these totemic images of britain, as you were saying, david liddington, the cabinet minister is not saying it won't happen, he is saying there are presently no arrangements for it. it seems to be a way of the telegraph bouncing the government into saying that it definitely will bong. bouncing the government into saying that it definitely will bongli shall raise a glass to you.” that it definitely will bongli shall raise a glass to you. i think what we are seeing here is the start ofa campaign, what we are seeing here is the start of a campaign, maybe. will you launch a petition to get this going? i must tweet for this, big ben bongs for brexit. and stamps. we had stamps when we joined in 1974 and as isaid stamps when we joined in 1974 and as i said earlier, i possess a set of these stamps, a first day cover. i think we should have stamps. i am using this opportunity to say to the royal mail, get your stamps out. sta m ps royal mail, get your stamps out. stamps and big ben. stamps and bongs. thank you so much. that is it for the papers tonight. you can see the front pages online and on the

something that is important that came out in the commons yesterday, many questions were put to david liddingtonbout why the government was letting contracts to a company that had numerous recent profit warnings. so there is a confluence of information coming together now to suggest people may have been aware the business wasn't in the best of health and perhaps shouldn't have been contracting at least as widely as it has been in recent yea rs. widely as it has been in recent years. david lidington, the cabinet secretary in charge of this liquidation of carillion, i don't envy him at all, he obviously had thejob of explaining envy him at all, he obviously had the job of explaining how this process would go and one of the things i saw him say it was private companies would get just things i saw him say it was private companies would getjust 48 hours of government help, whereas a carillion employee, theirjob will be secure, yet it's the many private companies, small companies, some medium—sized companies, that are facing difficult times with very little support. absolutely and it belies a broader

these totemic images of britain, as you were saying, david liddington, the cabinet minister is not sayingrangements for it. it seems to be a way of the telegraph bouncing the government into saying that it definitely will bong.” shall raise a glass to you.” that it definitely will bong.” shall raise a glass to you. i think what we are seeing here is the start ofa campaign, what we are seeing here is the start of a campaign, maybe. will you launch a petition to get this going?

david liddington coming infora in the cabinet.abinet sub committees which is of course not necessarily interesting to people outside but it's an important role looking across government, across whitehall, making sure that everyone knows what the other side is doing, if you like. it's an important role and leerily david liddington is somebody that theresa may trust tosca ry somebody that theresa may trust toscary out that job for her. any changes we'll come straight back to you. thank you. joining me now from westminster is mp robert halfon. iam i am wondering what impression you are getting about what theresa may is trying to do with this particular reshuffle ? is trying to do with this particular reshuffle? what has come out so far is that it's quite exciting, brandon lewis is the new chairman, very forward—looking with a campaigning background. particularly the vice chairman, james cleverley and kemi bad knock, remarkable individuals in their own right. the message is that we are a forward—looking compassionate conservative part

i am also talking to david liddington, who is in effect theresa may's number two. piers morgan, who got the great donald trump interview. so theresa may, piers morgan, david liddington, all on after nine a.m.. thank you very much. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. tv critic emma bullimore is here to tell us what has caught her eye. we saw andrew saying he will be talking to piers morgan. piers morgan has interviewed donald trump in davos as part of the world economic forum, and this interview is airing tonight on itv, and has been picked up by a lot of the press. whatever your feelings about piers morgan and donald trump is likely to be the most watched tv event of the year so far, you will not be able to stay away. he is covering all sorts of different topics. harry and meghan's wedding, he hasn't been invited, and he says he hasn't been invited, and he says he doesn't want to be drawn into that. he is happy to be drawn into other things. he says on brexit theresa may should have been tougher, he doesn't say how, but

discretionary basis. 0ne brief question — you say you spoke to presumably the justice secretary, david liddington any reassurance about changes that could be coming? the reassurance is that he knows he needs to look at that, and as i say, it was just one phone call. that doesn't mean to say that it's the end of it. when i go back on monday, there was something that i want to speak to his office, and his office are going to speak to mine. more how on one of oui’ top stories today. women in britain are paid on average 18% per hour less than men, according to figures released by large companies. at the airline easyjet women earn 52% less per hour than men. and at virgin money the gap is 33%. the company with the biggest gap to publish so far is the women's clothing chain phase eight. the shop pays its women staff on average 65% less an hour than their male colleagues. the leader of the women's equality party, sophie walker, has been telling us that the problem is very deep rooted. i think there is a vast difference between the small number of companies that have come forward and said they would take

discretionary basis. 0ne brief question — you say you spoke to presumably the justice secretary, david liddingtoneassurance is that he knows he needs to look at that, and as i say, it was just one phone call. that doesn‘t mean to say that it‘s the end of it. when i go back on monday, there was something that i want to speak to his office, and his office are going to speak to mine. women in britain are paid on average 18% per hour less than men, according to figures released by large companies. at the airline easyjet women earn 52% less per hour than men. and at virgin money the gap is 33%. the company with the biggest gap to publish so far is the women‘s clothing chain phase eight. the shop pays its women staff on average 65% less an hour than their male colleagues. with me is siobhan endean, national equality officer with the union unite. lovely to have you here. 65%! what do you make of figures like that? that is with phase eight. we know that is with phase eight. we know that the gender gap exists and we have been calling as a movement for a long time for transparent and fair pay systems. the

