damian grammaticas - conservative party. thanks very much for now. damian grammaticas will. damian grammaticas will be following that for us over the course of the afternoon. let's just dip in and hear the proceedings for now. we will stay with this for a little bit. let's cross to the commons and hear more of that debate. it commons and hear more of that debate. .. ., commons and hear more of that debate. ., , , . , debate. it cannot be conceptualised or challenged _ debate. it cannot be conceptualised or challenged by — debate. it cannot be conceptualised or challenged by a _ debate. it cannot be conceptualised or challenged by a man _ debate. it cannot be conceptualised or challenged by a man who - debate. it cannot be conceptualised or challenged by a man who is - debate. it cannot be conceptualisedl or challenged by a man who is dead. we must be mindful of scapegoating, especially when it appears to need. but neither should we allow conspiracy theories to abandon without challenge. in the debate that follows, difficult as it may be, i would ask my honourable and right h

damian grammaticas, bbc news.ootball teams — and the sport's governing bodies — will stage a four—day boycott of social media from next friday to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. india's prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation. his comments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. the indonesian military say that the submarine that that went missing last week has been found split into three pieces and that all on board are dead. the firefighting operation at the mourne mountains in northern ireland is being scaled back. after three days of battling the fires, the major incident status has been de—escalated. firefighters have now moved to work on extinguishing hotspots. northern ireland fire and rescue service has indicated that it hopes the operation can be wound up within hours. in the last hour, the assistant chief officer, aidanjennings, from the northern ireland fire and rescue service gav

damian grammaticas, bbc news. registered a record number of coronavirus cases for a third consecutive day, adding to the pressures its health care system is facing. in the last three days, it's recorded nearly a million infections. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has more. as oxygen runs out in the indian capital and across the country, it already feels like time has run out. today, one hospital in the city confirmed that 25 of its patients had died due to shortages. "we are literally gasping for breath," its medical director said. other doctors in the city also say they are struggling. it is total panic and total emergency in the hospital. and we are not able to sustain it. and we are requesting our patients, please take your patients wherever there is oxygen available. and every day as cases rise, more families face a never ending search and a terrifying wait. the situation here is really the worst and out—of—control. the staff are really cooperative, but due to the overcrowding in the main hall

damian grammaticas, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. another week as the country set an unwelcome world record for daily coronavirus infections for a fourth day in a row. just under 350,000 new cases were reported in the last 2a hours, with over 2,700 lives lost. at least 82 people have died in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi capital, baghdad. more than 100 others were injured in last night's blaze, reportedly caused by an exploding oxygen tank. iraq's health minister has been suspended amid public anger. a 14—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of another teenager in east london. fares maatou, also ia, was stabbed outside a pizza restaurant in the borough of newham on friday. witnesses said fares was wearing his school uniform when he was attacked. and an operation to put out one of northern ireland's largest gorse fires in recent years has continued into a third day. more than 100 firefighters have been tackling the flames in the mourne mountains, with help from organisations including the for

damian grammaticas, bbc news.governing bodies — will boycott social media for four days, as part of efforts to fight racist abuse of players. the action — due to begin on friday — is an attempt to pressurise twitter and facebook to do more to combat online abuse. angus crawford reports. 0n the pitch, a clear message — there is no room for racism in football. but on social media it's a different story. players across the game report relentless, hate—filled abuse. enough is enough, you know? it has been happening for too long. i got it a year ago, boys are still getting it to this day, it's 2021. you are getting racially abused online. now, listen to this. the blanket ban will be staged across next weekend's round of fixtures. for four days next weekend, english football will go quiet. no facebook, instagram or twitter. football has worked hard to stamp out racism within the grounds. but so far, it's found it impossible to do the same on social media. this boycott is an attempt to redress that balance. i think it is

damian grammaticas, bbc news.egistered a record number of coronavirus cases let's bring you some of the latest figures around coronavirus in the united kingdom. we are told that in the last 24—hour period, 32 deaths have been recorded, that is someone who tested positive within 28 days of a positive test this time last week it was a 35. it has gone down by a three. and there have been 2061 cases of coronavirus recorded. last saturday it was a bit higher at 2206. so far, 33,500... sorry, 33 million have had theirfirst dose 2206. so far, 33,500... sorry, 33 million have had their first dose of one of the covid—19 vaccines. india has registered a record number of coronavirus cases for a third consecutive day, adding to the pressures its health care system is facing. in the last three days, it's recorded nearly a million infections. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. the oxygen metre is reading zero. as oxygen runs out in the indian capital and across the country, it already feels like time has

