this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. 19 young children and two teachers are killed in a shooting at a primary school in texas. details are still emerging, but we know some of the victims are as young as nine years old. police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead at the scene. president biden has pleaded for tighter gun laws. why? why are we willing to live with this carnage? why do we keep letting this happen? where in god's name is our backbone? in the uk, the long awaited report into downing street lockdown parties is expected to be published imminently. the bbc understands

that the country's top civil servant, simon case, will not resign or be sacked over the pa rtygate controversy. iam i am alive here at downing street, bringing you the very latest on the sue gray report and what it means for borisjohnson and his government. —— i am live. ukraine says its donbas region is facing a massive offensive from russian forces, with attacks on all sides. we report from the front line. and the takeover of chelsea football club is approved. a deal worth £4.25 billion will see a consortium led by american businessman todd boehly become the new owners.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has issued an emotional appeal for "backbone" and "courage" to confront america's gun lobby, after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in texas. the shooting at the robb elementary school in the city of uvalde is the deadliest shooting at a us elementary school since 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook school in connecticut a decade ago. the teenage gunman, salvador ramos, was shot dead by police at the scene. the family of xavier lopez have confirmed that he died in the school. he was ten years old. his cousin told american news outlets that xavier's mum had attended his awards ceremonyjust

hours before the shooting. another victim, uziyah garcia was nine, and would have turned ten this summer. his aunt nikki cross confirmed his death and shared his photo. the father of ten—year—old ameriejo garza confirmed that his daughter was one of the pupils killed as she attended school yesterday. and teacher eva mireles also died. she'd been a teacher for 17 years, according to her profile at robb elementary school. here's our north america correspondent david willis. in the final week of the summer term, a student, at a suburban elementary school, wielding weapons he'd bought on his birthday, barricaded himself inside the building and went classroom to classroom on a killing spree. my heart was broken today. we're a small community. we will need your prayers to get us through this. thank you.

18—year—old salvador ramos was himself shot dead by law enforcement officers but not before he'd inflicted the deadliest shooting of its kind since the sandy hook massacre nearly a decade ago. let me assure you, the intruder is deceased and we are not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects in this case. we definitely ask you all to keep the families that are involved in your prayers. with flags lowered to half mast at the white house and other public buildings as a mark of respect for the victims, president biden declared himself sick and tired of the carnage caused by gun violence and called out one of the country's most powerful lobby groups. good evening. as a nation, we have to ask, when in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? when in god's name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, a senator representing the state in which the sandy hook massacre

took place pleaded with his colleagues for tighter gun controls. but i'm here on this floor to beg... to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues. find a path forward here. work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely. yet despite enjoying bipartisan support at the time, a bill that would have tightened america's gun laws in the wake of the sandy hook massacre failed to garner the votes it needed to pass into law. and there remain those who bitterly oppose any legislation that could compromise americans�* constitutional right to bear arms. you see democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law—abiding citizens. that doesn't work. it's not effective.

it doesn't prevent crime. we know what does prevent crime, which is going after felons and fugitives and those with serious mental illness. the motive for this latest rampage still isn't known. meanwhile, the national rifle association is due to hold its annual meeting in texas this coming weekend. david willis, bbc news. as you heard in that film, presidentjoe biden said it was time to stand up to america's gun lobby. his words drew on his own experience of grief. the president lost his first wife and young daughter in a car accident in 1972, and his son to cancer in 2015. another massacre. uvalde, texas. an elementary school. beautiful, innocent, second, third, fourth graders. and how many scores

of little children who witnessed what happened, seeing their friends die as if they are on a battlefield, for god's sake! to lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away. there is a hollowness in your chest. you feel like you are being sucked into it. and you're never going to be able to get out. it's suffocating. and it's never quite the same. it's a feeling shared by the siblings and the grandparents and the family members and the community that is left behind. i am sick and tired of it. we have to act. and don't tell me we can't have an impact on this carnage. the idea that an 18—year—old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons,

it's just wrong. what in god's name do you need an assault weapon for except to kill someone? these kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world. why? they have mental health problems. they have domestic disputes in other countries. they have people who are lost. but these kinds of mass shootings never happen with the kind of frequency they happen in america. why? why are we willing to live with this carnage? why do we keep letting this happen? where in god's name is our backbone? to have the courage to deal with it and stand up to the lobbies. it's time to turn this pain into action. for every parent, for every citizen of this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official in this

country, it is time to act! it's time for those who obstruct or delay or block the common—sense gun laws, we need to let you know that we will not forget. we can do so much more. we have to do more. our north america editor sarah smith is in uvalde. this is the community centre in uvalde where parents had to come to find out whether their children had been injured and taken to hospital or receive the devastating news that they had been killed. the young victims were all between seven and ten years old, and two of their teachers were shot as well. it is a profoundly shocking tragedy that at the same time is depressingly familiar in america. the gunman was an 18—year—old local high school student who is believed to have shot his grandmother before he then went to the school

to attack it with a handgun and a semiautomatic rifle. in an emotional address from the white house, president biden said he was sick and tired of these repeated mass shootings in america and that it was time to find the courage to change gun laws. but democrats here have been trying and failing to do that for years, and in their response to this tragic shooting here in texas, republicans don't seem to be showing any signs at all of changing their opposition to making it harderfor people to get hold of guns. they say it is not the guns that are the problem. you have to tackle the criminals and the felons. and the attorney general here in texas has even suggested that arming teachers would be a better idea to try and prevent school shootings, making sure that teachers in the classroom had guns. so it seems very unlikely that there would be any major change in the law here or any agreement over gun control as a result of this shooting here.

we'll bring you more on this in a few minutes�* time. the senior civil servant sue gray is expected to hand over her final report on lockdown parties at westminster to downing street this morning. it'll then be up to number 10 to decide the timeframe for its publication, and the prime minister's subsequent address to the house of commons. the report could be published within hours, with borisjohnson addressing mps as soon as this afternoon. my colleague geeta guru—murthy is in downing street. thank you very much. welcome to downing street. we are going to be here for the duration, in the coming hours, as we await the sue gray final report. it has been six months, broadly, since it was

initially commissioned at the end of last year, after reports of parties being held during the covid lockdown, from the very beginning of the whole pandemic, when of course, the whole pandemic, when of course, the country and countries across the world were facing huge restrictions and so many people suffered on a personal basis. the question is whether the political leadership, those who made the laws in this country, actually abided by them. we already know that the prime minister borisjohnson has had one fine, he has broken the law. his own party have not yet chosen to unseat him. the question is, will there be a killer blow within the report today, or will there be enough damaging evidence that perhaps it lays enough blame at the prime minister's daughter prove, for example, that he misled parliament? that means he was not being honest with parliament. there are already many people who think that is already proven. if so, in this country, is normally a

resignation offence. our political correspondent nick eardley is with me. we are still waiting to hear whether the report has been delivered from the report has been delivered from the cabinet office just a few doors down to number 10 behind us. in the down to number10 behind us. in the last few seconds, _ down to number10 behind us. in the last few seconds, the _ down to number10 behind us. in the last few seconds, the cabinet - down to number 10 behind us. ii�*u he: last few seconds, the cabinet office has told me it has not gone yet so it is not quite in the hands of number 10 at the moment but we don't have long to wait. it is going to be a significant day for a few reasons. firstly, because we will get considerably more detail about what actually went on behind that door and in buildings around here, when members of staff and some politicians and civil servants were holding drinks events, how often they happened, who instigated them, how long people stayed there, and exactly whether or not they broke the rules. but it is also really significant political moment for the prime minister because although i think there is going to be a lot of criticism of the civil service later today, there are many tory mps who

are deeply nervous about what this is going to say about the prime minister, how often he attended events where the rules were broken, the level of detail this goes into about what boris johnson knew and when, and the biggest fear that tory mps have, chatting to them over the past 48 hours, is that boris johnson, having told parliament that no party happened at downing street, and specifically, when he told them there was no party on the 13th of november, we have now seen a picture of that emerge, the 13th of november, 2020, that he did not tell them the full truth and some conservative mps are really worried that by the end of the day, there will be more evidence that suggests the prime minister has misled parliament. 50 the prime minister has misled parliament.— the prime minister has misled parliament. ., , ., parliament. so that last question that ou parliament. so that last question that you are _ parliament. so that last question that you are talking _ parliament. so that last question that you are talking about, - parliament. so that last question that you are talking about, that l parliament. so that last question i that you are talking about, that we have seen clips of circulating, the question was put to the prime minister, as i remember, was will you tell us whether there was a party on that date, and he says, no. that could mean either there was no party or if you are trying to argue

the semantics and legally from their point of view, no, i won't tell you but in any case, all the rules were followed, that is what he said. is that one way for example in which the prime minister will face down accusations he has misled parliament? i accusations he has misled parliament?— accusations he has misled arliament? ~ , ., , accusations he has misled arliament? ~ , , , parliament? i think it probably is, remember. _ parliament? i think it probably is, remember, there _ parliament? i think it probably is, remember, there are _ parliament? i think it probably is, remember, there are two - parliament? i think it probably is, - remember, there are two accusations from that day, one that a party was going on behind the black door that we have seen pictures of and there is also a flat up there where it was claimed by dominic cummings, the former principal aide to the prime minister, that his wife held a party. we don't think there were signs over that one. but yes, what the prime minister is going to do over the next two hours, when we have seen this report, is lay it all on the table. we are going to see a lot of borisjohnson today, at prime minister's questions, in a statement to parliament afterwards, we are expecting a press conference in their later. this is the chief secretary to the treasury... are you nervous about today? is the prime minister in more trouble? no answers, there. he is probably in

there, by the way, because they are putting the final touches to a cost of living package which is the way number 10 will try to move on tomorrow but the prime minister will spend a lot of the day trying to explain his version of events. two things to watch, one is that a lot more detail in here that prove damaging for the prime minster, and two, what is the mood in his party? do they think he has judged his response correctly? do they think there is more evidence he did not tell parliament the truth? some of those who have been saying to us for months that we want to see this report pushed over the edge to the extent they now think the prime minster needs to go. we extent they now think the prime minster needs to go.— extent they now think the prime minster needs to go. we have already seen some junior _ minster needs to go. we have already seen some junior staff _ minster needs to go. we have already seen some junior staff talking - minster needs to go. we have already seen some junior staff talking to - seen some junior staff talking to the bbc, saying they know that boris johnson turned up to these events, and they were surprised to see him deny that there were any events. has he not arguably already misled parliament by saying there were no events when he himself has got a fine and we know so many others have? ., ., ~ ~ fine and we know so many others have? ~ ., , have? look, ithink that is definitely _ have? look, ithink that is definitely the _ have? look, i think that is. definitely the interpretation have? look, i think that is - definitely the interpretation of a lot of people. parliament, certainly what opposition parties they and

certainly some conservative mps speaking privately think about it and one of the interesting thing that has happened in the last few months since this story or blow up is that tory mps have always found a reason to say, let's see what happens with that, let's see what happens with that, let's see what happens with that, let's see what happens with the next element of the story. happens with the next element of the sto . ., , ., , happens with the next element of the sto. , ._ story. nobody can force the prime minister to — story. nobody can force the prime minister to resign _ story. nobody can force the prime minister to resign so _ story. nobody can force the prime minister to resign so even - story. nobody can force the prime minister to resign so even if - story. nobody can force the prime minister to resign so even if there| minister to resign so even if there is a convention that you have misled parliament in this country, ultimately it is at the discretion of the man or woman at the top, isn't it? w , , ., isn't it? exactly, he is the man in charue of isn't it? exactly, he is the man in charge of the _ isn't it? exactly, he is the man in charge of the ministerial- isn't it? exactly, he is the man in charge of the ministerial code - isn't it? exactly, he is the man in i charge of the ministerial code which says if you knowingly mislead parliament, you need to go. i suspect you are right, there is the question of whether he did it knowingly and when he blames his aides, and said he was given the wrong information at the time about what was going on. i think the reason those photographs we saw earlier this week are so damaging, though, is because you can't really blame that on your aids. you know you were there with a glass of wine, holding it up while other people were cheering at a party for a member of staff. there are all these questions which have been asked over the last few makes and months and

today we will start to crystallise some of the answers because the new details that we are expecting in this report will give us more of an idea about what borisjohnson knew and when, what exactly went on behind that black door and it will give conservative mps a lot more to think about in terms of whether they still think borisjohnson is the man for thejob. still think boris johnson is the man for the 'ob. ,, ._ still think boris johnson is the man for the job-— for the job. stay with us for now. earlier, i spoke _ for the job. stay with us for now. earlier, i spoke to _ for the job. stay with us for now. earlier, i spoke to lord _ earlier, i spoke to lord finkelstein, a conservative peer and a member of the house of lords and a columnist for the times, and he is also chair of the conservative political think tank. it also chair of the conservative political think tank.— also chair of the conservative political think tank. it would be wron: to political think tank. it would be wrong to say — political think tank. it would be wrong to say he _ political think tank. it would be wrong to say he is _ political think tank. it would be wrong to say he is not - political think tank. it would be wrong to say he is not in - political think tank. it would be wrong to say he is not in any i political think tank. it would be - wrong to say he is not in any danger at aii~ _ wrong to say he is not in any danger at ah i_ wrong to say he is not in any danger at aii~ ithink— wrong to say he is not in any danger at all. i think there is a danger that_ at all. i think there is a danger that he — at all. i think there is a danger that he will be seen as having not tell the _ that he will be seen as having not tell the truth to parliament and seeing — tell the truth to parliament and seeing the report may make his defence — seeing the report may make his defence difficult on that and it is possible — defence difficult on that and it is possible that the accumulated evidence just makes it harder for conservative mps to defend this already— conservative mps to defend this already very hard to defend set of activities — already very hard to defend set of activities. but it does look to me as though — activities. but it does look to me as though that moment of danger has passed _

as though that moment of danger has passed i_ as though that moment of danger has passed. i am afraid that tactically, and i_ passed. i am afraid that tactically, and i was — passed. i am afraid that tactically, and i was very strongly of the view and i was very strongly of the view and still— and i was very strongly of the view and still am — and i was very strongly of the view and still am that he should resign over this, — and still am that he should resign over this, a — and still am that he should resign over this, a big and still am that he should resign overthis, a big mistake was and still am that he should resign over this, a big mistake was made by people _ over this, a big mistake was made by people calling for the police to investigate. i was never very comfortable with one set of political people asking the police to prosecute another set in this countrx — to prosecute another set in this countrx it— to prosecute another set in this country. it does not make me very comfortable anywhere. but also, it was a _ comfortable anywhere. but also, it was a political mistake because it ended _ was a political mistake because it ended up— was a political mistake because it ended up with the police intervening in such— ended up with the police intervening in such a _ ended up with the police intervening in such a way as to make the thing last in such a way as to make the thing iast foreven — in such a way as to make the thing last forever. i think if that picture. _ last forever. i think if that picture, the one we have all seen this week— picture, the one we have all seen this week and if that picture had arrived — this week and if that picture had arrived at — this week and if that picture had arrived at the height of the scandal. _ arrived at the height of the scandal, at the moment when people where _ scandal, at the moment when people where saying, let's wait for the sue gray report, — where saying, let's wait for the sue gray report, that would have destabilised borisjohnson but now, ithink— destabilised borisjohnson but now, i think you — destabilised borisjohnson but now, i think you will probably survive. daniel finkelstein, there. of course, it is still up in the air and we still have not seen the publication of the report and we're not sure as yet as to whether number 10 have received it, lots of reports are swirling around on twitter in the last hour and in the last few minutes as to whether it has been printed out, where the hard copies are being delivered from the cabinet

office. we won't see people walking into number 10 behind office. we won't see people walking into number10 behind me office. we won't see people walking into number 10 behind me with bundles of files, i suspect, because the cabinet office and number 10 are connected by tunnels underground and always. we don't know either when borisjohnson is due to make a statement but we are expecting one. prime minister's questions is in a couple of hours and he will face questions from the leader of the opposition party and other mps. if it is possible we will get a statement after that. a lot will ride on the detail and it will take a bit of time for people to die just what are the critical pieces of information and crucially, with a borisjohnson has misled parliament, as we were saying earlier, something that has a ready happened but will the weight of evidence tip so that it becomes very difficult or awkward for the prime minister to refuse to accept that charge? there is also an ongoing committee inquiry, that was not, the privileges committee, which could be very damaging after the

publication of the sue gray report, which perhaps is not enough on its own to knock over borisjohnson at that point but the privileges committee might say that in their view parliament has been misled. the bigger point of course about this is, is the person in number 10 leading the country someone that the public can trust, who international governments can trust, who is fit and properfor office? of course, borisjohnson's and properfor office? of course, boris johnson's supporters feel that he has ridden out the worst of this turbulence, the immediate turbulence has passed, in part, of course, because of the ukraine crisis and the russian invasion of ukraine earlier this year and the current economic crisis that so many people here and around the world are facing and all governments are having to focus on, of course. but we are today waiting for the detail of sue gray's report. a lot of questions about the met police as well, why didn't they issue more fines to the prime minister, given the photos we have already seen? nick eardley is still with us, what is the latest?

still no confirmation from number 10 that they have this thing, i mean, the expectation is, it goes at some point this morning and hopefully, we will see it before prime minister's questions, before the prime minister stand up in parliament. it hasjust been confirmed by parliament they will definitely be a statement from borisjohnson on all of this to the commons and then he has got a press conference in here, probably at some point this afternoon. he is also addressing, by the way, perhaps the most important constituency for him today, his own mps. we are expecting him to address them about 5pm and at that point, he will be trying to persuade them that he is still the man for the top job and whatever details are in this report, he can ride out this tom. taste details are in this report, he can ride out this tom.— ride out this tom. we are 'ust heafina ride out this tom. we are 'ust hearing that i ride out this tom. we are 'ust hearing that a i ride out this tom. we are 'ust hearing that a cabinet i ride out this tom. we are just hearing that a cabinet office | hearing that a cabinet office spokesman has now confirmed, "we can confirm that sue gray has provided her final report to the prime minister." so the government confirming that sue gray, the civil servant that reports to the prime

minister, so it is not independent and outside government but she is independent, she has now provided herfinal report to independent, she has now provided her final report to borisjohnson, the prime minister, in downing street. it is up to downing street to decide when to publish that and whether to post it publicly and we believe it will go up on the government website for everybody to see. we imagine it will be before prime minister's questions but the government will be digesting that. let's get a bit more from nick eardley. they have now got the report we understand?- eardley. they have now got the report we understand? yes, and look, i susect report we understand? yes, and look, i suspeet this — report we understand? yes, and look, i suspect this is _ report we understand? yes, and look, i suspect this is a _ report we understand? yes, and look, i suspect this is a big _ report we understand? yes, and look, i suspect this is a big moment - report we understand? yes, and look, i suspect this is a big moment for - i suspect this is a big moment for the staff in there as well because they don't know exact what is in it. there's been a lot of conversation between number 10 and the cabinet office about exactly what can and cannot be published. imilli office about exactly what can and cannot be published.— cannot be published. will they be caettin it cannot be published. will they be getting it by _ cannot be published. will they be getting it by e-mail_ cannot be published. will they be getting it by e-mail or _ cannot be published. will they be getting it by e-mail or a - cannot be published. will they be getting it by e-mail or a hard - cannot be published. will they be i getting it by e-mail or a hard copy? getting it by e—mail or a hard copy? do we know? irlat getting it by e-mail or a hard copy? do we know?— getting it by e-mail or a hard copy? do we know? not for sure, i suspect it will be an — do we know? not for sure, i suspect it will be an e-mail_ do we know? not for sure, i suspect it will be an e-mail at _ do we know? not for sure, i suspect it will be an e-mail at first _ do we know? not for sure, i suspect it will be an e-mail at first but - it will be an e—mail at first but the prime minister now will be finding out how difficult this report is for him and exactly what

it says about the civil service and exactly what details about parties he was at, party says members of staff and others around him were at. they will be digesting that at the moment and i would expect to see the report fairly soon, we have always been told by number 10 that they want to get it out as quickly as possible. opposition mps will be desperate to see it as well because we know the prime minister is due in parliament in 90 minutes' time for prime minister's questions so there is a lot for them to digester and when we get it, there will be a lot to diejust as when we get it, there will be a lot to die just as well in terms of the level of detail, what it tells —— a lot to digester as well in terms of the level of detail about what went on in downing street and how difficult it is going to be for the prime minister and the civil service top right we have seen oliver dowden going on in the last few minutes and we have also had the government say that the cabinet secretary, the most senior civil servant in the country, simon case, is not resigning and will not be sacked, and that issued the statement in the last hour before officially seeing the report. how can they say that when they have

not seen the contents? it is how can they say that when they have not seen the contents?— not seen the contents? it is a really good — not seen the contents? it is a really good question - not seen the contents? it is a really good question and - not seen the contents? it is a l really good question and there not seen the contents? it is a - really good question and there has been a lot of speculation about the cabinet secretary's future and there is an expectation that if he was fined, he would have to think about his position but we know that he was not fined. but there has been a lot of speculation that he could be the sacrificial lamb over this, he could be the person who because of... it is expected to be report will be really bad for the civil service and he is the head of the civil service and maybe he would be the one to carry the can. so number 10 have turned around and say —— could turn around and say, it has been addressed.— around and say, it has been addressed. that is what boris johnson's _ addressed. that is what boris johnson's opponents - addressed. that is what boris johnson's opponents would . addressed. that is what boris i johnson's opponents would say, the culture is set by the prime minster, when you speak to people who have worked in and around prime ministers in previous governments, they would all say that ultimately, the person who decides who goes into the garden, who has a drink, who is allowed to stay and go, what they do, that is set by the person at the top and so passing the buck to the civil service will feel too many people completely unfair. yes, and i

