labour and angela rayner articular uk. labour and angela rayner particular believe _ uk.abour and angela rayner. particular believe they found an issue that has residents with the public and that is so important in politics wherever you are on either side of the pond. finding that subject and the subject of sleaze and how damaging it was forjohn major a generation ago and here this again. it is notjust the latest allegation of for access, and comes on after all of the unfortunate events that have surrounded the operation and boris time, whether it was issues around parties or former political advisers making trips or for a strange reason. those sort of things and you do feel a total tonic plates and british politics are moving. plates and british politics are movinu. plates and british politics are movin.. ., .. ., plates and british politics are movin, ., .. ., ., moving. the accusation from the conservative _ moving. the accusation from the conservative backbenchers - moving. the accusation from the conservative backbenchers is - moving. the accusation from the | conser

his deputy angela rayner is standing in for him.ving to isolate foot feels like the umpteenth time? he has not had much luck, no exemptions for sir keir starmer, unlike djokovic, at ministers questions at the unlike djokovic, at ministers questions at the house unlike djokovic, at ministers questions at the house of unlike djokovic, at ministers questions at the house of commons this lunchtime. it is the second time he has tested positive for covid and the sixth time in total the labour leader has had to isolate since the start of the pandemic, so a big day, a big moment, the first prime minister's questions back after the christmas break came at westminster and he won't be there. his deputy, as you say, angela rayner, will stand in, and i should imagine we can expect quite a salary exchange as a result. she is very different in style and substance to borisjohnson and it should set up quite, perhaps, an entertaining match for us in the house of commons this lunchtime, is borisjohnson faces questions from not only angela rayner on th

the deputy leader of the - opposition angela rayner. thank you, mr seaker opposition angela rayner.u very much, mr speaker. both the prime - 2020. thank you very much, mr. speaker. both the prime minister 2020. thank you very much, mr - speaker. both the prime minister and i came at the house in december to set out the details of the investigation being allowed by the cabinet office into the allegations of gatherings in downing street and the department for education in november and december of 2020. as i did then, mr speaker, i apologise again unreservedly for the upset of these allegations have caused. the prime minister has asked for an investigation under the terms of reference for the investigations that are already been published. i that are already been published. i cannot hear what is being said. it is quite _ cannot hear what is being said. it is quite obvious it is not the prime minister— is quite obvious it is not the prime minister and is quite obvious it is not the prime ministerand so we is quite obvious it is not the prime minister and so we don't need to keep— minist

angela rayner- all too _ not pre-empt its conclusions. angela rayner.in in response to every question. in response to every question. in response to every question. in response to every question about rule breaking that this government has seen, they have constantly referenced sue gray. now there is a police investigation and the term set for sue gray by the prime minister are clear. if any evidence emerges of behaviour that is a criminal offence the matter will be referred to the police. so it seems potential criminality has been found in downing street. what a truly damning reflection on our nations very highest office. so i ask the minister, given this mornings announcement when will the sue gray report finally be published? can he assure the house that the sue gray report will be published in full, notjust report will be published in full, not just the summary, report will be published in full, notjust the summary, and will the evidence provided? can he clarify for the house what sue gray and her team will do while the police conduct their investiga

angela rayner says boris johnson can run but he cannot hide.y whether he attended a drinks party in the downing street garden in may 2020 during the first covid national lockdown is up an e—mail inviting about 100 staff to bring a bottle and make the most of the lovely weather that was leaked to itv news yesterday. downing street said the prime minister continues to have full confidence in the senior civil servant that sent the senior civil servant that sent the e—mail while the paymaster general told mps that another senior civil said was already investigating what happened. the prime minister has asked for an investigation to take place and the terms of reference for the investigations that are under way have already been published and deposited in the libraries of this house and, in fact, in both houses. the investigations are now being led by sue gray. she is the second permanent secretary at the cabinet office and the department for levelling up. and of course, she is a former director general of propriety and ethics. the government has co

let's speak to labour's deputy leader, angela rayner.hen people were on lockdown. it is very simple for me. i have been asking the prime ministerfor simple for me. i have been asking the prime minister for the last couple of days. you just have to say, was new at this party on the 20th of may? he can clear this up very quickly and has refused to do so so far and he has undermined the office of prime minister by letting this carry on and continue because he refuses to tell the british public what they deserve to hear, whether or not he broke lockdown reels and whether he was at this party or not. hate reels and whether he was at this party or not-— reels and whether he was at this -a ornot. ~ . ., �* ., party or not. we heard ian blackford esterda party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling _ party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling the _ party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling the commons i party or not. we heard ian blackford yesterday telling the commons he i yesterday telling the commons he shou

