welcome at outside source. an initial report has been published after an investigation into lockdown parties here in downing street. imilli parties here in downing street. will ou take parties here in downing street. ll you take responsibility, prime minister? has your leadership failed? ,., , minister? has your leadership failed? , ., , ., failed? the report finds failures of leadership and _ failed? the report finds failures of leadership and judgment - failed? the report finds failures of leadership and judgment with - failed? the report finds failures of. leadership and judgment with events that should not have been allowed to take place, but the prime minister and opposition have responded. it is and opposition have responded. it is not enough to say sorry. this is a moment— not enough to say sorry. this is a moment where we must look ourselves in the mirror and learn. by routinely breaking the rules he sat,

the prime _ routinely breaking the rules he sat, the prime minister— routinely breaking the rules he sat, the prime minister took— routinely breaking the rules he sat, the prime minister took us - routinely breaking the rules he sat, the prime minister took us all - routinely breaking the rules he sat, the prime minister took us all for l the prime minister took us all for falls _ the prime minister took us all for falls he — the prime minister took us all for falls. he showed _ the prime minister took us all for falls. he showed himself- the prime minister took us all for falls. he showed himself unfit. the prime minister took us all fori falls. he showed himself unfit for office _ falls. he showed himself unfit for office. ,., ., , falls. he showed himself unfit for office. ., , . office. the report reveals police are investing — office. the report reveals police are investing it _ office. the report reveals police are investing it in _ office. the report reveals police are investing it in 12 _ office. the report reveals police| are investing it in 12 gatherings, three of which were attended by borisjohnson. also across this habit we will talk about the un security council which has been meeting in new york to discuss the build—up of russian troops on ukraine's border. president biden has already said the us is ready for any scenario and warning russia not to invade ukraine. we will hearfrom kyiv. prime minister borisjohnson is facing renewed calls to resign after an initial report into parties held at downing street during covid restrictions was published. sue gray, the senior civil servant

who led the inquiry, concludes there were "failures of leadership and judgment" in no 10 and the cabinet office. we don't have access to the full report, because the most serious allegations are being investigated by the police. this is a developing story, let'sjust bring you the latest developments. in just the past hour, the conservative mp angela richardson has revealed her resignation from the government — she was a ministerial aide to michael gove. angela richardson said she shared sue gray's "deep disappointment" at the handling of the parties. meanwhile the met police says it is investigating 300 photos it has been handed by the cabinet office, as evidence in its own investigation into whether parties were held against the rules. and our political editor laura kunesnberg has tweeted...

that is after the met police complete their investigation. borisjohnson has been facing mps in the house of commons. apologies, mps in the house of commons. we will play that cl a apologies, we will play that clip in a moment. let's have a look at sue gray's key findings. in the context of the pandemic, she says the gatherings that took place are "difficult to justify". and they represented "a serious failure" to observe the standards expected of the british population at the time. it was a very passionate debate, as you would imagine, in parliament in the middle of the afternoon. we were hit from the prime minister in a moment. here's the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. rather than come clean, every step of the way he has insulted the public�*s intelligence and now he has finally fallen back on his usual excuse, it is everybody�*s fault but

his. the report also raises concerns about wider cultural problems in number 10. in particular, excessive consumption of alcohol, which sue gray says is "not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time." and as well as this, some staff allegedly felt unable to raise concerns about behaviour they witnessed at work. here's boris johnson�*s predecessor, theresa may. what the report does show is at number ten downing st was not observing the regulations that they had imposed on members of the public. either my right honourable friend had not read the rules or did not understand what they meant all of those around him, or did not think the rules are applied to number ten. which was it? that was a question from theresa may. the prime minister replied he

did not fail to may properly summed up did not fail to may properly summed up the report and must wait till it is fully published. —— to reason may did not properly sum up. is fully published. -- to reason may did not properly sum up.— did not properly sum up. firstly i want to say sorry _ did not properly sum up. firstly i want to say sorry for _ did not properly sum up. firstly i want to say sorry for the - did not properly sum up. firstly i want to say sorry for the things l did not properly sum up. firstly i i want to say sorry for the things we did not_ want to say sorry for the things we did not get— want to say sorry for the things we did not get right and sorry for the way this— did not get right and sorry for the way this matter has been handled. it is no use _ way this matter has been handled. it is no use saying this or that what was within— is no use saying this or that what was within the rules, no use saying people _ was within the rules, no use saying people were working hard. this pandemic— people were working hard. this pandemic was hard for everyone. we ask people _ pandemic was hard for everyone. we ask people across this country to make _ ask people across this country to make the — ask people across this country to make the most extraordinary sacrifices, not to beat loved ones, not to _ sacrifices, not to beat loved ones, not to visit — sacrifices, not to beat loved ones, not to visit relatives before they died, _ not to visit relatives before they died. and — not to visit relatives before they died. and i_ not to visit relatives before they died, and i understand the anger that people feel. —— not to meet loved _ that people feel. —— not to meet loved ones _ that people feel. -- not to meet loved ones— loved ones. when we are in the middle of _ loved ones. when we are in the middle of a _ loved ones. when we are in the middle of a term _ loved ones. when we are in the middle of a term such - loved ones. when we are in the middle of a term such as - loved ones. when we are in the middle of a term such as we - loved ones. when we are in the | middle of a term such as we are loved ones. when we are in the i middle of a term such as we are at the moment, borisjohnson's fate is in the hands of his own mps, they

are the ones with the power to say you can stay or if they choose, they could trigger a vote of no confidence which might see him going. some have renounced their support entirely today. here is one of them, andrew mitchell. �* , _, . mitchell. i'm very concerned indeed b some mitchell. i'm very concerned indeed by some of the _ mitchell. i'm very concerned indeed by some of the things _ mitchell. i'm very concerned indeed by some of the things he _ mitchell. i'm very concerned indeed by some of the things he has - mitchell. i'm very concerned indeed by some of the things he has said i by some of the things he has said from that dispatch box and has said to the british public and other constituents. when he kindly invited me to see him ten days ago, i told him i thought he should think very carefully about what was now in the best interest of our country and of the conservative party and i have to tell him he no longer enjoys my support. mr tell him he no longer en'oys my su ort. ~ ,,, ., ~ tell him he no longer en'oys my su--ort. ~ , support. mr speaker, i must tell him resoectivelv. — support. mr speaker, i must tell him respectively, great _ support. mr speaker, i must tell him respectively, great though _ support. mr speaker, i must tell him respectively, great though the - respectively, great though the admiration is that i have of him, i simply— admiration is that i have of him, i simply think— admiration is that i have of him, i simply think he is mistaken in his views— simply think he is mistaken in his views and — simply think he is mistaken in his views and i— simply think he is mistaken in his views and i urge him to reconsider upon _ views and i urge him to reconsider upon full_ views and i urge him to reconsider upon full consideration of the

