that refers to the expensive refurbishment of the flat mrjohnson shares with his fiancee.inister's former adviser dominic cummings says the tory leader tried to get party donors to secretly pay for the renovations. labour say it's time to come clean. who has given the loan? who has given the money? we need to know who the prime minister, who borisjohnson is beholden to for who has paid for his furniture, his sofa and the bed he sleeps in. and we haven't had that full and frank explanation from the prime minister so far. to be honest, he lied yesterday. that is not good enough. downing street says mrjohnson personally met the cost of wider refurbishment in this year, but hasn't denied that someone else originally picked up the bill. if they did, the rules say that must be made public. the reason why we have these rules around transparency is so that the public know who decision—makers, up to and including the prime minister, what their interests are and to be clear that they are acting on behalf of the people, on behalf of citizens and taxpayers, and that they are not overl

mrjohnson�*s former adviser, street in london.meradviser, dominic cummings, has claimed the prime minister sought to get private donations to pay for the work. but number 10 downing street said that the refurbishment costs had been met by boris johnson personally. vicki young reports. leading the country and setting the tone for the rest of government. the decisions prime ministers make every day in this room have far—reaching consequences for us all. they won't always be right, but criticism of borisjohnson isn'tjust about his judgment, it's fast becoming about his integrity. everywhere they go, ministers are being asked similar questions about their boss's behaviour. has the prime minister- broken the rules, mr raab? that refers to the expensive refurbishment of the flat mrjohnson shares with his fiancee. the prime minister's former adviser dominic cummings says the tory leader tried to get party donors to secretly pay for the renovations. labour say it's time to come clean. who has given the loan? who has given the money? we ne

number ten | insists mrjohnson has acted in insists mrjohnson has acted in accordance with codes of conductive mps i have spoken to are keen to downplay the significance of all of this. one minister said boris johnson has and getting away with things that others wouldn't. but there is concern that lots of individual unrelated accusations could combine together and erode trust in the prime minister. one of the most damaging accusations mr johnson faces is about his views on shutting down the country because of covid. he denied saying he would rather see bodies pile high than approve a third lockdown, but sources told the bbc and other media organisations that he did make the remark. it's another question being fired at cabinet ministers. i remark. it's another question being fired at cabinet ministers.— fired at cabinet ministers. i don't need to worry — fired at cabinet ministers. i don't need to worry about _ fired at cabinet ministers. i don't need to worry about who - fired at cabinet ministers. i don't need to worry about who may - fired at cabinet ministers. i don't need to worry about

mrjohnson would rather focus on campaigning ahead of the elections next week.out of spain for the future of large public gatherings. the organisers of a test concert held in barcelona last month say there's been no sign of an increase in covid—i9 infections as a result. courtney bembridge reports. music plays. if it weren't for the masks, you would be forgiven for thinking these pictures were from 2019. an indoor concert with 5,000 people and no social distancing. it was one of the largest gatherings in europe since the pandemic began, and the significance was not lost on the performers. translation: welcome to one of the most exciting concerts i of our lives. cheering and applause. the gig was a test to monitor the impact of large—scale events on coronavirus case numbers. ticket holders had to take a rapid test the day of the event and show they were negative. they also had to wear masks. now, the results are in — in the two weeks that followed six people tested positive for covid—i9. health authorities say that is a lower incidence than is seen in the general

yes and what mrjohnson said as nobody gives a - mrjohnson said as nobody gives a monkeys about leaksre are some very serious allegations made by the man who was his closest adviser and guided him through some of his biggest successes, the vote to leave the eu and his election triumph. if we go through those, what dominic cummings said in his blog last night, first of all, they must see this one is about downing street renovations to the apartment the prime minister lives in and he said he planned the prime minister discussed with him to have donors secretly paying for the renovations which mr cummings said were unethical, foolish, possibly illegal, almost certainly broke the rules on proper disclosure of political donations if conducted in the way he intended. number ten it says on that one the government and ministers have acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law on the nations and the prime minister paid himself for those works. second issue, the leak enquiry, last year issues around the second lockdown, briefing to the papers early, an enquiry going on in downin

