it's 12 noon, a good afternoon to you with gb news live i'm mark longhurst and coming up for this very busy tuesday lunchtime bofis this very busy tuesday lunchtime boris holds his hands up yes i did misread the commons over partygate he says but it wasn't intentional or reckless well his defence be enough to save his political career as he faces a parliamentary grilling. breaking news from westminster in the past few minutes . tory european past few minutes. tory european research group the erg has described the still break with

the windsor framework as practically useless that said judgement but will not say yet whether its mpc will vote against agreement in the commons tomorrow . have the latest live tomorrow. have the latest live from westman stuff. also, we're not for the met after today's report finding misogyny, racism and homophobia in the force. the met commissioner smart rollie says they're not institutional problems . says they're not institutional problems. but the report's author, baroness casey, says there needs to be a new approach . so who will not police? the police . home secretary suella police. home secretary suella braverman due to make a statement to the commons shortly. will there live and will donald be in the dock ? will donald be in the dock? police in new york and washington, dc. on high alert in anticipation of protest as the former president faces . the former president faces. possible criminal charges trump's accused of paying related money to an adult film actress. stormy daniels will have the latest from the state's . and don't forget, bring us your views on all those stories gb views at gb news uk. but first all those latest headlines

with . tamsin mark thank you. with. tamsin mark thank you. good from the gb newsroom. it's 12:01. boris johnson . he accepts 12:01. boris johnson. he accepts he misled parliament over whether lockdown had been broken in number 10 but is adamant he not do so intentionally , giving not do so intentionally, giving evidence to the privileges committee. the former prime minister said the in downing street should never happened. but he added the statements he made to the house of were in good faith . mr. johnson has also good faith. mr. johnson has also described by the committee that it was reckless of him to on assurances he received advisers assurances he received advisers as unprecedented and absurd . a as unprecedented and absurd. a scathing report into britain's largest force has found it to be institute strongly racist, misogynistic and homophobic. baroness louise casey led the review into the police. she's victims have been let down and that officers who abuse their

power shattered public trust. the report found the met's current standards and disciplinary procedures have failed a and baroness casey is calling for a complete overhaul . the moment that sarah everard was raped , abducted, raped and was raped, abducted, raped and by a serving police officer , i by a serving police officer, i find it extraordinary in policing and in the met police that wasn't moment of like a plane falling out of the sky. i just think it is so dreadful change didn't come . so now this change didn't come. so now this report has to carry that and has take responsibility for getting the change needed . shadow the change needed. shadow policing minister sarah jones says labour is calling for new mandatory standards. the facts are there for all to see. whatever you call it, there is institutional racism, misogyny institutional racism, misogyny in the police force. we have let down women . we are letting down

down women. we are letting down london hours and we are letting down good police officers who are trying to do their job but are trying to do their job but are really stymied by lack of resources. so there is a there for the met, of course but there is also a role for government . is also a role for government. we need national standards that are mandatory on vetting and misconduct . are mandatory on vetting and misconduct. former are mandatory on vetting and misconduct . former detective misconduct. former detective superintendent shannon chowdhury told gb news, appalled by the findings. admits her career was tarnished after becoming a whistleblower and says officers should be able to speak out without fear of punishment. when you're a whistleblower, you try to speak out you very very quickly yourself isolated. you find being victimised, you find being intimidated by officers. you find just rest being closed around you. there's an inability leaders within the organisation managers to fail to actually with these issues because they are too scared of their own career progression . the career progression. the transport secretary is calling

the rmt to give its members a vote on the latest pay offer from rail operators. so next week's strikes can be called off. after members of the union who work for network rail accepted a similar pay rise of between 9.2 and 14.4. industrial action is planned by the rmt for next thursday and saturday but mark harper is urging them call it off. network rail can now get on with delivering to how they deliver maintenance and how they run the infrastructure on the. that's halfway done . i think the that's halfway done. i think the next stage is that i want the rmt to put what is broadly the same fair reasonable offer to their that work for the train operating companies and cool off next strike. so i think that would be fantastic news for the travelling public if they're members, if the ira. get the chance to consider that pay offer as well for those that work on the train, the train companies themselves, the kremlin says presidents vladimir

putin and xi jinping have discussed china's peace plan for ukraine during their first day of talks in moscow. it's understood the 12 point paper calls for desk escalation of the war and an eventual . president war and an eventual. president putin said he carefully studied china's and view them with respect . the pair will meet for respect. the pair will meet for a second day of talks . damage a second day of talks. damage caused by pothole has forced almost 2.7 million cars off the road in past year. new research by the asphalt industry says one pothole is currently filled on all roads every 22 seconds. but local authority, highways, teams in england and wales only received thirds of the money they needed prevent further deterioration last year. the alliance says almost billion poundsis alliance says almost billion pounds is now needed to fix the backlog of carriageway repairs . backlog of carriageway repairs. this is gb news more me shortly. now though it's to .

now though it's to. mark so welcome back gb news live with this breaking news with boris johnson appearing to hold his hands up admitting that he indeed misled house of commons. but the key saying it was not intentional or reckless. we the introduction here of what he be telling the commons privileges committee tomorrow in terms of his defence. let's just take you through some the key details very quickly, saying that the revelations, he said in sue gray report had shot the public . but report had shot the public. but they shocked me. he said it is now clear that over a number days there were gatherings at number that, however they number 10. that, however they began went past the point where they could be said to have been reasonably necessary for work purposes that should never have happened, said. and it fills happened, he said. and it fills me with sadness and regret that it did. going to on four what he will be telling the press as

this committee. i accept that the house of commons was misled . my statements that the rules guidance had been followed completely at. number ten. this is the key . completely at. number ten. this is the key. but completely at. number ten. this is the key . but when the is the key. but when the statements were made that were made in good faith and on the bafis made in good faith and on the basis what i honestly knew basis of what i honestly knew and at the i did not in and believed at the i did not in trenchantly or recklessly mislead house on first december . 20, 21 8th december 2021 or any other date. i would never have dreamed of doing so, said johnson. well, let's get more now with olivia utley, our political reporter at westminster. and olivia, the key two words and we explain now. reckless or intense arsenal, because that is what the committee be looking at in terms of the severity, if you like, of misleading parliament. absolutely boris johnson has added admitted here that he misled the house while sort of admitted that already in setting the record straight. but the case that he lays out in the 60

page dossier, which has just released, is essentially that it was an accident and. the case rests on on a number of details. one is that he claims that it wasn't obvious that he thinks that the committee is trying to build a case that. it was obvious that he misled the house even if he was advised his advisers that there was nothing misleading about what he was saying have known, saying. he should have known, because look at because when you look at those, you see that a party is you can see that a party is happening now , the report, he happening now, the report, he says that it's obvious why if it was obvious that he was that he was obvious that he was that he was having a party. would there have been an official number 10 photographer, taking photographer, rather, taking photographs all? and he photographs at all? and he points out that there are lots of other people at those gatherings. if it should have been obvious to him that it shouldn't have been obvious to as now, mentioned that as well. now, you mentioned that point recklessly or point about recklessly or misleading. well, that's another important point that boris johnson makes in his dossier. essentially, what he argues is this committee has behaved badly, that it's gone beyond the scope of what it was supposed to

be doing. and he believes it's that in two ways. one is that it was supposed to be looking into he broke the law, whether he broke the regulations and instead it's looked into whether he broke the guidance . and the he broke the guidance. and the other perhaps more important, why it is that it is supposed to be establishing whether or not he intentionally misled lied to parliament. now lying to parliament. now lying to parliament is swinging offence as it were . you can't get around as it were. you can't get around lying to parliament. you will you will lose your seat in parliament. but the committee has lowered the bar, as it were. its move the goalposts. it's changed from intentionally misleading the words it's now using intentionally or recklessly misleading . and the recklessly misleading. and the point that boris johnson makes in this dossier is that recklessly has no precedent in these committees. if you recklessly misled the house. what is that to mean? is that the same as lie? is that tantamount to lying? it's not completely clear. and the final of his defence, which we knew was coming on it's laid out here, is that believes that the

committee biased , prejudged committee was biased, prejudged he whether prejudged his guilt essentially before they even started speaking and rests on these tweets that harriet harman, the chair of the committee tweeted out last year, saying that boris johnson knowingly lied . well, if she knowingly lied. well, if she believed he knowingly lied last yean believed he knowingly lied last year, then he believes that she will have gone into this committee with a prejudged opinion. there were essentially no bombshells in this dossier. just quite a lot of evidence that his advisers were telling him that he speaking the truth when he spoke to parliament. and ultimately that's what his defence rest on. yeah. and we understand that the whatsapp messages advice from his director of community may maybe actually in front of the committee in terms of advice , committee in terms of advice, workplace exemption in particular. but then of course the problem is if trying to argue that this was accidental . argue that this was accidental. how could that be accidental when he was obviously given advice ? and we wonder how

advice? and we wonder how involved the defence is going to be from the personal panic. casey in terms of what the prime minister should or shouldn't known when he himself has said. it is of course true . my it is of course true. my statements to parliament that , statements to parliament that, the rules and guidance have been followed at all times, did not turn out to be and i take this opportunity to apologise to the house for that so clearly it may be more of a plea of mitigation . one say . well yes sir. his . one say. well yes sir. his argument is essentially that the guidance that was given him was wrong. now, there whitehall sources who don't that they say that the guidance was given was correct but he then went off piste in parliament and went further than his advice is told him. then the other argument whether or not it should have been obvious him. well, his defence as is laid out in this dossier, is that he was the prime minister. he was working day and in the middle of day and night in the middle of a pandemic didn't have time pandemic and he didn't have time essentially . read it, you know, essentially. read it, you know, paraphrasing, but he didn't have time to study the rules and

guidance. he had rely on what guidance. he had to rely on what his were telling him his advisers were telling him and his advisers gave him the and if his advisers gave him the wrong advice then that's not his fault he relayed it to parliament and in doing so he accidentally misled the house. whether that will fly in the committee is definitely another matter . and just to explain to matter. and just to explain to our viewers and listeners, i mean, the import ance of this defence is of course, that if the committee finds against him, the committee finds against him, the sanction be that he effectively loses seat and is out of and therefore we have rishi sunak indicating that m.p.s , when they come to vote on m.p.s, when they come to vote on any sanction will what's called any sanction will what's called a free vote . yes. so it's a free vote. yes. so it's important to understand the process after this report is finally published tomorrow, the committee who published the report will recommend the house whether boris johnson should be vote, whether they should vote to suspend boris johnson or not. the house of commons will then get a free vote, as it's called, so they won't be whipped either

way. the prime minister won't tell conservative mp which way to vote on or not to suspend bofis to vote on or not to suspend boris johnson. and if mp does choose to vote to suspend boris johnson. well, there's still another phase of . the process. another phase of. the process. the decision would then go out to the of the constituency of uxbndge to the of the constituency of uxbridge boris johnson's constituency and if 10. now that's quite small number given that's quite small number given that boris johnson's majority in uxbndge that boris johnson's majority in uxbridge is only 7000. 10% of them decide to get rid of boris johnson. then boris loses his seat in parliament. so it's a quite a lengthy process for bofis quite a lengthy process for boris johnson actually to be out of politics altogether . but if of politics altogether. but if that committee make that step tomorrow of advising house to suspend him , then you can suspend him, then you can imagine how it gets a point where quite a lot of conservative mp will or labour mp of course too will vote to suspend him and. it's very interesting because it's likely that there'd be a split in the cabinet which would give rishi

sunak a real headache. philip roth, the home secretary, has already intimated she back already intimated that she back bofis already intimated that she back boris johnson. so sunak's got a bit of a difficulty on his hands. you could say it's a lose lose situation for that's going to be a really busy afternoon for down won't need any for you down you won't need any warning on because we obviously we've got suella braverman i think reacting this report think reacting to this report on the police shortly . but also the met police shortly. but also we've got the lg , the we've got the lg, the eurosceptic group of the tory party reacting to this windsor framework ahead of the vote tomorrow on the negotiation in terms of the northern ireland trade agreements, they out with this assessment with the so—called star chamber of legal . the stormont brake is practical , but they're not practical, but they're not indicating which way they're going to vote tomorrow . no, going to vote tomorrow. no, essentially the lg have decided that they're not going to decide yet. so mark francois has said that it's practically useless. they clearly don't , much like they clearly don't, much like the windsor framework , but they the windsor framework, but they haven't actually come and said

that they will vote against it. that might imply that are splits within the or that there are going to be a number conservative mp abstaining over it. but yes, we would expect catching a decision either way from the lg and we haven't got one yet, olivia, for the moment. thank you. but i suspect it'll be quite a bit more from westminster this afternoon as it progresses. thank you very much indeed. were just talking indeed. we were just talking there , the met police there about, the met police report, that report the met found misogyny, homophobia , found misogyny, homophobia, phobia and sexism at the heart of the force it has commissioned after the abduction murder of sarah everard by a serving with details more of cover ups and sexual assaults . 12% of women in sexual assaults. 12% of women in the met itself saying had been harassed or attacked at work. the report's author , baroness the report's author, baroness casey, saying the false nine is a complete overhaul . but the met a complete overhaul. but the met commissioner said , mark rowley, commissioner said, mark rowley, already rejecting charge that the problems are, quote, instilling additional. let's get more on our national ali costello, who's outside new

scotland yard. and ali, now this sort of existential question about who polices the police with sir mark indicating he does not believe things are institutional, is 0.03? yes, absolutely . mark, good afternoon absolutely. mark, good afternoon to you. this is a truly blistering report . the status of blistering report. the status of the metropolitan . it's found it the metropolitan. it's found it to be instituted racist, sexist and homophobic. and i have a copy of it here in full 363 pages from baroness casey that was released this morning. and it includes instances in the metropol in police where evidence was lost in a fridge which was broken, which meant that cases of alleged rape were dropped, just some of the findings in this report. it also found sexual harassment and discrimination to be rife within the ranks. there was a muslim

police officer who pork in his shoes. the case goes while suella braverman the home secretary are expecting her to speak in parliament a little bit later about the findings of this report. but she did release a statement this morning saying it was clear that there had been serious within the met and she would be holding the commission a small role to account to ensure the changes that also desperately need. it will be implemented, she says. in the meantime , further unacceptable meantime, further unacceptable cases will come to light. but she does say she has faith in road his leadership. she's confident in his leadership that those changes will be made for policing across london. but as you say, very interesting words from the commissioner, sir crowley, this morning. he says he doesn't want to agree. he want to use the word institute, you know, when it's when we're talking sexism and racism within the ranks of the metropolitan . the ranks of the metropolitan. he wants to call it systemic

instead. and there has been criticism , including from black criticism, including from black organisations and charities, some of which are behind me right, who say how is the metropol and police going to be fixed? how are things going to be changed? how the issues going to be reversed if we are not accepting fully of the issues at the heart of the metropolitan police? that's what they're telling me here today. yeah. and as you say, we are expecting the home secretary to react this home secretary to react to this in but i think in the commons. but i think we've also the london we've also got the london assembly meeting tomorrow to question both baroness casey and a similar role and just looking at what she said in terms of the met police standing long. and here is quite short in humility. they are completely in denial. organisationally so therefore, one wonders, you know, what will happen to the met itself as a structure ? well, of course. and structure? well, of course. and those recommendations have been put forward by baroness casey , put forward by baroness casey, 16 of them in full and sir mark really was questioned whether.

