Things are cheering up in the next few days with the weather becoming drier and warmer and all down to what has been going on in the atlantic. This warmer air has been moving north and that helps to form these waves in the jet stream. For us that brings high Pressure But Overin us that brings High Pressure but over in europe there is going to be some very nasty thunderstorms likely to bring some pretty nasty Flash Flooding in the next few days. But for us these waves create a big area of High Pressure and that is increasingly going to be moving of the uk. That is going to bring increasingly fine weather. Today is pretty nice as well, because england and wales will have this kind of Flat Cloud which will break up more as we go through the evening so increasing amounts of sunshine. The exception is East Anglia and it will take some time for that cloud to break up. Claudia for scotland and Northern Ireland. Claudia. In the sunshine around 25 degrees, a little warmer than average for the time of year. Overnight the cloud moves southwards and trap some of that heat from the day in said quite a warm night for sleeping. 16 degrees the lowest youre likely to get down to liverpool for Example And Tomorrow we have a lot more clout to begin with particularly for england and wales. Some sunny spells to later. Scotland are much sunnier day and temperatures around 2a, 20 5 c. And for the south of wales and south West England also very warm with temperatures of 26 in cardiff. More of the fine and sunny weather to come on friday with High Pressure continuing to build. More in the way of cloud across the far North West but for most another beautiful day. Temperatures will be rising but we are looking at 26 for birmingham, cardiff and london and it will get even hotter heading into the weekend. Temperatures generally low to Mid 20s For Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across more southern regions particularly wales, the midlands and East Anglia, temperatures reaching the Mid To High 20s and not far off the 30 Celsius Mark heading into the second part of that weekend and the london area. So it is all due to these big waves in the jetstream. A reminder of our top story. The Prime Minister says Football Fans who racially abuse players online will be banned from matches. Thats all from the Bbc News at one so its goodbye from me and on Bbc One we nowjoin the bbc� s news teams where you are. Hello, im Austin Halewood with your latest sports news. We start with some breaking Rugby Union News in the last few moments. The British And Irish Lions have announced that Tour Captain Alun wynjones will return to squad, despite dislocating his shoulder just over two weeks ago. Jones picked up the injury, early on in the lions� first Warm Up match against japan, before the tour even started. But after training with the Wales Squad over the last few days, hell now fly out to South Africa tomorrow to rejoin the lions. Head coach Warren Gatland says its a massive boost for the rest of the squad, who have their biggest test so far this evening. They face a very strong South Africa a side in cape town, ahead of the first test a week on saturday. Nothing is beyond al, there is no doubting that. An incredible person, Player On and off the pitch. Incredibly diligent and works extremely hard. And if he does get injured, i know how hard he works to get himself back as quickly as possible. Nothing surprises me with alan. Nothing surprises me with alun. If he is able tojoin us as some point in time, it certainly would be huge for the squad and for everybody involved, there is no doubting that. 9 of the players forced to isolate after the positive covid tests in the england squad, have returned for the T20 Series against pakistan. Eoin morgan will lead the side, whilejos buttler� s back after a calf injury. However, that does mean a number of the Make Shift Team from their one Day Series miss out, despite a record breaking win last night. It means that the likes ofjames vince, who hit his first international century, drop out of the squad. He helped england chase down a target of 332 at edgbaston, with 2 overs to spare. It shows how much strength in Depth England have. Well, Bowler Saqib Mahmood was one of those you kept his spot in the side. It has been a bit of a special week. Obviously to put inconsistent performances has been great. I had the first game, really well. Put in consistent. My drive was to keep showing consistency. Im glad i did that in The End. A week ago, No One was talking about me. I was not part of the Squad And Everything has happened very quickly. I am just trying to take it in my stride, not focus too much on what people are saying and concentrate on what im doing. Now, golf� s Open Championship is less than 2a hours away and Rory Mciroy says he wont repeat the mistakes he made at the tournament last time in 2019. A quadruple bogey on the first hole meant he ended up missing the cut at royal portrush. His form recently hasnt been great either. He also missed the cut at the Scottish Open this weekend. Well, hell be partnered with american patrick reed, and australias cameron smith, at royal st georges, in kent, when play gets under way tomorrow. Its the british Grand Prix at silverstone this weekend. Last yea r� s two races there were held behind closed doors, but this time fans will be returning with a Capacity Crowd of 140,000 expected, as its one of the Governments Test events. Hoping to impress his home fans, on their return will be williams driver george russell, whom i spoke to earlier. I think we all took it for granted prior to the pandemic and as soon as we didnt have any, the Atmosphere Wasnt there, it wasnt as exciting and you just didnt get that buzz and fans have slowly started to come back during the season of Formula 1 but 140,000 people at silverstone, Home Race is going to be electric and so exciting for us and driving around seeing everybody, cheering and supporting. Got to bring a bit of lap time as well, so overalljust so excited to go back to a bit of normality. And theres plenty more on all of those stories on the Bbc Sport website, including lots more