0:00:11 > 0:00:15Hello, good morning. This is Breakfast with Steph McGovern and
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Louise Minchin. Growing division within the Conservative Party over
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Brexit as Theresa May is urged to sling out so-called hard Brexiteers.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28The Conservative MP and Remain campaigner Anna Soubry is said the
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Cabinet were in hock to the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson,
0:00:32 > 0:00:36who she said weren't proper conservatives.
0:00:36 > 0:00:48It's about time Theresa May stood up to them and slung them out.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Good morning, it's Tuesday the sixth of February. Also on the programme
0:00:57 > 0:01:00this morning, on a new fight for justice by the relatives of the
0:01:00 > 0:01:05soldiers killed in the IRA Hyde Park bombing 35 years ago.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10They've been granted legal aid for a civil action against one of the
0:01:10 > 0:01:15suspects. The value of some of the world's companies has been falling
0:01:15 > 0:01:18overnight as global stock markets take a tumble.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23In sport, the pressure is mounting on Josie manager Antonio Conte. His
0:01:23 > 0:01:28side suffered the biggest defeat of their season as Watford beat them
0:01:28 > 0:01:324-1. -- Chelsea. 100 years since the first women got the vote we
0:01:32 > 0:01:36celebrate the achievements of those who campaigned to make it happen.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41As debate over gender equality and at attitudes towards women are in
0:01:41 > 0:01:46sharp focus today, we look at how Son, society has changed or not over
0:01:46 > 0:01:48the past century.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Charlotte was six years old when I went back to work and I really felt
0:01:52 > 0:01:55I was missing out.Having paid maternity leave and having flexible
0:01:55 > 0:01:59hours means as a woman in the workplace I can achieve.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04We would like to hear from you as well, is there one woman in your
0:02:04 > 0:02:08life that inspires you? Let us know. Carol certainly does, she has the
0:02:08 > 0:02:12weather from the Westminster Hall were the first mass signature
0:02:12 > 0:02:15petition for women's Botes was handed over.
0:02:15 > 0:02:191500 women signed the petition from across the country and abroad as
0:02:19 > 0:02:23well from British women leading to copious debates in the House of
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Commons and the women having the right to vote. Westminster Hall is
0:02:26 > 0:02:36quite stunning but it is cold, cold outside as well, a hard frost, snow
0:02:36 > 0:02:39in the forecast but also some sunshine. Will tell you where in 15
0:02:39 > 0:02:39minutes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44First, our main story. The Conservative MP and leading Remain
0:02:44 > 0:02:49campaigner Anna Soubry has called Theresa May to sling out hard
0:02:49 > 0:02:56Brexiteers in the party. She said the front bench was in hock to 35
0:02:56 > 0:02:59ideological Remain supporters. In an interview with Newsnight she said
0:02:59 > 0:03:03she wouldn't stay in a party taken over by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg
0:03:03 > 0:03:05and Boris Johnson.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Eleanor Garnier is in Westminster for us this morning. Morning,
0:03:09 > 0:03:15Eleanor, more division in the party over Brexit again?Europe is an
0:03:15 > 0:03:17issue that's divided the Conservative Party for decades and
0:03:17 > 0:03:22actually ever since that referendum result the Remain campaigner Anna
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Soubry has spoken out very passionately about Brexit, but I do
0:03:25 > 0:03:29think she has gone a step further this time, saying she's going to
0:03:29 > 0:03:34threaten to quit the party if Theresa May does not stand up to the
0:03:34 > 0:03:38hard ideological Brexiteers in the Conservative Party.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43They're not the Tory party that I joined 40 years ago, and it's about
0:03:43 > 0:03:49time Carizza stood up to them and slung them out, because they've
0:03:49 > 0:03:52taken down major Anne Cameron, two great leaders, neither of whom stood
0:03:52 > 0:03:59up to them. If it comes to it I'm not going to stay in a party that's
0:03:59 > 0:04:03been taken over by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07they're not proper Conservatives. If that means leave the party, formed
0:04:07 > 0:04:12some sort of alliance, I don't know, but we just simply cannot go on like
0:04:12 > 0:04:18this any longer. Something is going to have to give because it if it
0:04:18 > 0:04:22doesn't, not only will we get Jacob Rees-Mogg as our Prime Minister, we
0:04:22 > 0:04:25will get a devastating hard Brexit that will cause damage to our
0:04:25 > 0:04:29economy for decades to come.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Brexiteers will say they're arguing for what they believe is in the best
0:04:33 > 0:04:38interests of the country. In fact a former Tory Chancellor, Lord Lamont,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42said Anna Soubry was being quite ridiculous. I think all this
0:04:42 > 0:04:46demonstrates the huge task Theresa May has to keep the Conservative
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Party united over Brexit. Remember, this is a crucial week, the Prime
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Minister is going to try to coax her most senior ministers to form some
0:04:55 > 0:04:58kind of consensus on the government's negotiating position
0:04:58 > 0:05:03with the EU.Eleanor, thanks for your time, see you in a bit.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08Relatives of the victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing have been
0:05:08 > 0:05:13granted legal aid for a civil action against a suspect. A prosecution
0:05:13 > 0:05:17case against the convicted IRA member John Downey collapsed at the
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Old Bailey four years ago because he had a so called on the run letter
0:05:22 > 0:05:24telling him he was no longer a wanted man. Frankie McCamley has
0:05:24 > 0:05:29more.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33July, 1982. For soldiers of the Royal Household Cavalry died and
0:05:33 > 0:05:37dozens more were injured when an IRA car bomb was detonated outside
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Buckingham Palace. More than 30 years later, John Downey was charged
0:05:42 > 0:05:46with their murder, but the case collapsed after it emerged he'd been
0:05:46 > 0:05:50given a so called on the run letter, a guaranteed he could not be
0:05:50 > 0:05:56prosecuted. The 66-year-old denied murder and conspiring to cause the
0:05:56 > 0:06:02the explosion. The then Prime Minister David Cameron said Mr
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Downie should never have been given such assurances, describing it as a
0:06:06 > 0:06:11dreadful mistake. Now the Legal Aid Agency has decided to provide
0:06:11 > 0:06:15funding to the families of the victims which will allow them to
0:06:15 > 0:06:20begin civil action. The move has been welcomed by some who hope this
0:06:20 > 0:06:25could be an opportunity to solve one of the most significant IRA bombings
0:06:25 > 0:06:29during the decades of violence that became known as the Troubles.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Frankie McCamley, BBC News.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36The value of some of the world's biggest companies has been falling
0:06:36 > 0:06:40overnight as global stock markets take a tumble. The US stock market
0:06:40 > 0:06:45index, the Dow Jones, has fallen by over 1000 points on its biggest
0:06:45 > 0:06:50one-day fall in history and in Asia, Japan's Nikkei index was down by
0:06:50 > 0:06:57more than 4%. Here's our North America correspondent Yogita Limaye.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02This trading floor saw its worst day since the financial crisis. After
0:07:02 > 0:07:06months of hitting record highs, US stocks went into freefall. The
0:07:06 > 0:07:12trigger? Wage growth has been faster than expected, sparking fears that
0:07:12 > 0:07:16there will be a rise in interest rates. Certainly not what this man
0:07:16 > 0:07:21would have wanted on his first day in office. Girona Powell took over
0:07:21 > 0:07:25as the chair of the American central bank, the body that makes decisions
0:07:25 > 0:07:33about interest rates. And it was bad news for this man too. President
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the massive gains made by
0:07:36 > 0:07:41financial markets in the past year. But addressing factory workers in
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Ohio as stocks plunged, this was one record he chose not to speak about.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50The White House has said the president is focused on long-term
0:07:50 > 0:07:54fundamentals, which remain exceptionally strong. And many on
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Wall Street say there's no meat for alarm just yet.People are taking
0:07:59 > 0:08:05profits after an historic climb, its required in there, very orderly, no
0:08:05 > 0:08:08panic so I must lead to think there's much to panic about.That
0:08:08 > 0:08:12could spell relief for people here in the US and around the world. But
0:08:12 > 0:08:17with a slide like this, it's hard to predict when it might end. Yogita
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Limaye, BBC News, New York.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24There's a call this morning for easy cigarettes to be given on the NHS
0:08:24 > 0:08:29because they're an excellent way to help smokers quit. Public Health
0:08:29 > 0:08:33England said vaping poses only a small fraction of the risk of
0:08:33 > 0:08:37smoking tobacco. Our health reporter Michelle Roberts has more.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40They've helped tens of thousands of people quit smoking,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43but currently in the UK, people have to buy e-cigarettes,
0:08:43 > 0:08:44unlike nicotine patches and gum.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Public Health England wants that to change
0:08:46 > 0:08:47and for doctors to start giving
0:08:47 > 0:08:49e-cigarettes to patients on prescription.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52The latest evidence reviewed showed that although vaping is not entirely
0:08:52 > 0:08:54risk-free, it's much better than smoking.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57They say e-cigarettes are 95% safer than most cigarettes as they do not
0:08:57 > 0:09:00have most of the toxic chemicals found in smoke.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02They estimate e-cigarettes help the least 20,000 people successfully
0:09:02 > 0:09:10quit per year.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Despite their popularity, around 40% of smokers have
0:09:17 > 0:09:18not tried them.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Experts say the evidence
0:09:20 > 0:09:21in favour is so compelling, smokers
0:09:21 > 0:09:24who want to quit should not wait for free prescriptions
0:09:24 > 0:09:29for trying e-cigarettes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31We're confident they're substantially less harmful
0:09:31 > 0:09:38than cigarette smoking,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40so we recommend for those struggling to stop, try e-cigarettes,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44that might help them to stop smoking, which would be the best
0:09:44 > 0:09:46thing they could do for their health.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47In the meantime, Public Health
0:09:47 > 0:09:48England suggests hospitals start selling
0:09:48 > 0:09:50e-cigarettes to patients and change smoking shelters
0:09:50 > 0:09:51into vaping lounges.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56But they also warn that non-smokers shouldn't start vaping.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Michelle Roberts, BBC News.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06The UK's roads are among some of the most heavily congested in the world
0:10:06 > 0:10:10according to the largest ever study of global traffic conditions.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Researchers say London is the seventh most gridlocked city and the
0:10:14 > 0:10:18UK as a whole is in the top ten. Charlotte Gallagher reports.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23It's estimated that we wasted around 31 hours stuck in rush-hour traffic
0:10:23 > 0:10:29last year. That extra time behind the wheel isn't just annoying, it's
0:10:29 > 0:10:34costing drivers more than £1000 annually, not Justin Westhoff fuel
0:10:34 > 0:10:38but also because some household goods are becoming more expensive as
0:10:38 > 0:10:43high of rating fees are passed onto consumers. And under and is Europe's
0:10:43 > 0:10:48second most congested city after Moscow with drivers spending around
0:10:48 > 0:10:5474 hours, the equivalent of three days, in traffic jams. Manchester,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Birmingham, Luton and Edinburgh have also been singled out as gridlock
0:10:57 > 0:11:04hotspots. The company that carried out the research said the cost to
0:11:04 > 0:11:09the UK economy is astonishing and Britain's busy roads are affecting
0:11:09 > 0:11:12individuals and businesses.It's really a big concern because
0:11:12 > 0:11:16ultimately this means there is a decreasing productivity from the
0:11:16 > 0:11:20business side, but also quite a big cost is being passed on down to the
0:11:20 > 0:11:23driver, whether that's true direct costs like fuel wasted in traffic or
0:11:23 > 0:11:29the time you're losing, there's also cost on businesses that gets passed
0:11:29 > 0:11:32back down to households.The Department for Transport said it is
0:11:32 > 0:11:37investing £23 billion on road schemes that will help cut
0:11:37 > 0:11:40congestion and it's giving local councils record amounts of funding
0:11:40 > 0:11:45to upgrade roads. Charlotte Gallagher, BBC News.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50The British-born actor John Mahoney, who played one of TV's most popular
0:11:50 > 0:11:56on-screen dads, has died in Chicago aged 77. He was famous for his role
0:11:56 > 0:12:00as Martin Crane in the US sitcom Frasier playing a grumpy down to
0:12:00 > 0:12:05earth retired policeman who outwitted his two pretentious sons,
0:12:05 > 0:12:10Frasier and Niles. The role earned him two Emmy and two Golden Globe
0:12:10 > 0:12:11nominations.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15A visually impaired man who is scared of dogs is to be the first
0:12:15 > 0:12:19person in the UK to receive an officially recognised guide horse.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Have a look at this, this is big B, an American miniature who's going to
0:12:24 > 0:12:30be working with the BBC journalist Salim Patel who is registered blind.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Yesterday Digby came into our studios and like the rest of us on
0:12:34 > 0:12:38our first day, he had to have a security check, that's what we get
0:12:38 > 0:12:44every morning. He had to have his photo! He has a full on pass with
0:12:44 > 0:12:54pass with a LAN yard! The excitement in our office knows no bounds.
0:12:54 > 0:13:00in our office knows no bounds. You can't see him in person, can you? We
0:13:00 > 0:13:05work on the second floor, we have to go up in a lift, genuine excitement.
0:13:05 > 0:13:12Really great for her to give him that capability to work.Cannot wait
0:13:12 > 0:13:20to see the horse. The smell is what I'm interested in.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I'm interested in. Doesn't he is now lovely? Honestly.Not all aspects of
0:13:24 > 0:13:29them, though! He is very cute. Can we all get one?I don't think there
0:13:29 > 0:13:34is space in the office.What a shame!The main event from last
0:13:34 > 0:13:39night, see what I did there, this man behind you, that photo sums it
0:13:39 > 0:13:44up, Antonio Conte is not happy. The pressure has been mounting on him
0:13:44 > 0:13:49for quite some time but when you think back, just last season he won
0:13:49 > 0:13:53the championship and again here we are talking about another manager up
0:13:53 > 0:13:56against it, potentially losing his job based of course on last night's
0:13:56 > 0:14:02performance. After losing to Bournemouth 3-0 last week...
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Last night his future is looking uncertain after his side were
0:14:07 > 0:14:10thrashed 4-1 by Watford last night. The hosts scored three goals in the
0:14:10 > 0:14:15last seven minutes of that game in what was Chelsea's worst defeat of
0:14:15 > 0:14:16the season.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace the injured
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Ben Youngs ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match with Wales. Youngs has
0:14:24 > 0:14:28a knee ligament injury, ruling him out of the entire tournament.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32England and Great Britain goalkeeper Maddie Hinch has been named yet
0:14:32 > 0:14:39again as the best female goalkeeper in the world. She was one of the
0:14:39 > 0:14:43heroes of the Team GB gold winning team in Rio and it's the second
0:14:43 > 0:14:46consecutive year she has claimed the award at the awards in Berlin.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Formula 1 says grid girls will be replaced by children from the start
0:14:50 > 0:14:54of this season. The grid kids will be selected from young drivers
0:14:54 > 0:14:57already in the junior categories of motor racing to inspire the next
0:14:57 > 0:14:58generation of racers.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Love that story
0:15:00 > 0:15:08Love that story, can't wait to get to see the grid kids!
0:15:10 > 0:15:14You can see on the front of the Financial Times, lots of analysis of
0:15:14 > 0:15:19what's going on in the stock markets at the moment. Across the world, we
0:15:19 > 0:15:25saw the Dow Jones see its biggest fall in points for some time, about
0:15:25 > 0:15:294%, and obviously when one market goes, it spooks the rest of them,
0:15:29 > 0:15:35so, when the US markets closed, the Asian markets open, so we've seen a
0:15:35 > 0:15:38fall overnight. In other words, the value of some of the biggest
0:15:38 > 0:15:42companies has fallen, because of concerns with what's happened with
0:15:42 > 0:15:46things like interest rates around the world, and inflationary
0:15:46 > 0:15:50pressures. We'll have another look at the stock
0:15:50 > 0:15:54market here when it opens. The Telegraph, talking about the
0:15:54 > 0:15:57suffragettes, saying 100 years since the first women in the UK got the
0:15:57 > 0:16:03vote, and what they are asking is, should they be pardoned? We've got a
0:16:03 > 0:16:06list a little later of all the suffragettes but that's the main
0:16:06 > 0:16:12question in the Daily Telegraph. The Guardian has a story - this is
0:16:12 > 0:16:17the gentleman who was in court yesterday, in America, because of
0:16:17 > 0:16:20hacking a British student, and he doesn't have to face extradition
0:16:20 > 0:16:25now, and he says, I'm greatly relieved I'm no longer facing the
0:16:25 > 0:16:28prospect of being locked up in a country I've never visited.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33The Daily Express, guess what? Talking the weather. It is cold, if
0:16:33 > 0:16:36you haven't been out. I had the electric blanket on last
0:16:36 > 0:16:46night. It's February, isn't it? The cat
0:16:46 > 0:16:50President Trump and the claim the NHS is going broke, and an
0:16:50 > 0:16:55interesting story about the Fast and Serious films, the week they are
0:16:55 > 0:17:03released, people have noticed people drive faster.
0:17:03 > 0:17:11And focusing on Antonio Conte, and an interesting story in the Times,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14focusing on the Premier League over the festive period. We had a lot of
0:17:14 > 0:17:20chats across December and January, just how many games they could
0:17:20 > 0:17:23squeeze into December and January, whereas elsewhere they tend to have
0:17:23 > 0:17:27a break and give the players a rest, but this could happen within the
0:17:27 > 0:17:33Premier League, the Times reporting the Premier League is saying a break
0:17:33 > 0:17:38could be introduced before 2022, to bring it in line with the rest of
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Europe, which would be a huge, huge story for the Premier League, if
0:17:43 > 0:17:47that happened, and we have got a statement from the Premier League
0:17:47 > 0:17:52this morning, saying, if they can find a space, they are open to the
0:17:52 > 0:17:53principle of this, so it's one to watch.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58The main stories this morning:
0:17:58 > 0:18:03The Conservative MP and Remain campaigner Anna Soubry has called
0:18:03 > 0:18:05on the Prime Minister to sling out the party's Brexiteers.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Government health officials say e-cigarettes should be prescribed
0:18:08 > 0:18:10on the NHS, because they're an excellent way
0:18:10 > 0:18:16to help smokers quit.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Carol has the weather this morning -
0:18:20 > 0:18:26she's in Westminster Hall inside the Houses of parliament.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31And she is going to explain to us lots of things about what happened
0:18:31 > 0:18:36there 100 years or so ago. Morning. Good morning. That's right.
0:18:36 > 0:18:43It's a bit chilly in here as well, but it was way back in 1866 that
0:18:43 > 0:18:45campaigners from the Kensington campaign, which was a group of women
0:18:45 > 0:18:49that met regularly to talk about winning's issues, debates and
0:18:49 > 0:18:54rights, they met and decided to present a petition to government, to
0:18:54 > 0:19:01the MPs, so 1500 women across the UK and British women abroad sign this
0:19:01 > 0:19:07petition, brought it here, and it was brought by two women, Elizabeth
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Garrett and Emily Davies, and presented it to the MP, but they
0:19:11 > 0:19:16felt rather nervous. It was a different world in 1866 and they
0:19:16 > 0:19:21asked a fruit stall owner if they could hide it underneath the fruit
0:19:21 > 0:19:25stall until the MP arrived. He arrived, they presented it to him,
0:19:25 > 0:19:30and that resulted in copious debates about winning's right to vote.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Eventually, 100 years ago today, resulting in some winning getting
0:19:34 > 0:19:38the right to vote. You had to be over 30 years of age and have a
0:19:38 > 0:19:45holding property of at least £5, and, as they said, I'll tell you
0:19:45 > 0:19:51more about the debates of that day and what led up to it later this
0:19:51 > 0:19:55morning. There is a hard frost outside. Temperatures are pretty
0:19:55 > 0:19:59low, and also some snow in today's forecast. If
0:19:59 > 0:20:00low, and also some snow in today's forecast. If we start the forecast
0:20:00 > 0:20:04in the south-east, a lot of dry weather around, a fair bit of cloud
0:20:04 > 0:20:09as well, the risk of ice and one or two brighter breaks, and a few
0:20:09 > 0:20:13wintry flurries as well, across parts of East Anglia, for example.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18Some flurries across the Midlands. Into northern England, we run into a
0:20:18 > 0:20:22band of snow, a fairly narrow band, extending across northern England
0:20:22 > 0:20:28and some parts of central and southern Scotland. We have snow
0:20:28 > 0:20:31showers in the north and west of Scotland and also across Northern
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Ireland. As we come south, back into Wales, some snow from the same band
0:20:36 > 0:20:40affecting northern England. Cloud ahead of it, and that same band
0:20:40 > 0:20:45affecting parts of the North of south-west England, north of Devon
0:20:45 > 0:20:49and Cornwall, for example. Through the course of the day, that whole
0:20:49 > 0:20:53band of snow is going to push southwards. In doing so, it will
0:20:53 > 0:20:57start to fragment, but any precipitation that comes out of it
0:20:57 > 0:21:01will still be falling as snow even through the day. Behind it, a lot of
0:21:01 > 0:21:05sunshine. Snow showers in the north and west, Mr of snow, sleet and
0:21:05 > 0:21:11hail, maybe some thunder and lightning as well, and behind it,
0:21:11 > 0:21:19the temperature continuing to build, too. Around 2-5, so feeling cold.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23That band of snow coming south will rejuvenate across East Anglia and
0:21:23 > 0:21:29the south-east. The risk of ice and widespread, severe frost tonight.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Temperatures indicated of towns and cities where we've got lying snow,
0:21:33 > 0:21:38minus double figures, so a bitterly cold night to come. Tomorrow
0:21:38 > 0:21:42morning, we start off with the remnants of the weather front
0:21:42 > 0:21:45producing snow showers first thing in the south-east. High pressure
0:21:45 > 0:21:49will be in charge and a lot of sunshine. Cold winter sunshine.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Through the afternoon, you'll see the cloud thickening, and some rain
0:21:53 > 0:21:57and snow coming across the Northwest. The snow will be fairly
0:21:57 > 0:22:01short lived and will retreat into the hills through the day. We will
0:22:01 > 0:22:05see the rain at lower levels. By the time we get to Thursday, that same
0:22:05 > 0:22:11system will be pushing steadily southwards. Behind that band, some
0:22:11 > 0:22:15brighter skies, some rain and wintry showers coming across the Northwest.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Temperatures not quite as low as they have been back, mind you, no
0:22:19 > 0:22:24heatwave on the cards, because, into the weekend, back into colder and
0:22:24 > 0:22:28unsettled conditions. Keep the jumpers out then.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34Absolutely. I know you are there throughout the morning and you have
0:22:34 > 0:22:38plenty to tell us. Thank you, we will speak to you later.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39plenty to tell us. Thank you, we will speak to you later.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41100 years ago today, on the sixth of February 1918,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45over eight million women, and all men over the age of 21,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48were finally given a platform to have their voices heard -
0:22:48 > 0:22:49the right to vote.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51The laws didn't extend to all women,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54but it began a period of great change for equal rights.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin is finding out more
0:22:56 > 0:23:04at the People's History Museum in Manchester.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Good morning, yeah. This is also known as the National Museum of
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Democracy, and we are amongst the very symbols of what is arguably one
0:23:14 > 0:23:17of the most important democratic movements there has ever been, the
0:23:17 > 0:23:23fight for women to claim their right to vote. As you say, today only
0:23:23 > 0:23:27marks a partial victory, but still a hugely significant milestone. And
0:23:27 > 0:23:31these women really were beating men at their own game. Have a look at
0:23:31 > 0:23:36this beautiful banner. These women were marketing masters. They were
0:23:36 > 0:23:40among the first political movement to really use colours and branding
0:23:40 > 0:23:48to sell their message to a public eager for change.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53eager for change. Naga has been to the Museum of London to look at the
0:23:53 > 0:23:58other symbols which have helped to pave the way for equality.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02The symbols of suffrage. These women didn't just make headlines, they
0:24:02 > 0:24:06were also the masters of marketing. This is some of the badges and
0:24:06 > 0:24:12commissioned pieces and fashion accessories that we have in the
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Museum of London collections. And I think that some of them were very
0:24:16 > 0:24:20obviously linked to the votes for women campaign, and some less
0:24:20 > 0:24:25obvious.So do you think that this is just a sample of the memorabilia
0:24:25 > 0:24:31that may have been created, the badges and rings? Daraa new items to
0:24:31 > 0:24:35be found?Definitely. It's quite easy to recognise the badges,
0:24:35 > 0:24:40especially if they were officially made, because they would have been
0:24:40 > 0:24:46advertised in the Votes for Women newspaper or the Suffragette
0:24:46 > 0:24:54newspaper. What is less easy is if things were produced unofficially.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59These are different colours.Explain these. These are badges from the
0:24:59 > 0:25:02women's library collection at LSE and they represent the national
0:25:02 > 0:25:10community of women's suffrage societies, the group that were
0:25:10 > 0:25:14joined together.And they were not considered as militant. Is that fair
0:25:14 > 0:25:21to say? No, they were law-abiding. This was awarded to a very special
0:25:21 > 0:25:25lady, Violet. Maggie, you are her granddaughter. Why was she awarded
0:25:25 > 0:25:31this?She wrapped up the metal weight with the poster saying votes
0:25:31 > 0:25:35for men, and she threw it through the window of the Home Secretary's
0:25:35 > 0:25:39residents. This is what the WFP you gave to women who had done something
0:25:39 > 0:25:47memorable or brave.Now, we know of the history in these shelves, but
0:25:47 > 0:25:51what we really want are the treasures that you may have at home,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55which could tell us the story of those one century ago who fought for
0:25:55 > 0:26:03the right of women to vote today. There are so many items out there
0:26:03 > 0:26:08that we would love to hear about this morning. Items like this -
0:26:08 > 0:26:12would you believe it, this banner. This banner was found in a charity
0:26:12 > 0:26:16shop in Leeds. It had been there, neatly folded for ten years,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20perfectly preserved. No one had spotted it but it was there, and
0:26:20 > 0:26:27found, by the People's History Museum, who bought it. Good morning,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Jenny and Chloe, with your protective gloves on. They keep
0:26:30 > 0:26:35telling me off for getting a bit too close, it is that precious. Do get
0:26:35 > 0:26:40in touch with your mementos, posters, badges, whatever you have,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43and the stories of women in your family that helped pave the way to
0:26:43 > 0:26:47this fight for equality which some would say still goes on today. Much
0:26:47 > 0:26:51more from us later in the programme. We are talking about it throughout
0:26:51 > 0:26:56the programme and, as I say, if you've got any memorabilia, even if
0:26:56 > 0:27:01you don't know what it is, we'd love to see it, and we are also asking if
0:27:01 > 0:27:05there's another woman you are inspired by.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Yeah, it's fascinating, their history. Do get in touch with us.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Coming up after 7:00,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13we'll be catching up with British number one Johanna Konta,
0:27:13 > 0:27:14as Great Britain aims to make it through
0:27:14 > 0:30:37to the top level of the Fed Cup for the first time in 25 years.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41That's all for now. I'll be back in half an hour. Until then, plenty
0:30:41 > 0:30:45more on the website at the usual address.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Hello, this is Breakfast,
0:30:50 > 0:30:51with Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,
0:30:55 > 0:30:56but also on Breakfast this morning:
0:30:56 > 0:30:58For many years, e-cigarettes have divided expert opinion,
0:30:58 > 0:31:02but has the time come to make them free on the NHS to help
0:31:02 > 0:31:03people stop smoking?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05We'll be finding out more about the latest
0:31:05 > 0:31:06public health advice.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Today marks 100 years since some women were given
0:31:09 > 0:31:10the right to vote.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Throughout the morning we'll be focussing on a number of key themes,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16including the issues that are important to women MPs today.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17We'll be talking to Home Secretary
0:31:17 > 0:31:25Amber Rudd and Labour's Harriet Harman.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30And school I would like
0:31:30 > 0:31:34And school I would like to be a teacher because I love children. .
