grant shapps apparently— defence work for him.is_ apparently is one of those people who is going to be involved in that, so there's— who is going to be involved in that, so there's going to be some other people _ so there's going to be some other people as well. it is going to be intriguing — people as well. it is going to be intriguing to see what happens over the next _ intriguing to see what happens over the next week, week and a half, and what the _ the next week, week and a half, and what the result of this sue gray inquiry— what the result of this sue gray inquiry will be. what the result of this sue gray inquiry will be— what the result of this sue gray inquiry will be. what the result of this sue gray inuui will be. ., , ., inquiry will be. sam, does what the times says — inquiry will be. sam, does what the times says chime _ inquiry will be. sam, does what the times says chime with _ inquiry will be. sam, does what the times says chime with your- times says chime with your intelligence, that they seem to think that most o

here's the transport secretary grant shapps on those changes to the travel rules.ay or sometimes more, then you can act faster on it, and the action of course is immediately to then have a pcr test. so in some senses, we will get to knowing that result quicker. people won't necessarily be waiting for the second day. they will get the result of that lateral flow straight away. so we will still keep very close tabs on this. i would say to you, i think we have to get away from the idea that somehow within the uk, we are all safe and there is somehow a safe haven, but the rest of the world is dangerous out there. that's not the case. omicron is everywhere. we have large numbers of comecon cases here. ——we have large numbers of omicron cases here. there are large numbers of omicron cases elsewhere. we are an international country. you will need to be able to travel. we have to travel to sometimes see family or do business and keep the economy going. so i think it's absolutely right that having introduced these temporary measures but now seeing that omicron is everywhere

b5 through it with grant shapps after 7:30am. �* , �* ., through it with grant shapps after 7:30am. .overwhelming, really. when you think three weeks, we'd almost got to the point where we didn't think we'd see them again. since escaping from a farm at thirlby in lincolnshire onjanuary 5th, ant has evaded capture time after time. he's kept one hop ahead of his pursuers, and even skipped town when it looked like he was caught in this trap. weirdly, i've actually got experience of catching two wallabies previously. so i thought, i've got something to bring to the party. and sure enough, yeah. it was just great to see him there. and we knew that the trap that we've got this time was far more, far more substantial and better suited to larger animals. but now he's back home, waiting to be reunited with his brother dec. this is our wallaby enclosure. i can't show you in the enclosure at the moment because ant is resting following his... ..following his escapade. he's got food, plenty food and water in there. we do keep checking on him to make sure he's ok. and he will have to stay there unt

i think that is grant shapps, i didn't quite see l is grant shapps, i didn't quite see him, but somebodyt is the expectation within government. at that point, we have to see what conservative mps think. do they feel the report has confirmed their worst fears and put in those no confidence letter, or has the metropolitan police investigation taken the sting out of it and they wait and see? boris johnson's loyal ministers have been doing what they call a shadow whipping operation. they go around the mps who didn't back boris johnson, saying hang fire and see what is in the report and hear the reasons boris johnson what is in the report and hear the reasons borisjohnson should stay. it peoples as if the heat has come out of the momentum to get rid of him as conservative party leader. i would be surprised if we hit 5a letters today. would be surprised if we hit 54 letters today-— letters today. explain the 54 letters. letters today. explain the 54 letters so _ letters today. explain the 54 letters. so to _ letters today. explain the 54 letters. so to challenge - letters today. explain the 54

we know there was a cake that was served, grant shapps said johnson did not organise to be given a cakelication that the group of people who were at this and served cake work together anyway. does any of that cut any sway in this? ,., , . does any of that cut any sway in this? , . ., , does any of that cut any sway in this? , . ., _.~ does any of that cut any sway in this? , . ., this? does it cut any cake! it has not to a this? does it cut any cake! it has got to a bit _ this? does it cut any cake! it has got to a bit of— this? does it cut any cake! it has got to a bit of a _ this? does it cut any cake! it has got to a bit of a ridiculous - this? does it cut any cake! it has got to a bit of a ridiculous phase | got to a bit of a ridiculous phase where the government are no longer denying the actualfacts where the government are no longer denying the actual facts and describing it in a way which doesn't actually fit with what is being reported predict what is being reported predict what is being reported is this was a prearranged gathering for about 30 people in a room that lasted for h

the way grant shapps was talking today he was suggesting that the government wants to move away fromargeting regime. but can they do that if there is another big outbreak? those of the questions which the opposition are already asking and those are questions that will be asked more widely as well. but for the moment, we're seeing more of a turn to normality, i think. the metropolitan police have apologised and paid for derogatory and sexual language when she was strip—searched. i'm joined now by our home with correspondent daniel sanford. tell our home with correspondent daniel sanford. , ., ., , sanford. tell us more. the doctor is now in assistant _ sanford. tell us more. the doctor is now in assistant professor— sanford. tell us more. the doctor is now in assistant professor at - now in assistant professor at nottingham university. but when these events happened back in 2013 she was a music student in london and she's our 15—year—old boy being stopped and searched on the street. she decided to try and help them and give them a little cart about what his rights were when he was bei

