tiktok if that s your thing. as boris johnson faces calls from some conceiving to stand down, let s have a look at some of the key dates for the next few months of his tenure. the report from the senior civil servant sue gray is to be published soon, that s all we know, she is looking into all of the alleged parties held by staff at downing street while the uk was in lockdown. we don t have a date for its publication but it is expected in the next fortnight. we also don t know how much of it will be published. england s current plan b covid rules will be reviewed by the prime minister on 26th of january and he will be under pressure from some of his own mps to relax the rules if 0micron infections continue to fall. there are one or two important votes approaching as well. the southend west by election happens on the 3rd of february and the local elections on the 5th of may. we can talk to a former chairman of the committee on standards in public life, sir alistair graham. good morning
is in an area that exceeds stricter limits for toxic air as set by the world health organisation. today the mayor will meet staff and patients at the evelina children s hospital, where he will call for tougher measures to cut pollution. last year the government announced a £9 million fund to reduce the impact of toxic air on peoples health. some of the city of london s oldest pubs could face permanent closure as more city workers opt to work from home. landlords of some of the pubs on fleet street say they are making as little as £60 at lunchtimes the same bars that would ve been packed with customers before covid. latest tfl figures show that commuter numbers are still at half normal levels. polls will open at 7am this morning in the southend west by election. it was called following the death of sir david amess, who was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery in october. eight candidates are contesting the seat and polls close at 10 o clock this evening. a slice of costa r
do you worry, though, that this has damaged the public s confidence in the government that you re part of? yes, i think it has, and i can appreciate people s frustration. and i think it s now the job of all of us in government, all politicians, to restore people s trust. some of your colleagues want the prime minister to go. if that were to happen would you run to replace him? no, that s not what i m focused on, and of course. that s not my question would you do it? some of your colleagues want you to. well, that s very kind of them to suggest that. but what i think people want from me and what your viewers will want from me is to focus on myjob, and the prime minister has my full support. but support for the bigger of this double act may not last forever. chaotic days are one thing a loss of credibility quite another. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, downing street. votes are being counted in the southend west by election in essex.
of the tory mp sir david amess. anna firth got a majority of more than 12,000. the seat was not contested by labour, the liberal democrats or the green party because of the nature of the circumstances of this by election. just 24% of the electorate voted, making it one of the worst turnouts for a by election since the second world war. a former labour member of the house of lords has beenjailed for 5.5 years for child sexual offences. lord ahmed assaulted two children in the 1970s when he was a teenager. his victims are calling for him to be stripped of his title. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been following the story. a key appeal that is being made today in the wake of the sentencing, danny? today in the wake of the sentencing, dann ? , , ., ., i. ., danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where both danny? yes, it is not often you have a court case where bot
respect parties who marked their respect to sir david by not contesting this by election. it is inspiring to see politicians coming is inspiring to see politicians coming together from across the political coming together from across the political divide to respect a great political divide to respect a great man and a great parliamentarian. it is the honour parliamentarian. it is the honour of my life to represent the people of southend west. as your member of parliament i will work. and of parliament i will work. and that of parliament i will work. and that was anna firth winning the by election in the southend west election. thank you for watching. hello. we re seeing a real change in weather type at the moment, as a cold front