this parliament is already being dubbed the zombie parliament.k that that comparison would actually give the flesh—eating undead a bad name. this is turbo—charged political zombie—ism. pete wishart. so those are just some of the issues which are going to shape this parliament over the months to come. and to discuss all of this, i am joined in the studio byjill rutter of the institute for government, professor ian begg of the london school of economics, and by the constitutional expert professor vernon bogdanor. vernon bogdanor, is pete wishart right? is it a zombie parliament? from one point of view, it is a zombie parliament in that it is deadlocked. there is really no majority for any controversial legislation at all. and both of the major parties are internally deeply divided on the major piece of legislation, which is, of course, the european union withdrawal bill. but from another point of view, you might call it the backbencher‘s parliament, because any backbenchers with proposals which achieve consensus can get their measures through. we h

the government and ministers will have to listen to what parliament is debating and what parliament the select committees assume an ever greater importance, and that is a good thing. should ministers be quaking in their boots at your arrival? not quaking in their boots but i hope they will know that i will ask tough questions and i will want to get to the bottom of decisions they are making, but i also understand from the other point of view, having been a minister, what it is like, the pressures that are there, so i hope people will find me to be impartial, independent, fair—minded, but forensic. we shall see. nicky morgan, thank you very much for coming on the programme. nicky morgan, the newly installed chair of the treasury committee. and that's it from us for now, dojoin kristiina cooper on monday night at 11 for a full roundup of the day here at westminster. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. some real ups and downs in the week ahead, but firstly up, seen a lot of sunshine. some showers, and the wind is quite blustery in northern scotland. a lovely bi

i am parliament. but, does that happen in practice? iam not parliament.actice? i am not so sure. we will begin with a huge story at the tour de france in sport, all to do with this moment, world champion, peter sagan, that is his elbow, look at what it is doing to mark cavendish, trying to win a sprint finish but ends up smashing into the barriers. peter sagan has been disqualified, all to do with the crash and the allegation that the elbow was deliberate, that is what the race officials have found. let me play you a statement from the organiser of the tour, the tour president. article 12 says, in sprints, we can disqualified a rider if we consider that the movement made by peter sagan has been very severe. and if it cost one or more riders. mark cavendish said this: i was bleeding a lot, and my shoulder... something to do with the previous shoulder, that i did in harrogate. just sat backwards. i don't know if i snapped the ligament or what. i'm not don't know if i snapped the ligament orwhat. i'm not a don't know if i snapped the ligament or what. i'm no

the duty of being effective must not only way on parliament. not onlyot only weigh on parliament. the executive must also play a role. that is the reason why, ladies and gentlemen of the parliament, i have wanted to reserve for you and for you for the french people my first political speech since my election. too many of my predecessors were criticized for not speaking enough and explaining enough the meaning and course of their mandate. too many of my predecessors have taken initiatives without informing parliament sufficiently. i cannot be satisfied with such. every year, i will come before you again to report to you. goodwill that and this shows to parliament is criticized by some, they are wrong. they have the wrong vision of or role of a parliamentarian a vague idea of the role of a .resident the representatives of the people must comply with the rules of the constitution we selected. the president of the republic must set the meaning, the vision, the course of his five-year mandate. this is what i am doing today. it is the role of the prime minister who leads the action of t

that is the role of parliament.ewer laws, using parliamentary time better, means reserving more time for monitoring and evaluating public policies. i know many of you have thought about this, and i don't underestimate the progress that has over the last few years in this regard. but we must go further. because passing a law is not the first and most important act of parliament. our societies have become too complex and too speedy for our laws to achieve their full aims without hitting against the principle of reality. the voices of the people must be heard, and they mustn't be seen as opposing or obstructing the will of the legislator. you will have and we will have to work to make sure that we monitor the implementation of the law, ensuring that it stays relevant over time, correcting its impact over time. this is an obligation. for all these reasons, i wish that a comprehensive review of all important laws, such as the law on social dialogue, on the fight against terrorism, should be carried out over the next two

s in parliament. listing the state inmeth by the autumn baring mind reforms will be brought in and new anti-terror that will make many revisions permanent in law.h so if you want to get into the details, you can say the state of emergency has been lifted but permanent in some regards. and there were some other minor reforms mentioned as well. point really wanted to out that this speech was about giving his vision for his mandate. and that it will be up to the prime minister, who will give his speech tomorrow, to put the that visionbones of so many were saying, was the speech necessary? isn't this sort of a repeat or a doubling up of what the prime minister's speech is going to be doing tomorrow? and he was pretty clear in his address to congress, as it's been called, that it's not the same thing. outlining the broad sweeps of what he wants to do and what he wants to accomplish in the coming year coming five years. and he did say that he's going to do this exercise, addressing congress, if you like, ev

