rules. they realise that covid—19 rules. they realise that actions speak louder than words and they took responsibility. why is it right for them to resign and not for the prime minister? i right for them to resign and not for the prime minister?— right for them to resign and not for the prime minister? i thank you very much and i — the prime minister? i thank you very much and i repeat _ the prime minister? i thank you very much and i repeat the _ the prime minister? i thank you very much and i repeat the apology - the prime minister? i thank you very much and i repeat the apology that l the prime minister? i thank you very much and i repeat the apology that i | much and i repeat the apology that i have given. the much and i repeat the apology that i have civen. ~ , ., , have given. the prime minister has broken the law, _ have given. the prime minister has broken the law, guilty _ have given. the prime minister has broken the law, guilty as _ have given. the prime minister has broken the law, guilty as charged. | broken the law, guilty as charged. below that many people and down our shores relied upon. never having the opportunity to say goodbye to loved ones. the prime minister also misled this house over and over again, misled the public over and over again. does the prime minister actually believe in the ministerial code? is it worth the paper it is written on? mr code? is it worth the paper it is written on?— code? is it worth the paper it is written on? mr speaker, let me re eat written on? mr speaker, let me repeat my _ written on? mr speaker, let me repeat my apologies _ written on? mr speaker, let me repeat my apologies for - written on? mr speaker, let me repeat my apologies for what i l written on? mr speaker, let me - repeat my apologies for what i have got wrong, what went wrong in

downing street, and also my explanation for why iced have spoken as i have in this house. originally there was one party and the prime minister told the house he had been assured that there was no party and it turned out that there were parties but he was not in attendance and then he had to tell the house he had in fact attended parties. he told the house that he had been assured on each occasion of the truth of what he said. so someone must have committed a serious breach of their responsibilities to advise the prime minister and la that led to him coming to this house and inadvertently misleading the house. what happened to those people? i apologise for what i got wrong and i take full responsibility for everything that happened in number ten and for the rest of his question

he must wait for the completion of the investigation. energy bills are soaring, wages are falling and the cost—of—living crisis is getting worse and worse. my constituents are forced to choose between eating and heating and i7 forced to choose between eating and heating and 17 of the prime minister's 22 cabinet members refused to deny whether they or their families benefit from tax havens and they are lacking in our faces while rubbing the public so i asked the prime minister how many more children need to go hungry at night before stuff is super—rich mates before the ordinary people. if the downing street photographer is a publicly funded posts does that

mean all the photographs of the downing street parties are public property and should be available? i'm not going to comment on an investigation.— i'm not going to comment on an investigation. truth and honesty matter and _ investigation. truth and honesty matter and prime _ investigation. truth and honesty matter and prime minister's - matter and prime minister's repeatedly told this house that all guidance and all rules are observed and that is not true. he also told this house that there were no parties and his chancellor also said that he had not attended a party. neither of those things are true so for once in his privileged entitled life will he do the decent thing, come to that dispatch box and correct the record because there is not anybody who was fooled by this but he continues to do is take the

british people for fools and they will not put up with it. i british people for fools and they will not put up with it.— british people for fools and they will not put up with it. i thank you very much — will not put up with it. i thank you very much and — will not put up with it. i thank you very much and i — will not put up with it. i thank you very much and i want _ will not put up with it. i thank you very much and i want to _ will not put up with it. i thank you very much and i want to repeat i will not put up with it. i thank you i very much and i want to repeat what i said about the event in question for which i received an sp and i apologise for that and my mistake entirely a thought it was rules but it turned out not to be the case as for other events i'm afraid i'm going to have to stick by what i said previously and late and i hope he will allow me to wait for the conclusion of the investigation. i got many e—mails from my constituents for the weekend and... you arejoining us on bbc news where the debate is taking place in the house of commons. she is talking about the new strategy to us illegal immigrants to rwanda but now it's what many have been waiting for and