susect people completely unfair. yes, and i suspect that — people completely unfair. yes, and i suspect that is _ people completely unfair. yes, and i suspect that is part _ people completely unfair. yes, and i suspect that is part of _ people completely unfair. yes, and i suspect that is part of the _ suspect that is part of the decision—making that borisjohnson decision—making that boris johnson does decision—making that borisjohnson does not want to be seen to be throwing the cabinet secretary under the bus. what was interesting and last night's panorama was we were hearing exactly that from people who formerly worked at this place, who were at these parties, saying, look, the prime minister was there, drinking, pouring drinks on occasion and that means that he was the one setting the mood for the day. we are 'ust setting the mood for the day. we are just hearing. — setting the mood for the day. we are just hearing. a _ setting the mood for the day. we are just hearing, a couple _ setting the mood for the day. we are just hearing, a couple of _ setting the mood for the day. we are just hearing, a couple of lines - just hearing, a couple of lines coming in that we are hearing, that the report is fairly long, 38—40 pages, and we are hearing there is going to be a statement from the prime minister at 1230 pm so in two hours' time and there are photographs in the report, we understand and we also understand that the prime minister is reading a printout of the report at the moment in downing street, no doubt with his senior staff. in downing street, no doubt with his seniorstaff. so, sue gray in downing street, no doubt with his senior staff. so, sue gray has delivered her report and it is being

read in downing street by the prime minister borisjohnson. it is 38—40 pages long and there are going to be some photographs but we don't know if it is all the photographs, we know a huge tranche were supplied to sue gray and the met police. a lot of questions have been raised about why the met police did not issue more fines, including to the prime minister, given some of the things that have been made public and linked to the press. nick, as you say, you were saying before that the images, we have talked so much about this and this goes to the point of whether you can trust the prime minister, whether he is a plausible, credible leaderfor this minister, whether he is a plausible, credible leader for this country when we are going through such immensely turbulent times, when you see the actual images and you hear the descriptions from staff in this report which we are expecting today, that might have quite a seismic impact? that might have quite a seismic im act? , ., ., “ “ that might have quite a seismic im act? , ., ., ~ ~ ., that might have quite a seismic imact? , ~ ., , impact? yes, look, i think that is riaht and impact? yes, look, i think that is right and what — impact? yes, look, i think that is right and what has _ impact? yes, look, i think that is right and what has happened i impact? yes, look, i think that is right and what has happened thisj right and what has happened this week is that a lot of conservative mps who thought that this story perhaps started to move on and the prime minister was probably safe are

really nervous because you have seen that picture of the prime minister standing with a glass of wine, saluting members of his staff, if there are more photos like that over there are more photos like that over the next couple of hours, that could put even more pressure on them to think about whether they need to rethink their assessment of the prime minister as the best man for the topjob. quite prime minister as the best man for the top job. quite frankly, some prime minister as the best man for the topjob. quite frankly, some —— some of them think and we have seen them go in this morning that this is baked in and the worst may have passed. we had from some of them on the bbc this morning, saying exactly that, because the pm was not fined more than once, the danger has passed. more than once, the danger has assed. �* ., , more than once, the danger has assed. �* . , , ., , passed. but there are big questions about the met _ passed. but there are big questions about the met police's _ passed. but there are big questions l about the met police's independence, frankly, and the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has already raised that, asking the met police to issue information as to how theyjudge to will get a fine, on what basis they make thosejudgments. will get a fine, on what basis they make those judgments. make those 'udgments. absolutely, and there is— make those judgments. absolutely, and there is no _ make those judgments. absolutely, and there is no shortage _ make those judgments. absolutely, and there is no shortage of - make those judgments. absolutely, and there is no shortage of people | and there is no shortage of people scratching their heads around this post trying to figure out why the

prime minister was fined for the cabinet room incident but not for the one we have seen the photographs of this week, why the cabinet secretary was not fined for the event that the prime minister and the chancellor were at. it is possible that photos we see in the next couple of hours could give us a bit more detail about that but that is what today is all about. it is about more detail on the bones of these stories we have already heard and the big nerves that boris johnson will have at the moment as he digests this report, literally as we speak, will be whether there is more in there that shows he oversaw that culture, he knew it was going on, and whether that leads to more questions about the truthfulness of his previous statements to parliament.— his previous statements to parliament. . , ., ~ his previous statements to parliament. . , ., parliament. nick eardley, thank you ve much parliament. nick eardley, thank you very much indeed. _ parliament. nick eardley, thank you very much indeed. we _ parliament. nick eardley, thank you very much indeed. we are _ parliament. nick eardley, thank you very much indeed. we are told i parliament. nick eardley, thank you very much indeed. we are told the i very much indeed. we are told the prime minister is reading a printout of the report right now, in downing street behind us, that the report contains photographs, that there is 37 pages of text and then the

photos, according to chris mason, our political editor, and we know that sue gray's report has finally come after six months of waiting, been delivered in full to the prime minister and we will come back to you as soon as it is made public but now, back to the studio. the uk government has approved the takeover of chelsea football club, by a consortium led by the la dodgers co—owner, todd boehly. the deal is worth £4.25 billion. the london club was put up for sale in march, before its owner, roman abramovich, was sanctioned because of his links to the russian president, vladimir putin. chelsea have been operating under a special government licence, which expires next week. none of the proceeds will go to mr abramovich. our sports correspondent laura scott is at stamford bridge, chelsea's football stadium in west london — laura just how significant is this decision

by the british government? in terms of the government making this decision, how significant is it? y , this decision, how significant is it? y, ., it? hugely significant. today will be a hute it? hugely significant. today will be a huge relief _ it? hugely significant. today will be a huge relief for _ it? hugely significant. today will be a huge relief for everyone i be a huge relief for everyone connected to chelsea because it has been a tortuous couple of months after roman abramovich announced he would be selling the club and the government put the sanction on the club meaning it could not trade as normal. it has been operating under the licence now which it curtails what it can do. a source of huge relief, the government said it reached a possession late last night where it could issue a licence allowing the sale to go through. it said it had followed extensive work and it was now satisfied that the full proceeds of the sales would not benefit roman abramovich and would ensure the proceeds are used for humanitarian causes in ukraine supporting the victims of the war.

this follows the premier league also approving the sale saying that the owners of the club or the new owners, the consortium led by the bill near todd boehly met its owners and directors. we have not heard from chelsea, that should come at some point in the next few days. we have not heard from the european commission as they also needed to approve the sale as he has a portuguese passport. it will be a huge relief for everyone connected with chelsea, they can trade in the transfer window and can register as a premier league club for next season and enter european competitions. it brings to the end a highly successful but also controversial era under roman abramovich. and, thank you very much indeed. weeks after russian forces were pushed back from their attempt

ukraine's armed forces say they're facing a huge offensive by russian troops in the eastern donbas region. the luhansk regional governor said the russians were attacking ukrainian—held territory in all directions, using what he called an "insane" amount of troops and equipment. he said russian forces were using artillery fire to advance near severodonetsk, in addition to rockets, and bombs dropped on the city from planes. he warned the next days were critical. and there are reports of air strikes on towns further west. our correspondentjeremy bowen and camera journalist fred scott sent this report. the ukrainian army could be fighting a losing battle in luhansk. they're committing reserves to the front line. russian firepower is destroying towns and killing ukrainian soldiers. one unit went into the line with 240 men and came out with 100 of them killed, wounded and captured. bakhmut is a town getting slowly eaten by the war. this week, it's around three miles from the russians —

well within range. next week, it might be much closer. civilians with somewhere to go have left. in the ruins in donbas, the victory in kyiv in march, the euphoria, glory and sacrifice feel distant. "where's the cease fire?", says this man. "even if it costs land." translation: what could it change for me? - the main thing is to stay alive. this isjust the beginning. everything still to come. if we survive, we'll see how it goes. at a safe distance from the front line, civilians were brought to a railway platform for evacuation. most were too weak and too old to leave before the war swallowed them, and now they're wounded. leda was rescued from ruined severodonetsk, almost surrounded by the russians.

thousands of ukrainian civilians are still there. the train's been transformed into an ambulance and intensive care unit by msf — doctors without borders. the intensity of the fighting means the train is running at close to full capacity. the medics work continuous back—to—back trips. relative safety in lviv is 20 hours down the track. it's an escape capsule from a war that's so hard to predict that the medical teams only know who's coming in the last hours before they leave. sometimes they're wounded the same morning. this man from bakhmut was on the train six hours after he was hurt in an air strike. translation: i saw our soldiers standing nearby j and crawled towards them. then i realised my strength was leaving me and i wouldn't be able to crawl.

i got up and started screaming. even when families survived with them, the lives they led are smashed. translation: my husband and i have lived together for 51 years _ in peace and harmony, and now it ends so badly. i guess we're running out of time. yasser kamaledin organises the train, evacuating the wounded is vital for the ukrainians, as the war in the east intensifies. the hospitals closer to the front line are overwhelmed, are receiving continuously big numbers of patients beyond their capacity to cope. so it's very important for us and for the ministry of health here in ukraine to make sure that these hospitals are always ready to receive more patients, especially the war—wounded. this war is much more organised now than it was back

in february when it started. notjust medical evacuation, though what they're doing on this train is really remarkable, but also where the decisions are made — the generals, the presidents. you get the feeling that they've settled in for a long, hard attritional struggle. the ukrainians don't talk much about their own casualties, but the graveyards in the east are filling up and their president says up to 100 soldiers a day could be dying in donbas. he says only diplomacy can end the war. his allies, led by the us and uk, want to weaken putin's russia permanently. their critics say they'll fight to the last ukrainian. the currency of war is blood. new graves are ready. as they're filled, more ukrainians will question the blood price they're paying and ask how much a cease fire will cost.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. weeks after russian forces were pushed back from their attempt to take the ukrainian capital, kyiv, the bodies of many dead russian soldiers still lie abandoned. some were buried by ukrainian villagers in shallow graves; others have been exhumed and are now stacking—up in refrigerated train carriages. a bbc team even found human remains by the side of a main road, weeks after the fighting had stopped there. ukraine says russia shows no interest in getting its bodies back, as our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports. and a warning — this report contains distressing images. in the woods around kyiv, they are still finding shallow graves. searching for the dead long after the fighting ended here.

villagers called in this forensic team when their dogs began digging. but the body is not ukrainian, that is the hood of a russian soldier. the body was removed carefully for identification. one of the huge number killed trying to seize ukraine's capital. russia has a slogan, we don't abandon our own. ukraine calls this proof that it does. translation: the bodies that we have found show. that they treat their people like rubbish as cannon fodder. they don't need their soldiers, they throw them here. retreat and leave the bodies. we don't know why this soldier was left behind. but we do know he was taken to a refrigerated crane where the bodies are stocking up now. the aim is to identify the dead, put names to these numbers and then send them back to their families. though, ukraine says russia isn't interested.

at least this one has a chance of going home, the man in charge says. badges and bank cards show the body in the woods was a young soldier from siberia. ukraine's hotline for missing russian soldiers get threatening calls. the staff work from home now for safety, but at the start, this woman took dozens of calls an hour, mainly from worried women, hunting for their soldier husbands and sons. we told them what was actually happening here, she says. the number dying and being injured in this war and she says the russians listened, often in shock and tears. as russian tanks tried to advance on kyiv, they met fierce resistance here. at a village restaurant, everything except the aquarium is in pieces.

amongst the ruins, we found leaflets, calling on the russian forces to surrender. no one knows the true scale of the losses here on either side and ukrainian families have told us about their own struggle to get back the bodies of their soldiers. but in this village, people say at least a dozen russians are still buried here and a sympathy for those troops is limited. translation: it is not humane to abandon a soldier, _ not to bury them, my wife felt sorry for them at first, but then we found out what they did here and no one pities them any more. but with so much wreckage of war all around, the dead are still being discovered. right by the side of the road here, we have just spotted some human remains.

there is a section of someone's spine and also a very charred piece of someone's foot. and when the wind drops here, the smell is really sickly sweet. now, this is probably the remains of another russian soldier, but because there are wrecked russian tanks just across the road here. there are carriages like this across ukraine. to those collecting the dead, these are enemy soldiers, but in russia, someone, somewhere must be looking for each one of them. there are fears of widespread disruption on britain's railways this summer, after workers at network rail and 13 train operators voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action. nearly 90% of rmt union members approved the walk—outs, with a turnout of more than 70%. our transport correspondent was at london euston earlier today with more. we know that if workers at those 13 train companies around the country and staff at network rail,

whose staff include signallers, if they did all walk out, there would be significant disruption to passenger services and also to freight services. you could not run many trains at all if the signallers walked out in particular. we know that emergency planning is going on to come up with measures to try to mitigate the impact of that, to keep goods and people flowing, going around the country as much as possible. the rmt union says that this dispute is about pay and it is around jobs. it has accused network rail of planning to cut 2,500 jobs. but network rail has said no firm proposals had been tabled yet. the industry has accused the union of running this ballot prematurely, but this is what the union told us this morning. this is a major set of industrial action if we end up calling it, i mean, but it is a last resort. you have got to remember, our members are feeling the pinch, too. we don't want to take them out and make them lose money if we can get a settlement.

so we are hoping this will focus minds where they need to be focused and we think there is an opportunity now for us to sit down and negotiate a settlement that's reasonable, that gives people a pay rise and just protects theirjobs. that's not much to ask for in the current circumstances, is it? the railways are under pressure to cut costs, following the financial impact of the pandemic. the government poured £16 billion of taxpayers' money in to keep services running, it says, and passenger numbers just haven't recovered to what they were before the pandemic. the industry says that reform is needed, and a strike would hurt the railways' recovery, costing it even more money. i think the important thing, you know, a strike is... you know, by balloting to strike is not going to help anybody, particularly not staff at the front end and not customers. the industry has got to recover from the pandemic and as your reporter said, you know, there is already £16 billion of taxpayers' money been paid. we need to look at how we reform the industry and the only way we can

do that is talking with the rmt and making sure that we have sensible discussions, and one thing we can't continue to do is keep on taking money from the taxpayer. we've got to be able to look and fund ourselves and as you highlighted, the number of customers that we have lost during the pandemic, they are not returning. so we need to look differently at what the future looks like for our staff and our customers. the rmt union has not set a date yet for when strike action would happen and we don't know how long it would last, exactly what form it would take. but the union has talked about it potentially starting in mid june. but everyone involved in this dispute is now calling for talks to try to reach a settlement to prevent a strike actually going ahead. let's just take a moment to tell you about something coming up tomorrow. as monkeypox continues to spread, we'll be answering your

questions at 12.30 bst. that will be $1130 gmt. we'll have guests able to respond to a range of issues on the virus. you can get in touch on twitter using the hashtag bbc your questions, and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk let's return to our main story — the mass shooting at a texan elementary school that's killed at least 19 children and two teachers. leigh waldman is a reporter for k—sat 12, abc's affiliate station in san antonio in texas. she's been reporting from uvalde. at this point, we know this death toll keeps rising. at this point, 19 children are dead, two adults. we have it confirmed from law enforcement here that the shooter was

killed by law enforcement. he was an 18—year—old who attended a high school in this area as well. there was a moment here tonight that it was completely silent, but then you heard a gut—wrenching scream from inside of the civic centre. then the person came out, they were being held by theirfamilies, and we can only imagine theyjust got the news that they never wanted to hear, that their child was not coming home tonight. we have seen families carrying out loved ones because they are so grief stricken, they can't stand any more. screams and sobs in the parking lot here. people calling their loved ones, trying to make sense of any of this. one of the fathers i spoke with earlier today, he was looking for his daughter. he had no idea where his ten—year—old daughter was. he didn't know if she was alive or if she was hurt. he told me what hurt the most was he heard about the initial victim count from the governor,

not from any type of law enforcement official. and he said that felt insensitive to him. though there is some anger here as well about the way this is all unfolding, but i think the overwhelming feeling across the entire community here in uvalde, isjust sadness and pain. there have been emotional appeals for tighter gun regulations. it's near the end of the basketball season in the us, and the coach of one of the biggest teams in the sport expressed his anger when he spoke to reporters before last night's match. the last ten days we have had elderly black people killed in a supermarket in buffalo. we've had asian churchgoers killed in southern california. and now we have children murdered at school. when are we going to do something? i'm tired. i'm so tired of getting up

here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. i'm so tired, i'm sorry, i'm tired of moments of silence. enough! there's 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on hr8, which is a background check rule that the house passed a couple of years ago. it's been sitting there for two years, and there's a reason they won't vote on it — to hold onto power. so i ask you, mitch mcconnell, i ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence in school shootings and supermarket shootings, i ask you, are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? because that's what it looks like. tony montalto's daughter gina was killed in a shooting at a high school in parkland,

florida in 2018, when she was just 14—years—old. he now campaigns for better safety in schools. he spoke to bbc breakfast. sadly, hearing about any school shooting takes me right back to the day that we learned that our beautiful daughter, gina, was murdered in her school. it brings that same devastating feeling and pit in your stomach. you know, it's a kind of pain that never goes away. the best you could hope for is to be able to work around it each day. well, we are so sorry for what you and your family have gone through and our thoughts this morning with the families in texas. i guess it's notjust those families, is it? it is an entire community that is affected when something like this happens. well, that's true, but let's be clear. the families who had their children murdered or those who had their loved one in the case of the adults murdered, certainly suffer the most.

however, there are the wounded who must heal. there is the greater community, because a school is a centre, really, of the community in many ways. where children go, where they learn, and having an attack on those innocents attacks the future, the future of your nation. south korea's military says north korea has fired three ballistic missiles towards the sea ofjapan — one which it suspects was an intercontinental ballistic missile. it follows a trip by the us presidentjoe biden to asia, where he discussed the issues of security and defence with its leaders. here's seoul correspondent jean mackenzie. well, we don't have the details of these confirmed yet. we only have reports from the south korean military but they say there were three missiles fired this morning. one was a short—range missile. the other they think failed. and the first one they believe was an intercontinental

ballistic missile, but again, we have not had that confirmed yet. it did not fly as far as you would expect an intercontinental ballistic missile to fly. these are the missiles that are capable of reaching the mainland united states. it was a shorter flight. what that means is that they could have been testing part of the technology, they did not want to undergo a full test flight. but to put this in context, north korea has been testing weapons increasingly frequently over the last six months. essentially, the talks between the us and south korea over denuclearisation have stalled so they have been continuing to develop their nuclear weapons and it is believed their weapons are becoming more sophisticated and more dangerous. the last time they fired an intercontinental ballistic missile was just a couple of months ago. before that, they had not fired one for many years. so they are becoming more aggressive and more provocative. but certainly, it is the timing of these launches today that is particularly significant because it comes just hours after the presidentjoe biden had finished his trip here in asia where he has been for the past few days, meeting leaders and talking about defence and security of the region, and it comesjust

days after he met south korea's president here for the first time and the pair of them agreed to bolster their defence against north korea. now, intelligence had suggested the north koreans might even try to test a missile while president biden was actually here. now, yes, he had left the country but onlyjust. he hadn't even touched down on us soil before they launched these missiles. the fame islands — off the northumberland coast — are home to one of the largest populations of puffins in the uk. but since the start of the pandemic, scientists haven't been able to visit to monitor their numbers. now, national trust rangers have finally been able to return — and our reporterjonathan swingler has gone with them. a trip to the farne islands is popular for many visitors in northumberland. the wildlife here brings in the tourists, but scientists are concerned about the puffin population. it's declining in other countries. yes. so we have to be worried. if the populations elsewhere are being affected,

you know, is itjust a matter of time before the puffins here start getting affected? and if we're not doing something about it, what's going to happen? are we just going to watch the puffins sort of disappear? you know, we've done that with other species. i would have said that it was occupied. 0k. today, the national trust rangers started their survey of the number of puffins that are here. for occupied burrows, we are looking for fresh droppings near the burrows, orfresh digging, or sandhills near the burrow entrance, orfeathers near the burrow entrance. and if we can't tell from the outside if the burrow is occupied or not, then we can very gently put a hand inside the burrow. when we do this, we risk getting a bit of a nip from an adult puffin or getting the puffin toilet. but if we're lucky, we'll get an egg, or best event is getting a puffling in there. have you been bitten by a puffin? yes, i have been bitten by a puffin quite a few times. what's that like? sore.

i have one or two scars from puffin bites. to come and see them in real life on an island that's kind ofjust a couple of miles off the coast of northumberland, like, i think it's an absolute joy to see, really. they're here in their thousands, but the world is changing. could we see a dramatic reduction in their numbers in years to come? i don't think it's going to happen in the nearfuture, but they are in decline. so what are our children going to have to see? what our children's children going to have to see? and i think that legacy is really important. and we need to be doing something now. it looks like it's global climate change is going to be the biggest threat to these birds. and we need to be doing stuff like that. for the rangers, carrying out this survey is important work. for now, visitors are enjoying the chance to see thousands of these birds. jonathan swingler, bbc news.

you have been watching bbc news. bye. hello again. we've got a band of rain pushing southwards and eastwards at the moment, but it is weakening as it does so. then, behind it, we are looking at some sunshine and some showers. or at worst, bright spells. as you can see from the pressure chart, look at those isobars, it is going to be a blustery day whereever you are, but brisk winds across the english channel and coastlines adjacent to the english channel. now here is our weather front, again, producing patchy rain. some of us may miss the rain altogether, but it will be fairly cloudy in that weather front. and then, behind it, we are back into bright spells, sunshine and showers, not all of us catching a shower and temperatures, 11 to 18 celsius.

