the question is, at what point will we come out, knowing been able to a nswer we come out, knowing been able to answer the question. you were the mayor is asking the asking the question. the mission of ask the question. the mission of ask the question many was negotiating with the government for the past ten days. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. the first minister of wales thanks people for their efforts in staying at home and says ‘we all have a responsibility to stop the virus spreading.‘ headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80—per—cent. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is underway.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are iain anderson, executive chairman of the independent lobbying consultants, cicero, and the broadcaster, penny smith. tomorrow's front pages, starting with, beautiful. whatever size you are. the isolation period for people who come into contact with anyone infected with covid—19 could be halved, over fears of noncompliance with the test and trace system — that's according to the telegraph. the mail leads with what they're calling a ‘major covid breakthrough‘ — plans are being drawn up for front line nhs staff to receive a coronavirus vaccine within weeks.

the sunday times says elderly people were excluded from hospitals and intensive care during the height of the pandemic‘s first wave. the observer reports that thousands of britain's doctors have condemned the government for its refusal to fund free meals for disadvantaged children in england over the school holidays. ministers fear people will not follow covid restrictions over christmas — that story is on the front of the sunday express. it says 80 tory mps are preparing to write to the prime minister demanding a ‘clear road map‘ out of local lockdowns. and the sunday mirror calls for borisjohnson to support front line workers — as an investigation by the paper reveals the nhs is battling a mental health crisis. so, let's begin. critical friend.

criticalfriend. starting with critical friend. starting with the sunday telegraph, isolation could be haft. why? is it not working? it is a strange approach. this story, major story says that ministers are thinking about having the 1a days to maybe even seven, for the time spent in isolation if test and trace her to go there. we are scratching our heads, apparently we have been following the science all the way through the pandemic and so, suddenly, to remove from m days to seven days? and what has changed here? the reality of what has changed here is that people are getting tired. the government knows that people again exhausted by this

whole process and the concern as well as to whether or not people really are of being these rules and there is an awful lot of pressure on there is an awful lot of pressure on the government and on the source from number ten, the source from number ten that clearly indicates that this idea of a quarantine period is actually on the cards. another point making from this article is that a senior conservative is unhappy with the test and treat system and is usually very loyal to the government that he is serving in. the committee, the liaison committee. data management and the spaghetti gift command and control us on the organisations is the problem and he is saying that

baroness harding, should be given a well earned break and move on to focus on lessons learned. i think the problem is, the point is with what we are following the science. the problem is, we started off by following the signs and red at the beginning, we were on board and the dominic cummings went and tested his eyes by driving when he should not of it after that, there been other people who have done things they should not have done and the people we re should not have done and the people were actually making the laws, which is why it is important and i think there's a general feeling of, i've haven't got any symptoms, we know that lots of people are being tracked and traced, my knee, if you are freelance, even more so if you are freelance, even more so if you are losing money. it's massive. and if you're toward it was seven days, then perhaps there might be more compliance. i think the whole thing is very difficult, but the same time, i is very difficult, but the same time, lam is very difficult, but the same time, i am aware that the current rate by november the 6th, hospitals

will be as full as they word than first peak. the sunday express also talks about how ministers are worried about christmas. if they cannot visit family for they may not have seen much or it all this year, the fear that they will break the rules. and also there are people who might have relatives who are bit order who have been self isolating because they're so been self isolating because they're so worried about getting this coronavirus. worrying about people with mental health issues involved in this as well in people, getting together christmas, it is a dark time. christmas comesjust together christmas, it is a dark time. christmas comes just after the shortest days. the longest nights, the gloomiest weather, the hideousness, it is something to look forward to. and if you've got nothing to look forward to and looking at news and people are saying, what is our route out of tier}? saying, what is our route out of tier 3? what is our route out and where we going next and itjust

seems that there's nobody at the top is properly and control and do with this was to be doing and very briefly, can i say that in the sunday times, this same story is suggesting that city deal—makers and company bosses flying into the uk will be exempt from quarantines to promote global britain. well, why then? people working fed up with sync exceptions. at the pair of you. ican go i can go fishing get you to stop. talk about vaccine in weeks, this is a bit of the holy growth of some the companies and countries of working towards. after all the doom and gloom, this looks like a hopeful story and also saying that nhs staff

are going to be prioritised to get a covid—i9 vaccine and that according to this from page should be coming before christmas. in fact, the story is that there is always a brexit angle and if it does come before christmas, the uk health authorities are going to pass laws and the government is going to pass laws to ensure that they can get the vaccine out and operate eu vaccine laws but, if this does happen, there is a letter that is been written by one of the chief executives of the nhs trust in warwickshire to staff saying get ready for this. because this is a game changer. we can get a vaccine which is effective and the whole mood is going to lighten and

