for his part, borisjohnson is saying that after 2026...is no theoretical limit beyond those placed by science or conservation on the quantity of our own fish that we can fish in our waters. there's no theoretical limit, but there's a very clear practical one. in reality, the uk government in 2026 is not going to block all eu access to uk waters because the price paid in lost export markets would be too high. it's a compromise, one that's brought some changes, but so far for uk fishing, brexit is farfrom the transformational moment it was sold as. now, borisjohnson made this promise on brexit and northern ireland... we will respect the peace process and the good friday agreement. cheering and applause but northern ireland's violent past remains clear in the memory — and this month, we've seen reminders of that violence, the most serious for years. but where, if at all, does brexit fit into this? to answer that, we need to understand what was promised and what's happened. from the start, there was one thing on which the eu and the uk agreed.

, and i don't _ the backing of borisjohnson, and i don't think— the backing of borisjohnson, and i don't— don't think that's too surprising because i think the risk for boris johnson — because i think the risk for boris johnson at — because i think the risk for boris johnson at a time when the conservatives have been more popular in opinion— conservatives have been more popular in opinion polls, largely do i think to the _ in opinion polls, largely do i think to the vaccine road going so well as a boris _ to the vaccine road going so well as a borisjohnson were to the vaccine road going so well as a boris johnson were to sack matt hancock _ a boris johnson were to sack matt hancock to — a boris johnson were to sack matt hancock to move him to a different 'ob, hancock to move him to a different job, then _ hancock to move him to a different job, then i — hancock to move him to a different job, then i think it would encourage the perception that borisjohnson hirnself— the perception that borisjohnson himself was at fault, and that dominic— himself was at fault, and that dominic cummings cr

borisjohnson is saying after 2026... changed that.2026. . ._ changed that. boris johnson is saying after 2026. .. there is no theoretical— saying after 2026. .. there is no theoretical limit _ saying after 2026. .. there is no theoretical limit on _ saying after 2026. .. there is no theoretical limit on the - saying after 2026. .. there is no theoretical limit on the quantity saying after 2026. .. there is no i theoretical limit on the quantity of our fish we can fish in theoretical limit on the quantity of ourfish we can fish in our own waters. our fish we can fish in our own waters. , ., ., u, waters. there is no theoretical limit but a _ waters. there is no theoretical limit but a clear— waters. there is no theoretical limit but a clear practical- waters. there is no theoretical limit but a clear practical one. | waters. there is no theoretical l limit but a clear practical one. in reality the uk government in 2026 will not block all eu access to uk waters because the price paid in lost export markets would be too high. it's a comp

but all the evidence suggests he's a chaotic figure, borisjohnson.caster, i used to do programmes with him sometimes, there was an air of chaos around. but does that matter? yes, it does matter in terms of clarity of policymaking, delivering policy, of being not only decisive, but it's about making the right calls based on the evidence in front of you, which could be complex, detailed, dull, technocratic. and, you know, what we see suggests that that isn't. borisjohnson is a great vote winner, let's be absolutely clear about that, but that side of it chimes with what dominic cummings said. and his appointments in cabinet are fairly mediocre, unthreatening figures wholly dependent on his patronage. it reinforces the sense that rather than allowing others, big figures to have space to impose order and control, he would prefer the chaos around him so he retains a degree of control. i think it really matters in terms of the conduct of government. in britain, we have a cabinet—based system in theory, although cummings made clear the cabinet was virtually

so it is quite a strange situation and borisjohnson has relied _ situation and borisjohnson has reliedf following the signs and — relied on the idea of following the signs and being led by scientists, but this— signs and being led by scientists, but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder if— but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder if it _ but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder if it sort _ but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder if it sort of _ but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder if it sort of tells - but this one is all on him. jessica, i wonder if it sort of tells us - i wonder if it sort of tells us something about how some of those scientific advisers perhaps are starting to feel after a year of working so intensely with government in terms of, you know, the balance of blame and responsibility, if i can put it like that. perhaps that's a bad way of putting it, but you do understand the point i am making. i think it is always probably been the case that although ministers like to say that's from you know,