that refers to the expensive refurbishment of the flat mrjohnson shares with his fiancee.secretly pay for the renovations. labour say it's time to come clean. who has given the loan? who has given the money? we need to know who the prime minister, who borisjohnson is beholden to for who has paid for his furniture, his sofa and the bed he sleeps in. and we haven't had that full and frank explanation from the prime minister so far. to be honest, he lied yesterday. that is not good enough. downing street says mrjohnson personally met the cost of wider refurbishment in this year, but hasn't denied that someone else originally picked up the bill. if they did, the rules say that must be made public. the reason why we have these rules around transparency is so that the public know who decision—makers, up to and including the prime minister, what their interests are and to be clear that they are acting on behalf of the people, on behalf of citizens and taxpayers, and that they are not overly influenced by donations or loans or private interests. number ten insists mrjohnson has ac

mrjohnson today declined _ i can recommend to him.on today declined to _ i can recommend to him. mrjohnson today declined to say _ i can recommend to him. mrjohnson today declined to say whether - i can recommend to him. mrjohnson today declined to say whether he - today declined to say whether he would follow any recommendations his new adviser makes, but said he would provide any information as second information by mac or delete the electric —— by the electoral commission asks for. we electric -- by the electoral commission asks for. ~ u, , , commission asks for. we will comply with whatever _ commission asks for. we will comply with whatever they _ commission asks for. we will comply with whatever they want _ commission asks for. we will comply with whatever they want and - commission asks for. we will comply with whatever they want and i - commission asks for. we will comply with whatever they want and i don't i with whatever they want and i don't think— with whatever they want and i don't think there — with whatever they want an

dominic cummings says mrjohnson wanted others to pay for its refurbishment.s blog, mr cummings wrote... the prime minister's office under scrutiny said there had been a refurbishment, mrjohnson paid for it himself, and ministers had acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law. the electoral commission said it is working to establish whether any money relating to the work needs to be reported and published, but the former conservative attorney general, a long—standing critic of mrjohnson, said the prime minister's integrity was in question. my impression is that there has been a constant wriggling about the source of the money for this refurbishment, and that is just one illustration of the chaos that mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake. and the reason for that is because he is a vacuum of integrity. and that has been apparent for a very long time. labour too says there are serious questions to be answered, how much the refurbishment cost, where the money came from, was it a loan, has it been paid back? and that an enquiry is needed. it matter

labour, the opposition party, say it has become a farce that mrjohnson has so farce that mrjohnson hase that mrjohnson has so farfailed to reveal who paid for the refit initially. the apparently simple can sometimes take a while to work a while to initially. out. borisjohnson was asked again today about his downing street flat and who initially paid for its makeover. he was repeatedly dismissive of what he described as a farrago of nonsense. i don't think there's anything to see here or to worry about. i don't think that this is the number one issue for the people of our country, indeed, by several orders of magnitude. the prime minister insists he paid what he owed for sprucing up the living quarters here and will declare what he needs to, but he won't say if he borrowed the money, and if so, from whom, and all of this is meant to be published. the matter is keeping a lot of people busy. earlier this week the country's top civil servant, simon case, told mps he was conducting a review at the request of the prime minister into how the refurb was paid for. in politics, has launched a fo

mrjohnson would rather focus on campaigning _ has done.side source we are going to turn to a series looking at the premises may be for brexit and consider how many are being. this time with a focus on northern ireland. new research has found that lockdowns and social distancing have had an impact on the speech and language skills of children starting school in england. the bbc has seen evidence that an increased number of four and five—year—olds needed more support with communication than in previous years. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. katie is one of blackpool�*s community connectors, trained to support parents. some of the mums and dads i've spoken to have said they've noticed the children are quite scared around other children. one in particular said her little one heard another baby cry and didn't know what the noise was, so was quite startled by it. she's been visiting darren and lucy, at home with baby george, born in lockdown, and two—year—old ruby, worrying that their kids have been missing out. as a nation, we've

mrjohnson has strongly denied saying this.once home to theresa may, now to mrjohnson, his fiancee and young son. but precisely who was involved in paying for it? and the identity of the so—called chatty rat who leaked details about a proposed new lockdown in england six months ago. just nine days out before millions of people across britain go to the polls in devolved, local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, the government's arguments are squeezed out by a slew of awkward questions, and only some answers. expect the prime minister to emphasise the importance of his mps focusing on people's everyday concerns, such as the vaccine's roll—out and reviving the economy, rather than the noise at westminster. i think the refurbishment of the flat is the least important issue that's being covered, because at the end of the day it didn't cost the taxpayer a penny. either the prime minister has paid for it, or tory party donors paid for it. i don't really care who paid for it as long as my constituents didn't pay for

