three more conservative mps, elliot colburn, andrew bridgen and jeremy wright, have submitted lettersmer attorney general, says covid rule—breaking at westminster had done lasting damage to the reputation of government. borisjohnson apologised again last week for lockdown parties held in downing street. another 71 cases of monkeypox were detected in england over the weekend, bringing the total in the uk to 179. new guidance to help control the latest outbreak says infected people should avoid close contact with others until their lesions have healed. a london hospital has said it will change its procedures, after a woman who suffered a late miscarriage told the bbc that she and her partner had to keep the remains of their baby in a fridge at home because nhs staff said they couldn't store them safely. the couple have been speaking to our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar, and i must warn you her report contains some graphic descriptions. there's a sprig of leaves that we took from our garden. and then the other thing in here, we've got the baby's ashes. these precious items,

in a statement, jeremy wright, a former attorney general, said covid rule—breaking at westminster hadeek for lockdown parties held in downing street. at the same time, the chairman of the committee on standards in public life, lord evans, has described the government's changes to the ministerial code as a "missed moment". last week the government introduced the idea of a "minor rule breach" with relevant sanctions for the first time, clarifying that not all breaches of the code required a minister to resign. and the prime minister has retained the power to block some investigations. lord evans spoke to our political correspondent ben wright. i think there has been a missed moment, i think it's been a missed moment, i think it's been a missed moment for the ministerial code committing to spend the next moment for the investigation of breach is where i think the independence of the adviser is really important in their ability to initiate investigation under their own judgment. it also a missed opportunity because we made recommendations in regard to other bodies such as the commission o

jeremy wright says that on the evidence thatis wright says that on the evidence that is currently availableng at what happened during the parties and gatherings themselves and saying what lasting damage has this done and that is what is driving a lot of conclusions for them, so still a very gradual ticking up at the numbers, we don't know how many letters of no confidence have been submitted, only one person knows that, graham brady, who runs the 1922 backbench committee of conservative mps, but i think this will make very uncomfortable reading for those in number ten. time will make very uncomfortable reading for those in number ten.— for those in number ten. time for a look at the — for those in number ten. time for a look at the weather. _ hello, mostly cloudy and showery for the rest of today, and it really is quite cool out there as well, with temperatures in mid to low double figures. there won't be many places escaping a shower or two. northern ireland might be turning drier and brighter this evening. some of the heavier showers will be in southern, central and eastern parts of engla

two more conservative mps — elliot colburn and jeremy wright — have called on the prime minister to resign — the former attorney general — said covid rule—breaking at westminster had done lasting damage to the reputation of government. boris johnson apologised last week for lockdown parties held in downing street. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby has had to withdraw from the thanksgiving service for the queen on friday, after he tested positive for covid—i9. the archbishop was due to deliver the sermon at the service at st paul's cathedral in london, which is part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell, will take his place. deep peat moorland is being burned in some parts of england despite a ban, according to the bird protection charity the rspb and the climate group greenpeace. deep peat soils support rare ecosystems and store huge amounts of carbon, and last year the government introduced a ban on burning peat deeper than 40cm in some protected areas, but the two charities say they have evidence of dozens of fires which they believe are in

on borisjohnson to resign over so—called party gate allegations and the stuart gray report, and jeremy wrightts, the prime minister should resign —— sue gray. he said also that the controversy about gatherings in whitehall and the government have done real and lasting damage to the reputation not just of this government but to the institution and authority of government more generally. let's get more on this from our political correspondentjonathan blake. we've correspondent jonathan blake. we've seen correspondentjonathan blake. we've seen a number of mps since the sue gray report called for the prime minister's resignation. how significant is this intervention, do you think? i significant is this intervention, do ou think? ~ , you think? i think it is significant. _ you think? i think it is significant. is - you think? i think it is significant. is a - you think? i think it is| significant. is a former you think? i think it is - significant. is a former cabinet minister, former attorney general, former culture secretary under the david cameron and theresa may administrations, so definitely

in a post on his website, the former attorney general, jeremy wright, attacked what he called the "contemptuouswning street. and the mp for carshalton and wallington, elliot colburn, has also submitted a letter calling for a vote of no confidence against prime minister boris johnson. fifty four letters are required to trigger a no confidence vote. i asked our political correspondent alex forysth how many mps does this tell alex forysth how many mps does this us what this big tell us what this all means, quite a big name in the tory party, does that have much significance in what are the numbers looking like? how worried will borisjohnson be by the numbers adding up? inuiith a be by the numbers adding up? with a more significant _ be by the numbers adding up? with a more significant figures _ be by the numbers adding up? with a more significant figures to _ be by the numbers adding up? with a more significant figures to come - more significant figures to come up publicly call for borisjohnson to go in surgeon and the cabinets above david cameron and theresa may and in a lengthy statement over 20

the attorney general, the former attorney general, jeremy wright published a 2000 plus word statementered his position but he made it clear the damage was lasting, in his opinion, of government and that is why the prime minister had to go. that is what number ten are looking at, thinking 0k, we have people coming from different parts of the party publicly calling for the prime minister to go. but if you speak to allies of the prime minister, they are confident, he would fight a confidence vote hard and their argument as there is no alternative leader in waiting, there is no plan as to what would happen if the confidence vote was to be called. there are people gearing up as potential leadership campaigns to potentially try and take over from borisjohnson. that has been going on for a while and it happens quite often in westminster. but there is no real consensus in the party about what should happen next. there is a lot of uncertainty, a lot of caution among some mps who are trying to work out what they should you, wait for some key by—elections and see how this cost of living plays ou