, it pains me to say it, borisjohnson, it pains me to say it. he's— borisjohnson, it pains me to sayen labour plus— politician. the vaccine. and then labour plus my own internal problems. i think the biggest mistake _ problems. i think the biggest mistake is that it's always going to be tough _ mistake is that it's always going to be tough elections for labour, you know, _ be tough elections for labour, you know. the — be tough elections for labour, you know, the circumstances they are which _ know, the circumstances they are which kind — know, the circumstances they are which kind of collated a lot of unfortunate forms for labour in terms _ unfortunate forms for labour in terms of— unfortunate forms for labour in terms of timing, but the biggest problem — terms of timing, but the biggest problem is they did not have a message _ problem is they did not have a message. and if you have not got anything — message. and if you have not got anything to sell on the doorstep no one is— anything to sell on the doorstep no one is going to buy anything. that�*s one is going to buy anything. tha

he clever trap set by borisjohnson. he has written — clever trap set by borisjohnson.aders of the three devolved assemblies and said we are _ three devolved assemblies and said we are in— three devolved assemblies and said we are in a — three devolved assemblies and said we are in a pandemic and it's not 'ust we are in a pandemic and it's not just fighting the pandemic together, it's fighting the recovery together and he _ it's fighting the recovery together and he outlines how the jabs campaign of working together in the uk has _ campaign of working together in the uk has been a success and helped get mark drake _ uk has been a success and helped get mark drake four and re—elected in wales— mark drake four and re—elected in wales and — mark drake four and re—elected in wales and nicola sturgeon in scotland. —— drakeford. hospitals are facing— scotland. —— drakeford. hospitals are facing huge waiting lists due to the pandemic and lockdown and let's -et the pandemic and lockdown and let's get together as we have with the vaccines — get together as we have with the vacci

borisjohnson is, according to dominic cummings, unfit to lead the country.teve richards, there was huge build—up to this testimony. did it deliver in terms of an informed critique about how government functioned at one of the toughest times civilian governments have experienced 7 yes, i think it did. you say there was a huge build—up. you and i waited for many of these political dramas, and that were anti—climactic when they happened, so i assumed this was going to be one of those. it really wasn't, notjust because it went on for so long, i watched, like you did, the whole lot. but as you say, here was boris johnson's chosen senior adviser, who was on the inside during all of these key moments making a series of extraordinary assertions. now, some say with some credence, that here is a subjective, unreliable narrator, but that would only be true if what we all know and experience was with at odds with what he was saying. but we know they locked down late in the first lockdown, when football matches and rock concerts were taking place. we know was a dispute i

daily camera and the european union, and borisjohnson and scotland.en�*t they? 50 create significant delays, aren't the ? , , ., ., they? so the good news is that from ma 17 will they? so the good news is that from may 17 will be _ they? so the good news is that from may 17 will be allowed _ they? so the good news is that from may 17 will be allowed to _ they? so the good news is that from may 17 will be allowed to go - they? so the good news is that from may 17 will be allowed to go on - may 17 will be allowed to go on foreign — may 17 will be allowed to go on foreign holidays again to 12 countries. which includes portugal, lsrael. _ countries. which includes portugal, israel, gibraltarand countries. which includes portugal, israel, gibraltar and the falkland islands — israel, gibraltar and the falkland islands. it's a boom for the falkland _ islands. it's a boom for the falkland islands travel industry which _ falkland islands travel industry which is — falkland islands travel industry which is nice to know. the less good news _ which is nice to kno

borisjohnson, his partner and their young son occupy an upstairs flat in downing street.ntire week, the news media here has been transfixed by this question. who originally paid for it to be refurbished to the prime ministerial family's taste? though mrjohnson says he's paid for it, his coyness over the alleged involvement of his conservative party — and perhaps one of its donors — has now prompted an official investigation into a possible breach of election law. steve, there could be people watching this who think, "i don't really care who paid for borisjohnson�*s refurbishment, provided it's not me." yeah, and there's evidence in vox pops around the country, with elections in britain scheduled for next week, where that is a view. i think it's a misguided view for several reasons. first of all, it's not so much about the detail, as the principle. whether a prime minister should comply with the rules outlined to, to some extent, constrain and hold prime ministers to account as to who funds what. and it's also part of a pattern where borisjohnson appears to be, if i can pu

