on executive nominations continue. house oversight committee examines the outbreak of lung disease among e-cigarette users with testimony from a senior cdc official. and later at 2:30 p.m. eastern, a senate foreign relations subcommittee looks at u.s. policy towards syria. parliament presented the week in parliament highlighting recent debate in the house of commons. the 30 minute program covered john burke house resignation as speaker of the house and the debate around the prime minister's decision to suspend parliament. of axchanges came ahead you case up in court case involving the prime minister and onther he misled the queen his decision to suspend parliament over opposition to his exit plan.

>> hello and welcome to a special program looking at the dramatic last days of an extraordinary session of parliament. p's look tothe m suspend the vote on brexit. >> the consequences for the a, and forr the economy our country would be highly damaging. >> boris johnson tried twice to call an early election. >> if you want to delay brexit beyond october 31, vote for an election and let the people decide. >> the prime minister is running

away. running away. and the speaker announces he is standing down. increase thet to legitimacy of this legislature. i will make no apology for anyone, anywhere at any time. >> historic unprecedented and quite extraordinary. how else to describe five days of parliament unlike anything in living memory. mps forced through a bill the minister did not want. and a surprise resignation of the common speaker. >> it was not until september

that mps got a chance to put him , his government, and his policies to the test. mps the number one priority was to stop the you key -- the u.k. from leaving the eu. they asked the speaker for an emergency debate and vote which would allow them to take over the commons timetable. mps showed they backed the request. government's intention or willingness to lead the country into a no deal exit is a threat to our country. theprime minister is in position of someone standing on one side of a cannon -- canyon shouting to people on the other side that if they do not do what

he wishes, he will throw himself into the abyss. that is not a credible negotiating strategy nor is it a responsible strategy because the rest of us would be dragged in along with the prime minister. >> they believe they should be able to take over the timetable of the -- of the comments. right, 328. to the left, 301. >> the government's reaction to that was swift and brutal. 21 rebel conservatives were thrown out of the party. philip hammond and can flock were gone as was winston churchill's grandson. had already crossed the floor publicly defecting walking into the comments. left horse those mps

johnson without a majority. couldakeover meant mps debate a bill asking for a brexit extension until the end of january unless a bill was signed. in effect, shutting off no deal. one of those thrown out of the party said he was proud but slightly bemused to be an independent. it may have entailed my future -- curtailed me of my future. i will walk out looking at the sky and not down at my shoes. oranother former tory reject said the bill was back in the hands of jeremy corbyn. ill is topose of this instruct this government and this administration how to future the uk's

arrangements with the european union. it is not an attempt to remove this government or an attempt to hand power to the leader of the opposition. >> the bill had been put forward by a senior labour mp saying it had cross party support. >> there was a conviction of a mandate for no deal and as a consequence, it would be highly damaging. the best way to stop any damage at all is to revoke article 50. a lib dem made her first speech. , if farmers export to the eu, export tariffs are --

let me have a think. they are zero. a no deal brexit which means 40% of tariffs go on welsh land exports. this would risk putting farmers in my constituency and right across wales out of business. the brexit secretary explained his objective to the bill. >> there is no incentive on the eu to move because the bill gives the eu complete control of the outcome. those on the other side of the negotiation do not want the u.k. to leave or for them to lose the 12% contribution. he said the bill would lead to delay but the mps did not agree.

defeat number two for the government. -- theislative legislature went off to the house of lords. boris johnson has repeatedly -- hee wants to lead the came to the comments to ask for an early general election arguing it was time for the people to have their say. that there must now be an election on tuesday 15 october. and i invite the right honorable gentleman to respond. i don't want an election. the public does not want an election. the country does not want an election but there are no other options than leading the public

to decide who they want as prime minister and i commend this motion. bit likeion today is a an offer of the apple to snow white by the wicked queen. is thath mr. speaker this motion from the prime minister is about playing a disingenuous game that is unworthy of his office. >> mr. speaker we will not be harpies in this game. and the idea that the prime minister could use an election to force a no deal brexit through a back door -- we do not trust the prime minister. >> we can have a general election. and i say to the prime minister, such an election should be held and responsible, calm,

orderly way. not with the threat of crashing out with no deal or any immediate aftermath. if he wants an election come extend article 50 and bring it on. electionjohnson's motion did not get enough support. 298.e ayes, left, 56.o the the house will be aware that the throughas not obtained the majority required. defeat number three. the prime minister made a statement. now he is saying stop the

election and stop the people from voting. i can only speculate behind his reasons. >> the obvious conclusion is i'm afraid that he does not think he will win. >> boris johnson. corridors, it was their turn to see if they could get a bill. there were guerrilla tactics. those that brexit appeared to stop the bill to even discuss it. they put down dozens of requirements. being to keepan them voting for so long that the no deal vote itself would never get to the wicked. there were threats of all night sittings and keeping the mps in

the chambers for days on end. and after a few hours sleep, they moved on to the bill itself. digress -- i has i .egret to say this bill is but the latest installment of that sad endeavor. >> there is a simple and straightforward bill but that does not make it unimportant. seeks to- what it prevent is a no deal crash out. it has major implications. >> it is taking back control. these talks about the coalition of people that grouped together to propose this bill which essentially delays brexit for a minimum of three months. please whatll us

the coalition of people intended to with those three months? significantced on a -- on a specific, narrow focus. beyond that, there will be further discussions. >> the only way of solving the have a in ireland is to border down the irish sea and cut off northern ireland. is that what the party wishes to do? way -- nly vote, itt came to the went back without being division. clearing the way. to top it all, there was another

blow for boris johnson when this man announced he was quitting as a minister and mp saying he was torn between family loyalty and the national interest. the mps returned on monday for the last sitting day before the controversial suspension. it was an expectant house that gathered but first came a surprise announcement from the speaker. to make a like personal statement to the house. election, i promised my wife and children that it would be my last. intend a pledge that i to keep. if mps voted later that night for an early general election come he would stand down then.

