in a moment, we'll hear from our chief political correspondent vicki young, but first charlotte gallagherhospital where the prime minister is being treated. charlotte, just give us the latest on the condition of the prime minister. boris johnson remains in intensive care at this lunchtime. but we've had an update in the last ten minutes from downing street. they say he's in a stable condition, he is in good spirits. he is being given oxygen but crucially, he is not on a ventilator. part of the reason he was moved into intensive ca re reason he was moved into intensive care was reason he was moved into intensive ca re was so reason he was moved into intensive care was so he could be near a ventilator if he needed one. now the hospital looks a bit different as you can probably tell, there's police at every exit and entrance, security hoarding has gone up around the hospital, highlighting the dramatic and unusual situation we are in at this moment. worrying time obviously for boris johnson is friends and family, his partner is pregnant and one of the cruellest things about coronavirus is whe

our correspondent charlotte gallagher is here. charlotte, what do we know so far?r ambulance were called to this home at ilford at around 5:30pm this evening. a % around 5:30pm this elem girl

charlotte gallagher reports., also known as mary mo, was 28, described by friends and colleagues as a nurse who devoted her life to the nhs. luton and dunstable university hospital, where she worked, has seen dozens of deaths from covid—19. 0n easter sunday, they lost one of their own. her daughter was delivered by emergency caesarean and is said to be doing very well. it's understood mary had been working during the latter stages of her pregnancy but her nhs trust said she was not treating coronavirus patients. she tested positive on april 5th and admitted to hospital two days later. david carter, who's the chief executive of beneficiary hospital nhs trust has paid tribute: an online fundraising page has been set up for herfamily. it describes her as a blessing to everyone she came across and that her love, care and sincerity would be irreplaceable. one person who gave money said mary's memory will live on in her beautiful baby girl and another described her as a hero. today, the uk government is set to extend t

that is charlotte gallagher there outside st thomas‘ hospital.s and that certainly isn‘t the case at the moment and hasn‘t been for a couple of weeks. it is not just hasn‘t been for a couple of weeks. it is notjust the prime minister, but a couple of cabinet ministers, who have been self isolating. the latest is michael gove, who are self isolating because a family member showing symptoms. chris whitty, has also been in self isolation and the health secretary is also. so this really has been a major blow to the functioning of government in one sense, but on the other hand the prime minister‘s official spokesman said that the prime minister remains the prime minister and there is a very ca re the prime minister and there is a very care plan that has been put in place at the beginning of this crisis, so each cabinet minister knows what they have to do at each department knows what it has to do and there are committees being set up and there are committees being set up and formed of various cabinet ministers and officials, all working on various asp

ourfirst report is from charlotte gallagher. cheering and applause.a row, millions of us, young and old, clapped for our carers, coming out to make a noise on our doorsteps, in bradford... applause. ..in stoke... pots and pans clang. bagpipes skirl. ..and a hilltop in the north—east of scotland — a national show of appreciation for the people risking their lives to save others‘. and for these nurses, doctors and carers to do theirjob properly, they need more than applause. cheering and applause. they need personal protective equipment — the gowns, masks and goggles that keep them safe. but a major nhs trust has contacted the bbc, requesting phone numbers for barbour and burberry to ask them for gowns. it fears it does not have enough stock to even get through today. it said other trusts were resorting to washing and reusing single—use gowns and masks. the department of health says it is working around the clock to provide protective equipment where needed. the figures remain grim — a further 861 people have died from coronavirus in uk hospitals and th

charlotte gallagher, bbc news.more on the government's lockdown measures now with our political correspondent leila nathoo. leila, how much pressure is the government under to finalise an exit strategy? when you the lockdown and these measures were going to be extended for three weeks, no surprise, but it is how we come out of it now is needed to be clarified. absolutely, this is the question that all of us wa nt this is the question that all of us want answering, how long is this going to go on for and does the government have a plan to get us out but i think as you say no surprise we did not get the detail yesterday, it has been clear for some time now that ministers were not going to make any to the lockdown measures this week. remember that three week review period is now built into law so we have got the next decision point in three weeks time but we did not get any sense of a kind of timetable from the government yesterday, ministers very reluctant to get into that. what we did get was the acknowledgement tha

charlotte gallagher reports.n as mary mo, was 28, described by friends and collea g u es described by friends and colleagues as a nurse who devoted her life to the nhs. luton and dunstable university hospital, where she worked, has seen hospital, where she worked, has seen dozens of deaths from covid—i9. 0n easter sunday, they lost one of their own. her daughter was delivered by emergency cesarean and he said to be doing very well. it is understood that mary mo had been working during the latter stages of her pregnancy but her nhs trust said she was not treating coronavirus patients. she tested positive on april five and admitted to hospital two days later. david carter, the chief executive of beneficiary hospital nhs trust has paid distributor: an online fundraising pays two page has been set up and it describes there is a blessing to everyone she came across an ad that her love, care and sincerity would be irreplaceable. 0ne sincerity would be irreplaceable. one person who gave money said that her memory will l

we can speak now to charlotte gallagher, who is outside st thomas‘ hospital in central london where theu know about the prime minister‘s condition? what do you know about the prime minister's condition? only the sickest patients are treated in intensive pair, which shows the seriousness of the situation. we are being told the prime minister has received oxygen but is not on a ventilator, the reason why they have moved on into intensive care, they say, is so he is near a ventilator if he needs one. sources close to the prime minister say his condition has not changed overnight but we‘re expect an update from downing street later. his colleague michael gove said it showed the fact that the most powerful man in britain could be struck down with coronavirus showed we were all at risk. obviously an incredibly worrying time for obviously an incredibly worrying time foer obviously an incredibly worrying time for mrjohnson‘s friends and family. his partner is pregnant, he has other children as well. one of the worst things about coronaviruses the worst things about coronaviruses the fact that i

let's get more from our correspondent charlotte gallagher who is out of hospital in central london where being treated. is there any update on the prime minister's condition? borisjohnson remains on the prime minister's condition? boris johnson remains in on the prime minister's condition? borisjohnson remains in intensive ca re borisjohnson remains in intensive care this afternoon. we had an update earlier from downing care this afternoon. we had an update earlierfrom downing street saying he is in a stable condition and in good spirits and receiving oxygen. crucially, he is not on a ventilator. that is the most important thing at this point, he is breathing unaided and does not need mechanical assistance. only the sickest patients are treated in intensive care, however, so the situation is very serious and they are monitored 20 a7. as you can see, idid not are monitored 20 a7. as you can see, i did not look like a normal hospital, security holdings have gone up around the building —— monitored 2a/7. they are checking people's passes, making sure they come into the hospital when they sh

we can speak now to charlotte gallagher, who is outside st thomas‘ hospital in central london where thement. we have just heard we havejust heard in we have just heard in the last few minutes about michael gove‘s condition, he is self—isolating due to symptoms from a member of his family. we will come to that with norman smith in a moment but i would like you to concentrate on the care of the prime minister. are st thomas‘ saying anything this morning? no, we have not heard any update officially this morning but sources close to the prime minister have said his condition remains unchanged. he is being treated in the intensive care unit. obviously only the sickest patients go to the intensive care unit at hospitals and we know borisjohnson is being treated with oxygen and has not been placed on a ventilator but they are saying the reason he has been moved into this unit is so that he is close to a ventilator if he needs one. number 10 say they will keep the blick informed if there is any change in his condition. obviously a really worrying time for boris johnson‘s family, his partner is