every minister —— sucre i was _ actually did... every minister —— sucre.service _ ethics committee and by the civil service at— ethics committee and by the civil service at the start. and then when they leave — service at the start. and then when they leave they also check on what you're _ they leave they also check on what you're doing. in other words they checked — you're doing. in other words they checked the ethics appointment and leaving _ checked the ethics appointment and leaving. and sue grey it was mine. and i_ leaving. and sue grey it was mine. and i was— leaving. and sue grey it was mine. and i was in— leaving. and sue grey it was mine. and i was in 2008. so she's leaving. and sue grey it was mine. and i was in 2008.50 she's been around _ and i was in 2008.50 she's been around for— and i was in 2008.50 she's been around for a _ and i was in 2008.50 she's been around for a long, long time. and she has a around for a long, long time. fific she has a reputation for around for a long, long time. fific she has a reputation for being very thorough. she

contribution on sucre —— sucre, _ make my contribution on sucre —— sucre. to — make my contributionecognise she is a| formidable civil servant who sucre, to recognise she is a - formidable civil servant who will do an incredible — formidable civil servant who will do an incredible job. _ formidable civil servant who will do an incredible job. ._ formidable civil servant who will do an incredible job. . she _ formidable civil servant who will do an incredible job. . she will- formidable civil servant who will do an incredible job. . she will leave i an incredible job. . she will leave no stone — an incredible job. . she will leave no stone unturned, _ an incredible job. . she will leave no stone unturned, she - an incredible job. . she will leave no stone unturned, she will- an incredible job. . she will leave no stone unturned, she will do. an incredible job. . she will leave no stone unturned, she will do a| no stone unturned, she will do a thorough — no stone unturned, she will do a thorough inquiry, _ no stone unturned, she will do a thorough inquiry, and _ no stone unturned, she

_ investigation goes and what the sucre report means so i think this is very— sucre report means so so i think this is very much eroding public trust into politics and politicians and there _ into politics and politicians and there for— into politics and politicians and there for i_ into politics and politicians and there for i think it will be best if this is— there for i think it will be best if this is a — there for i think it will be best if this is a grey reports would be published as soon as possible. i don't published as soon as possible. don't envy published as soon as possible. i don't envy you this to your readers. no. they had named today we picked was boris _ no. they had named today we picked was borisjohnson get cut by the police _ was borisjohnson get cut by the police which i could imagine people are confused by that headline but at least they— are confused by that headline but at least they might read it. it is are confused by that headline but at least they might read it.— least they might read it. it is true that one thing — least they might read it. it is true th

—— sucre report _ situation with the sucre report. —— sucre report.t sue gray is fiercely independent, a civil servant who won't _ independent, a civil servant who won't take — independent, a civil servant who won't take any criticism, but it will he — won't take any criticism, but it will be probably, if it does do for boris _ will be probably, if it does do for boris what — will be probably, if it does do for boris what dams him by faint praise or what— boris what dams him by faint praise or what is— boris what dams him by faint praise or what is not said, i do not think it will— or what is not said, i do not think it will he — or what is not said, i do not think it will be completely unequivocal, but it _ it will be completely unequivocal, hut it is— it will be completely unequivocal, but it is quite weird situation. jenny, what do you make of the — weird situation. jenny, what do you make of the metro _ weird situation. jenny, what do you make of the metro front _ weird situation. jenny, what do you make of the metro front page? - weird situation.

reports and if she reports. _ even when sucre reports and if she reports. if — even when sucre reportst is all written down _ anodyne... the fact is all written down in — anodyne... the fact is all written down in black—and—white and codified, _ down in black—and—white and codified, it's going to be a really painful— codified, it's going to be a really painful moments to the prime minister _ painful moments to the prime minister. my view is an awful lot does _ minister. my view is an awful lot does hang — minister. my view is an awful lot does hang with it, especially if she points— does hang with it, especially if she points to _ does hang with it, especially if she points to inconsistencies, she doesn't — points to inconsistencies, she doesn't quite believe what the prime minister is _ doesn't quite believe what the prime minister is either told horror the house _ minister is either told horror the house of— minister is either told horror the house of commons —— her or the house of commons _ house of commons —— her or the house of commons |f— house of commons —— her or the house of c