i think the analysis that boris johnson had a background of| borisjohnson had a background of iris borisjohnson good one, actually if you look at the results — one, actually if you look at the results in _ one, actually if you look at the results in each place, it's a lot more — results in each place, it's a lot more collocated than that. but i think— more collocated than that. but i think this — more collocated than that. but i think this whole idea of holding a summit— think this whole idea of holding a summit and talking about coronavirus, i don't think that's going _ coronavirus, i don't think that's going to — coronavirus, i don't think that's going to stop the independence bandwagon. i think one of the papers says this _ bandwagon. i think one of the papers says this is _ bandwagon. i think one of the papers says this is borisjohnson bandwagon. i think one of the papers says this is boris johnson turning the screws — says this is boris johnson turning the screws on nicola sturgeon. i 'ust the screws on nicola sturgeon. i just think— the screws on nicola sturgeon. i just think the snp are

but borisjohnson said allowing one would be "irresponsible and reckless".e votes now counted, this is how the parties stand in the holyrood parliament. the snp has gained 64 seats up one from last time, the conservatives are the second largest party with labour third and the greens gaining two seats. our scotland editor sarah smith is outside holyrood for us this evening. with those results you can see how the constitutional battle lines are going to be drawn. we have nicola sturgeon declaring that as the people of scotland have voted for parties who made a clear manifesto commitment to hold another referendum, then borisjohnson has no democraticjustification in trying to block that vote. while the prime minister is carefully not saying he will never allow one, but very firmly saying now is not the time. across scotland, victorious snp candidates are celebrating increasing their votes and winning a remarkable fourth time in government. kaukab stewart became the first woman of colour elected to the first woman of colour elected to the scottish parliament.— t

the fact that this criticism of borisjohnson this.criticism of borisjohnson for having been unaware of, not sufficient numbers of questions, and the role of others in this about the cabinet office, what about various other people? i think the questions are probably still going to be asked. i think downing streetjesus is drawing a line. downing street jesus is drawing a line. ., downing street jesus is drawing a line. . , . line. helen, thanks very much. downin: line. helen, thanks very much. downing street _ line. helen, thanks very much. downing street said _ line. helen, thanks very much. downing street said boris - line. helen, thanks very much. i downing street said boris johnson downing street said borisjohnson raised concern —— downing street, i believe, is drawing a line. he also defended his hostility towards muslim immigrants to hungary and denied he was anti—semitic. ryan giggs will go on trial this year accused of controlling his girlfriend. he is accused of assaulting kate last november. the trial will take place at the ma

in borisjohnson, for good _ character. in borisjohnson, for good or— character.for good or bad and his many flaws we can discuss— good or bad and his many flaws we can discuss another day, he does exude _ can discuss another day, he does exude optimism. i would quite like to come _ exude optimism. i would quite like to come on— exude optimism. i would quite like to come on with the times in terms of this— to come on with the times in terms of this triumphant... he to come on with the times in terms of this triumphant. . ._ to come on with the times in terms of this triumphant. .. he is eyeing a decade in power. _ of this triumphant. .. he is eyeing a decade in power. i— of this triumphant. .. he is eyeing a decade in power. i would _ of this triumphant. .. he is eyeing a decade in power. i would caution i decade in power. i would caution auainst decade in power. i would caution against hubris _ decade in power. i would caution against hubris here. _ decade in power. i would caution against hubris here. two - decade in power. i would caution| against hubris here.

i think borisjohnson is popular. i think there's— borisjohnson is popular. already. but do you have to accept _ half the way made already. but do you have to accept that _ half the way made already. but do you have to accept that parts i half the way made already. but do you have to accept that parts of i half the way made already. but do | you have to accept that parts of the north east have they gone forever? this sort of realignment revolvers talked about after brexit and post 2019, is that no permanent and labour needs to rethink where it gets its support from? it needs to rethink a lot of things but i don't think it's permanent, nothing is permanent in politics. the low turnout, 15,000 people voted tory, 7000 voted for labour, these are tiny figures. in lambeth, looking at my local result for the mayoral election, 19,000 people in a fairly small chunk of london... 50 fairly small chunk of london... so are they piling up votes what they already have them? this are they piling up votes what they already have them?— already have them? this is the problem.

