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Boris Johnson hanging by a thread after cabinet exodus
There has rarely been a more bizarre day in British politics.
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It wasn’t a difficult decision to withdraw support for Prime Minister, says Tory MP Lee Anderson
We’re joined by the Conservative MP Lee Anderson, one of the many to withdraw his support for Boris Johnson.
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‘Death of a thousand cuts’: David Davis warns political scandals will ‘taint’ whole government
We spoke to the former Brexit secretary David Davis. We put it to him that it looks as if the prime minister might be beginning to understand the game is up – but what needs to happen?
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‘Dishonest PM is leading shambolic government’, Labour’s Yvette Cooper says
We’re joined by Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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Chris Pincher scandal: Deputy Mayor of Tamworth alleges he was sexually assaulted by the MP
All this began with some serious allegations involving former Tory deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. Last night we revealed two police forecs had received reports of sexual assault linked to Mr Pincher – claims Mr Pincher has denied.
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Who could replace Boris Johnson and how?
From the possibility of another confidence vote to the reality of a cabinet rebellion.
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Boris Johnson’s premiership is ‘finished’, says senior Tory MP
We’re joined by the senior Tory MP, Sir Charles Walker, former vice chair of the 1922 Committee.
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Boris Johnson could not ignore a no confidence vote, says Whitehall expert
The keen Whitehall watcher Dr Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government is with us.
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‘I think his time is up’: voters in marginal Conservative seat discuss PM’s future
How is all of this going down among the voting public?
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Boris Johnson ‘appalling PM says SNP MP
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted a letter from Boris Johnson saying it was not the time to consider another independence vote.
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’He’s not going to resign unless he’s forced to do so’, says Rachel Cunliffe from the New Statesman
At the end of an extraordinary day, Boris Johnson is still in Number 10.
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Richard Okorogheye’s mother rejects Met apology for ‘unacceptable’ failings
Richard Okorogheye – who had sickle cell anaemia – went missing from his home in west London last March.
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Inside Al Shabaab: the extremist group trying to seize Somalia
Today, Kiran talks to Jamal about whether Al Shabaab is changing its tactics to appeal to a wider base – and whether the West is paying enough attention to these types of groups as Africa becomes the frontline of Islamic terrorism in the world.
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Boris Johnson could be out within days, says former private secretary
Joining Krishnan is Caroline Slocock, who was a senior civil servant at Number 10 and is now director of the Civil Exchange think tank.
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‘The dam has half broken’, Spectator editor says of ministerial resignations
Matt is joined by the editor of the Spectator Fraser Nelson.
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Loyal Boris Johnson PPS, Jonathan Gullis, hands in letter of resignation
MPs in the Commons are tonight reacting to the news of the resignations. Our policy correspondent Paul McNamara has been gauging the mood here.
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Power imbalance in Parliament needs to be addressed, General Secretary of the FDA says
Dave Penman who is general secretary of the civil servants union, the FDA, discusses our exclusive investigation into the extensive allegations that there is a culture of harassment and bullying in Parliament.
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Exclusive: quarter of parliamentary staff surveyed say they’ve witnessed someone being sexually harassed
Allegations of impropriety and what the prime minister knew, have called his future into question with those bombshell resignations of both the chancellor and health secretary. Channel 4 News has been looking into the culture of harassment and impunity and tonight we have an exclusive investigation that shows how widespread the problems are across the…
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Labour MP Chris Byrant says it’s ‘perfectly possible’ to change PM as he calls for general election
Joining Krishnan is Chris Bryant, who is chair of the Parliamentary Standards committee.
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Conservative MP Andrew Murrison resigns as Trade Envoy after “mulling over it for some time.”
The Conservative MP Andrew Murrison has announced he is resigning as a Trade Envoy, he tells Krishnan why.
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Chris Pincher scandal: Two police forces received reports of sexual assault
Let’s not forget where this whole scandal started – with allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the former Deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. Tonight this programme can reveal that two police forces, Stafforshire and the Met, received reports of sexual assault by a man believed to be Mr Pincher, one in 2019 and one six years…
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‘PM has run out of road,’ says Tory MP Bob Neill
Joining Matt is the Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, who chairs the Justice select committee and was one of the MPs who submitted a letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson last month.
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“I wouldn’t get too excited about resignations” says Jacob Rees-Mogg as senior cabinet ministers resign
Minister for Brexit opportunities Jacob Rees Mogg joins Matt Frei from the Houses of Parliament.
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Meltdown for Johnson’s government – will the PM survive resignations?
10 minutes is a long time in British politics tonight. Both the Chancellor and the Health Secretary have resigned from the Government – in his letter Mr Sunak declared “we cannot continue like this”. This, just minutes after Mr Johnson was forced into a humiliating apology over appointing the disgraced MP Chris Pincher as Tory…
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West has ‘moral obligation…to push back’ over ‘dystopian’ treatment of Uyghurs in China, says author Nury Turkel
Human rights groups believe a network of detention centres across China’s north-western Xinjiang province are being used to detain more than a million Uyghur and Turkic Muslim people.
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Government plans to cut childcare costs criticised as providers say sector is in crisis
The Government says it will cut the cost of childcare for families facing a squeeze on their incomes, with plans to lower the ratio of staff to children in England’s nurseries.
