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michael gove has been sworn in-— mr i this inquiry, michael gove has been i sworn in-— mr go. swornhank ou sworn in. michael andrew go. mr go, thank you for— sworn in. michael andrew go. mr go, thank you for your _ sworn in. michael andrew go. mr go, thank you for your provision - sworn in. michael andrew go. mr go, thank you for your provision of - sworn in. michael andrew go. mr go, thank you for your provision of a - thank you for your provision of a further witness statement in these proceedings, your statement of the 1st of september 2023 for the purposes of this module. i want to start, please, your evidence by asking you some questions about your past ministerial role. you were chancellor of the duchy of lancaster between 24th july 2019 and 15th september 2021, between 24th july 2019 and 15th september2021, is between 24th july 2019 and 15th september 2021, is that correct? yes. �* , ., september 2021, is that correct? yes. �* ., september 2021, is that correct? yes. �* september 2021, is that correct? yes. ., ., yes. but you also held the post of minister for— yes. but you a

can you remember, mr gove, _ no downside. can you remember, mr gove, did _ no downside. did the — no downside. can you remember, mr gove, did the cmo cover a broad spectrum — gove, did the cmo cover a broad spectrum of measures or was it measures— spectrum of measures or was it measures draconian as lockdown? | measures draconian as lockdown? i think measures draconian as lockdown? think he measures draconian as lockdown? i think he was preparing us for the possibility that there might be draconian measures, hence the reference to hong kong and singapore, but at that time the raw advice was to wash i's hands. to jump advice was to wash i's hands. to jump ahead slightly, it may not be helpful, i believe the cabinet met the following tuesday on the 10th of march, and in the cabinet minutes at point is recorded as having been made, i believe this is a reference to a question or a point that i asked. i by that stage was concerned that the measures we were taking were not sufficient, that the hand washing advice well obviously valuable in itself was not enough. i think the ca

, gove.nded at this decision. — gove. i'm astounded at this decision, it _ gove. i'm astounded at this decision, it is _ gove. i'm astounded at this decision, it is completely i gove. i'm astounded at this. decision, it is completely the wrong decision and as one woman described to me they see it as a slap in the face for democracy, it has always been the wrong place, these are country lanes and a country area where they are trying to facilitate this. fix, area where they are trying to facilitate this.— facilitate this. a spokesman said it is critical _ facilitate this. a spokesman said it is critical to - said it is critical to delivering the 20,000 extra places we need to keep dangerous offenders off the streets and it will boost the local economy by creating hundreds of newjobs. hundreds of new jobs. protesters hundreds of newjobs. protesters say they will fight on their calling for a judicial review. voice-over: for more - stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. so that h

michael gove. this is what he said.nt or was it a figure of speech came back at the time at that press conference dominic cummings had said he had travelled north because he was worried about the health of his family, they were showing covid symptoms and particularly worried about their child. later he said there was a security issue for him and his family. our love that as now at the inquiry it is the turn of senior politicians at the time and another big characteristic of this inquiry, very strong language. our leaders during the uk's gravest peacetime challenge, and now time for them to account for their decisions, or lack of decisions, during the pandemic. i swear by almighty god... up today the cabinet minister running the engine room of government at the time. and nothing but the truth. i want to take this opportunity, if i may, my lady, to apologise to the victims who endured so much pain, the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in response to the pandemic. h

that is michael gove giving evidence. _ the fiscal debate... that is michael gove giving evidence. gove giving evidence. we will - the fiscal debate... that is michael| gove giving evidence. we will leave it for now, but you'll be able to follow developments on the bbc website. you can follow the development of the covid inquiry, but now i am taking you to coverage rescue operation under way to help rescue operation under way to help rescue 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in north india. i will take you to my colleague lucy hopkins. the aid is standing by, the medical aid to help these workers as they come out. just to remind you, the first of these 41 trapped construction workers said to be rescued in the next little while, any moment now we could see them coming out because we are getting reports from people, not official reports, birds rumours and speculation —— but rumours. that these workers will start to emerge. they broke through the last bit of debris earlier today, and they have been getting some medical checks, and the chief minister is there as well. it will take some tim

t on appeal by communities secretary michael gove. i am astounded — secretary michael gove.michael gove. i am astounded at this _ secretary michael gove. i am astounded at this decision. l secretary michael gove. i am astounded at this decision. i | astounded at this decision. i think it's completely the wrong decision, and as one member of the public described it this morning, they see it as a slap in the face for democracy. it has always been the wrong place. these are country lanes, country area where they are trying to facilitate this. fit, trying to facilitate this. a spokesman for the owenj says it is critical in delivering the 20,000 extra places we need to keep dangerous offenders off the streets, and it will boost the streets, and it will boost the local economy by creating hundreds of newjobs. hundreds of new jobs. protesters hundreds of newjobs. protesters here say they will fight on. they are calling for a judicial review. for fight on. they are calling for a judicial review.— a judicial review. for more stories from _ a judicial review. for more stories from acro

