what is labour's answer? we know you wa nt what is labour's answer?ial care, but how will you find it, and will you do the same as philip hammond, to balance the books in the next parliament? we will say that we will only spend money from taxes on day—to—day expenditure, and anything else will be investment money. that will be our fiscal rule. this is a budget of choices. the government decided it wanted to give tax cuts to corporations, tax cuts in relation to the bank levy, capital gains and inheritance tax cuts. they have made a choice to do that, and we would make different choices. business rates, something he has come under a lot of pressure over, the fact that they have been revalued but that some places will be quite badly hit. he has tried to leave the impact of that, but has he done enough, do you think was mike they have had a head in the sand approach for the last few years. they knew this was coming, and here we are, at the 11th hour, trying to put something right, and it's not going very well for them in that regard. you know the accusat

labour's policy...s not very tough. he is talking about cyclically—adjusted borrowing being 2% of gdp by 2020, i have been pressing that all night. joking apart, that is a very loose target. and of course, because the 0br is forecasting it will only be 0.9% of gdp, that gives him this quote... none of this actually matters. there is no empirical evidence. the debt to gdp ratio in the uk is not abnormally high compared to other advanced countries. what actually matters is what you are investing in. the us after the prices in 2009 had a 10% deficit but invested that in areas that today is producing growth. it depends what you're doing. we need to leave it there. thank you, all. that's it for tonight, on the day of a budget speech heavy on gags and light on the traditional rabbits out of hats. it sort of reminded us of this. we use a new method altogether. here we go. a rabbit from a hat. new method. invented by me. and it baffles millions, this, you know. when you get the rabbit, it does, anyway. can't fi

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and more thanjust see labour's labour as a bit of a joke.ust a see labour's labour as a bit of a joke. and more thanjust a bit. and the chancellor allowed himself to keep the tone upbeat. the chancellor allowed himself to keep the tone upbeatlj the chancellor allowed himself to keep the tone upbeat. i report today on an economy that has continued to confound the commentators with robust growth. a labour market delivering record employment and a deficit down by over two thirds. as we start our negotiations to exit the european union, this budget ta kes forward the european union, this budget takes forward our plan to prepare britain for a brighter future. they call him spreadsheet phil, businesslike, proud to be boring. so, no spending sprees. we on this side will not saddle our children with ever—increasing debt. side will not saddle our children with ever-increasing debt. but we would have higher bills to pay and, for millions, that meant higher taxes, on company owners, who pay themselves in share dividends, and a hike in national insuranc

what do we know about the labour parties policies? let's see what the former shadow chancellor, the member from nottingham east said. labour policies would mean doubling national insurance, doubling council tax as well. that wouldn't help a low-paying or ordinary working family. [shouting] >> jeremy corbyn. >> mr. speaker, the difference is we want a good school and a good place for every child in every school in every community. elective education does not achieve that. we want a staircase for all, not a ladder for the few, which is what the conservative policy actually are. what she hasn't addressed also is the unfairness of a budget that cuts taxes at the top and, continues to reduce corporation tax, encourages bogus self employment. what she has to do is address the issue of injustice and inequality in our society, and a government that is dedicated towards widening the gap, not helping the harder or those who are workings self-employed to try and make into meat and not getting access to any benefit at the same time. >> prime mini

farmers are facing a seasonal shortage of labour.are worried the food will rot in the ground this year. the government has been asked to reverse its decision to scrap the seasonal agricultural workers scheme. can a decision please be made as a matter of urgency? i point out to him, well we remain members of the european union, we do have free movement and fruit farms and farmers are able to sort their labour from countries such as romania and bulgaria. some have raised concerns about agricultural labour going forward after we leave the eu and we are listening carefully to the representations they are making. growers in my constituency are worried about fruit going unpicked, not only when we leave the eu, but this year. will he continue to press the home office on this issue, not only on seasonal agricultural workers after we leave the eu, but between now and then? as my honourable friend may know, i spent ten years working in the soft fruit industry and i will know many of the strawberry farmers which she represents. but i can tell h

