hello, i m matthew amroliwala welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with two big political stories on the move today in the uk, the first regarding the current home secretary, the second concerning borisjohnson. the british prime minister rishi sunak says he believes suella braverman did not breach the ministerial code. the home secretary, one of mr sunak s senior ministers, was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid taking part in a group speed awareness course after she was caught speeding. mr sunak says he has consulted with the independent adviser on ministerial interests and was advised that on this occasion, further investigation is not necessary. as for borisjohnson, he s ditched government appointed lawyers for his submission to the covid inquiry. it follows the news yesterday that the former prime minister faces a new police probe for potential breaches over covid lockdown restric
hello, i m matthew amroliwala welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. two big political stories in the uk today first regarding the current home secretary, the second concerning borisjohnson. the british prime minister, rishi sunak says he believes suella braverman did not breach the ministerial code. the home secretary one of mr sunak s senior ministers was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid taking part in a group speed awareness course after she was caught speeding. mr sunak says, he has consulted with the independent advisor on ministerial interests and was advised that on this occasion, further investigation is not necessary. as for boris johnson, he s ditched government appointed lawyers for his submission to the covid inquiry. it follows the news yesterday, that the former prime minister faces a new police probe for potential breaches, over covid lockdown restrictions. separately, the
to make ends meet. but many households already hit by higher prices and paying more in taxes, aren t well equipped to withstand the hike in their mortgages or their rent that s likely to result. andy verity, bbc news. let s get the latest on the war in ukraine. we re focusing this hour on belgorod, which is actually in russia. take a look at this map showing belgorod on the russian side of the border with ukraine. russian officials say it s been attacked again with drones overnight, but no casualties have been reported. on tuesday, russia claimed to have defeated a group of insurgents who d crossed the borderfrom neighbouring ukraine. the government in kyiv, has denied any involvement and the united states has issued a statement saying it does not encourage attacks beyond ukraine s borders.