that sir geoffrey cox has been earning — that sir geoffrey cox has been earning as you say the guardian focusing — earning as you say the guardian focusing tomorrow on the £6 million that he's_ focusing tomorrow on the £6 million that he's earned since he entered parliament. so he's like that these are our— parliament. so he's like that these are our watering numbers. parliament. so he's like that these are ourwatering numbers. i parliament. so he's like that these are our watering numbers. i think the issue — are our watering numbers. i think the issue with the cheese chief whip is the _ the issue with the cheese chief whip is the statement that he put out after _ is the statement that he put out after a _ is the statement that he put out after a couple of days of being under — after a couple of days of being under pressure this morning, he made clear that _ under pressure this morning, he made clear that he _ under pressure this morning, he made clear that he sought a mission from chief whip — clear that he sought a mission from chief whip mark spencer to vote by proxy—

cox territory at all _ this is not geoffrey cox territory at all £60 _ this is not geoffrey cox territory at all. £60 a year doing it some extra consultancy work which is the only man _ extra consultancy work which is the only man that has declared extra work _ only man that has declared extra work we — only man that has declared extra work. we got quite a lot of mps and there's— work. we got quite a lot of mps and there's been a lot in the papers on there's been a lot in the papers on the radio— there's been a lot in the papers on the radio today about the kind of division, — the radio today about the kind of division, this opening up between this red _ division, this opening up between this red wall mps and old cards if you like — this red wall mps and old cards if you like i— this red wall mps and old cards if you like. i think some of those red while _ you like. i think some of those red while mps — you like. i think some of those red while mps are feeling a bit grieved try while mps are feeling a bit grieved hy theirs — while mps are feeling a bit grieved by theirs i

in a statement said geoffrey cox said _ your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said he - your office? yes. in a statement said geoffrey cox said he did - your office? yes. in a statementi said geoffrey cox said he did not believe he had breached the rules and he would fully cooperate with any investigation. he said he regularly works 70 hour weeks and always ensures that his case work on behalf of his constituents is given primary importance. downing street says this is now a matter for the parliamentary standards process but politically the continuing allegations are very squirrelly matter and may be a problem for number ten. and our political correspondent helen cattjoins me now. you wonder whether what the prime minister is trying to achieve in glasgow could be overshadowed. yes there has glasgow could be overshadowed. yes there has been a glasgow could be overshadowed. 123 there has been a can of worms opened over this with the attempt to block the suspension of owen paterson last week. that has put the issue of second jobs r

i was going to mention geoffrey cox- he _ constituents? i was going to mention geoffrey cox. he was _ constituents? i was going to mention geoffrey cox. he was a _ constituents? i was going to mention geoffrey cox. he was a superb i geoffrey cox. he was a superb cabinet minister, but he is the extreme example of taking the freedom that i do support for mps to have second jobs perhaps to the limit, perhaps beyond it. but ultimately, i think rather having ruled that often don't understand the subtleties of the situation, what we need is transparency. every voter in geoffrey cox's devon constituency knows what he's been up to, and it may well be a liberal democrat challenges him and punish him over what he's done. that's where i think punishment should be, at the ballot box. let local people decide whether they think they're mp is observing themselves and their country well rather than having rules that may stop mps from practising in the health service, from being the kind of diverse representative to the people that i think we all benefit from. irate representative to the peop

it's absolutely staggering geoffrey cox - to go further. it's absolutely staggering geoffrey cox has| to go further. it's absolutely - staggering geoffrey cox has made over £1,000,000 in the last year advising the british virgin islands, advising the british virgin islands, a territory known for its tax avoidance and tax evasion once the vast majority of mps were working harder than we have ever worked, helping serve our constituents through some of the toughest times of their lives. clearly, boris johnson now needs to decide whether it is acceptable for geoffrey cox to serve as a conservative mp and as a caribbean based barrister. tt has caribbean based barrister. it has been a difficult _ caribbean based barrister. it has been a difficult week _ caribbean based barrister. it has been a difficult week for - been a difficult week for parliament. with questions over mps priorities and their outside interests. whether reform is needed. many are still looking for fuller answers. nick eardley, bbc news. belarus has been told by the european co

