Because we want this country to be rid of this reckless and destructive conservative government. The parties begin to set out their stalls. And the lib dem leader says she should be included in any tv debates. Will the Prime Minister commit today to take part in those three way debates, or is he going to run scared of debating . And tributes tojohn bercow as he retires as speaker. The longest serving woman mp praises him for throwing open the commons to youngsters. There were those who resisted change and said we cannot have all these children here in the house of commons, weve got work to be done. Borisjohnson finally got what he wanted. After three failed attempts, the date for the general election has been set for thursday december the 12th. On monday hed had one last go at getting the election through under the fixed term parliaments act. But although he won the vote, he didnt get the two thirds majority 434 mps that he needed. So on tuesday it was time for a different approach, th
Radical campaign for real change in this country. I look forward to campaigning ina this country. I look forward to campaigning in a general election all over the country. Now, the wrangling in the house of commons is over what day the public will vote. Meanwhile, 10 of the 21 tory mps expelled by the conservative party have personally been invited back into the fold by Prime Ministerjohnson. A warm welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. The United Kingdom is heading towards its first december general election in almost a century as mps finally agree to the Prime Ministers call to go to the polls. The conservatives, labour, Scottish National party and liberal democrats have all come out in favour of holding that december poll. This is borisjohnsons fourth attempt to call a snap election and crucially, its the first time the labour party has removed its objections. As ever with brexit there are still question marks and the path to an early election is not a forgone conc
Of a woman at a lunch without her permission. Did you . No and what the public want to hear is what we are going to do to unite the country. In westminster a meeting of Opposition Party leaders gets under way one of their questions. If there was to be a caretaker Prime Minister who should it be . Thousands of women are dying needlessly from heart attacks because they fail to recognise their symptoms, and receive poorer care than men. Saudi arabias crown prince says he takes some responsibility for the murder of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, but denies personally ordering it. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport jane. Hi, simon. Scotland have boosted their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup theyve earned a 3a 0 bonus point victory over samoa and are up to third in the pool a group. And darren, it is wet . It certainly is. Flood warnings and more warnings of heavy rain today and into tomorrow. Later on in the week we could have an ex hurricane on
More, lots more to come on a week when even the speaker described the atmosphere in the commons as toxic. But first, cast your mind back a couple of weeks or so. Remember this . Shame on you and this ceremony involving much doffing of hats and a smattering of norman french. And this parliament is accordingly prorogued to monday the 14th day of october. Well, dont worry if you cant remember the 9th of september in parliament. It never happened. The decision to advise her majesty to Prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification. 2a hours later, the speaker explained what that meant to mps whod returned to work. Colleagues, welcome back to our place of work. The Uk Supreme Court ruled yesterday that parliament has not been prorogued. As you were, then. A defiant Prime Minister was forced to fly back early from the United Nations in new york. He bla
Towards the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after narrowly beating australia. And at 12. 30, click tests all things audio by paragliding, breaking glass and going to an eltonjohn concert. The conservative Party Conference opens today in manchester, with further assurances from the Prime Minister to deliver brexit. But the Party Conference comes amid growing speculation that opposition parties could table a vote of a no confidence against the government within days as they try to stop a no deal brexit. Mrjohnson has also been defending his use of language in the house of commons during the heated exchanges on wednesday which led to criticism from mps of all parties. I certainly think everybody should calm down. And i certainly think. Including you . I think ive been a model of restraint. But i think everybody should calm down. And i think that its very important. I mean, as i said, there are two. So, you dont regret the use of the word humbug, at all . When an mp is discussing a death thr