as we head on through this evening and overnight, we lose our weatherfront, however, it will be quite murky with some low fog in the south—west. there will be clear skies for a time, then our next set of fronts come in from the atlantic bringing rain to northern ireland and also south—west scotland. our overnight lows falling away to roughly between 6 degrees and 11 degrees. as we move through the course of tomorrow, here are our weather fronts. they are going to be pushing southwards and eastwards, and, again, looking at those isobars, it tells you it is going to be windy. so the rain heaviest across northern ireland, south west scotland, northern england and wales, but weakening as it pushes south. a fair bit of cloud around it of course. then, behind it, in scotland we have a weak weather front producing a lot of showers, some of those on the highest ground will be wintry in nature. wherever you are tomorrow, it is going to be a windy day. quite a difference in temperatures. 10 degrees in lerwick, 20 degrees in norwich. as we head into friday, our weather front pushes south, we have got another weak front in the north producing

some showers, there will be some hill fog in the north of england, but through the day, more sunny skies will develop. and we still have a brisk north—westerly wind. temperatures, 12 degrees in the north to 21 degrees as we push down towards the south. that leads us into the weekend weather. as we head into the weekend, high pressure sitting in the north—west exerts its influence across the uk. but that means that the air moving around is coming from a north, north—easterly direction so if you are in areas adjacent to the north sea, there will be more cloud around. and on saturday, you could catch the odd shower, but move further west, it is looking drier and brighter with some sunshine.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the long awaited report into lockdown parties at the heart of the uk government has been delivered to downing street. it is almost 40 pages long, and contains pictures of lockdown gatherings. the prime minister is expected to make a statement at 1230. the bbc understands that the uk's top civil servant, simon case, will not resign or be sacked over the partygate controversy. iam i am live at downing street where we understand that report is being read. we are awaiting its publication. we will bring you all the latest reaction as we get it. 19

young children and two teachers are killed in a shooting at a primary school in texas. details are still emerging, but we know some of the victims are as young as nine years old. police later named the gunman as salvador ramos, who was shot dead at the scene. president biden has pleaded for tighter gun laws. why? why are we willing to live with this carnage? why do we keep letting this happen? where in god's name is our backbone? and the takeover of chelsea football club is approved. a deal worth £4.25 billion will see a consortium led by american business man todd boehly become the new owners.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. the senior civil servant sue gray has delivered her final report on lockdown parties at westminster to downing street this morning. it's now up to number 10 to decide the timeframe for its publication and the prime minister's subsequent address to the house of commons. the report could be published any time now, with borisjohnson addressing mps as soon as this afternoon. my colleague, geeta guru—murthy, is in downing street. it's been a long time coming. it has, almost six months. sue gray's name has been invoked so many times in that period. of course she issued an interim update injanuary but had to put her whole report on hold as the met police decided to investigate. all her information was passed on. we understand that in the last hour the report has been handed in to downing street and they are

reading it now ahead of prime minister's questions in an hour 's time. we understand there will be a statement after that on the whole issue of partygate as it has been dubbed as fresh information continues to be revealed. we are still waiting for the publication of the sue gray report into the public domain, that is a decision for downing street. our political correspondent nick eardley is with me here. what are we going to be looking for when we see that report and when do we think we might get psyched up it?— psyched up it? downing street has said it wants _ psyched up it? downing street has said it wants to _ psyched up it? downing street has said it wants to publish _ psyched up it? downing street has said it wants to publish it - psyched up it? downing street has said it wants to publish it quickly l said it wants to publish it quickly and publish it as it is received so it is possible we will see it within the next — it is possible we will see it within the next hour. in terms of what we are looking — the next hour. in terms of what we are looking for, firstly, detail. what — are looking for, firstly, detail. what this— are looking for, firstly, detail. what this tells us that we didn't know— what this tells us that we didn't know before about what went on behind _ know before about what went on behind that black door and in other government buildings. what detail that is— government buildings. what detail that is about the parties that the prime _ that is about the parties that the prime minister attended, that is about the parties that the prime ministerattended, its that is about the parties that the prime minister attended, its senior

civil servants were at and whether that adds — civil servants were at and whether that adds more pressure to the prime minister— that adds more pressure to the prime minister and that adds more pressure to the prime ministerand to that adds more pressure to the prime minister and to the civil service to explain _ minister and to the civil service to explain what went on. the other thing _ explain what went on. the other thing is — explain what went on. the other thing is photographs. we have seen four so— thing is photographs. we have seen four so far— thing is photographs. we have seen four so far this week, i understand there _ four so far this week, i understand there are — four so far this week, i understand there are several others in this report, — there are several others in this report, including of the event the prime _ report, including of the event the prime minister was fined four which was in _ prime minister was fined four which was in the _ prime minister was fined four which was in the cabinet room. the chancellor— was in the cabinet room. the chancellor was fined for that as well _ chancellor was fined for that as well the — chancellor was fined for that as well. the cabinet secretary was not, so it will_ well. the cabinet secretary was not, so it will he — well. the cabinet secretary was not, so it will be interesting to see what — so it will be interesting to see what those photos show when they are published _ what those photos show when they are published. the big question today is twofold _ published. the big question today is twofold. firstly, what does this tell us— twofold. firstly, what does this tell us about the culture in that place _ tell us about the culture in that place and — tell us about the culture in that place and secondly, what does it tell us— place and secondly, what does it tell us about the prime minister's role in _ tell us about the prime minister's role in that— tell us about the prime minister's role in that culture? what he was at and what _ role in that culture? what he was at and what the civil servant sue gray thinks _ and what the civil servant sue gray thinks about his conduct. we already know he has — thinks about his conduct. we already know he has had _ thinks about his conduct. we already know he has had one _ thinks about his conduct. we already know he has had one fine, _ thinks about his conduct. we already know he has had one fine, there i thinks about his conduct. we already| know he has had one fine, there have been 126 odd fines, the prime minister has told parliament there were not any parties. has he not already misled parliament as mccririck does a reckless ignition

matter? , ., matter? they think the prime minister didn't _ matter? they think the prime minister didn't tell _ matter? they think the prime minister didn't tell the - matter? they think the prime minister didn't tell the truth l matter? they think the prime i minister didn't tell the truth when he said _ minister didn't tell the truth when he said there were no parties. a lot of them _ he said there were no parties. a lot of them will— he said there were no parties. a lot of them will say that you privately but they _ of them will say that you privately but they are not saying it publicly. why not? — but they are not saying it publicly. wh not? , .., , , but they are not saying it publicly. wh not? , , , ., ., why not? one because they want to see this full — why not? one because they want to see this full report, _ why not? one because they want to see this full report, the _ why not? one because they want to see this full report, the other i why not? one because they want to see this full report, the other is i see this full report, the other is some _ see this full report, the other is some don't— see this full report, the other is some don't want to rock the boat and don't _ some don't want to rock the boat and don't want _ some don't want to rock the boat and don't want to — some don't want to rock the boat and don't want to be the first one over the trenches saying they think the prime _ the trenches saying they think the prime minister lied to mp5. but if there _ prime minister lied to mp5. but if there is— prime minister lied to mp5. but if there is a — prime minister lied to mp5. but if there is a lot of detail in this report— there is a lot of detail in this report about what the prime minister knew and _ report about what the prime minister knew and when that suggest that when he stood _ knew and when that suggest that when he stood up in parliament and said, no parties. — he stood up in parliament and said, no parties, all the rules will follow, _ no parties, all the rules will follow, that he wasn't telling the truth, _ follow, that he wasn't telling the truth, that will pile pressure back on. ., ,., y truth, that will pile pressure back on. , ., truth, that will pile pressure back on. ., , on. nobody can force him to resign thouth on. nobody can force him to resign though and — on. nobody can force him to resign though and we _ on. nobody can force him to resign though and we have _ on. nobody can force him to resign though and we have heard - on. nobody can force him to resign though and we have heard from i on. nobody can force him to resign though and we have heard from so| though and we have heard from so many people that he will have to be dragged out of this place, even if he has found to have misled parliament. he has found to have misled parliament-— he has found to have misled parliament. he has found to have misled tarliament. . , �* ., parliament. that is right. but that is why tory _ parliament. that is right. but that is why tory mps — parliament. that is right. but that is why tory mps matter _ parliament. that is right. but that is why tory mps matter so - parliament. that is right. but that is why tory mps matter so much i is why tory mps matter so much today _ is why tory mps matter so much today that _ is why tory mps matter so much today. that constituency that has the power— today. that constituency that has the power to put pressure on the

prime _ the power to put pressure on the prime minister to resign. at the moment— prime minister to resign. at the moment i— prime minister to resign. at the moment i don't think that pressure is there. _ moment i don't think that pressure is there, quite frankly it has died down _ is there, quite frankly it has died down since — is there, quite frankly it has died down since the start of the year but if this— down since the start of the year but if this report is devastating for the prime minister, if it tells us all these — the prime minister, if it tells us all these new details about what he knew and _ all these new details about what he knew and when and potentially what parties _ knew and when and potentially what parties he _ knew and when and potentially what parties he was at where others were fined but— parties he was at where others were fined but he wasn't, it will make some _ fined but he wasn't, it will make some tory— fined but he wasn't, it will make some tory mps uncomfortable and for a while, _ some tory mps uncomfortable and for a while, a _ some tory mps uncomfortable and for a while, a few have been saying this could _ a while, a few have been saying this could be _ a while, a few have been saying this could be the — a while, a few have been saying this could be the moment they make their minds _ could be the moment they make their minds up _ could be the moment they make their minds up about his future. party atmosphere _ minds up about his future. party atmosphere is _ minds up about his future. party atmosphere is starting - minds up about his future. party atmosphere is starting off- minds up about his future. i—r atmosphere is starting off here with atmosphere is starting off here with a bit of music outside the gates. not quite sure where that is coming from. it is raining also. the other question that people have raised is whether any information in this report will go towards the privileges committee, which again would stand up to claim from his opponents, borisjohnson's payments that he has misled parliament, even if the report is not damning enough to not force an imminent change. find to not force an imminent change. and that is another— to not force an imminent change. and that is another interesting part of this story, —

that is another interesting part of this story, that there has always been _ this story, that there has always been something else coming down the pipeline _ been something else coming down the pipeline. they could be more coming because _ pipeline. they could be more coming because we _ pipeline. they could be more coming because we know that group of mps pipeline. they could be more coming because we know that group of mp5 is looking _ because we know that group of mp5 is looking into _ because we know that group of mp5 is looking into whether the prime minister— looking into whether the prime minister did mislead parliament. but ithink— minister did mislead parliament. but i think today will give us a better picture _ i think today will give us a better picture of— i think today will give us a better picture of that as well. some of the evidence _ picture of that as well. some of the evidence that comes out today could be crucial _ evidence that comes out today could be crucial for mp5 making their minds — be crucial for mp5 making their minds up — be crucial for mp5 making their minds up about whether the prime minister— minds up about whether the prime minister always told them the truth. if for example we see a photograph in the cabinet room with boris johnson, with carriejohnson, his wife, with rishi sunak or attending an event they were all fined for, and that crystallises in the public�*s opinion that this is a rule breaking government, is that going to be enough to sway things? that is the key question. mt; to be enough to sway things? that is the key question.— the key question. my hunch at the moment is — the key question. my hunch at the moment is it _ the key question. my hunch at the moment is it will _ the key question. my hunch at the moment is it will take _ the key question. my hunch at the moment is it will take a _ the key question. my hunch at the moment is it will take a lot - the key question. my hunch at the moment is it will take a lot to i the key question. my hunch at the | moment is it will take a lot to sway the minds — moment is it will take a lot to sway the minds of some tory mps who have not been _ the minds of some tory mps who have not been persuaded to act so far. but yes, — not been persuaded to act so far. but yes, photographs are one of the

most _ but yes, photographs are one of the most uncomfortable things for conservatives to it gives you something to look at, not just a story— something to look at, not just a story about what was going on by physical— story about what was going on by physical evidence of what was going on behind _ physical evidence of what was going on behind the scenes. that is why the picture — on behind the scenes. that is why the picture of the prime minister holding — the picture of the prime minister holding a — the picture of the prime minister holding a glass of wine was so uncomfortable earlier this week. there _ uncomfortable earlier this week. there is— uncomfortable earlier this week. there is cabinet room photos could be even _ there is cabinet room photos could be even more comfortable for the government today. there has always been that _ government today. there has always been that debate about whether there was a cake _ been that debate about whether there was a cake there, we might finally -et was a cake there, we might finally get some — was a cake there, we might finally get some white smoke on that issue but this— get some white smoke on that issue but this is— get some white smoke on that issue but this is all about detail. it's all about— but this is all about detail. it's all about what it tells us that we didn't— all about what it tells us that we didn't know already and what that means— didn't know already and what that means for— didn't know already and what that means for the political mood in parliament. we means for the political mood in parliament.— means for the political mood in parliament. . . ., parliament. we are hearing the prime ministerwill— parliament. we are hearing the prime minister will issue _ parliament. we are hearing the prime minister will issue more _ parliament. we are hearing the prime minister will issue more apologies, i minister will issue more apologies, we are going to hear a statement to the house of commons where the prime minister is expected to accept perhaps that he is taking responsibility and learned his lesson, but we have also heard a statement from number ten this morning, briefing from number ten

that simon case is not going anywhere. that was before this report was issued. have they learned anything? report was issued. have they learned an hint ? ., , report was issued. have they learned an hint? ., ., ., anything? there was a lot of speculation _ anything? there was a lot of speculation about _ anything? there was a lot of speculation about the - anything? there was a lot of| speculation about the cabinet secretary's position. the expectation is the report will be bad for— expectation is the report will be bad for the civil service. simon case _ bad for the civil service. simon case is — bad for the civil service. simon case is the _ bad for the civil service. simon case is the head of the civil service _ case is the head of the civil service and there had been talk maybe — service and there had been talk maybe he — service and there had been talk maybe he would be the man who carries _ maybe he would be the man who carries the — maybe he would be the man who carries the can. number ten wanted to get— carries the can. number ten wanted to get out— carries the can. number ten wanted to get out early and say that is not what _ to get out early and say that is not what they're going to do, they are going _ what they're going to do, they are going to _ what they're going to do, they are going to keep him in this post, but from _ going to keep him in this post, but from a _ going to keep him in this post, but from a brief— going to keep him in this post, but from a brief quote we have a what we think the _ from a brief quote we have a what we think the prime minister is going to say, think the prime minister is going to say it— think the prime minister is going to say, it sounds like this is going to be another— say, it sounds like this is going to be another contrite moment for the prime _ be another contrite moment for the prime minister too. that he will say he has _ prime minister too. that he will say he has been — prime minister too. that he will say he has been humbled by the experience, he has learned his lesson — experience, he has learned his lesson. the question many conservative mps will be asking is what evidence is there, what evidence _ what evidence is there, what evidence is there that things have changed _ evidence is there that things have changed and that the culture in number— changed and that the culture in number ten changed and that the culture in numberten has changed and that the culture in number ten has changed enough for them _ number ten has changed enough for them to— number ten has changed enough for them to be — number ten has changed enough for

them to be confident that something like this— them to be confident that something like this might not happen again stop you — like this might not happen again stop you that we are on tenterhooks waiting _ stop you that we are on tenterhooks waiting to _ stop you that we are on tenterhooks waiting to see whether this report will be _ waiting to see whether this report will be published. we waiting to see whether this report will be published.— will be published. we might get it before prime _ will be published. we might get it before prime minister's _ will be published. we might get itj before prime minister's questions which is due in 50 minutes and that is why phones are flying and the music is playing and it is raining. joking aside, the wider christian is obviously people will pour over the detail, people will look at what the regulations were at the time, what information that has emerged. the wider question is whether the prime minister is an electoral asset and polls show the public has made their mind up, that they don't trust boris johnson, so why are tory mp sticking with him? do they not think there is an alternative, that no one will do any better? i an alternative, that no one will do any better?— any better? i think that is part of it. i

any better? i think that is part of it- i spent _ any better? i think that is part of it. i spent yesterday _ any better? i think that is part of it. i spent yesterday charting i any better? i think that is part of it. i spent yesterday charting to i it. i spent yesterday charting to tory _ it. i spent yesterday charting to tory mps — it. i spent yesterday charting to tory mp5 on and off the record and there _ tory mp5 on and off the record and there is— tory mp5 on and off the record and there is an — tory mp5 on and off the record and there is an interesting split between mps there is an interesting split between mp5 from the north of england — between mp5 from the north of england who think that actually, their— england who think that actually, their constituents have become a lot less interested in parties and now they want— less interested in parties and now they want to hear what the people will do _ they want to hear what the people will do about the cost of living versus — will do about the cost of living versus mps in the south of england, the old _ versus mps in the south of england, the old blue wall, those tory heartland who find they have a lot of people — heartland who find they have a lot of people coming to them and saying it is hypocritical. they are angry with _ it is hypocritical. they are angry with what — it is hypocritical. they are angry with what went on in there. but guite _ with what went on in there. but quite specifically what that means for the _ quite specifically what that means for the calculation of boris johnson's electoral appeal, today will add _ johnson's electoral appeal, today will add to that picture, won't it? thank— will add to that picture, won't it? thank you — will add to that picture, won't it? thank you very much. we can hear the protesters outside the gates. they have been playing music too. with me now is lbc radio presenter and former adviser to theresa may tom

swarbrick. in your view, are the conservatives are going to act against borisjohnson regardless of what is in this report? or will they stick with him? i what is in this report? or will they stick with him?— stick with him? i don't think there will be some _ stick with him? i don't think there will be some action _ stick with him? i don't think there will be some action this _ stick with him? i don't think there will be some action this day i stick with him? i don't think there j will be some action this day about what _ will be some action this day about what is _ will be some action this day about what is in — will be some action this day about what is in the _ will be some action this day about what is in the report. _ will be some action this day about what is in the report. i— will be some action this day about what is in the report. i think- will be some action this day about what is in the report. i think we i what is in the report. i think we will hear— what is in the report. i think we will hear a _ what is in the report. i think we will hear a lot _ what is in the report. i think we will hear a lot of— what is in the report. i think we will hear a lot of screaming i what is in the report. i think wei will hear a lot of screaming from the greased _ will hear a lot of screaming from the greased piglet— will hear a lot of screaming from the greased piglet today. - will hear a lot of screaming from the greased piglet today. you i will hear a lot of screaming from i the greased piglet today. you will offer this— the greased piglet today. you will offer this defence _ the greased piglet today. you will offer this defence of— the greased piglet today. you will offer this defence of being - the greased piglet today. you willi offer this defence of being humble and humbled — offer this defence of being humble and humbled by— offer this defence of being humble and humbled by it _ offer this defence of being humble and humbled by it and _ offer this defence of being humble and humbled by it and all- offer this defence of being humble and humbled by it and all humility| and humbled by it and all humility and humbled by it and all humility and i_ and humbled by it and all humility and i think— and humbled by it and all humility and i think that _ and humbled by it and all humility and i think that is _ and humbled by it and all humility and i think that is the _ and humbled by it and all humility and i think that is the only- and humbled by it and all humility and i think that is the only optionl and i think that is the only option that downing _ and i think that is the only option that downing street— and i think that is the only option that downing street has- and i think that is the only option that downing street has got- and i think that is the only option that downing street has got left, | and i think that is the only option l that downing street has got left, is to offer— that downing street has got left, is to offer the — that downing street has got left, is to offer the apology _ that downing street has got left, is to offer the apology to _ that downing street has got left, is to offer the apology to parliament, j to offer the apology to parliament, the country — to offer the apology to parliament, the country and _ to offer the apology to parliament, the country and conservative - to offer the apology to parliament, the country and conservative mps.| to offer the apology to parliament, i the country and conservative mps. it is also _ the country and conservative mps. it is also worth — the country and conservative mps. it is also worth lingering _ the country and conservative mps. it is also worth lingering on _ the country and conservative mps. it is also worth lingering on what i the country and conservative mps. it is also worth lingering on what this l is also worth lingering on what this report— is also worth lingering on what this report isn't— is also worth lingering on what this report isn't going _ is also worth lingering on what this report isn't going to— is also worth lingering on what this report isn't going to tell _ is also worth lingering on what this report isn't going to tell us. - is also worth lingering on what this report isn't going to tell us. it- is also worth lingering on what this report isn't going to tell us. it is. report isn't going to tell us. it is probably— report isn't going to tell us. it is probably not _ report isn't going to tell us. it is probably not going _ report isn't going to tell us. it is probably not going to _ report isn't going to tell us. it is probably not going to answer. report isn't going to tell us. it isi probably not going to answer the question— probably not going to answer the question for— probably not going to answer the question for a _ probably not going to answer the question for a lot _ probably not going to answer the question for a lot of _ probably not going to answer thej question for a lot of conservative mps which — question for a lot of conservative mps which is _ question for a lot of conservative mps which is good _ question for a lot of conservative mps which is good boris - question for a lot of conservative mps which is good borisjohnson| question for a lot of conservative i mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether— mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or— mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or not — mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or not so _ mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or not so great _ mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or not so great is _ mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or not so great is going i mps which is good borisjohnson lie? whether or not so great is going to l whether or not so great is going to conclude _ whether or not so great is going to conclude that — whether or not so great is going to conclude that based _ whether or not so great is going to conclude that based on _ whether or not so great is going to conclude that based on all- whether or not so great is going to conclude that based on all her- conclude that based on all her evidence — conclude that based on all her evidence she _ conclude that based on all her evidence she thinks _ conclude that based on all her evidence she thinks he - conclude that based on all her evidence she thinks he did, i. conclude that based on all her- evidence she thinks he did, i think that unlikely, _ evidence she thinks he did, i think that unlikely, that _ evidence she thinks he did, i think that unlikely, that is— evidence she thinks he did, i think that unlikely, that is probably-

