she explained her thinking to the bbc‘s andrew marr.ountry and across the whole of the uk, our laws on abortion are governed by something called the 0ffences against the person act, that was passed in 1861. it puts abortion in the same category as rape, child stealing and using gunpowder to blow people up. so what that means, is that right now in northern ireland where there are no exceptions to this law, if you are raped and you become pregnant as a result of that rape and you seek a termination, you would face a longer prison sentence than the person who attacked you. in northern ireland, as in england and wales, this legislation is key. by repealing this piece of legislation... you want to take away the 0ffences against the person act? yes. i want to be really clear about this. the proposal we have, and it's a cross—party proposal, is devolution respectful because it's about repealing a piece of uk legislation that stops people in northern ireland having medical rather than criminal laws about abortion. a 17—year—old boy has been sta

speaking to the andrew marr show he said he'd take another look at the cap on skilled workers coming and that he would be asking the chancellor to provide more funding for the police. i spoke to our correspondent mark lobel to find out more. what else is the home secretary been saying? last month the home secretary addressed the police federation in birmingham and he said he would provide police funding and spending review next year. so andrew marr asked him about that and it was quite an emphatic answer that andrew got back, so let's have a listen to that. whilst we have increased resources dramatically in this financial year by some 460 million throughout england and wales, i want to make it a priority of mine in the next spending review next year. and have you got the agreement of the chancellor to spend more on the police and security services? not yet, because we haven't started... well, on security services, yes, we've already made some of those announcements. on policing more generally, we haven't started the spending review process, but when we do i'm sure the chancellor will

that was boris becker, speaking earlier to andrew marr.vestigation by the bbc‘s countryfile programme has found that 25,000 storm drains designed only to be used during heavy rain are frequently overflowing, mixing rainwater with raw sewage. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clarke gayford, have presented their new—born baby girl called neve to the cameras. ms ardern, who's said to be regaining her strength with macaroni cheese, has been swamped with congratulatory messages from around the globe, including a private emailfrom queen elizabeth. she'll spend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who twitter wags have dubbed the baby "prime miniature". we chose neve because we just liked it and when we met her we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination for matariki and for solstice. coming up shortly, we will be crossing to turkey to find out the latest as the polls closed at five o'clock. l

boris becker has been speaking to the bbc's andrew marr.ican republic passport? yes, i have. because the foreign minister has told the bbc that this is a forgery. he said it's a clumsy fake and that his signature is not his signature on the passport. i don't know what's internally happening within the politics of the republic of central africa, but i have received this passport from the ambassador. i've spoken to the president on many occasions. it was an official inauguration. i believed the documents they were giving me must be right. the foreign minister, whose signature is supposed to be on it, doesn't recognise his own signature. this could all be cleared up, because they want you to go back to the central african republic and be extradited there. would you go if you are asked to go? i'm very happy any time soon to visit bangui, the capital, and to speak to the people personally about how we can move forward and we can resolve this, this misunderstanding and this confusion. but as far as you're concerned, you have got a real passport?

boris becker was speaking to andrew marr.st of all, do have you a central african republic passport? yes, i have. because the foreign minister has told the bbc that this is a forgery. he said it's a clumsy fake and that his signature is not his signature on the passport. i don't know what's internally happening within the politics of the republic of central africa, but i have received this passport from the ambassador. i've spoken to the president on many occasions. it was an official inauguration. i believed the documents they were giving me must be right. the foreign minister, whose signature is supposed to be on it, doesn't recognise his own signature. this could all be cleared up, because they want you to go back to the central african republic and be extradited there. would you go if you are asked to go? i'm very happy any time soon to visit bangui, the capital, and to speak to the people personally about how we can move forward and we can resolve this, this misunderstanding and this confusion. but as far as you're conce

we have just been hearing from jeremy hunt who has been on the andrew marr programme.at he is saying about what the government plans to do. great deal has happened. we have introduced the sugary drinks tax which has seen half of manufacturers we formally to meddling is to reduce the sugar content, which is about 45 million kilos of sugar taken off the market. but every parent is worried about this issue and we have a package of measures today which we are doing for the first time, something very bold. we want to halve childhood obesity by 2030. every restaurant, every snack bar, every sausage vendor, every restaurant, every snack bar, every sausage vendor, every every restaurant, every snack bar, every sausage vendor, every ice cream van, is going to have to have the calories involved visible to customers? we are going to consult on precisely how small business you would need to be to be potentially exempt from that. but certainly all big chains we go to, they need to give that information, and we need to improve people's understanding, particularly parents, they want

