this is whatjon ashworth, how to navigate the crisis.jon ashworth, labour's how to navigate the crisis. this is whatjon ashworth, labour's health spokesman, said this morning. when you are dealing with a public health crisis of this nature, you need absolute clarity from government about what the advice is. there is no room for nuance. and i think the problem with the new message is that many people will be puzzled by it. they won't understand what we mean by stay alert. so, i hope we can get clarity from the government today as to what exactlt this new message means. because this virus really does exploit ambivalence and thrive on ambiguity. we need clarity at all times. the government has stressed all the way through this that it wants to see a four nations approach to dealing with the coronavirus crisis, because power is in the uk are devolved to scotland, wales and northern ireland. this morning, there is clearly anger, i think, in edinburgh and cardiff that the government messaging has changed. this is what nicola sturgeon, the scot

terms of, again, forgive me, i've not seenjon ashworth's comments.portant we don't get ahead of ourselves here. i think what you will see for the next few days is minor differences between the different countries of the uk, in terms of what the detail of the loch town restrictions are. not heading for a situation where scotland is in lockdown and england is not. if we ever got to that stage, and i don't anticipate we will get to that stage, then clearly you have more fundamental issues to issues to try to resolve. but let's not overstate the degree of detailed differences we are likely to be looking at. what we are likely to be looking at. what we are likely to be looking at. what we are talking at here is the potential for different nations of the uk going at slightly different paces because we are all, potentially, at a slightly different stage of the infection curve that you all hear us talking about. these are important differences at times. we have to communicate them clearly. we have to communicate them clearly. we have to all avoid mixed messa

ashworth, thank you so much for joining us.erts stress the need for more testing to open society back up to get it back up and running. now, walgreens says it will expand testing to 49 states and hopes to conduct 50,000 tests a week. how are you going to do it and when can this start? >> thank you for having me. i appreciate the time to come and speak with you. i will tell you this has been quite an experience but we are making steady progress. you know, as you just said, we announced our covid testing expansion to the 49 states including puerto rico. but we're really going to be focused on underserved areas and we're proud to be working with the administration and state and local governments to do that for two reasons. one, to get the visibility, and second, to get america back to work again. so we'll triple our capacity and go to as you said, 50,000 tests per week. we could do more than that as supplies become more available and, we just want to be part of the solution. in terms of how you can find out about the testing, go t

it is a good time to speak with marcus ashworth.ight marcus, in all the years you've been doing this, what does the silly phrase mean to you? what does it actually mean? confess, i never really paid a vast amount of attention to it. in the context, it seemed to be like an equity market sort of trust, which really did not always work very well. i noticed in the last for years, it does seem to work quite well, and at times, extremely well. it might be this time around with this amazing bear market rally, if that is what it is, -- we had the largest ever month so balance on equities, which is on a down note into may. the economic data is terrible. we really have to keep on having good news, more good news, ever better news just as the fed is actually taking the punch bowl away. it is not doing anything like it was doing on a daily basis. april,, in average and -- in april, there were putting in 250 billion a week. last year, only 82 billion. now only 8 million a day. will that affect stocks? let's see. tom: there's going to be a comple

the shadow health secretary, jon ashworth has been giving his reaction.e we, of course, support the lockdown, and it is absolutely vital for suppressing this horrific deadly virus, it is building up other long—term health problems. it appears people are avoiding going to a&e. their operations have been cancelled. we know of cancer patients whose treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, has been delayed. this is building up long—term health problems — a ticking time bomb, some would say. we need a plan to treat covid patients, of course, but we also need a plan to reset the nhs to deal with this growing clinical need. the headlines on bbc news... scientists say a new test to show whether people have been infected with covid19 is a major step forward — the government says it could be available in a few weeks. the number of people going to a&e hits a record low in england, because of the coronavirus pandemic. the government promises more details about help for the care sector. more on that antibody test now, which scientists say could be a major step forward i

i wonderfirst, in relation to time this morning, mr ashworth.ghout this outbreak. so let‘s not have any of this bashing of teachers and the union representatives we have seen in some of the right—wing press, a appreciate you are not bashing them, but we have seen a lot of the right—wing newspapers having a go at them quite unnecessarily. and, actually, we also know that children out of school is building up huge problems for children, notjust missing out on long—term learning, many schools are sending work by the internet, but that‘s not an adequate replacement for actually being in the classroom. and there are lots of long—term health implications for children being out of school. however, we have to make sure that schools are safe. so it‘s quite right the teaching unions are calling for measures to be put in place by the government. the government should be sitting down with those teaching unions, we should have a taskforce with them to make a schools safe, because we should be putting people at risk for going to work. and a lot of the science

