and therefore, his authority is totally diminished and i think his position as leader of the country is terminally undermined. fine position as leader of the country is terminally undermined. terminally undermined. one li is auoted in terminally undermined. one li is quoted in the terminally undermined. one li is quoted in the newspapers - terminally undermined. one li is quoted in the newspapers today | quoted in the newspapers today saying he is a fighter, he has more fight in him than the vast majority of people. if sue gray finds he didn t break the rules, he can carry on. ally. didn t break the rules, he can carry on- ally- on. ally. yes, and boris has a very good on. ally. yes, and boris has a very good knack on. ally. yes, and boris has a very good knack of on. ally. yes, and boris has a very good knack of surviving - on. ally. yes, and boris has a very good knack of surviving the | very good knack of surviving the most disastrous situations. however, i
happened, but if it had, it didn t break the rules. the prime minister s spokesperson went further. on monday he insisted there was not a party in number ten, adding it is simply a statement of fact. then after the itv video was released he said there was no christmas party and covid rules had been followed at all times. again, evidence was not offered to back this up. and anger at the itv video was growing. jackie green s mum died from covid on the day of the december party. i from covid on the day of the december party. december party. i think it is totally reprehensible, - december party. i think it is i totally reprehensible, actually. when i first saw it, i had no words, to be honest. the when i first saw it, i had no words, to be honest- to be honest. the prime ministers ruestions to be honest. the prime ministers questions or to be honest. the prime ministers questions or boris to be honest. the prime ministers questions or boris johnson - to be honest. the prime ministers
was asked if the party had happened. what i know is that you ve got, from all the sources you ve referred to, unsubstantiated claims being made and all on the basis of anonymous sources. remember this was a party in number 10 and attended by number 10 staff. checking these claims would not be hard to do, then or now. next, another minister offered this defence. i don t even know if an event took place, but if it did, then no rules were broken. kit malthouse didn t know if it had happened, but if it had, it didn t break the rules. the prime minister s spokesman then went further. on monday, he insisted there was not a party at number 10. adding, it s simply a statement of fact. then after the the itv video, he said, there was no christmas party. covid rules have been followed at all times. again, no evidence was offered to back this up, and anger at the itv video was growing. jackie green s mum died from covid on the day of the december party. i think it s totally - reprehensible,
to which mrjohnson told the liverpool echo: and so once more we have mrjohnson telling us something didn t break the rules while offering nothing to counter the growing evidence that it did. a trial has begun in israel of six men who broke out of a maximum security prison, back in september. the jailbreak was felt as a huge embarassement to the israeli government. palestinian militant groups however described the mens escape as heroic . the men dug a hole in the floor of their bathroom using a rusty spoon. this gave them access to a hollow space underneath the prison, created when it was built. an israeli police commander described it as a structural flaw . the tunnel then surfaced, outside the prison walls. it actually emerged right under
really upsetting. it is upsetting and insulting. it really is disgusting. to be honest. the morning after the games, drinks and nibbles in downing street, the prime minister was to ask even more of people. having repeatedly said he wouldn t change the rules at christmas, mrjohnson made this announcement. it is with a very heavy heart that we cannot continue with christmas as planned. millions of christmas gatherings were cancelled. less than 24 hours after downing street had had a gathering of its own. and while the prime minister maintains this didn t break the rules he s offered no evidence to explain why. further coverage of that story and lots of others that we bring you one outside source through the bbc news website. is bbc dot com slash news website. is bbc dot com slash news we can download the app onto your smartphone and very easily search for it on bbc news. and on our second part of outside source, we ll look at the issue of abortion in