Parliament. Mps began two days of debate on the bill triggering our formal exit from the European Union. We voted to give the people a chance to determine the future referendum. Now we must fulfil our side to deliver on the result. Scottish nationalists say they will vote against the bill. One conservative says he willjoin them, rejecting the idea that exit will be good for trade. Apparently you follow the rabbit down the hole and emerge in wonderland. Also, are concerns about prisons falling on deaf ears . And debate about Donald Trumps ban on some was in countries entering the us. It is divisive and wrong. Muslim. The big brexit debate. The first day of discussion on the bill following the process of leaving the eu. They will finish their debate and vote on wednesday. The government was forced to bring in the bill after losing a case in the Supreme Court when the governments intention that ministers alone should be able to start the process was challenged by campaigners who said it should be a decision for parliament. The snp and the lib dems are against the legislation, but it is expected to pass because labour mps have been ordered to support it. The Secretary Of State stepped out the governments case. Set out the governments case. Set out the pillar it is not about whether we should leave the eu or how we should do it. It is simply about Parliament Empowering the government to implement the decision already made, a Point Of No Return already passed. We asked the people of the uk whether they want to leave. They decided they did. So the core of this ill has a very simple question. Bill. This ill has a very simple question. Bill. Do we trust the people or not . Our aim is to take this decision and emerge stronger, fairer, and more united and outward looking than ever before. We have been cleared there has to be no attem pts been cleared there has to be no atte m pts to been cleared there has to be no attempts to remain inside the eu, no attem pts attempts to remain inside the eu, no atte m pts to attempts to remain inside the eu, no attempts to rejoin it through the backdoor, and no second referendum. The eyes of the nation are on this chamber as we consider this deal. For many years there has been a creeping sense in the country, not just this country, the politicians say one thing and do another. We voted to give the people the chance to determine how future in a referendum. Now we must deliver our side and deliver on the result. We are considering a simple question. Do we trust the people or not . For generations, my party has done so. Now that question goes to every member of this house. This bill provides a powerfor member of this house. This bill provides a power for the member of this house. This bill provides a powerfor the Prime Minister to begin the process and on the decision made by the people of the decision made by the people of the uk on the 23rd Ofjune Last year. I commit it to the house, trust the people. Is labour shadow was ina trust the people. Is labour shadow was in a reflective mood. We lost the referendum. Yes, the result was close. Yes, there were lies and, none worse than the false promise of £350 million a week for the nhs. Yes. Yes, technically, the referendum is not legally binding. But the result was not technical. It was deeply political. And politically, the notion that the referendum was merely a Consultation Exercise to inform parliament holds fio exercise to inform parliament holds no water. I hope the respectful approach i have tried to adopt two colleagues with the anxiety of the 48 is reflected across the house. To. Hopefully we will see a good deal less of gloating for those who campaigned to leave than we have seenin campaigned to leave than we have seen in the past. It is our duty to acce pt seen in the past. It is our duty to accept and respect the outcome of the referendum, but we remain a european country with a shared history, and shared values. And it is also our duty to fight for a new relationship with our eu partners that reflects our values, our commitment to internationalism, and oui commitment to internationalism, and our commitment to commitment to internationalism, and ourcommitment to an commitment to internationalism, and our commitment to an open and tolerant society. Above all, it is oui tolerant society. Above all, it is our duty to ensure an outcome that is notjust for the our duty to ensure an outcome that is not just for the 52 , our duty to ensure an outcome that is notjust for the 52 , nor the 48 , but for the 100 per cent. That, we will do. A veteran conservative pro european said he would be voting for Hanky Snp Amendment attempting to stop the bill in its tracks. An. He received criticism. I dont say there is criticism. I dont say there is criticism. I dont say there is criticism. I am actually on good terms with the hardline eurosceptics because i respect their sincerity and the passionate nature of their believes. Bit if i see the member for stone voted in favour of britain remaining in the eu, well, i retract what i say. A referendum. Hot tongs would not make him vote for membership of the eu. He turned to trade. Apparently, you follow the rabbit down the hole and you emerge in wonderland, where suddenly, countries in the world are queueing up countries in the world are queueing up to give us trading advantages and access to their markets that previously we have never been able to achieve as part of the eu. Nice man like President Trump, president erdogan, they are just impatient to abandon their normal protectionism and give us access. Dont let me be too cynical, i hope that is right. I do want the best outcome for the United Kingdom from this process. No doubt, somewhere there isa process. No doubt, somewhere there is a Hatter Holding a tea party with a doormouse. Laughing. We need success a doormouse. Laughing. We need success in this Trade Negotiation to recoup at least some of the losses which we are going to incur from leaving the Single Market. This is a big deal. You are notjust divvying up big deal. You are notjust divvying up an animus records. Inaudible. This has an impact on each and every one of us. We will tackle inequality, im a change, refugee issues, and areas that do not get much of a hearing in whitehall these days. Much of a hearing in whitehall these days. Climate. Much of a hearing in whitehall these days. Climate. Our sovereignty and working together