Hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. On this Programme Labour ha rdens its attack the government over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but Boris Johsnon reckons the country wants to see a united front. I really do not see the purpose of these endless attacks on public trust and confidence. I have supported the government openly and i have taking criticism for itm but he makes it difficult to support this government. Government and oppositon mps want to know why the govenment is bringing in a quarantine for travellers to the uk now. These are not just a three week fudge to spare the government embarrassment for failing to deal with this issue at the right times. And tough questions for the head of the new covid i9 test and trace service. You do not actually know how many tests come back within 2a hours and you are in charge of nhs test entries . Test and trace. You as a curtain raiser for Prime Ministers questions, the labour leader had said that borisjohnson now needs
To re open from monday. The announcement comes a day after the government abandoned plans for all Primary Schools to return before the summer. The same voices that last week were basically supporting, you know, people who were saying, do not open up the schools, are this week criticising us for saying, well, well take it deliberately carefully. A warning from National Health Service Leaders in england ten Million People could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. More than 30 years after the assassination of swedish prime minsiter olof palme, Police Identify the main suspect as a man who died 20 years ago. After another slave trader statue is removed, Labour Councils in the uk plan a review into public monuments. And theres a warning that almost 300,000 children in india could die, due to severe malnutrition and a lack of essential services, amid the coronavirus lockdown. After another slave trader statue is removed, Labour Councils in the uk plan a review into publi
Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one for this news special. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is about to face a grilling from senior mps about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his continuing support for Dominic Cummings, his most senior advisor. Well bring that to you live. Were also expecting to hear details later of a local lockdown scheme in england to help tackle future outbreaks of coronavirus. It could lead to schools or businesses being closed in areas which experience a spike in cases. The government says the measures will be part of the test and trace system, which will be ready in the coming days. In15 minutes time, Boris Johnson will appear before the Commons Liaison Committee for the First Time Since taking office. Hes likely to be asked about Dominic Cummings controversial trip to County Durham during lockdown. Around a0 tory mps have called for mr cummings to resign or be fired. More on that later, but first our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinso
Thats 2710 people they didnt reach. Their Contact Details are either unavailable or incorrect, and they didnt respond to text, e mail or call reminders. They tried ten times within 24 hours to contact those people. But of the two thirds they did manage to contact, they provided on average six contacts each. 31,794 contacts. Heres an important statistic. 85 of those close contacts, and these are people who have been feeling more than likely perfectly fit and well, agreed to go into self isolation for 14 days. And that means. 4807 people didnt go into self isolation who probably should have done as a result of testing and trace. The testing and tracing the primo, dido harding, explained it like this. The data show that 400 807 of the contacts data show that 400 807 of the co nta cts we data show that 400 807 of the contacts we identified didnt confirm to us that they would self isolate. This doesnt necessarily mean that these people arent self isolating. Some of them, weve been unable to
The two metre distancing rule some conservative mps say its causing too much damage to the economy. Calls increase in the us to take down confederate statues because of their connnections to slavery. Jk rowling reveals she has experienced Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault, in an essay explaining her views about gender. And, even her majesty now video calls the queen thanks carers for their work during the coronavirus pandemic, to mark carers week. Its interesting listening to all your tales and stories and im very impressed by what you have achieved already, so im very glad to have been able to join you today. The first figures from the new nhs test and Trace Programme in england have been released. They show that two thirds of 8,000 people whove tested positive for covid 19 have provided details of who they had been close to. As a result, nearly 27,000 people were told to self isolate. The head of the programme, baroness harding said the service isnt yet at the Gold Standard, but was