during the pandemic and whitehall during the pandemic and she was originally supposed to be the personigate. and when the olice to would not investigate. and when the police to come _ would not investigate. and when the police to come out _ would not investigate. and when the police to come out in _ would not investigate. and when the police to come out in january - would not investigate. and when the police to come out in january and - police to come out injanuary and say actually we are going to look at these parties and we will know now that fines be given out by the police, sue gray put her report on hold and let scotland yard finish their investigation. and she is not going to publish until that is completed. but her interim report was quite critical. it was very short but in it she condemned the kata failure of leadership in downing street that allowed these events to take place and the times is saying that her report, or for poor is going to be so excoriating that boris johnson poor is going to be so excoriating that borisjohnson will be put in a position where he may feel he ha

i think you are starting to here in whitehall, you start here in the treasury— whitehall, you start herent argued have to do more next — the government argued have to do more next time around. by that stage will have _ more next time around. by that stage will have been through the politics, it can _ will have been through the politics, it can be _ will have been through the politics, it can be tougher and tougher, will be going _ it can be tougher and tougher, will be going into the winter. i think you are — be going into the winter. i think you are going to see more direct support— you are going to see more direct support from government. because people — support from government. because people are _ support from government. because people are going to be able to pay their bills — people are going to be able to pay their bills. this windfall tax statement from rishi sunak is interesting because that has been the labour policy all the way through— the labour policy all the way through this. these very, very high whoiesaie — through this. these very, very high wholesale gas prices have p

your analysis, as a former insider in the whitehall machine, what effect has this had on whitehall�*ss process? 1 think it must have a very self—confidence, this process? i think it must have a very damaging effect on morale, to know that you and many of your senior colleagues are potentially facing investigation, fines, that will be very unsettling. i think there will be a lot of recriminations. how did we get into this? there should be some introspection. so many senior people were involved. 0ne people were involved. one interesting question for whitehall, hopefully there will be more insua great�*s report, how did whitehall get itself into a position where it was deeming itself to be so outside the rules that applied to everybody else. it seems a mentality took hold that these parties, these gatherings, were 0k. that these parties, these gatherings, were ok. we heard the party for which there were fines last week that helen mcnamara, the government head of propriety and ethics, who should have been enforcing that, was fined for a party taking place in the former cabinet secretary's

the sounds of the garden were heard by others staffers and whitehall.e prime minister has as well, he promised to tell people but the metropolitan police is promised that they will not discuss who is getting those until after the local elections in a fortnight time, can you hold for a fortnight if he has one? probably not. in you hold for a fortnight if he has one? probably not.— you hold for a fortnight if he has one? probably not. in front of the e e in one? probably not. in front of the eye in the — one? probably not. in front of the eye in the typical _ one? probably not. in front of the eye in the typical ways, _ one? probably not. in front of the eye in the typical ways, the - one? probably not. in front of the eye in the typical ways, the give l eye in the typical ways, the give some bullet points suggesting that he is on thinner ice than his aides and some mps suggested a move against him perhaps depending on how the local election emerges. and pulling mike's suggest is that trusted on the economy which is more than the parties to convince him o

they are _ put those to the whitehall bosses.look at those offices are _ says as well, they look at those offices are sitting empty of that are being useful to what are the reasons? — are being useful to what are the reasons? if they're still claiming that it's — reasons? if they're still claiming that it's to— reasons? if they're still claiming that it's to do with covid and i'm afraid _ that it's to do with covid and i'm afraid i'rn — that it's to do with covid and i'm afraid i'm not sympathetic at all. i am fed _ afraid i'm not sympathetic at all. i am fed up— afraid i'm not sympathetic at all. i am fed up to the back teeth of everything in this country being blamed — everything in this country being blamed on oh, it's covid, see? i was on the _ blamed on oh, it's covid, see? i was on the train — blamed on oh, it's covid, see? i was on the train delayed for hours it was to— on the train delayed for hours it was to do— on the train delayed for hours it was to do a _ on the train delayed for hours it was to do a covid. something

