mr cummings, like me, to speak very quickly _ mr cummings, like me, to speak very quickly i_ mr cummingsquarter to two _ break now. i shall return at quarter to two. all— break now. i shall return at quarter to two. �* , break now. i shall return at quarter to two-- the _ break now. i shall return at quarter to two.- the kev _ break now. i shall return at quarter to two.- the kev inquiry i to two. all rise. the kev inquiry takin: a to two. all rise. the kev inquiry taking a break— to two. all rise. the kev inquiry taking a break now. _ to two. all rise. the kev inquiry taking a break now. dominic i to two. all rise. the kev inquiry - taking a break now. dominic cummings has been giving his evidence for 40 minutes or so. it was borisjohnson was made chief adviser during the covid pandemic. he has actually been asked about his language. it has been a lot of swearing. some expletives. and he sort of apologised for that. he was quoted as saying, his expletive laden descriptions of cabinet ministers said david mackie said reflected a widespread view. he said he treated the top ministers like

mr cummings.essive and foul mouthed an misogynistic approach the correct wray to manage fellow professionals? i approach the correct wray to manage fellow professionals?— fellow professionals? i don't know what the ferguson _ fellow professionals? i don't know what the ferguson thing _ fellow professionals? i don't know what the ferguson thing is - fellow professionals? i don't know. what the ferguson thing is referring to, but in terms of helen, and the situation in the cabinet office you need to understand that the prime minister had first of all, tried to sack the cabinet secretary and botched it and he was still there, then he said to everyone he wanted helen to be removed as well and he has lost confidence in her. the new cabinet secretary had said that he wanted to have the authority to change both the pps and choose his deputy iee helen. the prime minister had trollied back on this as well. so, we were in this absolutely nigh mare situation, where the pm had destroyed, had made clear he did

are you surrised cummings? i don't know. are you surprised to _ cummings? i don't know. surprised to hear there is - cummings? i don't know. are you surprised to hear there is no - cummings? i don't know. are you surprised to hear there is no note | surprised to hear there is no note as far as we can tell about asking the prime minister to come back and take charge of the crisis? tile. the prime minister to come back and take charge of the crisis?— take charge of the crisis? no, it was not surprising _ take charge of the crisis? no, it was not surprising because - take charge of the crisis? no, it| was not surprising because there were conversations and people were sitting next to each other at work. you are not averse to sending whatsapps and tx 24 hours a day, mister cummings. tile. whatsapps and tx 24 hours a day, mister cummings.— whatsapps and tx 24 hours a day, mister cummings. no, i was sitting riaht next mister cummings. no, i was sitting right next to _ mister cummings. no, i was sitting right next to martin _ mister cummings. no, i was sitting right next to mar

to be honest, given by dominic cummings? to be honest. i'm — given by dominic cummings?ven by dominic cummings? to be honest. i'm in a _ given by dominic cummings? to be honest, i'm in a press _ given by dominic cummings? to be honest, i'm in a press room - given by dominic cummings? to be honest, i'm in a press room so - honest, i'm in a press room so separate so it's difficult to see how it's all going down, just getting a feed you can see the strength of feeling, people standing out here in the rain in central london trying to give their thoughts across to dominic cummings of exactly how they feel. dominic cummings interestingly was asked about the famous trip to barnard castle in which he was testing his eyesight, to coin his friend is wally @ covid in the may of the lockdown. when the strictures of measures were in place here in the uk. it's very embarrassing, you'll remember he did a press conference a few days later which he tried to explain himself. he apologised what it done, the handling, never tends handling had been a disaster, he said. but he still insisted

cummings, if you could keep your answers— cummings, if you could keep your answers a — cummings, if youuld keep your answers a little bit shorter. and . cummings, if you could keep your answers a little bit shorter. and ifj answers a little bit shorter. and if you could — answers a little bit shorter. and if you could not _ answers a little bit shorter. and if you could not turn _ answers a little bit shorter. and if you could not turn away _ answers a little bit shorter. and if you could not turn away from i answers a little bit shorter. and if you could not turn away from the | you could not turn away from the microphone _ you could not turn away from the microphone l'ni _ you could not turn away from the microphone-— you could not turn away from the microphone._ sorry i you could not turn away from the microphone._ sorry for| microphone. i'm sorry. sorry for askin: microphone. i'm sorry. sorry for asking questions _ microphone. i'm sorry. sorry for asking questions over— microphone. i'm sorry. sorry for asking questions over your i microphone. i'm sorry. sorry for i asking questions

