he s due to stand up in the commons for the first time since being fined at about 4:30pm. there s expected to be fierce questioning from opposition parties about whether he misled parliament. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused the prime minister of using the ukraine conflict as a shield to keep hisjob. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. do you think the prime i minister can survive this? has the prime minister. misled mps, mr spencer? familiar questions in the air as ministers return to downing street after westminster s easter break. borisjohnson will face mps for the first time since being fined for breaking covid laws at one of many events during the pandemic he s had to say sorry for so far. i want to begin by repeating my apologies. mr speaker, i want to apologise. i once again offer a full apology. another apology is expected,
to the political approach the ukraine crisis, i so he is using that, really, as a shield.| but he and others have limited options to act. we have reached the point where it may be that tory mps have to take actions into their own hands, but we cannot rely on that. we simply cannot have a prime minister who will lie to the public, lie to parliament, and laugh at those who have lost so many loved ones during the pandemic. mp should have a vote in parliament as to whether boris johnson is in contempt of parliament for having lied to parliament. because, in a time of crisis, international crisis, the cost of living emergency, people need to have trust in the prime minister and i don t think they have it at the moment. as some in parliament look for ways to punish the prime minister politically, a police investigation continues, and the full findings of an official
because in a time of crisis, the international crisis, i the cost of living an emergency. people need to have trust - in the prime minister and i don t think they have it at the moment. as some in parliament look for ways to punish the prime minister politically, a police investigation continues, and the full findings of an official report into lockdown parties in whitehall are yet to come. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley, joins us now. as jonathan was telling asjonathan was telling us and that report, an apology from the prime minister at this afternoon it may sound very familiar. so what is new today? sound very familiar. so what is new toda ? . , sound very familiar. so what is new toda ? ., , ., ., today? that is right, we have heard the prime minister today? that is right, we have heard the prime minister said today? that is right, we have heard the prime minister said the - today? that is right, we have heard the prime minister said the pollen i the prime minister s
the headlines: mps are to vote on thursday on launching an investigation into whether borisjohnson misled parliament over lockdown parties. he s to speak in the commons later. moscow says it has struck more than 1,000 military targets in eastern ukraine and releases these images of its fighter jets. ukraine claims that civilians are under attack. new research from the international monetary fund warns that the war in ukraine will severely set back the global economic recovery from the covid pandemic. the manchester united footballer cristiano ronaldo and his partner georgina rodriguez have announced the death of their baby son. a busy afternoon store as far as westminster is concerned. let s cross to the house
now is not the time. 0pposition parties disagree. in parliament, at the moment, there is no difference of approach in relation to standing up for ukraine across the conservative party or across all parties, by the way. so, if this prime minister were to make any difference to the political approach the ukraine crisis, so he is using that, really, as a shield. but he and others have limited options to act. we have reached the point where it may be that tory mps have to take actions into their own hands, but we cannot rely on that. we simply cannot have a prime minister who will lie to the public, lie to parliament, and laugh at those who have lost so many loved ones during the pandemic. mp should have a vote in parliament as to whether boris johnson - is in contempt of parliamentl for having lied to parliament.