the group has issued a statement saying: it is another grim reminder of how the former prime minister broke his own rules so that he could have a party and a laugh. he goes on to say: as families, they were saying goodbye to families over soon. he told as lies to our faces when he told us to protect our loved ones, when he lied again saying that rules are not been raking in number ten, and he lied again when he denied it again and again. he goes on to say: it is a tragedy that mr johnson was in charge when the pandemic struck. he should never be allowed to stand for any form of public office again. that was a statement by the covid i9 bereaved families forjustice group. lots of reaction coming in. more political reaction. i want to give you a tweet from ed davey, the liberal democrat
bits of information, i m sure the honourable gentleman i will agree with me the right way i for these things to be looked at is the covid inquiry. - that is why we have established the covid inquiry, and he has i mentioned it one or two times before that he was a lawyer in a previous i life, and he will know i there is a proper process to these things. it is an independent inquiry and has the resources it needs and has the powers it needs- and what we should all do in this house is let them get on and do theirjob. i for the families of covid victims, thousands of whom died in care homes, it s the public inquiry that promises to provide a full picture of what the government got right and wrong. let s speak now to amos woldman from the covid bereaved families forjustice group. he lost his grandmother to covid in a care home in the first wave. let me ask you, what do you make of the story emerging again in this
the bereaved families are concerned, the bereaved families are concerned, the right thing for him to do would be to engage fully with the inquiry. helenjefferies from be to engage fully with the inquiry. helen jefferies from the covid i9 helenjefferies from the covid i9 families forjustice group speaking earlier. the headlines on bbc news. the ukrainian government says national morale has been given a huge boost by the recapture of the city of kherson after months of occupation. allies of the justice secretary dominic raab have defended his conduct, after reports he behaved aggressively towards staff during his previous stint in the role. meanwhile, former health secretary matt hancock has expressed regret for his actions as health secretary during covid on the reality tv show i m a celebrity get me out of here. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. it isa it is a very busy saturday in sport. there was heartbreak for england s
but it had happened, he said, because he had fallen in love with someone. as you heard fair, he asked laterfor someone. as you heard fair, he asked later for forgiveness. someone. as you heard fair, he asked laterforforgiveness. he was challenged by itv presenter charlene white also in the camp who said his apology wouldn t cut it for families like hers who had lost a loved one during the pandemic, and followed the guidance closely. he said that that was one of the reasons he regretted what he had done so much. matt hancock has been accused of cashing in on what s described as a terrible legacy by the covid bereaved families forjustice group. asked about his handling of the pandemic as a whole, he said he would defend that far more robustly, that the problems were caused not by people trying to respond to the virus but by coronavirus itself. jonathan blake, thank you very much. a petition launched against the proposed relaxation of rules on the ratio of staff to children in childcare s