thatis what many have been waiting for and that is prime ministerjohnson�*s statement to the house concerning the parties and the subsequent gatherings and finds that he received from the metropolitan police. he has apologised time and time again and he repeated his apology throughout this evening or rather into the evening and receiving a lot of pushback from members in the commons at the moment and as you can see he is still speaking. as he repeated his apology for breaking lockdown rules the prime minister and his first address to parliament and he was signed by police said he did not knowingly break the rules. however that defence did not satisfy everyone and that included the conservative mp

for the first of the who says he can no longer support the prime minister and this is what he said. i no longer support the prime minister and this is what he said.— and this is what he said. i strongly su ort and this is what he said. i strongly support the _ and this is what he said. i strongly support the government's - and this is what he said. i strongly support the government's actions | and this is what he said. i strongly i support the government's actions in standing up to put�*s a question and hopefully ukraine defend itself and values and it's at times like this that our country needs a prime minister who exemplifies those values. i regret to say that we have a prime minister who broke the laws that he told the country they had to follow, has not been straightforward about it and is now going to ask them if —— the decent men and women on these benches to defend what i think is indefensible. i'm sorry to have to say this but i am no longer think he's ready of the great office that he holds.— that he holds. joining me as the conservative _ that he holds. joining me as the conservative backbencher. - that he holds. joining me as the | conservative backbencher. thank that he holds. joining me as the - conservative backbencher. thank you

forjoining us on bbc news. we heard some of what you said, can you explain to us why you said what you did and also the letter you sent to the 1922 committee addressed to cyprian brady? i the 1922 committee addressed to cyprian brady?— the 1922 committee addressed to cyprian brady? i thought long and hard about this _ cyprian brady? i thought long and hard about this but _ cyprian brady? i thought long and hard about this but i'm _ cyprian brady? i thought long and hard about this but i'm very - hard about this but i'm very conscious that i shared their covid—19 recovery group and took a great deal of interest in the debate on all of the covid—19 restrictions and am conscious that there are many men and women across our country who made the most extraordinary sacrifices to obey those laws and the prime minister wrote those laws and he told members of the house of commons and every member of the public essentially that those laws were followed and if they weren't followed that would put peoples lives at risk. i did not always agree with those laws, and voted against some of them but when they

were passed by the house of commons i followed them and it turns out we know from last week that the metropolitan police have found that the prime minister and at least one case broke the criminal law and he's accepted the verdict and we also know that there are more than 50 cases of lawbreaking taking place at the heart of government and ijust think and he's now asking all the decent men and women who represent constituencies up and down the country by the conservative party and asking to defend what i think is indefensible and i don't think that's what a leader should do and that's what a leader should do and that's why with regrets i said to him this afternoon i felt he was not worthy of the office of prime minister and my letter dated the 1992 committee chairman says i don't have confidence in him and he should go. d0 have confidence in him and he should to. y ., have confidence in him and he should to. , ., ., have confidence in him and he should .o. ., , ., ., go. do you have support from other tory backbenchers _ go. do you have support from other tory backbenchers or _ go. do you have support from other tory backbenchers or other - tory backbenchers or other colleagues who support what you said today and also the letter you sent?

some of my colleagues have already spoken out and have made their position clear and said that the prime minister should go and some colleagues have taken a different view in the vast majority of my colleagues have not yet express a view but all of them are going to have to make a decision one way or the other in the days and weeks to come. they will have to make a decision about whether they want the prime minister to lead us into next general election and whether they want him to tackle the important challenges facing our country and they're either going to have to do what i've done and what the chairman of the 22 committee say they have no confidence to get a vote on that matter and they will add that they're happy for the premises to say —— stay and a have to make a decision one way or the other and that's what we are paid to do, to reach decisions on difficult issues and i'm not expecting lots to follow

