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raab's tailor—made excuse. minister is saying that because this picture that appeared in the guardian yesterday at borisjohnson and i7 appeared in the guardian yesterday at borisjohnson and 17 others and his wife all drinking wine and tapping cheese and the downing street to garden in may of last year, because they were all in suits, it was quite clear that this was a place of work and therefore nothing to see here. given that, we are asking people to be careful and to take guidance from the government over the coming weeks. does this help? over the coming weeks. does this hel ? ., over the coming weeks. does this hel? ., ., , over the coming weeks. does this hel? ., . , ., over the coming weeks. does this hel? ., ., , ., ., ., �* help? not really at all. i don't think anybody _ help? not really at all. i don't think anybody would - help? not really at all. i don't think anybody would have - help? not really at all. i don't i think anybody would have envied dominic raab's meeting to do the media around this mor

dominic raab is on the _ dominic raab's response.aves _ dominic raab's response. dominic raab is on the airwaves talking - raab is on the airwaves talking about his newjob asjustice secretary this morning but is still being haunted by his previousjob as foreign secretary and spent the morning basically defending how he handled the scales as kabul fell and people were being evacuated and how the foreign office and government as a whole operated in that period. here is some of what he had to say. this is from a relatively junior desk officer. with the volume of claims that were coming in, we needed the clear facts to be presented. i think his criticism was i was making decisions which took several hours, not days orweeks, and it wasjoint decision—making because some of the cases would have had to be decided by the defence secretary or the home secretary. we were working as a team, i think the whole effort across whitehall and government was making the best effort under incredibly difficult operational conditions and, of course, the _ s

dominic raab making a virtue of the 5mall— dominic raab making a virtue of the small steps.the small stem-— dominic raab making a virtue of the small steps-— small steps. we are told there will be another — small steps. we are told there will be another review— small steps. we are told there will be another review in _ small steps. we are told there will be another review in three - small steps. we are told there will be another review in three weeks. | be another review in three weeks. the small steps in the meantime mean, does that mean we can't guarantee there won't be changes? what we have learned from this pandemic certainly is that ministers have had to act at some point and certainly not always to the timescales they have set out themselves. as you say, where the prime minister announced the latest new restrictions for england on the 27th of november, things like the reintroduction of face coverings in shops and public transport, he said those measures would be reviewed in three weeks' time. we are expecting on the 18th of december or perhaps that week to have further

in an interpretation that dominic raab dis - uted. , an interpretation that dominic raab disuted. , .disputed. in terms of presentation, of course. with _ disputed. in terms of presentation, of course, with the _ disputed. in terms of presentation, of course, with the volume - disputed. in terms of presentation, of course, with the volume of- disputed. in terms of presentation, l of course, with the volume of claims coming in, i make no apology for saying that i needed the clear facts for each case presented a precisely so that we could make swift decisions.— so that we could make swift decisions. ~ ., ., ., , ~ so that we could make swift decisions. ~ ., ., ., , ,, ., , decisions. would already knew many afr hans decisions. would already knew many afghans had — decisions. would already knew many afghans had struggled _ decisions. would already knew many afghans had struggled to _ decisions. would already knew many afghans had struggled to get - decisions. would already knew many afghans had struggled to get in - afghans had struggled to get in contact with the foreign office here. mp

he is claiming that dominic raab, the former foreign secretary showed a misunderstanding of the haphazard process and desperate position at the airport by delaying several emergency evacuation referrals and he was working, it seems, at a desk on his own on certain occasions. it is an extraordinary story.— own on certain occasions. it is an extraordinary story. harriet, what ou make extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of _ extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of it? — extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of it? it— extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of it? it is— extraordinary story. harriet, what| you make of it? it is extraordinary and pretty— you make of it? it is extraordinary and pretty devastating, not only for dominic_ and pretty devastating, not only for dominic raab, who is still in the government isjust a secretary, but for the _ government isjust a secretary, but for the culture of the civil service and anyone — for the culture of the civil service and anyone who was working on that. if you _ and anyone who was working on that. if you were _ and an

