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a turbulent few weeks for the government with claims of sleaze, lockdown parties and a backbench revolt over new covid regulations. four young children have died in a house fire in south london. the city's fire commissioner says the incident has left everyone numb. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas. the chancellor rishi sunak returns from the us for key talks with business leaders. good morning. and coronavirus is also wrecking havoc with the premier league. another five games have been cancelled ahead of this weekend, including manchester united's match with brighton, plus more in the efl. and thanks to high pressure, a dry and settled story today and over the weekend. i will be back with the details. it's friday december the 17th. our top story. the liberal democrats have pulled off a stunning victory in the north shropshire by—election, taking one of the country's safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election in 2019 with a majority of nearly 23,000. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in shrewsbury. good morning. putting this in perspective, helen morgan's liberal democrat win, put that in some kind of order. ,., ., democrat win, put that in some kind of order. ., ., , of order. good morning, last night when polling _ of order. good morning, last night when polling stations _ of order. good morning, last night when polling stations closed - of order. good morning, last night when polling stations closed it - when polling stations closed it appeared the race was close. it tightened over several weeks of the campaign in north shropshire but in the early hours, the lib dems claimed victory predicting a comfortable win. and when it was over, it confirmed what is by all accounts a stunning victory. why is it so special? going back to 2019, the conservatives won this comfortably, as they have for almost the last 200 years. there was a margin of almost 23,000 votes between 0wen paterson, the former conservative here, and any other party. but last night that majority collapsed and the liberal democrats, who had finished third last time round, leapfrogged labour and round, lea pfrogged labour and stormed round, leapfrogged labour and stormed to victory with a margin of around 6000 votes. and the feeling is if they can do it here, as far as the liberal democrats are concerned, maybe they can do it anywhere because this really is or has been considered very safe conservative territory. it is a large rural area with a lot of farmers, small market towns. a long history of returning conservative mps to westminster but no more. now, the liberal democrats have taken north shropshire. mr johnson, you are no leader. many of your predecessors took office because _ your predecessors took office because they believed in national service _ because they believed in national service and were duty— bound to do what _ service and were duty— bound to do what is _ service and were duty— bound to do what is right for our country and represent — what is right for our country and represent us even if we disagree with them — represent us even if we disagree with them. this is all about you and never_ with them. this is all about you and never about— with them. this is all about you and never about us and instead of taking action— never about us and instead of taking action to _ never about us and instead of taking action to help shropshire's nhs, you seek time _ action to help shropshire's nhs, you seek time to have questionable donations to refurbish or flat. tonight, _ donations to refurbish or flat. tonight, the people shropshire have said enough is enough. they say you are unfit to lead and — enough. they say you are unfit to lead and they want a change. jonathan, _ lead and they want a change. jonathan, there is a personal tone to the speech helen morgan gave, laying down the gauntlet to the prime minister.— laying down the gauntlet to the prime minister. , . ., , prime minister. yes, and that is the messaue prime minister. yes, and that is the message they _ prime minister. yes, and that is the message they have _ prime minister. yes, and that is the message they have hammered - prime minister. yes, and that is the | message they have hammered home throughout this campaign. yes, there have been local issues about nhs services, ambulance waiting times, transport links and more, but it has been viewed from the start in a national context. the liberal democrats have hammered home a message that people here have felt left behind and taken for granted and the government is as they put it in disarray and it appears that message has resonated with voters and the political ground has shifted over night here in north shropshire. the ramifications will be felt far and wide. borisjohnson will be looking on at this result in north shropshire no doubt with concern. thank you. we will be speaking to the conservative party chairman a la dowden at 7:30am. the welsh government is to bring back tighter covid restrictions just after christmas, including the closure of all nightclubs, in an effort to slow the spread of the 0micron variant. meanwhile, the chancellor, rishi sunak, is cutting short a trip to the united states to hold crisis talks with business leaders whose industries have been hit by cancellations because of the virus. leboo diseko reports. a smaller christmas is a safer christmas — the message today from the welsh first minister, mark drakeford. he's set to introduce a return to tougher covid restrictions after christmas in preparation for a large wave of 0micron infections. there'll be a new two—phase plan combining a mixture of advice for over the christmas period and new regulations to follow. in wales, nightclubs will have to close on december 27th, in offices, the two—metre rule on social distancing returns, and businesses will have to introduce measures such as one—way systems and physical barriers to protect customers and staff. the welsh government says £60 million is being made available for firms affected by the new restrictions. if we get the high levels — very high levels of community transmission that we're anticipating, then it's inevitable that people are going to end up going into hospitals, requiring oxygen, going into icu facilities and potentially dying. elsewhere, these few determined revellers on the streets of london. this area would usually be full of people. but now the atmosphere is subdued. with a new variant spreading, many christmas parties have been cancelled. the prime minister says he's not telling people to cancel events, but instead urging them to exercise caution. thursday saw a record high in cases for a second day in a row — nearly 90,000 were reported. that's almost 10,000 more than the previous day. and the fear is that things could get worse, impacting on businesses. chancellor rishi sunak has cut short a trip to the us for crisis talks with business leaders on how to help the hospitality sector. until spring of next year, most businesses and hospitality industry are only paying a quarter of their normal business rates bill. they are benefiting from a reduced rate of vat all the way through to next spring. and thirdly, there is about quarter of a billion pounds of cash sitting with local authorities that's been provided by government to support those businesses. in scotland, new rules for shops and hospitality venues have come into force to deal with the rise in cases caused by the 0micron variant. people will be asked to limit socialising to three households at a time in the run—up to christmas. there'll be a return to measures to cut down on crowding in shops, and businesses will be legally required to take steps to reduce the spread of covid. as coronavirus cases rise and records continue to be broken, the booster programme also reaches new highs, setting more records for daily top—up doses. but with streets and bars as empty as this, one thing seems clear — for businesses that depend on us going out, the coming weeks are unlikely to feel very festive. let's find out more about some of those rule changes in wales with wales correspondent, tomos morgan. you will talk to mark drakeford later. i would not say it is so surprising because the mood music has pointed towards this. yes. surprising because the mood music has pointed towards this.— has pointed towards this. yes, he has pointed towards this. yes, he has said for— has pointed towards this. yes, he has said for while, _ has pointed towards this. yes, he has said for while, even _ has pointed towards this. yes, he has said for while, even a - has pointed towards this. yes, he has said for while, even a couple| has pointed towards this. yes, he i has said for while, even a couple of months ago, if there was another variant, he would be putting restrictions in place and that is what he will announce today. interesting though, he is not going as far as nicola sturgeon has done in scotland before christmas. there is no limit on the amount of household mixing, he is giving guidance, making sure people take a lateral flow test before going out and taking a day in between socialising, making sure people think about do they need to socialise with a big group here. a lot of businesses in cardiff and south wales are complaining about cancelled bookings because of mood music coming from the government and, now, on the 27th, mark drakeford will be the first of the home nation leaders to close a business sector due to the 0micron variant. he will close the nightclub industry and give £60 million to help that industry. however, there will be no more limit on household mixing, something the welsh and other governments have been strong on banning over the two years we have had in the pandemic. they have said it is the main cause of the spread of coronavirus. so interesting when we speak to him later, to ask if there are more restrictions coming or if they will finish with the closure of nightclubs on the 27th. four children have died in a house fire in south london. firefighters were called to the property in sutton yesterday evening. louisa pilbeam is at the scene for us. this is a real tragedy. take us through what we know about the sequence of events. aha, through what we know about the sequence of events.— sequence of events. a really heartbreaking _ sequence of events. a really heartbreaking situation. - sequence of events. a really l heartbreaking situation. what sequence of events. a really - heartbreaking situation. what we know is four children have died in the house in the terraced row behind me. their next of kin have been informed. 60 firefighters battled to save those children, along with ambulance crews, but they were not successful. those children were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead. people here have told me about those children. they say they were happy children, that they were sweet natured. they were popular and also well known in this area. one person said they liked to stroke the dog of a neighbour here. really awful situation. it has also had a big effect on the emergency services. the police are here and have been all night. and the firefighters who had to deal with the situation. the london fire commissioner said that the deaths left everyone numb with profound sadness. the cause of the fire is not yet known and will be investigated. 0wain is here in the studio with a look at the weather. nice to see you both. we have high pressure in charge. essentially, that means we have a dry and settled story today and over the weekend. we have some mist and fog patches around and it could be slow to clear through the day. the headline. mainly cloudy, but a dry story. the reason we are looking at the dry weather is because we have high pressure over the uk. that is not going anywhere in a hurry. let's put detail on the map. mist and fog patches in the vale of york, down toward south—eastern parts. it is slow to clear at times. some gaps in the cloud. south—western england, western wales, parts of the north of england and in scotland, and quite cloudy in northern ireland. a colder start to the day where we have seen clear skies especially in northern parts. temperatures up to 6—10. tonight, very little change, hanging onto cloud. breezy in southern and south—western parts. temperatures tonight quite similar to last night. under the clear skies getting down to minus one celsius in parts of aberdeenshire. elsewhere between 5-7. aberdeenshire. elsewhere between 5—7. thanks to high pressure, there is little change in the detail through the weekend. cloudy, it should be dry, but very slowly we are cranking down the temperatures. tomorrow, you can see the arrows swirling around because high pressure is on top of us. breaks in the cloud. temperatures tomorrow 11-12. a the cloud. temperatures tomorrow 11—12. a similar story on sunday. i was allowed to ask matt about a white christmas. usually you do not let as ask. a white christmas is a funny one. all you need... two drops of snow. is that your way of telling me it will not be a white christmas? we could get a white christmas. i am going to leave you both with that. thanks. the chancellor rishi sunak is cutting short a trip to the united states to instead hold crisis talks with business leaders whose industries have been hit by cancellations because of 0micron. some of those eager to hear from the government are pub and restaurant owners, who should have been having a bumper day — as the last proper friday night before christmas. ben's at a bar in london to tell us more. good morning. already festive. 0bviously where you are. i do not know if the mood matches the decorations with what is going on. you are quite right. it sums up how business owners are feeling because, of course, the huge problem for them is not being a lockdown. the rules of changed but people choosing to stay away. this place is looking festive but the problem is will there be customers to appreciate the work they have done? the hospitality industry hope to hear from the chancellor about support, may be extra help to get them through this period. it is important, christmas. we often talk about it but to put a figure on it, many hospitality firms, they make a quarter of the entire year's profits. at this time of year. and it sees them through some of the quieter months of january, february and march. as we have touched on, across the industry there were 3 million bookings cancelled. that is because people are thinking maybe i will stay at home longer. and that might mean our christmas plans go off without a hitch and they do not catch anything. that equates to £297 million of trade lost in the industry ahead of christmas at such a lucrative time. for people who own bars and restaurants and pubs, that is not great news, including sam, who runs a bar in birmingham. it is a nervous time. _ who runs a bar in birmingham. it 3 a nervous time. underany who runs a bar in birmingham. it 3 a nervous time. under any normal circumstances, we probably would not be necessarily that fearful but with the previous closure of 1a months and six months under heavy restrictions, the business is not in a position to continue with such heavy loss of trade. the majority of the hospitality sector suffers with the hospitality sector suffers with the same nerves. we are going into the same nerves. we are going into the christmas period. times we are due to spend to our own families, and sitting worrying about our businesses and whether they will come through this next challenge given to us. come through this next challenge given to us— come through this next challenge given to us. that is sam's story in isirminghnm- _ given to us. that is sam's story in birmingham. james _ given to us. that is sam's story in birmingham. james runs - given to us. that is sam's story in birmingham. james runs this - given to us. that is sam's story in birmingham. james runs this bar| given to us. that is sam's story in i birmingham. james runs this bar at london bridge. birmingham. james runs this bar at london imidge-— birmingham. james runs this bar at london bridge. birmingham. james runs this bar at london bride. ., ., .,, london bridge. good morning. how has it been? a tough _ london bridge. good morning. how has it been? a tough week. _ london bridge. good morning. how has it been? a tough week. yesterday - london bridge. good morning. how has it been? a tough week. yesterday we . it been? a tough week. yesterday we had 75% cancel based on the week before who had originally booked. and a lot had booked long in advance, corporate bookings. people are stepping up from smaller groups. but we are down on where we were supposed to be. you but we are down on where we were 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opened a year ago so you have had quite a _ busy period. you opened a year ago so you have had quite a ride. - busy period. you opened a year ago so you have had quite a ride. we i so you have had quite a ride. we took a so you have had quite a ride. - took a gamble and built when we were going to lockdown a year ago, opened a week and were shut down by the government and were closed for a few months. had a good summer but raining. coming through to christmas we expected a busy period but it has not been what we hoped for. this we expected a busy period but it has not been what we hoped for.- not been what we hoped for. this is the time when _ not been what we hoped for. this is the time when you _ not been what we hoped for. this is the time when you should - not been what we hoped for. this is the time when you should be - not been what we hoped for. this is| the time when you should be making most of your money to get you through the rest of the year. the chancellor is coming back from the us for talks with business leaders. what help would you need? the vat reduction was useful but if people are not coming it does not make much difference. we were hoping to be busy now. january was going to be relatively quiet. if they are putting us into a lockdown through words, vat will not do too much. hogs words, vat will not do too much. how confident are — words, vat will not do too much. how confident are you that you can keep going? we confident are you that you can keep anoin? ., ., ., , going? we have to cut down hours if thins going? we have to cut down hours if things continue _ going? we have to cut down hours if things continue to _ going? we have to cut down hours if things continue to be _ going? we have to cut down hours if things continue to be like _ going? we have to cut down hours if things continue to be like it - going? we have to cut down hours if things continue to be like it is. - going? we have to cut down hours if things continue to be like it is. it - things continue to be like it is. it depends on people's perception of whether they can come out or not. we will keep a close eye on it. thank you. good luck. forso will keep a close eye on it. thank you. good luck. for so many businesses it is a similar picture, in a bar, restaurant, pub, hotel is. people choosing not to do city breaks because they want to stay at home and make sure christmas plans can go ahead. a lot of concern in the industry at what should be a busy time of year. the decorations are here, the customers it seems for many are not. studio: i wonder if you could quickly ask the bar owner, rishi sunak is coming back and questions about what the government could do. is there a list of things they would want now to help with the problems they face? i think he was explaining to me a second ago about a vat cut and an extension of that. during the pandemic, vat was cut to help businesses get through the worst of this but as the economy reopened over the summer, that cut was cancelled. the reductions started to gradually phase back in this oh that is one thing they are hoping for. i do not think we are at the stage of furlough being reintroduced or the business loans in the depths of the crisis. but a cut in vat could make a difference and be the difference for firms i a difference and be the difference forfirms i have spoken a difference and be the difference for firms i have spoken to a difference and be the difference forfirms i have spoken to between surviving into the new year or finding they will have to close more permanently. time for a look at some of the front pages. the papers are dominated by the impact of the omicron variant — in wales the western mail leads on the new restrictions due to be introduced after boxing day. we'll be hearing from the first minister mark drakeford after eight—o'clock. the metro focuses on the queen's decision to cancel her pre—christmas family lunch. she made the move as a precaution, warning that it would put too many people's christmas plans at risk, as coronavirus cases surge. the rise in infections is also impacting the hospitality industry, with people cancelling festive social plans. the times says the chancellor is set to discuss a new support package with business leaders. and coronavirus is causing chaos in the premier league — that's according to the mirror back page. half of this weekend's matches have been called off as a result of outbreaks of the virus. mike will keep us up—to—date with that in sport later. it's ten years since kim jong—un took power in north korea aged just 27 and in that time he has generated many headlines. but his country is in crisis with the economy crippled by sanctions and strict border closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. laura bicker looks back at his time as leader. he was too young, too inexperienced. they predicted his downfall, but kim jong—un has defied the odds and survived as leader of north korea. when he took over from his father ten years ago, there were doubts among the elite. translation: who in the world i would like a hereditary succession? what would a 27—year—old know? it makes no sense for him to run the country. but his people were forced to revere him. she sings. translation: every morning, i these songs praising kim jong-un on loudspeaker broadcast trucks woke people up. bigger, bolder state propaganda build an image of a brighter, more modern north korea. but hopes that the country would open were short—lived. all foreign influences — from music to drama — have been banned. often, the penalty is death. translation: to even control. the melody and singing style just shows they're not confident in their own regime. when it came to foreign policy, he's played a poor hand well. his pursuit of nuclear weapons put his tiny, impoverished country at the centre of the world stage. translation: we were ordered to make the world immune - to north korea's nuclear programme. if the international community continues to hear and discuss north korea having nuclear weapons, they'll think, oh, well, north korea has nuclear weapons. it's not that big of a deal. north korea has been hit by crippling sanctions to curb its weapons programme, but it's made little difference. translation: the north can never give up its nuclear weapons - because it considers it to be vital to the survival of the regime. the country is now in crisis. the border has been sealed shut to prevent the spread of covid—19. vital supplies have not been able to get through for nearly two years. in the end, if there is no sanctions relief, the regime could be under threat. kim jong—un knows this well. so to relieve sanctions, i am sure that he will come to talks. this key anniversary has kim jong—un at a crossroads. what he does next will decide his future and that of his people. you're watching breakfast. still to come on today's programme. strictly final and we'll hear how it's just the beginning for those same—sex couples who've since been inspired to sign up for classes and competitions. now the news where you are. good morning from bbc london. four young children have died, following a house fire in south london. around 60 firefighters were called to the blaze on collingwood road in sutton just before seven o'clock last night. the children — who are believed to be related — received emergency treatment at the scene, before being taken to two london hospitals, where they later died. an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. london's ambulance service is on track for its busiest ever year of 999 call—outs, and it's expecting another busy weekend, forecasting nearly 8,000 emergency callouts today — that's about two and a half thousand more than a typical day. the message to londoners from the service is to take sensible precautions if you're going out. londoners will be out partying this weekend. we would just ask everyone to have fun, but be sensible, make sure you know how you're getting home, look after your friends. and also, you know, covid's not going away, so get your booster vaccination, wear a mask, and only contact us if it is an emergency, and use nhs111 if it'sjust an urgent matter. transport for london say five tube lines this weekend, as well as tonight's night tube services, will be affected by a strike by rmt union members. they said it could mean a "significantly reduced" service on the central, jubilee, northern, piccadilly and victoria lines all day on saturday, with little or no service in places. the strike is over a disagreement about staff working on the night services. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, apart from minor delays on the circle and victoria lines. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's another largely grey and cloudy day today. high pressure is still very much in charge, but there is not a lot of sunshine on offer. underneath it, very much established, just cloud circulating around. there's one or two mist and fog patches around this morning. they will be quite slow to lift. and when they do lift, its going to be lifting into grey skies. the odd chance of a brighter spell potentially, but the wind is light and temperatures reaching 10 celsius. conditions don't really change into this evening and overnight. it's going to stay cloudy, the wind remains light, the minimum temperature staying above zero. so, not especially cold either. five or six celsius by dawn tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, that high pressure is still in charge, so once again nothing really changes. sunday, that high pressure starts to shift. it introduces a cold front through monday. that will help to break the cloud up, but also it is removing this milder air, introducing something chillier as we head through the first part of next week. so, tuesday morning we are likely to be waking up to a widespread frost. a little bit brighter in midweek, but temperatures are getting colder in the run—up to christmas. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast this morning. jay flynn became a lockdown sensation when he hosted pub quizzes online during the pandemic. he raised £1 million for charity and earned an mbe, but his latest honour is much closer to home. we'll be serving up the winner of last night's masterchef: the professionals final just before eight. and, we'll be talking to actor, comedian and author ben miller about the true meaning of christmas gift—giving after nine. the conservatives have lost one of their safest parliamentary seats to the liberal democrats. the winning candidate, helen morgan, accused the prime minister of presiding over a nightly soap opera of "calamity and chaos". the liberal democrats won with a majority of almost 6,000. the conservatives had an impressive majority of nearly 23,000 in 2019. turnout was nearly 47%, which is considered high for a by—election. the area has had a conservative mp for 200 years. let's hear some of helen morgan's victory speech from the early hours of this morning. tonight are the people of north shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british— shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british people. they've said loudiy— the british people. they've said loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party— loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is — loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is over. your government, lies the party is over. your government, ties and _ the party is over. your government, lies and bluster, will be held accountable. it will be scrutinised, it will_ accountable. it will be scrutinised, it will he _ accountable. it will be scrutinised, it will be challenged and it can and will he _ it will be challenged and it can and will be defeated. across the country the liherat— will be defeated. across the country the liberal democrats are taking on the liberal democrats are taking on the conservatives and winning. in rural shropshire today, just like in buckinghamshire injune, we have won the support of the people who have always voted conservative, and people who always opposed them. thousands of lifelong conservative voters, dismayed by borisjohnson's lack of decency, and fed up with being taken for granted, and thousands of life—long labour voters, choosing to lend their votes to the candidate who can defeat the conservatives. people who believe that our politics should be about creating a better country for us all, not a nightly soap opera of calamity and chaos. all of them casting their ballots for the liberal democrats. and let me say specifically to all those labour supporters who lent their votes today, thank you. you have shown tonight that together we can defeat the conservatives, not with deals behind closed doors, but with common sense at the ballot box. these are testing times for our country — these are testing times for our country. our nhs, as we know too well in — country. our nhs, as we know too well in shropshire, is teetering on the brink — well in shropshire, is teetering on the brink. our rural economy is in a precarious — the brink. our rural economy is in a precarious state, with livelihoods at stake — precarious state, with livelihoods at stake. my country is crying out for leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader — for leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader. many of your predecessors took office _ no leader. many of your predecessors took office because they believed in a sense _ took office because they believed in a sense of— took office because they believed in a sense of national service, that they— a sense of national service, that they were — a sense of national service, that they were duty— bound to do what they leave was _ they were duty— bound to do what they leave was right for my country, to represent — leave was right for my country, to represent all of us even if we disagreed with them. mrjohnson, this is— disagreed with them. mrjohnson, this is not— disagreed with them. mrjohnson, this is not how you operate. too often _ this is not how you operate. too often this— this is not how you operate. too often this is— this is not how you operate. too often this is all about you and never— often this is all about you and never about us. instead of taking action— never about us. instead of taking action to — never about us. instead of taking action to help shropshire's nhs, use bent time _ action to help shropshire's nhs, use bent time seeking questionable donations to refurbish your flat. instead — donations to refurbish your flat. instead of— donations to refurbish your flat. instead of taking action to support farmers. _ instead of taking action to support farmers, you spend your time is leading — farmers, you spend your time is leading the nation and how you and your office — leading the nation and how you and your office party during lockdown. tonight _ your office party during lockdown. tonight the people of north shropshire have said enough is enough — shropshire have said enough is enough. they've said you are unfit to lead _ enough. they've said you are unfit to lead and — enough. they've said you are unfit to lead and they want a change. i want _ to lead and they want a change. i want to— to lead and they want a change. i want to pay— to lead and they want a change. i want to pay tribute to party leader, ed davey — want to pay tribute to party leader, ed davey. thanks to you it is the liberat— ed davey. thanks to you it is the liberal democrats who are opposing borisjohnson plasma government and winning _ borisjohnson plasma government and winning. from chesham and amersham to north _ winning. from chesham and amersham to north shropshire, you lead are my campaigns— to north shropshire, you lead are my campaigns from the front. i want to thank— campaigns from the front. i want to thank you _ campaigns from the front. i want to thank you personally for the support you have _ thank you personally for the support you have given me over the past few weeks. _ you have given me over the past few weeks, whether it is on the streets of whitchurch, oswestry, market drayton, — of whitchurch, oswestry, market drayton, you have led the charge for change _ that result came in the early hours of the morning. we will be picking up of the morning. we will be picking up on a lot of the issues. you had the speech. a very personal criticism of the prime minister. we will be speaking to the chairman of the conservative party, oliver dowden, at half past seven. irate the conservative party, oliver dowden, at half past seven. we will also be talking _ dowden, at half past seven. we will also be talking to _ dowden, at half past seven. we will also be talking to sir _ dowden, at half past seven. we will also be talking to sir ed _ dowden, at half past seven. we will also be talking to sir ed davey, - dowden, at half past seven. we will also be talking to sir ed davey, the | also be talking to sir ed davey, the leader of the lib dems, and we will be talking to the labour party as well. 6:34am. mike, good morning. i'm kind of going back to a time where, i think, i'm kind of going back to a time where, ithink, you had to i'm kind of going back to a time where, i think, you had to sit over there. fir where, i think, you had to sit over there. ., , ., , where, i think, you had to sit over there-_ there - where, i think, you had to sit over| there._ there wasn't there. or downstairs. there wasn't much sopport _ there. or downstairs. there wasn't much sopport to — there. or downstairs. there wasn't much support to talk _ there. or downstairs. there wasn't much support to talk about. - there. or downstairs. there wasn't much support to talk about. no, i there. or downstairs. there wasn't| much support to talk about. no, for a while there _ much support to talk about. no, for a while there wasn't _ much support to talk about. no, for a while there wasn't any _ much support to talk about. no, for a while there wasn't any football. i a while there wasn't any football. then— a while there wasn't any football. then it _ a while there wasn't any football. then it came back behind closed doors _ then it came back behind closed doors. now the issue of covid is back— doors. now the issue of covid is back agaih _ doors. now the issue of covid is back again. two premier league game to run— back again. two premier league game to run tomorrow. the argument from some _ to run tomorrow. the argument from some is, _ to run tomorrow. the argument from some is, isn't— to run tomorrow. the argument from some is, isn't it fairer to be consistent— some is, isn't it fairer to be consistent and have a fire break, call it— consistent and have a fire break, call it for— consistent and have a fire break, call it for ten days, come back for boxing _ call it for ten days, come back for boxing day? but the premier league, they don't— boxing day? but the premier league, they don't want a backlog of fixtures _ in the new year. such a busy year ahead _ in the new year. such a busy year ahead it — in the new year. such a busy year ahead. it means a nightmare trying to rearrange these games after christmas. covid is continuing to wreak havoc with the football calender, with another five premier league games called off ahead of this weekend. manchester united, brentford, watford, norwich and leicester all have covid outbreaks amongst theirsquads, leading to their games being cancelled. that means that there have been nine premier league games cancelled in the space of a week. meanwhile, liverpool played last night but they are also suffering from a covid outbreak, with curtisjones, virgil van dijk and fabinho all missing their game with newcastle. it didn't stop them from coming from behind to beat newcastle 3—1 though, trent alexander—arnold with the pick of the goals. as it stands their game with spurs is still set to go ahead on sunday. managerjurgen klopp is against the idea of the premier league taking a firebreak and pausing games until boxing day. chelsea, who also have covid cases in their squad, and a depleted everton side managed to play last night. mason mount put his side in front, in the second half, but everton youngsterjarrad branthwaite clinched his first premier league goal, to equalise for everton. meanwhile, their game at the weekend with leicester is one of the games that has been lost because of covid. let's take a look at those games that have been called off this weekend. on saturday, manchester united v brighton, southampton v brentford, watford v crystal palace and west ham v norwich all now won't go ahead. while on sunday, everton v leicester has been called off. across the football league 1a matches in total have been called of so far, five in the championship, five in league one and four in league two. with me now to talk more about this now is jack pitt—brooke from the athletic. good morning, jack. there had been calls from the likes of the brentford manager, thomas pagh frank, to pause the season for consistency. how likely is this, given the stance of the premier league so far?