with me now is the whitehall editor of the financial times, sebastian payne.ore the war began in ukraine, there were those within the conservative party saying that if the prime minister was fined, he would have to go. he has been fined and now we have the war and the cost of living crisis very much in the forefront of people's mines as well, so what do you think will happen next? it so what do you think will happen next? , ., ., ., , so what do you think will happen next? , , , next? it is extraordinary because six weeks ago — next? it is extraordinary because six weeks ago that _ next? it is extraordinary because six weeks ago that would - next? it is extraordinary because six weeks ago that would have i next? it is extraordinary because i six weeks ago that would have been the case when the scandal was at its zenith and everybody was very angry and tory mps were putting those letters of no confidence in. as you said, the war in ukraine has totally changed the dynamic and tory mps are focused on these other matters and you have heard lots of ministers and mp

those fixed penalty fines following investigations of events taking place at downing street and whitehaller of weeks ago we had initially heard that 20 fixed penalty notices had been issued but now the metropolitan police have said that more than 50 referrals of a fixed penalty notices have been issued over those covid—19 regulations in whitehall and downing street. of course, we don't know the identities of those who have received them. be getting more on this on bbc news so stay with us. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. yesterday, temperatures at heathrow airport reached 19 degrees. somewhere in the south—east today could reach 20 degrees. we've got rain moving out of the north of scotland into the northern isles and rain moving out of southern england and wales into northern england, northern ireland and also scotland. some of that could be heavy and thundery. temperatures, six in the north, to 19 in degrees. a little bit cooler along the north sea coastline and the northern isles, where we've got a brisk breeze. through this evening and overnig

the met, who are investigating alleged breaches at 12 gatherings in whitehall and downing street, saidmrjohnson was fined for being at an event on his birthday injune 2020. labour's leader, sir keir starmer, said that borisjohnson and rishi sunak had repeatedly lied to the british public, and that they should both resign. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, called for parliament, which is on its easter break, to be recalled for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. who followed the rules during lockdown? the queen did, sitting alone at prince philip's funeral. at four months, accusations have plagued the government that parties in downing street broke the rules. now the police have decided that lockdown laws were broken by the most senior politicians in the country in the very buildings where they were being set. in a statement, number ten confirmed that the prime minister and chancellor of the exchequer have today received notification that the metropolitan police intend to issue them with fixed penalty notices. the pri

the daily telegraph says that a senior civil servant in charge of whitehall ethics has been charged overne of the lockdown parties in the so—called partygate scandal. let's get started, tony, caroline, lovely to see you. we start obviously with the front pages dominated by awful pictures of ukraine. in the metro, the headline, tony, worse than isis.— tony, worse than isis. obviously with the withdrawal _ tony, worse than isis. obviously with the withdrawal of _ tony, worse than isis. obviously with the withdrawal of russian l with the withdrawal of russian troops around kyiv, we have seen horrifying atrocities, execution style killings. children being assaulted. people being killed indiscriminately. this is horrible. this is something that goes beyond what many people would expect to happen in a war situation.- happen in a war situation. clearly crimes against _ happen in a war situation. clearly crimes against civilians. - happen in a war situation. clearly crimes against civilians. the - crimes against civilians. the question is what will the west do in response to these outrages? it i

investigation intohether boris johnson was led parliamen about lockdown parties held on downing street and whitehallis is when the investigation was approved without needing a full vote. downing street had tried to get the decision delayed, but the last moment, they abandoned the idea. boris is currently in india on a trade mission. >> we had a couple of hours on this earlier in the week. on tuesday. i have been very clear there's not a lot to say about this until the investigation is concluded. i have apologized for what i got wrong. i'll need to wait and see what happens with the end. >> lete explain. i don't want to have any absence of scrutiny and i'm mean this humbly and sincerely. if the opposition, if they want to talk about it a lot more, that is fine. i think we should wait until the conclusion of the inquiry. i want to focus on the stuff that matters to the future of the country. >> we are talking about a vote that could have begun an inquiry into whether you misled the houses of parliament, the house of commons its issue usually serious issue. a few hours ago, you were telling your conser

but i think others will worry, as whitehall sources have told the guardian, that's quite concerning.guardian, that's quite concerning. if there's another peak in this pandemic— if there's another peak in this pandemic or if there is more concerning variant that comes along, actually— concerning variant that comes along, actually are _ concerning variant that comes along, actually are we can have the infrastructure to be able to respond rapidly? _ infrastructure to be able to respond rapidly? in— infrastructure to be able to respond rapidly? in the scenario if you have something — rapidly? in the scenario if you have something very bad and the system is not prepared we can receive ourselves where we were at the start of the _ ourselves where we were at the start of the pandemic. with the threat of lockdowns and that sort of things again _ lockdowns and that sort of things again 0t— lockdowns and that sort of things again. of course nobody wants. it's two again. of course nobody wants. it's two sides— again. of course nobody wants. it's two sides to — again. of course nobody wants. it'

