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, ., ., nusrat ghani. what is going on here? a very serious — nusrat ghani. what is going on here? a very serious story _ nusrat ghani. what is going on here? a very serious story which was - a very serious story which was broken last night by the sunday times, nusrat ghani is a conservative mp who had been a minister, released a statement to the sunday times saying she had been told that her sacking related to her muslimness. this had been the subject of a conversation in downing street about whether she should stay in office. she says she was told that by a government whip. unusually the chief whip, mark spencer, the man in charge of discipline across boris johnson's man in charge of discipline across borisjohnson�*s government, he boris johnson's government, he identified borisjohnson�*s government, he identified himself and said he was the person the allegation was about. he also vociferously denied it. today, you have two senior members of the cabinet, nadhim zahawi and sajid javid, calling for

i think the comments nusrat ghani has express _ this? i think the comments nusrat ghani has express are _ this? i think the comments nusrat i ghani has express are disheartening that she has had to experience that, especially as someone who had broken through, but i think on the back of this story hopefully we can achieve change and in some ways the truth needs to come out and see the leading and governing party will wake up to the fact this is quite serious and these allegations need to be resolved, as do the wider issues of islam will be out within the party. —— islamophobia within the party. —— islamophobia within the party. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight arejonathan walker, political editor at the birmingham post & newcastle chronicle and henry zeffman, chief political correspondent at the times. the headlines on bbc news... a former ukrainian mp linked by britain to an alleged russia

ghani. brute about the allegations by nusrat ghani. ~ . ~ about the allegations by nusrat ghani. ~ ., ~ , about the allegations by nusrat ghani. , ., ., ., , ghani. we take these allegations very seriously — ghani. we take these allegations very seriously and _ ghani. we take these allegations very seriously and i'm _ ghani. we take these allegations very seriously and i'm very i ghani. we take these allegations very seriously and i'm very glad i very seriously and i'm very glad that there is an investigation taking place. i cannot say more, very, about it but what i can say is that i am here in milton keynes university hospital focusing on what i think is one of the biggest issues facing the country and something that people really want is to fix and that is how we come out of covid—19, notjust with our economy open more than any other society economy in europe but how we deal now with the covid—19 backlogs, particularly in health care. 6 million people waiting for treatments. that number, i have got to tell people, sadly, is going to rise. it is going to go up. so we have got

nusrat ghani 's allegations — muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's allegations are _ muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's| allegations are reprehensible, muslim faith? nusrat ghani 's - allegations are reprehensible, they are very serious and i think they need to be taken seriously and this presents an opportunity to look beyond what she says so i�*m not surprised because we often hear from muslim women that they are treated unfairly because of their muslimness, because of their faith and they are, many times, because of one �*s faith, muslims feel they are discriminated and so this presents the opportunity for us to reflect and take seriously the fact that we need to define islamophobia. in 2009, i'm need to define islamophobia. in 2009, i�*m sorry, 2019, iwas appointed as a government independent adviser to define islamophobia because unless we have a workable, practical definition that allows free speech on the one hand but also tackles and protects people from being subjected to abuse online, off—line, verbal and physical abuse and has set boundaries as to what islamophobia is

— to nusrat ghani? we do not. we know it will be looked _ to nusrat ghani? we do not. we know it will be looked at _ to nusrat ghani? we do not. we know it will be looked at by _ to nusrat ghani? we do not. we know it will be looked at by the _ to nusrat ghani? we do not. we know it will be looked at by the ethics i it will be looked at by the ethics committee, the group of people within the cabinet office, they will explore this. we do not know exactly who will lead it, we do not know if we will see the full scale of the report when it is complete, nor when it will be completed. several questions along those lines to be prime minister's official spokesperson this afternoon and we did not get a definitive answer as far as that was concerned. crucially, as far as nusrat ghani is concerned, it is a government led enquiry, an enquiry within government rather than the thing that she says she was offered originally, 18 months or so ago, which was an enquiry by the conservative party. she said that was not relevant because it was about her ministerial role in government, tha

the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. it can only happen if the person making the complaint makes it formally — that's when the procedures kick in. and just to be clear about this, that advice was given to nus back in 2020. education secretary nadim zahawi and health secretary sajid javid have called for an investigation into her claim, as has the president of the conservative muslim forum. no parliamentarian should be subjected to this sort of treatment and we need to get to the bottom of it. the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a british man has died in thailand — reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to

