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did the prime minister attend the event in the downing street garden on 20th may 2020?er, to blame this on a few junior civil servants. the prime minister sets the tone. 0thers remembered the lives lost during the pandemic... just last week 3,000 people who followed the rules and grieve today, including my mother—in—law who died alone... ..and the pain of separation from loved ones. it's what happened to lisa's family. her brother graham was in intensive care on the date the downing street party took place. he died a few days later, but relatives couldn't be with him or grieve together. instead of holding my mum, i was holding my phone, filming my brother dying. people sacrificed so much. people died sticking to the rules, and they broke those rules to have a bottle of wine. senior conservatives are angry, too. if he's broken the law that is serious, and if he's misled parliament, i've been very clear before, notjust the prime minister, but anyone who misleads parliament cannot continue and therefore he would have to resign. very few conservative mps have been willing t

. _ attending a party in the downing street garden. g a party in the downing street garden. he claimed at. attending a party in the downing| street garden. he claimed at the time that he thought it was a work event. the duke of york, prince andrew, will face charges after a us judge ruled her lawsuit against him can proceed. prince andrew has consistently denied all the allegations she's made. russia and nato held their first face—to—face talks after two years. prince andrew has failed to get a civil case dismissed in the united states which accuses him of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. virginia giuffre is suing the duke of york, claiming that he abused her when she was 17 at the homes ofjeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. the prince has strenuously denied the allegations. but the ruling by the judge in new york today means the civil trial can now go ahead. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. everything for andrew had rested on this ruling — and it has gone against him. in his 43—page ruling in the case of virgini

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it was ok to e—mail dozens of people, inviting them to a bring your own booze event in the downing street garden his wife and if so, does downing street accept that some of the staff and the prime minister potentially himself, may have broken the covid rules that his government, remember, was responsible for implementing? nick, thank you. new figures just out indicate that one in 12 teachers was absent from england's school last week, as omicron cases continued to spread. it comes as numerous schools have told the bbc they are unable to find temporary staff to cover. the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has said he is making contingency plans for rising rates of staff absence. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. they learn and play in a year group bubble. until now, that has kept cases right down, and pupils in school. if we were on zoom, we could not ask as many questions as we can, like, face—to—face. and if we have finished our zoom lesson and we are starting our work and we need help, our siblings can help us, but they won't know what the subject is and everything. it would be

borisjohnson will face mps today as pressure on him grows to explain a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown in may 2020. president biden makes a passionate plea for reform of voting rights describing it as a defining moment for us democracy. a helicopter, with four people on board, including a two month old baby, crashes in phildalephia, narrowly missing a church and power lines. so, here's a story. they came to bel air for so, here's a story. they came to bel airfor a better education, simple. and bel—air's prince is back and he's fresher than ever. the �*90s comedy has been given a gritty reboot. a very warm welcome. let's start with the latest on novak djokovic in australia. and the tennis world number one has issued a statement to, as he puts it, "address the continuing misinformation about my activities and attendance at events in the lead up to my positive pcr covid test result," but admitted breaking isolation rules to attend an interview "was an error ofjudgement". the statement also addresses the tennis star's incorrect travel declaration form for his entr

downing street. i think the problem is that the rest of us who were also working at the time were not allowed to go out and have drinks after work in gardensnot where they or were they not spreading covid in downing street, the question is did those people take part in setting rules that they then did not follow and it seems clear to me that they did not. i clear to me that they did not. i know you have gone on record today, but it bears repeating for listeners who may not have heard you earlier, but i will let you explain, in essence, you basically want martin rattle is sacked, the person who put the e—mail out and you want boris johnson to step down as well —— martin reynolds. in johnson to step down as well -- martin reynolds.— johnson to step down as well -- martin reynolds. in short, i find it difficult to defend _ martin reynolds. in short, i find it difficult to defend either _ martin reynolds. in short, i find it difficult to defend either position l difficult to defend either position and as i said, i will not defend the indefensible. martin reynolds has to 90, indefensible. martin reynolds has to go, i do not know how he can stay

they were people within the downing street and _ garden? the people that were invited.— that were invited. that list hasn't been published. _ that were invited. that list hasn't been published. in _ that were invited. that list hasn't been published. in terms - that were invited. that list hasn't been published. in terms of - that were invited. that list hasn't been published. in terms of your| been published. in terms of your conviction that these were people working in offices together and they would not have been mixing, how can you be so sure of that? if what you are saying is that they were working in groups in offices, anyone working in groups in offices, anyone working in an environment in that time had to do so in a socially distanced way. to do so in a socially distanced wa . ., to do so in a socially distanced wa , ., ., , ., to do so in a socially distanced wa . ., . , . , to do so in a socially distanced wa. ., .,, ., , way. you raise a very good point. there is no _ way. you raise a very good point. there is no evidence _ way.

