, helen catt, we will leave it there for now _ vulnerable. 0k, helen catt, we will leave it there fort, we will leave it there for now but thank - leave it there for now but thank very much. mo hussein is a former special adviser to amber rudd when she was uk home secretary — and was chief press officer for number 10 under david cameron. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. good morning to you, thank you for 'oinin: us. ., ~' ., good morning to you, thank you for 'oinin: us. ., ~ ., , ., joining us. you know the ins and outs of no _ joining us. you know the ins and outs of no 10. _ joining us. you know the ins and outs of no 10. what _ joining us. you know the ins and outs of no 10. what did - joining us. you know the ins and outs of no 10. what did you - joining us. you know the ins and l outs of no 10. what did you make joining us. you know the ins and - outs of no 10. what did you make of what took place over the last 2a hours? i do think this was coming down the line. it was quite premature for no 10 just to say the matter was closed a few days ago where we were getting

helen catt, bbc news.elen explained why borisjohnson had not sacked matt hancock before his resignation. we know from looking back at how the prime minister has reacted in similar situations before that he's not a prime minister that likes to be bounced into sacking someone. i think in some ways it's no surprise he came out backing matt hancock initially, certainly on friday the line was that matt hancock had apologised, the matter is closed, downing street said. but senior conservative figures behind—the—scenes said to the prime minister and matt hancock, the situation is not possible for him to continue as health secretary, given that tension between having broken the guidelines, the guidance that he had helped to set, and what that would do to his credibility when he had to come out and talk about further restrictions for example to the public. senior tory figures were urging that in the background over the last couple of days. it was always going to realistically be whether matt hancock decided he was

our political correspondent helen catt reports. nearly three weeks that people in england have been able to socialise more freely. it's not yet been decided if the remaining businesses can reopen in a fortnight�*s time, and the legal limits on how many people can meet up lifted. cases of coronavirus have risen, and the health secretary this morning confirmed that the delta variant, which first originated in india, is significantly more transmissible than the previously dominant kent or alpha variant. the best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it, of the delta variant from sage is around a0%. 40%? so that does make life more challenging for everybody, and you have seen the case rates have risen a little. but the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat, and the majority appear to be those who have not had a vaccine at all, and only a very small minority are people who have had both jabs. ministers had said they have seen nothing in the data yet to suggest june 21st cou

helen catt, bbc news.that concerns were raised three years ago about the structure of the apartment building that collapsed in miami. a survey, which has now been made public, pointed to an error in the original design of the building which prevented water draining from its base. the number of people listed as missing remains at 159, with four people known to have died. our correspondent in miami, will grant, has been giving us more details about the survey. well, i have some specific quotes for you from the report, which was carried out three years ago by a structural engineer. and he said that there was major structural damage to the concrete platform beneath the swimming pool deck. that part of that platform was basically horizontal and it should have been at a slope so that water could run off more easily and that that was causing a problem. he also said there was abundant cracking of the columns, beams and walls in the parking garage, which is also extremely concerning. there are pictures in this repo

helen catt, bbc news.istopher chope has just been speaking to the bbc, and says matt hancock was the main topic for discussion at his constituency meeting earlier today. he says local conservatives feel very strongly that he should resign as health secretary. he was in breach of the ministerial code, he was in breach of the lockdown regulations. he is the person that has been passing the laws, signing off the regulations. requiring people to comply with restrictions upon their freedom. many of which people don't agree with but they have complied with out of respect for the rule of law and they are absolutely seething now that, having made sacrifices themselves including not seeing loved ones and all the rest of it, they find that the person who was in charge of all this feels free to not comply with his own regulations and i think that is the essence of it, really. i think that his position is untenable. and for that reason, the sooner he does the honourable thing and announces his resignation, the better.

