after 19 children are killed in a school shooting as the debate over gun control intensifies. the king of clay, rafael nadal, cruises through round three at the french open, while emma radacanu is now focusing on wimbledon as she reflects on her defeat, ending british interest in the women s singles. it s in the women s singles. a bit windy today across th uk, it s a bit windy today across the uk, especially illinois. some rain at times in the west but as we head towards that weekend things are looking drier. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 26th may. our main story. every household in britain is set to receive hundreds of pounds in additional support from the government to ease the cost of living crisis this winter. the £200 loan on energy bills, announced in february, could now be doubled and replaced with a grant that will not have to be paid back with further measures expected for those on low and fixed incomes. the £10 billion package is
trust him and he says he will step in and help people with what is now a crisis for most businesses and families? how can you trust him when he says he will stand up to russian aggression in ukraine? trust is the glue that holds together our political system and when that trust is gone, the whole system collapses, and that is why it what is happening at the moment with partygate is so devastating for most in this country. devastating for most in this count . ., ., country. you said you were horrified at the report country. you said you were horrified at the report and country. you said you were horrified at the report and what country. you said you were horrified at the report and what it country. you said you were horrifiedj at the report and what it addressed. were you aware, was the labour party aware of what was going on at downing street when it called for the resignation of borisjohnson before he received a fixed penalty notice by the police? tote before he received a fix
there we have it, after months of deceit and deception, the pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of room, his defense, his defense that he didn t realize he was at a p party, it is so ridiculous that it is actually offensive to the british public. you can hear the jeers and the laughter there. and i can tell you it echoes the sentiment across this country. how can there now be multiple reports of garden parties, bring your own booze parties, of christmas parties and yet the prime minister stays steadfast. that s why you saw opposition lawmakers calling for him to resign because this is no longer just about what parties happen, who was in attendance, it is about the prime minister s handling of the controversy what we call here party-gate and his handling has been seen by many
ordering police to order the country s strict lockdown. i want to apologize. i know the rage they feel with me and with the government i lead, when they think that on downing street itself the rules are not being followed by the people who make the rules. and although i cannot anticipate the conclusions of the current inquiry, i have learned enough to know that there were things we simply did not get right. cnn s thelma is with us. what is going on there? reporter: he is a prime minister that has denied, denied, denied. there were allegations of christmas parties, allegations of summer parties, allegations of bringing your own booze
and selma, what are you hearing? a massive about face from the prime minister, and weeks of outdoor parties, and bring your own booze parties, and he admitted that he was at one of the parties. and so number 10 is an extension of the office and it has been in constant use because of the fresh airsh and when i went into the garden as an extension of the office to thank the groups of staff before going into my office 25 minutes later to continue working, i believed implicitly that this was a work eve event. as you heard there, kate, admitting, and apologizing and not admitting to breaking any covid rules, but still