inquirv — and here's another mp from the prime minister's own ranks. it seems a lot of people attended events in may 2020, the one i recall attending was my grandmothers funeral. she set her community as a counsellor and serve the conservative association doily for many years. i drove up to three hours from staffordshire to kent and there were only ten people at the funeral. i did not hug my siblings or parents, gave a eulogy and then afterwards i did not even go to her house for a cup of tea, i drove back three hours are from kent to staffordshire. does the prime minister think i am a full? we should emphasise plenty of conservative mps still back the prime minister, here is one of them. it is absolutely right that in the past few weeks constituents because he has have been writing to us on this hugely important issue and i do

not wish to minimise its importance, but in my constituency, i have military bases and i am receiving e—mails from families who are concerned about their loved ones and the potential role they may end up playing given the conflict on the russian ukrainian border. we have also heard from the culture secretary who has been endorsing her support for borisjohnson. has been endorsing her support for boris johnson-— boris johnson. at the dispatch box toda he boris johnson. at the dispatch box today he gave _ boris johnson. at the dispatch box today he gave his _ boris johnson. at the dispatch box today he gave his apology, - boris johnson. at the dispatch box today he gave his apology, he - boris johnson. at the dispatch box today he gave his apology, he has| today he gave his apology, he has left the report to be met and we will wait to see what the findings are. ~ ., , ., will wait to see what the findings are. . ., , ., ., will wait to see what the findings are. ~ ., , ., ., ~ are. we have 'ust heard from mark harer on are. we have just heard from mark harper on bbc _ are. we have just heard from mark harper on bbc news _ are. we have just heard from mark harper on bbc news and _ are. we have just heard from mark harper on bbc news and tobias i harper on bbc news and tobias ellwood, another senior tory backbencher, saying if the prime minister does not commit to publishing sue gray's report in full once the mets have finished their investigation, tobias ellwood thinks the prime minister will have to go. you are talking to the same people who have been asking for the prime minister to go it virtually before

he was even elected as leader of the party and became prime minister, so you are talking to the same people who have been saying the same things for two years, regardless of the issue. so all i would say is the prime minister, he has published what he has a soon as he got it he was here at these dispatch box, he told us what he got, what has been published, and i imagine as he has given it more information he will publish more and come back to the dispatch box. we have spoken a couple of times to the last few weeks and you have always said it is important for the number ten a team to get out ahead of the story. do you think they managed to do that today? ida. of the story. do you think they managed to do that today? no, i didn't. ithink_ managed to do that today? no, i didn't. i think tonally, _ managed to do that today? no, i didn't. i think tonally, the - managed to do that today? no, i didn't. i think tonally, the prime| didn't. i think tonally, the prime minister got it all wrong today. i think the statement started off 0k, think the statement started off ok, i think there was contrition shown, but pretty soon after that, he made the mistake i think of leaping back

into the parliamentary theatrics of prime minister's questions, which is a very, very different time and setting it to the one he was faced with today. doing the greatest hits, coming out swinging, just looked tonally so out of step i think today. tonally so out of step i think toda . �* , �* today. but isn't the point the prime minister does _ today. but isn't the point the prime minister does the _ today. but isn't the point the prime minister does the greatest - today. but isn't the point the prime minister does the greatest hits - today. but isn't the point the primei minister does the greatest hits very well, he is a highly effective politician who does not behave like a lot of other politicians which may be why he was mayor of london and now prime minister? he does things in an unorthodox fashion. absolutely, and this is the benefit of the doubt i would give him, if his advisers and his personal aim today was to come out with no further big hard front—page headlines and to flap back a lot of accusations, then dropped and i

think, but in terms of those who were watching, and i'm notjust talking about politicos and viewers, i am talking about his own mps who are in that room watching, i think the performance has left people very concerned. and it is very interesting, of course theresa may, this is the boris loyalists telling you to reset may being so coldly critical, to be expected. —— theresa may being so coldly critical. bet to see the newcastle lyme mp come out the way he did, borisjohnson is haemorrhaging from all corners of the party. the one thing i would say, which is very interesting and it people who are not that interested in politics will be really frustrated with what i am about to say, after today, he has gone into the 1922 committee and by

all accounts has won over a great deal of mps telling them he nearly died fighting this and he is banging the desk saying i understand i have messed up and can get this right. part of what he says will help make it right as he announced a number of new measures to help number ten and the cabinet office at work as a communication at all to the whole country, as someone who specialises in this, do you think that was a good enough offer to say i have learnt and i'm acting? this good enough offer to say i have learnt and i'm acting?— good enough offer to say i have learnt and i'm acting? this is the thin , learnt and i'm acting? this is the thing. maybe _ learnt and i'm acting? this is the thing. maybe in _ learnt and i'm acting? this is the thing, maybe in the _ learnt and i'm acting? this is the thing, maybe in the eyes - learnt and i'm acting? this is the thing, maybe in the eyes of- learnt and i'm acting? this is the thing, maybe in the eyes of the i learnt and i'm acting? this is the . thing, maybe in the eyes of the tory mps that he was justifying this recalibration of number ten to this evening, but the general public, i do not think changing the spin doctor is going to help particularly. i think they will want something much more systemic, much more root and branch. i still think, as critically as i'm being now, i still think there is a way through

