and the speaker of the house of commons. we have got the prime minister and the speaker of the house of commons. better than that, arguably. we have got a parrot! boris the parrot. so, lindsay, one of many of sir lindsay's pets, perched there upon laura's microphone. i don't know if he is more nervous or i am, what do you think? i can hear it in yourvoice, laura. you are! he is properly eyeballing me. so, lindsay, boris is a well travelled parrot, isn't he? this is just the latest venue for him to drop in on, because you are forever taking him from westminster, from from here, back to chorley. he has settled in very well, actually, he does, he loves the journey between chorley and westminster. in fact, he is very good, because he entertains. if he is on the train, he will chat away or if he is in the car, he lets people know. he wants to entertain, he is good value. so, what does he say? well, it was quite embarrassing, because obviously he travels in a cat basket, which people do not realise and the cat is actually in the do

on sleaze _ afternoon in the house of commons on sleaze and _ afternoon in the house of commonss and outside interests — sleaze and expenses and outside interests. which follows of course the ragged two resignation of owen patterson _ the ragged two resignation of owen patterson who resigned after it was found _ patterson who resigned after it was found he _ patterson who resigned after it was found he had lobbied on behalf of organisations that he was also receiving — organisations that he was also receiving payments from. the reason this particular debate took place this particular debate took place this afternoon has but lynette got some _ this afternoon has but lynette got some quite so much attention is he stayed _ some quite so much attention is he stayed away he had pressing in north cumberland hospital and failed to turn out — cumberland hospital and failed to turn out. npi reports a great deal of anger— turn out. npi reports a great deal of anger and criticism that has come the prime _ of anger and criticism that has come the prime ministers way. they quote keir starmer

of the house _ burak. for the government to step in the way of the house of _ burak. for the government to step in the way of the house of commonsthe house of commons disciplinary processes, to inform a whip, _ disciplinary processes, to inform a whip, in _ disciplinary processes, to inform a whip, in other words, disciplinary processes, to inform a whip, in otherwords, order conservative mps to vote a particular way on matters which are normally _ particular way on matters which are normally left to the individual position— normally left to the individual position of members of parliament. and, position of members of parliament. and. to _ position of members of parliament. and. to try— position of members of parliament. and, to try to stand on their way of that process — and, to try to stand on their way of that process is, i think, cannot be defended~ — that process is, i think, cannot be defended. john major was right to criticise _ defended. john major was right to criticise that and to say that this behaviour— criticise that and to say that this behaviour is not entirely novel or original— behaviour is not entirely novel or

business meetings with his clients, into have sent two letters relating to his business address on house of commonsaper. in the words of the standards committee, he brought the house of commons into disrepute. on that, the government has not expressed regret. ♪ ros: the cop 26 climate summit in glasgow ended its second week. on monday, the star attraction was the former u.s. president barack obama. he was scathing of what he called a lack o urgency from china and russia, and he emphasize the need to help small island nations. we will come to the criticism in a moment. here mr. obama who lived in hawaii as a child, speaking about the existential threat facing the islands. mr. obama: in many ways, our islands are the canary in the coal mine of the situation. that they are sending a message now, that if we don't act, and act boldly, it is going to be too late. ros: one of the major threats is rising sea levels driven by climate change, it rose by 16 centimeters in the 20th century. it has been rising more quickly in recent years. even with sharp cuts to carbon emissions, scientists predict it could ri

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> mr. speaker, i'm very happy -- [inaudible] back in the old days, and i'm very happy, very happy to see -- i have to say, i have to say, mr. speaker, -- [inaudible] the quickest way of us visiting each other will be -- [inaudible] >> before we come to prime minister's questions, i would like to point out the british sign language interpretation proceedings is available to watch on live tv. we now come to prime minister's questions. jonathan edwards. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> jonathan edwards. >> the prime minister will be a -- [inaudible] the impression that significant political negotiations can help -- [inaudible] large party donors from being nominated for a period of five years. >> mr. speaker, i will study his proposal with care. when the parties opposite commit to stop taking funds from the union -- knox. [ina

