but lord frost s resignation came at a terrible time for the prime minister. on borisjohnson s behalf, he d been at the forefront of the ongoing battles with brussels and was admired by many tory mps, who today said they shared lord frost s concerns, including his dislike of new covid restrictions. many of the things that he worries about, i and many of my colleagues worry about. we want to see the conservative party as a low tax party going forward and we don t want our civil liberties to be restricted. mrjohnson has moved fast to hand lord frost s negotiating responsibilities to liz truss, the foreign secretary, also popular in tory ranks for the trade negotiations she s done since brexit. but recent revelations have damaged mrjohnson, like this video of his staff joking leaked to itv news. today, another leak to the guardian the downing street garden in may 2020, with bottles of wine. rules at the time said only two could meet outside socially.
mrjohnson has moved fast to hand lord frost s negotiating responsibilities to liz truss, the foreign secretary, also popular in tory ranks for the trade negotiations she s done since brexit. but recent revelations have damaged mrjohnson, like this video of his staff joking, leaked to itv news. today, another leak to the guardian the downing street garden in may 2020, with bottles of wine. rules at the time said only two could meet outside socially. number 10 says this was a work meeting. three, two, one! and the shock by election loss in north shropshire. to pass new measures, mrjohnson will have to recall parliament. if the government felt that further action had to be taken, of course we would present that to parliament and it would be for parliament to decide. noes to the left, 126. but this week, 100 tories already voted against the latest measures, so a new vote could see even more rebels. he s got over 100 conservative mps who are holding him
of this war ended at the walls of the old city. witnesses say that the shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former. president of the philippines has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven - charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. borisjohnson is facing renewed criticism after a video emerged showing downing street staff joking about holding a christmas party during last year s lockdown.
for his resignation today, following the emergence of a video which has caused shockwaves at westminster and much further afield. the video showed his staff joking about a christmas party last december, during the strict lockdown, when many families were unable to visit loved ones. allegra stratton, the aide seen laughing on the video, has resigned this afternoon. boris johnson apologised for the video but repeated his claim that no party had taken place. labour s sir keir starmer said he was treating the public like fools. ina in a moment, we expect the prime minister to give that news conference. let s stay with this for a moment. let s talk to our deputy political editor, vicki young, at westminster. this news conference has been hastily arranged, as we understand. what are we expecting? i understand. what are we expecting? i think we expect the prime minister not to want to talk about parties in
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