—— john bercow, lots of ramblings and grumblings about it.arlier on the week, that he was talking about stupidity, but not necessarily directed at andrea leadsom. a lot of backchat about mr berkow. it will be a distinct see what sort of a reception he gets, he had, too. we will be back very shortly. lots of sunshine across the uk. this was the scene in cumbria. lovely scene in the mountains in the background, there are. it hasn't been sunny, everywhere, though. quite a lot of clout in central and eastern parts. it is burning back to

john bercow strenuously denies all his allegations.editor chris cook and newsnight‘s lucinda day brought us the original revelations. chris is with me. before we see the interview, give us some background on this case. angus sinclair was an enormously popular figure within the house, we kept having people say to us, have you spoken to angus, because he was regarded as competent and a very genial, kind man, working as a private secretary for many years in the royal navy before hejoined the house. it's also worth bearing in mind, think about the payment attached to the nondisclosure agreement, £85,000 and it is public money, and it is extremely unusual that someone not only breaks a nondisclosure agreement, they do it in spectacular style on television. mr sinclair feels upset that this is still going on and he's doing this, taking the risk of reaching the nda because he feels we need to move this on. we started off by asking him how it was that he came to be the speaker's secretary. i was in the navy for about 30 years and very broadly

——john bercow. tell us about these claims. a former black rod.red from his role in february has attitude the claims that maccabi was rude and worthy of the job made earlier this week in a newsnight. —— that john the job made earlier this week in a newsnight. —— thatjohn bercow was. the pressure is being heaped onjohn bercow. people are looking for him to resign. i would say there is a massive difference between bullying and anger. ifjohn bercow is showing signs of anger with feel sorry for him, we don't want to have dinner with them, at the end that the day, leave him alone. he is the speaker. the think he... entirely different matter. the chaplain to the house of commons was on bbc news today saying that was not a thinker should recognise of him. she's never in this kind of meeting so what he might be like that. if he think his anger on somebody who can answer back i call that a bully. that should be stopped and he should be dealt with. if this is just expulsion in private, then... this isa expulsion in private, then... this is a speaker and the

john bercow denies the claims, join me on bbc two.nd welcome to sportsday, i'm mike bushell. wenger‘s happy european ending is ruined by a familiar foe with diego costa once again playing the ogre as atletico madrid reach the europa league final. that's yer lot for trott. former england batsman jonathan trott announces he'll hang up his bat at the end of the season. and its early advantage to barry hawkins, after the first session of world snooker‘s semi final against mark williams. thanks forjoining us. let's start then with the europa league semi—finals, and arsen wenger wanted a fairy tale ending to his arsenal story, but in all fairy tales, there are ogres, that can return at any time to ruin the happy ever after, and once again, a familiar foe made wenger‘s team pay, and it is atletico madrid who are into the europa league final, our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. you have to fill for arsene wenger but it wasn't meant to be cut because of the so hard to score against atletico at home. that's not such a good point.

and the commons speaker, john bercow, is accused of calling a cabinet minister "a stupid woman" in parliamentd good morning. welcome to windsor. a beautiful day here with 24 windsor. a beautiful day here with 2a hours to go to the royal wedding. in the last hour, we have learned... the prince of wales is to step in for the father of the bride and walk meghan markle down the aisle when she marries prince harry tomorrow. ms markle‘s father, thomas, is unable to attend the wedding due to ill health. in a statement released by kensington palace, prince charles is said to be "pleased to be able to welcome ms markle to the royal family in this way". and as we've heard, confirmation that the duke of edinburgh will be here attending as well. let's catch up here attending as well. let's catch up on all the development. i'm joined now by our royal correspondent sarah campbell. let's start with the news about the prince of wales because of course, it was one of the questions people really wa nted it was one of the questions people really wanted answering. came as the last big question. this statement wa

