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BBCNEWS BBC News At One February 2, 2017

Midfielder Frank Lampard announces his retirement from football. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. In the last few minutes, the government has been giving details of its strategy for leaving the european union. In its white paper, it says the uk wanted a bold and ambititous Free Trade Agreement with europe and other countries around the world. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, told mps that the uks best days were to come. But labours shadow Brexit Secretary, keir starmer, said the white paper contained nothing. Heres our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. We are on our way out, that much is clear, but What Will Life Outside of the eu look like . The Prime Ministers long asked for plan finally presented to parliament. The Brexit Secretary outlined the details of the white paper. M confirms the Prime Ministers vision ofan confirms the Prime Ministers vision of an independent truly global uk and an ambitious future relationship with the eu. Controlling our own laws and ensuring orderly brexit, pa rt laws and ensuring orderly brexit, part of a series of priorities for the government. It amounts to one goal, a new, positive and Constructive Partnership between britain and the eu that works in our mutual interests. In front of ministers and diplomats last month, the Prime Minister spelt out her plan, a clue to the contents of her white paper. What i am proposing cannot mean membership of the single market. Out of the special club that allows Free Movement of goods, services, capital and people. Instead into a new trade deal aiming for access without barriers or ta riffs for access without barriers or tariffs and crucially getting control of migration. Mps hope all of this detail means it can be properly scrutinised, especially as after last nights vote, it seems we are past the point of no return. It was a historic moment. The ayes have it. With dozens of labour mps voted against, the opposition is in disarray. Several sacrificed front benchjobs disarray. Several sacrificed front bench jobs rather than a disarray. Several sacrificed front benchjobs rather than a bayJeremy Corbyns orders to vote for the bill. Not diane abbott. The shadow home secretary, close up by of Jeremy Corbyn, staunch remain campaigner, well enough to debate three hours before the vote, struck by illness that apparently kept her away from the commons. What now for the party leaderfacing his fourth reshuffle in 18 months . Is the labour party facing another crisis . Even the partys most faithful admit brexit is more than a headache. Even the partys most faithful admit brexit is more than a headachem is an enormous issue and it will be reflected in the debates in parliament. There are differences of view in our party but there are deep divisions within the Conservative Party too. Divisions aside, the Prime Minister has drawn up her plans, now she has to persuade a continent that what she wants is possible. And we can speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith, whos at westminster. A big moment in parliament, is it unstoppable now, no going back customer i would hesitate to say unstoppable, two customer i would hesitate to say u nstoppa ble, two yea rs customer i would hesitate to say unstoppable, two years to go, who knows what would happen in brussels. No going back . Here, for now, theresa may is very much in the brexit driving seat. If you are scratching your head as to why she fought Tooth And Nail not to allow mpsa fought Tooth And Nail not to allow mps a vote and had to be dragged out of her by the Supreme Court because last nights vote has hugely strengthened her position, she can say she has the mandate of the british people from the referendum and the mandate from the house of commons. The expectation she will be able to press ahead with the plan will stop 75 pages, it does not tell us will stop 75 pages, it does not tell us much new, shiny grass in it. The only interesting thing is we learnt there will be a separate bill on immigration, to introduce the restrictions to Freedom Of Movement which our which are central and will cause labour more grey. The labour party is desperately trying to hold itself together after more than a0 labour mps defied Jeremy Corbyn last night and crucially speculation about diane abbott who did not take part in the vote because she had a migraine. A lot of sceptical eyebrows being raised and people wondering whether maybe she just threw a sickie because she could not stomach voting for brexit. If that is the case, the divisions go through the Shadow Cabinet and right into jeremy go through the Shadow Cabinet and right intoJeremy Corbyns inner circle. Thank you. The Bank Of England has been painting a rosier picture of the economy in its latest forecast. Its raised its Growth Forecasts for the next three years, defying fears last year of an imminent brexit slowdown. Interest rates have also been kept on hold at 0. 25 . But there are warnings that Consumer Spending could still slow down, as inflation soars. Simon gompertz has been listening to what the bank had to say. Hes with me now. Growth first of all, forecast to be a lot higher than it was less than a year ago. It is. The bank looks every three months at how well the economy is doing. It is important in guiding policy. It adds to this picture, people have accused it of being excessively grim about the economic prospects after the brexit vote. In august, it said Economic Growth in 2017 would be only 0. 