charlie rowley, former s - ecial election. charlie rowley, former special adviser _ election.y, former special adviser to michael gove, j special adviser to michael gove, thank you for sharing your insights here on bbc news. well, of course, we have been getting reaction across the political spectrum to today's news, so let's have a listen into what ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats, had to say. it what ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats, had to say.— democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like — democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like change _ democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like change that _ democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like change that rishi - democrats, had to say. it doesn'tl sound like change that rishi sunak told us he was going to give us, it sounds like desperation. and frankly he really can't appoint someone to the house of lords that easily. there is a process to check someone passes the test, and david cameron has a crisis and scandal around him over the green so scandal, and questions have to be asked whether it is appropri

we'll bejoined by charlie rowley, michael gove�*s former special adviser. carl heneghan, professor of evidence based medicine at oxford university. and tracy brown, the director of sense about science. more hostages have been released from gaza tonight, but the youngest, ten—month—old kfir bibas, is still being held. we speak to a close relative and we ask whether the fragile truce in gaza will hold for more than another day. and as the race is on for the government to clear the backlog of roughly 90,000 asylum cases before december — we speak to an afghan journalist who has had his claim approved, but then found himself sleeping on the streets of liverpool. there are six acts in the covid inquiry. the first was about preparedness, and now act 2 is about how decisionmaking was handled in government. so, between now and christmas, there will be a procession of former ministers, including a prime minister, borisjohnson, senior politicians, and finally rishi sunak giving evidence, opinion, and veiled and not so veiled criticism of colleagues, to the inquiry ch

let's got charlie rowley let's we've got charlie rowley joining us now, who is a former adviser michaelrishi does that fit in with rishi sunak's that the sunak's pledge that i am the change prime minister? well, he's gone back 15 years. we haven't had a former prime minister coming back into cabinet since 1970, before you were even born. charlie beth was born . born. >> and before i was just about to say, before probably either of you, i would have said were born, say the nicest things . born, say the nicest things. >> he knows how to get invited back. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> what do you make of the appointment? >> i think it's a brilliant appointment because what do you think of david cameron and his politics and whatever side of the referendum debate you are on? he is a brilliant communicator. yes he is someone who i think had to take very , who i think had to take very, very tough decisions in 2010 to 2015, who led the country with the coalition, who who had to make very difficult decisions in terms of the economy, but won an overall majority party because of the way he communicated tho

charlie rowley, always a pleasure and never a chore. great stuff. and let us know what think there.in touch. do touch. vaiews@gbnews.com. do you will survive? you think suella will survive? it's to sack her or is she it's time to sack her or is she the now? moving the tories saviour now? moving on. could the army be called in to wales's largest to help out at wales's largest hospital ? well, the university hospital? well, the university hospital of wales says it's suffering a significant and sustained adverse demand on services . yesterday the hospital services. yesterday the hospital in cardiff issued what's known as a black alert. right. well, let's speak now to our reporter jack and jack , i believe jack cos and jack, i believe there has been some good news today. >> yes, certainly some better news, particularly with the pressure that's been on the emergency department here at the university hospital of wales. it's now been decreased to a level four. now, that doesn't mean that that pressure has eased. it has eased off completely , but it is still the completely, but it is still

now this morning in north wigan, here to discuss this is charlie rowley. >> let's start on that lastunfortunate phrase, i think to some degree saying that homelessness is lifestyle homelessness is a lifestyle choice . choice for people choice. choice for some people was that a little bit clumsy ? was that a little bit clumsy? >> it's not the language i would have used. wouldn't the have used. it wouldn't be the language would advise language that i would advise using. think the point using. but i think the point she's make cut she's trying to make and cut through are through is that there are clearly more people that are coming into the uk that are sleeping rough, who shouldn't be. we don't want to see it on the streets. nobody wants to see anybody sleeping rough or sleeping on the streets of the prime was saying, prime minister was just saying, is choice? is it a lifestyle choice? i don't, as i say, think that might be for a handful and well, you know, it should. nobody's should be sleeping rough. but if you are in that situation, it should only be for a short penod should only be f

huffpost uk, kevin schofield, and the former special adviser to michael gove, charlie thank you very charlie rowleyvery much your time. heard much for your time. you heard what had to what christopher hope had to say. extraordinary, say. this quite extraordinary, this series of events has has rishi sunak stuck his foot in it massively ? how significant is massively? how significant is this diplomatic row? >> i think it's a i think it's a non—issue. i really do. i really do. i'm so sorry. >> peter left the country in a huff because of who cares ? huff because of who cares? >> who cares who is who is he? who is he? you know , nobody in who is he? you know, nobody in europe , greece, have got their europe, greece, have got their own problems when it comes to finances. will take no lectures from then on. no. we've got an economic sort of situation which is getting better. but france always to have their always seemed to have their issues. just we've all issues. i just think we've all lost marbles, frankly, lost our marbles, frankly, talking about this issue, because in country, because no one in this c

mep patrick o'flynn and former mep patrick o'flynn and former special adviser to michael gove, charlie rowleyick o'flynn. are you in mourning? do you regret the loss of suella braverman from the cabinet and as home secretary, i certainly do. >> i think she spoke for over at least half the country with her point about two tier policing . i point about two tier policing. i think she was going to get whacked even before that row blew up , because we're told that blew up, because we're told that that sunak had been talking to cameron for a little while, certainly before that row happened. and the only conceivable position, david cameron could have come back into the too, cabinet, was foreign secretary, which meant james cleverly was being moved. and if you look at james cleverly he does look like a home secretary so i think that was always nailed on and sunak suella number was up quite a while ago. i think it's a very arrogant and cynical move by rishi sunak, who who needs to bearin rishi sunak, who who needs to bear in mind he has no mandate. he has no mandate from the british people. he doesn't