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i'm an innocent man, i did nothing wrong, and we will fight this actjust like we've been fighting for seven years. i had hoped the department of justice would work to resolve these issues, moving forwards with these charges. i’m issues, moving forwards with these charaes. �* , , ., , ., issues, moving forwards with these charaes. �* _ ., , charges. i'm deeply troubled to see this indictment. _ have you spoken to the attorney general yet? have you spoken to the attorney generalyet? ida have you spoken to the attorney general yet?— have you spoken to the attorney general yet? no comment at this time. welcome to the programme. the indictment against donald trump has been unsealed. it means we get to see what crimes he is accused of committing. there are 37 of them. we'll bring you all of the details. also, borisjohnson has rewarded people around him with honours and peerages. we will look at why it is controversial. and in ukraine, what
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actually happens at the dam that collapsed? we will investigate the new evidence. we are going to start, though, in the us with donald trump. and the indictment against him. this document tells us the story of him taking documents away from his time in office, back to maxi where he lives and storing them there. let's take a look at some of the pictures. there we go, that is some of the documents that are being stored in a bathroom, that is a ballroom their... boxes and boxes of documents. what is in them? documents potentially classified, and the indictment talks about him taking them from the white house, showing them to people, talking about them and potentially concealing them from investigators. there are 37 counts, most of them,
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31 of them for the wilful retention of national defence information. also others about conspiracy to obstruct justice. also others about conspiracy to obstructjustice. i want to give you a heads up, we do have our political expert standing by to give their analysis. —— experts. these pictures are the department ofjustice and we are the department ofjustice and we are expecting them to give a press conference and speak to us for the first time about these charges. we are going to carry on looking through the document and the indictment. just so you know, we may cut back to these pictures at any moment if and when we get a sense that and someone will come out and talk about them. firstly, we go to our correspondent, gary o'donoghue in washington. gary, just talk us through what we have learned. after through what we have learned. after months of this _ through what we have learned. he months of this investigation, really, we have discovered now, that donald trump is facing a whole bunch
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of charges. there is in relation to the retention of these documents, talk —— top—secret government documents. we know that some of them related to the espionage act, we know that some of them relate to obstruction ofjustice is, and to give you a flavour of some of those documents that they believe were wilfully held by donald trump, they talked about the united states' nuclear programmes, they talked about potential and abilities for the united states and its allies, for a military attack when they talked about plans for possible retaliation and response to foreign attacks. of course, throughout this we remember that donald trump has said that, effectively, just having these documents, just thinking about it, he had the power to declassify things, almost by thinking about it, he once said, i could do to classify things. they have now cited two occasions in 2021 where he showed occasions in 2021where he showed all seemed to show classified material to people who should not be
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looking at it. he appeared to understand himself that he should not have that document. there is one meeting, injuly not have that document. there is one meeting, in july 2021, not have that document. there is one meeting, injuly 2021, here we go, we go to... 0ut there is a two minute warning on the special counsel there. that will be coming up counsel there. that will be coming up shortly. many go back to this question of this moment where donald trump was waving one of these documents around. it was some sort of potential plan for an attack on another country, and he says, and i quote this definitely quotes in the as president, as the i could have started... as president, as the i could have started- - -_ started... i'm going to “ump in, but it could have — started... i'm going to “ump in, but it could have been... _ started... i'm going tojump in, but it could have been... we're - started... i'm going tojump in, but it could have been... we're going i started... i'm going tojump in, but| it could have been... we're going to listen and just in case.— listen and 'ust in case. please, if ou have listen andjust in case. please, if you have cell— listen andjust in case. please, if you have cell phones, _ listen andjust in case. please, if you have cell phones, please - listen and just in case. please, if- you have cell phones, please silence themm _ you have cell phones, please silence themm any— you have cell phones, please silence them... any questions? studio: _ them... any questions? studio: gary, sorry to interrupt you, wanted to just check that nothing was coming beforehand. sorry