police in whitehall, ohio were chasing the 16 year-old driver in a stolen vehicle when he suddenly jumpedtry and escape. as you can see, there's the bottom right of your screen. officers arrested the teenager. they took him to a nearby hospital for believe it or not, just minor injuries, but added that he did have a neck brace on from an injury sustained during a recent accident in a different stolen vehicle. still ahead, the ongoing drought is bringing big changes to what are rules in the east bay. the new mandatory measures in place. >> also, lawmakers are split on elon musk's deal with twitter and they're calling >> lawmakers on capitol hill are weighing in on billionaire elon musk's decision this week to go ahead and buy twitter yet. for now, it seems sick least conservatives are pleased about musk's acquisition. washington, d.c., correspondent reshad hudson has more. >> tennessee senator bill haggerty is celebrating elon buses purchase of twitter. but i think there's a much greater chance that will see a true the platform of ideas. haggerty claims until now twitter and other big tech

have you had to, perhaps when you turned up in whitehall, have you ever had to change in order to gett that very explicit way except one role i had. i though, "goodness, everybody looks and dresses in a different way." and i bought a completely different set of clothes. it wasn't naturally me, because i needed to adjust my style, i thought. i remember thinking, what have i done? there was something that felt a bit uncomfortable and i literally remember the day i piled up all these dresses, took them and restarted wearing training shoes to the office. and i was quite senior and far into my career at that stage. so, that's how you dress. what about how you speak? something i think about a lot. have you ever consciously or unconsciously change your accent, something i think about a lot? not consciously. this is code switching, you switch how you sound in order to get on. it would be fascinating if there was a video through life to see whether my accent has changed from school, and then the world of work. my accent has been commented on by colleagues. whether when people hear me, they thi

accusations that he misled mps over what he said regarding parties and events in downing street and other whitehalled penalty notice which he has paid, could that be more to come for him on other government figures will stop the police investigation continues, once that concludes the robbie the sue gray report, water how findings say, the saga is far from over for the prime minister. the democratic republic of congo has one of the largest displaced populations in the world, according to the un. the bbc sjoice etutu has been given access to one camp in the eastern part of the country, which, despite violent attacks by armed groups, has become a refuge for thousands of homeless people. a warning that some may find parts of her report distressing. on a remote hilltop in the eastern democratic republic of congo, thousands of makeshift shelters stand huddled together. this precarious settlement is home to nearly 50,000 people, gathered there for safety after violent attacks by armed groups forced them out of their homes. living in this camp is a 14—year—old boy. translation: we were in the site when the

the daily telegraph says that a senior civil servant in charge of whitehall ethics has been charged over one of the lockdown parties in the so called partygate scandal. the daily mail has a photo of the supended tory mp david warburton with his wife who is standing by her husband. so let's begin... hello, both, and thank you both for coming on this evening. unfortunately it is a really grim set of front pages, isn't it? those awful details from ukraine coming out and we can almost start with any one of them. let's start with the metro and caroline, why don't you kick us off? a pretty striking headline. worse than isis. what is the metro detailing? trier? the metro detailing? very eye-catching _ the metro detailing? very eye-catching in _ the metro detailing? very eye-catching in the - the metro detailing? very eye-catching in the worst| the metro detailing? - eye—catching in the worst possible way. i think this is where people start to look for comparison that brings home, they hope, the depth of depravity, the harbour —— the horror, the grimness coming around on the streets of kyiv and

whether or not there�*s any incident that prompted the chancellor and this comes after ordering a whitehall was leaked in the first place port is clear is that rishi sunak is absolutely determined to try to repair any damage that has been done to his political reputation. you�*re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. the great and the good from the world of theatre attend the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. pol pot, one of the centuries greatest mass murderers is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust and the editorial staff have gone into hiding. on the contest was with the clock and for supporting legacy, the competitors will be chasing a new best time for years to come. quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under - the surface and disappear. this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. o

