To the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the Best Kept Secret in westminster. I have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a General Election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. Opposition parties say they welcome the fight, but. This is a Prime Minister who promised there wouldnt be one. A Prime Minister who cannot be trusted. Meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotlands future. But it wasnt all about the General Election. In the commons, there was concern over the Nuclear Ambitions of north korea. And condemnation of the alleged death, detention and torture of gay men in chechnya. Others would join in beating him with sticks or metal rods and demanding to know the names of other gay men that he knew in chechnya. But first on paper, it had looked like mps were set for a gentle return after easter with just a little light legislating to keep them busy in the the chamber. Peers, meanwhile,
Directors new and old business. No hands waving, next item. Item 5 is Public Comment which is an opportunity for member s of the public to address the board on matters that are not on todays calendar and we have mr. Robert, followed by mr. Finebaum mr. Robert . Good morning, my name is Steve Roberts and im a member of the Rail Passenger association of california, a Public Transportation advocacy group. I thank you for the opportunity to address you this morning. Because of the benefits of reduced automobile usage, fully leveraging caltrains electrification project which thereby will increase caltrain ridership and its revenue performance and financial performance, also reducing Green House Gas misses, facilitating transitoriented development, the extension of Caltrain Service to transbay terminal is one of our associations key priorities. Any actions that delay this vital project and snarl it in endless planning reduce its Operational Flexibility or capacity are of a concern to our ass
Explicitly by concrete actions, besides air attacks on civilians. This is the point raised by honourable gentleman from the labour party. I believe all members in house support the the interinitiative on syria agreed in vienna to. We believe that these aims will only be secured through agreement on a serious longterm commitment into syria and this surely must be the key diplomatic priority for this government to make sure the time scale is as quick as can be delivered. The u. K. Must step up its support for the International Syria support initiative and other diplomatic efforts to secure sees fire in syria, political transition, combating terrorists like daesh and longterm reconstruction stability and support. I believe that the government has not answer the questions posed by the Foreign Affairs committee posed by house of commons. In fact neither do a majority who voted on issue in the rin affairs, committee. In these circumstance, mr. Speaker, we can not support the government. It i
Reconstruction. Once a ceasefire has been reached, we certainly ready to discuss and work through the incredibly complicated, underlying issues that have led to this crisis. Once a ceasefire is established, we are prepared to discuss and work towards revolving all of the complex issues that have been this crisis. The loss of lives and the humanitarian impact is really heartbreaking, and we are joining our International Pers in reiterate der partners in reiterating and return to the ceasefire that was reached in 2012. A heartbreaking issue. It cannot continue. We share our International Stakeholders to reinforce the 2012 ceasefire. Early, its not enough. Negotiation recogarding the underlying issues and addressing all of the concerns that have brought us to where we are today. Its important to have a wide range discussion of all of the issues that led to the crisis and to remedy them. Hamas has a fundamental choice to make, and it is a choice that will have a profound impact on the peop
From parliament on a range of domestic and international issues, including britains response to ebola, healthcare services, and the economy. This is 35 minutes. Order. Qwest turns to the Prime Minister. Mr. Albert oh when. Own. Mr. Prime minister. Thank you, mr. Speaker. This morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and, in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Albert owen. Thank you, mr. Speaker. In april 2010, i agreed with the Prime Minister and nick that vat was a regressive tax. Indeed the Prime Minister went further and said that it was far more regressive than income tax. He then went on to break his pledge to the british people and hiked vat to 20 . Can i give him an opportunity to restore his credibility on vat and ask him to rule it out completely to pay for any future income tax cuts . Well our plans involve not up any taxes. What they involve is growing our economy and creating jobs. I am sure i will be p