well, plenty of. questions for michael gove. minister but at the time he was chancellor for the duchy of lancaster, one of those brilliant names we get in the british government here, which means he was in charge of the cabinet office. it is the department in the british government that is responsible for doing stuff. nothing in particular, but the big event like a major pandemic or a terror attack, and basically his role is coordinating how things happen. as you say, yesterday we heard from regional mayors, from sadiq khan, the london mayor, andy burnham, the manchester mayor, where the general theme was that the sense was that the government was too centralised, basically decisions were not being made on a local level and those local voices were not being heard. last week we heard from a load of scientists, the main scientists at the time, top scientists advising the time, top scientists advising the government, and the general theme from them was this idea that theme from them was this idea that the government was a match at

he, if you've not guessed yet, is michael gove.d some pretty surprising allies during his ministerial career. he is praised now as housing secretary by housing campaigners. whereas tory supporting developers complain about what he's doing. he was praised by environmentalists when he was environment secretary, and byjustice reformers when he was in charge of england's prisons. he is, though, often condemned by conservatives condemned by conservatives as a sort of plotting genius. michael gove, welcome back to political thinking. thanks, nick. when we last spoke, back in 2019, days after you declared you wanted to be leader of the conservative party, you spoke movingly about your adoptive parents, and the influence they had had on you. and you said that you wanted to prove to them that they'd made the right decision. what did you mean, and have you been able to prove to them? what i meant was that there was a real sense of gratitude and also obligation. so, my parents took a gamble and a risk, taking me into their lives. i saw my mum

, — you chaired, not so, i, michael gove, believe the only way forward, the only— gove, believe the onlytimes you are an advocate for a particular position, a departmental position or a deeply felt position. and i had been asked by the prime minister to chair that cobra and i was acting as it were under instructions and i felt that was the right thing to do, to serve the government collectively. in to serve the government collectively. to serve the government collectivel . , ., collectively. in hindsight, do you recret collectively. in hindsight, do you regret that _ collectively. in hindsight, do you regret that you _ collectively. in hindsight, do you regret that you are _ collectively. in hindsight, do you regret that you are not - collectively. in hindsight, do you regret that you are not more - regret that you are not more forthright in what you plainly and generally believe was the right course — generally believe was the right course of action to take? generally --eole course of action to take? generally people have _ course of action to take? generally people have always _ course

michael gove there. anneke and tom.of the cabinet will _ today's evidence by mr gove. most of the cabinet will take _ today's evidence by mr gove. most of the cabinet will take turns _ today's evidence by mr gove. most of the cabinet will take turns to - the cabinet will take turns to appear before the inquiry and most will apologise at some point or another. there's already been a lot of apologies. clearly wrong decisions were made at the start of the pandemic. that is debatable. and borisjohnson was not the pandemic. that is debatable. and boris johnson was not the the pandemic. that is debatable. and borisjohnson was not the right leader at that particular moment. but what you don't want is for that to cloud what the purpose of the inquiry is to be, which is how can we learn lessons and how can we respond better should something like this ever happen again. the why did they respond in such a sluggish way in so many areas? that is the bigger question i don't know of the public want to be apologised to buy politicians

mr gove said he took government.me responsibility for mistakes made at the top level of politics as the crisis unfolded . politics as the crisis unfolded. >> i want to take this opportunity, if i may, my to lady, apologise to the victims who endured so much pain. the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in response to the pandemic . and as response to the pandemic. and as a minister responsible for the cabinet office and who was also close to many of the decisions that were made, i must take my share of responsibility for that . our politicians are human beings. we are fallible . we make beings. we are fallible. we make mistakes and we make errors. >> a man has admitted killing three people who died in separate attacks in nottingham. valdo callachan, also known as adam mendez, denied murder but admitted three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. stewart barnaby weber and grace o'malley kumar, both 19 and 65 year old caretaker ian coate

michael gove present at the time se aratel . , michael gove present at the time separately-— michaeltely. michael gove present at the time searatel . , ., ., , ,, separately. there is one example you aive, it is separately. there is one example you give. it is paragraph _ separately. there is one example you give, it is paragraph 236 _ separately. there is one example you give, it is paragraph 236 on _ separately. there is one example you give, it is paragraph 236 on page - give, it is paragraph 236 on page 51. this is an example of call with first ministers in may and you record their everyone apparently expressing concern that the government wasn't engaging sufficiently, a feeling there had been a coordinated, deliberate shift in the government's approach. could you expand on that, what sort of shift and in what direction? i think the last cobra _ shift and in what direction? i think the last cobra had _ shift and in what direction? i think the last cobra had happened - shift and in what direction? i think the last cobra had happened on i shift and in what direction? i think. the l

