Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Five 20170621 : vimarsan

Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News At Five 20170621

On the bbc news at five. And in the victims and Grenfell Tower disaster have taken place. Theresa may apologised for the official response, saying it wasnt good enough. The duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital but is said to be in good spirits. And parts of the uk are basking in the hottestjune day since 1976 with a temperature of 33. 9c recorded at heathrow. Good afternoon from westminster. Our main story at 5pm. New measures to prepare britain for brexit have dominated the governments legislative the governments legislative priorities set out in the queens speech. Of the 27 bills that were announced by her majesty, eight were linked to brexit. There were also announcements on terror and security legislation and Domestic Violence, but there was little mention of the more controversial elements of the conservatives manifesto, such as grammar schools. So what was in it . The main focus was brexit and the great repeal bill, with the government saying it wants to build the widest possible consensus. There were also proposals for new National Legislation covering immigration, trade, agriculture and fisheries. There will be a new counter extremism commissioner to help tackle the growth of extremism in society and online, as well as a review of the Counter Terrorism strategy and the laws and penalties covering terror offences. There will be new measures to help deal with disasters such as the fire at the Grenfell Tower in london. A new Public Advocate will be introduced to act on behalf of the bereaved. Industry was also mentioned, with an announcement of new bills for investment in electric cars, the space industry, and h52. There will be a new bill to help protect the victims of Domestic Violence. And Mental Health treatment will be prioritised within the nhs. With the latest from here in westminster our Political Correspondent, gary odonoghue, reports. No carriage, no horses, no Prince Philip who was admitted to hospital yesterday for an infection. He is said to be up and about and in good spirits. Some things dont change. The commons slamming the door in the face of black rod reminding them on the privacy of the lower chamber. Theresa may hoped to lead a bigger number of mps today but it wasnt to be. It was the Labour Leader left smiling. This is the 64th time the queen has done this. Theresa may, her 13th Prime Minister. Queen has done this. Theresa may, her13th Prime Minister. My governments priority is to secure the best possible deal as the country leads the european union. Brexit dominated this speech. Eight separate bills covering areas such as agriculture, immigration and trade. We wish to maintain a deep and special partnership with european allies and good Trading Relationships across the globe. There are 27 bills and draft bills including measures for a review of counterterrorism to deal with extremism and protect the public. A d Raft Extremism and protect the public. A draft of Domestic Violence and abuse bill to bring in new protections and sentencing powers. Plus legislator legislation about data protection. Equally obvious was what was left out of the speech. Grammar schools, the Cap On Energy Bills downgraded to a consultation and no mention of the reduction of benefits for the elderly. With the queen gone, labour lost little time tearing into the prime Ministers Programme for government. At their legislative programme from a government whose lost its majority and ran out avoided altogether. This would be a thin legislative programme even if it was the one year, but the two years . Theres not enoughin year, but the two years . Theres not enough in its fill up one year. Year, but the two years . Theres not enough in its fill up one yearlj call the Prime Minister. When the Prime Minister got to her feet, call the Prime Minister. When the Prime Minister got to herfeet, a rousing cheer from her Prime Minister got to herfeet, a Rousing Cheerfrom her own side. After sending her condolences to the victims of the recent terror attacks, she had this to say that the Grenfell Tower tower fire and the Grenfell Tower tower fire and the response to it. The support on the response to it. The support on the ground for families the response to it. The support on the Ground Forfamilies in the response to it. The support on the ground for families in the initial hours were not good enough. People were left without belongings, rooms over their heads, and basic information about where to go and where to seek help. That was a failure of the state, local and national to help people when they needed it most. As Prime Minister, i apologise for that failure. On the thrust of her programme, she said she would work every day to win the trust of british people with humility and resolve. This is about grasping opportunities for every community in our country to benefit as we leave the eu. Its about delivering the will of the british people with a brexit deal that works for all parts of the United Kingdom which raises importance for public support. The snp said theresa may had failed to deliver any stability and people felt uneasy knee. Uneasy. These are uncertain and u nsta ble uneasy. These are uncertain and unstable times that the country is now facing. I cant imagine anyone is feeling secure. Theres