the story in the sunday times today, about nusrat ghani. she was the first muslim woman to ever speak from the dispatch box in the commons, that was in her role as a minister for transport and a job that she lost in a mini reshuffle back in february 2020. now, according to the sunday times, she says that when she was asked for an explanation of that, a government whip had told her that her muslim—ness was raised as an issue during discussions about the reshuffle and that her status as a muslim woman minister was making colleagues uncomfortable. she's also quoted as saying that she dropped the matter after being told that if she persisted in asking about it, she would be ostracized and her career and reputation would be destroyed. now, last night, as you said, the conservative chief whip, mark spencer, came forward and identified himself as the person that was being referred to here. he said the accusations were completely false and defamatory, and denied ever using the words that ms ghani had said he did. he went on to say it was disappoi

hello this is bbc news with the headlines: the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith — the government chief whip says that's false. since then nusrat ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry — but he told her to use the internal conservative party complaint process — which she thought was �*not appropriate�*. the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a 16—year—old fatally stabbed last night in the stretford area of manchester has been named as kennie carter. four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder. these will be joining these will be joining clive these will be joining clive myrie these will be joining clive myrie on these will be joining clive myrie on bbc one for the latest national and international news. now on bbc news, global questions. hello, i'm zeinab badawi. welcome to global questions from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. the build—up of russian troops near its border with ukr

i mean, nusrat ghani had a majority of 23,000, she is a popular person. and if she is saying something which is at odds with what mark spencer is saying, let's get to the bottom of it. earlier i spoke to mo hussein, a former conservative special adviser and downing street chief press officer under david cameron. he says the allegations are disturbing. the response, i have to say, is quite disappointing. it is something that needs to be looked at very seriously and very quickly because it is not acceptable. i worked with nus in the home office. she's a very capable mp and minister, and if she's raising these concerns, rather than getting caught up in process and procedure, itjust needs to be dealt with and dealt with quickly. there is clearly at least a difference of view over this question of an investigation. the statement from downing street said the prime minister encouraged her to initiate a formal investigation. dominic raab said she was invited to do so and nothing can be done until she begins the process. she's saying, hang on a minute, they told m

i was concerned to hear what nusrat ghani had to say, it is a - nusrat ghani had to say, it is a worrying allegation and i'm pleased the prime minister has ordered an inquiry to take place and i won't make any further except until we have the —— comment until we have the results of that inquiry. liz truss in brussels. we are joined by truss in brussels. we arejoined by a ukrainian politician. what are your hopes for these talks, what do your hopes for these talks, what do you hope they will achieve? for toda 's you hope they will achieve? iff?" today's meeting in nato or what about? a, today's meeting in nato or what about? ., ., ., what about? say that again, sorry? what about? say that again, sorry? what about our about? say that again, sorry? what about your question, _ about? say that again, sorry? what about your question, what - about? say that again, sorry? what about your question, what our - about? say that again, sorry? whatl about your question, what our hopes about your question, what our hopes about the situation in ukraine or today's meeting in nato? ih about the situati

ghani is accusing _ him he thought that nusrat ghani is accusing of— him he thought that nusrat ghani is accusing of making these comments and completely denied them. then he deleted _ and completely denied them. then he deleted the tweet. clearly there is a bit of— deleted the tweet. clearly there is a bit of panic going on right now in the whip _ a bit of panic going on right now in the whip of's office. this comes a couple _ the whip of's office. this comes a couple of— the whip of's office. this comes a couple of days after william wright, senter— couple of days after william wright, senior conservative mp, said that he believed _ senior conservative mp, said that he believed mps had been blackmailed by the whips— believed mps had been blackmailed by the whips recently over their apparent disloyalty to the prime minister— apparent disloyalty to the prime minister and the threat of submitting no—confidence letters on his leadership. —— william rag. because — his leadership. —— william rag. because he was basically saying some of the _ because he was basically

nusrat ghani. — what this story is about. nusrat ghani. the _ what this story is about. nusrat ghani, the conservative mp, was fired _ ghani, the conservative mp, was fired as— ghani, the conservative mp, was fired as a — ghani, the conservative mp, was fired as a transport minister a couple — fired as a transport minister a couple of— fired as a transport minister a couple of years ago in the reshuffle. she told the sunday times over the _ reshuffle. she told the sunday times over the weekend that in a conversation with somebody in the government, they said it was to do with her— government, they said it was to do with her being muslim. at the time the conservative party was accused of islamophobia. then the chief whip. _ of islamophobia. then the chief whip, mark spencer, who is in charge of party— whip, mark spencer, who is in charge of party discipline in the party, said he — of party discipline in the party, said he was the person who had had the conversation, but maggie said that is— the conversation, but maggie said that is not— the conversation,

