at the european football championships. the 29—year—old suddenly fell to the ground in front of his home supporters in copenhagen, causing the match to be temporarily suspended. the danish football association says he is recovering in hospital. leaders at the g7 summit have reached a broad consensus on a plan to finance infrastructure projects in the developing world to counter china's influence. president biden said he wanted it to be an alternative to china's belt and road initiative, which he said has left many poorer countries in debt. a mystery bidder has paid 28—million—dollars at auction for a seat alongside amazon founderjeff bezos on a flight to the edge of space. the blue origin spacecraft will make its maiden voyage on the twentieth ofjuly. the proceeds from the auction are being donated to charity. now on bbc news: a look back

at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. a week when the health secretary was challenged over claims he'd lied about the pandemic. did you ever say anything to the prime minister that you knew not to be true? no. an unlikely rebel joined the tory revolt against overseas aid cuts. this cut from 0.7% will have a devastating impact on the poorest in the world and it will damage the uk. a labour mp said it was no surprise working class children were being let down by the government's catch—up plan. with a prime minister and a chancellor who's old school fees were £30,000 per year. also in this programme football's coming home, putting the prime minister

on the penalty spot. all the very best to scotland and england and all of the home nations! but first... the health secretary has defended his handling of the pandemic and rejected claims he'd lied over plans to tackle coronavirus. matt hancock was giving evidence to the same group of mps who were told last month by the prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings that the health secretary should have been sacked fifteen to twenty times. matt hancock spent three hours giving evidence to the health and science committees, who offered him the chance to respond directly to the claims. claims the mps said dominic cummings had failed to back up with evidence. did you ever say anything to the prime minister that you knew not to be true? no. thank you. in terms of the particular point that dominic

cummings raised. first, did you say that everyone who needed treatment got the treatment that they required when you have been told by the chief scientific adviser and chief medical officer that people did not get the treatment they deserved? idid. absolutely say both in private and public that everybody got the covid—19 treatment they needed and i'm very proud of the fact that with the nhs, we delivered on that during the pandemic because it was critical. there was no point at which i was advised and i've taken the trouble to check with the chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser. there is no point in which i was advised the people were not getting the treatment that they needed. did you tell the prime minister

in march that people in the hospital would be tested before the went back into care homes? we set out a policy that people would be tested when tests were available and i set about building the testing capacity to be able to deliver on that. the evidence has shown that the strongest route of the virus is community transmission and so, it was staff testing that was the most important thing for keeping people safe and care homes and obviously again for that, we needed the testing capacity. matt hancock denied blaming the chancellor and others for blocking orders of protective equipment. he said he had no idea why dominic cummings had been so withering. did you know that he wanted this? yes, because he briefed the newspapers at the time. somebody briefed the newspaper and now i have a better idea of who it was. do raise an objection to that? yes and i had the prime minister's support all the way through. was that problematic in the discharge of your duties

in whitehall, that this was happening in the newspapers and reflecting what was taking place in downing street? the best thing to say about this and this will be corroborated by a lot of people in government. the best thing to say was that government has operated better over the past six months. the questions moved on to the initial outbreak and the timing of the first lockdown. one of the clear things that emerged from the evidence that we had is that clearly, we did not lock down early enough and neil ferguson suggested quite a lot of lives would be saved, up to half of those initial deaths if we had locked down a week earlier. i instructed the department and the health system to plan on the basis of a reasonable worst case scenario and on the 27th ofjanuary and they asked for a reasonable

worst case scenario plan. and i was given the planning assumption based on spanish flu and it was signed off at cobra on the slst ofjanuary. and it was a planning assumption for 820,000 deaths and i was determined that that would not happen on my watch. how was it that you and everyone else did not see the enormity of what going on and took these incremental decisions to turn up the dial progressively week by week in terms of restrictions? why did we miss the big picture? the clear scientific advice at the time was that there was a need to have these tools, like lockdown, at your disposal. also, the consequences and the costs of lock

down start immediately. and critically, the clear advice at the time was that there was limited period of time that people would put up with it, put up with lockdown. and that would prove, that proved to be wrong. the health secretary also offered an insight into the stark choices he and others in government faced as the virus spread. i rememberthe moment around the table when i said, we are going to have to tell everybody to stop all social contact. and i rememberthinking, this is most extraordinary thing that i have ever said. and the prime minister said, yes we are.

you'd better go and tell them. matt hancock, giving evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into the pandemic. there's also going to be an independent public inquiry. borisjohnson has said it will start work next year. but with many of the key decisions outside england taken by devolved governments, there have been calls for more focused investigations. the issue came up during first minister's questions at the senedd in cardiff bay. i do regret the fact that there will not be in your view, an independent public inquiry here in wales commissioned by yourself as first minister and some people would say that is running away from scrutiny and accountability from the decisions that you have taken as a government because that is what is required here, the inquiry into those decisions and above all to put preparations in place for any future pandemics we may face. it's notjust my view that there should be a uk—wide inquiry, it is the view of the conservative government of the united kingdom and so, i think in that case i think that he should be taking that up with the prime minister as welland he is a member of the party, the leader of the party in the senate.