this potentially for boris. i think the appetite may dwindle amongst the public to keep going over, keep turning on the tv and seeing the house of commons debating this issue. i do think that will dwindle and it may be in time he can get through this. and it may be in time he can get through this-— and it may be in time he can get throu~h this. . ~ ,, , . through this. thank you very much indeed, through this. thank you very much indeed. no — through this. thank you very much indeed, no doubt _ through this. thank you very much indeed, no doubt we will - through this. thank you very much indeed, no doubt we will check - through this. thank you very much indeed, no doubt we will check in l indeed, no doubt we will check in with you again in a week or two time, because this story will run for a little while yet because we had to wait for the full report and before that we have to wait for the metropolitan police to finish their investigations. we will speak to you soon, thank you very much indeed. �*s ten to one particular point raised by sue gray, the excessive consumption of alcohol which she saysis consumption of alcohol which she says is not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time. let's speak to the chief executive of the organisation alcohol change at uk. thanks forjoining us, were you surprised to read that line from

sue gray? in you surprised to read that line from sue gra ? ., ., ., . ~ ., sue gray? in a word, no. we know alcohol culture _ sue gray? in a word, no. we know alcohol culture that _ sue gray? in a word, no. we know alcohol culture that still _ sue gray? in a word, no. we know alcohol culture that still exists - sue gray? in a word, no. we know alcohol culture that still exists in l alcohol culture that still exists in many workplaces. it is changing, and it is changing fast, but i suspect the alimentary estate and parts of government are possibly a bit further behind. —— parliamentary estate. we have worked recently with several companies to help them advance their alcohol policies but also their culture, so there are moves amongst many big and small companies to address this, but unfortunately, there are many workplaces that are still stuck in the past, let's say.— workplaces that are still stuck in the past, let's say. when you say imrove the past, let's say. when you say improve alcohol _ the past, let's say. when you say improve alcohol policies, - the past, let's say. when you say improve alcohol policies, do - the past, let's say. when you say improve alcohol policies, do you| improve alcohol policies, do you mean stop employees at drinking at work? it mean stop employees at drinking at work? , ., ., , ., mean stop employees at drinking at work? , ., ., ., , , work? it is not always that simple, many workplaces _ work? it is not always that simple, many workplaces will _ work? it is not always that simple, many workplaces will want - work? it is not always that simple, many workplaces will want to - work? it is not always that simple, many workplaces will want to keepi many workplaces will want to keep some element of alcohol for certain events or parties, but that can actually be very, very excluding and what we found, most workplaces do

have an alcohol policy, but all the actions have to be taken by the employees. you must not drink, must not come to work drunk, do their strength, but very few of those policies actually contain guidance for the employer, and that is what we can bring. we would love to work with downing street and can help downing street under that government departments put in place 21st century alcohol policies that will help them set an environment in which alcohol is in its place. many younger people do not drink at all, many people from different faiths do not drink at all, so a working culture that centres around alcohol, even when it is at celebrations, even when it is at celebrations, even when it is at celebrations, even when it is not working time, are actually exclusionary cultures and that is not on in the 21st century. and that is not on in the 21st centu . . . r' and that is not on in the 21st centu . ., ., ,~' i. and that is not on in the 21st centu . ., ., i. ., and that is not on in the 21st centu . ., ., ,,.. century. can i ask you one specific question? — century. can i ask you one specific question? is _ century. can i ask you one specific question? is it _ century. can i ask you one specific question? is it more _ century. can i ask you one specific question? is it more likely - century. can i ask you one specific question? is it more likely that. question? is it more likely that there will be a drinking culture at work when people are doing very long

hours? because we know that in number ten, hours? because we know that in numberten, generally, but number ten, generally, but particularly numberten, generally, but particularly during the pandemic, people, is a very good reasons, were putting in huge shifts when they went about, it's not likely to increase the chances of behaviour around alcohol deteriorating? it is around alcohol deteriorating? it is a treat around alcohol deteriorating? it 3 a great question and it can be the case, it is not always but it can be. we see problematic alcohol cultures can come first because these cultures are set by leaders who drink a lot or see drinking as normal or an essential part of my. alcohol should never be essential, it should be optional. —— essential part of life. we are also seeing where boundaries are not clear, so your example of a long working day when you have not cocked off at five o'clock, a good clear boundary can help,. —— clocked off. we have seen significant increases in people

drinking when they are working, partly because they are working at home and home is a place they associate with relaxing and drinking, so these non—clear, ambiguous boundaries can make it even harder to keep a sensible approach. even harder to keep a sensible a- roach. , even harder to keep a sensible approach-— even harder to keep a sensible a- roach. , , ., ~ approach. very interesting, thank ou ve approach. very interesting, thank you very much — approach. very interesting, thank you very much indeed _ approach. very interesting, thank you very much indeed for - approach. very interesting, thank| you very much indeed for speaking approach. very interesting, thank - you very much indeed for speaking to us. the chief executive of alcohol change uk. whatever mps make of today's development, it is the verdict of the voters that they are also focused on in the very long run, particularly in places like lee and greater manchester, it is one of the so—called redwall seats which had been a labour stronghold, but voted for borisjohnson and the conservatives in 2019. ed thomas has been speaking to people there. hundreds of miles from westminster, with the shadow of number 10 and lockdown parties looming large. and now, the truth is coming out.

and for many it hurts. he was a bus driver and he worked all the way through the pandemic and it is the third time he had covid. he had already had it twice before and he got it again. philip's brother died three weeks ago. anotherfamily suffering during the pandemic. a lot of people, families, brothers, sisters, _ a lot of people, families, brothers, sisters, have died alone and they are having — sisters, have died alone and they are having parties? something is seriously— are having parties? something is seriously wrong in this country. you read for seriously wrong in this country. you ready for itoris _ seriously wrong in this country. ym. ready for borisjohnson, seriously wrong in this country. ym. ready for boris johnson, what did ready for borisjohnson, what did you expect? plat ready for boris johnson, what did you expect?_ ready for boris johnson, what did ou exect? ., ., ., you expect? not that, someone with decen . you expect? not that, someone with decency- he — you expect? not that, someone with decency- he has— you expect? not that, someone with decency. he has apologised. - you expect? not that, someone with decency. he has apologised. we - you expect? not that, someone with decency. he has apologised. we can| decency. he has apologised. we can all no decency. he has apologised. we can all go through _ decency. he has apologised. we can all go through life _ decency. he has apologised. we can all go through life apologising. - the promise here in 2019 was to cut through, level up in leigh has not

favour, but the talk right now is wine, cheese and parties. when you hear of failures in the sue gray reports, is that a priority for you right now in your life? not really, no, i am concerned about myjob security. - the bills i have to pay. you know, the fact that i work very hard, my wife works very hard. - we have nothing to show for it. we work to survive. i find it very, very difficult to have faith in the government. when the people at the top are making — when the people at the top are making and breaking the rules. you voted conservative in 2019, can borisjohnson win your trust back? he can, he will have to work very hard to win it back. for the first time, lockdown party facts have been revealed. and for some, there are painful memories. this is my mother—in—law, sandra smith. _ and she had three appointments cancelled on her. _ and she sadly passed away in a home alone with nobody with her— and was found like that.

