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:00:38. > :00:40.Hello, and welcome to The Daily Politics.

:00:41. > :00:43.She said she'd walk away from a bad deal with the EU,

:00:44. > :00:45.and Theresa May certainly has a spring in her step

:00:46. > :00:48.after yesterday's big Brexit speech, as her Brexit Secretary said this

:00:49. > :00:54.morning "why on earth could it go wrong?"

:00:55. > :00:57.Theresa May confirmed we would be out of the Single Market

:00:58. > :00:59.and no longer full members of the customs union.

:01:00. > :01:02.But what will our future trading relationship be with the EU

:01:03. > :01:07.And Theresa May will face MPs for the first time

:01:08. > :01:09.since her speech yesterday, we'll bring you PMQs live

:01:10. > :01:16.And the Speaker said he'd retire next year,

:01:17. > :01:18.who'll be pulled oh-so-reluctantly to the speakers chair once

:01:19. > :01:31.All that in the next 90 minutes of the very finest public

:01:32. > :01:42.And it's such an honour to appear on this programme, that our two

:01:43. > :01:45.guests had to keep up what I can only assume is the pretence

:01:46. > :01:47.of being reluctantly dragged into the studio this morning.

:01:48. > :01:49.With us the Universities and Science Minister,

:01:50. > :01:51.Jo Johnson, and Shadow Brexit Minister, Jenny Chapman.

:01:52. > :01:57.So it's the morning after the big speech, and Number Ten will no doubt

:01:58. > :02:00.They might be encouraged by some of today's front pages.

:02:01. > :02:02.The Daily Mail hails the speech as "momentous",

:02:03. > :02:05.and calls the Prime Minister as "the new Iron Lady".

:02:06. > :02:07.The Daily Telegraph describes the speech as "bold",

:02:08. > :02:10.picking up on the line that the UK might walk away if

:02:11. > :02:17.The Times warns the EU not to try and punish the UK for Brexit,

:02:18. > :02:19.saying that Britain could change its economic model and lure

:02:20. > :02:22.The Daily Mirror chimes in on the same theme,

:02:23. > :02:27.calling it May's "Brexit ultimatum: give us a deal...or we'll walk".

:02:28. > :02:29.While the Sun has coined the new phrase "Brexodus".

:02:30. > :02:43.And the Guardian leads with "May's Brexit threat to Europe".

:02:44. > :02:46.What about the political reaction here in the UK?

:02:47. > :02:48.Well, MPs had a chance to express their views

:02:49. > :02:50.in the Commons yesterday evening, here's a flavour of some

:02:51. > :03:01.I think we should loyally support the Government.

:03:02. > :03:10.In 45 minutes, the Prime Minister hasn't delivered a plan.

:03:11. > :03:14.Let's talk of just one example raised by my colleague,

:03:15. > :03:19.She said she wants us to leave the common commercial policy

:03:20. > :03:23.and the common external tariff, but to have associate membership

:03:24. > :03:29.A membership that doesn't yet exist, and nobody else has.

:03:30. > :03:34.Can the Secretary of State tell us exactly what this means now,

:03:35. > :03:36.for the deals like the Nissan deal, on which thousands

:03:37. > :03:41.Or simply, what cake is it that he wants

:03:42. > :03:46.My right honourable friend, I'm sure, would acknowledge

:03:47. > :03:48.that the Prime Minister's speech is principled, is reasonable,

:03:49. > :03:55.My right honourable friend in his speech made clear that no

:03:56. > :04:02.In the unlikely, I'm sure, event that we were to get a bad deal,

:04:03. > :04:05.and the House were to vote against it, what would be the impact

:04:06. > :04:08.in terms of our status with the European Union?

:04:09. > :04:11.What I don't understand, when reading the Prime Minister's

:04:12. > :04:14.statement, or listening to my right honourable friend, is which country

:04:15. > :04:18.in the world is going to enter into a trade agreement with this

:04:19. > :04:22.country, on the basis that the rules are entirely what the British say

:04:23. > :04:26.they are going to be on any particular day, and, if there's any

:04:27. > :04:29.dispute about the rules, it's going to be sorted out

:04:30. > :04:45.Theresa May's speech had less positive reviews in the European

:04:46. > :04:47.press. The German newspaper Die Welt

:04:48. > :04:49.compares Theresa May's speech Cinco Dias, a Spanish business

:04:50. > :04:52.and finance newspaper, says Theresa May is defying

:04:53. > :04:54.the European Union by choosing France's La Tribune echoes that,

:04:55. > :04:58.calling her choice a "hard Brexit". This morning, in the European

:04:59. > :05:01.Parliament, the President of the European

:05:02. > :05:03.Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has given his reaction

:05:04. > :05:19.to Theresa May's speech. TRANSLATION: I welcome what the

:05:20. > :05:27.Prime Minister of the UK said yesterday. I said yesterday a speech

:05:28. > :05:33.alone cannot trigger negotiations. Once the UK has activated Article

:05:34. > :05:40.50, the negotiations will start, and they should be concluded within two

:05:41. > :05:45.years according to the treaty, the negotiations are going to be of

:05:46. > :05:50.great significance to that country but also to the 27 other states. I

:05:51. > :05:54.will do everything to make sure the negotiations will be according to

:05:55. > :05:57.the rules, and will yield good results. That was the President of

:05:58. > :05:59.the commission Jean-Claude Juncker. We're joined now from Berlin

:06:00. > :06:07.by Daniel-Dylan Bohmer Welcome to The Daily Politics.

:06:08. > :06:11.Theresa May says she wants the UK to be outside the single market but to

:06:12. > :06:17.still have the best possible access to it. How has the speech gone down

:06:18. > :06:22.in Germany? I would say in general, we are somewhat relieved that there

:06:23. > :06:27.seems to be clarity now in London as for the cause that Theresa May's

:06:28. > :06:31.government wants to take on those negotiations. Because lately there

:06:32. > :06:35.has been the impression that the Brexit situation in the UK could

:06:36. > :06:43.turn into chaos, that could potentially last forever. So, we are

:06:44. > :06:51.happy here to see that there is a course she wants to take. As for the

:06:52. > :06:55.nitty-gritty of what she said, I think some people here can't

:06:56. > :07:03.understand that she is actually aiming for a hard Brexit, because we

:07:04. > :07:10.thought that having even closer relationship with the European Union

:07:11. > :07:16.would do better for Britain and the European Union. I think then there

:07:17. > :07:19.are some who look at the words she said, and in particular staying

:07:20. > :07:24.outside the common market, while having prime access to it. That

:07:25. > :07:28.seems to us to be some kind of contradiction that is hard to

:07:29. > :07:33.swallow for us. Except she says, if she doesn't get that or something

:07:34. > :07:38.fairly close, she called it calamitous self harm. In other

:07:39. > :07:41.words, German car manufacturers, German businesses, will suffer just

:07:42. > :07:50.as much. What's been the reaction to that? Well, that of course is a

:07:51. > :07:56.valid point, here. That's why in particular the chancellery has aimed

:07:57. > :08:02.at negotiations likely to get the softest possible version of a hard

:08:03. > :08:08.Brexit. Remember two things. For once, German business, including,

:08:09. > :08:15.new factories, where rather relaxed on the props -- on the prospect of

:08:16. > :08:19.Brexit, even before it was clear what kind of Brexit London was

:08:20. > :08:24.aiming for. There was a survey done of major German companies a few

:08:25. > :08:30.weeks ago showing that less than 10% think there could be strong negative

:08:31. > :08:35.effects on their business. German business in general is relaxed on

:08:36. > :08:39.that. Even though Angela Merkel recently appealed to German

:08:40. > :08:42.business, to show a united front with EU governments in negotiations

:08:43. > :08:46.over Britain's departure, urging them to support the principle of

:08:47. > :08:50.full access to the single market only in exchange for signing up to

:08:51. > :08:53.the four freedoms. That seems to demonstrate she's worried that

:08:54. > :08:57.German business would be prepared to give Britain exactly what it once,

:08:58. > :09:00.because it wouldn't want to have a negative affect on their own

:09:01. > :09:05.industries. Angela Merkel can't afford for that to happen

:09:06. > :09:09.politically. Well, that is definitely the case. On the other

:09:10. > :09:14.hand, we have seen her acting as a very principled politician, not only

:09:15. > :09:18.on moral grounds, but because she seems to fundamentally believe that

:09:19. > :09:25.a policy can only work if it fundamentally in itself makes sense.

:09:26. > :09:29.I think there's a sense here that whatever deal there is with the

:09:30. > :09:34.Brits, there can't be a deal that puts into question the validity of

:09:35. > :09:39.the core European liberties and freedoms. Because, of course, there

:09:40. > :09:43.is a danger of contagion, if Europe gives Britain a deal that is too

:09:44. > :09:46.soft, it could be a temptation to other countries to leave the

:09:47. > :09:56.European Union. I think with the French elections ahead, where the

:09:57. > :09:59.National Front has a clear chance to have someone from its own ranks as a

:10:00. > :10:04.President and hold a referendum of its own, I think the cohesion of the

:10:05. > :10:10.European Union and the future of the EU, that is a prime priority for

:10:11. > :10:14.everyone here in Germany. That does include German business and German

:10:15. > :10:19.companies. Very interesting to talk you, thank you.

:10:20. > :10:25.Jo Johnson, the government committed to publish some sort of plan before

:10:26. > :10:30.Article 50 was triggered. We heard the speech of today, is that it?

