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
Lewis hamilton says it feels surreal to have a six formula 1 world title. It moves the driver to just one behind Michael Schumachers all time record of seven. Thanks, jane. And louise has the weather outlook. Plenty of rainbow pictures coming in they can shower this afternoon. All they can shower this afternoon. All the details, coming up shortly. Thanks louise. Also coming up. Once one of the two most powerful people in the world, well hear from the former soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who, in a bbc interview, warns that current tension between russia and the west is putting the world in colossal danger due to the threat from Nuclear Weapons. Translation automation should declare. All nations. Nuclear weapons must be destroyed. To save ourselves, and our planet. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Health Service Leaders in england are warning politicians not to use the nhs as a weapon in the general Election Campaign. Nhs providers, which represents hospitals and other health
Anywhere thats seen a cloudier and gloomier start the and gloomier start to the day, well start slowly but well start to get slowly but surely brighter. This occluded front coast, front across eastern coast, though, that cloud though, has brought that cloud some rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some drizzly rain as well to some eastern coasts, as well as some eastern coasts, as well as some through the next some early fog through the next few hours. That should slowly continue and clear, continue to lift and clear, though it will probably stay quite across eastern quite gloomy across eastern coasts of scotland through much of day. But some sunny of the day. But some sunny spells particularly spells to come, particularly across through across Western Areas through the rest day its been rest of the day where its been a very sunny start to the day and in the sunshine it will feel fairly highs at fairly pleasant. Highs of at 1112, possibly 13 degrees, but in where weve got an i
Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the Chief Secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the Treasury Team and her shadow for labour. Here isjeremy hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us of the Prime Minister reminded us of the need the Fight Extremism and heal divisions. I start today by r
Reform uk candidate. Instead, he will prioritise the us election, not exactly a vote of faith in the party he helped found as it game over for reform uks chances. Reform uks chances. And amidst it all, today its revealed net migration hit a whopping 685,000 last year. Thats just 10 down on the record year before. The tories record year before. The tories say its even lower this year. But will that message sink. In. 7 but will that message sink. In . Well, yes. Im not tom harwood. No im emily, but if youve noticed, toms got a bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a bit of a sore throat, bit of a sore throat today. Quite a lot of talking yesterday, but. But were powering through. Its a general election. You take these things election. You take these things on the chin. What was it . Five hours of talking, plus standing out in downing street in the rain. I think the rain didnt help. No i suppose not. But hes got his, hot, hot water and lemon hot tea and lemo