barrier that she had to overcome pressure maek your five years as presiding officer of the the scottish parliament between two thousand and eleven and two thousand and sixteen you were the first woman in the mirror of the scottish moment as presiding officer moved. as one of her doing indeed so to be worse and it was the first person in the chair because she was the the mother of the pub most experienced member way back even though all this well i was trying to will you may be watching and i choose my words carefully but. officer you were the first woman chair. did you feel that was ever the shooter or had the scottish parliament develop such a way that really was of no matter people say to me it must be a huge thrill for you to be the first woman president of this court pub and of course it was for i used to see it and response to that yes i was also the first place i. did not go to a private school. of the first place i did not. who had a working class background i did not go to university so also thanks be proud of so proud of being a first woman i'm certainly. of been able to represent agree p

or the welsh assembly just to be the scottish parliament or the welsh assemblyjust to be unilaterally its head. and while it does sound quite a technical argument for people, this is about powers over the environment, agriculture, fishing, justice, perhaps future trade deals, our health service could be put up for grabs. these things really matter and this is why it is such an port and issue farce. we had blair among some people who said they make some sense to look at the final deal and for people at westminster certainly do have a say. what are your thoughts on the mechanism that might be in place that happen? first and foremost, the house of commons has to be in the position of scrutinising the final deal and seeing what the tale it gives, and whether that is sufficient and whether that is sufficient and whether the content of that is good or bad for the future of all parts of the uk and for our economy in particular. i am of the uk and for our economy in particular. iam pretty of the uk and for our economy in particular. i am pretty sure, of the uk and for our economy in particula

whereas in scotland thanks to the foresight of successive governments of all parties and the scottish parliamentve maintained a scottish water supply on the public ownership and public... customers in parts of england had gained £150 of north of the border than they are in scotland and they are not getting the service provided. it may be, mr speaker, that the service in england is shareholder driven whereas in scotland thanks to the foresight of successive governments of all parties and the scottish parliament, we have maintained a scottish water supply on the public ownership and public... they made pre—tax profits of three and is house last year. there's simply excuse for having robust emergency plans in place. the leaks this week have been appalling, they have exposed an organisation which is not fit for purpose. with the minister not commit to ensuring automatic compensation for all thames water customers who have been without water this week and to look at our water industry do look at its resilience for future emergencies? i am angry with them as well. this is a recurring pattern. there ha

whatever the government does, and no matter how far is it tries to support the welsh assembly and scottish parliamenttitutions are not going to support brexit. we are not taking any powers away, we are taking powers from brussels. but that is a wonderful thing, we're taking this powers from brussels and back to the uk parliament, where welsh mps will have a say over it, and the welsh mps will bring it down to cardiff. that is respecting the result of the brexit referendum in wales. last ten seconds, what do you you make of that? he is incorrect. we voted for the wales act and this is an intent to claw back the powers and even ukip in the welsh assembly are backing the welsh government on this, and it is this silly route that we don't need to have. it is not about blocking brexit, and it is about respecting the powers of the governments in the uk government should do that. david tc davies and stephen doughty there. now, i hear you ask, what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? here's duncan smith with our countdown. # five, four, three, two, one.# five. a wintry week at westminst

whatever the government does, no matter how far it tries to support the welsh assembly and the scottish parliamentaders will not support brexit. we are not taking powers away from the welsh assembly but we are taking power back from brussels. going back from brussels to uk parliament were welsh mps will have a say and then back down the m4 to cardiff. that is respecting devolution and the result of the brexit referendum in wales. final word to you. what to make of it? david is incorrect. we voted for a new wales act to give wales new powers. this is an attempt to claw back those powers for the ukip is backing the position of the welsh government was that it is the silly i’ow government was that it is the silly row we need not to be having. it is about the relationship with the united kingdom and that is what the government should be doing. thank you for coming in. now, i hear you ask, what's been happening in the wider world of politics this week? here's duncan smith with our countdown. # five, four, three, two, one. five. a wintry week at westminster and the heating failed at a late—night sitting

alex will be back to interview tricia marwijk the first woman presiding officer of the modern scottish parliament and i'll be speaking to leon by a woman who is currently making the transition from reality t.v. star to campaign against poverty and the oppression of women. it's been almost fifty years since we've had human beings on the surface of another planetary body and i hope that we could actually put together an international lunar exploration initiative much like we have the international space station consortium and together the countries of the world cooperating with the private sector could afford to get back into real space exploration and i think that would that would create a real a lot of excitement. for. your call and say that. something is good in kosovo oh bad for barcelona. bad fall for crimea. or whatever. i did the principle is good all the principle is bad has to be apply equally and that is not being done. often some is not is not i can put in place it is not a good country and. try to secure it by showing up in this in the bush family as well but still. exist that this is p