helen catt, bbc news. cordery is deputy chief executive of nhs providers, an organisation representing health trusts across england. firstly, it's about tackling that covid surge which is up there and we really need to make sure that we remain on top of that, because it does pose a challenge, not only in terms of ongoing treatment but also to the other initiatives that are at play which are also important for him to tackle. the second one is thinking about how he deals with the recent spikes in demand for emergency care and also for mental health care and both of those sectors are really struggling at the moment and then there is the critical issue of dealing with the backlog of regular operations and interventions and diagnostic testing. wwe know that the waiting list is now at about 5.1 million people, we know that the waiting list is now at about 5.1 million people, so we've broken through any kind of levels of backlog that we've seen before. so he's got a big, big task at hand, but i would say that we

helen catt, bbc news.paul huneter — professor of medicine at the university of east anglia. he explained how the tranmissability of the delta variant, first detected in india, is calculated. it is not always easy, they look at how rapidly the infection is spreading in the community and how rapidly it is increasing, but of course when you have got a large proportion of the population who have already had vaccines, that does not always give you the right answer, so what you do is compare it to the alpha variant, the kent variant, and try and estimate how much more infectious it is, and the 40% figure is about where most people have been suggesting it is, a0—50% give or take, about what most of the estimates to date have been coming outwith, but there is a big uncertainty around that. knowing what we know now, how likely is it that the restrictions will be lifted in england onjune 21? the health secretary said today it is making it difficult with the delta variant. 0n the one hand we have, although numbers ar

helen catt�*s here with me now.ere people urging boris johnson to get rid of matt hancock on friday. what do we know, how much do we know about why that clearly didn't happen. we do we know about why that clearly didn't happen-— do we know about why that clearly didn't ha en. ~ ~' ., ., didn't happen. we know from looking back at how the _ didn't happen. we know from looking back at how the prime _ didn't happen. we know from looking back at how the prime minister - didn't happen. we know from looking back at how the prime minister has i back at how the prime minister has reacted in similar situations before that he's not a prime minister that likes to be bouncing to sacking someone. i think in some ways it's now surprise he came out backing matt hancock initially, certainly on friday the line was matt hancock had apologised, the matter is closed, downing street said. senior conservative figures behind—the—scenes said to the prime minister and matt hancock, the situation is not possible for him to continue as health

helen catt, bbc news.on cordery is deputy chief executive of nhs providers, an organisation representing health trusts across england. good afternoon. i appreciate you might want to start with quite a long list but can we try to distill what key things are you feel that sajid javid has to tackle in his first few weeks in office? sajid javid has to tackle in his first few weeks in office? what i list it is. first few weeks in office? what i list it is- i _ first few weeks in office? what i list it is. |think_ first few weeks in office? what i list it is. i think that _ first few weeks in office? what i list it is. i think that there - first few weeks in office? what i list it is. i think that there are l list it is. i think that there are three key things that we will point to under behalf of the trust that we represent. firstly, it's about tackling that covid surge which is “p tackling that covid surge which is up there and we really need to make sure that we remain on top of that, because it does pose a c

helen catt, bbc news.,700 charities, business people and academics have signed a letter to borisjohnson warning that the government's foreign aid cut means families are going hungry. last year, ministers reduced foreign aid from 0.7% of national income to 0.5% — a cut of four billion pounds. the government, which is facing a rebellion by conservative mps on the issue in the commons tomorrow, says it's committed to returning to higher levels of spending when the economy allows. the prime minister, borisjohnson, will urge leaders at the upcoming g7 summit to commit to vaccinating the whole world against coronavirus by the end of next year. mrjohnson will lay out his plan at a summit of advanced economies in cornwall on friday — the first face—to—face meeting of the g7 since the start of the pandemic. the british normandy memorial for those who died in the d—day campaign has been officially opened in northern france, on the 77th anniversary of the allied invasion of nazi—occupied france. the names of nearly 2

helen catt, bbc news. paul hunter is a professor of medicine at the university of east anglia. you again, thank you forjoining us. this 40% figure for transmissibility, i have heard it calculated as being higher, how to cite hiss work it out? —— how do scientists. it cite hiss work it out? -- how do scientists-_ cite hiss work it out? -- how do scientists. it is not always easy, the look scientists. it is not always easy, they look at _ scientists. it is not always easy, they look at how _ scientists. it is not always easy, they look at how rapidly - scientists. it is not always easy, they look at how rapidly the - they look at how rapidly the infection is spreading in the community and how rapidly it is increasing, but of course when you have got a large proportion of the population who have already had vaccines, that does not always give you the right answer, so what you do is compare it to the alpha variant, the kent variant, and try and estimate how much more infectious it is, and the 40% figure is about where most people have been suggesting it is, a0—50% give or take, abo