the president of the parliament was referring to that parliament has the ability to sack commissionerst can get rid of commissioners in extremis, and it has to approve the commission so in a sense parliament is the oversight over the commission rather than vice ve rsa . over the commission rather than vice versa. said this was how dare you? a little bit. but i can see his point. it brings us back to the point we have discussed many times, why is there a second parliament anyway? maybe he would not have been so grumpy if he had onlyjust gone down the road in brussels but this costs £150 million a year to have this second parliament in strasbourg and most meps would like to get rid of it but they cannot do anything about it but they cannot do anything about it and it is up to the leaders of the member states and france are opposed to losing this so it is pork barrel politics and it would be very difficult to get rid of that second chamber but most people think it is a waste of time. the point we have two include is that they are all there in strasberg and they didn't turn up late. this w

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament.e to ditch it or keep it? what should be done with the limit on pay rises in the public sector? the low pay epidemic is a threat to our economic stability. it is not fair to bankrupt our economy because that leads to people losing theirjobs and losing their homes. the government's new chums are the democratic unionist party of northern ireland. but one observer warns them, watch out. this is a great moment for them and nobody can take it away but there are many snares and many responsibilities, particularly they do have to make some concessions to bring back power—sharing devolution, which is overwhelmingly in their interest. and it's a hung parliament with close votes expected. ties could occur. but it's the other sort of ties that are most concerning male mstust at the moment. i won't be taking interventions from anyone who's not wearing a tie. do you think that there is a risk of a slippery slope which might lead that member to refuse to take interventions from members who are sarto

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament.oming up: the government gets the queen's speech through the commons, but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from northern ireland. i am happy to withdraw the amendment today. let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. hear, hear! also on this programme... i will be reporting on the first prime minister's questions of the new parliament. and in the week that saw elections for deputy speakers to help outjohn bercow, we've got some top tips on delivering that famous line. a little bit of welsh lilt. order! but first, the queen's speech is the first business of any new parliament. it sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. after the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. but it came at a price — just over £1 billion to keep the ten northern ireland mps onside fo

a short time later, the bill was formally put for parliament.ll was formally put before parliament. second reading. what date? tomorrow. but don‘t be deceived by that shout of tomorrow — in parliamentary procedure a bill is always said to be read tomorrow — in reality the first big debate on the repeal bill will probably come in october. southern rail‘s parent company has been fined more than £13 million following widespread delays and cancellations to services. southern, owned by govia thameslink, has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the unions over driver—only operated trains. the department for transport said a recent report by chris gibb — a non—executive director at network rail — made clear that "the responsibility for disruption was primarily caused by industrial "action led by rmt and aslef and exceptional levels "of staff sick leave." the government says the fine it‘s imposed on govia thameslink will be used to improve services for passengers hit by the disruption. the continuing dispute was raised by labour at transport question

as a retiring member of parliament, he ceased to be a member of parliament in the 2016 election.o let there be no confusion , deliberate or accidental, about the time at which mr. rob ceased to be a member of parliament. now, the foreign investment review board makes decisions independently. its minister is the treasurer not the minister for trade and , development. so, i'm quite certain, senator, although i have no personal knowledge but i'd be quite concern because of the way in which these decisions are made, that mr. rob would have had no involvement. >> thank you. sen. di natale: thank you, mr. president. has the attorney general directed his own party to stop taking money from mr. wang jang mo, and if not, how can the parliament trust the government decision-making was made in the china free-trade agreement in the port of darwin was made in the public interest and not corrupted by illegal donations? >> attorney general. >> senator di natale, as a member of the political executive, i do accept some obligation in relation to over sight, and i can assure you, senator, that all

