the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. as mps debate extending emergency coronavirus powers to the autumn amid calls for a faster easing of lockdown. which is important to save jobs, save businesses and maximise the economic future of our young people. a former defence chief gives his reaction to the reshaping of the armed forces with fewer troops and a shift to cybersecurity. it is attempting to balance the books, whether or not that survives over the next ten years, i have no idea. and scotland s first minister survives a vote of no confidence put down by the conservatives. how can parliament have confidence in the words i of a first minister whose words have been found to be false? l if you think you can bully me out of office, you are mistaken, and you misjudge me. but first, it was a week and a milestone that no one wanted or would have envisaged. tuesday marked the one year anniversary of the day borisjohnson announced the first uk wide cor
good afternoon. a conservative backbencher who has accused government whips of trying to blackmail some mps seeking to oust borisjohnson is to meet the police to discuss his allegations. william wragg said he d be speaking to a scotland yard detective in the commons early next week. the prime minister has said he s seen no evidence to support the claims, but mr wragg said he wanted any inquiry to be carried out by experts . our political correspondent helen catt reports. some of the methods used to persuade mps to follow their party line have always been a bit murky. these extraordinarily public allegations levelled at the government and its whips are serious. that some conservative mps suspected of wanting borisjohnson out have been in the end of attempts to intimidate them with embarrassing stories in the press and threats to take away public money from their constituencies. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports of which i am
good evening. a senior conservative mp says the uk must do more to support ukraine as russian troops mass along its border. tobias ellwood, who chairs the commons defence committee, says he thinks an invasion could now be imminent and that president putin is taking full advantage of a weakened west . russia has denied it s planning an invasion. but the us has delivered 90 tonnes of what it calls lethal aid to ukraine, the first shipment since a fresh promise of assistance from president biden. james waterhouse reports now from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the friendship of nations arch, built by the soviets to celebrate the closeness between russians and ukrainians. that crack was painted on by activists in a few years ago as relations between the two countries deteriorated. and as talks intensify about a possible invasion, the hope is things don t break down completely. tensions are still rising on the border. today russian jets made their way to joint military drills w
good evening. a senior conservative mp says the uk must do more to support ukraine as russian troops mass along its border. tobias ellwood, who chairs the commons defence committee, says he thinks an invasion could now be imminent and that president putin is taking full advantage of a weakened west . russia has denied it s planning an invasion. but the us has delivered 90 tonnes of what it calls lethal aid to ukraine, the first shipment since a fresh promise of assistance from president biden. james waterhouse reports now from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the friendship of nations arch, built by the soviets to celebrate the closeness between russians and ukrainians. that crack was painted on by activists in a few on by activists a few years ago as relations between the two countries deteriorated. and as talks intensify about a possible invasion, the hope is things don t break down completely. tensions are still rising on the border. today russian jets made their way to
good evening. are welcome to bbc news. a senior conservative mp says the uk must do more to support ukraine as russian troops mass along its border. tobias ellwood, who chairs the commons defence committee, says he thinks an invasion could now be imminent and that president putin is taking full advantage of a weakened west . russia has denied it s planning an invasion. but the us has delivered 90 tonnes of what it calls lethal aid to ukraine, the first shipment since a fresh promise of assistance from president biden. james waterhouse reports now from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. the friendship of nations arch, built by the soviets to celebrate the closeness between russians and ukrainians. that crack was painted on by activists in a few on by activists a few years ago as relations between the two countries deteriorated. and as talks intensify about a possible invasion, the hope is things don t break down completely. tensions are still rising on the border. today russian