dominic raab - working as a team.bers of her local party this morning. she was first elected in 1982 and is known as the mother of the house. the grandfather of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who was killed by his father and stepmother, is demanding to know why so many chances to protect his grandson were missed. peter halcrow said that people had been "flagging up" problems, but they were told there was nothing to worry about by authorities. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s radio a today programme. people were flagging up there were problems. and social services got involved but said there was nothing to worry about. and then, three or four months later, the boy was dead. so how can you ask me what i would like them to consider? they must have a tick list to do, the house is clean, everything is tidy, so we will not worry about it. if alarm bells are ringing all around, even neighbours' statements, surely there must be someone, some kind of body that can step in and say we are taking that child out of that situa

dominic raab is talking about his newjob isjustice secretary dominic raab is talking about his new job morning but is still haunted by his previousjob as foreign morning but is still haunted by his previous job as foreign secretary and spent the morning basically defending how he handled this chaos as kabul fell and defending how he handled this chaos as kabulfell and people were being evacuated and how the foreign office at the government as a whole operated in that period, here is some of what he had to say. this is from the relatively _ some of what he had to say. this is from the relativelyjunior _ some of what he had to say. this is from the relatively junior desk - from the relatively junior desk officer~ — from the relativelyjunior desk officer. with the volume of claims that were — officer. with the volume of claims that were coming in, because we needed _ that were coming in, because we needed the clear facts to be presented. i think it's criticism was _ presented. i think it's criticism was i _ presented. i think it's criticism was i was _ presented. i think it's criticism wa

should dominic raab _ that very, very seriously.usly. should dominic raab still be in - that very, very seriously. should - dominic raab still be in government? i think he should have resigned at the time. that would have been the decent, honourable thing to do. to be on a beach when this took political planning, and there was plenty of time to plan for this. the agreement that led to the withdrawal of the americans were signed 18 months before this. one thing we knew from when that deal was signed was there were those afghans who had helped us are needed to be protected and needed to be brought out and they were not, there was no plan, it was a failure of political leadership.— was a failure of political leadershi -. , , ., , , leadership. on this christmas party that was in downing _ leadership. on this christmas party that was in downing street - leadership. on this christmas party that was in downing street last - that was in downing street last year, the times reporting that there was a secret santa which implies the whole thin

a claim mr raab denies., it's not being suggested weeks, but several hours to make sure that we had the facts, and actually that is, i would suggest, a reasonably swift turnaround. and in terms of presentation, of course with the volume of claims coming in, i make no apology for saying i needed the clear facts for each case presented precisely, so that we can make swift decisions. a foreign office spokesman said soldiers and diplomats had worked tirelessly to evacuate more than 15,000 people in a fortnight. but some of the senior officials involved will face tough questions from mps this afternoon. james landale, bbc news. secunder kermani joins me from kabul. you were there at the time, four months ago — scenes of terrible chaos. do we know what's happened to those who wanted to get out but who were left behind? there are still lots of afghans who are desperate to try and get out of the country. i have been speaking today to one former british army interpreter who is yet to receive a response to his applica

it'll be interesting to hear what dominic raab has to say in reply _ to hear what dominic raab has toth harriet and i use _ an hour ago, unusually both harriet and i use the extraordinary for a story _ and i use the extraordinary for a story. extraordinary story thousands are pleading email but not dealt withiust — are pleading email but not dealt withjust so that are pleading email but not dealt with just so that boris johnson could — with just so that boris johnson could tell mps there were no un— read _ could tell mps there were no un— read messages that's a very serious allegatioh — read messages that's a very serious allegation. it read messages that's a very serious alleuation. . ., , , read messages that's a very serious alleuation. . . , , ., allegation. it certainly is. for an one allegation. it certainly is. for anyone who _ allegation. it certainly is. for anyone who is _ allegation. it certainly is. for anyone who is talk _ allegation. it certainly is. for anyone who is talk to - allegation. it certainly is. for anyone who is talk to people | allegation. it certainly is. f

