sunny through friday, but some sunny breaks. this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. these are the headlines. the prime minister is facing a vote by his mps this evening on whether to oust him as party leader. it means at least 15% of the parliamentary party — equivalent to sa tory mps — have submitted a letter of no confidence in his premiership. i notified the prime minister yesterday that the threshold had been reached and we agreed the timetable for a confidence vote to take place. the prime minister will attempt to shore up support among his mps in a private meeting this afternoon. several cabinet ministers have already said they'll stand behind him. at least 180 tory mps — a majority — will have to vote against borisjohnson,

if he's to leave office. the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he'll vote against the prime minister. i'm victoria derbyshire, we are live on college green this afternoon in front of the palace of westminster. we will bring you the latest and get reaction from conservative mps to the vote this evening, and ask them how they are going to vote. wherever you are in the country, as a voter, let me know what you think about this confidence vote in the prime minister this evening. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister borisjohnson will tonight face a vote of confidence in his leadership by conservative mps. if he loses, he will stand

down as party leader. it follows anger over sue gray's report detailing lockdown rule—breaking in downing street. let's cross straight to college green in westminster now and my colleague victoria derbyshire. thank you, rebecca. let's talk about the dramatic events of this morning. at about 6:30am my colleague helen catt was on air on bbc radio 4 and while she was live on air she received a text from a tory rebel, conservative mp who is not supporting the prime minister, saying that a confidence vote was imminent. 7:30am on bbc breakfast the health secretary sajid javid said a vote is likely. between 7:30am and 8am a former minister and ally of borisjohnson, conservative mp called jesse norman, released a letter he had written to the prime minister saying mrjohnson had presided over a casual culture of

lawbreaking, and mr norman did not support the prime minister any more. and then at about 8:30am this morning the man in charge, essentially, of a vote like this, sir graham brady, announced live on bbc breakfast that the threshold for a confidence vote in the prime minister had been reached. and he confirmed that effectively some mps had written their letters before jubilee weekend and had a them. so that's what happened within an hour this morning. here is helen catt on the events of the day so far. for weeks, the contents of sir graham brady's inbox has been a source of intense speculation. now there is confirmation. the threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party is of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the prime minister has been passed, therefore a vote of confidence will take place within the rules of the 1922 committee. that vote will take place this evening. thejubilee offered

a brief breakfor number ten, but the movement towards this point has been building over many months. some tory mps were angry about revelations of lockdown breaking parties in downing street, as details kept on emerging and the prime minister himself was fined for breaking covid laws. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules during lockdown and then blatantly allowing people under your direct leadership to break those laws. to break those rules. we now have a clear picture of a much wider set of concerns, and they are not just about partygate, although that is a concern. they are also about core policy issues, and unfortunately now he has to go. borisjohnson has written to conservative mps, acknowledging he had come under a great deal of fire which had been painfulfor the whole party. he said tonight's vote was a golden chance to put this behind them and asked for support to take the country forward.

his allies are flooding the airwaves. i think the focus now has to be not on the chaos of a destructive or divisive leadership contest, but to back the pm today, and that's what i'm doing, and i am encouraging my colleagues to do so. i think he will deliver for this country and go on to win a general election with an ambitious programme for continuous improvements. i will be backing the prime minister, and i think the l majority of conservative mps will do as well, because i think our- constituents want us i to get on with that job. but other critics have come into the open, too. the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, seen as a potential leadership candidate, said the party was no longer trusted by the electorate and today's decision was to change or lose. he, he said, would be voting for change. and the government's anti—corruption champion chose this morning to resign, saying he

believed mrjohnson�*s actions were not in line with the code governing behaviour. it is certainly a resignation issue for me, and i say this with no degree of delight, because i believe he has done amazing things that i am personally grateful for. but none of that, none of the good things he has done necessarilyjustify breaking the ministerial code, which he himself has said is one of the underpinnings of good government and integrity in government in this country. borisjohnson will meet his mps in parliament at four o'clock to put the case for keeping him in person. secret ballot will run between the 6pm and 8pm and the result announced at 9pm. the ballots will be counted after that and the result announced. it is expected the prime minister is likely to win, but by how much will be key. a slim victory could still spell big problems for mrjohnson. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. nick eardley is in the central

lobby. what are conservative mps are saying to you? they are trying to work out the numbers, you heard in helen's piece 180 is the figure borisjohnson helen's piece 180 is the figure boris johnson needs helen's piece 180 is the figure borisjohnson needs to get to to definitely be safe and have the option of staying on as prime minister. �* , ., ., minister. but in truth it is a lot more complicated _ minister. but in truth it is a lot more complicated than - minister. but in truth it is a lot more complicated than that i minister. but in truth it is a lot - more complicated than that because if the pm finds that dozens of his mps now want him to go, that leaves him in a really precarious position. chatting to cabinet ministers and rebels over the last couple of hours, there seems to be a feeling in parliament that it is highly likely that more than 100 people will vote against the prime minister in the secret ballot this evening. take that with a pinch of salt because nobody knows for sure what is going to happen. it is a secret ballot. there is an acceptance by some in government and by senior rebels that it is likely to be over 100. the question then isjust rebels that it is likely to be over 100. the question then is just how high it goes and some rebels are

hoping they can get 133 votes. that matters because it will be the same percentage of people who voted against theresa may when she had the confidence vote in 2019. she won it but limped on and had to go and resign a few weeks later. there is a lot at stake here, a lot of number crunching going on at the moment. nobody knows for sure. it is just up the stairs from where i am just now between 6pm and 8pm that tory mps will vote in secret, so nobody knows exactly what they will do, and that includes some in government. there is lots of speculation that lots of the so—called payroll ministers and aides will be amongst those who vote against the prime minister. we aides will be amongst those who vote against the prime minister.— against the prime minister. we spoke to the brexit — against the prime minister. we spoke to the brexit opportunities _ against the prime minister. we spoke to the brexit opportunities minister l to the brexit opportunities minister jacob rees—mogg early and he said the prime ministerjust has to win by one vote, that is democracy, and he will carry on. hot by one vote, that is democracy, and he will carry om— he will carry on. not quite what jacob rees-m099 _ he will carry on. not quite what jacob rees-mogg was - he will carry on. not quite what jacob rees-mogg was saying i he will carry on. not quite what jacob rees-mogg was saying in he will carry on. not quite what - jacob rees-mogg was saying in 2019 jacob rees—mogg was saying in 2019 by the way went theresa may... i did

sa that to by the way went theresa may... i did say that to him- _ by the way went theresa may... i did say that to him. he _ by the way went theresa may... i did say that to him. he has _ by the way went theresa may... i did say that to him. he has changed - by the way went theresa may... i did say that to him. he has changed hisl say that to him. he has changed his tune. say that to him. he has changed his tune- that's — say that to him. he has changed his tune. that's the _ say that to him. he has changed his tune. that's the argument - say that to him. he has changed his tune. that's the argument you - say that to him. he has changed his tune. that's the argument you will. tune. that's the argument you will hear from tune. that's the argument you will hearfrom number 10. tune. that's the argument you will hearfrom number10. i have been speaking to some senior people around the pm over the weekend and they were pretty clear that he still thinks he has a mandate from the public, that he wants to get on with thejob, and as long as he can survive tonight he will try and do that. but also, be under no illusion, even if borisjohnson gets 60% of his mps voting for him tonight, the fact that it's possible that dozens of them will vote against him and call for him to be removed as party leader and prime minister is a big deal and would leave him significantly weakened. in what way will he be weakened? he will still be on the job. you what way will he be weakened? he will still be on the job.— will still be on the 'ob. you will have dozens h will still be on the 'ob. you will have dozens of _ will still be on the job. you will have dozens of mps _ will still be on the job. you will have dozens of mps who - will still be on the job. you will have dozens of mps who have l will still be on the job. you will - have dozens of mps who have made it perfectly clear when they got out of the public eye and into the private voting booth they don't want to do the dirty —— don't want him to do the dirty —— don't want him to do thejob. the pm has lots of controversial things he wants to do over the next few weeks and months, he wants to pass legislation to

allow ministers to override the northern ireland protocol, he wants to introduce some housing reforms that may relax some planning laws in some places. we will hear more about that on thursday. there are other things that some tory mps are unhappy about. if the prime minister stumbles through tonight with dozens of his mps saying we don't want you here, even though he is safe for a year, it would mean that those mps are potentially emboldened to talk out against him, to potentially vote against him, and to make the government's life a lot harder. i should point out, i spoke to loads of tory mps over the weekend while thejubilee parties were going on, and they were plotting. one of the things that some thought was that they should wait until later this month. there are two by—elections on the 23rd ofjune, both of which potentially the conservatives could lose. the calculation some tory mps were making is that that would be a complete point of crisis for boris

johnson if he is seen to be losing the electorate in the north and south of england when the two by—elections are, so they wanted to wait. but that's not happening, today's the day, and what rebels are saying behind the scenes is full of those mps we have spoken to over the last few months we have said i want to see the sue gray report and what the police say, and what the privileges committee say, that remember that report hasn't even started to be conducted yet, mps are saying to them, the rebels are saying to them, the rebels are saying to them it is make your mind up saying to them it is make your mind up time. it is crunch time. you need to decide, conservative mps, do you want borisjohnson as your leader going to the next general election? a lot of them are mulling that over this afternoon.— a lot of them are mulling that over this afternoon. thank you very much. i've been this afternoon. thank you very much. i've been asking _ this afternoon. thank you very much. i've been asking you _ this afternoon. thank you very much. i've been asking you what _ this afternoon. thank you very much. i've been asking you what you - this afternoon. thank you very much. i've been asking you what you think l i've been asking you what you think about the fact there is a confidence vote in the prime minister tonight. here are some views on tiktok. "i don't think 180 conservative mps will turn their back on him." this one says "he needs to go." another says, "do i think he is right to

lead the country? no. is there somebody better in the party to replace him? no." somebody else says "please get him out." another says, swap him for who? can't even bear thinking about." danny savage has been speaking to voters in redcar to see what they think. redcar, traditionally a labour area which swung to the tories in the last general election. so how are the people feeling about the leader they supported? are the winds of change blowing? not necessarily. i think under the circumstances, i don't think there's anyone who could have done any better. so if borisjohnson walks down redcar high street now, would you boo or cheer him? cheer him. you still think he is doing a good job? yes. and so the anger at him with that, was... - ..you know. you were angry with him over partygate. yes, because i couldn't bej with my parents who died. and the bigger picture, you would probably still back him next time round, as things stand at the moment.

as things stand, i would. and you think his mps should back him tonight? yes, i do, yes. because like i keep saying, there is no alternative to him. it's by no means unanimous, though. they watch what goes on in westminsterfrom here. this woman voted for borisjohnson last time, but won't again. ijust think he's a complete liar. i don't think we should have him at all. you don't think his mps should back him tonight? no, definitely not. not at all. not for what he's done to everybody. all the parties, all the people that couldn't see their own families or anything, it's not good, is it? what do you think of borisjohnson? would you vote for him? no, iwould not. what's he done to put you off? having parties during lockdown. he's the prime minister. he's the first prime minister to break the law. but it's not cut and dry. some think the prime minister should be given one more drink in the last chance saloon. so tonight should his mps back him or sack him? well, i think they should back him. he was good enough to win the election. if he loses the election,

then sack him. there's certainly a plan b here. tonight, we will know whether the tories need one in westminster. danny savage, bbc news, redcar. let's talk to natanael thick, conservative mp, supporting the prime minister this evening. —— natalie elphicke. jeremy hunt, former foreign secretary and health secretary, says you have to change or lose. what is he wrong? boris johnson is _ or lose. what is he wrong? boris johnson is a _ or lose. what is he wrong? boris johnson is a prime _ or lose. what is he wrong? boris johnson is a prime minister - or lose. what is he wrong? err" 3 johnson is a prime minister who has delivered time and again for the british people and is delivering for the people of dover and deyal, whether it is an covid or the cost of living, that's what is important about him as prime minister, this right to support him and he will have my support tonight in the vote of confidence.— of confidence. change or lose, lose the next general _ of confidence. change or lose, lose the next general election, - of confidence. change or lose, lose the next general election, says - the next general election, says jeremy hunt. the next general election, says jeremy hunt-—

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dover and deal on the doorstep, overwhelmingly, they are concerned overwhelmingly, they are concerned over the cost of living, they are concerned over the war in ukraine, these are the issues we have had with the strong prime ministerial leadership under borisjohnson, and that's why we need to get this vote out of the way today and reunite as a conservative team behind boris johnson and continue delivering for the country. ee’s johnson and continue delivering for the country-— the country. 55% of conservative voters think _ the country. 55% of conservative voters think he _ the country. 55% of conservative voters think he is _ the country. 55% of conservative j voters think he is untrustworthy. please deal with that.— voters think he is untrustworthy. please deal with that. what matters is trust in delivering _ please deal with that. what matters is trust in delivering and _ please deal with that. what matters is trust in delivering and that - please deal with that. what matters is trust in delivering and that is - is trust in delivering and that is what we have seen.— is trust in delivering and that is what we have seen. they think he is untrustworthy- _ what we have seen. they think he is untrustworthy. i— what we have seen. they think he is untrustworthy. i speak _ what we have seen. they think he is untrustworthy. i speak to _ what we have seen. they think he is untrustworthy. i speak to my - what we have seen. they think he is untrustworthy. i speak to my voters | untrustworthy. i speak to my voters in dover and — untrustworthy. i speak to my voters in dover and deal— untrustworthy. i speak to my voters in dover and deal and _ untrustworthy. i speak to my voters in dover and deal and what - untrustworthy. i speak to my voters in dover and deal and what they - untrustworthy. i speak to my voters j in dover and deal and what they are telling me is they want to see boris johnson continue as the prime minister and they want to see is to continue to deliver on what is so important in this country and that is what is vital. we are at a time of incredible challenges for this country with the cost of living and the war in ukraine and it is vital we get this vote out of the way, we unite around borisjohnson who is

delivering for our country and delivering for our country and delivering for our party. it is ossible delivering for our party. it is possible to _ delivering for our party. it is possible to deliver - delivering for our party. it is possible to deliver those things with another prime minister. boris johnson is the _ with another prime minister. boris johnson is the prime _ with another prime minister. err" 3 johnson is the prime minister that has delivered for our country and for my constituency, he has done it time and again. that's why it is absolutely right to have that confidence vote today. he has my vote in the confidence vote. i'm sure he's going to win it. and then we need to unite as a conservative party. we have an 80 seat majority and it's that majority under boris johnson that enabled us to deliver time and again. there is more to do and we face incredible challenges with cost of living and the war in ukraine, as well as a number of other issues in my constituency, small boats and other issues, that we need to tackle an borisjohnson is the man that can that. if we need to tackle an boris johnson is the man that can that.— is the man that can that. if you lose wakefield _ is the man that can that. if you lose wakefield and _ is the man that can that. if you lose wakefield and anderton . is the man that can that. if you | lose wakefield and anderton of tiverton, tiverton and honiton in devon at the end ofjune, then what?

this is the midterm of the electoral cycle. the question today is how mps sitting here have the conservative vote are going to vote and i believe those votes are going to be to keep borisjohnson as the prime minister and he has my confidence because he delivers for this country time and again. i would say to people thinking about voting in wakefield and tiverton and honiton, look at the record of delivery. vote conservative and vote for that conservative team in parliament that is delivering those results for our country, be that cost of living, covid, supporting ukraine in the dreadful invasion by russia, be that all those challenges that we have and that we need to overcome. i just and that we need to overcome. i 'ust wonder if there �* and that we need to overcome. i 'ust wonder if there is �* and that we need to overcome. i 'ust wonder if there is so i and that we need to overcome. i 'ust wonder if there is so much i and that we need to overcome. ijust wonder if there is so much noise around borisjohnson and his character and the way he has behaved on occasion, so many questions about hisjudgment, these questions on occasion, so many questions about his judgment, these questions about his judgment, these questions about his trustworthiness, it almost doesn't matter what he does now, those questions will remain. boris johnson has _ those questions will remain. boris johnson has been _ those questions will remain. boris johnson has been the _ those questions will remain. boris johnson has been the prime - those questions will remain. err" 3 johnson has been the prime minister has delivered time and again and i think that is what people are looking at. think that is what people are looking at—

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to us, natalie elphicke, mp. we . which we are. thank you for talking | to us, natalie elphicke, mp. we are going to talk to a representative of the liberal democrats, daisy cooper is here. hello, daisy cooper, how are you? very well indeed, how are you? are you? very well indeed, how are ou? ~ ., are you? very well indeed, how are ou? . . . ., , are you? very well indeed, how are ou? ~ ., .., , ., you? white and could very well, what ou make you? white and could very well, what you make of — you? white and could very well, what you make of this _ you? white and could very well, what you make of this vote _ you? white and could very well, what you make of this vote tonight? - you? white and could very well, what you make of this vote tonight? the i you make of this vote tonight? the liberal democrats have been calling on the prime minister to resign for months and months and i'm pleased that finally at least 5a conservative backbench mps have decided it is time for borisjohnson to go but we have to see and wait to see what happens in the vote this evening. see what happens in the vote this evenini. ~ ., �* i. see what happens in the vote this evenini. ~ ., �* ., ,, , evening. wouldn't you rather keep boris evening. wouldn't you rather keep iivoris johnson _ evening. wouldn't you rather keep boris johnson as _ evening. wouldn't you rather keep boris johnson as prime _ evening. wouldn't you rather keep boris johnson as prime minister? l borisjohnson as prime minister? does it help the liberal democrats? first and foremost i am a citizen of the country and has been heartbreaking to see the huge damage borisjohnson has done to the country and to our democracy. for the last six or seven months the country has been facing a cost of living emergency and borisjohnson and his did absolutely nothing to tackle that until the sue gray report. tackle that until the sue gray re ort. ., , tackle that until the sue gray re ort, ., , , ., tackle that until the sue gray reort. . , ., ~ ., report. that is so wrong, you know that is wrong. _ report. that is so wrong, you know that is wrong, please _ report. that is so wrong, you know that is wrong, please don't - report. that is so wrong, you know that is wrong, please don't say - that is wrong, please don't say that. before the full sue gray report the chancellor announced various measures, the £150 council

tax rebate, the loan in october after they heard, they said, what of jim said about how much prices will rise in october, they delivered billions of pounds more. these measures _ billions of pounds more. these measures barely _ billions of pounds more. these measures barely touch - billions of pounds more. these measures barely touch the - billions of pounds more. these i measures barely touch the sides. billions of pounds more. these - measures barely touch the sides. so they have done something? the - they have done something? the british public _ they have done something? iie: british public were they have done something? "iie: british public were in they have done something? i““i2 british public were in a cost of living crisis and now a cost of living crisis and now a cost of living emergency, we need to see some serious action by this government. the government sat on his hands once more and more people were being pushed into poverty and waited until the day after the sue gray report to announce some measures. i am seriously concerned this is a prime minister who puts his own personal interests above the interests of the country. i think the prime minister should have resigned a long time ago and i hope tonight conservative mps do put the public interest first and decide to vote no confidence in borisjohnson. some of those households will get about £1200. that is not an insignificant summer. you must welcome that? in insignificant summer. you must welcome that?— insignificant summer. you must welcome that? in the cost of living emergency — welcome that? in the cost of living

emergency people _ welcome that? in the cost of living emergency people cosmic - welcome that? in the cost of living emergency people cosmic energy i welcome that? in the cost of living . emergency people cosmic energy bills have gone up by £700 and will go up a further £800 in the autumn, not even taking into account the increase in food prices, mortgages and everything else. ii increase in food prices, mortgages and everything else.— and everything else. if you were in government _ and everything else. if you were in government can _ and everything else. if you were in government can match _ and everything else. if you were in government can match what - and everything else. if you were in government can match what you i and everything else. if you were in i government can match what you have been given? fist government can match what you have been iiven? �* government can match what you have been given?— been given? at the same time as offerin: been given? at the same time as offering some — been given? at the same time as offering some money _ been given? at the same time as offering some money for - been given? at the same time as offering some money for tackling j been given? at the same time as i offering some money for tackling the cost of living crisis the government increased taxes, and it increased taxes on the shoulders of the poor through the national insurance increase. the liberal democrats have been clear for months about what we would do. we wanted a proper windfall tax that would have raised twice as much as rishi sunak has raised in his windfall tax, we called for an emergency vat cut in order to put money back into people pass my pockets and help tackle inflation. we have spent months and months being a credible opposition party and putting ideas out there and waited months for the government to take serious action. ibire and waited months for the government to take serious action.— to take serious action. are the liberal democrats _ to take serious action. are the liberal democrats going i to take serious action. are the liberal democrats going to i to take serious action. are the | liberal democrats going to win to take serious action. are the i liberal democrats going to win the by—election in devon? birdie liberal democrats going to win the by-election in devon?— liberal democrats going to win the by-election in devon? we are giving it a iood by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot- _ by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot. we _ by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot. we know _ by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot. we know it _ by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot. we know it is - by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot. we know it is a i by-election in devon? we are giving it a good shot. we know it is a huge| it a good shot. we know it is a huge mountain to climb, there is a 21i,000

vote majority for the conservatives but we have a fantastic candidate and i've been down there myself. it is clear a lot of lifelong conservative voters are incredibly disgruntled and we will give it our best shot. ., ~ disgruntled and we will give it our best shot. ., ,, , ., disgruntled and we will give it our best shot. ., ~' , ., ., disgruntled and we will give it our best shot. ., ,, , ., ., ., , best shot. thank you for “oining us. daisy cooper * best shot. thank you for “oining us. daisy cooper from i best shot. thank you for “oining us. daisy cooper from the i best shot. thank you forjoining us. daisy cooper from the liberal i daisy cooper from the liberal democrats. we are going to talk to catherine haddon from the institute for government now. good evening. you can talk our viewers through the process and timetable today. the vote is at 6pm, so what happens? they will go into a room in westminster in the palace of westminster, and it is a very old school process. they literally get a piece of paper, put their cross next to whether they have confidence or they don't have confidence in boris johnson and then they post that. what is different this time around as we are having proxy voting because lots of mps have not been able to make it back today, and we also have a tube strike. in those cases they have to let an mp know and like graham brady and the 1922 committee know because somebody else will go and fill in the ballot on their behalf. it is supposed to be a secret ballot but obviously with the

