cummings said feeds into the feeling _ dominic cummings said feeds into the feeling he _ dominic cummings said feeds into the feeling he hasn't taken it as seriously— feeling he hasn't taken it as seriously as he should have. controversial, divisive, dominic cummings was by borisjohnson's side through covid and brexit, and he still has more to say. you can see "dominic cummings: the interview" tonight on bbc2 at 7pm — it'll also be on the iplayer, and as a podcast on bbc sounds. a30 migrants tried to cross the english channel in small boats yesterday to reach the uk — the home office says that is a record for a single day. so far this year, more than 7,000 people have been intercepted on small boats. the latest crossings come as the government's nationality and borders bill receives its second reading in parliament. our correspondent, jon donnison, has spent the last few days out on the channel. rolling out of dover at dawn. eyes on the horizon as we head south. our skipper has told us it's the most likely time to spot migrants risking the crossing from france. and it doesn't take l

this is what dominic cummings said. before mid january, we were having meetings _ before mid january, we were having meetings at number ten saying it's clear_ meetings at number ten saying it's clear he _ meetings at number ten saying it's clear he wants to get rid of one of us and _ clear he wants to get rid of one of us and at — clear he wants to get rid of one of us and at that by the summer that we will all_ us and at that by the summer that we will all be _ us and at that by the summer that we will all be gone from here or we will all be gone from here or we will be — will all be gone from here or we will be in — will all be gone from here or we will be in the process of trying to -et will be in the process of trying to get rid _ will be in the process of trying to get rid of— will be in the process of trying to get rid of him and get someone else to be _ get rid of him and get someone else to be prime — get rid of him and get someone else to be prime minister. you get rid of him and get someone else to b

dominic cummings himself. so it does seem _ dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to _ dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to he _ dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to be this— dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to be this sort— dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to be this sort of— dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to be this sort of sour— dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to be this sort of sour grapes . seem to be this sort of sour grapes and someone — seem to be this sort of sour grapes and someone who's _ seem to be this sort of sour grapes and someone who's fallen - seem to be this sort of sour grapes and someone who's fallen out - seem to be this sort of sour grapes and someone who's fallen out with| and someone who's fallen out with boris _ and someone who's fallen out with borisjohnson, _ and someone who's fallen out with borisjohnson, i— and someone who's fallen out with borisjohnson, i guess— and someone who's fallen out with borisjohnson, i guess he - and someone who's fallen out

what do you make of dominic cummings�* claims? message me on instagram or twitter @vcderbyshire or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. we'll ask the business minister about them in half an hour. no jab, no entry. the pm says that from september only the fully—vaccinated can go to nightclubs and mass events. a report by mps says former pm david cameron lacked judgement in the way he lobbied the government over the now—collapsed firm greensill capital. more than 400 migrants crossed the english channel to the uk yesterday, a record number. the home office says it's acting to tackle the issue. and the world's richest man, amazon bossjeff bezos, prepares to blast off to the edge of space. good morning. the prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings has launched a fresh attack on borisjohnson over his handling of the pandemic. speaking to the bbc in his first broadcast interview since leaving number ten at the end of last year, he accuses mrjohnson of putting his own political interests ahead of people's lives. mr cummings has cl

cummings is. person as controversial as dominic cummings is— person as controversial as dominic cummings is. that is true and rarely do an of cummings is. that is true and rarely do any of these _ cummings is. that is true and rarely do any of these discussions - cummings is. that is true and rarely do any of these discussions actually | do any of these discussions actually have a long lasting impact. in the world of opinion research we look at long—term trends, how the position of the parties changes over the years. since the pandemic began, one thing very clear has been that the support for the government, conservative party, has correlated very closely with support for the government doing the right thing on the pandemic. in other words, if you think the government is doing the right thing when it comes to dealing with the pandemic, it is likely you will be very favourable towards the government, and vice versa. as things have gone along, it is that that have changed things much more than any individual events involving specific people, be they dominic cummings or otherwise. we spec

