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so there with conservative parties. 50 we there with conservative parties. so we look at the latest from him and see what else he manages to establish. he was the one who told us, according to his sources, so i don't think we have independently stood this up, but according to his stories, his sources, forgive me. borisjohnson is in africa at the moment, so we won't be seeing him around his constituency or indeed westminster. i want to go back to professor gon curtis. just look at this from a point of view of his statement. just as i was building up there, this meeting has been ended by the host. that wasn't me. i may be the host but i come back to you as we try and re—establish those collections. about the he has come back and come out and attacked the privileges committee, using very strong language. if we park for one moment, the rights and the wrongs and just leave with the impression that isn't this going to undermine trust in the political institutions? dozen that have echoes of what we have witnessed over in the us? —— doesn't that? i witnessed over in

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the conservative party has but i think is best described as a life of pride. orters, believe that boris johnson is the messiah. in contrast there is a proportion of conservative mps, supporters, members, who believe boris johnson is a very naughty boy. that division is hugely problematic for the party because the specter, even if it's not in a party political sense the specter of boris johnson hanging around, attempting to preserve the myth of his leadership and his legacy could be hugely damaging. not just to richie sunak but the conservatives of the next general election and potentially general elections to come. >> these are some of the terms i have heard so far. we are only 15 minutes into the program. what do you think the conservative party will do when it comes to this boat -- vote that was recommended? >> if it was a functioning conservative party parliament it would accept the work being done by the committee it set up. it remains to be seen what will actually happen but i think joe is absolutely right. the conservative party faces really tough times a

no, i suspect that the reaction of the - that the reaction of the conservative party will have will behard done by the whole system which is out to get him. —— mirrored. there is a whole chunk of the electorate that voted for him, in 2019, voting for brexit, they feel that way, they might feel summed up as good old boris, he is trying to do his best. i think there is another chunk of people inside the conservative party and beyond he will think that this is just a new low for borisjohnson, that he has taken british politics down further than anyone thought that he might have done, that is truly trumpian and, for those kinds of people, they will be saying that this is exactly why they didn't think that boris johnson was fit for high office. definitely there will be tension within the governing conservative party. you will polarise, this action will polarise the country in the way that he has been terrorising it these last few years, you know, with some really solid, hard—core support, some good old boris side of the electorate, but the whole rest of them shaking their heads, saying, my

between the johnson within the conservative party between thejohnson loyalist, those who thinkrd done by, and those who think, his time has passed, we need to stick by prime minister rishi sunak, or else all hell breaks loose.— all hell breaks loose. well, whichever— all hell breaks loose. well, whichever way _ all hell breaks loose. well, whichever way you - all hell breaks loose. well, whichever way you look - all hell breaks loose. well, whichever way you look at l all hell breaks loose. well, i whichever way you look at it, all hell breaks loose. well, - whichever way you look at it, this does mean that there is now going to be a by—election in three formally tory seats. be a by-election in three formally tory seate— tory seats. that's right. it's important _ tory seats. that's right. it's important to _ tory seats. that's right. it's important to consider - tory seats. that's right. it's important to consider the l tory seats. that's right. it's - important to consider the background against which these by—elections will be held, these mini elections. first of all, it come

a call for unity among the conservative party, but how does the prime minister achieve that?es call for unity — prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when _ prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when there _ prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when there isn't - prime minister achieve that? parties call for unity when there isn't any . call for unity when there isn't any unity, and it is precisely where the conservative party finds itself tonight. it faces three by—elections, atjust a point where it is really struggling in the opinion polls. three people on their own side choosing to inflict upon the party at a difficult time the views of the electorate, when they are miles and miles behind the labour party in the national opinion polls, and in some places the liberal democrats performing very well, too. speaking to conservative mps, and i've been making dozens of calls and zapping out loads and loads of whatsapp messages, there is a deep sense of frustration and anger at what many see as the selfish acts of those who have decided t

butjust how deep are the divisions in the conservative party because you just suggested earlier that ithin the party. if these risks continue within the .a . �* ., , if these risks continue within the party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider _ party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself— party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a _ party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a man - party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a man of - party. again, rishi sunak would very much consider himself a man of the | much consider himself a man of the right, or centre—right. as to your question, how deep are the divisions question, how deep are the divisions question mark we journalists always have to be careful about using words like civil war, phrases like civil war, but clearly, the emotions are very strong in the governing conservative party. i mean, that people like borisjohnson and really like him, they see him as their maligned hero, the man who led them partly to the land of brexit, but they haven't got there yet

