ian blackford said it was the prime minister's behaviour which was not in order.o his neck in a swamp of tory sleaze. we've seen contracts for cronies, texts for tax breaks and cash for curtains. the prime minister has dodged these questions all week and he's dodged them again today, but these questions simply are not going to go away. so when exactly was money funnelled through tory hq into his personal bank account? when did he pay back this money? was it an interest—free loan? and who is the donor or donors who originally funded it? is the prime minister aware that if he continues to fail to answer these questions that the electoral commission has the powers to prosecute? will the prime minister publish these details today? or is he going to waiting until the police come knocking at his door? mr speaker, as i've said, i look forward to what the electoral commission has to say, but i can tell him that, to the rest of it, he's talking complete nonsense. given that the sole judge on questions relating - to the conduct of ministers —| and the conduct of the prime m

and in case you were wondering, the noises off came from ian blackford's collie, maisie, who's now in. sorry. now, there were angry exchanges in the commons over a report on race in britain. the commission on race and ethnic disparities said racism was "a real force" but the uk "no longer" had a system rigged against minorities. the report, commissioned by the prime minister after last summer's black lives matter protests, concluded that family structure and social class had a bigger impact than race on how people's lives turned out. but the commission was accused of ignoring black and ethnic minority people's concerns and downplaying institutional racism. in the commons, the equalities minister criticised "bad faith" attempts to discredit its findings. it is true that this landmark analysis challenges a number of strongly held beliefs about the extent and influence of racism in britain today. the commissioners have followed the evidence and drawn conclusions which challenge orthodoxy and were prepared for a robust and constructive debate. however, they were not prepared for the wilfu

ian blackford. the rights of the child, an _ speaker. ian blackford.to every primary school child. at the same time, this tory government is robbing children of their rights in scotland, and quite simply, mr speaker, the snp scottish government has and will continue to work to ensure scotland is the best place for a child to grow up. this legal challenge threatens that. it is wrong and it is morally repugnant, prime minister. will he commit to withdrawing his legal challenge today? if not, we will see you in court. challenge today? if not, we will see you in court-— you in court. well, the best thing the can you in court. well, the best thing they can do _ you in court. well, the best thing they can do for — you in court. well, the best thing they can do for the _ you in court. well, the best thing they can do for the rights - you in court. well, the best thing they can do for the rights of i you in court. well, the best thing they can do for the rights of the i they can do for the rights of the child, as i say, is to improve their shameful record on e

borisjohnson, and in case you were wondering, ian blackford's dog, a collie, is called maisie.vernment has bowed to demands for changes to be made to the overseas 0perations bill which is designed to restrict prosecutions of servicemen and women who've served overseas. the concessions were introduced by the new armed forces minister, leo docherty. he replaced johnny mercer, who was sacked on tuesday. he'd been unhappy that the legislation excludes personnel who served in northern ireland. i would, before moving on to the main meat of my speech, to formally put on record my thanks to the honourable member for plymouth in his fantastic work on issues for many years and his work in getting this bill to this point today. and i know, madam deputy speaker, he will share my satisfaction that it will make further progress today. importantly, madam deputy speaker, i would also like to confirm to the house, although not in the scope of the discussions today, that a bill will soon come forward from the northern ireland office. it will protect our northern ireland veterans of operation ban

we now come to ian blackford, the leader— hear. we now come to ian blackford, the leader of— hear.the queen. because i think for most people, the response and the reaction has been very simple and purely human. we collectively grieve for a wife who has lost her husband, a mother who has lost her husband, a mother who has lost her life partner and her constant companion after a remarkable 73 years of marriage. in the past few days, across our institutions and across the media, there has been a very public marking and mourning of the passing of the duke of edinburgh. these tributes indeed have come from every corner of the world. i am very conscious though the scale of public commemoration does not diminish the depth of private grief because at the very heart of this is a family grieving the loss of a beloved husband, a father and grandfather and great—grandfather. a man who was at the very centre of their family life. as with every death, following the funeral, that loss and absence will be felt all the more. it is right that we seek to remember and respect that loss and the need fo

let's go to the leader of the snp, ian - to the leader of the snp, ian blackford. to the leader of thesickening. the bbc and itv have multiple sources confirming that this is what the prime minister said. people are willing to go under oath confirming that the prime minister said these exact words, under oath, mr speaker. parliamentary rules stop me from saying that the prime minister has lied to the public over the last week. can i ask the question, are you a liar, prime minister?- you a liar, prime minister? prime minister. you a liar, prime minister? prime minister- mr— you a liar, prime minister? prime minister. mr speaker, _ you a liar, prime minister? prime minister. mr speaker, i— you a liar, prime minister? prime minister. mr speaker, i leave - you a liar, prime minister? prime minister. mr speaker, i leave it i you a liar, prime minister? prime| minister. mr speaker, i leave it to you tojudge whether the minister. mr speaker, i leave it to you to judge whether the right honourable gentleman's remarks were in order. what i will say ten is that... i am grateful to you. what i wo

it didn't come out with the main exchanges with keir starmer but ian blackford asked about the text contracts dyson, they said they spent 20 million pose developing a ventilator but in the end the cabinet office told them it was not required. whether that is covered by the answer remains to be seen. it may raise more questions than it answers but death there is a willingness to talk about covid contracts and to show greater transparency from the government then that will be particularly interesting because on one hand they will cite the fact they had to work very quickly amidst a crisis and expect sympathy for that one of the key attacks from labour has been what they call conservative cronyism and whether some contact and friends are people and government will not simply being lobbied but also the beneficiary of contracts which the government handed out and a hurry. again perhaps the government trying to go on the front foot and say we can justify exact point happened. that is an interesting development more widely keir starmer wanted to pen the accusation on borisjohnson that there was one