joining me now from his constituency in leicester is labour's, shadow health secretary, jonathan ashworth first of all, the briefing at downing street focus very much on these trials on the isle of wight and contact tracing and the health secretary clearly sees that and the government sees that as a way ahead and as a way ahead and is that how you see it? that as a way ahead and as a way ahead and is that how you see it7m order to contain and break the chains of transmission for this virus we need to move to what is known as a testing and tracing an isolation strategy. bat is where it has been happening happening and contact tracing everyone who has beenin contact tracing everyone who has been in touch with anyone who has had the virus. and get those who have the virus to isolate. it is labour—intensive and we need to use oui’ labour—intensive and we need to use our specialist staff at local public health services and primary care and many countries around the world have used apps as well so i think it is important that we investigate an app. it is not the only teal because we need people

this is whatjon ashworth, labour's health spokesman said this morning.ing with a public health crisis of this nature, you need absolute clarity from government about what the advice is. there is no room for nuance. and i think the problem with the new message is that many people will be puzzled by it. they won't understand what we mean by "stay alert". so, i hope we can get clarity from the government today as to what exactlt this new message means. because this virus really does exploit ambivalence and thrive on ambiguity. we need clarity at all times. you mentioned nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland. number 10 had been clear throughout this that it wants to have a four nations approach to dealing with the coronavirus crisis. this is devolved. what borisjohnson announces tonight will apply to england only. the four nations have been on the same page for much of this crisis. but that seems to be fracturing. this morning, nicola sturgeon has tweeted twice, saying first of all she did not know about this change of messaging until she read the

labour's shadow health secretary jonathan ashworth has welcomed the news but says testing is only partf the solution. it part of the solution. is welcome that testing has increased, it is welcome that testing has increased, but testing, the testing figure in itself is not a strategy, what we need is a proper contact facing strategy, that's what we have been calling for, that is going to been calling for, that is going to be crucial in breaking the chains of transmission, so, testing, yes. you also need to find people with the virus, isolate them commit and do contract tracing. and we need that integrated strategy, we need to use oui’ integrated strategy, we need to use our expertise and local governments, they should be mobilised to him and perhaps we should use some of the 750,000 volunteers which signed up to help the nhs in this process, but a lot of them have not yet been mobilised, so we are urging the government to put in place a testing isolation and tracing strategy, because that's how we will get over this virus in the future. we can now speak to dr bharat pankhania from the u

i'm joined now by the shadow health secretary, jonathan ashworth. hello to.has made it clear it has passed its target of 100,000 tests by the end of april, to be exact, 122,347 tests were carried out, and unprecedented expansion, and incredible achievement. we should be applauding that, shouldn't we? well, we did want to see retesti ng we? well, we did want to see retesting increases significantly. it isa retesting increases significantly. it is a vital part of our arsenal and how we are going to take this virus. this isn't the time for quibbling, but actually 39,000 of those tests had been posted out so it is not quite that they have hit their commitment to carry out the tests. i don't think posting out the tests. i don't think posting out the tests is the same as carrying out tests, but nonetheless it is welcome that testing has increased, but the testing figure in itself is one strategy. what we need is a contact tracing strategy. that is what we have been calling for. that is going to be crucial in breaking the chain. so testing, yes, but we also need to

with me is the political commentatorjames millar, and the finance and property commentator anne ashworthng to you both. thank you for being with us. let's have a look at the front pages. starting with the daily telegraph who are hailing the discovery of what they call a ‘breakthrough treatment‘ using blood thinners to prevent deaths from coronavirus the mirror covers the story of an eight month old baby who died of a rare childhood disease related to covid—19. the observer leads with what they say is a revolt over the easing of lockdown measures and a subsequent drop in borisjohnson‘s approval ratings. the mail on sunday accuses doctors of being ‘at war‘ with schools as the debate surrounding pupils‘ return to classrooms continues "britain on fast—track to virus recovery" is the express‘ headline and the sunday times says that britain‘s welathiest people had seen —— and the sunday times says that britain‘s wealthiest people had seen 5a billion pounds wiped off their combined wealth during the two months of the coronavirus pandemic. let‘s start off with, james, is that a lockdown be a jur

