First hour: news review: with LibDem councillor for Knowle Gary Hopkins: 51 bus, Brexit: Fresh pressure on chief whip after claims of foul play over knife-edge vote. Despite repeatedly asking Julian Smith direct questions this afternoon, he has been unable to confirm to me that he did not give instructions to break pairs, says Tory MP - May narrowly heads off defeat after caving in to Brexit hardliners - PM provokes rebellion from Tory remainers but wins customs vote in Commons - Vote Leave fined and reported to police by Electoral Commission - However unpalatable it may be to hear, I think things go on in this country which, if known about, would shock and appal most people. Iâm not saying that the British state routinely goes around murdering its own citizens. I am saying that anything inconvenient which gets in the way of the British state might be taken care of in a brutal fashion. No country is immune from this pragmatism, of course, but I think a surprising number of people are prepared to accept the stateâs version of events and are under the impression that bad things donât happen in Britain. Iâm not sure that opinion holds as much water these days. - Mark Watts reports on Cliff Richard case - Cliff wins in High Court: Britain sees its culture of secrecy upped hugely by todayâs judgment in Sir Cliff Richard v BBC & SYP. It develops privacy law to trample freedom of speech, which hardly gets a look in throughout this 122-page judgment - David Scott at Fresh Start Foundation â Truth for Survivors of Child Abuse
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