the queen s speech next monday is now expected to be delayed by a few days amid the turmoil caused by the election result. theresa may is insisting that it s back to business in westminster, despite losing her commons majority and this afternoon she s expected to face tough questions from her backbenchers about her leadership style. there s also some unease about the possible pact with northern ireland s democratic unionists. our political correspondent chris mason reports from westminster. one after another this morning, the question for cabinet ministers was this. is theresa may s time up? one after another, her senior ministers rallied to her side. theresa may will continue as an excellent prime minister. first the home secretary then the brexit secretary said leadership talk was. the height of self indulgence. the british people have given us an instruction, a result we wouldn t have chosen ourselves but they have given us an instruction and it is ourjob to get on with th
i hope my gender isn t a fearful thing for the fans, because in this world particularly, there aren t rules and that s a great thing. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new laws are to be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. the government says the legislation offers the right to be forgotten, with proposals in the data protection bill making it easier to withdraw consent for information to be used. companies will also have to obtain explicit consent, rather than using pre selected tick boxes, to gather details online. here s our political correspondent, leila nathoo. our lives are led online. we all leave a digital trail. but what happens to all the information we upload about ourselves? a new law will ensure that the united kingdom will retain its world class regime of protecting personal data. now we will have more control, data protection laws are being strengthened. the government has confirmed a bill will be
coming up in the next half hour: the government sets out its brexit policy paper. the transport secretary says expanding heathrow will be good for britain post brexit. and, as mps debate alcohol harm, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it s like to feel that cold nausea when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. but first, the government has published its 75 page brexit policy document, laying out what its objectives are in the forthcoming negotiations on extracting the uk from the european union. the principles were contained in the prime minister s keynote speech last month, so there were few surprises. the secretary of state, david davis, said it confirmed the prime minister s vision of an independent, truly global uk. the government recognised the need for clarity and certainty. the white paper also sets out we will take control of our own laws so they are made in london, edinburgh, cardiffand belfast, and ensure
to the week in parliament as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. the ayes to the right 498. the noes to the left 114. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. at prime minister s questions, jeremy corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. just what more does president trump have to do, before the prime minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who ve already called for his state visit invitation to be withdrawn? but theresa may rejects that call, and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. he can lead a protest i m leading a country. and, in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it s like to feel that cold nausea, when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. but first: the result was never in doubt, but there was still a sense of drama in the commons when, after two days of debate, t
to the week in parliament as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. the ayes to the right 498. the noes to the left 114. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. at prime minister s questions, jeremy corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. just what more does president trump have to do, before the prime minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who ve already called for his state visit invitation to be withdrawn? but theresa may rejects that call, and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. he can lead a protest i m leading a country. and, in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it s like to feel that cold nausea, when you find the empty bottles hidden around the house. but first: the result was never in doubt, but there was still a sense of drama in the commons when, after two days of debate, t