clear in his meeting with russia's president putin on wednesday that there were areas where cooperation was possible, but if mr putin chose not to, the united states would respond. despite one of the world's fastest vaccine rollouts — the british prime minister boris johnson — has delayed the final lifting of covid restrictions, in england by four weeks. the first israeli government in twelve years not led by benjamin netanyahu has been getting down to business. but the former prime minister refused to host a traditional handover ceremony for his successor, naftali bennett. the jailed journalist — roman prota—sevich — has made an unexpected appearance at a news conference in belarus — flanked by uniformed officials — in what the opposition has called another appearance under duress.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the broadcaster henry bonsu, and the former trade minister, lord jones. let's take a quick look at the front pages and unsurprisingly they all lead with the prime ministers delay to lifting lockdown in england. the metro's headline: "hottest day of the year as freedom put on ice" —— after the date for lifting all restrictions was pushed back from 21stjune to 19th ofjuly. the guardians explains why, to allow a ramping up of vaccinations and says the gap between first and second jabs for over—40s will be cut to eight weeks. the financial times focuses on the impact on businesses — saying their hopes for more financial support were dashed when borisjohnson ruled out any changes to the furlough scheme or business support programme. the mail leads on anger from tory mps over the delay, and claims the prime minister repeatedly failed to guarantee that so—called

�*freedom day�* would not be put off pastjuly 19th. alongside a photograph of anti—lockdown protesters today, the telegraph also claims borisjohnson failed to offer a �*cast iron guarantee�* there would be no more delays. the paper has also picked up on comments made by professor chris whitty, that children may require a covid jab to continue their eduation without disruption. so, let's begin. do you want to start a soft? isjuly the 19th died, unless it's not. ruling of the 19th, the science of the last year in data, not date and i suppose that he does not want to seize defeat from the jaws of

victory because he is talked about this being an invisible enemy we've had stages one, stages two and stage three of the opening up in they've all gone reasonably well and would be foolish to ignore the 42—43,000 infections in the last week of this delta variant which is between 50 and 80% more transmissible and we do point out the key points of social distancing rules that are remaining, mask wearing will do a limit in venues and services as well. companies being told to continue to allow their workers to perform their duties from home as opposed to getting everybody back into the office, but interestingly, no limit to the number of people who can attend weddings and attend funerals. two small concessions. what the telegraph the sea as a libertarian

move of the tory party would be borisjohnson talking about it and his fellow cheerleaders and the covid—19 recovery group in the backbenchers will be disappointed by this. ~ ., ., .,~ ., backbenchers will be disappointed by this. ., ., this. what do you make of this? it is the nice — this. what do you make of this? it is the nice joke _ this. what do you make of this? it is the nice joke help _ this. what do you make of this? it is the nice joke help my _ this. what do you make of this? it is the nice joke help my but - this. what do you make of this? it is the nice joke help my but when | is the nice joke help my but when you said about the photograph of the anti—lockdown protesters and admittedly, they been campaigning against this from the start, but over the disappointment of the last few days, do you get a sent that they got the rhetoric wrong in the comments tonight, they're saying that it has not been helpful to use things like talk about freedom day would actually we know realistically they're going to be stuck with this virus in the long term and we do not know and no one can know whether or not we may have to go back at some stage into more restrictions in the winter. ,, ., winter. good evening sean, good evenin: , winter. good evening sean, good evening. henry- _

winter. good evening sean, good evening, henry. i— winter. good evening sean, good evening, henry. ithink_ winter. good evening sean, good evening, henry. ithink it- winter. good evening sean, good evening, henry. ithink it is- winter. good evening sean, good evening, henry. i think it is a - evening, henry. i think it is a typical— evening, henry. i think it is a typical borisjohnson evening, henry. i think it is a typical boris johnson move, evening, henry. i think it is a typical borisjohnson move, freedom day. typical borisjohnson move, freedom day i_ typical borisjohnson move, freedom day i would — typical borisjohnson move, freedom day. i would like to tell you that he probably regrets it but those are not the _ he probably regrets it but those are not the buttons to push and what i would _ not the buttons to push and what i would say — not the buttons to push and what i would say is that they are caught as not only— would say is that they are caught as not only a _ would say is that they are caught as not only a government but also businesses, public sectors, the population that there is a day where we've _ population that there is a day where we've got— population that there is a day where we've got to learn to live with this for the _ we've got to learn to live with this for the rest — we've got to learn to live with this for the rest of time and there will be for the rest of time and there will he annual— for the rest of time and there will be annual vaccinations like a flu 'ab, be annual vaccinations like a flu jab, people travel, no one actually demonstrates or refuses or kicks up a stink— demonstrates or refuses or kicks up a stink because country so you cannot— a stink because country so you cannot commit without a yellow fever vaccination _ cannot commit without a yellow fever vaccination certificate, whites coronavirus different? and at the end of— coronavirus different? and at the end of the — coronavirus different? and at the end of the day, this photograph to which _ end of the day, this photograph to which you — end of the day, this photograph to which you refer showing that 99.9%