me today but they would have to reflect in the coming days and weeks if there are more signs issued or when sue grateful report is published and ran all the facts are laid out they would have to reach a conclusion and i think many of them will reach the same conclusion that i have but that would be a matter for them. do i have but that would be a matter for them. i. , ., for them. do you see that taking lace for them. do you see that taking place before _ for them. do you see that taking place before or _ for them. do you see that taking place before or after _ for them. do you see that taking place before or after the - for them. do you see that taking place before or after the local i place before or after the local elections in may? i place before or after the local elections in may?— place before or after the local elections in may? i don't know. i thought about _ elections in may? i don't know. i thought about that _ elections in may? i don't know. i thought about that carefully - elections in may? i don't know. i thought about that carefully and | elections in may? i don't know. i | thought about that carefully and i accept that it would be difficult for my colleagues on the doorstep but i think the difficulty is caused by the fact that the prime minister broke his own covid—19 laws and he asked us to follow not that somebody pointed out and the honest answer is i simply do not know when colleagues are going to reach a conclusion but a conclusion they would have to reach on the same facts that i looked at. some of them may wish to wait until the police have completed their investigations and some may wish to wait until the sucre report is published in full. but at some point colleagues would have to reach

a decision and the head of the general election which is only my colleagues on the conservative benches that will be able to make a decision on this matter. you said decisions over the coming days and weeks, the longer this rambles on the more damage is going to be done to the party. they agree when he said if you want resign he should give all conservative mps a free vote on thursday to decide, do you agree with that phrasing? i think it is true the longer this drags on the more damage it's going to give to the conservative party and that's why i reached decision made after the metropolitan police came to the conclusion last week at the prime minister had broken the law. i think this matter has gone on long enough and it needs to reach a conclusion. on the vote that we would have on thursday about whether to refer this matter to the privileges committee as she looked at the motion before

the house and i think it should be “p the house and i think it should be up to individual mps how to vote traditionally these sorts of decisions on standards matters and on privileges matters should be house business and they should traditionally be a free vote for individual mps to reach a decision and i hope that's the conclusion that the government come to when they're asking us how to vote on thursday. i they're asking us how to vote on thursda . , ., thursday. i understand the prime minister will _ thursday. i understand the prime minister will not _ thursday. i understand the prime minister will not be _ thursday. i understand the prime minister will not be there - thursday. i understand the prime minister will not be there on - minister will not be there on thursday but finally very quickly he said that the quicker release has concluded the quicker we can get on with addressing the challenges facing our country. how do you think your leader has done so far on those challenges? i your leader has done so far on those challenges?— challenges? i was clear today, he sent a challenges? i was clear today, he spent a lot _ challenges? i was clear today, he spent a lot of— challenges? i was clear today, he spent a lot of time _ challenges? i was clear today, he spent a lot of time talking - spent a lot of time talking about the threat facing ukraine from vladimir putin's aggression and i was very clear that i support what the government has been doing on that but that's a matter on which the government and the conservative party and the house of commons is

united so i don't think that is going to be put at risk and i think there are big challenges facing the country dealing with the cost of living and other important changes and i think those are best done with and i think those are best done with a new prime minister who the country can have confidence in which is why i took the steps that i did today. the right honourable mark, thank you very much for your time. you are watching bbc news. we will cross over to sports day. hello and welcome to sports day. the headlines this evening. liverpool had the primary title in their sites at manchester united the latest team in their way. really need's talk on the rise. the boss promises to stay on. the favourite makes a strong start at the world snooker

championship. coming up in the programme this evening, another no—show who believes the point scoring started even before his heavyweight title fights with tyson fury. heavyweight title fights with tyson fu . ., , , , fury. one of the best fighters in encland fury. one of the best fighters in england and _ fury. one of the best fighters in england and don't _ fury. one of the best fighters in england and don't try _ fury. one of the best fighters in england and don't try to - fury. one of the best fighters in england and don't try to cheat i fury. one of the best fighters in | england and don't try to cheat -- england and don't try to cheat —— treat me like i'm a nobody from nowhere. hello again. there were manchester united fans who rather took umbrage at the recent suggestion that liverpool and manchester city's current rivarly might have become the best english football has seen. well united have a chance to affect it tonight. in the latest chapter of what they'd suggest brings together the premier league's fiercest foes. with just a point separating city and liverpool at the top of the table...