is a good thing. Passing this bill and turning your back on the amendment would turnits your back on the amendment would turn its back on the progress we have made and disrespects the devolution settlement. Vote for our amendment all this is economic and constitutional sabotage. The british people gave the government the mandate to pull the United Kingdom out of the European Union. The british people no. They did not give this government the mandate to threaten to turn our country into some tawdry the regulation low tax cowboy economy. The british people did not vote to make themselves poorer by pulling ourselves of the greatest free trading Single Market the world has ever seen. Incidentally, that is one of the many reasons why the lib dems believe the british people should be given a sad at the end of the process as much as at the start. Say. The british people did not give a mandate to the British Government to indulge in this sycophantic farce in the past few days where the government having burned every bridge left in europe rushes across the atlantic to sidle next to a us president who they do not seem to be aware about whose nativism, isolationism, protectionism, is directly opposed to the long term Strategic Interests of the United Kingdom. There are a number of excuses that have been made. We heard from the former leader of the liberal democrats that the people did not know what they were voting for. Well, first of all, there is no excuse for. Well, first of all, there is no excuse for people in this house do not know what they are voting for. Because the Prime Minister has made it very clear in 6000 words what we are voting for. And during the referendum campaign, the people of the United Kingdom knew what they we re the United Kingdom knew what they were voting for. In fact, those who wanted to remain tried to scare the devil out of them when it came to the vote they told them all kinds of horrors were going to beset them. And within a couple of days we would be eating dried bread and have no water and lose all of ourjobs. And still they voted to leave. Sam wilson. We will have more from that debate a little later in the programme. Now two other news. The home secretary, amber rudd, has said the us travel ban creates a potential Propaganda Opportunity for so called islamic state. Appearing before the home affairs committee, she also said officials were working to ta ke she also said officials were working to take down extremist on line postings. Donald trump has signed an Executive Order suspending refugee settle m e nt Executive Order suspending Refugee Settlement in blocking individuals from seven majority muslim countries from seven majority muslim countries from entering the us. Do you agree with the donald trump ban . Yes. I support the stand the government has taken. Amber rudd said that it is divisive and wrong. It was reported in the last few days that isil supporters have been monitored on social media saying things like this Isa Social Media saying things like this is a blessing, the ban, because it helps increase recruitment. There are many people talking about the al qaeda leader who claimed the west would eventually turn against its muslim civilians, using this to say that he was right. And also reports of former Security Offices and agents warning that this is going to make it harder to combat extremism. Are you worried about this . |j make it harder to combat extremism. Are you worried about this . I mean, isil and daesh will use any possibility they can to create the environment they want to radicalise people to bring them over to their side. So, it is a Propaganda Opportunity for them potentially. What we will continue to do is monitor what is being said and continue to take down the sort of literature and postings that we see on the internet that tried to encourage that sort of extremism. They may use this as an example. We will continue to monitor and take down those sites where we can. Another labour mp turned to the decision to invite President Trump ona decision to invite President Trump on a state visit. Why spend this Money Policing and individual with all the added costs that come with a state visit, and individual that has peddled hate, racism, misogyny, islamophobia, when many people in this country would rather that money we ie this country would rather that money were deployed on actually, for example, policing our communities . Well, he is the Head Of State of the usa. We have an arrangement internationally where we look after each other is Head Of State is. If the queen goes abroad we expect them to look after each other and spend enough money. She is universally popular but some countries do not ta ke popular but some countries do not take their views are big they still look after her and spend money on policing her. Look after her and spend money on policing her. This is Tuesday In Parliament with me, alyssa mccarthy. The Chief Inspector of prisons in england and wales says many of his reports are falling on deaf ears. He told the Justice Committee that jails which did not fit his recommendations into practice often fail to improve or went into decline. Both of you are hugely experienced in the criminaljustice system, with an enormous amount of knowledge as to how it works, so mr clarke, starting with you, in 60 seconds tell me whats wrong with oui seconds tell me whats wrong with our prisons . Basically they are unsafe, full of drugs, the physical environment is appalling and there are too many people in our prisons suffering from Mental Health issues. In my judgement those suffering from Mental Health issues. In myjudgement those five issues will create a major obstruction to the programme. Who is holding up this reform . The programme. Who is holding up this reform . Youve the programme. Who is holding up this reform . Youve identified the problems and you have talked about what needs to be improved. Where is the block in the system that prevents the changes that need to be made . In terms of those issues which ive mentioned they our issues which we ive mentioned they our issues which we frequently referred to in our reports and i have a frustration that far too often it feels as if out that far too often it feels as if our reports fall on deaf ears. Not in all prisons, but in some. Typically, the prisons which do not respond positively to our reports, where there is a hugely low uptake or implementation