:10:31. > :10:34.This is a strong plan that sets out our negotiating objectives. We can

:10:35. > :10:38.see from the welcome offered from the business community and countries

:10:39. > :10:42.such as Germany, is its welcome but we now know what our clear

:10:43. > :10:46.objectives are... I want to clarify a couple of things before we come

:10:47. > :10:55.onto some of the substance. There won't be a white paper now? This is

:10:56. > :10:58.the plan, it's a strong, 12 point plan that sets out how the

:10:59. > :11:03.government sees success. So it's on the basis of the text of Mrs May's

:11:04. > :11:10.speech that you will trigger Article 50? It is, this is a clear

:11:11. > :11:14.annunciation... Forgive me, but... This is the basis on which will be

:11:15. > :11:20.triggering Article 50. I'm trying to get some clarity on the process. It

:11:21. > :11:24.is interesting on this. When you come to trigger Article 50, if there

:11:25. > :11:29.is to be a vote in Parliament, we wait on the Supreme Court ruling,

:11:30. > :11:35.will that be a simple one clause Bill that this House votes to

:11:36. > :11:39.trigger Article 50? That is prejudging the judgment... We can't

:11:40. > :11:43.get ahead of ourselves. But if it is, what will you do? That's the

:11:44. > :11:48.government to determine in light of any judgment from the Supreme Court.

:11:49. > :11:53.So you don't know? It's not for me to pre-empt the judgment. I'm simply

:11:54. > :11:58.asking if the Supreme Court rules against you, which is widely

:11:59. > :12:02.expected, will you then bring forward legislation that cannot be

:12:03. > :12:07.amended? It's that the government to set that out in the light of the

:12:08. > :12:10.judgment. What the Prime Minister made clear again was that the

:12:11. > :12:15.government will be triggering Article 50 by the end of March. And

:12:16. > :12:22.in a sense, this is as good as it gets, isn't it? This is the

:12:23. > :12:25.negotiating position. It now has to go into negotiations, no matter how

:12:26. > :12:30.good, you never get everything you want. So whatever we end up with

:12:31. > :12:34.will be less than what Mrs May outlined yesterday. I think this is

:12:35. > :12:38.a really strong foundation for a negotiation. We set out clearly what

:12:39. > :12:41.success looks like. I think people can be reassured that it means the

:12:42. > :12:46.greatest possible access to the single market, while not being

:12:47. > :12:48.constrained by the jurisdiction of the European Court, while having

:12:49. > :12:52.control over immigration and those sorts of things which were so

:12:53. > :12:58.important in the referendum. I'm just trying to get a broad position.

:12:59. > :13:01.David Davis said on the today programme's this morning that there

:13:02. > :13:08.wouldn't be a single vote as the process goes on, there would be a

:13:09. > :13:13.series of fights on major law changes before ratification. What

:13:14. > :13:17.did he mean by that? I think David Davis set out clearly yesterday how

:13:18. > :13:21.this process will unfold. Parliament will have a say over the deal, it

:13:22. > :13:27.will be a vote in both houses of Parliament. There will be a role for

:13:28. > :13:31.MPs in this process. He said that there wouldn't be a single vote, now

:13:32. > :13:35.he's saying there will be a vote at the very end, but there would be a

:13:36. > :13:41.series of fights on major law changes before ratification. What

:13:42. > :13:46.does that mean? -- series of votes. The government has set out its plan

:13:47. > :13:48.to enact a great repeal bill which will bring into legislation those

:13:49. > :13:53.rules and regulations we want to continue to have effect in this

:13:54. > :13:55.country after we leave the EU. That process will itself of course

:13:56. > :14:00.require votes in Parliament. In addition to the votes which the

:14:01. > :14:06.Prime Minister promised yesterday. I thought that was to simply transfer

:14:07. > :14:08.existing European law on to British law, and then after ratification you

:14:09. > :14:12.could take your time to decide what you're going to keep and what you

:14:13. > :14:18.won't. You going to change some of these laws before we leave? The

:14:19. > :14:24.government has set out its plans to... Do you change that before we

:14:25. > :14:29.leave or not? Before we leave or afterwards? I put the idea was to

:14:30. > :14:33.move these laws onto the British statute book, and then deal with

:14:34. > :14:37.them after ratification of our leaving. Are we now saying some of

:14:38. > :14:40.that will be changed before we leave? I think David Davis was

:14:41. > :14:44.making clear that the plans the government has set out with a great

:14:45. > :14:49.repeal Bill will be carried forward and will require votes in

:14:50. > :14:53.Parliament. Your boss Keir Starmer said yesterday the Prime Minister's

:14:54. > :14:59.negotiating objectives were broadly on the right lines. We pushed the

:15:00. > :15:03.Prime Minister into making this speech, we argued for a plan and

:15:04. > :15:06.secured that in the House of Commons just before Christmas. Her response

:15:07. > :15:10.has been to provide the speech yesterday, which actually did

:15:11. > :15:11.contain the elements that we were requiring of her. We have the vote

:15:12. > :15:21.at the end of the process now... I thought it was Labour's position I

:15:22. > :15:27.wanted us to remain members of the single market? We think she could

:15:28. > :15:31.have been more ambitions to give the negotiations of the single market

:15:32. > :15:36.before negotiations start is lacking ambition. Given the spinningle

:15:37. > :15:39.market, our membership of it or relationship to it is probably the

:15:40. > :15:45.core of everything that is now going to happen. How can the Government

:15:46. > :15:48.broadly be on the right lines when it's already admitted we will no

:15:49. > :15:53.longer be members of the single market? That's the fascinating

:15:54. > :15:57.things. She said yesterday she didn't want to be a member of the

:15:58. > :16:02.single market but she clearly indicated in her speech that she

:16:03. > :16:08.wanted to have all the elements of membership that we value most. So,

:16:09. > :16:12.when we get to unravel what it is she's saying, we're finding her

:16:13. > :16:18.ambition is being broadly termed a soft Brexit but the sting in the

:16:19. > :16:22.tail is she threatens a hard Brexit should she not get the deal she

:16:23. > :16:26.wants. If she gets the deal she outlined yesterday, we can support

:16:27. > :16:31.that. We'll come on to more of that in a minute.

:16:32. > :16:38.Yesterday, Mr May said after Brexit we will be out of membership of the

:16:39. > :16:42.single market. But what else did we learn about our future trading

:16:43. > :16:49.relationship with the EU and with the rest of the world? Here's JoCo.

:16:50. > :16:52.Theresa May made clear that after Brexit the UK will no longer

:16:53. > :16:54.be a member of the single market, the group of European

:16:55. > :16:56.countries subject to the free movement of goods, services,

:16:57. > :17:00.She also said Britain will no longer be a full member

:17:01. > :17:02.of the customs union, where goods can move freely

:17:03. > :17:04.between European countries with common tariffs on goods

:17:05. > :17:10.Members also have to sign up to the same rules and regulations.

:17:11. > :17:13.The Prime Minister wants the UK to strike new free trade

:17:14. > :17:16.deals around the world, which customs union membership

:17:17. > :17:23.But she said she also wants cross-border trade with Europe to be

:17:24. > :17:30.So if the UK is no longer a member of the customs union,

:17:31. > :17:36.Theresa May suggested the UK could either be an "associate

:17:37. > :17:38.member" of the customs union, or there could be a new form

:17:39. > :17:43.She also said she had "an open mind" on the issue,

:17:44. > :17:46.suggesting the Government does not yet have a preferred option.

:17:47. > :17:52.Northern Ireland shares a border with an EU country,

:17:53. > :17:55.and so could need a hard border to carry out customs checks if

:17:56. > :18:07.That could be damaging to the peace process.

:18:08. > :18:17.Jo Johnson, what's an Osh yacht member of the union? She wants

:18:18. > :18:24.frictionless trade between the UK and other members of the European

:18:25. > :18:28.Union but, at the same time, the freedom to agree ambitious trade

:18:29. > :18:33.deals with the US and India etc. What would an Oshiate member of the

:18:34. > :18:39.customs union mean? It would be a bespoke deal for Britain giving us

:18:40. > :18:44.the friingsless deals we enjoy with the European Union. No tariffs on

:18:45. > :18:49.goods. A strong relagship with the regulatory bodies on the services

:18:50. > :18:52.side. We want to maintain that whilst gaining the freedom to strike

:18:53. > :18:59.trade deals for Britain around the world. We would have the advantages

:19:00. > :19:03.of the customs union with our ability to set our own tariffs and

:19:04. > :19:10.trade deals with the rest of the world. How will the rest of Europe

:19:11. > :19:18.react to that? It is in both sets of interests to maintain the current

:19:19. > :19:26.friingsless trade which remains -- frictionless. It is in neither sets

:19:27. > :19:31.of interests. We want to keep that while striking deals around the

:19:32. > :19:36.world. If we set our tariffs for the rest of the world, surely there has

:19:37. > :19:39.to be some mechanism by which any goods coming to this country moving

:19:40. > :19:47.to Europe, the Europeans would have to investigate that? That's what the

:19:48. > :19:53.rules of origin are. It could not be friction-free. We'll explore these

:19:54. > :19:58.over the months to come. That's the fundamental issue. The goal, as

:19:59. > :20:04.great an access as is possible to the single market whilst retaining

:20:05. > :20:08.our ab-I will toy to strike trade deals around the world. Do you

:20:09. > :20:14.accept if we get a Free Trade Deal with the EU, it cannot by definition

:20:15. > :20:21.give us the same degree of access we currently enjoy? We have to start

:20:22. > :20:24.with the status quo. It is exceptionally advantageous. We all

:20:25. > :20:30.start with the status quo. That's what it means. A strong relationship

:20:31. > :20:36.between our regulatory bodies. We don't want to lose that. There's no

:20:37. > :20:42.Free Trade Deal as good as the access we currently have? Let's wait

:20:43. > :20:47.and see. Why would the Europeans agree to that? If we have access we

:20:48. > :20:53.have at the moment, certain conditions come with that we're not

:20:54. > :20:56.prepared to pay. Free movement of peoples and capital and so on.

