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the house of commons should be like any other part of the uk.e should be meeting and mingling when it's safe to do so, and when the science says that that's okay. karen bradley: thank you. if i could bring us on to when we are back to some form of normality, the attrition rate for female mps serving in the house of commons is far worse than for male mps. we have got some figures from the house of commons library that indicate that women mps serve, on average, one parliamentary term less than their male counterparts. there may be many reasons for that, but one of them might well be the procedures of the house of commons. i wonder, based on our experiences and some of the things we have done over the last 12 months, and also on your experience as a parliamentarian: are there any procedural changes you would like to see that we could look at that might mean that more women were able to make a successful career in parliament? the prime minister: i do, actually, think that we need to harvest the best things; this has been a terrible pandemic, and it

as independent review coming to me by june prove late in the library of the house of commons to talk about lobbying mr. speaker, he's being advised by global counsel limited, perhaps in the interest of transparency so he can know where he's coming from -- and could be encouraged to disclose his own clients mr. speaker. >> yes, mr. speaker, i have another defense that ridiculous since last days in the core it is called so why can't i? >> mr. speaker, it never works. i remind prime minister i'm not only prosecuted shoplifters i prosecuted them over the mt expense scandal so i scandaled my record. that line just isn't going to wash with me. it was a former prime minister, and i suspect now former lobbyist -- who once said this isn't a minor issue with minor consequences. government contracts potentially qort hundreds of billions of pounds are at stake so can the prime minister now answer the question that chancellor has been ducking for weeks -- how was? how was it that greenfield capital accompanying employing david cameron got the green light to give hundreds of millions of pounds of t

constituents in chesham and amersham, in buckinghamshire, and was "much loved" on all sides of the house of commonsouse of commons sir lindsay hoyle is one of a number of those who have treated in the last hour or so offering their condolences to dame cheryl's family, and describing her as one of the most well liked people in the house of commons. a two—week—old baby boy has died after his pram was hit by a car in the west midlands. police say the incident happened near walsall yesterday afternoon. the driver fled the scene — but a 34—year—old man was arrested shortly afterwards. he's being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. the headlines on bbc news: a traffic light system for foreign travel, is expected to be unveiled — when borisjohnson sets out his plans to further ease the lockdown in england today. an expansion of the coronavirus testing programme. everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week, from this friday. hairdressers, homeware shops and garden centres are reopening in scotland, as covid restrictions are eased. before we get to the down

significance in holding the balance of power— significance in holding the balance of power in the house of commonsernally, and then over recent— for her internally, and then over recent years the northern ireland protocol, — recent years the northern ireland protocol, the irish sea border, which — protocol, the irish sea border, which is — protocol, the irish sea border, which is really cut northern ireland off from _ which is really cut northern ireland off from the rest of the uk, that is something — off from the rest of the uk, that is something which happened on her watch~ _ something which happened on her watch. and i think that is now the central— watch. and i think that is now the central difficulty for her successor. how do they unravel these problems— successor. how do they unravel these problems that have grown over recent years and _ problems that have grown over recent years and really in some cases, is there _ years and really in some cases, is there anything credibly they can do about— there anything credibly they can do about some of these issues? to what extent had her— about some

so they were from the house of commons or house of th lords and that was to serve as a conduit between monarch and parliament, but the americans viewed it as a suspicious set up and brought corruption this in to the monarchy and initially the americans were excited about king george iii when he came to throne, but they believed the british parliament was to blame for the conflict afterwards and were suspicious of the cabinet system. >> so how did they set up something different? >> in 1787, when the delegates met to form the constitutional convention and to create the new federal government, they discussed the british system in great detail. and most offer their proposals that were suggested that were similar to a british cabinet were rejected, and instead, they established two options for the president to obtain advice and support for his system. they suggested that the president could request written advice from the department secretaries, or the senate could get, or excuse me, the president could get advice and consent from the senate on foreign affairs. in that way, they hoped the

so they were either from the house of commons or the house of lords and the design of that was to serve sort of as a conduit between the monarch and parliament, but americans viewed that as a suspicious setup and they felt like that brought corruption into the monarchy and initially americans were really excited about king george the third when he came to the throne in 1760, but they believed that the british cabinet was to blame for the conflict that happened afterwards and they tended to be pretty suspicious of a cabinet system. so how did they set up something different? so in 1787 when the delegates met to form the constitutional convention and to create the new federal government they discussed. british system in great detail and most of their proposals that were suggested that were similar to a british cabinet were rejected and instead they established two options for the president to obtain advice and support for his system. they suggested that the president could request written advice from the department's secretaries. or the senate could get or excuse me, the president could g

