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Yesterday the Prime Minister apologised to MPs for his partygate fine

Leadership? >> rosemary, this certainly has been going on for months now. weve seen the prime minister go from denying that any parties took place in parliament to then of course last week being issued that fine for taking part in a social gathering at downing street back in june 2020 when the country under strict covid regulations, his own regulations. we heard from the prime minister yesterday. he apologized to parliament, maintaining that he didnt know at the time that his actions would amoun...

Ministerial code. it matters because crucially all ministers who speak at the dispatch box must do so without giving misleading information deliberately. we believe boris johnson did that and we believe he should be investigated, because if he has done that he has to resign under the ministerial code. ianthem he has done that he has to resign under the ministerial code. when we talk about so-called _ under the ministerial code. when we talk about so-called partygate - under the ministerial code....

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 lock...

Boris Johnson will today respond in full to his fine for breaking his own lockdown laws

Hard to see — purpose at the moment? well, its hard to see what _ purpose at the moment? well, its hard to see what else _ purpose at the moment? well, its hard to see what else you - purpose at the moment? well, its hard to see what else you can - purpose at the moment? well, its hard to see what else you can do i hard to see what else you can do aside from having a system that weve got. arguably, the prime minister couldve made his own decision and that if hed broken the ministerial code, he...

Necessarily particularly healthy. british politics, we have a political constitution not a legal constitution in the uk. we have always been able to rely on the politicians to regulate key parts of the system, including the ministerial code which lay in the hands of the prime minister. no system start failing, the public calls for some other check on the politicians and they lose faith in the politicians, which is really something in a democracy that we cannot afford to see. thats a very dangero...

About political positioning for labour, or, or, following the ministerial code? it’s labour, or, or, following the ministerial code?— labour, or, or, following the ministerial code? its about telling the truth and _ ministerial code? its about telling the truth and knowing _ ministerial code? its about telling the truth and knowing that - ministerial code? its about telling the truth and knowing that that . the truth and knowing that that matters. no matter what party you are in, whichever m...

The Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has just confirmed that MPs will be able to debate a motion on whether Boris Johnson misled parliament over whether Covid laws were broken in Downing Street. Lindsay Hoyle said that Keir Starmer will be able to table the motion for debate on Thursday, but it is not clear yet what that

Ministerial code, how closely adhered and respected was it in your time? we adhered and respected was it in your time? ~ , ., , , ., ., time? we were before, ust before or durin: the time? we were before, ust before or during the financial _ time? we were before, just before or during the financial crisis _ time? we were before, just before or during the financial crisis and - during the financial crisis and before — during the financial crisis and before all the problems with mps expenses and...