:20:57. > :21:00.Clearly, it will be a step down from what we have at the moment? It is

:21:01. > :21:07.just a matter of how much? This is to be seen. We want to have as fri

:21:08. > :21:11.consider, tionless trade as possible with the European Union, the ability

:21:12. > :21:16.to strike trade deals around the world. If we don't want to be a Jude

:21:17. > :21:20.Kated by the European Court of Justice but we have a Free Trade

:21:21. > :21:26.Deal, what courts would adjudicate on that Free Trade Deal? There are

:21:27. > :21:31.various dispute resolutions niches around the world which don't rely on

:21:32. > :21:36.the European Court of Justice. They'll be explored during the

:21:37. > :21:41.negotiations. There are other mechanisms available, ones we might

:21:42. > :21:47.want to create. If we had a Free Trade Deal with the European Union,

:21:48. > :21:51.on the European Union side that would be the European Court of

:21:52. > :21:58.Justice who would adjudicate? Not necessarily. This has to be thrashed

:21:59. > :22:04.out during negotiations. We do not want to be part of the European

:22:05. > :22:10.justice going forward. That's key from the referendum. How can we be

:22:11. > :22:16.outside the customs union and not have a hard border between the north

:22:17. > :22:20.and are you lick of Ireland? Again, the Prime Minister's speech was

:22:21. > :22:26.clear... She didn't explain how she could do it. She has the aspiration?

:22:27. > :22:31.How do you do it? Work closely with the republic and Northern Ireland

:22:32. > :22:37.and make sure there isn't a return of things of the past. I'm asking

:22:38. > :22:41.you if we're outside the customs union, how can you achieve that?

:22:42. > :22:48.These are the issues we'll work our way through over the next 24, 25

:22:49. > :22:54.months. All rye. Jen ise, we talked about the single market before. Are

:22:55. > :23:01.we right saying Labour would like to remain in the customs union? We

:23:02. > :23:07.would like the unincumbent trade we currently have. Theresa May says we

:23:08. > :23:12.can have all the bib fits... Sure, you accept we'll come out of the

:23:13. > :23:16.single market though you don't don't support it. It wasn't your position

:23:17. > :23:21.but you are in favour the remaining in the customs union contrary to

:23:22. > :23:25.what she said yesterday? We want all the benefits of the customs union.

:23:26. > :23:29.To get that, you have to be in the customs union. If there was a way of

:23:30. > :23:32.achieving in an outside the customs union, which is what the Prime

:23:33. > :23:37.Minister said she wants yesterday and what they promise add Nissan,

:23:38. > :23:44.free and unincumbent trade, let's look at that. It is an incredibly

:23:45. > :23:48.hard task to achieve. Right. But Labour would rather we remained in

:23:49. > :23:52.the customs union but we couldn't pursue free trade deals across the

:23:53. > :23:58.world? It would make it incredibly difficult. That is the challenge,

:23:59. > :24:03.putting it lightly, that we have. If that's Labour position, you are

:24:04. > :24:07.happy, or accept we come out of the single market but want to persuade

:24:08. > :24:09.the Government to remain in the customs union without the

:24:10. > :24:13.opportunity to receive new trade deal, that would be the worst of all

:24:14. > :24:17.words. That's not what I said. It is what Theresa May said she could say

:24:18. > :24:24.chief yesterday. We don't know how she can pull this off. It would be

:24:25. > :24:30.the most incredible feat of diplomacy if she can pull it off. If

:24:31. > :24:35.she can't, we're in a very different situation in two years' time when

:24:36. > :24:40.you look at the deal. You sound like you don't necessarily think she can,

:24:41. > :24:43.it is a very tall order. In we come towards Article 50, the towards the

:24:44. > :24:48.type of Brexit Labour doesn't want or think she can achieve, will you

:24:49. > :24:52.vote against it? We won't vote against Article 50. We've made that

:24:53. > :24:56.clear. What are you going to do? We'll hold the Government to the

:24:57. > :25:00.standards it set itself yesterday. How will you stop her coming out of

:25:01. > :25:05.the single market or moving towards that? We get a vote. One of the

:25:06. > :25:09.things she guaranteed us yesterday is a vote at the end of the process.

:25:10. > :25:13.That was a very significant commitment from the Government. If

:25:14. > :25:19.the vote is on the final deal and the choice is coming out of the EU

:25:20. > :25:24.without a deal or voting for what's been negotiated even if you don't

:25:25. > :25:28.like it, how would Labour vote? We'd have to look at what's on the table

:25:29. > :25:34.at the time. We will not vote for a hard Brexit at that point. She also

:25:35. > :25:37.said yesterday there would be no cliff edge which suggests

:25:38. > :25:42.transitional arrangements. We would be in a position in two years' time

:25:43. > :25:46.with a transitional arrangement so the choice isn't the Deal or No

:25:47. > :25:50.Deal. Which is an old thing for her to have said yesterday. It would be

:25:51. > :25:56.very have a transitional deal already in place. We can't predict

:25:57. > :26:03.the position of the UK in relation to the EU in two years' time at this

:26:04. > :26:06.early stage. Keir Starmer was asked about Labour's policy on free moment

:26:07. > :26:10.today. He said the rules will have to change. We are not seeking the

:26:11. > :26:17.status quo. Do you want free movement to change? We cant the

:26:18. > :26:24.management to be reasonable. You don't want it to end? We want the

:26:25. > :26:28.status quo. That's clear from the British public.

:26:29. > :26:30.Now, the pound might have surged following

:26:31. > :26:36.But those techie types at Apple have blamed the UK's weaker currency

:26:37. > :26:39.following the EU referendum for a rise in the price of apps.

:26:40. > :26:41.Yes, the California based corporation say they'll increase

:26:42. > :26:44.the prices of their cheapest apps, which currently set you back 79

:26:45. > :26:49.That means it'll be more expensive to play Angry Birds,

:26:50. > :26:52.a favourite of former Prime Minister David Cameron.

:26:53. > :26:56.Candy Crush Saga, Pokemon Go and Minecraft,

:26:57. > :26:59.a favourite of JoCo's, will all cost more too.

:27:00. > :27:01.Luckily, there's one premier item that will never,

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:29:03. > :29:12.Yes, Prime Minister's Questions is on its way.

:29:13. > :29:16.And that's not all - Laura Kuenssberg is here.

:29:17. > :29:23.Can Jeremy Corbyn avoid Europe? Of late, he has been going on the

:29:24. > :29:27.subjects which are the subject of day more often. It will be

:29:28. > :29:31.surprising if he choses not to go on Brexit. What angle would he go on?

:29:32. > :29:35.This is where the complication comes in. Forgive me, I've been listening

:29:36. > :29:39.to the last few minutes of the programme. It is not clear to some

:29:40. > :29:43.people on the Labour benches what their position is. What did Keir

:29:44. > :29:50.Starmer really mean when he said Theresa May ruled out a hard Brexit.

:29:51. > :29:53.People say, had she? Did she really? Where's the party's position on

:29:54. > :29:57.freedom of movement. It will be surprising if he doesn't go on

:29:58. > :30:02.Brexit. This is such a momentous time. The speech yesterday will be

:30:03. > :30:06.looked at a genuinely important moment in the tangled web of how we

:30:07. > :30:10.extricate ourselves. We're relieved you watched the programme. We

:30:11. > :30:17.thought you were too busy to do that! Nothing else. Blocked it out

:30:18. > :30:23.in my diary. Doubled the ratings in one go. I understand Jo Johnson's

:30:24. > :30:27.brother, other Foreign Secretary's been speaking about the French

:30:28. > :30:32.president? If Jeremy Corbyn were nimble he would have put it to

:30:33. > :30:36.Theresa May. Ghi us the line. This morning, Boris Johnson compared

:30:37. > :30:42.Brexit to some escape from a World War II camp. He said if Mr Hollande

:30:43. > :30:46.wants to administer some punishment beating to anyone trying to escape

:30:47. > :30:51.like in a World War II movie, that is not the way forward. Of course,

:30:52. > :30:58.that is immediately being written up as another one of the Boris Johnson

:30:59. > :31:05.gaffes like the having cake and eating it, all of that. Implicitly,

:31:06. > :31:06.some people are suggesting he's somehow comparing the French to the

:31:07. > :31:36.Germans. Now over the common. Alcohol is a primary factor in

:31:37. > :31:41.domestic violence attacks on women. Does the primers to recognise the

:31:42. > :31:44.seriousness of the country's alcohol problems and the billions of pounds

:31:45. > :31:49.of cost to the public purse and will she instructor government to address

:31:50. > :31:53.these problems effectively and as a matter of urgency? I can certainly

:31:54. > :31:56.say that I recognise the problem is that alcohol causes. He particularly

:31:57. > :32:00.referenced not just problems for pregnant women but also the issue

:32:01. > :32:05.around domestic violence and the part alcohol can often play on

:32:06. > :32:09.domestic violence and abuse. That's why when I was Home Secretary we

:32:10. > :32:11.produced an alcohol strategy, we worked on the issue and the

:32:12. > :32:19.government continues to recognise the importance of this issue and to

:32:20. > :32:24.work on it. Will the Prime Minister join me in paying tribute to the NHS

:32:25. > :32:30.staff who provide us with such magnificent treatment day in, day

:32:31. > :32:32.out? Will she also agree with me that people who miss NHS

:32:33. > :32:37.appointments without cancelling them cost the NHS a great deal of money

:32:38. > :32:42.and also take up slots which would otherwise be used by other patients?