settlement that that parliament is built on.ehall begins this enormous process, ministers are all too well aware that there will be conflict ahead. the question, how they balance, compromise and hang onto their credibility. and what ends up on the statute books does notjust sit on the shelf, but shapes how ministers govern, how we live our lives. the parent company of southern rail has been fined more than £13 million after widespread delays and cancellations to services. the department for transport says the amount would have been much higher, but most of the problems were caused by strike action and high levels of staff sickness. nhs england is overhauling the system that decides how quickly ambulances should reach patients. the changes are aimed at saving more of the sickest patients, and making sure ambulances are only sent out when they're needed. call handlers will now have four minutes, rather than just one, to assess patients. an american doctor has told the high court that a trial therapy in the states could give a chan

very very proud to be in the british parliament which is the most diverse parliament ever we're in more women more thick minorities more and more people with disabilities have been elected than ever before but as you very rightly pointed out if one billion pounds can be found from the magic money tree to help out the good people of northern ireland that is not fair on the people of people in other parts of the u.k. where this all sterile these cuts are having a devastating impact on local communities and that is why food bank usage not just in our but in other parts of the country has increased from a forty one thousand during the labor government to now it is more than one million people who are dependent on food banks and having volunteered in food banks i know just just how important a role that they're playing in today's modern britain and that is why you know if funds can be found for northern ireland then i'm sure that is faced with more than fifty four million pounds worth of cuts to its own council its own public service is more than twelve million pound cuts to our schools then

as a rel tiring member of had parliament he seized to be a member of parliament in the 2016 election. so let there be no confusion deliberate or accidental about the time mr. rob ceased to be a member of parliament. now the foreign investment review board makes decisions independently. its minister is the treasurer not the minister for trade and development. so i'm quite certain, senator, although i have no personal knowledge but i'd be quite concern because of the way in which these decisions are made, that mr. rob would have had no involvement. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. president. has the attorney general directed his own party to stop taking money from mr. wang jang mo and if not how can the parliament trust the government decision making was made in the public interest and not corrupted by illegal donations? >> attorney general. >> senator denatali, as a member of the political executive, i do accept some obligation in relation to over sight. and i can assure you, senator, that all of the liberal party and i'm sure the same applies to our coalition parties, the national part

but the uk parliament will then have the power to change them.he brexit secretary david davis has called it "one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through pa rliament". not everyone is so enthused. we will not support the bill at second reading unless the government makes a fund. aal change to address the concerns expressed by us and other members of parliament. the concerns expressed by us and other members of parliamentlj the concerns expressed by us and other members of parliament. i tries to do a lot in 19 clauses, i think it will require careful scrutiny, in terms of the powers which it gives government and how they are to be

think it is possible to get this all through parliament?ssible to get this all through parliament? i think this is going to be extremely challenging because we have to do two things as a nation, one is to make legislative changes so that the law is sensible and everybody knows businesses, where people stand, the second thing which worries me more is negotiations because we have, from today, about 15 months to conclude the most complex, challenging, difficult negotiation probably this country has ever faced and they are still talking about citizens rights which was meant to be easy thing to sort out and money, we haven't even got on to the future of trading relationships. are we going to continue to have tariff and barrier free trading, which is fundamental to our future as a country? the chancellor was right to say that leaving with no deal, and there was the government was stopped talking about no deal, because leaving with no deal, he said, would be very bad outcome for britain and that is clearly the case. we got to make sure those negot

it's parliament where theresa may's weakened position will be tested. to our chief political correspondent vicki young. it's going to be difficult, protracted, tough work. yeah, and i think the sheer complexity of disentangling the united kingdom from more than a0 years of a close relationship from the united kingdom —— european union is very apparent today. you have negotiations going on in brussels about how we get out of the eu and then what future relationship is going to be and then heard in parliament over the next two years, you're going to have this repeal bill going through with a government that doesn't have a clear majority on any of this. that is going to be troublesome. then you're going to be troublesome. then you're going to be troublesome. then you're going to have also the new bills, if you're taking away some of these things, freedom of movement for example, have all immigration system will have to change, we will need a new system put in change which will require legislation. all of these things going on at the same time and you reall

you know, the party that dominates in the french parliament bears his initials.eliefs in versailles, he has been called the sun president in play. wouldn't donald trump love that exactly. i will have to cut you short. thank you for your perception on that. so they are up there no, now, tucking into a lovely dinner, a very big day tomorrow, bastille day, 100 days since america landed on french soil. so plenty of symbolism 0rr here. thank you. with me now is the daily telegraph journalist, anne—elisabeth moutet. who gets the most out of this visit? it's a mutual add mir strange society. —— admiration society. both benefit. trump benefit because he has so much trouble in internal politics but he has been in europe now, he scored #lie6ly and also in which he was applauded and made a fairly important political speech. he was at the g20 where the message is mixed. then paris he is received in great splendour, he will attended the parade and then he will see what is the strongest military in the european union, and one of the strongest argue mys in nato with america and