damian grammaticas, bbc news. people saw in movie theatres or cinemas, and reuniting hollywood's a—listers for the first time after more than a year. tonight, nominees and their guests will gather at a courtyard in the los angeles, union railway station as sophie long reports from la. what a year, right? the 0scars should be about film stars, red carpets, parties and champagne. this year there's a few little added extras, like covid tests, vaccine, and quarantine. and the ceremony itself is being held in a train station. notjust any train station! union station — an iconic landmark in the movie capital of the world. union station is a life—breath in so many ways, it's a story of los angeles — in so many ways. and, it's featured in more than 200 hollywood movies. the list is huge, but a few stand out. union station, where union station played a train station, they played it in chicago, but nonetheless, it's our station. when you come to something as recent as the dark knight rises, the batman trilogy, the way we we

here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas.es? under scrutiny, the prime minister, the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister. for— the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text _ the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text messages - the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text messages in - the rules? under scrutiny, the prime minister, for text messages in which | minister, for text messages in which he promised to fix a problem for a business and close to the conservatives. concerning boris johnson and the billionaire sir james dyson. early in the pandemic the uk had made an urgent appealfor ventilators including a direct approach to sirjames from the prime minister. sirjames had moved his headquarters to singapore in 2019, his concern at south spent time in the uk working to development fee and a firm might have to pay more tax. the company had written to the treasury to ensure usual tax rules would not apply but did not get an answer so he raised it with boris johnson. indirect text mes

damian grammaticas, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts.ering the feel of things here. we have had a bit more cloud today, this is in cambridgeshire a little earlier. we have had a bit more found in eastern england, the breeze has picked up a notch as we saw, it has picked up a notch as we saw, it has been windy but for many and for what continues of today, there will be plenty of sunshine. it feels warm, strong sunshine quite early in the season. high uv levels in some western areas. this was the cloud i was talking about, as we go through this evening and overnight, that will tend to migrate further westwards and develop. for most of us away from that team win in the south, it has felt warm.

damian grammaticas, bbc news.daily coronavirus infections for the fourth day in a row. almost 350,000 new cases and more than 2,700 deaths were reported in the past 2a hours. the disease is killing one person every four minutes. as hospitals across india struggle with overcrowding and with limited oxygen supplies, an initial shipment of uk aid is due to leave tonight. from delhi, our correspondent has this report. with every fire that burns, india's self belief is dying. each funeral is a story of personal loss and national shame. this man has been helping to make the dead for decades, and now he barely stops working. translation: i’ge decades, and now he barely stops working. translation: i've never seen such a _ working. translation: i've never seen such a terrifying _ working. translation: i've never seen such a terrifying situation - working. translation: i've never| seen such a terrifying situation was that i can't believe that we are in the capital of india. people aren't getting oxygen, and they are dying l

damian grammaticas, bbc news, london.s over the last few days from drinking in pub beer gardens to going on staycations. northern ireland's "stay—at—home" order has also been lifted and some rules were eased in scotland and wales. danjohnson has been speaking to some of those enjoying the easing of lockdown rules. 6am in shropshire. —2, and this is some people's idea of freedom. oh, my god! you're not regretting it, are you? no, not at all. also uncaged, dilys and harry, away from home and free to roam. campsites are maybe one of our favourite things to go to and it's just really nice here. are you having fun? yeah. very. their expectations are high and for those that can, like the stanleys from sheffield, this is a chance to brush off the caravan and the cobwebs. we were chomping at the bit, weren't we? yeah. i think we were all packed up by saturday. just to get out in the open air with the kids and enjoy a little bit of sunshine. it's fantastic, isn't it? it does feel like you are on holiday, and that is quite a foreig

damian grammaticas, bbc news.to hold daily white house—style press conferences despite spending £2.5 million on a new venue to host them. the prime minister and other members of the government will continue to give regular briefings instead of an official spokeswoman, allegra stratton, who was recruited to the role last year. she will now become the spokesperson for the cop26 climate conference that the uk is hosting in november. the queen has expressed her thanks for all the "support and kindness" she's been shown following the death of the duke of edinburgh. issuing the statement on her 95th birthday, the queen said... ona human on a human level, heartbreaking to think of someone reaching the remarkable age of 95, but so recently widowed.— recently widowed. yes, sad, certainly. — recently widowed. yes, sad, certainly. on _ recently widowed. yes, sad, certainly, on her— recently widowed. yes, sad, certainly, on her behalf. - recently widowed. yes, sad, i certainly, on her behalf. today recently widowed. yes, sad,