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that was procedural instructions. carry on. that was procedural instructions. car on. ., , ., ~ carry on. donald trump was talking to his aid, carry on. donald trump was talking to his aid. and _ carry on. donald trump was talking to his aid, and he _ carry on. donald trump was talking to his aid, and he says, _ carry on. donald trump was talking to his aid, and he says, see, - carry on. donald trump was talking to his aid, and he says, see, i - to his aid, and he says, see, i could have declassified it, and the staff says, yeah, but they laughed. trump says i could, but is still a secret. donald trump will see all of these things but his ability to declassify things, and he knew this material, according to the indictment, is classified and he shouldn't be showing around, but that tape is going to be crucial as part of this evidence. they have given an instance of another occasion, later in the year, where, allegedly, he showed a top—secret map to a member of his political action committee. also, the indictment details huge sections of toing and froing with these scores of boxes, some of them being moved out of this room, into the ball and come into a storage room... into a shower room at one point... 0ne come into a storage room... into a shower room at one point... one of the boxes seems to spill open and some secret documents are lying on the floor, but they are meant to be only seen it... periods... —— he he
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is. only seen it... periods... -- he he is. good afternoon today, an indictment — is. good afternoon today, an indictment was _ is. good afternoon today, an indictment was unsealed, i is. good afternoon today, an - indictment was unsealed, charging donald _ indictment was unsealed, charging donald j _ indictment was unsealed, charging donald] trump with felony violations of national security laws, — violations of national security laws, as_ violations of national security laws, as well as participating in a conspiracy— laws, as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. this indictment — conspiracy to obstruct justice. this indictment was voted by a grand jury of citizens— indictment was voted by a grand jury of citizens in the southern district of citizens in the southern district of florida — of citizens in the southern district of florida i— of citizens in the southern district of florida. i invite everyone to read _ of florida. i invite everyone to read it — of florida. i invite everyone to read it in _ of florida. i invite everyone to read it in full, to understand the scope _ read it in full, to understand the scope and — read it in full, to understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes charged~ _ scope and the gravity of the crimes charged. the men and women of the united _ charged. the men and women of the united states intelligence committee and our— united states intelligence committee and our armed forces dedicate their lives to— and our armed forces dedicate their lives to protecting our nation and its pennie. — lives to protecting our nation and its people, our laws that protect national — its people, our laws that protect national defence information are critical, — national defence information are critical, for the safety and security— critical, for the safety and security of the united states and they must be enforced. violations of those _ they must be enforced. violations of
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those laws _ they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. adherence — those laws put our country at risk. adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock— adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the department ofjustice _ bedrock principle of the department ofjustice and our nation's commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set— an example for the world. we have one set of— an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country, and they apply— one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. applying those _ they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that is what _ those laws, collecting facts, that is what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, and nothing _ investigation. nothing more, and nothing less. the prosecutors in my office _ nothing less. the prosecutors in my office are _ nothing less. the prosecutors in my office are amongst the most talented and experienced in the department of justice _ and experienced in the department of justice. they have investigated this case into— justice. they have investigated this case into the highest ethical standards and they will continue to do so _ standards and they will continue to do so as— standards and they will continue to do so as case proceeds. just wanted to brin: do so as case proceeds. just wanted to bring you — do so as case proceeds. just wanted to bring you some — do so as case proceeds. just wanted to bring you some breaking - do so as case proceeds. just wanted to bring you some breaking news i do so as case proceeds. just wanted l to bring you some breaking news here in the uk, borisjohnson, former prime minister is going to stand down as an mp. he is quitting as an
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mp, quote, i'm triggering an immediate by—election. we havejust interrupted that breaking news from the us, to make hugely significant stories happening at exactly the same time right now, so we have a statement from borisjohnson statement from boris johnson basically saying that he will be stepping down forthwith and triggering an immediate by—election in his constituency. it is a rather long statement, but there are some key bits of it that i want to bring you, in full. key bits of it that i want to bring you, infull. it key bits of it that i want to bring you, in full. it starts like this, i have received a letter from the privileges committee, making it clear, much to my amazement, that they are determined to use the proceedings against me, to drive me out of parliament. they have still not produced a shred of evidence that either knowingly or recklessly misled the commons. they know perfectly well and when i spoke in the commons, i was saying what i believe this silly to be true and what i have been briefed to say.
