because of rain. but the start of the only test in the multi format series is scheduled to start later.it begins at the manuka oval in canberra at 11 o clock tonight. australia lead 4 2, so a victory for them will guarantee that they retain the ashes as england would only be able to secure a draw. that s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that s bbc dot co dot uk slash sport i m ben brown live in downing street. boris johnson has faced a barrage of criticism at prime minister s questions as he awaits the publication of the official report into gatherings held at downing street and whitehall during lockdown. the findings of the inquiry by the senior civil servant, sue gray, could be released this afternoon.
what the government wants to do when it publishes documents, he said today he would do what he promised but did not quite commit to the full report. the latest line from downing street on this is that they intend to publish it and the form they receive it as long as it not cut across that investigation from police. that is the latest, timing wise i cannot shed any more light, ed seems still to be up in the air although number ten are still saying they have not received the final report from the cabinet office and from sue gray the civil servant looking into all this. i have a conservative mp here, thank you for coming to see us, any idea when this is coming. i coming to see us, any idea when this is cominu. ., ., ., , is coming. i have no idea, i spoke to someone is coming. i have no idea, i spoke to someone less is coming. i have no idea, i spoke to someone less than is coming. i have no idea, i spoke to someone less than an - is coming. i have no idea, i spoke to someone less
downing street are still saying they have not yet received the report, when they do it will take some time for the prime minister and other officials to pour over it before that has released to the public. we may not set eyes on it until tomorrow. we will have to wait and see. we will have to wait and see. scotland yard is already looking into whether any covid restrictions were breached. during heated exchanges in the commons, the labour leader sir keir starmer accused mrjohnson of showing contempt for decency and honesty and said he should resign. let s listen to part of their exchange. sue gray to the police, having found evidence of behaviour that s potentially a criminal offense. prime minister, if you do not
mr speaker, the prime minister s continual defence is wait for the sue gray report on december eighth, he told this house i will place a copy of the report in the library of the house of commons. his spokesperson has repeatedly stated that means the full report, not parts of the report, not a summary of the report, not an edited copy. so can the prime minister confirm that he will publish the full sue gray report as he receives it? mr speaker, what i can tell him is that we ve got to leave the report to the independent investigators he knows. and of course, when i receive it, i of course i will do exactly what i said, but i can i of course i will do i can tell him that in the meantime, i think what the people of this country want to hear is what we re doing to what we re doing to tackle the issues that matter to all of us. fixing, fixing the cost of living, mr speaker, helping people across the country by lifting the living wage, mr speaker,
understand the significance of what happened yesterday, then i really do despair because the police having. prime minister, the police having got that material from sue gray subjected to a test to decide whether to investigate. and that test was whether it was the most serious and flagrant type of breach in the rules. the police spelt out that what they meant by that, that those involved knew or ought to have known what they were doing was an offence, and that there was little ambiguity about the absence of any reasonable. does the prime minister. this question will continue, and i will hear. i will hear the question. unfortunately, you might not believe this, but our constituents are very interested in both the questions and the answers. if some members do not wish to hear