the prime minister is on the andrew marr show in a0 minutes' time.ing theresa may lets the public will be willing to face tax hikes for better ca re willing to face tax hikes for better care in the future. the sunday times... you can see the front page story there, that is according to the sunday times. they say there is a crisis in the nation's policing, exposed by their figures. the last front page is the sunday people and it has a picture of charlotte caldwell and her son billy. we spoke to charlotte in the last a0 minutes saying how pleased she has been now that billy has been given his cannabis oil wax. he benefits very much from being treated by cannabis oil. she has it for at least another 20 days. lets go into the inside pages and what you've dug out. this is the sunday telegraph. this is a theme we come back too readily. whether it's business, arts, journalism, so many areas of public life, in terms of the extent to which they are reflecting society at large. this is danielle denise who is an opera singer and fronting this diversity campaign

boris becker has told andrew marr...|j champion rejects that. boris becker has told andrew marr. .. it was an official inauguration. i believe the documents they've given me must be real. and responding to a new threat by the central african republic dexter died him to stand trial... i will visit the capital soon and speaking to people about how we can move forward and solve this misunderstanding and confusion. this was wimbledon last year.l 35—year—old donna knitting tennis... boris becker the commentator insists he'll be back there next month as usual. james robbins, bbc news. "we were just doing ourjob". the words of the two police officers who were first on the scene of the salisbury nerve agent attack. they were called to help sergei and yulia skripal, who they found on a park bench. the officers, along with detective sergeant nick bailey, today met prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, who were in the city to thank the emergency services and others caught up in the aftermath. peter cooke reports. a message to the world that salisbury is safe and open for business. today,

the andrew marr programme is on bbc one this morning at nine o'clock.ew i did at chequers yesterday with the prime minister, talking about the nhs and new money, and brexit, and also, upskirting. i will talk to emily thornberry, the shadow checked per hour —— shadow treasurer for labour. a controversial hour. genuine smiles all—round. thank you. coming up... this is an extraordinary story. singing their way to history. wejoin the choir of we join the choir of hereford cathedral for final rehearsals before they travel to the vatican and become the first anglican cathedral choir to sing at a papal mass since the reformation. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. theresa may has announced new funding for the nhs. it will mean an extra £20 billion per year. the prime minister said some of the funds will come from the money the uk will no longer have to pay into the eu budget after brexit, but she suggested that the rest might have to come from higher taxes. some peop

>>ec but borisr told andrew marr -- >> i have receive this would passport from the ambassador. have spoken to the pansident on occasions. it was an official declarations. >> and responding to a w threat by the central african republic to extradite him to stand trial -- >> i am very happy tis the exam and to speak to the people personally ae ut hown resolve this misunderstanding and confusion. >> t ls was wimbledt year. >> at 35 years old, dominating tennis. >> and boris becker the commentarnsists he'll be back there as usual. >> football now,he world cup continues in russia. the group games are coming thick and fast and great results for geria, switzerland and those perennial favorites, brazil. >> there's leaving at late and then there's leaving it late. these brazil fans we celebrating after vital win at this world cuphe buty know just howucky they were. >> we're so happy. at the end of the game, we scored and that's awesome. that's the best,he best, the best feeling ever. >> oh, my gosh! -- saved us so many times. i was like it's got to be our day. and then what happened, hap

yes, sajid javid on andrew marr from nine copies morning. —— from nine o'clock this morning.d to death in ipswich, in what was police believe was a targeted attack. witnesses said the teenager was leaving a shop in the town centre yesterday afternoon when he was attacked by two men. he was found with life—threatening injuries and died later in hospital. a 41—year—old man has been arrested. firefighters have put out a fire at a six—storey block of flats in central london. ten fire engines and 72 firefighters were called to the blaze in harley street just before 6: 00pm yesterday. the building includes flats, a dental clinic and an eye clinic. finance ministers from the rest of the g7 have urged their american counterpart to tell donald trump how disappointed they are about new us tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. they warned washington there were only days left to avoid a trade war. this report from lebo diseko. as family photos go, this looked pretty awkward for one member. us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, facing his counterparts from some of america's closest allie

