to think there is - racism in the conservative party and islamic fabia in the conservative party? onservative pa ? , . ., islamic fabia in the conservative pa ? , ., ., ., , ., party? the situation with regards to discrimination, _ party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there _ party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there was _ party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there was a - party? the situation with regards to discrimination, there was a report l discrimination, there was a report done by a professor who set out recommendations and he set out timelines and we, as a party, we must ensure that these recommendations are carried out because there are issues, number of issues. invite, the party chairman said that she would apologise to any person who has been hurt by this behaviour or others who have been filled by the systems are undoubtably there are problems but in any organisation, i am a businessman, and any organisation other problems. if there are problems, we need to investigate them properly and we need to put them properly and we

the conservative party is absolutely tanking in the polls right now. it's not actually that out of line from where we'd expect to see a mid term parliament. indeed, if we look even it's tony blair's ratings in around 2001 during the oil crisis, crisis and foot and mouth. and all of that the conservative party was ahead and then tony blair, of course, went to win on another election. so really we need to look at this in the round and sort of context of the parliamentary term that we're seeing it. it will see many new m p 's says she don't have as much time looking over the history of politics. are those that are trying to make the 1st moves but can pin it on because it might not be that they are just, you know, ignorant of conservative party history and might be that you're going to close the right on there that you're thing. so you do, you have these new and take and he's that have much linna dorothy and conservative party and faith. and they're thinking to themselves, how stable is this, the leg or coalition that that got together in 2019? are we out

it's talent to a conservative party. lead you right? the guy with brain brady, he can't really know why this is like an organized the santa is big. that could be more think. anyway, this is a kind of thing which, and he's again or don't, but at the scene today, they're in the school. could remind them that actually the real enemy is laid out. no one else is really think it's very fever. all very is certainly incredibly see brought out of the way until they, i think it's worth looking at the polls as they stand now in the context of where we are. and we're, of course, in the middle of a parliamentary term, parliamentary terms of the u. k. can last up to 5 years, we just over 2 years in this one it's, it's very ordinary at this stage and a political cycle for the governing party to be behind in the polls. if we think back to david cameron in 2013, he was 15 points behind the labor party in 2013, 2 years later he won the general election. we think back to margaret thatcher. she was double digits behind the labor party during the westland a

the conservative party is - conservative party? the conservative party is a l conservative party?series of different coalitions. quite fragile coalition so that the problem for borisjohnson is that seeing these different groups all come out and criticise him when teresa made was prime minister essentially you had two groups in the tory party, brexiteers and the remainders. now you have multiple groups, that's a lot more difficult to manage. what this crisis is also underlined is boris johnson's this crisis is also underlined is borisjohnson's relationship with his mps is incredibly transactional. a lot of mps that are leading the so—called coup against them and then you got election who owe their seats to them to deny him who have say you might�*ve got elected but you may cost me my seat next time. amazing really because boris johnson seat next time. amazing really because borisjohnson delivered one of the biggest majorities tory parties have had in years onlyjust tory parties have had in years only just over two years tory parties have had in years onlyjust over two years ago. it

conservative party were sitting on 41 that _ conservative party were sitting on 41 that is — conservative completely flipped over the last_ 41. that is completely flipped over the last few months. we have seen the last few months. we have seen the conservative party and boris johnson's — the conservative party and boris johnson's ratings in a slow but steady— johnson's ratings in a slow but steady decline since that point in august — steady decline since that point in august. so now there is a minimum of a five-point _ august. so now there is a minimum of a five—point lead for labour, and some _ a five—point lead for labour, and some of— a five—point lead for labour, and some of the most recent polls that have been— some of the most recent polls that have been out in the last few days have _ have been out in the last few days have shown as much as a ten point lead for— have shown as much as a ten point lead for labour. keir starmer currently _ lead for labour. keir starmer currently has a higher score himself by way— currently has a higher score himself by way of— currently has a higher s

a lot of work has been done to change the conservative party's _ done to change the conservative party'sy's image, and this really... is not only a — party's image, and this really... is not only a problem for the current prime _ not only a problem for the current prime minister. if it's not dealt with, _ prime minister. if it's not dealt with. it — prime minister. if it's not dealt with, it could cause long—term problems— with, it could cause long—term problems for the conservative party perhaps _ problems for the conservative party perhaps going back to what people called _ perhaps going back to what people called it _ perhaps going back to what people called it the nasty party. let's stick with the problems facing number ten. this is to do with those alleged lockdown breaking parties. henry, seeing as it's your story, johnson still believes he broke the rules. , , , ~ rules. this is the big week, i think, finally. _ rules. this is the big week, i think, finally. that _ rules. this is the big week, i think, finally. that inquiry. rules. this is the big week, i - think, finally. that in

