or has mrs may managed to keep everyone on board?to have a parliamentary vote. it can't be the executive. that has come out berry clear, and i think the eu uk agreement is the only way to protect jobs. we are not protecting theresa may'sjob, we're protecting jobs throughout the country. she has failed to come up with a workable solution in northern ireland. it would put the good friday agreement at risk. it should be a key point because that border is massively important, peace in northern ireland is massively important. the solution she is suggesting now has been called everything from cretin is too magical thinking from russells. it will not work, she has to go back to the drawing board. thank you. we're waiting for sajid javid to get to his feet. you may see him shortly. 0ne his feet. you may see him shortly. one thing his feet. you may see him shortly. 0ne thingi his feet. you may see him shortly. one thing i noticed, i don't know if you were watching, a amber rudd was looking pretty good after the battering in recent days. this

and he shafted mrs may. 0r extraordinaryjob. and he shafted mrs may. or so it appeared.teer. i do think the hardliners are playing hard and it is making things difficult to get a sensible conclusion. results of delaying the process. what emerges everywhere i go when i talk to people, irrespective of how people voted, people are saying, for heaven ‘s sake, get on with it. this is delaying the process. let's looked at the front page of the observer. more of the same. yet —— let nobody accused the bbc of not being evenhanded. we have jeremy accused the bbc of not being evenhanded. we havejeremy corbyn and his problems on the same issue. and this is it. everything is ripped apart. one of the lessons that some are drawing from the not as wonderful local election results as people might have got is that a lot of remainers would vote for the party except that we don't know what they stand for. they say he should be more supportive of attempts in the house of lords that to delay this stuff for as long as we can. corbyn cannot carry on like this. he has got to make a strong, toug

mrs may's bridging to delay any final decision until she is confident she can win it.r he is shaking up to quit cabinet, but there is no disguising the fact that amongst the brexiteers, they are determined to make a stand on this issue. we know that they sent that 60 page report to mrs may last weekend, underlining their objections. we had their leader, jacob rees—mogg describing the plans as gratton is, and this morning, again, the former tory leader, iain duncan smith saying that she would have to drop the whole idea. i do not see the point in carrying on with this process. it is clear that anybody who knows anything about export it and deals oi'i anything about export it and deals on exports, that this does not work, and that therefore the best thing to do is to do the maximum facilitation, which is basically, what we have at the moment for our exports, but enhanced attic he using new technology and new process. that will take some to development, yes, but it is based on what we do at the moment, and not inventing a new system. it is the best position to be in, beca

and mrs may's — a customs partnership.s customs duties, passes on some cash to the eu, and refunds traders when there is a cheaper british trade deal. so no blockages, and no hard border with ireland. in today's daily mail, mrs may's favourite paper, borisjohnson called that idea crazy, tied to the eu. could you ever support a plan you call crazy? so now the prime minister must win the argument, somehow convince colleagues like the home secretary she has just promoted, or maybe her ally the defence secretary, if she can, or repackage the plan. no—one is sure how to pull it off, ministers least of all. in a word, do you think there can be any kind of compromise on customs? she laughs. you don't sound too confident. there will be a fight here, whatever is agreed. brexiteer mps seem immovable. i think they would be seriously certifiable if they go for the idea of the customs partnership. it really would run against everything i know about government. mps doubtful about brexit want to steer a course close to the eu, for the sa

those close to mrs may reject the suggestion she is in denial over the issue. monitor discrimination against minority communities. but the real difficulty i think for the conservatives is that we know they have a profound problem in attracting support amongst ethnic minorities. how much more difficult is that going to be when you have the main muslim organisation in britain accusing them of islamophobia. norman, thank you, norman smith at westminster. it's one of the nation's best—loved comedy moments — the classic two ronnies sketch in which ronnie barker walks into a hardware shop looking for fork handles, and is offered four candles. now fans of the duo can get their hands on the original hand—written script, which is up for auction in bristol. it's expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds, as jon kay reports. it's one of the most famous sketches in the english language. there you are. four candles. no, fork handles. well, there you are, four candles! no, fork 'andles! 'andles for forks! laughter four candles. and here it is, ready for auction. ronnie b