if not come he would go until october 31 which as well as being halloween is the day the u.k. is currently scheduled to leave the eu. his 10 years in the chair has been controversial. he has faced fierce criticism to brexit supporters who question his neutrality. which he robustly denies. >> throughout my time as speaker, i have sought to increase the relative authority of this legislature for which i apologye absolutely no to anyone, anywhere, at any time. to employ a perhaps dangerous

bease, i have also sought to the back dentures -- back benchers' backstop. >> he said he could not have done it without the support of colleagues and family. all, my wife, sally and our three children -- [applause] there were tributes from all sides. speaker, youle as have totally changed the way in which at the job has been done. thereached out across country. you visited schools, factories, and offices. you spoke to people about the role of government, parliament, and democracy. >> you won't take that personally i hope, mr. speaker. i have no wish to prematurely

take your time from the chair. but if it is the case, your role has been oneop appreciated by individuals across the house. >> he paid a tribute of his own to the speaker. appointed despite opposition from bigots. met rose, theyt do not know her, and they could not form a view. they have a stupid, dimwitted, opposition toncid the reverend rose. i was right. they were wrong. john burke oh insisting he was right all along. well over anlasted hour. and then it was down to business. one of the conservatives thrown out of the party moved to force

the government to release internal communications on the controversial decision to suspend parliament for five weeks. ministers insist it was to allow for a queen's speech. opponents reckon the unusually long suspension is a cynical move to keep mps away from westminster in the run-up to brexit. demanded to see the communications between ministers and special advisors. >> we have seen documents which showed that all -- although on the 23rd of august this year number 10 downing street and the prime minister denies paradingng the idea of a toll come in fact some internal government documents reveal this matter was under consideration some 10 days before. >> he said a remarkable memo had shown the prime minister was happy with that and thought the

idea of mps sitting in september a necessary and contemptible. was under found what the reduction come it turned out he condemned david cameron's belief in having a september swapng as being a girly which i suppose was meant to be contrasted with his manly idleness. the government did have supporters. >> it is important that civil space andave spit -- save space to speak truth to power. and i think he is damaging the civil services ability to communicate and discuss really matters with ministers. does he not see the damage he is doing? mail is reporting right now "downing street is not in any mood to bow to green's demands.

under no circumstances with -- will number 10 staff comply with demands. >> labor recognizes there are two key demands. >> why now at such a crucial time? we know the outcome. of the negotiations. why now and why five weeks? >> she reveals her thoughts. keyhat is been going on is -- the key figure at number 10 and the government have been communicating about the real reasons for this. not through official channels. emails, andrsonal burner phones which are phones normally used to buy people involved in a criminal enterprise to avoid being traced. >> the minister describes a trawl.

>> it is unprecedented. horsess a coach and through our legislation. it would for the first time say that this house of commons can say that any individuals communications should be rendered transparent. do members realize what they are doing? >> when it came to the vote, the motion calling for the release communications was 302.ved by 311 votes to day drew to a close and with his hands increasingly tied, boris johnson came to the comments again to ask mps to vote for general elections. just before 11:00 p.m., he sets out his arguments accusing the

labor leader of running scared. >> why are they conniving to delay brexit in defiance of the referendum costing the country 250 million pounds a week for the privilege of delay? upgrade the trains. possible explanation is that they fear that we will win. i am grateful. >> at one point, there were complaints from the mps that they could not hear. boris johnson insisted that he .ried to get a deal and letfor an election the people decide. let the people decide if they want to delay or not.

the prime minister is running away. running away. running away from scrutiny with his blather and take shouting. >> we urge others to act to bring down the tories, oust this prime minister and let the people have their say. once we are safe in the knowledge that we are not leaving the european union on halloween, this will be over a. hoped it would help the process under which the u.k. is leaving the eu. >> a liberal democrat majority government would indeed revoke article 50. >> but it was not just the prime minister under attack.

said -- r labour mp >> not just because of the values of many labour party members. remainders is being caught out trying to have its way. >> the fiery exchanges continued until while -- well after midnight and the vote was finally called. ayes, the nose to the left, 46. >> labor had it say meaning once again boris johnson failed to get the majority he needed. >> the government will not delay brexit. the referendumow to be slowly suffocated.

and while the opposition runs , they cannotties hide forever. this government is a disgrace. and the way the prime minister operates is a disgrace. >> jeremy corbyn. well past 1:00 a.m., the parliament began the process of prorogation shutting the doors for five weeks. it is normally a formality. not this time. black rod -- mps were holding up signs calling for silence. there was even a slight scuffle as some mps tried to take

control. clear that too many people, this is what [indiscernible] prorogation finally complete, an extraordinary session of parliament ended finishing on a crescendo of government to -- defeats, opposition outrage in the resignation of the common speaker. we will be back with you when parliament returns for whatever comes next. but for now, from me, goodbye. ♪

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