pressure to answer a question about a drinks party and the downing street gardenquestion about a drinks party and the downing street garden during the first pressure to answer a question about a drinks party and the downing street garden during the first covid lockdown in may 2020. two witnesses have told the bbc that the prime minister and his wife were among around 30 people who attended. a little earlier my colleague ben brown spoke to other rosen. rosen was in an induced code month because of coronavirus was up is what he said about the allegations of parties being held in downing street. mr; parties being held in downing street. y , street. my third thing i first thou . ht street. my third thing i first thought is _ street. my third thing i first thought is the _ street. my third thing i first thought is the story - street. my third thing i first thought is the story that i street. my third thing i first | thought is the story that my street. my third thing i first i thought is the story that my wife and family told me. they were at home trying to maintain co

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did the prime minister attend the event in the downing street garden on 20 may, 2020?e minister sets the tone. 0thers remembered the lives lost during the pandemic... just last week, 3,000 people who followed the rules and grieve today, including my mother—in—law who died alone... ..and the pain of separation from loved ones. it's what happened to lisa's family. her brother, graham, was in intensive care on the date the downing street party took place. he died a few days later, but relatives couldn't be with him or grieve together. instead of holding my mum, i was holding my phone, filming my brother dying. people sacrificed so much. people died sticking to the rules, and they broke those rules to have a bottle of wine. senior conservatives are angry, too. if he's broken the law that is serious, and if he's misled parliament, i've been very clear before, notjust the prime minister, but anyone who misleads parliament cannot continue and therefore he would have to resign. very few conservative mps have been willing to defend the prime minister over all of this. 0ne forme

downing street. his private secretary invited dozens of staff to a drinks gathering in the downing street garden. mrjohnson refuses to deny he was there and says it's a matter for the ongoing investigation. did you attend the downing street party organised by martin reynolds on the _ party organised by martin reynolds on the 20th of may? sill party organised by martin reynolds on the 20th of may?— party organised by martin reynolds on the 20th of may? all that, as we know, is on the 20th of may? all that, as we know. is the — on the 20th of may? all that, as we know, is the subject _ on the 20th of may? all that, as we know, is the subject of a _ on the 20th of may? all that, as we know, is the subject of a proper - know, is the subject of a proper investigation by sue grey. the gathering happened in may 2020, when such an event would have been banned. labour says the prime minister has very serious questions to answer. borisjohnson was not doing his part, and actually he's tried to cover up and deceive people in this event, and i think it's disgusting and disgraceful, and the british public deser

will face mps as pressure mounts for him to say whether he attended a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown and calls for him to resign if he did. if he's lied to the british public, he's lied to parliament and he has attended parties during lockdown, then his position is untenable. so if he was at the party, and it looks very clear that he was, he must now go — he must resign. and if he won't resign, it's the duty of conservative mps to do the right thing. what do you want hear from borisjohnson at pmqs today? get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. double fault for novak djokovic — as the tennis star admits breaking isolation rules when he had covid and says there was an error on his immigration form. putting the brakes on smart motorways — the government pauses their rollout over safety concerns. and the boss of the uk's biggest energy supplier warns that high energy bills will last for two years. hello and welcome to bbc news this morning. borisjohnson will face mps later, with pressure mounting for him to say whether he attend

garden?" another said, "is this for real?" a downing streetaid there is an independent process going on to look at this led by sue gray, a senior official. and that they couldn't comment while that was taking place. it is understood around 30 people attended the gathering, including, according to two eyewitnesses, the prime minister and his wife. borisjohnson had been asked about it early in the day yesterday. all of that, as you know, is the subject of a proper investigation by sue gray. so have you already been interviewed by sue gray and, if not, would you object to her questioning you again about this? all that is subject to an interview, an investigation by sue gray. hannah brady lost her dad sean to covid four days before the e—mail invitation was sent. she was one of a small group who later met the prime minister in that same downing street garden. i think this pandemic for me is the story of two men. so one is my 55—year—old dad who is dead, having spent 42 nights on a ventilator fighting covid and no other illnesses. the other is a ma