geoffrey cox is the mp for west devon and torridge. _ cox? geoffrey cox is the mp for west devon and torridge. yesterday, - cox? geoffrey cox is the mp for west| devon and torridge. yesterday, there was a lot of criticism of some of the outside work that he does, as he is a barrister, he has been working for the british virgin islands government at an inquiry looking into how the overseas territory is run. earlierthis into how the overseas territory is run. earlier this year, into how the overseas territory is run. earlierthis year, he apparently went to the british virgin islands during lockdown to take part in this inquiry. that received a lot of criticism, but it wouldn't have broken any parliamentary rules. labour, though, thinks that this remote appearance that you have just described, which took place in september this year, might have done, and that is because they say, if you look at the footage which is available online, and there is a steal on the front of the times newspaper, they say that it appears that he may have been using his

in a statement geoffrey cox said... downing street says this is now a matterfor the parliamentary standards process but politically the continuing allegations are very squarely a matter and may be a problem for number ten. helen catt, bbc news. let's return to the cop26 summit in glasgow — and speak to the conservative peer lord deben, who chairs the uk's independent committee on climate change. he is also a former uk environment secretary. thanks forjoining us. let's talk about the draft agreement. we have seen plenty of these in your time. how much notice should we take about them, given they are going to change quite a bit between the first and final version?— final version? first of all, we should accept _ final version? first of all, we should accept that _ final version? first of all, we should accept that the - final version? first of all, we - should accept that the government after all who is chairing this has tried to put into it some very important things which i hope they will be able to keep. the refere

let�*s talk about geoffrey cox. is it acceptable for him to be earning hundreds of thousands of pounds a year from his job as a lawyer and be working in the caribbean while the whole house of commons are sitting and his vote from 4000 miles away?— from 4000 miles away? well, as i mean, from 4000 miles away? well, as i mean. everything _ from 4000 miles away? well, as i mean, everything geoffrey - from 4000 miles away? well, as i mean, everything geoffrey cox - from 4000 miles away? well, as i | mean, everything geoffrey cox has done is within the rules. he declared that external earnings. he was abiding by the covid rules at the time in terms of not being in person in the comments so the rules allow mps to have second jobs as long as they declare out what their income from those roses. and he has done so so officially, yes, what he has done is within the rules. the question is, as seen at other points out the last year, are the rules up to scratch? are they what people expect them to be?— expect them to be? what

tie: mirror has got another angle on sir geoffrey cox. the papers are all really collectively have been quite a go at him. in fact they calculate very is papers calculate earnings from all the legal work he does as five and a half to 6 million in total. the mirror is talking about him raked in a fortune raked at taxpayer—funded home while claiming £1900 a month for a second home in the capital. although it says he hasn't broken any commons rules. that's right. i think this will have a familiar ring about it from the expenses scandal. i think lots of viewers will be incredibly puzzled and perhaps a bit angry about why this is still within the rules. the rules are supposed to be tightened up. what's happened here is that sir geoffrey cox bought a property in london and claimed quite a lot in terms of mortgage interest payments. so it was a flat that was bought was significant support from taxpayers. what he's done is he's now renting that out and putting the money towards his red and choosing to rent out another property in london even t

geoffrey cox, one of the many, _ loophole. geoffrey cox, one of the many, the — loophole. geoffrey cox, one of the many, the qc, who has earned £6 million _ many, the qc, who has earned £6 million from — many, the qc, who has earned £6 million from his legal work since he became _ million from his legal work since he became an — million from his legal work since he became an mp, is also renting one property— became an mp, is also renting one property for— became an mp, is also renting one property for £1900 a month, but he is also _ property for £1900 a month, but he is also letting out a property he owns. — is also letting out a property he owns. and _ is also letting out a property he owns, and plenty more beyond. a lot of the _ owns, and plenty more beyond. a lot of the stories are small bits of the jigsaw— of the stories are small bits of the jigsaw puzzle that could eventually paint a _ jigsaw puzzle that could eventually paint a very unattractive picture of parliamentarians doings, their financial— parliamentarians doings, their financial doings, w

it's a statement from sir geoffrey cox. as we have been hearing, there has been used about him this morning. breaking news, which is a statement from him. it says, sir geoffrey cox was asked to advise the attorney general and the elected government of the british virgin islands in a public enquiry into whether corruption, abuse of office or other serious dishonesty may have taken place in recent years in the virgin islands and to carry out a review of its systems of government in preparation for that enquiry. the statement goes on to say that prior to accepting the role, he sought and obtained the approval of the office of the attorney general of england and wales that there would be no conflict—of—interest with his former role as attorney general. it's quite a lengthy statement. there is a bit more to say, butjust the overall gist of it is saying that he sought an approval and understood that there would be no conflict of interest with his former role as attorney general. he says he doesn't believe he has breached any

