bercow: neil gray. mr.: yesterday in parliament, a young man named adam, who has learning difficulties, spoke at the launch of a report from the disability benefits consortium entitled "has welfare become unfair?" adam told us about how, as a result of cuts to his benefit support, he has had to choose support, he has had to choose between paying to travel to his appointments and buying milk. what does the prime minister say to adam, and how does she respond to the report, which says that disability benefits have been cut four times faster than others in the nine years that she has been in government? pm may: can i say to the honorable gentleman that obviously the secretary of state has heard the specific case that he has raised. the support that we have given to disabled people and people with health conditions is at a record high, and spending on disability benefits will be higher in every year to 2023 than in 2010. and what we have also done, what we have also done is provided support and continue to prov

bercow: jeremy corbyn. mr. speaker: order. the right honorable gentleman will be heard. attempts to shout down are downmarket, they are low grade, they are regarded with contempt by the public and above all, will not work. be quiet. mr. corbyn: this party was the first to introduce anti-racist legislation into law in britain. this party totally opposes racism in any form whatsoever. anti-semitism has no place in our society, no place in any of our parties and no place in any of our dialogues. neither, neither does any other form of racism. and when 60% of tory party members think islam is a threat to western civilization, the prime minister has said that she will act on islamophobia ithin her own party. i hope she does. i look forward to seeing that being dealt with, as we will deal with any racism that occurs within our own party as well. mr. speaker, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, the committee on climate change last week published its annual report, and it described the governments efforts on climate change not a

and rees—mogg, because john bercow betweenjohn bercow and rees—mogg, becausejohn bercow has been adamantow we have jacob rees—mogg and john bercow likely to be squaring up to each other, a fascinating clash. norman, thank you for that. we will be back there before too long. the japanese car maker, nissan, has announced it will cut 12,500 jobs worldwide in an attempt to shore up its finances after recent troubles. the company says its quarterly net profit has fallen nearly 95% . and it will reduce its global production capacity by 10% by the end of 2022. what does this mean for us here in the uk? our business correspondent theo leggettjoins me now. first of all, that backdrop, that huge fall in profits, is that a record for a company, the wrong sort of record? it has been an awful year for nissan. the last few months have been particularly bad, falling sales on the one hand, rising costs on the other and it has to invest in rising technologies like electric cars and all of this is coming together to wipe out its profits. at the same time, all sorts of corporate infighting and last novembe

yes, john bercow likes to let it run on.ker give lots of backbench mps questions. in fairness, i think the backbench questions are where the drama can come from in terms of pmqs. and that's in part because theresa may, i don't think, is a very good at pmqs performer. jeremy corbyn isn't either. but there's also been a shift in what both sides want to get from prime minister's questions. so, under jeremy corbyn, i think there is a focus on the labour side of getting a clip that they can put on social media channels of him with a message, which is aimed at his base. and i think that means that you're not really seeing those exchanges or the oratory you might expect of past. so, well, that might all be over now because in a few weeks‘ time, we'll have a new prime minister. we may not get a prime minister's questions before the summer, but we will have them eventually. so, patrick, let's look at both of the candidates. jeremy hunt, first of all, how would he be, do you think, at the despatch box? well, he's not really been teste

and i have no ambition to do whatjohn bercow does and say that mr brown or lord brown or mr smith. come and more from a week dominated by the race for downing street. not so long ago, mps would spend their evenings voting. frequently. usually to reject theresa may's brexit plan. since that ran into trouble, votes in the commons have been rather rare. so, when relatively technical legislation on northern ireland was tabled, mps seized their opportunity. power—sharing at stormont collapsed more than two years ago and the bill in question is designed to keep northern ireland running in the absence of a devolved administration. mps used the legislation to make changes that could go far beyond public administration. in a moment, we'll hear more about what it could mean for gay marriage and abortion in northern ireland. but first, how opponents of brexit changed the legislation with the aim of making it harder for a new prime minister to deliver a no—deal brexit, which they say could raise prices and costjobs. with the leadership frontrunner borisjohnson having refused to rule out suspen

