northern england, more cloud and the odd shower or a splash of rain. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday 25th june. the bbc has been told that the gambling commission is considering whether more police officers are involved in alleged betting on the date of the general election. four conservatives and a police officer assigned to the protection of rishi sunak are known to be facing inquiries. scotland yard has denied a report that it leaked the names of some of those under investigation. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. did you have inside information when you placed your bet on the election date? i made a statement. it s been nearly two weeks since this aide to the prime minister who s also a conservative candidate said he d made a huge error ofjudgement in betting on the date of the general election. another candidate and two members of the conservative party staff are also being investigated by the gambling commission. last night, interviewe
godlike personality that has grown around him, that is not seen as invincible any more. russia has faced repeated rounds of western sanctions, but its economy has continued to grow thanks to help from china. it means the mood at russia s equivalent of davos welcome to newsnight. our political panel tonight philip collins, who was tony blair s speech writer and worked alongside sir keir starmer on his 2021 conference speech, and mercy muroki, who is a former policy adviser to the conservative s kemi badenoch. today has been very much about the fall out from last night s tv debate when mr sunak claimed housesholds would be paying £2,000 more in tax if labour win. we questioned energy secretary clare coutinho on newsnight last night straight after the itv debate. clare coutinho, where did you get this £2,000 figure from? because it is not an impartial independent figure, is it, it is your own tory special advisers who have added this up and come up with the sums? no, no, n
For dateline london. Hello. Welcome to dateline london. Imjane hello. Welcome to dateline london. Im jane hill. This week we are discussing the fallout from the british General Election. Political turmoil heightened by a man made tragedy that hit london this week and of course, with brexit talks about to begin. Well be looking at rot tests in russia, which the protests in russia, which have put hundreds of people in prison. Ned tempko is with me, the italian film maker and broadcaster. Stephanie bolson. And the russianjournalist. And welcome to you all. The hello and welcome to you all. The british Prime Minister lost her overall majority in the General Election and is having to do a deal with mps from Northern Ireland to stay in downing street. Theresa may was criticised during the Election Campaignfor was criticised during the Election Campaign for not getting out and meeting real people and within a week, that criticism has resurfaced because of the government response to the Grenfe