he calls for labour to think of our people first. think of our movement first, think of the party first. that is the difference between him and me. lake power put the party first. we put the country first. [shouting] >> charlie -- [inaudible]. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. for centuries the, for centuries prime ministers have taken a close, personal interest in the effectiveness of gateways and guardians of the kingdom. my right honourable friend taking a close interest the ready for "brexit" on day one, not just for customs but the a-2 upgrade and crossing, and mr. speaker, will you join with me and the prime minister wishing him a happy 100th birthday and thank service -- >> right honourable gentleman. i did do that a couple days ago. the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i didn't have the opportunity in this house to do it a couple days ago so i'm happy to join my honourable friend wishing dane the happy 100th birthday. recognize the service she gave to this country as many others did. but my honorable raises a very importan

that just sums up the labour party and the labour party leadership.ou know after the result in , copeland last week after the , result in copeland last week, the honorable member for the investor and fleetwood summed up the by-election result by saying that it was an "incredible result" for the labour party. you know, i think that word actually describes the right honorable gentleman's leadership, incredible. >> stephen metcalf. : thank you, mr. speaker. thank you mr. speaker. on monday, i chaired a seminar at the royal society looking at the priorities for the science community as we start our brexit negotiations, and a report of the meeting will be launched here in parliament on the 21st of march. while i of course understand that the prime minister may be too busy to attend that herself will she meet me once the report , is published so that i can present the collective concerns of the science community to her in person, particularly those around collaboration and people? theresa may: i thank my honorable friend for raising this issue. it is import

morning, mr corbyn — the labour party?am gathered together, the party tore itsfliaeatt— and his deputy condemned what he called a new and potentially lethal threat. of a secret plan by the hard left to take control of the labour party, using the members' money from unite the union to organise it threatens our very existence. and it needs to stop. momentum is the party leader's army of loyal e—[figéggéé it's momentum is the party leader's army of loyal fiéfii’é it's leader was of loyal supporters. it's leader was trying to help another leader to succeed jeremy to trying to help another leader to succeed jeremy - to pick succeed jeremy corbyn, to pick left—wing candidates and drop others. it's personal, too. this is the leader's most powerful ally, running for a new term heading can len mccluskey win and help the left tighten its political grip? he has chosen to use his members' money to take control of the labour party, rather than develop policies and a manifesto that are attractive to millions of voters. not true, according t

he was an iconic figure in the labour party. he loved marmalade.he was made marmalade ice cream. first, just doing theirjob or causing needless interference? peers made sure the untouched brexit bill got well and truly damaged and will have to return to the commons. on wednesday night, the lords voted by a majority of more than 100 for the inclusion of a guarantee of rights for european union nationals living and working in the uk. ministers don't want it in the bill, whose full title is the eu notification of withdrawal bill. the red benches of the lords were packed for a three—hour debate. in the end, this is a matter of principle. this house can in fact, make decisions and give a unilateral guarantee. and my lords, that is what we should do. let us all remember how shocked we were when idi amin expelled the ugandans. so shocked, we offered them refuge in this country. as we've had over three million people live in this country who are european nationals. they are not experiences anxious, it is their family members, their employers, their neighbo

under the last labour government, corporation tax was 28%.the right honourable gentleman opposite, so far down the black hole that even stephen hawking has disowned him. but behind the partisan gains, he is dropped and ma nifested partisan gains, he is dropped and manifested pledge not to raise national insurance. the main rate for the self employed will increase from 1% to 10%, with a further 1% increase in april 2000 19. overall, it did feel like a new era in budget policy making. in market change in style, but with a certain familiarity of substance. we will hear from the familiarity of substance. we will hearfrom the government familiarity of substance. we will hear from the government and the opposition as to where we go from here. and here in brentwood in essex, what has the reaction been on the street, where philip hammond grew up? i have been finding out. hello. do you rememberjames bond in die another day? the one with the invisible car. everyone loved the gimmicks at first. and then they thought, it's all gone way too far — and they