— given the stance of the premier league so far? well, the stance of the premier— league so far? well, the stance of the premier league _ league so far? well, the stance of the premier league right - league so far? well, the stance of the premier league right now - league so far? well, the stance of the premier league right now is i league so far? well, the stance of the premier league right now is to try to _ the premier league right now is to try to keep— the premier league right now is to try to keep as many games on as possible _ try to keep as many games on as possible and to address it on a case care correct— possible and to address it on a case care correct my case by case basis. if care correct my case by case basis. if teams— care correct my case by case basis. if teams have enough players to fulfil _ if teams have enough players to fulfil the — if teams have enough players to fulfil the fixture, the premier league — fulfil the fixture, the premier league would still likely fixes to id league would still likely fixes to go ahead. clearly this week there has been — go ahead. clearly this week there has been a — go ahead. clearly this week there has been a change with more clubs now agreeing with thomas frank's position— now agreeing with thomas frank's position that there should be a fire break. _ position that there should be a fire break, maybe they should come back on boxing _ break, maybe they should come back on boxing day, new year's day, just until this _ on boxing day, new year's day, just until this particular outbreak is under— until this particular outbreak is under control. but the premier league — under control. but the premier league does not want a big backlog of fixtures, so they are pressing ahead _ of fixtures, so they are pressing ahead with the current plans. is the roblem it ahead with the current plans. is the problem it is _ ahead with the current plans. is the problem it is such _ ahead with the current plans. is the problem it is such a _ ahead with the current plans. is the problem it is such a busy _ ahead with the current plans. is the problem it is such a busy 2022 - ahead with the current plans. i3 true: problem it is such a busy 2022 with the world cup in a year's time? i think that is part of it, yeah. i think— think that is part of it, yeah. i think there _ think that is part of it, yeah. i think there is not an awful lot of wiggle _ think there is not an awful lot of wiggle room when it comes to rescheduling a backlog of fixtures in the _ rescheduling a backlog of fixtures in the second half of this season. that— in the second half of this season. that said. — in the second half of this season. that said, the premier league has successfully managed to reschedule games— successfully managed to reschedule games over the past couple of years because _ games over the past couple of years because of— games over the past couple of years because of covid issues, although that is— because of covid issues, although that is slightly harder in 2022 with the world — that is slightly harder in 2022 with the world cup. also, the premier league _ league would say that maybe they just don't want the disruption. they would _ just don't want the disruption. they would rather have the games on. it's very important for fans and broadcasters and all the rest of it to have _ broadcasters and all the rest of it to have football on over the festive period. _ to have football on over the festive period. it's— to have football on over the festive period, it's an important time for football— period, it's an important time for football fans across the country. the premier league approach at the moment— the premier league approach at the moment is— the premier league approach at the moment is to continue to try to play the games— moment is to continue to try to play the games which are able to be played — the games which are able to be -la ed. ., ., .,, ., the games which are able to be -la ed. ., ., ., , played. could one option be returned to -la in: played. could one option be returned to playing games _ played. could one option be returned to playing games behind _ played. could one option be returned to playing games behind closed - played. could one option be returned| to playing games behind closed doors again? at the moment i suppose the system favours the bigger clubs because they have got the bigger squads and can cope better? weill. squads and can cope better? well, behind closed _ squads and can cope better? well, behind closed doors, _ squads and can cope better? well, behind closed doors, i _ squads and can cope better? well, behind closed doors, i think, - squads and can cope better? well, behind closed doors, i think, makes sense _ behind closed doors, i think, makes sense in_ behind closed doors, i think, makes sense in that the issue with players. _ sense in that the issue with players, player safety and fan safety — players, player safety and fan safety are two separate issues which may be _ safety are two separate issues which may be ordered to be treated separately. ultimately, it is going to return — separately. ultimately, it is going to return behind closed doors, that is an— to return behind closed doors, that is an issue — to return behind closed doors, that is an issue for the government rather— is an issue for the government rather than the premier league. it would _ rather than the premier league. it would have — rather than the premier league. it would have to be the government saying _ would have to be the government saying that they should be no fans at premier— saying that they should be no fans at premier league games. i don't think— at premier league games. i don't think the — at premier league games. i don't think the premier league can do that themselves. but, given how high cases— themselves. but, given how high cases are — themselves. but, given how high cases are at the moment across the country. _ cases are at the moment across the country. i— cases are at the moment across the country, i think there is a growing belief— country, i think there is a growing belief amongst many people that may belief amongst many people that may be football should go behind closed doors _ be football should go behind closed doors we — be football should go behind closed doors. we are certainly not near that point— doors. we are certainly not near that point yet in terms of a decisioh _ that point yet in terms of a decision-— that point yet in terms of a decision. ~ , ., ., ., decision. as for the welfare of -la ers, decision. as for the welfare of players. one _ decision. as for the welfare of players. one of— decision. as for the welfare of players, one of the _ decision. as for the welfare of players, one of the issues - decision. as for the welfare of players, one of the issues is l decision. as for the welfare of l players, one of the issues is the vaccination of players. a quarter of players do not intend to get the vaccine, according to figures out yesterday?— vaccine, according to figures out yesterday? yeah, clearly vaccine hesitancy has — yesterday? yeah, clearly vaccine hesitancy has been _ yesterday? yeah, clearly vaccine hesitancy has been a _ yesterday? yeah, clearly vaccine hesitancy has been a big - yesterday? yeah, clearly vaccine hesitancy has been a big issue i yesterday? yeah, clearly vaccine hesitancy has been a big issue in football— hesitancy has been a big issue in football league clubs and premier league _ football league clubs and premier league clubs over the past year. it is something the clubs and the authorities have pushed quite hard on to— authorities have pushed quite hard on to try— authorities have pushed quite hard on to try to— authorities have pushed quite hard on to try to encourage players to -et on to try to encourage players to get it. — on to try to encourage players to get it. we — on to try to encourage players to get it. we have had jonathan van—tam speaking _ get it. we have had jonathan van—tam speaking to— get it. we have had jonathan van—tam speaking to premier league players and going _ speaking to premier league players and going into clubs encouraging them _ and going into clubs encouraging them to— and going into clubs encouraging them to get it. but so far, many players — them to get it. but so far, many players have been very reluctant to -et players have been very reluctant to get it _ players have been very reluctant to get it done. we saw this with the efl figures yesterday saying a quarter— efl figures yesterday saying a quarter of players in the football league _ quarter of players in the football league will not get vaccinated. we should _ league will not get vaccinated. we should be — league will not get vaccinated. we should be clear, this isn't exactly the same — should be clear, this isn't exactly the same issue as the omicron outbreaks— the same issue as the omicron outbreaks at the moment which are having _ outbreaks at the moment which are having premier league games are suspended. fora playerto having premier league games are suspended. for a player to be unable to play— suspended. for a player to be unable to play a _ suspended. for a player to be unable to play a fixer, all they need to do is test _ to play a fixer, all they need to do is test positive rather than have symptoms. there are plenty of vaccinated players who have been getting _ vaccinated players who have been getting positive tests recently. but certainly— getting positive tests recently. but certainly the clubs and they leave themselves would love the players who have — themselves would love the players who have been refusing to be vaccinated so far, to get vaccinated. this is something that, for example, jurgen klopp has spoken on recently _ for example, jurgen klopp has spoken on recentl ., ., . ~ ., ~ for example, jurgen klopp has spoken on recentl ., ,, , on recently. jack, thank you very much indeed. _ on recently. jack, thank you very much indeed. a _ on recently. jack, thank you very much indeed. a story _ on recently. jack, thank you very much indeed. a story that - on recently. jack, thank you very much indeed. a story that is - much indeed. a story that is developing. onto the second ashes test, australia continue to make hay in the sunshine, while it's been a tough day again for england's bowlers, in the heat. they did get a breakthrough early on, with marnus labuschagne finally removed for 103, trapped lbw by ollie robinson. but then the runs flowed, with a half century for stand—in captain, steve smith. and he's still going strong. butjoe root but joe root and butjoe root and ben stokes have given their team fresh hopes. travis head and cameron green clean bowled. max verstappen finally got his hands on the formula one world championship trophy last night, at the fia prize giving ceremony. lewis hamilton didn't attend the gala. verstappen was asked if he felt sorry for hamilton after the controversial end to sunday's final race. hamilton's mercedes team said yesterday that their driver had been robbed of the title, and left disillusioned with the sport. i don't feel sorry, but i can understand, of course, that it can be very painful. but at the end of the day that's racing as well. you know, you have tojust keep fighting until the end, and you know that in racing anything can happen. and, i mean, he also won a championship like that. so, yeah, i think he can understand as well. not too much sympathy, but a review of events is under way, launched by the outgoing fia president. mike, thank you. 6:42am. from 11pm tonight, anyone who isn't a resident or a citizen of france won't be allowed to travel there, unless they have a compelling reason. that reason could include visiting family, but not tourism or non—urgent work. all passengers will have to provide a negative covid test and isolate for at least two days. we spoke to some disappointed holiday makers. we were meant to disneyland paris on christmas eve, and spend christmas day and my friend's birthday, which is on boxing day, in disney. but with the recent announcements, that's obviously now not possible. we haven't seen each other since 2019, and it was december 2019 the last time we saw each other, because we live at different ends of the country. so meeting up for a weekend, orjust a day, is quite hard for us to be able to do. i planned to have balloons on christmas morning, saying that we're going to disneyland and we were going to be flying in the afternoon, and i was going to pack all the bags the night before, and we were going to have a couple of little gifts to open, you know, for like the journey there and whatnot. but it's kind of like throwing my plans out the window now, because it's now it's like, i don't know what to do. so i don't know whether to try and get flights before saturday, to try and get out there early and kind of like change the dates, or whether or not ijust, you know, rebook for next year and maybe go somewhere else. so what exactly is changing tonight? let's go live to newcastle airport, where we can speak to simon calder, the independent�*s travel editor. simon, good morning. so, things changed today. i'm not quite clear how easy it is to be able to say, i have a compelling reason to go to france and be allowed to do that? well, yes. if i can clarify what the family— well, yes. if i can clarify what the family reasons are, it's very tricky~ — family reasons are, it's very tricky~ in _ family reasons are, it's very tricky. in fact, in the sort of 24 hours — tricky. in fact, in the sort of 24 hours since _ tricky. in fact, in the sort of 24 hours since the french started to reveal— hours since the french started to reveal they were going to bring in this extraordinary travel ban, it is only slowly— this extraordinary travel ban, it is only slowly overnight indeed become completely clear what the rules are. for families, completely clear what the rules are. forfamilies, i'm completely clear what the rules are. for families, i'm afraid visits are permitted — for families, i'm afraid visits are permitted only in extreme circumstances. that would be the death _ circumstances. that would be the death of— circumstances. that would be the death of a — circumstances. that would be the death of a close relative, or a terminal— death of a close relative, or a terminal prognosis. so for the vast majority— terminal prognosis. so for the vast majority of— terminal prognosis. so for the vast majority of family visits, i'm afraid — majority of family visits, i'm afraid they are as illegal as holidays or business trips. it is a very. _ holidays or business trips. it is a very. very— holidays or business trips. it is a very, very sad day. we just heard from _ very, very sad day. we just heard from that— very, very sad day. we just heard from that lady saying she was thinking — from that lady saying she was thinking about changing flights. i've checked all the options for getting — i've checked all the options for getting away today. and it is still possible — getting away today. and it is still possible. for instance, there is a flight _ possible. for instance, there is a flight from — possible. for instance, there is a flight from here at 11:35am to paris — flight from here at 11:35am to paris. that is going to cost you £685_ paris. that is going to cost you £685 one — paris. that is going to cost you £685 one way. but people are clearly buying _ £685 one way. but people are clearly buying at _ £685 one way. but people are clearly buying at that price. eurostar, which — buying at that price. eurostar, which runs— buying at that price. eurostar, which runs trains from london to lille which runs trains from london to lille and — which runs trains from london to lille and paris, they say that effectively they have got a dozen trains _ effectively they have got a dozen trains today, a flat fare of £195. crucially. — trains today, a flat fare of £195. crucially, you have to notjust buy the ticket, — crucially, you have to notjust buy the ticket, notjust get crucially, you have to notjust buy the ticket, not just get there crucially, you have to notjust buy the ticket, notjust get there by iipm _ the ticket, notjust get there by 11pm tonight, but you also have to have _ 11pm tonight, but you also have to have a _ 11pm tonight, but you also have to have a negative covid test. this will only— have a negative covid test. this will only work also for people who are fully _ will only work also for people who are fully vaccinated. as from 11pm, vaccinated — are fully vaccinated. as from 11pm, vaccinated or not, the general assumption is you are not going in. 0k, assumption is you are not going in. 0k. simon. — assumption is you are not going in. 0k, simon, what about transiting ok, simon, what about transiting through france? is that allowed? that is something else i am not clear about. that is something else i am not clear about-— that is something else i am not clear about. yeah, it's been very mess . clear about. yeah, it's been very messy- again. — clear about. yeah, it's been very messy. again, the _ clear about. yeah, it's been very messy. again, the french - clear about. yeah, it's been very - messy. again, the french authorities have only— messy. again, the french authorities have only cleared this up overnight. initially, _ have only cleared this up overnight. initially, we — have only cleared this up overnight. initially, we thought, and i heard from _ initially, we thought, and i heard from the — initially, we thought, and i heard from the eurotunnel shuttle and from ferry companies that they thought it would _ ferry companies that they thought it would still be ok to get a ferry to france _ would still be ok to get a ferry to france if— would still be ok to get a ferry to france if your final destination was belgium _ france if your final destination was belgium or— france if your final destination was belgium or italy or germany, or wherever~ — belgium or italy or germany, or wherever. that is not the case. the only way— wherever. that is not the case. the only way you — wherever. that is not the case. the only way you could do that is if you had to— only way you could do that is if you had to be _ only way you could do that is if you had to be an — only way you could do that is if you had to be an eu national or resident with your— had to be an eu national or resident with your main place of residence in one of— with your main place of residence in one of those — with your main place of residence in one of those countries, you can go into france, — one of those countries, you can go into france, meeting all their conditions to drive through. but in general, _ conditions to drive through. but in general, i'm afraid that is not going — general, i'm afraid that is not going to _ general, i'm afraid that is not going to be feasible. there are other— going to be feasible. there are other ferries operating from the uk, particularly — other ferries operating from the uk, particularly from here in newcastle to amsterdam, from hull to rotterdam, harwich to the hook of holland _ rotterdam, harwich to the hook of holland and also, portsmouth to northern— holland and also, portsmouth to northern spain. those would be ways around _ northern spain. those would be ways around it _ northern spain. those would be ways around it. but it isjust a shocking turn _ around it. but it isjust a shocking turn of— around it. but it isjust a shocking turn of events. i'm still trying to find out, — turn of events. i'm still trying to find out, and i am sorry i haven't been _ find out, and i am sorry i haven't been able — find out, and i am sorry i haven't been able to— find out, and i am sorry i haven't been able to do this, whether you can catch — been able to do this, whether you can catch the eurostar train from tomorrow— can catch the eurostar train from tomorrow to brussels or amsterdam. no clarity— tomorrow to brussels or amsterdam. no clarity on — tomorrow to brussels or amsterdam. no clarity on that. you tomorrow to brussels or amsterdam. no clarity on that.— no clarity on that. you have made clear, it no clarity on that. you have made clear. it is — no clarity on that. you have made clear, it is messy _ no clarity on that. you have made clear, it is messy in _ no clarity on that. you have made clear, it is messy in terms - no clarity on that. you have made clear, it is messy in terms of - clear, it is messy in terms of clarity. this is france starting this. is there any hint, simon, that other countries in the eu may follow suit? ~ ., other countries in the eu may follow suit? ~ . ., ., , , suit? well, there have already been tiuhter suit? well, there have already been tighter restrictions _ suit? well, there have already been tighter restrictions imposed - suit? well, there have already been tighter restrictions imposed by - tighter restrictions imposed by italy. — tighter restrictions imposed by italy. for— tighter restrictions imposed by italy, for example, and testing. that— italy, for example, and testing. that was— italy, for example, and testing. that was the response that i was kind of— that was the response that i was kind of expecting, because clearly, as the _ kind of expecting, because clearly, as the prime minister says, we have as the prime minister says, we have a tidal— as the prime minister says, we have a tidal wave — as the prime minister says, we have a tidal wave of infections coming into, _ a tidal wave of infections coming into, spreading across the uk. and so you _ into, spreading across the uk. and so you would expect countries to tighten— so you would expect countries to tighten it — so you would expect countries to tighten it up, asking perhaps for closer— tighten it up, asking perhaps for closer deadlines for their testing, maybe _ closer deadlines for their testing, maybe testing and some quarantine on arrival _ maybe testing and some quarantine on arrival 0f— maybe testing and some quarantine on arrival. of the french ban, i think, will prove — arrival. of the french ban, i think, will prove to — arrival. of the french ban, i think, will prove to be a bit of an outlier~ _ will prove to be a bit of an outlier~ it— will prove to be a bit of an outlier. it has clearly caused uproar— outlier. it has clearly caused uproar and outrage in france in the travel— uproar and outrage in france in the travel industry, were particularly skiing _ travel industry, were particularly skiing holidays, christmas, new yeai’, _ skiing holidays, christmas, new year, they— skiing holidays, christmas, new year, they were expecting at last to welcome _ year, they were expecting at last to welcome brits back and if you have a profitable _ welcome brits back and if you have a profitable festive season. that is not going — profitable festive season. that is not going to happen. i don't think this will— not going to happen. i don't think this will happen for countries such as spain. — this will happen for countries such as spain, portugal. i think they are already— as spain, portugal. i think they are already settled. they have got strict — already settled. they have got strict testing and vaccination rules in place _ strict testing and vaccination rules in place already. and they should stay there — in place already. and they should stay there. i am so sorry to i failed _ stay there. i am so sorry to i failed to— stay there. i am so sorry to i failed to explainjust on stay there. i am so sorry to i failed to explain just on the international transit if you are flying — international transit if you are flying into france. that is going to be ok_ flying into france. that is going to be ok if— flying into france. that is going to be ok if you are going on air france via paris _ be ok if you are going on air france via paris charles de gaulle, and you will find _ via paris charles de gaulle, and you will find the — via paris charles de gaulle, and you will find the destination is outside the eu, _ will find the destination is outside the eu, that is no problem at all. you can— the eu, that is no problem at all. you can do— the eu, that is no problem at all. you can do that. if it is inside the eu, you — you can do that. if it is inside the eu, you may— you can do that. if it is inside the eu, you may face problems. again, yourairline— eu, you may face problems. again, your airline should be able to tell you _ your airline should be able to tell you i— your airline should be able to tell you i am — your airline should be able to tell you. i am sorry i cannot bring you confirmed — you. i am sorry i cannot bring you confirmed information. it has proved very difficult to get. no confirmed information. it has proved very difficult to get.— very difficult to get. no need to apologise- _ very difficult to get. no need to apologise- i— very difficult to get. no need to apologise. i think— very difficult to get. no need to apologise. i think the _ very difficult to get. no need to apologise. i think the fact - very difficult to get. no need to apologise. i think the fact even | very difficult to get. no need to - apologise. i think the fact even you are struggling to get clarity is representative of what the story is. simon calder, thank you so much, as always. if simon calder, thank you so much, as alwa s. ,, ., ., ., , �* always. if simon calder doesn't know, always. if simon calder doesn't know. then _ always. if simon calder doesn't know, then we _ always. if simon calder doesn't know, then we are _ always. if simon calder doesn't know, then we are all- always. if simon calder doesn't know, then we are all in - always. if simon calder doesn't know, then we are all in a - always. if simon calder doesn't know, then we are all in a bit i always. if simon calder doesn't| know, then we are all in a bit of always. if simon calder doesn't i know, then we are all in a bit of a pickle! 0wain is with us. i know a little something about the weather, perhaps. it is one of those situations because you have got high pressure in charge in the next couple of days, there is not likely be dramatic kind of weather story. but, of course, as always, there is some detail. high pressure running things at the moment. that means that a today's headline is really going to be quite similar to the next couple of days. it is going to be cloudy, dry, thanks to the high pressure. let's have a look at it. there it is. joining breezy across southern and south—western parts as we head through the day. for most of us, light winds. because of those light winds and any mist and fog patches we see this morning, some dense patches across the vale of england, york, lincolnshire, down towards the south—east, slow to clear. you will notice some gaps in the cloud on the graphics, western wales, the south—west of england, parts of scotland as well seeing things brightening up with sunshine. where we have seen clear skies over night, a cold start. temperatures today will get to about six and 10 celsius. heading through tonight, it isa is a bit ofa is a bit of a rinse and repeat situation. a similar thing. you can see the clouds swirling around the area of high pressure, which is still firmly established across the uk. therefore leading to a dry, settled story this evening. the return of mist and fog. where we see those temperatures dip close to freezing, we could see a frost. temperature wise we get to six or seven celsius. as for the weekend, the headline is similar to what we're going to see over the next couple of days. there is a snapshot of it. a cloudy story, a dry story. one thing i will say is we are going to crank down the temperatures in coming days. some clear skies developing. a lot of grey on the map. it is a monochrome story. where we see the clear skies across parts of scotland, parts of northern england as well, western wales, down towards the south—west, we see some sunshine, body temperature why is a little bit cooler. ten to 11 celsius in places. this is when we start to see the temperatures slide away. here is sunday. temperatures, we are edging them away. as we look towards the coming days, we are importing the coming days, we are importing the colder air. it will be more chilly. the colder air. it will be more chill . ., ,, the colder air. it will be more chill . ., ~ it will be more chilly. thank you. see, ou it will be more chilly. thank you. see. you do _ it will be more chilly. thank you. see, you do know— it will be more chilly. thank you. see, you do know stuff! - as we've been hearing this morning, the liberal democrats have won a stunning victory in the north shropshire by—election, taking what had previously been a safe conservative seat by a margin of nearly 6,000 votes. let's talk to labour dropped from second to third place. we can speak to shadow business secretary jonathan reynolds. good morning. whatjust happened?