance and understanding. >> this attack are people like you are not of my religion nor are they of our communities. we should condemn all of them who are tend to be a particular religion because they're not of religion. if they were of a religion that would not be carrying out acts like this. we had to stay united and show them that they can't win on these grounds, and we are here to stay. >> want and be thought a surprising westminster had not been attacked before. >> those of us who are privy to the information and background

of these matters know very well that there's been little short of a miracle that over the course of the last few years we have escaped so likely and from the evil that is, i'm afraid, present in our society and manifest itself in the senseless and hideous acts of violence and evil. >> reaction in the house of lords. >> when we do what is right, where we behave properly, where that generosity and the extraordinary sense of duty britain needs is shown, where that bravery of someone like pc keith palmer is demonstrated, that there is a victory for what is right and good over what is evil, despairing and bad. >> when the roads were reopened around westminster, the public were quick to place flowers as a tribute to those who had been killed. and the tributes continue to

grow in the succeeding days. .. a strangely the case was not robbed by a politician but by a businesswoman who was the main supporter. for five days the country has been enthralled by the court hearing but the politicians looking on anxious lee. some sources as the debate over the entire governments of britain. final and january 24, the president of the supreme court announced its judgment.

>> today by a majority of eight to three, the supreme court rules that the government cannot trigger article l without an act of parliament to do so. >> less than a week later, brevity with 170 words long. the title the e.u. notification of withdrawal bill. it was there to enforce the outcome on the referendum when the british people voted in favor of e.u. withdraw. now universally known as brexit appeared >> but now what brexit would it be? how far from the tent pole unions that british wants that? teresa let no one in any doubt give a speech in mid-january. >> i want to be clear that it cannot mean membership of the single market. an equally clear that no deal written is better than a bad

deal for britain. >> although transfer supporting politicians haven't wanted any veil, and really about the time the referendum result, and is filed into the commons for the debate. >> the core of the building is a very simple question. do we trust the people or not? above all, it is our duty to ensure it is not just the 52% for the 100%. >> this is a big deal. unanimous security records here with the president on each and every. >> the british people did not vote to make themselves poor by putting ourselves out of the greatest free trading single market the world has ever seen. >> the pro-european thought they were living in a world of louis

cowell and how they saw the u.k. future trading prospects. >> apparently you follow the rabbit down the whole end you emerge in a wonderland where suddenly countries are queuing up to give trading and access to their markets that previously we've never been able to achieve. i do want the best outcome for the united kingdom from this process. no doubt some one or as a hatter holding a tea party. we made suggesting negotiations to regroup at least some of the losses. from leaving the single market. >> for me, this referendum was a massive peaceful revolution i can send out historic

proportion. this bill at last endorses that revolution. >> i feel like i would be abandoning my duty to my constituents who have overwhelmingly and unwaveringly made their point if they do not want to leave the european union. >> i campaign and accept the democratic vote and we should allow it to be triggered. >> this is the moment we began to take back control of our borders and our money. once again, we become a sovereign nationstate in command of our own destiny and i am absolutely delighted about that. >> so these are difficult times. most of the northern mps have constituencies who voted in thousands to leave the e.u. >> i can no more hope for this, but i can vote against my conscience. it's against my values. i can know more about process than my own dna.

>> jeremy corbin, the labour leader had imposed a way imposed a wicked labour mps have to back the government and vote for the bill. that meant a handful of resignations. they meant a dubious absence from the commons voting lobbies. the following week, the bill went through all its stages with no alterations. one conservative remain saw her party colleagues in a less than favorable way. >> i would like chi hotties in their support for a hard brexit. we never want you -- [inaudible] last week making a point. the pro-e.u. at cynthia claimed it had all been done in a rash. >> to accept a single amendment means there will be a program

motion means there's no debate. i'm informed by the library at the last thing that combination happened was the defense of 1914. for this to happen with an abuse to on this bill. the procedures of this place, this constitutional significance to be approved in the budget. >> there is no doubt about the government the jury. >> 494, with 122. there is a curious but now appear by waiting for the vote, the mps struck a defiant musical note in the chamber. the titanic sank. they sang the european anthem

