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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are sonia sodha, chief leader writer for the observer and olivia utley, deputy leader writer at the sun. Tomorrows front pages starting with the times leads on the controversy surrounding the uks housing secretary robertjenrick who is accused of fast tracking approval for a Housing Development before new legislation took effect. The mail leads on that story too, and looks at a cache of documents released by mrjenrick which feature texts and emails between himself and conservative donor Richard Desmond. The i also reports on that story. Meanwhile, the metro focuses on labour leader sir Keir Starmers criticism of delays to the roll out of a National Track and trace
service in england which has been pushed back from may to the winter. And the mirror looks at the hottest day of the year here, and the huge crowds who rushed to beaches and beauty spots including durdle door in dorset. So lets begin. Lovely to see you both as always. We are going to start with the times paper, one of a number which is focusing on the story regarding the housing secretary and robert generally. Olivia, talk us through it. So, whats happened is robert generally, who is the housing secretary was at a Fundraising Party inafew secretary was at a Fundraising Party in a few months ago and had a short
conversation with a tory donor, who is keen to get approval for a development in the east of london. At this party robert said that he said to the stonor that he couldnt talk about it, but its emerged recently that there has been a chain of e mails between them which shows quite a cosy relationship, although they didnt meet, jenrick granted approvalfor this building they didnt meet, jenrick granted approval for this building develop into the east of london the day before Richard Desmond wouldve had to pay £45 million tax on it. So it alljust to pay £45 million tax on it. So it all just looks to pay £45 million tax on it. So it alljust looks a to pay £45 million tax on it. So it all just looks a little to pay £45 million tax on it. So it alljust looks a little bit cosy. For a while commit sort of thought the scandal might sort of melt away, so the scandal might sort of melt away, so much coronavirus news around, and it sort of tory cash for favours scandal wasnt really the mood of the nation, but it doesnt seem to be going away, and all these documents have come out. All of the papers that we have seen our reporting on them and it has a little bit of the feel of the coming story again. Boris johnson
little bit of the feel of the coming story again. Borisjohnson has dug his heels income is defending the secretary to the health, but are people going to start getting annoyed about it . I think that Boris Johnson could be lucky in that this story is a little bit, located in a little bit harder to follow if you are not particularly interested or a news consumer. You are not particularly interested or a news consumer. You might be lucky and it could just disappear, but the papers are clearly very interested in it. I think in any other circumstance, he wouldve resigned. A lot of front pages are leading out of it. As you say, a lot of documents having been published voluntarily put out in the public arena, 129 pages, sonia for people to go through. A lot of information in them. Thats right, a lot of information in them. I think the sort of hard facts of the case is it will have been exposed the last couple of days and they remain the same, and it looks really bad. Robertsjenrick has himself had to reverse the
decision to grant this development and handed over to another minister. You know, hes even conceded that he looks biased. He said it wasnt a biased decision. I think olivia is right. The scandal ten years ago theres no question the minister wouldve had to resign a thing because it looks extremely bad for the government, of course, these arent normal times will stop Prime MinisterSenior Adviser the lockdown guidelines, yet he just kept his position and the Prime Minister came out and defended him. It looks like the government are doing the same to robertjenrick, the the government are doing the same to robert jenrick, the secretary the government are doing the same to robertjenrick, the secretary is better statement tonight saying that there has been some disclosure of there has been some disclosure of the facts. So its interesting that that statement, the cabinet secretary i think im not Boris Johnson, may be numberten secretary i think im not Boris Johnson, may be number ten have ease and gave himselfa johnson, may be number ten have ease and gave himself a little bit of legal room on this. I thinkjohnson will, if he can, he will want to keepjenrick will, if he can, he will want to keep jenrick in position, will, if he can, he will want to keepjenrick in position, even though it is something absolutely
that i think he will want to keep jenrick in position, even though it is something absolutely that i think you should resign for. He will want to get rid ofjenrick on his own terms, and there is a Cabinet Reshuffle that is expected to happen the coming weeks over summer. I think not that many people in westminster expect that robert generally will still be imposed in a few months time. The daily mail also having that on its front page including in terms of this as sonja referred to that letter from the cabinet, that statement from the cabinet, that statement from the cabinet secretary saying that, well, the secretary of state has written and set out this full and factual account that it was voluntarily set out, and as these secretary said stating in light of this account including these number of documents, the Prime Minister considers that the Prime Minister considers that the matter is closed, olivia. Yeah,
but i think as sonia says, theres some wiggle room there, the fact that its from a Cabinet Office is interesting. I think that my best guess is that borisjohnson isjust sort of waiting to see all this plays out in the paper. I think in the papers and with the public, i think that the fact that the daily mail have run it on their front page will probably go down pretty badly with downing street. I think. Sort