cox not just this when you've got geoffrey cox notjust doing a second job, he jetted off, he wasn't even at the country and this point. if you speak to any mp they will tell you about their caseload during the pandemic and how that's completely searched. he not only at a second job that his spare time at the home he was actually in the british virgin islands which is not lot nicer place than many people have managed to get to do to the pandemic. i think the whole public perception around this of mps being able to notjust go to west minister as our representatives and the money they earn over £81,000 is a lot more average wages. they do a lot of work. i'm sure there's people who argue against the money that they get. they do a lot of work for representatives. there's a lot of mps and their staff to work very hard for their constituents and i think if you listen to a couple of radio shows this morning and they had collins on this. there's so many people who felt that this is really just another mp who was in it for themselves, taking advantage of the position that they were in. the f

sir geoffrey cox was a key player in parliament�*s brexit battles. he has since been sacked as a minister but he has not been in the commons much at all. he has, though, spent around 1,000 hours in the past year working as a lawyer. and here he is in the british virgin islands earlier this year. he is advising the government there and, according to the daily mail, he spent weeks in the territory as parliament was sitting. someone else cast his vote because of covid restrictions at the time. ultimately it is one for his voters to decide. i don�*t think it�*s for me to start making or prejudicing or second—guessing the judgments they make. what is crucial is transparency around any outside interests and ultimately the voters will decide at the ballot box as they do, and they do so for geoffrey and they do so for me. a number of mps have second jobs but few earn as much as sir geoffrey. the most recent register of interests show he earned hundreds of thousands of pounds for his legal work. there is no suggestion that geoffrey cox has broken any ru

cox, if he has _ time in the case of geoffrey cox, if he has a _ time in the case of geoffrey cox, if he has a case to answer.— he has a case to answer. these processes _ he has a case to answer. these processes are _ he has a case to answer. these processes are never _ he has a case to answer. these processes are never swift. - he has a case to answer. these processes are never swift. you | he has a case to answer. these - processes are never swift. you have been following the conference all along. one of the criticisms as it opened last week was that they would be lots of talk but nothing actually finalised, nothing that you could really say was substantial. what do we know about the final deal that we are expecting before the weekend? we're getting to the end of this conference. it is meant to finish on friday. _ conference. it is meant to finish on friday, although apparently these things— friday, although apparently these things always run over. at what we have _ things always run over. at what we have got _ things always run over. at what we have got today, at last, somethin

what keir starmer did any different to what geoffrey cox has done? the history is this that in 2015! said we should get rid of paid directorships, and in 2019 we stood on a manifesto that said an end to second jobs apart from a few exceptions. i think we don't have to move is a parliament to a stronger position, at least the position i set out in 2015 and i would venture to suggest a stronger position than that. geoffrey cox earning £6 million, residing in the caribbean, and 10,000 hours caribbean, and10,000 hours over— caribbean, and 10,000 hours over the _ caribbean, and 10,000 hours over the past six years... 100 grand for winding down, ed? i mean that would sound extraordinary for so many people. well, hang on, he got paid because he had been a barrister, he was coming into parliament, he was doing some work as a barrister. look, i know kier was absolutely focused on the job he was doing as an mp and then subsequently shadow brexit secretary and then he's given up his license to practice. right, let's talk about cop before we dive into the lat

sir geoffrey cox has not broken any rules. downing street said mps who don't serve their constituents and make themselves visible to the public are "not doing the job". 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. for some mps, onejob is not enough. this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox. his majority is huge, and so are the fees he charges as a lawyer. for work that takes him a long way from his voters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands, which is facing an inquiry into the way it is governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the commons from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers were not rushing to sir geoffrey's defence today. ultimately, it's one for his voters to decide. i don't think it's for me to start making or prejudicing the.

