maria miller, thank you very much indeed for coming in to the programme. maria miller. around westminster in brief. there's was a big surprise in westminster on friday morning with the announcement that the labour mp tristram hunt is to stand down to become the director of the victoria and albert museum. his decision will trigger a by—election in the stoke—on—trent central constituency. in a letter to local party members, the former education spokesman, who resigned from the shadow cabinet whenjeremy corbyn was elected party leader, said serving in parliament had been "both deeply rewarding "and intensely frustrating." financialjobs in london are bound to be affected by brexit, but a lack of knowledge about the government's plans will make the situation worse. that was the message to the commons treasury committee from leading financiers including the head of the london stock exchange. they called for the city to have its own transitional arrangements, known as "grandfathering", meaning new rules wouldn't apply for around five years. part of the uncertainty and the plan