sleaze" and claiming he wants offenders to be punished, as video may suggest that tory mp, sir geoffrey coxs doing private work from his house of commons desk. the guardian reports that sir geoffrey has made at least £6 million from his second job, in the form of paid legal work. the conservative chief whip is in peril over what the i calls "the mp moonlighting in the caribbean". the paper reports how mark spencer authorised sir geoffrey cox working away from parliament. take the lead to salvage the cop26 climate pact, the prime minister is urged in the independent, which says borisjohnson admits there is still a "huge amount" to do for a credible deal. the ft warns that us consumer prices rose in october at the fastest pace in three decades as inflationary pressures spread throughout the economy, increasing the chances that us interest rates will rise next year. and the telegraph says the duchess of sussex has apologised for unintentionally misleading a court over whether she had authorised aides to brief the authors of a biography about her. so let's begin... a bit ofa a bit of a copout b

they believe and claim _ geoffrey cox now. they believe and claim that _ geoffrey cox now.m that they have an image of him carrying _ claim that they have an image of him carrying out — claim that they have an image of him carrying out his work for the companies that he is representing in the virgin— companies that he is representing in the virgin islands but doing that from _ the virgin islands but doing that from parliament. and there are claims — from parliament. and there are claims there is a picture showing him in _ claims there is a picture showing him in his— claims there is a picture showing him in his office in the commons which _ him in his office in the commons which these offices are to be used, the rules_ which these offices are to be used, the rules state that mps can only use these — the rules state that mps can only use these for parliamentary business was up _ use these for parliamentary business was up there are allegations that he may have _ was up there are allegations that he may have used this office to conduct his second _ may have used this office t

in a statement said geoffrey cox _ your office? yes.d _ your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said he - your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said he did - your office? yes. in a statementi said geoffrey cox said he did not believe he had breached the rules and he would fully cooperate with any investigation. he said he regularly works 70 hour weeks and always ensures that his case work on behalf of his constituents is given primary importance. downing street says this is now a matter for the parliamentary standards process but politically the continuing allegations are very squirrelly matter and may be a problem for number ten. and our political correspondent helen cattjoins me now. you wonder whether what the prime minister is trying to achieve in glasgow could be overshadowed. yes there has glasgow could be overshadowed. yes there has been a glasgow could be overshadowed. 123 there has been a can of worms opened over this with the attempt to block the suspension of owen paterson last week. that has put the i

i was going to mention geoffrey cox- he _ constituents? i was going to mention geoffrey cox.oing to mention geoffrey cox. he was a superb i geoffrey cox. he was a superb cabinet minister, but he is the extreme example of taking the freedom that i do support for mps to have second jobs perhaps to the limit, perhaps beyond it. but ultimately, i think rather having ruled that often don't understand the subtleties of the situation, what we need is transparency. every voter in geoffrey cox's devon constituency knows what he's been up to, and it may well be a liberal democrat challenges him and punish him over what he's done. that's where i think punishment should be, at the ballot box. let local people decide whether they think they're mp is observing themselves and their country well rather than having rules that may stop mps from practising in the health service, from being the kind of diverse representative to the people that i think we all benefit from. irate representative to the people that i think we all benefit from.- think we all benefit from. we saw another u-turn _ thin

it's absolutely staggering geoffrey cox - to go further.r. it's absolutely - staggering geoffrey cox has made over £1,000,000 in the last year advising the british virgin islands, advising the british virgin islands, a territory known for its tax avoidance and tax evasion once the vast majority of mps were working harder than we have ever worked, helping serve our constituents through some of the toughest times of their lives. clearly, boris johnson now needs to decide whether it is acceptable for geoffrey cox to serve as a conservative mp and as a caribbean based barrister. tt has caribbean based barrister. it has been a difficult _ caribbean based barrister. it has been a difficult week _ caribbean based barrister. it has been a difficult week for - been a difficult week for parliament. with questions over mps priorities and their outside interests. whether reform is needed. many are still looking for fuller answers. nick eardley, bbc news. belarus has been told by the european commission that it must stop sending migrants to the border w

