john pienaar reports.loves hisjob he loves his job and he loves hisjob and it he loves his job and it shows, he loves hisjob and it shows, one of the highest in the land, high enough to slap down mps. be quiet. if you cannot be quiet get out. and high enough to hold the politically powerful to account. a total mishandling by his department for which the right honourable gentleman is solely responsible. but no john bercow is preparing to walk away,

john pienaar, bbc news, downing street.merican migrants heading for the us have broken through barriers on a bridge crossing between guatemala and mexico. mexican police in riot gearfired tear gas, forcing them to retreat into no man's land. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool reports from tecoon 0oman on the guatemala—mexico border. they have come in their thousands, on a march towards what they hope will be a better life. their week—long trek through central america from honduras, one of the poorest countries in the region through guatemala has brought them here, to the gates of mexico. their dream is to keep going and get to the united states. many in this convoy are upset that they are being betrayed by some as the worst of humanity. translation: the majority of us are hard workers. we want something better. we are not here because we are criminals, we are here because we want to help our families and our children. donald trump has called it an assault on the us border. if the large caravan of people heading to the us is not stoppe

john pienaar, bbc news.sed drones to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into prisons, have been given sentences ranging between three and ten years. the drones were used to fly more than £500,000 worth of drugs into eight prisons in the midlands and the north west of england. sima kotecha reports. their operation was referred to as "a spider web of activity". the cctv footage shows exactly what they did. packaging up drugs, attaching them to drones, then inmates instructing the pilots where to deliver them. today, seven of them were jailed while six were given suspended sentences. all for transporting £500,000 worth of synthetic cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin into england's jails. this operation shows that this isn't a victimless crime, these are serious organised crime groups dealing a drug smuggling ring inside and outside prisons. i think the message needs to come out that using mobile phones in this way to try to organise this, using drones in this way, if you're outside a prison, either assisting orjus

john pienaar, bbc news, downing street.eacher anjem choudary has been been released from prison on licence. he has served half of a five—year sentence handed down to him in 2016, for inviting support for the islamic state group. the bbc understands there will be restrictions on his movements and he'll be closely monitored by the security services. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. within hours of coming out of prison, anjem choudary was back in a familiar place, in front of the cameras. he can be seen not heard. he's banned from speaking to the media. this probation hostel in north london is where he is initially being held. he is initially being housed. it was before dawn when he was driven across the capital from belmarsh top security prison. during his time inside, he hasn't changed his views, according to counter—extremism specialists. he's become hardened in his own extremism and in his own radicalised opinions. there have been numerous attempts to try to de—radicalise choudary as part of the pastoral

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.th the murder of two 9 year—old girls 32 years ago. russell bishop — who's 52 — is accused of killing nicola fellows and karen hadaway who were found dead in woods near brighton in october 1986. from the old bailey, our correspondent daniella relph reports. more than 30 years ago the families came to court for the first murder trial. today they returned, at times in tears as they again sat through the evidence. karen hadaway was nine years old when she died, described in court as a sensible girl who knew right from wrong. nicola fellows was also nine and was said to be the stronger of the two, outgoing and would speak her mind. the girls were neighbours, their bodies were found on 0ctober10, 1986. they had both been strangled and sexually assaulted. they were discovered together in wild park in brighton, just half a mile from their homes on the moulsecoomb estate. they had both disappeared after going out to play. back then, russell bishop was arrested and tried for their murders but h

john pienaar, bbc news, bath. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is in rochdale.ve, as we have been reporting, been repeated problems with the introduction of this new benefit. what is the likely response from government going to be? well, there are currentlyjust over a million people on universal credit and they are on the benefit because they have had a change of circumstances, perhaps they have lost a job and had to apply the benefits or moved house and have a new address, but under the government's current proposals, benefit recipients whose circumstances have not changed will start getting letters next summer telling them to apply for universal credit, and that will be a mammoth task, getting millions and millions more people onto universal credit by the current deadline of 2023. introducing a further delay into this benefit would not be unheard of, it is already years behind schedule and there are dozens and dozens schedule and there are dozens and d oze ns of schedule and there are dozens and dozens ofjob schedule and there are dozens and dozens of job cent