or can _ about the whole conservative party? or can the _ about the whole conservative party?ks more. if— he stays around for weeks and weeks more. if he _ he stays around for weeks and weeks more, if he stays around all the way to the _ more, if he stays around all the way to the may— more, if he stays around all the way to the may elections, doesn't that potentially help the labour party? it is potentially help the labour party? it is not _ potentially help the labour party? it is not as— potentially help the labour party? it is not as simple as saying that the best— it is not as simple as saying that the best thing for keir starmer is for borisjohnson to the best thing for keir starmer is for boris johnson to go the best thing for keir starmer is for borisjohnson to go in the best thing for keir starmer is for boris johnson to go in the next 24 hours — for boris johnson to go in the next 24 hours. ., �* , for boris johnson to go in the next 24 hours. . �*, ,~' , for boris johnson to go in the next 24 hours. ., �*, , ., 24 hours. yeah, ok, let's skip over the j. 24 hours. ye

didn't the conservative party, didn't people - conservative party, didn't people like you have to compromiseat principle of the size of the state? in other words, great principle of the size of the state? in otherwords, many conservatives would say, look, we were in war, of course we had to spend bake and borrow and now we have to tax, that is what you have to do in the equivalent of war. and yet, you are concerned that boris johnson has, i think, got addicted to the big state?— to the big state? there is not any auestion to the big state? there is not any question of— to the big state? there is not any question of having _ to the big state? there is not any question of having small- to the big state? there is not any - question of having small government in the uk, not in our lifetime and not in several generations, if ever. what we can do is balance the budget. what i believe what is happening, a trajectory that we are on, a report shows a genuinely catastrophic trajectory of debt. in a 2018 report they said this level, this debt might happen, and i said policy will have to change. but whe

while things are looking pretty bad for the conservative party at the moment, things are not looking job, labour still has a lot of work to do if they want to be confident about winning the next election. he confident about winning the next election. , . , ., election. he very much, chris. that is a phrase — election. he very much, chris. that is a phrase for _ election. he very much, chris. that is a phrase for us _ election. he very much, chris. that is a phrase for us to _ election. he very much, chris. that is a phrase for us to remember, i is a phrase for us to remember, extreme voting trends. —— thank you very much, chris. i rememberwhen the conservative party did terribly in the european elections, then 18 months later we had a completely different conservative leader, boris johnson, and a completely different situation. in 18 minutes we will turn to tensions on the border between ukraine and russia. us secretary of state is warning moscow could attack at very short notice —— in a few minutes we will turn to. another important political development in downing street today, the

the conservative party is a series of— party?eries of different - party? the conservative party is a series of different and - is a series of different and fragile coalitions. the problem for borisjohnson is that you have these different groups coming out and criticising him and when theresa may was prime minister essentially had two groups within the tory party. brexiteers and remainers. now you have multiple groups and it is a lot harder to manage. the crisis also underlines the boris johnson's crisis also underlines the borisjohnson�*s relationship with mps is transactional. many who are leading the so—called coup against him are mps only elected in 2019 who owe their seeds to him and know effectively they have turned on him and say ok, you got me elected i think you will cost me my see the next time and i will turf you out. amazing, really, because borisjohnson delivered one of the biggest majority of the tory party have had in years, just over two years ago. it shows you how quickly things can move. let's take a look at some

"the conservative party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination of any kind.�* mohammed amin isocrats. he told me that he has no reason not to believe nusrat ghani's claims. ido i do know her. i've known for quite a long time and i met her the conservative party conference, in fact, before she was selected as a candidate. and i'm extremely dismayed by this story. while grassroots members are the conservative party are known to have widespread anti—moose limb attitudes, i would have expected better of the people who were in government, people who were mps. —— anti—muslim. she is not exactly someone who goes out of her way to push her religion, she does not wear a hijab, so i found the story shocking. the chief whip said it is defamatory and he has denied it. the deputy prime minister has said will not be a specific investigation into it but if she does make a formal investigation then it would be looked into. what should the party, what should the government do about this claim? this claim needs to be taken seriously and investigated. i don't see any reason why she would choose t