ode to joy. ♪ until they were told to stop. huge political change wasn't confined to europe. on january 20th, donald trump was sworn in as 45th president in the united states of america. >> i donald john trump do solemnly swear. >> is the first british politician to be the top dog? prime minister, foreign secretary, no, this man, someone of the u.k. one is immersed that theresa may would be going to meet the new president, the labor leader thought some plain talking was needed. >> how confident the shiite get in a quick deal for global win for a president who wants to put america first and build a wall

between its country and mexico? >> i am not afraid to speak frankly to a president of the united states. i'm able to do that because we have that special relationship. a special relationship he would never have with the united states. >> president trump produced a series of executive orders. the most controversial being his intended people traveling to the united states from certain countries, mainly muslim. the secretary was asked to comment. [inaudible] >> just come i support the position the government has taken, that it is divisive and wrong. >> when theresa may visited president trump in washington at the end of january, not everyone was at handholding with inside tv cameras was a wise move. the prime minister said the new president was welcome to come to britain this year for a state

visit. the protest petition sprang out. >> he threatens to dump international agreement signed by the change. the use of torture. he's incited hatred against muslims. he is directly attacked women's rights. just what more does the president trump have to do before the prime minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who've already called a state visit invitation to be withdrawn. [inaudible conversations] >> the right honorable gets to object to an insult to democratically elect to heads of state of our most important allies. >> the arguments of her president trump's visit had lighter moments. the mac to once famously declared he wouldn't go to new york in case it was mistaken for mr. trump is that every chance president trump will not come to london on the state visit in

case his mistake in for the friend said. >> i'm embarrassed to tell you, mr. speaker. i was mistaken mr. trump -- but also a very humbling experience that was as you can imagine for me, mr. speaker. i can't tell you who was the exact excellent idea to accord an invitation to the president to come on the state visit, but the invitation has been issued. i think it's a wholly appropriate bang. >> what about president trump coming to parliament? the president speaker by a foreign leader was not an automatic way. he spoke about the president intended travel ban. >> before the imposition of the migrant van, i would myself have

strongly opposed an address by president trump in westminster hall. after the imposition of the migrant ban by president trump, i am even more strongly opposed in westminster. we value our relationship with the united stated. if the state visit takes place that is way beyond the pay grade of the however, as far as this place is concerned, i feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. [cheers and applause]

we shouldn't have clapping in the chamber, but sometimes it's easier just to let it go and make a huge fuss about it. >> it's been remarkably strong intervention at the bbc political reporter and watson. how surprising it was to hear speakers of orth right inside the comments. >> he saw something you'd expect in parliament can expect convention but diplomacy certainly by something the historic role of the speaker. that was surprising. it wouldn't be if we didn't have conspiracy eerie. some people are suggesting they maintain his role a speaker for a few more years yet by saying we should please the opposition benches of labour, liberal democrats, scottish naturalist and not told of donald trump and

his message. but it was interesting soon afterwards tried to get -- and not pursue julie's chair, it looked as though he may actually transpired there with him very much for them after all. in fact, both as a very robust pronunciation of a foreign leader and what he succeeded in was preventing whatever else prevented him on president obama and addressing mps in westminster hall. >> economic authority has remained in place for 2017 and the rest of his parliament. the cubs continue across all areas of spending, including local councils.