, i have the deputy leader of the labour party, angela rayner, the messages appear to show the s use this episode to potentially strengthen his powers, it is clear from the exchange of letters how angry he is about what happened, but also that he appears to be extracting from the prime minister concessions around the powers of the independent adviser in the future and he expects them to be brought forward in the next couple of months, and anyone in that position faces a choice as his predecessor did, you can resign or potentially exploit a situation to try and strengthen your independence. we will see, depending on what the outcome of that is, whether lord geidt has made a wise choice and for the longer—term created a stronger independent authority overseeing the ministerial code. it has been a wintry end to the week for some of we have seen snow and ice causing disruption in places, ice will continue to be a problem through the first half of tonight as temperatures drop, however the second half of the night will bring milder but wetter weather. wintry showers at the moment, cle

here is their deputy leader angela rayner.de is very clear that if he has misled parliament and he's not abided by that code, then he should go. and the frustration for me is that conservative mps have been out on the airways, condemning the prime minister, and saying he does need to come clean on his actions, but, you know, the prime minister is being propped up by his conservative mps at the moment and he's been proven not fit to govern. nobody will be surprised that. i don't believe that borisjohnson was the right prime minister for this country but i think, more importantly now, the british public are now thinking that he is not the right prime minister for this country. soi so i suppose the big question, one of the big questions today is how much political capital does boris johnson have left with his own mps and how much does that depend on what he says and does today? the? what he says and does today? they fall into different _ what he says and does today? tie: fall into different categories, people who have always been

i starmer, angela rayner, and all of their alleged parties.— their alleged parties.s. if _ their alleged parties. i don't know the details of theirs. if you - their alleged parties. i don't know the details of theirs. if you don't i the details of theirs. if you don't mind, we will park that, because i don't feel knowledgeable enough to be able to police that in terms of the discussion. you have made the point, it is perfectly reasonable to perhaps say. i suppose the counterargument that might be, if you make the rules and you break them, but i take the point you are making. anna, what aboutjason's point, that actually we making. anna, what about jason's point, that actually we want to feel a little bit of sympathy for boris johnson. not all of these events even involved him.— johnson. not all of these events even involved him. yeah, but it is under his government. _ even involved him. yeah, but it is under his government. and - even involved him. yeah, but it is under his government. and to - even involved him. yeah, but it is under his government. and to be| under

angela rayner su . . estin . outrageous, dan. angela rayner suggesting the _ outrageous, dan.f labour? our position is this, we are going to _ position of labour? our position is this, we are going to take - position of labour? our position is this, we are going to take this - position of labour? our position is| this, we are going to take this one step at a time. that's why i have said he has got to come clean, and not hide behind enquiries. i do say that i think his position is going to be very, very difficult if it gets to the position where he has broken the rules and potentially broken the rules and potentially broken the rules and potentially broken the law on this incredibly serious matter so flagrantly. let's take it one step at a time but we should be in no doubt about how grave the situation is in relation to the integrity of the person who is leading the country. you mentioned _ is leading the country. you mentioned other _ is leading the country. you mentioned other things to talk about, we can do that briefly, mr miliband. you talk about the cost of living issues,

angela rayner, the deputy leader of the labor party, has called for, for his johnson to resign and in the commons are not long ago. she said that he needed to go and make a statement in the house, but also from many people who lost loved ones, he said they couldn't go to funerals or acts of that time saying that this just isn't good enough. and in fact, a group of bereaved families who were campaigning on the matter say that the fact that boys johnson and people like him did not follow their own rules as they see it . just lead to more people dying because people haven't stuck to the guidance that they were given. and really it's an extraordinary 10 of events. thank you very much for that. up that and a man belie press in london to kazakhstan. now where the president has appeared to criticize his predecessor, for the 1st time cason german took i of it's said public discontent over inequality was justified. and that he wanted the former president's associates to share their wealth, peaceful demonstrations over soar and fuel prices escalated to days. of anti government protests, a russi