— jonathan reynolds. good morning. whatjust happened? well, clearly a terrible result _ whatjust happened? well, clearly a terrible result for _ whatjust happened? well, clearly a terrible result for boris _ whatjust happened? well, clearly a terrible result for boris johnson - terrible result for boris johnson and the — terrible result for boris johnson and the conservative party but one that they _ and the conservative party but one that they thoroughly deserved. i think— that they thoroughly deserved. i think we're proud of the candidate we rent~ _ think we're proud of the candidate we rent. great talent. we put the input _ we rent. great talent. we put the input into— we rent. great talent. we put the input into a — we rent. great talent. we put the input into a proportion of the two are my— input into a proportion of the two are my chances of winning. people wanted _ are my chances of winning. people wanted to— are my chances of winning. people wanted to send a message to the government, they are fed up with the sleaze. _ government, they are fed up with the sleaze. kind _ government, they are fed up with the sleaze, kind of revelations we have seen _ sleaze, kind of revelations we have seen in _ sleaze, kind of revelations we have seen in recent weeks, and they got mike ashley take heed of that. at the minute it feels that this government is not in control of itself, — government is not in control of itself, let— government is not in control of itself, let alone the country. this result _ itself, let alone the country. this result reflects that. did itself, let alone the country. this result reflects that.— result reflects that. did you say, we ut result reflects that. did you say, we put the _ result reflects that. did you say, we put the kind _ result reflects that. did you say, we put the kind of— result reflects that. did you say, we put the kind of effort - result reflects that. did you say, we put the kind of effort into - result reflects that. did you say, we put the kind of effort into it i we put the kind of effort into it according to what we might achieve? did you not try to win? elf according to what we might achieve? did you not try to win?— did you not try to win? of course we t to win did you not try to win? of course we try to win every _ did you not try to win? of course we try to win every contest. _ did you not try to win? of course we try to win every contest. there - try to win every contest. there aren't— try to win every contest. there aren't deals. you fight for every seat _ aren't deals. you fight for every seat you — aren't deals. you fight for every seat. you don't try to do backroom deals _ seat. you don't try to do backroom deals that— seat. you don't try to do backroom deals. that is now about politics works _ deals. that is now about politics works -- — deals. that is now about politics works. —— that is not how politics works _ works. —— that is not how politics works we — works. —— that is not how politics works. we rent the campaign we wanted _ works. we rent the campaign we wanted to— works. we rent the campaign we wanted to run. clearly people have looked _ wanted to run. clearly people have looked at _ wanted to run. clearly people have looked at that, they wanted an opportunity to send a message to the government. that reflects the contemporary situation. people have to understand that. the speeches from _ to understand that. the speeches from the — to understand that. the speeches from the candidates last night reflected that. but frankly, the government losing a seat they have held for— government losing a seat they have held for 200 years, is clearly a strong — held for 200 years, is clearly a strong message. did held for 200 years, is clearly a strong message.— held for 200 years, is clearly a strong message. did you give up on this as opposition? _ strong message. did you give up on this as opposition? i _ strong message. did you give up on this as opposition? i am _ strong message. did you give up on this as opposition? i am fascinated | this as opposition? i am fascinated by the wording. we put the effort in according to the result we might get. according to the result we might let. ., , , get. fight for every seed. throughout _ get. fight for every seed. throughout this - get. fight for every seed. throughout this process i get. fight for every seed. i throughout this process and get. fight for every seed. - throughout this process and recent by—elections people have been trying to get— by—elections people have been trying to get some kind of lead on that. you fight — to get some kind of lead on that. you fight every seat and put the resources — you fight every seat and put the resources into it worthy of that contest — resources into it worthy of that contest. that is how politics works. there _ contest. that is how politics works. there are _ contest. that is how politics works. there are no — contest. that is how politics works. there are no deals. you can't take the voters — there are no deals. you can't take the voters for granted and assume they will— the voters for granted and assume they will vote for a different candidate. we are proud of what we have done — candidate. we are proud of what we have done. we put that contest to try to _ have done. we put that contest to try to wih — have done. we put that contest to try to wih i— have done. we put that contest to try to win. i don't think anybody would _ try to win. i don't think anybody would say— try to win. i don't think anybody would say it is a seat you would expect — would say it is a seat you would expect labour to win. no, quite riuht. in expect labour to win. no, quite right. in order _ expect labour to win. no, quite right. in order that _ expect labour to win. no, quite right. in order that people i right. in order that people understand this morning, and these results are onlyjust then, your proportion of the vote, as compared with the number of votes you got in 2019, i am just looking at the numbers here, your labour might candidate then got more than 12,000 votes. —— labour. last night, ben wood received 3686. your share of the vote, keir starmer as leader, has gone down by almost 75%? we all know how the — has gone down by almost 75%? we all know how the electoral— has gone down by almost 75%? we all know how the electoral system i has gone down by almost 75%? we all know how the electoral system for i know how the electoral system for westminster works. splitting a vote risks laying the conservative party in lots _ risks laying the conservative party in lots of — risks laying the conservative party in lots of constituencies, and it is a simple — in lots of constituencies, and it is a simple fact of truth to say that people _ a simple fact of truth to say that people will be concerned by that in a contest _ people will be concerned by that in a contest like that. people in that constituency would have looked at the government over the past few weeks. _ the government over the past few weeks, the arrogance behind some of the revelations that we have seen that people are up to last christmas, they would have looked at the vote _ christmas, they would have looked at the vote in _ christmas, they would have looked at the vote in parliament this week and thought. _ the vote in parliament this week and thought, these people, they can't even _ thought, these people, they can't even rule — thought, these people, they can't even rule themselves. fundamentally, my question — even rule themselves. fundamentally, my question to — even rule themselves. fundamentally, my question to you _ even rule themselves. fundamentally, my question to you this _ even rule themselves. fundamentally, my question to you this morning, i even rule themselves. fundamentally, my question to you this morning, mr. my question to you this morning, mr reynolds, if i may, my question to you is, why did people turn to the liberal democrats and not the labour party? it seems a pretty fundamental question. the party? it seems a pretty fundamental cuestion. , ., party? it seems a pretty fundamental cuestion. , . , ., , question. the liberal democrats, the nature of them. _ question. the liberal democrats, the nature of them, they _ question. the liberal democrats, the nature of them, they are _ question. the liberal democrats, the nature of them, they are not - question. the liberal democrats, the nature of them, they are not a i nature of them, they are not a party — nature of them, they are not a party, with— nature of them, they are not a party, with respect, with any strong ideological— party, with respect, with any strong ideological leanings. that makes them _ ideological leanings. that makes them hardened by—election force. they can — them hardened by—election force. they can stand for one thing in one town— they can stand for one thing in one town a _ they can stand for one thing in one town a different thing next door. we seek to _ town a different thing next door. we seek to run — town a different thing next door. we seek to run the whole country and from _ seek to run the whole country and from government. but clearly the liberal— from government. but clearly the liberal democrats are a party, because — liberal democrats are a party, because of that unique position, they can — because of that unique position, they can be a potent force in by—elections. that doesn't detract from _ by—elections. that doesn't detract from the — by—elections. that doesn't detract from the fact that the only way to -et from the fact that the only way to get rid _ from the fact that the only way to get rid of— from the fact that the only way to get rid of this conservative government will be a labour government will be a labour government and that is where people are greasy— government and that is where people are greasy —looking too. the government and that is where people are greasy -looking too.— are greasy -looking too. the polls reflect that- _ are greasy -looking too. the polls reflect that. in _ are greasy -looking too. the polls reflect that. in the _ are greasy -looking too. the polls reflect that. in the answer - are greasy -looking too. the polls reflect that. in the answer you i are greasy -looking too. the polls i reflect that. in the answer you have just given me there, you seem to be disrespecting the views of the voters in that constituency. they have decided they liked was the liberal democrat party has to offer, and they have obviously voted very clearly that they do not like what labour has to offer. i look at the comments of the winning candidate, who said that those labour supporters who loaned her their votes, she thanked them. something is happening there. they clearly prefer, whatever you think about it, they prefer with the liberal democrats are standing for at the moment as opposed to labour? i’m moment as opposed to labour? i'm sor . moment as opposed to labour? i'm sorry- we — moment as opposed to labour? i'm sorry. i've been an mp for 11 years, i sorry. i've been an mp for 11 years, i have _ sorry. i've been an mp for 11 years, i have followed four elections. in every _ i have followed four elections. in every single election there are people — every single election there are people who are members of the liberal— people who are members of the liberal democrats who had voted for me because they understand the electoral— me because they understand the electoral system and make a choice accordingly. it is not about disrespecting anybody, it is understanding how politics in this country— understanding how politics in this country works. the liberal democrats are important for us because of the fact they— are important for us because of the fact they can be what is required for each — fact they can be what is required for each constituency. but we are a party _ for each constituency. but we are a party of _ for each constituency. but we are a party of government, it is a different— party of government, it is a different position, a different proposition. but clearly, the message from that by—election is one of the _ message from that by—election is one of the conservative party and boris johnson _ of the conservative party and boris johnson being rejected and people not having faith in them. nine times out of— not having faith in them. nine times out of ten _ not having faith in them. nine times out of ten you would expect the conservative party to win that constituency and when it fairly easily — constituency and when it fairly easily. the scale of the majority that has — easily. the scale of the majority that has been overturned, this is an historic— that has been overturned, this is an historic result. there is certainly no doubt — historic result. there is certainly no doubt about that. that is the message — no doubt about that. that is the message from last night. i no doubt about that. that is the message from last night. i know you are the shadow _ message from last night. i know you are the shadow business _ message from last night. i know you are the shadow business secretary, | are the shadow business secretary, and on the theme of covid at the moment there are many questions about what could or should be done to help businesses right now. we don't have a lot of —— are not a lot of time left. what do you think are the steps that could be taken? immediate measures that will improve the cash _ immediate measures that will improve the cash flow positions of businesses affected by the announcement of the press conference this week _ announcement of the press conference this week. the government has made the announcement, it has to provide support _ the announcement, it has to provide support. accident business rates, freezing _ support. accident business rates, freezing them, reducing them for small— freezing them, reducing them for small businesses, actions on loans businesses — small businesses, actions on loans businesses are currently paying back, _ businesses are currently paying back, looking again at the very big national— back, looking again at the very big national insurance rise that will come _ national insurance rise that will come into— national insurance rise that will come into effect at the end of march this year~ _ come into effect at the end of march this year. immediate measures. i learned _ this year. immediate measures. i learned last night that having been told in _ learned last night that having been told in parliament yesterday the chancellor was going to conduct meetings with health —— with hospitality, he didn't even turn up to that _ hospitality, he didn't even turn up to that meeting despite supposedly coming _ to that meeting despite supposedly coming back from california. it's not good — coming back from california. it's not good enough. the garment has to take action _ not good enough. the garment has to take action today.— take action today. jonathan reynolds. _ take action today. jonathan reynolds, thank _ take action today. jonathan reynolds, thank you. i time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. four young children have died following a house fire in south london. around sixty firefighters were called to the blaze on collingwood road in sutton just before 7 o'clock last night. the children — who are believed to be related — recieved emergency treatment at the scene, before being taken to two london hospitals where they later died. an investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. london's ambulance service is on track for its busiest ever year of 999 call—outs, and it's expecting another busy weekend, forecasting nearly 8000 emergency callouts today — that's about 2500 more than a typical day. the message to londoners from the service is to take sensible precautions if you're going out. londoners will be out partying this weekend. we would just ask everyone to have fun, but be sensible, make sure you know how you're getting home, look after your friends. and also, you know, covid's not going away, so get your booster vaccination, wear a mask, and only contact us if it is an emergency, and use nhs111 if it'sjust an urgent matter. transport for london say five tube lines this weekend and five services could be affected by a strike. they say it could mean a reduced service on saturday with little or no service in places. the strikers over a disagreement about staff working on night services. good news if you are planning on using london underground. the circle and victoria line have minor delays. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. it's another largely grey and cloudy day today. high pressure is still very much in charge, but there is not a lot of sunshine on offer. underneath it, very much established, just cloud circulating around. there's one or two mist and fog patches around this morning. they will be quite slow to lift. and when they do lift, its going to be lifting into grey skies. the odd chance of a brighter spell potentially, but the wind is light and temperatures reaching 10 celsius. conditions don't really change into this evening and overnight. it's going to stay cloudy, the wind remains light, the minimum temperature staying above zero. so, not especially cold either. five or six celsius by dawn tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, that high pressure is still in charge, so once again nothing really changes. sunday, that high pressure starts to shift. it introduces a cold front through monday. that will help to break the cloud up, but also it is removing this milder air, introducing something chillier as we head through the first part of next week. so, tuesday morning we are likely to be waking up to a widespread frost. a little bit brighter in midweek, but temperatures are getting colder in the run—up to christmas. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. liberal democrats, 17,957. a remarkable by—election victory for the liberal democrats — winning the safe conservative seat of north shropshire. tonight, the people of north shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british people. they have said loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is over. the borisjohnson, the party is over. result, which com been the result, which comes in what has been safe tory territory for almost two centuries happened after a torrid time for the government with claims of sleaze, lockdown parties and a rebellion from backbenchers over new covid regulations. four young children have died in a house fire in south london. the city's fire commissioner says the incident has left everyone numb. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas. with fears over the spread of omicron, the chancellor rishi sunak returns from a trip to the us to hold emergency talks with business leaders. and coronavirus is also wrecking havoc with the premier league. another five games have been cancelled ahead of this weekend, including manchester united's match with brighton, plus more in the english football league. and thanks to high pressure, a dry and settled story today and over the weekend. i will be back with the details. it's friday, december the 17th. our top story. in the early hours of this morning, the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by—election, taking one of the country's safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election — in 2019 — with a majority of nearly 23,000. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in shrewsbury. what a night. people waking up to this news. some really personal words by helen borger, particularly when it came to borisjohnson. it is when it came to boris johnson. it is a hue when it came to boris johnson. it is a huge upset- _ when it came to boris johnson. it is a huge upset- no — when it came to borisjohnson. it 3 a huge upset. no doubt. the political ground in north shropshire has shifted considerably over night. and the shock waves will be felt far beyond here. when the polls closed in this rural constituency last night, we knew it would be close but although the lib dems were cautiously confident and the conservatives feared the worst, nobody was confident enough to call it at that point. but in the early hours, the liberal democrats claim victory and when the result was announced after foray, victory and when the result was announced afterforay, it victory and when the result was announced after foray, it confirmed their convincing victory. when the results came in, helen morgan, the winning lib dems candidate, overturned a conservative majority and put a majority of 6000 votes between her and the conservatives who finished in second and labour who finished in second and labour who came a distant third. to put it in perspective, the tories had a majority of almost 23,000 back in 2019 when owen paterson was re—elected then. a few things when the lib dems' way last night. one of those was turnout, which was relatively high for a by—election at around 47%. my colleague looks back on the story of the night. a warning her report contains flashing images. tonight, the people of north shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british people and said loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is over. fish and clearly, boris johnson, the party is over-— and clearly, boris johnson, the party is over. an historic victory overturning _ party is over. an historic victory overturning a — party is over. an historic victory overturning a tory _ party is over. an historic victory overturning a tory majority i party is over. an historic victory overturning a tory majority of l overturning a tory majority of 23,000, a swing bigger than the one that won chesham and amersham. this is a huge result that will send shock waves through westminster. helen morgan the first lib dems and woman to win in north shropshire and she has given the prime minister a bloody nose. it has been an intense campaign fuelled by accusations of sleaze, christmas parties and covid rebellion. sensing opportunity, the lib dems flooded the area with activists and have been rewarded. turnout 46%, 12% higher than the recent by—election in old bexley and sidcup, and a majority of almost 6000. north shropshire is a rural constituency and while the pm was an issue on the doorstep, the lib dems tapped into the feeling this true blue seat has been forgotten by the conservatives. their candidate, dr neil shastri—hurst, fighting a losing battle. haste neil shastri-hurst, fighting a losing battle.— neil shastri-hurst, fighting a losin: battle. ~ ., ., . losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result _ losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result and _ losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result and i _ losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result and i am _ losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result and i am sure - losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result and i am sure as i losing battle. we do need to reflect on the result and i am sure as a i on the result and i am sure as a party we will. i am sure you will understand if we go and get a bit of shuteye. the understand if we go and get a bit of shute e. . , , ., understand if we go and get a bit of shute e. ., , ., .,, shuteye. the winner was “ubilant as she celebrated i shuteye. the winner was “ubilant as she celebrated with i shuteye. the winner was “ubilant as she celebrated with the i shuteye. the winner wasjubilant as she celebrated with the lib - shuteye. the winner wasjubilant as she celebrated with the lib dems i she celebrated with the lib dems leader on the phone. ed davey isolating at home with covid. and then the departure and lots of questions now for the prime minister. local issues play something of a part in this campaign will stop ambulance waiting times, transport links, but the lib dems effectively it seems put forward a message that people in this constituency felt left behind and taken for granted and that clearly resonated with voters. they will be looking on thinking, if the conservatives can be beaten here, they can possibly be beaten just about anywhere. no doubt the government will attempt to soften the blow saying it is a mid—term by—election when those in power off and take a beating. it has been a fascinating _ power off and take a beating. it has been a fascinating evening. - the welsh government is to bring back tighter covid restrictions just after christmas — including the closure of all nightclubs — in an effort to slow the spread of the omicron variant. meanwhile, the chancellor, rishi sunak, is cutting short a trip to the united states to hold crisis talks with business leaders whose industries have been hit by cancellations because of the virus. leboo diseko reports. a smaller christmas is a safer christmas — the message today from the welsh first minister, mark drakeford. he's set to introduce a return to tougher covid restrictions after christmas in preparation for a large wave of omicron infections. there'll be a new two—phase plan combining a mixture of advice for over the christmas period and new regulations to follow. in wales, nightclubs will have to close on december 27th. in offices, the two—metre rule on social distancing returns, and businesses will have to introduce measures such as one—way systems and physical barriers to protect customers and staff. the welsh government says £60 million is being made available for firms affected by the new restrictions. if we get the high levels — very high levels of community transmission that we're anticipating, then it's inevitable that people are going to end up going into hospitals, requiring oxygen, going into icu facilities and potentially dying. elsewhere, these few determined revellers on the streets of london. this area would usually be full of people. but now the atmosphere is subdued. with a new variant spreading, many christmas parties have been cancelled. the prime minister says he's not telling people to cancel events, but instead urging them to exercise caution. thursday saw a record high in cases for a second day in a row — nearly 90,000 were reported. that's almost 10,000 more than the previous day. and the fear is that things could get worse, impacting on businesses. chancellor rishi sunak has cut short a trip to the us for crisis talks with business leaders on how to help the hospitality sector. until spring of next year, most businesses and hospitality industry are only paying a quarter of their normal business rates bill. they are benefiting from a reduced rate of vat all the way through to next spring. and thirdly, there is about quarter of a billion pounds of cash sitting with local authorities that's been provided by government to support those businesses. in scotland, new rules for shops and hospitality venues have come into force to deal with the rise in cases caused by the omicron variant. people will be asked to limit socialising to three households at a time in the run—up to christmas. there'll be a return to measures to cut down on crowding in shops, and businesses will be legally required to take steps to reduce the spread of covid. as coronavirus cases rise and records continue to be broken, the booster programme also reaches new highs, setting more records for daily top—up doses. but with streets and bars as empty as this, one thing seems clear — for businesses that depend on us going out, the coming weeks are unlikely to feel very festive. let's find out more about some of those rule changes in wales with our wales correspondent, tomos morgan. what is about to change? at the moment, before christmas, nothing much will change. the first minister advising everyone thinks about what they do when they meet people in the run—up to christmas. they will ask people to take a lateral flow test before meeting people and taking an extra day between social gatherings, make sure they get the boost it and if they do meet people try to do so outdoors. real restrictions come into force on the 27th of december when nightclubs will close. the first minister here going further than other home nations leaders enclosing an economic business sector because of the threat of omicron. omicron in wales at the moment lower than in scotland and london, areas of england, but there is a concern from the welsh government that it spreads quickly so they feel they need to put restrictions in force after christmas to slow the spread and hopefully give time for the nhs to give the extra boosters.— hopefully give time for the nhs to give the extra boosters. as we know, closures and restrictions affect many industries, and the chancellor, rishi sunak, is cutting short a trip to the united states to instead hold crisis talks with business leaders. some of those eager to hear from the government are pub and restaurant owners. ben's at a bar in london to tell us more. you have been trying to get a sense of what it feels like in practice. who is coming in and who is cancelling. yes and it all feels horribly familiar for business owners, particularly in the hospitality so bars, hotels and restaurants. they would normally see their busiest time of the year in their busiest time of the year in the run—up to christmas, when they make a quarter of all profits that see them through the leaner months of january to march. places like this, decked out for christmas, the problem is there are not many customers. while there is no official lockdown, many customers taking advice of the government perhaps to stay away to ensure christmas plans go ahead. preferring instead to stay—at—home rather than mixing in places like this. this places open—air, by london bridge. there is a lot of space. but they say bookings are down significantly, 75% of cancellations came yesterday. across the industry, we are told 3 million bookings were cancelled in the last week and that equates to £297 million of lost trade, trade that will not come back. it is not like you catch up and spend more in the new year. they say that money has gone for ever. what they hope the chancellor can deliver is more help. we saw in the height of the pandemic the furlough scheme and a cut in vat and business rates. they are asking for that to be extended to see them through the worst of this period. the chancellor cut short his trip to the us where he was meeting with tech leaders in san francisco. we are told he is back and will have talks with businesses today. in the next hour i will speak today. in the next hour i will speak to the boss of uk hospitality who might be able to give us a sense of what business wants to hear from the chancellor and what help he may be able to offer to get them through the worst of this. it all those places. the venues who have gone to effort to get people in and the harsh reality of what is going on. we will be speaking to oliver dowden, conservative party chairman at 7:30am. and also speaking to the liberal democrat leader in a minutes. four children have died in a house fire in south london. firefighters gave first aid at the scene, in sutton, but the children — who are thought to be related — later died in hospital. louisa pilbeam is there for us this morning. a lot of people waking up to this awful, awful news.— a lot of people waking up to this awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful news- — awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful news. we _ awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful news. we do _ awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful news. we do know— awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful news. we do know that i awful, awful news. yes, as you say, awful news. we do know that four i awful news. we do know that four children have died in the terraced house in the row of houses behind me. their next of kin have been informed. we know that the fire started around 7pm last night. 60 firefighters battled to save those children, along with ambulance crews. the children were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead. i have been hearing about what those children were like from people here. they told me they were happy, popular children. and they were well known here. as you say, an awful incident. just a week before christmas. people here waking up to this awful news.