neil parish said last night in that interview...ould wait and see what the inquiry found. clearly, he has changed his mind overnight and clearly some of that pressure has been an issue, but mr neil parish has decided he cannot continue as an mp and we are expecting some confirmation on that in the next few hours. ok. expecting some confirmation on that in the next few hours.— you very much, for now. let's go back to the war in ukraine. while the focus has shifted to the russian military offensive in the east of the country, much concern remains about the safety of the port of odesa in the south of the country. it is ukraine's biggest port and plays an important role in world food supplies. there have been reports of unrest and provocations in transnistria, a region of moldova claiming independence under the auspices of russian military. meanwhile, the city has been receiving aid shipments from neighbouring romania and bulgaria — ukraine's black sea neighbours. let's find out more about the effort to defend odesa, as well as the late

neil parish wasn't a well-known _ have. neil parish wasn't a well-known mp _ have.e have. neil parish wasn't a _ well-known mp until now. but he will well—known mp until now. but he will be remembered for behaviour which caused shock and outrage across parliament and a very candid resignation interview. i parliament and a very candid resignation interview.- parliament and a very candid resignation interview. i will have to live with _ resignation interview. i will have to live with this _ resignation interview. i will have to live with this for _ resignation interview. i will have to live with this for the - resignation interview. i will have to live with this for the rest - resignation interview. i will have to live with this for the rest of i resignation interview. i will havel to live with this for the rest of my life. and i made a huge terrible mistake. i'm here to tell the world. for parliaments reputation it's been another rotten week, reviving claims of sexism and misogyny. the allegations were first made the meeting of tory mps on tuesday. 0pposition party s

in that line. _ today about neil parish in that line, looking for tractors, today about neil parishthat line, looking fortractors, but today about neil parish in that line, looking for tractors, but this is actually— line, looking for tractors, but this is actually a — line, looking for tractors, but this is actually a very serious issue, of course _ is actually a very serious issue, of course. pornography is a problem miiiions— course. pornography is a problem millions of— course. pornography is a problem millions of men in this country will have _ millions of men in this country will have watched pornography at some time, _ have watched pornography at some time, we _ have watched pornography at some time, we can have a whole debate about_ time, we can have a whole debate about pornography more generally at no time, _ about pornography more generally at no time, but doing that, watching pornography in the workplace and particularly in front of women can come _ particularly in front of women can come across, even if it wasn't intended _ come across, even if it wasn't intended to buy

neil parish remains an mp, he is also the chair of the environment committee in parliament.ore pressure on him over the next few days. he gave that brief interview outside his house last night. he was clear that as things stand he does not intend to quit parliament. but there will be pressure for him to rethink that. have a listen first, to his conservative colleague. i fully ex - ected conservative colleague. i fully exnected to — conservative colleague. i fully expected to weigh _ conservative colleague. i fully expected to weigh cap - conservative colleague. i fully expected to weigh cap on - conservative colleague. i filly expected to weigh cap on wednesday morning and find that a member of parliament had been suspended —— i expected to wake up on wednesday morning. but there was a cloud hanging over the heads of others. but i wanted reassurance from the whips that they would take this seriously and act. do you think they needed to investigate themselves first before putting somebody�*s name into the public domain, which might have been the wrong name? i do public domain

should resign.— decisive action and neil parish should resin. _ , , should resign.sy cooper, deputy leader of the liberal _ should resign. daisy cooper, deputy leader of the liberal democrats - leader of the liberal democrats thank you for coming on. police has confirmed officers searching for missing woman katie kenyon have found a body. the 33—year—old mother of two was seen getting into a ford transit van in burnley, in lancashire, on the morning of 22 april. get�*s get the latest on the war in ukraine now — and hand to my colleague ben brown in kyiv. the ministry of defence says russia has been forced to merge and redeploy some of its forces in ukraine, because of failed advances in the north—east of the country. the mod blamed tactical shortcomings including inconsistent air support. in the last few weeks, moscow has refocused its efforts in the country's east and ukraine's army have released pictures today showing what is says are strikes on russian reinforcements to the area around the city of izyum, a key battleground in the kharkiv region. meanwhile, less t