sir geoffrey cox saying he will cooperate with any investigation into what he has done but offering a pretty lengthy defence of his actions. the prime minister choosing not to wade into that case or offer him any direct support. what does he go from here? i don't know how long the investigation take some of the one that geoffrey cox is alluding to in a suppose it depends whether moore emerges about other mps, possibly. the processes can go on for a long time, is pretty opaque looking in from the outside. my not get much of an update as to whether sir geoffrey cox is being investigated and specifically for white. it's up to the parliamentary commissioner for standards to look into that. and to publish any details as she sees fit. in due course. but the debate is happening as to what should be the rules around mps and their work outside of their role as a member of parliament. i have to say there is no sort of groundswell of opinion of westminster for a no sort of groundswell of opinion of westminsterfor a banned outright on mps working second jobs and other jobs in addition to their wo

cox. i comfortable defending said geoffrey cox. ., , ., comfortable defending said geoffrey cox. ~' , . , . , cox. i think it is a perfectly reasonable _ cox. i think it is a perfectly reasonable challenge - cox. i think it is a perfectly reasonable challenge but l cox. i think it is a perfectly i reasonable challenge but one for cox. i think it is a perfectly - reasonable challenge but one for his voters _ reasonable challenge but one for his voters to _ reasonable challenge but one for his voters to decide. i do not think it is for— voters to decide. i do not think it is for me — voters to decide. i do not think it is for me to _ voters to decide. i do not think it is for me to start making or prejudicing or second—guessing the judgments they make, what is crucially— judgments they make, what is crucially important is transparency around _ crucially important is transparency around outside interests and ultimately voters will decide at the ballot _ ultimately voters will decide at the ballot boxes, which they do for jeffrey — ballot boxes, which they do for jeffrey and t

cox and owen paterson. find circulating about sir geoffrey cox and owen paterson.— and owen paterson. and the chancellor _ and owen paterson. and the chancellor has _ and owen paterson. and the chancellor has been - and owen paterson. and the | chancellor has been speaking and owen paterson. and the - chancellor has been speaking about it today? chancellor has been speaking about it toda ? , , ,, .,~ chancellor has been speaking about ittoda ? , , ,, , it today? yes, rishi sunak this mornin: it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was — it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked _ it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked about - it today? yes, rishi sunak this morning was asked about the l it today? yes, rishi sunak this - morning was asked about the case of sir geoffrey cox, the conservative backbencher who has a not insubstantial extracurricular activity as a lawyer, judging the best part of 1 activity as a lawyer, judging the best part of1 million quid in the last year. richie —— rishi sunak said he didn't know anything about the specific details, but on the c

former conservative cabinet minister geoffrey cox says he doesn't believe he broke the rules, after images appeared to show him using his westminster office for private work. vaccination deadline — anyone working in care homes in england must be fullyjabbed by today unless they're medically exempt.

what keir starmer did any different to what geoffrey cox has done? the i'm to what geoffre cox has done? ., ., ~ ., but i'm not making anyjudgment on that but is it now that labour position that outside work consultancies should be all ended or what is it? because we've heard different things from the labour party this week. and why is what keir starmer did as an mp any different to whatjeffrey cox is done? to setjeffrey cox is being paid more? the is done? to set jeffrey cox is being paid more?— paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| — paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| said _ paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| said that _ paid more? the history of this is that in 2015| said that we - paid more? the history of this is that in 20151 said that we should j that in 2015! said that we should -et that in 2015! said that we should get rid _ that in 2015! said that we should get rid of— that in 2015! said that we should get rid of paid consultancy. directorships and in 2019 we stood on a manifesto that said an end to

sir geoffrey cox, the conservative mp, denies any wrongdoing by using his parliamentary office to do outside work. as migrants in belarus continue to suffer as they try to enter poland, russia is accused of manipulating the situation for its own ends. and a report on the wartime sinking of hms dasher, and the families still looking for answers. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... england are out of the men's t20 world cup after new zealand won their semi—final by five wickets in abu dhabi. good evening. delegates at the climate summit in glasgow were taken by surprise tonight when china and the us issued a joint statement, agreeing to improve cooperation over the next decade. john kerry, the us climate envoy, said the us and china had "no shortage of differences", but on climate, co—operation was the only way to get the job done. there were joint steps agreed on a range of issues including methane emissions, the transition to clean energy, and decarbonisation. the climate summit is now in its final few days — dozens of countries have promised to phase out pet

this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox. his majority is huge, and so are the fees he charges as a lawyer. for work that takes him a long way from his voters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands, which is facing an inquiry into the way it is governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the commons from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers were not rushing to sir geoffrey's defence today. ultimately, it's one for his voters to decide. i don't think it's for me to start making or prejudicing the... second guessing the judgments that they make. what's crucially important is transparency around any outside interests. what are you playing at?! the former attorney general was a booming presence during the brexit debates. you are not children in the playground... but he has stayed silent today. over

