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that as labour plasma _ borisjohnson light. that as labour plasma joh — borisjohnson light. that as labour plasmajob. he has borisjohnson light. that as labour plasma job. he has the challenge of trying _ plasma job. he has the challenge of trying to— plasma job. he has the challenge of trying to win a real action for a fifth _ trying to win a real action for a fifth time _ trying to win a real action for a fifth time as the conservative party and he's _ fifth time as the conservative party and he's trying to run has himself because _ and he's trying to run has himself because he's only been in office for less than— because he's only been in office for less than two years and is hoping he can present — less than two years and is hoping he can present himself as a product that doesn't carry some of that baggage — that doesn't carry some of that baggage. no wonder it's baffling. when _ baggage. no wonder it's baffling. when he — baggage. no wonder it's baffling. when he announced the election one of the _ when he announced the election one of the things that was to m
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borisjohnson delivered breakfasts and brought out the levelling up. asked me to return to government when i believed my ministerial career had ended, enabling me to deepen and intensify the levelling out programme. his support has ensured we can deliver projects that are benefiting all parts of the country. having seen up close to the demands of the role, i know we owe them all so much. i also know we owe them all so much. i also know the toil office can take as to those closest to me. no—one in politics is a conscript. we are volunteers who willingly choose our fate, and the chance to serve is wonderful. but there comes a moment when you know that it is time to leave. that a new generation should lead. the next conservative mp for surrey heath will inherit the best constituency in the country. 0ver constituency in the country. over the past 90 years and working with our brilliant counsellors we have saved local a&e services and protected our green spaces. he goes on to list a number of other things he's done in surrey heath. "reflecting on my terms
borisjohnson delivered breakfasts and brought out the levelling up. asked me to return to government when i believed my ministerial career had ended, enabling me to deepen and intensify the levelling out programme. his support has ensured we can deliver projects that are benefiting all parts of the country. having seen up close to the demands of the role, i know we owe them all so much. i also know we owe them all so much. i also know the toil office can take as to those closest to me. no—one...
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he is not a superstar, not a tony blair or a borisjohnson. but in some ways, thatis borisjohnson. but in some ways, that is actually better. people who rise me directly also for in a meteoric way. that calm, steady quality of sir keir starmer might be his greatest strength, even though it does open up these, no one knows what he stands for attacks from the tories. but they don't seem to be getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex _ getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex at _ getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex at the _ getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex at the moment. - getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex at the moment. we i getting anywhere with that. he is in| west sussex at the moment. we are expecting him to speak imminently. we arejust monitoring expecting him to speak imminently. we are just monitoring the podium with the word change on it. he is in west sussex, and this is an area
he is not a superstar, not a tony blair or a borisjohnson. but in some ways, thatis borisjohnson. but in some ways, that is actually better. people who rise me directly also for in a meteoric way. that calm, steady quality of sir keir starmer might be his greatest strength, even though it does open up these, no one knows what he stands for attacks from the tories. but they don't seem to be getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex _ getting anywhere with that. he is in west sussex at _...
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you were borisjohnson�*s supporter. is there any resonance of that for you? i think the conservative parliamentary party clearly as a majority, wanted rid of borisjohnson at that point. but the reality is he's no longer a member of parliament. i'd love if borisjohnson were still here and could look forward to a potential future, but in the short term that's not going to happen. he's not a member of parliament and we can't think about the past and lament the past. we've got to look at what the public want us to do. this is the problem that the conservative party has had previously is they're too busy navel gazing and thinking about what they want and what's best for them as individuals. myjob as members of parliament's job is to actually do what the public want. so all of this other periphery discussion going on isn't important. what's important is having a country that is fit for the future, for our children, for our grandchildren. i don't believe labour is going to do that. that's why they're not telling anybody what their policies are, because the public he
you were borisjohnson�*s supporter. is there any resonance of that for you? i think the conservative parliamentary party clearly as a majority, wanted rid of borisjohnson at that point. but the reality is he's no longer a member of parliament. i'd love if borisjohnson were still here and could look forward to a potential future, but in the short term that's not going to happen. he's not a member of parliament and we can't think about the past and lament the past. we've got to look at what the...
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, boris johnson, fell out and fell back borisjohnson, fell out and fell back in. he was one of the architects of voting leave, he was a neo—con on foreign policy, loved bashing lefties and bureaucrats and experts in terms of domestic policy and of course he led the leap campaign, was one of the architects, with borisjohnson, so an extraordinarily colourful character and rather popular even with those who foully disagree with him politically but he's going and i think many will see that as a sign, along with the other mps you mentioned, as a sign that they think maybe it's a sinking ship. it’s mentioned, as a sign that they think maybe it's a sinking ship.— maybe it's a sinking ship. it's not 'ust maybe it's a sinking ship. it's not just about _ maybe it's a sinking ship. it's not just about 70 _ maybe it's a sinking ship. it's not just about 70 conservative - maybe it's a sinking ship. it's not just about 70 conservative mps l maybe it's a sinking ship. it's not l just about 70 conservative mps but about 20 or so from the labour side including harriet harman
, boris johnson, fell out and fell back borisjohnson, fell out and fell back in. he was one of the architects of voting leave, he was a neo—con on foreign policy, loved bashing lefties and bureaucrats and experts in terms of domestic policy and of course he led the leap campaign, was one of the architects, with borisjohnson, so an extraordinarily colourful character and rather popular even with those who foully disagree with him politically but he's going and i think many will see that as a...