now they say that the sucre re ort has diluted.ucre report has to — diluted. now they say that the sucre report has to wait _ diluted. now they say that the sucre report has to wait for _ diluted. now they say that the sucre report has to wait for the _ diluted. now they say that the sucre report has to wait for the met, - diluted. now they say that the sucre report has to wait for the met, for i report has to wait for the met, for people, this looks like a stitch up. this looks like it has been a stitch up this looks like it has been a stitch up in the — this looks like it has been a stitch up in the only person that benefits from _ up in the only person that benefits from this is— up in the only person that benefits from this is borisjohnson. | up in the only person that benefits from this is borisjohnson. i am from this is boris johnson. i am entitled to _ from this is boris johnson. i am entitled to receive _ from this is boris johnson. i am entitled to receive such - entitled to receive such questionsm _ entitled to receive su

i to how they would have been had it just been the sucre report?- just been the sucre report?nk it essentially _ just been the sucre report? i think it essentially does _ just been the sucre report? i think it essentially does what _ just been the sucre report? i think it essentially does what it - just been the sucre report? i think it essentially does what it all - it essentially does what it all depends in the findings with it was very unlikely though not completely out of _ very unlikely though not completely out of the _ very unlikely though not completely out of the room a possibility that sue gray's— out of the room a possibility that sue gray's report could have said the prime — sue gray's report could have said the prime minister did wrong and the prime _ the prime minister did wrong and the prime minister should do better in future _ prime minister should do better in future but — prime minister should do better in future but fall short of actually saying — future but fall short of actually saying that he broke the law. were asked _ saying that he broke the law. were

boris johnson picked i sucre says... borisjohnson picked up sucre says...n the - up on this. it's no use saying that this or that was within the rules i this or that was within the rules and is _ this or that was within the rules and is no — this or that was within the rules and is no use saying the people were working _ and is no use saying the people were working hard. and is no use saying the people were working hard-— working hard. given that, given everything _ working hard. given that, given everything they _ working hard. given that, given everything they very _ working hard. given that, given i everything they very conservative mps now have a decision to make. shah mps now have a decision to make. in keir starmer address them. they mps now have a decision to make. 1531 keir starmer address them. they can heat their reputations, the reputations of their party, or reputations of their party, or reputation of this country on the bonfire that is his leadership. or they can spare the country from a prime minister totally unworthy of his responsibilities.

he'll wait forthe sucre — the morning. he'll wait forthe sucre and _ the morning.who is utterly— sucre and a senior civil servant who is utterly independent and years ago are telling _ is utterly independent and years ago are telling our viewers at half past ten, when — are telling our viewers at half past ten, when i — are telling our viewers at half past ten, when i was minister she came and did_ ten, when i was minister she came and did the— ten, when i was minister she came and did the joining and leaving it with me — and did the joining and leaving it with me about what you can and cannot _ with me about what you can and cannot d0~ — with me about what you can and cannot do. she's brilliant, utterly. did she _ cannot do. she's brilliant, utterly. did she tell— cannot do. she's brilliant, utterly. did she tell you you can't have a party during lockdown? trio did she tell you you can't have a party during lockdown?- did she tell you you can't have a party during lockdown? no but she did actually make _ party during lockdown? no but she did actually make it _ par

if people want to take boris _ in sucre... if people want to take borisjohnson down in sucre...is johnson down because they think he — boris johnson down because they think he is— boris johnson down because they think he is a liability, they will find something in that report to enable — find something in that report to enable them to do so.— find something in that report to enable them to do so. let's talk about the _ enable them to do so. let's talk about the 1922 _ enable them to do so. let's talk about the 1922 committee, - enable them to do so. let's talk about the 1922 committee, the | about the 1922 committee, the chairman of that, sir graham brady, a magic number involved in all of this — a magic number involved in all of this - 54. a magic number involved in all of this — 5a. beckham and he has to receive 5a letters in no—confidence to trigger inner confidence of —— that committee has to. the machinations are described by the daily telegraph. questions about how significant a figure he still is. he was a former cabinet minister, a very prominent brexiteer, but is he the