devon's generosity, though, is being thwarted by whitehall bureaucracy. ..turn up tomorrow if we couldigate the forms and documents required by the government, including getting a passport for anna, the cat. it's a sham excuse for slowing the process down, and i don't know why the government wants to slow it down. they're people who are desperate. there's families sleeping on park benches in freezing temperatures in poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian institute in london, i asked the home secretary about the hold—ups in getting war refugees to the uk. so, completely, it's been frustrating. will you apologise? i apologise with frustration myself, and i've spoken about this previously too. it takes time, mark. it takes time, butjust 12,000 ukrainians arriving in the uk doesn't look like the very generous scheme the home secretary promised. in germany, it's 300,000. in ireland, its 17,000. why is britain playing catch—up? so, mark, if i may politelyjust say, this isn't about catch—up and this is not about comparing us to other countries. why? well, first and foremost because we have

here in the uk, a whitehall inquiry into how the tax arrangements of the chancellor's wife, akshata murthyay a conflict of interest between rishi sunak�*s role as chancellor and ms murthy�*s tax status, as a non—domiciled uk resident. they insist all laws were followed. our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart has the details. the government is still trying to work out who leaked details of the november 2020 lockdown in a separate inquiry, that perhaps gives us an idea that they don't always go anywhere. those close to rishi sunak think this is a very serious situation. they believe that leaking someone's tax status could be a breach of the law and they think there are serious questions to answer here but opposition parties want the chancellor to answer some questions. labour are not satisfied with how transparent he has been about his personal financial arrangements. they say the whole saga has raised some ethical questions. the lib dems are saying they believe every government minister and their spouse should declare whether or not they have non—dom status or have ever used ta

minister borisjohnson and his chancellor, rishi sunak, about lockdown gatherings in downing street and whitehallmons speaker to look into whether they made misleading statements to the house. the prime minister is expected to update mps after they return from their easter break on tuesday. earlier, i spoke to alice lilly, senior researcher at the institute for government about what we can expect to see in parliament this week. so far, what we are hearing is speculation that the prime minister will make some kind of statement to mps on tuesday, perhaps offering some kind of explanation or context or apology, now that these fixed penalty notices have been issued. and he may be hoping that he can try and take some of the political heat out of this issue, but at the same time, what we also have are members of various other parties in the house of commons who are, as you mentioned, interested in looking at whether the statements made by the prime minister and the chancellor may have constituted misleading parliament and they are looking, it seems, to try and force some kind of vote on that. and whate

was fury amongst many uk voters when the claims first came out of staff parties in downing st and whitehallg lockdown. so, how are the latest revelations being viewed? our correspondent, danny savage, has been to a town in the north of england to gauge the mood. mirfield in west yorkshire — a busy town between wakefield and huddersfield which fell silent during lockdown. an area of northern england where people we spoke to say they stuck to the rules concerning coronavirus restrictions. they shouldn't have broken the rules anyway. they made them. everyone else was adhering to those rules, and they didn't. i think he should resign, personally, yeah. i think he should. he's asking us to obey one rule, and then he's doing something completely different, the opposite. it's not right, it's not fair, it's not british. no point resigning. pay the fine and get on with it, - and obviously don't do it again. - you stuck to the rules? absolutely. they didn't. how does that leave you feeling? well, i'm actually angry. i'm angry. i've never been into politics, but itjust made me so angry. it's like one

was fury amongst many uk voters when the claims first came out of staff parties in downing st and whitehallhow are the latest revelations being viewed? 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to a town in the north of england to gauge the mood. mirfield in west yorkshire — a busy town between wakefield and huddersfield which fell silent during lockdown. an area of northern england where people we spoke to say they stuck to the rules concerning coronavirus restrictions. they shouldn't have broken the rules anyway. they made them. everyone else was adhering to those rules, and they didn't. i think he should resign, personally, yeah. i think he should. he's asking us to obey one rule, and then he's doing something completely different, the opposite. it's not right, it's not fair, it's not british. no point resigning. pay the fine and get - on with it, and obviously don't do it again. you stuck to the rules? absolutely. yet they didn't. how does that leave you feeling? well, i'm actually angry. i'm angry. i've never been into politics, but itjust made me so angry. it's like one rule for them, a

