Whether the Emergency Services could have acted any faster on the night of the Manchester Arena bomb. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays closest ally in the cabinet, damian green, has insisted that the police never informed him of allegations that pornography had been found on a computer at his office in parliament. A former head of the metropolitan police, sir paul stephenson, has said his force was aware that material had been found in a search of the offices, back in 2008. Previously, damian green had described the claims as completely untrue. Our Home Affairs Correspondent dominic cascianis report contains some flashing images. At the heart of the government, the Prime Ministers right hand man. But now damian green, first secretary of state and de facto deputy Prime Minister, is under increasing pressure about allegations that he says are untrue and a smear. It all goes back to this 2008 raid on mr greens office. Special Scotland Yard detectives were hunting a ho
Was a missed opportunity for the Prime Minister. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays closest ally in the cabinet, damian green, has insisted that the police never informed him of allegations that pornography had been found on a computer at his office in parliament. A former head of the metropolitan police, sir paul stephenson, has said his force was aware that material had been found in a search of the offices, back in 2008. Previously, damian green had described the claims as completely untrue. Our Home Affairs Correspondent dominic cascianis report contains some flashing images. At the heart of the government, the Prime Ministers right hand man. But now damian green, first secretary of state and de facto deputy Prime Minister, is under increasing pressure over allegations that he says are untrue and a smear. It all goes back to this 2008 raid on mr greens office. Special Scotland Yard detectives were hunting a home Office Insider who was leaking documents to the the
On mr greens office. It was filmed by a conservative party worker. Scotland yard detectives were inventing acie investigating leaks from the former shadow frontbencher. Claims of what they found have surfaced. Last weekend, the sunday times reported that officers had found pornographic material on one of damian greens parliamentary computers. No action was taken at the time. In a statement, mr green said now, the former metropolitan police commissioner, sir paul stephenson, seen here in 2010 with theresa may, says he, too, was aware of the pornography claim. He told the bbc that the find involved no criminality, no victims, and in his view, no extraordinary public interest. He added that it was not scotland yards rolled to police the workplace. Today, damian green reiterated his innocence. Todays public words. Todays public words did not repeat last weeks assertion that the allegation was completely untrue. The enquiry could report back next week. Scotland yard has not said if it has h
Elections the spanish president visits catalonia for the First Time Since he imposed direct rule on the region. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays closest ally in the cabinet, damian green, the environment secretary, michael gove, has said he doesnt know what a british iranian mother jailed in iran had been doing in the country before her arrest. He told the Andrew Marr Show that too much focus on borisjohnsons comments, which gave the false impression that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe was training journalists, was playing into the hands of the iranian authorities. Tom barton has been following the days political developments. This row all started with Boris Johnson earlier this month telling the Foreign Affairs committee that Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe had been in iran training journalists rather than on holiday, as herfamily and her employer said. As a result of those comments, pressure piled on borisjohnson, and forced him, to the house of commons on tuesday last week,
There is no punishment, there is no brexit bill, the financial settlement is only about settling the accounts. Im nicholas owen. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A 20 year old student is found guilty of Planting A Home made bomb on a busy London Underground tube train. Ten years on from the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann we return to praia da luz as British Police say their investigation remains open. A big fall in profits at sainsburys. The Supermarket Giant blames tough Market Conditions and a fall in the value of sterling. Good afternoon imjane hill at westminster on the day that the general Election Campaign officially got underway. Theresa may has launched an attack on european officials accusing someone on european officials accusing someone to try to influence the outcome of the british General Election by using threats. She said that talks would be tough and the position of the uk had been represented the standards of the European Commission hardened. The Prime Minis