electoral commission investigating this i_ electoral commission investigating this~ i can— electoral commission investigating this. i can tell you i have confirmed in full with the code of conduct — confirmed in full with the code of conduct. �* �* , confirmed in full with the code of conduct. �* , , conduct. don't the british people deserve a prime _ conduct. don't the british people deserve a prime minister - conduct. don't the british people deserve a prime minister they i conduct. don't the british peoplel deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that is mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? week after week, the people of this couhtry_ week after week, the people of this country can— week after week, the people of this country can see the difference between — country can see the difference between a labour party that twists and turns — between a labour party that twists and turns with the wind, that thinks of nothing _ and turns with the wind, that thinks of nothing except playing political games _ of nothing except playing political names. ,, , .,

next we heard that the electoral commission. they have been talking about can you please explain this to us. the fact they are going for an inquiry now suggest that the explanations over the period of time have been answered all the questions they have. have been answered all the questions the have. , ., , ., , have been answered all the questions the have. , . , they have. yes. that is a very good oint. they have. yes. that is a very good point- they — they have. yes. that is a very good point- they are _ they have. yes. that is a very good point. they are saying _ they have. yes. that is a very good point. they are saying now- they have. yes. that is a very good point. they are saying now they - they have. yes. that is a very good i point. they are saying now they have reason to believe in offence may have could be committed. it is not simply that they are starting from scratch and that they are gathering evidence for the first time. but what the inquiry does is it gives very wide—ranging powers to question borisjohnson, c

clearly, the electoral commission is regularly asked _ electoral commission is regularly asked to — electoral commission is regularly asked to investigate matters and regularly— asked to investigate matters and regularly says it doesn't have the grounds — regularly says it doesn't have the grounds for a full investigation. it will not _ grounds for a full investigation. it will not have the power to compel boris _ will not have the power to compel borisjohnson and his will not have the power to compel boris johnson and his fiancee carrie symonds. _ boris johnson and his fiancee carrie symonds, dominic cummings —— it will have the _ symonds, dominic cummings —— it will have the power. to give evidence to reveal— have the power. to give evidence to reveal private text messages and e-mails. — reveal private text messages and e—mails, and i think the fear in the conservative — e—mails, and i think the fear in the conservative party is that there may well be _ conservative party is that there may well be the — conservative party is that there may well be the trail confirmin

clearly the electoral commission cares about this.— clearly the electoral commission cares about this. this is their “ob, to look at the i cares about this. this is their “ob, to look at the allegations i cares about this. this is theirjob, to look at the allegations made i cares about this. this is theirjob, to look at the allegations made in these circumstances and they are the arbiter as to whether the political party's political referendums act, which governs questions relating to political parties and politics, they are the arbiter of whether it has been broken or not and we now know that they think there is sufficient grounds for the information that they have seen from the government to suspect that the law may have been broken. the key thing is, they need to do further investigations. what scope will be eligible commission have in and investigation of this nature and what sanctions can they bring to bear? of this nature and what sanctions can they bring to hear? the? of this nature and what sanctions can they bring to bear? they already have significantly _ can they bring

one final question, the electoral commission | question, the electoral commission has today said that regarding the refurbishment of that downing street flat, they are satisfied there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred and they will continue investigating how it was initially paid for before the prime minister met the custom cell. if it is found the prime minister has committed an electoral offence, what should happen? he electoral offence, what should ha- ten? , ., , , happen? he should resign, it is clear cut really, _ happen? he should resign, it is clear cut really, if _ happen? he should resign, it is clear cut really, if you - happen? he should resign, it is clear cut really, if you break i happen? he should resign, it is| clear cut really, if you break the rules cover that said, over, i think. ., ~ , ., , . think. right, thank you very much for talkint think. right, thank you very much for talking to _ think. right, thank you very much for talking to us, _ think. right, thank you very much for talking to us, thanks _ think. right, th