she is saying, hang on a minute, they told me i can initiate a conservative party process but i thoughtgovernment matter, not a party one. does that make sense to you? yes, the government is separate to the conservative party and will have its own rules and ways of dealing things. if we are talking about a reshuffle and who is in and who is out, that is decided by number ten and ultimately the prime minister, not really by the conservative party. it feels this should have been looked at by the government, not existing party processes and mechanisms. but also this goes back to, you can keep on talking about process and procedure but you have to read the room. she has made her allegations, they are in the public domain. howeverwe allegations, they are in the public domain. however we get to the outcome, the outcome is what matters. people who experience discrimination or racism don't really need a report to tell them what they have gone through, they need a change in behaviour and action to be taken.— action to be taken. what's also interesting _ action to be taken. what's also interestin

the conservative party are very good at heating _ conservative party are very good at beating the wpity it — beating the wp think that peter is a liability. it is significant between 19 take _ liability. it is significant between 19 take have lost faith or of his faith — you would think it would be loyal to the leader_ you would think it would be loyal to the leader they won their seats unden — the leader they won their seats unden all_ many who have not spent many time in the house _ many who have not spent many time in the house of— many who have not spent many time in the house of commons because of covid, _ the house of commons because of covid, who— the house of commons because of covid, who don't feel perhaps as much _ covid, who don't feel perhaps as much loyalty to the prime minister as other— much loyalty to the prime minister as other intake mps might do. boris johnson _ as other intake mps might do. boris johnson today, he looked broken, he looked beaten. and we all know that _ broken, he looked beaten. and we all know that borisjohnson is broken, he looked beaten. and we

in the - conservative party... in the meantime _ conservative party...servative party... in the meantime those loyal - conservative party... in the meantime those loyal to i conservative party... in the i meantime those loyal to boris johnson are saying... the meantime those loyal to boris johnson are saying... the culture in downin: johnson are saying... the culture in downing street _ johnson are saying... the culture in downing street does _ johnson are saying... the culture in downing street does need - johnson are saying... the culture in downing street does need to - johnson are saying... the culture in downing street does need to be - downing street does need to be addressed and i think it is absolutely essential that when the prime _ absolutely essential that when the prime minister responds to the report— prime minister responds to the report by— prime minister responds to the report by sue gray and he is committed to doing that in parliament, that he addresses that culture _ parliament, that he addresses that cullure i— parliament, that he addr

it may notjust be the conservative party, it may be the labour party, it may be all the parties.umber of issues to unpick. _ that? i think there are a number of issues to unpick. it's _ that? i think there are a number of issues to unpick. it's quite - issues to unpick. it's quite complicated. unfortunately, the majority of british muslims go about their business and try and do their bestjust their business and try and do their best just as everyone their business and try and do their bestjust as everyone else. the problem is that they are unfortunately tainted as collateral damage by a small number of their colleagues who go around blowing up the tube and knocking people's heads off. on a more fundamental level, there is a battle that needs to take place within the religion itself for the ideological full of islam, place within the religion itself for the ideologicalfull of islam, and action needs to be taken by the security so it is to clamp down on people who are trying to kill us. where muslim members of the conservative party are seeking office are asked about their religion

members. amongst grassroots conservative party members-— amongst grassroots conservative partye. covid—19 restrictions are being eased in scotland today, with limits on the number of people allowed at large indoor events being lifted along with social distancing rules. nightclubs are also reopening, after they were forced to close on 27th december. longer—running measures, such as the use of face coverings on public transport and indoor public places, will continue. earlier, we heard from our correspondent jamie mcivor who's in glasgow. blows for the hospitality industry in scotland as indeed there were across the uk and across the world. what you can basically say today, ben, is that the omicron restrictions in scotland have now eased, scotland is now essentially back to where it was a month ago before these additional restrictions were imposed. let's look at what actually changes today. first of all, nightclubs can now reopen again, they had been closed since december the 27th. the additional rules on social distancing in hospitality have gone so, for example, you can now go

it is the conservative party that — to account. it is the conservative party that must do so.lly will be in — party that must do so. it really will be in the spin and the optics and the — will be in the spin and the optics and the narrative and in the end, whether— and the narrative and in the end, whether he, the prime minister, can continue _ whether he, the prime minister, can continue to— whether he, the prime minister, can continue to sell a narrative that we are doing _ continue to sell a narrative that we are doing good stuff and that good stuff outweighs the bad, the risks, rather— stuff outweighs the bad, the risks, rather than — stuff outweighs the bad, the risks, rather than the specific sentences in sucrem — rather than the specific sentences in sucre... if people want to take boris _ in sucre... if people want to take borisjohnson down in sucre... if people want to take boris johnson down because they think— boris johnson down because they think he — boris johnson down because they think he is— boris johnson down because they think he is a liability, they will fin