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before we go, a quick update on the vote on reforming social care in england in the house of commons.ack borisjohnson�*s social care plan, but its was by 272 votes to 246, a much reduced conservative majority of 26. that's it. that is the latest in the commons tonight. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. karishma this is bbc news. the headlines... police in the us state of wisconsin say a man who drove into a crowd at a christmas parade, killing five people and injuring 48 others, will be charged with intentional homicide. he's been named as 39—year—old darrell brooks. austrians are once again living under full national lockdown restrictions. it's the first european union country to reimpose such a measure this autumn, reflecting surging covid infections as winter looms. it will run for between 10—20 days. the leaders of belgium and the netherlands have criticised violence seen in their countries over the weekend, linked to protests against coronavirus restrictions. the women's tennis association says it still has concerns about the well—being of the chinese tennis star p

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. w live to the floor of the british house of commons. [inaudible conversations] >> before we come to prime minister's questions, i would like to point out that the british sign language interpretation proceedings is available to watch on parliament live tv. i don't think we need any more. if you listen to this next bit, it might help. [laughter] before we -- i wish to make a further point. there are many reflections on sir david's decency and kindness. it's a very moving requiem mass. those qualities of kindness, decency are reflected in our proceedings today and in the future. i now call the prime minister. [inaudible] >> number one, mr. speaker. prime minister. >> mr. speaker -- [inaudible conversations] >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you the -- [inaudible] immediately following, i will attend the welcome home march to thank all of those involved in evacuations. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> and i, too, will be attending i

the house of commons, not the house of lords. we will leave that for another program.mps, but the range of experiences — give us a kind of taxonomy of the tories. is there is the kind of distinction between the pre—johnson tories and the tories that have come in since his big, massive win in 2019? yeah, if you win in areas which were traditionally labour, you are bound to elect different types of mps and they, on this issue, are very clear — most of them are thrilled to be earning the level of income that an mp gets. whereas some of the older guard think, "oh, yeah, we can earn a lot more. "what the heck's going on that this is all being stopped?" so this is an example of quite a significant divide and this issue has thrown it up. but i think other issues will do so, and would have done so, because this is highly unusual, what's happened — it has been called 'the red wall' and there's just sort of an acceptance that this has happened. but it remains remarkable that a party that, in the 19805, got nowhere near any of these seats, won loads of them and it's still being w

punished, as video may suggest that tory mp, sir geoffrey cox, was doing private work from his house of commonsk. the guardian reports that sir geoffrey has made at least £6 million from his second job, in the form of paid legal work. the conservative chief whip is in peril over what the i calls "the mp moonlighting in the caribbean". the paper reports how mark spencer authorised sir geoffrey cox working away from parliament. take the lead to salvage the cop26 climate pact, the prime minister is urged in the independent, which says borisjohnson admits there is still a "huge amount" to do for a credible deal. the ft warns that us consumer prices rose in october at the fastest pace in three decades as inflationary pressures spread throughout the economy, increasing the chances that us interest rates will rise next year. and the telegraph says the duchess of sussex has apologised for unintentionally misleading a court over whether she had authorised aides to brief the authors of a biography about her. so let's begin... a bit ofa a bit of a copout because boris johnson is at the cop summit but focu

the issue raised on all sides of the house of commons about having _ sides of the house of commons aboutinable, robust system but also _ having a sustainable, robust system but also one with due process, as in any walk_ but also one with due process, as in any walk of— but also one with due process, as in any walk of life, including the bbc or if you _ any walk of life, including the bbc or if you are a doctor or teacher, i think— or if you are a doctor or teacher, i think that — or if you are a doctor or teacher, i think that is — or if you are a doctor or teacher, i think that is the right thing to debate — think that is the right thing to debate and hopefully we can work with a _ debate and hopefully we can work with a cross—party process to get the right — with a cross—party process to get the right outcome and results. the reason given _ the right outcome and results. iie: reason given by number the right outcome and results. iis: reason given by number ten for why the prime minister could not be in parliament for the debate yesterday was that he was visiting a hospital in northumbe

there's going to be a debate in the house of commons tomorrow. it will be interesting to see how many tory mps decide to speak because borisjohnson has managed to infuriate pretty much everyone within his party. supporters are furious that he thought he had to resign, and he's voted for this motion and they are furious because they thought it was wrong and the government have been trying 2a hours, and the tory mps rebelled and they are furious because it's in a minority of them. a good day's work for the prime minister. ., �* ., , ., ., ., minister. you've got your ear to the round, minister. you've got your ear to the ground. what _ minister. you've got your ear to the ground. what do — minister. you've got your ear to the ground, what do you _ minister. you've got your ear to the ground, what do you expect - minister. you've got your ear to the ground, what do you expect will. ground, what do you expect will happen? ground, what do you expect will ha en? ~ ., ground, what do you expect will ha . en? ~ ., , . ground, what do you expect will haue

