good afternoon. a conservative backbencher who has accused government whips of trying to blackmail some mps seeking to oust borisjohnson is to meet the police to discuss his allegations. william wragg said he d be speaking to a scotland yard detective in the commons early next week. the prime minister has said he s seen no evidence to support the claims but mr wragg said he wanted any inquiry to be carried out by experts . our political correspondent helen catt reports. some of the methods used to persuade mps to follow their party line have always been a bit murky. these extraordinarily public allegations levelled at the government and its whips are serious. that some conservative mps suspected of wanting borisjohnson out have been in the end of attempts to intimidate them with embarrassing stories in the press and threats to take away public money from their constituencies. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports of which i a
good afternoon. a conservative backbencher who has accused government whips of trying to blackmail some mps seeking to oust borisjohnson is to meet the police to discuss his allegations. william wragg said he d be speaking to a scotland yard detective in the commons early next week. the prime minister has said he s seen no evidence to support the claims but mr wragg said he wanted any inquiry to be carried out by experts . our political correspondent helen catt reports. some of the methods used to persuade mps to follow their party line have always been a bit murky. these extraordinarily public allegations levelled at the government and its whips are serious. that some conservative mps suspected of wanting borisjohnson out have been on the end of attempts to intimidate them with embarrassing stories in the press and threats to take away public money from their constituencies. the intimidation of a member of parliament is a serious matter. moreover, the reports of which i a
now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. saturday may have been a dry day for most of us but there was a lot of cloud to contend with. we will keep large amounts of cloud in the sky as we go through tonight. where there are some breaks in that cloud, they could fill in with some mist and fog patches down towards the south where the winds are light. this is also where we ll see the lowest temperatures. in the cities, plymouth, cardiff down to freezing, some places in the countryside, if you have clear spells, could be down to 3 or a. milder further north where we have the brisk south westerly wind. that continues into tomorrow. 0dd spot of drizzle for high ground in north west scotland. a lot of cloud generally, lots of dry weather, some sunny spells, maybe wales in the south west. light winds in the south, brisk winds in the north. temperatures in a range between 5 9, maybe up to 10 in sheltered spots in northern scotland. as we look further ahead, we will see
and newspaper reports of the early republic has been regarded by historians as a form of capitol dmen tear and not the least because they re quite colorful. men and women reported back home on what dolly wore, served, how she moved, and how she treated people. but, we have to look at these descriptions not just as mere celebrity mentions. the people who regarded dolly so minutely, whether members of the ruling elite or ordinary americans and europeans invested in the republican experiment, what they were looking for and how she looked and how she behaved, they were looking for signs and clues about the madison s themselves, maybe a specific political event, especially the declaration of war. and even for the fate of the republic. some there s a lot at stake in these descriptions. after the american revolution at a time of flux and change with very few real political structures in place. these new americans focussed on the persons of their leaders and the number one person the
indeed less dangerous to their interests. the continental system, not this continent but the european continent, was beginning to destroy the economies of other european states. napoleon protected france from the economic war by asset stripping all of the conquered territories. first country to rebel would be russia, napoleon s only serious ally, and a major trading nation with a big export trade geared towards supplying the british market. inside the continental system from 1807 to 1811 russia saw their economy collapse. being part of napoleon s team was very bad for your business. in 1811 the czar of russia, alexander, realized that if he carried on like this his country would be bankrupt and he would follow his father to an early grave. the last time russia had made war on brittain the czar was murdered and they changed the government. basically most of the landowners in russia relied on selling goods to the british to pay their bills. so the czar decided that bankruptcy a