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just like any other minister. they know that i corrected the record as soon as possible and they know that i and any other senior official and minister concluded —— including the current prime minister, rishi sunak, believe that we were working at lawfully together. i have been an mp since 2001, i take my responsibility seriously. i did not lie and i believe that in their house with the committee know it. but they have wilfully chosen to ignore the truth, because from the outset, their purpose has not been to discover the truth or generally understand what was in my mind we spoke in the commons. their purpose from the beginning has been to find me guilty, regardless of the text. this is the very definition of a kangaroo court. most members of the committee, especially the chair, had already expressed deeply prejudicial remarks about my guilt before they had seen the evidence. they should have recused themselves. in retrospect, it was naive
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interestingly that these procedures could be useful orfair, but i interestingly that these procedures could be useful or fair, but i was determined to believe in the system and injustice and to mitigate what i knew what i need to be true. —— and to believe in justice. knew what i need to be true. —— and to believe injustice. what is knew what i need to be true. —— and to believe in justice. what is led to believe in justice. what is led to the sue gray advice... it is clear that my advice event list —— misplaced. it has been the target of the mps of the lib dems and the snp to remove me from parliament. how do we have seen there are some mps if the tory party that t. but this could have been a witchhunt under way, to take revenge on brexit and to reverse the 2016 referendum result. my removal is the necessary first step and i believe there has been a concerted attempt to bring it about. i am afraid that i no longer believe that this is any coincidence, and at green, who investigated the gatherings in at number 10, investigated the gatherings in at number10, is now investigated the gatherings in at number 10, is now the chief designate of the labour leader. i
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believe it is a coincidence that her supposedly impartial chief counsel turned out to be a strong labour supporter who repeatedly tweeted personal attacks on me and the government. when i left office last year, the government was only a handful of points behind in the polls, the gap has now massively widened. just a few years after winning the biggest majority in honest half a century, that majority is now clearly at risk. 0ur party needs urgently to recapture its momentum and its belief in what the country can do. we need to show how we are making the most of brexit and in the next month, we need to be setting out a pro—investment agenda. we need to cut the business and personal taxes and notjust as pre—election gimmicks, rather than endlessly putting them up. we must not be afraid to be properly conservative government, we have so passively abandons the prospect of a free trade deal with the us, why have we jumped measures to help
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people into housing or to scrap eu directives, or to promote animal welfare. we need to deliver on the 2019 manifesto which was endorsed by 14 2019 manifesto which was endorsed by 1a million people. and i have read quite a lot of it's there, as you can appreciate. it is quite long, but there is more to... let's bring injoanna nadler now. thank you for coming on the programme. mr; coming on the programme. my pleasure. _ coming on the programme. ij�*i pleasure, i coming on the programme. m pleasure, i think! coming on the programme. my pleasure, i think! what - coming on the programme. my pleasure, i think! what is - coming on the programme. my pleasure, i think! what is your| pleasure, i think! what is your reaction to _ pleasure, i think! what is your reaction to what _ pleasure, i think! what is your reaction to what has _ pleasure, i think! what is your reaction to what hasjust - pleasure, i think! what is your - reaction to what hasjust happened? reaction to what has just happened? i think it is highly regretful. this together with the announcement earlier from together with the announcement earlierfrom nadine dorries, and these are obviously, we are analysing these in real time, so don't know all of the circumstances that have provoked either of these announcements, although we do seem to have more information in a boris johnson's ques, based on what you have just read.
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johnson's ques, based on what you havejust read. —— borisjohnson's quotes. i want to take into account that there are obviously human issues here, but my gut reaction is that this is going to really throw the conservative party, parliamentary party, and the wider party, into something and i know necessary spasm of introspection. whilst i agree with some of the points that borisjohnson has just made, about the necessity to stick to the 2019 manifesto, sadly, i would have to say that he was unable to do that. i fully appreciate that there were certain circumstances, that not enough course, but he had an extraordinary mandate. it was, in many ways, a person mandate. he seems to lose his way about delivering on many of the things that people were expecting to come
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out of that momentous brexit decision. he delivered brexit, yes, he did, but he left a lot of it and done and has passed that on it to his two mac successes. i think of at this stage, to stand down in this way, it seems to be something of a possibility to his party, and obviously, enemies of the conservative party will be cheering to the rafters. conservative party will be cheering to the rafters— to the rafters. ok, if you wouldn't mind, just — to the rafters. ok, if you wouldn't mind, just staying _ to the rafters. ok, if you wouldn't mind, just staying there - to the rafters. ok, if you wouldn't mind, just staying there because l to the rafters. ok, if you wouldn'tj mind, just staying there because i think for the safe idea of fullness and completeness, i will read the statement in full. we are through most of it, butjust for a sense of where we are, actually, i'm being told i can't do that. we're going to go to bed right, our... i think you are out rank me, sojust give us your reaction to this. —— ben wright. your reaction to this. -- ben wriht. , . , your reaction to this. -- ben wriiht, , ., , ., your reaction to this. -- ben wriht. , ., .,., ., , wright. this was an extraordinary dash but this _ wright. this was an extraordinary dash but this was _ wright. this was an extraordinary dash but this was extraordinary, l dash but this was extraordinary, expected, we do not think it is