the guardian runs with the row over the sacking of former minister nusrat ghani. the times says it fears �*russia will weaponise gas supplies�*, meaning record uk bills if ukraine is invaded. and finally, the mail reports the entire cabinet would back a tax hike delay to help those hit by the cost of living crisis, according to an unnamed minister. so, plenty to get through. let's start straight away. we will start this one with the guardian. the headline there, prime minister pulled into row over tory party islamophobia. that's the headline. number ten can deeds returns with borisjohnson. why don't you kick us off, henry? boris johnson. why don't you kick us off, henry?— off, henry? this is a row which has been dominating _ off, henry? this is a row which has been dominating westminster - off, henry? this is a row which has| been dominating westminster since last night when the sunday times revealed that nusrat ghani, a well—respected conservative mp and former minister, said she had been told by government in 2020 that the reason she was sacked, somewhat

he told me that he has no reason not to believe nusrat ghani's claims. ido i do know her. i've known for quite a long time and i met her the conservative party conference, in fact, before she was selected as a candidate. and i'm extremely dismayed by this story. while grassroots members are the conservative party are known to have widespread anti—moose limb attitudes, i would have expected better of the people who were in government, people who were mps. —— anti—muslim. she is not exactly someone who goes out of her way to push her religion, she does not wear a hijab, so i found the story shocking. the chief whip said it is defamatory and he has denied it. the deputy prime minister has said will not be a specific investigation into it but if she does make a formal investigation then it would be looked into. what should the party, what should the government do about this claim? this claim needs to be taken seriously and investigated. i don't see any reason why she would choose to make up a story like this. and sitting here somebody who has people on the one side say

the headlines: the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. since then, nusrat ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry, but he told her to use the internal conservative party complaint process, which she thought was "not appropriate". the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a 16—year—old boy fatally stabbed last night in the stretford area of manchester has been named as kennie carter. five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder. a british man has died in thailand — reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show. hello. can a savvy media strategy save borisjohnson? headline—grabbing policies are being rolled out this week in what's been dubbed operation red meat. but is there really such an operation?

former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. survivors recall the moment the wave hit: nobody knew that there was a wave coming so, you know, in every household that was on the road, like, we just shouted out — "tsunami, tsunami!" you know, "get to higher ground!" intense fighting in syria, after islamic state jihadists tried to break inmates out of a prison. long queues for checks at the port of dover yesterday — prompting anger among truck drivers preparing to cross the channel. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain's deputy prime minister says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. dominic raab was speaking this morning after the uk government said it uncovered the plot by moscow — amid rising tensions over a possible invasion. russia

the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. it can only happen if the person making the complaint makes it formally — that's when the procedures kick in. and just to be clear about this, that advice was given to nus back in 2020. since then, nusrat ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry, but he told her to use the internal conservative party complaint process, which which she thought was not appropriate. the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a british man has died in thailand — reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions. hello, good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the conservative mp nus ghani, who was sacked as tr

former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. there are calls for an investigation: no parliamentarian should be subjected to this sort of treatment and we need to get to the bottom of it. and we need to get to the bottom of it. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. two years to the day since china locked down the city of wuhan, beijing applies a �*zero covid' policy as it prepares to host the winter olympics. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain's deputy prime minister says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. dominic raab was speaking this morning after the uk government said it uncovered the plot by moscow — amid rising tensions ov

borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by the tory mp nusrat ghani that her muslim faith was given as a reason for her sacking as a minister in 2020. ms ghani said she was told that her "muslimness was raised as an issue." the conservative chief whip mark spencer said this weekend that she was referring to him, and that the claims were completely false. the inquiry into the affair comes as the senior civil servant sue gray is expected today to interview dominic cummings, borisjohnson�*s former chief aide, for her investigation into lockdown downing street parties, and the senior tory mp william wragg is due to see the police about his claims that colleagues trying to oust mrjohnson are being subjected to blackmail. from westminster, here's ione wells. as one inquiry into parties here is about to draw to a close, another one is about to open. this time into claims made by the tory mp nusrat ghani who said this weekend that she had been told by a party whip that her muslimness was a reason she was sacked as a transport minister. claims strongly denied by the chief whip mark s

