michael gove gave a long a nswer to happen.er to it, focusing on the need to be safe during this, which is the number one priority, but he also said he would be consulting with employers and trade unions and said it must be a phased approach so you can monitor the impact and the changes, and if necessary, reimpose some lockdown measures in a localised way, and that presumably would imply may be different regions, different cities, different towns, not sure what the level he is going to, but he's talking about differentials between different parts of the country potentially, if infection starts rising in particular areas because of the lifting of the lockdown. and that is the first time, i think, we have heard a cabinet minister talking about measures being used in the localised way. he used the word twice, didn't he? absolutely and i think you are right. this is significant. we are seeing more of the government's thinking about the way to move forward. very large parts of the country can move on, but if necessary other parts, w

mr gove. .. other. it is the case that you can see a relative or a friend outside and in an appropriately socially distance circumstance, but we are looking to ensure more people can see each other outside in a safe way. you very much. we will see you a little bit later. thank you. appreciate your time this morning, mr gove. that is michael gove joining us on breakfast this morning. and in sports, more coronavirus testing. good morning, everyone. the premier league are doing constant testing, with aaron ramsdell confirming he is the latest player to confirm a positive test. —— —— aaron ramsdale, confirming he is the latest player to return to return a positive test. ramsdale says he returned a negative result in the league's first round of testing last week, but in the second batch, he was shown to have contracted the virus. he says he hadn't experienced any symptoms and is now self—isolating. clubs will vote tomorrow on proposals for a return to contact training. and, while the premier league is

michael gove speaking a short time ago.old the bbc that britain was likely to have a slow economic recovery from the coronavirus shutdown. in practice, i think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwise to be by the end of the year, which is an assumption, but instead a rather slow recovery. that will depend on the pace at which public health restrictions are loosened, but also the way in which behaviour of people response. if you allow people back into the workplace, back into shops and restaurants, will they actually go? will they feel too nervous? so you would expect, i think, a slower recovery than the v shape that you simply make from that assumption. the british prime minister boris johnson has warned that a vaccine for coronavirus may never come — but says the uk is leading efforts to develop one. the british government is investing £93 million to bring forward by a year the construction of a new vaccine manufacturing centre in oxford. it will have the capacity to

michael gove got all kind of sport. which is not normally what michael gove does.ve does. that's how to listenlj use gove does. that's how to listen.” use to more than two thirds confident that the trade deal for the eu by the end of the year?” have found that aberdeen and queens i'm a natural optimist. don't quite understand that. they are teams i don't always do quite well so you have to be an optimist to support them. do you know even less about football than i do? and then let you go now because you're doing a radio for documentary. lovely to see you. five. right, did you see the warning from charity shops today, laura? yes. they are worried that we're going to bring an avalanche of stuff to them when we're allowed to go on the 15th of june. to them when we're allowed to go on the 15th ofjune. yes and i was very crossed today because you know there's clothing bends we can put stuff that i pass one of people have been leaving stuff all over the pavement around it. i experience exactly the same thing. let's chat to janet patterson who run save the children shop i

michael gove said there was a misunderstanding of the position.d's politicians. the secretary of state will be aware that we voted against the withdrawal agreement because of the northern ireland protocol, but we welcome the clarity that this statement brings today. the member has finally confirmed that there will be a large increase in the amount of red tape, and therefore the cost, to consumers and businesses in northern ireland. michael gove said he didn't accept that and the government was proposing a light touch approach. coronavirus has created an unprecedented crisis in britain's labour market and an emergency response is needed to prevent damaging long—term consequences, mps have been told. the work and pensions committee was questioning employment experts about the impact on jobs now and in the future and what needed to be done about it. everything is unprecedented in this crisis, but the data that was released yesterday showed that we've seen the largest increase in claimant unemployment, the fastest increase in claimant unemployment sin

michael gove speaking earlier. political correspondent jess parker explained why the return of children to schools in england is becoming a political row. the plan is at the moment for schools to reopen, of course some have stayed open for the families of key workers, but to reopen on a wider basis for reception, year one and yearsix, a wider basis for reception, year one and year six, a staggered return for primary schools, no return for secondary schools until after the summer. secondary schools until after the summer. but unions have been raising concerns about whether the safety of teachers and students can be guaranteed and a range of measures have been outlined by the government in terms of what they want to see. you would have limited class sizes of no more than 15 children, the groups would almost be in a little bubble is about own, not mix, and you would have a staggered break times, more learning outside because the virus is less likely to transmit outside. unions had a meeting with government scientists