downing street has called for the latest bullying allegations against the speaker, john bercow, to be properly investigated, as he faces further calls to quit. last night, his former private secretary, angus sinclair, broke a non—disclosure agreement to tell this programme how bullying by the speaker had forced him into early retirement with an £86,000 payoff — on condition he did not reveal it. speaking exclusively to newsnight, he described how mr bercow had undermined him, mimicked him, sworn and shouted at him — once even smashing a mobile phone in front of him. the speaker's office has issued a firm denial of the allegations, which come amidst an independent judge—led inquiry into claims of bullying of staff in the palace of westminster. chris cook and lucinda day sparked that inquiry with their original report and bring us the latest tonight. angus sinclair was appointed as speaker's secretary in 2005, working for then speaker, michael martin. in 2009, whenjohn bercow took over, mr sinclair started to work for him. a relationship that he characterised as bullying. mr sinclair wa

a conservative mp called for a debate on the future of the speaker, john bercow.accused of bullying behaviour, allegations he denies. mr speaker, given your manifesto commitment to go by that 22nd ofjune, can we have a debate about what we want from a speaker, what type of speaker we want, before we move to a secondary discussion about who we want to replace you? mr speaker, you have service house for very good number of years, and to the best way they possibly can, and i'm grateful to you for that, and am unsure that a debate on the subject would be at all welcoming. the labour mp for lewisham east heidi alexander announced she's standing down from the commons to work for the london mayor, sadiq khan, as the deputy mayor for transport. so labour requested a by—election, and here's how that simple question sounds in commons—speak. i beg to move that mr speaker issue his warrant to the clerk of the crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a member to serve in this present parliament so that the constituency of lewisham east in the room of heidi alexander. t

john bercow.s weren't the only brexit—shaped problems for the prime minister. at a crunch meeting, senior ministers failed to reach a consensus on customs arrangements. they were trying to agree on a new model to replace the uk's membership of the customs union. one of the government's preferred options, a "customs partnership", has faced heavy criticism from brexiteers. a succession of senior ministers challenged theresa may over this plan in wednesday's meeting. the prime minister has asked officials to draw up " revised proposals". it was against that background that the brexit secretary stood up at the despatch box to answer mps' questions. the customs union, he said, was a complex and important issue. it will affect the future of our country generations into the future. it has the direct effect on the sensitive issue of northern ireland, and the peace process there which we are committed to protect under the costs. and so, there is no surprise that it will take some time to absolutely nail do

john bercow is alleged to have said? john bercow isa man is alleged to have said?exchange about the leader of the commons andrea leadsom on wednesday. reported in the daily telegraph today, speaker accused of calling ledson a, quote, stupid woman. the allegation is he offered a description which featured the word useless and was prefaced by a word useless and was prefaced by a word beginning with f, so would not exactly latinate or multisyllabic. when we asked his office for a reaction to this report last night, we we re reaction to this report last night, we were told he would not comment on a private conversation but said wednesday had been an unusual and controversial date in how the government handled its business in the house of commons, strong and differing views had been exchanged but the speaker treated all collea g u es but the speaker treated all colleagues with respect. you will notice that was not a denial about that exchange taking place. let‘s talk about the context, pressure growing on john let‘s talk about the context, pressure growing onjohn bercow

the speaker, john bercow, has defended remarks he made about the government's management of parliamentary bercow called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman". i used the word "stupid" in a muttered aside. that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that day's business had been conducted. a ban on the sale of puppies by pet shops and third party dealers in england is being considered. more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change in the law. poor hygiene standards throughout the chain frequently mean that many puppies are infected with bacteria, viruses and parasites that can, in some cases, even be tra nsmittable to humans. for example, rabies in inappropriately vaccinated imported pups, or they'll exhibit significant behavioural issues such as separation anxiety, house soiling and nervous aggression. it is not known how many puppies die before they are even sold. the puppy market is very lucrative, which means there are big financial incentives for breeders and sellers to minimise costs in order to maximise profits. now, in t

the longest serving mp and father of the house, ken clarke, stepping in to defend the speaker, john bercow the same time tomorrow for another round up of the day at westminster. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello. there is plenty more spring sunshine in the forecast for the next few days. it will fill warm in the sunshine as well. but it is not that simple, though, because in southern areas, particularly, there is a risk of thundery showers. we will see some of those during the day on thursday, courtesy of this weather front that has been snaking its way in from the near continent. it does not look like much, but it introduces that extra kick of energy and moisture that the atmosphere needs to generate some of the showers and storms. they will be quite hit and miss, but they will drift during the day. for eastern scotland in north—east england, mist and fog to start off, but this will burn its way back to the coast, things brightening up as the day goes on. here is how it looks on a high—resolution weather model. a bit more detail across wales, parts of england, as well.