that was helen catt.fied government documents have been found by a member of the public at a bus stop in the rain in kent. the ministry of defence papers contain details about the warship the hms defender and the british military presence in afghanistan.0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the details. it was found by a member of the public who contacted the bbc when they realised that they were potentially of some sensitivity. we looked at them, and indeed, discovered that they were, and they break down into a number of categories, as you already mentioned. references to hms defender, which carried out that controversial passage through the waters just off the crimean peninsula on wednesday, and the papers show that there was a great deal of debate, as you would imagine, about what the likely russian reaction was going to be. also some stuff relating to british arms trade around the world, the defence dialogue between the uk and the united states with some observations aboutjoe biden's early month

helen catt, bbc news.s become the first conservative mp to openly tell the government that mr hancock should resign. the mp for north norfolk told his local newspaper the eastern daily press... he went on to say... we will keep you up—to—date with that story over the course of the afternoon. adults in england are being invited to "grab a jab" this weekend at hundreds of walk—in centres offering coronavirus vaccinations. people can just turn up without booking an appointment. it comes as the latest covid figures show cases across the uk rose by nearly a third in the week to the 19th ofjune. our health correspondent catherine burns has the details. in normal times, this weekend would be the glastonbury festival. we'd be seeing huge crowds crammed together in front of the pyramid stage. this year, though, it's looking emptier. in the country, you can actually get a jab... instead of queueing to get into a festival, the lines at this weekend are a less muddy part of the government push to get people vaccinated

helen catt, bbc news.starmer has been talking about the appointment of sajid javid as health secretary, and matt hancock's resignation. we need a strong health secretary as we come through the pandemic, but obviously there's huge questions still to answer. if anybody thinks that the resignation of matt hancock is the end of the issue i think they're wrong, and i think the incoming health secretary and the prime minister now have serious questions to answer about the cctv, the access, the passes, the contracts, etc, so the resignation is far from the end of the matter. one of the key issues has been has cctv footage from matt hancock's office got into the hands of the sun newspaper. how concerned are you that there was a come inside matt hancock's office in that footage from it got to a newspaper? i’m hancock's office in that footage from it got to a newspaper? i'm very surrised i from it got to a newspaper? i'm very surprised i was _ from it got to a newspaper? i'm very surprised i was a _ from it got to a

hospital treatment was broadly flat, which means vaccines are working. 0ur political correspondent helen catt

helen catt, bbc news.tgomerie, the founder of conservative home and a writer for reaction magazine — he was an adviser to borisjohnson in 2019. hi tim, thanks forjoining us. first hi tim, thanks for “oining us. first u, does hi tim, thanks for “oining us. first up. does au— hi tim, thanks for “oining us. first up. does an of— hi tim, thanks forjoining us. first up, does all of this _ hi tim, thanks forjoining us. f "sit up, does all of this matter? it does unfortunately. it matters on two key ways. first of all is the public�*s confidence in the government policy on covid, and if the co—architect of that policy isn't abiding by it it will peak this general sense that some people have to abide by the rules but if you are, for example, how your bigwig who wants to go to the euros finals, you don't have to. if it matters that we have these covid rules, then public confidence in their matters, too. i think public confidence will be eroded because of this. i also think it matters from just the public view and c

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helen catt reports.oing to cut uk aid budget from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%, reduction about £4 million. at the time is said it was temporary and because of the pandemic. in a letter the charities say it is having a real impact, as a result families are going hungry, girls are not going to school and vaccines are expiring on shelves. they argued there is no justifiable economic need for the cut and that, they say, is because forecasts suggested by the end of this year the economy will have returned back to its previous pre—pandemic levels and also say the uk is hosting the g7 this week. they say that if the uk calls on the believers to do more, it will risk ringing hollow. on the government side, they say it will spend £10 million this year, 2021, on aid. the uk government spokesperson said the seismic impact of the pandemic had forced to take tough but necessary decisions but the government was committed to returning to spending 0.7% when the fiscal situation allows. thank you to helen. with six w

helen catt, bbc news. the government has published its latest coronavirus figures.the uk are continuing to rise — with an a further 5,3ai confirmed cases of the virus. but the number of daily deaths remains low with another 4 people having died within 28 days of testing positive for covid—i9. 0n the vaccine front, over 27.6 million people have now received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine — which means 52.5% of the uk adult population are now fully vaccinated. peter 0penshaw is professor of experimental medicine at imperial college london. hejoins us now. welcome, thank you forjoining us. we are heading for the opening up of the country, in england, a reduction in restrictions on the 21st ofjune but we are seeing more than 5000 new cases reported in the last 2a hours. how can you square the circle? i reported in the last 24 hours. how can you square the circle?- can you square the circle? i think this is to me _ can you square the circle? i think this is to me quite _ can you square the circle? i think this is to me quite alarming, - can you square the circle? i

