ros: richard graham is making reference to on patterson's life -- owen patterson's wife taking her life last year. >> focus on what they want to focus on, a particular case of an mp who suffered a serious personal tragedy and who is now resigned. ros: as you can see in those pictures, the prime minister was not an parliament there. as you can see from ese pictures, he did not attend the emergency debate and the house of commons due to a long-standing engagement, we were told. he did seek to explain what happened last week. >> what we do need to dos look also at the process. that is what we were trying to do last week. ros: that is what they were trying to do, but at the risk of repeating myself, they were also trying to prevent his immediate suspension. when the prime minister was asked if he should apologize, this was the answer. >> don't think there is much more to be said about that particular case, i really don't. ros: no apology, and while the prime minister feels there is nothing more to say, mps disagree. they gathered for a debate on monday afternoon. it was called by liberal de

owen patterson off the hook and has not but _ owen patterson off the hook and has not but att— owen patterson off the hook and has not. but all of the parliamentary to inking _ not. but all of the parliamentary to inking throwing is not going to do much _ inking throwing is not going to do much for— inking throwing is not going to do much for most people. but it's the fact that _ much for most people. but it's the fact that they rallied to support one of— fact that they rallied to support one of their own on the instruction of the _ one of their own on the instruction of the prime minister who then reversed — of the prime minister who then reversed the ferret and is now saving — reversed the ferret and is now saving it — reversed the ferret and is now saying it has nothing to do with me, governor— saying it has nothing to do with me, governor while someone else takes the blame — governor while someone else takes the blame for him. that's the thing ithink— the blame for him. that's the thing i think what— the blame for him. that's the thing i think what will happen is tory mp

actually if you read the parliamentary commission standards report on owen patterson, it's very clear that that rule breaking was there and it happened on several occasions and it was bad. now what this is up to is the government trying to get him off the hook then have to you turn the next day when there was quite an outraged response of this, what we've got now is a situation where journalists are looking into these second jobs that mps have had. and still have. and are looking at the extent to which they may have broken the rules with they may have broken the rules with the two issues here, the amount of money and time that mps earn and spend on second jobs that aren't being an mp, are being a minister. and there are questions about that was there are also very specific questions about breaking the rules in the same way that owen patterson did. so are they accepting money from interest they are representing in parliament and? they are essentially getting paid, are they abusing their position in parliament to get paid to represent companies do ministers? i think that's one very seri

patterson story. i fronts around the owen patterson story. i wouldn't overstate _ patterson story. i wouldn't overstate the _ patterson story. i wouldn't overstate the impact - patterson story. i wouldn't overstate the impact of. patterson story. i wouldn't| overstate the impact of any patterson story. i wouldn't - overstate the impact of any one paper. i think what you saw at cdi and one of the reasons this cuts through is the prime minister looking weak in front of a home crowd, essentially, the cdi should be an easy venue for where conservative prime minister speaker, and it was clearly a bit of a disaster. that is what i think cuts through. clearly the owen patterson affair, the start of a narrative which has now built up a narrative which has now built up to things looking slightly out of control. —— owen paterson. and that's the kind of thing that cuts there and change as people perception of who a prime minister is. fine change as people perception of who a prime minister is. one of the reasons _ who a prime minister is. one of th

patterson the changes— last week with owen patterson the changes made around they are in the government back and outcome of those u-turns _ government back and outcome of those u-turns but— government back and outcome of those u—turns. but really this is something that the public are talking — something that the public are talking about, the public health grasp— talking about, the public health grasp and therefore the papers are grasping _ grasp and therefore the papers are grasping at. and they are actively looking _ grasping at. and they are actively looking for stories and continue to pile up— looking for stories and continue to pile up pressure on the conservatives i think this is in the end of— conservatives i think this is in the end of it — conservatives i think this is in the end of it either. i'd be very surprised _ end of it either. i'd be very surprised if over the next few days we don't _ surprised if over the next few days we don't see more digging from the papers _ we don't see more digging from the papers and — we don't see more digging from the papers and

we�*re having this debate because of the actions of owen patterson and the actions of owen patterson and the number of conservative mps who are lobbying and consulting and abusing the rules, which is very different from keir keir do you think mps different from keir keir do you think mp , ., , ., ., ., , think mps should be allowed any sort of second job? _ think mps should be allowed any sort of second job? the _ think mps should be allowed any sort of second job? the motion _ think mps should be allowed any sort of second job? the motion we - think mps should be allowed any sort of second job? the motion we put i of second “ob? the motion we put down of second job? the motion we put down today _ of second job? the motion we put down today would _ of second job? the motion we put down today would ban _ of second job? the motion we put down today would ban the - of second job? the motion we put down today would ban the second | of second job? the motion we put i down today would ban the second jobs apart from a small number of exceptional circumstances where an mp is qualified as a