the downing street garden sounds like the hacienda nightclub.ook at the daily telegraph which is normally very favourable to the prime minister given his long relationship with the paper but there is a fascinating front page there is a fascinating front page there that criminologist parliament problem intelligence who will be looking —— parliamentologist it is the absence is here today they were really striking.— were really striking. michael ellis, the master _ were really striking. michael ellis, the master general, _ were really striking. michael ellis, the master general, the _ were really striking. michael ellis, the master general, the junior - the master general, the junior ministers _ the master general, the junior ministers sent out to bat for boris johnson _ ministers sent out to bat for boris johnson and one wonders where the other_ johnson and one wonders where the other more — johnson and one wonders where the other more experienced colleagues were asked and refused to claim that they were _ were asked and refused to claim that they

downing street starting during the first lockdown in 2020. a photo taken on by the 15th showed the prime minister, his wife and staff in the downing street gardenew days later about 100 people were invited by e—mail to socially distance drinks in the number 10 garden. today the prime minister admitted he attended for around 25 minutes. and on the 15th of december multiple sources told the bbc there was a christmas quiz for number 10 staff. borisjohnson took part remotely but others gathered in one room. a video obtained by itv news showed the prime minister's then press secretary allegra stratton joking about reports of an event on the 18th of december saying this fictional party was a business meeting and it was not socially distance. those that worked with theresa may in downing street say going back support can be difficult. the issues this government are suffering from at the moment are also conflicted winds and about the way in which the prime minister is running his government. it is not clear to me that he is ever going to be able to fully recover his reputation from what has happened, but the starting point i think has to be to get all

furious when he found out about the parties, until it turned out that he himself was at the downing street garden. then last week, he said he didn't realize it was a party. surprise, surprise, nobody believed it. so this week, he has a new defense. nobody warned me it was against the rules. that is it. nobody told him. [laughter] since the prime minister wrote the rules, why on earth does he think this new defense is going to work for him? prime minister johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. he talks about the rules. let me repeat what i said to the honorable lady across the aisle earlier on. ofourse, we must wait for the outcome of the inquiry. i renew what i have said. ros: let's speak to the bbc political correspondent. there might be some people watching thinking, what happened? 24 hours ago, there was extensive reporting that the moment might be nigh. >> just last nightmultiple reports and speculation going on that the threshold may have been reached to reach a vote of no-confidence in the prime minister. that crucial 54 letters of no-confidence that need to be submitted to the chair of the 1922

the opposition continues to press him to say whether he attended a drinks party in the downing street garden lockdown is up an e—mail inviting about 100 staff to bring a bottle and make the most of the lovely weather that was leaked to itv news yesterday. downing street said the prime minister continues to have full confidence in the senior civil servant that sent the senior civil servant that sent the e—mail while the paymaster general told mps that another senior civil said was already investigating what happened. the prime minister has asked for an investigation to take place and the terms of reference for the investigations that are under way have already been published and deposited in the libraries of this house and, in fact, in both houses. the investigations are now being led by sue gray. she is the second permanent secretary at the cabinet office and the department for levelling up. and of course, she is a former director general of propriety and ethics. the government has committed to publishing the findings of the investigation and providing these to parliament in the normal way.

email. >> i think it is actually unlikely he could have invited 100 people to a party in the downing street gardenut the ascent of the prime minister for-- assent of the prime minister. ros: unlikely as it may be, boris johnson ventured into the garden and two his surprise found 30 people there. but there have been enough party allegations to draw this conclusion. there is at least a carelessness amongst people in government over standards issued and possibly more than that. ros: the metropolitan police is watching, too. it says it is aware of widespread reports relating to alleged breaches at downing street on may 20. it is also presumably aware of its own tweet on the same day as the party -- "you can relax, have a picnic, exercise, or play sport, as long as you are on your own with people you live withjust you, and one other person." in december the met opted against further investigations of the original party allegations. we'll see if it draws the same conclusion this time. while sue ogray, the police, and others consider legal dimension, there is a human dimension, too. think back to the cli

