helping isaid i said manifest problems, because each day, there is this pledge from downing street that they are getting on top of things, focusing on things too much of the british people, but there is always a flurry of things that cause greater problems for the prime minister. prime minister. yes, i think it is tric in prime minister. yes, i think it is tricky in some prime minister. yes, i think it is tricky in some senses, - prime minister. yes, i think it is tricky in some senses, because | tricky in some senses, because lord geidt s resignation is bad news for borisjohnson. he now has to find a third ethics adviser, and it took a long time for him to find lord geidt, and it will be even trickier now to get someone to take role. the northern ireland protocol, that clearly has been an issue the government has been trying to deal with for some time, but there are some in government who want to have a fight about the protocol. i think there our summer run borisjohnson who take
minister himself and the whole country will be wondering just how long they have to wait for those tory mps to do the right thing. it is this long standing public servant who has walked, leaving plenty of questions behind him. it would appear that lord geidt concluded that enough was enough, that his position was untenable and it would also appear that there are further details yet to emerge that may also have contributed to his decision. this matters because the prime minister had just this week managed to shift attention away from questions about his conduct and onto policy, and now this, the swell of headlines coming back put one final thought, he is without an ethics adviser yet again. i walk down whitehall earlier and i could not see a queue of people who wanted the job. chris mason with the latest at westminster, thank you. let s move on to the other main news of the day. it s already being billed as the biggest rail strike of modern times, involving tens of thousands of workers
individuals over allegations of racism. this is bbc news. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crichton, westminster editor at the daily record, and camilla turner, chief political correspondent at the telegraph. we will say hello to both and just a moment. first, let s look at those front pages. the resignation of the prime minister s ethics adviser is putting borisjohnson under fresh pressure, according to the times. the paper reports lord geidt was frustrated by the response to partygate. the telegraph also covering that decision, including the detail that lord geidt gave no reason for his resignation.
this evening, lord geidt has taken the view and come to the conclusion that she can t continue in the salt any longer, and so has now resigned. we are told he has written a letter to the prime minister setting out his reasons, but i don t think we are going to see that anytime soon. just remind us, what was a draw and why was it so significant? figs just remind us, what was a draw and why was it so significant? why was it so significant? as well as independent why was it so significant? as well as independent adviser why was it so significant? as well as independent adviser on - as independent adviser on ministerial interest was to come as i say oversee the ministerial code, and that is the role but, if you like, that ministers are expected to abide by at all times. until very recently, if they had broken it in any way, it would usually be expected to resign. crucially, in his role, lord geidt was not able to enforce that, and was not able to administer punishment or sanctions ar
rules over pa rtygate. lord geidt did not give a reason for his departure, but in a statement he said it was the right thing to do. let s speak to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. what do we know about why he decided to go? this what do we know about why he decided to o? , . ., what do we know about why he decided to no? , what do we know about why he decided too? , ., ., to go? this came as something of a surrise to go? this came as something of a surprise this to go? this came as something of a surprise this evening, to go? this came as something of a surprise this evening, and - to go? this came as something of a surprise this evening, and all - to go? this came as something of a surprise this evening, and all we i surprise this evening, and all we have off as chilly as that brief statement, which you just read a part of there, from lord geidt, published on the government website this evening, saying that with regret i feel it is right i am resigning from my post a