the parliament's position as set out ina the parliament's position as set out in a vote that we had justm interested in the story on the front of the ft, brussels sta rts on the front of the ft, brussels starts to freeze britain out of eu contracts. you might expect this of course, the uk leaving the european union so maybe we are not entitled to have an active role in some of those contacts, but how worried should business be? it uses very specific examples are saying that britain should not be invoked if it is not a member of the club.|j britain should not be invoked if it is not a member of the club. i am very interested in that, because parliament's position very interested in that, because pa rliament‘s position is very interested in that, because parliament's position is very clear that until britain leaves the eu, we haven't left, so they should not be pre—emptive conditions like that. key priorities like making sure that british and european citizens rights expected, both sides agree on that. keyissues expected, both sides agree on that. key issues on financial contributions, the

whitehall is the street running down into parliament square, for the houses of parliament are. can see at the bottom left, a police van. this following, it seems, as a small contained incident in which british police, according to reuters, have arrested a man who according to witnesses may have been armed with two knives. some witnesses saying he had been pinned to the ground next to a bag. let me bring in our home affairs correspondent danny shaw who has jointly no. we don't know very much about this. we should stress, this sounds like a small incident? the good news is it sounds as though this incident has been contained and nobody has been injured. a person has been arrested. the pictures you can see on the screen and on social media appear to show, certainly in one image i have seen, someone lying one image i have seen, someone lying on the ground surrounded by armed police. then later images appear to show two knives on the ground. one witness told me he saw two knives on the ground, one was a large bread knife. it appears there is a bag near those two knives. there are re

now on bbc news, the day in parliament.ello and welcome to the programme, on the last day of this parliament before the general election and june the 8th. coming up, condemnation from labour on the government's brexit strategy. is not the truth that, far from uniting this country, this tory government and its ministers have been dividing it since they took office? but the brexit secretary says, out in the country, there is huge support for theresa may's approach. massive respect for our prime minister, and a belief that she will deliver the best outcome in bracts in negotiations. the government faces more questions over taking child refugees, and parliament comes to a close with the traditional ceremony of pro—rich in. as the last two pieces of legislation finish their passage through parliament. but first, theresa may called the election arguing she needed a strong hand in the uk's brexit negotiations. eu ministers are due to meet in luxembourg over the weekend to hammer out their final negotiating position. on wednesday,

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament.come true for many people, but a day others hoped would never arrive. the uk has told the european union that it is going to leave. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. britain is leaving the eu. we are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. the terms of the uk's divorce deal will be subject to intense scrutiny. the labour party set out its red lines. labour will not give this government a free hand to use brexit to attack rights, protections and cut services, or create a tax dodgers‘ paradise. and the scottish parliament voted in favour of a second referendum on independence. the snp urges the prime minister to show some respect. if she remains intransigent, and if she denies scotland a choice in ourfuture, she will make scottish independence inevitable. the journey towards triggering article 50 began nine months ago. 52% of voters in the eu referendum put a cross next to the box that said leave the european union. those 7.4 million people unl

bbc parliament reviews the major events that occurred in the house of parliament and the uk since the beginning of the year. the brexit negotiations and u.s./uk relations under the trump administrations. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to west minister in review. a look at the last three months here at parliament. a term dominated of arguments of brexit and unpredictable american president. it is the brexit debate that's taken up the most time and stirred the strongest passions. >> he emerged in wonder land where countries around the world are cueing up to give the trading advantages. once again we become a sovereign nation church in our own destination and i am absolutely delighted about that. >> embarrassment for the chancellor forced to drop part of his budget. >> a shocking and humiliating that the chancellor is forced. a british prime minister met the u.s. president but there was an explosive comment after the meeting. >> i even more strongly opposed to address by president trump. >> there were changes of direction and a scheme allowing child refugees from europe into the uk. >> how does

