the telegraph quoting borisjohnson.tamp duty to end the housing disgrace, borisjohnson stamp duty to end the housing disgrace, boris johnson wants stamp duty to end the housing disgrace, borisjohnson wants to move on from the burka row. we don't, it really, do we? are clearly the daily telegraph does, and boris johnson can rely on them for that. an extraordinary intervention by borisjohnson, criticising an extraordinary intervention by boris johnson, criticising all an extraordinary intervention by borisjohnson, criticising all the housing policies of the government of which he was just recently a member. and this splash is based on his column which goes into the very poor quality of much new build housing, absolutely warranted, and then just goes into a sort of mass attack on developers, naming some of them, and then on taxation, the taxation of property. and he says stamp duty is holding up the market, we should get rid of it, cut it, indeed, it was raised in the government of which he was a member. and then he is als

borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been markedly absent of last week, he was of uk last night. we've still not heard from him, over the week what has been made clear is that we should not expect an apology, they have said they believed he was standing up said they believed he was standing upfor said they believed he was standing up for liberal values and actually arguing againstany up for liberal values and actually arguing against any total ban of the burqa, but as you say over the last week, lots of people having their say, one of the latest is damian green, the former de facto deputy to theresa may, saying he does not think borisjohnson theresa may, saying he does not think boris johnson breached theresa may, saying he does not think borisjohnson breached party rules with the comments he made but he fears boris johnson could rules with the comments he made but he fears borisjohnson could be turned into a marker by the right and he calls for robust but polite debate on sensitive issues. we have heard from various wings of the conservative party, some of them ba

many members like borisjohnson.calling for a ban, the language she is using is legitimising anti—muslim sentiment is already in a hostile environment where muslim women who were the headscarf are already at risk of facing assault, not just headscarf are already at risk of facing assault, notjust verbal or physical but also sexual as the result of islamophobia. what he's doing is these things. —— he is normalising these things. he does not think it should be banned make it is in denmark and france, he is not dictating what women should wear. he is dictating became golf clothes women should read —— he is dictating the kind of clothes women should wear. if you're talking about oppression of women, how is it different telling them what they should wear? it is equally oppressive, the fact we're debating time and time again what muslim women are wearing, the amount of times people have pushed for the face veil ban to be debated in parliament. the debate never goes for every year. muslim people in the uk are part of the fa

borisjohnson knew exactly what he was doing.t 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 out. i should say that this is just in the independent and they should be another side to the story. it looks like the group that was there to run the anti—semitism training

the original question was borisjohnson isn't it? was boris johnson saying isn't it? the original question 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 w

he wants to hear borisjohnson apologise.e heard, the former secretary —— former secretary, his friends have suggested he will not do so. some people, for example baroness warsi says that if borisjohnson does not apologise issue face disciplinary action. at the moment it is an awkward stand—off between boris johnson and senior figures of the conservative party and we will need to wait it out. at the moment it seems unlikely that boris will capitulate. disciplinary action 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

borisjohnson on calls for more disciplinary action. johnson on holiday calls for more disciplinary action. borisjohnson on holiday at calls for more disciplinary action. boris johnson on holiday at the moment, not around to address the argument that he has started. the prime minister has backed calls for him to apologise for dead does not appear like he is going to. it is possible the vote will fizzle out of this summer, but it does show that borisjohnson is this summer, but it does show that boris johnson is wanting this summer, but it does show that borisjohnson is wanting to potentially defy his prime minister, and that is what being in mind as mps return to westminster in autumn. a lot of those allies believe this is been equipped up by those who oppose him on brexit? it is obviously true to say that there are mps, politicians, commentators who went a little bit cross with boris johnson about the continued to feel angry and thank the —— think he acts and ina angry and thank the —— think he acts and in a responsible manner. one mp h

