In a westminster week dominated by one big event. European Union Withdrawal bill, committee. Order. How are we going to leave the eu . I will be reporting on the big debates in the commons. Mps keep up the pressure on the government to cut payment waiting times for claimants being switched to a controversial new benefit. Universal credit has forced them into debt, made it harder for them to stay in work and left many of them facing eviction. I have been talking to the conservative mp in elected to chair the Liaison Committee, but what does it do . We are there because we are used to Cross Party Consensus working and we want to develop ideas, influence and understand what policy is. Also on this programme but first, on the long road to brexit, this week will go down as something of a parliamentary milestone, as mps held their first two days of line by line scrutiny on the eu withdrawal bill. We asked henry mance, of the financial times, for his take on the weeks debates. Its one of the
In a westminster week dominated by one big event. European Union Withdrawal bill, committee. Order. How are we going to leave the eu . I will be reporting on the big debates in the commons. Mps keep up the pressure on the government to cut payment waiting times for claimants being switched to a controversial new benefit. Universal credit has forced them into debt, made it harderfor them to stay in work and left many of them facing eviction. I have been talking to the conservative mp in elected to chair the Liaison Committee, but what does it do . We are there because we are used to Cross Party Consensus working and we want to develop ideas, influence and understand what policy is. Also on this programme mps denounce an inquiry into a controversial pregnancy test as a whitewash. And ive been talking to the conservative mp whos been elected to chair the powerful commons Liaison Committee, but what exactly does it do . But first, on the long road to brexit, this week will go down as somet
Extensive every year. Welcome to outsideside source. We begin in saudi arabia. A story we have coffered previously previously, the anti corru ption have coffered previously previously, the Anti Corruption purge which began almost three weeks ago. The crackdown initiated by the crown prince bin salman. Seen by most saudis as the countrys leader in waiting. The supporters say that the purge is overdue, critics say he is boosting his power, both could be true. More than 200 people have been arrested and while the names have not been released, they are believed to include 11 prisons, including two nephews of the crown prince. They are detained in riyadh in the five star ritz carledon hotel. Where wealthy Business People and visiting dignitaries stay. It is very grand there. Donald trump was there in may. Lots of visiting dignitaries go there. Lots of top business executives. So you can imagine the speculation as to what is going on inside the ritz calton. For the first time we can take you
Midnight in london and 9 oclock in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say theyve lost any hope of seeing them alive again. Earlier, the Argentine Navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has the latest. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel betrayed. Translation
1am in the morning in london and 10pm in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say theyve lost any hope of seeing them alive again. Earlier, the Argentine Navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has the latest. Its known as the silent service. But theres been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. The search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. Now, more worrying news scientists confirm theyve detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. An Argentine Navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event consistent with an explosion. Its a bitter blow for relatives. Just a few days ago theyd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. Now they feel betrayed. Transl