here's the shadow health secretary, labour's jonathan ashworth.are dealing with a public health crisis of this nature, you need absolute clarity from government about what the advice is. there is no room for nuance. i think the problem with the new messages, many people will be puzzled by it, they will not understand what we mean by stay alert. i hope we can get clarity from the government today as to what exactly is the new message means because this virus really does exploit and brilliance -- is really does exploit and brilliance —— is ambivalence and thrive on ambiguity. we need clarity at all times. and the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, had this to say on twitter. the sunday papers is the first i've seen of the pm's new slogan. it is of course for him to decide what's most appropriate for england but, given the critical point we are at in tackling the virus, stay home, save lives remains my clear message to scotland at this stage. the welsh government has confirmed this morning it is also keeping the stay—at—home message. let's

let's get more on this now from the shadow health and social care secretary jonathan ashworth. the papers, professor ferguson. how can the general public be expected to follow official advice when something like this happens? what happens and someone's private life, i do not want to get into that. we should all be following the social distancing rules, it is vital that we all do what we can to suppress this virus. it spreads with speed and severity and the fact that we have got the highest death rate in europe, one of the highest death rates depending on how you measure it, it shows you how we all need to be electric, do all we can to defeat this virus. does it show the difficulty of trying to maintain that lockdown message, though? the lockdown is difficult for a lot of people. that is one of the issues i am talking about today. it is causing unquantifiable mental health problems. there could be people trapped in small flats with an abusive partner. we know if you are ina big abusive partner. we know if you are in a big house with a garden, the lockdown is probably easier. if

time to implement this policy but it has led to many a question in the shadow house secretary john ashworth he says the united kingdom putting this policy in place is simply quite frankly too little too late especially considering that other countries if we look across the globe at all the models many of which have already seen their own respective lockdowns implementing this current policy well well ahead of the united kingdom and now it today we're just at the phase one of it but the plans are aimed at trying to guard against a 2nd wave or 2nd peak of the corona virus infection and today this is the 2nd week running web by that our number is still quite low between the 0.7 and one mark now just as a reminder then of exactly what the our rate is is the average number of people infected will pass the disease on to as you can see on your screen then if the our number was 3 then the virus would spread exponentially from one person to 3 people even if the number is above one then the infection rate would increase and could lead to a 2nd peak so the government wants to ensure it's below one and

quite a lot of criticism when it comes to the timing of it all now the shatter health secretary john ashworth has commented on saying it's almost like it seems this policy has been implemented a little bit too late especially when you consider other countries across the globe have already implemented a quarantine period some in fact at the beginning of that lockdowns their respective lockdowns and that almost seeing eases to that restrictive measures in comparison here in the united kingdom we seem to be at the very beginning of that now the director of health protection of public health england actually defended the government saying as always government policy has been expert in that we have been providing advice into government and into stage about the quart. pot happens when the ports may open again and indeed our chief exec is been in touch with the chief exec of you throw about a trial of testing of a temperature test checking so quarantine for 14 days is an international standard at the moment many countries are doing it and government has taken advice from a range of advisors on this

the most effective time for these policies to be put in place but the shadow health secretary john ashworth he argues that the united kingdom is acting a little bit too late when it comes to quarantining because if you look at other countries and their models they've already done this well ahead of the united kingdom very much at the beginning of that retrospective knockdowns and in some cases some even alleviating these restrictive measures whereas here in the united kingdom we are day one of it so some argue it is a little bit too late however these plans are aimed at trying to reduce the our number trying to make sure there isn't a 2nd wave of this virus or 2nd peak and 1st 2nd week running the transmission rate has remained quite steady still between a 0.7 and one across the united kingdom as a reminder then all right is the average number of people and in fact possible pasta disease on 2 as you can see on your screen then if the number was 3 then the virus would spread exponentially from one person to 3 people even if the numbers above one infection will increase and could lead to a 2n

now unsurprisingly there's also been criticisms about timing and the shutter health secretary john ashworth said in some ways it seems like this policy has been implemented slightly too late especially as other countries have long been introducing a quarantine measures or from the borders really at the beginning of the lockdowns and for some there is an easing about policy at this point in time but for the united kingdom it is at the very beginning of it now the director of health protection at public health england has defended the government saying that all policy is advised by the x. parents. we have been providing advice into government and into sage about the quart. pot happens when the ports may open again and indeed our chief exec is been in touch with the chief exec of you through about a trial of testing of a temperature test checking so quarantine for 14 days is an international standard at the moment many countries are doing it and government has taken advice from a range of advisors on this it isn't new by the way the idea of isolation for 14 days that was what we operate is joi