labour's deputy leader angela rayner suggested borisjohnson should step down. i think he should go.o excuses and it will come as no surprise that i don't think borisjohnson is up to thejob but, more importantly, i think he's lost the confidence of the british public now with his lies, his deceit and his breaking of his own rules. some conservative mps say it is important to wait for the full report. we need to get to the bottom of this investigation, that's what sue gray is doing. and then if rules have been breached, people will have to suffer the consequences. meanwhile, the met police have said it's aware of the widespread reporting of alleged breaches at downing street on the 20th may and it's in contact with the cabinet office. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let's talk to our chief political correspondent adam fleming, who's in downing street. hello, adam. the former leader of the conservatives in scotland, ruth davidson, said in a tweet this morning, "nobody needs an official to tell them if they were at a boozy shindig in their own garden. people are rightly furious." so

we go, angela rayner, the deputy leader of the labor party, saying that she stunned into silence about the level of discipline at number 10. no suggestion of boys johnson was there. we believe that he was at his country residence at checkers at the time, but essentially he is the boss of all of these staff members. and the question is, should he now also be held to account for what's going on then? now how is this one could play out. 7 5 for the prime minister and for the conservative party momentum is growing within the conservative party. the number of voices who are critical of forest johnston seems to be growing by the day. some of them already tabling letters of no confidence to the $922.00 committee. that's a committee of juno bank bench m p 's. if 15 percent of conservative m p 's table, those letters that he could well kick off a leadership context. we're way off that the moment because we're launched a waiting for the conclusion of an inquiry into breaches of coven rules not only at number time, but in other departments. other offices across a y full as well. that's being led

minister was said to be in chequers, his country retreat, but the deputy leader of that labour party angela rayner and behaviours at number 10 and the buck stops with the prime minister. so all roads lead back to the prime minister and the example he was setting and that is why sue gray is investigating as many allegations which now spent 11 months from may 2020, when the premise is that he spent 25 minutes at the party, to this one now in april 2021. when sue gray reports it will notjust be the met police which look through her report in a couple of days, but the public, and there will be conservative mps eager to know what their constituents think about this. they will be e—mailed by their constituents, they will be walking around their constituencies talking to people. very vocal backer of borisjohnson when he became leader, andrew bridgen, also a big supporter of brexit, was about whether he supported the prime minister a few hours ago on newsnight. have you written a letter to sir graham brady? i have. with a heavy heart, . i have written a letter to sir graham brady indicating that i have no

angela rayner will stand in for him at prime minister's questions today.hua lampong central train station is scaling back most of its operations after more than 100 years of service. the move to a newly built station in northern bangkok marks the end of an era of an iconic terminal that has served as a hub for backpackers for decades. bangkok—based author of lonely planet thailand guidebook joe cummings reminisces how significant the station has been for nostalgic tourists and train travellers. when i heard about this place closing, it was just... of all the things that have changed, this was the first one that to me felt personal. i started doing the lonely planet guide in 1981. i just thought the place was amazing. i think it was the first overnight train trip i'd ever taken anywhere. people are going long distances. it is the place. it's where it all happens. suppose you're taking a train for sightseeing, having that train leave and arrive would just add so much nostalgia. i tell people i take the train, and they say flying is so much faster. well, i do

labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, says borisjohnson can run, but he can't hide, as the oppositione minister continues to have full confidence in the senior civil servant who sent the email, martin reynolds. the paymaster general, michael ellis, a junior minister in the cabinet office, told mps that another senior civil servant, was already investigating what happened. the prime minister has asked for an investigation to take place and the terms of reference for the investigations that are under way have already been published and deposited in the libraries of this house and, in fact, in both houses. the investigations are now being led by sue gray. she is the second permanent secretary at the cabinet office and the department for levelling up. and, of course, she is a former director general of propriety and ethics. the government has committed to publishing the findings of the investigation and providing these to parliament in the normal way. the terms of reference set out that where there are credible allegations relating to other gatherings, it is open for those to be investiga