that unlikely, that is probably beyond — that unlikely, that is probably beyond the _ that unlikely, that is probably beyond the scope _ that unlikely, that is probably beyond the scope of - that unlikely, that is probably beyond the scope of what - that unlikely, that is probably beyond the scope of what the i that unlikely, that is probably- beyond the scope of what the report is asked _ beyond the scope of what the report is asked to — beyond the scope of what the report is asked to look _ beyond the scope of what the report is asked to look at. _ beyond the scope of what the report is asked to look at. it _ beyond the scope of what the report is asked to look at. it has _ beyond the scope of what the report is asked to look at. it has asked - beyond the scope of what the report is asked to look at. it has asked to i is asked to look at. it has asked to look at _ is asked to look at. it has asked to look at what — is asked to look at. it has asked to look at what events _ is asked to look at. it has asked to look at what events there - is asked to look at. it has asked to look at what events there were, i is asked to look at. it has asked to . look at what events there were, who was there _ look at what events there were, who was there and — look at what events there were, who was there and what _ look at what events there were, who was there and what took— look at what events there were, who was there and what took place - look at what events there were, who was there and what took place and l was there and what took place and that for— was there and what took place and that for a — was there and what took place and that for a lot — was there and what took place and that for a lot of _ was there and what took place and that for a lot of conservative - was there and what took place and that for a lot of conservative mpsi that for a lot of conservative mps really _ that for a lot of conservative mps really is _ that for a lot of conservative mps really is the — that for a lot of conservative mps really is the key— that for a lot of conservative mps really is the key question, - that for a lot of conservative mps really is the key question, can . that for a lot of conservative mps i really is the key question, can they be shown— really is the key question, can they be shown that _ really is the key question, can they be shown that boris _ really is the key question, can they be shown that boris johnson - really is the key question, can they be shown that boris johnson lied . really is the key question, can they| be shown that boris johnson lied to parliament— be shown that boris johnson lied to parliament in— be shown that boris johnson lied to parliament in which _ be shown that boris johnson lied to parliament in which case _ be shown that boris johnson lied to parliament in which case it - be shown that borisjohnson lied to| parliament in which case it probably would _ parliament in which case it probably would be _ parliament in which case it probably would be game _ parliament in which case it probably would be game over— parliament in which case it probably would be game over for— parliament in which case it probably would be game over for him. - parliament in which case it probably would be game over for him. he- parliament in which case it probably would be game over for him. he said to parliament — would be game over for him. he said to parliament that _ would be game over for him. he said to parliament that no _ would be game over for him. he said to parliament that no rules _ would be game over for him. he said to parliament that no rules have - to parliament that no rules have been broken, he was asked about one specific event and he would seemingly have denied there was a party. has he not already misled parliament? we don't need the report even though hopefully we will see it in the next hour or so. i even though hopefully we will see it in the next hour or so.— in the next hour or so. i would auree, in the next hour or so. i would agree. yes. — in the next hour or so. i would agree. yes. i— in the next hour or so. i would agree, yes, i think— in the next hour or so. i would agree, yes, i think he - in the next hour or so. i would| agree, yes, i think he probably in the next hour or so. i would - agree, yes, i think he probably has about— agree, yes, i think he probably has about four— agree, yes, i think he probably has about four conservative _ agree, yes, i think he probably has about four conservative mps, - agree, yes, i think he probably has about four conservative mps, they| about four conservative mps, they had to _ about four conservative mps, they had to make — about four conservative mps, they had to make the _ about four conservative mps, they had to make the judgment - about four conservative mps, they had to make the judgment based i about four conservative mps, they. had to make the judgment based on not only— had to make the judgment based on not only what — had to make the judgment based on not only what they _ had to make the judgment based on not only what they think— had to make the judgment based on not only what they think but - had to make the judgment based on not only what they think but also - not only what they think but also what _ not only what they think but also what evidence _ not only what they think but also what evidence there _ not only what they think but also what evidence there is _ not only what they think but also what evidence there is to - not only what they think but also what evidence there is to back i not only what they think but also| what evidence there is to back up their— what evidence there is to back up their conclusion _ what evidence there is to back up their conclusion that— what evidence there is to back up their conclusion that he _ what evidence there is to back up their conclusion that he did. - what evidence there is to back up their conclusion that he did. that| their conclusion that he did. that is why— their conclusion that he did. that is why the — their conclusion that he did. that is why the parliamentary- their conclusion that he did. that i is why the parliamentary inquiry... we have _ is why the parliamentary inquiry... we have seen— is why the parliamentary inquiry... we have seen photographs- is why the parliamentary inquiry... we have seen photographs of- is why the parliamentary inquiry... we have seen photographs of him| we have seen photographs of him published within the last 2a hours of him with drinks in his hand at a time when there were very strict

lockdown rules. to anyone with an ounce of common sense, these events look like parties, he has already been fined. aren't conservative mps just proving that they are immensely scared, that they are quite split and they are pretty stuck, they are not acting despite the evidence? let's take that one step at the time because _ let's take that one step at the time because the — let's take that one step at the time because the image _ let's take that one step at the time because the image of— let's take that one step at the time because the image of the _ let's take that one step at the time because the image of the prime - because the image of the prime minister— because the image of the prime minister that— because the image of the prime minister that was— because the image of the prime minister that was released - because the image of the prime minister that was released 24, i because the image of the prime l minister that was released 24, 48 hours _ minister that was released 24, 48 hours ago — minister that was released 24, 48 hours ago i — minister that was released 24,48 hours ago i think— minister that was released 24,48 hours ago i think looks _ minister that was released 24,48 hours ago i think looks like - minister that was released 24,48 hours ago i think looks like an- hours ago i think looks like an event — hours ago i think looks like an event i — hours ago i think looks like an event i would _ hours ago i think looks like an event i would have _ hours ago i think looks like an event i would have given - hours ago i think looks like an event i would have given my. hours ago i think looks like an- event i would have given my back teeth _ event i would have given my back teeth at _ event i would have given my back teeth at during _ event i would have given my back teeth at during the _ event i would have given my back teeth at during the covid - event i would have given my back. teeth at during the covid lockdowns, having _ teeth at during the covid lockdowns, having wine — teeth at during the covid lockdowns, having wine with _ teeth at during the covid lockdowns, having wine with people _ teeth at during the covid lockdowns, having wine with people you - teeth at during the covid lockdowns, having wine with people you work i having wine with people you work with and — having wine with people you work with and socialising, _ having wine with people you work with and socialising, that - having wine with people you work with and socialising, that would l with and socialising, that would have _ with and socialising, that would have been— with and socialising, that would have been fantastic. _ with and socialising, that would have been fantastic. just - with and socialising, that would have been fantastic.— with and socialising, that would have been fantastic. just let me -ause have been fantastic. just let me pause you _ have been fantastic. just let me pause you one _ have been fantastic. just let me pause you one second. - have been fantastic. just let me pause you one second. we - have been fantastic. just let me pause you one second. we will| have been fantastic. just let me i pause you one second. we will say goodbye to our theories on bbc two. we are bringing you live coverage from downing street here and we are waiting for the publication of the sue gray report. it has been delivered to downing street where we

are staff have been reading it. we are staff have been reading it. we are waiting for the public to be able to see that. we think it will be pretty soon. hopefully before prime minister's questions and we arejust talking to prime minister's questions and we are just talking to tom swarbrick, former adviser to theresa may. on the specific photograph evidence that we have, don't tory mps have enough information already that the prime minister has broken the rules. he has definitely broken the rules because _ he has definitely broken the rules because the — he has definitely broken the rules because the police _ he has definitely broken the rules because the police have _ he has definitely broken the rules because the police have fined - he has definitely broken the rulesl because the police have fined him. they don't— because the police have fined him. they don't need _ because the police have fined him. they don't need photos _ because the police have fined him. they don't need photos for - because the police have fined him. they don't need photos for that. l because the police have fined him. l they don't need photos for that. on one of— they don't need photos for that. on one of the _ they don't need photos for that. on one of the same _ they don't need photos for that. on one of the same goodbye _ they don't need photos for that. on one of the same goodbye to- they don't need photos for that. on one of the same goodbye to a - one of the same goodbye to a colleague _ one of the same goodbye to a colleague at _ one of the same goodbye to a colleague at the _ one of the same goodbye to a colleague at the press - one of the same goodbye to a colleague at the press table l one of the same goodbye to a i colleague at the press table that came _ colleague at the press table that came out— colleague at the press table that came out recently, _ colleague at the press table that came out recently, the - colleague at the press table that came out recently, the reality. colleague at the press table that came out recently, the reality is| came out recently, the reality is the police — came out recently, the reality is the police did _ came out recently, the reality is the police did not— came out recently, the reality is the police did not find _ came out recently, the reality is the police did not find boris- the police did not find boris johnson _ the police did not find boris johnson for— the police did not find boris johnson for engagement. the police did not find boris johnson for engagement at| the police did not find boris- johnson for engagement at that event — johnson for engagement at that event. obviously— johnson for engagement at that event. obviously there - johnson for engagement at that event. obviously there are - johnson for engagement at that l event. obviously there are going johnson for engagement at that - event. obviously there are going to be guestions — event. obviously there are going to be questions why~ _ event. obviously there are going to be questions why. there _ event. obviously there are going to be questions why. there were - event. obviously there are going to be questions why. there were ton be questions why. there were two events _ be questions why. there were two events on— be questions why. there were two events on that _ be questions why. there were two events on that day _ be questions why. there were two events on that day so _ be questions why. there were two events on that day so maybe - be questions why. there were two. events on that day so maybe others were fined — events on that day so maybe others were fined for — events on that day so maybe others were fined for the _ events on that day so maybe others were fined for the events _ events on that day so maybe others were fined for the events later - events on that day so maybe others were fined for the events later on . were fined for the events later on but boris — were fined for the events later on but borisjohnson _ were fined for the events later on but borisjohnson has _ were fined for the events later on but borisjohnson has only- were fined for the events later on but borisjohnson has only been. but borisjohnson has only been fined _ but borisjohnson has only been fined once — but borisjohnson has only been fined once and _ but borisjohnson has only been fined once and so _ but borisjohnson has only been fined once and so that -

but borisjohnson has only been fined once and so that will- but borisjohnson has only been fined once and so that will playi fined once and so that will play into conservative _ fined once and so that will play into conservative mps - fined once and so that will play- into conservative mps calculations. he was— into conservative mps calculations. he was fined — into conservative mps calculations. he was fined once _ into conservative mps calculations. he was fined once for— into conservative mps calculations. he was fined once for an _ into conservative mps calculations. he was fined once for an event - into conservative mps calculations. j he was fined once for an event that downing _ he was fined once for an event that downing street _ he was fined once for an event that downing street and _ he was fined once for an event that downing street and the _ he was fined once for an event that downing street and the prime - downing street and the prime minister— downing street and the prime minister will— downing street and the prime minister will tell— downing street and the prime minister will tell you - downing street and the prime minister will tell you it- downing street and the prime minister will tell you it was i downing street and the prime i minister will tell you it was very minor— minister will tell you it was very minor and — minister will tell you it was very minor and wasn't— minister will tell you it was very minor and wasn't his _ minister will tell you it was very minor and wasn't his fault i minister will tell you it was very minor and wasn't his fault and i minister will tell you it was very. minor and wasn't his fault and he -ot minor and wasn't his fault and he got caught— minor and wasn't his fault and he got caught up _ minor and wasn't his fault and he got caught up in— minor and wasn't his fault and he got caught up in it _ minor and wasn't his fault and he got caught up in it and _ minor and wasn't his fault and he got caught up in it and sorry. isl got caught up in it and sorry. is that— got caught up in it and sorry. is that going _ got caught up in it and sorry. is that going to _ got caught up in it and sorry. is that going to be _ got caught up in it and sorry. is that going to be enough- got caught up in it and sorry. is that going to be enough to i got caught up in it and sorry. isl that going to be enough to push conservative _ that going to be enough to push conservative mps _ that going to be enough to push conservative mps over- that going to be enough to push conservative mps over the i that going to be enough to push conservative mps over the top? | conservative mps over the top? probably — conservative mps over the top? probably not _ conservative mps over the top? probably not. it _ conservative mps over the top? probably not. it is— conservative mps over the top? probably not. it is whether- conservative mps over the top? probably not. it is whether or. conservative mps over the top? i probably not. it is whether or not he lied _ probably not. it is whether or not he lied to — probably not. it is whether or not he lied to parliament— probably not. it is whether or not he lied to parliament and - probably not. it is whether or not he lied to parliament and i'm i probably not. it is whether or not he lied to parliament and i'm notj he lied to parliament and i'm not sure _ he lied to parliament and i'm not sure the — he lied to parliament and i'm not sure the report _ he lied to parliament and i'm not sure the report will _ he lied to parliament and i'm not sure the report will directly i he lied to parliament and i'm not i sure the report will directly answer that _ sure the report will directly answer that it _ sure the report will directly answer that it will— sure the report will directly answer that. it will give _ sure the report will directly answer that. it will give us _ sure the report will directly answer that. it will give us a _ sure the report will directly answer that. it will give us a flavour - sure the report will directly answer that. it will give us a flavour but i that. it will give us a flavour but for the — that. it will give us a flavour but for the majority _ that. it will give us a flavour but for the majority of _ that. it will give us a flavour but for the majority of people - that. it will give us a flavour but i for the majority of people watching this who _ for the majority of people watching this who have — for the majority of people watching this who have been _ for the majority of people watching this who have been watching - for the majority of people watching this who have been watching it i for the majority of people watching this who have been watching it forl this who have been watching it for months _ this who have been watching it for months and — this who have been watching it for months and months... _ this who have been watching it for months and months. . ._ this who have been watching it for months and months... boris johnson has said months and months. .. boris johnson has said all— months and months... boris johnson has said all the _ months and months... boris johnson has said all the rules _ months and months... boris johnson has said all the rules were _ has said all the rules were followed. he said that all the rules were followed. we have now had the fines, we will get more detail. why is that not enough? i don't understand. i think there is in conservative mps' minds, but boris johnson didn't know what the rules were. that he was ignorant of the rules, incompetent about how they should be applied to him and misled

by staff, junior civil servants. that is the only thing downing street can argue because the only other thing they have got is he knew what they were and he lied about it and they can't say that. that is not the plausible argument to make? given we are about to have a report of 37 pages. the bbc has been told by a source from number ten is one line from the report is that she is pleased that progress has been made on the issue raised. that might be a change in style. there have been some comings and goings behind us although simon case is not resigning as head of the civil service. tom, do you think the tory party are right to stick with him? is he their biggest electoral asset regardless of what has gone on? ., ~' asset regardless of what has gone on? ., ,, , on? no. i think it is inconceivable that the world's _ on? no. i think it is inconceivable that the world's most _ on? no. i think it is inconceivable that the world's most successful. that the world's most successful

political — that the world's most successful political party think— that the world's most successful political party think boris - that the world's most successfull political party think boris johnson is the _ political party think boris johnson is the best— political party think boris johnson is the best they _ political party think boris johnson is the best they had _ political party think boris johnson is the best they had to _ political party think boris johnson is the best they had to offer- political party think boris johnson is the best they had to offer to i political party think boris johnsoni is the best they had to offer to the british— is the best they had to offer to the british people _ is the best they had to offer to the british people come _ is the best they had to offer to the british people come the _ is the best they had to offer to the british people come the time i is the best they had to offer to the british people come the time of. is the best they had to offer to the i british people come the time of the next election — british people come the time of the next election. i— british people come the time of the next election. i don't _ british people come the time of the next election. idon't think- british people come the time of the next election. i don't think it - next election. i don't think it would — next election. i don't think it would be _ next election. i don't think it would be wise _ next election. i don't think it would be wise to _ next election. idon't think it would be wise to stick- next election. i don't think it would be wise to stick with l next election. i don't think it i would be wise to stick with him. next election. i don't think it - would be wise to stick with him. the writing _ would be wise to stick with him. the writing is— would be wise to stick with him. the writing is on— would be wise to stick with him. the writing is on the _ would be wise to stick with him. the writing is on the wall _ would be wise to stick with him. the writing is on the wall and _ would be wise to stick with him. the writing is on the wall and the - writing is on the wall and the moment— writing is on the wall and the moment of— writing is on the wall and the moment of maximum - writing is on the wall and the j moment of maximum danger writing is on the wall and the - moment of maximum danger comes writing is on the wall and the _ moment of maximum danger comes not 'ust moment of maximum danger comes not just with _ moment of maximum danger comes not just with the _ moment of maximum danger comes not just with the publication _ moment of maximum danger comes not just with the publication of— moment of maximum danger comes not just with the publication of the - just with the publication of the report— just with the publication of the report but— just with the publication of the report but if— just with the publication of the report but if the _ just with the publication of the report but if the governmentsi report but if the governments argument _ report but if the governments argument that— report but if the governments argument that the _ report but if the governments argument that the prime i report but if the governments- argument that the prime minister is going _ argument that the prime minister is going to _ argument that the prime minister is going to say— argument that the prime minister is going to say we _ argument that the prime minister is going to say we need _ argument that the prime minister is going to say we need to _ argument that the prime minister is going to say we need to get - argument that the prime minister is going to say we need to get on i argument that the prime minister is going to say we need to get on withi going to say we need to get on with the job, _ going to say we need to get on with the job, and — going to say we need to get on with thejob. and in_ going to say we need to get on with the job, and in dealing _ going to say we need to get on with the job, and in dealing with- going to say we need to get on with the job, and in dealing with the - the job, and in dealing with the cost _ the job, and in dealing with the cost of— the job, and in dealing with the cost of living _ the job, and in dealing with the cost of living crisis, _ the job, and in dealing with the cost of living crisis, the - the job, and in dealing with the cost of living crisis, the thing . cost of living crisis, the thing uppermost _ cost of living crisis, the thing uppermost in _ cost of living crisis, the thing uppermost in people - cost of living crisis, the thing uppermost in people 's- cost of living crisis, the thing i uppermost in people 's minds, cost of living crisis, the thing - uppermost in people 's minds, if that is_ uppermost in people 's minds, if that is hot— uppermost in people 's minds, if that is not any— uppermost in people 's minds, if that is not any good _ uppermost in people 's minds, if that is not any good either, - uppermost in people 's minds, if that is not any good either, if. uppermost in people 's minds, if. that is not any good either, if that falls that is not any good either, if that fails below— that is not any good either, if that falls below the _ that is not any good either, if that falls below the mark, _ that is not any good either, if that falls below the mark, if— that is not any good either, if that falls below the mark, if that - falls below the mark, if that doesn't _ falls below the mark, if that doesn't work, _ falls below the mark, if that doesn't work, what - falls below the mark, if that doesn't work, what are - falls below the mark, if that doesn't work, what are toryi falls below the mark, if that - doesn't work, what are tory mps left with to _ doesn't work, what are tory mps left with to justify — doesn't work, what are tory mps left with to justify having _ doesn't work, what are tory mps left with to justify having boris _ with to justify having boris johnson? _ with to justify having boris johnson? '— with to justify having boris johnson? i think— with to justify having boris johnson? i think they - with to justify having boris . johnson? i think they should with to justify having boris - johnson? i think they should get rid of him _ johnson? i think they should get rid of him but — johnson? i think they should get rid of him but we — johnson? i think they should get rid of him but we are _ johnson? i think they should get rid of him but we are having _ johnson? i think they should get rid of him but we are having to- johnson? i think they should get rid of him but we are having to ask- johnson? i think they should get rid of him but we are having to ask this question— of him but we are having to ask this question quite — of him but we are having to ask this question quite objectively— of him but we are having to ask this question quite objectively in - of him but we are having to ask this question quite objectively in the - question quite objectively in the minds _ question quite objectively in the minds of— question quite objectively in the minds of a — question quite objectively in the minds of a conservative - question quite objectively in the minds of a conservative mp, - question quite objectively in the l minds of a conservative mp, what question quite objectively in the - minds of a conservative mp, what do they realty— minds of a conservative mp, what do they really need _ minds of a conservative mp, what do they really need in _ minds of a conservative mp, what do they really need in order— minds of a conservative mp, what do they really need in order to - minds of a conservative mp, what do they really need in order to go? - they really need in order to go? they— they really need in order to go? they need — they really need in order to go? they need an _ they really need in order to go? they need an answer _ they really need in order to go? they need an answer to - they really need in order to go? they need an answer to the - they really need in order to go? - they need an answer to the question whether— they need an answer to the question whether boris — they need an answer to the question whether borisjohnson— they need an answer to the question whether boris johnson lied. - they need an answer to the question whether boris johnson lied. they - they need an answer to the question whether boris johnson lied. they can have their— whether boris johnson lied. they can have their own — whether boris johnson lied. they can have their own assertions _ whether boris johnson lied. they can have their own assertions but - whether boris johnson lied. they can have their own assertions but for - have their own assertions but for those _ have their own assertions but for those mps — have their own assertions but for those mps who— have their own assertions but for those mps who might _ have their own assertions but for those mps who might be - have their own assertions but for those mps who might be a - have their own assertions but for those mps who might be a bit. have their own assertions but for those mps who might be a bit of| those mps who might be a bit of frate _ those mps who might be a bit of frate at— those mps who might be a bit of frate at this _ those mps who might be a bit of frate at this stage _ those mps who might be a bit of frate at this stage to _ those mps who might be a bit of frate at this stage to go - those mps who might be a bit of

frate at this stage to go over- those mps who might be a bit of| frate at this stage to go over the top, _ frate at this stage to go over the top, if— frate at this stage to go over the top, if they— frate at this stage to go over the top. ifthey can— frate at this stage to go over the top, if they can get _ frate at this stage to go over the top, if they can get the - frate at this stage to go over the top, if they can get the evidence| top, if they can get the evidence for that, — top, if they can get the evidence for that, then _ top, if they can get the evidence for that, then he _ top, if they can get the evidence for that, then he would - top, if they can get the evidence for that, then he would go. - top, if they can get the evidence for that, then he would go. ok, i top, if they can get the evidence for that, then he would go. 0k. tom swarbrick, thank you _ for that, then he would go. 0k. tom swarbrick, thank you very _ for that, then he would go. 0k. tom swarbrick, thank you very much - swarbrick, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. former adviser to theresa may, now working for lbc. this whole question really also raises the question of whether boris johnson's attitude also raises the question of whether borisjohnson's attitude to what went on in the building behind me during the terrible lockdown is that we all enjoyed is emblematic of his old attitude to handling the pandemic. was there too much chaos? was there too much complacency about rules and scientific guidance that wasn't necessarily being followed? as we know because the met police haveissued as we know because the met police have issued over 100 fines. we will come back to you once that report has been given to the public but for now back to you. president biden has issued

an emotional appeal for backbone and courage to confront america's gun lobby, after an 18 year old gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers at an elementary school in texas. the shooting at the robb elementary school in the city of uvalde, is the deadliest shooting at a us elementary school since 20 children and 6 adults were killed at sandy hook school in connecticut a decade ago. the teenage gunman — salvador ramos — was shot dead by police at the scene. the family of one boy, xavier lopez, have confirmed that he died in the school. he was 10—years—old. his cousin told american news outlets that xavier's mum had attended his awards ceremonyjust hours before the shooting. uziyah garcia was nine, and would have turned 10 this summer. his aunt nikki cross confirmed his death and shared his photo. the father of 10—year—old ameriejo garza confirmed that his daughter was one

of the pupils killed as she attended school yesterday. and teacher eva mireles also died. she'd been a teacher for 17 years, according to her profile at robb elementary school. here's our north america correspondent david willis. in the final week of the summer term, a student, at a suburban elementary school, wielding weapons he'd bought on his birthday, barricaded himself inside the building and went classroom to classroom on a killing spree. my heart was broken today. we're a small community. we will need your prayers to get us through this. thank you. 18—year—old salvador ramos was himself shot dead by law enforcement officers but not before he'd inflicted the deadliest shooting of its kind since the sandy hook massacre nearly a decade ago. let me assure you, the intruder is deceased and we are not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects in this case. we definitely ask you all to keep the families that are involved in your prayers. with flags lowered to half mast

at the white house and other public buildings as a mark of respect for the victims, president biden declared himself sick and tired of the carnage caused by gun violence and called out one of the country's most powerful lobby groups. good evening. as a nation, we have to ask, when in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? when in god's name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done? as word of the massacre spread, a senator representing the state in which the sandy hook massacre took place pleaded with his colleagues for tighter gun controls. but i'm here on this floor to beg... to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues. find a path forward here. work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely.

