tobias ellwood, really _ and we need to wake up.good to - and we need to wake up. tobias ellwood, really good to have - and we need to wake up. tobias| ellwood, really good to have you with us, thank you. the prime minister has received a questionnaire from the metropolitan police, as part of the inquiry into parties at downing street and whitehall during the covid lockdowns. number ten said borisjohnson would "respond as required". police are sending the questionnaires by email to more than 50 people. the met said the questionnaires will ask what happened and "must be answered truthfully". our political correspondent matt cole explained the implications of the questionnaires for number ten. they all went out yesterday, we understand, to at least 50 people. and those who have received them have now seven days to fill them in and get them back to the police as part of the operation, the investigation that is looking into a series of parties or events, 12 in total, between may 2020 and april 2021, both in downing street and in some lo

i respectfully disagree with tobias. i respectfully disagree with tobias.wning street that ought not to, the from this route taken full resource ability and apologise, and there have been specific investigation is ongoing into some of the behaviour that has occurred, but i'm equally clear that there is a remarkable prime minister in borisjohnson for this country, someone who has led this country through delivering brexit, which nobody else would have done, let's be clear that the something which keir starmer and many others in parliament worked hard to vent, as a nurse through this appalling pandemic, the uk has now emerged as one of the first countries in the world that is then able to set many of the most owners restriction is move forward with the recovery, and then today bring forward a really positive and important programme of renewal and regeneration which will publish the levelling up white paper. for me, there is no question that borisjohnson is the right man to lead the conservative party and our country, he has my full support and the full suppor

tobias, grateful for your time this evening- _ zone. tobias, grateful for your time this evening.very much. j this evening. thank you very much. here is a live shot. that is the white house, waiting for the press secretary to come out. we will bring you that life. it's been a cold day with frequent wintry showers, even some sleet in the south of the country during the afternoon on thursday. we can look forward to a much calmer day with lighter winds and more sunshine on friday, although the morning is going to be a little on the nippy side. here is our radar, and this is the extent of our wintry showers across scotland. you can see where the white is, that's where it's been snowing. a few wintry showers further south as well. still very blustery through this evening, gusts of wind in excess of 30—40 mph, but the winds will start to ease as we go through the course of the night, and this is because high pressure is building in from the southwest. when high pressure builds, things tend to settle down. these showers become less frequent and we have clearing skies. the temperatures dr

no—confidence in the prime minister over downing street parties is submitted by the senior tory mp tobiaswood. soaring energy bills. a large part of the rise in the cost of living. we'll look at where help is being provided. school's not out in wales, with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. and the start of the winter olympics torch relay heralding the official start of the games in two days�* time. and coming up on the bbc news channel: how green is your club? how tottenham and liverpool find themselves top of football's sustainability table. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government is this lunchtime announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so—called levelling up agenda. the policy, which the prime minister has described as a "defining mission," will take until 2030 to deliver, and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. there are 12 missions or targets which include... increasing regional devolution with plans to create more mayors with london—style powers

tobias? can you 'ust pick up your oint? �* , tobias? can you 'ust pick up your oint?f is it time now for _ point? there's also a feeling of is it time now for nato _ point? there's also a feeling of is it time now for nato to _ point? there's also a feeling of is it time now for nato to regroup? | it time now for nato to regroup? remember this is about european security — remember this is about european security. why have we allow themselves to hide behind the fact that ukraine is not a nato member. but they— that ukraine is not a nato member. but they deserve our support? some phenomenal questions about whether we are _ phenomenal questions about whether we are now— phenomenal questions about whether we are now experiencing a turning point _ we are now experiencing a turning point in _ we are now experiencing a turning point in our— we are now experiencing a turning point in our history with a geopolitical alignment and what the west should do. you geopolitical alignment and what the west should do.— geopolitical alignment and what the west should do. you make intere

