brandon lewis, asda is turning into a bit ofa proxy war here. i brandon lewis, asda is turning into a bit of a proxy war here. i think that theresa may knows that if she is going to be ousted, it will probably be by boris, editors behind of being used to stick the... yes i think that is a bit dangerous, yes we have heard from some tory mps, but i wonder what the wider party mix of this? do you think there is a wider agenda for some of boris‘ critics hear? i think there is almost certainly a wider agenda to diminish him, i don't know if the pm oi’ diminish him, i don't know if the pm or brandon lewis wants to sort of start disciplinary proceedings against boris. i suspect they want to do nothing of the sort and they would provide hoping to go away. i think we may see a age tomorrow, and —— see a change tomorrow. they do have to take it seriously, and the party does have a new code of conduct that needs to look at, examining these comments in the light of. whether they really want to go to war over this, this time in the summer, i am not sure. yet

i think it was wrong to have use that language and i agree with brandon lewis.n be taken against him? i think boris johnson used language in describing appearance that caused offence, it was wrong, he should not abuse that language. 0n the key issue about women's ability to where it the burqa if they choose to do so, that should be a matter for a woman to choose. i guess the question now is will borisjohnson apologise? earlier today, 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 respons

i agree with brandon lewis, i think borisjohnson used language in describing people's appearance thatsly cost offe nce. appearance that is obviously cost offence. the wrongly wish to use a should not have used it. on the key issue about women's ability to wear the burqa as they choose to do so that should be an matter for a woman to choose. of course the question really is will the former foreign secretary apologise his magazines at this stage that he probably won't. a source close to the former foreign secretary today and suggested he would not be apologising about such calls were ridiculous that there needs to be a full and frank and open discussion on the issues, and some conservative mps have backed we re some conservative mps have backed werejohnson. they some conservative mps have backed were johnson. they say some conservative mps have backed werejohnson. they say he should be able to address these matters in a frank way. on the other side of the argument the former chair of the conservative party now a conservative peer says borisjohnson should apologise and what's more she sa

do you agree with brandon lewis that boris johnson us. see that the number of horace's collea g u es see that the number of horace's colleagues from the foreign office, 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

the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, has asked borisjohnson to apologise for comments he maderaph yesterday, the former foreign secretary said they "look like letter boxes". 0ur political correspondent, tom barton, is in westminster. how much trouble could borisjohnson be in? this is a significant intervention from a very senior figure in the conservative party over the comments in the daily telegraph in which borisjohnson said women who wear the burqa look like letterboxes and bank robbers. the substance of his article was actually opposing a veil ban which has recently been announced in denmark, but the language he used has got criticism from muslim groups, one said it will whip up hatred of women wearing the niqab and the burqa. the muslim council of britain accused him of pandering to the far right. this morning the foreign office minister, boris johnson used to be his boss, he said the comments had caused a degree of offence and said that he would never make such a remark and just in the last half an hour, the conservative party chairman brandon lewis has tweeted he agree

earlier lewis brandon lewis, a seniorfigure in the party earlier lewis brandon lewis, a senior figuren senior figure in the party tweeted that borisjohnson should apologise for the comments. they were made in an article in his daily telegraph comment yesterday in which he actually said that he opposed a ban ona actually said that he opposed a ban on a full face veil which has just been introduced in denmark but that was the language he used, saying that muslim women who wear burqas lookalike letterboxes and bank robbers. sources close to boris johnson has said he will not be apologising saying it is ridiculous that these views are being attacked and saying we must not fall into the trap of shutting down the debate on difficult issues like this. these criticisms have drawn criticism from muslim groups including the conservative muslim forum who say that the article will whip up hatred of women who wear niqabs and burqas while the muslim council of britain has accused him of pandering to the far right. earlier today, has accused him of pandering to the far right. earliertoday, baroness

then the chair of the party, brandon lewis, he said he had asked borisjohnson to apologise and then theresae calls and it emerged dozens echoed those calls and it emerged d oze ns of echoed those calls and it emerged dozens of complaints had been made to the party, and they started the process that could lead to an investigation. at that stage, a number of tory mps became quite frustrated at the way the party was handling it. they thought there was no need for an investigation, iain duncan smith said he did not think the party should be shutting down debate on issues like this or shutting down the views of mps. i have spoken to other mps who think borisjohnson did have spoken to other mps who think boris johnson did not have spoken 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 conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, has called for borisjohnson to apologise, for the commentsde yesterday, about muslim women wearing the full face veil. the former foreign secretary has been accused of islamophobia, after writing in a newspaper column that the women "look like letter boxes". a source close to boris johnson said "he won t be apologising" for his comments. 0ur political correspondent vicki young has more. crime figures suggest islamophobia is on the rise in britain and the conservative party has faced accusations that it has not done enough to deal with incidents in its own party. another tory party chairman has told borisjohnson to apologise for comments he made about muslim face veils. writing in the telegraph, the former foreign secretary said, a total ban is not the answer but schools should be able to tell students to remove a burqa if they turn up looking like a bank robber. he went further saying, it is ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letterboxes. baroness warsi was britain's first muslim cabinet minister. for years she has

it knows as well that there is this element of brandon lewis, the party chairman who is himself being whip story happened in terms of the matching of mps. your point is a great one, the idea that there is not a lot of momentum to push through a punishment because this is not a legal procedure. it is an internal party procedure and there needs to be some critical mass of support. he is a backbench mp, but he is not your conventional backbench mp, he is much bigger than that. gaining that kind of support to get through some sort of punishment will be difficult.“ to get through some sort of punishment will be difficult. if you think about theresa may and how she has dealt with him in the past, putting him in the foreign office was catastrophic by the country and for nazanin ‘s zardari ratcliffe it was a disastrous decision because she still remains injail, but was a disastrous decision because she still remains in jail, but the same timei she still remains in jail, but the same time i thought it was politically astute move because it sent him away for a start regularly. it put him perpet

