hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. at least eight people have died and dozens are hurt after a crowd surge on the opening night of a music festival in houston, texas. the former uk prime minister sirjohn major has accused borisjohnson s government of acting in a shameful manner over the owen paterson row. thousands of people are taking part in a march through glasgow demanding new steps to tackle global warming one of more than one hundred taking place across the uk. the organisation which enforces human rights laws warns it could take legal action against yorkshire county cricket club, as another cricketer comes forward to say he was the subject of racist abuse while playing for the county. people living in england will be able to book their covid boosterjabs a month in advance under new plans to speed up their rollout.
this is bbc news, the headlines. former conservative prime minister john major accuses borisjohnson s john major accuses boris johnson s government john major accuses borisjohnson s government of acting in a shameful manner over the owen paterson row. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. in unworthy of this or indeed any government- unworthy of this or indeed any covernment. ,. , , government. in the past few minutes it has been confirmed government. in the past few minutes it has been confirmed that government. in the past few minutes it has been confirmed that the - it has been confirmed that the musician astro from the band ub40 has died after a short illness. the rapper trevor scott says he is devastated by the deaths of eight people at a texas festival where he was performing. the mayor of houston says the tragedy is being investigated thoroughly. to says the tragedy is being investigated thoroughly.
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over the last few days. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong, and unworthy of this or indeed any government. it also had the effect of trashing the reputation of parliament. he is referring here to the government s much to the government s handling of owen paterson, the former tory mp who was handed a 30 day suspension for breaching lobbying rules. the government tried to overturn his suspension and change the system that judges mps contact. judges mps conduct. they asked mps to back the plans in the vote. but u turned less than 2a hours later, after a furious backlash by the opposition and some conservatives. owen paterson has now resigned and the government has said the way this played out was a mistake. it says the prime minister has stated that paid lobbying and paid advocacy by ministers and mps is absolutely wrong. but sirjohn has claimed this is not a mistake made on its own. it seems to me, as a lifelong conservative, that much of what they are d
minister sirjohn major has launched an attack on borisjohnson s goverment, calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension, shameful and wrong . on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent ione wells. if there s one person who knows the damage allegations of sleaze can cause, it is sirjohn major. the former conservative prime minister s own government in the 1990s was brought down in part due to the cash for questions scandal. mps were offered money in exchange for asking parliamentary questions. but sirjohn claimed that, while he set up a committee to look at standards in public life to tackle this, the current government has tried to defend this sort of behaviour over the last few days.