uk and just one of the point, — dirty money into the uk and just one of the point, if you look at tobias committee, he wants us call vladimir putin's bluff-— putin's bluff. let's move away from ukraine and — putin's bluff. let's move away from ukraine and look _ putin's bluff. let's move away from ukraine and look at _ putin's bluff. let's move away from ukraine and look at the _ putin's bluff. let's move away from ukraine and look at the a damning | ukraine and look at the a damning race report reveals vast inequalities across the health service. ,., inequalities across the health service. ., , , service. the sad thing about this is that it is very _ service. the sad thing about this is that it is very shocking _ service. the sad thing about this is that it is very shocking in _ service. the sad thing about this is that it is very shocking in its - that it is very shocking in its nature, but i suspect it�*s going to come as no surprise whatsoever, certainly to people who work in health care and to a lot of people who have been observing this for a long time. we�*ve known about the probl

tobias ellwood quite diplomatically _ letter. tobias ellwood quite diplomatically putting - letter.house of commons, something the speaker eventually got him to at least partially withdraw, but lindsay hoyle today, so lindsay hoyle trying to make clear, trying to bring about perhaps a less hostile tone of the that we have seen of late. you had to see if that has any impact. the temperature remains high.- to see if that has any impact. the temperature remains high. thank you ve much. many raith rovers fans stayed away from their scottish championship game last night — after the club signed former scotland striker david goodwillie. goodwillie was ruled by a civil courtjudge in 2017 to have raped a woman after a night out in 2011 and ordered to pay her 100,000 pounds damages. he neverfaced a criminal trial and always maintained it was consensual. raith say the signing was made for football reasons. the club�*s manager was booed by some supporters before kick off. two directors and the captain of the women�*s team have quit in protest. the crime writer val mcdermid has withdrawn her spo

tobias— to. thank you very much for talking to us, tobias ellwood, _ to.everly admitted that preventative sanctions from the us, the uk and europe failed to deter president putin from this invasion. mr cleverly says new sanctions will put real pressure on russia's economy. now we are in a situation where the sanctions are going to be punitive. they are designed to, and they will over time, put a real pressure on the russian economy and make it increasingly difficult for vladimir putin to fund this military aggression. and the pressure on the people around him, the pressure on the people who are advising, protect him, will be very real. and we hope that they understand, and indeed military leaders understand, that what he is done it is a catastrophic error. it will be incredibly painful, notjust for the people of ukraine, but it will cost russian lives. as i say, i have no doubt the ukrainian people will be ferocious in defence of their homeland, and what those people around vladimir putin must realise, even if vladimir putin himself does not, that this can

tobias: good question.ion and supporting a democracy. stopping an aggressor from crossing a border. from an international perspective, we need consolidated leadership, we need a direction to travel. we had it. they sent a purpose for those with and nato, but the challenge here is what do we do about ukraine? what do we do about russia? and a bigger question about this new alliance that seems to be wearing -- forming in front of us between russia and china. tom: i want to get on that russia-china relationship shortly, but i want to get back to the rally. you talked about -- the italians have made clear they are concerned that the sanctions will hit the energy sector, they and others will be impacted. what are you seeing in terms of the concrete steps being put in place in the u.k. and by the eurozone partners to build out some kind of defense around the vulnerability to energy? tobias: this is where the stakeholders need to come in. there is a national -- natural reaction that when a country does something w

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story as we moved to mo, justinl story as we moved to mo, justin welby was in the debates around tobias the contrast and also your thoughts on it. , , ., , . contrast and also your thoughts on it. this plaque is connected to slavery but — it. this plaque is connected to slavery but i _ it. this plaque is connected to slavery but i think _ it. this plaque is connected to slavery but i think the - it. this plaque is connected to slavery but i think the contextj it. this plaque is connected to l slavery but i think the context is also what's being addressed who made the point that the church is not very diverse, to slightly separate things here. there probably is an argument to be made for removing the plaque. i think he suggested moving it elsewhere, not getting rid of it entirely. because it's not erasing the past or celebrating but learning lessons from it which i do think is important. but equallyjust removing the plaque doesn't address other issues in that church clearly needs to deal with like increasing its own diversity. probably several things you need to happen here. jasmine, you

