i just think, partly matt hancock had - hancock's success.k, partly matt hancock had to - hancock's success. i just think, partly matt hancock had to go l partly matt hancock had to go because of the charge of hypocrisy, we saw when dominic cummings broke the rules, tory mps were bombarded with e—mails and complaints about the idea that it is one rule for them and one rule for everybody else. matt hancock has been the face of the rules, he is very much seen as the person who was pushing for that, he would say, in order to save lives and make sure the nhs didn't fall over. that is why he was in favour of it but you cannot make the rules and break the rules. i think the public would be very angry about that but there are a large chunk of conservative mps who hate the rules and think they should have been lifted earlier, they blame matt hancock, so i think a lot of it was behind that. senior consider mps said to the prime minister yesterday, he cannot stay in his job after this, that pressure had been building. after this, that pressure had been

to be honest, i think matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should — matt hancock? d sit _ matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit down, _ matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit down, look - matt hancock? to be honest, i think matt should sit down, look himself. matt should sit down, look himself in the mirrorand matt should sit down, look himself in the mirror and say, i wish to continue to be a public servant, but i can't continue in this role now. he should resign. i'm going to take you back to 1993 and john major's cabinet and be back to basics campaign and i wonder if you could just summarise it for us, for our viewers who can't remember going back that far. why this matters and why people are talking about it now. i think... why people are talking about it now. ithink... i mean, there's all why people are talking about it now. i think... i mean, there's all kinds of history around back to basics, so simply summarising it is difficult. the prime minister at that time was to say the party must go back to basic standards and then there are

matt hancock has been.aints in the world in government, we had theresa may whose worst thing ever was running through a cornfield. in the end, she didn't achieve anything. we need quite hard hitters to have results. especially during a big international crisis like the pandemic. matt hancock has delivered. he's inaccurately brilliant. in delivered. he's inaccurately brilliant. , . �*, brilliant. in this instance, it's not rule of — brilliant. in this instance, it's not rule of the _ brilliant. in this instance, it's not rule of the mob. - brilliant. in this instance, it's not rule of the mob. this - brilliant. in this instance, it's| not rule of the mob. this man brilliant. in this instance, it's - not rule of the mob. this man was the absolute heart of making decisions about how millions of people across the land should behave, should be keeping away from people, social—distancing, for all the reasons we understand but was then playing a key part in laying down the rules and not following them himself. isn

well. part in a matt hancock to go? well, matt hancock _ part in a matt hancock to go?tt hancock was right _ part in a matt hancock to go? well, matt hancock was right to - part in a matt hancock to go? .11 matt hancock was right to resign because he broke the rules. he had to go. but the prime minister should have sacked him. yet again, boris johnson was too slow, too weak and didn't show the leadership that was needed and when many people made huge sacrifices during this pandemic see this what they see is one law for them and another rule for those closer to government and there is a lack of integrity at the heart of government. and it starts with boris johnson, i'm afraid. that government. and it starts with boris johnson, i'm afraid.— johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, _ johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, the _ johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, the labour - johnson, i'm afraid. that was so keir starmer, the labour leader| keir starmer, the labour leader speaking in the last few minutes. let's talk about the vaccination programme

in his letter to - matt hancock this evening, boris johnson said... g hisjob, matt hancock leaving his job, matt hancock think those who had worked with. i’m leaving his job, matt hancock think those who had worked with. i'm very roud of those who had worked with. i'm very proud of what _ those who had worked with. i'm very proud of what we _ those who had worked with. i'm very proud of what we have _ those who had worked with. i'm very proud of what we have done - those who had worked with. i'm very proud of what we have done to - proud of what we have done to protect the nhs at the peak, to deliver that vaccine roll—out, one of the fastest in the world. and i look forward to supporting the government and the prime minister from the backbenches. ii a from the backbenches. if a chancellor _ from the backbenches. if a chancellor sajid _ from the backbenches. if a chancellor sajid javid now returns to the cabinet as the new health secretary. taking over during a pandemic that is not yet over. and as recognition letter, matt hancock apologised to his fami