so, there are two stories in my view because this is bringing to light now suggestions that owen patterson, who as we know was being paid £8,000 a month first about 16 hours of work, got two covid contracts worth around £400 million. they didn't go through the normal channels. the government would probably argue that's because it was an emergency and contracts were being given out very quickly to get stuff in place. but there are growing questions about the companies and the organisations and the people that got contracts during the early days of covid when it was testing and ppe. it does appear that a lot of these companies have got a direct line and an inside contact within government. and it raises questions about access and transparency. angela rayner, has written to the cabinet secretary to ask him for the publication of all correspondence and details of all meetings between ministers and businesses to lobby on their behalf. the liberal democrats have secured a debate on the commons on monday to talk about the covid contracts. we are a long way from an inquiry into covid and the gov

, thinking out accepts the breach of the rules by owen patterson had made the rules by owen patterson had made the discussion of other changes impossible. the irony is for any other changes to the disciplinary system to work, there needs to be agreement between the parties, and that result this evening short of shows how far apart they are because if labour aren't capping... though size of got closer together. helen, thanks very _ size of got closer together. helen, thanks very much. _ let's talk about mexico, the united states and immigration. on thursday, joe biden will host the leaders of canada and mexico. here's a former white house official. it's a survival issue for the white house in the midterm elections. that's why it has to come up, and it may come up in a way where they're negotiating other issues, but at the end of the day, the united states, president biden, the white house needs mexico to controlthe flow of migrants. the context here is that since president biden took office injanuary, the us has seen a record number of migrants at its southern border. in october, us bo

i think there _ year as owen patterson was? i think there is— year as owen patterson was? i think there is a _ year as owen patterson was? i think there is a grey area that needs to be cleared — there is a grey area that needs to be cleared up. i've spoken to a lot of mps _ be cleared up. i've spoken to a lot of mps over— be cleared up. i've spoken to a lot of mps over the last couple days about this — of mps over the last couple days about this and a lot of them say the same _ about this and a lot of them say the same thing. — about this and a lot of them say the same thing, all sides actually that there is— same thing, all sides actually that there is a — same thing, all sides actually that there is a value in ensuring that mps _ there is a value in ensuring that mps are — there is a value in ensuring that mps are able to continue to do other jobs. _ mps are able to continue to do other jobs. to— mps are able to continue to do other jobs, to continue their profession such— jobs, to continue their profession such as _ jobs, to continue their profession s

that was a mistake of owen patterson specifically. but a change in the rules is still needed. let's talk to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. intense pressure and criticism on the prime minister from the opposition benches during that debate, which is still got a couple hours to proceed, and he is actually not in the house to take part in this debate. not in the house to take part in this debate-— not in the house to take part in this debate. ~ , , this debate. the prime minister is not in the commons, _ this debate. the prime minister is not in the commons, but - this debate. the prime minister is not in the commons, but that - this debate. the prime minister is l not in the commons, but that didn't stop sir keir starmer. offering some pretty heavy criticism of him in the government's actions last week. responding for the government, but even before this debate got under way, lindsay hoyle, who had his essay before the debate began saying it was time to find an alternative way forward. it was time to see parliament at its best having seen it last week. he said it

most agreed by the owen patterson mess _ most agreed by the owen patterson mess. some mps are... last—minute approach — mess. some mps are... last—minute approach to— mess. some mps are... last—minute approach to everything. it doesn't sound _ approach to everything. it doesn't sound or— approach to everything. it doesn't sound or feel... approach to everything. it doesn't sound orfeel... i approach to everything. it doesn't sound or feel... i don't think anyone — sound or feel... i don't think anyone can _ sound or feel... i don't think anyone can say things have gone well _ anyone can say things have gone well the — anyone can say things have gone well. the alternative... governments lose them, _ well. the alternative... governments lose them, and they lose them when they lose _ lose them, and they lose them when they lose control. we remember the back they lose control. we remember the hack to _ they lose control. we remember the back to basics campaign, and it led to 13 _ back to basics campaign, and it led to 13 years— back to basics campaign, and it led to