— owain's here with a look at the weather. how is it looking? we have high pressure in charge today and the next couple of days which means we will have a dry, settled story. we might have the odd spot of drizzle where the cloud is thick enough but if you like dry weather that is on the cards the next couple of days. we have a lot of cloud around us might having the dry weather and high pressure across the uk. breezy in southern and south—western parts. if you look at the graphics, there is a lot of cloud. we have seen patches of fog in the north of england, down through east yorkshire and lincolnshire this morning which will be slow to clear. clear spells across scotland, western fringes of wales, south—west england. temperatures ranging between 6—10. tonight, the return of mist and fog. this morning, it will be quite cold as we head through the early hours, especially where we see clear skies. a low of minus one celsius in parts of aberdeenshire. that is the headline for the weekend. cloudy, it should be dry, gradually turning cooler. tomorrow, a lot of cloud around. clear spells developing. a high of 10—11 c. similar on sunday, cooler next week. thanks. the conservatives have lost one of their safest parliamentary seats in the country to the limo liberal democrat —— liberal democrat party. the north shropshire area of england has voted conservative for over a 100 years. but not this time. we're joined by the leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey good morning. a big smile on your face this morning. was this victory, the size of the victory, did you expect this? the size of the victory, did you expect this?— expect this? no. it was a spectacular _ expect this? no. it was a spectacular result. i i expect this? no. it was a | spectacular result. i think expect this? no. it was a i spectacular result. i think it is a watershed moment in british politics. i am delighted for helen morgan, the new liberal democrat mp in north shropshire. i am glad for our party and campaigners. i think we have brought new hope to the nation who have been worried and fed up nation who have been worried and fed up with borisjohnson. we have beaten the conservatives in two of their safest seats this year. the lib dems have proven the conservatives can be beaten and beaten anywhere. i conservatives can be beaten and beaten anywhere.— conservatives can be beaten and beaten anywhere. i want to pick up on what helen _ beaten anywhere. i want to pick up on what helen morgan _ beaten anywhere. i want to pick up on what helen morgan said - beaten anywhere. i want to pick up on what helen morgan said in i beaten anywhere. i want to pick up on what helen morgan said in her i on what helen morgan said in her speech. she said let me say specifically to the labour supporters who lent me their votes today, thank you. what does that mean? what happened in terms of the relationship between the liberal democrats and labour party in this by—election? the democrats and labour party in this by-election?_ democrats and labour party in this by-election? the local labour party campaigned — by-election? the local labour party campaigned quite — by-election? the local labour party campaigned quite hard _ by-election? the local labour party campaigned quite hard but - by-election? the local labour party campaigned quite hard but it- by-election? the local labour party campaigned quite hard but it was i campaigned quite hard but it was clear labour supporters wanted to back the liberal democrats because they saw us as the party who could beat the conservatives and they were right, we have. we saw that in chesham and amersham this year, in true blue buckinghamshire, where the labour vote fell to an historic low and labour supporters lent us their vote to beat the conservatives. there is a feeling across the country that the liberal democrats are able to beat conservatives in their heartland, in the blue wall seats. that will be helped by some labour voters voting for us but critically, quite a lot of lifelong conservative voters who are fed up with borisjohnson. they do not think he is a decent person and they do not like the way the conservatives are governing the country. our victories in chesham and amersham and now we know structure were a combination of labour voters are lending us their vote and lifelong conservatives deserting the conservative party. i am fixated on the word lending. we spoke tojonathan reynolds labour shadow business secretary. he said when it comes to by—elections this is where the lib dems can succeed but, actually, the lib dems and i quote, he said, they are not a party, with respect, with any strong ideological moorings. the implication being that votes might translate in a by—election but when it comes to a general election that does not play out and you do not keep the votes lent to you. i do not think that is — keep the votes lent to you. i do not think that is true, _ keep the votes lent to you. i do not think that is true, and _ keep the votes lent to you. i do not think that is true, and the - keep the votes lent to you. i do not think that is true, and the fact i keep the votes lent to you. i do not think that is true, and the fact we i think that is true, and the fact we offer hope to people, we offer a fairer deal for the health service, schools, tackling problems with the cost of living, that got a positive response on the doorsteps in north shropshire. i campaigned there ten days, going there five times and had a long time talking to voters. yes, they are fed up being taken for granted by the conservatives, but they responded to our candidate, helen morgan, a local person who understands the key issues facing the community. and there were things like incredibly long ambulance waiting. inability to access gps. the rise in the cost of living and they heard what we said about those and voted in their thousands for us. shall we talk about covid restrictions? the measures have been increased in terms of trying to keep us safe. a lot of conversations about how the world changes, how our lives change at the moment. what help do you think is needed, we have been talking to businesses, who have seenin been talking to businesses, who have seen in hospitality cancellations? the liberal democrats have argued in the commons for sometime that as this appalling omicron variant takes over, there will be businesses who will be vulnerable. i think the conservatives are being far too slow listening to business. this is a critical time of year for many businesses, particularly cafe is, restaurants, bars, hotels, restau ra nts, bars, hotels, hospitality. restaurants, bars, hotels, hospitality. they are struggling and i am worried we will see businesses close, jobs lost, if the conservatives do not do something fast. ., , ., fast. could you give me three thins, fast. could you give me three things. is _ fast. could you give me three things. is it — fast. could you give me three things, is it bring _ fast. could you give me three things, is it bring back- fast. could you give me three i things, is it bring back furlough, cut vat, three things you would say do it now this will make a difference?— do it now this will make a difference? , ,, ., , . difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat- — difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat- i _ difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat. i think— difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat. i think there _ difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat. i think there may i difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat. i think there may be . difference? business rates. reduced rate on vat. i think there may be a i rate on vat. i think there may be a need for a targeted furlough scheme in the hospitality sector. the chancellor has so many tools at his disposal, he isjust not using chancellor has so many tools at his disposal, he is just not using them. people are astonished he went to north america when everyone knew this variant was taking hold. it was quite obvious businesses would need help. i am glad at long last he had a discussion with ministers yesterday. it is far too slow —— businesses. businesses i am talking to are alarmed now. they might be worried now in downing street because of the liberal democrat victory last night. i hope they start listening to people because whether it is listening to businesses, communities, lifelong conservative voters, it is clear many people across the country think borisjohnson, rishi sunak, the conservative party are not listening to people and are out of touch and taking them for granted. i hope they move quickly, we need them too. sir ed davey, thank you. nearly three—quarters of a million people in the uk received a covid jab yesterday. but are the right people getting them? most of those would have been the third jab — the booster. some need a fourth. hal cohen from london had a kidney transplantjust months before the pandemic hit. he's been shielding on and off for nearly two years. his medication severely weakens his immune system. so he's at high risk from covid and had to isolate away from his family when his daughter caught the virus. when my daughter got covid, i was isolating in a loft. if i had to be anywhere near her, i'd wear a very good quality mask, but generally try and stay away. and then generally in life, you know, i don't go — i might pop into a place, a shop or somewhere very quickly, in and out, but don't spend any time really in public indoor places and always, you know, very keen on ventilation and masks and things like that. hal received a third vaccine as part of a trial in august. people who are immunosuppressed are now advised to have a fourth dose three months after their third, but hal has still not been contacted by his doctor or specialist. we've been playing the waiting game the whole of pandemic, really. i mean, we waited for vaccines and then they were probably available later to the vulnerable people than we thought. and they haven't necessarily worked for me. and then we were waiting for additional doses and new treatments to come along. and so it feels like a constant waiting, constant being at risk and unable to get on with the things we did a couple of years ago. for most people, three doses of vaccine will provide good protection against the more infectious omicron variant. but around half a million people in the uk who are immunosuppressed are likely to have much lower levels of antibodies to fight off infection. early data from imperial college london suggests more than one in five transplant patients have no protection after three jabs. so patients on immunosuppression or patients with inherited immunodeficiencies, their immune systems don't work as effectively to fight infection. and so they don't clear coronavirus infection as efficiently as the average population. and that's why they are more at risk of developing severe disease. in addition, we know that patients on immunosuppression have inadequate responses to vaccination, and so they don't have the same level of protection compared with people in the general population. nicola burns from warrington has a type of blood cancer. like many, she experienced difficulty accessing a third primary dose, which was wrongly recorded as a booster. despite being due herfourth jab in a fortnight, immunosuppressed people aren't able to book an appointment online, and her gp isn't sure how to fix the problem. but it feels like this small group of immunocompromised patients who need this extra dose have kind of been left in limbo. and we are stuck basically. some people are getting it. it is a complete lottery as to whether your gp has a way of doing it or their system has been updated. and if you fall into the category of "computer says no" and you can't get updated, then you can't get booked in. in a statement, nhs england said... gps say they're working hard to scale up the booster campaign while at the same time prioritising vulnerable groups. general practitioners and indeed specialist colleagues are aware of the need for that. but there does seem to be a lack of clarity about who's responsible for making it happen. so i think our expectation as gps is that the vast majority of these patients are under specialist care and therefore specialists should be ensuring that it happens. but actually, i think there might be some specialists who think it's happening in general practice. there are hopes new drugs will offer more protection. antiviral pills and antibody treatments are now available for at—risk patients on the nhs. health experts hope they'll cut the risk of hospital admissions and death among those most at risk from covid. time now to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. four young children have died following a house fire in south london. around 60 firefighters were called to the blaze on collingwood road in sutton just before seven o'clock last night. the children — who are believed to be related — received emergency treatment at the scene, before being taken to two london hospitals, where they later died. an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. london's ambulance service is on track for its busiest ever year of 999 call—outs, and it's expecting another busy weekend, forecasting nearly 8,000 emergency call—outs today — that's about 2,500 more than a typical day. the message to londoners from the service is to take sensible precautions if you're going out. londoners will be out partying this weekend. we would just ask everyone to have fun, but be sensible, make sure you know how you're getting home, look after your friends. and also, you know, covid's not going away, so get your booster vaccination, wear a mask, and only contact us if it is an emergency, and use nhs 111 if it'sjust an urgent matter. in the bid to get more londoners vaccinated as soon as possible, a gp surgery in haringey is offering vaccines and boosters over a 24—hour period. the morris house group practice on lordship lane will open its doors this morning at 9am, but rather than shut in the evening, will continue vaccinating throughout the night until 6pm on saturday. they're offering walk—ins, as well as appointments well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's another largely grey and cloudy day today. high pressure is still very much in charge, but there is not a lot of sunshine on offer. underneath it, very much established, just cloud circulating around. there's one or two mist and fog patches around this morning. they will be quite slow to lift. and when they do lift, it's going to be lifting into grey skies. the odd chance of a brighter spell potentially, but the wind is light and temperatures reaching 10 celsius. conditions don't really change into this evening and overnight. it's going to stay cloudy, the wind remains light, the minimum temperature staying above zero. so, not especially cold either. five or six celsius by dawn tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, that high pressure is still in charge, so once again nothing really changes. sunday, that high pressure starts to shift. it introduces a cold front through monday. that will help to break the cloud up, but also it is removing this milder air, introducing something chillier as we head through the first part of next week. so, tuesday morning we are likely to be waking up to a widespread frost. a little bit brighter in midweek, but temperatures are getting colder in the run—up to christmas. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. let's bring you right up to date with the result let's bring you right up to date with the result of let's bring you right up to date with the result of the let's bring you right up to date with the result of the by—election held overnight. the conservatives have lost the north shropshire seat they've held for nearly 200 years, to the liberal democrats. the defeat caps a week of challenges for the prime minister. let's speak to conservative party chair, oliver dowden. good morning to you. i wonderfirst of all if you could explain to us what your reaction is to the result? well, voters in north shropshire are fed up— well, voters in north shropshire are fed up and _ well, voters in north shropshire are fed up and they gave us a kicking. when _ fed up and they gave us a kicking. when i _ fed up and they gave us a kicking. when i think it's important as a government that we listen to that. i want to— government that we listen to that. i want to say— government that we listen to that. i want to say as chairman of the conservative party we have listened and heard _ conservative party we have listened and heard that message. i would have though— and heard that message. i would have though say— and heard that message. i would have though say that the labour party were _ though say that the labour party were in— though say that the labour party were in second place and they succeed _ were in second place and they succeed. they should have been surging — succeed. they should have been surging in — succeed. they should have been surging. in fact, they were sinking and they— surging. in fact, they were sinking and they lost a vote share as well. this was_ and they lost a vote share as well. this was a — and they lost a vote share as well. this was a by—election that took place _ this was a by—election that took place in — this was a by—election that took place in unique circumstances but nonetheless i do hear the message from the _ nonetheless i do hear the message from the voters of north shropshire. what might be quite useful for our audience this morning, for both you and everyone to listening to what helen morgan, who is the new mp, the liberal democrat mp for north shropshire, said on the results. are my country is crying out for leadership _ are my country is crying out for leadership. mr— are my country is crying out for leadership. mrjohnson, - are my country is crying out for leadership. mrjohnson, you i are my country is crying out fori leadership. mrjohnson, you are are my country is crying out for- leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader~ _ leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader~ many— leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader~ many of— leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader. many of your _ leadership. mrjohnson, you are no leader. many of your predecessorsl leader. many of your predecessors took office — leader. many of your 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instead of taking action - to support shropshire's farmers, you spend _ to support shropshire's farmers, you spend your— to support shropshire's farmers, you spend your time _ to support shropshire's farmers, you spend your time is _ to support shropshire's farmers, you spend your time is leading _ to support shropshire's farmers, you spend your time is leading the - spend your time is leading the nation — spend your time is leading the nation about _ spend your time is leading the nation about how _ spend your time is leading the nation about how you - spend your time is leading the nation about how you and - spend your time is leading the| nation about how you and your spend your time is leading the - nation about how you and your office party _ nation about how you and your office party during — nation about how you and your office party during lockdown. _ nation about how you and your office party during lockdown. tonight - nation about how you and your office party during lockdown. tonight the l party during lockdown. tonight the people _ party during lockdown. tonight the people of— party during lockdown. tonight the people of north _ party during lockdown. tonight the people of north shropshire - party during lockdown. tonight the people of north shropshire have i party during lockdown. tonight the . people of north shropshire have said enough _ people of north shropshire have said enough is _ people of north shropshire have said enough is enough _ people of north shropshire have said enough is enough. they— people of north shropshire have said enough is enough. they say- people of north shropshire have said enough is enough. they say that - people of north shropshire have said enough is enough. they say that you | enough is enough. they say that you are unfit— enough is enough. they say that you are unfit to _ enough is enough. they say that you are unfit to lead _ enough is enough. they say that you are unfit to lead and _ enough is enough. they say that you are unfit to lead and they— enough is enough. they say that you are unfit to lead and they want - enough is enough. they say that you are unfit to lead and they want a - are unfit to lead and they want a change — change. oliver. change. - oliver dowden, change. — oliver dowden, another of the words she said there, that voters are dismayed by borisjohnson's lack of decency and fed up being taken for granted. what you make of that? well, i said to you that i accept voters — well, i said to you that i accept voters were fed up and wanted to send _ voters were fed up and wanted to send us _ voters were fed up and wanted to send us a — voters were fed up and wanted to send us a clear message. but on the points— send us a clear message. but on the points that _ send us a clear message. but on the points that were raised by the liberat— points that were raised by the liberal democrat candidate and no member— liberal democrat candidate and no member of parliament, i would say on the big _ member of parliament, i would say on the big catts _ member of parliament, i would say on the big calls that borisjohnson has had to— the big calls that borisjohnson has had to make as prime minister, whether— had to make as prime minister, whether that is getting brexit done, which _ whether that is getting brexit done, which he _ whether that is getting brexit done, which he did, but when he was faced with covid, _ which he did, but when he was faced with covid, we had the most rapid vaccine _ with covid, we had the most rapid vaccine roll—out, not once but twice now with _ vaccine roll—out, not once but twice now with this — vaccine roll—out, not once but twice now with this new booster programme hitting _ now with this new booster programme hitting record numbers. orwhether it is supporting the economy through this terrible covid crisis, where we now have — this terrible covid crisis, where we now have unemployment lower than when _ now have unemployment lower than when we _ now have unemployment lower than when we entered into it. on the big calls the _ when we entered into it. on the big calls the prime minister has shown leadership— calls the prime minister has shown leadership and got it right. is leadership and got it right. anything leadership and got it right. is anything going to change? i anything going to change? i completely accept how voters feel fed up _ completely accept how voters feel fed up given the unique circumstances of this election in particular — circumstances of this election in particular. i understand how this began _ particular. i understand how this began with the resignation of the incumbent mp and sleaze allegations around _ incumbent mp and sleaze allegations around that. i also understand how going _ around that. i also understand how going through it there were many reports _ going through it there were many reports about the conduct of these atteged _ reports about the conduct of these alleged parties, as you are very familiar— alleged parties, as you are very familiar with. and i have heard people's— familiar with. and i have heard people's concerns. it is really important _ people's concerns. it is really important that as a government we demonstrate that we are focused on getting _ demonstrate that we are focused on getting on— demonstrate that we are focused on getting on with what the people's priorities— getting on with what the people's priorities are, getting on with the 'ob, priorities are, getting on with the job, and — priorities are, getting on with the job, and that means focusing on things— job, and that means focusing on things like — job, and that means focusing on things like the booster campaign, because _ things like the booster campaign, because faced with this surging omicron — because faced with this surging omicron virus, it is absolutely essential— omicron virus, it is absolutely essential the government's focus is laser-like _ essential the government's focus is laser—like and getting people boosted. that is why we have over 700,000 — boosted. that is why we have over 700,000 vaccines. we boosted. that is why we have over 700,000 vaccines.— boosted. that is why we have over 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that in just — 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that in just a — 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that in just a moment. _ 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that injust a moment. i _ 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that in just a moment. i want - 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that in just a moment. i want to - 700,000 vaccines. we will come on that in just a moment. i want to be| that injust a moment. i want to be clear that we are separating this interview. i want to focusing on the words you just used. you are chairman of the conservative party. i think you said you are hearing loud and clear, i think you said the electorate is fed up. so my question to you, if you have heard that loud and clear, and if borisjohnson, have you spoken to him? is that a yes or no? have you spoken to him? i yes or no? have you spoken to him? i speak to the prime minister all the time _ speak to the prime minister all the time. . , ., speak to the prime minister all the time. . i. , ., speak to the prime minister all the time. . , ., , . time. have you spoken to him since this result? — time. have you spoken to him since this result? i _ time. have you spoken to him since this result? i have _ time. have you spoken to him since this result? i have been _ time. have you spoken to him since this result? i have been in - this result? i have been in contact--- _ this result? i have been in contact... how— this result? i have been in contact... how is - this result? i have been in contact... how is that - this result? i have been in contact... how is that a i this result? i have been in - contact... how is that a difficult question? _ contact. .. how is that a difficult question? i— contact... how is that a difficult question? i was _ contact... how is that a difficult question? i was about - contact... how is that a difficult question? i was about to - contact... how is that a difficult question? i was about to say i contact... how is that a difficult question? i was about to say to | contact... how is that a difficult - question? i was about to say to you, normall i question? i was about to say to you, normally i say _ question? i was about to say to you, normally i say in _ question? i was about to say to you, normally i say in these _ normally i say in these circumstances i don't reveal private conversations. i have been in text message — conversations. i have been in text message contact with the prime minister— message contact with the prime minister repeatedly. i am seeing him straight _ minister repeatedly. i am seeing him straight after this at nine o'clock this morning. straight after this at nine o'clock this morning-— straight after this at nine o'clock this morninu. ,., , , ., this morning. ok, so my question, ou said this morning. ok, so my question, you said people — this morning. ok, so my question, you said people are _ this morning. ok, so my question, you said people are fed _ this morning. ok, so my question, you said people are fed up, - this morning. ok, so my question, you said people are fed up, you . this morning. ok, so my question, l you said people are fed up, you have said you are hearing and you are listening. so, what will change? we have to make sure that we have a focus _ have to make sure that we have a focus on — have to make sure that we have a focus on the — have to make sure that we have a focus on the covid crisis. i know you don't— focus on the covid crisis. i know you don't want to talk about the booster — you don't want to talk about the booster campaign, but this is vital. faced _ booster campaign, but this is vital. faced with— booster campaign, but this is vital. faced with this surging omicron virus. _ faced with this surging omicron virus. we — faced with this surging omicron virus, we take any necessary actions? _ virus, we take any necessary actions? and my answer is clearly, yes~ _ actions? and my answer is clearly, yes~ we _ actions? and my answer is clearly, yes~ we are — actions? and my answer is clearly, yes. we are getting record number of boosters _ yes. we are getting record number of boosters in _ yes. we are getting record number of boosters in people's arms. what people _ boosters in people's arms. what people want to know is rather than having _ people want to know is rather than having all— people want to know is rather than having all these noises off and distractions, they want the government to focus on the core priorities— government to focus on the core priorities of the british people and that is— priorities of the british people and that is exactly what we must do. the roblem that is exactly what we must do. problem with that is exactly what we must do. the: problem with what you that is exactly what we must do. tt9: problem with what you are saying that is exactly what we must do. tt9 problem with what you are saying is that, in a way everyone would agree with you that everyone wants a government to do the right thing in relation to the pandemic, the bit you seem to be wilfully ignoring is that something else happened in this by—election which was something else took priority over that. extraordinary as that sounds, something else took priority. and the only conclusion is that it is a verdict on borisjohnson personally, on his conduct, on the things that they have seen him doing. so that he is the bit you don't seem to be taking on at all, because it would appear to me that you are saying borisjohnson can carry on conducting himself in the way that he has, that's ok?