well, this was a very interesting case, the andrea leadsom case. to be a is—minute interview. for reasons to do with when andrea was able to start it, it ended up being a much shorter one. it was more like seven or eight minutes, and it was a down—the—line interview. and in those situations, the interviewer is under a lot more pressure to stop, to keep the interview moving along, and to address all the questions they are trying to address in the interview. let's move on to another issue. last week we featured complaints about another interview emily did, with the prime minister, about the grenfell fire. let's watch a clip. we have yet to find out what the cause of the fire was. the fire brigade, the fire service, are doing that. you could have stopped it spreading by spending £2 more on the cladding. the fire service are looking at what the cause of the fire was. and it's important that we get to the bottom of this, that we find out exactly what happened. that's why. .. but you were recommended this in 2013. you were in government there, and the co

the reference that andrea leadsom made to patriotism has been mocked. but some people say the coverage has been negative. i thought it was an excellent interview. i'm sure some viewers would agree with these complaints but the majority of people who saw it will think that calling an interviewer unpatriotic when there's awkward questions is somewhere between hilarious and sinister. it happens in moscow and beijing but not really in a place with a free media. andrea leadsom went on to say that she was not calling her unpatriotic. you only have to watch it. the viewers that you have reported the complaints of would make the point that it was fair to call emily unpatriotic. newsnight is good at turning around these interviews as a social media clip to go viral, but watching it back on the whole, do you not see why many viewers felt it was heavy—handed 7 if you are making a point about partial extracts from an interview and how some of those can gain circulation outside the context of an interview, that is an interesting one and one we need to think about be

well, this was a very interesting case, the andrea leadsom case.or eight minutes, and it was a down—the—line interview. and in those situations, the interviewer is under a lot more pressure to stop, to keep the interview moving along, and to address all the questions they're trying to address in the interview. let's move on to another issue. last week we featured complaints about another interview emily did, with the prime minister, about the grenfell tower fire. let's watch a clip. we have yet to find out what the cause of the fire was. the fire brigade, the fire service, are doing that. you could have stopped it spreading by spending £2 more on the cladding. the fire service are looking at what the cause of the fire was. and it's important that we get to the bottom of this, that we find out exactly what happened. that's why. .. but you were recommended this in 2013. you were in government there, and the coroner said you can stop this with a sprinkler system in every block. the criticism there is she seemed to be putting personal blame for everyth

coming up: emily maitlis clashes with andrea leadsom on newsnight.ting rudely? and is this government minister being given too hard a time on bbc news? as the aftermath of the west london fire continues to dominate the news agenda, it's been a difficult week for the housing minister. he was on victoria derbyshire when he was faced with residents from the grenfell tower. i want permanent accommodation. do not give me temporary accommodation. i work hard and i had a good house. do not give me temporary accommodation, i will not accept it. what we will come to, i promise... some viewers felt that victoria derbyshire lost control. we mentioned last week another bbc item about the fire at grenfell tower that some viewers complained about. an interview with the prime minister. the newsnight presenter has done a number of interviews, and she recently interviewed andrea leadsom. it was a year since britain voted to leave the european union and the preparations for brexit were under discussion. you have a negotiating position that is unclear, you are hearing

william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsomiews with theresa may and andrea leadsomm you look at the way the prime minister is addressed orjeremy corbyn is addressed, certainly by members of newsnight and the media in general think the aggressive tones that are used against politicians... and this u nfortu nately tra nslates to politicians... and this unfortunately translates to members of the public. and i think the media, so leave the bbc, and they are not alone in it, they have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. on wednesday's daily politics the labour mp jack drew today. on wednesday's daily politics the labour mpjack drew me came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. it has been getting worse for some years, and i personally don't get that much, if you will excuse the language, but it comes overwhelmingly from the right, but that doesn't matter where it comes from, it is not acceptable and anyone who practices that is com pletely anyone who practices tha

william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsomook at the way the prime minister is addressed orjeremy corbyn is addressed, certainly by members of newsnight and the media in general, think the aggressive tones that are used against politicians... and this unfortunately translates to members of the public. and i think the media, certainly the bbc, and they are not alone in it — they have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. on wednesday's daily politics, the labour mpjack dromey came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. i think it has been getting worse for some years. i personally don't get that much bleep, if you will excuse the language. it comes overwhelmingly from the right, but it doesn't matter where it comes from, it is not acceptable and anyone who practices that is completely wrong. when we're talking about abuse, it would be best if we did not use abusive language on daytime television. i feel very strongly about it. sometimes it's appropriate. the dail

peter brown and andrew other backbench mps rates concerns with andrea leadsom that students could registereir university town and then go home, that timing a month later than normal, jean meant students had gone home. jason has experience of this because your daughter, you were telling me she was easily able to register twice. she only registered —— only voted once, it was easy to register twice. a p pa re ntly once, it was easy to register twice. apparently there was a vote —— there was an app that told you where your vote would be more useful. the electoral commission site there is no evidence of widespread abuse, they have received complaints. you have one central register to vote site but 381 different election counter site but 381 different election cou nter faces site but 381 different election counter faces so there needs to be joining up which could prevent this. middle—class dementia cases halt the growth of longer life. what is surprising about this, we are living longer and are now saying that is being reversed, possibly because of dementia. everyone wants a long and happy life

coming up: emily maitlis clashes with andrea leadsom on newsnight.oo negative, and interrupting rudely? and is this government minister being given too hard a time on bbc news? as the aftermath of the west london fire continues to dominate the news agenda, it has been a tough week for housing minister alok sharma. on wednesday he was faced on the victoria derbyshire show with an emotional group of residents of the grenfell tower. i want a permanent accommodation. if you don't give me a permanent accommodation, i'm not going to accept it. i'm notjust going to take anything else you give me. and if you don't have anything else to give me, if you give me a house, i am not going to vacate. i was happy in my house. i work hard, i work hard, i had a good house. i am not going to accept it. i'm not going to accept it. 0k. no, no, please... right, you know what, we will come to you, sid, i promise. i promise. so victoria... just a minute. some viewers told me they felt victoria derbyshire lost control of the conversation, with michael bailey e—mailing...