. - the electoral commission has launched a formal inquiry into the funding of boris johnson's downing street flat refurbishment, revealing there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the rules may have been broken. borisjohnson and his fiancee, carrie symonds, carried out renovations on their private residence, above number 11. the total cost of the works isn't known, but it's reported to be well above the annual public grant of £30,000 that's available to spend on the flat. before turning to that row, sir keir starmer used his first question at pmqs to bring up another headline which has dogged the prime minister in recent days — comments he's reported to have made ahead of imposing a second lockdown in england. mr speaker, it was reported this week, including in the daily mail, the bbc and itv, backed up by numerous sources, that at the end of october, the prime minister said he would rather have, and i quote, "bodies pile high" than implement another lockdown. can the prime minister tell the house categorically, yes or no, did he make those remarks or remarks to that effect? no

of course, there is an electoral commission investigating this. i can tell him i have conformed in full with the code of conduct. don't the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that isn't mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? week after week, the people of this country can see the difference between a labour party that twists and turns with the wind, that thinks of nothing except playing political games. the snp focused on borisjohnson�*s denial of reports that he'd said last autumn that he'd be willing to see bodies pile high rather than go into further lockdowns. parlimentary rules stop me from saying that the prime minister has repeatedly lied to the public over the last week. can i ask the question, are you a liar, prime minister? i did not say those words. what i do believe is that a lockdown is a miserable thing and i did everything i could to try to protect the british public throughout the pandemic, to protect them from lockdowns, but also to protect them from disease. this is the new adviser of minist

but the electoral commission today said... with claims that tory donors might have picked up the tab, there's suspicion the rules were broken. "initially" is the key word here. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? he should know that i paid for downing street refurbishment personally, mr speaker. any further declaration that i have to make, if any, i will be advised upon by lord geidt — lord geidt used to work for the queen, and he will now watch over ministers�* behaviour — but remember, the question isn't who stumped up in the end, it's who paid borisjohnson�*s bills at the start. what do we get from this prime minister and this conservative government? dodgy contracts, jobs for their mates and cash for access, and who's at the heart of it? the prime minister, major sleaze, sitting there. don't the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that isn't mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? week after week, the people of the country can see the difference bet

s that said this announcement today from the electoral commission that they believe that there are grounds to suspect that an offense may have been committed that is rather more serious and they will now be at the protest well the best they could be statutory interviews at which the prime minister could be asked or demanded to give evidence and handover testimony and data so you know this is being ramped up and the pressure is certainly growing on the u.k. prime minister paul thanks very much paul brennan talking to us from outside the house of commons westminster. south africa's president sitaram opposers been testifying in a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor zongo commission is investigating the so-called state captures scandal during jacob zuma as tenure zuma faces allegations of allowing a business family close to him to secure government contracts and influence policy so wrong opposer was soon as deputy to zuma was forced to step down in 2018 the former president has refused to testify in front of the melo is outside the zone of commission building in johannesburg and she s

commission rules— loan under electoral commission rules and — loan under electoral commission rules and also need to be declared. so it does— rules and also need to be declared. so it does seem that have been and should _ so it does seem that have been and should themselves into a hole here and the _ should themselves into a hole here and the story shows commit a covers about _ and the story shows commit a covers about 19 _ and the story shows commit a covers about 19 different leaks and for paragraphs and the leaks about the briefings _ paragraphs and the leaks about the briefings. it's really hard to keep up briefings. it's really hard to keep up because i think the most extreme everything _ up because i think the most extreme everything that's happened is the prime _ everything that's happened is the prime minister itself appears to be the one _ prime minister itself appears to be the one that called newspaper editors— the one that called newspaper editors to say that dominic cummings was the _ editors to say that dominic cummings was the leaker not of the autumn leaks _ was

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on the electoral commission. they can be somewhat intrusive and annoying, they can ask you personally for interview and as for your communications. you have had run—ins with the electoral commission before. could you just declare, do you have full confidence in the electoral commission to do this work properly? oi electoral commission to do this work --roerl ? u, , electoral commission to do this work --roerl ? , .,, electoral commission to do this work --roerl ? , properly? of course, as i said yesterday _ properly? of course, as i said yesterday in _ properly? of course, as i said yesterday in the _ properly? of course, as i said yesterday in the commons i properly? of course, as i said - yesterday in the commons where as i said to give this issue the run around the park, we will comply with whatever they want, and i don't think there is anything to seal to worry about. but what we are doing is focusing on the stuff that really matters, and i think, again, i look at what the priorities of the people in this c

