as we long suspected, the prime minister is a keen viewer of bbc parliament.ften she tunes in during the course of an evening. it all stemmed from a question put to her by an snp mp about long—winded speeches. does she agree with me that the rules of the house should be changed to prevent filibustering and to ensure that the members from all sides of the house have theirfair share of the time available? i have to say, i find that rather curious question from the honourable gentleman. last night, as it happens, i was out of the house between the two votes. i switched on the bbc parliamentary channel, and i saw the honourable gentleman speaking. i turned over to something else. i switched back. i switched back to the parliamentary channel. i saw the honourable gentleman still speaking. i switched over to something else. i switched back and the honourable gentleman was still speaking. he is the last person to complain about filibustering in this house. theresa may, clearly a big channel hopper. but what was she switching over to? that's it for this programme. mps

thanks for watching this on the bbc parliament channel. let's go to jim from wake forest, north carolina. the morning. caller: good morning. how are you? thank you for your show. people in their history, they have to remember history. what we have was passing this obama was elected, they came out with one big awful mistake america as an acronym. there is a big difference in and somet is funny that are biting and sarcastic. i just have to say one more thing get that is, if this was your child and your child acted the way trump has done and denigrated every candidate that was up there in republican party fighting for the presidency and denigrated a lot of other people ended this was your child come up with you reprimand your child and say this is not the right way to do it? i just ask everybody take a big try tock and let's laugh, or together at the nation. remember, half the population did not vote for him, so we have to respect the other half and stop the partisan ship the latest try to work together for a better america. host: "vanity fai

if you want to keep watching that in full, it‘s on the bbc parliament channel.waydown mid might. nhs trusts in england are overspending by hundreds of millions of pounds more than expected — according to figures out this lunchtime. trusts reported a deficit of 886 million pounds in the last quarter, more than one and a half times the government target. doctor kathy mclean from the regulator nhs improvement, had this explanation. it is higher than our original anticipation but the number of patients coming into hospital, obviously we need to treat them as a priority and in spite of that, the hospitals are working really hard to keep the costs down. indeed, compared with last year, there are 44 less hospitals posting a deficit this year compared with last year. joining me from westminster is niall dickson, chief executive of the nhs confederation. you won‘t be surprised by this. what do you think the explanation is? the pictures you are seeing in hospitals andindeedin pictures you are seeing in hospitals and indeed in mental health trusts as well is a manifestatio

now on bbc news: wednesday in parliament.ello and welcome to wednesday in parliament, our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords. on this programme, the bill that triggers the uk's eu departure process finally clears the commons and heads for the lords. the ayes to the right, 494. the noes to the left, 122. as a local authority abandons a large council tax rise to pay for social care, the labour leader presses theresa may on whether a deal was done. is the same sweetheart deal on offer to every council facing the social care crisis created by her government? the last thing social care providers need is another one of labour's bouncing cheques! and crisis, what crisis? a minister in the lords calms fears about those absent vegetables in the supermarkets. the only shortage will be of iceberg lettuce, which we think will be for about a few months and there is a wonderful variety called cos, which is even better. but first, the bill that authorises ministers to trigger article 50, the process by which the uk sta

: we go next to the international line from norma from the u.k., watching this morning on the bbc parliament channel. caller: mi on the air? i enjoy watching and listening to the program because it gives political viewpoints. an evenhanded vestige across the airways. what i like to comment on is the gentleman, richard norton smith. he spoke a lot about churchill and he mentioned churchill. and everyone is interested in what will take lace in the party churchill made a speech in 1946 in a place in the usa and may i say an excerpt of the speech? "the dark ages may return. the stone age may return from the gleaming wings of science and what might now show as a blessing upon mankind may even bring about its total destruction. beware, i say. time may be short. ofnot let us take the course allowing events to drift along until it is too late. and i think when you think of that message that he gave, before the cold war, before things started to get between russia and america to a point where they didn't trust each other, maybe that is a message that trump could perhaps repeat one of these days, when