yet despite enjoying bipartisan support at the time, a bill that would have tightened america's gun laws in the wake of the sandy hook massacre failed to garner the votes it needed to pass into law. and there remain those who bitterly oppose any legislation that could compromise americans' constitutional right to bear arms. you see democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law—abiding citizens. that doesn't work. it's not effective. it doesn't prevent crime. we know what does prevent crime, which is going after felons and fugitives and those with serious mental illness. the motive for this latest rampage still isn't known. meanwhile, the national rifle association is due to hold its annual meeting in texas this coming weekend. david willis, bbc news. as you heard in that film, presidentjoe biden said it was time

to stand up to america's gun lobby. his words drew on his own experience of grief — the president lost his first wife and young daughter in a car accident in 1972, and a son to cancer in 2015. another massacre. uvalde, texas. an elementary school. beautiful, innocent, second, third, fourth graders. and how many scores of little children who witnessed what happened, seeing their friends die as if they are on a battlefield, for god's sake! to lose a child is like having a piece of your soul ripped away. there is a hollowness in your chest. you feel like you are being sucked into it.

and you're never going to be able to get out. it's suffocating. and it's never quite the same. it's a feeling shared by the siblings and the grandparents and the family members and the community that is left behind. i am sick and tired of it. we have to act. and don't tell me we can't have an impact on this carnage. the idea that an 18—year—old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons, it's just wrong. what in god's name do you need an assault weapon for except to kill someone? these kinds of mass shootings rarely happen anywhere else in the world. why? they have mental health problems. they have domestic disputes in other countries. they have people who are lost.

but these kinds of mass shootings never happen with the kind of frequency they happen in america. why? why are we willing to live with this carnage? why do we keep letting this happen? where in god's name is our backbone? to have the courage to deal with it and stand up to the lobbies. it's time to turn this pain into action. for every parent, for every citizen of this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official in this country, it is time to act! there's sue gray report has now been published. let's bring in nick eardley. have you seen it as yet? it has come out in the last few

seconds. let's have a quick look. we know there are some new photographs, as we have been talking about. there are photographs of the prime minister. we can see them now, photographs of the prime minister in the cabinet room with the chancellor. that is the event the two were fined for. the cabinet secretary we can see on that photo was not fined for it, he seems to be on the other side of the table. let me bring you one extract of this that has been flagged up already. sue gray says in the conclusion, the events i investigated were attended by leaders in government. many of these events should not have been allowed to happen. it's the case that some of the more junior civil servants believed that their involvement in these events was permitted given the attendance of senior leaders. this is crucial, the senior leaders. this is crucial, the senior leadership at the centre,

both political and official, must their responsibility for the culture. that is pointing the finger at the prime minister and senior civil servants for what was going on. she does add, i am pleased progress is being made in addressing theissues progress is being made in addressing the issues i raised earlier this yearin the issues i raised earlier this year in her interim report. i commented on the fragmentary and complicated leadership structures in number ten. complicated leadership structures in numberten. since complicated leadership structures in number ten. since my update there have been changes to the organisation and management. but what is really crucial, just from having a quick glance at the conclusions to this, sue gray is saying the senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, must bear responsibility for the culture that was going on in number ten. ,, , , ., culture that was going on in number ten. ,, , ., ., ., , ten. she sets out her methodology and auain, ten. she sets out her methodology and again. just _ ten. she sets out her methodology and again, just looking _ ten. she sets out her methodology and again, just looking at - ten. she sets out her methodology and again, just looking at the - and again, just looking at the photographs that we have got there, some images blurred out. that photographs that we have got there, some images blurred out.— photographs that we have got there, some images blurred out. that is the cabinet room- _ some images blurred out. that is the cabinet room. that _ some images blurred out. that is the cabinet room. that is _ some images blurred out. that is the cabinet room. that is boris _ some images blurred out. that is the

cabinet room. that is boris johnson i cabinet room. that is boris johnson clearl in cabinet room. that is boris johnson clearly in shot _ cabinet room. that is boris johnson clearly in shot there _ cabinet room. that is boris johnson clearly in shot there but _ cabinet room. that is boris johnson clearly in shot there but we - cabinet room. that is boris johnson clearly in shot there but we know i clearly in shot there but we know simon case hasn't been issued a fine and we know that also he is not going to resign as far as we know at the moment. we arejust looking through the factual findings of the events. it is a 37, 38 page report along with photographs within it. the conclusions obviously are going to be the key part of the report that everyone is going to look through. and crucially, whether there is any evidence, we can see borisjohnson there is any evidence, we can see boris johnson with there is any evidence, we can see borisjohnson with simon case, we can see a number of drinks and what looks like savages spread out across the table. that is from june 2020, june 19. all the events are gone through, just looking at the report that has been published, all with different dates. these summaries,

the events, the different gatherings. people will be looking to see whether there is anything in particular that is damning here. that points to borisjohnson misleading parliament. just that points to boris johnson misleading parliament. just to flag u . misleading parliament. just to flag up another- -- _ misleading parliament. just to flag up another... there _ misleading parliament. just to flag up another... there is _ misleading parliament. just to flag up another... there is rishi - misleading parliament. just to flag up another... there is rishi sunak| up another... there is rishi sunak with boris johnson. _ up another... there is rishi sunak with boris johnson. another - with boris johnson. another conclusion _ with boris johnson. another conclusion that _ with boris johnson. another conclusion that sue - with boris johnson. another conclusion that sue gray - with boris johnson. another| conclusion that sue gray has with boris johnson. another - conclusion that sue gray has come to is the matter of disciplinary action and whether that should not happen. she writes in the conclusions, nothing is set out in this report can be taken as constituting a disciplinary investigation of findings of fact. appropriate for such a purpose. she does offer what she calls a reflection. there is no excuse, she says. of the behaviour set out in the report and it's important to acknowledge that those in mostjunior positions attended gatherings in which their seniors were present or indeed that they organise. she has no doubt, she says, that they will have taken

learning from this experience and while it's not a matterfor her, she hopes that will be taken into account with disciplinary action. many people will be dismayed that this behaviour took place on the skin are — this behaviour took place on the skin are dead at the heart of government, it says. she skin are dead at the heart of government, it says. she says the ublic government, it says. she says the public have _ government, it says. she says the public have a _ government, it says. she says the public have a right _ government, it says. she says the public have a right to _ government, it says. she says the public have a right to expect - government, it says. she says the public have a right to expect the l public have a right to expect the very high standards and clearly she says what happened fell well short of this. it is herfirm belief says what happened fell well short of this. it is her firm belief that these through vents did not reflect these through vents did not reflect the culture and the civil service at the culture and the civil service at the time and she remains immensely proud to be a civil servant. there is difficult reading, just glancing at the conclusions, the prime minister, the head of the civil service, she says explicitly, that the culture was set by political leaders. fist the culture was set by political leaders. �* . the culture was set by political leaders. �* , . , leaders. at the time she said it was too little thought _ leaders. at the time she said it was too little thought given _

leaders. at the time she said it was too little thought given to - leaders. at the time she said it was too little thought given to what - leaders. at the time she said it was too little thought given to what was happening across the country, in considering the appropriateness of the gatherings and the risks they represented to public health and how they might appear to the public. there were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of number 10 and the cabinet office at different times and some of these events should not have been allowed to take place,. events should not have been allowed to take place"— to take place,. there is a big list... there _ to take place,. there is a big list... there is _ to take place,. there is a big list... there is a _ to take place,. there is a big list... there is a big - to take place,. there is a big list... there is a big list - to take place,. there is a big list... there is a big list in i to take place,. there is a big i list... there is a big list in this report of different events and sue gray goes through and has her own summary of what went on. these will be really important to pore over over the next half hour and i expect a lot of people will be doing so, the question is who was at these parties, how would they organise, how long did they last, what exactly went on and how problematic does she think they are? does went on and how problematic does she think they are?— think they are? does she, as far as we can see. _ think they are? does she, as far as we can see. lay _ think they are? does she, as far as we can see. lay any _ think they are? does she, as far as we can see, lay any specific- think they are? does she, as far as we can see, lay any specific blame| we can see, lay any specific blame on the door of the prime minister or

imply that he has lied? hat on the door of the prime minister or imply that he has lied?— imply that he has lied? not that i have seen so _ imply that he has lied? not that i have seen so far _ imply that he has lied? not that i have seen so far from _ imply that he has lied? not that i have seen so far from a - imply that he has lied? not that i have seen so far from a very - imply that he has lied? not that i j have seen so far from a very brief glance, maybe we should talk about the 13th of november, 2020, that was the 13th of november, 2020, that was the date of lee kane's leaving do, the date of lee kane's leaving do, the one where we saw the prime minister holding a glass of wine, that was something that sue gray goes into and says that the prime minister attended on his way to the downing street flat, having left his office at 17 minutes past seven in the evening, he went to the press office area, join the gathering, made a leaving speech for lee cain, wine had been provided to those attending, the prime minister was one of those drinking alcohol and there are a number of photographs of there are a number of photographs of the event. i there are a number of photographs of the event. , ., . ~ ,., the event. i will let you take some water. the event. i will let you take some water- some _ the event. i will let you take some water. some of _ the event. i will let you take some water. some of the _ the event. i will let you take some water. some of the wider - the event. i will let you take some i water. some of the wider conclusions we are getting here, that sue gray has written on the report, we are seeing some of the photographs being

published, with borisjohnson drink in hand, some of the photographs have now been issued. for example, one conclusion is whatever the initial intent at many of these gatherings in the way they developed was not in line with covid guidance at the time, even allowing for the extraordinary pressures that officials and advisers were under, the findings of this report illustrates attitudes and behaviour inconsistent with that guidance. it is also the case that some of the morejunior is also the case that some of the more junior civil servants believe that their involvement in some of these events was permitted, given these events was permitted, given the attendance of senior leaders. the senior leadership both political and official must bear responsibility for this culture. that supports what we have heard from laura kingsbury�*s report last night, officialsaying from laura kingsbury�*s report last night, official saying they took their lead from the prime minister who was at some of these events. sue gray said she found some staff had been subjected to behaviours that they felt concerned about but felt

unable to raise properly and she says i was made aware of multiple examples of a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff, this was unacceptable. the matter of what disciplinary action should take papers is outside of the scope of this report and is for others to consider, nothing set out in this report can be taken as constituting a disciplinary investigation, or findings of fact appropriate for such a purpose. so people will be pouring through the detail, to see whether there are any specifics that she goes through four different events, that point to the prime minister misleading parliament. he has denied that there was a gathering on the 13th of november and we are seen pictures of a gathering. and we are seen pictures of a gathering-— and we are seen pictures of a anatherin. . , , , gathering. that is right. this is one that really _ gathering. that is right. this is one that really matters, -

gathering. that is right. this is l one that really matters, because gathering. that is right. this is - one that really matters, because the prime minister was asked specifically about it in the house of commons and you might remember, was there a party and he said no. this report makes clear that the prime minister did go on his way to the downing street flat, after leaving his office for the evening, he was drinking alcohol and as you can see on your screen is just now, there are photographs of that event. yes, and on the photograph she says, i have limited identification of individuals and the photographs to ministers and the cabinet secretary, simon case, that is why some of the images are blurred, she is clearly deciding to protect some of the other staff who obviously have taken their leadership from those at the top of the civil service and the prime minister himself and that is why she says, on naming people, she has decided that name should be only for the most high—ranking individuals who knew about or attended the event and those

significant senior civil servants and special advisers. it does not follow that any of those i refer to have received a fixed penalty notice or that any inference can be made about the outcome of the police investigation. taste about the outcome of the police investigation.— about the outcome of the police investiuation. . , ., . ~ investigation. we should maybe talk about the event _ investigation. we should maybe talk about the event that _ investigation. we should maybe talk about the event that the _ investigation. we should maybe talk about the event that the prime - about the event that the prime minister was fined for, i think we have some photographs of that in the cabinet room. now, this report makes clear that a number of individuals gathered in the cabinet room to wish borisjohnson a happy birthday, food, alcohol and soft drinks were provided, having been organised in advance that morning and the event lasted around 20—30 minutes. it is quite clear that sue gray found that was a premeditated event, it was organised, it lasted up to half an hour, that may give us more information about why the prime

minister was eventually fined. taste minister was eventually fined. we are seeing a lot of activity in downing street and if you're wondering, steve barclay... haifa downing street and if you're wondering, steve barclay... how bad is it mr barclay? _ wondering, steve barclay... how bad is it mr barclay? is _ wondering, steve barclay... how bad is it mr barclay? is the _ wondering, steve barclay... how bad is it mr barclay? is the prime - is it mr barclay? is the prime minister in trouble?- is it mr barclay? is the prime minister in trouble? steve barclay not sa in: minister in trouble? steve barclay not saying anything, _ minister in trouble? steve barclay not saying anything, of— minister in trouble? steve barclay not saying anything, of course - minister in trouble? steve barclay not saying anything, of course at. not saying anything, of course at the moment, we arejust not saying anything, of course at the moment, we are just waiting, there are a lot of cars and security around, because the prime minister is going to be heading off back any moment to parliament, a few metres down the road, for prime minister's questions. the black door is opening now. did questions. the black door is opening now. , , ., questions. the black door is opening now. , . . now. did you tell parliament the truth, now. did you tell parliament the truth. prime _ now. did you tell parliament the truth, prime minister? - now. did you tell parliament the truth, prime minister? do - now. did you tell parliament the truth, prime minister? do you . now. did you tell parliament the - truth, prime minister? do you stand by everything you have told mps before? �* ., , by everything you have told mps before? 1, _ ., ., by everything you have told mps before? ., before? boris johnson not saying an hint before? boris johnson not saying anything as _ before? boris johnson not saying anything as he — before? boris johnson not saying anything as he gets _ before? boris johnson not saying anything as he gets into - before? boris johnson not saying anything as he gets into the - before? boris johnson not saying anything as he gets into the car. anything as he gets into the car there as the photographers get that image of him, a brief wave from the

prime minister as he heads off with his convoy to the house of commons, to face the political music. he is expected to give an apology, will he correct the record, we are going to stand up again in a moment. that is a big part of the question, legally, of course, according to the ministerial code, the prime minister is supposed, as he heads off down the road to westminster, the prime minister has said that he was asked about one specific event and he denied there was a party and we have seen photographs of that gathering, he has said overall that they were not any events and that he followed, all the rules were followed and we know categorically that is untrue. 126 fines have been issued and this report details many of these gatherings. he is supposed to have corrected the record as soon as he

knew if he had misled parliament, so far he has not, is this going to be the day when he does? it far he has not, is this going to be the day when he does?— far he has not, is this going to be the day when he does? it will be a lot of pressure _ the day when he does? it will be a lot of pressure on _ the day when he does? it will be a lot of pressure on the _ the day when he does? it will be a lot of pressure on the prime - lot of pressure on the prime minister to do that this afternoon, we know that these events took place, we know that parties took place, we know that parties took place and here we have a lot more detail about what they look like and there will be mps demanding that the prime minister does that and what i do know he will tell the commons later is that he commissioned the report to set the record straight, accept full responsibilities for his failings, he is humbled by the whole experience and has learnt a lesson. i think we have got an image of the prime minister reading the report that has been issued by downing street in the last few minutes, he will have been pouring through that as it was sent over, shortly after ten o'clock i think, they have not had too long to go through the content, but they will obviously have been working out their lives and we know that he has issued numerous apologies to his supporters, that is enough, that shows that he is going to learn the

lessons, they have made changes to the staffing in downing street, but to his critics, they say, without frankly him accepting that he has made huge errors ofjudgment, which are emblematic of this whole approach to the pandemic, criticised for late lock downs, criticised for his general handling of the pandemic in which so many people died, without him stepping away, that he is not really, apologising and any words he says in the next half hour or meaningless.— words he says in the next half hour or meaningless. many will conclude that and will — or meaningless. many will conclude that and will think _ or meaningless. many will conclude that and will think that _ or meaningless. many will conclude that and will think that the - or meaningless. many will conclude that and will think that the prime i that and will think that the prime minister did not tell the full truth when he appeared before mps before, but i suspect what is going on right now, many tory mps will be going over the detail and seeing does this give us more of a fuller impression that the prime minister knew more about what was going on. let me give you one example, the 17th of december, 2020, the departure of two

officials in downing street, there were speeches, one from the prime minister and other senior officials, alcohol was there, approximately 20 people attended. some individuals stayed a lot longer and they continue to drink alcohol until one i am. there will be some tory mps question, how did borisjohnson not know what went on because he was there at the start of the event, how did he not know that it continued later? what there also appears to be, from the few events i have looked at the details of, as examples of the prime minister being there while people were drinking alcohol in the office, when many of us were being told not to go to the pub and stay—at—home. us were being told not to go to the pub and stay-at-home._ us were being told not to go to the pub and stay-at-home. there is one event on june _ pub and stay-at-home. there is one event on june the _ pub and stay-at-home. there is one event on june the 18th _ pub and stay-at-home. there is one event on june the 18th where - pub and stay-at-home. there is one event on june the 18th where ever i event onjune the 18th where ever said that there was excessive alcohol consumption, one individual was set, there was a minor altercation between other individuals!— altercation between other individuals! ., individuals! the fact that the prime minister knows _ individuals! the fact that the prime minister knows about _ individuals! the fact that the prime minister knows about some - individuals! the fact that the prime minister knows about some of - individuals! the fact that the prime l minister knows about some of these and attended some of these, give speeches at some of these will lead

many to question how did he stand up in parliament and say the rules were always followed, given that there seems to be quite a lot of evidence that the rules were not followed or at least stretched to the very limit on a number of occasions. just shortly after — on a number of occasions. just shortly after this, _ on a number of occasions. just shortly after this, there was one event on the 17th, one on the 18th and then on the 21st, and number 10 special adviser apparently e—mailed martin reynolds saying thank you for organising the drinks and for providing the wine, it was very kind and i know everyone appreciated it. martin replied, it was a lot of fun and nice to chat with everyone. that is the and nice to chat with everyone. trisgt is the photograph we have seen of everyone sitting in the garden and what this report says is that there was a lengthy meeting, during lockdown, a lengthy meeting, that started in the prime minister's office, move to the garden, the prime minister himself brought cheese and wine from his flat, and the outdoor meeting lasted for a0 minutes during which time they were

brieflyjoined by the prime minister's why. some would have asked was that appropriate given the severe lockdown restrictions in place at the time?— severe lockdown restrictions in place at the time? further details we are getting — place at the time? further details we are getting at _ place at the time? further details we are getting at the _ place at the time? further details we are getting at the moment, i place at the time? further details i we are getting at the moment, one event on the 16th of december,... we would love it if you could join us for a farewell covid secure drink. what we are seeing, as people go through the report, we are going through the report, we are going through some of the evidence coming into us ourselves. these were planned events. one of them, if people were so drunk that some people were so drunk that some people were so drunk that some people were sick and there was a minor altercation, this was an intense drinking culture and it is hard, isn't it, for people trying to understand this, in its broader sense, that we were all stuck at home, not supposed to be meeting anyone and people here carried on

regardless, meeting in close proximity, it is hard to explain that away. proximity, it is hard to explain that away-— proximity, it is hard to explain thatawa. . , , that away. that is absolutely right, many peeple _ that away. that is absolutely right, many peeple l _ that away. that is absolutely right, many people i suspect _ that away. that is absolutely right, many people i suspect will - that away. that is absolutely right, many people i suspect will be - many people i suspect will be watching at home, hearing about details of these events and thinking, there is no other conclusion than that they were a party, what is clear in this report, from sue gray's conclusions, is that she thinks the culture was a problem and that the people at the top have to bear responsibility for that. there are 126 finds, it was definitively said that these were breaking the law. overall, i know again, is it possible to say how damaging this is and if it really adds to what people have already seen, heard, perhaps made their mind up seen, heard, perhaps made their mind up about borisjohnson and his behaviour, his trustworthiness, his credibility? it is behaviour, his trustworthiness, his credibili ? . . , credibility? it is deeply uncomfortable - credibility? it is deeply uncomfortable for - credibility? it is deeply - uncomfortable for number 10 credibility? it is deeply _ uncomfortable for number 10 and the fact that these details have been laid bare, that we are all going to

see photographs of the prime minister, events that broke the lockdown rules, deeply uncomfortable for number 10, deeply uncomfortable for number 10, deeply uncomfortable for conservative mps, ammunition for opposition parties to say you broke the rules, you told us all to follow. the question is whether tory mps who have not been persuaded to act so far feel that there is enough detail in here to do so now. at a glance, it does not look like there is a new smoking gun in there, but there are a lot of people who will want to take this as a whole and if they decide there was a culture that they decide there was a culture that the prime minister knew about and tried to cover up, frankly, when he said the parties had not taken place and rules were followed, there may be some tory mps that the side in the next few hours that they need to act. the next few hours that they need to act, ,, ., the next few hours that they need to act. ,, ., ., . , the next few hours that they need to act. ., . , , , act. some more details, it seems that for example _ act. some more details, it seems that for example on _ act. some more details, it seems that for example on the - act. some more details, it seems that for example on the prime i that for example on the prime minister's birthday, he was not aware of the advantage in advance