but it isjust like - they are laughing in our i faces, it is like it doesn't matter, i they can't do anything to us anyway, what will they do, get away with it? it is how a lot of people feel. what are your trust levels like in our government, in politicians? zero. finally, the truth is emerging, and many are struggling to forgive and forget. ed thomas, bbc news, leigh. let me show you a snap poll carried out today just let me show you a snap poll carried out todayjust over a thousand adults and founded just over 60% want borisjohnson to resign, while 28% of conservative voters think he should resign. as well as that, it's 54% think tory mps should remove borisjohnson through a vote of no confidence. —— 64%. no sign yet that will happen. chrisjoins us confidence. —— 64%. no sign yet that will happen. chris joins us live. quite a big difference between the

overall population and conservative voters themselves.— overall population and conservative voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen — voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now _ voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is _ voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is a _ voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is a majority - voters themselves. yes, indeed. what we have seen now is a majority of - we have seen now is a majority of the population, and actually a sizeable minority of conservative voters, certainly enough conservative voters for the prime minister to worry about, do not think the pirate minister is telling the truth. i'm pretty sure he broke the truth. i'm pretty sure he broke the rules and increasingly think he should go as prime minister. —— do not think the prime minister is telling the truth. if you're looking for one bitter good news for the prime minister, what we have seen a sizeable minorities, including most people within borisjohnson's voting coalition, tell us they think this is actually becoming a bit of a distraction from more important issues we should be focusing on. obviously, that is a big line for the conservatives and the prime minister that they are pushing, but when you ask how do you think we should move on and focus on other issues? they say probably by getting rid of the prime minister and getting a new leader in quite

quickly. so not a great poll for the prime minister, all polling over the past few weeks has shown a public and are very different place to what we were seeing in that general election just two years ago. election 'ust two years ago. there are an election just two years ago. there are any different _ election just two years ago. there are any different place _ election just two years ago. there are any different place to - election just two years ago. there are any different place to where i are any different place to where they were in 2019, but is their position is shifting through the story? is started at the start of december, we are here at the end of january, beginning of february, can we see a movement within those two months? ~ .,, we see a movement within those two months? m, ., we see a movement within those two months? ~.,, ., , ., months? most of the shift that we saw what did _ months? most of the shift that we saw what did happen _ months? most of the shift that we saw what did happen over- months? most of the shift that we saw what did happen over the - months? most of the shift that we i saw what did happen over the month of december, intentionally, as everyone broke up the christmas and tried to enjoy two weeks of politics, things started to look at a little better for the politics, things started to look at a little betterfor the prime minister at the start of the new year, but if anything that positivity does seem to have disappeared. opinion polls now pretty clearly show that the labour party is in the lead by somewhere between five and ten points, obviously that is very different from the 11, 12 point lead the conservatives got at the last

general election, but it is also pretty different from the neck and neck polls we were seeing at the start of december, so quite a large shift, mostly driven by this latest story. shift, mostly driven by this latest sto . ~ . , shift, mostly driven by this latest sto . . ., , , , shift, mostly driven by this latest sto . ~ ., , , , , story. we are seeing shifts, but the next iece story. we are seeing shifts, but the next piece of _ story. we are seeing shifts, but the next piece of context _ story. we are seeing shifts, but the next piece of context i _ story. we are seeing shifts, but the next piece of context i would - story. we are seeing shifts, but the next piece of context i would like i next piece of context i would like from you is that we are in the middle of the electoral cycle and it would be quite normal that prime minister's numbers to be down from where it was during the election, so is it borisjohnson's situation now different to other prime ministers in the middle of the electoral cycle? in the middle of the electoral cle? , ., , ,, ., ~' cycle? yes, generally speaking. it is true to say _ cycle? yes, generally speaking. it is true to say that _ cycle? yes, generally speaking. it is true to say that normally - cycle? yes, generally speaking. it is true to say that normally you i cycle? yes, generally speaking. it| is true to say that normally you get mid—term blues, so in the middle of a parliament things get worse for the prime minister and then they start to bring them back in the run—up to the next general election. having said that, borisjohnson's current polling numbers are a lot worse than you would normally see, even at the worst point mid—term blues for a prime minister, worse than david cameron ever got in that 2010 to 2015 parliament, where san tony blair ever got right up until

his last months as by minister. it is worse than theresa may got to till she pretty much got booted out in 2019. no prime minister has ever really managed to come back from the kind of polling we are currently seeing for the prime minister. the big however i would put in that is that while things are particularly bad for the conservatives, there's not a lot of trust and faith in the labour party either, they do not necessarily trust them still to run the economy, still not convinced keir starmer is strong enough for the topjob, so labour party is donated to do a lot of work to turn numbers around but at the same time at the conservative numbers are pretty bad right now. —— labour party still needs to do a lot of work. ~ . . party still needs to do a lot of work. ~ ., ., , ., party still needs to do a lot of work. ~ ., ., ., ., work. what are you looking out for in the next — work. what are you looking out for in the next week _ work. what are you looking out for in the next week is _ work. what are you looking out for in the next week is that _ work. what are you looking out for in the next week is that this - work. what are you looking out for in the next week is that this story | in the next week is that this story starts to cut through with voters and they start to draw conclusions about it? , ., about it? the big thing i am robabl about it? the big thing i am probably looking _ about it? the big thing i am probably looking for - about it? the big thing i am probably looking for is - about it? the big thing i am i probably looking for is actually numbers that are completely unrelated to this story at all. the