watching on bbc parliament channel. go ahead. promisedhe president to fight radical islam. main issues is to declare the muslim brotherhood who is the spearhead of radical islam in the world which is well-established in the united states, why not declare them as a terrorist organization? guest: there has actually been some talk of doing that. there is an element of the trump administration that is very concerned about that >. the broader focus has been on their travel ban and their immigration executive order which i think they were perhaps surprised at the political backlash that elicited. it was something they probably -- they definitely rammed through a little too quickly without offering a rationale to the public. going to really shape some of their approach going forward. i don't think the president is afraid of the perceived as being politically incorrect. i do think they may tread a little bit more gingerly when they try to engage on these issues based on the reaction they got. ask: i just want to quickly you about new jersey and virginia governors races. there's als

this program is live on the bbc parliament channel. good sunday morning to you.oming to you from a different studio as we work on our normal washington journal studio. we want to begin with headlines from the atlanta journal-constitution. tom perez as the new head of the dnc. with ties toeteran the establishment as the new face of the resistance to donald trump. tom perez will lead a democraticed national committee which has been reeling from the 2016 vote. that left the party firmly in a minority. democrats were worried at the buoyedliberal outcry -- at the wave of liberal outcry. our phone lines are open. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. is the headline from the washington post. tom perez elected as the party chair. more highlights from the event in atlanta in just a moment. first fred from new jersey. democrat line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the press watching conference and they were talking about doing in autopsy as to what went wrong over the last year. theorymy own dear he -- as to pennsy

hopefully people will watch that on bbc parliament or democracy live on the bbc website.of the european commission, jean claude—juncker, has said he doubts whether the remaining twenty—seven members of the eu can maintain a united front as they negotiate britain's exit from the bloc. speaking to a german radio station, he said britain could offer separate deals to each country, which would make it hard for them to negotiate collectively. proposals for new official secrets legislation could see journalists and whistle—blowers jailed for publishing leaked material, including brexit documents. under the plans — which were drafted for the government by the law commission — people who disclose official information that could harm the uk's economy, would face prosecution. joan lynam has been looking at the proposals. they said this 365 page document they published is the start, a fact—finding mission. basically, there are four official secrets act dating back to 1911, they are completely out of date in some opinions because they do not ta ke some opinions because they do not ta

if you are watching across the atlantic on the bbc parliament channel, good morning to you.oe from south carolina. .ndependent line guest caller: this is a touchy subject. i'm southern baptist. and you are catholic. certainly respect the catholic religion. i haven't talked to you since christmas. i hope you and katie and the kids had a wonderful holiday. here's the thing. i don't care how people practice of religion as long as their religion doesn't interfere with the rights and liberties and privileges granted to everybody under the constitution. it's a strange thing. we practice religion. the danger with churches of people getting involved in politics is not so much about a government thing. in my view it's a danger of fracturing the congregation. me reread the johnson amendment and get your specific senator lyndont johnson put into law more than 55 years ago. it bars tax-exempt charitable from endorsing candidates, getting involved in political campaigns. specifically on that question should then be lifted? caller: i don't mind charitable about various issues and getting

onrey, england, listening the bbc parliament channel. good morning, john. caller: thank you for taking my call. commentlike to make a about the metric. in the u.k. we were forced to , [inaudible]ric a lot of people in this country , we must be very we suffer from this send -- censorship of the technocrats. that is in a vacuum. this should be translated for the culture. host: a little tough to hear that. do you have any reaction to his call? on to james in sierra vista, callow -- arizona. you are on. caller: excuse me. medford, and mr. smith is that correct? ok. i believe that ronald reagan was probably one of the top 10 presidents of the entire country because of what he did. i live 30 miles from the border, notthat is road miles, straight-line distance. i can walk into hours to the mexican-american border. in the last 8-10 , i have been seeing things out here that are going crazy. that don't live out here do not see what we see. i believe that in my honest opinion that barack obama -- president obama has done nothing to take care of this problem. in anare

now on bbc news: wednesday in parliament.

the latest headlines from bbc news: the british parliament has voted overwhelmingly to let the governmentr theresa may says she wants to trigger formal talks by the end of march. during the vote, some dissenting mps were reprimanded for singing 0de tojoy, the eu anthem. senators in the us have confirmed president trump's controversial choice for attorney general. alabama senator, jeff sessions, appointment was approved by 52 votes to a7. it came after a series of divisive confirmation hearings about his record on civil rights. a huge fire has swept through a crowded shanty town in manila, leaving 15,000 people homeless. the fire raged overnight before being put out on wednesday morning. the fire service has come under criticism for not responding fast enough. incredibly, no deaths have been reported. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, meet our youngest reporter ever.

