house of _ omicron. nick early in the lobby of the house of commons. we - omicron. of- the house of commons. we believe you now if i may, perhaps we will have a chance to talk to again just before seven o'clock. you will be routed to that spot for hours to come. looks like the search has been on for drivers in remote villages of the constituency for people not to be there, but quite a few mps are there, but quite a few mps are there, and it will be interesting to see how many people stuck to their guns on this. savage job see how many people stuck to their guns on this. savagejob —— sajid javid gave this update on how omicron is spreading. the javid gave this update on how omicron is spreading. the first thin . omicron is spreading. the first thin his omicron is spreading. the first thing his these _ omicron is spreading. the first thing his these are _ omicron is spreading. the first thing his these are things - omicron is spreading. the first thing his these are things that | omicron is spreading. the first i thing his these are things that we know certainly is a f

i keen on the rules -- a leader of the house of commons.— keen on the rules -- a leader of the house n a better place _ house of commons. i think we are in a better place now. _ house of commons. i think we are in a better place now. we _ house of commons. i think we are in a better place now. we in _ house of commons. i think we are in a better place now. we in the - a better place now. we in the standards committee are advising the government. there is a bit of an irony about me being the chair of the committee on standards because i've been loads of —— i've been in loads of scrapes of my own over the years. i thought if i said then, we wouldn't come back to it, whatever it is. but i'm not veryjudgmental. i think mps should have a fair hearing. i think mps should have a fair hearinu. ., . ., ., _, hearing. your chair of the committee on standards — hearing. your chair of the committee on standards for _ hearing. your chair of the committee on standards for some _ hearing. your chair of the committee on standards for some reasons - hearing. your chair of the committee on standards fo

to pass an amendment in the house a lot, but then it was flung back in your face by that the house of commons. the sat not illustrate that at the end of the day that the house of lords can huff and puff, but you're not the blue the host. i think this is certainly some truth in that, but the fact that her, the house of commons is not willing to listen, also shows what is wrong with our political system. a political party with around 40 percent of the votes and have a huge majority. and the house of commons, and then ignore all reasoned arguments. so maybe what we need is a form of proportional voting so that her broader voices are heard and represented. and we also need lots of young people in parliament because it is their future. we're talking about not just about the retiree's interest. if you look at the last few weeks, i bought us johnson's government in desperate trouble on what's generally generically called salisa desperate trouble law on the the shift there at the national health service in terms of social care, a big rebut, vault and tony benches. and yet no real revolt on pensions,

that was the warning from my guest on political thinking this week chris bryant who chairs a house of commonsds committee. his words won him the plaudit of being the parliamentary speech of the year. he also secured a government u—turn and a change into the approach and standards. now, chris bryant is a labour mp, he represents one of the poorest constituencies in the country, yet his background doesn't suggest preparation for that. he was a public schoolboy, he trained to be a vicar in the church of england, and he was, at university, a student conservative activist. chris bryant, welcome to political thinking. you've now made me seem very odd already! in the words of stephen sondheim, "i've went from careered to career." i've made you interesting rather than odd! orweird. we are going to explore the interesting and the weird, perhaps. we are going to examine happy and sad. let's start with that speech. i, as it happens, by sheer chance, sat next to you and your husband as you got that accolade. you were told it was speech of the year. at the time you were delivering the speech, were you con

we have the house of _ and the food will be good. we have the house of commonswill be good. we have the house of commons in - and the food will be good. we have the house of commons in front - and the food will be good. we have the house of commons in front of. and the food will be good. we have i the house of commons in front of us. the men's party. eating on camera is not of the ada is it? it the men's party. eating on camera is not of the ada is it?— not of the ada is it? it depends on what ou not of the ada is it? it depends on what you eat- _ not of the ada is it? it depends on what you eat. and _ not of the ada is it? it depends on what you eat. and you _ not of the ada is it? it depends on what you eat. and you learn - not of the ada is it? it depends on what you eat. and you learn this . what you eat. and you learn this over the years. spaghetti bolognese. pizza disaster. bacon and eggs with a knife and fork cut discreetly, good idea. a knife and fork cut discreetly, good idea-— a knife and fork cut discreetly, i good idea._ it's a knife and fork cut dis