the conservative party is struggling. at the same time, it has general elections this year -- next year which it looks certain to lose. that might give johnson a platform by which he may be able to crawl back. we will have to wait and see. >> thanks as always for your insight. if the goal was to open up the lines of communication, it was mission accomplished. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met with president xi jinping this monday for about 35 minutes. they sounded positive and agreed discussions should continue. blinken was rebuffed on one front, china refusing to resume direct military to military communication and disagreements remain on trade, human rights and taiwan. >> a greeting from antony blinken. a handshake but no small talk for the cameras. courteous, professional but a long way from friendship. both governments trying to halt the downward slide and relations. a symbolic reaching out from president xi going against protocol, a notable diplomatic gesture. he says, i hope the secretary of state will make

_ then conservative light with the labour party. ty. where do the working people of this country who - labour party. where do the working people of this country who want - labour party. where do the working people of this country who want a l people of this country who want a little _ people of this country who want a little more — people of this country who want a little more left—wing. _ people of this country who want a little more left—wing. there - people of this country who want a little more left—wing. there is- people of this country who want a little more left—wing. there is no| little more left—wing. there is no option— little more left—wing. there is no option for— little more left—wing. there is no option for them _ little more left—wing. there is no option for them any— little more left—wing. there is no option for them any more - little more left—wing. there is no option for them any more and . little more left—wing. there is no. option for them any more and that little more left—wing. there is no- option for them any m

t control that he used to have within the conservative party?— the conservative party?. |_ the conservative party? i think in part it is that. |think_ the conservative party? i think in part it is that. i think probably i part it is that. i think probably downing street were looking to weigh up downing street were looking to weigh up the amount of parliamentary support borisjohnson hat, not only with nadine dorries and nigel adams cutting their seats in protest in part for not being giving the peerages they thought they had been nominated for. but some of boris johnson's closest allies, like jacob rees—mogg, who have come out in support of him. i think that has probably emboldened rishi sunak. i have spoken to some mps who are pretty angry at what boris johnson has done and the town in which he has done and the town in which he has done and the town in which he has done it. i think those people have made it clear that they wanted the prime minister to stand up for himself and stand up to boris johnson a bit.— himself and stand up to boris johnson a bit. , :, . johnson a

would some of the conservative party love him to come back? yes. is it likely? looks problematic.matic. he has triggered a by-election, which _ problematic. he has triggered a by-election, which means- problematic. he has triggered aj by-election, which means there problematic. he has triggered a - by-election, which means there will by—election, which means there will be an election in his constituency to replace him. that's because a lot of frustration amongst mps. tell us about why that is, because it is not the only by—election that has been triggered as of yesterday. there the only by-election that has been triggered as of yesterday.- triggered as of yesterday. there is auoin to triggered as of yesterday. there is going to be _ triggered as of yesterday. there is going to be two — triggered as of yesterday. there is going to be two by-elections, - going to be two by—elections, because another one of boris johnson's very close supporters, nadine dorries, decided to step down. i guess the words to describe the mood amongst britain's politicians is that, for the opposition parti

it will need to go for a - person to re—forge the conservative party. losophical bath. _ party. it will need to go for a deep philosophical bath. it _ party. it will need to go for a deep philosophical bath. it is _ party. it will need to go for a deep philosophical bath. it is difficult, l philosophical bath. it is difficult, he is _ philosophical bath. it is difficult, he is unlike _ philosophical bath. it is difficult, he is unlike anybody _ philosophical bath. it is difficult, he is unlike anybody else. - philosophical bath. it is difficult, he is unlike anybody else. me i philosophical bath. it is difficult, he is unlike anybody else. we must leave it there, _ he is unlike anybody else. we must leave it there, thank _ he is unlike anybody else. we must leave it there, thank you. _ that's all from us tonight. no time for the papers, you can guess the headlines. victoria's back monday. until then, have a good weekend. goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day. this is bbc news. the indictment which also charges a trump aide also la

