the guardian reporting on . some national audit office analysis, but i some national audit office analysisrt of— this hunger we all have for some sort of retrospective look back at some _ sort of retrospective look back at some sort — sort of retrospective look back at some sort of inquiry to learn the mistakes — some sort of inquiry to learn the mistakes of the pandemic and its inquiry— mistakes of the pandemic and its inquiry the government has now said it is going _ inquiry the government has now said it is going to— inquiry the government has now said it is going to have but not for very lon- it is going to have but not for very long time — it is going to have but not for very long time. it is not going to conclude _ long time. it is not going to conclude perhaps until the next parliament. the national audit office — parliament. the national audit office found that the pandemic really — office found that the pandemic really laid bare the fault lines that exist in our society, the neglect _ that exist in our society, the neglect of the social care system and the — neglect of the social

this is to do with findings from the national. with findings from the national audit office which arehout giving any excessive research could have said over a year ago that the pandemic exposed systemic inequality in this country, have neglected the care system was. but this national audit office report apparently also shows 0ffice report apparently also shows how unprepared the government was for dealing with unforeseen events. i mean, no this is surprising. the postmortem is already beginning of the government's handling of the pandemic. they have not started the official inquiry and if not going to start for a very long time. we know that no matter how successful the government has been with the extraordinary vaccination drive, which i think has exceeded beyond all expectation, we could have done all expectation, we could have done a lot better if we had handled this better from the beginning a lot better if we had handled this betterfrom the beginning if a lot better if we had handled this better from the beginning if he were not so divided as a society. i am wondering _ not so di

when the national audit office did a report— the national audit office did a report on— the national ral laboratories and _ communication between the central laboratories and the _ communication between the central laboratories and the local— communication between the central laboratories and the local public- laboratories and the local public health— laboratories and the local public health teams— laboratories and the local public health teams was _ laboratories and the local public health teams was either- laboratories and the local public health teams was either too - laboratories and the local public. health teams was either too slow laboratories and the local public- health teams was either too slow or nonexistent — health teams was either too slow or nonexistent. people _ health teams was either too slow or nonexistent. people in— health teams was either too slow or nonexistent. people in the - health teams was either too slow or nonexistent. people in the second i nonexistent. people in the second level— nonexistent. people in the second level of— nonexistent. people in the sec

think that people will just be too tired for any uprisings this summer, given that even the national audit office said there was no competition for the corona virus contract that apparently big farmer trying to recoup received losses from invest just a dispute settlement systems over covered procedures is going to rise this summer. can we expect uprisings on the streets of western capitals or of people to tide from the precariousness of their existences being for the moment. 1 that the ty at no since the tv, the desire for some desire to just get out. but i think there's a huge backlog of anger and resentment. they personally predict that will be a new search of a precarious movement because we can have a vacuum on the left for very long. it will emerge as a more in madison paid 3 ecologically driven agenda a nation. but there's a lot of anger and a lot of energy out am i hear from people every day about is i'm quietly, i think there's a build up. and if we get young politicians who are offering part of that vision, then i think that will be a spark to a fight because we desperately needed profes

a conservative said the national audit office had found no evidence that ministers interfered in ppeght honourable friend agree that throwing unsubstantiated mud like this for party political advantage does notjust damage the government, but it damages our political processes and is deeply irresponsible. well, i agree with my honourable friend, and it's also damages business. the private sector...without the private sector, whether it be production lines changing what they produce to produce what the country needs, without the effort of the private sector, we would've been really sorry state. but labour kept up the pressure. if the prime minister doesn't| respect the ministerial code, how can he be expected tojudge the behaviour of other— ministers who may have breached it? i the prime minister does respect the ministerial code, and he is the arbiter on it. what we really need is a judge led inquiry with the power to order production of evidence and to take evidence on oath and with the threat of appropriate sanctions for noncompliance and for perjury or equivocation. in preparing fo