studio: we have grant shapps the transport secretary, let's speak to our business correspondent.aucracy. the timing is significant, 11th february, just ahead of the half term holiday when companies are hoping that restrictions would be eased. interesting border tested for unvaccinated travellers has been reduced and those who don't qualify as fully vaccinated won't be required to isolate at home and only have to take a test two days after arriving in the country. they will still have to take a test before they set off on theirjourney. but they set off on theirjourney. but they are significant changes and significant that grant shapps said border testing has outlived its usefulness. of course we don't know what will happen down the line. in the last year and a half there have been a lot of changes to the border regime as the covid situation has fluctuated. the new restrictions that were brought in with omicron. what will happen if another variant crops up? the way grant shapps was talking, he was suggesting that the government wants to move from the blanket clamp down's and on to

to sort of see who is on which side of the fence. trying to get as many backers as he can and grant shapps key players on his side of that as well. 0bviously key players on his side of that as well. obviously we are eagerly anticipating that sue grey in all: can't we. i anticipating that sue grey in all: can't we. ., �* ~' , anticipating that sue grey in all: can't we. ., �* ~ , ., can't we. i don't think it is going to be quite _ can't we. i don't think it is going to be quite like _ can't we. i don't think it is going to be quite like lord _ can't we. i don't think it is going to be quite like lord denning'sl to be quite like lord denning's reported locally is it with sold out in an hour, had to be extra print runs as everyone queued up for it but hopefully it's a bit more than a list of dates and names because it could be a bit of an anti—climax, couldn't it? james, take this onto the front of the i. the judges u—turn. when we've been talking about actually today, hugh pym's piece is talking about getting more people vaccinated by the government saying it looks like it is moving away fr

let's speak to the transport secretary, grant shapps.come you — left the country you are coming from to come you would have been requiring _ to come you would have been requiring a predeparture test and as of tomorrow that is going, so you don't _ of tomorrow that is going, so you don't need — of tomorrow that is going, so you don't need to test before you come here and _ don't need to test before you come here and when you get here would have required to quarantine yourself until you _ have required to quarantine yourself until you had the results of a day to pcr _ until you had the results of a day to pcr test and on sunday that goes and you _ to pcr test and on sunday that goes and you will no longer require a pcr test and _ and you will no longer require a pcr test and you — and you will no longer require a pcr test and you won't need to quarantine and that will be replaced by a simple lateral flow test that you purchase as part of a package from _ you purchase as part of a package from a _ you purchase as part of a package from a pr

and this is transport secretary grant shapps.le working together all of the time who decide to give the prime minister a birthday cake on his birthday. itv news also quotes mr shapps saying �*a cake being introduced is wrong'. all of which raises lots of questions — a number of which i'm not sure any of us ever expected to be asking. here's paul brand who broke the story tweeting: "does a cake make a party? does singing happy birthday qualify as a party?" and while the details of this story are increasingly unlikely — for some they matter a great deal— including some of those who broke the covid rules and were punished. as we were ashamed and we respect our responsibilities and it's time to get this done once and for all, no more cover—ups. no.10 denies there's any cover up. it denies rules were broken. and one conservative mp has raised this concern. when europe stands on the brink of war and _ when europe stands on the brink of war and there when europe stands on the brink of warand there is when europe stands on the brink of w

here's the transport secretary grant shapps on those changes to the travel rules.will get the results straightaway. we will still keep a very close tags on this. i would say to you that i think we have to get away from the idea that somehow within the uk we are all safe, that somehow a safe haven but the rest of the world is dangerous out there. that is not the case. omicron is everywhere, we have very large numbers here. there are large numbers of cases elsewhere. we are an international country, we need to be able to travel and travel to sometimes see family or do business. and keep the economy going. i think it is absolutely right that having introduced to these temporary measures and we are now seeing that omicron is everywhere, omicron testing has outlived its usefulness and therefore we do not keep things in place when there is no longer any point to having them. let's speak now to doctor stephen griffin who's a virologist at the university of leeds. the transport secretary they're saying the current covid testing system with people travelling to england has

and this is the transport secretary, grant shapps.ime minister a birthday cake on his birthday. itv news also quotes mr shapps saying, "a cake being introduced is wrong," all of which raises lots of questions, a number of which i'm not sure any of us ever expected to be asking. here's paul brand, who broke the story, tweeting, "does a cake make a party? does singing happy birthday qualify as a party?" in isolation, these questions seem absurd, but they're relevant because of the rules at the time. this man broke them, and was punished. all those that were there need to be named and shamed, as we were shamed — we were made to accept our responsibilities — and it's time to get this done once and for all. no more cover—ups. number 10 denies there's any cover—up. it denies rules were broken. and one conservative mp has raised this concern. when europe stands on the brink of war and there is a cost—of—living crisis, can we please have a sense of proportion over the prime minister being given... ..being given a piece of cake in his own offi

and this is the transport secretary, grant shapps.number of which i'm not sure any of us ever expected to be asking. here's paul brand, who broke the story, tweeting, "does a cake make a party? does singing happy birthday qualify as a party?" in isolation, these questions seem absurd, but they're relevant because of the rules at the time. this man broke them, and was punished. all those that were there need to be named and shamed, as we were shamed — we were made to accept our responsibilities — and it's time to get this done once and for all. no more cover—ups. number 10 denies there's any cover—up. it denies rules were broken. and one conservative mp has raised this concern. when europe stands on the brink of war and there is a cost—of—living crisis, can we please have a sense of proportion over the prime minister being given... ..being given a piece of cake in his own office by his own staff? that's a reference to the build—up of russian troops on ukraine's border, to which the prime minister turned earlier. we will not reopen that