think it's quite telling that when he just held this major speech today, he didn't even refer to angela michael. this is after i'm going to michael, actually turning down an invitation by him for dinner to resolve the past differences. it seems inconceivable that you can really, we define and build on what he says those who came before him without referring to anglo michael. so this is the cleanest, clearest break with the over arching gold mother of conservatism here in germany that you could imagine. and at the same time, he's under intense pressure not to throw the baby out with the bath water because many voters voted conservative in the past because of anglo michael that was her own political conservative brand that made her so successful. now he has to coin his ok. mechanical now. thank you very much. to bundle the gosh. now why on friday nights, frank fred saw the champions league hopes slip as he suffered it to no defeat at home to benefit the best of tests to kind of lead to patrick belma who then got creative with some fine set up play and a sound that was chef scored with his chest t

but he digressive from angela michael's a tone by clearly calling conflict out. and the prime example is something he said in relation to china, let's just take a listen to that. we would prove wrong. those who are currently portraying our continent as a billiard ball in the great g cannot make a game between china and the united states. your office, the openness and liberal societies, the benefit innovation, we are on course towards greater technological serenity, the top priority of the pin commission. so mess message of unity in europe. i dare say it's no coincidence that is similar message was sent by friends, president amman, who am i call speaking to the european parliament today that europe must remain independent now all of so it's didn't mention the word independence, but it clearly is a very different tone when seeing europe more independent, also from its closest ally, the united states, in that do a political potential standoff with china. now the big question now is whether europe itself can be united enough to deliver on that. he also called out a s

in just the past hour, the conservative mp angela richardson has revealed her resignation from the government — she was a ministerial aide to michaelrichardson said she shared sue gray's "deep disappointment" at the handling of the parties. meanwhile the met police says it is investigating 300 photos it has been handed by the cabinet office, as evidence in its own investigation into whether parties were held against the rules. and our political editor laura kunesnberg has tweeted... that is after the met police complete their investigation. borisjohnson has been facing mps in the house of commons. apologies, mps in the house of commons. we will play that cl a apologies, we will play that clip in a moment. let's have a look at sue gray's key findings. in the context of the pandemic, she says the gatherings that took place are "difficult to justify". and they represented "a serious failure" to observe the standards expected of the british population at the time. it was a very passionate debate, as you would imagine, in parliament in the middle of the afternoon. we were hit from the prime minister in a moment. here's the leader of the

borisjohnson wasn't in the commons for the urgent question, to which michael ellis was just responding, and labour's deputy leader, angelaaker, to blame this on a few junior civil servants. the prime minister sets the tone. if the prime minister was there, surely he knew. the invitation was sent to 100 staff. many of them his own most personal senior appointees. this was organised in advance, mr speaker, so did the prime minister know about the event beforehand and did he give his permission for it to go ahead? the leader in the scottish party has been reacting to. saying boris johnson has a come to answer a simple question.— johnson has a come to answer a simple question. was he at the party and downing — simple question. was he at the party and downing street _ simple question. was he at the party and downing street in _ simple question. was he at the party and downing street in may _ simple question. was he at the party and downing street in may 2020? i and downing street in may 2020? we've seen from in an e—mail at someone very close to him in his private office that over 100 people were invited to enjoy the warm wea

borisjohnson wasn't in the commons for the urgent question, to which michael ellis was just responding, and labour's deputy leader, angelahind the gray investigation. there is no need for an investigation into the simple central question today — did the prime minister attend the event in the downing street garden on the 20th of may 2020? it won't wash, mr speaker, to blame this on a few junior civil servants. the prime minister sets the tone. if the prime minister was there, surely he knew. the invitation was sent to 100 staff. many of them his own most personal senior appointees. this was organised in advance, mr speaker, so did the prime minister know about the event beforehand and did he give his permission for it to go ahead? jim shannon — the democratic unionist party mp for strangford — broke down as he told the paymaster general michael ellis that his mother—in—law was among the 3,000 people in northern ireland whose deaths had been linked to covid — people who, he said, had "followed the rules". in northern ireland there were 3000 deaths due to covid last week, people who follow the rules, so will the paymaster,

angela richardson, conservative mp for guildford, has resigned as parliamentary private secretary to michaelence are submitted back to remember is over the next few days. 54 remember is over the next few days. 5a is the level that will trigger confidence vote in the house. do you suspect more conservative members are putting in letters? it’s a are putting in letters? it's a difficult thing. _ are putting in letters? it's a difficult thing. you - are putting in letters? it's a difficult thing. you get - are putting in letters? it's a| difficult thing. you get these rumours on twitter and it's worth noting that david davis, the person who week of the cold for the prime minister to go says he is still considering a later so there's definitely a lot more hot air around them in actual practice but you never know. he talked about the time when theresa may faced the same and it was 48 letters and there was a moment when they were on the cusp of 48 but then they went back out and another one went back in and in they were over the mark but that took several weeks of people saying they were nearly the

we understand that it's going to be the paymaster general, michael ellis, responding to the urgent question from labour's deputy leader, angelaur chairman, anneliese dodds. do you think that borisjohnson himself has broken the lockdown rules and potentially the law?— potentially the law? what is certainly very _ potentially the law? what is certainly very clear - potentially the law? what is certainly very clear is - potentially the law? what is certainly very clear is that l potentially the law? what is . certainly very clear is that boris johnson has not told the truth about these parties. he's been asked about downing street party is 11 times and in parliament now. every single time we now know he was failing to tell the truth. he is running away from telling the truth in a few moments time by putting up a junior minister. that matters because the british public overwhelmingly follow the rules was that i think they feel appallingly disrespected by this prime minister and his antics. it also matters because the scandals around parties, scandals around sleaze are happening at a time when we have a cost of living crisis in th