police were called to the london home of borisjohnson and his partner carrie symonds after and his partner carrie symonds after a neighbours reported hearing a loud argument in the early hours of friday morning. metropolitan police say all occupants of a house were safe and well. this afternoon, the first of a series of hustings events around the country will take place in birmingham. mrjohnson and jeremy hunt, the two surviving candidates for the conservative party leadership, will be questioned by party members and they will vote next month on which man will become their party leader and the next prime minister. our political correspondent eleanor wilkinson was sports. this morning, no sign of borisjohnson at sports. this morning, no sign of boris johnson at the sports. this morning, no sign of borisjohnson at the london flat he shares with his partner, terry symons. the flat police were called to bya symons. the flat police were called to by a neighbour concern for the welfare of a woman inside —— carrie symonds. the couple had been in a relationship since last year, one borisjohnson ha

it shows a picture of borisjohnson and his girlfriend, carrie symonds, apparently happy together after row last week. the paper cites sources that play down suggestions the picture was staged. the daily mirror believes the picture was staged, and says pressure is mounting on boris to come clean about the argument. the daily telegraph also has the same picture, but quotes laura kuennsberg's exclusive interview with mrjohnson. he says it is not right that his loved ones be dragged into politics, and that he had a right to privacy. the guardian claims boris is planning a media blitz with a number of closely managed public appearances, after being branded a bottler byjeremy hunt after he failed to agree to take part in a head to head debate on sky tomorrow. the times says this fightback from boris will attempt to highlight his campaigning credentials and reassure tory activists of his suitability to lead their party. and the express leaps to the defence of borisjohnson, quoting an interview from the eurosceptic mp jacob rees—mogg, who blames a left—wing hate mob for trying to derail his ca

many borisjohnson girlfriend, carrie symonds.s johnson supporters insisting he doesn't have questions to answer about this because it is a private matter but some of his surrogates have been suggesting it is of public interest, let's listen. the police we re interest, let's listen. the police were called to an incident and what did they say? they said everybody was safe, everybody was well, there was safe, everybody was well, there was no concerns that the officers had and there was no cause for any further action. given that is what the police have said and it is clearly a private incident, you and i went clearly a private incident, you and iwent there, clearly a private incident, you and i went there, i think we should leave it at that. that is the view of thejohnson leave it at that. that is the view of the johnson camp. leave it at that. that is the view of thejohnson camp. the wider question is what impact will this have on the leadership contest? the question of character is crucial to this. you can't just question of chara

this is carrie symonds. she's mrjohnson's partner.row they had at home in the early hours of friday. multiple neighbours have said they heard loud shouting and screaming — and one neighbour called the police. he also recorded the row and gave a copy to the guardian. since, mrjohnson has refused to offer an explanation. but we do have this photograph emerged of mrjohnson and ms symonds sitting in a garden in sussex. tweet @janinegibson of the ft: "very upsetting that borisjohnson and carrie symonds's privacy has been invaded once again. this time by a photographer who appears to have been hiding in exactly the right bush to capture a picture of them holding hands to demonstrate their love." however it came about, the mesage is there for us. but the questions about why carrie symonds shouted ‘get off me' have not gone away. sonia purnell has written a biography on borisjohnson. here's her analysis of his tactics at this stage in the campaign. he doesn't really like scrutiny. his minders are keeping in a locked box because they know shou

officers from the metropolitan police went round to the flat which mrjohnson shares with his partner carrie symonds in the early hours of friday morning. after a neighbour reported hearing a loud argument. the guardian newspaper says they have spoken to a neighbour who recorded the alleged a i’ow neighbour who recorded the alleged a row from their flat. it is important to stress that we haven't heard that recording itself, but the neighbour has said that they heard first of all a woman screaming followed by slamming and banging. in the recording, mrjohnson‘s partner is allegedly heard to say, get off me and get out of my flat. mrjohnson can then be heard refusing to leave the flat. and then he tells the woman to get off his laptop before there was a loud bang. then the recording goes on, there is another comment allegedly by mrjohnson‘s partner where she is heard saying, you just don't care for anything because you are spoilt, you have no ca re because you are spoilt, you have no care for money oi’ because you are spoilt, you have no care for money or anything. the metropolitan police have released