and then michael gove got all kind of sport, which is not normally what michael gove does.s have a listen. and finally, are you still, i think, more than two thirds confident of a trade deal with the eu by the end of the year? i am a fan of aberdeen and queen's park rangers, so i'm a natural optimist. don't quite understand that, but... teams that don't always do very well, so you have to be an optimist to support them. you know even less about football than i do? yes. because that's a low bar. katya, i'm gonna let you go now because you're doing a radio a documentary. thank you. lovely to see you. bye. right, now, did you see the warning from charity shops today, laura? yes. they're worried that we're just all going, like, to bring an avalanche of stuff to them when we're allowed to go to them on june 15th. yes. and i was very cross the other day because, you know those clothing bins where you can go and put stuff in. yeah. and i passed one the other day and people had just been leaving stuff all over the pavement around it. yeah, i actually experienced exactly the same th

mr gove, as the bbc. good afternoon. be out and about more and professor paris, how confident are you in the models that have been predicting what impact a change in the rules might actually have? thank you, and you are right. the british public have shown amazing stoicism and understanding of the need for the lockdown measures and quite rightly they want to ensure that if and when they are eased they are eased in a way that make sure the british people's sacrifice has been worthwhile and that we continue to operate in a way that means that public health comes first. and that's why it's so important we consult with employers and trade unions in order to make sure that people understand the guidance about working safely. it's also important we make clear that any approach we ta ke we make clear that any approach we take is staged and we are not, as the first minister of scotland said, flicking a switch from one situation back to the old normal. our phased approach is one that allows us to monitor the impact that those cha

whereas the mirror ask ‘are our kids safe or not, mr gove?er schools reopening continue. the independent says that hospitals have been refusing reuqests for ceasarian —— caesarean births, despite nhs england advcie that they should continue. and‘ministers under fire amid chasos over contact rtracing‘ is the headline in the guardian. starting with the daily mail with 30 million vic for —— britons getting jabs if a vaccine is found. indeed. it isa jabs if a vaccine is found. indeed. it is a headline that could have been written some time ago, some weeks ago that we have heard about this vaccine being developed at 0xford, which could theoretically be available as early as september. an ambitious timetable. but what is important about it today and the reason the daily mail has put it on the front page is that the government has done a deal with the pharmaceutical company to produce 30 million doses of the vaccine which means half the country would be able to be inoculated which, if that happens, in big letters, if, then that would be a significan

an optimistic michael gove there. you're watching the week in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. parliament at ”pm every weeknight for a round up of the day here at westminster. domestic abuse charities have seen a huge increase in demand during the coronavirus lockdown. the government says it's invested an extra £2 million for online and phone services to provide help 2a hours a day and is to spend £3 million supporting children who witness abuse at home. mps also gave initial approval to the domestic abuse bill, which improves the provision of safe accommodation for victims and prevents them being cross examined in court by their abusers. thejustice secretary began with some shocking statistics. it is staggering that some 2.4 million people experience domestic abuse each year. unforgivable that on average, more than two individuals, the majority of whom are women, are killed each and every week as a result of domestic homicide. tackling domestic abuse needs to be everyone‘s business. labour said more must be done during the coronavirus lockdown. it can't be right that vital ser

an optimistic michael gove there. you're watching the week in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy.ent at ”pm every weeknight for a round up of the day here at westminster. domestic abuse charities have seen a huge increase in demand during the coronavirus lockdown. the government says it's invested an extra £2 million for online and phone services to provide help 2a hours a day and is to spend £3 million supporting children who witness abuse at home. mps also gave initial approval to the domestic abuse bill, which improves the provision of safe accommodation for victims and prevents them being cross examined in court by their abusers. thejustice secretary began with some shocking statistics. it is staggering that some 2.4 million people experience domestic abuse each year. unforgivable that on average, more than two individuals, majority of whom are women, are killed each and every week as a result of domestic homicide. tackling domestic abuse needs to be everyone‘s business. labour said more must be done during the coronavirus lockdown. it can't be right that vital services for th