he would implement all 16 of them. baroness casey had said it wasn't going to be a pick mix. all of them had to be applied in order for the metropolitan police to change for the better, which is what london needs. london mayor sadiq has agreed with baroness . of course, crime with baroness. of course, crime falls under his remit. he says this is one of the darkest days. the metropolitan police's history , and he agrees that all history, and he agrees that all six of these changes need to be implemented, all 16 of these recommend nations should be taken on board in full. that is one thing that's going to be spoken about at the london assembly police and crime committee meeting tomorrow baroness casey and some authority will both be there in order to answer questions. and i'm sure the board will be asking them questions about how best those recommendations are implemented . the recommendations implemented. the recommendations include out, looking at completely, again, a stop and search the capital, a dedicated women's protection service needs to be up. she also suggests and

diplomatic command department, the parliamentary protection department, that wayne cousins was , a part of baroness casey, was, a part of baroness casey, suggests that that should be disbanded in its current forms and firearms officers again should be read vetted. so those are the kinds of changes that we're talking about. they're not going to be quick and they're not going to be fast. but she says that is the only way that the metropolitan force says that is the only way that the continue. tan force says that is the only way that the continue. she force says that is the only way that the continue. she has force says that is the only way that the continue. she has warned can continue. she has warned that the scale of the reforms are on par with what saw in northern ireland when royal ulster constabulary , the police ulster constabulary, the police service of northern ireland in 2001. so she is warning that if they don't get to the bottom of this rotten culture in the next five years, then we could see the metropolitan force be completely disbanded . ellie at completely disbanded. ellie at new scotland yard , thank you for new scotland yard, thank you for that. and as we say suella braverman do to react to that fairly short in the commons, we'll have that for everyone live as it happens. but let's

just update you on this breaking news we brought you on boris johnson's release of his defence actually before commons privileges committee tomorrow basically saying remains unclear to him and possibly to the prime minister. rishi sunak why were placed fined for breaching lockdown laws but in terms of the where he deliberate misled parliament is the accusation he says here that sue gray is reported shot the public shot me. he said it is now clear that over a number of days the word gatherings at number 10. however they went past the point where they went past the point where they could be said to have been reasonably necessary for work purposes . he went on to say, it purposes. he went on to say, it is of course true that my statements to parliament that the rules and guidance have been followed all times did not turn out to be correct. take this out to be correct. i take this opportunity to the house for that and then going on this key fourth paragraph in terms of defence, that committee tomorrow , i accept that the house of commons was misled by my

statements, that the rules and guidance have been followed completely number 10. but when the statements were made, said mr. johnson, they were made in faith on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the i did not the time. i did not intentionally key phrases or reckless to mislead the house on the first december 20, 21 8th december 2021 or any other date , i would never have dreamed of doing so well that be enough to save him . be assessing that. save him. be assessing that. stay with us here on. gb news life .

and welcome back to gb news live. let's reflect more on that report into the met police. a funny institutional misogyny , funny institutional misogyny, homophobia and sexism at the heart . the force baroness casey heart. the force baroness casey going on to say there were elements of a boys, white and male. did have full confidence

that the report of rape or sexual assault would be treated properly. let's now the views of ruth davidson, chief executive officer of the refugee charity, which provides specially as support for women and children , support for women and children, experienced domestic violence . experienced domestic violence. thank you very much indeed for joining us. ruth, i mean, it's doesn't pull its punches, but it really is quite shocking of the things that baroness casey has highlighted . does it surprise highlighted. does it surprise you . no, it doesn't . you. no, it doesn't. unfortunately, you're right . unfortunately, you're right. report is incredibly distressing. but it is not shocking to refuge . this is what shocking to refuge. this is what women and girls have been telling us for some time now. we that people turn to us every 2 minutes and yet only one in five of the women that we support have the confidence to report what has happened them to the police levels and police and levels of trust and confidence policing confidence in policing are falling over this falling and over again. this report just confirms some of the terrible stories that we have already heard . and in terms of

already heard. and in terms of what should happen now, in the reaction and we've got some mark rowley saying he does not accept the charge of being institutional is correct systemic he would prefer it to say i mean is it the fact they're already starting to try and tiptoe around it. that's how it appears to me and i have to say this morning that is the shocking part of it. why not just accept these findings? we had so much hope and confidence and some our crowley's that he'd move the narrative on from one or two bad apples but now he's about thousands of toxic officers as opposed to a toxic police force. it's fundamentally rotten needs overhauling in terms of its and ways of operating . of course he must operating. of course he must drive out offending criminal members of staff who are working in the met. but there is so much more to do than that. and i am disappointed and surprised he is somewhat distancing himself from the very clear findings of, somewhat distancing himself from the very clear findings of , this the very clear findings of, this report yes but bonus case report today. yes but bonus case he describing the met as long in

hubns he describing the met as long in hubris and quite short in humility, it needs complete overhaul and a new approach. therefore what would you like to see? what you should be see? what you think should be done? because sir mark said done? because sir mark has said that because it is such a huge force and is so complex , it's force and is so complex, it's difficult then to split the matter up, if you like . yeah. matter up, if you like. yeah. and i do think that that is necessary at this stage. but what have to see is that the chasm between the rhetoric, the violence , women and girls is violence, women and girls is a strategic policing priority. and then the reality , the horrifying then the reality, the horrifying stories from this report and the statistics in this report. that gap has to close . so i would gap has to close. so i would suggest today very clear a media action that can be taken . we action that can be taken. we don't have to wait five years. one of the things that we have been calling for is, is the immediate suspension and of any officer who faces accusations of domestic abuse for sexual offences against women and, girls. if those officers were immediately suspended whilst they investigated , i think they were investigated, i think we could start to have some confidence that when we confidence as women that when we come to report crimes

come forward to report crimes against us, we are not reporting to that could be to an abuser. so that could be done immediately if the will was there. and in terms of there. okay. and in terms of belief , something will change there. okay. and in terms of belief, something will change in the short . do you belief, something will change in the short. do you think belief, something will change in the short . do you think that belief, something will change in the short. do you think that you going to get anything from the various reports that inevitably will follow this that has been report . will follow this that has been report. report. there's will follow this that has been report . report. there's been report. report. there's been apology . apology. nice words, apology. apology. nice words, strong words. what we're not seeing is the kind of radical action is. so desperately needed. still, every week here in the united kingdom to, women lose their lives at the hands of the current their former partner. these are appalling statistics. women are dying. we cannot keep waiting. so i don't have huge confidence. but if this is not the time for change, then we are hearing from the highest from the home highest levels, from the home secretary. mayor of london. secretary. the mayor of london. that and this that enough is enough. and this is last chance i really hope is the last chance i really hope that they take it. okay ruth, thank that. as we thank you for that. and as we said, are due hear from the said, we are due hear from the home secretary the commons home secretary in the commons shortly. see what she's got

shortly. so see what she's got to thank very much to say. thank you very much indeed your time here gb indeed for your time here in gb news. but bring in now news. but let's bring in now a former met police officer and author, has followed author, graham, who has followed these for us these issues his course for us here news first. graham here on gb news first. graham your response to the various findings of baroness casey ? i findings of baroness casey? i think overall, i welcome the review. again i think you've highlighted this in your introductions earlier on this review. the report is actually been brought stories accounts, anecdotes from serving officers. it's almost like the police's own marking around homework . own marking around homework. this has come from police officers serving officers who are saying these things are happening . it highlights me, happening. it highlights for me, if if you past all if you if you past all the headunes if you if you past all the headlines , it highlights poor headlines, it highlights poor leadership, poor management and a structure. and that's a poor structure. and that's what needs addressing. and that's really . and we that's the focus really. and we need to move forward from the past and look at past problems and look at solutions just the solutions rather than just the problems. you problems. what do you interesting your interesting phrase, marking your own ? now, the own homework? now, the suggestion they won't be able suggestion is they won't be able to mark the future performance , to mark the future performance, if you like, that that has to be

measured by some other way. you know, that question who polices the met police? yes, a good question . and again, i think it question. and again, i think it needs you know, i think politicians, the office is on the other avenues. other organisations have an oversight of not just the police but policing in general college of police. and again, you know, put a national national frameworks is full of other people need to look at how they structure police how. they have an overview and an oversight of exactly what's going on with policing, not just in london, but across the whole country, because does affect the because this does affect the whole the country. it's about whole of the country. it's about the met specifically, but that does impact on everybody else does an impact on everybody else policing across the uk. well, i mean, that's an interesting question . is it something that question. is it something that affects police forces, not affects all police forces, not just the met, or is it perhaps just the met, or is it perhaps just up in the met? just pointed up in the met? because obviously to deal because obviously it has to deal with many cases as an with so many cases as an existential question, how do you change a culture you . that's change a culture you. that's a really good question as well. i think it just comes from policing highlight key issues across policing as a whole the

exaggerates it because of its size and the frequency the problems the crime problems the issues as you last speak you just mentioned domestic abuse, violence women girls violence against women and girls , that's on across the , but that's going on across the country. every police force country. so every police force suffers these similar, but it might a or a level. so might be a less or a level. so this is a wake up call for the whole country, for politicians as well to look policing and as well to look at policing and see policing they actually see what policing they actually want country, not just want in the country, not just within just clearly within london just clearly now the capital city is a bigger problem. but look at the issues across the country. this across the whole country. this be up call for everybody. be a wake up call for everybody. what service. do what sort of police service. do the and do you the public one and do you actually want serve you and bnng actually want serve you and bring it in place because the police officers want that they want to go out and deal with crime they want protect crime they want to protect people sense. got people as people in a sense. got people as the officers themselves assigned in need the in this report. we need the tools resources, the tools the resources, the funding, to actually the funding, etc. to actually do the job you . but what the public job for you. but what the public one. yeah, we're going go to the commons fairly shortly with sort a make a a problem due to make a statement in think we can statement in fact i think we can go then. great. i'm sorry to

interrupt you get your reaction perhaps in a moment. let's take you over to the commons. the speaker as soon as he hall is on whatever always have spent whatever we always have spent a bit exercise caution and avoid referring to the detail of any cases which are currently or soon to be before the court to avoid any risk prejudicing proceedings , particularly proceedings, particularly criminal procedure . we now come criminal procedure. we now come . to the from secretary . we invoked a we already with permission. mr. speaker, i like to make a statement about casey's review of . the casey's review of. the metropolitan police . i wish to

metropolitan police. i wish to put record my thanks to baroness casey for undertaking this review on such a difficult and sensitive topic with the utmost professionalism . the professionalism. the metropolitan service plays a big role in our country, tackling crime throughout the capital and 9 million londoners safe , 9 million londoners safe, preventing terrorism nationally, and managing threats to our capital and country . mr. speaker capital and country. mr. speaker , i back the police . i trust , i back the police. i trust them to put their safety before ours to step into danger , to ours to step into danger, to protect the most vulnerable , to protect the most vulnerable, to support all of us at thomas most fearful , a support all of us at thomas most fearful, a painful and tragic moments many of us can never imagine the challenges regular police officers face every day . police officers face every day. that's particularly poignant poignant as tomorrow marks a

sixth anniversary of the murder of pc keith palmer in the line of pc keith palmer in the line of duty whilst . he was of duty whilst. he was protecting all of us in this for that for their contribution i'm sure all members will join me in thanking the police for their work . but mr. speaker, there work. but mr. speaker, there have been growing concerns around the performance of the metropolitan police and its ability command the confidence and trust of londoners . this and trust of londoners. this follows a of abhorrent cases of officers who betrayed the public's trust and hideously abused powers in. june last yean abused powers in. june last year, the inspectorate announced that the force would put into an engagein that the force would put into an engage in july , this government engage in july, this government appointed sir mark rowley to the post metropolitan police commissioner. the post metropolitan police commissioner . the express commissioner. the express purpose of turning the organisation . today's

organisation. today's commissioned by sir predecessor makes for very concerning reading . it's clear that there reading. it's clear that there have been serious failures of culture leadership standards within the metropolitan police . within the metropolitan police. that's why sir mark rowley's priority since becoming has been to deliver a plan to turn around the met and restore confidence policing in london . baroness policing in london. baroness casey's report finds deep seated cultural issues in the force persistent poor planning and short termism a failure of local accountability, insularity and defensiveness, a lack of focus on core areas of policing, including public protection . and including public protection. and she highlights the recent decline in trust and confidence in the met among london diverse communities . the report communities. the report underlines fact that the met faces a long road to recovery .

faces a long road to recovery. improvements must made as swiftly as possible . but some of swiftly as possible. but some of the huge challenges the organisation may take years to fully address . baroness casey fully address. baroness casey clear that sir mark and deputy commissioner lynn owens accept the scale of these challenges. and i know to be true for my own work with them. i will ensure that the metropolitan police have all the support from central government they need to deliver on sunak's pledge of more trust, less crime , high more trust, less crime, high standards . every officer in the standards. every officer in the force needs to be part of making these changes happen . as i said, these changes happen. as i said, as soon as i became home secretary, i want all forces to focus relentless on commonsense policing , stops crime, and keeps policing, stops crime, and keeps the public safe . this government the public safe. this government is already providing metropolitan police with support to do just that . funding for the to do just that. funding for the force will up to £33 billion in

2023 a cash increase of £178 million compared with 2010. and the force has by far the highest funding per in england and. as a result , the government's police result, the government's police uplift programme the metropolitan police has more officers than ever before . over officers than ever before. over 35,000 as of december . the home 35,000 as of december. the home office is providing funding to the force to deliver innovative projects to , tackle drug misuse projects to, tackle drug misuse and county lines. we are working police and health partners to roll out a national right right person model to free up frontline officers to focus on investigating and fighting crime and ensuring that people mental health crises get the right care from the right agency at the right time . mr. speaker , it is right time. mr. speaker, it is vital that the law abiding pubuc vital that the law abiding public do not face a threat from

the police themselves or those who are not fit wear. the uniform must, be prevented from doing so and where they are revealed , they must be driven revealed, they must be driven out of the force and face justice. we've taken steps to ensure that. forces are tackling weaknesses in their vetting systems . i've listened to some systems. i've listened to some of and his colleagues and. the home office is reviewing the police dismissals process to that officers who fall , short of that officers who fall, short of expected standards , can be expected standards, can be quickly dismissed . the findings quickly dismissed. the findings baroness casey's review will help inform the work lady angelini , whose independent angelini, whose independent inquiry established by the government will look at broader issues of police standards and culture. i'd like to turn to two, particularly aspects of baroness casey's report. firstly the report addresses of racism, misogyny and, homophobia within

the metropolitan police. baroness casey has identified evidence of discriminatory behaviour among officers and i commend those who came forward to share that awful experiences with the team. describing must be tackled in all its forms. and i sir mark's commitment to do so. i will be holding the metropolitan police and the mayor of london to account by measuring their progress. i ask londoners to judge sir mark and mayor of london not on their words, but on their actions to stamp out racist misogynistic and, homophobic behaviour. indeed action. not has been something victims of police misconduct and criminal activity have asked for themselves . have asked for themselves. secondly officers working in the parliament in diplomatic

protection command perform a vital function in protecting our embassies and keeping us as members of parliament safe on the parliamentary . baroness the parliamentary. baroness casey's report is scathing in its analysis of the commands , its analysis of the commands, culture and the whole house will be acutely aware of two recent cases of officers working in that command, committing most abhorrent crimes . that command, committing most abhorrent crimes. i that command, committing most abhorrent crimes . i expect the abhorrent crimes. i expect the metropolitan police to make sure that the reforms , the gravity of that the reforms, the gravity of her findings while ensuring the command's critical security are maintained respected in the home office . the parliamentary office. the parliamentary security department will work closely with the metropolitan to ensure that this . speaker while ensure that this. speaker while i work closely with the police primary and political accountability , baroness pace accountability, baroness pace makes clear sits with the mayor of. i spoke the mayor yesterday and we are united in our for the

new commissioner and his plan to turn the met so that londoners get this police service that they deserve . mr. speaker . we they deserve. mr. speaker. we all depend on the police overwhelmingly do a very difficult job bravely and well . difficult job bravely and well. it is vital that all officers maintain the very highest standards that the public expects of them . londoners expects of them. londoners demand nothing less. and i have every confidence that sir mark rowley and his team will deliver that for them. i commend this statement to the . house. shadow statement to the. house. shadow home secretary yvette cooper . home secretary yvette cooper. thank you , mr. speaker. the thank you, mr. speaker. the report published today by louise casey commissioned by the mayor of london, into standards and culture in the metropolitan police, is thorough , forensic police, is thorough, forensic and truly . it finds consent is and truly. it finds consent is broken. management of the force

has failed front line policing, neighbourhood policing has been deprioritized and decried degraded after a decade of austerity in which the met has ended up with nought point £7 billion less than at the beginning of the decade. it finds the met failing women and children. that predatory and unacceptable behaviour have been allowed to flourish and it finds institutional racism, misogyny and, homophobia . baroness casey and, homophobia. baroness casey pays tribute to the work police officers do and bravery that they show every day. and all of us should . so because across the us should. so because across the country we depend on the work police officers do to keep all safe catching , protecting the safe catching, protecting the vulnerable, saving lives. and we support them . that vital work . support them. that vital work. but that is what makes it all the more important that the highest standards are maintained and confidence in those the police service sustained . police service sustained. otherwise it lets down communities and the vital work police officers . we support the