in one sense, she is in a stronger position because it makes life easier parliament.appen. i don't think it will affect the european union was that position. i don't think they care one way or another what her size of majorities in parliament. i think they will put together what they think is a fair negotiating position. that won't change to matter what. how important is today's meeting? the european parliament is not involved in the negotiations, but it does have designed. it is a curious one. we are not negotiating with the european parliament. but we need to keep them onside. because the worst of all world is that we get to the end of the two years, and they voted down. they can do that. keeping them on side is important. some of these things we have talked through, they described as red lines that cannot be crossed. the divorce bill of 60 billion euros already, david davis is saying that it is nothing like as nearly as high. this has been bandied about as a possibility. the first stage of our negotiations with the commission is going to be to figure out what we sh

on wednesday, 3rd may, parliament will be dissolved, meaning it's the official end of the present parliamenton the 25th working day before polling day. then, on thursday, 8thjune, the country will go to the polls. so, let's catch up on all the events from this morning. our political correspondent ben wright reports. out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a statement from the prime minister. out of the blue, theresa may stunned westminster and the country with this. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should hold a general election, to be held on 8thjune. the next general election was not due until 2020, but theresa may said a poll was needed now. the reason she gave? to bring political stability to brexit. at this moment of enormous national significance, there should be unity here in westminster, but instead there is division. the country is coming together, but westminster is not. in recent weeks, labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the european union. the liberal democrats have said they want t

, members of the houses of parliament, members of the houses of parliament, members of the house of lordsre to do a protective job. what the core of it they are there to do a protectivejob. what you the core of it they are there to do a protective job. what you saw with pc keith palmer, an officer with a territorial support group background, a problem rugged police officer, immediately switching from that kind of genteel public relations role into a front line defensive position, defending parliament. and he lost his life from it. it's a very difficultjob to do. when people walk past and see these officers, i think they don't often actually realise how sophisticated a task they have to perform. a friendly face really but also one that keeps you safe. friendly face both to the public and the palace of westminster in which there are thousands of people who work there, mps and civil staff etc. but also their main role is to protect parliament and that has to be the core of it. you can smile, you can be nice, you can shake a hand but all the time you're thinking about, and why doing my job? c

the president cannot dissolve the parliament. he can take, and the parliament.ke, and the parliament can take, the decision to go for elections. and if either party, the parliament or the president, decide to go for elections, they will go for elections, they will go for elections to a mac —— they both go for elections. most politicians will not take that risk unless there is something urgent or there is something urgent or there is something which isn't working. i am old enough to remember the days of the 1980s and 1990s, when the parliament and the presidency came toa parliament and the presidency came to a deadlock in turkey, and the system didn't work. can i interrupt your moment? sorry to interrupt you, but on the issue of the votes that have been cast, he only got 51%, slightly more than that, in terms of the yes vote. 1.5 million votes did not have an official stamp. angerer, istanbul voted no. so to what extent can the turkish people be sure that there will be a proper investigation —— ankara. there will be a proper investigation -- ankara. i understand

. >> the british parliament is in recess for the easter holiday so prime minister's questions will not be shown tonight. instead, we look back at some of the major events from the house of commons from the last few months. pakistani, the former resident talks about the state of affairs. later, vice president pence talks to military members during his visit in south korea this weekend. >> hello and welcome to westminster in review. i look at the last three months of parliament a term dominated by arguments over brexit, budget that backfired in an unpredictable american president it's the brexit debate that is taking up the most time and stirred the strongest passions. >> suddenly countries around the world are queuing up to give us trading advantages and once again we have become a sovereign nation-state and command of our own destiny and i'm absolutely delighted about that. >> the chance are forced to drop the budget almost as soon as he delivered it. >> it is shocking that the chancellor has been forced to come here to address a key budget decision. >> british prime minister met the n