he has had support as well, borisjohnson is some unseen asa well, borisjohnson is some unseen as a potentialnda. there's certainly a view among some boris supporters that people are trying to, in a sense, sadly his name to reduces chances of becoming a former leadership contender. i put that to eric pickles earlier and he said he did not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip leader. not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip leader. he not think that was the case at all. we've also heard from nigel farage, the former ukip leader. he basically said in terms of the comments mr johnson made, that would be something some middle england as would agree with and he thought it was a case of freedom of speech. conservative members of parliament, media commentators, peo

obviously, borisjohnson who is going to succeed theresa may.cked who is going to succeed theresa may. obviously, borisjohnson backed 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

some of the debate has been the language borisjohnson used.d him saying, free speech, he has the right to express himself in the way he wishes. other saying it was unnecessarily offensive language. boris johnson has was unnecessarily offensive language. borisjohnson has been largely absent over the last week, as many have weighed in on the row, but he came back to the uk last night, we have not heard from him. a lot of people are waiting in anticipation because he is going to write daily telegraph article tomorrow. what reaction has steve bannon‘s intervention received? steve bannon giving an interview to the sunday times, the ex—aide of donald trump. he said he thinks the mainstream media has been hysterical over the issue and said he is not sure boris is using the trump playbook so much as giving the people what they want, he calls it authenticity. damian green this somewhat critical of the fact it has been reported contact between steve bannon and boris johnson, been reported contact between steve bannon and borisjohnson, it is unconfirmed

attributed to a source close to boris johnson and i attributed to a source close to borisjohnson and do not think i would be breaking too many traditions to suggest that is probably coming from borisjohnson himself. and he knows the game he is playing. he knows this is going to bea playing. he knows this is going to be a top story across all the papers and he is gearing up for the election and the next year or two. we had the conservative party chairman during the day and we have the prime minister speaking in edinburgh and when it gets to that level do you have to sit back and think perhaps... if he was still in the cabinet absolutely and he would be apologising, and saying this as foreign secretary... pushing the limits. but as a backbench mp, there are backbench mps in the tory party who i've said more outrageous things than this and are still backbench mps. he sent out a clear message to the people who are going to choose, probably going to choose the next prime minister which is the hundred thousand or so tory party members who will pick a new premise or when theresa may is forc

the daily telegraph leads on borisjohnson's refusal to apologise for comments about muslim women and. the metro says the former foreign secretary is under growing pressure from senior figures. the guardian reports that the eu is on a collision course with donald trump over his reimposition of sanctions on iran. the independent leads on a study which suggests that over 450,000 children need treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. the ft reports that shares in the electric car company, tesla, lea pt by 7% after the chief executive, elon musk, declared he wanted to take the firm private. the times claims that over one quarter of the staff working on britain's new high speed railway hs2 are earning more than £100,000. let's dip into at least some of those over the next ten minutes or so. those over the next ten minutes or so. u—boat admired the front page of the eye, tell us why. it is a very neat trick to sum up the situation that boris johnson finds himself neat trick to sum up the situation that borisjohnson finds himself in. —— you both admired the front page of the i

the row over borisjohnson's controversial comments about the burqa — continues to rumble on.lits in the cabinet over comments saying women in burqas looked like "letter boxes" or "bank robbers". the former close ally of theresa may, damian green, is the latest to intervene in the row, he says borisjohnson shouldn't go ‘full trump', but doesn't believe that the former foreign secretary breached party rules. i'm joined by our political correspondent, jessica parker. so many people now wading into this, just summarise her us what we are hearing so far and when we are likely to hear from the man hearing so far and when we are likely to hearfrom the man himself? that's the interesting question, he has been markedly absent of last week, he was on holiday and returned to the uk last night. 0ver week, he was on holiday and returned to the uk last night. over the week what has been made clear is not to expect an apology, they say they believe he was standing up for a liberal values and actually arguing against a total ban of the but lots of people have been having mercy, one of the la