geoffrey cox is the mp for west devon and torridge. yesterday, - cox?west| devon and torridge. yesterday, there was a lot of criticism of some of the outside work that he does, as he is a barrister, he has been working for the british virgin islands government at an inquiry looking into how the overseas territory is run. earlierthis into how the overseas territory is run. earlier this year, into how the overseas territory is run. earlierthis year, he apparently went to the british virgin islands during lockdown to take part in this inquiry. that received a lot of criticism, but it wouldn't have broken any parliamentary rules. labour, though, thinks that this remote appearance that you have just described, which took place in september this year, might have done, and that is because they say, if you look at the footage which is available online, and there is a steal on the front of the times newspaper, they say that it appears that he may have been using his office in parliament, and there are strict rules about using your parliamentary office, the parli

in a statement geoffrey cox said...w a matterfor the parliamentary standards process but politically the continuing allegations are very squarely a matter and may be a problem for number ten. helen catt, bbc news. let's return to the cop26 summit in glasgow — and speak to the conservative peer lord deben, who chairs the uk's independent committee on climate change. he is also a former uk environment secretary. thanks forjoining us. let's talk about the draft agreement. we have seen plenty of these in your time. how much notice should we take about them, given they are going to change quite a bit between the first and final version?— final version? first of all, we should accept _ final version? first of all, we should accept that _ final version? first of all, we should accept that the - final version? first of all, we - should accept that the government after all who is chairing this has tried to put into it some very important things which i hope they will be able to keep. the reference to coal is the first time we ha

let�*s talk about geoffrey cox.rnal earnings. he was abiding by the covid rules at the time in terms of not being in person in the comments so the rules allow mps to have second jobs as long as they declare out what their income from those roses. and he has done so so officially, yes, what he has done is within the rules. the question is, as seen at other points out the last year, are the rules up to scratch? are they what people expect them to be?— expect them to be? what do you think? people — expect them to be? what do you think? people would _ expect them to be? what do you think? people would be - expect them to be? what do you i think? people would be surprised, they think their member of parliament, that is his or herjob. they don�*t really expect their mp to have a second jobs let alone one that pays hundreds of thousands of pounds. that pays hundreds of thousands of tounds. , ., , pounds. indeed. the question is exactly that- _ pounds. indeed. the question is exactly that. how _ pounds. indeed. the question

geoffrey cox, one of the many, _ loophole. geoffrey cox, one of the many, the — loophole.6 million from — many, the qc, who has earned £6 million from his legal work since he became _ million from his legal work since he became an — million from his legal work since he became an mp, is also renting one property— became an mp, is also renting one property for— became an mp, is also renting one property for £1900 a month, but he is also _ property for £1900 a month, but he is also letting out a property he owns. — is also letting out a property he owns. and _ is also letting out a property he owns, and plenty more beyond. a lot of the _ owns, and plenty more beyond. a lot of the stories are small bits of the jigsaw— of the stories are small bits of the jigsaw puzzle that could eventually paint a _ jigsaw puzzle that could eventually paint a very unattractive picture of parliamentarians doings, their financial— parliamentarians doings, their financial doings, whether they are working _ financial doings, whether they are working for lobbyists, whether they are subletting prope

tie: mirror has got another angle on sir geoffrey cox. quite a go at him. in fact they calculate very is papers calculate earnings from all the legal work he does as five and a half to 6 million in total. the mirror is talking about him raked in a fortune raked at taxpayer—funded home while claiming £1900 a month for a second home in the capital. although it says he hasn't broken any commons rules. that's right. i think this will have a familiar ring about it from the expenses scandal. i think lots of viewers will be incredibly puzzled and perhaps a bit angry about why this is still within the rules. the rules are supposed to be tightened up. what's happened here is that sir geoffrey cox bought a property in london and claimed quite a lot in terms of mortgage interest payments. so it was a flat that was bought was significant support from taxpayers. what he's done is he's now renting that out and putting the money towards his red and choosing to rent out another property in london even though he owns the property in london and is charging

it's a statement from sir geoffrey cox.n recent years in the virgin islands and to carry out a review of its systems of government in preparation for that enquiry. the statement goes on to say that prior to accepting the role, he sought and obtained the approval of the office of the attorney general of england and wales that there would be no conflict—of—interest with his former role as attorney general. it's quite a lengthy statement. there is a bit more to say, butjust the overall gist of it is saying that he sought an approval and understood that there would be no conflict of interest with his former role as attorney general. he says he doesn't believe he has breached any rules. and that is of course what the labour party are saying he did, by breaching parliamentary rules, they say. but he denies that. more on that throughout the day. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it was a chilly start to the day today across the northern half of the country, with some of us seeing a touch of frost. bu