carrie symonds after a neighbours reported hearing a loud argument in the early hours of friday morning

these pictures have emerged of mrjohnson and his partner, carrie symonds.hey were taken yesterday, a few days after police were called to their flat following a row. neither side wants to dwell on personal matters, but on the politicalfront, there are big, unanswered questions. both candidates want us to trust them, that they can get a better brexit deal, despite all the warnings that might not be possible, but what if they fail? there are many here who don't believe borisjohnson's claims about a no deal brexit. there are others who say it simply won't happen, parliament will block it and even some conservatives warning they might be prepared to bring down the government to stop no deal happening. are the numbers there to stop a no deal on the 31st of october, maybe using a vote of no confidence in the government? i believe that absolutely is the case. i think a dozen or so members of parliament on our side would be voting against supporting of no deal. and that would include ministers as well as backbenchers. mrjohnson says a no—deal brexit wouldn't be as

the reports that police were called to the london home of borisjohnson and his partner carrie symondsedly heard a loud argument. the police said, "there was no cause for police action". a spokesman for mrjohnson has said "no comment". paul, you are taking a look at rylands who has made a stand. they will remember he was thomas cromwell in wolf hall, but he is also largely a theatre actor and he is an associate artist of the royal shakespeare company for about 30 yea rs shakespeare company for about 30 years and he has resigned because the rsc is sponsored by bp and he thinks they should not be sponsoring a fossilfuel atmosphere thinks they should not be sponsoring a fossil fuel atmosphere destroying company. so he has written a piece in the guardian announcing his resignation and he compares them to arms dealers, tobacco salesmen or anyone else who wilfully destroys the lives of others. and he says he thinks william shakespeare would agree with him was up and what i would say is we have not had a reply from bp, but it would obviously deny being that side of company. and the rsc themse

applause police were called to the flat borisjohnson shares with his girlfriend carrie symonds afteroncerned about her welfare. a neighbour passed on a recording to the guardian newspaper. it is reported a woman could be heard screaming and saying, "get off", and "get out of my flat". the metropolitan police told the bbc there was no cause for police action. so what about questions of character? would mrjohnson answer that? does a person's private life... booing don't boo, no, no, don't boo the great man. don't boo him. when he answers this question, i will move on. no, no, no. does a person's private life have any bearing on their ability to discharge the office of prime minister? well, no... i, look, i've tried to give my answer pretty exhaustively. on brexit, he said he was determined to take the uk out of the eu by october 31st. what i said was that leaving on october 31st was, my words were "eminently feasible", which was taken to mean that i wasn't100% determined to do it. "eminently feasible" means it is not only that we are going to do it but it's possible. borisjohnson is th

hours of friday morning, when neighbours heard and recorded an argument between mrjohnson and carrie symondspolice were called to an incident and what did they say? they said everyone was safe and well. there was no concerns that the officers had and there was no cause for any further action. given that is what the police have said, and it is clearly a private incident, none of us were there, i think we should leave it at that. get things right and we can deliver brexit, unite the party... it is exactly three years since the uk voted to leave the eu and brexit is likely to dominate this leadership race. both candidates were asked to explain their approach at yesterday's hustings with tory party members. mrjohnson wants a new brexit deal but says he would be willing to leave without one at the end of october. what i said was that leaving on october the 31st was, my words were, "eminently feasible". he's been accused of misrepresenting what that would mean in practice. his fellow brexiteer liam fox, who is backing mr hunt, said it was wrong to say tariff arrangements may not change for up to t

