that we may have made in number ten and beyond, whether in downing street or throughout the pandemic. nobody told me that what we were doing was, as you say, against the rules, that the event in question was something that. we were going to do something that was not a work event. and, you know, as i said in the house of commons, when i went out into that garden, i thought that i was attending a work event. the chancellor was also facing questions for the first time since the prime minister s apology to the commons. do you believe the prime minister? of course i do. the prime minister. you believe he is telling the truth? of course i do. the prime minister set out his understanding of this matter in parliament last week and i d refer you to his words. as you know, sue gray is conducting an inquiry into this matter and i fully support the prime minster s request for patience while that inquiry concludes. the fresh claims come from dominic cummings, the former
attending a work event. the chancellor was also facing questions for the first time since the prime minister s apology to the commons. do you believe the prime minister? of course do you believe the prime minister? of course i do you believe the prime minister? of course i do. the prime minister set out his understanding of this matter in parliament last week and i d refer you to his words. as you know, sue gray is conducting an inquiry into this matter and ifully support the prime minster s request for patients while that inquiry concludes. for patients while that inquiry concludes- for patients while that inquiry concludes. , concludes. the fresh claims come from dominic concludes. the fresh claims come from dominic cummings, - concludes. the fresh claims come from dominic cummings, the - concludes. the fresh claims come i from dominic cummings, the former aide to the prime minister now a government critic. writing online, he said that on the day of the event in may 2020, i sa
to work outjust how they are going to bring this to an end. ione wells, bbc news. our political correspondent, nick eardley, is here. what is the sentiment, this weekend? it s what is the sentiment, this weekend? it s not good, joanna. the thing we re watching for is conservative mps backing their constituencies testing the public mood. cash back in. certainly from the ones we ve spoken to, the overwhelming feeling is this has gone down extremely badly. mps are being inundated with e mails almost on a daily basis, now. because when you think about what s happened over the last few days, there was the prime minister s apology. that seemed to spur a flurry of more e mails from people saying it didn t go far enough. yesterday, the reports about the party the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral. that seems to
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