thank you, tobias ellwood, conservative mp and chair of the defence select committee.being told about the latest intelligence about where russian troops are across ukraine. sir keir starmer and has had the current sanctions against russia do not go far enough, and uk political parties do stand united. ih not go far enough, and uk political parties do stand united.— not go far enough, and uk political parties do stand united. in the past we have not — parties do stand united. in the past we have not been _ parties do stand united. in the past we have not been effective - parties do stand united. in the past we have not been effective and - we have not been effective and strong enough when it comes to crimea, the donbas or other examples. that has allowed putin to think that the benefits of aggression outweigh the costs. this time, we must be united with our allies, with the strongest possible response, providing support in ukraine, financial support, the equipment that is being provided to ukraine, dealing with the humanitarian issues, and sanctions the like of which we

tobias ellwood. the penny - he will listen to that. tobias ellwood.d war. could i ask— to what is perhaps another cold war. could i ask the secretary of state look at _ could i ask the secretary of state look at the issues of sanctions because — look at the issues of sanctions because there is a concern we are helping _ because there is a concern we are helping putin in his intention of turning — helping putin in his intention of turning russia away from the west and towards a new alliance with china _ and towards a new alliance with china in— and towards a new alliance with china in the long—term future? if china in the long—term future? russia china in the long—term future? if russia wants to be dependent on china, i think they will recognise that will be a wrong decision. china and russia are directly in competition over the high north and the route through the arctic and russia surely will not want to depend entirely on china in the same way that many european states are regretting being entirely dependent on russian gas. it is important that we h

two are former ministers — tobias ellwood and gary streeter.o trigger a no confidence vote, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. does your party still back you, prime minister? - the fundamental question. if borisjohnson�*s party wants him out, his power to live in this street, to stop the traffic, that all disappears. turning up for the weekly bout to hear the opposition parties only too content to poke fun. the prime minister has more chance of persuading the public that he didn't hold any parties than he has of persuading them that the economy is booming. the prime minister is now a dangerous distraction at home and a running joke on the international stage. at the despatch box, as in his party, he tried to keep control. we are getting on with... we are getting on with the job. yet pondering in parliament, one by one, more tory mps think his time is up. this former minister was never a huge fan, but believes mrjohnson has to go. cut to the chase. call a vote of confidence in himself so we, everybody in the party, in the parlia

tobias ellwood, chair _ have and that is nato. tobias ellwood, chair of _ have and that is nato. but it is still recommended. transport for london says it's no longer a condition of carriage for masks to be worn, as the government lifts all remaining covid restrictions. tfl made the decision after data showed a fall in covid infection rates in london. and if you have any questions, or perhaps you're worried about the changes, we'd love you to e—mail us at hellobbclondon@bbc.co.uk. the rmt union says two 24—hour tube strikes are set to go ahead after talks with transport bosses broke down. members are due to walk out at midnight on the 1st and 3rd of march. the dispute is over plans by transport for london to cut up to 600 station posts. tfl has yet to comment but has previously said action would likely cause major disruption. a 30—year—old man from tooting says returning to his love of running has helped him cope with depression, and led him to set up an app to help others. pete cooper lost both his mother and best friend within months of each other in 2016. he's used running as

no—confidence in the prime minister over downing street parties is submitted by the senior tory mp, tobiasllwood. justice for 26—year—old bethany vincent and nine—year old darren henson after the man who stabbed them to death is sentenced to a minimum a0 year term. the bbc has been told that households could see cuts in energy bills of about £200 under government plans to ease the impact of soaring prices. medical regulators are consulting on proposals to make one form of hormone replacement therapy available without a prescription. and school's not out in wales — with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. the government is announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so—called levelling up agenda. the policy, which the prime minister has described as a "defining mission," will take until 2030 to deliver — and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. there are 12 missions or targets which include: increasing regional devolution — with plans to create more mayors with london—style powers. imp

