one of the heads of the disaster —— on tongo. we have had some news in the last few minutes from the defence secretary ben wallace who has authorised the royal navy ship to sail to tonga to support the relief effort following the volcanic eruption and tsunami. the ship's crew will work alongside close partners australia and new zealand to offer humanitarian aid and other assistance as the nation begins to recover from the catastrophic damage. hms spey was alongside on a planned stop in tahiti but will set sailfor planned stop in tahiti but will set sail for tonga today, having supplies like much—needed water and equipment. it has been confirmed the royal navy ship hms spey will be sailing to tonga to help with the relief effort there. the headlines on bbc news... a senior conservative accuses the government of intimidating mps over their support for a no—confidence vote in boris johnson.