gove and dominic dougie.minic cummings unseat cummings that helped to unseat iain smith as party iain duncan smith as party leader . i iain duncan smith as party leader. i mean, you iain duncan smith as party leader . i mean, you were leader. i mean, when you were around any truth in that, do you think, michael i'd so much lost interest by then. >> i, i okay. before losing interest , i >> i, i okay. before losing interest, i lost >> i, i okay. before losing interest , i lost to >> i, i okay. before losing interest, i lost to iain duncan smith yes . smith yes. >> yeah. this is a sensitive rocket. now i think we might have oliver dowden with this. now. i'm hoping that the deputy prime minister can hear me and is joining from central is joining us from central london as we speak. mr dowden, can you hear me? thank you very, very indeed for your time very much indeed for your time this morning. i've just been speaking portillo speaking to michael portillo about these allegations about some of these allegations in

the cabinet minister michael gove has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry and has apologised topandemic. mr gove, who was chancellor of the duchy of lancaster in 2020, said politicians are human beings who are fallible and make errors. 0ur correspondent ellie price joins us from outside the inquiry in central london now. ellie. michael gove apologised to victims and families who he said had endured so much during the pandemic because of the mistakes he said government had made. it is significant because it is the first time such a senior cabinet minister, who is still in government, has admitted so publicly such mistakes were made. we talked about the timing surround lockdown in march and october 2020, as well as the impact on children during those lockdowns. the other significant thing was when michael gove talked about his high opinion of the former health secretary matt hancox who he said had shown foresight and wisdom in the decisions he made, as well as a desire to write to the occasion. matt hancock has received plenty of criticism over the last few weeks at this inquiry f

what _ to yours and michael gove's views. what we _ to yours and michael gove's views. _ conversation? i can recall me saying that, we are going to have _ conversation? i can recall me saying that, we are going to have to - conversation? i can recall me saying that, we are going to have to live i that, we are going to have to live with it _ i don't specifically recall the primitive saying and die with it but it is possible. is primitive saying and die with it but it is possible-— it is possible. is the type of words he did use? _ it is possible. is the type of words he did use? it's _ it is possible. is the type of words he did use? it's possible, - it is possible. is the type of words he did use? it's possible, yes. - it is possible. is the type of words| he did use? it's possible, yes. but it doesn't mean... _ he did use? it's possible, yes. but it doesn't mean... he _ he did use? it's possible, yes. but it doesn't mean... he often - he did use? it's possible, yes. but it doesn't mean... he often said i it doesn't mean... he often said things— it doesn't mean... he of

michael gove said borisjohnson was taking in all the advice, but was thinking and concerned about thisf overreacting. michael gove suggested that the british government had fallen foul of that in the bse crisis years ago were it had overreacted to a scientific issue, a problem with the virus, obviously not in humans, but the concern that bse could be transmitted to humans. this issue that if you overreact, what is the economic impact? michael cole said of course was a massive economic impact when you had a lockdown, but this issue of weighing up lockdown, but this issue of weighing up the balances and it soon became clear that in the end there was no other way out, that lockdown became a necessity, but those considerations were being taken in early march. she considerations were being taken in early march-— early march. she talked about the cabinet office... _ early march. she talked about the cabinet office... in _ early march. she talked about the cabinet office... in fact, - early march. she talked about the cabinet office... in fact, we - early march. she talked about the cabinet o

other witnesses include michael gove - right now.of government, and said to javid who replaced matt hancock as health secretary in 2021. today the london mayor will give evidence and andy behrman who was angered by the tiering system of restrictions in england. tiering system of restrictions in england-— in england. this is brutal, this is no _ in england. this is brutal, this is no way _ in england. this is brutal, this is no way to - in england. this is brutal, this is no way to run - in england. this is brutal, this is no way to run the l this is no way to run the country on a national crisis. so a big week at the enquiry as political leaders are questioned on their key decisions. and potentially even bigger, when borisjohnson and rishi sunak make their appearances next month. hugh pym, bbc news. a global investment conference in the uk kicks off, hoped to be a big week for retail, cyber monday today, travel tuesday tomorrow, who knew? do stay with us we will be back in a minute, some leading experts to guide you through the top b

this was to the credit of michael gove, he | to the credit of michael gove, he decided to agree withu and the prime minister that i want to ask you about. and that is a letter you wrote and then a call you had with him on sunday the 22nd of march. let's look at the letter first, let's remind ourselves, this was the sunday before the lockdown was announced. one gets the impression that you are at home at that day when you wrote that letter from home and sent by e—mail? yes. if we go down to about the fourth paragraph, please. one more paragraph down. we can see in the paragraph, it starts, i am hearing time and again your concerns about the measures that had been imposed to date, and at the end of that paragraph you refer to the fact that paragraph you refer to the fact that you talked about london being in a few weeks ahead of the country. it is in the next paragraph that you make your request, or you advocate particular step that you think the prime minister ought to take. you see, there needs to be an immediate strengthening of the public health message to london, advice is being s

