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0:00:18 > 0:00:21Hello and welcome to our round up of Wednesday in Parliament.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24On this programme: There's conflicting advice for
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Theresa May as talks continue on an interim Brexit deal.
0:00:28 > 0:00:36One Labour MP reckons it's time.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42She added jobs her redlines, DUP...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44But a leading Brexiteer urges the Prime Minister to stand
0:00:44 > 0:00:50firm ahead of the next round of talks in Brussels.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Was she apply a new coat of paint to her redlines? Because I fear Monday
0:00:54 > 0:00:59we will look a bit pink.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Also on this programme: MPs demand answers about the promised
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Brexit impact assessments.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And: a committee looks into the extent of sexual
0:01:05 > 0:01:07abuse and harassment.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09But first: good progress has been made, but there's
0:01:09 > 0:01:11more work to be done.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13That was Theresa May's assessment of the state of the Brexit talks.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16The Prime Minister was answering questions in the Commons
0:01:16 > 0:01:18for the first time since the Democratic Unionist Party,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20whose support she needs to win key votes at Westminster,
0:01:20 > 0:01:26objected to a draft proposal drawn up by the UK and the EU.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30The DUP said the plans which aimed to avoid a hard border by aligning
0:01:30 > 0:01:33regulations in Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36were not acceptable.
0:01:36 > 0:01:46Jeremy Corbyn attacked what he said was a coalition of chaos.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53Two months after the original deadline, is the Prime Minister now
0:01:53 > 0:01:58able to end the confusion and clearly outline what the
0:01:58 > 0:02:07Government's position is now with regard to the Irish border wasMac.
0:02:07 > 0:02:14I am very happy to talk about the position. It is the exact same
0:02:14 > 0:02:18decision that took in the Lancaster House speech, that I took and
0:02:18 > 0:02:22affords a speech, that we have taken consistently in the negotiations.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Which is we will ensure that there is no hard border between Northern
0:02:25 > 0:02:32Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We would do that while we respect
0:02:32 > 0:02:38the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom. And while we respect
0:02:38 > 0:02:44the internal markets and protect the internal markets of the United
0:02:44 > 0:02:51Kingdom. And those Labour members who shout how? That is the whole
0:02:51 > 0:02:57point of the second phase of the Bush Asians. -- negotiations.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03Because we both deliver this. We aim to deep River this as part of our
0:03:03 > 0:03:07overall trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European
0:03:07 > 0:03:14Union.Jeremy Corbyn turned to comments for David Davis the Brexit
0:03:14 > 0:03:14Secretariat
0:03:14 > 0:03:19the Brexit Secretary about analysis of the impact of Brexit.
0:03:19 > 0:03:25he told the programme in June that it is my job that I do not think
0:03:25 > 0:03:30about and I do not make guesses. I try and make decisions. You make is
0:03:30 > 0:03:36based on data, the data has been gathered. We have 50 nearly 60
0:03:36 > 0:03:42sectoral analyses done. This House voted to see these analyses. But
0:03:42 > 0:03:45today, the Brexit secretary told the select committee that they do not
0:03:45 > 0:03:51exist. Well, Candy premise or put us out of our misery? Due date exist or
0:03:51 > 0:03:56don't they? Had they done the work or haven't they? That is surely one
0:03:56 > 0:04:02question she can answer after 18 months.The House requested as I 58
0:04:02 > 0:04:08sectoral impact assessments. There are no 58 sectoral impact
0:04:08 > 0:04:13assessments. There was sectoral analysis over 800 pages of sectoral
0:04:13 > 0:04:18analysis has been published. And made available to the select
0:04:18 > 0:04:21committee. And arrangements have been made available for members of
0:04:21 > 0:04:26this House to see it. We are very clear that we will not give a
0:04:26 > 0:04:36running commentary on negotiations. But what we will do is work for what
0:04:36 > 0:04:40this country wants. We will ensure we meet the European Union in March
0:04:40 > 0:04:442000 19. We believe the internal market, we believe the customs union
0:04:44 > 0:04:49at the same time. And we will ensure that there is a hard border between
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland when we do it.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Well, we'll take a look at exactly what David Davis said in that