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what i would label as a conservative in a party that is imereeemer— conservative in a party that is increasinglypend some time in the european parliament. after that, he went back, of course, as prime minister. but strangely, in my last 6 or 7 months in the european parliament, berlusconi was back in the european parliament. so he's someone that i met quite a few times over the years. now, of course, a highly controversial , some would say controversial, some would say totally outrage , aukus figure. totally outrage, aukus figure. but he was is the longest serving prime minister since world war two in italy. and strangely, he almost bought italy some some sort of kind of stability . that may sound mad, stability. that may sound mad, but italian politics is pretty crazy. and he could be actually , he could be actually pretty entertaining. and i have to tell you, at no point did i ever attend one of silvio berlusconi's bunga bunga parties for one very simple reason . he for one very simple reason. he never invited me . now, events in never invited me. now, events in america to have been equally, i

_ not a good day for the conservative party and — not a good day for the conservative party. parties, quite frankly, too brightly crow, and — parties, quite frankly, too brightly crow, and a — parties, quite frankly, too brightly crow, and a sense, i'll be at at their— crow, and a sense, i'll be at at their own _ crow, and a sense, i'll be at at their own contributions to politics are not— their own contributions to politics are not as — their own contributions to politics are not as perfect as they would like to— are not as perfect as they would like to imply. are not as perfect as they would like to imply-— are not as perfect as they would liketoiml ., ., like to imply. joanne, thank you for talkin: us like to imply. joanne, thank you for talking us through _ like to imply. joanne, thank you for talking us through and _ like to imply. joanne, thank you for talking us through and giving - like to imply. joanne, thank you for talking us through and giving us - talking us through and giving us your perspective for the last hour or so. we appreciate it. thank you. ijust want to

vast crowds of ilarims the conservative party.. vast crowds of pilgrims have been taking - the conservative party. vast crowds of pilgrims have been taking place | of pilgrims have been taking place at the hajj. hundreds of thousands of people have been taking part in what is known as the towel off, where they walk around the centre of the grand mosque. access to the hajj is unrestricted this year, and more than 1.8 million people are thought to be taking part. nationals from around 160 countries are there in temperatures which peaked at 48 celsius — that's 118 temperatures which peaked at 48 celsius — that's118 fahrenheit. today also marks a start of a three—day long eat holiday. —— leave holiday. hello there. there has been a lot of cloud around today, cloudy skies at lord's for the test match. some parts of england, though, have seen some sunshine coming through. for example, here in hampshire, it's been very muggy and very warm across many parts of england. scotland and northern ireland will be turning cooler and fresher with

what i would label as a conservative in a party that is bneneeebneby— conservative in a party that isean parliament. after that, he went back, of course, as prime minister. but strangely, in my last 6 or 7 months in the european parliament, berlusconi was back in the european parliament. so he's someone that i met quite a few times over the years. now, of course, a highly controversial , some would say controversial, some would say totally outrage , aukus figure. totally outrage, aukus figure. but he was is the longest serving prime minister since world war two in italy. and strangely, he almost bought italy some some sort of kind of stability . that may sound mad, stability. that may sound mad, but italian politics is pretty crazy. and he could be actually , he could be actually pretty entertaining. and i have to tell you, at no point did i ever attend one of silvio berlusconi's bunga bunga parties for one very simple reason . he for one very simple reason. he never invited me . now, events in never invited me. now, events in america to have been equally, if not even more dramatic th

. with the johnson camp within the conservative party.— with the johnson camp within the conservative think it conservative party. potentially, and i think it would — conservative party. potentially, and i think it would have _ conservative party. potentially, and i think it would have looked - conservative party. potentially, and i think it would have looked in - conservative party. potentially, and i think it would have looked in the l i think it would have looked in the tory party like a very aggressive act were he to try and block this list, which is something labour had called for. they describe this as a carousel of cronies. but every time there is a resignation honours list, there is a resignation honours list, there is a resignation honours list, there is this sort of controversy. but i think particularly in boris johnson's case, after three years of scandal strewn chaos, and he has oftenjudged by scandal strewn chaos, and he has often judged by the time he left office, there is a feeling even within the tory party that it was inappropriate for him to have a resignation honour

the internal differences of the conservative party. ster of education criticized the former prime minister liz truss. i think the early elections are approaching and for several reasons, sense the conservatives will lose in this election, the most important of which is the economic crisis, the conflict over power between ragheb, the mother of conservatives, and the reason for this is the political stipulations of johnson's candidacy in the local elections. at the same time, the sources of the guardian pointed out the possibility of sonak's removal in favor of johnson's re-candidacy in the local elections. the labor party is the first party to take advantage of the differences between the conservative party and calls for an early election of the house of commons . the purpose of this request is take off the war between the rivals and who is the most popular in this election is england, let's go to america. the storm and rain have disrupted life in the southern states of america, and people are facing damaged houses, power outages and tra