, even when boris johnson _ conservative party, even when boris johnson and — conservative partythe conservative party is the right— position that the conservative party is the right party to lead the uk under— is the right party to lead the uk under all— is the right party to lead the uk under all circumstances, which is an interesting argument. i think sometimes you can't always lead the party along, but the daily mail tends — party along, but the daily mail tends to— party along, but the daily mail tends to keep that view. i think some _ tends to keep that view. i think some people will look at this is a classic— some people will look at this is a classic distraction, others will say. — classic distraction, others will say. "yes. _ classic distraction, others will say, "yes, there are questions for keir starmer— say, "yes, there are questions for keir starmer and say, "yes, there are questions for keir starmerand labour say, "yes, there are questions for keir starmer and labour to answer, are they— keir starmer and labour to answer, are they not — keir starmer and labour to an

prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry, but he told her to use the internal conservative partyomplaint process, which she thought was not appropriate. the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a 16—year—old boy fatally stabbed last night in the stretford area of manchester has been named as kennie carter. five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder. a british man has died in thailand — reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. and new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, is postponing her own wedding after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions. hello, good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the conservative mp nus ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, in part because of her muslim faith. nus ghani has told the sunday times that her "muslimness" was raised as an issue. the conservative chief whip mark spencer says she had been speaking to him, and he called her allegations "completely false". downing street has said the

the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says the culture in downing street must be addressed.hink the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law, i think he then lied about what had happened. people feel angry about what's been going on in downing street, i feel angry about what is going on in downing street, but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. it's being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours was a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. rafael benitez has been sacked as everton manager, after less than seven months in charge at the club. coming up later this hour, mark kermode joins jane hill to discuss the latest cinema releases and what's new on streaming in the film review. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the tennis star novak djokovic has deen deported from australia after losing his attempt to have the government's decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds th

would vote for the conservative party, as other parties are gaining...bour, but also the lib dems and green party. irate just labour, but also the lib dems and green party.— and green party. we have local elections coming _ and green party. we have local elections coming up _ and green party. we have local elections coming up in - and green party. we have local elections coming up in the - and green party. we have local. elections coming up in the spring. and green party. we have local- elections coming up in the spring. i know you can't directly translate across from what is a national poll and local campaigns, but it's true to say, i think, you don't want to go into an election campaign with these kinds of ratings if you're defending quite a lot of seats, as conservatives will be.— conservatives will be. indeed. it will make it— conservatives will be. indeed. it will make it challenging. - conservatives will be. indeed. it will make it challenging. when i conservatives will be. indeed. it i will make it challenging. when you think about what is contrib

that's been the language of the conservative party in particular over the last several years. whether the country will go on accepting this and whether the party itself wants to continue being that. can the conservative party find the old language it used to use? can it reflect the values of middle britain which it used to do, rather than some kind of, you know, higher level, you know, higher level attitudes. that remains to be seen. >> boris johnson was a colleague of yours, anne, when he was a journalist. do you think he will go quietly or will he put up a fight? >> he will do everything in his power not to go. he has lived through so many scandals and he has survived all of them and he will at some level believe that he can survive this one. the difficulty with this one is that it underlines something that people feel deeply about him and his party right now, which is that they -- you know, they don't act in everybody's interest, they act only in their own interests. overcoming that will be difficult. >> david, quickly to you. if he does go, could an indian-brit become prim

he said that the policy prime minister, conservative party was trying to defend the indefensible. he was talking that particularly about party gators. it's called, hey, this series of allegations about gatherings held at number 10. he said that there's been fall too many issues where i felt like we've been on the wrong side and then proceeded to name a number of controversy surrounding the conservative party dating back money. some of them finally and alexa relaxer resignation to the prime minister, he said, you prime minister boris johnson, the conservative party as a whole has shown themselves incapable of offering the leadership the party deserves. i think you can agree damning that from him. what really was a mentor moment when he did defects? he literally crossed the island prime minister's question time. in fact, with the opposition, that would have been an enormous blow to the prime minister. something that he will have been warned about just minutes before he was essentially fighting for his political career that thought this is just one man. the real question now is what t

