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this is bbc news. lam shaun i am shaun ley. the latest headlines: ajudge in minneapolis has sentenced the former us police officer derek chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of george floyd. presidentjoe biden said the sentence seemed appropriate. emergency services continue to search for survivors after working through the night, following a building collapse in miami. at least four people have been confirmed dead. more than 150 are missing. president biden has been meeting afghan president ashraf ghani to discuss us troop withdrawal and the surge in fighting between afghan forces and the taliban across the country. president biden said that afghans need to decide afghanistan's future. police in germany say three people have been killed by a man with a knife in the central city of wuerzburg. authorities say the attacker — a somali man — had recently spent time in a psychiatric institution.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, benedicte paviot, france 24's uk correspondent, and esther webber, senior uk correspondent at politico europe. a warm welcome to both of you. lovely to have you both with us this evening, and to have you with us at home watching. let me bring you up to date with some of the front pages we have already had in this evening. it's that photo that features on many of tomorrow's front pages, including the daily mail, which says borisjohnson is facing an overwhelming clamour to sack matt hancock. the daily mirror also questions why the prime minister hasn't already sacked the health secretary. the telegraph's take on it is that public reaction is likely to determine his fate.
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meanwhile, the i says senior tories are fearing a public backlash, after the health secretary's actions were highlighted. the express says mr hancock's has caused anger throughout the country, while the times carries the results of a yougov survey that found half of voters believe hancock should resign, with 25% saying he should stay. the financial times says downing street hasn't denied that matt hancock had offered his resignation, with one minister suggesting the prime minister might now bring forward a planned reshuffle. benedicte and esther, let's plough on. let's have a look, first of all, at the daily mail front page with a rather unfortunate, though no doubt this intentional pun, in the headline. this intentional pun, in the headline-— this intentional pun, in the headline. , ., . ., ., headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his “ob headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or — headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or is _ headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or is it _ headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or is it to _ headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or is it to the _ headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or is it to the lady - headline. yes, how can he clean on? to his job or is it to the lady in - to hisjob or is it to the lady in the photo? who has now got, well, i would think national and possibly international attention.
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interestingly, the daily mail says that boris johnson interestingly, the daily mail says that borisjohnson is interestingly, the daily mail says that boris johnson is facing interestingly, the daily mail says that borisjohnson is facing an overwhelming clamour to sack matt hancock. it talks about a furious backlash, and no doubt people, with the health secretary matt hancock for the last 16 months has been what the daily mail called champion draconian rules for ordinary citizens, spelled out and again and again, hands, face, space, and what kind of means and social media, etc, if we go beyond that, it is very much a reinforcement of a them and us. there seems to be one rule for people in government, some people in government, and others are having to behave. one went to the g7, we had to do elite lateral flow tests, log them into the nhs system, and quite right. we had to do two lateral flow
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tests three days before, and quite right, any foreignjournalists right, any foreign journalists coming to right, any foreignjournalists coming to this country had to do pcr tests. quite right. can he cling onto hisjob and how much does tests. quite right. can he cling onto his job and how much does the court of public opinion and the backlash... because the government has previous, arnold castle, the i test, dominic cummings, and of course many major media have been playing this clip of matt hancock saying that he was speechless when professor neil ferguson had also broken the rules, and he resigned, all of this leaves a real problem, i think, and all of the government —— of the government said the matter was closed, i do nothing the matter is closed, or lease the prime minister hopes the matter is closed, but i think that events will take on a course of their own, and we have got the sunday papers to look forward to as well.—
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got the sunday papers to look forward to as well. esther, the daily mirror. — forward to as well. esther, the daily mirror, again, _ forward to as well. esther, the daily mirror, again, it's - forward to as well. esther, the daily mirror, again, it's the - forward to as well. esther, the i daily mirror, again, it's the same photo, playing off the same photo published first in the sun — sheet and liar, so pm asked him. it is difficult. there is one aspect about this which is about a person's private life, which you can argue is not actually in the public interest to be discussing come of the other bit, though, is very much a matter of public interest, which is whether it is a question of do as i say not as i do. i it is a question of do as i say not as i do. ~ , it is a question of do as i say not asido. ~ ., .,, as i do. i think most commentators have kind of _ as i do. i think most commentators have kind of converged _ as i do. i think most commentators have kind of converged on - as i do. i think most commentators have kind of converged on that, - as i do. i think most commentators| have kind of converged on that, the fact that, _ have kind of converged on that, the fact that, to — have kind of converged on that, the fact that, to all intents and purposes, most of us do not have that much— purposes, most of us do not have that much of an issue with any private — that much of an issue with any private consensual relationship, but if the _ private consensual relationship, but if the potential conflict of interest, the questions around how the women — interest, the questions around how the women involved got herjob as a