0:31:34 > 0:31:35That's Belle,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38she's seven and we'll be hearing from her,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41her mum, her nanny and her great-nanny as they tell us
0:31:41 > 0:31:44about their lives as a family of women today.
0:31:44 > 0:31:44Good morning,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49The Conservative MP and leading Remain campaigner, Anna Soubry,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53has called on Theresa May to sling out what she called hard
0:31:53 > 0:31:54Brexiteers in the party.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56In an interview for the BBC's Newsnight, she said
0:31:56 > 0:32:00that the frontbench was in hock to 35 ideological Leave supporters.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03She insisted she would not stay in a party taken over by people
0:32:03 > 0:32:11like Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20They're not the Tory party that I joined 40 years ago,
0:32:20 > 0:32:26and it's about time Theresa stood up to them and slung 'em out,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29because they've taken down Major, they took down Cameron,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31two great leaders, neither of whom stood up to them.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35If it comes to it I'm not going to stay in a party that's been
0:32:35 > 0:32:38taken over by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson,
0:32:38 > 0:32:42they're not proper Conservatives.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45If that means leaving the party, form some new alliance,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48god knows, I don't know, but we just simply cannot go
0:32:48 > 0:32:49on like this any longer.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Something is going to have to give because it if it doesn't,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57not only will we get Jacob Rees-Mogg as our Prime Minister,
0:32:57 > 0:33:03we'll get a devastating hard Brexit that will cause huge damage
0:33:03 > 0:33:06to our economy for generations to come.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10I'm not prepared to sit there any longer and put up with this
0:33:10 > 0:33:10nonsense.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Relatives of the victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing have been
0:33:14 > 0:33:16granted legal aid for a civil action against a suspect.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18A case against the convicted IRA member
0:33:18 > 0:33:21John Downey collapsed at the Old Bailey four years ago.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24He had a so-called on-the-run letter telling him he was no longer
0:33:24 > 0:33:27a wanted man and would not be prosecuted.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Public Health England says it wants e-cigarettes to be prescribed
0:33:32 > 0:33:35on the NHS within the next two to three years because they're
0:33:35 > 0:33:37an effective way to help smokers quit.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40The agency has reviewed the latest evidence and says vaping
0:33:40 > 0:33:43poses only a small fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45It's calling for the UK's drug regulator to help manufacturers
0:33:45 > 0:33:53get their products approved.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Traffic congestion is cost the UK economy nearly £40 billion
0:33:55 > 0:33:57lasy year, according the largest ever study
0:33:57 > 0:33:58of global traffic conditions.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01The UK's roads were ranked in the top ten most gridlocked
0:34:01 > 0:34:05in the world, with drivers spending 31 hours a year stuck in traffic.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07The Department for Transport says it's investing £23 billion
0:34:07 > 0:34:15on road schemes which will help to cut congestion.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17The British-born actor, John Mahoney, who played one of TV's
0:34:17 > 0:34:19most popular on-screen dads, has died
0:34:19 > 0:34:20in Chicago aged 77.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24He was famous for his role as Martin Crane in the US sitcom
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Frasier, playing a grumpy, down-to-earth retired policeman
0:34:26 > 0:34:29who outwitted his two pretentious sons, Frasier and Niles.
0:34:29 > 0:34:37The role earned him two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42In Florida, the aerospace Company SpaceX is gearing up to test
0:34:42 > 0:34:45what could become the world's most powerful rocket.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48It's called the Falcon Heavy, and if all goes according to plan
0:34:48 > 0:34:51it'll blast off from Cape Canaveral at six-thirty this evening UK time.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54It's carrying a car on board and there's a possibility that it
0:34:54 > 0:34:56could reach the orbit of Mars.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58But there aren't any astronauts on board,
0:34:58 > 0:35:05instead there's a mannequin in a spacesuit.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10Is the car on the front of the rocket?It looked like bad. I was
0:35:10 > 0:35:14wondering so many things about that, why would you need a car -- it
0:35:14 > 0:35:18looked like that. That would be an interesting one for anyone who might
0:35:18 > 0:35:24see it.We're also talking about the Dow Jones, the value of some of
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Asia's biggest companies plunged overnight in response to big falls
0:35:27 > 0:35:28in the United States.
0:35:28 > 0:35:36In New York, the Dow Jones closed down more
0:35:36 > 0:35:40than 1,100 points last night, the biggest one day fall in history.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43The Nikkei index in Japan fell more than 5% and the Hang Seng
0:35:43 > 0:35:47in Hong Kong by 4%.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53Thanks for joining us this morning. What is going on?This is really in
0:35:53 > 0:35:59response to a jobs report last week which indicated that wages were
0:35:59 > 0:36:02rising faster than everybody was expecting and the implication from
0:36:02 > 0:36:07that is interest rates have to rise faster too, which stock markets
0:36:07 > 0:36:11really don't like. It is since the beginning of the year that we've
0:36:11 > 0:36:15been seeing the yield on the ten year Treasury bond, which is a
0:36:15 > 0:36:20benchmark that people use to decide how much they think interest rates
0:36:20 > 0:36:24are there in to rise, that's been rising so everyone is feeling
0:36:24 > 0:36:29interest rates are rising faster than they thought so there's a bit
0:36:29 > 0:36:32of worry about that.Do you think this is a significant fall?
0:36:32 > 0:36:37Obviously in a points term it's the biggest fall we have seen on the Dow
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Jones, the leading stock market in America, but in terms of percentage
0:36:40 > 0:36:44it's not as much as we've seen in the past?That's right, it's not,
0:36:44 > 0:36:53and we've also got to be reminded that in the last 15 months we've had
0:36:53 > 0:36:57no more than a 3% correction in stock markets, which is very
0:36:57 > 0:37:00unusable so at some point it was likely we are going to see
0:37:00 > 0:37:04volatility. It's unusual for markets to have been as calm as they have
0:37:04 > 0:37:07been.Obviously the stock markets here will open at 8am, what are we
0:37:07 > 0:37:12expecting on the FTSE 100?We could see more weakness for a little bit
0:37:12 > 0:37:16of time because markets have just been a bit rattled by all of this
0:37:16 > 0:37:21but I think the thing we've got to bear in mind is we don't usually see
0:37:21 > 0:37:24their markets or really severe falls unless people are expecting a
0:37:24 > 0:37:28recession and I don't think people are expecting that to happen, so
0:37:28 > 0:37:32this is more of a correction driven by the fact markets have been so
0:37:32 > 0:37:37strong for a long period of time. Thanks for your time this morning.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41The market is opening at 8am and we will find out what happens when that
0:37:41 > 0:37:46happens. Holly is here to talk about Chelsea.Apologies to Chelsea fans
0:37:46 > 0:37:50for giving them a hard time this morning but another disappointing
0:37:50 > 0:37:53result last night and the pressure is mounting on this man, that
0:37:53 > 0:37:57picture says it all. Someone said yesterday if you walked into a shop
0:37:57 > 0:38:01and saw someone like that working there you would say, you're not
0:38:01 > 0:38:07happy, are you? Maybe it's time to move on. Another result coming off
0:38:07 > 0:38:12the back of last week, a shock result against Bournemouth. It isn't
0:38:12 > 0:38:14surprisingly, the pressure is mounting this morning.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is under increasing pressure this
0:38:16 > 0:38:19morning after his side were thrashed 4-1 at Watford last night.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Conte's side were down to ten men in the first half,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25in what would become the biggest defeat of their season.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Eden Hazard equalised in the second half, only for Watford to score
0:38:28 > 0:38:31three late goals in just seven minutes!
0:38:31 > 0:38:34And while it was an unforgettable night for new Watford boss
0:38:34 > 0:38:41Javi Gracia, it was an awful one for Conte.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46Is it fair to say that the pressure is building new?For me?Yeah.The
0:38:46 > 0:38:52pressure? The pressure, what pressure, which pressure, what is
0:38:52 > 0:38:58the pressure?The pressure on your position.On my position?Yes.I
0:38:58 > 0:39:05repeat, work, if this is enough, it's OK. If not then they will take
0:39:05 > 0:39:07another decision.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11I'm no body language expert but he didn't look comfortable.What
0:39:11 > 0:39:17pressure?A brave journalist to ask that. The last five Premier League
0:39:17 > 0:39:22managers haven't survived to the end of the following season -- Premier
0:39:22 > 0:39:26League winning managers. Hero to zero so quickly. With the current
0:39:26 > 0:39:30climate at the moment with managers, we are losing them by the week it
0:39:30 > 0:39:34feels like but this is a particularly big one, Chelsea fans
0:39:34 > 0:39:39are getting increasingly anxious about this season but time will
0:39:39 > 0:39:45tell. Another day, another manager. We will keep an eye on that one.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace
0:39:47 > 0:39:50the injured Ben Youngs ahead of Saturday's Six Nations
0:39:50 > 0:39:50match with Wales.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Youngs has a knee ligament injury which rules him out
0:39:53 > 0:39:54of the entire tournament.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Wigglesworth will now provide cover for Danny Care,
0:39:56 > 0:40:02who came on for Youngs in Rome.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05England and Great Britain goalkeeper Maddie Hinch has been named
0:40:05 > 0:40:06Female Goalkeeper of the Year.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09She was one of the heros of Team GB's Olympic gold winning
0:40:09 > 0:40:10team in Rio.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13It's the second consecutive year that Hinch has claimed the award
0:40:13 > 0:40:21at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards in Berlin.
0:40:21 > 0:40:28Since the Olympic she has help England win many things.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Formula 1 has announced it will have have grid kids from next season
0:40:32 > 0:40:33after the sport abolished
0:40:33 > 0:40:35the tradition of having grid girls.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36F1's owners decided the long-standing practice
0:40:36 > 0:40:37F1's owners decided the long-standing practice
0:40:37 > 0:40:38of using female models before races was at odds
0:40:38 > 0:40:41of using female models before races was at odds
0:40:41 > 0:40:42with modern-day societal norms,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44so instead
0:40:44 > 0:40:46they'll select children who are already in the junior
0:40:46 > 0:40:48categories of motor racing from the opening race
0:40:48 > 0:40:50of the new season next month.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54We've been talking about how cold it is at the minute. We've been some
0:40:54 > 0:41:00quite adverse weather.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11In Murmansk in Russia, Yugikassen is basically snowball
0:41:11 > 0:41:11fighting.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14The sport is played between two teams of seven players.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17The aim being to hit as many of opponents with snowballs
0:41:17 > 0:41:19as possible and capture the opposition flag.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Those who get hit are eliminated.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23The event originated in Japan and this competition
0:41:23 > 0:41:24is held annually.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Although the -20 degree centigrade temperatures
0:41:25 > 0:41:28would stop most people!
0:41:28 > 0:41:33It looks more like eyes they are throwing that's no with.That
0:41:33 > 0:41:39happens here, if you get a snowball it is like a big ball of ice. It
0:41:39 > 0:41:44does look fun.You would be good at it.I would be good at it but I
0:41:44 > 0:41:45wouldn't like it.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Our Fed Cup team are in Estonia this week in a bid to take us
0:41:49 > 0:41:50into the World Group.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52The team are Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Anna Smith
0:41:52 > 0:41:54and rising star Katie Boulter.
0:41:54 > 0:42:02I caught up with them in training.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19She's enjoyed a spectacular rise to stardom in the past few years,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22becoming the first British woman since Virginia Wade and Jo jury to
0:42:22 > 0:42:28crack into the elite of the women's game. But a year in tennis can feel
0:42:28 > 0:42:31like a long-time. Johanna Konta's early season has been hampered by
0:42:31 > 0:42:37injury but now with Fed Cup in Estonia about to get under way, she
0:42:37 > 0:42:40says she's ready to return to winning ways.I'm healthy, I'm
0:42:40 > 0:42:45playing and I think in time I'll be playing at the level I want to be
0:42:45 > 0:42:49playing at. Fed Cup is definitely a great opportunity for me to play a
0:42:49 > 0:42:53lot of matches and in a different setting than most of the season,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56it's a team setting and a team environment, which is really
0:42:56 > 0:43:01exciting, we get to bond, have fun in the evenings and most importantly
0:43:01 > 0:43:05support each other on the sidelines. The British number one spearheads
0:43:05 > 0:43:09the squad with captain and key of the thong expecting to start with a
0:43:09 > 0:43:14bang. Katie bowled a is the team's newest and youngest member. At just
0:43:14 > 0:43:1821 she wasn't even born the last time Britain made it to the world
0:43:18 > 0:43:22group stage. Issue feeling confident?We've got a really strong
0:43:22 > 0:43:25team, we've got a great chance, everyone's playing really well at
0:43:25 > 0:43:30the moment so let's see what we can do.Being part of the team event is
0:43:30 > 0:43:33really nice, especially because tennis is such an individual sport
0:43:33 > 0:43:39so I'm happy to be back with the kit on. Until now the profile of the
0:43:39 > 0:43:42women's team competition has always been significantly lower than the
0:43:42 > 0:43:47men's Davis Cup, not helped by their failure to get out of the dreaded
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Europe/ Africa zone.I would love to see the format change, I would love
0:43:50 > 0:43:54to see the format come into line with the men's wear it is structured
0:43:54 > 0:43:58in a way where fans can follow better and really engage with the
0:43:58 > 0:44:03team. Hopefully one day we might get that.The team face Estonia and
0:44:03 > 0:44:07Portugal in the first round robin matches this week with a place in
0:44:07 > 0:44:11the world group at stake. Button thing tells me they'll do a better
0:44:11 > 0:44:17job without me there. -- but something tells me.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21Apologies to the cameraman, I can confidently tell you that he did
0:44:21 > 0:44:22survive!See you later, thank you.
0:44:22 > 0:44:23You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28The main stories this morning:
0:44:28 > 0:44:29You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33The main stories this morning:
0:44:33 > 0:44:37The Conservative MP Anna Soubry has called on the Prime Minister to
0:44:37 > 0:44:41sling out the party's Brexiteers.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Government health officials say e-cigarettes should be prescribed
0:44:43 > 0:44:48on the NHS,
0:44:48 > 0:44:50because they're an effective way to help smokers
0:44:50 > 0:44:52quit.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54It's the hundredth anniversary of the Representation
0:44:54 > 0:44:57of the People Act - which gave some women the vote
0:44:57 > 0:45:00for the first time and all men over the age of 21.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03We're doing lots throughout the morning to mark it and Carol's
0:45:03 > 0:45:06in Westminster Hall inside the Houses of Parliament.
0:45:06 > 0:45:18You are going to put to bed. First you must do to lead glass
0:45:18 > 0:45:24sculpture behind me by Mary Branson, called New Dawn, campaigning for
0:45:24 > 0:45:29women's suffrage, and the glass discs you can see are that look like
0:45:29 > 0:45:32rolled up Acts of Parliament. The different colours represent the
0:45:32 > 0:45:38different colours for the votes for women, made of metal and glass. The
0:45:38 > 0:45:43lights changing according to the tide rising and falling on the River
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Thames, and the campaign was often represented as an unstoppable tide
0:45:46 > 0:45:50of change sweeping the nation. It was actually unveiled on the seventh
0:45:50 > 0:45:57of June 2016, the 150th anniversary of the first mass petition submitted
0:45:57 > 0:46:00to parliament calling for women suffrage, and it is quite
0:46:00 > 0:46:04spectacular, more than you can say for the weather if you like it warm.
0:46:04 > 0:46:10It is cold inside Westminster Hall but even colder outside.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14Temperatures around East Anglia, -2, falling to -4 overnight, and some
0:46:14 > 0:46:20snow showers, and the risk of ice almost anywhere. Starting the
0:46:20 > 0:46:24forecaster nine o'clock in the south-east, a lot of dry weather but
0:46:24 > 0:46:28a few wintry showers around across parts of the Midlands. Falling snow
0:46:28 > 0:46:32in the East Midlands overnight, and also East Anglia. A few flurries
0:46:32 > 0:46:36further north, and then we run into the narrow band of snow across
0:46:36 > 0:46:41northern England, Southern and parts of central Scotland. North of that,
0:46:41 > 0:46:45clearer skies, but also some snow showers in the north and west of
0:46:45 > 0:46:49Scotland and Northern Ireland. Into Wales, the same band of snow
0:46:49 > 0:46:53affecting parts of northern England, fringing in across North Devon and
0:46:53 > 0:46:58Cornwall, and into North Somerset as well. Across southern counties, a
0:46:58 > 0:47:03drier picture, but a fair bit of cloud around, and it is cold, if you
0:47:03 > 0:47:06haven't yet stepped out. Through the morning, that band of snow across
0:47:06 > 0:47:10Scotland and northern England will sink southwards, through Wales as
0:47:10 > 0:47:14well, tending to weaken and fragment, but any precipitation
0:47:14 > 0:47:18through the day, even though it is a weaker feature, will still be of
0:47:18 > 0:47:23snow. The cloud will build as it pushes towards the south-east, and
0:47:23 > 0:47:26continuing with a platter of snow showers, next with sleet, hail,
0:47:26 > 0:47:30thunder and lightning in the north-west. I is about three to
0:47:30 > 0:47:39five. Through the evening -- hides about three to five. Further snow
0:47:39 > 0:47:43showers throughout East Anglia and the south-east, but behind it, clear
0:47:43 > 0:47:47skies, so looking at severe frost this coming night. Where we have
0:47:47 > 0:47:51lying snow, the temperature could get into mine is double figures, so
0:47:51 > 0:47:56once again, the risk of ice and hazardous conditions. Tomorrow
0:47:56 > 0:47:59morning, a wintry flavour in the south-east. That will clear away.
0:47:59 > 0:48:06Original high pressure ills across us, but the next system from the
0:48:06 > 0:48:09Northwest will bring snow on its leading edge, quickly turning to
0:48:09 > 0:48:13rein in lower levels, retreating into the hills as it continues to
0:48:13 > 0:48:18push steadily south eastwards, and into Thursday, a weakening feature,
0:48:18 > 0:48:23moving across England and Wales, so cloudy, damp and wet. Behind it,
0:48:23 > 0:48:27some brighter skies, but still some rain with some snow showers mixed in
0:48:27 > 0:48:33across the Northwest. Then, if you are wondering what happens after
0:48:33 > 0:48:35that, it remains settled and colder as well.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37We've been warned.
0:48:37 > 0:48:37as well. We've been warned.
0:48:37 > 0:48:42Thank you. I don't like it when she says settled...
0:48:42 > 0:48:47Does it unsettle you? Yeah, it does!
0:48:47 > 0:48:48Over the last 100 years,
0:48:48 > 0:48:51equality between men and women has come much further
0:48:51 > 0:48:52than the right to vote.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55But in the workplace, things haven't always been straightforward.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58I've been to meet a number of women at very different stages
0:48:58 > 0:49:01of their career to find out how life is today,
0:49:01 > 0:49:04what's changed, and what advice they have.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11Making your way up in the world is still not as easy as it should be
0:49:11 > 0:49:17for women, but there are more and more breaking down the barriers.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21Katie is an award-winning crane driver. I've come to meet her with
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Lois, an apprentice in building services, and Catherine, a
0:49:24 > 0:49:29structural engineer. You are all working in an industry that is male
0:49:29 > 0:49:35dominated. Does that bother you?It doesn't as such. If anything it
0:49:35 > 0:49:39gives you slightly more leverage. I work on a barge and it's all men, so
0:49:39 > 0:49:44it doesn't bother you, but you need to be a bit tougher skin sometimes.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47There is a stereotype about engineers always being a male with a
0:49:47 > 0:49:52beard and a hard hat, and at times it is, but in reality, most of the
0:49:52 > 0:49:57time I'm wearing a dress, working at my desk, doing drawings and on
0:49:57 > 0:50:02computer software.I feel like I'm listened to, treated the same as
0:50:02 > 0:50:05anyone else.So you don't feel any different as a woman in terms of
0:50:05 > 0:50:10where you are going to go in your career?I don't feel there's any
0:50:10 > 0:50:13barriers stopping me.It's nice to see a lot more females coming into
0:50:13 > 0:50:18the industry, especially at younger ages, so it's getting better.It's
0:50:18 > 0:50:22great to hear their optimism, but what about those are bit further on?
