people have raised the issue of catherine calderwood. there issue of catherine calderwood. broken about her visiting her second home, apologised. and very quickly thereafter resigned. we should have been hearing from the prime minister today. i wrote to the cabinet secretary several hours ago with a cabinet secretary several hours ago witha numberof cabinet secretary several hours ago with a number of questions that need to be answered. the prime minister needs to come clean about when he knew about this. whether or not he authorised at this and why he has not ta ken authorised at this and why he has not taken his responsibilities in asking dominic cummings to resign. he should sack him. this man has undermined public messaging that the uk government has sought to deliver. ifi uk government has sought to deliver. if i may say so, if you think of the millions of people that have had to make sacrifices, that have lost loved ones, they have not been able to grieve in the correct manner, people can't visit their grandparents, grandchildren are losing out on that, grandparents c

dr catherine calderwood resigned as scotland's chief medical officer last month after making two trips news. we have just got a tweet from michael gove. he says that caring for your wife and child is not a crime. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. politics in a moment, but still a lot of confusion about the detail of what happened. there are still to be answered. there is a staunch defence from downing street and there is strong language in the statement. it was essential to make this journey to ensure those young children could be properly cared for, downing street says, and that his actions we re street says, and that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. it says he believes that his behaviour was in line with the guidelines and the questions will be about whether downing street is new about whether downing street is new about this but there were a few people in downing street knew he wasn't there. those sort of questions are still going to be asked as we go along. something that puzzles me is that when we say downing street says, in this segment t

to her great credit, catherine calderwood came to the same conclusion. her own skin at the expense of the public health advice she knew as a doctor how important that advice was, andi a doctor how important that advice was, and i think that was to her credit. i think she acted with great integrity there, so that is the process that we went through, and i am very happy to set that out, as i have done many times. in terms of the prime minister and dominic cummings, my view is they should come to the same conclusion. i do not say this with any relish. people who have listened to me standing here day in and day out will have heard i have tried, because i do not think party politics has any place in dealing with this crisis was that i have tried very hard not to indulge in that at all, yet i have been provoked or asked to do so in some of the questionings from time to time. but i do think there is a risk that political interest is taking priority over the public interest, and in a situation like this, it is so important that a trust in the public health advic

did have an experience of this kind of matter herself when her chief medical officer doctor catherine calderwoodve visited her second home twice, initially the first minister criticised the chief medical officer at the time for making that move but decided to keep her on saying she was very important but the pressure became too much and doctor catherine calderwood did eventually resign after that. it isn't just eventually resign after that. it isn'tjust opposition parties criticising the government over this, there are conservative mps who have come out, handful and it is not a universal view within the conservative party, but saying that they think dominic cummings should go because the message around coronavirus has been undermined and tory mps talking about how their post bags, their inboxes, are full of people talking about the kinds of sacrifices they have had to make and feeling that it is unjustified that dominic cummings, for example, travelled to the family home in cou nty travelled to the family home in county durham towards the end of march. but as borisjohnson said last night, he has

will be up to give more details of the curse of the evening, but you will remember perhaps catherine calderwoodicer to resign from her position after share broken social distancing rules of revisiting her second home. thank you very much and thank you for the correction. not the head, more on that to come. donald trump is in arizona — this is his first trip outside of washington in a month. more than 30 states are now beginning to lift their lockdowns — even as the infection rates continue to rise. on monday top us health expert anthony fauci warned about a rebound of new cases. speaking to an american news network he asked: how many deaths and how much suffering are you willing to accept to get back to what you want to be some form of normality sooner rather than later? new york state governor andrew cuomo echoed that message too. there is a cost of staying closed. there's also a cost reopening quickly. that is the hard truth. that is what we're all dealing with. and let's be honest and open about it and let us not camouflage the actual terms of the discussion that we are having. and the quest

you might also remember a similar case about a month ago where dr catherine calderwood, scotland's chiefedical officer, she resigned from her post after she was found to have breached the rules after visiting her second home, so tonight perhaps a reminder that those who are involved in setting the regulations are also under pressure to keep to them. jessica parkerfor us jessica parker for us there. president trump has confirmed he's looking at winding down the white house coronavirus task force, despite the high number of cases in the us. the vice president has suggested it could be brought to a close within weeks, just as a draft government report warns the american death toll could reach 3,000 a day injune — that's more than double the current rate. president trump spoke to reporters as he left washington to go to arizona. so, ithink so, i think that as far as the task force, mike pence and the task force, mike pence and the task force, mike pence and the task force have done a great job stop but now we're looking ata job stop but now we're looking at a little bit of a different form.

scotland's former chief medical officer catherine calderwood had to resign, government scientist professord to step down from his role. 0pposition parties tonight are questioning dominic cummings‘ position, it is certainly very awkward for number ten who say they will not comment. anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could face a £1000 fine, that's $1200, if they fail to self—isolate for 14 days. the measures will come in from 8june, to help prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. with more, here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. soon, almost anyone arriving into the uk will have to self—isolate for two weeks. most people on this flight from amsterdam into manchester thought it was a good idea. we've just come off a klm flight. it was absolutely jam—packed full of people. and, um, who knows who's got coronavirus? after some confusion, the government now says only people arriving from the republic of ireland will be exempt. medical workers will too, and people like lorry drivers who transport goods. fruit pickers will not be able to travel away from the place they work.

you might also remember a similar case about a month ago where doctor catherine calderwood resigned fromer post after she was found to have breached the rules after visiting her second home, so tonight perhaps a reminder that those who are involved in setting the regulations are also under pressure to keep to them. president trump has confirmed that the white house is looking at winding down its coronavirus task force, despite the high number of cases in the us. vice president mike pence has suggested that it could be brought to a close within weeks. it comes as a draft government report warns the us deathtoll could reach 3000 a day injune, more than double the current rate. president trump spoke to reporters as he left washington to go to arizona earlier, this is what he had to say. so, i think that as far as the task force, mike pence and the task force have done a greatjob, but we are now looking at a little bit of a different form, and that form is safety and opening. and we will have a different group probably set up for that. it was created with a lot of other very talented people,

doctor catherine calderwood resigned as scotland's chief medical 0fficer last month after making twosica parker, bbc news. president trump has commanded state governors to allow houses of worship that were closed because of the coronavirus to reopen this weekend. the us president criticized some state administrations for allowing bars and restaurants to reopen, while continuing to limit places of worship. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. since the advent of the coronavirus, churches here have taken on a variety of roles. this one in new york was turned into a testing centre. but there's been little in the way of worship. and as shops and other businesses have gradually started to reopen, some of america's religious leaders have grown impatient. now, president trump counts white evangelical christians among his most loyal supporters, is giving the religious leaders his backing. today, i'm identifying houses of worship, churches, synagogues, mosques, as essential places that provide essential services. some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics a

you might also remember a similar case about a month ago where dr catherine calderwood, scotland's chiefd from her post after she was found to have breached the rules after visiting her second home. so tonight, perhaps a reminder that there was who are involved in setting the regulations are also under pressure to keep to them. jessica parker, many thanks. virgin atlantic has announced plans to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the uk and to end its operation at gatwick airport. virgin blamed what it called the "devastating" effect of the pandemic. it's another major blow for gatwick — the second busiest airport in the uk, just days after british airways said it could not rule out closing its operation there as well. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge has more details. happier times, when sir richard branson launched his airline virgin atlantic at gatwick airport. but that relationship is over for now, at least. when travel restrictions lift, the airline will not run any flights in and out of gatwick. it plans to cut 3,000 of its 10,000 staff. the airline industry is shrinking fast. avia