the mood in the tory party, the majority, anyway, was to wait to see what sucre had to say.ut... something else we don't know in the report or something that emerges after the report, perhaps from the e—mail inbox of dominic cummings, that reveals prime minister has not been fully honest about everything. all that is a big if, but everything hangs on what sue gray now says and what happens after sue gray. it is incredibly difficult for the prime minister, a minister who is a big ally of porsche onto described it to me as threading a needle in a snowstorm. he has to get everything right —— a minister who is a huge ally of borisjohnson described it to me. i put his chances of surviving a month at 5050, i would go 51—49 either way. what do you make of that? where would you put your predictions? and how important you think this long—awaited sue gray report really is? i long-awaited sue gray report really is? ~ . ., long-awaited sue gray report really is? ~ , ., ., , ., , is? i think it is going to be really important. _ is? i think it is going to be really important. but _ is? i

i think sucre will have that _ given her reaction. of our investigation, i think she should hand over all that information to the police. if the laws been broken and borisjohnson is not above the law and they should investigate and deal with it properly. investigate and deal with it --roerl . ~ ., investigate and deal with it --roerl .~ . investigate and deal with it properly-— investigate and deal with it --roerl .~ . , investigate and deal with it --roerl. . , ~ properly. what your next steps? are ou filinu properly. what your next steps? are you filing for — properly. what your next steps? are you filing for the _ properly. what your next steps? are you filing for the action _ properly. what your next steps? are you filing for the action or _ properly. what your next steps? are you filing for the action or you i you filing for the action or you planning to let them finish the inquire and pick it up and? well, i won't give — inquire and pick it up and? well, i won't give up- _ inquire and pick it up and? well, i won't give up. like

nick eardley is at westminster. —— sucre inquiry. had been - is, clive. there had been speculation the police might now want to launch an inquiry after the e—mail that transpired earlier this week, inviting 100 people working in downing street to the bring your own booze events that is now so infamous, that borisjohnson attended, the statement we have just had from the met in the last 20 minutes or so basically sticks to their previous position, that unless there is significant evidence that they're not going to launch an inquiry, they don't routinely look at potential covid regulation breaches that happened or happened potentially a fairly long time ago. the reason this matters is that downing street headset investigation has been carried out by the top civil servants looking into all of these allegations of parties, that would have been paused if the met had decided to launch its own investigation, and the fear some had is that this would basically kick the whole process into the long grass while the police looked into it. what the

wait for the sucre report —— v suit rate report.ne of the things which has triggered this is this interview the pm did with sky news of his first interview since pmqs of a 15 interview since pmqs of a 15 interview which is very visual for —— very unusual for the prime minister. he said, i don't know. this wait for sue gray stuff, the prime minister did not wait for sue gray, he apologised last week! we had mps say, which for sue gray, but we know at least seven have publicly said they would back the confidence, we will note if graham brady makes a sudden appearance on college degrees make that announcement. theresa may was prime minister last time — it all happen in the same day. we had the announcement at 8am, producers questions being of the committee —— prime minister's questions. they cannot do that this time, can they? if they want to wait until sue gray, they cannot waiting for the report is published, or can they? the government — is published, or can they? the government has _ is published, or can they? the government has sa

rick sucre, and i did want to follow up. we did receive a statement from supervisor peskin, encouraging the planning department to move ahead with the north beach historic [inaudible] statement and survey. as you know, with all of our community sponsored surveys, the planning department have to do additional work with that, so we're trying to work with the project sponsor and see how this work fits in with your larger citywide surveys. so we're trying to fit our response, and we'll have an update for you at a future meeting. and that's all i have. >> clerk: thank you, mr. sucre. if we have no questions, we can move onto commission matters. item 2, president's report and announcements. >> i don't have any announcements at this time. >> clerk: thank you. item 3, consideration of adoption of draft minutes for january 5, 2022. members of the public, this is your opportunity to address the commission on item 3, the draft minutes for january 5, 2022. >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you. on that motion and second to adopt the minu

