ed miliband is with us.t that the british prime ministers first in line with the new leader of the free world? not with donald trump! i think that tim is underestimating what has happened this week in him becoming president, banning refugees, endorsing torture... hang on, endorsing torture...? it is dizzying, starting a trade war with mexico today, listing sanctions on saturday... this is not a normal time. her speech was a perfectly decent one, if it had been normal times. but to align yourself so closely with his project? which is what she did. i think that was a mistake. if ed miliband was prime minister, would you have gone? yes. and, speaking to senior republicans, would... i probably would not have been speaking to senior republicans! what would your line have been? let me put it this way, i prefer angela merkel to theresa may in how this is being handled. think about what angela merkel did the day after the presidential election. she said that a partnership with america is important but on the basis o

ed miliband. it brings... it brings...e gentleman never knew he was quite that popular! ed miliband! i was going to say, mr speaker, it brings back memories actually! can i say to the prime minister that as the first foreign leader to meet president trump she carries a huge responsibility on behalf not only of this country but the whole international community in the tone that she sets. can i ask her to reassure us that she sets. can i ask her to reassure us that she will say to the president that he must abide by and not withdraw from the paris climate change treaty. and in case it is helpful, can she offer the services of uk scientists to convince the president that climate change is not a hoax invented by the chinese. prime minister. well, i recognise the role the right honourable gentleman has played in looking at this issue of climate change and i hope he recognises the commitment this government has shown to this issue of climate change with the legislation we've put through and the changes that we have brought about

when i worked with ed miliband, he said, we want to be a one—term opposition. five—term opposition. that is not a great message. and look, i don't want to see any more mps stepping down. i'm disappointed that these guys have. they are very talented people but i don't blame them at the same time. it's difficult. rachel, does this make it easier forjeremy corbyn, who is quietly seeing the filtering out of anybody who disagrees with him? is that good or bad for a leader? first of all, i don't think it is great for the country to be facing another by—election at a time when were trying to figure out how to leave the eu, when there is an nhs crisis, when there is all kinds of things that this is going to leak media and political attention away from. it's not great for the country. but it is true, i think, that there are elements of the right in the labour party who are not fully embracing the sort of left populism that corbyn is trying to present. there seems to be this idea... you think he has reached out to those on the right and they have failed to take up the ch

one of the first to criticise her was the former liberal leader ed miliband said her refusal to condemnd wrong and they said it flies in the face of eyes of people across britain. we have heard from many other politicians, including the current liberal leaderjeremy corbyn said that she should have stood up for britain and our values by condemning his actions and it should sentence —— sadden our country that she chose not to. the liberal democrat leader said not only is this shocking by our standards, it cannot be about to stand. significantly, there has been criticism from within her own country. baroness pa rsi criticism from within her own country. baroness parsi is a former conservative minister, the first muslim woman to attend cabinet, once again lost a little more moral authority. the hypocrisy of the debate on british values becomes worse by the day. one final one we once again lost a little more moral authority. the hypocrisy of the debate on british values becomes worse by the day. one states, we have to merge the country to rethink this policy. she added that we have to speak

was urging him to agree to it. this morning ed miliband was urging him to agree to it.out the red carpet for president trump at this time would be wrong. this ban he has imposed will make the world a more dangerous, not a safer place. the only thing he understands is strength. he needs a strong response from britain, and that is to say that this cannot stand. of course president trump can come here, but not whilst this ban is in place. i will be calling later this afternoon for an emergency debate in the house of commons on president trump's ban, because i think it is right that the house of commons speaks with one voice, sends a clear message to the united states that the ban is wrong, counter— productive, divisive, and will make the world a more dangerous, not a safer place and i think there is an opportunity for us to do that. perhaps a sign emerging that number ten are aware of the controversy blowing up over this proposed state visit, with more than one million people signing that petition, because this lunchtime number ten was suggesting that the decision was take

