and boris. yes, lots of boris. the observer leads on brexit.as done analysis which it says shows more than a 100 constituencies that voted leave would now vote remain. the sunday times front page has the same picture on the front of the observer, of the former foreign secretary boris johnson, who has been embroiled for the past week in the row over comments he made about the burqa. the sunday times says the cabinet is "at war" over his comments. but the sunday express says that a poll the paper has conducted shows that the majority of the public support mrjohnson over his comments and don't believe he should be reprimanded, as it would threaten the right to free speech. the sunday telegraph reports on a letter written by the us ambassador to the british government that says the uk should follow the same tough stance as america when it comes to dealing with iran. the mail on sunday says all was not well in the run—up to the royal wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. and the sunday mirror has the story of a 10—year—old boy who weighs 17 sto

boris, whatever. number of symbols. his resignation did not go as well as wa5 resignation did not go as well as was hoped. the backlash has been incredible. there is an investigation as to whether he took thejob to quickly investigation as to whether he took the job to quickly and it should have been referred to a parliamentary body before he started it. it shows the conservative party needs stronger disciplinary action. if you send someone on disciplinary training it is because they misunderstood something and they will get something out of it. boris will see as a joke. most media on his side will see as a joke. you need to do something to get boris to explain why this is an issue, why he has upset a lot of potential voters, why lots of people wearing the veil real he has victimised them. dawn is right this is —— dawn is right. if this is the sanction that is imposed, it is about in general where they stand on zist—century britain in the tory party. in america they are allowed to call a cultural war.

do you think there is a wider agenda for some of boris‘ critics hear? think there is almost certainly a wider agenda to diminish him, i don't know if the pm oi’ diminish him, i don't know if the pm or brandon lewis wants to sort of start disciplinary proceedings against boris. i suspect they want to do nothing of the sort and they would provide hoping to go away. i think we may see a age tomorrow, and —— see a change tomorrow. they do have to take it seriously, and the party does have a new code of conduct that needs to look at, examining these comments in the light of. whether they really want to go to war over this, this time in the summer, i am not sure. yet another row, they have order got plenty on their hands in terms of brexit. the other top story, pound slides as no—deal brexit fears prompt global sell—off. this picking up prompt global sell—off. this picking up on the fact that the pound really is sliding after all of those warnings about a no deal? is sliding after all of those warnings about a no deanm is sliding after all of those warnings a

that is what boris did.oris, i'm defending the right of free speech and there should be no issues that are to boot. critics of boris johnson would argue that they have —— that he has offended people and would argue that it is about him trying to raise his profile. and if you look at what we have seen in terms of the attention that the story has drawn, he certainly has had that attention that focuses on him and he's got much more, i suppose, he's got people talking about him in these august months ahead of parliament resuming in september when he'll want to raises profile further if he is to become some kind of leadership candidate. thank you susana. a 31—year—old man has been charged with the murder of the rapper siddique kamara who was stabbed to death in south london, last week. mr kamara, also known as incognito, was part of the controversial "drill" music scene which is thought to glamorise violence. kenneth umezie is due to appear at bromley magistrates court later today. officials say australia's most

you would like that story on the front page, but not from boris. not from boris. the telegraph has to be very careful that they are not just one telegraph has to be very careful that they are notjust one voice, which is boris. the readers want a varied diet. it should... a great newspaper is a great box of chocolates, with all kinds of treats in it, notjust one voice. all the papers are guilty of taking sides at the moment, especially with brexit, more than we have seen before, perhaps even more than during the general election. 0ne perhaps even more than during the general election. one good thing about august is stories we really ca re about august is stories we really care about do end up getting a bit more press. and train fares is something that the guardian have decided to devote much of their front page two. this is something that really riles commuters. it really riles people who have to pay train fares, but that is a fairly small proportion of the population. you have to remember that the ra i lwa ys you have to remember that the railways in this country

i think he has tipped boris off. technique is to make some scandalous issue which will get you headlines day after day, union will be in the headlines. it is summer, people are we, they do not read the small print. they think you are very important and deserve the attention. someone i was listening to set it as an attempt to wrest the tory leadership by proxy. one way to get a headline is exactly as you have described, use controversial language. i can see boris sitting down to write this thinking, that will make my friends at the club last. no one will take it too seriously but they have. according to this story it is splitting the tories apart, civil war according to the independent. remainers within the party are saying he should be sent before the code of conduct committee, which says that he should demonstrate respect and tolerance, which he did not in this article. he would see his tolerance was on display because he said we should not ban the burka. but the outrage is in the wording of the letterbox. he has no