and the question, really, how does she keep them on board, and we heard mrs may talking about lots ofsts that in downing street they are now rapidly scrambling to come up with some sort of alternative compromise, third way badge, call it what you will, but this party is so divided, it is going to prove incredibly difficult to avoid a brexit bust up. damian, how are the uk's difficulties over the issue of the customs union being viewed in brussels? well, reeta, the eu was watching these discussions with interest, well aware that these are political issues in the uk which are very practical consequences. the first thing to remember in all of this is that these negotiations depend partly on what the uk side agrees and brings to the table, so unless something concrete is agreed, negotiations here slowdown — and have been. secondly, the eu has been very clear that it preserves its autonomous rights to act, so it might reject what the uk agrees, even at the end of all these discussions, and we know that the eu has concerns about all of these ideas — the customs partnership, where the uk wou

mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: i am pleased that we e considering h.r. 4910, the veterans cemetery benefit correction act, which was introduced by representative scott of georgia. current law requires the v.a. to provide a receptacle for each new burial under the control of the national cemetery administration. h.r. 4910 would extend this benefit to veterans who will be sburned in cemeteries under the control of the national park service. this impacts two cemeteries within the national park rvice that are open to new internments. one of the cemeteries is in my home district of in tennessee and has a fascinating story. andrew thomas served tennessee as a congressman, a senator, and was abraham lincoln's vice president in 1865 and sworn in as president after lincoln's assassination. when he died in 1875 he was buried on the land that is now the andrew johnson national cemetery. the land remained in his family until the war department .cquired it in 1906 fi

in the phone call to night, mrs may reiterated the british position and the view of the uk's europeanhasised that she was concerned about british businesses who are doing business in iran and the potential implications of new us sanctions on their business. the response from the white house, their interpretation of this phone call, it really reflected that iran had been discussed, without highlighting the big difference that exists between washington and europe on this. remember, president trump is coming to the uk in a couple of months. the campaign group leave.eu has been fined £70,000 after an investigation into funding during the 2016 referendum campaign. the electoral commission concluded the campaign group incorrectly reported what it spent, and it's referred its chief executive, liz bilney, to the police. the group's founder, arron banks, has accused the commission of a "politically motivated attack on brexit". theresa may has made a significant u—turn over the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire, by agreeing to campaigners' demands for a broader and more diverse panel to inve

mr. marshall: may i ask how much time we have remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 2 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. marshall: i'd like to yield a minute to the gentleman from oregon, please. the chair: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from oregon is ecognized. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. appreciated it. i agree with the veterinarian, from florida, mr. yoho. this is from the basic food borne diseases we take for granted mr. schrader: tuberculosis, all the diseases that my good friend and colleague eluded to from commonplace. this is a little over 100 years ago. milk, which is high in protein, starch, fat, is an ideal medium for bacterial growth. within days, if not from original contamination at the darey these deadly bacterial diseases develop. pasteurization is the heat treating of milk that keeps these bacteria from forming, shelf e, allowing more life. it does not denature or impair the nutritional value of this super nutritional food source. indeed, do we not remember a few years ago the contamination in china, their milk sour

mrs may apparently is all for it. it is much, much needed.ople in the workplace and in life is not measured by degrees and exams. it only gives you a sort of indicator. and not everybody excels in the exam hall either. there is a real downer to this story which you spot on the inside pages of the sunday times because everybody quite rightly, eve ryo ne because everybody quite rightly, everyone is involved in it but, yet again, we have professor alan smithers of the university of buckingham and, allegedly, elements of the employers association saying, but where. this is going to be any good. pouring cold water on the thing before it's even started. if they really do this thing, they would think before they open their mouth or gap to the press about it. it's quite clearly needed. one of the worries though, these current exams are needed and i did btec diploma in the media when they are rolled out, ahem, 20 years ago. the more vocational, hands—on experience qualification seriously, it's a degree or higher level or nothing. that is part of the d

and mrs may's, the customs partnership.uties, passes on some cash to the eu, and refunds traders when there's a cheaper british trade deal. so, no blockages and no hard border with ireland. in today's daily mail, mrs may's favourite paper, borisjohnson called that idea crazy, tied to the eu. could you ever support a plan you call crazy? so now the prime minister must win the argument, somehow convince colleagues like the home secretary she's just promoted, or maybe her ally the defence secretary, if she can, or repackage the plan. no one is sure how to pull it off, ministers least of all. in a word, do you think there can be any kind of compromise on customs? she laughs. you don't sound too confident. there will be a fight here whatever is agreed. brexiteer mps seem immovable. i think they would be seriously certifiable if they go for the idea of the customs partnership. it really would run against everything i know about government. mps doubtful about brexit want to steer a course close to the eu, for the sake of british b

