andrea leadsom.lation -- andrea leadsom. the government has clearly been listening, a huge amount of change to those bills has been taking place, we will continue to do so, the bill is in a better place than it was and we have listened carefully to all views across the chamber and will continue to do so. a conservative had a suggestion for when the bill did return. the 0pposition have asked for time to debate the eu withdrawal amendment, i wholeheartedly support that, so should we test the sincerity of the opposition by removing the moment of interruption when we debate this so we can talk all through the night if we can talk all through the night if we like? anguilla letson said there would be plenty of time for debate. —— andrea leadsom. a libdem wanted time in the schedule for something else. can the leader of the house confirm there will be an opportunity before the business and announced by faisal islam on the 11th ofjune for a debate on the increasing risk of no deal, the £900 drop in household

according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsoms with respect. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is at westminster. in the last few moments, some interesting comments from the prime minister's official spokesman? the usual meeting of the prime minister's spokesman and journalist here in westminster, they were asked about this and said we have seen the alleged remarks and clearly think there are unacceptable. if there is an official complaint made it should be properly investigated. as to the future ofjohn bercow, downing street refused to be drawn on that, seeing the speaker is elected by mps and questions are for parliament. this alleged outburst apparently happened just after prime ministers questions on wednesday. it's been reported in the daily telegraph which had the headline this morning, speaker accused of calling andrea leadsom a stupid woman. there was the allegation thatjohn bercow described andrea leadsom as useless but that was prefaced with a word beginning with f. when we spoke to the speaker's office last n

statement earlier on the week, that he was talking about stupidity, but not necessarily directed at andrea leadsomhat about mr berkow. it will be a distinct see what sort of a reception he gets, he had, too. we will be back very shortly. lots of sunshine across the uk. this was the scene in cumbria. lovely scene in the mountains in the background, there are. it hasn't been sunny, everywhere, though. quite a lot of clout in central and eastern parts. it is burning back to

a conservative used a point of order to raise another accusation that john bercow had called andrea leadsom, mr speaker, can you clarify a point of chamber etiquette. is it acceptable in the chamber now to call a colleague a liar? i am grateful to the honourable gentleman for his point of order. what i would say to him very respectfully and courteously, by way of reply, is that i made a statement on those matters in the chamber, i think at the time, what i said was very clear to people, and i do not feel the need to add to that statement. my position has been very explicit. i thank the honourable tournament for inviting me to dilate on the matter, but i do not intend to dilate on the matter. we shall leave it there. i am deeply obliged to him. point of order, mr kenneth clarke. would you agree, mr speaker, if every time a member of this house has felt moved to say under his breath something rather abusive about another member, action was taken, the chamber would be deserted ? quite a waste of time. would you not agree, it is best to leave this to the body that is now investigating it and pe

has andrea leadsom responded?ying they were outraged by the remark and weighing up what they might want to do next. thank you very much, chris mason in westminster. coming up... the markle debacle — how did an american gossip website manage to hijack the narrative of the royal wedding? could the palace have handled the situation surrounding meghan‘s father and her relatives better? we speak to those in the know. charlotte hogg was once tipped to be the first woman to lead the bank of england. she was until recently the bank‘s deputy. but last year she was forced to resigned for breaking the bank‘s rules. she hadn‘t declared that her brother worked for barclays, which the bank regulates. since her resignation she has remained out of the public eye. now in her first interview, she tells our business editor kamal ahmed that she "would not recommend her experience to anyone". soi so i think all the experiences one goes through in life, you learn something from. it is not one i would recommend to anybody, but it is one

explanation amid allegations he used the word "stupid" when referring to the commons leader, andrea leadsomvernment's conduct of business in the house that day and not about mrs leadsom's political ability or character. the unions have dubbed it meltdown monday and for some train passengers it has been just that. big monday and for some train passengers it has beenjust that. big changes to timetables on monday had a knock—on effect and cause disruption to many parts of england. a shortage of train drivers was blamed for problems affecting destinations such as manchester, newcastle and liverpool. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme. arsenal are set to appoint former paris st germain coach, unai emery, as their new manager. kiev calling.... liverpool look towards the champions league final against real madrid. and morata misses out... the forward waves goodbye to a world cup place with spain. and serena williams won't be seeded for the forthcoming french open. hello there