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nonexecutive director of the department of health, and then the question— department of health, and then the question over whether he broke coronavirus rules, which i think he has obviously admitted he has broken the guidance, but there's a? —— a question mark which is pointed out in _ —— a question mark which is pointed out in both— —— a question mark which is pointed out in both the mirror and the telegraph this evening over whether he also _ telegraph this evening over whether he also wrote the law. another something downing street refused to comment— something downing street refused to comment on today —— and that was something — comment on today —— and that was something. as benedicte says, i do not take _ something. as benedicte says, i do not take it — something. as benedicte says, i do not take it is going away, particularly because we have seen this evening the release of moving footage _ this evening the release of moving footage of this incident. it was recorded — footage of this incident. it was recorded in matt hancock's office. that doesn't really change the facts
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as it were, — that doesn't really change the facts as it were, but it does add an extra layer— as it were, but it does add an extra layer of— as it were, but it does add an extra layer of embarrassment for the health — layer of embarrassment for the health secretary, and also for boris johnson _ health secretary, and also for boris johrrsoh ih — health secretary, and also for boris johnson in backing him. it is interesting _ johnson in backing him. it is interesting what _ johnson in backing him. it 3 interesting what esther says there, benedicte, because the power of this is the social media elements of it. i have already seen dozens and dozens of memes floating around, comic versions of this version, very humiliating for him and his family, playing on how people see the human in it and also the hypocrisy and all the rest of it is built up. we have a matt cartoon on the front of the telegraph that hints at a similar thing, saying, that's not how you take a covid test! there's a lot of black humour in this, but once you get moving pictures, then it gets sent around much more quickly and shared much more extensively by people on social media, and
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presumably the political risk of thatis presumably the political risk of that is what the telegraph is hinting at, the kind of thing that people are talking about how the pub. people are talking about how the ub. people are talking about how the ub, ., , ., , people are talking about how the ub. ., ,., , ., , pub. the reason they would be talkin: pub. the reason they would be talking about _ pub. the reason they would be talking about it _ pub. the reason they would be talking about it down - pub. the reason they would be talking about it down the - pub. the reason they would be talking about it down the pub, | pub. the reason they would be . talking about it down the pub, not just on social media, because everybody is not on social media, so we have to be careful not to fall down that black hole, is the fact that people who couldn't say goodbye in person to their loved ones, whether it was in hospital or in care homes. and, look, generally, for example, in france, and i very much believe that, if it does not interfere with yourjob, then yes, it could remain a private matter, but as esther was saying, some people, and indeed one lawyer in one of the articles, suggesting that it looks like matt hancock has actually broken the law. the fact that the downing street, as expected, is
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defending matt hancock, is saying the matter is closed, the prime ministers saying the matter is closed, this is the man who was leading, apart from the prime minister, the policy during a pandemic that is still not over, a pandemic that is still not over, a pandemic that is caused over 120,000 lives, that this does a very is causing huge concern. of a course of the huge success is the impressive vaccination programme in the uk, and thatis, vaccination programme in the uk, and that is, yes, world leading, but nevertheless this is a very serious matter. and above and beyond the private matter for both of the parties involved and their families, there is a national matter. and when we seen telegraph the fact that you've got tory mps were urging borisjohnson to pull the plug, those same tory mps were very worried when we saw, and it went on for these two weeks, i remember reporting on it daily — dominic
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cummings became the story. so now that hancock has become the story. and this undermines the authority, the credibility of the policy of the health secretary, of the government, so it is not surprising that labour and the liberal democrats are calling for matt hancock to resign or indeed that there are calls for inquiry but it seems, in one of the other articles also cover that for the moment, the prime minister boris johnson is not minded to ask for investigation into this. would that change in the coming days? and will there be a reshuffle? benedicte, do you think this story will have an a residence for your audience on france when he for not? —— a residence for your audience on france 24? it depends on matt hancock was to busy
