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it is, and just this goes on and on? it is, and 'ust this weekend we — goes on and on? it is, and 'ust this weekend we saw * goes on and on? it is, and 'ust this weekend we saw footage _ goes on and on? it is, and just this weekend we saw footage of - goes on and on? it is, and just this| weekend we saw footage of another party held by the country was under covid restrictions, not in downing street but had conservative party headquarters. video footage of that came out over the weekend showing them dancing at past signs advising social distancing, there was alcohol and the bbc have seen in invitation sent out for that party, dubbing it a jungle and mingle party. 30 people were invited and the message told people to save the date for the shaun bailey for london party, he was at the time a candidate to be mayor for was at the time a candidate to be mayorfor london to, was at the time a candidate to be mayor for london to, it was not in the footage but has previously said he gave a speech at the party and left. , , , ., ., ., left. this party is not one of the arties left. this party is not one of the parties investigated _ left. this party is not one of the parties investigated by - left. this party is not one of the parties investigated by the - parties investigated by the privileges committee, that was another six gatherings, what are we going to hear in the house today? the privileges committee was looking
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specifically want what it boris johnson sent to parliament about what he knew about parties at downing street and are produced a very long report last week, more than 13,000 words and it concluded he had deliberately misled parliament about those parties that were held in downing street, about what he knew about them. what we will hear today is the chance for mp5 to debate that reports and the mps to debate that reports and the chance to get to do that is because the only reason the investigation happened at the first place is that there was a vote in the house of commons which said we want the privileges committee to look into this, service is for report coming back to mp5 for them at two then decide whether or not they approve it and to give theirjudgment on it. so, normally, you would expect if about at the fellows are more of a debate like this but that's not clear? , , , ,, ., debate like this but that's not clear? , , ,, ., ., clear? this is the process of how parliament _ clear? this is the process of how parliament was. _ clear? this is the process of how parliament was. at _ clear? this is the process of how parliament was. at the - clear? this is the process of how parliament was. at the end - clear? this is the process of how parliament was. at the end of i clear? this is the process of howl parliament was. at the end of the debates, the speaker will ask mps to read the motion something along the lines of whether or not this house
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approves the reports, and then he will say, as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". if there are not people who object and shout now, they cultivation and then go out and physically vote. if nobody shouts now, that votes doesn't happen. the reason we're not sure if one happens today, because the opposition parties are broadly agree with this reports, so they probably want shout now, and borisjohnson's packer said last week had been saying they wanted to vote against the reports, borisjohnson wanted to vote against the reports, boris johnson told wanted to vote against the reports, borisjohnson told them not to do that, that there is still no practical effect and so just to let it go through. so we're not sure yet whether enough people are going to do that shouting now to actually trigger a vote. do that shouting now to actually trigger a vote-— trigger a vote. crucially, you're expiaining _ trigger a vote. crucially, you're expiaining it — trigger a vote. crucially, you're explaining it is _ trigger a vote. crucially, you're explaining it is a _ trigger a vote. crucially, you're explaining it is a one _ trigger a vote. crucially, you're explaining it is a one line - explaining it is a one line equipment, serve members don't how to turn up to take part and for one
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person in particular, rishi sunak, that could be very convenience. he has not that could be very convenience. he: has not being a saying today whether he is going to go and vote if there is a vote this afternoon. it is a free vote so every mp can vote according to how they choose, departed isn't telling them how to do that. what he has been saying this morning as he wouldn't say how he is going to vote because he wouldn't want to influence any of them. a spokesman has been saying he has commitments in his diary this afternoon that can't moved. that because, could be convenient for the prime minister every doesn't had to turn up and express a judgment on his former boss in that way, but that there are those saying he should be turning up to back the privileges committee and make that point. privileges committee and make that oint. : ., ., , ., ., point. and another person who want to here today _ point. and another person who want to here today is _ point. and another person who want to here today is the _ point. and another person who want to here today is the person - to here today is the person celebrating his 59th birthday, boris johnson. we celebrating his 59th birthday, boris johnson. ~ :, celebrating his 59th birthday, boris johnson. . . ., ., ., ., johnson. we have a whole lot of --eole johnson. we have a whole lot of peeple talking _ johnson. we have a whole lot of people talking about _ johnson. we have a whole lot of people talking about boris - johnson. we have a whole lot of.
