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Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Without question, he is the right person to lead the bank as we forge a new future outside the eu and level up across our great country. Trains and road travel is severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year gatwick services are affected and theres disruption in devon and cornwall. Australias pm apologises for going on holiday while the countrys bushfire crisis worsens , fire continues to ravage parts of the country. And the us moves closer to putting its astronauts back into orbit as boeing prepares to launch its new starliner capsule. Good morning and welcome to bbc news live from westminster. Mps will vote on the Prime Ministers brexit plan this afternoon which will take the uk out of the eu by the end of january. Its thought the Withdrawal Agreement bill will easily clear its second reading in the house of commons with the conservatives having won an 80 seat majority at last weeks general election. Some changes have been made to the previous withdrawal bill which have been criticised by Opposition Mps. One of the key changes to this bill is that it would legally prohibit the government from extending the transition period, during which a trade deal between the uk and eu will be discussed, beyond the 31st of december 2020. The new bill would allow more uk courts to reconsider rulings by the European Court ofjustice that have been retained in uk law after brexit. It also reduces protections for child refugees in europe to be reunited with family in the uk. And the section on strengthening workers rights has been removed from this latest bill. Well, the Prime Minister opened the debate for the second reading of the Withdrawal Agreement bill and encouraged parliament to come together to get brexit done. Now is the moment as we leave the eu to reunite our country and allow the warmth and natural affection that we all share for our european neighbours to find renewed expression in one great, new National Project of building a deep, special and democratically accountable partnership with those nations we are proud to call our closest friends. This bill and this juncture in our National Story must not be seen as a victory for one party over another or one faction over another. This is the time when we move on and discard the old labels of remain. The very words seem tired to me, as defunct as big enders and little enders, or montagues and capulet pea at the end of the play. Capulets at the end of the play. Capulets at the end of the play. We are one united kingdom, filled with renewed confidence in our new National Identity and ready to take advantage of the opportunities that now lie before us. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn acknowleged that the brexit crisis needed to come to an end but disagreed with borisjohnson on the best approach to bring the country together. This country is about to embark on a major change of direction. As we leave a 40 Year Economic partnership foran leave a 40 Year Economic partnership for an unknown future under the terms of the withdrawal deal. We need an approach that puts jobs and Living Standards first and builds the strongest cooperation with our european neighbours, based on openness, solidarity and internationalism, and that, mr speaker, is the approach that will bring an end to the brexit crisis and bring our country together. Well, lets speak to our assistant Political Editor norman smith who is in central lobby. Earlier today, i heard you say, look out for Boris Johnsons town today. So, how do you assess notjust what he said but how he said it . So, how do you assess notjust what he said but how he said mm so, how do you assess notjust what he said but how he said it . It was important, the tone he had up to today, because he didnt go for the full blown Boris Johnson today, because he didnt go for the full blown borisjohnson triumphant mode. It was a much more sort of conciliatory tone, trying to reach out to mps, asking in effect to accept that brexit is going to happen and appealing to put aside the old leave and remain camps and work to try and ensure that brexit isa work to try and ensure that brexit is a good dealfor this country, expressing the hope that in time brexit will be something all parties and all governments accept and build on, and expressing the hope that actually brexit could yet be a sort of Pivotal Moment in this nations history when we can go out and strike new trade deals, when we are able to be part of a sort of fourth industrial revolution, taking a sort of lead in artificial intelligence, genetics, big data, all these growth areas, so genetics, big data, all these growth areas, so it was a much more positive, conciliatory message, trying to put to one side all the battles a nd trying to put to one side all the battles and conflicts and gridlock and frankly animosity of the past three years or so. Whether it will be heeded, i think we have to see, because the opposition parties are clearly in a moment of shock, shell shock literally, by the outcome of the election. They are still finding their way, so what we got from mr corbyn was a recitation of his old, familiar arguments. Behind him, corbyn was a recitation of his old, familiararguments. Behind him, you wonder whether there is a reappraisal going on on the labour benches. 0ne reappraisal going on on the labour benches. One of the interesting thing today will be, i think, although mr corbyn has said labour will oppose the bill, how many labour mps either abstain or choose to back it . Mr corbyn was challenged, saying, what part of the election dont you get . For labour, that there may be good reasons for voting against the bill today, to people outside, it may well look as if they are just continuing to oppose and reject brexit. And of course, politically, we are in a very different place now because of the parliamentary arithmetic. Nonetheless, do you think some of the changes to withdrawal bill made since october, like saying the transition period will not go beyond the end of next year, will that give some mps pose and encourage them to back this bill . It is true that the timetable will cause a lot of tension and disquiet. From the government perspective, they think it can be done, genuinely. They point to deals done by other countries where they managed to secure quite complex agreements in 18 months or so, and they say, well, look, we are already integrated, aligned with the eu, so we are in a better place to start from. And some of the decisions taken today, taking out the guarantee on child refugees, taking out concessions on Employment Rights, when you ask ministers why they have done that, their argument is, because we want a simple, stripped down trade deal and we dont want to have to negotiate all sorts of Different Things on child refugees or Employment Rights. We wa nt to refugees or Employment Rights. We want to keep this dead simple precisely so we can get a deal within 12 months, all of which said, of course there is controversy over the Employment Rights decision, because basically Opposition Mps are being asked to take on trust a government assurance that they will put that legislation elsewhere in the government programme. For the moment, norman, thank you very much. Lets speak now tojill rutter, Senior Research fellow at the uk in a changing europe. What might go to have you with us. 0bviously, what might go to have you with us. Obviously, this parliament is in its first flush with all those new conservative mps, but even if this bill, as looks likely, goes through with a comfortable majority, do you think any of those changes to the withdrawal bill since october might store up some issues down the line . Quite interesting, what norman was saying about the Employment Rights move. That has antagonised some labour mps. The truth is that actually that was probably more useful as a signal to the eu, who will definitely come back and be looking for guarantees on environmental and social protections when they come to negotiate a trade deal. It was an incredibly weak provision anyway as drafted. More interesting and in a sense more confrontational to parliament is the fa ct confrontational to parliament is the fact that the Prime Minister has stripped out the provisions he put in the last bill, again designed to attract over some labour mps, to give parliament a role in approving the opening negotiating mandate for the opening negotiating mandate for the uk and then giving it a final say over the approval of the deal, and basically stripped out all the provisions in the bill about parliamentary oversight, so basically saying, i am in charge now, we will do our deal, we will present it, and parliament, get back in your box. How much scrutiny do you think there will actually be of what happens between now and next december . Interesting, because parliament is in a weakened state. The Prime Minister has a majority of 87, so what he says basically goes. He has a lot of new mps who will be very reluctant to rebel, and i think he actually can more or less determine where we go. It will be interesting to see if the government does set out any plans for parliamentary oversight, because they may face amendments when the bill comes back in january, they may face amendments when the bill comes back injanuary, trying to put those back in, and it will be interesting to see if they give any parliamentary assurances. In a sense, they dont need to know, and we need to get used to that, because we need to get used to that, because we have spent the last three years since the referendum seeing parliament interfering with what the government wants, and we are back 110w government wants, and we are back now to what is more normal in the uk, a majority that allows the government to control processes. Lets look more at how the eu might respond to all of this. The brexit coordinator in the European Parliament said the other day that eve ryo ne Parliament Said the other day that everyone presumes the eu will automatically give its consent to what is going on here, but he said, look, if things arent to our liking on Citizens Rights, look, if things arent to our liking on Citizens Rights, for example, that might not be the case. Is the process of moving on to negotiating the future relationship going to be as chronological as Boris Johnson would like it to be on the 31st of january . Diver hofstadter said the parliament might not ratify this agreement, which is unlikely because it would mean the uk leaving without a deal. White like a sign of frustration, perhaps. Yes, and giving no guarantee to Citizens Rights would be self defeating. He is firing a warning shot that says that the European Parliament cannot be taken for granted in the second half of the process. They will want to say that is one of the things that makes that time period so short. Mentioning doing deals in 18 months, realistically, if this is going to get the approval of the European Parliament and potentially National Parliaments in the member states, we need to have the deal more 01 states, we need to have the deal more or less finalised by september 01 more or less finalised by september or october to go through those processes , eve n or october to go through those processes, even on a very accelerated timetable, processes, even on a very accelerated timetable, so that really only leaves six or seven months to negotiate the substance of the deal, and that is a lot shorter than 18 months, shorter than the time originally envisaged into reza mys transition, which would have started on the 29th of march 2019, not the 31st of january 2020. Gill, good to hear your take. Lets hear from chris morris, who is back in the newsroom. It is worth reminding ourselves what the transition period what is supposed to happen during it. So, legally, once this legislation goes through parliament and the Withdrawal Agreement is ratified, we leave the eu on the 31st of january, but straightaway, on the 1st of february, for 11 months the transition period begins and basically everything stays the same, and it means the uk will continue to follow all eu rules and regulations, so still part of the Single Market and customs union, still paying money into the eu budget in the same way that it does now, and it will still follow the rulings of the European Court of justice. The difference will be that the uk will not have a seat at the table, so no role in making or changing the rules, and that is what makes it a slightly awkward period for the government. The government needs the