and it is a _ debated in the house of commons and it is a huge _ debated in the house of commons it's something we've never had before and how it works _ we've never had before and how it works is _ we've never had before and how it works is another in the ahead, where it set— works is another in the ahead, where it set a _ works is another in the ahead, where it set a pattern for more into our civil liberties was why do you know some _ civil liberties was why do you know some the — civil liberties was why do you know some the answers to these questions, katie? _ some the answers to these questions, katie? ., ., , , katie? the government are pursuing vaccine passports _ katie? the government are pursuing vaccine passports even _ katie? the government are pursuing vaccine passports even though - katie? the government are pursuing vaccine passports even though boris| vaccine passports even though boris johnson is expressing that nothing has been decided, i think from the consultation, is in charge of this, michael gove calls this a listening exercise and most mps look as though mic

i first met lord mcfall in the house of commons when he came up to congratulate me on a political bookly recognised him as a man of sound judgment and discernment. laughter but over the last five years almost, i recognised him as a man of action who brings forward his plans to completion and to success. no lord speaker could have had a better or more loyal deputy. and no lord speaker has ever had such a better preparation for the wool sack as lord mcfall. the retiring lord fowler. now, how clean are our rivers? not very, seems to be the answer. water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers in england more than 400,000 times last year. that's according to figures published recently by the environment agency. untreated effluent, including human waste, wet wipes and condoms, were released into waterways for more than three million hours last year. mps on the environmental audit committee heard from someone who confronted the officials after noticing sewage building up in the local river. there was a narrative, and the narrative was that the public knows we do this, it is just common a

although if you do still fancy a big do, the house of commons has two venues licensed for marriages.atching. alicia mccarthy will have the latest from the commons and the lords on bbc parliament at 11 o'clock on monday evening. but from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. wales reached 21 degrees on friday. scotland had its highest temperature of the year so far at 20. and after a warm, sunny start to the weekend, it will turn a little cooler and cloudier as the weekend goes on, especially in eastern areas. with high pressure here, but the flow of air around that as the weekend goes on will become more of a pronounced easterly across the uk, with that cooler air starting to move in and more cloud, especially by sunday and especially in the east, as we'll see in a moment. another chilly morning to kick off the weekend, but not as cold as recent mornings, though still there will be a patchy, mainly rural frost around and temperatures head up in the morning sunshine quite quickly. 0nce any early mist and fog patches clear away from eastern england, and there will be a bit of patchy c

now to the british flosh house of commons. >> 60 million capital resource funding for medical purposes which the government and we continue to deliver on our commitment to the executive. questions now cotom questions of the prime minister -- i will first pull the prime minister to answer the engagement question. and then i will then call, prime minister -- thank you, mr. speaker, i know that the whole house will want to join me in sending our very best wishes to her majesty the queen on her 95th birthday. last night verdict in minneapolis delivered justice for family and friends of george floyd and i know that spoke to the whole house. mr. speaker, i welcome the decision taken by the 6th english teams not to join the european superleague, announcement was right -- clubs in the communication across the country. >> mr. speaker this morning i had meetings with others in addition to my duties in the hogs and should have further house meetings later today. noble -- >> thanks very much mr. speaker may i sending good wishes -- [inaudible conversations] u.k. government consider any research in

after that, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons, than they opening arguments of former minnesota policeman derek chauvin. ♪ susan: your new biography, nancy reagan: triumph of nancy reagan. explain how. karen: the thing to understand about ronald reagan is that as affable as he was and as gifted as he was with connecting with the american public, he was at heart a loner. he didn't like many people with exception of one person. nancy reagan was the only human being in the will to whom ronald reagan was close. she was also just a fierce guardian of his image, his personal care and safety. she was fearless, i think. as a result, she was the one, truly disinterested observer of all the drama that goes on in a white house. she had one agenda, ronald reagan's well-being and success. she had better instincts about people than he did. a better nose for trouble than he did. the people in the administration who understood all of this, who recognized her power, george schultz or white house chief of staff, james baker. they really understood that she was a very important