police officers. we support the work the new met commissioner is doing now to start turning the met around . he and his team must met around. he and his team must now go much further in response to the casey . but i now go much further in response to the casey. but i am now go much further in response to the casey . but i am concerned to the casey. but i am concerned the home secretary statement is dangerously complacent . dangerously complacent. astonishingly, there no new action set out in her response. simply saying that the met must change. this is a continuation of the hands off home office response that baroness casey criticises in her report. some of the issues raised are particular to the met because of its size, history, particular culture, where the home secretary and are jointly responsible for oversight and where the commissioner is responsible for delivering. but the report raises serious, wider for the home office , the failure for the home office, the failure to root out who've been involved in domestic sexual assault. also in domestic sexual assault. also in other forces , the failure to in other forces, the failure to tackle culture has gone wrong in other forces problems. in gwent

hampshire, police , sussex, hampshire, police, sussex, leicestershire and more . and it leicestershire and more. and it is a disgrace that there still are not mandatory requirements on vetting and training underpinned by that misconduct systems still too weak. and i urge to commit now that any under investigation for domestic abuse or sexual assault will be automatically suspended from their role as a police officer and that anyone with any kind of history of domestic abuse or sexual assault will not be given any to become a police officer. we need an urgent overhaul underpinned by law, which should give that commitment to date for the office approach more widely to standards. is also failing, six police forces are in so—called measures, but it is still too easy for forces to ignore the recommended options from the inspectorate and intervention processes are too . intervention processes are too. where is her plan to turn that? around. the report is about the decimation of frontline policing, but neighbourhood

policing, but neighbourhood policing been decimated everywhere, not in the met. 6000 fewer police officers . fewer police officers. neighbourhood teams. 8000 fewer. pcsos. just on 2016. and it's worse that because officers are routinely abstracted for other dufies. routinely abstracted for other duties . so where is the plan to duties. so where is the plan to restore neighbourhood policing? labour has set out a plan. we would work with the government this. but where is the government's plan? the report is devastating . the lack of proper devastating. the lack of proper pubuc devastating. the lack of proper public arrangements for women and children who have been let down. but again, we know that across the country prosecute for rape and domestic abuse, have plummeted and serious cases have too often been dismissed. so again, where is the national action plan to improve public protection and where is the commitment to specialist rape investigation units in every force ? specialist domestic abuse force? specialist domestic abuse experts . 1999 control rooms. it experts. 1999 control rooms. it is not happening . and the is not happening. and the findings on institutional misogyny, racism and homophobia are based on evidence and clear

critique area that baroness has set out for measuring change with recommendations. the home secretary rightly says she wants discrimination tackled in all its forms , but she has been its forms, but she has been telling police forces the opposite and telling not to focus on those issues . so where focus on those issues. so where is her plan now to turn that around? where is the home office plan in response to this on standards or , neighbourhood standards or, neighbourhood policing, on violence against women and girls, and on systemic or institutional ? where are or institutional? where are those plans ? the british those plans? the british policing model is precious. those pale principles that started in london policing by consent. the police are the public. consent. the police are the pubuc.the consent. the police are the public. the public are the police. they are our guardians , police. they are our guardians, our gods. but that policing model is in peril. peril. the home office and the home secretary are the. of that tradition. but the lack of any plan to restore trust or to up for policing or to turn things around is letting everyone down. it's not standing up for police.

it's not standing up for police. it's letting both police and communities down. we because we believe in policing because we believe in policing because we believe in policing because we believe in those people that we know standing up for the police. also working with the police to change and to restore the trust, the confidence and effective policing that all police and communities properly deserve. and so that's the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper, asking, where is the national plan to deal with these issues ? plan to deal with these issues? in her view, saying that suella braverman statement dangerously complacent. she said, complacent . continuation of a hands off approach from the home office that had been criticised raised in the report. the home secretary saying that the faces a long road to. it may take years to address some issues, she said . well, let's get the she said. well, let's get the views now. former met police officer and author graham ashton, who is following those events and to get his reaction just in terms of that, assess

that it may take years to address some issues. have they got time to allow that to happen? surely something needs to be done the short term as well . but i to be done the short term as well. but i think the commissioner smart rowley and i know the deputy already got a plan. they started applying it to look at resources on the street, the restructure, the structure, the management, leadership, etc. so i think they've already started on that plan. so now whether i've got the think incumbent on the time think is incumbent on maybe the politicians we decide who stays in post what do they want. but but for me what they're saying confident as well they're saying confident as well they the right people at the they are the right people at the right time to take forward and actually deal solutions actually deal with solutions rather looking back at rather than keep looking back at problems terms figures problems. and in terms figures suella braverman saying 3.3 billion in funding now 178 million cash increase . but then million cash increase. but then we had yvette cooper saying, actually, it's not 0.7 billion, less than at the beginning of the decade. so i guess that's another question. are the resources actually being put into service ? we're not to

into the service? we're not to my knowledge, no. and i think we're almost getting back to we were back in 2010. so was getting i think one of the quotes were takes us back to a level around 2010. well, you know, population increases, demands think demands increased. so i think you look again you need to need look at again the and we it keeps the resources and we it keeps coming down slightly to funding the. budget cuts is central austerity been through austerity we've been through this loads of times this loads and loads of times but policing needs to but but policing these needs to go where were in 2010 go beyond where we were in 2010 in to i think home in relation to i think the home secretary you mentioned the establishment are more than they've ever been before. but again to keep again we're trying to keep up with increases with population increases specifically within london and the amount of police is increase because other services of suffered as well. so everything whereas maybe the money itself hasn't been increased by by those in charge so they need to look at again and listen to what the police chiefs, the senior officers are saying they need to meet the needs the public's put in the policing . now, yvette in the policing. now, yvette cooper was continuing asking where is the plan ? the where is the plan? the specialist plan would even national plan. she was

indicating touching on the issue that you address, that maybe this is not particularly problem for the met. it is an issue being faced by all police forces . yeah, i there's just . yeah, i think there's just highlights of problems across the country , a whole a whole the country, a whole as a whole in policing and policing across the country faces problems with plans around neighbourhood policing. being touch with policing. being in touch with their because when their communities. because when it came down to deciding what your priority was. clearly a priority for policing is responding nine or nine calls. i was emergency calls as opposed to invisible and seeing in your community walk around a daily bafis community walk around a daily basis designed to let everybody. we had to decide between one or the other clearly . we had to the other clearly. we had to prioritise those prioritise to also those emergency but need to emergency calls. but we need to get to being amongst get back now to being amongst the community again the community increase in again neighbourhood scenes , community neighbourhood scenes, community teams, being in touch with . and teams, being in touch with. and she mentioned a phrase i used to teach. now the public, the police, police, the public. and that's police it that's exactly where police it needs to. but need they needs to get to. but i need they needs to get to. but i need they need the numbers and the resources to be to do that. and i to be back out amongst

i need to be back out amongst the hundreds of the communities. hundreds of police being close police such as being close across just across the country, not just london, across the london, but literally across the country you are models country you are you are models now from a police station and a police service is enough to travel to their travel miles to get to their communities like communities. it's almost like a perfect storm. been great over the last 12 years. yeah i just wonder then, you clearly if wonder then, but you clearly if then is push to get then there is this push to get to bobbies on beat to the bobbies on the beat neighbourhood and neighbourhood policing and so on, specialist on, where do those specialist officers come from to deal officers then come from to deal with this other issue that. yvette cooper has as pointed up and the sexual offences, and that is the sexual offences, violence children . violence, women and children. clearly resources of , a very clearly resources of, a very specialist nature are needed for that. specialist nature are needed for that . yeah they do and i think that. yeah they do and i think the report does touch on i haven't got to that section yet specifically but it does mention in the recommendations around you, met, you say what's you, the met, you say what's called cfr unit to called cfr unit used to specialise in dealing with sexual that to sexual offences that to my knowledge were reduced knowledge they were all reduced , decimated when . we had to cap , decimated when. we had to cap figures budgets, numbers, etc. so again, that needs to become a priority for policing because as long as i was in the police violence against women, domestic

were always issue for us with were always an issue for us with access and resources to deal with . so having specialists in with. so having specialists in that area to actually understand the issues, take an the issues, to, to take an investigation , start to finish investigation, start to finish and provide that service to the victims is absolutely essential. last thought the very fact that so much is being focussed now and is being made public and put into the public arena. do you think this may well encourage the good apples , if i can put it the good apples, if i can put it that way, within the another police force is to come forward the whistle and be more confident about complaining about things within these these structures . yeah, i think it structures. yeah, i think it does.i structures. yeah, i think it does. i think i'll said it in. another issue, this this report is actually from the police. so the police themselves this is from officers speaking to describe to me it was like having a chat with your aunt over a cup tea. but over a cup of tea. but i actually felt for probably the first even before of first time, even before most of us, they were actually being listened someone with some listened to by someone with some authority put authority who was going to put that anecdotes, their that the anecdotes, their accounts and that's accounts into report. and that's what you're now. i'm

what you're reading now. i'm funny. so read funny. so as i'm read the report, noting that report, you start noting that some the stories because some of the stories because heard about these so actually in black white the report black and white in the report it's been to the it's actually been given to the boss got to listen to and boss that i got to listen to and got read the accounts. must got read the accounts. it must be really damaging that it is around saying this is around officers saying this is this to me and it's this has happened to me and it's not dealt i i'm not been dealt with. i feel i'm being supported in is a pivotal moment in policing and it should actually be reported all chief constables the country . constables across the country. graeme, thank you very much indeed staying bringing indeed for staying us bringing us reaction there to what us your reaction there to what we from home we heard from the home secretary. very much secretary. thank you very much indeed. of to come indeed. more reaction of to come to this extra report from baroness casey. i will be reacting to. well, has boris johnson fessed ? will the defence johnson fessed? will the defence stick in parliament will be making that assessment from westminster? stay with us. let's get update now the weather. get update now on the weather. hello, i'm alex deakin and this is latest weather update from the office for most a the met office for most a brighter day today to yesterday with some sunshine, but there are few heavy showers around. are a few heavy showers around. still pretty mild as where the systems are gathering out in the

atlantic. they're going to bring spells of rain across the one is clearing away , leaving, as i clearing away, leaving, as i say, with a brighter day, but still plenty of showers around the midlands and eastern england . some pretty lively downpours this heavy shower is likely in a few places, parts scotland seeing a scattering of showers . seeing a scattering of showers. much of wales and southwest will stay dry. not too many showers here. and we see more persistent rain moving into northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. pretty mild, mostly getting into the teens when the sun is shining. we could get up to celsius, but the breeze to 16 celsius, but the breeze will be picking up as we go through it's going to through day and it's going to get overnight and not just get windy overnight and not just windy. that for windy. wet that rain for northern afternoon northern ireland this afternoon spreads most areas before spreads to most areas before midnight. quite heavy midnight. some quite heavy bursts of rain in the west and the will get very gusty in the winds will get very gusty in western scotland come first thing on wednesday morning . thing on wednesday morning. it'll be another pretty mild night with some towns and cities in the south in double in the south staying in double figures. very start figures. i very damp start then of course anglia and the of course east anglia and the southeast wednesday morning southeast to wednesday morning a

very start in western very windy start in western scotland. blustery conditions here and as gusty winds spread across northern scotland with of heavy showers through the day , heavy showers through the day, we'll see some showers developing across parts of wales. western england's and they'll spread further east come they'll spread further east come the afternoon. but again, many places actually seeing decent spells of sunshine but it will be a windy day still pretty mild double figures 1516 across the south—east. but feeling colder with the wind which a touch through wednesday evening but further bands of heavy showers in from the west and that sets us up really for the rest of the working week with further spells of showery rain zipping across the country on blustery winds staying pretty mild as well. but there are signs of colder conditions spreading south this weekend .

it's 1:00 with gb news live. i'm it's1:00 with gb news live. i'm mark long has some coming up for you this tuesday. boris holds his hands up. yes, i did mislead the commons over partygate but it wasn't intentional or reckless, he says . will the reckless, he says. will the defence be enough to save his career as he faces a parliament grilling? we'll have the very latest from. westminster where now for met after today's finding misogyny racism homophobia in the force. the commissioner sir mark karoly says that institutional problems but the report's author baroness casey saying there needs to be a new approach . the home secretary new approach. the home secretary has just told the commons that could years . so who will could take years. so who will now police? the police . chinese now police? the police. chinese president xi in moscow today to meet vladimir putin. it's reported been discussing a chinese peace plan , the war in chinese peace plan, the war in ukraine. while earlier, russia flew two nuclear capable bombers , the sea of japan, for more than 7 hours. the us flew two

us. nuclear bombers towards the russian border . the cold war russian border. the cold war hots up . let us know all your hots up. let us know all your views and all those stories. vaiews@gbnews.uk plus the latest headlines with . tamsin latest headlines with. tamsin mark, thank you. good afternoon from the gb newsroom it's 1:02. bofis from the gb newsroom it's 1:02. boris johnson accepted. he misled parliament over partygate, but he maintains wasn't intentional or reckless . wasn't intentional or reckless. submitting his 52 page defence dossier to the privileged committee, the former prime minister said gatherings at downing street during lockdown should never have happened . he should never have happened. he also says statements in house of commons were made in good . he's commons were made in good. he's due to give evidence before mps tomorrow . a report into tomorrow. a report into britain's largest police force has been described by the home secretary as very concerning. baroness louise casey, who led a review found the met police's

institute should be racist misogynistic , homophobic. she misogynistic, homophobic. she says victims have been let down and that officers who abuse their power have shattered trust. the report found the met's current ethics standards and disciplinary procedures have failed abysmally and is calling for a complete overhaul . home for a complete overhaul. home secretary suella braverman . she secretary suella braverman. she has every faith in newly appointed commissioner. sir mark rowley will be a catalyst change. there have been growing concerns around the performance of the police and its ability to command the confidence and trust of londoners . this follows of londoners. this follows a series abhorrent cases of officers who betrayed the public's and hideously abused their powers. today's report, commissioned by mark's predecessor, makes for very concerning reading . it's clear concerning reading. it's clear that there been serious failures culture, leadership and

standards . former detective standards. former detective superintendent shabnam chowdhry told us. she's appalled by the findings . told us. she's appalled by the findings. she admits her career was tarnished after becoming a whistleblower and says officers should be able to speak out without fear punishment. when you're whistle blower, you try to speak out . you very, very to speak out. you very, very quickly find yourself isolated. you find yourself victimised. you find yourself victimised. you find yourself intimidated by officers. you just rats being closed around you. there's an inability leaders within the organisation to fail to actually with these issues because they are too scared of their own career progression . a group of career progression. a group of eurosceptic conservative has described parts of the minister's new brexit deal with , the eu as practically useless. the european research group commissioned lawyers to scrutinise the windsor framework ahead of tomorrow's vote on. the settlement brake element of the proposal . a spokesperson for proposal. a spokesperson for rishi sunak says it is a good deal and is urging lawmakers to

back it. but the urges chair mark francois says still need to be addressed as eu law will still be supreme in northern ireland. the rights of its people under 1800 active union are not restored . the green line are not restored. the green line is not really a green line . is not really a green line. actually the stormont brake is useless and the framework itself has no exit other than through a highly complex legal process. president xi jinping and vladimir putin are beginning a second day of talks as part of the chinese leader's state visit to moscow . discussions today are to moscow. discussions today are expected to be more formal . expected to be more formal. yesterday, putin welcomed his dear friend to the kremlin and the pair discussed china's peace plan for ukraine. president has ianed plan for ukraine. president has invited putin to visit china and called for regular . the

called for regular. the transport secretary is calling on the rmt to give its a vote on the latest pace offer from rail operator. so week's strikes can be called off . it's after be called off. it's after members of the union who work for network rail accepted a similar pay rise of between point two and 14.4. industrial action is planned by the rmt next thursday and saturday. but mark harper is urging to call it off . network rail can now get on off. network rail can now get on with reform to. how they deliver maintenance and how they run the infra on the railways. that's halfway done. i think the next stage is that want the rmt to put what is broadly the same and reasonable offer to their members that work for the train operate in companies and cool off week's strike. so i think that would be fantastic news for the travelling public if they're members, if the rmt members get the chance to consider that pay offer as well , those that work offer as well, those that work on the train, the train

