does the prime minister think there are any circumstances in which he should resign? laughter frankly, mr speaker, the job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances, when he has been handed a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and that s what i m going to do. anyone quitting now, i after defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking . ships fleeing the rat? speak a short while ago he sacked michael gove one of the government s most seniorfigures. also tonight. british airways cuts a further 10,000 short haul flights, from now to the end of october. and in football, england get off to a winning start in the opening match of the women s euros at old trafford coming up on the bbc news channel, it took more than four hours but rafa nadal is through to the wimbledon semifinals, as his bid for a calendar grand slam continues. good evening from downing street, where borisjohnson is tonight being urged to re
starmer said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, i after defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t this the first recorded case of the sinking . ships fleeing the rat? hello and welcome to the programme. written s prime minister boris johnson continues to defy calls for him to resign from some of his most senior colleagues, who believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of these mps britain s. mr johnson has been inside number 10, meeting cabinet colleagues, some of whom still believe he should stay, but most are convinced his time is up. nadhim zahawi, who wasjust appointed chancellor last night, is believed to be one of those who thinks he should go. michael gove was sacked short time ago, with a source 10 downing street describe him as a snake. the latest from our political editor chris mason. the front pages, the photographers, the reporters, all asking the same thing. is it all over, prime mi
yet. in downing street, with a pretty big crowd of protesters who have gathered outside the gates, chris is still with me. this note of defiance, that has come through loud and clear tonight from downing street, at one stage today people were talking fairly confidently about the prime minister actually going? about the prime minister actually auoin ? ~ about the prime minister actually oiiin ? . ., , about the prime minister actually oiiin?. ., ~ ., going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, i going? when i was talking to george on the six o clock news, i was - on the six o clock news, i was anticipating there was a possibility, nothing more than that, that within a couple of hours there might have been a lectern just behind us with the prime minister preparing to come out and offer his resignation. that was a view articulated by plenty o
the prime minister also sacked michael gove, once a very loyal supporter, who turned against him. the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, after. defending all that, hasn t got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn t thisi the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? - and in other news for you today, japan plans to pump water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific. we hear from the fishermen protesting the move. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where prime minister borisjohnson continues to defy calls for him to resign from some of his most senior colleagues, who believe he has clearly lost the confidence of most of his mps. mrjohnson has been inside number 10 meeting cabinet colleagues, some of whom still believe he should stay, but most are