tonight at ten: several senior conservatives pile more pressure on borisjohnson over his comments about muslim women and full face veils. he hasn't apologised for saying they look like "bank robbers," but one minister says he needs to acknowledge he's caused offence. what boris might want to do now is consider whether some of the language that he used was inappropriate, and if he chooses to apologise no doubt that will be welcomed. one former minister says he'll quit the conservatives if mrjohnson ever becomes leader. also tonight... millions of british gas customers face another price hike — the second this year. america will impose sanctions on russia for the novichok attack on sergei and yulia skripal in salisbury. it's the worst dry spell in years — now the whole of new south wales in australia is experiencing drought. here at amiens cathedral in northern france 3000 people have gathered to mark the centenary of the battle of amiens. the prime minister and prince william came here and joints descendeds of those who fought in the battle that proved to be a turning point in world war

borisjohnson comes more libertarian am progressive.on comes from more libertarian am progressive. borisjohnson comes from the libertarian wing of the party that he is throwing red meat to his base. some say he is taking a few indicators out of the donald trump playbook, meeting with steve bannon... they playbook, meeting with steve bannon. .. they are meant to have conversations. i don't know how many meetings. who knows. this is the sort of thing we are not told. but he is saying that he is being himself, authentic and in social media era this is what you have to be. yesterday, camp johnson media era this is what you have to be. yesterday, campjohnson circled the wagons around him and said he had not gone far enough, and they should have banned the burqa. but we do not have burqa in this country, we have niqabs. photo here at he threw. is the prime ministerial material? he is like a soccer player 110w. material? he is like a soccer player now. everybody just material? he is like a soccer player now. everybodyjust knows him as boris. n

they were dismissed by the borisjohnsons and the michael goves. last week, people sneering at the governor of the bank of england, saying, what does he know? while! i find the concentration is very much on the political fallout of brexit as well. there is more reporting on that than what brexiteers. that's right, often because it is easier to understand. more entertaining, as well. it sells papers. there is that, too. it has become more complicated. if you think about where we started from, we are getting our heads around membership ofa we are getting our heads around membership of a single market and the customs union, then we have had so the customs union, then we have had so many different versions of how a customs union might work. and so it goes on. every week it gets more difficult. you have to try to remember what actually went before. sol remember what actually went before. so i think i do understand why people find it all a bit too much. 0k, people find it all a bit too much. ok, i'm on board now, let's move on to the sunday times. come o

writing in the daily telegraph on monday, borisjohnson said a total ban on full face coverings

i asking him to take severe action against borisjohnson.oris thought about what he was going to write before he wrote them. and these words are totally out of what is exact double. people can wear what they want to wear and that should continue rather than high profile people making remarks which can cause disharmony and harm race relations in this country. what you see, what to say to those who sin suggest that it might be overreacting, and it was just some comments about the way a few people dress in public with no sense of attacking religion and indeed the article in which it appeared sad that a ban on wearing such outfits in france and denmark was wrong. i accept that and i very much appreciate the fact that he said that the ban was wrong to stop but having said that, he has made remarks about muslim girls looking like bank robbers and letter boxes and people will remember these remarks. i've this morning people writing to me awful things about the prophet muhammad, peace be upon him, not only criticising me, i do not mind criticism but

i have spoken to other mps who think borisjohnson did have spoken to other mps who think boris johnsonoken to other mps who think borisjohnson did not use the sort of language that is appropriate for politician, he should apologise, and it has damaged the conservative party. there are two very different views and it exposes existing tensions around brexit and the leadership speculation in the conservative party. thank you so much for that. returning to our top story. the shooting incident in moss side in manchester, ten people have been taken to hospital with a variety of injuries, let us get the latest from our correspondent, anna jameson. what is the latest? currently, as you can see behind me, claremont road in moss side is com pletely claremont road in moss side is completely cordoned off. yesterday this was a scene of celebration, vibrancy, colour, at manchester's caribbean carnival. it turned sour when at 2:30am officers were called on reports that ten people had been shot. we do not know a lot of information, it is a developing story. however, the bbc has spoken toa story. howev

