mr burke how —— john bercow, lots of ramblings and grumblings about it. rlier on the week, that he was talking about stupidity, but not necessarily directed at andrea leadsom. a lot of backchat about mr berkow. it will be a distinct see what sort of a reception he gets, he had, too. we will be back very shortly. lots of sunshine across the uk. this was the scene in cumbria. lovely scene in the mountains in the background, there are. it hasn't been sunny, everywhere, though. quite a lot of clout in central and eastern parts. it is burning back to

newsnight has previously reported that mr bercow is alleged to have bullied mr sinclair's successor,ter she left his office her managers were told that she was diagnosed with post—traumatic stress disorder. mr bercow‘s spokesman said, "mr speaker strenuously denies that there is any substance to any of these allegations". "he has a superb team of dedicated, effective and long serving staff, five of whom have worked for him very happily for a combined total of over a0 yea rs". in parliament today, on his own case, mr bercow was unforthcoming. i have made a public statement to which i have nothing to add. mps more or less kept their heads down today on this topic. i think it is challenging for members of parliament to speak out against a speaker. he's in a powerful position in the house of commons and he has the power to make or break parliamentarians careers but also for parliament, it is a challenge, that the democratic process means all members of parliament are elected by their electoral is, and it is impossible to have an independent panel or individual who can decide who should n

leakey — who retired as black rod last year — said he had experienced "intolerable" rudeness from mr bercow they were two people who had very different ideas. more than 330 million twitter users worldwide have been urged to change their passwords. the social media network said a glitch had exposed some passwords on its internal computer network. twitter says it has now resolved the issue and there is no indication that any passwords have been stolen or misused. the headlines on bbc news: the polls have closed in local elections in england, there are over 4000 seats up for grabs, as well as as well as six mayoral elections. more than 8000 women have contacted a helpline set up to deal with a failure in the programme to screen for breast cancer. president trump has admitted covering the cost of a pay—out to silence a porn star about an alleged affair, but he insisted no campaign money was used. donald trump has admitted that he reimbursed his lawyer for buying the silence of a porn star over an alleged affair. mrtrump said the payment of $130,000 — made before the 2016 election — was designed

david lea key, who used to be black rod, said he had witnessed unreasonable behaviour and claimed mr bercowear and intimidation. earlier in the week, the bbc‘s newsnight programme broadcast allegations from a former private secretary, angus sinclair, who claimed he was on the receiving end of angry outbursts, mimicry and obscene language from mr bercow. a spokesman for the speaker strenuously denied the allegations. the matter was raised by a conservative mp. can i ask whether you will be making a personal statement, given your involvement in these allegations and that they are further allegations which, potentially have the effect of undermining the reputation of this house? i have made a public statement. to which i have nothing to add. john bercow. now, defeats in the lords weren't the only brexit—shaped problems for the prime minister. at a crunch meeting, senior ministers failed to reach a consensus on customs arrangements. they were trying to agree on a new model to replace the uk's membership of the customs union. one of the government's preferred options, a "customs partnership", ha

a statement added mr bercow "treats his colleagues with respect.". "we have seen the alleged remarks and clearly the prime minister thinks they are unacceptable," and "if an official complaint is made it should be properly investigated." on wednesday, the commons standards committee voted against an investigation by parliamentary commissioner for standards kathryn stone into the allegations of bullying made against mr bercow. there was a rare round of sustained applause in the commons at the start of prime minister's questions as the two police officers who apprehended the killer of murdered labour mpjo cox visited the commons. the speaker announced their presence. the week started with warm tributes to the labour former cabinet minister, tessa jowell. ladyjowell had been diagnosed with a brain tumour. her campaigning famously helped london win the right to stage the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. she made a moving speech to peers at the start of 2018 on brain cancer treatment — and was in the commons gallery in april to listen to mps debate the

