you will welcome to bbc news. you will i m nancy kacungira. our top stories: britain s prime minister and his chancellor found to have broken the law after breaching the lockdown rules they imposed on the country. in all frankness, at that time, it did not occur to me that this might have been a breach of the rules. but, of course, the police have found otherwise and i fully respect the outcome of their investigations. president biden has for the first time referred you to russia s actions in ukraine as genocide. is next the family budget, the ability to fill up your tank none of it should not impinge on whether a dictator
the exchequer have been fined for breaking covid lockdown laws by attending a party in downing street in 2020. it makes borisjohnson the first ever sitting prime minister to have broken the law. he s apologised, but that hasn t stopped calls for his resignation. here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. we all have images we rememberfrom lockdown the queen forced to sit alone at her husband s funeral. but for many in downing street, it was different. drinks in the office and garden, dancing in the basement and now, police have decided that the wrongdoing went right to the top. today, the prime minister apologised but said he wouldn t resign. i understand the anger that many will feel that i, myself, fell short when it came to observing the very rules which the government i lead had introduced to protect
no covid rules were broken, and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. political opponents say it s damning. if you mislead parliament, if you lie to parliament, then you resign. there s no ifs, there s no buts. we know that this prime minister has lied to parliament. he should be offering his resignation. i am absolutely clear now they must go, they must go immediately so we can get fresh leadership. and if conservative mps won t do that, i feel they are directly associated with this wrongdoing. tonight, borisjohnson has received backing from his cabinet and, more importantly, tory mps, who just a few weeks ago were trying to oust him after months of damaging lockdown allegations. vicki young, bbc news. with me is our reporter mark lobel. the prime minister, his wife, his chancellor all mind, how
his resignation. i am absolutely clear now they must go, they must go immediately so we can get fresh leadership. and if conservative mps won t do that, i feel they are directly associated with this wrongdoing. tonight, borisjohnson has received backing from his cabinet and, more importantly, tory mps, who just a few weeks ago were trying to oust him after months of damaging lockdown allegations. vicki young, bbc news. with me is our reporter mark lobel. just how significant is this for borisjohnson s just how significant is this for boris johnson s future? just how significant is this for borisjohnson s future? it for boris johnson s future? it is very significant, this has raised eyebrows around the world. the first time the holder of this office and living memory has broken the law. i am also struck by a conversation i had with a spanish diplomat to see
the front runners to become ashley giles permanent replacement. giles left following england s ashes defeat. england are also searching for a head coach, with the managing director appointment expected to have the final say on that. british number one cameron norrie is out of the monte carlo masters, losing his first match since rising into the world s top ten. he was beaten by clay court specialist and former finalist albert ramos vinolas in three sets. norrie has never beaten the spaniard in four meetings on the red dust. dan evans is also out, losing to david goffin. the bbc sport website and app will keep you up to date on those big champions league ties tonight. gavin will be back with all these stories and more in sportsday at 6:30. thanks very much, ben. let s return to the reaction to yesterday s news that the prime minister and the chancellor have been given fixed penalty notices for breaking covid lockdown regulations. a row has broken out about remarks made by the conservat