and did not form part of his diary for the day, but that does not necessarily excusing, if you walked into a gathering and it is inappropriate, you would think he would know that. i inappropriate, you would think he would know that.— would know that. i think that is ri . ht would know that. i think that is riaht and would know that. i think that is right and we — would know that. i think that is right and we have _ would know that. i think that is right and we have been - would know that. i think that is right and we have been told i would know that. i think that is - right and we have been told before it was a surprise birthday party. people should have expected that he would be told about it in advance but there is still a question that if you are the prime minister, the person going on television, telling everyone that you should not do this or that, with other households indoors, when there is alcohol, when there is a cake, soft drinks, when people are gathering in the room to wish you happy birthday, do you not realise at that point that this is something that is deeply inappropriate, because it breaks the very rules that have been in place. our colleagues are sifting through these documents and one page that has been flagged up in the garden. . message was sent to martin reynolds

at eight minutes past two saying that drinks is a lovely and i have sent it to the teams in the office and it goes on, martin reynolds replies, i will do my best but the number 10 director of communication declined the investigation said they had raised it with either martin reynolds and his office that it was not a good idea. apparently lee cain and dominic cummings received the invitation stating i'm sure it will be fine, that is risk in the current environment and temper said he spoke to martin reynolds and advised him that the event should be cancelled. we should just expect everyone, lee cain and dominic cummings have now left. martin reynolds does not recall any such conversation, in addition, dominic cummings also said that he raised concerns in writing,

we have not found any documentary evidence of that. martin reynolds, the following day on the 21st of may says, thank you, after someone thanked him for the event, it was lots of fun and nice to chat with everyone. obviously, evidence of that event being planned, martin reynolds goes on to say, best of luck, a complete nonstory, but better than them focusing on our drinks, which we seem to have got away with. which is an interesting quote, that would imply that they realise, martin reynolds is the pps to borisjohnson, a very senior member of the team there, that they might have realised that this was potentially in breach and potentially in breach and potentially be bad publicly and for publicity purposes. just to repeat, one other event that has caught our

eye said that there was a gathering of people where people got so drunk, one person was sick and there was an altercation between two members in back of the building. a number of events being detailed here which mps are no doubt also reading through as they prepare for prime minister's questions which is due to start at noon. the snp leader will be able to question the prime minister, but we do not know whether they will focus on this at noon or whether they will wait to question the prime minister at 12:30pm after his statement on the sue gray report, which of course has now been published. it is on our website if you want to try and catch up website if you want to try and catch up with it, it is about a0 pages long and includes photographs. there is a question about another event that took place on the 13th of november, we know there was the lee cain leaving do and another event in the prime minister's flat in that

direction. there is some information about that in this report. in direction. there is some information about that in this report.— about that in this report. in the re ort, about that in this report. in the report. sue _ about that in this report. in the report, sue gray _ about that in this report. in the report, sue gray says - about that in this report. in the report, sue gray says that - about that in this report. in the report, sue gray says that a i report, sue gray says that a gathering took place in the number 10 flat. it was held from sometime after six o'clock to discuss the handling of the departures of dominic cummings and lee cain to left, both in controversial circumstances that day, there were five special advisers there, the prime ministerjoined them at about eight o'clock, food and alcohol were available, the discussion carried on later into the evening with attendees leaving at various points. now, that was not an event, we don't think, that anyone was fined for, we have not heard of anyone who has been fined and we know that the prime minister and his wife were not, but there was always a question over whether that had been a social event and there were accusations that abba was played at that event, but you can see on your screen now, the conclusion sue gray has come up

with, that once the metropolitan police started to investigate, she considered whether or not to conduct a further investigation into the event, but concluded it was not appropriate or proportionate to do so. the police decided there was not a fine for the prime minister's wife, but i suspect that will leave questions unanswered for the prime minister. it questions unanswered for the prime minister. ., ., questions unanswered for the prime minister. . , ., ., minister. it looks as though we do not know the _ minister. it looks as though we do not know the full— minister. it looks as though we do not know the full story _ minister. it looks as though we do not know the full story as - minister. it looks as though we do not know the full story as to - minister. it looks as though we do not know the full story as to what | not know the full story as to what happened that evening. it is a judgment, these laws at the end of the day were passed very quickly, the day were passed very quickly, the police had to interpret them again, at speed, with no real precedent, how do you judge whether if something is a work event, within the rules, or is it a party and you have only got the people you talk to their and you don't know how far either the police were able to question people or did a question people on that particular event in the flat, it has been the subject of

a lot of discussion publicly and it looks as though sue gray is saying that she did not conduct further investigation. not totally clear what she said it was not appropriate proportionate to do so, because her re—met and that of the police is different and there has been a lot of criticism of the metropolitan police as to whether it has carried out a completely thorough and independent investigation, free from political pressure. that is a picture of borisjohnson reading the report in downing street that we have been given in the last few minutes. the report was only published shortly after ten o'clock. we know that the mayor of london has asked the police to explain how they decided on which fines were issued. that is the latest image we have got of the prime minister from this morning, inside the building behind us, and just on the question of that

flat, the gathering, it was an important moment and much has been discussed. it important moment and much has been discussed. . . important moment and much has been discussed. . , ., important moment and much has been discussed. . , . ., , discussed. it has and there was alwa s discussed. it has and there was always that _ discussed. it has and there was always that question _ discussed. it has and there was always that question of - discussed. it has and there was| always that question of whether discussed. it has and there was - always that question of whether that was a potential smoking gun that showed the prime minister socialising with his wife and others during lockdown is, and there does not appear to be evidence of that at this stage, but the details in this are pretty grim reading, actually for number 10, the details of events that the prime minister was out, the detail ofjust how much alcohol was consumed in that building while we were all being told to stay at home, the fact that some people were sick at some parties, that the prime minister had been at earlier, i think it does paint a really uncomfortable picture for the prime minister and what he is going to face the question of over the next couple of hours is whether he was always truthful about what went on, whether when he told mps that the rules were always followed a number

10, whether he should have known about what you are seen on your screen just now, about these events that took place until 3am, about individuals being set, about what seems to be a fight between two individuals in the very building where laws are set. i suspect part of the argument you will hear from number 10 is that the prime minister does not know everything that goes on in the building, but what is clearfrom on in the building, but what is clear from the events we have talked about so what is that there was a culture of drinking, a culture of having beers or wines on a friday and the question the prime minister will face, i suspect this afternoon is, how did you not know that some of this was going on? you are at some of it. how do you then tell mps that the rules were always followed? evenif that the rules were always followed? even if it corrects the record today, there has been a long gap, a long time in which he should have corrected the record and one other example that has been flagged up to us from the report, referring to the

18th of december press office christmas party, that there was food and alcohol, some members of staff drank excessively, some people working elsewhere in the building had heard significant levels of noise of what they characterised as a party in the press office. a party —— michael a cleaner notice that red wine had been spilled on the wall the following morning and a number of boxes a photocopier paper. initially the intent was to hold the eventin initially the intent was to hold the event in the office, then moved to the canteen on the basis that it was a well ventilated space. whether that is the same party or not, we are just checking, but obviously there was more than one christmas party going on. we are going to hear much more on all of this in the next few minutes,

because at 12 o'clock, in four minutes' time, prime minister's questions, borisjohnson will face questions from mps, it is absolutely packed, we saw borisjohnson living here a few minutes ago and at 12:30pm we expect he will make a statement to the house on the sue gray report. nick, we have a couple of minutes, there will be enormous pressure on borisjohnson to strike the tone, but he has already denied in the past that rules were broken, denied that there were parties, denied that there were parties, denied that there was a specific event, despite the fact that his team have been issued with vines, what can he really do to salvage his reputation, even if his position at this moment it seems relatively safe, you might say? the view in number 10 is that the prime minister needs to get out and be humble,,

there have been big changes in staff and i suspect that the prime minister will hold that up, he will say that he takes responsibility for his own failings as this report says, this senior leadership must do, the big question we will face over the next few hours is whether his own mps by it.— his own mps by it. whether they think he has _ his own mps by it. whether they think he has done _ his own mps by it. whether they think he has done enough, - his own mps by it. whether they i think he has done enough, whether his own mps by it. whether they - think he has done enough, whether he is contrite enough, and whether there is compelling evidence that he knew what was going on in number 10 and he did not tell mps the full truth when he denied, time and again in november and december last year, that all the rules were followed and all the guidance was completely adhered to in number 10, what we have now is some evidence of events that the prime minister was at, involving alcohol, of things where he was making speeches, where people were drinking and i think too many people at home, that will sound a lot like a party or an event, it is

whether tory mps agree and whether they think that now we need to question the future of the prime minister. . . question the future of the prime minister. . , . minister. that is something that may take time. minister. that is something that may take time- we _ minister. that is something that may take time. we are _ minister. that is something that may take time. we are still— minister. that is something that may take time. we are still digesting - take time. we are still digesting detailed contents of this. we know that the pictures that are emerging confirm the impression that everyone has had, parties of excessive drinking, and if it comes to a punch—up inside the building, that is pretty extraordinary, people being sick and fighting is not what any of us could possibly have imagined was going on inside downing street, when we saw the prime minister flanked street, when we saw the prime ministerflanked by senior minister flanked by senior scientist, ministerflanked by senior scientist, telling the country to lock down, stay at home and not mix and they were doing the exact opposite and yet, will borisjohnson get away with it? is there a killer blow in the report?—

get away with it? is there a killer blow in the report? from the glance we have had. _ blow in the report? from the glance we have had. i— blow in the report? from the glance we have had, i doubt— blow in the report? from the glance we have had, i doubt it. _ blow in the report? from the glance we have had, i doubt it. i— blow in the report? from the glance we have had, i doubt it. i do - blow in the report? from the glance we have had, i doubt it. i do not- we have had, i doubt it. i do not think there is a massive appetite in the conservative party for a big change and a challenge to the leader, there are some folk who are jumpy leader, there are some folk who are jumpy and who have said for the last few weeks and months that they wanted to see the report before they came to a conclusion and i suspect that some of them would be deeply unhappy when they read this, would be wondering if they now need to act. there is a sense that there has been a sense in the commons for some time along —— among tory mps that the moment may have passed and there most dangerous moment for the prime minister may have been a few weeks or months ago when the story was dominating and there was a real the bread sense within the conservative party. what i have not heard so far from a couple of people who have managed to send messages is that there's anything in the past couple of days, things are moving quickly, there may be some tory mps who decide they want a leadership challenge, but they may also be waiting to see what borisjohnson

says over the next few hours, what he says in his statement and whether he says in his statement and whether he the correct tone. more details coming out about a christmas party attended by 20—30 staff. also people who spoke to the bbc, custodians on due to trying to calm things down and expressing some concerns about the gatherings. a large number of people gathering in these groups with excessive amounts of alcohol. and we have just got our own printout of the sue gray report. let us go to the house of commons for the prime minister's questions. echoing what you just said about the reports of the fatal shooting in a text in primary school. our thoughts are with all those affected by this

horrific attack. mr speaker, yesterday i welcomed the emir of qatar. it is excellent news qatar will invest up to £10 billion into the uk through our new strategic investment partnership and not only will it boost local economies and supportjobs, it will support our green economy and decarbonisation. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, i will have further such meetings later today. i will have further such meetings later today-— i will have further such meetings latertoda . . , , ., ., later today. cambridge is one of the most expensive _ later today. cambridge is one of the most expensive places _ later today. cambridge is one of the most expensive places to _ later today. cambridge is one of the most expensive places to live - later today. cambridge is one of the most expensive places to live but i most expensive places to live but unlike _ most expensive places to live but unlike cheaper places, nhs workers -et unlike cheaper places, nhs workers get no _ unlike cheaper places, nhs workers get no high cost of living supplements. nhs workers pay higher rents than— supplements. nhs workers pay higher rents than nhs workers in outer london — rents than nhs workers in outer london boroughs and yet they get paid 15% _ london boroughs and yet they get paid 15% less. this makes it very difficult — paid 15% less. this makes it very difficult for — paid 15% less. this makes it very difficult for the nhs in cambridge including addenbrooke's hospital to retain— including addenbrooke's hospital to retain and _ including addenbrooke's hospital to retain and recruit staff. will the prime _ retain and recruit staff. will the prime minister work with me to make sure nhs—

prime minister work with me to make sure nhs workers in south cambridge and cambridge get paid fairly? my and cambridge get paid fairly? honourable and cambridge get paid fairly? jj�*j honourable friend is and cambridge get paid fairly? m1: honourable friend is a and cambridge get paid fairly? m1 honourable friend is a fantastic champion for his constituents and for addenbrooke's and we are very proud of our nhs and that is why we are putting record investment in and i hope the independent nhs pay review body will listen carefully to what my honourable friend has just said. irate what my honourable friend has 'ust said. ~ ., .., what my honourable friend has 'ust said. ~ ., _, ., . what my honourable friend has 'ust said. ~ ., ., . ., said. we now come to the leader of the opposition. _ said. we now come to the leader of the opposition, keir— said. we now come to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. - said. we now come to the leader of| the opposition, keir starmer. thank ou. m the opposition, keir starmer. thank you- my thoughts — the opposition, keir starmer. thank you. my thoughts also _ the opposition, keir starmer. thank you. my thoughts also and - the opposition, keir starmer. thank you. my thoughts also and i - the opposition, keir starmer. you. my thoughts also and i know the opposition, keir starmer.- you. my thoughts also and i know the thoughts _ you. my thoughts also and i know the thoughts of— you. my thoughts also and i know the thoughts of the whole house with the families— thoughts of the whole house with the families of— thoughts of the whole house with the families of the victims of yesterday's school shooting in texas — yesterday's school shooting in texas 19 _ yesterday's school shooting in texas. 19 children have died, some as young _ texas. 19 children have died, some as young as— texas. 19 children have died, some as young as seven and two macro adults— as young as seven and two macro adults believe to be teachers. it is an unspeakable tragedy and our hearts— an unspeakable tragedy and our hearts are with the american people. last weekend marked the anniversary of both— last weekend marked the anniversary of both the _ last weekend marked the anniversary of both the manchester bombing and the murder of lee rigby and we remember them this year as we do

every— remember them this year as we do every year — remember them this year as we do every year. and today is also the anniversary— every year. and today is also the anniversary of the killing of george floyd. _ anniversary of the killing of george floyd. a _ anniversary of the killing of george floyd, a reminder that we must all tackle _ floyd, a reminder that we must all tackle the — floyd, a reminder that we must all tackle the racism that is still experienced by so many in our country— experienced by so many in our country and beyond. mr speaker, the sue gray— country and beyond. mr speaker, the sue gray report was published this morning _ sue gray report was published this morning and i look forward to discussing that during this afternoon's statement with the prime minster _ afternoon's statement with the prime minster. for now i want to focus on the cost _ minster. for now i want to focus on the cost of— minster. for now i want to focus on the cost of living affecting the whole — the cost of living affecting the whole country. mr speaker, since we stood _ whole country. mr speaker, since we stood here _ whole country. mr speaker, since we stood here last week, and i asked the prime — stood here last week, and i asked the prime minister yet again to back labour's _ the prime minister yet again to back labour's plans for a windfall tax to reduce _ labour's plans for a windfall tax to reduce energy bills, hundreds of millions— reduce energy bills, hundreds of millions of pounds have been added to bills _ millions of pounds have been added to bills of— millions of pounds have been added to bills of families across the country _ to bills of families across the country. and hundreds of millions of pounds _ country. and hundreds of millions of pounds have landed in the bank accounts — pounds have landed in the bank accounts of energy companies. it sounds _ accounts of energy companies. it sounds like he's finally seen sense. and the _ sounds like he's finally seen sense. and the inevitable u—turn may finally— and the inevitable u—turn may finally have arrived. so when can people _ finally have arrived. so when can people across the country expect him

to use _ people across the country expect him to use those oil and gas profits to bring _ to use those oil and gas profits to bring down — to use those oil and gas profits to bring down their bills?— bring down their bills? prime minister. there _ bring down their bills? prime minister. there is _ bring down their bills? prime minister. there is nothing i bring down their bills? prime - minister. there is nothing original about a labour plan to tax business, there is nothing, they want to tax business the whole time, every day, labour wants to put up taxes on business. we are helping people, he asked when we will help people, we are helping people now, mr speaker. we are putting £22 billion into people's pockets, already cutting council tax by £150, cutting fuel duty, cutting national insurance contributions by an average of £330 for people who pay and how can we afford that because we have a strong economy, because we came out of covid fast which would not have been possible if we listen to the party opposite. possible if we listen to the party o- osite. ,, .

possible if we listen to the party opposite-_ 15 - possible if we listen to the party opposite._ 15 tax i possible if we listen to the party i opposite._ 15 tax rises opposite. keir starmer. 15 tax rises and pretends _ opposite. keir starmer. 15 tax rises and pretends they _ opposite. keir starmer. 15 tax rises and pretends they are _ opposite. keir starmer. 15 tax rises and pretends they are a _ opposite. keir starmer. 15 tax rises and pretends they are a low - opposite. keir starmer. 15 tax rises and pretends they are a low tax - and pretends they are a low tax government! it has been, mr speaker, it has been full and a half months since labour first called for a windfall tax on oil and gas profits. i have raised it, week in, week out and every week, he has a new reason for not doing it. the business secretary said it's bad. thejustice secretary said it's bad. thejustice secretary called it disastrous. even this weekend, the health secretary and the northern ireland secretary opposed it. he ordered all his mps to vote against it last week. and now, surprise, surprise, he is backing it. prime minister, i now, surprise, surprise, he is backing it. prime minister, lam told that hindsight is a wonderful thing. but, mr speaker, mr speaker... whilst he did it and

delayed, households across the country suffered when they didn't need to. a man who always wants to catch my eye, isn't _ a man who always wants to catch my eye. isn't always _ a man who always wants to catch my eye, isn't always the _ a man who always wants to catch my eye, isn't always the best _ a man who always wants to catch my eye, isn't always the best way- a man who always wants to catch my eye, isn't always the best way to - a man who always wants to catch my eye, isn't always the best way to doi eye, isn't always the best way to do so. ~ . eye, isn't always the best way to do so. ~ , . ._ so. whilst he did it and delayed, households _ so. whilst he did it and delayed, households across _ so. whilst he did it and delayed, households across the _ so. whilst he did it and delayed, households across the country i households across the country suffered when they didn't need to. what is it about the sue gray report that first attracted him to a u—turn this week? mr that first attracted him to a u-turn this week? ~ ,,, . ,, , ., this week? mr speaker, there is no surrise this week? mr speaker, there is no surprise about _ this week? mr speaker, there is no surprise about labour's _ this week? mr speaker, there is no surprise about labour's last - this week? mr speaker, there is no surprise about labour's last to - this week? mr speaker, there is no surprise about labour's last to putl surprise about labour's last to put up surprise about labour's last to put up taxes. there is nothing original about his... they get off on it, they love to confiscate other people's assets. what we prefer to

do is make sure that we have the measures that are in place to drive investment in our country and drive jobs. and it's thanks to the steps we took, thanks to the fact we came out of covid faster than any other european country, which would not have been possible if we listen to him, that we now have unemployment, listen to this, they used to care about this, unemployment at the lowest level since 197a. put that in your pipe. i lowest level since 1974. put that in our --ie. ., , your pipe. i thought with this u-turn he — your pipe. i thought with this u-turn he might _ your pipe. i thought with this u-turn he might get - your pipe. i thought with this u-turn he might get his - your pipe. i thought with this| u-turn he might get his head your pipe. i thought with this - u-turn he might get his head out of u—turn he might get his head out of the sand but obviously not. the reality is that every day of his dithering and his delay, £53 million has been added to britain's household bills. whilst he is distracted trying to save his own job, the country has been counting the cost. but complacency is nothing new for this government. back in

october the chancellor delivered a mini budget that has to be re—red to be believed. with inflation already climbing, he said that he understood people were concerned about it and the government was ready to act. since then inflation has risen to a a0 year high. the highest rate of any g7 country. if the government was so ready to act six months ago, why hasn't it? mr was so ready to act six months ago, why hasn't it?— why hasn't it? mr speaker, the government — why hasn't it? mr speaker, the government has _ why hasn't it? mr speaker, the government has acted - why hasn't it? mr speaker, the government has acted and - why hasn't it? mr speaker, the government has acted and my| government has acted and my honourable friend the chancellor continues to act. this is the government that not only put in the living wage, it was a conservative institution, but we have now raised it by a record amount. we have raised it by £1000, a record amount. we have helped families on universal credit have another £1000. thanks to the measures the £9.1 billion we have put in to support people's cost of heating, we are debating the cost

of heating, we are debating the cost of fuel for people up and down the country and of course we are going to do more. we are going to put our arms around the people of this countryjust arms around the people of this country just as we arms around the people of this countryjust as we do throughout the covid pandemic. but the reason we can do that is because we took the tough decisions to drive the fastest vaccine roll—out in europe which would not have been possible if we listen to him and that is why, youth unemployment, they used to care about it, at or near a record low, another statistic. it about it, at or near a record low, another statistic.— another statistic. it wasn't 'ust the chancellor i another statistic. it wasn't 'ust the chancellor backi another statistic. it wasn't 'ust the chancellor back in * another statistic. it wasn't just - the chancellor back in september, the chancellor back in september, the prime minister called fears about inflation unfounded. he was the last person to spot the cost of living crisis. just as he is the last person to back labour's plan to help people through it. and it wasn'tjust help people through it. and it wasn't just on help people through it. and it wasn'tjust on inflation that they got it badly wrong. in the same speech, the chancellor boasted about growth. how we are going to do

better than all our major competitors. it was obvious that it was being complacent. and lo and behold, britain is set to have the lowest growth of any major country except russia. despite our brilliant businesses and all we have to offer, why has his inflicted on britain the twin headed hydra of the highest inflation and the lowest growth? he loves running this country down. how many times... how many times did he come to this place and say that the united kingdom had the highest covid death rate in europe? he was proved completely wrong, did he apologise? absolutely not. did he take it back? absolutely not. did he take it back? absolutely not. did he take it back? absolutely not. actually because of the steps we took, last year we had the steps we took, last year we had the fastest growth in the g7 and we

