of the world but what the prospects for this parliament with a massive total majority in the house of commons have got a lot of dubs still active still campaigning in the house of lords is there anything you can do in the commons to keep this issue alive and well sadly in the current lot of private members goes nobody has taken up the baton i was hoping somebody would take up the baton so we will find parliamentary devices bills behind the chair or whatever. the chair over there what is that where there's no much of a devising but the private member's bill but at least we can present it in the house is to get behind the chair of the of the speaker i will get some traction some motion with will do some work at the end users what you're saying is you get a law you don't get the same opportunities as being lucky at the ballot for members you know your garden team taking you can still get your your bill printed you can still use the extra you can use the parliamentary mechanism has to fire the public campaign you sell a questionnaire with some experience of these of these methods absolutely and t

and — 100 years on — the enduring legacy of the first woman to speak in the house of commons. oduces the intoxicating liquor bill and that of course is the reason why we all have to wait until we are 18 to drink today. all that to come and more. but first: it was a week when borisjohnson was accused of hiding rather than face up to the flooding crisis across england and wales. jeremy corbyn accused him of being a "part—time prime minister" who goes missing during emergencies. borisjohnson told him the government was working "flat out" to help people. the angry exchanges during prime minister's questions came after days of heavy rain. an emergency evacuation took place when rising waters on the river severn "overwhelmed" flood defences at ironbridge in shropshire. residents were also evacuated from their homes in bewdley, worcestershire. jeremy corbyn suggested the prime minister should visit flood—hit areas — as he himself had done. when i visited pontypridd last week i saw at first hand the damage and destruction these floods had caused to people's lives, homes and businesses.

it was fundamentally really difficult while john bercow was speaker of the house of commons and thereing against him which haven't been investigated because the committee for standards which i mentioned had decided the complains were too old so they shouldn't be investigated and i think that was really problematic because it meant he couldn't defend himself against these allegations which he denies and the people making these allegations couldn't see them investigated and that really undermined everybody‘s confidence that this system was being the change that needed to happen. you were a commons clerk for a long time, did you experience this bullying culture? i certainly experienced inappropriate workplace behaviour. i once had a situation when i was a new clerk, clerking a committee, i gave advice to the chair that a member should bring his remarks to a close because they were irrelevant, that member then found me in a remote corridor in the house of commons later that day, shouted at me, basically pinned me against the wall, did the whole, don't you know who i am? how long have i be

on the way to his coronation, and also james ii, and it was also the main way through to the house of commonse time where stevensville is, though the speakers of the house of commons would have come this way many many mps over the centuries so it is a historic route. i realised the architecture we have been restoring in the 1950s, so we came and looked very, very carefully, and in detail at the panelling and we suddenly spotted this tiny keyhole, and so the panel swung back and we went in and we think, for the first time since about 1952. i was awestruck because it shows that the house of westminster still has so many wonderful secret to give up, and also the content secret to give up, and also the co nte nt of secret to give up, and also the content of office, rather an unassuming looking space, absolutely fascinating. for example, there is some graffiti on the wall which was put there by masons when they were walling it up in 1851 which showed that they had had a party with old ale and all their names and declares them to be true democrats. history was lost and now it is found. the fact tha

on the way to his coronation, and alsojames ii, and it was also the main way through to the house of commonssaint stephen's hall now is, so this because of the house of commons will have come this way, many, many mps over the centuries, so it is a really historic route. we realised the architect had been restoring this in early 19505 said he was thinking of putting an open panel and at, so we came and looked very carefully in detail at the panelling and we suddenly spotted this tiny keyhole and so the panel swung back and we went in and we think, for the first time since about 1952. i was awestruck because it shows the palace of westminster still has so many wonderful secrets to give up, and also the contents of this rather unassuming looking space are absolutely fascinating. for example, there is some graffiti on the wall which was put there by masons when they were walling it up in 1851 that showed that they had had a party with old ale, gives all their names and declares them to be true democrats. history was lost and now it is found in the fact that we have found it i think is quite amaz

