Transcripts For BBCNEWS Afternoon Live 20171128 : comparemel

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Afternoon Live 20171128

To join up with the ashes squad in australia, after a photo supposedly showed him at Heathrow Airport. Where is he going . Was it even him . More at half past. Sunny spells and sharers to carry us through the next few days but it is turning colder. How called i will be here with the detail. Also coming up as other royals give their reaction to harry full is absolutely thrilled. Its brilliant. Americas loss is our gain. Its a parliamentary showdown that could lead to a moment of significant high drama a government ministerfacing claims of contempt of parliament. David davis, the brexit secretary, has been summoned as a matter of urgency to appear before the Commons Brexit committee to explain his departments failure to give it the Brexit Impact reports in full. The government says market Sensitive Information must remain confidential. Others disagree. The chair of the Brexit Committee said it was not in. Young in westminster. The select committee this morning has decided to ask david davis to appear before us. I have written to him to say because the government in its letter to me yesterday said it had withheld certain information, dont think that that is consistent with the resolution that the house passed and i have also said in a letter that the committee will need to consider whether this is potentially a breach of privilege. But we are asking david davis to appear before us as a matter of urgency so we can ask him firstly about the process by which the government decided to respond to the resolution in the house of commons which led to an edited version of the material being released to us and secondly so we can still asking the question of the two arch lever files you have given, is there anything in there which in your view migh undermin the negotiations . Because the committee will take the decision about what to publish. But the government are clearthe documents that youve seen, these 58 Impact Assessment reports do not exist. They are simply not there. They see you and the committee have not given him assurances about how youre going to treat this negotiation. The second of those suggestions is simply incorrect because i made it very clear to the secretary of state how the committee would deal with this. Members will now look at the material that has been been released in a room, they cant take copies of away i give them assurances about how it would be handled, i said to him that we would ask the government, there are things in here you think all in confidence or very sensitive or undermine the negotiations . The Committee Takes its responsibility seriously. But ultimately, i also made it clear to him that parliament instructed that the material is released to us. It is the job of the committee to decide what is published, having given consideration to what ministers think and for the material that they have released, one of the reasons we are calling david davis before us is to ask him, is there anything in here you have concerns about . Jacob rees mogg things labour are right to ask questions. My concern is that the key thing for me and other conservatives to remember is we will be in opposition one day and these protections exist to prevent a government from behaving in an arbitrary and overbearing fashion. That is why the house of commons has rights. If when in government in the house of commons rights are ignored oi house of commons rights are ignored or abused, when we are in opposition we will not have a leg to stand on. So constitutionally, this is of significant importance and the government has to follow and will address all president that is binding. The brexit secretary was not there to answer an urgent question from the columns this lunchtime. A junior minister responded. Mr speaker, this government takes very seriously its responsibilities and its been clear it would be providing information that would be providing information to the committee. In the past three weeks, departments have worked to collate and bring together this information in a way that is accessible and informative. I am glad to be able to confirm that this information has been provided not only to the committee for exiting the European Union but also to the house of lords eu commuitte and indeed devolved administrations. I can also with your permission inform the house we have initiated discussions with the parliamentary authorities to make this Information Available to all colleagues through a reading room. New measures have been announced to try to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth. The uk has some of the highest levles of stillbirth and early deaths among small babies in western europe around 1,000 die every year. The Health Secretaryjeremy hunt says all cases of serious harm or death during childbirth in england will in future be independently investigated. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Losing twins during pregnancy and then having baby hugo very prematurely means rachel understands all too well the challenges childbirth can present. Her experience has taught her that parents and medical staff need to be more aware of when things could go wrong. I think its education of pregnant women to never be afraid to ask questions and raise concerns. And its also the medical establishment in encouraging them to do so and having the staff available to invesigate if theyre having problems. I feel i was very well looked after but i know that that is very much a lottery. It depends on your doctor and the Resources Available and i was one of the lucky ones. Now, the Health Secretary in england is announcing rather than hospitals carrying out their own investigations when things go wrong an independent review will be carried out instead. When i talk to parents whose heart has been broken by something that has gone wrong in those very small numbers of cases, what they say is its not about the money, they just want to know that the nhs has learned from what went wrong so that that same mistake isnt ever going to happen again. The uk lags behind many other European Countries when it comes to preventing baby deaths and premature births. There are around nine Stillborn Babies every day. Roughly 50 women still die in england each yearfrom issues related to pregnancy. And around 50,000 babies are born prematurely. At Southmead Hospital in bristol, they have made big advances in reducing harm by learning from those mistakes its not really about training for knowledge so much as training for using the right system. I always say, why not make the right way the easy way . Why dont we make it easy for staff to do the right things . But across the nhs, a shortage of staff to provide safe care remains a problem. We have got a real concern about Staffing Levels. We have been saying there isnt enough midwives for some time. We need more staff and more capacity to save the cure for mums and babies. Progress is being made, but there are concerns that difficult lessons are not being learned. Ican speak i can speak now to the president of the Royal College of gynaecologist. Thank you forjoining us. Why did you think some of the highest figures are in the uk in western europe . I think weve got to remember that the uk is a very safe place to have a baby but of course, any pregnancy that ends up with the tragic outcome is one too many and so tragic outcome is one too many and so the Health Secretarys announcement data refreshes maternity Safety Strategy was welcomed by all the professionals who are working in this field, will fight on colleagues and the midwives. Is it about needing more staff . Is it about needing more money . Neither of those things . think its about all of those things. There is not one quick fix solution. We know we are under resourced and are staff are overstretched and we do need to address that, but it is notjust about increasing staffing numbers. Its also about improving the standard of the investigations were undertaken to these tragic cases and learning from the mistakes that have been made in a constructive way so oui been made in a constructive way so our staff on the front line can improve things Going Forward. A loss of grieving parents affected by this, a common complaint weve heard as they are just not kept in the loop, they never really feel what went wrong. There is a suspicion that doctors are covering up. went wrong. There is a suspicion that doctors are covering up. I can understand how they would feel because if i had lost my baby, i would want to be very much involved and understand what had gone wrong and understand what had gone wrong and the mistakes had been made, if they had been. So i think one of the important priorities for the maternity Safety Strategy that the secretary of state lunch today is my wont involve parents and families in all the investigations Going Forward and demonstrate to them that we have an open and transparent culture that is going to improve things in the future. Is the one open and transparent culture or is there the fear that when talking aboutjailbird, something there the fear that when talking about jailbird, something that should be a natural process, but if things go wrong there are always lawyers in the wings waiting . think the fear of litigation can be very unhelpful but i think that the vast majority of my colleagues want to do the very best things for the mothers and babies that they have been trained to look after. But i think the measures that have been announced today will help us do a betterjob to improve the quality of the investigations were undertaken to learn from those mistakes. If we can add to that, improving our Staffing Levels as well, i hope the outcomes will increase. Jeremy hunt said today he was to be at the top of the big tables. Where do parents come in this process . If things go wrong, where do you believe they should be brought in in that process when doctors try to find out what went wrong . I think they should be brought in at the beginning and should remain part of that investigation throughout and that they should have free access to the deliberations and conclusions from that investigation. Being open and honest with couples in the very least i think we can do when they have suffered a tragic outcome of the pregnancy and birth. Thank you. Dont forget, you can let us know what you think, tweet us using the hashtag afternoon live. All the ways to contact us on screen right now. Frances fitzgerald had faced a vote of no confidence tonight after questions were raised about how much she knew about a plan to discredit a Police Whistle blower. The affair had threatened to bring down the fragile deal which kept the fine gael government in power for the last 18 months. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in dublin. Is this the breakthrough everybody hoped for or is this just a stay of execution for this government . Well, i think certainly the government has been damaged by this whole affair and while the immediate threat of a general election has been staved off some, nobody would be surprised if there is a general election in ireland in the first few months of next year. The minority government has led by leo varadkar and relies on confidence and supply arrangements with the Main Opposition Party to survive. That meant Opposition Party is fianna failand on meant Opposition Party is fianna fail and on the terms of this deal, they have agreed to substitute on key votes of the irish parliament, such as the budget, in order to allow the parliament to keep continue to operate. But that deal has been under threat over the past few days because of a dispute around the rule of the deputy minister, Frances Fitzgerald. Questions have been raised over how much she knew about the plan to discredit a Police Whistle blower during an enquiry. An e mail came to light last week that said she didnt remember reading. But last night, when talks between the two parties were going in the right direction, another letter from an official to ms fitzgerald emerged which threw everything up in the air again. This morning there was a Cabinet Meeting here in the buildings behind me and after that, Frances Fitzgerald did for her resignation. That means a motion of no confidence in her, wont go ahead and means the government will continue in power but there is no doubt this has not been good at all for the leading party and leo varadkar. Did youjump for the leading party and leo varadkar. Did you jump or was sheepish . Interesting question in the source of stories as ever. After last night, this letter emerged which put her in deeper trouble than she has been. Privately, members of the Fine Gael Party were saying to their favourite journalists that this really is not good and we cant believe she would stay on. But up until this morning, indications from the government would be that she was not planning to resign. However, it looks like over the course of the Cabinet Meeting, things did change. This fitzgerald has released a statement in the past half hour so she said she believes is necessary to ta ke she said she believes is necessary to take this decision to avoid an unwelcome and potentially destabilising general election at this historically critical time she has put the National Interest are ha rd of has put the National Interest are hard of her personal interest. 0ver the weekend with the prospect of a general election looming, constituents were giving feedback that they did not want a general election at a time when people were thinking about Christmas Parties rather than political parties. Is a crucial eu summit coming up at the time whenever the eu will decide whether to allow the brexit talks to move on to the second phase which will deal with britains future trading relationship with the eu and one of the key issues in making that decision will be whether progress has made in the irish border scenario. It will be an important summitfor scenario. It will be an important summit for ireland and leo varadkar will be going as to minister but in a weaker position. Thank you. Youre watching afternoon live, these are our headlines brexits server to secretary has been summoned to a committee to hand over documents. New measures are to be introduced to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries during childbirth in england. Pope francis has delivered a keynote speech in myanmar, without referring specifically to its rohingya people, but saying there was still suffering from civil conflict and hostilities. And in sport, after being spotted at Heathrow Airport, england all rounder ben stokes could be playing cricket in new zealand for club side canterbury within the next few days. In their first World Cup Final for 22 years, Englands Rugby League side recall veteran forward Chris Heighington to the squad for their match against australia on saturday. Wales will be without injured lock jake ball and flankerJustin Tipuric for theirfinal Autumn International, against south africa on saturday. Ill be back with more on those stories after 2. 30pm. Pope francis on an official visit to myanmar has urged the government there to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But hes stopped short of specifically referring to the Rohingya Muslims many of whom have fled to bangladesh. Its thought to be a significant ommision, and came after the pope met the countrys defacto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Tom burridge has this report. It is possibly Pope Franciss most sensitive trip, to a country whose powerful military stands accused of ethnic cleansing. The armagh, a a majority buddhist country, today keen to show off its cultural and Ethnic Diversity as he arrived alongside Aung San Suu Kyi myanmar. In previous public occasions, she has failed to acknowledge the widespread human rights abuses against Myanmars Rohingya people. With some military leaders listing, not an admission this time but a nod to what has been going on in rakhine state. As we address long standing issues that have eroded trust and understanding, harmony and cooperation between different communities, the support of our people and of good friends who only wish to see us succeed in our endeavours has been invaluable. From pope francis, now mention of the rohingya. Instead, a more subtle plea. The future of myanmar must be peace, based on the dignity and rights of each member of society, each ethnic group and society. Rights of each member of society, each ethnic group and societym recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fred over the border into big ard fheis. Their story is chilling. I think whats happened is beyond human injuries. I hope the pope will understand the magnitude of Aung San Suu Kyis complicity to this. The pope would never criticise a leader in public. The exp

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