To the programme. Coming up, a former Health Minister calls for an enquiry into the effects of an epilepsy drug which can harm unborn babies. To understand how on earth this outrageous scandal could ever have happened, how it has gone on for so many decades, letting down so many families across our country. Ministers are accused of breaking their promises after the Grenfell Tower fire. And the government comes under attack from all sides over its decision not to take part in a vote on its new benefit, universal credit. What an anti democratic shambles and utter embarrassment for this house. First, a former Health Minister is calling for a hillsborough style panel or enquiry to be set up to investigate an epilepsy drug and the harm caused to unborn babies during pregnancy. The liberal democrat norman lamb said the government also had an overwhelming moral case to establish a Compensation Scheme for those affected by sodium valproate. Leading a debate in the commons, he said about 20,000
As more pressure is piled on the government over the welfare benefit, universal credit. Will the Prime Minister now pause universal credit and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the roll out . Why have reintroduced universal credit . It is a simpler system, it is a system which encourages people to get into the workplace. What next for brexit . We talk to two parliamentary experts about the battles ahead for the eu withdrawal bill. In the commons theres a call for an end to the use of surgical mesh implants. Women in their 30s, 405, 50s are telling us that theyre struggling to walk, they have lost their sex lives and suffer from horrendous pain day in, day out. And we hear from the mp who wants stiffer penalties for assaults on emergency workers. I think that since they are there to protect us and save our lives, any attack on them is an attack on all of us. The government ordered conservative mps not to take part in a vote on thursday, on a labour motion to pause the roll out
The week in parliament, as more pressure is piled on the government over the welfare benefit, universal credit. Will the Prime Minister now pause universal credit and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the rollout . Why have we reintroduced universal credit . It is a simpler system, it is a system which encourages people to get into the workplace. What next for brexit . We talk to two parliamentary experts about the battles ahead for the eu withdrawal bill. In the commons, theres a call for an end to the use of surgical mesh implants. Women in their 30s, 405, 50s are telling us that theyre struggling to walk, they have lost their sex lives, and suffer from horrendous pain day in, day out. And we hear from the mp who wants stiffer penalties for assaults on emergency workers. I think that since they are there to protect us and save our lives, any attack on them is an attack on all of us. The government ordered conservative mps not to take part in a vote on thursday on a labour m
Lighter than the have been. In the south, it will turn a little bit warmer than it has felt recently, at least. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines at 2 30 the communities secretary, sajid javid, has said the government should consider borrowing more money to invest in building up to 300,000 new homes each year in england. The World Health Organisation has announced that its not now going to appoint the zimbabwean president , Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. The International Trade secretary, liam fox says the government wont decide how much money it will pay the eu after brexit, until it becomes clear what trade agreement the two sides will reach. Spains foreign minister has dismissed claims that his government is carrying out a coup by stripping the Catalan Government of its powers. Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament, as more pressure is piled on the government over the welfare benefit, universal credit. Will the Prime Minis
As more pressure is piled on the government over the welfare benefit, universal credit. Will the Prime Minister now pause universal credit and fix the problems before pressing ahead with the roll out . Why have reintroduced universal credit . It is a simpler system, it is a system which encourages people to get into the workplace. What next for brexit . We talk to two parliamentary experts about the battles ahead for the eu withdrawal bill. In the commons theres a call for an end to the use of surgical mesh implants. Women in their 30s, 40s, 50s are telling us that theyre struggling to walk, they have lost their sex lives and suffer from horrendous pain day in, day out. And we hear from the mp who wants stiffer penalties for assaults on emergency workers. I think that since they are there to protect us and save our lives, any attack on them is an attack on all of us. The government ordered conservative mps not to take part in a vote on thursday, on a labour motion to pause the roll out