and it's has been slow, partly, the he house of commons is slow about some of these things sometimes,involved, who it hasn't been in their interests to move much faster. does the fact that the speaker has changed, does that make a difference? has changed, does that i think it has certainly made has changed, does that a difference to the atmosphere around this question in westminster. it was fundamentally really difficult, while john bercow was speaker of the house of commons and there are these outstanding allegations of bullying against him, which haven't been investigated, because the committee for standards — which i mentioned — had decided the complains were too old so they shouldn't be investigated and i think that was really problematic, because it meant he couldn't defend himself against these allegations, which he denies. and he does deny them, yes. and the people making these allegations couldn't see them investigated and that really undermined everyone‘s confidence that this system was really being the change that needed to happen. you were a commons clerk for a long time. d

race to become labor leader i mean the finishing post of the opposition dispatch box in the house of commons but is there any chance of the new leader leading in labor a viable strong enough to 2nd the grip of prime minister boris johnson alex continues this discussion with steve richards and that should murphy. so professor richard murphy we reconcile your stammer at this stage that looks like he's a very very justified heavy odds on favorite but the bigger question is going to be prime minister is it possible to come from the defeat of last desire. to get to the prime ministership over the course of this parliamentary term that's not something that's entirely down to cure starmer of course that's not down to any member of the labor party a lot of that is down to what boris johnson does and whether he's competent or not remember the old rule governments lose elections oppositions don't win them so if johnson is a disaster the question is is here starmer the man who could replace him if could johnson is excessive doesn't matter what his stomach does because johnson is going to be in power fo

start with prime minister's questions i would like to draw attention to the house that they house of commons is providing british sign language interpretation of p.m. q, it is available live on parliament live tv. it is such a key moment, proceedings accessible and clear as possible. i thank everyone for making this effort. >> question number one. >> the whole house will pay tribute to the police and emergency services for their response to the terrorist incidents on sunday. this are polling incident makes plain the case for immediate action and we will introduce emergency legislation to do everything we can to protect the public. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and i will have further meetings later today. >> on behalf of my constituents may i warmly congratulate the prime minister that delivering on a promise made to the british people that we will leave the european union. will he reassure my constituents that now that we are taking back control of our money, our borders and our laws but every effort will be made to bring jobs and investments to areas like bridge end

next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. prime minister boris johnson takes questions from members of the house of commons on foreign affairs and domestic issues. on the eve of the u.k. leaving the european union. >> prime minister. >> mister speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. and i will have further such meetings later today. >> monday was holocaust memorial day. we were married those who suffered under nazi persecution. during this stark dark time, britain stood out as a beacon of hope. 10,000 jewish children came here with the kindertransport. the his government rejected lord's amendment for an britain'sied child, beacon dimmed. will the prime minister now allow scotland to be that beacon of hope. >> mr. speaker, i think she does a disservice to the country's reputation because we have not , only taken 41,000 children since 2010, but this country can be proud of what we continue to do to commemorate gate -- to commemorate the holocaust and what took place. >> another my right honor

next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. boris johnson fielded domestic and foreign policy questions from labour party leader jeremy corbyn and other members in the house. >> the support for affected areas in the area, and we work closely with our partners to keep people safe. meetings with colleagues and others in addition to meetings later today. closed question one, mr. speaker, on the defense and security review. >> mr. speaker, we will continue to transform the u.k. economy through the budget in march and the comprehensive spending review later this year. the timing of that review will be announced shortly. >> i'm grateful for that reply speaker. maybe i -- may i urge the prime minister to tell what happened to the last review, which was done within a straitjacket of fiscal neutrality? it's meant that every extra pound spent on cybersecurity was a pound to be cut from the conventional armed forces. ensurere, will he try to that the next attempt at a provide -- combined security and defense review will not face such a str