0:50:22 > 0:50:27Jennifer and her friend have very different jobs but felt the same
0:50:27 > 0:50:30pressure when they had children. There is guilt looking at every
0:50:30 > 0:50:35corner, that you can't do your job in the way in which you want to do
0:50:35 > 0:50:38it, and that you are not there for your children.I've got two
0:50:38 > 0:50:43children. The first, fine, second, had my second, I worked for the
0:50:43 > 0:50:47biggest international law firm and was made redundant. Literally,
0:50:47 > 0:50:54effectively, on my first day back at work. And it... It affected me
0:50:54 > 0:51:00mentally so badly.And in fact it became so stressful for me in the
0:51:00 > 0:51:06end I setup own business and left so I could define my own working hours.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10For anyone to get to the top in business, it takes a lot of graft,
0:51:10 > 0:51:15so what about the few women who have made it? Do they think they've had a
0:51:15 > 0:51:19harder time because they are a woman? Do you think being a woman
0:51:19 > 0:51:24has made any difference?At times it's been an advantage actually
0:51:24 > 0:51:28because in technology women are very much unrepresented. So you tend to
0:51:28 > 0:51:33stand out, and I found that quite useful. Not to say it hasn't been
0:51:33 > 0:51:36difficult. Particularly things like raising funds to invest in the
0:51:36 > 0:51:42business. That's always difficult. But I've found skills plus network
0:51:42 > 0:51:50has helped.I was very fortunate in that my aunt, my mum adored my son,
0:51:50 > 0:51:57and looked after him while I picked -- builds a business from scratch.
0:51:57 > 0:52:02I'd say that anyone who wants to set up her own business, you need to be
0:52:02 > 0:52:05tough, very tough. You need to be very straightforward - say what you
0:52:05 > 0:52:10mean, mean what you say.Back on the construction site, I definitely feel
0:52:10 > 0:52:14like these young women are given more opportunities than they would
0:52:14 > 0:52:18have done in the past. So that should mean in future we won't need
0:52:18 > 0:52:23to make a special film about women doing jobs like these or running
0:52:23 > 0:52:25companies because it won't be unusual.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30That's a very good point. It was so brilliant to meet women in
0:52:30 > 0:52:34so many different parts of their careers, to get that outlook on what
0:52:34 > 0:52:38they think. It wasn't just the law in 1918 that
0:52:38 > 0:52:43change, before the Employment Protection Act in 1975, a woman
0:52:43 > 0:52:48could be fired if she fell pregnant. It seems incredible now.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53Talking of change, we are going to go back...
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Let's return to the People's History Museum in Manchester,
0:52:55 > 0:52:59one of the places we're at to mark the centenary of women being given
0:52:59 > 0:53:04the right to vote.
0:53:04 > 0:53:09Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin is there.
0:53:09 > 0:53:14This is madness the national game of democracy, and the birthplace of the
0:53:14 > 0:53:19suffragette movement was right here in the marking the birthplace of the
0:53:19 > 0:53:27suffragette movement. Have a look at the past, some of the 1000
0:53:27 > 0:53:35suffragettes these are the women who put.
0:53:35 > 0:53:39put. This meant what just about the bold, brave moves of the
0:53:39 > 0:53:42suffragettes, and there are calls today for these women to be
0:53:42 > 0:53:47pardoned. This fight was also about the steady, steely determination of
0:53:47 > 0:53:51the suffragette, and this morning we want to take a moment to look at
0:53:51 > 0:53:55that fight through the eyes of two women on either side of the
0:53:55 > 0:54:00campaign. Britain was a nation divided,
0:54:00 > 0:54:05between privilege and poverty, those with power and those without. Two
0:54:05 > 0:54:12women, worlds apart, were united in their belief this must change. Annie
0:54:12 > 0:54:16Helm was smart, educated, Cheshire mill owner puzzle daughter. She had
0:54:16 > 0:54:21the ear of men in power, yet had no power herself.She was a force to be
0:54:21 > 0:54:26reckoned with, yes. And yet the most simple and uneducated of men, simply
0:54:26 > 0:54:32by virtue of being a man, had the vote, and that just did not make
0:54:32 > 0:54:37sense at all.Nor did it to Leonora Coen, born into poverty in Leeds,
0:54:37 > 0:54:42uneducated but clever.Brave, too. She really felt that, without the
0:54:42 > 0:54:46vote, there was going to be no way that women could have proper
0:54:46 > 0:54:50equality and could lift themselves out of poverty.As promises are made
0:54:50 > 0:54:56and broken in Parliament, our women push on, Annie with gentle
0:54:56 > 0:55:00persuasion. She sets up a local Suffrage Society to convince the
0:55:00 > 0:55:05establishment of what is right, but Leonora plots. She heads to the
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Tower of London for a suffragette act so daring it would shake the
0:55:08 > 0:55:16establishment - to smash the crown Jewels. This...This is where it
0:55:16 > 0:55:22happened. Can you imagine how her heart must be pounding? So she sees
0:55:22 > 0:55:26this group of schoolboys and she sneaks in behind them and looks for
0:55:26 > 0:55:31all the world like a teacher. She must be thinking, where's the
0:55:31 > 0:55:36crowbar? Is it in my coat? And she finds it, and she waits until the
0:55:36 > 0:55:40Beefeater is over the other side of the room, then she has direct it and
0:55:40 > 0:55:45throw it and make this great announcement of votes for women...
0:55:45 > 0:55:49How daring is that, and how courageous?But then came the
0:55:49 > 0:55:54ultimate call for courage, and the war changes everything. As men die
0:55:54 > 0:55:59on the front, the suffragettes March to London to offer their services to
0:55:59 > 0:56:04the country. Women now hold the fort. They manned the factories,
0:56:04 > 0:56:10they create the munitions, they run the businesses.And there was no
0:56:10 > 0:56:15going back. No. Once they knew what they were capable of, and once the
0:56:15 > 0:56:21men came home and saw all that they'd done, you couldn't go back.
0:56:21 > 0:56:30These were equals.Words and deeds had won the day. On the sixth of
0:56:30 > 0:56:35February 1918, women over the age of 30 win the right to vote, but it
0:56:35 > 0:56:39would be another ten years before they win the same voting rights as
0:56:39 > 0:56:43men.It was a fight for men to perceive that women were not
0:56:43 > 0:56:49prepared to be doormats any longer. Women were of equal value, and it's
0:56:49 > 0:56:56never been more important to show that today in this Centenary.If she
0:56:56 > 0:57:02were alive today, what should she think?I think she probably would be
0:57:02 > 0:57:07very frustrated.If she were here, she'd still be fighting?I hope so,
0:57:07 > 0:57:14and I'd be with her!We owe a huge debt of gratitude to those women. We
0:57:14 > 0:57:21have our own posse of powerful women from the National Museum of
0:57:21 > 0:57:26Democracy, the People's Museum of Manchester, and also about this
0:57:26 > 0:57:30amazing banner, found after ten years in a charity shop in Leeds.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33We'd love to hear your stories, too, all morning.
0:57:33 > 0:57:38Keep them coming in. Absolutely fascinating to hear. One
0:57:38 > 0:57:44of the women they most admire, and lots of you already talking about
0:57:44 > 1:01:04your mums. Lovely
1:01:04 > 1:01:05in half an hour.
1:01:05 > 1:01:08Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:01:08 > 1:01:11Bye for now.
1:01:11 > 1:01:12Hello, good morning.
1:01:12 > 1:01:20This is Breakfast with Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin.
1:01:31 > 1:01:34The value of some of the world's companies has been falling
1:01:34 > 1:01:42overnight as global stock markets take a tumble.
1:01:44 > 1:01:47Good morning, it's Tuesday the sixth of February.
1:01:47 > 1:01:51Also on the programme this morning,
1:01:51 > 1:01:53growing division within the Conservative Party over
1:01:53 > 1:01:55Brexit as Theresa May is urged
1:01:55 > 1:02:03to sling out so-called hard Brexiteers.
1:02:04 > 1:02:08Kirdi cigarettes soon be available on prescription? Government health
1:02:08 > 1:02:14officials say they should be -- could easily direct is.
1:02:14 > 1:02:17In sport, the pressure is mounting on Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
1:02:17 > 1:02:19His side suffered the biggest defeat of
1:02:19 > 1:02:21their season as Watford beat them 4-1.
1:02:21 > 1:02:23100 years since the first women got the vote we
1:02:23 > 1:02:26celebrate the achievements of those who campaigned to make it happen.
1:02:26 > 1:02:29As debate over gender equality and at attitudes towards women
1:02:29 > 1:02:31are in sharp focus today, we look at how
1:02:31 > 1:02:34society has changed or not over the past century.
1:02:34 > 1:02:37Charlotte was six years old when I went back to work
1:02:37 > 1:02:39and I really felt I was missing out.
1:02:39 > 1:02:41Having paid maternity leave and having flexible
1:02:41 > 1:02:49hours means as a woman in the workplace I can achieve.
1:02:50 > 1:02:54We would like to hear from you as well, is there one woman
1:02:54 > 1:02:55in your life that inspires you?
1:02:55 > 1:03:03Let us know.
1:03:04 > 1:03:06Carol has the weather from Westminster Hall,
1:03:06 > 1:03:07where the first mass signature
1:03:07 > 1:03:09petition for women's votes was handed over.
1:03:09 > 1:03:15I'm in central lobby in the houses of parliament were on Valentine's
1:03:15 > 1:03:19Day 1907, women were banned for Apple rousing, they would jump on
1:03:19 > 1:03:23the benches shouting votes for women and I will show you more around this
1:03:23 > 1:03:30area at 7:15am -- rabble-rouser in. It's cold, hard frost, some snow in
1:03:30 > 1:03:34the forecast, a fair bit of sunshine and it will remain unsettled but I
1:03:34 > 1:03:40will have more in 15 minutes. Thanks, Carol, we will look forward
1:03:40 > 1:03:41to that.
1:03:41 > 1:03:44The value of some of the world's biggest companies has been falling
1:03:44 > 1:03:50overnight as global stock markets take a tumble.
1:03:50 > 1:03:53The US stock market index, the Dow Jones, has fallen by over
1:03:53 > 1:03:561,000 points on its biggest one-day fall in history and in Asia,
1:03:56 > 1:04:01Japan's Nikkei index was down by more than 4%.
1:04:01 > 1:04:07Earlier on Breakfast we spoke to the Investment director Jane
1:04:07 > 1:04:09Sydenham, who said the drop wasn't
1:04:09 > 1:04:11completely unexpected.
1:04:11 > 1:04:17This is really in response to a jobs report last week which kind of
1:04:17 > 1:04:21indicated wages were rising a bit faster than everybody was expecting,
1:04:21 > 1:04:25and the invocation from that is interest rates have to rise faster
1:04:25 > 1:04:30too, which stock markets really don't like. So in the last 15 months
1:04:30 > 1:04:35we've had no more than a 3% friction in stock markets, which is very,
1:04:35 > 1:04:40very unusual so at some point it was likely we were going to see a bit
1:04:40 > 1:04:44more volatility anyway. It's really very unusual for markets to have
1:04:44 > 1:04:46been quite as calm as they have been.
1:04:46 > 1:04:50They are the markets that have been open overnight, it's not open here
1:04:50 > 1:04:55yet, the FTSE 100, leading our biggest -- representing our leading
1:04:55 > 1:05:00companies, they are open at 8am, that will probably open with a fall
1:05:00 > 1:05:03as well but we will get that to you later on.
1:05:03 > 1:05:04The Conservative MP and leading Remain
1:05:04 > 1:05:07campaigner Anna Soubry has called Theresa May to sling out hard
1:05:07 > 1:05:09Brexiteers in the party.
1:05:09 > 1:05:11She said the front bench was in hock to 35
1:05:11 > 1:05:12ideological Remain supporters.
1:05:12 > 1:05:14In an interview with Newsnight she said
1:05:14 > 1:05:18she wouldn't stay in a party taken over by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg
1:05:18 > 1:05:26and Boris Johnson.
1:05:29 > 1:05:32Our political correspondent Eleanor Garnier is in Westminster this
1:05:32 > 1:05:37morning. This is quite something to hear her say this, isn't it?It is
1:05:37 > 1:05:41strong language from Anna Soubry and it shows the decades-old issue that
1:05:41 > 1:05:46has divided the Conservative Party. It's not going away. Anna Soubry
1:05:46 > 1:05:51even since the referendum result has spoken passionately about Brexit but
1:05:51 > 1:05:55she's gone one step further with these comments, calling on these
1:05:55 > 1:05:58hard-line ideological Brexiteers as she put it to be chucked out of the
1:05:58 > 1:05:59party.
1:05:59 > 1:06:02They're not the Tory party that I joined 40 years ago,
1:06:02 > 1:06:05and it's about time Theresa stood up to them and slung them out,
1:06:05 > 1:06:07because they've taken down Major and Cameron,
1:06:07 > 1:06:10two great leaders, neither of whom stood up to them.
1:06:10 > 1:06:14If it comes to it I'm not going to stay in a party that's been
1:06:14 > 1:06:17taken over by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson,
1:06:17 > 1:06:22they're not proper Conservatives.
1:06:22 > 1:06:27I think Brexiteers will save AR dealing for what they believe to be
1:06:27 > 1:06:31in the best interests of the country. We've heard from Lord
1:06:31 > 1:06:36Lamont, who said he thought Anna Soubry was being quite ridiculous.
1:06:36 > 1:06:42This demonstrates how much Theresa May has a challenge to keep her
1:06:42 > 1:06:47party united. This is a crucial week, the Prime Minister is hosting
1:06:47 > 1:06:51meetings with senior ministers where she will try to coax them to come
1:06:51 > 1:06:56sort of consensus about the UK negotiating position with the EU.
1:06:56 > 1:07:00Eleanor, thanks for that. At around 8:20am we will speak to
1:07:00 > 1:07:04Home Secretary Amber Rudd about that and other things.
1:07:04 > 1:07:08Relatives of the victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing have been
1:07:08 > 1:07:11granted legal aid for a civil action against a suspect.
1:07:11 > 1:07:12A prosecution case against the convicted IRA
1:07:12 > 1:07:16member John Downey collapsed at the Old Bailey four years ago
1:07:16 > 1:07:18because he had a so-called on the run letter
1:07:18 > 1:07:20telling him he was no longer a wanted man.
1:07:20 > 1:07:28Frankie McCamley has more.
1:07:29 > 1:07:33There's a call this morning for easy cigarettes to be given on the NHS
1:07:33 > 1:07:35because they're an excellent way to help smokers quit.
1:07:35 > 1:07:38Public Health England said vaping poses only a small fraction
1:07:38 > 1:07:40of the risk of smoking tobacco.
1:07:40 > 1:07:43Our health reporter Michelle Roberts has more.
1:07:43 > 1:07:45They've helped tens of thousands of people quit smoking,
1:07:45 > 1:07:48but currently in the UK, people have to buy e-cigarettes,
1:07:48 > 1:07:50unlike nicotine patches and gum.
1:07:50 > 1:07:51Public Health England wants that to change
1:07:51 > 1:07:53and for doctors to start giving
1:07:53 > 1:07:58e-cigarettes to patients on prescription.
1:07:58 > 1:08:01The latest evidence reviewed showed that although vaping is not entirely
1:08:01 > 1:08:03risk-free, it's much better than smoking.
1:08:03 > 1:08:06They say e-cigarettes are 95% safer than most cigarettes as they do not
1:08:06 > 1:08:09have most of the toxic chemicals found in smoke.
1:08:09 > 1:08:11They estimate e-cigarettes help the least 20,000 people successfully
1:08:11 > 1:08:19quit per year.
1:08:23 > 1:08:25Despite their popularity, around 40% of smokers have
1:08:25 > 1:08:26not tried them.
1:08:26 > 1:08:27Experts say the evidence
1:08:27 > 1:08:35in favour is so compelling, smokers
1:08:36 > 1:08:39who want to quit shouldn't wait for free prescriptions
1:08:39 > 1:08:40for trying e-cigarettes.
1:08:40 > 1:08:41We're confident they're substantially less harmful
1:08:41 > 1:08:42than cigarette smoking,
1:08:42 > 1:08:45so we recommend for those struggling to stop, try e-cigarettes,
1:08:45 > 1:08:48that might help them to stop smoking, which would be the best
1:08:48 > 1:08:52thing they could do for their health.
1:08:52 > 1:08:53In the meantime, Public Health
1:08:53 > 1:08:54England suggests hospitals start selling
1:08:54 > 1:08:56e-cigarettes to patients and change smoking shelters
1:08:56 > 1:08:57into vaping lounges.
1:08:57 > 1:08:59But they also warn that non-smokers shouldn't start vaping.
1:08:59 > 1:09:06Michelle Roberts, BBC News.
1:09:06 > 1:09:10The UK's roads are among some of the most heavily congested
1:09:10 > 1:09:12in the world according to the largest ever study
1:09:12 > 1:09:13of global traffic conditions.
1:09:13 > 1:09:18Researchers say London is the seventh most gridlocked city
1:09:18 > 1:09:22and the UK as a whole is in the top ten.
1:09:22 > 1:09:24Charlotte Gallagher reports.
1:09:24 > 1:09:26It's estimated that we wasted around
1:09:26 > 1:09:3131 hours stuck in rush-hour traffic last year.
1:09:31 > 1:09:36That extra time behind the wheel isn't just annoying,
1:09:36 > 1:09:41it's costing drivers more than £1,000 annually,
1:09:41 > 1:09:46not just in wasted fuel but also because some household
1:09:46 > 1:09:49goods are becoming more expensive as higher freiting fees
1:09:49 > 1:09:53are passed onto consumers.
1:09:53 > 1:09:55London is Europe's second most congested city after Moscow,
1:09:55 > 1:09:58with drivers spending around 74 hours, the equivalent of three
1:09:58 > 1:09:59days, in traffic jams.
1:09:59 > 1:10:01Manchester, Birmingham, Luton and Edinburgh have
1:10:01 > 1:10:07also been singled out as gridlock hotspots.
1:10:07 > 1:10:11The company that carried out the research said the cost to the UK
1:10:11 > 1:10:13economy is astonishing and Britain's busy roads are affecting
1:10:13 > 1:10:16individuals and businesses.
1:10:16 > 1:10:18It's really a big concern because ultimately this means
1:10:18 > 1:10:20there is a decreasing productivity from the
1:10:20 > 1:10:24business side, but also quite a big cost is being passed on down
1:10:24 > 1:10:26to the driver, whether that's true direct
1:10:26 > 1:10:29costs like fuel wasted in traffic or the time you're losing,
1:10:29 > 1:10:37there's also cost on businesses that gets passed
1:10:41 > 1:10:43The Department for Transport said it is
1:10:43 > 1:10:46investing £23 billion on road schemes that will help cut
1:10:46 > 1:10:48congestion and it's giving local councils record amounts of funding
1:10:48 > 1:10:49to upgrade roads.
1:10:49 > 1:10:57Charlotte Gallagher, BBC News.
1:10:57 > 1:11:03We are talking today about the 100 year anniversary when the first
1:11:03 > 1:11:08women in the UK got the vote. Not all women. We are so accustomed to a
1:11:08 > 1:11:11female Prime Minister and female MPs.
1:11:11 > 1:11:13Fighting for women's rights has always been a part
1:11:13 > 1:11:15of Harriet Harman's life, she's now the longest continuous
1:11:15 > 1:11:18serving female MP in Westminster, having been elected in 1982.
1:11:18 > 1:11:20More recently she's been instrumental in changing
1:11:20 > 1:11:22the law to make companies publish
1:11:22 > 1:11:24the difference between what they pay men and women.
1:11:24 > 1:11:28Harriet Harman joins us from outside Parliament this morning.
1:11:28 > 1:11:32Good morning, thank you very much board warning us this morning.Good
1:11:32 > 1:11:36morning.Harriet, take us back to the beginning when you first started
1:11:36 > 1:11:43as an MP because as Lou said there, you're the longest serving female MP
1:11:43 > 1:11:49now, so what was life like when you started in 1982?I came into the
1:11:49 > 1:11:52House of Commons in the early 1980s as part of the women's movement
1:11:52 > 1:11:56because we wanted a whole bunch of women to come into the House of
1:11:56 > 1:12:02Commons, which was 97% men, only 3% women, and we wanted not just to be
1:12:02 > 1:12:07asking men MPs to be changing things for women, we wanted to share in the
1:12:07 > 1:12:10decision-making and make decisions that benefited women, as well as
1:12:10 > 1:12:14men, but we were outnumbered them and women weren't taken seriously
1:12:14 > 1:12:18and what we said wasn't regarded as important, we were really regarded
1:12:18 > 1:12:23as second class citizens. So much has changed just since I've been an
1:12:23 > 1:12:28MP.When you started, obviously one of few women, but you were pregnant
1:12:28 > 1:12:32at the time too. Did that make any difference do you think?I think it
1:12:32 > 1:12:37did because I was much younger than most other MPs, was in my early 30s
1:12:37 > 1:12:41and the House of Commons had an average age of over 50. Very few
1:12:41 > 1:12:46women, and a lot of the men actually didn't think women had any place in
1:12:46 > 1:12:49the House of Commons, they thought that women should be at home looking
1:12:49 > 1:12:53after the children and shouldn't really be in public life. Especially
1:12:53 > 1:12:57not a younger and pregnant woman. That now in the House of Commons,
1:12:57 > 1:13:02there's lots of women having babies and it's perfectly normal, like it
1:13:02 > 1:13:07is in every other walk of life, women are playing an important role
1:13:07 > 1:13:10in the home but also out in the workplace as well.Obviously you've
1:13:10 > 1:13:15done a lot yourself to try to make sure that there are more female MPs,
1:13:15 > 1:13:19do you think things are where they should be now for women in
1:13:19 > 1:13:23Parliament?They are way ahead of where they were. I was one of only
1:13:23 > 1:13:2923 MPs out of 650 when I started. Now over 200. But we're still
1:13:29 > 1:13:35outnumbered by name to the one. Although we're not as numerous as
1:13:35 > 1:13:40the men MPs and we do need I think to be half and half, we shouldn't be
1:13:40 > 1:13:44so outnumbered, I think we are taken seriously in a way we never were
1:13:44 > 1:13:47before. I remember getting up to speak and making a quite serious
1:13:47 > 1:13:52speech and an MP calling across the chamber that I was a stupid cow, and
1:13:52 > 1:13:56that's in the House of Commons. The idea of what was I doing their?How
1:13:56 > 1:14:01did you react to something like that, Harriet?There
1:14:01 > 1:14:05was a a big kerfuffle, I hadn't really heard what he had said. The
1:14:05 > 1:14:09Speaker, the first and only woman speaker we've ever had, Becky
1:14:09 > 1:14:14Brewerton ride, told him to apologise. She came in on my side in
1:14:14 > 1:14:19that. -- Becky Brewerton Lloyd. Men thought women's place was in the
1:14:19 > 1:14:23home and they were there to do the speaking and we should be doing the
1:14:23 > 1:14:28listening but we wanted our say too. Through your work you have fought
1:14:28 > 1:14:32for things like reserved places for women in the shadow cabinet and more
1:14:32 > 1:14:36labour women MPs through women only shortlists. Some people might think
1:14:36 > 1:14:42that in some respects women are seen as tokens, they've only got there
1:14:42 > 1:14:45because there's been a women only shortlist. What would you say to
1:14:45 > 1:14:50people who think that?If the women on the Labour benches currently in
1:14:50 > 1:14:54the House of Commons... Some are from all women shortlists and some
1:14:54 > 1:14:57are from shortlists with men and women on them, honestly you can't
1:14:57 > 1:15:01tell the difference. It was a very unpopular and controversial measure
1:15:01 > 1:15:06but it's what we needed to make the change because we got stuck with 3%
1:15:06 > 1:15:11women, we just couldn't seem to increase it so that was the means
1:15:11 > 1:15:15that justified the end. Once we did actually set aside some seats for
1:15:15 > 1:15:20women, in '97 we got 100 Labour women into the House of Commons and
1:15:20 > 1:15:24that really broke the glass ceiling if you like. It's a bit like the
1:15:24 > 1:15:28suffragettes, committed all sorts of crimes that they didn't want to be
1:15:28 > 1:15:31committing and which people really disapproved of, but it's what really
1:15:31 > 1:15:35made the difference.You mentioned the suffragettes, that's why we're
1:15:35 > 1:15:39talking about this today, there's a story on the front of the Telegraph
1:15:39 > 1:15:42today saying suffragettes jailed while fighting to win the vote for
1:15:42 > 1:15:47women should be pardoned for their crimes. Should be?I think that's a
1:15:47 > 1:15:53good idea but it also reminds us that when you argue for change and
1:15:53 > 1:15:56equality and fairness, people don't say, that's a good idea, we'll
1:15:56 > 1:16:00change everything we've done for centuries, we think you're right.