labour's deputy leader angela rayner says the prime minister's independent ethics adviser lord geidtbe put in charge, claiming the chief whip mark spencer could have broken the ministerial code. this all comes at a time when mark spencer and other government whips are under pressure and facing allegations for blackmailing tory mps into supporting the prime minister, claims which number ten say they don't recognise but which the conservative mp william wragg says he will be taking up with the police. it's a bruising week ahead as another major report into behaviour in government is about to drop. sue gray's investigation into parties across whitehall during covid restrictions. the prime minister's former top aide dominic cummings says he has answered her questions in writing. he has already claimed the prime minister was warned one party in may 2020 should not go ahead which borisjohnson denies. for many mps this report will help them decide whether it is time to end johnson's leadership and with a fresh inquiry announced today, he will be hoping he can win back their support. studio:

west minister this afternoon, labour's deputy leader angela rayner will face boris johnson at prime minister's having tested positive for coronavirus for a second time. jonathan blake, bbc news. i'm joined now by our health editor hugh pym. this change in the rules that health chiefs are talking about about not needing pcr tests if you are asymptomatic, what is the thinking behind that? the asymptomatic, what is the thinking behind that?— behind that? the current rules are that if ou behind that? the current rules are that if you are _ behind that? the current rules are that if you are asymptomatic - behind that? the current rules are that if you are asymptomatic that l that if you are asymptomatic that you test positive on your lateral flow test, you havejust you test positive on your lateral flow test, you have just done a check and you find out you had tested positive, that you do a follow—up pcr. that is now going to be suspended from january the 11th in england by the uk health security agency, in charge of test and trace. the devolved administrations may well be applying it sooner. the l

much of the people had not yet become fully clear and that was something labour picked up on an angela rayner standing in for sir keir starmer, who has tested positive for coronavirus himself, drawing attention to what she described as pressure on the nhs, which meant it was struggling to stay afloat and accusing the government of presiding over a shambles when it came to the availability of tests more recently. jonathan, for the moment, thank you very much. jonathan blake. the welsh government has made a similar move to ministers at westminster. from tomorrow people in wales who have no covid symptoms — but have had a positive lateral flow test result — will no longer be advised to book a follow—up pcr test to confirm they have the virus. according to the health minister, eluned morgan, the change is being made to ease the demand for pcr tests. let's go back to bristol, where four people accused of illegally removing a statue of edward colston has been cleared of criminal damage. just a warning, of course you can see flash photography here and our apologies if the language gets a little bit

angela rayner— to a witchhunt at the moment. angela rayner is _ to a witchhunt at the moment.ner isjust treading on his case so much, to— rayner isjust treading on his case so much, to get his resignation. i think— so much, to get his resignation. i think that — so much, to get his resignation. i think that is — so much, to get his resignation. i think that is bullying tactics at the moment. carry on, boris. would ou the moment. carry on, boris. would you accept— the moment. carry on, boris. would you accept that _ the moment. carry on, boris. would you accept that there _ the moment. carry on, boris. would you accept that there would - the moment. carry on, boris. would you accept that there would not - the moment. carry on, boris. would you accept that there would not be i you accept that there would not be any kind of tactics if there hadn't been so many dos dan edge? 100%, you are riuht. been so many dos dan edge? 10096, you are right- my _ been so many dos dan edge? 10096, you are right. my father _ been so many dos dan edge? 10096, you are right. my father at _ been so m

interview, to those latest comments by borisjohnson and there is a quote from the deputy leader, angela raynered broke them. if he had any respect for the british public, he would do the decent thing and resign. so the latest comments there from the deputy leader of the labour party. clearly more on that to come, a story that is not going away and constant references to sue gray and thatis constant references to sue gray and that is the report we are waiting for from that senior civil servant, sue gray, and we do not have a specific date as to when that report will be released. now it's time for across the uk. there's been a worrying increase in the number of children growing up in "very deep poverty." that's according to a report published today by the charity thejoseph rowntree foundation. it says around 1.8 million children in the uk live in households where the income is not enough to cover the basics. our social affairs correspondent emma glasbey has been to meet a mum in west yorkshire, who wanted to show the reality of bringing up a family when you're struggling to pay the bills. i've g