mark drakeford. back at westminster, borisjohnson remains under pressure over the government's decision to cut overseas aid, despite the failure of an attempt to force a vote on the issue. theresa may was among conservative mps to criticise the cut which her former cabinet colleague, andrew mitchell said would lead to hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths. the law currently sets out of the share of national income to be spent on aid — 0.7% but ministers say the pandemic means they can only afford to spend 0.5%. that's still more than £10 billion a year but that's a cut of £4 billion. the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, said an attempt to force a vote

on the issue via a different law was out of order but made clear his unhappiness in response to the leader of the tory rebels. mr speaker, in the week of the british chairmanship of the g7, the government's failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will ensue. it is already attracting criticism from all around the other members of the g7, what advice, mr speaker, went to the honourable friends and i seek to stop the government from running roughshod over parliament in this way and seeking to thwart our democratic rights at the democratic house of commons? i share the house's frustration. - it is quite right that this - house should not continue this, but we must do this the right way and i believe the - government need to respect and need to come forward. i i totally agree with - the honourable member. not only for this house, i but this country needs this to be debated and aired in an effective - decision taken place. and within 2a hours, the issue was aired after the speaker granted an emergency debate. there wasn't a vote

but the scale of conservative opposition to the cut may explain why downing street said there was no plan to hold one. so this cutfrom 0.7% will have a devastating impact on the poorest in the world and it will damage the uk. i urge the government to reinstate the 0.7%. it is what it promised and it will show that we act according to our values and it will save lives. labour said other countries were increasing or maintaining aid. this government has a choice, continue on a path that will cost more lives or listen to colleagues and end this retreat today by reinstating our commitment to 0.7% as a matter of urgency. but a treasury minister said the cut would only be temporary. we don't and we will not shy away from making a determined contribution to the world's problems. but at the tail end of a huge economic emergency, we also have a responsibility

to the british people. we are clear about our intentions to return to 0.7 of her national income on the overseas aid when the situation allows. some conservative mps did speak up for the government. circumstances are exceptional. exceptional because so much of our money and i think probably a globally unprecedented package was put together to shore up our health service and businesses in the face of a global pandemic. so, i think the government is right. that debate ended without a vote but, a day later, at prime minister's questions, the snp challenged boris johnson to hold one. this is a government, on the run from their own moral and legal responsibilities and on the run from their own backbenchers. but the prime minister cannot hide from this issue any longer and it can't run from democracy in this house. we are in very difficult

financial times, but you should not believe the leftie propaganda, mr speaker, that you hear. we are spending £10 billion, we increased, all they want to do is run this country down, mr speaker. run this country down. i don't think i've heard the previous prime minister, the honourable member from maidenhead call us leftist propagandists. the simple fact of the matter is, the simple fact of the matter is that every single party, everything a member of this house stood on a manifesto commitment to 0.7%. the prime minister has reneged on that. one in three of the vaccines being distributed around the world to the poorest in the neediest, from the oxford astrazeneca supply. thanks to the deal this government did, or does the name oxford astrazeneca continue to stick in his craw, mr speaker?

now, how do we help children catch up with missed schooling after the pandemic? the government—appointed a "catch up tsar", sir kevan collins, who came up with a plan that included a longer school day. his plan was rejected by ministers, who put forward their own version one described by sir kevan as too narrow, too small and too slow. he resigned in protest. the education secretary admitted that he would have liked a little more out of the treasury but explained how the extra cash would be spent. the lion's share of this new money, £1 billion of it, will fund a tutoring revolution. delivering 6 million 15—hour courses for school children and be equivalent to 2 million 15—hour courses for 16 to 19—year—olds who need additional support to catch up.

sir kevan collins has it distinguish 30—year career as an expert in education while the secretary of state has spent 18 months presiding over nothing but blunders bring the future of our young people at risk. so does the secretary of state think that the right man resigned? well, the honourable lady points out that we are very grateful for the work that sir kevan has done and that actually some of the key elements of the work that working side by side with him in terms of both tutoring and also the driving up teacher quality and standards are very much at the heart of this package. conservatives, too, were keen to see sir kevan collins�* ideas implemented. does he agree that the heart of levelling up must be - education and getting young people to climb that - ladder of opportunity, . and what more evidence is needed to convince - the treasury to implement sir kevan collins' public proposal to extend - the school day?

