The main news from westminster fears of a Government Power Grab as ministers set about Disentangling The Uk from European Union law. It has been suggested that the government is looking at henry viii clauses to take this through. So much for parliamentary sovereignty. Scotlands aspirations for a voice also seem to be given the henry viii treatment with a rough wooing clearly taking place right now. Will Security Cooperation be used as a Bargaining Chip in brexit talks . A former police chief thinks an implied threat has been issued. That the uk will withhold Security Cooperation with the eu if it does not get the trade deal that it wants was insensitive, reckless, or an empty threat, or all three . And calls to increase the jail sentences imposed, in england, on people who are cruel to animals. These individuals are Practising Cruelty, basically, on animals which they will then transfer on to humans. Now that article 50 has been activated, work begins on what to do with the vast body o
The tragic story of barbara one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hospital, where she had to face death without family or friends. The collapse in oil prices at one point producers were paying others to take barrels off them. But will it mean cheaper petrol at the pumps . And. Portraits of nhs heroes. The artists who decided to celebrate the work of Health Care Workers by painting them. Marking the queens 94th birthday. The royal family share footage of her majesty as a young child. Good afternoon. The figures are already out of date but theyre no less shocking for that. In the week up to easter, deaths in england and wales hit a 20 year high, with 8,000 more people dying than would be regarded as normal at this time of year. And care homes are at the sharp end of these figures from the office for National Statistics with more than 1,000 covid related deaths. So lots of tough questions for the government as parliament gets back to Business Today with many still about
Now on bbc news, this is bbc news while technical difficulties with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Are sorted out, it is absolutely unacceptable that the proceedings a scientific landmark two uk volunteers are injected of this house are not broadcast as the first vaccine trials the week in parliament. And not open to members of the public at the time when those for coronavirus in europe get underway. Proceedings take place. American lawmakers pass another relief bill worth hello there, and welcome 480 billion to the week in parliament. For Small Businesses as mps and peers return andoverwhelmed hospitals. From their easter break and move lord ashton replied that into the virtual world. At the moment, it was right to focus and overwhelmed hospitals. Limited resources on the elected violence in venezuela, house of commons. You wont be able to see as people break a strict the virtual proceedings quarantine to protest we have a twof
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, as mps and peers return from their easter break and move into the virtual world. We have a twofold duty of leadership of members of this house. One is to show that we are following the rules that apply to everybody else, and the other is to lead by example in showing that we are getting on with our essential work. Sir keir starmer debuts at a very different pmqs and accuses the government of dragging its feet on tackling coronavirus. And theres a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up these offers on british firms. I dont accept his premise that weve been slow. We have been guided by the scientific advice the chief scientific advice the chief medical officer at every step along this way. And scotlands first minister says she is not complacent about supplies of protective equipment for health and care staff. If any
Into the virtual world. We have a twofold duty of leadership of members of this house. One is to show that we are following the rules that apply to everybody else, and the other is to lead by example in showing that we are getting on with our essential work. Sir keir starmer debuts at a very different pmqs and accuses the government of dragging its feet on tackling coronavirus. And theres a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up these offers from british firms. I dont accept his premise that weve been slow. We have been guided by the scientific advice the chief scientific advice the chief medical officer at every step along this way. And scotlands first minister says she is not complacent about supplies of protective equipment for health and care staff. If anybody ever hears me standing up here during this pandemic and saying, weve resolved the issue of ppe, you should have a go at me then. It was time f