borisjohnson ties the knot in a secretly—planned wedding to carrie symonds, at westminster cathedral. newly—elected leader of the democratic unionist party accuses the eu of using northern ireland as a "plaything" to punish the uk for brexit. very good evening, welcome to bbc news if you have just very good evening, welcome to bbc news if you havejustjoined us. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, says the government will be cautious and look at all the data before deciding whether to end covid restrictions in england next month. it comes as the chief executive of nhs providers says "very, very few" coronavirus patients in hospital in england, have received two covid jabs, showing that a double dose of vaccine can provide "very high" levels of protection. however, he warned hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of patients because of delays caused by the pandemic. here's our health correspondent, catherine burns. a critical incident for the south western ambulance service — not because of coronavirus, though. there are just 13 covid patients in hospital there but the system is d

the covid—i9 nurse borisjohnson quits over pay insult. 0ne covid—i9 nurse borisjohnson quits over payped him and he believes helped him to stay alive. ginny —— tina mcgee is residing in disgust over the pay offer of nearly i%. it is a happy picture of her and i have course study engraved of the different types of pictures of her but nevertheless mihir this is a story papers picking up on. yes it has been the _ story papers picking up on. yes it has been the front _ story papers picking up on. yes it has been the front page - story papers picking up on. yes it has been the front page of - story papers picking up on. yes it has been the front page of any i story papers picking up on. yes it has been the front page of any ofj has been the front page of any of the papers as you point out, this picture is of a happy smiling ginny mcgee. but others make her look very grim. and again this is not a story that borisjohnson or the government will like because last year when borisjohnson was not in intensive care, he made a very specific point of thinking the nurses and particularly ginny mcgee

at borisjohnson will love scotland? at arm's length?. fix, arm's length? he hasn't spent much time there. �* arm's length? he hasn't spent much time there-— time there. a huge tactic will be auoin to time there. a huge tactic will be going to scotland _ time there. a huge tactic will be going to scotland and _ time there. a huge tactic will be going to scotland and he - time there. a huge tactic will be going to scotland and he now. time there. a huge tactic will be - going to scotland and he now cannot take any credit for the scottish conservatives being in holyrood for holding the line for the union in scotland. he did not come for a good reason, because borisjohnson himself is seen as as someone who drives support for independence. of nationalists do not talk about independence in terms of getting rid of westminster tory government. —— lots of nationalists. he is a bogeyman for the nationalists, so he is staying away. and him staying away and saying no, he has not said no forever, but not now, and i think, for as long as borisjohnson

obviously borisjohnson will use takes quite a bit of time.n's speech on tuesday to get on with the 'ob speech on tuesday to get on with the job of— speech on tuesday to get on with the job of levelling up and doing things. _ job of levelling up and doing things, the phrase in the sunday times— things, the phrase in the sunday times about live locally and prosper, _ times about live locally and prosper, saying to people you don't need _ prosper, saying to people you don't need to— prosper, saying to people you don't need to leave your home town to get a great _ need to leave your home town to get a greatiob — need to leave your home town to get a greatjob. that is a great idea. if a greatjob. that is a great idea. if the _ a greatjob. that is a great idea. if the government manages to deliver that that _ if the government manages to deliver that that is _ if the government manages to deliver that that is brilliant but ijust think— that that is brilliant but ijust think it — that that is brilliant but ijust think it would take quite a bit of ti

i think the cost of it is another faux pas for borisjohnson. the scottish public. that's less than 30 seconds but i appreciate your brevity. thank you to all my guests today. katy balls, deputy political spectator, michael freidenburg president of reuters news, thomas cock, general editor of the bristol live, catriona stewart from the glasgow times. and stephen bush from the new statesman. i am back with you next week. thank you all for listening and watching. thank you. take care. good afternoon. it has been an unsettled thunderstorms around. we will hold on into the evening hours to the sunshine. this is early on. the thing continued over the next couple of days and it's going to be a theme of days and it's going to be a theme of some sunshine around, heavy downpours, thunderstorms and temperatures remaining quite cool for the middle part of may. they pressure very much driving our way, sitting right across the uk, particularly towards the south. quite breezy for the rest of the afternoon and evening on the south coast but light winds elsewhe