today, the european parliament backed his demand.aid the uk must pay its bills, "it's like moving house", he said. "the gas bill, the electricity, it all has to be settled", said gianni patella. nigel farage laughed that off. but he had a riposte of his own. as soon as he was on his feet, his tone changed. he said the eu was being vindictive and nasty, making impossible demands. you're behaving like the mafia, you think we're a hostage, we're not. we're free to go. and 85... no. groans at the mafia comparison stopped him mid—flow. then this, from the parliament's italian president. translation: i'm sorry, mr farage interrupted antonio tajani, but saying this parliament is behaving like the mafia, that is unacceptable. 0k, all right. it's a sign of how fractious the real negotiations could become. mr barnier responded, he will not punish the uk, only ask that it live up to its financial obligations and he said it'll have to agree the separation terms before trade talks can begin. the sooner we agree the principles of an orderly withdr

the elections were in december, now we are end of april and still no parliament, functional parliament government in macedonia. and at this level tensions were rising high. on social media un commissionerjohannes khan wrote: the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, wrote: riot police tried to block the entrance to the parliament and eventually had to use stun grenades to restore order. the president has called for calm and he has said he will meet with political leaders on friday. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: 0pposites attract. we catch up with the us newlyweds whose political leanings are trumped by love. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the acciden

the elections were in december, now we are end of april and still no parliament, functional parliamentcedonia. and this caused tensions to rise high. 0n social media un commissioner johannes hahn wrote: the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, wrote: riot police tried to block the entrance to the parliament and eventually had to use stun grenades to restore order. the president has called for calm and has said he will meet with political leaders on friday. sarah corker, bbc news. in the run up to the french presidential run off on seventh may, the front national candidate marine le pen has been campaigning in the southern french city of nice. the city was hit injuly last year by a truck attack. 0ur europe correspondent james reynolds has been speaking to voters. this supporter, in white, wants immediate action. he was in his clothes shop when an attack killed 86 people. the 31—year—old has come with thousands more to hear marine le pen. translation: in this city, that was hit so hard by terrorism, i will show no weakness in the face of islamic fundamentalism! the audience hears

to join us for our daily roundup each evening at 11 o'clock on bbc parliament.ntil then, for me, goodbye. [music] >> tonight and c-span2 booktv and primetime features both about your neck, camille paglia , author of free women, free men , sex, gender, feminism. then ashley mcguire talks about her book, sex scandal. the drive to abolish male and female. and later, rebecca -- on her book, the mother of all questions. >> tonight we are delighted to have camille paglia here. camille paglia is the university professor of humanities and media studies at the university of thts

the elections were in december, now we are end of april and still no parliament, functional parliamentmacedonia. and this caused tensions to rise high. 0n social media un commissioner johannes hahn wrote: the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, wrote: riot police tried to block the entrance to the parliament and eventually had to use stun grenades to restore order. the president has called for calm and has said he will meet with political leaders on friday. sarah corker, bbc news. in london — a man carrying knives near the houses of parliament has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. the man, aged 27, had been under surveillance by the security services. he was stopped close to whitehall and wrestled to the ground. security in the area round parliament has been heightened since the westminster attack last month, which left five people dead. june kelly has the story. under arrest in the shadow of government buildings in whitehall. this wasn't a random stop search and arrest. the man was under surveillence as part of an ongoing operation by scotland yard's counterte

now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament.lo, and welcome to the programme as mps back theresa may's call for a general election onjune 8th. the ayes to the right, 522. the noes to the left, 13. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock. at prime minister's questions, theresa may is challenged over why she won't take part in televised debates, and on her previous promise not to call an early election. she wants us to believe that she is a woman of her word. is it the truth that we cannot believe a single word she says? the prime minister defends her decision. i think it is right now to ask the british people to put their trust in me and the conservative party to deliver on their vote last year, a brexit plan that will make a success for this country and deliver a stronger, fairer, global britain in the future. also on this programme — is it time to ditch diesel cars? and the energy secretary promises muscular action over fuel bills. but first... the house of commons has backed the prime minister's call for a general elect

that is the advantage of the parliament act., and the government will continue in office. opposition members that don't want a general election will be very strange creatures indeed. but also opposition members that sit on their hands and don't vote will be regarded as important members of parliament. i hope the gentlemen will make his mind up and cast his vote one way or the other. isn't that why the fixed term parliament act can never work because no opposition can sensibly say that they prefer a government they are opposed to to continue in office rather than have a chance to defeating it? therefore be fixed term parliament act should go. very rarely that i disagree with you, but i think it is proved today that it is working. i believe we will have the required majority, but i understand that if nobody objects and you decide the matter on the voices, it in fact is carried and we don't have two actually have two thirds which i think is a strange anomaly but i hope somebody will set —— will shout no and we will actually get it.

