it comes after labour mp lloyd russell—moyle announced that he is hiv positive during an emotional speechn the house of commons. you can be a member of parliament, you can be a doctor, you can be a judge. anyone can live with the virus and can lead a normal life expectancy, so it is nothing to be feared any more. this week marked the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most revered albums of all time, astral weeks by sir van morrison. the likes of eltonjohn, u2 and bruce springsteen say the singer from belfast has been a huge influence. now fans are being drawn to his home city to see the streets and sights which have inspired sir van. our ireland correspondent chris page has more. astral weeks is the greatest record ever made. van is the soundtrack to my life. belfast is celebrating its enigmatic

the minister praised lloyd russell—moyle‘s decision to speak out.ment to the power of his speech and how much they obviously think of him. clapping is not right in the chamber, but even i did clap at his speech. and that's... i don't like to clap in the chamber or in church. it was an incredible speech. it was a very brave thing to do. now, what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? richard morris has our countdown. at 5, a famous name returns to the other house. lord carrington, son of the former foreign secretary, wins the hereditary peers byelection. the successful candidate was lord carrington. at 4, all backbenchers must be careful around chief whip julian smith. and so, it seems, must ministers. at 3, laughter at the liaison committee, as the pm is asked exactly what kind of new relationship the uk must expect from the eu. we're going to be very good friends, working closely, working together... friends with benefits? sorry? i missed your quip, i'm sorry. friends with benefits, prime minister. at 2, norman french is ok in

one labour member, lloyd russell moyle, was so furious that the vote had been pulled, he grabbed thes can't debate or vote, from its resting place in front of the dispatch boxes, before having it taken from him and replaced by officials. but such theatrics were the least of theresa may's worries. the prime minister set out to get more out of the eu, desperate to get something on the northern ireland border to reassure her own mps. but many of them had clearly had enough. under the rules of the conservative party, if 15% of its mps write letters of no confidence to the chairman of the 1922 committee, the committee of the backbenchers, a leadership ballot is triggered and, after months of speculation, in mid—december the magic number was reached. the chairman of the committee announced that she had won to rapturous applause from the supporters in the room, but the numbers were telling. the number of votes cast in favour of having confidence in theresa may was 200, and against was 117. under the rules set out in the constitution of the conservative party, no further confidence vote can

it comes after labour mp lloyd russell—moyle announced that he is hiv positive during an emotional speechan be a judge. anyone can live with the virus and can lead a normal life expectancy, so it is nothing to be feared any more. this week marked the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most revered albums of all time, astral weeks by sir van morrison. the likes of eltonjohn, u2 and bruce springsteen say the singer from belfast has been a huge influence. now fans are being drawn to his home city to see the streets and sights which have inspired sir van. our ireland correspondent chris page has more. astral weeks is the greatest record ever made. van is the soundtrack to my life. belfast is celebrating its enigmatic songwriting genius. i'd like to welcome you along to this 50th tour of astral weeks. i am lynne, i'm a van morrison fan. vanatics, as they are often described, are making a pilgrimage to the place their hero calls home. here we are on the corner where van morrison was born on the 31st of august 1945. traces of this city and memories of his upbringing are everywhere in

lloyd russell—moyle from the opposition labour party said he was acting in protest at the way theresales, debate has to stop if the mace is removed — and it's only ever happened twice before. it was swiftly replaced, allowing events to resume. mr russell—moyle has been suspended from the house for his actions. for many people in the uk. pantomimes are one of the best things about christmas. if you're not familiar with them, they take a traditional childrens‘ story, add singing, dancing, and a lot of rather bad puns. the shows are starting to prove popular around the world, but often with a local twist as sharajit leyl found out in singapore. bah humbug! sounds familiar? well, the classic tale of charles dickens‘ a christmas carol gets an asian update by a theatre company in singapore. ebenezer scrooge is recreated as s k loo, a mogul who's made his fortune as an app developer intent on taking away human interaction and affection. i am no scrooge, i am s k loo! skloo! s k loo is very media savvy. he's a crazy rich asian who is very aware of his social standing, about climbing the socia

labour backbencher lloyd russell—moyle grabban the commons mace. at westminster. the mace represents royal authority. if it's removed, the commons cannot debate or pass laws. it's disgusting! i'm grateful to a dedicated servant of the house for bringing forward the mace and restoring it to its place. i'm sorry, but under the power given to me, by standing order number 43, and i think the honourable gentleman will know the applications, i must order the honourable gentleman to withdraw immediately from the house for the remainder of this day's sitting. mr russell—moyle, please leave the changer. thank you. we now come to motion number two. yes. no, he must leave, he must leave or be exported. he should leave. i'm grateful to the honourable gentleman for complying with my request. finally turning away from brexit. tigers, pygmy elephants and orangutans are three of the species being hit by the world's increasing use of palm oil. it's used in everything from pizza to chocolate. shampoo to lipstick. the edible vegetable oil is produced mainly in indone

anger among mps was growing. 0ne labour member, lloyd russell moyle was so furious that the vote had— without which the commons can't debate or vote — from its resting place in front of the despatch boxes, before having it taken from him and replaced by commons officials. but such theatrics were the least of theresa may's worries. the prime minister set out to wring more out of the eu, desperate to get something on the northern ireland border that would reassure her own mps. but many of them had clearly had enough. under the rules of the conservative party if 15 percent of its mps write letters of no confidence to the chairman of the 1922 committee, the committee of the party's backbenchers, a leadership ballot is triggered. and after months of speculation in mid december the magic number was reached. the confidence vote on her leadership was announced at breakfast time, voting to take place in the evening and the result to be declared at 9pm. the number of votes cast in favour of having confidence in theresa may was 200 and against was 117. under the rules set out in the constitutio

and from the politician side, heidi alan, talking about having an abortion, lloyd russell on our programme—old baby dying when she was a teenager. there are some examples that you would also hold up from the side of the politicians? 10096. there will always be good politicians and bad reality stars, it is not a blanket sort of generalisation, but i think politicians cannot automatically be role models just because of the job they are in and they have to show they can be role models and like you said, there are people in communities working really ha rd people in communities working really hard but often we see the worst examples, like in the clips you showed. i think people have to prove themselves as role models. showed. i think people have to prove themselves as role modelslj showed. i think people have to prove themselves as role models. i also think the social media presence of reality stars is more prominent. i think with mps, they are not relatable in terms of you cannot access them, through social media. you can, they cannot always reply, but you can access them, most are on social