of parliamentary rules — after she was told she can't take her three—month old son into the house of commons do you make of this? if you're a new parent, have you faced similar issues? let me know, i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk. we will talk to stella creasy in the enxt half hour. the man accused of driving a car into that christmas parade in wisconsin — killing six, including an eight—year—old boy — appears in court. new guidance recommends women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy — and have had a miscarriage — should be given the hormone progesterone. and lift off of the falcon 9 and dart on nasa's first planetary defence test to intentionally crash into an asteroid. and coming up this hour. a successful take—off — nasa launches its spacecraft on a mission to save the earth from dangerous asteroids. anyone in england and wales who kills a police officer, firefighter, paramedic or nurse while committing a crime will automatically be given a life sentence under plans being backed by the government. it follows a campaign by the window of pc andrew h

the house of commons library and the appendix to the code of conduct can provide a timeline and to detail worked well, it has gone a long way to restoring public trust in this house, it is vital that the integrity of the standard system is maintained will stop in fact, the committee on standards in public life recommended just this week that the system needs to be strengthened. not we but no, mps opposite want to seem to wrap up the entire system. our committees, cross party, carry up their inquiries independently of this house and that must continue to be the case. because all of us are expected under the code of conduct to adhere to the ethical standards of the seven principles of public life and it seems to me that some members opposite need a reminder of the selflessness, integrity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. that expectation is good for us all. if someone in the space for short, there has to be a system in place to hold mps and other public official to account. it is our standard system, it is a standard system that our parliament voted on and approved and just

today, in a heated debate in the house of commons, labour accused the government of "giving a green lightcorruption", and accused the prime minister, who wasn't at the debate, of running scared. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. what really lurks underneath? is it always clear to see? for politicians, for parliament, what's right and wrong? a senior tory quit last week after breaking the rules. his party caused outrage when it tried to save him. but is the prime minister ready to reflect or to show regret? to be clear, prime minister, you're not going to apologise for the way you acted last week? look, i think it's very important that we get this right, and we are going to make every effort to get it right. we are going to hold mps to account. i think also...and mps, as i said last week, should not break the rules. it's been a sombre moment. the tories were accused of trying to rig the rules for one of their own. and the speaker used today to warn it must never happen again. what i don't want is another dark week like last week. i want to make sure the public have faith in pa

the shadow leader of the house of commons thangam debbonaire gave her response. he fact that his government does not want to do retrospective real change so i am quite frankly astonished by him. a lot was said about the standard procedure not being in line with other workplaces. well, mps are a public office. we are not employees. we are subject to professional self—regulation, not employment law. but if they want, they cannot they want to be viewed as employees rather than officeholders then alongside all the other mps they should be wearing masks. around the estate and in this chamber. because unfortunately, unlike when it comes to breaking rules about paid advocacy, a convivial and fraternal spirit does not protect everyone else. the government cannot have it both ways. the government was left with very little choice because it became clear during the debate in the house of commons yesterday afternoon that the government's plan to set up a new committee to review the way the rules governing mps conduct are enforced and set up did not have the support to be able

just as we are talking about it, the latest statement from the house of commons. ainst covid—i9. almost eight in every ten people over the age of 12 have chosen to be double vaccinated, and over 10 million people have now received their boosters or third jabs. i am grateful to colleagues across the house for their steadfast support of our national vaccination programme. despite the fantastic rates of uptake, we must all keep doing our bit to encourage eligible people to top up their defences and to protect themselves this winter. i understand that vaccination can of course be an emotive issue. most of us have taken the step to protect ourselves, to protect our families, and to protect our country. we�*ve all seen, sadly, how covid can devastate lives. we�*ve also seen howjabs can save lives and keep people out of hospital. 0ur collective efforts have built a wall of defence for the british people, helping us to move towards the more normal way of life that we have all been longing for. the efforts of the british people have been phenomenal. those working in health