and borisjohnson and i_ or 94th minute. and borisjohnson and i know— or 94th minute.know from personal experience because we — and i know from personal experience because we were together at the telegraph, his knowledge of the ball is very— telegraph, his knowledge of the ball is very limited, he is a bit of a johnson — is very limited, he is a bit of a johnson time if you think about it. look— johnson time if you think about it. look at— johnson time if you think about it. look at this — johnson time if you think about it. look at this whole pandemic from the beginning. _ look at this whole pandemic from the beginning, there has been a number of disasters — beginning, there has been a number of disasters and our lockdown was not soon — of disasters and our lockdown was not soon enough. the way we handled overseas _ not soon enough. the way we handled overseas flights and things like that and — overseas flights and things like that and even recently about flights from india — that and even recently about flights from india and so on and so forth, the indian — from ind

prime minister borisjohnson.ic has been one of the most difficult things this country has had to do for a very long time. none of the decisions have been easy. to go into a lockdown is a dramatic thing for a country. to deal with a pandemic on this scale has been appallingly difficult. we have at every stage tried to minimise loss of life, to save lives, protect the nhs, and we followed the best scientific advice we can, mr speaker. does the prime minister accept the accusation that his inaction led to needless death? no, mr speaker, and all of those matters will be reviewed in the course of the public enquiry that i have announced... but serious accusations are being made now, about borisjohnson and his government. dominic cummings left downing street months ago that he still has plenty to say. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. bringing your statement that's just been issued by the spokesman for matt hancock the secretary of state for health who came in for some lacerating criticism from dominic raab —— domin

borisjohnson denies allegations poor handling of the coronavirus pandemic led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people. he was responding to claims made by his former top adviser dominic cummings. at every stage, we've been governed by a determination to protect life, to save life, to ensure that our nhs is not overwhelmed. the health secretary has also robustly defended claims by mr cummings that he's a liar and should have been sacked. these unsubstantiated allegations around honesty are not true and that i've been straight with people, in public and in private, throughout. we'll have the latest, live from westminster. also this lunchtime... gps in england say they're facing a "tsunami of patients" as the country emerges from lockdown. hundreds of children are rescued during operations against county lines drugs gangs. scientists believe at least one of the next five years could be 1.5 celsius hotter than pre—industrial levels, smashing climate change targets. and a very special reunion — the friends get back together for the first time in 17 years. and coming up on the bbc news

has described borisjohnson as unfit for the job. in a parliamentary public hearing, dominic cummings said tens of thousands of people died needlessly from coronavirus, because of disastrous failings by the government. britain has been one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic. eight people have been killed and others wounded after a gunman opened fire in a railyard in san jose, california. the gunman, who worked at the railfacility, also died. there have been 230 mass shootings so far this year across the united states. ajudge in australia has dismissed what could've been a landmark case, brought by eight teenagers and a nun trying to stop the expansion of australia's coal production. they argued the federal government had a "duty of care" in protecting future generations from climate change. now it's time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. as dominic cummings delivers his verdict on borisjohnson. part of the problem was fundamentally, i regarded him as unfit for the j

here he is pictured with borisjohnson in 2019. the prime minister's inner circle which led to an election victory that year and to brexit withdrawal deal as well. he was also the chief adviser to the prime minister when the pandemic hit in march of last year. however, in november, with the pandemic still ongoing, he quit and here he is leaving downing street for the last time. a lot to work through for the last seven hours of testimony, here is some questioning the eligibility of many of those in charge of making decisions earlier, including himself. is completely crackers, crack is the borisjohnson was in there and the last election being jeremy corbyn. early in his evidence — he took aim in particular at health secretary, matt hancock — repeatedly. mr cummings accused him of a cover up over the shortages of medical equipment for frontline staff and for failing to set up an adequate testing system. the secretary of state for health should have been fired at least 1520 things, including lying to everybody, on multiple occasions in

