given greensill s difficulties, but it seems to be this very official, bill crothers, was somehow given the go ahead to act as an adviser for greensill and did that for two months before he moved over to greensill. and in and decision, it was, they are trying to argue that because he then went on to become a director at the company, he did not need to get the 0k director at the company, he did not need to get the ok for that, because you had already been acting as an adviser. he did not actually run this directorship past the advisory committee and this is something that lord pickles from the head of the committee, is upset about, and this is how it has come to like today for some the greensill scandal has so money aspects to it. saudi arabia, the civil servant, and deliver party is certainlyjumping on this and wanting to get its teeth into it. lance price, my colleague chris mason did a report on this, and one of his thoughts is, there s always been lobbying, this happens in
the catastrophic impact on the pandemic on many patients needing nhs treatment. almost 6 million people in england are waiting for routine operations and procedures but the committee says demands of staff shortages ruin plan to tackle the backlog. operating theatres stood idle, some were converted into temporary intensive care units. the nhs was braced for a covid surge in the first wave. only emergency procedures were done. so, patients hoping for planned surgery had to wait. now, a commons committee has set out the consequences. the chair says it s made an existing problem worse and radical action is needed. i m worried that we could turn a temporary crisis caused by the pandemic into a permanent change in the landscape where itjust becomes the norm for people to wait years and years for their operations. and without some really major reforms, particularly to make sure that we re training enough doctors and nurses for the future, i m afraid that is, again, on the horizon. c
the labour leader has pledged to provide what he called straight leadership in a binding contract with the british public. he made the commitment as he set out his vision for the priorities of a new labour government. our jeopardy political editor reports. what does it take to be a leader, and has sir keir starmer got what it takes? critics say he lacks charisma, a lawyer who is good with words but doesn t inspire. today, though, he was wholeheartedly embracing that serious image. i want to start the new year by making a pledge of straight leadership. today, i want to introduce my contract with the british people. this will be a solemn agreement about what this country needs and how a good government should conduct itself. few would argue with the broad values he laid out security, prosperity and respect. this was all about drawing a comparison with borisjohnson. i don t think politics is a branch of the entertainment industry. i think it s the serious business of getting t
to reduce harmful emissions produced by livetsock such as methane. anna holligan reports. dutch beef is the planet, but it s costing the earth. the country s cattle cost 70% of all methane emissions and it is the biggest source of nitrogen pollution for the netherlands. he wants his business to be sustainable. he wants his business to be sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take down - sustainable. i m not a farmer who wants to take down the l who wants to take down the nature around us. i want to pharma with the nature. i m a farmer with nature. i am a solution. give me some tools so way can be the solution for multiple problems. another is what is missing at the moment, the tools. we were the pride of the tools. we were the pride of the nation. but now we are the problem of the nation stop by the dutch government s plan includes pay