house of— wait long. it will be set out in the house of commons today but what i can tell _ house of commons today but whate, good news to have a broader tax base and good _ news to have a broader tax base and good news _ news to have a broader tax base and good news for the jobs and livelihoods that depend on and good news if _ livelihoods that depend on and good news if you are in london in the south-east— news if you are in london in the south—east and wondered about overdevelopment and the planning rules which are a big issue, and good _ rules which are a big issue, and good for— rules which are a big issue, and good for us _ rules which are a big issue, and good for us because there will be broader— good for us because there will be broader economic activity and of element — broader economic activity and of element across the whole country, so the detail— element across the whole country, so the detail will be set out today but ithink— the detail will be set out today but i think this — the detail will be set out today but i think this is a win—win. it's never— i think this is a win—win. it's never be

review of parliamentary rules after she was told she can't take her three—month old son into the house of commons do you make of this? if you're a new parent, have you faced similar issues? let me know, i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk. a court in france has found real madrid forward karim benzema guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former team mate over a sex tape and sentenced him to a one—year suspended jail term. new guidance recommends women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have had a miscarriage should be given the hormone progesterone. and lift off of the falcon 9 and dart on nasa's first planetary defence test to intentionally crash into an asteroid. and a successful take—off — nasa launches its spacecraft on a mission to save the earth from dangerous asteroids. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. 95% of people from the windrush generation — who were wrongly classed as illegal immigrants in the uk — are still waiting to receive compensation, four years after the scandal first emerged. a scheme wa

of the house _ forces. i know there are members of the house of— forces. i know there are members of the house of commonsrime minister took the - do you think that sends out? i know the prime minister took the advice l the prime minister took the advice on the _ the prime minister took the advice on the clinical setting he was in and follow the protocols and procedures that were applied there. that is— procedures that were applied there. that is what everybody should do. do that is what everybody should do. dy: you that is what everybody should do. you think that is what everybody should do. idlt? you think though that maybe that is not the best look for a prime minister going into a hospital? i know you say in clinical settings he were a mask. i was working in a hospital setting last week and we put masks on from the moment we set footin put masks on from the moment we set foot in the door. the put masks on from the moment we set foot in the door.— foot in the door. the right thing to do is take the _ foot in the door. the right thing to do is take the advice _ foot in the door. the right thing to do is

the house of commons about the prome— across the house of commons about the rocess. . ., ., , ., theare seeing now. why did you — the process. what we are seeing now. why did you act _ the process. what we are seeing now. why did you act last _ the process. what we are seeing now. why did you act last week? _ the process. what we are seeing now. why did you act last week? what - the process. what we are seeing now. why did you act last week? what we l why did you act last week? what we are seeing now, if i understand things correctly, the speaker is saying he wants to have a cross—party approach to look at the issue of appeals in particularly difficult cases. i issue of appeals in particularly difficult cases.— issue of appeals in particularly difficult cases. i totally support that. to difficult cases. i totally support that- to be _ difficult cases. i totally support that. to be clear, _ difficult cases. i totally support that. to be clear, prime - difficult cases. i totally support i that. to be clear, prime minister, you are not going to apologise? i think it is very important we

. >> next, question time in the british house of commons. boris johnson discusses the investigation of house of commons numbers, getting paid as legal consultants. >> this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i shall have further such meetings later today. >> jonathan edwards. edwards. >> the prime minister will be a -- [inaudible] the impression that significant political negotiations can help -- [inaudible] large party donors from being nominated for a period of five years. >> mr. speaker, i will study his proposal with care. when the parties opposite commit to stop taking funds from the union -- knox. [inaudible conversations] >> mr. speaker, during the recent visit to barden hospital, i was told the a&e there is routinely seeing twice the number of people for which it was designed. the nhs is seeing more patients and delivering more treatments and operations than at any time in its history. what is the government doing to tackle -- [inaudible] health care and a tough winter ahead in. >> i thank my right honorable