the metro focusses on the work the mp geoffrey cox has been doing away from parliament.abour are calling for an offical inquiry. the care sector is facing an acute shortfall in workers, according the i. it's partly down to rules over vaccinations kick in. that's malala on her wedding day on the telegraph. it also has quotes from the education secretary, who says oxford university owes jewish students an explanation over the cash it received from the mosleys. the ft has an image from poland's border with belarus. further troops have been deployed there, after migrants began to gather in large numbers. there's a similar image on the guardian — it's top story though is the warning that global temperatures will rise by 2.4 degrees, even with cop 26 climate pledges taken into account. and the star points at what it refers to as calls eco—hypocrasy, over cop delegates taking short haul flights up to glasgow. so let's begin... natalie, i don't know i've been calling you victoria. i'm very sorry. can you hear me? i don't think natalie is hearing made off with up do you want to k

sir geoffrey cox was a key player in parliament�*s brexit battles.n in the commons much at all. he has, though, spent around 1,000 hours in the past year working as a lawyer. and here he is in the british virgin islands earlier this year. he is advising the government there and, according to the daily mail, he spent weeks in the territory as parliament was sitting. someone else cast his vote because of covid restrictions at the time. ultimately it is one for his voters to decide. i don�*t think it�*s for me to start making or prejudicing or second—guessing the judgments they make. what is crucial is transparency around any outside interests and ultimately the voters will decide at the ballot box as they do, and they do so for geoffrey and they do so for me. a number of mps have second jobs but few earn as much as sir geoffrey. the most recent register of interests show he earned hundreds of thousands of pounds for his legal work. there is no suggestion that geoffrey cox has broken any rules, but his case adds to questions about the balance between mp

you do not know what he has _ geoffrey cox. you do not know what he has done — geoffrey cox.eems to be, _ authorities. the view from the prime minister seems to be, and _ authorities. the view from the prime l minister seems to be, and the deputy prime minister said yesterday, public life is enriched by the fact mps can work for other people while they are still mps. howard's public life enriched by you working for jpmorgan and also advising californian artificial intelligence? in my case, which i'm happy to talk about, _ in my case, which i'm happy to talk about, what— in my case, which i'm happy to talk about, what i did, i was very open and transparent. it did not involve any kind _ and transparent. it did not involve any kind of— and transparent. it did not involve any kind of lobbying whatsoever and it took— any kind of lobbying whatsoever and it took about one to two days of my time and _ it took about one to two days of my time and month, and that meant the vast majority of my time was spent on my— vast majority of my time was spent on my parliamentary affairs. i was v

what keir starmer did any different to what geoffrey cox has done? is this that in 2015! said we should get rid of paid directorships, and in 2019 we stood on a manifesto that said an end to second jobs apart from a few exceptions. i think we don't have to move is a parliament to a stronger position, at least the position i set out in 2015 and i would venture to suggest a stronger position than that. geoffrey cox earning £6 million, residing in the caribbean, and 10,000 hours caribbean, and10,000 hours over— caribbean, and 10,000 hours over the _ caribbean, and 10,000 hours over the past six years... 100 grand for winding down, ed? i mean that would sound extraordinary for so many people. well, hang on, he got paid because he had been a barrister, he was coming into parliament, he was doing some work as a barrister. look, i know kier was absolutely focused on the job he was doing as an mp and then subsequently shadow brexit secretary and then he's given up his license to practice. right, let's talk about cop before we dive into the latest draft of th

sir geoffrey cox has not broken any rules.and make themselves visible to the public are "not doing the job". 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. for some mps, onejob is not enough. this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox. his majority is huge, and so are the fees he charges as a lawyer. for work that takes him a long way from his voters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands, which is facing an inquiry into the way it is governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the commons from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers were not rushing to sir geoffrey's defence today. ultimately, it's one for his voters to decide. i don't think it's for me to start making or prejudicing the... second guessing the judgments that they make. what's cruc