:32:43. > :32:47.Will she consider how she might let those people know of the

:32:48. > :32:50.inconvenience they are causing? My honourable friend makes two

:32:51. > :32:54.important points. I'm pleased to join with him in paying tribute to

:32:55. > :33:00.the dedication and hard work of all those who work in our NHS. Secondly,

:33:01. > :33:06.he is right to point out that if somebody misses an appointment it is

:33:07. > :33:09.a cost on the NHS. There are a number of ways in which this is

:33:10. > :33:14.being dealt with, including in some hospitals sending out text messages

:33:15. > :33:17.reminding people of appointments and telling them how much it costs if

:33:18. > :33:25.they miss that appointment. Jeremy Corbyn. Thank you Mr Speaker. Mr

:33:26. > :33:34.Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister snubbed Parliament, and

:33:35. > :33:39.snubbed the Brexit committee's recommendations to bring forward a

:33:40. > :33:42.white paper, while at the same time describing the referendum as a vote

:33:43. > :33:50.to restore our Parliamentary democracy. This is about our jobs,

:33:51. > :34:01.living standards and future prosperity. Why will it not be

:34:02. > :34:05.scrutinised by this House? I say to the right honourable gentleman that

:34:06. > :34:13.what I did yesterday was set out a plan for a global Britain. I set out

:34:14. > :34:24.a plan that will put the divisions of last year behind us, that will

:34:25. > :34:33.show a vision... That shows a vision for a stronger, fairer, more united,

:34:34. > :34:35.more outward looking, prosperous, tolerant and independent, truly

:34:36. > :34:41.global Britain. It was a vision which will shape a stronger future

:34:42. > :34:56.and build a better Britain. Mr Speaker. Restoring democracy whilst

:34:57. > :35:12.sidelining Parliament. It's not so much the Iron Lady as the irony

:35:13. > :35:16.lady! Yesterday, Mr Speaker, the Prime Minister finally provided some

:35:17. > :35:24.detail. Can I urge her to stop her threat of a bargain basement Brexit,

:35:25. > :35:29.a low pay tax haven on the shores of Europe. It won't necessarily damage

:35:30. > :35:33.the EU, but it would certainly damage this country. Businesses,

:35:34. > :35:37.jobs and public services. She demeans herself and her office, and

:35:38. > :35:44.her country's standing, by making these kind of threats. What I set

:35:45. > :35:49.out yesterday was a plan for a global Britain bringing prosperity

:35:50. > :35:54.to this country, and jobs to people, and spreading economic growth across

:35:55. > :35:56.the country. But actually yesterday, we'll so learned more of the right

:35:57. > :36:08.honourable gentleman's thinking on this issue. What he said was the

:36:09. > :36:12.following. "She Has said will leave the single market but at the same

:36:13. > :36:16.time says she wants to have access to the single market. I'm not sure

:36:17. > :36:21.how that's going to go down in Europe. I think we have to have a

:36:22. > :36:35.deal that ensures we have access to the market". LAUGHTER I've got a

:36:36. > :36:45.plan, he doesn't have a clue! Mr Speaker, she made the threat. She

:36:46. > :36:51.was the one he made the threat about slashing corporation tax. If you

:36:52. > :36:58.reduce corporation tax to the lowest common denominator, this country

:36:59. > :37:03.loses ?120 billion in revenue. How, then, do you fund public services as

:37:04. > :37:08.a result of that? Last year, the Prime Minister said leaving the

:37:09. > :37:13.single market would make trade deals considerably harder. And, while we

:37:14. > :37:18.could certainly negotiate our own trade agreements, there would be no

:37:19. > :37:23.guarantee that they would be on terms as good as those we now enjoy.

:37:24. > :37:28.But yesterday, the Prime Minister only offered as vague guarantees.

:37:29. > :37:37.Can I ask her, does she now disagree with herself? LAUGHTER The right

:37:38. > :37:42.honourable gentleman might also have noticed that when I spoke in the

:37:43. > :37:47.Remain Campaign, I said if we voted to leave the European Union, the sky

:37:48. > :37:51.wouldn't fall in. Look at what has happened, actually, to our economic

:37:52. > :37:57.situation, since we voted to leave the EU. I say he talks about the

:37:58. > :38:01.future of this economy, I want us to be an outward looking nation,

:38:02. > :38:05.trading around the world, bringing prosperity and jobs into the UK. The

:38:06. > :38:08.one thing that would be bad for the economy is the answer is that the

:38:09. > :38:15.right honourable gentleman has. He wants a cap on wages, no control on

:38:16. > :38:20.immigration, and to borrow an extra ?500 billion. That wouldn't lead to

:38:21. > :38:29.prosperity, that would lead to no jobs, no wages and no skills. The

:38:30. > :38:33.Chancellor said after the referendum that to lose single market access

:38:34. > :38:37.would be catastrophic. A few days later the Health Secretary said, the

:38:38. > :38:42.first part of the plan must be clarity that we will remain in the

:38:43. > :38:45.single market. The Prime Minister said something about frictionless

:38:46. > :38:49.access to the single market and a bespoke customs union deal. Could

:38:50. > :38:55.the Prime Minister give us a little bit of certainty and clarity about

:38:56. > :39:04.this? Has she ruled out paying any kind of access to what she describes

:39:05. > :39:06.as a frictionless market? I can say to the right honourable gentleman

:39:07. > :39:11.that access to the single market is exactly what I was talking about

:39:12. > :39:15.yesterday in my speech. One of the key principles, key objectives, is

:39:16. > :39:20.that we negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union

:39:21. > :39:23.that gives us the widest possible access for trading with and

:39:24. > :39:27.operating within the European Union. And he talks about frictionless

:39:28. > :39:31.access, actually this was a separate point, which is about frictionless

:39:32. > :39:36.borders in relation to the customs issue. A very important issue in

:39:37. > :39:40.relation to our relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of

:39:41. > :39:44.Ireland. The Taoiseach and I and all parties are absolutely on a single

:39:45. > :39:48.page on this, we want to ensure we have the best possible arrangement

:39:49. > :39:56.that doesn't lead to a Borders of the past in Northern Ireland. The

:39:57. > :39:58.question was, would we have to pay for access to the market or not? The

:39:59. > :40:03.Prime Minister hasn't given an answer on that. Yesterday she set

:40:04. > :40:09.out a wish list on immigration referring to skills shortages and

:40:10. > :40:12.high skilled migration. Does she now disagree with the Secretary of State

:40:13. > :40:17.rural affairs, who told an employer 's conference, don't worry, you can

:40:18. > :40:23.still have cheap EU labour after we leave the European Union? The Right

:40:24. > :40:28.honourable gentleman talks about access. Yes, the whole point is that

:40:29. > :40:32.we will negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union,

:40:33. > :40:37.but it's about the best possible access for British business to

:40:38. > :40:40.operate in the European Union member states and for European businesses

:40:41. > :40:46.to operate here in the United Kingdom. It's about sitting down and

:40:47. > :40:49.negotiating the best possible deal for the United Kingdom. That's what

:40:50. > :40:54.I'm committed to and that's what this government is going to deliver.

:40:55. > :40:58.My question was about how much we are going to have to pay to have

:40:59. > :41:05.access to the market. Still no answer. Yesterday she talked about

:41:06. > :41:10.the pressure put on public services by migration. Can I just remind her,

:41:11. > :41:18.as one of her honourable friends did earlier, but at the moment there are

:41:19. > :41:23.55,000 EU citizens working in our NHS, helping to treat all of the

:41:24. > :41:29.people of this country. There are 80,000 care workers helping our,

:41:30. > :41:33.mainly elderly, people. There are 5000 teachers, educating our

:41:34. > :41:37.children. The real pressure on public services comes from a

:41:38. > :41:42.government that slashed billions from the social care budget, that is

:41:43. > :41:46.cutting the schools budget, that is closing A departments and walk-in

:41:47. > :41:50.centres and sure start centres. Instead of threatening to turn

:41:51. > :41:56.Britain into an offshore tax haven, let's welcome those who contribute

:41:57. > :42:01.to our public services and fund our public services properly, so that we

:42:02. > :42:08.do have the fully functioning NHS that we all need and deserve! I made

:42:09. > :42:13.clear yesterday, we value those who have come to the UK and contribute

:42:14. > :42:17.to our economy and our society, and there will still be people coming to

:42:18. > :42:23.the UK from the European Union, when we leave the EU. The crucial issue

:42:24. > :42:27.is that it is this government that will be making decisions about our

:42:28. > :42:31.immigration system for people from the European Union. But yet again, I

:42:32. > :42:34.say to the right honourable gentleman, there is indeed a

:42:35. > :42:39.difference between us. It's very simple, when I look at the issue of

:42:40. > :42:46.Brexit, or indeed at any other issue like the National Health Service or

:42:47. > :42:53.social care, I consider the issue, I set out my plan, and I stick to it.

:42:54. > :43:06.It's called leadership, he should try it sometime! Yesterday was a day

:43:07. > :43:12.for being bold and ambitious and I'm sure that she noted Lincoln city

:43:13. > :43:18.football club... Qualify to the fourth round of the FA Cup. I noted

:43:19. > :43:22.her recent comments about white working-class boys in university. In

:43:23. > :43:29.ten years half a million fewer males have gone to university than

:43:30. > :43:34.females. Exam result of lower -- exam results are lower at all

:43:35. > :43:39.levels. I ask my right honourable friend, when can we expect to see

:43:40. > :43:43.practical action on closing the gender education gap? Can I join my

:43:44. > :43:47.honourable friend in congratulating Lincoln city on their victory last

:43:48. > :43:50.night and say I think it was a fitting tribute to Graham Taylor

:43:51. > :43:56.that they won that match. He's raised an important point. I have

:43:57. > :43:59.highlighted the issue particularly of white working-class boys who are

:44:00. > :44:03.the group in society least likely to go to university. We are committed

:44:04. > :44:08.to making sure that every child gets the opportunity to fulfil their

:44:09. > :44:12.potential, that is about ensuring apprenticeships are as accessible as

:44:13. > :44:15.possible and I'm pleased to say that the number of apprenticeships

:44:16. > :44:20.started by males have increased this year to almost 50%. Also,

:44:21. > :44:23.universities expect to spend ?800 million this year in improving

:44:24. > :44:28.access and success for disadvantaged students. We want everybody to

:44:29. > :44:33.achieve their potential, whatever their background and whatever their

:44:34. > :44:39.gender. Shortly after the Prime Minister confirmed she wants to take

:44:40. > :44:43.the UK out of the single European market, the Scottish Parliament

:44:44. > :44:48.voted by a large cross-party majority to remain in the single

:44:49. > :44:53.European market, just as a large majority of people in Scotland voted

:44:54. > :45:01.to remain in the EU. The Prime Minister has said that Scotland is

:45:02. > :45:06.an equal partner in the United Kingdom. Does she still believe this

:45:07. > :45:10.is true, or is she just stringing the people

:45:11. > :45:14.I might refer the right honourable gentleman to my speech yesterday

:45:15. > :45:18.where I reiterated my commitment to be working with the devolved

:45:19. > :45:22.administrations to ensure their voice is heard of, their interests

:45:23. > :45:27.are taken into account as we proceed along this path negotiating our exit

:45:28. > :45:30.were European Union. I specifically references the Scotland plan. I

:45:31. > :45:35.understand the Welsh Government will produce a plan for Wales for us to

:45:36. > :45:39.look at too. That Scotland plan will be considered by the JMC on European

:45:40. > :45:43.negotiations tomorrow, I believe. We'll look at it seriously, working

:45:44. > :45:48.with the Scottish Government on the proposals they bring forward.