does that mean that mrs may's job would be on the line?challenge were she cheat to try to extend the transition? i think this is totally press regulation. all of the conservative backbenchers went into downing street this week and had a presentation, and not in any of those presentations was it suggested that we would extend the transition period. i just suggested that we would extend the transition period. ijust think suggested that we would extend the transition period. i just think this is something that has been got up in the media. i don't think that is going to happen. and by the way, it has already been rejected by the european union. peter bone, thanks very much indeed. well, the fact that it very much indeed. well, the fact thatitis very much indeed. well, the fact that it is being talked about at all perhaps underlines just how significant this deadlock is over the customs union with the irish prime minister at least pretty much putting a deadline on thejune summitfor putting a deadline on thejune summit for some sort of resoluti

and mrs may's, the customs partnership.unds traders when there's a cheaper british trade deal. so, no blockages and no hard border with ireland. in today's daily mail, mrs may's favourite paper, borisjohnson called that idea crazy, tied to the eu. could you ever support a plan you call crazy? so now the prime minister must win the argument, somehow convince colleagues like the home secretary she's just promoted, or maybe her ally the defence secretary, if she can, or repackage the plan. no one is sure how to pull it off, ministers least of all. in a word, do you think there can be any kind of compromise on customs? she laughs. you don't sound too confident. there will be a fight here whatever is agreed. brexiteer mps seem immovable. i think they would be seriously certifiable if they go for the idea of the customs partnership. it really would run against everything i know about government. mps doubtful about brexit want to steer a course close to the eu, for the sake of british business. ultimately it's about getting the ri

today it has been mrs may, she has said pretty firmly she is driving the process, will negotiate a dealliament, there will be a votes and if mps do not like it and vote it down then we will leave the eu anyway. the vote last night mps can say that is not good enough, you had to do better, good enough, you had to do better, go back to the negotiating table and get a better deal. ministers say this is completely politically unrealistic for mrs may to go into the negotiating chamber looking over her shoulder and consulting parliament about the type of deal she should do. and many brexiteers believe it is a device to call for a second referendum and to block brexit, that is what has caused the angen brexit, that is what has caused the anger. thank you, norman smith at westminster. an nhs trust in northern ireland is recalling 2500 neurology patients following a review of the work of a consultant. concerns were raised a year and a half ago about the diagnosis and treatment of patients who'd been seen by dr michael watt, employed by the belfast health trust. let's speak to our correspondent e

in an effort to break the deadlock, mrs may had split the ministers into two teams to examine the twompromise. seemingly to no avail. the scottish secretary david mundell this morning said both options have now been tested to destruction. the reason i think we are still in deadlock is in pa rt think we are still in deadlock is in part because the customs issue has become the key dividing line between brexiteers and former remainers, neither willing to blink, in part because the best brains in whitehall have been trying to come up with some sort of compromise arrangement meeting everyone's concerns since last august, again to no avail, and in part because of mrs may's natural caution, she does not want to move until she knows where the balance of opinion is in her party and until she is confident she has got a new custom steel that is not only deliverable but technically will actually work —— customs deal. there are some in her party, safely out of her heroine, who are saying, for heaven ‘s sake, just make a decision. —— safely out of her hearing. thank you. the foreign secretary, bori

mrs may faces a stark choice. confront the pro—remainers in about you urging the to go for the other option which the to go for the other option which the customs arrangements relying on smart new technology to minimise border controlled but there would be a border, including a board of sorts in northern ireland. —— a border. she faces a critical moment. thank you. let's take a look at the market. brexit always have an impact on the pound which has been looking a bit weaker lately. the ftse is in positive territory today. we have had some soft that manufacturing data at which means the bank of england rate rise might not be as likely as many people think that the ftse is in positive territory for now. there is a lot going on in the financial markets. joining us is justin urquhart—stewart, director of seven investment management. we have the federal reserve meeting wrap it up, we have mentioned apple but semenya others with news, facebook, snapchat —— so many others. and the takeovers, we had sky and comcast, sains

