i asked adam fleming a moment ago — ethics. i asked adam fleming a moment ago whether _ ethics. - ethics. i asked adam fleming a moment ago whether all of - ethics. i asked adam fleming a l moment ago whether all of these different enquiries, committees etc into this whole affair will get to what is the gold standard of transparency and he said there are different opinions on what that gold standard is. what do you say it is? i say you declare who is lobbying, you declare who you are lobbying on behalf of and everybody should have to do that, whether or not it is me, as a registered consultant lobbyist, or a trade group or a business or a bank, whoever it is, we are far too far away from that right now. it feels like groundhog day on this story and i really hope this is a moment to reset the entire lobbying world. ., moment to reset the entire lobbying world. . ~ ,., . world. 0k, iain anderson, executive chair of cicero, _ world. 0k, iain anderson, executive chair of cicero, thank _ world. 0k, iain anderson, executive chair of cicero, thank you _ world. 0k, iain anderson, execut

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. . and apparent suggestions from the cabinet secretary that he should perhaps change his mobile number, apparently he gave that number out fairly freely. 50. apparently he gave that number out fairl freel . apparently he gave that number out fairly freely-— fairly freely. so, i am being led to believe that _ fairly freely. so, i am being led to believe that actually, _ fairly freely. so, i am being led to believe that actually, there i fairly freely. so, i am being led to believe that actually, there was i fairly freely. so, i am being led to l believe that actually, there was not a conversation between the cabinet secretary simon case, the chief civil servant in the british government, and borisjohnson about whether he should change his mobile phone number, apparently, that did not happen. although there are reports in the newspapers today that borisjohnson does give his number out quite freely to people. i boris johnson does give his number out quite freely to people.- out quite freel

adam fleming is at westminster.ernment ministers saying all this is gossip and tittle tattle, but mps are going to ask briton�*s top civil servant more about this today? briton's top civil servant more about this today?— briton's top civil servant more about this today? briton's top civil servant more about this toda ? ,, ., ., , , about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, _ about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, the _ about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, the senior- about this today? simon case is the cabinet secretary, the senior civil . cabinet secretary, the senior civil servant, and all the political stories we have been talking about over the last few weeks, whether it is the handling of coronavirus, the lobbying of the government by former prime minister, whether it is the prime minister, whether it is the prime minister's whatsapp, whether it is how the downing street flat renovations were paid for, all this comes down to him because he was involved in all of th

iain watson, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster. omentum. suggested i give in and added momentum-— suggested i give in and added momentum. ~ :, momentum. when the government -ublished momentum. when the government published a — momentum. when the government published a road _ momentum. when the government published a road map _ momentum. when the government published a road map for— momentum. when the government published a road map for lifting - momentum. when the government published a road map for lifting the lockdown in england a couple of weeks ago, they set out four reviews for looking at longer term issues and one of those was covid certification and that is being looked at by michael gove and yesterday, alongside the prime minister and the latest update of the road map we got an update on the review and it says, in black and white, the government is looking at introducing these certificates. now, critics call them a passport, the government says that they are a way of saying your covid status and not just whether you have had

our chief political correspondent adam fleming is at westminster.s covid status certification plan as laid out by the prime minister yesterday? i said late out, but not much detail yet? we yesterday? i said late out, but not much detail yet?— yesterday? i said late out, but not much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white _ much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because _ much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because that - much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because that is - much detail yet? we had something in black-and-white because that is not i black—and—white because that is not has published the first stage of its review into it but you are right, we do not have all the details yet. a covid certification scheme is being proposed, people could use an app or have a piece of paper to show they have a piece of paper to show they have been vaccinated, have had a negative test in the previous 2a hours or have had covid in the past six months that would have antibodies so could not catch it agai

have been calls for the rules around lobbying to be tightened. 0ur chief political correspondent adam flemings are — government will be asked? iia: questions are moving government will be asked? tia: questions are moving in government will be asked? ti2 questions are moving in focus, until now there has been a lot of discussion about e—mails and text messages from david cameron to the chancellor and ministers at the treasury on behalf of the financial services firm he was working for, greensill capital, to get access to a treasury coronavirus scheme that did not happen. the focus today is on a government scheme that happen, it was called that coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme, greensill capital was accredited as a lender for greensill capital was accredited as a lenderfor that greensill capital was accredited as a lender for that scheme greensill capital was accredited as a lenderfor that scheme meaning that they were approved by the british business bank, owned by the government, to make loans to quite large companies to help them with coronavirus. we know very little about