we'll be going over live to the house of commons for that. in this members as she was so kind to us in ourfirst months in this place. one of her passions was the protection of her passions was the protection of chalk streams, in particular the river chair —— which passes through south west hertfordshire. many mps are increasingly concerned about partially treated sewage being released into our rivers with a health impacts for both humans and animals. can my right honourable friend reassure this house that this government will actively protect our rivers and streams? mr; government will actively protect our rivers and streams?— rivers and streams? my honourable friend is entirely _ rivers and streams? my honourable friend is entirely right _ rivers and streams? my honourable friend is entirely right to _ rivers and streams? my honourable friend is entirely right to raise i friend is entirely right to raise the concern that we fully share about sewage overflow from into rivers, and that is why we have set “p rivers, and that is why we have set u

she was well liked and respected in the house of commons. she managed the house of commons.lsh secretary without a welsh constituency, which had been quite controversial whenjohn redwood was doing it underjohn major but under david cameron she did a similarjob, then she remained active serving on then she remained active serving on the back benches notably as an officer of the 1992 —— 1922 committee that represents backbenchers. we have had some words from the prime minister about her death. he hasjust tweeted he was very sad to hear of her death. he said, she was a great servant to the people of chesham and amersham, to the conservative party and to the country and secretary of state for wales, he said. that is member of parliament for chesham and amersham, and buckinghamshire, cheryl gillan, who has died at the end of a long illness at the age of 68. so what about those destinations desperate to welcome back holiday makers once again, covid—permitting? countries such as greece rely heavily on tourism — but surging coronavirus cases in many parts of europe means the situati

earlier— about this in the house of commons earlier and _ about this in the house of commons come to a situation in india which is _ want to come to a situation in india which is distressing _ want to come to a situation in india which is distressing millions - want to come to a situation in india which is distressing millions of- which is distressing millions of people — which is distressing millions of people in— which is distressing millions of people in this _ which is distressing millions of people in this country - which is distressing millions of people in this country as - which is distressing millions of people in this country as well. | which is distressing millions ofi people in this country as well. i which is distressing millions of- people in this country as well. i am sure the _ people in this country as well. i am sure the oxygen _ people in this country as well. i am sure the oxygen will _ people in this country as well. i am sure the oxygen will be _ people in this country as well. i am | sure the oxygen will be appreciated by the _ sure the oxygen will be a

a day for political tributes and they will be led by the prime minister boris johnson in the house of commonsfor mps to pay their own personal tributes to pay their own personal tributes to the duke of edinburgh. then they have already begun in the scottish parliament, led by nicola sturgeon who said it was right to honour an extraordinary life and we've been hearing from a number of msps with their own anecdotes and personal stories of meeting the duke of edinburgh. stories of meeting the duke of edinburgh-— prince philip first met the queen — who was then princess elizabeth — at the britannia royal naval college in dartmouth. the duke's years in the navy were immensely important to him and throughout his life he maintained close links with the force. john maguire is at the college in dartmouth and has been speaking to the head of the navy about what prince philip meant to it. five minutes to the colours, sir. this is how the day starts at the britannia royal naval college in dartmouth. but at this morning's colours ceremony the ensign was lowered to half mast. the college is observing a wee

of these looted artifacts in 2000 prince aidoo and submitted a formal request to the british house of commonsor restitution of a number of items in vain i think will want a tragic tone of those things where they belong here they said they were made wheedle the public. would made them headed to every county court headed to the half a not it. would miss things looted the vacuum left. yes. the beneath the national museum showcases the history of the famous been named bronzes little museum director there for those in the by explains their significance probably brought us here where i was over as blocks here and i would go usually used for the shrines the past of the of all the. roses removed not just for the statics lockbox was sick and removed t.v. seal and it tells the story. so the bronze castles were part of the crew the class of the history of that in the history of est. immortalized in bronze the newly renovated museum houses works made after the british conquest 3 the older works are in europe and the us you have just taken a road map to tell our story. because part of our time. there so w

