is different. it downing street. ministers say this is different. , downing street. ministers say this is different- is different. it is important to reaffirm this is different. it is important to reaffirm this is is different. it is important to reaffirm this is a is different. it is important to reaffirm this is a decision - reaffirm this is a decision connected to a very specific tasking that the connected to a very specific tasking that the prime minister asked lord geidt that the prime minister asked lord geidt to that the prime minister asked lord geidt to undertake in regard to support geidt to undertake in regard to support for british industry because that is support for british industry because that is not support for british industry because that is not connected to a personal ethics that is not connected to a personal ethics issue. in that is not connected to a personal ethics issue- ethics issue. in his reply to lord geidt, the ethics issue. in his repl
will want assurances about the powers they will have earned about their independence. downing street say the whole roll is actually being reviewed by the prime minister and he won t even start the search for a replacement until he has reflected on the best mechanism, the best way to make sure that someone can uphold ministerial standards, which means they could be months where boris johnson doesn t have an adviser on ethics at all. vicki young, thank you. the hollywood actor kevin spacey was mobbed by photographers in london today as he arrived at westminster magistrates court. he has been charged with four counts of sexual assault and one of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. 0ur correspondent, lucy manning sent this report. kevin spacey is used to the cameras, the attention, but usually at film premieres on the red carpet, meeting fans. this was altogether different, as the actor was jostled into court
very long gap surprised? i don t know. there was a very long gap between surprised? i don t know. there was a very long gap between when - surprised? i don t know. there was a very long gap between when i - very long gap between when i produced my report in a conversation with the prime minister and when it finally saw the light of day with the prime minister setting out his position. so, i mean, idon t the prime minister setting out his position. so, i mean, i don t quite understand the full reason except that he was presumably wrestling with what he was going to do. sir alex allen, who was ethics adviser to the prime minister before lord geidt. talk about all of this with henry hill. they don t seem to get on very well. does this matter to the prime minister? it might, but much less than if he had resigned over almost anything else. i think boris johnson i think borisjohnson said he d rather be lucky than skilled, and borisjohnson has turned out to be an extraordinarily lucky gen
with the rules. i think the eu has ignored several instructions to open up ignored several instructions to open up markets. that sjust ignored several instructions to open up markets. that s just relatively normal. i m not saying whether or not it s good or bad, but partygate has really cut through and called into question the ethics of the heart of this government. that would have been a telling issue for lord geidt. we are in a strange position where the story of his resignation based on his own actions is that he was able to stay in because of that, and that he left. the most convicting i ve seen is the idea that he s had enough. he realised he miscalculated on the partygate issue and he was looking over something which to resign. this is a baffling topic. which to resign. this is a baffling toic. . which to resign. this is a baffling to ic, , ., ., which to resign. this is a baffling toic. , ., ., , , , ., topic. his language is very strong, sa in: he topic. his language is very st
part of a wider picture, reflecting the huge strain on hospitals and social care. the emergency department is full because the hospital s full and the hospital s full because staff are not able to discharge patients who would otherwise be ready to either back to their own home or to social care or other community services because they in turn are full and we have seen real pressures in social care over the last few years that have meant that we ve got less social care available than we had in the past. nhs england said thousands of patients were spending more time in hospital than needed. the department of health said extra funding had been allocated to ambulance services but a health safety watchdog has called for an immediate strategic national response to address patient safety issues. hugh pym, bbc news. lord geidt, the man who resigned as the prime minister s ethics adviser, says he was put in an impossible and odious position shortly before he quit.