:00:17. > :00:19.Hello, and welcome to Thursday in Parliament, as MPs and peers
:00:20. > :00:20.declare their defiance after Wednesday's terror attack.
:00:21. > :00:24.Let this be the message from this House, and this nation today,
:00:25. > :00:35.The Archbishop of Canterbury praises those who stepped in to help.
:00:36. > :00:38.There is a victory for what is right and good, over what is evil,
:00:39. > :00:44.Members of the Scottish Parliament also joined together to send
:00:45. > :00:47.And as Westminster returns to work, MPs debate how
:00:48. > :00:55.One study found that children in low income households hear up
:00:56. > :01:05.to 30 million fewer words by the age of three.
:01:06. > :01:07.But first, Parliament gathered fewer than 24 hours after the terror
:01:08. > :01:10.attack that left a police officer and two pedestrians dead,
:01:11. > :01:12.and ended with the attacker being shot and killed
:01:13. > :01:16.At around 2:40pm on Wednesday the man drove a car at high speed
:01:17. > :01:18.across Westminster Bridge before trying to enter Parliament.
:01:19. > :01:21.He was shot dead by a protection officer, after he stabbed
:01:22. > :01:24.More than 40 people from 12 different countries
:01:25. > :01:37.Anti-terror police arrested eight people in overnight raids,
:01:38. > :01:39.but believe the attacker was acting alone.
:01:40. > :01:41.MPs and staff had been locked down inside Parliament's
:01:42. > :01:43.boundaries for several hours, eventually being released
:01:44. > :01:54.When they reassembled on Thursday morning,
:01:55. > :01:57.they began with their day with a minute's silence, to remember
:01:58. > :02:01.Colleagues, in respectful memory of those who lost their lives
:02:02. > :02:04.in yesterday's attack, and of all of the casualties of that
:02:05. > :02:25.attack, we shall now observer a minute's silence.
:02:26. > :02:27.A little later, the Commons Speaker John Bercow offered condolences
:02:28. > :02:32.He said, in time Parliament would look to see a security lessons
:02:33. > :02:38.needed to be learned, but he added...
:02:39. > :02:42.Let the security personnel who protect us, police,
:02:43. > :02:44.security officers, and door keepers, be in no doubt whatsoever
:02:45. > :02:47.as to our profound appreciation of the way in which they discharged
:02:48. > :03:07.That means that this morning, the House has been able
:03:08. > :03:16.Mr Speaker, yesterday an act of terrorism tried
:03:17. > :03:26.As generations have done before us, and as future generations
:03:27. > :03:34.A terrorist came to the place where people of all nationalities
:03:35. > :03:37.and cultures gather to celebrate what it means to be free.
:03:38. > :03:39.And he took out his rage indiscriminately against innocent
:03:40. > :03:49.Mr Speaker, this was an attack on free people everywhere.
:03:50. > :03:52.And on behalf of the British people, I would like to thank our friends
:03:53. > :03:55.and allies around the world, who have made it clear that they
:03:56. > :04:09.She said the victims had included three police officers and people
:04:10. > :04:11.from countries around the world, including France, Germany
:04:12. > :04:21.She paid tribute to PC Keith Palmer, who died protecting Parliament.
:04:22. > :04:24.PC Palmer has devoted his life to the service of his country.
:04:25. > :04:27.He had been a member of the Parliamentary and diplomatic
:04:28. > :04:30.And a soldier in the Royal Artillery before that.
:04:31. > :04:48.He was every inch a hero, and his actions will never be forgotten.
:04:49. > :04:49.She turned to the British-born attacker, later named
:04:50. > :04:56.Some years ago, he was once investigated by MI5,
:04:57. > :04:58.in relation to concerns about violent extremism.
:04:59. > :05:02.He was not part of the current intelligence picture.
:05:03. > :05:05.There was no prior intelligence of his intent, or of the plot.