the british parliament pay tribute today to the late prince philip, lawmakers in the house of lords and house of commons observed a minute of silence for the duke of edinburgh who died friday. british prime minister boris johnson also paid his respects, addressing parliament for the first time since prince philip staff. >> in a quite unparalleled career, of advice, and encouragement and support, he provided one particular service that i believe we in the house know in our hearts was the very greatest of all. and the constant love he gave to her majesty the queen -- >> johnson also acknowledged to his lifelong dedication to country, and commonwealth through his service in the world maybe in the second world war. to the countless causes he championed throughout his life. prince harry release a statement remembering his late grandfather as master of the barbecue, legend of banter and cheeky right into the end. he can hold the attention of any room, did with his charm and because you never knew what he might say next. the duke of sussex has returned to the uk from california to attend huntsville's funeral t

this afternoon, the prime minister led tributes from mps in the house of the commons. we'll also hearfrom the labour leader keir starmer — but first here is borisjohnson. he gave us and he gives us all a model of selflessness and of putting others before ourselves. and though i suspect, mr speaker, that he might be embarrassed or even faintly exasperated to receive these tributes, he made this country a better place, and for that he will be remembered with gratitude and with fondness for generations to come. the duke loved this country and britain loved him in return. that is why we grieve today. but we must also celebrate him, a life lived in strong and vigorous brushstrokes like his painting, and we offer this tribute to the duke of edinburgh for a lifetime of public service, the gold award. thank you, mr speaker. members of the scottish parliament were also recalled today to pay their tributes to the duke. here's what the first minister, nicola sturgeon, had to say. in public. he was a thoughtful man and fiercely intelligent. he was also a serious bookworm, which i a

shirley williams joined the labour party in her teens and entered the house of commons in 1964. in a male dominated profession, she was often the only woman on the platform. she rose to a cabinet level when labour returned to power in 1974, and later as education secretary began to replace grammar schools with the comprehensive system. but she and others became disillusioned as the labour party moved to the left. too many have done something which is known as keeping your head down. well, the time has come when you'd better stick your head is up. in 1981, williams dramatically walked away from labour, one of the so—called gang of four who established the sdp, promising to break the mould of british politics. she won crosby in a famous by—election. we are making a new beginning for britain. the euphoria was short lived. she lost in the 1983 general election. the sdp—liberal alliance got 25% of the vote but not many seats. today, colleagues suggested she should have had a more prominent role. the view was that if shirley williams and i had been running the �*83 election together w

bizarre that is focusing on these issues let's get more this from paul brennan who's outside the house of commons in westminster in london paul the prime minister in all sorts of hot water and trying to explain himself at the weekly prime minister's question time how did it go. well political commentators here in london where unanimous in saying that the prime minister looked angry and rattled red faced and really struggling at times to answer the very 1st encik questioning of the meeting of the opposition secure starmer the labor party leader who's questioning basically concentrated on who exactly paid the initial invoice for these rather expensive renovation works that took place at the downing street apartment of the prime minister when he 1st moved in there with his girlfriend kerry simons now the prime minister as you heard in that answer that we've just played insisted repeatedly that he had covered the cost but he very studiously avoided saying who had covered the initial invoice the payments and there is anecdotal evidence to say that it could possibly have been the conservative party tha

we have just learned that parliament in london will honor the duke on monday with the house of commonstting at 14:30 local time for tributes following his death. a nation in morning, flags half-mast, as they are across the country. alas, he did not make his 100th birthday, but he was the strength of a much beloved monarch, and a much beloved prince philip. anchor: police in northern ireland bracing for more clashes after more than a week of street violence. london and dublin have called for calm, that -- but some say they are angry over restrictions. dozens of officers have been injured in the worst unrest in years, threatening the fragile piece of the good friday agreement. reporter: the good friday court, a landmark peace deal signed in 1990 eight that helped northern ireland move past decades of sectarian violence known as the troubles. it set up a power-sharing arrangement allowing unionists and nationalists to coexist by lowering the status of the -- blurring the status ofhe region in the eu, a setting up the legitimate political aspirations of both sides. but internet about brexi