. i comfortable defending said geoffrey cox. ., , ., comfortable defending said geoffrey cox. ~'tly reasonable challenge - cox. i think it is a perfectly reasonable challenge but l cox. i think it is a perfectly i reasonable challenge but one for cox. i think it is a perfectly - reasonable challenge but one for his voters _ reasonable challenge but one for his voters to _ reasonable challenge but one for his voters to decide. i do not think it is for— voters to decide. i do not think it is for me — voters to decide. i do not think it is for me to _ voters to decide. i do not think it is for me to start making or prejudicing or second—guessing the judgments they make, what is crucially— judgments they make, what is crucially important is transparency around _ crucially important is transparency around outside interests and ultimately voters will decide at the ballot _ ultimately voters will decide at the ballot boxes, which they do for jeffrey — ballot boxes, which they do for jeffrey and they do for me. it was not uuite jeffrey and they do for me. it was rrot quite a _ jeffrey an

sir geoffrey cox saying he will cooperate with any investigation into what he has done but offering a wade into that case or offer him any direct support. what does he go from here? i don't know how long the investigation take some of the one that geoffrey cox is alluding to in a suppose it depends whether moore emerges about other mps, possibly. the processes can go on for a long time, is pretty opaque looking in from the outside. my not get much of an update as to whether sir geoffrey cox is being investigated and specifically for white. it's up to the parliamentary commissioner for standards to look into that. and to publish any details as she sees fit. in due course. but the debate is happening as to what should be the rules around mps and their work outside of their role as a member of parliament. i have to say there is no sort of groundswell of opinion of westminster for a no sort of groundswell of opinion of westminsterfor a banned outright on mps working second jobs and other jobs in addition to their work. it can enrich their work as a member of parliament and benefit democra

and owen paterson. find circulating about sir geoffrey cox and owen paterson.— and owen paterson. and the chancellor has _ and owen paterson. and the chancellor has been - and owen paterson. and the | chancellor has been speaking and owen paterson. and the - chancellor has been speaking about it today? chancellor has been speaking about it toda ? , , ,, .,~ chancellor has been speaking about ittoda ? , , ,, , it today? yes, rishi sunak this mornin: it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was — it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked _ it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked about - it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked about the l it today? yes, rishi sunak this - morning was asked about the case of sir geoffrey cox, the conservative backbencher who has a not insubstantial extracurricular activity as a lawyer, judging the best part of 1 activity as a lawyer, judging the best part of1 million quid in the last year. richie —— rishi sunak said he didn't know anything about the specific details, but on the case of 0wen paterson and the whole business of

what keir starmer did any different to what geoffrey cox has done? fre cox has done? ., ., ~ ., but i'm not making anyjudgment on that but is it now that labour position that outside work consultancies should be all ended or what is it? because we've heard different things from the labour party this week. and why is what keir starmer did as an mp any different to whatjeffrey cox is done? to setjeffrey cox is being paid more? the is done? to set jeffrey cox is being paid more?— paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| — paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| said _ paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| said that _ paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| said that we - paid more? the history of this is that in 20151 said that we should j that in 2015! said that we should -et that in 2015! said that we should get rid _ that in 2015! said that we should get rid of— that in 2015! said that we should get rid of paid consultancy. directorships and in 2019 we stood on a manifesto that said an end to second jobs apart from a f

former conservative cabinet minister geoffrey cox says he doesn't believe he broke the rules, after imagesne working in care homes in england must be fullyjabbed by today unless they're medically exempt.

sir geoffrey cox, the conservative mp, denies any wrongdoing by using his parliamentary office to do as migrants in belarus continue to suffer as they try to enter poland, russia is accused of manipulating the situation for its own ends. and a report on the wartime sinking of hms dasher, and the families still looking for answers. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... england are out of the men's t20 world cup after new zealand won their semi—final by five wickets in abu dhabi. good evening. delegates at the climate summit in glasgow were taken by surprise tonight when china and the us issued a joint statement, agreeing to improve cooperation over the next decade. john kerry, the us climate envoy, said the us and china had "no shortage of differences", but on climate, co—operation was the only way to get the job done. there were joint steps agreed on a range of issues including methane emissions, the transition to clean energy, and decarbonisation. the climate summit is now in its final few days — dozens of countries have promised to phase out petrol and diesel—power

for an official investigation into the conduct of the conservative mp and former minister sir geoffrey cox000 from work he did outside parliament. sir geoffrey's fees were earned as a lawyer, including a spell working in the caribbean. responding to calls for action, downing street said mps should be �*visible in their constituencies, or they're not doing theirjob�*, as our political correspondent ben wright reports. for some mps, onejob is not enough. this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox. his majority is huge, and so are the fees he charges as a lawyer. for work that takes him a long way from his voters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands, which is facing an inquiry into the way it is governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the commons from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers were not rushing t