headline, are our kids safe or not mr gove?etary but he was on duty speaking to the bbc so that is tea m duty speaking to the bbc so that is team and the question is addressed. and it‘s a bold headline but it is a really cheeky question because there is no answer to that at the moment. there are so many unknowns and you could argue that so much in life has risk attached to it. and making judgement calls as a politician is about balancing risk but if you‘re asking such a bold question, you‘re hoping to get quite a clear answer and unfortunately the government does not have that. the issue for this whole story is around whether we ought to still open schools even if there is a small risk because of christ there are countries around the world who have reopened their schools, denmark being a classic case in france just recently, places like sweden have not really locked their schools down at all and there has been really important research coming out of places like ireland and, iceland, sorry and norway. they did not have a single

the cabinet office minister, michael gove, has insisted the government is confident that teachers and students will be safe, if a phased reopening of english schools begins next month. mr gove has been defending the government's plan to gradually re—start lessons in england next month with social distancing measures following criticism from teaching unions. labour has urged the government to publish the scientific advice guiding the proposals. our policical correspondent jessica parker reports. pupils returning to school in france. lots of hand washing, small groups kept apart, being taught by one teacher. it is a model the government has followed closely but isa government has followed closely but is a staggered return for primary schools in england safe? the truth is you can't absolutely guarantee teachers won't catch coronavirus and yet you need schools to reopen, that is the truth. none of us, none of us can guarantee that anyone will be entirely free unless effectively they are perpetually imprisoned in their own home. and, therefore, what we need to do is to make sure that peopl

michael gove.e policy independent from the eu came a step closer when the trade bill passed its second reading in the commons. the legislation replaces trade agreements the uk had as an eu member state. as we recover from the economic shock of the coronavirus crisis, providing certainty and predictability in our trading arrangements will be vital to securing the interest of businesses and consumers. we will unleash the potential and level up every region and nation of our united kingdom. now is the time for this house to speak out against protectionism. it is time for us to embrace the opportunities that free trade and an export—led recovery will bring. but labour said the bill was a missed opportunity. instead of a bold strategic vision for the future of our trade policy, we have a stopgap piece of legislation that even ministers are trying to talk down. instead of putting issues like climate change and human rights at the heart of our trade policy, they have been ignored or consciously dropped. i

but first let's hear what michael gove said about schools in england on the bbc‘s andrew marr show. only way ever to ensure that you never catch coronavirus is to stay at home, completely. there is always, always, always, in any loosening of these restrictions, the risk of people catching the coronavirus. ..guarantee their safety and it sounds like from what you're saying that you can't really. a personal risk? the key thing is that we can make these workplaces are safe. you can never eliminate risk. our political correspondentjess parker explained why the return of children to schools in england is becoming a political row. the plan is at the moment for schools to reopen, of course some have stayed open for the families of key workers, but to reopen on a wider basis for reception, year one and year six, a staggered return for primary schools, no return for secondary schools until after the summer. but unions have been raising concerns about whether the safety of teachers and students can be guaranteed and a range of measures have been outlined by the government in terms of what the

yes, and michael gove said 17,200 had been signed off andi gove said 17,200 had been signed off and ihave a breakdown of how many have been trained. 0f breakdown of how many have been trained. of course, you have seen the nhs contract tracing app being trialled on the isle of wight and the plan is to roll it out nationwide but we don't have a precise timetable as to when that will happen, but that's an important element of the whole project because yes, you need to test people and they have ramped up testing but you also need that software in order to have the effective contact tracing, so if somebody comes into contact with somebody with symptoms they can be alerted and potentially self—isolate if it is deemed necessary to do so, so lots of elements need to fall into place before a sufficient number of people feel reassured, and of course, you have certain councils like liverpool and hartlepool saying that they think the date ofjune the 1st is too soon because of concerns about slightly higher r rating areas of the north. well these are all amongst the issues during the course of the

the cabinet office minister, michael gove, has insisted the government is confident that teachers andegins next month. mr gove has been defending the government's plan to gradually re—start lessons in england next month with social distancing measures following criticism from teaching unions. labour has urged the government to publish the scientific advice guiding the proposals. 0ur policical correspondent jessica parker reports.