i want to make sure the public have faith in parliamentarians and faith in the house of commons. bate will be painful, but the one thing is, it's got to cleanse the house to move forward. mps are not allowed to talk directly to the government for firms that are paying them wages. owen paterson was found to have broken that rule, and that's why this has all blown up. but they are allowed to do work on top of the dayjob of being a constituency mp, even being a government minister is technically a second job. but they must publish anything extra that they earn over £100 in a register, and there is huge variation in the things they do, from shifts in a&e, to offering legal advice, to more commonly writing articles for the papers. but only a few dozen, out of more than 600 mps, are earning extra enormous amounts in the tens of thousands of pounds. but many tories are worried about the perception. the prime minister may not have made time to turn up or wanted to say sorry, but... i would like first and foremost to express my regret and that of my ministerial colleagues over the mistake

we start with the house of commons story. imes sympathetic to the government but on this occasion it is not. shameless mps slink back into sleep. it took a lot of money and an outrageous breach of rules and an outrageous breach of rules and house of commons chose to spare him and interrupt the entire system. we seem to hear it every day for the b 1995 or we seem to hear it every day for the b1995 or 1997. that is the fear of the conservative party. this could be an episode that brings the spec for forwarderss and it can be a sense that what we see todayis it can be a sense that what we see today is pretty damaging to how people see mps in our public life the esteem in which it is held and we have _ the esteem in which it is held and we have seen them breaking rules in parliament _ we have seen them breaking rules in parliament and it was deemed the case from — parliament and it was deemed the case from the standards commission of the _ case from the standards commission of the house and they said they engaged — of the house an

hundreds of pounds is not sound much, but they already have an £82,000 salary as an mp in the house of commonsgue with that. it obviously adds to the knowledge and experience —— medical shift or hospital shift. those who sit on some board, have a nice lunch, pocket a large sum, it is called the revolving door, you will make policies while you're in parliament, sitting on what is meant to be independent committees, you revolve back out into the real world and enjoy the benefits of that decision making. this is a basic entry—level page one of the corruption handbook, or at least it looks like it could be open to that. i would love to see this happen but i don't know if it will. ,, y this happen but i don't know if it will. . y ., y this happen but i don't know if it will. ,, , ., , , ., this happen but i don't know if it will. ,, y ., , , ., , will. surely, tony, this would be covered under... _ will. surely, tony, this would be covered under... 0r— will. surely, tony, this would be covered under... orjohn - will. surely, tony, this would be| covered under... orjohn nolan's will. surely, tony, t

this is because of— into the house of commons? this is because of the _ into the house of commons? quite tough reputation. i like your use of the phrase _ quite tough reputation. i like your use of the phrase wriggly - quite tough reputation. i like your use of the phrase wriggly worm i quite tough reputation. i like your i use of the phrase wriggly worm when you talk about babies in the comments! —— wiggle room! 95 percent of windrush scandal victims are yet to receive any compensation more than two years after the home office launched a scheme to make amends. a report from a group of mp has called for the programme to be taken out of government control warning that it's causing further trauma to those who were wrongly accused of living in the uk illegally. our home affairs editor, mark easton, reports. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. many are ex servicemen who know england. the windrush compensation scheme was supposed to right the wrongs of a scandal that rocked the government and the nation. thousands of british residents, mostly of caribbean heritage, had

— his one anchor was the house of commons. t might be for him to leave. so, but turned to anger— for him to leave. so, but turned to anger the — for him to leave. so, but turned to anger the following day when they were being asked to rip up the whole standard _ were being asked to rip up the whole standard system and then into absoiute — standard system and then into absolute fury by thursday, when the government backtracked. that's where this whole _ government backtracked. that's where this whole thing was handed badly. let's change tact. the front page of the sunday telegraph. uk to ditch 15 billion deal if brussels goes hostile. what's this about? well, i hate to sound _ hostile. what's this about? well, i hate to sound like _ hostile. what's this about? well, i hate to sound like an _ hostile. what's this about? well, i hate to sound like an old - hate to sound like an old senate, but if the going it's tough, there's nothing borisjohnson likes to conjure up around brussels —— old cynic. what is rather concerning is this i

look, i'm not auoin house of commons office? look, i'm not going to — house of commons office? includes your office? i think it would include your office i i think it would include your office space, yes. i think it would include your office space. yes— i think it would include your office space, yes. you are working forjp moraan. space, yes. you are working forjp morgan- did _ space, yes. you are working forjp morgan- did you _ space, yes. you are working forjp morgan. did you ever _ space, yes. you are working forjp morgan. did you ever do - space, yes. you are working forjp morgan. did you ever do virtual. morgan. did you ever do virtual meetings — morgan. did you ever do virtual meetings for them from your house of commons _ meetings for them from your house of commons office? | meetings for them from your house of commons office?— commons office? i have had phone calls. i commons office? i have had phone calls- i might've — commons office? i have had phone calls. i might've received _ commons office? i have had phone calls. i might've received a - commons office? i have ha

