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Want a much broader investigation and i can fully understand why they would want that. Whether my inquiry is the right way in which to achieve that i am more doubtful. And no deal yet in Northern Ireland. The deadline for setting up a new Power Sharing Executive has passed. Its now extended until monday. Its 5pm. Were At Westminster where, eight days after the queens speech, the House Of Commons is voting on its content, in what is seen as a prime test of theresa mays authority, after the electi...

Of the past in the House Of Commons . Well have the latest on the dress code which could leave some breathing easier. Welcome to the programme. I am in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The pentagon is concerned that north Koreas Nuclear programme has advanced so quickly, they are no longer able to monitor it effectively. Intelligence experts believe that, very soon, pyongyang will have a Nuclear Weapon capable of reaching the western seaboard of the United States. That is forcing a ret...

Everybody thinks we need to learn the lessons from the Grenfell Tower fire. And responsibility for drawing up the right lessons rests primarily on the shoulders of one man sir Martin Moore Bick, a 70 year old former commercial lawyer and appeal courtjudge. He went to the site of the fire today and met residents, which sounds fine. But and its a big one he then downplayed expectations of what his inquiry might cover and how quickly it could report. Now, im well aware that the residents and the lo...

Coming up the government heads off the threat of a defeat on the queens speech, by offering a concession on abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland. We will be funding her department with additionalfunding so that she can make a grant to the external organisations who will provide these services. The culture secretary says shes minded to refer foxs proposed takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. And is another parliamentary tradition about to disappear, as the speaker hints hes relax...

Believe this is happening in the uk. The funeral is held of martyn hett, a coronation street super fan, killed in the Manchester Arena bombing. Nurseries in england say councils are failing to provide enough money to fund Free Childcare for three and four year olds. Give that back and the mischievous minions return in despicable me 3 well get Mark Kermodes thoughts on this and the rest of this weeks new releases in the film review. Hello, good evening. Our main story at 5 its emerged that the cl...

At 10pm with a round up of the news. First it is time for newswatch. Hello and welcome to newswatch. Coming up a clash with Andrea Leadsom on newsnight. Are the bbc presenter is guilty of being too negative and interrupting ridley . Is this Government Minister being given too harder time on bbc news . As the aftermath of the West London Fire continues to dominate the news, it has been a difficult week for the housing minister. He was on Victoria Derbyshire when he was faced with residents from t...

The week in parliament. Coming up, the government gets the queens speech through the commons, but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraow the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for De...

But some people say the coverage has been negative. I thought it was an excellent interview. Im sure some viewers would agree with these complaints but the majority of people who saw it will think that calling an interviewer unpatriotic when theres awkward questions is somewhere between hilarious and sinister. It happens in moscow and beijing but not really in a place with a free media. Andrea leadsom went on to say that she was not calling her unpatriotic. You only have to watch it. The viewers...

But some people say the coverage has been negative. I thought it was an excellent interview. Im sure some viewers would agree with these complaints but the majority of people who saw it will think that calling an interviewer unpatriotic when theres awkward questions is somewhere between hilarious and sinister. It happens in moscow and beijing but not really in a place with a free media. Andrea leadsom went on to say that she was not calling her unpatriotic. You only have to watch it. The viewers...

But only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraw the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for Deputy Speakers to help outjohn bercow, weve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. A ...