The week in parliament. Hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. The week the beautiful game revealed its ugly side. Labour accused ministers of failing to stand up for footballers fighting racism. We can all see whats happened here. The government has been trying to stoke a Culture War and theyve realised theyre on the wrong side. The Prime Minister promises action. If you are guilty, Mr Speaker, of racist Abuse Online of footballers, then you will not be going to the match no ifs, no buts, no exemptions and no excuses. Also in this programme, a former pm accuses the government of breaking a promise to the worlds poor. This motion means that promise may be broken for years to come. With deep regret, i will vote against the motion today. And have electronic scooters turned our pavements into. . A Wild West of lawlessness, where riders are terrorising pedestrians especially those with disabilities and visual impairment. But first, within hours of Englands Defeat in the euro 2020 final, three Players Whod missed penalties during the Shoot Out suffered racist Abuse Online. There was, as youd expect, universal condemnation at westminster, but also an angry debate about how to tackle racism. Some in the England Squad think ministers should have done more to support their stand against prejudice. The Defender Tyrone mings accused the Home Secretary Priti patel of stoking the fire after shed previously described taking the knee as Gesture Politics. She told mps that those responsible for Racist Abuse should face the full force of The Law and she had another target in mind, too. Social media companies in particular have a clear responsibility for the content that they host on their platforms and they can no longer ignore some of the appalling, vile, racist, violent and hateful content that appear on their platforms. Weve been clear, Mr Speaker, that if they do not stamp this out, we will take actions against them in the online safety bill. Labour criticised Priti Patel for refusing to condemn those fans who booed England Players for taking the knee. They took the knee to stand against racism, it was a brave stand that led to them being booed by some. That booing was unacceptable and should have been condemned by all. And sadly, overnight, Marcus Rashford, jadon sancho, and Bukayo Saka have been subject to the most appalling Racist Abuse. Another Labour Mp said some of the abuse was still visible online the day after the game. Ive spoken to instagram this afternoon to urge them to take much stronger action. Can i ask has the Home Secretary done so and will she do so and now speak to the Social Media Companies to urge them to take this action, and would she also take the opportunity to condemn those who stood up and our stadiums and booed our brave players for taking a stand against racism, and call on them to show solidarity instead . The right honourable ladys right to point to instagram but all Social Media Platforms its notjust instagram. They are all culpable and they are all responsible and it is right that we all take action against them and we in the Home Office are absolutely, as i already said, on top of these organisations. Booing there is no place for booing. Individuals themselves have the right to express themselves. We live in a free country and thank god we do express themselves in whichever way when it comes to tackling Hatred And Violence and racism. At Prime Ministers questions, borisjohnson promised to act and to ban those guilty of sending Racist Abuse to footballers from attending matches. A promise the Labour Leader, sir keir starmer, said Rang Hollow after his previous refusal to condemn fans who booed players who took the knee. Does the Prime Minister think that it was wrong to criticise the england Teams Decision to oppose racism by taking the knee as Gesture Politics . I repeat that i utterly condemn and abhor the racist outpourings that We Saw on Sunday Night and so what we are doing is today taking practical steps to ensure that the Football Banning Order Regime is changed so that if you are guilty, Mr Speaker, of racist Abuse Online of footballers, then you will not be going to the match. No ifs, no buts, no exceptions, and no excuses. Either the Prime Minister is with the England Players in their stand against racism, or he could defend his own record, those of his ministers, and some of his mps. But he cant have it both ways. So can he tell the house does he now regret failing to condemn those who booed England Players for standing up to racism, yes or no . Mr speaker, we made it absolutely clear that no one should boo the England Team and Mr Speaker, what were doing now is following the Racist Abuse that our players sadly suffered on Sunday Night and thereafter were taking practical action. So, in addition to changing the Football Banning Order Regime, Last Night i met representatives of facebook, of twitter, of tiktok, of snapchat, of instagram and i made it absolutely clear to them that we will legislate to address this problem, Mr Speaker, in the online harms bill. And unless they get Hate And Racism off their platforms, they will face fines amounting to 10 of their global revenues and we all know, Mr Speaker, that they have the technology to do