and they are saying we need to get back to work, and on the other side we got the likes of michael goveus, worried about a second wave because that would do more long—term harm to the economy, and you have the prime minister, he has obviously suffered this virus first hand, been incredibly serious, so there is a division. they haven't really got anything to compare it to, anything to go on from before so i think they are having to feel their way through it. a staged return to work seems like the way forward but if we have a second wave, it will be absolutely disastrous for people who are already back at work, so you can see the dilemma they are already in. where is the position on this one as well. the long-term the long-term consequences of lockdown and the potential number out of work will have serious ramifications as well, won't it? absolutely. the consequences of lockdown are horrendous. economically, but also socially. and of course the most vulnerable in society are being hit the worst. nobody wants to stay lockdown, we all want to ease out of it as soon as possible but i think t

i find the concern of michael gove for the well—being of the european union very touching but i would believe — because brexit will be an additional blow to the economy and maybe they will calculate that people will not notice because there will be such a big fallout of the corona crisis, which would be a little cynical because i think there are many other matters to be arranged as well. i do not have to do summarise them for you. so i hope that they are are going to be sensible and i hope that this is going to be an honest negotiation. crosstalk. a quick final question, do you think there can be, in any realistic sense, a trade deal, a fully worked out trade deal that will allow the transition to end at the end of this year? you have heard the words of michel barnier and i think he is very dedicated and honest negotiator and i am sure he will do whatever is in his power to achieve such an agreement. but it does take two to tango so it is up to the uk government to decide what they want that they should also take the responsibility if it does not work out. sophie in ‘t veld, thank you

uk cabinet minister michael gove has rejected criticism of the government's plans to get some childrento school in england. he's insisted having a limited number back, with social distancing, will be safe. the uk government has pledged 84 million pounds to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. it comes as the number of daily deaths dropped to 170 — the lowest since the day after the lockdown began. for a second time — the former us president barack obama has criticised donald trump's administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis. in an online address to graduating college students, he said it had revealed that many in the us administration "aren't even pretending to be in charge". the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a ‘calculated risk‘ by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. and in spain — a further 87 deaths have been reported in the past last — that's the first time that number has been below 100 since the lockdown began there. we'll have more on all those latest development in a moment but first this report fr

michael gove said, "there is always, in any loosening of these "restrictions, a risk of people catchingavirus". former us president barack obama has criticised his successor donald trump's administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis — for the second time during the outbreak. in an online address to graduating college students, he said it had revealed that many in the us administration, "aren't "even pretending to be in charge". the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a "calculated risk" by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. and in spain, 87 further deaths have been reported in the past 2a hours — the first time that number has been below 100 since the lockdown began there. we'll have more on all the latest developments in a moment. but first this report from our policical correspondent jessica parker on the political row in england over the planned reopening of schools. back to school in denmark looks like this, hand washing and then cut into small groups. but our primary schools in england safe? and on the line the truth i

working for michael gove ten yea rs the euro.ter, he blamed the teaching unions follow standards. there were run—ins with colleagues and david cameron reportedly called him a career psychopath. it was the eu referendum that brought boris johnson and dominic cummings into the same team. the former was the front man. mrcummings the same team. the former was the front man. mr cummings credited with the winning strategy. it's a formula they have tried to recreate in government. mr cummings came in with ambitious plans to reform what he called a broken political system. the civil service was criticised, advisers sacked and cabinet ministers driven out if they didn't like it. the conservatives were soon backin like it. the conservatives were soon back in campaign mode, a winter general election called to break the parliamentary deadlock. the message was simple and, ultimately, successful. get brexit done! the emphatic election victory gave mr cummingsa emphatic election victory gave mr cummings a chance to put long held ideas into prac

we have just got a tweet from michael gove.hild 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 this morning, who is that? one of the person we met people in downing street is dominic cum

i will tell you what the british seem to think, and i quote michael gove, a senior minister involvedinds on getting these negotiations done. the feeling in britain seems to be in britain that their leverage is stronger because the european economy will be in such a mess." is he right or is he wrong? i find the concern of michael gove for the well—being of the european union very, very touching, but i would suggest that he concentrates on his own affairs and, of course, if they believe — because brexit of course is going to be an additional blow to the economy and maybe they will calculate that people will not notice because there will be such a big fallout of the corona crisis, which would be a little bit cynical because i think there are a lot of other matters to be arranged as well. i do not have to summarise them for you. so i hope that they are going to be sensible and i hope that this is going to be an honest negotiation. crosstalk a quick final question — do you think there can be, in any realistic sense, a trade deal, a fully worked out trade deal that will allow the transitio