:05:06. > :05:18.Theresa May said the threat from Islamist terrorism was real,
:05:19. > :05:21.but the public should not be cowed by that threat.
:05:22. > :05:23.And she paid tribute to Bournemouth East MP
:05:24. > :05:29.Tobias Ellwood, who tried to say PC Keith Palmer.
:05:30. > :05:32.Mr Speaker, yesterday we saw the worst of humanity,
:05:33. > :05:36.We will remember the extraordinary efforts to save the life of PC
:05:37. > :05:38.Keith Palmer, including those by my right honourable friend,
:05:39. > :05:42.And we will remember the exceptional bravery of our police,
:05:43. > :05:57.And she said the greatest response lay not in the words of politicians,
:05:58. > :06:01.but in the everyday actions of ordinary people.
:06:02. > :06:05.The offices full, the coffee shops and cafes bustling.
:06:06. > :06:07.As I speak, millions will be boarding trains and aeroplanes
:06:08. > :06:09.to travel to London and to see for themselves the
:06:10. > :06:13.It is in these actions, millions of acts of normality,
:06:14. > :06:15.that we find the best response to terrorism.
:06:16. > :06:17.A response that denies our enemies their victory,
:06:18. > :06:33.A response driven by that same spirit that drove a husband
:06:34. > :06:36.and father to put himself between us and our attacker, and to pay
:06:37. > :06:39.A response that says to the men and women
:06:40. > :06:51.who propagate this hate and evil, you will not defeat us.
:06:52. > :06:54.Mr Speaker, let this be the message from this House,
:06:55. > :06:56.and this nation today, our values will prevail.
:06:57. > :07:04.And I commend this statement to the House.
:07:05. > :07:07.I express my condolences to the family and friends
:07:08. > :07:10.of Police Officer Keith Palmer, who gave his life yesterday
:07:11. > :07:12.in defence of the public, and of our democracy.
:07:13. > :07:14.The police and security staff lost a colleague yesterday, and continued
:07:15. > :07:17.to fulfil their duties, despite their shock and their grief
:07:18. > :07:20.for their fallen colleague, which many expressed to me late last
:07:21. > :07:31.We see the police and security every day, they're our colleagues,
:07:32. > :07:33.they're fellow workers they're friends, they're neighbours,
:07:34. > :07:36.and as the Prime Minister said, when dangerous and violent incidents
:07:37. > :07:39.take place, we all instinctively run away from them for our own safety.
:07:40. > :07:41.The police and emergency services run towards them.
:07:42. > :07:43.We are grateful for the public service yesterday, today,
:07:44. > :08:04.and every day that they pull on their uniforms to protect us all.
:08:05. > :08:06.No terrorist outrage is representative of any faith,
:08:07. > :08:08.or of any faith community, and we recommit ourselves
:08:09. > :08:10.to strengthening the bonds of tolerance and understanding.
:08:11. > :08:13.And finally, is it not best to follow the advice of Brendan Cox,
:08:14. > :08:16.the husband of our murdered MP colleague Jo Cox, who has said,
:08:17. > :08:19."In the days to come, I hope we will remember the love
:08:20. > :08:21.and bravery of the victims, not just the hatred
:08:22. > :08:35.Those who attack us hate our freedom, our peaceful democracy,
:08:36. > :08:37.our love of country, our tolerance, our
:08:38. > :08:40.As we work to unravel how this unspeakable attack happened,
:08:41. > :08:44.will he agree with me that we must not, either in our laws or by our
:08:45. > :08:57.actions, curtail these values - indeed we should have more of them.
:08:58. > :09:03.It has failed because we are here, and we are going to go
:09:04. > :09:05.It's failed because despite the trauma they witnessed
:09:06. > :09:07.outside their windows, our staff are here,
:09:08. > :09:14.and they are getting on with their work.