john pienaar bbc news, downing street.ssibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. the head of the company at the centre of the controversy about stock piled medical waste has hit back against claims of mismanagement. speaking for the first time garry pettigrew, of health care environmental services, told the bbc that bodyparts were not stored any longer than they should have been. the company has been stripped of some nhs contracts after hundreds of tonnes of clinical waste piled up at its sites. mr pettigrew was speaking to our health editor, hugh pym. he's the boss at the centre of a national row over hospital waste. garry pettigrew‘s company has lost disposable contracts with some hospitals in england because he was storing too much waste at his sites, but he claimed to me in some cases, medical waste was now not being handled safely. i know just now that waste is being stored in hospitals in shipping containers, and shipping containers are being lined with black liners, to stop liquids, whatever e

john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. the time is 6:16pm.ound guilty of being part of a grooming gang that abused girls as young as 11 in and around huddersfield. and later in the programme, on top of the world down under — prince harry climbs the sydney harbour bridge. coming up on sportsday on bbc news — threats aimed at england and chelsea midfielder karen carney spark anger and calls for stronger action on social media, while carney describes it as abhorrent and upsetting. mental health therapy is failing more people than it helps, in one in seven areas of england, according to research carried out by the bbc. people with conditions including depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder are entitled to therapy, but not all are getting what they need. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. lucy had a series of counselling sessions to try to help with her depression but they ended. things got worse and she self harmed. she believes more therapy would have helped but she felt she'd been cast adrift. you tend to feel like you're a bur

john pienaar, bbc news.ilians, many of them children, who are trapped by the conflict in yemen. the united nations says dozens of children are dying every day, because the country's medical services are close to collapse. nine million people are in need of urgent health care, with many suffering severe malnutrition. the un is calling on all sides in the country's civil war to allow patients who need life—saving care to be flown abroad for treatment. more than three years of civil war has led to the crisis — with the country divided between houthi rebels backed by iran, and government forces backed by a saudi—led coalition, supported by the uk and the us. from sana'a, orla guerin reports. facing a long wait for what little help is available. yemen's health service is another casualty of years of conflict. half of the medical facilities here no longer function. mohammed was brought in in time. his cholera is being treated, but many never make it this far because their parents can't afford transport. for exampl

john pienaar, bbc news.r sayoc is charged in connection with a mail bombing campaign in the united states. businessman sir philip green says he'll lodge a formal complaint against the labour peer who named him in parliament as the man facing allegations of sexual and racist harrassment. the fiancee of the journalist jamal khashoggi speaks about her pain following his murder, and demands justice. seven members of a gang which used drones to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into prisons, have been given sentences ranging between three and ten years. the drones were used to fly more than £500,000 worth of drugs into eight prisons in the midlands and the north—west of england. sima kotecha reports. their operation was referred to as "a spider web of activity". the cctv footage shows exactly what they did. packaging up drugs, attaching them to drones, then inmates instructing the pilots where to deliver them. today, seven of them were jailed while six were given suspended sentences. all for transporting £500,000 w

john pienaar, bbc news, bath.ned about the missing saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. he was last seen in istanbul over a week ago, entering the saudi consulate to retrieve legal papers. he had been living in self—imposed exile in the united states after criticising the saudi rulers. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins is with me now. james, what did the ambassador tell you ? ever since that happened saudi officials around the world have been stolen —— stonewalling interview requests refusing comment on what happened or might have happened and hiding behind a blanket denial of any saudi involvement. in a diplomatic reception in london the night i was able to talk to the ambassador, i was able to talk to him directly and ask in the state forward —— straightforward question, where is jamal khashoggi? where is he now? the ambassador said he would like to know what had happened to him but we would have to wait the results of he pointed to a joint turkish saudi investigation. where is the ambassador? we are conc