what about people who would say that boris is boris. boris is boris is not good enough any more.t boris is doing, inflaming islamophobia, boris is defending the right for women to dress as they wish, but by concentrating on the letterbox comment, it makes you wonder whether he has read the comment in full. let's face it, one person says, can you imaginea let's face it, one person says, can you imagine a white man being served wearing a scheme ask? whatever happens to the old logic of as in rome, i agree with borisjohnson. i think borisjohnson rome, i agree with borisjohnson. i think boris johnson has rome, i agree with borisjohnson. i think borisjohnson has said what an awful lot of people think, we are a supposed christian, they choose to live here, they should abide by our rules. is the topic of talking about the veil off—limits? rules. is the topic of talking about the veil off-limits? of course not, i think we should talk about, it is good to have the debate. if you are going on pilgrimage to mecca, you can't wear the veil, and i would prefer to talk to somebody who's face i

boris johnson and tommy robert think it was boris johnson. in public. exposure who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't think. well i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tommy robinson . sounds like that. is actually boys johnson. was actually worse johnson guys. is not really rational for him to say that that's that's a terrible thing to say but if you were to get. anything he says it's acceptable for anyone to say that especially someone position that's that's even worse or some do say that the timing of johnson's comments is no accident as he seeks to shore up support among hard line conservatives meanwhile the issue of muslim body coverings has been much debated in europe with some countries including their mark in france imposing a complete ban on full face veils others germany among them of only imposed partial bans for example whilst driving. time for the second in a series of reports on the fate of russian families who left to syria to fight for islamic state parties medina corsair never traveled to sudden

jack, their take on boris johnson. lets start with the metro. jack, their take on boris johnson.o question —— think that so? the position boris is trying to take now under way he is trying to defend himself. the quote from sources close to mrjohnson say it is ridiculous to apologise and that we must not fall into the trap of shutting down debate on difficult issues. boris is trying to paint himself as someone sticking up for liberal values who should say what they think. however, it is boris johnson comparing people wearing a burqa to a bank robber or a letterbox. that is just rude. it is not about liberal values, it is about being rude. he said they should not be bad, i suppose that's what they're referring to. no-one is upset at him about that, they are upset at him about that, they are upset because he is rude. it is disingenuous to be making out that this is all about liberal value. what is your take on this gym? the thing with v metro, and this does get overlooked, as it proudly says on its masthead it is the world 's most popular free newspaper and it reaches a different au

was actually boris johnson. it was actually boris johnson even in. their. position should know that they can make you choose from trot. boris johnson and the robbers think it was boris johnson it might be sensible in public. exposure who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't think. well i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tell me well that. sounds like it. is actually boys johnson yeah. it's actually worse johnson guys real wars or you know where you say that that's that's a terrible thing to say well if you were to could get. say anything he says. for anyone say that especially someone in that position that's that's even what's. hard time now for the second in a series of reports on the fate of russian families who left for syria to fight for islamic state within a culture of i travel to southern russia to talk to a woman convicted to eight years in prison on terrorism charges after she followed her husband to syria. the clock is ticking on zagat current life sentenced to eight years behind bars for being part of an

at the moment it seems unlikely that boris will capitulate.tion will come from the chairman of the party? there is discussion about whether the whip should do it. and tonight on newsnight we see a conservative member saying that the whip should be taken from him, that he should be kicked out of the parliamentary party. at the moment it does not deal like that will happen. this is not the first time boris might have said something controversial or perceived is out of line and when you listen theresa may, it is interesting, her answers today that she did not actually say that boris should apologise, she said she agreed with brendan lewis who said thatjohnson should agreed with brendan lewis who said that johnson should apologise. agreed with brendan lewis who said thatjohnson should apologise. so it seems at the moment that the conservative party hopes the former foreign secretary will apologise. theresa may is not quite ready yet to say the actual words and there are those saying she needs to take firm action. summon the labour party say she sh

