so if the house of commons is supposed to represent the interests of people in birmingham. people at birmingham can't complain when they have to pay a tax, even though they don't elect anybody because everybody in the house of commons is watching out for them. and everybody in the house of commons is watching that for, pennsylvania. now the british call this virtual representation. you may not elect anybody directly, but you're virtually represented by everybody. now we know today, you know the difference between virtual reality and real reality. and it gets pretty close sometimes but you can't buy a cheeseburger in virtual reality. and so the colonies have a very different way of looking at representation from the very beginning of the virginia house of burgesses in 1619. the colonial idea has been you can only be represented by someone you elect from among you in your geographic area. i mean, why should somebody elected from somewhere else? represent you it makes no sense. now if you live in lebanon county you can't depend on the guy from lancaster county representing your

members of the house of commons, estimates of the public services will be laid before you. by law, the members of the house of commons, other measures will be laid before you. i pray theblessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsel . >> . >>. [inaudible] >>. [inaudible] and the cdc directr

members of the house of commons, estimates of the public services will be laid before you. by law, the members of the house of commons, other measures will be laid before you. i pray theblessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsel . >> . >>. [inaudible] >>. [inaudible] >> next, look at the government's ability to prevent and respond to cyber attacks like the solar wind hacked. descendant homeland security committee heard from government officials, including the acting director of the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency. his hearing is almost two hours. >> the committee will come to order. i want to thank each of our witnesses for joining us

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members of the house of commons, estimates of the public services will be laid before you. by law, the members of the house of commons, other measures will be laid before you. i pray theblessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsel . >> . >>. [inaudible] >>. [inaudible] >> the senate in recess until 2:15 p.m. eastern time. lawmakers voted to confirm andrea hold as health and human services secretary and voted to limit debate on cynthia martin to be deputy education secretary . when they return they will resume debate on her nomination and hold a confirmation vote 2:30 eastern. what live coverage of the sonnet here on c-span2 area. >> next former cyber security official christopher grams and former congressman will heard discussed from abroad and how the spread of this information isaffecting democracy . this was part of an event posted by mccain institute. >>

members of the house of commons, estimates of the public services will be laid before you. law, the members of the house of commons, other measures will be laid before you. i pray theblessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsel . >> . >>. [inaudible] >>. [inaudible] announcer: the first prime minister's questions is this wednesday live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2 and sunday night at 9:00 eastern and pacific here on c-span and online at c-span.org. announcer: monday morning former british prime and tony blair discusses covid-19 vaccination efforts. watch it live beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] announcer: a look at the ongoing violence between israel and hamas and what the u.s. can do to de-escalate the situation with scholars from the washington institute on near east policy. all for joining us, whethe

just now in house of commons, the leader of the house of commons jacob rees—mogg said it would be thewn, something the chair of the standards committee chris bryant has also said anjacob rees—mogg also said he thought it was frankly ridiculous that we currently have a higher sanction in place for people who misuse parliamentary envelopes than we do for sexual misconduct cases. significant calls now for him to resign. i understand the uk government are looking at ways that the law could be changed so that in future suspensions like this, it could lead to a recall petition automatically. i also understand the labour party have been seeking advice from parliamentary council, lawyers here, about whether there's anything that can be to push for a petition in the specific case. regarding his constituents in delyn you won't currently get a say on whether he remains their mp, to read you a couple of examples of messages i've had from some constituents there today, calling it totally unacceptable, wrong, unsafe, not fit. just some e—mails from constituents in delyn about how they feel they won

shortly after that, we will see black rod coming from the house of lords into the house of commons toependence of the house of commons. we have been speaking to the person who is responsible for shutting that door, the serjeant at arms ugbana oyet and the serjeant at arms ugbana oyet and the new lord speaker, lord mcfall. ijoined parliament in 2012 as the lead electrical engineer. in 2019, i became sergeant—at—arms at the house of commons. what most people are familiar with is the public role of the serjeant—at—arms, which is seen especially on large state ceremonial events. but behind the scenes, i'm working with black rod and the security department to maintain security of the estate and also for maintaining order. i was a labour mp for 23 years before coming into the house of lords in 2010, and i am the newly elected speaker of the house of lords. i represent all members of the house of lords at the state opening and every member takes this visit of the queen very, very seriously. my role will be ceremonial but there are not many people who on their first day in a newjob have the o