incident to date has prompted this from the chancellor, this comes after he ordered an official whitehall the first place. opposition parties have said this causes judgment into question but what is really clear tonight is that rishi sunak is trying and seems determined to try to repair any damage that has been done to his brother is reputation. i been done to his brother is reputation-— been done to his brother is reutation. , , , ., reputation. i suppose the question is will how long _ reputation. i suppose the question is will how long will _ reputation. i suppose the question is will how long will we _ reputation. i suppose the question is will how long will we know - reputation. i suppose the question is will how long will we know that l is will how long will we know that has worked. i is will how long will we know that has worked-— has worked. i don't think we will know how _ has worked. i don't think we will know how long _ has worked. i don't think we will know how long this _ has worked. i don't think we will know how long this will - has worked. i don't think we will know how lo

been told that some of the fixed penalty notices issued for lockdown breaches in downing street and whitehallil. sources say recipients of the fines were notified by email in recent days. downing street apologised to buckingham palace when details of the party emerged earlier this year. let's get more now from our political correspondent ione wells. good morning. of the party is being investigated, that one on the eve of prince philip's funeral has drawn a lot of attention, especially given the image of the queen sitting by herself, following the rules the following day in st george's chapel in windsor. . �* , following day in st george's chapel in windsor. ., �* , .,. , in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting _ in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting on _ in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting on the - in windsor. that's exactly right. it is worth reflecting on the impact l is worth reflecting on the impact those revelations had at the time. remember, at the time, there had been somewhat of a lull in some of these allegations, lockdown part

minister borisjohnson and his chancellor, rishi sunak, about lockdown gatherings in downing street and whitehalllucas has asked the house of commons speaker to look into whether they made misleading statements to the house. the prime minister has promised to set the record straight after initially insisting no rules had been broken. this is bbc news — a reminder of the headlines: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the hollywood actor liev schreiber is currently in lviv after launching an ngo initiative to help those in need. my colleague reeta chakrabarti asked him what inspired him to get involved. i have been feeling a degree of helplessness. there is no doubt that there is a huge groundswell of support in the us for ukraine and the rest of the world as well, but it seems like people just don't really know what to do. not everyone canjump on a plane and arrive in libya, so some friends of mine have some experience in hum

previously said very few people had access to the personal information which rishi sunak declared to whitehallso now there is an inquiry into how those tax arrangements became public. you are watching bbc world news, our top stories — polls have opened in france, for the first round of the french presidential race, with president macron facing a strong challenge from marine le pen of the far—right national rally. uk pm borisjohnson meets president zelensky in kyiv, as britain says there's further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine. members of pakistan's parliament are due to decide on monday who should succeed imran khan, who was ousted as prime minister in a late—night confidence vote after he was deserted by coalition partners. they blame him for a crumbling economy and failure to deliver on campaign promises. analysts say the new prime minister is almost certain to be the opposition leader, shehbaz sharif. mr khan has said he is the victim of an international conspiracy. shelley phelps has the latest. amongst the crowds gathered outside

but i think others will worry, as whitehall sources have told the guardian, that's quite concerning.lly are _ concerning variant that comes along, actually are we can have the infrastructure to be able to respond rapidlv? _ infrastructure to be able to respond rapidlv? ih— infrastructure to be able to respond rapidly? in the scenario if you have something — rapidly? in the scenario if you have something very bad and the system is not prepared we can receive ourselves where we were at the start of the _ ourselves where we were at the start of the pandemic. with the threat of lockdowns and that sort of things again _ lockdowns and that sort of things again 0f— lockdowns and that sort of things again. of course nobody wants. it's two sides— again. of course nobody wants. it's two sides to — again. of course nobody wants. it's two sides to this, yes, great is covid — two sides to this, yes, great is covid is — two sides to this, yes, great is covid is over but

by borisjohnson and the chancellor, rishi sunak, about lockdown gatherings in downing street and whitehallinto whether they made misleading statements to the house. the prime minister has promised to "set the record straight" after initially insisting no rules had been broken. harry and meghan have opened the invictus games in the netherlands, following their visit to see the queen. it's the first time the couple have appeared in europe in public together since stepping back as senior royals in 2020. speaking at the opening ceremony, prince harry said the world was united with ukraine. anna holligan reports. hollywood royalty came to see the real stars of this show, wounded veterans and serving soldiers, sharing stories of resilience to inspire and unify, while their children gave prince harry and meghan a unique perspective. if there is anywhere in europe that prince harry and meghan can be guaranteed a warm reception then it's here at invictus. these games, of course, created by harry as a celebration of comradeship and that is exactly what they are experiencing here in the hague today.