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about to happen, he has triggered an automatic by—election, he is touring in the town, he is leaving parliament. that led to the letter they have just read a big chunk of, and explains why, he is furious, we know that he received a letter from the privileges committee that have been investigated whether or not he deliberately lied to parliament. he received their initial findings earlier this week, he had then a couple of weeks to respond and we did not expect to hear anything more about the privileges committee until the end ofjune, but he hasjumped the end ofjune, but he hasjumped the gun, he has pre—empted it. he has lashed out at the work of that committee, describing it as a kangaroo court, a political hitjob, he is lacerating about the chair of that committee, harriet harman, who i've not yet heard from, but ijust tried to make contact with her. the headline, is that he has had enough. he is off. it headline, is that he has had enough. he is off. , ., ., ., , he is off. it is extraordinary. it is the end _ he is off. it is extraordinary. it is the end of— he is off. it is extraordinary. it is the end of one _ he is off. it is extraordinary. it is the end of one of _ he is off. it is extraordinary. it is the end of one of the - he is off. it is extraordinary. it is the end of one of the most i is the end of one of the most remarkable political careers that we
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have seen. .. , remarkable political careers that we have seen. , ., have seen. there can be no conservative _ have seen. there can be no conservative politician - have seen. there can be no conservative politician like | have seen. there can be no - conservative politician like him, both in its city hall and when he led the brexit campaign which helped him get to number 10. he was really successful electorally, but he fronted the brexit campaign of course, and he then won an 80 summer seat majority for the tories, their biggest since 1987, and he had a big mandate. —— 80 seat. he had a big mandate. —— 80 seat. he had a big mandate and a big majority. then we saw, during his leadership, of the uk, during the covid—19 which was just a remarkable time for someone like borisjohnson, any prime minister, to find themselves leading a country then. quickly, though, he was engulfed in partygate and scandal. the promise that he had, certainly as far as his party was concerned, back in 2019, just unravel. he was driven out within three years by his own mps who are fed up of the scandal of what they saw of a collapse in its standards in public life that he had overseen. he's been making lots of money over
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the last few months on the speaker circuit, writing books, and he has been there in the background, huge speculation in westminster about whether he may be in a position at some point to mount some sort of comeback, eitherside some point to mount some sort of comeback, either side of a general election all the other side. that is not going to happen now, as i say, he has called time on his political career. this is a pretty astonishing turn of events. just career. this is a pretty astonishing turn of events.— turn of events. just give us your reaction to _ turn of events. just give us your reaction to some _ turn of events. just give us your reaction to some of _ turn of events. just give us your reaction to some of the - turn of events. just give us your| reaction to some of the language here, because talking about a witch hunt, of course, that is a phrase we are familiar with from the us and donald trump, talking about a kangaroo court. are these kinds of flourishes of language that were coming from his newspaper coming to days, or is this a real real accusation with serious teeth? —— real comments coming from his newspaper writing days? like him,
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donald trump. _ newspaper writing days? like him, donald trump, he _ newspaper writing days? like him, donald trump, he was _ newspaper writing days? like him, donald trump, he was feeling - donald trump, he was feeling aggrieved by the system, he is trashing his system on the way out. he feels this has been done completely unfairly, mrjohnson, who thinks they privileges committee is riddled with his bias and he never had a fair hearing. a different politician would have accepted the conclusions, a committee like this, and accepted the process as it is, but he has not, he has a blasted them and is trying to shred their credibility on his way out.- credibility on his way out. then, it is an extraordinary _ credibility on his way out. then, it is an extraordinary moment. - credibility on his way out. then, it is an extraordinary moment. i - credibility on his way out. then, it i is an extraordinary moment. i know it is pretty early, then, but you suggested books and other engagements outside parliament. would people around him have known this for a while? was this one of those open secrets in westminster that everyone knew about? was this generally a shock? —— genuinely. know this was genuinely a shot. i think the expectation was that he
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was going to get a very rough time, when the privileges committee reported. it would have recommended a sanction that then mps would have voted on. it was possible he would have attended a suspension. they may have attended a suspension. they may have been a by—election may recall in his uxbridge seat, so things are looking pretty difficult for him, but he has decided not to wait for the committee to report and to find out whatever punishment mps decided to mete out to him, and walk, perhaps, before he was pushed. so just remind us of people watching around the world, he is not prime minister, right now, he is an mp and his resignation, what does that actually mean in practice? in actually mean in practice? i�*i practice it means now that there will be a by—election in his constituency, in uxbridge, in west london, it is not a very big majority, so i think the opposition parties will be desperate to take
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that. it is a total headache for rishi sunak who of course took over after the fleeting premiership of liz truss, who follows the —— followed the collapse of boris johnson's premiership last year. rishi sunak of the current prime minister, trying to bring some suitability to make stability to his party. and trying to put the traumas of the last years behind him. boris johnson has come back into the spotlight with a vengeance. i think he does have supporters within the parliamentary party, no doubt about that, but i think his power within the parliamentary conservative party has certainly waned, particularly as this privileges committee's investigation has got going, he himself gave evidence to it. just today, he had his resignation is on its list, the people that he had recommended to go to the house of lords or to get various different honours, which, it attracted a huge amount of quite expected criticism from across the political spectrum.