matt hancock in the dispatch box. matt hancock has _ hancock in the dispatch box.s but to be frank, it shouldn't have come to be frank, it shouldn't have come to this. borisjohnson should have showed the doubts, the spine, the awareness to have sacked him on friday. you cannot have a health secretary who desires the covid rules so blatantly breaking the rules so blatantly breaking the rules in a way that he did. because we need people to adhere to these rules, we are still in a pandemic, we are in a public health crisis, and although it is a personal tragedy for matt hancock, and he has always been entirely courteous with me, and in that respect, i send always been entirely courteous with me, and in that respect, isend him my best wishes in that respect, but he should have gone yesterday, that would have been far better. instead, downing street said they are drawing a line under it. tonight, they are saying matt hancock chose to resign, borisjohnson is now exposed as failing the test of leadership, and demonstrating the most appalling judgment. fin demonstrating the

matt hancock made that point, did he? _ themselves. matt hancock made that point, did he?. matt hancock made that point, did he? it is - themselves. matt hancock made that point, did he? it is about. that point, did he? it is about sticking to the rules that you declare command that is so live now as to watch the delta variant spreading covert i9 variant spreading covert 19 cases rising again.- cases rising again. yes, absolutely. _ cases rising again. yes, absolutely. even - cases rising again. yes, | absolutely. even though cases rising again. yes, - absolutely. even though the vaccination programme has been going well and the country, there are a lot of different variants that are here now and people are still worried. we had to delay the freedom they come of the 19th ofjuly, a lot of people have had a very great personal sacrifice is whether it is not being able to to say goodbye to loved ones are not being able to get married in the way that they wanted to a lot of businesses are struggling as well so i think everybody pots my patients is really being tested at the mo

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in a way, the more dominic cummings criticised matt hancock— dominic cummings criticised matt hancock in hisjob. when _ it made him more safe in hisjob. when this— it made him more safe in hisjob. when this happened, it led him with a dilemma _ when this happened, it led him with a dilemma about whether this is a step too— a dilemma about whether this is a step too far and whether he has to id step too far and whether he has to go and _ step too far and whether he has to go and in — step too far and whether he has to go and in the end it became irresistible, because yesterday afternoon we just saw, it was radio silence _ afternoon we just saw, it was radio siience~ we — afternoon we just saw, it was radio silence. we tried all sorts of mps and ministers to see if they would speak— and ministers to see if they would speak in— and ministers to see if they would speak in support of matt hancock, nobody _ speak in support of matt hancock, nobody but. you could even go to the junior— nobody but. you could even go to the junior ranks _ nobody but. you could even go to the junior ranks of th

the prime minister gave his backing to matt hancock yesterday? the? to matt hancock yesterday? they wanted to ride _ to matt hancock yesterday? they wanted to ride out _ to matt hancock yesterday? they wanted to ride out the _ to matt hancock yesterday? tie: wanted to ride out the storm to matt hancock yesterday? tie11. wanted to ride out the storm and today, numberten wanted to ride out the storm and today, number ten repeated their view that this matter was closed and yet it was clear matt hancock would remain under considerable pressure if you did not stand down. he broke his own rules and that was conte problematic. did not stand down. he broke its own rules on social distancing, that was going to be problematic as he continued to lead government efforts on the pandemic. there was deafening silence from tory mps, they were not coming onto the air all social media to defend him. he looked a solitary figure. it was his decision to resign, in his letter he says he wants to apologise to family and loved ones for putting them through this. we loved ones for putting them through

he was speaking publicly for the first time since taking up his post following matt hancock's resignationor breaking self—distancing guidelines. questions are being asked about why borisjohnson ignored calls to sack mr hancock. 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 n

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and matt hancock strongly rejected dominic cummings' allegations. s, mr hancock? i don't think so! reporter: morning, mrjavid! the former chancellor sajid javid now returns to the cabinet as the new health secretary, taking over during a pandemic that is not yet over. thank you very much indeed. in his resignation letter, matt hancock apologised to his family for putting them through all of this. a spokesman declined to comment, but it's understood mr hancock has also left his wife. ben wright, bbc news. sajid javid has started his first day in his new role as health secretary — here's what he had to say this morning. i want to start by saying i think matt hancock worked incredibly hard. he achieved a lot. i'm sure he will have more to offer in public life. i was honoured to take up this position. i also know that it comes with huge responsibility, and i will do everything i can to make sure that i deliver for the people of this great country. we are still in a pandemic and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible, and that will be my mo