on that Breaking News that Alun Wyn jones will fly out to meet up with the rest of the Lions Squad Tomorrow in South Africa. Thank you very much indeed. The government is changing the Football Banning Order Regime to cover online racism, borisjohnson told mps at Prime Ministers questions. The announcement came after a question by the labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer. Can i start by thanking the England Football Team for everything they have given this country over the last six weeks . I am so proud of this young, diverse and humble team, and everything that it represents. Mr speaker, they are the very best of modern britain, everything that i know this country can be. Does the Prime Minister think that it was wrong to criticise the england Teams Decision to oppose racism by taking the knee as a Gesture Politics . I agree very much with what the right honourable gentleman said about the england team. I want to thank each and every one of them for what they did, their incredible campaign they ran in the euro 2020 championships. And they do represent the very best of our country. And i repeat that i utterly condemn and abhor the racist outpourings that We Saw on sunday night. What we are doing is today taking practical steps to ensure that the Footfall Banning Order Regime is changed, so that if you are guilty of racist Abuse Online against footballers, then you will not be going to the match. Now ifs, no buts, no exemptions and no excuses. Lets cross live to the House Of Commons where the northern Ireland Secretary, Brandon Lewis is making a statement addressing the legacy of Northern Irelands past. Killings which took place before 1998, it would mean neither members of the police or the british military or ended paramilitary unionists and republicans could be brought tojustice for unionists and republicans could be brought to justice for deaths anywhere in the united kingdom. We are expecting an announcement on that proposed legislation from the northern Ireland Secretary any minute now. Also during pmqs which we were just looking at, Sir Keir Starmer said this would be letting down victims� s families. He raised the Case Ofjulie Hambleton whose Sister Maxine died in the Birmingham Pub bombings of 197a. Borisjohnson, for his part, defended the government plans to deal with Northern Irelands past. He said at pmqs, the people of Northern Ireland must, if we possibly can allow them to, move forwards now, and he also said the sad fact remains that our many members of the Armed Forces who continue to face the threat of vexatious prosecutions well into their 70s, 80s and later and we are finally bringing forward a solution to this problem to enable the province of Northern Ireland to draw a line under the troubles, enable the people of Northern Ireland to move forward. Thats what the Prime Minister said during Prime Ministers questions. We are expecting to hear from ministers questions. We are expecting to hearfrom Brandon Lewis on that. Its controversial proposal and its opposed by many in Northern Ireland itself and indeed by the irish government. The Prime Minister also criticised Sir Keir Starmer. He said that circular well known the proposals have been brought forward and measured our balanced and he will recall it was an under a Labour Administration terrorists were effectively given an amnesty and he said i think somebody with greater Statement Ship and clarity of this vision would have seen that and given these proposals a fair win. A row in the commons over these proposals and certainly there will be a row in Northern Ireland as well because they are opposed by the parties in Northern Ireland. The speaker has arrived in the chamber of the commons. Lets listen in. Have been advised that there are active have been advised that there are active legal proceedings on the legality active legal proceedings on the legality of the northern Ireland Protocol. The active legal proceedings and open Question Relation proceedings and open Question Relation to historic troubles related relation to historic troubles related deaths, i am exercising the discretion related deaths, i am exercising the discretion given to the chair in Respect Discretion given to the chair in respect of discretion given to the chair in respect of the resolution on matters of Sub Respect of the resolution on matters of subjudice to respect of the resolution on matters of Sub Judice to allow full reference to the challenge them northern reference to the challenge them northern Ireland Protocol as it concerns northern Ireland Protocol as it concerns issues of national importance. Further, im exercising the discretion to allow limited reference to active legal proceedings and opening in relation to the proceedings and opening in relation to the historic troubles related deaths to the historic troubles related deaths. However, references to these cases deaths. However, references to these cases should be limited to the Context Cases should be limited to the context and the events which led to the Cases Context and the events which led to the cases but not to the detail of cases the cases but not to the detail of cases themselves, nor the names of those cases themselves, nor the names of those involved in them. All honourable members should however be mindfut honourable members should however be mindful of honourable members should however be mindful of the matters which may be the subject mindful of the matters which may be the subject of future legal proceedings and should exercise caution proceedings and should exercise caution in proceedings and should exercise caution in making reference to individual caution in making reference to individual cases. I also wish to say something individual cases. I also wish to say something further about the actions of yesterday, the Member Naming Somebody apparently subject to an anonymity order. As members of this house, anonymity order. As members of this house. We anonymity order. As members of this house, we enjoy freedom of speech. As erskine house, we enjoy freedom of speech. As Erskine May states, a Member May State whatever they think in