under the fixed term parliaments act, two thirds of mps must back for parliament to be dissolved. set out why she now felt an election was necessary. at this moment of enormous national significance, they should be unity here in westminster. but instead there is division. the country is coming together, but westminster is not. in recent weeks, labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement with the european union. the liberal democrats have said they want to grow the business of government to a standstill. the scottish national party say they will vote against the legislation that formerly repeals british membership of the european union. and elected members of the house of lords have vowed to fight us every house of lords have vowed to fight us every step of the way. she said that jeopardise the work us every step of the way. she said thatjeopardise the work to prepare for brexit and weakened the government's negotiating position in europe. division in westminster will make it harder to get a success out of brexit, and cause uncertainty and instability to the country.

so do join us for our daily round of each evening at 11:00 on bbc parliament. then, for me, goodbye. ♪ ♪ ♪ cia director mike pompeo will talk about national security. the center for strategic and international studies is hosting a discussion. you can see live at 3:30 eastern on c-span. then at 430 eastern c-span will be five in the national constitution center in philadelphia when you are holding their annual freedom day event. the center will be looking at the future of constitutional freedoms and on what james madison and other framers of the constitution would think of today's presidency, congress, court in the media. >> , it up tonight on booktv in prime time, a look at slavery in america. >> in primetime tonight starting at eight eastern. >> sunday night on "after words," "washington times" national security columnist bill gertz with his book iwar which examines how modern warfare as a fault with new. is interviewed by congresswoman of new york, a member of the house select committee on intelligence and chair of the armed services subcommittee on emerging

police used stun grenades inside the parliament building to bring chaotic scenes under control.e more than a week before france's decisive presidential vote, polls suggest emmanuel macron‘s lead over marine le pen is shrinking. there've been protest rallies in several french cities against both candidates. facebook is introducing new security to try to combat "fake news". the social network says it has uncovered co—ordinated operations to influence last year's presidential election in the us, by spreading disinformation. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, saying that the dally. pain in ankara at the office of the prime minister, binali yildirim. in this exclusive interview i asked him whether turkey is becoming more authoritarian after the recent controversial and closely fought referendum. can the government bring together a divided nation? prime minister binali yildirim, welcome to hardtalk thank you very much, you am most welcome to this beautiful country, turkey. thank you. what is your response to critics who say the recent referendum has turne

parliament, so i ask her, show some real leadership.ter and dance to her tune. the prime minister needs 433 mp5 to support her today and she has gone on television and told the welfare will bea television and told the welfare will be a general election if parliament backs are full stop but if parliament doesn't back her, will be prime minister resign? that answer could change the views of the labour membership. i must now put the question, the question is, that there shall be a early parliamentary general election, as many as there of that opinions say aye. 0n the contrary say noe. and the contrary say noe. division. clearthe contrary say noe. and the contrary say noe. division. clear the lobby! we had a wide debate there on the proles —— pros and cons of the general election. let's go to norman smith in the central lobby in houses of parliament. can you clarify fear we stand with the lingering embarrassment of the 2015 general election, police involvement, one mp passed on to the ground prosecution service, possibly others. we are is t