john bercow. what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week?peaker as the labour mp tulip siddiq brings her son in to the chamber. at four, a library founded by liberal prime minister william gladstone could get more accommodation under new plans. the uk's only residential research library currently has 26 bedrooms. at three, brexit finally gets the better of a green peer baroness as she gets a little short with lord true. i am sure this is unparliamentary, i can't see the point of what you are saying. laughter. you're actually... at two, contrary to popular opinion, there is more happening in europe than brexit. this mep from a satirical german party supported this outfit to protest the new commission president. at one, as we near the summer recess, there appears to be some goodwill left in the commons. business secretary greg clark gives the opposition benches this model to celebrate the lack of committee. in a week marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, we thought we'd look back through the eyes of a parliamentarian who watc

. —— john bercow. speaker? accused of bullying himself. ——john bercow.ything #on # everything # on ourown... # everything # on our own... # snow patrol‘s chasing cars was originally released in 2006 and, although it never reached number one in the uk, it stayed in the charts for more than three years. that is talked johnny and lisa who chose chasing cars for their first dance when they got married. how are you? hello. tell us why this song is so special to you. when we first met each other, 13 years ago, been together 12 years, it was a song at the time i was listening to, really enjoyed the band, kind of introduced you to it, didn't i? from that point on, it was a some way related to. -- it was a song we related to. if i lay here, that part of the song, really beautiful and romantic. the lyrics, we really enjoyed the lyrics. it represented our relationship, i suppose. lyrics. it represented our relationship, isuppose. from lyrics. it represented our relationship, i suppose. from that point on, when i proposed, six years back, it was always going to be o

yesterday, the honourable speakerjohn bercow acknowledge me in the house of commons.they would not mention tibet. they have established the largest tibet support parliamented group in japan with 92 members of parliament. in the czech republic, they have established 51 members tibet support parliament group which is the largest in europe. so you see that... but governments are reluctant to meet the dalai lama. i mean, we saw what happened in the uk in 2013 when david cameron did meet the dalai lama, he was then going on a trip to china subsequently and said, oh, britain has opened a new chapter on this whole matter. the vatican, the pope, for other reasons didn't see the dalai lama in 2014... it's unfortunate, yes. ..saying that, the vatican said because of the delicate situation with china. it's unfortunate, the pope who is another moral leader should not shy away from standing up and meeting with his holiness dalai lama. having said that, his holiness met with the president of slovakia and other leaders too, but my point is... but key countries. ..my point is, ijust

camped outside the iranian embassy in london and was visted by more than 100 mps, including john bercowor as long as it is necessary for this matter to be raised, as it has been by the honourable lady, with persistence and passion, it will be raised, this matter, the iranians need to know will not go away. until mother and daughter, mother and wife and husband are reconciled so they can live as one. mr speaker you have already indulged me today so i hope you're will indulge me a little bit rather as a read out a message from richard ratcliffe from my constituent, who says on behalf of of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe's whole family, i want to thank the speaker and the house from the bottom of my heart for the support, compassion and empathy that you have shown us in these troubled times. we will not stop fighting for her release and i hope that the house will not stop either. thank you mr speaker. tulip siddiq. the bbc‘s director general has been defending the broadcaster's decision to take away free tv licences from the majority of over 75—year—olds. tony hall told mps on the culture commi

glastonbury is famous for the weird and wacky flags carried by festivalgoers, but this tribute tojohn bercowd finally, after three years in the job, it's likely that the chancellor philip hammond has answered his last treasury question. his labour opposite number had got him a gift — this wasn't the first time john mcdonnell had produced a present for a chancellor. remember this? to assist comrade osborne in his dealings with his new—found comrades, i brought him along mao's little red book. the conservatives jeered. i thought it would come in handy for him with his new relationship. oh, look! it's his personal signed copy! this time in a much quieter chamber, john mcdonnell paid tribute to philip hammond. ijust want to thank him for the civility in which he's always maintained our relationship, admits also that at times, we have enjoyed his dry sense of humor, and i gave his predecessor a little red book as a present, we have another red book. this is a guide to london's rebel walks, and we hope he will enjoy it in his leisure periods. the chancellor of the exchequer. well, let me say, firs

