but the general secretary of the rmt union, mick lynch, told the transport select committee the processigned to ensure the plans are implemented despite strong opposition. we think the whole thing has been a sham designed to be rammed through while people were looking the other way. and it all goes back to the secretary of state. the secretary of state initiated these changes through the contracts he has with the talks. he directs everything they do these days, every letter that's sent, he gets access to. and, of course, if the watchdogs object on the limited basis, they're allowed to, the decision will end up with him as well. so it's a controlled show. the whole thing is designed so that they can force this through in a way that they want. meanwhile, the rail minister, huw merriman, has defended the proposals during a debate at westminster hall. together with the rail industry, we do want to improve and modernise the experience for passengers by moving staff out from behind the ticket office screens to provide more help and advice in customer—focused roles. there has, as honourable me

the transport select committee says services should be at least as good as on previous strike days and oppose the law, saying it's unworkable and could lead to workers being sacked. bee—killing pesticides are being found at wildlife—threatening levels in rivers around the country. campaigners say the presence of largely banned pesticides in more than1 in 10 of the rivers it analysed across the uk is hugely concerning. it's as the government's considering whether to allow emergency use of one of the chemicals for a fourth year running. councils should be given more power to decide the way local bus services are delivered, according to new report by the local government association and the urban transport group. they say making buses part ofjoined up transport networks would meet the needs of local communities and end a "spiral of decline" of services. you're live with bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky has arrived in canada on an unannounced visit to the country. he was greeted by prime ministerjustin trudeau in ottawa for his first visit since russia's full—scale invasion last year

. _ karl mccartney is mp for lincoln and a member of the transport select committee.l never meet 2050. zac goldsmith, rishi sunak�*s short stint as prime minister will be remembered as the time the uk turned its back on the world. 3 time the uk turned its back on the world. �* ., ., , ., world. a moment of shame. good evenina. world. a moment of shame. good evening- that _ world. a moment of shame. good evening. that is _ world. a moment of shame. good evening. that is hyperbole - world. a moment of shame. good evening. that is hyperbole from i world. a moment of shame. good l evening. that is hyperbole from two colleagues, zac goldsmith was an mp elected with me and chris skidmore is soon not to be an mp and perhaps they are looking at their corporate green environment friends that they work closely with and they are coming out fighting. there needs to be a dose of realism. yes, this is a leak and we have not heard the speech that the prime minister has realised that some of those targets were not unachievable but were going to impact the common man and woman on the

i'm on the transport select committee. we've been up to the north of england to take evidence.that east west regional connectivity , not a very connectivity, not a very expensive high speed line to bfing expensive high speed line to bring people south of. >> mm yeah, but to be part of it go be part hs2 . >> mm yeah, but to be part of it go be part hs2. if you when i talk to my constituents, when i talk to my constituents, when i talk to my constituents, when i talk to people on the transport select committee, people aren't clambering to get to birmingham. >> 20 minutes faster. they want a seat on the train. they want a reliable train on the west coast mainline the chiltern line. mainline or the chiltern line. they want toilet it that they want a toilet on it that doesn't resemble facilities doesn't resemble the facilities tent at glastonbury. after day three. actually three. that's what they actually want. they're not clambering for 20 minutes quicker. >> know . >> they know. >> they know. >> does it take to get >> how long does it take to get from to birmingham now from leeds t

and when i talk to my constituents, when i talk to people with my transport select committee hat on,where they can get a seat where there's wi—fi or a decent mobile signal, the length and where the loos don't resemble the facilities tent on the last day of glastonbury, that's they are that's what they actually are crying out for. and we could have done that by improving signalling on west coast signalling on the west coast main line upgrades to the chiltern line. maybe reopen , chiltern line. maybe reopen, opening some of the old lines like the great central line. >> greg, i'm sorry, we've reached our destination . we'll reached our destination. we'll have to call it there. we're out of time, thanks very much of time, but thanks very much indeed, view. of time, but thanks very much indeecoming view. of time, but thanks very much indeecoming up view. of time, but thanks very much indeecoming up this view. of time, but thanks very much indeecoming up this nextn. more coming up in this next houn more coming up in this next hour, including the latest from croydon with that 15 year old gi

he's a member of foreign affairs and transportation committees as well as a select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. representative thank you so much for joining us. the last government shutdown cost the u.s. government about 11 billion dollars. so, why do you think republicans are willing to cause an economic crisis and the name of spending cards? >> well it's good to see you i'm glad to be on with you. i was sworn in during the longest partial government shutdown in american history and the effects were terrible. i remember handing food to tsa agents as they were going to the job. because as you mentioned in the lead up there. most of our federal workers are working paycheckycheck that's our tsa agents who are keeping a safe and we're traveling. folks like small business administration because they need help they will be able to get an answer. the fda won't be testing as much food. you can just go down the line and talk about all of the economic and personal impact that this is going to have. and the reason it's happening as you alluded in the opening is be

select committee after saying afghanistan had been transformed under taliban's rule. the conservative mp was facing a potential no confidence vote on the committee. sources say he resigned to avoid being pushed out. >> transporte expansion of the 20mph zones on another 40 miles of roads road in the capital. the alliance of british drivers has accused the labour mayor of further war on motorists. sadiq khan insists the lower speed limit will make london safer. what do you think? let us know . what do you think? let us know. thanks very much indeed for your views. coming in this morning on northern ireland nad here he's saying the man that should be on trial is tony blair, not british soldiers. he sold them down the swanee . we talked about the good swanee. we talked about the good friday agreement there and the concessions that were made to bnng concessions that were made to bring to bring peace. and mac says the bill draws a line under a situation that is costing millions of pounds and does nothing but provide further division on northern ireland. marks i would put it to you it will create even more division the way it is. >> lots of you have been getting in touch about this next story and we'll reflect those

transport secretary mark harper at 8.30. energy firms are holding onto too much of their customers money in the form of account credit according to the chairman of the energy select committeen. credit on energy bills is not a bad thing. —— £8.1 billion. you pay more in summer two build up and news that money in winter. unless you end up paying too much and then struggled to get it back. it much and then struggled to get it back. . much and then struggled to get it back. , ., ., , , ., ., back. it is laughable. it should not take years. _ back. it is laughable. it should not take years. days — back. it is laughable. it should not take years, days of— back. it is laughable. it should not take years, days of my _ back. it is laughable. it should not take years, days of my time, - back. it is laughable. it should not take years, days of my time, a - back. it is laughable. it should not. take years, days of my time, a month and a half to get the money back. it is a lot of money and they are obviously reading from a script, they make me work hard to get my own money back. that they make me work hard to get my own money back-— money back. that does not make sense. in the _ money