gavin williamson was sympathetic but some labour mps questioned the government's motives. with a prime minister and a chancellor whose old school fees were in excess of £40,000 per year and an overwhelmingly privately educated cabinet, it's no surprise that working—class kids across the country are being failed. mr deputy speaker, as a copperhead lad who went to a good and decent school, i, actually, at the very heart of everything want to make sure that like so many of my friends with who i went to school with that their children do incredibly well. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, continued the argument at prime minister's questions. he said the government's plan offered much less per pupil than was available to children in other countries. can the prime minister explain when he was told by his experts that he appointed, that only an ambitious, fully—funded catch—up plan would do, only a fully—funded catch—up plan, what did he come up with?

something which in the words of that same expert is "too small, too narrow, and too slow." mr speaker, i think that the right honourable gentleman needs to do the maths. because actually he needs to do some catch—up on his own mathematics. this is a £3 billion catch—up planjust for starters. and it includes the biggest programme of tuition of one—to—one, one—to—three tutorials anywhere in the world. who does the prime minister think he is kidding? he asked sir kevan collins to tell him what was necessary to catch—up, sir kevan collins told him and he said no. who he is kidding? the chancellor's decision, and i it was the chancellor's decision, it always is, to hold back the investment needed is a completely

false dichotomy. the long—term costs are likely to be £100 billion, probably more, and who will be hardest hit? kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. i will tell you the difference between us and the party opposite is that we put in the tough measures that are needed to give kids a better education across the country. when we rolled out the academies programme which have driven up standards, who opposed it? they did. when we put in tough measures to ensure discipline in schools, they opposed it! the pandemic means that pupils across the uk won't sit the traditional exams this summer. their grades will be based on teacher assessments. in scotland, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has insisted no grades will be marked up or down because of their school's past performance. but the scottish conservative leader said the evidence painted a different picture. once again, young people will lose out based on solely where they go to school.

this is just words. because of the sqa marking, people down the end of the process will force teachers and schools to do it first. how on earth can young people have the confidence in the system when the first minister's words don't match reality? what douglas ross is trying to suggest happens is simply not the case. we've already set out that the words this year based on teachers' judgements. teachers arrive at those judgements by looking at the attainments, the work that the pupils have done, there's no past results or algorithms that dictate what an individual learner's grade will be. this crisis has - all the hallmarks of last year's crisis. the use of historical data i and a government refusing to listen and engage. young people across scotland have had the hardest- year of their lives. you've had a year to develop a system that worked - and there's just days _ to improve the flawed process. we will look at all of this and hard lessons have been

learned from last year. i would caution what we heard from douglas ross at the end there. there is no algorithm determining results and i don't think it's fair to young people to create the impression that there is. this is a system based on teacherjudgement, and that is correct. nicola sturgeon. now, we may be getting back to normal slowly, but senior figures from the retail and hospitality industries have told mps that they will need continued government support to prevent a wave of businesses from going under. party! although shops, pubs and restaurants have reopened, the treasury committee heard that many firms were facing major financial problems, with large numbers unable to trade profitably due to social distancing and other covid restrictions. and many will face demands for rent when a moratorium on arrears ends on the first of july.

we've got back a third of our business are saying they have a third of the premises, that there is no concession, rent is being demanded in full after the moratorium lifts. they are looking at their whole portfolio and are deciding what to do, with that and the line between which stores they will keep open and which stores they will close will move depending on the outcome. so it will be much more of a sort of chip, chip, chipping away. if you have restrictions in place and a quarterl of hospitality businesses not legally able to open - and the rest are unable to trade profitably, - i don't see how you can in all good conscience i remove those protections - of the moratoriums and expect to save, have the businesses sort it out themselves? - how is business about the back so far? none of our businesses are profitable at the moment. none of the businesses that are open are trading above break even.

kate nicholls, painting a gloomy picture of the hospitality industry. time for a brief look at some other news from around westminster. and ministers admitted there are problems with the army's new fleet of armoured vehicles, including excessive vibration and noise. a leaked government report has also raised doubts as to whether the £5.5 billion ajax armoured vehicle programme will be delivered on time and to budget. we were very concerned about reports of noise issues in the vehicle, all personnel who may have been exposed to excessive noise have been tested and training was paused. it now continues with mitigations in place as we pursue resolution. we also commissioned independent vibration trials from world—class specialists at the proving ground, which should it next month. there was a statement of astonishing complacency. £55 billion paid out four years later injust 14 vehicles delivered. tanks that can't fire while moving, and vehicle crews

made so sick the testing has been paused. a former civil servant, bill crothers, has insisted there was "no conflict" when he joined the financial firm greensill capital while still working part time for the civil service. the collapse of greensill on whose behalf david cameron had lobbied for government business prompted close scrutiny of its affairs. bill crothers told mps on the public administration and constitutional affairs committee that some of the reporting about the arrangement "was not quite right". in the press the phrase "double—hatting" has been used, and ijust feel that's not appropriate. this was a traditional, a transitional arrangement. the government has been widely criticised in the house of lords over new immigration rules that will mean children on school trips from other european countries will, from october, require a passport rather than an id card. thousands of schoolchildren from europe will not now be