yet, in the building where the rules were being made, a plan was formed for a gathering in downing street's garden 30 people attended, including, according to two eyewitnesses, the prime minister and his wife, with a long table set out in the garden for drinks and snacks. and there was surprise and concern among some staff at the plan. eyebrows more than raised at the e—mail invited sent out by martin reynolds in black—and—white. messages sent between staff and showing tonight to the bbc, that some were well aware of the problem. one wrote at the time... another said... all number ten spokesperson would say tonight was... for weeks, the prime minister has had to defend himself from a deluge of goings—on in downing street. he said again and again nothing went wrong. i have been repeatedly assured, since these allegations emerged, that there was no party and that no covid rules and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. for myanmar�*s ousted civilian leader an "affront to justice" and renewed a call for her release. aung san suu kyi was convicted for the illegal possession and import of walkie

thinking it appropriate to host a party where you could bring your own booze, sitting in the garden at downing streeth? — could to save them. what do you say to hannah? clearly, _ could to save them. what do you say to hannah? clearly, that— could to save them. what do you say to hannah? clearly, that is— could to save them. what do you say to hannah? clearly, that is a - could to save them. what do you say to hannah? clearly, that is a very i to hannah? clearly, that is a very harrowin: to hannah? clearly, that is a very harrowing story — to hannah? clearly, that is a very harrowing story and _ to hannah? clearly, that is a very harrowing story and one - to hannah? clearly, that is a very harrowing story and one which i l to hannah? clearly, that is a very i harrowing story and one which i fear is too typical of many of those people who sadly lost loved ones in the pandemic, 150,230, and i remember every time i used to get my briefing and came in here, i would always ask what the latest figures were on people who sadly lost their life because that is the human cost of this pandemic. that is why i un

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edge| latest from downing street on a day when we heard the prime minister issuing what he said was a heartfelt apology for a —— attending that gathering in the gardene county and his claim that the sport is institutionaly racist. yorkshire has had two lucrative england matches, a test and a one—dayer, taken away from them this summer, and though rafiq wants them to be reinstated, the england and wales cricket board says the county has to meet certain criteria by early spring. the yorkshire chairman lord patel has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. my my sole focus besides dealing with all the issues we have to deal with is making sure international matches are returned here as soon as possible, because everything rests on that, in terms of our future, future sponsors, our sustainability plan and the hundred of thousands of fans that want to seek test cricket here. it is absolutely crucial. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he's "very positive" about the prospect of mohammed salah extending his contract beyond the end of next season. the egypt international gave an interview to gq magazine this week in which he said his future was in live

downing street, starting during the first lockdown in 2020. a photo taken on may 15th showed the prime minister, his wife and staff in the downing street gardeneese. when asked about it, borisjohnson said, "those people were at work, talking about work." a few days later, about 100 people were invited by e—mail to socially distanced drinks in the number ten garden. today, the prime minister admitted he attended for around 25 minutes. and on 15th december, multiple sources told the bbc there was a christmas quiz for number ten staff. borisjohnson took part remotely, but others gathered in one room. a video obtained by itv news showed the prime minister's then press secretary, allegra stratton, joking about reports of an event on 18th december, saying this "fictional party was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced." those that worked with theresa may in downing street say clawing back support can be difficult. the issues that this government are suffering from at the moment are self—inflicted wounds and are about the way in which the prime minister is running his government. it's not clear to me that he's ever going to be able to

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, i want to apologize. british prime minister boys johnson says he's sorry for attending a downing street garden party when the country was in, walked down 2 years ago. a new poll shows most brits now walked johnson to reside and more doubts about tennis. darned novak joker bitch playing in the australia open after he concedes that he did not isolate after testing positive for the corona virus in december. ah, i bring gov. it's good to have you with us on this wednesday to night. russia says that nato's expansion is a threat to its security talks between russia and the nato military alliance ended today with no clear promises that an armed conflict can be avoided in europe's back yard. the 2 sides are trying to find common ground as concerns grow that russia is preparing a military invasion of ukraine. moscow has already positioned a 100000 troops along its border with ukraine, and nato was calling for them to be pulled back. russia wants written guarantees that ukraine will never join nato, but nato says that's up to ukraine. here's native chief yen stalked bags, assessment of today's talks. th