according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed at the leader of the commons, andrea leadsomcow said he treated colleagues with respect. some households in britain get only half the broadband speeds they're promised, according to the consumers' association. it found from its broadband checker tool that customers paying for speeds of up to 38 megabits, received on average 19 megabits. many customers on faster packages were getting only a quarter of what was advertised. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30 thousand feet up into the sky. a warning has been issued for pilots to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago. it's last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. knack incredible —— incredible pictures. not everyone is overcome with royal wedding fever. people at one pub have been told they will be fined if they mention the event. this is not the first time they have rallied against the news. they also banned all talk of kate and william's wedding in 2011. not everyone loves the wedding. we will be live from th

explanation amid allegations he used the word "stupid" when referring to the commons leader, andrea leadsomgovernment's conduct of business in the house that day and not about mrs leadsom's political ability or character. a £22 billion bid for sky from us telecoms giant comcast may not be referred to the competition authorities. that was the suggestion from the culture secretary today. the decision could be seen as a blow for 21st century fox, which is also trying to buy sky. the us has vowed to impose the "strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran will be "battling to keep its economy alive" after the sanctions take effect. his iranian counterpart has claimed the us is a prisoner of its "failed policies" and will suffer the consequences. mr pompeo is warning that there could be more to come. we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime. the leaders in tehran will have no doubt about seriousness the iranians regime should know that this isjust the beginning. the sting of sanctions will be painful if the regime does not c

and andrea leadsom was back on her feet a few minutes later to answer business questions, the weekly on any subject they like. 0ne conservative hoped time would be found to debate the future of the speakerjohn bercow. mr speaker, given your manifesto commitment to go by the 22nd ofjune, can we have a debate in government time about what we want from a speaker, what type of speaker we want before we move to a secondary discussion about who we want to replace you? the leader of the house. i certainly think that, mr speaker, you have served this house for a very good number of years. and to the best way that you possibly can and i am grateful to you for that. and i am not sure a debate on the subject of my honourable friend suggests will be at all welcome. i will very gently say to the honourable gentleman, in terms which are very straightforward and which i know he will be fully able to understand, that after each general election, the proposition about the speaker returning to the chair is put. and it is then voted upon by the house. and the honourable gentleman will recall that i ind

it was reported that mr bercow called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman". that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that a pause back business had been conducted. a ban on the sale of puppies by pet shops and third party dealers in england is being considered. more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change in the law. poor hygiene standards throughout the chain frequently mean that many puppies are infected with bacteria, viruses and parasites that can in some cases even be tra nsmittable to humans. for example, rabies and inappropriately vaccinated imported pups. all exhibit significant behavioural issues, such as separation anxiety, house soiling and nervous aggression. it is not known how many puppies die before they are even sold. the puppy market is very lucrative, which means they're are large financial incentives for breeders and sellers to minimise costs in order to maximise profits. in the lords, peers said the northern ireland parties should be locked away until they reached a deal to break the deadlock ov

press reports suggested he made the comments about commons leader andrea leadsom under his breath in said it would not comment on "suggested accounts of private conversations." a statement added mr bercow "treats his colleagues with respect." the prime minister's 0fficial spokesman said... "we have seen the alleged remarks and clearly the prime minister thinks they are unacceptable," and "if an official complaint is made it should be properly investigated." on wednesday, the commons standards committee voted against an investigation by parliamentary commissioner for standards kathryn stone into the allegations of bullying made against mr bercow. there was a rare round of sustained applause in the commons at the start of prime minister's questions as the two police officers who apprehended the killer of murdered labour mpjo cox visited the commons. the speaker announced their presence. the week started with warm tributes to the labour former cabinet minister, tessa jowell. ladyjowell had been diagnosed with a brain tumour. her campaigning famously helped london win the right to stage

