iain duncan smith for the immunity for failing is how madeleine moon sees it?t? there is a balance in these things, it is not all perfect by any means. i have historically been concerned about the growing nature of the use of courts when it comes to combat issues. it doesn't seem to me like the courts are the right place to be. issues surrounding combat are often very difficult to judge against the standard common—law process so against the standard common—law process so i think there is and there are grounds for changing the process to try and make the thing much simpler, less costly to those who are engaged in it and costly in human terms. but at the same time, also making sure that the right outcomes are derived and therefore, whilst i am in general supportive of the idea of making this simpler and better in many senses for those concerned, of course, i would want to see that this is open as possible, the assessor's role is therefore, very critical and the linkage with the select committee would be, iwould linkage with the select committee would be, i would

iain duncan smith tells me the former prime minister sounds angry and strangely bitter.n bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'mjohn watson. on the way tonight: crisis, what crisis? leicester beat liverpool to show signs of pl survival after claudio ranieri's dismissal. clever tactics or is rugby in need of a rule change — the italian job that's split opinion. and one of britain's best, andrew triggs hodge hangs up his oars after winning three olympic gold medals. what must claudio ranieri be thinking this evening. leicester city beat liverpool 3—1 tonight, their first match since the title winning manager was sacked on thursday. it moves leicester out of the relegation zone, but will leave many wondering how it is only now, immediately after his departure, that the team were able to produce a league performance worthy of champions. andy swiss is live outside the king power tonight. what a turbulent few days it has been here after that sacking of claudio ranieri. the team came here briefly with the form in free

iain duncan smith, very good of you to come in.ne and on the bbc iplayer. at least four people have died in an avalanche in the french alps. the group was buried after the wall of snow swept across an off—piste area. it happened at the ski resort of tignes in south—eastern france. the loss of life could have been greater — five people failed to turn up for the day's skiing this morning. british holidaymaker alice masuyer is in tignes — the avalanche happened on the mountain in front of her. around 11am there was an emergency recorded on the walkie—talkie. i could see the trace of the avalanche that had just happened. helicopters arrived. back in the chalet i could see they had closed some slopes and ski lifts. i could see a huge amount of mountain rescue at the top of a 100 metre large hollow where the snow fell. there was apparently six metres of snow above there. they we re metres of snow above there. they were digging and trying to find the others. we have seen people skiing down, stopping where the avalanche was, so they are ma

iain duncan smith tells me the former prime minister sounds angry and strangely bitter.d evening and welcome to bbc news. for the second time in a fortnight, a former prime minister has warned that the british people are being given an unrealistic vision of life after brexit. two weeks ago it was labour's tony blair. this evening it was the conservative sirjohn major, who said the costs of brexit would be too much for most people. and he warned that theresa may's approach could lead to a second independence referendum in scotland. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. polite words can still pack a punch. a warning from a former tory prime minister to today's, one whose time in office was tortured by europe. sirjohn major's message to theresa may, get real. the british people have been led to expect a future that seems to be unreal and overoptimistic. obstacles are brushed aside as if of no consequence, while opportunities are inflated beyond any reasonable expectation of delivery. he fears we'll be worse off, less tolerant, more divided, and that the prime minis

well, we'll hear response to this carefully—timed interjection from iain duncan smith in a moment, first's go to our political editor, nick watt. and nick, as i was saying, you don't hear from john major that often, what did you make of this? this is a significant speech. john major is normally very careful to ration his experience — his interventions. he's sensitive to the charge he would be criticising his successors in number 10. don't forget, he's deeply scarred by his experience, after becoming prime minister. margaret thatcher famously said she would make a great back seat driver. when david cameron became prime minister, he had an informal understanding with david cameron, who had worked for him in number 10 preparing him for the prime minister's questions in the early 1990s. the agreement was thatjohn major would only make intervention that's were helpful to him. clearly he feels different about theresa may, elected to parliament in 1997, the year that he lost that election and ceased to be prime minister. he obviously feels there is a danger that she is presiding over potentiall

iain duncan smith tells me the former prime minister sounds angry and strangely bitter.

