his immigration minister robert jenrick. the bell they have published so far does allow ministers to override some parts of the human rights act, but not completely ignored all european human rights laws, which was something that some mps on the right of the conservative party had been calling for. that has led to backlash from that wing of his party, including the former home secretary suella braverman, who has told the bbc this morning that this would leave the rwanda bill open to further legal challenges from potential asylum seekers and their representatives as well. so i think there will be a couple of key questions that rishi sunak will be facing in this press conference. firstly, there is the question hanging over him today of who on earth will he replace robertjenrick with? or can be the immigration minister at this time? i think this is a tricky question because robert jenrick was somebody who was a close ally of his, was supposed to be someone very loyal to rishi su
down the covid secure route. yes. last point in this section is one of you looking ahead steps and we know that we shifted in the rolls over this period of time. you say this. don t go for simple, rigid rules if it is likely you are going to have to bury them or have limited ability or intention to enforce them. that is correct or intention to enforce them. that is correct 50 or intention to enforce them. that is correct. so it or intention to enforce them. that is correct. so it builds or intention to enforce them. that is correct. so it builds on the earlier is correct. so it builds on the earlier point about rules. so the worse earlier point about rules. so the worse thing to do is to say that this is worse thing to do is to say that this is the worse thing to do is to say that this is the rule and then you can see att this is the rule and then you can see all around that it is being broken see all around that it is being broken i see all around that it i
lives on hold forever. he said rules and regulations would be replaced by guidance and good sense. we will revoke all social distancing guidance including the two metre rule. hallelujah! except. laughter. ..for in specific settings such as ports of entry and medical settings where of course it will continue to make sense. it will no longer be a legal requirement to wearface coverings in any setting including public transport. sajid javid was back 2a hours later to announce changes to the self isolation rules. from the 16th of august, when even more people will have the protection of both doses and when modelling suggests the risks from the virus will be even lower, anyone who is a close contact of a positive case will no longer have to self isolate if they have been fully vaccinated.
of the week s proceedings in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. the week ministers decided to change england s covid rules. we will revoke all social distancing guidance, including the two metre rule. hallelujah! but labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach, we re heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. also in this programme a minister calls for more women lorry drivers. it is a very white male sector, and i think there are huge opportunities for the
now on bbc news, it s the highlights of the week s proceedings in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament the week ministers decided to change england s covid rules. we will revoke all social distancing guidance, including the two metre rule. minister: hallelujah! ..but labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach, we re heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. also in this programme, a minister calls for more women lorry drivers. it is a very white, male sector and i think there are huge opportunities for the sector to diversify. and could brexit save the british hedgehog? an mp says a new farming policy. should aim to secure and restore hedgerows