1:16:00 > 1:16:04The establishment fights back and it's always a fight. Even now when
1:16:04 > 1:16:09we're trying to make progress to tackle domestic violence and to make
1:16:09 > 1:16:13sure there's equal pay and decent and affordable childcare for working
1:16:13 > 1:16:17parents, that is still a fight that we've got to go on in order to make
1:16:17 > 1:16:21further progress.Harriet, lovely to talk to you this morning, thanks for
1:16:21 > 1:16:25that. Harriet Harman MP, the longest serving female MP.
1:16:25 > 1:16:32Interesting to hear what her life was
1:16:42 > 1:16:45getting in touch to talk about women who have inspired you. Selina is
1:16:45 > 1:16:49talking
1:16:49 > 1:16:54A woman who invented the carburettors of the Spitfire
1:16:54 > 1:17:00aeroplane, inspired young women to consider aviation and technology,
1:17:00 > 1:17:05that is another letter we have got. Thank you for your messages.My
1:17:05 > 1:17:09chemistry teacher inspired me, she was brilliant, she made me love
1:17:09 > 1:17:13science and engineering. It is interesting hearing the people talk
1:17:13 > 1:17:17about what a difference women have made.Other people talk about their
1:17:17 > 1:17:22mums as well, rightly so.
1:17:22 > 1:17:23You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:17:23 > 1:17:26The main stories this morning: The Conservative MP and Remain
1:17:26 > 1:17:29campaigner, Anna Soubry, has called on the Prime Minister
1:17:29 > 1:17:30to "sling out" the party's Brexiteers.
1:17:30 > 1:17:32Government health officials say e-cigarettes should be prescribed
1:17:32 > 1:17:34on the NHS, because they're an effective way
1:17:34 > 1:17:42to help smokers quit.
1:17:45 > 1:17:49We have just been talking to Harriet Harman about the changes that have
1:17:49 > 1:17:53been made since the first women in the UK got the vote on and Carroll
1:17:53 > 1:17:57is in Westminster this morning, hitting us a bit of a show around
1:17:57 > 1:17:59this morning. It is interesting,
1:17:59 > 1:18:07I and in Central lobby at the moment. Women were banned from the
1:18:07 > 1:18:10Central lobby so they took their protests to other parts. This is St
1:18:10 > 1:18:15Stephens Hall and what they did in 1909, they chained themselves to the
1:18:15 > 1:18:19statues, and it was the doorkeepers who came along and cut them off
1:18:19 > 1:18:24using these bolt cutters. These are the actual original ones. And vendor
1:18:24 > 1:18:30ladies have been taken away and arrested. In here this morning, what
1:18:30 > 1:18:34a fabulous view, outside, it is a cold start to the day, we have a
1:18:34 > 1:18:39hard frost and also some snow in the forecast. If you start the forecast
1:18:39 > 1:18:43at nine o'clock in the south-east there is a lot of dry weather around
1:18:43 > 1:18:43and
1:18:43 > 1:18:44there is a lot of dry weather around and a little bit of sunshine, but
1:18:44 > 1:18:47equally there is cloud this morning which is producing some wintry
1:18:47 > 1:18:51showers. Wintry showers are across parts of the Midlands into East
1:18:51 > 1:18:55Anglia as well, with a light dusting of snow at the moment, as we move
1:18:55 > 1:18:58into northern England we run into a band of snow. That extends across
1:18:58 > 1:19:01southern and parts of Central Scotland as well. Northern Scotland
1:19:01 > 1:19:06is seeing some snow showers as western Scotland and Northern
1:19:06 > 1:19:12Ireland. There is a risk of ice, and of band of snow affecting north of
1:19:12 > 1:19:16England and southern Scotland is also affecting North Wales. That is
1:19:16 > 1:19:22extending across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset as well. Further east there
1:19:22 > 1:19:26is dry weather, some breaks in the cloud but a fair bit of cloud and
1:19:26 > 1:19:30wintry weather here and there. As we go through the day what we find is
1:19:30 > 1:19:33the band of snow across northern England and Wales moving steadily
1:19:33 > 1:19:38southwards, darting to fragment and turns more patchy in nature, any
1:19:38 > 1:19:43precipitation coming out of this band inland will be falling as snow.
1:19:43 > 1:19:48A bright start in the south-east but behind it there will be sunshine, I
1:19:48 > 1:19:52rushed of showers in the north and west, a mix of sleet, snow, hail and
1:19:52 > 1:19:56thunder and lightning. And wherever you are it will feel cold with high
1:19:56 > 1:20:02temptress of up to five Celsius. Into the overnight that and is in a
1:20:02 > 1:20:04rejuvenated crossed East Anglia and also the south-east, pushing into
1:20:04 > 1:20:10was the south-east corner. Clear sky is falling behind with a few wintry
1:20:10 > 1:20:14showers in the West, there will be a severe tonight and it will be cold.
1:20:14 > 1:20:19-- a severe frost. It could fall into minus double figures. Tomorrow
1:20:19 > 1:20:23we start with some wintry showers in the south-east that clear away,
1:20:23 > 1:20:27there will be sunshine around, and other cool day and then we have a
1:20:27 > 1:20:31band of rain preceded by some transient snow coming in from the
1:20:31 > 1:20:35north-west. Quickly, the snow will be in the hills and their will be
1:20:35 > 1:20:41rain at lower levels, then heading into Thursday that same band pushes
1:20:41 > 1:20:47down across England and Wales, with some showers, some of which will be
1:20:47 > 1:20:51wintry in the north-west, and not quite as cold as it is going to be
1:20:51 > 1:20:55today or tomorrow. The outlook after that remains unsettled, some snow
1:20:55 > 1:21:00showers at times and it is also going to remain fairly cold as we
1:21:00 > 1:21:01head into the weekend.
1:21:01 > 1:21:02Minus double figures!
1:21:02 > 1:21:08Minus double figures! That will feel better. Tonight there is a risk of
1:21:08 > 1:21:14ice almost anywhere.We have been warned. Ain't you. We are enjoying
1:21:14 > 1:21:22the guided tour.Can't wait for Carroll to...
1:21:22 > 1:21:25Going online isn't always a positive experience for young people
1:21:25 > 1:21:28but to mark Safer Internet Day there are two reports that suggest
1:21:28 > 1:21:30that the web can be a force for good.
1:21:30 > 1:21:33The UK Safer Internet Centre says young people are more likely
1:21:33 > 1:21:36to have a positive experience, while the London School of Economics
1:21:36 > 1:21:40says the internet can bring families together.
1:21:40 > 1:21:43Before we discuss this, here are a group of young people
1:21:43 > 1:21:46reading out loud the nicest and nastiest comments they'd seen
1:21:46 > 1:21:53online.
1:22:10 > 1:22:18I like your hair. Thanks! I had a new haircut now.Your brows are
1:22:18 > 1:22:31literally... On fleek.It is a nice colour, for girls to tell you if you
1:22:31 > 1:22:38have goals eyebrows, that is, wow! You brightened my day.Your YouTube
1:22:38 > 1:22:44channel is rubbish and you should delete it.No one want you around or
1:22:44 > 1:22:48loves you.That's not nice. You have no friends and no one cares about
1:22:48 > 1:22:53you, you are just annoying.Do you know what, nobody likes you, no one
1:22:53 > 1:22:57even needs you, no one cares about what you think or what you care
1:22:57 > 1:23:04about. That one is terribly the worst.Do the world a favour and
1:23:04 > 1:23:13kill yourself.Kill yourself, gay boy. You are worthless.They are
1:23:13 > 1:23:19just such horrible things.To have and to receive. You are ugly,
1:23:19 > 1:23:30everyone hates you. That is... Don't know what to say to that.It's
1:23:30 > 1:23:33important to focus on the good things in life, bad things will
1:23:33 > 1:23:39always be there to push us down, but we have to get up and we have to
1:23:39 > 1:23:45keep on going.I will be there, don't worry. That gives you a boost
1:23:45 > 1:23:49and someone is looking out for you in caring for you.You are so
1:23:49 > 1:23:51beautiful and strong, keep your chin up.(LAUGHS)
1:23:51 > 1:23:54beautiful and strong, keep your chin up.(LAUGHS). Use it used social
1:23:54 > 1:24:00media to be nice to people, to be kind, to have a laugh, to have
1:24:00 > 1:24:04banter with your friends, but never anything hurtful like the messages
1:24:04 > 1:24:09in there.
1:24:09 > 1:24:17Gosh, those were tough, and to be clear, they were not messages sent
1:24:17 > 1:24:20to those children, they were taken from a group sent to lots of
1:24:20 > 1:24:24children. But you can see how affecting they are.
1:24:24 > 1:24:26Let's discuss this in more detail with Sonia Livingstone
1:24:26 > 1:24:30from the London School of Economics who is the author of today's report
1:24:30 > 1:24:32on digital parenting along with the GP Radha Modgil
1:24:32 > 1:24:33from Radio One's 'Life Hacks'.
1:24:33 > 1:24:39It is really hard reading that -- listening to that, seeing those
1:24:39 > 1:24:43young people reading them out. You can see them getting upset because
1:24:43 > 1:24:48they may have had those messages as well.Absolutely, and they are part
1:24:48 > 1:24:51of the world where those kind of messages are becoming normal. It is
1:24:51 > 1:24:55a tough thing that our kids are having to learn very quickly where
1:24:55 > 1:24:59were of people are passing all kinds of messages, and some of them are
1:24:59 > 1:25:04hard to deal with.If you look back to when we were at school, horrible
1:25:04 > 1:25:08things were said but you didn't necessarily know, and that is what
1:25:08 > 1:25:12becomes really painful.Absolutely, and when it is online, it is there
1:25:12 > 1:25:15in black and white, it's difficult to get away those messages, you have
1:25:15 > 1:25:19to take control of getting away from them yourself, because they are on
1:25:19 > 1:25:24your phone, your computer, your bedroom. Before we could go home and
1:25:24 > 1:25:28forget about it, and they would disappear into the air. It is much
1:25:28 > 1:25:32more challenging now.We also talking morning that the fact that
1:25:32 > 1:25:36can be -- the Internet can be good and social media can be good, which
1:25:36 > 1:25:40is nice to hear, because we have talked a lot about the negative
1:25:40 > 1:25:44things, but there can be a lot of good come from it. You had some of
1:25:44 > 1:25:48those young people saying that.And the report that I am publishing
1:25:48 > 1:25:52today, we have seen lots of way that parents are trying to use the
1:25:52 > 1:25:58Internet for good. Trying to engage with their children, quite a lot are
1:25:58 > 1:26:01encouraging their children to connect with a family and friends
1:26:01 > 1:26:06through digital technology, finding things they can share with their
1:26:06 > 1:26:11children on the Internet. Finding something that they can celebrate,
1:26:11 > 1:26:17because there are things they can do. Because there are things that
1:26:17 > 1:26:22they can do when things get difficult.And there are things that
1:26:22 > 1:26:27are powerful to communicate with people, and your friends in a
1:26:27 > 1:26:32positive way.It is amazing and like you say, the Internet, your
1:26:32 > 1:26:36imagination, creativity, connection, with people who are like-minded, it
1:26:36 > 1:26:41is a fantastic resource. We need to balance out that a little bit come
1:26:41 > 1:26:45we have talked about the negatives but we need to remember the good
1:26:45 > 1:26:49things, it is about working out strategies to basically help
1:26:49 > 1:26:58children and empower them to know how to use the Internet safety.It
1:26:58 > 1:27:02is great to talk to friends but for parents, it is a worry, isn't it,
1:27:02 > 1:27:08because you are not sure what actually is happening when your
1:27:08 > 1:27:12child is on a computer.So one of the things that parents said in our
1:27:12 > 1:27:16survey is that they are cautiously optimistic, they can see the
1:27:16 > 1:27:21benefits but not quite sure how to take steps to get... And that is
1:27:21 > 1:27:25what parents have anxieties about screen time, how much time the child
1:27:25 > 1:27:29is using the technology, it is distracting them from making
1:27:29 > 1:27:32judgements about what really could be beneficial, where are the
1:27:32 > 1:27:35problems, where are the advantages. That is where parents need more
1:27:35 > 1:27:42support.You give some of that support with light hacks. We are
1:27:42 > 1:27:45running out of time, what would be your top Tip?For parents, get out
1:27:45 > 1:27:50there and arm yourself with the knowledge, find out what the
1:27:50 > 1:27:59children are doing and the kind of parent your children camp listen to.
1:27:59 > 1:28:05Nice to talk about it in a positive way, think you very much. If you
1:28:05 > 1:28:12want to know more about ways young people can enjoy the Internet,,
1:28:12 > 1:28:15'Own It' is a new BBC online service,
1:28:15 > 1:28:18packed with fun tips and videos to help children aged between nine
1:28:18 > 1:28:20and 12 to be healthy, happy and confident online.
1:28:20 > 1:28:23It is worth checking it out at www.bbc.co.uk/ownit.
1:28:23 > 1:31:45let's catch up with the news, travel and weather.
1:31:45 > 1:31:46let's catch up with the news, travel back with the latest from the BBC
1:31:46 > 1:31:48London newsroom in half an hour.
1:31:48 > 1:31:50Now, though, it's back to Louise and Steph.
1:31:53 > 1:31:54Hello, this is Breakfast,
1:31:54 > 1:31:56with Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin.
1:31:56 > 1:32:02Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
1:32:02 > 1:32:05Share prices have dropped sharply on Asian markets overnight
1:32:05 > 1:32:07in response to big falls in the United States.
1:32:07 > 1:32:10In New York, the Dow Jones, which is made up of some
1:32:10 > 1:32:13of America's biggest businesses, closed down more than 1,100
1:32:13 > 1:32:15points, the biggest one day fall in history.
1:32:15 > 1:32:23The Nikkei index in Japan ended the day nearly 5% down.
1:32:26 > 1:32:28The Conservative MP and leading Remain campaigner, Anna Soubry,
1:32:28 > 1:32:32has called on Theresa May to sling out what she called hard
1:32:32 > 1:32:33Brexiteers in the party.
1:32:33 > 1:32:35In an interview for the BBC's Newsnight, she said
1:32:35 > 1:32:38that the frontbench was in hock to 35 ideological Leave supporters.
1:32:38 > 1:32:42She insisted she would not stay in a party taken over by people
1:32:42 > 1:32:47like Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson.
1:32:47 > 1:32:51Relatives of the victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing have been
1:32:51 > 1:32:53granted legal aid for a civil action against a suspect.
1:32:53 > 1:32:55A case against the convicted IRA member
1:32:55 > 1:32:58John Downey collapsed at the Old Bailey four years ago.
1:32:58 > 1:33:01He had a so-called on-the-run letter telling him he was no longer
1:33:01 > 1:33:09a wanted man and would not be prosecuted.
1:33:11 > 1:33:14Public Health England says it wants e-cigarettes to be prescribed
1:33:14 > 1:33:17on the NHS within the next two to three years because they're
1:33:17 > 1:33:19an effective way to help smokers quit.
1:33:19 > 1:33:22The agency has reviewed the latest evidence and says vaping
1:33:22 > 1:33:25poses only a small fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco.
1:33:25 > 1:33:28It's calling for the UK's drug regulator to help manufacturers
1:33:28 > 1:33:36get their products approved.
1:33:38 > 1:33:41The British-born actor, John Mahoney, who played one of TV's
1:33:41 > 1:33:43most popular on-screen dads, has died
1:33:43 > 1:33:44in Chicago aged 77.
1:33:44 > 1:33:47He was famous for his role as Martin Crane in the US sitcom
1:33:47 > 1:33:49Frasier, playing a grumpy, down-to-earth retired policeman
1:33:49 > 1:33:52who outwitted his two pretentious sons, Frasier and Niles.
1:33:52 > 1:33:59The role earned him two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
1:33:59 > 1:34:02In Florida, the aerospace Company SpaceX is gearing up to test
1:34:02 > 1:34:04what could become the world's most powerful rocket.
1:34:04 > 1:34:07It's called the Falcon Heavy, and if all goes according to plan
1:34:07 > 1:34:11it'll blast off from Cape Canaveral at 6:30pm this evening UK time.
1:34:11 > 1:34:14It's carrying a car on board and there's a possibility that it
1:34:14 > 1:34:16could reach the orbit of Mars.
1:34:16 > 1:34:18But there aren't any astronauts on board,
1:34:18 > 1:34:26instead there's a mannequin in a spacesuit.
1:34:28 > 1:34:34keep talking, I'm watching it.There aren't any astronauts on board,
1:34:34 > 1:34:42there is the mannequin. They are sending a car to space.So many
1:34:42 > 1:34:47questions, why would you send a car to space?It hasn't been done I
1:34:47 > 1:34:52suppose so it is something to do. That will be launching at 6:30pm.
1:34:52 > 1:34:52Coming
1:34:53 > 1:34:57will be talking about cold temperatures and she's in the houses
1:34:57 > 1:35:04of parliament. She is showing us around the anniversary day for 100
1:35:04 > 1:35:10years since women got the vote. Lots of memories coming in this morning.
1:35:10 > 1:35:16Abet Conte is feeling a bit chilly this morning?-- I bet. Giving out
1:35:16 > 1:35:21some frost Deluxe. He always does, my granny would have said he's like
1:35:21 > 1:35:30a bulldog chewing a wasp. -- Frosty looks.They have been beaten by
1:35:30 > 1:35:34Watford 4-1. Last season they were the champions, this season we are
1:35:34 > 1:35:36talking about him losing his job.
1:35:36 > 1:35:39Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is under increasing pressure this
1:35:39 > 1:35:45morning after his side were thrashed 4-1 at Watford last night.
1:35:45 > 1:35:50It looked like they may get a point when Eden Hazard equalised with
1:35:50 > 1:35:53eight minutes to go but then Watford scored three goals in the last seven
1:35:53 > 1:36:00minutes to give their new manager Javi Gracia a win in his first home
1:36:00 > 1:36:06game in charge.
1:36:06 > 1:36:09game in charge. After the game Conte was rather insistent that he is
1:36:09 > 1:36:12definitely not worried.
1:36:12 > 1:36:18I'm not worried, I'm definitely not worried about my job. I work
1:36:18 > 1:36:23everyday and give 110%. Word if this is enough, OK, otherwise the club
1:36:23 > 1:36:27can make a different decision but I'm not worried. Everyday, day,
1:36:27 > 1:36:33every prospect, press conference, you ask me, you worried about your
1:36:33 > 1:36:36job? No, I'm not worried.
1:36:36 > 1:36:42He's definitely not worried, is he protesting too much?He can't win,
1:36:42 > 1:36:48can he... Obviously!That's kind of the problem X Mac we're talking
1:36:48 > 1:36:51again about losing another manager. When you think about it, when it
1:36:51 > 1:36:58comes to winning the Premier League, it's a golden chalice, the last five
1:36:58 > 1:37:00winners of the Premier League haven't made it beyond the next
1:37:00 > 1:37:05season.Maybe they are too quick to get rid of them.We have said that
1:37:05 > 1:37:09for some time but for me it is knowing where to draw the line, it
1:37:09 > 1:37:14is his attitude, that's the issue, he has asked the board to release a
1:37:14 > 1:37:18statement backing him up and his future. People are saying if he
1:37:18 > 1:37:23doesn't want to be there then why is he staying? We will keep an eye on
1:37:23 > 1:37:33it.But he isn't worried.He is definitely, definitely not worried.
1:37:33 > 1:37:35England have called up Richard Wigglesworth to replace
1:37:35 > 1:37:38the injured Ben Youngs ahead of Saturday's Six Nations
1:37:38 > 1:37:38match with Wales.
1:37:38 > 1:37:41Youngs has a knee ligament injury which rules him out
1:37:41 > 1:37:42of the entire tournament.
1:37:42 > 1:37:44Wigglesworth will now provide cover for Danny Care,
1:37:44 > 1:37:46who came on for Youngs in Rome.
1:37:46 > 1:37:49She was one of the heroes of the Team GB's Olympic gold
1:37:49 > 1:37:53winning hockey team in Rio, and now Maddie Hinch has been named
1:37:53 > 1:37:55the world's best female goalkeeper for a second time.
1:37:55 > 1:37:56The England and Great Britain goalie was given the award in berlin
1:37:56 > 1:37:59last night at the International hocket federation Stars Awards.
1:37:59 > 1:38:02Since the Olympics, she's also helped England win bronze medals
1:38:02 > 1:38:04at both the EuroHockey Championships and World League Semi-Final.
1:38:04 > 1:38:08Formula 1 has announced it will have have grid kids from next season
1:38:08 > 1:38:09after the sport abolished
1:38:09 > 1:38:10the tradition of having grid girls.
1:38:10 > 1:38:12F1's owners decided the long-standing practice
1:38:12 > 1:38:14of using female models before races was at odds
1:38:14 > 1:38:15with modern-day societal norms,
1:38:15 > 1:38:16so instead
1:38:16 > 1:38:18they'll select children who are already in the junior
1:38:18 > 1:38:21categories of motor racing from the opening race
1:38:21 > 1:38:29of the new season next month.
1:38:31 > 1:38:34Britain's Fed Cup team are in Estonia this week in a bid
1:38:34 > 1:38:36to take us into the World Group.
1:38:36 > 1:38:39The team is spearhead by British number one Johanna Konta
1:38:39 > 1:38:42who of course last year became the first British woman to reach
1:38:42 > 1:38:44a wimbledon semi final since 1979..
1:38:44 > 1:38:46Since then she's faced some injury problems --
1:38:46 > 1:38:53but Fed Cup could be her chance to get 2018 back on track.
1:38:53 > 1:38:57I went training with them before they headed off.
1:39:01 > 1:39:04She's enjoyed a spectacular rise to stardom in the past few years,
1:39:04 > 1:39:07becoming the first British woman since Virginia Wade and Jo Durie
1:39:07 > 1:39:11to crack into the elite of the women's game.
1:39:11 > 1:39:14But a year in tennis can feel like a long time.
1:39:14 > 1:39:16Johanna Konta's early season's been hampered by injury,
1:39:16 > 1:39:19but now with Fed Cup in Estonia about to get under way,
1:39:19 > 1:39:24she says she's ready to return to her winning ways.
1:39:24 > 1:39:27I'm healthy, I'm playing, and I think with time I'll be
1:39:27 > 1:39:29playing at the level I want to be playing at.
1:39:29 > 1:39:33Fed Cup is definitely a great opportunity for me to play a lot
1:39:33 > 1:39:36of matches and in a different setting than we usually get
1:39:36 > 1:39:37during the season,
1:39:37 > 1:39:39it's a team setting, it's a team environment,
1:39:39 > 1:39:41which is really exciting, we get to bond,
1:39:41 > 1:39:45we get to have fun in the evenings and most importantly support each
1:39:45 > 1:39:46other on the sidelines.
1:39:46 > 1:39:48The British number one spearheads this year's squad,
1:39:48 > 1:39:51with captain Anne Keothavong aiming to start this year's competition
1:39:51 > 1:39:51with a bang.