sucre really said in more i think finished language than i did the point that i was making. i agree with commissioner foley that the staff is entitled to quite a large degree of trust and are confident, but i don't think the commission should advocate its responsibility and i would look back to what was done in the past when there was earlier approvals. thank you. >> secretary: okay. commissioners, there's no further deliberation from members of the commission. i've heard two competing motions but i did not hear a second to commissioner wright's motion. so for now, we'll take up the original motion made by commissioner black that has been seconded and please correct me if i'm wrong, but i understand that motion to essentially approve this with conditions directing the project sponsor to continue working with staff on alternate roofing and window solutions, but leaving that discretion to staff as to what ultimately is approved and i think no one would mind if staff returned with an update to the commission at some point in the future when the final decision is made. on that m

we are waiting for the mythical sucre to deliver her report which we expect might be wednesday or thursdayewman and josh brimstone. the suggestion is they were parties being held at the downing street flight during lockdown, so in the residence of borisjohnson and carriejohnson. i think with this, there is already within the defence that it was work related. hearing about work meetings that were parties. but that's the latest suggestion on this one. within that, there are sources close to the story, suggesting it that doesn't quite add up because these two were working at the cabinet office. also, there was no officials present, and that would be the operating procedure for a work event such as this. so, yes, it isjust the latest. are we at ten or 11 suggested parties now? sue gray will have to wade through. if we get this by next christmas, i'll be surprised. in any case, it rumbles on. we're standing by for dominic cummings to speak to sue gray. he himself has a shed new likes on various events. he will speak to her tomorrow. there is the suggestion on that one. from the reporting, there

the idea that sucre is a surprise, this is the leak all over the place, there are people with downingtask. it doesn't matter what she does of the report, some are going to blame herfor it. but he really needsis to blame herfor it. but he really needs is for the prime minister to actually do which to be done but at the beginning was to come out and actually save the s word. sorry. but she has not said and say, notjust i'm sorry if i've heard your feelings, but i'm certain i was in the right. but to say i'm genuinely apologetic, this should've happened and i was wrong. and that's what it needed. we heard downing street has apologised to buckingham palace. you apologised to buckingham palace. you apologise to a building? know you haven't. you express deep regret and an official in downing street in an official buckingham palace expresses deep regret. that is not the same as an apology. you came into your kitchen and there's a small child report all the food out of the fridge, wiped up the walls, smashed up the plates instead of there in the middle of it, you said what have you done? and

plenty to go through and most of it to be honest is about borisjohnson, parties and the sucre reportnd the met office investigation so if i could start asking about the guardian saying these are going to be the most perilous 48 hours of portsjohnson poz and premiership. what do you think is going to happen over the next few days? it’s think is going to happen over the next few days?— next few days? it's been such a fast-moving — next few days? it's been such a fast-moving situation - next few days? it's been such a fast-moving situation for - next few days? it's been such a fast-moving situation for the i next few days? it's been such a - fast-moving situation for the whole fast—moving situation for the whole of today in terms of whether it's a great positive report will come out today or tonight or tomorrow. or maybe even delayed later this week but i think it's fair to say that very few people do actually know and what we can tell though and the headlines are really reinforcing this message which is that this is a real knife edge moment for the government and for borisjohnson in pa

we don't yet have the sucre a report, and johnson accused of air pet left.e us away. accused of air pet left. take us awa . , ., , ., , ,, away. these two stories spell out not ureat away. these two stories spell out not great news — away. these two stories spell out not great news for _ away. these two stories spell out not great news for boris - away. these two stories spell out not great news for boris johnson. not great news for borisjohnson. certainly the government were hoping it would be today, lots of mps away from parliament tomorrow — it makes things a bit more complicated in terms of the choreography of the reports. we hear that sue gray is genuinely still working on it, still having things checked, there is loads of things that need to be checked with the lawyers and cops now that there's a police investigation. people are adamant that it's not them putting the brakes on it. it feels like waiting for good though, we are in limbo about it. during this torrid time for the prime minister, more e—mails coming out of the sco about the afghan airlift,

