To block the suspension of the uk parliament. The other main stories on bbc news at five. Ellie gould the 17 year old stabbed to death in may another teenager Thomas Griffiths pleads guilty to her murder. A warning to eat less red meat, cut down on transport if the uk is to meet emissions targets. And, the discovery of a four million year old apes skull in ethiopia that could change our understanding of how humans evolved. Its five oclock, good evening. Our top story is that mps opposed to a no deal brexit, are considering their response to the governments decision, to suspend parliament for five weeks. The formerjustice secretary, david gauke, said next week could be the only opportunity to make their case in the commons, today saw the first resignation from the government, over its plans. Lord young, a whip in the house of lords, says proroguing parliament, risked fundamentally undermining the institution. Ruth davidson has quit too, as tory leader in scotland. But while she says she
In a westminster week dominated by one big event. European Union Withdrawal bill, committee. Order. How are we going to leave the eu . I will be reporting on the big debates in the commons. Mps keep up the pressure on the government to cut payment waiting times for claimants being switched to a controversial new benefit. Universal credit has forced them into debt, made it harder for them to stay in work and left many of them facing eviction. I have been talking to the conservative mp in elected to chair the Liaison Committee, but what does it do . We are there because we are used to Cross Party Consensus working and we want to develop ideas, influence and understand what policy is. Also on this programme but first, on the long road to brexit, this week will go down as something of a parliamentary milestone, as mps held their first two days of line by line scrutiny on the eu withdrawal bill. We asked henry mance, of the financial times, for his take on the weeks debates. Its one of the
In a westminster week dominated by one big event. European Union Withdrawal bill, committee. Order. How are we going to leave the eu . I will be reporting on the big debates in the commons. Mps keep up the pressure on the government to cut payment waiting times for claimants being switched to a controversial new benefit. Universal credit has forced them into debt, made it harderfor them to stay in work and left many of them facing eviction. I have been talking to the conservative mp in elected to chair the Liaison Committee, but what does it do . We are there because we are used to Cross Party Consensus working and we want to develop ideas, influence and understand what policy is. Also on this programme mps denounce an inquiry into a controversial pregnancy test as a whitewash. And ive been talking to the conservative mp whos been elected to chair the powerful commons Liaison Committee, but what exactly does it do . But first, on the long road to brexit, this week will go down as somet
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