with their counteroffensive. but first, we are going to focus in on a monumental day here in uk politics the release of the parliamentary report into boris johnson. the report by the privileges committee found that the former prime minister deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties at 10 downing street when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days if he hadn t already stood down from the role after he saw the report last week. it also recommends the former pm should not get a pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. mrjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament, but denied doing so intentionally or recklessly, saying, this is rubbish. this is a lie. we will have some reaction to the report shortly, but first, here s our political editor chris mason. so many chapters of borisjohnson s life have his relationship with the truth ru
receive a members pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. borisjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament, but denied doing so intentionally. he described today s report as rubbish and deranged. straight to westminster and nancy kacungira. nancy, you said it in the headlines, this is an absolutely blistering report, isn t it? it this is an absolutely blistering report, isn t it? this is an absolutely blistering report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew. 30,000 report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew. 30,000 words - report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew. 30,000 words and l report, isn t it? it certainly is, l matthew. 30,000 words and all report, isn t it? it certainly is, - matthew. 30,000 words and all of them adding up to two major things. one, this report has found that borisjohnson deliberately misled parliament. this is of course over allegations that he attende
and nato defence leaders meet to discuss ongoing support for ukraine, including a training timeline for the vital f16 fighterjets kyiv has been pleading for to help with their counteroffensive. but first, for the next half hour, we are going to focus in on a monumental day here in uk politics the release of the parliamentary report into borisjohnson. the report by the privileges committee found that the former prime minister deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties at 10 downing street when coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee says it would have recommended suspending him as an mp for 90 days if he hadn t already stood down from the role after he saw the report last week. it also recommends the former pm should not get a pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. mrjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament, but denied doing so intentionally or recklessly, saying, this is rubbish. this is a
ukraine continues to push back russian forces, but the invading troops aren t giving up. they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss