the people of i stoke-on-trent will welcome the stoke—on—trent will welcome the announcement today fromt bench but the squirming on the front bench but the squirming on the back— the front bench but the squirming on the back benches with the uncomfortableness becomes talk about immigration is something that i enjoyed — immigration is something that i enjoyed thoroughly especially when i know they wish to return free movement through the back door. but my right _ movement through the back door. but my right honourable frank confirmed that in— my right honourable frank confirmed that in future reviews we will actually _ that in future reviews we will actually look to introduce a stopping the dependency route for those _ stopping the dependency route for those on _ stopping the dependency route for those on one—year research degrees as well? _ those on one—year research degrees as well? bkte— those on one-year research degrees as well? ~ ., .., those on one-year research degrees as well? ~ . .., ., those on one-year research degrees as well? ~ ., .., ., ., as well? we have committed to a w

there is additional help coming from the office of place now fully up and running in stoke—on—trent underduce elements of design codes and evidence—based exemplar packs that councils can download and adapt, further streamlining and speeding up quality development. and we also is standing up development. and we also is standing up our super squad members, the new team of leading planners and specialists whose talents will be used across the system to unlock systems and £35 million has been announced to support the work and also at the autumn statement, the chancellor added an additional £5 million to support the local development order, an underused weapon in planning and somerset council is using a local development council from a council is using a local development councilfrom a brand of council is using a local development council from a brand of the m5, the royal 0rdnance factory into a new enterprise —— containing 1.1 metres of smart campus space. we want to see more local authorities embracing what has been done but we recognise the many using a novel tool with a project of a loss o

if you don't want it to be about the north, stick it in stoke on trent.at divide would be getting shorter by getting shorter and shorter by the ican getting shorter and shorter by the i can tell you that. the day. i can tell you that. let's talk drugs, shall we? um, nice little segway. i almost went to a little rant then about because i am sure, sure, in because i am sure, i'm sure, in fact, if i'm wrong fact, correct me if i'm wrong and this is where i can get myself into trouble sometimes when on random thought when i go on my random thought process i'm about to process because i'm about to launch about launch into this debate about drugs, that there was drugs, i am sure that there was some drug testing done within the parliamentary not some drug testing done within the |long mentary not some drug testing done within the |long mentthat not some drug testing done within the |long mentthat sure, not some drug testing done within the |long mentthat sure, that that long ago. that sure, that should of drugs in various should trace of drugs in various differe

government, and does he agree that some of the latest national lottery heritage fund award to stoke-on-trent is a tireless champion for his local community. i know that there has been considerable investment in his area over the past few years in lots of different ways, but he has made an excellent point about making sure that no one misses out on the considerable resources that are being invested in stoke, and i will ensure that the department for levelling up, housing and communities takes his concerns very seriously. >> we are running way over time. but i appreciate it would be a great disappointment to members whose names are on the order paper if they were not called, so i am trying my best to call everyone whose name is on the order paper. but i make a plea for brevity, please. >> when the prime minister is taking a dip in his pool or is on the beach at his place in california, he does not have to worry about swimming in sewage. the rest of us do not have it so good, so why will he not back labour's plans for criminal liability for water company bosses who fail to clean up their act? >

stoke on trent at christmas, a time when the issues facing the town�*s homeless are felt even more acutelyiving with my mum for about three years, got kicked out of my mom�*s house because i was impossible to live with. and then i came to stoke and i was sofa surfing for about a week or so. lee�*s life was transformed at the macari centre, which now has a new location, a converted hotel set up by the former celtic and manchester united forward and later stoke city manager lou macari, who�*s come to the rescue of dozens of homeless people. hi, lee. it�*s nice to see you again here. residents now have their own rooms compared to the glamping pods they had at the former warehouse, which has now been left behind. wa nt want us to make you look like tom cruise? ., ., , ., lee may have moved on, but he�*s not forgotten the helping hand he received here. he�*s a barber now and has returned to give current residents likejosh a christmas makeover. i had a roof over my head, i had food, and i got running water. and so i could give me a space to help myself and learn a trade, something i wanted to do

