it is of the utmost importance that the crown prosecution service, the police and the government griplity here as well. the level of cuts to the funding of the crown prosecution service have been intolerable. in the end this is not just a resource issue, you get what you pay for. if you cut a service to the bone, then the service it provides will suffer. the government needs to acknowledge that. you know what this job is like to know and that alison saunders has had a pretty rocky five years, several controversy in her wake, do you feel confident that she leaves the crown prosecution service in robust health? alison saunders was dealt a much harder hand than me or my successor. she has managed a service that has suffered the cuts we talk about. she has had a hard press. that has not always been fair. often it has been unfair. i think she has been a good dpp and has been in a difficult period and i can't be blamed for these failures. it is a shared problem. it is not a crown prosecution service or police or government problem. is it a politicised problem, the police for a long time wer

as a result, the crown prosecution service ordered a review of rape and sexual assault cases in englandneral asked thejustice minister about what he thought was a discrepancy in the views of the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders. would you like to comment on it yesterday's evidenced by the director of public prosecutions which the first honourable gentleman's assertion that you do not think the closure failings would have led to people being wronglyjailed? who was the blame to for the situation? is it the police or the cps? the minister pointed out that new technology was increasing pressure. we now live in an environment in which there are vast quantities of social media, instagram, facebook and the like, all of which can be contained upon one or two mobile devices. and which make demands upon both the police service, the crown prosecution service and indeed a defence that did not exist ten years ago. we must meet those demands. we accept that going through data confiscated from smartphones is time—consuming and expensive. but fairness and justice require, can they it a

tell you what the health secretary has been saying in the commons, that the police and the crown prosecution serviceical council with their reaction to the panel report. the gmc, which did investigate the doctor at the centre of this, doctorjane martin, back in 2010, and found her guilty of serious professional misconduct, but said she could continue practising medicine. the gmc chief executive has said thoughts with families of the loved ones, following the unacceptable treatment of the gosport war memorial hospital. patients and families were let down by the system, this is not good enough, this has been a difficult and protracted process. and welcoming the work of bishopjames jones and his panel. we have also been hearing from the prime minister theresa may, who gave her reaction to the report earlier. the events at gosport memorial hospital were tragic, deeply troubling, and they brought unimaginable heartache to the families concerned, but they are a matter of which we should be concerned across the house. he raises the issue about the way in which the public sector in his words closes ranks. t

despite the council's findings, the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence ford. then, in 201a, the government announced an independent investigation into deaths at hospitals in the house of commons earlier today. the event is at gosport were troubling and i think this is one of theissues troubling and i think this is one of the issues that we need to deal with across the public sector and, if i may say, i across the public sector and, if i may say, i page beauty the right honourable gentleman for establishing the enquiry when he was a minister. i'm sorry that it took so long for the families to get the a nswe rs so long for the families to get the answers from the nhs and i would like to thank bishopjamesjones and his panel members for what they have done and i would be happy to meet the right honourable gentleman with the right honourable gentleman with the bishopjones the right honourable gentleman with the bishop jones and the right honourable gentleman with the bishopjones and the health and social cares secretary has been putting such a focus on transparen

in the same year, the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a prosecutionsestablishment listened when junior nhs staff spoke out, had the establishment listened when ordinary families raised concerns instead of treating them as troublemakers, many of those deaths would not have happened. just as everybody deserves... cindy and debbie's father went into the hospital to recover after a stroke but within a couple of weeks after medication, he died. he deserved to get better, come home and be a dad and be a granddad for many years to come. today, she told me, she felt the report was a big step forward. mixed emotions today. heartbroken, but with a sense that actually we were right all along and eventually somebody has listened to us. ministers say prosecuting authorities will decide whether criminal charges should be brought — that is what the families of those who died now wish to see. earlier i spoke to suzanne white — a patient safety campaigner and head of clinical negligence at specialist law firm leigh day. she said that the institutions had badly let pati

in the same year the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a prosecutionhment listened whenjunior nhs staff spoke out, had the establishment listened when ordinary families raised concerns instead of treating them as troublemakers, many of those deaths would not have happened. justice everybody deserves. yeah. cindy and debbie's father stan went into the hospital to recover after a stroke but within a couple of weeks after medication he died. he deserved to get better, come home, and be a dad and be a grandad for many years to come. today she told me she felt the report was a big step forward. i've got mixed emotions today. heartbroken. but with a sense that actually we were right all along and eventually somebody has listened to us. ministers say prosecuting authorities will decide whether criminal charges should be brought. that is what the families of those who died now wish to see. there has been a real sense today in all the debate about what happened here at the hospital following the publication of the report of individuals being let down and ignore