helen catt is in westminster. helen, how damaging is this for matt hancock? ~ . , , ., hancock?mings is a divisive figure- — hancock? well, dominic cummings is a divisive figure. there's _ hancock? well, dominic cummings is a divisive figure. there's no _ hancock? well, dominic cummings is a divisive figure. there's no doubt - divisive figure. there's no doubt about that. he was divisive among some in westminster before he went into government. he was divisive while he was in government among politicians, and also after his trip to barner castle during the lockdown last year among the public. of course, he's left government and is still proving divisive. it's not normal for special adviser who have left office to be releasing this information. but he was one of the few people that was in the room when some of those really big decisions were made at the start of the pandemic, and this sort of constant chipping away is not helpful, i don't think in the government's view. one minister described this as throwing little grenades from now and again. so, i think this constant criticism

helen catt, thank you very much. who's a member of independent sage. they monitor the scientific advice, not part of that scientific advice. thank you very much for being with us again. what do you make of this figure? shall be read anything into this? iii figure? shall be read anything into this? , ., �* ., this? if you're referring to the zero deaths, _ this? if you're referring to the zero deaths, that's _ this? if you're referring to the zero deaths, that's great - this? if you're referring to the l zero deaths, that's great news, this? if you're referring to the - zero deaths, that's great news, but i think the only issue is that's from, i presume, bank holiday monday, and we know generally speaking, there is underreporting over the weekend and just after the weekend and we still have to see what those figures say. what i will say is that everything is increasing at the moment, and at that rate of increase that's really worrying in terms of cases. just a little over a week ago, around 2000 cases per day. we're n

our political correspondent helen catt reports. he's already done some of the top jobs in government but sajid javid is walking into a new department with challenges on a huge scale. we are still in a pandemic and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible. that will be my most immediate priority to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible. as he is back in government, matt hancock is out. he resigned after being caught on camera breaking social distancing rules by kissing a colleague. those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that's why i've got to resign. he's left his ministerialjob and his marriage, but remains an mp. in newmarket in his constituency many agreed that the accusations of hypocrisy over the rules meant he had to stand down from government. i'm pleased he has resigned. ifeel like he had no choice but to resign. he is setting the rules, he setting the guidance, and he is expecting everybody to follow those, but then he hasn't followed those himself. how can

lots going on in british politics today. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here.ts of covid to talk about but let's start with the unlocking. when do we get the decision on what happens on the 21st ofjune? we should happens on the 21st ofjune? - should get that a week tomorrow, the 14th ofjune, at each stage of the road map the government has announced about a week before if the next stage would go ahead so we should find out a week tomorrow on that and that is why we are hearing so much this morning because at the moment everyone is waiting and watching the data to see what happens, the big unknown it has been the delta variant, that variant of that first originated in india and how that is spreading in the uk and a few weeks ago the prime minister indicated that it might be something that could knock this unlocking of course, since then ministers have pretty consistently said they have seen nothing in the data yet to suggest the unlocking will not go ahead onjune the 21st but it all comes back to how that variant is spreading and how the vaccination programme is

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt who gave us an update on the timeline fornment's road map to unlocking. we should get that a week tomorrow, the 14th ofjune, and at each stage of the road map, the government has decided about a week before, or announced about a week before, if the next stage is going to go ahead. so we should find out a week tomorrow. that's why i think we're hearing quite so much this morning because what is happening at the moment is everyone is a sort of waiting and watching the data to see what happens, the big unknown in all of this has been the delta variant, that variant of the virus that first originated in india, and how that is spreading in the uk, and a few weeks ago, it was the prime minister, i think, who indicated that that might be something that could knock this off course, this unlocking. since then, ministers have pretty consistently said that they have seen nothing in the data yet to suggest that the unlocking will not go ahead onjune 21st. but it does all come back to how that variant is spreading and how the vaccination