_ that man hancock had to go —— matt hancock. . downing street— cabinet knew he had to go. downing street was— cabinet knew he had to go. downing street was in denial about this. there's— street was in denial about this. there's no— street was in denial about this. there's no doubt about that. look, boris _ there's no doubt about that. look, borisjohnson has a chequered private — borisjohnson has a chequered private life, shall we say. i think his awareness that he hasn't led the most _ his awareness that he hasn't led the most respectable and traditional terms _ most respectable and traditional terms private life, i think makes them _ terms private life, i think makes them very— terms private life, i think makes them very wary of being censorious of his— them very wary of being censorious of his colleagues. i think what you need _ of his colleagues. i think what you need to— of his colleagues. i think what you need to understand and make this distinction — need to understand and make this distinction is however sad it is for the

neverfarfrom a podium, matt hancock wrote rules the rest of us were told to follow. ory mps, mr hancock's credibility was shot. what's been clear over the last 2a hours is that, for a sizeable minority or even majority of the public, they no longer had confidence in matt hancock. it wasn't the affair, it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who'd made the rules but then broke their own rules. there was another big problem. last september, gina coladangelo was appointed to the board that oversees the department of health on a taxpayer—funded salary. the government said the appointment rules were followed, but labour demanded an investigation. tonight, mrs coladangelo stepped down from her role. economic news out today? but hancock has been close to politics and power from the start of his career. chief of staff to george osborne in opposition, entering parliament in 2010 and clocking up ministerialjobs once the conservatives were in power. he became health secretary in july 2018 and even stood for the leadership of his party. i want this campaign to be about the

in his resignation letter to the prime minister, matt hancock said... hancock also posted this video on twitter. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everyone in this country has made, that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them and that is why i have got to resign. his appointment follows matt hancock's resignation from the role after he breached social distancing guidance by kissing a departmental aide in breach of coronavirus guidelines. the sun tabloid newspaper published this front page — with pictures of his passionate embrace of a woman he had appointed to the public payroll. his downfall follows three years as health secretary, through pandemic, lockdowns and britain's vaccination rollout programme. mr hancock had faced ridicule before. but appeared to be a survivor — until now. jonathan ashworth says the prime minister has shown a lack of leadership. minister has shown a lack of leadership-— minister has shown a lack of leadershi. , :, leadership. boris johnson should have shared _ leadership. boris j

given the matt hancock had _ being with us. given the matt hancock had not _ being with us.t hancock had not resigned - being with us. given the matt - hancock had not resigned yesterday, were you surprised he went this evening? l were you surprised he went this evenin: ? ., , were you surprised he went this eveninu? . , ., , evening? i felt it was inevitable, with the revelations _ evening? i felt it was inevitable, with the revelations that - evening? i felt it was inevitable, with the revelations that came l evening? i felt it was inevitable, l with the revelations that came out yesterday morning. and when he didn't resign and the prime minister said the matter was closed... there are big questions to be asked about the prime minister's tudjman, which are shown time and time again to be very pair. the fact he said it was closed yesterday and the health secretary has gone today, i wonder what was perhaps going to come out in the paper —— the prime minister's judgment. let's notjust focus on what has happened in the last 48 hours and these revelations, the people of this co

on matt hancock, most tories are staying silent.ade public calls for him to resign. social—distancing rule—breaking when you are a leader, certainly the secretary of state, you expect as all mps to lead by example. that has been broken. but, equally, ithink sometimes the standards in public office also, in this case, we need to question them. questions are still being asked about whether mr hancock could have broken the ministerial code of conduct, and about the appointment of gina coladangelo to a role on the board at the department of health. downing street sources reiterated today that the prime minister considers the matter closed. matt has apologised. he's clearly said that he made a mistake. he regrets that, and the prime minister's accepted that, considers the matter closed. very clearly, there is still a huge task for the country, and matt, as health secretary, us all in cabinet, we need to get on with thatjob. questions continue this weekend about whether these revelations make it possible for matt hancock to do so. helen c

it was recorded in matt hancock's office.sn'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,