what do you make a boris johnson's remarks?old story about burqas being recycled to gain political points. the study comes up every six months, and it never feels like a genuine debate, because the week that mr johnson described the women who work burqas is the very definition of objectifying and easy and rising them, calling them letterboxes. on them, calling them letterboxes. on the one hand, it is using these women at press, on the other hand, he is mocking and laughing at them. and to laugh at some and you have defined as a victim is a very definition of billion. we need to understand that this is about political point scoring rather than a genuine concern about the women. we know that women have been suffering abuse because of the comments from boris johnson. he was making the point that he does not believe if a scavenger should be banned here, as they are in countries such as denmark and france. the impact of this comment has been damaging for women, because, again, it cast them as some other and are different. we had a c

boris. or is boris johnson. the bicycle good or well known not only did this bicycle guy calm and make headlines but also cause the u.k. delegation to chuckle as well as brought a smile to to reset may's face now one of the reasons potentially that the kenyan president would have a bone to pick with boris johnson could be the comments he had made in the past among them saying things such as barack obama being described as according to johnson as part kenyan with an ancestral dislike of the british empire as well as some other offensive comments such as watermelons but when it comes to theresa may of course the reason she would rejoice in a moment like this potentially is some of the issues she has herself with boris johnson not only did he quite recently resigned u.k. foreign secretary because of disagreements over her stance on iraq said but also because of the political rivalry going on between johnson and me of course we have to remember that boris johnson potentially becoming the next conservative party lead

many people say this isjust boris being boris, the likelihood of any punishment coming from theresa may season. i think there is an element of people saying its parliamentary recess and sometimes these stories are run because of that but if you look at the last week things have happened, brandon lewis the party chairs being boris should then it emerged the party was looking at dozens of complaints, we know lots of people have been very unhappy, find the comments offensive including leaders from the muslim community and it emerged the conservative party hq were looking at these complaints which could trigger an investigative process which in theory if you look at the party rules could end up in a suspension or expulsion from the party. we are a long way from anything like that and it's been made clear by some of boris johnson's allies that if it went that far there would be a price to play. the family of the airport worker who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport before crashing into an island say they are "devastated" and "in complete shock". richard russell — an employee

boris: well, i think there's a -- the u.s.olitical system is very polarized and has been since att least the mid 1990's, since the cultural wars, really. so t there are parallel realitis going to, and thehe m media c cs are just as polarized, reflecting polarization in society. so probably this w wle debatee won't have a bigig effecect onns basese. the question is, he won the presidential election with a - - well, with less votes, due to the political electoral system in the u.s. the question is, if this kind of marginal advantage will last for another couple of months. brent: we will definitely know something come november with the midterms. that's for sure. boris, we appreciate your invites. thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. hundreds of elderly koreans have said their final emotional goodbyes to relatives at the end of a rare reunion for families separated by the korean border. south koreans are heading home after a three-day visit to the north. residents in hawaii are bracing f

boris johnson and tommy robert stone fruit i think it was boris johnson head might be sensible in public you should expose your face who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't thank me for the spot but i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tommy robinson. sounds like the. club. is actually boys johnson yeah. it. was actually worse johnson guys really warning. no great depression over in the saying that's that's a terrible thing to say well if you were to could get. anything he says for anyone say that especially someone in that position that's that's even worse well some do say that the timing of comments there is now a.

was actually boris johnson was. all.it was actually boris johnson even a normal person should do that but soon enough i had a swans were position should never do that they can make you choose from trump. boris johnson and tommy were others think it was boris johnson and might be sensible in public you should expose your face who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't thank me for the spot but i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tommy robinson. it sounds like trying it. is actually boys johnson yeah. it's actually worse john some guys really worn out and no great depression for him to say that that's that's a terrible thing to say well if you weren't sick again. but the guys an idiot say well i wouldn't listen to anything he says. for anyone say that especially someone in that position that's that's even worse. time now for a second in a series of reports on the fate of russian families who left for syria to fight for islamic state in a culture of i travel to southern russia to talk

boris johnson and tommy robbers don't think it was boris johnson. in public. exposure who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't thank me for this well i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tommy robinson. it sounds like the. club. is actually boys johnson. was actually worse johnson guys really. no great depression for him to say that's that's a terrible thing to say well if you were to get. anything he says i didn't. say that especially someone in that position that's that's even worse well some do say that the timing of johnson's comment. to shore up.

