yeah, but i agree with diane abbott. that is actually not new. 0ne with diane abbott.we've seen. i think i've been lucky. i've had abuse, i've had nasty things said about me. you get false it up about you, but i haven't had to suffer anything like the scale of abuse that diane abbott has had... does what you've received, sorry to interrupt, have an effect on your confidence or your ability to do yourjob? i think it could have an affect on your confidence. i've been lucky in that after a particular incident, where it was extremely upsetting, i got support from members of all political parties. what was that incident? er, well, i like to think it started from the misunderstanding during the suspension of campaigning after the manchester bombing, and an activist said on twitter that i had been out campaigning when, in fact, i have been my husband's funeral. that kind of grew arms and legs and it is the sort of thing that i think you can get on twitter because you have no means of regulating its. i'm not a great fan of regulation but if you we re great fan of regulation bu

saw from the conservative party during the election was the singling out of, let's be honest, diane abbottttacks i think bordered on the racist during the conservative party's official so are you saying that the conservative party has officially sanctioned racist campaigning against people like sadiq khan and diane abbott? i think when the conservative party campaign, official campaign, is using the wolf whistle politics that they did use, it almost gives permission for people who are racists online to take that step further and use the kind of threatening language which we've seen directed at sadiq khan and diane abbott. conservative caroline ansell lost her seat in the ultra—marginal constituency of eastbourne, after a hard—fought campaign at the 2017 election. you know, you post a comment and then it can create a feeding frenzy of people who seem to be just waiting for you to have the temerity to talk about a success that you've managed to come through, do you ever feel hesitant to express opinions online, because of a fear of the backlash that you might get? i guess i have had a moment

the crowd was also addressed by the local mp, diane abbott.r the families and the parents of edson and rashan. because that is the call that every parent dreads. the call that tells you that your young child has died in those sorts of circumstances. i have been in contact with the police from the beginning. but i thought it important to come here today to publicly show my support, as a member of the community, a mother and as your member of parliament. i agree with what stafford has said about the importance of peace on the streets. violence is not the answer. but i am here to assure the parents and the community that i will stand by the parents in their fight for the truth. most of us will have seen the video and there are questions to be answered and i will not rest until those questions are answered. the message from diane abbott and rashan charles‘ family is that violence is not the answer. last night we saw one police officer injured after fireworks and bottles we re injured after fireworks and bottles were thrown and also a member of the

politicians like diane abbott and stella creasy had described the repeated online abuse they have been to, and theresa may has now ordered an inquiry into the subject. william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsom. if you look at the way the prime minister is addressed orjeremy corbyn is addressed, certainly by members of newsnight and the media in general, think the aggressive tones that are used against politicians... and this unfortunately translates to members of the public. and i think the media, certainly the bbc, and they are not alone in it — they have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. on wednesday's daily politics, the labour mpjack dromey came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. i think it has been getting worse for some years. i personally don't get that much bleep, if you will excuse the language. it comes overwhelmingly from the right, but it doesn't matter where it comes from, it is not acceptable and anyone who practices that is completely

will be here and also jeremy corbyn, moment,, diane abbott will be here and alsojeremy corbyn, a littled as you can hear, lose every time there are mentions of any conservative politicians. the march logan, not one more day, the idea here is that austerity was not an necessity. the atmosphere is going to be more of a carnival of resistance, apparently. sarah smith, we willjoin you shortly with more on that march. thank you. it's been exactly 10 years since the smoking ban was introduced in pubs and other licensed premises in england. it hasn't been popular with everybody, but campaigners say the legislation has helped two million smokers to kick the habit, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. over a decade ago, lighting up in restaurants, pubs and bars, in fact, any enclosed public space was the norm but all that changed with the ban in england on this day, in 2007, bringing it in line with the rest of the uk. smoking rates are now at their lowest ever recorded in britain — there are nowjust over 8 million smokers. according to cancer research uk, that means 2 million

cross—party report said the sergeant and racism and bigotry was on the rise and politicians like diane abbottescribed the repeated online abuse they have been subjected to an theresa may has now ordered an inquiry into the subject. william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsom. considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsomm you look at the way the prime minister is addressed orjeremy corbyn is addressed, certainly by members of newsnight and the media in general think the aggressive tones that are used against politicians... and this u nfortu nately tra nslates to politicians... and this unfortunately translates to members of the public. and i think the media, so leave the bbc, and they are not alone in it, they have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. on wednesday's daily politics the labour mp jack drew today. on wednesday's daily politics the labour mpjack drew me came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. it has been getting worse for some years

