it s election interference of the highest level. there s never been anything like what s happened. i am an innocent man, i m an innocent person. and can they do it? manchester city prepare to take on inter milan in tomorrow night s champions league final hoping to win the treble. and on newsnight at 10.30pm. we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus we take a first look at what s on tomorrow s from pages. good evening. in the first of two major breaking stories tonight, borisjohnson has chosen to abruptly curtail his political career, announcing he is to stand down as an mp with immediate effect after receiving the commons report into whether he misled parliament over lockdown parties, which he has lambasted as the work of a kangaroo court, claiming there is a witch hunt against him. the shock news of his resignation came hot on the heels of the publication of his resignation honours list, with rewards for key allies
the cost of living is likely to dominate a full in tray when she becomes prime minister officially tomorrow. we hear from voters about their main concerns. i really think that she needs to sort out this energy crisis. i mean, us low paid workers are having real problems. i think she will do as good a job as she can. i m sure she will, but there s a terrible mess everywhere. i m shaun ley. our other main stories this hour. police in canada launch a manhunt for two suspects, after ten people are stabbed to death and many more injured in a series of attacks. a charity urges the uk government to abandon plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, as the high court will hear legal challenges today. from today, millions of people in england will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine which is already availabe in wales and will be offered in northern ireland in the next two weeks. this comes as health bosses predict a resurgence of covid and flu this winter. good afternoon. w
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Have you lied to the public, prime minister? clearly wrong was the lockdown breaking culture in downing street during covid. the partygate scandal engulfed borisjohnson. there were allegations, denials, a police investigation, and fines including one for the prime minister himself. i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. his integrity was under question, his authority damaged. i can announce that the parliamentary party does have confidence. borisjohnson survived a confidence vote injune, but number 10 s handling of a sexual harassment allegation involving a tory mp a month later was the final straw. how are you? nice to see you. borisjohnson s muscular support for ukraine following russia s invasion is an important part of his legacy, too. his successor will now have to deal with the conflict that is fuelling an energy and inflation crisis here.