yesterday labour's deputy leader angela rayner said the accusations must be "investigated thoroughly. , ., what more are you hearing about this then. , , ., ., then. this is a sub plot to the main olitical then. this is a sub plot to the main political drama _ then. this is a sub plot to the main political drama that _ then. this is a sub plot to the main political drama that has _ then. this is a sub plot to the main political drama that has played - then. this is a sub plot to the main political drama that has played out| political drama that has played out recently, claims of parties in downing street and the prime minister's leadership, it is the behaviour of the whips as they are called. mps charged with keeping discipline among their colleagues and ensuring backbenchers vote in line with the government. the accusations, we have heard as you say, are those on the conservative side have been behaving too heavy handedly with accusations of threats, intimidation, even blackmail. today downing street repeated that there was no evidence as such, at the moment, to support any of those

angela rayner in saying this is like a respect for taxpayer money but the fight back line from the boris obviously liz truss is a potential leadership candidate. has a story been breached by someone who is a to liz truss who knows and the boris backers are still clearly out there trying to defend him? politics clearly under display onto front pages there. i clearly under display onto front pages there-— clearly under display onto front pages there. i think so and there will be this _ pages there. i think so and there will be this place _ pages there. i think so and there will be this place because - pages there. i think so and there will be this place because as - pages there. i think so and there l will be this place because as kevin said there — will be this place because as kevin said there is not being a line drawn under this— said there is not being a line drawn under this yet so we could be very close _ under this yet so we could be very close to _ under this yet so we could be very close to eight leadership campaign potentially and it will be interesting to see how close ministers

listen to the deputy leader angela rayner.ing he does need to come clean on his actions, but, you know, the prime minister is being propped up by his conservative mps at the moment and he's been proven not fit to govern. nobody will be surprised that. i don't believe that borisjohnson was the right prime minister for this country but i think, more importantly now, the british public are now thinking that he is not the right prime minister for this country. there is an hour to go until boris johnson is forced to address these accusations that have dominated everything in the political world for the last couple of days. a couple of things to watch out for. how packed are the tory benches? are there mps who turn up to publicly show their support for the prime minister? does the prime minister acknowledged he was at that event, expecting to hear the direct question. what answer will heed give? and this might be something we are chasing this afternoon as much as during prime minister�*s questions, what is the reaction from backbenc

his deputy angela rayner will stand in for him at the question session — which is taking place at 3pmverage let's talk more about the potential change in england to drop the need for confirmatory pcr tests after you've had a positive lateral flow. you will still have to isoalte! with me now our head of statistics, robert cuffe. so, lateral flows are so, lateralflows are being so, lateral flows are being seen as good as ecrs?— so, lateral flows are being seen as good as ecrs? they haven't changed but theirjob — good as ecrs? they haven't changed but theirjob has _ good as ecrs? they haven't changed but theirjob has become _ good as ecrs? they haven't changed but theirjob has become much - but theirjob has become much easier, if you test 1000 people at random, lateralflowsjust easier, if you test 1000 people at random, lateral flows just like last summer may give you a false positive out of that, roughly, but last summer when the rates of the virus were so much lower you were just 1000 people and maybe catch two people who had the virus, whereas now if you tested the same number you wou

announced last year~ _ workers that angela rayner announced last year.n't afford to be ill _ vulnerable people who can't afford to be ill because they won't get paid _ to be ill because they won't get paid that— to be ill because they won't get paid. that is not only unfair on them — paid. that is not only unfair on them it— paid. that is not only unfair on them it is— paid. that is not only unfair on them. it is unsafe for the country and a _ them. it is unsafe for the country and a labour government will fix it. labour— and a labour government will fix it. labour bit _ and a labour government will fix it. labour bit and must be a prosperous nation _ labour bit and must be a prosperous nation this — labour bit and must be a prosperous nation. this country needs an industrial— nation. this country needs an industrial strategy to improve our productivity, to ensure that we buy, make _ productivity, to ensure that we buy, make and _ productivity, to ensure that we buy, make and sell more in britain and to revive _ make and sell more in britain and to reviv