there are some who are unhappy that he hasn't committed to publishing in full sucre findings after thettended by the pm. labour leader keir starmer says borisjohnson is taking the public forfools and "hiding behind" that police investigation, and there�*s criticism from some conservatives as well. the prime minister the british public aren�*t fools, they never believed the word of it. they think the prime minister should do the decent thing and resign. idomy i do my right honourable friend did not write _ i do my right honourable friend did not write the rules or didn't understand them and others around them _ understand them and others around them or— understand them and others around them or they didn't think the rules applied _ them or they didn't think the rules applied to — them or they didn't think the rules applied to numberten, them or they didn't think the rules applied to number ten, which was it? i'll give _ applied to number ten, which was it? i'll give you _ applied to number ten, which was it? i'll give you one more chance, as leader— i'll give you one more chance, as lea

, i know _ that my heart goes out to sucre, i know her— that my heart goes out to sucre, i know her from's only here lets wish her well as she _ she's only here lets wish her well as she comes up with a very difficult _ as she comes up with a very difficult report.— as she comes up with a very difficult report. also saying none of these issues _ difficult report. also saying none of these issues are _ difficult report. also saying none of these issues are ones - difficult report. also saying none of these issues are ones that - difficult report. also saying none l of these issues are ones that they haven't been talking about before. sort of pitting back any suggestion that this is a distraction tactic. certainly those policies and wear hearing more about those this afternoon are being discussed in the comments of the also the afternoon just to go back to the parties, there is also fresh claims this afternoon in terms of what boris johnson knew about that party on the 20th of may 2020. remember when he apologised in parliament he said that he had implicitly believed it was a work event, t

to all the details and claims i think it's right as he was saying today the house of commons that sucremons. that's the right way to handle this- _ commons. that's the right way to handle this. at _ commons. that's the right way to handle this. at what _ commons. that's the right way to handle this. at what other - commons. that's the right way to handle this. at what other line i commons. that's the right way to handle this. at what other line of| handle this. at what other line of employment would you be allowed to bring booze to your work meeting? you're making suppositions about the various kinds of questions in... that's precisely why sucre a very senior civil servant and has been tasked to it conduct the independent investigation to make sure that all those questions can be answered in a way that is clear, transparent and open. how's it going down on the doorstep? 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to the west midlands to find out how voters are feeling after borisjohnson admitted he had joined no ten staff for the drinks. mr speaker, i want to apologise. prime mi

sucre really said in more i think finished language than i did the point that i was making.ee with commissioner foley that the staff is entitled to quite a large degree of trust and are confident, but i don't think the commission should advocate its responsibility and i would look back to what was done in the past when there was earlier approvals. thank you. >> secretary: okay. commissioners, there's no further deliberation from members of the commission. i've heard two competing motions but i did not hear a second to commissioner wright's motion. so for now, we'll take up the original motion made by commissioner black that has been seconded and please correct me if i'm wrong, but i understand that motion to essentially approve this with conditions directing the project sponsor to continue working with staff on alternate roofing and window solutions, but leaving that discretion to staff as to what ultimately is approved and i think no one would mind if staff returned with an update to the commission at some point in the future when the final decision is made. on that motion,

they now have a lot of this information that sucre has done this information that sucre has done thisi have spoken to a number of police and and the ebay can get this wrapped up in a couple of weeks' time and i think they would be a lot of pressure on them to do that very quickly. we have not them to do that very quickly. we have got the former chief constable of greater manchester police with us. great to happy with us. do you have some sympathy for cressida, the commission of the metropolitan police? _ , �* , police? huge sympathy. british olice police? huge sympathy. british police officers _ police? huge sympathy. british police officers really _ police? huge sympathy. british police officers really hates - police? huge sympathy. british i police officers really hates getting involved _ police officers really hates getting involved in political issues in getting — involved in political issues in getting involved in controversies. this whole — getting involved in controversies. this whole affair is essentially about — this whole affair is essentially about a — this whole affair is

