my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp andrew bridgen.epartment of health and for the government —— i think he has done the right thing for the country two every cabinet minister needs to have the confidence of the public, notjust the prime minister, in particular secretary of state for health during a pandemic, and what has been clear over the last 24 hours is that for a minority or even majority of the public, they no longer have confidence in matt hancock. it wasn't the affair, it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who made the rules and broke their own rules. that made his position untenable at any time and particularly during a pandemic which has still got some weeks until we get to freedom day.— has still got some weeks until we get to freedom day. should the prime minister have — get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised _ get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised that _ get to freedom day. should the prime minister have realised that 24 - minister have realised that 24 school? i ministe

andrew bridgen spoke to the bbc and said, it became clear a sizeable minority or even a majority of thesh ama. ., , ., , ., .,, do, shyama. to be honest, that has been seen — do, shyama. to be honest, that has been seen all _ do, shyama. to be honest, that has been seen all the _ do, shyama. to be honest, that has been seen all the way _ do, shyama. to be honest, that has been seen all the way through - do, shyama. to be honest, that has been seen all the way through the l been seen all the way through the last 18 months. this government has had a really hard job to make everything work, of course there would be mistakes, that's inevitable, but there is a feeling i think amongst the public, and i'm just talking about the people one chats too. i do voluntary stuff and we took quite a lot about what's happening. it's the sense of we are always slow, we never get anything done on time, that loss of confidence. i've got friends who volunteer in hospitals. it is slightly chaotic. i think the word on the ground has always been that this particular cabinet is just too young, too green, they're

andrew bridgen is one of the conservative mps in favour of the aid cut that amounts to almost £4 billion5% of the aid budget that mega aid budget which is £10 billion. it was correct, it was in our manifesto, that we put 0.7% but what wasn't in the manifesto was that the world would face in the uk would face the challenges of a massive covid—i9 pandemic. but would face the challenges of a massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken _ massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken any _ massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken any other _ massive covid-19 pandemic. but you haven't broken any other promises l haven't broken any other promises from the manifesto, despite the pandemic, just this one. just from the manifesto, despite the pandemic, just this one. pandemic, 'ust this one. just hang on, pandemic, just this one. just hang on. victoria- _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so what _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so what we _ pandemic, just this one. just hang on, victoria. so w

andrew bridgen is one of the conservative mps in favour of the aid cut that amounts to almost £4 billion0.5% of gdp aid budget, which is £10 billion. it's correct, it was in our manifesto, that we put 0.7% but what wasn't in the manifesto was that the world would face, and the uk would face, the challenges of a massive covid—i9 pandemic. but you haven't broken any other promises from the manifesto, despite the pandemic — just this one. just hang on, victoria. so what we have actually given the world is a vaccine, a viable vaccine, through oxford—astrazeneca, subsidised by the uk taxpayer at cost. it's the only vaccine that's going to be used in any quantity by the developing world, it's the only one they could possibly afford. and that doesn't count as foreign aid or foreign aid budget at all. but, mr bridgen... the vaccine won't save people's lives if they don't have access to food or access to clean drinking water. the £558 million donation that we have made to the covax fund to provide vaccinations for countries who have no access to vaccine. we are dealing with the acute crisis. the

you heard from andrew bridgen, the conservative mp in the peace there, on one hand people will feel itis pretty widely liked h pandemic but what else? said javid is pretty widely liked in _ is pretty widely liked in westminster and as you said the pandemic is the immediate challenge. in his letter to matt hancock, the exchange of letters between ministers when one of them resigns, borisjohnson said he thanked him for dealing with the challenge greater than any of his predecessors, a challenge sajid javid will have to pick up now, immediate decisions have to be made, for example on the lifting of restrictions or not in england on 19thjuly. the review point for that is coming up very fast. he has bigger things to look at such as nhs reforms going down the track, and also the issue of social care, coming up with a plan for how to pay for the care that the vulnerable people and elderly people need and also nurses' pay. lots coming down the line for sajid javid. lots coming down the line. the line for sajid javid. lots comin: down the line. ., ~ , coming down the line. thank you very much,