Remember the basics, hands, face, space and fresh air. ..before he resigned for breaking his own social distancing rules. i do solemnly. ..sincerely and truly. today, he apologised for what he described as the wrong kind of planning. i am profoundly sorry for the impact that had. i m profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred. and i also understand why, for some, it will be hard to take that apology from me. i understand that, i get it. mr hancock said the right lessons needed to be learned to stop a future pandemic in its tracks, rather than plan for its aftermath. the attitude, the doctrine of the uk, was to plan for the consequences of a disaster. can we buy enough body bags? where are we going to bury the dead? and that was completely wrong.
Although many nurses are still angry about that rise, that in fact it did enough for a slight majority to satisfy them, meaning there are no more strikes. so there are no more strikes planned across the uk, but the big question now is whether senior doctors, consultants, will strike injuly, following their more junior colleagues, who are carrying out the longest strike in nhs history, a five day strike. former health secretary matt hancock has said he is profoundly sorry for each death caused by covid and said planning for a no deal brexit diverted resources away from pandemic preparedness. he was giving evidence at the uk covid inquiry, and our correspondent ellie price was listening to the evidence. morning! he s no longer a cabinet minister, no longer even a conservative mp, but matt hancock certainly was a central figure the pandemic. health secretary between 2018 and 2021, for many he was the poster boy for the government s perceived failings. keep doing your bit.
English cricket chiefs say they ll use this moment to reset cricket. also in the programme: the nurses strike in england is set to end the latest vote on action fails to meet the required threshold. the former health secretary matt hancock has appeared in front of the covid inquiry he admitted the uk was underprepared for the pandemic. i am profoundly sorry for the impact that had, and profoundly sorry for each death that has occurred. president putin has been addressing russian military leaders following the mutiny by wagner rebels he told troops they had stopped a civil war. and new artificial intelligence technology which cuts waiting times for radiotherapy is to be offered to all nhs trusts in england at cost price.
Families of covid victims had protested outside and watched from the public gallery. they remained unconvinced. we are not coming here for an apology. this inquiry is to look at what went wrong, and there will be recommendations to ensure that this doesn t happen again in the future. remember, this part of the inquiry is about the uk s preparedness in the run up to the pandemic, rather than decisions made during it. so there are still plenty of questions left unanswered. but it s also very likely that matt hancock will be called to give more evidence back at the inquiry later in the process. ellie price, bbc news, outside the covid inquiry in london. joining me now is our health editor, hugh pym. what have we learned from matt hancock s appearance today? well. hancock s appearance today? well, ma am, hancock s appearance today? well, maryam. as hancock s appearance today? well, maryam. as we hancock s appearance today? well, maryam, as we heard hancock s appearance today? well, m
This is bbc news. these are the latest headlines. ukrainians celebrate into the night as russia withdraws thousands of soldiers from the city of kherson after months of occupation. in the us both parties are neck and neck to control the senate, after former astronaut and democrat mark kelly is re elected in arizona. meanwhile, former health secretary matt hancock has said he is looking for forgiveness on i m a celebrity get me out of here. what i m really looking forward to is a bit of forgiveness. film. what i m really looking forward to is a bit of forgiveness. what i m really looking forward to is a bit of forgiveness. oh, my god, i nearly cried is a bit of forgiveness. oh, my god, i nearly cried then. new zealand have beaten england