are not— which you refer showing that 99.9% are not dying, but whilst politicians will never ever say what i'm politicians will never ever say what i'm about — politicians will never ever say what i'm about to say, what is always driven _ i'm about to say, what is always driven the — i'm about to say, what is always driven the leaders of massive western _ driven the leaders of massive western world, including australia and japan — western world, including australia and japan and that. what is always driven— and japan and that. what is always driven them is the fear of having their— driven them is the fear of having their hospitals overrun and they cannot— their hospitals overrun and they cannot cope with all of the diseases, no politician will say that because they all affect honourable families and societies and the _ honourable families and societies and the driver is how many of these cases— and the driver is how many of these cases are _ and the driver is how many of these cases are being converted in the hospital— cases are being converted in the hospital admissions and that is what worries— hospital admissions and that is what worries them. and i find it very difficult — worries them. and i find it very difficult to _ worries them. and i find it very difficult to understand why is it that i_ difficult to understand why is it that i saw _ difficult to understand why is it that i saw keir starmer and then the shadow— that i saw keir starmer and then the shadow health secretary talk today

and indeed, bringing in the debate tonight— and indeed, bringing in the debate tonight in— and indeed, bringing in the debate tonight in which in that, they're saying — tonight in which in that, they're saying that they left the borders of been too _ saying that they left the borders of been too long and of course, they didn't— been too long and of course, they didn't leave them on a five day notice — didn't leave them on a five day notice period for india. why have they stopped calling it an indian variant— they stopped calling it an indian variant started: get delta variant. everyone — variant started: get delta variant. everyone was able to call it the kent _ everyone was able to call it the kent variant. the whole europe: did that _ kent variant. the whole europe: did that. ., , kent variant. the whole europe: did that. . , , , ., ., that. can i 'ust pick up on that because it — that. can ijust pick up on that because it seems _ that. can ijust pick up on that because it seems to _ that. can ijust pick up on that because it seems to be - that. can ijust pick up on that because it seems to be the i that. can ijust pick up on that. because it seems to be the world health organization issued a document about a month ago saying that partly because it almost creates a sense of its britons fault that, indians fault —— india's fault, that is why it's called the alpha variant which used to be called the king variant and it came from the world health organization, not specifically from british government.—

not specifically from british covernment. ., ,, ., , government. thank you for putting that riaht government. thank you for putting that right and _ government. thank you for putting that right and i _ government. thank you for putting that right and i learned _ government. thank you for putting that right and i learned something| that right and i learned something tonight _ that right and i learned something tonight. the politics of this is different— tonight. the politics of this is different to the factual analysis of the decision one day and be vulgar to learn— the decision one day and be vulgar to learn to — the decision one day and be vulgar to learn to live with that. but it is a brief— to learn to live with that. but it is a brief politician that calls the dav~ _ is a brief politician that calls the dav~ l— is a brief politician that calls the da . ., , is a brief politician that calls the da . . , . , is a brief politician that calls the da. , day. i was unease because it was olitical day. i was unease because it was political correctness _ day. i was unease because it was political correctness gone - day. i was unease because it was political correctness gone mad. l day. i was unease because it was i political correctness gone mad. but i'm glad he provided the explanation with sean because these are variants of concern and they have been identified in their particular country and it is not right to describe it in that way. going to the second _ describe it in that way. going to the second story _ describe it in that way. going to the second story of _ describe it in that way. going to the second story of the - describe it in that way. going to i the second story of the telegraph, you were being famous direct to the general of the cbi. what do you think of this trade off of the government is having to wrestle with on one hand, huge pressure and business of the moment, we talk