the labour leader attacks theresa may over changes to disability benefits.is a shameful decision that will affect people with dementia. and you wait for ages and then... why will they not let local authorities decide what's best fortheirarea? we're back to the situation where every labour councillor is trying to set up their own bus company. lots of ideas on how to run our bus services. but first, the government has suffered a setback in the house of lords in its plans to start negotiations on leaving the eu at the end of march. peers decisively backed a labour—led amendment to guarantee the rights of eu nationals living in the uk. the defeat means the eu notification of withdrawal bill, better known as the brexit bill, will now have to return to the commons, where mps will either accept or reject the decision of peers. the crucial vote in the lords came after a three—hour debate in an unusually packed chamber. first, labour's lady hayter spoke about the interests of british citizens living in the 27 countries of the eu outside the uk. we all have heard lots

they are giving the labour party?he tories a blank cheque and we're not prepared to do that, we do not wa nt not prepared to do that, we do not want to sit at the back of the brexit bus went theresa may drives off the cliff. all of the months she has had to reach an agreement with nicola sturgeon, there has not been one iota of progress whatsoever. so given that, it is entirely appropriate that the power to be in the hands of the people of scotland and ian should trust the abuse and judgment. the idea that we have no idea what brexit will look like is a fa nta sy. we idea what brexit will look like is a fantasy. we know it will take us out of the single market, we know will ta ke of the single market, we know will take away our rights as eu citizens and workers' rights. it will be very damaging. we have a choice to make, do we want scotland to be able to safeguard its place within the european single market, guaranteed out european single market, guaranteed our citizens rights, and work with out our citizens rights, a

have got 200 odd, but the labour have got 200 odd, but the labour leadership at the moment seems to the leader of the real party of opposition. but in the real party of opposition. but in the end if you only have nine mps there is a limit to what you can do. in the end, the house of commons is the place where it matters and they just do not have the numbers. how appealing are the lib dems to a range of mps from notjust the conservatives but perhaps those who are disenchanted with how labour are doing? we have been down this road before, in the 1980s we had the sdp and defections from labour and some conservatives. in the end the electrical —— electoral system crushed them. labour got a couple of hundred mps and sdp got about 26. it's an unforgiving system and anyone who is thinking about defecting must look at what happened in the 80s and think do we really wa nt to in the 80s and think do we really want to repeat that experiment? i think all of them think no. how tempted are you to rejoin the lib dems having left a few years ago when you did not like how they were handling the coal

the labour party is polling 2596, right. the labour party is polling 25%, that is extraordinary.generally are pretty good at flagging up warning signs. they have been going on for several weeks about the rate rises, so they were on message today. they saw that storm brewing and they headed it off today. they put in changes to business rates which have been causing such as headache to the government in these last couple of weeks. but what they did not do with this one is the opposition were not on the ball enough to see this coming, so the government did not get the warning signs they would often get when they could see that they are walking into trouble. when i read about the national insurance contributions la st national insurance contributions last week it was described as controversial. it was not as if this was not controversial... clearly they did not make anything out of it. they have already won a by—election. copeland. it. they have already won a by-election. copeland. in a way they should not have done. but on the front page of the guardian, philip hammond falls into a

life's tough for labour on a good day, and this was a bad one.lled a new and potentially lethal threat. of a secret nlan—by—the—har—d left 7 7 777 using the members‘ money from unite the union to organise within the party. it threatens our very existence as an electoral force in the land — and it needs to stop. momentum is the party leader's army of loyal supporters. its founder, jon lansman, was recorded guiding members to change labour's rules to help another left—winger succeed jeremy corbyn, to pick left—wing candidates and drop others. so, we may well face an election this year, and that will disrupt some of our plans, but we've still got to plan what we need to do next. and what we need to do next is a number of things to change the nature of the labour party. this is the leader's most powerful ally, running can len mccluskey win and help the left tighten its political grip? he has chosen to use his members‘ money to take control of the labour party, rather than develop policies not true, according to the unite leader tonight. this is extra