slow down, mr - cummings. there were a lot of crazy thins of cummings.. there were a lot of crazy things of people suddenly _ cummings. there were a lot of crazy things of people suddenly coming i things of people suddenly coming into his study saying wildly different things. so although i have been very critical of him i think it is important to understand in this context that he was being buffeted very strongly by different forces. there were a million and one set of people making an argument that we had basically been chi borscht by disastrous group thinking and we had to change path. people in the cabinet office were saying something else and the treasury people were warning him that if we went down this path, then we might provoke another parallel disaster. figs this path, then we might provoke another parallel disaster.- another parallel disaster. as the da s another parallel disaster. as the days unfold _ another parallel disaster. as the days unfold and _ another parallel disaster. as the days unfold and he _ another parallel disaster. as the days

is that dominic cummings is not . is that dominic cummings is not like most _ is that dominic cummingsprime minister, and that the prime minister— prime minister, and that the prime minister himself— prime minister, and that the prime minister himself is— prime minister, and that the prime minister himself is looking - prime minister, and that the prime minister himself is looking to - prime minister, and that the prime minister himself is looking to heari minister himself is looking to hear divergent— minister himself is looking to hear divergent views. _ minister himself is looking to hear divergent views. and _ minister himself is looking to hear divergent views. and hsz - minister himself is looking to hear divergent views. and hsz is- minister himself is looking to hear divergent views. and hsz is a - minister himself is looking to heari divergent views. and hsz is a good example _ divergent views. and hsz is a good example of— divergent views. and hsz is a good example of that. _ divergent views. and hsz is a good example of that. mr— divergent views. and h52 is a good example of

>> mr cummings? >> mr cummings? minister , the inquiry >> prime minister, the inquiry has heard evidence that the cabinet office plays a vital role in government as the coordinating centre . coordinating centre. >> it liaises with other government departments. it broke issues, it resolves debates and issues, it resolves debates and issues , issues between line issues, issues between line departments . it is the hub of departments. it is the hub of government . on your arrival in government. on your arrival in downing street in july of 2019, when did you believe that the cabinet office was effectively performing that role? no . the performing that role? no. the cabinet secretary. the inquiry has been told, has an equally important function of . important function of. exercising such institutional levers as may be required in order to make other parts of government work . were those government work. were those institutions levers being effectively operate by the cabinet secretary when you arrived in downing street in

dominic cummings is taking the hot seat. let's listen back in.— cummings is taking the hot seat.'s listen back in. covid as ever, no back let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out. _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out. get _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out, get back _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out, get back to _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, i go back out, get back to work, crowd yourself onto trains, going to restaurants and enjoy pizzas with friends and family. you know, really build up that social mixing. now, thatis build up that social mixing. now, that is fine if you are intent on never having to do suppression measures again. but, from all of the evidence we have received from all of the advice that we have received, it was incredibly clear we were certainly going to have to do suppression measures again. we knew that all the way through. that was from the start. so, to then move forward and say, were going to get back into work when business wasn't even asking for people to come back into work, they were enco

dominic- mckenzie cummings. mr cummings, let's listen back in. dominic— mckenzie cummings.y _ mckenzie cummings. mr cummings, you have provided the inquiry with _ mckenzie cummings. mr cummings, you have provided the inquiry with a - have provided the inquiry with a lengthy witness statement dated the 12th of october. to which you have appended a declaration of truth. we take it therefore that the contents of your witness statement are true and you have also helpfully provided us with a lengthy letter dated the 11th of november, in which you included a large number of screenshots of what saps, texts, materials and so on. —— whatsapp. could we commence pleased with your career. the inquiry understands that from 2007 to 2014 you were a special adviser to michael gove mp. is that correct? . adviser to michael gove mp. is that correct?- ln — adviser to michael gove mp. is that correct? yes. in october 2015 you became a director— correct? is; in october 2015 you became a director of correct? i2; in october 2015 you became a director of the organisation vote leave which culminate