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just remember what the tories did to ed miliband because he ate a sandwich awkwardly.the media went for him and so public opinion followed and we are seeing something similar with jeremy corbyn. the polls are following, there is blanket bad news coverage and now no news coverage really of him. i really hope that people will get behind him. i'm not thinking you have much confidence. the green party have gone to him and said we need to form progressive alliances. he needs to explore more interesting ways and more modern ways of doing government. that is through alliances. thinking about ed miliband for a moment, in the last parliament he was scoring 12, 15% higher thanjeremy corbyn is now and we know what happened after that. on the subject of the polls, as you know, when they get it wrong they tend to understate labour and not overstated. if they are wrong they are likely to be wrong the other way round. i think it is worse than you are saying forjeremy corbyn because in focus groups it is not that people do not like him, but he is literally irrelevant and has nothing t

ed miliband speaks at prime minister's questions since he was at the dispatch box and mps were more thany. what do you give the man who has everything? a traditional scottish ornament was given to president trump by theresa may. michael gove got a vote of confidence when discussing the ups and downs of political life. speakerjohn bercow was the victim of a mic gaffe when he offered advice to michael fallon on how to deal with questions. and old habits die hard, as this baroness found herself using an old technique to calm the chamber. my lords, order! we end with some worries about housekeeping. there are a host of problems with the palace of westminster. the plumbing fails regularly and the electrical system is faulty, increasing the likelihood of fires. and, there's a lot of asbestos that needs removing. there are strongly—held views on whether mps should move out or stay while the work is carried out. labour's chris bryant says the best — and cheapest — option is for everyone to leave. our predecessors got it it is the wrong 19th—century. they kept on delaying necessary work. that mea

the former labour leader ed miliband has said he is going to ask for an emergency debate on trump's invitationed carpet for president trump is wrong. this ban will make the world a more dangerous place. he needs a strong response from britain and that is to say that this cannot stand. of course president trump can come here, but not whilst the ban is in place. i will be calling later this afternoon for an emergency debate in the house of commons on president trump's ban because i think it is right that the house of commons speaks with one voice and sends a clear message to the united states that the ban is wrong, counter—productive and will make the world a more dangerous, not safer place and there is an opportunity for us to do that. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news: the petition to cancel president trump's state visit to the uk gathers more than a million signatures in protest at his clampdown on immigration over the weekend. the american embassy in london has now told citizens of the seven countries affected not to apply for visas to

it is the same language to ed miliband used in 2015 and it separates are somewhat from previous conservativeout the big society the charities helping with inequality and margaret thatcher who said there was no such thing as society. theresa may says government needs to get involved. we have not any detail of any money being provided what the policies will be. when we had about the big society and lyndon johnson talked when we had about the big society and lyndonjohnson talked about the great society america. people at home will be sitting at home thinking what a sad day for nhs hospitals and social care and my wages? the big society was nothing that really translated to the majority of people, they did not really get it. will the sheer society be something people understand? 0nly society be something people understand ? 0nly they society be something people understand? 0nly they see it affecting their day—to—day lives. you mention the nhs they are. the nhs is in difficult times. we had a story yesterday about how the red cross was saying the nhs was on a humanitarian crisis. the labour party

even under ed miliband, who is defeated badly at the general election, he was outpouring the conservativesust of the nhs. it is often the achilles heel of the conservatives. defence is usually the other way around. foran defence is usually the other way around. for an opinion poll to suggest that reason may, the middle ofa suggest that reason may, the middle of a bad crisis on the nhs and when thatis of a bad crisis on the nhs and when that is a lot of questions being asked of the government, to still be ahead of the opposition on this issue poses some big questions for jeremy corbyn, who is going on the andrew marr show tomorrow morning to face questionsjust like andrew marr show tomorrow morning to face questions just like that. and we'll find out how this story is covered in tomorrow's front pages atio:30pm and 11:30pm in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are nigel nelson, from the sunday mirror and sunday people, and political commentator, jo phillips. a teenager who was stolen as a newborn from a hospital in florida 18 years ago has been found in south carolina. kamiyah mobley

