coming up in the next half hour: concerns that the brexit bill is a government power grab. what this house being asked again and again his take on trust that ministers will not abuse these powers. ministers will not abuse these powers. a desperate call for better funding of refuges. the bare minimum is that someone someone should be no more than a phone call away, these people are at risk, they are in danger. phone call away, these people are at risk, they are in danger. and on national postal workers‘ day, one mp suggests a quite radical gift. renationalize. .. but first, we re now three quarters of the way through the detailed deliberations of the european union withdrawal bill. and tuesday was all about henry viii! well, not so much him, but the powers he held. in 1539 the statute of proclamations was passed. this gave henry the power to legislate by proclamation. what on earth has that got to do with brexit? well, there are henry viii powers in the eu withdrawal bill
she is minded to refer rupert murdoch s 21st century fox takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore bick the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire says it s unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report as early as possible . critics say residents should have been consulted. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died. here s our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such fun
it s been pretty unreal, we didn t expect any kind of attention like this at all. certainly never had anything like this in our life before. got to the point where we had to turn off the phones and facebook and twitter. we find out how the family is doing after their interview went viral. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has called the passing of the so called brexit bill the legislation that allows her to start the process of exiting the european union a defining moment for the united kingdom. yesterday nicola sturgeon announced her intention to hold a second independence referendum because of the uk government s approach to the brexit talks. mrs may told mps that any deal she reaches with the eu will work for the whole of the uk. this will be a defining moment for our whole country, as we begin to forge a new relationship with europe and a new role for ourselves in the world. we will be a strong, self governing, global britain. with control once again o
and our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism. and we meet here in the oldest of all parliaments because we know that democracy and the values it entails will always prevail. those values, free speech, liberty, human rights, and to the rule of law, are embodied here in this place. but they are shared by free people around the world. a terrorist came to the place where people of all nationalities and cultures gather to celebrate what it means to be free. and he took out his rage indiscrimnantly against innocent men, women, and children. on free n attack people everywhere. and on behalf of the british people i would like to thank our friends and allies around the the world who have on free people made it clear that they stand with us at this time. what happened on the streets of westminster yesterday afternoon sickened us all. while there is an ongoing police investigation the house will understand that there are limits to what i can say. but having been updated by
today we meet as normal as generations have done before us and as future generationless continue to do. to deliver a simple message. we are not afraid. and our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism. and we meet here in the oldest of all parliaments because we know that democracy and the values it entails will always prevail. those values, free speech, liberty, human rights, and to the rule of law, are embodied here in this place. but they are shared by free people around the world. a terrorist came to the place where people of all nationalities and cultures gather to celebrate what it means to be free. and he took out his rage indiscrimnantly against innocent men, women, and children. this was an attack on free people everywhere. and on behalf of the british people i would like to thank our friends and allies around the the world who have on free people made it clear that they stand with us at this time. what happened on the streets of westminster yesterday aft