michael gove has nation tonight.ig cat at the covid inquiry when he suggests the virus could have been manmade. but the inquiry doesn't care. comes after care. this comes after suggestions of a cover up in the us earlier this year. i think the relationships between western virologists the western virologists and the wuhan virology, wuhan institute of virology, meanwhile , a controversy is meanwhile, a controversy is unfolding at the telegraph and spectator dhabi backed spectator has abu dhabi backed investment fund headed by sultan al—jaber, the cop 28, president designate among other government roles, wants to acquire the two great journalistic institutions . great journalistic institutions. but does this pose conflicting interests for the press? well, two of our media veterans might just have the answer as fresh school guidance states, teachers won't have to use trans pupils preferred pronouns the uk is facing the prospect of being put on a un naughty step. the un blacklist , owing to trans lobby blacklist, owing t

michael gove has nation tonight. a big cat at the covid inquiry when he suggests the virus could have been manmade. but the inquiry doesn't care. comes after care. this comes after suggestions of a cover up in the us earlier this year. i think the relationships between western virologists the western virologists and the wuhan virology, wuhan institute of virology, meanwhile , a controversy is meanwhile, a controversy is unfolding at the telegraph and spectator dhabi backed spectator has abu dhabi backed investment fund headed by sultan al—jaber, the cop 28, president designate among other government roles, wants to acquire the two great journalistic institutions . great journalistic institutions. but does this pose conflicting interests for the press? well, two of our media veterans might just have the answer as fresh school guidance states, teachers won't have to use trans pupils preferred pronouns the uk is facing the prospect of being put on a un naughty step. the un blacklist , owing to trans lobby blacklist, owi

it's that michael gove, who's levelling up gove, who's the levelling up secretary admits the housinge, who's the levelling up secre'isy admits the housing gove, who's the levelling up secre'is even 1its the housing gove, who's the levelling up secre'is even 1its th> well, it also destroys it's virtually the only source of middle class reassurance , isn't middle class reassurance, isn't it? house prices that people the property owning democracy, the idea is that you think, well, everything else has turned to mush. let's say, to be polite. but my hou

in generalterms, mr gove, in early february, were you aware of those concerns?any illusions as to the general ability of the united kingdom to respond to this crisis? i think it was only later in february that i began to feel a sense of concern about how well prepared as a country we were. prior to that i didn't have the responsibilities, but the general sense was that we were relatively well prepared as a country. those were the assurances that we were being given across government. and i broadly took those on trust. there were some ways in which the government, as a result of exercises and steps we have taken beforehand, was in a position to deal with aspects of the crisis. other areas where we were clearly weaker, but no i didn't have the prescience to see in early february that we were not well prepared. it was only later in february and early in march that my concerns about our response mattered. oi in march that my concerns about our response mattered.— response mattered. of course there was no real— response mattered. of course there was no real change _

let's remind ourselves of what michael gove has had to say a little bit earlier. ,., , michael gove has mistakes and errors were made by the uk government and some of their were we unique and specific but we also need to remember that governments everywhere made errors. this is not to excuse me from my responsibility for the mistakes that i've made, it is simply to say that when dealing with a crisis of this kind, one needs to appreciate that for democratic politicians everywhere, there were sudden and accumulating pressures which some dealt with better than others.— pressures which some dealt with better than others. let's bring in ellie price. _ better than others. let's bring in ellie price, our— better than others. let's bring in ellie price, our correspond - better than others. let's bring in ellie price, our correspond the i ellie price, our correspond the developments. michael gove also apologising, he said sorry to all of those covid victims who enjoyed so much pain. those covid victims who en'oyed so much ain. . those covid victims who en'oyed so much ain. , ., those covid vict

michael gove, that material was being _ michael gove, that material was being placed _ michael gove,hael gove, that material wasj being placed before the relevant bodies _ being placed before the relevant bodies to— being placed before the relevant bodies to suggest _ being placed before the relevant bodies to suggest firstly, - being placed before the relevant bodies to suggest firstly, if- being placed before the relevant bodies to suggest firstly, if we l bodies to suggest firstly, if we don't — bodies to suggest firstly, if we don't proceed _ bodies to suggest firstly, if we don't proceed to _ bodies to suggest firstly, if we don't proceed to the _ bodies to suggest firstly, if we don't proceed to the final- bodies to suggest firstly, if we - don't proceed to the final ultimate mandatory. — don't proceed to the final ultimate mandatory, backed _ don't proceed to the final ultimate mandatory, backed by— don't proceed to the final ultimate mandatory, backed by law- don't proceed to the final ultimate mandatory, backed by law stay - don't proceed to the final ultimate mandatory, bac