i think people both in the conservative party and - in the conservative party and outside don't miss the drama of it all. what we have got now with rishi sunak in downing street is a getting on with the job. on with thejob. i am alive in ukraine. thousands of people are still waiting to be evacuated and are in desperate need of water and medical assistance, following the breach of the dam in the south of the country. manchester city win the champions�* league and the treble. the premier league and fa cup champions beat inter milan 1—0 in the final. hello, this is bbc news. the former conservative cabinet ministerjacob rees—mogg we start with claims by boris johnson that he is the victim of a witchhunt which has been rejected by the leading cabinet minister. grant shapps is the country wants to move on from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson. the former prime minister resigned as an mp in advance of a cross—party report that is expected to find that he misled parliament. the former conservative cabinet ministerjacob rees—mogg has warned the party's leadership not to try to b

parliamentary elections will lead to an election in which there is a possibility of the defeat of the conservative party . the mother clip has been made public because of the differences of the conservatives. the prime minister of england said that johnson asked him to bypass the selection process for the members of the house of lords and accept his proposal for membership in the house of lords. this institution should approve solak johnson of violating the law. accusing johnson of sunak's statements is more worthless than asking me to do something that i am not willing to do because i don't think it is the right thing to do. it doesn't matter if my work is not pleasing to some. following johnson's resignation from the house of commons, the crisis between the two branches of the conservative party has intensified. the senior leaders of the conservative party want johnson to lose one of his stars in next year's elections. in my opinion, the tut hengma elections are approaching and the conservative sentiment will fail in this election due to several reasons, the most important of which is the economic cri

thank you for aaivin the conservative party. thank you for giving us _ the conservative party.es title. he's currently taking on norway's casper ruud in the french open final. ruud was runner up to rafael nadal last year and reached this year's final with an impressive staright sets win over alex zverev. djokovic — who last won the trophy in 2021 — in paris, has dropped just two sets all tournament. he only has one completed game so far. you can follow this one on the bbc sport website. manchester city's players and staff are flying home to the uk from istanbul, after completing a historic treble. they beat inter milan 1—0 in the champions league final in istanbul to add that trophy to the premier league and fa cup which had both already been secured. it's a triumph that city manager pep guardiola said had been written in the stars. of course it is historic for many reasons, on a personal level pep guardiola would say, i won it with a team of my heart and then i won it with the team that had everything i needed to win. it was an obsession, i would say, for manchester city board

parties call for unity when there isn't any unity, and that's precisely where the conservative party by—elections atjust a point where it is really, really struggling in the opinion polls. so three people on their own side choosing to inflict upon the party, at a difficult time, the views of the electorate when they are miles and miles behind the labour party in the national opinion polls and in some places liberal democrats opinion polls, and in some places liberal democrats performing very well, too. so, speaking to conservative mps and i've been making dozens and dozens of calls and zapping out loads and loads of whatsapp messages for the last 2a hours or so, there's a deep sense of frustration and anger at what many see as the selfish acts of those who have decided to resign. now, of course, it is their prerogative to be able to do that, and we haven't yet heard in any detail at all from any of them about precisely what has motivated that. yes, we had the statement from borisjohnson last night, but we're yet to track him down with a camera to ask him questions of our own, and the

has intensified, high-ranking leaders of the conservative party want him to step down . criticism of the minister of education and liz truss, the former prime minister, was raised, and i think the tut hengma elections are approaching and the conservatives will be defeated in this election due to several reasons , the most important of which is the economic crisis, the conflict over power between ragheb , the conservative address. the political implications of johnson's candidacy in the local elections and green mode, one of johnson's most important allies , warned about the consequences of preventing his candidacy. at the same time, newspaper sources pointed out the possibility of removing knock in favor of johnson's re-candidacy in the local elections. the labor party is the first party that differences between the conservative party he calls for the early holding of the house of commons elections. the purpose of this request is to end the war between the competitors and to gain more public support in this election from the experts of danesh banian company to commercial