a statement added mr bercow "treats his colleagues with respect."een the alleged remarks and clearly the prime minister thinks they are unacceptable," and "if an official complaint is made it should be properly investigated." on wednesday, the commons standards committee voted against an investigation by parliamentary commissioner for standards kathryn stone into the allegations of bullying made against mr bercow. there was a rare round of sustained applause in the commons at the start of prime minister's questions as the two police officers who apprehended the killer of murdered labour mpjo cox visited the commons. the speaker announced their presence. i am referring to pcjonathan wright and pc craig nicholls, both of the west yorkshire police. gentlemen, we honour your public service. we thank you for it. and we offer you the warmest of welcomes here to the house of commons today. everybody said quite rightly how charming and nice she was, but there was steel behind those clear blue eyes. if tessa walked in order tessa was in the room, it was a ki

commons and he is a controversial figure so if these allegations are true, it will add pressure to mr bercowaims of bullying by former members of staff. allegations he firmly denies. thank you. the world health organisation is holding emergency talks about the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. the drc health ministry has confirmed 11! new cases of ebola, taking the number of people infected in the current outbreak to a5. rebecca kesby reports. it's a race against time. medical equipment and thousands of doses of an experimental vaccine are arriving in the democratic republic of congo. now that the deadly ebola virus has spread from remote rural areas to a major city, it will be difficult to contain. translation: there are ebola kits and they are being deployed. msf in the capital has permanent stocks destined to be more effective and be deployed faster. we already used the part of the stock we had here, and we are waiting for the rest. speed is essential now. criticised for their slow response to the last major ebola outbreak, which killed more than 11,000 people, health or

it was reported that mr bercow called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman".cow admitted using the word "stupid", but he didn't accede to calls for an apology. last wednesday, the government chose to schedule a major transport statement on an opposition day, thereby substantially reducing the time available for opposition business. i thought then, as i think now, that this was very badly handled. it was in particular disrespectful, both to the house and to the 23 backbenchers who were hoping to participate in the opposition day debate on the grenfell tower disaster. it was in that context, and that context alone, that, having expressed my displeasure about the matter quite forcefully from the chair, i used the word "stupid" in a muttered aside. that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that day's business had been conducted. anyone who knows the leader of the house at all well will have not the slightest doubt about her political ability and her personal character. he said he'd continue to speak out, if necessary, against the government. i

mr bercow denies the allegations. good evening, and welcome to bbc news.n the biggest ever recall of nhs patients in northern ireland, more than 2,500 people are having their neurology cases re—examined. the belfast health trust has written to some patients seen by doctor michael watt because of concerns they might have been misdiagnosed or given the incorrect treatment. some of those affected have conditions such as multiple sclerosis and parkinson's disease. for three years cathy was prescribed strong medication that she was later told she did not need. it basically stole my life for a few years. i became like a zombie. then i got another new consultant and he reduced my dose and said i should not have been on it. ifelt so much better. until i got the letter today. what has this all been about. why did no—one spot it earlier? why did i have to go through this for so long? concerns about dr watt‘s work were first raised by a gp in 2016. belfast health trust now wants to reassess everyone in his care. certainly, this is a significant number, and within the

mr bercow has denied bullying her. the house were told that kate emms, your successor, got post—traumatic stress disorder from thatjob. how did you respond to that? well, that really concerned me because i think if i'd actually said to myself, "i'm not signing this nondisclosure agreement," or i'd put in a complaint, or i'd done what anybody should do if they've suffered a bullying incident is to speak out and get it resolved, then she might not have been put in that position. i had signed a cover—up in a cynical way and been paid to do it, and that's not a good feeling. following newsnight‘s previous reports, the house of commons has agreed to start an inquiry into the treatment of the house's apolitical staff. westminster has a problem with both bullying and harassment. what kind of a mark does that leave on you? i spent quite a lot of time not sleeping and revisiting things, and as the years go by that eases. you do remember every detail. there's always, i think, because of the spell inflicted, a sense of failure an