:09:15. > :09:17.It failed because, as the Prime Minister so rightly said,
:09:18. > :09:20.we are not going to allow this to be used as a pretext for division,
:09:21. > :09:26.This was a horrific crime, but as an act
:09:27. > :09:41.We have learned in Northern Ireland that the way to overcome terrorism
:09:42. > :09:43.is by working together, politically and in every other way,
:09:44. > :09:46.to ensure that our democratic values, the rule of law,
:09:47. > :09:48.human rights are all upheld in every way they can.
:09:49. > :09:56.We must rededicate ourselves to that in the future.
:09:57. > :09:59.This attacker and people like him are not of my religion.
:10:00. > :10:03.And we should condemn all of them who pretend to be
:10:04. > :10:05.of particular religion, because they're not of religion.
:10:06. > :10:07.If they were of religion, they wouldn't be carrying
:10:08. > :10:11.We have to stay united and show them they can't win on these grounds,
:10:12. > :10:20.A Conservative MP remembered his friend, PC Palmer.
:10:21. > :10:23.I would like to turn for just a moment to PC Keith Palmer,
:10:24. > :10:25.who I first met 25 years ago as Gunner Keith Palmer,
:10:26. > :10:27.at Headquarters Battery 100 Regiment, Royal Artillery.
:10:28. > :10:29.He was a strong, professional public servant.
:10:30. > :10:32.And it was a delight to meet him here again, only a few months
:10:33. > :10:35.Would my right honourable friend the Prime Minister,
:10:36. > :10:38.in recognition of the work that he did, and the other police
:10:39. > :10:40.officers and public servants here in the House do,
:10:41. > :10:42.consider recognising his gallantry and sacrifice formally,
:10:43. > :11:15.Theresa May said it was something that would be
:11:16. > :11:24.While the Prime Minister was still speaking in the Commons,
:11:25. > :11:26.the House of Lords held a minute's silence before the leader
:11:27. > :11:29.of the Lords, Lady Evans, led the tributes to those who died
:11:30. > :11:33.Her voice cracking with emotion, she said the horror of the attack
:11:34. > :11:37.would be felt not just in this country but across the globe.
:11:38. > :11:39.Yesterday was a shocking day, for everyone who works
:11:40. > :11:43.But what shone through has been the support and care that members
:11:44. > :11:57.And I would like to thank all noble Lords for their patience
:11:58. > :12:09.My Lords, all of us join together to extend our heartfelt sympathy
:12:10. > :12:12.to those who have tragically lost their lives, those
:12:13. > :12:14.who have been injured, and to their families.
:12:15. > :12:22.The thoughts of the whole country will be with them.
:12:23. > :12:24.Last night, as we returned home, we were very grateful,
:12:25. > :12:27.not just because of the shocking tragic events of the day, but simply
:12:28. > :12:30.because we could return home, and others would never do so.
:12:31. > :12:32.As the noble Lady said, those injured and killed
:12:33. > :12:34.on Westminster Bridge were both visitors and locals
:12:35. > :12:42.They were just going about their every day business
:12:43. > :12:56.For many, those survivors, life will never be the same.
:12:57. > :12:58.Our thoughts from these benches and prayers are also
:12:59. > :13:01.with the families of those who lost their lives yesterday.
:13:02. > :13:03.And our profound sympathies are also with those innocent victims,
:13:04. > :13:05.members of the public, who were on Westminster Bridge,
:13:06. > :13:38.and who were also subject to this senseless attack.
:13:39. > :13:41.My Lords, I would, of course like to pay tribute to PC
:13:42. > :13:43.Keith Palmer, who lost his life yesterday, an extremely brave man.
:13:44. > :13:47.And to all the police and security staff, who do so much every day,
:13:48. > :13:49.to protect all who come to Parliament, to
:13:50. > :13:52.We stand together against those who want to diminish our
:13:53. > :13:56.We are an open, tolerant country, and we will never let those
:13:57. > :14:02.We on these benches join with everyone else in this House
:14:03. > :14:05.in expressing our deepest sympathy to the family of PC Keith Palmer,
:14:06. > :14:08.so tragically taken from us as he sought to deter the attacker.