absolutely >> richard, let me ask you about this encounter that gove this encounter that michael govehad yesterday in the covid inquiry which said there inquiry in which he said there is a growing body. he didn't use the word evidence. he said judgement about fact that judgement about the fact that covid a in covid was made in a lab in wuhan. told him wuhan. i could have told him that 2020 and he got that in summer 2020 and he got shut down and was told by the lawyer is not within the lawyer this is not within the frames isn't frames of reference. why isn't that tell you that in the frame? i'll tell you why is literally underpins why it is literally underpins everything happened. why it is literally underpins eve utterly happened. why it is literally underpins eve utterly disgracefulened. why it is literally underpins eve utterly disgraceful .�*|ed. why it is literally underpins eve utterly disgraceful . all >> utterly disgraceful. all that this and the chair of this lawyer and the chair of this lawyer and the chair of this inquiry, they have basically written their final report in th

michael gove speaking earlier.iry now, so let's take you straight back to the covid inquiry. i hope out —— i hadn't been clear that what we were seeking to do was to provide horizontal legislation rather than being sector specific. devolved nations. i want to explore with you _ devolved nations. i want to explore with you please some of the legal, technicai— with you please some of the legal, technical and structural problems or issues _ technical and structural problems or issues that— technical and structural problems or issues that presented themselves to the uk _ issues that presented themselves to the uk government in terms of liaising — the uk government in terms of liaising and dealing with the devolved administrations, who of course _ devolved administrations, who of course form a vital part of the united — course form a vital part of the united kingdom. legally, coronavirus what is— united kingdom. legally, coronavirus what is essentially a public health emergency and health is a devolved matter— emergency

but mr gove accepted lockdowns came too late both in march and november 2020.ntres on the parthenon sculptures — also known as the elgin marbles — which are on display in the british museum, and greece wants back. the elgin marbles are a collection of ancient greek sculptures removed from greece to britain by agents working for an aristocrat called thomas bruce, seventh earl of elgin. elgin stated he removed the sculptures with permission of the ottoman officials who exercised authority in athens at the time. 0thers disagree. their presence in the british museum is the subject of long—standing international controversy. the british government and the museum have argued their return would set a precedent which could undermine the collections of museums worldwide. it isa it is a very divisive issue. let�*s bring our panel back in. tom, i�*ll start with the first. what you make of this latest diplomatic spat? we saw meeting being cancelled. rishi sunak has really, _ saw meeting being cancelled. rishi sunak has really, really _ saw meeting being cancelled. rishi su

but michael gove in particular copped it.e heart of everything. and she blames him in part for the plot to bring down boris. >> well, i think she does do all of that. you're absolutely right. it's not my recollection or how i would view things. and i think if, to be or how i would view things. and i think if , to be perfectly i think if, to be perfectly frank, if michael gove was all that powerful, i think he would have been prime minister three times over by so clearly times over by now. so clearly not that in control of events, as nadine things , as perhaps nadine sees things, but people have to but i think people have to remember that boris and michael are two, you know , they were the are two, you know, they were the two big beasts in the cabinet. they would riff off each other. they would riff off each other. they were both journalist, so they each other a hell of they got each other a hell of a lot better actually, of understanding then understanding each other. then the the cabinet put the rest of the cabinet put toget

i can sense from the fact the letter went to the prime minister, i responded, michael gove shared thect with. thank you very much- _ came into contact with. thank you very much. that _ came into contact with. thank you very much. that concludes - very much. that concludes questioning. _ very much. that concludes questioning. thank - very much. that concludes questioning. thank you, . very much. that concludes questioning. thank you, ll very much. that concludes - questioning. thank you, i can't give you a _ questioning. thank you, i can't give you a guarantee _ questioning. thank you, i can't give you a guarantee we _ questioning. thank you, i can't give you a guarantee we won't _ questioning. thank you, i can't give you a guarantee we won't ask- questioning. thank you, i can't give you a guarantee we won't ask you l questioning. thank you, i can't givel you a guarantee we won't ask you to help us— you a guarantee we won't ask you to help us again. — you a guarantee we won't ask you to help us again. i— you a guarantee we won't ask you to help us again-— you a guarantee we won't ask y

mr gove said he had to take his share of responsibility for the errors made. hugh pym joins us.ecause he was at the _ is the apology? pretty significant because he was at the heart - is the apology? pretty significant because he was at the heart of. because he was at the heart of government, in the response to the pandemic in 2020 and part of the so—called quad with rishi sunak with borisjohnson and matt hancock, who was then the health secretary. mr gove was pretty frank about failings and mistakes, as he saw them, locking down too late in 2020 and again in the autumn and he was critical of the system of tears, saying it did not work well and said the testing system had not delivered, ppe procurement should be looked at in some detail and he said the impact on children had not really been taken into account. he was asked about the performance of matt hancock and he said he had a high opinion of mr hancock and boris johnson's decision making, he said, well, that was mrjohnson's style, weighing things up carefully. matt hancock and boris johnson will give evidence to the hancock