john bercow recorded lord martin's personal kindness to him. order, order.een as sad eyes i was to learn of the death of my predecessor as speaker, micheal martin, latterly lord martin of springburn. martin was a decent public spirited man who had a real concern for members, their staff and the staff of this house. he was a fine campaignerand a the staff of this house. he was a fine campaigner and a man both passionate about and proud of his roots. he also had, as many members can roots. he also had, as many members ca n testify, roots. he also had, as many members can testify, a great sense of humour. ona can testify, a great sense of humour. on a personal level, he was a lwa ys humour. on a personal level, he was always very kind to me and i feel sure my experience was mirrored in the experience of very large numbers of colleagues across the house. i still remembered to this day the lovely and generous letter of congratulations he sent to me after my election as speaker. my deepest sympathies go out to mary, to his children, and to their grandchildren. col

in 2010, john bercow asked mr sinclair to leave his office but on unusual terms.rement, which was part of which was £85,000 lump sum. but there were conditions attached. i had to sign a nondisclosure agreement, that would not make complaint about my departure. nor talk about it to the press. how do you feel about it now? it's in the public interest to know why i left, yes, it breaks the nondisclosure agreement, but it is the truth: there was bullying. this is also not the only allegation against the speaker. kate emms, mr sinclair's successor, left the job after a year, her managers were told she was diagnosed with post—traumatic stress disorder. a spokesman for the speaker's office said: an enquiry is under way, but its remit does not permit it to reach verdicts on individual mps. it is up to the house of commons to decide on the speaker's fate. now, her latest album has sold more than half a million copies, and along with adele's 21 has the longest unbroken run at the top of the charts in 30 years. now the legendary war time singer dame vera lynn has been nomina

—— john bercow, lots of ramblings and grumblings about it.. it will be a distinct see what sort of a reception he gets, he had, too. we will be back very shortly. lots of sunshine across the uk. this was the scene in cumbria. lovely scene in the mountains in the background, there are. it hasn't been sunny, everywhere, though. quite a lot of clout in central and eastern parts. it is burning back to the coast, but that was in london just a short time ago. these guys coming throughjust just a short time ago. these guys coming through just about, here. just a short time ago. these guys coming throughjust about, here. it might stay quite cloudy along the north sea coast, rampart of yorkshire. up into northumberland, it might be quite cool, hip. but lots of sunshine and if you shower is developing in the far south—east of england later on. maximum temperature is away from those north sea coasts, where it will be about troubled 13 degrees, getting up to about 20 to maybe 25 or 36 degrees. through this evening, we will continue at that low cloud and

the speaker of the commons, john bercow, has found himself under pressure in recent weeks after newsnightin his office. there had been calls for a full investigation into the claims — but there has been a development tonight, and our policy editor, chris cook, is here. what's the significance of this? we published allegations a few weeks ago relating to two of the former private secretaries of the speaker and one of those says allegations relate to alan sinclair, from 2009—10, who says he was bullied and paid £86,000 to sign a nondisclosure agreement to reveal conditions in the office and john bercow denies ever bullying people. andrew bridgen, a conservative critic of the speaker, ask the parliamentary standards commissioner to look into this case and because the case is more than seven years old it has to go to the standards committee, which is unusual because half of that is not mps but yesterday it turns out that the standards committee voted not to pursue the investigation againstjohn bercow. only the mps on that committee are allowed to vote and we know that the non—mps, had they be