in the coming days, one m p from johnston's conservative party has defected to the opposition, and others are reported to have already submitted letters of no confidence. neve barker sent this report from london. yes. in highly charged atmosphere for ministers. questions began with another major body blow for boris johnson. news. one of his m. p. 's christian wakefield had defected to the opposition party. this following morning, newspaper reports of a whitening plot to ouse. johnson by members of his own party. jokes of the prime minister's expense followed i see the very noise out until the chief whip was told to bring their i'm bruce ha salvo off to silva. like way nobody told the prime minister. he was breaking his own rooms. absolutely pathetic. if he had any shred of compassion for all those out there who separate to this heat go, i am peace clamoring for explanations. with johnson about the increasing catalogue of rule breaking policies that took place under his watch when the country was deepened lockdown. but the prime minister seemed energize fighting tooth and nail for his part

the real question now is what the remaining members of the consider conservative party now feeling that the ones who have the power to trigger a vote of no confidence. yeah, i mean, usually after a party i want to get invited back and i want to lose my job. party gate is obviously just one of the prime ministers. biggest headaches want you to take a listen to what the leader of the opposition said today as well as the prime minister. now our top, the prime list is very carefully crossed in response to the accusation. it's almost sounds like a lawyer wrote a full with when did the prime minister 1st become aware that any of his stall had concerns about the 20th with money policy? and this is please to speak. i'm grateful to write it down for repeating the question that is the georgia. we have also, this is beaca. there it is for the inquiry to, to come forward with an explanation of what happened. i mean, i'm afraid you simply, you simply must wait. charlotte, why does boys johnson the prime minister? why does he think that he can last until this report comes out next week? but we heard

the conservative party or at conservative party or at conservative hq to somebody who was employed _at happened to a government minister, somebody employed by government who is alleging — employed by government who is alleging that comments were made in number— alleging that comments were made in number 10 _ alleging that comments were made in number 10 downing street and repeated to her by the chief whip, so this— repeated to her by the chief whip, so this is— repeated to her by the chief whip, so this is at the heart of government, and therefore it makes it far more _ government, and therefore it makes it far more serious, because the conservative party in the end has to respond _ conservative party in the end has to respond to— conservative party in the end has to respond to its members, and there may be _ respond to its members, and there may be a _ respond to its members, and there may be a couple of hundred british muslim _ may be a couple of hundred british muslim members, but the government is accountable to its public, and in the public, — is accountable to its public, and i

the way he is reporting on the conservative party, he is now a - conservative party, he is now a labouroday he is labour. i've been in opposition mp myself, and if you are in opposition, your mission is to down the government, and that is exactly what he is doing. it should be no surprise he is attacking the conservative party, he has a labour mp.— is attacking the conservative party, he has a labour mp. what about the substance of — he has a labour mp. what about the substance of what _ he has a labour mp. what about the substance of what he _ he has a labour mp. what about the substance of what he is _ he has a labour mp. what about the substance of what he is saying. - substance of what he is saying. looked, nobody has backed that up. nobody, to the best of my knowledge has backed up these claims that there have been threats to withdraw things from constituencies. no. four years in the government's with office, and at no point was it appropriate or even possible for a government with two threatened the withdrawal of a government project from somebody�*s constituency. the commons made

former chair of the conservative party. ern there is from some about the style, the demeanour of borisjohnson leading the government at the moment. of boris johnson leading the government at the moment. chris, thank you — government at the moment. chris, thank you- of _ government at the moment. chris, thank you. of course _ government at the moment. chris, thank you. of course we _ government at the moment. chris, thank you. of course we will - government at the moment. chris, thank you. of course we will have i thank you. of course we will have further coverage of the story through the our photo itv news publishing allegation that there was a birthday party for the prime minister and over ten during the first lockdown in england in 2020. the nato defence alliance is beefing up its military presence in eastern europe — in response to russia's buildup of troops near ukraine. ships and fighterjets are being deployed and its troops are on standby. meanwhile, the us is also reportedly considering sending soldiers to the region

