you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term
Prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea leadsom prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea leadsom does - prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea leadsom does have. prior minister. yes, it is insofar- as andrea leadsom does have some striking criticism of the prime minister here but she stopped short of saying he should step down and does not say that he submit she submitted a letter calling for a vote of no confidence, but the criticism is striking, and striking and significant coming from somebody like andrea leadsom who was a prominent brexit bacco supported borisjohnson in his leadership bid after he dropped out of the race and she is has been in his cabinet and was the business secretary so it is quite striking when you get criticism from those quarters and as you said the language she uses is strong and she talked about how if this came out in a statement that was sent to some of her constituents and in it she said t
Thank you. the french president emmanuel macron has clashed with his far right rival, marine le pen, in a crucial tv debate ahead of sunday s election. the two candidates went head to head on issues including the cost of living, russia and immigration. our paris correspondent lucy williamson was watching the debate and sent this report. after weeks of sparring from a distance, it s hand to hand combat. the first time in this election that emmanuel macron and marine le pen have fought face to face. bon soir, marine le pen. bon soir. with just two campaigning days left, and a quarter of voters saying the debate will shape their decision, they ve been waiting for this. first up, the big one rising prices and spending power, ms le pen s favourite subject. her slogan give the people their money back. mr macron lectures her on why her
Police and the civil servant sue gray are finished. the conservative mp craig whittaker has previously called for both borisjohnson and the chancellor rishi sunak to resign over the so called partygate issue. he joins us from westminster. good morning to you. if i were to present to you the challenge by way of helping our audience understand what is going on this morning in 40 seconds, tell me what is going to happen today. could you try? basically the opposition are put down basically the opposition are put down a basically the opposition are put down a motion of contempt against the prime down a motion of contempt against the prime minister which would refer him to the prime minister which would refer him to what we call the privileges committee and the government in response committee and the government in response have put down an amendment to that response have put down an amendment to that motion today which, by the way, to that motion today which, by the way, is t
Force what labour wanted to do was to force conservative mps to vote against force conservative mps to vote against their plan for the privileges committee in parliament to investigate the prime minister over whether he misled mps. not expecting over whether he misled mps. not expecting that they would win that a vote, expecting that they would win that a vote, but expecting that they would win that a vote, but so they could force conservative mps to defend the prime minister conservative mps to defend the prime minister and say, conservative mps to defend the prime ministerand say, no, we conservative mps to defend the prime minister and say, no, we don t want him to minister and say, no, we don t want him to face minister and say, no, we don t want him to face any further scrutiny. a lot of him to face any further scrutiny. a lot of conservative mps were not comfortable with having to do that. that is comfortable with having to do that. that is why comfortable with