mr bercow said the reference was to the government's conduct of business in the house that day and notaracter. the unions have dubbed it meltdown monday and for some train passengers it has been just that. big monday and for some train passengers it has beenjust that. big changes to timetables on monday had a knock—on effect and cause disruption to many parts of england. a shortage of train drivers was blamed for problems affecting destinations such as manchester, newcastle and liverpool. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme. arsenal are set to appoint former paris st germain coach, unai emery, as their new manager. kiev calling.... liverpool look towards the champions league final against real madrid. and morata misses out... the forward waves goodbye to a world cup place with spain. and serena williams won't be seeded for the forthcoming french open. hello there and welcome to the programme. first, arsenal are set to appoint unai emery as their new manager. the sp

thank you very much indeed. in such public office". from mr bercow. against the speaker. denied all theolitical correspondent chris mason is following the story. tell us a bit more about the latest allegations against the speaker. allegations against the speaker. newsnight which will go out at 10:30pm. 10:30pm. official who would have a lot to deal with the speaker. deal with the speaker. unworthy of someone in such high public office. public office. bringing the table, and being extremely and personally rude to me. extremely and personally rude to me. apologise for that specific insult but not for the others. but not for the others. sinclair who is a former private secretary to this speaker. secretary to this speaker. eight mobile phone and mr burke oh‘s hand was smashed on a table. hand was smashed on a table. —— john bercow‘s hand was nice on the table. bercow‘s hand was nice on the table. people have worked around him and were not particularly comfortable. were not particularly comfortable. where does this leave the speaker? how damaged is he by these allegations? allegations? as co

mr bercow denies the allegations, as chris cook reports. of the house of commons in 2005, when michael martin held thatjob. almost uniquely, it's a personal appointment of the speaker, running his office. mr sinclair was in the post when john bercow was first made speaker in 2009, but the two men struggled to build a good working relationship. the speaker responded in a way that i can only say is a form of bullying, and that is to show anger, thump the table, to say that somebody has failed in front of others. it seemed to get more frequent, from time to time, you would hear yourself mimicked. your thought then is, "is that really how he sees me?" mr sinclair recalled one encounter when another part of the house had been slow in replying to a request for information. there was a tirade of how i had let him down, it was quite the worst thing, a lot of bad language, and suddenly his mobile phone which he had been holding was flung on the desk, in front of me, and broke into a lot of bits. newsnight has been able to corroborate mr sinclair's a

in 2010, mr bercow asked mr sinclair to leave his office but on unusual terms.e conditions attached. i had to sign a nondisclosure agreement, that would not make complaint about my departure. nor talk about it to the press. how do you feel about it now? it's in the public interest to know why i left. yes, it breaks the nondisclosure agreement, but it is the truth — there was bullying. this is also not the only allegation against the speaker. kate emms, mr sinclair's successor, left the job after a year. her managers were told she was diagnosed with post—traumatic stress disorder. a spokesman for the speaker's office said: an enquiry into bullying is under way, but its remit does not permit it to reach verdicts on individual mps. it is up to the house of commons to decide on the speaker's fate. in the commons a short time ago, the commons leader andrea leadsom said it was for dame laura cox, who is leading the independent inquiry, to consider whether the terms of her probe should be expanded developments. "i'm sure she will be looking very carefully at how best t

mr bercow has been accused of bullying behaviour, allegations he denies.nifesto commitment to go by that 22nd ofjune, can we have a debate about what we want from a speaker, what type of speaker we want, before we move to a secondary discussion about who we want to replace you? mr speaker, you have served this house for very good number of years, and to the best way you possibly can, and i'm grateful to you for that, and am unsure that a debate on the subject would be at all welcoming. the labour mp for lewisham east heidi alexander announced she's standing down from the commons to work for the london mayor, sadiq khan, as the deputy mayor for transport. so labour requested a by—election, and here's how that simple question sounds in commons—speak. i beg to move that mr speaker issue his warrant to the clerk of the crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a member to serve in this present parliament for the borough constituency of lewisham east in the room of heidi alexander. the writ was moved and the by election will take place on ilijune. all in