:45:49. > :45:56.Scotland's leading economic forecaster says, real wages will

:45:57. > :46:03.fall... LAUGHTER Tories jeering and cheering when the forecast for

:46:04. > :46:11.people's income is as likely to drop by ?2,000 and that 80,000, Mr

:46:12. > :46:18.Speaker, that 80,000 people may lose their jobs in Scotland as a result

:46:19. > :46:24.of the hard Tory Brexit plan of the Prime Minister. Does the Prime

:46:25. > :46:31.Minister believe that this is a price worth paying for her Little

:46:32. > :46:36.Britain Brexit? I repeat what I said earlier. We'll work to ensure we get

:46:37. > :46:41.the best possible deal in terms of access to the single market and

:46:42. > :46:45.continuing to cooperate in part are inship with the 28 remaining member

:46:46. > :46:50.states of the European Union. The right honourable gentleman once

:46:51. > :46:53.again talks about the possibility of a negative impact on Scotland if

:46:54. > :46:58.Scotland were not part of the single market. His party is dedicated to

:46:59. > :47:07.taking Scotland out of the single market by taking it out of the UK.

:47:08. > :47:12.Mr Speaker, this week directors of our larger companies have been told

:47:13. > :47:16.by investors to reign in senior executive pay which is too often

:47:17. > :47:21.distorted by long-term incentive plans which are too complex to

:47:22. > :47:29.manage and too excessive in their rewards. Will my right honourable

:47:30. > :47:33.friend look the such schemes as part of her corporate Government review?

:47:34. > :47:37.I'm pleased to say this Government's taken action on executive pay

:47:38. > :47:44.already giving shareholders the power to veto pay policies and force

:47:45. > :47:51.companies to Des cloy their board's pay. I want to build on that. We've

:47:52. > :47:55.pubbish Hirsched a Green Paper on how to strengthen shareholders'

:47:56. > :48:03.influence over executive pay and have greater transparency. Will the

:48:04. > :48:09.#3r50i789 provide a commitment today that no part of Great Repel Bill

:48:10. > :48:19.will be subject to ennish votes for English laws? -- lengthish votes.

:48:20. > :48:25.The honourable lady might recognise the Great Repel Bill will have a

:48:26. > :48:33.number of complex issues it will be dealing with. It will be ensuring at

:48:34. > :48:37.its heart will be the European communities act repeal. One of the

:48:38. > :48:42.issues we'll need to look at looking at that bill and negotiating our way

:48:43. > :48:46.out of the European Union is the issue of reserve matters and

:48:47. > :48:52.devolved matters. There are many aspects...

:48:53. > :48:56.THE SPEAKER: Order. Order. Members of the Scottish National Party led

:48:57. > :49:01.by the right honourable gentleman on the front bench who's supposed to be

:49:02. > :49:05.a statesman-like figure should demonstrate some calm and reserve

:49:06. > :49:09.while being answered by the the Prime Minister who was questioned.

:49:10. > :49:13.The Prime Minister. The honourable lady will know full well that any

:49:14. > :49:19.legislation brought before this House, if any part of it only

:49:20. > :49:25.applies to England then it will be subject to the English votes on

:49:26. > :49:33.English laws. May I congratulate the Prime Minister on her delivery

:49:34. > :49:36.yesterday of an historic, defin tiff, pragmatic, outward looking

:49:37. > :49:40.speech which saw the pound rise to its highest level in two years and

:49:41. > :49:46.the FTSE up today. Would she agree with me a strong and prosperous UK

:49:47. > :49:52.as she has planned, would be a nightmare for the Leader of the

:49:53. > :49:56.Opposition and the EU ruling class? I agree with my honourable friend, a

:49:57. > :50:01.strong and prosperous Britain is what we want to build as we leave

:50:02. > :50:05.the European Union. It is only a pitty it seems the Labour Party

:50:06. > :50:13.aren't interested in doing that and want to do the opposite and bring

:50:14. > :50:17.this economy down. Number 3, Mr Speaker. I always enjoy my visits to

:50:18. > :50:25.Wales. I hope to visit Wales in the future. Quite an answer as to

:50:26. > :50:30.whether she'll visit the Rhondda. I'm happy to accommodate her. I can

:50:31. > :50:37.do bacon and eggs. More importantly, I could take her to see the best

:50:38. > :50:43.brass band in the world. Or I could take her to the local food bank

:50:44. > :50:49.which is based in the closed down Conservative Club. What's happening

:50:50. > :50:53.at the moment is since 2010, the Government's closed the local

:50:54. > :50:58.courts, closed the local tax office, the DWP office and the driving

:50:59. > :51:01.centre. Now the Government's intending to close all the tax

:51:02. > :51:05.offices in Wales and centralise them in Cardiff. We feel in the valleys

:51:06. > :51:10.as if we're just ignored by the Government. Can I just beg her to

:51:11. > :51:13.change direction and start putting Government offices in the small

:51:14. > :51:18.towns, villages, valleys of this country? Can I say to the right

:51:19. > :51:22.honourable gentleman, the last time I looked, Cardiff was actually in

:51:23. > :51:27.Wales. He says we're going to take offices away from Wales but we'll

:51:28. > :51:33.put them in Cardiff. I think he might find the whole point about

:51:34. > :51:37.what the HMRC is doing is they are taking, moving from outdated offices

:51:38. > :51:43.to large, modern, regional centres. That will make it possible for them

:51:44. > :51:49.to modernise their ways of working, make tax collection more efficient

:51:50. > :51:56.and improve customer services by HMRC. I welcome my right honourable

:51:57. > :52:05.friend's speech for a global Britain. It shows you are list why

:52:06. > :52:08.enning to this side of the House. The council leaders considering the

:52:09. > :52:13.grater Manchester framework consultation responses as they

:52:14. > :52:19.listen to the people, give us better infrastructure and protect our green

:52:20. > :52:26.spaces. I thank my honourable friend for his comments and raising the

:52:27. > :52:29.issue. The con siltation -- consultation closed earlier this

:52:30. > :52:35.week. There has been a huge amount of interest from local people. I

:52:36. > :52:41.echo his comment sayings local leaders should take all

:52:42. > :52:51.representations into account. In the UK, we have 14 regional markets for

:52:52. > :52:57.electricity disprobe Ewingses. Highlanders and islanders are facing

:52:58. > :53:00.higher charges. They are an eye watering 84% higher than

:53:01. > :53:06.distributary bugs charges for London. Will the Prime Minister

:53:07. > :53:12.introduce a universal market for electricity pricing. Those of us who

:53:13. > :53:18.live in the coldest windiest place are are diskrilled against by her

:53:19. > :53:21.Government and it must end. The honourable gentleman draws attention

:53:22. > :53:26.to the fact of course geography has an impact on these matters. He talks

:53:27. > :53:31.about living in the coldest and windiest place. One of the issues

:53:32. > :53:36.that's interesting to look at in relation to Scotland is the whoa

:53:37. > :53:44.question of renewables and the opportunities for renewables. I can

:53:45. > :53:50.tell him we are looking at the impact... We are looking at making

:53:51. > :53:55.sure... We are looking at making sure energy markets in the UK are

:53:56. > :53:59.indeed working properly. I'm very pleased the Prime Minister has said

:54:00. > :54:04.she will take the necessary action on air quality to deal with the

:54:05. > :54:09.40,000 premature deaths it causes across our country every year. As I

:54:10. > :54:13.know she believes in her Government leading by example, will she make

:54:14. > :54:21.sure that all diesel cars are removed from the Government car

:54:22. > :54:23.service as soon as possible? My honourable friend is right,

:54:24. > :54:29.improving air quality is a priority for this Government. We are

:54:30. > :54:33.determined to cut harmful emissions. We've committed money since 2011 to

:54:34. > :54:39.supporting the take-up of low-emission vehicles. The

:54:40. > :54:45.Government car service is working to remove diesel cars from its fleet.

:54:46. > :54:49.It has replaced a quarter and this work conditions to remove diesel

:54:50. > :54:52.vehicles. Is the Prime Minister aware that I totally agree with what

:54:53. > :54:59.she said yesterday. It is the job of people in this... Wait for it...

:55:00. > :55:03.LAUGHTER We in this House have a real responsibility for our children

:55:04. > :55:09.and grandchildren to have a bright future. But is she aware there are

:55:10. > :55:13.dark clouds looming on the horizon in terms of intolerance, racism

:55:14. > :55:17.across Europe and the foundering and flux of many of our great

:55:18. > :55:22.institutions that have kept peace and prosperity since the last world

:55:23. > :55:28.war. I speak of the in UN, Nato and indeed the European Union. Are we

:55:29. > :55:35.fit for purpose in keeping this country safe, secure in that ward?