adam fleming, thank you.xygen kits. but much more is needed. until then, further millions in the city, the endless nightmare continues. on sunday, at this hospital in north delhi, as its oxygen stock dwindled, families like that of rajat were told to organize oxygen on their own. he managed to refill the cylinder by paying 900 times the regular cost. for him, it's a small price to keep his father alive and breathing in the icu. it won't last for more than one hour. where do we go? which government should we go to? who will give us oxygen? my father is in the hospital right now. as rajat rushes to search for another oxygen refill, throughout the day, countless others are running out of time in india's capital. devina gupta, bbc news, delhi. in england, people aged 42 or over can now book theirjab online, in the latest phase of the vaccination roll—out. nearly 34 million people — more than half of all uk adults — have now received a first dose, and over 12 million have had a second. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe ha

standards but labour says he needs more power and independence. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming of questions that _ and what is the problem? yeah, a lot of questions that we _ and what is the problem? yeah, a lot of questions that we have _ and what is the problem? yeah, a lot of questions that we have been - of questions that we have been discussing for a long time now. so, the prime minister says that he funded the refurbishment to his flat, which is actually above number 11 downing st, personally. the accusation made against him by labour and much of the newspaper and the media that previously, it was funded on a temporary basis may be by a loan or a donation from either the conservative party or a donor to the conservative party or a donor to the conservative party or a donor to the conservative party. and it went through the conservative party. that is what the electoral commission are investigating. however, the electoral commission are not investigating the prime minister, because the prime minister is an mp, which means he is subject to the scrutiny procedures in the hou

i asked our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, about the latest developments.ave already had rishi sunak having to publish his text messages that he had with david cameron, we saw some whatsapp messages between matt hancock and an acquaintance who run a pub coming out as part of an investigation into covid contracts, the bbc via our colleague laura kuenssberg managed to get those text between the prime minister and james dyson yesterday, and on top of that, you had the prime minister in parliament yesterday saying to mps he would be happy to share his private correspondence with them around covid contracts, which raises the prospect of in some way downing street releasing more techs of the prime minister, maybe even whatsapps, telegrams, signals, you name it, although downing street are still silent this morning on how the prime minister will live up to that pledge, if indeed he lives up to it at all. let's change subjects from lobbying to travel, made a 17 is the date it is proposed international travel from the uk could start again, but no confirmation of tha

the prime minister will face mps in the commons later. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming this morning, clearly not satisfied with the prime minister's response to that, "see the bodies piled high". the payments are's resnonse _ the bodies piled high". the payments are's response to _ the bodies piled high". the payments are's response to that _ the bodies piled high". the payments are's response to that quick- the bodies piled high". the payments are's response to that quick but - are's response to that quick but there's always that he did not say it. he has denied saying it. but the liberal democrat leader is saying that if it turns out he died, he should apologise and resign. and thatis should apologise and resign. and that is a significant upping of the anti—? —— if it turns out that he did, he should apologise and resign. there are a big significant set of elections in scotland, wales and england next week, so maybe this is the sort of thing you would expect the sort of thing you would expect the liberal democrat leader to say, although it is still quite striking. a s

our chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us now. ries of different investigations into this whole area looking at all sorts of different aspects. for example this morning in about two hours at westminster, there will be a committee hearing of mps where they will speak to eric pickles, a former cabinet minister for the conservatives who now chairs the advisory body that gives advice to politicians and civil servants. if they are leaving office or leaving the job and a silver service, to take up a new —— leaving a job in the civil service to take up a job in the civil service to take up a newjob in the private sector. and he has a lot of opinions about this. secondly the treasury select committee, the mps that scrutinise the work of the treasury, have decided to launch an inquiry into how the government are related to greensill capital, having previously rejected when last week. that could see people like david cameron himself appearing in parliament to answer questions. maybe rishi sunak, the chancellor, having to answer questions on

