chris mason — vote next week. our political editor chris mason westminster, - vote next week. in other news — financial markets have fallen in europe and the united states amid fears about the swiss banking giant credit suisse. shares in the bank — one of europe's biggest — slumped to a record low, as investors remain nervous after the collapse of america's silicon valley bank. shares in other major financial institutions, including barclays and hsbc, have also fallen sharply. our business correspondent michelle fleury is in new york for us. credit suisse is one of europe's biggest banks — just how serious could this be? regulators are in a state of high anxiety right now, fears are getting very real. we are talking about not just regional banks in america but a global player, credit suisse, switzerland's second largest lender which saw its share price plunged to a record low after its top back are ruled out lending it any more money. to try and calm nerves the swiss central bank, banking regulator, issued a joint statement saying they were ready to provide liquidity if needed.

westminster. let's go to chris mason at westminster. en quite a few big days where you are of late. this was yet another one westminster. absolutely. there is an old adage in politics that, if you are explaining, you are losing, and borisjohnson had to do a lot of explaining today about his record in government, is relationship with the truth, all of those issues that were kicked around a year or so ago dredge back—up for all to see. there was a spectacle in that hearing of conservative mps scrutinising a fellow conservative mp while other conservative mps, allies of mr johnson, were heckling the questioner, a reminder of the insurrection, the civil war that was prompted within the conservative party by borisjohnson�*s downfall and the chaos that followed. for the committee, they now have to go away and work out if mrjohnson recklessly misled parliament or intentionally misled parliament. proving intent, proving he light is always going to be a high bar but recklessness is much more subjective, and they are both labels that boris johnson

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. start of the pandemic back in march 2020 our social affairs editor alison holt has been reporting on the situation in care homes across the uk. so what exactly was going on at the time? alison's here. cast your mind back to april 2020 and those early weeks of the pandemic. an extremely grim time, with huge pressure on the nhs, we were all in lockdown, and in care homes families were losing the people they loved. for many of those families testing and the decisions made are huge issues. amos woldman lost his grandma at that time. there were certainly deficiencies and they were not testing fast enough, so that people like my grandma, who moved in for what was supposed to be a trial period, ended up contracting covid and dying after a matter of weeks. yet again it evokes emotions that we have, that i have, that many families have, of what happened at that time, the decisions being made, and highlights really the need for this public inquiry to scrutinise government decisions and actually

chris mason _ isn't going to change. chris, many thanks, chris mason there - isn't going to change. chris, many thanks, chris mason there at - thanks, chris mason there at westminster i think the supporters _ minister is he going to be? well, i think the supporters of _ minister is he going to be? well, i think the supporters of humza - minister is he going to be? well, i i think the supporters of humza yousaf say that he is going to be a first minister who will pick up where nicola sturgeon left off and carry on but build on the foundations. as he said to be himself today. but principally and crucially, he is going to be very obviously a very different first minister. eight years after this place at the first—ever female first minister, years after this place at the first—everfemale first minister, he is breaking barriers himself. but of course when the dust settles, when the delight of his election victory dies down, and that will happen pretty soon, to be honest, it will become apparent that as you outlined few seconds ago, there will be enormous challenges. what is interesting about the result we have seen from the scottish national party members, it is so divi

chris mason, westminster. bbc news tomorrow, with analysis and reaction from our team at westminster, and live updates on social media from our correspondents listening to boris johnson's evidence to the committee. and we'll have a special edition of newcast, with live updated pages on the bbc news app and online. plenty of places for you to access all of tomorrow's news on the events at westminster. in moscow, president putin has warned that if the uk goes ahead with a plan to supply ukraine with ammunition which contains depleted uranium, russia will be "forced to respond". the threat of unspecified retaliation was made on the second day of talks with president xi of china. the two leaders have been discussing what's been described as a peace plan for ukraine, put forward by beijing, as our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. take two world leaders... ..a dash of kremlin choreography... ..and you get this. the symbolism was clear. 0n the world stage, xi and putin, china and russia, are coming together to