mr. christopher may for the kprens -- thank mr. may for the comprehensive review of our project. we have made every effort not to intensify the nonconformity conditional building, including removing or eliminating some of the exterior elements of the building, that means providing additional space between the existing three unit building on the front and the rear cottage. we have made every attempt to reconstruct the building as the original condition that is 22 feet wide, 25 feet in direction and 27 feet on the other side, so it's a total of 1,330 square feet with 640 square feet perunit with an internal staircase that provides access to the second floor. we have pictures that clearly define the height of the building, which is 22 feet, consistent with the original preconstruction, all the vacant building that did not have any occupants for approximately 15 years or so. i'm available for any -- any comments. again, i'm the structural engineer. the architect could not attend. >> president hillis: all right. thank you. is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, we'll c

at least that is mrs may's take on it.atter a row of beans. the government has a lwa ys row of beans. the government has always been of the view that we leave the eu as the uk, there will not be a pick and mix approach where there is one deal for scotland because they are in favour of the single market and another for ireland and another for wales. let's not get away from it, given the way scotla nd not get away from it, given the way scotland voted and given nicola sturgeon's stands, the concern at the back of wants mind is to say sorry, but you are leaving the single market like the rest of us, that ignites dependent sentiment so there's a lot of politics involved in this even though scotland doesn't have a block on brexit. what's happening in the scottish parliament today that is relevant? the scottish parliament will vote today and the expectation is they will not grant consent to the eu withdrawal bill so thatis consent to the eu withdrawal bill so that is pretty much putting up a big neon sign to mrs may saying we di

mr. bacon such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nebraska is recognized. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank chairman chabot for your leadership, for part of our country that is the engine of our country, small businesses of which 47% of our american workers are a part of. so we appreciate your leadership. i also want to thank the ranking member for her support of this bill. i appreciate the bipartisan effort to get this done. in fact, you both summarized the benefits of this bill very well. i do urge my colleagues to support h.r. 4754, the change order transparency for federal contractors act. this bill is a commonsense preventative measure designed to protect small businesses from loss by providing them with the critical information up front. part of submitting a bid on a federal construction project. ultimately, and this is the bottom line, this legislation is about the federal government paying its bills on time. currently, small businesses are flying blind. before they b

mr. giuliani may have a point, that is, motives are complicated. the money may have been paid for a variety of motives, to save embarrassment in the family, to help the campaign. it's a close case on whether or not there's any violation. of any election laws. if there are violations, they don't seem to be very substantial. if the president, for example, did pay and didn't report it, it's probably more likely the

mrs may had previously resisted the idea. 71 people died in the fire in the tower block in west londonom symonds reports. right from the start, the inquiry chairman was under pressure. now if i can't satisfy you because you have some perception about me as a person, that's up to you. some said sir martin moore—bick, a cambridge educated retired judge, had the wrong background to tackle the social failings they see at the heart of this tragedy. the prime minister can't afford to alienate the grenfell campaigners. they'd forced a commons debate on the issue for monday. today, she acted. that's the group which now represents many of those whose lives have been devastated by the fire. it's been gruelling to have to get to this point but we're here and we need to look forward now. it's a first step. i mean it is positive that we now have this panel and that we'll now be able to get to the bottom of everything that happened in the run—up and during that awful night. sir martin will now have two experts alongside him, but only when the second phase of the inquiry starts, considering the wider

mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: i rise in support of h.r. 524. this legislation under consideration today will improve our understanding about the role of school resource officers, but we must acknowledge that this bill barely scratches the surface in what's actually required to keep our schools safe. i urge the body, this body, to do more. in the wake of february's tragic shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida, many have called for a so-called deral focus on harden -- hardening of our schools, which includes hiring more police officer, embracing the most harsh punishment for school discipline, and even allowing school teachers to carry firearms. despite the overwhelming evidence that many of these initiatives do more harm than good. in fact, anyone hoping for a discussion of an evidence-based method for preventing school violence must be profoundly disappointed at our reaction since february. anyone hoping that th

