somehow betrayed the population actually the 650 members of parliament in the house of commons each one of whom is trying their best to do the best for their own constituents of course we don't all agree you know that's the beauty of democracy they have to agree but i think it's really wrong to say that we're deliberately trying to frustrate the will of the people with in ect actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hardworking individuals and to try and portray all of us tar us all with one brush is just very wrong and i think them came you mention the media and you are a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be news but i think to lead when you flash the word trade across the front page of a leading newspaper.

a lot of people think it is time that we had another female speaker in the house of commons. and third, the labour mp chris bryant, he boasted that he knows the detail and across all the rules for the house of commons and has the book of rules on his bedside table. he also talked about wanting to ban clapping of the house of

i mentioned that the house of commons is right now holding a series of boats series of the house of commons is holding a series of votes —— to elect a successor ro john bercow as speaker. seven mps made their pitches for the role. after a secret ballot —— two failed to make it through the first round of voting. they were meg hillier and sir edward leigh. let‘s get a flavour of the appeals of those mps still in the running. to gain respect from the public, we must show each other respect. the next speaker must lead by the example she sets. changing the tone and lowering the temperature when the house gets overheated. and lowering the temperature when the house gets overheatedlj and lowering the temperature when the house gets overheated. i am standing because i love parliament andl standing because i love parliament and i believe apartment and i want to do things properly. that means being a speaker who has absolutely no favourites. a speaker who believes in standing by the rules, somebody was completely impartial step we need to rebuild confidence and trust in our politics they mu

it is too bad the house of congress -- house of commons never allowed films. everyone said he was at his best speaking in the house of commons. he would sometimes give a speech and deliver it later on the bbc or after the war recorded it. everyone says the speeches don't have the punch and the energy. you can imagine the house of commons had a 600 members, but the chamber seat is a smaller number. on an exciting day, when the future of the world was at stake, and churchill makes the speeches, you can imagine the excitement in the house of commons when everyone is crowded together. sadly, we don't have video of that or audio or pictures. there is only one still photograph someone took, i think the norway debate in 1940. he had a spy camera. oftook a few pictures tamerlan speaking during that debate when he was prime minister. it is fun to see. it gives you a sense of how traumatic -- the recording of churchill speak to -- speech to congress is wonderful. thank you very much. what would churchill say about the global condition today? what would he say about brex

somehow betrayed the population actually the 650 members of parliament in the house of commons each one of whom is trying their best to do the best for their own constituents of course we don't look great you know that's the beauty of democracy they have to agree but i think it's really wrong to say that we're deliberately trying to frustrate the will of the people with in x. actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hardworking individuals and to try and portray all of us told us all with one brush is just very wrong but i think them came you mention the media earlier and they meet a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be news but i think to lead so when you splash the word traitor across the front page of a leading newspaper well of course and have an impact of course people are going to have got that language to begin perfectly that the book and you know that the 2 tweet that you just read out are find it interesting that 2 men are giving those unsure women a common thing as well

the house of commons is voting to elect a new speaker. the first election for the post in more than a decade. the baby goods we tell them set it plans to call it administrators. putting 2500 jobs at risk. the uk's terror threat level is downgraded from severe to substantial. but it still means an attacker could happen without further warning. the chief executive of mcdonald's has been sacked for having a relationship with one of his employees. let's ta ke let's take a look now i would is coming up this evening. lewis hamilton picks up his six world title. sportsday asked how many more can he go on. —— a look at what is coming up this evening. we take a look at how prevalent racism is in the nhs and what efforts are being made to put a stop to it. and we ta ke made to put a stop to it. and we take a first look at the front pages for tomorrow. and our reviewers tonight are pauline kinsey, director of the cross party think tank demoss, and sebastian payne from the financial times. that is all ahead on bbc news. as i said, mps are current