doctor catherine calderwood resigned as scotland's chief medical officer last month after making two home. jessica parker, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. i'll correspondent helen catt. be clear about exactly w happened i'll be clear about exactly what happened here? we understand that dominic cummings and his wife went to durham to their parents'. his sister said she would provide childcare is what we understand for this. it was in durham, 250 miles from london. we understand they were still able to look after their son, they were not too ill to do that once they got there, but they didn't have any other contact with members of theirfamily. have any other contact with members of their family. it is suggested there were a small number of people in downing street who didn't know where he was, that he was in durham and not london. downing street haven't responded to this at all yet. we don't know if borisjohnson himself was one of those people who knew where dominic cummings was because he himself was ill at the time. is there a charge of hypocrisy, tha

catherine calderwood resigned as scottish health adviser after visiting her second home twice.said the country deserves answers. either way, more questions are likely to be asked. helen is with me now. what reaction has there been? yes, we have had the development through the morning and most recently dominic cummings actually defending himself, as you saw there. the reaction to this has been that labour doesn't sound convinced. they say that the downing street statement raises more questions than answers. in particular they say they're still unclear about who knew about this decision and when and whether this was sanctioned by the prime minister oi’ was sanctioned by the prime minister or not. also points to the inconsistency between what downing street says in its statements and what durham constabulary have said ina what durham constabulary have said in a statement too. labour concludes that the brahmins the ‘s chief adviser seems to believe that it is one rule for him and another for the british people. on the other hand you have a lot of other very senior cabinet level con

scotland's former chief medical 0fficer, catherine calderwood, who had to resign, professor niall fergusoning the government also had to step down from his role. 0pposition parties are tonight questioning dominic cummings‘s position. it is certainly very awkward for number 10, who say they aren't going to comment. thank you. anyone arriving in the uk from abroad could face a £1,000 fine if they fail to self—isolate for 1h days. the government will introduce the proposal from the 8th ofjune, to help prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. with more, here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. soon, almost anyone arriving into the uk will have to self—isolate for two weeks. most people on this flight from amsterdam into manchester thought it was a good idea. we've just come off a klm flight. it was absolutely jam—packed full of people. and, erm, who knows who's got coronavirus? after some confusion, the government now says only people arriving from the republic of ireland will be exempt. medical workers will too, and people like lorry drivers who transport goods. fruit pickers

but when you take the situation with catherine calderwood, she accepted she was in the run, made an apologytish government's press conference with the first minister. nobody hid from this and there was an acceptance that making sure people had confidence in the public health message. here we have dominic cummings, the prime minister both hiding from view. it is not good enough, they should be in front of the press this afternoon. the prime minister will be in front of the liaison committee on wednesday, and iam liaison committee on wednesday, and i am pleased about that. but he needs to make himself available, not just to the press but needs a virtual meeting to make sure we get a nswe rs virtual meeting to make sure we get a nswers to virtual meeting to make sure we get answers to questions as to what the prime minister knew and when and whether or not he sanctioned his senior adviser not following the regulations he put in place. it is the most serious situation we are in. we were just talking to the former chief constable of durham, he says he believes that if dominic cummings doesn't re

doctor catherine calderwood resigned as scotland's chief medical officer last month after making twor second home. jessica parker, bbc news. ed davey is the acting leader of the liberal democrats. the prime minister needs to make a statement he is responsible for his special advisers, he needs to get an explanation. i am surprised that he didn't know at the time, i would have thought that he would have known at the time and did he sanction this? the prime minister himself say, yes, dominic cummings, this is ok? and therefore, the prime minister is the person, i think, should break the silence. our political correspondent helen catt gave us her analysis. a staunch defence from downing street, it is very strong language, the state they have issued. it was essential, the statement says, for dominic cummings to make this journey and ensure his tribe could be cared for and it says his actions we re be cared for and it says his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines and mr cummings believes he behaved reasonably. one of the questions that will rise over the course of the week is