proxy voting it is making it a bit more awkward. will mps be able to take a photograph of their ballot paper to prove they either did or didn't vote for boris johnson? paper to prove they either did or didn't vote for borisjohnson? they will not, graham brady has said he wants the anonymity of the process to be maintained, and he said if anyone takes a photo, posted on social media their vote will become void, so he is giving them the letter of the law on this. it is supposed to stay entirely secret and nobody is able to find out one way or the other, so you could have lots of people saying they will support borisjohnson who might not and others who have been telling people around the palace that of course they will vote to get rid of him but actually may change their mind at the last minute. can actually may change their mind at the last minute.— the last minute. can you talk us throuih the last minute. can you talk us through previous _ the last minute. can you talk us through previous confidence i the last minute. can you talk us i through previous confidence votes in prime minister is coming conservative prime ministers? it is fairl new conservative prime ministers? it is fairly new we _ conservative prime ministers? it 3 fairly new we have had this process and theresa may was the last time that we saw this for a sitting prime minister, anyway. in that case she

won it, reasonably comfortable margin. won it, reasonably comfortable mariin. ., , ., , won it, reasonably comfortable mariin. ., m margin. two thirds of the party. are considering — margin. two thirds of the party. are considering how _ margin. two thirds of the party. are considering how much _ margin. two thirds of the party. are considering how much criticism i margin. two thirds of the party. are | considering how much criticism there had been. at the same time we know she did last many months after that so we didn't put many things to bed. before that we had a different process —— she didn't last many months. before that we had a system where a challenger would say they wanted to stand against the sitting leader which brought down margaret thatcher, she won the first round but not by a big enough margin to stop a second round and at that point the cabinet rallied around and said we think your time is up and we think it is time to step down. idrui’itli think it is time to step down. with john ma'or think it is time to step down. with john major it _ think it is time to step down. with john major it was _ think it is time to step down. with john major it was a _ think it is time to step down. with john major it was a challengerjohn redwood, wasn't it? there workable because it was to do with the european exchange rate mechanism. we are going back years, some people are going back years, some people are too young to remember this so thank goodness you are here. he faced a couple of different challenges, one was a vote of confidence in parliament itself which was to try and get through the maastricht treaty but the challenge in 1995 which is the one people

remember is he basically resigned as conservative leader in order to have this challenge. 50 conservative leader in order to have this challenge.— this challenge. so he said famously in the rose — this challenge. so he said famously in the rose garden, _ this challenge. so he said famously in the rose garden, time _ this challenge. so he said famously in the rose garden, time for i this challenge. so he said famously| in the rose garden, time for people to put up or shut up to allow the challenge to happen and john redwood stood against him. there were rumours may be some other big party names would stand like ken clarke but they didn't, they all backed john major so he won again comfortably. it did well for him at the time but two years later there was a large labour landslide. ok. can we take _ was a large labour landslide. ok. can we take from _ was a large labour landslide. 0k. can we take from what you have just described that even when a prime minister wins a confidence vote their time is limited? it’s minister wins a confidence vote their time is limited ?_ their time is limited? it's not reallyjust — their time is limited? it's not really just about _ their time is limited? it's not reallyjust about the - their time is limited? it's not reallyjust about the time. it| their time is limited? it's not i reallyjust about the time. it is, as you said earlier, a divided party, and it's notjust the fact that 15% of mps have managed to trigger this vote, it has that this has been swelling around four months. we have seen more party defeats under borisjohnson than many of his predecessors. given he has a majority, theresa may had huge

numbers but she had minority government and trying to get breaks it through. there are a lot of different divisions going on. the fact they are struggling in the polls, we have had all these resets already by number 10 saying we are going to change things up, they brought in a new team around him in number10 and we brought in a new team around him in number 10 and we have had reshuffles before. we will probably hear more of that again presuming he survives, which looks likely. but it is still hard to then move the conversation on. we have been hearing him talk about getting on with governing. i think people want to see him doing that, not promising he is going to at some point in the future. thank ou, at some point in the future. thank you. catherine _ at some point in the future. thank you, catherine haddon. _ we can now speak to daniel finkelstein, the conservative member of the house of lords and a columinst at the times. he isa he is a former adviser tojohn major and william hague. good afternoon. good afternoon. ii and william hague. good afternoon. good afternoon.— and william hague. good afternoon. good afternoon. if you were advising boris good afternoon. if you were advising iivoris johnson _ good afternoon. if you were advising boris johnson now _ good afternoon. if you were advising boris johnson now what _ good afternoon. if you were advising boris johnson now what would i good afternoon. if you were advising boris johnson now what would you i good afternoon. if you were advising| boris johnson now what would you be saying to him? i boris johnson now what would you be saying to him?— saying to him? i would say he has to ut a lot saying to him? i would say he has to put a lot of— saying to him? i would say he has to put a lot of preparation _ saying to him? i would say he has to put a lot of preparation into - saying to him? i would say he has to put a lot of preparation into his i put a lot of preparation into his 1922 committee address. normally you

would assume that if someone is going to make such an address they will put on the votes rather than lose them but he has the capacity sometimes to go in front of an audience and get the tone wrong. so the first thing i would do is make sure that he got that right. and i suppose i would also advise him not to get into this position but that advice wouldn't be much use to him now. �* . . advice wouldn't be much use to him now. �* , , , ., ., now. he's been meeting the estonian prime minister _ now. he's been meeting the estonian prime minister in _ now. he's been meeting the estonian prime minister in recent _ now. he's been meeting the estonian prime minister in recent hours, i now. he's been meeting the estonian prime minister in recent hours, he i prime minister in recent hours, he would argue, getting on with the job, so i'm not sure much time he has to prepare for this address to his own mps at four o'clock. margaret thatcher also went abroad. she wanted to carry on leading and be seen as an international leader because that was a big advantage, and then she was taken by surprise by the result which she won a narrow victory but it wasn't enough. he needs to ensure he gets as many votes as possible because he could

get wounded. the danger he has is he gets into a position where he wins, and i think this is quite likely, but not by enough to put the question to bed. if you think nothing like the parties will ever happen again to borisjohnson, there will be no hiccups, no scandals, no problems with by—elections, it will be smooth sailing from now on, you think, he's over the hump, the parties are in the past, we are moving on but that doesn't seem likely given his character, so he has to win convincingly. looking at the numbers i think that's quite hard. . ,': ' the numbers i think that's quite hard. . g; ' ., , ., hard. there are 359 conservative mps. hard. there are 359 conservative mps- what _ hard. there are 359 conservative mps. what would _ hard. there are 359 conservative mps. what would you _ hard. there are 359 conservative mps. what would you say - hard. there are 359 conservative mps. what would you say is i hard. there are 359 conservative mps. what would you say is a i hard. there are 359 conservative i mps. what would you say is a good figure for him? to mps. what would you say is a good figure for him?— figure for him? to put the rebels below 100... — figure for him? to put the rebels below 100... first _ figure for him? to put the rebels below 100. .. first of _ figure for him? to put the rebels below 100. .. first of all, - figure for him? to put the rebels below 100. .. first of all, let's i figure for him? to put the rebels| below 100. .. first of all, let's say below 100... first of all, let's say this, there is no good outcome to having reached the 5a threshold and have a vote of confidence. but if you have had one, i suppose keeping it under 100 is important while

unlikely. once he gets up to a bar of 120 or 130 it is problematic. what happened with theresa may is although she won the vote, it became obvious to within a year's time there would be another vote and she wouldn't win that and that meant effectively the moment the first vote was over she didn't have a year left. the situation was different because this is largely caused by a fairly recent events that will fade in conservative memory. while she was dealing with an ongoing issue with europe. so it was different. nevertheless, if he does get over 120 rebels i think he has got a continuing problem of some size. but he will still be in the job, he is, he will still be in thejob, he is, he will still be in thejob, he is, he will still be in thejob, he is, he will say, unlikely to resign with that. so with that then be down to members of the cabinet to say, look, time is up? ora members of the cabinet to say, look, time is up? or a steve baker said,

who was formerly a big supporter of borisjohnson, certainlya who was formerly a big supporter of borisjohnson, certainly a strong brexiteer, that the gig is up. i don't think that is likely to happen. don't think that is likely to ha en. don't think that is likely to hauen. , don't think that is likely to ha..en_ , ., don't think that is likely to hauen. , ., ., don't think that is likely to hauen. , . . . happen. the company have made a decision to — happen. the company have made a decision to split _ happen. the company have made a decision to split by _ happen. the company have made a decision to split by him _ happen. the company have made a decision to split by him on - happen. the company have made a decision to split by him on this i decision to split by him on this occasion having known this would arrive at some point —— the cabinet have made a decision. over the period from the beginning of the year to the beginning ofjuly. and i think they obviously each made up their own mind that in those circumstances they have given their backing and now they have done that they are likely to stick with him for quite awhile. if he can get this, even if he has only won by a small amount, this, even if he has only won by a smallamount, he this, even if he has only won by a small amount, he will probably be all right for a few months, unless you do something similar again. there are those two by—elections, june 23, what if they were both lost?

i cannot think that by election results... the mps must be thinking to themselves that the by—election results are going to be pretty bad. i'm not sure that political change can resolve that.— can resolve that. thank you very much for your— can resolve that. thank you very much for your contribution i can resolve that. thank you very much for your contribution this i much for your contribution this afternoon. that is a lord who is also a columnist for the times newspaper. another spot. sport now and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we may still have a few weeks to go before wimbledon but the nottingham open is upon us to whet your appetite with emma raducanu playing tomorrow in her first competitive game in england since winning the us open. before that, though, heather watson and harriet dart have bgun their campaigns today. and it's good news for dart — she has beaten the croatian donna vekic in the opening round in the last few moments. the british number three has won in straight sets winning6—1i, 6—3. dart could play a fellow brit in the second round — if sonay kartal can beat the third

seed camila giorgi. we can go live to the national open where heather watson is taking a medical timeout. you can follow her progress. katie volynets of the united states is her openerjust now. still to come, dan evans in the men's challenge event. after winning his 14th french open, rafael nadal admitted he did it with no feeling in his left foot due to anaesthetic injections. two days after his 36th birthday, he won his 22nd grand slam — claiming back—to—back major titles for the first time since 2010. however, chronic foot pain means he requires treatment to numb the pain.. and says he won't keep playing if that continues. he's been speaking to cbs in america.

it is about passion now and about how much you love what you do and during all my tennis career i think i had the determination to keep going. it doesn't matter the situation and that brings me to the position that i am today, this is unexpected, without a doubt, because at the age of 3061 thought i would be doing other things not playing tennis ten years ago —— at the age of 36. for me, it is special at my age to beekeeping competitive against everyone, well, it means a lot to me, honestly. in rugby union, some more fresh faces in the england camp with five new players in a 35—man squad to train before the tour of australia next month. including wasps biyi alo and charlie atkinson a familair face is wing jonny may who returns after spending five months out with a knee injury, while fellow—wing jack nowell is also back involved. it's for a three—day training camp as eddiejones assess's his options ahead of next year's world cup.

australia's minjee lee became one of her country's all—time greats as a multiple major champion with a runaway victory at the us women's open. the world number four shot 71 and finished on a record breaking 13 under at pine needles, with american mina harigae her nearest challenger on nine under. it means lee picks up the biggest cash prize in the history of the women's game, at £1.1i million. imean, we i mean, we only moving the right direction. i think it is only going to get better and better from here. in such a large sum and i'm really honoured to be the first winner, i guess, of the somme, but we're only going to get better and better so i can't believe it right now. it's

super special in such a great honour and it's been my dream since i was a little girl. it's the one that i was wanted when win and i've done it and itjust wanted when win and i've done it and it just feels amazing. former world squash champion and world number one mohamad elshorbagy has switched allegience from egypt to england. he's one of the most decorated players of all time and, having lived in britain since 2006 and gained citizenship, says the opportunity to play under the england flag is exciting. ranked third in the world now, he could represent england at this summer's commonwealth games. that is all your support for now. victoria, back to you. thank you very much, holly. we are going to go to winchester now, interesting constituency. the conservative mp has a majority of just under 1000, i think i am right in saying, and i were correspondent duncan kennedy is right there. you've been talking to voters. what are they telling you?—

telling you? that is right and re telling you? that is right and pretty much _ telling you? that is right and pretty much everyone - telling you? that is right and pretty much everyone here i telling you? that is right and i pretty much everyone here has got telling you? that is right and - pretty much everyone here has got an opinion on borisjohnson. i went and spoke to a lot of people today and askedif spoke to a lot of people today and asked if i could talk to them about their opinion on borisjohnson and they normally reel back as though saying blimey, he wants to talk about that, that is a very controversial subject? obviously interested in the subject of a lot of people following this on bbc news, online, all over. they are very well aware about this vote tonight and i think it is fair to say in summing up peoples opinions that a lot of people find it very, very divisive between the man and the policies himself. lots of people saying theyjust didn't get partygate and were very disappointed, a word we had coming up disappointed, a word we had coming up in a lot of times but also words and terms are some of his policy so very divided here and that reflected, as you are saying here, in his constituency make—up. this is a conservative marginal and see fine as the local conservative mp with a majority of 985 that the lib dems,

not just majority of 985 that the lib dems, notjust behind him just to summarise what i've been talking about we came across a father and a son, and paul, the father very much in favour of borisjohnson staying in favour of boris johnson staying on once those mps vote in favour tonight but his son saying very much he wanted patients and tojoe might go and itjust shows how much families are divided over this whole bushing is an issue. have a listen to what they say. —— this whole borisjohnson issue. ijust lost confidence in its ability to lead. i don't trust them i don't trust them any more. i supported brexit. but other than that, ijust lost confidence in them, i'm afraid. my father has a different opinion. let's turn to the father. lam, indeed. which way should it go tonight? sure as borisjohnson stay or should they kick out? he should stay. he's shown so much leadership, i particularly on international issues

recently, that i don't think anyone else would do the same. - that's quite a powerful argument, son? yes, we're at opposite ends of the spectrum on that one, but i suppose i am following the consensus. there does seems to be quite a lot of consensus that trust is the main thing that we want. and from that basis, i have just lost the trust that i need in the leader. partygate did it for you? it is notjust about partygate. there are other things i have not been that impressed with in terms of leadership. but, yeah, i think it's basically all about trust, and partygate certainly didn't help that for me. partygate for you? that was disappointing, i but, as rees—mogg says, it's a bit of puff in comparison. not enough to get rid of him? no, definitely not. you can see this borisjohnson issue

has the power to divide families anything about and the fat people want to separate the person and personality byjohnson and his trust injudgment on boris personality byjohnson and his trust in judgment on borisjohnson the policymaker, ukraine, cost crisis and his matters dealing with covid—19 i think people in constituencies like this in winchester not quite sure where they stand on that and whether they want borisjohnson to go or whether they want him to stay and if he does show, he would come behind him. we spoke to a lot of people this morning saying they weren't sure, they might not want him to go because of partygate but who would follow him? that seem to be dividing people as well. the only thing we can say for certain is that everybody here is really engaged in the story in many of them will be watching soap tonight.— the story in many of them will be watching soap tonight. thank you very much. _ watching soap tonight. thank you very much, duncan. _ watching soap tonight. thank you very much, duncan. it _ watching soap tonight. thank you very much, duncan. it is - watching soap tonight. thank you very much, duncan. it is coming i watching soap tonight. thank you i very much, duncan. it is coming up to 2:1i5pm uk time and in an hour and a quarter borisjohnson is going to address his own mps privately. we

spoke earlier to a lord who said his advice to merchants and would be to prepare very well for that address which will be borisjohnson because my last opportunity to speak to his own party before the vote takes place two hours later. we have been checking out the mood in boris johnson's own constituency, oxbridge in west london and tim john donovan reports from there. ——uxbridge. and let's get a sense of the mood in borisjohnson's constituency: uxbridge in west london. bbc london's political editor tim donovan reports from there: usually it is then about boris johnson's vision our ambition but now very much it is about leadership in future and this is certainly the biggest risk he has yet faced and as ever here in uxbridge the strong feelings either side. he

ever here in uxbridge the strong feelings either side.— ever here in uxbridge the strong feelings either side. he has done a lot this country. _ feelings either side. he has done a lot this country. i _ feelings either side. he has done a lot this country. i know _ feelings either side. he has done a lot this country. i know he - feelings either side. he has done a lot this country. i know he hasn't i lot this country. i know he hasn't been perfect the what politician is? he has got through the pandemic and other bits and pieces so on the whole i think you should stay. i think it should absolutely go. he has more — think it should absolutely go. he has more than enough chances and it's time _ has more than enough chances and it's time for— has more than enough chances and it's time for a fresh start. i think he should — it's time for a fresh start. i think he should stay, i really do. i think the country— he should stay, i really do. i think the country needs him.— the country needs him. bills, electricity — the country needs him. bills, electricity bills, _ the country needs him. bills, electricity bills, gas - the country needs him. bills, electricity bills, gas bills, i the country needs him. bills, electricity bills, gas bills, or| electricity bills, gas bills, or going — electricity bills, gas bills, or going up— electricity bills, gas bills, or going up in— electricity bills, gas bills, or going up in prices. - electricity bills, gas bills, or going up in prices. nothingi electricity bills, gas bills, or. going up in prices. nothing has electricity bills, gas bills, or- going up in prices. nothing has been done about— going up in prices. nothing has been done about it — going up in prices. nothing has been done about it and _ going up in prices. nothing has been done about it and i— going up in prices. nothing has been done about it and i cannot— going up in prices. nothing has been done about it and i cannot see - going up in prices. nothing has been done about it and i cannot see is i done about it and i cannot see is being _ done about it and i cannot see is being helped _ done about it and i cannot see is being helped in _ done about it and i cannot see is being helped in any— done about it and i cannot see is being helped in any way - done about it and i cannot see is being helped in any way or- done about it and i cannot see is being helped in any way or forml done about it and i cannot see is i being helped in any way or form in the very— being helped in any way or form in the very near— being helped in any way or form in the very near future _ being helped in any way or form in the very near future while - being helped in any way or form in the very near future while boris i being helped in any way or form in the very near future while boris is| the very near future while boris is still bound — the very near future while boris is still bound. so _ the very near future while boris is still bound-— the very near future while boris is still bound. , ., ~ , ., still bound. so you think should go? d mark iv should _ still bound. so you think should go? d mark iv should go. _ still bound. so you think should go? d mark iv should go. we _ still bound. so you think should go? d mark iv should go. we could i still bound. so you think should go? d mark iv should go. we could do i d mark iv should go. we could do with a of change. i d mark iv should go. we could do with a of change.— with a of change. i really don't know. i honestly _ with a of change. i really don't know. i honestly don't - with a of change. i really don't know. i honestly don't know. i j with a of change. i really don't i know. i honestly don't know. i think he has made mistakes but i don't know who else is up to the job, really. it know who else is up to the “ob, reall . . ., , know who else is up to the “ob, reall . _, , .,, really. it could be the last time we ask the most _ really. it could be the last time we ask the most dominant _ really. it could be the last time we ask the most dominant people - ask the most dominant people discussion about borisjohnson�*s future because this evening could be

decided one way or the other. mps will vote between 6pm and a pm the palace of westminster and shortly after that we will know whether borisjohnson gets to fight after that we will know whether boris johnson gets to fight another day. thank you very borisjohnson gets to fight another day. thank you very much. tim donovan reporting from oxbridge. i think we are going to go to central lobby now wearer will nick eardley is. in about three hours that they will start about 100 metres from where we are. the big question on the lips of mps isjust how big are. the big question on the lips of mps is just how big the rebellion against the prime list of his name please to say have got one of his allies here may be shed some light on that, nadine dorries, the culture secretary. what is a good result for borisjohnson tonight? brake the prime minister was going to win tonight and that is just what we want to happen. we won the vote to take place today and get it over and done with because there are some

really big issues the prime minister needs to focus on at the moment, not least the fact that russia are sending missiles into kyiv, the fact we have a global cost—of—living crisis because of the war in ukraine. in the many big issues, cost—of—living crisis here in the uk is a results of the many issues that we need to get on with. this is distracting. you know, today is day when we should be getting on with the business of government. i have been speaking to some of the rebels who say it potentially it is likely they will get over 100 mps voting against the prime minister potentially up to 150. that is really damaging, is it not, for that man in charge?— really damaging, is it not, for that man in charge? what i say to those rebels are 40 _ man in charge? what i say to those rebels are 40 million _ man in charge? what i say to those rebels are 40 million people - man in charge? what i say to those rebels are 40 million people voted | rebels are 40 million people voted for the prime minster. the highest number of people who voted for a conservative prime minister since margaret thatcher so what i would say to them is in the place of the minority number of mps to override the result of 14 million people who voted for a majority 83? i don't think it is and i'm not sure that's how it works and i think they... we

want people to continue to support the conservative party we need people to have confidence to do that and that their vote is not going to be overruled by a small number of mps. d0 be overruled by a small number of mps. , ., ., , be overruled by a small number of mps. do you accept that dozens of mps. do you accept that dozens of mps voting — mps. do you accept that dozens of mps voting against _ mps. do you accept that dozens of mps voting against the _ mps. do you accept that dozens of mps voting against the prime - mps voting against the prime minister is bad for the party? imere minister is bad for the party? were in a difficult _ minister is bad for the party? were in a difficult situation _ minister is bad for the party? were in a difficult situation at _ minister is bad for the party? ,, in a difficult situation at the moment and it is they need to get out the way between the premise is going to win comfortably. when it comfortably is an interesting world stop ip, comfortably is an interesting world sto_ , ., , comfortably is an interesting world sto_ ,, stop p, everyone is obsessed with numbers and _ stop p, everyone is obsessed with numbers and you _ stop p, everyone is obsessed with numbers and you know— stop p, everyone is obsessed with numbers and you know we - stop p, everyone is obsessed with numbers and you know we can - stop p, everyone is obsessed with l numbers and you know we can give your numberand numbers and you know we can give your number and it's not going to happen. we will note tonight —— we won't know until tonight but he's going to incomparably and has delivered the lowest unemployment figure since 1974. he delivered brexit, vaccine programme, so many big decisions he got right. i think people need to reflect on that. it is interesting because you clearly still think the point to as a vote winner. speaking to some of those