ross: as expected, dominic raab rejects these accusations. >> this is a relatively junior desks officerth the volume of claims coming in, the clear facts to be presented, the criticism that he made was that i was making decisions with, that took several hours. not days, not weeks, several hours. ross: another accusation relates to this man, penn farthing, the founder of a charity working in afghanistan that ran an animal clinic, a dog and cat shelter and a donkey sanctuary and during evacuation he campaigned for his staff and animals to be airlifted out, tweeting on the 31st of august saying he managed to get the animals on a flight to safety, that he couldn't take staff, that the taliban put an ak-47 in my face and said they were staying. he did later leave. this is what he wrote about the animal evacuation. >> we received instruction from the prime minister to use considerable capacity to transport the animals. there was a direct trade-off between transporting the animals and evacuating british naff and -- british nationals, including those afghans who had served with british soldiers

clear on that, he cannot be flavour of the month tonight with the former foreign secretary dominic raabeaucratic chaos, ministerial intervention, ministerial intervention, ministerial intervention to light, lack of planning, and a short hours culture in the department that led to people being left to die at the hands of the taliban. he is claiming that dominic raab, the former foreign secretary showed a misunderstanding of the haphazard process and desperate position at the airport by delaying several emergency evacuation referrals and he was working, it seems, at a desk on his own on certain occasions. it is an extraordinary story.— own on certain occasions. it is an extraordinary story. harriet, what ou make extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of _ extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of it? — extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of it? it— extraordinary story. harriet, what you make of it? it is— extraordinary story. harriet, what| you make of it? it is extraordinary and pretty— you make of it? it is extraordinary and pretty devastating, not only for dominic— an

i think dominic raab should be under— at him. i think dominic raab should be under equal scrutiny. said, who _ be under equal scrutiny. this is sir philip barton said, who made - be under equal scrutiny. this is sir philip barton said, who made very| philip barton said, who made very clear that with hindsight he wouldn't have stayed away, looking back he wish wishes he hadn't stayed away he said it more than once to instruct by the conservative chairman of the committees say every time you repeated it sounds more and more platitudinous. this is the problem often with these things, people want to offer a mia culp but the effect of it can feel like it's inadequate to the charge. indeed. i think the fact _ inadequate to the charge. indeed. i think the fact that _ inadequate to the charge. indeed. i think the fact that philip _ inadequate to the charge. indeed. i think the fact that philip barton - inadequate to the charge. indeed. i think the fact that philip barton is l think the fact that philip barton is a very long—standing diplomat whose works and civil service for many decades.

this morning, thejustice secretary dominic raab has said, "the prime minister made it clear that we wantsocial services liaise with the criminaljustice agencies, and what lessons we can learn". arthur's killers, emma tustin and thomas hughes, will also have their prison sentences reviewed by the attorney general following claims they were not long enough. the children's commissioner dame rachel de souza was asked what could have been done to help arthur, and said authorities must �*listen to children's voices�* and ensure they �*take decisive action�* as the result of any inquiry. the life of a child is of inestimable value and his voice was not heard and that�*s where we need to start. obviously there is a serious case review under way and we need to see what that says but we must take decisive action and now. my must take decisive action and now. my concern is that here we are, 20 years since this post was set up and we are still having these cases. there are two things that i think we absolutely have to do and do it now. one is arthur raised concerns, he was not a baby, he was six yea

the idea that dominic raab did the _ bearable.ition, it had to be a meeting because everyone was in suits. _ to be a meeting because everyone was in suits, which my understanding of work, _ in suits, which my understanding of work, dresser, you can wear a suit and all— work, dresser, you can wear a suit and all sorts — work, dresser, you can wear a suit and all sorts of other occasions and not least _ and all sorts of other occasions and not least at — and all sorts of other occasions and not least at weddings, funerals or, you know, very smart parties. it seemed — you know, very smart parties. it seemed incredibly illogical for him to say _ seemed incredibly illogical for him to say it�*s — seemed incredibly illogical for him to sa. 3 ., seemed incredibly illogical for him tosa. �*, ., to say. it's not tapping the prime minister. both of you, lovely to have your company this evening. thank you very much indeed. that is it for the papers tonight. thank you very much for watching. good evening. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sp

