our political correspondentjonathan blake has the latest. borisjohnson, the boris johnson, the prime borisjohnson, the prime minister his politicalfate could rest borisjohnson, the prime minister his political fate could rest on the findings of a report by the senior civil servant sue gray. weeks ago at the two held a meeting who called it and what was discussed depends on who you ask. one cabinet minister says it does not matter, sue gray has complete control over her inquiry and the prime minister would never interfere. i do inquiry and the prime minister would never interfere. never interfere. i do not know why the had never interfere. i do not know why they had that never interfere. i do not know why they had that meeting never interfere. i do not know why they had that meeting all- never interfere. i do not know why they had that meeting all i - never interfere. i do not know why they had that meeting all i can - never interfere. i do not know whyl they had that mee
And nothing happened. Are laws stupid . Because ive been following them my whole life now. Donald trump continues to test the limits of the gag order in his hushmoney case, meanwhile his legal team is trying to once again to get the judge removed, less than two weeks before the trial is supposed to start the former president is also suing the cofounders of truth social wait a second, is this thought the trumpiest story of all time. So, this guy im going to sue you. This company goes public, everything trump does he loses billions of dollars, he loses his cofounders. Everything he does. Its so sleazy. But its how you and i and mika and Everybody Else who have been around him for decades, they all say this is how he works. Everybody that goes into business with this guy regrets it, because hes a terrible businessman and he sues you. Its a reflux. If you hang a chandelier in one of his terrible Atlantic City casinos somehow youre going be blamed. In this case, this is a tough story to fol
Sheffield, the mist and fog quite extensive in places across northern and eastern areas of england in particular, but not quite so much of an issue overnight tonight and for the next few days. In fact, that is mostly because the winds are set to pick up. It will be quite unsettled, more heavy downpours of rain for many of us as well. Looking at the rainfall chart yet again you can see the rainfall will be quite extensive over the next few days. Not so much for Western Scotland but the area of most concern again, eastern scotland, another 50 100 millimetres of rain over high ground. The ground is of course already saturated. A constant stream of the Shower Speeding through on an easterly wind. Eastern areas of Northern Ireland, heavy, thundery downpours here, maybe some flashes of lightning could cause problems later. Showers elsewhere across england and wales. More sunshine emerging from the south by the end of the day, temperatures for most a little lower than they were yesterday, 10
Governor is calling a special legislative session to make sure President Biden will be on the ballot this fall. And louisiana will soon be the first state to classify apportion pills as controlled, dangerous substances. Well go through the legislation and its possible impact in novembers elections. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday, may 24th. We made it to friday. It was in doubt there for a while. Thank goodness. Im jonathan lemire. Im alongside the bbcs katty kay. We are in for joe, mika, and willie. Good friday morning, katty. Yeah, news flash, donald trump knows how to put his trousers on. I think that is worth waiting for friday for. We now have that at least. I suppose we can put it in the appropriate context later, or we leave it out there like that and make people wonder just what he was talking about. Hanging, yeah. With us to dive into this important story, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and Associate Editor of the washington post, and msnbc political analy
Of sir Bobby Charlton on saturday. Eric ten hag has been speaking ahead of that game today, and say s charltons legacy will live on. Bobby was a legend, a giant. Not only for manchester united, but for football. And so his legacy was also what he left with the standards, the high standards we have to live every day. Tottenham could return to the top of the Premier League tonight, when they host fulham. Theyre one point behind Manchester City and a win would see them regain top spot. Fulham, meanwhile, are in 13th but could leapfrog chelsea if they manage to end tottenhams Unbeaten League run. Theyre the only team to have got one over Ange Postecoglous side, beating them on penalties in the league cup earlier this season. Fair to say, i think apart from results which have also been pleasing, i think we have had a level of performance in every game, which has made us really competitive against all opponents, home and away. You know, we have had some eventful games within that context. Bu