still no deal finalised between the conservatives and the democratic unionist party. The Prime Minister still cant be certain that she has the votes to get it through. I am joined now by peter dowd, labours shadow chief secretary to the treasury. The queen didnt take the carriage so that centre message. There was a tone of it that indicated it perhaps wasnt a real queens speech. It had no substance. A huge repeal bill amongst it, isnt that the governments right to make that the prime priority. Governments right to make that the prime priority. No 1s denying that because of the wealth needed for the economy, but whatever happened in the general election, we knew brexit would be the dominant element for the next 4 5 years. That apart, whats left there that is what we are going to be doing the next two years . Its pretty scrappy. Yet, on brexit, your party feel split over the way forward. Some suggesting we should stay in the Single Market, while the manifesto says no, we are out of that and the Customs Union. How united is your party . It is united in the fact that we once the exact same benefits in relation to the Single Market and the Customs Union, though we may well be out but that is where you negotiate with the eu, and i think, we, as the labour party, are in a better position to discuss. They have been using a Megaphone Tone with this. Now they have to try and change their time again. Just looking at what was not in the speech today. Social care, the so called dimension attached, the so called dimension attached, the so called dimension attached, the so called dimension attacks. Demnetia tax. There was a discussion about the finance bill, regarding tax cuts but there are holes in it. Do you think corbyn is either playing . He was Walking Around speaking as though they had. Has overplayed it. Around speaking as though they had. Has overplayed it. Ithink around speaking as though they had. Has overplayed it. I think he got the time right in terms of sending a message of hope to the country and i think that resonated throughout the election, as opposed to the government who went on with business as usual, more austerity, shouting johnny foreigner, so i think it is tone. It was a more hopeful tone today. Lets find out what is going on in the central lobby in the House Of Commons. Our chief Political Correspondent, vicki young, is at the House Of Commons. It was not the result anyone thought. Neither the conservatives nor labour. So whenJeremy Corbyn comes in, there is a big cheer, and when theresa may comes in, its more muted. This has been about the fire in west london, even the warm up of speeches which are supposed to be the comic turns, although there were somejokes, we heard various mps talking about a country which is not at ease with itself. We heard theresa may talking about division, and how she hoped she could overcome those rather than deflecting them, and Jeremy Corbyn too, saying that labour were a government in waiting, focusing very much on austerity. Saying its all very well to praise the Emergency Service in times of crisis but they need to be properly funded. But there is no doubt that brexit is dominating. Although it Jeremy Corbyn is saying its a threadbare speech, what they are trying to achieve with brexit is absolute huge. They need to bring in absolute huge. They need to bring in a whole new immigration system, these are massive challenges before you even begin to think that this is a government that does not have a majority. They are still trying to get the dup onside. There are lots of people not happy about this. I dontjust mean of people not happy about this. I dont just mean opposition of people not happy about this. I dontjust mean opposition mps, i also mean conservatives who think she was too quick to say they would have a deal with the dup which has not yet been signed up. We have heard over the last week or so about the idea that more money might be put into Northern Ireland, rumours that they are demanding billions to go into infrastructure in Northern Ireland and great concern from tory mps, having said about divisions and austerity, that in other parts of the United Kingdom, people will be very upset about the idea of all of that. There is uncertainty that the government sounds confident. It went necessarily be a coalition, it will bea necessarily be a coalition, it will be a much looser arrangement. The first test at that will come one week tomorrow, in this place. The queens speech votes is next week and thats when well know whether theresa may has the acting of the government. The king of the government. The backing of the government. In the light of the recent attacks, the queen has also announced a review of the governments Counter Terror strategy. It comes as britains most senior Counter Terror officer delivered a stark warning to ministers over the impact on the police force as they attempt to contain the unprecedented threat. Our correspondent, jonny dymond reports. Behind the soldiers in their crisp dress uniforms, shirtsleeved armed police stand guard. Spotters keep watch over the Palace Of Westminster from every vantage point. Everywhere, reminders, if they were needed, of the heightened state of alert. This is the Police Response to terror, from inside the palace came the response of the government. In the light of the terrorist attacks in manchester and london, my governments Counterterrorism Strategy