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing, and calling a seniorn parliament on wednesday. a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect. some households in britain only get half the broadband speeds they're promised. sean's here with the details. we have talked about this a lot. you pay for a fast speed and you do not get it. it is funny. five years ago, we we re get it. it is funny. five years ago, we were talking about 19 megabits a second. that is great. you are told you get faster and faster speeds, but this report by which, they have a few thousand people to speed check at home. at home, on average, people are paying for 32 megabits per second, you see that on billboards, but they are only getting 19. somebody somewhere is paying a lot more for something they are not getting. it is frustrating if you are one of those customers. that is just it, loads of customers try to make money out of consumers at home. —— companies try to. you have people playing games downstairs and u psta i rs playing games downstairs and upstairs

the commons speaker john bercow is facing calls to stand down after being accused of bullying by hisimicry. a spokesman for the prime minister says the allegations should be properly investigated, but it was up to the house of commons authorities to decide how this could be done. mr bercow denies the allegations, as newsnight‘s chris cook reports. angus sinclair was appointed private secretary to the speaker of the house of commons in 2005, when michael martin held thatjob. almost uniquely, it's a personal appointment of the speaker, running his office. mr sinclair was in the post when john bercow was first made speaker in 2009, but the two men struggled to build a good working relationship. the speaker responded in a way that i can only say is a form of bullying, and that is to show anger, thump the table. to say that somebody has failed in front of others. it seemed to get more frequent, from time to time, you would hear yourself mimicked. your thought then is, is that really how he sees me? mr sinclair recalled one encounter when another part of the house had been slow in replying

he was standing in for pmqs resident referee, john bercow, who was attending the funeral of the formereemed determined to bring the session back to its advertised duration of half an hour, and there were moments of impatience from the chair. prime minister, let's get on with it. it was all over at 22 minutes to one, a good ten minutes shorter than the average session under speaker bercow. and at the end... order. they were shouting more, which is one of the peculiar ways the commons shows it appreciation. then again, maybe mps actually did want more. either way, next week pmqs will be back to bercow proportions. and that's all we've got time for. so from me, mandy baker, goodbye. hello. once any early rain clears easternmost parts of england as thursday begins, what follows will be a lot of fine, dry weather. here's the weather front, it's going to drag its heels for a little while on thursday morning across eastern england and elsewhere you can see some fine weather, but a hint of showers following towards the north—west. for many places you will avoid the showers, staying dry with br

a former official at the houses of parliament has accused the commons speaker, john bercow, of behaviouravid leakey — who retired as black rod last year — said he had experienced "intolerable" rudeness from mr bercow. he is the second person this week to make allegations against the speaker, who strongly denies the claims. more than 330 million twitter users worldwide have been urged to change their passwords. the social media network said a glitch had exposed some passwords on its internal computer network. twitter says it has now resolved the issue and there is no indication that any passwords have been stolen or misused. downing street says it is confident that a solution can be reached on the uk's post—brexit customs arrangements with the eu. the prime minister's spokesman said the two proposals under consideration were being refined. yesterday, a meeting of senior cabinet ministers failed to reach agreement on either option. 0ur europe editor, katya adler, has been gauging opinion in brussels and joins us now. are they as confident in downing street? the eu is the trading partner wh

his successor as commons speaker, john bercow, led the tributes.roud of his roots, specifically, he was proud and rightly proud of the way in which he had overcome a difficult start in life to rise to one of the highest ceremonial offices in the land. i will never forget receiving a letter, at home, during my first summer recess in 2005, and shocked to open and discover it was from the speaker. and it was a letter of praise and encouragement. and informing me that when i came back in september, i may feel daunted again, but not to be. he was a testament to social mobility. one day, michael stopped a woman on duke street, to ask for her vote, only to be told that the lady would be voting for the s&p. michael responded robustly, advising that the young candidate was, shall we say, something of an upstart, to which the woman replied, really? that is my son you are talking about. the honourable member to this day claims his mother did vote for him and not michael martin, but perhaps, we will never know. labour's stephen pound recalled meeting michael m

