if harriet harman is right, this is a bil harriet harman is right, this is a big if. _ harriet harmanxt? cressida dick, she is a very steely commissioner, she says she can _ very steely commissioner, she says she can get — very steely commissioner, she says she can get changed and where change is necessary. we are waiting to hear what _ is necessary. we are waiting to hear what she _ is necessary. we are waiting to hear what she has— is necessary. we are waiting to hear what she has got to say about the outcome — what she has got to say about the outcome. ,., . what she has got to say about the outcome. . ., ,, i. , outcome. dominic, thank you very much, outcome. dominic, thank you very much. our — outcome. dominic, thank you very much, our legal— outcome. dominic, thank you very much, our legal correspondent. i outcome. dominic, thank you very l much, our legal correspondent. we have not heard from the commissioner yet. as dominic was talking about, we have had a statement from the metropolitan police in the last couple of minutes. i will read you a little bit of that. they say in a

harriet harman put out a _ seems universal. harriet harman put out a letter _ seems universal.riet harman put out a letter to both the met commissioner and two priti patel saying _ commissioner and two priti patel saying that her position was untenable if we want to see reform and the _ untenable if we want to see reform and the police service and was quickly— and the police service and was quicklyjoined by some conservative mps _ quicklyjoined by some conservative mps this _ quicklyjoined by some conservative mps. this coming just weeks after her term _ mps. this coming just weeks after her term as — mps. this coming just weeks after her term as met commissioner was extended _ her term as met commissioner was extended by priti patel for the priti patel now saying that the met has questions to answer and cressida disc two— has questions to answer and cressida disc two cressida dick at this murder— disc two cressida dick at this murder took place in march and couzens— murder took place in march and couzens already... 50 murder took place in march and couzens already. . ._ couzen

harriet harman, mp, thank you _ which is necessary.u very much _ which is necessary. harriet harman, mp, thank you very much for- which is necessary. harriet harman, j mp, thank you very much for talking to us this afternoon. we have just had the statement from the home secretary, priti patel.— had the statement from the home secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today — secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is _ secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is a _ secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is a sickening _ secretary, priti patel. what we have heard today is a sickening to - heard today is a sickening to everyone and there are simply no words, no more at all that can describe the appalling tragedy around sarah everard's murder. all our thoughts and sympathy are with her family and she our thoughts and sympathy are with herfamily and she is our thoughts and sympathy are with her family and she is constantly in my thoughts as well. in terms of the monster that has been convicted today, it is righ

were you surprised having known harriet harman should come out so explicitly and call for cressida dick'srise when i heard her speak at lunchtime. it was a surprise. i haven't appreciated the strength of feeling. the reason why people say that cressida — the reason why people say that cressida dick needs to resign over the handling of this case is under two questions about whether there were missed opportunities within the mat to— were missed opportunities within the mat to actually stop wayne couzens. we already _ mat to actually stop wayne couzens. we already know that had been reported — we already know that had been reported for behaviour before hand and the _ reported for behaviour before hand and the second thing is the policing strategy— and the second thing is the policing strategy which actually took place at a vigil — strategy which actually took place at a vigil that will lots of women attended — at a vigil that will lots of women attended for the death of sarah everard — attended for the death of sarah everard where there was a criticism that policing was very heavy— handed. i

allegedly involving wayne couzens was that we don't know the outcome of those yet but already today harriet harmanve are necessary to make sure someone might wayne couzens never ever again gets into uniform. so

harriet harman, many thanks.na giuffre for alleged sexual abuse. here's our legal correspondent dominic casciani. overnight, documents were published in the us court dealing with the virginia giuffre case with allegations with the virginia giuffre case of allegations against prince andrew. the judge ordered that she and her lawyers could serve the case on prince andrew's us—based attorney, a lawyer in los angeles. serving means putting the allegations in the hands of somebody who is either the defendant or their legal team. that is effectively the really important step to then progress the case. what has happened so far is that lawyers for prince andrew have said he has not been properly served, so the case could not progress. thejudge has said we have got to get on with this and he has made the order. in the uk, where they are trying to serve the documents on the prince, the high court has said it is giving the prince's lawyers until next friday to challenge a decision that the high court here should be involved

i think it's a | really hard hitting report, i think if we follow the recommendations, and as harriet harmand dealing with domestics is murder suppression. we still have two women murdered each week. most of us will know somebody, whether through work or through personal relationships or family members, will know somebody who's been a victim of domestic abuse. it's a national scandal and i think this report, which covers a huge number of areas is really helpful. but ultimately it will be whether we have the resources, whether we have the resources, whether those recommendations are implemented. whether those recommendations are implemented-— implemented. netscape read the recommendations. _ implemented. netscape read the recommendations. which - implemented. netscape read the recommendations. which one - implemented. netscape read the recommendations. which one is| implemented. netscape read the i recommendations. which one is the most important? —— lets go through the recommendations. irate most important? -- lets go through the recommendations.— most important? -- lets go through the recom

joining me now is labour mp harriet harman, chair of thejoint committee on human rights. actually otherwise would be separated from their children for the sake of the children, notjust for the sake of the mothers, and that they should find other ways of serving their sentence but in the community. but there is a bigger issue, which is the overwhelming majority of women who are sent to prison, over70%, majority of women who are sent to prison, over 70%, are sent to prison for shorter sentences for non—violent offences and they should be serving sentences in the community, not in prison in the first place. and they are sent very far away from home, so many children do not get to see their mothers because their mother is 100 miles away, hundreds of miles away from them because there are so few women's prisons. so if there were some sort of hostels of ways of having a sentence in the community which is nearer home, then you could protect the children's rights to family life. covid shone a big spotlight and exacerbated a problem that already was there. so spotlight and exacerb

some reaction to that sentencing just i reaction to that sentencing just coming through from harriet harmane stood in the dock shaking, it looked like he was crying as the judge said, you have betrayed your family. crying as the judge said, you have betrayed yourfamily. he has crying as the judge said, you have betrayed your family. he has eroded the confidence of the police in... the public in the police forces of england and wales, and that was the moment the sentencing was handed down. let's go to helena wilkinson at the old bailey. that down. let's go to helena wilkinson at the old bailey.— at the old bailey. that sentencing hai ieinin at the old bailey. that sentencing happening in _ at the old bailey. that sentencing happening in the _ at the old bailey. that sentencing happening in the last _ at the old bailey. that sentencing happening in the last couple - at the old bailey. that sentencing happening in the last couple of. happening in the last couple of minutes or so. lord justice fulford has a sentenced wayne couzens, who we asked it to stand in the dock to a whole life already. w