>> perhaps the most human effect of the screws up in the area of caring for the elderly people living longer, the cost of social care looks to keep on rising. how can things change? at the committee session from a minister suggested the way forward with sons and daughters. >> how he planned to take with those growing numbers. >> would question the fact that nobody ever says to claire and responsibility. what you do. i think some of that logic and the volume of numbers coming down, what we will have two impinge on the way we start thinking about how we look after our parents. and the way it responsibility in terms of our lifecycle which is similar. >> should we all be a pain for social care cost for shipping out more in our council tax. syria was suddenly called off

from a leading to speculation that a secret deal had been done between the government and the local council. after all, well represented in the cabinet. information had fallen into the lap of the labor leader. >> copies of text sent by david hodge and somebody called manic who worked for ministers in the department of communities and local government. i am advised that the theology officials have been working on a solution and you will be contact jamie the memorandum of understanding. well the government -- will the government now publish it memorandum of understanding. >> labour party fell still understand that this is not just a question of looking at money. it is a question of signing a

sustainable solution. i have to say to him if we look at social care provision of the entire country, the lasting social care providers need another one of labour's bouncing checks. >> so, could the chancellor help with checks that didn't bounce? march 8 was budget day. during his first budget with the familiar red talks. we are dean of the budget is going to be moved from the spring to the autumn and the last time a chance to present at the final spring budget. >> 24 years ago, also presented at the last spring budget. he reported on an economy that is growing faster than anybody committed and continues restraint in public spending.

the then prime minister describes this as the right touch it at the right time from the reich chancellor. what they fail to remind me, mr. speaker, with 10 weeks later he was back. so wish me luck today. >> the joke would come back to bite mr. hammond. he felt to stop the massive troubles that lay ahead if those worried about the social care crisis the chance to have some good news. >> an additional grant funding of 2 billion pounds to social care. >> someone's got to pay her that 2 billion-pound injection and that's where they went seriously wrong. he asked lane by britain's army tradesman were going to pay more tax than the higher national insurance contributions.

>> employed or self-employed alike, these are public services in the same way, but they are not paying for them in the same way. the lower national insurance paid by the self-employed is forecasted public finances over 5 million pounds this year alone. this is not fair to the 85% of workers who are employees. to be able to support our public services in this budget, and to the tax system, i will act to reduce them better reflect state senate seats. we make a disastrous mid-at the scottish nationalist and spotted. the scandalous attack on aspiration on the self-employed. in the more changes to the next 4.2 billion or so people. the aspiration -- self-employed, inactive real hard

disincentives. to employ people. i think that is a decision which will come back. >> badlands are not good news for the chancellor. stirs the massive drying out embers time in 11 downing street between prime minister and chancellor then an embarrassing new term philip hammond drops the national insurance rise and he did it in the comments. >> since the budget, parliamentary colleagues and others have questioned whether the proposed increases -- have questioned whether the proposed increase contributions is compatible with the tax law commitments made in our 2015 manifesto. >> to chancellor for the 2015 act made clear the government tax applied some self-employed people. >> it is clear from discussions and colleagues over the last few

days that this legislative test of the manifesto commit and does not need -- mr. speaker, does not meet a wider understanding of the spirit act to this. mr. speaker, it is very important both to me and my right honorable friend the prime minister that we complied not just with the latter, but also the spirit that were made. >> there's chaos. >> it is shocking and humiliating that they have been for a sitcom here to reverse the key privatization less than a week ago. if the chancellor spends less time writing each and the prime minister last time informing, we would not have landed in this.

let's be clear -- let's be clear this is a 2 billion-pound tax bite for many middle and lower nurse. >> lure conservatives had the tax iso of course one loyal tory, a new mp, embarrassment. >> i made some difficulty because my article for vastly supporting the chance of early policy is already with the printer. and having been persuaded of the correctness of the court and merely needed. >> prime minister -- in the days following the budget.