of commons to give the house of commons assay. this is all about, and has been underjohn bercow, giving backbench mps, not part of the government, a voice and being able to question the decisions of the government a lot more. that is what happened withjohn bercow. particularly ringing an urgent question, so an issue that is compelling on the day can be discussed in parliament. in the old days, you might have a huge story going on somewhere that was very important, but unless somebody came to talk about it in the house of commons, it may not be mentioned all day. that has changed. john bercow used to allow a lot of those to take place. is sure 2pm cues got a bit of a cheer. and the issue with that is that it used to be half an hour and then got to 45 and 50 minutes. i looked at the clock the other day, and as jeremy corbyn looked at the clock the other day, and asjeremy corbyn was asking his sixth question, it was 25 past 12. so the problem then, is that the backbenchers don‘t get as their questions. that means it is all about th

i have had conversations with current and former members of both the house of commons and the house of lords. certainly the joe murder was a terrible hate crime, political crime, but these women tell me that they are getting death threats, they are getting all kinds of vile language thrown at them online in letters, on the street, we cannot permit that. your government should not permit that, whoever is in your government should be standing up and saying very clearly that will protect people who run, we will not allow these anti—democratic forces to threaten people, particularly women so to threaten people, particularly women so they do not stand for office. i am just women so they do not stand for office. i amjust amazed by women so they do not stand for office. i am just amazed by the idea, are you a backbench mp in the hillary clinton disclosure to say what's going on in westminster these days? when you call it a political assassination, the land of abraham lincoln and jfk, when you look at this with absolute horror but somehow we just thought of it as the work of an insane person

of commons and presenting the house of commons to the word. what challenges does that speaker face in divided times? i think the outcome of the general election will be crucial for the next speaker, if we have not minority government or a small majority, the decisions made by the speaker, as we have seen withjohn ber echo —— bercow can be controversial. somebody has to make a choice and mps will decide who that will be. i mentioned a couple of candidates. what do you think will win and how do mps decide who to vote for? interestingly it is a secret ballot. although the whips will have their preferences and will have communicated them to mps, mps can make their own decision. speaker elections are difficult to predict, particularly this one, because a lot of mps won‘t necessarily be in westminster and think it is enough ofa westminster and think it is enough of a priority to come to westminster and who is voting may impact the outcome. who is voting and the candidates get to make a speech. they will make a pitch. there are eight candidates

many of the house of commons is on many of the house of commons is on many of the front pages including your paper the financial times. sir lindsay hoyle wins speaker role. sir lindsay hoyle wins speaker role. sir lindsay hoyle wins speaker role. sir lindsay hoyle was the front runner, what sort of speaker do you think he is going to be? very different from jon bercow who stepped down after ten yea rs jon bercow who stepped down after ten years in the chair in the contest is a very odd thing. it's a electorate of mps and not even all turned up for the selection and have artie had the campaign trail. sir lindsay hoyle was the frontrunner and all this, it usually goes from a conservative speaker to a labour speaker but generally speaking that is the case and throughout this process most of the candidates have sought to distance themselves from jon bercow and said will be different from their approach. less ostentatious and speaking for less time but also to tackle some of the big issues in the comments including allegations of bullying, harassment, poor hr procedures and equality and dive

house of commons. as i say, the favourite and front runner has been cert lindsay hoyle, deputy speaker —— sir lindsay hoyle. very experienced in the role, standing infor hoyle. very experienced in the role, standing in forjohn bercow, in his pitch to mps he said he would be there as the champion of the chamber. this is the result of the fourth and final ballot. 540 ballots we re fourth and final ballot. 540 ballots were cast. there are other impressive engagements taking place... the numberof impressive engagements taking place... the number of votes cast for each candidate was as follows. chris bryant 213. sir lindsay hoyle 325. two ballots were spoilt. lindsay hoyle has obviously secured more than 50% of the ballots cast so that the motion for the house, the question is, that sir lindsay hoyle takes the chair of the house as speaker... as many as are of that opinion say "aye". 0n the contrary "no... i opinion say "aye". 0n the contrary "no". i think the ayes have it, the ayes have it. i invite si

