his tamworth seat.. thank you for takin: us in his tamworth seat. thank you for taking us through _ in his tamworth seat. thank you for taking us through that. _ in his tamworth seat. thank you for taking us through that. i _ in his tamworth seat. thank you for taking us through that. i am - in his tamworth seat. thank you for taking us through that. i am sure i in his tamworth seat. thank you for| taking us through that. i am sure we will come back to you in due time. for now let's speak to doctor kate maltby, journalist and academic and a columnist for the eye newspaper, also a campaigner against sexual harassment in politics. thank you forjoining us, we havejust been hearing from our correspondent ione wells, a very detailed description of what witnesses say happened that evening. what goes through your mind when you are hearing the words from the report? i when you are hearing the words from the re ort? ., �* ~' when you are hearing the words from the reort? ., �* ,, ., , when you are hearing the wo

if the suspension is agreed by mps there's likely to be be a by—election in his tamworth constituency deputy chief whip under borisjohnson, but resigned after the allegations emerged last year. borisjohnson�*s handling of the situation led to the fall of his government, after a wave of ministerial resignations. here's our political correspondent ione wells. a year ago this week, boris johnson's handling of groping allegations against his deputy chief whip, chris pincher, led to his downfall as prime minister. now, we know more about what those allegations were. they took place here, the private members club, the carlton club. a report by parliament's standards watchdog says that mr pincher groped two individuals. he touched the first individuals. he touched the first individual on his arm and neck before groping his bottom. the report says mr pincher was intoxicated at the time. it adds that his behaviour was witnessed by at least one other person out the club and likely others too. the watchdog says his behaviour was shocking, deeply inappropriate and adversely impacted two unsuspect

he has a majority of tamworth.going to throw it's got at throw everything. it's got at this by—election. it's going to have campaigners have a lot of campaigners on the ground labour ground expect to see labour activists flooding to activists flooding up to tamworth, to see all tamworth, expect to see all sorts shadow ministers there sorts of shadow ministers there as and the cloud under as well and the cloud under which chris pincher has had to leave parliament will probably have an effect too . when an mp have an effect too. when an mp has to resign or is suspended in these circumstances , their these circumstances, their constituents feel disloyal and with that party and there often tends to be a swing. the other way. as for the other seats , way. as for the other seats, david warburton's seat in somerset in frome, which the by—election is due to be held on the 20th of july, the conservatives have a big majority there as well. we're looking at another 20,000 or so, but that the lib dems are really got have reall

now if constituents in tamworth.% sign that 10% of them, just 10% sign that recall petition, then there will be a by—election. and as you say, in normal times that wouldn't be too much of an issue. there are he's got a 19,000 majority in tamworth in staffordshire, but of course labour are going to throw everything that they've got at at this by—election we can expect thousands of labour activists on the ground there. we can expect keir starmer to be rolling up his sleeves, taking off his tires. we've seen so often and campaigning very, very hard in tamworth and then of course if the conservatives lose that seat , they have an 80 seat that seat, they have an 80 seat majority, a slightly dwindled now, but but roughly an 80 seat majority. so it won't be the end of the world in terms of actually getting laws passed in the commons. but it the house of commons. but it will that feeling will just bring up that feeling really the surface. really bubble to the surface. that that the momentum that feeling that the momentum is

we are live in his tamworth constituency .ust stop. >> starmer student eco protesters interrupt the labour leader's keynote speech on education, he tells them. see me later . later. plus defend your own boundary policing minister chris philp says it's reasonable for fans to protect the event they're watching. >> so who'll be striking out any protesters at the headingley ashes test? all that's still to come. first, the very latest headunes come. first, the very latest headlines with rhiannon . pip. headlines with rhiannon. pip. >> thank you. good afternoon. it's 12:02 for your top stories from the gb newsroom . several from the gb newsroom. several people have been injured at a primary school in wimbledon in south—west london. merton police says officers were called just before ten this morning to reports a car had crashed into a building at the study preparatory school in camp road. the london fire brigade says it's also there as well as london's air ambulance . police london's air ambulance. police say they are not treating t