thejustice secretary david liddington has said he is looking to begin work on reforming the transparencyto release serial sex attacker john worboys from prison. in a statement mr liddington said that while it is right the parole board remains independent. he believes that there is a strong case to review how to allow greater openness about the decision—making process. he added that arrangements should be made to ensure victims are both heard and, if they wish, kept informed about their case. mr liddington said he has spoken to victims‘ commissioner baroness newlove, and the chair of the parole board nick hardwick, and that victims‘ groups will be also be consulted. at least eight people have drowned and more are missing after a dinky sank off the libyan coast. it is thought to be the first migrant shipwreck of 2018. the east coast of north america is shivering in a record—breaking freeze. it comes after a massive snow storm that reached as far south as florida. temperatures are forecast to fall below minus 29 degrees celsius, as andrew plant reports. the new year has brought new record l

discretionary basis. 0ne brief question — you say you spoke to presumably the justice secretary, david liddingtoneassurance about changes that could be coming? the reassurance is that he knows he needs to look at that, and as i say, it was just one phone call. that doesn't mean to say that it's the end of it. when i go back on monday, there was something that i want to speak to his office, and his office are going to speak to mine. the white now more now on president trump describing himself as are very sta ble trump describing himself as are very stable genius after the publication of book that questioned his ability to do thejob. of book that questioned his ability to do the job. the of book that questioned his ability to do thejob. the book of book that questioned his ability to do the job. the book claims that staff regard trump as childish and we re staff regard trump as childish and were concerned about his mental abilities. let's go to our washington correspondent. david, this is extraordinary, isn't it? he is something of a teflon character, but will he be able to get over this questionin

just one brief question, you say you spoke to thejustice secretary david liddington last night. he knows he needs to look at that. it was just one phone call but that doesn't mean it is the end of it. when i go back on monday i will want to speak to his office about it and they will speak to mind because i believe this is the time we need to look into this, to get public confidence, and for victims to have confidence about criminal justice system. yet again this does not give confidence to people to report, and yet again the criminal justice system feels... it also makes you wonder, are they listening to victims, and as victims commissioner i want to do my part to get that support the victims because they deserve that. it is not a story, it is their life they live on a daily basis. baroness helen newlove, victims commissioner for england and wales, thank you for being with us. easyjet, ladbrokes and virgin money are among the major employers who've revealed that they pay women on average at least 15 per cent less than men. 0rganisations which employ more than 250 workers must pu

speaking after a meeting of the cobra committee, david liddington tried to put a positive spin on thessage today was that they want had gone pretty well. people were turning up to work. we had not had reports of any serious disruption to service delivery. it is unlikely workers going home today will see things the same way. in a moment we'll be talking to our deputy political editor john pienaar at westminster but first to simon jack who's outside carillion‘s headquarters in wolverhampton. simon, what have we learned today about the way this company was actually being run? well, the recriminations here have really intensified during the day, with even a leading business group, the institute of directors, joining labour and the unions, issuing a stinging rebuke to the former managers. the ex—chief executive who left last year will enjoy his £665,000 salary until october. year after yea r, £665,000 salary until october. year after year, dividends were increased, even as the pension deficit ballooned. 0nce increased, even as the pension deficit ballooned. once again, the reputational bus

thejustice secretary david liddington has said he is looking to begin work on reforming the transparencyo release serial sex attacker john worboys from prison. he added that arrangements should be made to ensure victims are both heard and, if they wish, kept informed about their case. mr liddington said he has spoken to victims‘ commissioner baroness newlove, and the chair of the parole board nick hardwick, and that victims‘ groups will be also be consulted. at least eight people have drowned and dozens more are feared missing after a dinghy carrying migrants sank off the libyan coast. the italian coastguard says 84 people were rescued on saturday, in what is thought to have been the first migrant shipwreck of 2018. it was one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of modern times. in 2003 the complete genetic code of a human being, the genome, was published. by the end of this year, it‘s hoped this code will help thousands of nhs patients who have rare diseases and unexplained conditions. this wouldn‘t have been possible without families taking part in the ‘genome project‘. be

well, a cross party group of 58 mps has written to thejustice secretary, david liddington, calling forigation into whether the voices of victims were heard in this parole decision. the labour mp stella creasy, is the organiser of that letter and shejoins me now from north east london. i think there might be a slight delay on the line as thank you very much for talking to us. what, in essence, are you trying to achieve by putting this cross—party letter together? i think there is widespread concern about the decision to give mr worboys, a convicted rapist, parole and a lack of clarity about how this decision has come to light and, most crucially, some worrying questions about what role and what listening has been done to the victims of mr worboys's crime. it is very clear in the parole guidelines that victims should be heard and the impact of any parole on victims should be taken as part of the consideration into whether to give somebody parole so we are into whether to give somebody parole so we are calling on the secretary of state to investigate whether or not that has happened and l

