there are claims that the prime minister interfered to prioritise rescuing animals from a british man, penn farthing s, charity. that was fiercely denied at the time. but e mails published by a westminster committee today give a very different picture, referring to the prime minister s decision , saying in writing. that s a total contradiction of what borisjohnson said last month. did you intervene in that way? no, that s complete nonsense. marrying up different versions of events has been part of this government s problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. with me is sonia sodha, columnist at the observer and former special adviser to ed miliband, and with me isjo anne nadler,