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and the lord has resigned over the handling of the scandal. over the and a special report into the accusations made against the boss of brewdog. he denies all the allegations. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin tonight with further allegations made against boris johnson about social events in downing street during the first covid lockdown back in 2020, this time an event to celebrate his birthday. itv news reported this evening that on the 19th ofjune in 2020, 30 people, including staff members at downing street, gathered together in the cabinet room at number 10 to mark the premise to s birthday in a surprise event organised by his wife, carrie. downing street issued a statement saying another of staff who had been working that day gathered briefly after a meeting and the prime minister stayed for less than ten minutes. there is also talk of a second gathering, this time with family and friends in the evening in the prime minister s flat. those allegations have be ....
placed their trust in me and the labour party under keir starmer. but i also know from the thousands of conversations i have had during this campaign how desperately people want change and a fresh start for our country. the people of wellingborough have spoken for britain. this is a stunning victory for the labour party and must sent a message from northamptonshire to downing street. i ran a positive campaign built on both the local issues that people told me needed addressing here, as well as the national desire for change. people here are patriotic and hopeful for a country, and they care about our community. but they know that our roads are not fit to drive on, getting your child a doctor s appointment can seem impossible, and that they are paying more and getting less. today, they said enough is enough. applause just a reminder that you can find all the latest updates and information. on the bbc news live blog we ll be updating across the day as reaction comes in ....
hello and welcome. finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato s recent history. president putin went to war against ukraine with a declared aim to get less nato. he wanted nato to remove our forces, our structures, from all allies that havejoined after 1997, meaning all allies in central and eastern europe. and he wanted nato to make it absolutely clear that nato s door was closed for any new membership. he s getting the exact opposite. he s getting more nato presence in the eastern part of the alliance, and he s getting two new members, with finland and sweden. finland s long frontier with ....
has died at the age of 91. he was the longest serving chancellor of the 20th century, before he resigned in 1989 over thatcher s choice of economic advisor. political figures have been paying tribute to him. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted this: one of the first things i did as chancellor was hang a picture of nigel lawson above my desk. he was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others. my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. the current chancellorjeremy hunt said: nigel lawson was a rarity amongst politicians, someone who transformed our thinking as well as transforming our economy. since he stepped down as chancellor, his shoes have been impossible to fill but he inspired all his successors, leaving the country more prosperous and enterprising. and former prime minister borisjohnson wrote: nigel lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market conservatism. he was a tax cutter and simplifier who helped tran ....
in energy bills from tomorrow, despite government help to limit price rises. plus: auto austerity! citroen s answer to the energy crisis a cheap electric car made of recycled plastics and cardboard! hi, there. prime minister liz truss and chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng will be trying to rebuild the confidence of financial markets today after a week of turmoil sparked by their economic plans last friday. they are to meet with the head of the uk s government spending watchdog, the office for budget responsibility. the obr s role is to give independent oversight of borrowing and spending plans. critics say it should have been involved from the start. the pound hasjumped the most against the dollar in over two years, erasing all its losses over the past week. this, after the bank of england continued to pump money into the bond markets to prop up the value of uk debt. the prime minister though is still insisting her tax cutting plans are right for the britis ....