and that, his people say, is in line with the labour party wider view.ews for nicola sturgeon, who is meeting a wall of resistance to the idea. she tweeted when she saw the comments, saying it is nice to have jeremy corbyn campaigning in scotland. you can say she is trying to use it to further vocals. she said later that she had not ruled out the possibility of a referendum as early as next year. this is obviously something the snp has wa nted obviously something the snp has wanted for some time, and with the uk said to leave the single market, nicola sturgeon sees this as an opportunity to bring the case for a second referendum. but of course it is not just second referendum. but of course it is notjust the blue scotland, and thatis is notjust the blue scotland, and that is where this issue withjeremy corbyn comes into play, because it is down to westminster to give the final say in scotland. and jeremy corbyn and many of the other big players in westminster recognise that in doing that, it would be seen as imposing westminster‘s will in scotla nd as im

not me, not labour mps, tory manifesto.g the playing field between employees and the self—employed and 60% of the self employed, that is the lowest earners, will gain from these reforms. we are continuing to reduce corporation tax on all profitable companies, large and small, so that hardworking entrepreneurs keep most of the fruits of their labours, and we are taking a number of steps to make business rates fairer. the headlines have not gone the way the chancellor would have planned. white van man gets battered by budget, that is just to name a view. it is a good example of when you do things in a hurry, you get things wrong. —— name a few. the chancellor got things wrong yesterday and if he takes anything away from the last 2a hours it is that he made the wrong choice at the wrong time in the wrong way. we will be opposing the increase in national insurance for the self—employed. my thoughts did not turn to the city of glasgow, or the city of london and how the labour markets operate there. i was thinking about my friend

first to respond was the labour leader in the lords, lady smith.some who rejoice in new opportunities and those will despair of our shared past and was love. if you find the look of the marriage divorces and remarriage of the richard burton and ultimately with taylor is hope but through it all my lords the only people to get rich where those trying to unravel those a0 plus years of relative harmony. lawyers. labour has set the government six tests for the brexit deal. lady smith added a seventh — honesty. this process must not be so ideologically driven that the government accept anything and claim it is a good deal. that is where honesty comes in. if the prime minister is disappointed or dissatisfied with the negotiations or the outcome of agreements, she must in the national interest be prepared to say so. but sadness is a passive emotion, and it is not the only thing that we feel. we feel a sense of anger that the government are pursuing a brutal brexit, which will rip us out of the single market and many other european networks from which we be

labour mp ian murray says..r of budget statement and chancellor didn't even use the word brexit. extraordinary. largest economic headwinds and he ignores it." angus robertson from the scottish national party says... "jaw—dropping that given brexit is the biggest challenge to our economy there was not a single mention of it in the budget." was there enough brexit in the budget? here's our political correspondent rob watson. ina weird in a weird way, although the word brexit was not used once, it was com pletely brexit was not used once, it was completely the context in terms of the government wanting to hammer home that there is economic growth out there, but absolutely a message toa out there, but absolutely a message to a domestic audience in the uk that, though, when we leave the eu we will have to continue with austerity just in case we will have to continue with austerityjust in case things go wrong on britain might need to borrow more money, but if we will not be having so many immigrants from the european

is labour were in power, they would be asking them to publish their tax returns.mcdonald, the channel —— shadow chancellor injanuary published his own tax return and this morning, chancellor philip hammond said he will not be publishing his tax returns. in an attempt to ramp up the pressure on the chancellor, jeremy corbyn, the labour leader, went on his constituency website this afternoon and published his tax return. it showed he earned £114,000 and paid around £35,000 in tax. the only problem forjeremy corbyn is the statement is that he put on his website failed to show the income he gets, the extra income he gets, for being leader of the opposition and for the period we are talking about, thatis for the period we are talking about, that is around £37,000. he is trying to be more transparent and he says on his website, "i haven't made it clear that i think it is right for party leaders to be opened and transparent about their tax arrangements. —— open." he has come arrangements. —— open." he has come a bit ofa arrangements. —— open." he has come a bit of a crop

but labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the budget ignored the state of the economy, public services andeople. utter complacency about the crisis facing our public services and complacent about the reality of daily life for millions of people in this country. i'm simon mccoy. the other headlines this hour: the mother of missing raf airman corrie mckeague says it's "only a matter of time" before his body is found as police search a landfill outside cambridge. one woman and a second is critically ill after being stabbed by a man who later turned his knife on himself. hello. good afternoon again from westminster where just a few hours ago philip hammond unveiled his first budget and announced extra money for social care in england over the next three years to help councils and ease the pressure on the nhs. in his first full budget mr hammond increased national insurance bills for millions of self—employed people, but promised to help firms in england and wales hit by business rate rises. unveiling revised growth figures, the chancellor said the budget provided a "strong, stable platform for

