The week in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up mps demand the government allow them to continue voting by video link, and say the new giant queuing system isnt working. It all looked more like exercise hour in a category c prison for white collar criminals, rather than the mother of parliament. Laughter. Labour hardens its attack on the government over its handling of coronavirus, but borisjohnson reckons the country wants to see a united front. I really do not see the purpose of these endless attacks on public trust and confidence i have supported the government openly and ive taken criticism for it but boy, he makes it difficult to support this government and an mp defends changes to the abortion laws in Northern Ireland. One of the reasons why this house stood up for the rights of all women in the United Kingdom wasjust because it was too difficult didnt mean that their rights should be denied. Mps returned to westminster after their whitsun br
This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. Im aaron safir. Our Top Stories Council members in minneapolis pledge to dismantle the citys police force following the death in custody there of george floyd. Thousands of people continue to take part in peaceful protests against Police Brutality and racism in the us. Huge crowds gather in cities and towns across the country. Thousands of people across britain take part in more anti racism protests. In bristol a statue of a 17th century slave trader is torn down and rolled into the river. And in brazil hundreds of people have demonstrated there against president bolsonaros
response to the coronavirus. We start with news that Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle its Police Department. Minneapolis is the city where two weeks ago the unarmed black man george floyd died after a Police Officer officers knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes triggering protest against racism and Police Brutality th