charlie rowley, former special adviser to michael gove, j special adviser to michael gove, thank you's news, so let's have a listen into what ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats, had to say. it what ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats, had to say.— democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like — democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like change _ democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like change that _ democrats, had to say. it doesn't sound like change that rishi - democrats, had to say. it doesn'tl sound like change that rishi sunak told us he was going to give us, it sounds like desperation. and frankly he really can't appoint someone to the house of lords that easily. there is a process to check someone passes the test, and david cameron has a crisis and scandal around him over the green so scandal, and questions have to be asked whether it is appropriate to put him in the house of lords at all. —— greensil scandal. he house of lords at all. -- greensil scandal. ., ., scandal. he oversaw that referendum vote, do scandal. he oversaw that referendum vote. do you — sc

it's that michael gove, the levelling up gove, who's the levelling up secretary admits the housing crisis even worse than you think. it's going to think. of course it's going to be worse than you think because on one hand a million, on one hand they a million, whatever, two coming into the country, one. number two, country, number one. number two, people not forming families. people are not forming families. there's a huge rise in divorce. so there's an increase need for housing and number three, they're not building any housing. so if they're building houses thing, it's basically destroying our green and pleasant land. >> well, it also destroys it's virtually the only source of middle class reassurance , isn't middle class reassurance, isn't it? house prices that people the property owning democracy, the idea is that you think, well, everything else has turned to mush. let's say, to be polite. but my house is still worth a lot of money. that is the one thing on which a lot of people lean back and they can't get on and they can't get on the property ladder. >> of course, new people can't

mr gove said he had to take his share of responsibility for the errors made.dured so much pain. the families who endured so much loss as a result of the mistakes that were made by government in response to the pandemic. live feed of positions overlooking gaza from southern israel, significant developments in the last hour or two since we have been on—air, confirmation of the latest groups of hostages have left gaza and they are now in israel and just in the last few minutes, confirmation that the palestinians have been released too. plenty more updates to come on the developments and stay with us. this is bbc news. hello again. we had more sunshine around today, but it's getting cold very quickly now where we have those clear skies. it feels cold enough already, but the next few days are going to get even colder, more frost around, few wintry showers. but for many places, the next few days are going to be dry. colder air, though, is coming down from scandinavia and it follows this weatherfront here, which is moving its way southward, bringing some showers. but

the housing secretary, michael gove, said he's confident the bill will be passed.' — a dystopian vision of ireland in the grips of totalitarianism. set in dublin, it tells the story of a family grappling with a terrifying new world in which the democratic norms they are used to begin to disappear. it was written by ireland's paul lynch — marking the first time he has won the prestigious fiction writing prize. you're live with bbc news. leaked documents obtained by the bbc suggest that the united arab emirates has been using its role as host of this year's un climate talks, as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals. briefings prepared for the cop—28 president, dr sultan al—jaber, who's also the ceo of the state oil company, appear to show that the uae�*s cop team suggested arranging deals with at least twenty—seven countries at meetings ahead of the conference — a breach of un standards. and now more than ever, we need to unite on climate and deliver a clear message of hope. the united arab emirates government appointed dr sultan aljaber to head up its cop28 tea

, ., gove, that rachel mclean was being moved on. �* ., ., ., moved on.ed on. and also it is a lot of churn out the _ moved on. and also it is a lot of churn out the housing _ moved on. and also it is a lot of i churn out the housing department. moved on. and also it is a lot of - churn out the housing department. i think there have been eight or nine housing ministers since just the last election. it is kind of crazy in a brief that is really important. it has been seen as something that is quite overlooked, people are anxious about housing, people are worried about how they will get on to the housing ladder. it is seen as the next big scandal. why this constant rollover of housing ministers doesn't make sense. also some chatter that several other people were offered this job before lee rowley and perhaps for that reason, the challenges are described, many of them were not keen but finally they have filled the brief. i keen but finally they have filled the brief. ., ., keen but finally they have filled the brief. . ., ., , the brief. i have a note here i

it's that michael gove, the levelling up gove, who's the levelling up secretary admits the housing crisisven worse than you think. it's going to think. of course it's going to be worse than you think because on one hand a million, on one hand they a million, whatever, two coming into the country, one. number two, country, number one. number two, people not forming families. people are not forming families. there's a huge rise in divorce. so there's an increase need for housing and number three, they're not building any housing. so if they're building houses thing, it's basically destroying our green and pleasant land. >> well, it also destroys it's virtually the only source of middle class reassurance , isn't middle class reassurance, isn't it? house prices that people the property owning democracy, the idea is that you think, well, everything else has turned to mush. let's say, to be polite. but my house is still worth a lot of money. that is the one thing on which a lot of people lean back and they can't get on and they can't get on the property ladder. >> of course, new people can't ge