a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect.n get only half the broadband speeds they're promised, according to the consumers' association. it found from its broadband checker tool that customers paying for speeds of up to 38 megabits, received on average 19 megabits. many customers on faster packages were getting only a quarter of what was advertised. an eruption at a volcano in hawaii has sent ash 30 thousand feet up into the sky. a warning has been issued for pilots to avoid the ash cloud. the volcano began erupting two weeks ago. it's last eruption was in 1924. scientists say more activity could be expected. knack incredible —— incredible pictures. not everyone is overcome with royal wedding fever. people at one pub have been told they will be fined if they mention the event. this is not the first time they have rallied against the news. they also banned all talk of kate and william's wedding in 2011. not everyone loves the wedding. we will be live from the fa cup at wembley tomorrow as well. a massive day. it is hard to kno

it follow previous allegations of bullying, which mr bercow and his office have consistently denied. a man who regularly dips into the thesaurus, he likes the latin at, thesaurus, he likes the latin at, the multisyllabic, the highfalutin when it comes to language. but not, it would appear when it comes to this particular exchange about the leader of the commons andrea leadsom on wednesday. reported in the daily telegraph today, speaker accused of calling ledson a, quote, stupid woman. the allegation is he offered a description which featured the word useless and was prefaced by a word useless and was prefaced by a word beginning with f, so would not exactly latinate or multisyllabic. when we asked his office for a reaction to this report last night, we we re reaction to this report last night, we were told he would not comment on a private conversation but said wednesday had been an unusual and controversial date in how the government handled its business in the house of commons, strong and differing views had been exchanged but the speaker treated all collea g u es but the speaker t

angus sinclair said he faced angry outbursts and mimicry from mr bercow who denies the allegations.wsnight about one occasion, when the speaker accused him of failing to perform a task. facebook‘s chief executive, mark zuckerberg, has announced that the social network is to begin offering its own dating service. the social network has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks after users' data was found to have been missused by the political consultancy firm cambridge analytica. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, reports. it had been, confessed facebook‘s founder, an intense year. now, mark zuckerberg had the tricky task with sharing that things were about to getbetter. but first another apology. what happened with cambridge analytica was a major breach of trust. an app developer took data that people had shared with them and sold it. he promised action had been taken to stop that from happening again and there was a new way for users to control how closely they were tracked on facebook. it's a simple control where you can clear your browsing history, what you've clic

mr bercow emphatically denies the allegations an nhs trust has issued a public apology to the familyt—out car. having been killed. the body of janet muller, a 21—year—old german national, was found near horsham in march 2015. christopherjeffrey—shaw from south london, was laterjailed for 17 years for her manslaughter. speaking on behalf of sussex partnership nhs trust, the chief executive, sam allen apologised unreservedly. she said words of apology from me cannot bring janet back. janet did not receive the care she should have from us. we did not recognise the extent of her desire to leave hospital, manage the risk of this happening or keep her clinical records up to date. we failed in our duty of care to janet, for which i am truly sorry. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. generally speaking block of dry weather. some dry weather at times, but today was a little bit cloudy for many, that is the weather watcher for the area, it seems southwards today, breaking up all the while. so will be left with clear spells. you can see from the clear spells. you can see from the clea

leakey — who retired as black rod last year — said he had experienced "intolerable" rudeness from mr bercowlegations against the speaker, who strongly denies the claims. more than 330 million twitter users worldwide have been urged to change their passwords. the social media network said a glitch had exposed some passwords on its internal computer network. twitter says it has now resolved the issue and there is no indication that any passwords have been stolen or misused. downing street says it is confident that a solution can be reached on the uk's post—brexit customs arrangements with the eu. the prime minister's spokesman said the two proposals under consideration were being refined. yesterday, a meeting of senior cabinet ministers failed to reach agreement on either option. 0ur europe editor, katya adler, has been gauging opinion in brussels and joins us now. are they as confident in downing street? the eu is the trading partner when it comes to brexit. david davis is hardly to be seen in brussels these days and bile at a technical level, talks are ongoing, such an impasse has been reac