about hospitality sector and travel, but even more businesses are affected by the continuing need for some kind of social distancing restrictions. the bouncing argument put on the other side and i don't know what you think of this but i'm interested to hear your view that actually, the economic damage could be more protracted more long—term if we lived restrictions in the number of cases became less easy to manage and of course the consequences of long covid—19, wherejesus in the particular debate? long covid-19, where jesus in the particular debate?— long covid-19, where jesus in the particular debate? when you came on the niuht particular debate? when you came on the night and — particular debate? when you came on the night and -- _ particular debate? when you came on the night and -- where _ particular debate? when you came on the night and -- where do _ particular debate? when you came on the night and -- where do you - particular debate? when you came on the night and -- where do you see . the night and —— where do you see that particular debate. i was watching it thinking that you cannot blame _ watching it thinking that you cannot blame the — watching it thinking that you cannot blame the government all the time if they're _ blame the government all the time if they're making decisions to safeguard exactly what you just said _ safeguard exactly what you just

said to — safeguard exactly what you just said. to safeguard peoples health and the _ said. to safeguard peoples health and the long—term economic development of the country and thirdly, — development of the country and thirdly, this very boring and unknown _ thirdly, this very boring and unknown existence of people who get it, they _ unknown existence of people who get it, they don't go to hospital, the promptly— it, they don't go to hospital, the promptly recover but they have some debilitating illness for a long time and for— debilitating illness for a long time and for a — debilitating illness for a long time and for a really boring business equation, — and for a really boring business equation, which a fire in the cbi i would _ equation, which a fire in the cbi i would he — equation, which a fire in the cbi i would he -- _ equation, which a fire in the cbi i would be —— with which if i were in the cbi. _ would be —— with which if i were in the cbi, these businesses have held on, the cbi, these businesses have held on. held _ the cbi, these businesses have held on. held on— the cbi, these businesses have held on, held on what they're facing now is the _ on, held on what they're facing now is the vat— on, held on what they're facing now is the vat that was postponed from last year. _ is the vat that was postponed from last year, landlords can start affecting _ last year, landlords can start affecting people who do not pay their rent again. you've got and a lot a lot of creditors and they are

going — a lot of creditors and they are going to — a lot of creditors and they are going to win them off of all of these — going to win them off of all of these -- _ going to win them off of all of these —— wean. it was facilitated for government to say i am still stopping — for government to say i am still stopping this but not giving money is a different argument. i've heard it and _ is a different argument. i've heard it and i_ is a different argument. i've heard it and i thought yeah, the only answer— it and i thought yeah, the only answer is _ it and i thought yeah, the only answer is the government have got to say, and _ answer is the government have got to say, and we _ answer is the government have got to say, and we will compensate you. but the problem _ say, and we will compensate you. but the problem is that you're over the for everyone else and i think it damages — for everyone else and i think it damages the economic health of the country— damages the economic health of the country in _ damages the economic health of the country in the short—term, it probably— country in the short—term, it probably preserves enhances the economic situation the long—term. children may require jabs to continue the schooling. the chief medical officer _

continue the schooling. the chief medical officer says _ continue the schooling. the chief medical officer says there - continue the schooling. the chief medical officer says there are - continue the schooling. the chief| medical officer says there are two reasons why children initially aged between 12 and 15 that the pfizer vaccine has been approved for by our medicines and health care authority, two reasons why there are some children who are at risk from covid—19, notjust of illness but severe disease, not a huge percentage but they are there and the other question is the start of their education because when they are diagnosed as positive, the destruction of education, it is not good for them. two key reasons and ethically, which you want to mass vaccinate millions of children and from the infection, it is highly likely to be mild. that is the key question because for all the other vaccinations, it is for diseases like measles and etc but there is a degree of risk to them and that is the big question. but the education

