demanding an apology, they can call for the suspension of an mp or even an expulsion. so, that motion will go to parliament tomorrow, it is very likely that opposition parties will support it, but to pass you would also need a number of conservative mps to support it. borisjohnson has called for unity in his party, and so far only a handful of conservative mps have broken ranks publicly, but there is definitely a bit of a sense of unease, particularly as things keep moving in this. new things keep popping up- moving in this. new things keep popping up. and so there is a suggestion that perhaps what the government might do tomorrow to make it easier or more palatable for conservative mps would be to perhaps try and amend that motion to make it more positive so that it is easier for their mps to vote with the government. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender has passed.
good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender has passed. the city s surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky has said the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible . ukraine hopes to evacuate 6,000 people from there today through so called humanitariain corridors. mariupol s mayor says 100,000 civilians are still there. it comes as russia intensifies its attacks in the east of the country, in the donbas region. ukraine s allies here in the west have promised to boost military aid, providing kyiv with extra military aircraft. the united nations says more than five million people have now fled the conflict. from lviv, our correspondent, danjohnson, sent this report.
they have had some early success in holding back this new offensive in the battle for donbas. danjohnson, bbc news, lviv. the ukraine government says bombs are being used to smash the steel plant in mariupol which has become the final stronghold of resistance. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, mark lowen, has been speaking to a relative of one of the fighters inside the plant, desperately hoping for news that he s alive. in the fog of war, russia s ferocious firepower is unrelenting. the azovstal steel plant still holding out against the siege of mariupol. perhaps a few hundred ukrainian troops are defending it. the commander calls it hell on earth. but they seem to have refused another deadline of today, set by moscow for their surrender, protecting around 1,000 civilians holed up in the cold war era bunkers and tunnels. food, water and time
in mariupol, the factory is at the epicenter of the city s resistance, a new russian deadline for mariupol to surrender has come and gone. the ukrainian forces and hundreds of civilians are just bracing for the worst. in the face of relentless bombardment the mayor of mariupol is calling on civilians to evacuate through a humanitarian corridor. the question, as always, is whether russia will honor that safe passage. we re falling all the ang frls ukraine to the white house to the pentagon. matt rivers in lviv in western ukraine. matt, mariupol appears to be on the brink of russian capture. what is the latest? reporter: it s been that way for weeks now, ana. we keep saying that and you re not wrong to say that. it seems every day they get closer and closer to basically being taken by the russians and yet they still hold out. we have heard from the marine commander of the ukrainian marines that are holed up inside
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