a&e departments in england are causing serious harm to patients, according to a healthcare safety watchdog. landlords are to be prevented from evicting tenants without giving a reason, under government plans to make the private rental market in england fairer. one of the most significant archeological discoveries in british history sheds new light on the realities of the dark ages. a warm welcome to bbc news. downing street is under pressure to publish a letter from boris johnson s former adviser on the ministerial code, lord geidt, who resigned suddenly last night. on the ministerial code, lord geidt, the on the ministerial code, lord geidt, second ethics minister the second ethics adviser the prime minister has lost in two years. apart from a brief statement saying he was stepping down with regret , no explanation was given for the peer s departure. just two days ago, lord geidt told mps it was reasonable to suggest that borisjohnson had breached the ministerial code whe
Let s continue. you talk about some of the reform is needed and you would like to see come into force. it is worth saying, of course, that lord geidt is the second ethics adviser that has resigned under the prime minister. we heard from lord geidt early in the week speaking at a commons committee. he said, resignation is one of the rather blunt, but few tools, that are available to be adviser. should there be a better way?- there be a better way? yes, of course they there be a better way? yes, of course they should. there be a better way? yes, of course they should. and - there be a better way? yes, of course they should. and if - there be a better way? yes, of course they should. and if the | there be a better way? yes, of- course they should. and if the post was set out in law, then the prime minister would have fewer choices because the person would be genuinely independent. they would have more tools than just resignation. i mean, the difficulty is going to be now, who on earth
A&e departments in england are causing serious harm to patients, according to a healthcare safety watchdog. landlords are to be prevented from evicting tenants without giving a reason, under government plans to make the private rental market in england fairer. one of the most significant archeological discoveries in british history sheds new light on the realities of the dark ages. a warm welcome to bbc news. downing street is under pressure to publish a letter from boris johnson s former adviser on the ministerial code, lord geidt, who resigned suddenly last night. on the ministerial code, lord geidt,
Last night but did not give any detail about his departure but the bbc understands and chris bryant told us on this programme 30 minutes ago that the letter exists and there is mounting pressure on number ten to release that letter which may give more detail about the reasons and motivation for the resignation. we are expecting an urgent question in the house of commons on that this morning at 10:30am so just to see an urgent question is due as pressure mounts on number ten to release that letter that we understand has been sent by lord geidt to downing street, detailing some of the reasons he left his post, the second ethics adviser to leave into years. more on that for you in a few moments. but looking at other stories today. delays unloading ambulances at busy hospitals are causing serious harm to patients, according to a warning by the healthcare safety watchdog. 94 year old kenneth shadbolt waited more than five hours for an ambulance after a bad fall an accident that proved fat