hello and welcome. we start here in london where another difficult day lies ahead for borisjohnson as speculation grows about a plot to remove him by members of his own party. it could be a decisive day. a group of the most recently elected conservative mps are believed to be preparing to submit letters of no confidence in the prime minister having met to discuss the issue on tuesday. one conservative mp told the bbc he believed the threshold needed to trigger a confidence vote would be reached. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. late night talks in a private members club. a small group of conservative mps met here last night with talk of removing borisjohnson from office on the agenda. after a day of intense speculation, theirs was confidence among some backbenchers that enough to submit a letter of no confidence on the prime minister could be achieved. the prime minister again denied that a drinks party at the downing street party was against lockdown restric
an announcement today. veterans who were forced out of the military because of their sexuality have welcomed a review into their treatment. and coming up this hour, labour mp dawn butler is taking on the trolls after a man was convicted of threatening to shoot her. the cost of good and services we buy is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years. the december figure for inflation showed that prices have gone up by 5.4% compared to the year before. that s up from 5.1% in november and is more than double the bank of england s target for inflation. energy costs and the price of food and drink drove the rise, which was higher than economists had been forecasting. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith is in scarborough. this is a lot of windows. a lot of windows, yes. and a huge, huge ceiling. yeah. the things that give this hotel its charm and character are the very things now causing the nightmares. put, like, a secondary glazing on this side, it spoils the view and wh
an announcement today. us secretary of state antony blinken arrives in ukraine for urgent talks, after warnings that russia could carry out an attack at any point . the united nations says it s intensifying its response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami in tonga. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the cost of goods and services in the uk is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years. the december figure for inflation showed that prices have gone up by 5.4% compared to the year before. energy costs and the price of food and drink drove the rise, which was higher than economists had been forecasting. in america, the scourge of rising prices now ranks among us business leaders top concerns, according to a survey out today. our business presenter ben boulos has been gauging reaction in skipton in the north of england. good morning, yes, here at skipton market, traders and customers are already grappling with that rise in average prices. dom runs
A small group of conservative mps met here last night with talk of removing borisjohnson from office on the agenda. after a day of intense speculation, there was confidence among some backbenchers that enough were ready to submit a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, triggering a vote on his position. the meetings came after the prime minister again denied that he was warned a drinks party in the downing street garden was against lockdown restrictions in place at the time. on a hospital visit yesterday, borisjohnson again apologised for parties in downing street on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s funeral, saying he deeply and bitterly regretted that it happened. if the best argument that you have got to the accusation that you broke the rules was that, well, nobody had told me that the rules that i had imposed on everyone else were being broken, then i think that reveals you are in a difficult position, and i think the prime minister is in a difficult position because o