pressure on mrjohnson who has also been dealing with the fallout of five resignations from his number ten team. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is the man who won the conservatives an 80 seat majorityjust two years ago. but now some of borisjohnson s own mps want him out of number 10. they say he s lost voters trust and that he s losing his grip. she s a fighter and a quitter. elena narozanski has represented england at boxing. today she dealt the prime minister a blow by resigning from his policy unit. she s a close ally of munira mirza, the number 10 policy chief who was one of four stuff to resign yesterday. her departure was seen as the most significant, as she had been one of boris johnson s closest aides. she said she resigned when he refused to apologise for his false claims about keir starmer when he was director of public prosecutions. and today, you couldn t mask
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the last remaining legal restrictions on covid 19 in england should be lifted within weeks a month earlier than expected. borisjohnson told the commons that as long as the data continues to be encouraging england s rules requiring people with covid to self isolate will come to an end. it will be just under two years since the first restrictions were imposed at the start of the pandemic. our political correspondent iain watson reports. there s been big changes behind the black door in downing street. but here s the question. have you done enough to save your leadership, prime minister? in an attempt to stave off further criticism from some of his own mps, borisjohnson has changed some of his ministers and some of his staff. today, he also changed some of his policies. mr speaker, i can tell the house today that it is my intention to return on the first day after the half time recess to present our strategy for living
a website will go live later allowing people with spare rooms to express an interest. applications for the scheme will then be accepted from friday. iain watson reports. i would like to see more help and support. respect all the ukrainian neighbours soon you will be able to offer help on your own doorstep. the government your own doorstep. the government offering i your own doorstep. the government offering a l your own doorstep. the government offering a scheme of £350 to let ukrainian refugee live in your home for the next six months.
fed the lines. so there were signs of problems there. he has decided to address the health issues, his ex wife, his current wife, his five kids, his blended family, he is surrounded by love notjust on their but from movie fans all over the world. we their but from movie fans all over the world. their but from movie fans all over the world. we are rooting for ou, over the world. we are rooting for you, bruce. over the world. we are rooting for you, bruce. thank - over the world. we are rooting for you, bruce. thank you - over the world. we are rooting for you, bruce. thank you so l for you, bruce. thank you so much. here in the uk, the labour leader sir keir starmer has accused borisjohnson of taking the public for fools by not resigning over the row about lockdown parties in government buildings. the metropolitan police announced yesterday at least 20 fixed penalty notices would be issued. our politcal correspondent, iain watson reports. behind closed doors during lockdown, police
days after energy bills increased significantly for households in england, scotland and wales, a new energy strategy is due to be released as the bbc s politcal correspondent iain watson reports. with fuel costs soaring, some people are already rationing their own energy use. david is on universal credit and at his flat near sheffield he has stopped using gas. he now relies on relatively cheaper electricity for washing and heating. we are living in the 21st century and ifeel as if i am going backwards and doing things that, you know, are probably what you would hear people did in the olden days. the government has not ruled out more help for fuel bills in the coming months, but labour and some conservative mps have been turning the heat up on the government now. i feel angry at the scale of the crisis people in this country are facing and the lack of response from government in the spring statement and promises of things, announcements in the future, just won t cut it. but this week,