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today, the prime minister gave his personal backing to an apology delivered in the house of commons.rinciples all those years ago and express deep regret that it's taken so long to rectify the situation. they are inviting me to come and have a conversation that's going to be very difficult to have and have somebody like me pointing out what they should've done years ago without glorifying colonialism and without glorifying the empire. there are promises to act, but true healing will take time. not only has there been a great historical injustice to black and asian servicemen, but our nation's story has been missing vital pages. mark easton, bbc news. china has vaccinated more than 200 million people since it first began rolling outjabs to the pubic six months ago. it was slow to start — covid has been all but eradicated there for months now — but it's borders remain effectively closed. now it's turning to its state—owned companies to persuade or pressure millions more people to get vaccinated. 0ur china correspondent robin brant reports from one city near the east coast. music. here

today, the prime minister gave his personal backing to an apology delivered in the house of commons.ng principles all those years ago and express deep regret that it's taken so long to rectify the situation. selina carty was on the committee which compiled today's report, a long—time campaigner for proper recognition of the role played by black servicemen in two world wars. they're inviting me to come and have a conversation that's going to be very difficult for them to have and have somebody like me to be able to point out what all the things that they should've done many years ago and how we're now going to start doing that without glorifying colonialism, without glorifying the empire. there are promises to act, but true healing will take time. not only has there been a great historical injustice to black and asian servicemen, but our nation's story has been missing vital pages. mark easton, bbc news. china has vaccinated more than 200 million people since it first began rolling outjabs to the public six months ago. it was slow to start — covid has been all but eradicated there for

to the british house of commons for restitution of a number of items in vain i think you will want atragic tone of this things. that belong here they said they were made down wheedle the puppet was the reason why we made them headed out of every country cornered as they are headed to the half not to hit the wall which would miss things looted the block your husband left. to the. bad yet churchill. classic what the beneath the national museum showcases the history of the famous dineen bronzes what little museum director they have for those in the by explains their significance while abroad heads welzel rolls blocks here and i would run to use for their. shrines the palace of the overall didn't know roses removed nor jewels for statics is not sick and really more t.v. you see and it's tell us a story. so the bronze castles were part of the critical hours of the history a bit in the history of est. immortalized in bronze the newly renovated museum houses works made after the british conquest 3 the older works are in europe and the u.s. you're just taking a road map to tell a story. beca

house of - as well. very heated and lively i debate in the house of commons as well. a number of attempts to undermine the credibility of the report with woeful misinterpretation. one of the main sticking point from the report stated that the uk was not institutionally racist, which angered and upset many campaigners and businesses and organisations, unions who said it was a distant relative from what many black, asian and other minority groups to face every day in the uk. kemi badenoch said she wanted to set the record straight and argued this report provided a foundation for a more informed debate because it dared to think differently. this is what the equalities minister had to see a short time ago. the government even more firmly condemns — the government even more firmly condemns the deeply personal and racialised _ condemns the deeply personal and racialised attacks against the commissioners which have included death— commissioners which have included death threats. one member from the opposition_ death threats. one member from the opposition benches presented c

the labour mp sarah champion chairs the house of commons international development committee. unately, it is going to knock people's confidence and that is a great shame because the aid sector does the most unbelievably amazing work. it saves lives, it empowers people around the world, it gives them prosperity and a future. but we have to accept that these are incredibly vulnerable people. there is a massive power imbalance in the relationship between the donors, the aid workers and people that are in receipt of their support. and so, right from the very beginning of every project, safeguarding needs to be embedded and until we see that happening as an absolute automatic, until we see the very people that are there to receive the aid being viewed as partners, as people who know best how to both invest the money but also build in the safeguardings, these scandals are just going to keep on coming up. and i don't understand why the aid sector as a whole doesn't address this once and for all. and that's why it pains me that this has happened to oxfam, because i know they have been

i first met lord mcfall in the house of commons when he came up to congratulate me on a political bookcognised him as a man of sound judgment and discernment. laughter. but over the last almost five years, i have recognised him as a man of action who brings forward his plans to completion and to success. no lord speaker could have had a better or more loyal deputy. and no lord speaker has ever had such a better preparation for the woolsack as lord mcfall. and lord mcfall will begin his new job on may the first. that's it for wednesday in parliament. thank you for watching. i do hope you canjoin me at the same time tomorrow for the week in parliament. until then, from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello. after slightly cloudy conditions across england and wales on wednesday, the clear blue skies and strong sunshine experienced in scotland, northern ireland, akin to what we can see here from one of our weather watchers during the day, well, they will become a bit more abundant. but those clear skies by day also mean colder nights are back, and a widespread frosty start to the day, temp

one's concerns and we certainly need the government's because much you haven't talked to mr the house of commons only recently that he doesn't know you. for people who can't do it after having got so they should know we know it's a few 100 but it's because of government shielding all of this information but it's a creation just so-so.