michael gove and andrea leadsom do not like it.ght think the issue whether we eat chicken said in chlorine is not the most important debate about brexit but we have to accept if we end up rushing into a trade deal with america, they will be desperate to get into our market and the issue is whether we will have to concede that american firms can take action in courts. i think we are a long way away from the trade deal with the us because we cannot do it until we leave the eu. they are arguing about chlorine soaked chicken makes a difference from running around as headless chickens. the really good subs on these things. the daily mail front page — corbyn student debt humiliation. the daily mail to like their big slamming headline but it is an intriguing story. as a result ofan is an intriguing story. as a result of an interview with andrew marr this morning. they would be rubbing their hands in glee. the story of their hands in glee. the story of the last few months has been endless u—turns by theresa may but here we have the labour

indeed, and angela ballard some, —— andrea leadsom, we must keep the standards up even though not governedr side of the great chlorine soaked debate. debate or schism? that is all i am saying. they are all arch supporters of brexit. on the issue of the chicken and whether it will be allowed in this country, but what is new about it is the suggestion that liam fox would favour its import, and arrange to a cce pt would favour its import, and arrange to accept it. he is not quoted in the story, obviouslyjust a short teaser, the story on the front page. if that is true, it would be nice to see when liam fox is in america tomorrow he could be interviewed on the subject when i found out. you remember whenjohn the subject when i found out. you remember when john gummer was feeding beefburger to his daughter backin feeding beefburger to his daughter back in the 1990s, mad cow disease, whether liam fox would be asked if he would be happy for his own family to eat chlorine soaked chicken. 0k, in the metro, sorry, before we do that, let's go to the eye. —— the iyer. slightly alarming, there has been

commons leader andrea leadsom said recently on bbc‘s new site that she wished broadcasters could be a. now her cabinet colleague liam fox has accused media organisations of not wanting to see brexit succeed. his remarks in the commons followed a question from a fellow conservative. i think the potential for trade with commonwealth countries is very exciting but every time i open a newspaper or listen to the radio mr speaker, it does appear that some elements of our media would rather see britain fail than see brexit succeed. i cannot recall a single time in recent times when i have seen good economic news that the bbc didn't describe as despite brexit. this front bench team must know that a silly attack on the bbc cannot be used as an excuse for policy. this is a secretary of state who has refused to meet the all— party manufacturing group. can i tell him from the manufacturers i know that they have no confidence in the secretary of state, he's living in cloud cuckoo land, they think he is not confident and want his resignation. i will take note of his comments. the members on the con

the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, stressed the bill's importance.the brexit secretary has said, this is one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through parliament. and it is a major milestone in the process of our withdrawal. it means we will be able to exit the european union with maximum certainty, continuity and control. but opposition parties didn't see it quite like that. as the brexit secretary has said, this is one of the most significant and it is a major milestone in the process of our withdrawal. it means we will be able to exit the european union with maximum certainty, continuity and control. in a vice—like grip in those sensitive places. and hooray! hooray! the great repeal bill is out today. a bill to unite the country and an invitation to climb aboard the battered jalopy as it trundles over the cliff edge. mps will hold their first big debate on that bill in the autumn. and it's not going to be straightforward. the government faces opposition on all sides at westminster, including from some of its own mp

as international trade minister liam fox appeared to add his weight to his cabinet colleague andrea leadsom'swelcome statistics about brexit was somehow unpatriotic. he claimed in the commons that some elements of the media would rather see britain fail than brexit succeed. carolyn fairbairnjoins me now. it speaks perhaps to a difficult truth to you, which is when you describe an environment you consider less than conducive to business, you run the risk of making that environment even less conducive to business, talking the country down, if you like? one of the things that is really important to have now is a realistic debate. when we hear from firms across the country large and small about the way uncertainty is beginning to affect investment decisions, i think it is very important that we say that but also that we put ideas on the table so what we're doing today is putting an idea on the table which is not about the whether of brexit, is about the how. whether with an h. it is about a brexit that protects jobs and investment, that is what we are tabling and a proposal that means the uk woul

william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsomhink the media, certainly the bbc, and they are not alone in it — they have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. 0n wednesday‘s daily politics the labour mpjack dromey came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. it has been getting worse for some years. i personally don‘t get that much bleep, if you will excuse the language. it comes overwhelmingly from the right, but that doesn‘t matter where it comes from, it is not acceptable and anyone who practices that is completely wrong. when we‘re talking about abuse it would be best if we did not use abusive language on daytime television. i feel very strongly about it. the daily politics team were not able to bleep out the term as we have done and that led to this response. i don‘t want to sit and hear people coming out with disgusting language like that, i‘m amazed you allow people like that to come on the television and speak like that. when there are little children around