soon at and the whole conservative party have lost their moral compass during the time boris johnson the party. >> he is walking a tricky tightrope. what we do not know is whether they will -- there will be a vote at the end. >> it may be in the next hour or two. essentially, that is because the cork of parliamentary procedures. after a debate ins, the speaker will say, who is in favor? if everyone say i, there does not need to be a vote. if one or two people say no, that would be when we get the test of the extent to which the conservative party confined -- can find in itself, we will condemn boris johnson. >> there will be conservative mps that do not want a vote because they do not want to put their cards on the table, because it is controversial potentially. >> some still like boris johnson. others, absolutely because they are somewhat fearful some of the activists in their own local conservative parties think, good old boris and think he s been stitched up. there is a lot of awful conservative mps praying this goes away without a vote. >> what this is not a question of if this vo

parties. it's been true of labour in office and it's now true of conservatives in office. issues at stake here. there is a feeling by too many conservative members and some conservative members of parliament, including the three who've just expressed their views very forcefully by their actions, that the government needs to be a bit more conservative. it needs to concentrate rather more on the growth agenda, rather more on the lower taxes and the brexit wins, when we seem to have had several months where that has got sidelined or where taxes have been going up. is this the end of borisjohnson�*s career in front line politics, or do you still think he has more road? well, boris is career is for boris to judge. boris has just decided against the wishes of many other conservatives, that he doesn't want to be an mp for the time being. so clearly he's not going anywhere in national politics in the conventional sense from here, because if you want to be leader of the conservative party, the first thing you need to do is you need to be a member of parliament. but of course boris

the conservative party is essentially a circular firing squad right now. there is so much division. actually do feel quite sorry for rishi sunak, who is trying to get the party back together. he is trying to get on with the job of governing this country. my goodness, we need some proper governance after the clown show we have had the last 18 months or so in this country. i think that there is going to be a lot of division. i think conservative mps will also remember why they had no confidence in boris johnson. this will happen about a year ago, johnson. this will happen about a yearago, he johnson. this will happen about a year ago, he serially manipulated the rules, it was scandal after scandal, there was the owen paterson affair, the dreadful partygate stuff, and let's not forget, chris pincher, he lied over that, trying to manipulate the rules. it was conservative mps bringing down boris johnson. they could see the writing on the wall, particularly when it came to their own electoral fortunes. look, conservative mps will have to do what is right in terms of their conscience, but i

and, well, let's pick up with this idea of, of a power struggle inside the conservative party. i mean, you're, you're right, he had an impressive election victory and the last 4 years. but we've also seen him, you know, basically forced to leave office resigned because his own party turned against them . what does that tell us the about the ability of the conservative party to distance itself from him from a leader that may become malignant to the party or to democracy itself? yeah, i don't think they can at this point and that's the tragedy of it all. is they, there was so much momentum. somebody so much went in the sales for the conservative party in 2019 and even in early 2020 you know, obviously code was disruptive to that. but, but i think that the, what's, what's interesting to say is there's been no apologies about the lock downs. all the, all the parties are going about as you know, the hypocrisy of it. and there's plenty of the, don't get me wrong. but there's, there's really been no understanding or, or apology of what they did send this country. and that's really a sh

my guest on political thinking this weekjoined the conservative party back then, in the early 1990s, close to or an adviser to five of the last seven conservative leaders from john major to rishi sunak. and for much of that time, daniel finkelstein, lord finkelstein has been a columnist for the times newspaper, chronicling the ups and downs of british politics, drawing on his experience of that politics, but also drawing on his family's extraordinary story. his mother, escaped the nazis having been an inmate in the bergen—belsen concentration camp. his father escaped the gulag, having been sent there by the soviet union. danny finkelstein, welcome to political thinking. as a columnist, as an adviser as well, you've argued in defense of what you always call moderation. we might come to what "moderation" is in a second, but i sense in your recent writing, you fear that that is under threat in a way you never thought it was before. yeah, i think i do. you know, i have always been so confident about this country. my parents came here as refugees, as you said. and i'vde felt that. . .they

are people taking sides's conservative party's are people taking sides's— conservative party's are peoplel, it's not great. but certainly. _ taking sides's well, it's not great. but certainly, boris _ taking sides's well, it's not great. but certainly, boris johnson - taking sides's well, it's not great. but certainly, boris johnson has, | taking sides's well, it's not great. | but certainly, boris johnson has, i but certainly, borisjohnson has, i think, and expanded view of his own importance within the conservative party. certainly, lots of his allies have come out and seconded his feelings that the privileges committee report is a witchhunt or a kangaroo court. it really, when we look at whether or not the more conservative mps following over the weekend there might be a boris johnson exodus, that hasn't come to pass. it's likely that when the committee does publish a report it will contain mps that these continued trashing of the process is in their best interest and not in the best interest of democracy. so i think rishi sunak kind of a lid on it for now simply because boris johnson

