in fact, he protected owen patterson — act.unnecessarily, total misjudgment is what he did for chris and said _ misjudgment is what he did for chris and said he — misjudgment is what he did for chris and said he does not have to resign as an _ and said he does not have to resign as an mp_ and said he does not have to resign as an mp in— and said he does not have to resign as an mp in now, he's at the web suspended — as an mp in now, he's at the web suspended and it really reflects badly— suspended and it really reflects badly on— suspended and it really reflects badly on borisjohnson suspended and it really reflects badly on boris johnson at a time when _ badly on boris johnson at a time when his— badly on boris johnson at a time when his government is already facing _ when his government is already facing five or six during the course of his— facing five or six during the course of his government. five or six serious — of his government. five or six serious sexual allegations. the times puts it this way. picture 52 is the fift

resignation shows— back of owen patterson's resignation shows that _ back of owen patterson's resignation against him and he is now a drag on the tory party. if they actually decide — the tory party. if they actually decide to _ the tory party. if they actually decide to get rid of him and put a new leader— decide to get rid of him and put a new leader in place, which they tried _ new leader in place, which they tried to do _ new leader in place, which they tried to do only a few weeks ago and failed, i_ tried to do only a few weeks ago and failed, i think they went a little bit too — failed, i think they went a little bit too early, they should've waited but they— bit too early, they should've waited but they are where they are now. and benedict _ but they are where they are now. and benedict talks about the fact that there _ benedict talks about the fact that there are — benedict talks about the fact that there are elections that could bring in peopie _ there are elections that could bring in people who are hostile to the prime _ in people who are hostile to the prime minister of the ru

over lobbying _ october with owen patterson over lobbying and preaching lobbying rules— lobbying ands up basically being disciplined by the parliamentary commission on standards in the conservative party mounted by the prime _ conservative party mounted by the prime minister and which he did a u turn orr~ _ prime minister and which he did a u turn on. then you have ministers trolling _ turn on. then you have ministers trolling out — turn on. then you have ministers trotting out to defend who pay for wallpaper and who didn't. then you have them — wallpaper and who didn't. then you have them defending whether there were parties are not parties and therr— were parties are not parties and then finds — were parties are not parties and then finds her not bonds. this nonsense _ then finds her not bonds. this nonsense is continuing day in and day out _ nonsense is continuing day in and day out for— nonsense is continuing day in and day out for the people are tainted by this— day out for the people are tainted by this it — day out for the people are tainted by this it reminds me ofjeffrey how

i was like, what owen patterson thing?ing of the fact that the government was going to try and change the rules about how mps were disciplined for breaking the rules. and that actually is probably when the real rot really crept in. and i remember thinking that wednesday morning, have they gone from like quaffing champagne in the hotel on tuesday night to actually, this is the start of the downfall now. and i remember you were there as the minister on duty doing the media that day, and i don't think we chatted about it or maybe we did, but i'm just suddenly remembering, you were there for day one of the start of the downfall. thank you for reminding me of that time. - yeah, because they were riding so high. well, like, so, what i will say about that was this. - it is a really good example of a contrast of this - government and premiership. i am a strong, strong supporter of what we've done on cop 26. | i'm a strong, strong supporter of our environmental policies. | i'm proud that we've led - in the world on this subject, an

my advice to him, if he had listened ages ago when all of the stuff stretching back to owen pattersont may months, that felt like the last straw. the problem is throughout this, they have not come on the front foot. they need at this when he was in trouble back in february and he rewarded that loyalty by making him deputy chief whip. if on friday that come out and said, those mistake but we thought everything that we heard about chris pincher has been put in the past, i made the mistake and i�*m sorry, maybe he would not have the cabinet resignations this evening but he refused to get out in front of this is paying the ultimate price for this and i cannot see how there is any way out of this. boris johnson is the great survivor but i don�*t see others in the way out of this winter chancellor resigns in the middle of a cost appealing crisis in the rating is on the wall for borisjohnson and he will fight it out, they will have to turf them out and you never know with boris johnson. there�*s always that thing where he might do something extraordinary. of the truth is, the tory party toni