Monday in parliament. Hello and welcome to monday in parliament. We have a new Commons Speaker the question is that sir lindsay takes the chair of this house is speaker. Sir Lindsay Hoyle will succeed john bercow. This house will change but it will change for the better. And he gets a warm welcome. Youll also bring gore signature to our proceedings. We have a problem if they can hold the executive to account and i know that you will stand up for that principle. So after several hours of voting sir Lindsay Hoyle was finally elected to one of the most important jobs in politics. It fell to the longest serving mp, the former conservative chancellor, now independent mp, Kenneth Clarke to deliver the results. Sir Lindsay Hoyle beat six other candidates. The job of speaker comes with a salary of 150 thousand pounds and the added bonus that now he doesnt have to campaign in the coming election because its customary for candidates not to stand against the speaker. So no wonder sir lindsay was
Because we want this country to be rid of this reckless and destructive conservative government. The parties begin to set out their stalls. And the lib dem leader says she should be included in any tv debates. Will the Prime Minister commit today to take part in those three way debates, or is he going to run scared of debating . And tributes tojohn bercow as he retires as speaker. The longest serving woman mp praises him for throwing open the commons to youngsters. There were those who resisted change and said we cannot have all these children here in the house of commons, weve got work to be done. Borisjohnson finally got what he wanted. After three failed attempts, the date for the general election has been set for thursday december the 12th. On monday hed had one last go at getting the election through under the fixed term parliaments act. But although he won the vote, he didnt get the two thirds majority 434 mps that he needed. So on tuesday it was time for a different approach, th
Murdered. And is a remake of murder on the Orient Express on track to be a hit or does it go off the rails . Hear Mark Kermodes thoughts in the film review. Good evening. Our top story. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is under pressure to explain why he promoted the mp Kelvin Hopkins into his shadow cabinet, a few months after hopkins had been reprimanded, following allegations that hed sexually harrassed a young activist. The mp for luton north has now been suspended while an investigation is carried out. Ava etemadzadeh said she was left feeling very powerless and isolated after he was promoted the year after she complained about him. Meanwhile, sir michael fallon, who resigned as defence secretary earlier this week, has categorically denied making inappropriate sexual comments to the leader of the Commons Andrea leadsom. Our Political Correspondent iain watson has the latest on the continuing allegations of misconduct at westminster. Hes a close ally ofJeremy Corbyn and nominated him
Coming up, the government sees off calls for an end to cuts to Public Services and the Public Sector pay cap. The ayes to the right, 309, the noes to the left, 323. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn clash at their first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament over whether council cuts were a factor in the grenfell fire. When you cut local Authority Budgets by a0 , we all pay a price in public safety. The cladding of tower blocks began under a blair government. And the governments told to rethink its approach to trade after we have left the eu. The governments Brexit Policy is one of trying to fill a Swimming Pool with a teaspoon. But first, after a couple of months away for a general election, which produced a result few had predicted, it was time for theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn to face each other for the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. Much as happened since mps last met, including Terrorist Attacks in manchester and london and the fire at Grenfell Tower,