since his post—election press conference last week, laying a wreath to mark veterans day. he's still refusing to concede defeat in the election. joe biden also attended a ceremony in pennsylvania. all pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong have resigned from the legislative council after four of their colleagues were expelled. it follows a ruling from china saying only those it regards as patriots can serve. the uk has become the first european country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus related deaths, with a further 595 deaths in the past day. in italy, the number of confirmed cases has passed one million. in the us, there have been more than a million cases recorded in the past ten days, with a record number of americans now receiving treatment in hospital for covid—i9.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, chief leader writer at the observer and tom newton dunn, chief political commentator at times radio. great to see you both again. let's start with some of the front pages we have. and the metro has quite a headline — van tam: jab for mam — and reports that england's deputy chief medical officer is urging people to ‘line up‘ for the coronavirus vaccine when it's ready. he said it passes the ‘mum test‘ and he'll be encouraging his 78—year—old mother to get the jab. the mirror runs with the same story, saying that older people will be encouraged to sign up for the vaccine. the guardian also reports on the vaccine but also features a picture of the pro—democracy caucus in the hong kong legislature, who resigned enmasse after beijing

imposed a new law to force out ‘unpatriotic‘ members. the i adds that england's deputy chief medical officer warned the vaccine must not be sold privately and distribution should be based on those who need it most to stop wealthy people from jumping the queue. the times leads on borisjohnson‘s director of communications‘ resignation tonight, claiming the prime minister's fiancee and senior advisers opposed plans to appoint him as chief of staff. the financial times reports on a potential tax reform recommended by a review that would target landlords and second home owners to help pay pandemic costs. the daily mail is calling on ministers to allow care home residents to reunite with their loved ones in time for christmas. some of the papers that we have. sonia, tom, it's really good to have

you with us. let's start with the daily telegraph. this has been developing over the evening. it's the prime minister's chief adviser in numberten, who the prime minister's chief adviser in number ten, who has resigned from his position. well, it's a developing story and apparently a lot of unhappiness. you are the person to fill us in. good timing. it's quite a story, and laura kuenssberg has been hearing the same thing. dominic cummings is extremely unhappy by events tonight and one or two others in number ten as well. he was 50 50 whether he would resign as well. work together since the vote leave campaign in 2016 and obviously, went into service with borisjohnson

obviously, went into service with boris johnson together obviously, went into service with borisjohnson together in number ten. this is basically a power battle between various factions in number ten and it's really come to a head now. because of some of the failures over coronavirus, some of theissues failures over coronavirus, some of the issues over the summer, the tier system did not align very well. unlocking was messy. the prime minister has been wanting to move the uk from hisjob. 0ne minister has been wanting to move the uk from hisjob. one of the... the pm appointed allegra stratton in this directory to be his on air spokesman. —— in the treasury. kane was unhappy because he wanted allegra stratton to answer to him. the prime minister insisted she would answer to the prime minister

only. he basically said, "you better make me the chief of staff or i'm going to walk." well he better walk then, because he's going to be —— she's going to be getting thatjob. those of the conversations going on as we speak, and it's a tremendous... cultures also, the prime minister's fiance carrie symonds very much against. trying to put stop the predominance of some men that have been really dominating the lot of the prime minister's thinking. also, sonia, there was a lot of develop over the last few

days, these people are not elected. no, that's true. let's face it, prime minister '5 have always had on elected officials and advisers around. ithink elected officials and advisers around. i think one of the concerns around. i think one of the concerns around this government is how much power is contemplated —— concentrated in number ten and how little of these decisions are taken in cabinet. so, a lot of... some cabinet members feel some of these decisions have been sewn up in numberten, andl decisions have been sewn up in number ten, and i think this decisions have been sewn up in numberten, and i think this is decisions have been sewn up in number ten, and i think this is why there are a lot of divisions in numberten. there'sa there are a lot of divisions in number ten. there's a lot of bad feelings towards lee kane, dominic cummings, who most viewers will have heard of when he was criticised for breaking lockdown rules over the summer breaking lockdown rules over the summer this year. there's a lot of bad feelings towards lee kane and dominic cummings on the conservative

back benches, on the cabinet as well. i think the viewers at home, this will feel a bit like a westminster soap opera. it does speak to a lot of turmoil in the government and i think a lot of people will feel it quite unnerving by seeing all these play out. —— numberten —— number ten basically having amount held —— a meltdown. dominic cummings, lee kane, there was were all people involved with the vote leave campaign. they've been entitled to the government the prime minister's no compromising approach to brexit, going for a very hard brexit. so, it feels like sort of

