official verdict that what started a couple of months ago as downing street dismissing as nonsense and none of this happened, we now have in black and white a government official saying, actually, these things did go on. and borisjohnson had a very brutal afternoon in the house of commons this afternoon. one former chief whip, a senior conservative andrew mitchell, even standing and saying he no longer has his support. borisjohnson is meeting all of his mps in the commons round about now and it felt pretty torrid and wild in the commons. in the last few days, his supporters had been feeling they had managed to hold things up and shore things up but it has been a very turbulent time for downing street indeed. . ., ., ~ turbulent time for downing street indeed. . . ., ~ , ., indeed. laura, thank you, we will talk to you indeed. laura, thank you, we will talk to you again indeed. laura, thank you, we will talk to you again later. as we ve heard, today s report by sue gray is not the
some of the public, too. the prime minister may find, this time, he isn t able tojust minister may find, this time, he isn t able to just bulldoze through. laura is here with me. we have waited weeks and weeks for the report and today, we get a partial version of it. what is your assessment? partial version of it. what is your assessment? ., , ,., assessment? even though this report, the initialfindings, assessment? even though this report, the initial findings, was assessment? even though this report, the initial findings, was only assessment? even though this report, the initial findings, was only 12 - the initialfindings, was only 12 pages long, there was one very simple and difficult conclusion for this place. it is that sue gray, a senior civil servant and someone beyond reproach, found lots of evidence of many events and of rule breaking during lockdown at the highest level of this government, whether that was in this building, the cabinet office or other parts of governme
started with another apology. firstly, i want to say sorry and i m sorry firstly, i want to say sorry and i m sorry for firstly, i want to say sorry and i m sorry for the firstly, i want to say sorry and i m sorry for the things firstly, i want to say sorry and i m sorry for the things we firstly, i want to say sorry and i m sorry for the things we simply - sorry for the things we simply didnt sorry for the things we simply didn t get sorry for the things we simply didn t get right sorry for the things we simply didn t get right and sorry for the things we simply didn t get right and also - sorry for the things we simply didn t get right and also sorry| sorry for the things we simply i didn t get right and also sorry for the way didn t get right and also sorry for the way that didn t get right and also sorry for the way that this didn t get right and also sorry for the way that this matter- didn t get right and also sorry for the way that this matter has - didn t get
a parent and toddler session in another. we are a0 miles from westminster here but it can feel further. the cost of living more important to louise, running this class, than parties in government. i don t see any relationship with the by election and the parties at all, i think it s very, very separate, so in terms of what s happening within leigh on sea at the moment with the by election, i wouldn t even consider the parties, i think it s very different. this is a strange by election, because the main opposition parties aren t fielding candidates out of respect for sir david amess. what is striking is, while the well of support for the conservatives run deep here, this has been, for a lot of people, an unforgettable episode in borisjohnson s time as prime minister. for many, it has damaged him. on thursday, people here will deliver their verdict. plenty more will get a chance in local elections in may. chris mason, bbc news, in leigh on sea.
minister s own flat. the prime minister was present at three of them. in the commons this afternoon, boris johnson apologised, promised to make changes to the running of number ten and insisted the government can be trusted. the labour leader keir starmer said the prime minister broke the rules he made and blamed everyone else but himself. here s our political editor laura kuenssberg with the latest on the investigation update. it has been a long, uncomfortable wait for number ten. an official verdict into the government itself breaking the rules. part one, at least, has now arrived.- least, has now arrived. will you take responsibility, least, has now arrived. will you take responsibility, prime - least, has now arrived. will you - take responsibility, prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. the blonde haired and red box you can spot from the sky arriving for a moment boris johnson s enemies believe could be a reckoning. johnson s enemies believe could be a recko