parliament voted not to take part.e often talk about borisjohnson‘s colourful language. beyond the headline, how kettle was he in his choice of language? when he was talking about maybe the ukjoining the when he was talking about maybe the uk joining the us when he was talking about maybe the ukjoining the us action, you was worried cattle. you said, it was only after a similar attack, if it was timely, you has given himself a lot of wiggle room for the uk not to ta ke lot of wiggle room for the uk not to take action. let‘s find out what the electorate are thinking in gloucester. paul ba rltrop are thinking in gloucester. paul barltrop is there. this is another one of those marginal constituencies, isn‘t it? a very key seat indeed. during the later years, from 1997 until 2010, gloucester was held by labour. down the road, so was stroud, and the forest of dean was taken in the 1997 landslide as well. things have gone badly for labour here since then. they lost the forest of dean a while ago, stroud and gloucester in 201

today the european parliament backed his demand.st group said the uk must pay its bill. it's like moving house, he said. "the gas bill, the electricity, it all has to be settled", he said. nigel farage laughed that off. but he had a riposte of his own, as soon as he was on his feet his tone changed. he said the eu was being vindictive and nasty, making impossible demands. you're behaving like the mafia. you think we're a hostage, we're not. we're free to go. groans at the mafia comparison stopped him mid—flow. then this, from the parliament's italian president. "i'm sorry, mr farage", he interrupted, "but saying this parliament is behaving like the mafia is unacceptable". ok — all right. it's a sign of how fractious the real negotiations could become. michel barnier responded that he will not punish the uk, only ask that it live up to its financial obligations. and he said they will have to agree the separation terms before trade talks can begin. the sooner we agree on the principles of a withdrawal, the sooner we can prepare our fu

parliaments act. be a very difficult negotiations with over european union partners. isn't the real reason the prime minister has called this so that she can avoid having a general election in 2020, which would be very dangerous for her party, and she thinks she can win now in order to avoid dealing with the consequences of a hard brexit? the clergy, i look at, is one image unemployment is falling, employment is at record levels, the deficit is down and record levels of spending on key public services, made possible because of the strong economy that the prime minister and chancellor have fostered. i would look forward indicates the nature of the people for the programme of political method. the government's ridiculous rape clause came in without any scrutiny. it was promised that there would be a committee held to have some scrutiny from parliament of this despicable policy. will this happen now that the parliament is going to be resolved? any change to the law has to go before parliament. i will put

the doors of parliament as a new, young clerk.s rightly paid tribute to the past he has played in overseeing, managing and also leading change. perhaps he took the advice of his mastermind specialist subject nancy astor when she said, the main dangers in this life i'd those people who want to change everything — or nothing. lady smith referring there to the fact that away from his job at westminster sir david won the bbc quiz show mastermind in 1988, with nancy astor as his specialist subject. and after those triubes, edward ollard was appointed as the new clerk of the parliaments, taking overfrom sir david beamish. and that's it from me for now, but do join me at the same time tomorrow for another roundup of the best of the day here at westminster, as the government tries to get the last handful of bills passed before parliament dissolves for the general election. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello. it feels a bit like we have been plunged into deep freeze. temperatures will struggle over the next few days. a fr

we have seen more in two years than many parliament saw in 20 yea rs years than many parliament saw iner. it has been an incredible privilege actually to be a member of parliament at this time in history. i am sure it is a time that children in 100 times —— 100 yea rs' that children in 100 times —— 100 years' time will be studying in history lessons at school. what is clear is that we tackle this general election and give it everything we have got because what we have to do after the general election is incredibly important. not just after the general election is incredibly important. notjust for the next year or two but for the future of our children as well and i am really looking forward to getting out on the doorstep and campaigning on those issues. we will quote the fa ct on those issues. we will quote the fact you in a few weeks! thank you for joining fact you in a few weeks! thank you forjoining us. the prime minister claims winning the election would strengthen her negotiating hand in talks with the european union leaders. chris morris looks now at what the election will mean f

then this, from the parliament's italian president.upted, "but saying this parliament is behaving like the mafia is unacceptable". ok — all right. michel barnier, the man who will have to keep negotiations calm, said he will not seek to punish the uk, only ask that it live up to its financial obligations. and, he said, "it will have to agree the separation terms before the trade talks can begin". the sooner we agree to the principles of an orderly withdrawal, the sooner we can prepare the future. a different future was laid out, too, where a young generation of britons want to rejoin the eu. a young generation that will see brexit for what it really is, a catfight in the conservative party that got out of hand. a lot of time, a waste of energy, and, ithink, stupidity. but for now the eu is ready in what it says will be a tough negotiating position. labour is to launch a new inquiry into ken livingstone's conduct in the wake of his suspension from the party, over controversial comments regarding hitler and zionism. the announcement was

you do not want this to bea of parliament.ction, or the most likely person to win the general election, therefore make sure you have got a strong member of the parliament, and thatis strong member of the parliament, and that is essentially the most strong pitch that labour candidates can make across the rest of the country. for labour candidates who are going to re—election, how many of them are in the position of voting differently when it came to europe from their own constituents?‘ number. you are clearly going to see people making electoral calculations in terms of whether they are going to move closer to their electorates than the positions that they advocated earlier. we have seen that on the conservative side when there has been a fantastic amount of discipline. it is only ken clarke who rebelled. labour has got a different challenge because it faces the pincer movement in certain areas where the liberal democrats are trying to get back into the game by being the pro—european party in this election, and also their art m

we had a fixed term parliament so we thought no elections until 2020.ill be difficult, more difficult each day, and asa difficult, more difficult each day, and as a former mep i know how difficult they will become because the european parliament will not roll over with a handshake or a smile, they will be tough. as the election will happen. you have backed jeremy corbyn as leader. how much of an asset will he be in this campaign? i've worked with jeremy for over 35 years as a human rights activist and he has been reliable, determined and very honest, and... but are you worried about opinion polls, the fact that many labour mps still do not support him as leader? people are entitled to their opinion but i've been chair of the parliamentary labour party when people tried to get rid of tony blairand people tried to get rid of tony blair and gordon brown, so this is not new. he is the elected leader and we should support him although -- until and we should support him although —— until there is a new leader, but we do owe our loyalty to him and many people

even without the consent of parliament.the americans choose to act again and they ask us to help, as i say, i think it would be very difficult to say no. a court defeat for the government after it tried to delay publishing its plans to tackle illegal air pollution. online bullying. felix alexander took his own life, now a children's charity says social media sites need to more. ducking and diving through saturn's rings — nasa's cassini gets closer than ever before to the planet. coming up in the sport on bbc news, in age, there's14 years between them, but today, anthony joshua and wladimir klitschko came face—to—face ahead of their world title fight. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. another terror alert just yards away from last month's deadly attack in westminster. armed police have arrested a man under the terrorism act and seized knives he was carrying. it's now clear that the suspect — who was captured on whitehall — was under surveillance by scotland yard's anti—terror squad. asjune kelly reports, there

we have theresa may in saudi arabia as well and the parliament in strasbourg, the european parliamentve the london chamber of commerce hosting an event where they have invited european business leaders from across europe to discuss brexit and how to work together across europe. we were talking to —— hoping to talk to the president of the frank frankfurt's chamber of commerce but technical reasons mean we cannot so apologies. but luckily, kathleen brooks is here in the studio to talk about the papers. we want to focus on the story about this equal pay proposition in iceland. it is really at the forefront of equal pay and equal rights. it seems like this could be a world first. definitely. iceland already has the lowest gender pay gap according to the consumer prices index. it is not just about financial equality and pay equality but political equality will come into it. also, iceland's economy is going great guns, expanding by 7% in the first quarter. these type of things seem to happen when the economy is doing well so will the same thing happen in the uk? no, for many reasons. to be

