Minister was told by the privileges committee that he repeatedly lied to mps in parliament about parties at downing street. but nigel adams resignation was quite a surprise for the constituency. let s have a listen. there is a bit of discussion going on. but i think the candidates are going onto the stage. again they will announce them in alphabetical order. care either for the labour party, claire holmes for the conservatives, and matt walker for the holmes for the conservatives, and matt walkerfor the liberal democrats. keir mather. it looks as if we have almost everyone there so we should get this result, five past four. i
We have learned this evening. this was held in the houses of parliament here at westminster on the 8th of december 2020. here at westminster on the 8th of december2020. it here at westminster on the 8th of december 2020. it seems mps were present the one, virginia crosbie, a conservative mp, apologised last week for her presence there, saying it was a momentary error of judgment, and also sir bernard jenkins, a conservative mp and member of the privileges committee, which recently found that boris johnson had deliberately misled the house of commons, was also reported to have been there. in a statement to have been there. in a statement to us, he has said only that it is not appropriate to comment on a continuing investigation, the police now looking into what exactly happened there on the 8th of december back in 2020. qm. happened there on the 8th of december back in 2020. 0k, jonathan, thanks so much december back in 2020. 0k, jonathan, thanks so much for december back in 2020. 0k
Has been much criticised for, as some say it, kept animals bill and all the promises in the 2019 manifesto, driven by borisjohnson, who has similar interests. and there was also criticism this week, wasn t there, ian, that we are in danger of losing or have lost our pole position is one of the leading countries, if not the leading country, in the race for net zero and in the fight against climate change? so there is that, many people will argue there is a lot of validity in those arguments, but as you say, the timing. the validity in those arguments, but as you say, the timing. you say, the timing. the timing is the extraordinary you say, the timing. the timing is the extraordinary issue, you say, the timing. the timing is the extraordinary issue, because l the extraordinary issue, because presumably he could have resigned at any time, when he was criticised by the privileges committee, when, you know, mps had decided to back the suspension of borisjohnson, suspension of boris joh
International environment, he was heavily criticised by the privileges committee in the report yesterday, criticism of the privilege committee, and he was the only person in the report, on the government payroll. he hasjust posted his resignation letter on twitter, it says, it has been a privilege to have been able to make a difference to be because i have been committed to for as long as i remember, but this government s apathy in the face of the greatest challenge we face major continuing in my role untenable. reluctantly, i am therefore stepping down. what is he talking about? very possibly the environment and climate change, but of course, as i mentioned him he was one of those people criticised yesterday, named by the privileges committee, along with nadine dorries and borisjohnson and brendan clarke smith and others in the house of commons and house of lords, more on that when we get it. i m so sorry, kevin, interrupted you with
The area on wednesday. the british geological survey said the tremor s epicentre was 11.5 miles below the village of tean. effects were notices as far away as yorkshire. your life dust your life on bbc news. staying in the uk, a cross party committee of mps which found borisjohnson had repeatedly misled parliament about lockdown parties has accused some of his allies of vociferious attacks , to try to undermine its inquiry. the former ministers sirjacob rees mogg and nadine dorries are among those named by the privileges committee. its members, mostly conservative, said that the allies of mrjohnson had attempted to impugn the integrity of the committee or lobby or intimidate its members. let s talk to our political correspondent iain watson.
For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. former ministers are among those named by the privileges committee, its members, most are conservatives themselves, saying that the allies of borisjohnson had attempted to impugn the integrity of the committee or lobby or intimidate its members. let s cross live to our political correspondent. the committee clearly not happy with the behaviour of some tory mps during that period. that s right. you mentioned that it was a cross party committee, and they are very cross! so much so that
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Will watch closely. and we will hear from a gentleman who did the trip to the wreck of titanic a few months ago. he can tell us what it was like. we will speak to him in the next half hour. mps have voted overwhelmingly to back a report which found that borisjohnson deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown parties in downing street. 35a mps voted in favour of the privileges committee s findings, seven voted against, and 225 either abstained or didn t attend. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. it is striking, the number who did not turn up or decided to abstain. what does it tell us? it is significant because it reminds us there are a considerable number of conservative mps who wanted to avoid this altogether and did not want to pass a verdict on borisjohnson,
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