coventry, paisley, stoke, sunderland and swansea, are all competing for the title of uk city of culture long celebration of arts, music and culture, has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, hull. in the first of five profiles of the contenders, colleen harris takes a look at the city of coventry. music: ghost town by the specials. this is a city that has embraced its reputation for peace and reconciliation. transformed by post—war immigration, coventry‘s culture has been shaped by its history. the cathedral symbolises its resilience. what stands today in my home city are the ruins from a campaign of bombing during the blitz. archive: the martyred city of coventry. it was also the heart of the british car industry. its decline turned it into a ghost town. yeah, most of the songs written down here, off the first album. the song became an anthem for a generation, written by the specials. the coventry band captured racial tensions of the early ‘80s through their music. walking around in coventry at the time, it was horrendous. and you couldn't walk down th

it was youth at the heart of its bid and that clinched it for coventry, named tonight the uk city of a massive difference. it's amazing. i'm so excited. all that work we put in has really paid off. it's amazing. i'm so happy. i'm a product of coventry. i love the city and i'm so happy we did it. once the celebrations die down then the hard work will start. country will have until 2021 to prepare a host of events in the city that will help boost its economy and tourism and its long—term legacy. it is 40 million people within two hours' drive time. we're looking at visitors of two and a half million in 2021. we're going to do something incredibly special. we're going to give something special to the uk. the city was bombed in the blitz and was once the heart of the british car industry — transformed over the decades by immigration. thejudges said it was a city that constantly reinvented itself. now, a £3 million heritage lottery fund will kick—start its year of art and performance. i think it is about more investment, i think it's about retaining people here after they've done their st

uk. the city was bombed in the blitz and was once the heart of the british car industry.ty that constantly reinvented itself. now in £3 million heritage lottery fund will kickstarted year of art and performance. i think it is about more investment. it is about retaining people here after they have finished studying. it is about potential jobs and employment. have finished studying. it is about potentialjobs and employment. it is a celebration of our lives and this isa a celebration of our lives and this is a fantastic journey a celebration of our lives and this is a fantasticjourney now. a celebration of our lives and this is a fantastic journey now. as the people of coventry have been saying tonight, you will not be sent to coventry, you will come here by choice. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: theresa may has returned to brussels where the european union is expected to announce something important in about —— announced that the irish border row has been negotiated away. she and jean—claude juncker are expected to give a joint news conference wi

cheering of this was the moment coventry was chosen to be the new uk city of culture. tle.l huge opportunity for the city to make such a massive difference. amazing, i'm so excited. it's really paid off all the work we've done, amazing, so happy. i love the city and i'm so happy today. the ghost town has gone, moved on. coventry has grown... coventry will have until 2021 to prepare a calendar full of arts and performance events. a0 million people within two hours drive time, we're looking at visitors of two million in 2021, we're going to do something special and give something special to the uk. amid the wreckage of a noble city, crushed by the force of hundreds of tons of bombs... the price includes a £3 million heritage lottery grant, a welcome boost to a city that suffered from the decline of the british motoring industry and the devastation of bombing in world war two. our voices of diversity, all our stories, all ourjourneys... the title is awarded every four yea rs the title is awarded every four years and coventry will hope to emulate the success of hull, which

it's notjust the uk city of culture these days, i consider it the uk city of multiculturalism and coventryhat has great culture and rewarding mat or trying to promote culture in a city that needs more? does coventry need more culture? is that what is about? no, i think it's about promoting what we do have two the rest of the country and the rest of the world. it's something which is intrinsic to coventry but people don't know about it. this old adage of being sent to coventry. now you can get sent to coventry and really feel you are going to be involved in something and people will see things. pauline, talus what success feels like. —— tell us. if this goes well, how will we know? what will it look like? i think we will know it has gone well when we have inward investment, that is certainly part of it, of businesses. money coming into the city to fund other projects, young people's projects in particular. that is what i'm the greatest fan of. and also the whole kind of history that coventry has of reinvention, of reconciliation, of peace, all of those kinds of things. i mean, iam standing