house of lords. whereas those people that have left parliament altogether obviously aren't constrained in the same way, either by the rules of the house of commonst to pick kevin ijust want to pick up on euro boss and when she was a backbencher. it's all very transparent. she got paid hundred and £36,000 for doing a speech in south korea last year. is teresa mae worth the hundred and £36,000? is not appropriate that that's the going rate for a former pm. well, that clearly is the rate the people are prepared to pay. that's not a question for you and i to answer. she is entitled to do those things. i think transparency is the key thing. people can see what she's doing and then can ask questions about the particular engagements she's done or whether it's appropriate. so, to me, transparency is the key thing here, rather than trying to outlaw any kind of outside work while you're in parliament. the rules, ithink, in terms of the house of commons and the house of lords work well. the issue is more people that are outside that framework where once the acoba rules, once the acoba two—year period ends, then you're actually outside any kind of restricte

i am now making a statement to the house of commons, having had that opportunity to reflect on that report the period ahead. a leading unionist spoke of ira terrorists. their victims will never see anyjustice ever in our country and therefore, we cannot have a scapegoating of our soldiers, of our police officers, a perverse exhibiting and rewriting in an alice in wonderland—like way of what happened in northern ireland, where the peacekeepers become accused of being the peace breakers. now, borisjohnson's announcement of an independent public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic has been widely welcomed, but his decision to delay it until next year was equally widely criticised. the prime minister told mps that the government was fully committed to learning the lessons at every stage of this crisis. a covid memorial wall outside a hospital, opposite parliament, remembers those who've lost their lives, and a commission will look at ways of commemorating what we have all been through. but the scope of the inquiry won't be decided until after talks with the devolved governments in scotla

i will be giving a statement in the house of commons — giving a statement in the house of commons tomorrowmmons tomorrow and i will have more to— commons tomorrow and i will have more to say— commons tomorrow and i will have more to say then. but then there were accusations that the prime minister wouldn't listen to mr cummings all the top scientists to bring back lockdown to save lives in the autumn, as covid began to take hold again and cases rose. i said to him, the whole lesson of what happened before it is, that by delaying the lockdown came later, it had to be more severe, it had to last longer. surely you've got to learn the lessons from the past? the prime minister decided, no, and said, basically we're just going to hit and hope. whose advice was he taking? he wasn't taking any advice, he was making his own decisions and he was going to ignore the advice. did you hear him say, let the bodies pile high in their thousands? i heard that in the prime minister's study. the pm's denied that but it was blasted by the man who helped him into number ten. fundamentally, i regarded him as un

she compared the house of commons to school having worked as a teacher: in fact, it was only recentlyted to me by a colleague that i would miss my school pupils because no matter how bad they were, the house of commons was much worse. i am pleased to say, mr deputy speaker however my experience so far has not confirmed that. anum qaisarjaved bringing to an end 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 there. wednesday was another unsettled day. the majority of the showers that formed were across eastern areas through the afternoon, so we had some of these thunderclouds going across the skyline in cambridgeshire. further west, though, wales and western england, well, it was a largely fine afternoon with some long spells of sunshine at last. but it's not going to stay that way. on the satellite picture, we've already got our next weather system. it's been moving quite quickly across the atlantic, but it's going to put its brakes on and become reall

speaking in the house of commons, the prime minister said it would place the state's actions under the examine its actions as rigorously and as candidly as possible and to learn every lesson for the future. which is why i have always said that when the time is right, there should be a full and independent inquiry. so, mr speaker, ican confirm today that the government will establish an independent public inquiry on a statutory basis, with full powers under the inquiries act of 2005, including the ability to compel the production of all relevant materials and take oral evidence in public, under oath. similar questions are now starting to be asked, notjust in the uk, but across the world. a report was published this morning by an independent panel appointed by the world health organization. its conclusions are damning. the who waited too long to declare an international health emergency. countries in europe and america only started acting when the hospitals started to fill up. we have identified failures at every stage. and we do believe that it could have been possible to prevent this p