companies themselves , this is gb companies themselves, this is gb news more headlines for me shortly. now there is back . shortly. now there is back. mark thomson, thank you very much . so thomson, thank you very much. so the much anticipated party defence has been published by bofis defence has been published by boris johnson, the former prime minister, except that he had indeed misled the house of commons. but that wasn't intentional or reckless a key phrase . let's get more at phrase. let's get more at westminster . and our political westminster. and our political reporter olivia utley more. i was going to say meet on the bone, but maybe more and cheese perhaps would be more accurate . perhaps would be more accurate. olivia. borisjohnson perhaps would be more accurate. olivia. boris johnson saying . he olivia. boris johnson saying. he trusted the assurances of former of communications jack doyle that amid pandemic christmas party was within the rules wine and cheese and exchanging gifts at the desk. that did not sound to me like a breach of the rules or the guidance. let alone a

party, said mr. johnson so essentially boris johnson's defence on the fact that he , defence on the fact that he, well, the, his, his , what he well, the, his, his, what he says is that he didn't know he was breaking the rules. and so when he stood up and said that he was doing everything within the rules , was acting in good the rules, was acting in good faith . and this 52 page dossier faith. and this 52 page dossier that he's put together is essentially gathering up all sorts of evidence from messages, from communication between . him from communication between. him and his advisers in which his advisers appear to tell him that there is no of the rules. so when he relayed information to the house, he says he was acting in good faith. it's not his fault if that guidance was wrong. now that he knows, because you can see in his dossier that he knows that the committee will come back by saying . well, even if your saying. well, even if your advisers told the wrong advice, surely it was obvious to you that were breaking the that you were breaking the rules. surely what rules. surely you know what a what a party looks like. well, his that that there were

his defence that that there were plenty of people at these gatherings wasn't obvious gatherings if it wasn't obvious to why why should it be to him why why should it be obvious to if it obvious obvious to if it wasn't obvious to of them, why should it be to any of them, why should it be obvious to him? he also interestingly points the fact that of photographs that some of the photographs that some of the photographs that seeing splashed that we've been seeing splashed on the front pages of the newspapers were taken by the number 10 official photographer and he would he have an and he says, would he have an official taking photos ? him official taking photos? him obviously breaking the rules. now it actually goes further than that what his dossiers because essentially he is laying into this committee and we can see already that relationships between boris johnson and the privileges committee are also all time low. boris johnson is accused them of acting outside of the scope of their own in. an original investigation . so they original investigation. so they were supposed to be looking into . he lied. i intend finally misled parliament. they've now changed the wording about they're looking into into intent finally or recklessly . well finally or recklessly. well bofis finally or recklessly. well boris johnson doesn't like that at all. the committee meanwhile

have come back and had a go at bofis have come back and had a go at boris johnson tardiness. so they say that if you wanted his publication this dossier out there quickly , he's saying that there quickly, he's saying that they have withheld . they're they have withheld. they're saying, well, he should have published it more than 48 hours before he's due to speak to the committee. and they're saying that it was riddled with typos the first time it was submitted . we can see extent to . so we can see the extent to which boris johnson this which boris johnson and this committee not getting committee are not getting on. i think we can all expect fireworks at 2 pm. tomorrow when boris johnson find he sits down in front of those seven mps. you could say might decide his fate. yeah. and one reflects maybe it is up to the themselves to decide what the terms of reference are, not actually the person who is being questioned, but he does have a course , a but he does have a course, a fairly high powered lawyer. lord casey , with £220,000 of casey, with £220,000 of taxpayers money being made available to launch his defence. it could well just come to these two words then intense or

recklessly in terms of this act of misleading parliament parliament. yes, absolutely. so bofis parliament. yes, absolutely. so boris johnson would argue that , boris johnson would argue that, yes, it might be up to the committee set the terms of reference, but all of the precedent for this kind of committee is to decide whether an mp likes the house. now we know that lying the house intentionally misleading the house is a swinging offence and it sounds, but at least johnson believes as though the committee doesn't have evidence that he intentionally misled the house. bofis intentionally misled the house. boris johnson's interpretation of that is they would need evidence to show he had been told he'd misled the house. and then he stood up and said that he wasn't sure about the rules . he wasn't sure about the rules. he he didn't know he didn't mean he didn't know that there were parties going on. so it all hinges on whether committee is able to use that word in quite a loose context and whether it was boris johnson is if they believe that any normal person would have seen that there was a party taking place . if that can be referred

place. if that can be referred to as intentionally all comes down to this interpretation of intentionally and whether or not someone can recklessly mislead parliament, is that a sham that will be allowed in the frame of reference. yeah. and of course it will be the committee, mr. johnson himself. who decides whether that actually applies or ? not. olivia, for the moment. thank but let's just actually reflect once we have actually got a copy of the introduction of boris johnson's defence that will be put before that committee tomorrow. it will be televised. so we'll have it here for you tomorrow. but the key points start with the revelations and sue grey's report shocked the public and they mr. johnson. they shocked, said mr. johnson. i begin renewing i therefore begin renewing my apologies to, the british people for what happened ? on my watch, for what happened? on my watch, it that a number of it is now clear that a number of days there were gatherings at number 10. however, they began went point where they went past the point where they could be said to been could be said to have been reasonably work purposes reasonably for work purposes that should never have happened. it me sadness and i regret it fills me sadness and i regret that it did. going on to say

then it is course true. my statement parliament, the statement to parliament, the rules have been rules and guidance have been followed all did not turn out followed at all did not turn out to be correct. i this opportunity to apologise to the house for that and then towards the end the key paragraph where he says accept that the house of commons was misled by my statement is that the rules and guidance had been followed completely at number 10. but when the statement was were made, said mr. johnson , they made, said mr. johnson, they were made in good faith and the bafis were made in good faith and the basis of what i honestly knew and believed at the time i did not intentionally or recklessly mislead . the house on the first mislead. the house on the first december 20, 21 8th december 2021, or in any other date? i would never have dreamed of doing so . well, joining us now doing so. well, joining us now is , edwina currie, a former is, edwina currie, a former conservative. thank you very much indeed for your time. if you were on committee, would you buy that ? i think if i was on buy that? i think if i was on that committee, i'd be having a good laugh . good laugh. i mean good laugh. good laugh. i mean it's premised on the idea that

the words honestly and would never have dreamed of doing so would be an accurate reflection of what we know about boris. it's rather the opposite on the health and. the committee, of course, is not composed of judges this committee is composed of politicians and some of them have been in the house of them have been in the house of commons an awful lot longer than boris has. so they'd be very good indeed. producing some wording. i mean, my guess is that they're going to find guilty one way or another. and the word that they're homing in on is recklessly because if you if you become aware that something funny is going on, especially in those circumstances and you let it continue and if you accept, you know balance it doubt, well, it's not too bad when in fact what you should be doing is walking through the office and this looks like a party to me go home if you to celebrate, go to the pub . oh, the public clothes.

the pub. oh, the public clothes. well, there's a reason that it's called covid. stop this . this is called covid. stop this. this is not what you're supposed to be doing. in office to work doing. you're in office to work and thing else is and everything thing else is verboten. you cannot do it. and we in particular chose the prime minister of the day. it was highly intelligent. we in particular are not going to sanction anything that is at all dodgy. sanction anything that is at all dodgy . can sanction anything that is at all dodgy. can you imagine boris saying that , because i can't. saying that, because i can't. yeah interesting i'm his is 52 pageis yeah interesting i'm his is 52 page is of it and just to sort of dig down a bit further he's saying that he trusted assurances of his former of communications, jack doyle that a mid—pandemic christmas party was, quote, within the rules . was, quote, within the rules. it's in this context. i understood members of the press office who had gathered for work purposes key phrase, of course, in number 10, leading the government's response to covid 19 and cheese and 19 had wine and cheese and exchange gifts at their desk . exchange gifts at their desk. this sound to me like a this did not sound to me like a breach or the breach the rules or the guidance, alone a party. guidance, let alone a party. close . yeah, at least close quotes. yeah, at least he's jumping on this stuff, isn't he? which again , minister.

isn't he? which again, minister. and certainly a prime shouldn't do . one of the things, one of do. one of the things, one of the one of the aspects of honour when you are in very senior positions is you take responsibility and you certainly don't dump by are members of your staff who are not really in a position to defend themselves . and you could also you know, mark what you and i might do is we might actually that to you. sure well, let's air on the side of caution. let's not a party and for goodness sake know it's my birthday next week. if there's any hint or anyone suggesting that going to be a party here they will be out the dooris party here they will be out the door is clear and that is not what did entirely the opposite . what did entirely the opposite. and last question and then what do you make of the fact that has told mps , the tory mps they can told mps, the tory mps they can have a free to actually decide whatever sanction or not that the committee decides on. yeah. that actually the rumour that i

heard last so they've obviously been thinking hard about how to do it . there'll be a sanction of do it. there'll be a sanction of some kind. there are a lot of employees on the tory side in the house of commons who'll be glad to see the back of boris, or who are, shall we say, sick to death of him being the agenda when what they would like to be the agenda, the asset that they the agenda, the asset that they the government is making, the good efforts that the government is making. so be able some of them will vote against with the labour party and some will simply abstain . what will happen simply abstain. what will happen after that depends on what the sanction is, what the result is, whether there's an automatic byelection called nobody knows any of that. there's a lots and lots and lots of what ifs we can't get to right now. tomorrow however guaranteed mark will be magnificent theatre we'll all be glued to it and boris i think will be the star even he doesn't end up as getting away with it. so we can continue watching on

tv news tomorrow . oh, i think tv news tomorrow. oh, i think probably will be okay. we will welcome you along. well to perhaps i think quite a substantial number be watching that particular show. edwina currie, thank you very much indeed your. now let's indeed for your. now let's return to this report the met police, which has found institutional misogyny, homophobia and sexism . the heart homophobia and sexism. the heart of the force. commissioned after the abduction and murder of sarah everard by a serving officer , it details stories of officer, it details stories of more cover and sexual assaults. 12% of women in the met itself saying they had them themselves being harassed or attacked at work . the report's author, work. the report's author, baroness casey, saying the force now needs a complete overhaul , now needs a complete overhaul, but commissioner sir but the met commissioner sir mark rowley already rejecting that charge that the problems are institute officials saying there were systemic . well, let's there were systemic. well, let's speak now to our national reporter, ellie castello, who's at yard. and of course, at scotland yard. and of course, ellie, also had now suella ellie, we've also had now suella braverman, the home secretary acknowledging the issues, acknowledging once the issues, but reflecting it may take years

for them to be addressed. yes. good afternoon to you, mark. the home secretary suella braverman has just stood in the house of parliament just a few minutes ago and, gave a statement in response to this review . she response to this review. she said that the primary and political accountability sits with the mayor of london and she said she's going to be holding the metropolitan police and the mayor of london account by measuring their progress. and she went to say that victims of police are asking for action, not what its when tackling wrongdoing in the police force . wrongdoing in the police force. that's her response just literally a few ago to this new review which found that racism, sexism and, homophobia are at the heart of the metropolitan police force. this is a review by baroness which was commissioned in the wake of the abduction and the rape and the murder of sarah everard. and it took 12 months for this review

took 12 months for this review to take place in that time. another serving metropolitan police officer , david carrick, police officer, david carrick, was convicted of 12 sexual offences , including rape, 12 offences, including rape, 12 against 12 victims, including rape. so this is baroness casey speaking about the for reform in the metropolitan . and a moment the metropolitan. and a moment that sarah everard was raped , that sarah everard was raped, abducted, raped and murdered by abducted, raped and murdered by a serving police officer . i abducted, raped and murdered by a serving police officer. i find it extraordinary that in policing and in the police that wasn't their moment of like a plane falling out of the sky. i just think is so dreadful and you know has to be a moment that change change didn't come so now this report has to carry that and has to take responsibility for getting the change needed that we should have had at the point that that young woman lost

her life because while evidence in this 363 page inquiry includes evidence fridges in the metropolitan officers that were packed full of evidence and breaking down, and that meant that the evidence was lost and therefore alleged rape cases had to be dropped . we also read to be dropped. we also read about a muslim officer who found pork , his shoes that had been pork, his shoes that had been left by, his colleagues. there were instances of officers urinating on each other and sexually inappropriate behaviour in the office . 12% of female in the office. 12% of female officers had experienced sexual harassment whilst serving in the metropolitan police force. this is scary thing reading for the metropolitan police and police force . sir mark rowley, the force. sir mark rowley, the commissioner has been speaking this morning. he has issued an apology to londoners but he hasn't gone so as to agree that is institutionalised racism , is institutionalised racism, sexism and misogyny . he admits

sexism and misogyny. he admits that it's systemic , but he says that it's systemic, but he says that it's systemic, but he says that these changes will go. will to be implemented. he doesn't as far as to say that all of them will be a bonus case he's made clear this isn't a pick and mix . all of them will need to be implemented in order for the metropolitan police force to be a trust that people trust and confidence in. ali, thank you very much indeed for updating us at new scotland yard. and just to remind you, that debate continues in the commons following , the home secretary following, the home secretary statement actually , i can just statement actually, i can just update you that in fact, suella braverman said she agrees with the of the metropolitan police so that institutional is not a helpful term to use, she said. it's ambiguous and a politically charged term that is much misused and risk making it harder for officers to win back the trust of community. well, joining us now in the studio is chris hobbs, the former met police officer. chris, this is an interesting reaction from

both mark and suella braverman on this term institution which . on this term institution which. of course, remember back in 1999 was the term used in terms of the reaction , the stephen the reaction, the stephen lawrence case and the macpherson report . yeah, that's right. i report. yeah, that's right. i think there's lot of confusion about what means, to be quite honest , i about what means, to be quite honest, i think it's been interpreted when . macpherson interpreted when. macpherson used it as a basically institutional means officers are racist across board and not just bad apples. yes yes , yes, yes. bad apples. yes yes, yes, yes. there's a problem with basically all i'm not sure some. that's true. i think there are too many definitions around institutional. having said that of the met has got appropriate . of the met has got appropriate. without a doubt. i so sorry so many officers at the moment going out on response at the sharp end who are having to perform their duties with this hanging over them . i think it's hanging over them. i think it's important to realise that despite the timing contents of

the report know is that the overwhelming majority officers in the next 24 hours in london, there will be some acts of bravery, kindness and compassion as there was . that seems to be as there was. that seems to be getting lost at the moment. the image now when you look at the first part of the report, there's lots of condemnation about the organisation. yes and so on. and you could see on social media serving officers applauding that since since 2010 it has been a shambles when you go into the second part of the report, you've got officers really holding their heads in despair . really holding their heads in despair. right. okay. well, let's let's part that term institutional then and look at what's mark wanted in its systemic does that indicate that there's got to be some reorganisation of a pretty drastic nature bearing in mind suella braverman said these problems could take to address i mean, some marks got that long as he to sort this out. well he's certainly got a challenge, without a doubt. i the problem within the met is that because

of training , vetting, of training, vetting, recruitment around issues . but recruitment around issues. but you've got groups not of officers spitting on the school police they to congregate together don't they. an informer a group that is basically anti—social and becomes a problem. i think that's what we have in the met remember over ten years we've had 60 families and met police officers and staff working for the people of london there were not 60,000 bad apples . so do london there were not 60,000 bad apples. so do you london there were not 60,000 bad apples . so do you believe then apples. so do you believe then the attempts which sir marcus indicated and i think 30 to 40 cases coming through at the moment he said if that is pushed forward that will actually bring the culture back around that and removing the so—called bad apples rather than thinking that the whole is broken . i think i the whole is broken. i think i think that's what most officers want. right. they want the bad apples , the lazy, the corrupt , apples, the lazy, the corrupt, the ones who are misogynistic ,

the ones who are misogynistic, ones who are racist. they want them out . having said that, them out. having said that, there's a lot of disappoint about the second half of the report when the baroness, baroness qc talks about overpolicing the black community violence towards, you know, when arrests are being made there's no real mention there of 400 weapons a month being off the street by stop and search of the terrible consequences of knife crime within certain areas which one report on. of course we which police officers have to tackle if police officers take a step back as i could do from say stop and search we could be real trouble in parts of london. well last last question on this. do you think the fact that there is so much public attention on it, the focus is on met now and these things are being put into these things are being put into the public arena. would that these things are being put into the piofficersena. would that these things are being put into the piofficers to . would that these things are being put into the piofficers to come.d that these things are being put into the piofficers to come forward more officers to come forward and report on on wrongdoing things not being done in the right way ? i think so. i think right way? i think so. i think it will encourage them. but on the other hand, i think it has

to people remind the majority officers don't like the rogues , officers don't like the rogues, don't like racist officers and really do despite the chaos in the organisation . the met on the organisation. the met on a daily basis time and time again and within 24 hours they will be doing some fantastic life saving work which never really gets picked up by the media. okay, chris, thank you very much indeed to bring us your reaction to that. and of course, we'll continue to assess what's being said in the commons said that debate in the commons . secretary coming up . the home secretary coming up to gb news a little latest on china's president's visit to moscow as the nuclear bombings are heading on. while all sides, it seems. is that cold war hotting up? we'll have an assessment on that .