the people with in excess actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hard working individuals and to try and portray all of us told us all with one brush is just very wrong but i also think them came you mention the media earlier and then me a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be news but i think to lead when you splash the word trade across the front page of a leading newspaper well of course and of course people are going to have got that number to begin opening that the book. and you know that the 2 tweets that you just read out i find it interesting that 2 men are giving those yes i'm sure women are common thing as well but i think it's very relevant because i'm going is traditionally seen as the masculine trait now mostly women argue just be very clear but i think for a lot of men that i'm able to express views without showing anger now it's completely legitimate to be angry it's not legitimate to be racist homophobic it's origin is the issue death threats to tell women m.p.'s

house of commons, we've got work to be done. and you relentlessly and in a principled way, pushed for it, and i thank you for that. a veteran tory had an anecdote. i was at a primary school, you always get the difficult questions there and i was asked what is the rudest thing anyone has ever set you in politics? and i thought for a bit and said you know it's when someone came up to me in the street and said good morning, mr bercow. alan duncan. the new speaker will be chosen on monday, here's gary connor with a look at the candidates. there were nine mps jockeying to replace him. the first — conservative sir henry with a true saying he left cross party support. chris bryant, labour, is a former church of england vicar who wants to be an umpire, not a player in the parliamentary game. harriet harman is the mother of the house of commons, and twice labour's acting leader. she plans a great reform agenda if she wins. labour's meg hillier has chaired this committee since 2017, and wants to repair what she calls reputational damage

defending democracy and defending the house of commons. i never want to relive that, i never want to go through it. it is a great tragedy we have to learn from, he was a great person, and! have to learn from, he was a great person, and i have to say, we want a safe house of commons and you're quite right. there are things we don't want to happen but unfortunately it was a bad time and we will never forget it but what we can do is make parliament safe and hoped nobody ever is attacked and that way again, and it is difficult for mps at the moment but none more so for mps at the moment but none more so than on that day that i was in that year when they had to close parliament down. the death of keith palmer we are talking about. a lot of people may recognise your voice already having been deputy speaker. what they want to know is what you like at home. there are a couple of things that struck me. first of all when you are watching the england by when you are watching the england rugby match there was a photograph that went viral of you watchi

mr speaker elect and members of the house of commons, him the law by order of her majesty's commission have been authorised to declare her approval of the new speaker. in the house of peers and therefore desire the presence of this honourable house. in the house of peers to hear the commission read. lindsay hoyle took the short walk to the lords and announced that the commons had chosen him as speaker. i therefore present myself with your lordships bar and submit myself with all humility for her majesty's gracious probation. and, after a bit of hat doffing and the reading out of the queen's approval, sir lindsay hoyle was finally confirmed as the new speaker of the commons. the week wasn't all about the speaker election. with only two sitting days before parliament dissolved there was plenty mps wanted to get done before it was too late. a former conservative urged the government to publish a report into alleged russian interference in uk democracy. the document, from parliament's intelligence and security committee, the isc, is currently with the prime minister. mps feared if it wasn'

somehow betrayed the population actually the 650 members of parliament in the house of commons each one of whom is trying their best to do the best for their own constituents of course you don't look great you know that's the beauty of democracy they have to agree but i think it's really wrong to say that we're deliberately trying to frustrate the will of the people we're in ect actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hardworking individuals and to try and portray all of us told us all with one brush is just very wrong and i think i'm kim you mentioned the media earlier and the me a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be news but i think to lead so when you splash the word traitor across the front page of a leading newspaper well of course and have an impact of course people are going to knock that language a big opening that the book and you know that the 2 tweet that you just read out are find it interesting that 2 men are giving those lunch or women a common thing as well but i