the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox denies any wrongdoing over his second job. the british prime minister says if ministers break the rules, they must be punished. thousands of migrants remain stranded in freezing conditions along poland's border with belarus at the centre of an escalating international row. plus, the fizzy orange drink that's making glasgow's international visitors fizz with excitement — scotland's unofficial national drink. hello. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, is calling on world leaders to stop sitting on their hands and make a collective push to get a deal on limiting climate change over the line. time is running out for an agreement, as there are just 48 hours left on the clock before the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow ends. mrjohnson says that a deal is in sight, but that there's still much more work to be done. with more, here's our science editor, david shukman. can the world agree to slow down the release of the gases heating the planet? can it do what it takes to reduce the melting of the polar ice? and will this be enou

the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox denies any wrongdoing over his second job, as the prime ministers if mps break the rules they must be punished. from tomorrow anyone working in a care home in england must now be double vaccinated. and the woman who's spent decades trying to find out what happened to her father after his ship went down in world war ii in one of the uk's worst maritime disasters. coming up on the bbc news channel, heartbreakfor heartbreak for england as new zealand's incredible comeback denies them a place in the t20 world cup final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has called on world leaders to stop sitting on their hands and give a determined push to get a deal on limiting climate change over the line. borisjohnson said people would find it absolutely incomprehensible if they failed to commit to serious reductions in carbon emissions. with just 48 hours left before the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow is due to end, borisjohnson travelled to glasgow and said a deal was in sight — but there was still a lot of work to be don

the top earner in 2019 was sir geoffrey cox.00,000 pounds of year with a law firm whiles health secretary savage javits of year with a law firm whiles health secretary savagejavits while he was backbencher and he raked in 366,000 during what's described as only a brief spell on the backbenchers. mil only a brief spell on the backbenchers. �* , ~ , backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they _ backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they are _ backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they are working i backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they are working very | insist that they are working very hard _ insist that they are working very hard for— insist that they are working very hard for their constituents and their— hard for their constituents and their outside activities don't stay in the _ their outside activities don't stay in the way— their outside activities don't stay in the way or take away from the constituency work. it's hard to certain — constituency work. it's hard to certain if— constituency wo

it is a funny one, the whole story, the geoffrey cox at the all the rest of it, because your head tellsur lives is all about the decisions they take and the policies they enact and the laws that they pass and all the rest of it, but our hearts tell us this stinks, they are a bunch of hypocrites, and they are just coining it in, therejust in it for the money, they want to go to the house of lords and the rest of it, so... iwas the house of lords and the rest of it, so... i was looking at the polls yesterday. they are shifting in the wrong direction. for the tories. a lot of people's hearts are telling them, stuff you. fine lot of people's hearts are telling them, stuff you.— lot of people's hearts are telling them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly — them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly appears _ them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly appears to _ them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly appears to have - which slowly appears to have traction, which he did not appear to, at the start of last week was to anna and daisy, we will talk to you againju

, who you might rememberfrom lots of general geoffrey cox, who you might remember from lots of therom lots of the brexit drummers, has been earning hundreds of thousands of pounds outside parliament as a lawyer and when parliament as a lawyer and when parliament was working remotely he was working remotely from the british virgin islands, helping the government with an inquiry there. he has not broken any rules and we have not heard from mr cox himself, also geoffrey, i should say, so we will have to wait and see. in terms of the debate in parliament yesterday, now the issue will be in the hands of the standards committee who were drawing up a new code of conduct for mps anyway before this blew up and their plan is to publish that before christmas, that is when the debate will be mated. borisjohnson was not at the debate yesterday, it was left to cabinet office minister steve bower clay, and he did not quite apologise but he said the government regretted what they'd —— cabinet office minister steve barclay. that 0ffice minister steve barclay. that message was repeated by deputy pri