but they are thwarted, really, by the bureaucracy of whitehall.ve checks, we need to make sure who is coming over here. there could be bad agents, russians who seek to harm others, are there issues around making sure that these are very vulnerable refugees are looked after properly when they come here. but when you dial all down, the reality is that these systems and the processes are at odds with what people actually want to do, they are a bit for the war, and at the moment that remains quite a political problem. that remains quite a political roblem. . ~ that remains quite a political roblem. ., ~' ,, that remains quite a political roblem. ., ~ i. ., that remains quite a political roblem. ., ~ ., ., ., problem. thank you for that detail, mark easton, _ problem. thank you for that detail, mark easton, our— problem. thank you for that detail, mark easton, our home _ problem. thank you for that detail, mark easton, our home editor. - when emmanuel macron was first elected french president, he upset the political odds. five years on, could a far—rig

whether or not there's any incident that prompted the chancellor and this comes after ordering a whitehallbout his wife's taxation status was leaked in the first place, but it is clear is that rishi sunak is absolutely determined to try to repair any damage that has been done to his political reputation. corresponded andrew plant reporting on that story for us. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the great and the good from the world of theatre attend the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. or part has a been reported today. he and the khmer rouge, the political party led by responsible for the death of 1.7 million deaths of cambodians.- 1.7 million deaths of cambodians. ., , , cambodians. there has been protests. _ cambodians. there has been protests, where _ cambodians. there has been protests, where the - cambodians. there has been protests, where the playboy| cambodians. there has been . protests, where the playboy has gone on sale for the first time. the editorial staff have gone into hiding. it time. the editorial staff have gone into hi

as the met�*s first 20 fines are handed out, some whitehall insiders have told the bbc they believe polices too early to say until all fines are issued. downing street has confirmed that the prime minister has not received a fixed penalty notice. england will face the united states and iran in the group stages of the world cup being held in qatar in november. england will also play either scotland, wales or ukraine, when one of them qualifies for the tournament. our sports editor, dan roan, is in the qatari capital, doha. good evening, clive. many people still struggle to believe where and when this world cup will be happening. of course the first to be staged here in the middle east, the first to be staged in the middle of winter, but this evening's draw perhaps helped it feel a little more plausible, a little more real, and there was suddenly intrigue surrounding the outcome and that will please organisers who no doubt hope that helps shift the attention from the controversy in the last 12 years since this country won the right to stage the event and more towards the football and competi

who will look at whether boris johnson misled parliament by denying covid rules had been broken in whitehallning street. the government was planning to try to delay the investigation but abandoned plans to do so at the last minute. this new investigation by a parliamentary committee won't begin until the metropolitan police have completed theirs. the prime minister today said he had nothing to hide and is keen for every possible form of scrutiny. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has been following the day's events. right now, being 5,000 miles from westminster might be a relief for boris johnson. he's been wrapped up in a scandal about lockdown parties and whether he told the truth about them, but he wants to talk about other things. i don't want to have any absence of scrutiny. and i mean this humbly and sincerely, if the opposition want to focus on this and to talk about this a lot more, that's fine. i think we should wait until the conclusion of the inquiry. but i want to focus on the stuff that i think really matters to the future of the country. back home, opponents were putting

devon generosity, though, is being thwarted by whitehall bureaucracy. if we can get the visa.cluding getting a passport for anna the cat. it's a sham excuse for slowing the process down, and i don't know why the government wants to slow it down. they are people who are desperate. there are families sleeping on park benches in freezing temperatures in poland. why? on a visit to the ukrainian institute in london, i asked the home secretary about the hold—ups in getting war refugees to the uk. just 12,500 have arrived so far. priti patel speaking before today's figures were finalised, suggested it might only be 10,000. so, completely, it's been frustrating. will you apologise? i apologise with frustration myself, and i've spoken about those previously too. it takes time, mark. 10,000, do you reckon, have arrived from ukraine? in germany it's 300,000. in ireland its 17,000. why is britain playing catch up? so, mark, if i may politelyjust say this isn't about catch up and this is not about comparing us to other countries. why? well, first and foremost because we have an uncapped sc