mps will elect a new speaker of the house of commons today, following the retirement ofjohn bercow. millions of people, in the indian capital delhi, are urged to stay indoors, to avoid the toxic "eye—burning" smog that's covered the city. in an interview to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, former soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, warns that tension between russia and the west is putting the world in colossal danger. lewis hamilton says he is "flying super—high", after being crowned world champion for the sixth time. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. health bosses in england have warned politicians not to use the nhs as a political weapon, during the general election campaign. nhs providers, the organisation which represents health trust leaders, has urged parties not to make empty promises over future funding. our health editor, hugh pym reports. nhs providers says hospitals and other trusts have been preparing for winter, but the pressures are greater than ever. front line services, it said, aren't keeping up with the growi

beko was 1st elected to the role of speaker of the house of commons 10 years ago it's been his job to change debate and to keep want to alter although a politician himself the speaker must also remain impartial at all times that bacco has been accused by some of showing political bias particularly when it comes to bracks it my ruling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do certainly i know that the dynamics you face mean that on occasion you will sometimes have to please some and not others but it is becoming remarkable how often you please one lot i'm not the other. when he was getting the decisions in his favor he wasn't grumbling is grumbling now because he doesn't like the judgment but his rulings have also divine did the public is clearly on the remains side in his will and will sort of man ministry whose sole aim is very obviously to stop pretty. well i think he's actually standing up for democracy and for parliament. on the very day bracks it was supposed to happen but didn't a colorful politician is bowing out of br

somehow betrayed the population actually the 650 members of parliament in the house of commons each one of whom is trying their best to do the best for their own constituents of course we don't look great you know that's the beauty of democracy they have to agree but i think it's really wrong to say that we're deliberately trying to frustrate the will of the people with in x. actually some of the people that you will meet in the house of commons in the most brilliant intelligent caring hardworking individuals and to try and portray all of us told us all with one brush is just very wrong and i think them came you mention the media earlier and they meet a lot of these cues are being taken from the extreme language should be new but i think to lead so when you splash the word traitor across the front page of a leading newspaper well of course of course people are going to knock that language a bigot perfectly that the book and you know that the 2 tweet that you just read out are find it interesting that 2 men are giving those yes i'm sure women are common thing as well but i think it's

internal debate in the house of commons. and british historians are just like, to say they are not interested in the carlisle peace commission would be an understatement. americans are more interested in it. but what i was really struck by an my first book, and i've come back to it in my writings, is t's carlisle's terms that are the alternative. as i have said here. i'm struck by the sense of purpose that it actually gives to british cause from 17878 1783. readf you follow, if you about what happens in south carolina -- and that is the darkest moment for the patriot cause. you know, the continental currency never doing that well, just collapses after the fall of charleston. in fact, congress simply stops issuing it. it is the darkest moment in philadelphia, the economic center. and in south carolina, hundreds and hundreds of people, including like former governors of the state, people who had been patriots, accept the king's protection. and it's hugely demoralizing. of -- clintonpart thinks he sees a way to pacifying south

their pitch is to say that they are on the side of mps, on the side of the house of commons to give them a say rather than the government. they will all make speeches in the commons, it's a secret ballot and they will hold those rounds of voting until one of them reaches 50% of the vote. last time round the whole process took several hours so it could be quite a long afternoon. thank you. another big name on the high street is on the brink of collapse this lunchtime. mothercare is calling in administrators, putting two and a half thousand jobs at risk. the company has 79 stores across the uk, which will continue to trade as normal for the time being. here's our business correspondent ramzan karmali. what has gone wrong with mothercare? it's no surprise to a lot of a nalysts it's no surprise to a lot of analysts and experts that mothercare has made this announcement, it's been struggling for some time. in june 2018 it applied for a company volu nta ry june 2018 it applied for a company voluntary agreement which saw 65 of its stores close. in march it sold off the earning learning centre t