dr catherine calderwood resigned as scotland's chief medical officer last month after making two tripssecond home. jessica parker, bbc news. we can speak now to our political correspondent helen catt. good morning, helen. on the one hand, some politicians saying dominic cummings should be allowed the opportunity to explain what happened himself, but will there be questions for boris johnson? yes, i think that there will be pressure on the prime minister to respond in some form. so far number ten have not issued any sort of comment on this. but dominic cummings is a very senior member of downing street's staff, so i think there is going to be pressure for the prime minister to explain what happened here. we had a source close to dominic cummings saying they don't believe he broke any rules, because there is an increased focus on the issues of self isolation, as we look to come out of lockdown and look forward to things like track and trace. we have heard that of course that pressure from opposition parties, the labour party saying there needs to be a swift explanation about this. but i

catherine calderwood resigned as scottish health adviser after visiting her second home twice.ountry d ese rves a nswe i’s . either way, more questions are likely to be asked. chris daw qc is a criminal barrister and author of the upcoming book ‘justice on trial‘. let's start with what the legal situation is. what, in law, could he potentially have done wrong? well, he potentially breached the coronavirus regulations, which were imposed on all of us towards the end of march, which required you to stay at home unless you had a reasonable excuse at home unless you had a reasonable excuse to leave your home. and that law, which applies to everybody, was accompanied at the time by government guidelines which were effectively that you must stay at home unless you have a reasonable excuse. home unless you have a reasonable excuse. and so, when it comes to a reasonable excuse, travelling 250 miles, not only in anticipation of potential infection or some particular childcare issue, but when actively symptomatic, when there are people in the vehicle who was symptomatic with coronavirus

scotland's chief medical officer catherine calderwood apologized for not adhering to coronavirus guidelines by visiting her second home in late march. president's nominee to lead the intelligence community says that china is at the top of his list as threats to the u.s. the senate intelligence committee grilling texas congressman john ratcliffe today during his confirmation hearing to become the director of national intelligence. chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher is on the case for us tonight. >> hi, shannon. it's a good thing that senators had to keep their distance, because this was testy from the start with us of vice chair mike warren and kicking things off by expressing dirt doubts about the intelligence nominee john ratcliffe. he withdrew following questions about his qualifications and resume. many senators are concerned whether the new dni, he would stand up to president trump, even if it was information that the president did not want to hear. listen to ratcliff's answer followed by a still unconvinced chuck schumer. watch. >> whether we are talking about the presid

and to catherine calderwood's credit so did she.facts and has come toa possession of the facts and has come to a decision and he has to lead. he has made the decision and the noise around it from anyone else, is that pa rt around it from anyone else, is that part of leadership, to shut it out and makea part of leadership, to shut it out and make a decision and stand by a? we all get things wrong, me included, but the responsibility of leadership is to try to do the right thing, even if it is difficult for your political interests. he thinks he is doing the right thing. he has to be thejudge he is doing the right thing. he has to be the judge of that, but you say he is in possession of the facts. i watched his press conference yesterday and i thought on the detailed questions about what happened and what he knew, he was less tha n happened and what he knew, he was less than forthcoming. these are questions he has to answer and i agree that ultimately he has to come toa agree that ultimately he has to come to a judgment and he is the

catherine calderwood was the chief medical officer in scotla nd the chief medical officer in scotlande over two consecutive weekends. if you cast your mind back to when that story broke in the scottish sun, the scottish government initially didn't tell miss calderwood that she had to resign. she was not sacked. nicola sturgeon took part in an incredibly painful press conference where she was repeatedly asked why miss calderwood was allowed to stay in herjob, despite calderwood was allowed to stay in her job, despite breaking calderwood was allowed to stay in herjob, despite breaking the lockdown rules so clearly. a lot of pressure on nicola sturgeon and eventually the scottish government decided that the public health message was being undermined by the fa ct message was being undermined by the fact that the person who was on television every night talking about it had broken those very rules, so eventually she was told that she had to resign. i don't think that is necessarily what is going to happen here and i don't think downing street sees it as exactly the same. the justification