our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminster. about. but for the longer term, very pleased about. but for the longerterm, is very pleased about. but for the longer term, is this question of covid certificates as the government is calling them. this is, you would prove, may be on an app or on a piece of paper, that either you have been vaccinated, you have had a negative test that they were the day before, all you had had a covid in the last six months which means you would have antibodies which means you could not catch it or pass it on. it would not apply for people who could not do any of those things and it would not apply on public transport, the health service or essential shops. and the government wanted to stress this morning that it is not happening any time soon. you will be able to go to the pub garden _ you will be able to go to the pub garden and enjoy it on monday, as the pm _ garden and enjoy it on monday, as the pm will do and many of us will do, hopefully if we continue to follow — do, hopefully if we continue to

adam fleming, our political correspondent. _ the headlines on bbc news...deaths as other countries, including uk and the united states, send medical aid. the uk prime minister is under mounting pressure to explain how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the head of the uk civil service will be questioned by mps this afternoon about the allegations of misconduct by the prime minister made by his former adviser dominic cummings. it's a big day in scotland today, as the country begins to open up for the first time in four months. shops, bars, restaurants and gyms are reopening and people can now travel across the border for non—essential reasons. unlike england, pubs and restaurants will be able to open indoors until 8pm but they will only be able to serve alcohol to customers seated outside. alexandra mackenzie is in east renfrewshirew for us this morning. there is lots happening. i think you listed most of it there and we were overin listed most of it there and we were over in the pub earlier and as you said, scotland is the only place

let's get more from adam fleming, whojoins us now. t it be better to be more transparent, have a panel of members of parliament investigating and taking evidence from big names of people involved in public so that the public can see it. and that is what that point of the debate in parliament is today. we are still waiting to find out what the government's mps will do in this vote in the house of commons. normally on a labour proposal like this, they would abstain, and just not vote on it at all, not to give it the oxygen of publicity. if they do that, that means this committee of mps will be established and they will be a rival inquiry. if government mps vote against it, then guess what? labour will put loads of videos on twitter and advert saying, conservative mps are not in favour of transparency. or do the government try and amend it to try and make it go away? so it sounds very technical and procedural, but it's an interesting little event in parliament today. and meanwhile, more and more examples and cases that raise concerns abou

let's get more from our political correspondent adam fleming. good morning.r the road map, they are i plan for the road map, they are sticking to it. the next stage is next monday and then there will be another aid in the middle of may and one in the middle ofjune. they have always kept their options open to review that, but it doesn't look like this a slight change to the guidance on vaccines will have any impact on that. the other thing the government is adamantly sticking to it as their targets for the vaccination programme. they say they are still on course all the most vulnerable adults in the top nine priority groups to receive the offer first dose by next week and for all other adults in england to receive the offer of that first dose by the end ofjuly. that has not changed as a result of this and there is no hint of the government moving away from those targets. today is all going to be about reassuring people. that is why you are seeing newspaper articles about the nature of risk, and going into real detail about how scientists calculate these things

let's speak to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. good morning. idea of setting up a charity or a charitable trust to oversee renovations in general over downing street so there are questions from boris johnson's opponents questions from borisjohnson's opponents over questions from boris johnson's opponents over whether that was an attempt to avoid all this transparency they would have to submit themselves to. that is one of theissues submit themselves to. that is one of the issues that simon case, the cabinet secretary, will be asked about in parliament this afternoon. he is not a household name. he is in my household because he is one of the most important civil service figures in the government. lots of the roads of the stories we have talked about in the last few weeks lead to him or threw him, whether the government's handling of coronavirus, whether the lobbying of business interests of the government, whether the prime minister's whatsapps or civil servants doing two jobs minister's whatsapps or civil servants doing twojobs in minister's wh

our chief political correspondent adam fleming is in westminsterfor us. plicitly ban any former prime ministerfrom doing anything like this forfive years ministerfrom doing anything like this for five years after they have left number 10 downing street. adam, thank ou left number 10 downing street. adam, thank you very — left number 10 downing street. adam, thank you very much. _ left number 10 downing street. adam, thank you very much. lets _ left number 10 downing street. adam, thank you very much. lets bring - left number 10 downing street. adam, thank you very much. lets bring you i thank you very much. lets bring you up-to-date — thank you very much. lets bring you up-to-date with _ thank you very much. lets bring you up-to-date with the _ thank you very much. lets bring you up-to-date with the baftas. - nomadland was the big winner at the baftas last night — scooping the awards for best director and best actress. its lead actor frances mcdormand was one of several high—profile stars who failed to log into the virtual ceremony to accept their award. s

