the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey, giving evidence to a parliamentary committee in scotland new universal credit benefits system. appearing at holyrood, esther mcvey said the clause potentially offered "double support" for rape victims, by offering money and a chance to talk. the measure requires women to prove conception through non—consensual sex to qualify for tax credits for a third child. president trump has hit back at the former fbi directorjames comey, accusing him of committing ‘many crimes' during his time as head of the bureau. mr comey, in an interview to promote his published memoirs, has said mr trump was "morally unfit" to be president. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has the story. donald trump this morning left a washington that has been hit by flash floods and torrential rain. and last night the former fbi director had a bucketload of his own that he was seeking to pour over the president's head. the interview. james comey has a book to sell and, it would seem, scores to settle, after the way he was unceremoniously fired. i don't think he is medically un

this is a row between amber rudd and the more right—wing members of her cabinet, the likes of esther mcveyresa may. much of this is the fallout from the windrush scenario which has caused many headaches, but this is specific to the drawing and drafting of the post brexit policy where it says amber rudd is being pressed by brexit supporting ministers to speed up brexit supporting ministers to speed upa bill brexit supporting ministers to speed up a bill which is opposed to settle the new immigration system but you never know what it is supposed to be. we are talking about the rights going to be given to current eu citizens living in the uk and whether there will be reciprocal rights for british citizens abroad. this is also about the succession for the topjob. the this is also about the succession for the top job. the story over the weekend about amber rudd wining and dining 80 potential senior party donors, so this is a game ongoing, but this needs to be in place and you can't not have a settled policy. when we go into the post brexit existence. i think this is also a lot of fallout from a

rate floors with the prime minister and she was fumbling over how answers and the comments that esther mcveye rape clause in the scottish parliament we re clause in the scottish parliament were absolutely abhorrent and 5:30pm tomorrow at the mound in edinburgh there will be a demo against that andl there will be a demo against that and i hope as many people will turn up and i hope as many people will turn up in scotland to show that this government's policies, whether it is immigration or welfare or the two child cap or the rape clause has no place in scotland or in the uk. whatever the causes of this, how far has this damage the british reputation and how far does it matter in a post—brexit world where we have to create a new identity and yet we see this kind of scandal? what message does it send out the world ? what message does it send out the world? i think it always matters if we have got things wrong which we clearly have around this particular group of people, but more generally i think the reputation of britain, and we see it this week in westminster with members of the commonwealth

that is esther mcvey arriving for the cabinet meeting. arriving for the cabinet meeting. they will beose who voted against his own party. party. evidence and he does want to know that this is well thought through. that this is well thought through. take action without having to go to parliament. parliament. jeremy corbyn and vince cable had said? there may well be. there doesn‘t seem to be any signs of that at the moment. of that at the moment. jeremy corbyn said there must be a vote. said there must be a vote. extremely unlikely he would back any kind of military action anyway. kind of military action anyway. and now it is too late and it went achieve very much. achieve very much. escalate into something which cannot be controlled. be controlled. here it feels like theresa may is still considering military action. still considering military action. anybody on their way as you look down the street? down the street? no, that is it for the moment. the moment. can‘t see any sign of anyone else. anyone else. in which case, thanks forjoining us. is in washington for us now. the lesson is d