we've worked with mr. may and at this stage we have nothing more to add except we hope that you will accept the department's recommendation and we're here if you have questions. >> president hillis: thank you. we'll open it up to public comment. one speaker card. if others would like to speak, line up on the screen side of the room. you just need to speak in that mic right there. >> thank you, and good afternoon. i am the owner of 4 lupine avenue. >> president hillis: you can point to the overhead. so we can hear you, too. >> 4 lupine avenue is right here. as you can see, there is sunlight currently hitting the apartment building. 4 lupine is eight-unit apartment building. many of the apartments face the proposed project. here is a picture of the window of apartment number 5 in 4 lupine. the window overlooks, you see that tree, that tree will be taken down. and that is where the building is going to be. there is only about 20 feet between 4 lupine and the proposed project. and therefore, yes, we are opposed to

it is an indication of how brexit has to go as far as mrs may is concerned. ke is concerned. a lot of people will take away from this the message that it is an even stronger endorsement to the prime minister to have a strong that no compromise brexit but as we have just discussed, you can't end up with a party who is unelectable in the city so you have got to balance that. all of this is turning on the question of the customs union or the customs partnership and there is no obvious solution to that except especially with the irish border question in the mix and at the moment it seems the mix and at the moment it seems the technical questions with the customs partnership are not solved. a lot of the ukip vote collapsed and that went to the conservative party. that will take it across to having a harder brexit which will sturrock problems down the track. the name jacob rees—mogg. i'm sorry to rush you but it has been a busy night. thank you to you both. that's it for the papers. we have a news bulletin coming up at midnight. now it is time for newsnight. with e

put —— mrs may could put the squeeze on him to get him on her side.nvicted of murder in 2005. he served more than seven years in prison before appealjudges ruled that fresh evidence made his conviction unsafe. he was released from prison and since then has been fighting for compensation. his case — along with that of another man, victor nealon — has been rejected by both the high court and the court of appeal and today it is being heard at the uk‘s highest court, the supreme court. a little earlier i spoke to sam‘s mother, wendy cohen and also to jodie blackstock, who‘s legal director of the pressure group justice, which released a report recently on supporting victims of miscarriages ofjustice. the group campaigns for those victims, too. jodie told me that the men have so far fallen foul of a decision in 2014 to narrow eligibility for compensation. a person who has been wrongfully convicted can now only get a pay—out if it is proved "beyond reasonable doubt" they had not committed the offence. they need to be able to show through a new fact that they

mr. dunn: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dunn: i rise in support of my legislation, h.r. 3832 as amended, the veteranness opioid abuse prevention act. more than 140 individuals every day are dying from opioid abuse in the united states. open yids have resulted in the deaths of more americans than the iraq-after -- iraq, afghanistan, and vietnam wars 3u together other the same period of time. unfortunately the news is even worse for our veterans. former v.a. secretary mcdonell stated veterans are 10 times more likely to abuse opioids average american and that's among the leading cause of homelessness among veterans. in 2016 alone, the v.a. treated 66,000 veterans for opioid addiction. mr. speaker, it is clear that we are failing our nation's heroes and frankly that is unacceptable. that's why i introduced the veterans opioid prevention act to ensure no veteran slips through the cracks my bill increases opioid prescribing transparaphernalia state the v.a. and allows vete

mr. speaker. on may 25, we celebrate national poppy day. after world war i, popty flourished in europe, scientists said the growth was because soil in france and belgium became enriched with left by the rubble the war. from the dirt and mud grew beautiful red poppies. the red poppy became to symbolize the blood shared during battle following the publish gation of a wartime poem in flanders field.

mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: i am pleased that we e considering h.r. 4910, the veterans cemetery benefit correction act, which was introduced by representative scott of georgia. current law requires the v.a.

mrs may also raised the potential consequences of new us sanctions on british firms currently doing businessd germany, fellow signatories to the iran nuclear deal. the french economy minister urged european leaders to show strength. translation: do we want to be baffled, deferring with a curtsy and a bow to decisions made by the us so the us becomes the world economic police, or do we want us european people say that we have our own economic interests? we want to keep on doing business with iran. on tuesday, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, will meet his french, german and iranian counterparts in brussels at a summit hosted by the european union's foreign policy chief, federica mogherini. her adviser is nathalie tocci: let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the iaea says the chief inspector for the un's nuclear watchdog has resigned. no reason was given for the sudden departure, which comes days after president trump took the us out of the iran nuclear deal. under the deal, the iaea conducts inspections in iran to verify compliance. officials in gaza say israeli