the jobless rate an abundance of labour here in settle. thejobless rate is currently around 3% and according to the government, that means this area has full employment. the prospect of eu workers losing their right to remain isa eu workers losing their right to remain is a worry for the manager at annie hall. she wants to keep her current migrant workforce and recruit more staff from europe. we don't know what is going to happen, we can't plan, we are in a very rude role location —— in a very rural location and it has been historically difficult to recruit and without the staff from eastern europe, it will be difficult to function. it all seemed very clear on the morning ofjune 2a last year, perhaps less so now and the talks that will determine their future are just beginning. correspondence around the uk have

under the last labour government, corporation tax was 28%...do not call it the last labour government for nothing. laughter on to his important announcement on the rising cost of caring for elderly and vulnerable people... today, mr deputy speaker, iam committing additional grant funding of £2 billion to social care in england over the next three years. mr deputy speaker, that is £2 billion over the next three years, with £1 billion... with £1 billion available in 2017—18. this will allow local authorities to act now to commission new ca re packages. as for education... today i can announce funding for a further 110 new free schools on top of the current commitment to 500. this will include new specialist maths schools, to build on the clear success of exeter maths school and kings college london maths school, which my right honourable friend the prime minister visited earlier this week. we are committed to this programme because we understand that choice is the key to excellence in education. there would be action against tax avoiders... from

the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described it as a budget of utter complacency.political editor john pienaar has our first report tonight. chancellors always hang around in the street on budget day. but brexit, a bit like the weather, turned out nicer so far than the forecasters expected. any spare cash in there, chancellor? he had more spending power thanks to higher growth and lower borrowing. but brexit won't be a smooth or quickjourney, not that the chancellor is too worried about his labour opponents. at westminster, as the time came round towards the budget, his boss, rightly or wrongly, seemed to see labour's leader as a bit of a joke. and more than just a bit. philip hammond! and the chancellor allowed himself to keep the tone upbeat. i report today on an economy that has continued to confound the commentators with robust growth. a labour market delivering record employment and a deficit down by over two thirds. as we start our negotiations to exit the european union, this budget takes forward our plan to prepare britain for a brighterfuture. they call hi

yes, all those posters about labour being in the pocket of the snp.as well. the snp have made use of that. there was a suggestion about fox hunting, the snp said they would stop and —— step in and stop that happening, even though it didn't apply in scotland. we have had the discussion about english law is very —— english votes for english laws only. it will be interesting to see, as we go into next week in parliament, looking at brexit and whether the brexit bill gets its final approval, how the snp choose to wield their power. interesting times. thanks very much. more than 60 prisoners were evacuated from a jail in dorset last night after a large fire was started by an inmate. it's believed he climbed onto the roof of hmp guys marsh near shaftesbury after complaining about a change of regime,at the prison. fiona lamdin is there now. flames and thick smoke filled the night sky above hmp guys marsh. after an inmate thought to be drunk, wearing many layers of clothes, set light to them on top of the prison roofjust after eight o'clock last night. as fir

labour have integrated...the elected chamber can insist but the elected chamber can insist but the house of lords have done something really important in giving them the space to think again and i hope they will. giving them the opportunity to back what is i think an act of honour and decency. i hope they will take that opportunity. in they will take that opportunity. in the end, if the commons insists, of course the comments gets its way. that is what the constitution says. but having the space to think again it's really important. —— of course the commons gets a trade. thank you very much indeed. a resounding win for the opposition parties in the house of lords. we had for many of them talking, even some conservatives, at the sticking the moral high ground. —— about taking the moral high ground. there will be some watching this programme that will say that the laws have overstepped the mark. this was a brexit decision taken by the british people. the house of commons bus people. the house of commons bus peop

