different in two months. it is almost impossible different in two months. it is almost impossible to - different in two months. it 3 almost impossible to imagine what this expanse of brown soil is going to turn into. it will be the most incredible explosion of vibrant colour that you can imagine, as far as the eye can see in all directions against this magnificent backdrop. so they will be sculptures where you can see the people down there, a soundscape in another part of the moat. there will even be a slide so that people can slide into the flowers. .,. , that people can slide into the flowers. .. , , ., flowers. exactly, slide in full of ener: flowers. exactly, slide in full of energy and flowers. exactly, slide in full of energy and be flowers. exactly, slide in full of energy and be fazed flowers. exactly, slide in full of energy and be fazed by - flowers. exactly, slide in full of energy and be fazed by the i flowers. exactly, slide in full of i energy and be fazed by the
hand, you would never get even, so we mix it with sand in a container and then broadcast it around. it is and then broadcast it around. it is a very low tech method of creating something wonderful. let’s a very low-tech method of creating something wonderful. a very low-tech method of creating something wonderful. let s show the ictures something wonderful. let s show the pictures from something wonderful. let s show the pictures from the something wonderful. let s show the pictures from the poppies pictures from the poppies installation, they looked so fantastic, transformed this area. this is going to do the same, and i m right in saying that although this is for thejubilee, this will carry on, this area has changed now for good. carry on, this area has changed now for aood. , . a, for good. exactly, so much effort has one for good. exactly, so much effort has gone into for good. exactly, so much effort has gone into creating for good. exactly, so much effort has gone in
transformed into a huge field of flowers this summer, as part of the celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee. more than 20 million seeds are being planted and organisers expect the first flowers to bloom in earlyjune. our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, is at the tower for us this morning. they have grown already, sarah, remarkable! good morning to you yes, i have some demonstration flowers because you will have to use your imagination a little. a huge transformation has gone on at the tower of london moat, something like 10,000 tonnes of topsoil has already been put in. the workers are busily planting some seeds at the back. there has been a huge amount of prep work that has gonein huge amount of prep work that has gone in to create this ocean of flowers, they are calling it, and the man behind it, one of the people behind it, is nigel. just explain to us what the thinking is behind this and what can people expect to see, because it is going to look very different in two
sea of flowers stretching ahead, a very special celebration of the platinum jubilee, but the longer term effect will be wild flower meadows, native plants, a real focus on attracting as much nature as possible. unlike in 2014, visitors will be able to buy tickets to allow them down here to the bottom of the moat to walk through the flowers. and for the more adventurous types, they will be able to get down here via a huge slide that is due to be installed right there. in eight weeks, weather permitting, the moat will be transformed, just in time to open to the public for the jubilee weekend. sarah campbell, bbc news, at the tower of london. after a grilling from mps at prime minister s questions, borisjohnson is about to face further questions from mps on the liaison committee shortly. let s get a quick word with our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, who can tell us
or not, the police say that is what happened. and as we consider that, consider to these comments earlier this month from cabinet ministerjacob rees mogg. he suggested that in the context of the war in ukraine, the party story was the disproportionate fluff of politics. that, of course, is disputed. what is clear, though, is that the reason this story has had impact is because of what boris johnson told the country as the virus surged. our plan does rely on all of us continuing to make sacrifices to protect those we love, so please, please continue to follow the rules. but the police now say the rules weren t followed in downing street and whitehall at a time when obeying them was presented as a matter of life and death. and so that s now led to these fines. we don t know if there s a political cost to be paid too. that was ros atkins reporting. we are going to bejoined in about half an hour by deputy prime minister dominic raab, and we will put some of that to him. the tower of london