john pienaar, bbc news.mates and prison staff in england and wales has risen to another record high. assaults on staff were up by more than a quarter in the year tojune, with figures from the ministry ofjustice also showing a large rise in levels of self—harm among inmates. the government says it is recruiting more prison officers and strengthening jail security. saudi arabia's public prosecutor has admitted that the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi was premeditated. that contradicts previous claims that he died in a fist fight in the saudi consulate in istanbul earlier this month. meanwhile mr khashoggi's eldest son salah has reportedly arrived in washington with his family. he had previously been unable to leave saudi arabia because of a travel ban. and cia director gina haspel has briefed president trump on her visit to turkey this week over the killing. the meeting comes after reports that ms haspel had heard audio recordings of the murder. no details of the briefing have been released. police i

john pienaar reports.loves his job and it shows, he loves hisjob and it shows, one of the highest in the land, high enough to slap down mps. be quiet. if you cannot be quiet get out. and high enough to hold the politically powerful to account. a total mishandling by his department for which the right honourable gentleman is solely responsible. but no john bercow is preparing to walk away, why? next summer will mark ten years in office and an enquiry into bullying and harassment says he should consider standing down as the man at the top. everyone has agreed the westminster culture of abuse must change. we have all been shocked and appalled at the reports of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment in westminster and i am determined to stamp it out. the man who has refereed countless political battles could only sit and listen to mps demanding to his face that he should go. the report is clear that there needs to be a complete change in leadership at the most senior level, including new mr speaker. it's t

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.es, saying the government "may have to raise a little more tax" to pay for the health service. philip hammond has also told the bbc that britain could see an economic boost if it successfully negotiates a brexit deal with the european union. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, spoke to him in bali, where finance ministers are meeting from around the world. hello, chancellor, very good to see you... in just over two weeks' time, you deliver the budget. you've got high levels of debt, you've got the risk to the economy from the brexit process, and you have a prime minister saying that austerity is over. can i start with that austerity issue. when the prime minister says that austerity is over, what does that mean? well, what the prime minister was saying was that when we get a good dealfrom our negotiations with the european union, then as well as being able to continue reducing our debt, which is very important for the future, we will also be able to provide more support for our public s

john pienaar, bbc news. are stepping up their efforts to find whoever is behind at least ten suspicious packages that have been sent to leading democrats and critics of president trump. two more were intercepted today — addressed to former vice presidentjoe biden and to the hollywood star robert de niro. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. these are the scenes that america woke up to — what looked like old footage from the war in iraq, but which were real—time images from a postal facility in delaware. a bomb disposal expert examining a suspect package, addressed to the former vice president, joe biden. yet another prominent democrat sent a crude bomb. in the middle of the night, lower manhattan became the focus and a package sent to the office in tribeca of movie star robert de niro, an outspoken critic of donald trump. once again, a suspect explosive device hauled safely away in a vehicle that's fast becoming a familiar sight — the bomb squad's total containment vessel. we are treating the

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.st a decade, and unemployment fell to its lowest level since the mid 1970s. that's what was happening in the uk'sjobs market betweenjune and august. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, has been examining the figures, and he's here with his analysis. wage growth matters — if you are in work and your pay is going up, it makes you feel more confident about the economy. and if we feel more confident, we tend to spend more. 0ur spending drives 60% of the economy. in cardiff there was a more positive mood, for some. where i was, the pay rise was impossible. it was never going to happen, so you have to look around and there are better opportunities and people willing to pay better wages to do pretty much the same job. the price of living is going up very fast. and my wages aren't keeping up. i do feel better off, definitely, but because our wage was quite low before, it kind ofjust brings you up to where everyone else is, ithink. well, the story of our wages has been the story of our economy s

john pienaar, bbc news, downing street.cher anjem choudary has been been released from prison on licence. he has served half of a five year sentence handed down to him in 2016, for inviting support for the islamic state group. the bbc understands there will be restrictions on his movements and he'll be closely monitored by the security services. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. within hours of coming out of prison, anjem choudary was back in a familiar place — in front of the cameras. he can be seen not heard. he's banned from speaking to the media. this probation hostel in north london is where he is initially being housed. it was before dawn when he was driven across the capital from belmarsh top security prison. during his time inside, he hasn't changed his views, according to counter—extremism specialists. he's become hardened in his own extremism and in his own radicalised opinions. there have been numerous attempts to try to de—radicalise choudary as part of the pastoral care service with imams in pr

