Downing street insists borisjohnson is still in control, after another conservative mp called on him to go. The Prime Minister has also seen the resignation of a fifth senior adviser. Rescuers in morocco are reported to be getting closer to reaching a young boy trapped at the bottom of a well. The five year old, called rayan, fell down the 32 metre well on tuesday. At 10pm, Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, its newscast. Confession time. Wed recorded tonights episode of newscast, and then i went to the pub to have. Ah . It turns out two thirds of a pint with a friend. Then, of course, my phone went mad because loads of developments happened in the Downing Street sacking saga. So, ive popped back, laura never left. Whats happened tonight . Well, as one mp said to me, its not a Downing Street nightmare, its a Downing Street meltdown and lets say, we are now recording this at 8 15. In the last couple of hours, the Prime Ministers policy chief has
Downing street insists borisjohnson is still in control, after another conservative mp called on him to go. The Prime Minister has also seen the resignation of a fifth senior adviser. Rescuers in morocco are reported to be getting closer to reaching a young boy trapped at the bottom of a well. The five year old, called rayan, fell down the 32 metre well on tuesday. At 10pm, Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, its newscast. Confession time. Wed recorded tonights episode of newscast, and then i went to the pub to have. Ah . It turns out two thirds of a pint with a friend. Then, of course, my phone went mad because loads of developments happened in the Downing Street sacking saga. So, ive popped back, laura never left. Whats happened tonight . Well, as one mp said to me, its not a Downing Street nightmare, its a Downing Street meltdown and lets say, we are now recording this at 8 15. In the last couple of hours, the Prime Ministers policy chief has
gentlemen, thanks for being here. i know both of you saw that piece yesterday, looking in some of the emails, what was said privately in the earliest stages of the coronavirus pandemic. i want to start with you, mic, and your role as kind of running point to getting the task force, the coronavirus task force together as white house chief of staff. some of these immunologists in these emails were expressing real not certainty but definitely thinking that this came from a lab, the wuhan lab. one of them saying accidental release for natural event 70/30 accidental release. was any of that brought forward in the earliest meetings from dr. fauci or dr. collins? no. it wasn t. keep in mind, we started having the covid meetings, what became the covid task force later on, we started having these meetings in mid to late january, when covid was sort of making its presence known. and at no time, at no time did dr. fauci, who was at every single one of those meetings
what did you see? you were there, what did you see? i mean, you re asking me about something that happened over two years ago, and i walked into a meeting with a group of people, as i do all the time. but it s right, and i know this is frustrating for people, that we re having to wait for all these things. i find it frustrating. but we don t have to wait, you could tell us on that instance, what did you see and did you walk in and think, ah, there are too many people in here, this doesn t feel right ? no, i mean, that s. no because i ve been part of honestly hundreds of covid meetings, which do involve lots of people because it s a complicated issue. it s one that we were grappling with a lot. but i think the broader point is these things are the subject of a police investigation, and it s frustrating for me, for you, everybody watching, that it s taking time. but i think it s important for people to understand that, like in any other police investigation, whether it s this or any
half my time looking at that window, i spent a lot of time in treasury but what i was focused on at that time, as are many people was making sure we could help the country through a of enormous anxiety. thud could help the country through a of enormous anxiety.- a of enormous anxiety. and it was incredibly a of enormous anxiety. and it was incredibly busy a of enormous anxiety. and it was incredibly busy and - a of enormous anxiety. and it was incredibly busy and that i was incredibly busy and that was was incredibly busy and that was my was incredibly busy and that was my focus and, helping people was my focus and, helping people through tough times and supporting theirjobs and that is my supporting theirjobs and that is my priority today. it supporting theirjobs and that is my priority today. is my priority today. it was reported is my priority today. it was reported that is my priority today. it was reported that you - is my priority today. it was reported that you wa