paisley in scotland is in the running to become the uk city of culture 2021.shortlist. it's competing against coventry, stoke, sunderland and swansea for the title. the winner, to be announced this week, will host a year—long celebration of arts, music and culture, which has proved a huge economic success for the current holder, hull. in the second of our five profiles, lorna gordon has been meeting spoken word poets of paisley. i love paisley. they're creative, pretty, full of magic and fun. this tired, weary, brownfield site. you were built on threads that had been ripped apart or taken away to lands anew. one, two, three... hi! they are the poets of paisley. their verse, the town through their eyes. people have this kind of perception of the working class, like, it's just all grey and dull and scraping by, but i think like culture or something, it's kind of helped me kind of become who i am today. yeah, we've lost all these old things, and there's been a lot of decline and a lot of bad things happening in the town. what can we do now instead? paisley was kn

hull had a hugely successful year as uk city of culture. members of the tea m uk city of culture.am behind the celebration had be made cbe and 0bess. # i've got to run away. singer and campaigner marc almond is made an 0be for services to arts and culture. it's great to have that recognition for things that you have done, that you have made a difference to many different people. i have tried in music over the years to be a voice for people who felt a little bit like an outsider. musician and producer wiley, known as the "godfather of grime", is made an mbe. commentator: pass to warburton. brilliant catch by the captain! in the world of sport, sam warburton, who has captained wales and the british and irish lions, is made an 0be. england cricket players have been recognised. it has been a landmark year, and it says a huge amount about the whole sport, and how much the game has grown and is had begged that to admit was that it is recognising something like the new year ‘s honours list. most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing extraordinary work, like efe ezekiel, who a

coventry, paisley, stoke, sunderland and swansea, are all competing for the title of uk city of cultureuge success for the current holder, hull. we‘ll be taking a look at all the cities in contention, and first tonight it‘s coventry, from where colleen harris reports. this is a city that has embraced its reputation for peace and reconciliation. transformed by post—war immigration, coventry‘s culture has been shaped by its history. the cathedral symbolises its resilience. what stands today in my home city are the ruins from a campaign of bombings during the blitz. the martyred city of coventry. it was also the heart of the british car industry. its decline turned it into a ghost town. yeah, most of the songs written down here are from the first album. the song ghost town became an anthem for a generation, written by the specials. the coventry band captured racial tensions of the early 80s through their music. walking around in coventry at the time, it was horrendous. and you couldn‘t walk down the street without being attacked by national front. so, when the specials got together, that w

realistically coventry, paisley, stoke, sunderland and swansea are all competing for the title of uk cityhe winner will be announced this week. the year—long celebration of arts, music and culture has boosted local economies and proved a huge success for the current holder, hull. and proved a huge success well, we'll be taking a look at all the cities in contention. and first tonight it's coventry, from where colleen harris reports. this is a city that has embraced its reputation for peace and reconciliation. embraced its reputation transformed by post—war immigration, coventry‘s which has been shaped by its history. coventry‘s which has been —— culture has been shaped. the cathedral symbolises its resilience. what stands today in my home city are the ruins from a campaign of bombings during the blitz. the martyred city of coventry. during the blitz. it was also the heart of the british car industry. its decline turned it into a ghost town. # into a ghost town. town.# this town is comiing liki ghost the song became an anthem for a generation, written by the specials. for a generation, the

and, in the race to become uk city of culture 2021, we look at coventry‘s chances in the first of ourrofiles. good evening. theresa may is coming under increasing pressure to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations as she prepares to travel to brussels tomorrow, for talks with the president of the european commission. she is hoping jean—claude juncker will signal that sufficient progress has been made to allow negotiations to begin on trade and the uk's future relationship with the eu. yet some leading brexiteers have written an open letter to mrs may setting out their demands. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. when these two meet tomorrow it will take more than polite greetings. his verdict will be crucial in deciding if they have edged close enough together on key issues for eu leaders to agree to start talking trade when they meet later this month. meanwhile, a handful of brexit—backing conservative mps have increased the pressure on the prime minister, signing a letter setting out their demands including a promise that the european court ofjustice will ceas