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-- if —— if he is forced to resign, it will get international residence. it already is. of course george boyd any verdict is evening will occupy a lot of international time, quite rightly, but this is only the begin —— george floyd and he verdict this evening. the question of how that footage was actually given to the sun, that is an important matter, that's a separate matter. i think at the moment, the bigger matter is that she is also, i gather, matt hancock cosmic performance. —— i gather in charge of reviewing some of matt hancock cosmic performance for one of the papers, the telegraph i think, quotes sky news at 10pm the brother of mrs coladangelo was also awarded contracts for sub that is to be proved and to be investigated,
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but all of the trinity what is occupying our minds or the government cosmic mind or the policy, while we are talking about this. it should be about getting out of this pandemic, it should be about credibility, and this is where, and also reviving the economy, so this is bad news, not welcome news no doubt for boris johnson, but is bad news, not welcome news no doubt for borisjohnson, but events, you need to deal with them. you certainly d0- _ you need to deal with them. you certainly do. this _ you need to deal with them. you certainly do. this is _ you need to deal with them. you certainly do. this is not hancock cosmic half hour, so we will move onto the other stores this evening. esther, also the telegraph. —— matt hancock's half hour. part esther, also the telegraph. -- matt hancock's half hour.— hancock's half hour. part of the onauoin hancock's half hour. part of the ongoing news — hancock's half hour. part of the ongoing news this _ hancock's half hour. part of the ongoing news this week - hancock's half hour. part of the ongoing news this week about i hancock's half hour. part of the - ongoing news this week about changes to travel— ongoing news this week about changes to travel arrangements has been a number— to travel arrangements has been a number of— to travel arrangements has been a number of new places were put on the uk's green _ number of new places were put on the uk's green list for travel, which seemed — uk's green list for travel, which seemed like good news, including malta _ seemed like good news, including malta and — seemed like good news, including
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malta and the balearics. but this shows— malta and the balearics. but this shows obviously it is a two—way street~ — shows obviously it is a two—way street. malta decided that you will have to _ street. malta decided that you will have to quarantine if you arrive there _ have to quarantine if you arrive there without having been vaccinated. on the flip side, if you are vaccinated, that seems to be ok, but that's— are vaccinated, that seems to be ok, but that's kind of part of a wider picture. — but that's kind of part of a wider picture. i— but that's kind of part of a wider picture, i guess, but that's kind of part of a wider picture, iguess, of but that's kind of part of a wider picture, i guess, of a very uncertain— picture, i guess, of a very uncertain summerfor picture, i guess, of a very uncertain summer for travel. and i think. _ uncertain summer for travel. and i think. with — uncertain summer for travel. and i think, with many people in this country— think, with many people in this country having mentally written it off because it seems so complicated and fraught with anxiety, it's not the kind — and fraught with anxiety, it's not the kind of— and fraught with anxiety, it's not the kind of relaxing holiday... if the kind of relaxing holiday... if you the kind of relaxing holiday... you are the kind of relaxing holiday... if you are constantly checking your phone for an e—mail whether you have
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to fly back or face some quarantine on this green watchlist. as you say it's not going to be the digital detox that you might want. benedicte, the contrast between what esther was talking about with malta is on the front of the ft, despite angela merkel�*s call for a europe—wide response from spain is not keen on quarantining anyone at all. ., , . . , not keen on quarantining anyone at all. ., , , ., not keen on quarantining anyone at all. ., ., , ., all. no, because of course what sain is all. no, because of course what spain is concerned _ all. no, because of course what spain is concerned about - all. no, because of course what spain is concerned about is - all. no, because of course what spain is concerned about is its l spain is concerned about is its economy and how badly it is hurting, and british tourists are very big parts of that summer and holiday economy. i do need to remind people, though, it's notjust about people wanting holidays. some of us would actually like to see our families, and that has not been possible, because some of us and a lot of us have been complying and obeying with the rules. in fact, it has been ensured near here in the uk, the
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compliance. that has been world leading as well. so that is why... it is not hancock cosmic half hour, but that is why the previous story was so worrisome —— hancock's. you are right, the german chancellor angela merkel would like to see eu wide quarantining of people coming from the united kingdom, whether they are british or not, and that is not because she is trying to be mean. it is because there is real fear about the delta variant, it's seen as this huge surge, nearly 40% down at 50% in a week in the uk, and although that is not trading at all, thank god come into debts or very much at the moment into hospitalisations, to go from 1000 2002 over 11 thousand is very concerning —— thank god, deaths. that is what angela merkel, president macron are concerned about. certainly the german
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chancellor would like to see

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