Today the home secretary asked the Migration Advisory Committee to start work on what comes next. We want a newcomer in forms, evidence based eu migration policy. Weve commissioned the mac to look into it, an independent group. The Home Secretary Set out a vague timetable, sort of, that there will be three phases. The first will end on the specified date, the day we leave the eu, probably march, 2019. Eu citizens who are already here, who have five years residency, will be able to apply for a settled status and those with fewer than five years residency will be allowed to stay to clock up those five years. Even the apparently simple thing about what to do with eu citizens here already, and to take the big one, the European Union wants its own court to have some jurisdiction over these people to insure that their rights are respected, something the government doesnt like at all. The second phase is a slightly woolly transition phase, where it seems that eu residents will be able to come
Monday in parliament. The main news from westminster. Winter pressures in the nhs. The Health Secretary calls for an honest discussion about a and e departments. We are going to protect our four hour standard. We need to be clear it is a promise to sort out all Urgent Health problems within four hours, not all health problems, however minor. Plans to stop Domestic Abusers from Questioning Ex Partners in Family Courts. As a result of the family Court Process this extremely vulnerable woman needed weeks of medication and months of counselling to recover. She has now suffered this ordeal three times. And peers rally to the defence of englands universities. Universities have changed the world because of what they are. Because they are different and they are distinctive. It was the first day back at westminster for mps after the christmas break. They returned to news that the National Health service has not, however, had much of a break. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt told the commons that
On the way. Predicts return will be plunged into a deep freeze next week. The metro leads on snowy conditions. The telegraph leads on britains role in the donald trump dossier. It quotes an american source as saying dossier. It quotes an american source as saying the British Government gave permission to the fbi to speak to the former british spy fbi to speak to the former british spy who compiled the documents. The Financial Times says thatjust one day after heavily fining volkswagen, the Us Government is turning its fire on fiat chrysler. The daily mirror front page is dedicated to the nhs, and features a young boy kept waiting in A E Lying On Chairs for five hours. His case was referred to by labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn in the commons yesterday. The times front page features a warning from the Prime Minister of malta, currently holding the eu presidency, that any transitional brexit arrangements could leave britain under the rule of european judges for years. It is time now for thurs
Our look at the day at westminster. The headlines mps from across the commons call for action to streamline the Health Service and social care in england. The local government agree they need help. The Health Service agrees they need help. But the Health Service and local government blame each other. Warnings that a Skills Shortage in the Housing Industry is leading to poor quality buildings. The pressure that the trades have had up to it means we have substandard building going on. And, in the lords, the government gives assurances workers rights wont be damaged by brexit. But first, the governments been warned by mps on all sides of the house of the need for better communication between the Health Service in england and social care. Conservative backbenchers were among those who told ministers about Hospital Beds being taken up and constituents finding themselves caught between health and social care providers, neither of which were able to help. Local Government Association have bee
Coming up the next half hour as theresa may sets out to brexit plans, in the commons mps are told both houses will have a vote on the final deal. The Northern Ireland secretary calls for a respectful election following the breakdown of the stormwater assembly. And is it time foran the stormwater assembly. And is it time for an overhaul of Business Rates 7 time for an overhaul of Business Rates . When you look at high streets, they are full of charity shops, Estate Agents and the odd copy shop. The Prime Minister says the uk will leave the eu Single Market as a result of brexit. Theresa may made the announcement during herfirst major speech, outlining her strategy for taking britain out of the eu. Mrs may said she wanted to build a stronger britain in charge of its own laws, in control of immigration and pursuing free trade and she warned europes leaders that no deal for europes leaders that no deal for europe was better than a bad deal. In the commons the brexit Secretary Set out the p