Hello and welcome to a special program looking at the dramatic last days of an extraordinary session of parliament. Ps look tothe m suspend the vote on brexit. The consequences for the a, and forr the economy our country would be highly damaging. Boris johnson tried twice to call an early election. If you want to delay brexit beyond october 31, vote for an election and let the people decide. The Prime Minister is running away. Running away. And the speaker announces he is standing down. Increase thet to legitimacy of this legislature. I will make no apology for anyone, anywhere at any time. Historic unprecedented and quite extraordinary. How else to describe five days of parliament unlike anything in living memory. Mps forced through a bill the minister did not want. And a surprise resignation of the common speaker. It was not until september that mps got a chance to put him , his government, and his policies to the test. Mps the number one priority was to stop the you key the u. K. Fr
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Okay. With that, that concludes the special commendations for today. Madam clerk, lists go to roll call for introductions. Clerk mr. President , we will rerefer supervisor peskin and begin with supervisor ronan subpoena. Thank you. Today, colleagues, supervisor haney and i with others are introducing a resolution urging the department of Public Health to rescind their august 19 letter, notifying severely mentally ill residents at the adult residential facility that they must relocate in 60 days. Last night we heard directly from the staff of the adult residential facility family members and residents that people at the facility are filled with extreme anxiety due to the displacement and that it is having a direct impact on their health. There is also concern that many severely ill and vulnerable residents will end up back on the streets once they are displaced from the facility. The resolution also states that the department of Public Health and the department of Human Resources should
Coming up next, the week in parliament. Hello, and welcome to a special programme looking at the dramatic last days of an extraordinary session of parliament. Coming up, mps force a change in the law aiming to stop a no deal brexit. What unites us is a conviction that there is no mandate for no deal, and that the consequences for the economy and for our country would be highly damaging. Borisjohnson tries and fails twice to call an early general election. If you really want to delay brexit beyond october 31, which is what you seem to want to do, then vote for an election and let the people decide the Prime Minister is running away from scrutiny. Running away from scrutiny with his blather and his shouting. And a defiant speaker announces he is standing down. I have sought to increase the relative authority of this legislature for which i will make absolutely no apology to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Historic, unprecedented and quite, quite extraordinary. How else to describe five da
Okay. With that, that concludes the special commendations for today. Madam clerk, lists go to roll call for introductions. Clerk mr. President , we will rerefer supervisor peskin and begin with supervisor ronan subpoena. Thank you. Today, colleagues, supervisor haney and i with others are introducing a resolution urging the department of Public Health to rescind their august 19 letter, notifying severely mentally ill residents at the adult residential facility that they must relocate in 60 days. Last night we heard directly from the staff of the adult residential facility family members and residents that people at the facility are filled with extreme anxiety due to the displacement and that it is having a direct impact on their health. There is also concern that many severely ill and vulnerable residents will end up back on the streets once they are displaced from the facility. The resolution also states that the department of Public Health and the department of Human Resources should