You are pretty much up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news tuesday in parliament. Hello again and welcome to tuesday in parliament. A medical expert says the uk should have been better prepared for coronavirus. The fact that we were asleep to the concept that we would have a pandemic, i think shame on us. After the windrush scandal, priti patel promises to change the way the home office is run. And there are far too many times where i am the only non white face in the room. And a former Prime Minister speaks up for the families of victims of dangerous driving. All feel that justice is currently, in many cases, not being done. But first, experts have told mps that the the uk will be living with coronavirus for many years to come and even a vaccine is unlikely to eliminate it for good. The director of the Wellcome Trust told the Health Committee that things will not be done by christmas and humanity would be living with the infection for decades. Last week, the Prime Minister said
Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Amid all the talk of spikes and second waves, one thing is clear. Those people predicting an early end to the covid 19 pandemic are indulging in wishful thinking. So, is there any way of respecting the science and mitigating the worst impacts on economic and social life . My guest today is sirjeremy farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust and a key scientific adviser to the uk government. Just how dangerous is the moment were in now . Sirjeremy farrar, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure. Sirjeremy farrar, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure. Governments around the world have had pretty much six months now to figure out how to get control of covid 19. How do you think theyre doing . I think we face enormous challenges. Weve got a virus which came across from animals into humans maybe sometime in 2019, maybe before that. To which none of us have any immunity, we have no treatments, no vaccines, no diagnostic when it happened, and its
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Amid all the talk of spikes and second waves, one thing is clear. Those people predicting an early end to the covid 19 pandemic are indulging in wishful thinking. So, is there any way of respecting the science and mitigating the worst impacts on economic and social life . My guest today is sirjeremy farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust and a key scientific adviser to the uk government. Just how dangerous is the moment were in now . Sirjeremy farrar, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure. Governments around the world have had pretty much six months now to figure out how to get control of covid 19. How do you think theyre doing . I think we face enormous challenges. Weve got a virus which came across from animals into humans maybe sometime in 2019, maybe before that. To which none of us have any immunity, we have no treatments, no vaccines, no diagnostic when it happened, and its very, very transmissible. It goes from me to you
Good evening once again. Day 1,434 of the Trump Administration. 28 days to go until the inauguration of joe biden as our 46th president. Meanwhile, the outgoing president is issuing another slew of pardons. Granting clemency for a total of 29 people. And lets be clear, some of the pardons tonight are going to straightup criminals. Some of these pardons reward corruption and reward cooperation with russian intelligence. We heard the news just after trump landed in florida tonight, this was another stunning rebuke of the Mueller Investigation, while also doling out rewards for allies, especially those who kept quiet. Trumps former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, convicted for financial fraud in a case brought by muellers prosecutors. Longtime trump adviser and friend roger stone, convicted of lying to congress, obstruction, and witness tampering in the russia investigation. Charles kushner, father of jared kushner. Fatherinlaw of ivanka trump. Charlie kushner, by the way, was put away b
And Yasmin Alibhai brown, who is a journalist and author. Lets look at tomorrows front pages then. The i focuses on the uk Prime Ministers message earlier today he thanked the nurses who cared for him during his week in hospital. As does the times, the pm will now continue his recovery the telegraph, too, looks at borisjohnsons release from hospital as he says it could have gone either way. As does the times, the pm will now continue his recovery at his official residence with his fiancee Carrie Symonds in chequers. Meanwhile, the daily mail looks at the growing row in the uk over personal protective equipment as an nhs boss reveals delivering the kits to the frontline has become hand to mouth. The daily mirrors headline reads uk worst in europe, as the death toll here exceeds 10,000 people. Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports the 620 group of nations looks set to agree a deal to offer low Income Countries a freeze on loan repayments in the wake of the pandemic. So lets begin. We ha