this morning, we saw a very good effort from _ morning, we saw a very good effort from therese coffeynderstanding, i think a march on my begun— understanding, i think a march on my begun how— understanding, i think a march on my begun how many times you mentioned that chris _ begun how many times you mentioned that chris pincher had been re—promoted under theresa may and kept hearing that name because of course _ kept hearing that name because of course theresa may stands for probity— course theresa may stands for probity and good judgment in westminster these days. so, yes, you have to _ westminster these days. so, yes, you have to wonder who will benefit from leaks from _ have to wonder who will benefit from leaks from the cabinet. boris johnson _ leaks from the cabinet. boris johnson has become very battle hardened and fighting off backbenchers, voices from the left, the medium and everything gets batted _ the medium and everything gets batted away with a big wave of the hand and _ batted away with a big wave of the hand and i'll wander batted away with a big wave of the hand and i

and that is a line that the cabinet minister, therese coffey, has been repeating this morning.pensions secretary therese coffey was asked if borisjohnson knew of previous allegations against chris pincher before he appointed him as deputy chief whip. the prime minister has not been aware of specific allegations against chris pincher. as people will know, chris underwent an investigation, back in 2017, after a formal allegation was made, he was investigated and theresa may reappointed him, that promoted him to the role of deputy chief whip at that time, but since then, chris has continued to serve in a government and what it is important to think about what has happened in the last week, specific allegations were made, and very proactive decision was made to remove the whip, as well as chris had already resigned from government. boris johnson's pledge to build a0 new hospitals by 2030 is facing a review from the government's spending watchdog. the national audit office intends to conduct a "value for money review" later this year. the bbc understands only five nhs trusts are cur

and that is a line that the cabinet minister, therese coffey, has been repeating this morning.... in eastern ukraine — further fighting for control of lysycha nsk. the ukrainian army rejects russia's claims that they've encircled the city. thousands of residents of australia's biggest city, sydney, have been ordered to evacuate their homes because of torrential rain and the threat of flooding. it's little more than a week since the us supreme court overturned the automatic right to have an abortion but the effects of that landmark ruling are already being felt outside of the us. here in the uk, staff at some women's clinics are reporting larger numbers of anti—abortion protestors gathering outside — which they say is causing distress to patients. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool has been finding out more. the lord's prayer opposite an abortion clinic in london in footage taken by a member of staff there. 0ne provider told us there's been a noticeable increase in protest activity in the uk since news emerged that abortion rights would be overhauled in the us. regularly, anti—ab

that was the minister therese coffey speaking to sophie raworth earlier this morning.orrespondent damian grammaticas. do you sense the pressure is going where macro growing, given these questions? the where macro growing, given these cuestions? ~ , , questions? the prime minister is back here after _ questions? the prime minister is back here after an _ questions? the prime minister is back here after an eight-day - questions? the prime minister is back here after an eight-day trip | back here after an eight—day trip aboard. when he left the conservatives had lost the two by—elections and there were questions about mrjohnson�*s leadership and he comes back to new questions about those leadership and in the new revelations this weekend there were claims that mr pincher had made unwanted advances on three mps. one of those mps, we now know, went to downing street in february when mrjohnson was considering making mr pincher his deputy chief whip to alert them about his concerns, so the question for mr johnson is how much did he know, and should he have acted on what he wa

liz truss, proposed by simon clarke, seconded by therese coffey.at proposed byjames daley. and nadim ce harvey, proposed by brandon lewis, seconded by amanda melling. there was eight will go to the first round ballot tomorrow between 1.30 and 3.30 with the result announced as soon as we can after that. thank you. that result announced as soon as we can after that. thank you.— after that. thank you. that was sir graham brady. _ after that. thank you. that was sir graham brady, chairman - after that. thank you. that was sir graham brady, chairman of- after that. thank you. that was sir graham brady, chairman of the . after that. thank you. that was sir i graham brady, chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench mps. announcing those eight candidates that have made it onto the ballot for the conservative party leadership contest. just to clarify what is happening over the next few hours and into tomorrow, the first hustings involving those eight candidates will take place in parliament from seven o'clock this evening, so in about 25 minutes. we will k

after that, time and again, ministerial colleagues like therese coffey were sent out to defend that downingn fact, known that mr pincher had faced an earlier formal complaint. the following morning simon mcdonald, a former top senior civil servant, backed up the bbc�*s story. that triggered the dramatic resignations of sajid javid and rishi sunak on tuesday, with dozens other ministers with dozens of other ministers and aides following since then. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, looks back at a turbulent three years in office. i want to talk to the crowd. riding hirh i want to talk to the crowd. riding hiuh and i want to talk to the crowd. riding high and doing — i want to talk to the crowd. riding high and doing what _ i want to talk to the crowd. riding high and doing what he _ i want to talk to the crowd. riding high and doing what he did - i want to talk to the crowd. riding high and doing what he did best, l high and doing what he did best, borisjohnson on the campaign trail, persuading millions tabac brexit. many credit, or blame, him for the victory that followed. the many

significant is the manner in which very senior and decent and honourable cabinet ministers like therese coffeyy a person of integrity who will take forward the policies that will deal with the very real issues that ordinary families are facing now in their everyday lives every day. i mean, to that point, the only way that another challenge to mr johnson�*s leadership could happen is if the rules of the powerful backbench committee, the 1922 committee, are changed. given the elections coming up for that, how likely do you think it is that the rules could change? i think it is certainly a possibility. i'm not personally in favour of changing the rules in the middle of the game, unlike mrjohnson, who appears to do it all the time. privileges committee were to find him, if they do, were to find him guilty of misleading the house, and were he then not to resign voluntarily, then that would be a matter at which point the rules would have to be changed. conservative mp sir roger gale. school caterers have told the bbc that rising food prices are changing what they provide for children�*s lunches in e