most prominent was the question of who paid what and when toward the redecoration of mrjohnson�*s downingflat. in an interview on saturday on the news channel, martine croxall suggested to the former labour party director of communications, alastair campbell, that many people might not be that bothered about the details of the case. do voters really care? doesn't this just look like the rough—and—tumble of politics in what's been an extraordinary year? i think people should care about this because we're talking about the nature of our government, the nature of our democracy. jon byrne agreed with alastair campbell, writing... but caroljude was not that view that the public was less interested in the details of who soft furnishings when bbcjournalist seemed to be continuing to feature prominently in our inbox during the next few days as the story remains prominent in the headlines. todd? next few days as the story remains prominent in the headlines. today at six :m., prominent in the headlines. today at six p:m-. boris _ prominent in the headlines. today at six p:m. , boris johnson _ promi

mr cummings alleged mrjohnson had considered trying to stifle an inquiry into a leak last year, in casen. mr cummings also said the prime minister had plans for donors to pay for the renovation of his flat. the former conservative attorney general said the government is run by a cronies stick about. that general said the government is run by a cronies stick about.— by a cronies stick about. that is 'ust one by a cronies stick about. that is just one indication _ by a cronies stick about. that is just one indication of— by a cronies stick about. that is just one indication of the - by a cronies stick about. that is just one indication of the chaos| just one indication of the chaos that mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake and the reason for that is because he is a vacuum of integrity and this has been apparent for very long time, apparent to my colleagues who, i regret to say, elected him or him to be elected as leader of the conservative party and if you have someone who is a vacuum of integrity you're going to get the sort of story coming up over and over again. the prime minister says

downing street says mrjohnson paid for it himself, and that nothing improper took place but labour has report from iain watson contains flashing images from the start. out but not down. boris johnson's closest adviser left downing street in november, but now, dominic cummings has not only denied that he leaked some of the prime minister's text messages, he also opened a pandora's box of accusations against his former boss. the most serious is that the funding of last year's renovation of the downing street flat where the prime minister lives with his fiancee, carrie symonds, wasn't above board, amid reports that costs were spiralling out of control. in a blog, dominic cummings says... and this former conservative law officer, and long—standing critic of borisjohnson, has now entered the fray. my impression is that there has been a constant wriggling about the source of the money for this refurbishment, and that's just one illustration of the chaos mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake. and the reason for that is because he is a vacuum of integrity. the government says the prime minister

he will publish his findings into borisjohnson, but mrjohnson has refused to say if he will abide byn into what's going on. labour mps have asked the parliamentary commissioner for standards to look into it. there is every prospect there are more revelations to come. chris mason, bbc news, in downing street. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: its liftoff for the first pass of china's permanent space station. the last will follow in instalments. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them, they've taken the capital which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7am in the morning - on

that refers to| the expensive refurbishment of the expensive refurbishment of the flat that mrjohnsont the tory leader tried to get party donors to secretly pay for the renovations. labour says it's time to come clean. who was given the loan, who has given the money? we need to know who the prime minister, who borisjohnson is beholden to. who paid for his furniture, the sofa, the bed that he sleeps in and we have not had that explanation from the prime ministers so far. he lied yesterday and that is not good enough. yesterday and that is not good enou . h. ,., ,, yesterday and that is not good enou:h. ,, ~ enough. downing street says mr johnson personally _ enough. downing street says mr johnson personally met - enough. downing street says mr johnson personally met the i enough. downing street says mr johnson personally met the cost| johnson personally met the cost of wider refurbishment this year but has not denied that someone else originally picked up someone else originally picked up the bill. if they did, the rules say that must be made public. the reason why we have these rules

this evening, mrjohnson fended off questions. i don't think people care. what they care about is...at was i doing back in march of last year. and people have attacked me for that. but did you finger him as the source of that leak? i don't think people give a monkey's, to be frank, about, you know, who's briefing what to who. mr cummings has plenty more to get off his chest. the prime minister and his fiancee, carrie symonds, live in a flat in downing street. reports have been swirling about an expensive refurb, and mr cummings claims there were question marks over who'd pay for it. he says... a number 10 spokesperson says the government and ministers have acted in accordance with codes of conduct and electoral law on donations. now cast your mind back to last autumn. the decision to have a second lockdown in england was leaked and an inquiry launched to find out who'd done it. mr cummings said borisjohnson considered stopping that investigation when evidence pointed to one of carrie symonds�* friends. tonight, number 10 said the prime minister had never interfered in a government le