the attempt to protect owen patterson has backfired spectacularly so. it has stirred questions again about the prime minister's attitude to obeying the rules, doubts about downing street's politicaljudgement, and it has done the reputation of this place no favours at all. borisjohnson says he's sorry to see mr patterson go, but outrage at how the prime minister tried to use parliament will take time to fade. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the uk has become the first country in the world to approve an antiviral pill against covid — the first of its kind — which will be used for vulnerable patients. in trials the drug, called molnupiravir, was shown to halve the chances of dying or being hospitalised. the government has bought enough supplies to treat nearly half a million covid patients. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. a pill that can stop covid in its tracks — it's been the goal of scientists since the pandemic began. now there is molnupiravir, and it's likely to be the first of many antiviral treatments. anne—marie tested pos

which follows of course the ragged two resignation of owen patterson _ the ragged two resignation of owen patterson who resigned after it was found _ patterson who resigned after it was found he _ patterson who resigned after it was found he had lobbied on behalf of organisations that he was also receiving — organisations that he was also receiving payments from. the reason this particular debate took place this particular debate took place this afternoon has but lynette got some _ this afternoon has but lynette got some quite so much attention is he stayed _ some quite so much attention is he stayed away he had pressing in north cumberland hospital and failed to turn out — cumberland hospital and failed to turn out. npi reports a great deal of anger— turn out. npi reports a great deal of anger and criticism that has come the prime _ of anger and criticism that has come the prime ministers way. they quote keir starmer saying johnson has damaged — keir starmer saying johnson has damaged himself, dormant two damages party. damaged himself, dormant two damages party~ a _ damaged

across the country and belatedly across this house there is now agreement that owen patterson broke the rules and that the government should not have tried to let him off the hook. many members opposite have apologized. the business secretary has a apologized for his part. the leader of the house has apologized for his part. but they were following the prime minister's lead. so will he do the decency of just saying sorry for trying to green light to corruption. >> mr. speaker, as i said before, it certainly was a mistake -- [inaudible] no matter how sad the principle at stake, and we do need, we do need a cross-party approach on the appeals process. we also need, mr. speaker, a cross-party approach on the way forward, and that's why we've tabled the proposals that we have to take forward the reports of the independent committees of 2018 with those two key principles that everybody in this house should focus on their job here in this house. and secondly, no one should exploit their position in order to advance the commercial interest of anybody else. that's our position, mr. speaker. we

the attempt to protect owen patterson has backfired — spectacularly so. it has stirred questions again about the prime minister's attitude to obeying the rules, doubts about downing street's politicaljudgement, and it has done the reputation of this place no favours at all. borisjohnson says he's sorry to see mr patterson go, but outraged at how the prime minister tried to use parliament will take time to fade. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, increasing signs north korea can no longer properly feed itself, with warnings climate change will only make shortages worse. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremist jewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages

the attempt to protect owen patterson has backfired — spectacularly so. it has stirred questions again about the prime minister's attitude to obeying the rules, doubts about downing street's politicaljudgement, and it has done the reputation of this place no favours at all. borisjohnson says he's sorry to see mr patterson go, but outraged at how the prime minister tried to use parliament will take time to fade. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. let's get some of the day's other news: portugal's president has announced plans to dissolve parliament and call a snap election injanuary. marcelo rebelo de sousa made a televised address after portugal's national assembly rejected the government's draft budget for next year, for the first time in more than a0 years. tourists in the mexican resort of cancun had to run for cover after a shootout between rival gangs. it happened in a beach area near a popular large hotel, causing panic among guests. local authorities say two suspected drug dealers have been killed. new york mayor—elect eric adams says he wo

the attempt to protect owen patterson has backfired — spectacularly so. it has stirred questions again about the prime minister's attitude to obeying the rules, doubts about downing street's politicaljudgement, and it has done the reputation of this place no favours at all. borisjohnson says he's sorry to see mr patterson go, but outraged at how the prime minister tried to use parliament will take time to fade. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the us space agency, nasa, has unveiled a system it hopes it might use to protect the earth from asteroids. in what's being described as the first planetary defence test mission, a satellite will be launched into space, and crashed into a pair of asteroids, to try and change their course. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. space is vast and full of wonder. countless stars, cou ntless pla nets and countless lumps of rocks streaking through the cosmos. earth has always been a potential target, exposed and vulnerable — until now. this is a computer simulation of dart, the double asteroid redirection test,