john pienaar, bbc news.up to 2,500 potentialjob cuts next year. the company is planning to merge with its rival sainsbury, if competition regulators allow it. asda declined to comment on job cuts, but a spokesperson said it was considering changes to make it more efficient. for more on the challenges facing britain's big supermarket chains, i'mjoined by richard lim — chief executive of retail economics, an independent economics consultancy focused on the retail and consumer markets. thank you for coming in. what lies behind this consultation at asda? it's an ongoing programme where they are looking at the business and the structural changes they will need to make ina structural changes they will need to make in a vastly more competitive industry. the way that consumers shop is changing, and this has put under stress the business model. the discounters have come into the market, doubling their market share over the last five years, and that is putting pressure on their profitability staff costs are a signific

john pienaar reports.high enough to slap down mps. be quiet. if you cannot be quiet get out. and high enough to hold the politically powerful to account. a total mishandling by his department for which the right honourable gentleman is solely responsible. but now john bercow is preparing to walk away, why? next summer will mark ten years in office but an inquiry into bullying and harassment says he should consider standing down as the man at the top. everyone has agreed the westminster culture of abuse must change. over the last year we have all been shocked and appalled at the reports of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment in westminster and i am determined to stamp it out. the man who has refereed countless political battles could only sit and listen to mps demanding to his face that he should go. the report is clear that there needs to be a complete change in leadership at the most senior level, including you, mr speaker. it's the old adage that the fish rots the head, and the leadership failings

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. now to our political correspondent alex forsyth in westminster. when you have even members of cabinet failing to specifically back of the plan, the pressure really is growing on the prime minister to come up with something new. speaking friendly, she has trouble with some members of her cabinet who have disagree with her throughout this process. some of them even resign over it. but i think where we are just a week after matt really important summit of european leaders which is happening next week, i think she would have hoped for a more explicit backing from the international development secretary. nevada she did not get that shows there is dithered is quiet and not just in the highest levels of the conservative party, but throughout. and talk of what that would mean. i am joined by conservative mp who was am joined by conservative mp who was a fierce campaigner for brexit and now wa nts a fierce campaigner for brexit and now wants the prime minister to abandon the current plan. is t

deep political trouble", comparing it to the poll tax of the 1980s. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaarproblem finding milk for a cup of tea, the fridge always seems to be empty. soon millions on benefit will be getting universal credit and each has their own tale to tell. the problem? has their own tale to tell. the problem 7 arabella's sounds has their own tale to tell. the problem? arabella's sounds familiar. how is this benefit working out for you? it is really tough because it took five weeks for the first payment to come through so i took out a loan which i have never recovered from. this benefit is said to encourage you and people like you to encourage you and people like you to work. any money i do and is taken off the benefit so it is hard to gain momentum. the money i getjust covers the rent and nothing else. they started phasing in universal credit here in bath and a few other areas. it will be replacing six benefits across the country and report said 3 million households will lose over £2000 a year. now there is worry in the tory party. in order to introduce something like a

speculation and so was the outcome of brexit which is where we all started before the budget. john pienaarents have reacted with fury to the chancellor's announcement in the budget that schools in england will receive a one—off payment of £400 million to pay for what he called "little extras". england's school leaders have been campaigning for some time for more money, saying they're having to lay off teachers and can't afford to buy essential equipment. our education editor branwenjeffreys has more. it was meant to be good news from the treasury but calling it cash for "little extras" has dug a bit of a political hole. teachers took to social media with suggestions. a luxury car for the day, a few more glue or glitter sticks. some schools offered to dig potholes. road repairs gotjust as much money. teachers' pay is the largest part of any school budget and this money won't help with those long—term bills, leaving headteachers feeling their concerns have been ignored. it's not good enough for the governmentjust to throw us a few thousand pounds and say, be happy with that. i think they wer