— he still cause problems for the conservative party? anyone who thinks boris _ conservative party?party? anyone who thinks boris johnson is _ conservative party? anyone who thinks boris johnson is going - thinks borisjohnson is going quietly will be very much mistaken. those who like him, don't worry, he will be around. he's very young, he's in his 50s, he is ambitious, witty and clearly has an amazing gift for communication but in terms of a political comeback it seems unlikely for the following reason. he has become that unusual thing, and unpopular populist. 25 years ago when he burst onto the scene in the country he was someone, people didn't know if he was labour or conservative but he was a fanny gibert, witty, didn't seem like other politicians. he's sort of lost that. that doesn't mean there isn't a significant minority of people in the country who love boris, but can he make a political comeback? even people on his own side think that would be very difficult.— people on his own side think that would be very difficult. thank you. we are going _ would be very difficult. than

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this something going on within the conservative party.— something going on within the conservative partyvative party. this is how far boris johnson and - conservative party. this is how far boris johnson and rishi - far borisjohnson and rishi sunak were a part in the law mandated social distancing. they are a whole lot further apart tonight. 58—year—old driver of a bus that crashed killing ten people in australia has been charged with various offences. including ten counts offences. including ten counts of dangerous driving and negligent driving causing death stop he has been refused bail and will appear in court, he has appeared in court, rather, today. 15 people were still hospitalised. let's go now to our reporter, phil mercer in sydney. wejust got our reporter, phil mercer in sydney. we just got enough date from the officials there a little while ago. tell us the latest. what do they have to say? latest. what do they have to sa ? ,., . say? the police here in the state of — say? the police here in the state of new _ say? the police here in the state of new south - say? the police her

conservative party. but as a big shift- what _ conservative party. but as a big shift.at about you? i sort i conservative party. but as a big shift. what about you? i sort of| shift. what about you? i sort of auree, shift. what about you? i sort of agree. the _ shift. what about you? i sort of agree. the big _ shift. what about you? i sort of agree, the big explosive - shift. what about you? i sort of. agree, the big explosive moment shift. what about you? i sort of- agree, the big explosive moment was friday— agree, the big explosive moment was friday when_ agree, the big explosive moment was friday when borisjohnson resigned and he _ friday when borisjohnson resigned and he pulled the rug from under the feet and he pulled the rug from under the feel of— and he pulled the rug from under the feel of the _ and he pulled the rug from under the feet of the committee. in a way it dampened — feet of the committee. in a way it dampened how exciting today ultimately was.— dampened how exciting today ultimately was. dampened how exciting today ultimatel was. ., ., ., ultimately

either by the conservative party in either by the conservative party iii—by— either by the conservativeot a conservative party at all. it's a social democrat party. and they will not want boris back in they will not want boris back in the house of commons at the next election. and i think he's going to struggle for a future within the party. so what is the alternative? i there's alternative? i mean, there's teen— alternative? i mean, there's teen-the- alternative? i mean, there's been -the paper. alternative? i mean, there's- been -the paper saying been stories in the paper saying thet— been stories in the paper saying thet-wouit— been stories in the paper saying that-would make- been stories in the paper saying that would make a perfect that you would make a perfect teen— that you would make a perfect teen-in— that you would make a perfect teen-in e- that you would make a perfect team-in a new- that you would make a perfect team in a new party. team with boris in a new party. is team with boris in a new party. ie thet— team with boris in a new party. is that something— team with boris

and it will obviously have enemies of the conservative party cheering to the rafters. if you wouldn't mind just staying there, because for the sake of completeness i will finish reading the statement. it is quite long. we are through most of it, but just for a sense of where we are. actually, i am being told i cannot do that. we will go to been right first. ben, i think you outrank me or something. divorce your reaction to this.-- give us your reaction to this for some > got a lot of calls to make. -- >> got a lot of calls to make. we did not think this was going to happen. boris johnson is standing down, throwing in the towel, leaving parliament. the letter just released that you read a big chunk of explains why -- he is furious. we know he received a letter from the privileges committee that had been investigating whether or not he deliberately lied to parliament. he received their initial findings earlier this week. he had a couple of weeks to respond. we did not expect a hearing more about the end of june. but he has jumped the gun, preempted it, he has lashed out

