jeopardy last year so it s difficult to separate those who were criticising the met and cressida dick with good reason and those who were criticising her because they want her gone, so that makes things difficult. there is no doubt the met had been in a difficult position from the start because they haven t wanted to unfairly retrospectively investigate reasonably minor offences but have found themselves in a position where they felt because of the evidence in front of them they help to investigate and now they have been criticised for the results of starting that investigation so they have been losing at every stage of the process so it has been a damaging time for them. joining me now is the former director of public prosecutions, lord macdonald. thank you for your time this afternoon. what do you make of this particular intervention by the metropolitan police? this particular intervention by the metropolitan police? as daniel said it has come
to recognise that the prime minister but there is right. but at the same time, also recognise that people are human and they make mistakes. and when you do make a mistake, it is right. my bottom line is you have to apologise and you have to have an investigation and get to the bottom of it. ., . ~ , investigation and get to the bottom of it. ., ., ,, , , of it. you talked very candidly about how of it. you talked very candidly about how covid of it. you talked very candidly about how covid affected - of it. you talked very candidly j about how covid affected your family about how covid affected your family. so many other watts apps at the moment are so full, what has happened the moment are so full, what has happened and what has emerged out of downing happened and what has emerged out of downing street in the last 24 hour is. i downing street in the last 24 hour is~ iwonder downing street in the last 24 hour is. i wonder what your phone looks like, is. i wonder what your
and sometimes loathing about the mess and the public s reaction. yet there is a pause before the official report from civil servant sue gray emerges. it is only right that we don t condemn the prime minister, someone who has apologised to parliament and said that he will come back when the sue gray investigation is finished. that is the fairest way of dealing with this. it s impossible to know right now how many mps really want borisjohnson out. but many have heard anger from constituents. when, not if, is a common refrain. my constituents at the moment are about 60 1 against - the prime minister and i ve listened very carefully to members - of my association too. there are some very strident voices in my constituency demanding thatl i support the prime minister. for many conservatives it s the style and character of this government that concerns, not the specifics of any parties. but acting to take out
rerealised unharmed but akram was killed by law enforcement officers in the states. of course, police on both sides of the atlantic are looking into why he went to america, was anybody else involved of was he just operating on his own? his family insist that he had mental health issues, they are not saying that excuses what he did but they are saying that, you know e this has come out of the blue to them and they are co operating with the police. meanwhile those arrested in manchester overnight, you expect a bit of police activity in the wake of a terror related incident and so the fact there have been some arrests not too surprising, what we don t know is who these people are, we know it was in the south manchester area, we know they are teenager, we don t know their ages or gender therks is an ongoing investigation, police liaising with local communities to try and calm them and the family of this man akram still trying to come to terms
this week, but we have had new revelations of parties, another one being reported in the daily mirror this morning, plus those revelations about the parties in april 2021 at the end of last week and of course every new party it means more to investigate, more interviews were sue gray and we understand she has interviewed the prime minister is part of the investigation. it could be the end of next week but it would not surprise me if it kicks into the beginning of the following week. over several days last week things looked incredibly tricky for the prime minister. having had a weekend perhaps back in their constituencies, mps are coming back to westminster today at the start of a new weight. how do you think it is looking at the moment? the a new weight. how do you think it is looking at the moment? looking at the moment? the mood amonist looking at the moment? the mood amongst mps looking at the moment? the mood amongst mps is looking at the moment? the mood amongst mps is still