:14:09. > :14:10.We remember too, the friends and families, the families
:14:11. > :14:13.and friends of the members of the public who were killed,
:14:14. > :14:17.Including the students from France, whose visit to our city
:14:18. > :14:29.The Archbishop of Canterbury highlighted how the attacker had
:14:30. > :14:33.received treatment from the very people he had been seeking to kill.
:14:34. > :14:37.Where we do what is right, where we behave properly,
:14:38. > :14:42.where that generosity and extraordinary sense of duty that
:14:43. > :14:47.leads people to treat a terrorist is shown,
:14:48. > :14:53.where that bravery of someone like PC Keith Palmer is demonstrated,
:14:54. > :14:56.that there is a victory for what is right and good, over
:14:57. > :15:06.That is shown not just in our expression of values,
:15:07. > :15:09.but in our practises which define those values.
:15:10. > :15:15.And that is the mood we must show in the future.
:15:16. > :15:19.The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Justin Welby.
:15:20. > :15:20.You're watching Thursday in Parliament
:15:21. > :15:34.At the start of the day and after the one-minute silence,
:15:35. > :15:36.MPs returned to work and questions and on international trade.
:15:37. > :15:40.The Secretary of State, Dr Liam Fox, was asked about
:15:41. > :15:44.the World Trade Organisation's trade facilitation agreement.
:15:45. > :15:46.This was agreed in Bali and came into force last month.
:15:47. > :15:49.It is intended to cut red tape and speed up imports and
:15:50. > :16:02.This is a very significant event. Once fully implemented the agreement
:16:03. > :16:05.could add ?70 billion to the global economy and of this we expect the
:16:06. > :16:11.benefit to the UK of up to ?1 billion. We don't want to fall back
:16:12. > :16:16.on WTO rules but if we did what would happen to airlines, digital
:16:17. > :16:21.data flows and trading services if we had to do that? There is a
:16:22. > :16:25.difference between some of the agreements mentioned which are
:16:26. > :16:29.bilateral agreements and WTO tariffs which largely apply to goods. What
:16:30. > :16:33.we hope that we'll get a full and comprehensive agreement with our
:16:34. > :16:36.European Union partners across all of these sectors he mentions so that
:16:37. > :16:42.we will see no interruption to business as we have it today. For
:16:43. > :16:47.well over a century the UK has never had security of supply and has
:16:48. > :16:52.relied on imports. What, then, will WTO tariffs of up to 40% do for
:16:53. > :16:57.hard-working families already squeezed by Tory government
:16:58. > :17:00.policies? The honourable gentleman, perhaps unintentionally, raises an
:17:01. > :17:04.important point which is that where we have genuinely free trade, that
:17:05. > :17:10.benefits consumers, and where we can have, in open global trading
:17:11. > :17:14.environment it is likely to make the incomes of those particularly on low
:17:15. > :17:18.incomes go further and we should welcome an open trading environment
:17:19. > :17:22.which I hope the party opposite does. Now that the Secretary of
:17:23. > :17:25.State has revealed to the Sun newspaper 's plans for a trade bill
:17:26. > :17:28.in the Queen's speech will he do Parliament called issy are
:17:29. > :17:32.publishing a trade white paper that sets out clearly what markets he
:17:33. > :17:37.wishes to liberalise, what measures he will take in future trade
:17:38. > :17:41.agreements to protect and enhance International Labour Organisation
:17:42. > :17:44.principles, sustainable development, human rights, environmental
:17:45. > :17:48.protection, intellectual property rights, food standards and future
:17:49. > :17:53.options on state owned enterprises and ability to nationalise
:17:54. > :17:57.particular enterprises. If he develops a full and consultative
:17:58. > :18:02.international trade policy, and dialogue that are backed by a clear
:18:03. > :18:04.and strategic plan. Should the government intend to introduce