the conservative mp and former minister sir geoffrey cox has denied breaching rules on mps' behaviourliamentary office, to carry out paid work advising the government of the british virgin islands. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. not always pretty from the outside. nor, perhaps, on the inside either. here's a former cabinet minister working as a lawyer from what seems to be his commons 0ffice. forgive my absence during some of the morning. i'm afraid the bell went off. "the bell went off," he says. in other words, he had to leave this lucrative session to go and vote. and here he was again, working in the caribbean, whilst travel restrictions were tight. there are real drawbacks to open registers. it becomes a political tool... pondering that while declaring outside work was the right thing, it could cause some problems. mps are allowed to do other jobs, but sir geoffrey, the booming brexiteer, has been the top outside earner in the commons and using premises funded by the taxpayer for other work is not allowed. after a couple of days of silence, a statement appeared on

woman soke. a , listening attentively as the woman soke. , ., ., ., , the conservative mp, sir geoffrey coxnto claims that he used his commons office for paid legal work. he was seen in september in a virtual meeting representing the british virgin islands goverment from what appeared to be his commons office. labour reported him to the standards commissioner, but it's understood she decided there was insufficient evidence to justify an inquiry. barbados has become the world's newest republic with a president as head of state instead of the queen. in a speech to mark the occasion, the prince of wales acknowledged that british history had forever been stained by the atrocity of slavery. the musician and entrepreneur rihanna was honoured by prime minister mia mottley at an event marking the island's new status. tens of thousands of people in parts of scotland and the north of england are still without electricity — five days after storm arwen caused what's being described as "unprecedented damage" to the power network. strong winds snapped telegraph poles and knocked out supplies on friday. t

but of course, the government has its own answer to the productivity problem, he is called geoffrey coxeed a little bit more than that. now it's not as if we don't know the answer. we need increased business investment and better capital stock on improved infrastructure. we need to embrace new technology. we need to lift our export performance. we need cities outside of the south—east to become economic powerhouses which is why it was so devastating to see the government rip up its promises in relation to hs2 and the northern powerhouse rail. these are notjust train lines. they are lifelines for businesses and commuters. and it's notjust businesses and commuters. and it's not just a businesses and commuters. and it's notjust a betrayal of businesses and commuters. and it's not just a betrayal of the businesses and commuters. and it's notjust a betrayal of the north, it's a betrayal of the economic potential of those regions. denying them the growth that your director—general has championed so effectively, including in his speech this morning. and if we are really serious about improving

a call for an investigation into conservative mp sir geoffrey cox, as labour claim pictures show himr of electric vehicles over the coming decade. yorkshire's racism row rumbles on, as the club suspends current head coach andrew gale pending an investigation into an historic social media post.

this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox.ters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands which is facing an inquiry into the way it is governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the comments from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers were not rushing to sir geoffrey�*s defence today. ultimately, it�*s one for his voters to decide. i don�*t think it�*s for me to start making or prejudicing the... second guessing the judgments that they make. what�*s crucially important is transparency around any outside interests. what are you playing at? the former attorney general was a booming presence during the brexit debates. you are not children in the playground... but he has stayed silent today. over the last year, sir geoffrey earned almost £900,000 for his legal work. all of which has been properly declar

the former attorney general, sir geoffrey cox, earned the money as a lawyer, but he hasn't broken anys been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. thejewish news reported that he published a post containing an anti—semitic slur. gale told the newspaper that he was "completely unaware" of the offensive nature of the term and deleted the post as soon let's return to the cop summit now, and scientists exploring the seabed have found that its capacity for absorbing carbon emissions is decreasing because of climate change. the latest discovery by the international i—atlantic project has revealed that if global temperatures increase to predicted levels, the ocean will no longer act as the earth's largest carbon store. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. diving to ocean depths of up to 3.5 miles. this is the abyssal zone, where robotic explorers are taking samples from places no—one has ever touched. a third of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere dissolves in the surface of the ocean. when tiny marine plants and animals feed on that carbon it become

geoffrey cox — the latest conservative mp at the centre of a storm about second jobs — says he doesn'tieve he's broken any rules and he'll cooperate fully with an inquiry. and the supermodel bella hadid opens up about the impact of social media on her mental health. we'll talk to a leading uk mental health expert about this. the united nations has published the first draught of an agreement from the cop26 summit. it calls for stronger carbon cutting targets by end of 2022. and encourages richer countries to scale up support for poorer nations. the document will now have to be negotiated by countries attending the talks. and it's likely to go through further draughts. also, in the last hour the chinese climate envoy has announced a climate cooperation deal with the us. we'll come back to that later. first, here's the uk prime minister borisjohnson. we need to be more ambitious and we need more credible plans for implementation. we have to bridge the gap between where we are and where we need to be if we are going to cut emissions in half by 2030. and we need to pull out all the stops if

