politicians and perhaps particularly that period during the pandemic, did you feel there was as it were a deficit in their understanding of the granular way in which the nhs works? i the granular way in which the nhs works? ~ ,. , ., , , works? i think her description seems to be accurate works? i think her description seems to be accurate regarding works? i think her description seems to be accurate regarding their - to be accurate regarding their cabinet office. the extent to which number ten has health expertise is to some extent a function of how the prime minister of the day chooses to staff the number ten policy unit. during the pandemic itself i think there is truth in what she says. but to some extent, as long as that doesn t lead to ill informed second guessing the decisions that people in the nhs are actually trying to take, that need not in itself be a problem. fine trying to take, that need not in itself be a problem. itself be a problem. one can certainly
the boats there. these pictures are from this morning in milford on sea on the hampshire coast. you can see the swell this system is creating, which has forced the closure of the beach. the system has already been over north west france, bringing gale force winds. the country s transport minister says a lorry driver was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle in the ayn region. our reporter, aruna iyengar, has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place