:55:36. > :55:39.-- world. I recognise the important issue that the right honourable

:55:40. > :55:44.gentleman raised in this area. It is pro sighsly as we move out of the

:55:45. > :55:49.European Union, the UK will be more outward looking. We want to ensure

:55:50. > :55:57.we play our part in the UN. That the UN itself is able to do the job that

:55:58. > :56:02.everybody wants it to do. Nato has been the most important bull washing

:56:03. > :56:05.in terms of maintaining safety and security across the European

:56:06. > :56:11.continent. That's why we're continuing to support Nato. British

:56:12. > :56:13.troops are in Estonia. British Forces in Poland, Romania,

:56:14. > :56:20.continuing to show our commitment to Nato. The thrust of my speech

:56:21. > :56:23.yesterday was we want a strong, strat edgic partnership with the

:56:24. > :56:27.European Union. That access to the single market, that free trade

:56:28. > :56:32.agreement but to continue to work with them on justice and security

:56:33. > :56:40.matters. Now is not a time to cooperate less, it is a time to

:56:41. > :56:44.cooperate more. Delighted the third round replay where Sutton united won

:56:45. > :56:51.against Wimbledon. The pressing issue is to be able to get into work

:56:52. > :56:55.on a day-to-day basis. Does the Prime Minister welcome the talks

:56:56. > :57:01.between Aslef and Southern to finding a solution for hard pressed

:57:02. > :57:06.commuters? As a former Wimbledon councillor, I am anot sure I share

:57:07. > :57:10.the enthusiasm for the defeat of AFC Wimbledon. On the point about train

:57:11. > :57:15.strikes, yes, I do. I hope those sitting around the table will

:57:16. > :57:19.enensure we see an agreement reached which enables passengers to get on

:57:20. > :57:24.with their lives, their jobs and not suffer the misery brought about by

:57:25. > :57:28.the strike in the first place. Can I agree with the Prime Minister and

:57:29. > :57:33.disagree with the last member about the reference to last night's

:57:34. > :57:39.meeting and AFC's results. If the Prime Minister really believes that

:57:40. > :57:44.GP surgeries should be open seven days a week, 12 hours a day, would

:57:45. > :57:48.she be my guest at a meeting against Department of Health diktat which

:57:49. > :57:54.will close a 6,000 strong surgery. Even better, could she just tell her

:57:55. > :58:00.Government to stop cuts to GP Ps Sir verieses which force thousands to

:58:01. > :58:05.attend hard pressed A's like St George's and St Helier or is she

:58:06. > :58:09.happy to see the poisible collapse of the NHS on her watch? I might

:58:10. > :58:17.remind the honourable lady, she and I sat on a council together where we

:58:18. > :58:23.tried to keep Wimbledon playing in Wimbledon other at least in Murton.

:58:24. > :58:28.GPs are part of the solution in terms of the NHS for the future.

:58:29. > :58:34.We've seen more GPs coming into the NHS. Something like 5,000 more GPs

:58:35. > :58:39.being trained and will be in place by 2020. But what we do want to

:58:40. > :58:44.ensure is that GPs are open and providing the services at times when

:58:45. > :58:47.the patients want to access them. Mr Speaker, it was quite clear from the

:58:48. > :58:52.Prime Minister's speech yesterday that she seeks to build a Brexit

:58:53. > :59:00.consensus and to bring our country back together. I thank her for that.

:59:01. > :59:03.To that end, and to strengthen the Prime Minister's negotiating hand,

:59:04. > :59:08.before Article 50 is triggered, would she please considerate least

:59:09. > :59:15.publishing all those 12 objectives in a White Paper so that we can

:59:16. > :59:21.debate them here in this place on behalf of all our constituents? My

:59:22. > :59:25.honourable friend is right. I absolutely understand the point she

:59:26. > :59:30.raised about Parliament's desire to be able to debate those objectives

:59:31. > :59:34.which I set out in the plan yesterday. One of the objectives,

:59:35. > :59:38.one of the principles was about certainly and clarity. It continues

:59:39. > :59:43.to be the Government's intention that we will provide clarity

:59:44. > :59:47.whenever it is possible and we will ensure that at appropriate times

:59:48. > :59:51.both the public and Parliament are kept informed and are able to

:59:52. > :59:59.consider and properly scrutinise these issues. Thank you, Mr Speaker.

:00:00. > :00:04.While dedicated and talented staff at the royal Liverpool hospital's

:00:05. > :00:10.A department struggle to find beds for sick people, around 135 patients

:00:11. > :00:16.are unable to be discharged solely because of Government cuts to social

:00:17. > :00:21.care. When will the Government recognise its responsibilities and

:00:22. > :00:29.not try to blame GPs for a problem of the Government's own making?

:00:30. > :00:33.There is a pressure on social care. I accept that and recognised this in

:00:34. > :00:38.this House. That's why the Government's recognised it and put

:00:39. > :00:44.improved funding through the better care fund and social care

:00:45. > :00:49.pre-September. Liverpool raced ?8 million and they'll receive ?48

:00:50. > :00:53.million from the better care fund by 2019/20. This isn't just a question

:00:54. > :00:57.of money. It is ensuring we have a sustainable social care system for

:00:58. > :01:04.the future. That's what the Government's working on. Could I

:01:05. > :01:10.commend by right honourable friend for her remarks yesterday, not least

:01:11. > :01:13.the constructive terms to the future of the EU in marked difference from

:01:14. > :01:19.others over the years. Would she confirm that constructive tone will

:01:20. > :01:24.remain as the best base for getting an agreement between ourselves and

:01:25. > :01:30.the EU and the default position of no deal will remain a default

:01:31. > :01:33.position and not the Government's default position? Absolutely. We

:01:34. > :01:38.want to get that good deal and expect to be able to get that good

:01:39. > :01:43.deal. It is right that it is through goodwill and a positive approach on

:01:44. > :01:48.both sides of these negotiations we will achieve that. I'm clear the UK

:01:49. > :01:54.wants to see a continuing strong European Union of 27 member states.

:01:55. > :01:57.We want to have a strong, strategic partnership with that Europon and

:01:58. > :02:01.continue to work bilaterally with individual states. I made this point

:02:02. > :02:05.to a number of European Union leaders yesterday when I spoke to

:02:06. > :02:09.them after my speech, we want to approach this in a positive and

:02:10. > :02:13.optimistic fashion. I believe a deal that is good for the UK, will be a

:02:14. > :02:20.deal that is good for the European Union. This week, the national

:02:21. > :02:23.auditor revealed the abject failures in the con accept tricks fiasco

:02:24. > :02:29.which resulted in thousands of people wrongly denied their tax

:02:30. > :02:33.credits. This was not one rogue contractors but a system designed by

:02:34. > :02:39.Government to pursue and chase down claimants for profit. So, does the

:02:40. > :02:44.Prime Minister agree with the Chief Executive of HMRC that payment by

:02:45. > :02:48.ruts has no -- results has no mace in our welfare system. Will she

:02:49. > :02:54.review this model or will she wait for the next scandal to hit

:02:55. > :02:58.vulnerable people? I recognise many people received a poor service. It

:02:59. > :03:03.is not the first time this has been highlighted in this chamber this was

:03:04. > :03:06.not acceptable. I apologise for the poury and stress caused for people.

:03:07. > :03:12.We have been clear about that service. HMRC will learn the lessons

:03:13. > :03:18.from that contract. They remain committed to providing a high

:03:19. > :03:25.quality service. It will not use a private sector service to undertakes

:03:26. > :03:30.tax or fraud checks again. Further to the question from my honourable

:03:31. > :03:36.friend, the Prime Minister did yesterday confirm her commitment to

:03:37. > :03:39.parliamentary democracy. Therefore, I assume she accepts the long

:03:40. > :03:46.standing convention that the he can he can tiff, the Government, is

:03:47. > :03:51.continuously accountable to this House for the policies that she is

:03:52. > :03:55.pursuing. Can she clarify whether or not she intends to make any further

:03:56. > :03:58.statements of policy intentions to this House and whether she

:03:59. > :04:03.anticipates this House having an opportunity to vote its approval for

:04:04. > :04:09.those policies earlier than two years away when the whole

:04:10. > :04:14.negotiation has been completed? My right honourable friend raises a

:04:15. > :04:19.matter that not only our honourable friend has raised but others as

:04:20. > :04:25.well. If I can simply make this point. Yesterday, my right

:04:26. > :04:29.honourable, the Secretary of State for exiting the European Union came

:04:30. > :04:35.here and answered questions for two hours. There is a further general

:04:36. > :04:38.debate on exiting the European Union matters taking place today. There

:04:39. > :04:42.have been a number of these do Bates already looking at the issues which

:04:43. > :04:47.are part of the objectives we have set. We will have to consider the

:04:48. > :04:51.result of the decision of the Supreme Court which may, if it goes

:04:52. > :04:55.against the Government, require legislation to be brought before

:04:56. > :05:01.this House. There will be an opportunity in the great wee peat

:05:02. > :05:05.bill to look at issues around the exiting the I the the EU. We can't

:05:06. > :05:11.vote on the deal until we know what the deal is. Parliament will have a

:05:12. > :05:14.vote when we know what that deal is. The Prime Minister's passing

:05:15. > :05:18.reference to the interests of Spanish fishermen in her speech

:05:19. > :05:22.yesterday let the cat out of the bag that our fishing opportunities are

:05:23. > :05:25.already on the table as a bargaining tool before the Brexit negotiations

:05:26. > :05:31.have even started. What does the Prime Minister want to offer the

:05:32. > :05:35.Spanish fishermen? I made a very simple point yesterday which is that

:05:36. > :05:40.negotiation is not just about the UK. There will be others in the

:05:41. > :05:44.European Union who will be looking for ensheering the deal we get is

:05:45. > :05:51.good for the UK and for the European Union. I have to say to the

:05:52. > :05:56.honourable lady, if she thinks continued membership of the common

:05:57. > :06:02.fishers policy is not the case and one of the things we will vote

:06:03. > :06:07.against. The people of Stafford shirt and Stoke-on-Trent are being

:06:08. > :06:11.confronted with the possible loss of emergency services in Stafford or

:06:12. > :06:17.Burton when our Acute Hospitals are under intense pressure. Would the

:06:18. > :06:22.Prime Minister agree with me and others that closing A is no way

:06:23. > :06:29.to deal with increased, real, not imagined, need. I would say to my

:06:30. > :06:33.honourable friend, the important issue is the level of service

:06:34. > :06:39.available for people in a local area. That's why the sustainability

:06:40. > :06:44.and transformation plans being published are taking into account

:06:45. > :06:47.and are being considered at a local level for local clinicians and local

:06:48. > :06:53.people to agree what is best in their particular area. Mr Speaker,

:06:54. > :06:57.last Friday I went to Blackpool Victoria Hospital where the number

:06:58. > :07:04.of people waiting 12 hours or more in A doubled last year. 100 of

:07:05. > :07:08.them aged 90 or over. Trust managers said the biggest factor is dig

:07:09. > :07:13.charging people. Government cuts erodele support for them. Will she

:07:14. > :07:18.stop waffling about her shared society, listen to her own budget

:07:19. > :07:22.watchdog saying we'll need ?30 billion from older people in the

:07:23. > :07:29.next ten years and put that money into local adult care and the NHS?