internal numberten brexit. so, it feels like sort of internal number ten machinations, but i think there's so much tension in the press is because this could have real implications for the direction of the government, both when it comes to managing the biggest crisis the government has faced since the second world war, but also in terms of brexit. nice that you touch upon brexit. this moves on to something that checkups up —— our political reporterjessica parker was tweeting. government sources say lord frost is saying in post. tweeting. government sources say lord frost is saying in postli haven't heard that, but i would be surprised if lord frost would go. he's a very diligent, loyal adviser. started when he was employed at foreign secretary. in charge of

brexit negotiations, and then on to... national security adviser. brexit negotiations, and then on to... nationalsecurity adviser. so that's a job no one really wants to leave unless they have something better to go to. but i think it's quite interesting to bring up brexit, maybe the prime minister has a week left to do the deal with the eu before the ultimate deadline runs out. the end of the transition on december the 31st. but if the prime minister did want to make some compromises with the eu, which they insist he has to do to get that deal on state aid and fishing, etc, it would help him to do that if he didn't have the two most belligerent purists brexit supporters, lee kane and dominic cummings. ideological

brexit is one that kane and coming so brexit is one that kane and coming so subscribe to. we will find out probably quite soon. however it is, sonia, we've touched upon this already but it just sonia, we've touched upon this already but itjust goes to show what is happening behind downing street. it feels like they aren't and in control as much as one might have hoped. and there have been so many stories over the summer about things that the government have got wrong like the track and trace scheme, really bad stories about consultants being paid... it doesn't feel like a government that has a grip on the pandemic, and you can see that in levels of public trust. it really dropped away from this

government, the public generally don't have faith in this government to manage the pandemic well. that is reflected in these sorts of toxic divisions, because this is not the government and when you start to see these dimensions emerge in public being talked about, you see people rethink against each other up which is what's been happening for once i'iow “— is what's been happening for once now —— for months now. that is a sign ofa now —— for months now. that is a sign of a government that is in trouble and isn't doing that well, i think. all of this on the day that the uk coronavirus death toll passes 50,000, but let's focus on something a little bit more positive, tom. the metro has this rather... it's all about the chief medical officer saying he would tell his mother to get ready for the vaccine. this is

him excelling yet again. every time van—tam has led a government, now he's doing a weekly scientific briefing, he's just got a tremendous way of communicating. the big government trouble coming up when the vaccine arrives is going to be persuading enough people to accept its ticket, because roughly, about 70% of the population need to agree to house the vaccine to eliminate coronavirus. that's a rough calculation with the efficacy of 90% 01’ even a calculation with the efficacy of 90% or even a bit lowerfor calculation with the efficacy of 90% or even a bit lower for other vaccines. a good two thirds of a population to agree to it. if they don't, then coronavirus will continue to be in society and continue to be in society and continue to be in society and continue to cause illness and death. so, what better way to persuade the

public to say it's safe to take it than to say you're going to talk to your mum and she might take it too. that was very much jbt‘s your mum and she might take it too. that was very muchjbt‘s argument and he made it brilliantly. -- jvt. let's move onto the times, not the ft. they're looking at... sonia, how are we going to pay for all this and the focus is saying it's the middle class, which will be facing £14 billion tax rate. this has been the subject of some tensions between numberten and the subject of some tensions between number ten and the treasury since summer. number ten and the treasury since summer. this question of how soon do we have to start paying back all the money that has been —— the government has been spending on vital financial support that's going

to help businesses up and down the country. personally, ithink to help businesses up and down the country. personally, i think these questions of how you pay back are very preliminary because we're in the middle of a massive economic crisis. right now, ithink the middle of a massive economic crisis. right now, i think i am in the numberten camp crisis. right now, i think i am in the number ten camp which is that it makes sense and let's think about it. but that is not the economic well— being that rishi it. but that is not the economic well—being that rishi sunak signed up well—being that rishi sunak signed up for. what sort of taxes might we wa nt up for. what sort of taxes might we want to raise to plug the gap? he implemented a tax inflammation... they came back with a tax on the gain in people's assets, whether it's stocks and shares or second properties. it's a tax on the gain oi'i properties. it's a tax on the gain on people's assets. it's a really badly designed tax and numerous reviews over the years have said it

needs reform, it doesn't tax gains in wealth at the same rate. it seems unfair if you're very wealthy and sitting on several properties. you're paying much less in taxes than you would be if you were earning the same amount of money through working a job, so there are real discrepancies in the system that are unfairand real discrepancies in the system that are unfair and unfairly benefit people. the times called it the middle class, i'm not sure if the tax that's really going to hit the middle class. it will think about it's really more the wealthy. i think it's good to be talking about this. that said, these proposals have come before the chancellor since time immemorial and chancellors have kind of shied away from it because they do tend to hit wealthy people, particularly if you are a conservative chancellor you worry about tory votes. people who