theresa may says she regards alleged remarks by speaker, john bercow, calling commons leader andrea leadsomny uk households have been getting half the broadband speed they pay for. according to which?, average speeds are "far slower than in ads". however new rules mean that from 23rd may, broadband providers will no longer be able to advertise "up to" speeds unless that speed is received by 50% of their customers at peak times. cambridge analytica has filed for bankruptcy in a new york court late on thursday. the firm was at the centre of this year's facebook privacy row. it has listed assets in the range of $100 to $500,000 but liabilities in the range of $1m to $10 million. both it, and its british parent scl elections said earlier this month they'd suffered a sharp drop in business. paypal has bought izettle, a swedish mobile payments company that sells a card—reader aimed at small businesses. the price, £1.6 billion, makes it paypal‘s biggest ever take—over and allows the company to expand into bricks—and—mortar shops as well as online. we all know that the wedding industry is big busin

john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupidgues with respect. nasa has admitted a failed missions of sorts on the international space station. 0ne of sorts on the international space station. one of the crew ran into difficulties on a spacewalk, telling houston he had a problem. a view to remember 400km above planet earth. definitely one for the scrapbook. and after some routine maintenance on the international space station, time for this astronaut to reach for his camera. but plans to record the spacewalk for posterity hit a snag. houston, i have a question about the gopo real quick. we are all ears. go ahead. they are pushing the button and i see "no sd". that means, do we need that the record? the gopro, i am told if it has the card in that it should have a red light if it is recording. and if it is no sd, what does that mean? i think that means no card. a very human mistake from an elite astronaut at the top of this field. facing a long trip home to collect another memory card, he was forced to admit defeat. well, we can p

it was reported that mr bercow called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman".cow admitted using the word "stupid", but he didn't accede to calls for an apology. last wednesday, the government chose to schedule a major transport statement on an opposition day, thereby substantially reducing the time available for opposition business. i thought then, as i think now, that this was very badly handled. it was in particular disrespectful, both to the house and to the 23 backbenchers who were hoping to participate in the opposition day debate on the grenfell tower disaster. it was in that context, and that context alone, that, having expressed my displeasure about the matter quite forcefully from the chair, i used the word "stupid" in a muttered aside. that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that day's business had been conducted. anyone who knows the leader of the house at all well will have not the slightest doubt about her political ability and her personal character. he said he'd continue to speak out, if necessary, against the government. i

minister a stupid woman but a p pa re ntly minister a stupid woman but apparently describing andrea leadsomng with f. the speaker's office acknowledged there had been some differing views expressed on an unusual and controversial day in the commons and he is a controversial figure so if these allegations are true, it will add pressure to mr bercow who is facing calls to resign over claims of bullying by former members of staff. allegations he firmly denies. thank you. the world health organisation is holding emergency talks about the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. the drc health ministry has confirmed 11! new cases of ebola, taking the number of people infected in the current outbreak to a5. rebecca kesby reports. it's a race against time. medical equipment and thousands of doses of an experimental vaccine are arriving in the democratic republic of congo. now that the deadly ebola virus has spread from remote rural areas to a major city, it will be difficult to contain. translation: there are ebola kits and they are being deployed. msf in the capital has permanent stock

john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupideagues with respect. the royal wedding isn't the only big date in the nation's diary tomorrow. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team, chelsea, at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? here's olly foster. on a clear day, you can see wembley‘s arch from miles away. even windsor. contesting the 137th fa cup final are two clubs who know all about the competition. manchester united are looking to lift the trophy for a joint—record 13th time. and, in their 13th appearance in the final, seven—time winners chelsea. chelsea lift the fa cup for the very first time at wembley! chelsea were runners—up to arsenal last year. the blues, though, had just won the league. tomorrow's final has more riding on it. for us, this game is very important, because we have had a difficult season, to finish the season with a trophy, and as you know very well, it's always important for the p