politicians such as diane abbott described the repeated online abuse they had been subjected to. may has ordered an enquiry into the subject. william mcnulty rang me with these thoughts. if you know that the labour prime minister is addressed all alli orjeremy corbyn is addressed, by members of newsnight the media in general is aggressive in their tone against politicians and unfortunately i think this tra nslates and unfortunately i think this translates to members of the public. i think the media, certainly the bbc although they alone, have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. on wednesday's daily politics the labour mp today. on wednesday's daily politics the labourmp came today. on wednesday's daily politics the labour mp came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. i think it's been getting worse, i don't get that much xxx. it comes overwhelmingly from the right, but it does not matter where it comes from it is unacceptable and anyone who practices that is wrong. i think you had not use abusive language is. an

speaking to mr lewis and, as labour's got its own brexit problems, to the shadow home secretary, diane abbottake options off the table. also tonight, we report from caracas, as venezuala faces the possibility of civil war. this is a country that has seen many of its youngest people killed, injured or arrested. people like these are commemorating the lives lost in this way, of political unrest. this is very much an open wound and the consequences are far from known. whose calling who elite, and since when was it a dirty word? you're coming across to a little bit elitist. after emily's extraordionary encounter with trump's new man last night, we'll ask what's so bad about being the e word? we are travelling in this kind of torpedo—like object, deep under the streets of london. we are travelling in this torpedo like objects, deep under the streets of london. good evening. the home secretary, safely on a boat on the west coast of scotland, broke her year—long silence on brexit in an article in the ft to announce that there will be not be a cliff edge for eu nationals in march 2019, but rather a t

that was diane abbott.ch so we are not watching it and we suggest you don't, stay with us. he is playing the number 28 seat sam querrey. we will bring you the result, that is all you want. let's get the weather forecast. a very wet 24 hours across england and wales with the rain leaving puddles of water and dangerous driving conditions to start the day in parts of london, but most of us will finish the day something like this. largely sunny skies and feeling pleasantly warm. we are all in the same boat with the warm sunshine coming through the temperature white late getting into the low 20s, peaking at around 23 in the low 20s, peaking at around 23 in the london area. overnight clear skies allow the temperature to do away so a cold one for northern england and scotland with pockets of rural ground frost while the temperature in towns and cities stays in double figures. the afternoon will see changes and a few showers breaking out across england and scotland and a band of rain arriving for a west scotland an

labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse, including death threats.n hart said colleagues were targeted by people intent on driving them out of politics altogether. in an interview for tonight's westminster hour on radio 4, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may turn people off from standing for parliament or in local elections. it is particularly difficult to see what can be done about social media. we cannot afford to lose people of quality in our political life. we may be approaching a tipping point. this is a dangerous moment. we do not want to slide down a path, which was the case here in northern ireland for decades, of a culture of intimidation. he added that, while public debate must be vigorous, it must avoid what he called the tinge of nastiness and hatred that he said had emerged in more recent times. he said not enough had been done to condemn abusive behaviour by some activists during the general election and the new laws could be considered to protect candidates. eight people have been killed

labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse.iving them out of politics altogether. today, it hasn't said that these types of abuse may put people off standing. we cannot afford to lose people of quality in our political life. we may be approaching a tipping point. this is a dangerous moment. we do not want to slide down a path, which was the case here in northern ireland for a decade, of a culture of intimidation. wallet was added that public debate must be rigorous, it must avoid the tinge of nastiness and hatred which had become common of late. new laws must become common of late. new laws must be introduced to protect candidates, he said. the headlines on bbc news: the chancellor criticises cabinet colleagues for briefing against him as he defends his position on public sector pay. on public—sector pay. the new doctor who is a woman — for the first time. jodie whittaker, who starred in the itv drama broadchurch, will take over from peter ca paldi next year. acid—attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks

jeremy corbyn, john mcdonnell and diane abbott presented a fully costed and substantive manifesto anded about issues and that appealed to people. the best thing they can do is keep doing that over the summer and that will make theresa may look weaker because she will be away on holiday, and she will look weak and jeremy corbyn will be addressing the real needs. is that anything in parliamentary terms thatjeremy corbyn can do to spike the smooth that he wants to get into number ten? at the moment he has not got the numbers he needs to be able to move. in my view the best thing he can do is focus on modernising the labour party, making it more open and democratic and focus on his policy platform. let the tories rip each other to shreds because they are doing a very good job of it right now. they look an absolute shambles to be honest. what we have seen is that people find party infighting very unattractive. if i was jeremy corbyn's advisor i would say lead them to it. so vince cable, your new leader of the liberal democrats, what is the role for the liberal democrats? 12 seats, not in c

labour's diane abbott said abuse had been turbo—charged by the use of the internet. 30 years ago, whenp, if you wanted to attack an mp, you had to write a letter — usually in green ink — you had to put it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and you had to walk to the post box. now they press a button and you read vile abuse which, 30 years ago, people would have been frightened to even write down. so i accept that male politicians get abuse too, but i hope the one thing we can agree on in this chamber is that it's much worse for women. we are not talking here about a bit of political banter. we're not talking about the rough—and—tumble of political debate or even satirising or caricaturing another person's point of view. we are talking about vile abuse, dehumanising people, offering and inciting, sometimes, violence against people. and this is the sort of activity which should not be deemed acceptable in any democratic society. my concern is it stops women especially entering politics. i can very briefly give the example of a candidate who unfortunately wasn't elected, who stood in ealin

i also very much agree with what diane abbott was saying in your earlier clip, but nobody should be permittedrmitted to buy sulphuric acid unless they have a licence. i also welcome what i think has been announced, which is a review of the sentencing guidelines to look at the likelihoods, the need for tougher sentences for acid attacks, and also more consistent. to look at the likelihoods, the need for tougher sentences for acid attacks. u nfortu nately we a re sentences for acid attacks. unfortunately we are having trouble with our connection here. we will try one more time. why only now? these attacks have been taking place for a very long time. most of those have been gangland related, either domestic file of men against women. why now? it's fascinating that a lot of attacks go unreported and are surprisingly —— a surprisingly worrying number are against the elderly. there has been a very dramatic rise in the number of incidentsjust over dramatic rise in the number of incidents just over the last two or three years. my concern was raised bya three years. my concern was raised by a very nas

diane abbott, thank you very much.ca's richest countries, venezuela now teeters on the brink of civil war. months of protests against president maduro's government have resulted in scores of deaths. inflation, malnutrition and even starvation are on the rise in a country with some of the world's largest oil reserves. the bbc has spoken to activists who say the government is using torture and imprisonment without trial against those who oppose it, a claim the government denies. this weekend huge protests are expected in a showdown ahead of a vote to elect an assembly to change the constitution. 0pposition parties say this would create a dictatorship. so who are the people hoping to overthrow the president? vladimir hernandez reports from caracas. welcome to venezuela. once the richestjewel in latin america, it's now a country drowning in political and economic chaos. as his people rage, president nicolas maduro's grip on power has grown increasingly desperate. it's feared a new constitution will establish a dictatorship

labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse, including death threats.ative simon hart said colleagues were targeted by people intent on driving them out of politics altogether. in an interview for tonight's westminster hour on radio 4, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may turn people off from standing for parliament or in local elections. it is particularly difficult to see what can be done about social media. we cannot afford to lose people of quality in our political life. we may be approaching a tipping point. this is a dangerous moment. we do not want to slide down a path, which was the case here in northern ireland for decades, of a culture of intimidation. he added that, while public debate must be vigorous, it must avoid what he called the tinge of nastiness and hatred that he said had emerged in more recent times. he said not enough had been done to condemn abusive behaviour by some activists during the general election and the new laws could be considered to protect candidates. eight people have b

shadow home secretary diane abbott says she has been the victim of racist abuse, including use of theaff. first of all, it is horrible for my star. this stuff is on facebook, in is e—mailed in and it is on twitter. it's demoralising for me because of the volume. i mean, when i first became an mp, if you wanted to abuse an mp, you had to write a letter — usually in green ink — but it in an envelope, and walk to the post office. now you just press a button and let it with horrible, racist views. is something that has got worse over your years in the parliament? oh, definitely. when i was as friendly, maybe i got one races, views of letter a week. maybe more if i was in the news. but now you see stuff every day, and it is very upsetting for myself and demoralising. and yet we like to think of ourselves as a society is becoming worried tolerant in general, and certainly less tolerant of things like racism. that would seem to suggest it's going the other way? i think generally, we are more tolerant. but the advent of new media and also anonymity on new media and also anonymity on new media