it could be time and maybe one or two in the scale insert the above five i would say. briefings to say none of these of course were official friends of the prime minister, friends of the chancellor. and who are working with the prime minister work environment for madrid. also a few from downing street informed of what they intended to do the national insurance interests underlined some people paying a bit more. he was preaching a conservative manifesto commit and as would cause problems in downing street very swiftly. >> if i was a wealthy investor, should i be buying shares in philip hammond? >> in the short-term, again have

to use the b. word, brexit. it does not want to create an impression of instability. just a very crucial negotiation after the european union. to lose the chancellor would be unfortunate to say the least. i think with anyone else it therefore chose to hold onto people in key positions even with the mistake. i think he will stay in place during the data process and in the longer term at the next general election, perhaps you might be thinking of another potential author by then. >> they turned to ashes. another burning issue in the u.k. with the political impasse with unexpected speed the northern ireland assembly in belfast came to a full stop. part of the reason was a green

energy scheme. if it got millions of pounds of public money. when arlene foster at the dep didn't end down because of the scandal, the deputy minister martin mcguinness did resign from invading the assembly couldn't continue. mr. mcguinness is known to be in declining health. his death was announced on march 21st. the elections for a new assembly produced a remarkable result. 127 feet, one behind the democratic tally of 28 feet. for the first time, the new units didn't have a majority in the assembly. tax began on power-sharing power for several weeks later devolution that uncertain. busted in other parts of the u.k. was meanwhile producing some traditional election excitement. a onetime member of the shadow cabinet announced he was leaving parliament, taking a top job at

the victoria albert museum in london. invented by election and contract central. the u.k. candidate with its newly later. and stories of mercy been making some exaggerated claims about his past, his campaign ran out of steam. stoke sentra was retained for labor. 200 miles further north in scenic with kanban is a different story. when trudy harrison gained for the conservatives. >> of the member wishing to take her seat please come to the table. >> it was the first time in 35 years that a governing party had made up by election day in. trudy harrison enjoyed a rapturous welcome into the common chamber a few days later. it is about the reasons for the by elections. i asked what i'd like to labor mps had simply walked away

from westminster. >> prepared basically were regarded as more than within the labour party in the not-too-distant past before seen a potential labor leader standing in the leadership election after the 2015 general election. from a practical position, there was a feeling to put jeremy corbin to the test. he was saying some other electoral tabs, labor was never expected to win by elections for conservatives and liberal democrats. if you are left-wing labour politics is really going to try and comment you should win in those feet. what actually happened of horrors is even fallen in the share of the vote at a time when usually governments are losing the midterm. >> there's been a lot of that

attempted maneuvering by the union. what's going up? what we have is a proxy coup going on if you like for the country's largest union is also the biggest donor to the labour party is currently run by an ally of jeremy corbin is actually up for reelection. he has given money directly to jeremy corbin's reelection campaign. not just money to the party, but to someone he believes will keep the party on the left of british politics. somewhere in the region of nine teen to 20 points behind the conservatives and those who oppose jeremy corbin was in the party at your chair believes they can recover. the only way can recover was by first removing an unpopular leader to try to move another leader of a trade union whose his greatest supporter.

>> another good term. shedding new light on national scandals. the credibility of britain's speed cyclist was hanging by a thread. when hearings continued into the doping allegations that surrounded the sport. damning evidence is given about the absence of any record keeping into exactly what was given to writers and when it was given. >> it is can i into this particular race for which there are zero record. >> what is it given to you? >> we haven't had an excuse. there's just the acknowledgment that there is no policy. [inaudible] >> the policy is just not everyone was endearing to it. >> the internet giant, google,

facebook and twitter. and he is on the committee accused them of doing too little to remove online content is either objectionable, or racist. >> you have a platform which has not yet as a money making machine for hate, extremism, supportive isis, supporters of these neo-nazi groups. the ways in which you are around this nature it, all you do is say yes that is what happened and this is what we are doing. >> we have no interest in making money. it has happened. we work very hard to make sure that doesn't happen work with advertisers so that they don't disappear, but it does come to mind that some of which are referring to, there are not many

business activity where somebody openly comes into the community and has to admit that they are making money and people who use the taxpayer making money. that is happening. >> you are not working nearly hard enough to deal with it. >> we are working very hard in this area. >> also got in the westminster committee treatment was yes, the transfer process and ivan rogers who resigned as britain's ambassador to the european union in january the suffering model in keene. >> negotiation on the scale that we haven't experienced other, that certainly sends the world war.

there are going to have numerous amounts of business branding serious channels and they involve fiscal trade-offs for the other 27 on the other side of the table. >> minister known as the brags that secretary gates and remarkably frank views about whether britain had a plan b. if no deal with the e.u. was never reached. >> can you tell the committee for its ever undertaken an economic assessment of the implications for the british economy and british businesses that there've been no deal. ..