i'm just off to drive forward the vaccine programme, and then i'll be going to the house of commons, and i'll answer questions there. thanks very much. we'll also hearfrom the prime minister, who was described as "unfit for the job" and responsible for tens of thousands of people dying unnecessarily — allegations the government denies. nobody, i think, could doubt for one moment that the prime minister was doing anything other than acting with the best of motives, with the information and the advice that was available to him. what was your reaction to the accusations made by dominic cummings? let me know — on twitter, it's @annita—mcveigh, or #bbcyourquestions. police say they've rescued more than 570 children and made 1,100 hundred arrests, after a crackdown on county lines drug—dealing gangs. worries about a huge surge of patients — gps in england say they're facing some of the highest numbers recorded, as the country emerges from lockdown. ten years after the winterbourne view scandal, campaigners fear people with learning disabilities and autism are still facing abuse in long—stay

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. >> this week at the british house of commons, the prime minister face questions about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and transportation, fishing, and small businesses. >> we will go to questions of the prime minister from which i will call the prime minister to answer the question. >> mr. speaker, the thoughts of the house will be with the family and friends of the hills very 96 hundreds more injured following the decision by the courts this morning. mr. speaker, i know colleagues from across the house to our former colleague mike weatherly who died last week. he was a dedicated or limitary and and a fantastic servant. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i wanted to bring attention to my declaration of interest. the 2012 health and sensual health act led to eviction services. -- addiction services. now, all the services are run by non-hms many of these things cap and in an unplanned lever -- level. would you agree with me that for the sake of my -- patients, we should bring these services back to the nhs and meet with experts with how

speaking in the house of commons _ not. speaking in the house of commons earlier, _ not. he house of commons earlier, the - not. speaking in the house of| commons earlier, the foreign secretary said mr lukashenko's government must be held accountable for its reckless behaviour. the scenario as — for its reckless behaviour. the scenario as reported is a shocking assault_ scenario as reported is a shocking assault on— scenario as reported is a shocking assault on civil aviation and an assault— assault on civil aviation and an assault on— assault on civil aviation and an assault on international law. it represents a danger to civilian flights — represents a danger to civilian flights everywhere.— represents a danger to civilian flights everywhere. europe's leaders are meeting — flights everywhere. europe's leaders are meeting here _ flights everywhere. europe's leaders are meeting here in _ flights everywhere. europe's leaders are meeting here in brussels this . are meeting here in brussels this evening to decide what exactly the consequences the hijacking of an eu flight sho

before the debate, the uk's newest a mp took her seat in the house of commons. order. she won for the conservatives in last week's by—election. here, here! the seat had been held by labour for almost 50 years. i swear by almighty god that i will be �*s faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty, queen elizabeth and her successors according to law. jill mortimer getting a warm welcome from her new conservative colleagues. that's it from tuesday in parliament. thank you for watching. i'll be back at the same time tomorrow for wednesday in parliament when borisjohnson will update mps on the latest coronavirus situation. until then, from me, david cornock, bye for now. hello there. we saw plenty of showers across the country on tuesday. particularly for the midlands, wales and northern england where we had some thunderstorms as well, producing very heavy hailstones like this weather watcher picture shows, in flintshire in north wales. now, for today, it's going to be another one of sunshine and showers, but they shall resume not be quite as intense as what we had on

house of. hancock will be in the house of commons — hancock will be in the house of commons that have pastand todayf everything dominic cummings said. in terms of the prime— dominic cummings said. in terms of the prime minister, he will be visiting — the prime minister, he will be visiting a _ the prime minister, he will be visiting a hospital today. then he will spehd — visiting a hospital today. then he will spend the rest of the day having — will spend the rest of the day having meetings about covid. in other— having meetings about covid. in other words, having meetings about covid. in otherwords, in having meetings about covid. in other words, in the words of a downing — other words, in the words of a downing street source, he is getting on with— downing street source, he is getting on with the — downing street source, he is getting on with the job. they also very pointedly— on with the job. they also very pointedly pointed out that all of this will— pointedly pointed out that all of this will be raked over in an official— this will be raked over in an official public enquiry which we will hear