mrjohnson said the reports were "total rubbish".gn group, the covid—i9 bereaved families forjustice, said the alleged comments were "heartless, disrespectful, and unsympathetic". 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. are you ready? politics is notjust a game, but a constant back—and—forth over the most serious of decisions. boris johnson's alleged, in the autumn, to have made the most serious of remarks, suggesting around the time of the second lockdown that the bodies of those dying of coronavirus could just pile up. did he? no, but, again, ithink the important thing, i think, people want us to get on and do as a government is to make sure that the lockdowns work. yet back in early autumn, it was tense. ministers and advisers divided over whether to lock down again as coronavirus rose. after arguments, boris johnson did agree to reintroduce restrictions. you must stay at home, you may only leave home for specific reasons. but several sources, familiar with private conversations at the time, say the prime minister did then

mrjohnson has again insisted that he paid for the work himself, and has complied with the codes of conductur's leader sir keir starmer said the inquiry showed how serious this matter had now become, and he accused mrjohnson of leading a government mired in sleaze. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. there's no place like home. are you worried about the investigation, prime minister? and there's been no fix quite like this for borisjohnson before. who coughed up for the flat, sir? his flat had an expensive makeover. he won't say who first paid — a mystery that's now subject to a serious investigation. but the electoral commission today said... with claims that tory donors might have picked up the tab, there's suspicion the rules were broken. "initially" is the key word here. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? he should know that i paid for downing street refurbishment personally, mr speaker. any further declaration that i have to make, if any, i will be advised upon by lord geidt — lord geidt used to work for the queen, and he will now wa

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mrjohnson said today the reports were "total rubbish". who say they're familiar with the exchanges have spoken to the bbc and they insist the prime minister did make the comments. the campaign group, the covid—19 bereaved families forjustice, said the alleged comments were "heartless, disrespectful and unsympathetic". our political editor laura kuenssberg is at westminster. this time last week downing street was hoping growing claims of bad behaviour and misconduct in government were pointing at former prime ministers, at former officials and that they wouldn't touch them. but for six days in a row now, questions have been pointing at this administration. and today the comment the prime minister is alleged to have made in autumn last year have caused a whole new swirl of outrage. are you ready? politics is notjust a game, but a constant back—and—forth over the most serious of decisions. boris johnson's alleged, in the autumn, to have made the most serious of remarks, suggesting around the time of the second lockdown that the bodies of tho

mrjohnson has denied saying this.n it is flat, once owned by theresa may, and now by borisjohnson — who have been paying for them? and link details about proposed new lockdown in england six months ago. just nine days out from devolved local, police and crime elections, the government's arguments are squeezed out by questions and only some answers. expect the prime minister to emphasise the importance of focusing on every date concerns, such as the vaccine rollout and reviving the economy rather than the noise from westminster. the flat is the _ noise from westminster. the flat is the least _ noise from westminster. tue: flat is the least important issue because it did not cost the taxpayer a penny. either the taxpayer a penny. either the prime minister or tory party donors have paid for it and i don't care as long as my constituents did not pay for it. ., ,., constituents did not pay for it. ., , constituents did not pay for it. labour says there is a stench — it. labour says there is a stench around _ it. labour say

number 10 says mrjohnson paid for it himself,.tandards in public life, sir alistair graham, says there may be some damaging details still to come out about how the government is being run. he told me earlier that he'll give critical evidence to any future inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic. the one i would be most worried about... there may be a public money issue related to the refurbishment of the flat, but it's the issue of competence in which cummings is alleging thatjohnson and his government is incompetent, and he refers, in fact, that he thinks there should be an enquiry into the covid crisis and he would be anxious to give evidence to that. and if he was able to give evidence, given how close he was tojohnson over many years, about his incompetence, then i think that, in the long term, could be very damaging indeed. is it enough for borisjohnson to say that, in general, nobody gives a monkeys about leaks, who leaked what, etc? or is this a time for maximum transparency? well, i think it is a time for ma

mrjohnson said the reports were "total rubbish".mpaign group, the covid—i9 bereaved families forjustice, said the alleged comments were "heartless, disrespectful, and unsympathetic". 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. are you ready? politics is notjust a game, but a constant back—and—forth over the most serious of decisions. boris johnson's alleged, in the autumn, to have made the most serious of remarks, suggesting around the time of the second lockdown that the bodies of those dying of coronavirus could just pile up. did he? no, but, again, ithink the important thing, i think, people want us to get on and do as a government is to make sure that the lockdowns work. yet back in early autumn, it was tense. ministers and advisers divided over whether to lock down again as coronavirus rose. after arguments, borisjohnson did agree to reintroduce restrictions. you must stay at home, you may only leave home for specific reasons. but several sources, familiar with private conversations at the time, say the prime minister did th