you can watch mps debate donald trump's state visit to the uk on bbc parliament from 4:30pm this afternoonith commercial rockets regularly blasting off into the stratosphere. breakfast‘s john maguire is in cornwall for us this morning. good morning. we were ready and waiting. where were you? good morning, welcome to this station, built back in the 1960s to track satellites. we have a modeljust here of the first satellite television broadcaster in the uk, way back in 1962. we are standing at the dawn of a new era in the uk's space industry. we are about to, in the next few years, if everything goes according to plan, get the first commercial space ports, and this place will monitor the spacecraft as they explore the outer atmosphere. we will tell you all about that later on in the programme, after the news, travel and weather where you are watching brea kfast and weather where you are watching breakfast this morning. good morning from bbc london news. david norris, who murdered the black teenager stephen lawrence in a racist attack, is suing the government. it is thought norris, who is serv

bbc news. members of parliament at westminster have taken the first step towards invoking article 50 of the lisbonaty — the start of the process of leaving the european union. the house of commons voted by an overwhelming majority — 498 to 114 — in favour of the bill drawn up by ministers and the parliamentary process is meant to be completed early next month. among those who voted against were 47 labour mps who defied the orders of their leaderjeremy corbyn. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. feeling confident, prime minister? she didn't really need to worry. having fought against having to vote, government ministers never really worried about winning it. in the end, a much bigger proportion of mps the end, a much bigger proportion of m ps voted the end, a much bigger proportion of mps voted to begin brexit than the proportion of us that chose to leave. rola the ayes to the right, 498. -- leave. rola the ayes to the right, 498. —— nay to the left. huge cheers. dozens of labour ministers voting against. we can go in with self—confidence and ambition. but my point of view, i want to bri

bbc world news. the headlines: the british parliament has voted overwhelmingly to let the government begin the uk's departure from the european union. prime minister theresa may says she wants to trigger formal talks by the end of march. during the vote, some dissenting mps were reprimanded for singing ode tojoy, the eu anthem. senators in the us have confirmed president trump's controversial choice for attorney general. alabama senator jeff sessions‘ appointment was approved by 52 votes to a7. the un has launched an emergency appeal for yemen, which is on the brink of famine after two years of civil war. it's calling for $2.1 billion to support two—thirds of the population. the international committee of the red cross says it's temporarily halting its aid work in afghanistan. it follows an attack on one of its convoys in the north of the country that left six staff dead and two missing. it's time for aaron. will open skies stay open under president trump? us airline bosses take their grievances to the white house today. top of the list, their fast—growing rivals from the gulf. plus — hail to the tweeter in

but first, the headlines on bbc news: the government says both houses of parliament will get a vote one'd keep an "open mind" about any request by us president trump to address parliament. the government is setting out measures to help people rent or buy their own home in england, in a bid to fix what it calls the "broken" housing market. hello. the ftse 100 hello. the ftse100 looked like finishing —— looks like finishing the day in positive territory. sterling has sunk to its lowest in two weeks against the dollar. that is because of a stronger dollar after speculation about an interest rate rise in the united states. first group raced up the stock market this morning. it has had the added bonus of a nicely weaker pound, which is translated into positive profits. in the uk, revenue has dropped slightly in the last few months. bp is reporting an annual loss of £808 million for 2016. although an increase in the oil price helped create an improvement. a barrel was priced at $28 and 2016. today the $26. the gutmann says at least 250,000 new homes are needed each year to keep pace with dem