boris becker has told andrew marr...received this passport from the ambassador, i have spoken to the president on many occasions, it was an official inauguration. i believe the documents they're giving me must be right. and responding to a new threat by the central african republic to extradite him to stand trial... i'm happy any time soon to visit bangui, the capital, and to speak to the people about how we can move forward and resolve this misunderstanding and this confusion. this was wimbledon last year. a 35—year—old dominating tennis. and boris becker, the commentator, insists he'll be back there next month as usual. james robbins, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week we are in cairo. where i get to check out a new style of music that has become a you sensation. —— youtube. we had to italy for a cut—price guide to florence. there are many, many places you can see for free in florence. florence is an open—air museum. we find out how to make your travel pictures pop online. and we ta ke travel picture

speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voicesds of threats, for one simple reason — we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may, to deliver the best possible brexit, a clean brexit and what businesses want, and i was in business for 14 years — they want clarity. and the more that we undermine theresa may, the more likely we are to end up with a fudge, which will be a disaster for everyone. that was jeremy hunt, that wasjeremy hunt, speaking earlier. we are going to show you the latest scenes from that world cup game in russia, where england have scored another goal. it is 6—0. they are playing panama. in terms of who scored, i willjust get that information for you. the main thing is that so far, captain harry kane has scored two goals, from the penalty spot. there has also been two goals forjohn stones, and jesse lingard. he got the fifth goal. the six goal, just explain to you what is going on, a check is taking place. i think it is var. they are

speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voicesinappropriate for businesses to make, to be making these kinds of threats for one simple reason — we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may, to deliver the best possible brexit, a clean brexit and what businesses want — and i was in business for 1h years — they want clarity. and the more that we undermine theresa may, the more likely we are to end up with a fudge, which will be a disaster for everyone. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has more on jeremy hunt‘s criticism of airbus over brexit. some strong words from the health secretary in response to the warnings from airbus and bmw and siemens, the latest international company to warn about brexit and the implications of leaving without a deal. it is different to the language government ministers were using when airbus made that warning, they were striking a reassuring tone, saying we understand your concerns, but the best thing is if we ge

boris becker has told andrew marr...to the president on many occasions, it was an official inauguration. i believe the documents they're giving me must be right. and responding to a new threat by the central african republic to extradite him to stand trial... i'm happy any time soon to visit bangui, the capital, and to speak to the people about how we can move forward and resolve this misunderstanding and this confusion. this was wimbledon last year. a 35—year—old dominating tennis. and boris becker, the commentator, insists he'll be back there next month as usual. james robbins, bbc news. football, and the world cup continues in russia. the group games are coming thick and fast, and there were great results for nigeria, switzerland, and those perennialfavourites — brazil. the bbc‘s tim allman has been watching all the action. there's leaving it late — and then there's leaving it late. these brazil fans were celebrating after a vital win at this world cup. but they know just how lucky they were. yes, we are so happy. at

speaking on the andrew marr show, theresa may was asked her position on the issue.degrading, it is offensive. what i am going to do in response is to ensure that that deal was blocked, we are going to take the bill that was blocked, the legislation that was blocked, the legislation that was blocked, the legislation that was blocked, and we will put it on government time. joining me now is the liberal democrat mp wera hobhouse, who presented the private members' bill to outlaw upskirting. thank you for coming in the. are you happy hearing what reason they had to say there? yes, and i am very pleased to have the support of the prime minister, during question time a few weeks ago she gave us her cautious support. she wanted to make sure that it was tight in terms of minister ofjustice and the home 0ffice, minister ofjustice and the home office, and then we were all going to go ahead with it. so i am played —— pleased with theresa may's support and it would be great to see it go through as soon as possible. soi it go through as soon as possible. so i hope it will come s

and i think people will be poring over what the home secretary has to save in his interview with andrew marr hour, and also will be closely watching what he has to say tomorrow when he unveils the full strategy. and you'll update us. thank you. finance ministers from the g7 have warned the us that it only has days left to avoid a trade war. after a meeting in canada last night, they expressed their "unanimous concern and disappointment" about new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. this report from lebo diseko. as family photos go, this looked pretty awkward for one member. us treasury secretary steve mnuchin, facing his counterparts from some of the us's closest allies, united in their frustration at america's latest tariffs. the americans have decided, in our mind, to take an action that is not at all constructive. it is actually destructive to our ability to get things done around tariffs on steel and aluminium. mr mnuchin played down talk of us isolation, saying his country believes in the g7. i think our leadership on the economy, which is one of president trump's major objectives,