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_ borisjohnson and nigel farage in some sort— borisjohnson and nigel farage in some sort of— borisjohnson and nigel farage in some sort of strange _ borisjohnson and nigel farage in i some sort of strange arrangement, which _ some sort of strange arrangement, which at — some sort of strange arrangement, which at least — some sort of strange arrangement, which at least one _ some sort of strange arrangement, which at least one of— some sort of strange arrangement, which at least one of the _ some sort of strange arrangement, i which at least one of the newspapers was talking _ which at least one of the newspapers was talking about _ which at least one of the newspapers was talking about today. _ which at least one of the newspapers was talking about today. i’d - which at least one of the newspapers was talking about today.— was talking about today. i'd rather not think about _ was talking about today. i'd rather not think about that! _ was talking about today. i'd rather not think about that! let's - was talking about today. i'd rather not think about that! let's hear i not think
_ borisjohnson and nigel farage in some sort— borisjohnson and nigel farage in some sort of— borisjohnson and nigel farage in some sort of strange _ borisjohnson and nigel farage in i some sort of strange arrangement, which _ some sort of strange arrangement, which at — some sort of strange arrangement, which at least — some sort of strange arrangement, which at least one _ some sort of strange arrangement, which at least one of— some sort of strange arrangement, which at least one of...
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through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson�*s friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament. but he says he has now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know it's time to leave, that a new generation should lead. rishi has the plan our country needs," he added. "i will do everything i can to support him." but as rishi sunak toured the titanic quarter in belfast,
through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson�*s friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament. but he says he has now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know it's time to leave, that a new generation should lead. rishi has the plan our country needs," he added. "i will do everything i can to support him." but as rishi sunak...
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he had a close relationship with borisjohnson during the days of vote leave and the brexit campaign, but then ran against him
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people might remember there was a moment where he supported brexit, where he said he didn't think borisjohnson was fit to be prime minister after the eu referendum. we've been hearing for quite a lot of tories were standing down at election. no doubt that will be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , . . ~ be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , ., . ~ ., ~ , ., be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , . . ~ . ~' , ., , be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , ., . ~ ., ~ i. , . minister. jack, thank you very much indeed. let's speak to pauljohnson, director of the institute for fiscal studies. thanks for not don't ask much for being with us. conservatives said they would be making tax cuts. what would be needed if they wanted to do that? that what would be needed if they wanted to do that? ., ., , , to do that? that would be extremely difficult to do to _ to do that? that would be extremely difficult to do to get _ to do that? that would be extremely difficult to do to get in _ to do that? that would be extremely difficult to do to get in the _ to do that? that wo
people might remember there was a moment where he supported brexit, where he said he didn't think borisjohnson was fit to be prime minister after the eu referendum. we've been hearing for quite a lot of tories were standing down at election. no doubt that will be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , . . ~ be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , ., . ~ ., ~ , ., be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , . . ~ . ~' , ., , be waiting on the mind of the prime minister. , ., ....
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i think you remember borisjohnson forgot _ i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is _ i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is id— i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is id at the local election. we will— forgot is id at the local election. we will look at this but we haven't got great plans. i think there is a review that has gone through in relation to voter id but at the moment my priorities are the economy, the nhs in the first steps i have set out. thank you. can i go to amy at the telegraph. just coming back to those — to amy at the telegraph. just coming back to those tourney _ to amy at the telegraph. just coming back to those tourney briefings, - back to those tourney briefings, they called you weary and sleepy. how do _ they called you weary and sleepy. how do you respond to those charges specifically? how would you characterise your energy? very tiriefly. — characterise your energy? very briefly, we had things can only get lfetter— briefly, we had things can only get better blasting out in downing street — better blasting out in downing street as ric
i think you remember borisjohnson forgot _ i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is _ i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is id— i think you remember borisjohnson forgot is id at the local election. we will— forgot is id at the local election. we will look at this but we haven't got great plans. i think there is a review that has gone through in relation to voter id but at the moment my priorities are the economy, the nhs in the first steps i have set out. thank you. can i go to amy...
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tony blair, david cameron, borisjohnson, rishi sunak. bury north matters, then, doesn't it? that's what it tells you. that is because whichever party wins here usually gets the keys to number 10. i literally, really, really am unsure who to vote for. feeling a bit forgotten in the north at the moment. yeah, i just want the country to get in a better place than what it is at the moment. election time is coming and in bury north, it is all to play for. ed thomas, bbc news. let's look then in more detail at how the day unfolded. the election announcement was a surprise to most of the prime minister's own mps, and it came after hours here's our deputy political editor vicki young. westminster awoke to what had become familiar speculation about the date of the general election. i’m familiar speculation about the date of the general election.— of the general election. i'm not normally excitable _ of the general election. i'm not normally excitable about - of the general election. i'm not normally excitable about these | normally excitable about these things but that leaves me
tony blair, david cameron, borisjohnson, rishi sunak. bury north matters, then, doesn't it? that's what it tells you. that is because whichever party wins here usually gets the keys to number 10. i literally, really, really am unsure who to vote for. feeling a bit forgotten in the north at the moment. yeah, i just want the country to get in a better place than what it is at the moment. election time is coming and in bury north, it is all to play for. ed thomas, bbc news. let's look then in more...
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the last election was two different people, borisjohnson versus_ two different people, borisjohnson versusjeremy corbyn, a conservative landslide, — versusjeremy corbyn, a conservative landslide, 80 seat majority, barney—smith —— borisjohnson then delivered _ barney—smith —— borisjohnson then delivered brexit, a huge if you act i don't _ delivered brexit, a huge if you act i don't think will be mentioned much in the _ i don't think will be mentioned much in the campaign, and we are noticing this huge _ in the campaign, and we are noticing this huge change in our trading relationship with our biggest neighbour, but following that, boris johnson _ neighbour, but following that, boris johnson 90 scandals, his downfall, liz truss_ johnson 90 scandals, his downfall, liz truss and her downfall, rishi sunak. — liz truss and her downfall, rishi sunak, during during the pandemic, vladimir— sunak, during during the pandemic, vladimir putin and the war in the ukraine, — vladimir putin and the war in the ukraine, on— vladimir putin and the war in the ukraine, on the big events we have
the last election was two different people, borisjohnson versus_ two different people, borisjohnson versusjeremy corbyn, a conservative landslide, — versusjeremy corbyn, a conservative landslide, 80 seat majority, barney—smith —— borisjohnson then delivered _ barney—smith —— borisjohnson then delivered brexit, a huge if you act i don't _ delivered brexit, a huge if you act i don't think will be mentioned much in the _ i don't think will be mentioned much in the campaign, and we...
