tested positive for this. and on the point of sir philip, he could also of really gave us time to do some of the critical moves that we've done. and it allowed these great be accused of some element of media professionals to get together and figure it all out, and we think management and his timing of his they've done that. we've taken the resignation. bazaar. iam a most aggressive actions to confront the coronavirus. they are the most management and his timing of his resignation. bazaar. i am a part of the media like yourself. i was aggressive taken by any country, and specifically criticising the vast majority of the press outlets in this country that vociferously and we're the number one travel on the unapologetically support the destination anywhere in the world and yet we have far fewer cases of the disease than even countries with conservative party and my concern much less travel or a much smaller is, given the number of scandals that the government is currently population. it's an important part embroiled in progressing and friends of our efforts, and on monday i will of the justices country and the be meeting with the largest promises the government made to fix pharmaceutical companies in the those, we should be hoarding their world, actually, they will be coming feet to the fire on an already, two to the white house and we're talking of the biggest outlets in the about a vaccine and developing very country have made this the main story and i'm talking about the quickly, and they've already started working on it, developing very rapidly a vaccine for the virus to

likes of this. protracted legal combat the virus. and we are having battle we re we very good initial feedback. likes of this. protracted legal battle were we do not know yet, the veracity of his claims probably do combat the virus. and we are having very good initialfeedback. but these companies will be coming to know is they're extremely serious these companies will be coming to the white house on monday. allegations and it is very uncommon facing a civil servant to go public in this way. it almost never tremendous amounts of supplies are already on hand. a lot more masks happens, the situations of the rarest day you can involve a civil are coming. the white house servant, we do not know yet in terms of whether she does have coronavirus. we do know that she is coronavirus task force led by vice still in and languishing in an president mike pence, they met for iranian prison and we know it is due to borisjohnson's on two and a half hours i spent a lot iranian prison and we know it is due to boris johnson's on actions. iranian prison and we know it is due to borisjohnson's on actions. we cannot reduce politics to nothing, of that time with them also and we came up with some ideas, this one big soap opera. it is of a peoples lives a lot of people are suffering in this country because recommendations and some very strict edicts that were going to be going the policies enacted, including children and i think we had a report by. but we are really having a group la st children and i think we had a report last week about life expectancy coming toa last week about life expectancy coming to a halt in this country, going backwards among poor women

of people that are so talented and because of the policies of boris there working around the clock and johnson. i worried that that should for that reason, i really would wish splashed on the lights of the daily that we could report exactly what has happened, how well we are doing mail. we have the cover meeting taking place on monday, so we can under quite adverse circumstances, expect to hear how the crisis being but we are doing really well, very professionally handled. our country handled and this obviously, going to bea handled and this obviously, going to is prepared for any circumstance, we be a decisive plan which the government can roll out in the hope that it is not going to be a british public know about, but would major circumstance and that it is a you like to hear our monday smaller circumstance, but whatever following that meeting? the circumstances, we are prepared andi the circumstances, we are prepared and i would like tojust you like to hear our monday following that meeting ?|j you like to hear our monday following that meeting? i would like to hear obviously in terms of a look the circumstances, we are prepared and i would like to just ask and caution that the media, we respectfully ask the media and politicians and everyone involved and date, i have not criticised them not to do anything to incite a panic of the coronavirus issue because at because there is no reason to panic the moment, the early stages but we at all. this is something that is do, criticised the model he comes to coronavirus as they've been being handled professionally. ialso wa nt to boycotting much of the british being handled professionally. ialso want to thank the governors government that today programme that only just was representatives of our various government that today programme that onlyjust was on the basis that they