actually this is about the government and an initiative that began with iain duncan smith and his attempthe welfare system. the point that the government made in opposition under ids and his centre for social justice is that many people when they get onto benefits never come off them. in effect, you were trapped in an environment where, you would never be asked in again if you are sick and you are financially centre buys never to rejoin the workforce. an attempt to fix that has led to an enormous backlash saying that many people who should never be forced into work or even to have an assessment are being assessed and assessed unfairly. theresa may now and her government now face a situation where there is a significant deficit, as there is in every department in government. £3.7 billion hole. lure we had to be able to help those who can work back into work and that instinct is admirable, but on the other hand there has to be a point below nobody can fall. and taxes the price that we pay to be in a civilised society. wedding that balance right and being seen to get that balance right is so

former cabinet member iain duncan smith said the figure is conjured up by e.u.ho are behaving like children. may demonstrated her dominance over the political landscape in a special election in northwest england. it is the first time the conservatives have one in copeland since the district was created in 1983. in asia, a preliminary report says the exiled half-brother of dictator kim jong on was killed with a toxic substance. he was murdered in the airport and kuala lumpur last week. it is believed north korea has one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons. a warning from the white house, the justice department will step recreationaing the l use of marijuana. prosecutions that prosecutors can shut down marijuana operations even in states with a have been labeled just legal. -- legal. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you so much. equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, it is the most nuanced friday going. equity markets in the after

one labour mp suggested the iain duncan smith that there haven't been enough information published abouton to make a decision about this i wonder where they've been in the last 40 years, all the years they spent here. of coui’se we all the years they spent here. of course we have enough information. the question she is referring to is the publication of the white paper and the government is certain they will publish it. i stand by that, i think is a good idea, but i must say the pm made a good fist of it in her recent speech in which he set out 12 point that would guide to negotiation. i do hope the government reprints that with a couple of diagrams, the odd explanation and the odd picture and i think that will make an excellent white paper. i ensure the secretary of state who, like me, has a degree of state who, like me, has a degree of experiencing complex international negotiations, is as conscious as i am that one of the first prerequisite is to listen to the words. it was not the president of the united states who said that britain would be at the front of the queue. it was british

as i said before, at another event with iain duncan smith, and i'm so grateful for his help and involvementives them hope and it also helps turn around lives for the next generation as well. thanks to all the evidence collected by lord farmer's review, governors will have access to comprehensive data to help them decide what works best to bolster positive family ties. i also wa nt to bolster positive family ties. i also want to congratulate the sea yesterday for their work in highlighting the importance of fathers. we must all remember that when we look at the justice system overall because the involvement of fathers is vitally important. the ability when we have these reforms in place, and we have got the bill coming up soon. the run new in place, and we have got the bill coming up soon. the run new measures on the tables, the new agency commencing in april, it will take time to bed in, but once it is in place we will be able to measure, we will be to learn from the best and we will be able to intervene in those prisons that aren't working and we will know better which prisons aren't worki

iain duncan smith dead resign. —— did.ll this, some mps from last thing do not feel the same about what is going on. this is what stephen crabb said earlier. nobody is stopping, this is not about preventing anybody from applying for personal independence payments. it is about drawing distinctions between different kinds of people living with different illnesses. one of the tribunal decisions relates to people's mobility, moving around. we have always drawn the distinction between people navigating, because they are for example blind, from somebody with a psychological illness. what the tribunal has decided, these should potentially be lumped together. we do not think thatis lumped together. we do not think that is right. on this occasion, i think it is right the government comes back and gets greater clarity to the law. the point from the government, about what the courts have done, is that they have interpreted the law in a different way. extending by a large amount the number of people who would be eligible for these pay