northern ireland secretary brandon lewis handles this because he is due to make a statement in the house of commonsthe uk economy shrank by 1.5% in the first three months of 2021 — according to official figures. but it bounced back in march helped by schools reopening and retail spending — growing by more than 2%. overall, the economy is still nearly 9% smaller than it was before the pandemic. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam reports in milton keynes, as around the country, the curtain is about to rise again on our big screens, preparing for their grand reopening — testing the projectors, prepping the ticket machines, a symbol of normality and of economic recovery. we know that there is pent up demand. people have really been on their couches for too long and they want to come out and experience films in the big screen with big sound and comfortable seats, with cinema food and beverage. today it was confirmed that lockdown saw a marked fall in the economy in the first three months of the year, but that a rebound had begun by march. while any fall in the economy is clearly disappointing, this does

of overall facing in our real world of economic data and that's the traditional walk from the house of commonshe red leather house of lords. they are in a pandemic and it really speaks to everything we are talking about, restaurants half full, retail barely going and the huge disappointment friday. 74 people watching the speech and that speaks volumes about the western world's future. jonathan: should we explain what's going on? tom: it looks like a liverpool bar after they lost to man u. jonathan: it's more sophisticated than that. the queen arrives mouse of lords to reopen parliament officially. escorted by prince charles. what will happen as members of the house of commons will come in and fill out their chamber socially distanced. as you pointed out, essentially the queen reads a press release from the government which is a list of priorities of the parliament. one of the interesting priorities will be the removal of the six term parliament act which enabled the government to call early elections. that will be worth focusing on in the next 12 to 18 months off the back of the speech. tom: i

borisjohnson spoke out ahead of prime minister's questions in the house of commons.und frances quinn, father hugh mullen, noel phillips, joan connelly, daniel taggart. joseph murphy, edward doherty, john lafferty, joseph corr and john occur who were killed in valley murphy in august 1971 entirely innocent —— valley murphy. 0n entirely innocent —— valley murphy. on behalf of successive governments and to put on the record in this house, i would like to say sorry to their families for how the investigations were handled and for the pain they have enjoyed since their campaign began almost five decades ago. no apology, mr speaker, can lessen their lasting pain. i hope they may take some comfort in the answers they have secured and in knowing that this has renewed the government's determination to ensure that other families can find justice with less distress and delay. mps on the commons transport committee are taking evidence this morning on the safety and roll—out of smart motorways. the roads have emergency refuge areas rather than constant hard shoulders. one of the

i'm just off to drive forward the vaccine programme, and then i'll be going to the house of commons, and i'll answer questions there. thanks very much. we'll also hearfrom the prime minister, who was described as "unfit for the job" and responsible for tens of thousands of people dying unnecessarily — allegations the government denies. should we have confidence in the way that the prime minister has handled the pandemic? absolutely. what was your reaction to the accusations made by dominic cummings? let me know — on twitter, it's @annita—mcveigh, or #bbcyourquestions. president biden orders an intelligence report into the origins of the covid—19 virus, after recent us media reports it could have emerged from a chinese laboratory. victoria heads into a snap week—long lockdown. more than five million people in australia's second—biggest city, melbourne, will now face restrictions. ten years after the winterbourne view scandal, campaigners fear people with learning disabilities and autism are still facing abuse in long—stay hospitals. the cast of friends! also coming up... friends reunit

after that, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons and later, a look at the 1857 dred scott case. >>

speaking in the house of commons, the prime minister said it would place the state's actions under the as possible and to learn every lesson for the future. which is why i have always said that when the time is right, there should be a full and independent inquiry. so, mr speaker, i can confirm today that the government will establish an independent public inquiry on a statutory basis, with full powers under the inquiries act of 2005, including the ability to compel the production of all relevant materials and take oral evidence in public, under oath. similar questions are now starting to be asked, notjust in the uk, but across the world. a report was published this morning by an independent panel appointed by the world health organization. its conclusions are damning. the who waited too long to declare an international health emergency. countries in europe and america only started acting when the hospitals started to fill up. we have identified failures at every stage. and we do believe that it could have been possible to prevent this pandemic. scientists have long warned that other v