transition period because thatis needs the transition period because that is when they hope to negotiate a trade agreement. We havejust that is when they hope to negotiate a trade agreement. We have just been hearing about that with the European Union. And by saying the transition will definitely end on the 31st of december 2020, it is a very short period of time in which to finalise, negotiate and implement that trade agreement. Lets pick up on that, chris, because by putting a very large stop at the end of 2020 and saying the transition period will not go beyond that, that has caused a lot of consternation in some quarters, as we know, but is it certain that the transition period will not continue beyond the end of next december . It is certainly very clearly the governments intention. We have two Different Things going on, if you like. First, the Withdrawal Agreement, the Draft International treaty which the uk has with the eu, and the agreement itself opens the possibility for the transition period to be extended by one or two years. The legislation we are talking about today, which essentially turns that Draft International treaty into uk law, and the new clause in their prohibits, forbids ministers from asking for an extension, so once the Withdrawal Agreement bill becomes law, ministers wouldnt be able to ask for an extension, although of course you can ask for an extension, although of course you can always pass another low ina course you can always pass another low in a few months if you were to change your mind. Borisjohnson has given no indication he is going to do that, and the time period for a change of mind is pretty short, because under eu law and the rules of the Withdrawal Agreement, any request to extend the transition period would have to be made before the end ofjune next year, so if we get to the end ofjune and nothing has changed, then we know the transition ends and everything has to be in place by the end of the year, againa to be in place by the end of the year, again a very tight timetable. And briefly, what happens if that transition hasnt gone as planned, if the deal isnt wrapped up by the end of next december . We then get into another bit of a crisis period in November December next year, where both sides will scramble around to put interim measures in place. It may mean that the uk will exit the transition period with no trade agreement, which means we will fall back on the most basic rules of the World Trade Organisation will stop that would mean the payment of ta riffs stop that would mean the payment of tariffs and so forth, it would mean even more border checks than there would be still if we managed to negotiate a basic trade deal, so i think there will be ways to get through it, but certainly for businesses and for many consumers, it would not be the ideal scenario. 0k, chris, thank you very much. Chris morris in the newsroom. The debate is continuing here in the commons. Back to the studio. The headlines on bbc news. The Prime Ministers brexit plan will go to a commons vote later, paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary 31st. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Trains and road travel is severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year gatwick services are affected and theres disruption in devon and cornwall. In in devon and cornwall. Sport, we expect an annour from in sport, we expect an announcement from arsenal today. They are set to name theirformer from arsenal today. They are set to name their former captain mikel arteta as their new manager. Englands womens cricketers beat pakistan by 26 runs in the final twe nty20 pakistan by 26 runs in the final twenty20 match in kuala lumpur, giving them a 3 0 series victory. And englands men call up craig 0verton and don best as cover ahead of the first test with south africa, with so many players brought down by flu. More sport in 15 minutes. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey has been named the new governor of the bank of england. Mr bailey will be the 121st governor of the bank of england and will succeed mark carney when he leaves at the end of the next month. Heres the chancellor making the announcement. Iam i am delighted to announce that the next governor of the bank of england will be Andrew Bailey. When we launched this process, we said that we we re launched this process, we said that we were looking for a leader of international standing, with expertise across monetary, economic and regulatory policy. And in Andrew Bailey, we have found just that. He was the standout candidate in a competitive field. Without question, he is the right person to lead the bank as we forge a new future outside the eu and level up across our great country. Business presenter susannah streeter joins me now in the studio. White nightjust white night just before white nightjust before we talk about Andrew Bailey, tell us about the importance of the job. About Andrew Bailey, tell us about the importance of the jobm about Andrew Bailey, tell us about the importance of the job. It is an extremely important job, overseeing not just whether or not extremely important job, overseeing notjust whether or not Interest Rates should rise or fall depending on the health of the economy but also the oversight of financial institutions, and interestingly, on this point, this is where Andrew Bailey was thought to have fallen down in the race to become governor, because during his time as head of the Financial Conduct Authority, the city watchdog, he was responsible at a time when a lot of complaints came in about how royal bank of scotland had treated smaller businesses, but he also faced criticism about the demise in oversight of the Woodford Fund, which was eventually closed, and investors are likely to lose a lot of money, so many thought he wasnt the favourite any more, and others were tipped to take the top job. But it seems after this eight month search, he is now going to succeed as month search, he is now going to succeed as governor month search, he is now going to succeed as governor of the bank of england. The chancellor sounded absolutely determined that he was the right man for the job. Absolutely determined that he was the right man for thejob. Was he a lwa ys the right man for thejob. Was he always head and shoulders above the field . In april, he was tipped as the favourite, and there was this really lengthy process to look at all the different candidates, and it was thought at one point that minow shafik, the Deputy Governor of the bank of england, could become the next governor, and the first female governor, but that change, we dont know exactly why, but Andrew Bailey has certainly had a very long career in the bank, 30 years, he was chief cashier between 2004 and 2018, his signature appeared on billions of uk bank notes. He had a key role during the financial crisis, when he was responsible for the banks special operations. Mark carney has said his record is exemplary in dealing not just with the financial crisis but also the way he developed the post crisis regulatory framework, so he is seen by many within the Bank Structure as a safe pair of hands. Thank you. Its one of the busiest travel days of the year with thousands of people trying to getaway for christmas but heavy rain and flooding is causing chaos on the roads and the trains. Nearly two inches of rain fell in just 36 hours in parts of southern and eastern england. These pictures are from burstow in surrey. Highways england says there is a lot of water on the m23, after a nearby watercourse burst its banks. And are saying it may take some time to clear. 0ur correspondent tolu adeoye is at Victoria Station. White night we were hearing earlier about a lot of problems have a clear . There are still no trains running between london and brighton, the last thing people want when they are trying to get away for the christmas period. People can still get to gatwick from the station, and to London Bridge, but no trains running between london and brighton, and gatwick is saying that everyone should allow extra time to travel. We know there are problems on thames link, southern, south eastern. South eastern has a power supply failure, leading to even more delays and cancellations. There has also been a landslip near guildford affecting trains between guildford and redhill, and notjust the trains, issues on the roads. The m23 is partially closed, leading to lots of delays, also towards the gatwick area. There are 56 flood warnings in place, 193 flood alerts. Kent, sussex, surrey, norfolk all affected. Lots of disruption for people as they are trying to make their way for christmas or to and from work. Thank you very much. We are looking at those pictures from that landslip you were mentioning. A lot of work still being done. We will keep across that over the course of the day. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cut short his holiday as extreme heat and fires ravage parts of the country. Hes been under huge pressure to return from hawaii, as New South Wales, the most populous state, declared a seven day state of emergency. Two volunteer firefighters have been killed in a road crash near sydney. A temperatures have hit the 40s and could spike again. Tim allman reports. The fires continue to rage. The bush continues to burn. Among those paying the ultimate price, those sent to fight the flames. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service confirming two of their number, andrew 0dwyer and geoffrey keaton, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a falling tree. But where is the Prime Minister . That was the question being asked by protesters outside Scott Morrisons official residence, angry the pm was on holiday while much of the country was in flames. In a statement, he said. I deeply regret any offence caused to any of the many australians affected by the terrible bushfires by my taking leave with family at this time. Given these most recent tragic events, i will be returning to sydney from leave at soon as can be arranged. It is just unfortunate that it has come at such an awful time, particularly for those living in and around sydney and New South Wales, and it is just devastating to be here and seeing what is happening there. I am pleased to be returning. And this may be the sydney he returns to. A city enveloped in smoke, many residents forced to wear masks. The worry is it might only be the beginning. We have been incredibly lucky but i fear our luck is about to run out and we could be looking at very major impacts. If this summer keeps going the way its going, we havent seen anything yet. That unrelenting heat has only made the situation more difficult. Record temperatures have been reached. Who knows what a long, hot summer may bring . Tim allman, bbc news. 0ur correspondent phil mercer, whos in bargo, just outside sydney, sent this update. Bushfires in australia can be utter beasts. The flames can be unpredictable, they can be fast moving and they can be ferocious. That is what has happened here at a place called bargo, this is about 90 minutes drive from the centre of sydney. The bush here has been utterly destroyed. The fires are still smouldering. A short distance away, one home has been left in ruins. Firefighters did manage to save most of the Properties Around here, but in this broader area, that is under a very serious fire threat, about 40 homes have been lost and, a short distance away, two volunteer firefighters were killed when, we understand, a tree fell on their fire engine. So thatjust gives you an indication as to how dangerous it is for these firefighters. The firefighting effort is a military style operation, a squadron of water bombing helicopters is supporting hundreds, if not thousands, of boots on the ground, and it is notjust in this part of New South Wales that is under threat. There are fires burning in many other parts of australia and the forecast is that, over the weekend, conditions could get even worse. Phil mercer, bbc news, in bargo, news south wales. Lets return to our own weather, rather soggy. In southern england, we have had problems with flooding, disruption to travel. We will continue to see more heavy rain for some areas through the rest of the day, but some sunshine also developing. The area is more likely to see rain across the midlands, eastern england, further showers towards southern england, but not quite as persistent as what we had earlier. There will be sunny spells elsewhere, and still mild, temperatures 8 12dc. The bulk of persistent, heavy rain clears way to the east. Clears away. Tonight, back into clear spells and scattered showers. Some mist and fog patches for men, temperatures a few degrees above freezing, so largely frost free. Saturday, mr clears away to leave sunny spells and scattered showers, shower is easing before more rain works in a southern and south western parts of england later in the day. Later in the day, sunny spells and scattered showers. Hello this is bbc newsroom live. The headlines the Prime Ministers brexit plan will go to a commons vote later, paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary the 31st. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Trains and road travel is severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The m23 in west sussex is closed and the brighton mainline is blocked. Australias pm apologises for going on holiday while the countrys bushfire crisis worsens. Fire continues to ravage parts of the country. Sport, and now for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good morning. Were poised for an announcement today on who will be appointed the new manager of arsenal. Their former captain mikel arteta is set to be given the job. Hes said his goodbyes at manchester city, where hes been the assistant coach for three years, but city are said to be furious at the way arsenal have gone about their business. We will bring you the news as soon as we get it. Christmas is always the busiest time of year for football. Theres a big london derby on sunday between chelsea and tottenham fourth v fifth and we have a sneak preview of an exclusive bbc interview for you now, as chelseas manager Frank Lampard has been talking to gary lineker about his first season in charge and the prospect of facing his former boss Jose Mourinho in the dugout. What will be like, sat on the opposite dugout, will it make any difference that itsJose Mourinho . Of course it well. I think it will be special, i think it will make a difference to me and to him, because were both professionals, were driven and sometimes when you come across somebody that youve works ways, it pushes you on a little more. And its tottenham chelsea, that game has enough anyway, then you have jose that game has enough anyway, then you haveJose Mourinho there who will be desperate to beat us. And you can see the full interview on football focus tomorrow at 12 15 on bbc one. Englands women have beaten pakistan by 26 runs in the final t20 match in kuala lumpur to win the series 3 0. Thats good preparation for the tri series and t20 world cup in australia in the next couple of months. Henry moeran has more. A t20 clean sweep for england to conclude, their tour to malaysia has had its fair share of ups and downs isnt. Heather knight, the captain, top scoring with 43 runs of. Pakistan could only muster 144 5, another impressive performance from sarah glen, her first with another impressive performance from sarah glen, herfirst with england, she took two wickets today and caps off an extra couple of weeks so they stop now for england, attention turns to the new year and a t20 world cup in australia, but here malaysia, it is well done. We havent been put under little pressure, but we set out to do what we did, and we talked about batting groups running up big scores, scoring hundreds, which weve done brilliantly. You want to take wickets, but the other team out, and weve don that. Wickets, but the other team out, and weve don that. The new head coach has been watching on during much of the series, she takes over the reins as full time head coach in the new year. Herfirst as full time head coach in the new year. Her first assignment will be a t20 game tri series involving india and australia in australia, all building towards the t20 world cup which starts in february. Englands performance here will mean that Heather Knights side full of confidence. The england mens squad has been hit by illness, so theyve called up bowlers craig 0verton and dom bess, ahead of the first test against south africa. 0verton played the last of his four tests against australia in the summer he comes in as back up forjofra archer and stuart broad, whore among those with flu like symptoms. Bess played two tests against pakistan in 2018. William 0connor made a rare mistake at the pdc world darts championship at Alexandra Palace last night. He needed a double two to take the lead in the deciding set. The tv director duly focused on the relevant section of the board, but 0connor got his sums wrong and aimed for a double one instead. Everyone was dumbfounded, including his opponent gerwyn price, who won the match. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Boeing is about to launch its new starliner capsule on an unmanned test flight to the International Space station. If successful, the United States will be able to use the craft to send its own astronauts into orbit for the First Time Since 2011. Nasa have had to use russian soyuz spacecraft since the retirement of the Space Shuttle. With me is our science correspondentjonathan amos and also libbyjackson, whos the Human Exploration Programme manager at the uk space agency. Were watching this launch now, jonathan, what are we seeing . We are looking at an atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral in florida. Sitting atop the rocket is the boeing at starliner, a cancer the rocket is the boeing at sta rliner, a cancer that looks the rocket is the boeing at starliner, a cancer that looks like the old apollo captures that we remember. The difference here is that this is a private, commercial capsule that is produced by a company that will sell seats to anyone who wants to buy them. The first customers will be nasser, after that the seats become available to anybody who wants to fly to spain. This is going to launch in about 30 seconds. Go, sta rliner. Launch in about 30 seconds. Go, starliner. I hesitate to talk over them, because its always great listening to the actual launch. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And left of. The rise of starliner, a new era of human space flight. Engine operating parameters continue to look good. Temperature continues to look good. Temperature continues to look good. Temperature continues to look good, operating parameters also continue to look good. Now passing one minute into flight. Now supersonic. Vehicle now throttling up, enter response looks good. Jonathan, it is mesmerising, but what of the risks associated with this moment . It is a long time since we use these rockets to launch humans into space, you have to go back to the Mercury Programme in the 19605. Back to the Mercury Programme in the 1960s. John glen, who made the first orbitalflight, 1960s. John glen, who made the first orbital flight, launched in 1960s. John glen, who made the first orbitalflight, launched in an 1960s. John glen, who made the first orbital flight, launched in an atlas rocket. I think the last one that took a human up was in 63, so there has been a long period since we used these rockets to launch people. This particular version is very, very reliable, though, it is used to launch American Security payloads, spy launch American Security payloads, spy satellites in the like are. Its had 80 clean flights, this is 81, with no problem at all. So they are very comfortable about putting people on top of it, but still, they wa nt to people on top of it, but still, they want to make sure the system as a whole is good, so they have inside this casual at the top, a crash test dummy, its covered in sensors, and youre getting a picture of the dommy there. That will record the sensation certain asteroids were to feel inside that vehicle, you can imagine on launch, there is a lot of vibration, a lot of noise. And when the capsule comes back, theyve two bottom lines on a hard surface. This capsule is going to come back to land. We have used to seeing american capsules landing on water, this will come back to new mexico to a test range. There will be a hard sample and that comes back, and they will want to know if that is co mforta ble will want to know if that is comfortable for the astronaut. They will have parachutes, but as a co mforta ble. Will have parachutes, but as a comfortable. That test dummy will tell them. Libby, you are and to the uk space agency, we just heard them claim at Cape Canaveral this is a new era in human space flight, is it . It is a an exciting time, it important, as you said, we have not had americans able to launch crew into space in 2011, they have relied on the first microprogram, which is coming to an end. For the space station to continue and do the great scientist that it does, we need a crew of six, so we need the spacecraft to go into orbit. Eye for the uk to build them, the investments that have recently been made, we need to see these go into orbit and be able to take crew to the space station. And why is nasa from using a commercialflight, why not do it itself . Nasa firm used to Pay Companies to build spacecraft and they still are. But this is a different set up, rather than giving them a contract for an actual capsule, they are buying Services Like we would buy a plane ticket. That is a shift in risk and accountability and also means these companies can sell the seats to anyone and to make money. We need to commercialise low earth orbits, because one day we want to send humans back to the moon and on to mars, and as governments, we cannot afford to do that if we do not have afford to do that if we do not have a commercial, vibrant marketplace. Why was there a gap in which the us bought seats on soyuz, remind us why the stock doing it themselves . They decided the Space Shuttle was no longer safe, so the retired it, and then there was indecision about what should come after stop that talk. They had a rocket with a capital on the top, president 0bama cancelled that, then set them on this path to do it in contracted out a way, like contracting out payroll. That is what they are essentially doing, healing taxi rides from companies boeing company, as we see, but also space ex. It takes time to develop these vehicles, they have had trouble with vehicles as well, so i would say probably around the middle of next year, we will see the first astronauts climb aboard his commercial services. Anyone can buy a seats, including the uk space agency, is so they wanted to want a british astronaut on theirs, dakota, could do, they could ring up boeing and say, wed like a seat. Could do, they could ring up boeing and say, wed like a seat. Looking at these pictures, you can see what at these pictures, you can see what a Huge Investment of effort on the ground that is. But coming back to the humans that are going to come into space from the middle of next year, all being well, is that moment of impact with a return to paris the key moment of risk for humans on this flight key moment of risk for humans on this flight or other other moments that wetwa re this flight or other other moments that wetware you . The launch and landing are always the most risky parts. The other risky part is space walks, if they go outside. When your in orbits, there are risks, everyone works to keep the crew safe, the space station as were designed to protect them. But going into space is risky and is something that everybody works as hard as they can to keep safe. Going back to the boeing aspect of this, boeing are having reputational problems in 2019, with the 737 issue, is this an opportunity for them to show that they can do a bit of very, very high spec engineering in a safeway . Boeing is an enormous company, its activities go across a huge range, not just activities go across a huge range, notjust commercial airliners, but defence. Also in the space arena as well. They have been very involved in space coming and going back through history. Where is the use to make vehicles for nasa firm, nasa firm owned those vehicles and operated them. Now it nasa firm is asking boeing to do it all before them, they will send the astronauts, they will arrive on time can you ta ke they will arrive on time can you take them somewhere. Thank you so much, we could talk about this for hours, but we have to move on, thank you for being here. You are watching bbc news, it is coming up to 11 45am. A woman who was sexually abused as a teenager by a group of men from telford has told the bbc she believes girls are still being preyed on in the area. Four men were sentenced yesterday to between 4. 