i went to south africa once with, believe it or not, borisjohnson, as pa rt of believe it or not, borisjohnsonouncil thing, and... to bea part of a british council thing, and... to be a fly on the wall! 0 my god, oh, my god. he behaved like he was cecil rhodes, and even said... and actually people walked out. i think if she can heal some of these words, no bad thing. think if she can heal some of these words, no bad thinglj think if she can heal some of these words, no bad thing. i suppose i must leap to the former foreign secretary‘s defence and say he is not here to explain himself. he was there with me on a delegation, i am not making any allegations, except he is no more cecil rhodes than he is churchill. let's stay with the telegraph. 0ther‘s heartbreak as she is sent back to jail. this is the british iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. to have this three—day release, and be reunited with her daughter who she has hardly seen at all. in this picture is so touching, when she is having to go back. part of me feels... actually, some of these negotiations about her release need

breached party rules with the comments he made but he fears borisjohnson could be turned into a martyr for robust but polite debate on sensitive issues. we have heard from various wings of the conservative party, some of them backing boris johnson and defend his right for what they describe as free speech, but we have also heard, dominic grieve saying he would leave the party if borisjohnson ever lead it and it interesting he said that because the background to all this is the speculation surrounding borisjohnson and any future attempt he might make at the leadership of the party. many people are saying this isjust boris being boris, the likelihood of any punishment being metered out by theresa may is also being derided, saying it is just silly season. there is an element of that, mps are on holiday, its parliamentary recess so sometimes these stories run on more because of that but in the last things have happened to motor the story on. calls for boris to apologise and then it emerged the party was looking at dozens of complaints, we know people have been unhappy and found the comment

ido andi that borisjohnson should apologise?, alistair burt mp and others, tariq ahmed, have come out to say that these comments are unacceptable and uncalled for and it is right that brandon asks boris to apologise. this clearly shows that the party is hopefully going to take this matter seriously. indeed, but boris johnson went on to say that he did not think that the wearing of the burka or the niqab should be banned as it has beenin niqab should be banned as it has been in some other countries — do you welcome that? there is a very real debate to be had about the different interpretations that people have about religious address. it's a debate that indeed i covered in my book only last year in some detail. and i myself am not a fan of the burka and the face veil. however, what is concerning about this particular incident is not so much the message that boris was allegedly trying to get out, but the very deliberate language that he used, letterbox, armed robber, it was the kind of dog whistle type language that we saw during

the timing, isa borisjohnson, it is brexit.e a lead ship it in the autumn and unconvinced this is all about leadership —— if you want to have a leadership —— if you want to have a leadership bid in the autumn. jeremy corbyn is on every front page about anti—semitism and he was beginning to ramble about the tory party and islamophobia, and then borisjohnson cops in article —— drops an article like this, take on the front pages away from jeremy corbyn —— taking. the thing is he might be appealing to the grassroots but then he is also annoying a lot of mps, this is the most peculiar way of doing things. this is boris. he is churchill and that this is the voice of the british bulldog and that he will be bowed 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 journali

so borisjohnson, the front man of brexit, continues to divide.ing up on boris johnson over this. the latest intervention 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 spooke

so borisjohnson, the front man of brexit, continues to divide.has died after suffering a serious head injury following a rock slide on the beach at the seaside village of staithes in north yorkshire. emergency services were called to the area just after quarter past four this afternoon. the coastguard confirmed that a section of the cliff had fallen. 0ur correspondent peter harris sent this from the scene. well, the ambulance service, they were called here at around about 1l20pm this afternoon to a report that a child had been injured in a rock fall. the police were also called in, and north yorkshire police confirmed this evening that in a nine—year—old girl has died as a result of that of rock fall. she was treated here at this scene, but unfortunately died. the police tell us that her family are being supported by specialist officers. now, this is obviously a very popular holiday village at this time of year. there were a lot of people about, and clearly for those here this evening, this has come as a terrible shock. they just said there's bee