union is calling for children to be vaccinated before the resumption of education in september. the mac i do worry about that last point that the just mentioned and in this, the worry about that last point that the just mentioned and in this,- just mentioned and in this, the call is to vaccinate _ just mentioned and in this, the call is to vaccinate a _ just mentioned and in this, the call is to vaccinate a section _ just mentioned and in this, the call is to vaccinate a section of - just mentioned and in this, the call is to vaccinate a section of societyl is to vaccinate a section of society that by— is to vaccinate a section of society that by and — is to vaccinate a section of society that by and large doesn't get in trouble — that by and large doesn't get in trouble with this and yes, if they're _ trouble with this and yes, if they're going to pass it onto other people _ they're going to pass it onto other people in— they're going to pass it onto other people in this so much going on in society— people in this so much going on in society especially due to others in this context, then it's not the danger— this context, then it's not the danger that it would've been a year a-o. danger that it would've been a year ago but— danger that it would've been a year ago. but when a union leader and remember— ago. but when a union leader and remember union leaders are saying when _ remember union leaders are saying when i _ remember union leaders are saying when i going to school to teach these _ when i going to school to teach these people and there are more at risk of— these people and there are more at risk of car— these people and there are more at risk of car accidents driving they're _ risk of car accidents driving they're getting the school but were going _ they're getting the school but were going to _ they're getting the school but were going to get all these kids vaccinated by september. i do hope that if— vaccinated by september. i do hope that if a _ vaccinated by september. i do hope that if a decision is taken not to -et that if a decision is taken not to get that— that if a decision is taken not to get that done by september, does not

-ive get that done by september, does not give them _ get that done by september, does not give them an excuse to play with children's— give them an excuse to play with children's education and teaching unions _ children's education and teaching unions to— children's education and teaching unions to do most of the time. the metro has freedom put on ice and a rather sombre looking prime minister on the front of it and the political damage, the potential damages, she has now not been able to rule out as, he cannot rule out that you won't have to extend furtherjuly the 19th and are you optimistic about that because of the same time, i will be going on ahead because that's a big experiment and whether or not you have large groups of people together and it's quite a confusing picture for people to get their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel sorry _ their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel sorry for — their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel sorry for him, _ their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel sorry for him, by _ their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel sorry for him, by the - their heads around, isn't it? it is. i feel sorry for him, by the way, i i feel sorry for him, by the way, because — i feel sorry for him, by the way, because he's boris, i feel sorry about— because he's boris, i feel sorry about any— because he's boris, i feel sorry about any leader in any country at this moment on this call because you can't be _ this moment on this call because you can't be right for wrong. if he announced today and in spite of the

states— announced today and in spite of the states are. — announced today and in spite of the states are, at last year, there is data _ states are, at last year, there is data they— states are, at last year, there is data they received last week and they acted on it and it turned out from _ they acted on it and it turned out from the — they acted on it and it turned out from the benefit of hindsight that we should be doing something else, and if— we should be doing something else, and if he _ we should be doing something else, and if he had said i get the data now. _ and if he had said i get the data now. but— and if he had said i get the data now, but not going to do it and carry— now, but not going to do it and carry on— now, but not going to do it and carry on with freedom day, then he would've _ carry on with freedom day, then he would've had half the newspaper headlines at most journalists giving him hail _ headlines at most journalists giving him hail. he would've had loads of people _ him hail. he would've had loads of people saying this is disgraceful, you're _ people saying this is disgraceful, you're playing with peoples lives, how dare — you're playing with peoples lives, how dare you. and he said i'll give it four— how dare you. and he said i'll give it four weeks and suddenly, it is how dare — it four weeks and suddenly, it is how dare you, you're ruining the hospitality— how dare you, you're ruining the hospitality sector where you going to do _ hospitality sector where you going to do about this mass gathering. and if he doesn't — to do about this mass gathering. and if he doesn't respond to the journalists saying, will you guaranteed overall going to be ok, freedom _ guaranteed overall going to be ok, freedom day in the middle ofjuly. he said _ freedom day in the middle ofjuly. he said i_ freedom day in the middle ofjuly. he said i can't, really because i do not know — he said i can't, really because i do not know. which is a very honest answer _ not know. which is a very honest answer but — not know. which is a very honest answer but because of that, he now -ets answer but because of that, he now gets pilloried again and all of us are in_ gets pilloried again and all of us are in society developing phd is in

hindsight. — are in society developing phd is in hindsight, haven't we please make