commission organize a popular vote within that time. to go to the federal government of somalia has always believed and still says there look compromise and. return to the discussion of the only way. 12020 agreement on that accommodations or the right door technical committee. you know trees of this of $29.00 grim and to come together a military for our good discussions on the unconditional implementation of the above mentioned agreement. the september greenman says the country will hold and in direct election where. members of parliament who in time vote in a president who. talks between the government leaders from the federal state and others have stalled with the different sides accusing each other of derailing the process some analysts say the president's reversal of the decision to extend doesn't change the political contest over management of the election and the mistrust between politicians. between the different groups and educator who. has failed to do that and so unless the african union or somebody else. i don't think they wi

the headlines on bbc news: the electoral commission launches an investigation into the refurbishment of boris johnson's downing street flat. the prime minister tells mps he paid "personally" for the works on his flat. desperate scenes in india as more than 200,000 deaths with coronavirus are recorded. the transport secretary says coronavirus statistics in the uk look good to enable the limited resumption of foreign holidays next month. grant shapps says talks are under way with other countries about a system that could be used. he's also confirmed the existing nhs app will be adapted so that it shows if a person has recived a vaccine, or a negative test. in england, the earliest date for the resumption of overseas travel is may 17th. and it will be a crucial day for the international cruise industry, with trips from england expected to restart. it's hoped the scottish government will follow suit. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has been given exclusive access to one liner as it prepares for a covid—safe return. re—carpeted, re—stitched, repainted, restarted, but a w

labour has written to the electoral commission to demand a formal inquiry. and later today, the uk's most senior civil servant will be questioned by mps about lobbying rules following the revelations about the former prime minister david cameron and the allegations of impropriety levelled against borisjohnson by his former advisor, dominic cummings. iain watson has this report. when dominic cummings left downing street last year, some in government worried about what secrets might emerge from that box. he's now claimed that borisjohnson planned to ask a conservative donors to pay for the refurbishment of the downing street flat, and that this was unethical. labour plans to keep up the pressure on number 10. their lawyers have written to the party political watchdog, the electoral commission. they say... the commission says it is still gathering information. downing street says electoral laws haven't been broken and no codes of conduct have been breached. labour is seeking to broaden their attack by demanding the publication of all contacts and links between

but the electoral commission today said... with claims that tory donors might have picked up the tab, there's suspicion the rules were broken. "initially" is the key word here. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? he should know that i paid for downing street refurbishment personally, mr speaker. any further declaration that i have to make, if any, i will be advised upon by lord geidt. lord geidt used to work for the queen, and he will now watch over ministers�* behaviour — but remember, the question isn't who stumped up in the end, it's who paid borisjohnson�*s bills at the start. what do we get from this prime minister and this conservative government? dodgy contracts, jobs for their mates, and cash for access, and who's at the heart of it? the prime minister, major sleaze, sitting there. don't the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that isn't mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? week after week, the people of the country can see the difference betwe

commission to voice their education and their frustration over the whole process the high court has rejected at least 6 candidates before the elections and to have withdrawn their candidacy following an attack on the house of opposition leader in late february so the opposition have called on people especially in the southern part of the capital into a manner to boycott the whole process and instead to march to the electoral commission which is why there is heavy security presence around the capital injuring many specialists around forming stations the interior minister on thursday said that they have arrested people who try to attack polling stations as a as well as the national electoral commission and that those people have been arrested through lots of tension in the days leading up to this election although we can see just behind. wondering around the polling station what is the situation like in that regards. well a lot of observers are deployed to monitor this elections most of them from the african union and from the community of. african countries as well so they say that t

but the electoral commission today said... with claims that tory donors might have picked up the tab, there�*s suspicion the rules were broken. "initially" is the key word here. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? he should know that i paid for downing street refurbishment personally, mr speaker. any further declaration that i have to make, if any, i will be advised upon by lord geidt — lord geidt used to work for the queen, and he will now watch over ministers�* behaviour — but remember, the question isn�*t who stumped up in the end, it�*s who paid boris johnson�*s bills at the start. what do we get from this prime minister and this conservative government? dodgy contracts, jobs for their mates, and cash for access, and who�*s at the heart of it? the prime minister, major sleaze, sitting there. don�*t the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that isn�*t mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? week after week, the people of the country can se

