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By the foreign affairs select committee seem to show that borisjohnson did personally authorise the evacuation from afghanistan of cats and dogs from an animal charity run by a former marine pen farthing in august last year. in the past the prime minister has categorically denied he gave the go ahead for such an operation and he dismissed claims that the government was effectively prioritising animals over people. more on that shortly but first heres our political correspondent jonathan blake. w...

On the 8th of december the prime minister told this house, i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged there was no party. so sensi acknowledges the ministerial code applies to him, will he resign? prime minister. no, mrspeaker. but since he asks, since he asks about covid restrictions let me just remind the house and indeed remind the country that he has been relentlessly opportunistic. he has flip—flopped from one side to the other. to be clear — while the timing of when...

To him. is it guaranteed that boris johnson goes? absolutely not, because he still has his supporters, those who think he is an electoral asset, there are still a number of measures that would need to be taken, steps gone through, for him to be removed from office by the conservative party, but he is under a lot of pressure, more than he has ever been under as prime minister. this inquiry by sue gray, which the government keeps referring to and asking everyone to be patient until those findings ...

Who say in the end it should be about political calculus? you should be working out whether removing borisjohnson is right for your sort of conservatism, or indeed for the conservative partys chances of winning an election. one of the things that is wrong with politics and has been wrong for a long time, one of the things which i think has corrupted democracy, is where people dont take seriously the set of rules that we are under an obligation to follow. for example, the nolan principles. we sho...

Would mean he would have to go if he had breached it? the ministerial code as not been breached or broken. the investigation is the right way to be able to make a decision by sue gray as to whether rules have been broken. and if it was broken, he would have to go? he has pledged to come to parliament and offer himself for scooter might —— for scrutiny. the prime minister is held to account by the british people through parliament that is the correct way of handling this. thank you very much,...

Not the strongest it might be for other prime ministers.— not the strongest it might be for other prime ministers. i think you are riiht. other prime ministers. i think you are right- the _ other prime ministers. i think you are right. the premise _ other prime ministers. i think you are right. the premise or- other prime ministers. i think you are right. the premise or does . are right. the premise or does not have _ are right. the premise or does not have the _ are right. the premise or does...

Now shown to have been deceitful, so he must now resign. pare now shown to have been deceitful, so he must now resign.— he must now resign. are you talking about this issue _ he must now resign. are you talking about this issue specifically? - he must now resign. are you talking about this issue specifically? he - about this issue specifically? he hasnt talking about this party specifically, hejust hasnt talking about this party specifically, he just says hasnt talking about this party specifi...

This is bbc news. im james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm — westminster waits for the report that could determine the prime ministers future as he rejects calls for him to resign. the ministerial code says that ministers who knowingly mislead parliament will be expected to offer their resignation. does the prime minister believe that applies to him? mr speaker, of course, but let me tell the house that i think hes inviting a question about an investigation which, as you know, mr speaker, i can...

As westminster awaits the report of a senior civil servant into lockdown parties in government, borisjohnson faces mps in a row the house of commons. faces mps in a row the house of commons— faces mps in a row the house of commons. . . . , commons. the labour leader has called on him _ commons. the labour leader has called on him to _ commons. the labour leader has called on him to step _ commons. the labour leader has called on him to step down. i commons. the labour leader has called on him ...

Spencer could have broken the ministerial code. now, this all comes at a time when mark spencer and other government whips are under pressure and facing allegations for blackmailing tory mps into supporting the prime minister, claims which no 10 say they dont recognise, but which the conservative mp william wragg said he will be taking up with the police. its a bruising week ahead, as another major report into behaviour in government is about to drop. sue grays investigation into parties across ...