whitehall correspondent -- joins us now. >> a very busy agenda indeed.he president will spend his weekend at camp david, his team who will be here at washington and i would imagine fairly busy, trying to come up with a novel, positive way to somehow frame an economic picture that, as you point out, appears to be getting worse by the minute. >> president biden: 70% of the increase in inflation was a consequence of the increase in oil price. 70%. >> that's the line and he is sticking to it. president biden this week blaming russia's president, and wars, 5 miles away till my to 5000 miles away for the economic problems here at home, just the latest brick and a rising wall of excuses, say critics, who not only point a finger at the white house for problems, and are increasingly being joined by the public and blaming the president himself. the trick not likely to improve anytime soon, especially within inflation of 8.5% during the past 12 months, a 40 year high. gas prices up 48% year-over-year. >> no one will so there is a democratic consultant and try to te

there was fury amongst voters when the claims first came out of staff parties in downing street and whitehallle ministers were laying down rules stopping everyone else from socialising. so, how are today's revelations being viewed? 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to the town of mirfield in kirklees, west yorkshire to gauge the mood. mirfield in west yorkshire, a busy town between wakefield and huddersfield which fell silent during lockdown. an area of northern england where people we spoke to say they stuck to the rules concerning coronavirus restrictions. they shouldn't have broken the rules. they made them. everyone else was adhering to those rules, and they didn't. i think he should resign, personally, yeah. i think he should. he's asking us to obey one rule and then he's doing something completely different, the opposite. it's not right, it's not fair, it's not british. no point resigning. | pay the fine and get on with it, j and obviously don't do it again. you stuck to the rules. absolutely. they didn't. how does that leave you feeling? well, i'm actually angry. i'm angry. i've

there will not say whether any incident prompted them in an official whitehall review and to how thisishi sunak is absolutely determined to repair any damage which has been done to his political reputation. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. pints and prayers — the english pub serving sunday morning worship to its customers. paul potts, one of the sentries greatest mass murderers is reported to have died of natural causes. they were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders of the express discussed and the editorial staff of gone into hiding. fin express discussed and the editorial staff of gone into hiding.— staff of gone into hiding. on the contest was _ staff of gone into hiding. on the contest was with _ staff of gone into hiding. on the contest was with the _ staff of gone into hiding. on the contest was with the clock - staff of gone into hiding. on the contest was with the clock and l staff of gon

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police say they have issued at least 30 more fines for breaches of lockdown regulations in whitehallt david wallace lockhart in westminster. what have police search? the last time we got an update was much the 29th, at which point the police had 20 fines were issued, they have updated that to say over 50 fixed penalty notices have been referred in relation to events in downing street under the government building is well covid regulations were in place. it does not mean over 50 individuals have been fined, somebody could get more than one, the met have not named names not being specific about which events they relate to. number ten had said they relate to. number ten had said they will go public if the prime minister also, the head of the civil service, is fined. this afternoon they had said there is no update at this time. the prime minister previously said he was confident covid rules were followed at all points, we now know the met believes there over 50 instances were rules have been breached and reached the threshold for a fixed penalty notice. sir keir starmer says obvious wide

issuing any more updates over the investigation into parties in downing street and elsewhere in whitehallg that time, says the met. fines could in theory be issued, but due to the restrictions over communications in the run—up to those local elections, the met will not issue any of these to the media. so just to recap there, whilst the investigation will continue during the pre—election period, says the metropolitan police, due to restrictions around communicating before the may local elections, we will not provide further updates until after the 5th of may. nothing more on those party gait investigations until after the 5th of may. steve baker, a conservative mp for wycombe and a member of the european research group says he's lost his confidence in the prime minister. i'm afraid i'm now in a position where i have to acknowledge that if the prime minister occupied any other office of senior responsibility, if he was a secretary of state, if he was a minister of state, parliamentary undersecretary, a permanent secretary, director—general, chief executive of a private company or a board di