now prime minister's questions from the british house of commons, topics include the formal investigation into the funding of renovation costs to prime minister's boris johnson's apartment on downing street. the prime minister defends his actions saying he paid for the renovations which is estimated to be $280,000. this is half an hour. >> prime minister -- >> mr. speaker, i know the thoughts of members across the house, and the people of india, we're supporting the people of india with vital equipment and will work closely with the authorities to determine what further help they need, and mr. speaker, i also welcome last week's court of appeal decisions to overturn the convictions of the postmasters and the appalling injustice. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministers and colleagues in addition to the house, i will have such meetings later today. >> let's go to andrea -- >> you're on mute. >> tell us more about that, and i am sure the prime minister knows the answer. prime minister? >> i am going to try and come back and go to the leader of the opposition. >> thank you, mr

prime minister paul thanks very much paul brennan talking to us from outside the house of commons westminster. south africa's president sitaram opposers been testifying in a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor zongo commission is investigating the so-called state captures scandal during jacob zuma as tenure zuma faces allegations of allowing a business family close to him to secure government contracts and influence policy so wrong opposer was soon as deputy to zuma was forced to step down in 2018 the former president has refused to testify in front of the melo is outside the zone of commission building in johannesburg and she says south africans will watch rama forces testimony closely to see just how damaging it may be for the african national congress as a political party those under commission is looking into wide scale corruption and until now much of it has focused on former president jacob zuma in fact he's called the commission a witch hunt and this is why he said he's staying away you appeared once or twice and said he wouldn't come back because he felt vilified he felt targ

borisjohnson will be fending more of those off tomorrow in the house of those off tomorrow in the house of commons with the latest at westminster. in india, officialfigures show almost 200,000 people have now died from covid—related causes, but independent observers say the realfigures are probably much higher. 0ne account suggests that the deaths recorded by crematoria in delhi may be double the government figures, which deal only with people who have died in hospital. international aid, including from the uk, has started to arrive to help limit the new surge in infections, as our correspondent devina gupta reports from delhi. lives erased in india, their fate sealed by the pandemic. but even as families seek closure in this crematorium built on a car park in india's capital, delhi, some are being denied dignity even in their death, as the actual reason of their demise is being buried with them. translation: 5096 of deaths are not registered by the government as - covid—i9. 0ur ngo brings bodies to be cremated directly from homes of victims. the government only counts related deaths of victims wh

shirley williams joined the labour party in her teens and entered the house of commons in 1964.t level when labour returned to power in 1974, and later as education secretary began to replace grammar schools with the comprehensive system. but she and others became disillusioned as the labour party moved to the left. too many have done something which is known as keeping your head down. well, the time has come when you'd better stick your head is up. in 1981, williams dramatically walked away from labour, one of the so—called gang of four who established the sdp, promising to break the mould of british politics.

minister described dame cheryl as a "great servant" and said she was much loved on all sides of the house of commons now, with the day's sports news, here'sjohn watson, at the bbc sport centre. many thanks indeed. good evening. west ham boosted their chances of qualifying for next season's champions league with victory over wolves in the premier league tonight. but everton�*s hopes of a top four finish suffered a setback in their draw with crystal palace. as katie gornall reports. carlo ancelotti has seen and won it all in europe, and leading everton that would count as another huge success. after three defeats, his side set about trying to get their hopes of a top four finish back on track. everton had energy against crystal palace, but what they needed was accuracy. here is where james rodriguez comes in. the colombian has been out for more than a month, and how they have missed him. as the minutes ticked down, roy hodgson turned to those he had left out. here is the moment for batshuayi. and his impact was almost instant. palace had taken the biggest chance while everton continue to weigh spares.

