to influence it. but labour is calling for all the evidence, including more than 500 photos or cctv images of gatherings, events and parties which went on here during lockdown, to be made public. that won t happen, but it is possible some photos will be published if sue gray thinks they are relevant. for example, if she wants to make a point about social distancing, or lack of it, then we may well see images of crowded rooms. there haven t been new calls from conservative mps for borisjohnson to go, but when the detail of some of the gatherings in downing street is revealed, it could still prove damaging. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, explained what we can expect when the report is finally published. this will be all about the detail and all about the conclusion that sue gray and her team have reached about the nature and the extent of the events which were happening. in the events which were happening. in the last couple of days, we have
we know that opposition mps want borisjohnson to go. not huge numbers of his own backbenchers, but it crucially does appear to be growing numbers of his own backbenchers, but we should stress that does not feel like he is in particular danger of being toppled by his own party at this point. let us remember, that the met police investigation into partygate continues, further fines are a possibility. we have still to hear from sue gray, and it is likely that borisjohnson could shortly be facing an investigation by a parliamentary committee into the question of whether or not he misled mps, something he denies, but something he is being accused of every day at the moment. with me now is sebastian payne, political reporter for the financial times. have you had a fun morning watching all this toing and froing? it is always good to have nice house of commons drama. but it really is a
that he wanted mps to get those letters of no confidence in the prime minister in now. is there any sense that mps around the country are actually thinking in those letters in any significant number? not at the moment, no. they have not been mps saying that this has pushed them over the edge and needs to be a change in leader. quite the contrary actually. what we have heard from some of the mps who had called for borisjohnson to go is that the war in ukraine changes the context and they are not prepared to force a leadership contest at the moment. that said, there are tory mps who have been deeply uncomfortable with this story for some time, deeply uncomfortable with the perception that it was one rule for the country and another rule for people working in government. it will be interesting to see if any of them
in ukraine. you will remember when these allegations came out several mps very publicly submitted letters calling for borisjohnson to go but then russia invaded ukraine. of course a hugely significant moment. and some mps withdrew those letters. this man, the leader of the conservative party in scotland, douglas ross, was one of those mps and look how he has reacted to today s news. i and look how he has reacted to today s news- today s news. i think it is right that everyone today s news. i think it is right that everyone apologises - today s news. i think it is right that everyone apologises who | today s news. i think it is right. that everyone apologises who has received a fixed penalty notice. they have explain their actions but now is the time for people to continue their support in our effort to stop the russians killing more innocent people in ukraine, which is why i think the prime minister should continue that leadership and that response to the atrocious war in ukraine. t