this is the scene in the house of commons right now. ey — is in the lobby of the houses of parliament. tell us about the boat that has already happened.— tell us about the boat that has already happened. tell us about the boat that has alread ha ened. �* . ., ., already happened. about half an hour auo we had already happened. about half an hour ago we had a — already happened. about half an hour ago we had a vote _ already happened. about half an hour ago we had a vote on _ already happened. about half an hour ago we had a vote on extending - already happened. about half an hour ago we had a vote on extending the l ago we had a vote on extending the compulsory wearing of face coverings in england it is an extra settings. at path very comfortably. there were 41 votes against but a0 conservative a1 votes against but a0 conservative rebels rethink and this is the one that's really matters. this is on introducing covid—19 certification introducing covid—19 certification in certain places in england. i think we can listen in and get the resu

the house of commons _ this is christmas. the house of commons mince _ this is christmas. ince pie. _ eating on camera is not a good idea, is it? it's a terrible idea but it also depends on what you eat. and you learn this over the years. spaghetti bolognese — disaster. yeah, no, no. pizza — disaster. bacon and eggs with a knife and fork, cut discreetly — good idea. bacon sandwich? if only he'd asked me! it's a terrible idea because the trouble is the bacon is chewy and the bread is chewy and it's never quite clear what is eating what — is the bacon sandwich consuming you or are you eating the bacon sandwich? i think a mince pie, you can pull it off but what i would do is i would not go... i would break and then take a morsel. the trick is asking a question while you have a mouthful. you only have a small mouthful. you know the story about ed miliband eating that bacon sandwich which caused him so much hell is, i know for a fact cos my cameraman was filming at the time, that ed miliband was told seconds before, "don't eat on camera," by his senior press aide at the time and

we have so few numbers in the house of commons. we are seeing the candidates _ house of commons. . we are seeing the candidates gather. we - house of commons. we are seeing the candidates gather. we will - the candidates gather. we will go to them when the announcement is made. what do we know about the lib dems candidate?— we know about the lib dems candidate? ,, ., , ., .. ., candidate? she was a candidate in 2019 so _ candidate? she was a candidate in 2019 so she _ candidate? she was a candidate in 2019 so she did _ candidate? she was a candidate in 2019 so she did have - candidate? she was a candidate in 2019 so she did have a - candidate? she was a candidate in 2019 so she did have a local. in 2019 so she did have a local profile which i think will have felt a bit. i met her last week, what makes you think you have a chance of winning this, she is going around saying it is a lib dems conservative two horse race when you only got a small vote. she said, things are different. it looks like she was right and i was wrong because she is going to be a new member of parliament for t

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> can i ask my right honorable friend p how will this be monitored, and what steps will be taken if countries don't keep their word? >> my honorable friend raises a very important point. the 90% of -- covered by this pledge by 40 billion pounds of public and private funding, so there will be a method. in addition, we agreed to -- so we will be able to see whether countries are meeting the commitments they have made. >> before we come to prime minister's questions -- [inaudible conversations] i would like to point out that the british sign language interpretation proceedings is available to watch on parliament's live tv. we now start with questions of the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. prime minister. >> mr. speaker, today i'm wearing a purple tie in recognition of the international day of people with disabilities this coming friday. to be published in the u.k.'s first martial strategy to help create -- national strate

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> -- been created by this government with a protocol that would not achieve both objectives. >> well, mr. speaker, that's so 2016, isn't it? [laughter] still have not reconciled with the democratic decisions the british people's hopes to control their destiny and leave the european union. we are determined to find a sustainable and durable solution to the protocol, but my right honorable friend and the secretary of state are clear that if that cannot be achieved, we'll take whatever steps necessary. >> final question. >> thank you, mr. speaker. "the new york times" carried the piece about the highest deaths in all of europe, 20% higher cost of living than the people in northern ireland. requiring a multi-- [inaudible] for the republic of ireland. isn't it the case that the fifth largest economy of the world, strong and growing economy, that it requires businesses in northern ireland asking to be removed, therefore, invoking articl

