national assembly. the times reports on the possibility of further walk outs, with teachers and doctors unions threatening to join the strikes. so let s begin. thank you both forjoining us. geri, we will start with the guardian and the story we have been talking about, anticipating the rail strikes ahead. it says anger as ministers refused tojoin a ahead. it says anger as ministers refused to join a last minute effort to halt rail your thoughts? i refused to join a last-minute effort to halt rail your thoughts?- to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we - to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we will. to halt railyour thoughts? i think we are all hoping that we will | we are all hoping that we will they will get around the table and bash out a deal, but it seems extremely likely these strikes will go ahead this week and
the remarkable victory he got when he called that general election having ousted theresa may. i gather she voted in a ball gown this evening, i think the irony won t be lost on her. i think since we thought we d be marched up the hill, and borisjohnson seems to be accusing the media, he says it s media lead, my feeling across the country speaking to everyday people, and i had one woman approached me next to the thames and say to me she doesn t like liars. i m reporting right next to that covid wall where you see all kinds of hearts and names and people who died who had respected lockdown. i think it s a countrywide thing. also worth saying, borisjohnson denies lying about the parties in downing street. he said some things that were wrong, but he thought they were true at the time. you must have had a few days this week talking to france about the uk, with this happening now and thejubilee before it. it is quite remarkable going from covering the head of state, which is the 96
To light when it settles in. So, who is to blame . Did you put profits before people . It is day three for Paula Vennells at the public inquiry. Time for the sub postmasters lawyers to ask questions. You still continue to live in a cloud of denial. And they didnt hold back. I didnt know, nobody told me, i cant remember, i wasnt shown this. I relied on the lawyers. I have tried to do this to The Very Best of my ability. Looking under that rock youre going to find a problem it will devastate the post office. You couldnt let that happen, could you . I loved the post office. I gave it. I worked. As hard as i possibly could to deliver. The best post office for the uk. She was asked about this episode of the one show and the case ofjo hamilton. She discussing it in an e mail. Did the mask slip . I made a mistake in this e mail. Is the reality what you said here reflected the Behind Closed Doors attitude to these postmasters . No. She has been rude to all of us. If she just sorted it out i sh