there was fresh pressure on the commons speaker, john bercow, after claims he swore and called a cabinetgested he made the comments about commons leader andrea leadsom under his breath in the chamber on wednesday. mr bercow‘s office said it would not comment on "suggested accounts of private conversations." a statement added mr bercow "treats his colleagues with respect." the prime minister's 0fficial spokesman said... "we have seen the alleged remarks and clearly the prime minister thinks they are unacceptable," and "if an official complaint is made it should be properly investigated." on wednesday, the commons standards committee voted against an investigation by parliamentary commissioner for standards kathryn stone into the allegations of bullying made against mr bercow. there was a rare round of sustained applause in the commons at the start of prime minister's questions as the two police officers who apprehended the killer of murdered labour mpjo cox visited the commons. the speaker announced their presence. the week started with warm tributes to the labour former cabinet minister,

theresa may says she regards alleged remarks by speaker, john bercow, calling commons leader andrea leadsomny uk households have been getting half the broadband speed they pay for. according to which?, average speeds are "far slower than in ads". however new rules mean that from 23rd may, broadband providers will no longer be able to advertise "up to" speeds unless that speed is received by 50% of their customers at peak times. cambridge analytica has filed for bankruptcy in a new york court late on thursday. the firm was at the centre of this year's facebook privacy row. it has listed assets in the range of $100 to $500,000 but liabilities in the range of $1m to $10 million. both it, and its british parent scl elections said earlier this month they'd suffered a sharp drop in business. paypal has bought izettle, a swedish mobile payments company that sells a card—reader aimed at small businesses. the price, £1.6 billion, makes it paypal‘s biggest ever take—over and allows the company to expand into bricks—and—mortar shops as well as online. we all know that the wedding industry is big busin

the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has been accused of swearing, and calling a seniorutburst in parliament. according to the daily telegraph, his remarks were aimed and would be on would be "unacceptable. " the speaker under scrutiny yet again. that's right and his role in the house of commons is to be the referee, to keep order between the political parties, to make sure heated debates don't get out of control but today the allegation is that mr bercow himself has been involved in an outburst in the commons, notjust calling a senior minister a stupid woman but a p pa re ntly minister a stupid woman but apparently describing andrea leadsom as useless prefaced by a word beginning with f. the speaker's office acknowledged there had been some differing views expressed on an unusual and controversial day in the commons and he is a controversial figure so if these allegations are true, it will add pressure to mr bercow who is facing calls to resign over claims of bullying by former members of staff. allegations he firmly denies. thank you. the world health organisation is h

a former official at the houses of parliament has accused the commons speaker, john bercow, of behaviour public office". mr bercow has issued a statement strongly denying the claims. the former official, david leakey — who retired as black rod last year — said he had experienced "intolerable" rudeness from mr bercow. mr bercow‘s spokesman said they were two people who had very different ideas. more than 330 million twitter users worldwide have been urged to change their passwords. the social media network said a glitch had exposed some passwords on its internal computer network. twitter says it has now resolved the issue and there is no indication that any passwords have been stolen or misused. the headlines on bbc news: the polls have closed in local elections in england, there are over 4000 seats up for grabs, as well as as well as six mayoral elections. more than 8000 women have contacted a helpline set up to deal with a failure in the programme to screen for breast cancer. president trump has admitted covering the cost of a pay—out to silence a porn star about an alleged affair, but

john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupidgues with respect. nasa has admitted a failed missions of sorts on the international space station. 0ne of sorts on the international space station. one of the crew ran into difficulties on a spacewalk, telling houston he had a problem. a view to remember 400km above planet earth. definitely one for the scrapbook. and after some routine maintenance on the international space station, time for this astronaut to reach for his camera. but plans to record the spacewalk for posterity hit a snag. houston, i have a question about the gopo real quick. we are all ears. go ahead. they are pushing the button and i see "no sd". that means, do we need that the record? the gopro, i am told if it has the card in that it should have a red light if it is recording. and if it is no sd, what does that mean? i think that means no card. a very human mistake from an elite astronaut at the top of this field. facing a long trip home to collect another memory card, he was forced to admit defeat. well, we can p