of course because of what happened in cary simon splat last week, his partner, —— carrie symonds's flatire and we don't know what happened. it is a long time ago and it adds to this picture of boris johnson, people have tempers and we just don't know. lets move on to the front page of the sunday express and, christina, nigel farage's plan to fight new pm. he wants to be king of the world. he and borisjohnson can both fight in their desire to be king of the world. it is the only thing they do want. the brexit party doesn't have policies, borisjohnson doesn't have policies, borisjohnson doesn't have policies, borisjohnson doesn't have any policy we are making rich people richer. when asked about poor people he says, yes, they really matter as well as if that thought never popped into his head. this will put the fear of god into tory voters and the tory party. and boris johnson god into tory voters and the tory party. and borisjohnson because nigel farage is also lethally serious. he doesn't have any policies, he doesn't need to have any policies, he does know that he is the leader of a pr

neighbour to the london home of the conservative leadership candidate boris johnson and his partner carrie symonds morning after a neighbour reportedly heard screaming and shouting. our political correspondent chris mason explains what happened after the police were called. their neighbour heard a loud argument. the newspaper says it has spoken to a neighbour and this neighbour tape recorded some of the row, and the guardian says it has heard this recording — the bbc has not heard the recording. they say the neighbour said that mrjohnson‘s girlfriend could be heard telling him to "get off me", and "get out of my flat", she was allegedly heard saying that mrjohnson had ruined a sofa with red wine and told him "you just don't care for anything because you are spoiled, you have money or anything". —— you have no care for money or anything". in a statement the metropolitan police has said yes, it did take a call after midnight from a local resident concerned for the welfare of a female neighbour, police say they attended and spoke to all the occupants at the address who were all safe and well, there w

the daily mail has a picture of him and his partner, carrie symonds.s his private life. the daily express says it is time to stop the war on boris, reporting that a number of tory mps have accused a "left—wing hate mob" of trying to wreck mrjohnson's leadership bid with a campaign of intrusion and harassment. the guardian says borisjohnson is planning a media blitz, with a series of stage—managed appearances over the coming days. he did, however, find time to speak to the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg about his plans for brexit, and those stories about his personal life. downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross, but borisjohnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure that we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bit

or die. 26 times he's asked in another radio interview why this picture of him with girlfriend carrie symondst

concerned about some noises coming from the flat that boris johnson shares with his girlfriend carrie symondshey knocked on the door three times, got no answer, that is when they decided to phone the police. also defending the decision to give that recording to the guardian newspaper, saying simply he thinks it is in the public interest. there have been in the newspapers this morning some questions raised about the motivations of mr penn and his partner to give that recording onto the newspaper. also some of borisjohnson‘s allies tweeting yesterday to say, look, there is something going on here when you phone the police and then pass the recording onto the newspaper. he is absolutely adamant, however, that he thinks he's done the right thing. borisjohnson, as you say, has yet to comment on this. he was asked about it repeatedly yesterday at a conservative party hustings in birmingham. i think we can have a listen. you are not going to make any comment at all about what happened last night. i think that it's pretty obvious from the foregoing. 0k. butl... i've sat where you start, i understand

newspaper says a neighbour recorded some of the alleged argument in which mrjohnson‘s partner carrie symonds be heard saying "get off me". the police say all occupants of the house were safe and well when officers called. a spokesman for mrjohnson has said "no comment". earlier i got more details from our political correspondent helena wilkinson. the flat that we are talking about isa the flat that we are talking about is a flat that mrjohnson shares with his partner in south east london. it was the early hours of friday morning when officers from the met police went to the flat. this has come about because the guardian newspaper had a recording from a neighbour of mrjohnson, this neighbour made the recording in their flat, of the alleged row. neighbour made the recording in theirflat, of the alleged row. what theirflat, of the alleged row. what the neighbour said she heard, the woman screaming, a woman screaming followed by the slamming and banging. it's important to stress we haven't heard the recording ourselves. there is also, in the recording, mrjohnson's partner is alleged to be heard