here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas.ect text messages in which he promised to fix a problem for a businessman close to the conservatives. the latest revelations concern borisjohnson and the billionaire sirjames dyson, of vacuum cleanerfame. early in the pandemic, the uk had made an urgent appeal for ventilators, including a direct approach to sirjames from the prime minister. sirjames had moved his headquarters to singapore in 2019, his concern, if staff spent time in the uk working to develop them, they and the firm might have to pay more uk tax. the company had written to the treasury asking it to ensure usual tax rules would not apply but hadn't got an answer, so he'd raised it with borisjohnson. in direct text messages seen by the bbc, the prime minister responded to sirjames, promising, i will fix it tomorrow, then sent a message saying, the chancellor says it's fixed. sirjames, looking for a formal treasury response, wrote, i'm afraid we really need a response to our letter. mrjohnson replied, i am the first lord o

our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. waking slowly from the pandemic.to gear scarred — facing uncertain times. transport networks starved of passengers and income. more workers still on furlough here than anywhere. it's why the current mayor says his priority for a new term would bejobs, jobs and jobs. it's been an awful year. in our capital city, we've lost more than 18,000 londoners because of this awful pandemic. more than 300,000 londoners have lost theirjobs, most of them young, and there's more than a million londoners who are currently furloughed. i'm determined to have a brighter future after the pandemic, with a city that's greener, safer and more equal. whoever is elected, restarting a shuttered capital won't be easy. will spaces that have sat empty refill with tourists? will the service economy find customers to serve? will new home workers now stay at home, or is there an opportunity for something different? a shift to homeworking is going to have a massive impact on our capital and i haven't heard anyone else talking about what we're going

damian grammaticas, bbc news, london.n find details on all the candidates standing in the london mayoral election at bbc.co.uk/news. in football, northern ireland's women have reached a major tournament for the first time. they beat ukraine 2—0 in the second leg of their euro 2022 play—off. nadine caldwell sealing the win in belfast where there were jubilant scenes after the final whistle. chelsea are through to the semifinal of the champions league despite losing to a late goal by porto in the second leg of their quarter—final tonight. that was enough for them to go through 2—1 on aggregate. katie gornall was watching. it's been seven years since chelsea last made it this far in the champions league, but now is the time to go all the way, according to their manager. thomas to cull�*s side had reason to be confident. they began this game 2—0 up, already tantalisingly close the semifinals. porto would have to strain every sinew to stop them. —— tuchel. 0—0 at the break suited chelsea. travel restrictions meant this tie was

damian grammaticas, bbc news.o our political correspondent ben wright now. this has been rumbling on for days. it is about truth and trust for many people, notjust wallpaper. so what is the next step in getting it resolved?— is the next step in getting it resolved? ~ ., ., ., ., resolved? we wait for one of the three enquiries _ resolved? we wait for one of the three enquiries up _ resolved? we wait for one of the three enquiries up and _ resolved? we wait for one of the three enquiries up and running i resolved? we wait for one of the | three enquiries up and running to report. i think that is really what needs to happen for this very simple question to be answered comprehensively. you paid and i wasn't paid for that redecoration of the flat? we know that boris johnson has paid the money, but was there a no loan, was there a donation, did come from the tory party, the cabinet office, who else may have been involved? we do not know. number ten have been evasive on this question for a long time. there are three inv

damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster.o say, we did ask the government for a spokesperson, they haven't provided one, and we tried several conservative mps separately who either did not come back to us all said no. the prime minister says the tuesday overseeing this inquiry will be able to speak to anyone and ask any questions, why is that not enough? —— the 0c. ask any questions, why is that not enough? -- the qc.— ask any questions, why is that not enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has — enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has announced _ enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has announced is _ enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has announced is not - enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has announced is not a - minister has announced is not a proper inquiry and is not independent. the rematch that he has given for the inquiry he has set up is very narrow, to look narrowly at what happened at greensill, when we know the issues around lobbying and access go much wider than that. it also

earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, who gave us this update.d, the prime minister paid himself. but the question then, as dominic cummings alleges, did the prime minister discuss or want to have some plan for tory donors to pay for it, and did he actually get help with that? remember, liz truss was saying that the costs, she was saying, are being covered. so the question was repeatedly put to her by andrew marr, this is liz truss, the question is did borisjohnson get help from a donor to pay for this. my understanding is the costs have been covered by the prime minister, and everything is being fully declared, in line with the rules. did a tory party donor lend him the money beforehand? as i said, he is covering the costs, and it's being complied with fully... did a donor provide the money beforehand? andrew... i am spending my time in intense trade negotiations, getting a good deal for the united kingdom. i'm not spending my time thinking about the downing street flat refurbishment. that question was put again, you can see she had a careful fo

hugh pym, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminsterfor us.eard borisjohnson speaking. it's a we havejust heard borisjohnson speaking. it's a reminder we have just heard borisjohnson speaking. it's a reminder that politically there is an awful lot riding on this vaccine programme. absolutely right. this comes at a really important time, because remember the uk has seen more than 126,000 deaths, one of the highest cumulative totals in the world, but we are at the stage now when our vaccine programme is also ahead of most countries in the world and we have seen in recent weeks how that has been contributing to bringing the pandemic under control. as we now move to exiting from our current lockdown, the government strategy is really built on this vaccine roll—out and they need to keep people coming forward is for first doses, second doses, though they are stressing that vaccine roll—out remains unchanged, just the advice for under 30s. the prime minister has been saying people should continue to have confidence that these vaccines are highly effe

here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. his report contains some flashing images.december 2019. borisjohnson and his fiancee and his election triumph putting them in downing street. now the questions that won't go away. after they moved in, theirflat the questions that won't go away. after they moved in, their flat bear was redecorated, cost unknown but perhaps £58,000. who funded it and how? 11 months later, kicked out, the prime ministers closest adviser dominic cummings. he says there was a secret plan to have a tory donor fund the work. my a secret plan to have a tory donor fund the work.— a secret plan to have a tory donor fund the work. my understanding is the costs are _ fund the work. my understanding is the costs are being _ fund the work. my understanding is the costs are being covered - fund the work. my understanding is the costs are being covered by - fund the work. my understanding is the costs are being covered by the | the costs are being covered by the prime _ the costs are being covered by the prime minister and everything is being _ prime ministe

this report from damian grammaticas contains flashing images from the start.ehind borisjohnson�*s greatest political triumphs has been this man. architect of the brexit and election campaigns, but now he has turned on his former boss. most damaging of his claims concerns the downing street flat the prime minister and his fiancee live in. dominic cummings says misterjohnson wanted others to repay for its refurbishment. on his blog, mr cummings wrote of... adding that they almost certainly broke the rules if used away intended. the prime minister's office said mister johnson paid for hit himself and ministers had acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law. the electoral commission said it is working to establish whether any money related to work needs to be reported and published, but the former attorney general, a long—time adviser, said misterjohnson�*s integrity is in question. my impression _ integrity is in question. my impression is _ integrity is in question. m impression is that there integrity is in question. mg impression is that there

damian grammaticas, bbc news.er is a former civil servant who is now senior research fellow at uk in a changing europe, which carries out independent research on uk—eu relations. thank you for being with us. you worked in the government at a time when sleaze allegations it seemed to be the norm, sadly. how damaging do you think these allegations are now for thejohnson administration? the for the johnson administration? the bi for the johnson administration? tue: big difference for the johnson administration? tte: big difference to these allegations and the allegations, they miss doings in the major administration is at this time at the person at the centre of it is the prime minister —— me miss doings. at that time there aboutjohn major's government but not about him in particular and he looked quickly to set up a review committing the standards of public life and i think that is the really big difference this time that he person the centre of all these revelations, allegations, and what you will is the prime mini

with more, here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. now haunting downing street and the prime minister, the question that borisjohnson still hasn't answered. boris johnson still hasn't answered. who, initially, paid tens of thousands to renovate his flat? at the six months leaving the post open, the prime minister has appointed an independent adviser on ministerial interests, who is looking into things. but the labour leader, in manchester today, said it would be simple for the prime minister to put the whole matter to bed. i minister to put the whole matter to bed. ~ , , ., , bed. i think this is getting a bit farcical. i think _ bed. i think this is getting a bit farcical. i think the _ bed. i think this is getting a bit farcical. i think the prime - bed. i think this is getting a bit. farcical. i think the prime minister could actually deal with this very, very quickly. all he has got to do is answer a very simple question, which is who paid initially for the redecoration of your flat? now, which is who paid initially for the redeco