politicians like diane abbott and stella creasy had described the repeated online abuse they have beeny members of newsnight and the media in general, think the aggressive tones that are used against politicians... and this unfortunately translates to members of the public. and i think the media, certainly the bbc, and they are not alone in it — they have contributed to the levels of abuse that politicians have to put up with today. 0n wednesday‘s daily politics the labour mpjack dromey came to discuss the scale of personal abuse directed at politicians. it has been getting worse for some years. i personally don‘t get that much bleep, if you will excuse the language. it comes overwhelmingly from the right, but that doesn‘t matter where it comes from, it is not acceptable and anyone who practices that is completely wrong. when we‘re talking about abuse it would be best if we did not use abusive language on daytime television. i feel very strongly about it. the daily politics team were not able to bleep out the term as we have done and that led to this response. i don‘t want to sit and h

it's also a message that the local mp, diane abbott, was keen to get to the crowd as she addressed themhan. because that is the call that every parent dreads. the call that tells you that your young child has died in those sorts of circumstances. i have been in contact with the police from the beginning. but i thought it important to come here today to publicly show my support, as a member of the community, a mother i agree with what stafford has said about the importance of peace on the streets. violence is not the answer. but i am here to assure the parents and the community that i will stand by the parents in their fight for the truth. most of us will have seen the video and there are questions to be answered and i will not rest until those questions are answered. she i will not rest until those questions are answered. after the speeches, a small number of protesters surrounded a number of police officers to be keeping an eye on the demonstration. those protesters... none were forthcoming, because this issue is now being looked at by the ipcc. they will have to determine exactly what

shadow home secretary diane abbott says she has been the victim of racist abuse — including use of thend e—mail in and it is twitter. it is demoralising for me because of the volume. when i first became an mp, if you wanted to abuse an mp you had to write a letter, put it in an envelope with a stamp on it and walk to the post box, but now you just press a button, and i am flooded with horrible racist abuse. is this something that has got worse over your years in parliament? it has definitely got worse. when i was a new mp, i maybe got one a week, maybe a few more if something was in the news, but now we are seeing stuff everyday in volume and it is very upsetting for my staff and very demoralising for me. and yet we as a society like to think of ourselves as becoming more tolerant in general and certainly less tolerant of things like racism. this would seem to suggest it is going the other way? i think generally we are more tolerant but the advent of new media and also the anonymity of new media has opened the floodgates for this type of abuse. it is not that these people weren't there

the shadow home secretary diane abbott insisted this morning that the proposed immigration bill shouldnovernment to start to understand their key significance, but they are significant. so, where are we? i think where we are is that the home secretary, amber road, is desperate to get business to have a bigger role, a bigger say in shaping the sort of immigration system we have posed brexit. the difficulty is, many in business feel they are being pretty much kept out of the loop up to now. more worrying from their perspective is they think time is now running out because, obviously, business have to make investment decisions, often yea rs have to make investment decisions, often years ahead, and they say they need to know now what this new immigration system is going to look like. 0k, immigration system is going to look like. ok, norman, thank you. norman smith. professionals missed opportunities to prevent two teenage british muslims being radicalised before they were killed after travelling to fight in syria. that‘s according to a serious case review, which found there was "no recognit

diane abbott is calling for any changes to be put off until after this study is published in septemberr because of one study. dan johnson reports. growing resistance to antibiotics is an increasing problem around the world. they become less effective, because we take so many of them. that means deadly infections spread more easily. now, some researchers say it is time to end the blanket prescription that every course should be completed. writing in the british medical journal, the group of experts claim there is no evidence that stopping some antibiotic treatments early increases the risk of infection. they accept more research is needed, but suggest new advice, like stop taking them when you feel better, could help. until the research clearer gps will follow the current guidance. until the research clearer gps will follow the current guidancelj follow the current guidance.” a lwa ys follow the current guidance.” always feel uneasy that i give the same dosage to a petite elderly lady asi same dosage to a petite elderly lady as i would to a tall rugby player but i will follow the guidan