the attempt to protect owen patterson has backfired spectacularly so. it has stirred questions again about the prime minister's attitude to obeying the rules, doubts about downing street's politicaljudgement, and it has done the reputation of this place no favours at all. borisjohnson says he's sorry to see mr patterson go, but outraged at how the prime minister tried to use parliament will take time to fade. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines in the uk. a 67—year—old man has admitted murdering two women in kent, southeast england, almost 35 years ago and then decades later sexually abusing at least 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries. for more than 30 years david fuller was a maintenance worker at two hospitals, until police finally tracked him down last december — thanks to advances in dna testing. detectives say they may never know the full extent of his crimes. veteran entertainer, tv presenter and dancer lionel blair has died aged 92. his stage and screen career spanned eigh

patterson _ shaky ground in the wake of the owen patterson scandal, in the wake of the conservative mps rebelling and not voting — the conservative mps rebelling and not voting with the government today~ — not voting with the government today. and yet, the issue is not rishi _ today. and yet, the issue is not rishi sunak, the problem is boris johnson, — rishi sunak, the problem is boris johnson, and the things that won people _ johnson, and the things that won people over in the past about him are just _ people over in the past about him are just not — people over in the past about him are just not working any more. you need _ are just not working any more. you need to— are just not working any more. you need to see — are just not working any more. you need to see positive action from the prime _ need to see positive action from the prime minister, bringing his mps behind _ prime minister, bringing his mps behind him. he's in a unique opportunity to actually do something positive, _ opportunity to actually do something positive, to do something definite and say— positi

owen patterson abused his position to lobby for two, super sport. mps want to rewrite the rules to change the outcome. —— to lobby for two companies you works for. day four of the climate summit has focused on one major question — how to finance combatting climate change? it's going to take trillions of dollars, and a lot of that will need to come from wealthy nations and big business. and today, we heard pledges from both. first, here's the president of cop26, alok sharma. we need developed countries to deliver on public finance and to unleash the chileans required in private investment —— chileans required. and we have made progress. today, there is more public and private finance or —— for climate action that ever before. i believe we are on the cusp of a new era, where rich countries put more money on the table to help developing countries, where banks... instead finance the displacement of cold. first, let's look at how big businesses will help. it was announced that more than a00 of the world's biggest finance companies have sign

this is to do with the i resignation of owen patterson, sewer. this is to do with the - resignation of owen patterson, the conservative mp who an inquiry found he had been lobbying on behalf of businesses that also employed him as a consultant. the prime minister tried to help mister patterson, ordered mps to vote against suspending him from the house of commons. it backfired rather horribly and 8pm didn't you turn clearly keir starmer thinks this is... summer using strong language saying the prime minister is leading the party through the sewers. really put the pressure on him. there was a debate in the house today in which apm failed to turn up to. the prime minister. with the added sense that the prime minister is running from the prime minister is running from the issue. i think his decision not to was a mistake it will be seen as a mistake in the future. the guardian story has a really interesting line because they link this affair to a possible inquiry into who paid or how the refurbishment of the prime ministers downing street flat was pai

patterson -- paterso'' situations. >> i think the reason it has come now is because of the volume of complaints that have come through and the more widespread feeling of unfairss. ros: nonetheless, he acknowledged that paterson's situation had prompted the government to act, and it did so with the vast -- the support of the vast majority of its mp's. >> ayes to the right 250, noes to the left 232. ros: there were calls of "shameful" as the vote went through. paterson would avoid action. mr. paterson welcomed the news. >> i'm grateful to the prime minister and jacob rees-mogg and the rest of the colleagues who did vote for this. they will have taken a political hit, but we will at last now be able to create a proper system based on the rules of natural justice. ros: mr. paterson was grateful, but not all conservatives had supported this. one mp sustained, where it was a matter of principle -- sing it was a matter of principle for her. more on this aspect of the story in a minute. while boris jnson his mp's considered -- boris johnson and his mp's considered what they've done -- " slea

i think in the wake of the tory sleeves, the owen patterson, this causes serious problems close to home for the prime minister. i’d problems close to home for the prime minister. �* ~' ., problems close to home for the prime minister. �* ~ ., ., , ., minister. i'd like to have your thou~hts minister. i'd like to have your thoughts on _ minister. i'd like to have your thoughts on this _ minister. i'd like to have your thoughts on this story. - minister. i'd like to have your thoughts on this story. this l minister. i'd like to have your| thoughts on this story. this is minister. i'd like to have your l thoughts on this story. this is a set sunday telegraph as it were also going to include the sunday express because they say that boris is still a winner, he still has that support. does he? he still has huge support. huge _ does he? he still has huge support. huge support among backbenchers and across_ huge support among backbenchers and across the _ huge support among backbenchers and across the country. but there is a growing — across the country. but there is a growing number of