it's that if that comes, whether or not we are going to get a christmas, that vaccine is coming before christmas and it's perhaps the best christmas and it's perhaps the best christmas present out there for any of us. let it's hope these headlines are right because we have been hearing similar ones for a while. attacked over free school meals. the footballer has been pushing hard to get free school meal vouchers extended for next week, which is when a lot of the schools are half term and the medics are to begin too. wouldn't bury it man. i am not a big football fan but my goodness, i think he is a brilliant, brilliant lobbyist and yes, it's becoming a heartbreaking part of the job that they see people who are malnourished and drafting have to know that this and drafting have to know that this a thing. if you have a malnourished

child, and they're not able to study properly, because you need food for your rain powerand properly, because you need food for your rain power and you end up with a poor immune system and we're taking a covid—19 and you end up with poor muscle and bone structure and further down the road. we have this huge band of people coming through and do you want to be successful and achieving their potential and they will not be and yet to bear in mind that as i mentioned earlier on that there will be people, quite a lot of people who we re be people, quite a lot of people who were involved in this, they have lost theirjobs and they're finding it really hard to make ends meet. and children are not to blame for the circumstances that they find themselves in and often parents not either. but it is not down to children to get themselves, find a way to get themselves fed. that is

exactly right. and i give, i think is the most effective lobbyist in britain right now. quite extraordinary really, the government basically put him up for an honour and he gets it for that very campaign that he ran in the summer on campaign that he ran in the summer o n exa ctly campaign that he ran in the summer on exactly the same issue. someone in government might actuallyjoin and say, holidays don'tjust come once a year, the come throughout the year and once a year, the come throughout the yearand a once a year, the come throughout the year and a look, i think the government is going to do a pretty quick u—turn on this. they can have those headlines continuing to run and it's just a those headlines continuing to run and it'sjust a disaster. itjust looks like an uncaring conservative government maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but they should sort it out. there are councils of all stripes that are stepping in with restau ra nts, that are stepping in with restaurants, cafes that are stepping in with restau ra nts, cafes a nd that are stepping in with restaurants, cafes and if you look at the social media feed and the

timeline this week, gosh, the outpouring of help has been quite moving. my own business in this coming week, packing lunches and for kids of the north london. we will allow you a quick adverb because it is you. and now we are going to move on. cheeky. the observer. if you are here, i could do this more effectively. the observer, pm waiting for poll results before brexit move, is going to bejoe biden or donald trump? who would give mea biden or donald trump? who would give me a trade deal if we do not get a deal with the eu suppose the calculation, isn't it? we know that johnson and trump have been more of a bond. doctor said brexit was a great idea and others are less enthusiastic and wept prefer the different outcome insist receiving

an honourary doctorate at the time the brexit went through. the thing is that if you had a change, and may represent the trade deal going through the list of things that need to be done and also, joe biden team saying the good friday agreement is jeopardised because the us was what the guaranteed and the trade deal might not be in probably isn't going to be his priority. and much more pressing for the uk just briefly stopped the american election stops in the 3rd of november and we may know who was president by the morning, but donald trump himself has said that if it's a close result, he's

probably going to take it into the courts. so that may or may not help the calculations both in brussels or london now, but both of them, they have an eagle eye on whether or not it isjoe have an eagle eye on whether or not it is joe biden have an eagle eye on whether or not it isjoe biden or donald trump because it is the most significant geopolitical decision that is going to be made this year. we lost the sound a little bit there. it was not a sanction for your earlier cheek, i promise. completely accidental. prince andrew plots his return to royal duties as the plot is an interesting word to choose. he is 60, he is held up on the queens windsor state and is thinking about his future service in public role in some clear thoughts according to sources and it says here, goes on the surveys responsive to the public

mood he does feel that he is support from the family very much so in terms of his parents and ijust think yes, he has consistently denied the allegations of course and his friendship with the convicted american paedophile jeffrey epstein in that interview that he did showed i'io in that interview that he did showed no sympathy for the victims of epstein, until they get sorted out, i personally think it is difficult in quebec the public life. every time he turns up to do something. the papers are going to rehash of the old stories just briefly. the papers are going to rehash of the old storiesjust briefly. all the old storiesjust briefly. all the time this reads like an episode of the crane. the story says that the queen and royal family do want him to get back into public life but

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