after that, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. then president biden awards the house -- the middle of honor. -- the medal of honor. ♪ susan: greg francis, you have a new book out called "just harvest." what is it story? greg: this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america in a landmark case and a following case. it dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against black farmers that decimated the population of black farmers, contributed to them leaving the farms as well as losing land and the familiar structure -- the familial structure that goes along with being a farmer. susan: what were the years of these cases? greg: this case dealt with discrimination between 1981 and 1996. the usda had a program or has programs where they go out and give farmers supplements, sometimes for seeds or whatnot. this dealt with the denial of farmers during that time to get the same type of support they were giving to the white farmers. susan: how large was the settlement? greg: the settlement in this portion of the case wa

anyway, there's debate taking place in the house of commons now. erg. ♪ ritika: this is "bloomberg markets." kim janie, city of boston interim mayor, coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ let's check in on the bloomberg first word news now. i'm ritika gupta. more fallout from the shutdown of north america's largest petroleum pipeline. gas stations along the east coast are starting to run out of fuel. they expect to substantially restore service by the weekend. that may not come fast enough to avert immediate shortages in the southeastern u.s. the showdown over jerusalem has turned into one of the most intense confrontations in years between israel and the palestinians. ministers in the hamas-ruled gaza strip fired missiles last night, and israel responded by pounding their facilities. in the u.k., a milestone that highlights the effectiveness of the country's vaccine program. sunday was the first day without any recorded deaths in england since the pandemic took hold. vaccination is now allowing england to reopen its economy. global news 24 hours a day, o

. >> today, a house of commons he focuses on domestic violence affecting military families. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. up next, discussion on the pandemic and global vaccination efforts from the center for strategic and international studies. this is just over an hour. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the center for strategic and international studies. i am the chief communications officer, and it is great to be with you today. first i want to thank our great sponsor for making this all possible. this has been several years that the foundation has sponsored us and they stuck with us through the pandemic and this has been incredible. i also want to thank the bob schieffer college of communication and i want a special message outo

. >> speaking in the house of commons, the foreign secretary said that the lukashenko government must accountable for reckless behavior. >> these scerios are shocking asults on international law. it represents a danger to civilian flights everywhere. >> the u.k. government has told the airlines to avoid belarus and air -- heirs -- belarusan airspace and eu leaders have decided similar, to ban the planes from belarus from using their airspace and airports, determined to show that hijacking a plane does not go unpunished. >> the reports are that the man was terrorized when he realized -- terrified when the -- when he realized where the plane was landing. he told that to the other passengers. the secretary of state is heading to the middle east to build on the cease-fire between the israelis and hamas. to lay the groundwork for the resumption of eventual peace talks. the visit comes as both -- both sides count the costs of the recent conflict. most were in gaza. our middle east editor has been to a palestinian community where a young man was killed. the report contains distressing images

british house of commons. the next schedule is wednesday, june 9 will be live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span two and shown again the following sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the tech industry is often about the future. i think tech has to answer what impacts it's going to have on everything. those are understandable questions. >> the power of the tech industry and its impact. monday night on eight eastern on the communicators on c-span2. >> this week marks the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre, a violent mob attack by white residents against black residents and businesses in the greenwood district in tulsa oklahoma. the senator gave a speech on the senate floor about the deadly attack and its legacy. >> is a significant resolution to not only recall what happened in that terrible time in 1921, but to also recognize the 13 black towns that still remain in oklahoma. it is an interesting history we have in oklahoma. i encourage people to find out more about us as a state. in the late 1800s, early 1900s, like individuals and families from all over the s

bills have been read out in the lords, the same announcement is repeated by the speaker in the house of commonsn david cornock on tuesday the 11th of may when parliament returns with the slightly scaled—down ceremony of the queen's speech, when the government's new legislative plans are unveiled. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. it isa it is a familiar story again today, cool for the time of year, again some sunshine and showers, take you back to earlier this morning where it was generally sunny, few showers. a short time ago you can see the extent of cloud, showers as well. some of those heavy with hail and thunder. some downpours across some parts of wales, showers fewer later in the day, continuing to bring heavy perhaps font ratio was four eastern parts of england and scotland. temperatures no higher than 13-14 c. scotland. temperatures no higher than 13—14 c. showers decay during this evening, clear skies for a while, looking out to the west, cloud increasing, winter picking up, dragging some rain into northern ireland. frost more limited till i teach them scotland and north

