Leave the eu so we can get along with our dynamic agenda. Thank you, mr. Speaker. A worldrenowned nature reserve no lessnstituency is than David Attenborough but is threatened i proposals to build 500 houses on adjoining lands. When the right honorable friend put in a good word for the Prime Minister to ask him and joining me to lie down in front of the bulldozers to protect the Natural Heritage . I will await put a good word on his behalf and i share your passion with deserving natural habitats. They are crucial to the local planning process. You understand i cant comment on individual planning applications. Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the start of black History Month. I will pay tribute to a young woman already making history this month. The first british medalin 36 years to win a. She won silver at the 100 meters. , she said to go one better in the 200 meters. [laughter] [chatter] was preface to a question. Mr. Speaker, if i may continue uninterrupted [laughter] there is a specifi
Good morning. It is a fairly cloudy start to the day for many parts of the uk. It is mild as well, drizzly conditions and patchy fog. In scotland, something brighter but it is cooler. I will have more details on 15 minutes. In 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies, has been sacked from the cabinet after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code. He was asked to quit after he was found to have made inaccurate and misleading statements. It was in relation to what he knew about claims that pornography was found on his Office Computer in 2008. 0ur Political Correspondent alex forsyth reports. Side by side yesterday, the Prime Minister and her close ally damian green, her deputy in all but name. But, hours after they sat together in the commons, he was sacked. It stems back to this police raid on mr greens parliamentary offices nine years ago. 0fficers said legal pornography was found on computers. Mr green has always and
Sporting event since the olympics. And the official engagement portraits as prince harry and Meghan Markle prepare to spend christmas at sandringham. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The sacking of damian green, one of theresa mays closest allies, has prompted a furious backlash from conservative mps who are angry about how confidential material gathered during a Police Investigation came into the public domain. The first secretary of state was sacked from the cabinet last night after a government inquiry found he made inaccurate and misleading statements about the pornography on his Parliamentary Office computer. He is the third cabinet minister to leave their role in the space of two months. 0ur Political Correspondent ben wright has this report. Sacked from the cabinet and out the door. The third senior minister to leave theresa mays team in less than two months. Reporter why did you liethe public, mister green. This morning, damian green wasnt keen to talk, but fo
That crisis looks set to continue. Catalonia is barely more than 6 of spains territory. But it accounts for around a fifth of the spanish economy, and almost a quarter of exports, as well as 16 of the population. Last week the bank of spain cut its National Economic growth forecast for next year from 2. 5 to 2. 4 , citing the uncertainty around catalonia as one of the main reasons. Businesses arent waiting to find out the impact. Many are moving their legal headquarters out of catalonia. Some reports suggest 3,000 have done so since the referendum, although politicians have been arguing over the numbers. Take a look at the spanish stock market. It was rising strongly in the first half of the year. Since 0ctobers referendum its been on a downward trajectory. Lets get more on this story. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe is in barcelona. Hejoins me via webcam. You have been living in spain for some time. Do you think that what we see today will be the end of the independence question . inau
Property developers. Also victory for bristol city after the club beat Manchester City in the efl cup last night. Bristol citys chairman, steve lansdowne, says he feels vindicated for sticking with manager leejohnson after their struggles last season. And a car park in leicester, where the body of king iii was unearthed five years ago, has been protected as a nationally importa nt archaeological site. Good morning. Its thursday, 21st december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Prime Minister has expressed deep gret at the departure of her first secretary of state, damian green. But said his actions fell short of the conduct expected of a cabinet minister. Theresa may sacked her close colleague and friend after an inquiryfound her close colleague and friend after an inquiry found he had breached the ministerial code by making inaccurate and misleading statements about pornography found on his Office Computer in 2008. Downing street said there wont necessarily bea stre