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Then it became a story of, does the prime minister even know what the rules are, when he made them up himself? those parties yes, and a question about whether or not he was telling the truth when he said, oh, i thought it was a work event. nobody told me that it might be a party, so it goes to his truthfulness, but also a lot of people would have been shouting at the telly, going, hang on a minute, nobody told me it was against the rules, when he was setting the rules and he was giving press con...

But first heres our political correspondent damian grammaticas. the chill of a westminster morning, and a prime minister in trouble. the question in the cold light of a new day — is his apology enough? in the commons yesterday, borisjohnson did finally admit he had been at a party — but said his garden was a workspace. technically, it was within the rules. i believed implicitly that this was a work event. many watching — including bereaved families — didnt believe him. wasnt an apology, ...

Said he believed he was attending a �*work event�* —— and downing street said it was untrue that the prime minister had been given a warning about the event in advance. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. the prime minister needs friends. an earlyjog with the dog at the start of a week that could decide his future. waiting for an official verdict over what gatherings were going on under his own roof during lockdown. last week there was an apology and an admission abou...

Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. once the prime ministers closest adviser, now one of his fiercest critics. dominic cummings�* newly detailed version of events contradicts what the prime minister told mps. drinks in the downing street garden when england was under strict lockdown measures on the 20th of may 2020 — an invite sent by the prime ministers private secretary, martin reynolds, to around 100 staff, told to bring their own booze. last week, the prime minister gave h...

Between a work situation and a social situation, whether its credible to you that he could look around and think, "oh, this is a work event." well, i think this is — again, going back to the report — i think whats important to understand is, what was the working environment like in downing street at that time? you know, i think probably, almost certainly... bring your own booze? ..coming out of this will be something, there were problems, i think, with that environment, and i think part of r...

As he put it, he believed implicitly it was a work event. richard says, lies, lies, and more lies and his position is untenable, he must go. karen says that it should be let go, does it affect what is going on with covid or people crossing the channel? i dont think so. but there are more messages like this from tracy in newbold, borisjohnson lie that misled parliament, he must resign, you cannot govern the country by changing the rules on a whim and spinning the plates. lets speak to sam rhydder...

Many americans noticed, it all came to a head with the prime minister there in the house of commons answering questions from members of parliament. >> whats so gothic about that response? its that the prime minister feels no shame for his actions. >> a quaint tradition called the prime ministers answers. call it quaint because they still have princes and princesses. every wednesday the prime minister has to go toe to toe with mps and face the music. not that brits are known for their music. >> i...

Public. hear, hear! hes finally being forced to admit - public. hear, hear! hes finally being forced to admit what - public. hear, hear! hes finally- being forced to admit what everyone knew _ being forced to admit what everyone knew he _ being forced to admit what everyone knew. he was hosting boozy parties in downing — knew. he was hosting boozy parties in downing street. is he now going to do— in downing street. is he now going to do the _ in downing street. is he now going to do the dece...

Tonight at ten, for the first time, borisjohnson admits he did attend 3 drinks party at number ten during the first lockdown. he went to tell mps he regretted what happened, but he still insisted the gathering, in his view, was a work event. i regret the way the event i have described was handled. i bitterly regret it and wish that we could have done things differently, and i have and will continue to apologise for what we did. but many mps were incensed by the prime ministers suggestion that th...

Next to ten of my colleagues, and well all drink and well. all eat and will decide later- whether it contravenes covid rose or is a work event or a party. but youre right, the very serious side of it was - majority of calls... there was some sarcasm coming through from callers, _ but the vast majority of calls were eitherangry... - the word the prime minister himself used in his statement was rage, - and there was rage coming through for sure. - but the thing that struck me most and struck other...