the electoral commission today said... with claims tory donors might have picked up the tab there are suspicions rules might have been broken. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? paid for refurbishment personally. any further declaration that i have to make, if any, i would be advised upon by the lord. used to work for the queen but he will now watch over ministers' behaviour, but the question isn't who stumped up in the end but who paid borisjohnson's bills at the start. what do we get from this prime minister and government? dodgy contracts, jobs for their mates and cash for access, and who is at the heart of it? the prime minister, major sleaze, sitting there. don't the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government which isn't mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? week after week the people of the country can see the difference between a labour party that twists and turns with the wind and thinks nothing except playing political games, whereas this party gets on

commission is going _ visions of the electoral commission is going to — visions of the electoral commission is going to go away and do initial investments of evidence in the centre — investments of evidence in the centre ground to look into it further _ centre ground to look into it further. they will go away into a full formal — further. they will go away into a full formal investigation and that is really— full formal investigation and that is really looking at the party that the conservative party, the premise of himself— the conservative party, the premise of himself and his temple steps up to see _ of himself and his temple steps up to see what happens with their process— to see what happens with their process properties of the reviews coming _ process properties of the reviews coming on — process properties of the reviews coming on as you mentioned lord geidt _ coming on as you mentioned lord geidt is _ coming on as you mentioned lord geidt is caring went out and also some _ geidt is caring went out and also some occasionally peace is also being _ some occasionally peace i

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the electoral commission said there were "reasonable grounds to suspect an offence or offences may have occurred". the row over who first paid for the renovations dominated prime minister's questions today. as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, explains, it's not against the rules to receive donations, but politicians must declare them so the public can see where the money has come from. there is no place like home. are you worried about _ there is no place like home. are you worried about the _ there is no place like home. are you worried about the investigation, - worried about the investigation, prime minister? find worried about the investigation, prime minister?— worried about the investigation, prime minister? and no fix like this for boris johnson _ prime minister? and no fix like this for boris johnson before. _ prime minister? and no fix like this for boris johnson before. his - prime minister? and no fix like this for boris johnson before. his flat i for borisjohnson before. his flat had an expensive makeover and he will not say who first played, a mystery now subject

., the electoral commission has launched an investigation into funding for flat refurbishment, citing reasonable grounds. the prime mr. has responded. >> i had covered the cost. most people find it bizarre. investigating this, i can tell th i conform with the code of conduct. ros: one of three men who made history in the apollo 11 mission has died. welcome, to those of you watching on pbs in america and everyone else on bbc world news. the bbc brought special coverage of india's devastating second wave of covid-19. many pictures like these with hospitals struggling to cope. a shortage of bed and oxygen. they, india's official death toll passed 200,000. it is almost certainly being underestimated. india is now reported 80 million infections with another 360,000 in the past when he four hours. that trajectory is mirrored in the death toll, 3000 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. the real figure will be higher. let's begin with somebody -- with two families affected. one in the countryside, the other in delhi. warning, you might find the report distressing. >> it was the worst night o

to assure his supporters and to basically welcome the results of the national electoral commission that's now will not be happening we know that we just learned from the army that he had sustained injuries during the battles over the weekend and those were the reasons and the bat that the injuries were the reasons like he passed away the u.s. is described russia's plans to block parts of the black sea to foreign ships for 6 months as an unprovoked escalation washington says it would be another attempt by moscow to destabilize ukraine bus and train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of workers leaving the city after a weeklong long term went into effect india's reporting more than 200000 cases per day after 3 weeks of testimony the jury in the trial of the form of minneapolis police officer during. deliberations he's accused of killing george floyd and faces murder and manslaughter charges. the support of germany's conservatives in his bid to succeed angler merkel as chancellor in september will be the joint candidate for the governing christian democratic party of th

we have an electoral commission inquiry and we also have an inquiry from the new independent adviser at the cross bank spear. are you satisfied that they will get to the bottom of things? you you satisfied that they will get to the bottom of things?— the bottom of things? you not satisfied at _ the bottom of things? you not satisfied at the _ the bottom of things? you not satisfied at the prime - the bottom of things? you not satisfied at the prime ministerj the bottom of things? you not l satisfied at the prime minister is being entirely straight to the country at the moment. he was given an option by cara stormer at prominence ministers questions today about who paid initially for the pre—franklin the press was not looking at it and when it was not in the media, who paid for it? was it the media, who paid for it? was it the conservative party? was it a taxpayer? what it a tour of the donor and if it was likely to get in return or was it the prime minister? a very simple question. the i'm in they could have put that issue today if he had been clear about it. but he is maintainin