i guess the question now is will borisjohnson apologise?y, a source close to him said he would not be apologising, but it was ridiculous to expect him to do so, because difficult issues like this have to be addressed and disgust. i suppose one of the areas of debate has been whether the language he used was the right way to go about that discussion. critics say absolutely not but some allies say, he has a right to discuss issues in a full and frank way in his daily telegraph column, but theresa mayjoining calls now for a borisjohnson to apologise and looks at the moment like as not going to. he is now a backbench mp, and he will not necessarily be forced to, he does not have cabinet responsibilities, but some people have said, being the former —— including baroness warsi says if he does not apologise, there should be disciplinary action. thank you. the prime minister is in edinburgh this evening, where's she's been holding talks with scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon, on the uk's brexit plans. 0ur correspondent glenn campbell is in

the telegraph has scottish conservative lead, ruth davidson, condemning the borisjohnson burqa lead,th davidson, condemning the borisjohnson burqa comments, saying that wearing one is no different wearing a crucifix the mirror also leaves with the borisjohnson remarks, and pressure is increasing on the foreign secretary after more than a dozen tories spoke at against them. so, without we have a real mixture of front pages, there. and let's start with the story that is ona let's start with the story that is on a lot of the front pages, not surprisingly, of course, the daily telegraph, which carried his original comments, and jessica, picking up on the comments from ruth davidson? yes. i don't think conservative headquarters would be pleased to see how long this story has gone on, and mounting criticism, including from ruth davidson, seeing as one of the party's bright young prospects, and she is very scathing about boris johnson, but prospects, and she is very scathing about borisjohnson, but she uses a bitter perhaps controversial comparison, she says that she wouldn't criticise, or

i think borisjohnson 2006 and he apologised for it. for it. i think borisjohnson is trying to seek attention and increased his political scoring in the expenses of muslim veiled women and he had to apologise otherwise women in the street will not feel safe any more in britain. it is so interesting to talk to you, i wish we could talk longer but thank you for going into a studio. we can go to new york and talk to someone who is eight goodish american muslim. you were born in the uk but now live in the us and you work at the doctor and are a member of the towns of foreign relations. thank you for your time andi relations. thank you for your time and i will start in the same place, what did you think when you heard what did you think when you heard what boris johnson had what did you think when you heard what borisjohnson had written? certainly the comments were intriguing and some could interpret it as insensitive. i was surprised he was opposed to the niqab and in the uk. at a practising muslim, a partially agree with the geneticist. th

no, they will talk about it when borisjohnson is here, thatis about it when borisjohnson is here, thattheresa may said she would fight off any leadership challenge from boris johnson, suggesting she would leave the conservatives to the next general election, she says she is there for the long—term, you would do, and she says she will deliver for the british people and deliver the brexit the people want. she has been accused of talking in the broad soundbite ways and going to africa hasn't knocked that out of her. i suppose she has to say that. some people are looking forward to the tory party conference coming up. there is talk of borisjohnson talking about his vision for brexit, whether it is a vision or a plan, it will get the eurosceptics and the brexiteers in the tory party very energised and i am sure with the likes of jacob rees—mogg energised and i am sure with the likes ofjacob rees—mogg backing him to be the leader of the tory party. she wants to have a good tory party conference and it is clearly on her mind because she is talking about the domestic agenda and the great thing

i think borisjohnson rome, i agree with borisjohnson.osed 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 could see. but i will defend any woman's right to wear what she wants. the way to start this debate is to speak to the muslim council of britain, the conservative forum, baroness cider barzagli, who said islamophobia had passed the dinner party test in 2011. —— baroness warsi. if the conservative party have nothing to hide, have the debate, if they think it is more releva nt debate, if they think it is more relevant than how the country is run, foreign policy, brexit, if you wa nt run, foreign policy, brexit, if you want to debate energy, go and speak to grassroots muslim women before writing and article in the tele