labour for remaining in the eu get-together.might solve is the house of lords question and how much parliament should be consulted about this, if theresa may had a thumping majority, she could say, the british people have spoken again, i am the right person to negotiate, parliament can decide what it likes, but my party i’u ns decide what it likes, but my party runs parliament. she adds to her majority if she calls an election. she may do it but it does not solve anything in scotland and may make it worse. the idea that labour and the lib dems come together as a saviour act. we like to dream! i do not see anyone sitting in the party about to leap to the fore, in either party. i think she would end up with a bigger majority. in syria and iraq, the territory held by islamic state is shrinking and under siege. what difference will it make if they are driven our if they are driven out of towns and cities, and how will that affect the chances of terrorist attacks in the middle east, europe and elsewhere? they are under great difficul

nobody has any idea what the labour party's petition on that issue is. as i said earlier, today of all days we should be coming together, acting with ambition for the future, not talking down the negotiations, we should set out our optimism and determination to get the best possible deal for everybody in the united kingdom. >> william cash. >> thank you, mister speaker. the leader of the opposition remarks were breathtaking. for decades, he mentioned with us over and over and over again, today, mister speaker, is a historic day indeed. can my right honorable friend reaffirmed that at the very heart of this letter lies democratic decision in the referendum of uk voters given to them by sovereign acts of parliament by 6-1 in this house, enabling the british people to regain their right to govern themselves for which people fought and died over generations? the referendum is followed by a massive majority of 372 in the house of commons on the third reading of the bill itself, trade and cooperation, european government, no. >> i think i can give my honorable

ah, they are all under labour control. available to labour councils? mr speaker, my question was about the arrangements between the government and surrey cou nty between the government and surrey county council. a recording has now emerged saying that the leader of surrey county council, david hodge said there was a gentlemen's agreement between him and the government which meant they would not have to go ahead with the referendum. my question is — what deal was done with surrey county council? because there is an acute social care crisis that affects every council. 4.6 billion of cuts made to social care since 2010. can the prime minister tell every other council in england what gentlemen's agreement is available for them? can i say to the right honourable gentleman, on today of all days, i think if we could just be a little patient and wait half an hour for the budget, he will actually find out what social care funding is available to all councils. if he's — i come back to it, if he is asking me if there was a special de

that‘s just sums up the labour party, and the labour party leadership.our party. you know, ithink an incredible result for the labour party. you know, i think that would actually describes the right honourable gentleman‘s leadership. incredible! on monday, i chaired a seminar, looking at the opportunities for the science community as we launch brexit negotiations. i understand the prime minister may be too busy to attend in march herself, but would she agreed to meet with me when the report is published so i can resent the collective concerns to the science community in person, particularly around collaboration and people? it is an important issue. he is right to raise it. we do want the uk to be to go to place for innovators and investors across the world. we wanted to secure the best possible outcomes for the uk research base as we leave the european union. it is one of the objectives i have set out in our negotiations for the european union, in relation to science and research. we are already a leading destination for science and innovation. i am inte

it has been interesting because we have heard from tory mps and labours, talking about eu citizens inave a moral duty to give them a guarantee and they can stay here. we have heard from people like nick clegg, talking about his dutch mother, his spanish wife, saying they have lived here for years, paying their taxes and they have raised children. they should be given that assurance that they will be allowed to stay. david davis the brexit secretary responding to all of that, says he feels that he does have a moral obligation to those three eu citizens. but he also feels he has the obligation to more than a million brits living in other eu countries. the argument from the government has been that they can't unilaterally say, that you citizens will be allowed to stay and they wa nt to will be allowed to stay and they want to protect the rights of british people working and living abroad as well. they have said all along that it is their priority, they say that other eu countries, it is their priority to and they expect and hope that once the dissertation is to get started that this will

the labour case todayis determined to do. — in the health service, which would have allowed these two services to cooperate in a better way. why was there no extra investment for the health service announced today? there was extra today, because we announced £300 million of capital funding for the new plans that are being used to modernise the nhs up and down the country, and £100 million of capital for a&e departments. there is a simple flaw in the labour argument. it is easy to come onto the bbc and say that you want an extra £10 billion for the nhs, but where does it come from? it can only come from a strong economy. what you had today was a chancellor who was putting forward a prospectus to the british people saying that we are going through choppy times, going through it isa through choppy times, going through it is a big opportunity, but of course, there are risks, and we need to build up the nationalfinances to make sure the economy remains strong so that we can continue to fund the nhs and other public services. the r

