sir lindsay hoyle.or most, but there were signs of hope when the government introduced its traffic light system this summer. it gave travellers the option of going abroad to so—called "green—list countries" without needing to isolate on return — with the benefit extended on monday to those travelling to amber—list countries if they'd been double—jabbed. but labour has attacked the government for what it called "chaotic changes" last week that saw the balaeric islands downgraded to amber, and a new "amber—plus" rule introduced for those returning from france, where even fully—vaccinated people would have to isolate at home. asking an urgent question in the commons, labour's shadow transport secretary was unimpressed. again, the government's travel rules have been thrown into chaos and confusion. the british people, the travel industry, and members of this house are running out of patience. he called for all the data to be published on why countries were moved to different lists. and he quoted the boss of

and so the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, was keen to mark 60 years since the first prime minister's questionsost. i hope not to reintroduce that! laughter he introduced pmqs by informing the house that the prime minister harold macmillan "was willing to try this experiment for the remainder of the session, if that be the wish of the house." after 60 years, 12 prime ministers, pmqs has become one of the most high—profile events of the parliamentary week. questions to the prime minister! there were no tv pictures in macmillan�*s day. the cameras weren't allowed in until 1989, in margaret thatcher's third term. will the prime minister now make a public apology for this gross incompetence? mr speaker, apart from the year it sold jaguar, rover had not made a profit since 1976. the first question to a great new prime minister, sir. tony blair. prime ministers and leaders of the opposition have come and gone since then. this approach is stuck in the past, and i want to talk about the future. he was the future once! laughter it's not a forum for the nervous. although i know its many harsh contentions

sir lindsay hoyle.dy davidson of lundin links, after the village in fife where she grew up and where her parents still live. i, ruth, baroness davidson of lundin links, do swear by almighty god that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law, so help me god. lady davidson of lundin links. that was tuesday in parliament. i hope you can find time in your crowded schedule to join me at the same time tomorrow for wednesday in parliament, including prime minister�*s questions. until then, from me, david cornock, and all the team here, bye for now. hello. the heat goes on, and it will do for a couple more days and indeed nights. because of the persistence of the heat, the met office have issued an extreme heat warning. two particular areas have been identified, this one to the south west of england covering parts of the midlands and wales, this one across northern ireland which comes into force on wednesday. it doesn�*t mean that thes

was an attempt by rebels to bring forward an amendment a couple weeks ago that was thwarted by lindsay hoylejust 0.5% -- reduced the foreign aid budget from 2.7% of gdp, tojust 0.5% —— from 0.7%. this was a pledge enshrined in law and the conservative manifesto and the government unilaterally changed that without having a vote in parliament. there�*s been lots of directed at borisjohnson, particularly because some of the projects that have been cancelled as a result of this foreign aid cut are fundamental, they are projects that protect clean water, help treat people who do not have prosthetic limbs, polio treatment, and there is a real sense of these cuts are leading to loss of life in the developing world. at a time when the pandemic is also raging. and so i got a whiff of this this weekend that basically plan has been drawn up that basically plan has been drawn up to bring a vote to parliament and there is a sense the government needs to win the goodwill of those rebels because there are further complicated legislation coming through including the police and crime bill which is very contr