let me know what you think of the pm s defence, and particularly if you voted conservative at the last election, and what you want to see hapen next. @vicdebryshire on twitter and instagam. we have just heard a we havejust heard a member of we have just heard a member of the prime minister s family has tested positive for covid. i m martine croxall. also this hour the lawyer representing virginia giuffre in her civil case alleging sexual assault by prince andrew says she s not interested in a purely financial settlement. a warning that the care system for older and disabled people across the uk is under grim and relentless pressure due to staff shortages. and breaking news this hour vaccinated uk travellers will be allowed back to france from tomorrow as the government in paris relaxes restrictions. good morning. welcome. we are live in a chilly downing street, that s the weather rather than the atmosphere. some senior conservatives are calling on boris johnson to quit
inquiry, facing mocking for claiming it was a work event, and calls to quit even from his own side. the other main story tonight. prince andrew faces a civil trial in the united states over accusations of sexual assault after a judge refuses to dismiss it. virginia giuffre is suing the duke of york, claiming he abused her when she was 17 allegations he strenuously denies. we ll be asking what it means now for the queen s second son. and soaring energy costs could affect household bills for at least two years, warns the boss of the uk s biggest energy supplier. and in the sport on the bbc news channel. novak djokovic admits to a serious covid breach before he arrived in melbourne. but with five days to go to the australian open, he s still in the drawer. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has for the first time admitted that he attended a party in downing street at the height of the first lockdown. appearing in front of a packed house o
The prime minister admits attending 3 downing street party at the height of lockdown and apologises. borisjohnson told mps he was at the staff drinks for about 25 minutes in may 2020. i regret the way the event i have described was handled. i bitterly regret it and wish that we could have done things differently, and will continue to apologise for what we did. the party s over, prime minister. the only question is, will the british public kick him out, will his party kick him out, or will he do the decent thing and resign? cheering the prime minister urged mps to wait for the full results of an official
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