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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, who's chief executive of the cross—party think tank, demos. and also with me is sam lister, the deputy political editor at the daily express. welcome to both of you. thank you for being with us this monday evening. let's take a look at the front pages. almost all of them lead on that photograph published earlier today, the party gate revelations asking how borisjohnson escaped police fines after pictures emerged of him drinking at downing street party when other people in attendance were fine. the guardian has the same story and believes he will face further questions of the event because some of those present were fined and the prime minister wasn't. the telegraph has a similar line also saying that the prime minister did not receive a questionnaire from the police about

his presence at this event. he i says boris johnson his presence at this event. he i says borisjohnson is waiting to find out the reaction of the pictures both from mps and the public. at times is a different angle, putting him under pressure that when he said that house of commons when asked about the event when it happened. he denied there had been won. the main story in the financial times is speculation of a windfall tax on the big energy companies most of the paper says that chancellors ordered to draw up plans, a much bigger group of companies who could get taxed. the male leads with a rail strike, when taking place in scotland. this would cause disruption to services which could hit a power supplies, petrol stations and shops if members vote for strike action later this week. right. let's plunge in, if we may. do you want to start us off with the neck show, if you would? locked down in one. , �* , . neck show, if you would? locked down

in one. , �*, ., ., neck show, if you would? locked down inone. , �*, . ., in one. yes, it's a real field day for headline _ in one. yes, it's a real field day for headline writers, _ in one. yes, it's a real field day for headline writers, this - in one. yes, it's a real field day i for headline writers, this picture, isn't it? i'm not sure whether the prime minister downed his glass of champagne, but it's one of the series of four pictures, a great school by paul brand of itb, and it's almost like a sort of, one of those flipper armours can he can put them together and see hand, literally raising the glass and toast, and it is a table covered in wine glasses, i think seven different bottles of wine, one bottle of hand sanitiser, so maybe they were taking coded security seriously. you know, i don't think it's a surprise that these photographs have come out. the timing precisely is surprising, but they were going to get leaked. the fact is they were out there, we know there are people with a vendetta against borisjohnson and we know he was at these parties, but now that there is this physical proof, it just brings the story back up to the

top of the agenda as well in that way that a photograph just can, i think, transformed the way something is reported. the think, transformed the way something is re orted. ., , think, transformed the way something is re orted. . , is reported. the i has the same hoto, is reported. the i has the same photo, unsurprisingly, - is reported. the i has the same | photo, unsurprisingly, obviously is reported. the i has the same - photo, unsurprisingly, obviously all branded with itb news, we can't blame them for trumpeting its exclusive. the ice is something interesting can it says these are the first photographs leaked of him drinking. does that make a difference, do you think? we have heard about it, but people will be seeing it. heard about it, but people will be seeinu it. . , . . ., seeing it. that is the crucial issue, seeing it. that is the crucial issue. isn't _ seeing it. that is the crucial issue, isn't it? _ seeing it. that is the crucial issue, isn't it? i— seeing it. that is the crucial issue, isn't it? i don't- seeing it. that is the crucial issue, isn't it? i don't think| seeing it. that is the crucial- issue, isn't it? i don't think there issue, isn't it? i don't think there is an— issue, isn't it? i don't think there is an awful— issue, isn't it? i don't think there is an awful lot kneel in the picture. _ is an awful lot kneel in the picture, we knew this stuff was happening. but actually seeing in this form. — happening. but actually seeing in this form, it really hammers at home to peopie~ _ this form, it really hammers at home to people. that said, you know, the prime _ to people. that said, you know, the prime minister was apparently ambushed by a cake but didn't eat it, ambushed by a cake but didn't eat it. do— ambushed by a cake but didn't eat it. do we — ambushed by a cake but didn't eat it, do we know he actually took a sip? _ it, do we know he actually took a sip? let's— it, do we know he actually took a sip? let's see. just damaging to have _ sip? let's see. just damaging to have this — sip? let's see. just damaging to have this picture where he has clearly — have this picture where he has

