for rishi sunak and cchq. how do you expect rishi sunak— for rishi sunak and cchq. how do you expect rishi sunak to _ for rishi sunak and cchq. how do you expect rishi sunak to respond - for rishi sunak and cchq. how do you expect rishi sunak to respond to - for rishi sunak and cchq. how do you expect rishi sunak to respond to the i expect rishi sunak to respond to the report today? the details are quite explicit in terms of what happened at the carlton club that night. i think rishi sunak is stuck between a rock and a hard place. this is yet another example of tory sleaze we have seen in recent months but only further dents the moral credibility of the government. it's a return to the days of borisjohnson, which is the days of borisjohnson, which is the last thing rishi sunak needs when he is dealing with attempts to reach his five pledges. i think it will be difficult for him to openly call for chris pincher to resign but the suggestion in the argument that cchq might make is that it's for the people of tamw

okay. >> because cchq central office denies this.y. right. but that's not your understanding. >> no, it's not my >> no, no, it's not my understanding all. and i'm understanding at all. and i'm sure the leader will back sure the leader will also back this up . he a sure the leader will also back this up. he a call this this up. he gave me a call this evening and again, just reassured me that it is a central office. it's the hq and there's an email as well from hq that that's sort of attest to this as well. >> what reason is given for suspending you? >> they haven't necessarily given me a reason. they're just saying that because of the seriousness of the allegations, they need to investigate this directly. >> what is allegation that >> what is the allegation that you've offended people? >> yes, i think it's the allegation. there's been complete taints that i've been hateful, that i've been discriminatory, which is against my belief as a christian to start off with. i love all peoples. the bible teaches me, too. and i was merely sharing

we need to st0|do you think cchq >> do you think cchq historically has chosen many historically has chosen tories. >> i think it should be. >> i think it should be. >> i think it's a great question. >> well, i think i think it should be down to individual associations to choose, not echr worried about left drift. >> i know you are so you think that these selections for these key because let's key seats because let's be honest, you don't honest, come 2024, you don't know to left out. know who's going to be left out. if there aren't enough righties left. party is no longer the left. the party is no longer the conservative that you conservative party that you joined, is it? >> mean, i still want us >> well, i mean, i still want us to win the general election and that's task we can. that's a task we can. >> what's the likelihood can >> what's the likelihood we can an if we start giving conservatives reason to vote conservative, many conservative, how many how many out you give out of ten chance would you give the of winning the the tories of winning the next general if actually general electio

one senior conservative told me earlier that cchq and the conservative campaign generally had made ahave been a done deal -- the wording-— the wording. yes, he didn't sound hu:el the wording. yes, he didn't sound hugely positive. _ the wording. yes, he didn't sound hugely positive, but _ the wording. yes, he didn't sound hugely positive, but he _ the wording. yes, he didn't sound hugely positive, but he was - the wording. yes, he didn't sound. hugely positive, but he was making the case that the next election will be won on substance, going back to his five pledges to have inflation, get that down, grow the economy, stop the boats and cut waiting lists. the problem rishi sunak is facing is that all of those pledges are facing hurdles. inflation is still high, debt is high, the economy hasn�*t been growing, waiting lists have been going up and we have still been seeing thousands of people crossing the channel on small boats. if those are the pledges rishi sunak telling voters to back him because of, those are things the conservatives will be worrying about. he has urged voters to stic

cchq because i think we have some pretty good ideas there. have a ideas right there.a balanced portfolio agree to. balanced portfolio to agree to. the the blue wall the red ball and the blue wall get track. be get back on track. actually be conservative of. okay, moving on now. leader sir keir now. labour leader sir keir starmer has told sadiq khan to reflect on the expansion of ulez to outer london after it was blamed labour's failure to blamed for labour's failure to take uxbridge and south ruislip. well storm admitted that the london mayor's planned expansion of ulez was a major issue for voters on the doorstep in uxbridge, and the conservatives were able to tap into the anger over the scheme to cling on to the seat. so is this the end of the seat. so is this the end of the road for ulez ? well, to the road for ulez? well, to discuss this, i'm now joined by the director of the alliance of british drivers, ian taylor . british drivers, ian taylor. ian, good afternoon to you and thanks for joining us. ian, good afternoon to you and thanks forjoining us. well, no doub

conservatives , his i for the conservatives, his i think they called it mingle and jingle party and cchqhe met police as well. so it's just a never ending stream of these parties being held in westminster , never being held in westminster, never ending party that keeps on giving . giving. >> indeed. all right, leon, thank you very much indeed for coming in. >> you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. good >> thank you. good to >> thank you. good to see >> thank you. good to see you, leon. let's bring you up to date with the of top with the rest of today's top stories with the time at a quarter seven schools in quarter past seven schools in england as england face closure today as teachers again over teachers walk out again over paying teachers walk out again over paying conditions as well as lessons, of term events like lessons, end of term events like school sports days are school trips and sports days are predicted disruption. predicted to face disruption. >> of national >> members of the national education also be education union will also be walking on friday. walking out on fr

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