states. in some cases, some more are not getting servile enough than others, because they have been coverage from it and we are in the working very hard in areas where we middle of a public health crisis and have seen indications of the virus. it took massive outrage should opt but i would also like to thank all for to force them to go on radio to of the representatives from all of actually the british people what is oui’ of the representatives from all of our states. the rooms that they have going on with the coronavirus. it is made available, the speed with which scandalous. let's have millions of they have worked it's really been people, people are worried because incredible. thank you to everybody of this escalating health crisis with the government refuses and have and i'll ask mike pence now to discuss a little bit about travel not withdrawn other programmes in this media management that they have and we have some restrictions on in some of your own colleagues some travel from other countries rightly walked on solidarity when that are having a hard time and he the government refused to give access to supposedly political nuts wa nt to that are having a hard time and he want to thank everybody. we will ta ke want to thank everybody. we will take some questions as soon as we afforded journalists that i think are finished, thank you very much. thatis afforded journalists that i think that is the sort of issue that we should be worried about because i think we had frank updates to the governments plans when it comes to thank you, mr president. let me the coronavirus situation but the fa ct the coronavirus situation but the fact and i hope you do show express my deepest condolences to the family of the woman in solidarity with your own colleagues, washington state was lost or left of given the government has been the coronavirus. i want to assure boycotting your own sister

programmes and refusing to tell the that family that they are on the british people fully and frankly hearts of every american and those what is going on with the coronavirus. these are the issues we continuing to struggle in some cases need to be talking about, notjust the fact that a child on the way. we andl should not have that is front—page continuing to struggle in some cases and i to the prayers of millions of americans. from the moment that news. this country learned of the coronavirus, president trump took thank you very much indeed. decisive action by performing the one of britain's most senior civil servants, sir philip rutnam, task force and he took unprecedented has resigned as permanent secretary action to suspend all travel into at the home office. he's pursuing a claim against the government for constructive dismissal after what he called the united states from china. simply a "vicious and orchestrated" campaign against him. had never been done before by any his dramatic resignation follows previous administration. and it is persistent reports of tensions between him and the home secretary, priti patel. our political editor, among the reason why the threat to americans of coronavirus remains laura kuenssberg reports. low, despite today's tragic news from washington state. the task you're not meant to have heard of him. permanent secretaries are the backroom bosses of the government machine. force met this morning and brought

the president a range of options and but this rainy saturday morning became a personal and public storm for him. in his direction, will be doing the following. first, the present in the last ten days i have been the target of a vicious authorised action today to add and orchestrated briefing campaign. it has been alleged that i have briefed the media additional travel restrictions upon iran. will be section 212 f and against the home secretary. banning travel from iran and iran is this, along with many other claims, is completely false. the home secretary categorically already a travel ban and we are expanding existing travel denied any involvement in this restrictions to include any foreign national who is visiting and within the next 14 days. in addition to the campaign to the cabinet office. i regret i do not believe her. two iran, we are going to increase priti patel is known as a straight talker. but denied doing anything wrong to the highest level advisory, which when whispers about her behaviour made their way to the press in recent days. are you a workplace bully, home secretary? is level four, advising americans do but there are now demands for an enquiry, with herformer top not travel to specific regions in official taking the government to court and listing the accusations against her in public. italy and south korea. let me say again. the president today has i have received allegations that her conduct has included shouting and swearing, authorised the state department to belittling people, making

unreasonable and repeated demands. behaviour that created fear increase the travel advisory for and needed some bravery to call out. americans to level four. we are sir philip's time in charge urging americans to not travel to was not without problems. the areas in italy in the areas in the home office, a notoriously south korea that are most affected tricky part of government. by the coronavirus. the press and but an exit like this is serious and highly unusual. also directed the state department to work with our allies in italy and the prime minister has to get a grip in south korea to co—ordinate a on this and not just allow this chaos to continue. screening, a medical screening in you have to have a positive, functioning relationship their countries of any individuals between civil servants who work immensely hard to deliver, that are coming into the united states of america and we look forward to working with them and a and also ministers who need to show leadership and be held to account. collaborative and cooperative way. tensions between ministers with regard to the task force, i am and officials are nothing new. just a few days into this job, but but this exit is on a different scale. with regard to the task force, i am there is no sense from number ten just a few days into thisjob, but i can tell you that having spent time at the moment that there will be with these extraordinary professionals that the president consequences for priti patel. and they have made no secret just alluded to. more than a dozen of the fact that they want to change things and they are not afraid governors, including in washington of ruffling feathers. but there is a difference between decisiveness and dysfunction state, i think every american would and ultimately this government, be proud to know what i have heard. any government, needs the civil