will be reviewed to ensure that the police and Security Services have all the powers they need and that the length of custodial sentences for terrorism related offences are sufficient to keep the population safe. But the police have more urgent concerns. Britains top Counterterror Police officer, mark rowley, wrote to the Home Secretary last week. He told her that prioritising counterterror would involve difficult choices. He warned of a potentially Significant Impact on other Police Operations and he asked the Home Secretary to avoid uncertainty over funding so that the police could plan properly. From the head of londons police today, an admission that policing terror was stretching the met. We are shifting resources and people across the met. It does have an impact on other investigations. We have had to pause some and slow down on some. And that is just a necessity. The government says it has boosted money to Counter Terror but the police say they are stretched. To all the challenges, Police Chiefs have added another. The resources to keep crime under control. Johnny dymond, bbc news. Lets now speak to Boris Johnson. And be as brief as i can. Did you sense after this afternoons proceedings that theresa may can get through the next few weeks, months, absolutely. What was striking about the debate was that labour said theres nothing much in the queens speech, but theres an opportunity to get brexit done and right. The challenge for labour and the people who oppose the government, when you look at stuff like tackling Domestic Violence, measures to tackle fees, do you really want to oppose that stuff . The only things that were announced today. What about the things that werent there . Announced today. What about the things that werent there . There we re things that werent there . There were measures to put the uk in the lead on electric vehicles, green vehicles, space flights. Youve mentioned space before in one of the speeches. Im not going to hide it from you that we didnt do as well in the election as we hoped to do, and everybody understands that. But, the fact is we are 56 seats ahead of the fact is we are 56 seats ahead of the nearest party, that is labour. So that we have a duty, theresa may has a duty to deliver the priorities of the people, which includes getting a great brexit deal, global trade and all the rest of it. The economic things we need to get this countrys position is strong. Economic things we need to get this countrys position is strong. Shes looking ahead. Does she need to look around at what is going on behind her back . Of course. People will wa nt to her back . Of course. People will want to talk about this sort of stuff, but there is no appetite whatsoever in the governing party for anything like that. We want to just get on. You havent got a tea m just get on. You havent got a Team Together looking at. There is no desire in the tory party or in the country. Lets face it. We have had the general election in 2015, then a referendum in 2016, then brenda from bristol said another election . People have had it with political shenanigans and electioneering so they will look at that queens speech barely. There will be a lot of things that we can ta ke forward. Will be a lot of things that we can take forward. The trouble is you have got to get a Team Together, you had a Leadership Bid and it didnt work. We talking about a country where you go to the pub on a Saturday Night and meet michael fallon. Genuinely. You can talk to any of us in the tory party, we are united behind. Getting through this period, a great queens speech. Trying to get the bills forward. The question is for labour, when they look at this stuff, what is it that they dont like . I will give you an example. There is a bellevue are bringing in there is a bill we are bringing in to deal with whiplash claims. Its massively increased. I dont know if you have tried to get Car Insurance for your kids, but it is very expensive, and the reason it is, is because of all these bogus claims for whiplash. And actually. I dont. These bogus claims for whiplash. And actually. I dont. This these bogus claims for whiplash. And actually. I dont. This affects millions. Are you saying its a minuscule number . People here are not losing sleep over their Car Insurance. They are paying a lot of money for it. They and losing sleep over social care, demnetia tax. People in front of you people are saying that austerity is an issue. 0n housing, lets see what labour says about our plans to cap deposits the tenants, to make sure that letting agents do not continue to charge unnecessary fees, running into hundreds of pounds. Thats a progressive measure. It will help people with rental accommodation. Its people with rental accommodation. Its the right thing to do to the country club. The country. We expect to build a million homes in 2020, and then another 500,000 in the following year. Can may resist this . They should get behind us. I wa nt this . They should get behind us. I want theresa may to get on with the job and be supported in her work. There is no. Shouting i think this is a kind of. |j i think this is a kind of. I feel i have one supporter there there area i have one supporter there there are a lot of people being egged on by momentum, corbyns activists. To ta ke by momentum, corbyns activists. To take a very direct approach. I thin

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