this suspension after the appeal period, this could trigger a by—election in his midlands seat of tamworth't do the job, he needs to resign, doesn't he? i have voted for him i many times in the past but he won't get my vote again. it's a view echoed by opposition parties. he shouldn't still be an mp in the conservative party and they are a disgrace for letting it continue. that was part of the reason why borisjohnson had to go. yeah, but they tried to defend it. they need to clean up their act. his reputation damaged, the end of his parliamentary career potentially accelerated. the conservative party now wait to see if another by—election challenges on the horizon. in the uk, seven children are among nine people injured after a car came off the road and hit a school in south—west london. our reporter, nickjohnson, has been at the scene in wimbledon. there's been a significant presence by the emergency services here since this all happened, just before ten o'clock this morning. close to two dozen vehicles from police, from fire and from the ambulance. and it is down this narrow road here, t

that would pave the way for a recall petition, that is in his constituency in tamworth in staff ensuretuents would have to agree there's a recall and that would lead a ground for a by election. chris pincher could contest that, he does have the chance of appeal these findings if he claims there's been a procedural inaccuracy or new information coming to light. so that this is option but a by election is some way down the line but as we saw with boris johnson's some way down the line but as we saw with borisjohnson�*s investigation from the standards walk strong and the privileges committee into boris johnson, he chose to resign as an mp before the conclusions were published. so, it's not beyond the round of possibility that we could see a resignation immediately after this if this sanctions are as we expect but if it was to go through the full process, a by election would be some way off. we the full process, a by election would be some way off. we will leave it there first — would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, _ would be some way off. we will leave it there fi

but now of course of tamworth. it's so far behind in the polls, it's thought that labour is going to throw everything at throw everything it's got at this by—election there will be thousands of labour activists on the ground in tamworth and if the ground in tamworth and if the conservatives lost that by—election with a 19,000 majority, it would feel very, very much as though the momentum is all with labour. and of course we're really not that far away from a general election now i >> -- >> yeah, indeed. and as you say, july a difficult month with all those other byelection taking place for the conservatives , it place for the conservatives, it seems. you know, we've been here before, haven't we, olivia , before, haven't we, olivia, thank you very much indeed. thanks, olivia , for that. thanks, olivia, for that. >> right the time now, 9:14 o'clock on this thursday morning. britain's newsroom, 930. let's go to andrew and bev to find out what's happening. morning, guys. morning. morning >> morning. >> morning. >> we'l

the findings of an inquiry into groping allegations against the tamworth mp chris pincher are due tone last year. mr pincher apologised for "drinking far too much" and embarrassing "himself and other people." the standards committee report could lead to a by—election in his constituency. the cabinet office is to learn whether it has won its legal challenge to the uk covid—19 inquiry chairwoman's request for boris johnson's unredacted whatsapp messages, notebooks and diaries. high courtjudges are expected to hand down their decision over the government's judicial review of baroness heather hallett�*s order this afternoon. proposals to close nearly all the ticket offices at railway stations across england have been strongly criticised by unions and disability groups. 0perators say most tickets are now bought online orfrom machines. a public consultation has begun. the stunning sea birds, gannets, which mate for life, breed in just a few locations worldwide, one of them is bass rock, in the firth of forth. but last year, the colony was decimated by bird flu. 0ur climate editorjustin row

this suspension after the appeal period, this could trigger a by—election in his midlands seat of tamworth he should resign now. if he can't do the job, he needs to resign, doesn't he? i have voted for him i many times in the past but he won't get my vote again. it's a view echoed by opposition parties. he shouldn't still be an mp in the conservative party and they are a disgrace for letting it continue. that was part of the reason why borisjohnson had to go. yeah, but they tried to defend it. they need to clean up their act. his reputation damaged, the end of his parliamentary career potentially accelerated. the conservative party now wait to see if another by—election challenges on the horizon. some breaking news coming to the bbc, concern another strike by the rmt union, they are launching a week of industrial action on the london underground from july 23 until friday 28 ofjuly, they are in a row over pension, job cuts, and he attacks on working conditions. they have been in dispute for sometime and they say 600 jobs are scheduled to be asked and they are going on strike a week. their c