let‘s go now to the house of commons, wjere the prime minister let‘s go now to the house of commons, the uk despite a last minute legal challenge. last night a court ruled that 25 other detainees should not leave the country over concerns that mobile phone problems had stopped them from having access to legal advice. the government this morning has disputed this. critics say the deportations are unfairly sending some potential minor offenders back to a country they haven‘t lived in since they were young children. the home office says it makes "no apology for trying to protect the public from serious, violent and persistent foreign national offenders." well our home affairs correspondent adina campbell says the timing of the deporations has raised concern among campaigners especially in the wake of windrush. there have been conflicting reports all morning but in the last few minutes we have just found out that 17 people were in fact deported to jamaica earlier this morning. 25 people are still in the uk and there are courts orjust going through to see whether or not they may be deport

so, here we have members of the house of commons arriving in the house of lords. off their hats in return, then it's back to the house of commons, who bow again, and then there's another lot of doffing. well, believe it or not, there's a suggestion that the house of lords wants to get rid of this whole ceremony of doffing their hats. with me are two experts, bbc parliament's daniel brittain and bbc parliamentary correspondent, mark d'arcy. daniel up about why on earth they actually doff their hats? they are actually doffing their hats in greeting to the commons. it does seem odd because if they didn't have the hats on they wouldn't need to doff them. the hats, 200 years ago or so, were far more common and these hats look like 18th—century hats, and that is probably where this version of doffing came in. but it was refined, as most parliamentary ceremonial was, after the royal commission on the king and parliament, which met in 1902 to correct some of the awful disasters that had been happening towards the end of queen victoria's reign. but doffing is a greeting. th

next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. oris johnson fielded questions from members on a range of issues during the session. the united kingdom officially left the european union on january 31. mr. speaker, the whole house will want to pay tribute to the emergency services for their brave response to the terrorist incident on sunday. it may explain the need for immediate action and we will shortly introduce emergency legislation to make sure we do everything to protect the public. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and i shall have further such meetings later today. mr. speaker, on behalf of my constituents, may have congratulate the prime minister or delivering on the promise made to the british people that we will leave the european union. my constituents that now that we are taking back control, that every effort will be made to bring jobs and investment to areas such as bridgend that feel left behind? i can tell him that with better education, better infrastructure and high technology we will unite t

refugees seeking to join family members in this country in 2017 when the house of lords held an enormous we in the house of commons a spine we balanced the issue of unaccompanied child refugees was brought to the center of the bricks to beat large up some self brought to this country as a child refugee from nazi germany seized the opportunity to propose an amendment to the may withdrawal bill which the make government were then forced to accept as i arrived in this country in the summer of 1939 as an unaccompanied child refugee in fact this country here at the time often say 50 to some 10000 children and it is thanks to the nicky winton who helped organize kinda transport from czechoslovakia that i got here tall and i almost certainly owe my life to him once in a while the days of challenges to test are humanitarianism and europe's effigy crisis is surely one such challenge but within that there is i believe a need to do something about unaccompanied childhood g.'s and you know i'm like other children to be able to safety in this country and be given the same welcome and opportunities that i had how things have ch

. >> next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. boris johnson fielded questions from members from a range of issues during a session but first since the united kingdom left the european union on january 31st. gener. ion, dr. >> mr. speaker, we would like to extend our thanks for the first responders. this calls for immediate action. and we will shortly introduce emergency legs to make sure that we do -- legislation to make sure that we protect the public. mr. speaker, i had meetings and in aaddition to my duties in this house, i should have further such meetings later today. > mr. speaker, on behalf of my constituents may i congratulate see theker that we will european union. will he reassure our constituents that we are taking back our money our borders that every letter be made to bring areas such as brigent? >> mr. speaker, i can tell him that with better education, better infrastructure and high-technology we will unite and level up this country as he is doing for the people of brigen. >> the leader of the opposition jeremy cor

