asymptomatic transmission was in fact correct? fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as i - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as i have | as fully expressed there as i have had the opportunity to do to today. if we go back to the statement you showed me a moment ago, it was actually me who first queried everything, saying, i don t think it is right to say that asymptomatic transmission cannot happen. so it wasn t that we didn t know asymptomatic transmission couldn t happen, but we didn t know, at the outset, what we came to know, but it was potentially a significant driver. the response that came back to me from health protection scotland, as it was then, still was saying they thought it was overwhelmingly likely people with symptoms who woul
good morning. it s thursday october 20th. our main story. the prime minister s position is looking increasingly vulnerable today after some of her own mps called for her to resign. it followed a chaotic day for the government with the resignation of the home secretary, accusations of bullying, and confusion over whether the chief whip had resigned. our political correspondent ione wells reports. reporter: is this a coalition of chaos, mr schapps? - another day, another new cabinet minister. grant shapps, sacked just six weeks ago by liz truss, returns as her new home secretary. look, obviously it s been a turbulent time for the government, but i think the most important thing is to make sure that people in this country know that they ve got security and that s why it s a great honour to be appointed as home secretary. he stepped up after suella braverman stepped down, resigning over two data breaches. but have a look at her resignation letter. she wrote to the prime minister
they re all gone, so why is she still here? cheers mr speaker. jeers mr speaker, lam a fighter, not a quitter. and in other news. harrowing and callous a damning report is published into maternity care at east kent hospital trust. the chief investigator says women weren t listened to. we had 202 families that came forward. in 97, deaths, injuries or other harm could have been different if care had been given to the standards accepted nationally. russian president vladimir putin declares martial law in the four regions of ukraine which it annexed last month. they ll be expected to work with russia to boost the war effort. and, how long do you sleep? researchers say that at least five hours sleep a night may cut the chances of multiple chronic health problems if you re over 50. hello and welcome to bbc news with me, joanna gosling, in sunderland and ben brown in westminster. we re here today to talk about the rising cost of living and how it s affecting you and your family. w