— that the relationship between dominic cummings and - that the relationship between dominic cummingst the relationship between - dominic cummings and the prime minister— dominic cummings and the prime minister was _ dominic cummings and the prime minister was very— dominic cummings and the prime minister was very good _ dominic cummings and the prime minister was very good at - dominic cummings and the prime minister was very good at this - minister was very good at this stage. — minister was very good at this stage. i— minister was very good at this stage. i do— minister was very good at this stage, i do think _ minister was very good at this stage, i do think it's- minister was very good at this stage, i do think it's relevantl minister was very good at this l stage, i do think it's relevant as to how— stage, i do think it's relevant as to how he — stage, i do think it's relevant as to how he operates _ stage, i do think it's relevant as to how he operates even - stage, i do think it's relevant as to how he operates even when i stage, i do think it's relevant as l to how he operate

the picture of the - chaos in number10, dominic cummings chaos in number 10, dominic cummings wants_ chaos in number 10, dominic cummings wants to talk about everyone else in government being chaotic, but it was quite clear_ government being chaotic, but it was quite clear from the evidence from him and _ quite clear from the evidence from him and lee cain, was once described to me _ him and lee cain, was once described to me as— him and lee cain, was once described to me as a _ him and lee cain, was once described to me as a nest of vipers and what was quite — to me as a nest of vipers and what was quite clear it was the vipers in that nest. — was quite clear it was the vipers in that nest, that is how they treated each other— that nest, that is how they treated each other as well. there were quite happy— each other as well. there were quite happy for— each other as well. there were quite happy for that. each other as well. there were quite happy forthat. everyone, each other as well. there were quite happy for that. everyone, according to mr— happy for that. everyone, according to

dominic cummings.— sorry, between myself and... ? dominic cummings. whilst we are getting that _ dominic cummings. whilst we are getting that document _ dominic cummings. whilst we are getting that document up, - dominic cummings. whilst we are getting that document up, mr - dominic cummings. whilst we are | getting that document up, mr cain, dol getting that document up, mr cain, do i understand from what you said earlier_ do i understand from what you said earlier that — do i understand from what you said earlier that you would defend the ten day _ earlier that you would defend the ten day gap between the decision taken _ ten day gap between the decision taken that there had to be a natlonel— taken that there had to be a national lockdown and actually implementing that decision? because i find implementing that decision? because l find that— implementing that decision? because i find that curious. as implementing that decision? because i find that curious. its | implementing that decision? because i find that curious.— i find that curious. as i said

one is to divert— on dominic cummings,. one is to divert from— on dominic cummings,. rules, all very worrying. breezy confidence incredibly alarming. in his diaries, sir patrick— incredibly alarming. in his diaries, sir patrick suggests that you, along with others, to use his words, strong—armed him and chris whitty to attend _ strong—armed him and chris whitty to attend the _ strong—armed him and chris whitty to attend the press conference. did you? _ attend the press conference. did you? i— attend the press conference. did ou? ~ , you? , i think the first thing i should say — you? , i think the first thing i should say on _ you? , i think the first thing i should say on this _ you? , i think the first thing i should say on this as - you? , i think the first thing i should say on this as i - you? , i think the first thing i should say on this as i spoke| you? , i think the first thing i i should say on this as i spoke to the prime minister at the time and questioned whether it was questionable for him to support dominic cummings in the way that he was doing. i had a

and dominic cummings? the media cummings?e qatar world cup sets apart and the apart the virtuous and the virtuous signallers. so with the 2024 tournament set for qatar , 2024 tournament set for qatar, should the home nations put their money where their mouth is and boycott the tournament? it's happening in saudi arabia now. my panel are about to return. we'll debate that. do you think that the home nations should boycott the world cup in saudi arabia? that's radio show. >> welcome back to the show. more front pages have arrived and the sun, an exclusive interview with robbie williams . interview with robbie williams. i've got menopause aged 49, low sex drive , can't sleep. i need sex drive, can't sleep. i need neck lift and new teeth. gosh it's almost like looking in the mirror after going soft at hate demos, cops ripped down posters of israeli children held hostage by hamas. how dare you? that was very much the topic of our first media buzz daily telegraph. cummings fed toxic misogynist culture in number 10 guardian graveyar

cummings? >> dominic cummings, who was a former prime minister's chief adviser , was forced to quit in adviser, was forced to quit in 2020 for breaking lockdown rules. families of covid 19 victims held a vigil outside barnard castle last night, where mr cummings said he'd driven to test his eyesight. lee cain , who test his eyesight. lee cain, who was the director of communications, will also appear at the inquiry. the rate at which prices are increasing has slowed for the fifth consecutive month shop price inflation was 5.2% higher in october than this time last year. the british retail consortium says that's down 1% from september . food down 1% from september. food inflation also slowed down to its lowest rate since last july. there's more relief on the way today for households feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living. those eligible will receive a payment of £300, with the second in a series of support packages. the money will be deposited into the bank accounts of people on certain

