tributes to lady trumpington, who died at the age of 96 in november. served as a health minister in margaret thatcher's government. she became something of a celebrity late in life. there wasvember, finally a breakthrough in the talks. talked abouters the divorce deal between the european union and the u.k.. it was 585 pages. this sestak the framework for the future relationship -- sussed out the framework for the future relationship between the two. the prime minister faced a hostile commons again. northern ireland was the cause of those tensions. the european union wanted reassurance that if an agreement can be reached on the backstop, it would not lost -- not last forever. >> we need accuracy. it is the legal text that matters. this binds the country. the backstop is bad for the union. tell us what is so bad for the union? >> teresa explains why the u.k. would not want to enter the backstop. >> we want to have a trade policy. one of the issues is whether or not we would be able to do that. >> mps wanted to see all the legal advice behind the withdra

tributes were paid in the commons to lady trumpington, who's died at the age of 96.have i got news for you and famously flicked a v sign at another peer when he made a comment about getting older. from her time at bletchley park as a code—breaker during the second world war, through to her time in government and public service, she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed. there were warm words, too, for world war ii veteran and political activist harry leslie smith, who's died at the age of 95. in his later years, he campaigned against austerity and had more than 250,000 follows on twitter. harry also served in the war. he was an irrepressible campaigner for the rights of refugees, for the welfare state and for our national health service. he was passionate about the principle of health care for all as a human right. we thank harry for his life and his work. labour's lloyd russell—moyle revealed in the house of commons chamber that he is hiv—positive. he made the announcement in a speech ahead of the 30th hiv and world aids day. next year, i will be m