let's just have a look where that is going to be in the house of commons. pective houses each day with a ceremonial procession from their official residences within the palace to their respective chambers, the start of business. and there it is. blink and you have missed it. but we will be bringing you live coverage of the tributes in parliament to the duke of edinburgh dog just before that, let's catch up with the latest weather forecast. dry compared to the past few days. some showers dotted around. one or two isolated showers in the. but evening sunshine and temperatures dropping back into single figures. another rather chilly night to come. noti another rather chilly night to come. not1 million miles of that. not as cold across western areas. clear skies elsewhere and we could see temperatures dropping down to —70 minus eight celsius in parts of the grampians. a frosty start to tuesday. they will be a bit more cloud in the west to begin with. a few more showers and they may have a slight wintry element to them. many eastern areas will stay dry and temper

in response to the snp that prime minister suggested he would make available to the house of commons pandemic and labour now say they want them to publish all that immediately. interestingly in terms of the text between james dyson interestingly in terms of the text betweenjames dyson and the prime minister the company says that they themselves made sure that officials were aware of that correspondence are not necessarily number ten. thank you. downing street has scrapped plans to hold daily white house—style press conferences — despite spending £2.5 million on a new venue to host them. the prime minister and other members of the government will continue to give regular briefings in the briefing room, instead of an official spokeswoman — allegra stratton — who was recruited to the role last year. she will now become the spokesperson for the cop26 climate conference that the uk is hosting in november. the queen has expressed her thanks for all the "support and kindness" she's been shown following the death of the duke of edinburgh. issuing the statement on her 95th birthday, the queen

today, the prime minister gave his personal backing to an apology delivered in the house of commons.eir founding principles all those years ago and express deep regret that it's taken so long to rectify the situation. selina carty was on the committee which compiled today's report. a long—time campaignerfor proper recognition of the role played by black servicemen in two world wars. they're inviting me to come and have a conversation that's going to be very difficult for them to have and have somebody like me to be able to point out what all the things that they should've done many years ago and how we're now going to start doing that without glorifying colonialism, without glorifying the empire. there are promises to act, but true healing will take time. not only has there been a great historical injustice to black and asian servicemen, but our nation's story has been missing vital pages. mark easton, bbc news. documents released at the high court today have shed more light on how ppe contracts were awarded at the start of the pandemic last year. they suggest there was a controversi

it was horrific— worst of the house of commons. right. no one believes— or accept that this is right. no one believes this is how to move forward and steph _ believes this is how to move forward and steph said, she has not got £70,000 — and steph said, she has not got £70,000 to make her building say. what _ £70,000 to make her building say. what has _ £70,000 to make her building say. what has happened not going to make the building safe up and down the country _ the building safe up and down the country. we need to look at a risk-based _ country. we need to look at a risk—based assessment and a whole variety— risk—based assessment and a whole variety of— risk—based assessment and a whole variety of other issues and there are a _ variety of other issues and there are a lot — variety of other issues and there are a lot of— variety of other issues and there are a lot of solutions, but as steph has rightly— are a lot of solutions, but as steph has rightly said, you know, the government chose not to listen at the very— government chos

minister described dame cheryl as a "great servant" and said she was much loved on all sides of the house of commonsersham since 1992. the trial of derek chauvin has resumed in minneapolis. he�*s the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd in may last year. this is the second week of the trial. today we heard from dr bradford langenfeld. he�*s the a&e doctor who tried to resuscitate george floyd in hospital. dr langenfeld said he pronounced mr floyd dead 30 minutes after he arrived. he told the jury that he believed hypoxia or lack of oxygen was the most likely cause of the cardiac arrest. and in a highly unusual step, the minneapolis police chief, medaria arradondo, is also giving evidence for the prosecution. he fired derek chauvin and the other three officers involved in the days after mr floyd died. mr chauvin denies all the charges against him. israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has appeared in court injerusalem accused of fraud and accepting bribes. prosecutors say mr netanyahu has been involved in a serious case of government corruption and misused his office to advan

reset of the rules around it, so we will see this afternoon the opposition forcing a vote in the house of commonsand, not to take action themselves but to oppose what labour are trying to do, which is to set up a cross—party of mps in parliament to look at lobbying in general. isuppose parliament to look at lobbying in general. i suppose the bigger question is whether this moment begins a process of change and start to reformat what many people here at westminster feel needs to happen and the system around lobbying and changing in a wholesale way, or it just comes and goes, there is another row over at lobbying which has affected governments on both sides over many years.— has affected governments on both sides over many years. thank you, jonathan iirlake _ sides over many years. thank you, jonathan blake very _ sides over many years. thank you, jonathan blake very noisy - jonathan blake very noisy westminster. a major uk trial, which is assessing whether people can safely be given different makes of a covid vaccine for their first and second dose, is being expanded. the trial will now include th