however, lindsay hoyle has been very clever.ndum, very important to stay neutral. he said that his view doesn't matter. perhaps with his predecessor, that was sometimes forgotten, mr bercow was very much somebody who loved the limelight and be centre stage. lindsay hoyle, we hope, will take the back—seat and let parliament work out. are we guaranteed this is going to happen? because the centuries old tower is currently undergoing restoration. how safe would it be to cease work, ta ke how safe would it be to cease work, take that mark i think members of the erg are personal going to climb the erg are personal going to climb the tower and ring the bell, i have heard that. boris johnson said at these labels, reminders and leavers are the functional, are you planning to discard? no, i'm wearing it as a badge of pride even though i would like the most out of date person. i think it speaks to the sort of identity politics we are now all dawning. we all identify as leavers of remainers might, they will be very ha rd of remainers might,

when we chose lindsay hoyle to make.ve that he was allowed to do it. we can and chorley are right next door to each other, they are towns where people have felt for a very long time that things are not working for them. i just let that sink in for a moment. i can't believe that he was allowed to do it. what does it say about how people feel in those communities, communities that have sent shock waves through the political system, many changing hands for the first time in100 years, many changing hands for the first time in 100 years, what does it say that they see parliament as a bastion of privilege where ordinary people like them cannot wield power? so for all of us in this house, whether we have won lost, we have done this place a service by electing someone to be our face and our voice for people many miles distant from here to see as one of their own many have known for some time in this place that the system is not working. i have had those conversations in the division lobbies and behind closed doors with members o

back to brexit on the front of the sunday telegraph which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoylelet big ben bong to mark the uk leaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador woodyjohnson has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties‘ — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with claims that the home office has ignored more than 1,400 offers from local councils, including wiltshire, leicestershire and brighton and hove, to house child refugees. and finally, the sunday times is reporting that a six year old girl in south london found a note from chinese prisoners in a box of tesco christmas cards, claiming they've been forced to work against their will. you will take us to the back page of the sunday telegraph. a lovely picture of martin peters who has died. we could still call the trophy lifted into the wembley sky, july 31, 1966. a couple of his teammates have died in the last few years. five now of the 11 no longer with us. five now of the 11 no longer with us. martin

sir lindsay hoyle had been planning to wear the traditional speaker's wig at the state opening of parliamenteatherill was the last to follow this centuries—old tradition but his successors have decided to go without. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has become only the third president in the history of the united states to be impeached by the house of representatives. protests in poland as mps vote on controversial reforms, which critics says willjeopardise judicial independence. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the front page of the times and one of its own investigations has found some hedge funds have been eavesdropping on the bank of england's press conferences before they‘ re officially broadcast. it's apparently helped traders who try to profit from a headstart on the information. the telegraph's main story is on the state opening of parliament. it says borisjohnson will put the nhs at the heart of his domestic agenda as the queen sets out his programme for government in

so the speaker is on his way, sir lindsay hoyle, his first state opening of parliament. parliament. having succeeded john bercow just a few weeks ago at the end of the last session. so we are waiting for the shout that says that the speaker is on his way. loud shout of speaker. no doubt, the speaker is coming. and we are waiting for the instruction. hats off, strangers! strangers being those who are not members of parliament. the spea ker‘s procession, which is a feature of daily life in the palace of westminster, and sir lindsay hoyle, who was a very popular choice as speaker of the house of commons, respected on all sides as a person of integrity, and has been warmly welcomed back into the speaker's chair after the election. speaker! and his passage being announced in advance, into the members' lobby of the house of commons, where the members gather, pick up their messages, and sir lindsay acknowledging lots of those who are lining the members lobby. winston churchill, the statue on the left, and for me far more important, david lloyd george on the right, and i am not

lindsay hoyle is expected to be less combative than his predecessor.ays when the speaker could be executed for displeasing the monarch, so mp5 were reluctant to take up the post. he'll have plenty on his plate — but that's one thing he won't have to worry about. another important parliamentary tradition will take place this thursday, when mp5 and lords gather to hear the queen's speech. that's the address delivered by the queen, but written by the government, in which it outlines its parliamentary agenda. here's borisjohnson on what we can expect. there is a huge, huge agenda. a huge agenda of delivering socialjustice, of addressing every problem from social care to homelessness, to leveling up and urinating across our country with better infrastructure and better education and technology. it's worth noting on the issue of social care mrjohnson was asked for details of late wants to do and declined to give them so people are interested to see how the conservatives will flesh out that ambition. while they are getting on with governing of course the oppo