particularly those in 2019, and particularly those in 2019, and particularly those in the red wall like stoke on trent i think he's actually an asset across the blue wall and the red wall. in essence, he's able to communicate in a way that many politicians aren't able to probably having probably no one closer to having the ability other than boris johnson able to get johnson to be able to get a message across, across clearly and concisely. so i really do hope that he comes forward and he joins. and i'd be very happy to welcome him. >> i mean, it sounds like you think he might make quite a good leader. look nigel lot. leader. look like nigel a lot. >> course, wants to >> and of course, if he wants to become of the become leader of the conservative party, he's got a long way to go. got to become a member, to find member, got to find a constituency, run elected. constituency, run to be elected. >> he's then got to get through the first of electorate, the first round of electorate, which party and which is the party mps and then he's got the membership, he's got to win the membership, although think that

particularly those in 2019, and particularly those in 2019, and particularly those in the red wall like stoke on trente's actually an asset across the blue wall and the red wall. in essence, he's able to communicate in a way that many politicians aren't able to probably having probably no one closer to having the ability other than boris johnson able to get johnson to be able to get a message across, across clearly and concisely. so i really do hope that he comes forward and he joins. and i'd be very happy to welcome him. >> i mean, it sounds like you think he might make quite a good leader. look nigel lot. leader. look like nigel a lot. >> course, wants to >> and of course, if he wants to become of the become leader of the conservative party, he's got a long way to go. got to become a member, to find member, got to find a constituency, run elected. constituency, run to be elected. >> he's then got to get through the first of electorate, the first round of electorate, which party and which is the party mps and then he's got the membership, he's got to win the membership, although think that would alth

we've even had between crewe and stoke on trent.ices had to stop because some kind of bag had been blown into the overhead wires . as a result of that, wires. as a result of that, things are messed up. if you are in the north of england or scotland. well, um, i hope that you are getting where you need to be, but it's not going to be until later on. this afternoon, possibly to this evening, possibly to this evening, possibly tomorrow, that things start getting back on track. and of course, that then gets us into friday and saturday, which are going to absolutely the are going to be absolutely the peak for pre—christmas travel. >> and simon, speaking of, uh, flying objects, what about, uh, airline lines? what about our airports ? how are flights still airports? how are flights still taking off? >> yes, things aren't actually looking too bad in the southern half of britain . um, two main half of britain. um, two main airports there , um, gatwick and airports there, um, gatwick and heathrow , are running normally, heathrow, are running

. >> yes, well, we can speak with conservative member of for parliament stoke on trent north.than, i've had a little look at your twitter feed, your ex feed. you don't seem too impressed with this. is this a u—turn? >> well, first of all, may i wish you both a merry christmas and to all your viewers as well. and on the show, uh, in terms of do think this is a u—turn, it do i think this is a u—turn, it absolutely is, emily. >> there's no doubt about it. this never part the this was never part of the announcement when was announcement when it was originally made. >> the supposedly >> uh, the supposedly the toughest set uh, measures >> uh, the supposedly the tougwe'veat uh, measures >> uh, the supposedly the tougwe'veat beenneasures that we've ever been implemented. and i'm deeply implemented. and so i'm deeply disappointed a rowing disappointed to see a rowing back, essentially. >> sadly, think a few of my >> sadly, i think a few of my own colleagues were lobbied behind the scenes to make this change happen, which undermines behind the scenes to make this cha veryiappen, which u

i oaks oatcakes i think oaks oatcakes are a preserve of, of stoke on trent as a fanzine.l. yeah, probably. yeah, probably being from stoke and being a lad from stoke and burslem doesn't he. yes. just down the yeah. yeah port down the road. yeah. yeah port vale uh should we talk vale is. so uh should we talk sport. yes. please do. so yeah. on day when liverpool are on a day when liverpool are playing arsenal we've got that massive game at 530 today right at the premier at the top of the premier league. rare that. league. it's very rare that. quotes jurgen klopp that quotes from jurgen klopp that don't game would don't concern that game would make been make the headlines. he's been talking european super talking about the european super league. recap what league. let me recap what happened this week. european happened this week. the european courts over in courts of justice over in luxembourg uefa luxembourg decided that uefa and fifa, years ago fifa, two and a half years ago were operating. their words , were operating. in their words, they a dominant position. they abused