and so on and so one of the people who was taking exhaust was his opposite number john ashworth 2 is that the shadow of health secretary. over 12500 people have died in care homes because of covert 19 now last week he said he put a protective ring around care homes from february but yesterday a care home provider in the sunday times wrote and i quote elderly people went to par would say and i quote the government were asleep up the real at the wheel isn't the reality that there was no early lockdown of care homes were needed there was no testing of people transferred from hospital to care homes until mid april seeding this virus p.p. was requisitioned from care home staff and given to the n.h.s. because of wider shortages there was indeed guidance suggesting infection was unlikely and that garners was still in place when there was community transmission . of course one of the accusations is that people were released from hospitals back into care homes without being tested and that's the reason that the pharmacy transmitted into social care settings for the whole circuitry i didn't de

jonathan ashworth, thank you very much, the shadow health secretary.ity and more sunshine to come in the rest of the month. in the north of scotland, this area of cloud, bringing rain, clearskies further south and that cloud is moving north, so brightening up after a grey start in parts of northern scotland but staying grey in 0rchard and shetland throughout. low cloud in eastern counties of england will thin and break —— 0rkney and shetland throughout. for most, sunshine from dawn to dusk and warming up. 22 or 23 in mainland scotland. cool around the seas if you're dipping your toes in, and where you have the breeze off the sea, feeling cooler so western parts of northern ireland, western england and wales, warmer, 24 to 26. eastern areas, a bit cooler, that's because we've got a developing easterly breeze which tonight will start to bring in more in the way of mist and cloud to eastern counties. murky in shetland. most will be clear skies through the night with single figures for some, but around ten or 11 for the vast majority. as for tomorrow, doin

. >> the body of 15-year-old dawn ashworth was discovered in the undergrowth last saturday. >> it wasple from her and they had then just developed dna as an investigative analysi. >> british authorities had this really novel idea to go ahead and test every man that was in a certain age range in a certain geographical area. >> there are still plenty of inquiries to be done, and they will be carried on until they're all completed. >> they went door to door. >> they got all kinds of samples. >> more than 5,000 people. they tested their dna. and eventually they found the killer. >> the dna sweep was the strategy that they used, and we thought that would work great with our situation. >> we had tried everything else. let's try this. that's kind of the way law enforcement is. if one thing doesn't work, try something else. you never just stop. >> i'm katherine woodard, i work at the washington state patrol crime laboratory in the dna section. i was informed that they had reached a point in the investigation where they thought it most helpful to do what's called a dna sweep. >> the process wa

of wight and, today, the labour shadow health secretaryjohn as hworth shadow health secretaryjohn ashworthng for reassu ra nces over matt hancock, asking for reassurances over the system and also to address any concerns around privacy concerns, so i think that is a possible topic that will come up. and, of course, 0liver dowden is the culture, media & sport secretary, so perhaps we might hear a question or theissue perhaps we might hear a question or the issue addressed on football, the potential return of top—flight football from some point injune. training has been allowed to resume for top—flight clubs today but a socially distance to training. we have heard before the government talk about how it could be a potential morale boost if we could see the return of some top—flight football behind closed doors, not with crowds attending stadiums, is a bit of a morale booster for the nation. there will be lots of people eagerly waiting to see if he says anything about that. going back to schools, was there any concession made by the government today that it would be up to schools or local auth

i am joined as well byjonathan ashworth, the shadow health secretary and lots of people talking aboutften quoted by government and boris johnson about international comparisons and much else, and the man who knows more than anybody else about the possible cure for coronavirus, said peter hornby from the university of oxford. we have scientists, cultural figures and politicians. don't you dare miss it! thank you. we will make sure we do not. have you been baking like crazy? actually, i have not. my other half has. what is the baking recipe of choice? there was a very good chocolate cake and then there was a very good... i cannot really describe it, lots of icing and lemon and it was amazing. i think it was pure sugar. lots of icing is all you need. just as well you are on your bike a bit. stay with us. 02:31:05,267 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. a coronavirus alert system, similar to the one used to describe the terror threat, is expected to

but brighton's technical director dan ashworth, says they fear going to neutral venues will put themin our home ground because that's the competitive advantage for us, for home games — that's fair and set and that's what we set out to do. now with the current situation i think everybody accepts that has to be behind closed doors, of course, but we don't agree with the policy of going to neutral venues. much more debate on that to come between the clubs until that big vote on monday. five rugby union stars are the latest to have to apologise after breaking the coronavirus lockdown rules. england's billy vinupola, alex goode and nick isiekwe, along with scotland's sean maitland and propjosh ibuanokpe — who all play for saracens — were reportedly seen in st albans town centre on monday, drinking takeaway coffee and chatting. the club has condemned the players' actions and reminded them of their responsibilities. horse racing is under starters orders, with the british horseracing authority planning to run 13 meetings in a week, as soon as it's given the go—ahead to resume. it would all b