of our recommendations are those prisons which do not improve for which actually decline in the way in which they treat business and the outcomes that Business Encounter in those prisons. Over the past year there has been a decline in the number of out has been a decline in the number of our recommendations over role that have been implemented and most worryingly a decline in the area of the recommendations in the area of safety. In fact we are now in a position where more of our recommendations on the subject of safety are not being achieved and are being achieved. Let me ask a question about the opportunities for the of prisoners to be heard. Do you think those as efficient at the moment . Even if i were to believe just some of the stories i receive in my postbag, then in some places there are clearly blockages. Ive seen this on several inspections, where a quite often i get mobbed or approached by significant numbers of prisoners and very often that complaint is about mundane, day to day issues, getting equipment and supplies, getting bedsheets, clothing and getting their canteen and so on and so forth. Lower level staff, which has an enormous impact on how a prisoner feels about their day to day existence. On how a prisoner feels about their daytoday existence. The government has denied reports that it is planning to nationalise the franchise which includes southern railway, after months of strikes and disruption. The transport and is the told peers there were no plans to use told peers there were no plans to use drip thameslink railway, also known as gtr, of its franchise. This followed reports that ministers were considering taking direct control, with an official preparing a number of options. My lords, there are no plans to strip the franchise. The speculation in the media isjust that, speculation. We continue to monitor the performance of all franchises. Could the government say what benefits current southern Rail Passengers have gained from the current franchise agreement, in view of the extent of the widely recognised poor performance from that regulator over the past two years . We are acutely aware of the challenges which all people who are using that particular franchise are facing, but my noble lords tried to distinguish between the industrial dispute, which i have always said compound the problems the network rail faces compound the problems the network railfaces and compound the problems the network rail faces and an extra £300 compound the problems the network railfaces and an extra £300 million has been given to the brighton mainline. In terms of the industrial dispute itself, it is contextualised. Rmt are out on dispute on a new contract. Every single Train Supervisor has signed that contract. Every one. Not a single one is exempted. They are working on a new contract. There are nojob working on a new contract. There are no job losses working on a new contract. There are nojob losses on working on a new contract. There are no job losses on the new contract. There is no pay cut on those job losses and whats more they are guaranteed a job until 2021. Even i cant lay claim to that. Staying with trains, an 11th hour would bid to derail the high speed rail project has failed in house of lords. He opposed a backbench move to block legislation that paves the way for the scheme by 386 votes to 26. The long awaited hs2 project is now set to go ahead after more than three years of parliamentary scrutiny. A bill aimed at increasing the number of prosecutions after so called Honour Crimes has gained initial approval in the house of commons. The bill put forward by the conservative ms racked ghani would ban the Phrase Honour Killings from all publications. She said police we ie all publications. She said police were often not wanting to deal with these problems due to racism and referred the woman abused throughout her marriage. She was terrorised, going to bed not knowing if she would be alive the next day. She was told that the honour of her family was at stake if she complained and that police would treat her as a number. She told me that she did not feel alive, but nor was she dead. When she did some of the courage she called crimestoppers as well as police. She risked her life in reaching out. But after statements we ie reaching out. But after statements were taken she was returned home to her abusers because it wasjust were taken she was returned home to her abusers because it was just a cu ltu ral her abusers because it was just a cultural misunderstanding. Buy to bill was opposed by a fellow conservative. I believe that his Ministry Premise of this bill is wrong because not all victims are female and not all of offenders are male. Discriminant tree. We should have gender neutral laws so they help all victims of crime, and punish all offenders whether they be men or women. We punish all offenders whether they be men or women. We are punish all offenders whether they be men or women. We are looking at the screen. It says crime, aggregated murderand screen. It says crime, aggregated murder and violence against women. It doesnt mention then it is there on the screen for honourable members who cant read or hear what is actually happening. They clearly havent read the bill thats been brought forward. But mps allowed Nusrat Ghanis bill to move forward, although it will not become law. Lets return to the brexit debate, with National Conditions from all sides of the house. Many working to be heard, at the speaker had to make this plea for forbearance. Can i appeal to members, please not to keep coming up to the chair and asking where they are on the list. Not doing so explicitly and not doing so by the backdoor, by asking whether it is all right if they go to the louvre, may i have a of tea . Cani to the louvre, may i have a of tea . Can i eat a biscuit . The loo. I will do my best to accommodate everybody in the time available, but i appeal to colleagues to show a little bit of patience and some regard for the chair trying to concentrate on the debate. I will get you in if i possibly can. For me, this referendum was a massive Peaceful Revolution by consent of historic proportions. This bill at la st historic proportions. This bill at last endorses that revolution. From the 17th century, right the way through our history, through the parliamentary format which gave the vote to the working class, the suffragettes who got the vote in 