mr robert buckland.mes a time in politics when all of us have to look at ourselves in the mirror and asked us at ourselves in the mirror and asked us the following question, me included... are we up to the level of eve nts ? included... are we up to the level of events? are we truly going to serve the people who put us here? now, i have the honour of speaking last in what i think we would agree is the most pivotal of debates. there is a symmetry, because of the long association i have had in supporting our membership of the eu. i was supporting our membership of the eu. iwasa supporting our membership of the eu. i was a proud remainor. somebody who campaigned for membership. and for whom the result ofjune 2016 was a bitter blow. and i have heard a word across the chamber, "traitor." that concerns me, and it should concern all of us, because i do not believe that anybody in this place is a traitor. i do not believe that anyone, whatever view they might have,is anyone, whatever view they might have, is som

finally, before the speech got under way, a lost tradition was revived, as robert buckland, the lordand justice secretary, decided to deliver the speech to her majesty in full wig and gown. although having handed her the parchment, he decided not to walk backwards down the steps and instead turned his back on the monarch. and with that, the queen delivered the speech, written for her by government ministers. the first item on the menu, brexit. my government's priority has always been to secure the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of october. my government intends to work towards a new partnership with the european union based on free—trade and friendly co—operation. my ministers will work to implement new regimes for fisheries, agriculture and trade, seizing the opportunities that arise from leaving the european union. an immigration bill ending free movement will lay the foundation for a fair, modern and global immigration system. my government remains committed to ensuring that resident european citizens who have built their lives in and contributed so

robert buckland's vow followed reports that the attorney—general, geoffrey cox, has threatened to resign with a law — the benn act — designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. mr speaker, an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of our constitution and our democracy, and we are rightly proud of our world—class judiciary. and as lord chancellor, i've sworn an oath to defend their independence, and i take that extremely seriously. i will continue to defend their independence vigorously. mr speaker, i'm encouraged to hear that answer. that is why, thank god, we're not a totalitarian estate. could i ask the minister to share his thoughts — rather a scary bit of advice, this — with number ten, and perhaps mr dominic cummings? well, i think everybody, whichever part of government or indeed our country they might come from, will probably be aware of my public pronouncements about this, and i will keep saying it again and again and again, as long as it is necessary to do so. what the deputy president of the supreme court and lord president of the court of sessions has pointed out

we are going to be talking to robert buckland, the justice going to be talking to robert buckland, thejustice 49 years. he is stepping down in the next elections. not 100% confirmed yet. i will ask that question. someone who is not going to step down. occasionally we let her out but she is on occasionally we let her out but she isona occasionally we let her out but she is on a short leash. good morning. how are you? very well. today's whether, if you have a brolly, it might be worth taking because of the rain. these weather fronts are responsible for the rain coming our way across scotland and northern ireland. this one into the south east but look at what is happening in western parts in the mediterranean. in the last few days we have had torrential rain, some damaging winds. pictures from menorca and from ibiza. the lightning strikes, 354 lightning strikes in the western mediterranean in the last 24 hours and it is still going on at the moment. back at home, we have got the fog to lift and it will do. then we will see sunny skies developing for a time. more cloud and showery outbreaks of ra

the queen was presented with the speech, which was written by ministers, by the lord chancellor robert bucklandop priority. my government's my priority has always been to secure the united kingdom's departure from the european union on the 31st of october. my government intends to work towards a new partnership with the european union based on free trade and friendly cooperation. 22 new bills were announced — notjust on brexit but also crime, the environment, the nhs and housing. when mps gathered to debate the speech, there was plenty to talk about. we aim to create a new age of opportunity for the whole country. and as we prepare to get brexit done by october the 31st, we are setting out now our vision of an open, global, free trading united kingdom, a high wage low tax economy with the highest environmental standards, new protections for animal welfare, the best place to invest, the best place to start a business, the best place to start a family and send your kids to school, and without being chauvinistic or disrespectful to anywhere else in the world, in important respects, this country is