it. We can all see whats happened here the government has been trying to stoke a Culture War and theyve realised theyre on the wrong side. And now, they hope that nobody� s noticed. Why else would a conservative Mp Boast that hes not watching his own team . Why else would another conservative mp say that Marcus Rashford spends too much time Playing Politics when hes actually trying to feed children that the Government Wont . I dont want to engage in a political Culture War ofany kind. I want to get on with delivering for the people of this country. He simply wants to get on with dithering. The Snps Westminster Leader linked some of borisjohnson� s own words as a Newspaper Columnist with what the footballers suffered. After the shocking racism on show over the last week, does the Prime Minister still stand by his Governments Belief that systemic racism is not a problem that exists in the United Kingdom . Mr speaker, i do think that racism is a problem in the United Kingdom, and i believe it needs to be tackled and it needs to be stamped out with some of the means that ive described this morning. But when he attacks our party my party, Mr Speaker im afraid hes got the wrong target. This is a party that has not only had the first ever muslim Secretary Of State for health now our former chancellor of course but has had two female Prime Ministers, the most diverse cabinet in the history of this country, and the most diverse government in the history of this country. The Prime Minister. Covid rules are being eased across the uk, but with varying degrees of caution. In england, almost all legal restrictions go from monday, although the Prime Minister warned people against becoming de mob happy. Northern ireland is due to ease some covid measures a week later. In wales and scotland, people will have to wait until august for most rules to go, and theyll still be required to wear a face covering in some places. At westminster, the Health Secretary explained the plan for england. Now, to those who say why take this step now . I say if not now, when . There will never be a perfect time to take this step because we simply cannot eradicate this virus. Whether we like it or not, coronavirus is not going away. But moving forward next week, supported by the arrival of summer and the school holidays, it gives us the best possible chance of a return to normal life. The Secretary Of State has taken a high risk, indeed, fatalistic approach trying to game what might happen in the winter, deciding that infections are going up anyway, and instead of caution, hes pushing his foot down on the accelerator while throwing the seatbelts off. Several mps were concerned about clinically vulnerable people. The prospect of a so called Freedom Day next week is actually anything but. They and many clinically vulnerable people, such as pregnant women, are living in fear of what living with Covid Means for them. Some accused ministers of risky mixed messaging. The message around face masks on public transport, for example, has been downgraded from being a clear legal requirement to being an optional personal choice. As over 100 scientists and medics said last week in a letter to the lancet, this is reckless and risks driving infections. Not everyone agreed, though. Will he please caution the opposition on their undue reliance on masks . Theyre not the solution vaccinations are. In scotland, mandatory use of face coverings will remain in place for some time. The first minister Nicola Sturgeon told a virtual meeting of holyrood that the planned easing of restrictions had to be modified, due to the spread of the Delta Variant. Its not a complete and wholesale lifting of all restrictions it was never intended to be. However, it does restore yet more freedom to all of us. Indeed, it is worth emphasising that we are no longer in Lockdown Nothing like it. Life is much more normal than at any time since the start of this pandemic. But the gradual approach we are taking means that sensible precautions will remain in place to limit transmission while we make even more progress on vaccination. We have to make progress back to normality. The public have done what was expected of them, now its time for this Snp Government to deliver and hold up their end of the bargain. So its welcome that scotland will move to level 0 next week with some minor modifications and that Self Isolation rules for people travelling will be relaxed. Labour said the scottish government should listen to the World Health Organization and speed up the administration of the second dose of the vaccine. Many countries across the world are administering the second dose of the vaccine after four weeks. And we know from the data that the significant protection you get to the Delta Variant comes from the second dose of the vaccine. So will the government now move to a four Week Gap between vaccines, as recommended by the who, as recommended by manufacturers, and has been led by other countries around the world . We take our advice in Scotland On Vaccination from the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation. In the entire lifetime of this parliament, no devolved government has gone against the recommendations of the jcvi on vaccination. The Jcvi Advice