debate and the state whatever they think in debate and the member is protected by parliamentary privilege. From any action parliamentary privilege. From any action of parliamentary privilege. From any action of defamation as well as from any other action of defamation as well as from any other question or administration, this freedom extends to statements made out of parliament. Would breach injunctions although parliament. Would breach injunctions although this has been deprecated by the speaker. Freedom of speech must however the speaker. Freedom of speech must however be the speaker. Freedom of speech must however be used responsibly. Its a great however be used responsibly. Its a great step however be used responsibly. Its a great step to use privilege to ttreach great step to use privilege to breach a great step to use privilege to breach a Court Order as the joint Privacy Breach a Court Order as the joint privacy and breach a Court Order as the joint privacy and injunctions made clear. Privilege privacy and injunctions made clear. Privilege place significant responsibility on parliamentarian ism, responsibility on parliamentarian isnr. To responsibility on parliamentarian ism, to exercise it in The Public Interest ism, to exercise it in The Public Interest that presumption should be that Court Interest that presumption should be that Court Orders are respected in parliament. When a member does not comply parliament. When a member does not comply with parliament. When a member does not comply with one, he or she can demonstrate it in The Public Interest, demonstrate it in The Public Interest, its for others to judge whether interest, its for others to judge whether the actions of the honourable member for foyle were indeed honourable member for foyle were indeed in honourable member for foyle were indeed in The Public Interest. However. Indeed in The Public Interest. However, the honourable member broke no rules however, the honourable member broke no rules of however, the honourable member broke no rules of the order, as his comments no rules of the order, as his comments were made while the house was considering the armed Forces Bill and was considering the armed Forces Bill and the Subjudice Rule does not apply bill and the Subjudice Rule does not apply when legislation is in question not apply when legislation is in question. Finally, before I Callthe secretary question. Finally, before I Callthe Secretary Of State, i have to deprecate the fact that once again, i statement appears to be an extensively brief to the media before extensively brief to the media before me to this house. This is not acceptable, before me to this house. This is not acceptable, this is not the way we want acceptable, this is not the way we want to acceptable, this is not the way we want to do acceptable, this is not the way we want to do business, and i have got to say, want to do business, and i have got to say, the want to do business, and i have got to say, the number of texts and emails to say, the number of texts and emails i to say, the number of texts and E Mails i had on this that members who take E Mails i had on this that members who take a E Mails i had on this that members who take a very keen interest, are very supportive of this issue, are quite very supportive of this issue, are quite rightly disappointed that it seems quite rightly disappointed that it seems more important that newspapers are the seems more important that newspapers are the one seems more important that newspapers are the one that carries it, not this are the one that carries it, not this house are the one that carries it, not this house. Can i say once again, and 20 this house. Can i say once again, and 20 Secretary Of State departments, this house must hear that statement first, not briefing to the that statement first, not briefing to the newspaper 24 hours before so please, to the newspaper 24 hours before so please, look and listen. If not, it will be please, look and listen. If not, it will be much more difficult as we will be much more difficult as we will bring will be much more difficult as we will bring that department to this dispatch will bring that department to this dispatch box. Lets work together and lets dispatch box. Lets work together and lets respect members of this house and lets respect members of this house and and lets respect members of this house and those who are very concerned house and those who are very concerned and want to make sure they are involved concerned and want to make sure they are involved in the statement first. I are involved in the statement first. I know. Are involved in the statement first. I know. The are involved in the statement first. I know, the Secretary Of State for northern i know, the Secretary Of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis. My Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis. Apologies to Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis. M apologies to you Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis. M apologies to you and the Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis. M; apologies to you and the house and i accept the comments you have made. I would just say in defence of myself and colleagues who have been working on this issue for the last 18 months, we have been having wide engagement on a range of issue and inform the statement im going to make and the first time apart from the advance copies we gave earlier as per normal protocol is as has always been done, not to the press. I think it has been important in the last few weeks and months and weeks ahead to have that wide engagement with people around the issues were talking about because of the complexity and sensitivity. I would like to extend about the way forward in addressing the legacy of Northern Irelands past. The trouble is see a terrible extensive period that claimed lives of some three and a half thousand people, left Up To 40,000 People Injured and caused untold damage to all aspects of Northern Ireland. The belfast good Friday Agreement sought to move Northern Ireland forward, Setting A Bold And Visionary Path that would