1:39:51 > 1:39:54Katie Boulter a is the team's newest and youngest member.
1:39:54 > 1:39:57At just 21 years old, she wasn't even born the last time
1:39:57 > 1:40:00Britain made it to the World Group stage.
1:40:00 > 1:40:06So is she feeling confident?
1:40:06 > 1:40:10I think we've got a really strong team, we've got a great chance,
1:40:10 > 1:40:12everyone's playing really well at the moment so let's see
1:40:12 > 1:40:14what we can do.
1:40:14 > 1:40:16Being part of a team event is really nice,
1:40:16 > 1:40:18especially because tennis is such an individual sport,
1:40:18 > 1:40:22so I'm happy to be back with the kit on.
1:40:22 > 1:40:24Until now, the profile of the women's team competition has
1:40:24 > 1:40:27always been significantly lower than the men's Davis Cup,
1:40:27 > 1:40:29not helped by their failure to get out
1:40:29 > 1:40:33of the dreaded Europe-Africa zone.
1:40:33 > 1:40:36I'd love to see the format change, I'd love to see
1:40:36 > 1:40:39Fed Cup come into line with Davis Cup where it's structured
1:40:39 > 1:40:42in a way where fans can follow better and really engage
1:40:42 > 1:40:42with the team.
1:40:42 > 1:40:50Hopefully one day we might get that.
1:40:51 > 1:40:54The team face Estonia and Portugal in the first round robin matches
1:40:54 > 1:40:57this week with a place in the World Group at stake.
1:40:57 > 1:41:03But something tells me they'll do a better job without me there.
1:41:03 > 1:41:05Out
1:41:05 > 1:41:12checks Mac I didn't learn anything. They tried to teach me some moves.
1:41:12 > 1:41:17-- Ouch. I didn't do anything for the cause, terrible tennis.Pretty
1:41:17 > 1:41:21inspirational women, who has been the most inspiring woman in your
1:41:21 > 1:41:27life?For me other than my mother I would say my auntie. She has always
1:41:27 > 1:41:35been an incredible leader, a strong independent woman.Thank you for
1:41:35 > 1:41:38everyone sending in their messages as well about the women that inspire
1:41:38 > 1:41:40you.
1:41:40 > 1:41:41You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:41:41 > 1:41:45The main stories this morning:
1:41:45 > 1:41:48Stock markets have dropped sharply in Asia, following a large fall
1:41:48 > 1:41:52in the United States.
1:41:52 > 1:41:55The Conservative MP and Remain campaigner, Anna Soubry,
1:41:55 > 1:41:57has called on the Prime Minister
1:41:57 > 1:42:03to sling out the party's Brexiteers.
1:42:03 > 1:42:08You might have noticed it is the 100th anniversary of the
1:42:08 > 1:42:11Representation of the People Act, which gave some women the vote for
1:42:11 > 1:42:16the first time and all men over the age of 21 the right to vote. This
1:42:16 > 1:42:19morning Carol is out and about to show as round the houses of
1:42:19 > 1:42:28parliament. Something really special to show you, original acts of
1:42:28 > 1:42:33parliament.
1:42:34 > 1:42:38parliament.Let's look at some of the acts, this one gave women the
1:42:38 > 1:42:43right to vote, you can see the date on it, the sixth of February 1918,
1:42:43 > 1:42:48it is this one here. The one we have just been looking at, this one here,
1:42:48 > 1:42:57gave women the right to stand as MPs, the 21st of November 2018. And
1:42:57 > 1:43:03this one gave women the right to sit in the House of Lords. Look how much
1:43:03 > 1:43:09later that was, the 30th of April 1958. Very special to CVs this
1:43:09 > 1:43:12morning in the Central lobby and just looking around, never been in
1:43:12 > 1:43:18here before, pretty special as well. Half of it belongs to the House of
1:43:18 > 1:43:22Lords, the other half to the House of Commons. The weather outside is
1:43:22 > 1:43:25pretty cold, hard frost this morning with some snow showers around.
1:43:27 > 1:43:28Generally today it's
1:43:28 > 1:43:31Generally today it's going to be a cold day regardless of where you are
1:43:31 > 1:43:35with the risk of ice today also regardless where you are. Starting
1:43:35 > 1:43:40the forecast in the south-east, dry weather around with wintry showers
1:43:40 > 1:43:44coming in here and there, especially in East Anglia, we've had some this
1:43:44 > 1:43:48morning across the Midlands and as we go north it's across northern
1:43:48 > 1:43:52England, southern and central parts of Scotland, we have some snow. The
1:43:52 > 1:43:57north of that there is dry weather, snow showers in the north and west
1:43:57 > 1:44:00of Scotland and also Northern Ireland, on an off through the day
1:44:00 > 1:44:09and back into Wales, once again we are back into the snow.
1:44:14 > 1:44:16are back into the snow.That band pushes steadily south into the
1:44:16 > 1:44:20Midlands but it will fizzle and turn more patchy in nature.But inland
1:44:20 > 1:44:25any precipitation that comes out of it will fall as snow. The cloud will
1:44:25 > 1:44:29build ahead of it and behind it will be sunshine but still a fair few
1:44:29 > 1:44:33showers, wintry with a mixture of rain, sleet, hail, thunder and
1:44:33 > 1:44:37lightning. Cold day, maximum of five, that's in towns and cities. As
1:44:37 > 1:44:42we head on through the evening and overnight and the temperature drops,
1:44:42 > 1:44:47as our band goes to the south-east, it will rejuvenate, bringing more
1:44:47 > 1:44:51wintry showers in East Anglia and the south-east. Behind it under
1:44:51 > 1:44:54clear skies we're looking at a severe frost for many, temperatures
1:44:54 > 1:44:59where we have lying snow falling as low as minus double figures and
1:44:59 > 1:45:02there will still be wintry showers flirting with the north and west.
1:45:02 > 1:45:05Tomorrow morning we start with those wintry showers in south-eastern
1:45:05 > 1:45:10parts of the UK, they will clear and behind it with a ridge of high
1:45:10 > 1:45:13pressure things settle down, we'll see sunshine. Through the day we
1:45:13 > 1:45:18will see the cloud builds and then a band of rain coming in from the
1:45:18 > 1:45:21north-west preceded by transient snow, that will quickly turn back to
1:45:21 > 1:45:25rain at lower levels and the snow will be in the hills and feeling
1:45:25 > 1:45:30cold wherever you are. By the time we get to Thursday, that same band
1:45:30 > 1:45:33of rain will weaken as it pushes south across England and Wales.
1:45:33 > 1:45:37Brighter skies follow behind with showers, some of which will be
1:45:37 > 1:45:41wintry across the north-west of the country. That leads us into an
1:45:41 > 1:45:46unsettled period as we head through Friday into the weekend, snow at
1:45:46 > 1:45:50times, wet and windy conditions as well, and it's going to remain cold.
1:45:50 > 1:45:54OK, thank you very much, Carol.
1:45:54 > 1:45:58Fantastic to get that access this morning, thanks very much indeed and
1:45:58 > 1:46:03more later, including freezing temperatures.It is a story we are
1:46:03 > 1:46:06covering through the programme, marking the centenary of some
1:46:06 > 1:46:12women's right to votes copy it's got us thinking about how life has
1:46:12 > 1:46:23changed for women in lots of ways.
1:46:23 > 1:46:27number of women at different stages of their career. I went to find what
1:46:27 > 1:46:30advice they would have as well. Making your way up in the world is
1:46:30 > 1:46:35still not as easy as it should be the women. But there are more and
1:46:35 > 1:46:40more breaking down the barriers. Kati is an award-winning crane
1:46:40 > 1:46:47driver. I have come to meet her with Lois, an apprentice in building
1:46:47 > 1:46:50services and Catherine, a structural engineer. You are working in an
1:46:50 > 1:46:54industry that is male dominated, does that bother you?It does not to
1:46:54 > 1:46:57me, it gives you slightly more leveraged. There is a stereotype out
1:46:57 > 1:47:03there that engineers are always male, with beard and a hard hat, but
1:47:03 > 1:47:07most of the time I am wearing a dress and working at my desk,
1:47:07 > 1:47:12through calculations and drawings, working on computer software.I feel
1:47:12 > 1:47:16listened to, I am treated the same as everyone else.So you don't feel
1:47:16 > 1:47:20different, being a woman in terms of weight you will go in your career?
1:47:20 > 1:47:25No, I don't think there are those barriers for women.It is nice to
1:47:25 > 1:47:29see a lot more females coming into the industry, as it is becoming a
1:47:29 > 1:47:33lot that.It is great to hear their optimism. But what about those bit
1:47:33 > 1:47:38further on in their careers? Jennifer and EMAP have different
1:47:38 > 1:47:46jobs, at have felt differences when they had children.Guilt when you
1:47:46 > 1:47:51can't do a job in the way you want to do it, and guilt you are not that
1:47:51 > 1:47:56we are children.I have two children, first was fine, second, I
1:47:56 > 1:47:59had my second, I worked for the biggest international law firm, was
1:47:59 > 1:48:06made redundant, effectively on my first day back at work. And it
1:48:06 > 1:48:14affected me mentally, so badly.It became so stressful for me in the
1:48:14 > 1:48:19end, I set up my own business, and left. So I could define my own
1:48:19 > 1:48:24working hours.Anyone to get the top in business it takes a lot of graft,
1:48:24 > 1:48:28so what about the few women who have made it? Do they think they have had
1:48:28 > 1:48:32a harder time because they are a woman?It takes courage almost every
1:48:32 > 1:48:37day. To speak out, and speak up. The gender balance and gender equality.
1:48:37 > 1:48:44Let's do this together, that it men being the biggest voices, the
1:48:44 > 1:48:49strongest voices,
1:48:49 > 1:48:55strongest voices, that is the only way we will do it.Looking back we
1:48:55 > 1:48:58adopted quite masculine codes to get to the top of what was essentially
1:48:58 > 1:49:01today still a very masculine business, most businesses are run by
1:49:01 > 1:49:07men. I just work longer, harder and faster. All of those feminine traits
1:49:07 > 1:49:14of empathy, collaboration, an indication, all the things that were
1:49:14 > 1:49:19seen as not quite tough enough in business, is going to be the future.
1:49:19 > 1:49:24So what would their advice BT Young women?Go out with a positive
1:49:24 > 1:49:31energy, I think any business EEO into with positive energy, always
1:49:31 > 1:49:35gets you on. Collaborate with other women in business, this change only
1:49:35 > 1:49:39happens when people come together. Ridout to your network, leaving your
1:49:39 > 1:49:44ability and go after every opportunity that comes along.Back
1:49:44 > 1:49:47on the construction site, I definitely feel that these young
1:49:47 > 1:49:49women are being given more opportunities than they would have
1:49:49 > 1:49:53done in the past. That should mean in future they won't need to make a
1:49:53 > 1:49:57special film about women doing jobs light these or running companies,
1:49:57 > 1:50:02because it won't be unusual.
1:50:02 > 1:50:07And in that piece use or Inga Beale they are, chief executive of Lloyd's
1:50:07 > 1:50:14of London there, a FTSE 100 company, and she was saying that there are
1:50:14 > 1:50:18still more cheap executives called John in the FTSE 100 then there are
1:50:18 > 1:50:25women. She is such an inspirational woman, she is leading such a huge
1:50:25 > 1:50:31company, there are still tough days just like anyone has, but still...
1:50:31 > 1:50:39We are talking about this because it is 100 years ago today, sixth of
1:50:39 > 1:50:43February, all women and men over the age of 21 were given the right to
1:50:43 > 1:50:47vote.
1:50:47 > 1:50:50We're doing lots throughout the morning to mark it -
1:50:50 > 1:50:51Carol's in the Houses of Parliament.
1:50:51 > 1:50:56It was not everyone who got the right to vote, was at? No, today
1:50:56 > 1:51:00marks a partial victory, but a really important milestone. I want
1:51:00 > 1:51:04to take a moment to remember the names of these women, because all of
1:51:04 > 1:51:13these names here represent the 1000 suffragettes, who paid a price for
1:51:13 > 1:51:17this fight, they risked it all, they were jailed for this cause. Emily
1:51:17 > 1:51:23Wilding Davidson, who spent not far from here, at Strangeways prison
1:51:23 > 1:51:29before she went to ascot and paid with her life for this fight. The
1:51:29 > 1:51:32munch them also, Mary Jane Clarke who died after being released from
1:51:32 > 1:51:37prison during a hunger strike. Really important women, but make no
1:51:37 > 1:51:41mistake, this fight was not just about the bold, brave acts of
1:51:41 > 1:51:46suffragettes, it was also about this dearly, steady determination of the
1:51:46 > 1:51:52suffragists. Let's have a look now at the fight on both sides of the
1:51:52 > 1:52:00divide, through the eyes of two women, both equally important.
1:52:00 > 1:52:05Britain was a nation divided, between privilege and positive,
1:52:05 > 1:52:09those with those without. Two women were united in their belief that
1:52:09 > 1:52:13this must change. Any helm was smart, educated, Cheshire Millendon
1:52:13 > 1:52:18Mac daughter. She had they hear of men in power but had no power
1:52:18 > 1:52:25herself.She was a force to be reckoned with. And yet the most
1:52:25 > 1:52:29simple and an educated men, simply by virtue of being a man, had a
1:52:29 > 1:52:35vote. And that did not make sense at all.Nor did it to Leonora Cohen,
1:52:35 > 1:52:41born into poverty -- poverty in Leeds, but clever and brave too.She
1:52:41 > 1:52:45thought without the vote there would be no way that women would have
1:52:45 > 1:52:49proper equality and could lift themselves out of poverty.As
1:52:49 > 1:52:54promises are made and broken in Parliament, women push on, any with
1:52:54 > 1:52:59gentle persuasion, she set up alow pull -- local suffragists society to
1:52:59 > 1:53:02convince the established and of what is right, but Leonora plots. She
1:53:02 > 1:53:06heads to the Tower of London for a separate it -- suffragette act so
1:53:06 > 1:53:09daring it would shake the establishment. To smash the crown
1:53:09 > 1:53:17jewels. This, this is where it happened. Can you imagine how her
1:53:17 > 1:53:23heart must be pounding. She sees this group of schoolboys, and she
1:53:23 > 1:53:28sneaks in behind them, and looks all the world like a teacher, she must
1:53:28 > 1:53:33be thinking, where is the crowbar, is it in my coat, and she finds it,
1:53:33 > 1:53:37and wait until the Beefeater is over the other side of the room, and then
1:53:37 > 1:53:43she has to remove it and throw it and make this great announcement of
1:53:43 > 1:53:50"Votes for women!", how daring is that, and how courageous. But then
1:53:50 > 1:53:53came the ultimate call for courage, and the war changes everything. As
1:53:53 > 1:53:57men die on the front, the suffragettes march to London to
1:53:57 > 1:54:00offer their services to their country. Women now hold the fort.
1:54:00 > 1:54:08They manufacture, they create the munitions, they run the businesses.
1:54:08 > 1:54:15There was no going back, no. Once they knew what they were capable of,
1:54:15 > 1:54:19and once the men came home and saw all that they had done, you couldn't
1:54:19 > 1:54:28go back. These were equals.Words and deeds had won the day. On
1:54:28 > 1:54:33feathery 61918, women over the age of 30 win the right to vote. But it
1:54:33 > 1:54:38would be another ten years before they win the same voting rights as
1:54:38 > 1:54:42men.It was a fight for men to perceive that women were not
1:54:42 > 1:54:48prepared to be doormats any longer, women were of equal value, and it
1:54:48 > 1:54:54has never been more important to show that today on the Centenary.If
1:54:54 > 1:54:59she were alive today, what would you think?-- what would she think? I
1:54:59 > 1:55:04think she would be very frustrated. If she were here she would still be
1:55:04 > 1:55:11fighting. I hope so. And I would be with her.We owe a great debt of
1:55:11 > 1:55:14gratitude to all of those women, the suffragettes and the suffragists,
1:55:14 > 1:55:21and the men who supported them, to try and achieve this. Today of
1:55:21 > 1:55:26course, is not marking 100 years since that hole victory, but instead
1:55:26 > 1:55:32a partial victory. Let me introduce you to Helen, who is the curator at
1:55:32 > 1:55:35the People's history Museum here in Manchester. Tell us exactly what
1:55:35 > 1:55:40happened today 100 years ago, who got the vote?It was incredible, all
1:55:40 > 1:55:45men aged 21 and over got the vote, but only some women, it had to be
1:55:45 > 1:55:49over 30 with a proper qualification to be able to vote. This excluded so
1:55:49 > 1:55:53many of the working class woman who had acted as the footsoldiers in
1:55:53 > 1:55:56this campaign across all the different organisations, so it was
1:55:56 > 1:56:00only a partial victory.It was going to be another ten years before they
1:56:00 > 1:56:05got the equal vote. Let's take a moment to talk about this fantastic
1:56:05 > 1:56:12banner over here. All of these were actually, they were nabbed from the
1:56:12 > 1:56:19film suffragette, aren't they.They are fake.But this one, tell us
1:56:19 > 1:56:25about this one.This one is the Manchester WFTU banner, it was
1:56:25 > 1:56:32mainly 1908, taken down to the Hyde Park in London, which was the
1:56:32 > 1:56:36biggest rally of the suffragette movement and most importantly it
1:56:36 > 1:56:41says most -- it says "First in the fight." This is because Manchester
1:56:41 > 1:56:44was were it first started, Manchester had the first sufferance
1:56:44 > 1:56:48society way back.The most important part in the story for me is that
1:56:48 > 1:56:53this was found in a charity shop in Leeds, and had been there for how
1:56:53 > 1:56:58long?Ten years, before it was found and put on the auction. We were very
1:56:58 > 1:57:02lucky to acquire it into the collection.Ten years, neatly folded
1:57:02 > 1:57:07on a shelf and no one had clocked it until you guys came along. You can
1:57:07 > 1:57:11see it here at the People's history Museum from June. More from us a
1:57:11 > 1:57:14little later.
1:57:14 > 1:57:20Quite emotional to be reading those banners, thank you so much, we will
1:57:20 > 1:57:25be back later. We have had loads of messages from people as well about
1:57:25 > 1:57:28women who have inspired them, thank you for them. Mothers and teachers
1:57:28 > 2:00:54are very high on the list. Wives as well, but time now to get
2:00:54 > 2:00:56Now, though, it's back to Louise and Steph.
2:00:56 > 2:01:00Hello, this is Breakfast with Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin.
2:01:00 > 2:01:02Stockmarkets around the world have plunged following
2:01:02 > 2:01:05a big drop in US share prices.
2:01:05 > 2:01:08The falls in Asia this morning come as the Dow Jones
2:01:08 > 2:01:11suffered its biggest ever points drop in a single day over fears
2:01:11 > 2:01:18about interest rate rises.
2:01:32 > 2:01:35Good morning, it's Tuesday the 6th of February. Also on the programme
2:01:35 > 2:01:38this morning:
2:01:38 > 2:01:39Growing division within the Conservative Party
2:01:39 > 2:01:41over Brexit as one of the Prime Minister's
2:01:41 > 2:01:43Remain-supporting MPs urges her to 'stand up to'
2:01:43 > 2:01:47so called 'hard Brexiteers' and 'sling them out'.
2:01:47 > 2:01:48Could e-cigarettes soon be available on prescription?
2:01:48 > 2:01:56Government health officials say they should be.
2:01:56 > 2:01:58In sport, the pressure mounts on Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
2:01:58 > 2:02:00His side suffer their biggest defeat of the season,
2:02:00 > 2:02:05as Watford beat them 4-1.
2:02:05 > 2:02:07100 years after the first women got the vote, we're celebrating
2:02:07 > 2:02:10the achievements of those who campaigned to make it happen.
2:02:10 > 2:02:12As debates over gender equality and attitudes towards women
2:02:12 > 2:02:16are in sharp focus today, we'll look at how society
2:02:16 > 2:02:23has changed, or not, over the past century.
2:02:23 > 2:02:28We have brought together business women, professionals, politicians,
2:02:28 > 2:02:32mothers, wives and daughters, and of course, we want to hear from you as
2:02:32 > 2:02:34well.
2:02:34 > 2:02:37Is there one woman in your life who inspires you?
2:02:37 > 2:02:38Let us know.
2:02:38 > 2:02:45There is one here.There is one in the House of Commons as well.
2:02:45 > 2:02:47And Carol has the weather from inside Parliament
2:02:47 > 2:02:49where the first mass signature petition calling for women's
2:02:49 > 2:02:51votes was handed over
2:02:51 > 2:02:56Good morning, gentlemen. It is much smaller when you see it in real
2:02:56 > 2:03:00life, compared to the television. Microphones angling down, the MPs
2:03:00 > 2:03:04have been in this morning placing their names on the seats where they
2:03:04 > 2:03:08want to sit late on. The weather outside is different, it is cold,
2:03:08 > 2:03:13with frost around, snow in the forecast and a bit of sunshine. I
2:03:13 > 2:03:18will put that together for you in 15 minutes.We nominate Carol as our
2:03:18 > 2:03:23inspiration this morning.We certainly do.
2:03:23 > 2:03:24Good morning. First, our main story.
2:03:24 > 2:03:26Share prices have dropped sharply on Asian markets
2:03:26 > 2:03:30overnight in response to big falls in the United States.
2:03:30 > 2:03:35In New York, the Dow Jones, which is made up of some
2:03:35 > 2:03:38of America's biggest businesses, closed down more than 1100 points,
2:03:38 > 2:03:39the biggest one day fall in history.
2:03:39 > 2:03:43The Nikkei index in Japan ended the day nearly 5% down.
2:03:43 > 2:03:48The FTSE 100 here, which has just opened this morning has opened down
2:03:48 > 2:03:503.5%.
2:03:50 > 2:03:52Earlier on Breakfast, we spoke to the Investment director
2:03:52 > 2:03:56Jane Sydenham who said the drop wasn't completely unexpected.
2:03:56 > 2:04:00This is really in response to a jobs report last week,
2:04:00 > 2:04:03which kind of indicated that wages were rising a bit faster
2:04:03 > 2:04:06than everybody was expecting.
2:04:06 > 2:04:08And the implication from that is that interest
2:04:08 > 2:04:11rates had to rise faster, too, which stock markets
2:04:11 > 2:04:14really don't like.
2:04:14 > 2:04:18So in the last 15 months, we've had no more than a 3%
2:04:18 > 2:04:21correction in stock markets, which is very, very unusual.
2:04:21 > 2:04:24So at some point, it was likely that we would see a bit
2:04:24 > 2:04:26more volatility anyway.
2:04:26 > 2:04:28It's really very unusual for markets to be quite
2:04:28 > 2:04:30as calm as they have been.
2:04:30 > 2:04:40The Conservative MP and
2:04:40 > 2:04:41MP and leading Remain campaigner, Anna Soubry,
2:04:41 > 2:04:44has called on Theresa May to "sling out" what she calls "hard
2:04:44 > 2:04:45Brexiteers" in the party.
2:04:45 > 2:04:48The former business minister says the frontbench is "in hock"
2:04:48 > 2:04:49to 35 ideological Leave supporters.
2:04:49 > 2:04:51In an interview with BBC Newsnight she insisted
2:04:51 > 2:04:54she would not stay in a party taken over by people
2:04:54 > 2:04:55like Jacob Rees Mogg and Boris Johnson.
2:04:55 > 2:04:57Our Political Correspondent, Eleanor Garnier is in Westminster
2:04:57 > 2:04:58for us this morning.
2:04:58 > 2:05:03Is this yet more division within the party over Brexit?
2:05:03 > 2:05:09It was a tough interview, it shows more division over Europe.It was an
2:05:09 > 2:05:13issue that divided the Conservative Party for decades. Since the vote to
2:05:13 > 2:05:17leave the EU, and a Subaru has spoken out passionately about
2:05:17 > 2:05:22Brexit. She has taken it up a notch with the latest comments,
2:05:22 > 2:05:26threatening to quit the party and saying Theresa May needs to chuck
2:05:26 > 2:05:30out hard-line ideological Brexiteers.