0:04:56 > 0:04:58committee in just a moment, but staying with Prime
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Minister's Questions, plenty of other Mps had questions,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05and suggestions, about Brexit.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08The clock is ticking and we need a job that keeps us in the single
0:05:08 > 0:05:13market and the customs union. To do otherwise would devastate the
0:05:13 > 0:05:17economy and cost jobs. What the prime -- with the promise to
0:05:17 > 0:05:19recognise that such a deal would dissolve the average worker
0:05:19 > 0:05:25question. Anything less will be a failure of leadership.I have to say
0:05:25 > 0:05:30to the right honourable General meant that he could use to park on
0:05:30 > 0:05:35the wrong tree. We believe the single market and the customs union.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37A Plaid MP turned to which powers would go from Brussels to
0:05:37 > 0:05:43the nations of the UK after Brexit.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47This Scrabble to repatriate powers from Brussels provides a grubby
0:05:47 > 0:05:51excuse to deny our democratic rights and we'll.What we will be doing the
0:05:51 > 0:05:54movie the European Union is grabbing powers back from Brussels for the
0:05:54 > 0:06:02United Kingdom. And that is exactly right. And following that, we expect
0:06:02 > 0:06:06to see a significant increase in the decision-making power of default the
0:06:06 > 0:06:12ministrations.The prime Minister has been unable to provide us with a
0:06:12 > 0:06:15present scenario that will meet her redlines and be except with to her
0:06:15 > 0:06:20cabinets, to Ireland, and the DUP. Is it therefore time that she either
0:06:20 > 0:06:23dropped her redlines, DUP, with the pretence that she can govern this
0:06:23 > 0:06:34country?Before she goes to Brussels, would she apply new coats
0:06:34 > 0:06:39of paint to her redlines? Because I fear on Monday, they will look pink.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43When the British people voted to lead the European superset, they
0:06:43 > 0:06:48voted to end the free movement of people. To end sending billions
0:06:48 > 0:06:51sending billions and billions of pounds to the EU every year. And
0:06:51 > 0:06:58they voted to prevent out was being judged by our own judges. By Mr,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02resell on course to deliver that? And if we have a problem, would it
0:07:02 > 0:07:06help if I came over to Brussels with you to sort it out?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09After something of a pause, Theresa May said she was always
0:07:09 > 0:07:12happy to spend time in Peter Bone's company and the Government
0:07:12 > 0:07:22was on course to deliver what the people of the UK voted for.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30Jeremy Corbyn quoted one Conservative donor.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36MPs, you voted -- voted to release the press impact studies to show
0:07:36 > 0:07:42have 58 different sectors of the economy would be affected by the EU
0:07:42 > 0:07:46-- British exit from the EU. But when the documents were released,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50they turned out to be incomplete. David Davis was asked to appear
0:07:50 > 0:07:54before the MPs to explain just why that was. And he told them that the
0:07:54 > 0:08:00impact assessments was in fact impact assessments at all.Dance to
0:08:00 > 0:08:04the question is no. The Government has not undertaken any impact
0:08:04 > 0:08:14assessments for leaving the EU. So, there isn't one for example on the
0:08:14 > 0:08:22sector?On the automotive sector. No. No map one for financial
0:08:22 > 0:08:29services? Note to all of them. Don't know to all of them. --Nadal them.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Doesn't it strike you as strange that the Government undertakes
0:08:32 > 0:08:38impact assessments all the time, on the most fundamental change, that
0:08:38 > 0:08:41we're facing as a country, you just notice of the Government has
0:08:41 > 0:08:45undertaken any assessments at all looking at the impact on individual
0:08:45 > 0:08:53sectors?The first thing to say, Mr Chairman, is when these sectoral
0:08:53 > 0:08:56analyses were initiated, they were done to understand the effect of
0:08:56 > 0:09:03various options. What the outcome would be. You do not need to do an
0:09:03 > 0:09:10impact assessment to understand that if there is a regulatory hurdle
0:09:10 > 0:09:13between our producers and an market, that they will have an impact. It
0:09:13 > 0:09:19will have an effect. The effect of that -- the assessment of that
0:09:19 > 0:09:24effect is not as straightforward as people imagine. I am not a fan of
0:09:24 > 0:09:29economic models because they have all proven wrong.And we have been
0:09:29 > 0:09:36treated to enormous descriptions of arrangements, impact assessments,
0:09:36 > 0:09:42mathematical purchase, empirical approaches, broadbrush analysis...
