two thirds of people recently infected say they ve had it before. as russia maintains its huge military presence on its borders with ukraine, talks take place in paris to try to defuse tensions. and we have a special report on siblings separated by the care system. and coming up on the bbc news channel. british pair alfie hewett and gordon reid claim a record breaking ninth consecutive grand slam title with victory in the australian open wheelchair doubles. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister borisjohnson has told mps he would not comment on an imminent report into lockdown parties in government during a raucous prime minister s questions in the commons this lunchtime. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the conservatives had done immense damage to public trust, and called again on mr johnson to resign. the official report by the senior civil servant sue gray is now complete, although it hasn t yet been handed to number ten. it is expecte
the cabinet office inquiry into lockdown parties at downing street could be published as early as this afternoon, with several mps saying they will then decide whether to submit votes of no confidence in the prime minister s leadership. foreign office emails leaked by a whistle blower appear to show the prime minister did approve the evacuation of animals from afghanistan in august. mrjohnson denied this at the time. i ll be bringing you all the latest developments as they happen. and i m martine croxall with the rest of the day s stories. one of the uk s biggest covid studies reveals two thirds of people recently infected with omicron say they have had the virus before. pcr tests of about 100,000 volunteers in the react study also showed that one in 23 people had covid in the first three weeks of january. as russia maintains its huge military presence on its borders with ukraine, talks take place in paris to try to defuse tensions. i m ben brown live in downing street. the p
Prime minister. mr speaker, of course but let me tell the house i think he s inviting a question about an investigation which, as you know, mr speaker, i can t comment. borisjohnson was challenged to make public the results of the inquiry into events that may have broken covid rules. can the prime minister confirm he will publish the full sue gray report as he receives it? mr speaker, i can tell him that we have got to leave that to the independent investigators, as he knows, and then of course, when i receive it, of course i will do exactly what i said. labour trying to paint a picture of a prime minister on borrowed time. whatever he says in his statement later today or tomorrow won t change the facts this is a prime minister and a government that have shown nothing but contempt for the decency, honesty and respect that define this country.
I m ben brown, live in downing street on another difficult day for the prime minister. as westminster awaits the report of a senior civil servant into lockdown parties in government, borisjohnson faces mps in a rowdy house of commons. the labour leader has called on him to step down. the ministerial code says that ministers who knowingly mislead parliament will be expected to offer their resignation. does the prime minister believe that applies to him? prime minister! mr speaker, of course but let me tell the house i think he is inviting a question about an investigation which, you know, mr speaker, i cannot comment. downing street says it still hasn t received the sue gray inquiry report into lockdown parties at number ten. several tory mps have said
British forces against the taliban, and yet the prime minister, according to these e mails, overrode the defence according to these e mails, overrode the defence secretary of the day and authorised the defence secretary of the day and authorised evacuation of dogs. that is utterly authorised evacuation of dogs. that is utterly shameful, and every day we are is utterly shameful, and every day we are seeing more evidence that the man is we are seeing more evidence that the man is not we are seeing more evidence that the man is not a we are seeing more evidence that the man is not a leader, he a liar. we have had man is not a leader, he a liar. - have had numerous denials from the government that the prime minister was involved in this. should we not take them at face value? i was involved in this. should we not take them at face value? was involved in this. should we not take them at face value? i think we have not take them at face value? i think we have got it take them a