arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
the french capital where voters have been flocking to the polls all morning, some hoping for the first far right government since the war, other desperately trying to block it. and a sky full of stars at coldplay s glastonbury set with a few surprise guests. hello. welcome to this hour. we will have more on the uk election but let s take you to an election that is happening at the moment. voting in the first round of france s parliamentary elections is under way. the surprise election, called by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray, support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. this is the leader of the national rally casting his ballot the 28 year old is seen as a protege of marine le pen. his party is expected to come first but it s unclear whether they d command an overall majority. the second round of voting will be on the seventh ofjuly. you can
time now to digest the day s election campaigning and there s a lot to digest today here s newscast, with adam fleming and the team. chris, let me get this straight. i can t see anyone, but you can see both me and alex forsyth. that s right although that s only because i was sent a little picture of the two of you, just to remind me what you looked like. with you in your studio and alex in hers, and me in mine. hang on, we last saw each other on thursday you ve forgotten already? no, not forgotten, ijust like to be, you know, reassured. you know what, though, alex? what was that game you play where you have to lie in the dark, and then. i don t know what game you re talking to, adam. i m nervous about where you re going with it. what do you think i do when i m lying in the dark with other people? less about your weekend. no, that game when you have to, like, shout something out, but not shout over each other, but you can t see anyone else? no. what s that game? basi
and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon. hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning in continuing in the run up to the general election on the fourth ofjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election. and in the coming hoursjohn swinney, leader of the scottish national party will formally launch the party s campaign. he s hoping to gain ground from conservatives in north east scotland. with me is our political correspondent ione wells. what do we need to look out for? from labour that is the pledge from keir starmer to cut net mig
Important dont know the questions. First, the leader of the Conservative Party, the Prime Minister, theresa may. Applause. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Good evening Prime Minister, yourfirst is from abigail. Why should the public trust you when you have a known track record of broken promises and backtracking during your time as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . Thank you david and thank you. Applause. Thank you for you coming to be an audience tonight, which is an important part of campaign. Let me tell you about some of the things i did as Home Secretary. I said i would ensure we we re secretary. I said i would ensure we were dealing with extremist hate preachers and excluded more than any other before me. I said i would do something about stop and search, i dont think anybody should be stopped and searched because of the colour of their skin. I said i would be tough on crime and ensure our police and Security Services had the powers they need to do theirjob and i gav