and keep borisjohnson on message.here, which is focus on recovery. and the prime minister is also keen to see the levelling up that he has promised in every part of the united kingdom. that's where we can see investment in infrastructure and more jobs coming to scotland. so i hope we now have a scottish government that will work better with the uk government and that will deliver for people. just as the tories, labour and the lib dems have to make the case for why scotland is better off inside the united kingdom, the snp now have to make detailed plans for the independence offer they want to make to the country. after brexit, they have to consider questions like the arrangements for the border with england, as well as those on currency and the economy. i mean, it is the case that the snp at the moment isn't able to answer a number of questions like what the border arrangements with england, if we were two separate countries, would be. well, we do know certain fundamentals. we know the common travel area should still r

now, birth mothers in britain have written to borisjohnson, asking for an official apology here.tries have recognised it, and it's high time ours did. well, it would be very good if somebody said "i'm sorry". it would be so powerful. to show people that what happened to us was wrong. the government says it accepts forced adoptions did take place but says laws have changed since that era. many women, like veronica smith, didn't have any more children, and she says it is time someone said sorry. what have you missed out on? i don't know how to mother. i don't know how to, because i haven't... and it's notjust me, it's thousands, thousands of women. it was so wrong. veronica smith ending that report by duncan kennedy, and tomorrow we will hear from some of the children who were adopted. borisjohnson has warned there will be consequences for belarus, following the forced re—routing of a ryanair flight on sunday in order to capture one of the passengers on board. roman protasevich, a well—known critic of the belarus regime, was detained on sunday. a video has since been released of th

borisjohnson. time now for a look at some other news in brief.rds on why some high—rise buildings are still covered in dangerous cladding, almost four years after the grenfell tower fire in which 72 people died. a minister said the government had been pressing the developer, ballymore, for more than two years to replace unsafe cladding on new providence wharf. peers were told that remediation work had not been carried out, despite the government funding the lion's share of the £12 million cost. we also are paying for expert construction advice for this particular site, and that is been available sincejuly 2020. and prior to the fire, and this year i had two meetings, so ministerially led meetings with the senior leadership of ballymore and other members of london government to try and get the work started. sadly, it only started this monday. the metropolitan police commissioner has defended the way her officers handled the vigil in the memory of sarah everard. hundreds of people had gathered on clapham common in london after her body was found in

an unpaid debt of £535. —— borisjohnson's name.which was first reported by private eye magazine. a no ten spokesperson told the bbc, "an application will be made for an order to set aside the defaultjudgment, to strike out the claim and for a declaration that the claim 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. do we know anything more about that claim against borisjohnson and also tell us more about downing street and their reaction. we tell us more about downing street and their reaction.— and their reaction. we don't know what the debt _ and their reaction. we don't know what the debt if _ and their reaction. we don't know what the debt if there _ and their reaction. we don't know what the debt if there was - and their reaction. we don't know what the debt if there was one . and their reaction. we don't knowl what the debt if there was one was for and we don't know who it was 02. but as you say come earlier today, a county courtjudgment but as you say come earlier today, a county court judgment listed but as y

tonight at ten , the man who was borisjohnson's closest advisor , says thousands have died needlessly during the pandemic. dominic cummings told mps that the handling of the pandemic was flawed from the start and that chaos had reigned inside number ten. when the public needed us most, the government failed and i d like to say to all the families of those who died unnecessarily how sorry i am for the mistakes that were made and my own mistakes at that. tens of thousands of people died who didn t need to die there was a blistering attack on the performance of the health secretary, matt hancock, who was accused of lying repeatedly. i think that the secretary of state for health should have been fired for at least 15, 20 things, including lying to everybody, on multiple occasions. and mr cummings went further, declaring that borisjohnson�*s handling of the pandemic made him unfit to be prime minister. also tonight... 32 years after the hillsborough football disaster, two former policemen and a solicitor are cleared of altering police statements. a special reports on forced adoptions — we

