Preparing children properly for the future . The head of ofsted warns that in england they are focusing on preparing pupils for exams at the expense of giving them what they call a rich and full knowledge. The battle of the sexes, the story of the 1973 tennis match between billiejean of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King of the 1973 tennis match between Billiejean King and bobby riggs now made into a movie. Good morning. Its wednesday 11th october. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, has suggested that its too early to commit large sums of money in preparation for leaving the European Union without a deal. He said it was his duty to be realistic about the near term challenges. Writing in the times, ahead of next months budget, mr hammond said i also need to ensure that we are prepared for all outcomes, including a no deal scenario. He goes on to say that the government and the treasury are planning for every outcome and writes we w
To our round up of the day here at westminster. On this programme, the chancellor reassures mps that the treasury is preparing for all possible outcomes of the brexit talks but hes not spending money on a no deal option yet. Some are urging me to spend money simply to send a message to the eu that we mean business. I think the eu knows that we mean business. Also on this programme, at Prime Ministers questions, Jeremy Corbyn says the government is in chaos. On the most important issues facing this country, its a shambles. But theresa may defends her record. More people injobs, 1. 8 million more children in good or outstanding schools. And peers demand an investigation into the handling of sex abuse claims against the former conservative Prime Minister sir edward heath. But first, the chancellor Philip Hammond has been reassuring mps that the treasury is preparing for a range of brexit scenarios, including no deal with the eu. He said £250 million had been allocated to Government Depar
In parliament, our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords. Once again, the issue of harassment looms large in westminster. We will work with any colleagues across the house to make sure that we seize this opportunity to get it right once and for all. Mps are told the Brexit Impact studies, which were the centre of debate on wednesday, will be made available as soon as conceivable. And are you desperate for a copy of the bible of parliamentary procedure . The people of this country are demanding it be made available without having to buy a copy of the book. But first, mps were back at westminster a little over 12 hours after the surprise news that the defence secretary had resigned. Sir Michael Fallon said his past behaviour may have fallen short of the standards expected by the British Armed forces. The new defence secretary was named as Gavin Williamson, who had been in charge of Party Discipline as chief whip. Hes been described as a rising star, whos trusted by num
Corbyn has been suspended from the labour party. It follows his response to a damning report into how complaints of anti semitism were handled during his time as leader. The equality and Human Rights Commission found the party was responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination. Sir keir starmer described it as a day of shame Foreign Labour and said the recommendations would be implemented in full recommendations would be implemented in full for labour. In the last few minutes, Jeremy Corbyn tweeted this. You will strongly contest the political intervention to suspend him from the party. I have made it absolutely clear, those who deny there has been an anti semitism problem in the party are wrong. I will continue to support a zero tolerance approach to all forms of racism. A dramatic day for the labour party. Jonathan blake has the latest. Well, we will actually bring in one of our Political Correspondent at westminster who can join us now. Helen, as i was saying, so joi
Diesel and petrol cars wont be sold from 2030, part of a green Industrial Revolution to tackle Climate Change and create jobs. Across the world, it is the uk that is leading the world in tackling one of the gravest problems that this planet faces. A 65 year old man has been arrested in belfast in connection with the birmingham pub bombings in 197a. 21 people died in the ira attack. The lost whaling station at the end of the world now a beacon of hope as the whales return and thrive. The pharmaceutical company, pfizer, says its latest data suggests that its Coronavirus Vaccine is even more effective than first thought, with the jab working well across all ethnicities and age groups. The firm says the vaccine has passed safety checks, and is now ready for approval by authorities around the world. So what are the next steps for the vaccine in the uk . Health secretary matt hancock told mps last week that the nhs will be ready to roll out the new vaccine if it gets approved. He said he has