service to get things done. about the work of hhs, the work of cbc and the work of all of our this has been a very agencies. for the president's difficult decision. direction that this team is been but i hope that my stand may help in maintaining the quality of government in our country. working seamlessly with health officials at the state and local levels and i can assure the american do you think that priti patel is fit for office? he will say no more for now. public that we are all in this together in his work with members of but for the government's opponents, congress i've had the opportunity to sir philip's decision to go public speaks volumes alone. now it's time for a look speak with republican and democratic at the weather with helen. members that make sure all of these agencies have the resources they that would be storm jorge coming in. require but also to make sure that state and local health officials the main story really a lot of it have the resources and the reimbursement to take such actions cleared away quite quickly but not that are necessary to protect the without wet weather. health of the american people. the president mentioned masks. we talked a great deal about additional medical supplies. let me be very clear, and i'm sure that the physicians will reflect this as

well. the average american does not need to go out and buy a mask. but this administration is always going to put first our patients first and second, we're going to make sure to protect the health of our health ca re protect the health of our health care providers. as the president said, we have more than 40 million masks available today. we've contracted now with 3m to 35 million more masks per month and there will be produced and also working with other manufacturers. in addition to that, the assistant secretary for preparedness and response will be announcing today courses of action to increase the availability of masks as well as prioritising availability to high—risk health ca re availability to high—risk health care workers modifying guidance in developing a whole of nation's communication plan. the president wants us to be certain that our

health care providers have the support that they need to do their jobs and to do theirjobs safely. with that, i'm going to yell at the podium to the secretary of health and human services and then we will hear from some of her medical experts but let me assure everyone that this is an all hands on deck effort and mother risk to americans remains low, the press and's actions with regards to iran, italy and south korea and making medical supplies more available, i hope it gives evidence to the fact that his direction, we are going to continue into this effort and for the health and safety of the american people first. that was vice president mike pence just clarifying what measures have been taken by the united states and essentially to train control the

coronavirus. the first fatality was a woman in her late 50s from washington state and president trump described her as medically high risk. we also heard about some of the measures and travel restrictions that the united states have put into place and confirmed also by mike pence saying that americans should not travel to certain areas of italy and they're not travel to certain areas of italy and they‘ re referring not travel to certain areas of italy and they're referring to those northern regions that were struck by the coronavirus and also mentioning travel restrictions to south korea which was most affected by the coronavirus and travel restrictions being expanded for the country of iran. restrictions already in place, there is already a ban but this time, the travel ban is for any

foreign national who has visited iran and the last ten to 14 days and there has been talks of some restrictions placed on the mexican border but we did not quite here that during this particular press conference. i cannot clarify that for you. but president trump saying that the united states is prepared for any circumstance in hopes that the outbreak is not a major set of circumstances but a smaller circumstances but a smaller circumstance and he will be meeting with the pharmaceutical companies are monday to discuss a vaccine that he says is developing an additional cases of coronavirus are likely within the us. so the beginning of the press conference, he did speak about the peace deal between afghanistan and the taliban and essentially saying that there is great hope for it but should anything bad happen, we will return.

getting them. you're watching bbc news. let us return to our stop stories. —— top stories. good evening. three more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk, as public health officials try to establish how a man from surrey become the first person to contract the illness without travelling abroad. it brings the total number of cases here to 23. the virus — a respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia—like symptoms, has so far infected more than 85,000 people in over 50 countries. duncan kennedy, who's in haslemere in surrey, has the very latest on the situation in the uk. three more confirmed cases in the united kingdom, but more worrying is this case here with this man went to this case here with this man went to this health clinic and tested positive for coronavirus, even though she had never left the country and i think it is him that health officials who want to trace back his movements, his history to

try to find out how he managed to test positive for this virus. this is where he went to see the doctor after feeling unwell. the is where he went to see the doctor afterfeeling unwell. the man later tested positive for the coronavirus. the centre was enclosed and thoroughly cleaned before reopening this morning. this is the first transmission of the virus of the uk involving someone who had not travelled abroad. people of the clinics severe surprised by what is happened. it was unusual that this will be the first place those transmitted without an obvious cause. my has is a poor immune syste m cause. my has is a poor immune system and respiratory problems, suppress a bit more concerned so, that mightjust suppress a bit more concerned so, that might just be suppress a bit more concerned so, that mightjust be sensible. telling people that some of the tested positive for the coronavirus and that it was now closed for cleaning. it's not clear who the surfers to

government says health officials are now investigating the man who has has tested positive here. the teams are doing the contact tracing to understand who they have met in understanding how the transmission took place and is probably too early for me to comment further whether medical officers looking into those details. three more cases of not been confirmed in hertfordshire, gloucestershire and berkshire. if if italian tourists is not tested positive at this hotel for many people are staying. many low risk guests people are staying. many low risk gu ests we re people are staying. many low risk guests were able to leave today. the foreign office and plans are made to test more british gas before they can return home. and south korea, an army of soldiers has been on the march laying down disinfectant to clea nse march laying down disinfectant to cleanse public areas. the country recorded its biggest dailyjump in cases recorded its biggest dailyjump in cases on recorded its biggest dailyjump in cases on saturday. officials say

they have reached a critical moment in their battle against the virus. so, all kinds of developments arriving over the globe. a particular concern to the families there but here in the uk, those three confirmed cases of people are testing positive for the virus but asi testing positive for the virus but as i said in the report, a particular concern is the man to this health clinic who had gone abroad and they‘ re this health clinic who had gone abroad and they're really puzzled as to how he came into contact with the coronavirus. did he meet somebody who went abroad and to make contact with the virus? or another possibility, is he came into contact with some way had not shown the virus symptoms that which would also be troubling for the authorities. that is why they're trying to trace we met, oui has been with, but his history has been of the past few

weeks or so. tonight, the director of public health here has issued a statement on this case saying that although there was constant concern and they can understand that, all the agencies involved in this working flat out to try to stop the spread of this virus. once again, health officials are keen to point out what the public should be doing throughout all of this in the three main things. they should wash their hands thoroughly and if they feel unwell, they should self—isolate and also, they should be calling in hs 111 rather than turning up the clinics like this with a risk potentially spreading the virus even further. and on monday on bbc one in the evening. we have a special programme on the outbreak, that's coronavirus: everything you need to know at half past seven on monday. and we'll find out how this story, and many others,

are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are nigel nelson, the political editor for the sunday mirror and the sunday people, and the political commentator, jo phillips. the headlines on bbc news. the government says everything possible is being done to limit the spread of coronavirus, after the first case contracted in the uk was confirmed in surrey. downing street says the pm has full confidence in the home secretary — following the resignation of the most senior civil servant in the home office. a historic moment for afghanistan — the us and the taliban sign a deal that will see the withdrawal of thousands of american troops.

the prime minister and his girlfriend carrie symonds have announced they are expecting theirfirst child. the couple are also engaged and a spokesperson says they're "very pleased" to have announced their news. in a post on carrie symond's private instagram account, she wrote: "many of you already know but for my friends that our political correspondent, iain watson is here with me. great news. the prime minister has lost his chance, he is been criticised by the opportunity to head of the floods in the coronavirus. trouble in the home office, for tonight, some good news

for the prime minister becoming a father again and this time is divorced his second wife and now he is able to announce the couple are to be engaged. the first prime minister to have a partner in downing street who is unmarried and now it looks as though they will get married. and if they do, you'll be the first prime minister to marry in office in 1769. 2050 years. the baby is expected in the summer but is interesting that in westminster, there were rumours swirling around in the days in weeks. conservative party staffer a nd in the days in weeks. conservative party staffer and champion have not seen much after making very foreign trips and people, will be appointed or impure advisers and may be

perhaps more of an interest in her role in the coming weeks and we now have the official confirmation. and we will have that over the summer and plans to get married in the future. so this would be his third wife but his children are fairly old. his older order than the second wife but they are very much older. but to the election campaign were borisjohnson was asked about his private life, he draws a veil over and does not talk about any of his children, was asked due to the range of his relationships, how many children he has, he simply refuses to engage in that. she has four children with older children with the second wife and now another child on the way. i'm joined now by owenjones, a columnist for the guardian.

thank you for speaking to us this 00:21:02,952 --> 2147483051:47:18,414 evening. your reaction to the happy 2147483051:47:18,414 --> 00:00:01,875 news. positive for this. and on the