speaker of the house of commons sir lindsay hoyle has revealed he was diagnosed with diabetes — most election. the 62—year old's family urged him to see a doctor after he became ill. sir lindsay was elected as speaker before parliament was dissolved for the general election, succeeding john bercow. my colleague annita mcveigh has been at westminster and spoke to sir lindsay about why he decided to reveal his diagnosis. i was doing a documentary about the speaker and one of the hard—hitting questions was, rob mclaughlin said to me, now, people are saying what's wrong with you? i said, i feel very well, he said, no, you can see something's wrong with you, so would you like to talk about it? and in the end, i know there's a lot of people out there, i'm not unique in any way, but what i do know is that it's been difficult to accept it, a difficult subject, but part of that documentary allowed me to speak out. i wanted to show where i'm at, the fact i've got to get on with the job i've got, and i will live for this, i will manage it. it is to inspire others, and in fairness to diabetes uk,

the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps voteen from view, this four—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to say, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and found that this was the colour that it was originally. so, it's really exciting to find that blue colour as we went back through the layers. and it's prussian blue. prussian blue, yeah. this is gold leaf. and we've reglazed the whole of the clock face with hand—blown glass. even standing here, on a rainy day, surrounded by scaffolding, you see that — that's one of the faces of elizabeth tower..

the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mps vote big ben to also be struck on january the 31st, the day the uk's set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this four—year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone that we put onto the tower is hard—carved, which is a phenomenal thing to say, brilliant, and it may take them between three and four weeks to produce a carving such as this crown that you can see along here. so, a real labour of love. so, this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower, and the most striking thing is the colours. it's not the black paint we're familiar with, but gold and blue. so, we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we were scratching, basically going back through time, and found that this was the colour that it was originally. so, it's really exciting to find that blue colour as we went back through the layers. and it's prussian blue. prussian blue, yeah. this is gold leaf. and we've reglazed the whole of the clock face with hand

back to brexit on the front of the sunday telegraph — which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoylen bong to mark the uk leaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties' — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with accusations that the home office has ignored more than 1,400 offers from local councils — including wiltshire, leicestershire and brighton and hove — to house child refugees. and finally, the times is reporting that a six—year—old girl in south london found a note from chinese workers in a box of tesco christmas cards — claiming they've been forced to work against their will. as you can see, a lot of different stories capturing the front and back pages. martin, that is where we will start, on the back pages of the sunday telegraph. this lovely picture, goodbye to england's gentleman. the death of martin peters. the greatest day in english sporting history, 1966, an understated man. i met him a few times when he was i

hours away from the official state opening of parliament, and the new speaker of the house, sir lindsay hoyle years to wear the traditional ceremonial wig. there's just one slight problem. no—one can actually find it. bernard weatherill was the last to follow this centuries—old tradition in the 1980s, but his successor betty boothroyd decided to go without, as has every speaker since. it was last spotted 20 years ago. but all is not lost — a london wigmaker has come forward to say he has a replica in stock, if sir lindsay would like it. the problem i have with the week thatis the problem i have with the week that is that old, and it's obvious, isn't it, what does that smell like? well, maybe it's been kept in a very secure environment. it gets heated in the house of commons. it's not like it has a lot of use. gusty, musty. if you can't find it, you should dig something out of an old dressing up box. i'm not sure it had the gravitas they were looking for. i don't know if that wig has any gravitas anymore. it's certainly eye—catching. how are you? good. it's a busy 24 hours for liverpool. we sa

then the new speaker of the house of commons, lindsay hoyle, has said he won't stand in the way if mpss vote for big ben to also be struck on january 31, the mps vote for big ben to also be struck onjanuary 31, the day mps vote for big ben to also be struck on january 31, the day the mps vote for big ben to also be struck onjanuary 31, the day the uk is set to leave the eu. during a tumultuous time in british politics, hidden from view, this four year refurbishment has continued. all of the stone we put onto the tower is handcarved, which is phenomenal to see, it is brilliant. it may take them between three or four weeks to produce a carving such as this, this crown you can see along here. a real labour of love. this is the eastern clock face, high up the elizabeth tower. the most striking thing is for colours. it is not the black paint we are more familiar with, but gold and blue. we found that as we scratched back through the layers, we we re scratched back through the layers, we were scratching back through time and found this was the colour it was originally. it is really exciting