i am quoting michael gove, a senior minister involved in all of this.will focus european mines on getting these negotiations done." the feeling seems to be that in britain perhaps their leverage is a little stronger because the european economy is going to be in such a mess. is he right or wrong?” find the concern of michael gove for the well—being of the european union very touching, but i would suggest that he concentrates on his own affairs. and of course if they believe because brexit is of course going to be an additional blow to the economy and maybe they will calculate that people will not notice because there will be such a big fall from coronavirus which is a little bit cynical because there are a load of other matters to be arranged as well. i don't have to summarise them for you. i hope that they are going to be sensible and i hope that this is going to be an honest negotiation. just a quick final question. do you think there can be any realistic sense a trade deal fully worked out trade deal that will allow the transition to end at the end o

michael gove reckons he will test dominic test his eyesight.c test his eyesight. it was john jumping. it was absolutely weird. and also police break up an illegal party at tory mp‘s come. so obviously going on... i was talking to my mother today and she has to drive tomorrow, she is 81 and the first time she got behind a car since lockdown started and i was thinking about it and thinking i would tell her just thinking about it and thinking i would tell herjust to drive to the end of the lane because she will be quite nervous and it is quite a long drive. we came this round already but you never say go an hour‘s round—trip to test whether you are feeling nervous or up to it and certainly not do a michael gove or dominic cummings and say let‘s go for a long drive to test her eyesight. there is a width of something less than honest and straightforward coming off the government and obviously papers like the mirror in the guardian are going to keep battering them with it for as long as they can and it is a shame in many ways not from a party politic

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we had michael gove giving interviews today saying that he would occasionally drive to test his eyesightovernment can survive many things. they can survive all sorts of scandal but it is very difficult to survive in a row when they've become a figure of almost universal ridicule. i do not mean that unfairly. dominic cummings has done some incredible things and any objective observer of politics would say that and he was in part involved with before, we have gone to this point over the government says that every single thing it'd as the british public to do as we leave the lockdown is going to be returned with, well, what about dominic? what about this aid? as the rest of europe starts to open up and holidays, it will be very difficult for the british government to say, we we re for the british government to say, we were to ask behind them but unfortunately we are not going to be opening up two weeks behind italy and is having this almighty row about a man who fundamentally is not elected. doctor or nurse getting married persuading the church to open up to the ceremony itself but the cong

the cabinet office minister, michael gove, said there were "big lessons" to be learned, but insisted steps" to improve the situation. britain is likely to have a slow economic recovery from the coronavirus shutdown — that is the warning from the head of the uk's public sector finance watchdog. the head of the office for budget responsibility, robert chote, told the bbc it will take a long time for economic activity to return to normal. in practice, i think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwise to be by the end of the year, which is part of that assumption. but instead, a rather slower recovery and that will depend first on the pace at which public health restrictions are loosened but also of course on the way in which people's behaviour responds. so, if you allow people back into the workplace, back into shops, back into restaurants, will they actually go or will they feel too nervous? so, you would expect i think a slower recovery than the v shape that you simply make for that assumption. in south africa, the coronavirus has

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the uk government briefing is in 45 minutes' time — today's speakers are michael gove the cabinet officefessor stephen powis, nhs england medical director — we'll bring it to you live here on bbc news. stay with us. churches in germany are opening for sunday services for the first time since the country's coronavirus lockdown began in march. but strict safety guidelines will apply and singing will be banned to help stop new infections. germany is just one of many european countries that are gradually easing restrictions as the number of infections comes down, with austria now allowing all shops to reopen, and portugal lifting its six—week state of emergency. for more on the logistics of holding religious services with the restrictions, i've been speaking to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness. today, as you say, is the first day that sunday services can take place in germany since the middle of march really. not all churches will start, though, opening their doors to worshippersjust yet because strict restrictions are needed. so some churches have already started services toda