will return to the fastest growth by 202a, 2025, thanks to the decision this government took. they don't care about getting people into jobs, we care about the working people of this country, making sure we have a high wage, high skilled, high employment economy and that's what we are delivering! he employment economy and that's what we are delivering!— we are delivering! he talks about runnina we are delivering! he talks about running this _ we are delivering! he talks about running this country _ we are delivering! he talks about running this country down, - we are delivering! he talks about running this country down, he i we are delivering! he talks about running this country down, he is| running this country down, he is running this country down, he is running this country down. and it wasn'tjust running this country down. and it wasn't just complacency on running this country down. and it wasn'tjust complacency on labour's windfall tax which is now backing. it wasn't just complacency windfall tax which is now backing. it wasn'tjust complacency on inflation which is now through the roof. it was a just complacency on growth which is now spluttering along at the back of the pack. because his chancellor also claimed that people should keep more of the rewards of their efforts. and then he put their taxes up. so, does the prime minister want to explain to hard—working people, whose wages are

running out sooner and sooner each month and who are facing astronomical bills and prices, just tell his 15 tax rises since taking office have helped them to keep more office have helped them to keep more of their rewards in their pocket? first of all what we are doing is making sure after a huge pandemic that we are funding our vital public services, which we can. because of the steps we took. what we are also doing is making sure we put more money back into people's pockets by the measures we have outlined today, whether through cutting national insurance contributions or lifting the living wage or lifting universal credit. but all this is made possible, all this is made possible because we took the responsible and sensible steps to protect our economy throughout covid and then to come out strongly, and he is completely wrong about this country's growth performance. he

runs it down, he runs it down, he was proved wrong about covid, he will be proved wrong again. just delusional- _ delusional. laughter. mr speaker, i raised the case of phoenix holloway his kidney conditions meets daily dialysis and his energy bill has gone through the roof as a result. i am glad as a result government officials got in touch with phoenix yesterday and i hope that will result in more support for people who are vulnerable. but it should not be left to labour to turn up week after week to make him aware of the consequences of his dither and delay. so i want to raise another issue where the government is sleepwalking into disaster. with the summer holidays looming, there are reports that the home office already has a backlog of 500,000 passports to issue. that is potentially more than half a million people worrying

whether they will get away this summer. so can the prime minister reassure people that they won't miss out on their holidays are due to the failures of his home office? i thank ou ve failures of his home office? i thank you very much _ failures of his home office? i thank you very much but _ failures of his home office? i thank you very much but i _ failures of his home office? i thank you very much but i can _ failures of his home office? i thank you very much but i can tell - failures of his home office? i thank you very much but i can tell him i you very much but i can tell him actually that what we're doing is massively increasing the speed with which the passport office deliver. to the best of my knowledge, everybody is getting their passport within four to six weeks, but that is because we are driving the leadership of this country. we are getting things done that would never have been possible if we listen to them. we got brexit done when he voted... he voted a8 times to undo the will of the people. we got the vaccine roll—out done! we were the first european country to help the

ukrainians... do you think there's anybody seriously believe for a second they would have done it? some are t in: second they would have done it? some are trying to — second they would have done it? some are trying to boo. _ second they would have done it? some are trying to boo, some _ second they would have done it? some are trying to boo, some are _ second they would have done it? some are trying to boo, some are trying to cheer. — are trying to boo, some are trying to cheer. i— are trying to boo, some are trying to cheer, i can't _ are trying to boo, some are trying to cheer, i can't hear— are trying to boo, some are trying to cheer, i can't hear the - are trying to boo, some are trying to cheer, i can't hear the prime i to cheer, i can't hear the prime minister — to cheer, i can't hear the prime minister. ,._ to cheer, i can't hear the prime minister. , ., , to cheer, i can't hear the prime minister. , . , ., , minister. let me say plainly, does an bod minister. let me say plainly, does anybody seriously _ minister. let me say plainly, does anybody seriously think _ minister. let me say plainly, does anybody seriously think for - minister. let me say plainly, does anybody seriously think for a - minister. let me say plainly, does l anybody seriously think for a second that the labour party would have done that? when eight of the shadow front bench, including the shadow foreign secretary, who is mysteriously not in his place, voted recently to get rid of this country's independent nuclear deterrent. and he campaigned to put vladimir corbyn, sorry, jeremy corbyn in downing street. we get on, we do the difficult things! we take the tough decisions. social care, we

are fixing it. we deliver, they did there! taste are fixing it. we deliver, they did there! ~ ,., are fixing it. we deliver, they did there! ~ , are fixing it. we deliver, they did there! , ., ., there! we both can be on our feet. i'm t in: there! we both can be on our feet. l'm trying to _ there! we both can be on our feet. l'm trying to help _ there! we both can be on our feet. i'm trying to help you, _ there! we both can be on our feet. i'm trying to help you, you - there! we both can be on our feet. i'm trying to help you, you had - there! we both can be on our feet. i'm trying to help you, you had to i i'm trying to help you, you had to help me — i'm trying to help you, you had to help me mr— i'm trying to help you, you had to help me. mr stewart— i'm trying to help you, you had to help me. mr stewart is— i'm trying to help you, you had to help me. mr stewart is inching i i'm trying to help you, you had to help me. mr stewart is inching toj help me. mr stewart is inching to -et help me. mr stewart is inching to get his— help me. mr stewart is inching to get his question _ help me. mr stewart is inching to get his question. graham - help me. mr stewart is inching to get his question. graham stuart. | get his question. graham stuart. thank— get his question. graham stuart. thank you. — get his question. graham stuart. thank you. mr— get his question. graham stuart. thank you, mr speaker. - get his question. graham stuart. thank you, mr speaker. when i get his question. graham stuart. i thank you, mr speaker. when the prime minister gets passionate, things get done. brexit is done. the vaccine... if they can contain themselves, the vaccine roll—out, done. so will my right honourable friend personally intervene so that the immunocompromised, like my

constituent scott, can get access to british wonder drug and then they, not next winter, not next year, but now so that they can enjoy this summer and enjoy theirfreedom just summer and enjoy their freedom just like summer and enjoy theirfreedom just like the rest of us? summer and enjoy their freedom 'ust like the rest of us?�* like the rest of us? yes, i know my honourable — like the rest of us? yes, i know my honourable friend _ like the rest of us? yes, i know my honourable friend has _ like the rest of us? yes, i know my honourable friend has taken - like the rest of us? yes, i know my honourable friend has taken a - like the rest of us? yes, i know my honourable friend has taken a keen interest in this for a while. the drug could reduce the risk of infection. we had to look at the available evidence before we make a decision about whether it should be available, but i will make sure the department of health and social care keep him updated on the progress we are making. taste keep him updated on the progress we are makinu. ~ ., _, ., . ., are making. we now come to leader of the snp, are making. we now come to leader of the snp. ian — are making. we now come to leader of the snp, ian blackburn. _ are making. we now come to leader of the snp, ian blackburn. i _ are making. we now come to leader of the snp, ian blackburn. i want - are making. we now come to leader of the snp, ian blackburn. i want to - the snp, ian blackburn. i want to 'oin the snp, ian blackburn. i want to join others _ the snp, ian blackburn. i want to join others today _ the snp, ian blackburn. i want to join others today to _ the snp, ian blackburn. i want to join others today to express - the snp, ian blackburn. i want to join others today to express my i join others today to express my deepest sorrow at the horrific events in texas yesterday. 19 children and two teachers have needlessly lost their lives. many of

us in scotland will be remembering the tragic events that took place in tumbling 26 years ago. the thoughts and prayers of the snp are with the family suffering today but also our hope that lawmakers will act to bring the scourge of gun violence that plagues the united states to an end. the reports that the prime minister and downing street's lawbreaking have been damning. empty bottles littering offices. room is so crowded, people were sitting on each other�*s lapse in security force to intervene because the parties were so outrageous. at the centre was the prime minister orchestrating it, grabbing a glass for himself in order to toast the partygoers. for eight months we have heard every excuse under the sun but now, now we have all seen the damning photo evidence. while people stayed at home to protect the nhs, the prime

minister was engaging in drinking and debauchery that makes a mockery of the gut—wrenching sacrifices that each and every person made. for the prime minister now take the opportunity and resign? mr speaker, i can tell opportunity and resign? mr speaker, i can tell the — opportunity and resign? mr speaker, i can tell the right _ opportunity and resign? mr speaker, i can tell the right honourable - i can tell the right honourable gentleman that much as i appreciate his advice, he will have a further opportunity, which i'm sure he will take to his customary length, to debate that matter in the course of the statement which will follow directly after pm cues. it is the statement which will follow directly after pm cues.- the statement which will follow directly after pm cues. it is all a 'oke to directly after pm cues. it is all a joke to the _ directly after pm cues. it is all a joke to the prime _ directly after pm cues. it is all a joke to the prime minister. - directly after pm cues. it is all a joke to the prime minister. the| joke to the prime minister. the prime minister has lost the trust of the public. he has lost what little moral authority he had left. the prime minister has apologised many times, not because he feels any genuine remorse, he still refuses to

even admit that there were parties and that he presided over them. he apologised for one simple reason, he got caught. the reality is no apology will ever be enough for the families of people who lost loved ones. forthe families of people who lost loved ones. for the families who followed the rules, who stayed at home whilst their nearest and dearest to them were dying and are now forced to look at photographs of the prime minister surrounded by drink, toasting to a party in the middle of a lockdown. if the prime minister will not accept that he must resign, then the tory benches must act. this prime minister who has broken the law and shown a cavalier attitude to the truth cannot be allowed to remain in office. prime minister, time is up. resign. resign. resign before this house is forced to remove him. i

before this house is forced to remove him-— before this house is forced to remove him. . ~ , . remove him. i thank him very much and i remove him. i thank him very much and i would — remove him. i thank him very much and i would just _ remove him. i thank him very much and i would just direct _ remove him. i thank him very much and i would just direct him - remove him. i thank him very much and i would just direct him again, i remove him. i thank him very much and i wouldjust direct him again, i | and i would just direct him again, i think it would be to his advantage to look through the report and then i think we should return to it after pm kyus. taste i think we should return to it after pm k us. ~ ., i think we should return to it after pmk us. ~ ., ., i think we should return to it after pmk us. ., . . pm kyus. we now come to jonathan guinness. thank _ pm kyus. we now come to jonathan guinness. thank you. _ pm kyus. we now come to jonathan guinness. thank you. high - pm kyus. we now come to jonathan guinness. thank you. high streets i guinness. thank you. high streets and heritage _ guinness. thank you. high streets and heritage means _ guinness. thank you. high streets and heritage means a _ guinness. thank you. high streets and heritage means a lot - guinness. thank you. high streets and heritage means a lot to - guinness. thank you. high streets and heritage means a lot to the i and heritage means a lot to the people of stoke—on—trent. towns are plagued with road and absent downloads who are happy to let shops sit empty and historically important buildings fall into ruins which is why introduce my landfill to increase fines on these ruinous owners. can my honourable friend confirmed that as part of the commons planning reform he will adopt my build which imposes a fine so these reckless reprobates can be held responsible? i

so these reckless reprobates can be held responsible?— held responsible? i want to thank him for his _ held responsible? i want to thank him for his campaign. _ held responsible? i want to thank him for his campaign. i _ held responsible? i want to thank him for his campaign. ithink- held responsible? i want to thank him for his campaign. i think he i held responsible? i want to thank| him for his campaign. i think he is entirely right and that is why we have adopted the measures that he proposes in the bill. those who leave properties derelict and reasonably could face an unlimited fine. i reasonably could face an unlimited fine. . . reasonably could face an unlimited fine. , ., fine. i was pleased to meet the prime minister _ fine. i was pleased to meet the prime minister last _ fine. i was pleased to meet the prime minister last week - fine. i was pleased to meet the prime minister last week in - fine. i was pleased to meet the l prime minister last week in royal hillsborough in my constituency. we welcome his commitment to introduce legislation to deal with the protocol on the irish sea border and to protect the belfast good friday agreement. that will take some time. in the meantime, as in the rest of the united kingdom, hard—pressed households in northern ireland are suffering from the cost of living crisis. will be prime minister give me an assurance that any measures that are brought forward by the chancellor in the near future, to help hard—pressed households, will apply to northern ireland and that the protocol will not be allowed to prevent northern ireland citizens receiving the support they need from

the government at this time? i thank the government at this time? i thank the riaht the government at this time? i thank the right honourable _ the government at this time? i thank the right honourable gentleman - the government at this time? i thank the right honourable gentleman very| the right honourable gentleman very much. as he knows we have a package of measures to support families across the whole of the uk that i have detailed already to the house. i may say that i also think it would be an advantage to the people of northern ireland in tackling the issues that we all face across the uk if stormont were to be restored. the recent report on levelling up the rural economy highlighted many areas where more is needed in small rural and coastal communities to ensure they also benefit from our levelling up agenda. does the prime minister agree with me that we need to ensure levelling up reaches into rural and devon and will my right honourable friend meet with me and helen hurford, our excellent candidate in tiverton and holliston, to agree how we can progress our

plans for devon?— plans for devon? yes, but my honourable — plans for devon? yes, but my honourable friend _ plans for devon? yes, but my honourable friend is - plans for devon? yes, but my honourable friend is a - plans for devon? yes, but my| honourable friend is a fantastic advocate for darvon, rural communities i will make sure she and helen hurford get a meeting with the relevant minister to discuss her ideas further.— relevant minister to discuss her ideas further. , . .,, , . ideas further. rising fuel costs are causina ideas further. rising fuel costs are causing serious _ ideas further. rising fuel costs are causing serious problems - ideas further. rising fuel costs are causing serious problems for - ideas further. rising fuel costs are i causing serious problems for workers in car —dependent rural areas like ceredigion and for carers and district nurses the situation has reached crisis point. one carer often has to travel 29 masters to reach the first service user of the day i travelled around 1700 miles each month. with the premise to consider extending the rural fuel duty relief scheme to areas like ceredigion to help my constituent and many like her to continue their invaluable work? i and many like her to continue their invaluable work?— and many like her to continue their invaluable work? i thank him for his excellent question _ invaluable work? i thank him for his excellent question and _ invaluable work? i thank him for his excellent question and i _ invaluable work? i thank him for his excellent question and i can - invaluable work? i thank him for his excellent question and i can tell- excellent question and i can tell him that fuel duty relief is there to compensate motorists by helping

retailers and some more remote rural areas where pump prices are higher. it currently operates on a geographical basis but i am sure to ensure the honourable gentleman gets a meeting with the relevant minister as soon as possible.— as soon as possible. labour and socialism has _ as soon as possible. labour and socialism has failed _ as soon as possible. labour and socialism has failed this - as soon as possible. labour and socialism has failed this country because they followed policies which interfere too much in people 's lives, over regulate, spend too much taxpayer 's money, borrow too much and raise taxes. could the prime minister told the house what policies his gun that are going to follow to ensure we don't have a similar fate?— similar fate? yes, i can and i'm crateful similar fate? yes, i can and i'm grateful to _ similar fate? yes, i can and i'm grateful to my _ similar fate? yes, i can and i'm grateful to my honourable - similar fate? yes, i can and i'ml grateful to my honourable friend similar fate? yes, i can and i'm - grateful to my honourable friend and he's absolutely right. labour's instinct is to put tax, with all its... they are bragging about it today. it is ludicrous. what we are doing is not only cutting people 's contributions under national insurance but also cutting, helping

businesses to invest with a 130% super deduction that my honourable friend put in and that is helping us have a high wage, high skill economy with unemployment... as i said before, at the lowest since 197a. days before the election of disgraced former conservative mp imran ahmad khan, his victim won the conservative party the abuse he had suffered —— warned the conservative party. suffered -- warned the conservative pa . . . suffered -- warned the conservative pa . , , ., ., , , ., suffered -- warned the conservative pa. ,, . ., party. there is still an appeal for jud to party. there is still an appeal for judy to see _ party. there is still an appeal for judy to see so — party. there is still an appeal for judy to see so reword _ party. there is still an appeal for judy to see so reword the - party. there is still an appeal for. judy to see so reword the question. shockingly— judy to see so reword the question. shockingly they _ judy to see so reword the question. shockingly they failed _ judy to see so reword the question. shockingly they failed to _ judy to see so reword the question. shockingly they failed to act - judy to see so reword the question. shockingly they failed to act on - shockingly they failed to act on this report and still won't explain why, that's why mother and child exploitation survivor sammy woodhouse has called for an

independent investigation into the failure, warning the conservative party have broken the trust of victims. will be prime minister personally backed those calls and launch an independent investigation it so that victims can have confidence that his party will never again turn a blind eye? i confidence that his party will never again turn a blind eye?— again turn a blind eye? i hear what she sa s again turn a blind eye? i hear what she says in — again turn a blind eye? i hear what she says in the _ again turn a blind eye? i hear what she says in the sensitivity - again turn a blind eye? i hear what she says in the sensitivity of- again turn a blind eye? i hear what she says in the sensitivity of the i she says in the sensitivity of the issues that she raises. i think though given the legal proceedings that are currently going on, i don't think it would be right to comment any further. the think it would be right to comment any further-— any further. the politics of olitics any further. the politics of politics often _ any further. the politics of politics often gets - any further. the politics of politics often gets all - any further. the politics of politics often gets all the i politics often gets all the attention. back in the real world, millions of pounds are being held back by issues of childcare schemes being a model and i declare a quite obvious interest. the taxpayer is spending five to 6 billion quid a year but we have some of the highest

costs in the world during a cost of living squeeze and strat parents and early years educators are really stuck with the bureaucracy. i know my honourable friend has personally asked ministers to investigate options to reduce the cost of childcare. will he tell us a little bit more about what we can to urgently and work with me with the think tank on wet weather do our reforms? . think tank on wet weather do our reforms? , . ~ think tank on wet weather do our reforms? . . ~ , think tank on wet weather do our reforms? , . ~ , . reforms? yes, i thank her very much. this is a subject _ reforms? yes, i thank her very much. this is a subject which _ reforms? yes, i thank her very much. this is a subject which i _ reforms? yes, i thank her very much. this is a subject which i take - reforms? yes, i thank her very much. this is a subject which i take i - this is a subject which i take i direct personal interest and i think there are things we can do to make childcare more affordable. one of theissuesis childcare more affordable. one of the issues is not enough people take up the issues is not enough people take up tax—free childcare. we need to have more take—up of what is on offer. but what we can also look at his ways in which we can reform and improve the system. heat his ways in which we can reform and improve the system.— his ways in which we can reform and improve the system. next month marks five ears improve the system. next month marks five years since — improve the system. next month marks five years since the _ improve the system. next month marks five years since the horrific _ five years since the horrific rainfall fire tower. which kills 72

people. my constituency vauxhall has many tall buildings similar to grand fell. in 2019 the prime minister told this house where the inquiry recommends fire safety, we will legislate. but last week the government dropped the inquiry�*s recommendation that personal evacuation plan should be in place for disabled residents claiming it would be too expensive. grenfall united said this showed cutting costs is more importance on the value of human life so will the prime minister urgently reverse this deeply inhumane decision and not break another promise to this house? let's be clear, if there is an issue with bio—safety in the building, then extra steps should be taken —— fire safety in a building, extra steps should be taken and remediation should be made. the home office has launched a new consultation to support the fire safety of residents who are unable

to self evacuate. if she has further representations to make on that point, i will be very happy to ensure she gets a meeting with the minister. mr ensure she gets a meeting with the minister. ~ ,,, . ,, ensure she gets a meeting with the minister. ~ ,, , . ,, . ensure she gets a meeting with the minister. ~ ,,, . ,, . ., . minister. mr speaker, i am not a nical minister. mr speaker, i am not a cynical sort- _ minister. mr speaker, i am not a cynical sort. but _ minister. mr speaker, i am not a cynical sort. but i _ minister. mr speaker, i am not a cynical sort. but i was _ minister. mr speaker, i am not a cynical sort. but i was slightly i cynical sort. but i was slightly perplexed this week when the cabinet secretary and the director of government propriety and ethics, no less, were banned from attending my committee to give evidence which had been scheduled for two months. i cannot possibly think why, mr speaker. but i wonder which particular subjects my right honourable friend the prime minister was most concerned being raised by my committee? was it the case of undeclared loans and donations in kind? security insights into appointments to the house of lords? or indeed the consultation of the ethics unit for ministerial appointments? mr ethics unit for ministerial appointments? ethics unit for ministerial a- ointments? ~ .~ appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him. _

appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him. l _ appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him, i know— appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him, i know he _ appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him, i know he is - appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him, i know he is not - appointments? mr speaker, i can assure him, i know he is not a i assure him, i know he is not a cynic, he is one of nature's idealists, mr speaker. iwill cynic, he is one of nature's idealists, mr speaker. i will make sure that all relevant ministers and civil servants appear before his committee. civil servants appear before his committee-— civil servants appear before his committee. . ~ committee. thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister _ committee. thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister is _ committee. thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister is leading - committee. thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister is leading a - committee. thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister is leading a long | the prime minister is leading a long queue of conservative mps lining up to show how out of touch they are. bills are rising, people are struggling, a quarter of people in work input neatly and than the london living wage, they don't need be told how to budget better, learn how to cook, by value food, they already are. when will the primer to get it right on this crisis and bring in the windfall tax? what we are doinu bring in the windfall tax? what we are doing to _ bring in the windfall tax? what we are doing to people _ bring in the windfall tax? what we are doing to people throughout i bring in the windfall tax? what we l are doing to people throughout the country is making sure we invest now in protecting them, as i have said to the house repeatedly, notjust with the increases in universal credit or the living wage, in the warm home discount, in discounting fuel bills, but also with a £330 cut

in national insurance. the reason we can do this is because we have a robust economic position in which we have strong employment. that is giving us the revenue to pay and cushion people in this difficult time. it would not have been possible if we had listened to the labour party during covid.- labour party during covid. thank ou, mr labour party during covid. thank you, mr speaker. _ labour party during covid. thank you, mr speaker. this _ labour party during covid. thank you, mr speaker. this weekend, j labour party during covid. “i�*ia�*ia; you, mr speaker. this weekend, tens of thousands of huddersfield sporting fans are coming down to london. on saturday, huddersfield giants are in their first rugby league challenge cup final for over a decade. and on sunday, it is huddersfield town in the championship play—off finalfor a championship play—off final for a place in championship play—off finalfor a place in the premier league. will the prime minister as well as wishing the best of luck to both huddersfield teams, agree with me that the best way that the labour run kirklees council can honour the sporting tradition of huddersfield is following through with their pledge to house the new national rugby league museum in huddersfield