0:09:42 > 0:09:46And probably lots more. You could understand my members of the
0:09:46 > 0:09:54committee could feel a little bit bumpy. Because none of this is an
0:09:54 > 0:09:58undertaking it. I think what I'd be interested to know is how is his
0:09:58 > 0:10:03material action being used and shape in our negotiating strategy?I had
0:10:03 > 0:10:08not use phrases like impact assessment. That is not my phrase.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Sectoral analysis was used for a real reason. It is the analysis of
0:10:11 > 0:10:16what the sector was like.Can you just explain where, in your mind,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21this misunderstanding grows from the House and the public at large who
0:10:21 > 0:10:25thought that there were impact assessments, and yet there weren't
0:10:25 > 0:10:28impact assessments. Where did this misunderstanding come from?You have
0:10:28 > 0:10:32to put that question to the people would use the passphrase impact
0:10:32 > 0:10:40assessment. I am making a fall for myself or not correcting her when
0:10:40 > 0:10:43she was argument impact assessments. I was assuming she meant sectoral
0:10:43 > 0:10:49analyses which is the only phrase I have used. But in the debate in the
0:10:49 > 0:10:55House, I'm sure Walker made that phrase.To the Government undertake
0:10:55 > 0:11:01an assessment of leaving the customs union before the Cabinet voted on
0:11:01 > 0:11:06decisions?Not a form one.So no formal assessment?No quantitative
0:11:06 > 0:11:13assessment. There is always a judgement made on qualitative
0:11:13 > 0:11:19things, but not a qualitative one. Isn't that quite extraordinary?No.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25They are phenomenal numbers of variables in that. At the last thing
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I was at when I took you through for example, and the impact of trade
0:11:29 > 0:11:33agreements, and if I said to your fire member correctly, that the book
0:11:33 > 0:11:40trade will increase by 25% after by 40%. And that is the son of
0:11:40 > 0:11:45things... They're qualitatively different. There are three Carrick
0:11:45 > 0:11:48-- trading is being carried out by the European Union who have not been
0:11:48 > 0:11:54particularly beneficial to the United Kingdom. There've been others
0:11:54 > 0:11:58for hundreds this was when I've been much more beneficial. We have to
0:11:58 > 0:12:02make judgements about the effectiveness of ourselves in that
0:12:02 > 0:12:06upcoming relationship. The sort of judgements were taken into account.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09You are watching Wednesday in Parliament with me, Alicia McCarthy.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14Still to come in this programme, MPs continue their detailed scrutiny of
0:12:14 > 0:12:19the EU withdrawal bill. Which was EU law onto the UK statute book.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Time magazine in the United States has named "the Silence Breakers",
0:12:31 > 0:12:33women who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment,
0:12:34 > 0:12:35as its "Person of the Year".
0:12:35 > 0:12:37A decision associated with the #MeToo hashtag which sprang
0:12:37 > 0:12:39up as allegations emerged against Hollywood producer,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Harvey Weinstein.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Time's move came as the Women and Equalities Committee looked
0:12:43 > 0:12:47into whether or not it should hold an inquiry into women's
0:12:47 > 0:12:49experiences of everyday sexism and sexual harassment.
0:12:49 > 0:12:59Just how prevalent was the problem?