john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupidh respect. the government of guernsey has voted against legalising assisted dying. a vote in favour would have brought guernsey closer to becoming the first part of the british isles to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of a doctor. after a three—day debate, the proposals were rejected 2a to 1a. the royal wedding isn't the only big date in the nation's diary tomorrow. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team — chelsea — at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? olly foster's at wembley for us now. good evening. i am good evening. iam in good evening. i am in wembley‘s royal box. tomorrow it will not be very broiled. the duke of cambridge is on best man duties tomorrow at windsor. that honour will fall to jackie wilkins, the widow of the late ray wilkins, the former england captain who died last month. he also played for chelsea and manch

the commons‘ standards watchdog this week over the claims he called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom been accused of bullying two former private secretaries — claims he denies. more prisoners could be released to work on a temporary licence as part of a new government plan to cut re—offending. it's part of a new ministry ofjustice plan to help former offenders find and keep jobs after they leave prison. jon ironmonger has been to hmp hindley to see how the scheme works for inmates there. this busy workshop is inside hindley prison and the men making house panels are all serving jail sentences. keenan o'neill got three years for smuggling drugs, but now he's got a job and says he wants to keep it. had a babyjust before i came to jail, and my girlfriend, so i want to sort my life out and not end up back in here like everyone else. it's probably changed my life, jail, really. probably more determined to get a job when i get out than i was before because i know what it's like to come here now. hmp hindley has built workspaces and enticed local employers to help inmates get their lives ba

so a few things, the telegraph reporting thatjohn bercow yesterday said in the chamber that andrea leadsom that she was effing useless, and this comes after allegations of him bullying two secretaries, which he denies. it comes after the committee on standards in parliament decided not to pursue an investigation into him. but he is not in a good place at the moment. we should point out he denies bullying his secretaries but says that yesterday was a very stressful day in parliament. he doesn't deny what happened yesterday? quite. chris, thank you very much indeed. in a little over 36 hours' time, meghan markle will walk down the aisle and when she emerges again into the throng at windsor, she will be a member of the british royal family. but when she emerges from st george's chapel will she be the same feisty campaigner she has proved herself to be for more than 20 years? the dress. maybe a tiara. the flowers. the open carriage. it all fits the image of a fairy—tale royal princess. but stop for a minute. meghan markle is not from that mould. she's a successful leading actor and comes to th

within days, as a result of our reporting, the leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, said thered be an independent inquiry. last week, retired judge laura cox was put in charge of that inquiry. but it was announced she would not be looking at specific cases. well, tonight we have another allegation of bullying against the speaker, john bercow. this time it's his private secretary before kate emms that is laying out accusations of uncontrolled anger and intimidation. his name is angus sinclair. what makes this extraordinary is that mr sinclair was moved out of the job back in 2010, and received a big pay—out at the time — far more than might be expected from redundancy alone. and he was asked to sign a non—disclosure agreement, an nda, preventing him from criticising his former employer. tonight, mr sinclair has chosen to break the terms of that nda by talking to us. john bercow strenuously denies all his allegations. our policy editor chris cook and newsnight‘s lucinda day brought us the original revelations. chris is with me. before we see the interview, give us some background

but andrea leadsom, leader of the house, said today... the speaker is weakened.uld be his end. chris is here now. you have had a statement from the clerk of the house tonight, take us through what it says? this is one of the more alice in wonderland statements that i've had to deal with as a journalist, the house of commons is not really disputing a particular element of our report there but disputing the english language. we reported angus sinclair had to sign a nondisclosure agreement, if we look at the clauses of it, he had to agree to refrain from instituting any complaint against the employer and make no public statement relating to the employer's service, the house of commons. in return he got £86,000, more than one year's salary. that is a nondisclosure agreement in common parlance, the definition used by the house of commons before this week was that it was a catchall term for confidentiality clauses. that is the enquiry into these nondisclosure agreements. the clerk of the house has put out a statement with a new definition of what a nda is, not used by