you're putting the focus on a dominic| putting the focus on a dominic cummings. whatever you think about him, maybe ijust shooting the messenger, but this is pretty embarrassing stuff. if we just quote some of what mrjohnson's whatsapp messages from the october at the 15th said, he was talking about the median age of covid fatalities being 82 to 81 for men, 85 for women, that is above life expect and say, so almost as a joke he is saying get covid and live longer, is that the sort of thing we expect from our prime minister? i sort of thing we expect from our prime minister?— prime minister? i think boris johnson as — prime minister? i think boris johnson as a _ prime minister? i think boris johnson as a prime - prime minister? i think boris johnson as a prime ministerl prime minister? i think boris. johnson as a prime minister is perhaps more flippant than leaders we are used to, but there is a saying that you do not want to see how sausages are made and many leaders will have been making process be publicised. there is a lot of flippancy in most places where

how damaging is this intervention by dominic cummings? first, let's remember that mr cummings has an agenda. he had a spectacular bust up with boris johnson and he ended up out of the inner circle of the team and he has made absolutely no secret whatsoever of how he believes borisjohnson is flawed in many ways. does that mean we should just dismiss this criticism because he is so angry about what happened? i don't think so, because he was in the room when many, many vital decisions were taken, and his criticisms tonight also underline what among boris johnson's opponent is a pretty widespread perception, that he has been too hostile towards putting restrictions in place, and also that at times during the last terrible yearfor at times during the last terrible year for many people, he has at times been too cavalier. 0f year for many people, he has at times been too cavalier. of course downing street will dismiss that. they say look at the facts, there have been three national lockdowns, borisjohnson took have been three national lockdowns,

dominic cummings looking back at how the _ with dominic cummings looking back at how the pandemic was handled. there's_ at how the pandemic was handled. there's a _ at how the pandemic was handled. there's a slight area and this advice — there's a slight area and this advice when you think about some of the conversations that were happening this time last year. it does _ happening this time last year. it does make you start to wonder, well the vaccines — does make you start to wonder, well the vaccines have changed the game to a large _ the vaccines have changed the game to a large extent. they haven't ended — to a large extent. they haven't ended the _ to a large extent. they haven't ended the problems, the fundamental problems— ended the problems, the fundamental problems that some of the scientists. we haven't found a perfect — scientists. we haven't found a perfect way to stop people getting infected _ perfect way to stop people getting infected or very seriously ill a lot of the _ infected or very seriously ill a lot of the time. infected or very seriously ill a lot of

borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes. their strategy had produced a massive win at the election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all safely installed in number ten, he ended up on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of him being a kind of puppet for the vote leave team. it was driving him round the bend. he was upset about the fact, connected to that, that essentially i was spending my time on what i thought was important, not on politics, not on media and communication and campaigning stuff. he was the elected prime minister. you were an unelected adviser. yeah, we basically disagreed on what was happening on covid. i thought his girlfriend was interfering with appointments, people who were being... she wanted to have people fired and have people promoted in ways that i thought were unethical and unprofessional. and that also led to a big argument between us. accusing somebody of having undue influence, which is what you are doing, is a big claim. the prime minister doesn't have a plan and he d

you mentioned dominic cummings, the former chief advisor. we heard from him yet again, nesrine, this week. i wondered if you were at all impressed by his critique of the way boris johnson governs? well, it was a rich critique, l for a start, because the way borisjohnson governs, particularly with regard to how the pandemic was managed, was something very _ significantly determined - by dominic cummings himself. so it does seem to be the sort. of sour grapes of someone who's fallen out with boris johnson because he could no longer. keep him in line. and what dominic cummings' going rogue has shown us - is that the narrative, the suspicions aboutj the failures of the government from the start are correct. - so, in that sense, he didn't tell us anything new about - borisjohnson's incompetence, about the confusion around - lockdown, around the ideological resistancej to locking down even _ when it was becoming clear that hundreds of thousands i of people would perish. it was just that it was now in the open and someone | from within the governme

borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes. their strategy had produced a massive win at the election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all safely installed in number ten, he ended up on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of him being a kind of puppet for the vote leave team. it was driving him round the bend. he was upset about the fact, connected to that, that essentially i was spending my time on what i thought was important, not on politics, not on media and communication and campaigning stuff. he was the elected prime minister. you were an unelected adviser. yeah, we basically disagreed on what was happening on covid. i thought his girlfriend was interfering with appointments, people who were being... she wanted to have people fired and have people promoted in ways that i thought were unethical and unprofessional. and that also led to a big argument between us. accusing somebody of having undue influence, which is what you are doing, is a big claim. the prime minister doesn't have a plan and he d

as you mentioned the dominic's cummings interview this week— the dominic's cummings interview this week as well. whatever you think— this week as well. whatever you think of— this week as well. whatever you think of dominic cummings some of the things— think of dominic cummings some of the things that he brought up and he accused _ the things that he brought up and he accused the prime minister of will no doubt — accused the prime minister of will no doubt impact how people view boris _ no doubt impact how people view borisjohnson. i think there no doubt impact how people view boris johnson. i think there will come _ boris johnson. i think there will come a — boris johnson. i think there will come a time and if you look at the story— come a time and if you look at the story it _ come a time and if you look at the story it set — come a time and if you look at the story it set talks about how his personal— story it set talks about how his personal rate of death in autumn last year — personal rate of death in autumn last year a— personal rate of death in autumn last yea

borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes. their strategy had produced a massive win at the election. ~ election. well, we did it, we did it. once election. well, we did it, we did it- once they — election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were _ election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all— election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all safely - it. once they were all safely installed in _ it. once they were all safely installed in number- it. once they were all safely installed in number ten, - it. once they were all safely installed in number ten, he| it. once they were all safely - installed in number ten, he ended up on the outside. he installed in number ten, he ended up on the outside.— on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal _ on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of _ on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of him - on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of him being i on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal

that was dominic cummings there. iraqi officials say at least 3a people have been killed and another 60 also injured in a bomb attack in a busy market in a mainly sheer muslim district of dad. the islamic state group says it carried out the attack and people shopping on the eve of the muslim feast of eid al—adha would have been caught in the blast. this report contains distressing images. the grim task of sifting through after the worst attack in months. targeted this time, a marketplace and a mainly sheer area crammed with men women and children shopping for food to celebrate the important festival of eid al—adha. there were screams of terror as roofs were screams of terror as roofs were ripped off market stalls. the islamic state unleashing the deadliest attack since january. back then they claimed this deadly double suicide bombing in a busy commercial area of baghdad, killing 32. since iraqi forces defeated islamic state fighters in 2017 after a three—year battle, large bomb attacks, once an almost daily oc

and to back up that claim, dominic cummings is | up that claim, dominic cummings is shed a whatsapp message from the prime minister to several aides in october, making the case that if you look at the statistics, it was mainly the over 80s who were dying, the stuff about the nhs being overwhelmed, he was no longer buying any more. downing street says that throughout this the prime minister took the right decisions at the right time and was guided by the science, and that he did actually institute three lockdowns, in the end. adam, thank you very much, something we will be looking at later on. laura kuenssberg will be here and discuss that interval. we can hear more of the interval as well. —— interval. —— interview. andrew lloyd webber has said he is "heartbroken" after being forced to cancel the opening nights of his musical cinderella because a member of the cast tested positive for covid. he warned that the theatre industry is "on its knees" and said the current system of self—isolation is untenable. leigh milner reports from london's west end. it was meant to be england's soâ€

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the prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings, is still making headlines. he made public text messages sent by borisjohnson that suggested he'd resisted a lockdown last autumn because he thought people dying from covid were "essentially all over 80". keir starmer had watched the interview. we've all now seen the prime minister's text message. i quote, "the median age for covid fatalities is 82. that is above life expectancy." and we have the prime minister's conclusion in the same text. "so get covid and live longer." remind the prime minister, over 83,000 people aged 80 or over lost their lives to this virus, every one leaving behind a grieving family and loved ones. so, will the prime minister now apologise for using those words? there will of course be a public inquiry into what has happened, but i would just remind the right honourable gentleman when he goes back over the decision—making processes that we had in those very, very difficult and dark times that these are incredibly tough balancing decisions that you have to take. again, you have to balan

