we take to the skies with the what red arrows as they prepare for the fly past at buckingham palace. hello and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary, grant shapps, is meeting with airline bosses this afternoon, after saying he hasn t seen enough progress in tackling the disruption. airlines have blamed the government for tough covid restrictions and a lack of support. unions have warned that the situation could get worse before it gets better. our correspondent dan johnson reports. as you can see, the case is packed, everything ready to go, but we have nowhere to go. steve s bags are packed, he said goodbye to the parrot, but there was a nasty surprise very early this morning. the e mail came through at two o clock this morning. he and his wife s fl
was unimpressed with the prime minister s failure, as he saw it, to explain himself and how getting a fixed penalty notice meant he was still complying with the ministerial code and the overarching duty ministers have to abide by the law. the row seems to be settled for now, but it s come at a tricky time for borisjohnson, as in the last few days, more of his own mps have called publicly for him to go. ministers dismissed calls for the prime minister to resign. a great leader, the country is lucky to have him. and some backbenchers argue now is not the time for a leadership contest. myjudgement at the moment in this very serious situation that country faces itself in is that we should continue with the present prime minister. we can t expect to bej able to deliver policy, to deliver change to the people that need it the most, if we are at the same time changing our government, you just can t do both. yesterday the prime minister took questions from mumsnet users who questioned his ho
took place on my watch. not so, says borisjohnson, who insists his apology to the house who insists his apology to the house of commons for unwittingly breaking the law meant he d complied with the code. and ministers agree. the vast majority of viewers want us focused on the job and the priorities that they care about. and that s why i m saying, look, these were significant issues, but we ve had a whole range of accountability and transparency around it. very happy to answer the questions on lord geidt. i don t think this ends in a leadership challenge. borisjohnson is putting all this down to a misunderstanding, blaming poor communication. but it s clear lord geidt was unimpressed with the prime minister s failure, as he saw it, to explain himself and how getting a fixed penalty notice meant he was still complying with the ministerial code and the overarching duty ministers have to abide by the law. the row seems to be settled for now, but it s come at a tricky time for borisjohnson,