know, it chequers.it might not be all it's cracked up to do you think? to be. do you think? >> the illusion. >> don't ruin the illusion. don't don't ruin the illusion. >> i mean, we at the >> i mean, if we look at the polls, polls have been wrong polls, the polls have been wrong before . do think could before. do you think they could have this wrong? no, no, have got it this wrong? no, no, i don't think so. >> because, look, what we're seeing pretty consistent. seeing are pretty consistent. polls all of the major polls from all of the major polling companies of something in in the high teens, low in the in the high teens, low 20s difference between labour and the conservatives. i think the smallest poll that i saw was a gap of around 12,12, but a gap of around 12, 12, but that's quite an extreme outlier compared to where most of the other polls are now. and certainly the impression that i'm getting from tory activists that i speak to who go and knock on the doors is that tory voters just don't want to c

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there was a meeting on the 20th of september in downing l the 20th of september in downing street or chequers with, you will recall because you were there, professors edmonds and maclean and others. did you reflect upon why that meeting was being called, given the government's stated position that it would follow the signs by which a presumed limit its own chief medical officers and governmental scientific advisor? i wasn't responsible for organising the meeting, so i guess whoever organised it would be the person to ask. did organised it would be the person to ask. , , ., , , , , ask. did you express views in the meetin: ask. did you express views in the meeting in _ ask. did you express views in the meeting in support _ ask. did you express views in the meeting in support of _ ask. did you express views in the meeting in support of one - ask. did you express views in the meeting in support of one which l ask. did you express views in the i meeting in support of one which was essentially that there was no requirement for there to be a lockdown, and that in the general schemes of things, it w

now, the cia has had a chequered history — involved notjust in spying, but assassination attempts andoup plots as well. but now intelligence seems to have entered a different realm of cyber hacking, big data and electronic surveillance. my guest isjonna mendez. at the end of the cold war, she was the cia's chief of disguise. is human intelligence still a vital asset? jonna mendez, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure. well, it's great to have you here. what do you think are the qualities you possess that made you a good spy? no—one�*s asked me that before. um... i'm tenacious, i'm a... ..a bit adventurous. that's how i got into it to begin with. and i think the biggest piece of it was hoping that i had done something worth doing, and that it had made a difference. so the values behind the work were important to you, but on a day—to—day basis, you were having to deceive and to lie. are you good at that? and protect. she chuckles and i got rather good at it indeed. yes, ican... ican... i can prevaricate with the best of them. let me take you back to the beginning. you've described e

pizzaballa, made a point of entering the church of nativity wearing the traditional black—and—white chequeredthere's no atmosphere of feast, because we are in a war. a terrible war. and we are here to pray — but also tonight to ask not just for the ceasefire — ceasefire is not enough. we have to stop these hostilities and to turn the page. because violence generates only violence. on days like this, jawdat and his father would have been talking about christmas preparations. not this year. jawdat�*s family is stuck in northern gaza. he tries to reassure his father that he will make it out alive and that they will be together again, but his dad is overcome with grief. a week ago, jawdat�*s grandmother nahida was shot twice in the stomach. his aunt samar rushed to help her, and was shot in the head. jawdat�*s parents and relatives had been sheltering in the holy family church. now they've buried their loved ones there. the family blames israeli snipers for their deaths. the idf says it will continue its investigation. "there is still shelling around us," his father tells me. before he says goodb

now, the cia has had a chequered history — involved notjust in spying, but assassination attempts andr hacking, big data and electronic surveillance. my guest isjonna mendez. at the end of the cold war, she was the cia's chief of disguise. is human intelligence still a vital asset? jonna mendez, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure. well, it's great to have you here. what do you think are the qualities you possess that made you a good spy?

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of course l october and you're aware of course that there had been a forward strategy meeting at chequersvice seeking lockdown on the 28th of october to the prime minister and they presented a further paper on the 30th of october and as you will recall, there was a further paper prepared for the covid o on the 30th of october, that can only be a reference to the debate going on that same day about national lockdown. that same day about national lockdown-— that same day about national lockdown. �* ., that same day about national lockdown. . ., ., ., lockdown. around the time we made a decision for national _ lockdown. around the time we made a decision for national lockdown - lockdown. around the time we made a decision for national lockdown and - decision for national lockdown and it may be this message was drawing the decision—making meeting, you can read it your own way. that the decision-making meeting, you can read it your own way.— read it your own way. at the bottom ofthe read it your own way. at the bottom of the page — read it your own way. at the bottom of the page you _ read it