was actually boris johnson was no way. it was actually boris johnson even in. there but soon enough i. should never do that they can make you choose from trump. boris johnson and tommy robbers think it was boris johnson and might be sensible in public. exposure who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't think. well i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tommy robinson. sounds like that this. is actually boys johnson yeah. it's actually worse john some guys really warning you know great depression for him to say that that's that's a terrible thing to say well if you were to could get. anything he says that i did. say that especially someone in that position that's that's even well it's. time now for the second in a series of reports on the fate of russian families who left for syria to fight for islamic state. in a culture to travel to south of russia to talk to a woman convicted to eight years in prison on terrorism charges it's awful she followed her husband to syria. the clock is ticking on zagat at current life sentenced

many people are saying this is just boris being boris, the likelihood of any punishment being meteredrided, saying it is just silly season. there is an element of that, mps on holiday, its parliamentary recess so sometimes these stories run on more because of that but in the last things have happened to mortar the story, colts abolished —— calls for boris to apologise and then it emerged the party was looking at dozens emerged the party was looking at d oze ns of emerged the party was looking at dozens of complaints, we know people have been unhappy and found the comments very offensive, including leaders from the news muslim community, in theory if you look at the party ‘s rules it could end up any suspension or expulsion from the party. we are a long way from anything like that and it's been made clearfrom some anything like that and it's been made clear from some of his allies that if it ever goes that far there would be a price to pay. the family of the airport worker who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport — before crashing into an island — say they're "devastated

anyway, back to boris. election, which is probably in about four years' time. there was speculation that actually boris is planning an alternative vision of brexit for the conservative party conference which you will be going to. interesting that it says vision of brexit. it does not say plan for brexit. just a vision. she is so not scared of borisjohnson she has gone all the way to africa before she has been able to say she is not geared of him. but she has given it some good confidence on in africa. she is saying i am in this for the long term, i want to deliver the brexit the british people voted for. she is saying all the right things which is what she tends to do. when she does the strips. but there is the story that boris is landing this. it will catch them out. with this alternative vision. it is a vision and plan? that is what people want to see and that is the argument against the brexiteers. that they are all very good at coming at the prime minister and saying your band is rubbish. what are they

heard these comments from boris johnson?e islamophobic and racist, offensive and insulting also because he is dehumanising muslim bailed women and criminalising them, creating an environment of suspicion was we already face triple distillation against faith, race and our gender and now we have a high profile politician using abusive language —— triple discrimination. without a doubt it will make our lives more difficult and it will lead to a rise in islamophobic abuse. if that something you supper ordinarily anyway, before this particular article was written? definitely, i have lost count of how many islamophobic views i have faced and it has increased already after brexit and now with borisjohnson, i am not expecting this abuse to be reduced. one of the incidents i have faced was in the hospital where i used to work and someone tried to steal a bike from the hospital and i attempted to stop them. straightaway, they said you are a terrorist, go back to your country. it is very painful. when someone says to go back to your co

and russian president bill clinton and boris yeltsin r.t. takes a look at what went on between the two world leaders. this is our two international bringing you your live news update this hour welcome to the program. a german prison guard has turned himself in after admitting he leaked an arrest warrant for a migrant who was a key suspect in a murder case has turned the city of chemist's into chaos as opposing rallies come out in force over the refugee crisis in germany the officer says he wanted to end all speculation concerning sunday stopping it was clear to me that i was violating my fish would you tease and i also knew that i would probably lose my job as a result i want the public to know what has happened i want the speculation about a possible crime to come to an end. following the incident police arrested a twenty two year old iraqi man and a twenty three year old syrian both were charged with manslaughter artie's europe correspondent peter over brings us the latest. prison guard is he's been suspended from his job after admitting t

talking about boris johnson. well, ithink talking about? talking about boris johnson.ell, i think she did do a bit of that talking on the plane on the way over. i think she may have wa nted the way over. i think she may have wanted to get it out of the way as well. and then talk about trade. we believe well on the way to doing a trade deal with various countries in africa and that is what people want, we wa nt africa and that is what people want, we want to see that happening, whether the big deal is that we really wa nt whether the big deal is that we really want to see it at the end of the day, it is small deals at the moment and hopefully will lead to other things. that is the sort of pr she wants to do. she does not want to be talking about boris all of his achievements at some point, at the moment it is brexit. if you look at the deals we are doing currently with africa, about 4 billion with south africa compared to 240 billion with europe. yes. but i think it would do anything to do a positive headline at the moment. obviously boris isn't a great one, but they me