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people talking about boris johnson people talking about borisjohnson but we won't hear from himself because he's not mp any more. he resigned when he got the draft report from the committee which told him they were going to find that he deliberately misled parliament and they were going to dish out a punishment which would have been long enough, a suspension that would have been long enough to trigger a recall petition which would then have meant that every 10% of his constituents signed it it would have forced a by—election. hejust constituents signed it it would have forced a by—election. he just had at that point he was just going to go and quite. it’d that point he was 'ust going to go and euite. �* :, , that point he was 'ust going to go and euite. �* . , ., and quite. it'd are quietly, down? absolutely _ and quite. it'd are quietly, down? absolutely not. _ and quite. it'd are quietly, down? absolutely not. he _ and quite. it'd are quietly, down? absolutely not. he called - and quite. it'd are quietly, down? absolutely not. he called the - absolutely not. he called the committee a kangaroo court and does not agree with their finding. he has called the whole process a charade and a political assassination. is very much not gone quite late. there are some of the commons who back him and of the same view and i suspect will hear from and of the same view and i suspect will hearfrom some and of the same view and i suspect will hear from some of those this afternoon in the debates. you were talkin: afternoon in the debates. you were talking about _ afternoon in the debates. you were talking about the _ afternoon in the debates. you were talking about the original— afternoon in the debates. you were talking about the original sanction l talking about the original sanction but because a release that
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statements before the official report had been published, the sanction in the end was much harsher. so, a 90 day suspension it would have been, he resigned so it won't matter, but was having a parliamentary pass rescinded. the parliamentary pass rescinded. iie parliamentary pass, when an mp stops being an mp, there are still entitled to a pass that allows them to come and go as they please on parliamentary estate. borisjohnson will not be allowed that pass under the committee% recommendations. there are limits to what sanctions you can dish out to an ex—mp, so this is what they have chosen. you mentioned the 90 day suspension they would have recommended, that is a very, very long suspension. there is only been one person suspended for longer since the 19705, the former labour mp keith vaz who was suspended for six months, so this would be very long and there are some people, for example the cabinet minister michael gove, who said
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mini5ter michael gove, who said yesterday he would not vote today on the basis of that punishment, that what he agreed with the report any foot the committee had done good work and that bori5john5on 5hould work and that bori5john5on should be critici5ed, he felt that length of suspension was just too long and he didn't think it was merited. it will be interesting to see if there are others who follow that if you. interesting to hear from the chair of the select committee harriet harman who, is a has been an issue of boris harman who, is a has been an issue of bori5john5on calling it egregious, per5onal of bori5john5on calling it egregious, personal attacks from him and his supporters and members of that committee and this is her first chance to stand and say what she wants to say, so that will be interesting. it wants to say, so that will be interesting.— wants to say, so that will be interestine. ,.,, ., interesting. it will, the position so far has _ interesting. it will, the position so far has been _ interesting. it will, the position so far has been that _ interesting. it will, the position so far has been that the - interesting. it will, the position - so far has been that the committee want the report to do its talking, it was a long report that went into details of the haven't 5poken publicly about it. excu5e details of the haven't 5poken publicly about it. excuse me. this will be the first time we have heard
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a member of the committee get up and actually 5peak a member of the committee get up and actually speak about it. harriet harman will be putting a basic of the committee's po5ition. harman will be putting a basic of the committee's position. i don't know if she's going to respond to anything as a tax bori5john5on ha5 anything as a tax bori5john5on has made on her, accu5ing her of bias because she tweeted thing5 ahead of taking up this chairmanship about him and about his conduct in parliament, we don't know whether she will address those orju5t 5tick she will address those orju5t stick to the reports, but put the concerns here have been that certainly they have felt i had been threats made around the committee and lobbying for the committee that wouldn't nece55arily happen if there was a different parliamentary proce55 nece55arily happen if there was a different parliamentary process and there's likely to be another report coming out 5pecifically there's likely to be another report coming out specifically to address that. to white or going get a glass of water, at you'll we did a lot of talking today! that'5 of water, at you'll we did a lot of talking today! that's it of water, at you'll we did a lot of talking today! that'- of water, at you'll we did a lot of talking today! that's it from here for the moment, _ talking today! that's it from here for the moment, were _ talking today! that's it from here for the moment, were expectedl talking today! that's it from here i for the moment, were expected to talking today! that's it from here - for the moment, were expected to pay to start in a couple of hours, there