foot support the party financially and politically. but i think they're and politically. but i think they're a really good idea. thank you so much, sonia. we're going to go back to the uk. the senior adviser to borisjohnson, to the uk. the senior adviser to boris johnson, temperature of communications resigning. despite being offered that vacant role of chief of staff —— temperature of communications. i'm having a look through —— director of communications. talk us through how close mrjohnson is with mr kane. he's been a true ally in the statement following his resignation. to help restructure operation, but you will be much missed. this is boris johnson's statement you will be much missed. this is borisjohnson‘s statement in regards to this. how important is lee kane to this. how important is lee kane

to the prime minister? it's really fascinating question because their a nswer fascinating question because their answer right now is not important as it used to be quite clearly because the prime minister's dispensed his services. and was happy, we know, to see the uk walk out the door. but if you go back to the uk, the uk rose in the ranks very quickly. quite a lowly press officer and the vote leave operation, when it wine, a lot of those people gotjobs in government. as to lee kane, who was a special adviser for rural affairs for a few years, then moved on. they put him into the foreign office when boris johnson's special adviser put him into the foreign office when borisjohnson‘s special adviser left him. quickly went native... when

borisjohnson him. quickly went native... when boris johnson resigned from him. quickly went native... when borisjohnson resigned from the government in 2018, lee kane resigned with him. where everyone wrote him off, they said he was finished in politics and getting nowhere. 0f finished in politics and getting nowhere. of course, he came back. throughout that time, lee kane was with him. the number one... the tory whips wanted to punish boris johnson, and in every day, some within the uk. 0bviously, he took lee kane into number ten and he's remained very loyal to lee kane and vice versa. the problem has been the government's munication ‘s this summer. they have been poor on coronavirus. lee kane has been blamed for some leaking. there's a big role when the leak came —— a big

i’ow. big role when the leak came —— a big row. that was put into the papers early to try and force the prime minister to agree to that. dominic cummings was very keen for that to happen. the uk has been blamed for that. my colleagues on the times... but they were very close. quite obviously, the trust between the two men has broken down. many of prime minister, advices come and go. there area minister, advices come and go. there are a lot of members of the tory party celebrating his departure. he got ina party celebrating his departure. he got in a lot of fights with the media, band ministers from going on holiday, etc. serve his purpose to the prime minister but it would appear that purpose has expired. the prime minister but it would appear that purpose has expiredlj wonder appear that purpose has expired.” wonder if we'll find out who leaked that. in the meantime, the labour

party issuing a statement about this. basically flagging up the fact that this has been a green milestone when it comes to the coronavirus deaths for the uk. we don't have much time, but this is happening politically? that's right. expect the opposition to be pointing this out, but it's grim and depressing to see numberten out, but it's grim and depressing to see number ten melting down before our eyes when the country is managing the biggest crisis since the second world war. so, i think this is a sign of some of the divisions that have been going on behind the scenes and over the summer. behind the scenes and over the summer. people who were sort of thinking the government should act more quickly in terms of social restrictions, people who don't, divisions over brexit, all gives the impression of a very divided government, a very divided number

ten who doesn't have this laser—like focus on combating global pandemic and thinking about how all the deaths we saw in the first wave, we might be able to prevent them in the second way. i think it's quite a wake—up call, really. we're finding ourselves in the middle of a second wave, the death rate is climbing again and yet, we hear the front pages about advisers at number ten taking pieces out of each other. it'sjust not good enough. i'm updating but i'm seeing nothing new at the moment. but thank you so much. it's very good that sonia were on again tonight with this breaking news story when it comes to what is happening in number ten —— tom and sonia. i'm very grateful and like i say, we are continuing to monitor this developing story, so do check out our website. for the time being, as always, thank you for being with

us here on the papers. hello, i'm mimi fawaz, and welcome along to the programme. there's been another blow to liverpool's defence following confirmation that joe gomez suffered a knee injury whilst on england duty. gomez has pulled out of the squad to face the republic of ireland, belgium, and iceland, and returned to liverpool forfurther diagnosis. the england boss, gareth southgate, says it's too early to speculate on the exact nature of the injury. what was upsetting was to see he was in a fair bit of pain. in fact, there was nobody around him when the injury happened. so i didn't like that element of it. but we've just got to wait and see what the scans show. and, you know, we're