and then came the barnard castle thing with cummings loyal to cummings and he was loyal to cummings andas loyal to cummings, out to be a cummings, who turns out to be a fanatic for lockdowns and really wanted to control everything. cummings also very, very cummings was also very, very rude to tory mps. in cummings was also very, very rude to tory mps . in fact, any rude to tory mps. in fact, any mps . rude to tory mps. in fact, any mp5 . i rude to tory mps. in fact, any mps . i mean, he's an mps. i mean, he's an unparliamentary person . one of unparliamentary person. one of his heroes is bismarck and bismarck. he quoted bismarck with approval. he said bismarck said that polity six is gambling for stakes with other for high stakes with other people's money and, you know, it's an attitude which actually from the general election onwards , caused a great deal of onwards, caused a great deal of trouble for boris johnson because he went out. he would cross the road to have a fight with people who were essentially on his the prime minister's side. >> so when you look at the evidence come toda

how is your eyesight, mr cummings?r driving 260 miles during lockdown and visiting barnard castle in county durham to test his eyesight. i castle in county durham to test his e esiuht. , . , castle in county durham to test his eesiuht. , . ,�* , eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence _ eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence i _ eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence i shall— eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence i shall give _ eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence i shall give shall- eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence i shall give shall be i the evidence i shall give shall be the evidence i shall give shall be the truth _ the evidence i shall give shall be the truth... he the evidence i shall give shall be the truth---_ the truth... he comes across in ublic is the truth... he comes across in public is mild-mannered. - the truth... he comes across in public is mild-mannered. it - the truth... he comes across in | public is mild-mannered. it was public is mild—mannere

slow, mr cummings, please slow down. you are _ need... slow, mr cummings, please slow down.need... slow, mr cummings, please slow down. you are making it - slow down. you are making it extremely difficult to record your evidence. ~ ., , extremely difficult to record your evidence._ and - extremely difficult to record your evidence._ and to - extremely difficult to record your evidence._ and to be l extremely difficult to record your i evidence._ and to be fair, evidence. apologies. and to be fair, sor , to evidence. apologies. and to be fair, sorry. to finish _ evidence. apologies. and to be fair, sorry, to finish that _ evidence. apologies. and to be fair, sorry, to finish that point. _ evidence. apologies. and to be fair, sorry, to finish that point. the - sorry, to finish that point. the situation is _ sorry, to finish that point. the situation is worse _ sorry, to finish that point. tie: situation is worse than sorry, to finish that point. tte: situation is worse than what sorry, to finish that point. tt2 situation is worse than what you are describing, because if you ar

it wasn't just boris johnson that dominic cummings went after , but also cummings went after, but alsoet office, the health department, matt hancock, and just about all the arms of government and how government works in this country. he had huge criticisms for senior members of the civil service, most notably the people in charge of the cabinet office, whom he described as utterly useless in their jobs. he was very nice about some people , but very nice about some people, but very, very mean about others, and particularly how these systems report in to number 10, meaning that the whole system of government was not communicating to itself particularly well. he had huge criticisms for how certain committees work , most certain committees work, most notably cobra, which wasn't even allowing in the most up to date data in many ways, the government was dealing with data that was weeks and weeks old. but perhaps the most notable thing for me was how dominic cummings went after certain sage science artists, because there's this narrative that has been built up over the last year or so that it

is that fair, mr cummings?g presented papers to the government which you presumably saw, setting out why in practise, screening, restrictions, or even an elemental quarantine system would not work in practise, it wasn't a doctrinal position was it'll? think that obviously _ doctrinal position was it'll? think that obviously if _ doctrinal position was it'll? think that obviously if you _ doctrinal position was it'll? think that obviously if you are - doctrinal position was it'll? think that obviously if you are just - that obviously if you are just saying do you create, do you control the borderers, does that solve the problem? of course the answer is no, if you are looking at the specific issue of what the effective controlling the borders would be, then of course the answer is clear and what sage oussama assaidi makes sense, but that is obviously not the real question, the real question is should you have the capability like singapore, ortaiwan, to combine actual serious border control, with actual serious bo

soon after mr cummings number ten. soon after mr cummings started numberten.ten, focusing on covid, this was more sort of mid—february, i would suspect. let was more sort of mid-february, i would suspect-— was more sort of mid-february, i would suspect. let me ask you about the prime minister, _ would suspect. let me ask you about the prime minister, boris _ would suspect. let me ask you about the prime minister, boris johnson's l the prime minister, borisjohnson's approach at the time. paragraph 21 of your statement, group or to the fact, we know he did not attend or chair a whole series of early cobra meetings, you say that he was focusing his time on the issues outlined i think you mean those other priorities that were mentioned. had he took a two—week holiday you go on to say that you do not now criticise the prime minister for using his time in that way during that period because this was a reflection of the prioritisation we have discussed, is that right? correct, i think also in defence of the prime minister, there were things he got wrong, but in this