thank you orson, nowa bbc news, dominic cummings speakto orson, nowa bbc news, dominic cummings speak to laura kuenssberg any programme containing flashing images. troublemaker. history maker. they were no strangers to chaos. pushing borisjohnson on behind closed doors... yesterday, i gave a full account of my actions. ..until his own mistake exploded in public. and ended up on the outskirts of barnard castle town. we did not visit the castle or walk around the town. he never agreed to account for what he's done until now. mr cummings, you've never spoken like this before. your story is, of course, completely interwoven with the prime minister's political fortune. how would you describe borisjohnson? how would i describe him? in what way? you mean politically? what does he believe politically? or? as a leader, as a politician, as a human being. how would you describe him? he's a very complicated character. he...he's unusual in a lot of politicians in having a sort of odd self—awareness mode. he kind of knows in all sorts of ways it is ludicrous for him to be in that position. he sai

in his bbc interview, the former aide to the prime minister dominic cummings said this about the northern ireland — it was about the northern ireland — it was a fudge which punted it difficult questions into the future and lets down the difficult questions which have to be answered and haven't been resolved. so today in the house of lords, lord frost, the very man who negotiated the northern ireland protocol, said that significant changes to that protocol were now needed. for example, he was worried about chilled meats and other issues perhaps not being able to be on sale in northern ireland unless there are new negotiations with the european union. he called for a standstill to these new checks to be introduced. but while the eu say they are willing to make some concessions, for example on the sale of medicines, they will not rewrite the entire protocol. this comes at a time when tensions with brussels are high of another piece of unfinished business, gibraltar, where they say that you proposals for dealing with the post—brexit status of the rock amounts to underlining uk —— un

cummings, that people have been talking about for days and days. yeah. for me, i'm still amazed when i hear this bit, which is the bit when he talks about a bit of a coup against borisjohnson. let's have a listen. you've just said that within months of the prime minister winning the biggest conservative majority in decades, you and a few others from the vote leave campaign were discussing the possibility of getting rid of him. days not months. within days of the election, you were discussing getting rid of him? yes. well, for all the reasons we have been discussing. did you believe that stuff about the coup or do you think that was hoopla? no, i don't think it was bravado, i mean i agree with you i think. it was the most incredible bit of the interview. _ if you've done thatjob in no 10, there is a real danger— it goes to your head, - because the whole system, if you go on a foreign trip, - the foreign governments treat you like the no 2 person . in the british government. and the truth is you're staff. you know the job title, _ i know he didn't

dominic cummings— in the world for starters. dominic cummings thing must of had an effect — cummings thing must of had an effect. also the word chaos is being used rather— effect. also the word chaos is being used rather a lot about the prime minister— used rather a lot about the prime minister and his chewing and throwing in u—turns. even to this day freedom day, what is it supposed to mean. _ day freedom day, what is it supposed to mean, really? image three half million _ to mean, really? image three half million people, i'm vulnerable, we felt that— million people, i'm vulnerable, we felt that we'd reached a point where we could _ felt that we'd reached a point where we could safely go out to a restaurant and to certain spaces. with— restaurant and to certain spaces. with the — restaurant and to certain spaces. with the so—called freedom day, three _ with the so—called freedom day, three and — with the so—called freedom day, three and half million of the extremely vulnerable and people who like us _ extr

borisjohnson and dominic cummings became foes. their strategy had produced a massive win at the election. well, we did it, we did it. once they were all safely installed in number ten, he ended up on the outside. he was fed up with the media portrayal of him being a kind of puppet for the vote leave team. it was driving him round the bend. he was upset about the fact, connected to that, that essentially i was spending my time on what i thought was important, not on politics, not on media and communication and campaigning stuff. he was the elected prime minister. you were an unelected adviser. yeah, we basically disagreed on what was happening on covid. i thought his girlfriend was interfering with appointments, people who were being... she wanted to have people fired and have people promoted in ways that i thought were unethical and unprofessional. and that also led to a big argument between us. accusing somebody of having undue influence, which is what you are doing, is a big claim. the prime minister doesn't have a plan and he d