sir geoffrey cox racked up the wage bill as a lawyer, including a spell working in the caribbean to adviseficeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands, which is facing an inquiry into the way it's governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the commons from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers weren't rushing to sir geoffrey's defence today. ultimately, it's one for his voters to decide. i don't think it's for me to start making or prejudicing the... second—guessing the judgments that they make. what's crucially important is transparency around any outside interests. what are you playing at? the former attorney general was a booming presence during the brexit debates. you are not children in the playground... but he has stayed silent today. over the last year, sir geoffrey earned almost £900,000 for his legal work. all of which has been properly declared and is allowed in the rules. but labour says borisjohnson should investigate. we're seeing

so geoffrey cox did 1000 hours legal work last year for £900,000.ours should be limited. labour says such work should be banned altogether except forjobs like doctors or army reservists. tory backbenchers are unhappy. reservists. tory backbenchers are unhau . ., , reservists. tory backbenchers are unhau . . , ., reservists. tory backbenchers are unhau. . , ., ,, ., unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and _ unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and the _ unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and the motion _ unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and the motion tabled - standards and the motion tabled before the house and a complete u—turn and now this, there is dissatisfaction on the backbenches and that's why the prime minister needs to make it clear to members of parliament what he expects from us. sir keir starmer later withdrew his claim the prime minister was a coward but in this row over sleaze and standards, borisjohnson remains under intense pressure. our political correspondent iain watson is in westmins

initially, this investigation was sort of launched because labour decided to report so geoffrey cox for so labour decided to report the mp but it is now being confirmed that he is not being investigated by the independent standards commissioner for mps, whojudges their independent standards commissioner for mps, who judges their behaviour and any breaches of the code of conduct. now, we understand that katherine stone, the independent parliamentary commissioner decided that there wasn't sufficient evidence to launch an investigation into sir geoffrey cox. and also pointed to the fact that the standards committee in parliament has said that those rules should be applied proportionately. so it doesn't seem like this investigation into him or go any further or is going to be taken up by the independent standards commissioner, although labour still standing by their decision to report him. but this all comes at a time when really standards in public life, standards of mps and mps taken up second jobs has really come under intense scrutiny the last couple of weeks. just yesterday, parliament

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likely to come under scrutiny would be sir geoffrey cox who spent several several weeks working as ais deputy angela rayner began a press conference setting out their pa rty�*s plan. i will take the questions, but apparently the prime minister has just written to the media saying mp should be banned from acting as strategists or advisers... is in should be banned from acting as strategists or advisers... is in the vote tomorrow _ strategists or advisers... is in the vote tomorrow already? - the store has quite a few questions. one rule is for me is whether they were prioritising his constituents, how they assess that because of the devil will be in the details. the detail will be up to the house of commons. this is what the government is saying come in the prime minister has written to say he believes this is the basis on which you could put in this new system and actually some recommendations from a report produced in 2018 by the committee of standards in public life. the detail about things like what is a reasonable amount of time to spend on outside activity would have to be decid

lot of voters might have been surprised that they have taken jobs at all and when this officer geoffrey coxo you think mps should be able to have second jobs? i do you think mps should be able to have second jobs?— have second “obs? i think voters want mps to— have second jobs? i think voters want mps to devote _ have second jobs? i think voters want mps to devote themselves| have second jobs? i think voters - want mps to devote themselves heart and soul to the job of protecting their constituents. standing up for them, advocating for them and not advocating for any kind of commercial interest. through the parliamentary process. i'm really sorry to disappoint you, but one of the things that my committee has to do is it has to adjudicate on individual cases so i'm very reluctant to speak about an individual person just in case that ends up coming before my committee. look, i think most of voters take a pretty straightforward judgment about mps. notjust a a0 hour a week job, it's a 60 hour a weekjob. and of course people then say, well, i fully accept sma needs to keep their eye in as it were