there's just one day to go before we find out which contender will be named uk city of culture 2021. places bidding to win the title. it's up against coventry, paisley, stoke—on—trent and swansea. asjudith moritz reports a city that is perhaps best known these days for its highly efficient car making plants is keen to show it has another side. # by the harbour wall # the place you love the most #. sunderland has been shaped by the sea. where once they built ships, now they make music. culture here, inspired by the waves. so the landscape pulls on your heartstrings here? yeah, it absolutely does. i mean, just look at it. even on a kind of stormy day like this, it's still beautiful. coronation street actress melanie hill grew up near this shore. she says sunderland is special, and should be city of culture. for me, it's the community, and it's a community spirit. and since this bid was started, i've seen the communities coming together, and there's like an energy. and people have begun to have hope again. sunderland champions social art — a way of people creating and connecting at the

hull had a hugely successful year as uk city of culture.f the team behind the month celebration have been made cbe and obe. also becoming an obe, single and campaigner mark allman. for services to arts and culture. great to have the recognition for things you have done, maybe you have made a difference to many people. you have made a difference. i have tried in music over the years to be a voice for people who felt like an outsider. musician and producer wiley, known as the godfather of grime is made an obe. in the world of sport, sam warburton, captain of wales and british lions was made an obe. england cricket players have been recognised, including anya shrubsole, whose been recognised, including anya shru bsole, whose bowling been recognised, including anya shrubsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cup. shrubsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cupm shrubsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cup. it has been a landmark year, says a lot about the tournament and women's cricket in general. how much the g

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still to come: a new uk city of culture will be crowned this evening.ay, the start of the year, 90% of the public in hull have been to cultural events. 1 million people have been through in the first quarter in museums and art galleries, so it has been a very good year. do you think it is something you can continue to do given that the crown will go to someone do given that the crown will go to someone else? is it sustainable? the city has changed for ever. the people are full of confidence and proud. we will deliver and this city will move on from this event. thank you very much for your time. later on we will be talking to some of the local business people here as well about what it has meant for them. winning this is great for optimism and the question is how do you keep hold of that? more from me later. first, let's get the news, travel and weather where you are. the weather will cause some disruption of the next few days. today stormed caroline is moving its wing to the north of scotland, the isobars, really close together indicating very strong wi

the city will become the third uk city to host the commonwealths after manchester in 2002 and glasgowrmingham hopes to leave goes beyond the world class sports venues that they have to provide. diane modahl won gold at the 1990 games, and earlier she spoke to my colleague, katherine downes. legacy is about two things. it's absolutely about bricks and mortar, venues and facilities, but it's also about young people and opportunities for communities to get involved. if we look at manchester, in 2002, we we re we look at manchester, in 2002, we were i think the best at being able to deliver that a sport regeneration success , to deliver that a sport regeneration success, if you like, where we transformed one of the most deprived areas across the city, which is now known as new east manchester, where we have the velodrome, the national squash centre, national taekwondo and a host of athletics facilities used by the public. that is what good legacy looks like, and that is the opportunity birmingham has to get it right. here is a brilliant opportunity to not only inspire young people to real

our uk cities of culture is going to embrace the whole of the uk and celebrate everything distinctivementioned the specials. many people watching will say, i can't quite think what the cultural heritage of commentary is. philip larkin was born. dallas a bit more about the cultural history of the plays. -- tell us a bit more. you mentioned philip larkin. george eliot middlemarch will stop let's talk about george shaw, the turner prize winner. this is a place that has been reinventing itself, a great wave of creativity will stop has a great arts school at coventry university and a fantastic arts centre at warwick university. the great cultural heritage. it invented theatre and education and invented town twinning and community schools. it invented most of the bicycles and ca rs we it invented most of the bicycles and cars we drive about in. the city has mixed digital and innovation with culture. it is a city of peace and reconciliation after the great bombing 70 years ago. giving you we re bombing 70 years ago. giving you were involved in hull's bid in 2017, what difference do think an

the uk's city of culture 2021 will be announced shortly. join us at 8:20 for reaction.as forbes reveals the richest you tuber in the world is a 26 year—old british man, we'll explore the phenomenon. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm mike bushell. on a day when the premier league has been the envy of europe. for the first time in champions league history, there are five english teams through to the knockout phase, and liverpool's magnificent seven underlined the dominance. wales cry foul, as wembley gets extra brussels for euro 2020— and it's got nothing to do with christmas. and ben stokes has been named in england's one—day squad for the five—match series against australia in the new year, even though as yet he can't be selected. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through as always, but we're going to start with football, because tonight's europa league action is already under way. we'll have the latest from everton‘s game at apollon limassol injust a moment. but first we're going

