matt hancock has to _ where do you see the conflict? ijisgtt hancock has to answer the questions.ameron we were talking about yesterday on the day before. this is wider than a single incident. it is a catalogue of examples of sleaze and we have to get to the bottom of it. do and we have to get to the bottom of it. , ., ~ and we have to get to the bottom of it. do you think the sanctions a- lied it. do you think the sanctions applied are — it. do you think the sanctions applied are robust _ it. do you think the sanctions applied are robust enough? l it. do you think the sanctions i applied are robust enough? no. it. do you think the sanctions - applied are robust enough? no. we have to change _ applied are robust enough? no. we have to change the _ applied are robust enough? no. we have to change the low. _ applied are robust enough? no. we have to change the low. the - applied are robust enough? no. we have to change the low. the lobby i have to change the low. the lobby lows we have at the moment but introduced by david cameron and next thing we know he is having tea in the deser

i think the other thing that hancock was _ taken. that hancock was very _ taken. i think the other thing that hancock was very careful - taken. i think the other thing that hancock was very careful to - taken. i think the other thing that hancock was very careful to avoid | taken. i think the other thing that i hancock was very careful to avoid as you pointed out was the flurry affecting the tory government and cash and tax breaks and contracts for cronies being the order of the day and that is something else that is pretty vital when you look at those contracts during the covid—i9 pandemic a rate giving out the usual procurement process and it's important we know what's happened in that case. we important we know what's happened in that case. ~ ., ., ., that case. we will have to leave it there. that case. we will have to leave it there- thank _ that case. we will have to leave it there. thank you _ that case. we will have to leave it there. thank you for _ that case. we will have to leave it there. thank you for that. - that case.

they are not in any way connected to matt hancock, he is the nhs health secretary for england.t. but it has emerged that a couple of years ago this company was given the status that would allow it to bid for contracts for the nhs in england. and the question that is being asked by labour is why that potential conflict, but hancock's sister owning that company, was not made public at the time. they have also questioned whether he broke the rules that ministers have to follow, which says that any potential conflicts involving close family members should be registered. now, as you say, the government say this was all above board, that matt hancock followed all of the rules and that, actually, he would not be involved in any awarding of these contracts anyway. but it's another example, i think, contracts anyway. but it's another example, ithink, of contracts anyway. but it's another example, i think, of how this issue is under the spotlight, the way that private companies and the government interact. we now have eight probes into this issue overall. the latest was announced this af

and before mr hancock was even an mp. i minister and before mr hancock was even an mp-— minister andhink we might be able to put something _ even an mp. i think we might be able to put something in _ even an mp. i think we might be able to put something in your— even an mp. i think we might be able to put something in your speech - to put something in your speech responding to this. bi; to put something in your speech responding to this.— to put something in your speech responding to this. by 2013, david cameron is _ responding to this. by 2013, david cameron is prime _ responding to this. by 2013, david cameron is prime minister- responding to this. by 2013, david cameron is prime minister and - responding to this. by 2013, david | cameron is prime minister and has given matt tan got a job as a minister. by 2019, mr cameron is working for lex greensill, mr hancock is in the cabinet and the three of them are going for a private drink.— private drink. absolutely, i attended — private drink. absolutely, i attended a _ private drink. absolutely, i attended a social - private drink. abso

exactly, we've got the | chancellor now, matt hancock, and it's not _ chancellor now, matt hancock, andt was actually breaking the law technically or not — is the perception, and the perception is obviously— perception, and the perception is obviously on corruption, which we've been _ obviously on corruption, which we've been around — obviously on corruption, which we've been around this track many times with expenses scandals and various other— with expenses scandals and various other things. we got question marks that have _ other things. we got question marks that have been awarded over coronavirus, done very quickly without — coronavirus, done very quickly without the sort of due diligence in tendering — without the sort of due diligence in tendering process for understandable reasons _ tendering process for understandable reasons - _ tendering process for understandable reasons — but it would seem that many _ reasons — but it would seem that many have — reasons — but it would seem that many have gone to friends or acquaintances of people in government. and thisjust adds acquaintanc

a government spokesman said, mr hancock had acted entirely properly.or a full, transparent and independent inquiry into "what's going on.". earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent greg dawson, who gave me the background to this story. this basically starts with matt hancock declaring last month that he had acquired more than 15% of shares in a company called topwood ltd. this is a company that specialises in shredding documentation. his sister is a director on this company and, in 2019, this company effectively won the right to pitch for business with the nhs in england. matt hancock, of course, was made health secretary for the nhs in 2018, and the question being asked by labour is, when he was appointed to that role, should he have declared this family connection? and if he didn't, did he indeed break the ministerial code? we also know that topwood subsequently has been awarded £300,000 worth of contracts by the nhs in wales. it's very important to stress here that matt hancock has no involvement with that, it's a devolved issue and that will

