Evasive, it is a veiled attempt to end the negotiations, a bill that demands an extension at least until next year and perhaps for many more years to come. The bill insists britain acquiesced to the demands of brussels and hands control to our partners. It is a bill designed to overturn the biggest democratic vote in our history, the 2016 referendum. It is therefore a bill without precedent in the history of this house. Seeking as it does to force the Prime Minister with a predrafted letter to surrender in international negotiations. This, mr. Se to do speaker, and it is clear that there is therefore only one way forward for the country the house has voted repeatedly to leave the eu, and yet, it has also voted repeatedly to delay actually leaving. It has voted for negotiations, and today, i am afraid it has voted to stop, to scuttle any serious negotiations. [indiscernible] Prime Minister johnson what this bill means is the parliament or the right honorable general gentlemen of the opp
Summer is not a time off for a lot of people in our office. Weve been very busy this month, doing our annual performance and goalsetting process for the f. Y. 19, and setting there has been a lot from my experience, a lot of really valuable thought and conversation that has been going into that. Ive very much appreciated the staffs focus. It is a busy time for us, but i think it is a very helpful and important way to make sure were having mindful conversations about our work and how we Work Together to serve the public. Thats something i wanted to provide some in sight insight into that and id be happy to answer any questions. In terms of open positions, i think there are four currently open. Do we have d. H. R. Resources to help us fill those positions . Yes, in this budget year with a memorandum of understanding, and theyre providing us some parttime hours. We were not able to get the full range of contract that we had hoped to with our budget limitations. But we have very strong sup
We have a quorum neck general Public Comment shall be followed we will go into closed session and not start the regular Public Meeting before 2 00 p. M. Is there any Public Comment about this item . We are in meeting is back in session. We will recognize a commissioner for emotion regarding the closed session. I make a motion not to disclose. It was seconded to do not to not disclose. Is there any Public Comment . My name is john, i am a 44 year member of our pension scheme. If theres any policeman on our board, you might be interested in what i have to say today. Willie sutton was a Notorious Bank Robber in the 1980s. When he was caught, they asked him why he robbed banks. His reply was, thats where the money is. The Hedge Fund Industry are not bank robbers, but they are modernday highway robbers. The definition of modernday highway robber is by excessive profit by high risk investment. If you ask the Hedge Fund Industry when they rip off local pension funds, they will say, that is wh
Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profile judge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago, and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday accusing president maduros government of widespread human rights abuses against the opposition and minority groups. But maria afiunis brother says his sister still has restrictions on her freedom. Translation she cant speak to the media. She cant use social media. She cant leave the country. She has to present herself every 30 days. The logical thing would be to get rid of all the cautionary measures and respect what the un says, which is complete freedom, but that has not happened. We continue to wait. The un says one thing, the maduro government does another. Theyre never serious about what International Organisations say, so were in the same
Now on bbc news its hardtalk. Stephen sackur speaks to former Prime Minister sirjohn major. Welcome to hardtalk. Within weeks, the conservative party will have a new leader and britain a new Prime Minister. As with so much in uk politics, that battle between borisjohnson and jeremy hunt boils down to brexit. Who the tories believe it is better equipped to navigate the political and constitutional crisis that looms as the departure date of october 31 draws near. My guest is former Prime Minister sirjohn major. What kind of conservative party and what kind of country will emerge from the brexit mess . Welcome. The conservative Party Leadership is in its final lap. You have been watching it very closely. What is it telling you about the state of your party . I have been a member of the conservative party since my 16th birthday. Its been a very large part of my life. I owe a great deal to it and i hope i have given quite a lot to it. I do not think i have ever seen the party so divided or