to m next was done in august. before i move on to my next question, was done in august. before i move on to my next question, you was done in august. before i move on to my next question, you say - was done in august. before i move on to my next question, you say it - to my next question, you say it wasn t relevant in the earlier period. forthose wasn t relevant in the earlier period. for those on low incomes who kept the country going, working in food processing plants, in transport, in social care through lockdown, it was highly relevant, wasn t it? . , wasn t it? and there was considerable wasn t it? and there was considerable support - wasn t it? and there was considerable support in i wasn t it? and there was - considerable support in place for the most considerable support in place for the most vulnerable, as i have documented in my previous answers. not only documented in my previous answers. not only did documented in my previous answers. not only did we
around his month long eat out to help out scheme which ran in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals at restaurants on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays with the government subsidising the bill. here s our health reporter, jim reid. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood i m in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subsidised midweek meals in pubs and restaurants. it proved popular at the time. but critics say it fuelled a rise in infections. did you ignore the advice over cobit? did you ignore the advice over covid? earlier witnesses, scientists and ministers have said they were not consulted in advance about that eat 0ut consulted in advance about that eat out to help 0ut scheme. he was asked to respond. why would i raise it as a risk when i didn t believe it was because it was designed in a context of a safe reopening? the onus is surely on the people who now believed it was a r
foster who is in israel. here in the uk. the home office has earmarked at least £700 million to manage the arrival of migrants on small boats until 2030. the projections flew under the radar yet officials published them online last week, as home secretary james cleverly flew to rwanda to sign a new treaty to, quote, stop the boats . they predict the channel crossings could continue up to 203k. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more from downing street. it s been the government s mantra for the last three prime ministers, although that does not actually take you back that far in time, given the turmoil in the conservative party, but rishi sunak very much made it his own, at the start of this year he set out five promises for the year ahead and one of them was, in his words, to stop the boats. now, he was dealt a very significant setbackjust a month or so ago when the supreme court ruled that his plan to deport asylum seekers to rwanda was in its current for