so that we are able to— the house of commons so that we are able to have _ the house of commonsaking decisions on behaif— participate in taking decisions on behalf of— participate in taking decisions on behalf of constituents? | of participate in taking decisions on behalf of constituents? i of course understand _ behalf of constituents? i of course understand the _ behalf of constituents? i of course understand the importance - behalf of constituents? i of course understand the importance of - behalf of constituents? i of course understand the importance of the | understand the importance of the question. as he said, he asked yesterday and understandably again today. i am yesterday and understandably again today. iam not yesterday and understandably again today. i am not able to give that commitment alone. it would not be a decision for me and my department but it is something the government would consider together seriously. i want i will. i’m would consider together seriously. i want i will. �* ., would consider together seriously. i want i will. �* . ., want i will. i'm grat

he went to the house of commons, he went to the house of commons, he went in a room face—to—face withst 100 of them decided to ignore it. now, this morning, the cabinet, we are told, and pretty grave terms, they will —— there will be rising cases of covid add more hospitalisations. the problem for the prime minister is that he doesn't have the backing of dozens and dozens of his own mps to deal with this public health crisis. it is not the time for a breakdown in trust between the prime minister and his party. vicki, many thanks. vicki young in westminster. the uk has today recorded the highest daily number of new covid cases since the 9th of january with close to 60 thousand. england's chief medical officer chris whitty has warned the hospitals are facing a significant increase in the number of covid patients being admitted and long queues have continued at vaccination centres across the uk. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. high—level concern about the new variant is increasing and the rapid roll—out of boosterjabs is seen as a vital part of the official response. there was no s

it’s a house of commons last night? it's a difficult balancing _ house of commons last night? cing act _ house of commons last night? it's a difficult balancing act for _ house of commons last night? it�*s —. difficult balancing act for him and immediately what we are seeing is the government and the pen minister saying insisting they think they have the balance right they believed that between the roll—out of the booster campaign and encouraging people to go now seeing 600,000 plus booster is happening and that can provide some protection although it has to be said that in the press conference that we heard a bit earlier the chief medical officer did admit when he was asked that that takes a week or two weeks to come to get the effect of that booster so that is a lag time that already pushes the effect back. but equally department if there was talking about the other measures that are in place. the idea that if you come into contact with someone you come into contact with someone you can do daily testing and calls for people for the mass clearing requirement now and calls for

from members of the house of commons live wednesday mornings here on c-span2. now live to the floor of the british house of commons. >> i'd like to point out that the sign language interpretation this evening is available to watch on parliament live tv. we now start with questions of the prime minister. nick smith. >> number one, please, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will want to join me in wishing you, all members of staff a merry christmas. and a happy new year. the house will also want to join me in sending our warmest wishes to all our armed force and health and care workers and especially those who will be working over christmas and not least hose in our national mission -- those in our national mission -- [inaudible] this morning i have meetings with ministerial colleagues in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have is other such meetings later today. >> mr. speaker, can i congratulate the prime minister and his wife on the birth of his new daughter. last week -- [inaudible] was a success for you, prime minister. [laughter]

that made his resignation inevitable, he could havejust accepted a 30 day suspension on the house of commons from boris johnson, on top of a devastating result of by—election in a totally different part of the country, an enormous swing to the liberal democrats and there are a lot of seat in the united kingdom with the liberal democrats in second place to the conservative, including places like esher and walton, which is a seat held by the justice secretary and deputy prime minister dominic raab. they will be looking very nervously at their seats when they wake up tomorrow morning and think, is the liberal democrats are on a comeback, what does that mean for me? it what does that mean for me? if this does turn out to be a win for the liberal democrats, this comes off the back of voting parliament where many of its own mps voted against the coronavirus restriction measures. what does this do to borisjohnson public influence boris johnson public influence in borisjohnson public influence in the house of commons? it in the house of commons? it clips his wings. we had one of the biggest rebellio

