they leave. borisjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament but denied doing so intentionally. he described the report as rubbish and lies. let s go straight westminster and this report cannot be more damning, could it? it this report cannot be more damning, could it? , . , ., could it? it is a blunt damning re ort could it? it is a blunt damning report and could it? it is a blunt damning report and many could it? it is a blunt damning report and many expected - could it? it is a blunt damning report and many expected to l could it? it is a blunt damning i report and many expected to be could it? it is a blunt damning - report and many expected to be if we are not beating around the bush about this, it is essentially saying that he lied, notjust a parliament but also to the committee that were investigating whether he misled mps and that is because his conclusions that he deliberately misled mps on multiple occasions about what he knew of her
of football fun. we all have a mate who takes it too far on a night out and that was man city players last night as they celebrated winning the treble. can you really blame them, though? that is very good work, lads! you are all caught up now. bye! this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i m stephen sackur. this city styles itself the capital of the north of england, but with the pride there is also some resentment of the degree of centralisation in england, the dominance of london, and the lack of regional autonomy. my guest today is the mayor of this city, andy burnham. he quit westminster politics to come here and he is committed to a radical vision a decentralised, united kingdom. but is own party, let alone the country as a whole, ready for his brand of radicalism? andy burnham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. now, mr mayor, y
the city is growing in stature, physically, but i think also in terms of its reputation, both in the uk and around the world. this was, obviously, the home of industry going back a couple of centuries. hit a decline in the second part of the 20th century, but manchester is most definitely back. and i think there is a lot of energy flowing around the city right now. but i guess we have to measure your performance against promises, and you made some key promises. one was on housing tackling manchester s housing problems but, in particular, tackling the number of people sleeping rough on the streets, the number of homeless people in the city. sure. if you look at the latest report from the respected housing charity shelter, they say that the number sleeping rough have gone up in the last year, that manchester s rate of homelessness is far worse than the national average, and that, as they put it, it is the most problematic city in the north west of england. so, you failed? no,
receive a members pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. borisjohnson has admitted his statements about the parties misled parliament, but denied doing so intentionally. he described today s report as rubbish and deranged. straight to westminster and nancy kacungira. nancy, you said it in the headlines, this is an absolutely blistering report, isn t it? it this is an absolutely blistering report, isn t it? this is an absolutely blistering report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew. 30,000 report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew. 30,000 words - report, isn t it? it certainly is, matthew. 30,000 words and l report, isn t it? it certainly is, l matthew. 30,000 words and all report, isn t it? it certainly is, - matthew. 30,000 words and all of them adding up to two major things. one, this report has found that borisjohnson deliberately misled parliament. this is of course over allegations that he attende
a me to take it too far on a night out and that was main city players last night as a celebrated winning the trouble. can you really blame them, though? that is good work lads. you are all cut up now. goodbye. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i m stephen sackur. this city styles itself the capital of the north of england, but with the pride there is also some resentment of the degree of centralisation in england, the dominance of london, and the lack of regional autonomy. my guest today is the mayor of this city, andy burnham. he quit westminster politics to come here and he is committed to a radical vision a decentralised, united kingdom. but is his own party, let alone the country as a whole, ready for his brand of radicalism? andy burnham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. now, mr mayor, you have had six years