and also a raft of populous policy, headline grabbing policy initiatives that could be announced as soon as this week. things like tackling the rising cost of living, spiking energy prices, also freezing the national broadcaster s license fee payment. all of that type of stuff that appeals to the red meat, if you d like, of the conservative party base. the question is, will it be enough? let s look at the prestige of unseating a british prime minister. we went through it many times during theresa may s time over brexit. you have to get a no-confidence vote. to do that, you need a critical mass of mps who want somebody like boris johnson out of office. they have to table 53 letters to a back bench committee and then there has to be various votes on it. there s a feeling where nowhere near that point yet, but the premiership of boris johnson after these allegations
do you think we will see the whole re ort? ., ~ ., do you think we will see the whole re oft? ., 4 ., , report? i don t know. it is ultimately report? i don t know. it is ultimately the report? i don t know. it is ultimately the prime - report? i don t know. it is- ultimately the prime minister s decision. ministers have placed so much weight on the sue gray report, they have been using her as a human shield for the past few weeks, if she thinks it should be published in full and there is any sense that she is not satisfied with how her report is not satisfied with how her report is being handled, that will be very difficult for the government and as we heard, we heard from adam fleming, ministers, opposition are also looking at the potential for using some of those techniques that they use during the brexit debate to get information that the government is reluctant to disclose. those humble addresses that they used to get some of the attorney general advice over brexit into t
hugh pym, bbc news. the german chancellor has held talks with borisjohnson on what s likely to be her last official trip to the uk, before standing down in the autumn. angela merkel also met queen elizabeth at windsor castle. more from our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley. angela, how are you? despite their disagreements over brexit, today was about celebrating and strengthening the german british relationship in a new era. high on the agenda for borisjohnson, germany s insistence that british travellers quarantine for 14 days, even if they are fully vaccinated. but after a working lunch of english asparagus tart and 0xfordshire beef, angela merkel hinted at good news to come for british holiday makers. translation: we are seeing a rise of the delta variant - in germany, a significant rise, and, of course, we are regularly
despite their disagreements over brexit, today was about celebrating and strengthening the german british relationship in a new era. high on the agenda for borisjohnson, germany s insistence that british travellers quarantine for 14 days, even if they are fully vaccinated. but after a working lunch of english asparagus tart and 0xfordshire beef, angela merkel hinted at good news to come for british holiday makers. translation: we are seeing a rise of the delta variant - in germany, a significant rise, and of course, we are regularly reviewing these travel restrictions and i expect that in the foreseeable future, double vaccinated people will be able to travel without having to quarantine upon arrival. after england s historic victory against germany on tuesday, angela merkel wished the uk well for the rest of the euros, but she s alarmed by the number of fans being allowed at wembley matches. translation: i see this with grave concern. -
are being granted licenses to fish on the coastal waters off the united kingdom and the channel islands, particularlyjersey. it thinks the agreement is not being applied properly and fairly. the uk, jersey, they don t agree. those governments say they are applying the agreements fairly, so they have been in dispute over that. france had threatened potential retaliatory measures, such as stopping british boats from off loading their catches in french ports in northern france. they have held off on doing that. emmanuel macron, the french president, earlier this week said that he wanted to allow more time for talks to continue. those talks have been continuing. i m joined now by suzanne lynch author of the politico brussels playbook. suzanne, could you have your back on outside source. where does de you fit into all of this? i outside source. where does de you fit into all of this? fit into all of this? i think there is a lot of fit into all of this? i think there is a lot of sympathy