newspaper says a neighbour recorded some of the alleged argument in which mrjohnson‘s partner carrie symondsd saying "get off me". the metropolitan police say no offences have been committed. a spokesman for mrjohnson has said "no comment". our political correspondent helen wilkinson is here. good morning to you. tell us what is said to have happened. the flat we are talking about is shared with mrjohnson and his pan in south—east london. it was in the early hours of friday morning that officers went to that flight. this morning that officers went to that flight. this has come about because the guardian newspaper had a recording from a neighbour of mr johnson. this in may be recording in their flat of the alleged row and what the neighbours said she had, a woman screaming, what the neighbours said she had, a woman screaming, followed by slamming and banging. important to stress that we have not heard the recording ourselves. there is also indie regarding mrjohnson‘s pattern is alleged to be heard as saying, get off me and get out of my flat. he can be heard refusing to leave the flat telling

dominated in recent days by media reports about an argument between boris johnson and his partner carrie symondslabour mpjess phillips was very uncomfortable about some of the reaction to the incident. this weekend, i have been shocked and appalled at the rush of members of this house to insist on the idea of moving back the dial in this area to suggest that matters such as this are private family matters, are issues that are to be kept within the confines of walls. now, i am certain that in almost any circumstance, that the people in this house don't believe that that is the case. however, i guess they had their priorities elsewhere when they went out to say it. what that has led to is that all the women's charities in this country have had to today reissue a statement to assert that of course people should call the police, of course people should gather evidence where they can and of course people should try and intervene because the message that came from this house, and perhaps the speaker could send a different message today, was that people should not try to help. please, mr speaker, will

police were called to the flat mrjohnson shares with his with his girlfriend, carrie symonds, after neighboursan angry row and were concerned about her welfare. a neighbour passed on a recording to the guardian newspaper. it's reported a woman can be heard screaming and saying, get off! and, get out of my flat! the metropolitan police told the bbc there was no cause for police action. so what about questions of character? would mrjohnson answer that? does a person's private life... booing don't boo. no, no, don't boo the great man. when he answers this question i will move on. does a person's private life have any bearing on their ability to discharge the office of prime minister? well, look, i've tried to give my answer pretty exhaustively. on brexit he said he was determined to take the uk out of the eu by october the 31st. what i said was that leaving on october the 31st was, my words were eminently feasible, which was taken to mean i wasn't ioo% determined to do it. eminently feasible means it is not only that we are going to do it, that it is possible. up next foreign secretary jeremy hun

police were called to the london home of boris johnson and his partner, carrie symonds, after a neighbourorted hearing a loud argument in the early hours of friday morning. the metrpolitan police says all occupants of the house were safe and well. in the next hour, the first of a series of hustings events around the country will take place birmingham. mrjohnson and jeremy hunt, the two surviving candidates for the leadership, will be questioned by conservative party members, who vote next month on which man will become their party leader and the country's prime minister. our political correspondent helena wilkinson reports. this morning, no sign of boris johnson at the london flat he shares with his partner carrie symons. the flat the police were called to by a neighbour concerned about the welfare of a woman inside. the couple have been in a relationship since last year. one borisjohnson has tried to keep private but today, he is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. a neighbour passed on a recording to the guardian newspaper of an alleged row in the couple's home late on thursday

called to the london home of the conservative leadership candidate boris johnson and his partner carrie symondster a neighbour reportedly heard screaming and shouting. chris mason is in westminster. what more do we know? the guardian is reporting police were called to the home of borisjohnson and his girlfriend late last night after a light neighbour heard a loud argument. the newspaper says it spoken to a neighbour and this neighbour tape recorded some of the i’ow neighbour tape recorded some of the row and the guardian says it's heard this recording. the bbc has not heard the recording. they say the neighbour said that mrjohnson was my girlfriend could be heard telling him to get off me and get out of my flat. she was allegedly heard saying that mrjohnson had ruined the sofa with red wine and told him, you just don't care for anything because you are spoiled, you have no care for money 01’ are spoiled, you have no care for money or anything. in a statement the metropolitan police has said yes, it did take a calljust after midnight this morning from a local resident concern for the welfare of

