Narendra modi, later, to discuss defence and security collaboration. back home, it s the security of his own position that looks like it could be in question. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let s talk to our political correspondentjonathan blake. good morning. the prime minister came to talk about this visit to india, but may be overshadowed by events at home. how difficult could things get for the prime minister? well, it s hard to see how they could well, it s hard to see how they could get well, it s hard to see how they could get much worse, really. it was a very could get much worse, really. it was a very difficult day for boris johnson a very difficult day for boris johnson in westminster yesterday, despite johnson in westminster yesterday, despite the fact he was several thousand despite the fact he was several thousand miles away in india. conservative mps were left bemused, scratching conservative mps were left bemused, scratching their heads, really, about s
Their conduct. but in the end they held their hands up and said, it looks like that their hands up and said, it looks like that is their hands up and said, it looks like that is going to be the case anvwav like that is going to be the case anyway. we will let the labour motion anyway. we will let the labour motion go through. a victory for the opposition motion go through. a victory for the opposition in many ways but a lot of conservative said it didn t need to be this conservative said it didn t need to be this way. the prime minister, if he was be this way. the prime minister, if he was happy to have this inquiry, why not he was happy to have this inquiry, why notjust let he was happy to have this inquiry, why not just let the vote go through the first why not just let the vote go through the first place? they could have saved the first place? they could have saved themselves a lot of bother. the real saved themselves a lot of bother. the real worry for the minister