iain duncan smith is also here. you are one of the named leave campaigners. a huge majority.good debate and a lot of people in a report that debate was all about without having time limits put essence, the house of commons has delivered on the public's feud, which is that they voted to leave, so you need to trigger article 50 and that is what will happen. the rest is about negotiation, which once we trigger article 50 of the prime minister has to try to get us the best deal. i said in one of the debates, we all worry about this, bad and the other, but the truth is that the european union will have to decide what is in the best interests and we decide what is in ours, and we look for that overlapping common interest. there are lots of common areas where we need to come to terms with your friends, allies, europeans. we still wa nt friends, allies, europeans. we still want to trade, cooperate, help them with defence. ed says he was saying he is so annoyed by these brexiteers who keep saying it will be so easy. isn't it the case that the reason may has got through the house of co

iain duncan smith is responsible for destroying the lives of many people.people's lives. during his reign as, in this department, the charity food banks, when when he began about about 26,000 bags handed out for charity for people who couldn't feed themselves. last year there were figures there one million, one hundred thousand. that is the man responsible. he should hang his head in shame. you say he is responsible for suicides, that quite... a strong claim to make. what is the evidence for that? because you only have to see people who are sanctioned. when people's money is stopped and they have no access to resources. are people's money is stopped and they have 110 access to resources. are you have no access to resources. are you aware of any specific times when that scenario has happened? because it is something he would say the welfare state this to support the most vulnerable and it does. they have stroiped the welfare —— they have stroiped the welfare —— they have destroyed the welfare state. michael 0'sullivan lived in camden and committed suicide an

we'll have full details — and we'll be getting reaction from the former conservative leader iain duncan smith

that is all the time we have got come before we hear a couple of words from a chairman iain duncan smith liz truss arguing that prison numbers will go down, if prison numbers will go down, if prison gets better at reforming offenders. the current rate of reoffending is 25.3%, shejetted calls to reduce the number of prisons is in england and wales by half saying that such a move would be reckless —— is the number of prisoners in england. she says it will enshrine in law that reforming offenders is a key purpose prison that the secretary of state has a responsibility for delivering it. this she said will utter in the biggest reforms of our prisons in a generation and it will transform our prisons from offender warehouses to disciplined and purposeful centres of reform. we were expecting perhaps a question about a night panorama but there wasn't one from the press there, this evening. this follows, an investigation by an undercover reporter from the bbc panorama who spent two months working as a prison officer at a jail near morpeth. he secretly filmed widespread drug abuse and discovered t

budget of george osborne when he tried to push through cuts to personal independence payments and iain duncan smith of the unravelling of the cameron—osborne government. well, now there is another head of steam building up following this court ruling which in effect means many, many more people will be able to claim personal independence payments becausically, extending it to people who have mental health issues, people who suffer from dementia or who suffered a stroke or are suffering from schizophrenia and the government have reacted basically by saying we cannot afford this. it's going to cost nearly £4 billion by 2022 and they sthuk out an announcement saying they were reversing this court ruling. on thursday, on friday, on the day of the by—election results when all of us were the by—election results when all of us were looking elsewhere, we weren't focussed on this. that has added to the grief and let me read this. this is from the oldest conservative think—tank the bow group, they said, "this is the behaviour that gives the conservative party a bad name, attacking the most in need and kickin

iain duncan smith joins the house of commons. iain duncan smithjoins me now. prominent leave campaigner during the referendum campaign. thank you. for some mps, this is a matter of conscience and principal. whatever was voted on in the referendum, for example ken clarke saying he would not vote for this bill. there are two differences here between conscience and what one did. keir starmer on the opposition side made it clear quite sensibly, if you voted in 2015 to pass the referendum act which was overwhelmingly voted by labour and conservative, then you really should vote for triggering article 50. that was the result of the referendum. ken clarke voted against that, so he is in the clear. they are at liberty to do that if the feel strongly about it. but tonight is only about triggering article 50. it's not about getting rid of the 72 acts, so it's quite straightforward. what about mps who represent constituencies who voted overwhelmingly to remain, like those in scotland 7 overwhelmingly to remain, like those in scotland? we gave the united kingdom, the peop