when i started to talk about all the issues, and not just this puts what tobias, taiwan, and others areoing through, not just people around the lake, not just athletes, but people who work for nba, even the rafts, and i wanted to learn what is going on. whenever we sit down and have a conversation, they understand and acknowledge that genocide and they know what is going on. but unfortunately, they are too scared to say anything because of obviously again business and money and silence. that's what breaks my heart. they know what is going on, and they know about the abuses but because they have the endorsement deals or jersey sales or shoe sales in china, they tell me they have two remain silent while they are supporting me in praying for me. my one side, it breaks my heart for them to remain silent, but i'm like i will do everything i can to educate them. i cannot stop because of all of

all of these names that we are looking at the tax and insurance policies and all of us which was so tobias here, they -- it turned out to be a very partisan investigation, but they missed one thing and t we talk about by the time they gained control of thepl house, about the time the mueller investigation was going down, this is not the same robert mueller and he put around him very partisan people that at the end of the day came back with what many of us knew, the collision was not there and there was not obstruction. the democrats couldn't take that. for me, back concerning part even to this day -- i talk about in the book, we are dealing with the pfizer court, it's a secret court and the way it's supposed to be. they were using ital and manipulating the data for political narrative, that's not what we are about. >> during the mueller investigation, information came out and i'm not going going to say it was leaked, anytime you serve a subpoena, somebody will talk about the nature of the subpoena, there's a lot of sources of information that could have given the information to the news or

miami-dade police detectives maria medaros and gus tobias had barely clocked in for their monday morning shift when word came down of a homicide in a bleak warehouse district. it's where they found in a parking lot the body of wendy trapaga. lying between a car and a van. >> we could see the spatter of the blood on the van. whoever did it to her, did it right there. >> so this body hadn't been disposed of there. this was the place where she was killed? >> correct. >> her head had been bashed in. but there was no weapon to be found. >> what type of a crime is this, a robbery? a drug deal that went bad? >> tell me what you're taking in about the victim. >> this is a young girl. she doesn't have her shoes on which was unusual. why is this young girl in an industrial parking lot -- >> no reason to be in this forlorn part of the county? >> no. unless she met up with someone. >> so the detectives headed out to do the part of the job that never gets easier. >> so you're delivering terrible news? >> horrible news. >> amid the shock and tears, they piece together from the mother a sense of who th

today we got news of another conservative lawmaker, tobias e elmwide," who says conservative party have is not good news if we continue to hear of more and more law mmakerslawmakers. >> we'll see. selma, thank you. >>> dramatic video now showing the moment strong winds forced the pilots of a british airways flight to abort a landing at heathrow. >> easy, easy, easy, easy. oh, my god. >> the tail all but hitting the runway before the pilots pulled back up. the pilots were able to successfully land the plane 16 minutes later. it was high winds, of course. >> can you imagine being on there? >> how many times have you been landing and it's been shaky at laguardia. to pull up again, that's amazing. >> more pain this morning for u.s. drivers when they pull up to the gas pump. >>> and the beginning of the post tom brady era in football. people with moderate to severe psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, are rethinking the choices they make like the splash they create the way they exaggerate the surprises they initiate. otezla. it's a choice you can make. otezla is not an injection or a cream it'

also on wednesday, tory mp tobias elwood called for mrjohnson to resign — and referenced the allegation the nation want to see. other tory mps were critical too. but on thursday, ministerjames cleverly continued the defence. keir starmer himself ex... so it's a smear? no, no. it's a smear. it's a criticism. not a smear, a criticism says james cleverly. also on thursday, borisjohnson decided he had more to say on this. i want to be very clear about this because a lot of people have got very hot under the collar and i understand why. it seems unlikely anyone getting hot under the collar came as a surprise. sebastian payne from the ft reported... johnson was "strongly advised" not to use thejimmy saville quip by some advisors inside number 10. the prime minister would, though, go ahead. and here's more from his clarification. let's be absolutely clear. i'm talking not about the leader of the opposition�*s personal record when he was dpp and i totally understand that he had nothing to do personally with those decisions. the prime minister then elaborated on his point. i was making a point a