but mr gove accepted lockdowns came too late both in march and november 2020.in august, leaving 12,000 workers facing redundancy. you�*re live with bbc news. more hostages have been released. all of this comes on the fifth day of the temporary pause. it comes on the fifth day of the temporary pause in fighting between israel and hamas — designated a terror organisation by governments including the uk. the conflict began after the october 7th attacks by hamas, which saw more than 1,200 killed and 240 taken hostage. since then, gaza�*s hamas—run health ministry says more than 14,500 people have been killed in israel�*s retaliatory campaign. today, israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel will push for the release of all hostages held in gaza �*without exception�*. translation: as of now, | we have freed 74 hostages, including 50 women and children that were included in the original outline. we are committed to completing this outline and bringing about the release of all of our hostages, women and children and underlined. all of them, without excep

i further work michael gove and simon clarke. . further work michael gove and simon clarke. :, :, :,nother topic coming out the other side, effectively, dealing with the living with covid strategy, so coming into 2022. _ with covid strategy, so coming into 2022. very— with covid strategy, so coming into 2022, very briefly. you set out in some _ 2022, very briefly. you set out in some detail _ 2022, very briefly. you set out in some detail on your statement that there _ some detail on your statement that there was— some detail on your statement that there was a — some detail on your statement that there was a disagreement with treasury— there was a disagreement with treasury in relation to funding and apparatus. — treasury in relation to funding and apparatus, effectively the tools, as you see _ apparatus, effectively the tools, as you see them, in relation to a pandemic. _ you see them, in relation to a pandemic, particularly in respect of infrastructure and testing, scientific research, and so on. you considered — scientific research, and so on. you considered that the funding ought

>> thought gove would >> i thought gove would handle it times better . it ten times better. >> what?ndle what? >> handle what? >> ten times better handle the process of dealing with the da's. da's. >> was he the prime minister? >> was he the prime minister? >> obviously no . >> obviously not, no. >> obviously not, no. >> blimey. things must have been very bad . you know you're in very bad. you know you're in trouble when michael gove is your best option. it was a tough day for boris johnson as cummings revealed that he and others who worked with him knew that was to be prime that he was unfit to be prime minister and quote, he won't read papers and he cannot chair meetings . he described boris as meetings. he described boris as like a shopping trolley smashing from one side of the aisle to the other , explaining his the other, explaining his decision to support the blonde bombshell, cummings said they decided to roll the dice on bofis decided to roll the dice on boris and try to build a team around him. well they rolled the dice on the country to the chaotic shambles that was number 1

also there it. migration and successive gove also there are it. migration and successive gove also thereit. migration and successive gove also there are not. every it. and also there are not. every immigrant is made equal. right? you're averages immigrant is made equal. right? yo terms averages immigrant is made equal. right? yo terms of averages immigrant is made equal. right? yo terms of what averages immigrant is made equal. right? yo terms of what immigrants s in terms of what immigrants immigration brings to the country. are certain country. there are certain countries and certain immigrants that a disproportionate that bring a disproportionate amount of money. but for example, somalians example, when 72% of somalians who the are on social who are in the uk are on social housing, would be hard pressed housing, i would be hard pressed to say that that is a contribution we want bring contribution we want to bring in. immigrants in. not all immigrants are created equal. >> great irony in giving >> it's a great irony in giving the example of somalia, because i think they have about the

former michael gove, former adviser to michael gove, charlie sounded he charlie rowley sounded like henteen, looked like he was in sauna. know where was in a sauna. don't know where he sauna and he was about the sauna and looked like he'd lost his razor blades. >> the michael gove is he getting job in the reshuffle getting a job in the reshuffle or is he staying put or is he going fired? going to be fired? >> and i because the >> and i because he's the longest respect for charlie. >> do not think that gove >> but i do not think that gove would hesitated would have hesitated for a second leaping the second before leaping at the foreign secretary or home foreign secretary job or home secretary. wonder secretary. but i wonder what bons secretary. but i wonder what boris thinking right boris johnson is thinking right now well. now about all this as well. >> he want to come back >> he doesn't want to come back just to back just yet. he wants to come back after is lost. after the election is lost. that's when he'll come back. not before my view. >> that's because it is just >> and that's bec

the gove us ont listen, work that back into the bill.at back into the bill. the gove us on that so that sten, work that back into the bill. the gove us on that so that we 1, work that back into the bill. the gove us on that so that we canyrk with us on that so that we can tackle this scourge and the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice for parts of the uk. >> large parts of scotland as well as east england and yorkshire are just some of those affected regions . residents are affected regions. residents are being told to brace for potential hazardous conditions this evening and overnight into tomorrow morning. if snow falls and icy patches form and the warning starts at 5:00 this evening until 11:00 tomorrow morning . this is gb news across morning. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to andrew and . bev now back to andrew and. bev >> very good morning. it's 1106. >> very good morning. it's1106. thank you for joining >> very