>> no, that's not correct. you're putting words in my mouth. yes, you are. when the difficulties about your style, yes, no answers, what we can do to mitigate. much of this is about medication. if forecast, any forecast that you make depends on the medication you undertake. >> several cabinet ministers looked in on the house of lords from time to time. the prime minister was watching as well. the reason, the passage of the brexit built in the upper house. a record 184 members of the lord spoke an initial two-day debate. >> the real drama came in the following two weeks. the government suffer too heavy defeats at the hands of the lordship. they voted for guarantees be given. the eu nationals living and working in the uk. >> we've had over 3 million people live in this country who are european union nationals.

it's not just them who are experiencing anguish. it's also their family members. it's also their employer. these people are not bargaining chips. actually if we say quite freely that they are free to stay, that actually does give them moral high ground to our government and its negotiations. >> it is quite clear to everyone in this house that there is no chance they would approve the expulsion of the eu citizens. no way. >> i think that the government ought to accept that the weight of opinion is in favor of that unilateral guarantee. >> why is everybody here today so excited about an amendment which looks after the foreigners and not the british? [shouting] >> it's a matter of principle. it is a simple matter of principle of being prepared to

do the right thing, because it is the right thing, and being prepared to say so. >> these amendments are at the wrong time in the wrong bill on the wrong subject, and we should support the rights of british citizens living in europe. >> they voted for the guarantee for eu workers. a week after that another reapers for the government. they demand a meaningful parliamentary vote in two years time on the final eu exit deal. >> the absence of this amendment is very clear. it's been clear from the start. it simply seeks to ensure that parliament and not ministers have control over the terms around withdrawal at the end at the negotiating process. >> we now face the most momentous piece time division of our time. and this amendment, as the noble lord has clearly said to us,

secures in law the governments commitment already made to another place to ensure that parliament is the ultimate custodian of our national sovereignty. >> so we get to the final round at midnight when the deal has been done and the privacy said hang on a second, i can't agree a deal. i've got to go and consult the house of commons. it is ridiculous. >> if one of the house -- goes back to europe in just under two years time and says, we don't like the deal, to the other 27 will say, oh dear, here is a much better one. >> i ask your lordships to rest on long content contested princt this country future should rest with parliament, and not with ministers. and it is in that spirit that i contend, commend this new clause. >> the government cannot

possibly accept an amendment which is so unclear on an issue of this important on what the prime minister is to do it parliament votes against leaving with no agreement. and without risk, my lords, let us remember the first principle i stated. the government is intent on delivering on the results of the referendum. >> having been altered twice, the bill following strict westminster procedures had to return to the commons. they rejected the lords alterations that when the key issue return to the lords, there were surprisingly little or no appetite for protracted battle. the lords caved in spirit it is now time for this house to give way to the house of commons on this matter. >> and so with all final opposition voted down, the brexit bill became law. the next day, the brexit drama took place many wile while some westminster at a news conference

after residents, the first minister of scotland announced her intention to ask for a second independence referendum to take place sometime between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of 2019. >> what scotland deserves indic key change of circumstances brought about by the brexit vote is the chance to decide our future in a fair, free and democratic way. >> theresa may declared now is not the time for referendum. the parties westminster leader stepped up the pressure. >> that primthe prime minister g her finger as much as she likes. if she is not prepared to negotiate on behalf of the scottish government and secure membership of the single european parliament, people in scotland will have a referendum. it will have -- [shouting] >> he is comparing membership of an organization that we have been a member of for 40 years

with our country. we have been one country for over 300 years. we have fought together. we have worked together. [shouting] and constitutional gameplaying must not be allowed to break the deep bonds of our shared history, and our future success. [shouting] >> the scottish parliament assumed debating the first ministers call for an independence referendum. >> the future scotland should not be forced upon us. should be the choice of the people of scotland. >> most people in scotland are sick to death of the game. most people in scotland don't want another referendum anytime soon just three years after the last one. most people in scotland see the plane commonsense and our opposition. >> the parliament went on to vote in favor of the demand for a second independence referendum. >> the motion as amended is agreed.

