what has been said on the andrew marr show? one of these scientists that advises the government and was asked about any of his regrets of the handling of the pandemic and he said he would have liked to see the country go into lockdown earlier. he described the situation in march is a situation as being very poor but it would have been difficult to do at the time given the data, but he believes not doing it earlier cost lives. that was something put to the health secretary, professor edmonds also said it is up to ministers ultimately to weigh up the decisions. it was put to the health secretary who didn't agree with professor edmonds. no, ithink professor edmonds. no, i think we took the right decisions at the right time and there is a broad range on sage of opinion and we followed, we were guided by the science, which means guided by the science, which means guided by the balance of the opinion is expressed to ministers through the chief medical officer. that is the chief medical officer. that is the right way for it to have be

david lammy has also been on andrew marr programme this morning.hat does the signs say? follow the signs. secondly, be frank and honest with the public in balancing risk, andl with the public in balancing risk, and i think the government has been slow, slow on testing, slow on lockdown, slow on ppe, and i suspect they will be slow on this. the warning to the government is that potentially millions ofjobs could be lost in the hospitality industry. rishi sunak was talking about the economic prospects for the country going ahead, and he says there will be hardship, that is very clear, and hospitality in particular, but also retail. the reason they want to see the two metre rule relax days, put simply, if you have a two metre rule in place, you can get fewer people into your venue, your pub garden, and if you have one metre, you can get more in, make more money, after being in lockdown for weeks and weeks. as you say, manyjobs seem to be at stake by the hospitality sector, i think that is why they have set this forth of the july date, not long for the

he told the bbc‘s andrew marr there is no place for attacks on police officers.y threatening. and the scene involving urinating at pc palmer's memorial was utterly despicable and must have hurt his family greatly. fast—track, yes, absolutely we want a speedy justice but fast—track, yes, absolutely we want a speedyjustice but i would say we have a massive backlog in our justice system because of coronavirus. how the government is going to do that we will certainly scrutinise. moving to france now where there have been clashes between protesters and police in several cities across france. demonstrators are demanding an end to racism in french society as part of the black lives matter movement. police fired tear gas after crowds threw fireworks and bottles. gail maclellan has this report. demonstrations were most intense in the capital, paris, but also took place in marseille, nice and lyon. chanting in the capital, around 15,000 gathered in place de la republique. they say the supposed glory of the republic doesn't apply to black people. rallies which started peace

speaking on the andrew marr programme. staying with the coronavirus., as it struggles to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. testing will be rapidly increased, 500 railway carriages will be converted to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients. the bbc‘s south asia editorjill mcgivering explained why the government are taking these steps now. delhi is still seeing quite a rapid increase in the number of cases. in fact, the officials are predicting that they expect it could be up to something like 500,000 cases by the end of next month, and at the moment theyjust don't have the provision for the number of beds that they would need. so they're trying very quickly to roll out new and innovative measures to try and address that clear shortfall. one of those is the one that you mentioned, the central government giving delhi 500 railway carriages that they say they will convert and kit out and that they will be available for patients with the coronavirus. the chief minister also announced today that he's going to commandeer, to requisition, all th

that was the home secretary talking to andrew marr this morning.ons to be answered in that speech, though. we saw the biggest fall in the economy in history just last month. biggest fall in the economy in historyjust last month. there are massive questions about employment, when the government furloughed scheme is wound down over the next few months, big questions about whether employers will start saying to employees, look, we kept you because the government was helping us, but as that help runs out, we're going to have to let you go. and labour is extremely concerned about this, their priority, they see, is making sure thatjobs are protected. they are warning this morning that if that doesn't happen, you could see unemployment in this country on the same levels as you saw in the ‘805 the same levels as you saw in the ‘80s under margaret thatcher. have a listen to the shadow business, ed miliband. you know, we've already got 2.8 million people claiming unemployment— related benefits. i fear thatcher—levels of unemployment. and yet, and yet the gov

professor edmunds was asked on the bbc‘s andrew marr programme whether, as a scientist, he had any regrets the advice given to ministers. yes, we should have gone into lockdown earlier. i think it would have been hard to do it and i think the data that we were dealing with in the early part of march and our situational awareness was really quite poor. and so, i think it would have been very hard to pull the trigger at that point, but i wish we had. i wish we had gone into lockdown earlier. i think that has cost a lot of lives, unfortunately. our political correspondent helen catt is with me now. what is the significance of what this leading scientist has been saying? this feels quite reflective from professor edmunds. as you said, he was asked if he had any and as he said there, we did not enter the lock down sooner, but you also had say the data was not there to be able to do that easily. it is quite able to do that easily. it is quite a reflective look back at it, i think. this was put to the health secretary he wasn't speaking to andrew marr earlier and asked him if he agreed. he agreed