who have turned against him in the last few days they have come to another conclusion, particularly those who have been on the doorstep in tiverton and honiton, by election coming up on the 23rd ofjune where many tories think they are going to lose. is there not a danger now that the prime minister's actions could become an electoral liability for your party?— become an electoral liability for your party? everyone has always bitten boris _ your party? everyone has always bitten boris johnson _ your party? everyone has always bitten boris johnson off - your party? everyone has always bitten boris johnson off before l bitten borisjohnson off before every election. he won two male elections in london when it was going strong against is on the polls as conservatives. he delivered in brexit, delivered a massive majority in the polls. he is winner and it will always try to bite off but look at his track record of winning. we've been in government for 11 going on 12 years. it always gets difficult but that is the reality of the political cycle. what we need to do is unite and just make our case clearer, deliver even more than we are doing, which is a huge amount, and stick together as a party and i think that minority of mps need to hear that message.—

think that minority of mps need to hear that message. sticking together as a -a is hear that message. sticking together as a party is an _ hear that message. sticking together as a party is an interesting _ hear that message. sticking together as a party is an interesting phrase. i as a party is an interesting phrase. you are a big back at the prime minister and i think you would accept you shoot from the hit when it comes to social media. you have had a big row today with from jeremy hunt sings everything about his record on health secretary. he's a colleague of yours and how to those relationships? it is colleague of yours and how to those relationships?— relationships? it is not something i want to say — relationships? it is not something i want to say but _ relationships? it is not something i want to say but i'm _ relationships? it is not something i want to say but i'm incredibly - want to say but i'm incredibly disappointed thatjeremy hunt who said throughout i am not going to challenge the prime minister while there is a warring ukraine is, is premised on the day russia sends rockets does adult premised on the day russia sends rockets does adul— rockets does adult conservative health secretary... _ rockets does adult conservative health secretary... is _ rockets does adult conservative health secretary... is the - rockets does adult conservative i health secretary... is the personal telephoned — health secretary... is the personal telephoned me _ health secretary... is the personal telephoned me when _ health secretary... is the personal telephoned me when i _ health secretary... is the personal telephoned me when i was - health secretary... is the personal telephoned me when i was health| telephoned me when i was health minister and told me we should be removing people from their homes and it is positive and put them into isolation hotels. i'm delighted that we have if a minister who made us one of the few countries in the world that lifted a lack of 19 restrictions and helped us to the economy again. i'm proud of our finest of the doing that. hour

finest of the doing that. how confident _ finest of the doing that. how confident are _ finest of the doing that. how confident are you _ finest of the doing that. how confident are you that - finest of the doing that. how confident are you that boris johnson confident are you that borisjohnson is the leader takes you into the next general election?- next general election? 100% confident- — next general election? 100% confident. when _ next general election? 100% confident. when you - next general election? 100% confident. when you think i next general election? 10096. confident. when you think the selection will _ confident. when you think the selection will be? _ confident. when you think the selection will be? again, - confident. when you think the selection will be? again, this| selection will be? again, this sedate numbers, _ selection will be? again, this sedate numbers, i— selection will be? again, this sedate numbers, i don't- selection will be? again, this i sedate numbers, i don't know. selection will be? again, this - sedate numbers, i don't know. will t and sedate numbers, i don't know. will try and find — sedate numbers, i don't know. will try and find things out but there is a lot of speculation that boris johnson gets to this note tonight might be tempted to call a general election quite seem to test the very thing you been talking about, his electoral appeal. i thing you been talking about, his electoral appeal.— electoral appeal. i have absolutely... _ electoral appeal. i have absolutely... i - electoral appeal. i have absolutely... ijust - electoral appeal. i have| absolutely... i just want electoral appeal. i have i absolutely... i just want to electoral appeal. i have - absolutely... i just want to get through today, three tonight and get back to doing myjob tomorrow is a cabinet secretary, delivering for digital culture media and sport and doing the things people elected both the prime minister and myself, the job we were elected to do. aha, job we were elected to do. a research and a permissible win tonight? research and a permissible win toniaht? ~ , , research and a permissible win toniaht? ~ ,~ ., research and a permissible win toniuht? �* ,~ ., , , ., tonight? absolutely certain, yes. no doubt. at $19. — tonight? absolutely certain, yes. no doubt. at $19, culture _ tonight? absolutely certain, yes. no doubt. at $19, culture secretary, - doubt. at $19, culture secretary, thanks very _ doubt. at $19, culture secretary, thanks very much _ doubt. at $19, culture secretary, thanks very much a _ doubt. at $19, culture secretary, thanks very much a rangers - doubt. at $19, culture secretary, thanks very much a rangers and| doubt. at $19, culture secretary, - thanks very much a rangers and bbc. they have it, victoria. among the cabinet there is some confidence that borisjohnson is going to win this. you heard nothing of us use the word comfortably there also

noted he didn't quite define them. i find it very interesting because just mulling around the corridors here chatting to tory mps about what they think is because tonight there seems to be an acceptance that boris johnson is facing a rebellion of more than 100 of his own mps. we have heard that from cabinet ministers, senior rebels. they think 100 is achievable and properly quite likely. some think it could be up to 150. let's remember it as a secret ballot. what have you hearing on twitter and seeing from tory mps in public they will be on their own with their own conscience when they make that decision and there are some he many of the rebels think may be saying one thing and doing the other tonight so nine o'clock we will know until then it is a bit of a guessing game. studio: that last point you need to 19 is that eventually borisjohnson when he could call a general election to test his mandate with the electorate across the country, he was saying that? you don't have

to give me names but is that plausible?— plausible? i'm not sure if it's completely _ plausible? i'm not sure if it's completely plausible - plausible? i'm not sure if it's completely plausible but - plausible? i'm not sure if it's completely plausible but it i plausible? i'm not sure if it'sj completely plausible but it is certainly something exciting if you people around here. the visit was talk of elections every few weeks and i should point that out on something that is not definitely going to happen but i suppose the thinking would be that if boris johnson loses the bunts of his mps tonight and thinks his authority is weakened but his electoral appeal is still there he might go back to the country. speaking to his allies over the weekend they were absolutely certain and they no doubt he is the only man who can continue to win votes in the north of england, the old labour red wall and seats that felt a little bit in 2019 partly of a brexit. as i like that convinced he is the only one who can do that so you know, would he completely rule out a general election? i'm not so sure. the truth is we've no idea

if that is what he's thinking but has been some chitchat about its eye because it was at least worth asking the culture secretary in case he is hastening similar. studio: we will have to find that wonderful clip of the voter who said not another one. thank you for the moment. we will be you more reaction here from college green. now it is back to the studio. the uk has announced it is sending multiple—launch rocket systems to ukraine. the defence secretary ben wallace said the long—range missiles will help ukraine defend itself against russia. it comes after the us announced it was also supplying an advanced rocket system. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. ukraine's president zelensky visited his forces, now fighting a brutal, costly war in the east this weekend. sheltered in a building from the artillery shells that continue to rain down on their positions. this was his first visit to the donbas since russia refocused

its offensive here. he's already described the situation as hell. this a chance to boost morale. translation: you are true heroes of our country, ukraine. _ you are heroes of war. because of you, we have and will have our land and our country. ukraine's forces are outnumbered and outgunned. russia's vast arsenal of artillery and rockets being used to try and pummel and break ukraine's defence. both sides are taking heavy casualties. but for ukraine, more help will soon be on its way. today, britain announced it would be sending this, its most advanced rocket launcher, following the lead of the us, which is supplying ukraine with a similar system. the british army's multiple launch rocket system can fire a dozen rockets in a minute, and has a range of up to 50 miles —

further than most of russia's artillery. the flow of weapons from the west has already angered moscow, though president putin has also been trying to play down its significance. translation: we believe - that the delivery of rocket systems by the united states and some other countries is related to making up for the losses of combat hardware. there is nothing new about that and this actually changes nothing. no one weapon is likely to dramatically alter the course of the war in the donbas, which is already being reduced to waste and ashes, particularly in such small numbers. the us is so far sending four of its rocket launchers to ukraine, the uk is supplying three. but for ukraine, which has repeatedly asked for these systems, every little helps. jonathan beale, bbc news. a public inquiry has begun,

in belfast, into the physical and mental abuse of vulnerable adults at a hospital in county antrim. more than 70 staff have been suspended, as a precaution, from muckamore abbey, which caters for people with severe learning disabilities and mental health issues. families say they hope the hearings will reveal the full scale of the scandal — as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. some of the most vulnerable people in northern ireland were supposed to be cared for here. but instead, they suffered cruelty. relatives of patients in muckamore abbey hospital first raised concerns about physical abuse five years ago. they have been campaigning ever since. these families expect some of the evidence they'll hear will be very harrowing, but they hope the inquiry will reveal the full scale of the abuse scandal, that it will give them answers and accountability. there is a litany of allegations of wrongdoing and adult safeguarding concerns. glynn brown is speaking out on behalf of his son, aaron,

who has autism and was in muckamore. i'd like to note that this is the worse adult safeguarding scandal since the nhs was formed. so what are the questions that you want to see answered? we have understood there has been catastrophic failures in all directions and all departments. so we would be wanting to know how come that every protection measure that was in place failed so miserably? muckamore abbey houses adults with severe learning difficulties and mental health needs. detectives have been viewing around 300,000 hours of cctv from inside. more than 70 staff have been suspended as a precaution. police have arrested 34 suspects. so far, eight people have been charged. the public inquiry was set up by the devolved government. its task is to find out why the abuse happened and how it was allowed.

it is critical that this inquiry forms recommendations with teeth, to ensure that this can never happen again. anyone could have a loved one who requires care in a hospital like muckamore, and the situation now is such that how can you know they are safe? the chair opened the session by acknowledging there had been dreadful mistreatment. because so many of the patients were either nonverbal or had difficultty communicating, they couldn't express what was happening, or they were not regarded as credible. many of the parents and relatives and carers who trusted the hospital have been let down. hearings will carry on for a number of months. those who have pushed hard for the inquiry want nothing less than the whole distressing truth of what happened in this hospital. chris page, bbc news, belfast.

now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello again. quite selection of weather take is the deafening. will be some sunshine. will feel one but listening in wales it is cloudy, skills got a vein across the east and a large part of the midlands and east anglia. temperature struggling today, 13—14 quite widely. something comes out, temperatures reach the low 20s in parts of western scotland. probably southern wales and south—west england too. overnight in a patch of rain across the south of england and north east of england. will i spy with variable cloud. where we keep clear skies it will be a chilly night. tomorrow again they could be an odd patch of rain over across north—east england south—east england, but otherwise a dry morning with sunny spells back into the morning cloud, few shells p0p into the morning cloud, few shells pop into england and wales as we hadn't deafening but most will be more sunshine to go round and generally it is going to be a bit warmer. temperatures high teens to

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this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is facing a vote by his mps this evening on whether to oust him as party leader. it means at least 15% of the parliamentary party — equivalent to 54 tory mps — have submitted a letter of no confidence in his premiership. i notified the prime minister yesterday that the threshold had been reached and we agreed the timetable for a confidence vote to take place. in the next hour the prime minister will attempt to shore up support among his mps in a private meeting. several cabinet ministers have already said they'll stand behind him. is the prime minister has delivered the lowest unemployment figure since

1974, delivered brexit, delivered the vaccine programme, he personally drove it, got so many of the decision right people need to on that. at least 180 tory mps — a majority — will have to vote against borisjohnson, if he's to leave office. the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he'll vote against the prime minister. we are live on college green this afternoon. in the next half hour we will talk to a conservative mp who is back in borisjohnson, and the conservative mp who isn't. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister borisjohnson will tonight face a vote of confidence in his leadership by conservative mps. if he loses, he will stand

down as party leader. it follows anger over sue gray's report detailing lockdown rule—breaking in downing street. the vote was triggered after at least 54 conservative mps submitted letters of no confidence. let's cross straight to college green in westminster now and my colleague victoria derbyshire: thank you very much, it has been a pretty dramatic morning but things seem to be coming a little this afternoon. as you said borisjohnson will address his own mps privately at four o'clock. in just under an hour, that will be his last opportunity before this confidence vote taking place at 6pm to try and persuade those people who are not backing him, orwho are persuade those people who are not backing him, or who are wavering, to put the tick by his name tonight in that vote. he will want them to say yes, they do have confidence in him as prime minister. i've been asking you for your opinions, really, your views on this confidence vote tonight. voters up—and—down the

country. i will read some of them in a moment. the first dark political correspondent helen catt can bring you all of the day's events so far. —— but first, our political correspondent helen catt. for weeks, the contents of sir graham brady's inbox has been a source of intense speculation. now there is confirmation. the threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the prime minister has been passed, therefore a vote of confidence will take place within the rules of the 1922 committee. that vote will take place this evening. thejubilee offered a brief breakfor number ten, but the movement towards this point has been building over many months. some tory mps were angry about revelations of lockdown breaking parties in downing street, as details kept on emerging and the prime minister himself was fined for breaking covid laws. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules during lockdown and then blatantly allowing people under your direct leadership to break those rules.

we now have a clear picture of a much wider set of concerns, and they are notjust about partygate, although that is a concern. they are also about core policy issues, and unfortunately now he has to go. borisjohnson has written to conservative mps, acknowledging he had come under a great deal of fire which had been painful for the whole party. he said tonight's vote was a golden chance to put this behind them and asked for their support to take the country forward. his allies are flooding the airwaves. i think the focus now has to be not on the chaos of a destructive or divisive leadership contest, but to back the pm today, and that's what i'm doing, and i am encouraging my colleagues to do so. i think he will deliver for this country and go on to win a general election with an ambitious programme for continuous improvements. i will be backing the prime - minister, and i think the majority of conservative mps will do as well, because i think our constituents -

want us to get on with that job. but other critics have come into the open, too. the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, seen as a potential leadership candidate, said the party was no longer trusted by the electorate and today's decision was to change or lose. he, he said, would be voting for change. and the government's anti—corruption champion chose this morning to resign, saying he didn't believe mrjohnson's actions were in line with the code governing behaviour. it is certainly a resignation issue for me, and i say this with no degree of delight, because i believe he has done amazing things that i am personally grateful for. but none of that, none of the good things he has done necessarilyjustify breaking the ministerial code, which he himself has said is one of the underpinnings of good government and integrity in government in this country. borisjohnson will meet his mps in parliament at four o'clock to put the case for keeping him in person.

at six o'clock, a secret ballot will start, which closes at eight o'clock. and the result announced at 9pm. it is expected the prime minister is likely to win, but by how much will be key. a slim victory could still spell big problems for mrjohnson. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. we can cross live to central lobby in the houses of parliament and our political correspondent nick eardley. we heard you talking to the culture secretary nadine dorries very much supporting borisjohnson, as you would expect. she had some interesting things to say to you about the party, didn't she? ll interesting things to say to you about the party, didn't she? it was interestin: about the party, didn't she? it was interesting that _ about the party, didn't she? it was interesting that she _ about the party, didn't she? it was interesting that she said _ about the party, didn't she? it was interesting that she said she - about the party, didn't she? it was interesting that she said she was l interesting that she said she was pretty certain that borisjohnson would win tonight's vote, she thinks, win it comfortably, but she wouldn't say what comfortably meant and i think that's what a lot of people are trying to figure out this afternoon. a lot of tory mps have

been chatting around the corridors around parliament trying to find out how big the rebellion is going to be. i have heard from various people from senior rebels to cabinet ministers who think it is very likely to be over 100, and potentially considerably over 100. bearin potentially considerably over 100. bear in mind this figure over the next few hours as we wait for the result at about nine o'clock, 133. if 133 of borisjohnson's mps vote against him tonight, that would be a bigger percentage of the party turning events to him than happened to theresa may back in the midst of the brexit battles in 2019. she only limped on for a few more months before she had to stand down. in terms of that interview with nadine dorries, the tory party is at war with itself at the moment. she has been tweeting, criticising the former health secretaryjeremy hunt who said he doesn't have confidence

in the prime minister any more and he is going to vote for change, as he is going to vote for change, as he puts it, later this afternoon. she also said the labour party franklyjust needs to move on and get back to work because boris johnson has a big mandate to deliver. but the big question that tory mps are weighing up around parliament this afternoon, certainly among the ones i've been talking to, is, do they think borisjohnson is still the electoral asset he was in 2019? i can tell you over the weekend the mps i heard who were the most worried where those who had beenin most worried where those who had been in tiverton and honiton in devon. that is a constituency where the tories won the general election by almost 25,000 votes, a majority, but a lot of tories who have been there think they will lose. they have been getting a hard time from voters, particularly about party kit, and they are deeply worried that some people have voted tory their whole lives, have turned against the whole party. so, secret ballot, starts at six o'clock about

100 metres from where i am just up the stairs along there in the committed do in parliament. mps have two hours to make up their mind and they will hear a final pitch from they will hear a final pitch from the prime minister in about an hour's time, but there are still a lot to weighing up what to do this afternoon and they will be nervous in number 10 that borisjohnson is about to find out potentially that dozens of his mps don't want him to the —— be the boss any more. dozens of his mps don't want him to the -- be the boss any more.- the -- be the boss any more. thank ou, nick the -- be the boss any more. thank you, nick eardley. _ you, nick eardley. a former adviser to the man who is now chief of staff to borisjohnson joins me, and tim stanley, daily telegraph columnist. thank you for joining us. what do you think, gentlemen?— joining us. what do you think, centlemen? �* ., ., ., gentlemen? i've no idea what will ha en. gentlemen? i've no idea what will happen- 0ne _ gentlemen? i've no idea what will happen. one thing _ gentlemen? i've no idea what will happen. one thing running - gentlemen? i've no idea what will. happen. one thing running through gentlemen? i've no idea what will - happen. one thing running through my mind has been how much of a well controlled demolition is this? what controlled demolition is this? what do ou controlled demolition is this? what do you mean? _ controlled demolition is this? what do you mean? if — controlled demolition is this? what do you mean? if you _ controlled demolition is this? what do you mean? if you think - controlled demolition is this? what do you mean? if you think about i controlled demolition is this? whatl do you mean? if you think about the timin: of do you mean? if you think about the timing of the — do you mean? if you think about the timing of the vote _ do you mean? if you think about the timing of the vote today, _ do you mean? if you think about the timing of the vote today, it - do you mean? if you think about the timing of the vote today, it might i timing of the vote today, it might sound like a catastrophe for the prime minister that it is happening

but the timing is quite useful immediately after the jubilee when all the tory mps are on holiday and have to scramble to get back, one had to come back by boat command being held before two by—elections which would have been disaster for the prime minister. if you knew there would be a vote of no confidence and you wanted it out of the way, monday is the day to have it. sir graham brady would never confirm or deny any of this because he never tells us anything about what is going on but i'm wondering how many of these letters put in were put in by boris allies. is the intention to get this out the way? do you have any evidence for saying this? ., , , ., ., this? none but it is that i had the date where _ this? none but it is that i had the date where speculation _ this? none but it is that i had the date where speculation would - this? none but it is that i had the date where speculation would be| date where speculation would be helpful and entertaining. if that is what the plan was it probably isn't quite working out because as soon as you unleash this kind of contest it gets beyond your control and things like nadine dorries�*s argument on twitter with jeremy like nadine dorries�*s argument on twitter withjeremy hunt is likely to move some people away from the prime minister, it seems to be, so some people are reporting. i'm just speculating. this could play to the

prime minister's advantage. is it prime minister's advantage. is it likel an prime minister's advantage. is it likely any allies _ prime minister's advantage. is it likely any allies to _ prime minister's advantage. is it likely any allies to the prime minister have put in a letter to sir graham brady to trigger this contest? l graham brady to trigger this contest? ., �* ~ ., graham brady to trigger this contest? ~ ., ., ., , graham brady to trigger this contest? ., �* ~ ., ., ., , , contest? i don't know of any but it looks like from _ contest? i don't know of any but it looks like from the _ contest? i don't know of any but it looks like from the outside - looks like from the outside that number— looks like from the outside that number 10 are looks like from the outside that numberio are more looks like from the outside that number 10 are more organised than the rebels _ number 10 are more organised than the rebels at the moment so it wouldn't — the rebels at the moment so it wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, — wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, and the priority of number now is— the case, and the priority of number now is to _ the case, and the priority of number now is to keep the margin as wide as possible. _ now is to keep the margin as wide as possible. to — now is to keep the margin as wide as possible, to come out afterwards and say storm _ possible, to come out afterwards and say storm in — possible, to come out afterwards and say storm in a teacup, nothing to worry— say storm in a teacup, nothing to worry about, let us get on with the 'ob. worry about, let us get on with the job l'm _ worry about, let us get on with the job i'm sure — worry about, let us get on with the job. i'm sure we'll hear that line quite _ job. i'm sure we'll hear that line quite a — job. i'm sure we'll hear that line quite a bit — job. i'm sure we'll hear that line quite a hit this evening. job. i'm sure we'll hear that line quite a bit this evening.- job. i'm sure we'll hear that line quite a bit this evening. what do ou think quite a bit this evening. what do you think is _ quite a bit this evening. what do you think is going _ quite a bit this evening. what do you think is going on _ quite a bit this evening. what do you think is going on in - quite a bit this evening. what do you think is going on in number| quite a bit this evening. what do - you think is going on in number 10? chief of staff, or of the aides, the whips, the people supposedly in charge of party discipline, what are they doing right now before the prime minister addresses his backbench mps? spreadsheets, spreadsheets, _ backbench mps? spreadsheets, spreadsheets, spreadsheets. i backbench mps? spreadsheets, i spreadsheets, spreadsheets. they will look_ spreadsheets, spreadsheets. they will look at the numbers, seeing who they can _ will look at the numbers, seeing who they can count on and rely on. the thing _ they can count on and rely on. the thing here — they can count on and rely on. the thing here is— they can count on and rely on. the thing here is it isn't a public vote, — thing here is it isn't a public vote, it _ thing here is it isn't a public vote, it is _ thing here is it isn't a public vote, it is a private ballot, so in a way— vote, it is a private ballot, so in a way whatever the mps are saying publicly— a way whatever the mps are saying publicly on — a way whatever the mps are saying publicly on twitter feeds may not translate —