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mr cummings. >> i don't know.ed to hear that there is no note, as far as we can tell, of a of asking the prime minister to come back and take charge of the crisis? no, not surprising, because there were conversations you conversations. it wasn't you know, people all in know, there were people all in the same sitting next each the same sitting next to each other work. other at work. >> you're not averse to >> well, you're not averse to sending whatsapps and texts 24 hours mr hours a day, mr >> cummings no, not. as >> cummings no, i'm not. but as i say, was sitting right next i say, i was sitting right next to imran. i didn't to martin and imran. i didn't have i didn't have to. you have to i didn't have to. you know, this was conversations that had around the office at that we had around the office at that we had around the office at that time . in that we had around the office at that time. in 0. that we had around the office at that time. in 0 . two, that we had around the office at that time . in 0 . two, 36371 t

because dominic cummings?ause dominic cummings, course , is a man cummings, of course, is a man who is very controversial in the country. but also loathes boris johnson. and it will be very interesting to see which tack the questioning takes with regard to what dominic cummings says and how much credence it's given. >> well, one things can be certain is that he will have been preparing for today for weeks and weeks. and weeks. so it will be fireworks. it will be halloween fireworks, indeed. tom, thank you very much. we'll see more of a little bit see more of you a little bit later on in the programme. >> thank you. the time quarter past this is breakfast on past six. this is breakfast on gb news eamonn and isabel webster. >> and here's a reminder of our top this morning. the top stories this morning. the israeli minister benjamin israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, calls israeli prime minister benjamin ne1a1yahu, calls israeli prime minister benjamin neia ceasefire calls israeli prime minister benjamin

12: was your appeal heard mr cummings? no. ~ , ., was your appeal heard mr cummings?your appeal heard mr cummings? no. ~ , ., ., itisa was your appeal heard mr cummings? no-_ it is a very— was your appeal heard mr cummings? no._ it is a very complex l no. why not snp it is a very complex ruestion, no. why not snp it is a very complex question. to — no. why not snp it is a very complex question, to which _ no. why not snp it is a very complex question, to which i _ no. why not snp it is a very complex question, to which i don't _ no. why not snp it is a very complex question, to which i don't have - no. why not snp it is a very complex question, to which i don't have a - question, to which i don't have a clear answer. question, to which i don't have a clearanswer. i question, to which i don't have a clear answer. i think, question, to which i don't have a clearanswer. ithink, i clear answer. i think, i think obvious question, to which i don't have a clearanswer. ithink, i clear answer. i think, i think obvious lip question, to which i don't have a clearanswer. ithink,

and in may, dominic cummings himself got covid.ou get it, you self—isolate for two weeks. he basically drove up north from london up basically drove up north from london up to barnard castle, and then was, he said later, testing out his eyesight by driving his children to barnard castle to just see if he felt all right to drive home, and that excuse didn't go down terribly well with the public or indeed the press at the time. and it has stuck with him, basically. this idea of barnard castle. so that was a stunt last night to light up the castle, to talk about how many people had died with covid. there were protesters today, you can probably see a few behind me, some of them have gone there. we shouldn't do this down, there are many people here in the uk very, very upset

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not least having had as we did from dominic cummings , i think from dominic cummings, i think dividednions. i suspect will be coming my way tonight. divided opinions. i suspect will be coming my way tonight . you be coming my way tonight. you can get in touch all the usual way as gbviews@gbnews.com or tweet me at gb news. what do you make of that? xl bully ban as well? i know many passion dog owners at home, but xl bullies is it the right decision , kelvin is it the right decision, kelvin to ban? >> yes , correct. should should >> yes, correct. should should start now rather than december the 31st? yeah it's very peculiar if indeed the government does think these things know , so bad and things are, you know, so bad and all the of it, why wait all the rest of it, why wait a couple of months? >> are you on it? >> where are you on it? >> where are you on it? >> well, i had mixed feelings because i own a bully. cross but i i was very carefully i was i was very carefully reading through the government description as an description of what counts as an xl sure xl bully. and i'm pretty sure