ministers have admitted the disclosure of evidence to the defence in criminal cases has be the crown prosecution servicee than 3500 cases in england and wales after the collapse of a number of trials. it found vital evidence had been withheld in 47 cases of rape and sexual assault. but giving evidence to mp5, the ministers said culture and practise were the key problems not resources. he said there was a plan to improve training and to ensure disclosure at an early stage. what about cuts to police numbers? there is a real problem in disclosure, haven't it? a serious problem for a very long time. yes, is described as a blight on the system. yes, and complete mess. not enough importance has been attached to this in the past. it's been seen in a language to me as being bureaucratic and relevant fundamental to what the defines good investigative work enough to change. he said there was a plan to improve training and to ensure disclosure at an early stage. i'm sure this planworks, but in the event that it wasn't, who do we hold accountable for it? it's of the chief constable, it's the college? the prime issu

it's a year since the crown prosecution service said it wanted to bring charges against david duckenfieldit had to apply to lift that legal order. the court he heard arguments from the crown about why a prosecution should take place and from david duckenfield's lawyers about why they didn't feel it should go ahead. today the judge ruled that the former chief superintendent will go on file. —— on trial. nearly 30 years since david duckenfield was in charge at hillsborough, he will now appear in the dock of a criminal court. it is the first time that anyone has been charged with the deaths of 95 liverpool fans, who were killed when the terraces at the sheffield ground became overcrowded during an fa cup semifinal in 1989. mr duckenfield is accused of failing to take reasonable care for their safety, and it is alleged that amounts to gross negligence. 96 supporters were crushed. the youngest, a boy of ten. the oldest, a pensioner of 67. the match commander can only be charged in connection with 95 of the fans. for legal reasons, he can't be prosecuted by the death of the final victim, tony b

an order preventing him being tried was imposed 18 years ago, but the crown prosecution service appliedft what is called an historical stay halting further proceedings on mr duckenfield. thejudge preston crown court ruled in respect of the defendant david duckenfield, and lift to stay. 96 liverpool fans were killed in the crush. some of the relatives were in court to hear the ruling, others watch proceedings on a video link in liverpool. four other men will also face trial on charges relating to hillsborough. the format sheffield wednesday club secretary is charged with health and safety a nd secretary is charged with health and safety and safety at sports ground offences. former solicitor peter metcalf and former police officers donald denton and alan foster charged with perverting the course of justice. charged with perverting the course ofjustice. mr duckenfield is set to go on trial in september for the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 football supporters. under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the death of the 96th victim, tony bland, because he died more

in the same year, the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a prosecutione establishment listened when ordinary families raised concerns, instead of treating them as troublemakers, many of those deaths would not have happened. cindy and debbie‘s father stan went into the hospital to recover after a stroke, but within a couple of weeks, after medication, he‘d died. he deserves to get better, come home and be a dad and be a grandad for many years to come. —— he deserved to. today she told me she felt the report was a big step forward. mixed emotions today. heartbroken but with a sense that, actually, we were right all along and eventually somebody has listened to us. ministers say prosecuting authorities will decide whether criminal charges should be brought. that is what the families of those who died now wish to see. there was a strong sense today of individuals being let down by the system, the establishment. that was the point made byjeremy hunt in the commons as he apologised to his department was my conduct. theresa may made the point that the whole pub

the crown prosecution service has revealed that 47 cases of rape and sexual assault have been droppedur legal correspondent, clive coleman. this is about disclosure. explain more. disclosure where the police gather evidence and prosecutors look at it and the defendant is entitled to any evidence that assist the defence case or undermines the prosecution. last year high profile rape trials collapse for failure to disclose evidence to the defence. as a result of that, this review was instigated. today we found out that asa instigated. today we found out that as a result the cps looked at all the rape and sexual offence cases that had been charged. 47 have been dropped, five where disclosure was the main issue, 42 where it was an issue. as a result of that, 14 defendants who were in custody or remand have been released. alison saunders gave evidence to the justice committee this morning. she pledged the cps will tighten things up pledged the cps will tighten things up and look at charging decisions, early charging decisions, and scrutinise them earlier. also we will look at the early ide

the crown prosecution service has looked at more than 3,500 cases in england and wales after the collapsef constables and the college of policing should be accountable, according to the minister. the primary role here i think comes from chiefs but the college has got an incredibly important role to support in terms of the training, guidance and the codes. sounds like you're washing your hands of it, minister. not at all. because i've signalled the importance of this issue, and because i think it is quite fundamental to the criminal justice system. the warm words and friendly platitudes usually associated with international summits were replaced by something altogether less convivial when the g7 met in canada. the meeting of world leaders in quebec ended in disarray, after donald trump retracted his support for their agreed communique and then took to social media to criticize the canadian prime minister. theresa may reflected upon this most unusual gathering when she reported back to the commons. this was a difficult summit with, at times, some very candid discussions. but the conclusion