1928, and then of course in the period of appeasement, these have all been great benchmarks of british history and they have all ultimately been determined by the decisions that have been taken in this house, and if that have been taken in this house, and if i may be permitted to say so, by backbenchers. The referendum decided only one thing. That that we are leaving institutions of the eu. It did not determine the terms on which we leave, it did not decide the new relationship we will have with the other 27 member states. That is why we have as a nation to get our objectives and process right as we get our objectives and process right as we start this great negotiation. I have to say the governments handling of this thus far has not shown sufficient respect for parliament, notwithstanding the number of times the Secretary Of State has come to the spat box. How long have they said they would give us long have they said they would give usa long have they said they would give us a running commentary. And if you ask for clarity you are not backing the uk team. That wasnt the right way to approach it. One labour mp suggested the Iain Duncan Smith that there havent been enough Information Published about this bill. Over the past 40 years if anybody in this house doesnt have enough information to make a decision about this i wonder where theyve been in the last 40 years, all the years they spent here. Of couise we all the years they spent here. Of course we have enough information. The question she is referring to is the publication of the white paper and the government is certain they will publish it. I stand by that, i think is a good idea, but i must say the pm made a good fist of it in her recent speech in which he set out 12 point that would guide to negotiation. I do hope the government reprints that with a couple of diagrams, the odd explanation and the odd picture and i think that will make an excellent white paper. I ensure the Secretary Of State who, like me, has a degree of state who, like me, has a degree of experiencing complex international negotiations, is as conscious as i am that one of the first prerequisite is to listen to the words. It was not the president of the United States who said that britain would be at the front of the queue. It was british politicians. What the president said was, youre doing great. I dont take as much comfort. The other area that i just wa nt comfort. The other area that i just want to raise it is the question of the game this idea that somehow if you voted to leave you were. If not a racist outrightly, an indirect racist. That has been so ridiculous and appalling that people, the 70 Million People who voted to leave, have been treated in that way. 17 million. We know that what people voted for was not against immigrants but against the idea that 27 other countries, 26 excluding the republic of ireland, would come into our country without any. Any reason other than that they could come, whereas outside the European Union and weve betrayed the commonwealth so and weve betrayed the commonwealth so badly back in 1973. You cant go back on your word because you dont agree with the result. But i want to say this i believe history will not be kind to this parliament, nor indeed the government i was so proud to serve. How on earth did we ever come to give an alternative to the people which we then said would make them worse off, less safe and would wea ken them worse off, less safe and would weaken our nation . I greatly fear echoing the wise words of some of the speech from my honourable friend a new member, that i greatly feared generations who either did not vote oi generations who either did not vote or who are yet to come will not thank us for a great folly. Thats it from me for now. Do join thank us for a great folly. Thats it from me for now. Dojoin me on wednesday night at 11pm for the conclusion of that debate and the vote on the bill to begin our exit from the eu. For now, from me, goodbye. The weather is very ugly outside right now. Weve had Rain Overnight and rain at times expected on wednesday as well. There will be some sunshine, but take a rowley in case because rain may arrive at any time. Brolly. Overthe case because rain may arrive at any time. Brolly. Over the next few days storms track across the atla Ntic Days Storms Track across the atlantic in our direction. It looks like friday could be the day when it may turn quite nasty. Especially across south Western Areas of the uk. For now its a mild start to wednesday. There are some rain around. You can wednesday. There are some rain around. You can see wednesday. There are some rain around. You can see where it is. Western areas through the morning will probably brighten up. Sunshine in central parts of the uk. By the time we get to the middle of the afternoon a little bit more rain and others in the south Western Parts of england. These areas, from central, southern england, through the West Midlands and into the north west of england, some sunshine. Further east, cloudy, misty and murky. Bits and pieces of rain. The weather is a real mess on wednesday. Almost anywhere, these blobs of rain. So be prepared, but expect a bit of sun as well. Through wednesday evening and into thursday yet more rain. This rain is the beginning of some very u nsettled rain is the beginning of some very unsettled weather. It is heading our way on wednesday and into thursday. This is thursday. A huge area of low piessuie. This is thursday. A huge area of low pressure. It could be a player. But on thursday this week will will send Gale Force Winds across many Western Areas of the uk, Impacting Island as well. This week low. Rain at times. Then theres another low. So thats the one on thursday and this one, thursday night and the friday, almost like a baby low, but it is nasty. A lot of uncertainty as to where it the winds may go. This blue one may be goes into france, then the possibility that the storm will swing further northwards and affect south Western Areas. This is more likely. The colours are just more likely. The colours arejust more likely. The colours arejoso them. This is ;, | friday,,. , thinking is at friday i friday, at this stage, it is south Western Areas that get the worst on friday. Welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in North America and around the globe. My name is mike embley. 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