— does not look competent as dominic raab is all over the place as deputy preminger— raab is all over the withdrawal from kabul. the other front line ministers not looking first—rate. that's _ ministers not looking first—rate. that's one — ministers not looking first—rate. that's one of the reasons why a lot of the _ that's one of the reasons why a lot of the backbenchers are saying this is not _ of the backbenchers are saying this is not really good. and this covid vote _ is not really good. and this covid vote is a — is not really good. and this covid vote is a lightning rod for all those frustrations. now if boris johnson — those frustrations. now if boris johnson is _ those frustrations. now if boris johnson is proven right by the way in which _ johnson is proven right by the way in which he — johnson is proven right by the way in which he is gone hard in early, the refusal— in which he is gone hard in early, the refusal to lock down part notwithstanding, then he may come out of— notwithstanding, then he may come out of this— notwithstanding, then he may come out of this injanuary

a claim mr raab denies.ys, it's not being suggested weeks, but several hours to make sure that we had the facts, and actually that is, i would suggest, a reasonably swift turnaround. and in terms of presentation, of course with the volume of claims coming in, i make no apology for saying i needed the clear facts for each case presented precisely, so that we can make swift decisions. a foreign office spokesman said soldiers and diplomats had worked tirelessly to evacuate more than 15,000 people in a fortnight. but some of the senior officials involved will face tough questions from mps this afternoon. james landale, bbc news. this afternoon, the prime minister has acknowledged there were some delays in the rescue effort. of course sometimes decisions took hours longer than we want to do, but you have to be careful about how you do it stop it was still an astonishing thing to get 15,000 people airlifted out of couple in pretty harrowing circumstances, and of course as you know, we continue to have the afghan r

an interpretation mr raab disputed.th the volume of claims coming in, - i make no apology for saying i needed the clear facts. for each case so we could make swift decisions. we already knew that many afghans have struggled to get in contact with the foreign office here, mps have raised many of their cases. what this evidence does is tell us what was going on inside and it's a story of a system that just wasn't working. and this afternoon mps got to ask the men responsible why? if this isn't what failure looks like and i will come onto the specifics of why i think the civil service crisis system clearly failed in this. what does failure look like? as i said, we successfully... no, i'm sorry. this isn't about the headlines, this is about the system, the bureaucratic civil service system which should be running a proper crisis centre, fully staffed. we declared a crisis. we went through the gears and putting more people in. what both government and whistle blower agree is that not have people were evacuated in the summer

the uk's foreign secretary at the time was dominic raab.ooking at these _ the idea that we weren't looking at these cases with compassion and sensitivity, but also trying to make the right _ sensitivity, but also trying to make the right decisions, i think is at odds _ the right decisions, i think is at odds with _ the right decisions, i think is at odds. with the fact that we've got 15,000 _ odds. with the fact that we've got 15,000 people out injust two weeks, more _ 15,000 people out injust two weeks, more than _ 15,000 people out injust two weeks, more than any other country except the us _ more than any other country except the us i_ more than any other country except the us. ithink more than any other country except the us. i think the facts speak to themselves, and i certainly don't accept _ themselves, and i certainly don't accept the — themselves, and i certainly don't accept the case, having worked with so many _ accept the case, having worked with so many officials in the foreign office, — so many officials in the foreign office,

we will be speaking to dominic raab in half an hour. fine to dominic raab in half an hour.e women _ thoughts on that? i heard your last interview and the women speaking | thoughts on that? i heard your last l interview and the women speaking of her profound loss and how frustrating it is frankly that the government has set these wills and does not seem to stick with them themselves. whether it is the party last year, the cheese and wine in downing street. you wonder if they get any work done in downing street for that they seem to spend most of their time having quizzes and cheese and wine. we need leadership from the government in terms of not hiding away and attending cabero meetings. it is difficult for the prime minister to show leadership when people likely conclude it is one rule for him and another for everyone else. one rule for him and another for everyone else-— one rule for him and another for eve one else. . ~ ,, , . everyone else. thank you very much. as ou everyone else. thank you very much. as you mentioned _ everyone else. thank you very much. as you mention

mr raab has denied the claims.n, the committee also heard evidence from the most senior civil servant at the foreign office, who said he regrets being on holiday during the crisis. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. kabul airport last summer, as thousands sought to flee the advancing taliban. amid chaotic scenes, britain and other western powers tried to evacuate those it could, but according to a whistle—blower, there was chaos in london, too. the foreign office crisis centre was handling requests from afghans at risk from the taliban because of their links to the uk. one official working there, raphael marshall, said the process of choosing who could be evacuated was arbitrary and dysfunctional. he said up to 150,000 people applied for evacuation under this scheme, but he estimated fewer than 5% of these people have received any assistance. mr marshall, who has since left the diplomatic service, said there were not enough staff and one saturday afternoon he was the only person monitoring and proc