our deputy political editor john pienaar is in downing street. what more can you tell us?lks ending in no deal have grown more urgent and today worries about protecting the supply of vital commodities, including medicines came up at the cabinet, and one important contingency plan is to get carriers and freight companies to use alternative routes and ports in belgium and holland if blockages in calais for example interrupted vital supplies. one senior member of the government told me this was not about hiring suddenly ships or vessels to keep the nhs going or chartering vessels to get supplies across the water, it was about making sure that the companies that are there to do this job carry out that function. the fact is that ministers and officials are worried about long delays and blockages and all sorts of interruption and disruption to services and businesses in this country. they are having to come up with ways to deal with that potential problem. today's meeting, feelings run high, the foreign secretary was adamant that there should be no indefinite stay in an arrangem

our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. the picture's building and it's not pretty.upt british life and british business, according to government warnings. 106 now and counting. the latest? could the lights go out in northern ireland? energy suppliers would need protection if eu rules suddenly fall away. could the eurostar keep running? international rail deals would have to be replaced — maybe quickly. and trade — notjust with the eu, but a0 odd trade deals with other countries. no deal with them could mean more costs, ta riffs and checks on business. but theresa may has a big problem now. some ministers fear ending up bound by eu customs laws, unable to strike trade deals after any transition time, if no brexit trade agreement is ready by then. her own brexit secretary is one of them. it would have to be finite, it would have to be short and it would have to be, i think, time limited, in orderfor it to be supported here. what we cannot do is see the united kingdom locked in via the back door to a customs union arrangement which would leave us in indefinite limbo. t

course as the government embarks on the final stages of negotiations. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaars backing mrs may's planned for brexit? are you facing brexited mutiny? the cabinet is behind her, at least in public for now. but keeping tory discipline is a bit like herding cats. it is almost as if time is speeding up ahead of brexit day. these negotiations, mr speaker, were always bound to be tough in the final stretch. that is all the more reason why we should hold our nerve, stay resolute and focused, and i remain confident we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still the best interests of the uk and the european union. no government has the right to plunge the country into chaos as a result of its own failure. time is running out but there is still time to change course and i urge the secretary of state to do so. tory splits run deep. a former minister warning today the pm's plans could mean dire consequences, election defeat, and amidst the split in parliament, brexiteers say they can and will defeat their own government. i'm absolutely confident there are at least 40

conservative backbenches at a meeting right now to try to convince them to back her brexit strategy. john pienaarn she is getting? it's packed with tory mps, a huge crowd of journalists it's packed with tory mps, a huge crowd ofjournalists outside, and a meeting which was pre—billed as a confrontation between mrs may and mutinous conservative mps and preceded by some venomous briefing about her needing to take a own use, which actually caused a matter of sympathy for theresa may, but she will have been pleased, not too surprised, to walk into the room and get a huge cheer. and banging of desks, a friendly gesture of support for the wires that? well, there is a reservoir of tory mps who are willing to reason may on to beat the odds and get a deal. despite expectations the whips have been going around telling everyone he who would listen this is no time for a show of public dissent. and of course, there is a view there view there that there is no view or a clear view among tory mps about who would be a better replacement, especially at such a pivotal time for the brexit process. more than a few con

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is at the houses of parliament.. not only multiple cases of bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment a parliamentary staff but misconduct which has been taking place in an environment where it could thrive. parliamentary staffers, overwhelm elite women, we re staffers, overwhelm elite women, were treated to the predatory behaviour of male mps. that was being tolerated the concealed and covered up. it is all uncomfortable reading for those high up in parliament, those at the high top, likejohn burke parliament, those at the high top, like john burke oh, parliament, those at the high top, likejohn burke oh, who has denied allegations against him. he promised an urgentand allegations against him. he promised an urgent and serious response. —— bercow. there is no responsibility attributed to any named divisional seniorfigure in attributed to any named divisional senior figure in parliament. attributed to any named divisional seniorfigure in parliament. all of them are told that if they cannot change the syst

