joining me is the lib dem leader, serva nts joining me is the lib dem leader, servants cable.he city. —— server vince cable. but these have been overstated and the city has coped before and probably will cope now with brexit. it isa probably will cope now with brexit. it is a very resilient institution. but we haven't had brexit yet. the bank of england's estimates of about 75,000 job losses, which i think one in12 of 75,000 job losses, which i think one in 12 of the labour force, 75,000 job losses, which i think one in 12 of the labourforce, are in the middle of the range of numbers being talked about by other people. do you think it could be higher? the chairman of the london stock exchange thought we were talking about 200,000. that is at the top end of the range. this is if we don't get an agreement. one of the problems with the wto's solution of the hardline brexiteers is that it doesn't protect the services sector, particularly financial services. but there are around 1 million jobs particularly financial services. but there are around 1 millionjobs in there are around 1

labour, lib dems and conservatives have all reversed their positions on student funding over the yearsur and against tuition fees and all the rest of it. it looks like it is one of those subjects in which there is no resolution. the dilemma won't go away. promising the earth, equally, when you're not going to win an election, has all sorts of other consequences. and finally, this is a story that i know will amuse dina slightly, about traffic jams. the cost is £9 billion a year. a p pa re ntly jams. the cost is £9 billion a year. apparently motorways are kept close for too long, particularly after accidents, but also when roadworks have been completed and all the rest of it, it is not being done quicker. as someone who moved here from egypt not so long ago, what do you think others might i am from cairo, so you haven't seen anything yet. if you think this is a trafficjam, you have to come for a visit. by the way, i learned to drive there, and i am afraid of driving in this country, because we didn't learn the rules. it is survival of the fittest. it is like a jungle out there, and you d

do you honestly think they're going to save you don't vote lib dems i'll kill you, really?”how it could be accomplished but i could see that being a possibility. both of you bring upa being a possibility. both of you bring up a point and you're missing something but you are getting there, that actually... thanks! i'm trying to help you. what springs to mind is prison isn't just about to help you. what springs to mind is prison isn'tjust about punishment, it's about rehabilitation. we are looking at offenders that will be out in less than a year. this could bea out in less than a year. this could be a chance to engage them in politics, give them a sense of worth and belonging to society. exactly. listen to me. yes, you are right, it's supposed to be about rehabilitation. it's not just. .. let's move on. there is another story on the sunday times, top bbc women exposed sex pests. the paper says a secret group of the bbc‘s top female presenters have uncovered a string of suspected cases of sexual harassment at the corporation including a senior sports presenter. mishal husain i

nick clegg. 0ne former lib dem leader, nick clegg. constituents has come forward and alleged he made abusive comments against her. now, the mp totally denies these most recent allegations, but the labour party has said they are investigating the more recent comments. jared 0'mara's comments, he said he has been on a journey, no longer felt like this, made mistakes and was ashamed of past comments and his colleagues seem to accept that up to a certain extent. but the fact there may be suggestions that the comments like this more recently, although he denies them, the labour party feels as though they have to investigate. do you think there will be any suggestion that labour has been slow to announce this? earlier this afternoon, the education secretary, he was writing tojeremy corbyn about all of this, will there be those within or out of the party who said this should have been announced sooner? when these things happen, and they have happened with other parties as well, it is notjust the labour party, mps making comments that are ina

today is that one of his constituents in sheffield hallam, the seat he won where he ousted the former lib dembbc‘s sophie evans, alleging he‘d made abusive comments against her. the mp totally denies these recent allegations but the labour party in the last few minutes have said they are investigating. this is outside source from the bbc newsroom. our top story. china‘s ruling communist party has elevated its current leader xi jinping to the status of chairman mao in the party constitution — ushering in the era of xijinping thought. the ruling came during the closing session of the party‘s congress. let‘s take a look at some other stories the bbc is covering. italian police have opened an investigation after lazio football fans posted these stickers of holocaust victim anne frank, wearing the jersey of rivals roma. the stickers were accompanied by anti—semitic slogans. the apparent deathbed confession of a former policeman could help solve a series of murder cases. the crazy brabant killers, as they were known, murdered 28 people in belgium‘s brabant province in a series of robberies in the 1

but you've got no lib dems, no dup, and nobody from what you might call the corbynista wing of the labourive are you, really? well, it is up to the labour party how they elect their members onto the committee, it is up to the labour party to decide how they are represented. it is up to the conservative party, likewise, to decide how they are represented. and the scottish nationalists were the ones who put themselves forward. so, i can't speak for the other two parties because they didn't claim the seat. the truth is we are representative of parliament in the sense that we are made up of our parties and we are certainly representative in that sense. ourjob now, however, is notjust to reflect our own views, whichever particular wing in the various parties we may come from, but to reflect the views of our colleagues as well. so, the purpose of the select committee process is notjust the public enquiry that you see, and i know you broadcast quite a lot on this channel, but it is actually the debate that is held in private as well because that is where the enquiries are decided, that is where

it is not over until it's over, and we have seen the lib dems suggesting a vision with an idea of a secondstephen king atjust the other day suggesting that they should table a vote of no—confidence in theresa may as soon as possible simply because they are unconvinced that the vision she has four brexit will be able to push the country forward. so i think she has an increasing sense of what the government has been able to put together is just not sharp enough, not strategic enough, it is not being bought by the vast majority of folks here in britain, particularly in the political classes. in higher education as well. but also in brussels, there is a question mark as to whether london can genuinely deliver on any of the scenarios they are beginning to map out. there were obviously so many countries that we re obviously so many countries that were against brexit, and members of the european union, but would they wa nt the european union, but would they want a reversal? i think they would. i think want a reversal? i think they would. ithink in want a reversal? i think they would. i think in o

