couldn t really comment on that. but overall, is couldn t really comment on that. but overall, is this fair, you may not use those words, you perhaps might not have so much to do with lord sedwill as he is now, but the general theme of lack of leadership and chaos, if you like, is one that you agree with? and chaos, if you like, is one that you agree with? yes. let s move on. i want to ask you agree with? yes. let s move on. i want to ask you you agree with? yes. let s move on. i want to ask you about the discussions around the first lockdown decision, and if we could start by going to page eight of your witness statement. we see there the heading, and then did strategy, nationwide lockdown. that is the description, isn t it, of the change from the mitigation strategy to the lockdown, suppression strategy that we have heard a great deal about in the last few weeks. and we ve also heard from other witnesses, and we will hear from others, about that series of meetings that
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World ahead of the Commonwealth Games in australia. And not one, not two, but three Boaty Mcboatfaces. The little yellow submarines, named by the public, set off on their first scientific expedition. And carol has the weather. Thank you and good morning. They call thank you and good morning. They ca ll start thank you and good morning. They call start to the day with frost around first thing and we have a wea k around first thing and we have a weak Weather Front sinking south bringing cloud and patchy rain. For most of us it will be dry and right with sunshine. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The legislation paving the way for theresa may to begin the formal negotiations for withdrawing britain from the European Union faces its final test in parliament today. Ministers hope mps will reject the two changes made to the brexit bill in the House Of Lords. Peers want to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk and ensure parliament has a vote on any dea
get things done and the players will have a seat at the table and a voice and hopefully we never end up in this situation again. that and hopefully we never end up in this situation again. this situation again. that is all caettin this situation again. that is all getting back this situation again. that is all getting back under this situation again. that is all getting back under way i this situation again. that is all getting back under way in i this situation again. that is all| getting back under way in cape this situation again. that is all i getting back under way in cape town. for now, back to you. junior doctors in england will go on strike for 72 hours from 7am on monday the 13th of march. they want a pay increase to make up for 15 years of inflation. 0ur health correspondent is her. talk us through exactly who junior doctors are. it talk us through exactly who “unior doctors are. doctors are. it is a really good auestion doctors are. it is a really good question becau
on monday the 13th of march. they want a pay increase to make up for 15 years of inflation. our health correspondent catherine burns explains who will actually be walking out when junior doctors take this action. this is going to affect routine care and also emergency care. by law, doctors can t walk out of any departments unless there are employers can safely staff them with other colleagues. in practice, what that means is calling in more senior doctors, consultants, and asking them to do their work. now, that would have knock on effects on planned surgeries, appointments, clinics etc. also, consultants are not that happy right now, so, various health leaders are seen, we are asking an already unhappy group of doctors to come in and help us with and another unhappy group of doctors. they don t know how willing they are going to be to do that, so that s going to be very interesting. so, they have a couple of weeks to sort that out. nominations of close in the elections to replace a ni