our political correspondent helen catt reports.ome to 0.5% — that's a reduction of about £4 billion. now, he said at the time that was a temporary measure, and it was because of the pandemic. now, in their letter, the charities and the academics say, well, that cut is having a real impact on the ground. they say that as a result, families are going hungry, girls are not going to school and vaccines are expiring on shelves. and they argue that there is no justifiable economic need for the cut and that's, they say, because forecasts suggest that by the end of this year, the economy will have returned back to its pre—pandemic levels. and they also say that the uk is hosting the g7 this week. they say that if the uk calls on other leaders to do more, well, that's going to risk ringing hollow. now, on the government side, the government says it's going to spend £10 billion this year, 2021, on aid. a uk government spokesman said the seismic impact of the pandemic had forced it to take tough but necessary decisions, but the government was

we're joined now by our political correspondent helen catt. ewsroom for us this morning. good morning to you, helen. listening to ben's report, by the end yesterday it was inevitable, was it, but he had to go? yes. the end yesterday it was inevitable, was it, but he had to go?— was it, but he had to go? yes, it was it, but he had to go? yes, it was matt hancock's _ was it, but he had to go? yes, it was matt hancock's decision - was it, but he had to go? yes, it was matt hancock's decision to l was matt hancock's decision to resign, he did have the backing of the prime minister, but i think it was pretty— it would have been extremely difficult for him to have to fit out and carry on into the role and that is something that senior conservatives will make it pretty clear to him privately yesterday and we spoke yesterday about how important those behind the scenes conversations would be and it is that issue of you know the health secretary sets the rules, the health secretary sets the rules, the health secretary is the public face of the rules in s

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our political correspondent helen catt reports. yesterday, it was on one front page.oday, the image of the health secretary kissing his aide in his departmental office is on many more, but matt hancock has apologised for breaking the social distancing guidance he helped set and promote, but questions are being raised. you ma sta but questions are being raised. you may stay in — but questions are being raised. 7m, may stay in office, but but questions are being raised. you. may stay in office, but can he do hisjob? i think may stay in office, but can he do hisjob? ithink it may stay in office, but can he do hisjob? i think it is may stay in office, but can he do his job? i think it is fatally compromised in a situation where he does not seem to abide by the evidence that he wants us to follow, which is critical to our safety and making sure that this third wave isn't much bigger than we fear. sorry i'm late. isn't much bigger than we fear. sorry i'm late-— isn't much bigger than we fear. sorry i'm late. isn't much bigger than we fear. sor i'm late. ., , ., ., sorry i'm

let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt. downing street sing about this because this must be very unwelcome to news. i about this because this must be very unwelcome to news.— unwelcome to news. i think it's very unwelcome- — unwelcome to news. i think it's very unwelcome. brought _ unwelcome to news. i think it's very unwelcome. brought back— unwelcome to news. i think it's very unwelcome. brought back in - unwelcome to news. i think it's very i unwelcome. brought back in february to figure out how to help people catch up on the learning they missed because of the pandemic. boris johnson said that doing that was his biggest priority in so for kevin to come out and use these quite strong terms to dismiss the offering that is come forward from government, thatis is come forward from government, that is going to be a blow for them for sure. that is going to be a blow for them forsure. so, that is going to be a blow for them for sure. so, this that is going to be a blow for them forsure. so, this £11; that is going to be a blow

earlier our political correspondent, helen catt, gave some background to the government's plans. would take effect from this financial year. that would take effect from this financialyear. in that would take effect from this financial year. in money terms, it is a cut of around £4 billion, and it gets spent on things like girls education, clean water, reproductive health, those sorts of projects around the world. at the time it was announced, there is quite a backlash. the un secretary general is described as a death sentence. there was a backlash at the time. it did not have to go to parliament, because even though it was a target set out in law, that 0.7%, boris johnson believes there is an exemption within that four extraordinary circumstances. the government has always been clear that they believe this is a temporary custody of the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic. there is some unhappiness in parliament. 0n pandemic. there is some unhappiness in parliament. on monday, a group of mps is going to try and put forward an amendment to try and reinstate the aid to 0.7%.