in the premise to set than the house of commons and he said it today _ the house of commons and he saidommons and he said it today. that is quite different from people. _ today. that is quite different from people, wanting things to connect to know what's going on in making decisions — know what's going on in making decisions. those need to be separated. decisions. those need to be separated-— decisions. those need to be searated. ., ., ., separated. the reason for that outra . e separated. the reason for that outrage is _ separated. the reason for that outrage is apparent _ separated. the reason for that outrage is apparent in - separated. the reason for that - outrage is apparent in confirmation and a practice press conference that there was a party in downing street last christmas when socialising was banned for all. this last christmas when socialising was banned for all.— banned for all. this fictional party was a business _ banned for all. this fictional party was a business meeting _ banned for all. this fictional party was a business meeting and - banned for all. this fictional

and the entire house of commons needs to send out that message from both sides of the house.e keeps ringing. do both sides of the house. i'm sorry my phone keeps ringing.- my phone keeps ringing. do not wor . i my phone keeps ringing. do not worry- iwill— my phone keeps ringing. do not worry. i willjust _ my phone keeps ringing. do not worry. i willjust have _ my phone keeps ringing. do not worry. i willjust have to - my phone keeps ringing. do not worry. i willjust have to ignore | worry. i will 'ust have to ignore it. this is — worry. i willjust have to ignore it. this is distracting _ worry. i willjust have to ignore it. this is distracting from - worry. i willjust have to ignore it. this is distracting from the i it. this is distracting from the real importance, the real message. do you think this might end up being about semantics? what one people because a christmas party, somebody else in number 10 might calljust a few drinks after they finish work with a glass of wine, and so they were in a work bubble?— were in a work bubble? helen catt, who is a reporter— were in a

parliamentarians to influence events when the government bought the majority of new 80 in the house of commons. one of the most active revenue appears in the house of lords, is labour member, baron sticker. he is one of the moving spirits in the cross party attempts to hold the government to its commitments, to protect pensioner income. alex asked them about the issue, what are the prospects for and whether they are making any progress. and then return to the s and peace. indefatigable angus, brendan mcneil, on 15 years after he held tony blair's speech to the parliament, to fire on the cash for honor scandal, he turns to the free with a new build on board us. johnson's enablement, which will it make any difference this time, right. these key introduce later in the program. beg 1st to your tweets emails, i messed up on. last week's it and just issue a featuring a special interview with a stored in or in dudley edwards restroom. george brighton, who says a tonic to here, alex, always positive and interesting. you fraser says another 1st quite sure. thanks.

this is all in the back of the owen patterson, who was meant to be disciplined, leaving the house of commonse party, the government tried to change the rules and then rapidly— tried to change the rules and then rapidly had to backpedal and launch all of its _ rapidly had to backpedal and launch all of its backbench mps down the mountain— all of its backbench mps down the mountain to try to change the rules and it— mountain to try to change the rules and it looks — mountain to try to change the rules and it looks absolutely ridiculous. that's _ and it looks absolutely ridiculous. that's what got them into this position— that's what got them into this position and the avenue christmas party— position and the avenue christmas party gate — position and the avenue christmas party gate and all of the things in the results speak for themselves. they did — the results speak for themselves. they did a — the results speak for themselves. they did a fantastic picture of borisjohnson and you can imagine, that must be the mood he feels. but from your point of view, this is unknown when shoulders but bori

what's happening today is that there is going to be 4 votes in the house of commons. are we've got the house secretary shout the sergeant javert who is currently seeking to persuade a large number somewhere in the region of 70 of the m. p. 's on his own side from his own conservative party who are threatening to rebel and vote against these tight restrictions. the biggest thing that they're objecting to is the is the concept of. busy vaccine passports, cove, it's certification that would be introduced under this new plan b to make it a requirement for people if they want to go into restaurants. cafe. busy cinemas and, and places of that type to actually have not just at to vaccines, but eventually to also have a booster jab. it's essentially saying you can't come in unless you've been properly vaccinated. and this idea of having to show papers to show your vaccinate vaccine status sticks in the throat of, of some of these m p 's and, but the government is adamant that is absolutely necessary and they're working on the basis of the scientific advice that they've been gi

