Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the deputy Political Editor of the independent, rob merrick, and editor of the racing post, tom kerr. Tomorrows front pages we start with the daily telegraph. As some children prepare to go back to school tomorrow, there are plans for pupils to attend classes over the summer to stop them from falling behind. 46 of families will keep their children who are due back tomorrow at home instead, thats according to the mirror, meaning that at leasti million children will be absent. The daily mail claims that 2. 4 million patients have missed out on vital cancer tests and treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Financial Times leads on warnings from uk banks that up to half of the £18. 5 billion of bounce back coronavirus loans are unlikely to be repaid, and that hundreds of thousands of Small Businesses could collapse. The guardian writes of the wave of fury across the us over the Poli
Well meet again dont know where, dont know when. And our other main headline this afternoon. Tributes are paid to the forces sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn, who has died at the age of 103. Welcome to viewers on bbc one. In around half an hour well bring you todays Coronavirus Press briefing from downing street, being led today by the Health Secretary matt hancock. First though, a look at todays developments because theres been a u turn from the government, after it abandoned the coronavirus tracing app, which was being piloted on the isle of wight. Instead, its switching to a model based on technology provided by google and apple. The apple Google Design has been promoted as being more privacy focused, but does also mean that epidemiologists will have access to less data. Meanwhile, its been revealed in new figures today that one in four people who test positive for coronavirus havent been reached by contact tracers in england. In Northern Ireland, ministers have agreed that social distanc
Calls increase in the us to take down confederate statues because of their connnections to slavery. Residents of poole vow to protect a statue of the scouts Founder Robert baden powell, whos accused of racism. Police fear it could be a target for demonstrators. Jk rowling reveals she has experienced Domestic Abuse and sexual assault, in an essay explaining her views about gender. And, one zooms the queen uses the Video Conferencing app to thank carers for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Interesting listening to all your tales and stories, and im very impressed by what you have achieved already. Im very glad to have been able to join you today. Hello, good afternoon. In the next half hour, well bring you the daily downing street briefing, to be led today by the Health Secretary, matt hancock, who will give an update on the first weeks figures from the new nhs test and Trace Programme in england. The numbers show of the more than 8,000 people who tested positive for covid 19
Aisle. Black lives matter will stage a protest londons hyde park this lunchtime labour leader sir keir starmer says borisjohnson needs to get a grip and restore Public Confidence in ministers handling of the pandemic. Nhs test and trace will help britain get back to normal by breaking the chain of infection. A clinical contact tracer tells us exclusively shes spent much of her time since the governments track and trace system went live last week watching netflix because she hasnt been assigned a single case. She spoke to me anonymously. Ive worked 38 hours as a contract tracer. I say worked, ive been available to work, as a contract tracer, since it went live. And ive yet to, in over 38 hours, to make a single phone call. Well play you that interview at 9 30 and let me know have you been called by a contact tracer . Also this morning. Portugals foreign minister says british tourists would be most welcome in his country this summer and that his government is talking to the home office a
Previous month in following social distancing have together helped us to bring this virus under control. I commend the statement of the house. Thank you and i thank the home secretary for her statement and advanced we have been calling for sensible, and we it is vital the uk has a plan for minimising the risk of infection is coming into the country but the home secretary must also realise there are a fundamental question she needs to realise she needs to answer. Why these particular measures and why now . From when the lockdown was imposed, only 273 people were formally quarantined from four flights, three from one hand, one from tokyo, when over 18 Million People into the country by air. The home secretaryjust said in her statement this was because domestic transmission was widespread, but this is what the government because my own chief scientific adviser said, and i quote a lot of the cases in the uk didnt come from china, and didnt come from the places you might have expected. They