Intensive aerial bombardment of gaza of gaza since the Attacks Inside Israel two weeks ago in which 1,400 people were murdered and 210 taken hostage. The Health Ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. That includes 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. Hamas is labelled a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. The Israeli Defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. It says hamas and operatives from islamichhad when using it as a base to organise attacks against israel. The uns humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later, after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. Aid groups say the situation is a catastrophe
South tyneside has been held by the labour party, 28 seats, the number needed for a majority but 15 have been taken by independent candidates and the 11 seats to the green party. We knew the greens were doing well, but look at that, labour losing ten and the independent party is gaining nine and the tories losing one and we will try to get to the bottom of what has gone on for quite a dramatic shift, so thatll be interesting and we will try to get to the bottom of that in the next a while after the news and i will say welcome to mark harper, the Transport Secretary who has just joined us and Jonathan Reynolds is still here and sarah olney from the Liberal Democrats and we will talk to you in a while. Lets tell you where things have got to in the total tally. Where things have got to in the totaltally. Labour where things have got to in the total tally. Labour have a9, gaining one and the Conservatives 19, losing 15. The lib dems 16. One and the Conservatives 19, losing 15. The lib dems
police. 0ne after being asked to do so by police. one of the one that is particularly eye catching that the police are looking into is a gathering in number ten on the departure of a number ten official. there are various others and gatherings in number ten in april on the departure of other officials, gatherings in the cabinet office, online quizzes, things like that, gatherings on the 30th of november 2020 in the number 10 downing street flat. that is the prime minister s flat, so there is clearly going to be a lot for the met police to look at over the next few weeks. in terms of the next few hours, i think the most significant thing that boris johnson is going to face questions on is two things, firstly the idea that there were serious failures of leadership and judgment by number ten and the cabinet office and secondly that some of the events
government, within the cabinet there has been a lot of talk about in particular addressing the boozy culture in downing street, and some of the late night drinking that has gone on in offices around whitehall and i would expect we will get something on that over the next few days, but there will be a lot of eyes on borisjohnson to see firstly if he takes responsibility for this and says, look, i am ultimately the boss, this falls on my shoulders, and secondly to see whether there will be personnel changes potentially in downing street as well, something which has been discussed as an option by boris johnson s allies over the last couple of weeks, but this is by no means a clean bill of health for downing street. there are some very serious conclusions and this about failures of leadership, failure is a judgment about a number of gatherings that should not have been allowed to take place or develop as they did. it is also worth pointing out that sue gray talks about being limited in wha
leader, given the conclusions of this report- leader, given the conclusions of this report. leader, given the conclusions of this reort. ., ,, ,, , . ., this report. thank you very much for our this report. thank you very much for your time. this report. thank you very much for your time, thank this report. thank you very much for your time, thank you. this report. thank you very much for your time, thank you. professor - your time, thank you. professor alison young. from the university of cambridge. let s have a word with the director of the research. apologies, for that delay there, what is your reaction? it is shorter than many people expected and it has been filleted by the met, but it is pretty tough. it is damning about the culture in number ten downing street and about the lack of leadership, and poor judgment of what what the country was going through while these gatherings are taking place. it is perhaps more substantial and most useful when listing these 16 gatherings,