-- six turned parliaments? p.m. may: we have a fixed earned parliament act host up i believe at this point in time, it is right for us to have this debate, the have this vote in the house and write for members of this house to vote, and i will explain why freston have a general election at this stage. i'm not going to take any further interventions for a while. this is a limited time debate. honorable members wish to make their contributions. today we face a new question. how best to secure the stability and certainty we need over the long-term in order to get the right deal for britain and brexit negotiations and make the most of the opportunities ahead. i have come to the conclusion the answer to that question is to hold general election now in this window of opportunity before the negotiations begin. i believe it is in britain's national interest holder an election now, a general election is the best way to strengthen britain's hand in the negotiations ahead. because securing the right deal for britain is my

the european parliament has set out its priorities for brexit.nd there were some heated exchanges along the way. we'll talk to chris morris about that. and don't forget you can get in touch with questions about any of the stories we're covering using the hashtag #bbcos. all our contact details are on screen throughout the programme. faced with the horror of syrian children dying from a suspected nerve agent, the world's most powerful countries have not been spurred into unified action. instead they've argued. this video show scenes the world was supposed to have consigned to history. it is, of course, deeply upsetting. those affected by this chemical attack in northern syria are given assistance. according to one monitoring group, 72 people were killed. 20 of them were children. the argument here is not about whether there was an air strike. it's not about whether or not the suffering was caused by chemicals. it's about where those chemicals came from. and america and russia, with all their might and all their intelligence operations, have two qu

elected parliament. parliament is two houses, an upper and lower change —— chamber.ou separate that? the lord's are unelected! where there is a difference is, in the system it is the queen and parliament. in the us syste m the queen and parliament. in the us system it is we the people. we've had a referendum and the people have spoken. here it is we, the queen. ultimately it is... yes. seriously. we, the people. the people have spoken. now the power that's been vested in the lord's and the parliament, even though it comes through the queen, it comes to the people and they have spoken. of eve ryo ne people and they have spoken. of everyone around the desk tonight, you were not the one i thought i would have trouble with!|j you were not the one i thought i would have trouble with! i am a well—behaved person usually. would have trouble with! i am a well-behaved person usually. not tonight, when i am in charge!” well-behaved person usually. not tonight, when i am in charge! i am a pensioner so i have to indulge! i am nearly 105! where are we going next? donald trump. 100

>> we have a fixed term parliament and a fixed term parliament. at this point it is right to have this debate. i believe it is right for members of this house to vote and i would like to say for half a general election at this stage. i am not going to take further intervention because of limited time and honorable members make their contribution. today we face a new question, how best to secure the stability and certainty we need over the long-term to get the right deal for britain in brexit negotiations and make the most of the opportunities ahead and the answer to that question is to hold a general election in this window of opportunity before the negotiation begins. it is in britain's national interest to hold and election now. a general election is the best way to strengthen britain's hand in negotiations ahead because securing the right field for britain is my priority and i'm confident we have the plan to do it? we set out our ambition, a decent partnership between strong and successful european union and united kingdom free to chart its own

she has accused others of plank is in this parliament. thisf playing games in parliament. she has no confidence in parliament. we have this bizarre situation with the referendum, and a prime minister who announces she has no confidence in parliament. she does not trust parties in the opposition. and of course, she has her complaints about the house lord. if members are concerned about democratic abolish reform, stop using them as props in this argument. the prime minister is pretending she needs the election now so a strong hand in a short term. what we know she is after is a free hand in the long-term, in terms of the periods of adjustment, and other things that many of her colleagues have spoken of. i give way. >> i appreciate the nearest parallel to what is happening now -- that what is happening now in this campaign for an election is -- >> porter. -- iorder. i would like him to face the house. >> well, you are busy talking. >> i was being spoken to by an illustrious member of the opposition. we will hear from the honorable member. >> the nearest parallel is the electi

parliament obviously has to make a decision.ck with. it's allup in whatever the tories come back with. it's all up in the air, even i might not like it and vote against it. will we get another referendum? i wouldn't have thought so. i think referendums are on the back burner now after the last one! ronnie campbell, we'll leave it there, thanks for your time. thank you! the us and south korea are taking part in a joint military exercise involving aircraft carriers and fighter jets — an action which pyongyang has called "a provocation". washington says the eleven—day exercises — which take place every year — were planned months ago, but tensions are currently especially high on the korean peninsula. steve evans reports from a us airforce base in south korea. 80 aircraft fly from this base in south korea, and bases injapan. practising air—to—air combat, and bombing targets on the ground. us planes and south korean planes integrating as one strikeforce is the idea. i don't think it's any different than anywhere else in the world. th