she explained her thinking to the bbc‘s andrew marr.cross the whole, it was passed in 1861. it puts it in the same place as rape, and what that means, right now in northern ireland, where there are no exceptions to this law, if you are raped and you become pregnant as a result of the raid, and you seek a termination, you would face a longer prison sentence than the person who attacked you. in northern ireland, as in england and wales, this legislation is key. by repealing this piece of regulation i want to be really ca re this piece of regulation i want to be really care about this. the puzzle we have, and it is across party proposal, is devilish and respectful, because it is about repealing a piece of uk legislation, that stop people from northern ireland having a medical rather than criminal laws about abortion. the government has confirmed that it intends to launch a free website for schools in england to advertise teacher vacancies later this year. the department for education says it hopes the measure will help schools to save mone

speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices for one very simple reason. we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions. what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may to deliver the best possible brexit, a clean brexit. and what businesses want — and i was in business for 14 years — what they want is clarity and certainty. the more that we undermine theresa may, the more likely we are to end up with a fudge that will be an absolute disaster for everyone. saudi arabia has become the last country in the world to permit women to drive. the move is part of a programme of modernisation under crown prince mohamed bin salman. but leading women's rights activists who challenged the ban are still in prison. from riyadh, orla guerin reports. on the stroke of midnight, seizing their moment, and driving into the history books with a smile that says, it is our turn now. and plenty of support along the way. come morning, more women were taking to the road. teacher kareema seen off by her daughters. in six months

will talk today about the brexit dividend and we've heard the prime minister in her interview with andrew marrits budget as a member of the eu will be spent elsewhere. she hasn't said how much that will amount to and haven't specifically said that it will fund this nhs increase. in fact, she's admitted it won't be enough. she says the country as a whole will have to contribute a bit more. that means taxes will rise to pay for this nhs funding and there's a possibility they will borrow more to fund it as well. exactly what those tax rises will be and when they will happen, it seems the detail is for another day. shadow health secretary jonathan ashworth has been giving his reaction to the prime minister's announcement. we've been calling for more money but this simply isn't enough money. nhs experts have been saying we need in the region of 4—5% extra a year, that we need to invest in social ca re that we need to invest in social care provision for the elderly and in prevention budgets as well. we aren't getting any extra money for social care and prevention. the government say they are going t

although she has been speaking on the andrew marr show.nse to what happened is ensure, the bill was blocked, the legislation that was blocked and we are going to put it through in government time. a father and son from leeds have died whilst they were searching for scrap metal yesterday morning. the men are believed to have been trawling the bottom of a canal with a magnet to find metal objects in the water. police divers recovered their bodies from a canal near huddersfield. sajid javid has revealed he was a victim of a moped mugging — before he became home secretary. he told a newspaper his phone was snatched outside london's euston station. mrjavid, who is now in charge of britain's policing, said the theft left him ‘angry and upset‘. he says he‘s looking at how to give officers more powers to chase moped thieves. campaigners are calling for medicinal cannabis to be made legally available in the uk after the home secretary intervened to help a 12—year—old suffering from epilepsy. sajid javid granted billy caldwell the right to use canna

they are facing a challenge and keir starmer was talking to the andrew marr show earlier, and made thegainst the government on plans for other future relationship with the eu. we have trade bills coming up in july, the trade bill is coming up and people can vote on that. he said it is not the last chance they have to express their views. the idea that this tuesday or wednesday is the last chance saloon on a single market deal is misconceived. there will be another chance with those bells and i hope we get significant victories on what matters. —— significant victories on what matters. — — those significant victories on what matters. —— those bells. i urge tory mps who care about this, i know it is difficult to back those amendments, and we will back those amendments. if it happens, it will bea amendments. if it happens, it will be a defining change this week. it could happen, if those tory mps vote with us. that is labour's keir starmer. we have this key eu summit coming up. later on this month. theresa may must be hoping that she can get to that stage unscathed in the house of commons

