More now on mr cummings giving evidence to a parliamentary committee in a year of disputes and controversies within government, one of the most talked about events during the first lockdown was Dominic Cummings infamous trip to Barnard Castle in county durham, the purpose of which, he claimed, was to test his eyesight. He admitted he hadnt told the whole story, he apologised for his handling of the matter, but said there were Security Reasons for the trip which he should have been more open about. Our deputy political Editor Vicky young reports. Wed all been told to stay at home, but Dominic Cummings didnt. He, in fact, travelled to his parents home in durham. Before setting off, he was seen rushing out of Downing Street after discovering his wife had covid. Weeks later, in the Rose Garden at Downing Street, he was forced to explain. I was worried that if my wife and i were both seriously ill, possibly hospitalised, there was nobody in london that we could reasonably ask to look after
Brought on by a group of teenagers and a nun trying to stop the expansion of australias coal production. The Oil Giant Shell is told to make big reductions in Greenhouse Gas emissions. Belaruss president accuses western leaders of trying to strangle his country, as he faces international criticism over the arrest of an Opposition Journalist. Villarreal beat Manchester United in the Europa League final after a Marathon Penalty shoot out. We start in the uk. Tens of thousands of people died needlessly from coronavirus thats the claim of the former Chief Adviser to the british Prime Minister, borisjohnson. Dominic cummings told members of parliament he believed the government had been guilty of disastrous failings. He described mrjohnson as unfit for thejob and said he heard the Prime Minister say hed rather see Bodies Pile High than order a third lockdown. Britain has been one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic. Our political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Reality or revenge .
At the day in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. As Dominic Cummings delivers his verdict on borisjohnson. Part of the problem was fundamentally, i regarded him as unfit for the job. He doesnt Rate Matt Hancock much, either. I said repeatedly to the Prime Minister that he should be fired. Plenty of ammunition for the Labour Leader at Prime Ministers questions, where borisjohnson fights back. He continues to play these pointless political games, whilst we get on with delivering on the peoples priorities. Also in this programme a Cycling Minister speaks out about a new form of transport. I know how frightening it is, actually, just on the road i to be approached by one of these E Scooters. But first Dominic Cummings explosive evidence to mps on the governments handling of the pandemic. The Prime Ministers former adviser told them Tens Of Thousands of people had died needlessly, borisjohnson was unfit to be Prime Minister, and Matt Hancock should have been sa
Now on Bbc News. Click. This week, were shooting for the stars. Were playing the biggest games in town, literally. And shh whispers theres a comedian trying to sleep welcome to click hope youre doing 0k this week, were going to be talking a lot about taking photos. So, lara, you know we have all been looking for new hobbies to help fill the time during lockdown, yeah . So, lara, you know we have all been looking for new hobbies to help fill the time during lockdown, yeah . Ive been very busy colouring in with my eight year old. 0h, lovely so, shes got her colouring in Book And Youve got an Adult Colouring in book and you sit next to each other, do you . No i only do the childrens ones because i think the grown up ones are too fiddly anyway, what have you been doing . Chuckles well, let me tell you, you know those amazing photos of the stars in the Night Sky that you can get by taking a long Exposure Photo . Well, ive kind of been getting into that, and it turns out that astronomy as a
As he faces international criticism over the arrest of an Opposition Journalist. And villarreal Dash Manchester uniteds hopes of Europa League Glory in gdansk after a Marathon Penalty Shoot Out. Hello, and thanks forjoining us. Tens of thousands of people died needlessly in the uk from coronavirus thats the startling claim of the former Chief Adviser to the british Prime Minister, borisjohnson. Dominic cummings told members of parliament he believed the government had been guilty of disastrous failings. He described mrjohnson as unfit for the job and said he heard the Prime Minister say hed rather see Bodies Pile High than order a third lockdown. Britain has been one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic. Our political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Reality or revenge . Delving back into troubled recent history, Dominic Cummings day to give his version of events a verdict of failure and an apology for his part. Senior ministers, senior officials, senior advisers like me fell dis