thank you, john pienaar in westminster.ited the synagogue in pittsburgh which was the scene of the deadly mass shooting on saturday, in which 11 people died. the white house has angrily rejected the suggestion that mr trump's rhetoric could be to blame for emboldening racist attacks. the president is also set to meet the families of victims, but one localjewish group has told him he is not welcome in the city. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports, from pittsburgh. awaiting donald trump's arrival, members of pittsburgh's jewish community gathered outside the tree of life synagogue to sing and to say kaddish, the prayers for those in mourning. the president flew into pittsburgh accompanied by the first lady, but also his daughter ivanka, who converted tojudaism when she married her 0rthodoxjewish partnerjared kushner. they first went to the synagogue were the 11 worshipers were gunned down, and in the entrance lit a candle for each of the 11 victims. next, they came outside to lay a small pebble from the white house grou

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.what does that mean in hard numbers for the economy, and where will the money be found? 0ur economics correspondent andy verity is here with the details. one reason philip hammond can even talk of ending austerity is the economy is growing faster than the official forecasts said it would. in the spring it was forecast to grow by only 1.3% next year. now they're forecasting it'll grow a bit faster — by 1.6%. faster growth means more tax money rolling in and therefore less need to squeeze spending. what you have seen is the government getting a pretty big fiscal windfall in this budget, reflecting the fact that tax revenues are looking stronger this year and they are likely to remain so in the next five yea rs. likely to remain so in the next five years. the choice the chancellor has made is to spend that windfall rather than save it. so what does ending austerity mean here? well, since the financial crisis the government's been trying to reduce the deficit — the gap between its spending

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.the united nations, nikki haley, is the latest member of the trump administration to resign. she will leave her post at the end of the year. president trump claimed he had known of her intentions for several months, and thanked herfor doing "an incredible job". our north america correspondent, nick bryant reports. through the revolving door of the trump administration, —— donald trump should have been basking in the elevation of brett kavanaugh to basking in the elevation of brett kava naugh to the basking in the elevation of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. instead came as unexpected announcement that had advisers by com plete announcement that had advisers by complete surprise, that nikki haley was resigning. in the past our donald trump has said that his daughter would be incredible at the united nations, but he said that would—be nepotism and he has been dampening down speculation that he is about to appoint her. through the revolving door of the trump administration, another

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. 0ur europe editor katya adler is with me.o rapidly now, precious little that is new is being said in these ministerial statements but what is going on behind—the—scenes? but what is going on behind-the-scenes? we would expect a lot more to be said, we are one week away from an important eu summit, but there is radio silence instead of big announcements. they are getting on with it on a tactical level, negotiations have intensified, but the key players have decided to shut us out. because they look at the media, critics of they look at the media, critics of the prime minister analysing and criticising every step as problematic to negotiations and while they are not communicating publicly on the state of play, they are improving communications privately. do you remember that pr disaster at the last summit? the prime minister said she felt humiliated by eu leaders. i am told that communication between her and the leaders is fluid, between the brexit secretary and michel barnier to avoid miscommunications at the summit next week.

and the electricity supply to northern ireland could be disrupted. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar not pretty. brexit with no deal could mean disruption to travel and trade in business. warning notices are pouring out of government now. 106 and counting. the latest to receive this in northern ireland. there'd have to be action to protect inner suppliers, keep the lights on if you rule suddenly fall away. good euro starkey running? international rail services run on an eu wide agreements and they would have to be replaced, bv quickly, and what about trade? not just with the eu but the 40 what about trade? not just with the eu but the a0 odd countries that britain buys and sells as part of the union. new deal with them could mean new tariffs and new checks covering around 12% of uk trade around the world, the brexit secretary is looking on the bright side. if the eu do not match and we would get the unlikely new deal scenario, we could manage the risks and make sure we make a success of brexit. but next week theresa may meets her cabinet with an urgent problem, some ministers fear in