it was _ matt hancock. it was not the affair. it was the _ matt hancock. it was not the affair.it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who made the rules but then broke _ being someone who made the rules but then broke their own rules and that made _ then broke their own rules and that made his— then broke their own rules and that made his position untenable at any time and _ made his position untenable at any time and particularly during a pandemic which is still some weeks before _ pandemic which is still some weeks before we _ pandemic which is still some weeks before we get to freedom day. to the prime minister — before we get to freedom day. to the prime minister have _ before we get to freedom day. to the prime minister have realised - before we get to freedom day. to the prime minister have realised that - before we get to freedom day. to the prime minister have realised that 24 l prime minister have realised that 24 hours ago? same think the prime minister thought it would blow over but it was clear the media would not let this issue drop. there will be more stori

and matt hancock strongly rejected dominic cummings�* allegations. ess, mr hancock? i don't think so! reporter: morning, mrjavid! the former chancellor sajid javid now returns to the cabinet as the new health secretary, taking over during a pandemic that is not yet over. thank you very much indeed. in his resignation letter, matt hancock apologised to his family for putting them through all of this. a spokesman declined to comment, but it's understood mr hancock has also left his wife. ben wright, bbc news. northern ireland secretary brandon lewis defended borisjohnson�*s handling of the situation. i think most people will see the logic of matt, who has said he did wrong, and he did do wrong, no question, he accepted that and acknowledged it and that's why he apologised. we are in the middle of apologised. we are in the middle of a pandemic, something he has huge experience in dealing with, phenomenal success with the vaccine role that and he and the prime minister wanted to deliver on that. that doesn't change the fact that it's quite understandable,

in his letter to matt hancock this evening, borisjohnson said: leaving hisjob, but hancock thanked those matt hancock thanked those he had worked with. i'm very proud of what we have done to protect the nhs at the peak, to deliver that vaccine roll—out, one of the fastest in the world. and i look forward to supporting the government and the prime minister from the backbenches. reporter: morning, mr javid. the former chancellor sajid javid now returns to the cabinet as the new health secretary, taking over during a pandemic that is not yet over. thank you very much indeed. in his resignation letter, matt hancock apologised to his family for putting them through all this. a spokesman declined to comment, but tonight it's understood mr hancock has also left his wife. ben wright, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our reporter mark lobel, who says the resignation of matt hancock is likely to ease the pressure that the government and the prime minister was under, over their handling of the situation. ido i do think this could be the end of what is best called a hypocritical affair because matt hanc

what should happen to matt hancock? well... ok himself in the mirror and say, "i wish to continue to be a public servant, but i can't "continue in this role now." he should resign. let's get more on the rescue efforts in miami, as the search for survivors continues, following the collpase of an apartment building two days ago. 159 people are still unaccounted for and four deaths have been confirmed. dan cooke is operations manager at serve on's international response team and has lead search and rescue missions across the world. he explained what the rescue effort would entail. thoughts go out to those affected and those rescuers who are digging out, trying to help. it is a technical rescue and from a firefighter background it is not like a house fire that is relatively fast in terms of rescue or even a car crash, which can be an hour or two at worst, but this is days and nights, slow methodical work, very technical, and... i know that the team there, the task force there are based out of miami—dade, so as awful as it is, they h

in his resignation letter, matt hancock apologised to his family for putting them through all this. clined to comment, but tonight it's understood mr hancock has also left his wife. ben wright, bbc news. earlier i spoke to the political commentator tim montgomerie — he suggested matt hancock was allowed to resign because the prime minister was reluctant to push him out of office. yes, i think that is a fair reading, rich. unfortunately, the prime minister hesitated, when i think it was obvious to most members of the public i have been speaking to in recent days. certainly, there was an ominous silence from conservative mps who didn't call for him to go publically, but certainly weren't supporting him on social media. and i think there was an awareness, certainly outside of 10 downing st, that in the middle of a pandemic, you can't be a coauthor of the restrictions to protect britain from the covid epidemic, and then break those rules. and i think number 10 should have been faster to recognise that public mood and i think probably best to focus, now, on the fact that the health secret

