This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines. A £4 billion cut in vat to kick start the economy but some Companies Say they need to keep the cash to stay in business. Were looking to pass some of that on to customers, but i think we are in survival mode right now. What it allows us to do is comfortably put on larger discounts, so we are passing it on. The Health Secretary says the government has ruled out making masks compulsory for Office Workers in england. Borisjohnson confirms therell be an independent inquiry into the governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic but not now. China warns of retaliation over huawei, as President Trump takes credit for the decision to exclude it from the uks 56 network. The biggest easing of lockdown restrictions in scotland is under way the first minister says its the riskiest stage to date. Facing another lockdown blackburn is given a deadline to deal with a rising tide of coronavirus cases. And the statue of slave trader Edward Colston is
Hello and welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are claire cohen, womens editorfor the Daily Telegraph and political strategist jo tanner. Tomorrows front pages. Lets start with the daily mail, whose headline is fix testing fiasco now. It calls on ministers to in its words get a grip on testing after britain faces its worst day of deaths so far. The times reports that borisjohnson has taken charge of efforts to speed up supply of tests after admitting the government has been slow delivering to frontline nhs staff. The metro leads on that figure, citing that deaths leapt by 381 injust one day. The i says that medics are still in need of safety kits, suggesting distribution problems mean protective clothing is still not reaching front line nhs workers. The express leads on comments from the medical director of nhs england who says there are green shoots of hope in the coronavirus battle as the number of n
Thankfully, hes now back home, and this afternoon i spoke to him about his experience. They did loads and loads of tests for all kinds of things, one of which was covid 19, coronavirus, and a few days later, i think three, four, five days later, my oncologist phoned up and said, well, youre fine as far as the chemo side effects are concerned, but you do have covid 19. And actually my first reaction was, well, actually, if that was it, then ive got away with it, because i had a temperature, but i didnt have all those other really nasty things that people talk about. Right now, the last couple of days, i feel. Not back to normal, but i certainly feel well. But you were one of the people we were most worried about when all this began. Youve got stage iv cancer. Ive had numerous conversations with you here in the newsroom, and we were really worried about you. It seemed a very anxious time. Actually, my friends, like you, were getting more anxious, i think, than i was. To be honest, if you
Sniff out a systematic people. Elaborate doodle. They are hoping to do over Georgia People test a day. These could be set up outside of a ca re these could be set up outside of a care home. 250 people. They have that might come down if you are the after our problems when people will cool over a dog, being snuffed out. Orvomit cool over a dog, being snuffed out. Or vomit over it. It is just a another arm in this, hopefully. Hopefully it is not a just a good headline. And there is some substance behind it. It is more than just eventually sick socks. This is the trial of the moment. But we did everything we can to fight this thing and when not get our canine friends to help . Move on to the daily express. I want to bring in, michael. The front page of your paper. 15 million stir crazy britons on the move. This weekend, weather will be nice and every week and we have this problem. We think about what will people do it with a socially distance. Now they are allowed to travel to take their e
Have seen. Big economic knock on position. I made it clear to maros sefcovic, effects. The Vice President of the uk will not extend the brexit transition period. The European Commission, michael gove says hes we would not be extending. Been clear to the eu. That is it. We are leaving the transition period i made it clear to the vice on december the 315t. President of the European Commission borisjohnson says it is shameful we would not be extending. That statues are having to be that is boarded up because of concerns it. We are leaving theyll be vandalised. The transition period on december the 315t. Families of more than a00 people whove died with coronavirus demand borisjohnson says it is shameful that statues are having to be an urgent Public Inquiry into the governments boarded up because of concerns theyll be vandalised. Handling of the pandemic, families of more than 400 people whove died with coronavirus demand to try to prevent more an urgent Public Inquiry into the government