he had boris nemtsov murdered in the shadow of the kremlin. >> this is personal insult.ical spokesperson. >> it's nonsense, it's nonsense. there's nothing to comment on. >> over the course of putin's time in power, his regime has been accused of involvement in the deaths of many of its critics, including the journalist anna politkovskaya, and a former kgb agent. some experts say there's dozens more like them. and then, there's those that live to tell. the man seen in this surveillance foot only at a u.k. convenience score is sergei schiphol, an ex-russian spy. he moved here to salisbury, england, eight years ago, after being released from prison in moscow, where he was convicted of selling secrets to britain's mi-6. in march, schiphol and his daughter, julia, were found unconscious on a shopping center bench in salisbury. police concluded that the pair had been poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent. while both survived, u.k. authorities placed the blame squarely on one person. >> it is tragic that president putin has chosen to act in this way. >> putin shot back, ca

are you accusing boris johnson of bigotry? the row here are, causing more problems for your own party? for over three years now, i have been speaking to the party privately about the rising levels of anti—muslim sentiment and islamophobia within the conservative party. i felt quite islamophobia within the conservative party. ifelt quite rightly islamophobia within the conservative party. i felt quite rightly that as an ex—co—chairman of the party, that i needed to deal with this privately and quietly, i dealt with this in private conversations, i don't with it in private conversations, i don't with itina private conversations, i don't with it in a letter to the prime minister last year, i dealt with it in a series of private meetings with three successive chapelhow. but there comes a point when a party is not prepared to listen and to take theissue not prepared to listen and to take the issue seriously and this issue is so serious and it needs to be dealt with and i have no choice but to take the matter into the public domain,

boris johnson faces a possible investigation into breaches of the conservative party code of conduct,burqas. a damning report says appalling sexual abuse took place for decades at two elite catholic boarding schools, on boys as young as seven. in the sport, jack law has won gold in the three metre springboard at the european championships. it follows the gold he won in the same event at the commonwealth games in glasgow. the summer transfer window is closed. chelsea have been showing off their star signing, the world's most expensive keypad. golf's final major of the year, the us pga championship is under way with rory mcilroy currently three shots off the lead. i will be back with more on those stories at 5:30 p:m.. see you then. thank you. we will see you later. councillors in northamptonshire have voted to support an action plan that will lead to radical cuts to services and jobs, as they look to deal with a £70 million budget shortfall. one member of the public told councillors they were "shameful" and would have "blood on their hands" if they went ahead with the proposals. tony m

boris johnson and tommy robbers think it was boris johnson it might be sensible in public you should expose your face who do you think could have said something like that somebody didn't thank me for this well i'll give you some options trump boris johnson or tommy robinson. sounds like that this. is actually boys johnson yeah it. was actually worse johnson guys real war you know great depression for him to say that that's that's a terrible thing to say well if you were to take a guess. but the guy's an idiot say why would he listen to anything he says. for anyone to say that especially someone in that position that's that's even worse . time now for the second in a series of reports on the fate of russian families who left for syria to fight for islamic state. in a culture to travel to southern russia to talk to a woman convicted to eight years in prison on terrorism charges it's off to she followed her husband to syria. the clock is ticking on zagat uts current life sentenced to eight years behind bars for being part of an illegal armed group she won't actually go to jail until her

do not think the boris campaign.it would have caught fire this match. that there would be an investigation by his own party. he would have been aware would have courted some controversy but i do not think he would think it would be at this level. is there any virtue for him, having said he won't apologise, in seeking to clarify to give some sense that he realises the offence he has caused? it is tricky. although he has not said anything, all the things we're hearing from people around him, from his allies in the conservative party, he has doubled down on it and has no plans to apologise. his whole point was, to apologise. his whole point was, to live in a liberal democracy you tolerate things you do not personally agree with you do not tell people what to do "aside. it is ha rd to tell people what to do "aside. it is hard to see an apology, unless it is a clarification. it would have to be very carefully worded for it not to bea very carefully worded for it not to be a u—turn. very carefully worded for it not to be a

