Now on bbc news, Monday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Monday In Parliament, as mps call for more help for those living in flats with Inflammable Cladding. Theyre locked into an absolute nightmare, in unsafe homes, unable to sell, unable to remortgage and facing mounting bills. The Housing Minister says the government is on the case. It is vital that dangerous cladding is removed as fast as possible, and the government will not tolerate unnecessary delays. Also in this programme, a message for those unsure about the covid jab. This is a safe vaccine. Everyone who qualifies should take it and you should trust i the government and the nhs in order to supply it. But first, ministers have come under pressure from mps including many on their own side to do more to help People Living in homes with dangerous cladding. Three and a half years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, in which 72 people died, thousands of leaseholders are facing large bills to remove Inflammable Cladding and
monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. she was just walking home mps pay tribute to sarah everard, as the home secretary promises to listen to women and girls. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fists in case we need to defend ourselves, and that is not ok. but there s widepread criticism of the way a vigil for sarah was policed. what happened this weekend is a reminder of what happens when police try to completely bypass the views of the communities they serve. also in this programme, fares please stand by for the age of the bus. buses are not just an industry, but they re almost like a social service and fundamentally they help us level up the country. but first, the home secretary has told mps she understands public anger over sarah everard s death, but she warned against protests while covid restrictions are in place. priti patel confirmed that she s started a review into the policing of saturday s vigil on clapham comm
Welcome to the programme. As theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn face each other in the commons, one last time before the election. Labour will guarantee the triple lock and treat pensioners with respect. Unable to defend our country. Determined to raise tax on ordinary workers, no plan to manage our economy. Even his own supporters know hes not fit to run this country. Peers ask what will brexit mean for the sharing of your personal data . And, how would you define an extremist . But first, it lasted almost an hour and was full of soundbites and slogans. The last Prime Ministers questions before the General Election was certainly a rumbustious affair. Jeremy corbyn questioned theresa may on pensions and the nhs, but he began with pay. I start, mr speaker, with christopher, who wrote to me this week and he says; in the last five years, my husband has had only a 1 increase in his wages. The Cost Of Living has risen each year. We now have at least 15 less buying power than then. So where is ch
Of the day in the commons and the lords, and on this programme, the government confirms it is abandoning its pledge to scrap Free School Lunches the better off children at Infant Schools in england. We have listened carefully to the proposals in the sector to remove Infant School Meals and we have decided it is right to retain the existing provision. Labour makes a plea for fair pay, for doctors and nurses. I want to talk about the Spending Plans of 2017 where he can find £1 billion for Northern Ireland but nothing the nurses in england. And the trials and tribulations of Southern Trains. My constituents have had to put up with so much, extended engineering works, overcrowding an unsatisfactory compensation process. Theresa may had made a Manifesto Commitment to scrap Free School Lunches for better off children at Infant Schools in england, during the Election Campaign conservatives said evidence showed every School Breakfast was as effective at helping children learn as a hot meal at
Coming up in the next half hour the government sets out its brexit policy paper. The Transport Secretary says expanding heathrow will be good for britain post brexit. And, as mps debate alcohol harm, a former Minister Talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. I know what its like to feel that cold nausea when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. But first, the government has published its 75 page brexit policy document, laying out what its objectives are in the forthcoming negotiations on extracting the uk from the european union. The principles were contained in the Prime Ministers keynote speech last month, so there were few surprises. The Secretary Of State, david davis, said it confirmed the Prime Ministers vision of an independent, truly global uk. The government recognised the need for clarity and certainty. The white paper also sets out we will take control of our own laws so they are made in london, edinburgh, cardiffand belfast, and ensure that we will