in his resignation letter, matt hancock apologised to his family for putting them through all this. esman declined to comment, but tonight it's understood mr hancock has also left his wife. ben wright, bbc news. in the us, rescue teams searching for survivors after an apartment building collapsed in florida on thursday, say their efforts are being severely hampered by fires which have broken out in the rubble. the local mayor has ordered an immediate audit of all buildings of a similar age. five people are known to have died, more than 150 are missing. will grant reports from miami. this rescue effort is slow—going, methodical, and deeply upsetting. since the i2—storey apartment block came down, only a handful of people have been found. dozens are thought to be somewhere under this rubble. the rescue is being hampered by a persistent fire, which firefighters are struggling to contain. if any resident is still trapped in air pockets in the debris, it makes their chances of survival even slimmer. we're facing incredible difficulties with this fire. it's a very deep fire, it's extremely

— the right man to take over matt hancock's old job? hancock's old 'ob?, i think he is essential that he sees it through and he is an excellent job leading the vaccination programme and it's crucial to see that we do all get our freedoms back on the 19th ofjuly —— nadhim zahawi. on the 19th ofjuly -- nadhim zahawi. . ~' ,, �* zahawi. thank you, andrew. he mentioned _ zahawi. thank you, andrew. he mentioned jonathan _ zahawi. thank you, andrew. he mentioned jonathan ashworth l zahawi. thank you, andrew. he i mentioned jonathan ashworth and zahawi. thank you, andrew. he - mentioned jonathan ashworth and we mentioned jonathan ashworth and we will hear from mentioned jonathan ashworth and we will hearfrom him at mentioned jonathan ashworth and we will hear from him at ten past eight. we will indeed! let's check in with gavin for an update on the sport and oh, photograph says it all. gareth bale and the rest _ photograph says it all. gareth bale and the rest of _ photograph says it all. gareth bale and the rest of the _ photograph says it all. gareth bale and

matt hancock hoped to ride out this storm — a cabinet minister with big ambition, who had the backinge minister. number 10 considered this matter closed and it was mr hancock who decided to step down. what has been clear over the past 2a hours is that a sizeable minority or even majority of the public no longer have confidence in matt hancock. it wasn't the affair, it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who made the rules but then broke their own rules.— broke their own rules. there was another big _ broke their own rules. there was another big problem. _ last september, gina coladangelo was appointed to the board that oversees the department of health on a taxpayer—funded salary. the government said the appointment rules were followed, but labour demanded an investigation. mrs coladangelo stepped down from her role. it wasn't the first time matt hancock had been under pressure in recent weeks. the prime minister's former aide dominic cummings ripped into mr hancock's performance during the pandemic. the secretary of state for health should have been fired for at least 15—20 t

we'll matt hancock survive? i think _ it often doesn't happen. we'll matt hancock survive? i understand there is a concern in 10 downing street that if matt hancock was to go there would be an awful lot more scrutiny of some allegations surrounding other ministers, the whispering around westminster, and you could get a domino effect, but i think that would be the wrong decision and i think public confidence in a government minister standing up at those famous 10 downing street press conferences giving us guidance on covid will be undermined so long as ministers who are abiding by those rules stay in place.— rules stay in place. thank you very much. adults in england are being invited to "grab a jab" this weekend at hundreds of walk—in centres offering coronavirus vaccinations. people can 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. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has the details. in normal times, this weekend would be the glastonbury festival. we'll be the

and guests, matt hancock will be sacked _ and guests, matt hancock will be sacked i— and guests, mattwant — sacked. i think the lesson the pm will want to do is dance to the tune of this— will want to do is dance to the tune of this disaffected former chief adviser~ — of this disaffected former chief adviser. ~ . , of this disaffected former chief adviser. ~ ., , , ., of this disaffected former chief adviser. ~ ., , .,~ ., , adviser. what is your take on this, how different _ adviser. what is your take on this, how different from _ adviser. what is your take on this, how different from this _ adviser. what is your take on this, how different from this is - adviser. what is your take on this, how different from this is from - adviser. what is your take on this, i how different from this is from matt hancock was there since the dominic cummings tone is actually risking undermining his message? i cummings tone is actually risking undermining his message? i think there is a bit _ undermining his message? i think there is a bit of— undermining his message? i think there is a bit of that. _