he's made clear the conservative party will comply with the outcome of an electoral commission investigation. our political correspondent chris mason reports. the apparently simple can sometimes take a while to work out. borisjohnson was asked again today about his downing street flat and who initially paid for its makeover. he was repeatedly dismissive of what he described as "a farrago of nonsense". i don't think there's anything to see here or to worry about. i don't think that this is the number one issue for the people of our country, indeed, by several orders of magnitude. the prime minister insists he paid what he owed for sprucing up the living quarters here and will declare what he needs to, but he won't say if he borrowed the money, and if so, from whom, and all of this is meant to be published. the matter is keeping a lot of people busy. earlier this week, the country's top civil servant simon case told mps he was conducting a review at the request of the prime minister into how the refurb was paid for. the electoral commission, which regulates the money spent in politics, has lau

in this electoral commission, there is a watchdog prepared to apply them. paul brennan, al jazeera, westminster. >> northern islands first minister is resigning after calls within her party for her leadership caucus. azshe says she will step down as party leader on may 20. -- may 28th. critics blame foster for the trade barrier between, the irish sea, known as the northern island protocol which was agreed as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. south africa's president has told a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor that the governing an partyc should have done more to prevent grift. the capture inquiry is looking at occasions that former president jacob zuma allowed members of the controversial group to family to secure a government contract and influence policy. -- the gupta family. the deputy preston -testified the deputy president said he would not-make excuses but he did not name zuma. the president has faced opposition from within his own party over how to deal with corruption and those accused of it. >> we must acknowledge that the issue of

commission organize a popular vote within that time. the federal government of somalia has always believed and still sees their local compromise. on their return to the discussion of the only way of. marrying the september 17th 2020 agreement on that accommodations or the right door technical committee. you know trees of this have. to come together a military for our good discussions on the unconditional implementation of the above mentioned agreement. the september greenman says the country will hold and in direct election. as members of parliament who in time vote in a crisis. talks between the government leaders from the federal state and others have stalled with the different sides accusing each other of derailing the process some analysts say the president's reversal of the decision to extend doesn't change the political contest over management of the election and the mistrust between politicians. between the different groups and. has failed to do that and so unless the african union. i don't think they will come to agree on a path

the electoral commission will electoral commission to say something has gone wrong here and there are dilatory declarations that should be made that were not, they have the power to punish. they have the power to impose fines. there can be sanctions. the investigation being done by lord geidt is trickier because the adviser on ministerial interest is accountable to the prime minister. he ultimately is the judge and jury of the guidance on ministerial interests and behaviour. if lord geidt decide something has gone pretty wrong here, in the end, it is borisjohnson who will have to decide whether or not to pursue penalties. it was the issue that arose when sir alex allan, the former adviser on ministerial interest produced his report last year into the behaviour of priti patel. borisjohnson decided, in contrary to the conclusions of the report came up with, there should be no sanction against priti patel. bleeding to his resignation. it does really focus the spotlight on that particular part of how this whole rather fractured system works. whereas there is not at the moment some single

we've now got questions over the electoral— we've now got questions over the electoral commission beginning... this should — electoral commission beginning... this should be a story of take—up. it's developing... this should be a story of take-up. it's developing. . ._ it's developing... martin is so ri i ht it's developing... martin is so right because _ it's developing... martin is so right because of _ it's developing... martin is so right because of course, - it's developing... martin is so right because of course, with| it's developing... martin is so i right because of course, with so many of these cases and you can list hundreds of them, it's the cover up that stinks rather than the initial misdemeanor. then you get into these he said she said into the equation, who is now racing around unleashed. we know that he has all sorts of alleged evidence, voice memos, what's up messages —— whatsapp. people are beginning to turn on carrie symonds, calling her carrie antoinette. john lewis, the bastion of middle england, big trouble in politics. so, it's all very silly but actually, as