we note that borisjohnson was meant to be going _ that borisjohnson was meant to be going out— that borisjohnsonf those vaccines. the bil ask for more of those vaccines. the big mantra — ask for more of those vaccines. the big mantra is, none is safe until all are _ big mantra is, none is safe until all are say _ big mantra is, none is safe until all are say. it's actually in our interest— all are say. it's actually in our interest for— all are say. it's actually in our interest for as many people in india to be _ interest for as many people in india to be vaccinated a5 interest for as many people in india to be vaccinated as possible. at the moment— to be vaccinated as possible. at the moment it's — to be vaccinated as possible. at the moment it's only been 2% of the population. where is of course we are recently looking at some really astonishing figures, over 50% which is obviously — astonishing figures, over 50% which is obviously great for us but it's not great — is obviously great for us but it's not great for this overall perception that we've got to live with this — perception that we've

that, i actually think, one of borisjohnson's big political assets.fault politician as much of the rest of them do. most of them look alike. it's hard to illustrate political stories. and in the case of the piece i wrote, i wanted to write about the fact that it was maybe over—sentimentalising the votes it was losing and had a slightly naive approach. it was slightly out of the usual narrative, that huge inflatable. the thing is let's imagine the conservatives had lost, i suspect then that huge inflatable would also become the image of the by—election. albeit in a way of the conservative party would not have liked. i think the interesting question, though, is, was the focus of these elections far too much on england in an off—year election in the height of the biggest public policy success any government has ever known basically since the war, and not on the future of the united kingdom? and i think that is a more difficult question for the media to answer. do you think there has been, in terms of the reporting, too much of a narrow focus in this elec

people say i think six or borisjohnson. it may be the _ think six or borisjohnson.im down or brought him serious harm but i do _ him down or brought him serious harm but i do suspect that the public will be — but i do suspect that the public will be a — but i do suspect that the public will be a drip effect with these type of— will be a drip effect with these type of stories. they will be plenty of people — type of stories. they will be plenty of people sitting there tonight thinking you know what, nobody paid for my— thinking you know what, nobody paid for my summer holiday. perhaps not being _ for my summer holiday. perhaps not being as _ for my summer holiday. perhaps not being as delighted about it or indeed — being as delighted about it or indeed dismissive of it all as number— indeed dismissive of it all as number ten indeed dismissive of it all as numberten might help. indeed dismissive of it all as number ten might help. bright. very tuickl on number ten might help. bright. very quickly on our _ number ten might help. bright. very quickly on our final— numbe

with the elections over, the uk prime minister borisjohnson invites the leaders of scotland and wales to a summit on how to recoverfrom the pandemic. nicola sturgeon and the snp win a historic fourth term, as the party sets its sights on a second referendum on scottish independence. there is simply no democratic justification whatsoever for borisjohnson or indeed for anyone else seeking to block the right of the people of scotland to choose their own future. labour leader sir keir starmer faces a backlash after sacking his deputy angela rayner amid fall—out from the party's disappointing performance in the elections. but labour did win a number of the mayoral contests, including sadiq khan installed for a second term as london's mayor. iam i am deeply humbled by the trust londoners have placed in me to continue leading the greatest city on earth. disruption continues on some of britain's busiest rail lines, after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk prime minister borisjohnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summi

and, borisjohnson marries his fiancee

borisjohnson.to do more to help india, which is struggling with a huge surge in covid—i9 cases. the country has reported 350,000 daily infections and a total death toll of more than 200,000, with many hospitals overwhelmed. however, it is thought the true figures are far higher, both the deaths and cases. in the lords, there was criticism of the indian government's handling of the pandemic. the government referring to muslims as "termites", seems to be more focused on creating a hindu india than battling the covid crisis. as someone who is muslim, by faith, and indian by heritage, i actually value and celebrate the rich diversity of india. yes, it has challenges, yes, it has issues, as does every country, but it is a strong democracy, and every religion, every community, has the constitutional protection it deserves. the catastrophe in indiaj could soon spread wider in the region, and globally. it's therefore vital that _ vaccination is rolled out globally, and at a much, much faster rate than now.

