m been driving change on this, why is it so important, jo swinson?itors are offering more, then it becomes a race to attract the best talent. it can also be used to drive better practice within companies and reduce disk rumination which is all too prevalent, 54,000 women every year losing theirjobs asa women every year losing theirjobs as a result of pregnancy discrimination, it is a national scandal and this is one step, not a silver bullet but this is one step that can help to move that unfairness. all companies employing more than 250 people to make this information available, how far is there to go? a long way to go but it is great that these ten companies, kpmg and others, have taken the first step, those companies offering really good policies, are going to be more likely to publish this information, that is why regulation is important, it levels the playing field. it is not a big thing to attach, to add information to the website, about giving information. we have seen from gender pay gap reporting, one of the last thing that i achieved when i

yesterday, jo swinson, the deputy leader, said we had to admit mistakes. the bedroom tax.we did in coalition, you can't be self flagellating if you want to attract vote rs flagellating if you want to attract voters is on the one hand, vince is trying to say, let's propel our party into the future with a fresh look, wish people, fresh supporters. there are 100,000 members, that's not bad, but what you going to do with it? you have everybody inside the hall arguing over the legacy of the hall arguing over the legacy of the coalition. at least it's something of substance, i would say. why aren't you there? we went to express the joy. why aren't you there? we went to express thejoy. normally, this is the day that vince cable speaks. he is not mentioned at all in this article. it's all about the government three years ago. jean miller says, and we would stop saying this, stop saying, stop brexit. it doesn't explain why she thinks it's not helpful to say stop brexit. interesting that that is her and she is great campaigner. she says, no, ican‘t and she is great campaigner. she s

jo swinson is absolutely right, that if you don't know what policies say, it is very difficult for youpeople who really need to make those informed decisions are the people who are already at work and thinking about starting a family or making family related decisions. when you sayjo swinson, that is the mp who is pushing for change in parliament right now. she has been very predominant in this whole story. when do you think a majority of companies will come on—board? story. when do you think a majority of companies will come on-board? i'm not sure this is a question of companies coming on board. i suspect that publication the internet is not the best way for most companies to communicate information to their own staff, or at least that is the way they will see it. if the bill goes through parliament, and legislation is passed, i'm sure that the companies who are affected were published, it is a relatively straightforward thing to do. but in practice, most companies do give information in that way. how will this be enforced ? information in that way. how will this be enforced? surely t

government mp voted in a division in which she had been paired with the then heavily pregnant lib dem jo swinsone chamber with her son during the debate. earlier i spoke to the chair of the commons procedure committee and asked why it was backing proxy voting. the committee did a report that suggested that, at the request of the house, that women who have given birth for six months should be entitled to have a proxy vote in the house of commons for no longer than six months, maybe a few weeks extra in exceptional circumstances and we think that's the right thing to do to allow more women to come into parliament, so that parliament is a place for them and when they are there they can have children. the danger is that a number of women feel being an mp is not compatible with having children is even before they get into parliament or once they are in parliament. charles walker. and you can see more of that interview on bbc parliament on friday night. the government has rejected calls for buffer zones to be introduced outside abortion clinics in england and wales. the home secretary, sajid javid, sa

government mp voted in a division in which he'd been paired with the then heavily pregnant lib dem jo swinsonel during the debate. i asked charles walker what was being proposed. women who have given birth, for six months should be entitled to have a proxy vote in the house of commons for no longer than six months. maybe a few weeks extra in exceptional circumstances. we think that's the right thing to do, to allow more women to come into parliament, to feel parliament is a place for them, and when they're in parliament, they can have children. i think the danger is, a number of women feel being a member of parliament is not compatible with having children, either before they get into parliament or once they‘ re in parliament. charles walker. now, what's been happening in the wider world of politics? here's gary connor with our countdown. at five, a statue of suffragette emily wilding davison has been unveiled in her home town of morpeth. it shows her tipping away food, to mark her hunger strikes injail. at four, a tory backbencher‘s invitation for the chancellor. will my right honourable fri

this has been driven by the mp, jo swinson, who wants all big firms to be transparent on leave policiesut believes the publication of such policies doesn‘t go far enough. jo swinson is absolutely right, that if you don‘t rob up policy say, it is very difficult to make informed decisions, but the people who barely make those decisions are people who are already at work and thinking about starting a family. how is any of this going to be enforced? surely thatis of this going to be enforced? surely that is the big issue, making sure that is the big issue, making sure that companies really are doing the right thing. exactly right. if the aim is to give this information to people, if it is published on the internet, it makes it much easier for enforcers to see a deserve. the big issue is, if you want to enforce, they are relying on ordinary employees to raise the alarm. it is a blunt instrument. relief that tui weathered this summer‘s heatwave sent shares in the travel company to the top of the ftse100 this morning. ig group‘s shares tumbled — the biggest faller on the ftse 250 — after it an

jo swinson live from the lib dem conference in brighton. she is the deputy leader.d in countries before them by for example lending money to country that faces a big devaluation. it‘s also become an authority on where the world is going. we look to their forecast every year about the uk to get relatively objective views of what is likely to happen in the event of brexit. we know brexit will happen and what christine lagarde is saying is that in any brexit scenario, our academy saying is that in any brexit scenario, ouracademy will saying is that in any brexit scenario, our academy will be worse off. your brexiteers will say they don‘t give the imf much credibility. they got it wrong the first time round, they said before the referendum there might be huge swings in markets, falls in house prices, that didn‘t happen. here‘s what christine lagarde 5aid prices, that didn‘t happen. here‘s what christine lagarde said about the potential danger from any particular brexit option. all the likely brexit scenarios will have costs for the uk economy and, to a lesser extent as

is it wise, jo swinson, for vince cable to rule out, as he seemed to do, any future coalition with labour to want to have that level... but like pre-2010? what we‘re seeing in british politics is a lot more polarisation than we had evenin a lot more polarisation than we had even in 2005—15 period. i think we are ata even in 2005—15 period. i think we are at a stage where there is a lot more distance between the different parties. i think that is one of the reasons why so many people look at politics and feel a sense of dismay. in those two bigger parties, you don‘t even have people but are within the mainstream of opinion that are in the ascendancy. you have perhaps those on the fringes of those parties who are calling the shots. certainly that is the case, the conservatives and jacob rees—mogg. they seem on many issues to ta ke rees—mogg. they seem on many issues to take us into quite an extreme type of brexit. lots of people will see the liberal democrats as chasing that position, they should be chasing that position of going into a coalition government as they did in 2010 otherwise the