ghani, borisjohnson's ministers, nusrat ghani, a woman and a muslim, lo5e ghani, a woman and a muslim, lose your ghani, a woman and a muslim, lo5e yourjob? tote ghani, a woman and a muslim, lose our “ob? ~ . ~ , ghani, a woman and a muslim, lose our “ob? ~ .~ , ., ., ., , your “ob? we take these allegations ve yourjob? we take these allegations very seriously. _ yourjob? we take these allegations very seriously. i _ yourjob? we take these allegations very seriously, i raise _ yourjob? we take these allegations very seriously, i raise them -- - yourjob? we take these allegations very seriously, i raise them -- i - very seriously, i raise them —— i took them seriously when they were raised 18 months ago, i'm glad there's an investigation taking place now. there's an investigation taking place nova— there's an investigation taking lace now. ., ., , place now. the former transport minister said _ place now. the former transport minister said she _ place now. the former transport minister said she was _ place now. the former transport minister said she was told, - place now. th

minister nusrat ghani. mr speaker, this government is committed... she lost her ministerial post in a reshuffle in 2020. she told the sunday times that when she asked for an explanation from party whips, she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue in reshuffle discussions. her muslim woman minister status was making colleagues uncomfortable and if she persisted in raising the issues she would be ostracised by colleagues and her career and reputation would be destroyed. the chief whip mark spencer last night took the unusual step of outing himself as the person who talked to her and said... somebody is trying to bully her, if what she is saying is true. you have two scenarios. parliamentarian a is saying something, parliamentarian b is saying something, and we need to get to the bottom, we need to establish the truth. the allegations have caused shock. the education secretary nadhim zahawi said ms ghani was a brilliant mp and there was no place for any form of racism in the conservative party. and the health secretary sajid javid today said thi

calls for an investigation after former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. two years to the day since china locked down the city of wuhan, beijing applies a �*zero covid' policy as it prepares to host the winter olympics. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions. now on bbc news...it�*s the travel show with carmen roberts. this week on the travel show, tiny spaces in tokyo... ..vast wide open ones in finnish lapland. freedom, the silence around you, and generallyjust live a happier life. and the trips to look forward to in 2022. international restrictions will start to ease, restoring the benefits travel brings to the world. it's a city of dazzling neon, where robots can fix your drink, and you order your food from a machine. and even w

former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. intense fighting in syria, after islamic state jihadists tried to break inmates out of a prison. long queues for checks at the port of dover yesterday — prompting anger among truck drivers preparing to cross the channel. the death of musician meat loaf was announced this week. his bat out of hell album is one of the best—selling of all time. stephen sackur spoke to him when he visited london in 2016. his album really is an all—time classic. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is a rock and roll legend who broke the rules of the music business. he was never cool, never a pin—up, but his songs and his performances have always been much larger than life. meat loaf shot to fame four decades ago with an album, bat out of hell, which became one of the biggest se

since then, nusrat ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry, but he told her to use the internal conservative party complaint process, which which she thought was not appropriate. the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine.

former british conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway as they seek access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery, eight days since it was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. i'm shaun ley and we begin this half hour with events in ukraine. a former ukrainian mp linked by britain to an alleged russian plot to take control of ukraine has said his country needs new political leaders. not yearning for the past. yevhen murayev urged people to stop dividing ukrainians into pro—russian and pro—western camps, saying the time of politicians who took such stances was over. but he dismissed the british allegation that russia was planning to install him as leader after a possible invasion of ukraine. an adviser to the ukrainian president said the british allegation needed to be tak

the tory whip, mark spencer, who spoke to nusrat ghani about her dismissal in 2020, has strongly denied making the comments. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. on the eve of a crucial week for him, this is a new dispute borisjohnson has been drawn into. what are you hoping to hear today? nus ghani is now a senior backbencher and was the first muslim woman minister to speak in the commons — a moment she described as importance and she has continued to speak out against the islamic state group and the taliban. as a muslim woman, i will stand with people of all faiths who abhor this ideology, their rhetoric and their actions. she told the sunday times when asked in 2020 for an explanation from party whips, which is why she had lost in a realjob, she was told her muslim faith was issued in reshuffle discussions and her status was making colleagues uncomfortable, and if she persisted in raising the issue she would be ostracised by colleagues and her career and reputation destroyed. the chief whip, mark spencer, last night took the unusual step of outing himself as the