the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox denies any wrongdoing over his second job. the british prime minister says if ministers break the rules, they must be punished. thousands of migrants remain stranded in freezing conditions along poland's border with belarus at the centre of an escalating international row. plus, the fizzy orange drink that's making glasgow's international visitors fizz with excitement — scotland's unofficial national drink. hello. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, is calling on world leaders to stop sitting on their hands and make a collective push to get a deal on limiting climate change over the line. time is running out for an agreement, as there are just 48 hours left on the clock before the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow ends. mrjohnson says that a deal is in sight, but that there's still much more work to be done. with more, here's our science editor, david shukman. can the world agree to slow down the release of the gases heating the planet? can it do what it takes to reduce the melting of the polar ice? and will this be en

the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox denies any wrongdoing over his second job, as the prime minister says if mps break the rules they must be punished. from tomorrow anyone working in a care home in england must now be double vaccinated. and the woman who's spent decades trying to find out what happened to her father after his ship went down in world war ii in one of the uk's worst maritime disasters. coming up on the bbc news channel, heartbreakfor heartbreak for england as new zealand's incredible comeback denies them a place in the t20 world cup final. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has called on world leaders to stop sitting on their hands and give a determined push to get a deal on limiting climate change over the line. borisjohnson said people would find it absolutely incomprehensible if they failed to commit to serious reductions in carbon emissions. with just 48 hours left before the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow is due to end, borisjohnson travelled to glasgow and said a deal was in sight — but there was still a lot of work to

the top earner in 2019 was sir geoffrey cox. not surprisingly, we knew he was very successful barrister put up for 100,000 pounds of year with a law firm whiles health secretary savage javits of year with a law firm whiles health secretary savagejavits while he was backbencher and he raked in 366,000 during what's described as only a brief spell on the backbenchers. mil only a brief spell on the backbenchers. �* , ~ , backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they _ backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they are _ backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they are working i backbenchers. all these mps will insist that they are working very | insist that they are working very hard _ insist that they are working very hard for— insist that they are working very hard for their constituents and their— hard for their constituents and their outside activities don't stay in the _ their outside activities don't stay in the way— their outside activities don't stay in the way or take away from the constituency work. it

it is a funny one, the whole story, the geoffrey cox at the all the rest of it, because your head tells you this should not matter in some ways, because what politicians do and how they affect our lives is all about the decisions they take and the policies they enact and the laws that they pass and all the rest of it, but our hearts tell us this stinks, they are a bunch of hypocrites, and they are just coining it in, therejust in it for the money, they want to go to the house of lords and the rest of it, so... iwas the house of lords and the rest of it, so... i was looking at the polls yesterday. they are shifting in the wrong direction. for the tories. a lot of people's hearts are telling them, stuff you. fine lot of people's hearts are telling them, stuff you.— lot of people's hearts are telling them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly — them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly appears _ them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly appears to _ them, stuff you. one of those things which slowly appears to have - which slowly appears to have traction, which h

cox, who you might rememberfrom lots of general geoffrey cox, who you might remember from lots of the general geoffrey cox, who you might rememberfrom lots of the brexit drummers, has been earning hundreds of thousands of pounds outside parliament as a lawyer and when parliament as a lawyer and when parliament was working remotely he was working remotely from the british virgin islands, helping the government with an inquiry there. he has not broken any rules and we have not heard from mr cox himself, also geoffrey, i should say, so we will have to wait and see. in terms of the debate in parliament yesterday, now the issue will be in the hands of the standards committee who were drawing up a new code of conduct for mps anyway before this blew up and their plan is to publish that before christmas, that is when the debate will be mated. borisjohnson was not at the debate yesterday, it was left to cabinet office minister steve bower clay, and he did not quite apologise but he said the government regretted what they'd —— cabinet office minister steve barclay. that 0ffice minister stev

the conservative mp and former minister sir geoffrey cox has denied breaching rules on mps' behaviour, after he was filmed apparently using his parliamentary office, to carry out paid work advising the government of the british virgin islands. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. not always pretty from the outside. nor, perhaps, on the inside either. here's a former cabinet minister working as a lawyer from what seems to be his commons 0ffice. forgive my absence during some of the morning. i'm afraid the bell went off. "the bell went off," he says. in other words, he had to leave this lucrative session to go and vote. and here he was again, working in the caribbean, whilst travel restrictions were tight. there are real drawbacks to open registers. it becomes a political tool... pondering that while declaring outside work was the right thing, it could cause some problems. mps are allowed to do other jobs, but sir geoffrey, the booming brexiteer, has been the top outside earner in the commons and using premises funded by the taxpayer for other work is not allowed. after a coup

