has been remanded in custody for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. a conviction would disqualify him from standing for election. his detention has sparked pitched battles between police and his supporters, and at least eight people have died in clashes in different cities across pakistan. the government has now called in the army to maintain order in the capital city and other provinces. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has this report from islamabad. burning into the night. protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? we have no access. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran
has quit after a report found evidence of widespread bullying, misoygny and harassment in the party. welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan, where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country at least eight people have died in clashes and police say about a thousand people have been arrested. if convicted, it would disqualify mr khan from standing for election , which is due this year. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has more from islamabad. waiting, watched by pakistan. this compound is where imran khan is due to appear. a night of unrest. calm now, but for how long? roadblocks installed around the entrances, hoping to stop the protesters. in the centre of the capital, clashes between the police and protesters build quickly and surge unexpectedly. the tear gas is coming pretty thick and fast now. i think we need to move ba
good morning. it s thursday october 20th. our main story. the prime minister s position is looking increasingly vulnerable today after some of her own mps called for her to resign. it followed a chaotic day for the government with the resignation of the home secretary, accusations of bullying, and confusion over whether the chief whip had resigned. our political correspondent ione wells reports. reporter: is this a coalition of chaos, mr schapps? - another day, another new cabinet minister. grant shapps, sacked just six weeks ago by liz truss, returns as her new home secretary. look, obviously it s been a turbulent time for the government, but i think the most important thing is to make sure that people in this country know that they ve got security and that s why it s a great honour to be appointed as home secretary. he stepped up after suella braverman stepped down, resigning over two data breaches. but have a look at her resignation letter. she wrote to the prime minister
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