in a phone call, mrs may and the american president agreed on the need for talks on the issue.eroes — a us senator and former presidential candidate who was tortured in vietnam. john mccain also has brain cancer another reason you might think to treat him with the greatest respect. now though a white house official has shocked washington by allegedly saying his vote didn't matter because quote — "he's dying anyway". that brought this response from john mccain's daughter. and whatever you want to say, in this kind of environment, the thing that surprises me most is, i was talking about this with you, joy, i don't understand what kind of environment you are working in where that would be acceptable and then you could come to work the next day and still have a job and that is all i have to say. our north america reporter anthony zurcher has more from washington. what we know is that it was kelly sadler who reportedly said this. she is a white house aide, came over to the trump white house from a local washington conservative newspaper. she was responding to the criticism ofjohn mc

mrs may also raised the potential consequences of new us sanctions on british firms currently doing businessd by france and germany. fellow signatories to the iran nuclear deal. the french economy minister urged european leaders to show strength. translation: do we wa nt to show strength. translation: do we want to be baffled, deferring with a cu rtsy want to be baffled, deferring with a curtsy and want to be baffled, deferring with a cu rtsy and about want to be baffled, deferring with a curtsy and about to decisions made by the us said the us becomes the world economic police or do we want us world economic police or do we want us european people say that we have oui’ us european people say that we have our own economic interests. we want to keep on doing business with iran? on tuesday, the foreign secretary borisjohnson will meet his french, german and iranian counterparts in brussels at a summit held by the european policy chief. her adviser is natalie tocci. president trump will visit the uk in july. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the iaea says the chief

in a phone call, mrs may and the american president agreed on the need for talks on the issue.rica's heroes — a us senator and former presidential candidate who was also a prisoner of war tortured in vietnam. john mccain also has brain cancer — another reason you might think to treat him with the greatest respect. now, though, a white house official has shocked washington — by allegedly saying his vote didn't matter because — quote — "he's dying anyway". that brought this response from john mccain's daughter. and whatever you want to say, in this kind of environment, the thing that surprises me most is, i was talking about this with you, joy, i don't understand what kind of environment you are working in where that would be acceptable and then you could come to work the next day and still have a job and that is all i have to say. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the iaea says the chief inspector for the un's nuclear watchdog has resigned. no reason was given for the sudden departure, which comes days after president trump took the us out of the ir

then president trump along with mr macaroni and mrs may launched over one hundred missiles on syria so one can't depend on what they say it's an open question and in my opinion whether or not the u.s. will continue funding at this point but the white house has now ed royce is the chair of the house foreign affairs committee when will his view carry any weight with the white house given his position there i mean how large is the support for the group in the u.s. congress in general. mr royce will carry weight with the white house he is a republican and he has the support unfortunately of almost the entire congress there are only one or two dissenting voices in the u.s. congress against a you illegal u. s. regime change operation in syria notably a courageous congresswoman from hawaii it. but the rest of the congress is behind the illegal war and i have to say that this is a good time for u.s. taxpayers to pick up the phone and call their am their congressperson and their congressperson island or their senator and say i don't want my tax dollars to be used to meddle in the internal affai

downing street says mrs may has already ordered a review into racial equality.nds of passengers continue to face delays and cancellations on the rail network, many of them on northern and govia thameslink railway services. olivia richwald is at leeds station for us. it has been another very frustrating day for rail passengers in leeds and across northern england. the new timetable was brought in ii across northern england. the new timetable was brought in 11 days ago and was supposed to make things better for passengers, and was supposed to make things betterfor passengers, but and was supposed to make things better for passengers, but it has been worse, it has been chaotic. northern rail is one of the biggest operators in the north. today 66% of its trains ran on time and there we re its trains ran on time and there were in excess of 280 cancellations. the figures are slightly better for go via thames link. today 81% of their trains ran on time, but there we re their trains ran on time, but there were 250 cancellations. i have been speaking to angry passengers