8 , a big fall. In november, it revised it up big fall. In november, it revised it up to1. A . Now big fall. In november, it revised it up to 1. A . Now it is saying it will be 2 . A big change. It has meant accusations that they have been too pessimistic. It came up again today ina pessimistic. It came up again today in a Press Conference after this was published whether governor of the Bank Of England, mark carney, was asked, what went wrong . The thing that we missed is the strength of coiisuitiei that we missed is the strength of Consumer Spending and Consumer Confidence associated with that that was present and has been present all the way through this process. After an initial wobble in terms of coiisuitiei surveys, an initial wobble in terms of consumer surveys, Confidence Surveys and other in indicators in the immediate aftermath of the referendum, it bounced back pretty quickly. He added world growth had been better and the governments squeeze on spending had been relaxed slightly in the autumn. There was a warning about inflation and the impact it could have on households. What has not changed is the pound has remained low after falling after the brexit vote. Almost 20 down against other currencies. It means other things are more expensive, that we import from the rest of the world, inflation, prices going up, and the bank has maintained its view that inflation will rise next year to 2. 8 . Economists think it could be even worse. It remains a big warning from the Bank Of England. Thank you. A controversial human rights lawyer, who took up the cases of thousands of iraqis who alleged theyd been abused by british soldiers during the iraq conflict, has been struck off the solicitors register. Phil shiner was found to have acted dishonestly in bringing murder and torture claims against the soldiers. Caroline hawley has the story. Phil shiner was once regarded as one of this countrys best human rights lawyers. But his firm has had to close, his reputation is in shreds, and hell now never work as a lawyer again. It was from the aftermath of the iraq war that Phil Shiner Rose to public prominence. Suing the british army over allegations of abuse defined his career and became a personal crusade. In all, hes bought more than 2000 claims. I dont know whether people were killed, but i think something went wrong. We need to find out who was responsible and who in command knew what on earth was going on here. They were kept naked, they were sexually humiliated. This is baha mousa, an iraqi hotel worker battered to death in british custody. This footage shows just the start of his ordeal. It was phil shiner who brought the case to the british courts and to a Public Inquiry. But it was another Public Inquiry that was to prove his undoing. The Al Sweady Inquiry examined what happened after a ferocious battle in southern iraq in 200a. These are the bodies of insurgents killed on the battlefield, but a number of iraqis represented by phil shiner with legal aid had claimed theyd been murdered and mutilated in british custody. Those claims were found to be based on lies and speculation, and phil shiners work was suddenly under scrutiny. In december, he confessed to paying an agent to find clients. He admitted to acting without integrity. He did not admit to trying to cover his tracks. The false allegations had put immense stress on the soldiers involved. Really, their marriages have been affected, their lives have been affected, the anguish this has caused them is quite shocking, and also they are reliving situations in wartime which they would rather forget. Many of them have left the service 15, 20 years ago. Hes now been exposed with so many false allegations. Hes said soldiers lives a misery over the last few years. I think the decent thing now would be for him to apologise properly to all those troops and their families. For mr shiners firm, too, it was a lucrative business, the tribunal was told. It heard that hed ignored the rules of his profession, believing that his work was so important that the ends justified the means. Caroline hawley, bbc news. The archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, says he wasnt aware of allegations of physical abuse made against a former colleague. Its alleged that, in the 1970s and 80s, a barrister, john smyth, physically abused young boys at a Christian Summer Camp where the archbishop was also working. The Church Of England has admitted it failed terribly by not reporting the allegations to the police sooner. Heres our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. The accusation is that a barrister and leader of the christian camps, john smyth, groomed boys and beat them severely, giving the explanation it would purge them of their sins. Some were schoolboys at winchester college, they describe being so severely injured it was difficult to sit down. The college says it knew nothing about what was going on. Another young future Church Leader also worked at the camps. He knewjohn smyth. But the archbishop of Canterbury Justin welby insisted today he knew nothing about the beatings. Welby insisted today he knew nothing about the Beatingslj Welby insisted today he knew nothing about the beatings. I was 19, 20 yea rs about the beatings. I was 19, 20 years old, i was a Junior Leader in a camp, these were the senior leaders, i was not part of the inner circle. It is alleged the abuse started in 1970 81 Public School boys and students were invited to the summer camps. In 1982, boys and students were invited to the summer camps. In1982, it boys and students were invited to the summer camps. In 1982, it is claimed john smyth was advised to move abroad. The beatings had come to light. 