accidental data released with a freedom of information request but this was a deliberate attack. [30 freedom of information request but this was a deliberate attack.- this was a deliberate attack. do we know about this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the scale this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the scale and - this was a deliberate attack. do we know about the scale and extent? l this was a deliberate attack. do we i know about the scale and extent? no, we haven t know about the scale and extent? iifr, we haven t had that much info. around 30,000 people were represented by the federation. the numbers that could have been hit here, we don t have that because the met police haven t told us. but there are specific security implications. i was speaking to a senior officer who said the real concern, a major concern is if you have got clearance level, clearance level tells you what offices are dealing with the mos
and he was on the tv every few nights reminding us all that we should observe. i just. we have to have higher standards than that, of people at the top. he s been fined. i don t think his position is tenable, in my view. the liberal democrats and the snp say mrjohnson should resign out of decency and honour. labour says it s not possible for him and mr sunak tojust get on with the job. they are spending more time justifying themselves and the parties they ve been going to rather than focusing on the issues that we need them to address as a country. so the idea that we can t change leadership now because of the war in ukraine or because of the economic crisis, i think it s actually the other way around that actually we need fresh leadership and we need leaders who can concentrate on thejob in hand. the met police haven t finished their investigation into parties in downing street, so it s possible there will be more fines.
going to rather than focusing on the issues that we need them to address as a country. - so, the idea that we can t change leadership now. because of the war in ukraine - or because of the economic crisis, i think it s actually i the other way round, that actually we need fresh leadership and we need - leaders who can concentrate on the job in hand. - the met police haven t finished their investigation into parties in downing street, so it s possible there will be more fines. the full, detailed report by the civil servant sue gray is also still to be published. for now, many tory mps are publicly backing the idea that the war in ukraine means it isn t the time to change leader. the question is if that continues to hold. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let s hear more now from the conservative mp for amber valley, nigel mills, who spoke to us earlier saying the prime minister and other senior figures who are found to have
he claimed that teachers and nhs staff were having drinks with colleagues in staff rooms during lockdown. let s listen to what he said. i think now that the prime minister has got to think hard, he should certainly go and make a statement to the house of commons on tuesday and i think he has got to apologise. having said that, i don t think that at any time he thought that he was breaking the law. i think that at the time he thought, just like many teachers and nurses, who, after a very, very long shift, would tend to go back to the and a quiet drink, which is more or less what he has done, i don t know much about the birthday party to which you talked about, i wasn t invited, but i don t think he thought he was breaking the law, but of course that doesn t make any sort of excuse. you said all those teachers and nurses who were going back
correspondent. thanks forjoining correspondent. thanks for joining us, correspondent. thanks forjoining us, i have not seen much from this story, it is only coming in the last few minutes. story, it is only coming in the last few minutes- story, it is only coming in the last few minutes. . ~ , ., , ., few minutes. take us from the start. westminster few minutes. take us from the start. westminster sources few minutes. take us from the start. westminster sources are few minutes. take us from the start. westminster sources are saying - westminster sources are saying tonight that the first batch of fixed penalty notices oh, or fines, relating to those lockdown gatherings at downing street and the cabinet office during the first lockdown should be coming very soon. our understanding is there is going to be potentially at least 15 fines issued imminently. our understanding issued imminently. our understanding is there has been a bit of toing and froing throughout the day about whethe