0:13:02 > 0:13:07YouGov did a national poll. 64% of women of all ages have experienced
0:13:07 > 0:13:11unwanted sexual harassment in public places. An additional 35% have
0:13:11 > 0:13:21experienced unwanted sexual touching. 45% had experienced
0:13:21 > 0:13:25unwanted sexual touching in other spaces.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Similar work had been carried out by the TUC.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Over half of the women polled had experienced sexual harassment at
0:13:33 > 0:13:37some point in their lives. For the 18 to 24-year-old group, it was two
0:13:37 > 0:13:40thirds of women who experienced some form of sexual harassment. This was
0:13:40 > 0:13:44all different types of sexual harassment. Some of those were
0:13:44 > 0:13:47serious assaults, some were to do with jokes and unwanted comments in
0:13:47 > 0:13:51the workplace, which is also serious by different.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54And recent events had led to surveys of peoples views
0:13:54 > 0:13:56about sexual harassment:
0:13:56 > 0:13:59It was not in line at all with what the law says sexual harassment is
0:13:59 > 0:14:05and actually some quite worrying findings and lots of things that I
0:14:05 > 0:14:09would consider to be very serious and I am sure it that Mark would
0:14:09 > 0:14:13consider to be serious crimes were not perceived by everybody to be
0:14:13 > 0:14:17sexual harassment or to be crimes and were seen as part of everyday
0:14:17 > 0:14:24life.The basic word for me is unwanted. It is any conduct that is
0:14:24 > 0:14:27unwanted. There for there is an onus on the person who is committing it
0:14:27 > 0:14:31to understand that their behaviour is either wanted or not. What we are
0:14:31 > 0:14:33trying to do then is create an environment where people who receive
0:14:33 > 0:14:38unwanted behaviour have the strength and support to come forward and
0:14:38 > 0:14:42report it. I think seeing more and more of that but it is very basic.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44It is unwanted behaviour.
0:14:44 > 0:14:51So what was to be done and how much of a role did education have?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54When we be addressing a significant part of the Republic we addressed
0:14:54 > 0:15:00gender stereotyping?I think you need to do both. I do not think it
0:15:00 > 0:15:02is either addressing gender stereotyping in schools and
0:15:02 > 0:15:05magically solving this problem, there will be no more sexual
0:15:05 > 0:15:08harassment, these boys will go on to have much more respectful attitudes
0:15:08 > 0:15:12towards women. I think it is part of a picture. I think it is part of a
0:15:12 > 0:15:16series of actions that you might want to look at and addressing
0:15:16 > 0:15:24different acts acts of -- different aspects of sexism in society. I
0:15:24 > 0:15:30think there are correlations between for instance, very male-dominated
0:15:30 > 0:15:32workplaces, making a false distinction between sexism and
0:15:32 > 0:15:36sexual harassment. I think a lot of the stuff overlaps.There was a lot
0:15:36 > 0:15:42of work on prevention to be done. We have had workshops on compulsory sex
0:15:42 > 0:15:47education but of I were to wave my wand, it would be up about making it
0:15:47 > 0:15:51more compulsory to make sure that the issues we're talking about here
0:15:51 > 0:15:55today are talked about in schools by experts but there is also a need, I
0:15:55 > 0:15:58think, to update some of our laws in this regard which might then send a
0:15:58 > 0:16:03clearer message, which might then help to bring people together to a
0:16:03 > 0:16:05common understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment and
0:16:05 > 0:16:06why it is harmful.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12And the focus needed to be on the harm to the victim:
0:16:12 > 0:16:20Sexual assault of young women over 13 is one of the highest
0:16:20 > 0:16:23contributors to sexual violence. It is trivialized but it is one of the
0:16:23 > 0:16:26areas in which we are seeing more and more reports and it is not
0:16:26 > 0:16:29always taken seriously and it is not always treated appropriately come up
0:16:29 > 0:16:33but that is on the statute books, so it is implementation as much as new
0:16:33 > 0:16:35laws, that I think we need.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Now back to Brexit.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39The independent Northern Ireland MP Sylvia Hermon has made
0:16:39 > 0:16:42a plea for the principles of the Good Friday Agreement to be
0:16:42 > 0:16:45preserved in the EU Withdrawal Bill.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48In a powerful speech, she recalled how the Troubles had
0:16:48 > 0:16:51affected her family and community.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54She said her amendment was designed to protect the principles behind
0:16:54 > 0:17:00the Belfast Agreement of mutual respect for all communities.