a claim mr raab denies.veral hours to make sure that we had the facts and actually that is, i would suggest, - a reasonably swift turn around and in terms of presentation, i of course with the volume of claims coming in, - i make no apology for saying i needed the clear facts- for each case so we could make swift decisions. - the prime minister visiting a prison said today the evacuation was an outstanding military achievement and the foreign office and officials had done an outstanding job. of course, sometimes decisions took hours longer than we wanted, but you have to be careful about how you do it. it was still an astonishing thing to get 15,000 people airlifted out of kabul in harrowing circumstances. what both government and whistle blower agree is that not must have people were evacuated in the summer and there are many afghans with links to britain who have yet to leave and still face danger. let's speak now to sir adam thomson, a uk foreign office director for south asia and afghanistan from 2006 to

dominic raab, thank you.has made it clear to every governor, whatever they need, when they need it — when they need it — make it known to me, we will get it them as rapidly, as rapidly as we can. he has offered support to help residents recover and rebuild. many tell us that could take years. nomia iqbal, bbc news, kentucky. private conrad lewis was just 22—years—old when he was killed in afghanistan in 2011. before he died, conrad adopted a stray dog in helmand province who he named peg. his family moved peg to the uk 10 years ago and this week she's won an award for the comfort she's brought them. conrad's dad tonyjoins us in the studio with peg. lovely to see you both, thank you so much for bringing peg in.— much for bringing peg in. thank you for havin: much for bringing peg in. thank you for having a- — much for bringing peg in. thank you for having a. what _ much for bringing peg in. thank you for having a. what a _ much for bringing peg in. thank you for having a. what a story. - much for bringing peg

the morning by the deputy prime minister dominic raab— dominic raab.there is used — dominic raab. the number 10 garden there is used for— dominic raab. the number 10 garden there is used for work _ dominic raab. the number 10 garden there is used for work meetings. - there is used for work meetings. they— there is used for work meetings. they were — there is used for work meetings. they were throughout the day to which _ they were throughout the day to which the — they were throughout the day to which the picture relates and as with many— which the picture relates and as with many places of work, particularly if you can think how hard _ particularly if you can think how hard they— particularly if you can think how hard they are working under the various— hard they are working under the various pleasures of the week, they would _ various pleasures of the week, they would sometimes have a drink, and that is— would sometimes have a drink, and that is what— would sometimes have a drink, and that is what you can see. that is primarily— that is what you can

a claim mr raab denies. make swift decisions. - the prime minister visiting a prison said today the evacuation it is the story of the system that just was not working. and asked the men responsible, why?— men responsible, why? wiping the civil service — men responsible, why? wiping the civil service crisis _ men responsible, why? wiping the civil service crisis is _ men responsible, why? wiping the civil service crisis is completely - civil service crisis is completely filled in this, what this failure look like?— look like? we successively evacuated. _ look like? we successively evacuated. this _ look like? we successively evacuated. this is - look like? we successively evacuated. this is about . look like? we successively evacuated. this is about a | look like? we successively - evacuated. this is about a system, the bureaucratic _ evacuated. this is about a system, the bureaucratic civil _ evacuated. this is about a system, the bureaucratic civil service - the bureaucratic civil service system that should

thejustice secretary dominic raab says the government will look at tougher sentencing for dealers as—called county lines, so you�*ve got urban gangs but they reach out into the suburbs and into rural parts of the country. we want to be very clear on the sentences and the penalties. we don�*t think that so—called middle—class taking of cocaine is somehow ok, so, no, in that sense, we�*re going to be tough, but we are also looking at how we help addicts, drug addicts, get free of their dependencies. our political correspondent ione wells is here. tell us more about this strategy. the strategies forming part of a wider week of announcements from the about crime starting on monday with this new drug strategy and, as we understand it, it�*s going to be a twofold approach. on the one hand, the government is really keen to crack down on particularly those supplying drugs so we expect more investment to tackle county lines gangs, these are sort of urban dealers providing people in more rural areas by a dedicated phone lines. we are expecting an overhaul of the drug treatment and recovery sys

