was someone who, i think, up, and esther mcvey was someone who, ithink, particularly up, and estherhough i am not involved in politics anymore, i think that, actually, she am not involved in politics anymore, ithink that, actually, she is am not involved in politics anymore, i think that, actually, she is a humane person, the sort of person you want involved in these issues. simon greene, as a disability campaigner, it was one of her responsibilities to oversee the introduction of pip, which took over from dla. she was not in charge of the department then, it was iain duncan smith, but how would you regard her and her promotion now? when i saw on social media that the role she got was work and pensions, i thought it was a joke. she is one of the most disliked politicians in the disabled community, completely clueless about how disabled people live and... the policies that the conservative party brought in over the last few years have destroyed the last few years have destroyed the lives of many disabled people, norman tebbit said in an interview on newsnight that when you are disabl

formerjunior minister in that department, esther mcvey, walks into thatjob instead. also tonight: a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has quit her role in a dispute about equal pay, accusing the corporation of breaking the law. life is a daily struggle for education. and on newsnight, after a well—received speech at the golden globes, america is abuzz with talk that oprah will run for president in 2020. it will be an interesting election to see winfrey versus trump. could it happen? could she win? good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has been carrying out a reshuffle of her cabinet, with a few new faces, but the big beasts mostly staying in post. the education secretary justine greening has quit after refusing to move to the department for work and pensions. a previous junior minister in the department, esther mcvey, has stepped into the role instead. the immigration minister brandon lewis has been named as the new conservative party chairman, w

the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey. head of the social mobility commission, alan milburn, says the government lacks the willingness and ability to deal with the "social crisis" facing the country. the commission's four board members quit in december in protest at a lack of action on the agenda. giving evidence to the education select committee, alan milburn said there had been "disengagement" about the watchdog's status, which had seen its membership shrink from ten commissioners to four. we had an independent department and i was on it. we then made recommendations to government about who was appointable. it took almost a year for the government to decide who was appointable. that none of the people that we recommended work suitable for appointment. and in that time by the way, none of the candidates heard anything. and effectively and i insisted a letter of apology be sent to candidates and a the other applicants. if the government is not going to renew our position, then we will be left with three. we know this is my

formerjunior minister in that department, esther mcvey, walks into thejob instead. rather than tightening he theresa may's grip around westminster, the reshuffle‘s not gone quite according to plan. we'll be looking at who's in and who's out. also tonight... the three—year—old syrian child pulled from the rubble with her life but nothing else. we report from an area under siege for over four years. the couple convicted of plotting a devastating christmas terror attack in the uk inspired by so—called is. life's a daily struggle for an education, health care, the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie quits her role in a dispute about equal pay — accusing the corporation of breaking the law. fears of an environmental disaster as a tanker continues to burn and leak oil into the east china sea. and a new meaning to the fa cup replay — with the first video assistant referee. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, the last of the fa cup third round ties between brighton and crystal palace and details of the fourth round draw. good evening. the prime minister has b

esther mcvey has been appointed as the secretary for work and pensions, a job we understand was beingmcvey is now the secretary of state for work and pensions, so that has just come into us in the last couple of minutes. time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. a lot more cloud across the uk and the great mistake conditions you saw across the uk, the moving northwards. neither ireland, scotland —— northern ireland, scotland —— northern ireland and scotland, a lot more cloud. some breaks west of scotland, cumbria and west and wales, temperatures as low as —6, —7 in the highlands. then a distinctly green misty start to tuesday morning, particularly the market over the hills, the odd spot of snow drizzling, some breaks in the cloud, so some drizzling, some breaks in the cloud, so some sunshine here and perhaps one or two spots of sunshine. for most distantly cool day, not as chilly in the south, and by the afternoon, devon, cornwall, pembrokeshire, outbreaks of rain, and that will erratically spread north and eastwards. essentially it will clear away some of that lo

formerjunior minister in that department, esther mcvey, walks into thatjob instead.n found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has quit her role in a dispute about equal pay, accusing the corporation of breaking the law. life is a daily struggle for education. and on newsnight, after a well—received speech at the golden globes, america is abuzz with

eleanor, give us more details esther mcvey a re eleanor, give us more details esther mcvey are leaving the move would not even start until around 2025, of course we will have had another election by then and with a new government and a new parliament, could they change their minds on this whole thing? this big decision on what to do about the state of the palace of westminster has gone on for some time, there have been calls for a decision to make them quickly. the state of the palace is so serious that some believe if we do not get a decision from parliament soon then things could get extremely serious. we heard from the leader of the house, andrea leadsom, that there have been around 60 incidents in the last ten yea rs around 60 incidents in the last ten years that could have led to a serious fire, and we are told to mps, staff and others in westminster, about just what mps, staff and others in westminster, aboutjust what it is like working over there, they will tell you about the mice, as best as, the extremely outdated wiring system. if you go down into the tunnels under the palace

sexism, comments about margaret thatcher, esther mcvey, being lynched, assassinated, anti—semitism, lookr parties could take a leaf out of our book and act more quickly when these incidents come to light. other party members have spokenin light. other party members have spoken in temperately, and people who want to stand as candidates have been exposed as holding views that some people may find distasteful, let's say, so we hear today that the conservatives are talking about an online respect pledge, quite a clear signal that they feel something needs to be done, how does ukip need to rebrand. 0r needs to be done, how does ukip need to rebrand. or at least stamp authority on members. —— intemperately. we have a constitution that states very clearly that we will not tolerate any kind of racism, sexism or homophobia, pabst ukip needs to be tougher in action in making sure thatis tougher in action in making sure that is enacted. what the conservatives are putting forward today, i think that is right. the trouble with politics, it in flames passions, people get excited about politics, they h

birmingham city council have written to the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, to get some sort it was meant to be completed in spring next year but we have no idea when it will be now. good to see you, thank you for that. let's cross now to donna traynor in belfast, where potholes are causing misery on the roads. you have got three pictures which illustrate the problem! good afternoon, yes, they tell the story. it is all about potholes. in northern ireland recently we have had some new dual carriageway is built but when you look at the rest of the network, the state of the roads is a bit patchy. the recent wintry weather adding snow and ice has caused added problems. when that goes into the potholes, they expand the surface so they are deeper and wider than before. i am sure many viewers across the country will tell you about potholes where they live but in northern ireland it has become particularly bad in recent months and years. how do the motoring public feel about all of this? i think ithinki i think i know the answer to this!” am sure, like me, especially in the middle of

sitting on the front bench for the first time were esther mcvey, the new work and pensions secretary, brandon lewis the new conservative party chairman. a few victims of the reshuffle had returned to the backbenches — damian green, the former first secretary of state. and in a corner, quite near to where the brexit rebels seat themselves, wasjustine greening, lately of the education department. so with everyone in their places we were off. mr speaker, i know it seems a long time ago, i know it seems a long time ago butjust before christmas i asked the prime minister about the 12,000 people left waiting more than half an hour in the back of an ambulance at a&e departments. she told the house the nhs was better prepared for winter than ever before. so what words of comfort does the prime minister have to the 17,000 patients waiting in the back of ambulances in the last week of december? is it that nothing is perfect, by any chance? i fully accept that the nhs is under pressure overwinter. it is regularly under pressure at wintertimes. i have been very clear that i apologise to those peo