:18:05. > :18:08.legislation on this issue in the Queen's speech then clearly, we
:18:09. > :18:14.would want to have a consultative process so that stakeholders would
:18:15. > :18:16.be able to make their views known. It is important that we do that in a
:18:17. > :18:19.very collegiate way. A former Education Secretary has
:18:20. > :18:22.told MPs that some British parents are more interested in taking
:18:23. > :18:24.their children to Disneyland Nicky Morgan was speaking
:18:25. > :18:28.in a debate on social mobility opened by
:18:29. > :18:30.Labour's Lucy Powell. In today's
:18:31. > :18:32.context, social mobility is about everyone being able
:18:33. > :18:35.to make economic progress. Unconfined by the disadvantages
:18:36. > :18:40.they begin with. With Brexit, automation,
:18:41. > :18:47.digitalisation, and huge changes to work,
:18:48. > :18:49.this is going to get harder She said the gap between rich
:18:50. > :18:53.and poor children By the age of five,
:18:54. > :18:56.children from disadvantaged backgrounds are already
:18:57. > :19:02.far behind their peers. With the developmental gap as much
:19:03. > :19:04.as 15 months between those from advantaged
:19:05. > :19:06.and disadvantaged backgrounds. One study found that
:19:07. > :19:13.children in low-income households hear up to 30 million
:19:14. > :19:19.fewer words by the age of three. Than those in their
:19:20. > :19:20.better-off peers. A former Education Secretary
:19:21. > :19:22.pointed to the different It always struck me
:19:23. > :19:27.when I was Secretary of State. That, around the world,
:19:28. > :19:30.there are young people and their families
:19:31. > :19:33.fighting for education this country, parents who are
:19:34. > :19:39.fighting to take their kids to That just tells me that, actually,
:19:40. > :19:42.parents aren't giving education the importance in
:19:43. > :19:45.everybody's lives that it should be. And she was critical
:19:46. > :19:46.of the government's plan to allow for the expansion
:19:47. > :19:56.of grammar schools. We don't live in a world
:19:57. > :19:58.where we only need the top 20% or 30%
:19:59. > :20:00.to be highly skilled. We need everyone to have access
:20:01. > :20:03.to a knowledge- rich, And a renewed battle
:20:04. > :20:05.over selection does distract from what is
:20:06. > :20:09.needed in our education system to deal with
:20:10. > :20:13.demands of the 21st-century labour market to give everyone a chance
:20:14. > :20:15.to close social divisions, and to build a consistently
:20:16. > :20:18.A former Deputy Prime Minister also condemned
:20:19. > :20:25.He quoted an article in the Times Education
:20:26. > :20:28.In no other sector would this be acceptable.
:20:29. > :20:31.If the Minister for health proposed to increase state
:20:32. > :20:36.funding for homoeopathy on the basis that it did wonders for his uncle's
:20:37. > :20:38.irritable bowel, back in the 1970s, and must therefore be right
:20:39. > :20:42.for everyone today, there would be an uproar.
:20:43. > :20:44.This is a precise metaphor for the expansion
:20:45. > :20:51.of grammar schools. It is educational homoeopathy.
:20:52. > :20:58.The minister said the government wanted to harness all expertise.
:20:59. > :21:00.Whether it is universities, independent schools, whether it is
:21:01. > :21:03.faith schools, whether it is outstanding comprehensive schools,
:21:04. > :21:05.or whether it is selective schools, to make sure that we have
:21:06. > :21:08.more good school places. That is what we are seeking to do.
:21:09. > :21:10.And there are still problems we have to address.
:21:11. > :21:13.According to the Sutton Trust, just 53% of high ability children
:21:14. > :21:15.eligible for the Pupil Premium take triple science GCSEs.
:21:16. > :21:18.Versus 69% of non-free school meal children.
:21:19. > :21:21.And 20% of high ability free school meal children
:21:22. > :21:23.are at schools where triple science isn't even offered.
:21:24. > :21:25.Those are the issues that we are trying to
:21:26. > :21:30.address, and we are leaving no stone unturned.
