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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 them, with embarrassing stories in the press and threats to take away public money from their constituencies.- public money from their constituencies. ., ., ., constituencies. the intimidation of a member of constituencies. the intimidation of a memb ....
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 whi ....
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 whi ....
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 wi ....
going to be able to turn things around straightaway, but we will get to work on all of that. and hollywood s biggest night kicks off later with all eyes on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins at the oscars. the budget the government unveiled on wednesday has left the shadow chancellor with a major headache. jeremy hunt cut national insurance by 2p for the second time in six months, as well as adopting two of labour s policies, which it planned to use to fund breakfast clubs in schools and extra nhs appointments, if the party wins the next election. earlier, the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves spoke to the bbc s laura kuennsberg and started by talking about how they plan to raise money now. we are committed to the extension of working rights, including banning the national welfare and is a key component of our growth plans, and britain has never had one before. the idea is to live it in private sector investment alongside a government endowme ....