a lib dem peer thought the commissioner was suffering from "hang—ups".ments process. recent appointments to the equality and human rights commission have been carried out with in accordance with the code of practice for public appointments. successful applicants have been six elected on merit through an open and fair competition. well, i thank the noble lady flat reply, but if that is correct, how is it that is the first of the recent appointments, despite not being recognised as by the interview panel, who has subsequently refused to attend board meetings, and to certain of his demands —— until certain of his demands have been met. a commissioner whose term of office ended in january 2017, that the term of office would not be renewed that it should be. no reason was given, even though there is a requirement under the rules to do so, and even though, the termination letter highly praised the work and contribution of the commissioner in question. i would like to thank the noble lady for raising those two issues. turning to the first one, i think you might

not labour, certainly not the lib dems. that is ours. surge that will hit britain when we leave the eu is held in edinburgh, cardiff bay and stormont as well. i am proud of that, conference. i am proud of all that we have done in the last three years to keep this country together and move forward as one. we should recognise that these huge changes to our nation posed challenges as well. the devolution of power has transformed our nation for the better, but power closer to people. at the same time, while we have built a vigorous new devolved structures, we have not done enough to nurture that which binds us. as the prime minister said earlier this yearin the prime minister said earlier this year in scotland, all too often whitehall defaults and forgets. the danger is that we become a country that stays together but that lives apart. with all of the cracks exploited by those who would pull other part for good. let me make a plea today. yes, let's absolutely press on with more devolution, but it's time for a bit more union as well. more uni

a lot more labour and lib dem voters are working on campus.as a homogenous as they once were. 15% of academics are from elsewhere in europe, 16% of research funding is from the eu, the very internationalist bodies. third, the consensus in economics or brexit is that it will leave us poorer. now, the academics may be wrong, and consensus can be afflicted by groupthink and bias. but, by and large, academics will only teach things they genuinely believe to be true. well, with me is steven glover, who wrote a column about this for the mail today, and professor barry smith who lectures in philosophy at the university of london. welcome, both of you. what was your point today, steven, the point of the headline, our remainer universities, what was the fear underlying? i don't write the headlines, but the point was, there are a lot of remainers teaching at our universities. and some of them are probably putting pressure on students to think... it is the pressure on the students? there are plenty of examples in today's daily mail, universities sending

today is that one of his constituents in sheffield hallam, the ct won where he ousted the former lib demking to the bbc‘s sophie evans, alleging he'd made abusive comments against her. the mp totally denies these recent allegations but the labour party in the last few minutes have said they are investigating the more recent comments. mr 0'mara's comments, he's been saying he'd been ona comments, he's been saying he'd been on a journey, that he no longer felt like this, that he'd made mistakes, was ashamed of past comments and his collea g u es was ashamed of past comments and his colleagues seem to accept that to a certain extent but the fact that there may be suggestions of comments like this much more recently, comments that he denies, the labour party feel they have to investigate. the headlines on bbc news: the president of the european council, donald tusk, suggests the uk could still stop brexit, saying it's up to london to decide how the process will end. labour announces it will investigate mpjared 0'mara over alleged sexist and homophobic comments. as a top republican senator sl

because of the polarisation of the votes between the labour party and the conservatives and the lib demsajority we wanted. we asked theresa to make some changes after the election to get rid of those within downing street who had not helped with a manifesto, and that's a really decent people emoji has done. from what i can see, there has been absolutely no change since that period. —— and put some really decent people in, which she has done. whilst he was sniping at theresa may during the conference, which he did regularly, attacking the party chairman asking him to resign, same speech, different person, then asking the prime minister to resign... i think your views on grant shapps are clear, we have not got much time. theresa may was there putting herself around the conference, she got the legendary conference, she got the legendary conference code, you do not hand them a pearl handled revolver. boris johnson, undermining the prime minister? no. he's a great foreign secretary. i believe the entire cabinet now wants to see the prime minister are getting on with the job, and they want all

we are joined by tom brake of the lib dems, what would you like her desire?he is going to sack borisjohnson, she can't have him sniping against the government when they in the middle of the most complex negotiations they have faced in 50 years. the government is right to say they are going to prepare for a no deal, because unless you show you are prepared to walk away, you will not get a good deal. i wonder whether those who are advocating a no deal have spoken to business and the port of dover and two bmw and any company that imports and exports to the uk because if they were to do so, they would be told that crashing out of the european union is going to be catastrophic for british jobs, and the european union is going to be catastrophic for britishjobs, and i hope that is not something the government are seriously pursuing. many mps would say no deal is bad for eu countries, as well, so they should be working as hard to find a deal, but they don't seemed become demise in, they would say. it is very much eu with the greater power here, the uk has chosen to

first of all it applies to all parties, the lib dems, labour, and the conservatives, and we have to distinguishave antiquated systems of hr in westminster and we need to bring it into the real world. the prime minister is right to speak to john world. the prime minister is right to speak tojohn bercow, the speaker of the house of commons, about this, and we need to bring forward a body that has teeth that people can go to if they are experiencing this behaviour. one other thing that happens is researchers are directly employed by mps themselves — do you think it makes people concerned, it doesn‘t give them somewhere to go if they are making a complaint. that is exactly right. if you are a special adviser, like i was, you are not told about go three if told about procedure to go three if you want to take out a complaint against anyone. —— through. these young people, it may be their first job in politics, they have been desperate to get it, they may have applied among 400 people to get the job, they get the job and they find the mp has wandering hands, says inappropriate things and they feel sli