good morning, welcome to bbc news. i m victoria derbyshire, here are your headlines the prime minister s former top adviser dominic cummings says borisjohnson lied to parliament over the downing street bring your own booze party. number ten says he didn t. well, the prime minister and number ten have been very clear that that account is not true and is up to sue gray to decide how she conducts her investigation. as i said, i am not going to pre empt, prejudice, or interfere with that. the first images of tonga after the tsunami, with homes covered in volcanic ash. we ll have the latest on the rescue effort as aid agencies warn of an urgent need for fresh water. magistrates in england and wales will be given powers to jail criminals for up to a year, under a government plan which it says will tackle the backlog of cases in the crown courts. teachers in england and wales
clarity on who is telling the truth. if sue gray finds borisjohnson did know about this party in advance and sort of batted away concerns which is what dominic cummings is claiming, then what? i is what dominic cummings is claiming, then what?- is what dominic cummings is claiming, then what? i think adam flemin: claiming, then what? i think adam fleming was claiming, then what? i think adam fleming was saying claiming, then what? i think adam fleming was saying before - claiming, then what? i think adam fleming was saying before if - claiming, then what? i think adam fleming was saying before if it - claiming, then what? i think adam fleming was saying before if it is l fleming was saying before if it is found that borisjohnson has misled parliament, it is convention that you must resign and people saying dominic raab is upping the pressure on the prime minister, i would not necessarily go with that, it is general convention about what has happened. general convention about what h
more. do you believe him? i have no reason not to more. do you believe him? i have no reason not to believe more. do you believe him? i have no reason not to believe him, more. do you believe him? i have no reason not to believe him, he - more. do you believe him? i have no reason not to believe him, he says i reason not to believe him, he says there are e mails so those e mails should be handed over to an inquiry. the reason i ask is you did not believe mr cummings when he said he drove to barnard castle to test his eyesight. but you believe him now? he is a credible witness now? you listen to what he is a credible witness now? you listen to what he he is a credible witness now? gm. listen to what he says in the particular circumstances and if he says he is prepared to swear an oath and he says there are e mails and that there are other witnesses to be about saying to boris johnson that there are other witnesses to be about saying to borisjohnson you should not have this par
now, writing online, dominic cummings says: number ten, though, says it is untrue that the prime minister was warned about the event in advance. do you have confidence in the prime minister? conservative mps have talked of anger among their constituents, at continued accusations of events which may have broken the rules, which most members of the public were following. a handful now say time s up for the prime minister, but most are waiting for an official report. i ve spoken to party members, people who ve been loyal party members and activists for many years, and i would say the. by far the clear view that i ve had from them is, we should give him,
their best electoral interests in their best electoral interests in their constituency, whether they should stick with him or get rid should stick with him or get rid should act in the national interest because we have this awful cost of living crisis with families, working people, pensioners are said to be hit really hard with heating bills going through the roof, prices rising in the shops, wages are stagnating, we vejust rising in the shops, wages are stagnating, we ve just heard that today, the latest figures this morning and of course if inflation hits 6% this april, pensioners will be facing a 3% cut in real terms in pension. be facing a 3% cut in real terms in ension. , be facing a 396 cut in real terms in ension. , , be facing a 396 cut in real terms in ension. , , ~ pension. i m sorry, sorry, mr ashworth, pension. i m sorry, sorry, mr ashworth, do pension. i m sorry, sorry, mr ashworth, do you pension. i m sorry, sorry, mr ashworth, do you believe - pension. i m sorr