next... the next election will not be fought on what people think of parties, it will be fought on those other big issues, but if the conservatives have ruined their trust on this issue, they also losing trust on those other big issues which means the public longer trust them to run the economy or deal with cost of living? if that does happen it does make it a lot harderfor the does happen it does make it a lot harder for the conservative party to come back from this.— harder for the conservative party to come back from this. thank you very much indeed- _ come back from this. thank you very much indeed. just _ come back from this. thank you very much indeed. just before we - come back from this. thank you very much indeed. just before we wrap i come back from this. thank you very| much indeed. just before we wrap up this half an hour we have breaking news concerning the foreign secretary, liz truss, who has tweeted, tested positive for covid this evening, thankfully i have had my three jabs and will be working from home when i isolate, she says. there in mind, first of all that she was in the house of commons earlier but she was planning to go to ukraine to speak to the ukrainian government as part of the uk offering its support to ukraine while russian troops build up on the ukrainian border. we will expect a further update on that i'm sure, but liz truss, the uk's foreign

secretary, confirming she tested positive for covid this evening, we will have further reaction to that and everything else happening in westminster in the next 30 minutes. good evening, after the stormy weather that brought damage and disruption some parts of the uk, things have been coming a little bit today met but it has been quite a slow process because we still had some very strong winds giving rough seas across the eastern side of the uk and as we look ahead through tonight and tomorrow, still lots of white lines on our chart, loss of isobars so more 20 weather in the forecast. also a frontal system pushing in from the west. cloud and breaks a rain without and after a chilly evening in eastern counties, this zone of cloud and rain until fog will bring milder air so by the end of the night, 6 degrees for norwich, seven for london, more like 11 the belfast and glasgow because there is a wedge of mild air will be

working into the picture between these weather fronts. this weather front will bring a zone of cloud and some are splashes of rain across parts of northern ireland, north—west england, wales, quite a lot of hard to the south of that as well, brightening up the eastern england. scotland certainly seeing some sunshine through the day, but with showers across the finals where it will also be very windy. those of the wind gusts we can expect, it may be 65 mph in exposed spots. that it will be mild, temperatures between ten and 13 degrees in most places. through tuesday night into wednesday, that weak weather front starts to push northwards so cloud and patchy rain pushing into the north of the uk, rain especially across parts of scotland as we go through the day, western and northern areas particularly. further south, it may brighten up a little, i think we will stick with quite a lot of cloud and stick with that mild feel and certainly ten to 13 degrees, not as windy on wednesday,

slightly, day in a store. into thursday, we see a frontal system pushing in from the north—west which will bring outbreaks of heavy rain into scotland and northern ireland. ahead of that, mild weather once again, but behind that, some much colder air and some wintry showers, because that bound the rain is associated with a cold front. it will post it southwards, ushering in a colder air. you can see the sponsors of white, more wintry showers and again at some quite strong winds. friday, chillierfeel to the day and we will see wintry showers, especially in the north.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. an initial report is published after the investigation into lockdown parties at downing street. will you take responsibility? has your leadership failed? it finds failures of leadership and judgement with events that should not have been allowed to take place. the prime minister — and the opposition — respond. it is not enough to say sorry. is it a moment when we must look ourselves in the mirrorand a moment when we must look ourselves in the mirror and we must learn. br;

in the mirror and we must learn. by routinely breaking the rolls he sets, — routinely breaking the rolls he sets, the _ routinely breaking the rolls he sets, the prime minister took us all for tools _ sets, the prime minister took us all forfools. he held sets, the prime minister took us all for fools. he held people sacrificing contempt and he showed himself— sacrificing contempt and he showed himself unfit for office. sue gray's report reveals the police are investigating twelve gatherings , three of which were attended by borisjohnson. also in the programme... the un security council meets in new york to discuss the build up of russian troops on ukraine's borders. president biden warns russia of severe consequences if it invades ukraine — the russia accuses the us of trying to whip up hysteria. we'll report from new york and from kyiv. sue gray has delivered 12 pages on the lockdown parties here in no.10. and earlier, borisjohnson's predecessor theresa may had a question for him.

my my right honourable friend had not read the rolls i did not understand what they meant when he did not think the rolls applied to number ten. which was it? to which borisjohnson replied. that is not what the report says. i suggest _ that is not what the report says. i suggest that she waits to see the conclusion of the inquiry. now sue gray hasn't said whether individual events broke the rules. and it's true we'll hear more from the police and sue gray. but borisjohnson also said this. i want to say sorry and i am sorry for the — i want to say sorry and i am sorry for the things we simply did not get right and _ for the things we simply did not get right and also sorry for the way that this — right and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. but for the labour party sorry isn't enough. the british public are not fools. he

never believed the word of it. they think the prime minister should do the decent thing and resign. all of this is reaction to something sue gray says is not a "meaningful report". she says she's looked at 16 events. but that 12 are under criminal investigation. and so, on these, she cannot release her findings. this though was confirmation of criminal investigations into gatherings in the prime minister's garden, in his offices, for his birthday — and even one in his flat. and remember — this is what borisjohnson said after the first reports of a party. all guidance was followed completely during number ten. all guidance was followed, said borisjohnson. well sue gray concludes that "at least some of the gatherings represent a serious failure to observe the high standards expected of those working at the heart of government." she goes on: "a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did." now — one defence we've heard

for what happened is this. a lot of these people at that time were working 18 hour days to deliver one of the best if not the best vaccine programme in the world. they were exhausted. to this sue gray says: "those challenges also applied to key and frontline workers across the country who were working under equally, if not more, demanding conditions". and borisjohnson picked up on this. it is no use saying that this or that was within the rolls and there's no use saying that people working hard. given that, given everything they heard, conservative mps now have a decision to make. and keir starmer addressed them. they can keep their reputations, the reputation _ they can keep their reputations, the reputation of their party, the reputation of their party, the reputation of their party, the reputation of this country on the bonfire — reputation of this country on the bonfire that is his leadership. why they can _ bonfire that is his leadership. why they can spare the country from a feminist — they can spare the country from a

feminist totally unworthy of his responsibilities. keir starmer presented a choice. but mrjohnson's supporters reject it the prime minister has come to the dispatch box today and given his apology. he has asked the report and we believe to see what the findings are. there is though a fine line being walked by mrjohnson. in december, he told the liverpool echo — �*no covid rules were broken and there you go." today, when pushed, he said this. ido care i do care deeply about the hurt that is felt across the country about the suggestion that things are going on in number ten that were in contravention of the covid—19 rolls. the prime minister talks of the suggestion rules were broken. but without explaining, given what we know about the events, how it's possible the rules weren't broken. and he says we must wait for the police. and sure enough the met�*s work goes on. today commander catherine roper revealed: "we had a bundle of material provided to us just friday which is well over 500 pieces of paper? and over 300 photographs."