>> 12:28 p.m., wednesday march 29. in brussels the ambassador to the eu hands over a letter to the european council president. they talked about triggering article 50 had finally happened. the letter had been drawn up in the prime ministers office. it's delivery confirmed britain was deadly serious about leaving the eu. he sounded unimpressed. >> there's no reason to pretend that this is a happy day. >> eu membership was intended but it did represent the beginning of the end. or as the primaries to put it in the comments -- >> this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. >> a few minutes ago in brussels the united kingdom permanent representative to the eu handed a letter to the president of the european council on my behalf confirming the governments

decision to invoke article 50 of the treaty on european union. >> the article 50 process is now underway and in accordance with the wishes of the british people the united kingdom is leaving the european union. i know that this is a day of celebration for some and a disappointment for others. the referendum last june was divisive at times. that everyone shared the same point of view or voted the same way. the arguments on both sides were passionate. let us come together and work together. let us together choose to believe in britain with optimism and hope. for if we do, we can make the most of the opportunities ahead. we can together make a success of this moment, and we come together build a stronger, fair, better britain. >> labour will not get discovered a free hand to use brexit to attack rights to citizens and conservatives. [shouting] or create a tax dodgers

paradise. so let me be clear, mr. speaker, the prime minister, the prime minister says no deal is better than a bad deal. but the reality is, no deal is a bad deal. >> the prime minister says that she thinks that brexit will bring unity to the united kingdom. it will not. on this issue it is not a united kingdom and the prime minister needs to respect, respect the differences across the nations of the united kingdom. >> i am determined i won't my desk i look my choice and i'd say i prevent this calamity that the prime minister has today chosen. >> i wish my right honorable friend good luck and good fortune in her negotiations. until she comes to true glory and his welcome back to the south as a 21st century glory honor. >> asked iain watson, what are

the potential risks to the prime minister? >> that may seem a strange thig to say because our ratings, extremely positive. the party as we've been discussing at about 20 points of the labour opposition. she has reached a high water mark because negotiations only beginning. to keep the coalition, the conservatives interparty remain as levers and so on to get that because she's got a simple message which is she is carrying out the will of the british people, 52% voted to leave the european union and the referendum. how you carry out that becomes a tricky thing for her. so for example, where she did concede that britain had to pay an exit built like a divorce settlement with the rest of european union, perhaps in the region of 70 or 80 over own mps, at the moment she returned to the rafters with start to question whether she should be walking away from european union without paying a

penny or by paying a smaller son. so at the moment she's looking unassailable but that reason, she's -- >> if it's not enough of eddie,, theresa may has had additional problem of the scottish parliament vote in favor of favoring a second independence referendum north of the border. do you think it's a fact big political change always brings about unintended consequence is? >> referendums, the liberal democrats are ready for second effort on the eu. facing lets see the final deal and then have another vote. in scotland the scottish national party, the greens nursing let's have a second independence referenda. it looks like an attendant consequences. the danger has been flagged for a long time. they said they would call a second referendum if one or two things happen. if it sustained support for independence or secondly, if

there was a material change in circumstances and specified such as scotland being dragged out of the you against its will. they voted that second referendum. the decision rests here at westminster so they're putting pressure on the conservative government to try to consider. i think there's no chance of doing it during the brexit negotiations. >> what extent do you think this is demand for reference just a counterpoint to the own domestic difficulties? >> to some extent calling for second referendum would be a rallying cry for supporters ahead of crucial local elections in scotland in may. that is certainly true. but equally there is a feeling they may have missed their moment if they don't push for referendum now. what they're doing is picking up some of the people who voted to stay in the uk for the 2014 scotland referendum but now are worried about leaving the european union.