a former british conservative party government minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway, in an attempt to access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the government says it has intelligence suggesting russia is plotting to install a pro—moscow leader in ukraine. it says there's a "very significant" risk that russian forces will invade the country. president putin has already sent tens of thousands of troops to ukraine's border, but moscow is now accusing the uk, of spreading "disinformation". with the latest, here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear. "if you do this, it will come at a price." but now, the foreign office says it's seeing signs of

a former british conservative party government minister, nusrat ghani, says she was sacked from herjob, because of, in part, her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway in an attempt to access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. sportsday will be coming up shortly. before that, though, here's click. los angeles, the place where anything is possible — even the weird stuff that i've got up to here over the years. it's a town that revels in the new, and right now, that town seems to be talking about nfts. now, as a reminder, nfts are a way of recording who owns what — mainly digital art and music. frankly, the mind still boggles every time i remember that this image by beeple sold for almost $17 million at auction. so, i thought i'd jump on the bandwagon. now, anyone can create, or "mint" an nft. in fact, i havejust minted myself, which was refreshing! that means that this mini animation now has a unique identifier which has been recorded on... ..the blockchain! an indisputab

nusrat ghani lost herjob as a transport minister in a mini—reshuffle in february 2020. in an interview with the sunday times, she says that in a briefing afterwards with the whips, she was told that her "muslimness" had been raised as an issue. the chief whip mark spencer has denied the claims — calling them defamatory. the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, said her allegations had to be investigated properly. police in the us city of atlanta say they're following up on a number of leads after the killing of british scientist, matthew willson. mr willson had only arrived two days earlier to visit his girlfriend when he was hit by a stray bullet while lying in bed, after a number of shots were fired in an adjacent apartment. his family have described the astrophysicist as a "beautiful soul". lorries queued for almost two miles on the main road heading into dover yesterday, prompting anger among many drivers preparing to cross the channel. port officials have acknowledged that new customs controls for goods heading to the eu have been causing hold—ups, but say there

the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. it can only happen if the person making the complaint makes it formally — that's when the procedures kick in. and just to be clear about this, that advice was given to nus back in 2020. ms ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry — but he told her to use the internal conservative party complaint process — which she thought was �*not appropriate�*. the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. past two a 16—year—old boy fatally stabbed last night in the stretford area of manchester has been named as kennie carter. five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder. a british man has died in thailand — reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. a second man has been injured but it is not thought he has life—t

a former british conservative party government minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob, because of — in part — her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights

a former british conservative party government minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway, in an attempt to access to billions

a former british conservative party government minister, nusrat ghani, says she was sacked from herjob because in part of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway in an attempt to access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. and tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery, eight days since it was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami. lewis will be here from the top of the hour keeping you company in the evening. the papers at 10:30pm and 11:30pm. now time to find out if ollie foster is laughing or crying in sportsday. i'm crying, but have wiped away the tears. here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight: it's a hat—trick of wins for chelsea over spurs as they consolidate third in the table. we've had late drama in european rugby�*s champions cup with places in the knockout stage at stake. and the hopes of a nation — barty is still flying the flag for australia in melbourne. hello and welcome to sportsday. let's start at stamford bridge where the f

former british conservative party government minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway, in an attempt to access billions of dollars frozen in us banks. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. sophie long travels to mississippi and texas to look at america's new abortion battle. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. can't stop! all: ., �* won't stop! all: ~ a , abortion is... all: ., , unstoppable! all: , it is a matter of life and death. the woman's life is sacred, but it's not more sacred than the baby's. enough is enough! an issue that's divided america for decades. the idea that women can actually make a choice on their own seems to be something that men — particularly older white men — are very afraid of. but now the law that legalised abortion in america could be overturned — and both sides of the divide are preparing for a fight. when you allow a country to take away one of your

the headlines: the former conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says that's false. the justice secretary says a formal complaint is needed to trigger an inquiry. since then, nusrat ghani has said she asked the prime minister in 2020 to launch a government inquiry, but he told her to use

