Were live until 11 this morning. At half ten well talk about the changes which are being brought in today to Disability Benefits called personal independence payments. We asked for an interview with a member of the government to explain the changes to you on the day they come in but the work and pensions secretary, the minister for welfare delivery, the minister for welfare reform, the disabilities minister, and the employment minister, werent available. Were going to talk about it anywayjust after 10 30. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today the Conservative Party has been fined a record £70,000 for breaching the rules on Election Expenses. The Electoral Commission says there were significant failures in the partys reporting during by elections in 2014, and in the 2015 General Election. 0ur political guru, norman smith, is at westminster. It began with an investigation by channel 4 news. It began with an i
Wyvern academy in darlington can bring you the latest sports stories. The Cheltenham Festival is underway. There have already been two races and our Sports Reporter can tell us more. The School Reporters working behind the scenes and so we are literally behind the scenes here of bbc sport, which you will know and love and if youre paying attention, you will have a spot of the present this afternoon have been a bit younger than usual. Im this afternoon have been a bit youngerthan usual. Im not this afternoon have been a bit younger than usual. Im not. Rude, younger than usual. Im not be rude, it is true, because they are here now. Ryan and peter, youve just presented our afternoon bulletin, how was it for you . It was very nerve racking building up. It how was it for you . It was very nerve racking building up. It when nerve racking building up to it when they said you will be on the bbc news. When you got in there, it was just you and the autocue and it was a lot easier, but the build
Triggering the uks exit from the European Union clears parliament after peers back down in their battle with the commons. There is no reason whatsoever to think that if this house were to stand its ground, that the House Of Commons would change its view. But Nicola Sturgeon springs a surprise by announcing she intends to call a second independence referendum in scotland. A demand attacked by theresa may. Constitutional gameplay must not be allowed to break the deep bonds of our shared history and our future together. People in scotland will have a referendum and we will have our say also on this programme, the Chancellor Backs down from a planned hike in National Insurance for the self employed. I have decided not to proceed with the class four nics measures set out in the elifig. But first. The lords had inserted two amendments into what became known as the article 50 bill. The brexit secretary came to the Commons Chamber to make clear