one of the points is in tamworth, which previously as south—east staffordshire was a by—election in 1997 ability to reconnect with leave voting errors. meanwhile, we're waiting to see whether or not ms doris is, indeed, going to resign her seat or not. there, what the conservatives must be hoping for is that it's pretty clear that labour and the liberal democrats fancy their chances. what we've seen tonight is the liberal democrat vote fall in uxbridge, fall in selby. the labour vote has fallen in somerton. very clear evidence of opposition voters being willing to vote tactically for the party that seems best able to defeat the conservatives locally. and that's another bad message for the conservatives. but, given that that is one of the foundations of labour's success in selby and the liberal democrats' success in somerton — if, in the end, it isn't clear who is the principal challenger to the conservative in mid bedfordshire, that might it easierfor the in mid bedfordshire, that might it easier for the conservatives to hang onto that seat. john curtice, thank _ to hang onto that seat.

almost certainly it's a bit of step the bit of a step up from the tamworth it's it's quite tamworth two of danger to it as element of drama. it as an element of drama. but you hopefully gets you know, hopefully it gets resolved. think anybody resolved. i don't think anybody actually to be a line actually wants that to be a line long term, just in the munich in the suburb, you're going the berlin suburb, you're going to bank account to get your bank account cancelled just cancelled because you've just you've cancelled because you've just youapparently a lioness. >> apparently it's a lioness. >> apparently it's a lioness. >> is it? yeah. >> oh, is it? yeah. >>— >> oh, is it? yeah. >> well, has anybody asked it? >> well, has anybody asked it? >> such a bigot. >> you're such a bigot. >> you're such a bigot. >> anybody asked it? >> has anybody asked it? >> has anybody asked it? >> do we know? probably. well i think that's how identifies. think that's how it identifies. >> tell you that the >> let me tell you that the lionesses in australia and lionesses are in australia and they going for th

almost certainly it's a bit of step the bit of a step up from the tamworth it's it's quite tamworth two of danger to it as element of drama. it as an element of drama. but you hopefully gets you know, hopefully it gets resolved. think anybody resolved. i don't think anybody actually to be a line actually wants that to be a line long term, just in the munich in the suburb, you're going the berlin suburb, you're going to bank account to get your bank account cancelled just cancelled because you've just you've cancelled because you've just youapparently a lioness. >> apparently it's a lioness. >> apparently it's a lioness. >> is it? yeah. >> oh, is it? yeah. >>— >> oh, is it? yeah. >> well, has anybody asked it? >> well, has anybody asked it? >> such a bigot. >> you're such a bigot. >> you're such a bigot. >> anybody asked it? >> has anybody asked it? >> has anybody asked it? >> do we know? probably. well i think that's how identifies. think that's how it identifies. >> tell you that the >> let me tell you that the lionesses in australia and lionesses are in australia and they going for th

you've got the north—west with tamworth and chris pincher, you've got the yorkshire with selby , you'veomerset , coyte with down in somerset, coyte with david warburton . they're all david warburton. they're all across the country , they're all across the country, they're all looking like defeats and this is a nightmare both for morale and party activist morale. >> and what about morale of the prime minister? rishi sunak , who prime minister? rishi sunak, who promised a government of integrity? and when we're talking about chris pincher, we are reminded , aren't we, of the are reminded, aren't we, of the tory sleaze time and it makes it all too easy, doesn't it, for those negative headlines and those negative headlines and those easier tack lines from from other parties . from other parties. >> so it does. it's quite a squalid affair and you know, people saying is he going to resign before the by—election? is he going to , you know, just is he going to, you know, just run off or stay for as long as he can? i don't think he's going to discover a sense of shame anytime soon. and you've go