we will look to begin with the owen patterson story in the metro newspaper which is the headline, a rather memorable headline, the sleazy way out. shifting the goal to block scandals and x and p ministered to thousands of pounds a year to rally for two private firms and he says he did nothing wrong. how do you see the story in the metro? it how do you see the story in the metro? , , ., , _ metro? it is been quite a busy day in westminster _ metro? it is been quite a busy day in westminster and _ metro? it is been quite a busy day in westminster and a _ metro? it is been quite a busy day in westminster and a very - metro? it is been quite a busy day in westminster and a very strange i in westminster and a very strange day. the atmosphere has been very odd around the store with a lot of tory mps, maybe even some of those who voted through today feeling very uncomfortable about it. it is not a great look. that's really the problem. the government have tried to talk about overhauling the whole standard system and those part of the amendment that passed today but it has come on the same day in

haifa agreement that owen patterson did break the rules.— agreement that owen patterson did break the rules. how damaging do you think all of this _ break the rules. how damaging do you think all of this has _ break the rules. how damaging do you think all of this has been _ break the rules. how damaging do you think all of this has been for _ think all of this has been for the parliament? we had the mps expenses scandal a few years ago i know we have had this plastered all over the papers for many days the revelations about second jobs in a second incomes and so on. how damaging has it been for parliament was yellow absolutely terrible. apart from anything else the idea that you would suddenly change the rules three quarters of the way through a disciplinary process for a named individual is surely not the way that we do due process in this country. that's what they do in hungry or in vladimir putin's russia where i've seen show trials. we have a proper process and stick with it to the end. there may be things that we can do in our improve that, but in the end you have to enforce the

his friend and fellow conservative m p. owen patterson, patterson has earned more than a $100000.00 from his 2nd job as a consultant for healthcare company which it then one big ment contracts. there is currently no limits on the 2nd jobs that an m p can take on no limit in terms of the amount of money they can earn from those outside interests or the amount of time that they can spend on them. but there is an outright ban on paid advocacy despite the fact that the line becomes somewhat blurred when talking about defining what consultancy is. however, some campaign is believe the route over 2nd jobs is distracting from a bigger issue. that is how many potential breaches of ministerial standards actually go on investigated? this is the really worrying part. and this goes to the hearts of government. we actually need changes in the legislation, see, address all of those areas. and that leads big bold steps by government far beyond what we're seeing in this current debate around m p 2nd jobs. johnson has been forced on the defensive. his conservative and peace are in turmoil, and his opinio

patterson should be suspended for 30 days for breaching lobbying rules has been fiercely rejected both by some conservative mps and the opposition. this is what keir starmer said this morning. it is a pattern of behaviour - and what makes me most angry is the prime minister is trashingj the reputation of our democracy and our country so this is farj from a one off and a u—turn, a bad week for the government. it is a pattern of behaviour - by a prime minister who does not know how to uphold standards in public life. _ what happens next? does this go back to the house of commons? as we heard from george eustice the government is still keen to have some reforms but are now saying any future plans would have to receive cross—party consensus. the chair of the existing standards committee, chris bryant, has said there is a committee tojudge mps which he is chair of and that is not going away anytime soon and i think the goodwill from opposition parties to reform the system is now pretty low. chris bryant has also said mps should still pass the motion to suspend owen paterson for 30 days.

and just to go back to the issue of owen patterson, and indeed as you say to, to cox that the speaker has said that your actions in ordering your m p 's to vote against the immediate punishment. although in pakistan brought the commons into disrepute. that's what he said. so you want to use this moment to apologize. so thanks rob, opposed to possible on whether we can keep 1.5 alive. i agree with you. i think it's in the, the balance we've, we had a if i had to define the, what we've been in the last few days, we had a surge of, of activity in the, in the 1st couple of days, things, things moved. there was the feeling of life under the under the under the keel. we went, we went forward. when i'm finding things a tough, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. it doesn't mean that we can't keep 1.5 alive, i think with sufficient energy and commitment and with lead us from around the world are ringing up then negotiators and asking them to move in the ways that they know they can move and, and should move i still think we can achieve it, but i'm not going to pretend to you that it is by a

