that mps calling for borisjohnson s resignation have been blackmailed by government whips. labour called for an inquiry after senior tory mp william wragg made the claims. let s get more from chris mason, our political correspondent. remind us what those claims were. conservative mp, william wragg, used a committee meeting yesterday morning to settle allegations that he said he had heard from conservative colleagues, backbenchers, who felt they had been subject to blackmail and intimidation from party whips, the mps whose business it is to ensure that government business gets through the house of commons, in other words that conservative mps vote as borisjohnson wants them to do. it has opened up a big question about what is legitimate behaviour as far as the whips are concerned, because yes, it does involve persuasion, but at what point is persuasion, but at what point is persuasion regarded as inappropriate? we have heard it
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of heavy air strikes. there were again air strikes this morning so it feels we are caught in a moment where the conflict is escalating yet again and it is hard to see how that finishes. the headlines on bbc news: the first shipment of american military aid american military aid to ukraine arrives there after talks over russia s troop build up on the border. police will meet a conservative mp who s accused government whips of trying to blackmail politicians who ve tried to oust borisjohnson. a man appears in court charged with the murder of an elderly woman, and the attempted murder of her husband at their home in derbyshire. the port of dover has acknowleged that since the beginning of the year new customs controls for goods heading to the eu have been contributing to big queues on the road outside. special travel restrictions have been used ten times this year
dominic cummings says he has answered her questions in writing. he has already claimed the prime minister was warned one party in may 2020 should not go ahead which borisjohnson denies. for many mps this report will help them decide whether it is time to end johnson s leadership and with a fresh inquiry announced today, he will be hoping he can win back their support. studio: and ione, this all comes during a crucial week for the prime minister. a really tricky week for the prime minister, for the tory party and also those government whips in charge of party discipline. we saw a pretty extraordinary intervention last night from chief whip mark spencer who went on twitter to publicly identify him as the whip that nusrat ghani was making allegations about, strongly denying those claims. as i said in the report, these claims come at a time when party whips are already facing scrutiny after allegations that they
police will meet a conservative mp who s accused government whips of trying to blackmail politicians who ve tried to oust borisjohnson. the first shipment of american military aid to ukraine arrives there after talks over russia s troop build up on the border. the un has condemned an air strike on a yemen detention centre that has killed more than 80 people. a week after tonga was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, humanitarian aid begins to reach the tens of thousands of people affected. the actor arnold schwarzenegger is involved in a multi vehicle crash in los angeles one person is in hospital, but it s not thought their injuries are life threatening. now on bbc news it s time for the media show.