labour says it will fight for the amendments in the commons tomorrow.spondent susana mendonca has more details. the latest instalment in the battle to trigger brexit takes centre stage tomorrow and the government is warning mps including potential rebels on its own side not to stand in its way. what we can't have is either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. first. there has been some scathing criticism from a senior tory. michael heseltine, former deputy pm, is in the lords. he got sacked from his government adviserjob last week because he rebuild in support of one of the lords amendments on this bill and article 50. he says a number of tourist feel betrayed by the way theresa may has dealt with the issue. —— tories. he points to the loss of the seat in richmond where zac goldsmith lost to the lib dems. he says that is a bigger issue for a lot of tories than the conservative win in copland when they beat labour. he says the conservatives are not just fleas following the ringmaster, they have their own views on europe and c

nobody has any idea what the labour party's petition on that issue is. as i said earlier, today of all days we should be coming together, acting with ambition for the future, not talking down the negotiations, we should set out our optimism and determination to get the best possible deal for everybody in the united kingdom. >> william cash. >> thank you, mister speaker. the leader of the opposition remarks were breathtaking. for decades, he mentioned with us over and over and over again, today, mister speaker, is a historic day indeed. can my right honorable friend reaffirmed that at the very heart of this letter lies democratic decision in the referendum of uk voters given to them by sovereign acts of parliament by 6-1 in this house, enabling the british people to regain their right to govern themselves for which people fought and died over generations? the referendum is followed by a massive majority of 372 in the house of commons on the third reading of the bill itself, trade and cooperation, european government, no. >> i think i can give my honorable

attacking theresa may than labour right now.g. we are attacking this government on issues of economic development, of unemployment, under employment, zero—hours contracts and insecurity in work, we're attacking this government on all these fronts. becausejohn major this government on all these fronts. because john major is this government on all these fronts. becausejohn major is critical of the government over the european union, so are we. we have accepted the result of the referendum. but we also want to make sure there is a good, effective tariff—free trading relationship with europe in the future. former conservative leader william hague says theresa may should scrap the legislation that would then allow her to call a snap general election. would you welcome that? well, the legislation was put in with all party support only in the last parliament which is known asa the last parliament which is known as a fixed term parliaments act, the fixed parliament acts require that parliament goes for five years u nless parliament goes

labour's shadow foreign secretary, emily thornbury, took the opportunity to praise his actions. the minister, the honourable member for bournemouth east, for his extraordinary courage last week. as pc palmer's family said this weekend to the minister labour's shadow foreign secretary, emily thornbury, took the opportunity to praise his actions. may i start by paying tribute to the minister, the honourable member for bournemouth east, for his extraordinary courage last week. as pc palmer's family said this weekend to the minister and to others who rushed to help, there was nothing more you could have done. you did your best and we are just grateful that he was not alone. i'm very grateful for her kind remarks. i make it clear that i was one of many that stepped forward on that dark day, and our thoughts and prayers remain with those families and friends of the victims, including our own pc keith palmer. i want to pay my own tribute, if i can, to my right honourable friend and ministerial colleague, the member for bournemouth east, and of course, also to all those innocents who lo

labour said many housing charities had concerns.re wrong. if she knows they are right, surely the government is not going to go ahead with these cruel and counter— productive cuts. this is about levelling the playing field ? these young people who are old enough to marry, work, pay taxes, fight for our country, will now be denied the same right to basic help with housing costs as any british adults. does she think an unemployed young adult is more likely to get a job if they have a stable address or if they are living in a hostel or sleeping on the streets? we should call this for what it is. a nasty, vindictive policy that will make injustice worse from a government who said they would tackle burning injustice. the key point about nipping it in the bud is important because once it takes hold it could be damaging. young people can be forgiven, they may think this is fair, but when we do this and we protect every single penny going to pensioners, including in winter fuel allowance to millionairesjust because they are over 65, they ca