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now vladimir putin has been holding formal talks with chinese president xi jinping in the kremlin, focusing on course the kremlin, focusing on course the war in ukraine and russia's apparently deepening economic with china. the kremlin also saying both leaders will be discussing a peace deal which he is also invited putin to visit china this year, we're being told. but today, russia flew to nuclear capable bomber planes over , the sea of japan for more over, the sea of japan for more 7 hours and also reports that two us b—52 nuclear capable of course, had been flying over the baltic towards the russian border . let's get the views now border. let's get the views now of elements executive director at the henry jackson who joins us.the at the henry jackson who joins us. the cold war hotting up a bit with. bombers flying hither and thither . well, it's all and thither. well, it's all rather reminiscent, isn't it? of being played on both sides know one one country sends bombers that way and other one goes that way. they scramble to repeat them. i mean, should be worth pointing out. by the way, the russians have done this for years with the yeah. for years we've scramble the planes

we've had to scramble the planes because the russians approach our it's a game our border. so it's a game the russians how very well russians how to play very well but given the tensions but of course given the tensions at the moment, you know one mistake could actually have consequences saw that consequences and we saw that reaper spy drone shot down. reaper the spy drone shot down. of course , we're getting perhaps of course, we're getting perhaps that she wants to calm down a little bit and that clearly for china , there are not many gains china, there are not many gains if things hot hot up in ukraine particularly. no, i think the chinese would love to be the sort of brokering party for some kind of deal. and look, it's clearly in china's interest, sort of freeze the conflict. it's of course, in russia's interests as to, freeze interests as well to, freeze a conflict russians are conflict since russians are essentially at essentially losing at the moment. it would moment. but it would be a terrible if we were to stop right now because it would just institutionalise putin's control over the areas he has aggressively seized at. the chinese would be happy about, of course, because they don't want to see, as you say, any slippage in the russian ally. but that's not necessarily news not necessarily good news for the world, we say? the free world, should we say? yeah the other fear that

yeah the other fear is that china will become more china perhaps will become more a more partner. and more active partner. and clearly, if start providing ammunition and military hardware, whole balance hardware, then the whole balance changes be changes and washington will be very about that. yes. very concerned about that. yes. i that indicate the i mean, that would indicate the chinese taken side, which chinese have taken side, which so studiously so far they have studiously avoided . and if they were avoided doing. and if they were to take side that would change to take a side that would change the balance, because the military balance, because you russians you would have the russians being very quickly being resupplied very quickly with chinese material. however, that would the chinese up undoubtedly to american sanctions. yeah do you think putin will actually listen if he says that's it, enough is enough, you've really got to rethink this. he might. but the problem is for putin, he's not in control of that situation to say, i'm stopping this point time i'm declaring a ceasefire will not be accepted by ukraine so putin can declare all he likes. he's stopping. but until withdraws his forces from they were before the invasion there's no incentive for ukraine and nor should they stop in their attacks and prior this meeting in moscow , we had the in moscow, we had the suggestions from washington that

. it might be rather useful if president she gets on the phone to zelenskyy ukraine, and also discusses the situation with any indication that's about to happen. well, the ukrainians have pressing it. have been pressing for it. they've been an attempt say, they've been an attempt to say, right, if don't want to right, you if you don't want to come find, but can you get on the phone and talk? because right you claim to right now you claim to be a neutral party this. but neutral party in this. but you've there and you've gone there and you haven't there. it's very haven't gone there. it's very strange, to of strange, wouldn't you say, to of declare peace treaty or try declare a peace treaty or try and get peace treaty and then and get a peace treaty and then not to the main of the war not go to the main of the war and talk to them. yeah and what would that deal have to look like? i mean, assume, for like? i mean, we assume, for instance, ukraine says instance, that ukraine says you've give back you've to give crimea back to us. you, that's a given. us. that's you, that's a given. and would that. but and we would assume that. but look, are for look, details of that are for ukraine, russia to work out with the if want to go down the charter. if want to go down that the reality we that route. the reality is we know ukrainians know publicly the ukrainians have want all their have said they want all their territory everything been territory everything that's been taken since 2014 and that's understandable wouldn't understandable why wouldn't they? don't know they? you know, i don't know there'll interim deal done there'll be an interim deal done in of way if that even in that sort of way if that even viable. there's viable. i'm not sure there's a viable, know, kind of viable, you know, kind of way through here and it's

through here right now and it's not posturing on the not just posturing on the chinese. and the other aspect, of course, trying to interpret the body language and whether putin or is putin is got the tremors or is his his his arm shaking, his legs, his his arm shaking, whatever we are being told that china does not necessarily want to see putin removed. they prefer to see him in place and just held in a steady , a calm just held in a steady, a calm sort of basis . chinese hate any sort of basis. chinese hate any instability , any kind. they are instability, any kind. they are very much when comes to their allies, the status quo power don't want to see anyone kicked out. they don't want say out. they don't want to say a move because of course, the corollary of that is we could be next. well, yeah. or poland or the baltic of course . the baltic states, of course. thank much indeed for thank you very much indeed for your of course, we'll your assessment of course, we'll keep you updated with what happens official talks happens in those official talks in. get an update now in. but let's get an update now on all other news headlines on all the other news headlines which upset . mark. on all the other news headlines which upset. mark. thank you. here are the headlines from the gb newsroom. boris has accepted. he misled over partygate, but

maintains it wasn't intentional or reckless submitting his 52 page or reckless submitting his 52 page defence dossier to the privileges committee. the former prime minister said gatherings downing street during lockdown should have happened. he also says statement in the house of commons made in good faith. he's due to give evidence before mps tomorrow . a report into tomorrow. a report into britain's largest police force has been described by the home secretary as very concerning. it found the met police is institutionally misogynistic and, homophobic. baroness louise , who led the review, says victims been let down and officers abuse their power have shattered public trust. home secretary says she has every faith in newly appointed commissioner sir mark rowley will be a catalyst for change. a group of eurosceptic conservative mps has described parts of the prime minister's new brexit deal with the eu as practically useless. the european research group

commissioned to scrutinise the windsor framework ahead of tomorrow's vote on stormont brake element of the proposal . brake element of the proposal. the eog's chair , mark francois the eog's chair, mark francois says issues still need to be addressed . eu law will still be addressed. eu law will still be supreme in northern the rights its people under the 1800 active union are not restored . the union are not restored. the green line is not really a green line axel. the stormont brake is practically useless and the framework itself has no exit other than through a highly legal process . tv online , other than through a highly legal process. tv online , radio legal process. tv online, radio and on tuned in. this.

gb news. welcome back to gb news. live at five. welcome back to gb news. live at five.the welcome back to gb news. live at five. the tories want to win the next election which may be coming, but sooner than we think. there must retain at least some of the red wall seats across north the across the north and the midlands want labour. midlands they want from labour. one valuable seat, don one such valuable seat, don valley, outside doncaster . valley, just outside doncaster. it voted tory for the first time in 2019 but lost doncaster and sheffield airport . many local sheffield airport. many local voters angry at that, not campaigning to the regional airport or economic business. liam halligan has this special report for us. doncaster airport last november , thousands protest last november, thousands protest angry the closure of this busy south yorkshire air hub , also south yorkshire air hub, also serving nearby sheffield . serving nearby sheffield. doncaster posted daily to the us and mainland europe , less than and mainland europe, less than 20 years old. this world class facility now lies dormant . facility now lies dormant. airport owner the pale says it's financially unviable . local

financially unviable. local garage owner mark chadwick shocked when doncaster airport closed. he says of a protest group on social media you couldn't find out why it was closing. what it was closing for. who was closing it. so i set up a facebook group just. just to do something just to see if we could find out what was happening. the first day we had a thousand members. first we had 4000 members. it's a travesty that happened to our that what's happened to our local the online to local airport. the online to save doncaster sheffield now has over thousand followers and rising . this was fittingly which rising. this was fittingly which for decades hosted fondly airshows as captured in this movie the case for doncaster airport today rests on its central location. close sheffield hull in lincolnshire before lockdown. doncaster posted 1.4 million passengers in 2019 alone. generating directly and indirectly around 3000 local jobs. just minutes by train from

the capital, doncaster could also take pressure off london's busy . also take pressure off london's busy. business leaders also take pressure off london's busy . business leaders say also take pressure off london's busy. business leaders say this closure is the disaster for the local economy . think about taxi local economy. think about taxi drivers. the local hotels, bed and breakfast caterers. you know, all of those businesses that you supply . the airport that you supply. the airport were in jordan valley, a red wall seat the tories won in 2019 and need to retain . the local mp and need to retain. the local mp says labour on council and measured this facility as happened with teesside airports in the north—east is what happened the north with ben ben houchen he actually brought a conservative mayor, bought the airport and made it. we need the same thing to here at doncaster's parklands club. locals are adamant that airport should survive they don't need a third runway gatwick and they don't you up don't trust it itself with a contract. sheffield shut down a few years

ago. so really , doncaster should ago. so really, doncaster should have taken the slack on that . have taken the slack on that. why? it should still be mystified why it's such imposing to sell the land for housing will get more money than selling it as an or using an airport and keeping it running . peel group keeping it running. peel group refutes this , says the high refutes this, says the high fixed costs associated with running a safe, regulated airport mean a break even business plan be identified for the foreseeable future . planes the foreseeable future. planes haven't landed in doncaster since november, but the campaign to save this regional hub is in full flight . liam halligan full flight. liam halligan gibney . well, fresh back from gibney. well, fresh back from doncaster , he hasn't flown in doncaster, he hasn't flown in for obvious reasons. our economics and business as a liam halligan now is on the money. and i'm just salt in the wound. we just now reading that doncaster is actually just missed out on the new for home

gb hq, great british railways . gb hq, great british railways. it has gone to derby. he'll be very pleased. interesting quote here from . the local area in here from. the local area in terms of what it means and this is from the city. mayor ross jones , locating it here would jones, locating it here would have gone a long in realising the government's levelling aspirations for the area and this is the key that you point out. it's not just a regional hub, it's actually what it does. and really getting levelling up in action. doncaster really is the heart of the red wall. there are four parliamentary seats around doncaster . they've all around doncaster. they've all voted. quotes . but in voted. labour quotes. but in 2019, caroline flint , the labour 2019, caroline flint, the labour frontbencher, despite being a popular local mp, she lost that seat. a former coal mining area it's a nick fletcher page in our film and we've seen over recent years the vital importance of these regional airports in the uk for getting investment into regions and local economies .

regions and local economies. teesside is a famous example . teesside is a famous example. newquay down in the west country is another example. you've also got airports in the east of england, in norwich have done a lot. there's a lot of this consternation that sheffield been closed. leeds bradford airport is an expanding the way that many people want to. yeah. and the case for doncaster there really goes back a long way . really goes back a long way. this was a major airbase for the raf it was fittingly is where the vulcan used to be before we have polaris the submarines our nuclear deterrent force here in the vulcans of course many people and around doncaster have fond memories of going to air shows and 2005 it's been a pretty success. full civilian airport. yeah and it's a structure that's worked really well in the united states regional airports. they really have sort of stimulated local economies. you were saying that you could have got a flight from doncaster across the pond to the us of course at one time. so what went wrong? was it the lack

of investor and or the way that the airport was actually handled ? spoke to and lots local ? i spoke to lots and lots local people while . we were making people while. we were making that film and we're going to stick this story the way stick with this story the way there's a huge strength of feeling. mark chadwick, who appeared feeling. mark chadwick, who appe yeah, feeling. mark chadwick, who appeyeah, a local mechanic, just, yeah, a local mechanic, doncaster born and bred, not really faith social media, really faith with social media, particularly got this particularly but he's got this facebook absolutely facebook group absolutely mushrooming and more mushrooming as more and more people join now the owner they're not a regular air operator . they're not like operator. they're not like a company that owns airports. they call the peel group. and there's lot of suspicion locally, which the peel group refute and reflects that in the film , that reflects that in the film, that they simply want to run the airport a loss , maybe not airport a loss, maybe not completely open with the business case just a few years ago, the airport was saying it was going to go up to 4 million passengers prior to covid and regional airports recovering regional airports are recovering pnor regional airports are recovering prior covid covid whacked prior since covid covid whacked them but peel group deny idea that lots of locals have they think they can they can more

money gradually off this huge site for housing and science to see if it developed rather than running it as an airport. but as an airport it has huge positive knock on effects for the rest the region. yeah because one reflects the runways there the terminal building there the access is there yeah . so what's access is there yeah. so what's space is . yeah. to run space is. yeah. to run a civilian airline. and let's tell you what mark something i learnt on this trip. funny isn't it. we got out the office in london. get on the road and we learned stuff. i learned at the at the airstrip doncasterisn't stuff. i learned at the at the airstrip doncaster isn't just airstrip at doncaster isn't just any airstrip because the any old airstrip because the americans put the space shuttle challenger up in the when we when we were lads it needed another airport . it could land another airport. it could land that wasn't in the state yeah. yeah. kind of safety run over airport. yeah. you know a long way the states but in the same northern hemisphere so doncaster airstrip was made longer and made much much higher quality so in theory space shuttle could land that. yeah and still of

that standard that's why it was so popular with the raf. yeah. like manston in kent where concorde could actually land and take off. just a bit of breaking get your reaction to this. we're just learning that just the just learning that just eat the takeaway .com group saying it plans to axe around 1700 delivery driver jobs and 170 head office roles after a slowdown in takeaway now , we all slowdown in takeaway now, we all have our antennae up for various problems in the economy. the cost of in crises, whatever what do you make of that i mean is it an indication yet again that we're not out of the woods. okay so course during lockdown the so of course during lockdown the idea punch idea that you could punch something into your phone and somebody would up or on somebody would turn up or on a little or pair of little motorbike or pair of roller minutes later roller skates. 20 minutes later with just with your dinner. it just took off. yeah. among certainly off. yeah. and among certainly more comfortably of household aids. there enormous aids. there was enormous expansion , the of the likes expansion, the use of the likes of just it became a very, very successful company. two things are happening now, mark will never be the same. post—lockdown

but working patterns all returning somewhat to normal . so returning somewhat to normal. so of course there's going to be more from home than there ever was prior to 2020, but not nearly as much as there was at the height of lockdown. and even dunng the height of lockdown. and even during year of the lock. during the year of the lock. yeah, yeah. so that's and also i think to ordering your food , you think to ordering your food, you know, with a watch a movie or thatis know, with a watch a movie or that is a luxury and i think people are now skin on the luxury we're seeing in the way supermarket purchases are happening moving away from the more up—market names like waitrose and sainsbury's and tesco , the aldi doing better. tesco, the aldi doing better. they still dominate the market, but the discounters like little announced they're doing better. and i think this is online version of that right. i guess the other thing is we should reflect also been reflect there's also been increased competition in this picture. got eats picture. you've got uber eats uber also uber deliveroo they're also looking for the same amount of business. so anyway to 1700 delivery jobs and 170 head office jobs going there. we'll get more reaction. and of course, we'll keep on top of

doncaster and see what what happensin doncaster and see what what happens in terms of taking off eventually. i'll see. eventually. hopefully. i'll see. we of course, we did that. and of course, interest decision coming interest rate decision is coming tomorrow. the fed reserve on thursday, the bank of england guessisi thursday, the bank of england guess is i reckon they will both hold i reckon they will both not interest rates because of market related to the scares we've had over various over the last couple markets sort of at the moment anyway skittish skittish good word see you later now ofsted have been urged by education unions to pause inspections . the school in inspections. the school in reading due to the headteachers death ruth perry having a whole life while waiting for ofsted report the downgrade at her primary school from outstanding inadequate. well joining us now on the show christina cunliffe, a head teacher in. ascot thank you very much indeed for joining us, christine. and i think we can report also that the a neighbouring school where asked ofsted not to come and make an inspection that is taking place. clearly it's highlighting an

