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of the pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, as the country battles a surge of infections with the omicron variant. a fire that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has reignited. firefighters went back to the scene, trying to put out the blaze which was burning through the roof. those are the headlines on bbc news. hello, welcome back to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, the chief leader writer at the observer, and harriet line, who s the chief political correspondent for the daily mail. back with us again, and we are very grateful to them. let me bring you
back to our main story now and the news that the prime minister s private secretary invited around 100 staff to a garden party at 10 downing street, during the first lockdown in england. two people have told the bbc that they saw mrjohnson and his wife at the event, but he has declined to confirm whether this is true. let s discuss what this could mean for the prime minister, with george parker political editor at the financial times. and sonia sodha, chief leader writer for the observer. good morning. it is a story to get your teeth into. how damaging could this be to the prime minister? i think very damaging. mps have come back after the christmas break. there are a few weeks between allegations we saw before christmas and the new year and this story
and chief leader writer for the observer and former labour advisor, sonia sodha. good morning to you both. great to see you. mhari, as we have been hearing, we are moving ever closer to the release of the sue gray report. any indication at all, any whispers you are hearing about what might actually be in it? it is whispers you are hearing about what might actually be in it? might actually be in it? it is quite difficult at the might actually be in it? it is quite difficult at the moment might actually be in it? it is quite difficult at the moment because i might actually be in it? it is quite | difficult at the moment because a lot of difficult at the moment because a lot of it difficult at the moment because a lot of it is difficult at the moment because a lot of it is still guessing, hearsay. lot of it is still guessing, hearsay, ominous predictions rather than concrete analysis that we know is coming than concrete analysis that we know is coming out, but i would say th
he hasn t said sorry for using that slur against keir starmer. should borisjohnson categorically apologise? keir starmer did a good job. sir keir starmer deserves absolute respect for that, but the prime minister has come out and clarified his remarks. would you have used that slur? the prime minister has clarified the remarks, and that is important. and what i will be doing is actually getting on with myjob, which is what i am doing today on world cancer day. does he still enjoy your support? of course he does, absolutely. sonia sodha is the chief leader writer at the observer. she was also a senior adviser to ed miliband when he was labour leader.