Compounded by the fact that instead of coming clean at the beginning, which would have meant a couple of weeks of bad stories and it would have gone away, to the extent it would have gone away, but the government has been evasive and not open, meaning every bit of evidence put us back in the newspapers. but do ou put us back in the newspapers. but do you think it would have gone away? we have had a series of claims, a number ofapparent away? we have had a series of claims, a number of apparent events, we have to courses no sources saying they saw the prime minister and his wife at the event, the cumulative effect will not go away? it wife at the event, the cumulative effect will not go away? effect will not go away? it would not have gone effect will not go away? it would not have gone away effect will not go away? it would not have gone away completely, j effect will not go away? it would - not have gone away completely, but the nature of the new cycle is that any story can only
Conservative party overall of this. what are you hearing from your sources about the extent of that anger? sources about the extent of that anter? l, , sources about the extent of that aner? , ., . ., anger? basically the main source of frustration for anger? basically the main source of frustration for conservative - anger? basically the main source of frustration for conservative mps - anger? basically the main source of| frustration for conservative mps and activists about the story is the government is burning through its political capital for government is burning through its political capitalfor no government is burning through its political capital for no reason. government is burning through its political capitalfor no reason. a great device of conservatives is often looking back to margaret thatcher, but sometimes it is an instructive comparison the great vice of qatar conservatives. when she became very unpopular she was pushing through what she had the government consid
Headlines, investigations and damage to the prime minister s reputation, but that would not have been continual front page headlines of the sort that you get when you have a story continually topped up with revelations undermining the government story, which cast doubt on what the prime minister says. this is definitely a bad story either way, a catastrophic error of judgment of the government, but the way they handled it means it has lasted a lot longer, itjanuary. we do not know how many e mails, video clips or other things are out there which could keep this going for however long. do you think there are more? i have no idea but it would not surprise me at this point. i spoke to a couple of members of the covid bereaved families with and one of them said to be the prime minister is hiding behind the investigation being carried out by senior civil servant sue gray. what is your take on why he has not simply said he was about or not at
The air in here is thick and acrid. it still is not safe for them to return, he says. we would have moved to pakistan, but pakistan closed its borders to us. afghanistan s long war may be over but the afghan people s suffering endures. the headlines on bbc news. a bring your own booze party in the garden of the home of the british prime minister at the height of the first lockdown. boris johnson faces fresh anger over claims he broke the rules. with freezing temperatures and a blanket of snow, the un appeals for $5 billion to help more than half of afghanistan s population get through this winter. one of britain s largest energy suppliers apologises after it advised customers they could cuddle pets and eat porridge to stay warm. staying with that story.
Bring your own booze, sit in the garden at downing street, where borisjohnson met me and four other bereaved families and told us to our faces, after listening to my dad s story, i did everything i could to save him . labour s deputy leader angela rayner suggested borisjohnson should step down. i think he should go. i mean, there s no excuses and it will come as no surprise that i don t think borisjohnson is up to thejob but, more importantly, i think he s lost the confidence of the british public now with his lies, his deceit and his breaking of his own rules. some conservative mps say it is important to wait for the full report. we need to get to the bottom of this investigation, that s what sue gray is doing. and then if rules have been breached, people will have to suffer the consequences. meanwhile, the met police has said it s aware of the widespread reporting of alleged breaches at downing street on the 20th may and it s in contact with the cabinet office. helen catt, bbc news,