the mp neil parish speaking to - the mp neil parish speaking to reporters in the past hour.urprised at what the mp is being accused of that happened in the comments?— being accused of that happened in the comments? yes, i'm shocked as most people are _ the comments? yes, i'm shocked as most people are shocked _ the comments? yes, i'm shocked as most people are shocked that - the comments? yes, i'm shocked as most people are shocked that that i most people are shocked that that would _ most people are shocked that that would happen. and we have got inquiries — would happen. and we have got inquiries going on, but i am really pleased _ inquiries going on, but i am really pleased that the chief whip has acted _ pleased that the chief whip has acted quickly. these things should not he _ acted quickly. these things should not be left to fester, and also none of us _ not be left to fester, and also none of us knew — not be left to fester, and also none of us knew who on earth the possible culprit _ of us knew who on earth the possible culprit was, _ of us knew who on earth the pos

that is neil parish in that interview in the - shouldn't have done. oment of madness and totally wrong. we have continued coverage of that story and reaction to that interview throughout the afternoon here and bbc news channel. just take a pausing at the weather. a continuation of a very dry theme. the wettest weather has been fined across scotland and northern ireland but will be thinking is that was eastwards as we head through tonight. the rain tending to week we can somewhat and there will be missed and mark in health fog and much milder than it was last night as 7—10 . but a much milder than it was last night as 7—10. but a bit of a flip in much milder than it was last night as 7—10 . but a bit of a flip in our fortunes tomorrow and the claudia ste weather we found across england and wales and although eastern parts of england will probably not see much rain whereas for scotland and northern ireland there will be something drier, a little brighter with extensive cloud and the odd shower but some sunny spells lifting temperatures in glasgow to 70 d

that was neil parish, mp, confirming - tell the truth. absolutely wrong, i was wrong, i was stupid, a lost sense of mind, i make a full apology, a total full apology, it was not my intention to intimidate, it was a moment of madness. he described it as totally wrong. this of course it is after being caught watching pornography in parliament. we will have plenty more coverage of this developing breaking news here on the bbc news channel. first to let's pause for a look at the weather. thank you. a real mixed fortunes out there today. for some we have some pretty soggy weather to end the month, for others, some spells of sunshine. this was how it looked for a weather watcher in glasgow, definitely in need of an umbrella, but umbrella is not required on the isle of wight. in fact, here, some hazy sunshine to stop you can see from the earlier satellite and radar picture, much of england and wales has had a decent day so far, but scotland and northern ireland are very different story, cloud, outbreaks of rain. that a staggering south eastwards

the conservative mp, neil parish, has told the bbc he is resigning his seat, after admitting he watchedgraphy, twice, in the house of commons. mr parish, the memberfor tiverton and honiton in devon, has apologised and says it was not his intention to intimidate anyone. two female colleagues claimed they had seen him looking at adult content on his phone, while sitting near them. mr parish says he'd been looking at tractors online, and went onto another website with a similar name. our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. he had wanted to plough on, hoping a parliamentary investigation might yet save his career, but today, neil parish realised he couldn't, admitting to watching pornography twice while in the house of commons. in the end, i can see that the furore and the damage i was causing my family and...my constituency and association, it just wasn't worth carrying on. a conservative mp since 2010, mr parish was suspended from the parliamentary party yesterday, after being named as the mp at the centre of the allegations. two female tory mps witnessed the behaviour, today th

mp neil parish has had the conservative whip suspended while he is being investigated for allegedly watching pornography in the commons chamber. two british volunteers missing in ukraine are named as paul urey and dylan healy. paul's family say they are extremely worried and are praying for his safety. it comes as russia confirms it fired missiles into kyiv last night — the first direct attack on the capital for a fortnight. a new hormone replacement therapy tsar is appointed as more than a million women are affected by supply issues. and also this hour, the crawleys are back. find out what mark kerr mode thinks of the new downton abbey and the rest of the week's cinema releases in the film review at 5:45 p: m.. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the six time grand slam winning tennis champion boris becker has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after being convicted of violating british insolvency laws. the trial related to his bankruptcy which was declared in 2017. let's join helena wilkinson outside southwark crown court for the sentencing has just happened. explain what has happe