british mps have elected a new speaker of the house of commons to replace the high—profile former holder of the post, john bercow. the new speaker is sir lindsay hoyle — he's been deputy speaker for nearly ten years. he's regarded as a safe pair of hands and likely to be less controversial than his charismatic predecessor. after being dragged to the speaker's chair, supposedly unwillingly, as tradition dictates, sir lindsay promised to be neutral and transparent and said the house of commons would change for the better. parliament is going to be dissolved this week ahead of a general election on december 12th. all political parties have stepped up their campaigns on social media, although political advertising on platforms such as facebook is still very controversial . not only the concerns about where our personal data ends up and how we're being targeted — also who exactly is doing the advertising, and whether they're telling the truth. but as our media editor amol rajan reports , campaigners still see digital channels as a powerful tool to reach voters. election campaigns are ulti

the house of commons, replacing john bercow. sir lindsay — who's the mp for chorley — seen here in the middle was dragged to the chair by mps, where he pledged to be a "neutral" speaker. he also paid tribute to his daughter natalie who died in 2017. health and social care staff will receive training on autism thanks to campaigning by families. oliver mcgowan's parents campaign for better staff training since his death in 2016. a trial will begin in england next year. swabs or urine samples taken at home could be as effective at identifying women at high risk of cervical cancer as traditional smear tests, according to new research. uptake for nhs screening is at a 21—year low, with embarrassment blamed for putting millions off. researchers at london's queen mary university say the home—tests look for subtle changes in dna and hope this could become the standard method for screening. the civil aviation authority has opened a compulsory registration scheme for drones weighing more than 250 grams, or 8.8 ounces. owners have

mps make their pitches to succeed john bercow as speaker of the house of commons, in the first election for the post in more than a decade. we're now down to the final two with a winner expected in the next hour. also on the programme... plus, as mcdonald's fires its uk chief exec for dating a fellow employee — we'll ask whether its ever ok to cosy up with a colleague. and the world series champions the washington nationals are welcomed to the white house. we'll be talking to our number one fan— ron christie. returning now to the release of certain transcripts in the impeachment inquiry. today, we got a look at what former us ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch and top state department official michael mckinley said during their testimony. the role of rudy giuliani was also more fully outlined. it came on the same day four white house officials failed to show up to testify. but the chair of the intelligence committee adam schiff vowed this would not slow their work down. we are not going to delay our work. that would merely allow these witnesses and the white house to succeed wi

mps have approved a motion to suspend the labour mp, keith vaz from the house of commons for six months. it follows newspaper revelations in 2016. a report into the allegation by the commons standards committee said the labour mp had "disregarded" the law by "expressing a willingness" to help buy cocaine for male prostitutes and there was "compelling evidence" he offered to pay for a class a drug and had paid for sex. it recommended keith vaz‘s suspension after he was "evasive and unhelpful" during the investigation. keith vaz himself hasn't commented but said he was receiving treatment for a serious mental health condition. labour said it accepted the findings. we accept the report, accept the findings, and accept the recommendations in full. the chair of the standards committee said its verdict had been unanimous and had a recommendation if keith vaz was reelected. should the right honourable member be returned to the house at the forthcoming election, we would urge that the incoming parliament and the new leader of that parliament passes a resolution as quickly as possible to ensur

we've got children from the house of commons nursery here. applause. i must say that i celebrate the house of commons nursery and you won't be entirely surprised to know that i celebrate it partly because, to be honest, and i don't wish to be modest, it was my idea that we to be honest, and i don't wish to be immodest, it was my idea that we should establish this nursery. john bercow would like to be remembered as the backbenchers‘ speaker. i think i made the immortal statement that i think you annoy members on all front benches from time to time, which is probably a testament to your evenhandedness. and i think there was not a dry eye in the house because that was true. you've taken absolutely on board the words of speaker lenthall, that you are there to be guided and act on behalf of our parliament. this parliament is the stronger for your being speaker. our democracy is the stronger for your being the speaker. and whatever you do when you finally step down from parliament, you do so with the thanks of a very large number of people. it is the case,