we met with robert buckland, the secretary of state forjustice on monday, who is an honourable man, heto it. what the government have done already is brought these guidelines to the pa role brought these guidelines to the parole board criteria, that exists already. what helen's law would do is firm that up. we want to get it done as quickly as possible but there is no reason on earth why ian simms should be released even prior to this law being introduced, because it is already on the guidelines. and finally, marie mccourt, i want to ask you, some jails have televisions, people alongside ian simms may be watching you now, perhaps even he is watching you now, perhaps even he is watching you now, perhaps even he is watching you now, what would you say to him directly about he could help your family —— how he could help your family? i think the only help i could get would be maybe if other prisoners who know him, who he may have confided in as to what he has done, but i do not think ian simms will ever tell me, i think he is another ian brady. and for me to know that if he does not tell m

with that clip of robert buckland you just show now. it's a euphemism, isn't it?s. but that is not a strict ally as such either. so what they're doing is twisting the truth in a way that is twisting the truth in a way that is harder to disprove. and trying not to lie outright. i wonder if there is something else going on there, in the case of donald trump, he says things that are very easily proven to be untrue, but there's also quite a lot of evidence to suggest his supporters don't mind and that they make a calculation they will support him anyway. do you see equivalent political patterns here in the uk? yes, everything in british politics now has to be seen through the lens of brexit. so you know, there are polls showing that borisjohnson is know, there are polls showing that boris johnson is not know, there are polls showing that borisjohnson is not as trustworthy as theresa may, but when you are asking the question of who you trust to deliver brexit, borisjohnson consistently comes out on top beyond other opposition leaders. so that's the sort of thing that v

earlier, justice secretary robert buckland promised the tories would "fix the sentencing system" andtougher" jail terms. the home secretary said the conservative party were the party of law and order once again — and pledged to do more to support the police. recruiting 20,000 police officers is just the start. i'm equipping police officers with the kit and the tools they need to protect themselves and others from harm. i have created a new fund to give police chiefs the ability to train and equip police officers with tasers. it is a job of chief constables to make that operational decision. it is the job of the home secretary to empower them to do so. i am giving them that power. applause and today, i am announcing a £20 million package to roll up county lines drug gangs, to stop them from terrorising our towns and our villages, and exploiting our children. applause i'm also announcing a new £25 million safer streets fund for new security measures for britain's worst crime spots. and as well as giving the police the kit and the powers they need, we must do much more to recognise thei

that was the message this morning from thejustice secretary, robert buckland.decision, and parliament has asked for and extension from the eu, well then that we are waiting of course to hear what other eu leaders say about the situation, but we want to crack on, and if we can't crack on then, you know, regrettably, it does seem that a general election is the only way to sort this impasse out, however cold and inhospitable the next month might be. now, what strengthens mrjohnson‘s hand in seeking a general election is that the opposition parties now are all pretty much seen on board for a general election, once the eu has granted an extension. the liberal democrats, the snp have said they would do it, and this morning labour, who had previously left themselves let's say a little wiggle room on this, because there are senior labour voices who would much prefer senior labour voices who would much p refer to senior labour voices who would much prefer to have a referendum than a general election, and this morning we had from the shadowjustice secretary, richard baga

just to let our audience go, last night robert buckland said he could bring forward an amendment to ", and abide by it". is that enough for you? we need to look at this in the context of all of the other amendments, and of course at the end of the proceedings yesterday evening, jeremy corbyn said to boris johnson, well, we want to actually work with you on a sensible timetable to look at the whole range of amendments that have come forward and unfortunately that was rebuffed. what does taking no deal off the table, forever, look like, in order for you then in labour to agree to a general election? we can't have a situation where... white might understand that but i want you to describe what it looks like. it involves not have a prime minister promising to some of his members that they will get that leaving without a deal in the end, and that has happened. the only way to get rid of that prime minister is to have an election. but we can't have a general election right in the middle of a period when we are faced with no deal. ijust think that is irresponsible and as members of parliamen