house of _ country. if he has broken the rules. and misled the house of commons, country. ll certainly come into serious - certainly come into serious question. i pay tribute to the conservative colleagues who have had the courage to speak out even though they come under pressure from the whips. i think this is a time where notjust liberal democrat and labour and opposition mps put pressure on the prime minister but it is time conservative mps who have at the prime minister get away with so much actually speak up for the country and the way this government is governing, cruising ambulance stations, we have heard that in north shropshire from people, hitting the incomes of many people and then not playing by the rules, i think people are fed up and angry and they want something done. i do want to just — and they want something done. i do want tojust ask and they want something done. i do want to just ask you one other question commit bbc sources are telling us that there is a meeting of the covid operations committee scheduled for early this afternoon to be followed by a cab

he was in the house of commons tea rooms in the afternoon before while the debate was going on and dressing and he was apparently also making direct phone calls and yet still have his backbenchers did not back in. yet still have his backbenchers did not back in-_ yet still have his backbenchers did not backin.~ . , ., ,., not back in. which shows a measure of an . er not back in. which shows a measure of anger they _ not back in. which shows a measure of anger they have _ not back in. which shows a measure of anger they have within _ not back in. which shows a measure of anger they have within their - of anger they have within their soul and i'm _ of anger they have within their soul and i'm sure — of anger they have within their soul and i'm sure the whips are working very hard _ and i'm sure the whips are working very hard in— and i'm sure the whips are working very hard in the way they do to persuade — very hard in the way they do to persuade people or bully people into doin- persuade people or bully people into doing what they were considered to be the _ doing what they were considered

in the house of commons this week, a significant number of borisjohnson�*s own tory mps voted against covid will be with us - for many years to come, and it's unthinkable to think that every autumn from now on, - we will be limiting the qualityl of life for all citizens just to be on the safe side. these restrictions were voted through, and polling in the uk and elsewhere suggests public opinion remains behind them. but, as covid becomes ever more long—term, opposition to restrictions becomes more pronounced. and one of the most contentious restrictions of them all this year has been travel bans. at the start of 2021, there were heavy restrictions. international travel was down 49%, compared with 2019. in addition, countries like australia and new zealand effectively sealed themselves off — they wanted to suppress the virus. but in the end, delta made sure this wasn't possible. by august, for australia, the aim was no longer keeping the virus out. instead... that is our goal — - to live with this virus, not to live in fear of it. globally, international travel has returned in a form.

you wants to pass his bill, you'll have to depend of the labour party to get it through the house of commonsr to be in and there is i think a growing school of thought now among tories in the parliamentary party, both front bench and back bench, both supportive of the government and hostile, who say, let us be pragmatic here and pull this vote because there is no way the government is going to come out looking well. if you lose, you look terribly and if you win, you will have dinner depending on keir starmer. ., ~ , ., ., , starmer. you think they want to pull the vote on tuesday? i think- starmer. you think they want to pull the vote on tuesday? i think there l the vote on tuesday? i think there is a significant _ the vote on tuesday? i think there is a significant chance _ the vote on tuesday? i think there is a significant chance that - the vote on tuesday? i think there is a significant chance that the - is a significant chance that the government will not table the vote. if you look at the situation where on the one hand, you get it through the house of commons but you do it with labour

been involved in a lobbying scandal and without going into all of the details, effectively the house of commonss should be barred from the house of commons for 30 days. mr patterson did not accept this lying down, he totally refused to accept the validity of thatjudgement and indeed managed to get through one form or another the agreement of the conservative party and the government to threaten to vote against that suspension and indeed that's what they did. this caused an enormous conflagration within parliament stopping the opposition said that the conservative party had effectively dismantled the standard system around one man and that could possibly be tenable stopping the government then retreated from that and set actually we're not going do that after all, we're not going to reform the standard system around mr and then mr patterson, so aggrieved did he feel by all of this, talking about actual world of politics, decided to resign. one of the many difficult things which flows from this for boris johnson is that that need not have taken place, if mr patterson hadn't prosecuted that with s