mr cummings, who was sacked last year, denied leaking private text messages between mrjohnson and thebout is... that's not really an answer. ..what was i doing back in march of last year? and people have — people have attacked me for that. but did you finger him as a source of that leak? i don't think people give a monkey's, to be frank. our political correspondent vicky young has this analysis. now, tonight, some in government are trying to downplay all of this, saying dominic cummings is disgruntled and discredited, but it can cause real problems for the prime minister, i think. firstly, it could be seen as a reflection on his leadership, presiding over a team that at times in the last few months has looked pretty dysfunctional. there is also a problem because it is a massive distraction. we have had all of those allegations about lobbying. this, too, is about standards and conduct in public life. and finally, they cannot control this, downing street. they simply don't know what is coming next. dominic cummings suggesting he has kept phone records, and no—one knows quite what else h

mrjohnson paid for the refurbishment to downing street, he has not broken the law and has followed allhe question is, did he get help to do that? did he get a loan or donation or something like that? that question was put to her by andrew mark. my understanding is the costs are being covered by the prime minister, and everything is being fully declared in line with the rules. did a tory party donor lend him the money beforehand? as i said, he is covering the cost, and it is being complied with fully... the question is did a donor provide the money beforehand? andrew, i am spending my time in intense trade negotiations getting a good deal for the united kingdom. i am not spending my time thinking about the downing street flat refurbishment. she said that formulation of words. the costs are being covered. she did not want to engage with the question about donors. turning to the opposition, they are wanting to focus on this and wider questions about tory sleaze. they know it was very damaging back in the 19905 and helped to bring down the tory government then. what they are saying other b

mrjohnson knows this, not least because that is what's happened with his trade deal.n against the coronavirus vaccine manufacturer astrazeneca. here's the eu commission spokesperson. indeed the commission has started it last friday a legal action against the company astrazeneca on the basis of breaches of the advanced purchase agreement. the reason indeed being that the terms of the contract or sub terms have not been respected on the company has not been in a position to come up with a reliable strategy to ensure timely delivery of doses. astrazeneca has responded with a statement saying it regrets the european commission's decision to take legal action over the supply of covid—19 vaccines. it says... the legal action marks an escalation in a long—running dispute between the two sides over the supply of coronavirus vaccines. it began injanuary this year, before the eu had even approved the astrazeneca for use in the block. the eu had ordered 80 million doses of astrazeneca's vaccine by the end of march, but the anglo—swedish company said it could only deliver 31 mill

the source of the money for this refurbishment and that is just one illustration of the chaos that mrjohnson is because he is a vacuum of integrity. the government says the prime minister is paying for the works himself and no codes of conduct or electoral law were broken. the electoral commission is looking into whether there were any undeclared donations. number ten says all donations that need to be reported have been. but labour is accusing the government of not playing fair. they want to know if any conservative donor was initially involved in the funding and called for more transparency and an inquiry. publish the details, have the full inquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is the refurb of ten, whether it is the dodgy contracts, privileged access, if there is nothing to see, publish everything, have a full inquiry because sunlight is the best disinfectant. but a former adviser on standards in government thinks more information rather than a new inquiry is what is needed. we have probably got enough enquiries going on, it is actual concrete hard evidence which demonstrat

mr cummings, who was sacked last year, denied leaking private text messages between mrjohnson and thedon't think people care, what they care about is what was i doing back in march of last year? and people have attacked me for that. but year? and people have attacked me for that-— me for that. but do you think him as a _ me for that. but do you think him as a source _ me for that. but do you think him as a source of— me for that. but do you think him as a source of that - me for that. but do you think him as a source of that leak? me for that. but do you think. him as a source of that leak? i him as a source of that leak? don't think him as a source of that leak? i don't think people give a monkey's, to be frank. 0ur political correspondent vicky young has this analysis. tonight someone in government have some in government are trying to downplay this, saying dominic cummings is disgruntled and discredited but it can cause real problems for the prime minister, i think. firstly could be seen as a reflection on his leadership, presiding over a team but at times in the last few months ha