issue for many heads . i think issue for many heads. i think there's always been a problem with ofsted . i mean, before with ofsted. i mean, before being in the independent, i was in the state sector and i can remember one of the earliest ones back in 1994, and they actually put the fear of god in people now, you know, i do know that schools be that schools have got be regulated other regulated like any other industry , but it causes, industry, but when it causes, it's sort of trauma , there is it's sort of trauma, there is definitely something wrong and it needs to be reviewed and clearly one has to measure schools in some way. but i know a lot of heads expressed their frustration with the one word as inadequate instead of actually maybe something a little more nuanced. i think also you're looking at a two day snapshot of a school that works throughout the year . i a school that works throughout the year. i mean, how can you really get to know what schools like especially with the current pressures, you know, society and schools are facing at the moment. and one word doesn't tell much , you know, it's tell you much, you know, it's got to little bit more, got to be a little bit more, i would say, respectful . and one would say, respectful. and one of the people who are carrying

out the i mean, is it the fear that perhaps a rather bureaucratic than those might have had a better time the classroom . well, it could be i, classroom. well, it could be i, i can't offer too much on the on ofsted. but, you know, i know, for example, the independent schools were inspected by people myself, fellow heads , and we go myself, fellow heads, and we go and support schools and look for the best and bring out the best in those schools to celebrate the actual excellent education that's going on in this country at the moment. yeah. and clearly there was a discussion about leaked and exam results and so on that. so are we still not really sure how we measure success in our education system? i you know, league tables don't tell the true picture anyway because you're going to get schools are selective. who is going to appear at top. it doesn't mean doing doesn't mean they're doing better schools that are better than the schools that are non—selective. you know, they don't a story as well. so don't tell a story as well. so there's going be that's going there's going to be that's going be review of how inspects be a huge review of how inspects schools and how we judge schools and how would you that to

and how would you like that to take and what would take place and what what would be ? well, i be the best option? well, i think i think peer review of schools is a really good thing. people who myself are working on the ground floor who can see where the good is and if there are improvements to be made. we work together in a school should work together in a school should work together in a school should work together to ensure we're providing the best for children. right. so what, you'd be parachuted school. parachuted into another school. well, i mean, for example, isi inspect independent schools on a team. there will probably be normally people like myself. i do a couple every year and i take two or three days at a time to go and, you know, review at the schools and be part of the inspection team. and it's very supportive. and i think ofsted has got something that learn actually i. okay. actually from my as i. okay. well, we are. the well, there we are. the challenges we'll see challenges that we'll see how they to but we'll they react to that. but we'll let you get back to your classroom what's going classroom and see what's going on in the school. thank you very for joining on gb news. forjoining us here on gb news. thanks more reaction, of course, to that. let's update to come to that. let's update now the issue of, the windsor now on the issue of, the windsor

framework, northern ireland, of course, and more on the dup's decision that they will not for the the eu tomorrow. just the deal the eu tomorrow. just to remind you that that is going to remind you that that is going to the commons. to remind you that that is going to the commons . also the to the commons. also the european research group and the chairman mark francois declining to say earlier today how members of the eurosceptic group would vote on that framework . tomorrow vote on that framework. tomorrow members meeting to discuss the matter further . where does that matter further. where does that leave? northern ireland? on stormont. well, let's ask our reporter dougie beattie , who's reporter dougie beattie, who's there for us and dougie indications from the prime minister they're going to press ahead with the vote on the framework. but if the dup aren't part of that, of course, the whole question what happens to powersharing that ? well, it is. powersharing that? well, it is. and you've hit the nail on the head. power sharing. and of course it's not only the dup , course it's not only the dup, the pup, the progressive unionist party, the tuv , the unionist party, the tuv, the true unionist voice, the dup and of course, the very liberal ucp that at best described it this

document as a stepping stone. none of them are sitting in power behind us. so all you have is nationalism and the alliance party and the alliance parties voting record has them voting the majority of the time with national . so the majority of the time with national. so the the majority of the time with national . so the power sharing national. so the power sharing executive have at that point. well well, it'll not be up and running again. it can't be because there's no sharing of power by. everybody would love to see this. institutions this up and running, including . up and running, including. you've got to remember unions as parties are a very they are very much in favour of devolved government. and in fact when border polls the polls and border polls the polls and border polls the polls and border polls taken the best time that they were at their lowest in 2011 to 213 at 13, when the institution behind us were actually up and running but that's because there was power sharing and that's true . it's sharing and that's true. it's true. south i know that has gone because of the protocol and though framework document you know when even the er g

describing it as a deal once you into it would be very hard legally to get it off. you have to wonder . legally to get it off. you have to wonder. are legally to get it off. you have to wonder . are the legally to get it off. you have to wonder. are the tory party looking at risk sunak and asking the question , you know, what the question, you know, what sort of negotiations you put forward. and in fact at the start of the week we had argentina's starting to growl about the falklands once again and those are they looking at how is being dealt here and how this is being dealt here and thinking, well, there might be room to push for us. so very much, really. everything up on they are still northern ireland isn't any further on joe biden's got come here and april just a few weeks time to celebrate 25 years of the good friday agreement and of course the power sharing executive's will not and running. and i not be up and running. and i think if rishi sunak tries to push this through , he may he may push this through, he may he may cause a lot of in northern ireland that he shouldn't be doing. why these words from doing. and why these words from those in unionism would say stop and think a second before we go too far and come back. so really these next few weeks, unionism do want devolved government.

there's no about it, but i it is very much in their thinking not to go that far at this minute in time. and we got indications from the various parties as to what they believe could be a forward sir jeffrey donaldson we saw there basically saying does not believe the framework needs to be renegotiated with the eu . to be renegotiated with the eu. and certainly, as you've indicated, rishi sunak that that's not going to be the case. but sammy wilson , for the dup but sammy wilson, for the dup basically saying that the so called stormont brake does not cut the mustard. so is there any room for manoeuvre on actually changing that mechanism of the . changing that mechanism of the. break there is. well, there's a couple of things. number one, at westminster is sovereign and it changed the law . article six of changed the law. article six of the article, it sorry of the acts of union so it can actually bnng acts of union so it can actually bring them back . there's nothing bring them back. there's nothing stopping them doing that that calm unionist nerves at that point. then we come to the brink

. the break is not really a break because. what happens is if it got to have 30 signatures, then it goes forward from here to westminster , where it's to westminster, where it's examined by a committee . and examined by a committee. and then there's negotiation with europe. the problem that, of course is that the laws that were not allowed to negotiate are those around customs in particular, which still then hold just the eu. and as hold just inside the eu. and as was last week, the was saying last week, the greenland not really a greenland. if i was selling ten cattle and carlisle and only sold it to them and two of them had to come back. if you look at what rishi sunak saying, there would be greenland and. if you look at the eu said, no, look at what the eu said, no, no, be red lion. so no, be in the red lion. so there's lots of things there that aren't clearing up. if there was foot and mouth or a pandemic, you'd think pandemic, you'd never think inside on the border inside on monaghan on the border would be part eu or would we be part of the eu or would we be part of the eu or would be part of the uk? and would we be part of the uk? and who's for the clean up who's paying for the clean up and what what law would we have to go after that. yeah, these are all problems that are sitting behind us and really a

truly when you look at it like that you're amazed that the rest the parties here, the likes of the parties here, the likes of the alliance party, the sdlp are not and they are not in with the unionists examining the s and saying we want the for best our people, let's see where we can it better all round. i think it should work at that point, but we've got to get there first. dougie, thank you for. that we'll see what happens in the vote in the commons and of course, reaction is. course, what the reaction is. instalment, i suspect we'll be speaking you again tomorrow for the you very much the moment. thank you very much indeed that indeed to just reiterate that we've home still in we've got the home still in a seat the commons with the seat in the commons with the reaction met please reaction to that met please report the latest reaction report all the latest reaction up from westminster. stay with us .

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. welcome to gb news live with me, mark has coming up for you this afternoon partygate the latest boris johnson saying he did mislead commons but no evidence it intentional. we'll get the latest reaction ahead of his appearance in parliament where now for the met after today's report , finding today's report, finding misogyny, racism and homophobe . misogyny, racism and homophobe. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley saying the not problems . rowley saying the not problems. but the report's author, baroness casey, says it needs to be a new approach. the home secretary told the commons it could take years. reaction to come on is ever get in touch with your views gbviews@gbnews.uk and will reflect those shortly. but get the day's headlines. not with . the day's headlines. not with. tamsin mark, thank you. good afternoon from gb newsroom here. all the headlines at one minute pass to boris johnson has accepted he misled over partygate but maintains it wasn't intentional reckless submitting his two page defence

dossier to privileges committee the former minister said gatherings at downing street dunng gatherings at downing street during lockdown should have happened. he also says statements in the house of commons were in good faith. he's to give evidence before mps a report into . britain's largest report into. britain's largest police force has been described by the home secretary . very by the home secretary. very concerning. baroness louise casey, who leader review found the met police's instant unusually racist, misogynist and homophobic. she says victims have been let down and that who abuse their power have shattered pubuc abuse their power have shattered public trust . the report also public trust. the report also found the met's current ethics standards and disciplinary procedures have failed abysmally and is for a complete overhaul . and is for a complete overhaul. suella braverman says has every faith in commissioner sir mark rowley, who will be a catalyst for change and vowed hold officers. and the mayor of london to account . there have

london to account. there have been growing concerns around the performance of the police and its ability command the confidence and trust of londoners . this follows a series londoners. this follows a series of abhorrent cases of who betrayed the public's trust and hideously abused their powers. report commissioned by sunak's predecessor makes for very concerning reading . it's clear concerning reading. it's clear that there been serious failures of culture, leadership and standards . shadow of culture, leadership and standards. shadow home of culture, leadership and standards . shadow home secretary standards. shadow home secretary cooper says labour is for an urgent overhaul with . new urgent overhaul with. new mandatory national standards . i mandatory national standards. i am concerned that the secretary's statement is complacent . astonishingly, there complacent. astonishingly, there is no action set out in her response. simply saying that the met must change. this is a continuation of the hands off home response that baroness criticises in her report. it is

a disgrace that there still are not mandates , requirements on not mandates, requirements on vetting and, training underpinned by. that misconduct are still too weak . deputy are still too weak. deputy leader lambeth council and director the charity black thrive. dr. dyer says discrimination is rampant. mistrust is every item of every black in this city. we are traumatised by the harm that is being conducted rampantly and by police , which is so police, which is so unaccountable. it's the wild, wild west out there . you can do wild west out there. you can do anything you like and it's okay. well, it's okay . in other news, well, it's okay. in other news, a group of eurosceptic conservative mps described parts of the prime minister's new brexit deal with the eu as practically useless . the

practically useless. the european research group commissioned lawyers to scrutinise the windsor framework ahead of tomorrow's vote on the stormont brake element . the stormont brake element. the proposal. a spokesperson for rishi sunak says it's good deal and is urging to back it. but the ag's chair, mark frost, says issues still need to be addressed. eu law will still be supreme in northern ireland. the rights of its people under the 1800 act to union are restored . 1800 act to union are restored. the green line is not really a green line axel . the stormont green line axel. the stormont brake is useless and the framework itself has no exit other than through a highly complex legal process . three complex legal process. three unions representing teachers are urging ofsted to pause inspections of schools week after a head teacher took her own life. ruth perry , the head own life. ruth perry, the head

at caversham primary school in. she killed herself while the review which gave the school lowest possible rating. the inspection found the school to be good . every category apart be good. every category apart from leadership management where it was judged to inadequate. ruth sister says her death was a direct result of the report . direct result of the report. presidents xi jinping and vladimir putin are beginning a second day of talks as part of the chinese leaders state visit to moscow. discussions today expected to be more formal. yes today. putin welcomed his dear today. putin welcomed his dear to the kremlin and. the pair discussed china's peaceful for ukraine. president she has ianed ukraine. president she has invited putin to visit china and called for regular meetings . called for regular meetings. this is gb news more for me shortly. now though, i have to.

thomson. thank very much indeed. so boris johnson's much anticipated party defence is out with a former prime minister accepting that he had misled the house of commons. accepting that he had misled the house of commons . but he went on house of commons. but he went on to insist it wasn't or reckless a key phrase in terms of his defence. that's a cross to westminster announced to our political reporter olivia utley. because olivia the before he's even got to the commons it's starting to kick off a certain dominic cummings now suggesting that the former prime minister had in further misinformation in regards to his account about a number 10 garden . party yes, number 10 garden. party yes, absolutely it's already getting pretty on air defying this row between the committee. dominic cummings and boris johnson. and we can certainly to see more of this animosity tomorrow. dominic cummings is essentially accusing the prime minister of lying and bofisin the prime minister of lying and boris in his dossier this to dominic cummings information

calling him the discredited dominic cummings and saying that it is well known that dominic cummings there's animus towards me. so it's turned into a bit of a between these two. it is very very what boris johnson's advisers said and boris johnson is advised at the time, including cummings saying because boris johnson's one of the strands of his defence rests on the idea that his advisers were telling him that he had that he could stand up in and say that he didn't knowingly break any rules and. he says that if he was given that advice and he relayed it in parliament, then he's sorry. it was incorrect , but what could he incorrect, but what could he possibly do? that was the advice he given, he's a busy man he he was given, he's a busy man he was busy the was very busy during the pandemic run the pandemic was trying to run the country. he to rely his country. he to rely on his advisers , work out the nitty advisers, work out the nitty gritty of the regulations. and it seems that while johnson claims that apart from dominic cummings , all of the evidence in cummings, all of the evidence in his dossier, his advisers suggests , that they were telling

suggests, that they were telling him that he could , in clean him that he could, in clean conscience stand up in parliament and say that he wasn't breaking any rules. so in this instance what dominic cummings says, really matters and it might sway what the committee decides tomorrow . committee decides tomorrow. yeah. and he's got £220,000 of taxpayers money to put towards a legal defence. he's got lord pannick casey to represent a barrister and. the fact that this is going to be what 4 to 5 hours perhaps of grilling and that will be televised , which we that will be televised, which we shall follow. but just explain again to us why this is so important to it. could this actually end his political career if it goes against him ? career if it goes against him? yes, potentially it could end his political career. so what will happen tomorrow is boris johnson will give his evidence to the committee ? the committee to the committee? the committee will release the final report in the near future. and they will advise the house of commons on whether they should vote to have bofis whether they should vote to have boris johnson suspended from the

house if they vote to suspend bofis house if they vote to suspend boris by ten days or more. and important, they could opt for a short and then the matter would go no further. but if they opt to suspend by ten days or more, then that will trigger a byelection in boris johnson's uxbndge byelection in boris johnson's uxbridge constituency. and if 10% of the can secured of uxbndge 10% of the can secured of uxbridge decides that boris johnson should selected, then he loses his job. an mp in parliament where he loses the conservative weapon and that is the end of boris johnson . it the end of boris johnson. it were. now boris johnson's majority in uxbridge is 7000. so it wouldn't take much at all, just 10% of a vote? not particularly conservative leaning . it wouldn't take that leaning. it wouldn't take that many people to see him. god so a lot is going to hinge what the committee decides tomorrow . then committee decides tomorrow. then what the house of commons decides is, and this is very important to, because it could be that the house of commons we're already seeing quite lot

of conservative mps standing up and saying well no i'm with bofis and saying well no i'm with boris johnson. i think this 60 page boris johnson. i think this 60 page dossier a exonerates him essentially. yes, they're boris johnson's supporters. but, you know, we could see quite a lot of them saying something along lines and then the matter ends there and rishi sunak because decided to give them a vote. well, that's going to be interesting, too, because we know when the owen paterson privileges committee for rory was taking place , boris johnson was taking place, boris johnson whipped his mps , too. but owen whipped his mps, too. but owen patterson rishi sunak wants to avoid the chaos that ensued after that. owen demise essentially brought down johnson. so he will be a free vote. it's going to be really, really interesting to see where they all fall, whether they support johnson or whether they don't . and i think we can expect don't. and i think we can expect to see splits at cabinet level to see splits at a cabinet level so we could see cabinet so we could see some cabinet ministers him and ministers supporting him and not. yes, if it gets that not. but yes, if it gets that ten day suspension phase. then it seems, i would say on probability likely that boris johnson's career as an mp could