holding the prestigious title, the northern english city of hull is coming to the end of its time as uk citylocal business. the aim was to change perceptions of the city, so there were visits from the turner prize, the royal ballet and katy perry, to name a few. our own entertainment correspondent colin paterson has also been a regular visitor — and he couldn't resist going back one last time. hull started its year as city of culture with a bang, a musical firework display on january the first. honestly, you put some money into that, makes london look like noddy. the opening event, made in hull, turned buildings into giant screens, showing the history of the city. come on, come to hull. they were off. at least one cultural event took place every day, and now, at the end of the year, people don't want it to be over. i have lived in hull for 73 years. has there ever been a year like this? no, never. people coming from out of town are saying, it is not like we thought it would be, it is brilliant. blade, blade was the most exciting. we went from here to there, fabulous. yes, more than1 million

city. that's why we think, as a hidden gem of the uk, that we need to be recognised. ulture tag will fire up that future just as much as the kilns did in the pottery past. sima kotecha, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. thank you. we have lots going on in terms of the weather through the course of this week. storm caroline has been named by the met office, sitting in the atlantic at the moment, it will move in towards northern parts of the uk during the course of thursday. storm caroline likely to bring gusts of 80mph and strongest winds to the north of scotland. we will see significant disruption to travel, i think. back to the here and now. a much quieter picture out there at the minute. lots of cloud up—and—down the country. the cloud producing rain for the north—west of scotland elsewhere the odd patches of drizzle. it will be mild tonight, temperatures not far off what they have been this afternoon. across england and wales tomorrow we should see breaks in the cloud. a little bit of brightness breaking through. a f

o'clock, fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up of the news but first, a special programme, uk citynths of cracking events. it has been a phenomenal year with so many photos to look back on. across four seasons, hull took at out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events change the way the city has been seen by the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. the year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe it is almost over. i hope these guys get to stay. this is the latest installation for 2017 cold weather we go from here? this is to do with dancing. it's sort of mirrors back to the very start of the year injanuary mirrors back to the very start of the year in january when mirrors back to the very start of the year injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sound. that was amazing. that was how we started the season in hull. 2017 really did start with a bang with 3.5 tonnes of fireworks and made in hull, a spectacular light show, telling the story of the city and its people. or do you think of the unbelievable display? ip

we are here representing hull, which is the uk city of culture this year.for the first time in more than 80 years. and hull hosted the first ever uk pride parade, marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. we're bust to bust. yes, bust to bust, yeah, after all these years. cheering and applause. as part of lgbt 50, radio 2 to brought the i feel love concert to town. today, i feel really reflective and i feel i kind of stand on the shoulders of great people who have done — you know, like, marc almond's here. i mean, that'sjust like, he's an amazing artist an amazing advocate for lgbt people. alison moyer, amazing. so it's just why would i not say no to be in the company of those people? hello from hull, the 2017 city of culture. hull took over the airwaves again in september with contains strong language, a festival celebrating poetry and spoken word. what is exciting is to see the hull acts and the hull language taking its place on this global stage. here, domes and statues. spires and cranes cluster. you mentioned before about p

we are representing hull, the uk city of culture this year.irst time in more than 80 years. and hull hosted the first ever uk pride parade marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of former sexuality. —— homosexuality. after all these years. as part of lgbt 50 radio 2 to brought the i feel love to town. i feel i stand on the shoulders of great people who have done, one artist is amazing, an amazing advocate for lgbt people. why would i not say no to being in the company of these people. hull took over the airwaves again in september with contained strong language, a festival celebrating poetry and spoken word. it's exciting to see the hull accent and taking its place on this global stage. here, domes and statues spire, cranes... you mentioned philip larkin and andrew marvell today, reading them today, who is hull's best. i never compare, i never compare poets all others, i never compare music, it's just different. i'm glad we don't have oscars for poets, it's ridiculous enough for actors! then the weird and wonderful, bill bailey i