0ne victim had tried to kill himself. The archbishop was made aware in 2013 and the church has now made a full apology. There are so many places where our society thought it was ok to cover up the most terrible treatment of children and vulnerable adults. And i do not know how many more cases there will be, but on each one, it nothing will be, but on each one, it nothing will be covered up. Have you ever seen any evidence in your religious life of beating going on . No, never. Last yearan of beating going on . No, never. Last year an Anglican Bishop became the first to be jailed for child sexual abuse. Again, the church had to apologise. There is a pattern here, the allegation of children harmed by respected Church Figures of the claims of a cover up, the Belated Attem pts claims of a cover up, the Belated Atte M Pts by claims of a cover up, the Belated Attempts by Lambeth Palace to work out what has gone wrong. It is a pattern being investigated by the Public Inquiry into child abuse. This case may provide more evidence. The inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists who were killed in a Terror Attack at a beach resort in tunisia, in 2015, have been hearing about the death of a 2a year old woman who was on holiday with her fiance. Carly lovett ran into the hotel, in sousse, with her partner when the firing began. Richard galpin reports. Carly lovett, who was 2a years old, had recently got engaged to her long term boyfriend, liam moore. The trip to tunisia was their first holiday alone. Just a few weeks later, liam and family relatives and friends were mourning her death at a funeral in lincolnshire. She and liam had been caught up in the attack at an upmarket hotel in tunisia two years ago. The gunman, seifeddine rezgui, specifically targeting british Holiday Makers In The Name Of so called islamic state. He was armed with an Assault Rifle and explosives. Today, the inquest heard how carly and liam and hidden on the first floor of the hotel after realising that the result was under attack. But the gunman, after killing many people outside, then moved into the main building, shooting dead more Holiday Makers and eventually reaching carly and liam. She was shot in the chest and hit by shrapnel, probably from a grenade. In his evidence, liam moore said he saw carly lying on the floor in a pool of blood. He could tell she was fading. She said to him, i love you. And he told her, i love you. He then decided to try and save her life by doing mouth to mouth resuscitation. But then he said when he felt her body relax, he knew it hadnt worked. Carlys parents described her as a perfect child. She was a photographer, designer, and had a successful fashion blog. Her mother said, i cannot find the words to express how much she is missed. Richard galpin, bbc news at the royal courts ofjustice. Our top story this lunchtime the government has been outlining its strategy for leaving the european union. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, said the uks best days were to come. And still to come 0n the eve of the six nations, is rugby in the lower divisions struggling to keep up with the elite game . Coming up in sport at half past maro itoje is named in the back row for englands opening six nations match with france, as eddiejones looks to extend englands winning run to 15 straight matches. The worst by far of his phone calls with World Leaders thats what donald trump reportedly said of his Telephone Conversation with the australian Prime Minister, malcolm turnbull. Its understood they had an angry exchange over a deal, signed by president 0bama, to send Illegal Immigrants from australia to america for resettlement. Donald trump tweeted later that it was a dumb deal and hed be looking at it carefully. The australian Prime Minister admitted the call had been very frank and forthright but denied reports that the president had hung up on him. Heres our World Affairs correspondent, paul adams. Americas combated new president appears to have picked yet another fight. The fallout from last weeks Executive Order on refugees now casting a shadow over one of washingtons closest relationships. Last year, the 0bama administration agreed to take in up to 1250 Asylum Seekers from australias processing camps in the pacific but many are from countries whose citizens are now temporarily barred from entering the United States. On saturday, when the United States. On saturday, when the australian Prime Ministers sought assurances the deal was still on track, the conversation was, according to the washington post, cut short. I have seen the report and not going to comment on the conversation other than to say that, in the course of the conversation, as was confirmed by the president s official spokesman in the white house, the president assured me that he would continue with and honour the ag

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