publicly on twitter feeds may not translate to the ballot box. number 10 aides— translate to the ballot box. number 10 aides and chiefs of staff, will look_ 10 aides and chiefs of staff, will look at — 10 aides and chiefs of staff, will look at the numbers to see where they can — look at the numbers to see where they can 100% count on and who they may be _ they can 100% count on and who they may be able — they can 100% count on and who they may be able to bring to their side. what _ may be able to bring to their side. what do _ may be able to bring to their side. what do you think daily telegraph readers are making of this? they are divided. some think boris should stay in something they should go. even those who think he should go say what is he staying for? the problem as there is no great plan or project right now. many of our readers feel that boris is actually come in a bid to win over the red wall, banned in some traditional true blue positions on things like tax. they are asking themselves, what will i get from this government and what will he do next next? what will he say at the 1922 committee? will he throw out something about tax? once done at a previous committee, somebody asked if he would bring back grammar schools and boris said yes. so there you go, whether it is true, i don't know. he may trent bryde some people with

policy. i think it is worth having a bet on how many knighthoods emerge from this because traditionally after a tory leadership contest a lot of people get a gong is a reward for laura deyoung some people will be elevated as a result and some people might lose theirjob. it is be elevated as a result and some people might lose theirjob. people might lose their 'ob. it is a aood oint people might lose their 'ob. it is a good point because i people might lose theirjob. it is a good point because this _ people might lose theirjob. it is a good point because this is - people might lose theirjob. it is a good point because this is not i people might lose theirjob. it is a good point because this is notjust about— good point because this is notjust about party gait, it is about conservative principles. it is about the fact— conservative principles. it is about the fact this government doesn't seem _ the fact this government doesn't seem to — the fact this government doesn't seem to be able to find tax cuts from _ seem to be able to find tax cuts from anywhere. if boris johnson can throw— from anywhere. if boris johnson can throw some — from anywhere. if boris johnson can throw some red meat to his backbenchers i think that it is best tactic _ backbenchers i think that it is best tactic. party gait is very important but a _ tactic. party gait is very important but a distraction to what a lot of mps _ but a distraction to what a lot of mps want — but a distraction to what a lot of mps want this government to be doing for their— mps want this government to be doing for their constituents —— macro reward — for their constituents —— macro reward for— for their constituents —— macro reward for loyalty. for their constituents -- macro reward for loyalty.— for their constituents -- macro reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe _ reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe up _ reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe up to _ reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe up to this _ reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe up to this point - reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe up to this point it i reward for loyalty. one reason boris has been safe up to this point it is i has been safe up to this point it is because there is no strong thatcherite style alternative. the only person who has put their head above the parapet this time is jeremy hunt and he is widely regarded as a liberal one nation politician defined my support for the nhs and that is not what bines

the nhs and that is not what bines the party roots and there has not been a coalition of support of support because there isn't a thatcher style alternative. boris johnson was _ thatcher style alternative. boris johnson was a — thatcher style alternative. boris johnson was a one _ thatcher style alternative. boris johnson was a one nation - thatcher style alternative. boris johnson was a one nation politician once, wasn't he? he johnson was a one nation politician once, wasn't he?— once, wasn't he? he is a politician who can be _ once, wasn't he? he is a politician who can be many _ once, wasn't he? he is a politician who can be many things _ once, wasn't he? he is a politician who can be many things to - once, wasn't he? he is a politician who can be many things to many l who can be many things to many people _ who can be many things to many people and that's part of his success— people and that's part of his success and part of the reason why his electorally very successful as a politician, — his electorally very successful as a politician, so he can be all things to all— politician, so he can be all things to all people. he is not necessarily one nation, — to all people. he is not necessarily one nation, he moved to the right after— one nation, he moved to the right after the — one nation, he moved to the right after the brexit vote. he one nation, he moved to the right after the brexit vote.— one nation, he moved to the right after the brexit vote. he was always after the brexit vote. he was always a liberal, after the brexit vote. he was always a liberal. in — after the brexit vote. he was always a liberal, in favour— after the brexit vote. he was always a liberal, in favour of— after the brexit vote. he was always a liberal, in favour of immigration i a liberal, in favour of immigration and a small estate. he has been blown off course by brexit which defined him in a more populist trumpian way. he's been blown off course by covid. he wants to cut taxes but he is in an economic nightmare and needs to raise money for the nhs and has different groups he wants to support. he would say it is out of his hands and wait until the next election when i can deliver red meat policies.— red meat policies. thank you, gentlemen- —

red meat policies. thank you, gentlemen. thank _ red meat policies. thank you, gentlemen. thank you, - red meat policies. thank you, gentlemen. thank you, tim i red meat policies. thank you, - gentlemen. thank you, tim stanley and leon emirali. we are going to say goodbye to bbc world viewers. now we'll hear from our correspondent in redcar, danny savage, who has been talking voters there. redcar, traditionally a labour area which swung to the tories in the last general election. so how are the people feeling about the leader they supported? are the winds of change blowing? not necessarily. i think under the circumstances, i don't think there's anyone who could have done any better. so if borisjohnson walks down redcar high street now, would you boo or cheer him? cheer him. you still think he is doing a good job? yes. and so the anger at him with that, was... - the party thing. ..you know. you were angry with him over partygate? yes, because i couldn't bej with my parents who died. and the bigger picture,

you would probably still back him next time round, as things stand at the moment? as things stand, i would. and you think his mps should back him tonight? yes, i do, yes. because like i keep saying, there is no alternative to him. it's by no means unanimous, though. they watch what goes on in westminsterfrom here. this woman voted for borisjohnson last time, but won't again. ijust think he's a complete liar. i don't think we should have him at all. you don't think his mps should back him tonight? no, definitely not. not at all. not for what he's done to everybody. all the parties, all the people that couldn't see their own families or anything, it's not good, is it? what do you think of borisjohnson? would you vote for him? no, iwould not. what's he done to put you off? having parties during lockdown. he's the prime minister. he's the first prime minister to break the law. but it's not cut and dry. some think the prime minister should be given one more drink in the last chance saloon. so tonight should his mps back him or sack him? well, i think they should back him. he was good enough to win the election.

if he loses the election, then sack him. there's certainly a plan b here. tonight, we will know whether the tories need one in westminster. danny savage, bbc news, redcar. we are going to talk to an mp for south ribble, katherine fletcher, conservative mp. you have confidence still in your prime minister? totally. still in your prime minister? totall . ~ g still in your prime minister? totally-- l _ still in your prime minister? totally.- i only - still in your prime minister? totally.- i only joinedl still in your prime minister? | totally.- i only joined a totally. why? i only 'oined a olitical totally. why? i only 'oined a political pant totally. why? i only 'oined a political party at i totally. why? i only 'oined a political party at 36 i totally. why? i only joined a political party at 36 so - totally. why? i only joined a political party at 36 so i i totally. why? i only joined a i political party at 36 so i wouldn't like to say i was norbert i wasn't engaged in politics in any way and i joined to do stuff for my community in the north of england, some a place where you are from. i wanted a northern powerhouse. we are calling it a levelling up because there are broader opportunities. but what i'm here to do is not engage in these kind of westminster navel—gazing stuff. i want to get out there and make a difference for people. what do you think about your colleagues which triggered this confidence vote? i think they are very genuine

in their conviction, i don't think it is maligned but i don't believe in the rational analysis. we had a pandemic, the manifesto that was bought into and we have an enormous job to do and i genuinely want to get on with it and were not sure that putting ourselves through this kind of looking inwards, talk to each other, is that really what people on derry market once, and leyland market? not the people i'm talking to. —— bury want. do leyland market? not the people i'm talking to. -- bury want.— talking to. -- bury want. do you believe he _ talking to. -- bury want. do you believe he is _ talking to. -- bury want. do you believe he is in _ talking to. -- bury want. do you believe he is in this _ talking to. -- bury want. do you believe he is in this position i believe he is in this position because of the way he has behaved? l waited for all the facts to come out. he has apologised because he got a fixed penalty notice for having a cake at 2:45pm on a working day and gone into another meeting. fair enough, day and gone into another meeting. fairenough, he day and gone into another meeting. fair enough, he apologised. a lot of people did lots of sacrifices during covid. when i look at the other stuff swirling around, i don't see

how you join a direct line to the pm. i've been at home for the jubilee weekend, and you are talking to people and you say, have you ever beenin to people and you say, have you ever been in the number 10 building? you probably have, haven't you? ho. it probably have, haven't you? no. it is like a rabbit warren... we have crowd participation! it is like a total tiny rabbit warren of lots of different rooms, it's an old georgian building. the idea that there is some kind of eye over the top of everything that is going on just doesn't make sense. that top of everything that is going on just doesn't make sense.- just doesn't make sense. that is fair enough _ just doesn't make sense. that is fair enough but _ just doesn't make sense. that is fair enough but the _ just doesn't make sense. that is fair enough but the rooms - just doesn't make sense. that is fair enough but the rooms he i just doesn't make sense. that is i fair enough but the rooms he went into a the garden where there were dozens and dozens of people, never once did he walk in and say, guys, this isn't right. not once. stand once did he walk in and say, guys, this isn't right. not once.- this isn't right. not once. and i think he's _ this isn't right. not once. and i think he's apologised _ this isn't right. not once. and i think he's apologised for- this isn't right. not once. and i think he's apologised for that. l this isn't right. not once. and i l think he's apologised for that. is he stupid? did he not know? i've had big leadershipjobs in the past where you lead large teams of people and part of leading people is to say

thank you for working hard, raise your glass, don't get drunk, your job is to say to people, rally the troops. l job is to say to people, rally the troo s. ., , job is to say to people, rally the troo s. . , ., troops. i get that, but not in lockdown- — troops. i get that, but not in lockdown. no _ troops. i get that, but not in lockdown. no one _ troops. i get that, but not in lockdown. no one else - troops. i get that, but not in lockdown. no one else did i troops. i get that, but not in i lockdown. no one else did that. troops. i get that, but not in - lockdown. no one else did that. he has lockdown. no one else did that. he: has apologised, and he is right too. i don't know whether you saw. i called him a wally in the house of lords chamber, it is in hansard, it is a wally thing to do but should it distract from making sure that this economy gets the biggest low hanging fruit to solve our economy, raise our people up, to make sure the north of england gets the investment it needs and starts to drive an economics noble.— it needs and starts to drive an economics noble. another criticism from our economics noble. another criticism from your colleagues _ economics noble. another criticism from your colleagues that - economics noble. another criticism from your colleagues that i've - economics noble. another criticism | from your colleagues that i've heard today, he is putting taxes up. tell me how raising taxes helps grow the economy. it me how raising taxes helps grow the econom . ., , �* , , economy. it doesn't, but it is solvin: economy. it doesn't, but it is solving the — economy. it doesn't, but it is solving the problem, - economy. it doesn't, but it is solving the problem, which i economy. it doesn't, but it is| solving the problem, which as economy. it doesn't, but it is i solving the problem, which as we have just had a global pandemic. solving the problem, which as we havejust had a global pandemic. our nhs needs the investment to get out

of the other side of covid because if we are not putting money aside to solve that problem, in four or five years time we are all going to know a loved family member sitting and waiting in pain for an operation. it was the most difficult vote i've had as an mp down here, honestly. but ultimately we are here to look after people, and to do that you don't have a magic money tree. if you need to invest it has got to be paid for. i will say we have to get the tax burden down because in a big picture... sorry, i'm not very pro at this! in the big picture, if you tax too much it stifles investment but you have to balance the books. you can'tjust go around adding to the national debt. it is you can'tjust go around adding to the national debt.— the national debt. it is not 'ust about either i the national debt. it is not 'ust about either raising i the national debt. it is not 'ust about either raising taxes i the national debt. it is notjust about either raising taxes or. about either raising taxes or borrowing, you could have made other choices, you could have scrapped spending elsewhere. what choices, you could have scrapped spending elsewhere. what spending would ou spending elsewhere. what spending would you crack? _ spending elsewhere. what spending would you crack? then _ spending elsewhere. what spending

would you crack? then you - spending elsewhere. what spending would you crack? then you ending i spending elsewhere. what spending | would you crack? then you ending in that kind of conversation.— that kind of conversation. those are the conversations _ that kind of conversation. those are the conversations that _ that kind of conversation. those are the conversations that could - that kind of conversation. those are the conversations that could have i the conversations that could have been had. there are massive infrastructure projects which will cost an absolute fortune. the decision could have been made to scrap some of those for example. it's interesting because we were criticised heavily in the media at the time for the fact that £96 billion wasn't enough of an investment in infrastructure to really stimulate the economy that we needed. you can't say it is not enough. i think it happens to be a once in a generation investment, but then on the other hand say cut it for short term needs. that's been going on forever and why we have such a big gap between london and the north of england. i want to come back to my big question. do the north of england. i want to come back to my big question.— back to my big question. do you acce -t it back to my big question. do you accept it is _ back to my big question. do you accept it is because _ back to my big question. do you accept it is because of _ back to my big question. do you accept it is because of his - accept it is because of his behaviour and his actions that he is the distraction?— the distraction? distraction from what? from _ the distraction? distraction from what? from you _ the distraction? distraction from what? from you being _ the distraction? distraction from what? from you being able - the distraction? distraction from what? from you being able to i the distraction? distraction from | what? from you being able to get the distraction? distraction from i what? from you being able to get on with the job. — what? from you being able to get on with the job. as _ what? from you being able to get on with the job, as you _ what? from you being able to get on with the job, as you call _ what? from you being able to get on with the job, as you call it? - what? from you being able to get on with the job, as you call it? i'm - with the 'ob, as you call it? i'm votin: with the job, as you call it? i'm voting to _ with the job, as you call it? i'm voting to get — with the job, as you call it? i'm voting to get on _ with the job, as you call it? in voting to get on with with the job, as you call it? mi voting to get on with the with the job, as you call it? in voting to get on with the job. a thatis voting to get on with the job. a that is a different question. is either distraction? that is a different question. is either distraction? is - that is a different question. is either distraction? is it - that is a different question. is i either distraction? is it because that is a different question. is - either distraction? is it because of

him that you _ either distraction? is it because of him that you are _ either distraction? is it because of him that you are here _ either distraction? is it because of him that you are here today? - either distraction? is it because of him that you are here today? you| him that you are here today? you mean in terms _ him that you are here today? you mean in terms of _ him that you are here today? gm. mean in terms of stood here? yeah. in terms of his behaviour, that's why there is a confidence vote this is westminster naval gazing, people want us to get on with the job. what is it then? if want us to get on with the 'ob. what is it then? i. ., , ., , is it then? if you want my honest oinion, is it then? if you want my honest opinion. there — is it then? if you want my honest opinion, there were _ is it then? if you want my honest opinion, there were lots - is it then? if you want my honest opinion, there were lots of- is it then? if you want my honest l opinion, there were lots of people who are not very keen. like andrea leadsom? — who are not very keen. like andrea leadsom? steve _ who are not very keen. like andrea leadsom? steve baker? _ who are not very keen. like andrea leadsom? steve baker? they - who are not very keen. like andrea leadsom? steve baker? they have| who are not very keen. like andrea - leadsom? steve baker? they have held ve moral leadsom? steve baker? they have held very moral positions _ leadsom? steve baker? they have held very moral positions and _ leadsom? steve baker? they have held very moral positions and i'm _ leadsom? steve baker? they have held very moral positions and i'm not - very moral positions and i'm not going to get into criticising my colleagues, but what i hope and expect tonight is lots of people will make their feelings clear, there is more work to do, and i've not come here to play games with this stuff. i've come here to get on with it and i will make sure i will do everything i can. that's what i said to the electorate and south ribble, the bit under preston, because nobody knows where it is. i know where it is. thank you, katherine fletcher, conservative mp who is backing borisjohnson, she

the mp for south ribble, the bit and preston! let's talk to another conservative mp, a gentleman who i think is not going to be supporting the prime minister tonight in the confidence vote, his name isjohn baron, the mp for basildon and billericay. hello to you. why have you lost confidence in your prime minister? �* , ,, you lost confidence in your prime minister? , ,, minister? because the sue gray re ort minister? because the sue gray report laid _ minister? because the sue gray report laid bare _ minister? because the sue gray report laid bare the _ minister? because the sue gray report laid bare the extent - minister? because the sue gray report laid bare the extent of i minister? because the sue gray i report laid bare the extent of rule breaking in numberio, and report laid bare the extent of rule breaking in number 10, and therefore the prime minister's continual reassurances to parliament that he was not aware of any rule breaking is simply, in my view, not credible. to me the integrity of parliament is everything. it is less of an issue as to whether he is an asset or reliability electorally, but it's the integrity of parliament which is the integrity of parliament which is the beating heart of our nation, and i sadly can support him no longer. jacob rees—mogg, the brexit opportunities minister this morning, told us this morning this is about a birthday cake. if it is it is bizarre you are not giving him your

confidence, isn't it? it is not about a birthday cake, it is about the integrity of the place behind us, parliament. it is the integrity of the place behind us, parliament.— the integrity of the place behind us, parliament. it is about whether we can trust _ us, parliament. it is about whether we can trust what _ us, parliament. it is about whether we can trust what people _ us, parliament. it is about whether we can trust what people tell- us, parliament. it is about whether we can trust what people tell us . us, parliament. it is about whether we can trust what people tell us in | we can trust what people tell us in parliament and whether ministers are accountable and if you erode that trust, if you chip away at the very credibility of the place, then you are eating away at the soul of this country, in my view. and as i said, the integrity of parliament is absolutely paramount. that's the issue here. absolutely paramount. that's the issue here-— issue here. what is it specifically ou are issue here. what is it specifically you are referring _ issue here. what is it specifically you are referring to? _ issue here. what is it specifically you are referring to? what - issue here. what is it specifically you are referring to? what has i issue here. what is it specifically| you are referring to? what has he said in the commons you don't trust now? �* , .,. said in the commons you don't trust now? �* , .. ., , now? it's the fact he has continually _ now? it's the fact he has continually reassured - now? it's the fact he has| continually reassured the now? it's the fact he has - continually reassured the house now? it's the fact he has _ continually reassured the house many times that he was not aware of any rule breaking. times that he was not aware of any rule breaking-— rule breaking. first of all he said there were _ rule breaking. first of all he said there were no _ rule breaking. first of all he said there were no parties. _ rule breaking. first of all he said there were no parties. then - rule breaking. first of all he said there were no parties. then he l rule breaking. first of all he said i there were no parties. then he said there were no parties. then he said there were no parties. then he said there were parties but all covid guidance was followed completely. what is important to many of us is if you look at the sue gray report, the extent of rule breaking is endemic. it was carrying on at a

rate of knots. this endemic. it was carrying on at a rate of knots.— endemic. it was carrying on at a rate of knots. �* , ., . rate of knots. as katherine fletcher said, it is rate of knots. as katherine fletcher said. it is a — rate of knots. as katherine fletcher said, it is a massive _ rate of knots. as katherine fletcher said, it is a massive building, - said, it is a massive building, there are hundreds of employees, some of the times he wasn't even in the building when some of these parties were going on.— the building when some of these parties were going on. that's true but i'm ex — parties were going on. that's true but i'm ex military, _ parties were going on. that's true but i'm ex military, you _ parties were going on. that's true but i'm ex military, you are - parties were going on. that's true | but i'm ex military, you are taught to serve to lead and lead by example, there has to be accountability. i take on board you have senior civil servants sending around memos saying we think we have got away with it and don't leave through the front door with a bottle and all that sort of stuff. did through the front door with a bottle and all that sort of stuff.— and all that sort of stuff. did he know about _ and all that sort of stuff. did he know about all _ and all that sort of stuff. did he know about all that? _ and all that sort of stuff. did he know about all that? i'm - and all that sort of stuff. did he know about all that? i'm not i and all that sort of stuff. did he i know about all that? i'm not saying he knew about _ know about all that? i'm not saying he knew about it _ know about all that? i'm not saying he knew about it all— know about all that? i'm not saying he knew about it all but _ know about all that? i'm not saying he knew about it all but let's i know about all that? i'm not saying he knew about it all but let's get i he knew about it all but let's get real about this, surely sitting in the flat at number 10, sadly you have to take some responsibility for all of this. the continual reassurances in parliament that he was not aware of the rule breaking when the sue gray report laid it bare as i say, it was endemic, to me is not credible. this bare as i say, it was endemic, to me is not credible.— is not credible. this man won an 80 seat majority _ is not credible. this man won an 80 seat majority not — is not credible. this man won an 80 seat majority not that _ is not credible. this man won an 80 seat majority not that long - is not credible. this man won an 80 seat majority not that long ago, i is not credible. this man won an 80 seat majority not that long ago, is l seat majority not that long ago, is this disloyal of you? i seat majority not that long ago, is this disloyal of you?— this disloyal of you? i don't think it is, because, _ this disloyal of you? i don't think it is, because, yes, _ this disloyal of you? i don't think it is, because, yes, he _ this disloyal of you? i don't think it is, because, yes, he did i this disloyal of you? i don't think it is, because, yes, he did win i this disloyal of you? i don't think it is, because, yes, he did win a| it is, because, yes, he did win a big majority, but what is important

to many of us as i say, is the integrity of parliament, whether he is an electoral asset or not is secondary to the credibility, the integrity, the honesty of parliament. and if you don't have that at your core, then other decisions become far more difficult. is liz truss honest? i decisions become far more difficult. is liz truss honest?— is liz truss honest? i assume she is. is is liz truss honest? i assume she is- is nadhim _ is liz truss honest? i assume she is. is nadhim zahawi _ is liz truss honest? i assume she is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm| is liz truss honest? i assume she i is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not auoin to is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start — is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start going _ is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start going down _ is. is nadhim zahawi honest? i'm not going to start going down a _ going to start going down a character assassination. i can only tell you what i'm going to do. at}! tell you what i'm going to do. of course, i'mjust tell you what i'm going to do. of course, i'm just asking about potential candidates who may end up leading the conservative party, and being prime minister of this country, if this vote doesn't go boris johnson's way tonight, country, if this vote doesn't go borisjohnson's way tonight, or if he wins, but by not very much, it could lead to a leadership contest. is that what you really want? it is a fast moving _ is that what you really want? it is a fast moving at _ is that what you really want? it is a fast moving at the _ is that what you really want? it 3 a fast moving at the moment, all we can do is take one day at a time and perhaps revisit this in the morning in the cold light of day. let's see

what happens to my first. i5 in the cold light of day. let's see what happens to my first. is he aoian what happens to my first. is he aoain to what happens to my first. is he going to win? _ what happens to my first. is he going to win? i _ what happens to my first. is he going to win? i don't _ what happens to my first. is he going to win? i don't know. i what happens to my first. is he! going to win? i don't know. i'm beina going to win? i don't know. i'm being honest — going to win? i don't know. i'm being honest with _ going to win? i don't know. i'm being honest with you, - going to win? i don't know. i'm being honest with you, i i going to win? i don't know. i'm being honest with you, i don't. going to win? i don't know. i'm i being honest with you, i don't know. i don't know either but people around him and journalists seem to think he will but we will absolutely see. thank you forjoining us. john baron, the mp for billericay and basildon. here is the weather with chris fawkes now. hello again. we've got quite a mixture of whether to take us through the rest of the afternoon. there will be some sunshine, particularly west scotland, northern ireland looking bright, and south—west england. where the sunshine comes out it's going to feel warm, but for most of england and wales it is cloudy, still with a few spots of rain across the east and, i suspect, across a large part of the midlands and east anglia. temperatures will struggle today, just 13 or iii degrees quite widely. where the sunshine comes out we should see temperatures reach the low 20s. in parts of western scotland, probably southern wales and south—west england too. overnight an odd patch of rain across the south of england and also across the north—east of england. otherwise it is dry with variable cloud. where we keep the clearest skies it will be a chilly night.