the crown prosecution service has revealed that 47 cases of rape and sexual assault were stopped, afterrs. more than 3,500 sexual offence cases in england and wales, which haven't gone to court yet, have been reviewed, after a high profile rape trial collapsed. the government is to allow rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to continue its proposed takeover of the broadcasting giant sky. but any deal depends on sky news being sold. two us companies, comcast and disney, are trying to buy most of mr murdoch's media empire. the government had already referred the proposed fox takeover to the competition and markets authority and the media regulator, 0fcom. the film producer harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sexual act charges at the supreme court in new york. it's the first time cases involving the 66—year—old are being tested in the criminal court. more than 70 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. he has denied them all. the comedian, michael mcintyre has been robbed by thieves on a moped, as he waited to collect his sons from a school in north london. the

whenever it has been referred to the crown prosecution service, they have concluded there is not enoughhe home office and the attorney general to look —— and hampshire police to look at his findings and decide to act accordingly. he does not ascribe criminal or civil liability in this, because that is not his place, but they are a36 people have died under hospital policy of prescribing opioid —based drugs without medical justification, and probably another 200 elderly patients at gosport war memorial hospital who had their lives shortened as a result. so, there is a clear call for action in this very weighty report. you mentioned that there have been so many different investigations and enquiries into what happened. when the victims' families hear what the report says today, they will be asking themselves, as you said, as the bishop said, how was it that it went on so long with actually a lot of scrutiny, but that the scale of what we're hearing was not uncovered until today, a long time later. what we're hearing was not uncovered untiltoday, a long time later. yes, the summary says rel

in the same year, the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a prosecutionnt when junior prosecution. had the establishment was sent whenjunior nhs prosecution. had the establishment was sent when junior nhs staff spoke out, had the establishment listened when ordinary families raised concerns instead of treating them as troublemakers, many of those steps would not have happened. ministers say prosecuting authorities will decide whether criminal charges should be brought. that is what the families of those who died now wish to see. if you are like further information on that story, it is available on the bbc news website, bbc .com/ news. as we do at this time around the world cup, we will talk on cristiano ronaldo scoring the fourth in the world cup, and portugal are through the next round. morocco are going on. we will have the full round—up. some british airways passengers have complained after their tickets were cancelled because the prices were too low. the airline said it sent some travel agents the incorrect fares, for flights to tel aviv and dubai. ba

despite the council's findings, the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence forgovernment announced an independent investigation into deaths at hospitals. stephen lloyd is the liberal democrat mp for a spine and his constituent was the first to go to hampshire police back in 1998 with concerns over the death of her mother at the hospital. thanks for coming in and for waiting to talk to us. first of all, when we look at this and we see the shocking statistics, what kind of context would you offer viewers from what is going on? that's really difficult. i ama going on? that's really difficult. i am a good example of that because when my constituent came to my ten yea rs when my constituent came to my ten years ago and told me this story, i found it hard to believe. i then asked her to give me the paperwork andi asked her to give me the paperwork and i spent a weekend reading through pages of paperwork. at the end of that, i came to the conclusion that a complete nightmare may have happened in the hospital, soi may have happened in the hospital, so i was determined t

the crown prosecution service has revealed that a7 cases of rape and sexual assault were stopped afteres in england and wales, which haven't gone to court yet, have been reviewed after a high profile rape trial collapsed. the government is to allow rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to continue its proposed takeover of the broadcasting giant sky. but any deal depends on sky news being sold. two us companies, comcast and disney, are trying to buy most of mr murdoch's media empire. the government had already referred the proposed fox takeover to the competition and markets authority and the media regulator 0fcom. the northern ireland secretary karen bradley has said she personally supports a change to the strict abortion laws in northern ireland, but the matter should be decided by stormont. she was speaking during an impassioned debate on whether parliament should step in to legalise abortion. the conservative mp heidi allen spoke of her own termination. iama i am a modern progressive woman in this country i am proud this country is my home. as a woman who believes passionately in the qu

do next and we know that the health secretary has said in parliament that the police and crown prosecution serviceks and balances introduced in the years since this happened so he believes that malpractice could be identified more quickly. he thinks if there was more to encourage whistle—blowing that could have been prevention. and right —— concerns we re prevention. and right —— concerns were raised as far back as 1991 and jeremy hunt says he wants to end the culture of blame and replace it with a culture of learning and says more work needs to be done with that. to make sure that doctors and nurses feel more comparable in raising issues or any mistakes that can be learnt from, so this kind of thing cannot happen again. joining me now isjulie bailey, who played a pivotal role in exposing the serious failings of mid—staffordshire foundation trust and founded the campaign group cure our nhs. thank you forjoining us. i am just wondering if you have a slight sense ofdj vu wondering if you have a slight sense of dj vu because we heard much of this before, didn't we? we have, sadly, it's a very sad tim