if they leave, the demands for referendum much beyond brexit, perhaps that that will no longer be interesting coming away, perhaps by then people might see the details of the brexit you when it's all settled down. i think that is the overwhelming reason for calling for the study moment rather than simply trying to distract people from what you been doing in government. >> for many of brexit has been inextricably linked with immigration. that issue has itself been given an added edge. making their way to safe havens across europe. last year largely thanks to the efforts of this man, the labour peer lord, the government agreed uk would take in some 3000 3000 unaccompanied child refugees from europe. but the scheme was wound up in february. when the home secretary said he was acting too much as an

incentive for people to maintain dangerously crossings. the abrupt ending ended opposition. >> that are still so many children in need of help. there are thousands in greece in overcrowded accommodation homeless, or in italy still a risk of human trafficking. on teenagers and french centers which have been closed down now and they have nowhere left to go. these are children who need looking after over a period. when we accepted here it is not job done. it is making sure that we work with local authorities, that we have the right safeguarding in place. >> it seems the government tried to sneak out what they knew would be a very unpopular announcement when they were doing scrutiny in the south about the brexit deal. is this the shape of things to come? is this what comes of -- >> how does she live with herself, leaving thousands of

people, leaving thousands, how does she live with herself? leaving thousands of children subject to disease, people trafficking, squalor and homelessness? >> she described how she does for the children eventually attribute but i can say to the right honorable lady the children are most vulnerable are the ones out in jordan, out of lebanon. these are the ones who are really vulnerable and those are the ones that we are determined to bring over here. >> in all, 350 children were accepted into the uk. >> now, leave everything, that's a big issue here at westminster but i'm not talking about the eu. parliamentarian passages like and whether they will leave the palace of residents why it undergoes a massive restoration program.

>> and it's no doubt the work is urgently needed. the masonry is crumbling. the aging electrics and plumbing needs serious upgrading. its a mammoth program and could take six years. the cost, some 3 billion pounds. they argued over whether the work can go on around them. >> much of our infrastructure is well past. in some cases decades past its life expectancy. >> risk of catastrophic fields such as a fire or flood rises exponentially every five years that we delay. we should be an absolutely no doubt there will be a fire. there was a fire a fortnight ago. there are regularly fires a people who patrol the building 24 hours of the day to make sure that we catch these fires. >> asked during the second world war the house of commons debate in chamber should at all times retain a presence in the old palace of westminster. >> instead of building what i would deem to be a folly costing

85 million pounds in the courtyard of richmond house that we should as in a use the house of lords chamber. >> what still no timetable has been agreed for the restoration. spring is with us and went to his left far behind. the adverse winter conditions left their mark on the supermarket shelves of the nations in february as freezing temperatures gripping the growing areas of the continent. >> in particular it disappeared for weeks unhindered when the shortage was brought to the attention of the house of lords, a minister said now is the time for british growers to step up to the plate, in a very real sense. >> people have seen the news reports of empty shells in supermarkets with the crisis expected last until the spring. meanwhile, prices have doubled in part because a cost more to fly vegetables from the usa and from egypt than it does to bring them overland from spain. >> i was speaking to be courteous but it is certainly no crisis.

the only shortage will be iceberg lettuce which we think will be for about a few months, and it was a wonderful friday called -- which is even better. >> it's only fair we hear from the greens of this particular subject. [laughing] >> how to make london more sustainable in its food supplies and part of that was shortening supply chain. >> half the vegetables we race in this country are important including native crops like onions. isn't it time the government forthcoming on food and farming six -- homegrown vegetable? >> very much so. in fact, i received only this morning to hear that cauliflower from cornwall are coming onto the market. so we have a great opportunity again to buy some british vegetables. >> some food for thought from the operably named lord garter. that's it for this term. they are back straight after easter monday. so do join us for our daily

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