manchester united's trip to anfield tonight is crucial to the title race. it's a big game. it's a massive game. the biggest clubs in the world. two of the biggest clubs in the world for sure. massive history. big sites in the past, big pat —— this time it's incredibly important game for both teams.— this time it's incredibly important game for both teams. sitting back and ho-tin game for both teams. sitting back and hoping keeping _ game for both teams. sitting back and hoping keeping fingers - game for both teams. sitting back| and hoping keeping fingers crossed that we _ and hoping keeping fingers crossed that we are not conceding any goals and it's_ that we are not conceding any goals and it's not— that we are not conceding any goals and it's not enough against the thiern — and it's not enough against the thiem liverpool so we need to have the best possible balance of being defensive he organised but still proactive and whenever there is a chance _ proactive and whenever there is a chance to — proactive and whenever there is a chance to create moments ourselves. so with manchester city to play tomorrow... liverpool are the first to walk the title tightrope this week... the bbc�*s football correspondent john murray is at anfield to commentate on the

match for radio slive. alongside former scotland internationalemes mcfadden it is the fixture that's always one of the highlights of any season and acting significant because of what happened at old trafford earlier this season where it was we had never seen anything like that before. the only time that any team in this fixture has 15—0 away from home. it is what's tied up in this match tonight but there's also the carry—over from that as well. it’s carry-over from that as well. it's never nice _ carry-over from that as well. it's never nice to _ carry—over from that as well. it�*s never nice to lose the arrivals at home and the manner in which manchester united lost to try and make up for that. also trying to put a dent in the title hopes so it's always an interesting game but i think because of how far ahead liverpool are it's very unusual to see a manchester united site coming so far behind against that's really strong liverpool sides that it would be interesting to see how it plays out. do you think liverpool and

manchester city are both capable of winning all of their remaining premier league games? yes, and that's why it's vital. that they get the ring tonight. i think they have the ring tonight. i think they have the advantage anyway but the dry hands to her they can go and i don't think anyone would be surprised to see them one at game so that's why these games are crucial because we now manchester united can put on a performance. everything is well. these are big games for liverpool. they are the team that's inform. always a fascinating game although we know that christian ronaldo will not be involved in the match tonight after the terrible news of the death of his to them baby boy over the weekend and there is a plan for that to be a minutes applause within the game during the seventh minute when the liverpool fans and the manchester united fans are expected to come together. we will listen out

for that and below have commentary on the match tonight on five life. he faced almost unparalleled success during his playing career but in his firstjob as a manager wayne rooney is now coming to terms with relegation. and yet the manchester united and england record scorer is facing almost universal praise for the work he's been doing at derby, who will play in league one next season. after their relegation was confirmed following defeat at qpr, rooney returned with the team to address fans, promising to stay on next season. they were unable to overcome 21 points worth of deductions for breaching financial regulations. and not as upset as i thought i would be is a strange feeling. proud for players and staff with what we achieve this season but with the club has been left from the previous owner has cost us and we can go

around to get to that but that's where we are at. and the players through all the difficulties this season. they had to deal with and it's been immense and defend something great. i'm proud of what they achieved this season. we need on a ship to take place as soon as possible in order to play and rebuilding the club and getting back to where it is. so, despite his team falling into league one, wayne rooney's stock has risen in his near two seasons at derby — so much so he's been linked with the jobs at everton and now burnley — and jim wheeler from the rams' trust supporters group says there's value to both manager and club for rooney to stick around every fa n every fan would really want him to stay and i think it could be a fantastic opportunity for him if he got the project it's a chance to build his own squad and get them

playing the way he wants and not based on the players he happens to have and it could be a good opportunity. and it's vital experience and i think he's learned in that hejumped experience and i think he's learned in that he jumped too soon when he went to chelsea and to the premier league. he did not have the years of coaching and experience under his belt and i think he's more intelligent than a lot of people give them credit for and he recognises that inc. knowledge and experience behind him will be much better in two or three years time when a premiership club disco. and you can see more about derby's plight on the football news show on the bbc iplayer. so while derby's fate has been sealed at the bottom of the championship, at the top, fulham can confirm a place back in the premier league tonight. joe lynskey is at the touch—screen with some promotion permutations. with just a handful of games to go for most. hugh, fulham have had such a dominant middle portion of this championship season that they've looked certain for promotion for a while. you can see they're already well

