yes, it is a real bellwether, this, as you say, bernard jenkin is very influential conservative backbenchers for the conservative leadership. now he chairs something called the liaison committee which is the committee that brings together all of the select committees, to usually grill the prime minister. and he is getting more and more testy. in fa ct, getting more and more testy. in fact, this quote, this article, that he has given to the sunday telegraph, talking of a vacuum of leadership around test and trace, and he is going further. he is personalising this, calling for dido harding, who currently runs test and trace for the government, to step aside. now, he is clearly losing patience with the whole approach, you know, just as penny says, people are getting tired of the whole operation. i think the government is starting to realise that this story makes the point that there is a quote in there, there is a source in there from numberten, looking quote in there, there is a source in there from number ten, looking like they are going to reduce the self isolation period. it is very well s

i mean, sir bernard jenkins, the cirque —— the conservative mp, himself said then conservatives had misunderstoodve seen thousands of children's doctors protest the government's mood. we've seen, you know, the children's commissioner for england call the government's measures dickensian in their nature, we've seen protests up and down the country where people have left empty plates outside conservative headquarters, and we have seen a nation step up to provide the care that the government seems so relu cta nt to that the government seems so reluctant to do, to actually provide meals for children who need them. over half term. so, i think that the government has really seriously exposed a disdain, disdain for people who are struggling at the moment in this country, and kids who are completely not at fault in any of this. in one of the richest countries of the world, this really is an abomination. giles, i want to ta ke is an abomination. giles, i want to take you to the front page of the mirror, because we are still talking about marcus rashford, because i wa nt to about marcus rashford, because i

writing in the sunday telegraph, the conservative mp sir bernard jenkin said a "vacuum of leadership"right to the back of the throat, both sides by your tonsils. at the minute, if you have been in contact with someone with coronavirus, you need to self—isolate for two weeks, but now confirmation that time might be shortened. there's no decision, i'm not here to make an announcement this morning. the teams are looking at this. as we are learning more about the virus and how we can manage and live with the virus, and obviously we are always assessing these. the test and trace system is not fast enough. latest figures show 15% of people tested are getting results within 2a hours. it's not getting hold of enough people. tracers are reaching about 60% of close contacts of people who have had a positive test. and now its boss, dido harding, is being criticised by a senior tory backbencher. i do mean this as kindly as possible, she has been a tremendous asset, but the test and trace capability clearly needs to move up several gears and it's what leadership does, not leadership is, that reall

comes amid strong criticism of the test and trace programme, from the senior conservative mp, sir bernard jenkina "vacuum of leadership" in test and trace, is affecting how far people comply with it. catherine burns reports. from the start, the message has been clear. if you've been in close contact with someone with coronavirus, you need to self—isolate for 14 days. isolate for 14 days... you must self—isolate... you must self—isolate. we isolate, we keep out of circulation. but now the government and its advisers are considering cutting the time frame. i know that there is work going on to look at the length of isolation. we'll be using the results from our large covid infection survey, which goes back to people over time in order to inform those discussions. people tend to show symptoms of covid—i9 around 4—6 days after being exposed. it can take up to two weeks, though. so if you want to catch as many cases as possible, then the best idea is to stick to that 14—day self—isolation period. but that only works if everybody actually sticks to the rules. and a recent study found thatjust ii% of p

it's after senior conservative backbencher sir bernard jenkin joined those criticising the speed andd trace system. there have been long queues at polling stations in new york and florida, on the first day of early voting for the us election. more than 57 million people have already cast their ballot either in person or by mail. and with just ten days left in the race, both president trump and his democratic challenger, joe biden, have been campaigning in key swing states. meanwhile, the race for strictly come dancing's glitterball trophy began last night with the first live show of the new series. stringent measures have been put in place to ensure everyone involved is safe including a socially—distanced audience. but despite the new rules, the show‘s hoping it can preserve the old sparkle. andy moore reports. hello and welcome to strictly come dancing and our first live show of 2020. the sequence and razzamatazz are still there but coronavirus has for some changes to the show public winning formula. the small audience we re winning formula. the small audience were chosen from front