and in the middle of this tumultuous day, the prime minister turned directly to what sue gray says happened here in no.10 — and declared: i get it and i will fix it. the question is whether boris johnson will get the chance. because for him this is about learning lessons, making changes. for his opponents, it's about him too. all of which distilled into one moment in a packed commons. i know what the issue is. on this, on so many aspects of this story, there is no agreement. nor is there an end. because the pm and his rivals now wait for the police to show their hand. we can talk about this with rob watson our political correspondent. i know you like to spend an evening

weather here in downing street —— exchanging messages on the state of their political party. haifa exchanging messages on the state of their political party.— their political party. how are they feelin: ? their political party. how are they feeling? not— their political party. how are they feeling? not enjoying _ their political party. how are they feeling? not enjoying the - their political party. how are they feeling? not enjoying the day - feeling? not enjoying the day one bit. i can't go into it too much for a variety of reasons but one was something like how did you make the and one said awful. i said is it survivable and he says maybe. so i've got a couple of messages like that and i've bent over in parliament and it's not a mode of celebration. it's been a very difficult day.— celebration. it's been a very difficult da. �* ., , ., difficult day. but it does not sound like there is _ difficult day. but it does not sound like there is a _ difficult day. but it does not sound like there is a mode _ difficult day. but it does not sound like there is a mode that _ difficult day. but it does not sound like there is a mode that we - difficult day. but it does not sound like there is a mode that we are i like there is a mode that we are about to get 5a letters demanding a vote of no—confidence so the prime minister looks the care at the moment. ., , minister looks the care at the moment-— minister looks the care at the moment. ., , ., , moment. one wants to be careful about this given _ moment. one wants to be careful about this given how _ moment. one wants to be careful about this given how freely - moment. one wants to be careful about this given how freely things have been these last few weeks. but you do get a sense of what is that old expression maybe conservatives have decided that loyalty kicking him better to hang together and hang separately and that's not to say that conservative mps aren't disappointed with what they've been

saying these last few weeks and maybe some of them are rather sceptical about whether boris johnson can turn it around but they may be an element of that loyalty kicking in but don't be under any illusion conservative mps are not happy. illusion conservative mps are not ha - . illusion conservative mps are not ha . . _ ., illusion conservative mps are not ha - . ., , ., happy. one of the things i thought was interesting _ happy. one of the things i thought was interesting about _ happy. one of the things i thought was interesting about the - happy. one of the things i thought was interesting about the interim l was interesting about the interim report she did not direct this in any way or shape or form. she described a much broader culture within the building behind us here which needs to be addressed. i cannot remember what the phrase was. part of it was no names and there were no details on who attended them because the police investigation. but the phrase to use with something like there was a failure of leadership across number 10 downing street and the cabinet office. so you're right. it's quite wide and it's a sense that everybody who is in any way potentially involved and how this operation runs, the inner workings of government needs to do better. bud workings of government needs to do better. . ., , ., , ., workings of government needs to do better. . ., , ., ., �* better. and for people who don't follow this _ better. and for people who don't follow this closely, _ better. and for people who don't follow this closely, when - better. and for people who don't follow this closely, when you i better. and for people who don't| follow this closely, when you talk

about the cabinet office, what are you describing? aha, about the cabinet office, what are you describing?— you describing? a lot of people think of 10 _ you describing? a lot of people think of 10 downing _ you describing? a lot of people think of 10 downing street - you describing? a lot of people think of 10 downing street as i you describing? a lot of people think of 10 downing street as a| think of 10 downing street as a georgian house cannot contain the machinery of a sophisticated state of uk, it cannot so there's a whole series of buildings connected to downing street and the cabinet office is one of them and it's the next street you can go there and that's where all sorts of bureaucrats and civil servants and officials sit in the absolute machinery of government and what makes the country take. it’s a machinery of government and what makes the country take. it's a small thin but makes the country take. it's a small thing but an — makes the country take. it's a small thing but an interesting _ makes the country take. it's a small thing but an interesting thing. - makes the country take. it's a small thing but an interesting thing. it's i thing but an interesting thing. it's not really a house in a meaningful sense. it's got a front door and a number but behind that there is a bunch of offices which is notjust depending if the residence. it’s depending if the residence. it's like depending if the residence. it�*s like nothing i can my house. thank goodness my house is not like that. there are some parts that are really lovely, the staircase in the photos but you're right. this is a pleasure lots of people work and i guess i'm able to see this on television. the

apartment where the promise to above the next one on nnn downing street and three floors and it's pretty big. but that is separate and then there's the office down here. thank ou there's the office down here. thank you very much- _ borisjohnson has built his career on being a more colourful character than most politicians — with ups that man has... shut up. i'm sorry it's come to this and i am sorry the leader of the party has not got the decency just to withdraw those words in order that this debate can be represented by our political leaders. �* , ., represented by our political leaders. fl ., , represented by our political leaders. �*, ., , ., leaders. it's not my fall if the payment _ leaders. it's not my fall if the payment if — leaders. it's not my fall if the payment if they _ leaders. it's not my fall if the payment if they can't - leaders. it's not my fall if the payment if they can't be - leaders. it's not my fall if the i payment if they can't be trusted leaders. it's not my fall if the - payment if they can't be trusted to tell the _ payment if they can't be trusted to tell the truth.— tell the truth. under the power

tiven to tell the truth. under the power given to me — tell the truth. under the power given to me by— tell the truth. under the power given to me by number- tell the truth. under the power given to me by number 4031 i tell the truth. under the power- given to me by number 4031 argue the honourable member to withdraw immediately from the house. the seaker immediately from the house. the speaker of _ immediately from the house. the speaker of the — immediately from the house. the speaker of the house safety ian blackford was lacking decency in that moment. i got reaction to that comment a few hours later. i that moment. i got reaction to that comment a few hours later.- comment a few hours later. i think if an bod comment a few hours later. i think if anybody lacks — comment a few hours later. i think if anybody lacks decency _ comment a few hours later. i think if anybody lacks decency if - comment a few hours later. i think if anybody lacks decency if the i if anybody lacks decency if the prime minister because the point i was making it a serious point as he has misled the house of commons and he came to the chamber last year and categorically said the party did not take place and not only do we know the parties to place but we know the prime minister was at parties and the significance of that is if you mislead the house of commons that is a resignation later. i was asked to withdraw the allegation and i would put my sit in a situation i'm doing whatever you tuesday minister of doing and that is a liar. i was not prepared to do that. my obligation was to... ., ., , ., ., was to... you are fully aware when ou set was to... you are fully aware when