— he has, that's ok? well, this by-election _ he has, that's ok? well, this by-election began _ he has, that's ok? well, this by-election began with - he has, that's ok? well, this by-election began with the l by—election began with the resignation of owen paterson. with allegations surrounding sleaze. now i completely appreciate the frustrations of voters in relation to that — frustrations of voters in relation to that. they were angry and they gave _ to that. they were angry and they gave us— to that. they were angry and they gave us a — to that. they were angry and they gave us a kicking over eight and the prime _ gave us a kicking over eight and the prime minister has rightly said that we made _ prime minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets those _ we made mistakes and he regrets those mistakes that have been made. ithink— those mistakes that have been made. i think it's _ those mistakes that have been made. i think it's right that we take on board _ i think it's right that we take on board people's frustration. and my point _ board people's frustration. and my point to— board people's frustration. and my point to you, and indeed my point to your viewers — point to you, and indeed my point to your viewers who may be watching this, _ your viewers who may be watching this, is— your viewers who may be watching this, is that— your viewers who may be watching this, is that our response to that frustration — this, is that our response to that frustration must be to make sure that we _ frustration must be to make sure that we get on with the core priorities, particularly at this time, — priorities, particularly at this time, of— priorities, particularly at this time, of national crisis. it is essential— time, of national crisis. it is essential we focus on delivering this booster campaign with record number— this booster campaign with record number of— this booster campaign with record number ofjab macro. it is crucial we negotiate —— liaise with the hospitality industry. voters elect government to get on with the job. that is— government to get on with the job. that is where our focus must be. when _ that is where our focus must be. when you — that is where our focus must be. when you hear this morning long serving conservative mp, some people will know, sir roger gale, one of your own, saying this should be seen as a referendum on borisjohnson's premiership, that two strikes already, one already this week with already, one already this week with a vote in the house of commons, and now this, that is one of your longest serving conservative mps? well, charlie, i have been around in politics— well, charlie, i have been around in politics one — well, charlie, i have been around in politics one way or another for quite — politics one way or another for quite a — politics one way or another for quite a long time. and i think, charlie. — quite a long time. and i think, charlie, you have known many events happen— charlie, you have known many events happen in— charlie, you have known many events happen in politics. governments do lose by—election elections midterm. if lose by—election elections midterm. if the _ lose by—election elections midterm. if the liberal democrats did as well in general— if the liberal democrats did as well in general elections as they did in by—elections, they would have been in power— by—elections, they would have been in power for— by—elections, they would have been in power for most of the past 50 years _ in power for most of the past 50 years it — in power for most of the past 50 years it is — in power for most of the past 50 years. it is not usually the case that— years. it is not usually the case that governments win by—elections when _ that governments win by—elections when they— that governments win by—elections when they are in power. we didn't wina— when they are in power. we didn't win a single — when they are in power. we didn't win a single by—election between 1989 and — win a single by—election between 1989 and 2014 npower, but nonetheless, i do accept the message sent by— nonetheless, i do accept the message sent by voters in shropshire that they're _ sent by voters in shropshire that they're fed up. we have heard that message _ they're fed up. we have heard that message and we need to make sure we are focused _ message and we need to make sure we are focused with getting on with the 'ob are focused with getting on with the job and _ are focused with getting on with the job and that is exactly what we are doing _ job and that is exactly what we are doing lt— job and that is exactly what we are doinu. , ~ , , job and that is exactly what we are doinu. , ,, , , :, doing. it strikes me this morning the were doing. it strikes me this morning they were doing _ doing. it strikes me this morning they were doing a _ doing. it strikes me this morning they were doing a curious - doing. it strikes me this morning they were doing a curious thing, | they were doing a curious thing, which is on the one hand are saying you are listening and you have, you understand people are fed up, but on the other hand saying, it is just a by—election? the other hand saying, it is 'ust a by-erectronafi by-election? well, there are two elements to _ by-election? well, there are two elements to this. _ by-election? well, there are two elements to this. by-elections i elements to this. by—elections happen— elements to this. by—elections happen midterm to governments, and it is the _ happen midterm to governments, and it is the case _ happen midterm to governments, and it is the case that particularly the liberal— it is the case that particularly the liberal democrats do well in by—elections. by the way, if there was some — by—elections. by the way, if there was some massive surge of support for the _ was some massive surge of support for the opposition, you would see keir starmer's labour party, who were _ keir starmer's labour party, who were in— keir starmer's labour party, who were in a — keir starmer's labour party, who were in a strong second place in this seed. — were in a strong second place in this seed, surging ahead in winning it as happened under tony blair. in fact, _ it as happened under tony blair. in fact, they— it as happened under tony blair. in fact, they sunk, their votes share declined — fact, they sunk, their votes share declined. oliver dowden... you asked me the _ declined. oliver dowden... you asked me the question and i need to address— me the question and i need to address it. alongside the point about— address it. alongside the point about midterm by—elections, which i have just _ about midterm by—elections, which i have just addressed, i also accept voters _ have just addressed, i also accept voters were fed up and they gave us a kicking. _ voters were fed up and they gave us a kicking, they were fed up with a by-election — a kicking, they were fed up with a by—election called because of sleaze allegations, they were fed up with the story— allegations, they were fed up with the story is going on at the moment, and that— the story is going on at the moment, and that is— the story is going on at the moment, and that is why i take it they are saying _ and that is why i take it they are saying to — and that is why i take it they are saying to us that we have to focus on the _ saying to us that we have to focus on the core — saying to us that we have to focus on the core job at hand, and i am saying _ on the core job at hand, and i am saying to — on the core job at hand, and i am saying to you and the viewers, that is exactly _ saying to you and the viewers, that is exactly what we will do as a government and what we are doing that the _ government and what we are doing that the vaccine booster programme. 200 years— that the vaccine booster programme. 200 years approximately it has been conservative, that seat. just so people can understand, because sometimes it can seem as if we are talking in a political vacuum, 200 years the conservatives have held that area, in order that people understand the significance of this moment, i want to ask you about a couple of other technicalities, if i may come as you raise the point people want your government to focus on the things that matter the most. it's been suggested to us this morning that rishi sunak, who is due to speak to business leaders, i know he is in california, did not dial into a meeting yesterday. teeed rishi sunak have a meeting yesterday or discussions with business leaders? , ,, ., leaders? -- teeed rishi sunak? i don't know— leaders? -- teeed rishi sunak? i don't know if— leaders? -- teeed rishi sunak? i don't know if that _ leaders? -- teeed rishi sunak? i don't know if that meeting - leaders? -- teeed rishi sunak? i don't know if that meeting took. don't know if that meeting took place _ don't know if that meeting took place or— don't know if that meeting took place or not. what i do know is that the chancellor is returning to the united _ the chancellor is returning to the united kingdom today. i know that he has been _ united kingdom today. i know that he has been in _ united kingdom today. i know that he has been in constant touch with the prime _ has been in constant touch with the prime minister. about how we support hospitality— prime minister. about how we support hospitality during this difficult time — hospitality during this difficult time. , :, ., , , time. the question really is, given that our information _ time. the question really is, given that our information is _ time. the question really is, given that our information is that - time. the question really is, given that our information is that at - time. the question really is, given that our information is that at that dialling didn't happen, why isn't he in touch with business leaders, who right now, concentrating on the very real issues facing people and their livelihoods, why did he not talk to them? he is away. it looks like he is out of touch?— is out of touch? well, the chancellor _ is out of touch? well, the chancellor has _ is out of touch? well, the chancellor has been - is out of touch? well, the chancellor has been in . is out of touch? well, the | chancellor has been in the is out of touch? well, the - chancellor has been in the united states. _ chancellor has been in the united states, representing the united kingdom to major us businesses. in the light— kingdom to major us businesses. in the light of— kingdom to major us businesses. in the light of what is happening he is returning _ the light of what is happening he is returning to the united kingdom. he is coming _ returning to the united kingdom. he is coming back today. i think you caniudge — is coming back today. i think you canjudge the chancellor by his record — canjudge the chancellor by his record. he has put on record supporting for businesses with the furlough _ supporting for businesses with the furlough scheme and other measures, which _ furlough scheme and other measures, which means unemployment is now lower— which means unemployment is now lower than— which means unemployment is now lower than when we entered the covid crisis~ _ lower than when we entered the covid crisis~ that _ lower than when we entered the covid crisis~ that is — lower than when we entered the covid crisis. that is why, for example, we still have _ crisis. that is why, for example, we still have business rate relief in place. — still have business rate relief in place, which means businesses are paying _ place, which means businesses are paying a _ place, which means businesses are paying a quarter of the business rates _ paying a quarter of the business rates they— paying a quarter of the business rates they would have paid otherwise. that is why we have kept the vat _ otherwise. that is why we have kept the vat cut— otherwise. that is why we have kept the vat cut in places. i know this is a challenging time for business and that— is a challenging time for business and that is— is a challenging time for business and that is why we are monitoring the situation day by day, hour by hour, _ the situation day by day, hour by hour, and — the situation day by day, hour by hour, and the chancellor is very much _ hour, and the chancellor is very much engaged with how he can support those businesses. find much engaged with how he can support those businesses.— those businesses. and ifi could . ive those businesses. and ifi could rive ou those businesses. and ifi could give you a _ those businesses. and ifi could give you a final _ those businesses. and ifi could give you a final thought, - those businesses. and ifi could| give you a final thought, maybe. this, in a way, i would like you to direct at those voters who expressed their dismay, which is manifest in their dismay, which is manifest in the election that has just taken place, who do have concerns about the prime minister's behaviour. how would you try to suggest to them that they should still have faith? t that they should still have faith? i would say to your viewers, and i would _ would say to your viewers, and i would say — would say to your viewers, and i would say to your viewers, and i would say to you, charlie, have faith _ would say to you, charlie, have faith in — would say to you, charlie, have faith in the _ would say to you, charlie, have faith in the prime minister because the prime — faith in the prime minister because the prime minister promised that he would _ the prime minister promised that he would deliver on brexit and he delivered _ would deliver on brexit and he delivered on it. have faith in him because — delivered on it. have faith in him because when we were faced with the biggest _ because when we were faced with the biggest crisis of this country has seen _ biggest crisis of this country has seen since — biggest crisis of this country has seen since the war, he put the big investment— seen since the war, he put the big investment into the vaccine programme and has delivered twice the fastest vaccine programme in our history _ the fastest vaccine programme in our history. have faith in him because when _ history. have faith in him because when we — history. have faith in him because when we were faced with an unprecedented economic challenge, he and the _ unprecedented economic challenge, he and the chancellor put the measures in place _ and the chancellor put the measures in place which meant that millions of people — in place which meant that millions of people up and down the country are currently in worker would be unemployed otherwise. when it comes to the _ unemployed otherwise. when it comes to the next— unemployed otherwise. when it comes to the next election, it is those bil to the next election, it is those big calls — to the next election, it is those big calls the prime minister should be judged on. big calls the prime minister should bejudged on. he big calls the prime minister should be judged on. he won't be found wanting — be judged on. he won't be found wantinu. , . , , be judged on. he won't be found wantin.. , :, , , wanting. presumably in the same breath he would _ wanting. presumably in the same breath he would say _ wanting. presumably in the same breath he would say ignore - wanting. presumably in the same breath he would say ignore the i breath he would say ignore the sleaze and of the parties and the other stuff?— other stuff? well, charlie, you asked me _ other stuff? well, charlie, you asked me to — other stuff? well, charlie, you asked me to give _ other stuff? well, charlie, you asked me to give one - other stuff? well, charlie, you asked me to give one last - other stuff? well, charlie, you - asked me to give one last mountain. i am happy— asked me to give one last mountain. i am happy again to address those points _ i am happy again to address those points i_ i am happy again to address those points i do — i am happy again to address those points. i do accept people's frustrations. that is one of the reasons— frustrations. that is one of the reasons why they gave us a kicking in north— reasons why they gave us a kicking in north shropshire. i don't want you in north shropshire. idon't want you or— in north shropshire. idon't want you or your— in north shropshire. i don't want you or your viewers to be in any doubt _ you or your viewers to be in any doubt that— you or your viewers to be in any doubt that i, as chairman of the conservative party or the government, is not heard that message _ message. thank you very much for message. — thank you very much for your time this morning. i appreciate it. oliver dowden, conservative party chairman. 191 oliver dowden, conservative party chairman. ' , :, . chairman. 14 minutes to eight. we need to talk— chairman. 14 minutes to eight. we need to talk to _ chairman. 14 minutes to eight. we need to talk to mike. _ chairman. 14 minutes to eight. we need to talk to mike. good - chairman. 14 minutes to eight. we l need to talk to mike. good morning. is anything happening in sport? some football still going on. so far matches in scotland are not affected. a lot of the english premier league are off because of covid outbreaks. there is a big debate dividing football. some of the premier league bosses say, have a firebreak, let's make it consistent for all. others like jurgen klopp saying, no. where does it get us? it is ongoing. covid is continuing to wreak havoc with the football calander, with another five premier league games called off ahead of this weekend. manchester united, brentford, watford, norwich and leicester all have covid outbreaks amongst their squads, leading to their games being cancelled. that means that there have been nine premier league games, cancelled in the space of a week. liverpool played last night, but they are also suffering from a covid outbreak, with curtisjones, virgil van dijk and fabinho all missing their game with newcastle. it didn't stop them from coming from behind to beat newcastle 3—1 though, trent alexander—arnold with the pick of the goals. as it stands their game, with spurs is still set to go ahead on sunday. managerjurgen klopp is against the idea of the premier league taking firebreak and pausing games until boxing day. chelsea, who also have covid cases in their squad, and a depleted everton side also managed to play last night. mason mount put his side in front in the second half, but everton youngsterjarrad branthwaite clinched his first premier league goal to equalise for everton. meanwhile, their game at the weekend with leicester is one of the games, that has been lost because of covid. onto the second ashes test, at adelaide, where australia continue build a big score. england's hopes seem to be weathering in the heat, 37 degrees in adelaide today. they got a break early on. not before marnus labuschagne, had made his century, he was shortly after trapped lbw by ollie robinson. but then the runs flowed again, and he's still going strong. the latest score 354—5. do you know the worry is for england? as that's not bad enough, that score. imagine as the flood lights come on, the light fades, different sort of game with the pink ball, england are put into bat for the last session of the day. i don't think even my cricket tie, if i was to put it on, would help them. it cricket tie, if i was to put it on, would help them.— cricket tie, if i was to put it on, would help them. it didn't help last time. it brought _ would help them. it didn't help last time. it brought hope. _ would help them. it didn't help last time. it brought hope. you - would help them. it didn't help last time. it brought hope. you want i time. it brought hope. you want something to cheer you up? we will go to 0wain at the moment. first of all, this is the view we have outside our building here on salford quays. gorgeous sunrise. absolutely gorgeous. wayne, we have had so many pictures of sunrises. i was reading something about the reason they are something about the reason they are so stunning at the moment is because of the amount of clouds in the sky? that's right. it is called a scattering when you see the kind of red sky at night, red sky in the morning sort of thing. why this happens is, of course, sunlight is made up of all of the different colours of the spectrum mixed together to make one light. you can just kind of see there where the sun is rising, the kind of colour or are a bit darker or brighter, really. we have had loads of gorgeous pictures. we are having a lot of that at the moment. the colour mys mixed together, that makes white light, thatis together, that makes white light, that is a simple way of putting it. when the sun is low in the sky it actually graces more of the atmosphere. the blue wavelengths are short and squiggly, where the red colours are long and sleek, if you like. that means more of those red colours make it through. when we have certain types of cloud in the sky, they reflect that colour, which is why we see skies like this. there we go. let's look at the old weather forecast. there is your headline for the weekend. it is going to be dry, this could be cloudy, some mist and fog first thing. it is going to turn cooler in the next few days. things are settled because of high pressure. the air is spinning around this bit, breezy in southern and south—western parts. but for most of us it is a quiet story. the mist and fog in northern and then, the vale of york, east yorkshire, lincolnshire, will be slow to clear as we head through this afternoon. brightening up for many of us as you can see, a lot of cloud around england, wales and northern ireland, western fringes see more on the way brightness. scotland as well. top temperatures ten or 11 celsius. tonight the high pressure is not going anywhere. it is still above us. light winds swirling around it. i expect we will see a return of the mist and fog, some slippery surfaces, where we see temperatures dip close to freezing. when we see the clear skies, of course, it will be a cold start to the day tomorrow, just like today. what many of us will see is a bit of brightness at times, not as the gaps in the cloud, sunny spells in west wales, the south—west of england, southern parts, you can't ignore this big gap in scotland. sunny spells there. temperatures between six and 10 celsius. we start to see a change as far as i'm temperatures are concerned as we move through sunday. and really into next week. we are changing our air mass. there is a weak cold front coming in. the air behind it is colder. as a result we are turning down those temperatures. next week, colour, potentially less settled through the end of the week. thank you. we are going to talk about food now, which is always lovely at this time of the morning. singapore chilli crab, salted egg yolk and a smoked hay treacle tart. sounds like your breakfast list. smoked hey treacle tart? you asked for it. some of the dishes which helped to win the grand final of masterchef the professionals last night. if you haven't seen it yet, so i give you a moment? we if you haven't seen it yet, so i give you a moment?— if you haven't seen it yet, so i give you a moment? we are going to introduce, interview— give you a moment? we are going to introduce, interview the _ give you a moment? we are going to introduce, interview the person - give you a moment? we are going to introduce, interview the person who | introduce, interview the person who won it, who has the trophy with them. they were responsible for some of those dishes. the man who took the title was dan lee. let's see him in action. dan is an exciting chef inspired by his travels and also from his chinese background. that is a cracking dish. damn, _ that is a cracking dish. damn, that is a pretty good start to your masterchef _ damn, that is a pretty good start to your masterchef competition. - your masterchef competition. are you — your masterchef competition. are you ready _ your masterchef competition. are you ready to _ your masterchef competition. are you ready to face - your masterchef competition. are you ready to face the - your masterchef competition. i are you ready to face the critics? ready _ are you ready to face the critics? ready as— are you ready to face the critics? ready as i— are you ready to face the critics? ready as i will ever be. this are you ready to face the critics? ready as i will ever be.— are you ready to face the critics? ready as i will ever be. this mix of classic british _ ready as i will ever be. this mix of classic british ingredients - ready as i will ever be. this mix of classic british ingredients with - classic british ingredients with asian — classic british ingredients with asian twists and flamboyance, it is 'ust asian twists and flamboyance, it is just great — just great. the - just great. the sorbet isjust stunning. just great. — the sorbet isjust stunning. i think it's beautiful _ it's beautiful. it's _ it's beautiful. it'sjust- it's beautiful. - it'sjust heavenly, it's beautiful. _ it'sjust heavenly, faultless, it's just heavenly, faultless, completely faultless, it is delicious. let's hope we are going to see that in the _ let's hope we are going to see that in the final — in the final. our- in the final. our professional masterchef inthefrnar. — our professional masterchef champion 2021 is ~~ _ 2021 is... dan - thank you. and danjoins us now from his hotel in salford. good morning to you. good morning. how are you? — good morning to you. good morning. how are you? very — good morning to you. good morning. how are you? very well. _ good morning to you. good morning. how are you? very well. i _ good morning to you. good morning. how are you? very well. i do - good morning to you. good morning. how are you? very well. i do not - how are you? very well. i do not that ou how are you? very well. i do not that you have — how are you? very well. i do not that you have the _ how are you? very well. i do not that you have the trophy - how are you? very well. i do not that you have the trophy and - how are you? very well. i do not that you have the trophy and it i how are you? very well. i do notj that you have the trophy and it is huge. shall wejust get that you have the trophy and it is huge. shall we just get that out of the way and get you to show us that? yeah, of course. here it is. it is the way and get you to show us that? yeah, of course. here it is.— yeah, of course. here it is. it is a heavy thing. _ yeah, of course. here it is. it is a heavy thing. isn't _ yeah, of course. here it is. it is a heavy thing, isn't it? _ yeah, of course. here it is. it is a heavy thing, isn't it? it _ yeah, of course. here it is. it is a heavy thing, isn't it? it is, - yeah, of course. here it is. it is a heavy thing, isn't it? it is, not. heavy thing, isn't it? it is, not heavier than _ heavy thing, isn't it? it is, not heavier than i _ heavy thing, isn't it? it is, not heavier than i expected. - heavy thing, isn't it? it is, not heavier than i expected. whatj heavy thing, isn't it? it is, not- heavier than i expected. what about the burden of— heavier than i expected. what about the burden of knowing _ heavier than i expected. what about the burden of knowing you - heavier than i expected. what about the burden of knowing you have - heavier than i expected. what aboutj the burden of knowing you have won not being able to say anything? how long has it been? irate not being able to say anything? how long has it been?— long has it been? we finished recordin: long has it been? we finished recording in — long has it been? we finished recording in july, _ long has it been? we finished recording in july, but - long has it been? we finished recording in july, but it - long has it been? we finished j recording in july, but it wasn't long has it been? we finished l recording in july, but it wasn't a recording injuly, but it wasn't a burden— recording injuly, but it wasn't a burden keeping it secret, because it was such— burden keeping it secret, because it was such a — burden keeping it secret, because it was such a stress i was quite happy to forget— was such a stress i was quite happy to forget about it for a while. who did ou to forget about it for a while. who did you tell? _ to forget about it for a while. who did you tell? did _ to forget about it for a while. tram did you tell? did you to forget about it for a while. i.i~i“t;r> did you tell? did you tell to forget about it for a while. “iii“t;r> did you tell? did you tell anyone? yeah, my cousin knew, my mum, my sisters _ yeah, my cousin knew, my mum, my sisters the _ yeah, my cousin knew, my mum, my sisters. the people really close to me, they— sisters. the people really close to me, they knew. that was quite easy to keep _ me, they knew. that was quite easy to keep it— me, they knew. that was quite easy to keep it manageable. | rgrill me, they knew. that was quite easy to keep it manageable.— to keep it manageable. i will tell ou what, to keep it manageable. i will tell you what. it _ to keep it manageable. i will tell you what. it is — to keep it manageable. i will tell you what, it is charlie _ to keep it manageable. i will tell you what, it is charlie here, - you what, it is charlie here, congratulations to you, it is a wonderful thing and an amazing title to have. what can i ask about the reaction of family? i know they are huge backers of yours. i remember seeing your mum talking about what she would do if you won. what happened? what kind of occasion was there and how did you break the news? ,:, . , news? oh, so last night, we rented like a little — news? oh, so last night, we rented like a little room _ news? oh, so last night, we rented like a little room close _ news? oh, so last night, we rented like a little room close by _ news? oh, so last night, we rented like a little room close by to - news? oh, so last night, we rented like a little room close by to my i like a little room close by to my house _ like a little room close by to my house and — like a little room close by to my house and we had a projector set up and i_ house and we had a projector set up and i got _ house and we had a projector set up and i got close friends and family, we all— and i got close friends and family, we all watched it together. obviously in the end it went a bit crazy~ _ obviously in the end it went a bit crazy it — obviously in the end it went a bit crazy. it was really nice, really emotional _ crazy. it was really nice, really emotional. my family were so happy. happy— re so family we l. my tiona emo my emotional. my family were so happy. my friends _ emotional. my family were so happy. my friends were buzzing for me. it was a _ my friends were buzzing for me. it was a really, really nice moment. i'm was a really, really nice moment. l'm really— was a really, really nice moment. i'm really pleased about that because i know, dan, along with a lot of other people, and i'm not trying to put a downer on this at all, but you know that things have been very hard for a lot of people and another personally, don't you? you want to be a chef, you are a chef, but that was all called into question during the pandemic, wasn't it? , , it? oh, definitely. during the pandemic. — it? oh, definitely. during the pandemic, during _ it? oh, definitely. during the pandemic, during the - it? oh, definitely. during the pandemic, during the first i it? oh, definitely. during the - pandemic, during the first lockdown, i had pandemic, during the first lockdown, i had only— pandemic, during the first lockdown, i had onlyjust moved back to the uk, so _ i had onlyjust moved back to the uk, so i — i had onlyjust moved back to the uk, so i didn't qualify for furlough, because i was self—employed. i ended up working in a supermarket, i was so grateful to -et a supermarket, i was so grateful to get the _ a supermarket, i was so grateful to get the job — a supermarket, i was so grateful to get the job. we move, we adapt and that is— get the job. we move, we adapt and that is what— get the job. we move, we adapt and that is what we have to do in times like these — that is what we have to do in times like these. ~ , , :, :, like these. well, this is going to 0 en a like these. well, this is going to open a whole — like these. well, this is going to open a whole load _ like these. well, this is going to open a whole load of _ like these. well, this is going to open a whole load of new- open a whole load of new opportunities. there is that the temptation, and we have spoken to former winners or people who have taken part, and you can go down that hold michelin star route or the fancy restaurants and expensive stuff, and that might work for you, but i understand you are tempted to go another way?— but i understand you are tempted to go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole. go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole- it — go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole. it doesn't _ go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole. it doesn't matter _ go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole. it doesn't matter if - go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole. it doesn't matter if it - go another way? yeah. i love food as a whole. it doesn't matter if it is i a whole. it doesn't matter if it is street— a whole. it doesn't matter if it is street food — a whole. it doesn't matter if it is street food or a michelin star meal. i appreciate — street food or a michelin star meal. i appreciate it. street food or a michelin star meal. iappreciate it. but street food or a michelin star meal. i appreciate it. but for me, i lean a bit _ i appreciate it. but for me, i lean a bit more — i appreciate it. but for me, i lean a bit more towards the street food style. _ a bit more towards the street food style. a _ a bit more towards the street food style. a bit— a bit more towards the street food style, a bit more casual, big flavours, _ style, a bit more casual, big flavours, talking about different cultures, — flavours, talking about different cultures, queasiness, that is what i lean towards. as much as i love really— lean towards. as much as i love really nice — lean towards. as much as i love really nice fine dining, michelin star meals, it isjust not where i see myself— star meals, it isjust not where i see myself going. i say that now. in the year— see myself going. i say that now. in the year i _ see myself going. i say that now. in the year i might want a fine dining restaurant — the year i might want a fine dining restaurant. you never know. i keep my options— restaurant. you never know. i keep my options open. restaurant. you never know. i keep my options open-— restaurant. you never know. i keep my options open. pardon the pun but the world is — my options open. pardon the pun but the world is your _ my options open. pardon the pun but the world is your oyster _ my options open. pardon the pun but the world is your oyster at _ my options open. pardon the pun but the world is your oyster at the - the world is your oyster at the moment. you can do what you like. 0k, tell moment. you can do what you like. ok, tell me, we were trying to figure out face smoked hey treacle tart. i was trying to figure out, did you smoke the hay and that infused, or did the treacle tart haveitin infused, or did the treacle tart have it in it? i infused, or did the treacle tart have it in it?