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constituencies, the tamworth constituency, where chris pincher has been suspended from or is about toct from where david warburton has been suspended from the conservative, have majorities of 19 20,000 in 1 case 24,000. these are seats that the conservatives should not be losing, but as you say, they've now been trailing labour in the polls for so long and by such a long way that it feels quite possible labour labour voters are feeling pretty optimistic that they might actually be able to overturn these big majorities. expect to see thousands of labour activists piling into these seats . expect to see keir seats. expect to see keir starmer with his sleeves rolled up and his tie off. funnily enough , the seat which actually enough, the seat which actually the conservatives are perhaps least worried about, is boris johnson's uxbridge constituency. he only has a majority of 7000. so losing the seat wouldn't look that bad. but also ulez is so incredibly unpopular in this outer london constituency. people hate sadiq khan so much that it's thought that actually the conservatives might just

. >> waiting on chris >> we're also waiting on chris pincher, potentially freeing up his seat in tamworth that are >> yeah, but the three that are taking july the 20th, taking place on july the 20th, i think that is going to be three defeats for the actually the best conservatives, best hope. i think , although is think ironically, although is uxbndge think ironically, although is uxbridge , even though the margin uxbridge, even though the margin for labour is less well because uxbndge for labour is less well because uxbridge is complicated . uxbridge is complicated. >> there's an interestingly named labour candidate for uxbridge, i understand . are we uxbridge, i understand. are we not allowed to talk? >> we're not allowed to name candidates. no, no. and also the whole ulez policy, the ultra low emissions zone policy, which is put forward by sadiq khan and both keir starmer and the party in uxbridge have disowned it. yes. >> by the way, if we name one candidate, we have to name them all and we don't have time. that's that's right. and i've got moss hussein coming in. i mean, a ulez might

. —— in tamworth. for nadine dorries, the longest resignation in political history.hey stay at home conservatives will return, but that is a leap of faith based on the overall polling evidence. thank you. let's no to overall polling evidence. thank you. let's go to uxbridge _ overall polling evidence. thank you. let's go to uxbridge and _ overall polling evidence. thank you. let's go to uxbridge and ruislip i overall polling evidence. thank you. let's go to uxbridge and ruislip and j let's go to uxbridge and ruislip and our correspondent, the great nick eardley. nick, what an interesting subtext to an interesting night where you are.— subtext to an interesting night where you are. subtext to an interesting night where ou are. ., ., where you are. you can always tell there was a _ where you are. you can always tell there was a by-election _ where you are. you can always tell there was a by-election going i where you are. you can always tell there was a by-election going on l there was a by—election going on when you are standing outside a cafe at 9.15 in the morning.

apologised, but he is facing an eight week common suspension this would trigger a recall petition in his tamworthpotentially leading to a by—election. the parliament's standards committee said that it's completely inappropriate behaviour was an abuse of power. oh dear. looks to me like another one bites the dust. it's been a mucky old week . so before we get stuck into the debates, here's what's coming up on the way in the next houn coming up on the way in the next hour. comedian diana spencer will be making light of this week's top stories in mock the week on the way at 320. it's climate control show boss. well someone claims that cutting oil and gas production would be irresponsible as green systems aren't developed enough, which i think we all knew which could save energy bills soaring amid the cost of living crisis . then the cost of living crisis. then stay tuned at 335, can smartwatches really detect early signs of parkinson's? one study has revealed that these watches can identify the disease. seven years before symptoms surface in people who develop parkinson's . people who develop parkin

and chris pincher, his seat is tamworth and he's sitting on just under 20,000.ens with kind great regularity and kind of great regularity and it's very damaging to both to the morale within the conservative party. the mps who are considering whether or not they the next election, they run at the next election, and also to sunak authority as prime but this sort of prime minister but this sort of eode— prime minister but this sort of eode db— prime minister but this sort of exodus, it doesn't— 37” ii " but this sort of exodus, it doesn't really bnebbe— exodus, it doesn't really inspire for inspire confidence, does it, for all inspire confidence, does it, for dblbneee— inspire confidence, does it, for all-these mps— inspire confidence, does it, for all these mps already say, all of these mps to already say, boob— all of these mps to already say, boob b-n— all of these mps to already say, look, i'm stepping— all of these mps to already say, look, i'm stepping down. the eobnenb— look, i'm stepping down. the counter argument is, well, you need— counter argument is, we