house of commons has given his response following reports he called the leader of the commons andrea leadsom's decision to schedule a statement about the east coast main line on the same day as a labour debate on grenfell tower. he accused the government of being disrespectful to the commons and to the mps who wanted to take part in the debate. it was in that context, and that context alone that, having expressed my displeasure about the matter quite. lee from the chair, i used the word, "stupid" in a muttered aside. that adjective simply summed up aside. that adjective simply summed up howi aside. that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that stables business had been conducted. anyone —— that day's business. anyone who knows the leader of the house at all well will have not the slightest doubt about her political ability and personal character. the duke and duchess of sussex have released three official photographs ta ken on their wedding day. the couple are said to be delighted with the official photographs taken by alexi lubomirski. we can speak to our royal correspo

in the commons a short time ago, the commons leader andrea leadsom said it was for dame laura cox, whoe will be looking very carefully at how best to respond to these latest developments." mrs leadsom continued: "everyone in westminster has a responsibility to play their part in changing the culture in parliament." the rapper kanye west has come under sustained criticism for suggesting that 400 years of slavery in america was "a choice" for black people. west made the comments during an interview on the entertainment channel tmz. when you hear about slavery for 400 years... for 400 years? that sounds like a choice. you was there for 400 years and it's all of you? it's like we're mentally imprisoned. west later tweeted that his comments had been misinterpreted. but at the time, they seemed pretty clear to tmz staff member van lathan, who confronted him on air. you are entitled to your opinion. you are entitled to believe whatever you want. but there is fact and real—world, real—life consequence behind everything that you just said. we have to deal with the marginalisation that has come

statement earlier on the week, that he was talking about stupidity, but not necessarily directed at andrea leadsomne across the uk. this was the scene in cumbria. lovely scene in the mountains in the background, there are. it hasn't been sunny, everywhere, though. quite a lot of clout in central and eastern parts. it is burning back to the coast, but that was in london just a short time ago. these guys coming throughjust just a short time ago. these guys coming through just about, here. just a short time ago. these guys coming throughjust about, here. it might stay quite cloudy along the north sea coast, rampart of yorkshire. up into northumberland, it might be quite cool, hip. but lots of sunshine and if you shower is developing in the far south—east of england later on. maximum temperature is away from those north sea coasts, where it will be about troubled 13 degrees, getting up to about 20 to maybe 25 or 36 degrees. through this evening, we will continue at that low cloud and mist across the north sea. it will drift northwards through the night, and in the south, showers and thunderstorms beco

andrea leadsom, a stupid woman. private secretaries, claims he denies. by the national audit office.ections. on inspections since the year 2000. resources by focusing on poor performing schools. toilet for her son. provide a specialised changing places toilet. unreasonably expensive. more than a0 years ago is being reintroduced. location in rockingham forest in northamptonshire. for a new english population. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. 30. thank you. throughout the morning on all the stories we are talking about. and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. they've had a lot to work on, haven't they? difficult it has become for teams to play home and away. play home and away. winter's away, how pleased they must be to be back home. be to be back home. it is hard to forget how the ashes went. forget how the ashes went. 4— zero series win, close to a whitewash. whitewash. auckland, one of their worst ever total. total. they have not won any overseas tests after that. overseas tests after that. problems besetting england off the field. field. the ashes

wedding. for an operation last month. attack in salisbury. accused of calling cabinet minister andrea leadsomn. with some silverware? that is right. the royal wedding is not the only important date. not the only important date. there is the fa cup final, as well. is the fa cup final, as well. chance for some silverware are both manchester united and chelsea. manchester united and chelsea. arsenal's record if they beat chelsea. chelsea. manager kaylee not in the entertaining business. entertaining business. i don't understand this. these words of the entertaining. do you think 6—0 is entertaining? i don't think so. i don't think it is entertaining. don't think it is entertaining. think entertaining is in motion until the end. until the end. until the end, everybody on their seats until the end. seats until the end. tents and the unpredictability with the results. the results. football lover, not as a manager, for me, that is entertaining. for me, that is entertaining. you go, jose mourinho from excited ahead of the match tomorrow. ahead of the match tomorrow. as his job is concerned at the sta