:21:31. > :21:32.Now, let's return to the terror attacks
:21:33. > :21:37.The Scottish Parliament had been halfway through a debate
:21:38. > :21:41.on a motion that, if approved, would have given First Minister
:21:42. > :21:43.Nicola Sturgeon the authority to begin negotiations
:21:44. > :21:48.As the scale of the attack at Westminster became clear,
:21:49. > :21:51.MSPs decided to suspend their debates.
:21:52. > :22:01.In a show of solidarity, MSPs also held a minutes silence at 9:33am,
:22:02. > :22:10.And they used their weekly round of First Minister's Questions
:22:11. > :22:12.to join in tributes to those killed and injured,
:22:13. > :22:18.We know that, at times like these, it can be all too easy to look
:22:19. > :22:22.It is important, therefore, that we are very clear about this.
:22:23. > :22:25.Acts of terrorism are not the responsibility of any one faith
:22:26. > :22:30.The only people to blame for acts of terrorism are the individuals
:22:31. > :22:40.Let me end by echoing and endorsing the words of the Prime Minister.
:22:41. > :22:43.Terrorists seek to undermine our values and destroy our way of life.
:22:44. > :22:52.Yesterday, a coward killed three innocent people and injured many
:22:53. > :22:54.more, in an attempt to attack the symbol
:22:55. > :23:01.His attack on our values failed, as he died while the paramedics
:23:02. > :23:06.demonstrated what a civil society is by trying to save him.
:23:07. > :23:12.And his attack on our freedom will fail again today as we show
:23:13. > :23:14.as we show our resolve by returning to work and getting
:23:15. > :23:20.We know from the Prime Minister's statement just one hour ago
:23:21. > :23:22.that those injured yesterday were British, French, Romanian,
:23:23. > :23:27.South Korean, Greek, German, Polish and Irish.
:23:28. > :23:30.London is an open and multicultural city, home to people of all faiths
:23:31. > :23:34.and from many different and diverse nations.
:23:35. > :23:37.A city that last year elected Europe's first Muslim mayor.
:23:38. > :23:39.So no matter the religion, nationality or identity
:23:40. > :23:44.of the attacker or those arrested earlier this morning,
:23:45. > :23:50.this cannot and must not turn into a war on any one community.
:23:51. > :23:53.The lasting injury that some people wish to inflict upon us
:23:54. > :23:59.all is to destroy the empathy and solidarity which our society
:24:00. > :24:02.depends upon, so we must all be united in expressing and building
:24:03. > :24:05.that empathy and solidarity, in particular, challenging those
:24:06. > :24:08.who would seek to blame, stigmatise and alienate people
:24:09. > :24:16.For four years I would walk over Kennington Road
:24:17. > :24:21.I would look up to Big Ben and then down the Thames.
:24:22. > :24:23.Dodging past the tourists taking pictures of this iconic scene,
:24:24. > :24:30.I would descend the steps and into the Palace of Westminster.
:24:31. > :24:39.Nodding at the police officer, who would nod in return.
:24:40. > :24:44.I don't think I would be able to walk that route again
:24:45. > :24:48.without thinking of the people run over, the woman in the river,
:24:49. > :24:53.The three people who died, perhaps some while tourists
:24:54. > :24:58.The officer who stood to defend democracy,
:24:59. > :25:10.But I do want to be free to walk that route again.
:25:11. > :25:11.Getting the balance right between security and freedom
:25:12. > :25:18.Does the First Minister agree with me that we must act,
:25:19. > :25:23.based on security, expertise, evidence and intelligence,
:25:24. > :25:28.Nicola Sturgeon said she agreed very strongly
:25:29. > :25:37.And that's it from me, but do join me on Friday night at 11pm for
:25:38. > :25:46.a round-up of an extraordinary week here at Westminster.
:25:47. > :25:48.For now, from me, Alicia McCarthy, goodbye.