sir keir starmer is set to speak his first words at the despatch box as prime minister and mps are electing a speaker to referee all the debates. in a busy day, sir keir starmer will hold a cabinet meeting, his second since the election. metro mayors had been meeting at downing street. this report now from harry farley. political careers end in removal vans. the furniture and the residents of number 10 are changing. this morning, sir keir starmer will meet with england s regional mayors, promising a major programme of devolution. labour is expected to announce what they call a take back control act in the king s speech to give mayors new powers over things like transport and housing. this is what a labour majority looks like. today, the house of commons sits for the first time since the election to choose a speaker, and some new mps can t quite believe they re here. i feel hugely excited. i think that s probably a feeling that you re getting from a lot of the other new mps. b
and now on bbc news, a look back at tuesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to tuesday in parliament. the man appointed to help children catch up with lost lessons marks the government s homework. we know that our country s responding in a way, compared with some others, which, quite frankly, is a bit feeble. questions to answer. labour ask if ministers broke the rules on emails. it isn t the original scandal that gets people into the most trouble. it s the attempt to cover up, actually, the chance that there might be one. also in this programme, the speaker s patience with the government is wearing thin. again. it would be better for all- concerned if the government simply followed its own i ministerial code and made important announcements to this house. but first, there s been a sharp rise in the number of pupils sent home from school in england because of covid. the latest official figures showed that more than 375,000 pupils that s about one in 20 were out o
the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament. a week that saw the worlds of money and politics collide. dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates this is the return of tory sleaze. the prime minister promises an independent review of lobbying and acknowledges there s a problem. i, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff that we re reading at the moment, mr speaker. an mp sanctioned by china takes her campaign against human rights abuses to her own government. and it s shameful that the government s compromised, even though it was good that it tackled genocide, excluded the uighur. also in this programme: memories of prince philip, and the advice he offered politicians. when it came to the length of a speech, he advised, what the backside cannot endure, the brain cannot absorb. but first: david cameron once predicted lobbying would be the next big scandal. he didn t know then that he d be at the heart of
hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week that saw the worlds of money and politics collide. dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates this is the return of tory sleaze. the prime minister promises an independent review of lobbying, and acknowledges there s a problem. i, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff that we re reading at the moment, mr speaker. an mp sanctioned by china takes the campaign against human rights abuses to her own government. and it s shameful that the government s compromised, i, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff that we re reading at the moment, mr speaker. an mp sanctioned by china takes the campaign against human rights abuses to her own government. and it s shameful that the government s compromised, even though it was good that it tackled genocide, excluded the uighur. also in this programme, memories of prince philip and the advice he offered politicians. when it