in the birthplace, the george hotel, and not pull out of that deal as they have indicated they want to do so? is they have indicated they want to do so? . . they have indicated they want to do so? , . . ,., they have indicated they want to do so? , ., . so? is that the labour council ullin: so? is that the labour council pulling out — so? is that the labour council pulling out of— so? is that the labour council pulling out of that _ so? is that the labour council pulling out of that deal? - so? is that the labour council pulling out of that deal? mr. pulling out of that deal? mr speaker, i'm not surprised, alli speaker, i'm not surprised, all! can say is, congratulate him in his campaign for can say is, congratulate him in his campaignfora can say is, congratulate him in his campaign for a national rugby league museum, and i urge him to take it up with the arts council or other relevant bodies.— with the arts council or other relevant bodies. . ., ., relevant bodies. under the cover of the pandemic. _ relevant bodies. under the cover of the pandemic, we _ relevant bodies. under the cover of the pandemic, we have _ relevant bodies. under the cover of the pandemic, we have seen - relevant bodies. under the cover of the pandemic, we have seen a - relevant bodies. under the cover of - the pandemic, we have seen a massive shift in wealth from the poorest of the richest. a parting pm —— partying pm and a lawbreaking which lists chancellor have lined the pockets of their wealthy pals well upwards of 175,000 of our fellow citizens have died of covid and now they are sitting on their hands and laughing in ourfaces as they are sitting on their hands and laughing in our faces as the cost of living crisis and fuel poverty could

lead thousands more to die of cold in their own homes. so, mr speaker, when we saw pictures of the pm partying in the middle of the pandemic, was he toasting his assault on the working class? and i ask him, how on earth does he sleep at night with so much blood on his filthy, privileged hands? mr speaker, from furlough onwards, everything we have done since the pandemic began has been to get money into the pockets of the working people of this country. those other people of this country. those other people time and again that we have prioritised. and i do not for a moment doubt mr speaker that things are tough, i do not doubt it for a moment. but it's our intention to get this country through it, and we will get through it very well by putting our arms around people as we can and as we will because of the fiscal firepower that we have, can and as we will because of the fiscalfirepower that we have, mr speaker, but also by making sure

that we continue with a high wage, high skill, high employment economy that we have a. and the best thing to get money into people's pockets is to have jobs. to get money into people's pockets is to have jobs-— is to have 'obs. does the prime minister is to have jobs. does the prime minister agree _ is to have jobs. does the prime minister agree with _ is to have jobs. does the prime minister agree with me - is to have jobs. does the prime minister agree with me that. is to have jobs. does the prime i minister agree with me that when is to have jobs. does the prime - minister agree with me that when the right honourable member opposite spins his myth of a low tax labour party, he clearly needs a memory jog? party, he clearly needs a memory jog? because can ijust remind you all that in 2019, you all stood on a manifesto that would have inflicted the highest tax burden on the people of this country in peace time? that is probably why there are so few of you over there.— you over there. yes, mr speaker, they campaigned _ you over there. yes, mr speaker, they campaigned to _ you over there. yes, mr speaker, they campaigned to put _ you over there. yes, mr speaker, they campaigned to put up - you over there. yes, mr speaker, they campaigned to put up taxes | you over there. yes, mr speaker, i they campaigned to put up taxes on business to the highest level this country has ever seen. that was his ambition, mr speaker. that is what they would do again. that is what

they would do again. that is what they love to do. you can feel the lust for tax rising off the benches opposite. and that is why there has never been a labour government that left office with unemployment lower than when they came in.— left office with unemployment lower than when they came in. thank you, mr speaker- — than when they came in. thank you, mr speaker. yesterday, _ than when they came in. thank you, mr speaker. yesterday, the - than when they came in. thank you, mr speaker. yesterday, the head i than when they came in. thank you, mr speaker. yesterday, the head of| mr speaker. yesterday, the head of ofgem advised mps that the energy cap is due to increased to £2800 in the autumn. more than double than last year. i know the prime minister has been busy drafting and redrafting his half asked apologies rather than helping the people, thank you, mr speaker. but at which a work event did he realise labour's policy was right, considering he voted against it last week, is it just to save his own neck? i could not hear the _

just to save his own neck? i could not hear the question _ just to save his own neck? i could not hear the question all- just to save his own neck? i could not hear the question all the - just to save his own neck? i could i not hear the question all the advice i not hear the question all the advice i was _ not hear the question all the advice i was given — not hear the question all the advice i was given. did you hear it, prime minister? — i was given. did you hear it, prime minister? l— i was given. did you hear it, prime minister? . ., ., . . minister? i had enough to have a rou:h minister? i had enough to have a rough idea _ minister? i had enough to have a rough idea of— minister? i had enough to have a rough idea of the _ minister? i had enough to have a rough idea of the nonsense - minister? i had enough to have a rough idea of the nonsense he i minister? i had enough to have a i rough idea of the nonsense he was talking. —— i heard enough. we are not only supporting people now, we will continue to put our arms around the people of this country, as we did during the pandemic and beyond. can ijust say, moderate language is what we _ can ijust say, moderate language is what we normally use. i don't find it, what we normally use. i don't find it. it _ what we normally use. i don't find it. it doesn't — what we normally use. i don't find it, it doesn't suit the chair and i don't _ it, it doesn't suit the chair and i don't think— it, it doesn't suit the chair and i don't think it suits the country, so, please _ don't think it suits the country, so. please-— don't think it suits the country, so, lease. ~ . so, please. the prime minister will recall i previously _ so, please. the prime minister will recall i previously raised _ so, please. the prime minister will recall i previously raised with - so, please. the prime minister will recall i previously raised with him i recall i previously raised with him the plight of 170 british council contractors who remain in afghanistan in fear of their lives. 85 of whom are deemed to be at the very high risk. i met the refugee minister last week, it was a positive meeting but we face bureaucracy which is preventing the fcb 0 from cutting through the

bureaucracy, —— the fcdo. will he help us cut through this red tape and help these people? we owe them a debt of obligation and time is running out. i debt of obligation and time is running out-— debt of obligation and time is runnina out. . ~' , . running out. i thank him very much, i will see what _ running out. i thank him very much, i will see what we _ running out. i thank him very much, i will see what we can _ running out. i thank him very much, i will see what we can do _ running out. i thank him very much, i will see what we can do to - running out. i thank him very much, i will see what we can do to help - i will see what we can do to help those particular people but i will remind the house that we have not only evacuated 15,000 people which i think was a great credit to this country, we have supported since then a600 more who have come to this country, and we will do what we can to help the people he mentions. the jubilee to help the people he mentions. tie: jubilee lead academy to help the people he mentions. ti9 jubilee lead academy in to help the people he mentions. ti9: jubilee lead academy in my constituency, recently asked me to visit the school to hear about their low pay campaign. they are tired of seeing people in our community working hard but living in poverty. bills are rising, inflation is at 9% but the government seems incapable and frankly a little disinterested in doing anything to help out. mr speaker, our children can see the need for emergency action, why can't

our government?— our government? everybody in work, 30 million workers _ our government? everybody in work, 30 million workers will _ our government? everybody in work, 30 million workers will get _ our government? everybody in work, 30 million workers will get a - our government? everybody in work, 30 million workers will get a tax - 30 million workers will get a tax cut injuly, on top of everything that we are doing already. that's not the end of what this government will do to look after people. i told the house before this morning, this afternoon, but we will continue to use our fiscal firepower to look after the british people through the covid after—shocks and beyond. thank covid after-shocks and beyond. thank ou, mr covid after-shocks and beyond. thank you. mr speaker- _ covid after-shocks and beyond. thank you, mr speaker. on _ covid after-shocks and beyond. thank you, mr speaker. on monday - covid after—shocks and beyond. tia�*ia; you, mr speaker. on monday at 3:25pm, a school bus crashed into a group of schoolchildren. three children were airlifted to hospital, with another child and bus driver taken by ambulance and a fifth child was discharged at the scene. everyone is in a stable condition, clearly this is a tragic accident that will stay with the community for some time. will the prime ministerjoined me and i'm sure the whole house in sending our love and prayers to those in hospital? and will he also praised the teaching staff at the primary and high

school, the ambulance service, and the police for their heroic response and their continuing response in the community? i and their continuing response in the community?— community? i thank my honourable friend for raising _ community? i thank my honourable friend for raising this _ community? i thank my honourable friend for raising this very - community? i thank my honourable friend for raising this very sad - friend for raising this very sad incident and i'm sure the whole house, their thoughts will be with those who have been affected. i want to join him in those who have been affected. i want tojoin him in particular in paying tribute to the emergency services, but also, of course, the teachers, the staff of the school who did so much to help. the staff of the school who did so much to help-— the staff of the school who did so much to hel. :. ~ ,:, ~ ,,, :, ,, much to help. thank you, mr speaker. prime minister, _ much to help. thank you, mr speaker. prime minister, my _ much to help. thank you, mr speaker. prime minister, my constituent - prime minister, my constituent robert walker sadly died last year. he worked for mi6, robert walker sadly died last year. he worked for m16, and as such, disclosed in confidence that he was a 93v disclosed in confidence that he was a gay man. this confidence was breached by the hr department the following —— to the foreign and commonwealth office. recently unearthed paperwork showed that this breach largely enforces early

retirement. will he offer his partner posthumus apology and commits to ask the foreign & commonwealth office for a formal response to his treatment as he worked at m16? i response to his treatment as he worked at m16?— response to his treatment as he worked at m16? i want to begin by sa in: worked at m16? i want to begin by saying how _ worked at m16? i want to begin by saying how grateful _ worked at m16? i want to begin by saying how grateful i _ worked at m16? i want to begin by saying how grateful i am - worked at m16? i want to begin by saying how grateful i am to - worked at m16? i want to begin by saying how grateful i am to the i saying how grateful i am to the honourable memberfor saying how grateful i am to the honourable member for raising this case, i have to tell her i'm afraid i don't know directly about the events that she described. what she saysis events that she described. what she says is very concerning, i will make sure that she gets a meeting with the relevant minister as soon as possible. the relevant minister as soon as ossible. :. the relevant minister as soon as ossible. :, , ~ , �* , possible. that ends prime minister's questions. for _ possible. that ends prime minister's questions. for those _ possible. that ends prime minister's questions. for those who _ possible. that ends prime minister's questions. for those who wish - possible. that ends prime minister's questions. for those who wish to i questions. for those who wish to leave _ leave. laughter cani can ijust can i just say to the house, can ijust say to the house, i expect moderate intemperate language.

i want to begin today by renewing my apology to the house, to the whole country, for the short lunchtime gathering on the 19th ofjune 2020 and the cabinet room during i stood at my place at the cabinet table and i received a fixed penalty notice. i also want to say mr speaker, i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. sue gray's report has emphasised it is up gray's report has emphasised it is up to the political leadership at number 10 to take ultimate responsibility and, of course, i did. do. but since these investigations responsibility and, of course, i do. but since these investigations have now come to an end, this is my first opportunity to set out some of the context. and to explain both my

understanding of what happened and also explain what i had previously said to this house. and it is important to set out that... over a period of about 600 days, gatherings on a total of eight dates have been found to be in breach of the regulations on building 5300 metres square across five floors excluding the flats. mr speaker, i think it is important because this is the first time i have had the chance to set out the context. hundreds of staff are entitled to work and in the cabinet office, which has thousands of officials and now is the biggest it has been at any point in its 100 year history. that is in itself one of the reasons why the government is now looking for change. mr speaker, those staff working in downing street were permitted to continue attending their office for the purpose of work, and the exemption

under the regulations applied to their work. under the regulations applied to theirwork. because under the regulations applied to their work. because of the nature of their work. because of the nature of theirjobs, reporting directly to theirjobs, reporting directly to the prime minister. these people were working extremely long hours. doing their best to give this country the ability to fight the pandemic, mr speaker, iappreciate that this is no mitigation but it is important to set out... can that this is no mitigation but it is important to set out. . ._ important to set out... can i 'ust a- eal important to set out... can i 'ust appear to — important to set out... can i 'ust appear to the i important to set out... can i 'ust appeal to the house, i important to set out... can i 'ust appealto the house, i�* important to set out... can ijust appeal to the house, i expect i important to set out... can ijust appeal to the house, i expect it. important to set out... can ijusti appeal to the house, i expect it to be heard _ appeal to the house, i expect it to be heard and i want everybody to hear _ be heard and i want everybody to hear it _ be heard and i want everybody to hear it and — be heard and i want everybody to hear it and i want the same respect is to be _ hear it and i want the same respect is to be shown to the leader of the opposition— is to be shown to the leader of the opposition afterwards, so, please, this is— opposition afterwards, so, please, this is a— opposition afterwards, so, please, this is a very, very important statement, the country wants to hear as well _ lam i am trying to set out to the context, not to mitigate or absolve myself in any way. it includes those circumstances where officials and advisers were leaving the government, and it was appropriate

to recognise them, to thank them for the work they had done. let me come to that, mr speaker. i briefly attended such gatherings to thank them for their service, which i believe is one of the essential duties of leadership, and particularly important when people need to feel that their contributions have been appreciated, and to keep morale as high as possible. i'm trying to explain the reasons i was there, mr speaker. it is clear from what sue gray has had to say that some of these gatherings then went on far longer than was necessary, and they were clearly in breach of the rules, and they fell foul of the rules. i have to tell the house, because the house will need to know this, and again that is not to mitigate or extenuating. i had no knowledge of those subsequent proceedings because i simply wasn't there. and i have been as surprised

and disappointed as anyone else in this house as the revelations have unfolded, and frankly, mr speaker, i have been appalled by some of the behaviour, particularly in the treatment of the security and the cleaning staff. and i would like to apologise to those members of staff, and i expect anyone who behaved in that way to apologise to them as well. and i'm happy to set on the record now that when i said, i came to this house and said in all sincerity that the rules and guidance would be followed at all times, it was what i believed to be true. it was certainly the case when i was present at gatherings to wish staff farewell, and the house will note that my attendance at these moments, brief as it was, has not

been found to be outside the rules. but clearly this was not the case for some of those gatherings after i had left, and at other gatherings when i was not even in the building. so i would like to correct the record, to take this opportunity, not in any sense to absolve myself from responsibility, which i take and have always taken, but simply to explain why i spoke as i did in this house. mr speaker, in response to her interim report, sue gray acknowledges that very significant changes have already been enacted. she writes, and i quote, i am pleased that progress is being made in addressing the issues i raised. and she adds, since my update, there have been changes to the

organisation and management of downing street and the cabinet office with the aim of creating clearer lines of leadership and accountability, and now these need the chance and time to bed in. number 10 now has its own permanent secretary charged with applying the highest standard of governance. there are no easier ways for staff to voice any worries, and sue welcomes that report, and steps have since been taken to introduce more easily accessible means by which to raise concerns electronically, in person or online, including directly with the permanent secretary. the entire senior management has changed. there is a new... shouting there is a new chief of staff, an elected member of this house, who also commands the status of a cabinet minister. there is a new director of communications, a new principal private secretary and a number of other key appointments in

my office. i am confident with the changes and new structures that are now in place that we are humbled by the experience and we have learned our lesson, and i want to conclude by saying that i am humbled and i have learned a lesson, mr speaker. and i want to conclude by saying that whatever the failings, whatever the failings of... we will come to that. we will come to that. whatever the failings of number 10 and the cabinet office throughout this very difficult period, for which i take full responsibility, i continue to believe that the civil servants and advisers in question, hundreds of them, thousands of them, some of whom, mr speaker, othervery people

whom, mr speaker, othervery people who have received fines, are good, hard—working people. motivated by the highest calling to do the very best for our country. and i will always be proud of what they achieved, including procuring essential life—saving ppe, creating the biggest testing programme in europe and helping to enable the development and distribution of the vaccine which got this country through the worst pandemic of a century. and now, mr speaker, we must get our country through the after—shocks of covid with every ounce of ingenuity and compassion and hard work. so i hope that today as well as learning the lessons from the sue gray report, which i'm glad i commissioned, and i am grateful to her. i hope very much that now that she has reported, we will be able to move on and focus on the priorities

of the british people. standing firm against russian aggression, easing the hardship caused by the rising costs that people are facing, fulfilling our pledges to generate a high wage, high skill, high employment economy that will unite and level up across the whole of our united kingdom. that is my mission, thatis united kingdom. that is my mission, that is our mission, that is the mission of the whole of the government, and we will work day and night to deliver it, and i commend this statement to the house. we now come to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer.- we now come to the leader of the opposition, keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker- — opposition, keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker- the _ opposition, keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. the door _ opposition, keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. the door of _ opposition, keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. the door of number - opposition, keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. the door of number 10 l mr speaker. the door of number 10 downing street is one of the great symbols of our democracy. those who live behind it exercise great power, but they do so knowing their stay is temporary. long after they've gone, that door and the democracy it represents will remain firm and

unyielding. but britain's constitution is fragile. it relies on members of this house and the custodians of number 10 behaving responsibly, honestly and in the interest of the british people. when our leaders fall short of the standards, this house has to adapt. for months, members opposite have asked the country to wait, first for the police investigation, which concluded, but this prime minister is the first in our country's history to have broken the law in office. then they asked the country to wait for the sue gray report. they need wait no longer. that report lays bare the rot that under this prime minister has spread in number 10. and it provides definitive proof of how those within the building treated the sacrifices of the british people with utter contempt. when the dust settles and

the anger subsides, this report will stand as a monument to the hubris and the arrogance of a government that believed it was one rule for them and another rule for everyone else. the details are stark. five months ago the prime minister told this house all guidance was completely followed in number 10. we now know he attended events on the 17th of december. at least one of those attending has received a fine for it, deeming it illegal. we know that on the 18th of december an event was held in which staff drank excessively, which others in the building described as a party, and the cleaners were left to mop up the red wine the next day. on the 20th of may, is eight covid press conference was taking place, one of his senior officials was told, be mindful, cameras are leaving, don't walk about waving bottles. it is now

impossible to defend the prime minister's words to this house. this is about trust. because during that made the 20th press conference, the british public were told normal life as we know it is a long way off. but that wasn't the case in number 10. even now, after 126 fines, they think it is everyone else's fault but theirs. they expect others to take the blame whilst they cling on. they pretend that the prime minister somehow has been exonerated, as if the fact that he only broke the law onceis the fact that he only broke the law once is worthy of praise. the truth is they set the bar for his conduct lower than a snake's belly. and now they expect the rest of us to congratulate him as he stumbles over it. number10

congratulate him as he stumbles over it. number 10 symbolises the principles of public life in this country. selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, leadership. but who could read this report and honestly believe the prime minister has upheld those standards? the reason the british public have had to endure this farce was his refusal to admit the truth or do the decent thing when he was found to have broken the law. this report was necessary because of what sue gray describes as failures of leadership and judgment for which senior political leadership must bear responsibility. it is that failure of leadership that has now left his government paralysed in the middle of a cost of living crisis. it has turned the focus of this government to saving his own skin. it is

utterly shameful. it is precisely because he cannot lead that it falls to others to do so. i have been clear what leadership looks like. shouting i haven't broken any rules, and any attempt... i haven't broken any rules, and any attempt- - -— attempt... can i 'ust calm it down. we heard attempt... can i 'ust calm it down. we heard the — attempt... can ijust calm it down. we heard the prime _ attempt... can ijust calm it down. we heard the prime minister. - attempt. .. can ijust calm it down. we heard the prime minister. i - we heard the prime minister. i expect— we heard the prime minister. i expect the same of the leader of the opposition. those who don't wish to heai’, _ opposition. those who don't wish to hear. going — opposition. those who don't wish to hear, going to have a cup of tea or something — hear, going to have a cup of tea or something. keir starmer. | hear, going to have a cup of tea or something. keir starmer.- hear, going to have a cup of tea or something. keir starmer. i have been clear what leadership _ something. keir starmer. i have been clear what leadership looks _ something. keir starmer. i have been clear what leadership looks like. - something. keir starmer. i have been clear what leadership looks like. i - clear what leadership looks like. i haven't broken any rules, and any attempt to compare a perfectly legal take away while working to this catalogue of criminality looks even more ridiculous today. but, mr

speaker, if the police decide otherwise, i will do the decent thing and step down. the public need to know that not all politicians are the same. that's not all politicians but themselves above their country. that honesty, integrity and accountability matter. members on the opposite benches now also need to show leadership. this prime minister is steering the country in the wrong direction. they can hide in the back seat, eyes covered, praying for a miracle. in the back seat, eyes covered, praying fora miracle. or in the back seat, eyes covered, praying for a miracle. or they can act. stop this out of touch, out of control prime minister from driving britain towards disaster. we waited for the sue gray report. the country can't wait any longer. the values symbolised by the door of number 10

must be restored. members opposite must be restored. members opposite must finally do their bit. they must tell the current inhabitant, their leader, that this has gone on long enough. the game is up. you cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker, and it is time to pack his bags. only then can the government function again. only then can the rot to be carved out. only then can restore the dignity of that great office and the dignity of that great office and the democracy that it represents. prime minister! mr the democracy that it represents. prime minister!— prime minister! mr speaker, the ri . ht prime minister! mr speaker, the right honourable _ prime minister! mr speaker, the right honourable gentleman - prime minister! mr speaker, the | right honourable gentleman talks about... studio: and that brings us to the end of both the prime minister's statement to the house of commons and the response from the leda liebert sir keir starmer following the publication of the long sue gray report. into numerous events and gatherings at number 10. keir

starmer ended his response to borisjohnson by saying that the game is up. you cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker, referring of course to the fixed penalty notice that borisjohnson, the prime minister, has received for one of those events. we have discussed the report in some detail, but i want to welcome our guests for this part of the politics live programme, extended because of what has been going on in the chamber. we have alex burkhardt, ministerfor apprenticeship and skills, chair of the labour party anneliese dodds and vicki young, the bbc�*s deputy political editor. listening to what borisjohnson said, he said, i am humbled and have learned my lesson. i hope we can move on. has anything materially changed now we have seen the sue gray report and its contents?