however, that refusal has now been overturned on appeal by communities secretary michael gove.mpletely the wrong decision, and as one member of the public described it to me this morning, they see it as a slap in the face for democracy. it's always been the wrong place. these are country lanes, a country area where they're trying to facilitate this. a spokesman for the moj said that the decision at gartree is critical to delivering the 20,000 extra places we need to keep dangerous offenders off the streets, and it'll boost the local economy by creating hundreds of newjobs. protesters here say they'll fight on. they're calling for a judicial review. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hello there, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday. india and theirfans are silenced as australia become world champions for a sixth time. next stop, germany: we'll have all the latest euro qualifying results. and djokovic breaks another record as he finishes this seasons atp tour on a high. —— season's atp tour on a high. hello there. welcome

no deal planning was led in a group chaired by michael gove so it was a straight replica of a model whichodel which we knew work for that prime minister.— prime minister. the covid response machinery was _ prime minister. the covid response machinery was not _ prime minister. the covid response machinery was not the _ prime minister. the covid response machinery was not the same - prime minister. the covid response machinery was not the same as - prime minister. the covid response machinery was not the same as the j machinery was not the same as the machinery was not the same as the machinery dealing with the preparation for a no—deal brexit. there were echoes, though. did preparation for a no-deal brexit. there were echoes, though. did you find in reality _ there were echoes, though. did you find in reality that _ there were echoes, though. did you find in reality that there _ there were echoes, though. did you find in reality that there was - there were echoes, though. did you find in reality that there was a - find in reality that there was a degree of duplication between s and 0 degre

however, that refusal has now been overturned on appeal by communities secretary michael gove.ion. i think it's completely the wrong decision, and as one member of the public described it to me this morning. they see it as a slap in the face for democracy. it's always been the wrong place. these are country lanes, a country area where they're trying to facilitate this. a spokesman for the mo] said that the decision at gayatri is critical to delivering the 20,000 extra places we need to keep dangerous offenders off the streets, and it'll boost the local economy by creating hundreds of new jobs. protesters here say they'll fight on. they're calling for a judicial review. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. we're campaigning for free school meals. it's been proven that people that have school meals make more progress in english and maths. the school council at hill stone primary in birmingham is on a mission. all children in england get free school meals until they're seven, but from year th

however, that refusal has now been overturned on appeal by communities secretary, michael gove.t this decision. i think it's completely the wrong decision, and as one member of the public described it this morning, they see it as a slap in the face for democracy. it has always been the wrong place. these are country lanes, a country area where they are trying to facilitate this. a spokesman for the mo] says it is critical in delivering the 20,000 extra places we need to keep dangerous offenders off the streets, and it will boost the local economy by creating hundreds of new jobs. protesters here say they will fight on. they are calling for a judicial review. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. at the central methodist school, volunteers come together to put on the £1 pantomime. it is a take on cinderella. the twist here as she wants to play football, rather than go to the ball. # like a diamond in the sky. she has an evil stepmum. she has dreams of being a massive football— has dreams of

. >> and gove surrounded the >> and gove was surrounded the other and gove, by way, other day and govewas visited times by the was visited six times by the person killing person that ended up killing sir david amess. so yeah, it's a real thing. it's horrific. but yeah, nicholas, i'm like yeah, i mean, nicholas, i'm like you story, you with the previous story, i find agreeing with keir find myself agreeing with keir starmer on this issue and feel starmer on this issue and i feel all they're all weird because they're shouting the doesn't vote shouting who the f doesn't vote for ceasefire star. shame on for a ceasefire star. shame on you.so for a ceasefire star. shame on you. so it's the simplest version of the issue and it's become high status opinion become this high status opinion just pro—palestine and just to be pro—palestine and have of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are they of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are they going of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are they going too of just to

. >> and gove surrounded the >> and gove was surrounded the other and gove, by way, other day and goveimes by the was visited six times by the person killing person that ended up killing sir david amess. so yeah, it's a real thing. it's horrific. but yeah, nicholas, i'm like yeah, i mean, nicholas, i'm like you story, you with the previous story, i find agreeing with keir find myself agreeing with keir starmer on this issue and feel starmer on this issue and i feel all they're all weird because they're shouting the doesn't vote shouting who the f doesn't vote for ceasefire star. shame on for a ceasefire star. shame on you.so for a ceasefire star. shame on you. so it's the simplest version of the issue and it's become high status opinion become this high status opinion just pro—palestine and just to be pro—palestine and have of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are they of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are they going of just to be pro—palestine and ha'but are they going too of just to be pro—palest