clearly been surrounded by bottles of wine, _ clearly been surrounded by bottles of wine, you know, it doesn't look great _ of wine, you know, it doesn't look great but— of wine, you know, it doesn't look great. but we knew these were coming, — great. but we knew these were coming, we know that the report will contain _ coming, we know that the report will contain photos, so i think there is going _ contain photos, so i think there is going to _ contain photos, so i think there is going to be — contain photos, so i think there is going to be a few more days of this type of stuff to come. the going to be a few more days of this type of stuff to come.— going to be a few more days of this type of stuff to come. the lock down in one headline _ type of stuff to come. the lock down in one headline for— type of stuff to come. the lock down in one headline for the metro - type of stuff to come. the lock down in one headline for the metro adds i in one headline for the metro adds how did borisjohnson not get fined? which is a question that will presumably be put to the metro police. a colleague of mine pointed out that stephen her house from the event is to be for the metropolitan police authority on thursday and he made proof that lots of other things, but it's hard to imagine that he want to be asked about this. the times says when dealing with this, they find other people and what is the explanation for that? but does this, is this the smoking gun that the prime minister has led in the commons when he was asked about a party on the 13th, and he said no, there was no party, and there were no rules broken. well, it will all turn — there were no rules broken. well, it will all turn precisely _ there were no rules broken. well, it will all turn precisely what - there were no rules broken. well, it will all turn precisely what he - there were no rules broken. well, it

will all turn precisely what he did i will all turn precisely what he did say, we know how slippery our prime minister can be in terms of his choice of language. he was asked will the prime minister tell us, by catherine west, the labour mp, will the prime minister tell us if there was a party on the 13th of november? she didn't specify the year, but also he said no, maybe he wasjust saying no, iwon't also he said no, maybe he wasjust saying no, i won't tell you, saying no, iwon't tell you, no, there wasn't a party. honestly, i mean, that does seem to be... 5am there wasn't a party. honestly, i mean, that does seem to be... sam is lau~ahin mean, that does seem to be... sam is laughing and — mean, that does seem to be... sam is laughing and smiling at _ mean, that does seem to be... sam is laughing and smiling at this. _ laughing and smiling at this. without wash, do you think, as a lobby correspondent, political insider. it lobby correspondent, political insider. ., , ., ., ., insider. it would be a valiant attempt. — insider. it would be a valiant attempt, wouldn't _ insider. it would be a valiant attempt, wouldn't it? - insider. it would be a valiant attempt, wouldn't it? but. insider. it would be a valiant i attempt, wouldn't it? but even insider. it would be a valiant - attempt, wouldn't it? but even boris johnson _ attempt, wouldn't it? but even boris johnson but struggled to get away with that — johnson but struggled to get away with that one. it would be incredibly incredibly difficult to make — incredibly incredibly difficult to make that statement. as humphrey once said that _ make that statement. as humphrey once said that is _ make that statement. as humphrey once said that is very _ make that statement. as humphrey once said that is very brave, - make that statement. as humphrey once said that is very brave, primel once said that is very brave, prime minister. we are laughing about this, and it's faintly amusing because it's on after much politics has become caught up on this, but i

wonder how significant a moment to think the sucre report could be. there is a view at westminster, isn't there? that this has been part... the public heard about this, they need their view, somebody said to me i was at a funeral last week and they said to me, well, look, i am fed up with this, he was doing an awfuljob in a difficult time, maybe he broke the rules, but i'm not interested, i'd rather concentrate on the war in ukraine and the cost of living crisis. the curse of our profession that we end this and let's look backwards, the curse of politicians always fight the last election but not the next one. in this argument, will this report make any difference, do you think? i think it makes a difference in any difference, do you think? i think it makes a difference in the news cycle, so the times actually is reporting an interesting titbit of stuff that has been debate over the last few days about a meeting that happened between sucre and the prime minister who precisely called that

spokesperson today admitted it was the prime ministers office who had called for that meeting in the though technically the invitation was issued by sue gray's office. but, it has now been said to the times, they are reporting, that at that meeting, the prime minister or possibly steve barkley, his chief of staff in attendance, suggestions you may not want to publish the report at all because the metropolitan police is artie done its work, it's already out there. you can understand why the government would want to close that down, and in a way i think we are all board of talking about this. on the which the government had thought about that before they started systematically breaking their own rules. nevertheless, it is important, and evenif nevertheless, it is important, and even if the sucre report where postponed or delayed are somehow buried, this is an inquiry being conducted by the standards committee in parliament around that crucial question of whether the prime minister misled parliament and failed to correct the record when it