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after boris johnson, liz truss, having rishi after borisjohnson, liz truss, having rishi sunak, after boris johnson, liz truss, having rishi sunak, trying to roll the dice again to find another leader who may save them from potential electoral catastrophe at the general election. i think it could look ridiculous to a lot of voters and i think that is the prevailing mood among most tory mps. prevailing mood among most tory mp5. the more immediate future, what are we expecting this afternoon and into tomorrow in terms of results? we have a very _ tomorrow in terms of results? 2 have a very busy 48 hours, as i said, coming up, lots of councils declaring in the course of late morning, include the afternoon. i think the next big thing to watch out for is the result of the tees valley mayoral contest, the conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking real action. conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking realaction. in conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking real action. in 2021, conservative incumbent, ben houchen, seeking realaction. in 2021, he conservative incumbent, ben houchen,
after boris johnson, liz truss, having rishi after borisjohnson, liz truss, having rishi sunak, after boris johnson, liz truss, having rishi sunak, trying to roll the dice again to find another leader who may save them from potential electoral catastrophe at the general election. i think it could look ridiculous to a lot of voters and i think that is the prevailing mood among most tory mps. prevailing mood among most tory mp5. the more immediate future, what are we expecting this afternoon and...
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betrayed the friendship of mr cameron and mr osborne by backing the lead campaign in 2016 alongside borisjohnson. he served in theresa may's government, and most recently with rishi sunak, and of course it adds to that narrative that the tories, it's a sinking ship. it's falling apart at the seams for rishi sunak. rishi sunak needs some good news quite soon if he's going to get his campaign going and take on what is turning into quite a sizeable lead in the opinion polls for labour. of course there's a lot of work, and a lot of time to go in this election campaign but it's not been the best start in this decision by michael gove will only compound that. �* . by michael gove will only compound that. �* , ., ~ . ., by michael gove will only compound that. �* a ., that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you — that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think _ that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think are _ that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think are the _ that. and in terms of michael gove, what do you think are the key - that. and in terms of michael gove
betrayed the friendship of mr cameron and mr osborne by backing the lead campaign in 2016 alongside borisjohnson. he served in theresa may's government, and most recently with rishi sunak, and of course it adds to that narrative that the tories, it's a sinking ship. it's falling apart at the seams for rishi sunak. rishi sunak needs some good news quite soon if he's going to get his campaign going and take on what is turning into quite a sizeable lead in the opinion polls for labour. of course...
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everything that began with borisjohnson, drifting on to i with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss— with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here we - with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here we are i with borisjohnson, drifting on to i liz truss and then here we are now, there's— liz truss and then here we are now, there's a _ liz truss and then here we are now, there's a reat— liz truss and then here we are now, there's a real mood _ liz truss and then here we are now, there's a real mood and _ liz truss and then here we are now, there's a real mood and a _ liz truss and then here we are now, there's a real mood and a real- there's a real mood and a real appetite — there's a real mood and a real appetite for— there's a real mood and a real appetite for change. - there's a real mood and a real appetite for change. you - there's a real mood and a real appetite for change.— there'
everything that began with borisjohnson, drifting on to i with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss— with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here _ with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here we - with borisjohnson, drifting on to liz truss and then here we are i with borisjohnson, drifting on to i liz truss and then here we are now, there's— liz truss and...
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the tories�* lead over labour peaked just here less than a week after borisjohnson announced a first lockdown in march 2020. now it did drift down as lockdowns came and went again. but if you remember, on the 8th of december, margaret keenan got the first covid vaccine in the in the uk. vaccine in the, in the uk. and as the roll—out really got under way, the conservatives opened up a lead over labour again. they even took a by—election seat from labour that may. from labour that may. now, here is the last point that you could really say that the conservatives or their polling average was at or above labour's. 0n the 30th of november 2021, stories of lockdown parties in downing street first hit the papers and for much of the year after, labour look a bit ahead of the tories. but a cautious statistician would say that either party could be a bit higher or a bit lower. remember all those dots? so they're still actually pretty close. and there was a big kick in the polls around the time of the mini budget in september. the conservatives fell sharply until the day before rishi sunak t
the tories�* lead over labour peaked just here less than a week after borisjohnson announced a first lockdown in march 2020. now it did drift down as lockdowns came and went again. but if you remember, on the 8th of december, margaret keenan got the first covid vaccine in the in the uk. vaccine in the, in the uk. and as the roll—out really got under way, the conservatives opened up a lead over labour again. they even took a by—election seat from labour that may. from labour that may. now,...
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he also said messages criticising borisjohnson and downing street colleagues were "raw, in the moment" expressions and not the reality of the government's pandemic response. mr case sent whatsapps saying mrjohnson "cannot lead" and calling officials "pygmies" at the height of the pandemic. he told the inquiry he "deeply regretted" the messages. ellie price reports: he didn't give evidence along with the more familiarfaces he didn't give evidence along with the more familiar faces at the end of last year because he was off sick but he was right at the centre of decision—making during the pandemic becoming his most senior official adviser in september 2020. today he was asked about what's are present during that time and the personalities involved. crisis and - amies personalities involved. crisis and pygmies equals _ personalities involved. crisis and pygmies equals toxic _ personalities involved. crisis and| pygmies equals toxic behaviours. personalities involved. crisis and - pygmies equals toxic behaviours. the crisis is _ pygmies equals toxic behaviours. the crisis is a _ pygmies
he also said messages criticising borisjohnson and downing street colleagues were "raw, in the moment" expressions and not the reality of the government's pandemic response. mr case sent whatsapps saying mrjohnson "cannot lead" and calling officials "pygmies" at the height of the pandemic. he told the inquiry he "deeply regretted" the messages. ellie price reports: he didn't give evidence along with the more familiarfaces he didn't give evidence along...