2:05:30 > 2:05:38They are not the Tory party that I joined 40 years ago.
2:05:38 > 2:05:41and it's about time Theresa stood up to them and slung 'em out,
2:05:41 > 2:05:44because they've taken down Major, they took down Cameron,
2:05:44 > 2:05:46two great leaders, neither of whom stood up to them.
2:05:46 > 2:05:50If it comes to it I'm not going to stay in a party that's been
2:05:50 > 2:05:53taken over by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson,
2:05:53 > 2:05:57Brexiteers will say they are arguing for what they believe are the best
2:05:57 > 2:06:04interests of the party. A former Tory Chancellor, Lord Lamont, said
2:06:04 > 2:06:09she was being quite ridiculous. What it demonstrates is how difficult the
2:06:09 > 2:06:13task is for Theresa May to keep her party United in the middle of a
2:06:13 > 2:06:17crucial week. Remember, there are crucial ministerial meetings coming
2:06:17 > 2:06:22up, in which the Prime Minister will try to coax together some sort of
2:06:22 > 2:06:26consensus, so that she can finally agree a government position on our
2:06:26 > 2:06:32EU negotiating with Brussels.Thank you very much.
2:06:32 > 2:06:35In ten minutes, we will speak to the Home Secretary Amber Rudd about that
2:06:35 > 2:06:40and other things.
2:06:40 > 2:06:43Relatives of the victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing have been
2:06:43 > 2:06:45granted legal aid for a civil action against a suspect.
2:06:45 > 2:06:47A case against the convicted IRA member, John Downey,
2:06:47 > 2:06:50collapsed at the Old Bailey four years ago.
2:06:50 > 2:06:53He had a so-called "on the run" letter telling him he was no
2:06:53 > 2:07:01longer a wanted man and would not be prosecuted.
2:07:01 > 2:07:03There's a call this morning for e-cigarettes to be given
2:07:03 > 2:07:06on the NHS because they're an effective way to help smokers quit.
2:07:06 > 2:07:08Public Health England says vaping poses only a small fraction
2:07:08 > 2:07:10of the risk of smoking tobacco.
2:07:10 > 2:07:16Our health reporter Michelle Roberts has more.
2:07:16 > 2:07:18They've helped tens of thousands of people quit smoking,
2:07:18 > 2:07:21but currently in the UK, people have to buy e-cigarettes,
2:07:21 > 2:07:22unlike nicotine patches and gum.
2:07:22 > 2:07:25Public Health England wants that to change
2:07:25 > 2:07:27and for doctors to start giving e-cigarettes to patients
2:07:27 > 2:07:33on prescription.
2:07:33 > 2:07:35The latest evidence reviewed suggests that
2:07:35 > 2:07:37although vaping is not entirely risk-free, it's much
2:07:37 > 2:07:44better than smoking.
2:07:44 > 2:07:46The organisation says e-cigarettes are 95% safer than most
2:07:46 > 2:07:48cigarettes as they do not have most of the toxic
2:07:48 > 2:07:49chemicals found in smoke.
2:07:49 > 2:07:52Researchers estimate e-cigarettes have led to at least 20,000 more
2:07:52 > 2:07:55quits per year.
2:07:55 > 2:07:57Despite their popularity, around 40% of smokers have
2:07:57 > 2:07:58not tried them.
2:07:58 > 2:08:01Experts say the evidence in favour is so compelling,
2:08:01 > 2:08:03smokers who want to quit shouldn't wait
2:08:03 > 2:08:09for free prescriptions for trying e-cigarettes.
2:08:09 > 2:08:12We're confident thast they're substantially less harmful
2:08:12 > 2:08:16than cigarette smoking, so we recommend for those struggling
2:08:16 > 2:08:19to stop to try e-cigarettes, that might help them to stop
2:08:19 > 2:08:21smoking, which would probably be the best thing they could do
2:08:21 > 2:08:24for their health.
2:08:24 > 2:08:26In the meantime, Public Health England suggests hospitals start
2:08:26 > 2:08:28selling e-cigarettes to patients and change smoking shelters
2:08:28 > 2:08:29into vaping lounges.
2:08:29 > 2:08:32But they also warn that non-smokers shouldn't start vaping.
2:08:32 > 2:08:39Michelle Roberts, BBC News.
2:08:39 > 2:08:48Thank you for your messages on that. We will talk about that shortly.
2:08:48 > 2:08:50The UK's roads are among some of the most heavily
2:08:50 > 2:08:53congested in the world - that's according to the largest ever
2:08:53 > 2:08:54study of global traffic conditions.
2:08:54 > 2:08:58The UK's roads were ranked in the top ten most gridlocked in the
2:08:58 > 2:09:04world, with drivers spending 31 hours a year stuck in traffic will
2:09:04 > 2:09:11stop the Department for Transport is investing to cut congestion.
2:09:11 > 2:09:13The British-born actor John Mahoney, who played one of TV's most
2:09:13 > 2:09:15popular on-screen dads, has died in Chicago aged 77.
2:09:15 > 2:09:19He was famous for his role as Martin Crane in the US sitcom
2:09:19 > 2:09:20"Frasier", playing a grumpy, down-to-earth retired policeman
2:09:20 > 2:09:22who outwitted his two pretentious sons Frasier and Niles.
2:09:22 > 2:09:30The role earned him two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
2:09:36 > 2:09:39It is 8:0 nine. Let's take you back to one of our main stories.
2:09:39 > 2:09:41Electronic cigarettes should be prescribed by the NHS
2:09:41 > 2:09:44to help smokers quit, that's the call this morning
2:09:44 > 2:09:45from Public Health England.
2:09:45 > 2:09:49It's latest research found that vaping is much safer
2:09:49 > 2:09:55than smoking tobacco. The harms of smoking are well known.
2:09:55 > 2:09:58It causes over 200 deaths a year and shortens your life expectancy
2:09:58 > 2:10:04by an average of 10 years.
2:10:04 > 2:10:06It's an expensive habit too, smoking 20 cigarettes a day costs
2:10:06 > 2:10:10around £3,000 a year.
2:10:10 > 2:10:12In a report published this morning, Public Health England says
2:10:12 > 2:10:17using electronic cigarettes causes 95% less harm than smoking tobacco.
2:10:17 > 2:10:19The latest figures show that 3 million people
2:10:19 > 2:10:20in the UK use them regularly.
2:10:20 > 2:10:22The report's author, Professor Ann McNeill,
2:10:22 > 2:10:25joins us from London, and with us here is GP, Dr Fari Ahmad.
2:10:25 > 2:10:30In the
2:10:30 > 2:10:35thank you for joining us this morning. Can you explain, a lot of
2:10:35 > 2:10:41people have been in touch with us to say, is vaping not bad for you,
2:10:41 > 2:10:46then?I understand that. There is confusion about it. Vaping is better
2:10:46 > 2:10:50than smoking, because when you are smoking, you are smoking in a lot of
2:10:50 > 2:10:55nasty is.
2:10:57 > 2:11:00It is certainly better than smoking a cigarette, but I would consider it
2:11:00 > 2:11:08as a step to stopping. There have been issues about long-term health
2:11:08 > 2:11:13effects with vaping, but compared to smoking, it's better.Don't stop
2:11:13 > 2:11:21there! Let's pick up on that. You say that e-cigarettes should be
2:11:21 > 2:11:27prescribed on the NHS, why do you say that?Good morning. Can I
2:11:27 > 2:11:33correct one thing, 200 smokers die every day, not every year. Smoking
2:11:33 > 2:11:38is uniquely dangerous, and what our review showed is that e-cigarettes
2:11:38 > 2:11:42are significantly less harmful than smoking tobacco cigarettes, so it's
2:11:42 > 2:11:46really important for smokers who are trying to quit that they do so as
2:11:46 > 2:11:52soon as is. We have a wide variety of treatments available, the widest
2:11:52 > 2:11:55ever, including e-cigarettes. As well as being able to get them in
2:11:55 > 2:12:00shops, we think it would be useful if health professionals could
2:12:00 > 2:12:07prescribe e-cigarettes as well. We know now that e-cigarettes is the
2:12:07 > 2:12:11most common form of support smokers use, and we want to make sure we
2:12:11 > 2:12:17reach all smokers, particularly poorer smokers, who perhaps feel
2:12:17 > 2:12:22reluctant.People have been getting in touch this morning, and this is
2:12:22 > 2:12:27one example, and there are many, David says, "How preposterous that
2:12:27 > 2:12:30Public Health England think that people who currently can afford to
2:12:30 > 2:12:35smoke should put more strain on the NHS to pay for addiction." Paula
2:12:35 > 2:12:41says, "If they can afford to smoke, they can afford to be vaping."There
2:12:41 > 2:12:47are a few things there. Smoking is an addiction, largely to nicotine,
2:12:47 > 2:12:52but it is not the nicotine that kills, it's the other thousands of
2:12:52 > 2:12:57smoke constituents that come with it. Smokers that struggle to stop,
2:12:57 > 2:13:02and the addictiveness of nicotine depends on how it is delivered. So
2:13:02 > 2:13:05it depends on the speed of delivery, the dose and what comes along with
2:13:05 > 2:13:12it. E-cigarettes are a much less harmful form of nicotine delivery.
2:13:12 > 2:13:17Smokers really struggle to stop. They have tried many times, they
2:13:17 > 2:13:21have tried different things. Actually, the people but doctors are
2:13:21 > 2:13:24see you will be predominantly made up of smokers because they are often
2:13:24 > 2:13:30very sick with the early smoking related diseases. It is really
2:13:30 > 2:13:33important that health professionals help those smokers in particular to
2:13:33 > 2:13:37stop. Lots of people getting in touch,
2:13:37 > 2:13:41Helen makes the point of saying," we don't know the long-term effects of
2:13:41 > 2:13:46vaping, surely it is better to help people break the pattern of
2:13:46 > 2:13:50addictive behaviour, rather than reinforce it." What do you say to
2:13:50 > 2:13:55that?That is a concern that some people have, and I can understand it
2:13:55 > 2:14:00is valid. You can see that something is better. It might not be the best
2:14:00 > 2:14:05thing for you. If it can help you get to where you have got to, so you
2:14:05 > 2:14:10have stopped smoking, that would be ideal. People can sometimes, they
2:14:10 > 2:14:14can be addicted to the actual smoking, there are issues about
2:14:14 > 2:14:18people getting addicted to other things as well. It is understanding
2:14:18 > 2:14:21yourself, and understanding what will work for you and trying to move
2:14:21 > 2:14:26things that way.Thank you, both, very much, and thank you to
2:14:26 > 2:14:31everybody getting in touch.
2:14:31 > 2:14:33You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
2:14:33 > 2:14:34The main stories this morning...
2:14:34 > 2:14:36Stock markets have dropped sharply in Asia following a large fall
2:14:36 > 2:14:40in the United States.
2:14:40 > 2:14:43And also here in the UK, markets have dropped.
2:14:43 > 2:14:46The Conservative MP and Remain campaigner Anna Soubry has called
2:14:46 > 2:14:52on the Prime Minister to "sling out" the party's Brexiteers.
2:14:54 > 2:14:56It's the hundredth anniversary of the Representation
2:14:56 > 2:15:00of the People Act, which gave some women the vote for the first time -
2:15:00 > 2:15:04and all men over the age of 21.
2:15:04 > 2:15:06We're doing lots throughout the morning to mark it Carol's
2:15:06 > 2:15:07in the Houses of Parliament.
2:15:07 > 2:15:12in the Houses of Parliament.
2:15:12 > 2:15:16What a fantastic location, in the middle of the House of Commons.
2:15:16 > 2:15:20Good morning to you both. I am in the House of Commons chamber is at
2:15:20 > 2:15:25the moment, you can see how fabulous it is. Back in the day, ladies were
2:15:25 > 2:15:30not even allowed in the public gallery here. They were in the
2:15:30 > 2:15:33ladies' gallery. Where you see the glass in the Stonewall, that is
2:15:33 > 2:15:38roughly where the ladies' gallery was, that even higher up than you
2:15:38 > 2:15:43can see today. In the ladies' gallery it was cramped and smelly,
2:15:43 > 2:15:50RFID poor views, they could not hear properly and it had grills on the
2:15:50 > 2:15:51window and they even chained themselves to those grills, which
2:15:51 > 2:15:56prompted the purchase of these huge bowls Clippers we saw earlier.
2:15:56 > 2:16:01How times have changed! It is nice and toasty in here but a cold day
2:16:01 > 2:16:05ahead of us outside. There is a hard frost and some snow
2:16:05 > 2:16:10in the forecast today. Starting at 9am across the
2:16:10 > 2:16:14south-east of England, bright skies, bits and pieces of cloud, the cloud
2:16:14 > 2:16:17is producing some wintry showers across parts of East Anglia and into
2:16:17 > 2:16:23the Midlands, for example. As we move into northern England and
2:16:23 > 2:16:28southern parts of central Scotland, we have a band of snow, a weather
2:16:28 > 2:16:31front. Clear skies north of that and some snow showers in the north and
2:16:31 > 2:16:37west. The risk of eyes almost anywhere across the UK this morning.
2:16:37 > 2:16:42Northern Ireland has some snow showers on and off through the day.
2:16:42 > 2:16:46Back into North Wales, once again we are looking up the band of snow
2:16:46 > 2:16:49fringing and across parts of North Devon, North Cornwall in North
2:16:49 > 2:16:54Somerset. Dry affair that used with cloud
2:16:54 > 2:17:00around, one or two Prater breaks and you might see the art wintry
2:17:00 > 2:17:06flower... Flower?! Slurry or shower!
2:17:08 > 2:17:15Flower?! Slurry or shower! The band will weaken as it moves away, but
2:17:15 > 2:17:18any precipitation will be snow. The band will build on the south,
2:17:18 > 2:17:22brighter skies behind it but showers in the north and west, a combination
2:17:22 > 2:17:25of rain, sleet, hail, lightning and snow.
2:17:25 > 2:17:29Through the evening and overnight, the band of snow in the south
2:17:29 > 2:17:32rejuvenates, producing more snow across East Anglia and the
2:17:32 > 2:17:37south-east. Behind that, lots of clear skies. We will have a severe
2:17:37 > 2:17:42frost tonight. Where we have lying snow, temperatures could did as low
2:17:42 > 2:17:49as minus ten. Bitterly cold and the risk of ice. We start with the
2:17:49 > 2:17:54wintry showers across the south-east and East Anglia tomorrow. Lots of
2:17:54 > 2:17:58dry, unsettled conditions. Some rain preceded by transient snow in the
2:17:58 > 2:18:03north-west, which will rapidly fall in the hills. Ray Nadler low levels.
2:18:03 > 2:18:09Once again, another cold day. Through Thursday, the same front in
2:18:09 > 2:18:11the north-west sinks southwards, resting across parts of England and
2:18:11 > 2:18:16Wales with lots of cloud, drizzle and damp associated.
2:18:16 > 2:18:20Behind that, brighter skies but in the Northwest we are still looking
2:18:20 > 2:18:24at showers, some wintry. The outlook remains unsettled and
2:18:24 > 2:18:27cold, wet and windy at times
2:18:27 > 2:18:28The outlook remains unsettled and cold, wet and windy at times with
2:18:28 > 2:18:36snow showers for some of us. Back to you two. Thank you, Carol
2:18:36 > 2:18:41The stock market in Britain opened down 3.5% in response to heavy falls
2:18:41 > 2:18:43on the American and then the Asian markets.
2:18:43 > 2:18:47The Dow Jones started it all off, the Dow Jones on Wall Street. The
2:18:47 > 2:18:50biggest one-day point drop in history yesterday.
2:18:50 > 2:18:53We can speak to Louise Cooper, a market analyst.
2:18:53 > 2:18:59We expected the FTSE 100 to share... Fall when it opened at ATM, what is
2:18:59 > 2:19:07happening?It is on the back of the states. It is a global stock market
2:19:07 > 2:19:13rout driven by what happened in the states. There was an important
2:19:13 > 2:19:17monthly report on Friday which showed some signs of wage inflation.
2:19:17 > 2:19:23Many people would think that would be good, but it brings the whole
2:19:23 > 2:19:27interest rates question back into the perspective. What the world has
2:19:27 > 2:19:32been doing is living on extremely low interest rates ever since the
2:19:32 > 2:19:38start of the financial crisis. But ultracheap money has caused all
2:19:38 > 2:19:42sorts of acids to boom, like property on stock markets. If we are
2:19:42 > 2:19:45coming to the end of the ultralow interest rates and the end of the
2:19:45 > 2:19:51really cheap money, there are questions about the stock market
2:19:51 > 2:19:55valuations, particularly the US stock market is regarded by many as
2:19:55 > 2:19:59being quite expensive. You and I talk a lot about what is
2:19:59 > 2:20:05going on in the markets. It can quickly turn again. We were speaking
2:20:05 > 2:20:09to Jane Seddon from Rathbone 's who said it could be a correction, how
2:20:09 > 2:20:14much do you need to worry about this?The points do not mean prizes,
2:20:14 > 2:20:18they are irrelevant, you need to look at the percentage points move.
2:20:18 > 2:20:24We have had a 6%
2:20:32 > 2:20:35fall two days. That is a correction. In the middle of a great financial
2:20:35 > 2:20:38crash the US stock market fell 20% in one day. 6% in two days, although
2:20:38 > 2:20:40one has to grin slightly because Mr Donald Trump, the US president, is
2:20:40 > 2:20:42happy to claim responsibility when the stock market goes up, but has
2:20:42 > 2:20:45not said or tweeted anything about the fall. It is absolutely a
2:20:45 > 2:20:51correction at the moment, but it tells you that investors, financial
2:20:51 > 2:20:57people, are starting to think has it gone too far? What is the outlook
2:20:57 > 2:21:03for the US economy? It indicates some kind of questioning, a less
2:21:03 > 2:21:07confident investor than maybe in the past. The key at the moment is we
2:21:07 > 2:21:12are driven by the states, so we wait to see. The European stock markets
2:21:12 > 2:21:16opening this morning, to a certain extent, just reacting to the US
2:21:16 > 2:21:23stock market move yesterday. Lots of falls happens after European markets
2:21:23 > 2:21:26were closed. The key happens at 2:30pm when US
2:21:26 > 2:21:33markets open. Do they open lower yet again, or do you start to see some
2:21:33 > 2:21:38people saying 6% correction, I think they are looking an OK value and I
2:21:38 > 2:21:42will start buying again? The key is when do you start to see
2:21:42 > 2:21:47buyers come in, or will there be a nurse wave of selling out of the
2:21:47 > 2:21:50states? It is quite early days right now.
2:21:50 > 2:21:55Thank you, Louise Cooper. Lots of pensions are invested in the stock
2:21:55 > 2:21:59market, so it is all important. We are talking about the Hundred
2:21:59 > 2:22:03year anniversary of when the first woman got the votes in the UK and
2:22:03 > 2:22:06the campaign to get women the Bullet attracted men and women from across
2:22:06 > 2:22:10the political and class divide. Marchers would attract hundreds of
2:22:10 > 2:22:15thousands of protesters. This is where you come in. We want
2:22:15 > 2:22:19to hear your stories about your relations involved in the movement,
2:22:19 > 2:22:26and see any photos or mementos you might have. You can get in contact
2:22:26 > 2:22:31using the Twitter hashtag #1918women. Naga Munchetty has been
2:22:31 > 2:22:38looking at this. The symbols of suffrage. These women
2:22:38 > 2:22:42did not just make headlines but they were the masters of marketing.These
2:22:42 > 2:22:47are some of the badgers and commissioned pieces and fashion
2:22:47 > 2:22:53accessories we have in the Museum of London collections. -- these were
2:22:53 > 2:22:57some of the badges. Some were obviously linked to the votes for
2:22:57 > 2:23:02women campaign, some less obviously. Do you think this is just a sample
2:23:02 > 2:23:08of the memorabilia that may have been created? There are new items to
2:23:08 > 2:23:12be found?Definitely. It is quite easy to recognise badges, especially
2:23:12 > 2:23:17if they're officially made, because they would have been advertised in
2:23:17 > 2:23:21the votes that women use paper or the suffragette newspaper. What is
2:23:21 > 2:23:26less easy is if things were produced and officially -- they would have
2:23:26 > 2:23:31been in the votes for women newspaper.
2:23:31 > 2:23:35These are different colours, explain?These are badges from the
2:23:35 > 2:23:40women's library collection which represent the National union of
2:23:40 > 2:23:47Suffrage societies.These women were not considered as militants?They
2:23:47 > 2:23:54were law-abiding. This medal was awarded to a very
2:23:54 > 2:24:01special lady. You are her granddaughter, tell me about her?
2:24:01 > 2:24:07She wrapped a metal weight up with a poster saying votes for women, and
2:24:07 > 2:24:11she threw it through a window at the Home Secretary's residence. This is
2:24:11 > 2:24:16what the WSB you gave to women who had done something memorable or
2:24:16 > 2:24:22brave. -- this is what the WSPU gave.
2:24:22 > 2:24:25We know the history on the shelves, but we want the treasures that you
2:24:25 > 2:24:30may have a tone which can tell is the story of those one century ago
2:24:30 > 2:24:35who faltered for the rights for women to vote today.
2:24:35 > 2:24:39-- who fought for the right. Thank you for getting in touch today. So
2:24:39 > 2:24:43many people have been talking about your mums and grandmothers and
2:24:43 > 2:24:45teachers, people who have inspired you.
2:24:45 > 2:24:53Wives, sisters. One of the places we are today is the People's History
2:24:53 > 2:24:59Museum in Manchester.
2:25:01 > 2:25:03This is the scene there this morning.
2:25:03 > 2:25:05The museum's home to the world's largest collection
2:25:05 > 2:25:06of political and trade union banners.
2:25:06 > 2:25:08We'll be there after 9am when we'll be hearing from
2:25:08 > 2:25:10Helen Pankhurst, great granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst
2:25:10 > 2:25:11a founding member of the
2:25:11 > 2:25:15suffragette movement.
2:25:15 > 2:25:20What has been clear this morning is how the campaign to get women the
2:25:20 > 2:25:29votes, and other men over 21, the votes, it was women and men, so many
2:25:29 > 2:25:32standing together. Lots of messages about people saying
2:25:32 > 2:25:36it has really made them think about who has inspired them in their life.
2:25:36 > 2:25:40Debbie says it is her mum, she worked throughout her life until
2:25:40 > 2:25:44retirement with severe arthritis, she had four children, myself the
2:25:44 > 2:25:49eldest almost 57 years ago, yet she has always found a way to work in
2:25:49 > 2:25:53order to supplement her father's wage but to still be at home and
2:25:53 > 2:25:57meet them at the school gate. It means the jobs were paid less and
2:25:57 > 2:26:01had lower status, but her mum was extremely bright and did a brilliant
2:26:01 > 2:26:06job of bringing them up. The point we are making, this is 100
2:26:06 > 2:26:09years since the first woman got the votes, not all women got the votes
2:26:09 > 2:26:12them. Selina talked a little bit earlier
2:26:12 > 2:26:18and mentioned head teacher at Saint Luke's secondary school. She was a
2:26:18 > 2:26:22force for change and inspired me, I am a teacher and hope to be as
2:26:22 > 2:26:24effective at encouraging others as she was.
2:26:24 > 2:26:28I will never forget her. We talked about how different it is what MPs
2:26:28 > 2:26:33in Parliament and how much that has changed over the years, how they are
2:26:33 > 2:26:36treated and all the rest. We will speak to Amber Rudd later.
2:26:36 > 2:26:41Lots of men have got into edge about women who have inspired them. Steve
2:26:41 > 2:26:46says the woman who
2:26:51 > 2:26:53says the woman who inspires me and always has done is my amazing like
2:26:53 > 2:26:56-- my amazing wife. She works hard, cares for us and put others first
2:26:56 > 2:26:57and never complains. She sounds amazing!