became clear that he had potentially unwittingly misled parliament. and that, of course, is the breach of the ministerial code. again, to be technical about it, and which the minister would be expected to tender his resignation to prime minister, so given that the prime minister, he could tender his resignation to himself and just say no. i could tender his resignation to himself and just say no. himself and 'ust say no. i offer my resignation — himself and just say no. i offer my resignation and then _ himself and just say no. i offer my resignation and then i _ himself and just say no. i offer my resignation and then i declined - himself and just say no. i offer my resignation and then i declined it. | resignation and then i declined it. the office has done the obvious thing which is to shrink out everything else and just blow up a shot of the prime minister holding his class aloft. i have to take him if he didn't drink it, then that is a waste of public money, isn't it? that was spent for an official event. ., , . , that was spent for an official event. ., , ., , ., event. to be fair, there is no allegation — event. to be fair, there is no allegation that _ event. to be fair, there is no allegation that these - event. to be fair, there is no i allegation that these taxpayers money, — allegation that these taxpayers money, they took the suitcase to the co-op _ money, they took the suitcase to the co-op and _ money, they took the suitcase to the co—op and there was a wave around. | co—op and there was a wave around. thought the co—op and there was a wave around. i thought the meeting was it was a publicly funded official... fair enough, then i withdraw the comment. the other story, the guardian says,

sam, that there is fresh danger for johnson. they take the view that it is better to see all the other bottles and glasses raised. i'm sure these discussions were intensive on picture desks during the course of the day that this appeared. the first stage though, sam, is it this week or is it the by elections next month, do you think is that i think the by elections are actually very difficult point for the prime minister because he won't actually be in the country. he said of the country for quite a long time. i think it's about nine days in total. and slapping in the middle of it are these by elections caused by the horrific events in lakefield and then that the more farcical the equally grand events behind the old parish looking at pornography in the commons. so does my perceived horrible by elections there, obviously there will be a verdict on the local people who have quit or forced to leave, but obviously, it will be the first official to have

their latest on the essay on the back of all of these latest allegations and a full report from sucre. so it will be very difficult, because they will be out of the country for a long time, and it's very dangerous. we all remember margaret thatcher in paris 1990. suggest on that point, an interesting connection, because it's funny how these things happen. she was away marking the anniversary, i think i'm in saying saying it was an anniversary to do with the soviet union and all of that? the end of that? i can't remember exactly. i will look, there will be somebody as we speak sitting at home e—mailing the correct answer to that. he will be out of the country for important nato summit, the one up sweden and finland arejoining in madrid, but i suppose that must�*ve been a bit of a calculation when they scheduled these by elections. you don't want to do that when there's nothing in

the news director because everyone will cover relentlessly what the result is. it could be a triumph of the tories. who knows? i’m result is. it could be a triumph of the tories. who knows? i'm surprised the tories. who knows? i'm surprised they decided — the tories. who knows? i'm surprised they decided to _ the tories. who knows? i'm surprised they decided to go _ the tories. who knows? i'm surprised they decided to go for _ the tories. who knows? i'm surprised they decided to go for it _ the tories. who knows? i'm surprised they decided to go for it so _ they decided to go for it so quickly, though. on the one hand, it gives the opposition parties last time to rank up there campaigning, but also gives the government no time to, you know, announce a package on the cost of living are for things to look up or for the news agenda to move on. i'm actually surprised that they are not in a position of strength and to say that they want these electoral tests straightaway strikes me as a poor judgment. it straightaway strikes me as a poor “udument. , , �* judgment. it is, isn't it? intriguing _ judgment. it is, isn't it? intriguing question. - judgment. it is, isn't it? | intriguing question. let's judgment. it is, isn't it? _ intriguing question. let's move on, shelby? to other news that is our give a very important news in the papers tomorrow morning. sam, big power generators for windfall tax. this idea hasn't gone away. ihla. power generators for windfall tax. this idea hasn't gone away. no. it's very strange. _ this idea hasn't gone away. no. it's very strange, isn't _ this idea hasn't gone away. no. it's very strange, isn't it? _ this idea hasn't gone away. no. it's very strange, isn't it? initially - this idea hasn't gone away. no. it's very strange, isn't it? initially we i very strange, isn't it? initially we were _ very strange, isn't it? initially we were told — very strange, isn't it? initially we were told that the chancellor didn't like the _