0:17:00 > 0:17:09I grew up not in some stately home. I grew up on a 50 acre farm west of
0:17:09 > 0:17:16the river. Very close to what unfortunately became known as the
0:17:16 > 0:17:19murder triangle for the number of people who were murdered, both
0:17:19 > 0:17:29Catholic and Protestant, by the IRA, and subsequently by loyalist as
0:17:29 > 0:17:34well. Many of our farming neighbours were attacked on tractors or went
0:17:34 > 0:17:38out to a shed and opened the shed door and there was a booby trap and
0:17:38 > 0:17:44had their heads or faces blown off. -- Hans or faces. I would say ever
0:17:44 > 0:17:48so loudly and strongly to senior members that I do not want to hear
0:17:48 > 0:17:52them or see them on television talking about pushing ahead and no
0:17:52 > 0:18:02deal. It is an absolute nonsense. It is so reckless and so dangerous. In
0:18:02 > 0:18:05the event of no deal, we certainly face a hard border and dissident
0:18:05 > 0:18:12Republicans will regard HMRC officers and other officers and UK
0:18:12 > 0:18:17border officials as legitimate targets. I do not want that on my
0:18:17 > 0:18:20conscience. I don't believe for one moment that the Prime Minister wants
0:18:20 > 0:18:25that either.The Prime Minister, 48 hours ago, reached an agreement
0:18:25 > 0:18:29which seems to show that she shared the honourable Lady's concerns,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33because you cannot have an open border without having some
0:18:33 > 0:18:40regulatory conversions, customs convergence on both sides. That all
0:18:40 > 0:18:46came to an end when the DUP vetoed it, which makes it extremely
0:18:46 > 0:18:51important that her amendment is now put in the Bill to make sure we are
0:18:51 > 0:18:57not backsliding but of course, the DUP can always, actually, rescue
0:18:57 > 0:19:05their reputation if they confirm that their only objection was to not
0:19:05 > 0:19:07having regulatory customs convergence across the whole United
0:19:07 > 0:19:13Kingdom, and they were quite prepared to raise that regulatory
0:19:13 > 0:19:19and customs convergence across the hall of the Republic of Ireland
0:19:19 > 0:19:22eight -- the island of Ireland is certainly in the interests of
0:19:22 > 0:19:28inhabitants on both side of the border.Thank you. That was really
0:19:28 > 0:19:33very interesting. But a point I will raise there. The DUP will have to
0:19:33 > 0:19:36speak for themselves and I'm sure this afternoon you'll want to
0:19:36 > 0:19:42contribute to this debate will stop can I intervene?To answer the
0:19:42 > 0:19:46question posed by the right honourable gentleman, when she said,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50does she accept as he does that is a good idea to have regulatory
0:19:50 > 0:19:53convergence and common rules between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57To give a straight answer to that, because many in Northern Ireland now
0:19:57 > 0:20:04view her as being on the side of the Dublin government.Thank you so
0:20:04 > 0:20:15much. The right honourable member for North Belfast.I was moved by
0:20:15 > 0:20:18what the honourable Lady had to say and I think she speaks for many
0:20:18 > 0:20:22people in Northern Ireland that I know and love and it is a shame that
0:20:22 > 0:20:28there are not more voices like hers calling for what, moderation and
0:20:28 > 0:20:31focus on what really matters which is peace and stability.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33But the Minister said the Government would not be
0:20:33 > 0:20:36accepting her amendment.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40The Government is wholly committed as my honourable friend have said,
0:20:40 > 0:20:46to the Belfast agreement had has accepted our commitment to that
0:20:46 > 0:20:49under international law. Nothing about our leaving BU will change
0:20:49 > 0:20:54that and these are numbered, -- members, well-intentioned as they
0:20:54 > 0:21:04may be. -- leaving Viggo.-- the EU. This he realised the signal they'll
0:21:04 > 0:21:10be sent out in asking artist to vote against us?Let me reiterate to the
0:21:10 > 0:21:12honourable gentleman that we are absolutely committed to the Belfast
0:21:12 > 0:21:16and Good Friday Agreement.As the debate drew to a close, there
0:21:16 > 0:21:20appeared to be last-minute escutcheons between a Minister, Lady
0:21:20 > 0:21:29Herman and opposition MPs. --
0:21:29 > 0:21:31discussions between the Minister, Lady Hermon and opposition MPs.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34In the end Lady Hermon withdrew her amendment.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38the greater objective is to maintain the integrity of the Good Friday
0:21:38 > 0:21:47Agreement, to make sure that they do nothing in this House that increases
0:21:47 > 0:21:51a risk of terrorism. I will not call a vote but I will accept the very
0:21:51 > 0:21:59nice imitation to table, I want a commitment from the Minister, to
0:21:59 > 0:22:04give me a commitment that the Good Friday Agreement will be preserved
0:22:04 > 0:22:08in some other form, if not today then in some other form.That
0:22:08 > 0:22:12commitment, the Good Friday Agreement, is an absolute commitment
0:22:12 > 0:22:17that we stand by all stop it will be preserved. I will work with the
0:22:17 > 0:22:19honourable Lady as I have been invited to do in order to ensure
0:22:19 > 0:22:22that the whole of this process we deliver on the principles.