at first, matt hancock hoped an apology would be enough to cling on. eatedly saying that it considered the matter closed. but privately, senior tories were telling downing street and mr hancock that his position was untenable. labour said borisjohnson should have sacked his health secretary on friday. matt hancock was right to resign because he broke the rules, he had to go. but the prime minister should have sacked him. yet again, borisjohnson was too slow, too weak and did not show the leadership that was needed. and then there's the question of how on earth these images were captured from inside matt hancock's private office. was it cctv or a hidden camera? ministers want answers. viewers will have seen this morning, there is coverage in the press around what people are saying has happened. the department of health will be investigating this, quite rightly. to understand how this was able to happen, put aside what was on the pictures, the fact that it was leaked at all. camera shutters click. sajid javid has a daunting in—tray from dealing with an on

we do have the department of health thing matt hancock didn't deliberately do this to alex— hancock didn'tions, but we don't have answers _ the restrictions, but we don't have answers. we are in this third wave. it's really— answers. we are in this third wave. it's really quite strange the deveined... but we do know is that the government felt that was necessary to the labour and restrictions because it was concerned about rising cases. would noise _ concerned about rising cases. would noise of— concerned about rising cases. would noise of this — concerned about rising cases. would noise of this information change? it does say— noise of this information change? it does say the government says we did have equivalent data, so they say this hasn't— have equivalent data, so they say this hasn't had an impact, but who knows? _ this hasn't had an impact, but who knows? , , , this hasn't had an impact, but who knows? , , w' , this hasn't had an impact, but who knows? , , ., knows? just very quickly, mac want to -- sian, — knows? just very quickly, mac want to -- sian. you _ knows? just very quick

the health secretary, matt hancock, has apologised for breaching social distancing rules after the sunch here. a breach of the regulations, on the basis that at the time, it was illegal to have any gathering of more than one person anywhere indoors unless an exception applied and the only one that could reasonably be said to apply or possibly said to apply would be that this was reasonably necessary for work purposes, but based on what we know and what we can see in the images, it does not seem that that was reasonably necessary for work purposes. the sun reporting that happened in early may, only their word on that at this stage. there is a difference here between the legality and the guidelines, right? yes, so, at the time, beginning of may, we were in step two, so it was still illegal to meet indoors with more than one person. the guidelines that matt hancock has said he has admitted he breached relate to hugging and kissing, obviously, which were not part of the law and changed around the same time that the law changed around the 17th of may, whichever way you look at it he has bre

in committees, what can we expect today from matt hancock?— from matt hancock?e way this is the follow-up to _ from matt hancock? in one way this is the follow-up to that _ from matt hancock? in one way this is the follow-up to that explosive i is the follow—up to that explosive session of evidence given by dominic cummings infront session of evidence given by dominic cummings in front of mps two weeks ago, when he accused the health secretary of being disastrously incompetent and said he should have been sacked for a string of mistakes including allowing people to be discharged from hospital into care homes without being tested for coronavirus. i'm sure the health secretary will be questioned along similar lines and be given the opportunity to rebut those accusations and defend his actions. he has so far done that at every opportunity when he has been questioned at news conferences and elsewhere in interviews, although he didn't have much to say this morning as he left his home. i'm sure we will hear again a robust defence of the health secretary's own actions

at first, matt hancock hoped an apology would be enough to cling on, and number ten stuck by him, repeatedlyr closed. but, privately, senior tories were telling downing street and mr hancock that his position was untenable. labour said borisjohnson should have sacked his health secretary on friday. matt hancock was right to resign, because he broke the rules. he had to go. but the prime minister should have sacked him. yet again, borisjohnson was too slow, too weak, and didn't show the leadership that was needed. and then there's the question of how on earth these images were captured from inside matt hancock's private office. was it cctv or a hidden camera? ministers want answers. viewers will have seen this morning, there's been some coverage in the press around what people are saying has happened. the department of health will be investigating this, quite rightly, to understand how this was able to happen — putting aside what was on the pictures, the fact that it was leaked at all. camera shutters click. sajid javid has a daunting in—tray from dealing with an ongoing pandemic to an nhs un