patterson it's a box of the should have kept the lid very firmly on. in that sense of the situation of the government public on making. bind that sense of the situation of the government public on making. and the remise are government public on making. and the premise are probably _ government public on making. and the premise are probably wishes _ government public on making. and the premise are probably wishes he - government public on making. and the premise are probably wishes he madel premise are probably wishes he made the kind of comments he has made this afternoon a week ago making it quite clear that when mps are thought to have broken the rules or to be found to broken the rules they should face the punishment. that was precisely what the government was seemingly trying to avoid week ago and the truth is that the polls are government to some degree electorally. we've now had four opinion polls polls on people cosmic voting intentions and in each case the pole done completely after the owen patterson affair first broke and in each case the com

when it comes through the consultancy work when it comes to owen patterson, in his case he was fun to not only take the money from companies but uses possession as an mp to benefit those two firms and has broken the rules. today the focus is on one of his conservative colleagues, former attorney general sir geoffrey cox who you might remember for his booming voice during the brexit debate. at one point he said this parliament was a disgrace. you might say that his actions today, are certainly some of his political opponents would suggest he is not casting parliament in the best light because it is on the front page of the daily mail this morning he spent certainly a few weeks if not longer in the british virgin islands earlier this year in the caribbean doing paid work as a lawyer on behalf of the british virgin islands government. that work we are told is ongoing and he has been paid some pretty eye watering sums, hundreds of thousands of homes that work. this morning the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, who has been visiting a nuclear research centre in sheffield was asked about

here is owen patterson, while an mp he was receiving 100,000 years a year to be a consultant to two companies. that is allowed under parliamentary rules but mr paterson did not stick to all of the rules. an investigation by the standards agency found he lobbied officials on behalf of the two companies. its report says the committee found... it recommended a suspension of 30 sitting days in parliament. such a suspension has to be approved by a vote in parliament. normally those votes go through. not this time. borisjohnson and his government decided the process had not been fair. so instead of playing politics on this issue, which is what they are doing, i think that she needs to consider the procedures of this house in a spirit of fairness. so rather than accept the process and accept the outcome, the prime minister and his colleagues decided to change the entire way the parliamentary standards are regulated. all of this was done through an amendment put forward by the conservative mp andrea leadsom. she made the case for a review of how all of this works. the leader of the house of commons w

patterson. the government was severely criticised for initially trying to protect mr patterson, who broke lobbying rules. let's talk to our political correspondent nick eardley. interesting timing, wasn't to? yeah, boris interesting timing, wasn't to? yeah, ltoris johnson _ interesting timing, wasn't to? yeah, boris johnson chose _ interesting timing, wasn't to? yeah, boris johnson chose the _ interesting timing, wasn't to? yeah, boris johnson chose the moment i interesting timing, wasn't to? ie—i boris johnson chose the moment that borisjohnson chose the moment that the labour leader, circular star merit getting to is he to make his own statement about sleaze, to publish the government's plans to trying to get on top of the issue that's been dominating westminster. —— the labour leader, kier stamer. the government has so far really struggled to get a lead on this issue. and i think what boris johnson is trying to do is to set out a plan he hopes will persuade the public that he is taking

ifind it quite hard to believe that owen patterson was able to vote on his own suspension last week, whilst the votes of members currently under investigation were actually critical investigation were actually critical in the passage of the amendment which saved him. it looks like the equivalent of defendants in a court case also taking part in the jury — and it is wrong, and if we are to make changes, i would argue that must be made top of the list of reforms. there is much discussion about the right to appeal, something we've heard a lot from the government as they try to justify their actions, but i would point out that through the borders bill currently going through parliament, the government is attempting to take the government is attempting to take the rights and appeal away from asylum—seekers. mr speaker, no matter what changes are proposed, one thing is clear— those with an... those trying to tear off the rule should not be given the power to do so. they must be done fairly with proper time and consideration by this house. it is this house which invest the authority i

megan patterson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: former uk prime minister, sirjohn major, accuses borisjohnson's government of acting in a "shameful" manner — over the owen paterson row. rapper travis scott says he's "absolutely devastated" by the eight deaths and dozens of injuries at the texas festival where he was performing and pledges "total support" to police investigation after a crowd surge, at least 99 people have died in an oil tanker explosion, in sierra leone after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world, for what's billed as a global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of glasgow as part of the event, where the cop26 climate talks are on—going. with more, here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. even the driving rain did and wind couldn't keep them away. this the biggest protest march through glasgow during cop. the city's streets fu