no more details on that late—night row with his girlfriend, carrie symonds.ht recently although he likes playing tennis. and that he is motivated by getting things done, and that he would absolutely like to get brexit done three years after the british public voted for it. norman, thank you very much. never knew he liked to make models of buses. you learn something new every day. in an interview with the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg mrjohnson admitted he would need eu cooperation to prevent both a hard border in ireland, and tariffs on british business if there were no deal with the eu nobody wants a hard border in northern ireland, and indeed, nobody believes that it will be necessary. if you want to be prime minister, you have to tell people how you would do it. you can‘tjust wish it to be true. let me tell you, there are abundant technical fixes that can be introduced to make sure that you don‘t have to have checks at the border. you are -- you are right that there is no magic bullet, but there is a real positivity about getting it done. peter f

neighbours that reported that i’ow those neighbours that reported that row with his girlfriend, carrie symondshnson's supporters labelling them as corbynista curtain twitchers, pa rt as corbynista curtain twitchers, part of a debt boris campaign snowbird and using tactics of the old eastern bloc. the great conundrum is how does this play with tory party members? they are, the signs are that they are perhaps a good deal more relaxed about the domestic rows, the brexit wobbles, those parking tickets than ordinary members of the public. but ordinary members of the public. but ordinary members of the public. but ordinary members of the public do not get to vote. norman smith, thank you very much. the uk's first gambling addiction clinic for children and young adults will open in london in september. it's funded by nhs england and aims to support people aged 13—25. an estimated 450,000 children regularly bet, either with friends, on fruit machines, or online. lauren moss reports. happy family memories, captured on camera. jack richie dancing with his mother liz. 18 months ago, when he was 2a, jack

worried about the safety of the people in the flat shared by borisjohnson and his girlfriend, carrie symondsoris johnson supporters insisting he doesn't have questions to answer about this because it is a private matter but some of his surrogates have been suggesting that it is of public interest, let's listen. the police were called to an incident and what did they say? they said everybody was safe, everybody was well, there was no concerns that the officers had and there was no cause for any further action. given that is what the police have said and it is clearly a private incident, you and i weren't there, i think we should leave it at that. that is the view of the johnson camp. the wider question is what impact will this have on the leadership contest? the question of character is crucial to this. you can'tjust remove somebody‘s life from the campaign to be the prime minister. jeremy hunt, his rival, has made clear he thinks character is important in this. he said character is something that should be scrutinised in televised debates and around the country. team johnson want to move on

or die. 26 times he's asked in another radio interview why this picture of him with girlfriend carrie symondsaken — and who released it to the media yesterday. i can't determine that the newspapers... did you know that the picture was being put out? there are all sorts of pictures of me. mrjohnson‘s leadership opponent jeremy hunt says his brexit plans are more realistic. your plan sounds quite similar. they may be similar, but the person is not. hillsborough match commander david duckenfield is to face a re—trial in connection with the deaths of 95 liverpool fans. a renovation fit for royalty — the public foots the £21; million bill for harry and meghan‘s new home. after much resistance derby county say they have permission to use speak to frank lampard. and chris fawkes has all the weather. we will be casting awry again at this heatwave building in europe and many in france are describing is unprecedented forjune in terms of intensity. thanks chris. also coming up — a bittersweet moment — we'll hear from the parents of the girl whose death from an allergic reaction to a sandwich has brought

