thank you very much, jonathan blake, _ is away. thank you very much, jonathan blake, our— is away.lake, our correspondent talking to us from westminster. of course this whole issue has been about bullying. in the workplace. that is something that's come to the fore because of this investigation and its findings. as of the i spoke to a behavioural psychologist and she gave me her reaction to the threshold of bullying now being very low. to say that is lobar. _ bullying now being very low. to say that is lobar. that _ bullying now being very low. to say that is lobar. that is _ bullying now being very low. to say that is lobar. that is not _ bullying now being very low. to say that is lobar. that is not his - that is lobar. that is not his decision, _ that is lobar. that is not his decision, that can only be the response _ decision, that can only be the response of the person who was the lead not _ response of the person who was the lead not the perpetrator. he is stightiy— lead not the perpetrator. he is slightly reframed the narrative to make _ slightly reframed the narrative to ma

. jonathan blake, thanks for bringing us up-to-date with - later on. jonathan blake, thanks for bringinge - bringing us up—to—date with the analysis of those latest lines from number ten. and herfirst and her first appearance at holyrood since her husband, she made a brief statement and took questions from the media. let's have a listen to what she told reporters. fair the media. let's have a listen to what she told reporters.- the media. let's have a listen to what she told reporters. fair to say this is not the _ what she told reporters. fair to say this is not the easiest _ what she told reporters. fair to say this is not the easiest time, - what she told reporters. fair to say this is not the easiest time, and i this is not the easiest time, and i'm not— this is not the easiest time, and i'm not saying that for sympathy. you probably know that, i've been enjoying _ you probably know that, i've been enjoying working from home, but always _ enjoying working from home, but always representing my constituents. i understand the process is under way, _ i understand the process is under way

jonathan blake reports from westminster.ter: have you always behaved professionally mr dominic raab? fix, behaved professionally mr dominic raab?— behaved professionally mr dominic raab? a decision to decide whether _ dominic raab? a decision to decide whether an _ dominic raab? a decision to decide whether an enquiry . dominic raab? a decision to i decide whether an enquiry into accusations of bullying has proved he broke the ministerial code. told of the prime minister wanted the time to consider the report thoroughly before coming to a decision but opposition parties are asking what is of the hold—up? if opposition parties are asking what is of the hold—up? iii he what is of the hold-up? if he is a bully. — what is of the hold-up? if he is a bully. he _ what is of the hold-up? if he is a bully, he should - what is of the hold-up? if he is a bully, he should go - what is of the hold-up? if he is a bully, he should go and l is a bully, he should go and the prime minister really should be able to read the report, make up his

live now to our political correspondent, jonathan blake.es not believe he broke the ministerial code and as the prime minister agree with them?- ministerial code and as the prime minister agree with them? that's the cuestion, minister agree with them? that's the question. we — minister agree with them? that's the question. we are _ minister agree with them? that's the question, we are waiting _ minister agree with them? that's the question, we are waiting to - minister agree with them? that's the question, we are waiting to find - minister agree with them? that's the question, we are waiting to find the i question, we are waiting to find the answer as you say, the prime minister is considering this report which is been some months in the making and he now has it. dominic raab now has it and the prime minister has a very significant decision to make. does he, on the weight of the evidence provided in the report the conclusion it has come to, think that dominic raab is broken the ministerial code that is the crucial thing here because the pri

let's get the latest from our political correspondent jonathan blake. this report? it goes back to a claim from nus ghani, a conservative mp who says that when she was sacked as transport minister under boris johnson in 2020 she was told by the then chief whip mark spencer in charge of party discipline that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. she went public with her concerns and borisjohnson ordered his ethics adviser to begin an investigation. rishi sunak as prime minister subsequently appointed a new adviser and picked up this inquiry which has now been published. the report of which has now been published in the last hour and the six pages of it detail the claims and counter claims involved. but it essentially concludes that while both nus ghani and mark spencer, the two key players in this dispute, are convinced of what they say, they hold a very different and have given very different accounts of key meetings involved, particularly that crucial meeting between nus ghani and mark spencer where those comments are alleged to have been made. n

. >> jonathan blake at westminster this evening.ot three highly relevant panelists who we will talk to. we tried to contact conservative mps today. what's going on? reporter: they are keeping unusually quiet in the aftermath of dominic raab's resignation. we haven't had many of them on the airwaves today. some having their say privately, publicly elsewhere. one, jacob rees-mogg, defending dominic raab, saying the resignation was unnecessary and the prime minister shouldn't have accepted it, aligning himself with the view the threshold for bullying, which d been set in adam tolly's report was far too low, and that civil servants in his words "if you are senior and well-paid you should have the backbone of being criticized if your work is not good enough." there will be others that agree with that and are worried this evening about the outcome of the report and what it means for ministers are able to do in various departments in terms of holding civil servants to account, taking them to task about work and demanding high standards. th