is that to maximise the effectiveness of the vaccine and the longevity of the protection of the vaccine, the Dosage Interval should be eight weeks between the first and the second dose. In wales, most if not all Covid Rules are set to be scrapped from the 7th of august. Even then, face masks will still be legally required in most indoor public places. In the senedd, the first minister, labours mark drakeford, looked ahead to the changes next month. So life will have returned very substantially to how it was before the Coronavirus Pandemic began. But here in wales, we will not abandon all those measures which have done so much to keep us all safe. The welsh conservatives conceded voters had endorsed the governments approach. And you are quite right to identify that we are still in the middle of many challenging periods of time that we are going to face with the covid 19 crisis at the moment, in particular around new variants. I personally wouldve liked to have seen greater speed and greater urgency in bringing some of these measures forward, but i appreciate the difficult decisions that the cabinet have had to take based on the scientific evidence that they had before them. Im glad that you werent pushing for an immediate lifting of mandation for masks. Some members of the Conservative Party have been calling on that in asking for it to be made a matter of public choice, which would be fine if masks only protected ourselves. But their primary purpose is to protect those around us of course, we all have personal responsibility. That is certainly the case. But its more than that, isnt it . Our responsibility is not just to ourselves it is to other people. Mark drakeford striking a different tone on face coverings from ministers in westminster. Now, it was the first time Theresa May had voted against her party in 2a years as an mp. She was one of two dozen conservatives to rebel over cuts to overseas aid. Ministers said the cut of almost Four Billion pounds a year is needed due to the pandemic. So the share of national income spent on official Development Assistance is being reduced from 0. 7 to 0. 5 . Theyve promised to restore the cut when public debt falls and borrowing is no longer needed for day to day spending. Borisjohnson insisted britain would remain among the worlds most generous donors. We all believe in the principle that aid can transform lives. And by voting for this motion, honourable members will provide certainty for our Aid Budget and an affordable path back to 0. 7 while also allowing for investment in other priorities, including the nhs, schools and the police. As soon as circumstances allow and the tests are met, we will return to the target that unites us, Mr Speaker and i beg to move this motion. The Labour Leader said thered been a Cross Party Consensus behind a target for aid spending. And lets be clear what these cuts would mean, A Million girls losing out on schooling, nearly Three Million women and children going without life saving nutrition. 5. 6 million children left unvaccinated, an estimated 100,000 deaths worldwide. Mr speaker, he says rubbish, that is the Human Toll of the choice this government is making, and its not rubbish. Among the tory rebels, borisjohnson� s predecessor. This is not about vanity projects, it is about what cuts to funding mean. That fewer girls will be educated, more Boys And Girls will become slaves, more children go hungry and more of the poorest people in the world will die. I have been in this house for nearly a quarter of the century. During that time, i have never voted against a three Line Wip from my party. As Prime Minister, i suffered at the hands of rebels and i know what its like to see party Colleagues Vote against their government. We made a promise to the poorest people in the world. The government has broken that promise. This motion means that promise may be broken for years to come. With deep regret, i will vote against the motion today. The snp said the government had got its priorities wrong. The Prime Minister, who is no longer in his seat and he should be embarrassed when i read this believes that spending upwards of £200 million on a shiny brand new royal Yacht Brittania 2. 0 is more important than using life saving aid to deliver a more just, peaceful and secure world. And tory critics said the governments conditions for restoring the cut dubbed a Treasury Compromise had been met only once in 20 years. I tell the house this is no compromise at all. It is a fiscal trap for the unwary. It is quite possible that these conditions will never be met. But another conservative insisted circumstances allowed a Manifesto Promise to be broken. We have suffered the biggest recession in 300 years and that is not a situation that we could have predicted when i fought the election on our Manifesto Promises. And yet the international Development Act 2015 explicitly anticipated this sort of crisis where departure from targets is necessary. When it came to the vote the government won comfortably. The ayes to the right, 333. The noes to the left, 298. The ayes have it. Unlock. A comfortable if reduced Government Majority of 35 votes. Lets have a look at some other news from Around Westminster now. 30 conservative mps voted against