david lammy speaking on the andrew marr programme.ecorded with coronavirus, the lowest since 21st of march. we are winning the battle against this horrible disease. that comes against this horrible disease. that co m es after against this horrible disease. that comes after borisjohnson announced a review of the two metres social distancing rules, and we will explain ina distancing rules, and we will explain in a bit more detail about when that might change and what scientific advice as he was at some shops in westfield in east london ahead of the reopening of some nonessential shops tomorrow. today marks three years since the grenfell tower fire, and to mark the anniversary, people are being encouraged to illuminate their homes with green lights to remember the 72 people who died. church bells will also sound across london. the grenfell united campaign group says the fight for safe homes and justice continues, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. # hallelujah, hallelujah. ..# an empty church, filled with the memories of

david lammy speaking to andrew marr. who has seen the german evidence against the key suspect in the investigation into madeleine mccann's disappearance has told the bbc it is very important and significant. residents in the tourist resort of praia da luz have criticised the portuguese operation for being too slow. some say they were contacted by police about christian b in the past couple of years. our europe correspondent lucy williamson has been speaking to people who remember him from his time in the resort. new perspectives are hard to spot from the cliffs above praia da luz. the view from here has barely changed since madeleine mccann disappeared. this patch of scrubland dotted with crumbling ruins is where the british police searched six years ago for clues. we now know thatjust a few hundred metres away over this small ridge was the house where christian b lived in the years before she vanished. coincidence, or a missed opportunity? when police were searching here six years ago, they'd already been given christia

the chancellor, rishi sunak, will be on the andrew marr show tomorrow at 9am.lo. this is bbc news. an appeal has been made to identify a man who has urinated next to the memorial to pc keith palmer. the police officer was stabbed to death in the westminster bridge terror attack in 2017. this photograph was taken during the protests that were held in westminster this afternoon. the metropolitan police federation chairman, ken marsh, has suggested the man pictured should be sent to prison. a little earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp and former defence minister tobias ellwood who was one of the first on the scene when pc palmer was killed and attempted to save his life. i'm really saddened to see this, in fact, disgusted. it's one of the most disturbing images i've seen. we're going through a very difficult period of self reflection here, quite rightly, for us to look back and have a long overdue debate about our complex past and perhaps be more aware and more critical of our own history, and black lives matter has actually allowed that to

he was on andrew marr is shiao this morning.ent went ahead? we also need to see a greater use of face masks, iwould have we also need to see a greater use of face masks, i would have thought. certain staff workers who are very public facing in their day—to—day action, perhaps, greater use of face shielding. let's get a testing and tracing up and running. there is a broader point. infection rates are coming down, they appear to be plateauing. hospitaladmissions coming down, they appear to be plateauing. hospital admissions are coming down. death rates, thankfully, are coming down, but this still remains a deadly virus. we cannot be complacent. so if we are going to relax some measures, we need to make sure other mitigation measures are in place. labour saying they would back the reduction in social distancing under certain circumstances. with those mitigations the suggestion was that micro the other thing labour have been keen to highlight is the necessity to make sure that the test and trace system is working really fully. we ha

speaking to andrew marr, mr lammy urged ministers to do more to protect ethnic minorities. who knows someone — who has died. i've lost an uncle. i've lost a classmate, who died at 45, due to this terrible virus. the point is — it's a scandal if one week borisjohnson and matt hancock say "black lives matter," and then we find out today that they've buried part of the review that had the recommendations in it to do something about it. today marks three years since the grenfell tower fire, and to mark the anniversary, people are being encouraged to illuminate their homes with green lights to remember the 72 people who died. church bells will also sound across london. the grenfell united campaign group says the fight for safe homes and justice continues, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. # hallelujah, hallelujah. ..# an empty church, filled with the memories of those who died in grenfell tower. in times of coronavirus, it is one of a number of services being streamed online today. a reminder not to forget the 72 people lost in a tragedy which exposed some of th