minister nusrat ghani. mr speaker, this government is committed... she lost her ministerial post in a reshuffle in 2020. she told the sunday times that when she asked for an explanation from party whips, she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue in reshuffle discussions. her muslim woman minister status was making colleagues uncomfortable and if she persisted in raising the issues she would be ostracised by colleagues and her career and reputation would be destroyed. the chief whip mark spencer last night took the unusual step of outing himself as the person who talked to herand said... somebody is trying to bully her, if what she is saying is true. you have two scenarios. parliamentarian a is saying something, parliamentarian b is saying something, and we need to get to the bottom, we need to establish the truth. the allegations have caused shock. the education secretary nadhim zahawi said ms ghani was a brilliant mp and there was no place for any form of racism in the conservative party. and the health secretary sajid javid today said this

former british conservative party government minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip says the claims are false. the taliban meet civil society groups and women's rights activists in norway, in an attempt to access to billions of dollars frozen in us banks. 50 years ago this month, paratroopers shot dead 13 innocent civil rights marchers in northern ireland. it is forever known as bloody sunday. peter taylor analyses what happened. this programme contains scenes some viewers may find distressing 50 years ago this month, on the day forever known as bloody sunday, paratroopers shot dead 13 innocent civilians on a civil rights march in londonderry, derry. ida mckinney�*s husband was one of the victims. he was in this jacket, and ijust put my fingers, you know, through the holes, where the bullets went. the paras' commanding officer was colonel derek wilford. we were under attack. lord saville, who headed the inquiry into the killing, did not believe the paras' account. he couldn't let his soldiers down. i don't agree with h

calls for an investigation after former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani says she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. two years to the day since china locked down the city of wuhan, beijing applies a �*zero covid' policy as it prepares to host the winter olympics new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid—19 restrictions now on bbc news...it�*s time for click this week, it's pure box office. we'll find out how to buy into the latest blockchain blockbuster. we'll talk to the titanic talent behind terminator. we'll give a vfx artist a ring — orten. and did someone mention box office? well, i'm in a box, at least. los angeles, the place where anything is possible — even the weird stuff that i've got up to here over the years. it's a town that revels in the new and right now, that town seems to b

minister nusrat ghani. cheering. mr speaker, this government is committed to improving... she lost her ministerial post in a reshuffle in 2020. she told the sunday times that when she asked for an explanation from party whips, she was told her "muslimness was raised as an issue" in reshuffle discussions. her "muslim woman minister status was making colleagues uncomfortable" and if she "persisted in raising the issues, she would be ostracised by colleagues and her career and reputation would be destroyed". the chief whip mark spencer last night took the unusual step of outing himself as the person who talked to herand said: somebody is trying to — or was trying to bully her, if what she is saying is true. you have two scenarios. parliamentarian a is saying something. parliamentarian b is saying something. and we need to get to the bottom, we need to establish the truth. the allegations have caused shock. the education secretary nadhim zahawi said ms ghani was a brilliant mp. there was no place for any form of racism in the conservative party. and the health secretary saji

ghani, who was fired from the frontbench in february 2020, says she was told this by a government whip. a spokesperson for the whips office said the claims — werer �*categorically untrue'. it's exactly two years since china locked down the city of wuhan and its ten million inhabitants. the aim was to try to stop the spread of coronavirus from the place where it first emerged. as beijing prepares to host the winter olympics next month, it's turned to extreme measures again in the fight to maintain its strict zero covid—19 policy. 0ur china correspondent robin brant reports. 27 days into lockdown, confined to her apartment. hello... sandlin is one of millions in china still subject to the ultimate covid control. translation: when covid hit| wuhan, the country didn't have much experience dealing with the outbreak. but now it's different. it's better. she's in xian, a city famous for its motionless army of terracotta warriors, but normal life for 13 million people there has come to a halt. there's fresh evidence, too, that some people have just had enough. crowd clashes with police a

nusrat ghani, who was fired from the front bench in february 2020, says she was told this by a government whip. a spokesperson for the whips' office said the claims — made in the sunday times newspaper — were categorically untrue. a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines in the uk. two women have been taken to hospital after a knife attack in north west london. the incident happened along station road in harrow. police say the injured women were slashed and a third woman was punched by the suspect. a woman has been detained and taken to hospital for a mental health assessment. a man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder and attempted murder of a couple in their late 80s in derbyshire. freda walker was found dead at her home in langwithjunction near bolsover last saturday. her husband ken is critically ill in hospital. it's exactly two years ago today since china locked down the city of wuhan and its 10 million inhabitants, to try to stop the spread of coronavirus it worked — china's official death toll from the virus — across the whole country —