all hopeful for him that it's not what it might be. that england match is one of several friendlies tomorrow. but there is a huge amount at stake for scotland and northern ireland — they are in the euro play—off finals, four one—off ties with the winners taking the final places at next year's championship. scotland face serbia in belgrade, looking to reach a major championship for the first time since the 1998 world cup. the scots beat israel on penalties last month in the semi—finals, and are on an eight—match unbeaten run. i was still playing the last time scotland qualified. it was a very, very long time ago! there's definitely a generation that's missed the atmosphere and the feeling that you get as a nation, when you do qualify, that proud feeling. hopefully this group can deliver. there were three matches in the scottish league cup tonight. st mirren drew 1—1 against

green—ock morton in group g. ross makiver with the equaliser on the hour, which sent it to penalties for the extra point. st mirren coming out on top 6—5 after the shoot out. while stranraer were 2—1winners against hamilton academical, darryl duffy with the winner in the 81st minute, while airdrieonians lost 1—0 at edinburgh city. the 84th masters, which starts tomorrow will be like no other. it's usually the first major of the year, but it's starting seven months later than scheduled — a year—and—a—half after tiger woods rolled back the years with his stunning victory. augusta national will have a very different feel over the next four days, but how differently will it play, and which players will it favour? patrick gearey looks ahead for us. one of sport's greatest beauties in a new season, autumn in augusta and a masters that

has changed colour and foreign quiet, ripped from its springtime home among the flowers and fans. —— fallen quiet. a stage made for hollywood — and 18 months ago, they got a storyline to match. tiger woods, consigned to history, back to glory. since then, like for many in 2020, things have not gone to plan. this has been an unprecedented circumstances that we are all dealing with. i was hesitant to come back and start playing. i have not put all the pieces together. hopefully, that'll be this week. augusta national sees itself as a century from the outside world, but that is not always possible. sergio garcia tested positive for coronavirus and won't play this time. also missing, the crowds. their absence will make fairways feel either lonely or peaceful — depending on your view,

depending on yourform. rory mcilroy seems to be enjoying the silence. attention, for once, is elsewhere. i don't mind this. this is nice. it feels like everything this year, it's more subdued, it's more relaxed, it's sort ofjust... that's the feel for me, anyway. obviously bryson's going to be feeling a little different because the attention is on him. bryson has gained 45 pounds of muscle and is battering golf courses into submission. the us open champion can hit the ball where only others can only imagine, and no spectators means more space for him to aim at. it's going to be different. i'm going to be able to hit it on certain lines where patrons would be. and i feel like it provides me a little bit of an advantage in that case, to be able to hit into those areas without thinking about it at all. it's not all about distance, though

it's about picking your route. jon rahm's drive not only walked on water, it shows an even more improbable path on land. this will be a championship like no other, one where the rewards will go to those who can master the unusual. patrick geary, bbc news. great shot over there. and great britain have recorded their first success at the european track championships in bulgaria. matt walls won a gold medal on the opening day of competition in the elimination race. he beat the rest of the field over the distance and improved on his fourth place from last year. yuri leitao of portugal took silver. meanwhile, great britain won the silver medal in the team sprint event. the trio of milicent tanner, blaine ridge and luisa steele were beaten by russia in the final. it's the first time in major international competition that the women's event has been held under the same conditions as the men's.

and that's all the sport for now. we'll have much more later. hello there. for most of us it will be dry with some sunshine next to high pressure, but cloud, wind and rain will start to push into western areas later on over the next weather system. it's the overnight wind and rain clearing off into the north sea. this is the ridge of high pressure, an area of low pressure will arrive across the west later on. could see a bit of a hang back of cloud and rain across the northern isles, but most places will be dry with some sunshine, thickening cloud, strengthening breeze and patchy rain arriving. temperature is 11—13 , a few degrees down from what we've had the last couple days. this frontal system sta rts couple days. this frontal system starts to work its way eastward during tonight. for friday, it will

be line through central area so with fairly strong winds, it should clear away the course of the morning and thenit away the course of the morning and then it brightens up with plenty of sunshine and lots of heavy, blustery showers. those temperatures range from 10—13 .

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. donald trump makes his first official appearance since the election to pay tribute to fallen soldiers on veterans day. as the president still holds back from conceding defeat, officials in georgia confirm they'll recount the votes cast in the state. all: together we stand! pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong resign en masse after four of their colleagues are expelled by china for backing independence. hospitalisations for covid—19 reach a record high in the us, while the uk becomes the first country in europe to see more than 50,000 people killed by coronavirus. but in taiwan, they've celebrated seven months with no

cases among their citizens.