i want to apologize. british prime minister boars johnson says he is sorry for attending a downing street garden party when the country wasn't locked down in 2020. a new poll shows most brits, what johnson to reside? ah, amir tilton. welcome to the program. russia says nato's expansion is a threat to its security talks between russia and the nato military alliance and did to day with no clear promises that an armed conflict can be avoided in europe's back yard. the 2 sides are trying to find common ground as concerns grow that russia is preparing a military invasion of ukraine. moscow has already positioned 100000 troops along its border with ukraine. neither was calling for them to be pulled back. russia once written guarantees that ukraine will never join nato, but he says that's up to you. crane. here's native chief yet stroking back as assessment of today's meeting. we other very serious, so on director change on the situation in on the wrong ukraine on the implications for european security. our differences will not be easy to bridge, but it is a positive sign that the all natural laws unde

yet, in the building where the rules were being made, a plan was formed for a gathering in downing street's gardenwitnesses, the prime minister and his wife, with a long table set out in the garden for drinks and snacks. and there was surprise and concern among some staff at the plan. eyebrows more than raised at the e—mail invite sent out by martin reynolds in black and white. messages sent between staff and shown tonight to the bbc show that some were well aware of the problem. 0ne wrote at the time: another said: all a number ten spokesperson would say tonight was: for weeks, the prime minister's had to defend himself from a deluge of goings—on in downing street. he said again and again nothing went wrong. i have been repeatedly assured, since these allegations emerged, that there was no party and that...and that no covid rules were broken, and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. but for labour's deputy, this latest set of claims is a step too far. i think he should go. i mean, there is no excuses, and it will come as no surprise that i don't think boris johnson is up for thejob, but m

downing street during the pandemic. the prime minister and his wife shared she's in mine with staff in the downing street garden. there was a bring your own booze party, also in the garden. in december there were several christmas gatherings or parties as well as an online quiz attended by the prime minister via video camera. boris johnson has said rules we not broken. here's the paymaster general outlining the terms of her investigation. >> it will establish the facts, and if wrongdoing is established, there will be requisite disciplinary action taken. >> disciplinary action may be taken, but here is where it gets complicated. once sue gray has finished her report, it's not up to her what happens next. here is douglas alexander again. douglas: ultimately it is not a political judgment. what happens with the facts will then be detmined by the politicians. >> what happens next is up to the prime minister, other ministers, and mps to determine, which leads us to this question. >> is it boris johnson who will decide what happens with that report? because a lot of people think that is absurd. >> or you could put it

downing street. and last year, hannah met the prime minister in the downing street garden.annah, with people who have suffered up and down in this country during the pandemic, and i repeat that i wish things had been done differently. and i repeat that i wish things had been done differently on that evening, mr speaker — and i repeat my apology for all the misjudgments that may have been made that were made on my watch in number 10 and across a government. hannah brady is with us now. good morning. good morning. tell me where ou good morning. good morning. tell me where you were _ good morning. good morning. tell me where you were when _ good morning. good morning. tell me where you were when that _ good morning. good morning. tell me where you were when that apology i good morning. good morning. tell me| where you were when that apology was being given, when the question was being given, when the question was being asked by a sir keir starmer. that must have been a very emotional moment for you. it that must have been a very emotional moment for you-— moment for you. it re

100 people inviting them to bring their own booze and coming to the downing street _ own booze and coming to the downing street gardenfrom the prime _ and that to me as an acceptance from the prime minister that he did wrong and therefore are to be consistent with what — and therefore are to be consistent with what i— and therefore are to be consistent with what i can accept before, i don't _ with what i can accept before, i don't believe his position as prime minister— don't believe his position as prime minister or— don't believe his position as prime minister or leader of the conservative party is tenable and he needs _ conservative party is tenable and he needs to _ conservative party is tenable and he needs to resign. that conservative party is tenable and he needs to resign.— needs to resign. that is the first conservative _ needs to resign. that is the first conservative mp _ needs to resign. that is the first conservative mp breaking - needs to resign. that is the first conservative mp breaking rank. needs to resign. that is the first | conservative mp breaking rank to needs to resign. that is the first - con