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should be lots of interesting detail and reaction on the bori5john5on'5 59th birthday. more now on labour pledging it will help communities profit from clean power projects. sir keir starmer has been outlining the party's plans if it win5 power, including an end to the new north sea oil and gas exploration. the first minister of scotland humza you5af ha5 the first minister of scotland humza you5af has warned there is a danger that labour'5 plan5 you5af has warned there is a danger that labour'5 plans to put workers in the north east of scotland on the 5crapheap, and scotti5h conservative mp andrew bowie has been reacting to the news that the labour party'5 clean energy plans will create half a million newjob5. the plan from labour has claimed that it will create thou5and5 the plan from labour has claimed that it will create thousands of jobs but it says nothing about the hundreds of thousands ofjob5 are reliant on the north sea oil and gas industry, that'5 reliant on the north sea oil and gas industry, that's the industry that indu5try, that's the industry that will ensure we are no longer reliant on vladimir putin and other foreign
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actor5 on vladimir putin and other foreign actors for many years to come and only the conservative party are serious about investing in protecting tho5e serious about investing in protecting those jobs. briti5h supermarket morri5on5 has announced this morning it is cutting the prices of 47 products by an average of over 25%, after a considerable period of rapidly rising prices, is it a sign that food price inflation on its way out? david waddell report5. it's only three days since the te5co bo55 ken murphy said there were encouraging early signs that inflation was starting to ease. that doesn't necessarily mean that prices should fall. lower inflation 5imply indicates that prices will rise le55 quickly. at the last count, in april'5 data, inflation was running 8.7% — down from a peak of over 10%. but at the same time, food price inflation'5 been running at over 19%. and that belies the fact that some prices are ri5ing fa5ter 5till. sugar was up by nearly half in the 12 months to april. cheese and eggs were up by nearly a0%. and milk was up by a third over the same period. since then, milk prices
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have started to abate in multiple supermarkets. last week, asda pledged to freeze the prices of 500 products until the end of august, and the upmarket supermarket waitrose cut the prices of 200 products. now morri5on5 is cutting prices for a range of products — including beef mince, ham, and tomatoes. it will hold those prices for at least eight weeks, it says. facing a cost—of—living cri5i5, we're changing our shopping habits. we're buying more own—label products and experimenting over where we shop. so we should see price cuts primarily as a product of the hot competition for our business. in recent days, we were also warned by te5co that labour costs are much higher now than a yearago, and margins are low. so perhaps we shouldn't rush to see today's price cuts as the beginning of a bigger trend. david waddell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. yesterday's heavy rain has now pushed northwards into scotland and what's happening with it now
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is it's turning more showery, courtesy of this front connected to this area of low pressure. behind it, we're looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. the showers could pop up anywhere, they may affect queen's today and edgbaston for time, but many will miss them completely and have a dry day. quite humid for most, 21 in aberdeen, up to 26 in the south east, but fresher conidtions under the cloud conditions and showers across the north west. through this evening and overnight, the showers move away, there's clearer skies, some mi5t patches forming and also some torrential rain coming in across the south west through wales, the south and west midlands, possibly a little bit further east. and it will also be another humid night. tomorrow, we pick up this rain which continues to drift steadily northwards and also eastwards. behind it, some showers, you might catch one at royal ascot, ahead of it, showers
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in the northwest of scotland, some of them merging into heavier downpours. temperatures up to 16 in the north and 25 further south. heading from tuesday into wednesday, the front clears and you can see some showers around. not much in the way of isobars to move those showers, so across northern ireland and also scotland, some will be slow—moving and also heavy and thundery. we'll see some of those pop up across northern england, wales, the south west and through the midlands. temperatures in the south, up to 25, and in the north, up to 23 in newcastle. if you're heading off to glastonbury, you could catch a shower in the afternoon during the course of wednesday but after that, looking like it will remain mostly dry and getting that bit warmer. wednesday into thursday, this ridge of high pressure builds across us but we do have fronts waiting in the wings which could bring rain this weekend across parts
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of northern ireland and scotland. for the most part, going through the latter part of this week, we're looking at sunshine, some of us seeing showers but also going to turn that bit warmer.
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