if he wants to pass his bill, he'll have to depend on the labour party to get it through the house of commonsa growing school of thought now among tories in the parliamentary party, both front bench and back bench, both supportive of the government and hostile, who say, let us be pragmatic here and pull this vote because there is no way the government is going to come out of it well. if you lose, you look terrible and if you win, you will have done it depending on keir starmer. the pm can't win. you think they want to pull the vote on tuesday? i think there is a significant | chance that the government will not table the vote. if you look at the situation now, where on the one hand, you get it through the house of commons but you only do it with labour supporting you, that harms the prime minister. 0n the other hand, if you run for it and you don't get labour party support, and you lose, it also hurts the government. the pragmatic way is to put your head down, get through christmas, hope the criticism dies down and start 2022 in a slightly more positive state of mind. what does that say about

let's listen into that in the house of commons. couple of technical issues meaning we can't go to it straightaway but the science and technology committee looking at the new omicron variant, we will come back to that as soon as. lateral flow tests are unavailable to be ordered via the government website for the second day in a row. a message on the site says there are no tests available for home delivery, although they can still be collected from pharmacies. i beg your pardon, we will not go to our guests just i beg your pardon, we will not go to our guestsjust now, we i beg your pardon, we will not go to our guests just now, we will go to the science and technology committee, who are discussing the new omicron variant. that committee, who are discussing the new omicron variant.— committee, who are discussing the new omicron variant. that is the bit that is difficult — new omicron variant. that is the bit that is difficult and _ new omicron variant. that is the bit that is difficult and is _ new omicron variant. that is the bit tha

and i don't often raise . individual cases in the house of commons _ individual cases in the house of a proper response from network rail, who _ could not get a proper response from network rail, who i— could not get a proper response from network rail, who i thought - could not get a proper response from network rail, who i thought were - could not get a proper response from network rail, who i thought were illi network rail, who i thought were ill treating _ network rail, who i thought were ill treating some — network rail, who i thought were ill treating some of— network rail, who i thought were ill treating some of my— network rail, who i thought were ill treating some of my constituents. . network rail, who i thought were illl treating some of my constituents. so it is quite _ treating some of my constituents. so it is quite rare — treating some of my constituents. so it is quite rare to— treating some of my constituents. so it is quite rare to do— treating some of my constituents. so it is quite rare to do it _ treating some of my constituents. so it is quite rare to do it with—

the prime minister said that in the house of commons — minister said that in the house of commons andt is today. that is_ commons and he has said it is today. that is quite — commons and he has said it is today. that is quite different from people, i think. _ that is quite different from people, i think, wanting to actually know what _ i think, wanting to actually know what is _ i think, wanting to actually know what is going on, and then make decisions — what is going on, and then make decisions. and i think those two need _ decisions. and i think those two need to— decisions. and i think those two need to be _ decisions. and i think those two need to be separated. the decisions. and i think those two need to be separated. the reason for the outrage — need to be separated. the reason for the outrage is _ need to be separated. the reason for the outrage is apparent _ need to be separated. the reason for the outrage is apparent in _ the outrage is apparent in toe curling confirmation in a press conference that there was a party in downing street last christmas, when socialising was ban

ministers have civen into the house of commons? an — into the house of commons? ministers have given an undertaking _ into the house of commons? ministers have given an undertaking that - have given an undertaking that parliament would be to be recalled, and as things stand, that would mean mps coming back to westminster in person, a possible hybrid or virtual sitting maybe necessary or may be judged to be appropriate by the government and by the authorities and parliaments, but it would need that can answer that given the level of opposition there was to the most recent introduction of restrictions under plan b that the government felt necessary to bring income i don't think it will be possible for borisjohnson to do this and ask mps to vote retrospectively as they have done previously in the pandemic. it will probably need to be rubber—stamped by mps before they came in, so whether that's over the christmas break or not, it would take a bit of time to get that done. that's the pre—minister�*s approach. what are the opposition part