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. w live to the floor of the british house of commons. [inaudible conversations] >> before we come to prime minister's questions, i would like to point out that the british sign language interpretation proceedings is available to watch on parliament live tv. i don't think we need any more. if you listen to this next bit, it might help.

you know, he prorogued the house of commons but still subsequently won a general election. ons where he has stood by ministers where normally you would have expected those ministers to go and, by and large, the conservative party has maintained its lead in the opinion polls. and a lot of this does come down to public opinion. if the public willjust does come down to public opinion. if the public will just shrug does come down to public opinion. if the public willjust shrug their shoulders and think that, well, it doesn't really matter, then i don't think we can expect behaviour to improve. but what we did see this week, i think, improve. but what we did see this week, ithink, was improve. but what we did see this week, i think, was sunk complacency from the government, a belief that they can do whatever they like, however egregious that might be. i'm pleased that there was strength of feeling that provoked a u—turn, that was necessary, and i hope that that is a warning shot to the government that, although they may feel... sorry, can ijustjump in really quickly? why do you t

house of- coward, not a leader! well, here a i scene live in the house of commons was up will bring you to vote as soon as it happenshe us, two who were convicted of killing the civil rights activist malcolm ask her to have their convictions overturned after more than a half a century. principal did not prosecute orsay century. principal did not prosecute or say they did not get the justice that they deserve. also in the us, the so—called qi that they deserve. also in the us, the so—called q! on shannon one of hundreds who stormed the us capitol, he did so in a fur hat and horns and he did so in a fur hat and horns and he has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. we begin in the uk. a row about whether mps should have second jobs continues to engulf westminster. in the next few minutes they will vote on the governments plan for how they should be monitored and the opposition labour parties plan. just to remind you that row comes after the former conservative mp owen patterson broke lobbying rules while working as a consultant for two companies. the governments try to delay parliament to get a hold disciplinary revi

jazz and did you read herself the report from the house of commons standards committee?ee, in person and in writing, with extended deadlines that his request, accepted his request to be accompanied by his legal advisers. request to be accompanied by his legaladvisers. he request to be accompanied by his legal advisers. he was able to give that committee oral and written evidence but they did not believe him in the end. this evidence but they did not believe him in the end.— him in the end. as soon as i read the standards _ him in the end. as soon as i read the standards committee - him in the end. as soon as i read the standards committee reportl him in the end. as soon as i read - the standards committee report there was no doubt in my mind i am afraid, owen believes he did nothing wrong, but the report on whether he breached the rules on lobbying is very clear in the frame that he did. so why did you vote to oppose his suspension?— suspension? because of this key thin that suspension? because of this key thing that there _ suspension? because of this key thing that the

there is a lot of debate about the position of the chief whip and the leader of the house of commons,isions that are made by the leader of the party, by the prime minister, by borisjohnson and, you know, i think conservative mps need to be very, very clear that this type of behaviour, undermining checks and balances, failing to abide by the highest standards of integrity, is not something that the country should be willing to tolerate. the rapper travis scott, says he's devastated, after eight people died, in a crush at the opening night of his music festival in texas. police in houston say panic broke out, after the crowd began to surge towards the front of the stage, at scott's �*astroworld' event. the festival has now been called off. nomia iqbal�*s report, contains flashing images. after the pandemic kept people away last year, fans turned up for the festival in texas in their thousands. it has been hard just like being stuck in the house. unforgettable. that is the best way i can put it. but on the first night of the two—day event, something went wrong. a crowd surged towards the

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each week the house of commons is in session and we bring them from mr. boris johnson to take questions from members of the house of commons line that wednesday mornings here on c-span2. now come alive to the floor of the british house of commons. >> the highest connection charges in the uk. it's an opportunity to save such arrangements. to what discussions has he had with cabinet colleagues on reducing these charges? .. >> people's lives and the planet. >> i like to point out the british -- proceedings is available to watch on parliament live tv. we have questions for the prime minister. and i start with the doctor. >> number one please, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, as house will be in recess next week i'm sure the college will join in looking ahead to armistice day and remembering those men and women who have served and lost their lives in the service of this country. we also thank the members of our armed forces who continue to do so today. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in t