she says borisjohnson is using bigotry to further his career.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 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 cause him political damage. senior tories have criticised mrjohnson using offensive language. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: marking the 100th anniversary of the battle that helped end the great war at amiens. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war or taking a chance

yes, borisjohnson yes, boris johnson is yes, borisjohnson is back from holiday, he has been away forcial complaints have been received by the party, now, there are those supporters of boris johnson party, now, there are those supporters of borisjohnson who think the whole inquiry is being used to try to damage him politically because he is seen as a threat in their eyes, as a possible leadership candidate, but critics are saying they quite, the inquiry needs to go ahead, the muslim council of great britain very warning it shouldn't be a whitewash. it is at the initial stages so the complaints are being assessed to see whether they should be seen by an independent panel, that would be the next stage process, within the conservative party, and the muslim council of great britain are warning that the inquiry, the complaints shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. they should progress on to this next stage. but it is worth saying there is some way to go still in this process , is some way to go still in this process, it could go all the way to the party board, if it is deemed that boris john

women there was a storm of protests after borisjohnson described women who w0 re borisjohnson describedter boxes and burglars and those complaints have automatically triggered a process that will try to find out whether mrjohnson might have broken back conservative code of conduct. to give you a sense of what that is all about, one passage talks about party representatives who should lead by example, to encourage and foster respect and tolerance. this process is at an early stage and there is a broad spectrum of what might might be dismissed and they may not be investigated further, but at the other end, borisjohnson could be kicked out of the conservative party. there is internal party politics and the friends of mrjohnson say that some of those criticising him are trying to harm his chances of becoming leaders of the party. 0thers to harm his chances of becoming leaders of the party. others would argue that he is managing to do that by himself. thank you. the number of people waiting more than a year for non—urgent surgery in england, has risen sharply, to more than three and half tho

at the moment we understand that borisjohnson's case is in the first stage.on has the opportunity to respond in the party official decides whether the case has merit. if it does not it can be thrown out completely at this stage if it does have merit it will go to the next stage where an independent panel will look at whether he broke the code of conduct. they could take it to the third stage were it goes to the party board. at that point the party board could decide whether oi’ the party board could decide whether or not to suspend an mp or throw an mp out of the party altogether. it is important to note at the moment we are nowhere near that stage. they are looking at it in the initial stages, looking at whether or not he broke the code of conduct. it says that conservative officials and elected representatives must lead by example to ring courage and foster respect and tolerance. that is what the code says. we have had dozens of complaints made to the conservative party in feuding one from the conservative muslim forum. —— including one. he has said he shou

theresa may tells borisjohnson to apologise, for a newspaper article in which he said that muslim women who wear burqas, look like bank robbers. i think boris johnson i think borisjohnson used language in describing people's appearance thatis in describing people's appearance that is obvious the caused offence. it was the wrong way which use, he should not have used it. six men are found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants in speed boats across the english channel. a court hears that england cricketer ben stokes — on trial for affray — was not acting in self—defence — but with revenge, retaliation, or punishment in mind. also coming up. we follow a spanish journalist, who was held hostage by the so—called islamic state, as he returns to syria he returns to the cells in raqqa where he and other men were held by militants, and confronts the men he accuses of being his captors. and water, water everywhere, but scilly has still managed to run out of the stuff, as the heatwave takes its toll. hello good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said borisjohnson shoul

pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about women who wear the burqa. one conservative peer says the whip should be withdrawn — other colleagues say it's important that these issues are debated. we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime: more than three million british gas customers are facing a rise in prices for the second time this year. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering the midwife samantha eastwood. livestock struggle to find water to drink, as parts of australia suffer the worst drought for decades. and, remembering the battle that changed the course of the first world war — 2000 people gather in amiens to mark the centenary. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. we'll have the latest action on day seven at the european championships including the open water swimming in loch lomond. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise, for the newspaper column in which he wrote m