visiting our country since they no longer will be able to use and eu or eea id card. and my lords, there is no doubt the requirement for passports and visas will put such trips beyond the capacity of many schools. my lords, it's short—sighted, it's petty and mean—spirited. a home office minister said the government wouldn't reconsider the policy. that assertion that thousands of children won't be visiting, ijust don't agree with it. what about the children from the rest of the world who visit this country? will they now, are they in a different category? we are treating everybody in exactly the same way. from 2030, sales of petrol cars will be banned, so how will motorists be able to charge their electric replacements? unless you've got a drive with a charging point, it could cost more than you bargain for. mps on the transport committee discovered the cost of on—street charging can be expensive.

roughly, i would say i paid four to five times as much as it would cost if i had a driveway and i could charge at home, a good tariff and so on. on top of that, because it is a public charging network, i paid 20% vat on every charging event. had i charged at home, i would pay 5% as is the case with any home electricity. so there is a disparity there. it does, in our view, need to be addressed. now, borisjohnson has occasionally been accused of cakeism — he admits that his policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it. which must come in useful when you're prime minister of the united kingdom on the eve of an important football tournament featuring three of the home nations. i'm sure we were all looking forward to the european championships kicking off later this week. can i take the opportunity to wish all the best to our country scotland, to steve clarke, and the team and to remind the team it is time for heroes. scotland play england next week a challenge for a cakeist prime minister with what appears to be only a passing interest in football.

by the way, we wish all the very best to scotland and england, and all the home nations who may be playing in this... laughter. i don't know whether he's going to reciprocate, you never know. it is worth a shot. oh, he did! there you go, that was nice of him. the prime minister, managing to name two of the three home nations who qualified for the euros. now, we take impartiality seriously here on the week in parliament, so it's only fair to point out the one he forgot. cymru am byth! and thank you for watching the week in parliament. i hope you canjoin me on bbc parliament on monday evening for the latest from the commons and the lords. the programme kicks off at 11 o'clock. until then, from me, david cornock, bye for now.

hello there. the first half of the weekend saw temperatures reaching 25 celsius in hampshire. the second half of the weekend will be warmer across the uk, and it will be feeling more humid as well. we've got high pressure building up from the azores. that's bringing with it the heat and the humidity and, for many parts of the country, dry weather, too. but there is a weather front that will be heading towards the north west of scotland, where we've already got some pockets of rain and drizzle, early on sunday morning. elsewhere, though, it's going to be dry. sunshine at times for england and wales, some areas of cloud. should get more sunshine breaking out in northern ireland, and much of scotland seeing some sunshine away from the north west, where it turns wetter during the afternoon. here, the pollen levels won't be quite so high, but across england and wales, very high pollen levels — grass pollen at this time of the year — helped by the heat and humidity. now, it's going to be a warmer day in northern ireland. could make 26 celsius in aberdeenshire,

and for the midlands towards the south east of england, 27—28 celsius. it's going to be a muggy game of football at wembley. that heat and humidity ahead of that weather front, which brings rain down across scotland and northern ireland on sunday night. by the time the rain reaches northern england, there's not much left. that rain peters out, and a band of cloud will head its way towards the south east. sunshine follows on behind. showers in the north and west of scotland, and it's cooler, fresher air that's coming in behind that band of cloud for many parts of the country, except towards the south east, where we've still got the heat and humidity and we could make 30 celsius for the first time this year. may start to feel a little cooler and fresher as we head into monday evening. and as we move into tuesday, we've still got another area of high pressure building across the uk, keeping most places dry. but a next weather system is again pushing in from the atlantic. and that means some stronger winds developing in scotland

and northern ireland, increasing cloud, some rain towards the north west of scotland. more in the way of sunshine, though, and strong sunshine for england and wales. and those temperatures in many areas beginning to climb once again on tuesday, although it won't be as warm as monday in the south east of england. looking further ahead, scotland and northern ireland does turn cooler. we get a spell of rain midweek. but as the heat and humidity builds in england and wales, that could trigger some heavy rain and the potential for some thunderstorms as well.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. our headlines today: the denmark player christian eriksen is in a stable condition in hospital after needing life—saving heart treatment during a match in the european championships. news of the improvement in eriksen�*s condition came as a relief to players and fans alike. tournament organisers confirm the action will continue as planned. england kick off their campaign here at wembley this afternoon. ahead of a decision about lifting coronavirus restrictions in england, the prime minister urges caution, with a possible delay of up to four weeks. the president who came to tea:

the queen will welcomejoe biden to windsor this afternoon.