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nobody expected him to do this and to pre—empt the privileges committee's report into his actions. i think it is a pretty massive headache for the current prime minister, rishi sunak.- headache for the current prime minister, rishi sunak. thank you very much _ minister, rishi sunak. thank you very much for— minister, rishi sunak. thank you very much for your _ minister, rishi sunak. thank you very much for your reaction - minister, rishi sunak. thank you very much for your reaction from j very much for your reaction from that, ben wright. i do want to get through the rest of borisjohnson's statement. i did say, it is quite long, i did get through most of it, but i haven't even got to the bit where he announces that he is going. so, i'm going... if you bearwith me. i will go to the rest of his statement. he says, quote back i'm not being forced out of parliament by a tiny handful of people with no evidence to back up their assertions and without the approval, even, of conservative party members, let alone the wider electorate. i believe that a dangerous and unsettling president is being set, the conservative party at the time to recover its mojo and ambition to win the next election. look forward
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to providing support as a backbencher. harriet harman's committee has set out to make that objective completely untenable. the report is riddled with inaccuracies and reeks of prejudice, and their absurd and unjust process, i have no form of ability to challenge anything they say. the privileges committee is there to protect the privileges of parliament, there is a very importantjob, they should not be using their powers which have only been a very recently designed, to mount what is plainly a political hitjob on someone they oppose. it is in no one because my interest however, that the process the committee has lodged for a single day further, so today i've written for my association in uxbridge and south rice lake, his constituency, to say i'm stepping down forthwith, triggering an immediate by—election. —— south rice lake. it has been a huge privilege to serve them as mp and mayor. it has been a 15 year stint, the elizabeth line, i have
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been able to deliver the funding for the state of the art hospital in hillingdon where the works have really begun. i also remain hugely proud of all that we achieved in my time as prime minister, getting brexits done, winning the biggest majority for a0 years and full delivering the fastest vaccine roll—out of any european country, as well as leading global support for ukraine. i am very sad to be leaving parliament at least for now, but i am at the world and appalled that i could be forced out, and it democratically, by a committee chaired and managed by harriet harman with such egregious bias. " chaired and managed by harriet harman with such egregious bias. that is where it ends. it was very long, so thank you for letting me finish it. it was full of fury and then inform the former prime minister, borisjohnson. we bring backin minister, borisjohnson. we bring back injoanne. just give us your reaction to some of the scathing comments he has made. despite the
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fact that i comments he has made. despite the fact that i was _ comments he has made. despite the fact that i was somewhat _ comments he has made. despite the fact that i was somewhat critical - comments he has made. despite the fact that i was somewhat critical in l fact that i was somewhat critical in our opening comments of boris johnson, i also had quite a lot of sympathy with some of the points he has raised in this second part of the statement that you have just read. i think that there is a real issue about naturaljustice, in the way that this committee has conducted itself. and the nature of the inquiry, because after all, borisjohnson the inquiry, because after all, boris johnson suckered the inquiry, because after all, borisjohnson suckered quite considerable repercussions from the initial moves made against him in a parliamentary terms, as a result of the fallout from the partygate. he resigned as prime minister. it did feel like there was something beyond the normal process here, and something slightly punitive about the whole thing, and something that was not parliamentary and was not appropriate. nevertheless, as i can
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see why that would drive somebody to distraction, but politics is a team game and i think all of the reasons that ben wright was saying, this is a huge, huge problem from the prime minister. it is a massive distraction. —— for the prime minister. it would be much more dignified, not that we would expect that from a boris johnson, dignified, not that we would expect that from a borisjohnson, has many positives, but that is not what we immediately associate with him... joanna, we are right out of time, i had tojump in. writer and commentator and former adviser to the conservative central office. thank you very much for your time, bringing us immediate political reaction there. that is the reaction to the resignation of borisjohnson. this is bbc news. so, we go now to