— infused, or did the treacle tart have it in it? :, ,:, , . have it in it? i got some butter and set a lot of— have it in it? i got some butter and set a lot of hey _ have it in it? i got some butter and set a lot of hey there _ have it in it? i got some butter and set a lot of hey there -- _ have it in it? i got some butter and set a lot of hey there -- hay - have it in it? i got some butter and set a lot of hey there -- hay on i set a lot of hey there —— hay on fire _ set a lot of hey there —— hay on fire that— set a lot of hey there —— hay on fire. that went into the treacle tart makes. | fire. that went into the treacle tart makes-— fire. that went into the treacle tart makes. , : , :, tart makes. i see! where did you think of these _ tart makes. i see! where did you think of these things? _ tart makes. i see! where did you l think of these things? everywhere. so, the think of these things? everywhere. so. the whole _ think of these things? everywhere. so, the whole menu _ think of these things? everywhere. so, the whole menu last _ think of these things? everywhere. so, the whole menu last night i think of these things? everywhere. so, the whole menu last night was| so, the whole menu last night was inspired _ so, the whole menu last night was inspired by— so, the whole menu last night was inspired by my time in singapore. the treacle — inspired by my time in singapore. the treacle tart is not a singaporean dish. a really good friend _ singaporean dish. a really good friend of— singaporean dish. a really good friend of mine, he is a chef and we work— friend of mine, he is a chef and we work together everywhere, he came to visit me _ work together everywhere, he came to visit me in— work together everywhere, he came to visit me in singapore and we were walking _ visit me in singapore and we were walking along gardens by the bay and we came _ walking along gardens by the bay and we came up with the idea for this treacle _ we came up with the idea for this treacle tart — we came up with the idea for this treacle tart dish infusing hey bud bringing — treacle tart dish infusing hey bud bringing asian flavours into it. ideas— bringing asian flavours into it. ideas come from anywhere. it's normally— ideas come from anywhere. it's normally when i'm talking to another chef~ _ normally when i'm talking to another chef~ l _ normally when i'm talking to another chef. :, , :, chef. i love it, dan. tell us one tale from _ chef. i love it, dan. tell us one tale from behind _ chef. i love it, dan. tell us one tale from behind the _ chef. i love it, dan. tell us one tale from behind the scenes i chef. i love it, dan. tell us one. tale from behind the scenes that chef. i love it, dan. tell us one i tale from behind the scenes that we don't know that happened? i know there must be things that happen, things that go wrong, the ingredients that don't work, a moment that didn't make it onto the telly. did you have a little trauma along the way, or something funny? was there a moment where it went very different? trio. was there a moment where it went very different?— very different? no, unfortunately for me, very different? no, unfortunately for me. most— very different? no, unfortunately for me, most of— very different? no, unfortunately for me, most of my _ very different? no, unfortunately for me, most of my dramas i very different? no, unfortunately| for me, most of my dramas made very different? no, unfortunately i for me, most of my dramas made it onto the _ for me, most of my dramas made it onto the screen. a really nice moment— onto the screen. a really nice moment i_ onto the screen. a really nice moment i did have off camera was when _ moment i did have off camera was when we _ moment i did have off camera was when we finished filming one of the wrens. _ when we finished filming one of the wrens, daniel, the portuguese chef, he sat— wrens, daniel, the portuguese chef, he sat outside and he started talking — he sat outside and he started talking about portugal, his passions growing _ talking about portugal, his passions growing up, and i know it's not a funny— growing up, and i know it's not a funny moment but it was a nice moment~ — funny moment but it was a nice moment. we were all exhausted, then we sat— moment. we were all exhausted, then we sat and _ moment. we were all exhausted, then we sat and listened to daniel speak about— we sat and listened to daniel speak about portugal and his love of food. that was _ about portugal and his love of food. that was a — about portugal and his love of food. that was a really nice moment off camera _ that was a really nice moment off camera i— that was a really nice moment off camera i really appreciate it. | camera i really appreciate it. think food camera i really appreciate it. i think food chat is lovely, camera i really appreciate it. t think food chat is lovely, actually. it is always very calming. dan, who is cooking christmas dinner? my sister is cooking christmas dinner and i_ sister is cooking christmas dinner and i am — sister is cooking christmas dinner and i am so — sister is cooking christmas dinner and i am so excited. it'sjust not me. _ and i am so excited. it'sjust not me. l'm — and i am so excited. it'sjust not me, i'm happy! and i am so excited. it's 'ust not me. rm happyifi and i am so excited. it's 'ust not me, i'm happy! good for you, you have done — me, i'm happy! good for you, you have done enough _ me, i'm happy! good for you, you have done enough at _ me, i'm happy! good for you, you have done enough at the - me, i'm happy! good for you, you| have done enough at the moment. me, i'm happy! good for you, you i have done enough at the moment. you might be busy next year. dan, congratulations again, dan lee, you are the winner of masterchef: the professionals.— professionals. congratulations. thank you _ professionals. congratulations. thank you so — professionals. congratulations. thank you so much. _ professionals. congratulations. thank you so much. surreal! i professionals. congratulations. | thank you so much. surreal! big smile. you can watch masterchef: the professionals on bbc iplayer. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast. you're watching the charlie stayt and naga munchetty. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. liberal democrats, 17,957. a remarkable by—election victory for the liberal democrats — winning the safe conservative seat of north shropshire. tonight, the people of north shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british people. they have said loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is over. the borisjohnson, the party is over. victory for the libi democrats the victory for the liberal democrats comes on solid tory territory after a turbulent few weeks for the government. claims of sleaze, accusations of christmas parties and a backbench rebellion over covid restrictions. four young children have died in a house fire in south london. the city's fire commissioner says the incident has left everyone numb. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas. with fears over the spread of omicron, chancellor rishi sunak returns from the united states to hold emergency talks with business leaders. cronavirus is causing increasing chaos, for the premier league. another five games have been cancelled ahead of this weekend, including manchester united“s match with brighton, plus more in the english football league. i in the english football league. that man thanks to a i that man thanks to high pressure, a dry and settle story over the coming days. i will be back with the details. it's friday, december the 17th. our top story. in the early hours of this morning, the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by—election, taking one of the country's safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have the resignation of tory mp breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election — in 2019 — with a majority of nearly 23,000. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in shrewsbury. good morning. we had an interesting interview with oliver dowden, chair of the conservative party. admitting they have taken a kicking, his words. also we heard from helen morgan who in her victory speech had very personal comments about the prime minister.— very personal comments about the prime minister. good morning, call it an upset. — prime minister. good morning, call it an upset. an _ prime minister. good morning, call it an upset, an earthquake, - prime minister. good morning, call it an upset, an earthquake, a i it an upset, an earthquake, a seismic political shift, there is no doubt what happened in north shropshire over night is hugely significant. it was a very big win for liberal democrats and a devastating defeat for boris johnson and the conservatives. from the start, the by—election triggered by the resignation of owen paterson has been watched closely as a test not only of conservative support in true blue tory territory for the last almost 200 years, but also a temperature check on the national mood. it has come at a difficult time for the government with acute political pressure on borisjohnson over claims of christmas parties in downing street last year, new covid restrictions now, and the backbench rebellion, also the entire climate of accusations of sleaze in which this campaign began. no doubt the conservatives“ opponents have attempted to seize on that and the liberal democrats position themselves as the main challenger to themselves as the main challenger to the tories and their message that people here felt left behind and taken for granted has resonated with voters and when the result was announced just after 4am, the winning candidate helen morgan said it was a clear verdict on boris johnson and his government. fill" johnson and his government. our count is johnson and his government. our country is crying out for leadership. mrjohnson you are no leader. _ leadership. mrjohnson you are no leader, many predecessors of yours took office — leader, many predecessors of yours took office because they believed in national— took office because they believed in national service and they were duty— bound to national service and they were duty—bound to do national service and they were duty— bound to do what is national service and they were duty—bound to do what is right for the country. to represent us even if we disagree — the country. to represent us even if we disagree with them. instead of taking _ we disagree with them. instead of taking action to restructure the nhs, _ taking action to restructure the nhs, you — taking action to restructure the nhs, you have questionable donations to rebirth— nhs, you have questionable donations to rebirth issue or flat. instead of taking _ to rebirth issue or flat. instead of taking action to support farmers, you have — taking action to support farmers, you have office parties in lockdown. tonight _ you have office parties in lockdown. tonight the — you have office parties in lockdown. tonight the people of north shropshire have said enough is enough — shropshire have said enough is enough and you are unfit to lead and they want— enough and you are unfit to lead and they want a — enough and you are unfit to lead and they want a change.— they want a change. jonathan, we know that voters _ they want a change. jonathan, we know that voters have _ they want a change. jonathan, we know that voters have spoken. i they want a change. jonathan, we i know that voters have spoken. what about people in the conservative party and fellow mps? irate about people in the conservative party and fellow mps?_ about people in the conservative party and fellow mps? we have heard from a senior— party and fellow mps? we have heard from a senior conservative _ party and fellow mps? we have heard from a senior conservative mp - party and fellow mps? we have heard from a senior conservative mp albeit| from a senior conservative mp albeit one critical of borisjohnson in the past, sir roger gale, saying one more strike and he is out. that this was a referendum on borisjohnson's premiership, he said. turnout was high, which helped the liberal democrats and a lot of people who might have supported the labour party, the greens and others lent their vote to the liberal democrats to get the tories out. but the lib dems leader speaking on breakfast this morning claiming it a victory for his party and describing it as a tipping bite. it for his party and describing it as a tipping bite-— tipping bite. it was a spectacular result. i think— tipping bite. it was a spectacular result. i think it _ tipping bite. it was a spectacular result. i think it is _ tipping bite. it was a spectacular result. i think it is a _ tipping bite. it was a spectacular result. i think it is a watershed l result. i think it is a watershed moment— result. i think it is a watershed moment in— result. i think it is a watershed moment in british politics. i am delighted — moment in british politics. i am delighted for helen morgan, the liberal— delighted for helen morgan, the liberal democrat mp for north shropshire, but i am proud of the party— shropshire, but i am proud of the party and — shropshire, but i am proud of the party and campaigners. i think we have _ party and campaigners. i think we have brought new hope to the nation who have _ have brought new hope to the nation who have been worried and fed up with boris— who have been worried and fed up with borisjohnson. we have beaten the conservatives in two of their safest _ the conservatives in two of their safest seats this year. the liberal democrats — safest seats this year. the liberal democrats have proven the conservatives can be beaten and beaten _ conservatives can be beaten and beaten anywhere. the conservatives can be beaten and beaten anywhere.— beaten anywhere. the losing conservative _ beaten anywhere. the losing conservative candidate i beaten anywhere. the losing conservative candidate left l beaten anywhere. the losing l conservative candidate left the declaration venue pretty sharpish this morning describing the result is disappointing and if that is not the understatement of the century i do not know what is. mid—term, governments often take a kicking in by—elections when voters are keen to send a message, but this is a very loud and clear message, although the chairman of the conservative party oliver dowden acknowledged this morning people were unhappy. “eaters morning people were unhappy. voters were fed u- morning people were unhappy. voters were fed up and _ morning people were unhappy. voters were fed up and they _ morning people were unhappy. voters were fed up and they gave _ morning people were unhappy. voters were fed up and they gave us - morning people were unhappy. voters were fed up and they gave us a - were fed up and they gave us a kicking — were fed up and they gave us a kicking. they were fed up with a by—election called because of sleaze allegations, fed up with the story is going _ allegations, fed up with the story is going on at the moment. i take it they are _ is going on at the moment. i take it they are saying to us we have to focus _ they are saying to us we have to focus on — they are saying to us we have to focus on the core job at hand. i say to you _ focus on the core job at hand. i say to you and — focus on the core job at hand. i say to you and your viewers that is what we will _ to you and your viewers that is what we will do _ to you and your viewers that is what we will do as— to you and your viewers that is what we will do as a government and what we will do as a government and what we are _ we will do as a government and what we are doing with the vaccine booster— we are doing with the vaccine booster programme. a we are doing with the vaccine booster programme. a promise to listen and given _ booster programme. a promise to listen and given the _ booster programme. a promise to listen and given the result - booster programme. a promise to listen and given the result in i booster programme. a promise to| listen and given the result in north shropshire in what has been such safe conservative territory for so long, a large rural constituency that voted heavily in favour of leaving the eu, the conservatives will indeed need to listen to the message from voters here and listen very closely. message from voters here and listen very closely-— four children have died in a house fire in south london. firefighters gave first aid at the scene, in sutton, but the children — who are thought to be related — later died in hospital. louisa pilbeam is there for us this morning. we can see the scene of the tragedy behind you. what do we know about what happened? what behind you. what do we know about what happened?— behind you. what do we know about what happened? what we do know is that four children _ what happened? what we do know is that four children have _ what happened? what we do know is that four children have died - what happened? what we do know is that four children have died here. i that four children have died here. their next of kin have been informed. it was in the terraced house halfway down the row of houses behind me. the fire broke out on the ground floorjust before seven o'clock last night. we know that 60 firefighters and ambulance crew battled to save those children. that those children were taken to hospital and they were pronounced dead. i have been hearing from people who knew the children, from neighbours here. they said they were popular children, they were happy and smiling, sweet natured. they said they were often outside and for example they enjoyed patting and stroking one of the neighbour's dogs here. absolutely heartbreaking detail. the neighbours here will wake up to this news. some of them would have been on the road, when it was engulfed in smoke last night, absolutely terrible news. this fire, we do not know the cause at the moment. it we do not know the cause at the moment. , , . moment. it will be investigated. thanks. the chancellor, rishi sunak, is cutting short a trip to the united states to hold crisis talks with business leaders whose industries have been hit by cancellations because of omicron. the hospitality industry is warning of a slump in earnings over the christmas period. yesterday, mr sunak told bosses the government would continue to do whatever was necessary to support livelihoods. as cases of omicron rise around the uk, the welsh government has decided to bring back some of the toughest covid restrictions after christmas. we'll speak to tomos morgan in wales in a moment but it's not the only nation to reintroduce some rules. changes in scotland come into force today. our scotland correspondent james shaw is there now. james, what has come into force there overnight? nicola sturgeon said yesterday she thought that by today omicron would be the dominant strain of the virus in scotland. that is a big worry because we understand it spreads more rapidly than other variants. that is why these changes are being brought in today. two strands, one is speeding up the booster programme, part of that, two centres openin programme, part of that, two centres open in glasgow and edinburgh. and then restrictions for businesses. they were published after midday yesterday and came into effect at midnight so a turnaround of less than 12 hours gives you a sense of the urgency the scottish government feels. they are around things like barriers in shops and hospitality, reducing or preventing overcrowding, wearing facemasks. a lot of businesses will have these in place already which will make it easier for them but there is a sense nicola sturgeon wants to go further. she has written to the prime minister asking for the reintroduction of furlough. no response as yet from downing street. you expect boris johnson might have other things on his mind today.— tomos — what's the latest in wales? restrictions coming in from the 27th of december when nightclubs will shut and social distancing will be required in shops and businesses. i am joined by the first minister mark drakeford. night clubs, you are closing them on the 27th but bars will be open and people can queue at the bar. ~ . , :, the bar. what is the thought process? — the bar. what is the thought process? it _ the bar. what is the thought process? it is _ the bar. what is the thought process? it is the _ the bar. what is the thought process? it is the nature i the bar. what is the thought process? it is the nature ofl the bar. what is the thought| process? it is the nature of a nightclub _ process? it is the nature of a nightclub that people go there in order— nightclub that people go there in order to — nightclub that people go there in order to be up close and personal. we know _ order to be up close and personal. we know that omicron is particularly likely— we know that omicron is particularly likely to _ we know that omicron is particularly likely to lead to superspreader events— likely to lead to superspreader events where people are packed in together— events where people are packed in together in that way. you can distinguish between nightclubs and the way— distinguish between nightclubs and the way bars and restaurants operate _ the way bars and restaurants operate. no the way bars and restaurants oerate. :, , . :, , :, operate. no restrictions on hospitality. _ operate. no restrictions on hospitality, could - operate. no restrictions on hospitality, could that i operate. no restrictions on i hospitality, could that change? operate. no restrictions on - hospitality, could that change? yes, that could change. _ hospitality, could that change? yes, that could change. i _ hospitality, could that change? yes, that could change. i want hospitality to reopen after christmas but i wanted to do it in a way that— christmas but i wanted to do it in a way that gives customers confidence to return _ way that gives customers confidence to return to — way that gives customers confidence to return to those places. we are seeing _ to return to those places. we are seeing this— to return to those places. we are seeing this week across the uk, people — seeing this week across the uk, people voting with their feet because of anxiety about omicron. we have been— because of anxiety about omicron. we have been talking with the sector about _ have been talking with the sector about whether we need to reopen with additional— about whether we need to reopen with additional protections so people feel confident that if they go out to a pub — feel confident that if they go out to a pub or restaurant, everything is being _ to a pub or restaurant, everything is being done to keep them safe. what _ is being done to keep them safe. what restrictions could they be? the rule of six? — what restrictions could they be? the rule of six? back to the repertoire of things— rule of six? back to the repertoire of things we needed to use earlier in the _ of things we needed to use earlier in the pandemic. some restrictions on the _ in the pandemic. some restrictions on the number of people who can meet, _ on the number of people who can meet, wearing masks, when you are moving _ meet, wearing masks, when you are moving around inside pubs and restaurants. those things that people — restaurants. those things that people are used to and have successfully used in the bars. big events, successfully used in the bars. br events, sport, the festive period is a big time for the sporting calendar. no plans for that to change at the moment? we calendar. no plans for that to change at the moment? we will be makin: change at the moment? we will be making announcements _ change at the moment? we will be making announcements about i change at the moment? we will be making announcements about that | change at the moment? we will be i making announcements about that on monday _ making announcements about that on monday. cabinet decided yesterday we needed _ monday. cabinet decided yesterday we needed extra information about the way the _ needed extra information about the way the omicron variant operates in the outdoors. particularly in places where _ the outdoors. particularly in places where there are already safeguards like the _ where there are already safeguards like the covid pass in wales in place — like the covid pass in wales in place. that information we will develop — place. that information we will develop during the day and we'll talk to— develop during the day and we'll talk to organisers of the big rugby derby— talk to organisers of the big rugby derby matches. the welsh grand national. — derby matches. the welsh grand national, football matches. and we will come _ national, football matches. and we will come to decisions on monday as to how— will come to decisions on monday as to how they— will come to decisions on monday as to how they can best go ahead. you have written — to how they can best go ahead. you have written to _ to how they can best go ahead. trii. have written to westminster asking for money to be freed up if restrictions are put back in place in devolved nations. you have not had the response you wanted. had you had the response you wanted. had you had that response, would you have gone further with restrictions you announcing today? we gone further with restrictions you announcing today?— announcing today? we can afford ourselves £60 _ announcing today? we can afford ourselves £60 million _ announcing today? we can afford ourselves £60 million to - announcing today? we can afford ourselves £60 million to support| ourselves £60 million to support restrictions we have announced. if we need _ restrictions we have announced. if we need to— restrictions we have announced. if we need to go further, that would have _ we need to go further, that would have to _ we need to go further, that would have to be — we need to go further, that would have to be with treasury support. it is a fundamental unfairness in the system _ is a fundamental unfairness in the system that if uk ministers wanted to do— system that if uk ministers wanted to do that — system that if uk ministers wanted to do that for england, they would -et to do that for england, they would get the _ to do that for england, they would get the money from the treasury, whereas— get the money from the treasury, whereas in— get the money from the treasury, whereas in scotland, northern lreland — whereas in scotland, northern ireland and wales, we do not have the same — ireland and wales, we do not have the same guarantee, and that is fundamentally unfair and it is particularly unfair when the measures we would be taking our measures— measures we would be taking our measures necessary to protect public health _ measures necessary to protect public health. ~ . , :, . measures necessary to protect public health. ~ . . . , health. what you have always said is that the virus — health. what you have always said is that the virus spreads _ health. what you have always said is that the virus spreads in _ health. what you have always said is that the virus spreads in households| that the virus spreads in households and people mixing households, but there is nothing at the moment in terms of restricting people meeting in households.— in households. there will be strong new guidance _ in households. there will be strong new guidance issued _ in households. there will be strong new guidance issued by _ in households. there will be strong new guidance issued by the - in households. there will be strong new guidance issued by the welsh | new guidance issued by the welsh government today people. nothing in law? nothing in law, but strong guidance — law? nothing in law, but strong guidance that i know people in wales are already— guidance that i know people in wales are already taking action to protect themselves this christmas. people will look— themselves this christmas. people will look for that guidance. it is simple — will look for that guidance. it is simple things we know that keep us safe _ simple things we know that keep us safe we _ simple things we know that keep us safe. we all need to do them in the run-up— safe. we all need to do them in the run-up to _ safe. we all need to do them in the run—up to christmas. a smaller christmas — run—up to christmas. a smaller christmas would be a safer christmas this year _ christmas would be a safer christmas this year. do christmas would be a safer christmas this ear. , :, ,, , . this year. do you think there is an asect this year. do you think there is an aspect for— this year. do you think there is an aspect for people's _ this year. do you think there is an aspect for people's mental - this year. do you think there is an aspect for people's mental health | aspect for people's mental health not to change things at the last minute and let people have the gatherings they want on christmas day? gatherings they want on christmas da ? , . , , gatherings they want on christmas da? , , . :, gatherings they want on christmas da? , . :, day? christmas is important to many --eole and day? christmas is important to many people and we _ day? christmas is important to many people and we want _ day? christmas is important to many people and we want people - day? christmas is important to many people and we want people to - day? christmas is important to many people and we want people to have l day? christmas is important to manyj people and we want people to have a -ood people and we want people to have a good christmas, but a save christmas. because the numbers are as they— christmas. because the numbers are as they are _ christmas. because the numbers are as they are in wales, delta being the dominant variant here, we have a pathway— the dominant variant here, we have a pathway to— the dominant variant here, we have a pathway to christmas that protects that for— pathway to christmas that protects that for people but we ask people to do it safely. that for people but we ask people to do it safel . , that for people but we ask people to do it safel. , , , that for people but we ask people to do it safely-— do it safely. first minister, mark drakeford. _ do it safely. first minister, mark drakeford, as _ do it safely. first minister, mark drakeford, as discussed - do it safely. first minister, mark. drakeford, as discussed restrictions coming in on the 27th and up until then guidance for everyone in wales to keep safe and be mindful about socialising and take a lateral flow test before mixing out and about. thank you. as we know, closures and restrictions affect many industries, and the chancellor, rishi sunak, is cutting short a trip to hold risis talks with business leaders. ben is with us. there is a train station that will see changes. the station probably tells you the story of the rest of the city. that place should be packed at rush—hour this morning but it is not with people choosing to work from home which has consequences for towns and city centres across the country and for hospitality firms. they are feeling about at a time when they should be making a lot of money in this lucrative christmas period. hospitality firms, they make a quarter of all of their annual profits at this time of year before there may be leaner months of january to march when we might not be out as much. the problem is there have been cancellations. 3 million bookings cancelled last week alone because people are choosing to stay at home rather than come out and maybe jeopardise christmas plans. that comes at a huge price for the industry. £297 million in lost trade before christmas which will be felt keenly after a difficult year for many. sam, who runs a bar in birmingham, explains the implications for his business and staff. it implications for his business and staff. , :, , , staff. it is nervous times. under any normal— staff. it is nervous times. under any normal circumstances, i staff. it is nervous times. under any normal circumstances, we l any normal circumstances, we probably would not necessarily be that fearful but with the previous closure of 1a months and then six months under heavy restrictions, the business is not in a position to continue with such heavy loss of trade. the majority of the hospitality sector suffers with the same nerves at the moment. we are going into the christmas period, times we are due to spend with our own families, and we are sitting worrying about our businesses and whether or not they will come through this next challenge that has been given to us. that through this next challenge that has been given to us.— been given to us. that is sam in birmingham- — been given to us. that is sam in birmingham. i— been given to us. that is sam in birmingham. i can _ been given to us. that is sam in birmingham. i can introduce - been given to us. that is sam in| birmingham. i can introduce you been given to us. that is sam in i birmingham. i can introduce you to kate nichols, chief executive of uk hospitality. kate nichols, chief executive of uk hositali . ., , kate nichols, chief executive of uk hositali. ., , , hospitality. how bad is it? it is very bad. _ hospitality. how bad is it? it is very bad. a _ hospitality. how bad is it? it is very bad, a rapidly— hospitality. how bad is it? it is| very bad, a rapidly deteriorating situation changing daily but in the last ten days we have seen 50% of bookings go, a third of revenues lost. that is in the rest of the uk. double that in central london so acute in central london. we estimate hospitality could lose 3-4,000,000,000 this hospitality could lose 3—1i,000,000,000 this december. the 3-4,000,000,000 this december. the cooker 3—4,000,000,000 this december. the cooker circle of the government say this is a lockdown.