hall that some such a chamber of the house of commons which is specializes in backbench debates has been no charts the progress of luce's law through the debates in westminster hall to the house of lords to its legs was full of introduction in the house of commons that the westminster parliament has been dissolved for the general election and the northern ireland assembly remains in abeyance this means that the only problem it's currently in operation in the united kingdom are the national assembly wills and the scottish parliament in edinburgh i trust mr there are no members of parliament merely candidates being lined up by the vedas parties for individual constituencies cynics will say of course that the west this apartment has actually been out of operation for some time being totally deadlocked and absorbed by bricks it that is certainly how it's been reported however and it's not altogether the reality today issue we feature a cross party initiative which is pro forward remarkable legislative success on a subject which means it creates a deal to millions of people cruelty to animals

announcer: next, a presentation from bbc parliament on the life and career of former house of commons speaker john bercow. this program showcases old interviews and speeches from his 10 years as a member of british parliament. it is 25 minutes. mr. bercow: order. order. ♪ mr. bercow: order. order. david: the speaker who did it his way. mr. bercow: i need help from the member of the third. perhaps you have no contribution to make whatsoever. david: on a long and colorful political journey. mr. bercow: i am not interested in signing up to a policy. that would put europe before britain. david: dispensing advice along the way. mr. bercow: calm yourself and take some sort of soothing medicant. david: to his supporters, john bercow has been one of the great speakers transformative leader , a in the stuffy world of westminster. to his critics, he was pompous, biased even, changing the rules to suit his own agenda. but the decisions he took in his chair over 10 years may have changed the course of history. and his distinctive style made him an unlikely international celebrity. >> people wer

the high office of speaker of the house of commons, to which you have been chosen by that house. and in obedience to the commission which has been read and by virtue of the authority there in contained, we do declare her majesty's royal allowance and confirmation of you, sir, as speaker of the house of commons. lords, i submit myself with all humility and gratitude to her majesty's royal will and pleasure. i pray that if in the discharge of my duty and in the maintenance of the rights and privileges of the commons, houses of parliament, i should inadvertently full into error, it may be imputed to me alone and not to her majesty's faithful commons. 0k, bow. step back. so it's been an historic day but there were some lighter moments, especially during the candidates pitches when chris bryant was listing his pet hates. i want to stop the clapping. applause no! yes, very funny. and that's all we've got time for today. alicia mccarthy will be here at the same time tomorrow for a review of the final day before parliament is dissolved for the election. but from me, mandy baker, it's goo

the house of commons is voting to elect a new speaker. the first election for the post in more than a decade. the baby goods we tell them set it plans to call it administrators. putting 2500 jobs at risk. the uk's terror threat level is downgraded from severe to substantial. but it still means an attacker could happen without further warning. the chief executive of mcdonald's has been sacked for having a relationship with one of his employees. let's ta ke let's take a look now i would is coming up this evening. lewis

next, a presentation from bbc parliament on the life of career -- of house of commons speaker john bercow. it showcases old speeches and interviews from his 10 years of -- as a member of british parliament. it is 25 minutes. >> order. ♪ >> the speaker who did it his way. >> member of the third row. perhaps you have no contribution to make. >> on a long and colorful political journey. >> i am not interested in signing up to a policy. >> dispensing advice along the way. >> calm yourself and take a soothing medicant. >> he has been one of the great speakers, a transformative leader in the stuffy world of westminster. to his critics, he was pompous, biased even, changing the rules to fit his own agenda. the decisions he took in his chair over 10 years may have changed the course of history. his style made him an unlikely international celebrity. order at were yelling you and asking you to take selfies. this must be in the green -- a new experience. >> years before his became a familiar face in our screens, john bercow made his debut on children's tv. >> it's time for the boys game now. he d

