publicly, charles walker known as a boris johnson loyalist. publicly, charles walker known as a borisjohnsoner he said it seems as if the government is licking its finger, sticking it in the airand is licking its finger, sticking it in the air and seeing which way the wind is blowing. it is a problem, a problem for backbench mps who worry that policies might change. he is vice chair of the committee representing conservative backbench mps. you can be sure that message will be heard in downing street. the government will have to pay back or try to claw back some of the money from the furlough scheme. we have a budget coming up and a planning bill which will upset quite a few tory mps and their voters in the shires. planning is a story you will hear about a lot in the weeks and months to come. there was talk of an algorithm to help sort out planning applications. i thought no one was going to talk about algorithms ever ain! going to talk about algorithms ever again! today, reports in sunday newspapers that the government is considering tax rises to the better off, things like capital gains tax

charles walker. deputy chair of the 1922 committee. very influential group of backbench tory mps.s, a bit of a feeling at the moment government policy is about licking your finger, sticking it in the air, saying which way the wind is blowing. he says it erodes morale and makes it difficult for the government's own backbenchers to support what they are doing. a bit of a warning shot from charles walker to the government, saying, we need more consistency, steady the ship after a very difficult few weeks. talking of steadying the ship, a question of how the government will pay for the tens of billions of pounds it has spent on the coronavirus, something that governments around the world have had to face. huge expenditure. but in britain, speculation now it will mean some very chunky tax rises. the budget in the uk more than two months away still, but the traditional process of flying a kite, potential tax rises, traditional process of flying a kite, potentialtax rises, potential measures, it has already started. today the sunday times and sunday telegraph, they are by saying the gove

with quotes from charles walker, who is the deputy chair of the always termed influential 1922 backbencharty, and very, very important as well. they seem to have got fed up with what really seems politely to be government by indecision at the very top from borisjohnson. the indecision at the very top from boris johnson. the observer indecision at the very top from borisjohnson. the observer is no fan of the tory cause and goes to town a bit on this, but there is a very strong case by the political editor insight. he said to remember when harry comment famously said when harry comment famously said when he succeeded as president, he had on his desk at the buck stops here. and he says, and boris johnson's desk, might as well be a slogan saying not me. it is the multiple sackings of senior civil serva nts multiple sackings of senior civil servants and multiple unit returns. people like brady, the chair of the committee and charles walker have talked about a climate of uncertainty which erodes morale. it is just uncertainty which erodes morale. it isjust one uncertainty which erodes morale.

issues over the summer, in particular that big u—turn on exams, and today a senior conservative, charles walkerimmediate problem for the government. he says it has created a culture of uncertainty which erodes morale and has made it difficult for backbenchers to promote and defend government policy. and if you think about what mps are going back to, some of those really big spending schemes designed to boost the economy are winding down now, the budget is due in autumn, so attention is starting to focus on how they will pay that very large bill, and the chancellor has warned there will be difficult decisions to be made. tie that in with the fact we are moving towards winter, the government trying to make sure there isn't a second surge of coronavirus, are difficult times like that the government needs all its mps on board. helen, thank you. let's take a look at some of today's other news. passengers on a flight from zante in greece to cardiff last week have been told to isolate after it was identified as the source of at least seven confirmed coronavirus cases. greece is not on the list of coun

what we had today was one very prominent backbench conservative mp saying it publicly, sir charles walkern loyalist. in an interview with a sunday newspaper, he said, "it seems as if the government is licking its finger, sticking its finger in the air and seeing which way the wind is blowing." he said, "that's a problem, a problem for backbench mps because they are nervous about supporting the government because they think that policies might change. now he is also vice chair of the committee representing conservative backbench mps. so influential and you can be sure that message will be heard in downing street. the government has got some pretty choppy times ahead, hasn't it? for one thing, it's going to have have to pay back or try to claw back some of the money from the furlough scheme and all the other initiatives that rishi sunak has done. we have a budget coming up in november. we've also got a planning bill, which will upset quite a few tory mps and their voters in the shires, probably. yeah, planning is a story you will hear about a lot in the weeks and months to come. we had the

in the papers today, charles walker, a pretty senior member of the 1922 committee, representing all conservativeome reassurance of his own to do this week. tens of thousands of anti—government protestors in belarus have taken to the streets of the capital minsk for a third sunday protesting against the re—election of president alexander lukashenko. there have been clashes with riot police seeking to stop them entering the capital‘s main independence square , as our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. in minsk, they head to independence square. protesters keeping up the pressure on alexander lukashenko. but this time, the police were waiting for them, and moved in. there were chaotic scenes. some protesters were detained, others tried to free their comrades. we saw sasha wandering alone, completely confused. where is my husband? she says. the police took him, but where is he? was he in here? no reply. further down the avenue, there were more scuffles, and more riot police taking up positions. today‘s protest feels very different from the protests on previous sundays. as you can see, a lot more

today, a senior conservative backbench mp, sir charles walker in an interview with the observer, he isnment's actions and says, what it seems to be is the government is licking its finger, sticking it in the air and seeing which way the wind is blowing. he said isa which way the wind is blowing. he said is a problem, because backbenchers are nerve ous about supporting government policy. he is the chair of a senior committee and you can be sure it will be heard in downing street. thank you. president trump will visit kenosha in wisconsin on tuesday, in an effort to stop foreign media covering them.