., , the conservative mp, sir geoffrey cox, has told the bbc that he will not face a formal investigation into claims that he used his commons office for paid legal work. he was seen in september in a virtual meeting representing the british virgin islands goverment from what appeared to be his commons office. labour reported him to the standards commissioner, but it's understood she decided there was insufficient evidence to justify an inquiry. barbados has become the world's newest republic with a president as head of state instead of the queen. in a speech to mark the occasion, the prince of wales acknowledged that british history had forever been stained by the atrocity of slavery. the musician and entrepreneur rihanna was honoured by prime minister mia mottley at an event marking the island's new status. tens of thousands of people in parts of scotland and the north of england are still without electricity — five days after storm arwen caused what's being described as "unprecedented damage" to the power network. strong winds snapped telegraph poles and knocked out supplies on frida

a call for an investigation into conservative mp sir geoffrey cox, as labour claim pictures show him breaking parliamentary rules. a lack of mechanics to maintain the growing number of electric vehicles over the coming decade. yorkshire's racism row rumbles on, as the club suspends current head coach andrew gale pending an investigation into an historic social media post.

but of course, the government has its own answer to the productivity problem, he is called geoffrey cox. but we might need a little bit more than that. now it's not as if we don't know the answer. we need increased business investment and better capital stock on improved infrastructure. we need to embrace new technology. we need to lift our export performance. we need cities outside of the south—east to become economic powerhouses which is why it was so devastating to see the government rip up its promises in relation to hs2 and the northern powerhouse rail. these are notjust train lines. they are lifelines for businesses and commuters. and it's notjust businesses and commuters. and it's not just a businesses and commuters. and it's notjust a betrayal of businesses and commuters. and it's not just a betrayal of the businesses and commuters. and it's notjust a betrayal of the north, it's a betrayal of the economic potential of those regions. denying them the growth that your director—general has championed so effectively, including in his speech this morning. and if we are really ser

this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox. his majority is huge, and so are the fees he charges as a lawyer. for work that takes them a long way from his voters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands which is facing an inquiry into the way it is governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the comments from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers were not rushing to sir geoffrey�*s defence today. ultimately, it�*s one for his voters to decide. i don�*t think it�*s for me to start making or prejudicing the... second guessing the judgments that they make. what�*s crucially important is transparency around any outside interests. what are you playing at? the former attorney general was a booming presence during the brexit debates. you are not children in the playground... but he has stayed sil

the former attorney general, sir geoffrey cox, earned the money as a lawyer, but he hasn't broken any parliamentary rules. andrew gale, the head coach of yorkshire county cricket club, in england, has been suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010. thejewish news reported that he published a post containing an anti—semitic slur. gale told the newspaper that he was "completely unaware" of the offensive nature of the term and deleted the post as soon let's return to the cop summit now, and scientists exploring the seabed have found that its capacity for absorbing carbon emissions is decreasing because of climate change. the latest discovery by the international i—atlantic project has revealed that if global temperatures increase to predicted levels, the ocean will no longer act as the earth's largest carbon store. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. diving to ocean depths of up to 3.5 miles. this is the abyssal zone, where robotic explorers are taking samples from places no—one has ever touched. a third of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere

geoffrey cox — the latest conservative mp at the centre of a storm about second jobs — says he doesn't believe he's broken any rules and he'll cooperate fully with an inquiry. and the supermodel bella hadid opens up about the impact of social media on her mental health. we'll talk to a leading uk mental health expert about this. the united nations has published the first draught of an agreement from the cop26 summit. it calls for stronger carbon cutting targets by end of 2022. and encourages richer countries to scale up support for poorer nations. the document will now have to be negotiated by countries attending the talks. and it's likely to go through further draughts. also, in the last hour the chinese climate envoy has announced a climate cooperation deal with the us. we'll come back to that later. first, here's the uk prime minister borisjohnson. we need to be more ambitious and we need more credible plans for implementation. we have to bridge the gap between where we are and where we need to be if we are going to cut emissions in half by 2030. and we need to pull out all the stop