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put up who took over for borisjohnson put up neither elected by the british public. the prime minister will want to mention his record. but labour party sake this is ia years of government look at the state of the national health service, the economy with a huge cost of living crisis, people feeling poorer. inflation is fallen, prices are still high or food and essentials and people are struggling in many parts of the uk. what about basic public services, can we get clean drinking water? there's been a scandal in the southwest of denver with parasites and water. scandal and upset, water the rivers and you can't swim in the uk because it is so polluted. how are utilities being run? for heart doing that perhaps it's one party in government for ia years you go through a lot of difficulty. in the end the public looking for, and my better off or worse off when you first came in over a decade ago? is been unbelievably turbulent with covid, brexit, ukraine. well the public bejudging the covid, brexit, ukraine. well the public be judging the conservatives and rishi sunakfor
put up who took over for borisjohnson put up neither elected by the british public. the prime minister will want to mention his record. but labour party sake this is ia years of government look at the state of the national health service, the economy with a huge cost of living crisis, people feeling poorer. inflation is fallen, prices are still high or food and essentials and people are struggling in many parts of the uk. what about basic public services, can we get clean drinking water?...
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through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson�*s friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament. but he says he's now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know "it's time to leave, that a new generation should lead. "rishi has the plan our country needs," he added, "i will do everything i can to support him." but as rishi sunak toured the titanic quarter in belfast, the list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. among more than 100 other mps standing down, the former prime minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. while the conservatives are now seeing more mps walk away than in 1997, labour's losses are less substantial. keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. after mps lined up to mark the close of parliament last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential prime ministers constructing their
through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson�*s friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving under four prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament. but he says he's now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know "it's time to leave, that a new generation should lead. "rishi has the plan our country needs," he added, "i will do everything i can to support him." but as...
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, prime minister then, boris johnson, was prime minister then, borisjohnson, was very unpopular and christian wakeford made the same journey to the house of commons as well. but you have to go back 27 years to the last time the governing party saw a defection to the main opposition. so we are getting used to happening in the last few weeks, but it certainly hasn't been happening a lot the last few decades, which just adds to the drama of what's been happening at westminister. a, drama of what's been happening at westminister.— westminister. a bit of interesting history and _ westminister. a bit of interesting history and context _ westminister. a bit of interesting history and context they - westminister. a bit of interesting history and context they are, - westminister. a bit of interesting i history and context they are, adam. tell me more about the reaction among labour and conservative backbenchers. i'm sure the whatsapp groups have been firing up. you backbenchers. i'm sure the whatsapp groups have been firing up.— groups have been firing up. you can see in chris — groups have been
, prime minister then, boris johnson, was prime minister then, borisjohnson, was very unpopular and christian wakeford made the same journey to the house of commons as well. but you have to go back 27 years to the last time the governing party saw a defection to the main opposition. so we are getting used to happening in the last few weeks, but it certainly hasn't been happening a lot the last few decades, which just adds to the drama of what's been happening at westminister. a, drama of what's...
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borisjohnson is trying to make that case today, trying to suggest in his first intervention in the campaign, in his column in the daily mail, that going back to keir starmer and going back to labour would be like going back in time. but which time are you going back to? are you going back to cool britannia, where labour would want you to think that you turn the taps on and milk and honey came out, or are you going back to what borisjohnson would want you to believe is sort of the winter of discontent version of the 1970s? and here's another go back. rishi sunak�*s only been the prime minister since october 2022. and i wonder i wonder why. i wonder what happened, what happened? what could have happened? i mean, if i'm going back, i can stop just two years ago. and keir starmer is also trying to say and the chaos his word is for what the tories have been doing with changing their leader as much as they changed their socks is tory chaos. so that's one of the themes that's emerged within just a day. absolutely. and i'm a bit worried that somebody in labour hq watched our documentary from abou
borisjohnson is trying to make that case today, trying to suggest in his first intervention in the campaign, in his column in the daily mail, that going back to keir starmer and going back to labour would be like going back in time. but which time are you going back to? are you going back to cool britannia, where labour would want you to think that you turn the taps on and milk and honey came out, or are you going back to what borisjohnson would want you to believe is sort of the winter of...
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, abandoning against boris johnson, abandoning the against borisjohnson, abandoning the 2019 manifesto on which the conservative party was elected and criticising his record on borders, his flagship policy of stopping small boat crossings. remember, she is the mp for dover, which is on the front line of that issue. here she is explaining why she made her decision. in 2019, the conservative stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak, they've abandoned the centre ground and broken many election promises. meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think that change is going to bring a much better future for our country and that's why i was so keen tojoin the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. i have to say, after the previous defection about ten days ago, natalie elphicke was not really top of the list of possible mps to follow. she is to the right of the conservative party and doesn't really seem on the surface a natural fit in keir starmer�*s labour party. i have to say, tory mps i have been speaking
, abandoning against boris johnson, abandoning the against borisjohnson, abandoning the 2019 manifesto on which the conservative party was elected and criticising his record on borders, his flagship policy of stopping small boat crossings. remember, she is the mp for dover, which is on the front line of that issue. here she is explaining why she made her decision. in 2019, the conservative stood on a manifesto that was very much centre ground, but under rishi sunak, they've abandoned the centre...
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so much of politics has been about those 2019 tory—labour switchers, post—brexit, borisjohnson sort of supporters, or at least comfortable with borisjohnson�*s arguments and having and trying to win those back. can labour win all those voters or most of those voters back, keep its coalition in metropolitan britain? another thing i throw open — there's different arguments about this in terms of the timing — the student vote. they're not going to be in their universities in their universities onjuly the 4th. is that part of the strategic thinking? cos i remember injune 2017, that did have a material impact, certainly in a dozen or a few dozen constituencies. canterbury was the famous one, wasn't it? so we're not going to have that impact. but is it good or bad for the conservatives that those students will be back at home or on holiday or when�*s glastonbury? i don't know. you know, that is an interesting thing. faisal, a date that i know you will know is all the england matches in. oh, yeah! what do you think the football factor could be in this? well, i think, firstly, there's
so much of politics has been about those 2019 tory—labour switchers, post—brexit, borisjohnson sort of supporters, or at least comfortable with borisjohnson�*s arguments and having and trying to win those back. can labour win all those voters or most of those voters back, keep its coalition in metropolitan britain? another thing i throw open — there's different arguments about this in terms of the timing — the student vote. they're not going to be in their universities in their...