what all this means for rishi sunak and the conservatives is that new tensions are swirling between factions in the party the conservatives are languishing in the polls. losing any of those could lead some tory mps to question, as borisjohnson did in his resignation letter, the direction of the party and rishi sunak�*s leadership. rishi sunak should above all, borisjohnson and his backers think, be offering tax cuts. what we want is reassurance from the prime minister, that that is very much his agenda and then examples of how he is pursuing that agenda because clearly some of my colleagues don't feel they are very welcome on the journey, so that three of them have now decided to get off the bus altogether. and worse for rishi sunak, borisjohnson has hinted he might try a comeback. former us president donald trump has called the federal charges against him a witch—hunt during a speech at the georgia republican convention in columbus. it was his first first public appearance since being indicted over withholding classified presidential documents. mr trump — who's due to make a first appearance in the case

either by the conservative party in either by the conservative party iii—by— either by the conservative party. and they will not want boris back in they will not want boris back in the house of commons at the next election. and i think he's going to struggle for a future within the party. so what is the alternative? i there's alternative? i mean, there's been— alternative? i mean, there's been-ne- alternative? i mean, there's been -the paper. alternative? i mean, there's- been -the paper saying been stories in the paper saying rnar— been stories in the paper saying mar-veere— been stories in the paper saying that-would make- been stories in the paper saying that would make a perfect that you would make a perfect rean— that you would make a perfect ream-in— that you would make a perfect ream-in a- that you would make a perfect team-in a new- that you would make a perfect team in a new party. team with boris in a new party. is team with boris in a new party. re nap— team with boris in a new party. is that something— team with boris in a new party. is that something you're rnrnnnp— is that

party. sabita of the conservative and unionist party . e party has got 1518 eeeths— conservative party has got 1518 eeeths te— conservative party has got 1518 eeeths te try— conservative party has got 1518 months to try and— conservative party has got 1518 months to try and persuade the eehhe— months to try and persuade the hehhe thet— months to try and persuade the hehhe thet tt— months to try and persuade the public that it is— months to try and persuade the public that it is an— months to try and persuade the public that it is an effective eeeheteetee— public that it is an effective campaigning organisation capable of campaigning organisation capable et eethee— campaigning organisation capable of uniting under— campaigning organisation capable of uniting under a— campaigning organisation capable of uniting under a leader who is no of uniting under a leader who is he teeeer— of uniting under a leader who is no longer boris— of uniting under a leader who is no longer boris and will never be no longer boris and will never he hehs— no longe

and effer— of the conservative party and effeer eewee— of the conservative party and other partieseople you a flavour of what the people of you a flavour of what the people ef—fffwffwe- you a flavour of what the people of_thinking and- you a flavour of what the people of thinking and the of scotland are thinking and the fwfwre— of scotland are thinking and the fwfwrelffee— of scotland are thinking and the future .the snp _ of scotland are thinking and the future the snp will hang on future of the snp will hang on ffeef. — future of the snp will hang on that. .course_ future of the snp will hang on that. .course that's- future of the snp will hang on that. rt.rtr.. that. of course that's the margaret ferrier by—election. of course was. sort of course she was. she sort of decided to go on a travelling expedition and whilst having covid, which was totally off off the menu, really , and she should the menu, really, and she should have known that, but for some odd reason she decided to do that. see the that. where do you see the labour standing on this? labour party standing on this? be

stuart: the enemies boris johnson obviously made in his own conservative party is not matched by the h still is led by donald trump. >> i think very different situation in the united states. i think that is a big difference, with boris johnson, many mps in the conservative party did not vote for brexit, many are not on board with brexit and boris was the architect of brexit. he delivered as prime minister. within the conservative party a large number of mps not loyal to boris johnson. in the united states, in the republican party, there's a greater sense of unity and less ideological divide. a big ideological divide in the conservative party, boris represented that in the conservative party, in the party -- stuart: i'm still a factority big time. because you've got a british accent we have to talk about the royals. prince harry and meghan markel not being invited to the ceremony in london. is this the final break in the family? >> i do think the king's decision not to invite them was right, the relentless attacks harry and meghan made on the royal family. this is a demonstration of th