government s problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: i ll be speaking to the head of the biggest non governmental organisation in tonga about the international response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami that hit the island nearly two weeks ago. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution.
there are claims that the prime minister interfered to prioritise rescuing animals from a british man, penn farthing s, charity. that was fiercely denied at the time. but e mails published by a westminster committee today give a very different picture, referring to the prime minister s decision , saying in writing. that s a total contradiction of what borisjohnson said last month. did you intervene in that way? no, that s complete nonsense. marrying up different versions of events has been part of this government s problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. with me is sonia sodha, columnist at the observer and former special adviser to ed miliband, and with me isjo anne nadler,
there are claims that the prime minister interfered to prioritise rescuing animals from a british man, penn farthing s, charity. that was fiercely denied at the time. but e mails published by a westminster committee today give a very different picture, referring to the prime minister s decision, saying in writing: that s a total contradiction of what boris johnson said last month. did you intervene in that way? no, that s complete nonsense. marrying up different versions of events has been part of this government s problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tapping tiktok for talent the man behind the spice girls
penn farthing s, charity. that was fiercely denied at the time. but e mails published by a westminster committee today give a very different picture, referring to the prime minister s decision , saying in writing, the prime minister has just authorised their staff and animals to be evacuated. that s a total contradiction of what borisjohnson said last month. did you intervene that way? no, that s complete nonsense. marrying up different versions of events has been part of this government s problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. and, sophie, despite the public anger about everything that has gone on that is felt by many people and despite the anxiety for many conservative mps about what is going on and downing street prospect handling of the last few, torrid weeks, borisjohnson appeared today
minister interfered to prioritise rescuing animals from a british man, pen farthing s, charity. that was fiercely denied at the time. but e mails published by a westminster committee today give a very different picture, referring to the prime minister s decision , saying in writing. that s a total contradiction of what borisjohnson said last month. did you intervene in that way? no, that s complete nonsense. marrying up different versions of events has been part of this government s problem. mps sent home tonight without the official report into parties coming out, so accusations hover, still waiting for a verdict. the prime minister hopes for political escape. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the united states has given its formal response to russian demands in relation to ukraine. russia had published a list of its concerns, including a demand that ukraine never be allowed to join the nato military alliance.