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whatsapp messages he sent were highly critical of then prime minister borisjohnson, saying he "cannot lead" and that he "changes strategic direction every day" — messages he now says he regrets. mr case was also asked about partygate after he'd attended at one of the downing street events that breached lockdown rules. with more, here's our health editor, hugh pym. neverfar behind borisjohnson, simon case was a man with a front seat atjohnson's number ten during the pandemic. and today, later than originally planned because of ill—health, the cabinet secretary gave evidence to the uk covid inquiry. i swear by almighty god... that the evidence i shall give... whatsapp messages from the time were quoted back at him. you yourself said _ good people were being put off because it's such a rat's nest. yeah, that's all correct. at times he showed his emotions... good people were working incredibly hard in impossible circumstances with choices where it seems there was never right, never a right answer. but that lack of sort of team spirit, the difficult atmosphere, you're trying to run eve
whatsapp messages he sent were highly critical of then prime minister borisjohnson, saying he "cannot lead" and that he "changes strategic direction every day" — messages he now says he regrets. mr case was also asked about partygate after he'd attended at one of the downing street events that breached lockdown rules. with more, here's our health editor, hugh pym. neverfar behind borisjohnson, simon case was a man with a front seat atjohnson's number ten during the...
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were all here for a general election went announcement, there's been a list of turbines in the uk, borisjohnson had one is huge tory majority and then came liz truss and then rishi sunak, unexpectedly, because he did not win the tory membership vote, he will be relying on tory members not to go out and camping for him. the on tory members not to go out and camping for him-— camping for him. the big thing to take over from _ camping for him. the big thing to take over from that _ camping for him. the big thing to take over from that is _ camping for him. the big thing to take over from that is if - camping for him. the big thing to take over from that is if you - camping for him. the big thing to take over from that is if you chart the trajectory of the conservative fortunes in the opinion polls, boris johnson had that big victory, unexpectedly big, back in 2019, what turned the dial for the tories and turned the dial for the tories and turned their fortunes down to the parties that borisjohnson attended in the pandemic times, followed by the scandal, and then liz truss and her many budget, de
were all here for a general election went announcement, there's been a list of turbines in the uk, borisjohnson had one is huge tory majority and then came liz truss and then rishi sunak, unexpectedly, because he did not win the tory membership vote, he will be relying on tory members not to go out and camping for him. the on tory members not to go out and camping for him-— camping for him. the big thing to take over from _ camping for him. the big thing to take over from that _ camping for...
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borisjohnson was prime minister, the tory party was doing well, the vaccine had just been rolled out, he had a huge by—election win in hartlepool, he went up there and there was a gigantic borisjohnson limp over the harbour. keir starmer is contemplating resigning and the talk was of the tories being in powerfor a decade. today feels a very long way away from that and the early results seem to mirror the opinion polls, that the tories are in a dl et al. hole. some of the councils that stand out, hartlepool. —— are in a very deep electoral hole. there are good wins for the labour party and will cause further despondency in tory ho. what the conservatives are hoping for is some of those big male contests, two in particular, the conservative mayor in the tees valley and the tory mayor in the west midlands are hoping desperately for one or both of them to be real elected. if that happens, that could shift the narrative quite a lot. let's treat the elections in their own right for a second. broadly underline the significance of local elections, democratic exercises, but day—to—da
borisjohnson was prime minister, the tory party was doing well, the vaccine had just been rolled out, he had a huge by—election win in hartlepool, he went up there and there was a gigantic borisjohnson limp over the harbour. keir starmer is contemplating resigning and the talk was of the tories being in powerfor a decade. today feels a very long way away from that and the early results seem to mirror the opinion polls, that the tories are in a dl et al. hole. some of the councils that stand...
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if you cast your mind back to the last general election in 2019 it was called by borisjohnson in a bid to get his brexit deal through parliament. after all the votes had been counted this was the picture. the conservatives won 365 seats in the house of commons. that gave them a majority of 80 and the time since then there have been by—elections and of course defections. things are looking different for and a half years later. let's take a look at the current picture on the conservatives are down to 344 mp5, reducing their majority to 38 seats. what are the polls are saying about what could happen next? 0ur polling guru john curtice has been taking a look. as things stand at the moment, on average in the polls, and there are differences between the pollsters, but on average, they put the conservatives 21 points behind at the moment. even the best of them put them at least around 16 points behind. and however you look at it, that is an outcome that would result in labour being elected with an overall majority. so the challenge facing rishi sunak is to try to overturn that very, very su
if you cast your mind back to the last general election in 2019 it was called by borisjohnson in a bid to get his brexit deal through parliament. after all the votes had been counted this was the picture. the conservatives won 365 seats in the house of commons. that gave them a majority of 80 and the time since then there have been by—elections and of course defections. things are looking different for and a half years later. let's take a look at the current picture on the conservatives are...
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he is not liz truss or borisjohnson and he is showing he will bring something different to the conservative party. talk to me about another difference with the 1997 election, the new constituency boundaries. that means it is a bit more difficult for labour to get the keys. they need a bigger swing in this general election than that swing of 1997 that tony blair got. even to get a small majority, labour will need a bigger swing. the swing is 12.7%, very drastic. if you look at the by—election, labour achieved a bigger swing which would add some fuel into their election campaign. they could say we have achieved swings of up to 30% in various by—elections. they don't always directly mirror to a general election but it gives a flavour that labour have some fire to grab the seats that potentially have always been conservative. we have seen it happen time and time again in the past few months, so it's not to say labour cannot do it this time around, too.— labour cannot do it this time around, too. ~ , ,., ., , around, too. the key battlegrounds, burnle , around, too. the key battlegrounds,
he is not liz truss or borisjohnson and he is showing he will bring something different to the conservative party. talk to me about another difference with the 1997 election, the new constituency boundaries. that means it is a bit more difficult for labour to get the keys. they need a bigger swing in this general election than that swing of 1997 that tony blair got. even to get a small majority, labour will need a bigger swing. the swing is 12.7%, very drastic. if you look at the by—election,...