the national audit office who basically _ pandemic as well. e who basically scrutinise - pandemic as well. the national audit office who basically scrutinise how i office who basically scrutinise how money is spent by government departments have done a report today about the lessons learned from the pandemic. there isn't much new stuff in there because it pulls together 17 reports they've done into the pandemic but it is all about learning the big lessons and there are a few big lessons government should do. they say you should have playbooks for other major incidents which are not likely to happen but if they do happen they could have big consequences. they also say you need to be much more transparent about how you are spending money, how you award contracts in an emergency and what you are trying to achieve. and they also say there will be big impacts long term particularly when it comes to spending on the health service, when it comes to catching up with mist schooling and local authorities who tend not to get a lot of attention in this cri

the national audit office has also urged ministers to come up with ideas to prevent "widening" inequality that it has acted "quickly and decisively" throughout. the official rate of inflation — that measures how quickly prices are rising — more than doubled in april as energy costs soared and clothing retailers increased prices. the office for national statistics said the consumer price indexjumped from 0.7% in march to 1.5% in april. it is the highest level since march last year. the bank of england has already forecast that inflation will eventually push above its 2% target by the end of the year, but says the spike is likely to be temporary as the economy stabilises after the pandemic. forensic teams have arrived at a cafe in gloucester, where excavations are beginning in the search for a suspected victim of the serial killer, fred west. 15—year—old mary bastholm worked at the clean plate cafe before she went missing in 1968. mary's parents died without finding out what happened to their daughter. 0ur correspondent andrew plant is in gloucesterfor us. good morning. bring us up to date

and i recommend to the house the national audit office�*s latest publication which summarises all ofnourable friend noted the various ironiesl future. has my right honourable. friend noted the various ironies of yesterday�*s committee, discussed my? it must be difficult for him and others who needlessly defended someone so willing to throw them into the road, full of those presumably banged wheels of those testing their eyesight. but is not the greater irony the strange epiphany in many who have gone from regarding the prime minister�*s former advisor as a latter—day king headed, whose words and deeds could not be trusted into a profit, who is fresh from the wilderness, brings with him suppose a truce written on tablets of stone? irony of ironies, all is irony. laughter i think, mr speaker, laughter ithink, mr speaker, what laughter i think, mr speaker, what the constituents who we serve are looking for is a government that is focused on delivering for them getting us out of this pandemic and building back better. observations on islay means, i will leave delaying a public inquiry un

the national audit office also says many of the people thought to be eligible for payments have yet tosing the uk in october than during late spring. bands of rain swirling around its, strongest winds to the southern edge and across southern counties of england, widespread gales this afternoon through the english channel, winds touching 50, maybe 60 miles an hour at times, too. but at least here, a little bit of sunshine and one or two showers, sunshine to the far north and north west of scotland. but for the rest, staying cloudy, outbreaks of rain coming and going, most persistent through parts of wales, northern england and through moray, aberdeenshire and angus. a cold feel here with gale force winds coming in from the northeast and for all, temperatures way down on where we expect for this stage in late may. this evening and overnight, as our air of low pressure starts to push its way off into the north, the northerly winds will start to develop for all of us. these conditions are where drier weather will be into the morning, west of scotland, northern ireland, with a bit of mornin

the national audit office has also urged ministers to come up with ideas to prevent "widening" inequalitye data and that it has acted "quickly and decisively" throughout. india has recorded the highest ever daily deaths due to coronavirus, anywhere in the world. in the past 24 hours, 4,529 people have died. but the overall cases reported is falling. it comes as the country's largest vaccine manufacturer, the serum institute, says it won't be able to send shipments to developing countries until the end of the year, because of the demand for vaccines in india. the state attorney's general... the state attorney general�*s office in new york has said its investigation into donald trump's business — the trump 0rganisation — is now a criminal probe and not purely a civil matter. the company has been under investigation for over two years by the manhattan district attorney. the trumps deny wrongdoing. laura podesta, of cbs news, gave me this update from outside trump tower in new york city. there are two pending investigations right now. one by the new york attorney general office and the other