was facing _ probably led by dominic raab was facing the lib dems isjust a majority_ facing the lib under 3000 against him. g; :: :: :: _, majority of 'ust under 3000 against him. g; :: :: :: .., ., ., majority of 'ust under 3000 against him. ;;:: :: :: ., ., g; him. under 3000, compared to a 23 ma'ori him. under 3000, compared to a 23 majority would _ him. under 3000, compared to a 23 majority would start _ him. under 3000, compared to a 23 majority would start to _ him. under 3000, compared to a 23 majority would start to be _ him. under 3000, compared to a 23 majority would start to be nervous. l majority would start to be nervous. i will mention in passing before you move on to the cartoon. as ever, it's worth than 1992 examining a letter that he has just seen and it's a letter of no confidence to the prime minister from it's a letter of no confidence to the prime ministerfrom pepper pig. he gets to the point to where peppa pig loses confidence in the prime minister, it really is game over. let's move on to covid—19. is it more dangerous are less dangerous with this new variatio

dominic raab was moved tojustice, with the consolation prize of being made deputy prime minister.cians headed off to their conferences, drivers found themselves going, well, nowhere. fuel supply issues led to panic buying and lengthy queues at petrol stations. in brighton, labour gathered for its first in—person conference under its new leader. he was determined to show the party was changing, right here, right now. i've waited 17 months, 25 days and two hours to appear in front of you in this hall as leader of our great party. not everyone was happy, though. i have no regrets! shouting slogans or changing lives, conference? do you stand by your remarks? the deputy leader caused controversy when she used the word "scum" to describe conservative ministers. she stood by it at the time but apologised unreservedly a month later. in manchester, borisjohnson used his conference speech to buoy up supporters. after decades of drift and dither, this reforming government, this can—do government, this government that got brexit done, that is getting the covid vaccine roll—out done, is going

and "raab�*s tailor made excuse" leads the metro — as thejustice secretary defends images of a downingden of number ten — saying everyone there were wearing suits. so, it didn't count. we will discuss that. let's begin. lucy, let me bring you to the front page of the daily telegraph. confusion at christmas. we had two hours of debate today, two hours of debate and discussion. maybe that's the polite way of saying that ministers were sounding off, venting their frustrations. do you think they given more direction?- frustrations. do you think they given more direction? well, they certainly could _ given more direction? well, they certainly could have _ given more direction? well, they certainly could have given - given more direction? well, they certainly could have given more i certainly could have given more direction in the sense that we don't really know what's going to happen over the next week. we have been told by borisjohnson that he is not going to impose restrictions yet but he is still minded to look at the data. that isn't clear enough for the vast number of people who are go

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a reminder dominic raab willjoin andrew marr 9am tomorrow on bbc one. good night. indonesia's java island, after a volcano, mount semeru, erupted. evacuation efforts have been hampered by choking smoke, a power blackout, and rainstorms during the eruption which turned the debris into mud. the bbc�*s astudestra ajangrastry reports. the debris into mud. the bbc�*s astudestra ajangrastri reports. videos circulating on social media show people are running away from thick, giant volcanic ash. nearby villages are covered in debris. according to witnesses, it's pitch dark due to the ashes from the volcano. a bridge which connects two regencies in east of java has been completely cut off due to the flow of hot lava from mount semeru. this 100 metre long bridge was destroyed by hot clouds flowing through a river. the event prompted the disaster management agency to warn residents to stay away from river channels or valleys that originate from mount semeru, given the large numbers of volcanic materials that flow through the river. this is the first eruption of semeru in almo

then at the weekend we heard from dominic raab, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, whossible to answer the allegations "�*on the basis of anonymous sources�*. the justice secretay did though accept this. we can agree it was wrong if it happened, it was wrong. anonymous sources, happened, it was wrong. anonymous sources. but — happened, it was wrong. anonymous sources, but of— happened, it was wrong. anonymous sources, but of course. _ this remember was a party where, as one source told the bbc: and yet on monday the government was still questioning if something that we know happened — had happened. the crime and policing minister kit malthouse talked to bbc breakfast. i don't even know if the event took place, but if it did, no rules were broken. the crime and policing minister doesn't know if the event took place. but an event did take place. an event that, if multiple accounts are correct, would have breached government guidelines. that party took place on 18 december. there are multiple reports of another event on 27 november. a time when there was a national lockdow