want you to see this, the power day in downing street was on may the 20th, five days later, from that party, we have dominic cummings in the downing street gardenss on his trip to barnard castle. questions were asked why the government did not take a harder line on my trip. maybe this is the context, that in fact he had an e—mail in his inbox, inviting him toa drinks an e—mail in his inbox, inviting him to a drinks partyjust five days earlier? to a drinks party 'ust five days earlier? , ., , ., ., , earlier? everyone seem to have been breakin: earlier? everyone seem to have been breaking the — earlier? everyone seem to have been breaking the rules _ earlier? everyone seem to have been breaking the rules and _ earlier? everyone seem to have been breaking the rules and if _ earlier? everyone seem to have been breaking the rules and if you - earlier? everyone seem to have been breaking the rules and if you think i breaking the rules and if you think about_ breaking the rules and if you think about the — breaking the rules and if you think about the context you have just said, _ about the context you have just said. you — about the context you have

downing street starting during the first lockdown in 2020. a photo taken on may the 15th showed the prime minister, his wife and staff in the downing street gardenld the bbc there was a christmas quiz for number 10 staff. borisjohnson took part remotely, but others gathered in one room. a video obtained by itv news showed the prime minister's then press secretary allegra stratton joking about reports of an event on the 18th of december, saying this fictional party was a business meeting and it was not socially distanced. those that worked with theresa may in downing street say clawing back support can be difficult. the issues that this government us suffering from at the moment the issues that this government is suffering from at the moment are also self—inflicted wounds and about the way in which the prime minister is running his government. it is not clear to me that he is ever going to be able to fully recover his reputation from what has happened, but the starting point, i think, has to be to get all of the facts out there, to be completely honest about what has happened. conservative mps wanted borisjohnson as a leader because they thought

i should have found some other way to thank them. >> this eventook place in the downing street gardentime when stringent social distancing rules were in place. we know at least 30 people attended. we also know it is one of a number of alleged social gatherings that took place at downing street when london was under covid rerictions. opposition parties want the prime minister to stand down. here is the labor leader. >> there we have it. after months of deceit and deception, the pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of road. [yelling] his defense that he didn't realize that he was at a party. [laughter] it is so ridiculous that it is actually offensive to the british public. [louder yelling] he has been forced to admit what everyone knew, that when the whole country was locked wn, he was hosting boozy parties at downing street. is he not want to do the decent thing and resign? >> this was the prime minister's response. >> i appreciate the point that he is making about the event that i attended. i want to repeat that i thought it was a work event. [yelling] and mr. speaker, i regre

true to say that it's extremely unlikely he could have invited 100 people to a party in the downing street gardene committee on standards in public life has seen enough party allegations to draw this conclusion. there is at least a carelessness amongst people in government over standards issues, and possibly, you know, more than that. lord evans is watching. the metropolitan police is watching, too. it says it's aware of widespread reporting relating to alleged breaches of the health protection regulations at downing street on may 20th. the met is also presumably aware of its own tweet on the same day as the party. "you can relax, have a picnic, exercise or play sport," we were told. "as long as you are on your own, with people you live with, just you and one other person". now, in december, the met opted against further investigation of the original party allegations. we'll see if it draws the same conclusion this time. and while sue gray, the police and others consider the legal dimension to this, there's a human dimension too. think back to that clip of borisjohnson. i can understand how infur

parliament that he had spent 25 minutes at the quote bring your own bruise gathering in the downing street garden. but he said he believed it was a work event to say thank you to staff all the time lockdown rules in england band, outdoor gatherings of more than 2 people. with hindsight, i should have sent every one back inside. i should have found some other way to fight them and i should have recognised it. even if it could be said technically to full. within the guidance, there would be millions and millions of people who simply would not see it. that way. people who suffered terribly, people who are forbidden from meeting loved ones at all. ready inside or outside and to them and to this house i offer my hot vote. apologies. and early i spoke to the of these correspond burger mos in london and asked if the embattled british prime minister was able to do some damage control. yes, that was his aim. he knew that there was so much anger within his own m pays and within the public that he felt that he had to apologize. and he looked a bit sheepish. i would say when, when you look at those pictures,