yes. >> cummings fed , toxic >> cummings fed, toxic misogynist culture at number 10.s is the covid inquiry. his explicit lviv laden whatsapp server revealed for all of the world to see, referring to everybody as and worse pigs and he's got i like his language myself. it's a sign of intelligence, that level of i absolutely agree. >> i think we've done that story. it comes around every so often swearing is a sign of intelligence, but it's also a sign of being somebody who hasn't got time to waste. i mean, from thick of mean, malcolm from the thick of it understood to be the it was understood to be the greatest he greatest character because he spoke bliss paint spoke his mind in bliss paint blistering would blistering style. and i would honestly say , hey, i don't care honestly say, hey, i don't care about expletives. one expletive is not worth a single lost life or a single lost minute in the pursuit of a coherent covid strategy. we should be discussing , for that matter. discussing, for that matter. >> well, i mean, yes. so i mean, to be fair, it isn't really about swe

slow down, please, mr cummings.19 is only that you understand the whole rhythm, the process, the structure, the staff, and itjust seemed like an obvious sort of way of divvying up an obvious sort of way of divvying up responsibilities. was the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, was he not? was he the prime minister?— lancaster, was he not? was he the prime minister?- what i lancaster, was he not? was he the prime minister?- what are i lancaster, was he not? was he the prime minister? what? what are the prime minister? what? what are the prime minister? what? what are the prime minister? _ prime minister? what? what are the prime minister? you _ prime minister? what? what are the prime minister? you must _ prime minister? ii�*i[ what are the prime minister? you must obviously not. i've made did you not want the prime minister to be in a meeting room at administrations, the constituent parts of the united kingdom? i constituent parts of the united kinudom? ., ., kingdom? i thought it... i thought it preferable _ ki

aware of who _ statement, mr cummings, and you're obviously aware of who mr _ statement, mr cummingss that in the spring _ obviously aware of who mr cummings is, says that in the spring of- obviously aware of who mr cummings is, says that in the spring of 2020, i is, says that in the spring of 2020, so at _ is, says that in the spring of 2020, so at some — is, says that in the spring of 2020, so at some point— is, says that in the spring of 2020, so at some point after— is, says that in the spring of 2020, so at some point after the - so at some point after the commencement _ so at some point after the commencement of- so at some point after the commencement of the - so at some point after the - commencement of the pandemic, so at some point after the _ commencement of the pandemic, he'd asked _ commencement of the pandemic, he'd asked the _ commencement of the pandemic, he'd asked the cabinet— commencement of the pandemic, he'd asked the cabinet office _ commencement of the pandemic, he'd asked the cabinet office to _ commencement of the pandemic, he'd asked the cabinet office to en

and then came dominic cummings, who has been _ end?s, who has been critical— end? and then came dominic cummings, who has been critical of— end? and then came dominic cummings, who has been critical of boris _ who has been critical of boris johnson ever since he left his role as his chief of staff in november 2020. his evidence will continue this afternoon. ellie price, bbc news at the covid inquiry in london. our political correspondent, nick eardley, has been following the inquiry and joins us from central london now. these are some senior political figures giving evidence today, so what does this do for the man who was prime minister at the time? it’s was prime minister at the time? it's not the was prime minister at the time? it�*s not the first time we've heard criticism of government. it's on the first time we've heard criticism of borisjohnson. but first time we've heard criticism of boris johnson. but what is first time we've heard criticism of borisjohnson. but what is really striking is that senior people who were in the room

how's your eyesight, mr cummings?visiting barnard castle in county durham to test his eyesight. i swear by almighty god that the evidence i shall give shall be the truth... mr cummings comes across in public as mild—mannered. he was rather less than that in his private written observations about people he worked alongside. you called ministers useless bleep, morons, bleep, in emails and whatsapps to your professional colleagues. my appalling language is obviously my own, but myjudgment of a lot of senior people was widespread. and listen to how dominic cummings described a very senior female colleague. "we cannot keep dealing with this horrific meltdown of the british state while dodging stilettos from that bleep." was that aggressive and foul—mouthed and misogynistic approach the correct way to manage fellow professionals? a thousand times worse than my bad language is the underlying issue at stake, that we had a cabinet office system that had completely melted. boris johnson's judgment caused anger today. he was obs