he's ordered an inquiry into claims by the conservative mp nusrat ghani that she was sacked as a minister because of her muslim faith. and today in the house of lords a minister resigned saying the government was not serious about billions lost in fraud under the covid business loan scheme. with the latest on the prime minister's troubles here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the list of problems for boris johnson gets longer and longer. the defences of what happened behind number ten�*s black door behind lockdown, during lockdown, get trickier and trickier. tonight this latest set of claims about what happened on borisjohnson�*s own birthday threaten to give downing street many miserable returns. what politicians want to talk about is not always the same as what the public and their fellow politicians want to know. how many times do you have to jab? "jabs, jabs, jabs," boris johnson's mantra. but this morning, was he sure there would be no other damaging claims about what went on in number 10 before the official report by sue gray? can you guarantee that no more embarrassing

there will be a cabinet office inquiry into claims by the former minister nusrat ghani that she was told she was sacked because of concerns about her muslim faith. speaking on a visit to a hospital in milton keynes, the prime minister said this morning that he took the allegations "extremely seriously". we ta ke we take these allegations extremely seriously. very glad that an investigation is taking place now. i cannot say more about it. what i can say is i am here in milton keynes university hospital focusing on what i think is one of the biggest issues facing the country, and something that people want us to fix, and that is how we come out of covid, not just with our economy more open than any other society in europe, but how we deal now with covid backlogs, particularly in health care. 6 million people waiting for treatments, that number, is going to rise. we have got to use everything in our tool box to fix the backlogs. investments, massive investment would be are making. also, new technology. here in milton keynes university hospital i have been looking at robotic surgery. that ca

minister nusrat ghani. mr speaker, this government is committed... she lost her ministerial post in a reshuffle in 2020. she told the sunday times that when she asked for an explanation from party whips, she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue in reshuffle discussions. her muslim woman minister status was making colleagues uncomfortable and if she persisted in raising the issue, she would be ostracised by colleagues and her career and reputation would be destroyed. the chief whip mark spencer last night took the unusual step of outing himself as the person who talked to her and said... somebody is trying to bully her, if what she is saying is true. you have two scenarios. parliamentarian a is saying something, parliamentarian b is saying something, and we need to get to the bottom, we need to establish the truth. the allegations have caused shock. the education secretary nadhim zahawi said ms ghani was a brilliant mp and there was no place for any form of racism in the conservative party. and the health secretary sajid javid today said thi

already this week, an allegation of islamophobia from a former minister, nusrat ghani — vehemently denied — the resignation of a sitting minister at the dispatch box in the lords... thank you and goodbye! ..and then another revelation about what went on here earlier in the pandemic. and it's only tuesday. chris mason, bbc news. let's show you a tweet from march 2020, relating to birthday parties. this is a letter from a seven—year—old girl called josephine, who wrote to the prime minister to say she would be staying at home for her birthday. she said her mummy and daddy had to cancel her party but that she didn't mind because she wanted everybody to be ok. that letter was put on twitter, and sent to downing street, and the prime minister replied and tweeted this... let's speak to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. it is that issue of togetherness, where we all in it together or doing things differently? and all of this, whether it is a birthday party or a lost opportunity to see a loved one, it is hugely emotive. andrew bridgen said in a report that this was the straw

former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tonga's government warns there's a long road to recovery — a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. survivors recall the moment the wave hit: nobody knew that there was a wave coming so, you know, in every

former conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. two years to the day since the city of wuhan first went into lockdown, we take a look at the country's zero covid policy. that does appear to be widespread support for the

it started with the allegations that have been made by the conservative muslim mp nusrat ghani, who said that she was sacked for being muslim. the treasury minister lord agnew resigned at the dispatch box this afternoon because of how the government handled fraud in its coronavirus business loan scheme. and it ends tonight with this report of another party. what is downing street making of the cabinet room party, and then these reports of a later party in the prime minister's flat? , �* , later party in the prime minister's flat? , �*, ., , ., , flat? yes, let's look at this latest revelation _ flat? yes, let's look at this latest revelation on _ flat? yes, let's look at this latest revelation on parties. _ flat? yes, let's look at this latest revelation on parties. in - flat? yes, let's look at this latest revelation on parties. in the - flat? yes, let's look at this latest revelation on parties. in the very| revelation on parties. in the very room where the cabinet signed off on the rules that ban such things, there was just such a thing, a social gathering with birthday cake, as y