which is dominated —— the parliament which is dominated —— the parliament to appoint their own peoples parliament to appoint their own people as judges. this legislation. people protesting here have been protesting against the government for the last 18 months. they see this as the latest attempt by the government to a road democracy by demolishing the rule of law and destroying democratic checks and balances. what has been a government response? the government is basically saying that this is the same as the courts. the government says that these are a few thousand people in warsaw who are the elites of the country, if you like. we have popular support and we are doing very well in opinion polls, trouncing the opposition parties. and in fact we have support from the many people here in changing the way courts are run. they say that the courts are run. they say that the courts are run. they say that the courts are corrupt and inefficient, not democratic, do not serve the interests of the public. many people here in poland would agree with that. even some of the people protesting in wa

instead, there will be a ceremony of the european parliament in strasburg.the cathedral. he will also be buried in that city, which meant so much to him. sarah: and we will have full coverage of the funeral events tomorrow. coming up, christophe from the business desk with diplomacy between china and the u.s.. >> 14 years of the fears over mad cow disease are over. china has lifted the ban on u.s. beef. walmart licking its lips as chinese customers will be at the sink their teeth into american steaks. their appetite is growing rapidly. correspondent: marbled, juicy and the right color, chinese shoppers are eager to buy the beef just in from the u.s. it is more expensive than the local variety, but it has novelty. the 14-year-old ban on u.s. beef because of mad cow disease has been lifted and the demand is growing rapidly in china, which imported a total of $2.6 billion of the meat last year. >> the return of u.s. beef to china is an example of how cooperation between our two countries can yield real results. i want to reiterate our commitment as a u.s. repre

very very proud to be in the british parliament which is the most diverse parliament ever were it more women more thick minorities more and more people with disabilities elected them but you could be rightly pointed out if one billion pounds can be found from the magic money tree to help out the good people of northern ireland that is not fair. on the people of people in other parts of the u.k. . these cuts are having a devastating impact on local communities and that is why if it's not just an. increased problem a forty one thousand during the labor government to now it is over more than one million people on dependent on food banks and having. just just how important a role that they're playing in today's modern britain and that is why if. that . is faced with more than fifty million pounds worth of cuts to its own council it's on public service is more than twenty million pounds. then we need some of that money as well thank you very much because you know the government says we have to pay off a lot of the bank bankers in the city of london that's why your other places have to rely

this bill takes powers away from the scottish parliament fromt the scottish parliament and underminesery foundations of the devolution settlement that that parliament is built on. as whitehall begins this enormous process, ministers are all too well aware that there will be conflict ahead. the question, how they balance, compromise and hang onto their credibility. and what ends up on the statute books does notjust sit on the shelf, but shapes how ministers govern, how we live our lives. and laura's in westminster for us tonight. it is clear that there is a rocky road ahead for the government. absolutely. ministers know this will be very difficult and there will be all sorts of attempts to change the legislation. 0nejoke all sorts of attempts to change the legislation. 0ne joke doing the rounds at westminster is that mps are going to try and hang so much on this bill that it's going to end up dressed up like a christmas tree. ministers know they'll have to concede in some areas. the question is, where will they compromised and when? will they try and fight day by day, once mps are back

now on bbc news, it's time for monday in parliament. hello, and welcome to monday in parliament. main news from westminster: there's an extra £1.3 billion for schools in england. labour says the government is in retreat, but the education secretary goes on the offensive. fury over the government's decision on where to route the high speed 2 rail link. these constituencies are going to be demolished, and roads are going to go straight to a development that is only just taking place. and a debate about parliamentary debate. opposition parties say the government is stifling democracy. this is what happens when you do nothing, bad stuff happens. this is a government at war with itself. but first, education in england was thought to be a big issue on the doorstep during the general election. the government announced recently that it will not be scrapping free school lunches for four to seven year olds. now, the education secretary has announced an extra £1.3 billion for english schools. labour said the money — to be found out of existing education budgets — was no more than a sticking