he survived a plane crash, he survived bbc, cnn, the establishment, european parliament.plause] he is also a very demanding man. he is a man who when i worked for him, would be just like president trump, call at the most inopportune time possibly -- yes, nigel, i am nearly done. gentlemen,ladies and nigel farage, my good friend. please welcome him to the stage. [applause] nigel: thank you. thank you very much. thank you. it., we did we did it. thank you. honored to be here today. i am delighted and thrilled that me, anvited me -- foreigner in your country. it is a funny thing, since november the eighth and the election of donald j. trump, every time i come to the -- to america, i am feeling a little bit more american. i have to tell you. [applause] come, when the generations that follow us study the history's of this period, there is one year that will stand out -- there is one year they will know and that year is the year of 2016. -- 2016, we witnessed the beginning of a global political revolution and it is one that is not going to stop. it is one that is going to roll

parliament tonight reflecting on a job well done. the labour leader has to deal with 52 rebels and a looming reshuffle. vicky young, bbcestminster. and you can find out more about brexit and how the bill will continue to move through parliament by visiting our website, go to bbc.com/news. later in the programme, we hearfrom marine le pen, one of the front—runners in the upcoming french presidential election. she's been speaking to our europe editor, katya adler, about brexit, the european union and mass immigration. let's round up some of the other main stories: the us military has confirmed the death of a senior al-qaeda operative, abu hani al—masri, in an air strike in syria. the pentagon said al—masri was close to osama bin laden and had set up al-qaeda training camps in afghanistan and pakistan in the ‘80s and ‘90s. russia's main opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been found guilty of embezzlement and handed a five—year suspended sentence. it bars him from running for president next year against vladimir putin. mr navalny, who denies the charges, has vowed to take part in the race regardless. the new director o

bbc news. labour's deputy leader, tom watson, says the party's leadership is "settled for this parliament". watson played down reports that labour is using focus groups to test out the popularity of alternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. he said that this was "not the time" for another leadership election. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason about the reports. pretty much ever since he was first elected labour leader, the running theme has always been, how long will he last? there was a conclusion, if you like, at the end of his first year in office that he would last a little longer, because, yes, he went back again and won easily in the labour leadership contest of last summer. things then went a little quiet because the assumption was that therefore he would be able to stay for as long as he chose to. what we've now got is a discussion that's been going on at westminster, both privately and then occasionally in public, about whether he may at some stage choose to stand down, rather than being toppled by an internal challenge. but as you say, tom watson appearing o

parliament". speaking to the bbc this morning, mr watson played down reports that labour is using focus groups to of alternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. he said that this was "not the time" for another leadership election. we've had a tough 18 months. we had a damaging second leadership election, so we've got an uphill struggle ahead. the polls aren't great for us, but i'm determined now that we've got the leadership settled for this parliament that we can focus on developing a very positive, clear message to the british people in a general election. medical teams have been called to hamburg airport, after reports that a corrosive substance was released inside one of the buildings. firefighters subsequently confirmed they found a pepper spray in a rubbish bin will stop that have been a series of incidents in hamburg where people have let off pepper sprays as a joke. the problem is this particular spray was drawn up into the air conditioning system inside the terminal building and as a result, a number of people, 50, required treatment in hospital for eye irritation, breathing difficulties and

the headlines on bbc news: the government has defeated a group of mps in parliament who wanted a vote wanted a vote on the final brexit-£52 us security g no securityg no more countries q added to the countries will be added to the banned list. doctors' leaders say ten minute gp appointments are crazy. more on that in a moment. more on that in a moment. we will be speaking to a couple of gps about their ideas to improve care. sport now, and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. good evening. alastair cook says it will be great for england's cricketers to have a new voice with a new drive and new ideas. he has been speaking for the first time since stepping down as england test captain. he told joe wilson he can no longer give his all to the role. it's a job you need to do at 100% and you need to be committed to everything. unfortunately, i've gone to the well a few times and i have to be honest and look in the mirror. i couldn't do it any more. i could do 95%. but it's not a job you can do at 95%. whatjob would joe root do with the team if he becomes the test captain?

