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And resigning. that is what i think should happen now. if that does not happen, then we wait for the result of sue gray s enquiry, which we are presuming is going to happen by the end of the week. we will see just how much evidence she is able to get. we have heard that many conservative mps well at that point to consider whether or not they should be calling for the prime minister to resign. the prime minister to resign. the prime minister is accountable to parliament, as he is yes to his own conscience. if his conscience does not do it, then parliament has to hold them to account. obviously at the moment, we have. the tories have an 80 seat majority on us, so of the conservative party does not decide to get rid of him, then i am afraid he stays. so i would urge members of the public this weekend, if they have a conservative mp, to get in touch with that mp and tell that mp what you think. whether or not you think this prime minister should remain in place. should remain in place. em ....
Let s speak to emily thornberry, labour s shadow attorney general. thank you very much forjoining us. what difference to the overall picture and problem do these latest revelations really make? i picture and problem do these latest revelations really make? revelations really make? i have to sa that i revelations really make? i have to say that i suspect revelations really make? i have to say that i suspect many revelations really make? i have to say that i suspect many people i revelations really make? i have to l say that i suspect many people who heard what had happened last night or this morning felt the same reaction as i did. i was truly and profoundly disgusted at the idea, the contrast frankly, between her majesty and what happened at number ten. these rules are supposed to apply to all of us. her majesty showed real authority and real leadership. she stuck to the rules. in fact, the photograph of her alone with her husband s body in the chapel epitomised, in my mind, the c ....
Rules completely when it comes to judicial review, when the government can be taken to court when they have acted illegally. they want to change the rules on that. the point is this. we have a government at the moment who thinks they can do whatever they like, moment who thinks they can do whateverthey like, but moment who thinks they can do whatever they like, but they are omnipotent, and we have a system, we have had a system until now of checks and balances, where you will get the courts holding the government to account, by government ministers have to behave in a certain way, where there are people whose job it is to uphold public decency, proper standards. yet this morning we had a secretary of state on the television saying that the independent parliamentary commission on standards should resign. this is where we are. ok. on standards should resign. this is where we are- where we are. ok, all right. emily thornberry. where we are. ok, all right. emily thornberry, thank wher ....
Will get any more opportunity to do that. g ., . . will get any more opportunity to do that. g ., ., ., ., , that. ok, jonathan, thanks very much. joining me now is the labour s shadow international trade secretary, emily thornberry. doesn t anyone who is facing suspension have the right to appeal? yes, and there are rights to appeal within this system, so you go before the commission and if you don t like what she says you can go before the committee and then if you don t like that you can go before the whole house, so there are a number of different ways in which you can appeal and remember this system was first put in place when we had a very long period of conservative government, when mps began to think it was ok. tory mps, frankly, who began to think it was ok to accept wads of cash in brown envelopes in order to ask questions. and so, these rules were introduced, and now after a long period of conservative rule again we have mps thinking again that it is ok to accept, this ....