this devon constituency is represented in parliament by the conservative mp sir geoffrey cox. his majority is huge, and so are the fees he charges as a lawyer. for work that takes him a long way from his voters. the purpose of elected office is to serve the public. it is not to enrich the officeholder. here is sir geoffrey injune representing the british virgin islands, which is facing an inquiry into the way it's governed. the daily mail reported that the mp was also there for several weeks in april, voting remotely in the commons from the caribbean island. many mps did use proxy voting during the pandemic, but ministers weren't rushing to sir geoffrey's defence today. ultimately, it's one for his voters to decide. i don't think it's for me to start making or prejudicing the... second—guessing the judgments that they make. what's crucially important is transparency around any outside interests. what are you playing at? the former attorney general was a booming presence during the brexit debates. you are not children in the playground... but he has stayed silent today. over

so geoffrey cox did 1000 hours legal work last year for £900,000. boris johnson says such hours should be limited. laboursays johnson says such hours should be limited. labour says such work should be banned altogether except forjobs like doctors or army reservists. tory backbenchers are unhappy. reservists. tory backbenchers are unhau . ., , reservists. tory backbenchers are unhau . . , ., reservists. tory backbenchers are unhau. . , ., ,, ., unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and _ unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and the _ unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and the motion _ unhappy. clearly, the whole issue of standards and the motion tabled - standards and the motion tabled before the house and a complete u—turn and now this, there is dissatisfaction on the backbenches and that's why the prime minister needs to make it clear to members of parliament what he expects from us. sir keir starmer later withdrew his claim the prime minister was a coward but in this row over sleaze and standards, borisjohnson rema

initially, this investigation was sort of launched because labour decided to report so geoffrey cox for what they saw as a breach of the rules mps have to follow. because in a video he was seen representing the government of the british virgin islands from what appeared to be his parliamentary office. mps aren't supposed to use parliamentary resources, whether that be their offices or even house of commons headed note paperfor any kind of financial gain to themselves, isn't related to their parliamentary work. so labour decided to report the mp but it is now being confirmed that he is not being investigated by the independent standards commissioner for mps, whojudges their independent standards commissioner for mps, who judges their behaviour and any breaches of the code of conduct. now, we understand that katherine stone, the independent parliamentary commissioner decided that there wasn't sufficient evidence to launch an investigation into sir geoffrey cox. and also pointed to the fact that the standards committee in parliament has said that those rules should be applied proportionate

geoffrey cox — the latest conservative mp at the centre

cox earning hundreds of thousands and working in the caribbean when he should have been implemented many people would have said what did you make of that and do you think mps should be able to have second jobs? i do you think mps should be able to have second jobs?— have second “obs? i think voters want mps to— have second jobs? i think voters want mps to devote _ have second jobs? i think voters want mps to devote themselves| have second jobs? i think voters - want mps to devote themselves heart and soul to the job of protecting their constituents. standing up for them, advocating for them and not advocating for any kind of commercial interest. through the parliamentary process. i'm really sorry to disappoint you, but one of the things that my committee has to do is it has to adjudicate on individual cases so i'm very reluctant to speak about an individual person just in case that ends up coming before my committee. look, i think most of voters take a pretty straightforward judgment about mps. notjust a a0 hour a week job, it's a 60 hour a weekjob. and of course people then s

likely to come under scrutiny would be sir geoffrey cox who spent several several weeks working as a lawyer in the caribean while parliament was sitting. mrjohnson announced his new proposals on standards just as the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner began a press conference setting out their pa rty�*s plan. i will take the questions, but apparently the prime minister has just written to the media saying mp should be banned from acting as strategists or advisers... is in should be banned from acting as strategists or advisers... is in the vote tomorrow _ strategists or advisers... is in the vote tomorrow already? - the store has quite a few questions. one rule is for me is whether they were prioritising his constituents, how they assess that because of the devil will be in the details. the detail will be up to the house of commons. this is what the government is saying come in the prime minister has written to say he believes this is the basis on which you could put in this new system and actually some recommendations from a report produced in 2018 by the

underyour that geoffrey cox is doing of extra work. under your mindset like your ballpark, he should be changing that? ., , ballpark, he should be changing that? . , ., ballpark, he should be changing that? . , . , ., ., ballpark, he should be changing that? . ., ,. ,, that? that is a question to discuss. is he that? that is a question to discuss. is he doing — that? that is a question to discuss. is he doing a _ that? that is a question to discuss. is he doing a good _ that? that is a question to discuss. is he doing a good job _ that? that is a question to discuss. is he doing a good job for- that? that is a question to discuss. is he doing a good job for his - is he doing a good job for his constituents? today think he is doing a good job for them? from what i have had no one has stood up and said otherwise. he continues to practice what is his professional skill when he is a backbench mp, for me perfectly acceptable in the same way when maria says in the nhs as a nurse because she continues to practice her profession alongside se