inviting them to take advantage of the lovely weather by gathering for some drinks and the downing street gardencannot be the case that officials wanted to take such actions without official permission. and for reasons or justifications or lines that we are the prime minister come up with tomorrow, that will spark potentially new lines of inquiry in the questions. let's look at the time. looking at some political cultures, the united states, this is an apology and perhaps a tour sit down with 0prah apology and perhaps a tour sit down with oprah winfrey, do we have that culture in the uk of an apology followed by redemption or not? it followed by redemption or not? if you are looking for past political events, — you are looking for past political events, most apologies are followed by resignations. and that's one thing _ by resignations. and that's one thing i— by resignations. and that's one thing i don't think we're going to see from — thing i don't think we're going to see from the prime minister tomorrow. it is hard to see if he can apologise. and the leads to a whole _ can apologise. and the

mrjohnson apologised for the way he handled the event in the downing street garden in 2020 — saying hepublic�*s �*rage�* over it. and this morning — number 10 has confirmed that the prime minister will no longer be making a scheduled visit to lancashire after a member of his family tested positive for coronavirus. they've said that he will follow the guidance for close contacts including daily testing and limiting contacts with other people. some of the pm's top team — including the deputy prime minister dominic raab have rallied around the prime minister. some mps, including the scottish tory leader douglas ross, have called on him to go — along with william wragg, caroline nokes and sir roger gale. douglas ross said he would write to the 1922 committee — that is a committee of backbench tory mps which organises conservative leadership contests. he said he had written to them to express his lack of confidence in the prime minister. it takes letters from 5a backbench conservative mps to trigger a leadership challenge. senior ministers are urging mps to wait for the outcome of an invest

on the 15th of may the prime minister and staff were pictured with cheese and wine in the downing street gardened in dollars and a christmas quiz was held for number 10 staff with a photo of borisjohnson taking part. on the 18th of december claims of a party and state downing street which the prime minister's then press secretary was later seen joking about in a mock news briefing. opposition parties united in their calls are borisjohnson to go. iiiiuihiile calls are boris johnson to go. while the prime minister _ calls are boris johnson to go. while the prime minister finally _ calls are boris johnson to go. while the prime minister finally do - calls are boris johnson to go. while the prime minister finally do the decent _ the prime minister finally do the decent thing and resign? or will his tory mps _ decent thing and resign? or will his tory mps be forced to show him the door? _ tory mps be forced to show him the door? ., ~ , ., door? for the prime minister for the aood of door? for the prime minister for the good of the — door? for the prime minister for the good of the country _ door? fo

sue gray's task is to set out the facts about events such as the bring your own booze in the downing street garden in the downing street garden, and the apparently raucous leaving dos on the eve of prince philip's funeral. intervention by police seems to have taken sue gray's team at whitehall by surprise, and that's because i'm told she was already willing to make minimal changes to her report to address police concerns. but i'm also told that she is far less keen to make only minimal mentions of some of the more controversial events in case she is accused of a whitehall whitewash. but sources have told the bbc sue gray has also faced wrangling over the wording of a report from inside the civil service causing delay, the civil service, causing delay, and the labour leader says that any further delays could be damaging. what i want to see is sue gray's. report in full and the investigation | finished as quickly as possible | because we are in the situation because we're in the situation where the whole of - government is paralysed... and another party leader, ed davey, of the lib dems went as far

the british prime minister has apologized in parliament for attending a party in downing street gardenack in 2020. this is why social gatherings were to a bare minimum. he was asked a direct question, will you resign? this is as intense pressure mounts on him. >> it is the first public admission from the british prime minister that lockdown rules were flouted when he attended an event. >> i went into the garden after 6:00 on the 20th of may. to thank groups of staff before going inside to continue working. i believe this was a work event. i should have recognized even if it could be attentively within the guidance, there would be millions of people that simply would not see it that way. to them, and to this house, i offer my help felt -- heartfelt apologies. >> they are reminding him that the british public knew that he was lying through his teeth and said johnson needed to quit. >> he has finally been forced to admit what everyone knew. the whole country was a lockdown, he was hosting parties. the party is over prime minister. the only question is, will the dish public kick him out or

claim by his former chief advisor that he was warned in advance about a drinks party in the downing street gardenuring lockdown in may 2020. dominic cummings has said that he's certain he'd told the prime minister that it might break covid rules, but he claimed mrjohnson �*waved aside�* the concerns. mrjohnson also revealed that he's already been interviewed by sue gray, the senior civil servant investigating parties in downing street. in response, labour have said the pm set the rules — he didn't need anyone to tell him that the party he attended broke them. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. almost a week after the prime minister apologised in the commons for attending what he said he implicitly believed was a work event in the downing street garden during lockdown, there are claims he was warned about it. i want to begin by repeating my apologies to everybody for this judgment that i made, that we may have made in number ten and beyond, whether in downing street or throughout the pandemic. nobody told me that what we were doing was, as you say, against the rules, that the event in