now on bbc: the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament.ouse of lords weighs into the arguments over brexit. a labour peer says colleagues must stand up for the interests of the young. this house should be urging a rethink on this whole project. this house should be saying, not in our name. but a conservative offers peers this reassurance on brexit — even if there's no deal. there is no greater nonsense than the claim that in the absence of a trade deal with the eu we shall be falling off a cliff edge. there is no cliff edge for the simple reason that there is no cliff. also on the programme: some powerful speeches and surprising revelations during a debate about donald trump. which one of us has not made some ridiculous sexual comment sometime in our past? well, in private, you know, let... let he who is without sin cast the first stone. all right? but first, the bill authorising the government to start the formal process for leaving the eu has been approved by the commons. now it's the turn of the house of lords to chew over the legislati

parliament". sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here's richard. thank you. grit and determination was the difference against wales in the six nations. england came back from behind to snatch a dramatic 21—16 victory in cardiff. with england trailing by two points going into the last five minutes, winger elliot daly burst through the welsh backline, going over in the corner to score the decisive try. they defended really well and you have got to look at the facts. we had five starting players out so it shows the depth of our squad and it shows the depth of our squad and it shows how the players are developing. we looking forward to a week's training in central london next week and we will try to do a different things with the boys. then preparation against italy because we wa nt to preparation against italy because we want to put them to the challenge. i thought it was an outstanding test match. i thought it was high octane, bedsides looked to play rugby and it was outstanding. unfortunately england know how to win. they get overtheirline. england know how to

parliament". sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard. looking to make it two wins from two after their impressive display against ireland last weekend. they haven't won in paris though since 1999 and know that the side they face this year will be desperate for a win after their defeat to england in their opening match. they will be hurting from the weekend there and there will be wanting to beat us, obviously. they've got a lot of big boys i will probably have a lot of them coming at me which is part of the sport. our boys bedding the game and we know what job we're our boys bedding the game and we know whatjob we're going to have to do in backs as well. we now have topped a game it is going to be but we are ready for it, i think. there's full coverage of france v scotland from 2.15 on bbc1 and commentary on bbc radio 5 sports extra. plenty of coverage too via the red button and on the bbc sport website. just a reminder that ireland take on italy in the women's six nations at 1 o'clock this afternoon.. there are two games in the premier

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament — as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. the ayes to the right, 498. the noes to the left, 114. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. at prime minister's questions, jeremy corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. just what more does president trump have to do, before the prime minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who've already called for his state visit invitation to be withdrawn? but theresa may rejects that call and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. he can lead a protest, i'm leading a country. and in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it's like to feel that cold nausea, when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. but first, the result was never in doubt, but there was still a sense of drama in the commons when, after two days of

now on bbc news: thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament.oming up in the next half hour: the government sets out its brexit policy paper. the transport secretary says expanding heathrow will be good for britain post—brexit. and, as mps debate alcohol harm, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it's like to feel that cold nausea when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. but first, the government has published its 75—page brexit policy document, laying out what its objectives are in the forthcoming negotiations on extracting the uk from the european union. the principles were contained in the prime minister's keynote speech last month, so there were few surprises. the secretary of state, david davis, said it confirmed the prime minister's vision of an independent, truly global uk. the government recognised the need for clarity and certainty. the white paper also sets out we will take control of our own laws so they are made in london, edinburgh, cardiffand belfast, and ensure that we wi

bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to allow the government to beginopean union. the us senate has confirmed president trump's controversial choice for attorney general, right—wing senatorjeff sessions. let's stay with that story now. earlier i asked former acting attorney general stuart gerson whether he thought senator sessions was fit for office. certainly he will have more restrictive views of the extent of the law than, say, a liberal democrat might have, but he will faithfully enforce the laws. i mean, he has been a responsible senator, he's an affable fellow. one can expect that he will agree with president trump on many things, however. these racism allegations don't seem to have gone away, though, over the years. you have worked with him. what is he like as a person? well, he's a southern gentleman. i really think it's hard to paint him as a racist, given the fact that i believe he has multiracial grandchildren, who are half—asian, so i doubt that the charge really sticks. but it is the sort of thing that those who are in that lobby pursue. th

parliament". speaking to the bbc this morning, mr watson downplayed reports that labour is using focus groups to testve candidates tojeremy corbyn. mr watson said that this was "not the time" for another leadership election. we've had a tough 18 months, er, we had a damaging second leadership election, so we've got an uphill struggle ahead, the polls aren't great for us, but i'm determined now that we've got the leadership settled for this parliament, that we can focus on developing a very positive clear message to the british people in the general election. tom watson talking to andrew marr this morning. medical teams have been called to hamburg airport, after reports that a corrosive substance was released inside one of the buildings. firefighters are still trying to identify the substance, which left 50 people requiring hospital treatment for eye irritation, breathing difficulties and nausea. the source was traced to a security check area, where passenger luggage is scanned by staff. the airport was closed for a short time, but flights have now resumed. here, 14 retired bishops have written an ope