pressure is piling up on boris johnson over this.rvention came from ruth davidson, the tory leader in scotla nd davidson, the tory leader in scotland who called his comments gratuitously offensive. some of mr johnson's fans in parliament insist these attacks are being led by remain supporting conservatives who fear a leadership challenge. but he seems to be angering the very mps whose support he would need. it's significant that senior ministers, including theresa may, have rounded on him and demanded an apology. mr johnson himself insists he is right and there is no sign of an apology at the moment. thank you. the pound fell today, to its lowest level against the dollar in almost a year. investors are concerned that the uk will leave the european union without a deal, in eight months' time. sterling is also down against the euro, the yen and the swiss franc. our economics corrspsondent andy verity is here with me. bad news for people heading abroad, but why exactly the markets spooked? as you mention, there is growing concern that w

however, as you say, boris johnson language that he used.ou say, borisjohnson certainly does have his back. ben bradley, mp for mansfield, said perhaps there is to some extent people making a bit ofa mountain to some extent people making a bit of a mountain out of a mole hill on this issue because it is convenient for them to do so but one thing eve ryo ne for them to do so but one thing everyone can agree on, borisjohnson certainly knows how to spark a debate and cause a bit of controversy. jessica, thank you for joining us from westminster. let's speak now to heena khaled. heena is a co—founder of avow, or advancing voices of muslim women against islamophobia, and shejoins me now from westminster. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of what boris johnson thanks forjoining us. what do you make of what borisjohnson has been saying and writing? it is really discriminate in —— it is really dehumanising and it is the language thatis dehumanising and it is the language that is someone who is part of the tory party and it creates islamophobia

i just don't know what we're going to do. >> president boris yeltsin was in charge.e seemed increasingly unstable. ♪ >> his drinking -- barely being propped up. >> russians began calling for a new leader. >> they were tired of the embarrassments of yeltsin. >> waiting in the wings was putin. he had taken a job in moscow in the kremlin hierarchy and risen through the ranks with lightning speed. >> kremlin superstar. >> he had just become acting prime minister when it became blindingly clear that country needed a new president. >> so when yeltsin was ready to topple over, they settled on putin because they knew the yeltsin could retire and not be put in jail. >> boris yeltsin was notoriously corrupt. but kremlin powerbrokers wanted to protect him. >> the deal was made. deal was made. >> december 31st, 1999. >> surprise announcement from boris yeltsin. he is resigning as president and turning over power to his prime minister, vladimir putin. >> in the very first moments of the 21st century, vladimir putin became president of russia. his first words -- we live in a compe

boris johnson knew these ugly islamaphobic messages.c messages. boris johnson knew exactly what these ugly islamaphobic messages. borisjohnson knew exactly what he was doing. he didn't carelessly used language and dismiss it as a joke. the reason he hasn't apologised is by making the comments that he did he is appealing to exactly the part of the conservative party that he wa nts to of the conservative party that he wants to appeal to to make his future leadership pitch which i am expecting some time. it is a dog whistle. it is a very calculated show. it is all of peace. we surprised that these comments absolutely not. he is personally not responsible for the comments but it does say here that the members of the team who administer the groups could yet and delete these comments and they haven't done so. let's turn to the independent. another party having problems. there is an anti—semitism training course which should be run at the labour conference. 0ne should be run at the labour conference. one of the groups part of it are pulling ou

obviously, boris johnson backed who is going to succeed theresa may.ked by brexiteers, potentially theresa may thinks that he could be the biggest challenge to her, so interesting dynamic of what has gone on internally and times of the conservative party, with theresa may ina conservative party, with theresa may in a precarious position. one of the things that the row really underlines is the problem that people have with what he wrote, is not really the issue, but the way that he described it, looking at letterboxes, and bank robbers. i think that places it, is in the same —— people even on the same kind of debate as the brexit as him, there's outlandish comments are the kind of that sort of create unease among conservative mps about him being a potential leader or prime minister. the times also picks up on story. saying thatjohnson was right about the burqa, according to a leading imam. we have seen a number of voices from the islamic world saying that the burqa... this is the imam of the oxford islamic accommodation, basically saying that boris john