the british prime minister's formative advisor dominic cummings has accused boris johnson of putting politics ahead of people �*s' lives during the pandemic in response, downing street said mrjohnson had taken the necessary action to protect lives and livelihoods guided by the best scientific advice. fires have fled across russia i met a heat wave, tearing through more than one and a half million hectares in the siberian region. in the capital, flights were suspended due to bad visibility. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, is the media show. after the torrent of racial abuse that england's footballers suffered after that penalty shoot—out, you might wonder why they'd want to be on social media at all. do the benefits of direct access to the fans and being able to tell their own unedited story outweigh the really horrifying negatives? and what about the platforms themselves? why can't they quash the abuse more effectively? it is an example of much broader issues around the power and accountability of social media giants, and that is the subject a behind—the—scenes book

earlier this week, dominic cummings, the prime minister's former adviser, revealed messages borisjohnson had sent him in autumn last year. keir starmer had seen the interview. we've all now seen the prime minister's text message. i quote, "the median age for covid fatalities is 82. that is above life expectancy." and we have the prime minister's conclusion in the same text. "so get covid and live longer." remind the prime minister, over 83,000 people aged 80 or over lost their lives to this virus, every one leaving behind a grieving family and loved ones. so, will the prime minister now apologise for using those words? there will of course be a public inquiry into what has happened, but i would just remind the right honourable gentleman when he goes back over the decision—making processes that we had in those very, very difficult and dark times that these are incredibly tough balancing decisions that you have to take. again, you have to balance the catastrophe of the disease against the suffering that is caused by lockdowns, the impacts on mental health, the loss of life chances for yo

in other news the british prime minister �*s former chief adviser dominic cummings accuses borisjohnson of putting politics ahead of people's lives during the pandemic. also president biden and dozens of western allies accused china of overseeing a massive cyber attack earlier in the year. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. after eight year long delay the olympic games are nowjust three days away. welcome to tokyo bay in the south of the japanese capital. we will be here to bring you the very latest on what is arguably the most controversial olympics for a generation with tokyo hosting the games in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. the olympic village that hosts the athletes has been hit by an fourth coronavirus case. two south african footballers were the first to test positive there followed by a czech beach volleyball player and now an american gymnast. 62 cases in total have been reported among the athletes media and other personnel. the city of tokyo has entered its fourth state of emergency as cases continue to arise however the international olym

i think why it's tricky, i is that whether or not you like or loathe dominic cummings, whether or not you believe every single word he says, some of what he claims speaks to wider truths and particularly the autumn lockdown, ought not lockdown for example, the allegations that were made, i have heard those same things as we have discussed before from people who have no axe to grind, people who are really worried and about the prime minister 's leadership style. i've heard those concerns articulated by people who do not have an axe to grind and i think that is why it is kind of tricky. t think that is why it is kind of tric . . . think that is why it is kind of tric . ., , , ., , tricky. i was pleased with m self tricky. i was pleased with myself when _ tricky. i was pleased with myself when i _ tricky. i was pleased with myself when i coined - tricky. i was pleased with myself when i coined the | tricky. i was pleased with - myself when i coined the phrase rogue adviser but not necessarily rogue opinions. i like it! one of the bit that ended up on the cutting room floor was a bit he t

cummings jaunt to barnard _ there was the dominic cummings jaunt to barnard castle. i don't know if it is a _ to barnard castle. i don't know if it is a u—turn, it is more of a handbrake _ it is a u—turn, it is more of a handbrake turn, just don't have as much _ handbrake turn, just don't have as much oil— handbrake turn, just don't have as much oil as vin diesel in fast and furious _ much oil as vin diesel in fast and furious nine _ much oil as vin diesel in fast and furious nine. —— as much style. when you have _ furious nine. —— as much style. when you have almost everyone being affected — you have almost everyone being affected by this ping issue, it didn'l— affected by this ping issue, it didn't look at all good.- affected by this ping issue, it didn't look at all good. let's look at the daily _ didn't look at all good. let's look at the daily mail. _ didn't look at all good. let's look at the daily mail. now _ didn't look at all good. let's look at the daily mail. now will - didn't look at all good. let's look at the daily mail. now will boris