2:26:57 > 2:27:00Never complains! Send in more of your messages on anything, or if you
2:27:00 > 2:27:04have any suffragette mementos. We will have more from the People's
2:27:04 > 2:30:28Museum later after the news, travel and weather
2:30:28 > 2:30:31Bye for now.
2:30:34 > 2:30:41Hello, this is Breakfast with Steph McGovern and Louise Minchin.
2:30:41 > 2:30:44Now let's get more on our main story this morning.
2:30:46 > 2:30:48The Conservative MP and leading Remain campaigner, Anna Soubry,
2:30:48 > 2:30:51has called on Theresa May to "sling out" what she called "hard
2:30:51 > 2:30:52Brexiteers" in the party. out" what she called "hard
2:30:52 > 2:30:54We can speak now to the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd.
2:30:54 > 2:30:57She's also minister for women and equalities, and on this 100th
2:30:57 > 2:31:05anniversary of the first women getting the vote, she joins us
2:31:05 > 2:31:08from inside the Houses of Commons Chamber this morning.
2:31:08 > 2:31:12I will come to the anniversary in a few moments. If we could talk about
2:31:12 > 2:31:18Anna Soubry first Iguider Theresa May asking her to sling out these
2:31:18 > 2:31:21Brexiteers, is she right?This is the debate you expect when tempers
2:31:21 > 2:31:24run high and people have strong views on either side. Anna Soubry is
2:31:24 > 2:31:27putting out her views in a characteristically robust way and we
2:31:27 > 2:31:32will see what the Prime Minister's response is Bettison is a prize to
2:31:32 > 2:31:35meet people have strong views on what is such an important part of
2:31:35 > 2:31:39this country's future, working out how we leave the European Union, and
2:31:39 > 2:31:44people have strongly held different views.It stands like, because she's
2:31:44 > 2:31:48not alone in speaking out, people from either side are speaking out,
2:31:48 > 2:31:55party in disarray.I do think that Watkin acknowledge is this is the
2:31:55 > 2:31:58biggest policy change since 1945. There are different ways of
2:31:58 > 2:32:01delivering on Brexit, and not surprisingly people feel very
2:32:01 > 2:32:05strongly, they are trying to make their views heard and we need to go
2:32:05 > 2:32:11through that process.You don't think the Brexiteers should be slung
2:32:11 > 2:32:14out that specifically?Of course I don't. Nevertheless, I think it is
2:32:14 > 2:32:19fine we have a robust debate about, and we know what sort of future we
2:32:19 > 2:32:24want to have and I think that's the really important thing when we think
2:32:24 > 2:32:27about leaving her EU, not about looking backwards, but thinking
2:32:27 > 2:32:30about the country we want to have in the future and there are differing
2:32:30 > 2:32:34views on that.As the Prime Minister got the party under control?Yes,
2:32:34 > 2:32:38the Prime Minister has got the party in the control, there are lots of
2:32:38 > 2:32:41different views but we are all committed to supporting her going
2:32:41 > 2:32:46forward in these challenging times. We know that there are crucial
2:32:46 > 2:32:50ministerial meetings taking place this week to talk about and thrash
2:32:50 > 2:32:55out the Government's agreed position on the EU negotiations. Will you
2:32:55 > 2:32:59have that position by Friday?As you rightly say there are two very
2:32:59 > 2:33:03important sets of meetings taking place this week and we have to make
2:33:03 > 2:33:06sure we consider all of the evidence and look at what sort of country we
2:33:06 > 2:33:09want to have in the future as we leave the European Union. I think
2:33:09 > 2:33:14it's right that the gives a strong sense of direction in what we are
2:33:14 > 2:33:17trying to achieve and I think we have done that but I don't think we
2:33:17 > 2:33:20should be giving running commentary on these meetings as they take place
2:33:20 > 2:33:24so we won't be publishing documents following that. But what we will do
2:33:24 > 2:33:28is continue to give the clear sense of direction. I know there is lots
2:33:28 > 2:33:32of interest in these meetings and rightly so. But I will not be drawn
2:33:32 > 2:33:35into discussing them. We have had a situation where there has been some
2:33:35 > 2:33:41leaking before the and I won't be doing that.Let's talk about the 100
2:33:41 > 2:33:46year anniversary when the first women got the vote. You are the Home
2:33:46 > 2:33:49Secretary, very much part of this Parliament, what is it like for you
2:33:49 > 2:33:54as a female MP these days?Well, it's absolutely remarkable to be a
2:33:54 > 2:33:59member of Parliament here and on this suffrage 100 year anniversary
2:33:59 > 2:34:03it so important to remember the incredible hard work and violence
2:34:03 > 2:34:09that the suffragettes went through to give us this vote and once we got
2:34:09 > 2:34:13the vote we were able to get more women MPs and once we did we were
2:34:13 > 2:34:17able to get people like the intergovernment. You have asked me
2:34:17 > 2:34:21what it's like, it's an enormous privilege, extraordinary
2:34:21 > 2:34:24opportunity, I hope, to do the right thing for me constituents and for
2:34:24 > 2:34:28the country. In terms of specifically being a woman, the
2:34:28 > 2:34:32difference that women make is that we make women's lives very much a
2:34:32 > 2:34:36centre of policy-making. I think it is difficult to do that when you
2:34:36 > 2:34:42don't have enough women to say, "What are we going to do so honour
2:34:42 > 2:34:45-based violence?" What are we going to do about stopping female genital
2:34:45 > 2:34:49mutilation and ending the gender pay gap? All of these things are brought
2:34:49 > 2:34:53to the table by women which is why it's important to have us
2:34:53 > 2:34:57participating.Does more need to be done to encourage other women to be
2:34:57 > 2:35:06part of that to be MPs?I definitely do, not just MPs but councillors,
2:35:09 > 2:35:11getting involved in politics locally and nationally. We really need women
2:35:11 > 2:35:13to participate and what the Prime Minister has been highlighting today
2:35:13 > 2:35:16is something that puts off women, the level of abuse that we get, a
2:35:16 > 2:35:18recent report into public life clearly identified that it is women
2:35:18 > 2:35:23particularly who are receiving a huge amount of abuse. That needs to
2:35:23 > 2:35:25stop. Their stuff we can do as government and have proposed changes
2:35:25 > 2:35:31that we will implement but culturally we have to say, stop,
2:35:31 > 2:35:34it's not acceptable, it's not enough to say that because this person is a
2:35:34 > 2:35:38politician they should expect to be abused and expect to be shouted at.
2:35:38 > 2:35:42That is a bad thing and we must not let it happen because not only is it
2:35:42 > 2:35:46bad for democracy with the MPs in place here but it's also bad for
2:35:46 > 2:35:50women thinking about entering politics, and I know that because in
2:35:50 > 2:35:54my constituency women came up to me and say, I'm thinking about it but I
2:35:54 > 2:35:58don't think I can bear it, I don't think I can take the hate. How can
2:35:58 > 2:36:01we have a system where people are put off because of the level of
2:36:01 > 2:36:06abuse? We need to call it out now. One last question, lots of people
2:36:06 > 2:36:10are talking about this today, do you think the suffragettes should be
2:36:10 > 2:36:13pardoned?I've seen this story and I completely understand instinctively
2:36:13 > 2:36:17white people propose that. It's quite difficult to implement because
2:36:17 > 2:36:21of the type of crimes committed at the time, but I'm going to hopefully
2:36:21 > 2:36:25look at the type of proposals that have been made. I know we have done
2:36:25 > 2:36:28this before such as with Alan Turing and I completely understand where it
2:36:28 > 2:36:32is coming from and I will look at it.Will you do that in the near
2:36:32 > 2:36:36future?I don't want to give false hope here, where it is difficult to
2:36:36 > 2:36:40implement because of the types of crimes committed, but if there are
2:36:40 > 2:36:44individual proposals I can look at I will certainly do that.Amber Rudd,
2:36:44 > 2:36:49interesting talking to you, Home Secretary and Minister for women and
2:36:49 > 2:36:50equality is, thank you for your time this morning.
2:36:50 > 2:36:55Now the other news this morning.
2:36:55 > 2:36:57Share prices in Britain's top 100 companies have fallen this morning
2:36:57 > 2:37:00in response to sharps drops in the United States and Asia.
2:37:00 > 2:37:05The FTSE 100 opened 230 points down in the last half-hour.
2:37:05 > 2:37:09It has fallen to the lowest level since late 2016.
2:37:09 > 2:37:14In New York, the Dow Jones, which is made up of some
2:37:14 > 2:37:17of America's biggest businesses, closed down more than 1100
2:37:17 > 2:37:19points, the biggest one-day fall in history.
2:37:19 > 2:37:22The Nikkei Index in Japan ended the day nearly 5% down.
2:37:22 > 2:37:24It's over fears of rising inflation and possible interest
2:37:24 > 2:37:25rate rises in America.
2:37:25 > 2:37:30Relatives of the victims of the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing have been
2:37:30 > 2:37:33granted legal aid for a civil action against a suspect.
2:37:33 > 2:37:35A case against the convicted IRA member, John Downey,
2:37:35 > 2:37:41collapsed at the Old Bailey four years ago.
2:37:41 > 2:37:44He had a so-called on-the-run letter telling him he was no longer
2:37:44 > 2:37:46a wanted man and would not be prosecuted.
2:37:46 > 2:37:49Public Health England says it wants e-cigarettes to be prescribed
2:37:49 > 2:37:52on the NHS within the next two to three years because they're
2:37:52 > 2:37:54an effective way to help smokers quit.
2:37:54 > 2:37:57The agency has reviewed the latest evidence and says vaping poses only
2:37:57 > 2:37:59a small fraction of the risk of smoking tobacco.
2:37:59 > 2:38:02It's calling for the UK's drug regulator to help manufacturers
2:38:02 > 2:38:10get their products approved.
2:38:10 > 2:38:13The British-born actor John Mahoney, who played one of TV's most
2:38:13 > 2:38:16popular on-screen dads, has died in Chicago aged 77.
2:38:16 > 2:38:19He was famous for his role as Martin Crane in the US sitcom
2:38:19 > 2:38:22Frasier, playing a grumpy, down-to-earth retired policeman
2:38:22 > 2:38:24who outwitted his two pretentious sons Frasier and Niles.
2:38:24 > 2:38:32The role earned him two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations.
2:38:41 > 2:38:47It is 8:38am, this is Breakfast. Thank you for joining us.
2:38:47 > 2:38:49Later, we'll be discussing how women are represented today,
2:38:49 > 2:38:50in politics and the workplace.
2:38:50 > 2:38:54It is 100 years since the first women in the UK were able to vote,
2:38:54 > 2:38:56not all women.
2:38:56 > 2:38:59Steph is with our guests just outside our studio.
2:38:59 > 2:39:02Good morning and welcome to our themed green room this morning where
2:39:02 > 2:39:07we have some women, fabulous women from lots of different parts of
2:39:07 > 2:39:11society because we are talking, of course, that what has changed in the
2:39:11 > 2:39:16world of work and life generally for women over the last 100 years since
2:39:16 > 2:39:20some of them first got the right to vote. Let me tell you who we have
2:39:20 > 2:39:25here, Jane Green, politics professor, Tessa Dunlop, historian,
2:39:25 > 2:39:28Akeela Ahmed, and equalities campaigner, Joy Parkinson, a woman
2:39:28 > 2:39:32who runs a cosmetics company, Anne Marie Imafidon, who campaigns for
2:39:32 > 2:39:38getting more girls into technology and Pennybacker who is a disability
2:39:38 > 2:39:40is campaigner. We will cover the world of politics and how it has
2:39:40 > 2:39:45changed and how the world of work has changed for women. I will get
2:39:45 > 2:39:52them ready and get them in the studio as soon as we can.
2:39:53 > 2:39:56studio as soon as we can. Now we are going to talk about the sport again.
2:39:56 > 2:40:01I will keep you company, I will do what I can. She's not too far away.
2:40:01 > 2:40:06Speaking of not being too happy, look at that poor man's face.
2:40:06 > 2:40:10Another terrible result for Chelsea last night and Antonio Conte,
2:40:10 > 2:40:14thrashed 4-1 by Watford on the back of another defeat last week as well.
2:40:14 > 2:40:20The fans are not happy but now neither is he. Imagine if we went to
2:40:20 > 2:40:23work looking at that. I can imagine!
2:40:23 > 2:40:25Maybe it's time for a change of career.
2:40:25 > 2:40:31I might look like that at 4am! Pressure is mounting on Antonio
2:40:31 > 2:40:37Conte. Not the best result last night. It is their second defeat on
2:40:37 > 2:40:41the bounce by a 3-goal margin. Much of the action came in the final
2:40:41 > 2:40:44minutes last night. Eden Hazard brought them level in the final ten
2:40:44 > 2:40:48minutes, but what a response from Watford who hammered home three
2:40:48 > 2:40:52goals in just seven minutes. Speaking after the game Antonio
2:40:52 > 2:40:54Conte was rather insistent that he is definitely, definitely not
2:40:54 > 2:40:59worried.
2:41:00 > 2:41:06I'm not worried, I'm not worried about my job.
2:41:06 > 2:41:11I work every day and give 120%.
2:41:11 > 2:41:13If this is enough, it's OK, otherwise the club can make
2:41:13 > 2:41:21a different decision but I'm not worried.
2:41:22 > 2:41:24Every day, every day, every press conference,
2:41:24 > 2:41:27press conference, you ask me, you worried about your job?
2:41:27 > 2:41:28No, I'm not worried.
2:41:28 > 2:41:31Do you ever feel somebody might be protesting a bit too much?
2:41:31 > 2:41:36Definitely not! But you can imagine, it's been going
2:41:36 > 2:41:40on for weeks now, this back and forth, but ultimately you feel a bit
2:41:40 > 2:41:43as if he doesn't want to be there. They get the constant questions,
2:41:43 > 2:41:48don't they? What are you going to answer? I don't know what you are
2:41:48 > 2:41:51going to say. It's difficult to take on that
2:41:51 > 2:41:53question. Thinking back to last year, Chelsea were flying high,
2:41:53 > 2:41:59winners of the Premier League last season. But when you think that the
2:41:59 > 2:42:01last five managers in charge of Premier League winning clubs didn't
2:42:01 > 2:42:06make it beyond the next season. It is a harsh reality.
2:42:06 > 2:42:13It is a poisoned chalice. Maybe we have to get used to it,
2:42:13 > 2:42:17maybe Pep Guardiola needs to get worried. Matas not get ahead of
2:42:17 > 2:42:23ourselves. -- let's not get ahead of ourselves.
2:42:23 > 2:42:25Some Six Nations news now - and a blow for England
2:42:25 > 2:42:28after Ben Youngs was injured last weekend, Richard Wigglesworth has
2:42:28 > 2:42:30been called up ahead of Saturday's match with Wales.
2:42:30 > 2:42:32Youngs sufferd a knee ligament injury during the game
2:42:32 > 2:42:35against italy which rules him out of the entire tournament now.
2:42:35 > 2:42:37Wigglesworth will now provide cover for Danny Care,
2:42:37 > 2:42:38who came on for Youngs in Rome.
2:42:38 > 2:42:42She was one of the heroes of Team GB's Olympic gold medal winning
2:42:42 > 2:42:44hockey team in Rio and now Maddie Hinch has been named
2:42:44 > 2:42:48the world's best female goalkeeper for a second time.
2:42:48 > 2:42:51Last year, the England and Great Britain goalie helped
2:42:51 > 2:42:54England win bronze medals at both the EuroHockey Championships
2:42:54 > 2:43:02and World League semifinal.
2:43:02 > 2:43:04She was given the pretigious awardlast night at the
2:43:04 > 2:43:05International Hocket Federation stars awards in Berlin,
2:43:05 > 2:43:08afterwards she tweeted to say it was a truly incredible honour.
2:43:08 > 2:43:11So we know it's the end of Grid Girls - step
2:43:11 > 2:43:13up the Grid Kids.
2:43:13 > 2:43:17F1's owners announced they won't be using female models before
2:43:17 > 2:43:20races as it was at odds with modern-day societal norms.
2:43:20 > 2:43:21So instead -
2:43:21 > 2:43:24they'll select children who are already in the junior
2:43:24 > 2:43:26categories of motor racing - and we can expect to see them
2:43:26 > 2:43:31from the opening race of the new season next month.
2:43:31 > 2:43:36I think that is incredible. Change is afoot.
2:43:36 > 2:43:39That brings us nicely into the rest of the programme.
2:43:39 > 2:43:45Yes, it does, good work. 8:43am, good morning, you are watching
2:43:45 > 2:43:49Breakfast. The fight for equality in the workplace continues today from
2:43:49 > 2:43:54anywhere in.
2:43:54 > 2:43:56Despite gaining equality at the ballot box.
2:43:56 > 2:43:58We've been speaking to four generations of the same family
2:43:58 > 2:44:01who told us how their expectations and aspirations have been shaped
2:44:01 > 2:44:02by changes in society.
2:44:02 > 2:44:04My name is Bell, I'm seven years old.
2:44:04 > 2:44:11My mummy is Charlotte and she is 30.
2:44:11 > 2:44:16My nanny is Sam and she is 48.
2:44:16 > 2:44:22My great nanny is Joan and she is 79.
2:44:22 > 2:44:28When I left school, there were a boy jobs and go jobs.
2:44:28 > 2:44:31When I left school, there were boy jobs and girl jobs.
2:44:31 > 2:44:33The girls cook, they type, they go as secretaries,
2:44:33 > 2:44:35nobody really gave us any guidance.
2:44:35 > 2:44:38As a young woman, I entered the police force and day one,
2:44:38 > 2:44:46walking into the police station the Sergeant raised his eyebrows
2:44:52 > 2:44:54and said, "Young and female, you've got your work cut out
2:44:54 > 2:44:55in front of you, here".
2:44:55 > 2:44:58Shocking, severely shocking, but it was true.
2:44:58 > 2:45:04Charlotte was six weeks old when I went back to work
2:45:04 > 2:45:07and I really felt that I was missing out on her growing up.
2:45:07 > 2:45:08I wanted to be there for her.
2:45:08 > 2:45:11Unfortunately, like most families, we needed the income coming in.
2:45:11 > 2:45:14Now that I've got a job in education as a lead practitioner,
2:45:14 > 2:45:16the fact that I'm a woman has no influence.
2:45:16 > 2:45:18Having paid maternity leave and having flexible hours means
2:45:18 > 2:45:20that, as a woman in the workplace, I can achieve.
2:45:20 > 2:45:23And it means that I can be successful and do
2:45:23 > 2:45:25the same job as a man.
2:45:25 > 2:45:28When I leave school, I would like to be a teacher,
2:45:28 > 2:45:30because I love children.
2:45:30 > 2:45:35My friend Peppa, she would like to a ballerina.
2:45:35 > 2:45:37My other friend is Isabel and she would like to
2:45:37 > 2:45:40be a police officer.
2:45:40 > 2:45:46Are there any jobs that boys do that girls can't do?
2:45:46 > 2:45:51No.
2:45:51 > 2:45:58Girls, cheers to us.
2:45:58 > 2:46:02I opened my own business as a florist.
2:46:02 > 2:46:04When I was in my 50s.
2:46:04 > 2:46:07When my mother was that sort of age, nobody wanted
2:46:07 > 2:46:08to employ married women.
2:46:08 > 2:46:09But this has changed, now.
2:46:09 > 2:46:11I've got a great circle of friends and 30 years ago,
2:46:11 > 2:46:15we wouldn't have been able to do the jobs that we do today.
2:46:15 > 2:46:17We've got barristers, accountants, a woman who works for an engineering
2:46:17 > 2:46:19who works for an engineering company, building tanks.
2:46:19 > 2:46:21We are strong, powerful women.
2:46:21 > 2:46:23Entering my 50s, this is now my time.
2:46:23 > 2:46:28My children have grown up and now it's time to look out for myself.
2:46:28 > 2:46:30Cheers!
2:46:30 > 2:46:33It surprises me how quickly things have changed.
2:46:33 > 2:46:36You know, girls are not girls or boys any more, they are people.
2:46:36 > 2:46:44I would like to see how far they will go on.
2:46:44 > 2:46:46Unfortunately, I probably won't be here to see how Bell
2:46:46 > 2:46:48develops and goes on, but you never know.
2:46:48 > 2:46:56You never know.
2:46:56 > 2:46:59Wonderful to hear from all the different generations and
2:46:59 > 2:47:04perspective on life. We will talk about work in a general sense.
2:47:04 > 2:47:06Joining us now is activist and writer, Penny Pepper,
2:47:06 > 2:47:09and business women Anne Marie Imafidon and Joy Parkinson.
2:47:09 > 2:47:16She employs 45 people in cosmetics firm. Good morning. The reason we
2:47:16 > 2:47:20are talking about this, 100 years since the first woman got the vote
2:47:20 > 2:47:23but some people say there is still work to be done in many areas.
2:47:23 > 2:47:28Penny, what would your thoughts be? For disabled women, by and large we
2:47:28 > 2:47:34are still an afterthought. We are very much a secondary issue, even in
2:47:34 > 2:47:36government, actually.
2:47:38 > 2:47:43I believe there is a statistic that... Of the disabled population,
2:47:43 > 2:47:46most... There's a higher number of women.
2:47:48 > 2:47:52And disabled women that are in employment are paid 22% less than
2:47:52 > 2:47:57people who are not disabled and women. You can see on that scale.
2:47:57 > 2:48:04Speaking personally, I've had tremendous barriers to work. Partly
2:48:04 > 2:48:07because work can be so inflexible, which I think a lot of women have
2:48:07 > 2:48:09experienced.
2:48:12 > 2:48:16I've now been self-employed for nine years. I'm trying to own that pride,
2:48:16 > 2:48:22that I've managed that. Even in terms... I'm a writer, author, poet,
2:48:22 > 2:48:29even in terms of being... Society being open to that experience has
2:48:29 > 2:48:34been difficult. So it's taken me a long time to get to that point. And
2:48:34 > 2:48:39we are still fighting to have our stories heard. We are getting there.
2:48:39 > 2:48:43Which is really important comments about the changes and progress that
2:48:43 > 2:48:48can be made. You run a company, you are employing people, do you see
2:48:48 > 2:48:51things changing? Is it getting easier?My experience in work,
2:48:51 > 2:48:57there's been a huge amount of flexibility, both when I worked for
2:48:57 > 2:49:06McVities and also even more working at Faith in Nature. I am a man but I
2:49:06 > 2:49:11work I have three children, 11, 12 and 13 -- I am a woman but I work.
2:49:11 > 2:49:13At different times in my career, I have gone down to working three,
2:49:13 > 2:49:19four days a -- per week. I have done project roles rather than management
2:49:19 > 2:49:23roles and I have been given a massive amount of flexibility. I
2:49:23 > 2:49:27have a number of friends and colleagues of mine have had that.
2:49:27 > 2:49:30Amazing how many women mention flexibility as the thing that is the
2:49:30 > 2:49:35barrier that is what needs to change. What are your thoughts? Is
2:49:35 > 2:49:39flexibility something you think that is important?It is very important.
2:49:39 > 2:49:44It's important for everyone, not just for women.Yeah.For everyone
2:49:44 > 2:49:49to be able to have that work- life balance, which we are not the best
2:49:49 > 2:49:54at in the UK. Coming from a technology background, I am really
2:49:54 > 2:49:57proud of how technology has empowered people to be able to work
2:49:57 > 2:50:01more flexibly and work from different places and work at
2:50:01 > 2:50:05distance. Even more so, the opportunities you have in these new
2:50:05 > 2:50:08industries. That had grown as much as possible with that flexibility
2:50:08 > 2:50:12built in.One of your things is to really encourage girls particularly.