guide the people of Northern Ireland towards a shared stable, peaceful and prosperous future. Its wonderful to mark in this interior just how far Northern Ireland has come. While Northern Ireland is undoubtedly today a fantastic place to live and work and visit, the unresolved legacy of the troubles remains. It continues to impact and permeate society. The past is a constant shadow over those who directly experience the horrors of those times and also over those who did not. But who now live with the trauma of previous generations. Its clear that the current system for dealing with the legacy of the troubles is not working. Its now a difficult, in fact painful truth that the Focus On Criminal Investigations is increasingly unlikely to deliver successful criminal outcomes but all the while it continues to divide communities and fails to attain answers for the majority of victims and families. This is borne out in the figures. The Police Service of Northern Ireland are currently considering almost 1200 cases which represents just a fraction of the 3500 deaths and wider cases. These would take over 20 years to investigate. More than two thirds of troubles related deaths occurred over 30 years ago and its increasingly difficult for the courts to provide families with the courts to provide families with the answers they are seeking. If we fail to act now to properly address, acknowledge and account for the legacy of the troubles, we would be condemning current and future generations to yet further divisions, preventing reconciliation of both the individual and societal level. That is why i am today laying before this house and publishing a paper that proposes a series of measures to address the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland. These proposals are being considered as part of an ongoing and important Engagement Process, which im announced alongside the british Irish Intergovernmental Conference last month. I set out in the framework which we publish at the same time this Engagement Process is committed to notjust the northern Ireland And British Parties but those directly affected by the troubles and experts in members and committees of this house and the other place. The objective of this is to deal with legacy issues in a way which supports Information Recovery and reconciliation, complies fully with international Human Rights obligations and response to the needs of individual victims and survivors as well as society as a whole. This is a hugely difficult and complex issue and many have strongly held and divergent views on how to move forward, but we can all agree that this, i hope, that this is an issue of the utmost important to the people of Northern Ireland and beyond. Its critical that all involved continue to engage in the spirit of collaboration in order to deliver practical solutions on this most sensitive of issues. This government reaffirms its commitment to intensive engagement in the spirit and we are committed to introducing legislation by The End of this autumn. The measures set out in the paper will include three key proposals. Firstly, a new independent body that will focus on the Recovery And Provision of information about troubles related deaths and most serious injuries. This body will be focused on helping families find out the truth of whats happened to their loved ones. Where families do not want the past raked over again, they would be able to make this clear. For those families that want to get answers, the body will have the full powers to seek access to information and find out what happened. A package of measures will also include a major oral history initiative, consistent with what was included in the agreement. This initiative would create opportunities for people from all backgrounds to share their experiences and perspectives related to the troubles and crucially learn about those of others. Balanced and sensitivity would be of central importance and a concerted effort would be made to engage with those whose voices may not have been held previously. Thirdly, a statute of limitations to apply equally to all troubles related incidents. We know that the prospect of The End of criminal prosecutions will be difficult for some to accept and this is not a position that we take lightly. But we have come to the view that this is the best and only way to facilitate an effective Information Retrieval and Provisioning Process and the best way to help northern Ireland Move further along the road to reconciliation. Its in reality a painful recognition of the very reality that we are we are. These issues are complex and sensitive. Thats why they remain unresolved 23 years after the belfast good Friday Agreement. We also understand the importance of the Stormont House Agreement and remain committed to its key principles which this paper will cover. In particular, we acknowledge that any proposal that moves away from criminaljustice outcomes would be a very significant step and will be externally difficult for families to accept. The belfast good Friday Agreement was a bold step, one to address the past and they have been other such bold steps such as the decommissioning of weapons and the limiting of sentences those years ago to two years. However its increasingly clear to us that the ongoing retributive criminaljustice processes are far from helping, in fact imputing the successful delivery of Information Recovery, Mediation And Reconciliation that could provide a sense of Restorative Justice for many more families than is currently the case. The government is committed to doing alternate power to ensure that families from across the united kingdom do not continue to be let down by process which leads only to pain, suffering a disappointment for the vast majority. As part of this, we will deliver on our commitment to veterans who served in Northern Ireland, we will provide certainty former members of the security forces, many of whom remain fearful of the prospect of being the subject of the prospect of being the subject of ongoing investigations that will hang over them for years to come even though the vast majority accidental