labour's deputy leader angela rayner said the prime minister's independent ethics advisor lord geidthould be put in charge, claiming that the chief whip mark spencer could have broken the ministerial code. now, this all comes at a time when mark spencer and other government whips are under pressure and facing allegations for blackmailing tory mps into supporting the prime minister, claims which no 10 say they don't recognise, but which the conservative mp william wragg said he will be taking up with the police. it's a bruising week ahead, as another major report into behaviour in government is about to drop. sue gray's investigation into parties across whitehall during covid restrictions. the prime minister's former top aide, dominic cummings said he has answered her questions in writing. reporter: have you spoken to to sue gray today, mr cummings? he's already claimed the prime minister was warned one party in may 2020 should not go ahead, which borisjohnson denies. for many mps, this report will help them decide whether it is time to end johnson's leadership. and with a fresh inqui

in the past hour, labour's deputy leader angela rayner has repeated her call for borisjohnson to resignhe rules. it is one well for him and one will if everybody else and it's up to his mps to show the british people that they put them first rather than the prime minister that they've hit him out of office because he's not willing to kill himself if he cannot recognise what he's done a still unacceptably wrong that his mps must act now and do something about it. the that his mps must act now and do something about it.— something about it. the prime minister did _ something about it. the prime minister did say _ something about it. the prime minister did say in _ something about it. the prime minister did say in his - something about it. the prime | minister did say in his interview that he takes full responsibility. do you think he is taking responsibility? ihe do you think he is taking responsibility?— do you think he is taking resonsibili ? , ., , , responsibility? he is not because he kee -s responsibility? he is not because he keeps hiding — responsibility? he is not because he keep

labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, told mps that his absence "speaks volumes".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? it is not just it is notjust be the opposition parties calling for borisjohnson's role in the affair into question. douglas ross says borisjohnson has to come forward to answer a simple question. was he at the party in downing street in may 2020? because we've seen from an e—mail from someone very close to him in his private office, that over 100 people were invited to enjoy the warm weather and bring their own booze. at the exact same moment, people in scotlan

labour this evening reacting to this, angela rayner the deputy leader in the last few minutes has beenson said he has no regard for the rules he put in place for the rest of us. he was trying to get officials to take the fall for his own mistakes but he sets the tone for the way downing street and the rest of government operates. quite a backlash this evening. it operates. quite a backlash this evenina. ., operates. quite a backlash this evenina. . , ., operates. quite a backlash this evenin.. . , ., ., evening. it all feeds into the idea that a lot of _ evening. it all feeds into the idea that a lot of critics _ evening. it all feeds into the idea that a lot of critics have - evening. it all feeds into the idea that a lot of critics have said - evening. it all feeds into the idea that a lot of critics have said it i that a lot of critics have said it is one rule for the government and another one for the rest of us. at the time when such gatherings were against the law. the the time when such gatherings were against the lava— against the law. the rules in england. — against the law. t

labour�*s deputy leader angela rayner says.... conservative mp andrew bridgen, who backed borisjohnson for leader, has become the latest tory mp to publicly say he submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, calling his position untenable. he�*s the leader of our country and part of the key elements of leadership is that you don�*t ask people you�*re asking to follow you to make sacrifices and suffer privations that you�*re not willing to bear yourself. and clearly, that has not been the case. that then leaves the prime minister morally incapable of having the authority to lead the country. cabinet ministers, meanwhile, have been urging people to wait for the findings of civil servant sue gray�*s inquiry into multiple parties in government during coronavirus restrictions. the met police says it will also wait for the result of this before deciding whether to investigate if the inquiry unearths any potential criminal offences. ione wells, bbc news. let�*s talk to tony diver, political correspondent with the telegrap

four times, so this is not the first time he will be missing from pmqs, it will be his deputy, angela raynerthe questioning for labour. let's talk to professor alan mcnally, director of institute of microbiology and infection at birmingham university. i want to get your reaction to these plans to change the four people to have a pcr test if they test positive using a lateral. earlier in the pandemic, lateralflow tests were seen as not as good as pcr tests. , �* , . ., , were seen as not as good as pcr tests. , �* , _, , ., tests. yes, it's welcome news and has been required _ tests. yes, it's welcome news and has been required for _ tests. yes, it's welcome news and has been required for some - tests. yes, it's welcome news and has been required for some time. | tests. yes, it's welcome news and | has been required for some time. i take your point about the early days of the lateral flow tests. we were learning about the limitations but these tests are excellent at picking up these tests are excellent at picking up infections in people with symptoms with very, very very few full positives. i