policy is immediately made on the back of this is an open question, but what we know is the house of commonss that the 110 people discuss. they are guided by expert reviews, just to be clear. some of the key questions they will be talking about is how we travel, how we cut emissions in terms of what we buy and what we do at home, etc. give me and what we do at home, etc. give me a specific example on travel as to what they might be discussing. one of the things that will be quite interesting to talk about is flying. we have been talking about it lately, there has been a lot of concern raised that we would have to stop flying. the reality is we won't have to stop flying, but they will be some restrictions in terms of how many flights we take. in the uk, about 15% of flyers take about 70% of the flights, meaning there is inequality in how we fly. 0ne of the flights, meaning there is inequality in how we fly. one of the proposals the advisor to the government are making is to introduce a frequent flyer levy, where if you travel a lot you end up paying a lot more for flying. if you arejust takin

he said that a few moments ago in the house of commons. this is what he said. nsition period on the 31st of december the united kingdom willfully the 31st of december the united kingdom will fully recover its economic and political independence. we wa nt economic and political independence. we want the best possible trading relationship with the eu but in pursuit of a deal we will not trade away our sovereignty. the government's vision for the gatekeeper keepers like future relationship with the eu was outlined with clarity by the prime minister during the general election campaign and the result comprehensively confirmed public support for a direction of travel and in his speech on the painted hall in greenwich on february the 3rd the prime minister laid out in detail how we will reach our destination. the first principle is we wish to secure a relationship based on friendly co—operation between sovereign equals. we respect the eu's sovereignty, autonomy and distinctive legal order and we expect them to respect ours. we will not accept or agree to any obligatio

some matter of urgency, and especially as the conservatives have such a big majority in the house of commonsas everybody is really quite spooked about this, expect it to go quite swiftly. although the counterpoint i suppose, some would say if people are not rehabilitated and kept in prison for longer there is the risk of further radicalisation according to investigations that have found that goes on in prison? absolutely, and you cannot win. a good example to look at his saudi arabia. they had a quite successful de—radicalisation programme in the zeros, so one needs to see, what can one learn from other countries who have had de—radicalisation programmes, as well as obviously trying to make sure that these things don't happen. 0k, make sure that these things don't happen. ok, let's take a look at some sport. and sporting fixtures don't come much bigger than the super bowl. they do not and i used to live and work in the super bowl andi live and work in the super bowl and i once that macso who are you rooting for this time round? i actually rooted for the kansas city chiefs because they had no

next prime ministers questions from the british house of commons. boris johnson field of domestic and foreign policy questions from eber party leader jeremy corbyn and other party memos in the house. just other party members. we continue to work closely with our partners to help those affected and to keep people safe. in addition we can make that today. question number one mister speaker on the defense and security review. we will continue to transform through the budget large and the timing of that review will be announced shortly. may i urge the prime minister to recall what happened to the last confined security and defense review which was done within a straitjacket of fiscal neutrality's. it meant that every extra pound spent on the site or security was a pound for the conventional arms forces. it will not face such a straight jacket. it would be concluded before or after the comprehensive spending review. they want to ensure him that the integrated review would be the foreign policy. by transforming this country. and by raising productivity. we

tracy brabin started her week as an mp raising a passionate point of order in the house of commons about not her words that caused a stir. it was actually her choice of clothing and it prompted a barrage of tweets. some people were questioning her professionalism, others delivering personal attacks and offensive and sexist comments. the batley and spen mp hit back with this response to some of those comments. we have had to blur some of the worst language because of the time of day. the debate has continued beyond social media and into the newspapers. this is this morning's daily mail, asking the question, "did mp's daring dress really deserve a commons motion? " we will ask because he joins us from london now. good morning. thank you for joining london now. good morning. thank you forjoining us. . i suppose that is the question but your answer on twitter has been quite clear, take us through what happened first of all. certainly coming back to the office and then seeing their messages underneath the picture of me at the dispatch box, i was startled by the vitriolic nature of them. but i