let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming.ke is no stone unturned. government departments are looking at absolutely everything to work out what they can do here and they are not ruling anything out. visit for example withdrawing support that the governments do not have government provides for football clubs, whether it is coronavirus support measures or the visa system meaning these clubs can bring in their expensive foreign players. do you even have legislation, do you introduce a new law to prevent this breakaway happening? that would probably be the most extreme idea. today labour are saying the competition watchdog, the competition and markets authority, should intervene straightaway and that will be interesting because normally they look at mergers of banks and technology companies but here they would be looking at football which basically is what the entire of politics is looking at this rate. you don't have to be a political genius to see why this is happening. use the site does the government wants to be on? a handful

our chief political correspondent adam fleming has been giving us more details.d ministers at the treasury on behalf of the financial services firm he was working for, greensill capital. that was to get access to a treasury coronavirus scheme that didn't happen. now the focus today is on a government scheme that did happen. it was called the coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme. greensill capital was credited as a lender for that scheme, which meant they were approved by the british business bank, which is owned by the government, to make loans to quite a large companies to help them with coronavirus. and we know very little about the process around that. we don't even know if david cameron was involved in that, and that is the sort of thing that the opposition is going to be asking today. originally, labour wanted to speak to rishi sunak, the chancellor. the treasury say it is nothing to do with them. so we will get a junior business minister at the dispatch box answering questions instead. and i havejust had a statement from the british business

let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming, who's in westminster for us this morninging lockdown. one of the previous schemes that david cameron had texted e—mail the chancellor about, greensill capital did not get to be part of that. this is a scene that greensill capital did get to be part of it is now drawing in a different department which is not really been in the limelight over the story for the last few weeks. but we will get any answers i will be answered just be "this is a matterfor the answers i will be answered just be "this is a matter for the government review". they do say the review is being done, it is a cover—up because it is going to happen in private, we will not get to see people giving evidence in public and we will have to wait three months of the answer. the government says it is rich to call it a cover—up before a single word has even been heard in evidence or written down in a final report. thank you very much for that, see you later on. there's been a second night of confrontation between police and protesters in brooklyn centre, the minneapo

our chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us now with the details.ave an official overseeing them and if there is not, you are meant to declare it pretty quick and it's not clear that either of those things happen in this case. oliver dowden, the culture secretary, who was doing interviews this morning, said, there is nothing to see here. yes. interviews this morning, said, there is nothing to see here.— is nothing to see here. yes, i do, for two reasons. _ is nothing to see here. yes, i do, for two reasons. we _ is nothing to see here. yes, i do, for two reasons. we are - is nothing to see here. yes, i do, for two reasons. we are in - is nothing to see here. yes, i do, for two reasons. we are in the i for two reasons. we are in the middle — for two reasons. we are in the middle of— for two reasons. we are in the middle of a national emergency and no one _ middle of a national emergency and no one was— middle of a national emergency and no one was doing this for their own .ain no one was doing this for their own gain but— no one was doing this for th

let's speak now to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming.e that there are a lot of leaders, and it's about building momentum to the next very significant moment which will be the climate change conference hosted by the uk in glasgow in november. although there are still some questions over whether that will end “p questions over whether that will end up being a virtual conference as well. what borisjohnson is doing today with his fellow world leaders is laying a bit of a guilt trip on them saying, it's now or never, and that future generations will not forgive them if they don't grasp this problem and make some big ambitious commitments this year. the uk thinks it has a good story to tell because as we were just hearing, earlierthis tell because as we were just hearing, earlier this week, they toughened up their climate change ambitions, made the more ambitious, and say they will make the reductions faster. 15 years faster than they were originally planning. but also as we are hearing, other nations are not quite prepared to go as fast as th

let's speak to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. and is shaping up to be quite a tough one for the prime minister.— shaping up to be quite a tough one for the prime minister. adam, thank ou. the future of the leader of the democratic unionist party — arlene foster — is under threat. it's understood a number of her colleagues have signed a letter of no confidence in the first minister. let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. he is outside stormont. how much trouble is she in this morning? there is now very little expectation if indeed any at all that arlene foster will be continuing in her jobs as the leader of the dup and therefore as a northern ireland's first minister. the story dominating the morning newspapers in belfast today, the irish news talks about the prostate leadership facing a no—confidence vote. the telegraph's headline is on the brink and the newsletter, very much a unionist leading newspaper, goes further, saying, dup tells foster it is time to go. 80% of the senior ranks of the dup, members of the nort