it prompted indignation from the european parliament chief who told him he had no right to call the parliament ridiculous. him the eu parliament controls the eu commission not the other way around. certainly not going to help the situation. politico has put together a list of some of the most major eu bust ups. -- compared silvio berlusconi to a guard at a nazi concentration camp. said women should earn less than men because they are weaker.and >> justin trudeau's meeting with the new irish leader. >> it's all about their socks. thoreau or star wars themes on may 4. she is also warned ramadan themed socks and nato themed socks. leader were socks covered in many mounties and maple leafs. enough to blow the socks off justin trudeau. genie: thank you for today's look at the papers. you can always check out our website. many people in the united states are recovering from the left of july weekend including the guy you are about to see here who 872 hot dogs in 10 minutes. more on that incredible feat in the next half hour. ♪ narrator: 2008, discontent turns into confrontation. around the world peoe

now parliament has got to say. now parliament has got to say. now parliament has spoken...ng to introduce if i may, what faulkner, sarah wootton, the chief executive of dignity in dying, campaign group by noel conway and we will talk to michel findlay, her daughter ella took her own life aged 36, with the generative multiple sclerosis and terminal cancer. ladies before i begin talking to you are young being told potentially roger federer will be doing a live interview from wimbledon, so if that happens, we have to go to it at that moment so i will pause our conversation but we will definitely come back to you, i do hope you understand that i apologise in advance. sarah, lord faulknerwas seen advance. sarah, lord faulknerwas seen potentially through the courts, this time it might be different because parliament has a ready spoken, what what do you think will happen in this case? the blanket ban on assisted dying is compatible with noel‘s human rights to a dignified death. in the supreme court in 2014, they made it clear that if parliament didn't deal with this issue, they co

to the european parliament.e memorial .eremony for helmut kohl honorary citizen of europe and former chancellor of the republic of germany. >> i call upon the president of the european parliament to give his speech. >> your majesty's. presidents. prime ministers. colleagues of the european parliament and the national parliaments. dear family members. this thingences, augustrticipants -- this -- distinguished participants. we are paying homage to helmut , a greatreat european , a political giant who was able to listen to his citizens and look beyond the horizon. helmut kohl first and foremost was a brave man. a defender of freedom and democracy. a protagonist of the reunification of our continent. he always defended human dignity ironwhere against wars, curtains, tanned italian arias and. -- and totalitarianism. flag he carried into his numerous battles. the same values from which the treaty of union was its inspiration. prosperity,om, security, and justice without borders. values, hisn these faith in humanity li

angela merkel joined other leaders at a memorial service at the european parliament in france to honor the life and service of former german chancellor helmut kohl who died on june 16. this is about one hour and 45 minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [speaking foreign language] welcome to the european parliament. >>welcome you are welcome to the european parliament, for helmut of europe,ces than former chancellor of the republic of germany. -- honoraryty member of europe, former chancellor of the republic of germany. now, a speech. >> your majesties, presidents, , honorableters colleagues of the european parliament and the national mrs. kohl, dear family members, your excellencies,- others, today, we are paying a , aal homage to helmut kohl great european, a great giant who a political was able to listen to citizens and look beyond the horizon. helmut kohl, first and foremost, was a brave man, a defender of , theom and democracy protagonist of the reunification of our continent. he always defended human dignity , thewhere, against wars iron curtain, and totalitarianism. unionunding values of

is something that has got worse over your years in the parliament? oh, definitely.re if i was in the news. but now you see stuff every day, and it is very upsetting for myself and demoralising. and yet we like to think of ourselves as a society is becoming worried tolerant in general, and certainly less tolerant of things like racism. that would seem to suggest it's going the other way? i think generally, we are more tolerant. but the advent of new media and also anonymity on new media and also anonymity on new media has opened the floodgates for this type of abuse. it's not that these people were there all along, i don't think, it'sjust these people were there all along, i don't think, it's just with new media and the ease of abusing people, it's all achieved a mass and velocity which is quite crushing if you're on the other end of it. how much has any of this got to do with established parties? today, labour are saying the conservatives should be doing more to control their own people? i wouldn't blame any single party or any single faction of a party or any singl

he is starting his term with a huge majority in parliament.says he will put his plans to the french voters in a referendum. our coverage begins tonight in the palace of versailles. reporter: emmanuel macron on the way to his big speech at the house of versailles. -- the palace of versailles. communists and -- they accuse macron of acting more like a king than elected leader. for 90 minutes the new leader was calm as he outlined his agenda. he wants to radically change france. special courts are to be shut down. the number of members of parliament is to be cut by one third and there will be proportional representation to make it easier for smaller political parties to enter parliament. and he is hoping to mobilize french patriotism. >> you may choose to support or oppose the government that i nominated depending on what you believe, but ultimately we all know that something very deep unites us, animates us, and engages us. yes, the simple love of country. reporter: but if parliament fails to sign off on his intended institutional reforms, he in

