Good morning and welcome to westminster on an historic session of parliament. Mps are sitting on a saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on borisjohnsons brexit deal. This morning it still looks extremely close, although in the last few minutes the Prime Minister has received the backing of the prominent conservative brexiteers known as the European Research group who now say they will vote mps are also likely to vote on an amendment to the deal which would still force the government to seek a delay to leaving the eu, described as an insurance policy to avoid the risk of a no deal brexit. Nick eardley reports. More than three years after the brexit referendum, is today the day mps finally back a deal . Some of them hate what borisjohnson has negotiated, arguing it takes us too far away from eu rules and will damage the economy. But most tories think its a good deal that gives the uk back the control they want. Weve got the deal that allows us to get out of the backstop, thats
My right honorable friend the Prime Minister is in berlin and has announced the biggest strengthening of our defense in a generation. Mr. Speaker, im sure members will also want to join me in wishing the Jewish Community a happy passover. A celebration of freedom but of course, we remember the empty chairs of hostages still being held captive in gaza and call for their immediate release. Mr. Speaker, i had meetings this morning with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. I have further meetings today. I would like to pass a my thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and colleagues and to the teachers at the academy. We reopened with a new library in the town hall. We are breathing new life into our communities and releasing funds to help. Sadly, labor let their contracts police lapse. They refused to enforce the laws and are increasing bad social behavior by governing [indiscernible] does the Prime Minister agree with me that [indiscernible] pleas
My right honorable friend the Prime Minister is in berlin and has announced the biggest strengthening of our defense in a generation. Mr. Speaker, im sure members will also want to join me in wishing the Jewish Community a happy passover. A celebration of freedom but of course, we remember the empty chairs of hostages still being held captive in gaza and call for their immediate release. Mr. Speaker, i had meetings this morning with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. I have further meetings today. I would like to pass a my thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and colleagues and to the teachers at the academy. We reopened with a new library in the town hall. We are breathing new life into our communities and releasing funds to help. Sadly, labor let their contracts police lapse. They refused to enforce the laws and are increasing bad social behavior by governing [indiscernible] does the Prime Minister agree with me that [indiscernible] pleas
During the weekly question time in the british house of commons, deputy Prime Minister Oliver Downing took questions on ukraine, the war in gaza and crime. The deputy pm was filling in for Prime Minister rishi sunak who is in germany. This is about 35 minutes. My right honorable friend the Prime Minister is in berlin and has announced the biggest strengthening of our defense in a generation. Mr. Speaker, im sure members will also want to join me in wishing the Jewish Community a happy passover. A celebration of freedom but of course, we remember the empty chairs of hostages still being held captive in gaza and call for their immediate release. Mr. Speaker, i had meetings this morning with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house. I have further meetings today. I would like to pass a my thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and colleagues and to the teachers at the academy. We reopened with a new library in the town hall. We are breathing new life i
his comments came in response to new figures that reveal the world is rapidly burning through its carbon budget. provisional data from the eu s climate service copernicus shows that for each of the past 12 months temperatures have broken the respective monthly record. the sequence started injune 2023 with the hottestjune, all the way through to may 2024 as the hottest may. most of the heat is due to climate change, with a small contribution from the el nino weather pattern. we the peoples versus the polluters and the profiteers. together, we can win. but it s time for leaders to decide whose side they are on. tomorrow, it will be too late. now is the time to mobilise. now is the time to act. now is the time to deliver. this is our moment of truth. and i thank you. but across europe, we are experiencing something of a greenlash . there is resistance to the transition wherever you look. the parties that make up the greens/european free alliance are currently the fourth biggest