half hearted apology borisjohnson gave at pmqs yesterday was devoid of any empathy, and that is shameful. in half an hour or so we are going to talk to somebody who did break the rules and says they absolutely did the wrong thing, they had friends round for drinks in the garden and they were fined 100 quid and that person now wants a refund, but that s in about half an hour. in the meantime, here is more of the day s news with martine croxall. we have breaking news from the clothing retailer next, have who cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff have to self isolated because of exposure to self isolated because of exposure to covid, and in some cases for workers who also test positive. ikea did something similar recently as well, didn t they? next also acknowledging that it is an emotive topic but saying they have to balance staff and shareholder needs. employers are facing mass absences of course because of the 0micron variant of covid. it is unclear when next made the change but it seems
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committed heinous crimes, but also about making sure that those crimes were recorded, making sure that witness statements were on the record, so that further action can be taken in the years, perhaps decades, to come. it is very important, survivors say, that that continues, that process. there are other cases pending against other people working allegedly for the regime, notjust here in germany but in other parts of europe. in other parts of europe. jenny, for the moment. in other parts of europe. jenny, for the moment, thank in other parts of europe. jenny, for the moment, thank you in other parts of europe. jenny, for the moment, thank you very - in other parts of europe. jenny, for| the moment, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news. pressure continues to mount on borisjohnson to resign after he admitted attending a downing street drinks party at the height of lockdown. but cabinet ministers rally round him. the fact is, we ve got an investigation that is doing that w
tim muffett, bbc news. good morning. welcome to bbc news. i m victoria derbyshire live in downing street here are the headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. pressure continues to mount on borisjohnson to resign after he admitted attending a downing street drinks party at the height of lockdown. but cabinet ministers rally round him.. but cabinet ministers rally round him. the fact is we have got an investigation that is doing that work to get the details and the facts about exactly what happened throughout that period, actually, not just that one period on may 20th. we are looking at that period of time as has been outlined. and when we have got those facts then we can have that conversation. the prime minister s behaviour has angered people across the uk including relatives of people
party? what party? the party that number 10 said didn t happen. in the building where boris johnson said tight covid rules were always followed. the party last year that a guest told us had food, drinks and games, and the party we now seem to see downing street staffjoking about a few days later. this was a practice press conference for allegra stratton, just hired as the prime minister s press spokesperson. i ve just seen reports on twitter that there was a downing street christmas party last friday night. do you recognise those reports? i went home! in a video obtained by itv news, laughing in response to questions from an adviser, ed 0ldfield, about the downing street drinks. what s the answer? i don t know! is cheese and wine 0k! at the time when socialising for everyone was meant to be strictly off limits. this fictional party