and now this mp, neil parish, production... and now this mp, neil parish. has — production...and now this mp, neil parish, has been suspended - production... and now this mp, neil parish, has been suspended from i production... and now this mp, neill parish, has been suspended from the parliamentary tory party while the allegations are investigated. the move came after mr parrish had a meeting with the conservative chief whip who is in charge of party discipline. laboursays whip who is in charge of party discipline. labour says it should have happened sooner. the conservatives _ have happened sooner. the conservatives up _ have happened sooner. iie: conservatives up obviously known have happened sooner. i““ie: conservatives up obviously known for days who this mp was. having known, they should have done something about it and acted more swiftly. mr parrish has represented the seat of tiverton and honington since 2010 and is chair of the environment select committee, a seniorjob for a backbench mp. early this week, as speculation swirled around westminster about the identity of

a neighbouring conservative mp defended neil parish's character. i am very shocked myself. this to the parliamentary standards commissioner. and we will all have confidence in her, in kathryn stone, to look into this thoroughly and advise us as to what should happen next. but does an incident like this paint all parliamentarians in a bad light? one fellow mp believes so. all these sorts of stories bring politicians, particularly- politicians, into disrepute. there are a few who maybe shouldn't be there, - but the majority of members of parliament of all sides - work incredibly hard l for their constituents. there are questions now about the political future of neil parish, and the culture in westminster remains in the spotlight. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. ewan murrie is in mr parish's constituency of tiverton, in devon. i spoke to him a little earlier. certainly, the talk of the town here in tiverton. i've been standing in this spot since about six o'clock this morning. lots of people coming up to us, wanting to share their opinions about this. most peopl

we have had a response to that interview and to the news that he will be resigning, neil parish will as an mp. the shadow leader of the house of, and is said, open mac mr parish's resignation was the right decision but she says, "it is shocking that the conservatives and others tobacco to drag out over many days. time and again the tories refused to act, resorting to cover—ups and dragging the reputation of other mps and the house down with them's. does closed courts. ben wright is here. a significant interview this and lots to pick through and consequences will be picked overfor a few to pick through and consequences will be picked over for a few days. yes, and neil parish who was not very well known till yesterday but now will go down in history books in the house of sleaze after trying to look at a website about tractors, initially, but as he said in the interview deliberately then look to the website again while waiting to vote. this wasn't so offensive to many people, but he thought, after he had been named yesterday, that he could plough on through this and hope that a parliame

neil parish, the mp for a constituency in devon in the south—west of england, has referred himself toand says he'll cooperate fully with any investigation. the 65—year—old said he's embarrassed by the allegations, and suggested he may have opened the video on his phone, by accident. here's our political correspondent ben wright. having told his wife, he faced the cameras waiting on his driveway. not a well—known name before today, the conservative neil parish has been identified as the mp accused of watching pornography in the house of commons chamber. reporter: you have had - the conservative whip removed. where does that leave you? it leaves me still as the member of parliament for tiverton and honiton. i havejust come back from a surgery in honiton. i will maintain my duties very much as the mp and while i remain chair of the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, i will also keep up my work there. is this embarrassing? of course it's embarrassing, and it's embarrassing for my wife, and the family, and so that is my main concern at the moment. i have a very supportiv

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here in the uk — the conservative mp, neil parish, has told the bbc he is resigning his seat, after admittingy, twice, in the house of commons. mr parish, the memberfor tiverton and honiton in devon, i was causing my family and...my constituency and association, it just wasn't worth carrying on. a conservative mp since 2010, mr parish was suspended from the parliamentary party yesterday, after being named as the mp at the centre of the allegations. two female tory mps witnessed the behaviour, today the former farmer explained what happened. funnily enough, it was tractors i was looking at and so i did get into another website which had a similar name and i watched it for a bit, which i shouldn't have done. but my crime, biggest crime, is that on another occasion, i went in a second time. mr parish said he deliberately looked at the material again while waiting to go into a commons voting lobby. and the one thing i wasn't doing, and which i will take to my grave as being true, is i was not making sure people could see it. in fact, i was trying to do quite the opposite and i was wrong, what i w

the mp involved had still not been named when neil parish himself was asked about the allegations inl do a thorough investigation and we will wait and see that result. and now we have it. after meeting the tories�* chief whip today, mr parish was suspended from the parliamentary party and referred himself for investigation by the commons standards commissioner. labour said it should have happened much sooner. the conservatives have obviously known for days who this mp was. now, having known, they should have done something about it, they should have acted swifter. we can boost production... neil parish has represented the devon seat of tiverton and honiton since 2010 and is chair of the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, a seniorjob for a backbench mp. but now he is under pressure to explain what he was doing with his phone. neil, was it a mistake? i will await the findings of the inquiry. i'm talking about, did you open something up by error- in the commons? i did, but let the inquiry look at that. there has been a chorus of cross—party condemnation about this, an