he told the bbc‘s andrew marr show more details would be announced this week, ahead of a further easingns at the start ofjuly. mr hancock said any change to the two—metre social distancing rule would come with other safety measures. here's our political correspondent helen catt. could two metres be cut to just one? the government is due to announce the result of a review in the next week. this morning, the health secretary said he very much hoped the distance could be brought down, suggesting other measures could make up for the missing metre. we've seen in lots of the retail that's open, lots of shops, perspex screens. obviously, you can be closer than two metres with a perspex screen, and the risk of transmission is very, very low. masks also make an impact, hence the rule that masks must be worn on public transport and in hospital. wearing a face covering in other places like shops is currently only recommended. a leading expert in viruses says making them compulsory in more places could be better than a two metre rule. it's created, actually, a sense of, a false sense of security. i

speaking to andrew marr, mr lammy urged ministers to do more at the moment, across this country, it'sto this terrible virus. the point is — it's a scandal if, one week, borisjohnson and matt hancock say "black lives matter," and then we find out today that they've buried part of the review that had the recommendations in it to do something about it. india has announced new emergency measures for the capital, delhi, as it struggles to cope with a surge in coronavirus cases. testing will be rapidly increased, and 500 railway carriages will be converted to create 8,000 more beds for coronavirus patients. the bbc‘s south asia editor, jill mcgivering, explained why the government are taking these steps now. ba rely barely is now seen quite a rapid increase in the number of cases. —— dehli. officials say they suspect it could be half a million cases by the end of next month, at the moment, they just do not end of next month, at the moment, theyjust do not have the provision for the number of beds that they would need, so they are trying very quickly to roll out new and in are innovative mea

the andrew marr show follows us here on bbc one this morning. en talking to the head of the world trade organisation, very gloomy about the prospects of world trade in months ahead. and talking to a wonderful actress about it rather patriotic bbc drama to lift our spirits as well. a busy hour at nine o'clock. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and sally nugent. here's a summary of this morning's main news. more than 100 people have been arrested, after a number of protests turned violent in central london yesterday. groups including some far—right activists had gathered in the capital, saying they were protecting statues from anti—racism protestors. police were attacked with bottles, smoke grenades and flares. six officers received minor injuries. french police have clashed with activists in several cities across the country, protesting against racism and alleged police brutality. around 15,000 people gathered in central paris but clashes erupted, and police fired tear gas at protesters who threw firework

andrew marr coming up from nine o'clock. you have you got this morning?ious about this? a busy hour coming up. he is asking how worried we should be about coronavirus at the moment. the r rate. we see the people in the protests by the black lives matters protests by the black lives matters protests for staff ——. let's also speak to reverend rose hudson—wilkin, who is the bishop of dover and the church of england's first female black bishop. shejoins us from canterbury this morning. good mining has a big strong message from a ken marsh he says the proto— should not have happened. they were putting the public at risk, front line police officers at risk because of the background of this global pandemic. what you say to that? i agree that they should not have happened. george floyd should not have died in the way he did and i believe people have responsibly, most people have responsibly weighed up most people have responsibly weighed up and take the risk they would be taking in order to stand up. there isa taking in order to stand up. there is a sense in whic

andrew marr is on bbc one after breakfast, dissecting another busy week in politics. last few months. it isjust coming up last few months. it isjust coming up to 8:20am —— to 8:30am. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and nina warhurst. it‘s 0828, here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main news: to book or not to book. that‘s the question on many people‘s minds this weekend when it comes to a foreign holiday. the government announced changes to quarantine measures yesterday. let‘s discuss this further, we‘re joined now by the former business secretary, greg clark. i should be able to pronounce your name, greg and i have managed to make a complete mess of it. there is a business of air bridges, what you make of what the government is saying. you have been scrape typical of the quarantine measures up until now, —— sceptical of the quarantine measures. it seems strange to require people to isolate when they are coming from countries with much less infection than us. but i work in what seems to be a sensible approach. if you have coun

the andrew marr show follows us here on bbc one this morning. nick robinson is presenting.pub garden, have your hair cut, not much of a problem for me, but also a chance to resume normal life and go on holiday in the uk. as well as the politicians, we are going to be talking to the experts, the people who really know, the mick jagger of microbes, he dealt with a bowler, he dealt with aids and now he has been dealing with this crisis. he will be here to deal with the bigger global picture and the man who understands all the numbers, the daters and graphs and charts you see every day, the national statistician ian diamond and we will have christian scott thomas, the actor and the great theatre and tv director who are on to talk about the new series of talking heads. that is all from nine. thank you, only a few minutes ago we were discussing the relative challenges of tv here. iam of tv here. i am developing nick's problem. hello, this is breakfast with rachel burden and martin geissler. here's a summary of this morning's main news. three people have died, and three others hav