let's get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas.arly and publicly, it is extraordinary, isn't it? there has been comment from a government insider. ., , been comment from a government insider. . , . ., ., been comment from a government insider. . , ~ ., ., ., insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday — insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk _ insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk shows, _ insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk shows, this - insider. there has. what we have had on the sunday talk shows, this has i on the sunday talk shows, this has been a topic they have wanted to focus on. liz truss was on the bbc a short time ago and focused on the question everyone has honed in on. mrjohnson paid for the refurbishment to downing street, he has not broken the law and has followed all the right rules and codes of conduct. the question is, did he get help to do that? did he get a loan or donation or something like that? that question was put to her by andrew mark. my unders

damian grammaticas is at westminster.now.— the prime minister clearly under severe pressure now. what happens next? several _ severe pressure now. what happens next? several things _ severe pressure now. what happens next? several things to _ severe pressure now. what happens next? several things to focus i severe pressure now. what happens next? several things to focus on. i next? several things to focus on. the first thing is the electoral commission investigation. that now is ongoing. they have powers to investigate the funding, where that came from, where that went, so that will come back. on that issue the question there is whether they will choose to impose any sanction if they find there was wrongdoing. that could be a fine of up to something like £20,000, or in extreme cases, and this is very rare, to refer it to the police. secondly, you have that investigation that will be done tjy that investigation that will be done by the new adviser on ministerial standards into whether borisjohnson needs to declare anything

our political correspondent, damian grammaticas is with me. good morning.g to quote him, nobody gives a monkey's about this, i guess that depends on who you ask. yes a monkey's about this, i guess that depends on who you ask.— a monkey's about this, i guess that depends on who you ask. yes and what mr johnson depends on who you ask. yes and what mrjohnson said _ depends on who you ask. yes and what mrjohnson said as _ depends on who you ask. yes and what mrjohnson said as nobody _ depends on who you ask. yes and what mrjohnson said as nobody gives - depends on who you ask. yes and what mrjohnson said as nobody gives a - mrjohnson said as nobody gives a monkeys about leaks and briefings on things but there are some very serious allegations made by the man who was his closest adviser and guided him through some of his biggest successes, the vote to leave the eu and his election triumph. if we go through those, what dominic cummings said in his blog last night, first of all, they must see this one is about downing street renovations to the apartment the prime

let's get more on this from our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. fears being articulated about what might come at next from downing street stop it is quite a fight to have picked. street stop it is quite a fight to have picked-— street stop it is quite a fight to have icked. , ., ., ., , have picked. exactly. extraordinary when ou have picked. exactly. extraordinary when you think— have picked. exactly. extraordinary when you think about _ have picked. exactly. extraordinary when you think about it. _ have picked. exactly. extraordinary when you think about it. this - have picked. exactly. extraordinary when you think about it. this man | when you think about it. this man was closest to boris johnson, when you think about it. this man was closest to borisjohnson, the architect of his biggest triumphs. the brexit referendum, getting him into downing street winning an election and now they have fallen out and the allegations, revelations dominic cummings is making are very difficult for the prime minister. this week we will see the labour party, the

it's talk to damian grammaticas. minister, did mr cameron cosmic efforts to lobby on behalf of the firm, but we know the labour party this afternoon is having a debate in parliament because it believes needs to a much wider inquiry that looks more broadly at lobbying in general, we know the shadow cabinet office minister rachel reeves has been saying that the government if they had nothing to hide they should vote for that inquiry, but the government itself is saying that the review they announced this week into mr greensill, into his firm, into the lobbying around that, it is enough, the government says they will have carte blanche look into those events. laboursays carte blanche look into those events. labour says it should look into the behaviour of the ministers who took the goals of the lobbying, we went to meetings and should look at tightening up the rules in general because it's as if nothing, if no rules were broken, that shows the rules need to be changed. thank ou. we the rules need to be changed. thank yo