0:22:22 > 0:22:28Debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill continues next week.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Now recently, MPs heard from people with disabilities and long-term
0:22:32 > 0:22:36illnesses about the problems they've encountered applying for benefits.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38On Wednesday, they questioned contractors who carry out
0:22:38 > 0:22:41the medical assessments on behalf of the Department of Work
0:22:41 > 0:22:42and Pensions, the DWP.
0:22:42 > 0:22:50The committee chair asked if they had ever met the DWP target
0:22:50 > 0:22:54for the level of "unacceptable" assessments, a target of 3%.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Is there a period where you have ever met the target?I think the
0:22:59 > 0:23:03committees have the data from the department. Our best performance has
0:23:03 > 0:23:12been prepared by percent. That has been 3.5.So you have never met the
0:23:12 > 0:23:20target.A similar question, in the last three months rolling, they have
0:23:20 > 0:23:24really lifted which means we have got some pretty stinky fingers
0:23:24 > 0:23:27coming from recent months and at times you have had dirty percent of
0:23:27 > 0:23:36your assessment, an upset but again, the same question is do you. -- 30%.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42We were clear that the contract was unacceptable and it was an absolute
0:23:42 > 0:23:47prime target and prime focus and I am not happy at all until the cases
0:23:47 > 0:23:51are deemed to be acceptable, have passed the criteria.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Back now to Prime Minister's questions, where Theresa May said
0:23:53 > 0:23:58she'd talk to United States President, Donald Trump
0:23:58 > 0:24:01over his plan to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Mr Trump will also start the process of moving the US embassy
0:24:04 > 0:24:06from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08The decision makes it difficult for the US to be seen
0:24:08 > 0:24:14as a neutral mediator in the Middle East peace process.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Israel has always regarded Jerusalem as its capital,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19while the Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital
0:24:19 > 0:24:25of a future Palestinian state.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30The recognition by Donald Trump of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
0:24:30 > 0:24:34will do grave damage to the prospects for a just and lasting
0:24:34 > 0:24:38peace settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, which
0:24:38 > 0:24:42has been British and indeed American foreign policy for decades. Was she
0:24:42 > 0:24:48consulted about this announcement and if so, what did she say, and
0:24:48 > 0:24:55bushy, here and now, unequivocally and clearly condemn it? -- will she.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I say to the right orderable gentleman that I am intending to
0:24:57 > 0:25:05speak to President Trump about this matter, but our position has not
0:25:05 > 0:25:11changed. Our position, as he says, has been a long-standing one and is
0:25:11 > 0:25:16also a very clear one the status of Jerusalem should be determined in a
0:25:16 > 0:25:19negotiated settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians and
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Jerusalem should ultimately form a shared capital to meet the Israeli
0:25:23 > 0:25:28and Palestinian states. That is, we continue to support a two state
0:25:28 > 0:25:31solution, we recognise the importance of Jerusalem and our
0:25:31 > 0:25:35position on that has not changed. Theresa May.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39And that's it from me for now, but do join me at the same time
0:25:39 > 0:25:41tomorrow, when it's environment questions in the Commons and MPs
0:25:41 > 0:25:42debate prison safety.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46But for now from me, Alicia McCarthy, goodbye.