a blistering attack on british prime minister borisjohnson's handling of the coronavirus pandemic byis former chief adviser. fundamentally, i regarded him as unfit for thejob, and i was trying to create a structure around him to try and stop what i thought were extremely bad decisions. at least eight people are killed in a shooting ata railyard in sanjose, california. president biden tells us intelligence agencies to step up their investigation into the origins of covid—i9, as claims persist that it may have leaked from a chinese lab. a judge in australia dismisses what could have been a landmark case, trying to stop the expansion of australia's coal production. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the uk. tens of thousands of people died needlessly from coronavirus — that's the claim of the former chief adviser to the british prime minister, borisjohnson. dominic cummings told members of parliament he believed the government had been guilty of disastrous failings. he described mrjohnson as unfit for thejob, and said he heard the prime minister s

we know who he dislikes, he dislikes borisjohnson, so he went for borisjohnson.tt hancock. he dislikes the prime minister's fiance carrie symonds. he's gone for her. why has he not gone for those people who he likes who are his... he still likes? it's a very, very... we must interrogate the evidence that he said, which is so inflammatory. take it very seriously, but ask always the question, what has he said? why has he said it? and what has he not said? . �* , , , said? that's interesting. it will be interestin: said? that's interesting. it will be interesting to _ said? that's interesting. it will be interesting to see _ said? that's interesting. it will be interesting to see michael - said? that's interesting. it will be interesting to see michael gove, l said? that's interesting. it will be . interesting to see michael gove, who were led to believe was involved with the process. dominic cummings�*s boss when he was in the cameron government. the connections we could explore, in terms of trying to take this out a little bit, comparing with other administrations

a report by an independent adviserfound borisjohnson didn't break the rules but he did act...fact that the prime minister didn't know about many of the problems with how the work here was being funded, and when he found out, he made sure taxpayers weren't burdened. but while this report finds borisjohnson stuck to the rules, it still makes uncomfortable reading, suggesting he should have paid more attention to how the refurbishment here was being paid for. and it throws up an entirely separate issue, too, relating to the health secretary, matt hancock. he has already had a tough week. are you worried about yourjob as health secretary? - now he has been told he breached the rules, for not declaring links to his sister's company when it was allowed to bid for nhs contracts. he says at the time he didn't know, and the report agrees, saying he did act with integrity. number ten agrees, saying no further action is required. but labour says there are still questions to be answered over issues that, in the middle of a pandemic, have been both difficult and distracting. alex forsyth,

remember borisjohnson came to power, promising _ borisjohnson came to power, promising to hire 50,000es, but it became clear that 19,000 of that figure was coming from _ 19,000 of that figure was coming from improving retention. if there is a greater— from improving retention. if there is a greater issue with retention, going _ is a greater issue with retention, going forward, the government is really— going forward, the government is really going to struggle to meet that 50,000 target. we really going to struggle to meet that 50,000 target.— really going to struggle to meet that 50,000 target. we shall end with a story _ that 50,000 target. we shall end with a story about _ that 50,000 target. we shall end with a story about how _ that 50,000 target. we shall end with a story about how you - that 50,000 target. we shall end with a story about how you might| that 50,000 target. we shall end i with a story about how you might cut your stress. with a story about how you might cut yourstress. it's with a story about how you might cut your stress. it's apparently a new trend that the peop

coming up: more questions for borisjohnson over who paid for the revamp of his downing street flat. the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that isn't mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? but the prime minister insists he picked up the bill. he should know that i paid for downing street refurbishment personally, mr speaker. also on this programme: fresh demands by help for india as it struggles with its covid crisis. and peers fail in an attempt to stop the cost of fire safety work being passed on to leaseholders. here we are today, with perhaps a million of our fellow citizens being thrown to the ravages of financial bankruptcy. but first, it's been dubbed cash curtains, the row over just who fitted the initial bill for the revamp of the prime minister's downing street flat has daubed borisjohnson all week. the news that the election watchdog was launching a formal enquiry into the refurb came just ahead of pmqs, with the electoral commission saying there were reasonable grounds to suspect that the rules may have been broken. borisjohnson and h