carrie symonds might become wife number three, rather like jeremy corbyn who is number three.as is not an issue. the issue of the —— the number of wives he has is not an issue, the issue is they are worried about the couple, the police come, the police leave saying there was nothing criminal happening. why doesn't borisjohnson say nothing criminal happening. why doesn't boris johnson say that? nothing criminal happening. why doesn't borisjohnson say that? you have still got to explained there was this furious row, that threatens your neighbours and the police are called. you can't airbrush it. we could talk about this all morning, if we wanted to. it is important to address other issues. pa rt important to address other issues. part of me wonders whether stories like this do not letjeremy hunt off the hook slightly. he should be subjected this scrutiny. he might be getting bounce from the stories, but do you think he has anything else to offer that might chip away at boris? i thinkjeremy offer that might chip away at boris? i think jeremy hunt offer that might chip away at bor

but he wouldn't talk about the argument on friday with his girlfriend, carrie symonds, during which policeying it was "simply unfair" to involve loved ones in the debate. in a moment we'll talk to conservative mp nadhim zahawi, who's backing borisjohnson for leader. but first, we want to play you a big chunk of that interview, because it's the first time really we've got any details about what mrjohnson‘s brexit strategy will be if he becomes pm. do have a watch and let us know your reaction. i would make sure we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. the key things you have got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable and get them done. that is number one, the stuff about european union citizens, the 3.2 million, they need to be properly protected. i wanted that done the day after the referendum, you may remember. their rights should be enshrined in an unconditional way in uk law, number one. two, there is other things that you could do to make

the bucolic photograph of borisjohnson and his girlfriend carrie symonds, sitting in a wild garden inhey are two people, very much in love. and maybe that's how it's intended to look. since the weekend mrjohnson‘s leadership campaign has been overshadowed by stories about his private life, and the couple's explosive row, that was recorded by neighbours in the early hours of friday morning, and led to police being called. so far mrjohnson has refused to offer an explanation. in fact he has refused many an interview. today sky news announced that a head—to—head debate between mrjohnson and his rival jeremy hunt would be postponed, because mrjohnson has refused to take part. the reason we need this scrutiny of borisjohnson is because we are still not entirely sure what he is proposing. but this, from the hustings on saturday, is perhaps the best guess of what the johnson brexit plan is. that's definitely the brexit plan. i think we've got the wrong bit. —— that's definitely not the brexit plan. all right, it again. —— roulette again. if you disaggregate the elements of the otherwise defu

these pictures have emerged of mrjohnson and his partner, carrie symonds.answered questions. both candidates want us to trust them, that they can get a better brexit deal, despite all the warnings that might not be possible, but what if they fail? there are many here who don't believe borisjohnson's claims about a no deal brexit. there are others who say it simply won't happen, parliament will block it and even some conservatives warning they might be prepared to bring down the government to stop no deal happening. are the numbers there to stop a no deal on the 31st of october, maybe using a vote of no confidence in the government? i believe that absolutely is the case. i think a dozen or so members of parliament on our side would be voting against supporting of no deal. that would include ministers as well as backbenchers. that would include ministers as well as backbenchers. mrjohnson says a no—deal brexit wouldn't be as bad as some think, but some of his claims have been criticised, like the idea there could be a short standstill, allowing current trade

home of boris johnson and were called to london, to the home of borisjohnson and his partner carrie symondsighbour reported hearing a loud argument in the early hours of friday morning. the metropolitan police say all of the occupants of the house were safe and well. let's go inside the whole life. peter saul is there for us. peter, we arejust life. peter saul is there for us. peter, we are just seeing pictures of mrjohnson arriving. just describe the atmosphere for us. of mrjohnson arriving. just describe the atmosphere for usm rather took us by surprise. we were expecting him to come in through a quiet side entrance but instead, he took the entrance that none of us we re took the entrance that none of us were expecting, right through the front, confronted by quite a few journalists asking him questions about this guardian christian story. police turning up in the early hours of friday. he said absolutely nothing. you might be able to hear some anti brexit protesters which who have made their way into the conference centre. most of the members will be in the hall now for these hustings whi