theresa may, borisjohnson and even jacob rees—mogg, seen that theresa may, borisjohnson and evenjacobhe case that may goes, wouldn't do better than the prime minister, that's fascinating, and they point out that someone quite young and not in government would be more appealing. in terms of the general voting population, which is the dilemma, because ultimately leaders are chosen by the parties themselves, and have to appeal beyond the parties to have any chance of winning a majority, and a lot of people thought borisjohnson still reached path that other tory leaders couldn't. yes, and take the ball with a pinch of salt, because a month ago different poll, which said borisjohnson was the month ago different poll, which said boris johnson was the only person who would get more votes than theresa may. i am not saying that this is right and that is wrong, but you know... and the advice is to read the trend. exactly. it was close, in terms of the numbers. it is hard to predict. 0ne close, in terms of the numbers. it is hard to predict. one thing we know with the polls is that whenever you

she says borisjohnson is using bigotry to further his career.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 part of the tory party. but mrjohnson's friends 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 now on bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: afterfalling behind, johanna konta returns serve to move through to the second round of the rogers cup, beating jelena 0stapenko. dina asher smith equals the world leading time for this year in the 100m claiming european gold in berl

earlier today a minister had his borisjohnson as his boss.ments carried a degree of offence and saying that he would never have made such remarks and yet friends borisjohnson say, he was simply making a joke and they defended his right to make his comments, doing his job defended his right to make his comments, doing hisjob as a newspaper columnist for the daily telegraph. he's perfectly entitled to his views, he is paid to write a column for the daily telegraph. it was an erudite column with a bit of humour about a pertinent issue, denmark have banned the burqa but boris doesn't 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 proportion by those who wish to cause him political damage. he was suggesting that those responsible for stoking criticism are people who want to harm boris johnson‘s political prospects and stop him from ever standing a chance of becoming conservative leader or even potentially prime minister. sources close to borisjohnson have been

she says borisjohnson is using bigotry to further his career.erboxes 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 part of the tory party. but friends of mrjohnson say it is ridiculous that his views are being attacked and difficult issues had to be debated. it was an erudite column with a bit of humour about a pertinent issue, that denmark have banned the burqa, but boris doesn't 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 cause him political damage. critics say mrjohnson‘s comments will harm community cohesion. some suspect him of being deliberately provocative, ensuring he stays in the limelight after leaving government. tesla boss elon musk has suggested he's "considering" taking the electric car firm private. in a tweet, mr musk said he coul

borisjohnson your silly and whatever you want to do.you want to do. borisjohnson is trying to essentially launch his bid for the leadership of the conservative party by targeting what he sees as a potential basis of support in the conservative party, people who are up conservative party, people who are up in arms against multiculturalism and other religions and who will feel that british, western and christian values are in danger by mass immigration. it is very dangerous what is trying to do. it is utterly irresponsible. is an elected politician. he has to be far more cautious in the way that he speaks. words have meaning and people understood exactly what he was trying to do. he tried to a bit to liberal, "i think we have the rights to use it but i think it is outrageous." he was speaking to two audiences and he knew exactly what he was doing in the most irresponsible way. it is not a prize includes this has been his modus operandi since he started professional life. he is talking about a minuscule proportion of this population. it is

she says borisjohnson is using bigotry to further his career.o 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 part of the tory party. but friends of mrjohnson say it is ridiculous that his views are being attacked and difficult issues had to be debated. it was an erudite column with a bit of humour about a pertinent issue, that denmark have banned the burqa, but boris doesn't 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 cause him political damage. critics say mrjohnson's comments will harm community cohesion. some suspect him of being deliberately provocative, ensuring he stays in the limelight after leaving government. firefighters in california are now dealing with the largest wildfire ever to hit the state, and they