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.f the pandemic back in march 2020, our social affairs editor alison holt has been reporting on the situation in care homes across the uk. she explains how things stood at the time. cast your mind back to april 2020 and those early weeks of the pandemic — an extremely grim time with huge pressure on the nhs. we were all in lockdown and in care homes. families were losing the people they loved. for many of those families, testing and the decisions made are huge issues. amos waldman lost his grandma at the time. there were certainly deficiencies, and they weren't testing fast enough so that people like my grandma, who moved in for what was supposed to be a trial period, ended up contracting covid and dying after a matter of weeks. yet again, it evokes emotions that...that we have, that i have, that many bereaved families have, of what happened at that time, the decisions that were being made and highlights, really, the need for this public inquiry to scrutinise government decisions and ac

james, i once again, many thanks, james cook, i was scotland editor, and chris mason before that in westminstere will be chatting to james and chris, and there is more detailed analysis online and on the bbc news app, all the analysis that you need there. but in the meantime, fiona, it is back to you. in the last few minutes, the teaching union the neu has announced that they will recommend their members reject the latest pay offer from the government. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys, is here. what's the union saying, and what does this mean for children and parents? they are opening a ballot this evening with clear advice to their members that between now and sunday they should reject the latest offer from the government which comes after six intensive days of talks. that would involve teachers in england being offered £1000 one—off cash payment on top of this year's 5%, and next year the pay offer would be around 4.3% for most teachers, those are experienced teachers. those teachers starting their firstjob, teachers. those teachers starting theirfirstjob, the teachers. those teachers st

let's go back to westminster and hearfrom chris westminster and hear from chris mason. es, that the snp have risen to be a hugely important power clearly in scotland, but then also beyond because they are the third biggest party here at westminster. pretty much freezing out in particular the labour party as far as seats here in westminster is concerned in scotland. and when you look at, as all the parties here do now very keenly at the race towards the next general election, the maths is straightforward. rewind to the last time labour won a general election in 2005, they won 41 seats in scotland, they currently hold just a single one and there is the beginnings within labour, there was already prior to nicola sturgeon resigning, but since then there's been a sense within labour in particular that this might be an inflection point where they can get a toe hold back in to scottish politics as far as general election seats are concerned and every seat might matter to them after the next election. it is no coincidence that in the last month, since the announced resignation o

chris mason, _ verdict. indeed, chris, many thanks again, chris mason, our _ verdict. indeed, chris, many thanks again, chris mason, our political - again, chris mason, our political editor with the latest reaction from westminster latest situation in ukraine. and in the east of the country, the battle for the city of bakhmut is proving to be the longest of the conflict so far, and the stakes are high for both sides. we can take a look and understand why. that's because bakhmut is a key hub in donetsk province, which is now surrounded by russian troops and hired russian fighters under orders to capture the entire region, one of four which moscow annexed unlawfully last year. ukrainian troops are in trenches, resisting the russian advance, with huge casualties being reported. two ukrainian brigades are defending the city's southern perimeter, and they gave the bbc access to their positions. 0ften often under 0ften underfire. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville and camera operator darren conway sent this special report. in war�*s uncertain journey, fates are decided in the unlikeliest of places. ukraine has drawn a line in the mud, and that line is bakhmut. no matter the hardship, the enemy must not pass. this g

chris mason with - we are not quite there yet. many thanks, chris mason with the - we are not quite there yet. many thanks, chris mason with the latest analysis at westminsterused by more than a billion people worldwide — is to be banned from mobile phones and other devices issued to uk government ministers and civil servants. the app was founded by a chinese company, and the decision is based on concerns about security following a review by the national cyber security centre. tiktok has strongly denied allegations that it shares data about its users with the chinese government. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more details. it's the video app that's gone from to everywhere, taking over the world. even mps and the ministry of defence have been using it. but it is now facing new restrictions. what's been announced? today, after growing political pressure, the uk government has followed the us, canada and the european union in new restrictions. government officials will no longer be to download the 3pp will no longer be to download the app and to work devices. we will no longer be to download the app and to work devices.- will no longer be to down

chris mason, bbc news at westminster. at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. staying with uk politics, members of parliament have voted in favour of a key part of a new agreement for implementing post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the british government's proposals — known as the windsor framework — have been agreed with brussels. 29 mps voted against it, including members of northern ireland's democratic unionist party and several high—profile mps from the governing conservative party. a 70—year—old man who was set on fire as he left a mosque in birmingham has been named as mohammed rayaz. he remains in a serious but stable condition. a man arrested on suspicion of his attempted murder has now been arrested over a similar incident in west london last month. the main union representing train drivers in the uk has announced rail strikes by its members at 14 train companies. the suspensions are scheduled to take place on the 30th of march and the 1st of april, following discussions with manag