tomorrow, again there could be an odd patch of rain left over across north—east england, south—east england, but otherwise it is a dry morning with sunny spells breaking through the morning cloud. a few showers pop in to england and wales as we head into the afternoon. but for most there will be sunshine to go around and generally it will be a bit warmer. temperatures high teens to low 20s. the headlines... the prime minister is facing a vote by his mps this evening on whether to oust him as party leader. it means at least15% of the parliamentary party — equivalent to sa tory mps — have submitted a letter of no confidence in his premiership.

i notified the prime minister yesterday that the threshold had been reached and we agreed the timetable for a confidence vote to take place. in the next hour the prime minister will attempt to shore up support among his mps in a private meeting. cabinet ministers have said they'll stand behind him. he the prime minister who has delivered the lowest unemployment figure since 197a. he has delivered brexit. he has delivered on the vaccine programme and personally gave it. he has got some of the big decisions right. i think people need to reflect on that. —— so many of the big decisions. at least180 tory mps — a majority — will have to vote against borisjohnson, if he's to leave office. former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he'll vote against the prime minister.

we start with tennis with nottingham open is upon us to whet your appetite with emma raducanu playing tomorrow in her first competitive game in engladn since winning the us open. before that, though, heather watson and harriet dart have begun their campaigns today. and it's good news for dart. she has beaten the croatian donna vekic in the opening round. the british number three has won in straight sets winning6—1i, 6—3. dart could play a fellow brit in the second round — if sonay kartal can beat the third seed camila giorgi. and in the last few minutes, there's been a good win too for heather watson. she's beaten the american katie volynets — winning in straight 6—4, 6—2 — and now could face raducanu next — if she can beat switzerland's viktorija golubic. after winning his 14th french open, rafael nadal admitted he did it with no feeling in his left foot due to anaesthetic injections. two days after his 36th birthday, he won his 22nd grand slam — claiming back—to—back major titles for the first time since 2010. however, chronic foot pain means he requires treatment to numb the pain.. and says he won't keep

playing if that continues. he's been speaking to cbs in america. it's about passion now and about how much you love what you do, and during all my tennis career i think i had the determination to keep going. it doesn't matter the situation, and that brings me to the position that i am today. that is unexpected, without a doubt, because at the age of 36 i thought that i would be doing other things, not playing tennis, ten years ago. for me, it is special at my age to be keeping competitive against everyone, well, it means a lot to me, honestly.

liverpool vice—captain james milner has signed a new one—year deal with the club. milner has been at anfield since joining on a free transfer in 2015 from manchester city. the 36—year old has won six major trophies including the the fa cup and league cup last season. it is understood he has accepted a contract with significantly reduced terms to stay. in rugby union, some more fresh faces in the england camp with five new players in a 35—man squad to train before the tour of australia next month... it has been announced that england p"°p it has been announced that england prop will miss the summer tour with a back problem. a familair face is wing jonny may who returns after spending five months out with a knee injury,

while fellow—wing jack nowell is also back involved. it's for a three—day training camp as eddiejones assess's his options ahead of next year's world cup. former world squash champion and world number one mohamad elshorbagy has switched allegience from egypt to england. he's one of the most decorated players of all time and, having lived in britain since 2006 and gained citizenship, says the opportunity to play under the england flag is exciting. ranked third in the world now, he could represent england at this summer's commonwealth games. injust under in just under half an hour boris johnson is going to address his party privately and will be his last opportunity before the confidence vote to persuade his mps he is the man for thejob and vote to persuade his mps he is the man for the job and is the man to

carry on as leader of the premise to his country. he was told earlier yesterday afternoon that the threshold for a confidence vote had been met. the result, by the way, will be announced around nine o'clock this evening. the prime minister will be told of the results shortly before it is made public and it is unclear what the processes if there is a draw in the voting. we are going to talk to a former civil servant injust a are going to talk to a former civil servant in just a moment. are going to talk to a former civil servant injust a moment. first, not to nottinghamshire. let's speak to our midlands correspondent navtej johal. real range of views in this time, true blue territory. this was the former chancellor's seat for nearly 50 years, conservative club in the conifers here in the high street and also a place politically very engaged. that mightjust here mind is on the high street. turn out he

was 20% higher than the rest of the countries turner and a place where there are a lot of views and engage people and is reflected by the fact that which it when i spoke to today has had an opinion on the farm is a's predicament and among this traditional conservative voters i was speaking to opinion appears to be really split. here is a sample of what they've been telling me today. i don't think he's made a very good job of things. he hasn't been very honest, at times, but i'm not sure who would be better to lead the country at the moment. i think this is the problem, and i think he has had a really difficult time through covid, and it's not a situation many people would want to be in. he lied to government and he lied to the population when he said there were no parties, no rules were broken, and people were unable to be with their loved ones. they kept the rules — we all kept the rules. he didn't, and he lied about it, so... and you're traditionally... a traditional conservative voter? yes. but this has, it sounds like, rocked your confidence in the prime minister? absolutely.

so what would you want to see happen tonight? do you want to see him removed? yes. yes. and i vote... i vote...my confidence, yes, i vote for him to stay in. who hasn't lied that's in government? or they avoid the truth. no, no. he's come out and said so — that's honesty. yeah, that's upfront. yeah. so he has my vote. he's got mine. if we had to vote for him to stay in, he'd get both our votes. i yeah, yeah. and you normally vote conservative? i do. i've voted it all my life and i've seen one or two prime ministers in the past, cos i'm 85 — coming up to 85. and i think it was a disgrace, what he did. you know, because, as i say, everybody was locked in and worked to the law and behaved themselves, and then he just has this party and expects to get away with it. soa so a real range of views there from people who normally vote conservative. among those who want

to see the prime minister place there are two names which have come out from the people i've been speaking to today as candidates to replace him. one is the covent chancel of rishi sunak. the other, jeremy hunt, has been mentioned to me, the former health and foreign secretary he was, today against the prime ministers again, so might as well. will those who support the premise that wanting to remain they say there is no viable alternative. —— support the prime minister and want him to remain. in nottinghamshire when going to speak to a former head of the civil service it is now a crossbencher which means he is not a member of any political party. relatively logical slate. what is happening to government well this is going on? it is pretty paralysed. government was to draw the line but in reality that

is not possible until leadership of the government is settled and we won't really know that at least until tonight but it is a big win for the prime minister that might settle the argument as far as his mps are concerned but there is still an inquiry going on that might find he has breached the ministerial code and ultimately, and i think this is the core problem, it is what the voters think and it is very clear that they have settled on a view that they have settled on a view that he is not to be trusted and i think that makes being prime minister really very difficult in these challenging times. because they don't trust him doesn't mean they don't trust him doesn't mean they want a confidence vote and potentially a leadership contest, does it? not at all. i doubt if many of them would understand the arcane rules about how this all happens but they sure as this... about how this all happens but they sure as this. . .— sure as this... looking at tiktok, instagram. _ sure as this... looking at tiktok, instagram, twitter _ sure as this... looking at tiktok, instagram, twitter of _ sure as this... looking at tiktok, instagram, twitter of venus i sure as this... looking at tiktok, instagram, twitter of venus and | sure as this... looking at tiktok, i instagram, twitter of venus and the delay was going on. it is really

simple. it delay was going on. it is really sim-le. , ., , ., ., simple. it is a bit of a... gladiatorial _ simple. it is a bit of a... gladiatorial may - simple. it is a bit of a... gladiatorial may be i simple. it is a bit of a... gladiatorial may be one| simple. it is a bit of a... i gladiatorial may be one way of putting it. what i mean about that as they won't be knowing the minutiae of which mps voting which way. the issue is more about how do you carry people with you when you have to make difficult and demanding decisions and deliver challenging and ambitious government policies, such as levelling up, such as tackling the cost of living. when you're in a situation where the public doubt your honesty, that, i think, is a core problem so it's not about the whys and wherefores of the conservative party electoral system, it is about how does government really function without having trust and that trust ultimately comes back to the prime minister and that, i think, is the core problem here, because his position isn't seen as credible on the core issues around partygate. why you read the sue gray

report. you were former head of the civil service. was he let down by civil service. was he let down by civil servants? there were issues with senior civil servant to allow these things to go ahead and they should have been stopped and i have been very public and clear about that. there others also civil servants we were surprised and angry as if and else was about what happened in those parties. it was unacceptable and there is no other way of describing it but, in the end, it is his house, it is his office. he is in charge and he has to set the standard and i think that's where it comes back to and the problem with saying should there be consequences for the senior civil servants, how could you do that when the person who is most responsible has faced no sanctions? you the person who is most responsible has faced no sanctions?— has faced no sanctions? you boris johnson? you _ has faced no sanctions? you boris johnson? you got _ has faced no sanctions? you boris johnson? you got a _ has faced no sanctions? you boris johnson? you got a fixed - has faced no sanctions? you boris johnson? you got a fixed penalty| johnson? you got a fixed penalty notice. i johnson? you got a fixed penalty notice. ., ., ., . ., notice. i mean a real sanction. clearl , notice. i mean a real sanction. clearly. the — notice. i mean a real sanction. clearly, the question - notice. i mean a real sanction. clearly, the question is, i notice. i mean a real sanction. clearly, the question is, how l notice. i mean a real sanction. | clearly, the question is, how is notice. i mean a real sanction. i clearly, the question is, how is he being held accountable for what seemed to be very serious breaches

and what i'm saying to you with these civil servants are unlikely to face action and follow in their sword when the person who was in charge, ultimately, the prime minister, isn't, it is my point. and really, until we have this issue settled about credibility, about how much people value the importance of honesty and integrity in government and in politics, we are unlikely to move on. ., ~' and in politics, we are unlikely to move on. ., ~ i. and in politics, we are unlikely to move on. ., ~ ,, y and in politics, we are unlikely to move on. ., ~ i. , . and in politics, we are unlikely to move on. ., ~' ,, , . ., ~ move on. thank you very much. thank ou. move on. thank you very much. thank you former — move on. thank you very much. thank you. former head _ move on. thank you very much. thank you. former head of— move on. thank you very much. thank you. former head of civil _ move on. thank you very much. thank you. former head of civil service. i you. former head of civil service. we can talk noted political editor of the son harry cole. hello, harry cole. only if you can answer this question. —— i wondered if you could answer this question. it is not clear what happen if there is a draw in the voting. i'm neither be a tough question you would have no idea. —— i tough question you would have no idea. -- ., tough question you would have no idea. -- ,, ., , ., idea. -- i knew there would be to have question _ idea. -- i knew there would be to have question from _ idea. -- i knew there would be to have question from you. - idea. -- i knew there would be to have question from you. i - idea. -- i knew there would be to have question from you. i will i idea. -- i knew there would be to l have question from you. i will have to be my tory party constitution which is at the bottom of my draw.

what you think your readers will be making of this? i what you think your readers will be making of this?— making of this? i think they are into mines- _ making of this? i think they are into mines. a _ making of this? i think they are into mines. a lot _ making of this? i think they are into mines. a lot of _ making of this? i think they are into mines. a lot of them i making of this? i think they are into mines. a lot of them are l making of this? i think they are i into mines. a lot of them are angry about what happened and they are about what happened and they are about the government's reactions to it, notjust initial allegations in the last six months but how it has been cancelled and distracted from serious issues like cost—of—living crisis and situation in ukraine but a solid part of our leadership do actually like borisjohnson, wanting to stay and want some of those mps knuckled down and get binding. that said, like the rest of the country and best of the tory party for this kind are divided on this one. == kind are divided on this one. -- rest of the _ kind are divided on this one. —— rest of the tory party. i talk to a pollster this morning about white paper, wasn't getting credit for the emergency budget a couple of weeks ago and he said two words, boris johnson. big mac versions and possibly and also think the timing of it, the day the sue gray report came out did look a little bit... they open the cheque—book saying having said they wouldn't do it the day after. the result is a bit of a covid—i9 hangover in a way because

the sum spent during the pandemic was so big, 400 billion in the covid—i9 response, ifeel was so big, 400 billion in the covid—i9 response, i feel these numbers that are floating around now, 2! billion here, 18 billion now, 21 billion here, 18 billion there, don't actually sound like a huge amount and i think until people actually feel that £400 rebate or some council tax cuts or injuly when perhaps some people were paying national insurance altogether i think when people feel it in their wallets it might have a bit of a bigger impact for the government rather thanjust being a bigger impact for the government rather than just being a big bigger impact for the government rather thanjust being a big number on the television. however, it is a struggle to see whether boris johnson gets to that stage and will be able to reap the rewards are whether it will be new prime minister. ii whether it will be new prime minister. , , ., ., minister. if he ends up going, and we don't know— minister. if he ends up going, and we don't know the _ minister. if he ends up going, and we don't know the circumstancesl minister. if he ends up going, and i we don't know the circumstances will be, but let's say there is a leadership contest in the summer, he might emerge to be the winner? irate might emerge to be the winner? we have obviously got jeremy hunt today have obviously gotjeremy hunt today who run for leadership before, was thumped by borisjohnson but it is been clearly put his cards on the table today and said it is time for a change. you got people like liz

truss, nadhim zahawi, ben wallace, tom tugendhat. i can think of about 12 people that are running. but when conservative party membership vote... it but when conservative party membership vote... but when conservative party membershi-vote... , , membership vote... it becomes a bit like the grand _ membership vote... it becomes a bit like the grand national. _ membership vote... it becomes a bit like the grand national. i _ membership vote... it becomes a bit like the grand national. i wouldn't i like the grand national. i wouldn't really be visiting bets on anyone. but i do think some of those voters and members of the tory party that think perhaps borisjohnson goes we can get rid of all the brexit stuff and go back to a bit more of the sensible relationship with the euro, which annoyed as i am hearing from in there today, i think a wildly deluded. the tory party has traditionally from david cameron three to versionsjohnson in theresa may, in the last two they would always back the most eurosceptic candidates i would say to lots of tory mps careful what you wish though you the goal of this is going away. i though you the goal of this is going awa . ., ., ., , though you the goal of this is going awa. ., ., ., ,., away. i have got voters and tick tack saving. _ away. i have got voters and tick tack saying. we _ away. i have got voters and tick tack saying, we have _ away. i have got voters and tick tack saying, we have a - away. i have got voters and tick tack saying, we have a general| tack saying, we have a general election please because i would like a say in this? they would always back the most eurosceptic candidates i would say to lots of tory mps careful what you wish tell you the goal of this is going away. i have

got voters and tick tack saying, we have a general election please because i would like a say in this? day, yes, it has but they are not saying not another one. they think we have a say?— saying not another one. they think we have a say? there is an argument --ostoned we have a say? there is an argument postponed and _ we have a say? there is an argument postponed and the _ we have a say? there is an argument postponed and the vast _ we have a say? there is an argument postponed and the vast sums - we have a say? there is an argument postponed and the vast sums of- postponed and the vast sums of money, narrative change, mandate that has since changed, some people want tax cuts, some people want higher and more public spending, as merchants borisjohnson can take the ultimate throw the to the country and seated new mandate rather than listing 200 tory mps decide what it is? i think people will likely be a little bit sceptical of that. i think people just want government to get on and run the country. people are then asked their opinion on the last four years so many thais. just get on with it. let last four years so many thais. just get on with it— last four years so many thais. just get on with it. let me ask you back toniaht get on with it. let me ask you back tonight and — get on with it. let me ask you back tonight and your _ get on with it. let me ask you back tonight and your projection - get on with it. let me ask you back tonight and your projection for- tonight and your projection for numbers? tonight and your pro'ection for numbers? , tonight and your pro'ection for numbersah tonight and your pro'ection for numbers? , ., , , ., ,, ., numbers? this morning speaking to mps numbers? this morning speaking to mp5 it numbers? this morning speaking to mps it felt like — numbers? this morning speaking to mps it felt like number _ numbers? this morning speaking to mps it felt like number ten - numbers? this morning speaking to mps it felt like number ten wanted | mps it felt like number ten wanted to keep it under 100. i think that idea is now for the birds. somewhere between 115 and 120, i think is survival for the between 115 and 120, i think is survivalfor the prime between 115 and 120, i think is survival for the prime minister between 115 and 120, i think is survivalfor the prime minister in terms of critics and opponents. any more than that and it does feel like

it is beginning to creep perhaps above that in terms of opposition to the finest i think things could get pretty spicy pretty quickly. that he would have still— pretty spicy pretty quickly. that he would have still won. _ pretty spicy pretty quickly. that he would have still won. still- pretty spicy pretty quickly. that he would have still won. still have i pretty spicy pretty quickly. that he | would have still won. still have one book can you _ would have still won. still have one book can you stand _ would have still won. still have one book can you stand up _ would have still won. still have one book can you stand up every i would have still won. still have one book can you stand up every day i would have still won. still have one| book can you stand up every day the next six months in every room he walked into someone's going to ask which one of the mps behind you back to? it will be really tricky because once the mps behind you back to? it will be really tricky because one is that sort of knife is common it is very hard to recover any credibility.— very hard to recover any credibility. very hard to recover any credibili . ., ., credibility. other the dead man walkina credibility. other the dead man walking scenario _ credibility. other the dead man walking scenario a _ credibility. other the dead man walking scenario a number- credibility. other the dead man walking scenario a number of. credibility. other the dead man i walking scenario a number of hasn't he? ., , , walking scenario a number of hasn't he? , he? people saying he has been rromised he? people saying he has been promised a _ he? people saying he has been promised a fifth _ he? people saying he has been promised a fifth years - he? people saying he has been promised a fifth years that i he? people saying he has been promised a fifth years that he i he? people saying he has been| promised a fifth years that he is new prime minister. he has been a public figure at the forefront of british politics are closer to 20 years. london mayor, brexit campaign front man. you wonder how many lives the forefront of british politics are closer to 20 years. london mayor, brexit campaign front man. you wonder how many lives will kick as has been a public figure at the forefront of british politics are closer to 20 years. london mayor, brexit camping front man. you wonder how many lives the lucky casas got left. ., . ., ., how many lives the lucky casas got left. ., u, ., ., ,, left. political editor of the sun newsnaper _ left. political editor of the sun newspaper that. _ left. political editor of the sun newspaper that. we _ left. political editor of the sun newspaper that. we talked - left. political editor of the sun | newspaper that. we talked now left. political editor of the sun - newspaper that. we talked now to a close friend of boris johnson newspaper that. we talked now to a close friend of borisjohnson —— how many lives they look cat has got

left. —— lucky cat. do you accept there is a confidence vote tonight because the payments are�*s character? because the payments are's character?— character? except there's a confidence _ character? except there's a confidence vote _ character? except there's a confidence vote tonight - character? except there's a - confidence vote tonight because a number of colleagues want to test the authority of the prime minister innovate with the parliamentary party for a variety of reasons, some of them very honourable straightforward reflective reasons, others perhaps unhappy that they are on the backbenches when they might want to be in the front fence. bit of that going on. others concluded their own prospects might be better served by a different. mix of reasons and if there was one clear reasons and if there was one clear reason for this we could sort it out. there were a mixture of reasons which is why he is challenged. how much is it to _ which is why he is challenged. how much is it to do _ which is why he is challenged. how much is it to do with _ which is why he is challenged. how much is it to do with the payments to's character? h0 much is it to do with the payments to's character?— to's character? no question the triu aer to's character? no question the trigger for _ to's character? no question the trigger for some _ to's character? no question the trigger for some of _ to's character? no question the trigger for some of this - to's character? no question the trigger for some of this has - to's character? no question the l trigger for some of this has been triggerfor some of this has been very difficult period we have been through where the finest has acknowledged mistakes were made during lockdown. he apologised, i think in a statement before less than 42 times two members of

parliament and three members of parliament. find parliament and three members of parliament-— parliament and three members of parliament. �* , �* , parliament. and yet we're still here with a confidence _ parliament. and yet we're still here with a confidence vote _ parliament. and yet we're still here with a confidence vote tonight? - parliament. and yet we're still here | with a confidence vote tonight? wear and hit the with a confidence vote tonight? -. and hit the permissible beasts winning lead and decisively. he will be speaking to colleagues at the same home on here talking to you but i hope we will explain to them why he is still energised and focused with getting on with delivering the pledges we made in the manifesto which he won a very personal mandate into 19 from british people. some which he won a very personal mandate into 19 from british people.— into 19 from british people. some of those promises. _ into 19 from british people. some of those promises, because, _ into 19 from british people. some of those promises, because, he - into 19 from british people. some of those promises, because, he has. those promises, because, he has broken. , , ., , , ., broken. only six months before he won that election _ broken. only six months before he won that election we _ broken. only six months before he won that election we came - broken. only six months before he won that election we came fifth . broken. only six months before he won that election we came fifth in | won that election we came fifth in the national election in european elections. they missed it is reclaim what you wanted to deliver for the people, levelling up agenda we haven't been able to get on with it as quickly as we wanted because of pandemic and all the focus on that. this is a government was still an awful lot to do in a prime minister with still an awful lot to give. i just wonder if he has become the distraction and therefore it is going to be really tricky to get on with anything while he is still in that sharp.