i was wondering what would borisjohnson expulsion.ering what would boris johnson and expulsion. i was wondering what would borisjohnson and his diversity training looked like. it is the perfect daily telegraph column for that he could go and it could be mocked in the following daily telegraph on monday. could be mocked in the following daily telegraph on mondaym could be mocked in the following daily telegraph on monday. it is a win — win situation. do you find that frustrating? i think you for a long time, boris johnson that frustrating? i think you for a long time, borisjohnson has managed to cultivate this image of teflon boris, funny boris, whatever. he has had a 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 ne

the author was borisjohnson, who was until a month ago the uk's foreign minister.of the freedom to dress in the hijab, or indeed the burqa, which completely conceals the wearer. he said that he was here to defend women and defend their right to dress as they like. he was opposed to the ban that some other european countries, most recently denmark, have imposed. yet it has come out looking like he is their enemy. yes. it is a very funny way of defending people, you start by insulting them and then you say you are free to do your silly — and whatever you want to do. borisjohnson is trying to essentially launch his bid for the leadership of the conservative party by targeting what he sees as a potential basis of support in the conservative party, people who are up in arms against multiculturalism and other religions and who will feel that british, western and christian values are in danger by mass immigration. it is very dangerous what he is trying to do. it is utterly irresponsible. he is an elected politician. he has to be far more cautious in the way that he speaks

our headlines today: growing pressure on borisjohnson. a muslim peer says the former foreign secretary should be kicked out of the conservative party for his remarks about the burka. cracking down on junk food companies. the advertising watchdog upholds complaints against kfc and kelloggs for targeting their campaigns at children. california's biggest wildfire on record is expected to burn for the rest of the month. 100 years since the battle that helped end the great war at amiens. comemmorations will be held today. morning! it's far from a box office set of financial results from walt disney, but the boss says it's new streaming service will help turn things around. i'll be taking a look at the details. a golden day for great britain. zharnel hughes and dina asher—smith win gold in the 100 metres at the european championships. good morning. some parts of the south—east are going to have a good 90t south—east are going to have a good 90 t degree —— 10 degrees drop in temperature and it is a forecast of sunshine and showers across the uk.

she says borisjohnson is islamophobia in the party.ays boris johnson is using islamophobia in the party. she says 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

if it is determined borisjohnson was in breach of the code of conduct, it could all go all the way toich has the power to expel him. we asked some way off that happening, and sources close to borisjohnson are not making any comment, at the prospect of an internal enquiry is clearly divided opinion again dream those who think borisjohnson was merely expressing his views and those who think he caused great offence. dozens of people, including at least 29 children, are reported to have been killed after a bus was hit by an airstrike in yemen. local hospitals were inundated with casualties after the attack in a busy market area. iranian—backed rebels have blamed a saudi—led coalition supported by the west for the attack, in a conflict that began three years ago and has killed around 10,000 people. but the saudis say the rebels often use civilians as human shields. the number of people waiting more than a year for non—urgent surgery in england has risen sharply to more than 3,500, the highest level in more than six years. that's despite a pledge in 2014 by the previous health secretary to

what about the women who wrote to borisjohnson protesting his remarks.he macabre mark and the covering of the face for few women in the uk, as looking like letterboxes. —— niqab. comparing them at 1.2 armed robbers. 100 women wrote and said, we are women who wear the niqab and speak as free women who are able to speak for ourselves and make our own choices and we request that all personal choices be respected. and you won't respect that? what they have done is shift the goalposts, they always do it. when they are defeated theologically, there is nothing in the koran, and you in your listeners need to be aware that no woman going to matter is allowed to wear a face mask. that is refuted as well. one source says he has been to mecca and has seen women wearing it. he is an unelected politician. if one of two women are covering theirface? if one of two women are covering their face? that's fine. if one of two women are covering theirface? that's fine. you're not supposed to cover yourself. you don't even rely on the hadith. you can't have your cake and eat i