as possible all around the uk to have opportunities to see and engage with the greatest art of today. that's why every other year, the turner prize is staged in a different cityin the gorgeous hull minster, celebrating the turner prize, which has been hosted by hull as their year as has been hosted by hull as their yearas uk has been hosted by hull as their year as uk city of culture. huge congratulations and thanks are due to the team at hull 2017, the ferens art gallery and hull city council for staging the exhibition, which has engaged and inspired people of all ages across the city and those visiting the capital of culture. there have been 90,000 visitors, we have heard, already to the exhibition. we at tate are hugely proud of being part of making art pa rt proud of being part of making art part of the daily life of this fine city and through this, shifting perceptions about hull now and for the future. to everyone watching at home, you have only until the 7th of january to see the exhibition here at the ferens art gallery. so come if you haven't already. i would like to offer my sincere congratulations to offer my sincere congratulations to ourfour to o

we're live in hull, the uk's city of culture, where the ceremony is being held.ain story at 5, a review ordered by the government has concluded that it is "conceivable" that the bombing at a concert at the manchester arena in may, in which 22 people were killed, could have been prevented. the intelligence service, mi5, received information about salman abedi, the bomber, before the attack but failed to put him under investigation. david anderson qc, the government's former independent reviewer of terror laws who wrote the report, added that it was "unknowable" whether re—examining abedi would have thwarted his plans. this report is from richard lister. 0h oh my god... voiceover: march this year, a suicide bomber hasjust blown himself up in manchester arena, killing 22 people, one of five attacks this year which prompted questions about the effectiveness of the police and security services. the suicide bomber in manchester, salman abedi, someone bomber in manchester, salman abedi, someone who mi5 were aware of, and had received new information about but not acted

we're here representing hull, the uk city of culture this year. outside london in the first time in more than 80 years. gffffm ever gfffifm eririgi— m bused to bust. that's us. sexuality. bused to bust. that's us. after all these years. as part of lg bt after all these years. as part of lgbt 50, radio 2 brought the love concert to town. today i feel really reflective and feel like i can stand on the shoulders of great people if done, you know like mark arm and is here, that's like he's an amazing artist. —— marc almond. amazing advocate for lgbt. alison boyet, amazing. why would i say no to being in the company of those people. hull took over the waves again in september with contain strong language, a festival celebrating poetry and spoken word. what's exciting is to see the hull accent and language taking place on a global stage. here jones and statues must buyers and cranes cluster. you mentioned before about philip larkin and andrew marr vowel. reading both of them today who is the best from huu? of them today who is the best from hull? ...i o

hull had a hugely successful year as uk's city of culture.es. # i've got to run away. singer and campaigner marc almond is made an 0be for services to arts and culture. musician and producer wiley, known as the "godfather of grime", is made an mbe. commentator: the pass to warburton. brilliant catch by the captain! in the world of sport, sam warburton, who has captained wales and the british & irish lions, is made an 0be. england cricket players have been recognised, including anya shrubsole. her bowling helped england win the world cup. it really has been a landmark year, and it says a huge amount about the whole tournament and women's cricket in general, i think. it shows how much the game has grown and just how big that tournament was, that it would be recognised in something like the new year honours list. most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing extraordinary work, like efe ezekiel, who acts as a mentorfor young people. of course, young people are everything to me. i'm passionate about them and passionate about their life,

and in half an hour, we will take a look back at an incredible year in hull, the uk city of culture.

but in a year when the chief executive was forced out, three uk cities suspended licences, and a hugek a driver for his story, and guess who i found in my uber. simon jack, what are you doing in my uber car? james corden turned down my application for his programme, so here we are. gareth, you are in the driver, thank you for picking us up. how long have you been driving for? the firstjourney i made in an uber, i picked some kids up from school, and i got chatting to the drivers, i wanted to find something i could fit in contracts and start pursuing my passion, which was more creative field, i wanted to do a bit of acting. is uber the new waiting tables in hollywood? i think it is. i tell people that. it beats waiting tables, because i don't have to go to the bar manager and say, "my grandmother, she is ill," that type of stuff. the flexibility of uber obviously works for you, but not all the drivers agree — we had that tribunal in the uk where it was recently upheld that uber drivers should be classified as workers, not as self—employed. let's listen to one of the guys who brought th