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. i bring you breaking news.arthquake that struck the islands region, according to the us gs and tsunami warning system has also been issued, a tsunami threat for that area after the earthquake. i'll give you a sense of where the islands are, they are north—east of new zealand's north island and a similar distance south—west of tonga. the islands are part of new zealand and as far as been this point in time they are uninhabited, except the permanently manned raul island station, the north most outpost of new zealand. we'll get more details on the story when we get it. for now, other stories. a court in pakistan has ordered police to suspend an operation to arrest the opposition leader, imran khan, until thursday morning. it followed pitched battles between security forces and supporters of mr khan outside his residence in the city of lahore. the confrontation began on tuesday when police tried to arrest the former prime minister for failing to appear in court over corruption charges. mr khan says the charges are

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. you're watching newsday on the bbc.an orchestra trying to keep traditional music alive after the taliban takeover. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats. of the west, offering reunification as - quickly as possible. and that's what i the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. our main story: the race is on to recover the wreckage of an american surveillance drone downed over the black sea. let's get more on that story, former us marine chief of staff in europe, brendan kearney joined us on newsday earlier and gave us his thoughts on how the incident unfolded. it isa it is a sad situation but i

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.y to provide support for the troubled banking giant, credit suisse, if needed. shares in the bank have plunged twenty four per cent, sparking a wider sell—off in european stocks, which closed down more than three per cent. it comes days after the failure of silicon valley bank in the us. our business correspondent theo leggett says credit suisse is no stranger to controversy. what you must remember is that they are no stranger to trouble. it was $8 billion last year and it's from scandal to scandal over the past few years that have damaged its reputation and its finances. it is very much seen as one of the week of europe in the banking sector that matters because the entire banking sector is coming under scrutiny in the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank in the united states came as a big shock and is focused attention on other banks to see whether the weakness occurred there might occur elsewhere. with all the scrutiny upon it. credit suisse has not come out well. they

indeed, that is emphatically not what the guidance prescribes. 0ur political editor chris mason has the latest. from westminstere in politics that if you are explaining, you are losing, and borisjohnson had to do a lot of explaining today, a lot of explaining about his record in government, his relationship with the truth. all of those issues that were kicked around a year or so ago, dredged back up for all to see. there was the spectacle in that hearing of conservative mps scrutinising a fellow conservative mp while other conservative mps, allies of mr johnson, were heckling the questioner. a reminder of the insurrection, the civil war that was prompted within the conservative party by boris johnson's downfall and the chaos that followed. for the committee, they now have to go away and work out of mrjohnson recklessly misled parliament or intentionally misled parliament. proving intent, proving he lied as always, was always going to be a higher bar but recklessness is much more subjective and they are both labels the borisjohnson will be desperate to avoid. let's get some of the day's other news. the uk parlia

our political editor chris mason is in westminster. we will start with alexandra. direction of the snp and scottish society with him at the helm? yes. society with him at the helm? yes, he was the — society with him at the helm? yes, he was the favourite, _ society with him at the helm? yes, he was the favourite, but _ society with him at the helm? us: he was the favourite, but also, it was expected to be very close. people didn't want to say who they are expected to win, although he did get a lot of support from the main people within the party, john swinney in particular had backed him. yes, very close. humza yousaf got 50 32% of the vote —— 52% of the vote. it was a turnout of 70%. 30% decided not to vote for the next leader of the snp. the likely first minister, that will of course be decided, there will be a vote tomorrow at the scottish parliament and humza yousaf is expected to be not only the new leader of the snp, but also the new first minister of scotland. he paid to you, before he set out what he was going to do, he paid tribute to the other candidates,

lats fix to our political editor chris mason who is in westminster.ng out for this afternoon is that scrutiny around the fundamental of all vessels that the fundamental of all vessels that the fundamental of all of this is true. can you believe what our senior leaders say when they stand up and address fellow mps and more importantly, beyond that, the country when they do that? that's what is being looked into. of course, there is intrigue around borisjohnson, his reputation and his future. of course, there is theatre around borisjohnson, is a ways been his great political map to be a creator of, compelling to some, irritating to others. that commands attention and energy in films, column and television screens. the central question is of truth, integrity and believability. to cut through all of the verbiage watched as ben a shed load, 15,000 word that barton submitted to the committee. in the end, parliament is asking a really simple question. dead boris johnson lie to them? it is simple. proving it is not simple. it's about misleading with intent an