i have got labour productivity leader angela rayner here to talk some of this aura.is pretty astonishing _ the findings? it is pretty astonishing because - the findings? it is prettyj astonishing because this the findings? it is pretty i astonishing because this is the findings? it is pretty - astonishing because this is not the findings? it is pretty _ astonishing because this is not the full report, — astonishing because this is not the full report, it is an update, and of the i6— full report, it is an update, and of the 16 allegations of gatherings, 12 of them _ the 16 allegations of gatherings, 12 of them are now being investigated by the _ of them are now being investigated by the police. i do not know how boris _ by the police. i do not know how borisjohnson has got by the police. i do not know how boris johnson has got the by the police. i do not know how borisjohnson has got the nerve to even _ borisjohnson has got the nerve to even turn — borisjohnson has got the nerve to even turn up at parliament, when you think about _ even turn up at parliament, when you

labour's deputy leader angela rayner says...is building too from the prime minister's own tory backbenchers. conservative mp andrew bridgen, who backed borisjohnson for leader, has become the latest tory mp to publicly say he submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, calling his position untenable. he's the leader of our country and part of the key elements of leadership is that you don't ask people you're asking to follow you to make sacrifices and suffe— that you're not willing to bear yourself. and clearly, that has not been the case. that then leaves the prime minister morally incapable of having the authority to lead the country. cabinet ministers, meanwhile, have been urging people to wait for the findings of civil servant sue gray's inquiry into multiple parties in government during coronavirus restrictions. the met police says it will also wait for the result of this before deciding whether to investigate if the inquiry unearths any potential criminal offences. ione wells, bbc news. let's speak now to ou

in the past hour, labour's deputy leader angela rayner has repeated her call for borisjohnson to resign not willing to go himself and cannot recognise what he _ to go himself and cannot recognise what he has done is an acceptably wrong _ what he has done is an acceptably wrong then his must mps must act and do sunning _ wrong then his must mps must act and do supping about it. the wrong then his must mps must act and do supping about it.— do supping about it. the prime minister did _ do supping about it. the prime minister did say _ do supping about it. the prime minister did say earlier - do supping about it. the prime minister did say earlier that - do supping about it. the prime minister did say earlier that he | minister did say earlier that he takes full responsibility. do you think he is taken responsibly? he is not taken responsibly. _ think he is taken responsibly? he is not taken responsibly. he is hiding behind _ not taken responsibly. he is hiding behind sue gray. you cannot hide behind _ behind sue gray. you cannot hide behind a — behind sue gray. you cannot hide behind a ci

deputy leader angela rayner saying that if there was an exchange of wallpaper for access, that wouldmorning. pre—departure tests are no longer needed because the omicron variant has spread so widely. from sunday, post—arrival pcr tests are being replaced by lateral flow tests. there will be a lot of people everyone who has been trying to book trips and timing things, they will be very grateful because of the cost. ., ., ., ., cost. you have to have people coming back ou cost. you have to have people coming back you have — cost. you have to have people coming back you have paid _ cost. you have to have people coming back you have paid for _ cost. you have to have people coming back you have paid for a _ cost. you have to have people coming back you have paid for a pcr - cost. you have to have people coming back you have paid for a pcr test - back you have paid for a pcr test and now don't need to use it. lit back you have paid for a pcr test and now don't need to use it. if you are coming — and now don't need to use it. if you are coming back _ and now don't need to use it. if you are

wait for the report and the fact keir starmer and angela _ report and the fact keir starmer and angela raynerthat and i accept his assurance. i have _ that and i accept his assurance. i have confidence, we saw a strong performance at the dispatch box today— performance at the dispatch box today is — performance at the dispatch box today is talking about the action taken to— today is talking about the action taken to deliver the highest growth in the _ taken to deliver the highest growth in the g7. — taken to deliver the highest growth in the g7, record jobs, record low youth _ in the g7, record jobs, record low youth unemployment. as in the g7, record jobs, record low youth unemployment. its a in the g7, record jobs, record low youth unemployment. as a minister, has been uncomfortable _ youth unemployment. as a minister, has been uncomfortable for- youth unemployment. as a minister, has been uncomfortable for you - youth unemployment. as a minister, has been uncomfortable for you to i has been uncomfortable for you to see how the narrative and owned all this from downing street has changed? i