fact checked before because it was actually bought up by the prime minister in an interview with andrew marreriod. the claim after that would be out of date because the number increased by 200,000 ina date because the number increased by 200,000 in a single year from 2016 to— 200,000 in a single year from 2016 to — two than 17 to 2017—2018 and looks to be some disparity here and the pinus's figure is out of date. we are checking the figures and where the prime minister got that statistic. —— the prime minister's figure is out of date. keir starmer responded that i think that the prime minister does not have the first idea of what was any social mobility report. we will also try to work out exactly what has happened there. some of the news to bring you. we are heeding that the conservative mp —— heeding that the conservative mp —— heeding that the conservative mp —— heeding that the conservative mp ben bradley is stepping down from his position after spinning ten months as a parliamentary private secretary to spend more time with his family. he has been working to step back from the governmen

i think it was on the andrew marr programme, you've lost your uncle and a school is that right?that it might involve some sort of change to the law? what might that look like in the coming weeks and months? just two weeks ago i led for the opposition on the sentencing and terrorism bill to make sure we have the right measures to deal with very, very serious terrorists and they go away to prison for a considerable time and when they leave prison, they are on licence and we supported the government in that. this is a terrible, terrible thing that has happened in redding, my heart goes out to the family and friends, it's appalling once again, to have seen the logic that took place in that city. but we will work with the government, we will do whatever is necessary to protect our citizens against this horrendous, horrendous threat. the shadowjustice secretary, david lammy, thank you for being with us this morning. thank you so much. it's coming up to a quarter to nine. the fans might not be back but the football is! some lucky people got into the stadium over the last few days. we w

i do not think any cars off the table in this which is why priti patel said to andrew marr yesterday if something like this may work in other places going down the line. quite. because at the moment it is really early days. we have just at the moment it is really early days. we havejust come at the moment it is really early days. we have just come out of the national lot down. we are in the process of easing the national lockdown. the amount of virus in circulation is low, probably less than 0.05% circulation is low, probably less than 0.05 % which translates into one person in 2000. but as we ease restrictions and there are more people movements and interactions between people, and people make more mistakes, i mean, we are human and make mistakes, there will be more opportunities for transmission to occur between individuals so we will see more cases of coronavirus cropping up. rather than an enormous great surge we will probably see a sequence of rebels all over the place. it is, so we have an advantage, we are in the eye of the storm as it were but wind is coming and therefore, we

professor edmunds was speaking on the andrew marr programme.we should have gone into lockdown earlier. i think it would have been hard to do it and i think the data that we were dealing with in the early part of march and our situational awareness was really quite poor. and so, i think it would have been very hard to pull the trigger at that point, but i wish we had. i wish we had gone into lockdown earlier. i think that has cost a lot of lives, unfortunately. the health secretary matt hancock was asked whether he agreed with professor edmunds' assessment. no, ithink no, i think we took the right decisions at the right time and there is a broad range on sage of scientific opinion. we followed and we we re scientific opinion. we followed and we were guided by the science, which means guided by the balance of that opinion, as expressed to ministers through the chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser, that is the right way for it to have been done. i'm not saying it is an easy decision but he is absolutely clear it cost lives, not locki

matt hancock talking to nick robinson on andrew marr earlier was talking about things like mitigationsere's all sorts of mitigations that you can put in place to be physically closer than two metres but not have the transmission of the virus, or the risk of transmission, that you would otherwise have. for instance, we have seen in lots of the retail that's open, lots of shops, perspex screens. obviously you can be closer than two metres with a perspex screen and the risk of transmission is very, very low. masks also make an impact, hence the rule that masks must be worn on public transport and in hospitals, and there is of the mitigations you can put in place. what, back to back? it wouldn't make a very good interview if we sat back to back! it wouldn't make for a very good pub lunch either, but back to back is much safer than face—to—face. so i have clarity before we move on, this will all be written down. if you do this, this, this and this, two metres, it's gone? we are going to set all of that out this week. this week, we are not quite sure when. helen, what are labour saying about