chris mason, bbc news, westminster. coming up in the next few moments. hello there. it's been a chilly and quite cloudy start to the new month, the start of meteorological spring, even seeing more cloud across some western parts of the uk, normally sheltered from that northeasterly breeze. and that northeasterly breezes bring bringing not just a lot of cloud, but a lot of showers today in england, wales and eastern scotland. but if we're looking to continental europe, the air is clearer here — we've got clearer skies, and with an easterly breeze, we'll see some of that clearer weather heading our way. so the cloud will be breaking across east anglia, the southeast, later in the night, across the midlands, as well. where we do keep the cloud, there'll still be some showers around, but i think we'll find clearer skies arriving in northern scotland — temperatures here below freezing, and temperatures across east anglia in the southeast by the end of the night won't be far away from freezing either, but there will be some s

chris mason. no sign of any migrant crossings in dover this morning, in the horrible weather, as the home secretary explained why she claims a new approach on the issue is crucial at westminsterre testing novel interpretations of the law but we do not consider that we have crossed the boundary and we do not consider that we are in unlawful territory. labour don't want to appear soft, as some might see it, but reckon the government's approach continues to be hopeless. after 13 years, small boat crossings higher than ever, claims unprocessed, the taxpayer paying for hotel rooms, criminal gangs running all the way laughing to the bank, and an asylum system utterly broken on his watch. the prime minister said labour had opposed many of his plans, including sending asylum seekers to rwanda. stopping the boats is notjust my priority, it is the people's priority. he wanted to, in his words, "scrap the rwanda deal". he voted against measures to deport foreign criminals, mr speaker, and he even argued against deportation flights. he is just another lefty lawyer standing in our way. and this is the government's latest response to what it calls a crisis — a former raf base in essex that

chris mason. no sign of any migrant crossings at dover this morning, in the horrible weather, as the home secretary explained why she claims a new approach on the issue is crucial at westminstere lawful, but can't be certain. we are testing novel interpretations of the law but we do not consider that we have crossed the boundary and we do not consider that we are in unlawful territory. labour don't want to appear soft, as some might see it, but they reckon the approach continues to be hopeless. after 13 years, small boat crossings higher than ever, claims unprocessed, the taxpayer paying for hotel rooms, criminal gangs running all the way laughing to the bank and an asylum system utterly broken on his watch. the prime minister said labour had opposed many of his plans, including sending asylum seekers to rwanda. stopping the boats is notjust my priority, it is the people's priority. he wanted to, in his words, scrap the rwanda deal. he voted against measures to deport foreign criminals, mr speaker, and he even argued against deportation flights. he is just another lefty lawyer standing in our way. talk about criticising lawyers and others, look at this, an e—mail that didn't

chris mason. no sign of any migrant crossings at dover this morning, in the horrible weather, as the home secretary explained why she claims a new approach on the issue is crucial at westminster it will be lawful, but can't be certain. we are testing novel interpretation of the law but we do not consider that we have crossed the boundary and we do not consider we are in unlawful territory. labour don't want to appear soft, as some might see it, but they reckon the approach continues to be hopeless. after 13 years, small boat crossings higher than ever, claims unprocessed, the taxpayer paying for hotel rooms, criminal gangs running all the way laughing to the bank and an asylum system utterly broken on his watch. the prime minister said labour had opposed many of his plans, including sending asylum seekers to rwanda. it is the people's priority. we wanted to, in his words, scrap the rwanda deal. - he voted against measures to deport foreign criminals, mr speaker, - and he even argued against deportation flights. - he is just another lefty lawyer standing in our way. - talking of criticising lawyers and others, look at this, an e—mail that didn't come from the home office, but

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chris mason. no sign of any migrant crossings at dover this morning, in the horrible weather, as the home secretary explained why she claims a new approach on the issue is crucial at westminster some might see it, but they reckon the approach continues to be hopeless. after 13 years, small boat crossings higher than ever, claims unprocessed, the taxpayer paying for hotel rooms, criminal gangs running all the way laughing to the bank and an asylum system utterly broken on his watch. the prime minister said labour had opposed many of his plans, including sending asylum seekers to rwanda. stopping the boats is notjust my priority, it is the people priority. we wanted to, in his words, scrap the rwanda deal. he voted against measures to deport foreign criminals, mr speaker, and he even argued against deportation flights. he is just another lefty lawyer study in our way. lawyer standing in our way. took your criticising lawyers and others, look at this, an e—mail that didn't come from the home office, but the conservative party, suggesting previous policies on small boats were blocked by an activist blob of left—wing lawyers, civil servants and the labour party of strip it's all i