the labour mp for chorley, sir lindsay hoyle, was unanimously re—elected as commons speaker. peaker in november, serving two days in the post before the general election was called. as is traditional, he was ceremonially dragged into the speaker's chair. sir lindsay said it would be an honour to serve in the role and added that his office ‘is open to all‘. earlier, borisjohnson held his first cabinet meeting since his election victory — and promised to pass a law ruling out any extension to the brexit process beyond the end of next year. the uk is scheduled to leave the eu onjanuary 31st, and enter a transition period which is due to conclude next december, but that can be extended for up to two years if talks aren't complete. critics say that ruling out an extention increases the chance of leaving the eu without a trade deal. and a warning that this report from our political correspondent helen catt contains flashing images. will there be a vote this friday, mr rees mogg? announcements will be made in due course. if mps do vote on the brexit bill this friday it will include a

we can talk to the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, who has revealed he was diagnosede doing a documentary about the speaker, and one of the hard—hitting questions was, people are saying, what is wrong with you? people can see there is something wrong with you, so would you like to talk about it? in the end, i know there are lots of people out there and i am not unique in any way, but i know it has been difficult to accept it. it is difficult to accept it. it is difficult to accept it. it is difficult to inject, but that documentary allowed me to speak out, which i wanted to do, show where i am at, the fact that i have to get on with thejob, am at, the fact that i have to get on with the job, and am at, the fact that i have to get on with thejob, and i will am at, the fact that i have to get on with the job, and i will live with this, manage it, and wanting to inspire others. uk diabetes straightaway said to me, anyone who needs support or help, please ring them. that is the kind of help former prime minister theresa may k. she had type one is well and said, you can do

hours away from the official state opening of parliament, and the new speaker of the house, sir lindsay hoylef skywalker — has been held in london. the movie, starring daisy ridley and john boyega, concludes the star wars saga started by george lucas more than 40 years ago. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was there. i think all of us take this on and understand the responsibility and only want to tell a story that is meaningfulfor people and like anything like this, going in, it would be a divisive thing. it could be somebody else's nightmare no matter what you do and you just do the best you can, that's all. this story is following a times investigation. you will be familiar of those stories we get from the bank of england of the governor, giving press conferences. it follows any announcements about inks like interest rates and quarterly inflation and the governor gives his view on what will happen to the uk economy or unemployment or inflation over the coming months. what transpires is this thing broadcast over the television to everybody at the same time, put out live but there

lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the house of commons, elected a few weeks ago, returned in chorley.till to be declared, 628 to go. the pound is up. nicky morgan for the conservatives and mike russell for the snp are still with me. nicky morgan, if boris johnson for the snp are still with me. nicky morgan, if borisjohnson gets anything like the majority we are looking at, does that mean he is master of all he surveys in the tory party now? well, as you say, it's a question of if at the moment because we haven't had many results. question of if at the moment because we haven't had many resultsm question of if at the moment because we haven't had many results. it is heading for a majority, a decent one. a good working majority and yes, of course, it makes the prime minister able to be in command of the legislative agenda but it doesn't mean it is plain sailing because any chief whip knows you have to work with your mp5 because any chief whip knows you have to work with your mps in order to get legislation through. of course it also strengthens the hand internationally as well, because

take it very much forjoining us, sir lindsay hoyle.d to rise. two in wales, but in excess of 100 flood warnings in england. if you want to find details your area, all the details are on our website. some heavy showers this morning, some hail, thunder and lightning, all down to this here. some drier conditions at the minute, but look what waiting in the wings. another area of low pressure and rain to come across parts of southern england and wales this evening, and overnight. we have had a lot of rain overnight. we have had a lot of rain over the last few hours in england and wales. they are starting to clear north eastwards now. essentially, sunny spells and a scattering of showers, but the fog is still likely to linger across northern ireland. grey here, but later on, we will see this rain pushing back up into south—east england and south wales, the wind strengthening as well. temperatures eight to 11 degrees further south, six to 8 degrees further north. pushing in this evening and overnight, falling on saturated ground. we have a we