and she did interrupt again when talking to her next interviewee, jill rutter.re told was heard in the prime - minister's flat. maybe it's still the same cd. but no, i don't think- it was a party culture, then... mr rees—mogg, will you come and talk to us here on bbc news? please — come on, today, you know you want to. ok, i'm so sorry, jill rutter. that's the last time i'm going to interrupt anybody. despite the apologies, several newswatch viewers were angry about what they saw. here's paul williams. that evening, the location changed from downing street to kyiv — where borisjohnson had been holding talks with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, about the threat posed by the build—up of russian troops on its border. but had the subject matter changed too? well, let's see what was said after the two leaders had spoken at a press conference following their meeting. translation: thank you to colleagues, journalists. - the prime minister and the president are prepared to answer a couple of questions. bbc, please. just wait for your mic. good afternoon, ge

let's speak to jill rutter, who's a senior fellow at the institute for government and a former civil do you think it's that bad? some of borisjohnson's allies are saying actually, part of this is are saying actually, part of this is a clear out post party gate clear out of advisers from number ten. i think it's quite bad. it was clear the prime minister didn't intend — the prime minister didn't intend — the head of his policy unit wasn't expected to go yesterday, as a result of him slurring jimmy seibel, as she saw it. the other three who went yesterday were probably in line to go sooner rather than later because they were all imbricated in some way. so i don't think the fact that they left as any surprise, but the way they went simultaneously was. we don't know whether there there was any continuity there, whether replacements have been found or they've all been told to clear their desks and ijust left, and there are now a lot of vacant desks in what is a quite small operation. and those were the top people, they were the top of the press office, private office, and the overall pers

and she did interrupt again when talking to her next interviewee, jill rutter.t's see what was said after the two leaders had spoken at a press conference following their meeting. translation: thank you| to colleagues, journalists. the prime minister and the president are prepared to answer a couple of questions. bbc, please. just wait for your mic. good afternoon, gentlemen. prime minister, first — have you done enough to survive? have you done enough to persuade enough colleagues to rescue your premiership? and, on the issue of ukraine, why should the international community take your diplomacy seriously when you're so preoccupied at home? several newswatch viewers were highly unimpressed by that. one of them was david lewis, and he recorded this video to explain why. with the world apparently on the brink of war between russia and ukraine, did the bbc's correspondent, james landale, really feel it appropriate to open his questioning of the prime minister at his news conference with the president of ukraine with questions around the prime minister's difficulti

let's talk to jill rutter, senior fellow at uk in a changing europe, an independent resarch organisationfact, you have worked in number ten and number 11 over many years. is that right? did you ever come across a drinking culture when you worked here? i across a drinking culture when you worked here?— across a drinking culture when you worked here? ., ,, , worked here? i worked in number ten underjohn major _ worked here? i worked in number ten underjohn major and _ worked here? i worked in number ten underjohn major and i _ worked here? i worked in number ten underjohn major and i don't - worked here? i worked in number ten underjohn major and i don't think - underjohn major and i don't think you would characterise it as a drinking culture. we did have a christmas party once a year. we had won a cd, which was abba, so a bit reminiscent of what we have heard in the prime minister's flat. maybe it is the same cd. no, there was not a party atmosphere. is the same cd. no, there was not a party atmosphere-— is the same cd. no, there was not a party atmosphere. jacob rees mogg, can ou party a