there are some hard months to come this winter so says england s deputy chief medical officer, because of very high covid rates in the uk. the racism claims made by former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq a leaked report suggests a senior player did use racially offensive language against him. and four year old cleo smith is found alive, more than two weeks after vanishing from a campsite in western australia. hello, good afternoon. mps have voted to block the suspension of a conservative mp who broke lobbying rules. an investigation found that the former cabinet minister, owen paterson, used his position to benefit two companies he worked for. mps voted by 250 to 232 not to support the recommendations of parliament s committee on standards over mr paterson s conduct. instead, a new committee will be set up to review his case and the wider process of investigating members of parliament. labour and the snp have both said they will boycott the new committee. here s how the
Concerns. i understand that from a political point of view. but i hope as things calm down over the next few days labour whips and snp whips will be considered. this is an important part of our parliamentary scrutiny, is that the reviews of members of parliament need to be fair in the same way that we spend so much of our lives fighting for justice for our constituents. ok. justice for our constituents. ok, but there are justice for our constituents. ok, but there are people on your own backbenchers, we heard from nigel mills a while ago, who are deeply concerned this vote has gone through. you must fear the public is going to look at this and think, conservative mps don t like the verdict of the committee, so they have decided to try to dismantle the system? figs have decided to try to dismantle the s stem? , have decided to try to dismantle the s stem? r have decided to try to dismantle the s stem? a ., , ., ., system? as i say, that is not what this amendment system? as i say
Report, it gives it to mps, mps tend to vote or whatever it recommends, but this afternoon the investigation into owen paterson has sparked this whole other debate about the way the system for policing mps and their conduct works in westminster. and this vote was put forward to try and change that, to set up a new committee, to look at the way it works and to effectively put mr paterson s suspension on hold. the government had put forward its strongest with. .. government had put forward its strongest with. i am joined by one of the conservative you did not vote things in why not? vote for the amendment. i things in why not? vote for the amendment- amendment. i did not think it was the riaht amendment. i did not think it was the right thing amendment. i did not think it was the right thing to amendment. i did not think it was the right thing to do. amendment. i did not think it was the right thing to do. i amendment. i did not think it was the right thing to do. i was - a
Again. it isn t a stitch up or letting anybody off, there is a three month delay. i regret bringing it forward on a day when there is a live case in front of us. but unfortunately these things need to be reviewed. this unfortunately these things need to be reviewed- unfortunately these things need to be reviewed. , . ., ., be reviewed. this committee will not have any labour be reviewed. this committee will not have any labour or be reviewed. this committee will not have any labour or snp be reviewed. this committee will not have any labour or snp members, i be reviewed. this committee will not l have any labour or snp members, how can it have any credibility? it is absolutely can it have any credibility? it 3 absolutely intended to be politically balanced. but absolutely intended to be politically balanced. but it is not auoin to politically balanced. but it is not going to be. politically balanced. but it is not going to be. is politically balanced. but it is not going to
This is bbc news. i m reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: the eyes to the right to 50, the noes to the left 232. mp5 the ayes to the right to 50, the noes to the left 232. the ayes to the right to 50, the noes to the left 232. mps back an amendment noes to the left 232. mps back an amendment to noes to the left 232. mps back an amendment to consider - noes to the left 232. mps back an | amendment to consider reforming noes to the left 232. mps back an - amendment to consider reforming the house of commons standards system, preventing the immediate suspension of the tory mp owen paterson. a new committee will be set up to review his case. labour s former shadow chancellor condemned the movah. i don t believe any honourable member is truly honourable if they serve on this new committee. therefore i want my constituents to know that no member of parliament serves on this corrupt committee in my name. the chancellor rishi sunak promises to rewire the entire global financial system i