labour are calling for investigation into conservative mp sir geoffrey cox and they said he used his office to conduct private business. you say getting on with a job, that's getting on with a job, that's getting on with a job, that's getting on thejob he getting on with a job, that's getting on the job he shouldn't be using that office four. can i ask you, have you ever done that, use your private office to do something outside of your parliamentary work? what do you say to your viewers this morning who are wondering about that use of time and that use of a space which should be used for a specific job? which should be used for a specific 'ob? ~ ., ., ., ., , which should be used for a specific 'ob? ., ., ., ., , . , job? well, our parliamentary offices are there to — job? well, our parliamentary offices are there to enable _ job? well, our parliamentary offices are there to enable us _ job? well, our parliamentary offices are there to enable us to _ job? well, our parliamentary offices are there to enable us to carry - job? well, our parliamentary offices are there to enable us t

owen paterson and geoffrey cox and others. ~ . . , others. what many will find astonishing _ others. what many will find astonishing is _ others. what many will find astonishing is the _ others. what many will find astonishing is the speed . others. what many will find astonishing is the speed of| others. what many will find i astonishing is the speed of the apparent u—turn. astonishing is the speed of the apparent u-turn._ astonishing is the speed of the apparent u-turn. astonishing is the speed of the a- arent u-turn. , ., ., ., apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government — apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government argued _ apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government argued that - apparent u-turn. yes, two weeks ago the government argued that owen - the government argued that 0wen paterson was hard done by the two have been found to have engaged in paid advocacy for the jobs he have been found to have engaged in paid advocacy for thejobs he had done and a half outside interests and that we have got to a point wher

the reason we are having this conversation is in no small part because of the example of geoffrey cox, the former attorney general, the conservative mp who is a lawyer who earns a lot of money as a lawyer. he spent 1000 hours in a year working in what was apparently a second job as a lawyer but not spending much time in parliament at the same time. clearly, this has become quite a difficult issue for the government. this story has progressed from being one about the actions of owen paterson, one conservative mp, to being about the broader question of second jobs for mps. so, that letter talks about second jobs not preventing the full carrying out of mps' duties. and that is open to interpretation. what exactly does that mean? that is a question that will be asked in the coming hours. i suspect it is a question the labour party will focus on as well because over the last few days they have been talking about going further than the government is proposing at the moment. but, the fact that the government is even considering what that should look like, and what the balance between second

several of the front pages feature further claims about the earnings of sir geoffrey cox, as the debate about mps second jobs continues. the i newspaper says conservative chief whip mark spencer is "in peril" after giving his approval to sir geoffrey working in the caribbean instead of attending parliament. the daily telegraph's front page reports that the duchess of sussex admitted misleading a court over whether she had authorised aides to brief the authors of a biography the times' lead story reports on "fraudulent or mistaken" claims on the government's furlough scheme during the pandemic. the paper says hundreds of companies were only established after the scheme was announced. and the last minute climate deal between the us and china is on the front page of the guardian today. yesterday the two countries announced a surprise deal to work together to cut greenhouse gas emissions. plenty more from glasgow to the programme this morning. watching cop26 and listening _ programme this morning. watching cop26 and listening to _ programme this morning. watching cop26 and listening to all-

he said of drone at cox, but this comes us the u. s. invoice for the horn of africa is still not d'silva. geoffrey feltman trying to speak to different actors within the government within the t p left and trying to end this conflict again. doug begun a year ago and african in boy a the former president of funny, jerry, i, mr. my son joe is also said to be 90. some of our looking at speaking to different doctors within and outside the government trying to end this. but again, this conflict is still continuing. allegations are a back in force. the prime minister tweeted earlier today saying notary hook glazing that what that, what the other side is saying about the drones. saying that he, he is thankful to that he killed been dying for us for telling the truth. he said, but he wasn't specific enough. again, no comments from the children side in were are waiting it as of now. the editor, all the chinese state newspaper has posted more video and photos and tennis style peng swavay jing the journey. a tournament organized by china open also