esher and walton, which is a seat held by the justice secretary and deputy prime minister dominic raabing and think, is the liberal democrats are on a comeback, what does that mean for me? it what does that mean for me? if this does turn out to be a win for the liberal democrats, this comes off the back of voting parliament where many of its own mps voted against the coronavirus restriction measures. what does this do to borisjohnson public influence boris johnson public influence in borisjohnson public influence in the house of commons? it in the house of commons? it clips his wings. we had one of the biggest rebellions for a sitting prime minister in recent times, but 100 mps voted against what he was saying, it was clinically necessary for the safety, public health of people in the united kingdom. his black mentor turn around and said, i don't believe you, prime minister. but i think thatis prime minister. but i think that is a good idea. you are doing the wrong thing. his authority without mps will be even more diminished and damaged by this result because the big thing about boris

this morning, thejustice secretary dominic raab has said "the prime minister made clear that we wanties, "and what lessons we can learn". the prime minister is expected to announce an inquiry into arthur's death later today. simonjones reports. a little boy subjected to spiteful and sadistic cruelty by the couple who were supposed to be caring for him. emma tustin, described in court as a manipulative liar, was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 29 years for murder. arthur's father, thomas hughes, branded pitiless, got 21 years for manslaughter. the judge, mrjustice mark wall, said it had been, "without doubt, "one of the most distressing and disturbing cases "i have had to deal with." i've just laid flowers at the shrine for young arthur... but the solihull mp on social media said the sentences were too lenient. there's a palpable sense of real loss and tragedy over this and also, frankly, a sense of anger and questions as to how this was allowed to happen, how these monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young boy. a spokesperson for the attorney g

the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, says the measures are necessary to slow the spread of the omicronronavirus. i think, though, ithink, though, the i think, though, the worst think would be to then lurch, having not taken incremental steps that can make a difference even if it is only at the margins. i think we want to take those steps earlier, precisely to avoid disruption to the travel and the economy. a vigil has been held in solihull in the west midlands for arthur labinjo—hughes, who was tortured and murdered by his stepmother and father. the uk government says the case will be subject to a national review after social workers found "no safeguarding concerns" when they visited their home. the speaker of the house of commons in britain has promised to raise allegations of drug use within its buildings with the police. sir lindsay hoyle described as "deeply concerning" a newspaper report that traces of cocaine had been found in the palace of westminster. still to come a bit later in the programme, i'll bejoined by an award—winning poet, and we'll explain why techno music from berl

address all of those conservative mps who are facing lib dems in their seats so people like dominic raabty of 3000 or so in esher and walton, if you likejeremy hunt, people forget, in surrey, it was always a conservative seat, but the lib dems were a close second at one point. jeremy hunt likes to say that he won a marginal seat. there is a slew of conservative scenes were lib dems are a close second with us more closer majorities. and they would want to say maybe boris johnson is not the electoral assetin johnson is not the electoral asset in my seat, and what are you going to help me keep it. interesting. we will leave it there for the moment. mo hussein is former conservative special advisor and chief of press at downing street. i'm going to run with the theme lewis was talking about there. the idea of seats that used to be safe as houses and now both ends of the demographic spectrum, we saw injune, with amateur magician, now north shropshire in december, does the party recognise how disillusioned voters are? yes, i think it does. _ disillusioned voters are? yes, | think it does. it _

we have closed gates locked in dominic raab in borisjohnson coming out. there a danger for that government in all of this that we are a bit like sleaze in the '90s, it becomes a self—fulfilling prophecy, it becomes a narrative that is locked in and then a government really struggles to escape from a? i then a government really struggles to escape from a?— to escape from a? i think there's a hue to escape from a? i think there's a huge danger- _ to escape from a? i think there's a huge danger- it — to escape from a? i think there's a huge danger. it comes _ to escape from a? i think there's a huge danger. it comes off- to escape from a? i think there's a huge danger. it comes off the - to escape from a? i think there's a| huge danger. it comes off the back of months now where the government has been under scrutiny. i think if we didn'tjust have the owen patterson scandal and a whole host of things where the prime minister has been under pressure, i think questions about his honesty and his integrity, i think it would have been front and centre. and this co