Making Coronavirus Vaccinations Compulsory for people who work at Care Homes in england. The Care Minister said most people who worked in Care Homes had already taken up the vaccine. I know that from speaking directly to people who received care and also those who have relative Living And Care homes that while they might not be sure about requiring the Care Workers to be vaccinated, they are sure that they individually want to be cared for by someone who is fully vaccinated. But many mps wanted to see an Impact Assessment before the changes are introduced in november. It isnt good enough to expect us to vote on something that is difficult and controversial and complicated and not share the information with the house that the minister has at her disposal. It is an abuse. It is not good enough. Theyre increasingly popular, the House Of Lords has heard that E Scooters have left the pavements a Wild West of lawlessness and a nightmare for pedestrians. Its illegal to use privately owned scooters on public roads, Cycle Lanes and pavements. Peers said people wanted Government Action now, instead of waiting for trials of E Scooter Rental schemes to finish next year. My lords, this governments claim to represent the party of Law And Order certainly often talks about crackdowns. But when it comes to E Scooters, it has allowed, even encouraged, De Facto Legalisation without the use of necessary legislation to protect riders and the public. This has caused problems to escalate Out Of Control and a Wild West of lawlessness where riders are terrorising pedestrians, especially those with disabilities visual impairment. As a cyclist myself, as i said last time in this question on the same subject, it is quite terrifying for these things to come up behind you. You cannot hear them, cannot see them until they are upon you and they really go quite fast. So, at The End of the pilot, at The End of the trial, im sure those things will be taken into consideration. Mps have given their initial approval to a proposed new law that will mean universities in england could face fines if they fail to protect Free Speech on campus. Visiting speakers, academics or students could seek compensation if they suffer loss from a breach of a universitys Free Speech obligations. Staff and students should be free to discuss, debate and debunks views of others. Fear of censure, im afraid, is deeply saddening and has a chilling effect and spread upon campuses. But his Labour Counterpart thought the bill opened up some dangerous paths. What about those seeking to spread Conspiracy Theories . Or Sow Division in our communities . Does he really believe that this kind of harmful hateful divisive speech should notjust be legally protected on campus, but those who seek to pedal it can take a university to court . The House Of Lords has a new member after the by election that never was. When one of the 92 hereditary peers dies, those left in their Party Group choose a successor. But the death of Labours Lord Rea left only three hereditary peers in the electorate to choose his replacement. The clerk of the parliaments updated the House Of Lords what happened next. Only one candidate submitted a candidacy form. There was therefore no requirement for a ballot to take place and accordingly, i have certified that Viscount Stansgate was the successful candidate. And notice detailing the results is in the printed Paper Office and online. And if that name sounds familiar its because Viscount Stansgate is the eldest son of the late Labour Minister Tony Benn. You may remember Tony Benn secured a change in The Law to renounce his peerage when his own father died so he could continue as an mp. Stephen benn reclaimed the peerage after Tony Benn� s death and as Viscount Stansgate will now take his seat in the lords. Finally, how to win friends and influence people. Social media influencers produce blogs, photos and videos about their lifestyles and personal experiences for websites such as youtube, instagram and tiktok. Popular influencers can earn a good living promoting products as well. But Theres Concern about their capacity to spread misleading information. The culture committee, which is investigating the industry, heard about the costs and benefits of the job from em sheldon. I am a normal girl from yorkshire and people have been asking, grassroots level, the universityjourney, they see my break ups, my heart breaks, theyve watched me move house, theyve seen me move to london, i guess its that reality, not reality but the reality of my life that people like. But she told mps there was a dark side to the industry. I am very concerned that there will be more suicides and more depressions because in which other industry are you allowed to be constantly relentlessly attacked every single day just for existing . People hate influencers. They are so angry at this Making Money, it could be something crazy like me walking my dog and people are just so angry. The mps wondered what made people so angry. Is it Sexism And Misogyny . Is it jealousy, that they dont like the fact that youre Making Money from this . Or is itjust simply the fact that theyre just individuals who actually wish to be abusive . We do come across the same phenomenon in politics, to