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robert watson. wejust this is bbc news. so, we go now to robert watson. we just had to pause there are some of our viewers left us. we are going to carry on with this coverage, boris johnson, former prime minister, is to quit as an mp. he will leave parliament altogether. rob watson should be standing by for us. rob, what is your reaction? i think it is an absolutely _ rob, what is your reaction? i think it is an absolutely extraordinary i it is an absolutely extraordinary development, even by the recent standards of british politics, but i think, strangely enough, despite having said that, not entirely unsurprising. when we say that? because if you think about boris johnson, he is very much the kind of politician that thinks that the best form of defence is attack. he clearly has ta ken form of defence is attack. he clearly has taken the view that he did not like the verdict of this committee that has been looking into what was happening during lockdown, and has decided to take, what i think might be described as the trumpian route out, to say it is a witch hunt, that this is the part of
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something bigger, part of some effort to reverse brexit, to reverse the result of the referendum and, of course, as you have been hearing before the process, to chuck a hand grenade in for his successor, for one rishi sunak, by saying, my goodness, the conservative party has lost its way. it is truly an explosive intervention in british politics. as i say, extraordinary but not surprising, if you are thinking about the sort of politician and the high—risk player that boris johnson politician and the high—risk player that borisjohnson is. let politician and the high-risk player that boris johnson is.— politician and the high-risk player that boris johnson is. let us focus there, that boris johnson is. let us focus there. you — that boris johnson is. let us focus there, you mentioned _ that boris johnson is. let us focus there, you mentioned the - that boris johnson is. let us focus there, you mentioned the impact| that boris johnson is. let us focus i there, you mentioned the impact this will now have on the conservative party because the conservative party are in power, rishi sunak is the prime minister, but reading that statement, that won't have done him any favours at all. ila. statement, that won't have done him any favours at all.— any favours at all. no, i suspect that the reaction _ any favours at all. no, i suspect that the reaction of _ any favours at all. no, i suspect that the reaction of the - that the reaction of the conservative party will have will be sort of merit for the whole country, sort of merit for the whole country, so there is a significant group of people inside the governing party
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who will think, good old boris, he has been hard done by the whole system which is out to get him. —— mirrored. there is a whole chunk of the electorate that voted for him, in 2019, voting for brexit, they feel that way, they might feel summed up as good old boris, he is trying to do his best. i think there is another chunk of people inside the conservative party and beyond he will think that this is just a new low for borisjohnson, that he has taken british politics down further than anyone thought that he might have done, that is truly trumpian and, for those kinds of people, they will be saying that this is exactly why they didn't think that boris johnson was fit for high office. definitely there will be tension within the governing conservative party. you will polarise, this action will polarise the country in the way that he has been terrorising it these last few years, you know,
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with some really solid, hard—core support, some good old boris side of the electorate, but the whole rest of them shaking their heads, saying, my goodness, what is happening to this country? pond my goodness, what is happening to this country?— my goodness, what is happening to this country? and what do you think is next for boris _ this country? and what do you think is next for boris johnson? _ this country? and what do you think is next for boris johnson? i - this country? and what do you think is next for boris johnson? i guess i is next for boris johnson? i guess ou have is next for boris johnson? i guess you have to _ is next for boris johnson? i guess you have to ask — is next for boris johnson? i guess you have to ask him. _ is next for boris johnson? i guess| you have to ask him. fortunately, is next for boris johnson? i guess i you have to ask him. fortunately, he is the kind of politician that does not leave us for long! it seems to me for the kind of nature of that letter, that... is not someone who is accepting defeat meekly, saying that he did his best, that he will shuffle off and join the club of ancients, an old prime ministers, but it does not give off that vibe. this gives of the five of someone, again, going back to think of donald trump... you know thinking about witchhunts, if you are talking about the conservative party, can rediscover its mojo, that sounds to me like someone who has not entirely given up the prospect of returning
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