— this is a lockdown. people are literally staying _ this is a lockdown. people are literally staying away - this is a lockdown. people are literally staying away in - this is a lockdown. people are literally staying away in their. literally staying away in their droves and this is slipping on a daily basis. this has happened rapidly and we need urgent support to compensate these businesses as if it was a lockdown. we need the economic reality, the political policy alive. economic reality, the political policy alive-— policy alive. you have been in meetings _ policy alive. you have been in meetings with _ policy alive. you have been in meetings with government i policy alive. you have been in - meetings with government ministers on behalf of hospitality firms. what do they tell you about whether there will be support? the? do they tell you about whether there will be support?_ will be support? they are in listening — will be support? they are in listening mode _ will be support? they are in listening mode at _ will be support? they are in listening mode at the - will be support? they are in - listening mode at the moment. we have had discussions with the treasury ministers, chancellor, business secretary, to keep them abreast of the situation and talk about support needed. they are listening and said they will go away and think about what they need to do to get businesses through a difficult few weeks and crucially sustain them through difficult few weeks and crucially sustain them throuthanuary difficult few weeks and crucially sustain them through january and february when we sustain them throuthanuary and february when we do sustain them through january and february when we do not sustain them throuthanuary and february when we do not get much revenue, even in good times. what february when we do not get much revenue, even in good times. what is the reality. — revenue, even in good times. what is the reality. if— revenue, even in good times. what is the reality, if there _ revenue, even in good times. what is the reality, if there is _ revenue, even in good times. what is the reality, if there is no _ revenue, even in good times. what is the reality, if there is no extra - the reality, if there is no extra support and extra help, what does it mean for firms like this?— mean for firms like this? without extra help we _ mean for firms like this? without extra help we will _ mean for firms like this? without extra help we will see _ mean for firms like this? without extra help we will see many - mean for firms like this? without| extra help we will see many more hospitality businesses go to the wall. we lost one in ten in the covid crisis and we could see as many again fail in the next year particularly with the first quarter being difficult to get through. you will see tens of thousands of businesses fail and hundreds of thousands ofjobs lost. businesses fail and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost.- businesses fail and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost. thousands of 'obs lost. people might sa there is thousands ofjobs lost. people might say there is not _ thousands ofjobs lost. people might say there is not an _ thousands ofjobs lost. people might say there is not an endless _ thousands ofjobs lost. people might say there is not an endless money i say there is not an endless money pit. the government has to prioritise. pit. the government has to prioritise-— pit. the government has to rioritise. , ., prioritise. does it have to be hospitality? _ prioritise. does it have to be hospitality? if _ prioritise. does it have to be hospitality? if you _ prioritise. does it have to be hospitality? if you ask - prioritise. does it have to be - hospitality? if you ask hospitality to bear a disproportionate burden and effectively closing them down and effectively closing them down and restricting trading at a crucial time of year, you need to make sure you have support. the time of year, you need to make sure you have sopport-— you have support. the government will say they _ you have support. the government will say they are _ you have support. the government will say they are not _ you have support. the government will say they are not doing - you have support. the government will say they are not doing that. i will say they are not doing that. people are choosing to do it. people are choosing to do it but the economic reality is the same. either you let this sector fail and have a slower recovery when we come out of omicron and you have fewer taxes coming through. hospitality is the third largest employer and its taxes fund vital public services. the economy needs is to be fit. there is no economic recovery unless hospitality recovers.- no economic recovery unless hospitality recovers. how confident are ou hospitality recovers. how confident are you you — hospitality recovers. how confident are you you will— hospitality recovers. how confident are you you will get _ hospitality recovers. how confident are you you will get it? _ hospitality recovers. how confident are you you will get it? we - hospitality recovers. how confident are you you will get it? we are i are you you will get it? we are talking about a cut in vat, relief on rent and rates stop are you confident you will get it? local authorities _ confident you will get it? local authorities have _ confident you will get it? local authorities have cash - confident you will get it? local authorities have cash grants. l authorities have cash grants. discretionary rate relief that could be done now. it needs to be topped up be done now. it needs to be topped up in london which are among places disproportionately hit. the rate cut in vat gives businesses confidence to get through the difficult period. and business rates to avoid bills going out that hit cash flow. we have ours for that ministers have taken away to see what they can do. the chief executive of uk hospitality there. i wanted to show you around this place because it is well decked out for christmas. plenty of tables and not many customers. they will be hoping that maybe this place because it is open—air, they will get customers through the doors before christmas but for all hospitality businesses now it is a tough time of year, one that should be their most lucrative. it is proving to be very difficult indeed. thank you. nice to hearfrom nice to hear from them directly. there is a correlation between the messaging from the government and the numbers we are seeing every day. yesterday, the daily covid infections in the uk hit a new record. more than 88,000. let's speak to epidemiologist mike tildesley. what do you make of this number? looking at the number it is concerning because it is going up. as you have been saying, one of the problems is that as messaging goes out, there is a concern, you start to see testing going up and if you look at testing rates over the past week it has gone up significantly, which will contribute to part of the reason we have seen large numbers of cases. that is not the only reason and it is a concern, the omicron variant is growing rapidly and doubling every few days. that is a worry, but alongside the cases, we need to keep an eye on hospital admissions and the number who sadly died from disease and both of those are relatively low but we might expect them to go up in the coming weeks. we expect them to go up in the coming weeks. ~ . expect them to go up in the coming weeks. . ., , , expect them to go up in the coming weeks. . ., , ., weeks. we are saying these are the hithest weeks. we are saying these are the highest daily _ weeks. we are saying these are the highest daily recorded _ weeks. we are saying these are the highest daily recorded cases - weeks. we are saying these are the highest daily recorded cases during | highest daily recorded cases during a pandemic. what numbers should we expect, considering how omicron is spreading? expect, considering how omicron is sreadin: ? . expect, considering how omicron is sreadina? . , expect, considering how omicron is sreadina? ., ,. ., expect, considering how omicron is sreadinu? ., , . ., ., spreading? that is challenging to tell and the _ spreading? that is challenging to tell and the reason _ spreading? that is challenging to tell and the reason that - spreading? that is challenging to tell and the reason that is - tell and the reason that is difficult is because at some point... what we are reporting at the moment is a doubling of the number of omicron gazes every couple of days. 2—3 days. that cannot go on indefinitely and at some point you will see it slowing down partly because it has swept through the population and partly because the booster vaccination campaign starts to take effect. i suspect we will see the figure go up over the coming days but exactly how high, i think only time will tell. part of that is as a result of increased testing. when it comes to worrying about this number... as you have made clear the next few days we could report record numbers. when it comes to it, how worried should we be? is it simply that more of us double vaccinated and more of us boosted? that needs to be ut and more of us boosted? that needs to be put into _ and more of us boosted? that needs to be put into context. _ and more of us boosted? that needs to be put into context. taking - and more of us boosted? that needs to be put into context. taking this i to be put into context. taking this to be put into context. taking this to an extreme, if you report 100,000 cases a day and nobody gets sick and goes to hospital and dies, 100,000 cases per day has that much less meaning. if those cases go up and a couple of weeks later you start to see hospital admissions and deaths rise accordingly, that is more worrying. at the moment, we know with the variance that vaccines are less effective, particularly after only two macro doses, but after booster doses we are getting evidence that does increase effectiveness significantly. alongside the grim news of the at — 90,000 cases per day, we have seen a record number of boosters rolling out. hopefully in the next couple of weeks when they take effect, and build immunity again, we might see a tailing off. $55 build immunity again, we might see a tailin: off. �* , . ., build immunity again, we might see a tailin: off. a . ., ., ., tailing off. as the omicron variant becomes more — tailing off. as the omicron variant becomes more dominant, - tailing off. as the omicron variant becomes more dominant, does i tailing off. as the omicron variant becomes more dominant, does it| tailing off. as the omicron variant i becomes more dominant, does it mean the delta and alpha variants will disappear? the delta and alpha variants will disa ear? , , , disappear? this is where it is complicated. _ disappear? this is where it is complicated. there _ disappear? this is where it is complicated. there is - disappear? this is where it is complicated. there is a i disappear? this is where it is| complicated. there is a sense disappear? this is where it is i complicated. there is a sense that the delta variant is going on and they are almost coexisting. in the longer term, they are almost coexisting. in the longerterm, if they are almost coexisting. in the longer term, if omicron is more transmissible and the evidence says it is, what you would expect is it would outcompete the delta variant. you would start to see the majority of infections would be omicron. we saw it with delta that alpha was dominant at the start of the year and gradually delta started to displace it. it takes time. in the longer term, that is what will happen. we are not quite there yet but we have seen a growing number of omicron cases in the past few weeks. good to talk to you. thank you. time now to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. four young children have died following a house fire in south london. around 60 firefighters were called to the blaze on collingwood road in sutton just before 7pm last night. the children — who are believed to be related — received emergency treatment at the scene, before being taken to two london hospitals, where they later died. an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. london's ambulance service is on track for its busiest ever year of 999 call—outs, and it's expecting another busy weekend, forecasting nearly 8,000 emergency call—outs today — that's about 2,500 more than a typical day. the message to londoners from the service is to take sensible precautions if you're going out. londoners will be out partying this weekend. we would just ask everyone to have fun, but be sensible, make sure you know how you're getting home, look after your friends. and also, you know, covid's not going away, so get your booster vaccination, wear a mask, and only contact us if it is an emergency, and use nhs111 if it'sjust an urgent matter. transport for london say five tube lines this weekend, as well as tonight's night tube services, will be affected by a strike by rmt union members. they said it could mean a significantly reduced service on the central, jubilee, northern, piccadilly and victoria lines all day on saturday, with little or no service in places. the strike is over a disagreement about staff working on the night services. if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. apart from minor delays on thejubilee line. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's another largely grey and cloudy day today. high pressure is still very much in charge, but there is not a lot of sunshine on offer. underneath it, very much established, just cloud circulating around. there's one or two mist and fog patches around this morning. they will be quite slow to lift. and when they do lift, it's going to be lifting into grey skies. the odd chance of a brighter spell potentially, but the wind is light and temperatures reaching 10 celsius. conditions don't really change into this evening and overnight. it's going to stay cloudy, the wind remains light, the minimum temperature staying above zero. so, not especially cold either. five or six celsius by dawn tomorrow morning. as we head into the weekend, that high pressure is still in charge, so once again nothing really changes. sunday, that high pressure starts to shift. it introduces a cold front through monday. that will help to break the cloud up, but also it is removing this milder air, introducing something chillier as we head through the first part of next week. 50, tuesday morning we are likely to be waking up to a widespread frost. a little bit brighter in midweek, but temperatures are getting colder in the run—up to christmas. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. morning live is on bbc one after breakfast. let's find out what gethin and sara have in store. iran i ran out of steam there. it was like you are building to this great climax and then ijust went... often the case! what do you know, sarah? m the case! what do you know, sarah? i didn't say anything! pardon? you are breaking _ didn't say anything! pardon? you are breaking up! — coming up on morning live, as the queen cancels her traditional festive family lunch and prepares for her first christmas without prince philip, royal expertjennie bond tells us how her majesty will be spending the holidays. plus, we'll have advice for those facing their first christmas without a loved one. plus, one in five families in the uk fear they won't be able to afford i a christmas dinner this year- as millions are living in poverty, a struggle that radio one xtra i presenter reece parkinson once knew all about. today, he meets the inspirational people providing a lifeline - to those who need it most. and, as wales introduces new covid restrictions, dr karan has the latest on the omicron variant and tells us the symptoms to watch out for. also coming up, if you're scaling back on your christmas plans i i but still want to wow your guests, i mark lane shows us how to prepare a decorative table like this, by simply cutting off bits i of your christmas tree. but where do you put your sprouts? you glue _ but where do you put your sprouts? you glue them! _ and, no table is complete without candles, will kirk shows us how to make rustic holders from bits of wood you'll find on your winter walks. plus, they're the legendary chefs with a royal fan base, _ the hairy bikers return to their roots to create j the ultimate northern festive feast. dave myers joins us and tells us why he's flying solo today. _ thank you very much. the time now is 8:33am. we are going to bring you more on the news that we have had overnight that four children have died in a house fire in south london. ~:: died in a house fire in south london. 1: , died in a house fire in south london. at , .., london. 60 firefighters were called to a house in _ london. 60 firefighters were called to a house in sudden. _ london. 60 firefighters were called to a house in sudden. they - london. 60 firefighters were called to a house in sudden. they gave i to a house in sudden. they gave first aid with the children, thought to be related, died in hospital. let's speak to brianjordan to be related, died in hospital. let's speak to brian jordan from the let's speak to brianjordan from the london ambulance service. good morning. this is a very tragic incident. can you take us through what you know about what happened? yeah, sure. good morning. our thoughts— yeah, sure. good morning. our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the _ thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the four children. i know the area well. it will— four children. i know the area well. it will be _ four children. i know the area well. it will be hitting people here very hard _ it will be hitting people here very hard we — it will be hitting people here very hard. we were called to reports of a fire at— hard. we were called to reports of a fire at 7:10pm yesterday. we sent a number— fire at 7:10pm yesterday. we sent a number of— fire at 7:10pm yesterday. we sent a number of resources, ambulance crews, _ number of resources, ambulance crews, paramedics and fast response cars, _ crews, paramedics and fast response cars. some _ crews, paramedics and fast response cars, some of our advanced paramedics, how is it area response team _ paramedics, how is it area response team and _ paramedics, how is it area response team and trauma teams from air ambulance — team and trauma teams from air ambulance and kent, sussex and surrey _ ambulance and kent, sussex and surrey air— ambulance and kent, sussex and surrey airambulance. a ambulance and kent, sussex and surrey air ambulance. a lot of resource _ surrey air ambulance. a lot of resource. treated the four children at the _ resource. treated the four children at the scene and took them to hospitat _ at the scene and took them to hospital. we worked really hard to do everything to save the children. i am well— do everything to save the children. i am well aware that there are great sensitivities around you talking about this story given what has happened. your staff, who are at the scene, they will have been many people locally, and we are seeing the street itself, neighbours affected by this, your staff too, presumably? yeah, definitely. all other crews are trained. it is always hard in these — are trained. it is always hard in these type _ are trained. it is always hard in these type of situations. it will be affecting — these type of situations. it will be affecting them very hard. we will provide _ affecting them very hard. we will provide all the support we can to them _ provide all the support we can to them we — provide all the support we can to them. we are obviously grateful to them. we are obviously grateful to the colleagues from london fire brigade — the colleagues from london fire brigade and the metropolitan police service _ brigade and the metropolitan police service for everything they've done as well— service for everything they've done as well to — service for everything they've done as well to try to save the children. ithink— as well to try to save the children. i think it's — as well to try to save the children. i think it's also very difficult this— i think it's also very difficult this time _ i think it's also very difficult this time of the year as well, as we approach _ this time of the year as well, as we approach the christmas period, it's much _ approach the christmas period, it's much more — approach the christmas period, it's much more poignant. yes, approach the christmas period, it's much more poignant.— much more poignant. yes, i 'ust wonder ifyou i much more poignant. yes, i 'ust wonder if you can i much more poignant. yes, i 'ust wonder if you can give i much more poignant. yes, i 'ust wonder if you can give us i much more poignant. yes, i 'ust wonder if you can give us a i much more poignant. yes, ijust| wonder if you can give us a sense much more poignant. yes, ijust i wonder if you can give us a sense of the scale of the operation as your ambulance service operators arrived, we understand there was a major operation to try to contain the fire? . , �* , operation to try to contain the fire? . , ~ , fire? yeah, definitely. as i said, we had a range _ fire? yeah, definitely. as i said, we had a range of— fire? yeah, definitely. as i said, we had a range of our— fire? yeah, definitely. as i said, we had a range of our resources| we had a range of our resources there. _ we had a range of our resources there, london airambulance, there, london air ambulance, doctors. — there, london airambulance, doctors, paramedics in a car, the hazard _ doctors, paramedics in a car, the hazard response team, they were about _ hazard response team, they were about eight fire engines as well, lots of— about eight fire engines as well, lots of support from the fire brigade _ lots of support from the fire brigade. a lot of resource. we sent a great _ brigade. a lot of resource. we sent a great deal— brigade. a lot of resource. we sent a great deal there to try to do everything we could. and everyone worked _ everything we could. and everyone worked tirelessly to try to save the children _ worked tirelessly to try to save the children. , . ., , , . ., i. children. very much appreciate you s-reakin children. very much appreciate you speaking to — children. very much appreciate you speaking to us _ children. very much appreciate you speaking to us this _ children. very much appreciate you speaking to us this morning - children. very much appreciate you speaking to us this morning underl speaking to us this morning under the circumstances. brianjordan, director of ammad operations for the london ambulance service. the director of ammad operations for the london ambulance service.— london ambulance service. the time now is 8:36am _ london ambulance service. the time now is 8:36am. let's _ london ambulance service. the time now is 8:36am. let's get _ london ambulance service. the time now is 8:36am. let's get an - london ambulance service. the time now is 8:36am. let's get an update i now is 8:36am. let's get an update on what is happening in the sport. there is a lot of changing. we are talking to ben this morning about how businesses are coping with this omicron strain. we have been talking about new measures, we have been in wales as well. of course, it is going to impact a sport? yes, and it is a story evolving day by day. five premier league matches this weekend off. tojust by day. five premier league matches this weekend off. to just do survive tomorrow, aston villa and leeds, it is causing a big debate about what premier league should do. and the english football league as well. with another five premier league games have been called off ahead of this weekend, the debate on what to do about the impact covid is having on the football programme intensifies. manchester united, brentford, watford, norwich and leicester all have covid outbreaks amongst theirsquads, leading to their games being cancelled. that means that there have been nine premier league games cancelled in the space of a week. meanwhile, liverpool played last night, but they are also suffering from a covid outbreak, with curtisjones, virgil van dijk and fabinho all missing their game with newcastle. it didn't stop them from coming from behind to beat newcastle 3—1 though, trent alexander—arnold with the pick of the goals. as it stands their game, with spurs is still set to go ahead on sunday. managerjurgen klopp is one of those who's arguing against the idea of the premier league taking firebreak and pausing games until boxing day. chelsea, who also have covid cases in their squad, and a depleted everton side also managed to play last night. mason mount put his side in front in the second half, but everton youngster jarrad branthwaite clinched his first premier league goal to equalise for everton. meanwhile, their game at the weekend with leicester is one of the games that has been lost because of covid. let's take a look at those games that have been called off this weekend. across the football league nine matches in total have been called of so far, three in the championship, two in league one and four in league two. "14 —— 1a matches have been called off so far. joining us to talk more about this is the chairman of crystal palace, steve parish. good morning. thank you so much for your time. your match against watford this weekend is off. where do you stand on the idea of a fire break and posing to boxing day for everybody. break and posing to boxing day for eve bod . , , ., ., everybody. --? first, it is a real shame for— everybody. --? first, it is a real shame for the _ everybody. --? first, it is a real shame for the supporters i everybody. --? first, it is a real shame for the supporters and i everybody. --? first, it is a real- shame for the supporters and people who have _ shame for the supporters and people who have made arrangements that the .ame who have made arrangements that the game is _ who have made arrangements that the game is off _ who have made arrangements that the game is off. we apologise to everybody for that. we have not currently— everybody for that. we have not currently got an outbreak. we are aware _ currently got an outbreak. we are aware it _ currently got an outbreak. we are aware it could happen to us. we are obviously— aware it could happen to us. we are obviously clamping down with protocols and being as careful as we can. protocols and being as careful as we can we _ protocols and being as careful as we can we are — protocols and being as careful as we can. we are hopeful we can get through— can. we are hopeful we can get through this period. obviously we are aware — through this period. obviously we are aware of what is going on in wider— are aware of what is going on in wider society. it is not entirely down — wider society. it is not entirely down to— wider society. it is not entirely down to us— wider society. it is not entirely down to us in terms of what happens. but we _ down to us in terms of what happens. but we haven't had the level of postponements yet, i think, that would _ postponements yet, i think, that would give us real cause. we — would give us real cause. we would rather get games over with while we _ we would rather get games over with while we still can. i would be against — while we still can. i would be against that right now but obviously mac we _ against that right now but obviously mac we have to see how things develop — mac we have to see how things develop. do mac we have to see how things develo. ,. mac we have to see how things develo. y., , ., develop. do you understand eddie howe saying _ develop. do you understand eddie howe saying it _ develop. do you understand eddie howe saying it should _ develop. do you understand eddie howe saying it should be - develop. do you understand eddie howe saying it should be the i develop. do you understand eddie| howe saying it should be the same for all teams, howe saying it should be the same forall teams, eitherall howe saying it should be the same for all teams, either all off or all on? that is because of the impact it could have. make it consistent. it does favour the bigger clubs, would you say, with bigger squads? imelt. does favour the bigger clubs, would you say, with bigger squads? well, i mean, i you say, with bigger squads? well, i mean. ithink— you say, with bigger squads? well, i mean, i think we _ you say, with bigger squads? well, i mean, i think we had _ you say, with bigger squads? well, i mean, i think we had to _ you say, with bigger squads? well, i mean, i think we had to discuss i mean, i think we had to discuss this, _ mean, i think we had to discuss this, obviously, in what at the time were _ this, obviously, in what at the time were nruch— this, obviously, in what at the time were much more difficult circumstances and rules were put in place _ circumstances and rules were put in place in _ circumstances and rules were put in place in terms of being able to field _ place in terms of being able to field a — place in terms of being able to field a squad. there are many reasons— field a squad. there are many reasons that you can and can't field a squad _ reasons that you can and can't field a squad we — reasons that you can and can't field a squad. we are all aware of the situation — a squad. we are all aware of the situation that is going on. we need to try— situation that is going on. we need to try to— situation that is going on. we need to try to keep our players safe from catching _ to try to keep our players safe from catching covid. where we can. obviously. _ catching covid. where we can. obviously, it is unfortunate. we have _ obviously, it is unfortunate. we have had — obviously, it is unfortunate. we have had key players out and we have had to _ have had key players out and we have had to play _ have had key players out and we have had to play. it is the same with injuries — had to play. it is the same with injuries. so, ithink had to play. it is the same with injuries. so, i think i had to play. it is the same with injuries. so, ithink i have had to play. it is the same with injuries. so, i think i have got sympathy— injuries. so, i think i have got sympathy for eddie's position. it's always— sympathy for eddie's position. it's always difficult when you lose players — always difficult when you lose players and you are playing important games. but i think we need to get— important games. but i think we need to get through as many fixtures as we can— to get through as many fixtures as we can and — to get through as many fixtures as we can and if teams have a reasonable amount of players to field, _ reasonable amount of players to field, we — reasonable amount of players to field, we should carry on while we can _ field, we should carry on while we can i _ field, we should carry on while we can. . , ., ~ ., can. i have been talking also about the issue of— can. i have been talking also about the issue of vaccinations, - can. i have been talking also about the issue of vaccinations, jurgen i the issue of vaccinations, jurgen klopp in favour of complete transparency regarding vaccinations. we have heard from the english football league as well. it reckons 25% of the players at its clubs are not intending to have a vaccine. what is your take on this and what is the situation at palace?- what is your take on this and what is the situation at palace? well, we would like all _ is the situation at palace? well, we would like all players _ is the situation at palace? well, we would like all players to _ is the situation at palace? well, we would like all players to be - would like all players to be vaccinated. i am vaccinated, my kids are vaccinated. we think it is the right— are vaccinated. we think it is the right thing — are vaccinated. we think it is the right thing to do for individuals, and certainly for society, to help us to— and certainly for society, to help us to get— and certainly for society, to help us to get back to normality. players are no— us to get back to normality. players are no different to people in society— are no different to people in society and that age group. some people _ society and that age group. some people have their own views. and their— people have their own views. and their own — people have their own views. and their own concerns. we have got a very high— their own concerns. we have got a very high vaccination rate, i think, in the _ very high vaccination rate, i think, in the premier league for the age group _ in the premier league for the age group the — in the premier league for the age group the players are, compared to possibly— group the players are, compared to possibly the rest of society. but there _ possibly the rest of society. but there are — possibly the rest of society. but there are still players that have concerns, — there are still players that have concerns, either medical issues that mean _ concerns, either medical issues that mean they— concerns, either medical issues that mean they can't get vaccinated in the same — mean they can't get vaccinated in the same way, orjust individual concerns, — the same way, orjust individual concerns, family concerns. we have to try— concerns, family concerns. we have to try and _ concerns, family concerns. we have to try and work through those and do our best _ to try and work through those and do our best. but i don't think currently— our best. but i don't think currently all of the postponements will be _ currently all of the postponements will be due to unvaccinated players. ithink— will be due to unvaccinated players. i think that — will be due to unvaccinated players. i think that whilst it is generally, thankfully, a very mild disease, in players. _ thankfully, a very mild disease, in players, there are vaccinated people that can _ players, there are vaccinated people that can still contracted and caused a postponement. so, we would like all the _ a postponement. so, we would like all the players vaccinated. but i don't _ all the players vaccinated. but i don't think that is all the players vaccinated. but i don't think that is at all the players vaccinated. but i don't think that is at the all the players vaccinated. but i don't think that is at the heart all the players vaccinated. but i don't think that is at the heart of the problem at the moment. 