thing over and over again, absolutely nothing changes and yet again it is businesses in northern ireland. we are a small business economy, people in northern ireland are working, we are in groundhog day again, having an election for what? there is no sign of any last minute change of direction. it is almost inevitable that as autumn turns to winter, the ballot box will beckon. that was chris page reporting on the latest of elements at stormont. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. all the talk of course about the protocol, the unionists want the protocol, the unionists want the protocol to be changed. is there any prospect of that happening? that’s prospect of that happening? that s riaht, rishi prospect of that happening? that s right, rishi sunak prospect of that happening? that s right, rishi sunak has prospect of that happening? that s right, rishi sunak has urged - prospect of that happening? trust s right, rishi sunak has urged the dup to return to the g
climate objectives. the company can also argue that the conflict in ukraine has cost it a huge amount of money. in february, it abandoned a major investment in the russian energy giant rosneft a move that it now says came at a cost of more than £16 billion, as well as hitting future earnings. so while the prospect of a windfall tax is attracting plenty of political debate, bp can also call on some powerful arguments against it. theo leggett, bbc news. our political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. polling is just a few days away in much of the uk, and today there s lots of talk about the cost of living. that is exactly right. the government has been under pressure to announce more support to help people with the cost of living, particularly energy bills, with, as we have heard a fair, opposition parties calling for a windfall tax to try to raise cash to support
there s more on this tonight in panorama: the post office scandal. that s on bbc one at 8 o clock. the labour leader sir keir starmer has condemned a newspaper report about the party s deputy leader angela rayner as rank sexism and misogyny . an article in the mail on sunday claimed some conservative mps had suggested mr rayner tried to distract the prime minister in the commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs. our political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. i have spent all weekend trying to get my head around this story. now the labour party is weighing in. that s right, this story has faced widespread condemnation across the political spectrum here in westminster. after it emerged yesterday that the prime minister wrote to angela rayner condemning the comments allegedly made by this tory mp as misogynistic, the labour
because of the constant set of allegations that are being made. and i think conservative mps are increasingly uncomfortable with this, and it does appear that quite a number are now taking action. others are reserving judgment and ministers offering qualified support. the prime minister was very clear last week in his statement that mistakes had been made. he s set up an inquiry, and i think it s important that we let that inquiry run its progress. i hope it s going to report very soon, but i hope that we can therefore get all of these stories out there that have been really distressing, and then we can decide on what next steps to take. some insist borisjohnson can survive, dismissing talk of plots against him as overblown. but in the house of commons at prime minister s questions this lunchtime, he ll again have to try to shore up support that he badly needs. jonathan blake, bbc news. our politicial correspondent
and the bbc has learned that conservative mp william wragg has met with the metropolitan police this morning to discuss those claims of intimidation and blackmail. our political correspondent ione wells is at westminster. first of all, let s talk about this cabinet office inquiry that has been launched into the claims by the muslim mp nusrat ghani. they date back to 2020, why is it only coming to light now? to light now? that s right. that is at the heart to light now? that s right. that is at the heart of to light now? that s right. that is at the heart of the to light now? that s right. that is at the heart of the allegations. i to light now? that s right. that is i at the heart of the allegations. she has said she raised the allegations at the time, that she spoke with the prime minister as well. at the time, the prime minister had advised her to make a complaint through the conservative party complaint process. now, that wasn t something that she wanted to do for a number of