we are representing hull, the uk city of culture this year.tside london for the first time in more than 80 yea rs. the first time in more than 80 years. and hull hosted the first ever uk pride parade marking 50 yea rs ever uk pride parade marking 50 years since the partial to criminalisation of former sexuality. after a ll criminalisation of former sexuality. after all these years. as part of lg bt 50 after all these years. as part of lgbt 50 radioed to brought the i feel love to town. of the reflective andi feel love to town. of the reflective and i feel i stand feel love to town. of the reflective and ifeel i stand on feel love to town. of the reflective and i feel i stand on the shoulders of great people who have done, one artist is amazing, an amazing advocate for lgbt people. why would i not say no to being in the company of these people. hull took over the airwaves again in september with contained strong language, a festival celebrating poetry and spoken word. is exciting to see the hull axe and taking its place on this global stage. he

the prize will be presented in a ceremonyjust before 10pm, in hull, marking the end of its time as uk cityainter hurvin anderson, and lubaina himid, who was born in zanzibar. they will be competing against german artist andrea buttner and palestinian—english artist rosalind nashashibi. more than 90,000 people have visited the turner prize exhibition in hull and tonight's award will be presented by the musician, dj and actor, goldie. jane hill is in hull for us. welcome to the ferens gallery hosting the turner prize. we are in the room exhibiting the work of lubaina himid, the bookies favourite. a few more hours to wait whether their assessment is correct. let us talk to martin greene, the director of hull 2017. 90,000 people have already come together ferens gallery to see the exhibits. a few more weeks to run. what do you put the fantastic attendance down to?m shows the appetite for contemporary art in the uk and by staging it here, we have a whole new audience to the work of the extraordinary four artists. remarkable year, a lot going on in the city, only a few weeks to go. do you and yo

and in half an hour, we will be taking a look back at an incredible year here in hull, the uk city ofture. from the royal ballet to world—class theatre and the most talked about artists. we will have all the highlights. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt says she's been sentenced to three years in jail. laura plummer, who's 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller tramadol, which is banned in egypt. our cairo correspondent hanan razek explained the latest a short while ago. we know that laura plummer has been sentenced to three years in prison here in egypt for bringing tramadol and naproxen into the country as she entered in october. she has been sentenced for smuggling drugs. what we understand is that this is a first—degree verdict, so we do expect an appeal. what is known about the court hearing at this stage, if anything? when laura plummer came back in october, she came to meet her boyfriend in a resort at the red sea. she brought around 290 tramadol tablets as well as naproxen for his

and in half an hour, we will take a look back at an incredible year in hull, the uk city of culture.m the royal ballet to world—class theatre and the most talked about artists, we will have all the highlights. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a relief operation is under way in the philippines, where almost 200 people are known to have died in flash flooding and mudslides. the president of the philippines will today visit communities devastated by tropical storm tembin. sarah corker reports. in the raging floodwaters, rescue efforts are frantic and dangerous. ropes are all these villagers have to pull each other to safety. storm tembin tore through mindanao, the philippines‘ second largest island and home to 20 million people. flash floods and landslides have cut off entire communities and washed away homes. and with more than 100 people missing, the death toll may rise. the remote village of dalama has been buried. use their bare hands to search for bodies. translation: there used to be 103 houses here, but when the flash flood happened everything was washed out. all their homes

. >> last week it was announced the city of coventry had been successful in its did to become uk city of 2021. we are bursting with pride. will the prime minister join me in congratulating everyone who was instrumental in this great achievement and wish coventry success, prosperity, hope in the next few years of 2021 and beyond. >> i will join her in congratulating coventry, being selected as she will be aware from exchanges that have taken place, a number of honorable members of this house i disappointed and not achieved that status, and congratulate all those putting the bid together and assuring coventry including midland -- >> thank you, mister speaker. the prime minister and i have many things in common including being proud of being called bloodied difficult women, it is not in that category for many reasons. he is a respected seasoned parliamentarian and like many on these benches has been for many decades loyal to his party. nobody wants to be disloyal or bring about more unity. the prime minister want a meaningful vote on brexit before leaving the european union even if this

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