tonight at ten, the conservative mp neil parish is suspended from the parliamentary party, accused of watching pornography in the commons chamber. the 65—year—old says it was a mistake, and he'll fully cooperate with any investigation. of course it's embarrassing, and it's embarrassing for my wife and family and so that's my main concern at the moment. mr parish now faces two separate inquiries. also tonight... the three—time wimbledon champion boris becker begins a two—and—a—half year prison sentence for hiding millions in assets after going bankrupt. an aid organisation says two british volunteers in ukraine have been seized by the russian military. the premier of the british virgin islands, andrew foy, has appeared in court in america on drugs and money laundering charges. and, a big fight in the big apple. katie taylor and amanda serrano square up ahead of the most important women's boxing match in history. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, developments in the sale of chelsea football club, with todd boehly�*s consortium set to be named the preferred bidder. good

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the observer leads with allegations from the labour party that the conservative mp neil parish may haveken the law by watching pornography in the house of commons. he has admitted viewing the material and is resigning as an mp. the sunday times has calls to clean up parliament's reputation, quoting proposals from sir lindsay hoyle and dame andrea leadsom to overhaul working practices. the sunday telegraph says the conservatives are vowing to make sure half of their mps at the next general election will be women, in response to concerns about "sleaze" in parliament. and the mail on sunday accuses labour and the liberal democrats of a "secret election pact," claiming the parties are standing down candidates in areas where the other has strong support to help defeat tory candidates. elsewhere, the express claims britain's security services are on high alert, overfears that russian saboteurs may target the uk. and the sunday mirror has an exclusive interview with a woman who says she had a secret child with the man who killed milly dowler. the paper says levi bellfield fathered the child we

neil parish remains an mp. to be sorted out. there are some mps saying that neil parish should stay away from parliament house has carried out, something he should stand down from the role on chairing the committee while those investigations are carried out, there are some, in the liberal democrats, saying he should resign. he did not go into detail yesterday when he was interviewed, but he did say that if he was found guilty he would not remain as an mp. but it is not completely clear how long that process is going to take. as i say, for now, neil parish remains both an mp, and the chair of that committee. yes, he does. thank you. the three—times wimbledon champion boris becker has spent his first night in prison after he was sentenced to two and a half years for hiding assets to avoid paying debts. mike's here with more on this. mike, this is a fall from grace, isn't it? he has managed to get through £38 million. that is an estimate from his playing career. he shot to world fame at age 17. became a golden boy

the bbc understands that conservative mp neil parish accused of watching pornography in parliament isected to resign. moscow claims that more than a million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. now on bbc news, the bbc investigates the renowned rap dj tim westwood, hearing from six black women who accuse him of sexual misconduct, predatory sexual encounters and unwanted touching. a warning this programme contains details some viewers may find distressing. you are a legend, bro. you are a legend. tim, tim westwood! westwood and me, i the n—sign rap show. i keep hearing, tim westwood, tim westwood. tim westwood. westwood! tim westwood. westwood. mother bleep tim westwood. tim westwood tv. my man, tim westwood. westwood, we know what we're doing here. the 2007 mobo for best dj, tim westwood! - cheering he's undone his trousers. he actually tapped me to turn around to look at the fact that he was exposing himself. around to look a

the mp neil parish s-ueakin afternoon? yes. the mp neil parish speaking to — afternoon?rs earlier this evening. two britons went to ukraine and are feared to be captured by the russians. they travelled in a car. they said they were going to help a woman and her children get out of the country but on monday contact with them was lost. danny has the latest. two british volunteers who it is believed have now been detained by russian forces in ukraine. they were in the country self—funded working as volunteers. but those who know them stressed they are not spies and not military. it is understood they were trying to rescue a family from a village south of the city. at the time of their capture. they have negotiated their way through from buying checkpoints but were detained when they reach the russian —controlled side. they were in touch with the charity umbrella group. indie were in touch with the charity umbrella group.— were in touch with the charity umbrella u-rou. ~ ., ., umbrella group. we had had contact with the lady — umbrella group. we had had contact with the lady