parliament". speaking to the bbc this morning, mr watson played down reports that labour is using focus groups toalternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. he said that this was ”not the time” for another leadership election. we've had a tough 18 months. we had a damaging second leadership election, so we've got an uphill struggle ahead. the polls aren't great for us, but i'm determined now that we've got the leadership settled for this parliament that we can focus on developing a very positive, clear message to the british people in a general election. tom watson, the labour deputy leader. let's returned to the ballistic missile test by north korea and get some reaction from washington. the test came as the japanese prime minister was in talks with president trump. david willets is in washington. give horse some sense of how the white house has reacted 7 sense of how the white house has reacted? there was the impression given late last night when the news conference happened that donald trump didn't think this was important enough to make much comment on. you are absolutely right. he made a very br

now on bbc news, the week in parliament.to brexit. the ayes to the right, a98. the noes to the left, 114.

coming up at six o'clock, breakfast with ben thompson and rachel burden but first on bbc news, the week in parliament

now on bbc news, a look at wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. the main news from westminster: the labour leader says the government has put england's nhs and social care in a state of emergency. we need a government that puts the nhs first, and will invest in our nhs. but the prime minister says labour policies would leave no money to pay for anything. that doesn't help doctors and nurses, it doesn't help patients, it doesn't help the nhs, and it doesn't help ordinary, working families up and down this country. also on the programme: the local government secretary says he understands only too well the pain caused by increases to business rates. growing up above the family shop, i saw for myself the impact an increase in rates can have on small businesses. a rise in the costs lowered the mood of the whole family. even as a child, i knew it wasn't good when i found a stack of bright red final reminders hidden away at the back of the drawer. a fortnight ago, the labour leader jeremy corbyn sprang a surprise on theresa may at prime minister's questi

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament.se of lords weighs into the arguments over brexit. a labour peer says colleagues must stand up for the interests of the young. this house should be urging a rethink on this whole project. this house should be saying, not in our name. but a conservative offers peers this reassurance on brexit — even if there's no deal. there is no greater nonsense than the claim that in the absence of a trade deal with the eu we shall be falling off a cliff edge. there is no cliff edge for the simple reason that there is no cliff. also on the programme: some powerful speeches and surprising revelations during a debate about donald trump. which one of us has not made some ridiculous sexual comment sometime in our past? well, in private, you know, let... let he who is without sin cast the first stone. all right? but first, the bill authorising the government to start the formal process for leaving the eu has been approved by the commons. now it's the turn of the house of lords to chew over the legislation

bbc news, recife. british members of parliament have voted overwhelmingly to give the government a historic mandate — tovote to trigger article 50 of the lisbon treaty was 498 in favour, 114 against. british members of parliament have voted overwhelmingly to give the government a historic mandate — to start the process of leaving the european union. facebook and its virtual reality unit oculus has been ordered by a texanjury, to pay $500 million in damages to zenimax media, a video game publisher that says oculus stole its technology. but still facebook‘s shares rose on wednesday as the world's largest online social network reported higher—than—expected quarterly profit and revenue, thanks to online advertising. mr trump's supporters say he's keeping the promises he made on the campaign trail. our north america correspondent nick bryant has travelled to the southern state of tennessee, to gauge how people are taking to the new president. the hills of eastern tennessee, a landscape that reminds us that it wasn't just the landscape that reminds us that it wasn'tjust the rust belt landscape that reminds us