5 and eight years in prison for the abuse of vulnerable young girls almost two decades ago. She spoke to our correspondent, sian lloyd. Wellington, near telford, an area at the centre of a Child Sexual Exploitation scandal going back decades. The exact extent of the abuse is still not known. Girls were trafficked, sold for sex in the surrounding area and some were taken further afield. Four men have now been sentenced to between four and a half years and eight years in prison for their part in the rape and indecent assault of a girl who was aged just 13 at the time. It has taken 17 years before she felt able to talk about what happened to her. My life was ruled by them, every day getting picked up, taken here, there and everywhere. Meeting so many men, i cant even put a number on it. It was a living hell. And she believes young girls are still being abused in telford. It makes me feel sad that some girl or many girls could be out there now feeling the way i did, going through what i did. I know how it feels and i know how scared they must feel but they must tell somebody. The help is there now, not like it was back then. An independent inquiry is scrutinising both the extent of Child Sexual Exploitation in this area and how the authorities responded. It is expected to take at least 21 months. In a moment well have all the Business News, but first the headlines on bbc news the Prime Ministers brexit plan will go to a commons vote later, paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary 31st. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Trains and road travel are severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year the m23 in west sussex is closed and the brighton mainline is blocked. In the Business News after a lengthy search for the next bank of england governor, the treasury has gone back to the candidate it first thought of. As far back asjune, Andrew Bailey was being spoken of as the favourite for the job. Just eat has rejected an offer from dutch tech giant prosus, which has been in a bidding war to buy the uk food delivery firm. Instead, the company has backed a bid from takeaway. Com, which is also based in the netherlands. Both takeaway. Com and prosus increased their bids yesterday. Heathrow has said its project to build a third runway has been delayed by at least 12 months after the aviation regulator rejected its spending plans. The Civil Aviation authority has refused heathrows request to lift spending from £650 million to £2. 4 billion before it even gets planning consent. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey has been named the new governor of the bank of england. Mr bailey will be the 121st governor of the bank of england and will succeed mark carney when he leaves in march. With brexit looming and the most recent snapshot of the economy indicating its almost flatlining, he is facing some significant challenges. Vicky prycejoins me. What you make of this appointment . And a what you make of this appointment . Andal what you make of this appointment . And a i think its very good. It came as a surprise, because people we re came as a surprise, because people were talking about the director of the London School of economics, people thought maybe the trend was changing and we would have a woman. Invites, Andrew Bailey is, im just getting a good candidate, ive known him fora getting a good candidate, ive known him for a while and so has everyone in the city play. Was a nation for a while that meant that perhaps he had lost out in terms of this role, with what has recently been going on in the financial sector, the fca has been accused of not handling financial scandals properly, to become less of a favourites, so it is for many a surprise but he has a safe pair of hands and i think its good news. Good news to have a say pairof good news. Good news to have a say pair of hands at this moment in time, when the most recent snapshot shows the economy almost flat lining. What do you think his approach will be . I think you will look at that very carefully, because he is quite cautious. Hes not actually taking over for a few more months, but Interest Rates will be significant, there was a meeting at the bank of england just a couple of days ago when they announced the decision yesterday to leave Interest Rates unchanged, but there is a mood within the industry to cut rates. This has been voted for a couple of times now. If the economy continues to grow slowly and we see an increase in unemployment and uncertainty because of brexit continuing because we dont know what the final trade deal might be, we may find that with the trade uncertainty around the world as well, some extra help may be required, and that extra help may mean lower Interest Rates, it may mean lower Interest Rates, it may mean an injection of funds the way the European Central bank is doing. I think he will be watching out for that, he has to be, because i would imagine there last thing any Prime Minister wants in a new government is to see the economy go into recession where some people are still concerned may happen that. You talk about mr bailey being a safe pairof hands, talk about mr bailey being a safe pair of hands, some people have questioned his tenure at the Financial Conduct Authority, not least because of the closure because of the Woodford Fund under a cloud. It was seen as perhaps the fcas oversight was not as good as it should be. Do you really think he is the best candidates . Should be. Do you really think he is the best candidates . Its worth remembering that a large part of what the bank of england does is assure financial stability. When the powers went back to the bank of england, that is one of the things he was on top of, in the sense that he was on top of, in the sense that he was on top of, in the sense that he was worth the Financial Regulation authority before he went to the fca. He is certainly knowledgeable on the issues and i think you could question whether the fca has dealt with some of those issues properly, and thats why people worry a little bit about whether he was likely to be the one appointed, but hes well known in the city, knows the concerns and understand central banking, thats what we need right now. Thank you very much. Lets check in with the Financial Markets now. The ftse 100 is pretty much unchanged today, but and what this time last friday following the election victory for the conservatives the pound was trading close to a seven month high against the us dollar, and near a 29 month peak vs the euro. Fast forward five trading days, and sterling is on track for its worst Weekly Performance in two years, with declines in excess of 2 seen against all its major peers. The news being attributed to this change of fortunes is the promise from the Prime Minister to end the transition period at the end of next year, which some fear could increase the chances of a so called no deal brexit. Lots of other factors too running through the markets, it cannot be contributed to that one single factor, but there are feelings that there will be that uncertainty remaining and that is reflected in the value of the pound. Thats all the Business News. Christmas is an exciting time for all children, but for those with additional needs, the Festive Season can be overwhelming. Jayne mccubbin has been to a school in blackpool to see how they make sure a good time is had by all. Somebody here is very, very, very excited. Lucy and julia, hello come on in. Hello this is lucy, shes 16 years old. Say hello to everybody. Hello is it your big party today . Yes whos going to turn up, lucy . Christmas. Father christmas . Oh, my goodness this is lucys favourtie time of the year, but it can also be one of the most challenging. Which one do you want to wear . Hat that is brilliant. Youve got to very carefully manage all of this. Yes, because too much information is a sensory overload and she just cant cope with it. And then she gets upset and distressed and runs off. And you want her to have a good time. Yes. Bye bye hello good morning thank you. It is all go in lucys school. Theyre preparing, ithink, 160 dinners or thereabouts for us. 160 dinners because everybody. Boy runs past, yelling. This special school has just been named to the Happiest School in the uk, and at the uks Happiest School, they take the Christmas Party very seriously. Every child will be walked through exactly what is going to happen in advance. If we didnt do that preparation and we didnt involve the children in that preparation, i think some would find it so overwhelming. Lucy, wheres your name . I think some of the behaviours that the children might display when theyre managing difficult situations, some of our parents feel, oh, were being looked at. When theyre hear, they are who they they are, so lucy isjust lucy to us. Its really important for a school. Its just a family feel of christmas. Youre looking very relaxed. Yeah, lam anything could happen. And it will take it away 0k, sleigh ride. No, do you not like that . Put your hands on your ears, then. She doesnt want the bang. Its no mean feat, helping children with some of the most complex physical, mental and emotional needs to all sit down together and have a party which everyone can enjoy. Awesome some might need a little time out, but today is very, very special. I can hear some bells, can you . What is it . Cheering. So, youve pulled it off . Weve done it, weve absolutely done it. Amazing from everyone here, we wish everyone a wonderful, happy christmas and a happy new year. Happy christmas merry christmas, everyone, and happy new year it does look like the happiest girl in the uk, amazing now fora look at the weather, is it happy, sarah . Not looking festive out there, a lot of rain around through the course of yesterday and overnight as well, thatis yesterday and overnight as well, that is causing problems with flooding and also travel disruption, particularly on roads and rail in the south. This is the picture in herefordshire, quite a bit of floating around there, lying at surface water on the roads in southern, central and eastern england. A little sunshine breaking through as well, so this is the greater picture showing where it has been raining over the past few hours. Heavy and eastern and central parts of england. The bulk of the rain pushing slowly eastwards, so parts of lincolnshire up towards northumberland will keep the rain for a good part of the day, but elsewhere, drier weather developing with a bit of sunshine. Showers for western parts of scotland and southern england at times. Still mild out there, temperatures somewhere around 12 degrees. The bulk of the rain eventually cleared from the east coast, lingering over the Northern Isles through the night. May spells and scattered showers elsewhere, rain and southern england, western parts of england and wales in western scotland as well. Temperatures above freezing for most, but a touch of frost in some parts of northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland as well. Into saturday morning, another area of low pressure approaching, that will move into southwestern parts of the uk later in the day, but before that, not a bad day. Still scattered showers, writerly easing through the day. Sunshine, lighter winds than recently, but later into the afternoon and evening, more persistent rain arriving across the south west of england and moving eastwards. Mild in the south, temperatures only around 6 degrees further north. Into the second of the weekend, this system eases towards the east. We will be left with a scattering of showers on sunday, most of them across western parts of the uk, perhaps early rain clearing from the east coast. A drier story for most places through sunday, though. Sunday morning, miss my clearing away and temperatures around 7 degrees on sunday. The christmas week, start unsettled, and showery, things turning drier and colder towards Christmas Day and boxing day, we could see the return of fog and frost too stop that took sock this is bbc news im Annita Mcveigh live at westminster. The headlines at 11. The Prime Ministers brexit plan will go to a commons vote later, paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary 31st. It ensures that we depart from the eu on the 31st of january it ensures that we depart from the eu on the 31st ofjanuary and at that point brexit will be done, it will be over. We need, mr speaker, an approach that puts jobs and Living Standards first and builds the strongest cooperation with our european neighbours. Well bring you the latest reaction from westminster throughout the afternoon as mps continue to debate the governments brexit deal. And im carrie gracie, the other headlines this hour. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Without question, he is the right person to lead the bank as we forge a new future outside the eu and level up across our great country. Trains and road travel is severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year part of the m23 in west sussex is closed and the brighton mainline is blocked. Australias pm apologises for going on holiday while the countrys bushfire crisis worsens fire continues to ravage parts of the country. Three, two, one, and lift off. And the us moves closer to putting its astronauts back into orbit as boeing launches its new starliner capsule. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news live from westminster. Mps will vote on the Prime Ministers brexit plan this afternoon which will take the uk out of the eu by the end of january. Its thought the Withdrawal Agreement bill will easily clear its second reading in the house of commons with the conservatives having won an 80 seat majority at last weeks general election. Some changes have been made to the previous withdrawal bill which have been criticised by Opposition Mps. One of the key changes to this bill is that it would legally prohibit the government from extending the transition period, during which a trade deal between the uk and eu will be discussed, beyond the 31st of december 2020. The new bill would allow more uk courts to reconsider rulings by the European Court ofjustice that have been retained in uk law after brexit. It also reduces protections for child refugees in europe to be reunited with family in the uk. And the section on strengthening workers rights has been removed from this latest bill. Well, the Prime Minister opened the debate for the second reading of the Withdrawal Agreement bill and encouraged parliament to come together to get brexit done. Now is the moment as we leave the eu to reunite our country and allow the warmth and natural affection that we all share for our european neighbours to find renewed expression in one great, new National Project of building a deep, special and democratically accountable partnership with those nations we are proud to call our closest friends. This bill and this juncture in our National Story must not be seen as a victory for one party over another or one faction over another. This is the time when we move on and discard the old labels of leave and remain. The very words seem tired to me, as defunct as big enders and little enders, or montagues and capulets at the end of the play. Now is the time to act together. We are one united kingdom, filled with renewed confidence in our new National Identity and ready to take advantage of the opportunities that now lie before us. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn acknowleged that the brexit crisis needed to come to an end but disagreed with borisjohnson on the best approach to bring the country together. This country is about to embark on a major change of direction. As we leave a 40 Year Economic partnership for an unknown future under the terms of the withdrawal deal. We need an approach that puts jobs and Living Standards first and builds the strongest cooperation with our european neighbours, based on openness, solidarity and internationalism, and that, mr speaker, is the approach that will bring an end to the brexit crisis and bring our country together. Lets speak to our assistant Political Editor, norman smith, whos inside parliament. Asi as i understand it, there will be a straight vote on this bill later, no amendments being voted on. Know, a straight up and or against. A straight up and or against. A straight up and down, for or against. Labour is a shattered force, and some labour mps may ignore mr corbyns call to continue voting against the bill. I thought it was striking, mrjohnsons pitch today, because he could have gone in for a triumphalist approach, sort of kicking sand in the face of his vanquished remain opponents. He didnt do that. I thought he tried to provide a space for them to come on board, saying, look, this shouldnt be seen as a victory for one faction or another, lets forget about seeing ourselves as remain or leave. On one level, you can say thatis leave. On one level, you can say that is fine because it makes life an awful lot easier for him because he has to get this trade deal. There is every year of critic difficult negation there is a year of difficult negotiations to go. It does also pose a challenge, i think, forformer remain does also pose a challenge, i think, for former remain supporters who now have to work out what to do, because we have obviously had the referendum, the election, we now have a thumping majority, all pushing us towards brexit, and i think many of them would concede it is now going to happen. They have to work out how to respond, how far to get on board, how far to raise legitimate concerns, or whether to hold to the belief that it remains a profound strategic and economic mistake for this country and really it is your duty to oppose it. Mostly, they are shell shattered and broken by what happened, but they will have to come up to answers to those questions. Come up with. A few times, tory mps got up and said, what dont you understand about what voters said in the election . And he didnt really have an answer. But labour will have to find an answer to that. 0k, norman, thank you. With me now is wes streeting, the labour mp for ilford north. Thank you for coming to talk to us today. As norman was saying, a big challenge now for labour mps. First, how will you respond to this withdrawal bill when you cast your vote later today . As consistently as i always have, as consistently as i will approach any issue in this parliament. Is this right for my community and our country . Do we support the government or not . I dont believe the deal borisjohnson is putting forward is in the countrys interest. I make that case at the election. I respect the fact that the Prime Minister has a thumping majority to get this bill through, butjust thumping majority to get this bill through, but just as thumping majority to get this bill through, butjust as i wouldnt concede to conservative policies on Public Service cuts or tax cuts for the wealthiest, im not going to surrender a principled stand here. To be honest, the politics of brexit are coming to an end. It is inevitable and we accept it is happening, but this is where the challenge really comes in for the Prime Minister, the brexit reality. There are no excuses, scapegoats or hiding places now. He was a key figure in the Referendum Campaign and made a series of promises to the country. I dont think those promises will survive contact with brexit reality, and it is ourjob to hold them to account. In five years at the next general election, they will be a different set of questions facing the country under different brexit reality at that point, but in the meantime, it is our responsibility and first duty as an opposition to hold the government to account for promises they made to set out viable alternatives. What mighti set out viable alternatives. What might i ask to view the first question expecting the answer that you gave, but looking at what happened to the labour vote, many people would argue, look, labour needs to take a different approach on brexit, to use borisjohnsons phrase, on getting it done full stop is that not another reality . I suspect, as norman said in his piece, there will be some labour mps that are minded to abstain or support the government because of promises they made to voters, and i respect that and think it is an appropriate thing for a constituency mp to do, but looking ahead to the next general election in five years, you dont do that by looking in the rear view mirror at the one that has just happened. It is our duty to hold the government to account, to make sure Boris Johnson hold the government to account, to make sure borisjohnson doesnt get away with breaking those many promises. That will be hugely challenging, given his majority. Not as challenging as the promises the Prime Minister has made. We have a whole load of jobs Prime Minister has made. We have a whole load ofjobs at stake, many of them concentrated in the constituencies that the Prime Minister has won, having conservative mps for the first time ina conservative mps for the first time in a century. They have to be careful about the votes cast, about thejobs in careful about the votes cast, about the jobs in manufacturing careful about the votes cast, about thejobs in manufacturing in the area, and listen to the voices that continue to express serious concerns about the direction the Prime Minister is taking. There are alternatives that dont involve needlessly sacrificing jobs and industry, but the Prime Minister doesnt seem to be taking those. Industry, but the Prime Minister doesnt seem to be taking those. Who doesnt seem to be taking those. Who do you think is the best person in labour right now to navigate what will be a challenging road ahead . They havent all set out their stalls yet, so i am reserving judgment until i hear what they have to say. I believe there are a number of credible candidates. Are you thinking of someone who has already said they will stand or one that is expected to but hasnt declared yet . There are a number of names floating in the ether, and in the new year, people will declare properly, set out their stall, and i will make a decision then. Still making up your mind. Wes street and, thank you very much. Lets go to chris morris. Lets remind everyone what the transition period we are talking about is and what is supposed to happen during it. Lets assume we are leaving on the 31st of january. It looks like nothing can stop that now because the majority in parliament is so clear. The transition begins on the 1st of february last until the end of next year, and during those 11 months, basically everything stays the same, meaning the uk continues to follow all eu rules and regulations, so it stays in the Single Market and customs union, continues to pay money into the eu budget, as it does now, and continues to follow the rulings of the European Court ofjustice. At the European Court ofjustice. At the same time, and this is the tricky bit for the government, doesnt have any say in making or changing those laws, because it will no longer have a seat at the table. The reason the government needs that transition period, though, is because it is also the time when it will be able to do trade negotiations with the eu to try to sort out a future trade deal. By saying the transition should end at the end of next year, it is a very short time to actually agree and implement a trade deal, but it is worth remembering what borisjohnson himself said just over a year ago about the idea of a transition period when it first emerged as part of theresa mays Withdrawal Agreement. He said, for the first time in 1000 years, this place, this parliament, will not have a say over the laws which govern this country. It isa the laws which govern this country. It is a quite incredible state of affairs, utterly u na cce pta ble it is a quite incredible state of affairs, utterly unacceptable to anyone who believes in democracy. Now it is part of his deal, he is not saying that any more, but you can see why the prospect of the transition lasting longer than is strictly necessary makes him and his government rather uncomfortable. 