stephen walker in belfast.ther news from westminster this week: mps backed a motion summoning a prominent leave campaigner in the referendum to appear before a commons committee inquiry into fake news. dominic cummings has repeatedly refused to speak to mps. so the chairman of the culture committee introduced a rarely—used motion in the house of commons to persuade him to come along. this was the first time since 1920 that emotion of this kind has been put before the house. —— a motion. it has not been done lightly, in some ways it is with regret, i wish we could have reached a successful conclusion before now. while one witness was refusing to appear, another was on appearance number two. alexander nix, the former chief executive of cambridge analytica — the political consultancy at the heart of the row about facebook and privacy — suggested he was the victim of a conspiracy theory. to deny everything that has been said or written about you and then when you are caught on the record saying something, your firs

i asked our northern ireland political correspondent, stephen walker.resa may is getting advice from all sides. it also means that the issue of abortion remains high up on the political agenda. theresa may is getting advice from labour mps, liberal mps and people in her own party like maria miller and amber rudd, who want abortion reform. however, she's also hearing from the dup, her political partners. they don't want abortion reform and don't want to see the 1967 abortion act in northern ireland. but the issue is complicated. whilst sinn fein would like to see some legislative change, there is no assembly, and it seems unlikely that the assembly will come back in the foreseeable future. that means all eyes are on westminster and the pressure remains an theresa may. she's hearing these voices and she knows the mood of the house, but she knows she has to keep the dup happy and that explains why she is treading very carefully. stephen walker in belfast. now for a look at some of the other news from westminster this week. mps backed a motion summoning a p