use phrases here, this interest in warning of a parting fred, possibly have no personal motive tobias, then he reminds about the circular letter in 1873. this is the way he begins, right after, i can't remember the exact phrase, here perhaps i should stop or has a few paragraphs and says here perhaps i should stop, but then he goes on many, many paragraphs longer together some serious advice to the american people. lindsay, when you see phrases like this, disinterested warning, departed friend, how does this fit with washington as a leader, as president as you have come to study him? >> washington really wanted to see himself as above party spirit or factions. he really did see himself as president for all the american people, at least for white american people. he really wanted represent them regardless of what their partisan identity was. that might be a little bit rose-colored glass situation. he certainly had some partisan biases by the end of his presidency, which he didn't necessarily want to admit because he felt like certain sides have been more critical of him or had stirred

yes, tobias ellwood. thank you for being with us this morning.xt weather system coming in from the atlantic, and that is coming into quite cold air. we had a frost in places and quite icy patches, a covering of snow in matlock in derbyshire here. and more snow in the peak district today. we are seeing some rain, sleet and snow affecting northern ireland this morning, and that will push into north wales and get stuck into north england into the afternoon. wet weather further south. some sunshine after that wet weather for many areas, and the winds are much lighter further north areas, and the winds are much lighterfurther north in areas, and the winds are much lighter further north in scotland where it is colder. temperatures of four or 5 degrees typically. wetter weather any threat of snow in places today, that will peter out this evening. you will get cold and frosty across eastern scotland. and we could see some snow in the mountains. that will tend melt because wetter, windier weather is heading in from the atlantic. and that will tend to lift

one of them , the former minister tobias ellwood , has been speaking to the bbc.se to the sugrue report and that is not showing the contrition i think the nation wants to see. it is absolutely right that we praise the prime minister with his energy and enthusiasm that got us up to this point but the domestic and international challenges i think now require a new leader and that is why i have submitted a letter. that mean sending _ why i have submitted a letter. that mean sending a — why i have submitted a letter. that mean sending a letter. that is the senior conservative and it is one of no confidence, a 5k are sent, that sparks a vote on the leadership and does not mean he would be out of a job but would have to contest the leadership election. at the moment, the number of letters confirmed to have gone and is nowhere near 5a, make that clear but another one who has sent a letter and said he cannot reconcile the pain and sacrifice that the vast majority of the british public during lockdown with the attitude and activities of those working in downing street, and

tobias elwood, chair ofthe for the best. tobias elwood, chair of the defence _ for the best. i completely see the parallel to be honest with you, i think that ukraine is not a nato country and so it is right that nato countries are being very clear with russia that we will not deploy troops into ukraine to participate in a war there, and thatis to participate in a war there, and that is an important distinction for people like me to make, because i think vladimir putin and his colleagues would very much like to say that what they may do is the consequence of western aggression in ukraine. so it is very important to us, to everybody, frankly, involves, that we are very clear about the fact we won't play an active part in ukraine. but what we absolutely will do is stand on nato's eastern borders to reassure our allies in nato that at a time of acute crisis on the european continent, probably the most acute moment of crisis for 70 years, that our role within nato 's stead fast and our support for our allies is unstinting. there will be no uk troops in ukraine if there is war? in

there seems to be a drip of letters which we also had the former defence minister tobias ellwood same so they dusted to be a trickle of those letters in. how close they are to reaching the 5a which would trigger a vote of no—confidence, we cannot know at this stage is as a secret process and nine mps have now probably said they put a letter in and more have publicly called for the prime minister to go. where they are in terms of letters, we cannot say that for sure. . ~ terms of letters, we cannot say that for sure. ., ~ i. , . ., for sure. thank you very much. that is helen catt. _ for sure. thank you very much. that is helen catt, our— for sure. thank you very much. that is helen catt, our correspondent - for sure. thank you very much. that is helen catt, our correspondent in l is helen catt, our correspondent in westminster. i'm joined now by miriam cates, conservative mp for penistone and stockbridge. we've got you there to talk about levelling up and i will come to the anime but as we have come on the air we have had this news of this announcement by gary streeter that he has put