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there has got to be an amendment to the health and social care bill, which is back in the house of commons tuesday. so there is an opportunity for mps, conservative mps in red wall seats or seats with lots of voters who would be affected by this, to make their concerns known. in politics, things come in threes. laura said the first two, sleaze, hs2, and along comes a third. and again, laura, it's that gap, isn't it, between expectation and rhetoric and how reality might look. that's right, and i don't recall boris johnson standing on a stage saying, oh, we fixed social care but, ooh, actually, by the way, if you've got a bit of money but not that much, actually this isn't really going to help you. who recalls that? absolutely no one. and, you know, it's the kind of thing that, given the mood in westminster this week, it mightjust be by this time next week that we are actually talking about a huge rebellion over the government's social care plans. now, who knows? i haven't been in westminster today. i don't know of the chatter building among mps, but i have to say it's notjust red wall mps

seat in the house of commons. on just running with us. ijust want to repeat the breaking news that owen paterson former minister has stood down from his position as mp for north shropshire. owen paterson due to face a 30 day suspension for egregious lobbying, as it was described, for two firms which pay to more than £100,000 a year between 2016 and 2018. the mp, who lost his wife who took her own life last year were saying that he had, after consultation with his family and with much sadness, decided to resign as mp for north shropshire in the last two years have been in indescribable nightmare of his family and me. my integrity, which i hold very dear, has been repeatedly and publicly questioned. we will you more of that statement in a moment but let's go back to chris mason who is with us at westminster because chris, what is interesting is that there is no internalfiction here, isn't there? he wanted to clear his name —— and internalfiction. he wanted to clear his name, talks about integrity and now he is standi

i want to make sure the public have faith in parliamentarians and faith in the house of commons.'s debate will be painful, but the one thing is, it's got to cleanse the house to move forward. mps are not allowed to talk directly to the government for firms that are paying them wages. 0wen paterson was found to have broken that rule, and that's why this has all blown up. but they are allowed to do work on top of the dayjob of being a constituency mp, even being a government minister is technically a second job. but they must publish anything extra that they earn over £100 in a register, and there is huge variation in the things they do, from shifts in a&e, to offering legal advice, to more commonly writing articles for the papers. but only a few dozen, out of more than 600 mp5, are earning extra enormous amounts in the tens of thousands of pounds. but many tories are worried about the perception. the prime minister may not have made time to turn up or wanted to say sorry, but... i would like first and foremost to express my regret and that of my ministerial colleagues over the mis

when it comes to meeting resistance in the house of commons, no, lots of people see the problem is that is on the advertising pictures is make the kitchen bigger or the ceiling taller, because what we are doing is creating a false advertising aspect to this, a warped sense of reality, and that is the key harm but i'm concerned about. bud and that is the key harm but i'm concerned about.— and that is the key harm but i'm concerned about. and lots of parents like m self concerned about. and lots of parents like myself who _ concerned about. and lots of parents like myself who have _ concerned about. and lots of parents like myself who have daughters i concerned about. and lots of parents like myself who have daughters are i like myself who have daughters are concerned about this, and i'm sure they understand what you're talking about. we do lots of things in this programme about facebook and of course the facebook leaks we have covered extensively but we do not see from facebook is an instinct to go first and what we have said before is that national governments are going to have to pass

tracy _ house of commons. what about in schools? tracy asks, _ house of commons. pression. i think it's difficult for children in schools with face masks — for children in schools with face masks. ., , ., masks. the other thing is about the messa . e masks. the other thing is about the messa t e it masks. the other thing is about the message it sends _ masks. the other thing is about the message it sends out. _ masks. the other thing is about the message it sends out. a _ masks. the other thing is about the message it sends out. a couple - masks. the other thing is about the message it sends out. a couple of. message it sends out. a couple of comments here, gavin, enforcing mask wearing is not working, it is in place. another one here says, no name, the majority of people of all ages i see are not wearing face masks, there is major complacency or an attitude that covid is over, it is very disconcerting. do you think people in general across the uk have a sense that the pandemic is over and may be mask wearing would help counter that? 50! and may be mask wearing wou