the labour party in the house of commons _ the moment. this is another measure that needs to be taken to counter action and to prevent actions like this in the future. and to prevent actions like this in the future-— and to prevent actions like this in the future. . ., ., , the future. dominic raab referred there again _ the future. dominic raab referred there again in _ the future. dominic raab referred there again in response _ the future. dominic raab referred there again in response to - the future. dominic raab referred there again in response to a - there again in response to a question to possible russian acquiescence, saying, it was hard to believe that this could not have taken place without the acquiescence of those in moscow, but they don't have any clear details or links as yet, even if the west ramps up the sanctions, can this country notjust be propped up by russia and their four survive and ignore the sanctions?— four survive and ignore the sanctions? . ., , , sanctions? well, of course, it is important _ sanctions? well, o

bills have been read out in the lords, the same announcement is repeated by the speaker in the house of commonscornock on tuesday 11 may when parliament returns for the slightly scaled—down ceremony of the queen's speech, when the government's new legislative plans are unveiled. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello again. most of saturday's showers have cleared out of the way so with cleared out of the way so with clear skies over the next few hours it is already cold and it will get colder. yet. so a widespread frost around as we start sunday morning with temperatures quite widely getting down to between zero and minus three celsius. the coastal areas, a notch above freezing and that is about as mild as things will get overnight. sunday morning is a cold start but blue skies with plenty of sunshine. showers will get going across north—western areas first before those showers become extensive again into the afternoon across most areas of the uk but i think some of the heavier showers will be across eastern scotland, the midlands and eastern areas of england. temperatures throug

we are going straight to the house of commons with the i to the house of commons with the business ministryrojects. notwithstanding the 11 years they have been in government, the government continue to blame offjan while at the same time refusing to accept that they are the ones that set the of gem strategy. can the secretary of state outlined when the consultation detailed in its energy white paper will begin, when it will land on where we will see a real change, or is it simply a case that uk energy ministers are the worst in the world? ., ~ , ministers are the worst in the world? m , ., , ., ., world? he makes appointed an unfair observation that _ world? he makes appointed an unfair observation that i _ world? he makes appointed an unfair observation that i believe _ world? he makes appointed an unfair observation that i believe his - observation that i believe his dignity. we have worked... he is referring to a classic work published ten years ago. ten years ago as a long time. i don't want to revisit those battles. it was an issue for off gem —— offjan ofgen. because courting is not y

bills have been read out in the lords, the same announcement is repeated by the speaker in the house of commonscornock on tuesday 11 may when parliament returns for the slightly scaled—down ceremony of the queen's speech, when the government's new legislative plans are unveiled. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good morning. weather across the uk is on the change. yes, it's turning increasingly wet and windy this bank holiday monday, and then that's going to be replaced by a case of sunny spells and blustery showers. and all the time, the temperatures disappointing, cold, for early may. so, the culprit arrives through the night. it's going to bring wet and windy weather in from the west, and that rain is going to continue to track its way steadily eastwards. now, ahead of it, quite a lot of cloud around, so it will be a frost—free start to monday — something we've not seen for quite some time. but the cloud, the wind and the rain's on its way, moving out of northern ireland into southern scotland, northern england and parts of wells during the morning, probably not arriving into

bills have been read out in the lords, the same announcement is repeated by the speaker in the house of commonsdavid cornock on tuesday the 11th of may when parliament returns with the slightly scaled—down ceremony of the queen's speech, when the government's new legislative plans are unveiled. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. we are seeing a change in the month, but not too much change in the weather. it is staying cold. if we look at april 2021, it's been exceptionally cold the past month or so. in fact, the overnight temperatures on average have been the lowest in almost 100 years, and it is going to stay quite cold on into the first part of may as well. this was the picture on friday. the final day of april brought us sunshine and april showers, and those april showers will be rolling on through the course of the first weekend in may as well. so, sunny spells in store, but also some scattered, fairly heavy downpours. we're in between a couple of areas of low pressure at the moment, this one waiting in the atlantic. that will be more of a pair by the time we get t