just post their pleas, mister cummings. - a rare success. just post their pleas, mister cummings.ster cummings. in relation to the establishment of a proper data science team and a process, a system, for getting in data and disseminating it around number ten, that broadly worked and we know there was a dashboard and detect the esteem setup. in there was a dashboard and detect the esteem setup-— esteem setup. in january there was some scepticism _ esteem setup. in january there was some scepticism about _ esteem setup. in january there was some scepticism about everything i esteem setup. in january there was | some scepticism about everything in the cabinet office, there was resistance, but once everyone had gone through february, march and april and the nightmare then resistance completely flipped and the cabinet secretary and many other senior people actually completely supported doing it.— supported doing it. where their substantive _ supported doing it. where their substantive changes _ supported doing it. where their substantive changes to - supported doing it. where their sub

i'm going to say don't use cummings skyway. you probably can't from anywhere between i-80, the eastbound direction, the on and off-ramps are blocked right now and toward crockett boulevard, our alternate to get to pomona street, that will take you just south of carquinez bridge. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> a lawsuit sparks change at panera restaurants. next on "today in the bay," the new warning being displayed inside all of the chain's locations about one product. >>> and hackers using ai to fool employees. i'll give you a test. will you fall for it? ♪♪ ♪ i'm missing you like candy ♪ >> halloween, of course, is tomorrow. no doubt, the sugar rush, something many parents deal with. the trade-off sparking a social media firestorm this morning. keep it here. >>> good monday morning. as you're standing in front of the closet trying to figure out what to wear, here is a look at the current temperatures. you'll know that it's a cold start and some of us are in the upper 30s. we'll get a look at a milder afternoon and a loo

mr cummings was asked about that as well. you called ministers, "useless— morons. your professional colleagues. l my appalling language is obviously my own, but myjudgment of a lot of senior people was widespread. annabel, you have written a comment piece for the telegraph tomorrow say not all the ills of covid can be laid at the door of borisjohnson. he didn't get a fair rub of it today, fair to say.— he didn't get a fair rub of it today, fair to say. no, my concern has lona today, fair to say. no, my concern has long been _ today, fair to say. no, my concern has long been at _ today, fair to say. no, my concern has long been at this _ today, fair to say. no, my concern has long been at this covid - today, fair to say. no, my concern has long been at this covid inquiryj has long been at this covid inquiry that it will become a witchhunt and a blame game, with everybody who comes in to give evidence pointing the finger at everybody else. including the scientific and medical establishment who have remained awfully quiet on the fact that they were in favour of a herd

shortly after my book came out congressman cummings wrote me a letter. oh, yeah. and he said told me that his mother and dad were from summerton and had left summerton because of jim crow. and it brought heat and had the children were born in baltimore and raised there to. get away from the stifling of jim crow and that he had picked up my book and read it. and was he is so excited because found out that many of the plaintiffs his own people and so and jim and i were at a program with dr. hayden and we said, let's do a program with three of us plus elijah coming and we all, you said, i'm in, but tragedy has to be it from born. yes and the but tragically congressman cummings we lost him in october of that year and so this it was you know he had agreed and we were going to do it. so i think we ought to all remember this event tonight in honor of congressman cummings. let me say this about the former. elijah cummings funeral was on the day at the same hour of the groundbreaking for this museum, the same day, sam, our if you remember, the day before he had his body wa

how's your eyesight, mr cummings?mber dominic cummings for driving 260 miles during lockdown and visiting barnard castle in county durham to test his eyesight. i swear by almighty god that the evidence i shall give shall be the truth... mr cummings comes across in public as mild—mannered. he was rather less than that in his private written observations about people he worked alongside. you called ministers useless bleep. morons. bleep. ..in e—mails and whatsapps to your professional colleagues. my appalling languages is obviously my own. but myjudgement of a lot of senior people was widespread. the questioning lawyer then read out one of mr cummins' whatsapp messages about a very senior female colleague. we cannot keep dealing with this horrific meltdown of the british state while dodging stilettos from that �* was that aggressive and foul—mouthed and misogynistic approach the correct way to manage fellow professionals? a thousand times worse than my bad language is the underlying issue at stake, that we had a cabinet

how is your eyesight, mr cummings?mings for driving 260 miles during lockdown and visiting barnard castle in county durham to test his eyesight. i swear by almighty god that the evidence i shall give shall be the truth... mr cummings comes across in public as mild—mannered. he was rather less than that in his private written observations about people he worked alongside. you called ministers useless bleep. morons. bleep. in e—mails and whatsapps to your professional colleagues. my appalling languages is obviously my own. but myjudgement of a lot of senior people was widespread. the questioning lawyer then read out one of mr cummins' whatsapp messages about a very senior female colleague. we cannot keep dealing with this horrific meltdown of the british state while dodging stilettos from than �* was that aggressive and foul—mouthed and misogynistic approach the correct way to manage fellow professionals? a thousand times worse than my bad language is the underlying issue at stake, that we had a cabinet office system tha