the electoral commission, which regulates the money spent in politics, has launched a formal investigation, saying there were reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred. it has the power to issue fines or refer matters to the police. and it's the first big job for lord geidt, newly appointed as the independent adviser on ministers' interests. he'll examine if the prime minister has received any donations he is required to declare. three separate inquiries into how the face—lift of the famous flat was funded. i think this is getting a bit farcical. i think the prime minister could actually deal with this very, very quickly. all he's got to do is answer a very simple question, which is who paid initially for the redecoration of your flat? and to furnish his point somewhat, sir keir decided to pay a visit to the department storejohn lewis today. playing political games, claimed the conservatives. lord geidt, the new independent adviser on ministers' interests, spent ten years working for the queen. labour say he should have more power, such as being able to

commission organize a popular vote within that time. to go to the federal government of somalia has always believed and still says there look compromise and negotiation on their return to the discussion of the only way options on marrying the september 17th 2020 agreement on that accommodations or the right door technical committee. you know trees of this of $29.00 re meant to come together you made a tree for i did discussions on the unconditional implementation of the above mentioned agreement. the september greenman says the country will hold and in direct election. as members of parliament who in town vote in a crisis. talks between the government leaders from the federal state and others have stalled with the different sides accusing each other of derailing the process some analysts say the president's reversal of the decision to extend doesn't change the political contest over management of the election and the mistrust between politicians. between the different groups and educator who. has failed to do that and so unless the. the

commission is now involved and at the weekly session of prime minister's questions the opposition labor party smelled blood who initially of prime minister initially is the key word here who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street . minister misspeak i think i'll answer this question several times and the arts the answer is that i have covered the costs i have met the requirements that i've been obliged to meet in full what we get from this prime minister of this conservative government don't you contracts jobs for their mates and cash for access and who's at the heart of it the prime minister major sleaze sitting than. again and again johnson wouldn't clarify who had paid the initial invoice repeating only that he personally had covered the costs of regional and local elections are just a week away and opinion polling suggest the controversies are starting to affect voter sentiment again you're getting a pass and we're some points is credibility as prime minister will evaporate and you people go to last year we want somebody of that kind of abject mall. as prime minis

commission there is a watchdog prepared to apply them paul brennan al-jazeera westminster. and northern ireland's 1st minister is resigning after calls within her party for a leadership contest she says she will step down as party leader on may 28th and as the northern ireland's 1st minister by the end of june critics blame arlene foster for the trade barrier between down the irish sea known as the northern ireland protocol which was agreed to as part of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. . south africa's president has told a corruption inquiry involving his predecessor that the governing a.n.c. party could and should have done more to prevent graft the so-called state capture inquiry is looking at allegations that former president jacob zuma allowed members of the controversial gupta family to secure government contracts and influence policy from a poser was the president on this he testified that he would make excuses or defend the indefensible but he didn't name zuma the south african president has faced opposition from within his own party over how to deal with corruption an

labour has written to the electoral commission to demand a formal inquiry. and later today, the uk's most senior civil servant will be questioned by mps about lobbying rules following the revelations about the former prime minister david cameron, and the allegations of impropriety levelled against borisjohnson by his former adviser, dominic cummings. iain watson has this report. when dominic cummings left downing street last year, some in government worried about what secrets might emerge from that box. he's now claimed that borisjohnson planned to ask a conservative donors to pay for the refurbishment of the downing street flat, and that this was unethical. labour plans to keep up the pressure on number 10. their lawyers have written to the party political watchdog, the electoral commission. they say... "following dominic cummings' claims, it's now incontrovertibly in the public interest that the electoral commission commence a formal investigation." the commission says it is still gathering information. downing street says electoral laws haven't been broke

commission there is a watchdog prepared to apply them paul brennan al-jazeera westminster u.s. federal investigators have raided and seize electronic devices from the manhattan apartment and office of donald trump's former lawyer rudy giuliani prosecutors have been looking into giuliani's dealings in ukraine which included an investigation into then democratic contender joe biden and his son hunter giuliani's lawyer said the investigation is politically motivated and called the raids illegal factory. is in new york with more on the investigation. federal investigators are closing in on rudy giuliani and that their investigation into his him that has been going on for more than 2 years is advancing and advancing significantly also for federal investigators to raid a home such as this of a suspect they need to get permission from a judge in order in order to get that permission they need to show the judge that they have a reasonable amount of evidence that the person the suspect committed a serious crime so clearly they have been able to convince a judge because they clearly got