case: _ which is alleged in matt hancock's case, that— which is alleged in matt hancock's case, that got questions for the hiring of— wonder if you got questions for the hiring of his female aide and what she was— hiring of his female aide and what she was doing on the board and how she was doing on the board and how she came _ she was doing on the board and how she came to— she was doing on the board and how she came to be on the board of the department of health. then there are questions _ department of health. then there are questions about the prime minister's judgment. _ questions about the prime minister's judgment, as well, in all this. and they are _ judgment, as well, in all this. and they are what's being highlighted in they are what's being highlighted in the press _ they are what's being highlighted in the press this morning — and some of those _ the press this morning — and some of those people who were taking for granted _ those people who were taking for granted that the tories would win the hy— granted that the tories would win the by election this thursday night may

he said in the end matt hancock to the riaht thin. , said in the end matt hancock to the riuuhtthin.ight thing. he resigned because he considered the _ right thing. he resigned because he considered the matter— right thing. he resigned because he considered the matter carefully, - right thing. he resigned because he considered the matter carefully, he| considered the matter carefully, he could see that the issue of credibility was one that was really major, and as someone who is a key spokesman in all this with regard to health regulations and the fight against covid, he realised he could no longer carry that with conviction and credibility.— no longer carry that with conviction and credibility. there are questions about the appointment _ and credibility. there are questions about the appointment of - and credibility. there are questions about the appointment of gina - about the appointment of gina coladangelo to the board of the department of health, why she was given a parliamentary pass, and reports the former health secretary used a personal e—mail account for government business

matt hancock insists few outbreaks were caused by this.right from the start, we've tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes. here at pelham house in folkestone, they lost ten people, half their residents, to the virus. the home's owner describes what he's hearing now as demoralising. it makes you feel dejected, and to some degree in despair. there was such a lack of coordination and focus on what really mattered, and what really mattered was the care of vulnerable people. it wasn'tjust england that struggled to protect residents at the start of the pandemic. scotland, wales and northern ireland also saw significant increases in care home deaths. it means across the uk, there are challenging questions still to be answered. alison holt, bbc news. the latest government figures show that, in the past 2a hours, seven deaths were reported and 7,393 new infections were recorded, almost all of them thought to be of the new delta variant. 6,287 new cases have been recorded on average per day in the last week. nearly 177,000 people rec

the daily express says matt hancock's has caused anger the daily express says matt hancock has causedhroughout the country, while the times carries the results of a yougov survey that found half of voters believe mr hancock should resign, with 25% saying he should stay. and 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. let's begin. esther, do you want to pick—up us off this half—hour with the front page of the daily mail? how can he cling on, it asks? obviously is the story dominating the front— obviously is the story dominating the front pages for tomorrow. and the front pages for tomorrow. and the double — the front pages for tomorrow. and the double entendre there on the front_ the double entendre there on the front of— the double entendre there on the front of the daily mail sums it up, i guess _ front of the daily mail sums it up, i guess i— front of the daily mail sums it up, i guess. i think this is very much going _ i guess. i thin

tony, as suggested in the guardian, matt hancock's _ morning.k's departure doesn't get the government off the hook over the breaking of social distancing, concerns about the role that this former adviser to him, now resigned from the department, how she got a job in the first place, what role she was actually performing and how she got it and indeed over the prime minister's grip over his minister's behaviour. i was thinking, 0k, it is thursday evening, six o'clock, it appears the sun newspaper has photos of you inside your office. but i think by friday morning he should have realised that if he didn't resign immediately, that was going to compromise all of the instructions at the government was giving people. by at the government was giving people. by the way, these are not requests, these are instructions, this is the law. but i also think about the perimeter, i think, law. but i also think about the perimeter, ithink, who law. but i also think about the perimeter, i think, who was advising you? —— i think about the promised. did you learn not

matt hancock says he's �*let people down�* and is �*very matt hancock says he�*s �*let people down�* y sorry,�* after the images showed him with his aide, gina coladangelo. seen here with the aide, mr hancock still has the support of the prime minister, but labour says he should be sacked. this saga does seem yet again to indicate that there is one rule for the conservatives and another rule for everybody else. there are questions about how mrs coladangelo, was appointed to the board of the department of health. also on the programme. football stadiums, now vaccine centres, as more drop in sites, are added, to beat covid. after they are my —— after the miami apartment block collapse, four people are reported dead but more than 150 are still missing. at least 140,000 years old — is this the skull of a new species of ancient human? and together stronger, the wales footballers and their fans prepare for the euros clash against denmark. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: disappointment for the defending women�*s champion simona halep — who�*s forced to pull out of wimbledon b