i'm not sure if you saw the ten o'clock news here on bbc and the interview with dominic cummings, tom. why do you think he saying all this? it’s think he saying all this? it's interesting. _ think he saying all this? it's interesting. i— think he saying all this? it�*s interesting. i did see a bit of laura's interviews quite honestly all of us have been chasing as well. she's got out of dominic nothing massively new that he hasn't said before but the language in which he sang it in the factory saying it in camera is really quite damaging for the prime minister. the suggestion that the mirror lead on that i think the item that your ten o'clock news i saw that on, didn't really give to hoots if all people died without an people over 80 who are going to die anyway reasonably soon it was better to have that happen then close the entire economy down. that was the sort of thinking going through the prime minister said. we believe that the term of the second lock down this is september october last year there was a furious row go across government and scientific advisers serves the pri

the uk prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to oust borisjohnson in downing street within days of the conservatives winning the last election. the uk government says it is crucial for people to isolate if they are alerted by the covid app but earlier a minister said people could make an informed decision. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna isaac, economics editor of the independent and iain anderson, executive chairman of pr company cicero. lovely to see you both. before we update from them let me update you with the front pages and we have them so far. collision course set for brussels — the ft leads on overhauls set to be announced for post—brexit trade deals between britain and northern ireland. meanwhile, the metro's front focuses on the reaction to a french warship escorting an overcrowded dinghy to british waters, it reports record numbers have been arriving on the south coast. with 700 migrants arriving in two days, according to the telegraph, whi

you can have to tell me, but we do know now the bars. johnson's x jump advisor, dominant cummings, said that the prime minister is understanding from the scientists as always be incurred with serious effects. the over eighty's. that's been the main concern of the prime minister, reportedly. what is your latest study telling us about acute covered? so i'm a professor of medicine and child health, the university of liverpool and i get invited to attend stage meetings. the gum and senior advisors are chris with the and patrick browns and they choose the expert and their advice, and that's my role. i bring to that data from research studies. i personally respond.

the british prime ministers former chief adviser dominic cummings has accused boris johnson of putting politics ahead of the lives of people during the pandemic. in response, downing street said that mrjohnson had taken the necessary action to protect lives and livelihoods, guided by the best scientific advice. iraqi officials say at least 3a people have been killed and more than 60 others injured in a bomb attack in the capital, baghdad. home—made device exploded in a busy market and the islamic state group says it carried out the attack. the international olympic committee has described the delayed tokyo 2020 games is the most complex ever held. with just three days until they start there have been more positive coronavirus cases as athletes have arrived its forcing some to self isolate and others to withdraw. after living with the coronavirus pandemic for well over a year almost all covid restrictions in england have been lifted and the prime minister, borisjohnson, who is self isolating at the moment has urged people to exercise great caution and encourage young people to get vac

former top adviser dominic cummings tells the bbc there was talk of replacing borisjohnson as prime minister, days after his election victory. angela merkel visits a german town devastated by floods last week, promising to cut through bureaucracy to free up support funds. and after both obama and trump took centre stage in disney's iconic hall of presidents, now it'sjoe biden's turn. we'll show you how he looks a little later.

all you can have to tell me, but we do know now the bar as johnson's ex top advisor, dominant cummings said that the prime minister is understanding from the scientists as always be incurred with serious effects. the over eighty's. that's been the main concern of the prime minister reportedly. what is your latest study telling us about acute covered? so i'm a professor of medicine and child health, the university of liverpool and i get invited to attend stage meetings. the gum and senior advisors are chris with the and patrick browns and they choose the expert than their advice. and that's my role. i bring to that data from research studies i'm personally responsible for. so i have to take personal responsibility for the data. i present the the reality is the cobra does not just the disease of the frail and elderly and we are seeing children a bit hostile and adult submitted hospital. the reality is the death mostly does occur in people over the age of 50 and far more people label that age of 75. it goes up exponentially buzzword very steeply as age gets all. but if you look at people

