the extraordinary honor of this nomination. and i am especially grateful for the care that you have taken in discharging your constitutional duty in service of our democracy with all that is going on in the world today. >> president biden nominates judge ketanji brown jackson. if confirmed she would be the first african-american woman to serve on the supreme court. starts monday on 11 a.m. eastern. and the video app. >> next, british deputy prime minister takes questions from members of the house of commons and members of the ukranian

parliament, this is just under 40 minutes. >> i understand that four members of the ukranian parliament are with us here in the gallery and i'm sure i speak for the whole house and stand in total solidarity here.

>> one of the largest employers and employees have worked tirelessly to run the national lot eries and including in my constituenciy. and interest in the decision yesterday not to appoint the license to camelot. i do wonder, given the current situation in ukraine if my right honorable friend think it is appropriate that the next operator of the lot erie have a joint venture?

and i know the minister would agree this situation will never be repeated and the british nationals trapped in iran need to be brought home. and understand what more could have been done by the british government to secure releases

and the lazy comments of the prime minister. >> prime minister? >> i can't yet confirm but it feels like -- [indiscernible] >> and no one wants more than me and all members of the house and all of the arbitrary be reunited. and two years with the effort led by the prime minister and done everything we can. [indiscernible]

[indiscernible] >> any time he overrules are or ignores direct advice from the british security services. >> mr. prime minister. >> that is nonsense and talking about the house of lords appointments commission and they have a process and i have never

overruled inintelligence device but i would agree with her on the strength and agility of the british diplomatic and the unsunk heroes. now is a great opportunity to recognize the heroics of what they do. >> when british intelligence were wrong. [indiscernible]

labour government would put at risk -- [indiscernible] >> they are reminded that it was his prime minister in 2015 so said, it wasn't sure that it was moralely irresponsible to work with putin. so i don't think he is on safe ground. my right honorerrable friend said that britain shouldn't be at the mercy of on dictatorship.

this week, the prime minister went from one dictator to another -- [indiscernible] >> i want to hear this question. if some people don't want -- [indiscernible] >> thank you, mr. speaker. they have a choice. they could accept labour working

families. [indiscernible] so i ask the deputy prime minister, is there only plan to keep on begging? >> when she was campaigning -- this prime minister and leaving the response to the nerve agency. >> you can't keep going back as a defense mechanism. what we want to do -- what i want you to do.

>> the crisis in the britain. democracy is at risk. we must support the courageous efforts of president zelenskyy and the ukranian people. this requires leadership, a leader that works with the security services. and say the right things. and provide security for the british people. instead, mr. speaker, we have the soriest skews of a government before us. they have had 27 million working people and increased their wealth. they watched energy prices rose and they didn't accept and

russian oligarchs and villas of the british people. and remember, mr. speaker, and lockdown and -- [look the british people in the eye that the government is doing the best in their interests. >> i tell you what this prime minister has done. and individual samptioned and combined well, $45 billion wealth. and the ruble plummeted. and double the interest rate and shown mr. speaker the government and this nation with the 5, 500 granted to ukranians and the

humanitarian route which has 100,000 sponsors applying to take ukranian and she is in her social media echo chamber. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it was great to see he visited the international criminal court but they have difficulties with funding. there was a shortfall in their budget. and the international criminal court is only as good as the sum of its part so what steps can the to ensure that one day rush ka military commanders in ukraine can expect to stand trial? >> the assembly party is looking at. i was in the hage and we will be coming forward with tech any

support and look in the situation of ukraine. putin if they continue with war crimes in ukraine but he will be behind bars.

and the government ministers and i want to commend for his efforts. but. [indiscernible]

becoming a refugee from the war in ukraine. these children will not be the last. surely the deputy prime minister and shouldn't have taken this level to do the right thing. >> can i just say it is very important on safeguarding. i know he appreciates that. we seem to find out there are options in the region have been considered. we also know -- can he just listen for a second, we also know that many children have family members in the children. and that must be considered.

more broadly, he raises the issue of receive few dpees. and we are making plans for children and i pay tribute for bringing ukranian children suffering from ser over to this country. >> and operations -- [indiscernible] >> and helping to shore it up which is more important than ever. [indiscernible] >> she is closely right to pay tribute to the professionalism and sacrifices of our armed

services and she'll know that recognition that all military is continued to be reviewed and the defense secretary -- [indiscernible] >> # .1% increase to benefits last september. and 7%. and other organizations have highlighted millions of people of benefits. >> the honorable gentleman is right about the cost of living. the government and the

chancellor have put in place a 20 billion pound package and 9 billion pounds to help with energy bills and that includes raises in the national wage and two million families and kick starts the scheme increasing the threshold by 2010 and we will keep the cost of living issues constant. >> mr. speaker, with multinational scaling become and offers a job and equipment and british businesses are responding at a time in great challenge. and thank you with the ukranians

in most need. >> i join with him. and the charity and the individual families up and down the country who have shown the traditions that make this country so great and he will be aware of the scheme. we had a rule, 100,000 sponsors apply and working with businesses is particularly valuable bus we know but to come here but helps them to integrate and come into our community. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> the prime minister will agree with me. it is done by the company that they keep. when it comes to -- when it comes to tennis, the prime minister enjoys the company

of -- [indiscernible]

>> humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. and i welcome the fact that the you k. government is having a conference and my right honorable friend education for those poor children on the agenda. >> she is absolutely right and we will keep the focus on afghanistan and many conflicts that need our support.

that particular conference will provide support to access to girls' education and longstanding party of the prime minister and point out ta we doubled our humanitarian aid to afghanistan to 286 million pounds. [indiscernible] prime minister to be here talking to u.k. energy industries. shouldn't he be talking to renewable energy to bring their product faster and quicker? and shouldn't he be speaking to our offshore oil and dpas industry and what we can do now to security supplies?

[indiscernible] >> 700 jobs in the north. [indiscernible] heat their homes by heating oil. but the petro pumps are going up and two pounds a lighter and not only affects working families but pensioners who are on a fixed income and make sure in the spring statement we address these problems? >> my honorable friend has got it right. we have a 20-billion pound package dealing with the cost of

living. the issues that he talks about with his constituenciy are very well made and i know the chancellor. >> jeff smith. >> and prices in saudi arabia and -- [indiscernible]

>> mr. speaker, wednesday we talked about the people. and you never digest them. that is so much how the polish people have stood up against aggression over the years. and ukranian people. [indiscernible]

>> but that will also support those countries in the close proximity to ukraine and neighbors and first and foremost. >> the 20th april, the prime minister in the castle in italy where he met a former k.g.b. officer and this is after weeks he attended a summit and in security detail and complete

failure of national security. [indiscernible] >> in addition, my constituent concerns, ukraine, also concerned about planning, i asked the prime minister in october of 2019. and against public interest and that is built on. and made a decision which will wipe away local couple. can i ask if the prime minister will see me and the government will revoke the decision? >> and someone with a massive proportion and the frustrations and honorable members that there are planning decisions and one

decision is final. and successfully challenged in the court. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last year, 255 children and young people were admitted to a hospital. that is 15 times the national average. this is a public health crisis, will the deputy health prime minister meet with me to immediately respond to this mental health crisis? >> mental health and wider. and not just on covid to respond, but i will make sure that the specific issue she raises -- [indiscernible] >> all the oligarchs with u.k. passports on our sanctions' list. >> i thank the chair.

>> and i will respond. >> thank you, mr. speaker. three-weeks ago, the chair wrote to the prime minister to point out and employing it was before the pandemic is incorrect. yesterday's statistics show 840,000 fewer self-employed people now than before the pandemic and 580,000 lower. does the deputy prime minister that truthfulness is vital in our democracy? >> of course we are careful -- [indiscernible] the unemployment has fallen below 4% and is in remarkable

success to everyone to the revolution foundation and there is one golden truth and that is whenever there is a labour government in the past, unemployment has always been higher when they left offers than when they started. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we have provided weapons training and military support to ukraine. and and humanitarian assistance. but my honorable friend continue to give support and will supply anti-aircraft missiles to destroy the russians? >> you are absolutely right. anti-tank missiles and weapons and javelin anti-tank missiles

and we are exploring it. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it is welcome that ukranians in britain will have the right to work and right to access of public service. people who come to britain to make it their home no matter where they are from or color of their skin make it hugely a positive contribution to our society. if they are supported to do so. how can the government now justify not extending the same welcome and the same rights including the right to work for all people seeking asylum in britain. >> he is right we have a strong tradition.

with operations that brought 17,000 back and we will go further beyond the rule when there is a crisis in ukraine. he is right in what i said. those coming here and ukraine km access and live here for three years and be proud but also the 100,000 sponsors that have come forward. >> mr. speaker, can i ask my right honorable friend as the ukranian people fight and die on a daily basis for their rights and freedoms of democracy and i wonder if he would do this, they have asked for membership of nato for a significant period of time and nato has chosen not to give it to them. no matter what they decide, it

remains their absolute right as a free nation and free people to make an application in the future and that we treat them until exactly the same way as we would an application from finland. >> you referred to what president zelenskyy has said but one of the things we have said if there is a diplomatic off-ramp and whether putin could fulfill that, it has to be done with the will of the ukranian people. >> my constituent -- [indiscernible scwhrrks --

[indiscernible] >> i thank the gentlelady raising that and the prime minister will look at that. >> that finishes questions. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org. >> coming up tonight on c-span, anthony plimpgen talking about

the russian invasion of campaign and president biden talking about his irish heritage sponsored by nancy pelosi and the need for more u.s. assistance to push back against russia. >> and every head of state that i have spoke with agreed with me on the importance of cooperating and consulting closely on the concerns. human rights, nuclear nonproliferation, arms control. i think we have made progress. >> 3:00 p.m. eastern confirmation hearing for judge ketanji jackson brown. we look at ruth bader ginsburg.

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