a smaller parliament with stronger means is a parliament work becomes more fluid where parliamentarians can surround themselves with a more better trained staff a parliament that works better that is why i proposed to reduce by a third of the members of the three constitutional assembly i am convinced that this measure will have a positive impact on the general quality of parliamentary work. reducing the size of the parliament wasn't the only proposal michael made the issue of terrorism was also touched upon he suggested lifting the state of emergency by autumn and bringing in tough anti terror measures on top of that home wants to loosen labor laws in a bid to boost jobs well let's discuss this further with political analyst. thanks certainly color for joining us here on r.t. . let's start with the size of parliament or indeed the suggestion to cut the size of parliament will this indeed streamline the business by passing the business of passing laws if he's able to do this. will probably be objective is to fall first of all it will obviously streamlining france you must know that fran

the new legislation gives parliament control over the body that nominatesjudges.ion, passed by the senate yesterday, say that it will erode the independence of the judiciary and undermine democracy in poland and accuse the government of a coup. let's speak to our correspondent. we have had protests before, at one point we had the opposition party practically besieging parliament itself in protest at other reforms s0 itself in protest at other reforms so this is kind of an ongoing saga about how the party in power has been conducting itself since it won elections just over a year ago now. yes, i've been going to demonstrations outside parliament for the past 18 months against this government. the people who were demonstrating outside the polish parliament today, as in the past, believe the governing law and justice party is essentially eroding democratic checks and balances, eroding the rule of law through a series of changes, a series of legislative reforms in those 18 months which is culminating at the moment with these judicial reforms you mentioned, which will

tens of thousands of canadians have gathered here on parliament hill in ottawa.o celebrate 150 yea rs of important moment, to celebrate 150 years of their identity, of their history, of their culture. there has been torrential rain that it has not deterred people. they come in ponchos. some of them decorated with maple leafs. there is also a question about whether indigenous canadians will be celebrating this last 150 years. many of them have spoken of mistreatment, of broken promises, and of some violence against them during that period. yesterday, prime ministerjustin trudeau went into a teepee for a0 minutes to try and reassure them that they too could enjoy reconciliation in a modern culture which emphasised multilateralism and diversity. gavin hewitt. it may come as a surprise that part of canada's declaration of independence was drafted — not in north america — but here in the uk. the venue — highclere castle, where the british tv series downton abbey is filmed. ben moore explains. the libraries of england's grand houses harbour many secrets. but amongst th

hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament.gramme: the government announces the pension age is going up to 68 seven years earlier than planned. the last prime minister's questions before the recess sees theresa may and jeremy corbyn do battle over pay and the economy. and the government's urged to do more to help unaccompanied child refugees. it is a catastrophe for these children and i feel passionate about it. but first, the state pension age is to rise from 67 to 68 seven years earlier than initially planned. ministers are accepting a recommendation made in the cridland review earlier this year. it means six million people will have to wait longer before receiving their state pension. the change will affect those born between april 1970 and april 1978. the increase will now come into effect from 2037. the government hopes the move will save around £74 billion. the work and pensions secretary, david gauke, told mps people that were living longer. in 19118, mr deputy speaker, when the modern state pension was introduced, a 65—

the mission is under the control of the parliament but the parliament has to respect even the presidenciessince mrjuncker spoke this morning. but the corridors here do feel emptier for this final session before the summer break. 0ne mep told me many of his colleagues were already on holiday. others say that the real work it is done in lower profile committees and plenty of meps will turn up to vote later on. still, the parliamentary authorities will not be happy that the head of one eu institution has taken such a big swipe at another. adam fleming, bbc news. the bbc‘s panorama programme has uncovered evidence of repeated cover—ups of historical sex abuse in britain's cadet forces. victims have spoken for the first time of senior cadet leaders covering up complaints, and pressurising families not to go to the police. the cadets is one of the uk's largest youth organisations, with 130,000 members. it's overseen by the ministry of defence, which says it has "robust procedures in place to protect cadets". katie razzall reports. tony was sexually abused when he was on a trip with the cheshunt