be honest with you. Yes, unfortunately it is the money, they all say the same thing. I liked her but, they dont like that people are Making Money you start doing well. Theres a whole Dark Space of the internet where people sit all day every day literally writing about us. Its crazy because these are grown women with children and these arent 15 year old girls and i dont mind of someone was to call me fat or if someone wants to call me ugly, its the right, im going to run this persons life, im going to destroy their business. One mp wondered if social influencers tended to conform to stereotypes. Perhaps one of the problem simply is that having attractive people on camera makes a lot of people feel inadequate. Id like to think that me with my frizzy hair and bad body days, my bad Mental Health days and talking about that makes people feel that actually, this is more real. Yes, i might look ok on this photograph but actually, heres some 100 takes the didnt make it and so its about being more real about that. Thats how the members of the committee feel ourselves. Look around, theres a few bad Hair Day is going on here amongst the members. I think you all look great. But its on the things i feel like i am privileged and that everyone in my bubble is very diverse and theyre really talking about, i follow so many amazing plus sized women who look phenomenal and they really are saying to women that oh, body confidence, its not about, you have a body so you can be confident on a beach. And theyre really hyping people up, whether its gay men, or, you know, women who may not have the body confidence. I hope that answers your question. Thank you very much indeed, back to you. I have images there of a makeover there for. The committee, if youve got a spare year. Too late. Julian knight. Im off for my makeover too i may be some time. But i do hope you canjoin me on Bbc Parliament at 11 oclock on Monday Evening with the latest from the commons and the lords. Until then, from me, david cornock, bye for now. Hello there. Saturday saw the warmest weather of the year so far in all four nations of the uk. And in northern ireland, whereas you can see it was Beach Weather in county down, temperatures actually broke the all time record. The highest temperature since records began in northern ireland, ballywatticock 31. 2 degrees. But in england, in wales and in scotland, We Saw some pretty high temperatures. However, the far north of scotland was much, much cooler, just 13 degrees for parts of shetland, whereas you can see we had a lot of cloud. You can pick that out on the Satellite Picture through saturday afternoon. And that cloud has been pushing a little further south westwards, so starting off sunday morning, rather cloudy and murky for parts of northern ireland. Quite a lot of cloud for scotland, too, with some patchy rain in the far north. The cloud should tend to break up to give some spells of sunshine, although it will stay quite murky for some northern coasts of northern ireland. I think england and wales will see the Lions Share of The Sunshine, and thats where well have the highest temperatures as well. Slightly cooler day for scotland and northern ireland. For england and wales, particularly down towards the south, were looking at highs of 30, possibly 31 degrees in the london area. And The Sun very, very strong at the moment, very high Uv Levels in southern england, parts of wales. The lower levels further north only because well have more in the way of cloud. So, as we head through Sunday Evening and into the early hours of monday, we keep clear spells, especially across england and wales. Still more Cloud At Times Across Scotland and northern ireland, some mist and murk. And it will be another very warm and muggy night. Overnight lows between 12 17 degrees. So, we start monday with high pressure still in charge, but notice the centre of the high is slipping a little further westwards. That will allow a very gentle North Or North westerly flow of air across the country. And thatll bring just a subtle change in the temperatures, a slightly cooler day for many, a bit more cloud working into North Sea coasts as well. Some cloud for north west scotland, parts of northern ireland, and youll see maybe just the odd shower, the Odd Sharp Shower breaking out across southern areas. Those temperatures a little down, still quite warm in the south. A little Bit Cooler further north. As we look further ahead, there is a lot of dry weather on offer this week. Still some relatively high temperatures. It mayjust start to turn a bit more unsettled by friday. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with Ben Thompson and rachel burden. Our Headlines Today the Health Secretary, sajid javid, confirms he has covid 19, it raises questions over who in government might have to self isolate, just hours before most restrictions in england are lifted. With hundreds still missing after germanys devastating floods, the scale of the disaster continues to emerge. These residents of this home for disabled people tragically died. And they were not able to leave their rooms and apparently the Water Level came up so fast. Silverstone hosts the biggest Sporting Crowd since the start of the pandemic this afternoon