mr bercow said the reference was to the government's conduct of business in the house that day and notcharacter. a £22 billion bid for sky from us telecoms giant comcast may not be referred to the competition authorities. that was the suggestion from the culture secretary today. the decision could be seen as a blow for 21st century fox, which is also trying to buy sky. the us has vowed to impose the "strongest sanctions in history" on iran. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran will be "battling to keep its economy alive" after the sanctions take effect. his iranian counterpart has claimed the us is a prisoner of its "failed policies" and will suffer the consequences. mr pompeo is warning that there could be more to come. we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime. the leaders in tehran will have no doubt about seriousness the iranians regime should know that this isjust the beginning. the sting of sanctions will be painful if the regime does not change its course from the unacceptable and unproductive path it has chosen to one that rejoins the leagu

it was reported that mr bercow called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman". that adjective simply summed up how i felt about the way that that a pause back business had been conducted. a ban on the sale of puppies by pet shops and third party dealers in england is being considered. more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for a change in the law. poor hygiene standards throughout the chain frequently mean that many puppies are infected with bacteria, viruses and parasites that can in some cases even be tra nsmittable to humans. for example, rabies and inappropriately vaccinated imported pups. all exhibit significant behavioural issues, such as separation anxiety, house soiling and nervous aggression. it is not known how many puppies die before they are even sold. the puppy market is very lucrative, which means they're are large financial incentives for breeders and sellers to minimise costs in order to maximise profits. in the lords, peers said the northern ireland parties should be locked away until they reached a deal to break the deadlock ov

on monday, mr bercow admitted he had muttered the word ‘stupid' under his breath following complaintsiamentary business. he's now been reported to the standards watchdog over the allegations. a conservative used a point of order to raise another accusation that john bercow had called andrea leadsom a liar. following last wednesday's difficult day, mr speaker, can you clarify a point of chamber etiquette. is it acceptable in the chamber now to call a colleague a liar? i am grateful to the honourable gentleman for his point of order. what i would say to him very respectfully and courteously, by way of reply, is that i made a statement on those matters in the chamber, i think at the time, what i said was very clear to people, and i do not feel the need to add to that statement. my position has been very explicit. i thank the honourable tournament for inviting me to dilate on the matter, but i do not intend to dilate on the matter. we shall leave it there. i am deeply obliged to him. point of order, mr kenneth clarke. would you agree, mr speaker, if every time a member of this house has f

the speaker's office said mr bercow treated his colleagues with respect.tion. 0ne of sorts on the international space station. one of the crew ran into difficulties on a spacewalk, telling houston he had a problem. a view to remember 400km above planet earth. definitely one for the scrapbook. and after some routine maintenance on the international space station, time for this astronaut to reach for his camera. but plans to record the spacewalk for posterity hit a snag. houston, i have a question about the gopo real quick. we are all ears. go ahead. they are pushing the button and i see "no sd". that means, do we need that the record? the gopro, i am told if it has the card in that it should have a red light if it is recording. and if it is no sd, what does that mean? i think that means no card. a very human mistake from an elite astronaut at the top of this field. facing a long trip home to collect another memory card, he was forced to admit defeat. well, we can put this one back in the bag, i guess. that sounds like a good plan. two us flight engineers ar