0k, chris, thank you very much for that. Chris, thank you very much for that. Chris morris, talking about the transition period that lies ahead. We know, because of this withdrawal bill, one of the changes to it is the change that says the transition period will not extend beyond the end of December Next year. Lets ta ke end of December Next year. Lets take a brief look inside the house of commons, where the debate on the withdrawal bill is continuing. Obviously, that change to the transition period and the number of other changes, have proved pretty controversial, to say the least, but because of the very different parliamentary arithmetic, it is expected to go through. Much more on todays main stories coming up here on bbc news on the bbc news channel. But now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. Lets continue with our coverage of events at westminster on the bbc news channel. We can talk to the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, who has revealed he was diagnosed with diabetes, most likely type one, just before the general election. The 62 year olds family urged him to see a doctor after he became ill. Sir lindsay was elected as speaker before parliament was dissolved for the general election, succeeding john bercow. Thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us today. Lets begin with your diagnosis. Why have you decided to reveal that news . To be honest, they are doing a documentary about the speaker, and one of the hard hitting questions was, people are saying, what is wrong with you . People can see there is something wrong with you, so would you like to talk about it . In the end, i know there are lots of people out there and i am not unique in any way, but i know it has been difficult to accept it. It is difficult to accept it. It is difficult to accept it. It is difficult to inject, but that documentary allowed me to speak out, which i wanted to do, show where i am at, the fact that i have to get on with thejob, am at, the fact that i have to get on with the job, and am at, the fact that i have to get on with thejob, and i will am at, the fact that i have to get on with the job, and i will live with this, manage it, and wanting to inspire others. Uk diabetes straightaway said to me, anyone who needs support or help, please ring them. That is the kind of help former Prime Minister theresa may k. She had type one is well and said, you can do thejob she had type one is well and said, you can do the job and she had type one is well and said, you can do thejob and manage it, and that is the inspiration i have had from other people, so i want to speak out and say to others, yes, i am not unique, i am speak out and say to others, yes, i am not unique, iam not speak out and say to others, yes, i am not unique, i am not on my own. It has been hard to accept, but it was half way through the election, not even the beginning, when i was told. So it came as a shock to the system, but in the end, i want to inspire others by saying, lets speak out, support and make sure people understand. Dont shy away if you are not feeling well, go to your doctor. I ended up at a e, had great ca re doctor. I ended up at a e, had great care chorley a e. I cannot thank them enough for the way that they have given me support, and the treatment that i have had. It is interesting that you have spoken to theresa may, which is one of the things i was wondering about. She was diagnosed with diabetes when she was diagnosed with diabetes when she was home secretary. Both of you in very challenging roles, long hours, so very challenging roles, long hours, so how are you managing was like how do you think you will manage the condition in the months and years ahead, given that it is going to be such a busy roll . To be honest, i was off the Richter Scale when i first went to a e. They said, look, it looks like we will have to keep you in. Ithen it looks like we will have to keep you in. I then realised that it was serious and i had to deal with it. Deal with it i will. I will be sensible about the way i am eating, what i am doing, and actually getting the pace right. Halfway through a general election, very busy, lots of things going on, but what im doing now is, nothing will change, i love myjob, i love working hard, ijust got to be more sensible about when i have my meals. I used to miss meals. I would get something in the morning and not eat again until night, which is not the way to do it. Also having the wrong kinds of things, a can of coke to give mea kinds of things, a can of coke to give me a boost. Ifeel great, full of energy and ready to get on with my role. And what do you think your approach to this job will be . Obviously you have had a bit of time to get into the role. Not that much, it has to be said. But what is your approach, your style, going to be . It has to be said. But what is your approach, yourstyle, going to be . I noticed for example today that you didnt allow any amendments, different tojohn didnt allow any amendments, different to john bercow, didnt allow any amendments, different tojohn bercow, who allowed lots, and they became a talking point in themselves over the past year, and whether those would be allowed or not, what difference that would make to the outcome of what was happening in parliament, but today it is a straight vote on the deal. How is your style going to be different . I think every speaker has had a different style. 158 speakers, and each one will have had their own style, the way they deal with things. I want to try and bring the house together. There are lots of people who work here, lots of mps, and of people who work here, lots of mps, and i want to make sure people have a great experience when they come to work here, whether as an mp or as somebody who keeps the house going. The fact is, it is my style. I want to make sure they know im on their side. Its about working with eve ryo ne their side. Its about working with everyone who is involved in the house of commons, but it is more, isnt it, about saying, lets have a Great Parliament where we debate, lets ensure that we get quality debate but we dont have to have bearpit politics. Thats what i want to ta ke bearpit politics. Thats what i want to take away. My style is wanting to ta ke to take away. My style is wanting to take people with me. I want to make sure there is a great atmosphere around here. Ithink, so far, we are doing well, and i got to keep that going. Iwant doing well, and i got to keep that going. I want to inspire the people who were killed. The people who work here. I want to make sure we all work together, whether they work for the house of commons, where they are an mp, or whether it is journalist, police. We are all part ofa journalist, police. We are all part of a village and i want a village we can be proud of. You say you want to stand up for everybody. In that sense, do you think that you will be less controversial than your predecessor . I think that will be for others tojudge, predecessor . I think that will be for others to judge, wont it . Predecessor . I think that will be for others tojudge, wont it . Im hoping that the style im bringing will be welcomed. If we have this conversation in six months, you might be able to tell me how well it has gone. Might i ask you a somewhat political question, i admit, has gone. Might i ask you a somewhat political question, iadmit, but has gone. Might i ask you a somewhat political question, i admit, but is itfair, do political question, i admit, but is it fair, do you think, that thus far he has been denied a peerage . dont know about that. What i do know is that every speaker has been offered a peerage and i would expect him to be offered a peerage. It is not for me, but that has always been customary practice, that the speaker steps down and, as ive always seen it, the speaker has been offered it. Asi it, the speaker has been offered it. As i say, ive not been told anything about that. I can only say what i expect to happen. Do you think there hasnt been an offer of that period yet because he was judged by many to have gone too far . Do you think he went too far in perhaps favouring one side of the debate over the other . It is not for me to enter the politics of it but to keep a neutral stance. I can only say what i believe should happen, and others will make their mind up. I havent heard that there is or is not, let me say that. Really good to hear that you are feeling so well. Thank you for talking to us about your diagnosis. I hope you stay well and healthy. Thank you very much, so lindsay hoyle, the speaker. We will be back here at westminster with more of the continuing debate on the governments eu withdrawal bill. Now, back to the studio. Lets get the sport. Were poised for an announcement today on who will be appointed the new manager of arsenal. Their former captain mikel arteta is set to be given the job. Hes said his goodbyes at manchester city, where hes been the assistant coach for three years, but city are said to be furious at the way arsenal have gone about their business. Well have the latest on that on bbc sport throughout the day. Englands women have beaten pakistan by 26 runs in the final t20 match in kuala lumpur to win the series 3 0. Thats good preparation for the tri series and t20 world cup in australia in the next couple of months. Henry moeran has more. A twe nty20 a twenty20 series clean sweep for england to conclude their tour to malaysia and finish a year that has had its fair share of ups and downs. Just like the other matches, dominant from england, hitting 1703, dominant from england, hitting 170 3, Heather Knight top scoring with 43 runs. Pakistan could only muster 144 5, another impressive bowling performance from sarah glen. Herfirst tour bowling performance from sarah glen. Her first tour with england, bowling performance from sarah glen. Herfirst tour with england, she took two wickets today and capped up and caps off an excellent couple of weeks. Here in malaysia, it is very much a job well done. We havent been put on the loads of pressure but i think weve done what we set out to do, come to white wash and win every game, and we talked about our batting group scoring big scores, getting 100s, and as a bowling unit, we wanted to take bowling unit, we wanted to take bowling wickets, take the other team out, and weve done that outstandingly, can ask for more. The new head coach takes over in the new year, and her first new head coach takes over in the new year, and herfirst assignment new head coach takes over in the new year, and her first assignment will bea year, and her first assignment will be a twenty20 tri series in australia, building up to the twe nty20 australia, building up to the twenty20 world cup in february. The performances here in malaysia against pakistan will mean that Heather Knights side are full of confidence. The england mens squad has been hit by illness, so theyve called up bowlers craig 0verton and dom bess ahead of the first test against south africa. 0verton played the last of his four tests against australia in the summer he comes in as back up forjofra archer and stuart broad, whore among those with flu like symptoms. Bess played two tests against pakistan in 2018. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey has been named the new governor of the bank of england. Mr bailey will be the 121st governor of the bank of england and will succeed mark carney when he leaves at the end of the next month. In march heres the chancellor making the announcement. I am delighted to announce that the next governor of the bank of england will be Andrew Bailey. When we launched this process, we said that we were looking for a leader of international standing, with expertise across monetary, economic and regulatory policy. And in Andrew Bailey, we have found just that. Great off he was the standout candidate in a competitive field. Without question, he is the right person to lead the bank as we forge a new future outside the eu and level up across our great country. Business presenter susannah streeter joins me now in the studio. White might have the markets been waiting with the anticipation of an x factor or a strictly . Mr bailey was tipped for thejob x factor or a strictly . Mr bailey was tipped for the job injune but there were then a number of controversies. During his tenure at the Financial Conduct Authority, firstly, the way it handles complaints over the way rbs treated small businesses, but also, its oversight of the Flagship Fund of neil woodford, which closed down, meaning some investors are likely to lose a significant amount of money. Some have said that because of those two controversies during his tenure, it was unlikely he would get the top job, but he has, so certainly he has had a slow but steady campaign and career, because he has spent 30 yea rs career, because he has spent 30 years at the bank of england, starting off in research and ending as chief cashier, so his name is on millions of banknotes, and having a key role during the financial crisis. Do you get the impression that some in the government have not a lwa ys that some in the government have not always been enthusiastic about the present incumbent and have viewed his comments in relation to brexit as sometimes unhelpful . Is the arriving man not tarred with that same brush . Certainly, as you say, mark carney was more outspoken on brexit than perhaps the government would have liked. Interesting you talk about this, because there was another candidate who was considered the front runner for the job during the front runner for the job during the last couple of months, who was the last couple of months, who was the deputy bank of england governor, and she was also outspoken on brexit, and suddenly she hasnt got thisjob, but its not brexit, and suddenly she hasnt got this job, but its not clear exactly why she wasnt chosen