this is bbc news, i m clive myrie. the headlines: pressure mounts on borisjohnson as his top civil servants face mps over who funded the refurbishment of the downing street flat and other matters. the prime minister responds to criticism of his integrity. if there s anything to be said about that, any declaration to be made, that will of course be made in due course. if there is a straightforward answer, well, give it. and if there isn t, then, there are very serious questions to be asked. as india records a grim world high of daily covid 19 cases for five straight days, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. the european commission begins legal action against astrazeneca, over alleged breaches of its contract to supply
as england went into it second lockdown last autum. the prime minister denies having said the words. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. are you ready? politics is notjust a game, but a constant back and forth over the most serious of decisions. borisjohnson is alleged, in the autumn, to have made the most serious of remarks, suggesting around the time of the second lockdown that the bodies of those dying of coronavirus could just pile up. did he? no, but, again, the important thing i think people want us to get on and do as a government is to make sure that the lockdowns work. yet back in early autumn, it was tense. ministers and advisers divided over whether to lockdown again after coronavirus rose. after arguments, borisjohnson did agree to introduce restrictions. you must stay at home, you may only leave home for specific reasons. but several sources, familiar with private conversations at the time,
as england went into a second lockdown last autumn, the prime minister said he would rather see bodies pile high than take the country into a third lockdown. the prime minister denies it. the government was criticised for delaying the lockdown, during which tens of thousands more people died. labour say the prime minister has degraded his office and that his comments are a disgrace. it comes amid a storm of allegations against the prime minister by his former closest aide dominic cummings and a growing row over who paid for the refurbuishment of the prime minister s downing street flat. here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. are you ready? politics is notjust a game, but a constant back and forth over the most serious of decisions. boris johnson s alleged, in the autumn, to have made the most serious of remarks, suggesting around the time of the second lockdown that the bodies of those dying of coronavirus could just pile up. did he?
hello, i m ros atkins. this is 0utside source. the us says it is releasing 60 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine at countries that need them. burt and i will be india where families are struggling in the grip of a second wave of covid. jase of a second wave of covid. jose shanaka i of a second wave of covid. jose shanaka i have of a second wave of covid. jose shanaka i have been of a second wave of covid. ira shanaka i have been waiting here for two hours. if i do not get anything, i do not know what i will do. translation macro. uk prime minister borisjohnson denies claims he said he d rather let thousands of bodies pile high than have another lockdown. no, but again, i think the important
this is bbc news, i m clive myrie. the headlines: pressure mounts on borisjohnson as his top civil servants face mps over who funded the refurbishment of the downing street flat and other matters. the prime minister responds to criticism of his integrity. if there s anything to be said about that, any declaration to be made, that will of course be made in due course. if there is a straightforward answer, well, give it. and if there isn t, then, there are very serious questions to be asked. as india records a grim world high of daily covid 19 cases for five straight days, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. the european commission begins legal action against astrazeneca, over alleged breaches