mr bercow is facing criticism after his former private secretary claimed he'd been bullied and physicallygations. liverpool are through to the champions league final. they lost the the second leg of their semifinal against roma by four goals to two but they did just enough to win the tie overall. thousands of liverpool fans who travelled to rome for tonight's game arrived at the stadium by shuttle buses after they were warned not to walk there. the game was being tightly policed after a liverpool fan was left in a critical condition last week when he was attacked at anfield when the first leg was played. our sports editor dan roan reports from rome. they'd come here seeking success, but also safety. liverpool fans heeding the advice of their club today and travelling to rome's olympic stadium on specially organised buses. walking deemed too dangerous after the violence that marred last week's first leg. fans are subject to rigorous checks amid a massive security operation. if you follow the instructions from the club, it's fine. we've had a police escort, it's been well organised. talking

the speaker's office said mr bercow treated his colleagues with respect.avour would have brought guernsey closer to becoming the first part of the british isles to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of a doctor. after a three—day debate, the proposals were rejected 2a to 1a. the royal wedding isn't the only big date in the nation's diary tomorrow. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team — chelsea — at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? olly foster's at wembley for us now. good evening. i am good evening. iam in good evening. i am in wembley‘s royal box. tomorrow it will not be very broiled. the duke of cambridge is on best man duties tomorrow at windsor. that honour will fall to jackie wilkins, the widow of the late ray wilkins, the former england captain who died last month. he also played for chelsea and manchester united. it will be such a tight game tomorrow. they have both been bridesmaids in the pr

mr bercow has always denied the allegations.ssioner for standards to look into the claims. the leader of the unite union, len mccluskey, has made a strong attack on those labour mps who oppose the party leadership — accusing them of being "corbyn haters". he urged local activists to remove them as parliamentary candidates. in a bbc interview, mr mccluskey also insisted it was grossly unfair to suggest thatjeremy corbyn had been slow to confront anti—semitism in the party. he was speaking to our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. a diet coke, you have got to keep fighting fit. you never know where the next fight‘s from. fighting fit. you never know where the next fight's from. len mclusky is upfora the next fight's from. len mclusky is up for a scrap with mps who won't back their leader. there is a small rump of right—wing mps, they want to criticise jeremy corbyn rump of right—wing mps, they want to criticisejeremy corbyn on everything and anything, it is like they wake up and say what can we have a go on today. it is though t

the speaker's office said mr bercow treated his colleagues with respect. jose mourinho's manchester united will take on his old team, chelsea, at wembley in the fa cup final. and celtic play motherwell in the scottish cup final at hampden park. but who will get their hands on the prize? here's olly foster. on a clear day, you can see wembley‘s arch from miles away. even windsor. contesting the 137th fa cup final are two clubs who know all about the competition. manchester united are looking to lift the trophy for a joint—record 13th time. and, in their 13th appearance in the final, seven—time winners chelsea. chelsea lift the fa cup for the very first time at wembley! chelsea were runners—up to arsenal last year. the blues, though, had just won the league. tomorrow's final has more riding on it. for us, this game is very important, because we have had a difficult season, to finish the season with a trophy, and as you know very well, it's always important for the players. and so will manchester united. they haven't won anything, either. the fa cup is also t

mr bercow, who is facing calls to stand down, was reported to the commons‘ standards watchdog this weekleader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman". he has also been accused of bullying two former private secretaries — claims he denies. more prisoners could be released to work on a temporary licence as part of a new government plan to cut re—offending. it's part of a new ministry ofjustice plan to help former offenders find and keep jobs after they leave prison. jon ironmonger has been to hmp hindley to see how the scheme works for inmates there. this busy workshop is inside hindley prison and the men making house panels are all serving jail sentences. keenan o'neill got three years for smuggling drugs, but now he's got a job and says he wants to keep it. had a babyjust before i came to jail, and my girlfriend, so i want to sort my life out and not end up back in here like everyone else. it's probably changed my life, jail, really. probably more determined to get a job when i get out than i was before because i know what it's like to come here now. hmp hindley has built works

