downing street has evolved from being simply the prime minister was my office to effectively now being a small government department, and he will put in place proper structures. i am only sorry it has taken all of this to bring about that change, which should have happened otherwise. but i think it is important to recognise that in no way do i or the prime minister minimise the importance of this issue and we fully appreciate, and i have had lots of people writing to me in enormous pain and suffering that has been experienced by so many people. but there is an inquiry going on, the met police inquiry, let s wait for the results and let s deal with other issues which are important. in my constituency there are military families and they want to know what their role, if any, will be if the tension escalates on the ukrainian and russian border. thank you very much. apologies for interrupting our conversation as cabinet ministers are left number
we should just talk, before we head to the break, about partygate. we did almost get to the break without talking about it. three more conservative mp s have today called on the prime minister to go. backbenchers anthony mangnall and sir gary streeter have submitted letters of no confidence as well as the ex minister tobias ellwood, chair of the defence select committe. impossible to know how many letters have gone in. but where do you sense the mood of the conservative party is gone now? it is impossible. it feels to me like it s a is impossible. it feels to me like it sa drip. drip, is impossible. it feels to me like it s a drip, drip, drip is impossible. it feels to me like it s a drip, drip, drip of- it s a drip, drip, drip of conservatives- it s a drip, drip, drip of conservatives but- it s a drip, drip, drip of conservatives but no i it s a drip, drip, drip of- conservatives but no letters in. it s a drip, drip, drip of conservatives but no letters in. the vast majority c
long term difficulty to overcome, so, again, yes, there is that sort of message, but concerns about what lies behind it. of message, but concerns about what lies behind it lies behind it. sure, 0k, very interesting. lies behind it. sure, 0k, very interesting. damian - lies behind it. sure, 0k, very - interesting. damian grammaticas there. the headlines on bbc news: the government orders an inquiry into the failures that allowed a serving police officer to rape and kill sarah everard. a former facebook employee turned whistle blower tells us lawmakers that the social media giant is harming children, stoking division and weakening democracy. more than 200,000 pupils were off school in england last week for covid related reasons. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tolsen. hello to you, clive, hello to everyone watching. arsenal women begin their champions league group stage campaign tonight
there was an epidemic of violence against women and it needed to be treated as seriously as terrorism is. so it s not as if the government and the forces have not been aware of many of these issues. sabina nessa, one of more than 80 women killed by men since sarah everard, but this morning, the prime minister refused to back calls for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime because he believes current laws are sufficient. this new inquiry must notjust highlight the problems but make the changes, so that all women can be safe. lucy manning, bbc news. let s talk to the shadow home secretary. hejoins me now live for. hello to you, thanks for being with us. do you welcome priti patel s call for inquiry? us. do you welcome priti patel s call for inquiry? us. do you welcome priti patel s call for inquiry? hello, and good evenina. call for inquiry? hello, and good evening. labour call for inquiry? hello, and good evening. labour has call for inquiry? hello, and good evening. labour has
should have had. ultimately, this inquiry has been brought about by the bravery of survivors who have spoken out to break the stigma. now they want answers and accountability for what happened in these institutions and for the suffering of women and their children. the experts who have devised the investigation say it should fully uncover an appalling scandal. we can t put back the clock on those who have suffered so much throughout this period. but one of the things we can do is to recognise their truth. one of the many issues to be examined is the unpaid and exhausting labour in these institutions magdalene laundries. there were four in northern ireland, over 3,000 women spent time in one. caroline was sent to a laundry in londonderry during her early teens. it was very frightening. very steamy, very warm. the constant machines, you could hear the machines always going.