that figure is the figure that dominic raab arrived at this morning.ver 70, over 80, over 40 risk, under 40 risk, when you add that together plus the people who have chosen to not take a vaccine, can you give me an idea of the scale of the pool, with a spreading wave, end up in hospital in the next 4—6 weeks? spreading wave, end up in hospital in the next 4-6 weeks?— in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you very much- _ in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you very much- you — in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you very much. you do _ in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you very much. you do not _ in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you very much. you do not mean i in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you very much. you do not mean that. in the next 4-6 weeks? thank you | very much. you do not mean that. i mean _ very much. you do not mean that. i mean thank— very much. you do not mean that. i mean thank you for the invite and opportunity to try to explain findings _ opportunity to try to explain findings we are working on at uk hsa~ _ findings we are working on at uk hsa~ to — findings we are w

yes, you might remember that dominic raab, the justice secretary, i dominic raab, thejustice secretaryabout the party said it wasn't routine for the police to investigate claims of covid regulations being broken retrospectively, so something that happened last year. they are, we understand, looking at this video we have all seen that was leaked of those senior staff at downing street. they are looking at that and borisjohnson has said, of course he will cooperate and give any information that is absolutely necessary. i think one of the other important things distress is about the prime minister's authority, about the prime minister being able to, if it happens today, to ask the public at large to abide by tightening covid restrictions. the plan b we have heard about in the wake of the omicron variant. that could mean our lives restricted feather, vaccine passports for certain events. it could be even more mandatory mask wearing. will he be able to do that legitimately and credibly? and will people comply if there are still such a big questions over what went on under his own roof. beca

earlier, we heard from thejustice secretary dominic raab about the changes.on of liberty in this country. i'm hugely proud about it. it goes to our dna. i think we have an opportunity to look again, as we do periodically, over the centuries, how we strengthen our tradition of freedom, in particular, for example, freedom of speech. i think in various ways we have seen that whittled away, eroded. i think that should be strengthened, reinforced. that is a quintessentially british liberty. that shows how we can strengthen human rights. i think there are other areas, like trial byjury, which applies different ways across different parts of the uk. but i think some recognition of that. that is part of the british story. there are other areas where i think we have seen the expansion, elastic interpretations of human rights that damage the credibility. a particular example i would give is the frustration of deportation orders by foreign national offenders claiming the right to family life. i think there is a good example of elastic interpretations of rights that has

stands out, esher and walton, the seat of the deputy prime minister and justice secretary dominic raabm and spat them out again after the coalition. a revival changes the complexion of our electoral politics. neither overstate or understate, this is a sensational result but it's also a by—election. they can light up the electoral sky and then fizzle and mean little. but taken together with chesham and amersham, the lib dems threaten to be back as a force and borisjohnson, who has for so long looked invulnerable, to whom think would stick, is no longer so, and that will change what he can do in terms of his power and over his party. terms of his power and over his .a _ �* , terms of his power and over his party. let's talk about that with our political _ party. let's talk about that with our political correspondent - party. let's talk about that with our political correspondent ben | our political correspondent ben wright. what does it all mean for the government and for boris johnson? ~ �* ., ., ~' johnson? well, we'll either look back at this _ johnson? well, we'll either look back at

the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, has been talking about the numbers of people in hospital withng, didn't he? yeah, he was speaking on sky news, so maybe the bbc is a bit more accurate, as usual! you can't rely on a guess, though! he has now been corrected by officials, but there are a few numbers floating about, we still think there are ten people in hospital in england with omicron, whether that is that they contracted it in hospital or arrived in hospital. the prime minister yesterday said there had been one death, but the health secretary also said yesterday, and incredibly eye—catching statement to parliament, that there were 200,000 cases of omicron every day according to the uk health security agency. now, quite often we stay clear of the numbers of infections, and we go with the number of confirmed cases, because that is a more precise number, because it is confirmed by pcr tests, but the health secretary obviously feeling that talking about the number of infections will give people a sense, a bit of urgency, because i think the government is worried that people have hea