:07:30. > :07:35.Well, just looking at the figures for what has happened for health in

:07:36. > :07:41.his particular area, there are more doctors and significantly more

:07:42. > :07:44.nurses in his NHS Foundation Trust. I know what the honourable gentleman

:07:45. > :07:54.is talking about. I'm about to comment on it! But the honourable

:07:55. > :07:57.lady who is shouting from a sedentary position might have

:07:58. > :08:00.recognised he started talking about the NHS which is what I'm also

:08:01. > :08:07.commenting on. THE SPEAKER: Order. I'm not having

:08:08. > :08:12.an exchange across the dispatch box. Order. The Prime Minister was asked

:08:13. > :08:17.a question. Order! I require no help from the honourable gentleman which

:08:18. > :08:22.is of zilch value! The Prime Minister will answer and she will be

:08:23. > :08:26.heard with courtesy, including by the honourable gentleman. The Prime

:08:27. > :08:31.Minister The honourable gentleman asked me about pressures on the

:08:32. > :08:35.national health service. We are sighing more doctors and nurses in

:08:36. > :08:41.his hospitals Foundation Trust and he health funding in the honourable

:08:42. > :08:46.gentleman's area will be ?3 billion this year rising with a further 450

:08:47. > :08:51.million by 2021. In terms of the issue of social care, as I said in

:08:52. > :08:55.this House before, we are putting extra money into social care, giving

:08:56. > :08:58.local authorities the opportunity to raise more money and spend it on

:08:59. > :09:02.social care. This is not just about more money. It is about ensuring

:09:03. > :09:06.best practise is spread throughout the country. About a long-term

:09:07. > :09:11.solution to sustainable social care for the future. An issue ducked by

:09:12. > :09:17.Governments, including a Labour Government for 13 years. On Friday,

:09:18. > :09:21.the east coast of England faced threat of a tidal surge that

:09:22. > :09:26.endangered tens of thousands of homes and thousands of lives. A

:09:27. > :09:30.simple change in the weather meant flooding was averted. Will the Prime

:09:31. > :09:36.Minister join me in praising the response of the emergency services

:09:37. > :09:40.planning ahead, involving the army coastguard, the Fire Service and the

:09:41. > :09:44.ambulance and police to make sure the best possible plans were made

:09:45. > :09:49.and will she further join with me in making sure the public know these

:09:50. > :09:55.warnings, in future, should always be taken seriously? My honourable

:09:56. > :10:01.friend raises an important point. I'm happy to commend the action of

:10:02. > :10:05.all those in the emergency service, Armed Forces, and local authorities

:10:06. > :10:09.who worked so hard to make sure this problem, a change in weather took

:10:10. > :10:14.place, but it is absolutely crucial that when these warnings are given,

:10:15. > :10:17.people recognise they are given for a very good reason, because there is

:10:18. > :10:22.a concern about the danger that could take place. The efforts put in

:10:23. > :10:27.protected tens of thousands of properties. I'm pleased to see the

:10:28. > :10:32.work we have learned from previous flooding incidents, the work between

:10:33. > :10:36.emergency services, local services and the Armed Forces was much better

:10:37. > :10:42.coordinated than perhaps has been in the past. We've been able to learn

:10:43. > :10:48.from flooding in the past. Mr Speaker, in response to the

:10:49. > :10:51.honourable member for Broxtow the Prime Minister talked about her

:10:52. > :10:56.desire to give clarity around our exit of the EU. Many of my

:10:57. > :11:01.constituency yentas are paying taxes. What assurances can she give

:11:02. > :11:08.them about their future. Particularly if they change their

:11:09. > :11:11.employer or are freelancers? What I said yesterday is about the

:11:12. > :11:17.guaranteeing of rights for EU citizens living here in the UK. I

:11:18. > :11:21.want to see the rights of UK citizens living in the 27 member

:11:22. > :11:27.states being given guarantees as well. I encourage others across

:11:28. > :11:31.Europe to agree this is an issue we should look at at an early stage and

:11:32. > :11:37.as early a stage as possible in order to give people the confidence

:11:38. > :11:46.and reassurance she is looking for. ? Supporting my right honourable

:11:47. > :11:52.gentlemen in social care and the Health Service, can she endorse the

:11:53. > :11:56.confidence in our hospitals in market towns across the country.

:11:57. > :12:02.They provide a vital piece of the jigsaw in our NHS such as the

:12:03. > :12:07.Westminster memorial in stats brie? I'm sure as my honourable friend

:12:08. > :12:11.says, the Westminster memorial in Shaftesbury is providing good

:12:12. > :12:14.services for local people. What the structure of the local services

:12:15. > :12:19.should be is a matter for discussion at local level. It is crucial local

:12:20. > :12:25.clinicians agree and others agree we have a safe and secure service for

:12:26. > :12:31.people. They are provided within the NHS services they need at the most

:12:32. > :12:36.appropriate level. I accept very often we think only of major

:12:37. > :12:42.District General Hospitals and acute hospitals but the NHS is made up of

:12:43. > :12:48.different parts. Patients need to be treated at the most appropriate

:12:49. > :12:54.level for their needs. How can aband onning membership of the customs

:12:55. > :12:59.union that thaws 68% of Wales' exports, crucially 90% of our food

:13:00. > :13:05.and drink exports and supports 200,000 jobs cause any other than

:13:06. > :13:09.calamitous self-harm? What we will be doing is negotiating a free trade

:13:10. > :13:15.agreement with the European Union to get the best possible access for

:13:16. > :13:18.trade. We also want to be able to negotiate trade agreements with

:13:19. > :13:22.other countries around the world. A number of countries have already

:13:23. > :13:25.expressed interest in doing that. We want to open up, see new export

:13:26. > :13:28.markets being delivered for businesses here in the UK, including

:13:29. > :13:33.for the sort of trade that he's talking about in Wales. In the

:13:34. > :13:39.customs aspect with the European Union, we want to have an

:13:40. > :13:47.arrangement with them to have as frictionless borders as possible.

:13:48. > :13:54.Were Prime Minister's Questions comes to an end there.

:13:55. > :14:00.He began with some process about the role of Parliament in the Brexit

:14:01. > :14:04.process, saying the Prime Minister should have made the speech before

:14:05. > :14:09.Parliament rather than at Lancaster house yesterday and called her the

:14:10. > :14:14.irony lady. He then moved on to matters of substance about access to

:14:15. > :14:17.the single market. The Prime Minister through that back in his

:14:18. > :14:24.face. About how much we would be paying there, we'll come on to that

:14:25. > :14:29.in a minute. Finished up by talking about health as well. I'm not sure

:14:30. > :14:36.this took us any further forward but will go through it nonetheless.

:14:37. > :14:40.First, let's find out what you made of it. This view of those please

:14:41. > :14:45.explain to me the difference between a freak trade deal with the EU and

:14:46. > :14:50.access to the single market. No wonder people find so is confusing.

:14:51. > :14:54.Another viewer, Mrs May continues to take the best possible deal for

:14:55. > :15:01.Britain, it's meaningless to say so any substance to substantiate her

:15:02. > :15:05.statement. Another viewer says, Mrs May, not rattled by a lightweight

:15:06. > :15:13.Jeremy Corbyn but he tick-macro she was by Angus Robertson who shows a

:15:14. > :15:16.credible opposition to the Tories. Another viewer, two questions on why

:15:17. > :15:20.Theresa May didn't bring her speech to Parliament first, no one cares,

:15:21. > :15:23.cut the stuff that matter to ordinary people. There's no point

:15:24. > :15:29.asking her how much frictionless access will cost, she can't know,

:15:30. > :15:34.the question is how much issue prepared to pay. Did I miss

:15:35. > :15:37.something? I don't think it's moved us very much further forward in

:15:38. > :15:48.terms of this whole thing. What was interesting was that the Speaker

:15:49. > :15:51.called on... Them and Jeremy Corbyn have retreated to asking questions

:15:52. > :15:57.of process. Talking to somebody in that camp yesterday, they felt down,

:15:58. > :16:01.because their main argument has been trying to preserve membership of the

:16:02. > :16:06.single market. That's gone. Theresa May killed that off yesterday. We

:16:07. > :16:10.see them instead talking about Parliamentary process today. Ken

:16:11. > :16:13.Clarke asking the question that Jeremy Corbyn tried to ask but

:16:14. > :16:17.didn't quite get there. I think that's quite telling. At the moment

:16:18. > :16:23.they are scratching their heads wondering where to take the fight

:16:24. > :16:28.next. Another question that came up was the status of European Union

:16:29. > :16:31.citizens currently working here. There's a lot of uncertainties, some

:16:32. > :16:35.of them don't know what's going to happen, they would like clarity. Why

:16:36. > :16:39.doesn't the British government turn around and say, if you are an EU

:16:40. > :16:43.citizen, working here, you and your family are welcome and will have the

:16:44. > :16:48.right to stay here for as long as you want? In .7 of her speech

:16:49. > :16:53.yesterday she said as soon as she is able to do that and as soon as other

:16:54. > :16:56.EU countries guarantee the same rights for UK nationals... You're

:16:57. > :16:59.making them a bargaining chip when you say we are only going to do it

:17:00. > :17:04.when we understand the rest of Europe is going to do it. Why would

:17:05. > :17:09.we not take the high ground or, just to be pragmatic in laying the fizz

:17:10. > :17:13.of these people, who have come here to work and brought their families,

:17:14. > :17:17.just as they we hope that Europe treats are people well, too, but

:17:18. > :17:21.whatever they do we are treating you well, why went you do that? Their

:17:22. > :17:26.importance is underlined by the fact they've got their own place in the

:17:27. > :17:29.Prime Minister's speech. She said, we value the contribution of EU

:17:30. > :17:37.nationals... So why not give them clarity? So they are a bargaining

:17:38. > :17:43.chip? We've got to have the same clarity for UK nationals. Why? So

:17:44. > :17:46.you are making the EU citizens here a bargaining chip in the

:17:47. > :17:51.negotiations? It is important we have reciprocity. The same rights we

:17:52. > :17:53.want to be able to give the EU nationals are available to UK

:17:54. > :18:00.nationals living in the European Union. This line we have quite a lot

:18:01. > :18:08.from Mr Corbyn about a race to the bottom, and of what he regards as

:18:09. > :18:12.the low tax economy, low regulation. He said, if you reduce corporation

:18:13. > :18:15.tax to the lowest common denominator, I assume by that he

:18:16. > :18:22.means to the low levels you may get in Ireland, Singapore, this country

:18:23. > :18:26.loses ?120 billion in revenue. Do you agree with that? I think what

:18:27. > :18:31.he's trying to say is that there is a vision hinted at by Philip

:18:32. > :18:37.Hammond, that the UK could somehow become a tax haven off the coast of

:18:38. > :18:40.Europe. Or a low tax economy, that's different. Philip Hammond was

:18:41. > :18:43.clearly signalling we would be prepared to have a very different

:18:44. > :18:49.type of economy in this country to one that we've ever had previously.

