Is fully behind the action that we are taking. The member for shipley with her huge experience in health and social care, talked about the need to work with those in supported Accommodation And Housing associations and the nhs to make sure pensioners get the help they are entitled to and i will spell some of the action out. The Memberfor Rossendale and darwen made a strong case for targeting health on the poorest pensioners and the need to tackle the root causes of poverty including insulating homes and bring Energy Costs down. And the memberfor pool, one of the things he said was the long and complex form for Pension Credit which i have asked to be reduced to make it asked to be reduced to make it as simple as possible. I would like to start by setting out why we have taken the difficult decision to means Test Winter Fuel payments so they are no longer available to all pensioners whatever their income. But focused on those in greatest need. Put simply, it is because we must fix the fo
The week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the last week in parliament before decembers general election. Coming up. The new speaker takes his seat in the commons biggest chair. I hope this house will be once a great respected house, notjust in here but across the world. In the final days of the session mps push through a bill to compensate Abuse Victims in Northern Ireland. And a former conservative demands a report into alleged russian interference in uk democracy is published. The Prime Minister does not have Carte Blanche to alter our reports or remove material from them. And we talk to three of the 70 mps who are standing down about what prompted them to go. I thought somebody is trying to tell me something, i think i better pop off while i can still make it out on my own. But first. In the dying days of whats been a most turbulent parliament, mps elected a new speaker. John bercow, whod done the job for ten years had decided to stand down from parliament. 7 mps put themselves f
Monday in parliament. Hello and welcome to monday in parliament. We have a new Commons Speaker the question is that sir lindsay takes the chair of this house is speaker. Sir Lindsay Hoyle will succeed john bercow. This house will change but it will change for the better. And he gets a warm welcome. Youll also bring gore signature to our proceedings. We have a problem if they can hold the executive to account and i know that you will stand up for that principle. So after several hours of voting sir Lindsay Hoyle was finally elected to one of the most important jobs in politics. It fell to the longest serving mp, the former conservative chancellor, now independent mp, Kenneth Clarke to deliver the results. Sir Lindsay Hoyle beat six other candidates. The job of speaker comes with a salary of 150 thousand pounds and the added bonus that now he doesnt have to campaign in the coming election because its customary for candidates not to stand against the speaker. So no wonder sir lindsay was
Interference in uk who lost their lives in conflict. A world war 2 dakota plane dropped democracy is published. 750,000 poppies over the Prime Minister does not have the white cliffs of dover Carte Blanche to alter our reports or remove material from them. To remember the fallen. And we talk to three of the 70 mps who are standing down the Environment Agency continues about what prompted them to go. To warn theres a danger to life i thought somebody is trying from high river levels to tell me something, in south yorkshire, with seven i think i better pop off while i can severe warnings still in place. Weve had no sleep for two days, still make it out on my own. We keep getting calls, but first. In the dying days of whats been a most turbulent parliament, mps elected a new speaker. John bercow, whod done the job for ten years had decided to stand down from parliament. Seven mps put themselves forward to replace him five labour and two conservative. The job comes with a salary of £150,0