the speaker, john bercow.oncerned it will mean hunger for many children who find themselves without free school meals. at question time, a minster was forced to acknowledge that the last child poverty statistics made grim reading for the department for work and pensions. tackling poverty will always be a priority for this government, andi take these numbers extremely seriously. in the latest statistics child poverty increased in three of the four measures. evidence shows that work is the best route out of poverty and there's 667,000 fewer children and work this households compared with 2010. summer holidays fast approaching and many families will be struggling to feed their children. two thirds of london children living in poverty, that will be 2000 in kensington, it could go hungry without access to charitable donations. while the fund for london supports hungry children across the capital, can the minister tell the house what he is doing to tackle the causes of child poverty long term and that includes and w

and john bercow is a very interventionist speaker, he will help us, with a way that the voice will ben judgement, and people like philip hammond, the justice judgement, and people like philip hammond, thejustice secretary, they are saying they fully believe that parliament will block it if it gets the opportunity. now, i think it was sky broke it earlier, saying there was a group of around 30 tory mps meeting to plot. i did run it past people in david gauke's camp, they said plotting was overtaking it. there have been meetings, there are certainly discussions going on. they have been much more vocal, these mps. it is a shot across boris johnson's bal, but they are assuming he will win. they are saying, look, talk to him about no deal because parliament will have its say and we will block it. and several of those who have been talking about people being prepared to vote to bring down the tory government if necessary to stop a deal will say no, but i won't do it myself. so much more to unfold there. but let's look at some of the other stories. let's look at some of the other stories. th

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that wasjohn bercow, the speaker, schooling one of mrjohnson's key cabinet appointments jacob rees—mogge commons, on the origins of the word "archaic". thanks to jim pickard from the financial times for pointing that out on twitter. let's go to westminster now — the mps have all gone off on summer recess but political correspondent jessica parker is still there for us. you would think they would have all the time in the world but those kinds of discussions but when it comes to the withdrawal agreement it seems as though borisjohnson is saying one thing and brussels saying something completely different. and we know there was a phone call between boris johnson we know there was a phone call between borisjohnson and we know there was a phone call between boris johnson and jean claudejuncker, between boris johnson and jean claude juncker, the eu between boris johnson and jean claudejuncker, the eu commission president this afternoon where from what i can see, he said it was not up what i can see, he said it was not upfora what i can see, he said it was not up for a renegotiation but we can

you are a former deputy speaker, when john bercow looks at this proposal and there are those telling wisely insane, no, this is not going to happen. he doesn‘t need to explain why, he just looks at it and all sorts of considerations would have gone through his mind but i think he made the right decision. let's talk about this morning, at what point will jeremy hunt in borisjohnson be told the result, before we know, presumably? as i understand it, cheryl has the form, the envelope from the electoral reform society, she will not open it straight away, she will not open it straight away, she says she is going to ensure both candidates note the result round about ten minutes before they walk into the room and before everybody else is told. as you know, graham brady was the chair of the 1922 committee, he recused himself from all operational matters because he was considering whether he was going to stand himself so with graham out of the way, charles walker and dame cheryl gillan and they are the acting returning officers. and they will open the envelope about ten minutes before the ann

the speaker, john bercow, in the commons also criticised that sort of briefing, which seemed at all ise. that points to what appears to be a fairly significant breakdown in trust between the carbon camp and the civil servants. in part, that is because those around jeremy corbyn ta ke because those around jeremy corbyn take the view that this is part of a deliberate attempt to damage and discredit him, and two, if you like, hurt the chances of labour forming the next government. there has been a real rift that seems to have opened up between team jeremy corbyn and the senior echelons of the civil service. thank you very much. let's return now to the news that the bbc has published its annual report which details the earnings of on—screen staff earning over £150,000 a year. there's been an increase in the number of employees earning more than that, with three women now in the top ten earners. joining me now from edinburgh is the media commentator eamonn 0'neill. let's look at those headline figures and names. a number of stars being paid more than hundred and £50,000, gone up from 611 in