the inquiry will be carried out by the electoral commission, which says there's reason to believe the rules may not have been followed. mrjohnson insists that he paid for the work himself and has complied with the codes of conduct. but labour is accusing him of leading a government mired in sleaze. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. there's no place like home. are you worried about the investigation, prime minister? and there's been no fix quite like this for boris johnson before. who coughed up for the flat, sir? his flat had an expensive makeover. he won't say who first paid — a mystery that's now subject to a serious investigation. but the electoral commission today said: with claims that tory donors might have picked up the tab, there's suspicion the rules were broken. �*initially�* is the key word here. who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street flat? he should know that i paid for downing street refurbishment personally, mr speaker. any further declaration that i have to make, if any, i will be advised upon by lord geidt. lord geidt

commission there is a watchdog prepared to apply them paul brennan al-jazeera westminster china has launched a rocket carrying the core module of its planned space station into orbit. the long march 5 the rocket took off from the chiang space long center on the saturn island of hainan the module will provide electricity and propulsion to the space station and can accommodate 3 astronauts who are up to 6 months training who has more from beijing. this call module is called ken which is chinese for heavenly common a and it's the 1st component of china's 1st permanent space station now this part will contain several key functions it will be the power supply contains some resources as well as living quarters for 3 astronauts now it's about 17 meters in length and 5 meters in diameter and over all the space station when completed will be just a fraction of the size of the international space station which is the only other space station currently in orbit now this space is this model will be followed by 2 other modules that will be designed specifically to house a range of scientific exp

to assure his supporters and to basically welcome the results of the national electoral commission that's now will not be happening we know that we just learned from the army that he had sustained injuries during the battles over the weekend and those were the reasons and the bat that the injuries were the reasons why keep us the way the u.s. has described russia's plans to block parts of the black sea to foreign ships for 6 months as an unprovoked escalation washington says it would be another attempt by moscow to destabilize ukraine bus and train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of workers leaving the city after a week long walk down went into a fact injuries reported more than 200000 new cases for a 6th day and after 3 weeks of testimony the jury in the trial of the former minneapolis police officer derek chairman has begun its deliberations he's accused of killing george foreign faces 2 murder and manslaughter charges those are the headlines the stream is up next on our jazeera. it's a very bleak picture for a lot of americans out there white supremacy in fact

the electoral commission, which regulates the money spent in politics, has launched a formal investigation, saying there were reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred. it has the power to issue fines or refer matters to the police. and it's the first big job for lord geidt, newly appointed as the independent adviser on ministers�* interests. he'll examine if the prime minister has received any donations he is required to declare. three separate inquiries into how the face—lift of the famous flat was funded. i think this is getting a bit farcical. i think the prime minister could actually deal with this very, very quickly. all he's got to do is answer a very simple question, which is who paid initially for the redecoration of your flat? and to furnish his point somewhat, sir keir decided to pay a visit to the department store john lewis today. playing political games, claimed the conservatives. lord geidt, the new independent adviser on ministers�* interests, spent ten years working for the queen. labour say he should have more power, such as being a

to assure his supporters and to basically welcome the results of the national electoral commission that's now will not be happening we know that we just learned from the army that he had sustained injuries during that battles over the weekend and those were the reasons and the bat that the injuries whether reasons why he passed away the u.s. is described russians plans to block parts of the black sea to foreign ships for 6 months unprovoked escalation washington says it will be another attempt by moscow to destabilize ukraine. doesn't train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of workers leaving the city after a week long lockdown has gone into effect india's reported more than 200000 new cases for the 6th day. democratic republic of congo's launched its vaccination campaign after a month long delay health care workers and people above the age of 50 will be among the 1st to receive a job in a country secured 1500000 astra zeneca dozes under the coburg scheme this rollout was pursued last month because of concerns about where blood clots reported in other countries. aft

commission is now involved and at the weekly session of prime minister's questions the opposition labor party smelled blood who initially of prime minister initially is the key word here who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street. minister and misspeak i think i hope i answered this question several times and the arts the answer is that i have covered the costs i have met the requirements that i've been obliged to meet in full what we get from this prime minister of this conservative government don't you contracts jobs for their mates and cash for access and who's at the heart of it the prime minister major sleaze sitting than. again and again johnson wouldn't clarify who had paid the initial invoice repeating only that he personally had covered the costs of regional and local elections are just a week away and opinion polling suggests the controversies are starting to affect voter sentiment again you're getting a pass and we're some points is credibility as prime minister will evaporate and you people go to last year we want somebody of that kind of abject. moral cha