how concerned are you that there was a come inside matt hancock's office in that footage from it got aper? 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 newspaper? i'm very surprised i was a camera _ from it got to a newspaper? i'm very surprised i was a camera in - from it got to a newspaper? i'm very surprised i was a camera in his - surprised i was a camera in his office at all and if there was such, he ought to have been told about it that it he ought to have been told about it thatitis he ought to have been told about it that it is positive that he knew about it and it was simply directed to the door. that is an internal matter within his pack department but if it was there within what his knowledge that is quite astonishing and i should make it clear that would apply to become in anyone's office without them knowing about it. as for the fact that it was clearly, the images were clearly obtained by somebody in leag

_ it, and tonight they are saying matt hancock chose to resign, boris johnson — hancock chose to resignson didn't sacking. boris johnson, _ johnson didn't sacking. boris johnson, i think, johnson didn't sacking. boris johnson, ithink, is now johnson didn't sacking. boris johnson, i think, is now exposed a failing _ johnson, i think, is now exposed a failing the — johnson, i think, is now exposed a failing the test of leadership in demonstrating the most appalling judgment. gina coladangelo — the aide who was caught on camera with mr hancock has left her role at the department of health. and the euro stream is over for wales— and the euro stream is over for wales as — and the euro stream is over for wales as they lose 4—0 to denmark in amsterdam _ wales as they lose 4—0 to denmark in amsterdam. euros dream. now on bbc news... our world. kidnappers have seized more than a thousand students and staff from schools in a series of raids across northern nigeria. the wave of abductions has devastating consequences. it should be the safest place a child could be. why do you study? from there, to

yes, so matt hancock's de arture hancock? yes, so matt hancock's departure hasn't _ hancock?s departure hasn't drawn _ hancock? yes, so matt hancock's departure hasn't drawn a - hancock? yes, so matt hancock's departure hasn't drawn a total- hancock? yes, so matt hancock's| departure hasn't drawn a total line under this because labour are asking questions this morning about reports that he used a private e—mail address to do government business, which was in the newspapers over the weekend. labour have written to the cabinet secretary, the top civil servant and information commissioner, the regulatorfor this commissioner, the regulator for this stuff, commissioner, the regulatorfor this stuff, asking for them to investigate whether that was actually what happened and whether thatis actually what happened and whether that is ok. then there are questions about matt hancock's new partner, about matt hancock's new partner, about how she was appointed to a couple of roles in the department of health. and also, who sponsored her parliamentary security pass? there was another minist

the health secretary, matt hancock, is facing calls to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing anis office — in breach of coronavirus guidance on social distancing. mr hancock said he was "very sorry" for letting people down. downing street has said borisjohnson has accepted his apology and considered the matter closed. but one conservative mp is now openly telling the government that the health secretary should go. our political correspondent helen catt reports. yesterday, it was on one front page. today, the image of the health secretary kissing his aide in his departmental office was on many more. matt hancock has apologised for breaking the social distancing guidance he helped set and promote. but families who've lost loved ones in the pandemic have accused him of undermining government messaging. this man was 68 when he died in february. he'd spent a0 years working in the nhs. you know, 150,000—plus people have died, so there are countless bereaved families around the country who had to socially distance at funerals, were unable to hug their loved ones. we only had five peopl

the lib dems are accusing matt hancock of hypocrisy over his actions.erson for health is the mp for twickenham. his position is untenable. it'sjust absolutely hypocritical when he is the man— absolutely hypocritical when he is the man making the rules at the top of the _ the man making the rules at the top of the government to all of us have had to— of the government to all of us have had to follow, and the sacrifices the british people have made for many, _ the british people have made for many, many months. you know, this happened _ many, many months. you know, this happened at— many, many months. you know, this happened at a time where people who were in_ happened at a time where people who were in couples that couldn't live together, — were in couples that couldn't live together, couldn't spend the night with each— together, couldn't spend the night with each other, when grandparents couldnt— with each other, when grandparents couldn't hug their grandchildren. and yet. — couldn't hug their grandchildren. and yet, here we have a clear breach of the _