already subjected our response to independent scrutiny, including 17 reports by the independent national audit officet way, i think, to get the answer is that the people of this country deserve. and to ensure that our united kingdom is better prepared for any future pandemic. mr speaker, entirely separately from the enquiry, there is a solemn duty on our whole united kingdom to come together and cherish the memories of those who have been lost. like many across this chamber, i was deeply moved when i visited the covid memorial wall opposite parliament. and i wholeheartedly support the plan for a memorial in st paul's cathedral which will provide a fitting place of reflection in the heart of our capital. i also know that communities across the whole country will want to find ways of commemorating what we have all been through. so the government will support their efforts by establishing a uk commission on covid commemoration. this national endeavour above party politics will remember the look once we have lost, another heroism of those who have saved lives —— honour heroism of those who have saved liv

they're doing it nationally, stephen richard who spoke out against the audit. here is what he said to me last night. >> i came into officeional interview, at some point, we are humans and there are good people working here at maricopa and i was tired of them being defamed. >> it sounds like he was hoping that he could sit on the sideline and it would go away. he's speaking out nationally. >> what are your republican boards saying to you, why are they all speaking up? >> i mean enough is enough. we were accused by a letter that was sent to the board. enough is enough. you have county wide republicans across maricopa county and some of them come out and say they are opposed to this audit. enough is enough. you have senators that are standing up and saying enough is enough. we need more. we need other republicans to join democrats to say enough is enough. we need our governors who's been silent and our attorney general who's been silent. anyone who's running for office in 2022, they have to decide. they're going to have to make that decision. for those folks that want to stand on the sideline be quiet, unacceptable. they ne

the secretary of state's office has contacted some national election experts from across the country who are now on the ground in phoenix and are attending that audits in arizona has been doing really hard work. they fought for access as well. have also been attending and sending up a lot of reports of what they have been seeing. they are kept quite far away and have a lot of restrictions on what they can do and what they can see. there's a limited amount that either these independent observers or the reporters are able to tell you about cyber ninjas is doing. >> can you talk about the time line for this? there's a graduation, i think, in the building or some ceremony later in may. they have to be wrapped up before then. right? >> well, they initially said that that was their goal. it's may 14th. that's how long they have the coliseum where the phoenix suns used to play. they had to give up the building starting may 14th because high school graduations are going to be held there. the problem is they have claimed they are going to count every ballot. there are nearly 2.1 million. they have only counted about 200,000 so far. it seems very clear they

audit. >> a grandmother's gossip leads to the arrest of one suspect. >> and a member of the national guard becomes the fourth service member to face charges. >> a capitol officerhat happened. >> gas prices on the rise. >> the faa reports that more people are being jerks on airplanes. >> and peloton recalls its treadmills because kids are getting hurt. >> the funeral is held for andrew brown, the black man killed by police in north carolina. >> derek chauvin's lawyers demand a new trial as we see a picture of a juror surface from being at a george floyd protest. >> republicans in texas and florida push more restrictions on voting. >> and democrats lose runoffs in the lone star state shrinking their margin in the house. >> bill and melinda gates call it quits leaving billions and a global philanthropy at stake. >> the world waits for chinese space debris to come crashing to earth, which, of course, makes us think of -- ♪ ♪ don't wanna fall asleep because i miss you baby ♪ >> it almost makes me cry now. i cry every time i hear it. the end of that movie. >> i didn't know they were taking the shot of me. i was rocking out p. >> also a woman gives birth to nine babi

audit. trump-inspired chaos spreads from the state conventions to the national leadership. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted derek chauvin and three other former minneapolis police officers charging them with violating george floyd's civil rights during the arrest that caused his death. they charged chauvin for a separate incident. we will have details on that as well. ♪♪ >>> welcome to "meet the press daily." i am chuck todd. we begin with a number of developments inside the republican party as it deals with the consequences of its full embrace of trump and trumpisms and surrenders to its lie that the election was rigged against him. in arizona, officials have told republicans that they have serious concerns about how it's so-called audit of the presidential results is being conducted. this comes as more reports have been surfacing about disorderly, bizarre, biased this audit process has become. that's just in arizona. in virginia, a state party that's had its share of problems over the last decade, republicans are about to hold one of the strangest and most convoluted conventions -- i put that in quotes, if i could -- you will see. they will choose their nominee for go