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commission some of them have already withdrawn from the race saying that it will process is neither credible nor peaceful in the cotton jermyn the only one figure is not support huge billboards and long greve interesting is the only visible campaign slogan this man has been in power for 30 years the majority of the people of chad have not seen any other president but president idriss deby now he's running for another time. chad's population is one of the poorest in the world young people complain they can't find jobs. has a masters in political science but he's been an employed for the last 10 years. i'm joe place. and i would like the government to create jobs for the u.s. because young people most young people are unemployed as a life we can't live without worry. about the. sunday is an incentive to go ahead without the participation of your position is making it unlikely that they'd be succeed in his bid to extend his 30 year rule. of the more let's bring in data correspondent fred nathaniel who filed that report he's in the capital nj amana fred the winner of this election seems

so, the electoral commission, laura, as you mentioned, we've got simon case, the most senior civil servant in the country doing his thing as well and then there is the guy, lord geidt brought in to oversee ministerial interests — and job number one in the in—tray is looking into this — and then the possibility of the parliamentary commissioner for standards getting involved because labour have asked them to have a look at it. but what i was struck by today was that the prime minister, on a visit to a school, asked about it and was kind of repeatedly dismissive, really, in his language about the whole thing. "nothing to see here. a farrago of nonsense," he reckoned. let's take a listen. i don't think that this is number one issuel for the people of our country — indeed, by several — _ by several orders of magnitude — | by several orders of magnitude. | i would say what the people . want the government to focus on now — which is exactly what we are doing — - is on education, crime and all- the other issues that really matter. but labour are still banging on about it, aren't t

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to assure his supporters and to basically welcome the results of the national electoral commission that's now will not be happening we know that we just learned from the army that he had sustained injuries during the battles over the weekend and those were the reasons and the bat that the injuries were the reasons like he passed away the u.s. has described russia's plans to block parts of the black sea to foreign ships for 6 months unprovoked escalation washington says it would be another attempt by moscow to destabilize ukraine the jury in the murder trial of former minneapolis police officer durtro vernon solving its 1st full day of deliberations the 12 jurors are considering 3 weeks of testimony from 45 witnesses showgrounds accused of killing george floyd after needling on his neck for more than 9 minutes europe's drug regulator has found possible links between johnson and johnson's covert 900 vaccine and rare blood clots but the european medicines agency says the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh any potential risks 8 causes of unusual blood clots were identified amongst people

speaker, as i've said, i look forward to what the electoral commission has to say, but i can tell him, he's talking complete nonsense. the only thing i will say is that it is thanks to our investments in policing that we are going to have another 20,000 more officers on the streets of the country, that is a fantastic thing. we will be making sure that that gets through to scotland as well. what we want to see is a scottish nationalist government. stop obsessing about breaking up our country which is all they -- all they can think about and talk about, and talk about tackling crime and using that investment to fight crime which i think is what the people of scotland want to see. >> thank you, mr. speaker. if the prime minister was to walk down bristol road south in longbridge today he would see a small army of diggers leveling out the site to provide one of the biggest projects locally with 5,000 jobs at an industrial site. what people want to see too is the regeneration of north high street with a proper plan and money on the table. does the prime minister agree with me that we need p

the electoral commission is looking into whether there were any undeclared donations. number ten says all donations that needed to be reported have been, but labour is accusing the government of not playing fair. they want to know if any conservative donor was initially involved in the funding and are calling for more transparency and an inquiry. publish the details, have the full inquiry. if there is nothing to see here, whether it is the refurb of number ten, whether it is the dodgy contracts, whether the privileged access, if there is nothing to see, publish everything, have a full inquiry because that — you know, sunlight is the best disinfectant. but a former adviser on standards in government thinks that more information, rather than a new inquiry, is what is needed. we've probably got enough inquiries going on. it's actual concrete, hard evidence which demonstrate where things have gone wrong that is critical now, and cummings might be able tojust provide some of that. and dominic cummings has a means of communicating what he knows. next month, he will be able