with anything while he is still in that sharp-— with anything while he is still in that sharp. with anything while he is still in that shar. , . ~ ., , that sharp. either member back to my earl da s that sharp. either member back to my early days as — that sharp. either member back to my early days as a — that sharp. either member back to my early days as a member— that sharp. either member back to my early days as a member of— that sharp. either member back to my early days as a member of the - that sharp. either member back to my early days as a member of the party i early days as a member of the party in the 1980s and if we had gone on the prime minister's personal popularity at certain points, mrs thatcher would have been ejected in 1981 and properly 1986. she went on to win decisive general election landslide victories.— landslide victories. very, very different characters _ landslide victories. very, very different characters margaret| different characters margaret thatcher and borisjohnson. bath different characters margaret thatcher and boris johnson. both won substantial personal _ thatcher and boris johnson. both won substantial personal mandate - thatcher and boris johnson. both won substantial personal mandate in - thatcher and boris johnson. both won substantial personal mandate in the l substantial personal mandate in the british people so i'm convinced given the space and time if the party can come back together the prime minister can go to the public in the next election to explain what we've done in government under his leadership and, crucially, what he would like to do if he was given a renewed mandate in the next election. �* , ., ., election. any truth in the notion that if he wins _ election. any truth in the notion that if he wins tonight _ election. any truth in the notion that if he wins tonight she - election. any truth in the notion that if he wins tonight she will. that if he wins tonight she will call a quick general election to go back to the public to get a mandate? mva thing i've heard of the payments are talking about how we need to get on and deliver the pledges were made in the manifesto in 2019 for what she got such a huge mandate. sono?

i've not heard — she got such a huge mandate. sono? i've not heard that. _ she got such a huge mandate. sono? i've not heard that. i _ she got such a huge mandate. sono? i've not heard that. i fully _ she got such a huge mandate. sono? i've not heard that. i fully expect - i've not heard that. i fully expect us to get on with doing things. i'm involved in sorting out the northern ireland protocol, getting power—sharing restored in northern ireland, small things like that... that is a huge thing. i’m ireland, small things like that... that is a huge thing.— that is a huge thing. i'm afraid ou're that is a huge thing. i'm afraid you're listening _ that is a huge thing. i'm afraid you're listening to _ that is a huge thing. i'm afraid you're listening to some - that is a huge thing. i'm afraid you're listening to some of - that is a huge thing. i'm afraid you're listening to some of my| that is a huge thing. i'm afraid - you're listening to some of my more excitable colleague so i don't think you've read the vertical. but we want to do is actually used the provisions of article 13 to recalibrate the vertical to dial down the checks on goods moving within our own united kingdom and still have the full suite of checks on goods moving to northern ireland and the single market and irish republic. and the single market and irish reublic. . , and the single market and irish reublic. ., , ., ., ., , republic. that is one of the reasons wh aaain republic. that is one of the reasons why again a — republic. that is one of the reasons why again a pulsed _ republic. that is one of the reasons why again a pulsed respect - republic. that is one of the reasons why again a pulsed respect to - republic. that is one of the reasons why again a pulsed respect to this i why again a pulsed respect to this morning told me 55% of conservative voters think borisjohnson isn't trustworthy. he said, for example, if we're talking about the irish vertical, border down the irish sea over my dead body. there is a border down the irish sea. that is one of the reasons why perhaps people might think she is and trustworthy. deal with that specifically. i would absolutely. i spent a lot of my time dealing with vertical. i’m

absolutely. i spent a lot of my time dealing with vertical.— dealing with vertical. i'm talking about his language. _ dealing with vertical. i'm talking about his language. bear - dealing with vertical. i'm talking about his language. bear in - dealing with vertical. i'm talking | about his language. bear in mind dealing with vertical. i'm talking - about his language. bear in mind the political payment in the theoretical space. we didn't know what was going to be the checks on goods moving and we had assumed, i think sensibly, but it would be a very light touch on goods that were no service to european... on goods that were no service to eur0pean- - -_ european... they were impact assessments. _ european... they were impact assessments. we _ european... they were impact assessments. we said - european... they were impact assessments. we said we - european... they were impact. assessments. we said we should european... they were impact- assessments. we said we should have checked some... _ assessments. we said we should have checked some... that _ assessments. we said we should have checked some... that is _ assessments. we said we should have checked some... that is what - assessments. we said we should have checked some... that is what and - checked some... that is what and ractical checked some... that is what and practical reality. _ checked some... that is what and practical reality. i'm _ checked some... that is what and practical reality. i'm telling - checked some... that is what and practical reality. i'm telling you i practical reality. i'm telling you under the _ practical reality. i'm telling you under the political _ practical reality. i'm telling you under the political be _ practical reality. i'm telling you under the political be signed i practical reality. i'm telling you l under the political be signed over to battles within the protocol, article 16 which allowed either side to unilaterally suspend elements of it and article 13 eight which talks about ashley replacing the post or simply changing it.— about ashley replacing the post or simply changing it. understand that. i understand- _ simply changing it. understand that. i understand. it _ simply changing it. understand that. i understand. it like _ simply changing it. understand that. i understand. it like this _ simply changing it. understand that. i understand. it like this is _ simply changing it. understand that. i understand. it like this is what - i understand. it like this is what we're going to do to get the european union to broaden the mandate swing gates and then it wants the eu's objected a the single market but also protects the integrity single market. i'm going to come back to the payments are's

words nobody down the ibc over my dead body. there has been, there is a body the ibc over my dead body. there has been, there is a border january is why we are asking the european union to change... ihla. january is why we are asking the european union to change... no, no, no. european union to change... no, no, no- forgive — european union to change... no, no, no- forgive me- _ european union to change... no, no, no. forgive me. forgive _ european union to change... no, no, no. forgive me. forgive me, - european union to change... no, no, no. forgive me. forgive me, please. | no. forgive me. forgive me, please. you can make _ no. forgive me. forgive me, please. you can make the _ no. forgive me. forgive me, please. you can make the point _ no. forgive me. forgive me, please. you can make the point is _ no. forgive me. forgive me, please. you can make the point is that - no. forgive me. forgive me, please. you can make the point is that the i you can make the point is that the assumption we would have minimum checks. i make the assumption! the assumption after all those thousands of of negotiating? we assumption after all those thousands of of negotiating?— of of negotiating? we did not expect that ou to of of negotiating? we did not expect that you to put _ of of negotiating? we did not expect that you to put on — of of negotiating? we did not expect that you to put on full— of of negotiating? we did not expect that you to put on full board - of of negotiating? we did not expect that you to put on full board and - that you to put on full board and customs checks on goods that were moving within the uk's internal market. ., moving within the uk's internal market.- because - moving within the uk's internal market.- because the i market. tuition. because the european _ market. tuition. because the european union _ market. tuition. because the european union are - market. tuition. because the european union are refusing| market. tuition. because the i european union are refusing to increase their mandate to allow vice president to negotiate dial down arrangements of those things moving within the uk's internal market, thatis within the uk's internal market, that is why we will take the necessary legislative steps to solve this of the people of northern ireland. , , this of the people of northern ireland. . , .., ., this of the people of northern ireland, , .., ., ,, ireland. just confirmed to me, you assumed. ireland. just confirmed to me, you assumed- is _ ireland. just confirmed to me, you assumed. is that _ ireland. just confirmed to me, you assumed. is that what _ ireland. just confirmed to me, you assumed. is that what you - ireland. just confirmed to me, you assumed. is that what you are - assumed. is that what you are saying? assumed. is that what you are sa inc ? �* , ., ., assumed. is that what you are sa inc? �* ., ., saying? i'm telling you who read the olitical saying? i'm telling you who read the political talks _ saying? i'm telling you who read the political talks about _ saying? i'm telling you who read the political talks about how— saying? i'm telling you who read the political talks about how is _ saying? i'm telling you who read the political talks about how is the - political talks about how is the shared aim of the european union and united kingdom have minimum checks. we did not therefore expect that you

to say this is going to be implemented with full border checks on goods that are moving within our united kingdom that has absolutely no risk whatsoever to the european single market. —— po is absolutely no risk. single market. -- po is absolutely no risk. ~ �* ., , single market. -- po is absolutely no risk. ~ single market. -- po is absolutely norisk.~ , no risk. will boris johnson be financed from _ no risk. will boris johnson be financed from the _ no risk. will boris johnson be financed from the year's - no risk. will boris johnson be i financed from the year's time? no risk. will boris johnson be - financed from the year's time? eight bit versions of _ financed from the year's time? eight bit versions of the _ financed from the year's time? e grit bit versions of the finest in the year's time and lead us into the next general election and i would wager you he will win that general election comes. i met how much? hgppy election comes. i met how much? happy for you to name a figure. i certainly don't bet with politicians. i don't bet with politicians. i don't bet with politicians. i don't but the politicians, only better in the grand national. thank you very much a talking to us. general election and i would wager you he will win that general election comes. i met how much?— how much? happy few to name a fiaure. i how much? happy few to name a figure. i certainly _ how much? happy few to name a figure. i certainly don't _ how much? happy few to name a figure. i certainly don't bet - how much? happy few to name a figure. i certainly don't bet with l figure. i certainly don't bet with politicians- _ figure. i certainly don't bet with politicians. i— figure. i certainly don't bet with politicians. i don't _ figure. i certainly don't bet with politicians. i don't politicians, i politicians. i don't politicians, any bet on the grand national. thank you very much talking to us. northern ireland minister. we can go it boris johnson's constituency, tim johnson is there. lots of supporters maintaining support in maintaining loyalty to him and that is because many of them have been saying

everyone makes mistakes, all politicians are fallible and many saying and suggesting that he has been dealt a tough hand and dealt with it as well as most politicians could do. on the other hand, a lot of people still feeling very, very angry and dismissive of him. they think he's had too many chances already and it's been about his management of covid—19 and carousing at downing street, so—called partygate, but there is also another group, a clash of people —— class of people if you like you seem undecided in tone and that seems to be because while they may feel instinctively not sure that boris johnson is suitable or the right person, they can't see what the alternative is and when asked the question about which way they would vote if they were in that position of conservative mp this evening, thatis of conservative mp this evening, that is when they can't really answer.

he's done a lot for this country. i know he hasn't been perfect, but which politician is? at least he's got us through the pandemic, and, you know, other bits and pieces, so on the whole, i think he should stay. i think he should absolutely go. i think he's had more than enough chances and it's time for a fresh start. i think he should stay, i really do. yeah, i think the country needs him. all the bills, the gas bills, electricity, all going up, and prices. nothing's been done about it and i cannot see this being helped in any way or form in the very near future if boris is still around. so you think you should go? i think he should. i think we could do with a bit of change. i really don't know. i honestly don't know. i think he has made mistakes, but i don't know who else is up to the job, really. potentially a lot of mps feeling that kind of uncertainty in those dilemmas, not able to answer that in

the mines. even yet it is notjust about who is there now, it is what could come next. anyway, that is all from oxbridge for the time being. now it is time for the weather with chris woakes. —— all from uxbridge. cloudy for most of england and wales, few spots of rain across the east and i suspect it was a large part of the midlands and east anglia, temperatures will struggle today, 13—14 quite widely. some comes when we should see quite, temperatures reach the low 20s in parts of western scotland to the well since listing and two. the national patch of rain across the south of england and north—east of england and otherwise it is dry with variable cloud. we keep a close kaiser will be a chilly night. tomorrow again they could be an odd patch of rain left over across north—east england, south—east england, but otherwise it is a dry morning was sunny spell speaking to

them on a cloud. few showers pop into england and wales as we head into england and wales as we head into the afternoon but most will be more sunshine to go round and so generally it is going to be a bit warmer. temperatures are in slow 20s. —— hack temperatures high team is too low 20s. ——temperatures high teens to low 20s.

this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines: the prime minister is in a meeting with fellow tory mps trying to shore up support ahead of a vote of confidence in his leadership this evening. it come as at least15% of the parliamentary party — equivalent to sa tory mps — have submitted a letter of no confidence in his premiership. if you read the sue gray report you can't reach any other conclusion that that he has breached the very fundamental principle, she says so in terms, and therefore he must have breached the ministerial code and normally that is a resignation issue. cabinet ministers have come out rallying behind borisjohnson. number 10 says the pm welcomes the vote as "a chance to end

months of speculation". he's the prime minister has delivered the lowest unemployment figure since 1974, he delivered brexit, he's delivered on the vaccine programme, he personally drove it, he's got so many of the big decisions right. i think people need to reflect on that. at least180 tory mps — a majority — will have to vote against borisjohnson, if he's to leave office. former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he'll be 'voting for a change'. hello and welcome to bbc news. in a few minutes the prime minister boris johnson will start addressing his conservative mps to try to bolster support ahead of tonight's vote of confidence in his leadership. the secret ballot opens at 6pm and

closes at 8pm, and we will know the result later tonight. closes at 8pm, and we will know the result latertonight. if closes at 8pm, and we will know the result later tonight. if he loses he will stand down as party leader. it follows anger over sue gray's report detailing lockdown rule breaking in downing street. the vote was triggered after at least 5a conservative mps submitted letters of no confidence. here is our correspondent helen catt with more. for weeks, the contents of sir graham brady's inbox has been a source of intense speculation. now there is confirmation. the threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the prime minister has been passed, therefore a vote of confidence will take place within the rules of the 1922 committee. that vote will take place this evening. thejubilee offered a brief breakfor number ten, but the movement towards this point has been building over many months. some tory mps were angry about revelations of lockdown breaking parties in downing street, as details kept on emerging and the

prime minister himself was fined for breaking covid laws. i don't think you can be in charge of setting the rules during lockdown and then blatantly allowing people under your direct leadership to break those rules. we now have a clear picture of a much wider set of concerns, and they are not just about partygate, although that is a concern. they are also about core policy issues, and unfortunately now he has to go. borisjohnson has written to conservative mps, acknowledging he had come under a great deal of fire which had been painfulfor the whole party. he said tonight's vote was a golden chance to put this behind them and asked for their support to take the country forward. his allies are flooding the airwaves. i think the focus now has to be not on the chaos of a destructive or divisive leadership contest, but to back the pm today, that's what i'm doing, and i am

encouraging my colleagues to do so. i think he will deliver for this country and would go on to win a general election with an ambitious programme for continuous improvements. i will be backing the prime minister, and i think the l majority of conservative mps will do as well, because i think our- constituents want us i to get on with that job. but other critics have come into the open, too. the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, seen as a potential leadership candidate, said the party was no longer trusted by the electorate and today's decision was to change or lose. he, he said, would be voting for change. and the government's anti—corruption champion chose this morning to resign, saying he believed mrjohnson's actions were not in line with the code governing behaviour. it is certainly a resignation issue for me, and i say this with no degree of delight, because i believe he has done amazing things that i am personally grateful for. but none of that, none of the good things he has done

necessarilyjustify breaking the ministerial code, which he himself has said is one of the underpinnings of good government and integrity in government in this country. borisjohnson will meet his mps in parliament at four o'clock to put the case for keeping him in person. a secret ballot will run between the 6pm and 8pm and the result announced at 9pm. it is expected the prime minister is likely to win, with the 180 votes needed, but by how much will be key. a slim victory could still spell big problems for mrjohnson. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. we can cross live to central lobby in the houses of parliament and our political correspondent nick eardley. as we know the prime minister is meeting tory mps. what is he going to say to them? he meeting tory mps. what is he going to say to them?— to say to them? he is in there right now and it's — to say to them? he is in there right now and it's the _ to say to them? he is in there right now and it's the part _ to say to them? he is in there right now and it's the part of _ to say to them? he is in there right now and it's the part of this - now and it's the part of this process that gives the prime minister a bit of an advantage,

frankly, because two hours before tory mps vote in secret he gets his pitch to them in parliament here about two minutes along from where i am just now, he's doing that right now, trying to persuade his mps to get behind them and move on. my understanding is he will tell them that it's time for them to lift their gaze from their own navels, he will tell them we can get on, we can deliver and we can unite and he will talk about how they can persuade voters by delivering some of the promises he made at the last general election. his pitch in essence is going to be if he gets the chance to deliver some of those promises he can still be a vote winner that tory mps believe he used to be. the question is, do enough of them buy that argument. chatting to the tories, particularly rebels over the last few days, they are not sure, and they look at the local election

results last month and they say we lost several hundred seats, it was a terrible result, and they are looking at two by—elections later this month in wakefield and honiton and saying we could lose both, one in the north of the country and one in the north of the country and one in the north of the country and one in the south of the country in devon where the conservatives had a majority of more than 211,000 at the last election, so a big part of what is being weighed up by tory mps ahead of that vote in two hours' time is whether they think the prime minister could win the next general election. a lot of them have lost faith that that's the case. speaking to the prime minister's allies this afternoon, they do think he's going to win. the question is by how much. the latest tactic that number 10 is using is saying to mps who are maybe wavering, may be thinking about voting no confidence in the prime minister, what is the point? if he's going to win anyway, all you will do ljy going to win anyway, all you will do by voting against him is inflict

damage on the government and make it harderfor the party to damage on the government and make it harder for the party to recover. that's what they are arguing. the counter argument coming from the rebels is, now is the make your mind up rebels is, now is the make your mind up time, after all those months of questions about whether boris johnson was the right man for the job, stretching all the way back to december when partygate first hit the headlines, they are saying this is make your mind up time, this is crunch time, it is now and ever. one of the pm's staunchest allies in cabinet is the culture secretary nadine dorries and i spoke to her about an hour ago. we want the vote to take place today. we want to get it over and done with because there are some really big issues the prime minister needs to focus on at the moment, not least the fact that russia are sending missiles into kyiv, the fact that we have a global cost of living crisis because of the war in ukraine. there are many big issues, the cost of living crisis here in the uk as a result. so there are many issues that we need to get on with.

this is distracting. today is a day when we should be getting on with the business of governing. i've been speaking to some of the rebels who think potentially, it is likely they will get over 100 mps voting against the prime minister, they think, potentially up to 150. that's really damaging, is it not, for the man in charge? what i say to those rebels are 14 million people voted for the prime minister. the highest number of people who voted for a conservative prime minister since margaret thatcher. so what i would say to them is, is it really the place of a minority number of mps to override the result of 14 million people who voted for a majority 83? i don't think it is, and i'm not sure that's how it works and i think they... we want people to continue to support the conservative party and we need people to have confidence to do that and that their vote is not going to be overruled by a small numberof mps. but do you accept that dozens of mps voting against the prime minister is bad for the party? we're in a difficult situation at the moment, i'm not going to lie. this isn't an easy day but it is a day we want to get out

of the way because we know the prime minister is going to win comfortably. comfortably is an interesting word, isn't it? it means different things to different people. i'm not going to give you a number. but everyone is obsessed with numbers and you know we can't give you a number, it's not going to happen. we won't know that until tonight but he's going to win comfortably. he's the prime minister who has delivered the lowest unemployment figure since 1974. he delivered brexit, he's delivered on the vaccine programme, he personally drove it, he's got so many of the big decisions right. i think people need to reflect on that. it is interesting because you clearly still think the prime minister is a vote winner. speaking to some of those who have turned against him over the last few days, they have come to another conclusion, particularly those who have been on the doorstep in tiverton and honiton, the by—election coming up on 23rd june where many tories think you are going to lose. is there not a danger now that the prime minister's actions could become an electoral liability for your party? everyone has always written boris johnson off before every election. he won two mayoral elections

in london when it was going strongly against us in the polls as conservatives. he delivered on brexit, he's delivered on a massive majority at the polls. he is a winner and everybody always tries to write boris johnson off but all i would say is look at his track record of winning. we've been in government for 11 going on 12 years. it always gets difficult but that is the reality of the political cycle. what we need to do is unite and just make our case clearer, deliver even more than we are doing, which is a huge amount, and stick together as a party, and i think that minority of mps need to hear that message. sticking together as a party is an interesting phrase. you are a big backer of the prime minister and i think you would accept you shoot from the hip when it comes to social media. you have had a big row today with jeremy hunt saying various things about his record as health secretary. he's a colleague of yours — how do you repair those relationships? it is not something i want to say but i'm incredibly disappointed that

jeremy hunt who has said throughout i am not going to challenge the prime minister while there is a war in ukraine, has come out and challegned the prime minister on the day russia sends rockets into kyiv. you've been questioning his record as a conservative health secretary. he's the person who telephoned me when i was a health minister and told me that we should be removing people from their homes and test positive and put them into isolation hotels. i'm delighted that we have a prime minister in one of the few countries in the world that lifted all of our covid restrictions and helped us to open the economy again. i'm proud of our finest of the doing that. how confident are you that borisjohnson is the leader takes you into the next general election? 100% confident. when do you think the election will be? obsessed with dates and numbers, i don't _ obsessed with dates and numbers, i don't know! — obsessed with dates and numbers, i don't know! that obsessed with dates and numbers, i don't know! ., ., , ., obsessed with dates and numbers, i don't know!— don't know! that was nadine dorries s-ueakin don't know! that was nadine dorries speaking about _ don't know! that was nadine dorries speaking about an _ don't know! that was nadine dorries speaking about an hour— don't know! that was nadine dorries speaking about an hour ago. - don't know! that was nadine dorries speaking about an hour ago. boris i speaking about an hour ago. boris johnson was in their speaking to mps

making his final pitch to them. two hours from now about 100 metres from where i'm standing out, tory mps will go through the door in committee room ten and place a vote, yes or no, do they have confidence in the prime minister? it is a secret ballot and that really matters because some of those tories who have been uncomfortable with what is going on in the last few weeks but maybe haven't said so publicly, will have the opportunity to do something in private to say that they don't think the prime minister can recover from that and lead them into a general election. just one one final thought, i was speaking to a former senior cabinet minister in the last 15 minutes. they were just heading along to hear borisjohnson in that meeting that he is addressing just now. they said to me, 100 mps voting against him is a big problem. anything more than that becomes a bigger problem. because fundamentally, even if the prime minister wins, if dozens of

mps vote against him tonight, it is not going to go away. three hours from now... i beg your pardon, five hours from now, nine o'clock tonight, we will get that result, we will know if borisjohnson is staying in office atjust how damaged he has been by this confidence vote. we will stay in touch, many thanks for now, nick eardley, our political correspondent. let's cross into couege correspondent. let's cross into college green in westminster and to victoria. it is for 15 pm, the prime minister is talking to his mps right now, interesting if any of them tell the waiting journalists what the prime minister has said to them in this last opportunity to address his own party before this vote takes place at 6pm. the vote could go on between 6pm and 8pm and a result, as nick said, around 9pm, if not before. we are going to talk now to a labour politician, jonathan ashworth, the shadow work and pensions secretary.