even a senior tory mp earlier today, sir bernard jenkins, he is quoted in the piece, saying, the governmentdon't know how out of touch you need to be to not understand that people think that kids shouldn't go hungry in a country that's the fifth largest economy in the world. and what's been really heartening to see is the response from local businesses, local councils, just people stepping in to do the job that the government should be doing, which is to ensure that kids aren't going to school hungry. it's obsolete appalling that it's got this so badly wrong, that it's got this so badly wrong, that it is prepared to see hunger amongst children from her that it's prepared to let that happen without stepping in. do you think it would have been more damaging, we don't know if they are facing this revolt over a demand for a are facing this revolt over a demand fora u—turn, are facing this revolt over a demand for a u—turn, would it be more damaging for them not to u—turn? giles? i think it's difficult, the government has got a lot on its plate at the moment. you know, it's dealing with multiple

it's after senior conservative backbencher, sir bernard jenkin, joined those criticising the speed and now is, deenan pillay professor of virology at university college london, and a member of independent sage, a group of scientists offering alternative advice to the government on its response to the coronavirus. would you be in favour of shortening of the self isolation period if it helps more people comply with it? well, of course, you are right in terms of the adherence to current isolation guidelines is woefully poon isolation guidelines is woefully poor, but of course, we have to remember that isolation is one of three critical components of the test, trace and isolate strategy. first of all, finding those to test, getting results back second day on time and thirdly, using that timeliness to then ask people to isolate those contacts and the current system is failing on all three accounts. so, we have to be sure that we don'tjust fiddle around at the edges here of trying to improve small amounts. we need to improve all of these components in order to really improve the overall effe

it's after senior conservative backbencher, sir bernard jenkin, joined those criticising the speed andss of the test and trace system. the welsh government has said it will review its ban on supermarkets selling nonessential items following calls for the decision to be reversed. items such as clothes and toys were no longer available to shoppers when new restrictions came into force on friday. more than 40,000 people have signed a petition for the ban to be lifted. two advisers to the us vice president mike pence have contracted covid—i9. his chief of staff, marc short, has tested positive and is self—isolating, as is another aide. but mr pence himself has tested negative and will stick to his election campaign schedule. coronavirus infections are continuing to surge in the united states, with new record numbers in six states. meanwhile countries around the world have continued to tighten anti—covid measures, as mark lobel reports. a flag for every death. this washington art installation capturing america's coronavirus casualties. just as six states suffer record numbers of infections.

so bernard jenkin, a senior conservative mp this morning raising his concern, suggesting the head oftrace should take a well earned break, which i think is code for her to either stand down or be sacked. brandon lewis was defending her this morning but boris johnson brandon lewis was defending her this morning but borisjohnson has said things need to improve. for the moment, thank you very much. two advisers to the us vice president mike pence have contracted covid—i9. his chief of staff, marc short, has tested positive and is self—isolating, as is another aid. but mr pence himself has tested negative and will stick to his election campaign schedule. coronavirus infections are continuing to surge in the united states — with new record numbers in six states. countries around the world have continued to tighten anti—covid measures, as mark lobel reports. a flag for every death. this washington art installation capturing america's coronavirus casualties. just as six states suffer record numbers of infections. it was only three weeks ago that donald trump himself tested positive. he is f

so bernard jenkin has said you misunderstood the mood of the country. you talk about money.ing this, through the councils who we have been seeing over recent days are rolling out these programmes, who are there in local areas in the community. and who are supporting people and trying to make sure that this gets to the people who need it most. so absolutely we have put in that extra money. some people have estimated the cost at about £50 million. we have put in £63 million. my local authority in suffolk has received over three quarters of £1 million in order to support people right across suffolk. so that's the way that we are delivering this, including, in addition, in these really difficult times, putting an extra £20 a week onto universal credit, to make sure that people in receipt of universal credit can get that extra support that might be needed because of the many challenges this epidemic resents. you mentioned marcus rashford. i'm sure you saw the tweet he was putting out over the weekend about various restaurants and cafes, who said they would help. at no point did u