professor meg russell, thank you very much indeed. professor meg russell.etting to grips with their newjobs. but it was in at the deep end for the new leader of the commons, jacob rees—mogg, who made his debut just hours after being appointed. and faced business questions veteran pete wishart. he's the fifth leader of the house that i've had in my fourth year, but he is by far the most exotic so far. it would be as well to point out he is leader of the house of commons, not the house of plantagenet, or the house of tudor. i may be the fifth leader of the house since the honourable gentleman has taken his post, but from what i hear it seems that his question is the same regardless. so it does not make any difference who the leader of the house should be. i would point out that the house of commons predates the house of tudor, it started in 1265. the house of tudor obviously begins with henry vii. and there is a hint of the new government's policy on brexit. when will the house have a chance to vote on their lordships' amendment to the trade bill and the cust

we can bring in professor meg russell who is a professor of british and comparative politics at university you see this vote? effectively and potentially tying the hands of the next prime minister, critically boris johnson if it is him, if you wanted to prorogue parliament?” if it is him, if you wanted to prorogue parliament? i think what it is at the least is a very strong signal. the numbers are interesting. it is quite a heavy defeat. and later on, we are all expecting a shake—up in government it boris johnson becomes prime minister and that quite a number of ministers will be leaving government who might be keen to block no deal in the future so that numbers will not get better for future so that numbers will not get betterfor him. at future so that numbers will not get better for him. at the least this is a strong signal where the numbers are lying in parliament and the obstacles are lying in parliament and the o bsta cles he are lying in parliament and the obstacles he would face but it is also clearly trying to put practical obstacles also clearly trying to put practical o bsta cles