you and your colleagues have been urging conservative mps to put in their letters to trigger this confidence vote, and they have done it. you must be delighted. let’s confidence vote, and they have done it. you must be delighted.— it. you must be delighted. let's see what happens- _ it. you must be delighted. let's see what happens- i— it. you must be delighted. let's see what happens. i hope _ it. you must be delighted. let's see what happens. i hope conservative. what happens. i hope conservative mps act in the national interest tonight and vote to get rid of boris johnson. it's notjust his lying over pa rtygate, johnson. it's notjust his lying over partygate, it's notjust that he'd left, a downing street left the cleaning staff to clean up the vomit and to bend the bottles, notjust that they abused the security staff, it is also that people are skint out there, people's wage packet is no longer stretching. we have 500,000 fewer people in work than we did pre—pandemic, prices going up, heating bills going up, he has no answers the questions facing the country and i think the country would be better served by boris johnson being ousted as prime minister. ., ~' ., johnson being ousted as prime minister. ., ~ ., , ., minister. you know this government has ut minister. you know this government has put billions _ minister. you know this government has put billions and _ minister. you know this government has put billions and billions - minister. you know this government has put billions and billions and - has put billions and billions and billions to help people with the cost of living crisis. if billions to help people with the cost of living crisis.— cost of living crisis. if you are a ension cost of living crisis. if you are a pension now — cost of living crisis. if you are a pension now you _ cost of living crisis. if you are a pension now you are _

cost of living crisis. if you are a pension now you are seeing - cost of living crisis. if you are a pension now you are seeing a l cost of living crisis. if you are a - pension now you are seeing a £500 real terms cut in the value of your pension, people on universal credit have seen the value of the universal credit cut by around £1000 and people are struggling and they are really skint. these are often people in work because going to work doesn't pay as much as it was supposed to do. if doesn't pay as much as it was supposed to do.— doesn't pay as much as it was su--osed to do. , ., , ., supposed to do. if every household in the autumn _ supposed to do. if every household in the autumn is _ supposed to do. if every household in the autumn is going _ supposed to do. if every household in the autumn is going to _ supposed to do. if every household in the autumn is going to go - supposed to do. if every householdj in the autumn is going to go £400, in the autumn is going to go £1100, the most vulnerable families will get another £650. people on disability benefits will get £150. pensioners will get another £350. after they have cut the value of the state pension by £500. you after they have cut the value of the state pension by £500.— state pension by £500. you are sa inc state pension by £500. you are saying they _ state pension by £500. you are saying they have _ state pension by £500. you are saying they have not _ state pension by £500. you are saying they have not dealt - state pension by £500. you are saying they have not dealt with | state pension by £500. you are . saying they have not dealt with the cost of living crisis but these are examples of what they have done. they have also cut universal credit by £1000 and if you want to bring down inflation you have to get more people into work and actually there are 500,000... the lowest unemployment in four years. it is 500,000 unemployment in four years. it is 500.000 lower — unemployment in four years. it 3 500,000 lower than pre—pandemic, there are1 million people out 500,000 lower than pre—pandemic, there are 1 million people out of work benefits who could be helped into work if they had support, there are no plans from the government.

because boris johnson are no plans from the government. because borisjohnson is so distracted and so focused on his own political survival he is not really focusing on the financial survival of the british people. the country would be better served by him no longer being in downing street. ilifeline longer being in downing street. who do ou longer being in downing street. who do you want — longer being in downing street. who do you want to _ longer being in downing street. who do you want to face at the next general election? that is up to the tory party. if you are being honest, wouldn't it be better if it was borisjohnson, wouldn't it be better if it was boris johnson, whether wouldn't it be better if it was borisjohnson, whether it is by a small margin or a large margin that he wins because then you can keep you on about all the things you said. . , , you on about all the things you said. ., , , ., you on about all the things you said. ., ,, ., . ~ i, said. perhaps tongue in cheek you could say we _ said. perhaps tongue in cheek you could say we are _ said. perhaps tongue in cheek you could say we are all _ said. perhaps tongue in cheek you could say we are all walking - said. perhaps tongue in cheek you | could say we are all walking around without back boris badges. if this was about what is the best interests the labour party you'd want to keep borisjohnson. but i think integrity and honesty matters in public life and honesty matters in public life and it is in the country's interest that boris johnson and it is in the country's interest that borisjohnson is ousted. so despite the temptation to be very narrow and partisan, i actually think it would be betterfor narrow and partisan, i actually think it would be better for the country of borisjohnson went and that's what conservative mps have got to do tonight.— that's what conservative mps have got to do tonight. expectation from those who are _ got to do tonight. expectation from those who are closer— got to do tonight. expectation from those who are closer to _ got to do tonight. expectation from those who are closer to him -

got to do tonight. expectation from those who are closer to him is - got to do tonight. expectation from those who are closer to him is that| those who are closer to him is that he will win. nadine dorries, culture secretary, huge borisjohnson secretary, huge boris johnson supporter, secretary, huge borisjohnson supporter, said he will be uncomfortably. even journalists expect to win. uncomfortably. even 'ournalists expect to wimh uncomfortably. even 'ournalists expect to win._ uncomfortably. even 'ournalists expect to win. uncomfortably. even 'ournalists execttowin. ~ ,, �* expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm not a tory — expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm not a tory mp. _ expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm not a tory mp. i— expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm not a tory mp, i don't _ expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm not a tory mp, i don't know, - expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm not a tory mp, i don't know, we - expect to win. well, i guess so, i'm| not a tory mp, i don't know, we will see later. he not a tory mp, i don't know, we will see later. . ., not a tory mp, i don't know, we will see later. .., , , ., see later. he could still be on the 'ob see later. he could still be on the job tomorrow- — see later. he could still be on the job tomorrow. if _ see later. he could still be on the job tomorrow. if he _ see later. he could still be on the job tomorrow. if he is, _ see later. he could still be on the job tomorrow. if he is, those - job tomorrow. if he is, those conservative _ job tomorrow. if he is, those conservative mps _ job tomorrow. if he is, those conservative mps who - job tomorrow. if he is, those conservative mps who have l job tomorrow. if he is, those - conservative mps who have voted for him are complicit in his rule breaking and lying and complicit in his failure to produce an economic plan to spread prosperity, to get more people into work and deal with the rocketing prices in the shops and rocketing energy bills. this country would be better served by a change of direction. we won't get there if borisjohnson stays in post. there if boris johnson stays in ost. . ~' there if boris johnson stays in ost, ., ~' y., ., there if boris johnson stays in ost. . ., ., , post. thank you for 'oining us. jonathan ashworth,]— post. thank you forjoining us. jonathan ashworth, shadow. post. thank you forjoining us. i jonathan ashworth, shadow work post. thank you forjoining us. - jonathan ashworth, shadow work and pensions secretary. we can speak to danny savage in redcar tonight who has been speaking to voters. we have been speaking to people in redcar today because remember that people who are ordinary constituents in the constituencies up—and—down the uk have no direct assay tonight

in this vote that is taking place, it is purely down to the vote from conservative mps. but many of them will be looking over their shoulder and thinking, is borisjohnson the right man to lead us into the general election? what we expect to happen in two years time? they will be wondering what their constituents are thinking about this, especially in areas where perhaps they have a slim majority. the tories have a majority here in redcar ofjust 3500. we have been talking to them today about what they think should happen tonight. redcar, traditionally a labour area which swung to the tories in the last general election. are other people feeling? are the winds of change blowing? not necessarily.

i think under the circumstances, i don't think there's anyone who could have done any better. so if borisjohnson walks down redcar high street now, would you boo or cheer him? cheer him. you still think he is doing a good job? yes. and so the anger at him with that, was... - ..you know. you were angry with him over partygate. yes, because i couldn't bej with my parents who died. and the bigger picture, you would probably still back him next time round, as things stand at the moment. as things stand, i would. and you think his mps should back him tonight? yes, i do, yes. because like i keep saying, there is no alternative to him. it's by no means unanimous, though. they watch what goes on in westminsterfrom here. this woman voted for borisjohnson last time, but won't again. ijust think he's a complete liar. i don't think we should have him at all. you don't think his mps should back him tonight? no, definitely not. not at all. not for what he's done to everybody. all the parties, all the people that couldn't see their own families or anything, it's not good, is it? what do you think of borisjohnson? would you vote for him? no, iwould not. what's he done to put you off?

having parties during lockdown. he's the prime minister. he's the first prime minister to break the law. but it's not cut and dry. some think the prime minister should be given one more drink in the last chance saloon. so tonight should his mps back him or sack him? well, i think they should back him. he was good enough to win the election. if he loses the election, then sack him. there's certainly a plan b here. tonight, we will know whether the tories need one in westminster. danny savage, bbc news, redcar. there is nothing scientific in coming to a high street on a weekday and randomly talking to a number of people hear about what they think about the prime minister whose party is the ruling party in their constituency, but it was interesting to note from the number of people i've stopped, and of course with these things you don't see a lot of these things you don't see a lot of the vox pops we gather, you only see a number of them, but there were more people in support of the prime minister here today than the people who were talking out against him. he

is leaning in many ways to people backing the prime minister to stay in hisjob and see backing the prime minister to stay in his job and see the job through at the moment, at least from this corner of this constituency here in north—east england. victoria. thank you, danny. it is quite loud on college green, there is a helicopter overhead and somebody is playing the lunatics are taking over the asylum. valley i spoke to a conservative mp who has resigned from hisjob conservative mp who has resigned from his job today as anti—corruption tsar, john penrose, and here are his reasons why. bier? and here are his reasons why. very straightforwardly, _ and here are his reasons why. - straightforwardly, just before her majesty's platinum jubilee, straightforwardly, just before her majesty's platinumjubilee, the prime minister replied that the very first time to the sue gray report in terms of the mr code, so nobody had seen what he had to say about that and i'm afraid his reply wasn't very good. and i'm afraid his reply wasn't very aood. ~ . and i'm afraid his reply wasn't very ood, . ., ., , and i'm afraid his reply wasn't very ood. . ., ., , , and i'm afraid his reply wasn't very nood, ., , ,y good. what was the bit in the reply that ou good. what was the bit in the reply that you objected _ good. what was the bit in the reply that you objected to? _ good. what was the bit in the reply that you objected to? more - good. what was the bit in the reply

that you objected to? more that. good. what was the bit in the reply that you objected to? more that hej that you ob'ected to? more that he didn't that you objected to? more that he didn't reply- _ that you objected to? more that he didn't reply. the _ that you objected to? more that he didn't reply. the sue _ that you objected to? more that he didn't reply. the sue gray - that you objected to? more that he didn't reply. the sue gray report i that you objected to? more that he didn't reply. the sue gray report isj didn't reply. the sue gray report is very serious set of criticisms about leadership and it goes right at the top, that means the prime minister. and one of the key principles underlying and running like a stick of rock all the way through the ministerial code is leadership. that's one of the seven nolan principles in public life, and he didn't address that at all, and the difficulty is that, broadly speaking, if you read the sue gray report you can't reach any other conclusion, i think, then that he's breached that very fundamental principle — she says so in terms — and therefore he must have breached the ministerial code, and that is normally a resignation issue. it should be a resignation issue for him, it's certainly a resignation issue for me, and i don't see this with any degree of delight, because i think he's done some amazing things which i personally am very, very, you know, grateful for, but none of that, none of the good things he's done necessarily, you know, justify breaking the ministerial code, which he himself has said is one of the underpinnings of good government and integrity in government in this country. so for you this is about his

character and his behaviour? yes, but it's particularly about the fact that the sue gray report says he's broken the ministerial code, and that means he's got to go. ok, and you waited till today to resign because...? so the reply to the sue gray report, which was addressing the points about the ministerial code, came outjust before her majesty's platinum jubilee. it clearly wouldn't have been right to make any sort of comment about it during the platinum jubilee. i wrote the letter yesterday before i knew there was going to be a vote of confidence today, but i don't think it would be right to hold off, either, having reached that conclusion. that wouldn't be honourable or right to do. do you happen to know how many letters sir graham brady, ish, has received? i don't, i'm afraid. he is a very, very careful person not to reveal... no, but you talk to colleagues, so you will know who's submitted... actually, i don't know. i mean, it's been... i don't know of anybody who's organising this. if they are, they haven't organised it with me, put it that way. 0k. if borisjohnson wins tonight, then will there be a period

of silence from people like yourself and other critics within the party of boris johnson? so i think it will depend on how much, you know, what the results are one way or the other. let me tell you — sorry to interrupt. jacob rees mogg, brexit opportunities minister, said if borisjohnson wins by one, he continues, he carries on, that's the democratic vote. 180 is all you need. and jacob is constitutionally correct, but he will also know — and jacob was involved with the plans, and it was much more organised then, to topple theresa may when she was prime minister, he will know that the previous prime ministers who have won a vote of confidence but with a substantial proportion of the party still voting against them haven't managed to last very long after that. yes. he said it was very different with theresa may, though. he said actually she'd lost the house of commons, not just the conservatives. and he may be right, but let's get through this evening, find out what the result is and

then i think we'll have to see. earlier i spoke to cath haddon of the institute of government. she explained how tonight's process will all work. so they'll go into a room in westminster, in the palace of westminster, and it's a very old—school process. they literally get a piece of paper, put their cross next to whether they have confidence or they don't have confidence in borisjohnson, and then they post that. what's different this time round is we're having proxy voting because a lot of mps haven't been able to make it back today. we've also got a tube strike on. in those cases, they have to let an mp know and let graham brady and the 1922 committee know and somebody else will go and fill in that ballot on their behalf, so it's supposed to be a secret ballot, but, obviously, with the proxy voting, that's making it a little bit more awkward. 0k. so will mps be able to take a photograph of their ballot paper to prove they either did or didn't vote for borisjohnson? no, they will not. so graham brady has said he wants the anonymity of the process

to be maintained, and he said that if anyone takes a photo, posts that on social media, their vote will become void. ah. so he's really, sort of, you know, giving them the letter of the law on this. so it's supposed to stay entirely secret and no—one is able to find out who voted one way or another, so you could have a lot of people who are saying that they're going to support borisjohnson who might not, and others who've been telling people around the palace that of course they will, you know, vote to get rid of him, but actually may change their mind in the last minute. can you talk us through previous confidence votes in prime ministers, in conservative prime ministers? yeah. i mean, so it's fairly new that we've had this process, and, actually, theresa may was the last time that we saw this — for a sitting prime minister anyway. obviously, in that case, she won it. a reasonably comfortable margin considering... two—thirds of the party. yeah, considering how much criticism there'd been against her, but at the same time, as we know, she didn't last for many months after that, so it didn't really put things to bed. before that, you had a different

process where a challenger would say that they wanted to stand against the sitting leader, and that's what brought down margaret thatcher. she won in the first round but she didn't win by a big enough margin to stop there being a second round, and at that point the cabinet came round, rallied round and said, "we think your time is up "and it's time for you to step down." "we think your time is up "and it's time for you to step down." and withjohn major it was a challenger — john redwood, wasn't it? yeah, actually, john... although there are a couple because it was to do with the european exchange rate mechanism. we're going back years now — some people are too young to remember this, so, catherine, thank goodness you're here. so he faced a couple of different challenges. there was one where it was a vote of confidence in parliament itself which was to try and get through the maastricht treaty, but the challenge in 1995, which is the one people remember, was he basically resigned as conservative leader in order to have this challenge, so he said, you know, famously in the rose garden, "time for people to put up or shut up," to allow that challenge to happen.

and it wasjohn redwood who stood against him. there was rumours that maybe some other, sort of, you know, big party names would stand, like ken clarke, but they didn't — they all backed john major, so he won again, very comfortably. it did well for him at the time, but, obviously, two years later there was a large labour landslide. catherine haddon from the institute for government. here with the weather forecast is chris. we have had a mixture of weather across the uk today, we have seen some sunshine, and the satellite picture for northern ireland, scotland and south—west england, the lot of cloud across england and england and way and whether it has been sunny or cloudy it has had a big impact on temperatures, 22 degrees in the highlands of scotland, lovely and warm, but with thicker cloud loitering across a good part of england and wales temperatures in suffolk, bury st edmunds have languished at 12 celsius, some 10 degrees down in highlands today. overnight tonight the area of low pressure continue spinning around the north sea, the odd patch of rain from that for

north—east england and a few patches along the south bank, but otherwise it is a dry night with temperatures around 10 celsius, a bit cooler than that where we have lengthier and clear spells. tomorrow there are a few showers in the forecast but with a bit more in the way of sunshine around across england and wales it will be a warmer day with temperatures quite widely reaching the high teens and low 20s and still is an pleasant weather with bright orsunny is an pleasant weather with bright or sunny spells for scotland and northern ireland too. the weather is turning a bit warmerfor northern ireland too. the weather is turning a bit warmer for tomorrow. that's the latest. hello, this is bbc news with my rebecca jones. the headlines. the prime minister is in a meeting with tory mps trying to shore up support ahead of a vote of confidence in his leadership this evening it come as at least15% of the parliamentary party — equivalent to 5b tory mps — have submitted a letter of no confidence in his premiership. cabinet ministers have come out rallying behind borisjohnson. no 10 says the pm welcomes

the vote as "a chance to end months of speculation". at least180 tory mps — a majority — will have to vote against borisjohnson, if he's to leave office. former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he'll be 'voting for a change' we start with tennis with nottingham open is upon us to whet your appetite with emma raducanu playing tomorrow in her first competitive game in england since winning the us open. before that though heather watson and harriet dart have begun their campaigns today. and it's good news for dart — she has beaten the croatian donna vekic in the opening round. the british number three has won in straight sets winning 6—4, 6—3. dart could play a fellow brit in the second round — if sonay kartal can beat the third

seed camila giorgi. and there's also been a good win too for heather watson. she's beaten the american katie volynets — winning in straight 6—4, 6—2 — and now could face raducanu next — if she can beat switzerland's viktorija golubic. and the action continues at nottingham with dan evans playing in the men's challenger tour event. he's taking on france's enzo couacaud — it's currently xxx you can watch this match on the bbc sport website and app and the iplayer. dan da n eva ns dan evans is so close here are taking this first set but just misses out. you can follow that of course on the bbc sport website, the app and the iplayer as well.

after winning his 14th french open, rafael nadal admitted he did it with no feeling in his left foot due to anaesthetic injections..two days after his 36th birthday, he won his 22nd grand slam — claiming back—to—back major titles for the first time since 2010. however, chronic foot pain means he requires treatment to numb the pain. and says he won't keep playing if that continues. he's been speaking to cbs in america. it's about passion now and about how much you love what you do, and during all my tennis career i think i had the determination to keep going. it doesn't matter the situation, and that brings me to the position that i am today. that is unexpected, without a doubt, because at the age of 36 i thought that i would be doing other things, not playing tennis, ten years ago. for me, it is special at my age to be keeping competitive against everyone — well, it means a lot to me, honestly.

england women's head coach sarina wiegman will miss the lionesses training camp this week at st george's park due to a close family bereavement. she is expected to be reunited with the squad at the beginning of next week and will stay connected remotely this week while her assistant and remaining coaching team lead training sessions. liverpool vice—captain james milner has signed a new one—year deal with the club. milner has been at anfield since joining on a free transfer in 2015 from manchester city. the 36—year old has won six major trophies including the the fa cup and league cup last season. it is understood he has accepted a contract with significantly reduced terms to stay. in rugby union, it's been announced that england prop kyle sinckler will miss the summer tour of austrlia with a back problem. it comes as eddiejones adds five fresh faces to his 35—man england camp ahead of that tour.

a familiar face is wing jonny may who returns after spending five months out with a knee injury, while fellow—wing jack nowell is also back involved. it's for a three—day training camp asjones assess's his options ahead of next year's world cup. former world squash champion and world number one mohamad elshorbagy has switched allegience from egypt to england. he's one of the most decorated players of all time and, having lived in britain since 2006 and gained citizenship, says the opportunity to play under the england flag is exciting. ranked third in the world now, he could represent england at this summer's commonwealth games.