be over. olivia you for that breezy westminster will see if it be quite as breezy in the committee meeting tomorrow. of course, with those proceedings televised, you very indeed. televised, you very much indeed. just interesting observation just an interesting observation that predecesseur that we're predecesseur association. i picked up that lineker has issued a new tweet about folk can constantly tell fibs . this being released less fibs. this being released less than hour after boris johnson's legal over partygate was published . press association published. press association commenting that the former england striker tweeted, when folk constantly fibs, it's really difficult to know when telling the truth. i imagine even a challenge for themself . even a challenge for themself. mr. lineker not making clear who he's referring to, but users apparently speculating that the post was indeed about boris johnson. and course, this follows his various comments concerning the issue of illegal immigrants. no further indicate from mr. lineker about why he

said that, but we shall see what reaction is . let's move on to reaction is. let's move on to this report now into the metropolitan police, which found misogyny, homophobe and sexism rife the force commission. indeed, after the abduction and murder of sarah everard by that serving officer cousins, the details , stories of cover ups, details, stories of cover ups, sex assaults . with 12% of women sex assaults. with 12% of women in the met itself off saying that they themselves been harassed or attacked while at work . the independent report's work. the independent report's author, baroness casey, saying the force needed a complete overhaul. the met commissioner mark rowley saying that the accepted the findings but reject the charge that these problems were institutional as it was said. well, joining us now is , said. well, joining us now is, our national reporter ali costello . scotland yard bringing costello. scotland yard bringing reaction throughout the day on the home secretary with a he comprehends succession in the commons having to go through all these various issues and reflect and it could take years to

actually change the matter in reaction to this . he has strong reaction to this. he has strong words this afternoon from suella braverman standing up in the house of commons and reflecting on the findings of review she said that the primary and political accountability see as baroness case in her be makes clear sits with the mayor of london and suella broad movement on say that she would be holding the metropolitan police and the mayor of london to account measuring both of their progress. london mayor sadiq khan has also said that he would be measuring the progress of the metropolitan police. that's another statement we've had from him this morning. but the fact as well, a provision in the commons very interesting. she backs the match commissioners to accept that metropolitan is institutionally the and it does seem to be setting that word institutional because the review found that the metropolitan police was institute really racist sexist and homophobic and

it was that of institutionally that sir mark rowley the commissioner the metropolitan police took issue with he says he'd like the term to be used systemically than institutionally he wanted to be using a practical word he said and to have the focus on the good work of the many good metropolitan police officers that are working hard . the that are working hard. the caphal that are working hard. the capital, it seems as , though capital, it seems as, though suella braverman agrees in the house of commons, she said, it's a helpful term to use as ambiguous, contested and, politically charged term that is misused . so although both of misused. so although both of them accept the findings of the report , neither of them want to report, neither of them want to use the term institutionally, which is a very interesting thing to find. of course, this is in response that 363 page report by baroness casey that found that sexism and homophobia at the heart of the metropol it's in police somewhat growly

has issued an apology to londoners said it is ghastly and it generates a lot of emotions him including frustration anger and embarrassment . but the fact and embarrassment. but the fact that he has failed to use the word has caused a lot of criticism here today . new criticism here today. new scotland yard. we've had black organisations and charities here saying how are these going to be effective ? how are these changes effective? how are these changes going to take place if the commissioner said mark rowley cannot even accept that they there it there in the place and that's what the labour mp for stretton has been talking to me about just a few moments . this about just a few moments. this is belle ribeiro addy. she told me she wasn't surprised by the findings of this review . there findings of this review. there is nothing unfortunately surprising saying in the casey review today. i mean we've heard this over a number of different reports and it definitely the attitudes of my constituents lambeth is somewhere where we

have the lowest trust confidence in policing and know it's been very very difficult over the past few years. what we've seen more and more revelations about what's happened with police officers. i've really, really want to see change, but i find it difficult to believe that we're to get there any time soon if we do not call it out for what it. is institutional racism sexism and homophobia. we have to name it. if we don't name it clearly, have a plan to clearly, don't have a plan to tackle . and think i think tackle. and i think i think that's fundamentally wrong . that's fundamentally wrong. well, london mayor sadiq khan has called it one of the darkest days in the metropolitan history . he says he wants to take on board all of the 16 recommendations that have been made in the review that include looking at the parliamentary protection diplomatic command department, that is the department that when cousins are the murderer of sarah everard, thatis the murderer of sarah everard, that is the department in which he worked and she said that that should be disbanded in its current forms, she said far

arm's officers should be reverted . but she suggested a reverted. but she suggested a dedicated to the women's protection service needs be set up and there also needs to be a fundamental reset of the stop and search policy in london so those are just a few of the suggestions are 16 in total they are not to be quick to implement they're not necessarily going to be easy. but baroness casey says the apps essential if the police service is going to survive. she says if they do not get to the bottom of this culture in the next five years, it could be just entirely . ali, thank you just entirely. ali, thank you very much for updating us there at new scotland yard . and let's at new scotland yard. and let's speak now to conserved live london assembly member susan hall, who's the chairman of the police and crime committee. and i think i'm right in saying that both baroness casey and the commission will appear before the committee tomorrow . is that the committee tomorrow. is that right? that's right. tomorrow morning . what will you be asking

morning. what will you be asking , sir, mark, about this issue of whether it's institutional or systemic? is it up to him to actually reject the findings of the report from baroness casey ? the report from baroness casey? no, i don't think he's rejecting he's actually saying he accepts the findings. he doesn't like that particular word much. we understand that because it means different things to different people means to some people it means that everybody is racist . means that everybody is racist. he fully accepts there are people within his organisation that are racist and that he's clearly got to do something about but to blanket everybody with institutional racism doesn't really help the that are so good working within the police force i believe you made plenty them. yeah. doesn't it go though the heart of the of this issue of a cultural problem as baroness casey described , the baroness casey described, the met. long one who was quite short in humility . they are short in humility. they are completely in denial. isn't the case that perhaps if there are good officers they're not being

allowed to have their voice ? allowed to have their voice? well, i think they will have their voice heard. i do have great deal of faith in somewhat riley and his deputy, damon darwin's. i really do. it take a while and everybody's to accept that. and the more he around and manages to get of the ones that are causing issues , obviously are causing issues, obviously the media will pick up on that . the media will pick up on that. and i think you'll almost look worse before it gets better . but worse before it gets better. but i genuinely believe it will get . i don't blame him for not wanting to go along with the word institution. i don't blame him for that. but he has actually said this morning, seen and said he will accept the findings of cases report . how findings of cases report. how long has he got to turn it around? suella braverman . as you around? suella braverman. as you know, has told the commons earlier that the met faces a long road to recovery. it may take years to address mean is that acceptable ? well, it's that acceptable? well, it's clearly going to be able to get the bad ones out. one of the

main issues is somewhat he can't sack officers . they have to go sack officers. they have to go in front of a court and very often the board lets them out. let some go, which is total unacceptable. if you're running a organisation with i think around 45,000 people employed , around 45,000 people employed, you've got to have the ability to , get rid of people that you to, get rid of people that you don't , you don't think are any don't, you don't think are any good.i don't, you don't think are any good. i believe 8800, something like of officers are actually on restricted duties. that can't be right . there's lots of things right. there's lots of things that have got happen and i genuinely believe sir mark and damien are the ones to take this on. i within two years, we've got to major changes. okay yvette cooper also in the commons earlier making the additional point. no compulsory procedures still . and therefore, procedures still. and therefore, you know, it's let the wrong people in. i mean, again , is people in. i mean, again, is this an issue that you think needs to be addressed pretty quickly? oh, that's got to be addressed very . but we do have

addressed very. but we do have problems in recruiting at the moment so all of that needs to be looked at. it certainly does . and when we're looking at people, we must be looking at sadiq khan as well, because he is the police and crime commissioner. he seems to push everything , the government. but everything, the government. but actually police and actually this is police and crime commissioners. our response the bill for the policing their area. so he has got to look at himself and think how can he look at this in a different way. right. so could there be a bit of a political brewing as well that in that case, there's always raspberry. and you well know , yes, you and as you well know, yes, you live . sorry but he he does have live. sorry but he he does have to. we've got deputy mayor for policing coming tomorrow as well. and she will be asked some question because she has the size of this. it should never have got this state and some the things that they're suggesting putting in now a board look at things every quarter that disbanded when city khan came in. so hopefully that we can again and hopefully will look at

the model of the of bcu which i have never ever support . i have never ever support. i thought that that was always a very bad. it spreads . it spreads very bad. it spreads. it spreads policing to too thin susan the whole chair the police and crime committee. thank you very much. steve is speaking to us. and of course, we'll see emerges in the committee tomorrow. committee meeting tomorrow. thank indeed. now, thank you very much indeed. now, derby been announced as derby has been announced as a location to host the headquarters of, location to host the headquarters of , the new public headquarters of, the new public sector body. great british railways. the transport . mark railways. the transport. mark harper that decision harper confirming that decision earlier after reports that the east midlands city was successful bid . the successful in its bid. the unsuccessful locations birmingham, crewe, doncaster and of course, we heard about the problems with the airport earlier. newcastle and york. well, let's go live now to. yes. derby railway station with our reporter will hollis . and reporter will hollis. and history on its side. perhaps there will. yes. very much so, mark. now, if you've been watching the news in the last couple of days, you probably that the best news were going to

get around the railways was that network rail an rmt deal. but if here in the midlands in the east and of course not that and in derby, of course not that has been top dropped massively because is a very thing because this is a very thing great british railways the hq will be coming to . and that will be coming to. and that essentially means that derby was chosen more favourable . over all chosen more favourable. over all of those are the places that you've listed the department transport says that particular because of that railway history the heritage that goes back around 200 or so years right to the earliest steam trains is one of the things that gave a real big tick in the box of derby as well as. things like the applications levelling up agenda, the contribution to that. but also the contribution that. but also the contribution that can give to other transport connections. now one of the organisations that is of course happyis organisations that is of course happy is the local city council . and councillor chris porter, the leader of derby city council, said we're absolute really thrilled that derby has been selected to become the home of great british railways. this

result is a testament to the hard work of our team alongside , our key partners based in derby. there was a massive push towards cross—party support for 22 mps from the east midlands, all supporting it as well as the biggest organisations in this part of the country. but what is that hq going to be used for now, great british railways ultimately is going to be the pubuc ultimately is going to be the public body that aims to bring about reform in the railway industry. that's really what the government has been trying to for a number of years. it's going to on some of the going to take on some of the roles the transport roles that the for transport already does , but it's also already does, but it's also going to be responsible for network going to network rail. it's going to be absorbing so in charge of the absorbing so be in charge of the infrastructure of the railways here britain , but mainly here in britain, but mainly around like like around reform like like contracts and timetables , contracts and timetables, billing as well as fair pricing . that's going to be all under the hub based here in derby . now the hub based here in derby. now the hub based here in derby. now the transport secretary, mark harper, who's visiting derby right now, in fact, you might even see him come of the train station. he said the great

railways will put the passenger first promoting collaboration and innovation across a joined up, efficient and modern network. this is announced an announcement that has been delayed . the government says delayed. the government says that they've made delays around announcing this, particularly because particularly it had to get legislation through parliament last year. so it could focus on things like the cost of living crisis. of course, anything that's worth doing the government would happily delay, but this a place where in the last in 2021, we saw the eastern leg of ihs to scrap to that left a very bitter taste in the mouth of people that live in this region, whether it's politicians or , whether it's politicians or, business people. but today that is a little bit of a sweetener coming. the form of great british railways hq for derby. yeah even the announcements delayed. oh dear. well, thank you very much for updating that. it is arriving at at last. more coming up here on gb news live will reflect the fact that president putin's talking in, is he wanting military aid from

china? updating that coming up in a moment .

welcome back to gb news live. let's take you to moscow now where the chinese is meeting vladimir putin and with a very long table and indicate sessions that there will be at least 12 points or a 12 point peace proposal being discussed between the two sides. but clearly the has just been interrupted but let's just actually reflect on it quite interesting assessment , nato this is coming from jens stoltenberg saying that there are indications , he said in are indications, he said in brussels that china was being asked for so—called lethal weapons or lethal aid by.

moscow, no indication , said nato moscow, no indication, said nato that that was being provided it by xi jinping, but of course, they are locked in those talks in the kremlin. indications that elsewhere economic ties because of course russia the source of oil for beijing's huge economy and trade as well currently based around technology and suppues based around technology and supplies of particularly high tech supplies to moscow but we'll update you as we get more that bilateral meeting underway in moscow at the moment . that bilateral meeting underway in moscow at the moment. now more from mark white. an eritrean migrant settled in rwanda more than years ago who told gb news he has no regrets about moving to another nation . about moving to another nation. now, the migrant who owns a chain of supermarkets, kigali, with his brother, had at one time been planning to come to . time been planning to come to. yes, the uk and security as a mark white sent . yes, the uk and security as a mark white sent. this yes, the uk and security as a mark white sent . this latest mark white sent. this latest report from kigali kigali to its critics rwandan has a deeply

flawed politico leadership with a lamentable record on human rights to others, including the british government. this is an intrinsically safe and prosperous country . the truth, prosperous country. the truth, as always is more complex and not well served by stereotypes , not well served by stereotypes, whether this coffee shop on the outskirts , the capital kigali, outskirts, the capital kigali, was four years ago by a husband and wife from yemen who fled the fighting there as refugees and eventually settled in rwanda. they've gone on to create a thriving business. or when we just landed in rwanda in the first few days, we decided like, we will not leave country. we've beenin we will not leave country. we've been in malaysia. malaysia was not like this queen or or ghanaians or save when just arrived here. people, they are so welcoming. they love expat you know we saw this different

this is one of africa's most dynamic economies all more remarkable given the here less than decades ago which . 800,000 than decades ago which. 800,000 dead and millions displaced . dead and millions displaced. pierre your family fled civil war and eventually ended up in canada . she's returned to be of canada. she's returned to be of the regeneration , setting up the regeneration, setting up a business that champion local arts and design . the fact so arts and design. the fact so many here were displaced by the genocide has, she says, instilled genuine compassion in. many rwandans for the plight of refugees. it's definitely welcome because i think for us it's skills that are needed and things that will help elevate a lot of the work that we're doing . know for us as a fashion brand , we're always looking to collaborate with people from all over the world. rwanda's critics say its leaders care little for

the plight of those display based in neighbouring congo where it's accused of supporting rebel fighters. there still, rwanda currently host to 140,000 refugee . the eritreans and owner refugee. the eritreans and owner of this kigali supermarket chain arrived here 25 years ago after fleeing fighting there. he was later joined by his brother who decided to settle rather than travel to study in the uk. you think people coming here, refugees sent here from the uk . refugees sent here from the uk. do you think that they have a chance of making a good life for themselves or will it be very difficult? i don't think they will any problem because this is a very peaceful country, a very clean thing. so you know, how did the people been? but people didn't have a lived here for such a long, long years. and we wouldn't have been able grow to this level to where we are today. it be wrong to suggest

rwanda offers the same level of opportunity parties and personal freedoms as the uk. but from what i've seen, it's clear there is still plenty of potential here for those who end up here to make a good life for themselves and certainly enjoy greater freedoms than the circumstances . see they're circumstances. see they're fleeing, allow . this circumstances. see they're fleeing, allow. this is a fast developing country. it's not all the way there yet. and certainly needs to do more to meet western standards and human rights . but standards and human rights. but the country's supporters say it's rapidly moving in the right direction. mark white gb news in the rwanda and capital kigali . the rwanda and capital kigali. mark white updating us with another exclusive report here on gb news. coming up, more reaction course to that metro police report . suella braverman police report. suella braverman being accused by labour of delivering a dangerously complacent . we're expecting to complacent. we're expecting to hear keir starmer shortly. have that for you live. but first

let's go to update the headlines with thames . mark thanks very with thames. mark thanks very much. here are the headlines at 234. let's just start with some breaking news and counter—terrorism police are involved in an investigation into an attack outside a mosque , birmingham yesterday . west , birmingham yesterday. west midlands police say the man suffered to burns face after his jacket was set alight as he walked home. one person has been arrested on attempted murder and officers studying cctv video and footage on social media that just in boris johnson has accepted . he misled parliament accepted. he misled parliament over partygate maintains it wasn't intentional reckless submitting his 52 page defence dossier . the privileges dossier. the privileges committee. the former prime minister said gatherings downing street during lockdown should never have happened. he also statements in the house of commons were made in good faith. he's due to give evidence before

mps . a report into britain's mps. a report into britain's largest police force has described by the home secretary as very concerning. it found the met police's institute be racist misogynistic and homophobic. baroness louise casey, who led the review, says have been let down. officers who abuse their power have shattered public trust. secretary suella braverman says she has every faith. the new appointed commissioner, sir mark rowley , commissioner, sir mark rowley, will be a catalyst for change. mayor of london sadiq khan has called today one of the darkest days in the service . a group of days in the service. a group of eurosceptic conservative mp has described parts of the minister's new brexit deal with . the eu as practically useless. the european group commissioned lawyers to scrutinise the windsor framework ahead of tomorrow's vote on stormont brake element of the proposed . brake element of the proposed. food delivery company eat has

announced it's going to cut hundred jobs. that's to improve efficiency and costs. it comes after 9% slump in takeaway last year as people to pubs and restaurants after the covid pandemic just eat says affected staff be given six weeks notice with pay tv , radio and on tune with pay tv, radio and on tune in. this is .