she has been speaking on the andrew marr show.t i'm going to do in response to what happened is to ensure that we... that bill was blocked. we're going to take the bill that was blocked, the legislation that was blocked and put it through in government time. jessica parker. campaigners are calling for medicinal cannabis to be made legally available in the uk, after the home secretary intervened to help a 12—year—old suffering from epilepsy. sajid javid granted billy caldwell the right to use cannabis oil, after he was admitted to hospital with extreme seizures. billy's mother says he has responded well overnight to treatment, and she is now asking for a meeting with mrjavid to try to help other children. simonjones reports. a family's fight that they hope will benefit notjust billy caldwell, but others like him. on monday, they flew back into britain with cannabis oil they'd bought in canada to treat his epilepsy, but it contained an ingredient banned here. the drug, which has kept his seizures under control for almost a year, was

speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices. quite clear that he is trying to tell the same line that theresa may would want to but it is notjust pass any more. no, airports was joined by siemens a couple of days ago andi joined by siemens a couple of days ago and i think more companies are expected to break cover quite soon, adding to this chorus of business voices who are now out in the open saying they're concerned about the prospects of a no deal but also about the general direction and lack of clarity from the government about what they want from the brexited negotiations. it was an interesting tone from jeremy hunt because on friday, the government's response to the airbus statement was trying to calm it down and saying that the government was listening to the concerns of business, was going to be speaking to airbus, that it had full faith in its ability to handle these negotiations. this was a far more robust condemnation of what airbus in particular had done. jeremy hunt called their intervention completely inappropriat

she has been speaking and andrew marr show.bill was blocked. we would take the build—up was blocked, the legislation that was blocked and put it there in government time. the legislation that was blocked and put it there in government timem government time but in what form? that it takes to just will personally take control as a government measure, whether that is an amendment to an existing bill, whether a whole new legislation itself, we will have to wait and see. that is theresa may saint she will give herfull see. that is theresa may saint she will give her full backing. see. that is theresa may saint she will give herfull backing. if we look at this in the round, it looks likely that this to criminalise the practise of taking a photograph underneath someone's close without their consent, that would be criminalise from to two years. it has teresa may‘s backing and has backing of the labour party, and was not a liberal democrat mp. then christopher cope doesn't like them. how many has brought himself? he has brought many ove

create the type of world—class health service that the prime minister was talking about on the andrew marrr as your calculations are concerned, how much does the nhs need to put it into the condition that you think it should be in so that waiting times come down and patients just don't have the kind of experience that they're having at the moment? well, actually patients are still getting on the whole pretty good treatments. waiting times have started to creep up. there is a pretty broad consensus amongst all people who have done analysis on this that around 4% real was what was required to really get the nhs back onto an even keel and 5% to perhaps do some of the development which people are hoping to see. i mean, we must take into account the state of the wider economy. there is not a brexit dividend to exploit, the economy may actually do worse, is what the forecasts seem to suggest. i think eve ryo ne forecasts seem to suggest. i think everyone recognises one is going into an uncertain time. so this settle m e nt into an uncertain time. so this settlement might be the best that one cou

and you can see more of that interview with the prime minister on the andrew marr show a 9 o'clock onare calling for medicinal cannabis to be made legally available in the uk, after the home secretary intervened to help a 12 year old suffering from epilepsy. sajid javid granted billy caldwell the right to use cannabis oil, after he was admitted to hospital with extreme seizures. simonjones reports. 0f of the family spite that they hope will benefit not just of the family spite that they hope will benefit notjust billy caldwell, but others like him. on monday they flew back into britain with cannabis oil bought in canada —— canada to treat epilepsy, but he campaigned an ingredient which is anti—. the drug which has kept his seizures under control for more than a year was confiscated. days later he was back in hospital. the home secretary has now intervened, allowing billy to use the oil, but his mother says that is not enough. my his mother says that is not enough. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact, play any role

here's where roger leaves us to read the news for andrew marr.22, it is just that these early sta rts its 22, it is just that these early starts make me look older! what a day to celebrate my birthday. lovely day, this photograph came in from llanelli. scotland has had a damp start, outbreaks of rain becoming a writer through the day, bush again through devon and cornwall in the next hours, they wanted everyone and then they will move away. a lot of sunshine in england and wales, misty and grey in some eastern coasts and in the north of england but it will feel warm, good sunshine for more than england, and we will see sunshine once more across the highlands of scotland lifting temperatures into the low 20s, we could see afternoon stormzy, let's focus on whether there was doubly afternoon rain around, some storms which could be torrential in places but nowhere near as many in scotland as yesterday, damp in the southern uplands, an isolated shower in northern ireland, one of two showers dotted around, optimistically they should stay away from the

