The conservative mp Charlie Elphicke has denied any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party for what Officials Say are serious allegations which have been passed to the police. The party didnt give any details about what the allegations are, or who had made them. It comes amid growing concern in westminster over the conduct of politicians following a string of allegations of sexual abuse in parliament. The conservatives have published a new code of conduct for mps and other elected representatives, while labour has introduced a new complaints procedure. It has been described as a torrid week here in westminster with what feels like decades of Sexual Misconduct coming to life. There are a number of mps facing allegations and many are being strenuously denied. Theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn are both under pressure and that this. Many feel that what we are seeing here is a culture change in british politics and it is long overdue. New allegations are emerging frequently. This is Char
Emirates and Turkish Airlines were among the sponsors at this conference at Trump International hotel a few blocks from the white house. And the government of kuwait financed their national day sell brals a month after the inauguration. The same site is the hotel in washington. The president still owns his company, so he still benefits from business generated as his properties. But experts say money from foreign governments like turco and kuwait here might run afoul of the constitution. Kathleen clark teaches government ethics at Washington University law school. Because donald trump was unwilling to sell his businesses and continues to own them, foreign governments continue to have a way of channeling money to him in an effort to influence him and u. S. Policy. Reporter the emoluments clause was designed to prevent president ial bribery. Back in january, one of mr. Trumps attorneys spelled out how hed avoid a violation. He is going to voluntarily donate all profits from foreign govern
Because his position has enabled him to benefit personally from payments made to the company. I deal with the chinese all the time. The largest banks in the world is in one of my buildings. Reporter one example cited is that the president s Company Still receives lease payments from a chinese bank. To address such conflicts the Trump Organization says it will donate those profits from foreign entities to the u. S. Treasury. Why is that not good enough . And do you have any evidence so far that there has been an the point is that the appearance and the fact of his taking payments from Foreign Countries violates the constitution. Reporter the suit also claims that the u. S. Government has granted mr. Trump financial favors, such as allowing him to keep the lease on the Old Post Office as the site of his washington, d. C. Hotel, even though the original contract, made when mr. Trump was a private citizen barred any elected official from remaining on the lease. The suit was filed by two at
With another 65 centres opening across england, as more over 70s start to receive theirjabs. The education secretary says schools will be given a two week notice period before they reopen to pupils. And if you want to get in touch about any of the stories we are covering you can contact me on twitter, Annita Mcveigh and use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. We the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Will try to read 0 comments. Nearly 200 flood warnings are in place across Greater Manchester and north wales. Thousands were asked to evauate their homes. And coming up this hour, advantage united paul pogba helps Manchester United leapfrog Manchester City back to the top of the premier league. Hello and good morning to you and welcome to bbc news. There is no time to waste, those were the words ofjoe biden as he made his way to the white house for the first time, following his inauguration to become the 46th president of the United States. The work to undo some of Donald Trumps key policies began soon
This is bbc news. Imjane hail. The headlines at 3pm no running, please. An eastern message to stay indoors this weekend has more than 900 further deaths of people with coronavirus are announced across the uk. Downing street says the Prime Minister continues to be in very good spirits in hospital after leaving intensive care. His father urges him to rest. New york starts to bury some of its dead in mass graves, with nearly 160,000 people infected with the virus across the state. Here, there are concerns that postal workers arent being fully protected from covid 19. Nearly £2 million lost in virus related
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