Uk and north america, presumably canada. Ill get reaction to the former spokeman to the queen. Anna stewart is live in london. The queen issued rather personal statement today. Yes. Bu bucki Buckingham Palace released a statement. A much more personal statement which ill read to you now. It says following many months of conversations and more recent discussion, im pleased together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family. Harry, meghan and archie will be much loved members of my family. I recognize the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny over the last two years and support their wish for a more independent life. I want to thank them for their dedicated work akroscross the country. Im proud of how meghan has quickly become one of the family. Its my hope todays agreement allows them to build a happy and peaceful life. It feels personal and final. It feel thes like a clean break from the royal family. They said ini
Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament. Hello, and welcome to monday in parliament. Coming up on the programme the home secretary calls on uk businesses to boost pay for british workers. No longer will employers be able to rely on cutprice eu workers. Instead, we are calling on them rightly to invest in british people. But Opposition Mps think the changes to the immigration system are insulting. There is no such thing as low skill work, just low paid work. All work is skilled when its done well. Labour tells the government to wake up to the reality of extreme weather events. Im disappointed by the slow and pedestrian approach weve seen from ministers since the flooding hit. Where was the Prime Minister . Where was he . And concerns in the lords over changing the rules on the automatic Early Release of terror offenders. We know that this will result in the continued incarceration, without regard to their personal circumstances, of some prisoners who were sentenced on the
Now on bbc news, this is bbc news while technical difficulties with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Are sorted out, it is absolutely unacceptable that the proceedings a scientific landmark two uk volunteers are injected of this house are not broadcast as the first vaccine trials the week in parliament. And not open to members of the public at the time when those for coronavirus in europe get underway. Proceedings take place. American lawmakers pass another relief bill worth hello there, and welcome 480 billion to the week in parliament. For Small Businesses as mps and peers return andoverwhelmed hospitals. From their easter break and move lord ashton replied that into the virtual world. At the moment, it was right to focus and overwhelmed hospitals. Limited resources on the elected violence in venezuela, house of commons. You wont be able to see as people break a strict the virtual proceedings quarantine to protest we have a twof
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, as mps and peers return from their easter break and move into the virtual world. We have a twofold duty of leadership of members of this house. One is to show that we are following the rules that apply to everybody else, and the other is to lead by example in showing that we are getting on with our essential work. Sir keir starmer debuts at a very different pmqs and accuses the government of dragging its feet on tackling coronavirus. And theres a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up these offers on british firms. I dont accept his premise that weve been slow. We have been guided by the scientific advice the chief scientific advice the chief medical officer at every step along this way. And scotlands first minister says she is not complacent about supplies of protective equipment for health and care staff. If any
Facing a lot of backlash including from the president himself for reopening parts of his state. Steve harrigan in atlanta one of the cities with open businesses outside of the c. D. C. Steve. This has been a controversial decision, people on both sides. Bowling alleys, barber shops, nonessential businesses opening up, well see more on monday with movie theaters and restaurants and the governor saying a couple of factors motivate that decision. For one he said there was decline in confirmed cases of the virus here in georgia and says that the economy is getting crushed. Onefifth of georgians and theyre glad to have a chance to earn a living. Wooer a he going out to grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, why shouldnt our business be allowed to try and adapt and survive. The criticism has been intense, even right here in atlanta with the c. D. C. Criticizing the move. The mayor of atlanta, also, and as you mentioned, President Trump saying georgia is just going too fast. Georgia has mo