called matt hancock hopeless. this is another incidents where clearly a briefing is going on against matt hancock and this is a latest iteration with that.- hancock and this is a latest iteration with that. ., ., ., ., ,~ iteration with that. you have to ask the question iteration with that. you have to ask the question when, iteration with that. you have to ask the question when, as iteration with that. you have to ask the question when, as we - iteration with that. you have to ask the question when, as we get - the question when, as we get confirmation of a third wave now, does this story still stand?- confirmation of a third wave now, does this story still stand? well, i think it does does this story still stand? well, i think it does still does this story still stand? well, i think it does still stand does this story still stand? well, i think it does still stand because . think it does still stand because the decision was made not to unlock all the the decision was
the purse keen on keeping a very tight hold on the purse strings and not spending our way the purse strings and not spending our way out of the covid crisis that we are our way out of the covid crisis that we are in our way out of the covid crisis that we are in. g ., our way out of the covid crisis that we are in l our way out of the covid crisis that we are in. joe? ithink our way out of the covid crisis that we are in. joe? i think there our way out of the covid crisis that we are in. joe? ithink there is we are in. joe? i think there is sliuht we are in. joe? i think there is slight perhaps we are in. joe? i think there is slight perhaps floor we are in. up- ithink there is slight perhaps floor you might see slight perhaps floor you might see in this argument is that does voting for the liberal democrats send the message that we want to have more fiscal discipline because my car to see that. i think the local issues had a very strong factor particularly around plannin
on the oprah winfrey show. so, let s begin. joe, you will kick us off, please. the front of the telegraph concerning the health secretary. yes, it s another negative story relating to the health secretary saying that he sat on this data which showed, you know, strong efficacy of the vaccines against the delta variant and that this information, so the story says, was only given to the prime minister and his team moments before a crucial meeting when the final decision was made about lengthening the coronavirus restrictions, so the claim here is that he was perhaps trying to bounce borisjohnson into doing that to in the department of health the story denies that claim, but it is another, essentially, kind of attack on matt hancock a week when we had whatsapp messages published by dominic cummings showing that the prime minister had
married but he completely denies that. he is married to but he completely denies that. he is married to sally bercow who was a labour married to sally bercow who was a labour councillor. they have been married labour councillor. they have been married a labour councillor. they have been married a long time, so it is possible married a long time, so it is possible that they have had talks at home possible that they have had talks at home and possible that they have had talks at home and this may be one of the factors home and this may be one of the factors that has influenced him to change factors that has influenced him to change sides, but very interesting move change sides, but very interesting move there and an interesting story. joe, move there and an interesting story. joe. not move there and an interesting story. joe. not the move there and an interesting story. joe, not the best of sunday reading for the prime minister, is it? when you look at front page