mps have blocked an investigation into allegations that the commons speaker, john bercow, bullied memberse votes to two against allowing the parliamentary commissioner for standards to look into the claims. the leader of the unite union, len mccluskey, has made a strong attack on those labour mps who oppose the party leadership — accusing them of being "corbyn haters". he urged local activists to remove them as parliamentary candidates. in a bbc interview, mr mccluskey also insisted it was grossly unfair to suggest thatjeremy corbyn had been slow to confront anti—semitism in the party. he was speaking to our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. a diet coke, you have got to keep fighting fit. you never know where the next fight‘s from. fighting fit. you never know where the next fight's from. len mclusky is upfora the next fight's from. len mclusky is up for a scrap with mps who won't back their leader. there is a small rump of right—wing mps, they want to criticise jeremy corbyn rump of right—wing mps, they want to criticisejeremy corbyn on everything and anything, it is like they wake up

john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupideagues with respect. the royal wedding isn't the only big date in the nation's diary tomorrow. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team, chelsea, at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? here's olly foster. on a clear day, you can see wembley‘s arch from miles away. even windsor. contesting the 137th fa cup final are two clubs who know all about the competition. manchester united are looking to lift the trophy for a joint—record 13th time. and, in their 13th appearance in the final, seven—time winners chelsea. chelsea lift the fa cup for the very first time at wembley! chelsea were runners—up to arsenal last year. the blues, though, had just won the league. tomorrow's final has more riding on it. for us, this game is very important, because we have had a difficult season, to finish the season with a trophy, and as you know very well, it's always important for the p

john bercow is accused of swearing, and of calling the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, a "stupidh respect. the government of guernsey has voted against legalising assisted dying. a vote in favour would have brought guernsey closer to becoming the first part of the british isles to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of a doctor. after a three—day debate, the proposals were rejected 2a to 1a. the royal wedding isn't the only big date in the nation's diary tomorrow. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team — chelsea — at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? olly foster's at wembley for us now. good evening. i am good evening. iam in good evening. i am in wembley‘s royal box. tomorrow it will not be very broiled. the duke of cambridge is on best man duties tomorrow at windsor. that honour will fall to jackie wilkins, the widow of the late ray wilkins, the former england captain who died last month. he also played for chelsea and manch

the commons speaker, john bercow, has been accused of bullying, by his former private secretary.snight he was undermined and faced angry outbursts from mr bercow who denies the allegations. i think the problem was he would not communicate. it was like we had the best guess what he wanted. and that would always lead to mistakes. and this happened a number of times. and it seems to be more frequent. and the speaker responded in a way which ican the speaker responded in a way which i can only say is bullying, to show anger and to i can only say is bullying, to show angerand to thump i can only say is bullying, to show anger and to thump the table, to say that somebody has failed in front of others. it seems to get more frequent. -- seemed. a former private secretary to the speaker of the house of commons has said that he was bullied byjohn bercow. angus sinclair said he faced angry outbursts and mimicry from mr bercow who denies the allegations. mr sinclair told bbc newsnight about one occasion, when the speaker accused him of failing to perform a task. facebook‘s chief executive, m

the prime minister says alleged derogatory comments made by the commons speaker, john bercow, are unacceptable be true. and ryan reynolds returns as deadpool with the help of his own super—team to fight the villain cable. we'll hear what mark kermode thought of deadpool 2 in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at five. you are as you can see, we you are as you can see, we have moved inside the walls of windsor castle, and this, tomorrow, will be the focus of millions of viewers all over the world. this is st george's chapel, this is where prince harry will marry meghan markle tomorrow in a ceremony due to begin at midday. and just to try to give you a sense of the geography here, we can see the ropes that have been put out, because this is where the 600 or so guests will be tomorrow. one hopes in the glorious windsor sunshine. they will arrive and walk down the slope here, and the south door that we are looking at, we have seen lots of florists at work, and you can see the flowers that are being trained around that porch there and... this is going to be the focus very m