mr cummings, as the inquiry is aware called _ cummings, as the inquiry is aware called the — cummings repeated — aware of that. in fact, he made repeated requests and it became apparent, — repeated requests and it became apparent, didn't it that there was no clear— apparent, didn't it that there was no clear plan setting out how the government might respond to a viral pandemic— government might respond to a viral pandemic with this characteristics? i pandemic with this characteristics? iagree _ pandemic with this characteristics? i agree with that. i think, there are two parts to it. there is the strategic plan of, is this something that we can mitigate whilst protecting the nhs or do we need to suppress? and then there is the question of operational plans of do we have enough ppp, do we have enough ventilators? how are we doing a hospital discharges? ithink, on both of those areas the plans could have been more detailed. saying that there is a single plan, there are lots of facets to that. lets there is a single plan, there are lots of facets to that.— there is a single plan, there a

how is your eyesight, mr cummings?mings for driving 260 miles during lockdown and visiting barnard castle in county durham to test his eyesight. i swear by almighty god the evidence i shall give shall be the truth... he comes across in public as mild—mannered. he was rather less than that in his private written and observations about people who worked alongside. you called ministers useless... morons... bleep. .. in emails and whatsapps to your professional colleagues. my appalling languages oversee my own. myjudgment of a lot of senior people was widespread. and listen to how dominic cummings described a very senior female colleague. we cannot keep dealing with this horrific meltdown in the british state while dodging stilettos from that bleep. was this the correct way to manage fellow professionals? a thousand times worse than my bad language is the underlying issue at stake, that we had a cabinet office system that had completely melted. boris johnson's judgment caused anger today, he was obsessed with older people

therefore need to cummings.change the covid the fact is, the he did lock down. the fact is he did lock down. >> he did lock down twice. he did. was . that's did. and that was. and that's enough. saying, did. and that was. and that's enougto saying, did. and that was. and that's enougto the saying, did. and that was. and that's enougto the science. aying, did. and that was. and that's enougto the science. the], listen to the science. the science just was too much lockdown. >> that's point. yeah >> that's my point. yeah finally, the star, josh ? finally, the star, josh? >> yes. are there clowns lurking around uranus? this is really just a story to basically do a pun on uranus. just a story to basically do a pun on uranus . and there's pun on uranus. and there's a space boffins because the star obviously uses likes to use the word boffins. they've spotted an infrared aurora around the planet and that can be used used. but of course, because we only get the front page, i have noidea only get the front page, i have n

, cabinet secretary, cummings, the cabinet secretary, simon case and former communications director leehey were shown to the inquiry in these simon case accused boris johnson when he was prime minister of constantly changing his mind on decisions and said that he cannot lead and we cannot support him. government isn't actually that hard, but this guy is making it impossible . the documents also impossible. the documents also showed former chief scientist patrick vallance that he said senior officials had tried to strong arm, strong arm him and chris whitty into giving a press conference around the time that dominic cummings was found to have driven his car to barnard castle. and he said, commenting on that , in these documents that on that, in these documents that were shown to the inquiry today, he said that this was he clearly broken the rules and the press conference that dominic cummings gave after that news came out was a rambling car crash. and in his diary entry, he also called bofis his diary entry, he also called boris johnson weak and indecisive . now, there was also indecisive

, cabinet secretary, cummings, the cabinet secretary, simon case and former communications director leehey were shown to the inquiry in these simon case accused boris johnson when he was prime minister of constantly changing his mind on decisions and said that he cannot lead and we cannot support him. government isn't actually that hard, but this guy is making it impossible . the documents also impossible. the documents also showed former chief scientist patrick vallance that he said senior officials had tried to strong arm, strong arm him and chris whitty into giving a press conference around the time that dominic cummings was found to have driven his car to barnard castle. and he said, commenting on that , in these documents that on that, in these documents that were shown to the inquiry today, he said that this was he clearly broken the rules and the press conference that dominic cummings gave after that news came out was a rambling car crash. and in his diary entry, he also called bofis his diary entry, he also called boris johnson weak and indecisive . now, there was also indecisive

dominic cummings is taking the hot seat. let's listen back in.— cummings is taking the hot seat.k let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out. _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out. get _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out, get back _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, go back out, get back to _ let's listen back in. covid as ever, i go back out, get back to work, crowd yourself onto trains, going to restaurants and enjoy pizzas with friends and family. you know, really build up that social mixing. now,