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this is a key area, an area where borisjohnson did very well in 2019 and again, the hartlepool by—election on 2021 and keir starmer considered resigning after that but things were looking so bad so labour have turned things around and they have turned things around and they have got a lot closer this time but they will say it's a very personal vote for the incumbent and up but not much solace to rishi sunak or the conservative mps who want to hold onto their seats in this part of the world. i hold onto their seats in this part of the world.— of the world. i know you keep it un-to-date- — cannock chase council. live now to our correspondent joanne writtle in cannock chase. we are here at the cannock leisure centre and counting is under way and the reason the focus of attention here is because the council has historically been a labour stronghold but in more recent years it changed hands a number of times so back in 2021, the conservatives took control of the cannock chase council for the very first time and then last year labour gained some ground but they didn't gain enough seats to ta
this is a key area, an area where borisjohnson did very well in 2019 and again, the hartlepool by—election on 2021 and keir starmer considered resigning after that but things were looking so bad so labour have turned things around and they have turned things around and they have got a lot closer this time but they will say it's a very personal vote for the incumbent and up but not much solace to rishi sunak or the conservative mps who want to hold onto their seats in this part of the world. i...
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borisjohnson did that, i contended that. notjust in quantum but also being the first to provide capabilities, whether it was thanks, long range weapons, the first to provide bilateral security assurances, the first to train ukrainian soldiers. we have had a track level of leadership which i'm very proud of. that is the right thing to do. if you want to strengthen this country's security we need to re—establish deterrence and an investment and ukrainian security as an investment in our security. our nato allies are worried about if putin is able to succeed that there will be next, with all the consequences that would bring. it is our adversaries all around the world that are looking at this moment and seeing how we react. in order to have security we do need to invest more in defence and ukraine and it is right that we talk to our allies about that. whilst we are enormously grateful for the continued support and investment they have put into a european security, it is not right to rely on american taxpayers to do that if we
borisjohnson did that, i contended that. notjust in quantum but also being the first to provide capabilities, whether it was thanks, long range weapons, the first to provide bilateral security assurances, the first to train ukrainian soldiers. we have had a track level of leadership which i'm very proud of. that is the right thing to do. if you want to strengthen this country's security we need to re—establish deterrence and an investment and ukrainian security as an investment in our...
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there was a headache for former prime minister borisjohnson when he tried to vote. he was turned away in his local polling station because he didn't have the right photo id. he was a prime minister who brought in the law that required the right photo id and that was back in 2022 and it was then compulsory for voters in england to show voter id. we understand what happened then is that he left, went and collected his id and then came back and then was able to vote. let's just mark your card for what is coming up because plenty of votes in its go to nottingham. plenty of votes being counted so as you will have gathered over the last couple of hours it's a friday morning and we get of others which by now and get a full picture. it's not the case for the last few elections local election or mayoral elections local election or mayoral election results which are not coming in this morning becoming a this afternoon and actually into the weekend so we have our live feed ready at nottingham we have sunderland as well and we are waiting for the results of the local elections
there was a headache for former prime minister borisjohnson when he tried to vote. he was turned away in his local polling station because he didn't have the right photo id. he was a prime minister who brought in the law that required the right photo id and that was back in 2022 and it was then compulsory for voters in england to show voter id. we understand what happened then is that he left, went and collected his id and then came back and then was able to vote. let's just mark your card for...
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keir starmer thinks we will follow the format from the 2019 election, two head to heads between borisjohnson and election, two head to heads between boris johnson and jeremy corbyn. labour sources say that we aren't going to rip up the formatjust to suit the whims of the conservative party. that's it from us tonight. election newsnight is here every weekday night 10.30 bbc two and bbc news — for interviews with all the parties and deep insight. faisal�*s here tomorrow. have a good night live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak zigzags across britain on a whirlwind tour — and sir keir starmer rallies support at a football club in kent — at the start of six frantic weeks of the uk general election campaign. at least four people are dead after a building collapses in mallorca. hello, i'm courtney bembridge. it's only 2a hours since the prime minister sprung ajuly general election on us all — but campaigning is already in full swing. party leaders are setting off on what will be six frantic weeks of intense campaigning ahead of the 11th ofjuly. the prime minister has already bee
keir starmer thinks we will follow the format from the 2019 election, two head to heads between borisjohnson and election, two head to heads between boris johnson and jeremy corbyn. labour sources say that we aren't going to rip up the formatjust to suit the whims of the conservative party. that's it from us tonight. election newsnight is here every weekday night 10.30 bbc two and bbc news — for interviews with all the parties and deep insight. faisal�*s here tomorrow. have a good night...
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does that mean there will be no place for boris _ that mean there will be no place for borisjohnson when it that mean there will be no place for boris johnson when it comes to the campaign — boris johnson when it comes to the campaign i— boris johnson when it comes to the cam -aain. . , boris johnson when it comes to the cam-rain. ., , . ., boris johnson when it comes to the cam-cain. ., , . ., campaign. i have been clear about this in the past. _ campaign. i have been clear about this in the past. i _ campaign. i have been clear about this in the past. i want _ campaign. i have been clear about this in the past. i want every - this in the past. i want every conservative who shares the vision that i do to be part of that campaign, to fight for the things that we believe in. the conservative family is a broad church but we are united by a set of values and that set of values that i talked about early on are fountain and an innate optimism about our country from an intrinsic sense of pride in our history and identity and our knowledge that actually progress comes from people, not from
does that mean there will be no place for boris _ that mean there will be no place for borisjohnson when it that mean there will be no place for boris johnson when it comes to the campaign — boris johnson when it comes to the campaign i— boris johnson when it comes to the cam -aain. . , boris johnson when it comes to the cam-rain. ., , . ., boris johnson when it comes to the cam-cain. ., , . ., campaign. i have been clear about this in the past. _ campaign. i have been clear about this in...
