Is doing is a smash and grab on our democracy in order to force through a no deal exit. Meanwhile Ruth Davidson leader of the scottish conservatives says shes on the verge of quitting. Its a blow to the Prime Minister. And, in the wake of all of this, the Financial Markets have their say the pound falls nearly 1 against the dollar and euro. Hello and welcome. Im katty kay in washington and david eades is in london. The queen has approved the Prime Ministers decision to suspend the British Parliament just days after it returns from recess next week. The move significantly limits the parliamentary time mps now have to pass laws stopping a no deal brexit on the 31st october, as just yesterday opposition leaders had said was their plan. Critics of the government are calling it a constitutional outrage, but ministers maintain the suspension is normal practice ahead of a queens speech. The Prime Minister has denied that the move was intended to force through a no deal, insisting instead that
because we must not tolerate the casual disregard for truth that has become the hallmark of this government. it should shame us all. we are honourable members of parliament. it isn tjust a title. it is something we should hold dear. we should be honourable in what we do in this place. we should be honourable to the people we serve because they have elected us. and democracy demands honourable conduct and we haven t seen much of that over the last few years. and if we allow lies to go unchecked and deceit to become the norm, then our democracy begins to crumble and that s what s been happening. we sit here time and time again, we see ministers coming to the dispatch box and we say, that s not true and then they say, we aren t allowed to say it isn t true. we have to say that they inadvertently misled the house and they will correct the record, and they will correct the record, and they will correct the record, and they never come back. they tell and they never come back. they
ahead of the covid public inquiry,say they were obliged to pass on evidence of potential law breaking under the civil service code. is it fitting and proper that the correct procedure, certain anomalies vigorously investigated, or is it a smear, a stitch up, a witchhunt? they will not let lockdown lie. who said lie? it is on the front pages left, right and centre, we have been here before. it is an avid ready phone in, it has got to be done! forward to hearing from you on this one. that is what we re doing. we will be reading all your text to get a measure of what you think, here is the news from karishma patel. the annual rate of inflation in the uk fell to 8.7% in april, the first time since august last year that it s been in single figures. inflation had been at10.1% in march. borisjohnson s office has said it s totally untrue that the former prime minister may have committed further breaches of covid rules. labour has called on the government to explain why the allegati
Development and the director of the federal Housing Finance agency testified on increasing housing supply and reducing cost for borrowers. This before the Senate Banking committee. Its one hour 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee on banking Housing Urban Affairs is called to order. Thanks for theo two witnesses joining us. Home is a lot more than four walls and roof. Home is where you go after long day at work. Home is where your kids play and do their homework. Home is where you plan for the future and build wealth. Home is a millions of families join the middle class. Our homes are an anchor in our lives, but for too many families around the country i home they can afford to c build the life around just just out of reach. I hear in ohio. I hear from people in lima city summer to why growth in mansfield were a new building with feet for 54 apartments for working families just opened. For the
Necessary. We need to stress that this is a developing situation. We have been told one person was seriously injured, but there are also a number of other injuries. Yunus mulla, thank you for that update live from the m 53 where that bus has overturned. We are getting a number of mps taking to twitter or releasing statements to say, that we find one from the education secretary Gillian Keegan who says i am extremely concerned by reports of a serious crash involving a school bus in merseyside the morning. We are in contact with the local authority to offer support and thank the Emergency Services who are working at the scene. In another statement from angela eagle, the labour mp for wallasey who has got in touch and says her thoughts are in with everyone and thoughts with the Emergency Services who are presently responding to the situation and one other from alison mcgivern, labour mp for wirral south who has also got in touch to say, thinking of everyone involved and desperately hoping