Hello. We begin in the us, where former president barack 0bama has described the current governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an absolute, chaotic disaster. Mr 0bama was speaking on a Conference Call to rally supporters behind joe bidens run for president. In a leaked recording he says, what were fighting against is these long term trends in which being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as an enemy that has become a stronger impulse in american life. He then adds it wouldve been bad with the best of governments. Its been an absolute chaotic disaster when that mindset of whats in it for me and to heck with everybody else is operationalised in government. 0ur north america coprrespondent peter bowes told me why mr 0bamas comments are significant. We havent heard words like this, as strong as this from former president 0bama really since before President Trump became president. He has pretty much stayed on the sidelines during the past three years of m
To stay at home. Protect the nhs. And to stay at home. Protect the nhs. And save lives. To stay at home. Protect the nhs. And save lives. It to stay at home. Protect the nhs. And save lives. It is a message we have heard for weeks now, when the government thinks has been highly successful but uk ministers wa nt to highly successful but uk ministers want to move on to their next stage of the Coronavirus Response. So this is the new message from Boris Johnson. Stay alert, control the virus, save lives. We do think this is the right moment to update and to broaden the message, so stay alert will mean stay alert by staying home as much as possible, but stay alert when you do go out by maintaining social distancing, washing your hands, respecting others in the workplace and the other settings that you will go to. There will be some tweaks to lockdown rules but when borisjohnson addresses the nation again tonight, he will proceed with caution. No wholesale lifting of restrictions, no return
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. An absolute, chaotic disaster, thats how former us president barack obama has described the us governments response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a Conference Call with his former staffers mr obama accused the Current Administration of having a mindset of whats in it for me and to heck with everyone else. Well lets talk to our north america correspondent peter bowes. This is quite serious criticism, peter. These are stinging words from barack obama who really has been pretty quiet during the past three years of the trumpet administration but this was a private web conversation between the former president and some of the people that used to work for his administration. The purpose of the call seemingly to get those people to get behind joe biden with president obama backing by jill with president obama backing by jill biden. He said
Means, we have not seen it. We dont know what the uk government is going good morning. Its a cold day across to say for the response in england. The whole of the uk today, with the first minister and myself earlier in the week at a press brisk north easterly winds are starting to take over. All the briefing, made it clear that we details coming up shortly. Think, certainly in scotland, it is too early to think about any major changes. The first minister was good morning. Quite clear that the key message its sunday, may 10. Our top story a coronavirus alert system, similar to the one used remains stay at home. I reiterated to describe the terror threat, is expected to be announced exactly that. We are in a very, very during borisjohnsons televised address this evening. Fragile moment. Actually, dominic the Prime Minister will outline a roadmap towards easing lockdown restrictions in england and has also changed the governments slogan on coronavirus, advising us to stay raab the same day
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