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may of course reject what michael gove has proposed this afternoon say that inadequate in terms of the protection of the e.u. single market as you said there are the holes being checks on the goods going between great britain or now in terms of livestock what will happen under this proposal is that those checks will be extended to food i would extend it to my new factory in goats my goodness was rather less time that i think something about the need for checks on money fights in goods but basically anything that may possibly end the e.u. single market which we've been which will begin at the irish border basically will be subject to checks to northern ireland schools so in effect the will be the border between great britain and northern ireland are not seen previously the government tries to trade it. was simply an extension of existing checks and truth lies somewhere in the middle what would it mean for trade between the 2 between britain and ireland but it was very key saying that trade between great britain and northern ireland will continue as now that won't be a load of bureaucrat

but dominic cummings was supported by the cabinet office minister, michael gove today, who said, hishad been "exhaustive, detailed and verifiable". the uk health secretary announced at the downing street press conference earlier, that the official coronavirus death toll has risen by 134, to a total of 37,048 deaths in all settings. elsewhere in europe, countries are taking more steps to ease lockdown restrictions — including opening up economies, and relaxing their borders to encourage tourism. and the world health organisation has warned that ‘the americas‘ could be the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. it's worried that outbreaks are accelerating in countries like brazil, which currently has the most cases in the world — after the united states. more on those stories in a moment, but first lets talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake. in terms of those calls on dominic cummings to resign orfor him to be sax, the government wanted to draw a line onto this clearly today, they have not been able to. we had the resignation of a junior cabinet minister this morning,

weind a big appetite for a more activist federalme gove.oth republicans and independents a democrats think , the president ought to beg do more. he's protecting those tests from federal seizure. he's trying to protect his state interests becau he feels the federal governme might work against those interests. part of the result, i think, of the president not taking more forceful national action when ik comes tog care of the supply chain on these things or taking more control over when states close and open back uphi that's som he's definitely left to the states. robert: phil, what are we hearing about this new target of china on the president's radar? is he actually going to take action against china? >> well,ob, he has threatene to take action. he's considering it. and sort of vaguely said that he would thate thinks china should be punished. he has found ways and really over many weeks now to point the finger at china to blame the chinese for allowing this vus to escape its borders, fowir al it to spread first to europe but then to the unit

to quote michael gove, a british minister, "i think the covid crisis, in some respects, will concentratenomic problems will lead to concessions, have got it right or wrong? i'm afraid they are wrong. you know, i miss the uk. i miss the uk because i think that we would be stronger with the uk within the eu. but that's not the case any more, and the british people has made its choice about its future. but now, do not make any mistake about that — there won't be any further concessions from the eu. and on the contrary, i really think that this economic crisis will lead to the reinforcements of the eu, will lead to more solidarity among member states. and we are not ready to make concessions that mightjeopardise the eu construction, and that might fragilise what we once built together. so i hope that everybody will be amenable and we can find an agreement as soon as possible between the eu and the uk. it is up to michel barnier to pave the way for this compromise, but do not believe that being opposed to any kind of compromise would lead to more concessions from the eu member states, because

our political correspondent dominic adler, michael gove was doing the breakfast interview rounds thisr it. absolutely. when mr gove said he wanted people to move on, he didn't expect it to be a minister resigning within an hour or so. it is important to also understand that douglas ross is not somebody who would be seen as potentially hostile to mrcummings and would be seen as potentially hostile to mr cummings and his politics. mr ross backed borisjohnson to be conservative leader. there is a reason he got a junior ministerial job in the scotland office, and that is because he was seen as loyal to the prime minister. so for him to release this letter, which is pretty scathing. it is basically saying that he cannot lock his constituents in the eye and say we are all following the same rules. that it appears mrcummings is following the same rules. that it appears mr cummings is following different rules to his constituents, who have missed serious events like funerals, like other family tragedies, and he clearly thinks that he has got to a stage where it is impossible to defend stop al

>> i think theme federal gove is looking across 50 states. illinois is looking across one state.nd we have to be driven by, as i know the guidelines are, by weather conditions are on the ground in illinois. we have not seen a e in cases. que the contrary. continue to see an increase day by day. the rate of increase is definitely less. but we still have not seen a crse and a sustained decrease which we will need to be open to fully -- to openy fuckup. the guidance that was rolled out by the state is helpful. tomorrow we will be issuing some chicago specific guidance. and that will be important to really inform residents in our city what the state of play is with the arc of this virus in chicago. laura: mallory lightfoot, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you. laura: results president is facing growing pressure over his response to the pandemic which his opponents callhaic. president bolsonaro who suggested the worst of the crisis is over, even as brazil saw its largest increathe death toll. our correspondent katy reports from sao paulo. reporter: inral, coronavirus i

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