and Andrew Bailey was. What i can say is that he is considered a really safe pair of hands. I spoke to the cbr chief a nalyst, of hands. I spoke to the cbr chief analyst, vicky pryce, earlier, who has known Andrew Bailey for many yea rs, has known Andrew Bailey for many years, and she said he was the safe choice. Thank you. This its one of the busiest travel days of the year with thousands of people with thousands of people trying to get away for christmas but heavy rain and flooding is causing chaos on the roads and the trains. Nearly two inches of rain fell injust 36 hours in parts of southern and eastern england. These pictures are from burstow in surrey. Highways england says there is a lot of water on the m23, after a nearby watercourse burst its banks. And they are saying it may take some time to clear. Our correspondent, tolu adeoye, is at Victoria Station gave us the latest. There are still no trains running between london and brighton. Its, of course, the last thing people want when trying to get away for the christmas period. People still can get to gatwick from this station and from London Bridge, but no trains running between london and brighton. And Gatwick Airport is saying that everyone should allow extra time to travel. We know there are also problems on thameslink, southern, southeastern. Southeastern has also got a power supply failure, leading to even more delays and cancellations. There has also been a landslip near to guildford, thats affecting trains between guildford and redhill. And its notjust the trains, there are issues on the roads. As you mention, the m23 is partly closed, leading to delays as well towards the gatwick area. There are 56 flood warnings in place, 193 flood alerts. Kent affected, sussex affected, surrey affected, norfolk affected lots of disruption for people as theyre trying to make their way for christmas or to and from work. The United States hasjust launched its new Space Shuttle in an unmanned test flight to the International Space station. Five, four, three, two, one, lift off. The new starliner capsule will be used to send astronauts into orbit next year if the test goes without a hitch. It will be the first time the us sends its own shuttle into space since 2011. Good luck to that mission. Now its time for a look at the weather. White might we have been talking about the flooding a completely miserable start to the day. We have been talking about that disruption, especially into south east england. The worst of the rain here is starting to pull away to the north, but it will still be raining this afternoon across a large part of the midlands, Northern Areas of east anglia, lincolnshire and into north east england. Showers into western scotland, some sunny spells for Northern Ireland, further heavy showers for southern england will stop that is not the end of the rain across southern parts of the uk, as we will see in a moment. Overnight, england and wales will still have showers around, some heavy and thundery, and indeed, North Western parts of scotland, a few fog patches into Northern Ireland, some frost in Northern Britain. Saturday, showers spreading north for much of the uk. Here comes another spell of rain, with strengthening winds again, pushing into towards southern england and south wales to give a wet end to saturday and indeed saturday night, so more rain where it is not needed. That will push on through, clearing on sunday. On sunday, sunshine and showers, and it looks like things are turning drier for a time right around christmas. Thats your forecast. Hello this is bbc newsroom live. The headlines the Prime Ministers brexit plan will go to a commons vote later, paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary 31st. It ensures we leave the eu and brexit will be done and it will be over stop that talk we need, mr speaker, an approach that puts jobs and Living Standards of forest and build the strongest cooperation with our european neighbours. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Without question, hes the right person to lead the bank as we forge a new future outside the eu and level up across our great country. Rail and road travel is severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year the m23 in west sussex is closed and the brighton mainline is blocked. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cut short his holiday as extreme heat and fires ravage parts of the country. Hes been under huge pressure to return from hawaii, as New South Wales, the most populous state, declared a seven day state of emergency. Two volunteer firefighters have been killed in a road crash near sydney. Temperatures have hit the forties and could spike again. Our correspondent phil mercer, whos in bargo, just outside sydney, sent this update. Bushfires in australia can be utter beasts. The flames can be unpredictable, they can be fast moving and they can be ferocious. That is what has happened here at a place called bargo, this is about 90 minutes drive from the centre of sydney. The bush here has been utterly destroyed. The fires are still smouldering. A short distance away, one home has been left in ruins. Firefighters did manage to save most of the Properties Around here, but in this broader area, that is under a very serious fire threat, about 40 homes have been lost and, a short distance away, two volunteer firefighters were killed when, we understand, a tree fell on their fire engine. So thatjust gives you an indication as to how dangerous it is for these firefighters. The firefighting effort is a military style operation, a squadron of water bombing helicopters is supporting hundreds, if not thousands, of boots on the ground, and it is notjust in this part of New South Wales that is under threat. There are fires burning in many other parts of australia and the forecast is that, over the weekend, conditions could get even worse. Services to honour the two victims of the London Bridge attack are taking place today. Jack merritt and saskia jones had been at a conference for a Prison Rehabilitation Programme when they were stabbed by usman khan last month. Reverend patrick taylor, who is conducting the Memorial Service for saskia, said he hopes people will be able to celebrate her life. Our reporter amy cole is in stratford upon avon, where the Memorial Service for saskia jones is taking place. Its for saskia jones is taking place. Very sad day for . a its very sad day for . It really is, a very sombre mood here, people very downcast. Within the last half hour, family, friends and other mourners have been arriving for this special memorial to mark saskias life. Her family have described her as a brilliant, caring daughter, who was loved by so many and touched so many peoples lives. Saskia was stabbed to death in the London Bridge attack on the 29th of november, along with jack merritt, from cambridge. I understand a private, family funeral is currently under way in cambridge as well. The family here have been intensely private since saskias death, they havent wanted any media attention. Its the same today for the memorial, we were not allowed to film inside. However, i got an opportunity to look at the order of service, and along with the prayers and readings, it looks like someone will be singing i dreamt a dream from a les miserables. I spoke to the vicar in charge of the service, and he said although he didnt know saskia personally, he has come to learn more about the person she was and he has discovered that she was a person who wanted to help people and that a light shone in her life. He set the challenge with this Memorial Service, at this time of year, is that balance between the joy of the festive period and the utter tragedy of saskias death. But said because she had thatjoy and light in her life, it is similar to the light we see in christ, so this memorial is very much a celebration of her life and her as very much a celebration of her life and herasa very much a celebration of her life and her as a remarkable person. Absolutely, we can totally understand that, very mixed emotions, a celebration of a life as well as a Great Sadness at the loss of it. Thank very much. At least three people have died in protests against the indian governments new citizenship law. Two deaths were in the Southern City of mangaluru, where police opened fire on crowds trying to burn a police station. Another protester died in the Northern City of lucknow. Demonstrators see the new law as another instance of Prime Minister Narendra Modis hindu nationalist agenda. Heres our corrspondent in delhi, rajini vaidyanathan. On the streets of india, a battle for the countrys secular soul. Hundreds of thousands are protesting a new law they say discriminates against muslims. From assam in the northeast all the way down to bangalore in the south. From the economic capital, mumbai, to the nations capital, delhi. The citizenship law offers a path to citizenship for Illegal Immigrants from three neighbouring countries pakistan, bangladesh and afghanistan. But crucially, it does not offer those protections to muslims, and that is why people are angry here, because they say that this law violates indias secular principles, which are founded in the constitution, which state that all religions in this country are treated equally. Half of the populations under the age of 25. Its the youth who are leading the charge. This is a secular nation, its a democracy. We are not a struggling democracy, we are an established democracy. So its wrong on so many levels. We are standing here to defend our constitution. To defend the poor, the uneducated. But as people are making their voices heard, they say the government is trying to silence them. Mobile internet has been suspended across many parts of the country. And police have been accused of heavy handed tactics, including shooting protesters. This well known historian was seen dragged away from a peaceful demonstration. Many fear that this country, under Prime Minister narendra modi, is inching closer to becoming a hindu state. His bjp partys brand of hindu nationalism is hugely popular in india. It helped secure him a landslide second term earlier this year. One of the Prime Ministers closest allies, the home minister amit shah, says this law offers a safe haven for oppressed minorities. Translation it doesnt discriminate against any religion. Its only a positive step for the communities who are persecuted in afghanistan, pakistan and bangladesh. For indias muslims, theres another worry. The governments planning to publish a nationwide register of citizens. Everyone would be forced to provide documents to prove theyre indian. Those who cant would be considered Illegal Immigrants. Only non muslims would be protected under the new citizenship law. The largest protests since Prime Minister modi took office look set to continue. Where does this leave the hindu nationalist agenda which propelled him to power . Rajini vaidyanathan reporting there. Now all the Business News. In the Business News after a lengthy search for the next bank of england governor, the treasury has gone back to the candidate it first thought of. As far back asjune, Andrew Bailey was being spoken of as the favourite for the job. Just eat has rejected an offer from dutch tech giant prosus, which has been in a bidding war to buy the uk food delivery firm. Instead, the company has backed a bid from takeaway. Com, which is also based in the netherlands. Both takeaway. Com and prosus increased their bids yesterday. Heathrow has said its project to build a third runway has been delayed by at least 12 months after the aviation regulator rejected its spending plans. The Civil Aviation authority has refused heathrows request to lift spending from £650 million to £2. 4 billion before it even gets planning consent. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey has been named the new governor of the bank of england. Mr bailey will be the 121st governor of the bank of england and will succeed mark carney when he leaves in march. With brexit looming and the most recent snap shot of the economy indicating its almost flatlining, he is facing some significant challenges. Earlier, i spoke to vicky pryce, chief economic adviser at cebr, about his appointment. I think its very good. It came as a bit of a surprise, because everyone was talking about the current director of the London School of economics, and was Deputy Governor for a while. People thought maybe the trend is changing, we would have a woman, but Andrew Bailey is, im sure, a very good candidate. Everyone in the city knows him well. Was an issue for a while that meant that perhaps he had lost out in terms of this role, possibly, with things that are been going on recently in the financial sector, there have been scandals in the fca has been accused of not handling them properly. Had therefore become a less of a favourite. For many, it isa a less of a favourite. For many, it is a surprise, but as a safe pair of hands and an insider, and i think thats good news. The latest figures from the Recruitment Employment Confederation show that in the run up to the general election, employers hiring confidence dropped to the lowest levels recorded since the survey started in 2016. The rec says businesses are relying on the new government to bring in stability for the new year. Lets talk to the chief executive of the rec, so what kind of stability do you want . Good afternoon. The most important thing is to get a good, long term brexit tiote done that protect both our good sector but also services which is the largest pa rt but also services which is the largest part of the economy and tray rules wrong talk. Trace all over europe and the world. There is a lot the government can do. There is a concern about skills shortages, the apprenticeship levy has not really worked, that was a commitment to the conservative manifesto. Another commitment to taxing flexible workers, we want to see that happen quickly. And also, in labour markets where despite a drop in confidence, we still have very high employment and businesses report today that three quarters of firms have not any spare three quarters of firms have not any spa re workforce three quarters of firms have not any spare workforce capacity, getting that new immigration system from the end of next year to allow a root in for skilled workers but also to make sure people can come in at times like this and for the temporary gaps that exist in things like logistics. With record low unemployment, people would say this is great news for jobs in the uk, but not necessarily for those businesses who really need to attract candidates, its much tougher out there . Its been annoyed yearfor tougher out there . Its been annoyed year for businesses, they have not known what the path is. In many ways, uncertainty is the greatest enemy, because you dont know how to invest. Today shows that businesses sitting on their hands and waiting and seeing ahead of the election, collecting the data before the general election, that is when the data was collected. We know that brexit happens on the 31st of january, we have a transition period next year, perhaps i will unlock some investment. But with high levels of employment already, getting that skills and immigration system right is going to be really important to make sure we can create the prosperity we all want. Because a lot of the jobs already out there in the system are gig economy sector jobs, none necessary what people want, how can those people be held to . I would dispute the fact that lots of the jobs are in the gig economy, if you look at people working on flexible contracts, you see the majority of people are choosing to work that way because it gives them flexibility. Of course, we have to demonstrate a flexible workers are also fair work and we are working with the government to do that. In terms of getting skill investment into people who are working in those shorter term jobs, at the moment, to get the benefit from the apprenticeship levy, you have to be on the job for a full year, we would like to be able to use those funds to fund shorter courses for people working who can kick on to earn more an hour and make a difference to the family. Thank you very much for talking to us. Thats all the Business News. More later, a quick snapshot of the markets, not much change it with the ftse, but currencies, not a great week compared to last week for the pound, more on that later this afternoon. The headlines on bbc news the Prime Ministers brexit plan will go to a commons vote later, paving the way for the uk to leave the eu onjanuary 31st. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority Andrew Bailey is named as the next governor of the bank of england. Trains and road travel is severely disrupted on one of the busiest travel days of the year part of the m23 in west sussex is closed and the brighton mainline is blocked. Rose brown was involved in a hit and run when she was 12, which left her unable to walk and without the ability to speak. She was given her own bespoke digital voice, and she picked a cockney accent, as shes always wanted to be on eastenders. Well, as a special christmas present, the Victoria Derbyshire show was able to make her dream a reality by taking her on a tour of albert square. Claire jones has this special report. Characters can even come back from the dead. Hello, princess stock talk. On the status this countrys biggest and most recognise the stars, which now includes our very rose brown. We met rose brown in the summer, when she was given the gift of her own voice. She was involved in a hit and run aged 12, and rose was left unable to walk and lost her ability to speak. Rose didnt like the voice shed been given, so we followed her journey as she received her own bespoke digital voice. She asked for a cockney accent, as shes always wanted to be on eastenders. How do you feel about your current voice . The voice sounds quite old, i would like a voice that sounds like a 21 year old. You were able to choose your voice, why did you go for a cockney accent . Because it sounds like me before, and i would like to be on eastenders, as i want to be an actress. Then rose has her new voice for the very first time, donated by an actress. Voice talks, indistinct. What do you think . Thats your voice is that you wanted . Shes got such a good cockney accent as well, shes done a really good job. Amazing. Well have to get you on eastenders next yeah well, roses dream is about to become a reality. Behind me is the set of eastenders, and rose is literally due any minute. So now, if there was ever a time to hear this iconic sound, i think its now. Eastenders drumbeat. Hello, everybody its so nice to see you again. Hello, rose, are you excited . This is elstree centre, bbc studios, and this is where eastenders is filmed. What does it mean to rose to be here . Shes wanted to do this so, so much. What is that rose likes about eastenders . Probably the young men that are in it. Whats happening inside is top secret, so we need to leave our cameras outside. But were going to head in now, have a little look around the set and hopefully going to even meet some of the residents of albert square. We were lucky enough to be able to take some behind the scenes photographs as rose and i looked around the set. Rose has since programmed into her machine what it felt like to be there. I was so excited. We had a Wander Around the square, when we passed many of the characters houses, such as the mitchells, the taylors and the beales. We then saw the queen vic pub, which was amazing. I also saw the cafe and the police station. All in all, i had a fantastic day and had so much fun Walking Around the set of my favourite tv show. Absolute fabulous, and i think rose has had a fabulous time. What a lovely christmas present. It was like a dream come true. Christmas is an exciting time for all children, but for those with additional needs, the Festive Season can be overwhelming. Jayne mccubbin has been to a school in blackpool to see how they make sure a good time is had by all. Somebody here is very, very, very excited. Lucy and julia, hello come on in. Hello this is lucy, shes 16 years old. Say hello to everybody. Hello is it your big party today . Yes whos going to turn up, lucy . Christmas. Father christmas . Oh, my goodness this is lucys favourtie time of the year, but it can also be one of the most challenging. Which one do you want to wear . Hat that is brilliant. Youve got to very carefully manage all of this. Yes, because too much information is a sensory overload and she just cant cope with it. And then she gets upset and distressed and runs off. And you want her to have a good time. Yes. Bye bye hello good morning thank you. It is all go in lucys school. Theyre preparing, ithink, 160 dinners or thereabouts for us. 160 dinners because everybody. Boy runs past, yelling. This special school has just been named the Happiest School in the uk, and at the uks Happiest School, they take the Christmas Party very seriously. Every child will be walked through exactly what is going to happen in advance. If we didnt do that preparation and we didnt involve the children in that preparation, i think some would find it so overwhelming. Lucy, wheres your name . I think some of the behaviours that the children might display when theyre managing difficult situations, some of our parents feel, oh, were being looked at. When theyre here, they are who they they are, so lucy isjust lucy to us. Its really important for a school. Its just a family feel of christmas. Youre looking very relaxed. Yeah, lam anything could happen. And it will take it away lets sleigh ride. No, do you not like that . Put your hands on your ears, then. She doesnt want the bang. Its no mean feat, helping children with some of the most complex physical, mental and emotional needs to all sit down together and have a party which everyone can enjoy. Awesome some might need a little timeout, but today is very, very special. I can hear some bells, can you . What is it . Cheering. So, youve pulled it off . Weve done it, weve absolutely done it. Amazing from everyone here, we wish everyone a wonderful, happy christmas and a happy new year. Happy christmas merry christmas, everyone, and happy new year the 1pm news is coming up with ben brown. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello. A wet start to the day were flooding and travel disruption, particularly across parts of south east england. Here is the rainfall picture today. The rain is lifting away from the worst affected parts of southern england, but it hangs on across much of the midlands into the east of the pennines. Into the afternoon, the rain still heavy in places, showers to follow across southern england. Into the rush hour, some rainjust southern england. Into the rush hour, some rain just fringing southern england. Into the rush hour, some rainjust fringing on to the eastern tip of aberdeenshire, far south east of scotland, in western scotland shower surrounds, looking mainly dry elsewhere and in Northern Ireland that stop sunny spells around this afternoon. Rain mostly into the east of the pennines, the east midlands, northern parts of east anglia and some heavy showers into southeast england, with the end of the afternoon is mainly dry towards wales and south west england. Flood warnings around in england at the moment, more rain to come in some of the worst affected areas, the website has details of those Environment Agency flood warnings and met Office Weather warnings. Into this evening and overnight, clearing and eastern parts, showers and western scotland, another area of showers in western wales. Song could be thundery, fog developing in Northern Ireland, the coldest parts of Northern Britain seeing frost. This is a picture for the weekend. Showers early on saturday, then this area of low pressure bringing rain to the southernmost parts of the uk. A cluster of showers spreading northwards on saturday morning, once thatis northwards on saturday morning, once that is out of the way, many of us wont see sunshine and dry weather, but here comes the next system, pushing into southern england and south wales to end the day. Temperatures in double figures, close to average for the time of year. Many of us seeing sunny spells on sunday, a few more of those showers pushing into western parts during the day. Next week, starting with showers and rain and southern england, then something drierjust in time for christmas, but this suggests the drier weather does not last too long. Mps vote on the Prime Ministers brexit plan for the uk to leave the European Union by the end of january. Borisjohnson says its time for the country to move on and discard the labels leave and remain. Now is the time to act together, as one reinvigorated nation, one united kingdom. Well be live at westminster. Also this lunchtime. A new boss for the bank of england. The governnment says Andrew Bailey was the stand out candidate. Underwater motorways heavy rain and floods put the brakes on the christmas getaway. Events today to remember the two young lives lost in the terror attack at fishmongers hall by London Bridge. Three, by London Bridge. Two, one