our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. waking slowly from the pandemic.s and income. more workers still on furlough here than anywhere. it's why the current mayor says his priority for a new term would bejobs, jobs and jobs. it's been an awful year. in our capital city, we've lost more than 18,000 londoners because of this awful to pandemic. more than 300,000 londoners have lost theirjobs, most of them young, and there's more than a million londoners who are currently furloughed. i'm determined to have a brighter future after the pandemic, with a city that's greener, safer and more equal. whoever is elected, restarting a shuttered capital won't be easy. will spaces that have sat empty refill with tourists? will the service economy find customers to serve? will new home workers now stay at home, or is there an opportunity for something different? a shift to home working is going to have a massive impact on our capital and i haven't heard anyone else talking about what we're going to do with all this empty space. we don't want to be looking back in a year's

let's speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. if you mislead parliament then you may be expected to resign, and then he focused in on that issue. so what we saw is the prime minister responding, i think, we saw is the prime minister responding, ithink, clearly we saw is the prime minister responding, i think, clearly with our view that, as you say, he was angry about this, but attack was the best form of defence. so he had very clear sort of summary statement that he responded with, similar to what we have heard before, saying that borisjohnson had paid for the downing street refurbishment personally and that any declarations that he had to make been complied with. but that he had to make been complied with. �* ., , ., with. but he did not use the word initiall , with. but he did not use the word initially. and _ with. but he did not use the word initially, and that _ with. but he did not use the word initially, and that was _ with. but he did not use the word initially, and that was the - with. but he did not use the word initia

let's get more from our political correspondent damian grammaticas.? a lot of people do not think lord geidt�*s roll is fully independent. the government are saying he has been given more power, but ultimately he is still under the control of the prime minister? yes. control of the prime minister? yes, absolutely- — control of the prime minister? yes, absolutely. this _ control of the prime minister? yes, absolutely. this is _ control of the prime minister? yes, absolutely. this is one _ control of the prime minister? yes, absolutely. this is one of— control of the prime minister? t2: absolutely. this is one of the investigation is going into the downing street flat issue. lord geidt was appointed yesterday. it had been six months while there was nobody in that position. the predecessor, sir alex allan had resigned last november specifically because he had advised that the then home secretary in his view in her behaviour had done what could have amounted to bullying and that had been dismissed or not accepted by the prime minister, who said he thought

damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster.police in minneapolis for the third night in a row after a black man was shot dead on sunday. the policewoman who fatally shot daunte wright has resigned, along with the police chief. it comes as the trial of the officer accused of killing george floyd in the same city begins hearing from defence witnesses. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. gunshot. for a third night police drove back protesters venting their anger over the shooting of another black man. hit in the chest by a policewoman who confused her gun with her taser, in the middle of the trial of the officer accused of killing george floyd. do you know the difference between a gun and a taser? under pressure, the policewoman resigned. she was a 26—year veteran of the force. she was followed by the police chief. we are here and we will fight forjustice for this family, just like we are fighting for our brothers. george floyd's family has come together in solidarity with the relatives of the dead man, da

our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is on the line from westminster.uestions for them. the appear and when they do, lots of questions for them.— appear and when they do, lots of questions for them. the first thing the have questions for them. the first thing they have to _ questions for them. the first thing they have to do — questions for them. the first thing they have to do is _ questions for them. the first thing they have to do is reply _ questions for them. the first thing they have to do is reply to - questions for them. the first thing they have to do is reply to the - they have to do is reply to the written questions put to them today from this treasury select committee. it is one of about half a dozen committees and organisations now looking into this greensill scandal. what we know is they are asking is of mr cameron, who has released a written statement so far, they are asking him to release the text messages he sent to the chancellor seeking help for greensill capital and details of any other lobbying he did on behalf of the company and al

the refurbishment of mrjohnson's downing street flat was funded. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticashe investigation is going on into the downing street flight issue. there had been six months with nobody and the possession and the predecessor had resigned last november specifically because he had advised the home secretary in his view her behaviour had been what could have amounted to bullying and that had been dismissed or not accepted by the prime minister who said he felt otherwise so he did not accept that reports of the previous adviser retained because his findings were not accepted. i knew one has been appointed with sports downing street said had been some changes. those amount to the fact that we were told he can consider whether an investigation should be launched and raised that confidentially with the prime minister but the prime minister still decides whether an investigation is launched into the conduct of a minister or the prime minister himself and then the findings are returned to the play minister who decides whether they are accepted or not and that is where labou

