against the prime minister in a significant revolt against his leadership. ijust hope that, given the mood of the public, the vote we have had here tonight, that the cabinet will tell the prime minister that, in the words of steve baker, the gig is up. i predict we will have a new leader of the party, a new prime minister, by party conference this year. i m geeta guru murthy live in westminster where we ll be bringing you the latest reaction to the vote. i m joined by conservative mp still very much backing the prime minister. three police officers in the us state of arizona have been put on leave after they stood by and watched a homeless man drowning. ukraine s president says his forces are holding out against russian advances in key cities in the donbas region. the family of a british geologist jailed for 15 years in iraq for attempting to remove historial artefacts says they are shocked by the punishment saying it amounts to a death sentence. hello and welcome if you re
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 it s half time for the last round of premier league games manchester city trail aston villa and liverpool equalise against wolves if it stays like that city will be champions. welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes, a deadline has passed for civil servants who want to object to being named in sue gray s partygate report to respond a move which could delay publication. this morning, the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, defended a meeting which took place last month between ms gray and borisjohnson insisting it would not have influenced the outcome of the inquiry. our political correspondentjonathan blake has the latest. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findings of a report by the senior civil servant sue gray. weeks ago, the two held a meeting who called it, what was discussed depends on who you ask. one cabinet minister says the row does not matter sue gray has complete control over her inquiry, and the prime m
territory, in an apparent hardening of its position. more than 300 scotrail services have been cancelled for the third sunday in a row it comes on the eve of major timetable cuts across the country. manchester city win the premier league title byjust one point. we will have all the latest in sportsday, coming up at 6:30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the full report into gatherings in and around downing street while covid restrictions were in place is expected in the next few days with the senior civil servant sue gray set to publish herfindings. there was deadline earlier this afternoon for anyone due to be named in her report to lodge any objections and questions have been raised over the nature of a meeting she had with borisjohnson about the report a few weeks ago. ministers say she has full control over the details she releases. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. borisjohnson, the prime minister whose political fate could rest on the findin
The Labour Run Council is struggling to pay off a huge bill for equal pay claims that dates back more than a decade. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The first thing to say is that the city council here has not stopped functioning, it has a legal duty to provide Certain Services and they will continue, but this is a signal to government ofjust how dire the financial situation is here, and admission that the council here cannot pay its bills. The people i have spoken to around birmingham say they are worried about what the future may hold. But for those who have been watching the saga closely, in some ways today has felt inevitable. The pressure on this citys finances has been rising and rising, and europes biggest local authority is now in big trouble. The news that their council is, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt has left many People Living in birmingham shocked and angry. Oh my god, ive never heard of such a thin