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you have the politicians in the house of commons and so on. out of london towards the suburban area, it is still classed as central london or on the threshold and in the middle of london is an even tighter area known as the government security zone, but the fact that it has now without, if that is a case, is slightly worrying. there is at least one report that i have seen saying this could be the conclusion of a car chase which puts a very different emphasis on it. we have seen some of those reports of a car chase. we have even seen one report which we were reporting on the bbc breaking news page suggesting that one of the cars might have crashed, and that potentially leads to the suggestion that streatham may not have been the target of the attack, but i would like to move on to the actual police tactics. can you talk through the decision that the officers would have had to make in real time? we have had one potential statement from a witness saying that the attacker might have carried silver canisters. what kind of decisions with the police o

of chris wood did hear from him this week, his resignation speech in the house of commons had a bit ofthere a borisjohnson chief adviser tomic cummings and was quite civil as i would say torts borisjohnson even quite civil as i would say torts boris johnson even though most people look at it and saying, he's the bigger man, he was certain poorly treated i think it is fair to say. but i guess one of the things he's going to have to be thinking about is is there route back to a place in borisjohnson public cabinet. so i think this may be the start of starting to think about keeping his profile up in this interview is very interesting so because of course it's focusing on what he would have done if you would have rate remained as chancellor offering two of cut to pension the dick is a great of income tax and the budget had he chancellor also offering the reductions on duties. if you watch the reason why he went from there is a feeling that he was blocking this kind of desire for borisjohnson and blocking this kind of desire for boris johnson and his advisers to turn on the spending tabs t

we will leave the british house of commons. you had been watching prime minister's questions time aired live. when parliament is in session. a reminder that you could see this week's session again on sunday night at nine is eastern and pacific. we invite your comments about the prime minister's questions. live wednesday on the c-span network. the house returns for general speeches and at noon for wilderness life bill. they continue work on judicial nominations. here is on the president's fiscal year 2021 budget proposal. the house budget committee looks at the budget and at 1:00 p.m. we join the senate finance committee. >> this week and we are light from the savannah book festival beginning on saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. at 1015 amy title on women in space. on the 20 year legal battle against dupont. dupont. at 1245. they recount the journey of 18 black men admitted into harvard in 1959. at 315 diaz on identity in a race into the experiences of growing up in puerto rico. michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy. the

foil -- foreign policy questions from labor party leader jeremy corbin and other members in the house of commons. members asked the prime minister about a ban against trophy hunting, knife crime prevention, and government services for people impacted by recent floods. this is half an hour. >> my right honorable friend has announced the act vakes of the government's emergency bell wind scheme to provide financial support for equal fige affected areas in the north of england and we continue to work closely with our partners to help those affected and, above all, to keep people safe. prime minister johnson: mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with minister of colleagues and others in addition to my duties in the house, i had meetings later today. >> closed question one, mr. speaker. on the defense and security review. >> prime minister. prime minister johnson: mr. speaker, we will continue to transform the u.k. economy through the budget in march and the comprehensive spending review later this year. the timing of that integrated review will be announced shortly. nd the timing of that review w

next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. ime minister boris johnson takes questions from members of the house of commons on foreign affairs and domestic issues. on the eve of the u.k. leaving the european union. >> prime minister. >> mister speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. and i will have further such meetings later today. >> monday was holocaust memorial day. we were married those who suffered under nazi persecution. during this stark dark time, britain stood out as a beacon of hope. 10,000 jewish children came here with the kindertransport.