accordance with the law and often at great personal risk. We are also unequivocally committed to delivering for victims and survivors. Time is crucial and as we move on, we risk the real possibility we will lose any chance to get the vital information families want and need. They have waited long enough, a focus on information would offer the best chance of giving more families some Sense Ofjustice through acknowledgement, accountability and restorative means. We need to progress our understanding of the complexity of the troubles and in doing so, seek to reconcile society with the past as we go on to look forward together. This government is determined to address all aspects of Northern Irelands troubled past. We know from recent history, particularly implementation of the belfast good Friday Agreement that we can achieve more when we are bold and move forward together. I want us all to continue to engage on the Shape And Detail of the proposals as we work to address this issue which is of the utmost importance to the people of Northern Ireland and beyond. Finally, iwould draw people of Northern Ireland and beyond. Finally, i would draw the attention of the house to a quote from margaret barbour, i came across it in reading the report to Northern Irelands past and i think its worth repeating today in this house. To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it and render it more fit for its Spring Function of looking forward. I commend the statement to the house. We come to the Shadow Shadow Secretary we come to the Shadow Shadow Secretary of state for northern Iretand Secretary of state for Northern Ireland. ,. , ~. ,. ,. ,. Ireland. Can i thank him for Advance Site for statement ireland. Can i thank him for Advance Site for statement but ireland. Can i thank him for Advance Site for Statement But Share ireland. Can i thank him for Advance Site for Statement But Share your I Site for Statement But Share your frustration that the government has repeatedly chosen to brief newspapers rather than respect this house and more importantly the victims which these proposals concern. In debates around Northern Irelands past here in great britain, its all too easy to forget the victims of the conflict. People like brian who was shot in the head by Loyalist Paramilitaries in a random sectarian attackjust weeks before the good Friday Agreement. After his death, his mother said she felt he never really existed as a person, alves though his Life And Death did not matter. The deep pain of that conflict was the proximity of that conflict was the proximity of the violence. In the absence of justice. Over3000 of the violence. In the absence of justice. Over 3000 people lost their lives, Tens Of Thousands Injured in a place of less than 2 million. Society, the Peace Process in general, remains so fragile, precisely because the pain runs so deep. Its why any proposal to deal with legacy must have victims and the communities of Northern Ireland at its heart. That requires real care from the Secretary Of State. It is deeply regrettable that his approach has already seen trust among victims reach rock bottom. Victims have been treated appallingly over the last 18 months. Promises made, torn up. Gas lighted by the Secretary Of State at this dispatch box, Little Wonder that many have greeted todays proposals with deep Scepticism And Question whether it is more an exercise in shoring up the narrow Party Support Thanit shoring up the narrow Party Support than it is delivering the reconciliation communities in Northern Ireland crave. Because we must not forget that this government gave victims their word just 18 months ago, they promised to legislate on the Stormont House Agreement in new decade, new approach. These proposals are a seismic departure from that promise. If the goal is reconciliation, why would the Secretary Of State begin by taking a sledgehammer to promises made by his own government . And im afraid to dress this up as Truth And Reconciliation is deeply disingenuous. These proposals as they stand well deliver neither. You cannot impose reconciliation and the truth will never out with an amnesty in place. Because at the heart of these proposals is an amnesty in all but name which is profoundly offensive to many. No wonder the five main Political Parties in Northern Ireland have objected to these proposals, as have victim groups right across the spectrum. Crimes committed in the united kingdom, the vast majority of which relate to republican and loyalist murder, closed for good. Nojustice forthe murder, closed for good. Nojustice for the Bloody Sunday families, whose cases remain live. No justice for the 21 innocent people murdered by ira bombs on a November Night in birmingham in 1974. The deadliest act of terror in britain until 77. Those families have said today such an amnesty would be apparent. As veterans of the Ulster Defence Regiment who i met with In Cookstown told me, we have nothing to hide. We were there to protect the Rule Of Law. If we broke it, use it against us. If we didnt, defend us with it. Ministers today appear to have concluded that the Rule Of Law no longer applies. An amnesty for the republican and loyalist terrorists who portrayed, maimed, disappeared and murdered men, women and children. Addressing the toxic legacy of the past in this way through unilateral imposition for westminster without the support of any political party in Northern Ireland is foolish and unsustainable. A way forward has to be found. One done with people, not to them, that genuinely prioritises reconciliation and upholds the Rule Of Law. Its striking that the Secretary Of State made scant reference to the governments obligations under article two to conduct effective investigations. If his proposals are not legal, they will be tied up in the courts for many years to come. The work of operation can over is demonstrating that even now important evidence can be retrieved. The case way, hence of legacy process, as outlined in storr malthouse, through investigations with empty Micro Police Powers remain strong and compelling. It is totally wrong to abandon it. In closing, mr speaker,