party. we had the former chairman of the conservative i tory party.hairman of the conservative party, baroness warsi, talking about this. nusrat ghani is a significant figure in terms of the conservative party saying they represent all parts of the uk, all faiths, colours and genders. it is not the kind of publicity that presumably the party once, never mind the government. ida. once, never mind the government. no, i think it once, never mind the government. iifr, i think it absolutely isn't, and she is a very well liked mp and that also will affect how people... not view the issue, but she has a lot of personal support within the party as well. we have seen some senior figures come out today and put their head above the parapet. as i mentioned, the dean sahalee came out earlier, and sajid javid who was at the heart of getting an investigation into this happening, and he has come out in support of nusrat ghani and said he would support her if she made a formal complaint. support her if she made a formal complaint-— support her if she made a formal com

and didn't the conservative party, didn't people like you have to compromise on this great principle ld say, "look, we were at war, in effect. "of course we had to spend big, of course we had to borrow, of course we now have to tax — thatis what you have to do and, yet, you are concerned that borisjohnson has, i think, got addicted to the big state? there's not really any question of having small government in the uk — not in our lifetimes and not for several generations, if ever. what we could do with is at least balancing the budget. now, what i believe is happening, the trajectory that we are on, if people look at the the office for responsibility�*s fiscal sustainability report, it shows a really genuinely catastrophic trajectory of debt. in the 2018 report, they said of course this level, this hundreds of percent of gdp debts, won't happen, and they said policy will have to change. but when they say "policy will have to change," what they mean is the state will default on pensions and health care and welfare and education, we'll default, we won't keep our age—related spending obl

the conservative party chairman said today that the culture in number 10 should be addressed.rime minister under pressure over what went on in here. were covid rules broken in downing street? how often did staff drink late into the night while the country was locked down, and can boris johnson survive? labour�*s leader has made his mind up. i think it�*s pretty obvious what�*s happened. there�*s industrial—scale partying been going on at downing street. not much of it is really denied, and i think that the public have made up their mind. i think the facts speak for themselves. i think the prime minister broke the law. i think he then lied about what had happened. mr speaker, i want to apologise. the prime minister has admitted he attended one drinks gathering at a time when socialising was extremely limited. that left many of his mps furious. this woman, sue gray, is looking into allegations spanning almost a year. her report is expected soon, but ministers are already suggesting it�*s the culture, not the man at the top, that needs to change. the culture in downing street doe

and i have to _ and of the conservative party. and i have to tell— and of the conservative party. my support _ have to tell him, he no longer enjoys my support. it- have to tell him, he no longer enjoys my support-— have to tell him, he no longer enjoys my support. it seems a lot of eo - le enjoys my support. it seems a lot of people attended _ enjoys my support. it seems a lot of people attended events _ enjoys my support. it seems a lot of people attended events in _ enjoys my support. it seems a lot of people attended events in may - enjoys my support. it seems a lot of. people attended events in may 2020, i recall attending my grandmothers funeral. she was a wonderful woman, is level love for her family she served as a counsellor and served conservative association for many years. i drove for three hours from staffordshire to kent, only ten people at the funeral, many people had to watch online, i did not my siblings, do not my parents, i gave a eulogy and then afterwards i didn't even go to our house for a cup of tea, i drove back three hours from kent to staffordshire. does

she was invited to use the formal conservative party procedure. she declined to do so. the conservative — what do you make of all of this? the conservative party is eating itself in public — conservative party is eating itself in public. you have mps who are supporting — in public. you have mps who are supporting ms ghani, saying this must _ supporting ms ghani, saying this must be — supporting ms ghani, saying this must be investigated and taken very seriously _ must be investigated and taken very seriously. she's a valued colleague. you do _ seriously. she's a valued colleague. you do struggle to think what she could _ you do struggle to think what she could gain — you do struggle to think what she could gain from coming out and saying — could gain from coming out and saying this publicly. but it'sjust the latest — saying this publicly. but it'sjust the latest in these allegations that we've heard. the whipping operation, you have _ we've heard. the whipping operation, you have those bombshell claims coming _ you have those bombshell claims coming out this week that m

then you have a group of conservative mps challenging the way the party— conservative mps challenging party is managed, the system of whipping, where you have people called _ whipping, where you have people called wimps who use a mixture of caring _ called wimps who use a mixture of caring for— called wimps who use a mixture of caring for their called wimps who use a mixture of caring fortheir mps called wimps who use a mixture of caring for their mps but also caioiinq _ caring for their mps but also cajoling them a little bit to get business — cajoling them a little bit to get business through. that has been challenged, particularly by william wraqq _ challenged, particularly by william wragg mp, who today is going to speak— wragg mp, who today is going to speak to — wragg mp, who today is going to speak to the police about potentially claiming that he was subjected, and his colleagues were subjected, and his colleagues were subjected, to blackmail by these whips _ subjected, to blackmail by these whips. all in all it amounts to quite — whips. all in all it amounts to quite a — whips