you set that you — was to... you are fully aware when you set that you would _ was to... you are fully aware when you set that you would be - was to... you are fully aware when you set that you would be asked i was to... you are fully aware when you set that you would be asked to leave, weren't you? so if you're making a point about wills being followed during the pandemic here in number ten while we do not follow the rolls you are well aware of in the comments? i the rolls you are well aware of in the comments?— the rolls you are well aware of in the comments? i think -- the public many people — the comments? i think -- the public many people op _ the comments? i think -- the public many people up and _ the comments? i think -- the public many people up and down _ the comments? i think -- the public many people up and down these i many people up and down these islands expect me to speak truth to power and when you have got to pay minister that has behaved as they have done and people are angry. people that had to observe the rolls and lost loved ones, they couldn't visit of the ones that they were dying in hospitals and could have funerals property and the prime minister that has behaved in a way he has that ease presided over this culture of party gate in 10 downing street has not accepted responsibility. my obligation is to stand up and that's exactly what i did today. is stand up and that's exactly what i did toda . , ., stand up and that's exactly what i did toda. , ., ., .,, ., did today. is it not reasonable for him to come _ did today. is it not reasonable for him to come to _ did today. is it not reasonable for him to come to the _ did today. is it not reasonable for him to come to the commons i did today. is it not reasonable for. him to come to the commons today. did today. is it not reasonable for- him to come to the commons today. he apologised and announced the number of measures to address the cultural issues that sue gray referred to and that he said let's wait on the

reports and we can return to this. is that not on balance or reasonable position to take while the investigation pays out? ila position to take while the investigation pays out? no it's unreasonable _ investigation pays out? no it's unreasonable because - investigation pays out? no it's unreasonable because the i investigation pays out? no it's - unreasonable because the evidence is irrefutable. that wrongdoing took place. whatever situation the prime minister of government at number 10 downing street has been referred to the metropolitan police and we know from the reports that this is about allegations of events that took place at eight different day, as many as 12 parties. that prime minister admitted bee stings to place and we know he missed at the house of commons and he know lying and he disrespected the office that he is in and there are to be honour and integrity of public office and if the prime minister has not got to be honour and integrity of public office and if the prime minister has not got the decency to resign as he should have been terry mps have to accept the responsibility to remove him.

we have learned today from great that the police are looking into 12 gatherings including one in the prime minister is flat. it is flat. let us look in more detail at what we can expect from the police inquiry which continues. here is daniel sanford. the departure of dominic cummings in november 2020. gatherings held on the day he left are under by scotland yard. detectives examining by the department and his staff were breaking the lock down rolls that they themselves had britain. which events are the police investigation? they are looking at 12 gatherings on eight different day from the infamous bring your own blues event

on may the 20th 2020 during the first lockdown to to leaving on the same day in april 2021. eight of the events were in downing street and fourin events were in downing street and four in the neighbouring cabinet office and one was in the prime minister's fact. iterate office and one was in the prime minister's fact.— office and one was in the prime minister's fact. we had a bundle of material provided _ minister's fact. we had a bundle of material provided to _ minister's fact. we had a bundle of material provided to us _ minister's fact. we had a bundle of material provided to us ready - minister's fact. we had a bundle of| material provided to us ready which is well over 500 pieces of paper and be received over 300 photographs so we have received that and my offices are prioritising this week to consider what's been provided in the bundle of material and what further investigations they need to do and of course who they are going to be contacted. �* ., contacted. and who might get fined? is not et contacted. and who might get fined? is not yet clear. _ contacted. and who might get fined? is not yet clear. detectives _ contacted. and who might get fined? is not yet clear. detectives will - contacted. and who might get fined? is not yet clear. detectives will be i is not yet clear. detectives will be brightening to dozens of staffing downing street in the cabinet office brightening for their accounts of the gatherings and had a reasonable excuse for their actions. although the maximum penalty is only a small frame detectives here say they will

be forest tracking the investigation and it should be over in a matter of weeks rather than months. but how damaged are the metropolitan police after being caught in this political storm? they had been accused of not intervening to stop the adage parties at the time and getting in the way of the publication of sue gray plus possible reports by asking for the details not to be published. i understand their frustrations. for the details not to be published. i understand theirfrustrations. i feel frustrated. what's important is i know my frustrations to interfere with the police investigation. the four states near its actions around the adage downing street parties have divided opinion but it's a it had to take difficult decisions even when to do so was contentious. here is a tweet from gary's and broke a conservative mp. he said i listen carefully to the prime minister today and the boris johnson carefully to the prime minister today and the borisjohnson enough and he made promises on how he wants to change and does things and how he

wants to deliver from my constituents in the uk and i support him in doing that. let's get on with thejob. he an mp we now have him in doing that. let's get on with the job. he an mp we now have some concerns a couple of weeks back so it's a strong expression of support for the prime minister coming from that conservative mp. in sue gray's reports she acknowledges there are 16 and ends that she's been looking at all of which happened while england was under a variety of covid—19 restrictions. as we've discussed, 12 of those 16 they are being investigated by the police. the leader of the opposition. the prime the leader of the opposition. tie: prime minister repeatedly the leader of the opposition. ti9 prime minister repeatedly assured the house that the guidance was followed on the rolls were followed. but we now know that 12 cases have reached the threshold for criminal investigation. which i remain the house means there is evidence of serious and flagrant breaches of lockdown including the party on the

