Who are already here are going to stay here. My own view is that the lords would be much better advised to concentrate on the real issue which is parliamentary consent to whatever final deal berries than this particular point. I personally am not concerned about this. I can understand people who are here in this country, 3 million or whatever, who are anxious about their future would like it resolved. But the europeans have made it clear they will not do anything until after brexit has been declared and the negotiations begin. That will be the first item on the agenda, so i do not think it is a substantial issue. Ido not think it is a substantial issue. I do regard the parliamentary approval of whatever deal there is as crucial. We can discuss that in a minute because that will be coming up minute because that will be coming up this week, but you could be thrown out. There have been 2896 of applications for permanent residence which have been rejected by the home office. Some of the di
Winds. In between, some pretty decent weather across the eastern borders of scotland, coming down to the eastern side of england. Too far towards the west, you start to run into showers, pretty heavy across wales and the south west, urged along by a noticeable breeze, and it is cold and miserable underneath that band of Rain And Snow and strong winds and that eases further north, followed by showers, turning wintry across higher ground, and then a new set of Weather Fronts across the South West Quarter. This is the feature that evens out the weekend because having had the bulk of the sunshine through saturday, england and wales are not doing quite so well. It does bug up along the south coast. Further north, scotland, after a disappointing saturday, gets better sunday, for the most part, save for the far north east. See you later. Hello. This is bbc news with maxine mawhinney. The headlines. Sinn fein make big gains in Northern Irelands Assembly elections. The dup is still the Biggest
A 365 Day Celebration of all things arty and culture. We are at Hull Truck Theatre where the Royal Shakespeare company have upped sticks from their home in Stratford Upon Avon to come here and put on the World Premiere of a brand new play. Called the hypocrite, a farce about the English Civil War. We will take you Behind The Scenes with actors Caroline Quentin and mark addy. We will find out why this 75 metre long Turbine Blade has landed in hull city centre. And take a look at the tiny footprints making a giant artwork celebrating life, birth and memory. As you can see there is already quite a buzz at Hull Truck Theatre. But then again its not everyday that the rsc up sticks and move to a new home temporarily. But then again its not a usual year for hull, we are the uk City Of Culture for 2017. Im anne marie tasker, the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc in hull. And this is kofi smiles. Im the face of hull, chosen by the bbc to tell the world about the City Of Culture, after
At the day in parliament. Hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. On this programme, awkward questions for the Health Secretary after borisjohnson says too many care homes didnt really follow the procedures for coronavirus. Does the Health Secretary agree with the Prime Ministers despicable comments blaming care workers for the huge death toll in care homes . The chancellor rejects calls to extend hisjobs retention furlough scheme in the autumn. This is a universal scheme, it is generous, it has been extended to october, and it is winding down in a gradual and temperate manor. And there is a welcome for a big cash injection for the arts but questions about who will get it . Its vital that this money does not just get hoovered up by the biggest venues with the loudest voices. The Health Secretary matt hancock has brushed off labour calls for an apology for comments by the Prime Minister about care homes saying theyve done amazing work during the coronavirus crisis. The risk to
Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up in the next half hour the chancellor unveils a multibillion pound package of measures designed to help the uk recover from the coronavirus pandemic. If you are an employer and you bring someone back who was furloughed, we will pay you £1000 bonus per employee. How can he ensure that that money will not just go to those employers who were ready planning to bring people back into work . The foreign secretary announces a new sanctions regime for human rights abusers. We will not look the other way. You cannot set foot in this country and we will see seize your blood drenched, ill gotten gains if you try. Also on this programme, the pm comes underfire after claims he tried to shift the blame for covid deaths onto care homes. Northern irelands deputy first minister is told to apologise for attending the funeral of a senior sinn fein figure, in apparent defiance of lockdown rules. And mps demand change after a review into drugs an