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announced that he is to stand down at the election — he has served under david cameron, theresa may, borisjohnson and rishi sunak and has been an mp since 2005. in his statement on social media he said "after nearly 20 years serving the wonderful people of surrey heath and over a decade in cabinet across five government departments, i have today taken the decision to step down as a member of parliament." he said the chance to serve is "wonderful", "but there comes a moment when you know that it is time to leave. that a new generation should lead. " in the statement, which is around two—and—a—half pages long, mr gove says being asked to serve as a minister has been i have today taken the decision to step down as a member of parliament." he said the chance to serve is "wonderful", "but there comes a moment when you know that it is time to leave. that a new generation should lead." in the statement, which is around two—and—a—half pages long, mr gove says being asked to serve as a minister has been "the honour of my life", but adds "i also know the toll office can take, as do those closes
announced that he is to stand down at the election — he has served under david cameron, theresa may, borisjohnson and rishi sunak and has been an mp since 2005. in his statement on social media he said "after nearly 20 years serving the wonderful people of surrey heath and over a decade in cabinet across five government departments, i have today taken the decision to step down as a member of parliament." he said the chance to serve is "wonderful", "but there comes a...
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, i heard on countless — i think borisjohnson, i heard on countless times say to president zelensky, — countless times say to president zelensky, you tell me if you ever want _ zelensky, you tell me if you ever want to— zelensky, you tell me if you ever want to settle. but as long as you are prepared to fight and the people are prepared to fight and the people are capable of being as heroic a5 are capable of being as heroic as they are, — are capable of being as heroic as they are, then we will do our best not only— they are, then we will do our best not only to — they are, then we will do our best not only to help you as a uk bid to -et not only to help you as a uk bid to get the _ not only to help you as a uk bid to get the rest — not only to help you as a uk bid to get the rest of the word to help and it sounds— get the rest of the word to help and it sounds a — get the rest of the word to help and it sounds a safe, and i don't know if it is— it sounds a safe, and i don't know if it is true, — it sounds a safe, and i don't know if it is true, but it sounds as i
, i heard on countless — i think borisjohnson, i heard on countless times say to president zelensky, — countless times say to president zelensky, you tell me if you ever want _ zelensky, you tell me if you ever want to— zelensky, you tell me if you ever want to settle. but as long as you are prepared to fight and the people are prepared to fight and the people are capable of being as heroic a5 are capable of being as heroic as they are, — are capable of being as heroic as they are, then...
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borisjohnson boris johnson sayings borisjohnson sayings the case against trump should never have been brought and it will help him win re—election, what to you think? think there is a fair bit of analysis there to make, one, this is widely seen to be the weakest case against trump and a built of a counting about hush money paid to a important star, it is the sort of thing you would expect trump to be doing, it was priced in in his victory back in 2016. perhaps what would have been the more pernicious case to draw, and i perhaps shouldn't have used that word, but what would be the more advantageous a case to draw would be the florida case, the georgia case, which is of course about january, about the whole process of that presidential election, the lost votes, trying to engineer a different result through the one that people voted for. that is comint the one that people voted for. that is coming down _ the one that people voted for. that is coming down the track. but - the one that people voted for. that is coming down the track. but here j is coming down the track. but here is comin
borisjohnson boris johnson sayings borisjohnson sayings the case against trump should never have been brought and it will help him win re—election, what to you think? think there is a fair bit of analysis there to make, one, this is widely seen to be the weakest case against trump and a built of a counting about hush money paid to a important star, it is the sort of thing you would expect trump to be doing, it was priced in in his victory back in 2016. perhaps what would have been the more...
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for borisjohnson, that election and its about this. for boris johnson, that was, election and its about this. for borisjohnson, that was, we are having a general election to get brexit done. by the end of the campaign, everyone thought that was what the election was about and borisjohnson won. so they will spend the first few days doing that. then they will have graded out what announcements they want to make and policies they want to land and how that brings the main theme to life. of course, events will happen. the other parties will have their view on that, but they will have a sense of the big policy ideas for the manifesto that they have been working on. the other thing is that they will have a clear sense to a granular level of the seats they think they have won already where they don't have to campaign, and the seats that they need to target. that will be the basis for where the prime minister goes, where the cabinet go, where resources are put in, where media are targeted. all of that groundwork has been done by the campaign te
for borisjohnson, that election and its about this. for boris johnson, that was, election and its about this. for borisjohnson, that was, we are having a general election to get brexit done. by the end of the campaign, everyone thought that was what the election was about and borisjohnson won. so they will spend the first few days doing that. then they will have graded out what announcements they want to make and policies they want to land and how that brings the main theme to life. of course,...
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he also said messages criticising borisjohnson and colleagues were "raw, in the moment" expressions and not the reality of the government's pandemic response. mr case sent whatsapps saying mrjohnson "cannot lead" and calling officials "pygmies" at the height of the pandemic. he told the inquiry he "deeply regretted" the messages. rishi sunak�*s flagship bill to ban smoking for anyone born after 2009 looks likely to be shelved. parliament will be suspended friday for the campaign and all legislation that isn't already passed automatically gets dropped — regardless of who wins. sunak faced backlash over the bill from his own conservative party. labour previously pledged to bring in the ban if they win the general election. you're live with bbc news. lawmakers in the us state of louisiana passed legislation to designate two abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances, the first in the nation to do so. the law would categorise mifepristone and misoprostol as schedule four drugs putting in them same category as ambien and xanax, which are considered to have potential for abuse or d
he also said messages criticising borisjohnson and colleagues were "raw, in the moment" expressions and not the reality of the government's pandemic response. mr case sent whatsapps saying mrjohnson "cannot lead" and calling officials "pygmies" at the height of the pandemic. he told the inquiry he "deeply regretted" the messages. rishi sunak�*s flagship bill to ban smoking for anyone born after 2009 looks likely to be shelved. parliament will be...