to vote and we know that the non—mps, had they been able to vote, would absolutely have voted for mr bercow happens? the significance is there is a problem at the moment with industrial relations within the houses of parliament which is the clerks do not trust the mps to open an investigation into any other mp. we spoke earlier today to the general secretary of the first division association, the union representing senior members of staff at the house of commons. well, i think it's proper evidence that the mp5 cannot be trusted to be arbiters of their own conduct. so we have the committee for standards refusing to undertake an investigation. the mp5 set up an independent inquiry, but they have not allowed that to deal with individual cases. the current policy that applies to staff if they want to make a complaint against mps, they have no trust and confidence in, no—one has used that policy since 2014. and it cannot deal with historical cases. so staff in the house of commons have nowhere to go when it comes to raising complaints against mps. we are at something of an impasse with the story

a spokeswoman for mr bercow said he treated colleagues with respect.ments, some interesting comments from the prime minister's official spokesman? the usual meeting of the prime minister's spokesman and journalist here in westminster, they were asked about this and said we have seen the alleged remarks and clearly think there are unacceptable. if there is an official complaint made it should be properly investigated. as to the future ofjohn bercow, downing street refused to be drawn on that, seeing the speaker is elected by mps and questions are for parliament. this alleged outburst apparently happened just after prime ministers questions on wednesday. it's been reported in the daily telegraph which had the headline this morning, speaker accused of calling andrea leadsom a stupid woman. there was the allegation thatjohn bercow described andrea leadsom as useless but that was prefaced with a word beginning with f. when we spoke to the speaker's office last night to get reaction, they said he would not comment on private conversations and acknowledge tha

mr burke how —— john bercow, lots of ramblings and grumblings about it. it will be a distinct see what sort of a reception he gets, he had, too. we will be back very shortly. lots of sunshine across the uk. this was the scene in cumbria. lovely scene in the mountains in the background, there are. it hasn't been sunny, everywhere, though. quite a lot of clout in central and eastern parts. it is burning back to the coast, but that was in london just a short time ago. these guys coming throughjust just a short time ago. these guys coming through just about, here. just a short time ago. these guys coming throughjust about, here. it might stay quite cloudy along the north sea coast, rampart of yorkshire. up into northumberland, it might be quite cool, hip. but lots of sunshine and if you shower is developing in the far south—east of england later on. maximum temperature is away from those north sea coasts, where it will be about troubled 13 degrees, getting up to about 20 to maybe 25 or 36 degrees. through this evening, we will continue at that low cloud and m

subject they like. 0ne conservative hoped time would be found to debate the future of the speakerjohn bercow. mrto go by the 22nd ofjune, can we have a debate in government time about what we want from a speaker, what type of speaker we want before we move to a secondary discussion about who we want to replace you? the leader of the house. i certainly think that, mr speaker, you have served this house for a very good number of years. and to the best way that you possibly can and i am grateful to you for that. and i am not sure a debate on the subject of my honourable friend suggests will be at all welcome. i will very gently say to the honourable gentleman, in terms which are very straightforward and which i know he will be fully able to understand, that after each general election, the proposition about the speaker returning to the chair is put. and it is then voted upon by the house. and the honourable gentleman will recall that i indicated my willingness to continue in the chair in june of last year. that proposition was put to the house and it was accepted unanimously. if the honourable gent

mr bercow strenuously denies allegations he intimidated angus sinclair with angry outbursts, obscene — despite having signed a non—disclosure agreement related to his work in parliament. he told the bbc‘s newsnight about the spea ker‘s behaviour on one occasion. it seemed to be over the top anger. i'm not sure he was completely in control. his arms would weave around. there was one afternoon i was working at my desk and he came in and she was absolutely furious about something. he asked for some information from another part of the house and it had been very slow in coming andi house and it had been very slow in coming and i prodded for an early resolution of this and she knew that, but he held me responsible —— and he knew that. there was a tirade of how i had let him down with a lot of how i had let him down with a lot of bad language and suddenly his mobile phone which she had been holding was flung on the desk in front of me and broken into a lot of bits. it was a pretty dramatic moment. angus sinclair. the spokesman for the speaker's office in reaction to that has been saying...