at 10 downing street garden that is what was happening with the prime minister in attendance. he's apologized, kind of, sort of. he said he is sorry, but he still did not admit to actually violating any covid restrictions. he did not acknowledge that any rules were broken. he left all that up to an independent investigation. so in some ways, this was buying himself just a bit more time, isa. we know the results of that investigation should be published in about a week or so, but already as you said, a rebellion within his own party, his own members of the conservative party, asking for him to resign. asking for him to step down. and then, of course, there's the public fallout. now with the lowest approval ratings he has had since he took office. look, you're looking a t a prim minister right now who is vulnerable, cornered and many believe he apologized because he was caught, isa. >> this prime minister has been known to hold on for far worse scandals. let's see what happens in the coming days, whether the rest of the torys stand behind him. thank you very much, salma. >>> the

downing street. and last year, hannah met the prime minister in the downing street garden.ple who have suffered up and down this country during the pandemic, and i repeat that i wish things had been done differently on that evening, and i repeat my apology for all of the misjudgments that may have been made that were made on my watch in number 10 downing street and across the government but i want to reassure the people of this country including hannah and herfamily the people of this country including hannah and her family that we have been working to do everything we can to protect her and herfamily, and it is thanks to the efforts of this government that we have the most tested population in europe, with 1.25 million tests being conducted every day. we have been working to ensure this population as the most antivirals of any country in and that is the reason we have driven the fastest vaccine roll—out in europe, one of the fastest in the world and whatever mistakes have been made on my watch, which i apologise and acknowledge, that is the work that has been going on in n

up to a hundred people are said to have been invited to an event in the downing street garden. rules at the time allowed just two people from separate households to meet outdoors. those are the main news headlines. during the pandemic, thousands of dog thefts were reported across the uk and ireland. this is the story of molly, one of those stolen dogs, and the fight to bring her back home. are you good? i would actually rather know that she was dead than to imagine the sort of people that she's with right now. a miniature, bitch, two—year—old, lads. it's the smell that gets - you first and then hundreds of these eyes - looking back at you. i have seen people taking photographs of dogs. i guarantee that i can look on dog for sale pages and see those pictures. only a very, very small percentage of people are actually prosecuted for this. good girl! she still has love to give and still has faith - in the human race. good girl, good girl! we haven't stopped fighting for even a single day, and we never will. are you good? one of my favourite things that i remember about molly is tha

up to a hundred people are said to have been invited to an event in the downing street garden. rules at the time allowed just two people from separate households to meet outdoors. the housing secretary, michael gove, says he wants developers to pay up to £4 billion to fix dangerous cladding on medium—height blocks of flats identified in the wake of the grenfell fire. mr gove says if they fail to cooperate, they could be taxed. until now, the government had committed money to repair only taller buildings. the new proposals do not address other fire safety defects, though, such as missing firebreaks and flammable balconies. our business correspondent sarah corker has more. removing dangerous cladding — the grenfell tragedy exposed the scale of building safety failures across britain. the government says it will pressure the construction sector to pay and protect innocent leaseholders. secretary of state gove! the housing secretary had strong words for property developers today — pay up or we will force you to. to those who mis—sold dangerous products, like cladding or insulation,

mrjohnson apologised for the way he handled the event in downing street in the garden here in 2020 sayingod the public�*s rage over it. let's take a look at the latest developments. some of the pm's top team — including the deputy prime minister dominic raab have rallied around the prime minister. but some mps including the scottish tory leader douglas ross have called on him to go — along with william wragg, caroline nokes and sir roger gale. douglas ross said he would write to the 1922 committee — which organises tory leadership contests — to register his lack of confidence in the prime minister. it takes letters from 5a backbench conservative mps to trigger a leadership challenge. senior ministers have urged mps to wait for the outcome of an investigation into alleged parties at number 10 — by the senior civil servant sue gray. we'll have developments throughout the morning hear from downing street — but first here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. the chill of a westminster morning, and a prime minister in trouble. the question in the cold light of a new day — is his a