clear of bournemouth and the rest with five games to go, and they can finally seal that spot back in the premier league, with a win at home to preston tonight. but promotion is something fulham are used to. in the last five seasons they've been the yo—to club, going up twice through the play—offs since 2018 before immediate relegation. can they stop that happeing again? well they may be more optimistic given how far clear they are at the top of the championship this time round. well the reason fulham didn't go up over the easter weekend was due to nottingham forest. they've had a remarkable season, transformed by manager steve cooper, who came in after six defeats in their first seven games, and now has them stilljust about in touch with the top two after this 4—0 win over west brom last night, which featured that stunning goal forjack colback. the play—offs are probably more realistic for forest butjust to be in the race at this stage is extraordinary, after both that awful start and now more than 20 years outside the top flight.

it's the best i've known the atmosphere with the fans in the players and the togetherness of the whole club and a lot of our fans will not have an anything like this. i worst start to a season in 107 years so they think where we are now is remarkable. i think it's he's improving as a manager all the time and people forget he will not will manage them too long and nobody thought it would go to swell when he came in if he could just stabilise and get a smid table we would be happy with that but now pushing in the playoff place and pushing for promotion expectations have been blown out the window. so many great stories towards the top of what is always such an unpredictable division.

these are some of the clubs still in with a chance of reaching the play—offs, including luton town, who were in league two just four years ago, and the conference in 2014. two hard—fought 1—0 wins over forest on friday and cardiff yesterday have kept them on course for that end of season lottery which we know hugh culminates at wembley with that winner takes all, multi—million pound fixture, butjust looking at the table there could be some teams who no one would've expected at the start of the season to be in with a chance for a place in the premier league. thank you very much. scottish premiership side hibs have sacked manager shaun maloneyjust four months after he took charge. it comes just a few days after they were beaten by their bitter edinburgh rivals hearts for the second weekend in a row, this time in the scottish cup semi—finals. hibs are seventh in the table and without a league

win since mid—february. first team coach david gray has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. the scottish premiership is to introduce var, after clubs overwhelmingly voted to bring in the technology next season. it's understood that out of the 42 clubs, only one was opposed. var will be installed at every premiership ground over the coming months, with a full launch expected following the world cup in december. as my team may be attempting to play third scar and with a reported handicap of four she signed up for a golf exhibition event injuly. john higgins was enduring a tough one. let usjoin john higgins was enduring a tough one. let us join the team in sheffield. here we go. a round—up of the crucible today. the 2015 world champion, how are you today? artery champion, how are you today? very im - ressed

champion, how are you today? very impressed with _ champion, how are you today? very impressed with the _ champion, how are you today? - impressed with the red's impressed with the reds performance. they played 15 frames and stuart had a break after break and stuart had a break after break and a 94% success across the whole of the match. a warning sign for everyone in the top half. hand of the match. a warning sign for everyone in the top half. and that reevent everyone in the top half. and that preevent favourite _ everyone in the top half. and that preevent favourite at _ everyone in the top half. and that preevent favourite at no - everyone in the top half. and that j preevent favourite at no particular problems against ashley although i find to for the young man. what impressed you about his progress today? it impressed you about his progress toda ? ., , impressed you about his progress toda? ., . ., today? it was professional. what i like and my _ today? it was professional. what i like and my big — today? it was professional. what i like and my big meal— today? it was professional. what i like and my big meal fan - today? it was professional. what i like and my big meal fan and - today? it was professional. what i like and my big mealfan and i - today? it was professional. what i | like and my big meal fan and i was present— like and my big meal fan and i was present when i saw over the last two days because sometimes he starts all .uns days because sometimes he starts all guns blazing and fizzles out and he looks like — guns blazing and fizzles out and he looks like he would build into this one and _ looks like he would build into this one and i— looks like he would build into this one and i think that's what he needs to do— one and i think that's what he needs to do and _ one and i think that's what he needs to do and save his best for the later— to do and save his best for the later stages of the tournament. thata— later stages of the tournament. that's good advice from you. the other guy we must always look out for isjohn higgins and he is in a real tussle against hi and at the moment he's the one with the work to

