Dateline london discusses whether hong kong is losing the battle for hearts and minds following thejuly 1st protests. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The Trump Administration has been labelled inept, insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the uk ambassador to washington. Sir kim darroch said that the white house was uniquely dysfunctional and divided under donald trump. But the ambassador also said in the memos that mr trump should not be written off. The Foreign Office says the leak of diplomatic cables was mischievous, but hasnt denied their authenticity. Speaking to andrew marr, the justice secretary said that ambassadors should be free to give frank assessments to their government. I think its very important that ambassadors give honest, unvarnished advice to their country and it is disgraceful that it has been leaked, but we should expect our ambassadors to tell the truth as they see it. Justice secretary, david gauke. Our correspondent andy moore has been at the us
Here on bbc news, its the 1,000th episode of click, and this week, its an interactive special. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Thejustice secretary, david gauke, has strongly criticised the leak of emails in which the uk ambassador in washington describes president Trumps Administration as inept and incompetent. In the messages, seen by the mail on sunday, Sir Kim Darroch says the white house has been uniquely dysfunctional undeertrump, but warns that he should not be written off. The Foreign Office says the leak of diplomatic cables was mischievous, but hasnt denied their authenticity. The justice secretary has beeen speaking to the bbcs andrew marr. I think its very important that ambassadors give honest, unvarnished advice to their country and it is disgraceful that its been leaked, but we should expect our ambassadors to tell the truth as they see it. And therefore the government should stick by him . As i say, i think ambassadors need to be able to make their honest assess
Successive governments, at every level, the people and institutions in which we place our trust failed in the most harrowing and devastating way. Harrowing and devastating way. They failed the victims and their families and they failed this country. The inquiry chair , sir brian the inquiry chair, sir Brian Langstaff, found victims suffering had been compounded by the slow pace of government compensation and in waiting for the conclusion of the report, rishi sunak had perpetuated the injustice. Labour leader sir keir starmer also apologised , keir starmer also apologised, saying victims had been failed by all parties, including his. By all parties, including his. I acknowledge that this suffering was caused by wrongdoing , delay suffering was caused by wrongdoing, delay and suffering was caused by wrongdoing , delay and systemic wrongdoing, delay and systemic failure across the board, compounded by institute defensiveness. And as sir brian defensiveness. And as sir Brian Langstaff make
Sir arthur rees mogg , and the sir arthur rees mogg, and the author and broadcaster eamonn eckleton. As you know, as always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. Now its time for the news bulletin with aaron armstrong. Aaron armstrong. Very good evening to you. Im aaron armstrong. The prime aaron armstrong. The Prime Minister has offered an unequivocal apology to victims of the infected blood scandal, describing it as a day of shame for the british state. The inquiry found a subtle, pervasive and chilling cover up from those in positions of trust and power, including the deliberate destruction of documents by government officials. The final report concluded patients were knowingly exposed to unacceptable risks, and the scandal could have largely been avoided. More than 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis c over more than 20 years because of contaminated blood products and transfusions. This is a day of shame for the
Im ben brown. The headlines at nine. The Health Secretary warns that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody and older people and those with Health Conditions will be asked to stay at home. President trump and borisjohnson discuss the pandemic by phone. Number ten says they agreed on the importance of co ordinating international action. Supermarkets urge shoppers not to buy more than they need, amid growing evidence of panic buying. The Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to spain, after a state of emergency was declared there last night. In france, the government orders the closure of most public places, including all cafes, restaurants, cinemas and nonessential shops. And well be discussing the impact of coronavirus in our sunday morning edition of the papers coming up at 9. 35. This mornings reviewers are dave wooding and sienna rogers. Hello, good morning. The Health Secretary Matthew Hancock has warned that the measures the government