alex will be back to interview tricia marwijk the first woman presiding officer of the modern scottish parliament and out be speaking to leon by a woman who's currently making the transition from reality t.v. star to campaign against poverty and the oppression of women. but politicians do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so if you want to be president and you. know something i want to be rich . and she'd like to be this is what the korean people. i'm interested always in the water as it. should. it's been almost fifty years since we've had human beings on the surface of another planetary body and i hope that we could actually put together an international lunar exploration initiative much like we have the international space station consortium and together the countries of the world cooperating with the private sector could afford to get back into real space exploration and i think that would would that.

alex will be back to interview tricia marwijk the first woman presiding officer of the modern scottish parliament and i'll be speaking to leon by a woman who is currently making the transition from reality t.v. star to campaign against poverty and the oppression of women. this baby and. government say this much eighteenth vote with your remote. for special coverage of the russian presidential election exit polls opinions real time results monitoring and much more. it's been almost fifty years since we've had human beings on the surface of another planetary body and i hope that we could actually put together an international lunar exploration initiative much like we have the international space station consortium and together the countries of the world cooperating with the private sector could afford to get back into real space exploration and i think that would that would create a real a lot of exciting.

now that she is over seeing the devolution settlement -- in the, the reestablishment of scottish parliament. now in 2018, they are happy to systematically destroy the settlements of the parliament. i call on the prime minister once again, stop this attack on devolution and redouble your experts working with the devolved administrations in finding agreement. that hass a government given more powers to the scottish government. the government will be giving more powers to the scottish government. significant extra powers will be devolved to the scottish and welsh governments as a result of the decisions we are taking around brags that -- brexit. it is a pity the scottish nationalists have chosen to use tax powers to increase taxes on people earning 26,000 pounds or more. last week wer, held an apprentice ship their -- apprenticeship fair, and nationally we see increasing exports and productivity, increase in real wages. could my right honorable friend remind the house, sustained economic performance underpins investment? >> can i commend for holding that fair? it is important we give young peo

in 1997 the tories were happy -- reestablishment of the scottish parliament. the clause have been caged. in 2018 they have insisted the medical destroying the settlements that the parliament -- [shouting] i call upon the prime minister once again can does this attack on devolution redouble your efforts -- [inaudible] and finding agreement? >> the right honorable gentleman, this is a given that is given more power to the scottish government and this is a government that will be given more power to the scottish government, significant extra powers will be devolved to the scottish and welsh publish as result of the decisions we are taking a rut exit it would give more power including a course the tax raising powers. it's a pity the scottish nationalists have chosen to use their tax raising powers to increase the taxes on people earning 26,000 pounds or more. >> mr. speaker, last week there was an apprenticeship there. there has been a 70% reduction in youth unemployment. we see increasing real wages. well my right honorable friend with my the house that is sustai

governments intention to overrule the continued legislation that was her sleep past and welsh and scottish parliaments? prime minister may: we filled the answer should come to an agreement of what can be put into this legislation that is currently going into law and we continuityasis and -- and therefore the welsh assembly, and this is about -- from both sides we need to maintain the integrity of the uk's internal market. that is done to know unreasonable attempt to damage the integrity supplicant continue trading within the united kingdom as they do today and will want to in the future. i think there is good will on both sides to try to come to a solution. we're still talking to find the wording in the legislation that is going to deliver that. there's this idea that an agreement must be given in the areas.reas -- devolved the scottish government to the settlement, and i asked, prime minister, is it your attention -- intention to overrule? prime minister may: my intention is to come to an agreement with the administration that enabled us to have within the legislation that is going through, a way for

government's intention to overual the continuity legislation that was passed with the welsh and scottish parliament assemblies? >> as you heard me say before we feel that the answer should be in coming to an agreement about what could be put into this legislation that is currently going through the house of lord. and we felt that there wasn't necessity on that basis for the result of continuity bills put forth by the scottish goc and the welsh assembly. but this is about ensuring that the -- from both sides point of view it's about ensuring we are able to maintain the integrity of the uk's internal market and that is done and that there is no unreasonable attempt to stop to damage the integrity so that people can continue trading within the united kingdom as we they do today and as they want to in the future. what i would say is there is i think good will to try to come to a solution we are still just talking to find the wording in legislation. >> there is no zwreemt on that. but it's how it's going to be done and this idea that concept and agreement must be given by desolved assemblies in devolved

in 1997, tories were happy to oppose the very establishment of the scottish parliament.tion and redouble your efforts to work with devolved administrations on finding agreements. misses a government that has given more powers to scottish government, this is a government that will give more powers to the scottish government, significant extra powers will be devolved as a result of the decisions that we're taking around brexit. we have given more powers, including the tax raising powers. it is a pity the scottish nationalists have chosen to use those powers to increase the taxes on people earning £26,000 or more. or so last week held an apprenticeship there, since 2010, we have seen a 20 present reduction in youth unemployment. nationally, increasing exports, productivity and real wages. were my honourable friend again remind the house that is is that sustained economic performance that underpins our investment in services?” performance that underpins our investment in services? i commend horsham for holding that there, it is important to give young people that opportunity

