by election since 2012 and in that sense that we ought not forget about it because it would be bad psychologically for the labour party. we would be bad psychologically for the labour party.- for the labour party. we are waitin: for the labour party. we are waiting for for the labour party. we are waiting for wakefield - for the labour party. we are waiting for wakefield to - waiting for wakefield to declare and it shall come any moment and we are keeping that on bbc news and world news. mo hussein, i d like to bring you in here because inevitably, the pressure will mount for boris johnson, who was not even in the country at the moment. how much will this damage his sense of control of what is going on around him? of control of what is going on around him? the timing of this is not great- around him? the timing of this is not great. he around him? the timing of this is not great. he is around him? the timing of this is not great. he is on - around him? the timing of t
continue to defend his record. irate continue to defend his record. we have continue to defend his record. - have more people in employment, more employees on the payroll done before the pandemic. that is what my staff have been working on in downing street. ~ , ., .. , have been working on in downing street. ~ , , , street. some mps accused boris johnson of street. some mps accused boris johnson of misleading street. some mps accused borisl johnson of misleading parliament street. some mps accused boris i johnson of misleading parliament to the lockdown parties here in downing street. the leader of the scottish conservatives says the number of letters needed to trigger a vote of no confidence in the prime minister is near. the figure we are focused on its 54. is 54. here in downing street the prime minister is fighting for his political life in the face of intensifying pressure over parties held in the building behind me during lockdown. for the second week in a row, boris john
wouldn t it be electorally better for you to go into the may elections with boris johnson for you to go into the may elections with borisjohnson as the leader of the conservative party? your theatre asked repeatedly for his resignation. irate theatre asked repeatedly for his resignation- theatre asked repeatedly for his resirnation. ~ ., resignation. we need a government that can get resignation. we need a government that can get a resignation. we need a government that can get a grip resignation. we need a government that can get a grip on resignation. we need a government that can get a grip on the resignation. we need a government that can get a grip on the issues i that can get a grip on the issues people are facing, and this crisis which continues to engulf the conservative party seems to be preventing them from getting any kind of a grip on really big issues like the fuel cost crisis. labour set out a plan to get people s bills write down, to provide that support th
hi. it s good to see you again. so a senior tory, the latest to call for the prime minister s exit, the smiling labour leader welcoming a conservative to his fold. yet there have been more public efforts from conservatives to get out and defend. well, he is the bounce back king. i ve always supported boris and i wouldn t be an mp here if it wasn t for him. mps and ministers who want borisjohnson to stay have been falling over themselves to call for cool heads all round. one loyal cabinet minister even claimed the threat to borisjohnson wasn t real. it is true to say no one can be sure in a secret process how many conservative mps are really willing to try to oust him. yet today s chaos demonstrates clearly there are members of different tory tribes who want to see him gone. mr cummings, are you going to provide sue gray with evidence that boris johnson lied?
amongst tory backbenchers. could it be that it has not worked so well for you, this particular move? i for you, this particular move? 1 think if that has taken place for you, this particular move? i think if that has taken place then it will definitely have been the wrong thing for those conservative mps to do, because as well as christian wakeford s defection to labour today we also saw the spectacle of a conservative prime minister yet again trying to explain away very, very serious concerns about his conduct and the fact that he appeared to be partying while we were at the heart of the pandemic, so i think any mps who believe this has strengthened johnson really do not understand the extent of public anger about his conduct. so not understand the extent of public anger about his conduct. not understand the extent of public anger about his conduct. so we know the formula anger about his conduct. so we know the formula from anger about his conduct. so we know the formula from bor