gb news. welcome back to gb news live. let's bring you more reaction to this coruscating report on the met police from casey. we've heard reaction already in the house of commons from . yvette house of commons from. yvette coopen house of commons from. yvette cooper, the shadow home secretary who said the home secretary who said the home secretary on a statement had been dangerously complete . and been dangerously complete. and she's actually now talking a

little more ahead of sir keir giving his reaction. it's just fabulous what she's got to say in area. as someone who worked so closely on the overhaul policing in northern ireland, as someone who's seen closer hand the kinds of leadership strength and determination that are needed to restore confidence in a police force. and also, who knows what can be done . someone knows what can be done. someone who's worked so closely with the police to prosecute some of the most dangerous criminals and terrorists and has set such a clear standard and made clear that our response to baroness cases to the report is part of our mission. the crime mission that keir has set for the labour party and the next labour government to britain's streets safe . introduce keir starmer , safe. introduce keir starmer, leader of the labour party . leader of the labour party. thank you and thank you for. coming this afternoon this week i will announced details of labour's national on crime , one

labour's national on crime, one of the five missions to give britain its future. these missions are about long term plans to tackle long term problems and for those on the receiving end , there's no receiving end, there's no problem that has such a profound daily impact on their life as crime . from the anti—social crime. from the anti—social behaviour that blights too many neighbourhoods and town centres to the knife crime is rising again and the violence against. women and girls. that is shameful . high. so women and girls. that is shameful. high. so in light of the shocking report by baroness casey today , i want to bring casey today, i want to bring forward announcement of part of that mission . and today i can that mission. and today i can announce that part of our mission will be to raise confidence in every police force to its highest level . i know to its highest level. i know this be difficult, but like our other missions , it is ambitious, other missions, it is ambitious,

serious and measurable every day across our country, we know brave police officers put their safety on the line to protect us all, risking their safety for . all, risking their safety for. know that. because in my role as director of public prosecutions , i worked with many of them to bnng , i worked with many of them to bring criminals to justice. we owe them our thanks . but we also owe them our thanks. but we also have to face the reality that pubuc have to face the reality that public confidence in policing has been shaken to its core in recent years . the hollowing out recent years. the hollowing out of neighbourhood policing , the of neighbourhood policing, the collapse in the charge and prosecution rights , the delays prosecution rights, the delays in bringing criminals to justice. and as we've seen today, evidence of serious failures on standards , including failures on standards, including with the mac, the failure to root out police officers who had committed the most terrible amount of thinkable crimes.

there will be police forces outside of london who might shrug their shoulders and say this is an office , but i've this is an office, but i've worked in criminal justice for decades , and i say to them , wake decades, and i say to them, wake up . the findings in the case up. the findings in the case report are a warning for every police force . confidence must be police force. confidence must be restored . policing by consent restored. policing by consent depends trust. and when that breaks down, policing becomes harder and crime thrives ? of harder and crime thrives? of course , there's a special focus course, there's a special focus today on, the metropolitan police, following the devastating report , louise casey devastating report, louise casey qatar in grim detail. the culture attached and practises of a police force that's lost its way . she pulls no punches in its way. she pulls no punches in exposing a police force where poor management and basic lack workforce planning have undermined the effectiveness of the force . predatory and

the force. predatory and unacceptable behaviour has allowed to flourish . london allowed to flourish. london londoners let down with the huge loss of neighbourhood public protection failures that have put and girls at greater risk across the force, she found. institutional racism, institution, misogyny and institutional homophobe . page institutional homophobe. page after page. the report provides both the detailed diagnosis of what's gone wrong and a blueprint for radical reform . blueprint for radical reform. the strength of its findings require an immediate urgent response . without that, policing response. without that, policing cannot be restored and confidence in policing cannot be restored. the fight against crime will be weakened and people continue to feel let down and fearful . a government that and fearful. a government that i would accept the findings of the report full. we would work not just with the but with policing

and forces across the to ensure that deep reforms and changes made. the new commissioner mark rowley has our support in work that he has now begun to around . but he must go and faster. and he will have support in doing . i he will have support in doing. i that there are officers right across the met who are desperate to see those improvements put into place an action to rebuild the confidence of londoners . but the confidence of londoners. but mark my words , i will be mark my words, i will be relentless in demanding progress and change the reforms will be as , the report suggests , on as, the report suggests, on a par with the transformation of the royal ulster constabulary to the royal ulster constabulary to the police service of northern. a note that word service . having

a note that word service. having played my part in that transformation . northern transformation. northern ireland. i know how serious a job it is to make that sort of deep change to an institution . deep change to an institution. it requires external leadership, an iron will to make real change. it means being ruthless of weeding those who will not change or are changing too. it means disciplinary standards , means disciplinary standards, swift action on who continue to act against the new values of the organisation . a proper the organisation. a proper partnership between government and the police service to get the job done . above all it means the job done. above all it means changing police from a force to a service with public service values at heart. from standing above communities to standing with them . that is the route to with them. that is the route to change. and it needs a total commitment from the to achieve

it . that's why i will expect it. that's why i will expect radical change in the met. no excuses. radical change in the met. no excuses . london is radical change in the met. no excuses. london is a radical change in the met. no excuses . london is a diverse excuses. london is a diverse sister city that is its . but if sister city that is its. but if we can get catholics to serve in northern ireland reach out across communities there , then across communities there, then i will not accept any special pleading that the met cannot represent modern london . but i represent modern london. but i have to say you cannot separate the failings laid out in black and white today from the politics or choices that have led us here. the report makes clear been a hands off approach to policing since 2011. this approach has been accompanied haphazard cuts . people feeling haphazard cuts. people feeling that law enforcement effectively been withdrawn from of the country. accountability has been destroyed progress halted and then slammed into reverse . after

then slammed into reverse. after 30 years of tory government policing is yet another public service that is collapsing no longer serving who rely on it. sacked to a tory hands of ideology that has failed . and ideology that has failed. and until we change course, we will carry on down this path . carry on down this path. decline. successive conservative prime ministers have diminished fight against crime and nothing to reform the police . in short , to reform the police. in short, they have been negligent . it they have been negligent. it remains extraordinary that even after the terrible examples of violence against women from police officers , there are no police officers, there are no mandatory national rules for police forces on vetting . it's police forces on vetting. it's left to 43 different police forces to do their own thing . i forces to do their own thing. i would put an end situation and in labour's first term we would bnngin

in labour's first term we would bring in national standards for all police forces to include mandatory vetting, training , mandatory vetting, training, disciplinary procedures , disciplinary procedures, bringing stronger accountability regimes to turn around, failing , rebuild neighbourhood policing with , 13,000 more police get with, 13,000 more police get specialist 999 call handler trained in domestic violence in every police control room set up dedicated rape units in every force in the country . but force in the country. but throughout my whole career, i've seen reports and go moments like this . the seen reports and go moments like this. the biggest danger today is this just becomes another report rather than the beginning of real, lasting change. it cannot an occasion for even more words and too little action . words and too little action. there needs be a reckoning and there needs to be change. a change, londoners. a change for

those good police officers who are fed up of being let down by government and change for the pubuc. government and change for the public. deserve a government and change for the public . deserve a police service public. deserve a police service that they can have confidence in. the british policing model, which we should cherish , began which we should cherish, began here in london nearly 200 years ago . unlike most forces across ago. unlike most forces across the world, our police are guardians , guards rooted in the guardians, guards rooted in the powerful tradition of policing consent, where the police are the public and the public are the public and the public are the police . but that vital is in the police. but that vital is in peril . and without the biggest peril. and without the biggest in policing since the force began.i in policing since the force began. i fear for its future. we must rebuild confidence . today must rebuild confidence. today is a day for action . thank you is a day for action. thank you very much . i is a day for action. thank you very much. i will is a day for action. thank you very much . i will now take very much. i will now take i think we've got a number of questions from , the media. i've questions from, the media. i've got a list . so i hope this is

got a list. so i hope this is going to work. first of all, i have david from the bbc. thank you, david. thank very much, sir keir and. how long have you were prime? would you be giving the police to turn this around ? and police to turn this around? and you mentioned a mandatory vetting standards for police officers across all forces. are there any other significant police reform we can expect to be in the next labour manifesto? a quick question of army on another topic . boris johnson has another topic. boris johnson has today said he didn't or intentionally mislead meps. do you buy that? look i mean, on the actual needs to be taken straight away . mark riley has straight away. mark riley has started on that action and pleased that he has my support. i mean that, but needs to go further and faster. this has to be the radical change that we saw with the likes of which we saw with the likes of which we saw in northern ireland, with the royal ulster constabulary, as it transformed the police service of northern. so you know

not tinkering around the edges but root and branch change changing behaviour, changing culture and changing confidence in policing . that is difficult. in policing. that is difficult. that's why i said it requires. extraordinary leadership, an iron grip and a government that is absolutely committed to it. well, my touch on mandatory vetting . i hope that you share vetting. i hope that you share my shock that there aren't national standards on vetting. how can it possibly be right to have a different standard on vetting police officers in different parts of the country? it is not possible to defend that failure. and so we need to turn that around as quickly and as swiftly as possible, as do disciplinary procedure and standards . and, you know , and standards. and, you know, and leadership across the met. on your question in relation to bofis your question in relation to boris johnson, look, i understand it is evidence that got into the defence of it. it's gone into public domain today. to be honest, haven't seen it yet and it'll be for the committee tomorrow. obviously

start their work at 2:00. thank you, david libby . just following you, david libby. just following up on the issue of national vetting, i mean, say the other forces have , but do you think forces have, but do you think that the met has unique problems and? can it actually survive in its current form? does it need to be broken up into smaller structures in your view and a second question, it also on the former prime minister, boris johnson , not have had time to johnson, not have had time to look at his evidence, but do you think he has a case that he didn't intend to mislead the house? look, on the first thing i'll say about other forces is, as i said in the short address earlier , it is a big mistake. earlier, it is a big mistake. other forces to shrug their shoulders and to assume that this is an issue that is unique to the mat and doesn't touch on their their leadership and their culture . a big mistake and culture. a big mistake and i wouldn't accept that from them as prime minister we have a labour government and therefore the change that's being proposed

has to include change across policing and that's what our mission. you know, we've got five missions for an incoming labour government. one of them is safe streets and that will require change on policing across the whole country, not just a reaction to this report . just a reaction to this report. of course, it has to be a reaction to this report . we need reaction to this report. we need change in the met. i don't think breaking up into smaller units is the change we need. and i also feel that simply moving the bits of the met is not a proper answer to the behaviour and cultural change that you need . i cultural change that you need. i saw this about london for five years with the police service there and they brought about change real behavioural change and, instil confidence in policing by doing a root and branch change from top to bottom. and that's the sort of extent of the change that we need on johnson. look i mean, the committee's going to have to do their work tomorrow . he start

do their work tomorrow. he start his evidence at 2:00. i'm just going to have to let them get on with it. thank libby. victoria from sky. and was it a to say that you fully the former police commissioner cressida dick at months ago and just very briefly if i may, the prime minister says he'll be giving his a free vote on any sanctions imposed on bofis vote on any sanctions imposed on boris johnson by the privileges committee. will you be whipping labour mps this issue, or will they get a free vote? well, just taking the first issue on cressida dick, look. yes had confidence in crystal because i wanted her to start the work of turning this around. obviously there came a at which the mayor lost confidence her, which is why in the end she resigned. but what i would say as a more general response to this is think it's a really important point is i've seen no end of serious and reports into things that go wrong in criminal justice and the instinct to

simply say if one head rolls, then that's the solved is always andifs then that's the solved is always and it's always wrong because . and it's always wrong because. you go for one person, you take them out right or wrong and assume that's all the change you need. warts out in this report is so deep and so that in my view it's a to simply say one individual is the problem . it's individual is the problem. it's a bit like, you know, the whole approach of i think the government's response has not been adequate enough because not really accepting the findings in full, therefore i don't think they'll actually do the structural change that's needed because in the because they're still in the sort apples fairy sort of vogue bad apples fairy realm, accepting the institutional nature . this look institutional nature. this look . in to the job. i mean we haven't i don't want to get ahead of ourselves. he hasn't begun evidence yet. the committee hasn't to a finding yet or a recommendation and yet when they do. we'll make a decision about where we go from them. but i'm going to just i at this stage want the committee just to get on with their work

and then we'll take it from there. thank you, victoria. from lbc, and baroness lbc, thank you. and baroness casey says met should be disbanded if change isn't achieved in two years if in two years time a labour government was in power. the met hasn't done enough. would you then that button to action that root and branch change like the transformation of the royal ulster constabulary . do you ulster constabulary. do you think baroness casey was wrong to stop short of recommending that change today ? no, no, i that change today? no, no, i don't think she's wrong that. i don't think she's wrong that. i do think that this is i was going to say the opportunity, the duty of the mat. now to go through as significant change as the all see did in transforming police service of northern ireland. that is big change. it requires strong leadership, but it requires us leadership which has the shoulder , the government has the shoulder, the government behind it and. this is why i think the hands of approach of government since 2011 have been

so wrong. they've started out, they've been complacent, they've assumed it's not their responsibility to hold the police to account and to take responsible the change. we responsible for the change. we haven't had meaningful police reform very , very long reform for a very, very long time. and that's part the picture that louise casey paints in relation to this. but, you know, if there's labour government at the next election , it will, you know, not only with the match but the country. it will be a national. we've only got five national missions, one of them is on crime, on making our streets safe. and so i will be unrelenting in this. i mean, you know, by whole life has been about criminal justice, prosecuting as head of the crown prosecution for five years. so i don't need any persuading that criminal justice matters. i don't need any persuading on the impact that crime has, whether it's anti—social behaviour, whether it's knife crime , whether it's knife crime, whether it's knife crime, whether it's knife crime, whether it's terrorism on, the lives of so many working people across country. and i will be

absolutely unrelenting on this as i absolutely unrelenting on this asi been absolutely unrelenting on this as i been the past. thank as i have been the past. thank you , charles. from the telegraph you, charles. from the telegraph . hi. i'm going to if i must bnngin . hi. i'm going to if i must bring in as well, please. okay. i'm on on on professionalism, standards . the police standards. the police foundation, a review, which was chaired by michael barber, recommended that police should be held on a licence for five years and then that every five years and then that every five years there would be a review in order to determine whether they were sufficiently effective good and their job in order to and theirjob in order to continue as a police officer. do believe that that should be introduced . secondly you talk introduced. secondly you talk differential standards around the whole of the country with three police forces. is it time finally bite the bullet and amalgamate police forces in order to create something that is more fit for purpose in the modern? well, let me say, crime is spread across different. yeah, let me answer both those and then bring a vetted. i'm not currently that the police

licence scheme is necessary because think that the vetting and the continual performance review and accountability within the police if done properly, should serve that purpose. and i can't emphasise enough how important vetting is like. it i have not yet heard anyone make a persuasive argument that it's sensible to have a different standard entry to the police in manchester than you've got in london swindon as you've got in swansea. i mean, it just beggars belief . anybody could defend belief. anybody could defend that. but i think that that's what needs to be put in place on the 43 forces. i do think that there's more we could do a national and you know, operate on independence for the police in relation to their operations is very, very important . but is very, very important. but national standards it comes to things like vetting are also important. so in a sense if you've got national standards, it doesn't matter how many police forces, you've got but