:18:50. > :18:56.How do we lose ?120 billion in revenues if we slash corporation

:18:57. > :19:00.tax? Philip Hammond was talking about... I'm asking you about what

:19:01. > :19:04.Mr Corbyn asked the Prime Minister. What we are trying to say is that

:19:05. > :19:09.the vision for the UK economy, which looks like a tax haven off the coast

:19:10. > :19:13.of Europe, is something we will oppose. How could we lose ?120

:19:14. > :19:22.billion, if we slash corporation tax? When total corporation tax

:19:23. > :19:28.revenues are under ?50 billion? He said, if you reduce corporation tax

:19:29. > :19:33.to the lowest common denominator, not get rid of it all together but

:19:34. > :19:39.make it really low, the country loses ?120 billion. How can you lose

:19:40. > :19:43.that if it is at under ?50 billion? Jeremy says he doesn't want to undo

:19:44. > :19:49.the way our economy has functioned since the Second World War... What's

:19:50. > :19:53.the answer to my question? This is an economy that supports our public

:19:54. > :19:57.services, the taxation that pays that our public health services,

:19:58. > :20:05.that's very important. We oppose getting rid of that. The figures

:20:06. > :20:10.don't add up. In what way would be more like Singapore be a race to the

:20:11. > :20:15.bottom? If we change the economic consensus that we've had in this

:20:16. > :20:18.country, which supports our public services, it provides the tax

:20:19. > :20:23.revenue... Why would be like Singapore be a race to the bottom?

:20:24. > :20:27.There are pensions, our health services, our free education system,

:20:28. > :20:32.free health care at the point of need... Those other things we enjoy

:20:33. > :20:39.in this country. Do you know what per capita incomes are in Singapore?

:20:40. > :20:44.Per capita incomes in Singapore are $80,000 per year. They are $42,000

:20:45. > :20:50.in the UK. They've got the second highest life expense seat in the

:20:51. > :20:54.world, much higher than Britain. Unemployment is 2% -- second highest

:20:55. > :20:59.life expectancy. Why is that a race to the bottom? Singapore is a very

:21:00. > :21:06.different society. Labour says that's what you have in mind. We

:21:07. > :21:10.want to protect our public services and we want proper investment. We've

:21:11. > :21:13.had a big debate about social care, about local government, about the

:21:14. > :21:17.health service. You cannot provide those services in the way that this

:21:18. > :21:21.country has enjoyed, in the way we say we want to continue to enjoy, if

:21:22. > :21:27.you fundamentally change the economic... Would be being more like

:21:28. > :21:33.Singapore, given the statistics, be a race to the bottom? I think it

:21:34. > :21:40.would be. To have the second highest life expectancy in the world? We are

:21:41. > :21:43.a very different country. We have high unemployment and lower per

:21:44. > :21:52.capita income! We've got Boris Johnson's remarks. One of the

:21:53. > :21:58.disappointing fact is that in the last 25 years, since the dawn of the

:21:59. > :22:02.single market, it's other countries including India, that have done

:22:03. > :22:09.better at exporting into the single market than we in the UK have. We

:22:10. > :22:22.have no terrors about this prospect. I think if Mr Mr Mr Hollande wants

:22:23. > :22:27.to issue punishment beatings, I don't think that is the way forward.

:22:28. > :22:34.Actually it's not in the interest of our friends and our partners. Why

:22:35. > :22:38.pick a fight with the French President who won't even be there

:22:39. > :22:41.after May? I think it's good the Foreign Secretary is in India

:22:42. > :22:45.promoting trade deals but he's making the same point as the Prime

:22:46. > :22:50.Minister. It's in no 1's interest for the EU to reintroduce tariffs or

:22:51. > :22:59.other barriers to trade... President land isn't even running again. --

:23:00. > :23:03.President Hollande. Why pick a fight with someone who will be essentially

:23:04. > :23:08.irrelevant come the negotiations? He's reinforcing the Prime

:23:09. > :23:13.Minister's point which is that it's in Europe's interests and our

:23:14. > :23:18.interests to get a deal along the lines of the 12 point she sat out so

:23:19. > :23:20.powerfully yesterday. Thank you very much.

:23:21. > :23:23.Now, when he became speaker eight years ago, John Bercow said

:23:24. > :23:26.That foolish hostage to fortune has set all sorts of hares running,

:23:27. > :23:29.and the race is now well and truly on to replace him.

:23:30. > :23:32.Now, Mr Bercow could just decide not to stand down next year,

:23:33. > :23:34.but that hasn't stopped us fuelling the speculation.

:23:35. > :23:46.Everyone knows he does more than just tell MPs off.

:23:47. > :23:53.THE SPEAKER: The Prime Minister has finished and he can take it

:23:54. > :24:00.They'd be big non-ceremonial shoes to fill, so who could do it?

:24:01. > :24:04.An MP who's just as comfortable having a go at the PM

:24:05. > :24:11.Let me indulge in the floxiknockinhilapipification

:24:12. > :24:17.Of course, convention says the next Speaker should be

:24:18. > :24:35.I don't know what I want to do next week, let alone in a year's time.

:24:36. > :24:38.The Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle's name has also been in the frame.

:24:39. > :24:43.But then he'd no longer be the voice of the balls, the man who draws

:24:44. > :24:48.215 will cross-reference the member's name to the number.

:24:49. > :24:51.Douglas Carswell, Ukip's only MP has been cited as a possible suitor

:24:52. > :24:56.Maybe it's his ability to keep other politicians

:24:57. > :25:01.brief, to the point and, above all, prescient.

:25:02. > :25:04.If the British people vote to leave the European Union,

:25:05. > :25:06.will the Prime Minister remain in office to implement

:25:07. > :25:18.But the man most likely to be Speaker this time next year...

:25:19. > :25:32.A fizz of excitement, here in the studio!

:25:33. > :25:34.Ellie there with the runners and riders.

:25:35. > :25:36.But who's the favourite to replace Speaker Bercow?

:25:37. > :25:38.Jessica Bridge of the bookmakers Ladbrokes is outside Parliament.

:25:39. > :25:45.Give us the odds! Good afternoon. Jacob Rees-Mogg is the favourite at

:25:46. > :25:50.the moment with odds of 6-4. He is being touted as a very good speaker

:25:51. > :25:56.to replace John Bercow. That's why he's in there as the favourite. He

:25:57. > :26:00.does appeal to both sides of the party. He's been described as a man

:26:01. > :26:06.of the people which I'm not sure I get personally! I don't know many

:26:07. > :26:15.right wing Etonians who wed double-breasted suits in 2017! Then

:26:16. > :26:18.Chris Bryant, he's probably going to struggle a bit because he needs to

:26:19. > :26:25.appeal to more than his own party. He did make that gaffe about Kiss a

:26:26. > :26:28.Ginger Day. Lindsay Hoyle is obviously the main Deputy Speaker

:26:29. > :26:36.right now. He's very popular, he's got across both sides of the House.

:26:37. > :26:40.Ladbrokes are going to be keeping a close eye on him. He's not an

:26:41. > :26:46.outsider, he's not an underdog, but he's definitely the one we need to

:26:47. > :26:54.keep an eye on. Thank you very much for that. Who do you fancy as the

:26:55. > :27:00.next speaker? There's no way I'm answering that! Why not?! Offending

:27:01. > :27:04.your colleagues isn't the best way to spend an afternoon. It's hard to

:27:05. > :27:09.remove a speaker who doesn't want to be removed. We'll probably be where

:27:10. > :27:15.exactly we are now in a year's time. I surprised Jacob Rees-Mogg is the

:27:16. > :27:18.favourite? Jacob has the character to fill the role but John Bercow has

:27:19. > :27:22.been the most extraordinary speaker. He may not be a giant of a man

:27:23. > :27:26.physically but he's filled the space in the most extraordinary way. Do

:27:27. > :27:32.you think you'll definitely go? At some point! He said he would go

:27:33. > :27:38.after a certain amount of time. He doesn't have to actually go. What

:27:39. > :27:43.about Lindsay Hoyle? He is very popular, isn't he? He is, he'd be a

:27:44. > :27:46.great candidate. He has shown himself to be able to manage the

:27:47. > :27:52.really tricky big parliamentary occasions with great skill and

:27:53. > :27:57.humour. I think he'll be a very popular choice. I then understand

:27:58. > :28:02.why his odds are so low. Convention, does that mean it should be Labour's

:28:03. > :28:08.turn? I think this is up for grabs. It's a matter for the House to

:28:09. > :28:15.determine. Let's put you out of your misery and give you the answer. It

:28:16. > :28:24.was 2012. There was some great music in that film as well. Toby Simmons

:28:25. > :28:36.from Orpington. Well done! The News At One is starting

:28:37. > :28:50.over on BBC One now. Jo is going off to Strasbourg so I

:28:51. > :28:52.will be here on my own, working hard as usual as she gallivant around

:28:53. > :28:57.Strasbourg! Goodbye.