we've got children from the house of commons nursery here. applause. i must say that i celebrate the house of commons nursery and you won't be entirely surprised to know that i celebrate it partly because, to be honest, and i don't wish to be immodest, it was my idea that we should establish this nursery. john bercow would like to be remembered as the backbenchers‘ speaker. i think i made the immortal statement that i think you annoy members on all front benches from time to time, which is probably a testament to your even—handedness. and i think there was not a dry eye in the house because that was true. you've taken absolutely on board the words of speaker lenthall, that you are there to be guided and act on behalf of our parliament. this parliament is the stronger for your being speaker. 0ur democracy is the stronger for your being the speaker. and whatever you do when you finally step down from parliament, you do so with the thanks of a very large number of people. it is the case, however controversial the role of a backstop may be in other are

the highest duty that the speaker of the house of commons is to be the champion of our house and its members and to defend our right to freedom of speech in defence of our constituents and, mr speaker, you have done this. at 18, he had a rhetorical flourish and a crowdpleasing line.|j rhetorical flourish and a crowdpleasing line. i would suggest that the reason she sought to join the european parliament was precisely the same. an mp from 1997, he has reformed the speakership to ditching the quick traditional court dress, powering back dentures to he ove rca m e dress, powering back dentures to he overcame allegations of bullying, questions about expenses and a sticker on the car he drove the red looks to exit. on that sticker, it is my wife's car. and i am sure the honourable gentleman would not suggest for one moment that a wife is somehow the property or chattel of her husband. it was interventions on brexit that catapulted him to fame, stopping a third meaningful vote on theresa may‘s deal. may's deal. it is becoming remarkable how often you pick that meant please lot and not th

back i was 1st elected to the role of speaker of the house of commons 10 years ago it's been his job to chant to bait and to king i want to own it oh there were a politician himself the speaker must also remain impartial at all times that beck has been accused by some of showing political bias particularly when it comes to bricks it my ruling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so i know that the dynamics you face mean that on occasion you will sometimes have to please some and not others but it is becoming remarkable how often you please one lot and not the other. when he was sketching the decisions in his favor. grumbling is grumbling now because he doesn't like the judgment but his rulings have also divine did the public is clearly on the remains side and he's allowing those sorts of men ministry whose sole aim is very obviously to stop brits who care about the well i think he's actually standing up for democracy and for parliament on the very day breaks it was supposed to happen but didn't a colorful politician is

of commons. and to say they are not interested in the carlisle he's commission is an understatement. what i was struck by an my first book, and i've come back to it in my writings is carlisle's terms that are the alternative. i'm struck by the sense of purpose that it actually gives the british because from 78-83. if you read about what happens in south carolina, that is the darkest moment for the patriot cause. the continental currency, collapses after the fall of charleston. it is the darkest moment in philadelphia. in south carolina hundreds of people, including former governors of the state, people who had been patriots, except the king's protection. it's hugely demoralizing. clinton sees a way to pacifying south carolina and the carlisle terms are providing the provision for it. carlisle's commission people, including former governors of the state, people who had been patriots, except the king's protection. it's hugely demoralizing. clinton sees a way to pacifying south carolina and the carl

colonial governors, the admission of colonial representatives into the house of commons, the creation of a public treasury as envisioned in the articles of the confederation, and turning congress into a north american parliament. if parliament approved, the affect would be to reconstitute the establish empire as a commonwealth-style federation, with each colony enjoying self-government and the crown alone serving as the administrative and political center. of course this matters because by the final quarter of the 18th century, parliament, it's still a legislature, but it's also the center, the locust of executive authority within the british empire as well. it's carried out in the name of the crown, but executive power is vested in parliament. and so carlisle and the commission is proposing to give up that power. although the commission's -- i'm sorry. for conversation on whose behalf benjamin franklin and others were at that moment finalizing the alliance with france, they're doing this in paris. these concessions were too little and they came much too late. and here we see the famo