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you were a | friend of boris johnson, david, and friend of borisjohnson, david, and you friend of borisjohnson, david, and wu pay friend of borisjohnson, david, and you pay for his caribbean holiday, are you happy to still keep pointing them in a general election when as we have heard, we know from the opinion polls and local elections that the tories are in the doldrums. i am fundamentally a conservative supporter — i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and _ i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and voter— i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and voter and _ i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and voter and that - i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and voter and that is - i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and voter and that is inl supporter and voter and that is in my blood — supporter and voter and that is in my blood and _ supporter and voter and that is in my blood and that _ supporter and voter and that is in my blood and that will _ supporter and voter and that is in my blood and that will continue. i supporter and voter and that is in
you were a | friend of boris johnson, david, and friend of borisjohnson, david, and you friend of borisjohnson, david, and wu pay friend of borisjohnson, david, and you pay for his caribbean holiday, are you happy to still keep pointing them in a general election when as we have heard, we know from the opinion polls and local elections that the tories are in the doldrums. i am fundamentally a conservative supporter — i am fundamentally a conservative supporter and _ i am fundamentally a...
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so what did you think when borisjohnson, yourformer boss, said, "i think they're absolutely nuts"? "when the party of winston churchill wants to ban cigars, donnez—moi un break, as they say in quebec." i think he was in quebec when he gave that quote. "it's just mad," he said. 0k, well, first of all, an adult winston churchill would still be able to smoke his cigars. because what we're not doing is saying to anyone who can smoke legally at the moment, we are absolutely maintaining that that freedom. what we're saying is that we want to stop children and young people from falling into the habit in the first place. so we know that the overwhelming majority of people start smoking before the age of 20. and we want to ensure that, through this change in the law for retail of cigarettes, that we believe the modelling shows us we will see a huge reduction in smoking over the next ten years. but on the central point, philosophically, of whether this is conservative... and as a conservative, i don't like banning things. but i also don't believe that there is liberty in addiction, and nic
so what did you think when borisjohnson, yourformer boss, said, "i think they're absolutely nuts"? "when the party of winston churchill wants to ban cigars, donnez—moi un break, as they say in quebec." i think he was in quebec when he gave that quote. "it's just mad," he said. 0k, well, first of all, an adult winston churchill would still be able to smoke his cigars. because what we're not doing is saying to anyone who can smoke legally at the moment, we are...
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neverfar behind borisjohnson, simon case was a man with a front seat atjohnson�*s number ten during the pandemic. and today, later than originally planned because of ill—health, the cabinet secretary gave evidence to the uk covid inquiry. i swear by almighty god... that the evidence i shall give... whatsapp messages from the time were quoted back at him. you yourself say good - people were being put off because it's such a rat's nest. yeah, that's all correct. at times he showed his emotions... good people were working incredibly hard in impossible circumstances with choices where it seems there was never right, never a right answer. but that lack of sort of team spirit, the difficult atmosphere, you're trying to run everything from the centre of government, despite trying to run the response to a global pandemic. good people were just being smashed to pieces. and his exasperation. there were some dark days when it felt we just couldn't. .. we just couldn't get it right. and what about partygate, mr case having taken part in one office event? it was a terrible self—imposed wound. i
neverfar behind borisjohnson, simon case was a man with a front seat atjohnson�*s number ten during the pandemic. and today, later than originally planned because of ill—health, the cabinet secretary gave evidence to the uk covid inquiry. i swear by almighty god... that the evidence i shall give... whatsapp messages from the time were quoted back at him. you yourself say good - people were being put off because it's such a rat's nest. yeah, that's all correct. at times he showed his...
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you turn up to vote, it began in england, scotland and wales under this man, former prime minister borisjohnson. he was encouraging people to turn out today. and this morning he rolled up at his local polling station in 0xfordshire, and he was turned away because, yes, he had forgotten his id. he later returned with the right id. he later returned with the right id. his spokesman told the bbc, mr johnson voted conservative. 0ur political editor chris mason. as chris mentioned, we have the blackpool south by—election, that is counted overnight were the conservatives are defending a majority of just 3690. conservatives are defending a majority ofjust 3690. we go live to the count with helen. so, let's start off with the basics, remind us why we have a by—election in the first place. we why we have a by-election in the first place-— first place. we are having this by-eleetion — first place. we are having this by-election because - first place. we are having this by-election because the - first place. we are having this i by-election because the former first place. we are having this - by-e
you turn up to vote, it began in england, scotland and wales under this man, former prime minister borisjohnson. he was encouraging people to turn out today. and this morning he rolled up at his local polling station in 0xfordshire, and he was turned away because, yes, he had forgotten his id. he later returned with the right id. he later returned with the right id. his spokesman told the bbc, mr johnson voted conservative. 0ur political editor chris mason. as chris mentioned, we have the...
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it began in england, scotland, wales under this man — former prime minister borisjohnson, here he was encouraging people to turn out today. and this morning he rolled up at his local polling station in oxfordshire and was turned away because he'd forgotten. he later returned with the right id. his spokesman told the bbc, "mrjohnson voted conservative". eventually! clive. chris mason, political editor. chris mentioned the blackpool by—election. well the conservatives are defending a majority ofjust 3,690, in the blackpool south by—election, and helen catt, is at the count. the tallying has already begun? we are the tallying has already begun? - are expecting their first boxes to arrive in the next five to ten minutes. it is a constituency that takes in the major sites are black though, that i was, the pier at the pleasure beach but it is the third most deprived constituency in england. laboursources most deprived constituency in england. labour sources are confident they will pick up a win here. they are framing this, as you had pat mcfadden xi, the most important contest happening
it began in england, scotland, wales under this man — former prime minister borisjohnson, here he was encouraging people to turn out today. and this morning he rolled up at his local polling station in oxfordshire and was turned away because he'd forgotten. he later returned with the right id. his spokesman told the bbc, "mrjohnson voted conservative". eventually! clive. chris mason, political editor. chris mentioned the blackpool by—election. well the conservatives are defending...