efforts to save red squirrels in scotland could be helping native populations recover, but warn that measures to control grey squirrels will have to continue for some time. coming up later this hour in hardtalk stephen sackur speaks to baroness helena kennedy, who has been trying to loosen the grip of the patriarchy in the british legal system for five decades. borisjohnson must lead or step aside , senior tory and former minister tobias ellwood has told the bbc. it comes as some conservative mps say they ve been inundated with emails from constituents, angry about reports that downing street staff held parties during lockdowns. the government has urged people to reserve judgment until senior civil servant sue gray s inquiry is finished. meanwhile labour leader sir keir starmer said it was now in the national interest for the prime minister to resign following events in downing street during strict lockdown measures. the moral authority matters in relation to enforcing t
allegations of sexual assault. the eruption of a giant underwater volcano near the island nation of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. the uk foreign secretary calls for russia to halt its aggression , and accuses the kremlin of waging a disinformation campaign to justify an invasion of ukraine. russia denies it s preparing to carry out false sabotage operations. experts say they re hopeful that efforts to save red squirrels in scotland could be helping native populations recover but warn that measures to control grey squirrels will have to continue for some time. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a former minister and senior conservative politician says the uk prime minister borisjohnson must lead or step aside . tobias ellwood made the comments to the bbc as pressure continues regarding parties at downing street while tough coronavirus restrictions were in place in the uk. meanwhile the labour leader sir ke
of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. experts say they re hopeful that efforts to save red squirrels in scotland could be helping native populations recover, but warn that measures to control grey squirrels will have to continue for some time. and coming up, as tension builds on the ukraine russia border, global questions travels to kyiv to discuss the ongoing crisis. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. a former minister and senior conservative politician says borisjohnson must lead or step aside . tobias ellwood made the comments to the bbc as pressure continues regarding parties at downing street while tough coronavirus restrictions were in place in the uk. meanwhile, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said it was now in the national interest for the prime minister to resign. the moral authority matters in relation to enforcing the covid rules but we ve got other massive challenges facing this country. massive challenges. we have a prim
prince andrew has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual assault. the eruption of a giant underwater volcano near the island nation of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the senior uk conservative mp and former minister, tobias ellwood, says borisjohnson must lead or step aside following the controversy over gatherings at downing st while covid restrictions were in place. a number of tory backbenchers say they ve been inundated with messages from angry constituents about the growing list of parties dating back to the spring 2020. the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, says it s now in the national interest for mrjohnson to be removed from office. our political correspondent, iain watson, has the very latest. borisjohnson has come under renewed pressure following number 10 s apology to buckingham palace over a leaving do held last year on the eve of the duke of edinb
across the southwestern pacific. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the senior uk conservative mp and former minister tobias ellwood says borisjohnson must lead or step aside following the controversy over gatherings at downing st while coronavirus restrictions were in place. a number of tory backbenchers say they ve been inundated with messages from angry constituents about the growing list of parties dating back to the spring of 2020. the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, says it s now in the national interest for mrjohnson to go. the bbc s political correspondent iain watson has the very latest. borisjohnson has come under renewed pressure following number 10 s apology to buckingham palace over a leaving do held last year on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral. so today the labour leader urged conservative mps to force him out. of course there s a party advantage in him going, but actually it s now in the national interes