when it crashed into a toyota sucre that had stalled there on the bridge . both vehicles were engulfed in flames. the truck driver was not hurt. however the driver of the toyota was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene. that person's name has not been released. the chp says that drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in that crash. all right. the 49ers are putting the finishing touches on their game plan for sunday as they try to make it back to the super bowl for the second time in three years. you know how hard it is to get their anything. that's the biggest thing that's how hard it is to get there, and you just want an opportunity to get there again. because you feel if you can get there, you can do it. but i know i know the road that it takes to get there and it's not easy. um and you're looking for every second you can to get that opportunity again. the teams had a good season, but everyone knows success for the san francisco 49 ers is measured in lombardi trophies, not nfc championship game appearances. they will have to take down the ra

upgraded advance, and overhaul as to how number ten does business — that doesn't need to wait for the sucreng with each other. so and overhaul in the _ than arguing with each other. so and overhaul in the way _ than arguing with each other. so and overhaul in the way number- than arguing with each other. so and overhaul in the way number ten - than arguing with each other. so and | overhaul in the way number ten does business — that's a striking way to put it be, because you'll have heard the allegations, encouraging... that's not the way any party should be behaving within itself to its own people, is it? be behaving within itself to its own peeple. is it?— people, is it? well, the other aspect of _ people, is it? well, the other aspect of this _ people, is it? well, the other aspect of this is _ people, is it? well, the other aspect of this is that - people, is it? well, the other aspect of this is that we - people, is it? well, the other aspect of this is that we all i people, is it? well, the other. aspect of this is that we all have to work together on the flip side of this. wherever t

there is a working assumption in parliament now that the prime minister may make a statement on the sucreminister's questions in parliament tomorrow. —— sue gray. that is intent on number ten receiving the report in advance. but there is speculation and assumptions in parliament that he will be making a statement tomorrow, which has set fires running amongst the opposition who are concerned about not having enough notice before the prime minister makes his statement over what is in the itself, so they have adequate time to respond to it. this was raised with the deputy speaker in the houses of parliament — the labour mp said she wanted reassurance the opposition parties would get that notice from number ten themselves about the report. the deputy speaker said he couldn't confirm the timings of it, but proper processes would be followed. as we heard there, mr keir starmer has called for this report to now be published in full— but as you say, we are still waiting for the exact timings as to when that might the exact timings as to when that mi . ht be. , the exact timings as to when that mi

that's going to be in the report is going to cut across the investigation and it's understood that sucrethe moment and in terms of what that means pertaining that it is feeding investments there is that we are probably looking at next week and it could come before then and of course the prime minister has committed to making a statement in the house of commons after it's been published and committed to swiftly publishing it as soon as it's received after it's received by 10 downing street but that the feeding investments there feels like that is more likely to happen the other side of the weekend. , ., , ., ,., weekend. the story emerging about the foreian weekend. the story emerging about the foreign secretary _ weekend. the story emerging about the foreign secretary causing - weekend. the story emerging about the foreign secretary causing primej the foreign secretary causing prime minutes —— if things do change in the coming days and weeks she has used a playing the government says it is a government claim but why she did not get a commercial flight is the question. did not get a comme

. >> sucre has made it clear that this is not a report, but it is an update on the investigation. in her update, she said she is extremely limited in what she can see to provide a meaningful report. if it is the case that there is nothing to see and move on as the prime minister seems to be desperately trying to convince us, why has he repeatedly refused to commit a report even after the investigation, and what is this saying about opposites? if he really, genuinely think that he is the best among them? >> that is not what i've said. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister told parliament and told many people that there were no parties. we know now that he attended several including one in which he was ambushed with cake, and is most deceptive excuse yet. given his statements which we know to be false, how would he explain how at least 12 parties in his home warrant police investigations? >> he has proved several times and that question that he has not got the faintest idea what he is talking about any should wait for the outcome of his crimes. >> the prime minister has expl