he said his family had followed the rules — unlike the prime minister's then—adviser dominic cummings, who'd driven to county durham. imagine our collective disgust when, in order to curry favour with the prime minister's chief adviser, we see sycophantic, spineless, hypocritical government ministers lining up to defend the indefensible, saying it's time to move on, with some even having the gall to tell us that they, too, go for a long drive when they need to get their eyesight tested. what an absolute disgrace, and they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves! i apologise for the suffering of the people of this country have endured. all i can say is that nothing i can say or do can take back the lost lives, the lost time spent with loved ones that he describes, and i'm deeply, deeply sorry for that. a little later, borisjohnson faced questions from senior mps on the liaison committee. they, too, were concerned about the way test and trace is currently working, ahead of changes to the self—isolation rules in england next month. we're already seeing businesses unable to function,

the need for ministers that i don't know that a bit of dominic cummings very well had arguably we were top advisory board johnson . this element of the importance of media with respect to public health policy. absolutely. i mean, the government has been dancing to a significant extend to the, to the media tune in this particular the read newspapers. and in the same way, as i've always done to their training relation to drug policy, they tried to appease them. when they know quite explicitly that their agenda isn't, that's the salary was best for the country. and you are convinced as the drugs are for this country, as the government official drugs are that time and time again, it was these read top newspapers and all of them are read actually. i think that's the own by oligarchs. that thing exert is a completely disproportionate influence over public health care. the most amusing thing that we do, you go into the home office for a meeting and all they be talking about. the 1st thing they do is i have a focus group amongst the stuff on what the daily mail said about the home office the d

cummings at barnard castle. this is causing a lot of anger and resentment. earlier on, some people in york who were showing that. they had to act quickly to nip it in the bud. the problem is the impression is likely to linger. looking at the daily mirror, tim. pm's freedom day u—turn, now he begs, please be cautious. from tomorrow in england, why do government remain so tone deaf about this sort of thing? i government remain so tone deaf about this sort of thing?— this sort of thing? i think the government _ this sort of thing? i think the government has _ this sort of thing? i think the government has handled - this sort of thing? i think the i government has handled today incredibly badly. it's very rare indeed — incredibly badly. it's very rare indeed to— incredibly badly. it's very rare indeed to find twitter united. it is normally— indeed to find twitter united. it is normally the place we go to fight and argue — normally the place we go to fight and argue and call each other terrible — and ar

you can have to tell me, but we do know now the bar is drawn to the top advisor, dominant cummings said that the prime minister is understanding from the scientists is always being co with serious effects the over eighty's. that's been the main concern of the prime minister reportedly. what is your latest study telling us about acute covered? so i'm a professor of medicine and child health, the university of liverpool and i get invited to attendance age meetings. the gum and senior advisors are chris with the and patrick browns and they choose the experts and their advice will not my role. i bring to that data from research studies i'm personally responsible for. so i have to take personal responsibility for the data. i present the, the reality is the cobra does not just the disease of the frail and the elderly. and we are seeing children a bit hostile and adult submitted hostile. the reality is the death mostly does occur in people over the age of 50 and far more people label that age of 75. that goes up exponentially and buzzword. very steeply of age gets all but if you look at people

cummings trip to barnard castle, or the daily mail's investigations into covid and care homes. no heads rolled after those exclusives. but is there now a sense, despite issues over circulation and revenues, that fleet street is back to its pugnacious best? well, i told you we had a scoop. three of the biggest beasts in fleet street nowjoin us for their media show debuts. take a bow, victoria newton, editor in chief of the sun and sun on sunday. hi, victoria. hello. hiya. a classic tabloid pun on your front page the day after england's footballers beat germany. "55 years of hurt never stopped us raheem—ing." how long did it take to come up with that one? well, you know, we have the best headline writers in the world on our back bench. it took him about two seconds! brilliant stuff! tobyn andrae, deputy editor of the daily mail. tobyn, great to have you here. good afternoon. yeah. your paper is printed in a tabloid format. so you're a tabloid writer — are you still a bit sniffy over there at north cliff house? not in the least. no, we've always been great supporters of the po