0k, — the problem at the moment. 0k, steve, plenty to talk about for ok, steve, plenty to talk about for the rest of the day and we can. thank you for your time this morning. steve parrish, chairman of crystal palace. onto the ashes, where england have taken a wicket in the last hour. australia continue to take a big score —— build a big score. england weathering in the heat. naga looks surprised. they have got to a ats! they did get a breakthrough early on. not long after marnus labuschagne reached his century, he was trapped lbw by ollie robinson. england skipper joe root then managed to remove travis head, and ben stokes clean bowled cameron green to give his side some hope. but aussie captain steve smith and alex carey have pushed on and are looking to post a big first innings score. both though have now fallen off the bowling of the master himself, jimmy anderson. smith on 93 and most recently, kerry a51. 50, australia now 390—7 at tea. anderson on a roll. is the tie staying on? roll. is the tie sta in: on? ., �* is the tie staying on? it wasn't workin: , is the tie staying on? it wasn't working. so — is the tie staying on? it wasn't working. so i— is the tie staying on? it wasn't working, so i changed - is the tie staying on? it wasn't working, so i changed it i is the tie staying on? it wasn't working, so i changed it back. is the tie staying on? it wasn't i working, so i changed it back again. it's a load of rubbish, superstition. it's very much australia's match to lose. they are very much on top. if they put england into bat, that is when it will be crucial under the floodlights. keep us informed. thank you very much. we talked yesterday on breakfast about the impact of rose ayling—ellis on strictly, and how more people have taken up sign language as a result of seeing her dance. but it's not been the only strictly effect. dance venues across the country are also reporting a surge in same sex couples signing up for classes and competitions. sophie van brugen has been to meet some of them. john and johannes' performances have captivated the audience, showing how traditional dances can be done differently. in same—sex dancing, anyone can dance any role, all of them. so the first thing is you get four times as many chances to dance because you could be leading or following and you could be leading with someone who is, in my case, another woman, or a man. so that's the first thing. the second thing, as you will have seen from john and johannes, is you swap the lead, which is technically really difficult. john and johannes have inspired people to try, as venues up and down the country have reported a surge of inquiries. they're notjust representing a community, they're showing what's possible. and i think a lot of people have identified with that and said, right, now is my time to come and dance. and for dancers like tori and anna, it's proved to be a liberating experience. to be able to dance with women and also to lead as well. i think it's super important to be able to try both roles and to get a sense of being not limited by tradition and to be able to dance, kind of however and with whomever i like. i guess you have to learn like two types of steps and you also have to ask the person whether they want to lead or follow. you can'tjust go up and assume will be able to dance with you. some people only do one or the other, sp you kind of need to work out who's more comfortable in which role, or you can switch during the dance, as well. i think it creates visibility, which if you don't see yourself represented in people in the public eye, then it's so much harder to do it, whereas now hopefully more people will see themselves on that stage. so before i danced with him, i was dancing with a female partner and so we used to compete in the mainstream and then we actually ended up in a relationship. and i wanted to dance with him so we decided to dance together, to compete together. we have been competing now for five years. since we recently became uk equality champions. i think it gives the nod, it gives the popularity that it needs. it's been around for a long time, but to give it that mainstream attention and making it, you know, normal is what i think has been the highlight. so i have a very special message from two dancers that you might have seen before. sadly, they couldn't make it today, but they had this message for you. it'sjohn. and johannes. and we just want we wanted to bob on and just say how grateful we are that there's been an increased interest in same—sex dance classes. i mean, for us to have represented same—sex dancing has been an absolute privilege, hasn't it? it has been. and we would just like to say keep dancing. and thank you very much. thank you. applause. that programme is open up so many possibilities _ applause. that programme is open up so many possibilities and _ applause. that programme is open up so many possibilities and are _ applause. that programme is open up so many possibilities and are so - so many possibilities and are so many different combinations of dances, making it so much more accessible. the strictly come dancing final is on bbc one this saturday at 7pm. if you had somebody giggling, it was all weighing over there. you better make sure you are word perfect! —— 0wain. make sure you are word perfect! -- 0wain-— make sure you are word perfect! -- owain. �* ., ., ,., -- owain. i'm going to save you with a gorgeous — -- owain. i'm going to save you with a gorgeous image- — -- owain. i'm going to save you with a gorgeous image. we _ -- owain. i'm going to save you with a gorgeous image. we showed i -- 0wain. i'm going to save you with a gorgeous image. we showed at. -- 0wain. i'm going to save you with| a gorgeous image. we showed at the sunrise earlier this morning. that was beautiful. it had a pink hue. you were explaining about scattering clouds. and the sun coming up now. it looks like it is going to be a lovely day in salford quays. that high pressure you have been talking about making an impact. it is, absolutely. i listen to you, stumbles and all. ten out of ten listening on the weather forecast. too little, too late! apologies! we have been chatting about the sunrise. essentially, sunlight is made up of all of the colours of the spectrum mixed together to make light. i am charting more about this on twitter. the blue wavelengths are short and squiggly, which is why we get a blue sky. the red ones are long and sleek. when the sun is lower in the sky, it grazes more of the atmosphere and then it scatters more of that. so the red ones get through essentially, which is why we see the riders skies. that's gorgeous. let's look at the forecast. some lovely weather watchers pictures of the sunrise this morning and some mist as well. the headline for the weekend shows it is going to be pretty cloudy and dry. it will be turning cooler as well. high pressure is above us at the moment. that is driving the weather. it is keeping thing settled. mist and fog patches this morning through parts of the north of england, the vale of york, east yorkshire, lincolnshire, towards the south—east. these will be closed —— slow to clear. they have been appearing in other parts. sunny spells developing through the day across western parts of wales, south—west of england, maybe northern ireland. a gap in the cloud in scotland as well. temperatures between six and 10 celsius. through tonight, very little change. still cloudy. the return of mist and fog. where we see clear skies, temperatures sliding away, below freezing. we could see some slippery surfaces tomorrow morning. temperatures tonight between five and eight celsius. tomorrow is going to be cloudy. but the promise of some brightness and some of sunny spells as we head through the day across western parts of wales and the south of england, parts of scotland are seeing some lovely sunshine. where we have the clear skies, overnight it will remain chilly. speaking of, this is what is happening next in the weather forecast. we are going to be turning our eyes towards this colder air which is moving towards us. this influences the weather as we head through next week. look at that. temperatures sliding away, turning chilly, less settled next week. beautifully delivered. marks out of ten? thanks very much, 0wain! 8:50am. you may have heard of plaques being placed on houses where influential people have lived or worked, but what about a bench on london's embankment? jay flynn is the online quiz master who ended up accidentally entertaining the masses during lockdown. today, the bench he called home at one point in his life is getting a little uplift. wendy hurrell has the story. like along. it is jay's virtual pub quiz. like along. it is jay's virtual pub cuiz. ,, , , quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's — quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's quizmaster. _ quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's quizmaster. 18 - quiz. stephen fry has called him the quizmaster's quizmaster. 18 million | quizmaster's quizmaster. 18 million views online in a year. it all began when in the first lockdown jay flynn, missing his favourite evening at the pub he used to run in lancashire, decided to host his own virtual quiz forfamily lancashire, decided to host his own virtual quiz for family and friends. only forgot to put on the privacy settings, so quite a few extra people joined settings, so quite a few extra peoplejoined in, much to his wife's men easement. people joined in, much to his wife's men easement.— men easement. there were 5000 waitin: in men easement. there were 5000 waiting in the — men easement. there were 5000 waiting in the live _ men easement. there were 5000 waiting in the live stream. - men easement. there were 5000 waiting in the live stream. they i waiting in the live stream. they were 5000 people waiting for me. they don't even know me, they have no idea what this quiz is going to be like and they are sat there waiting for me. all i could see was the live chat. i couldn't even keep up the live chat. i couldn't even keep up with it. it went up and up. before i push the button to go live, i turned to sarah, and went, what have i done?— have i done? the reason we are sittin: have i done? the reason we are sitting on _ have i done? the reason we are sitting on a _ have i done? the reason we are sitting on a bench _ have i done? the reason we are sitting on a bench on _ have i done? the reason we are sitting on a bench on london's l sitting on a bench on london's embankment, i will come to. that is quite the back story. the quiz part of his tale has raised over £1 million for charity, earned jay and mbe, given to him by prince william at windsor castle, and become a full—time job, at windsor castle, and become a full—timejob, with at windsor castle, and become a full—time job, with a at windsor castle, and become a full—timejob, with a regular slot on bbc radio 2's zoe ball breakfast show. �* ., ~ , on bbc radio 2's zoe ball breakfast show. �* ., g ., ., , show. i've got 422! my dad has disowned me _ show. i've got 422! my dad has disowned me at _ show. i've got 422! my dad has disowned me at the _ show. i've got 422! my dad has disowned me at the moment! i show. i've got 422! my dad has - disowned me at the moment! shocking. back to that bench. _ disowned me at the moment! shocking. back to that bench. so _ disowned me at the moment! shocking. back to that bench. so here _ disowned me at the moment! shocking. back to that bench. so here we - disowned me at the moment! shocking. back to that bench. so here we are - back to that bench. so here we are and what was once your home? yeah, number three — and what was once your home? yeah, number three riverside _ and what was once your home? yeah, number three riverside view. - and what was once your home? yeah, number three riverside view. this - and what was once your home? yeah, number three riverside view. this is l number three riverside view. this is what i named it, i called it. you can always ask people, can you name the houses and places you have lived? this is always one of the ones that i will always talk about because this is where i spent two years of the worst and best times of my life. being herejust makes me 90, my life. being herejust makes me go, just remember, you used to come here at midnight, get your sleeping bag out, put your knees over that, and you used to fall asleep. then you wake up at seven o'clock in the morning back you go. hater you wake up at seven o'clock in the morning back you go.— morning back you go. nowjay is about to have _ morning back you go. nowjay is about to have a _ morning back you go. nowjay is about to have a surprise - morning back you go. nowjay is about to have a surprise reunionj about to have a surprise reunion with the man that helped turn his life around, who put a letter into his sleeping bag as he sat on his bench asking if you would like some help. peter mason is from the nearby homeless charity connections at saint martin's.— homeless charity connections at saint martin's. ., ., , ., ., saint martin's. how are you, fela? i know, i saint martin's. how are you, fela? i know. i know _ saint martin's. how are you, fela? i know, i know. please. _ saint martin's. how are you, fela? i know, i know. please. thanks- saint martin's. how are you, fela? i know, i know. please. thanks to - saint martin's. how are you, fela? i | know, i know. please. thanks to the chari , know, i know. please. thanks to the charity. jay's — know, i know. please. thanks to the charity. jay's bench _ know, i know. please. thanks to the charity, jay's bench now— know, i know. please. thanks to the charity, jay's bench now has - know, i know. please. thanks to the charity, jay's bench now has a - know, i know. please. thanks to the charity, jay's bench now has a shiny| charity, jay's bench now has a shiny new plaque on it. this is the first time you have seen that plaque today. that must have been hugely emotional? ., today. that must have been hugely emotional? . , ., , , ., today. that must have been hugely emotional? . , ., , ., emotional? yeah. he proves you are not alone and _ emotional? yeah. he proves you are not alone and there _ emotional? yeah. he proves you are not alone and there is _ emotional? yeah. he proves you are not alone and there is always - emotional? yeah. he proves you are not alone and there is always hope. | not alone and there is always hope. if this just helps one person who sits here and realises they are not alone, that has more than done its job. that is kind of what i have done for the last 18 months with the quizzes. i have helped so many people. i am really proud of that. people. i am reall roud of that. ~ , i am really proud of that. wendy harle, bbc— i am really proud of that. wendy harle, bbc news. _ and jay flynn joins us now. morning. i wanted to make sure that you saw that because, what was it you saw that because, what was it you said to me? i was there. i don't really remember it. and then you saw that moment when... it has affected you, hasn't it? you saw peter, who has meant so much to you?- you, hasn't it? you saw peter, who has meant so much to you? yeah, that was the first — has meant so much to you? yeah, that was the first time _ has meant so much to you? yeah, that was the first time in _ has meant so much to you? yeah, that was the first time in eight _ has meant so much to you? yeah, that was the first time in eight years - has meant so much to you? yeah, that was the first time in eight years i - was the first time in eight years i saw peter— was the first time in eight years i saw peter yesterday. i didn't even see that _ saw peter yesterday. i didn't even see that he — saw peter yesterday. i didn't even see that he was around the corner. i saw this— see that he was around the corner. i saw this gentleman sat there and i thought. _ saw this gentleman sat there and i thought, hang on, you have got to be kidding _ thought, hang on, you have got to be kidding me _ thought, hang on, you have got to be kidding me. that man is a hero, because — kidding me. that man is a hero, because he _ kidding me. that man is a hero, because he has worked there for nearly— because he has worked there for nearly 38— because he has worked there for nearly 38 years. he treats people like a _ nearly 38 years. he treats people like a normal person. you walk in that door, — like a normal person. you walk in that door, doesn't matter what your background, what are your issues. the football sessions and everything he ran. _ the football sessions and everything he ran. he _ the football sessions and everything he ran, he is an absolute hero, that man _ he ran, he is an absolute hero, that man. , , he ran, he is an absolute hero, that man, , , he ran, he is an absolute hero, that man. , ., man. just so people understand, and to seeini man. just so people understand, and to seeing the — man. just so people understand, and to seeing the two _ man. just so people understand, and to seeing the two of— man. just so people understand, and to seeing the two of you _ man. just so people understand, and to seeing the two of you meeting, i man. just so people understand, and to seeing the two of you meeting, it| to seeing the two of you meeting, it is eight years since you saw him, can you paint a picture of the other circumstance when you were at your lowest point and when you most needed help, and how that would have looked then?— needed help, and how that would have looked then? yeah, the bench you saw there, that looked then? yeah, the bench you saw there. that is — looked then? yeah, the bench you saw there, that is where _ looked then? yeah, the bench you saw there, that is where i _ looked then? yeah, the bench you saw there, that is where i spent _ looked then? yeah, the bench you saw there, that is where i spent two - there, that is where i spent two years— there, that is where i spent two years of— there, that is where i spent two years of my life, that is where i slept _ years of my life, that is where i slept a— years of my life, that is where i slept. a connection —— at saint martins — slept. a connection —— at saint martins took me from being a cell of a person. _ martins took me from being a cell of a person, because i spent two years not having _ a person, because i spent two years not having a _ a person, because i spent two years not having a conversation, they build _ not having a conversation, they build to — not having a conversation, they build to your personality. the conversations we had one and in big groups _ conversations we had one and in big groups i_ conversations we had one and in big groups. i was a nonentity. conversations we had one and in big groups. iwas a nonentity. i conversations we had one and in big groups. i was a nonentity. i was a shell— groups. i was a nonentity. i was a shell of— groups. i was a nonentity. i was a shell of a _ groups. i was a nonentity. i was a shell of a person.— shell of a person. you didn't exist in the eyes _ shell of a person. you didn't exist in the eyes of _ shell of a person. you didn't exist in the eyes of anyone _ shell of a person. you didn't exist in the eyes of anyone else? - shell of a person. you didn't exist| in the eyes of anyone else? that's it. in the early _ in the eyes of anyone else? that's it. in the early days _ in the eyes of anyone else? that's it. in the early days i _ in the eyes of anyone else? that's it. in the early days i got - in the eyes of anyone else? that's it. in the early days i got rid - in the eyes of anyone else? that's it. in the early days i got rid of. it. in the early days i got rid of my identity, birth certificate, bank cards, _ my identity, birth certificate, bank cards, so — my identity, birth certificate, bank cards, so if— my identity, birth certificate, bank cards, so if somebody found me, there _ cards, so if somebody found me, there was— cards, so if somebody found me, there was nothing on me, i didn't exist _ there was nothing on me, i didn't exist and — there was nothing on me, i didn't exist. and walking through that door, _ exist. and walking through that door, they rebuild me from a person. 2.0. door, they rebuild me from a person. 20 what _ door, they rebuild me from a person. 2.0. what make you walk through that door? i 2.0. what make you walk through that door? . , 2.0. what make you walk through that door? ., , ., 2.0. what make you walk through that door? .,, ., 'j~ 2.0. what make you walk through that door? .,, ., 'f~ ., , 2.0. what make you walk through that door? ., 'j~ ., , , door? i was over 18 months. there is no guidebook- _ door? i was over 18 months. there is no guidebook. congratulations, - door? i was over 18 months. there is no guidebook. congratulations, you | no guidebook. congratulations, you are now— no guidebook. congratulations, you are now homeless, here are the steps to take _ are now homeless, here are the steps to take they — are now homeless, here are the steps to take. they found me there, left a card underneath me and said, we are 'ust card underneath me and said, we are just around _ card underneath me and said, we are just around the corner, we might be able to— just around the corner, we might be able to help, come and see us. they said they— able to help, come and see us. they said they probably would have found me sooner _ said they probably would have found me sooner but they didn't think anybody— me sooner but they didn't think anybody would be student —— stupid enough _ anybody would be student —— stupid enough to— anybody would be student —— stupid enough to sleep near the river, by a busy road. — enough to sleep near the river, by a busy road, open, expose. most homeless— busy road, open, expose. most homeless people are and always try to keep _ homeless people are and always try to keep shelter. whereas i am there, as i to keep shelter. whereas i am there, as i was— to keep shelter. whereas i am there, as i was do. — to keep shelter. whereas i am there, as i was do. in— to keep shelter. whereas i am there, as i was do, in the worst places. when _ as i was do, in the worst places. when you — as i was do, in the worst places. when you saw the card, having withdrawn from society, how long did it take you to say, ok, maybe? three da s. it it take you to say, ok, maybe? three days- it took — it take you to say, ok, maybe? three days- it took me _ it take you to say, ok, maybe? three days. it took me three _ it take you to say, ok, maybe? three days. it took me three days _ it take you to say, ok, maybe? three days. it took me three days to - it take you to say, ok, maybe? three days. it took me three days to kind of progress —— process. i had lost all my— of progress —— process. i had lost all my trust— of progress —— process. i had lost all my trust in everything even before — all my trust in everything even before i— all my trust in everything even before i ended up street homeless. to have _ before i ended up street homeless. to have somebody say, we are going to help _ to have somebody say, we are going to help you. — to have somebody say, we are going to help you, it took me three days, and in _ to help you, it took me three days, and in the — to help you, it took me three days, and in the end i went, right, go in, butiust_ and in the end i went, right, go in, but just don't — and in the end i went, right, go in, butjust don't promise anything, don't _ butjust don't promise anything, don't agree to anything, and they kept every— don't agree to anything, and they kept every single promise they made me front. _ kept every single promise they made me front. it — kept every single promise they made me from, it is going to take a while, — me from, it is going to take a while, we _ me from, it is going to take a while, we will get you rehomed, it could _ while, we will get you rehomed, it could be _ while, we will get you rehomed, it could be six— while, we will get you rehomed, it could be six months, it could be a year~ _ could be six months, it could be a year~ and — could be six months, it could be a year. and yeah, they kept every single _ year. and yeah, they kept every single promise and rebuild my faith. i single promise and rebuild my faith. ithink— single promise and rebuild my faith. i think your— single promise and rebuild my faith. i think your story is generally extraordinary and very, very moving. but we all know, wherever we are, wherever we live, the lucky ones of us who have homes will walk past someone today who is in the circumstances you were in then. what should people do? a lot of people contribute to charities, which is great. contribute to charities, which is areat. �* ., , ., , great. but how should people react? you know, great. but how should people react? you know. this _ great. but how should people react? you know, this is _ great. but how should people react? you know, this is one _ great. but how should people react? you know, this is one of— great. but how should people react? you know, this is one of the - great. but how should people react? you know, this is one of the things l you know, this is one of the things i you know, this is one of the things i would _ you know, this is one of the things i would love — you know, this is one of the things i would love to put together a documentary about homelessness and actually— documentary about homelessness and actually say, i have been through it, i actually say, i have been through it. i can _ actually say, i have been through it, i can talk about it confidently, i it, i can talk about it confidently, i can— it, i can talk about it confidently, i can show— it, i can talk about it confidently, i can show you what it is like. but one of— i can show you what it is like. but one of the — i can show you what it is like. but one of the best places to start is find your— one of the best places to start is find your local day centre like a connection at saint martin's, so that if— connection at saint martin's, so that if you — connection at saint martin's, so that if you come across someone you can point— that if you come across someone you can point them in that direction. there _ can point them in that direction. there is— can point them in that direction. there is street link as well. that is a charity— there is street link as well. that is a charity website where you can report _ is a charity website where you can report where you have seen someone. they're _ report where you have seen someone. they're incredible. they will pass the details on. the most important thing _ the details on. the most important thing is _ the details on. the most important thing is to— the details on. the most important thing is to go and sit and instead of naturally going to your pocket for money, just ask them if they are ok. for money, just ask them if they are ok that— for money, just ask them if they are ok that was— for money, just ask them if they are ok. that was the one thing i missed. somebody— ok. that was the one thing i missed. somebody going, are you ok? is there anything _ somebody going, are you ok? is there anything you need? that would make sonieone's _ anything you need? that would make someone's day. to have a conversation with someone. to someone's day. to have a conversation with someone. to not be invisible? yeah, _ conversation with someone. to not be invisible? yeah, just _ conversation with someone. to not be invisible? yeah, just to _ conversation with someone. to not be invisible? yeah, just to say, _ conversation with someone. to not be invisible? yeah, just to say, are - invisible? yeah, 'ust to say, are ou 0k? invisible? yeah, 'ust to say, are you on on — invisible? yeah, 'ust to say, are you on on the — invisible? yeah, just to say, are you 0k? on the other— invisible? yeah, just to say, are you 0k? on the other side - invisible? yeah, just to say, are you ok? on the other side of. invisible? yeah, just to say, are| you ok? on the other side of it, invisible? yeah, just to say, are i you ok? on the other side of it, if you ok? on the other side of it, if you feel— you ok? on the other side of it, if you feel you — you ok? on the other side of it, if you feel you are heading towards that position like you might find yourself— that position like you might find yourself in that situation, ask for help _ yourself in that situation, ask for help that— yourself in that situation, ask for help. that is the thing i didn't do. i help. that is the thing i didn't do. hust— help. that is the thing i didn't do. iiust forgot — help. that is the thing i didn't do. i just forgot everything. help. that is the thing i didn't do. ijust forgot everything. that is the message i want to get out there. don't _ the message i want to get out there. don't be _ the message i want to get out there. don't be afraid to talk about what is going _ don't be afraid to talk about what is going on. i didn't. i had bad nrental— is going on. i didn't. i had bad mental health issues, depression, a bad break—up. don't be afraid to say. _ bad break—up. don't be afraid to say. i— bad break—up. don't be afraid to say, i need _ bad break—up. don't be afraid to say, i need help, because someone will help— say, i need help, because someone will help you. | say, i need help, because someone will help you-— will help you. i feel we could spend a loni will help you. i feel we could spend a longtime — will help you. i feel we could spend a long time talking _ will help you. i feel we could spend a long time talking to _ will help you. i feel we could spend a long time talking to you - will help you. i feel we could spend a long time talking to you and - will help you. i feel we could spend a long time talking to you and we l a long time talking to you and we could all learn loads. i am so sorry i haven't got more time. i think we will get you in again and we will talk more. will get you in again and we will talk more-— will get you in again and we will talk more. ~ . ., ,., ._ , talk more. what i will also say is our life talk more. what i will also say is your life now— talk more. what i will also say is your life now is _ talk more. what i will also say is your life now is great. _ talk more. what i will also say is your life now is great. it's - talk more. what i will also say is your life now is great. it's really| your life now is great. it's really good. your life now is great. it's really iood. �* , your life now is great. it's really ood. �*, ,, ., ., ., �* your life now is great. it's really uood. �*, ,, ., ., ., �* good. it's inspirational. i'm so lad ou good. it's inspirational. i'm so glad you got _ good. it's inspirational. i'm so glad you got to _ good. it's inspirational. i'm so glad you got to see _ good. it's inspirational. i'm so glad you got to see peter. - good. it's inspirational. i'm so glad you got to see peter. me j good. it's inspirational. i'm so - glad you got to see peter. me too. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8.59. this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy and these are the latest headlines: a shock defeat for borisjohnson as the conservatives lose the north shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years to the liberal democrats . north shropshire have spoken on behalf of the british people, they have said loudly and clearly, borisjohnson, the party is over. your government run on lies and bluster will be held accountable. it will be scrutinised. it will be challenged. and it can and will be defeated. it's the seventh biggest by—election swing in modern political history , but the conservatives insist the defeat was unique because it was caused by the resignation of former mp owen paterson over sleaze. completely appreciate voters' frustrations in relation to that. they were angry and they gave us a kicking over it and the prime minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets

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