mrs may retorted that a lot of that was run by labour.they have made claims about privatisation and games about funding cuts. what has every elected conservative government and ? funding cuts. what has every elected conservative government and? we have protected the nhs. we have protected the nhs, we have improved the nhs services, we have put more funding into the nhs and we have ensured that we remain true to the founding principle of the nhs, that it is free at the point of delivery. that was mrs me. let's have a listen to jeremy corbyn on the nhs. this year is the 70th birthday of the national health service. i page a bit to all of its staff over those 70 years, but the nhs reaches this milestone with the worst a and he waits on record. the worst delays for cancer referrals on record. falling numbers of gps, falling numbers of nurses, and the longest funding squeeze we have ever seen. so, let's mull over the exchanges in pmqs, i am joined by some guests. where are the liberal democrats on the private sector? to think there should be a

others within mrs may's party feel that she should jump on this moment and try and push to similar legislationland. thank you very much indeed for your analysis of the situation in both south and north at the moment. that is going to run, thatis the moment. that is going to run, that is for sure. italy is once again in political turmoil, after the man chosen to be prime minister by the two main anti—establishment parties said he didn't want the job anymore. guiseppe conte had the backing of both the populist five star movement and the anti—immigration la liga party — but the italian president refused to accept his choice of an economy minister, who'd previously called for italy to leave the euro. it's sparked a furious reaction, as our rome correspondent james reynolds explains. italy's president has begun a dramatic stand—off with the country's populist parties, five star and the right—wing league. the head of state vetoed the government lineup suggested by giuseppe conte. the law professor put forward by the populists as prime minister. translation: as you already know, i've declined the man

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mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. r. speaker, my amendment promotes clabive force management, cuts red tape, and encourage the forest service to plan for the long-term health of our nation's forests. promotes clabive force mr. speaker, if we were to go to the interest and we had cancer and the doctor offered a treatment for that cancer but decided it might not be in our best interest, we wouldn't just leave, we would want to find out what the best treatment was. but what's happening on our national forest is if one plan is rejected, we do nothing. and we don't treat the disease of mismanagement that's currently happening on our forest. implementing sound, scientifically based management reforms is necessary to address the growing economic and environmental threats of catastrophic wildfire. prevention through active management is the best medicine to make our forest healthy. by requiring environmental nalysis of a collaboratively developed proposal to be weighed against a no action alternative, the impacts of doing nothing

mr. speaker, may is national foster care month and a time to recognize the almost 800,000 foster youth in america. during this month, we renew our commitment to ensuring every child has a safe, loving family. i'm a member of the congressional caucus on foster youth, and also had a foster brother growing up. still my brother today. i know firsthand how a loving, supportive home can make all the difference in a young person's life. every child deserves to grow up healthy and safe. we know that when children grow up in a stable household they are much more likely to succeed as adults. this month we both recommit ourselves to ensuring every child has access to the promise of the american dream while honoring the countless professionals and individuals who make selfless sacrifices to make this promise a reality. mr. speaker, today is congressional youth -- foster youth shadow day. more than 100 foster youth from across the country will be here in washington spending the day with members of congress. shadow day allows foster youth to share their experiences in foster care directly with congress

and she believes that mrs may herself now has to give a lead.here was close to mrs may point to the fact she has appointed sajid javid as home secretary, the first muslim home secretary. they also point to the fact she has set up this racial disparity unit, but i think the real risk for the conservative party is, as we know, they have long had a problem in attracting support from ethnic minority voters, and when you have the main organisation representing muslims in britain are accusing the conservative party of islamophobia, then that is only going to make it even harderfor them to reach out then that is only going to make it even harder for them to reach out to those voters. 0k, norman, thank you very much for that. norman smith in westminster, as ever. with ten months to go until britain leaves the eu, we‘re in liverpool looking at brexit and what it means for the creative industries, the fastest growing industry in the uk. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is in liverpool. thank you very much, this is liverpool, which most 15 years

mr. chabot: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chabot:ed i'd like to thank ranking member velazquez. all our majority and minority members and their staffs for working in a bipartisan manner to produce this package of small business bills. our committee strives to be bipartisan, and an example really for our fellow members and that can't be done without equal efforts on both sides. again, i want to thank ms. velazquez for usually working with us in a bipartisan manner. and i want to thank all the members on the committee for doing that as well. mr. speaker, last week was national small business week all across america. i'd like to call small businesses our biggest asset as a nation, and because the actions of this congress and our president, small businesses are the most optimistic they've been in more than three decades. it's vital to our nation's economy that these small businesses succeed. as technology evolves, so must our small businesses. just as important as the ice c