20th which we know the pay minister attended. sue 20th which we know the pay minister attended. ,, , :, j , 20th which we know the pay minister attended. ,, , :, j, , 20th which we know the pay minister attended. ,, , , , attended. sue gray's reports is here. it attended. sue gray's reports is here- it is _ attended. sue gray's reports is here. it is 11 _ attended. sue gray's reports is here. it is 11 312 _ attended. sue gray's reports is here. it is 11 312 pages- attended. sue gray's reports is here. it is 11 312 pages long i attended. sue gray's reports is| here. it is 11 312 pages long and a events over a dozen day between may 2020 and april 2021. three of them have not previously been appointed. all of them took place in number 10 or in the cabinet office nearby apart from one event in the department for education. 12 of those 16 are being investigated by the police including a drink event in the garden which borisjohnson attended. on these findings here is the conservative mp steve baker. what is my right honourable friend plus plus central message to those people who meticulously complied with all the rolls and suffered terribly for it including those people whose mental hail that have suffered appallingly as a result of

the messages his government was sending out? let's get the latest on the russian troop build up on ukraine's border. the un security council has been meeting in new york to discuss the crisis, at the request of the us. president biden said the meeting was a critical step in rallying the world to find a diplomatic way forward. he also warned russia it will face severe consequences if it attacks its neighbour. but russia accused the us of calling the meeting to whip up histeria and put members of the security council in an uncomfortable position. here's the us ambassador to the un on that. you heard from our russian colleagues that we are calling for this meeting to make you all feel uncomfortable. imagine how

uncomfortable. imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 trips sitting on your border. in the way that these trips are sitting on the border with ukraine. let's get a reminder of what this is all about. the focus is on the border between russia and ukraine, as we heard russia has massed over 100,000 of its troops along it. we know russian troops are also in neighbouring belarus. and russia has also been carrying out drills across its baltic coast in kaliningrad. these pictures from today show russian fighter jets arriving at its baltic fleet airfield there. here's russia's ambassador to the un speaking at the meeting. it considers the deployment of russian military troops within russian military troops within russian territory as a threat

to international peace and security. this is not only unacceptable interference in the domestic affairs of our state, but also an attempt to mislead the international community on the situation in the region and also the reason for the current global tensions. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has spent the day in ukraine's capital kyiv. whether there was any anticipation there could be an agreement at the ceiling security council meeting? the united states cold this meeting saying it would give a chance for pressure to explain itself and it would be another venue to try to push for a diplomatic solution and when the meeting starts up the us ambassador said the stakes could not be any higher because this really struck at the heart of the un shower. this idea of territorial integrity and the sovereignty of nations and she said looking at this

this was the largest mobilisation of russian troops in europe in decades that every member should be concerned and of course pressure is a veto wielding member of the security council and there was never any expectation here that there would be even a statement of unity in regards to a path forward and certainly not any type of resolution condemning the build—up of troops along ukraine's border but i think what the west was looking for here was to show pressure again how costly it would be and how isolated it would be if it took any aggressive tactic invasion century. i would like some help on one thing i've been observing which is the rhetoric coming from the west by which i mean the us, uk and others is quite different from some of the rhetoric coming from the ukraine married seems to be calming down the

threat of invasion. how do we the difference? the threat of invasion. how do we the difference?— difference? the presidents of russian troops _ difference? the presidents of russian troops hasn't - difference? the presidents of russian troops hasn't started | difference? the presidents of i russian troops hasn't started in difference? the presidents of - russian troops hasn't started in the last month when the diplomacy around ukraine intensified and for months now on the border with ukraine but is new in this crisis is that they have since according to reports tens of thousands of troops and heavy weaponry to the belarusian border so zelensky�*s points was that this crisis does not feel that different many ukrainians if medicare has said the same but have also criticised the same but have also criticised the president for seeming to make light of the crisis. he did not dismiss the threat posed by russian forces but so much talk of escalation but yesterday was trendy

on social media here which is quite popular with the # ukraine is not zelensky and people saying why are you diminishing this crisis, we want to thank our allies particularly nato allies and we want to ask them to give us more help because we do fear greater russian and other russian attempt at invading ukraine. i had a message from a bcp racing have you done and explain her on the situation and they don't feel like i can keep up with what's happening and i could say he posted it last week and you can find it on the website and on my twitter feed and it runs through the long—term and short—term reasons why the crisis has escalated. and to bring you up—to—date on where we have got to with the situation with the parties here in number 10 downing street during the pandemic with we have the interim report but we must await

further up for the parties to finish their investigations and to see sue gray's findings. see you soon, goodbye. after the stormy weather that brought damage and disruption to some parts of the uk things have been calming down a bit today. but it's been a slow process because we have some very strong means giving rough seas across the eastern side of the uk and as we look ahead tonight into tomorrow there's lots of white lines on our charts and isobars so there is more windy weather in the forecast. there is a frontal system pushing them from the last with clouds and outbreaks of rain and after a cold evening in eastern counties this zone of cloud and rain and hero fog will bring mild air set and rain and hero fog will bring mild airset by and rain and hero fog will bring mild air set by the end of the night 6 degrees for marriage and family for belfast and glasgow because they scratch of mild air will be working into the picture between these

weather fronts. into the picture between these weatherfronts. this into the picture between these weather fronts. this later frontier will bring a zone of cloud and some splash of rain across parts of northern ireland that northwest england and wales and the cloud to the south. brightening for eastern england and north of england should brighton avenue and scotland seeing some sunshine through the day but to accept showers across the north and it would be very windy. those are the ring gusts in a north of scotland. 50, may be 65 mph and explore spots. it will be mild. temperatures between ten and 13 degrees in most places. tuesday to wednesday to let the push north. patchy rain will push into the north and rain across parts of scotland through the day. western and northern areas especially. in the south it may brighten up. they will be out of the cloud and that mild feeling ten to 13 degrees. not as windy on wednesday. a calmer day.

thursday, a frontal system will push him from the northwest. it will bring heavy rain into scotland will stop they will be some mild weather again but behind the later fronts it will be cold air and some winter showers. the band of rain associated with a cold front will push south bringing in cold air and you can see the quite with more winter showers and some winds at the end the week across northern areas. friday would be colder in the day and we will see winter showers especially in the north.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching context on bbc news. failures of leadership and judgment, a culture in which those with concerns felt unable to speak out, and a series events that should never have taken place. the senior civil servant sue gray delivers her verdict on the downing st parties — some of the behaviour she said is difficult to justify. the prime minister has apologised once again. i want to say sorry and i am sorry for the things we simply did not get right, and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. the uk warns of tough new sanctions for russia, while the us says moscow poses a threat notjust to ukraine, but to the international order.

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