Test and trace system was near collapse. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. Rules and restrictions are everywhere to see, but there is concern that too many people are ignoring the advice and coronavirus cases are rising as a result. Now, ministers believe it is time to get tougher. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, warned that the country is ata hancock, warned that the country is at a Tipping Point. If everybody follows the rules, then we can avoid further National Lockdowns, but we, of course, have to be prepared to ta ke of course, have to be prepared to take action if that is what is necessary. We might be facing a further National Lockdown that people dont obey the rules . Thats exactly right, i dont rule it out, i dont want to see it. In england if any one test positive for covid i9 is bound to have close contact with someone who has, they will be legally required to self isolate, and a £500 payment will be available for those on benefits, with fines of up
Crack pitch now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london with me geeta guru murthy. This week, all the uk governments problems seemed to assemble at once. Even the prime ministers supporters in the conservative party and the press have started to ask searching questions about the governments handling of the pandemic. As borisjohnson warns of a second wave, more restrictions and the tracing regime is clearly struggling to cope, the labour party says the government has lost control of events. Also today, from the rule of six to the rule of law as brexit reappears in british politics. The Northern Ireland secretary, brandon lewis, admitted the new internal markets bill will break international law. This prompted criticism from all five living former prime ministers and the man who might be the next president of the us. A compromise is now in the air but was the scale of the row deliberate or wise . With me to discuss all this are Polly Toynbee of the guardian and
Instead, we had the exams fiasco. President trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week as his choice to replace the Supreme Court judge, ruth bader ginsburg. Anti government protesters in thailand call for reform of the political system and the monarchy. A hurricane and three spitfires fly over Central London to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle of britain, following a Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey. And coming up, we bring together politicians and members of the public to examine the key issues for voters in the us election campaign. The Health Secretary matt hancock says further National Lockdowns cannot be ruled out if people fail to follow the rules on tackling coronavirus. He was speaking amid growing concern at the rise in the number of infections in the uk. Yesterday, fines of up to £10,000 were announced for those who repeatedly fail to self isolate if they test positive. Labour said the governments test and trace system was near collapse. 0ur politi
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I thank my honourable friend for the way he represents his constituency and we will continue to listen to people and continue to respond to their concerns in any way that we can. With 2. 4 million households in the uk facing fuel poverty this winter, which will be exacerbated by the pandemic, will the Prime Minister consider introducing a one off winter fuel payment to every household at risk . We will consider all sorts of measures to alleviate poverty and suffering in the months ahead and the best thing we can do is to follow this package of measures scrupulously, drive down the virus and keep the economy moving. The last six months have been tough for our country and it sounds like the next six months will be tough, as well, and it is vital we ta ke be tough, as well, and it is vital we take our constituents with us and they understand what is being asked of them. At the beginning of lockdown the Prime Minister looked into the camera and said, i need to level with you, folks, and th