the andrew marr programme is on bbc one from 9am this morning. seen the horrific story on the front of the sunday times about british hospitals, we have also had £20 billion coming into the nhs announced by the prime minister, i am joined byjeremy hunt to talk about all of that and also by neil griffith who is the shadow defence spokesman to talk about the future of defence cuts and so forth and again the defence secretary allegedly threatening to bring down the prime minister this morning is a lot to talk about there. i've been talking to robert harries, the author about his great series being taken up by the royal shakespeare company and finally boris becker on the strange and slightly murky story of his african passport and the extent to which he is or is not now bankrupt. interesting stuff, we will see you later. that is nine o'clock on bbc one. we're in oldham's wales street, which has changed its name to england street for the duration of the world cup. our reporter ian haslam is with some of the patriotic neighbours gearing up for tonight'

this is where i take my leave, i am off to read the news for andrew marr on bbc one after nine o'clockll, still a few in the offing? sunshine here, certainly the best of the sunshine so far has been further west because further east, in norfolk much more cloud, similar scene across many eastern counties but the cloud thinning and breaking through the day and most of us will see warm spells of sunshine. still some thunderstorms in the forecast, mainly for eastern scotland, a few for the channel islands and the couple into northern england as well. let's look at the short term over the next couple of seconds we've got the cloud retreating, good sunshine, watch how these blobs of blue develop, scotland down into northern england and a few for wales. in the sunshine and 19—24 the top debjerk, parts of london, south east england could get up to 25, warm in the sunshine for many more sunshine and we saw yesterday. details on the shower further east, rumble of thunder and a flash of lightning, torrential downpours and some of those could get into parts of northern england. a couple of norther

she has been speaking on the andrew marr show.ding, it's offensive. and what i'm going to do in response to what happened is to ensure that we... that bill was blocked. we're going to take the bill that was blocked, the legislation that was blocked and put it through in government time. in government time, but in what form? that is a suggested she will personally take forward and see it taken as a government measure whether that is an amendment to an existing bill or on the legislation, we will have to wait and see. that is her saying she was give her full backing. if we are looking at this in the round, it looks very likely that this measure to criminalise the practise of taking a photograph underneath someone's close without their consent will be criminalised with a jail sentence of up to two yea rs with a jail sentence of up to two years because it has theresa may's backing and the backing of the labour party. and it was brought up bya labour party. and it was brought up by a liberal democrat mp.“ labour party. and it was broug

speaking on the andrew marr show this morning, mr becker explained how he became a diplomat, workingtation of this very difficult and poor country, and so, in a ceremony in april, he made me the attache of sport, culture and humanitarian affairs, and that has nothing to do with my bankruptcy proceedings. it was just informing the trustees, and therefore the courts, that if they want to send me to another hearing, my official address is the embassy in brussels, and not in britain or germany. unfortunately the other side, they did not respond to that, and therefore we have these misunderstandings. and this all came about through the belgian side of the central african republic? correct. it has been suggested that german politicians were the go—betweens in that. is that true? the connection was made from german politicians. the reason for it is i am a son of a refugee. my family is all mixed—race, so i have a strong feeling towards the african continent, and therefore i have a lot of respect and seriousness within. this was the story behind it, something i continue to do for many years.

does the minister share my appreciation of the prime minister saying on the andrew marr show yesterdaymember for christchurch objecting to the bill on friday. the private members‘ bill system must be modernised, but this is a matter of a difference day. the government must bring this important change to the law, making upskirting a specific offence, as soon as possible and will it ensure the bill has the full support of all its members? i think the honourable memberfor her comments and i do agree with the prime minister that upskirting should be an offence and it should be prosecuted. i understand, having spoken to gina martin, the offence and humiliation. our priority is that this will become an offence as soon as possible. we be it on thursday and i understand but this has considerable support across the house and i welcome that cross—party support. mrs maria miller... as you saw, the process of making upskirting a criminal offence, taking a step forward with the announcement of the government is to back a bill through the house of commons following the earlier on friday of wera hobh