But only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraw the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for Deputy Speakers to help outjohn bercow, weve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. A little bit of welsh lilt. Order but first, the queens speech is the First Business of any new parliament. It sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. After the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. But it came at a price just over £1 billion to keep the ten Northern Ireland mps onside for the next two years. So, it was with a slender Working Majority of 13 that th
It follows an Accounting Scandal and its warnings about where the economy is heading. Formula ones Bernie Ecclestone is forced off the grid the sports new owners want a fresh start. To to open the world. And la la land equals an oscar record, with m nominations. Coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News, Roger Federer rolls back the years at the Australian Open. Hes nowjust one match away from his first grand slam in over a year. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In a ruling of huge constitutional significance, the judges of the Supreme Court have said that only parliament can trigger the brexit process. Its not the decision that theresa may wanted. Shed argued that it could be done by ministers alone. Thejudges also said that the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland do not have to be consulted. Tonight, the bbc has learned that the government will present a brexit bill to parliament as early as this thursday. And the Brexit Secretary david davis had
Good morning from westminster. The bill giving theresa may the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the eu has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, said the uk was on the threshold of its most important negotiation for a generation. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. With those words the government achieved what the Supreme Court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. The debates here in the House Of Lords and in the House Of Commons are, for now at least, done. One thing came out very clearly in all the debates. It is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. I think the quicker we get on with this process the better. The House Of Commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plans new Law Guar
With one mp in scotland saying that they will stand in the way of the choice of the scottish people. I mean, this is like winding the clock back to the bad old days of margaret thatcher. A record £70,000 fine for the Conservative Party for abusing the rules over Election Campaign expenses. The fsiinrsg ififiinfii; and spending that was not reported correctly. Coming up, me the author. Coming up shortly, jim naughtie talks to the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Siddhartha Mukherjee in meet the author. Today marks the annual bbc news School Report. It gives 11 16 year old students in the uk the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. An increasing number in that age range struggle with feeling unhappy, self conscious, according to a special survey carried out as part this years School Report. Bryony mackenzie caught up with jordan stevens, from the rizzle kicks, who started his own social media Mama Do The Hump Mama Do The Hump hump, mama. Wont you please let me do th