house of commons, to the richest of the family. wealth came from that slave plantation in barbados and the jamaica and -- amy: we clearly have to come back to this issue can we hope to have you on again soon. they're so much to talk about. you mentioned glasgow. we discovered the u.n. climate summit and there your prime minister mottley gave a remarkable address on the climate catastrophe, which we played in full that people can find at democracynow.org. david comissiong is barbados' ambassador to the caribbean community, or caricom, and the association of caribbean states. next up, today is world aids day. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "broad street jam" by the bajan saxophonist arturo tappin. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we and today show looking at world aids day, marked every year december 1. the head of you and aids has worn the cover 19 pandemic and result in an increase in infections and debts from hiv and ds. >> now covid has hit us and is push

in the house of commons today, a whole range of conservative mps complained that we were having effectivelydical officer, chris whitty, yesterday 0fficer, chris whitty, yesterday when he said effectively don't mix if you don't have to, and that was leaving hospitality especially in the lurch. they are also worried about the prospect of any future restrictions, and they are effectively getting buffeted by many of their own constituents. i spoke to an mp first thing this morning at westminister who said he had a transport company that often took people to and from christmas parties, and they had a 70% drop off in business. the chancellorfeels he can no longer stay on the other side of the atlantic, given pressure from his own backbenchers as well as from the opposition. his own backbenchers as well as from the opposition-— the opposition. many thanks for that. nearly a quarter of patients brought to hospital in an ambulance are facing dangerous delays getting into hospital in england, nhs data shows. ambulances are meant to hand over patients within 15 minutes of arriving. but in the past wee

realize through the house of commons. really aood to talk through the house of commons. talk to you. _ through the house of commons. really good to talk to you. thanks _ through the house of commons. really good to talk to you. thanks for- good to talk to you. thanks for joining us. we have some breaking news, a tweet from the health secretary, sajid javid. regarding the number of boosterjabs, a record 548,000 booster vaccines were administered yesterday, he says. thank you to everyone who made it possible, he says. this is a national mission so roll up your sleeves and get boosted now, he says. a record number of booster vaccines were administered yesterday, over half a million. the prime minister will lead a press conference at 5pm today, with the chief medical officer for england, professor chris whitty and the medical director of primary care for nhs england, dr nikki kanani. you can watch that here on bbc news. the cost of living has risen at its fastest rate for a decade, with inflation at 5.1% last month according to figures from the office for national statistics.

— johnson himself in the house of commons chamber deny that these parties _ commons chamber denyg _ were followed. but we know from looking at — were followed. but we know from looking at the rules at the time that that — looking at the rules at the time that thatjust doesn't looking at the rules at the time that that just doesn't add up and doesn't — that that just doesn't add up and doesn't make any sense, and that's the bit _ doesn't make any sense, and that's the bit that— doesn't make any sense, and that's the bit that i think will frustrate people. — the bit that i think will frustrate people, is that they are not being entirety— people, is that they are not being entirely open and honest and clear, and questions are going to keep coming — and questions are going to keep coming. i've spoken to people that were _ coming. i've spoken to people that were at— coming. i've spoken to people that were at these parties and they are sort of— were at these parties and they are sort of suggested to me and tried to defend _ sort of suggested to me and tried to defend their position and

skyrocket, boris johnson's reputation is diving. 100 mp's rebelled against his party in the house of commons on tuesday night, voting against new rules which will give covid passes to nightclubs and other places. the motion eventually passed through but not without damage to the prime minister. >> the british public are looking for a prime minister with the trust and authority to lead britain through the crisis. instead, we are burdened with the worst possible prime minister at the worst possible time. reporter: johnson tried to defend himself and acknowledged some members of his party felt civil liberties with -- were at state. across europe, new measures are being taken to try to stem the level of increases of omicron. in the u.k., there is a question over the prime minister's authority to get further moves made to try to protect the public. and that is something there is a lot of concern about. >> scientists expect omicron to be the dominant strain in europe by the middle of january. but they are still battling a number of delta cases. >> we should not forget that the high increase in new

and then with 50000 p people and no representation of parliament and the house n of commons because the criteria of representation is that consideration of the commons as a whole. americans having had a different experience over the 200 years of colonial history , had come up with a different notion. and that becomes the determinant. you could probably make an argument for that representation that accounts whereas the notion so why should you defer to a candidate with the notion of actual representation starts with the representation by the late sixties and with the doctor of sovereignty. and then it comes back to haunt them later in 1787. and then in every state one final supreme lawmaking authority. so for the english that is parliament. 's but then to be with parliament sovereignty if you accept one iota. they must be under parliament's authority. but which that seems absurd. and that they decide to. outside of parliament. and then by 1774 all of the intellectuals, that it owes to the king to have no recognition whatsoever. but then to be forced into it with the doctrine of sovereign

