of course we offer our condolences to rodney bickerstaff's friends and family on his death. he and i would probably never have agreed very much in heitics, but obviously role with commitment and dedication through his life. i have been asked about universal credit. recognizings worth why we brought universal credit in the first place. what we want is a welfare system that provides a safety net for those who need it, and helps the boat get into the workplace, earn more and provide for their families. inherited that we from labor did not do that. it was far too got located, there were far too many different sorts of payments, moreally, those who earned found themselves with less money in their pockets. off ony able were better benefits. that is not the system that we want. what we want is universal credit, which is simpler and more straightforward, and makes sure that work always pays. i wonder which planet the prime minister is on. the citizens advice bureau describes universal credit as "a disaster waiting to happen." based on assisting tens of debt,nds of payments with hous

tributes have been paid to rodney bickerstaff, the former head of unison who has died. e repatriated. the collapse of the 50—year old company is the largest ever for a uk airline. our correspondent selin girit has been to dalaman airport in south—west turkey. it is calm here now at the moment. everything seems to be under control. yesterday night, there were people waiting, queueing to check into their replacement flights until midnight. i have spoken to the turkish representative of monarch and they said that everything was taken under control, since the civil aviation that's right got involved and every passenger that was supposed to take a monarch flight was given a replacement ticket on a replacement flight at no extra cost and that would be the caste within the next two weeks. tonight we are expecting another flight to take off from this airport. yesterday there we re from this airport. yesterday there were five flights taken off from here. the mo monarch representative said there were about 2,000 people around the area that are supposed to be flying within the next

rodney bickerstaffe, the former general secretary of britain‘s largest trade union, unison, has diedl justice. the home secretary amber rudd has announced plans to tighten the law to try to stop terrorist material being viewed online. she also announced a ban on the sale of acids to under 18—year—olds. acid attacks are absolutely revolting. you have all seen the pictures of victims that never fully recover. endless surgeries, lives ruined. so today, i am also announcing a new offence to prevent the sale of acids to under—18s. applause our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is with me now. acid attacks are on the rise which is why the home secretary is stepping in? there has been ten -- there has been a terrible scourge in recent yea rs, there has been a terrible scourge in recent years, young people worried about carrying a knife and being caught instead carry acid as a way of threatening one another. it has resulted in some horrific attacks in recent yea rs. resulted in some horrific attacks in recent years. of course, it isn‘t likely to kill but it leaves people with life

rodney bickerstaffe, the former general—secretary of britain's largest union, unison, has died at thead been a steadfast supporter of labour principles. while unison's current leadership described him as an outstanding campaigner for social justice and workers' rights. the scottish government has announced a ban on fracking — the controversial technique for extracting gas from rock. it means scotland now has a different policy from the rest of the united kingdom. ministers say there has been overwhelming public opposition to fracking, and the decision, which follows a long consultation period, was welcomed by environmental campaigners. others fear that the decision will damage scotland's economic prospects, as our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. the huge petrochemical plant at grangemouth has been hoping for years to process shale gas, extracted from under the ground right on their doorstep. but today the scottish government announced it will extend the existing moratorium on fracking indefinitely. balancing the interests of the environment, our economy, public health and publi

i hope the whole house willjoin me in paying tribute to the late rodney bickerstaffe, the former generalappened in this country and millions of workers are better off for the great work that rodney did during his life. can we say thank you, rodney, for everything you did in your life. you, rodney, for everything you did in yourlife. mr you, rodney, for everything you did in your life. mr speaker, the roll—out of universal credit is already causing debt, poverty and homelessness. does the prime minister accept it would be irresponsible to press on regardless? first of all, of course we offer our condolences to rodney‘s friends and family and his death. he andi friends and family and his death. he and i would probably never have agreed on very much in politics but, obviously... but, obviously, the role he played, he played with commitment and dedication in his life. the right honourable gentleman has asked me about universal credit andi has asked me about universal credit and i think it is perhaps as worth recognising why it is we brought universal credit into place in the first place. wha