mr hancock was even an mp.rm, to this. by 2013, david cameron is prime minister and he's given matt hancock a job as a minister. by 2019, mr cameron is working for lex greensill, mr hancock is in the cabinet, and the three of them are going for a private drink. absolutely, i attended a social meeting organised by the former prime minister, and given that departmental business came up, i reported to officials in the normal way. it is cronyism and it stinks. so if he thinks he has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide, - will he publish all the minutes, all the e—mails, all— the correspondence, - all the directions that he gave to civil servants and all his textj messages with david cameron, so we can see exactly what went on with the awarding _ of this contract? mr hancock insists he behaved properly, and added... what i would say is that it is very important that governments engage with external stakeholders, with businesses. there are far bigger questions about access to government lobbying than are likel

what has emerged is that matt hancock owns 15% of a company called topwood ltd.some nhs contracts, from nhs wales. that is slightly complicated, because matt hancock isn't anything to do with nhs wales, nhs wales is run by the welsh labour government. but there is a question over whether matt hancock should have declared the fact that his sister owns so much of this company when it was given approved status by the nhs a couple of years ago. it's basically in a position where it could potentially be awarded contracts by the nhs in england, although it doesn't seem that it has been so far. now, the government was saying matt hancock played every thing by the book, he declared the shares when he was given them as a gift, and that he had conversations with senior civil servants about potential conflicts of interests, decided that there wasn't one, and if one emerged it would be recorded in due course. but i suppose there is also this issue of the whole relationship between government, ministers and civil servants and private companies. and it does feed into this wide

it is a mixture of— seen matt hancock's tweet? it is a mixture of what _ seen matt hancock's tweet?t has happened - seen matt hancock's tweet? it 3 —. mixture of what has happened since the new year, because the lockdown which has had a huge effect but the vaccination has also added to that benefit, particularly in the older groups, as you've heard. i mean, the latest data suggest that more than 70% of the population now have some degree of immunity, they got antibodies, either because they been vaccinated or they had the disease already. it doesn't mean that they are immune. you can catch this again after the vaccines and after a previous infection, but it certainly means that any spread will now be slowed down. 50. means that any spread will now be slowed down-— slowed down. so, as we then endeavour— slowed down. so, as we then endeavour to _ slowed down. so, as we then endeavour to live _ slowed down. so, as we then endeavour to live life - slowed down. so, as we then endeavour to live life a - slowed down. so, as we then endeavour to live life a little | slowed down. so, as we t

today, health secretary matt hancock, who is 42, received his first jab.nued attempts to reach communities where the take—up is still low. his report contains flashing images. waiting to get on the bus, one with a difference. this is a vaccine bus being used by the london borough of brent. no prior booking is being needed, people can walk up. some are notified by text when the bus has arrived. their details — like age — are then checked by officials. and they get theirjabs. text message came through this morning, it was just around the corner and brilliant, it happened to work with my working day, so i could do it. i came to see my friends here at the building. i saw this car waiting, and they offered me the vaccination. ijust decided to - come in here, do it. this is my area so i didn't have much trouble. - the council, working with local health teams, is using the bus to get to areas where take—up of the vaccines is known to be relatively low. it's also a way of being seen in local communities and answering people's questions. some people come to the bus

so, an ally of matt hancock says that he acted entirely appropriately.sions. the department for health says it was up to local nhs employers as to whether or not they used this app — it was up to them to decide how to pay their staff. of course, it comes just a few days after we saw the chancellor rishi sunak facing questions about his engagement with david cameron. he actually took a very unusual step on thursday and published text messages that he had sent to mr cameron. that was after it emerged that mr cameron had contacted him on his personal phone when he was trying to get access to government—backed loans for greensill. so there's this sort of drip—drip of detail, i think, that we're getting over time about the scale of the lobbying operation. but, as i say, it's not illegal to lobby and that isn't any suggestion here that this actually constituteer cameron breaking the rules in any way, it is just, as you said, the world of lobbying is a little murky and there are... it is also interesting that this is the one issue that david cameron when he was

