own research has shown. sri lanka s president says his country will no longer be deemed bankrupt as it prepares to receive the first installment of a bailout from the international monetary fund. the bbc discovers seven british patients who travelled to turkey for weight loss surgery died after operations there. others have returned home with serious health issues. good afternoon. a 50 page dossier of evidence which the former british prime minister borisjohnson believes will prove he didn t knowingly mislead parliament over partygate allegations has been published. in it, mrjohnson accepts that he misled parliament when he said covid rules had been followed in downing street, but insists the statements were made in good faith. he raises serious concerns about the way the cross party privileges committee is looking into the case, saying it has gone significantly beyond its terms of reference. mrjohnson will be questioned by mps tomorrow. our chief political correspondent,
at home safely. lung disease costs the nhs billions. ministers say more funding for research and new targets to cut pollution and smoking should make a difference. but doctors think more still needs to be done to improve and save thousands of lives. jim reed, bbc news. let s return to today s scathing review of london s metropolitan police which found it to be institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. the report s author baronness casey said many londoners had lost faith in the metropolitan police and the force could be broken up if it didn t change. labour party leader sir keir starmer and shadow home secretary yvette cooper are giving a press conference in response to the report, let s listen in. good afternoon everyone thank you very much forjoining us. baroness casey s report today commissioned by the mayor of london is forensic, thorough and truly damning. it is deeply critical about the problems in the metropolitan police and the urgent change some of
i m sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. this was december 2021 when party reports first emerged. mps are now looking at whether mrjohnson misled the commons and whether he did it intentionally or recklessly. fast forward to today and borisjohnson s defence is published where he accepts parliament didn t get the full story and he says it wasn t his fault. there is a lot in mrjohnson s 52 page submission, including extracts of messages involving key aides. he said he relied on their advice before making comments to parliament, writing, i was the prime minister of the country.
a table with downing street staff. this was during covid restrictions in england when we were all told not to gather for social events. the partygate scandal helped bring down mrjohnson but now he is facing another question, did he mislead parliament? i m sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times. this was december 2021 when party reports first emerged. mps are now looking at whether mrjohnson misled the commons and whether he did it intentionally or recklessly. fast forward to today and borisjohnson s defence is published where he accepts parliament didn t get the full story and he says it wasn t his fault.