parliament. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. that afternoon. —— good afternoon. different leader" who's willing to take a lot more risks than alastair cook as england cricket captain. that's the view of his coach at yorkshire andrew gale. the ecb are considering a successor to cook, who stepped down yesterday. gale's told the bbc that root is ready and the time is right for him to step up. hears a different leader, he is willing to try things. he is a lot more risky than alistair cook. the games he has captained in my absence at yorkshire, you could tell he was not worried about taking risks. so i think he will be a very different leader, but i think when he steps up he is ready, the time is right for him. england's director of cricket, andrew strauss has denied that joe root is the only candidate for thejob. there is a process to go through. he isa there is a process to go through. he is a very prominent cricketer and influential person in the dressing room, so there is no doubt he would be short listed candidate, but i don't want to rule anyone out at this stag

parliament". speaking to the bbc this morning, mr watson played down reports that labour is using focus groups tot out the popularity of alternative candidates tojeremy corbyn. he said that this was ”not the time” for another leadership election. we've had a tough 18 months. we had a damaging second leadership election, so we've got an uphill struggle ahead. the polls aren't great for us, but i'm determined now that we've got the leadership settled for this parliament that we can focus on developing a very positive, clear message to the british people in a general election. the royal college of surgeons, and the organisation that represents nhs trusts, is warning that highly qualified surgeons in england are being left ”kicking their heels” while they wait for hospital beds to become available.. and operations are being cancelled. they argue a lack of funding for health and social care means patients are not being discharged when they should be. nhs england says onlyi percent of operations were cancelled at the last minute. the commons speaker, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has

bbc news. the headlines: both houses of parliament will get a vote on the final brexit deal, the government saysernment would not renegotiate the deal if it was rejected by parliament. we intend the vote will cover not just the parliament. we intend the vote will cover notjust the withdrawal arrangements but also the future relationship with the european union. the speaker in the lords tells peers he does not intend to argue for or against any request by us president trump to address parliament during his state visit later this year. my my view is that i will keep an open mind and consider any request for mr trump to address parliament if and when it is made. the government announces new plans to build affordable homes, tackle the high cost of renting, and offer more help to first time buyers — but critics say it will do little to provide genuinely affordable housing. tax rises and spending cuts are set to continue into the next decade, according to leading economists at the institute for fiscal studies. doctors' leaders say average ten minute gp appointments, which are thought to be the shortes

now on bbc news, it is monday in parliament.nd welcome to monday in parliament, our look at the day at westminster. the headlines: the speaker of the house of commons has told mps he doesn't want president trump to address the houses of parliament. our opposition to racism and to sexism, and our support for equality before the law, and an independent judiciary, are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. by comparison, slightly more measured tones from the prime minister on the special relationship, as she reports back from an informal eu summit in malta. we should engage patiently and constructively with america, as a friend and ally. an ally which has helped guarantee the longest period of peace which europe has ever known. and radically different views as mps try to get to the bottom of what it's like to work in the "gig" economy. first: the speaker of the house of commons has told mps he is strongly opposed to president trump addressing the houses of parliament on his state visit to the united kingdom. john

bbc news. the headlines. no address in parliamentdent's views on race and sexism, as reasons why there'll be no invitation. as mps begin debating the brexit bill, the prime minister insists britain wants to remain a good friend and ally with the eu, long after it leaves. we wa nt we want a strong and successful european union, that is in our interests and the interests of the whole world. data obtained by the bbc, shows the number of patients on hospital wards in england, has reached unsafe levels at 9 out of 10 hospitals this winter. the situation‘s getting so dire, even paramedics are forced to queue, and patients are sometimes being treated in corridors. a teenager has pleaded guilty to killing an american tourist and injuring five others, during a random knife attack in london last summer. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look

bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: the commons speakerjohn bercow has been applauded by mps, for saying donald trump won't be allowed to address parliament on a state visit. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump to speak in the royal gallery. donald trump has been defending his travel ban, which remains suspended by the courts, saying it keeps out people who "want to destroy" america. and we'll have a special report highlighting the enormous pressures facing nhs staff. we visit one a&e unit that's struggling to cope with demand. and coming up in newsnight: we are in paris where the leading candidates in the remaining presidential election are already slogging it out. it looks like it will be a battle between a fres hfa ced will be a battle between a freshfaced liberal and anti—immigrant, antiestablishment populism. the ultimate showdown. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has expressed his strong opposition to any plans for president trump to address both houses of parliament when he makes his state visit to the uk later this year. mr bercow said his opposition had