let's speak to jonathan blake with the latest. reporting tonight, jonathan, that dominic raab does not think he has broken the missed -- ministerial code and will not resign. jonathan: this report has been some months in the making. he now has it. dominic raab now has it and the prime minister has a very significant decision to make -- does he, on the weight of the evidence provided in that report and the conclusions that has come to, think that dominic raab has broken the ministerial code? that's the crucial thing here, because the prime minisr is the sole arbiter of the ministerial code and the accusations levied against dominic raab from people who work with him, the ministry of justice when he was secretary of state there and the foreign ministry, are those accusations enough for the prime minister to decide that the ministerial code has been broken? rishi sunak wants to consider the findings thoroughly, and we have been told by sources close to mr. raab this evening that he denies he has been asked to resign, but has not spok

jonathan blake, bbc news.ur political correspondent, ione wells, who's in downing street. good morning. isuppose good morning. i suppose there are two versions and one is the prime minister, a lot to read and a lot of process to go through. the other is a prime minister who is dithering. what do we know about the timing if anything? we still do not know when we will get the prime minister's decision or a copy of the report to look at. it has been almost 24—hour since rishi sunak received it. he and the team have pored over the details of the report. there has been criticism about the delay in making a decision. dominic raab knows the names of the people in the ministry ofjustice who made complaints about him. civilservants ofjustice who made complaints about him. civil servants who have been represented by some of the unions in the last 24—hour is have had the unions say this delay is only making them more anxious. however, we know it is a five—month investigation, that dozens have given evidence ranging from

let's get the latest from our political correspondent jonathan blake.little more about the background-— tell is a little more about the background. tell is a little more about the backuround. , , ., ., , ., background. this investigation began in february of — background. this investigation began in february of last _ background. this investigation began in february of last year— background. this investigation began in february of last year when - background. this investigation began in february of last year when boris i in february of last year when boris johnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, mark spencer, who is in charge of party discipline. she wasn't satisfied with the response and hence after going public,

our political correspondent jonathan blake gave details on the background to this investigation.investigation began in february of last year when borisjohnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, mark spencer, who is in charge of party discipline. she wasn't satisfied with the response and hence after going public, this inquiry began. since then there has been a change at the top, rishi sunak is now the prime minister and he has a new ethics adviser, laurie magnus, who picked up this investigation and it has concluded. we have a six page report published by downing street this afternoon along with the prime minister response to it. at the heart of it, the ethics adviser has not been able to establish an accurate account of that meeting because a

jonathan blake, bbc news. twitter has removed the prestigious blue tick from thousands of users.year twitter blue service. in the last 24 hours, notable names such as jk rowling, bill gates, oprah winfrey and even some bbc accounts have lost their blue ticks, opening up the possibility of impersonators and the spread of misinformation on the platform. alex heath is editor at the tech website, the verge. thank you very much forjoining us. we have known about this coming for a while, but i think it manages to take some people by shock. how much of an impact will this have in terms of journalism? twitter uses quite journalism ? twitter uses quite a journalism? twitter uses quite a useful tool for lots of journalists around the world and now the blue did not being there might be quite hard to undertake some of the individuals. it undertake some of the individuals.— undertake some of the individuals. it is a good question- _ individuals. it is a good question. the - individuals. it is a good question. the plan i individuals. it is a good question. the plan to l individuals. it is a go

jonathan blake, bbc news.ended key activities untiljune, after allegations of rape and sexual assault saw several firms quit the business group. dozens of companies, including john lewis, bmw, and aviva, either left or paused their membership after two women came forward with allegations of rape. the cbi said it shares the shock and revulsion at the alleged events. a text message scam targeting parents conned people out of more than £1 million last year. new figures from radio 4's moneybox programme reveal more than 1100 people fell for scammers pretending to be the victim's son or daughter in financial trouble, before asking for money. dan whitworth has more. it might seem like a legitimate plea for help but it is nothing of the sort. they are texts from scanners that start with �*hi mum, hi dad' before making a request for money for help. normally accompanied by distressing stories about by the cash is needed quickly. in the last year, more than 1100 people across england, wales and northern ireland reported

let's bring in jonathan blake, was listening to that. your headline thoughts?ry much for that snapshot. - option but to flee. thank you very much for that snapshot. as - option but to flee. thank you very much for that snapshot. as i - option but to flee. thank you very much for that snapshot. as i was | much for that snapshot. as i was saying, the chair of the select committee joins us live on the programme to talk about the latest in terms of that evacuation effort from sudan. that is next on bbc news. we have got a cold snap of weather on the way, certainly for the first half of this week, so gardeners and growers do take note as we are likely to see overnight frost. today, a chilly feeling day for all areas. northern half of the country sees sunny scales —— spells, scattered showers, blustery in the north of scotland down to the north sea coast, england and wales generally cloudy, outbreaks of heavy rain pushing south eastwards across southern england. temperatures between five in the final for scotland to the low teens in the south, but those temperatures

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