it was requested by the former labour leader ed miliband, who said the travel ban brought to mind thein pot dictatorships". also sponsoring the debate was the conservative nadhim zahawi, who was born in iraq and who was personally affected by the restrictions. the only way of understanding this ban when you look at it, mr speaker, is that it does represent the suspension of reason and rationality. indeed, it has perversity, discrimination and divisiveness at its heart. i'm always grateful to my right honourable friend, but one of the key aspects is the dramatic affect it has on those who had boarded aircraft ready to go to the united states with valid visas, only to arrive and being told that they have to go back. it is that physical, that emotional effect that is the most damning part of what is being proposed. my right honourable friend speaks with great eloquence on this issue, and indeed the wider issues raised. one of the most chilling things i've found, and i'm sure other members did as well, reading the account at the weekend of what had happened to individuals, which frankly s

caroline flint was a shadow minister under ed miliband.ues wanted a specific policy on freedom of movement. what did you want to hear today? i take a lot of positives from whatjeremy said today. after the referendum, he said the labour party needed to review immigration policy, and i think he did make clear today that as part of the discussions around the deal around brexit, then looking at what a fair and reasonable set of rules around freedom of movement would mean to the discussion. but you were looking for something more specific, and he only said he was not wedded to the idea. let me see what i was looking for. i believe that freedom of movement is something we should have addressed a long time ago, and labour has sidestepped people's concerns on immigration, particularly in communities outside the big cities, outside of london. jeremy has said, and it is backed up by kia starmer and the deputy leader, that is part of the negotiations around brexit, of course we want full access to the single market as much as possible, but freedom of

it is ata it is at a leader ed miliband about assured society back in 2015. about in terms of stop focusing on the individual but to look at the responsibilities we have for one another and she said in the past governments have failed do that and she wants to be a focus. that distance is from previous conservative leaders. david cameron talked about the big society which is about charities with injustice. if you look at margaret thatcher she said that there was no such thing as society and it was very much about individual sought to may moving in a different direction to her predecessors but the liberal democrat leader tim fallon has said he isa democrat leader tim fallon has said he is a hollow words and he does not believe that she wants to deal with injustice. we do not know if she will be putting more money into any specific policies at this stage and it is quite vague at this stage. why is she talking about this? she was to distance the discussion away from brexit and she does not want to be defined by that and also have domestic policy. we will find thi

and then very unusually we had this emergency debate called by the former labour leader ed miliband.speeches but we have seen a lot of criticism of this policy. mr miliband suggested it was the sort of policy you would expect from a tinpot dictatorship, suggesting as well that it would make the world a more dangerous place. other mps have suggested that they had become a recruitment stagette they had become a recruitment sta g ette for they had become a recruitment stagette for groups such as islamic state. through all of this we have had interventions from mps —— recruitment sergeant. the state visit of to president trump a few days ago should now be withdrawn. the government is holding firm on that saying it is going to go ahead but it is interesting that we're now getting mps standing up on the floor of the commons saying we don't want him to come and if he does come we don't want him to make any big address to both houses of parliament. so that could be a way of placating some of those in the commons then. a state visit that would usually, i think, for a foreign leader, include s

labour side there has been criticism today notjust from jeremy corbyn but from the former leader ed milibandhe prime minister theresa the appeaser. this was the response of the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry. when it comes to foreign rights, when it comes to foreign rights, when it comes to foreign rights, when it comes to women rights, when it comes to torture and the treatment of minorities, president trump is already heading down a very dangerous slope, and when that happens, we need a prime minister to tell him to stop, not on his simply proffe rs tell him to stop, not on his simply proffers her tell him to stop, not on his simply proffe rs her hand tell him to stop, not on his simply proffers her hand and silently helps him along. boris johnson said the government does not support donald trump's policy and in the commons there was backing for mrs may's attempt to forge closer ties with donald trump. tory mps said it is not ourjob to tell america and to run its immigration policies. support as well from the former ukip leader nigel farage, who said he wa nted leader nigel fara

ed miliband, the former labour leader, use this phrase back in 2015.t we have a conservative prime minister using the same language. it is very different language to the kind of thing we heard from david cameron, the former conservative leader, who talked about having a big society, where charities were very much involved in dealing with inequality. margaret thatcher famously said there was no such thing as society. theresa may is talking about a shared society, and says in the past governments have not really focused on trying to help people as much as they should. our focus on trying to help people as much as they should. ourfocus has been on they should. ourfocus has been on the individual and we need to be thinking about the responsibilities we have for one another. very little detail on how she will make that happen. she wants to shift the focus away from talk of brexit which will be difficult because the supreme court ruling is expected. she has ongoing criticism from people within the political spectrum about her dealings with the brexit negotia

