Times, ministers under fire new normal is. Rachel, the Financial Times, ministers underfire for new normal is. Rachel, the Financial Times, ministers under fire for the situation over ventilators and supplies have said the call came too late. Offers were not taken up, it seems. late. Offers were not taken up, it seems. Suppliers. Late. Offers were not taken up, it seems. Suppliers. Several points made in this piece in the Financial Times and it starts by saying there are currently 8000 ventilators which the nhs has and it will be receiving 8000 more by next week but it needs a total of 30,000. Some of the criticisms made include that there are companies that make ventilators that offer their services to the government but did not hear back. One company said it was able to provide 500 and did not hearfrom government. There are other cases of other companies that are able to make ventilators but were not asked and they wonder why other companies without that expertise such as dyson have
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in the uk, the times leads with a warning from the health secretary matt hancock that england could face extensive local lockdowns in the event of a second wave of coronavirus this winter. the new york times reports on the reopening of london s british museum after 163 days but with some changes to address the museum s links with slavery and colonialism. the telegraph headlines the outgoing bbc director general tony hall saying the corporation needs a wider diversity of opinion and the daily mirror leads with princes william and harry reuniting in order to finalise details for a statue celebrating the life of princess diana. so, let s begin. asa, rob thank you very much for joining me. we start off looking at the times and this threat, the words no one wants to hear, the possibility of extensive lockdowns in the winter. asa, how serious is this threat? matt hancock is the health secretary, health of the public is his utmost concern so one would expect him to really not pull