our political correspondent damian grammaticas joins us now.his labour pushing for, chris, a senior minister to come tomorrow, before the house of commons, to answer questions about this thing that dominic cummings has caused all of the fuss, cummings sang the prime minister discussed a plan with him that he thought was full this and possibly illegal conservative donors to pay for the refurbishment of the downing street flat. that could be damaging if it brings new evidence forward. but more broadly, i think the difficulty for downing street is that labour is pushing this whole idea of what it calls tory sleaze and this will keep that going. the government of course there is no rules or codes of conduct were broken and the prime minister paid himself but then the other thing to look forward to that could cause a lot of problems is dominic cummings himself, due in one month to give evidence on the handling of the pandemic to the commons. remember, he has many, many secrets he knows about what went on inside downing street and he may be prepared

let's speak to damian grammaticas. health secretary today, what should we expect about questions about flat refurbishments? when it comes to questions, also about that other issue the prime minister was put under pressure on in the house of commons today, prime minister's questions, about the comments it is alleged he made about the handling of the pandemic and of course the claim that he had said he would rather see bodies piled high than moderate a new lockdown. we can hear from the health secretary now. i am joined by professor van tam and doctor nikki kanani the i am joined by professor van tam and doctor nikki kanani th- doctor nikki kanani the director of rima doctor nikki kanani the director of primary care _ doctor nikki kanani the director of primary care and _ doctor nikki kanani the director of primary care and nhs _ doctor nikki kanani the director of primary care and nhs singing. - doctor nikki kanani the director of. primary care and nhs singing. both here at home and around the world, the battle against

iain watson, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas says there are several things to. the first thing is the electoral commission investigation. that now is ongoing. they have powers to investigate the funding, where that came from, where that went, so that will come back. on that issue, the question there is whether they will choose to impose any sanction if they find there was wrongdoing. that could be a fine of up to something like £20,000, or in extreme cases, and this is very rare, to refer it to the police. separately, you have that investigation that will be done by the new adviser on ministerial standards into whether borisjohnson needs to declare anything. now, confusingly on that, if the new adviser finds something was done wrong, he will refer it back to the prime minister and it is the prime minister who decides if there is a sanction on himself. that's a slightly odd situation. lastly is the political fallout from this. we saw these very angry exchanges. sir keir starmer reminding the prime minister that the ministerial code states if you mislead parliame

our political correspondent damian grammaticas can tell us more. what but dominic cummings has made serious allegations and said the prime minister in his words fell far below the standards of competence and integrity required and the issues that will cause ripples, particularly claims he says boris johnson renovations are done in downing street, how were they paid for? mr cummings said mrjohnson came to him with a plan to get conservative donors to fund that any weight mr cummings thought was foolish and illegal. —— in our way mr cummings thought. could have been foolish and illegal. the government say ministers acted in accordance with the electoral law. we know the electoral commission is looking into funding and talking to the conservative party. the government has said borisjohnson paid himself but at the labour party once question answered with an open investigation and says these are serious issues and it needs to be transparent. that will be a difficult question, and questions will follow. the other issue is the leaks generally, there is an

our political correspondent, damian grammaticas is on the line from westminster.day from - the timescale? the enquiry has sent out these letters today from the - out these letters today from the chairman of the enquiry, and he has written to david cameron, rishi sunak, governor of the bank of england and a couple of others, and what he says that they will seek to begin taking evidence next week and that after that, they look to produce a report pretty quickly. his letter contains quite a number of very specific questions to mr cameron and to mr rishi sunak, both for them and more broadly, for the government and governed officials as well. ., ., government and governed officials as well. ., «t , ., government and governed officials as well. ., «t ., , ., government and governed officials as well. ., ., , ., well. thank you. couple of your thou~hts well. thank you. couple of your thoughts on _ well. thank you. couple of your thoughts on the _ well. thank you. couple of your thoughts on the super - well. thank you. couple of your thoughts on the super league, l well.

legislation, the honourable lady did not mention this one whit. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticasone, the flavour of all of this?— flavour of all of this? what you have is this _ flavour of all of this? what you have is this very _ flavour of all of this? what you have is this very clear - flavour of all of this? what you have is this very clear line - flavour of all of this? what you have is this very clear line of i have is this very clear line of attack from the labour party. we have heard the word "sleaze" mentioned quite a few times. keir starmer and his prime minister's questions before the debate mentioned it three times, talking, you had injonathan�*s report, about the return of tory sleaze. that again has come up in the debate. labour very much wanting to widen the scope of the debate and of the enquiries because they believe that the current review that is being set “p the current review that is being set up by the current review that is being set up by the government isn't fit for purpose. 0n the other side, you hear the argument coming back, as you did just there from