as i have reported to the house of commons, there are now 2967 cases known of this variant in the uk. we are determined to do all that we can to ensure this new variant doesn't put our recovery at risk. so, we have acted fast to guard the gains that we have made together. we now have an incredibly sensitive biosecurity system in the uk, and i am going to set out some new details about that in a moment. this surveillance system spotted the cases in bolton and in blackburn early, and through search testing and increased vaccinations, we are throwing everything at it there. the weekly case rate in bolton is now 283 per 100,000, and weekly case rate in bolton is now 283 per100,000, and it weekly case rate in bolton is now 283 per 100,000, and it has doubled in the last week. there are now 25 people in bolton hospital with covid. the majority are unvaccinated, nearly 90% have not yet had two vaccines. this shows the importance of getting vaccinated, not once, but twice. so, when you get the call, get the jab. almost 14,000 get the call, get the jab. almost ia,000 vaccines have been given i

saying _ ourselves to the house of commons. saying it _ ourselves to the house of commons.l are also popular in the south of england, in scotland _ popular in the south of england, in scotland and england. i think this excessive — scotland and england. i think this excessive segmentation of the electorate has done british politics a lot of— electorate has done british politics a lot of harm. if you look at boris johnson — a lot of harm. if you look at boris johnson, the conservatives are popular— johnson, the conservatives are popular across most of england which is the _ popular across most of england which is the predominant part of the uk apart— is the predominant part of the uk apart from — is the predominant part of the uk apart from some of the inner cities. that's— apart from some of the inner cities. that's the _ apart from some of the inner cities. that's the message coming through from these elections. of course, the relationship — from these elections. of course, the relationship between scotland and england _ relationship between scotland and england is very dif

just very quickly, we do get l matt hancock apparently in front of the house of commons tomorrow, which. questions. that will be one to watch- he _ questions. that will be one to watch. he will _ questions. that will be one to watch. he will also _ questions. that will be one to watch. he will also be - questions. that will be one to watch. he will also be giving l questions. that will be one to | watch. he will also be giving a press conference to journalists tomorrow evening. so he has a lot to answer, a lot of extremely serious allegations about him that we have not heard before about direct lives that —— direct lies that he told colleagues which is incredibly serious. i think we need to listen to what he has got to say. dominic cummings is very much a marmite figure, but i don't think that tracks —— detracts from the seriousness of what he was saying. although we shouldn't regard him as a completely 100% reliable witness, a completely 100% reliable witness, a lot of what he is saying just kind of fits with what has been reported already with the facts of what we know happens, the wr

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speaking in the house of commons earlier, the foreign secretary said mr lukashenko�*s government musteckless behaviour. the scenario as reported is a shocking assault on civil aviation and an assault on international law. it represents a danger to civilian flights everywhere. the uk government has told airlines to avoid belarusian air space, while uk airports have suspended flights from belarus. eu leaders have decided similar, to ban belarusian planes from using both their airports and their airspace, determined to show that hijacking a plane does not go unpunished. well, earlier i spoke to aisling reidy, who's a senior legal advisor at human rights watch. i asked her to explain what the legal process in belarus could be for roman protasevich. to be frank, it is not quite clear, as you have already reported, today is the first evidence we have had that he is in pre—trial detention. the video was clearly taken under duress while he is in detention. so we know there are a number of potential charges he faces, including as mentioned in the video, allegedly organising mass riots — and fo

speaking in the house of commons earlier, the foreign secretary said mr lukashenko�*s government must for its reckless behaviour. the scenario as reported is a shocking assault on civil aviation and an assault on international law. it represents a danger to civilian flights everywhere. the uk government has told airlines to avoid belarussian air space, while uk airports have suspended flights from belarus. tonight, eu leaders have decided similar, to ban belarussian planes from using both their airports and their airspace, determined to show that hijacking a plane does not go unpunished. president biden has announced that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to the middle east to build on the ceasefire between the israelis and hamas. both sides are counting the cost of the recent conflict, which claimed the lives of more than 250 people, most of them in gaza. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has been to a palestinian community near beit hanoun, in gaza, where a young man and seven children were killed. a warning — his report contains some extremely distressing imag