do tomorrow morning.— moment he's the one with the work to do tomorrow morning. there were some characteristic — do tomorrow morning. there were some characteristic mistakes _ do tomorrow morning. there were some characteristic mistakes in _ do tomorrow morning. there were some characteristic mistakes in that _ do tomorrow morning. there were some characteristic mistakes in that much - characteristic mistakes in that much in that first frame and session could have been any score but as it is they managed to rescue a lead out of the nine frames with a bit of work to do but got so many tools in the box and expecting that to go close. �* , , ., ., the box and expecting that to go close. �* , , . ., ._ close. it's been an entertaining day here and wish _ close. it's been an entertaining day here and wish you _ close. it's been an entertaining day here and wish you enjoyed - close. it's been an entertaining day here and wish you enjoyed sharing | close. it's been an entertaining day| here and wish you enjoyed sharing it with you. and it continues on all bbc platforms this evening from seven p:m.. he decided not to turn up a press conference to launch the fight last month. right now he's opting to stand his training camp in portugal. that's where our reporter caught up with the wbc challenger. i’sare that's where our reporter caught up with the wbc challenger. i've earned this position- — with the wbc challenger. i've earned this position- i— with the wbc challenger. i've earned this position. i have _ with the wbc challenger. i've earned this position. i have been _ with the wbc challenger. i've earned this position. i have been fighting . this position. i have been fighting for years. 23 years ago, and trying

to not think it's happening, i'm just preparing for eight and taking it in. ., . . just preparing for eight and taking it in. ., ., ., , it in. your train with him and up closer to _ it in. your train with him and up closer to megan _ it in. your train with him and up closer to megan seeing - it in. your train with him and up closer to megan seeing him. . it in. your train with him and up i closer to megan seeing him. he's a tood closer to megan seeing him. he's a good fighter- _ closer to megan seeing him. he's a good fighter. he's _ closer to megan seeing him. he's a good fighter. he's a _ closer to megan seeing him. he's a good fighter. he's a good _ closer to megan seeing him. he's a good fighter. he's a good fighter i good fighter. he's a good fighter and he's a big guy but i don't see him like everyone else sees him. i see him as a potential pray and i don't see him as great guy of course he's a big guy and he's awkward but i'm a fighter and a warrior. in a very confrontational character so i don't get scared and i don't think

i'm not like these other guys, i'm a warrior and they came to fight and leave it all on the line. the build-op — leave it all on the line. the build-up has _ leave it all on the line. the build-up has been - leave it all on the line. the build-up has been very - leave it all on the line. the build—up has been very different for a fight of this magnitude and we are talking about the biggest fight dating back to bruno so the big question people will ask is why didn't he turn up to the press conference to announce the fight? these guys want to mess about antennae pinch and try and offer me three orfour tickets to antennae pinch and try and offer me three or four tickets to break my training camp and go to england then spent two days coming back again and it's covid—19 as well and it's a high—risk i was getting infected and messing up the fight and these guys are stupid and they've got so much hate and jealousy and anger in them and describing theirjudgement. and describing their judgement. that's and describing theirjudgement. that's all the time we have one sports day. goodbye for now.

hello. today has been a day with sunshine but there has been some persistent outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and westin scotland thanks to the tail end of a weather front and some of the heavy showers have been fighting across central southern england and phyllis will keep going for the next two hours before fading away later in the night and we will be left with clear skies and the realtor in chilly. they will be patches of frost around in the north by the end of the night. a chilly start day on wednesday what a lovely sunny start as well. they will be a few showers popping up in the day. the highest risk of showers will be rails and resting areas of england and the further east you are the more likely it is you will have a dry sunshine. starting to get warmer. steam in

glasgow. as eastern means to strengthen later able will turn cooler but it will stay fine and dry. that's your weather. welcome to outside source. boris johnson it has apologised to parliament after being fined for breaking covid—19 rolls. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. russia has launched a fresh offensive on eastern ukraine. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. it mdid not occur to me then or subsequently that a gathering in the cabinet room just before a vital meeting on covid strategy could amount to a breach of the rules. i repeat, that was my mistake and i apologise for it unreservedly. no matter how many of the russian troops to do it there will be

fighting and will defend ourselves.