quite frankly, appalling, and i think it was a delight for me and a lot of the country to see mr hancockut her in her place. there are the journalists who asked a covid question and then added on, "and would you like to respond to laura's question?" to be fair, other journalists felt it was a question worthy of an answer. it's a question probably worthy of an answer, but not in the setting that news conference was taking place, in my opinion. how much coverage did you notice in the build—up to you deciding to complain to newswatch? it felt to me, for several days, that the coverage was completely over the top. it seems to me that every news bulletin i watched over a period of a day or three or four led with this story or things linked to this story. and not only did the broadcasts lead with it, but the actual depth that the broadcasts went into was just way beyond, i think, what was necessary. you raised the question of depth, and the bbc argument is — and i think it's fair to say a lot of viewers have also felt — that the flat refurbishment is a big story because it's part of a larger i

matt hancock had asked officials to look at it.rinciple, we are told, and some nhs trusts did then go on to use it. an ally of mr hancock says he acted entirely appropriately. he told officials about business discussions. the department of health says it was up to local nhs employers to decide how to local nhs employers to decide how to pay their staff. but this comes just days after the chancellor, rishi sunak, was facing questions about his engagement with david cameron. he took the unusual step of publishing text messages he had sent to mr cameron after it emerged that the former prime minister had messaged his private phone when he was trying to get greensill access to a government backed loan last year. to a government backed loan last ear. �* . , to a government backed loan last ear. �* . y to a government backed loan last ear. ~ ., , ., to a government backed loan last ear. ~ ., ., year. and any comment from david cameron himself? _ year. and any comment from david cameron himself? so _ year. and any comment from david camer

mr hancock declared in the latest register of mps' interests that he acquired more than 15% of topwoodvernment says mr hancock has acted "entirely properly" and has no active role in running the company. a leading pro—democracy campaigner in hong kong, the billionaire media owner jimmy lai, has beenjailed for 14 months for his role in large street protests two years ago. eight other activists also received sentences. this evening, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, called on china to stop prosecuting pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong, from where our correspondent danny vincent sent this report. crowd chants. outside the court, cries of hong kongers hold on until the end, but today's sentencing will be seen here as a powerful message to those who dare to oppose beijing. veterans of the pro—democracy movement sentenced for taking part in peaceful marches two years ago. translation: it creates a chilling effect which makes citizens - afraid of speaking up, and it also makes a society gradually lose a rational, patient and peaceful voice to communicate with the government. we will w

mr hancock declared in the latest register of mps' interests that he acquired more than 15% of topwoodof documents. the government says mr hancock has acted "entirely properly" and has no active role in running the company. a court in hong kong has sentenced a group of nine leading pro—democracy campaigners for organising and taking part in a huge protest march two years ago. billionaire owner of hong kong's last opposition newspaper, jimmy lai, has been given a 12—month prison term, while the veteran ——jimmy lai, has been given a 1a—month prison term, while the veteran activist martin lee has been jailed for 11 months. the scottish liberal democrats have launched their manifesto ahead of next month's holyrood election with a pledge to prioritise the recovery from the pandemic. the party's leader willie rennie said it wasn't the moment to go back to what he called "the divisions of the past" with another independence referendum. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. as the smallest party in the last scottish parliament, lib dems have to make an effort to get noticed. today their lead

and before mr hancock was even an mp.ster and has given matt hancock a job as a minister. by 2019, mr cameron is working for lex greensill, mr hancock is in the cabinet and the three of them are going for a private drink. absolutely, i attended a social meeting organised by the former prime minister and given that departmental business came up, i reported to officials in the normal way. it is cronyism and it stinks, so if he thinks he has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide, will he publish all of the minutes, allthe e—mails, all the correspondence, all the directions he gave to civil servants and all his text messages with david cameron so we can see exactly what went on with the awarding of this contract? mr hancock insists he behaved properly and added... what i would say is it is very important governments engage with external stakeholders, with businesses. there are far bigger questions about access to government, lobbying, and are likely to be addressed in this review. its remit is narrow and it has no legal

the sunday times says the health secretary, matt hancock, went for a �*private drink�* with david camerono advised mr cameron's government, and then went on to hire the former prime minister. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt, who's with me now. this is an ongoing row over how mr cameron has been using his influence on behalf of greensill capital, the finance firm run by lex greensill. earlier in the month it came out that david cameron had texted rishi sunak on his private phone. the request was made was refused and greensill capital has since collapsed. rishi sunak released his text messages earlier this week. then the sunday times today has these new details about this drink that mr cameron and mr greensill went with the health secretary, matt hancock. this is when mr greensill was trying to get the nhs to use an app was trying to get the nhs to use an app from his firm to pay nurses and doctors. that was looked at and the advice from civil servants is that the idea in principle was good, but sources insist that matt hancock wanted other suppliers to be offered the