we are also hearing the justice secretary, robert buckland, pledged to increase time served -- we willorre on the queen's speech. ♪ viviana: you're watching bloomberg surveillance. wework is considering a bailout. bloomberg has learned the japanese investment giant is convinced it can turn around the one's highflying start up. company is on the verge of running out of cash. --vate equity firms tell british cybersecurity company. the price $3.8 billion. at 37% premium for friday's close. thank you so much. it is a critical week for a prime minister boris johnson, whose attempts to secure a brexit deal is running into trouble ahead of a summit that starts on thursday. willie unit stu negotiators worn the latest plan lacks detail. her majesty, the queen delivers a statement for the opening of parliament in an hour. joining us from westminster is anna edwards. you've been reporting on this from the beginning. what are the chances that we actually get a deal by the time eu leaders meet in brussels on thursday? anna: so many options remain on the table. so many years after the vote. 2016, june

wales to serve at least two—thirds of their prison sentence will be unveiled byjustice secretary robert bucklandll be announced at the conservative party conference, which will today address various issues surrounding law and order. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson has rejected leaked claims that the government has proposed "customs clearance zones" to tackle the irish border issue. there's been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy has reportedly been shot in the chest by police during protests there. 15 people have been taken to hospital with one in critical condition. a new study has concluded there's little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. hello, iam hello, i am alice baxter. in the business news... thomas cook's auditor, ey is to be investigated. the uk accountancy watchdog — the frc — has launched an investigation into the collapse of the travel firm and will look at the audit of the company for the year ending 30 september 2018. the investigation has the power to impose

have a listen to thejustice secretary, robert buckland.and parliament has asked for an extension from the eu, then that we are waiting of course to hear what other eu leaders say about the situation, but we want to crack on, and if we can't crack on then, you know, regrettably, it does seem that a general election is the only way to sort this impasse out, however cold and inhospitable the next month might be. however calmer voices and government are saying, let's draw breath and think about this. they suggest that if borisjohnson think about this. they suggest that if boris johnson put think about this. they suggest that if borisjohnson put his deal back to mps he might actually wind it. how so? last night, before the vote on the timetable emotion he actually secured a majority of 30, on the broad principles behind the bill, and they argue if you came back, agreed a slightly longer period for mps to mull over the legislation, he could perhaps get it through. and just listen to the northern ireland secretary, gillian smith this morning, in

so here we have the new lord chancellor, robert buckland, who has the speech in his ceremonial purse.m's departure from the european union on the 31st of october. my government intends to work towards a new partnership with the european union based on free trade and friendly cooperation. my ministers will work to implement new regimes, fisheries, agriculture and trade. seizing the opportunities that arise from leaving the european union. and immigration bill ending free movement will lay the foundation for afair, movement will lay the foundation for a fair, modern and global immigration system. my government remains committed to ensuring that resident european citizens who have built their lives in, and contributed so much to, the united kingdom have the right to remain. the bill will include measures that reinforce this commitment. steps will be taken to provide certainty, stability, and new opportunities for the financial services and legal sectors. my government's round new economic plan will be underpinned by irresponsible fiscal strategy, investing in economic growth while mainta

wales to serve at least two thirds of their prison sentence will be unveiled byjustice secretary robert bucklandrty conference, which will today address various issues surrounding law and order. eating red meat, sausages and bacon makes little difference to the risk of contracting cancer, according to a new study, which contradicts the advice of most of the world's major health organisations. an international team of experts say the current evidence of the dangers of red and processed meat was very week. the world health organization says the findings undermine sensible eating advice. a series of spectacular events to mark 70 years since the founding of the people's republic of china are taking place in beijing today, but major protests are also expected in hong kong. 15,000 troops filled tiananmen square in central beijing, with the nation's newest military technology on display. tight security is in place in hong kong following four months of demonstrations against chinese rule. president trump's personal lawyer has become the latest target of the democrat—led impeachment investigation. rudy g