ros: the conservatives have lost one mp, crossed over to the labour party. ctical terms, doesn't make a huge difference to boris johnson's situation because that is still in the hands of the remaining conservative mps. let me explain how they may go about getting rid of the prime minister, should they want to. this is the method the conservative party uses. you have to have a vote of no-confidence by the party's mp's. 53% have to request that by sending a letter to a man called graham brady. he is the head of the 1922 committee which represents tory mps. there are 360 of them at the moment. 54 letters are needed to trigger a vote, but that is not the end of the matter. the process is confidential, so only graham brady knows how many letters have been received. some are saying it is close. the leader of the scottish conservatives, douglas ross, thinks the number of 54 is insight. >> i think it is near. members can submit letters and withdrawal lette. i know there is a significant operation going encouraging colleagues who who may have submitted later to withdr

comment, that specifically was rejected by quite a detailed report full of criticism for the conservative partyal, but what you mentioned about concrete steps that you want to see happen, what are those concrete steps? we would advocate for a full enquiry into islamophobia in the party. sorry tojump in, there was exactly that reported last year. we would exactly that reported last year. - would say i did not go far enough because the complaints procedure was one of those issues. as nusrat said, she was not able to go through it, probably because of lack of confidence in the actual process. there is details of over 300 incidents of islam phobia —— islamophobia within the party, and 30% of conservative mps have expressed negative views. there are critical issues here that go beyond nusrat ghani's case, venting her�*s reinforces how —— if anything her case reinforces how deeply embedded theissues case reinforces how deeply embedded the issues are.— the issues are. perhaps if it is as ou sa the issues are. perhaps if it is as you say a — the issues are. perhaps if it is as you say a second _ the is

party politics now? yes, i think it does. i know conservativeers who are equally as angry as those who support the green party or the liberal democrats, for example. so i think this does transcend those kinds of barriers. and colleagues are going to have to work out what it is they want from the prime minister going forward, and that has to happen quickly. what do you think should happen? i think there is more to come out and i think it is not going to be very long before we see yet another revelation, so the prime minister now needs to think very long and hard as to whether he is doing the rightjob for the country, and certainly for the party. do you think he should go? i think it is probably time for him to move on. i think that a number of colleagues now are looking at that as an option. we have seen some very senior tories come out this morning and sayjust that, and i agree with them. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent nick eardley. this weekend is quite an important gauge of that for tory mps. they are back in their constituenci

there are some in the conservative party that are saying | conservative party that are saying they needial report from sue gray, the senior civil servant who is looking into all of these allegations about gatherings and parties in downing street. but this evening, we are getting an increasing number of conservative mps who are prepared to put their heads above the carpet and say it's time for the prime minister to go. in the last few minutes, william rag has told our colleagues that mrjohnson�*s position is untenable and he he should go. the scottish conservatives appeared to be in open revolt as well as their leader, douglas ross. thing the prime minister had to go after admitting he was at that gathering in 2020. there are about ten nsp �*s who say they back mr ross. they think the prime minister needs to resign. here is douglas ross. i said yesterday if the prime minister attended this event, gathering, party — whatever you call it — on the 20th of may last year, if he was there after the invite went out to more than 100 people, inviting them to bring their own booze and come to the

the labour partyjust conservative party to the labour party just a few conservative party to the labourrlier i spoke tojoy maurice e, one of the mps elected in 2019 for the first time and she said she thought it was the prime minister�*s performance that would have convinced some of her colleagues he was the right man to lead the party. i'm picking up from my intake that many— i'm picking up from my intake that many across the country would not have _ many across the country would not have been— many across the country would not have been elected without boris johnson — have been elected without boris johnson i— have been elected without boris johnson. i think we have all sort of come _ johnson. i think we have all sort of come to— johnson. i think we have all sort of come to that realisation. even today, — come to that realisation. even today, it — come to that realisation. even today, it was an eye—opener across the house. — today, it was an eye—opener across the house, where we collectively thought. — the house, where we collectively thought, oh, my gosh, this is the person— thought,