helen catt, bbc news.ture in which sexual harassment has become "normalised". that's according to a review by the education watchdog, 0fsted. inspectors spoke to more than 900 young people after thousands of anonymous testimonials were posted online. they found nine out of ten girls reporting incidents of sexist name—calling and being sent unwanted explicit pictures or videos. being sent unsolicited photographs, pornographic material being circulated that the recipients just don't want to see. all of these kinds of nuisance came through very strongly in all schools and colleges that we visited — notjust in a handful, in all of them. this is a general problem. new research has found huge regional variations in the number of people waiting more than a year for non—urgent surgery across england. castle point and rochford, in essex, had the highest proportion of people waiting over 52 weeks for care — followed by southend and blackpool. nhs england says it has created a £1 billion fund to get services back to

we can get more on this with our political correspondent helen catt. nt that - all. we know the government is| taking the delta variant that first originated in india, very seriously. they are watching how that is going across the country and testing is a large part of the strategy for dealing with it. as you heard in helen's story, matt hancock sang a huge proportion of the cases are in children and there is a recognition that coming back from the school holidays, this is the first holiday since indoor mixing has been allowed, that is where you are getting this pushed today from the health secretary and the education secretary to say yes, take that test today. fin secretary to say yes, take that test toda . ., ., , ., , . secretary to say yes, take that test toda. ., ., . , today. on another story which is makin: today. on another story which is making some — today. on another story which is making some of _ today. on another story which is making some of the _ today. on another story which is making some of the headlines i today. on another story which

our political correspondent helen catt is in our london newsroom. rime minister say he has accepted matt hancock's apology and considers the matter closed but labour and the other opposition parties do not agree and are keeping up parties do not agree and are keeping up the pressure here and there are questions remaining over how they say ms coladangelo was appointed in the first place and as you said it takes one quick look at the newspaper front pages this morning, yesterday's picture from the sun is on virtually all of them, so yesterday michael voss i certainly in the media the matter is not closed and part of whether matt hancock will continue in his role, part of it will depend on how long does that continue, governments tend not to like individual ministers becoming distractions from the overall work of government. there is also likely to be pressure too potentially pressure and a lot of it will be on what pressure comes from inside the conservative party and at the moment there does not feel like there is a huge swell of mps saying he cannot

let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt who's in our london newsroom. ke a decision onjune 21 and they are looking at the data, we know what they have been looking but in the past, they have got these four tests which the country has to meet to move to the next step. they are looking at the medical data on that. what they have also consistently said is that so far, there is nothing about data they have seen to suggest during 21 cannot go ahead. that has consistently been the message right up until matt hancock, health secretary, was saying it yesterday. as well as the medical data, the other thing the government is doing is a review of social distancing measures, so, looking at things like how long the one metre plus rule should stay in place, how long we should wear masks, how long we should be working from home. that is all being looked at as well. the government has not yet announced the outcome of that. all this stuff is in the mix at the moment, the date we have been given for when this might be discussed more publicly as june 1a. i think we have a

word, and begin to repair our reputation as a global force for good." 0ur political correspondent helen cattng backed by more than 30 conservative mps including another former backed by more than 30 conservative mps including anotherformer prime minister theresa may. there is no certainty this will get picked but if it does looks like it will have some strong backing. this is all thrown into sharp relief and focus by the fact there is the g7 happening next week. what the government would say is the uk is still one of the largest donors of aid around the world and it will still be sending tens of billions of pounds of aid abroad this year. if the amendment gets picked, what to think the chances out of it actually getting through? there is a sense of confidence on the back benches, some pretty strong names amongst conservatives to have said they would support it, theresa may, the former deputy damian green, other former deputy damian green, other former ministers and chairs so quite influential mps backing it. they would need to get more than 330, not enough to overturn the government majority

restricted from seeing their son who was dying in hospitalfrom leukaemia. 0ur political correspondent, helen cattter. yes, labour said at the weekend that matt hancock's resignation didn't end the questions. today, keir starmer did on the prime minister's own judgment. and, as you said, to draw that contrast between the actions of matt hancock and those of people who had stuck by the rules in incredibly difficult circumstances. and he raised one particular case — that of 27—year—old 0llie beeby from essex. now, he died from leukaemia on may the 5th, the day before that photograph of matt hancock was taken. visits to him from friends and family had restricted because of coronavirus rules. here is how the prime minister responded. we all share the grief and the pain of 0llie and his family and millions of people up and down the country who have endured private patients that this country has been through in order to get the corona pandemic under control. and that is why we had a change of health secretary the day after the story appeared, mr speaker. and that is why, actually, what we are doing as a