the police investigation into parties in| investigation into parties in whitehall continues, meaningyet to be published in full. so the chancellor and the promise to have survived a difficult day but the party gate saga is unlikely to be over. jonathan gate, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: lawyers forjohnny depp and former wife amber heard in opening arguments of the defamation trial between the former spouses. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he, and the khmer rouge movement he led, were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world—best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker- and q

at gatherings here in downing street and elsewhere in whitehall.er's wife carriejohnson has also said and confirmed that she too will be receiving a fixed penalty notice. now theoretically they can appeal against those fines but it is thought to be very unlikely they will do so. politically, where does this leave borisjohnson? well, there are some conservative mps who will be very angry about this and may try to ignite a vote of no confidence in him but they would need to be 5a letters from tory mps that go to the backbench committee chairman, calling for a vote of no confidence and it isn't thought very likely at the moment that that number will be reached. let's go to our political correspondent who has got the latest for us from westminster. just sum up where we are with these fines and what are the political implications for the prime minister and also indeed for his chancellor of the exchequer? well, let's kick off with the political implications for both because they are grim to say the very least. it is notable how few conservative politicia

the uk finance minister rishi sunak is demanding a whitehall inquiry to find out who leaked details abouts tax arrangements. akshata murty has said she will pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after a row about her non—domicile status. four astronauts taking part in the first all—private mission to the international space station have arrived on board. they are due to spend eight days orbiting the earth. the flight is being hailed as a milestone in commercial space flight. now time for a sports round—up. good morning and thank you. starting with formula 1. charles leclerc has claimed his second race victory of the season by winning the australian grand prix. he led rival max verstappen comfortably for much of the race, but his win was assured when the world champion had to retire his red bull with 20 laps to go. ferrari's leclerc beat sergio perez to the chequered flag by 20 seconds. britain's george russell completed the podium finishing third to move up to second in the championship, 33 points behind leclerc. his mercedes team mate lewis hamilton finished fourth. what a car today. i me

frank lynn is called the cockpit in whitehall, and there, he is upbraided for over an hour because of-the colonists had attitudes towards the stamp act in and they are clamoring for and penance. the crown feels like franklin is not a loyal agent in is not acting in the interest of the pennsylvania and massachusetts, but franklin is a turncoat because it is franklin that is leaking letters from the colonial governor, telling the crown and colonial ministers that may be more control is needed in massachusetts. he is stripped of his --a post he held so dear, deputy postmaster of the colonies. it had a privileges, including free mail services, and the right to freely circulate his newspaper. he walked out of that meeting, a meeting in which he says nothing , and he walks out a rebel. then of the intolerable acts are passed, and that cements his conversion to american patriotism. he tells william i think you should resign your post. the wind is blowing a certain way here and william refuses to resign. host: we will fast-forward to his death. he dies in 1790 at the age of 84. you say he was

police investigation continues, and the full findings of an official report into lockdown parties in whitehallrime minister finally stands up in the commons? the prime minister has — stands up in the commons? the prime minister has promised _ stands up in the commons? the prime minister has promised to _ stands up in the commons? the prime minister has promised to set _ stands up in the commons? the prime minister has promised to set the - minister has promised to set the record straight when he speaks to mps in the commons this afternoon. what i expect is what he will have to say will sound rather familiar because he has already apologised for breaking lockdown laws, accepted the fixed penalty notice and pay the fine was issued with by police and he has acknowledged his behaviour fell short of what people should rightly expect, so i expect the turn of what he says will be along similar lines in the commons this afternoon. nevertheless his opponents will certainly be listening carefully to the detail of what he has to say, because the key question for them is whether the prime minister misled

so when the british approached approached elkton they arrived at whitehall, which was the home of boldens and slaver frisbee henderson, and they were told that they couldn't reach the what they couldn't reach the town by water. so they asked heady to escort them on foot to take them to lead them there on foot. and she was reluctant and they had promised her money and they had promised her freedom if they were to do this. apparently she could have taken a direct road to elkton but instead purposely misled them and frustrated them so that after a while they turned back swearing of course to burn come back and burn all that they could so this is pretty amazing to think that here's a woman who's enslaved purposely misleading people who possibly could have freed her and you know, there were some people who doubt whether or not this story is true, but there are multiple public records that including a census record death notice that there is a woman named hedy an african american woman named hedy who lived in carol or in cecil county. excuse me during this time in her 70s. there is a she suppos