underyour that geoffrey cox is doing of extra work.erving her constituents, it is important-— serving her constituents, it is imortant. ,, . , important. do you think that is comparable? _ important. do you think that is comparable? of _ important. do you think that is comparable? of course - important. do you think that is comparable? of course they i important. do you think that is i comparable? of course they are. important. do you think that is - comparable? of course they are. they are our comparable? of course they are. they are your professional _ comparable? of course they are. they are your professional skill _ comparable? of course they are. they are your professional skill and - comparable? of course they are. they are your professional skill and you - are your professional skill and you continue to serve. it brings a richness to parliament. we have a cohort of 650 people who bring all sorts of skills and experiences to the particles at the nnp is a job which is about representing so many different interests, groups, vulnera

labour are calling for investigation into conservative mp sir geoffrey cox and they said he used his those rules have not been abided by then thatis rules have not been abided by then that is a matter for the parliamentary commissioner for standards and there is an appropriate mechanism for those investigations.— appropriate mechanism for those investigations. your advice to mps would be investigations. your advice to mps would he don't _ investigations. your advice to mps would be don't use _ investigations. your advice to mps would be don't use a _ investigations. your advice to mps would be don't use a zoom - investigations. your advice to mps would be don't use a zoom call- investigations. your advice to mps would be don't use a zoom call forj would be don't use a zoom call for private business from your office, basically? private business from your office, basicall ? ~ basically? well, the guiding - rinci - le basically? well, the guiding principle is _ basically? well, the guiding principle is that _ basically? well, the guiding principle is that your - basically? well, the gui

owen paterson and geoffrey cox and others. ~ . . , others.is the _ others. what many will find astonishing is the speed . others. what many will find astonishing is the speed of| others. what many will find i astonishing is the speed of the apparent u—turn. astonishing is the speed of the apparent u-turn._ astonishing is the speed of the apparent u-turn. astonishing is the speed of the a- arent u-turn. , ., ., ., apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government — apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government argued _ apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government argued that - apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government argued that owen - the government argued that 0wen paterson was hard done by the two have been found to have engaged in paid advocacy for the jobs he have been found to have engaged in paid advocacy for thejobs he had done and a half outside interests and that we have got to a point where the government says it�*s urgent we do something about preventing these jobs so it is a complete turnaround from the situa

the reason we are having this conversation is in no small part because of the example of geoffrey coxthe coming hours. i suspect it is a question the labour party will focus on as well because over the last few days they have been talking about going further than the government is proposing at the moment. but, the fact that the government is even considering what that should look like, and what the balance between second jobs and your job as an mp looks like shows how uncomfortable this has become for borisjohnson and his ministers, and the fact that paid consultancy, political consultancy, is something the government is now actively looking to have banned in the houses of parliament, the house of commons rather, is really significant, and it will be really interesting to see what the reaction to that is, because although there are a number of newer mps in particular on the tory benches who have been really worried about these sleaze allegations of the last couple of weeks, there are a number of mps, tory mps who are political consultants, and it will be interesting to see how they re

several of the front pages feature further claims about the earnings of sir geoffrey cox, as the debater says conservative chief whip mark spencer is "in peril" after giving his approval to sir geoffrey working in the caribbean instead of attending parliament. the daily telegraph's front page reports that the duchess of sussex admitted misleading a court over whether she had authorised aides to brief the authors of a biography the times' lead story reports on "fraudulent or mistaken" claims on the government's furlough scheme during the pandemic. the paper says hundreds of companies were only established after the scheme was announced. and the last minute climate deal between the us and china is on the front page of the guardian today. yesterday the two countries announced a surprise deal to work together to cut greenhouse gas emissions. plenty more from glasgow to the programme this morning. watching cop26 and listening _ programme this morning. watching cop26 and listening to _ programme this morning. watching cop26 and listening to all- programme this morning. watching cop26 and list

cox, but this comes us the u. s. invoice for the horn of africa is still not d'silva. geoffrey feltman trying to speak to different actors within the government within the t p left and trying to end this conflict again. doug begun a year ago and african in boy a the former president of funny, jerry, i, mr. my son joe is also said to be 90. some of our looking at speaking to different doctors within and outside the government trying to end this. but again, this conflict is still continuing. allegations are a back in force. the prime minister tweeted earlier today saying notary hook glazing that what that, what the other side is saying about the drones. saying that he, he is thankful to that he killed been dying for us for telling the truth. he said, but he wasn't specific enough. again, no comments from the children side in were are waiting it as of now. the editor, all the chinese state newspaper has posted more video and photos and tennis style peng swavay jing the journey. a tournament organized by china open also posted official pictures saying that she was that on sunday. the world tennis association says the new mat