john bercow said the comments were in response to the government's decision to schedule a statement aboutaccused the government of being disrespectful to the commons and to the mps who wanted to take part in the debate. it was in that context, and that context alone that, having expressed my displeasure about the matter quite. lee from the chair, i used the word, "stupid" in a muttered aside. that adjective simply summed up aside. that adjective simply summed up howi aside. that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that stables business had been conducted. anyone —— that day's business. anyone who knows the leader of the house at all well will have not the slightest doubt about her political ability and personal character. the duke and duchess of sussex have released three official photographs ta ken on their wedding day. the couple are said to be delighted with the official photographs taken by alexi lubomirski. we can speak to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. you have had a busy weekend. yes. clu cas you have had a busy weekend. yes. clucas through these lo

john bercow likes to stretch pmq ‘s that it goes on way longer than half an hour.terms of what might come up, strange, because the two sort of big stories of the last few days have been as usual, wrecks it, but —— brexit. i think it is quite possible that brexit won't be the main focus of the clash between mr corbyn and mrs may. local elections, maybe not early. it not either. slightly uncertain what we will get today. 0k, uncertain what we will get today. ok, thank you very much. it is time now for a look at the weather forecast. simon king has it for us. not bad against the many eastern pa rt not bad against the many eastern part of the uk. yesterday, we got to 20 celsius in the south—east. another holiday. much better conditions excited today. temperatures much lower. at the north—west, look at that lovely swirl of cloud. it is beautiful. it is an area of low pressure, moving its way, making quite a bit of cloud. cloudy views at the moment. there will be some rain eventually. as it marches across the irish sea into western fringes of england and wales and wester

the front page story is john bercow, who is about to carry on as the commons speaker after being accusedarned of errors in the breast cancer screening programme more were warned of errors in the breast cancer screening programme more than one year ago. public health england conceded that problems were with the scheme as far back as march 2017 and many people are still asking many questions about just what many people are still asking many questions aboutjust what happened, this ide error, and the images you can see there are some of the victims. those people who should have had screenings who missed out because of what has happened and will have more on that throughout the morning, as well. the telegraph also mentioning that on its front page. britain will be unable to leave the customs union before 2023. that‘s the latest that ministers have been told according to the daily telegraph. jeremy corbyn, labour leader in the picture, outside a polling station. we are covering the results of the local elections throughout the morning. the results are not in for the newspapers this morning. i‘

the commons speaker, john bercow, has been accused of bullying by his former private secretary. dated angus sinclair with angry outbursts, obscene language, and mimicry. mr sinclair has spoken out — despite having signed a non—disclosure agreement related to his work in parliament. he told the bbc‘s newsnight about the spea ker‘s behaviour on one occasion. it seemed to be over the top anger. i'm not sure he was completely in control. his arms would weave around. there was one afternoon i was working at my desk and he came in and she was absolutely furious about something. he asked for some information from another part of the house and it had been very slow in coming andi house and it had been very slow in coming and i prodded for an early resolution of this and she knew that, but he held me responsible —— and he knew that. there was a tirade of how i had let him down with a lot of how i had let him down with a lot of bad language and suddenly his mobile phone which she had been holding was flung on the desk in front of me and broken into a lot of bits. it was a pretty dramatic m

treated colleagues with respect. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier gave us the latest. said john bercowh f. members of staff, allegations he firmly denies. of rosina coleman. in romford, essex on tuesday. legalising assisted dying. on drawing up a new law. patients to end their lives with the help of a doctor. sarah keith—lucas is here with all the weather. because joining me here are some ladies here. girls, how far have you come? come? got here just after lunchtime and we are already for the night now. are already for the night now. won't be moving for the next one to four hours? so how are you preparing? —— the next 2a hours. -- the next 24 hours. them on top of us because it will be a bit cold —— we have lie low. a bit cold —— we have lie low. have three sleeping bags between you, it will be a cosy one. thank you. you. quite hazy, but also sunshine above the clouds. the clouds. hot, just a light breeze, perfect weather conditions. weather conditions. sunshine and long spells of sunshine, and light winds. sunshine, and light winds. patchy cloud, to the north and west of the country.