were told that the chancellor didn't like the windfall tax and that he seemed — like the windfall tax and that he seemed to be warming to it. now it seems that— seemed to be warming to it. now it seems that he's completely stolen labour's _ seems that he's completely stolen labour's windfall tax policy and actually — labour's windfall tax policy and actually gone one better, notjust planning — actually gone one better, notjust planning to hit the north sea oil and gas — planning to hit the north sea oil and gas production, but also windfall— and gas production, but also windfall as well and bringing quite an awfui— windfall as well and bringing quite an awful lot more money for their own policy — an awful lot more money for their own policy. quite an interesting tactic _ own policy. quite an interesting tactic. they steal it and go even bigger — tactic. they steal it and go even bi cer. , ., ., tactic. they steal it and go even biner. , . ., bigger. interesting, what do you make of it? _ bigger. interesting, what do you make of it? i'm _ bigger. interesting, what do you make of it? i'm not— bigger. interesting, what do you make of it? i'm not convinced i bigger. interesting, what do you | make of it? i'm not convinced by bigger. interesting, what do you - make of it? i'm not convinced by the economic logic _ make of it? i'm not convinced by the economic logic of _ make of it? i'm not convinced by the economic logic of taxing _ make of it? i'm not convinced by the economic logic of taxing renewable l economic logic of taxing renewable energy when, you know, actually the best case rishi sunak had went against windfall tax commit might harm the investment we need for climate transition, but i thought they were going to come up with something that had some kind of investment relief, so that companies who did invest, and he urged them to, would somehow have an incentive to, would somehow have an incentive to do so and the alternative would be the tax. i'm kind of questioning the logic of it will stop to me,

what really matters is what are they going to do to help people because backin going to do to help people because back in the end, the text does not help, it's a way of paying for help. i think too much of the conversation is concentrated on what that mechanism looks like instead of how on earth are they going to get money to people who are struggling already and when winter sets in hand energy bills rise we will be absolutely up against the wall. it’s bills rise we will be absolutely up against the wall.— against the wall. it's interesting. another contrast _ against the wall. it's interesting. another contrast with _ against the wall. it's interesting. another contrast with that - against the wall. it's interesting. another contrast with that is - against the wall. it's interesting. another contrast with that is in l against the wall. it's interesting. i another contrast with that is in the mail front another contrast with that is in the mailfront page, as if we didn't need a more bad knees, railed slate could cause blackouts. this need a more bad knees, railed slate could cause blackouts.— could cause blackouts. this is serious, could cause blackouts. this is serious. of — could cause blackouts. this is serious, of course, _ could cause blackouts. this is serious, of course, but - could cause blackouts. this is serious, of course, but i - could cause blackouts. this is serious, of course, but i did,| could cause blackouts. this is i serious, of course, but i did, i'm afraid to a kind of laugh out loud when i saw this because the mail which ranbir gates day eight consecutive assault on cara starmer around to be has decided that even though every other newspaper thinks that those photographs are important, they are more interested in the power of the unions. this is serious. it's important for unions to have power so that we can have a

high wage economy, but it's also important to maintain essential services. so, you know, this debate will continue, and i think the government should be supporting those energy generators, for example, to make sure they can stockpile and be prepared against those kinds of supply chain shocks that might occur if there was. it that might occur if there was. it always raises questions of what contingency planning government can and should do in this situation. there is some detail in this front—page story in the mail about ways they might do it. some of it is quite ominous. as we see in scotland already and the effect of reducing the real—time to fit the number of staff available can be quite dramatic. staff available can be quite dramatic-— staff available can be quite dramatic. , ., ., ~ dramatic. yes, we are talking here about its potential _ dramatic. yes, we are talking here about its potential for _ dramatic. yes, we are talking here about its potential for 2096 - dramatic. yes, we are talking here about its potential for 2096 of i dramatic. yes, we are talking here about its potential for 2096 of the i about its potential for 20% of the normal _ about its potential for 20% of the normal services to be running. you know, _ normal services to be running. you know, perhapsjust running 12 hours a day, _ know, perhapsjust running 12 hours a day, and _ know, perhapsjust running 12 hours a day, and the main problem,

obviously. _ a day, and the main problem, obviously, this will be enormous for