The health of some people. Haitis battle with covid 19 an aid worker tells us of shortages in vital protective equipment and ventilators. From the siege of aleppo to the hospitals of britain, we talk to the syrian refugee doctors helping fight the pandemic. In an extraordinary press c0 nfe re nce , the top adviser to britains Prime Minister has given a defiant defence of his behaviour Dominic Cummings has been widely accused of flouting coronavirus lockdown rules. He says he doesnt regret driving his family hundreds of miles from london, at a time when his wife was showing symptoms of covid 19 to get help with childcare. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssburg. Morning. The rule is unwritten, but it is real. Advisers arent meant to be the story. Reporter when ordinary people were obeying the rules and staying home, mr cummings. Already, this is day four of headlines about Dominic Cummings. Hes made a career out of trying to rewrite political convention. Even for him, this was aston
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First borisjohnsons top adviser, Dominic Cummings, has refused to apologise for taking a journey from london to County Durham in the north of england during the current coronavisu lockdown. At a lengthy news conference, he said he had no regrets and he didnt believe hed broken the rules. Borisjohnson said he understood the confusion and anger caused by the row but is standing by mr cummings. Opposition mps will meet today to discuss the next steps in how to hold both the Prime Minister and Dominic Cummings to account. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Something you dont see every day. Government advisers usually defend their political masters. This one had come to defend himself. Dominic cummings took his family 250 miles from london to durham during lockdown when his wife was already healed. Yesterday he was asked if he now r
60 ventilators for a population of 11 million haitis tough battle with covid 19. And from the siege of aleppo to the hospitals of britain we talk to the syrian refugee doctors helping fight the pandemic. In an extraordinary news conference, the top adviser to britains Prime Minister has given a defiant defence of his behaviour. Dominic cummings has been widely accused of flouting coronavirus lockdown rules. He says he doesnt regret driving his family hundreds of miles from london, at a time when his wife was showing symptoms of covid 19 to get help with childcare. Heres our Political Editor laura kuennsburg. Morning. The rule is unwritten, but it is real. Advisers arent meant to be the story. Reporter when ordinary people were obeying the rules and staying home, mr cummings. Already, this is day four of headlines about Dominic Cummings. Hes made a career out of trying to rewrite political convention. Even for him, this was astonishing. Using the downing street garden, normally reserved
Do you believe you will go back . I can go back there, but there is no one there to see, you know . So. But sometimes i think in this way. A doctor no longer able Dominic Cummings, the top to help his own country adviser to the british helps save lives here. Prime minister Boris Johnson, has given a defiant defence of his behaviour after he was accused of flouting coronavirus lockdown rules. Mr cummings says he doesnt may i see your hands, please . Regret driving hundreds of miles from london to get our good fortune, syrias tragedy. Fergal keane, family help with childcare. Bbc news, manchester. Spain has announced that foreign travellers will be able heres our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg. To visit the country morning. From the beginning ofjuly the rule is unwritten, but it is real. Without going into quarantine. Opening up the holiday advisers arent meant market is seen as crucial to be the story. To the spanish economy. When ordinary people the country normally were obeying the
We talk to the syrian refugee doctors helping fight the disease. After the plague, here come the locusts. South asia is battling a new airborne invasion. Hello to you. In an extraordinary press conference, the top adviser to britains Prime Minister has given a defiant defence of his behaviour. Dominic cummings has been widely accused of flouting coronavirus lockdown rules. He says he doesnt regret driving his family hundreds of miles from london at a time when his wife was showing symptoms of covid i9, to get help with childcare. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssburg. Morning. The rule is unwritten, but it is real. Advisers arent meant to be the story. When ordinary people were obeying the rules and staying home, mr cummings. Already, this is day four of headlines about Dominic Cummings. Hes made a career out of trying to rewrite political convention. Even for him, this was astonishing. Using the downing street garden, normally reserved for world leaders, to explain, or to apolo