neil parish described his behaviour as "absolutely wrong" and a "moment of madness". and excitement is building ahead of what is being billed as the biggest ever fight in women's boxing. ireland's undisputed lightweight champion katie taylor will defend her belts against seven—weight world champion amanda serrano in front of a sold out madison square gardens in new york. now on bbc news — the experience of losing a pregnancy can be life—changing, yet there is still so much we don't know about why it happens. the bbc�*s tulip mazumdar has gone on a search for answers. a warning, this programme contains details some viewers may find upsetting. you never think it will happen to you. one day, your baby is there. you heard its fierce heartbeat. the next, the life inside of them, their life inside of you, is gone. it's estimated that around one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage, but the numbers are vague, as most countries do not actually count these losses. countries don't actually count these losses. i've had one healthy pregnancy, my beautiful boy rion, and four tha

in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the conservative mp neil parish says he's resigning, after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. in the end, i could see the furore and the damage i was causing my family and my constituency, and associationjust wasn't worth carrying on. a body has been found in the search for missing 33—year—old british woman katie kenyon, who was last seen a week ago. last year, san francisco had twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as covid. it's led some politicians to ask if progressive approaches to tackling crime, homelessness and drug addiction are appropriate, or making things worse. for our world: fixing san francisco, james clayton tells the story of how one of america's most beloved cities is having a crisis of confidence. a warning — this programme contains images some viewers may find distressing. san francisco is one of the richest cities in the world. but below its gleaming buildings lies a humanitarian disaster. can i ask what you're smoking, sir? fe nta nyl. every day on average, two people die from a drug overdose here. the ma

they both saw neil parish watching pornography in the chamber.majority in that constituency. there are rules in place in _ majority in that constituency. there are rules in place in parliament- are rules in place in parliament that mean in many cases, often mps are open to challenge. for example, if the parliamentary commission on standards makes a recommendation to the standards committee, then some mps are often suspended and often if they are suspended for ten days or more that can trigger a by—election if there is an element of recall. the challenge we have at the moment is that constituents often don't get much of a say until there is either a by—election or an election but i think most right minded people would agree that this is really unacceptable behaviour and actually given the mp has refused to resign so far, borisjohnson should tell him he should. so far, boris johnson should tell him he should.— so far, boris johnson should tell him he should. ,, . �* . . him he should. suella braverman the attorney general _ him he should. suella br

the headlines: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, conservative mp neil parish says he is resigning, after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. in the end, i could see that the furore and damage i was causing my family and my constituency and association just was not worth carrying on. police officers searching for 33—year—old katie kenyon, who went missing a week ago, have found the body of a woman. in ukraine, officials say the eastern region of donbas is coming under heavy russian attack, and claim a missile strike has destroyed the runway of odesa airport. and norwich city have been relegated from the premier league, after a 2—0 defeat by aston villa. there'll be more on that and the rest of the sport, coming up in sportsday. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm isaac fanin. manchester city are back to the top of the premier league with victory over leeds. england women win a fourth consecutive six nations title as they beat france 24—12 in bayonne. and we're hours away from the biggest women's boxing fight in histor

the headlines: in an exclusive interview with the bbc, neil parish has said he's is resigning as an mp, after admitting he watched pornography in the house of commons. police officers searching for 33—year old katie kenyon who went missing a week ago have found the body of a woman. the ministry of defence says russia has been forced to merge and redeploy some of its forces in ukraine, because of failed advances in the north—east of the country. now on bbc news, the experience of losing a pregnancy can be life—changing, yet there is still so much we don't know about why it happens. the bbc�*s tulip mazumdar has gone on a search for answers. a warning, this programme contains details some viewers may find distressing. you never think it will happen to you. one day, your baby is there. you heard its fierce heartbeat. the next, the life inside of them, their life inside of you, is gone. it is estimated that around one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage, but the numbers are vague, as most countries do not actually count these losses. i have had one healthy pregnancy, my beautiful boy ri

neil parish has referred himself to the parliamentary standards commissioner, and says he'll cooperateully with any investigation. a very good saturday morning to you. this weekend, april takes into may, seeing the end of ramadan on sunday evening, the most important month in them was in calendar. ——in the muslim calendar. each night people come together at sunset to eat after fasting during the day, called iftar. but the social side of that was lost over the past two years because of the pandemic. but now it's back. the bbc was invited to join the celebrations in scunthorpe in north lincolnshire. iftar is an important time of the day because you get to break your fast after 15 hours of fasting, long days with no water and no food. it of fasting, long days with no water and no food.— water and no food. it is amazing _ water and no food. it is amazing the _ water and no food. it is amazing the fact - water and no food. it is amazing the fact that i water and no food. it is. amazing the fact that we water and no food. it is amazing the fact that we were able _ amazing the fact that we we