scientists have had longer to study the effectiveness of this new variant, come back to the house of commonsa point i've made strongly, the house of commons will wrap up in three weeks' time for christmas, but i'm happy to sit right up to christmas if it means we debate these measures properly. we are passing laws that affect everyone's lives, many people work during the christmas break, people who earn a lot less than members of parliament. so i think if necessary, we should sit longer and debate these measures when ministers have evidence, then we can make sure those laws are proportionate to the risk we face. at the moment we know very little about this new variant. doing so for the next three weeks may be very sensible, but it should be time—limited and ministers can come back to parliament when they know more. come back to parliament when they know more-— know more. you don't think the government _ know more. you don't think the government should _ know more. you don't think the government should have - know more. you don't think the i government should have flexibility that it needs to

standard system has evolved overtime, but common standard system has evolved over time, but every aspect of it has been agreed over times by votes in the housees made after the expensive scandal, and there were changes recently to introduce an independent element to have laypersons sitting on the committee alongside mps. but still, the conservative party have decided that what the 0wen paterson case has shown is that it still flawed. ~ , , ., ., , flawed. mps set their own salaries, the now flawed. mps set their own salaries, they now appear — flawed. mps set their own salaries, they now appear to _ flawed. mps set their own salaries, they now appear to judge _ flawed. mps set their own salaries, they now appear to judge their - they now appear to judge their own members in terms of exit demographics. is that right? i members in terms of exit demographics. is that right? i think we've seen a _ demographics. is that right? i think we've seen a trajectory _ demographics. is that right? i think we've seen a trajectory in _ demographics. is that right? i think we've seen a trajectory in terms - demographics. is that right? i think we've seen a t

is it ok to do a virtual meeting for your private employer from your house of commons office? use of commons office? �* ., ., ., ., office? i'm not going to get into any individual _ office? i'm not going to get into any individual case. _ office? i'm not going to get into any individual case. i'm - office? i'm not going to get into any individual case. i'm asking i office? i'm not going to get into i any individual case. i'm asking but the principle. if you have an external_ the principle. if you have an external interest i cannot see why you would — external interest i cannot see why you would be using anything that is funded _ you would be using anything that is funded by— you would be using anything that is funded by the taxpayer. include in your office?— your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey — your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox _ your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said _ your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said he - your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said he did - your office? yes. in a statementi said

that view was supported in the house of commons on thursday by the home secretary, priti patel who said that she would be asking the bbc and other media to reflect on what she called "inappropriate language. and to discuss the use of language and this story i am joined now by the executive editor for uk's content at bbc news. richard, thank you very much for coming on newswatch. a lot of viewers are saying why don't you just call them people. first of all i should say, this was a terrible human tragedy as you were reflecting there. and i think it's important that our coverage reflects that in a sensitive and respectful way. in terms of the use migrant, i think it's about being as clear and as accurate as we can be for the audience. it's a term that the audience understands, we know that from research. and ultimately, it actually explains why those people were on the channel, they were migrating, they were migrants that were trying to move to another country. so i think it's about being clear and accurate. at the same time, absolutely going on to try and tell the stories of those people

business meetings with his clients, and he sent two letters relating to his business interests on house of commons watching in detail. first off, we did get that apology from the government, that was pretty early on in this debate. the government is still saying it is fully committed to changing the standard system but wants to do it with other parties on board. from the opposition side, we had labour questioning brycejohnson's role in all of this, but he had led his troops do the sewers and the stench still lingered. quite a lot of too unfair, it was quite a calm debate, actually command the amount of passion that have run high in westminster over this. probably not least because the speaker basically told them they had to behave before the debate started. he talked about needing to show that this how... has at its best, because we'd certainly seen it at its worst. two things that were left unresolved, i think, which featured a light in this debate, firstly, what happens now about owen paterson. there are certainly a lot of mps who still want to have their say about the things that he was accused

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> mr. speaker, i'm very happy -- [inaudible] back in the old days, and i'm very happy, very happy to see -- i have to say, i have to say, mr. speaker, -- [inaudible] the quickest way of us visiting each other will be -- [inaudible] >> before we come to prime minister's questions, i would like to point out the british sign language interpretation proceedings is available to watch on live tv. we now come to prime minister's questions. jonathan edwards.