she says boris johnson is using islamophobia in the party.ays borisjohnson is using bigotry to further his career. to use language like letterboxes and armed robbers and colourful language to further this debate is not about having a serious debate on a serious issue, it is about trying to get airtime and attention on an issue that he knows will resonate with a certain pa rt knows will resonate with a certain part of the tory party. but friends of mrjohnson say it is ridiculous that his views are being attacked and that difficult issues had to be debated. it was an erudite column with a bit of humour about the pertinent issue, that denmark have banned the burqa but boris does not think that is the answer to the issue in our country. and he made his comments, nothing to apologise for. it has all been blown out of all proportion by those who wish to call political damage. senior tories have criticised mrjohnson using offensive language. what concerns some is that it will be seized upon and used to justify anti—muslim action. but a source close

this is boris. down by political correctness. when you read the polling in the sunday express he still has supporters and he is supported by the public. he has got to get past the tory mps to nominate him before he gets to the point of being able to go to the membership. the other point is right, he's not just a one addition, he's a journalist and he knows this is the silly season —— he's notjust a politician. his article was about why he did not back banning the burqa, that has been forgotten. he gets paid a lot of money to think about every word he writes, so he did not do it without thinking. now the sunday telegraph. goodness knows what people are spending seven hours a day on their phones doing. this isn't shocking to me, i think we are all on our phones. another survey said we look at our smartphones every 15 minutes or something and i'm one of them. i can't stop looking at the latest e—mails.m i'm one of them. i can't stop looking at the latest e-mails. it is not good view and it is not good

to what extent should we see boris johnson's this.t should we see borisjohnson‘s intervention as an attempt to injure, crudely but perhaps cannily, towards number ten? he wrote this piece, disappeared on holiday, so we haven't been able to quiz him ourselves but certainly the suspicion by a number of conservative mps is he knew exactly what he was doing, talking about a contentious issue that ventilate and plays well among the tory grassroots who will have a big say in picking the next conservative leader. but if he does want to replace theresa may, he does want to replace theresa may, he needs to win over a big chunk of conservative mps first, and a number of them are clearly appalled by the light which he has used, the effect it could have, and the harm this might go to the conservative party's image. and i think it is significant that a number of senior ministers and clearly the prime minister have called her out on this. but mr johnson stands by his comments, he is not apologising. he thinks he is right, and he's clearly trying to

the original question was boris johnson saying isn't it? was borisjohnson saying i do not like the face veil and i do not like the burka and if a woman wearing one of those came into my surgery, i would ask her to remove them. you can argue they should be banned, some other countries, like denmark, have banned at. but the words he used in passing to describe women who wear burka, particularly saying that it made you look like a letterbox or like a made you look like a letterbox or likea bank made you look like a letterbox or like a bank robber, i do not know many bank robbers who have worn the burka. is it true that a lot of women who wear these phase of a doing so at the behest of their husbands? —— face veils. doing so at the behest of their husbands? -- face veils. there is more to it because 100 of these women have written to brendan lewis saying that we wear them because we choose to, they are saying they do it because they are devout. which is a separate issue, the question is whether borisjohnson a separate issue, the question is whe

you know that phrase, just boris being boris, you do not buy that?nd have the debate but use language that is not offensive when it does not need to be, that seems to be a good rule to be, that seems to be a good rule to follow for everyone in the public eye on this subject or any other. thank you so much forjoining us. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise, for the newspaper column in which he wrote muslim women who wear a full—face veil look like letterboxes or bank robbers. some colleagues say he should have the tory whip removed — though sources close to mrjohnson say it's important difficult issues are debated. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. what muslim women choose to wear in public can be a sensitive subject — guaranteed to provoke debate, and one on which borisjohnson has made his views clear. but his language has prompted criticism, from his opponents, the prime minister and other senior conservatives who say he went too far and should apologise. it seems to me that what bo

we are starting with the cabinet war over boris.nd now he is just a backbencher and yet he has this extraordinary ability to dominate the news agenda. it is a bit depressing they are still talking about it. the sunday times has spoken to a number of cabinet ministers who have used this as a chance to give another kicking to theresa may. there is not a serious political brain in downing street is probably the best quote in this piece. it is not playing out well with all of the cabinet and presumably this skews towards the lever voting bit of the cabinet would be like this. but boris, i feel, has been utterly cynical in this because what he does so well, when he was london mayor, he was a social liberal. i cannot imagine he would have written this column, although he has written plenty of things in columns in the past. now he is playing to a different audience and this is what comes out. steve bannon is saying he should not bow at the altar of political correctness. i would say if you have got steep banner on your side, you are on the