that's all the sport for now. injust underan hourand injust under an hour and a half there will be no confidence in the finest. questions must finish talking to his mps is in the lobby. edges of the prime minister walking up. looks a bit ashen faced annette in what you done and whether you done and whether he had the nerve to persuade his party. no answer and whether he had the nerve to persuade his party. no answer than fun it is waiting game now to see how things have gone, whether he has done enough and just to many mps vote against him. i got an mp now who is just wandered past and was in the meeting. what the phone to tell you? i think the prime minister acknowledged people's concerns but also set _ acknowledged people's concerns but also set about the mission for the future _ also set about the mission for the future and — also set about the mission for the future and about how this kind of navel—gazing is not benefiting anyone. — navel—gazing is not benefiting anyone, isn't what the public want to see _ anyone, isn't what the public want to see and — anyone, isn't what the public want to see and doesn't really help us in terms _ to see and doesn't really help us in terms of— to see and doesn't really help us in terms of parliamentarians. was to see and doesn't really help us in terms of parliamentarians.- terms of parliamentarians. was in any apology _

terms of parliamentarians. was in any apology or — terms of parliamentarians. was in any apology or anything _ terms of parliamentarians. was in any apology or anything like - terms of parliamentarians. was in any apology or anything like that? recently addressed parliament and the sue gray report we have been through this already but as we've seen in the past this kind of thing doesn't help anybody. what was the mood like in the? and many mps gave the parish had time? like the ones you expect let your mac asked this question should expect and things like partygate integrity and trust and so on but i think the finest was very —— but there were also lots of claps around the room and people is what the payments. i make the talks are things like tax cuts being dangled in front of you, have you been told ., . .,, dangled in front of you, have you been told ., ..,, ., been told thatthe cost of living aenerall been told thatthe cost of living generally for — been told thatthe cost of living generally for people, _ been told thatthe cost of living generally for people, when - been told thatthe cost of living generally for people, when a i been told thatthe cost of living - generally for people, when a housing the energy— generally for people, when a housing the energy bills course of the

biggest — the energy bills course of the biggest bills you get is the tax bill and — biggest bills you get is the tax bill and as conservatives they want to see _ bill and as conservatives they want to see a _ bill and as conservatives they want to see a small state and individual responsibility, low taxes, people keeping — responsibility, low taxes, people keeping more of the money in their pockets _ keeping more of the money in their pockets ls — keeping more of the money in their ockets. , �* ., , keeping more of the money in their ockets. , a, _ ., keeping more of the money in their ockets. , pockets. is boris johnson promising that? i believe _ pockets. is boris johnson promising that? i believe yes _ pockets. is boris johnson promising that? i believe yes that _ pockets. is boris johnson promising that? i believe yes that is _ pockets. is boris johnson promising that? i believe yes that is and - pockets. is boris johnson promising that? i believe yes that is and they | that? i believe yes that is and they will be moving towards. the premise is very clear there is something we're looking at, yes. it is fair to say you have been loyal to the finest are only wanting to remain in office. if dozens of mps vote against him tonight how damaging is mps vote against him tonight how damauuin |~ ., , ., _ ., , damaging is thatobviously wants as man mps damaging is thatobviously wants as many mps vote _ damaging is thatobviously wants as many mps vote inches _ damaging is thatobviously wants as many mps vote inches possible... i damaging is thatobviously wants as i many mps vote inches possible... the main _ many mps vote inches possible... the main thing _ many mps vote inches possible... the main thing of— many mps vote inches possible... the main thing of course is that which our prime — main thing of course is that which our prime minister he has our support. _ our prime minister he has our support, wins the vote of no confidence and we can draw a line under— confidence and we can draw a line under it— confidence and we can draw a line under it then. to win the mac will win that _ under it then. to win the mac will win that vote of no confidence tonight — win that vote of no confidence tonight. its win that vote of no confidence toniaht. �* ., ., , , tonight. a former cabinet minister and senior tory — tonight. a former cabinet minister and senior tory i _ tonight. a former cabinet minister and senior tory i was _ tonight. a former cabinet minister and senior tory i was chatting - tonight. a former cabinet minister and senior tory i was chatting to i and senior tory i was chatting to about half an hour ago said if 100 plus mps vote against the prime

minister, that is usually done the prime minister, that is usually done missing, damaging because it shows if this isn't going to go away. it doesn't show he is out of the woods, shows he won this phobia has significant opposition in his own ranks. ., ., ., , ranks. that would have disappointing bits of courses _ ranks. that would have disappointing bits of courses we _ ranks. that would have disappointing bits of courses we want _ ranks. that would have disappointing bits of courses we want colleagues i bits of courses we want colleagues to what _ bits of courses we want colleagues to what might pull together a further— to what might pull together a further discourse. you can look back at theresa _ further discourse. you can look back at theresa may who won a vote of confidence — at theresa may who won a vote of confidence very comfortably with them _ confidence very comfortably with them went later on because of what happened _ them went later on because of what happened with elections but the prime _ happened with elections but the prime minister hasn't had an electoral— prime minister hasn't had an electoral defeat and actually has a very successful track record is anything _ very successful track record is anything we will need to be remembering that an careful what they wish— remembering that an careful what they wish for. remembering that an careful what they wish for-— remembering that an careful what the wish for. ., ., they wish for. how confident are you they wish for. how confident are you the pm will they wish for. how confident are you the m will still — they wish for. how confident are you the pm will still be _ they wish for. how confident are you the pm will still be in _ they wish for. how confident are you the pm will still be in place - they wish for. how confident are you the pm will still be in place in - they wish for. how confident are you the pm will still be in place in the i the pm will still be in place in the next general election? i the pm will still be in place in the next general election?— the pm will still be in place in the next general election? i think you will be. certainly _ next general election? i think you will be. certainly people - next general election? i think you will be. certainly people in - next general election? i think you will be. certainly people in the i will be. certainly people in the midlands and the north and new voters _ midlands and the north and new voters we've got vote for boris johnson — voters we've got vote for boris johnson the vision that is there and we want _ johnson the vision that is there and we want to— johnson the vision that is there and we want to keep those people and the message _ we want to keep those people and the message that i've been getting certain— message that i've been getting certain is— message that i've been getting certain is that they are still with us. certain is that they are still with us 0f— certain is that they are still with us. of course, we want to keep our traditional— us. of course, we want to keep our traditional supporters one may the payments— traditional supporters one may the payments can do that. he is one of the few— payments can do that. he is one of

the few politicians that can bring the few politicians that can bring the country together. —— i the prime minister— the country together. —— i the prime minister can— the country together. —— i the prime minister can do that. pigment that is on _ minister can do that. pigment that is on the _ minister can do that. pigment that is on the rebels voting at the premises _ is on the rebels voting at the premises don't agree with. they save you look— premises don't agree with. they save you look at— premises don't agree with. they save you look at wakefield another by—election is going on at the moment— by—election is going on at the moment the payments to his losing votes _ moment the payments to his losing votes not _ moment the payments to his losing votes notjust in the old red wall where _ votes notjust in the old red wall where you — votes notjust in the old red wall where you come from but also from places _ where you come from but also from places like — where you come from but also from places like devon, where the prime minister— places like devon, where the prime minister should absolutely be appealing to voters, where you got 25.000 _ appealing to voters, where you got 25,000 majorities that are now looking — 25,000 majorities that are now looking uncomfortable in the face of a lib dem _ looking uncomfortable in the face of a lib dem resurgence. what you say to them? _ a lib dem resurgence. what you say to them? i_ a lib dem resurgence. what you say to them? ~ , ., a lib dem resurgence. what you say to them? ~ i. to them? i think if you look historically _ to them? i think if you look historically at _ to them? i think if you look historically at midterms - to them? i think if you look historically at midterms we j to them? i think if you look - historically at midterms we have seen time with similar poll ratings of this are the actual time the middle of there and with by—elections the city government is only within the last ten years and one of those is hartlepool got on the current prime ministers i think we need to put in perspective as well. ~ ., ., we need to put in perspective as well. . ., ., ., . ., , we need to put in perspective as well. ~ ., ., ., , ., well. we have never and a couple of hours auo well. we have never and a couple of hours ago and _ well. we have never and a couple of hours ago and asked _ well. we have never and a couple of hours ago and asked if— well. we have never and a couple of hours ago and asked if a _ well. we have never and a couple of hours ago and asked if a prediction l hours ago and asked if a prediction she would give us one. how about you? how did nipple go to my? i think the buy minister will win comfortably. think the buy minister will win comfortably-— think the buy minister will win comfortabl . ~ ., , ., , i] comfortably. what is come to be? i can rive comfortably. what is come to be? i can give you _ comfortably. what is come to be? i can give you an _ comfortably. what is come to be? i can give you an exact _ comfortably. what is come to be? i can give you an exact figure. -

comfortably. what is come to be? i can give you an exact figure. i - can give you an exact figure. i don't — can give you an exact figure. i don't know— can give you an exact figure. i don't know many people voting against — don't know many people voting against the prime minister. she needs to win — against the prime minister. she needs to win by _ against the prime minister. sue: needs to win by 50, against the prime minister. 5ue: needs to win by 50,60, against the prime minister. 5ue: needs to win by 50, 60,70 votes, needs to win by 50, 60, 70 votes, doesn't he? a win is a win. it would be nice to have a higher figure and ithink he be nice to have a higher figure and i think he will have that higher figure. they have it victoria, boris johnson promising tax cuts to his backbenchers thing in the central concerns but is ready to move on and unite the party and the public uses time to get over the navel gazing and start getting on with delivering what the government has promised in about... what time is it now? half past four, five and a half hours we will know how many but that argument and who may want to go. thank will know how many but that argument and who may want to go.— and who may want to go. thank you very much. — and who may want to go. thank you very much. nick- — and who may want to go. thank you very much, nick. interesting - and who may want to go. thank you very much, nick. interesting that i very much, nick. interesting that point this conservative party source says if you maintain a visible cut taxes. that is what he told conservative mps. we have just missed bye—bye baby by the bay city

rollers are steve, the anti—brexit protester who was playing it has changed the words. studio: thank you for that. joining me now is lucy fisher, chief political correspondent for times radio. lucy, lovely to see you. what is just a sense of the moment of whether that are currently? the rebels are _ whether that are currently? tue: rebels are predicting whether that are currently? tte: rebels are predicting a loss whether that are currently? t'te: rebels are predicting a loss of confidence and several of them have told me they believe they will hit the 130 three mark because which is significant because that would mean borisjohnson wins the vote by a smaller majority than theresa may did have an confidence vote back in december 20 18. she won a at that juncture by 63% but of course within six months was forced to give up the tory leadership and downing street. there is a lot of concern, as well, among loyalists to the prime minister about how they view the

downing street support operation for borisjohnson as having been quite lacklustre. i spoke to one red wall mp who said the only evidence they had seen of a support operation had been to be added to a new whatsapp group called back boris that only has 35 members among the red wall so there is a lot of consternation, there is a lot of consternation, there is a sense, i think, that the prime minister keeps the rebellion below 100 votes that would be within the circumstances a good result for him but, of course, having any vote at all is damaging for the prime minister and i think a lot of mps are concerned to see a lot of infighting spill—over today, in particular betweenjeremy hunt and nadine dorries. t’d particular between jeremy hunt and nadine dorries.— particular between jeremy hunt and nadine dorries. i'd might come back to that. nadine dorries. i'd might come back to that- when _ nadine dorries. i'd might come back to that. when you _ nadine dorries. i'd might come back to that. when you quite _ nadine dorries. i'd might come back to that. when you quite damaging, l to that. when you quite damaging, what you mean exactly, but i suppose my question is what if he does badly and just refuses to go? what happens?—

and just refuses to go? what ha ens? ~ ~ . , and just refuses to go? what ha ens? . ~' ., , ., happens? well, i think that is an 0 en happens? well, i think that is an open question- _ happens? well, i think that is an open question. there _ happens? well, i think that is an open question. there is - happens? well, i think that is an open question. there is no - open question. there is no expectation either from his critics or his allies that he is willing to go quietly or quickly or willingly if he does win today. my understanding is he has intimated to colleagues that even if he wins by a wafer in majority he will attempt to press on. i think that there is a sense among mps, however, that even if he wins a mass of the votes of the politics of it are difficult. it is difficult to put the genie back in the bottle once you have had so many mps poring over the parapet calling for him to go come questioning his integrity and others drawing attention to what they feel is a lack of vision or mission by this administration under boris johnson. so even if he wins the vote tonight by a comfortable majority there is damage done by all the criticism that has been made public at him. it is a gift to him and

certainly have spending to sources close to the keir starmer today you are, as you might expect, absolutely revelling in the spectacle of so many tory mps and fighting with each other. ., . , , ,.,, ., other. how much is his position strengthened — other. how much is his position strengthened by _ other. how much is his position strengthened by the _ other. how much is his position strengthened by the fact - other. how much is his position strengthened by the fact that i other. how much is his position i strengthened by the fact that the moment there doesn't appear to be not obvious successor? t moment there doesn't appear to be not obvious successor?— not obvious successor? i think that has been one _ not obvious successor? i think that has been one of— not obvious successor? i think that has been one of the _ not obvious successor? i think that has been one of the key _ not obvious successor? i think that has been one of the key issues - not obvious successor? i think that| has been one of the key issues that has been one of the key issues that has been one of the key issues that has been keeping the confidence vote at bay throughout the seagrave saga as new revelations came out and the prime minister received a fixed penalty notice due to a receiving birthday wishes in the cabinet room injune birthday wishes in the cabinet room in june 2020. birthday wishes in the cabinet room injune 2020. i think now people are talking about who the candidates might be. jeremy hunt has all but effectively fired the starting gun on his own campaign by today, publicly rallying colleagues to vote against the prime minister in the vote tonight. he said it is either a vote tonight. he said it is either a vote for change your vote to lose

the next general election. there is a loss of very few bile mps today in the conservative party speculate that if they run, priti patel may one day i might run, people expect nadhim zahawi to run and there is a lot of chatter about whether rishi sunak will run. many people on the centre of the party would possibly like to see the chancellor run and think he has not been as damage is perhaps the chancellor himself thought he had been by this recent scrutiny of his personal wealth and also receiving a fixed penalty notice and then, of course, there may be other backbenchers willing to throw their hat into the ring if there is a context that there will be spiked alongsidejeremy hunt tom tugendhat is expected to be vying for the votes of the moderates from the one nation wing at the centre of the one nation wing at the centre of the party. d0 the one nation wing at the centre of the -a . ~' the one nation wing at the centre of thea . , the party. do you think boris johnson will _ the party. do you think boris johnson will still _ the party. do you think boris johnson will still be - the party. do you think boris johnson will still be feminist | the party. do you think boris i johnson will still be feminist in the party. do you think boris - johnson will still be feminist in a year's time? tt johnson will still be feminist in a year's time?— johnson will still be feminist in a year's time? it is very difficult to sa but i year's time? it is very difficult to say but i think _ year's time? it is very difficult to say but i think a _ year's time? it is very difficult to say but i think a loss _ year's time? it is very difficult to say but i think a loss of - year's time? it is very difficult to say but i think a loss of mps - year's time? it is very difficult to | say but i think a loss of mps think that this will have damaged him in

the long term and certainly there is the long term and certainly there is the sense that it reduces his chances of leading the party into the next general election. ichief the next general election. chief olitical the next general election. chief political commentator - the next general election. chief political commentator four - the next general election. chief political commentator four times radio, many thanks, lucy fisher. the uk has announced it is sending multiple—launch rocket systems to ukraine. the defence secretary ben wallace said the long—range missiles will help ukraine defend itself against russia. it comes after the us announced it was also supplying an advanced rocket system. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. ukraine's president zelensky visited his forces, now fighting a brutal, costly war in the east this weekend. sheltered in a building from the artillery shells that continue to rain down on their positions. this was his first visit to the donbas since russia refocused its offensive here. he's already described the situation as hell.

this a chance to boost morale. translation: you are true heroes of our country, ukraine. _ you are heroes of war. because of you, we have and will have our land and our country. ukraine's forces are outnumbered and outgunned. russia's vast arsenal of artillery and rockets being used to try and pummel and break ukraine's defence. both sides are taking heavy casualties. but for ukraine, more help will soon be on its way. today, britain announced it would be sending this, its most advanced rocket launcher, following the lead of the us, which is supplying ukraine with a similar system. the british army's multiple launch rocket system can fire a dozen rockets in a minute, and has a range of up to 50 miles — further than most of russia's artillery. the flow of weapons from the west

has already angered moscow, though president putin has also been trying to play down its significance. translation: we believe - that the delivery of rocket systems by the united states and some other countries is related to making up for the losses of combat hardware. there is nothing new about that and this actually changes nothing. no one weapon is likely to dramatically alter the course of the war in the donbas, which is already being reduced to waste and ashes, particularly in such small numbers. the us is so far sending four of its rocket launchers to ukraine, the uk is supplying three. but for ukraine, which has repeatedly asked for these systems, every little helps. jonathan beale, bbc news. travel disruption is continuing today with easyjet cancelling 37 of

its flights. it comes as thousands of people are believed to be attempting to return to the uk with hundreds of flights cancelled over the weekend. our business correspondent for a holders about the impact for travellers and how it is continuing. tt the impact for travellers and how it is continuing-— is continuing. it is, although there is continuing. it is, although there is a change _ is continuing. it is, although there is a change of _ is continuing. it is, although there is a change of emphasis. - is continuing. it is, although there is a change of emphasis. what - is continuing. it is, although there is a change of emphasis. what we | is continuing. it is, although there - is a change of emphasis. what we saw last week and over the course of the jubilee bank holiday weekend was people trying to get away on holiday and finding out that their flights were either delayed or cancelled. they were suffering from disruption. there was a lot of disappointment. what we're seeing now is that people who did manage to get away, some of those people are finding it difficult to get home and obviously there were precious to get home quickly because people have to be back at work, they have to be back at school and so on so we have this 37 flights cancelled by easyjet. other airlines are also cancelling services, wizz air for example other airlines are also cancelling services, wizz airfor example is other airlines are also cancelling services, wizz air for example is of gatwick, british airways appears to have cancelled a few, so it's not just easyjet but there is this bigger picture going on which is that what we're seeing at moment is the holiday surge in traffic. this

is a chance to get away after the months of shutdown lockdown we had during covid—free during the periods were travel with restricted airlines, airports, ground handling companies, everyone involved in getting you from one airport to another had to come back on staff just might cut back on staff because they simply couldn't afford to keep them on when we weren't able to fly. now people are flocking back to the airport there is a problem. these companies can't get the stuff they need quickly enough. they have to go through things like security clearances and that takes time. at the moment there are still backlogs. it is a minority flights being cancelled and i should stress that. easyjet has announced it has cancelled 1700 flights a day which 37 are cancelled but nevertheless for the pattern is involved it is of course horribly inconvenient. people feel stranded, they can't get home, there is also an answer to my anger out there but the concern i will be looking forward because of this in a couple of months�* time we are going to be seeing traffic ramping up again for the summer holidays, the

big summer getaway and the airlines and the government are pretty determined that this situation should not happen again. the question is, how do you prevent it? a public inquiry has been in belfast and the physical and mental abuse of hundreds of adults in a hospital in county antrim. a public inquiry has begun, in belfast, into the physical and mental abuse of vulnerable adults at a hospital in county antrim. more than 70 staff have been suspended, as a precaution, from muckamore abbey, which caters for people with severe learning disabilities and mental health issues. families say they hope the hearings will reveal the full scale of the scandal — as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. some of the most vulnerable people in northern ireland were supposed to be cared for here. but instead, they suffered cruelty. relatives of patients in muckamore abbey hospital first raised concerns about physical abuse five years ago. they�*ve been campaigning ever since.

these families expect some of the evidence they�*ll hear will be very harrowing, but they hope the inquiry will reveal the full scale of the abuse scandal, that it will give them answers and accountability. there is a litany of allegations of wrongdoing and adult safeguarding concerns. glynn brown is speaking out on behalf of his son, aaron, who has autism and was in muckamore. i�*d like to note that this is the worse adult safeguarding scandal since the nhs was formed. so what are the questions that you want to see answered? we have understood there has been catastrophic failures in all directions and all departments. so we would be wanting to know how come that every protection measure that was in place failed so miserably? muckamore abbey houses adults with severe learning difficulties and mental health needs. detectives have been viewing around 300,000 hours of cctv from inside. more than 70 staff have been suspended as a precaution.

police have arrested 3a suspects. so far, eight people have been charged. the public inquiry was set up by the devolved government. its task is to find out why the abuse happened and how it was allowed. it is critical that this inquiry forms recommendations with teeth, to ensure that this can never happen again. anyone could have a loved one who requires care in a hospital like muckamore, and the situation now is such that how can you know they are safe? the chair opened the session by acknowledging there had been dreadful mistreatment. because so many of the patients were either nonverbal or had difficulty communicating, they couldn�*t express what was happening, or they were not regarded as credible. many of the parents and relatives and carers who trusted the hospital have been let down. hearings will carry

on for a number of months. than the whole distressing truth of what happened in this hospital. chris page, bbc news, belfast. just quickly returned then use the borisjohnson is just quickly returned then use the boris johnson is facing just quickly returned then use the borisjohnson is facing a vote of no confidence this evening after that threshold shoulder 5a letters was reached by conservative mps teaching his department. the scottish conservative leader douglas ross announced that he will vote against prime minister in this evenings confidence vote. in a statementjust released he said the timing of the vote as he put it was far from ideal, giving the russian invasion of ukraine, but he said i have heard loud and clear the anger at the breaking of covid rules that we ordered our best to follow. much more from martin at the top of the hour. now, though, let�*s catch up

with the weather. i think it�*s chris woakes. it is indeed, rebecca. very good afternoon. looking at the picture today we have had to and also temperatures as well. let me show you what i mean. this was scotland, the highlands, barely a cloud in the sky heading into the first part of the evening but across england and wales many of us have had cloudy day. this was how low stuffed in suffolk look for most of the evening. satellite pictures showed nixon to the cloud sheet with some breaks in south—west england, southern wales, northern ireland and especially scotland but it was in western scotland in the highlands where we saw the highest temperatures in the afternoon, up to 22 degrees in denver. quite a contrast, then, some 10 degrees cooler with that lingering from cloud in suffix bury st edmunds with temperatures just went off to greater deafening. overnight tonight an area of low pressure that forces rain yesterday continues to spin around in the north sea threatening around in the north sea threatening a few patches of rain across north—east england in an odd patch

running on the south—west of england. otherwise it�*s dry, clear spells in the south—east alone can registered dipped to around six or seven so it will be quite a chilly start facility into tuesday morning. tuesday, the distiller that forces rain yesterday continues to spin around in the north sea threatening around in the north sea threatening a few patches of rain across north—east england in an odd patch running on the south—west of england. otherwise it�*s dry, clear spells in the south—east alone can register dipped to around six or seven so it will be quite a chilly start facility into tuesday morning. tuesday, the slip threat of some thicker 21 or 22 degrees and still pleasant for northern ireland and scotland with vital sunny spot here as well. the midnight wednesday and every of low pressure moves and of the atlantic. this will be bringing some heavy rain upwards and eastwards. starting of the day on a wet know, the rain gradually pushes into scotland and will be different to the day. what will follow is a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers, a few thunderstorms as well following our main band of rain through but the recent sunny spells was an done wasn�*t so again given thejune sunshine and is not too bad, height aims to low 20s but

earning a lot cooler in scotland that slow—moving band of rain —— high teens to low 20s. cool in aberdeen. we end the week with an area of low pressure me into north—west atlantic and packed ice and ask winds and weather fronts being pushed across the country. this is combination will bring us showers, particularly widely on friday and across the north of the country will be very windy as well with gales becoming widespread but still some sunshine between any showers so temperatures again not doing too badly given the winds coming and generally from the south—westerly direction, high teens low 20s but it does look like it will turn that bit more unsettled late in the week. that bit more unsettled later in the week. that�*s it for now. ok.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime ministerfaces the prime minister faces a vote of confidence in his leadership as some of his own mps attempt to remove him from office. it comes as 5a conservative members of parliament submit the letter is of no confidence in him. cabinet ministers came out rallying behind boris johnson. numberten came out rallying behind boris johnson. number ten says that pm welcomes the vote as a chance to end months of speculation. at least180 tory mps would have to vote against borisjohnson if he is to leave office. foreign secretaryjimmy —— jeremy hunt said he will be voting for a change. hello, jeremy hunt said he will be voting fora change. hello, iam jeremy hunt said he will be voting for a change. hello, i am at cottage green and the vote is in one hour. we will be able to bring you the result at around 9pm this evening.

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