against the idea of extending the uk's transition period after leaving the european union, as john pienaar. still in brussels, still turning on the charm, or trying to, still getting nowhere fast. not many more leaders photos before britain leaves. now, theresa may is being handed a set of allegedly impossible demands as the price of a deal. she went on her way with eu leaders like donald tusk, sympathetic but still leaving her to face angry tories. michel barnier took to french radio to say britain was behind its own problems. translation: brexit has numerous consequences, it was chosen by the british. at home today, the consequences included her scottish secretary openly demanding no extension to eu fishing rules in scotland. i want us to still leave the common fisheries policy at the end of 2020. the scottish tories want scottish fishing free of eu rules and quotas. at westminster, tories on all sides hate the idea of extending the brexit transition, with a further delay and further billions to the eu. they want the prime minister to mean it when she says she would walk away with no dea

our deputy political editor, john pienaar reports. pitchers building and it's not pretty. and trade in business. warning notices are pouring out of government now. 106 and counting. the latest to receive this in northern ireland. they have to be action to protect inner suppliers, keep the lights on if you rule suddenly fall away. good euro starkey running? real services run you agreements and have to be replaced quickly. and what about trade? notjust replaced quickly. and what about trade? not just with replaced quickly. and what about trade? notjust with the eu but the 40 trade? notjust with the eu but the a0 odd countries britain buys and sells to as part of the union. no deal with them could mean new terrorists and checks on business covering around 12% of uk trade around the world. the brexit secretary is looking on the bright side. if that don't match our ambition of pragmatism and if we get that unlike the no deal signed we will still be able to manage the risks. the next week theresa may meets her cabinet with an urgent problem. some ministers fear and the upper bou

our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. as fast as supplies come in they go out faster.run them seem to think so. you only have to ask. universal credit has been rolled out here since december last year. we've seen our numbers at this food bank more than double since then. we are finding that lots of people who are claiming universal credit, they are getting universal credit, many of them are working, but they are still being driven into debt, struggling to feed themselves and their families. tinned tomatoes... the need is undeniable, the need for help putting food on the table, millions badly short of cash with mounting debt. in today's report, a cross—party committee of mps joins the queue of critics. the mp5 condemn what they call the culture of denial at the work and pensions department around the flaws in the system. they call it a fortress mentality, fending off critics and complaints. but there is a wealth of evidence, the report says, of delays in making payments, pushing people into debt and having to rely on food banks. the mp5 demand a step change in attitude

deep political trouble", comparing it to the poll tax of the 1980s. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaarth. no problem finding milk for a cupper anyway, fridge always seems to be empty. soon millions on benefit will be getting universal credit and each has their own tale to tell. the problem, hers sounds familiar. how is this benefit working after you? it's really tough, it took five weeks of the first payment to come through, so it took out a loan, which i haven't really ever caught up from. well they said this benefit is supposed to encourage you and other people to work. the money that i do earn, any part—time work is completely taken off the benefit, so it's very hard to gain momentum. it's really tough. the money that i do get, pretty much just covers the rent and nothing else. they started phasing in universal credit here in bath in a few other areas. next year it will be replacing six benefits across the country. reports see more than 3 million houses will lose over £2000 a year. now there is worry in the tory party at a senior—level. in order to introduce something like universal

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. just a reminder. what will the budget mean for you?stions to 61124, email to askthis at bbc.co. uk — or on twitter using the hashtag bbcaskthis. we can cross to westminster at talk to the treasury minister mel stride. how true do you convince those who have been so badly hit over the last eight years that austerity is coming to an end? we have spent the last eight years gearing up the mess that labour left us with. we have reduced that deficit by about 80%. we now have record levels of employment, the lowest level of unemployment since 1975. we have made huge economic progress and we are now moving into a different user and that will allow us to do more to support public services such as the huge amount of support we are going to put into the nhs, the extra money that the chancellor has announced for social care, for schools. it is also allowing us to bear down on the cost of living for hard—working people so we are reducing taxes for 32 billion people, we are increasing the national living wage by above the national living wage by abo