this was quite similar to things we heard from ed miliband when he was labour leader comanche is due what she means when she talks about an industrial strategy, for example how much the government will do to help people. she also thinks that there has been political repercussions because of what happened in society where divisions have grown up. she thinks that has had an impact on our politics. we know what happens when mainstream ce ntre we know what happens when mainstream centre ground politics fails. people embraced the fringe. the politics of division and despair. they turn to those who offer easy answers, who claim to understand people's problems, and also know what and who to blame. we see those fringe voices gaining prominence in some countries across europe today. voices from the ha rd left across europe today. voices from the hard left and the far right stepping forward and sensing that this is theirtime. but forward and sensing that this is their time. but they stand on the shoulders of mainstream politicians who have allowed on fairness and division to grow by ignoring t

ed miliband setback in 2015, and he we have theresa may talking about this shared society —— said thisuld not focus on individual rights but on the responsibilities we have for one another. in the past, she says governments have been too focused on helping the poorest in society and eight are focus on helping people across the board. distancing herself from previous conservative leaders. david cameron talked about the big society, about charities doing their bit, and margaret thatcher talked about there being no such thing as society. a very different message. in essence, we don't know if that means more money going from government to try to prove inequality. she has not talked about the detail. the reality is she wants to move away from discussions round brexit and for the focus to be elsewhere. she does not want to premiership defined by that. that will be difficult this week. we have the article 50 ruling by the supreme court expected and criticism from people like nicola sturgeon, which will be entry marsh wrote the prime minister has no plan for brexit. —— andrew martin show. she

some of the things she is talking about are reminiscent of what ed miliband talked about when he wasnt it. she has been part ofa that she meant it. she has been part of a government for the last six years which cut back on public expenditure, particularly savaged the nhs and she is doing, making the speeches about shared society at the backdrop of people literally dying on trolleys in waiting for care in out on trolleys in waiting for care in our hospitals. so think there is a credibility gap here and even on the mental health issues, which i fully support the priority of tackling mental health, she was part of a government that cut mental health during the last parliament by 8% and when in the autumn statement, i appealed for more money for the nhs and for social care they refused to deliver. i don't want to be cynical, but i am sceptical that the words don't actually reflect the reality. she would say she has just become prime minister, that she does want to make the changes and help particularly not just the to make the changes and help particularly notjust the very poorest, but t

ed miliband asking last question at prime minister‘s questions thereto to raise me. refusing to give parliament this document setting out her approach to brexit. lo and behold, gets a tory mp, straightaway and says, how about a brexit white paper? misses me, yes, i acknowledge there is an appetite for a white paper, we will publish one after all. and you kind of sense it was a setup job, wasn‘t it? it was a great big elephant trap forjeremy corbyn, and so he was left kind of struggling to come up with a line of questioning. honestly, i have to say, i am not as a prize, because a white paper is really not a massive concession. every government publishes a white paper before they go into eu negotiations. mrs may has pretty much said what she will do anyway, so much said what she will do anyway, so putting it down in writing is not a huge extra step. i rather suspect that the government was always willing to make this concession. the only thing that surprises me is mrs me has done it now. i thought she might hold it back until mps were actually debating the article 50 b

donald trump's first week as president has been described by the former labour leader ed miliband, asmes. but to align yourself so closely with his project, which is what she did, that, i think, his project, which is what she did, that, ithink, was his project, which is what she did, that, i think, was a his project, which is what she did, that, ithink, was a mistake jeremy corbyn faces more dissent in the labour party today, mistake as the party whip, jeff smith, says he'll defy the leader and vote against the government bill that will trigger article 50. the mp said he wasn't convinced the government had a proper plan for brexit. the shadow transport minister, daniel zeichner, has also said he'll oppose the legislation, while tulip siddiq has resigned from the front bench over the issue. patients in parts of worcestershire will have to be in more pain, to qualify for a hip or knee operation, under new plans by health bosses. three clinical commissioning groups are outlining plans to up the threshold in a bid to save around £2 million. though, they insist surgery would continue to be