mangnall and sir gary streeter have submitted letters of no confidence as well as the ex—minister tobiasip. drip, _ is impossible. it feels to me like it's a drip, drip, drip— is impossible. it feels to me like it's a drip, drip, drip of- it's a drip, drip, drip of conservatives- it's a drip, drip, drip of conservatives but- it's a drip, drip, drip of conservatives but no i it's a drip, drip, drip of- conservatives but no letters in. it's a drip, drip, drip of— conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority — conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority of _ conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority of people _ conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority of people i— conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority of people i speak- conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority of people i speak to, i vast majority of people i speak to, including _ vast majority of people i speak to, including those _ vast majority of people i speak to, including those that _ vast majority of people i speak to, including those that think- vast majority of people i speak

thank you for “oining us, tobias ellwood.panies as well we may well bring in policies. what are your thoughts on the impact that would have? absolutely. asking people to take personal responsibility is another way of saying government are trying to avoid liability, in the sense of self—isolation, which still remains let's not forget one of the most important ways of keeping covid cases and control, of keeping cases monitored. we are in a period where rates have come down and we want to keep them that way. it is notjust a question, we don't want to live with those around self—isolation forever but the key question is when and it is not the right time, it is too soon, the who and nhs federation, the welsh scottish northern irish governments also think it is too soon. when we look at the public in our research and others, many of them think it is too soon. a yougov poll conducted felt three quarters felt it is not right time and we should keep this in place for the next few months.— should keep this in place for the next few mon

let's talk more about the response from western governments, tobias ellwood who chairs the defence selecton has been lobbying other international leaders in a g7 court yesterday to try and get some agreement on that issue to remove major economies after the move russia i beg your pardon from the swift accountancy programme. it does not look on it to me because it seems there has been some resistance and some european capitals particularly in germany and italy so it seems the discussion will continue but that is not something that will be eminent, likewise talking about tobias ellwood being one of the conservative mps who said nato should think about a no—fly zone, i can see deep reluctance and the uk government to that prospect, speaking to people this morning i think their view as it would be far too dangerous because the uk on other nato countries got involved and perhaps having to enforce that a no—fly zone by shooting down russian planes that could lead to a massive escalation of the conflict and ukraine and spilling into other parts of europe which is why we are also not going to see

. >> do you have the ability to go to the botanical garden, do you have tobias see three separate tickets? >> currently butthe goal is to create one ticketing platform . in the oldsystem there were different thinking platforms, places you purchased . this is one of the beauties of this new agreement as is one garden it's the gardens of golden gate park and you can pick what you want to see and when you want to see it . >> chair: you could say i want it has to go to all three and it would becheaper than buying three separate tickets . >> absolutely someone we get to a common ticketing platform , which we hope to do as soon as we are reassigned and we can implement, the goal would be that flexible pricing does allows us to reduceit for that joint ticket . and then to market it and figure out what makes the most sense . >> i guess what i would say is hearing what shannon said and what your department has saidit seems to me as though people are saying very similar things . supervisor chan isconcerned about not wanting to exceed too much for overcharge . i also hear from my other colleagues sa

when i started to talk about all the issues, and not just this puts what tobias, taiwan, and others aregh, not just people around the lake, not just athletes, but people who work for nba, even the rafts, and i wanted to learn what is going on. whenever we sit down and have a conversation, they understand and acknowledge that genocide and they know what is going on. but unfortunately, they are too scared to say anything because of obviously again business and money and silence. that's what breaks my heart. they know what is going on, and they know about the abuses but because they have the endorsement deals or jersey sales or shoe sales in china, they tell me they have two remain silent while they are supporting me in praying for me. my one side, it breaks my heart for them to remain silent, but i'm like i will do everything i can to educate them. i cannot stop because of all of that business involvements. but it does wreck my heart, yes -- break my heart, yes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: minky worder joins me now. it welcome to the program. -- welcome to the program. guest:

the conservative mp tobias ellwood have thought the invasion is imminent, but we don't know what is inut the door has been opened here and so we are about to see the prime minister and his staff coming down the steps. some criticism of the prime minister yesterday that he was so bogged down in defending himself in regarding the party gay allegations that he had to postpone allegations that he had to postpone a call to the russian president —— partygate allegations. in that time, the french president, emmanuel macron has spoken twice to the russian president in the space of four days. but borisjohnson is getting away from the partygate allegations and all of the allegations and all of the allegations about parties during lockdown are both at number ten and elsewhere in whitehall. he is getting away from that. he is the prime minister walking down the steps. there will be a guard of honour from the ukrainians as steps. there will be a guard of honourfrom the ukrainians as he is welcomed to kyiv in a moment of international crisis for ukraine. is it facing a russian invasion in the coming

.— the conservative mp tobias ellwood is chair of the commons defence select committee.together in a i to ukraine. yes, we are starting to see nations rally together in a way| see nations rally together in a way that some of us were hoping would have happened is perhaps six months ago, but really good to see. really pleased to see britain also leading on this front in provide to ukraine, logistics and so forth. but if i could pay a huge shout out to the ukrainian people who are standing in defiance against the odds and also to president zelensky, as you have been reporting, standing his ground. he is proving to be an inspirational war leader, running his patient to stay and fight with incredible results. they have hampered the russian timetable, but we must brace ourselves for an escalation in the war. i'm not put it past putin to stick to radical tactics because he cannot fail and the stakes are high indeed. which are notjust to provide humanitarian aid as well but put pressure on russia. days don't go by without further pressure on russia. we should see every country s

let's speak more about this with tobias ellwood, who's the chair of the defence select committee.been _ happen in the operational assessment has been made by the defence secretary. put in is assets are in place. _ secretary. put in is assets are in place, diplomatic talks seem to have failed _ place, diplomatic talks seem to have failed in _ place, diplomatic talks seem to have failed in the west sadly has never looked _ failed in the west sadly has never looked weaker than we do today and china _ looked weaker than we do today and china is— control of events when we chose to russia has taken full advantage so history has a repeating itself. i have felt a lone voice in last weeks and months are saying we need to wake up to this. we had no single western leader that is leading it. no united resolution, no appetite to seriously alter due to an's behaviour. without a collective western strategy to widely handle russia's aggression, i'm afraid we are entering a very, very dark chapterfor european are entering a very, very dark chapter for european security. find chapter for european se

tobias ellwood act now rather than wait for russia to advance further. putting in place are coordinated with the us, europe. to make sure that vladimir putin cannot play divide and rule amongst the allies, we have shown we are united and we will escalate those sanctions in the event of a full invasion into ukraine. it is important we keep some sanctions in the locker. i have been very clear that nothing is off the table. vladimir putin and his cronies will be fearing that they will be hit next, and that is important. the sanctions are there, yes, as a punishment for what has happened in terms of recognition of those so—called republics, but it is also about deterring future action by russia and making it clear that they will be consequences for a full—scale invasion. i think it is incredibly important that we are aligned with our allies and that vladimir putin gets a strong message of unity in response to his appalling actions to essentially deny the sovereignty of ukraine. there is a senior government source being quoted this morning saying that what sa

. >> do you have the ability to go to the botanical garden, do you have tobias see three separate tickets? >> currently butthe goal is to create one ticketing platform . in the oldsystem there were different thinking platforms, places you purchased . this is one of the beauties of this new agreement as is one garden it's the gardens of golden gate park and you can pick what you want to see and when you want to see it . >> chair: you could say i want it has to go to all three and it would becheaper than buying three separate tickets . >> absolutely someone we get to a common ticketing platform , which we hope to do as soon as we are reassigned and we can implement, the goal would be that flexible pricing does allows us to reduceit for that joint ticket . and then to market it and figure out what makes the most sense . >> i guess what i would say is hearing what shannon said and what your department has saidit seems to me as though people are saying very similar things . supervisor chan isconcerned about not wanting to exceed too much for overcharge . i also hear from my other colleagues sa