Unelected in terms of the people of this country when you get someone to apply minister actually more like a dictator than someone whos supposed to be the center of the mother of all parliaments i think youve got to be very very concerned if m. P. s dont come together next week on his joints and in his tracks then i think to put it in his that is the u. K. Democracy diet. Also coming up a 16 year old climate activist just sailed across the atlantic and docked in new york harbor on a mission to stop Climate Change and she didnt leave a single Carbon Footprint but it is saying that 60 you will have to trust the Atlantic Ocean to make a stand and 2 and. This of course is not something that i want everyone to do. On to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around. The world well we begin the day with the u. K. s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson closer than hes ever been to 2 things britain crashing out of the European Union and Boris Johnson out of a job as Prime Minister to
Crash outwith a no deal exit from the European Union. And so it is the anti democratic instincts of this government that causes concern, despite the expressed will of the house, the support of the bill debated today, the conservative peers, their colleagues in the lords have tabled 92 amendments for debate. I really doubt this is motivated by to improve the legislation not a bit of it, but to filibuster it. An undemocratic cabal in downing street aligned with an undemocratic and unelected house to override the democratic will of this house expressed in the bill that we have just given a third reading too. If they cant win the argument, they try to shut down debate. We have the Prime Minister deciding to Prorogue Parliament in august, and today he wants to dissolve parliament to shut down scrutiny. He cannot handle dissent and debate in his own party, and has extraordinarily expelled 21 of his owfi extraordinarily expelled 21 of his own mps who voted against him last night. The hypocris
So could it be cheaper to remortgage . Ill get an expert view. Saved from the brink Bolton Wanderers will stay in existence, and in the Football League, after a takeover deal was confirmed last night. It is going to be wet and windy today for scotland and Northern Ireland. Bright and breezy for england and wales with a few showers in the west. I will have more in 15 minutes. Its thursday 29th august. Were live in westminster this morning, where the politcal fallout over the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament continues, with labour promising to table a vote of no confidence in the government. Mrjohnsons announcement has sparked protests across the country, a legal challenge and a petition with more than one million signatures. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Outside downing street, in cities across the united kingdom, protests against borisjohnsons hugely controversial decision to send mps home for more than a month just weeks before the brexit deadline. Am
If the house breaks tonight for an early general election, my tenure as speaker and m. P. Will end when this parliament ends. , ithe house does not so vote have included that the least sruptive and most democratic course of action would be for me to stand down at the close of usiness on thursday, october 1. [applause] mr. Bercow least disruptive because of that date will fall shortly after the votes on the queens speech expected on 21st and 22nd october. The week or so after that may be quite lively and it would be best to have an experienced gure in the chair for that short period. Most democratic because it will held when ballot is all the members have some. Nowledge of the candidates this is far preferable to a contest and beginning of apparel will not new m. P. s be similarly informed and may ind themselves vulnerable to. Ndue institutional influence [cheers] mr. Bercow we would not want anyone to be whipped senseless, would we . [laughter] mr. Bercow throughout my time sought to i
I will come to points of order in due time. I should bear those honorable members in mind. Colleagues, i would like to make a personal statement to the house. After the 2017 election, i promised my wife and children that it would be my last. This is a pledge that i intend to keep. If the house votes tonight for an early general election, my tenure as speaker m. P. Will end when this parliament ends. If the house does not so vote, i have concluded that the least disruptive and most democratic course of action will be to stand down at the close of business on thursday, october 31. [laughter] [applause] mr. Bercow least disruptive because that date will fall shortly after the votes on the queens speech expected on 21st and 22nd, october. A week or so after that may be quite lively and it would be best to have an experienced figure in the chair. For that short period. Most democratic because it will mean that a balance is held when all members have some knowledge of the candidates. This is