remove — northern ireland assembly ever. remove democratic... _ northern ireland assembly ever. - remove democratic... what do you think they are trying to - you think they are trying to achieve? you don't necessarily have an affinity with this current administration but you are a conservative, one of the few people on the planet to properly understand is the process that went on and negotiations and what it was like to be on the other side of the table to the eu but the government is now saying they want to rewrite some of the deal. what do you think they are really up to and do you think that might achieve anything?— think that might achieve an hint? , ., ., ., anything? first of all, i have anything? first of all, i have an affinity — anything? first of all, i have an affinity with _ anything? first of all, i have an affinity with the - anything? first of all, i have i an affinity with the government and some — an affinity with the government and some of— an affinity with the government and some of the _ an affinity with the government and some of the things - an affinity wit

to the northern ireland assembly now. announced its plans for how to address the legacy of the troubles, proposing to ban all prosecutions linked to the conflict. the policy, announced by the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis, would apply to former members of the security forces as well as ex—paramilitaries and to offences before 1998. but mlas were unhappy, and the assembly was recalled from its summer recess to debate the matter and vote on a motion to reject westminster�*s plan. my appeal today, mr speaker, is that we not only unite in our opposition to this proposed amnesty for state and paramilitary actors but that we also have a shared determination to act to properly deal with legacy. this move by the british government has to be a wake—up call. we should never have needed this wake—up call, but we now need to act before it is too late. i think, for any stretch of the imagination, for the british government to present these proposals as an attempt to promote reconciliation is disingenuous, it's misleading and

it's going to last forever, _ unless the northern ireland assembly ever votes to remove democratic consentin, what do you think they're trying to achieve then? you are a conservative, you don't necessarily have an affinity with this current administration, but you know you are a conservative, you're one of the few people on the planet that properly understands the process that went on here and the next and what it was like to be on the other side of the table to the eu. but the government's now saying they want to rewrite some of the deal, what do you think they're really up to and do you think that might achieve anything? so first of all, i have an affinity with the government in some i of the things they're trying to do on zero or levelling _ up, but not on brexit. |and i'm afraid the only conclusion| that i can reach about what they're trying to do is they signed up - to something, because they needed a deal to fight an election. itheir original plan was to proroguel parliament and leave without a deal and that didn't work. and then they needed a deal, - because it was much easier to fi

security in the scottish j with social security in the scottish parliament, the senate and the northern ireland assemblyare. i don't think it is the right way forward, we want to see higher wages and that is why we have increased the living wage by record amounts and that is why we are working to ensure that this is a job led recovery and all the signs are at the moment, that is succeeding. it depends on people getting those jabs when they are asked to. 1 getting those 'abs when they are asked to. . :, getting those 'abs when they are asked to. _, .. :, , asked to. i welcome the cautious move this _ asked to. i welcome the cautious move this week which _ asked to. i welcome the cautious move this week which has - asked to. i welcome the cautious move this week which has only i asked to. i welcome the cautious i move this week which has only made possible thanks to the fantastic vaccine roll—out across the country and the fact every adult has now been offered the vaccine, does my right honourable friend agree with me that if we don't move forward now we risk opening up later in the autumn and the winter

northern ireland have been lifted. from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormont assemblyfor working people, in an attempt to win back some of their traditional supporters who switched to the conservatives in the last general election. deputy leader angela rayner set out the party's vision for a post—pandemic britain with what she called �*good quality jobs' and �*proper wages.�* the conservatives say that they have protected millions ofjobs through the furlough scheme, raised the national living wage, and reduced unemployment. singer and presenter ronan keating has accepted substantial damages from news group newspapers over phone—hacking of his voicemails. his legal team said stories which emerged in newspapers between 1996 and 2011 caused him "considerable distress," and led to him distrusting some of his closest friends. news group newspapers apologised for the distress caused in relation to the news of the world, which closed in 2011. vintage, pre—loved, orsecond—hand — whatever you call them, clothes that have had a previous owner are all the rage, largely due to con

northern ireland have been lifted. from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormont assemblyoncert halls. the headlines on bbc news — adam peter becomes the first british swimmer to successfully defend another big title. also goals for tom daley and mattingly, and for mountain biker tom pidcock. ministers are meeting to decide if more key workers are to be given the option of daily testing instead of self—isolation. the un says record numbers of afghan survivors, many of them children, have been killed in them children, have been killed in the first half of this year. the british medical association is to ask senior doctors in england whether they want to consider industrial action over the 3% pay rise offered by the government. the doctors' union — the bma — previously said strike action would be considered if consultants were not given at least a 5% increase. last week, the government raised its pay rise offer for most nhs staff in england from 1% to 3%. that following a recommendation from an independent pay review body. i'm nowjoined with mike henley, who is a member of t

northern ireland have been lifted. from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormont assemblyoncert halls. the headlines on bbc news: three olympic golds for team gb — diving pair tom daley and matty lee, swimmer adam peaty, and cyclist tom pidcock all win their events on day three of the tokyo games. two school boys are found guilty of murdering 13—year—old olly stephens, in a park in reading injanuary. as new rules on covid tracing alerts come in — giving some key workers in england the option of daily testing, instead of self—isolating — ministers meet to discuss how it's going. a man whose wife, nine year old son and close friend drowned in loch lomond said he did what he could to save them, but the water was just too deep. rana waris ali said the two families had been on holiday — and stopped off there on the way back home to glasgow. his wife edina olahova, and their nine—year—old son rana haris ali died in the incident, along with close family friend muhammad asim riaz. speaking to the our correspondent alexandra mckenzie, mr ali paid tribute to his wife and son and spo

party in northern ireland, sirjeffrey donaldson, has only been in the position for a matter of hours, but he is already facing challenges. alex easton, a dup member of the legislative assemblyesents the greatest threat to the economic integrity of the united kingdom that has occurred in any of our lifetimes. the irish sea border is notjust a threat to the economic integrity of the uk, it is also a threat to the living standards of the people of northern ireland and, crucially, to the constitutional integrity of the united kingdom. the number of people confirmed dead following the collapse of a tower block in miami has risen to 18, with the discovery of two more bodies. nobody has been pulled alive from the rubble since the early hours of the disaster, but officials have said they still hope to find survivors. president biden is due to visit the site later. the former us defence secretary, donald rumsfeld, has died at the age of 88. he was one of the most influential members of george w bush“s administration in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, overseeing the invasions of afghanistan and iraq. critics blamed him for many of the failures, including the prisoner abuse scandal