2:50:12 > 2:50:18Your qualifications, you speak five languages fluently?I do. I did.You
2:50:18 > 2:50:22are one of Oxford University's youngest graduate and receive your
2:50:22 > 2:50:27masters degree at the age of 20, passed A-level computing at 11. You
2:50:27 > 2:50:31are beyond super qualified. Have you found barriers that you have two
2:50:31 > 2:50:37struggle against? -- had to struggle against.Even with those barriers,
2:50:37 > 2:50:43you could disconnect against me for being young, black, woman from East
2:50:43 > 2:50:49London, loving Nando's. The barriers are an extra thing I have to work
2:50:49 > 2:50:53through. Whether that someone doubting my technical ability to
2:50:53 > 2:50:57solve whatever problem is at hand or my experience because I'm a little
2:50:57 > 2:51:02bit younger. For me, it's their loss rather than mine. That's how I go
2:51:02 > 2:51:05into that scenario. If you don't want to value me in this situation,
2:51:05 > 2:51:09I will go somewhere else where I will be valued and celebrated rather
2:51:09 > 2:51:13than just tolerated.In your business, what do you do to make
2:51:13 > 2:51:17sure women are supported. I was talking to Mary Porteous and she was
2:51:17 > 2:51:22saying that she realised she was too masculine in her business and she
2:51:22 > 2:51:25had to tell herself, hang on, I am doing what I hate. I need to make
2:51:25 > 2:51:30sure we really support women in business, have you ever felt that?I
2:51:30 > 2:51:35talk a lot about my home life and my children and my dog at work.
2:51:35 > 2:51:39Demonstrating that you are human... It's difficult juggling it. Talking
2:51:39 > 2:51:43about the challenges of not missing an assembly, but therefore if I
2:51:43 > 2:51:47leave work early, sometimes I can go to sports day. I will do my e-mail
2:51:47 > 2:51:51at 11pm last night. To be open about the fact that it isn't easy and you
2:51:51 > 2:51:56are juggling it, that the team can, sort of, empathise with that and
2:51:56 > 2:52:02also, people want support themselves to be more flexible, to give that.
2:52:02 > 2:52:07Penny, one of the things Ann-Marie said, I was struck by it, celebrated
2:52:07 > 2:52:12rather than tolerated. Do you think all of us, including everyone who is
2:52:12 > 2:52:16watching, mail and e-mail, that is a really clear message. -- male and
2:52:16 > 2:52:22female.Absolutely. We need to own that ourselves, feel comfortable
2:52:22 > 2:52:27with celebrating. And allow the, sort of common human family, the
2:52:27 > 2:52:31experience, to broaden.
2:52:31 > 2:52:36I keep banging on about it, really. But we need more stories told.
2:52:36 > 2:52:43That's what I feel.More role models?Yeah, role models. I have to
2:52:43 > 2:52:46mention my lovely friend lives car, in Silent witness.I was watching
2:52:46 > 2:52:51last night.I was privileged to write about her in that role. -- my
2:52:51 > 2:52:57friend Liz Carr. I hope it was a watershed moment last week. We need
2:52:57 > 2:53:00more stories that represent and celebrate the whole of who we are.
2:53:00 > 2:53:04All women support all women.That's one of the reasons I went to bed
2:53:04 > 2:53:12late last night, I was watching her on Silent Witness.She is lovely.
2:53:12 > 2:53:15Thank you for joining us, interesting discussion, we could
2:53:15 > 2:53:21carry on but we will stop briefly will
2:53:23 > 2:53:28it is the House of Commons. Where are you now?
2:53:30 > 2:53:32I'm still inside the House of Commons chamber. Good morning to
2:53:32 > 2:53:39everyone. I have a lovely guest, Melanie Unwin, you look at some of
2:53:39 > 2:53:44the art work you know a lot about the ladies gallery which used to be
2:53:44 > 2:53:49in here, why is it a separate ladies gallery and tell us about it?Good
2:53:49 > 2:53:53question. The ladies gallery was here because ladies were not allowed
2:53:53 > 2:53:58in the public gallery. The public was men. The public gallery has the
2:53:58 > 2:54:04best view, looks at the speaker but the ladies were placed up here. This
2:54:04 > 2:54:07is a post-war chamber that in the Victorian chamber it was even higher
2:54:07 > 2:54:13up. Imagine where that stone screen is but even higher, no glass in the
2:54:13 > 2:54:17windows but Nick grills, decorative and they were made of brass. Not to
2:54:17 > 2:54:20stop the ladies falling out but so the men down here couldn't see them
2:54:20 > 2:54:24because they might be distracted. And they protested up there quite a
2:54:24 > 2:54:29bit.They did. Women came here all the way through the 1850s when the
2:54:29 > 2:54:32building open to listen because they wanted to know what was going on.
2:54:32 > 2:54:36This chamber was changing their lives but they didn't have the vote.
2:54:36 > 2:54:39As the campaign for women's suffrage picked up they started to be the
2:54:39 > 2:54:43site of protest. We have these amazing occasions when women start
2:54:43 > 2:54:47shouting through the grills, dropping things into the chamber. On
2:54:47 > 2:54:54one occasion, chaining themselves to the grills.
2:54:54 > 2:54:57the grills. Those days, there were no bolt clippers, the grill had to
2:54:57 > 2:54:59be taken out with the women still attached to it, marched off to
2:54:59 > 2:55:04another room and they were sawn off. And presumably arrested?Absolutely,
2:55:04 > 2:55:08arrested and charged.When were women allowed into the public
2:55:08 > 2:55:12gallery? Interestingly, one year before 1918. 1917 it was obvious
2:55:12 > 2:55:17women were going to get the road for the first time. The Parliamentary
2:55:17 > 2:55:21authorities decided to let them into the public gallery in 1917. Thank
2:55:21 > 2:55:25you. We could talk to you all morning but we have run out of time.
2:55:25 > 2:55:30Thank you.It is nice and toasty inside Hibberd outside a different
2:55:30 > 2:55:33story, a hard frost this morning and we've also got some snow in the
2:55:33 > 2:55:38forecast. Looking at the south-east of England first of all, a lot of
2:55:38 > 2:55:39dry weather
2:55:39 > 2:55:40of England first of all, a lot of dry weather around, some bright
2:55:40 > 2:55:43spells but quite a bit of cloud which certainly has been thick
2:55:43 > 2:55:46enough through this morning for some wintry showers. It will continue to
2:55:46 > 2:55:51be so as we go through the day. Further north, wintry showers coming
2:55:51 > 2:55:55out of the cloud but Northern England and also central and
2:55:55 > 2:56:00southern Scotland, we have a weather front. That is producing some snow.
2:56:00 > 2:56:03Not about Madeira skies for the north and west of Scotland and
2:56:03 > 2:56:07Northern Ireland, we're looking at snow showers -- it is further north,
2:56:07 > 2:56:14clearer skies. Irish Sea and into Wales, the other end about a weather
2:56:14 > 2:56:18front producing some snow. Some getting in across North Devon, North
2:56:18 > 2:56:21Cornwall, North Somerset in the morning but drifting east through
2:56:21 > 2:56:24the Midlands, the Southern counties. Quite a bit of cloud, brighter
2:56:24 > 2:56:30breaks but the cloud will reduce some wintry showers. Over the day,
2:56:30 > 2:56:34the weather front across northern England and Wales sinks south and
2:56:34 > 2:56:38turning patchy in nature. Any precipitation out of this weather
2:56:38 > 2:56:42front in and will still fall as snow. Ahead, the cloud will build
2:56:42 > 2:56:47and behind its sunshine but a lot of wintry showers, a mixture of rain,
2:56:47 > 2:56:52sleet, hail and loss thunder and lightning. It will feel cold
2:56:52 > 2:56:55everywhere. This evening, the weather front rejuvenates across
2:56:55 > 2:56:59East Anglia and the south-east of England, with more snow showers.
2:56:59 > 2:57:02Moving south, clearer skies behind it means it will be bitterly cold.
2:57:02 > 2:57:08Severe frost and some wintry showers in the north and west. Tomorrow
2:57:08 > 2:57:12morning, it will be particularly cold, the risk of ice on untreated
2:57:12 > 2:57:17surfaces. We will have those wintry showers across the south-east. A
2:57:17 > 2:57:20bridge of high-pressure balls across us and the weather will settle down.
2:57:20 > 2:57:26Northwest, a band of rain preceded by transient hill snow and at lower
2:57:26 > 2:57:29levels first thing. It will move south east
2:57:29 > 2:57:31levels first thing. It will move south east. Another cold day in
2:57:31 > 2:57:36prospect which ever way you look at it. Thursday, that same weather
2:57:36 > 2:57:39front pushes south across England and Wales. Beginning but still
2:57:39 > 2:57:44bringing a lot of cloud, drizzle and damp weather with it generally.
2:57:44 > 2:57:47Behind it, brighter skies. Still showers, some of which will be
2:57:47 > 2:57:52wintry across the north west. As we look at the outlook, it will remain
2:57:52 > 2:57:56unsettled. Wet and windy at times. Cold and some will still see wintry
2:57:56 > 2:57:59showers.
2:57:59 > 2:58:00It has been
2:58:00 > 2:58:03It has been fabulous being here this morning, so interesting.
2:58:06 > 2:58:11Fantastic, thank you for giving us a touch of history. As well as the
2:58:11 > 2:58:15weather. It is good to go on a tour of Parliament whenever you can, it
2:58:15 > 2:58:20is fascinating. A good show for us there. Almost 9am.
2:58:20 > 2:58:22The right to vote in 1918 was followed a year later
2:58:22 > 2:58:25by the election of Nancy Astor, who became the first
2:58:25 > 2:58:27female MP to take her seat in the House of Commons.
2:58:27 > 2:58:30100 years on, and women account for just under a third
2:58:30 > 2:58:35of all members of parliament.
2:58:35 > 2:58:38We spoke to two of them already today.
2:58:38 > 2:58:40We've shown a group of students around the birthplace
2:58:40 > 2:58:42of the Suffragette movement, the Pankhurst Centre in Manchester,
2:58:42 > 2:58:45to find out why equality is so important to them.
2:58:49 > 2:58:53We are able to walk out of the house in whatever we want to wear.
2:58:53 > 2:58:56We are able to walk out of the house and go
2:58:56 > 2:58:57and get ourselves a job.
2:58:57 > 2:59:00We can go anywhere we like and do whatever we
2:59:00 > 2:59:06want because we are independent.
2:59:07 > 2:59:10The main idea of the vote is to give an
2:59:10 > 2:59:16individual the right to speak up for what they think is right.
2:59:16 > 2:59:20I think it's important for us to vote this
2:59:20 > 2:59:23I think it's important for us to vote as well
2:59:23 > 2:59:24to have our say.
2:59:24 > 2:59:26I think that's really important that we get
2:59:26 > 2:59:29different views, multicultural views, gender views, definitely
2:59:29 > 2:59:32females, definitely need to have their views put forward in
2:59:32 > 2:59:33Parliament.
2:59:33 > 2:59:36I don't think there are enough women in politics and I do
2:59:36 > 2:59:39think that is something that should be addressed.
2:59:39 > 2:59:42I think some young people just are lazy and can't be
2:59:42 > 2:59:45bothered to vote.
2:59:45 > 2:59:47When I vote for the first time I'll feel empowered
2:59:47 > 2:59:55because I feel like I've finally have a say.
2:59:56 > 2:59:59Really interesting to see how important voting is for them.
2:59:59 > 3:00:02With us now is Jane Green, from the British Election Survey,
3:00:02 > 3:00:04the author and historian Tessa Dunlop and Akeela Ahmed,
3:00:04 > 3:00:07the founder of She Speaks We Hear.
3:00:07 > 3:00:12The equality campaign group. Thank you for joining us. We are going to
3:00:12 > 3:00:18look a little bit about voting. From your point of view, is it really
3:00:18 > 3:00:23important that women, who now have the vote, go and use it?It is so
3:00:23 > 3:00:28important women go out and use their vote. In the last election in 2017
3:00:28 > 3:00:32week saw more young women than ever before coming out and voting and
3:00:32 > 3:00:35actually they have been credited with the kind of shock results that
3:00:35 > 3:00:40we saw with the 2017 election. It's really important that ethnic
3:00:40 > 3:00:43minority women, young women and women of faith all come out as well
3:00:43 > 3:00:48because when women come out and vote and they campaign we see that their
3:00:48 > 3:00:51voices are heard and they make a difference.Jane, you've done a lot
3:00:51 > 3:00:56of research on this, haven't you? What difference does it make when
3:00:56 > 3:01:00women vote?Obviously not all women are the same and not all men are the
3:01:00 > 3:01:04same but if you look historically the British election survey has been
3:01:04 > 3:01:07going since 1964, historically women are more likely to vote Conservative
3:01:07 > 3:01:11and that has been changed over time. There are key differences emerging
3:01:11 > 3:01:15in particular elections and also women of different generations.
3:01:15 > 3:01:19Different only to men of different generations too. If you look below
3:01:19 > 3:01:23the surface and you can see systematic differences by looking at
3:01:23 > 3:01:27generations between the genders. You're beginning to see a shift, are
3:01:27 > 3:01:32you? If there are any patterns, are you beginning to see a shift?What
3:01:32 > 3:01:36was important at the last election was the collapse of Ukip and Ukip
3:01:36 > 3:01:40support was drawn from more men and older men on average than women and
3:01:40 > 3:01:43younger women. As the collapse of Ukip happened a lot of those older
3:01:43 > 3:01:47men went to the Conservative Party and that made the Conservatives'
3:01:47 > 3:01:54vote more mail and older and as Akeela said more women are likely to
3:01:54 > 3:01:58vote for the Labour Party, that is a trend we have seen increasing over
3:01:58 > 3:02:01time, women and young women in particular tend to have attitudes
3:02:01 > 3:02:05against austerity and want to see redistribution and hold more liberal
3:02:05 > 3:02:08views, so in that particular election when the choice was more
3:02:08 > 3:02:12clear that was a very important part of White was that Labor saw support
3:02:12 > 3:02:24among generations and young women -- part of why Labour saw support among
3:02:24 > 3:02:30young women.Some women were allowed to vote but not all women. Some
3:02:30 > 3:02:35women who were alive then who you've been speaking to have told you how
3:02:35 > 3:02:39their lives have changed. To be in the book you have to be born in 1918
3:02:39 > 3:02:46or before and my oldest who is 103 said we are all fully compos mentis.
3:02:46 > 3:02:49I suppose that's the precondition for being in the book for her.
3:02:49 > 3:02:55Picking up on what you said, it is absolute duty to vote, she cannot
3:02:55 > 3:03:00emphasise it enough, she is one of the few women left alive who voted
3:03:00 > 3:03:04in the 1935 election and has voted in 21 elections and folded up inside
3:03:04 > 3:03:07her body is so much history, an extra ordinary journey had
3:03:07 > 3:03:12generation has been on for the last 100 years. But it is worth
3:03:12 > 3:03:15remembering that one of the reasons why only some women were allowed the
3:03:15 > 3:03:21vote in 1918 was because men had no idea how we were going to vote and
3:03:21 > 3:03:27women outnumbered men. We had lost a slew, the flower of our male youth
3:03:27 > 3:03:32had died in mainland Europe, so women outnumbered men and we were
3:03:32 > 3:03:35scary and had to be held back to some extent and it was another ten
3:03:35 > 3:03:39years before women had equal enfranchisement Whitman and it's
3:03:39 > 3:03:44worth holding on to that.Looking forward... Not the next 100 years
3:03:44 > 3:03:49but the next few years and decades, many people would say there is still
3:03:49 > 3:03:55work to be done. What would you like to be looking at, Akeela?More
3:03:55 > 3:03:58representation of women in Parliament is great but we need
3:03:58 > 3:04:00better representation of not only women but ethnic minority women
3:04:00 > 3:04:09across all of our sectors in media, boardrooms, and also in politics as
3:04:09 > 3:04:14well and at the local level. I've seen many more young Asian women
3:04:14 > 3:04:18standing to become councillors and that is fantastic because they are
3:04:18 > 3:04:22getting their voices heard, and they are campaigning on issues that
3:04:22 > 3:04:24affect them. Austerity affects ethnic minority women more than it
3:04:24 > 3:04:31does other women. So do cutbacks in education and cutbacks in health,
3:04:31 > 3:04:34they all affect ethnic minority women more than women generally,
3:04:34 > 3:04:37although it affects women generally. It is really important to see better
3:04:37 > 3:04:41representation in all of these areas and that women are out there
3:04:41 > 3:04:45campaigning on these issues that affect them.How do you get more
3:04:45 > 3:04:48people from diverse backgrounds interested in actually going into
3:04:48 > 3:04:52politics? That is the other battle, isn't it?I think sometimes we
3:04:52 > 3:04:59forget about the contribution that has been made, so 100 years ago we
3:04:59 > 3:05:04had Asian suffragettes at the front of the suffragette movement but we
3:05:04 > 3:05:06don't hear about them and we don't learn about them in schools and
3:05:06 > 3:05:10history lessons. If people from ethnic minority backgrounds know
3:05:10 > 3:05:14about this kind of activism then they can relate to it and know that
3:05:14 > 3:05:18there is a point for us to take part because our voices will be heard and
3:05:18 > 3:05:21we can make a difference.Tessa, I want your perspective because you've
3:05:21 > 3:05:26been speaking to these women who are all in their hundreds.The youngest
3:05:26 > 3:05:30is 100 this year.What is their perspective looking at how we have
3:05:30 > 3:05:36life now?Quickly coming on to that and then on to your question, Joyce,
3:05:36 > 3:05:40who is an honorary fellow at Cambridge University, always reminds
3:05:40 > 3:05:45me that we cannot take progress for granted, that is one thing that
3:05:45 > 3:05:49women have to hold on to. It is so new and precious and so incomplete.
3:05:49 > 3:05:52Trump is in the White House, for goodness' sake, there is no room for
3:05:52 > 3:05:59complacency. Populism may Trump gender and race at the moment. Joyce
3:05:59 > 3:06:04has really reminded me of that, and a lot of the women have, you know,
3:06:04 > 3:06:08really helped me in terms of getting a perspective on things. I was born,
3:06:08 > 3:06:13and I presume probably all of us were born in the brave 70s and 80s,
3:06:13 > 3:06:16when we were told as young women, hey, you can do what you want, have
3:06:16 > 3:06:20you what you want and the world is your oyster. A lot of us were,
3:06:20 > 3:06:24actually. That enticement is a bit of a false friend and the women have
3:06:24 > 3:06:29helped me realise that no, you can't have everything, they grew up
3:06:29 > 3:06:32knowing that they were effectively second-class citizens, all of them
3:06:32 > 3:06:36Barjuan born before this vote was passed but we can still try. And
3:06:36 > 3:06:41it's that balance, you can't have everything -- all of them were born.
3:06:41 > 3:06:45Don't worry about what you can't have but it shouldn't stop ambition.
3:06:45 > 3:06:49It's a very difficult balancing act but it's one that I think we've got
3:06:49 > 3:06:53to keep going forward with and encourage everyone, men and women,
3:06:53 > 3:06:57to be feminists.On that note, thank you all very much indeed, Tessa Jon
3:06:57 > 3:07:05LaPook, Jane Green and Akeela Ahmed, thank you for speaking to us --
3:07:05 > 3:07:11Tessa Dunlop. We could have gone on forever. We will be looking at the
3:07:11 > 3:08:48100 year anniversary of
3:08:48 > 3:08:50That's all from the Breakfast team.
3:08:50 > 3:08:58Enjoy the rest of your morning - bye-bye.
3:08:58 > 3:09:01Welcome back everyone. You might have noticed that we have been
3:09:01 > 3:09:05reflecting on the centenary of women, some women being given the
3:09:05 > 3:09:09right to vote and what gender equality means in 2018.
3:09:09 > 3:09:12Yes and we have had lots of messages from people about it so thank you
3:09:12 > 3:09:19for getting in touch. Breakfast will be back tomorrow morning from 6am.
3:09:19 > 3:09:24And while that's all from us in the studio today,
3:09:24 > 3:09:27We will be back.
3:09:27 > 3:09:28We'll spend the last few
3:09:28 > 3:09:30minutes of the programme at the People's History Museum
3:09:30 > 3:09:34in Manchester where Jayne's been throughout the morning.
3:09:34 > 3:09:37She is joined by the descendants of one of the key figures in the
3:09:37 > 3:09:43suffragette movement, good morning. You don't get to say this very
3:09:43 > 3:09:53often, I have a red sofa full of Pankhursts, welcome. Your
3:09:53 > 3:09:56grandmother was Emmeline Pankhurst, Lucy, it is quite convoluted, isn't
3:09:56 > 3:10:01it?It is but there is a connection. We will park it is for now.
3:10:01 > 3:10:06You are commemorating what is a really special day, a key milestone,
3:10:06 > 3:10:10not the whole victory, was it? But a partial victory. Where do you think
3:10:10 > 3:10:15we are today, Helen, in this fight for equality?So, I've just written
3:10:15 > 3:10:22a book called Deeds Not Words and analysed and talked to a lot of
3:10:22 > 3:10:26women about different parts of their lives, looking at politics,
3:10:26 > 3:10:31economics, looking at women at home, culturally, and in every single area
3:10:31 > 3:10:35we can say a lot has changed, 100 years is a long time, mind you, but
3:10:35 > 3:10:39the one area pulling is back in every other aspect I looked at it
3:10:39 > 3:10:44was violence against women, the fear of it, misogyny, different forms,
3:10:44 > 3:10:48traditional and modern.Modern forms, what you are talking about,
3:10:48 > 3:10:52social media.Twitter and the growth of pornography and sexualisation of
3:10:52 > 3:10:55women in all spaces.It has really concerned you and you have a young
3:10:55 > 3:11:03daughter as well.She is 22.22, this does concern you?It does.We
3:11:03 > 3:11:06are here as well to talk about something special, you guys have
3:11:06 > 3:11:11been involved with, which is to write in honour of today the
3:11:11 > 3:11:16Pankhurst and then, you are a composer, tell us about it.I am,
3:11:16 > 3:11:22yes, so the Pankhurst Anthem is a piece of music in two parts, so
3:11:22 > 3:11:27Helen has been working on the text, so in your own words you have
3:11:27 > 3:11:31distilled Emmeline Pankhurst's words, so we have used Emmeline
3:11:31 > 3:11:37Pankhurst's words to set it to music to echo her own sentiments, so the
3:11:37 > 3:11:46first part of the peace is called Echoes Of Emmeline. And the second
3:11:46 > 3:11:49part we hope everyone will want to join in with and it is more
3:11:49 > 3:11:56uplifting.This is going to be available today on the BBC Three
3:11:56 > 3:11:59website, special commission for BBC Three, people can download it and
3:11:59 > 3:12:04learn the words, people can join in, this is what you are hoping for, and
3:12:04 > 3:12:09the key message of this song is what, Helen?Still the struggle goes
3:12:09 > 3:12:13on, I think there are beautiful words, for example the sisterhood of
3:12:13 > 3:12:16sacrifice, which turns into the sisterhood of strength.That is what
3:12:16 > 3:12:21we are celebrating.Yes, it is what we are celebrating today.Over to
3:12:21 > 3:12:30Eliza Carthy who will perform this, the Pankhurst Anthem.
3:12:31 > 3:12:41# I hear the sound of feet # Perpetually beating
3:12:41 > 3:12:44# The pounding of our hearts as we march on through the streets, a
3:12:44 > 3:12:49sisterhood of sacrifice is made along the way
3:12:49 > 3:12:56# And now we stand
3:12:56 > 3:12:59# And now we stand today # If we win this hardest of fights
3:12:59 > 3:13:06to be sure # The future will be made easy for
3:13:06 > 3:13:09women # All over the world
3:13:09 > 3:13:17# To win the fight # When the time comes
3:13:17 > 3:13:28# I hear the sound of feet perpetually
3:13:29 > 3:13:31perpetually beating # The pounding of our hearts as we
3:13:31 > 3:13:36march on through the streets # A sisterhood of sacrifice is made
3:13:36 > 3:13:50along the way # Now we stand today. #