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scottish parlor schmidt. now we are in 2018. the settlement that the parliament created is being destroyed and i call upon the prime minister again to stop this revolution and redouble your efforts to finding agreement.>> think about giving more power to the scottish government. significant extra powers will go to the scottish government regarding the decisions we are making around brexit. it's a pity that the scottish nationalists chose the tax raising powers of those earning 26,000 pounds or more. >> jeremy quinn.>> last week there was an apprenticeship fair. we've seen a 7% reduction in youth unemployment. nationally we see increasing exports. may i remind the house that this performance underpins our investment and value.>> i commend holding the apprenticeship fair to give those young people opportunities. but those public services can only be funded if we have to strengthen the economy to do that. in the last few weeks we've seen money factoring out. this for nine consecutive months, for the first time since records began in 1968. employment is at a record h

handkerchiefs in support of the abortion rights movement in london members of parliament held a debate on the subject the scottish politician mary black revealed the extent of online abuse she has received. all of these insults have been tale of to me because i am a woman as a woman you know we can cannot say was that these are a few bad anonymous people on twitter but it's nor that's is everything a common language normal will that everyone in here is uncomfortable heat in these and so i feel uncomfortable between a man and yet there are people who feel comfortable flying in these what's around it and when it goes unchallenged it becomes normalized and when it becomes normalized it creates an environment that allows when to be abused as to pride as a board member of republican women for progress she says the rise of massaging mystic abuse in politics is warring. we have president trump in there who makes comments about women pretty much regularly which i'm not very appreciative of and that was the rhetoric that was used on the campaign trail which i think has been empowering a lot of women to consider running fo

have been questions that pointed out her party the conservative party in parliament of the last couple of hours by the scottish national party their leader in westminster has claimed that a director of cambridge analytical gave around one million u.s. dollars to the conservative party some people now are calling for a full disclosure or at least an investigation into the links between the campaign for bracks it back in twenty sixteen and cambridge analytical error on banks world known businessmen in britain who put in the millions of his own money into getting people to vote to leave the e.u. notably through the leave dot e.u. campaign has gone on the record to say that he did work with cambridge and the latika although he says that everything was perfectly legitimate so perhaps they'll be questions asked on that front in the days to come. generally i think all of the parties do want more pressure put on the tech firms mark zuckerberg himself has been ordered to appear in front of a parliamentary committee and they want him to commit to do that by next monday it's not clear whether he will do so but that commi

parliament and of course. democracy on the rule of law in spain. scottish police have issued a warrant for a clipper sunday another catalan minister too much to say is a scottish national party politician that you cannot have police scotland doing the political work of the fascists in the spanish government you realize that there is a prehistory to this and that you realize that the precedent of the generally talked of catalonia companies in the one nine hundred thirty s. was delivered to frank or spain and it was actually executed. that was back in one thousand forty i mean this is so shocking and i don't want to see a read gresham of this nature back to the one nine hundred forty s. obviously we're not getting much information about this in our mainstream media or arguably i know you have often talked about this information and you've just returned from the country with the largest oil resources in the world venezuela howie you sanctions helping to curb what we're told is a humanitarian crisis now in venezuela or they're not curbing their humanitarian cri

parliament. their scottish contingent are particularly angry about this and are making noises along the lines ofhe vehicles hit and killed a woman in arizona. seu self driving cars have been involved with several crashes but this is the first time it has been involved in a fatal pedestrian collision. steph is here with more details. a lady called a elaine herzberg with causing the road in arizona and was struck by one of these driverless ca rs. struck by one of these driverless cars. she was then taken to hospital and very sadly died. at that time, there was a person behind the wheel of the car but the car was self automated so the person wasn't actually in control of it. this is the first time, as you say, dan, that a pedestrian has been killed by a driverless car. this is a car that was being tested by uber and they are one of many firms testing cars like this at the moment. to put it into context. this is the first time a pedestrian has been killed. there area a pedestrian has been killed. there are a something like 100th et al it is because of cars in the us every single date. —— 100 deaths.