dinner with the chief whip meetings with mr sunak meetings with maybe mr sunak over christmas in chequersf mulled wine, try and make them support the measures and make work. them support the measures and ma yeah,/ork. them support the measures and ma yeah, all. them support the measures and ma yeah, all right. and >> yeah, all right. and meanwhile, british meanwhile, obviously the british pubuc meanwhile, obviously the british public to sit and hold public just have to sit and hold our breath and deal with the ongoing illegal immigration our breath and deal with the ongoinchristopher,nigration our breath and deal with the ongoinchristopher,nigratiyou circus. christopher, thank you very our very much. christopher hope, our political is putting political editor, is putting a right outside right stint from outside parliament. now let's get the thoughts my now. we've thoughts of my panel now. we've got secretary got former environment secretary ronald jayawardena, political commentator suzanne evans, and specialist immigration lawyer whose services we will be requiring tonight. ivan sam thomp

dinner with the chief whip meetings with mr sunak meetings with maybe mr sunak over christmas in chequersmulled wine, try and make them support the measures and make work. them support the measures and ma yeah,/ork. them support the measures and ma yeah, all. them support the measures and ma yeah, all right. and >> yeah, all right. and meanwhile, british meanwhile, obviously the british pubuc meanwhile, obviously the british public to sit and hold public just have to sit and hold our breath and deal with the ongoing illegal immigration our breath and deal with the ongoinchristopher,nigration our breath and deal with the ongoinchristopher,nigratiyou circus. christopher, thank you very our very much. christopher hope, our political is putting political editor, is putting a right outside right stint from outside parliament. now let's get the thoughts my now. thoughts of my panel now. we've got environment secretary got former environment secretary ronald jayawardena, political commentator suzanne evans, and specialist immigration lawyer whose services we will be requiring tonight. ivan sam t

. >> bought a new mansion near chequers.ceives has kind of red receives a he has a kind of red briefcase with briefings every morning still morning as if he were still prime minister >> they let go. >> they can never let go. >> they can never let go. >> they can't. >> no, they can't. >> no, they can't. >> some would say, >> some people would say, though, look, look what he did in helping to negotiate the good friday agreement. that 1998. in helping to negotiate the good frida was reement. that 1998. in helping to negotiate the good fridawas an ment. that 1998. in helping to negotiate the good fridawas an achievement. 1998. in helping to negotiate the good fridawas an achievement. yes,)8. in helping to negotiate the good fridawas an achievement. yes, it. that was an achievement. yes, it was so he has some was so he has got some negotiating power. >> he was greatly helped by the charisma and star power of bill clinton, the president of the united here lot. >> yes . i lot. >> yes. i mean, perhaps i don't i don't know enough abo

course provided a forward strategy document for you on the 25th of october and there was a meeting in chequers then there was ultimately a meeting at which you decided that there had to be a lockdown in my question is this. why were there a number of papers and strategy documents given to you in the same week all broadly recommending a lockdown? it rather looks as if the covid task force was trying to bring you to a particular conclusion. t trying to bring you to a particular conclusion-— trying to bring you to a particular conclusion. ., �* ~ ., ., , conclusion. i don't know the answer to that. i conclusion. i don't know the answer to that- i do — conclusion. i don't know the answer to that. i do remember— conclusion. i don't know the answer to that. i do remember the - conclusion. i don't know the answer to that. i do remember the papers. to that. i do remember the papers and i_ to that. i do remember the papers and i think— to that. i do remember the papers and i think it was the james bowler paper— and i think it was the james bowler paper that — and i think it was the james bowler paper t

early part of the ball in the early part of the pandemic when was the covid pandemic when he was at chequersne church, doesn't he? yeah. he needs to apologise for not being across the detail . he not being across the detail. he needs to apologise for not taking responsibility. i mean, look , let's face it. i bet you look, let's face it. i bet you this week boris wishes it was him in the jungle and not nigel. because he's going to have 12 hours questioning from one of because he's going to have 12 houcountry's;tioning from one of because he's going to have 12 houcountry's top ing from one of because he's going to have 12 houcountry's top kc from one of because he's going to have 12 houcountry's top kc s.om one of because he's going to have 12 houcountry's top kc 5. so one of the country's top kc 5. so i think this is crucial for how bonsis think this is crucial for how boris is remembered , because i boris is remembered, because i think this. i think it's still alive, on, you know, alive, man. come on, you know, give that. politically, give him that. but politically, he's not. >> he's on this