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in an exclusive interview with the bbc — the conservative mp neil parish says he's resigning, after admittingamage i was causing my family and my— the damage i was causing my family and my constituency, that it wasn't worth_ and my constituency, that it wasn't worth carrying on.

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senior conservative mp has accused the government of taking too long to suspend the tory backbencher neil parisholine nokes, who is chair of the women and equalities committee, said conservative whips had delayed before suspending mr

neil parish who represents a constituancy in devon — has referred himself to the parliamentary standardsommissioner, and says he'll cooperate fully with any investigation. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome to media show. today we are going to look at three grand plans, the first comes from elon musk. twitter has become kind of de facto town square so it's just really important that people have both their reality and the perception that they are able to speak freely within the bounds of the law. since elon musk said that, he's had a multi—billion dollar offer for twitter accepted. we we'll unpack what that means. the next plant we are going to look at is one that's come the next plan we are going to look at is one that's come to a shuddering halt. this was just a few weeks ago. cnn is an icon of the cable and satellite age. but now cable is competing with streaming and there isn't a streaming subscription service for tv news in the united states. so if you were creating a news product from scratch in 2022, how would you build it? that's one of the questions, one of the st

in an exclusive interview with the bbc, neil parish says he is resigning as an mp, after admitting hemons. in the end, i could see that the fury and damage that the furore and damage i was causing my family and my constituency in association was not worth carrying on. i'll bring you all the latest updates and reactions on that story. we'll have more of that interview and all the latest updates and reaction. also in the programme... the uk ministry of defence says russia has been forced to merge and redeploy some of its forces, after failing to make advances in the north—east of ukraine. the government is taking urgent action to limit the amount of some hormone replacement therapy products women can access, to improve general supply.

in an exclusive interview with the bbc, conservative mp neil parish says he is resigning, after admittingof a woman. in ukraine, officials say the eastern region of donbas is coming under heavy russian attack and claim a missile strike has destroyed the runway of odesa airport. and norwich city have been relegated from the premier league, after a 2—0 defeat by aston villa. there'll be more on that and the rest of the sport, coming up in sportsday in around half an hour.

neil parish, who represents a constituancy in devon, has referred himself to the parliamentary standardsommissioner, and says he'll cooperate fully with any investigation. those are your latest headlines. new figures show the extent of the cost of living crisis, with around 90% of people across britain saying they're having to pay more for essentials. the office for national statistics says food, fuel, and energy were the main commodities those surveyed said had shot up in price. citizens advice has also told the bbc that the number of pay—as—you—go energy customers seeking help is already higher, so far this year ,than for the whole of 2021. here's our business editor, simonjack. thank you for calling. how is it i can help you today in this department? most customers of this energy company in hampshire are on prepaid metres. sorry, just take deep breaths and i'll look through this and i'm sure that we'll be able to do something for you, 0k? many are living day—to—day. so, do you have any debts outside of utility? eking out their energy between benefit and wage payments. what day do you

the telegraph says female tory mps are demanding neil parish is expelled from the party — after he wasused of watching pornography in the commons. the times says some colleagues want the devon mp to "go now." meanwhile, the i says westminster employees are increasingly afraid to report abuse in the workplace — with staff suggesting the complaints procedure is there to simply protect parliament's reputation. the mirror leads with the downfall of a tennis legend — after boris becker was jailed for two and a half years over a bankruptcy scam. the sun simply says it's "time!" for the former wimbledon champion. the daily mail continues to highlight calls from tory mp for the police to investigate claims that senior labour figures breached covid restrictions last year. the guardian reports on the tory peer michelle mone who's home was raided today as a ppe firm linked to her is investigated. the daily express says what britain really cares about�* in relation to the cost of living crisis following a poll by the paper. so let's begin... let's start first of all with the times. welcome sam and