and access to lateral flow tests have been instrumental in containing the virus and as we move forward to live with covid these are the very safeguards which support a return to normal life and these short sighted decisions have long term implications. they also hamper vital surveillance efforts and impede the ability to respond to new variants and the reality is that we have a prime minister beset by chaos and mired in a police investigation for breaking his own covid laws and he can shake his head but that is the reality. a prime minister who has no moral authority to lead, desperately seeking to appease his backbenchers, and we know this reckless statement flies in the face of advice from scientists and the who and that is because this statement is not about protecting the public, but it is about the prime minister scrambling
ammunition for the opposition. all ammunition for the opposition. all we ve got to date is yet more chaos and disarray. not enough to prepare us for and disarray. not enough to prepare us for the and disarray. not enough to prepare us for the new variants which may yet develop, an approach which seems to think yet develop, an approach which seems to think that yet develop, an approach which seems to think that living with covid means to think that living with covid means simply ignoring it. this morning means simply ignoring it. this morning he couldn t even persuade his own morning he couldn t even persuade his own health secretary to agree the plan his own health secretary to agree the lan. ., ., .,, the plan. northern ireland has already scrapped the plan. northern ireland has already scrapped its the plan. northern ireland has already scrapped its legal - already scrapped its legal restrictions, but scotland and wales are sticking for now and there is concern about
we ammunition for the opposition. we have to ammunition for the opposition. fill we have to got today is yet more chaos and disarray. not enough to prepare us for the new fisheds which may yet develop, an approach which seems to think that living with covid means ignoring it. this morning he couldn t even persuade his own health secretary to agree the plan. his own health secretary to agree the lan. ., ., , ., ., , the plan. northern ireland s already scra ed the plan. northern ireland s already scrapped its the plan. northern ireland s already scrapped its legal the plan. northern ireland s already scrapped its legal restrictions - the plan. northern ireland s already scrapped its legal restrictions but i scrapped its legal restrictions but scotland and wales are sticking for now and there is concern about the prime minister s moves. taste now and there is concern about the prime minister s moves. now and there is concern about the prime minister s moves. we know this reckless st
hold those responsible for the murder of jamal kashoggi. there is an ongoing trial in saudi arabia of 11 unnamed individuals. the prosecution is calling for the death sentence for five of them. clearly among those 11 is probably not crown prince mohammed bin salman. we will continue to watch this story very closely. ben wedeman joining us live from cairo in egypt. our teams of course following that meeting as it takes place. we ll bring the images to you live. will there be handshaking and smiles? we ll have to see. the u.k. now beginning a historic week with no idea of how this week will end. britain s prime minister scrambling to save her brexit deal as the clock ticks down on this critical vote come tuesday. in just a few hours time, lawmakers will start debating that vote in parliament. teresa may will make a last ditch attempt to convince them
warning to turkey not to attack the kurds. turkey considers the kurds to be terrorists. their militia has stepped up attacks in isis held territory. president trump says turkey will face economic consequences if it doesn t comply. 12 people have been aressed in connection with the kidnapping of american businessman in costa rica. police detain said nine suspects in the central american country and three others who had fled to spain. his whereabouts are still not known. in the united kingdom brexit is the issue at play. britain s prime minister scrambling to save her deal as the clock ticks down to a critical vote come tuesday. in just a few hours time lawmakers will be debating in parliament. theresa may will make a last ditch attempt to convince them that rejecting her plan would be