announcer: before members of the house of commons, british prime minister boris johnson apologized for a video that surfaced of parties being held at his home which were in defiance of covid-19 rules during last year's lockdown. next are his remarks. >> we now come to prime minister's questions. >> may i begin by saying i understand and share the anger up and down the country essay number 10 staff seeming to make light of lockdown measures. and i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules. because i was also furious to see that clip. and, mr. speaker, i apologize, i apologize unreservedly for the offense that it has caused up and down the country, and i apologize for the impression that it gives. for the impression that against so i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that no party and no covid rules were broken. but i have asked the cabinet secretary to establish all the facts as soon as possible and it goes without saying to take action. mr. speaker in addition to my dut

they've done so for 24 hours to minimise risk of further let's go to the house of commons now where theorrified the country. the government expect the highest standards from the place to carry out their vital work in particular dutchman protecting the public in investigating serious crimes. the conclusions have shown these standards were not met and the investigative has probably contributed to the deaths of three of the young man. the met police have accepted as much and there are serious questions for them to answer. it is of course profoundly important that the first take responsibility for past failings and make sure they are not repeated. while the primary accountability body for the met is the mayor of london and the london assembly the metropolitan police have assured us they are putting in place significant movements including more and better trained investigators, new structures so that intelligence teams, specialist officers on the gun can work closely to identify and link crimes much earlier, but to develop a greater understanding of the drug ghb and its use as a weapon in se

will be swamped, by the british and know whenever susan considers having memberships in the house of commons as a solution to the problem. right from the outset in the stanback of congress which meets in reaction to the stanback which is the tax law on all paper products in america they know instinctively the colonial assemblies will be the legislature that will determine taxation. now they have representation of the outside of their own colonial legislatures. only their willing to recognize the supremacy of parliament and the empire. that concession confuses the english because the english look at parliament as a sovereign body, and fact is the protector of liberty, is the instrument that they have honored ever since the revolution. it is what curves the crown. they are very confused by the american eyes. how can you be opposed to parliament. the representation, the english say we are not represented, they say yes you are you virtually represented, they use the term virtual which because we have a virtual program going on here. they refuse to accept that notion. even though the english say,

one of the proposals before the house of commons today is that in larger venues, house of commons today i am coming from _ measures? it can help, unfortunately i am coming from south _ measures? it can help, unfortunately i am coming from south africa - i am coming from south africa where we know _ i am coming from south africa where we know how easy it is to cultivate anything. — we know how easy it is to cultivate anything, as long as we have checks and balances in place to make sure that it _ and balances in place to make sure that it is _ and balances in place to make sure that it is original being shown at wherever— that it is original being shown at wherever it is required that might work _ wherever it is required that might work but— wherever it is required that might work. but always of course there will he _ work. but always of course there will be people looking at how they can for— will be people looking at how they can for the system, so you need to have _ can for the system, so you need to have a _ can for the system, so you need to have a full— can for the system, so you n

the prime minister only got it through the house of commons thanks to the labour party.ver 88,000 new cases announced today. 146 more deaths, 28 days after a positive test. this will continue rising. those are the warnings we are given by england's chief medical officer who says the omicron variant could rise incredibly fast. the better news is he thinks the peak could subside quickly due to boosters. we have 15 people in hospital with the omicron variant. professor whitty says the real number is much greater, we simply don't know the number of omicron infections completely at the moment, those people testing and reporting that and other people who won't. another record number, a positive one, of booster vaccines. 745,000 top up doses being given wednesday. that is ve much the message from the prime minisr sunday, get boosted now. the big worry is will the government managed to top that number i just gave you? it really needs one million jobs a day -- jabs per day in order to accomplish that promise of offering every adult in the u.k. a booster jab by the end of the mont