sometimes these stories are run because of that but if you look at the last week things have happened, brandon lewishen it emerged the party was looking at dozens of complaints, we know lots of people have been very unhappy, find the comments offensive including leaders from the muslim community and it emerged the conservative party hq were looking at these complaints which could trigger an investigative process which in theory if you look at the party rules could end up in a suspension or expulsion from the party. we are a long way from anything like that and it's been made clear by some of boris johnson's allies that if it went that far there would be a price to play. the family of the airport worker who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport before crashing into an island say they are "devastated" and "in complete shock". richard russell — an employee with the ground staff — performed aerobatic manouevres before crashing on a nearby island. it's thought he was killed instantly. no one else was on board. his family said he was a warm and compassionate individual who hadn't wanted to h

brandon lewis the conservative party chairman called on him to apologise, and the prime minister didhas shown no sign of doing that and today we understand that dozens that and today we understand that d oze ns of that and today we understand that dozens of complaints have been made to the conservative party about mr johnson's comments. they are now being looked into as a matter of course and the conservative party's disciplinary procedures. now, there isa disciplinary procedures. now, there is a code of conduct, a set of rules which the conservative party has, which the conservative party has, which sets out in part that elected and appointed representatives of the party should lead by example to encourage and foster respect and tolerance. so as i say, those complaints would be looked into by party officials, there is then a three stage process which may be launched, under which written state m e nts launched, under which written statements can be obtained by those who have complained and mrjohnson himself, ben and independent panel may decide to take further action and the pa rty‘s

board which is chaired by the party board which is chaired by the conservative party chairman, brandon lewiso suspending someone or excluding them from the party. the process may not get that far, but under the code of conduct rules that the conservative party has, these complaints are being looked into as a matter of course and to give you an idea of the ground the conservative party's code of conduct covers, it says, elected representatives and officials of the party should lead by example and encourage and foster respect and tolerance. that process will now run its course, we do not have no —— we do not know how long it would last. an official saying today that the code of conduct process is strictly confidential. what about the house of commons committee looking at his contract with the daily telegraph, they are not happy, how much trouble is he in with them? a slap on the wrists. a government body, the office of the advisory committee on business appointments, they published this letter online today which goes into some detail about the job that mr johnson took with the daily telegraph

the prime minister and brandon lewis the party chairman have called on mrjohnson to apologise.veils. debate about whether or not women should wear face veils. but that is not the issue that borisjohnson has been criticised for. this is very much an argument about the language he used, the "letterbox" comment he made about people with face veils, women with face veils looking like bank robbers. that's caused the scrutiny. i've spoken to people in his local conservative party and in hillingdon, where he is an mp, is said to me they represent a diverse ethnic minority group of people and thatis ethnic minority group of people and that is the way they like it and it was down to borisjohnson to decide whether or not he would apologise. we also heard from lord pickles, today, a former cabinet member, he said all these calls for mrjohnson to have the whip withdrawn are a bit over the top, in terms of the disciplinary process they have a panel that this is put two and he thinks borisjohnsonjust overstepped the mark. boris has misspoken. he has been careless with his language. he is a g

brandon lewis, the conservative party chairman, said yesterday he should apologise. minister said she agreed with him on that. this morning we have said —— card from culture secretaryjeremy morning we have said —— card from culture secretary jeremy wright, morning we have said —— card from culture secretaryjeremy wright, who stopped short of calling on boris johnson to apologise. he said he should have chosen his words more carefully, describing his language as illjudged, pointing out that politicians have a higher responsibility than perhaps we might do if we were discussing this issue with our friends in the do if we were discussing this issue with ourfriends in the pub. that sums up with ourfriends in the pub. that sums up a with ourfriends in the pub. that sums up a lot of the criticism of borisjohnson from sums up a lot of the criticism of boris johnson from within sums up a lot of the criticism of borisjohnson from within the conservative party. it is fair enough to have a discussion about the use of the burqa and whether it should be banned in public, but it i

at the top of that will be the party chairman, brandon lewis.onfidential while it is ongoing. are also making clear that the party does oppose any restrictions on religious freedom, including banning any types of clothing. so, confirmation this morning that several complaints have been made to the conservative party, formally, about what boris johnson said. and those comments on the burqa, which caused some rich controversy burqa, which caused some rich co ntrove rsy over burqa, which caused some rich controversy over the past few days and which have seen criticism from various sections of the conservative party, including the prime minister, saying that he should apologise for what he said, still, no comment on the whole thing from borisjohnson himself. the theory is that he is not in the country at the moment? he is on holiday, we don't know exactly where he is, but he is not around to elaborate further on what he has said. friends of mrjohnson has said he has no intention of apologising or rowing back his comments, and what he said was about

yesterday, conservative party chairman brandon lewis said boris johnson should apologise.t wearing the burqa. this has shown that borisjohnson may be away on holiday somewhere. but being out of government and out of sight doesn‘t mean he is out of the public eye. he has demonstrated his capacity to prompt division and debate within his own party and further afield. jonathan, thank you. jonathan blake. police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a seven—year—old boy in a house fire. joel urhie died at his home in deptford, south—east london, in the early hours of yesterday morning. two women jumped to safety from the first floor of the house. 0fficers believe it was arson, but joel was unlikely to be the target. food giants calyx and kfc have been forced to remove advertisements after one was... it was found they we re after one was... it was found they were promoting foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children. new rules on advertising junk food to under 16 ‘s came into effect last year. these complaints involve some of the biggest names in the food indu

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