noise about this in the italian media after it came out that mr condit may have studied in new york parisand london that's the said in and over the c.v. that mr condit did not say anything about this you just wait at the crowds and he arrives here and the italian public is not very concerned about this because in italy you have to know that it's very common you know to brush up your c.v. a little bit and so i don't think that the president or rather be considered this as a hindrance for approving him so if this strange coalition of fall left and far right does form a government briefly what what sort of changes are italians likely to say. where they can expect a huge tax reform a tax cut it's flat taxes they can expect hot stands against migration but they can also expect opposition from the e.u. from france and germany also issued warning that italy has to abide by the rules and this is they're still in for a fight in europe. bent riggers in the row thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world a court in india has halted the expansion of a co

netanyahu is occupation is this it stabilizing all countries well mr arafat may have to leave it there i really really appreciate your taking time to talk to us today and i also invite out viewers to keep this conversation going in our social media pages i hope to see here again same place same time here on the part of. the. united states can always. use. tax on other countries. economic sanctions or are often just the beginning another thing you like to do is place some military press around the country is a true talking about. and there has to be an effort to demonize that country and the leader of that country. is a responsibility for the head. and we need to make rules for the rest. because without us there will be. joining me every so speak on the all excitement chill and i'll be speaking to get us out of the world of politics sport this knows i'm show business i'll see you. a free trade country is not a capitalist country. believing in competition it's a monopolist country that believes in monopolization and they like to use the dollar as their bludgeon to beat people into submis

mr. mcgovern, pending i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, on wednesday, the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 900 providing for further consideration of a very important piece of legislation for america's farmers and ranchers. h.r. 2, the agriculture and nutrition act commonly referred to as the farm bill. the rule provides for consideration of h.r. 2 under a structured rule allowing for consideration of 31 amendments that were offered. mr. speaker, earlier this year, i traveled to every county in my district for one reason, to listen, to hear, to get the input and the concerns from farmers, ranchers and producers across central washington state. i traveled to the county where my constituents discussed the opening of new sources for exporting across the globe. i visited with farmers who discussed the importance of comedy sourcing and str

mrs may's deal with brussels.fans travelling to rome. liverpool fans travelling to rome. river to the stadium where lots of people do that. people do that. people do get attacked there. attacked there. that is something they are keen to warn about. they are keen to warn about. mcrae, sports speech writer of the year. year. garbine muguruza talking about winning wimbledon, £2. winning wimbledon, £2. necessarily view her as a girly girl or particularly womanly. or particularly womanly. people find it hard for her to understand. understand. competitive sportsperson but also a woman. woman. contradiction and how she has struggled with that at times. really interesting. it's great. david back. you go first. come on, daniel, let's do this. there we go. that is not what the story was about. what the story was about. this roma player, he is extensively tattooed. player, he is extensively tattooed. some tattooed skin elvish, the language from lord of the rings. language from lord of the rings. also has his mum 's statue na

mr. goodlatte: it's my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mckinley, of this sponsor legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckinley: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 613, the lieutenant albarati correctional officers self-protection act, and urge its immediate passage. mr. speaker, every year i conduct in the district when we're become in the district over 300 meetings with constituents to understand some of the issues they're facing. that might be from senior citizens to nurses to school teachers to correctional officers. we do this on an annual basis to listen and to learn and bring back their concerns, what's affecting them back to washington so we can work on legislation. these meetings shape a large portion of the legislation our office works on. en veterans told us in the district the problems they were having in the g.i. bill to pay for their degrees, we came back and passed legislation to address this issue. when the story of a correctional officer, eric williams' brutal murder was brought to

mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 4334, as amnded. --amended. improving oversight and women's veterans cares act of 2017. while v.a. has improved its capacity to care for women veterans, many are still referred to the community when the v.a. cannot provide appropriate services. mr. speaker, last week the house overwhelmingly approved the v.a. mission act by a vote of 347-70. the mission act will, among other things, improve the ability of eligible veterans to seek care from community providers when v.a. cannot meet strict access standards. with more veterans becoming eligible to seek care in the community, it's incumbent upon us as members of the house v.a. committee to provide oversight over the care delivered within the community as well. this bill offered by my friend and fellow committee member , m california, mr. correa will help us do just that t would require v.a. medical centers to report to the secretary