here on c-span two we will leave the british house of commons as members move on to other business. you been watching the prime minister's question time. a reminder that you can see this week's session again sunday night at nine eastern. and for more information go to c-span.org. we invite your comments about the prime minister's questions of via twitter. via twitter. using the hashtag pmq. live on the c-span network. a take up several suspension bills. the house returns on c-span at 10:00 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. the first of two periods with health and human services secretary. the government's preparedness for the coronavirus outbreak is expected to be discussed. and 930 he appears before except committee. between the house subcommittee along with the director of the centers for disease control and prevention. and the nih's dr. anthony fauci. they hear from the defense secretary in the joint chief of the chat chat -- chief of staff chair. >> there are a lot of ways to follow this highly competitive election season on the network but the fastest and easiest is on the web at c-span.org. o

competition will be announced on march 11. >> next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commonsboris johnson fielded questions from members from a range of issues during a session but first since the united kingdom left the european union on january 31st. gener. ion, dr. >> mr. speaker, we would like to extend our thanks for the first responders. this calls for immediate action. and we will shortly introduce emergency legs to make sure that we do -- legislation to make sure that we protect the public.

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at midnight, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. after that, democratic presidential candidates take part in a forum in las vegas. ♪ >> craig fehrman, the author of the new book "author in chief." why did he make the claim that he made abraham lincoln president? ohio.was a publisher in they publish lots of different local books. he had the distinct privilege to publish abraham lincoln's best-selling book. a lot of people do not know that he wrote one. when lincoln ran for the senate and lost to stephen douglas, they had their famous debate. there were a couple of people from newspapers transcribing the debates, writing down shorthand and then a couple of days later, they would print it in newspapers. that way, people who did not attend could read about what happened. for most people, the story stopped there. this is breaking news. let's move on. lincoln, after he lost the senate race, he worked hard to gather those newspaper transcript. he worked hard. there are at least nine surviving letters of him gathering these newspaper transc

in iran following the murder of gen so they money and now a wretch the scene of unity in the house of commons to the outgoing leader of the opposition jeremy corbyn the prime minister boris johnson agreeing that the extradition treaty between the u.k. and the u.s. to simply too one sided in america's favor while the u.s. continues to deny justice to harry dunn will the prime minister commit today to seek an equal and balance extradition relationship with the united states prime minister mr speaker i to be frank i think the honorable gentleman has a point in his characterization of our exclusion arrangements with the united states and i do think that there is a there are elements of that relationship that are on balance why certain i certainly think that it is worth looking at now all of this comes in the background of the ongoing growl over and secure last who is the wife of a u.s. intelligence agent who has been accused of killing a 19 year old man harry done in a hit and run driving accident she was said to be driving on the wrong side of the road when the incident took place a report since

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. >> let's talk to the labor mp, chair of the house of commons exiting the european union committee,e was reelected to that committee just a few days ago. welcome. when we look at the new political structure in westmiter, or some johnson has a -- boris johnson has thumping majority. what w the remain alliance is in a sorry state, so what role do you play in keeping the government in check? >> although we are leaving the eu at 11:00 british ti beenht, brexit hasn't done.it has barely begun, becaue rest of this year is going to be dominated by the negotiations that willth start probably a beginning of march with european union, about a new set of relationships on trade, security, consumer safety, transfer of data, regulators, all of thesehings that will replace what will come to an end when the transitionenuns out at thof this year. that is thert most imt negotiation the nation has undertaken in my lifetime. we all know we are going to come out of it with something that is less good than the deal we just european union.ing the that is what the government's own forecasts have shown, tha

later that day the issue was raised in the house of commons. o their families following their deaths during army training in the brecon area. the parents of one of these men, craig roberts, are in the gallery today. no child should die in trainingin our uk armed forces while cognisant of the fact that it needs to remain as aggressive and warlike as we can. the ministerjohnny mercer later committed to meet with the roberts. the fight goes on until we can either get immunity off of them or a change in the wild that they are held accountable. a commitment to go further? most definitely because it can't affect us but it will affect more of our service personnel who join the army to serve the country and they should be looked after and when things go wrong, that can't be just let go. and we have to make sure it doesn't happen again for any other family. that's what we keep going for and we will keep going until we get it done. the ministry of defence turned down an interview but it said the safety and well—being of personnel remains a top priority. i