that is just one indication of the chaos that mrjohnson seems to bring in his wake and the reason forntegrity and this has been apparent for very long time, apparent to my colleagues who, i regret to say, elected him or him to be elected as leader of the conservative party and if you have someone who is a vacuum of integrity you're going to get the sort of story coming up over and over again. sir keir starmer is calling for full enquiry into allegations saying the integrity of the government has been called into question. it matters because it is about integrity and taxpayer's money and you have the fauna, on a senior adviser to the prime minister saying he has fallen way beale done my way below the standards expected prime minister and the former senior minister dominic vivre saying there is a vacuum of integrity. everyday there is more evidence of the sleaze and, frankly, it stinks. publish the details and a full enquiry and if there is nothing to see here about there is nothing to see here about the refurbishment of number ten, ten, dodgy contents, privileged access,if ten, dodgy c

mrjohnson said he had paid personally. borisjohnson�*s apartment is up there. in downing street they say he hasn't broken any regulations or any laws, but the question now is should the adviser�*s findings be binding on him, or would that be too much and potentially undermine the officer prime minister and parliament? lord geidt, seen here several years ago when he was working for the queen, will not have the power to open his own investigations or impose sanctions, those remain with the prime minister himself. labour and the man who heads the committee on standards in public life that he should have more powers. the adviser should have the right to initiate investigations and then to report the facts to the prime minister. the prime minister has not accepted that recommendation on this occasion, although he has said that the adviser can recommend to him. mrjohnson today declined to say whether he would follow any recommendations his new adviser makes, but that he would provide any information a second investigation by the electoral commission asks for. we will

mrjohnson said the uk is launching a search for a new antiviral medicine to treat covid.re will be another wave in the uk at some stage this year and the uk must learn to live with this disease. he said one in five adults has now received both vaccine doses. and dr nikki kanani said the number of people from ethnic minorities taking the vaccine has actually tripled compared to the national average. has actually tripled compared to the nationalaverage. she has actually tripled compared to the national average. she added the public response to the vaccine programme has been incredible. the prime minister was asked how often the red list of countries with severe travel restrictions will be reviewed, he said it is under constant review. he was asked about india by vicki young, a deputy political editor, and why it had taken a while to get india on the red list and a while to postpone his own trip to delhi. let's go to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. this was new, a launch for the search for antiviral medicines, he was suggesting a pill or a tablet that if you get

taxpayers are not overly influenced by donations or loans or private interests stop number ten insists mrjohnson acted in accordance to codes of conduct and electoral rules. a , codes of conduct and electoral rules. , ., ~ , rules. many conservative mps are keen to — rules. many conservative mps are keen to downplay - rules. many conservative mps are keen to downplay the - are keen to downplay the significance of all of this. one said borisjohnson has a knack of getting away with things others would not concern that lots of individual accusations could combine together and erode trust in the prime minister. 0ne together and erode trust in the prime minister. one of the most damaging accusations is about his views on shutting down of the country because of covid. he denies saying he would rather see bodies piled height then approve a third lockdown but sources told the bbc and other media organisations that he did make the remark. another question being fired at cabinet ministers. i question being fired at cabinet ministers. ., ., ., ministers. i do not need to worry about _ ministers. i do not n

he will publish his findings into borisjohnson, but mrjohnson has refused to say if he will abide byonclusions. there now could be a fourth investigation into what's going on — labour mps have asked the parliamentary commissioner for standards to look into it. there is every prospect there are more revelations to come. chris mason, bbc news, in downing street. our thanks to chris mason. i will be back at the top of the now on bbc news, our world. under cover of covid, the amazon rainforest, the greatest ecosystem on earth, is under attack. deforestation is at levels not seen for more than a decade. we meet the people on the frontline of the battle to the forest... —— to save the forest... shouting. translation: the prospectors used to be scared of being - caught by us. now they feel the president will protect them. ..and see the impact on the animals. the government is accused of encouraging the destruction. and i'm on a mission to contact some old friends — the members of the most threatened tribe in the world. their relatives have never had contact with civilisation. are they safe?

mrjohnson was clear again, there would be no border down the irish sea, he said. "0ver my dead body.". the brexit trade deal comes with the northern ireland protocol, stipulating that northern ireland, in effect, stays in the eu single market for good and so selling goods moving to northern ireland from the rest of the uk are subject to checks. the checks, we were told, would not happen, and that has brought pressure on northern ireland's peace settlement. the good friday agreement was signed in the �*90s and ended violence between nationalists, who want northern ireland to join the republic of ireland, and loyalists, who wanted to stay in the uk. and as part of this, the irish border is all open with no checks. and the eu and the uk agreed that any land border checks risked anger. but there was no equivalent calculation for loyalists and checks in the irish sea. and anger has followed. we have been betrayed and we feel like foreigners in our own country. tea and sympathy will not cut the mustard. we have also seen violence in loyalist areas. this was belfast in april, connected to up