now on bbc news, the week in parliament., and welcome to the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but... this is the prime minister who promised there wouldn't be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland's future. but it wasn't all about the general election. in the commons, there was concern over the nuclear ambitions of north korea. and condemnation of the alleged death, detention and torture of gay men in chechnya. others would join in beating him with sticks or metal rods and demanding to know the names of other gay men that he knew in chechnya. but first: on paper, it had looked like mps were set for a gentle return after easter, with just a little light legislating to keep them busy in the the chambe

close to parliament square before 2:30pm the suspect was quickly in handcuffs.d wrestled him to the ground on a traffic island. it's close to the foreign office and entrance to downing street. he was led away to an unmarked car and taken to a high security police station in south london. and this is what he left behind — his rucksack and his knives. one of them, it was kind of a long one really, it looked like... i don't know what kind of knife it was, but it was like a proper strong knife. he didn't say anything. i wouldn't say panic but the firearms officers were running and they were all tense. the prime minister was away from london on an election visit to derbyshire. i'm aware an individual has been arrested in whitehall today and that that individual has been arrested on the basis of a terrorism charge. obviously i can't say much more about it, because it is an ongoing police investigation, but i think it shows that our police and our intelligence and security services are on the alert, as they always are, looking to keep us safe and secure. for the second

even without the consent of parliament.or the government after it tried to delay publishing its plans to tackle illegal air pollution. online bullying. felix alexander took his own life, now a children's charity says social

under the fixed—term parliaments act, two thirds of mps must support of the idea.ounced that the next afternoon there'd be a 90—minute debate and that all—important vote. but first, there was the small matter of prime minister's questions to get through. we welcome the general election, but... but this... but this is a prime minister who promised there wouldn't be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. she says it's about leadership, yet is refusing to defend her record in television debates. and it is not hard to see why. the prime minister says we have a stronger economy. yet she can't explain why people's wages are lower today than they were ten years ago, or why more households are in debt, 6 million people earning less than the living wage, child poverty is up, pensioner poverty is up, so why are so many people getting poorer? well, i can assure the right honourable gentleman, first of all, i would point... i would point out to him that i have been answering his questions and debating these matters every wednesday that parliament has been sitting since i

she got the vote to parliament.ions when it comes to brexit. but she said she is still getting an awful lot of grief for her stance on social media for her stance and elsewhere. the abuse hasn't died down and i have ended up on a platform where several people have tried to destroy me in every way. my reputation, my safety, whatever. but at the same time, i have a huge sense of responsibility. gena miller only one of a number of different people in groups trying to encourage tactical voting in this election on the issue of brexit. —— gina miller. a good deal of scepticism about how much impact that will actually have. at the end of the day, do people listen to those urging them to vote tactically? or two people make up their own minds? there is a sense that maybe it won't have that much impact despite the intervention of people like gina miller. thank you. next, we're going to talk about "stealthing". i'll explain what it is in just a second, but the nature of our conversation means inevitably we're going to go into

a man you see lying on the floor, arrested in parliament street on the junction with parliament squarermed officers. from the metropolitan police specialist firearms command. this man, aged in his late 20s according to police, arrested on suspicion of possession ofan arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. police say knives have been recovered from him and he is being questioned in a south london police station. no immediate threat according to police and nobody hurt in that operation that happened some two hours ago in central london. we will have more from the centre of london as it unfolds. just one of a line of copy coming to us from the reuters news agency. reports are emerging from germany that a shot has been fired in a hospital in the kreuzberg area of berlin. police there saying they have shot and injured a man, in the lead, ata hospital in berlin. a spokesman confirmed the shooting but the circumstances and exact location of the incident are not clear. the accident and eme