it will be david liddington. liddington.orman smith is here, what do we expect? expect? when the prime minister is not there. there. than usual so i think a number of mps have decided not to turn up. mps have decided not to turn up. and remarks about how it would be a disaster to leave the union. disaster to leave the union. is a robin, as in the bird, in the commons chamber, fluttering around. commons chamber, fluttering around. i‘m not quite sure anyone knows what to do about it. to do about it. probablyjust as well it‘s not a seagull. well it‘s not a seagull. sorts of animals find their way into the houses of parliament. the houses of parliament. a rabbit the other day and a fox in downing street. let‘s see what happens. david lidington. mr speaker, i have asked to reply. speaker, i have asked to reply. minister is in china building on the ties between our countries. ties between our countries. delegation that this government has yet led. yet led. apprenticeship training centre in gateshead. gateshead. in pension contribu

appointments include, brandon lewis as conservative party chairman & david liddington to the cabinet and social care. a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. at the start of his trial, former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences against boys aged between 11 and 14. now let's get the sport with with olly foster. andy murray faces another five months away from the court after having hip surgery in melbourne. the former world number one has not played competitively since wimbledon last summer. he is now targeting the grass court season in june last summer. he is now targeting the grass court season injune for a possible return. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. surgeon said that the operation went well. murray has been talking very optimistically from his hospital bed earlier today. he would be the first to a cce pt earlier today. he would be the first to accept there are no guarantees exactly how successful a surgery will be, how the rehabilitation will go. but having been so d

one brief question — you say you spoke to presumably the justice secretary, david liddington. yes., and as i say, it was just one phone call. that doesn't mean to say that it's the end of it. when i go back on monday, there was something that i want to speak to his office, and his office are going to speak to mine. let's get the weather now. a cold, breezy day for some warm league to clear skies and frost. in shropshire, a weak weather front produced a lot of cloud, drizzly conditions at times and that with the north east wind coming of the sea exacerbated the cold, dismal feel. the winds will ease down as we go through the night with the exception of perhaps the south where the cloud will linger the longest. clear skies elsewhere and frost forming. a hard frost is likely in rural parts of scotland with temperatures down as low as minus ten, may be lower in the sheltered glens. a cold start but lighter winds and clear skies and plenty of sunshine likely on sunday. temperatures will peak at 5—7 in the south but struggling to climb above freezing in parts of scotland. more cloud deve

the cabinet office minister david liddington has told mps that protecting those services would be theent's priority. labour is asking why the government awarded major contracts to carillion even after it was clear the company was in difficulties. 0ur correspondent simon gompertz has the latest. the bigger they are, the harder for everyone when they fall. carillion was the new name for a huge business taking in age—old construction brands like wimpy, alfred mcalpine, tarmac and mowlem. they don'tjust build, they manage hundreds of operating theatres for the nhs, maintain many prisons and army accommodation, and serve and provide school dinners. all that with the weight of £900 million in debt, and the deficit in the company pension fund of 590 million. the impact of not being able to carry on is already being felt. it's a disaster. there are thousands of subcontractors, agency labour, suppliers who won't get paid. we're already being told people aren't being paid. carillion‘s fuel cards are not working this morning. so staff trying to get to work in carillion vans cannot fill up their

"it must have reawakened the most appalling memories" — the words of thejustice secretary, david liddingtonelease the black cab rapistjohn worboys. mr liddington is expected to make a statement to mps today over the move. the former taxi driver, who is suspected of attacking more than 100 women in his london cab, has served ten years injail after being convicted of 19 offences against 12 women. now 60, worboys is due to be released from jail later this month. a parole board approved his release, saying they were "confident" he won't reoffend. but major questions have been raised after many of his victims say they weren't consulted in the decision, or even told that he would be freed. let's talk now to claire waxman. she's london's first victims commissioner, and works to improve the experience of victims of crime. kim harrison is from slater and gordon lawyers in salford, representing 11 of warboys victims. she says many are "absolutely terrified" by the prospect of his release later this month. kim harrison, thejustice secretary is making a statement in the commons today. what do your clie

the justice secretary, david liddington, is expecting to make a statement in the house of commons laterole board. the prime minister has said the way parole is considered is to be reviewed following the board's decision to free him. three women have accused the australian actor craig mclachlan of indecent assault, during a tour of the musical, the rocky horror show. the 52 year old, best known for his role in neighbours, says the allegations are "baseless and vicious". the women say they raised complaints with the theatre company at the time, but no action was taken. the bbc‘s china editor, carrie gracie, has stepped down from the role in protest at what she called an "indefensible pay gap between men and women" at the corporation. in an open letter, addressed to licence fee payers, ms gracie, who is remaining at the bbc, accused it of "breaking equality law". she says that she doesn't want a pay rise but does want to be paid the same as other international editors who are men. a bbc spokesman said fairness in pay was "vital". our media editor, amol rajan, reports. carrie gracie is one