now, an ally of matt hancock has told us he acted entirely in the correct way and updated officials in to use this app, and the department of health said that was a decision for local trusts. mr cameron, mr greensill haven't commented on this, but the questions that are being raised here are about lobbying in general and the transparency of it. and about who gets access to whom and how. labour have said these are fresh revelations of a culture of cronyism. they want to see the rules tightened up. it's important to say that no lobbying rules have been broken here. mr cameron did wait for two years, he had to, after leaving office to be able to take up a lobbying position. but critics will say they just think lobbying rules are not tight enough. 0ur political correspondent helen katz. india has reported a record number of coronavirus infections, after more than 150,000 people tested positive in a single day. the country is in the midst of a severe second wave of the virus 0ur india correspondent yogita lamaye sent this report. a hospital in western city india. these are covid patients an

about two tests a _ testing from matt hancock about two tests a week is the key to unlocking is thatey're not so much the game changer as they were, they are one part of— changer as they were, they are one part of the — changer as they were, they are one part of the puzzle which i think his mixed _ part of the puzzle which i think his mixed messaging from what they previously said. and mixed messaging from what they previously said.— mixed messaging from what they previously said. and anne some of the rebel mps _ previously said. and anne some of the rebel mps who _ previously said. and anne some of the rebel mps who want _ previously said. and anne some of the rebel mps who want this - previously said. and anne some of. the rebel mps who want this lockdown to be over much more quickly are saying that the vaccination programme has reached 60%, we are almost at herd immunity, why are we spending all these hundreds of billions now on this test and trace when the actual test and trace which we can come back quickly is not as accurate as the pcr tests. the prime minister is beginning _ a

he submitted the idea for it a couple of months prior to this drink but matt hancock and asked officialsked at it and said the proposal was good in printable and then some nhs trust it going to use the system during the pandemic. the question is always with lobbying of around how was the access games and how did people respond. an ally of matt hancock said he acted entirely appropriately and told officials about business employers. department of health said it was up to local nhs employers whether or not they use this app and it was up to them to decide they paid their staff. we also sell questions about the potential initially sooner about his engagement with david cameron and he actually took a very unusual step on saturday and published text messages that he had sent in a cameron after it emerged that mr cameron had contacted him on his personal phone when he was trying to get access to government backed loans for greensill capital so that this this sort of grip detail we are getting all the time that the scale of the lobbying operation but, as i say, it is not illegal to lobby and th

the sunday times says the health secretary, matt hancock, went for a "private drink" with david cameronhire the former prime minister. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt, who's with me now. all of this is raising a lot of questions about the whole lobbying system in the uk.— system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks _ system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks there _ system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks there have - system in the uk. yes, it is. over recent weeks there have been - system in the uk. yes, it is. over- recent weeks there have been various details are emerging about how david cameron has used his influence and contacts on behalf of his employer, greensill capital. in recent weeks it emerged he had texted the chancellor on his personal mobile phone. rishi sunak took the unusual step of publishing his responses to mr cameron. this was a getting access to government backed loan for greensill capital during the pandemic. that request was refused in the end and greensill capital has since collapsed. today, the sunday times has details of

the sunday times says the health secretary, matt hancock, went for a private drink with david cameronised mr cameron's government, and then went on to hire the former prime minister. 0ur political correspondent helen catt explained that while it's reported that no rules were broken, the incident is raising questions about the transparecy of the lobbying process. 0ver recent weeks there have been various details have emerged about how david cameron has used his influence and his contacts on behalf of his employer. in recent weeks it emerged that he had texted the chancellor rishi sunak for example on his personal mobile phone. rishi sunak took the unusual step of publishing his responses to mr cameron. this was about getting access to government backed loans for the company during the pandemic. that request was actually refused in the end and the company has since collapsed. but today the sunday times has details of another lobbying effort involving another cabinet minister, this time the health secretary matt hancock. it turns out that mr cameron took mr hancock and the company boss f

wintergreen and you received in hancock of michigan . that degree was a criminal justice degree. after you completed your college studies you returned to the twin cities area this record is that when you 1st joined the minneapolis police department. a prior to that i had worked as a community service officer at the minneapolis st paul airport police department what years did you do that. believe that was from 197-1989 then in 1990 do you join the minneapolis police department i did in what capacity i started my career as a minneapolis police cadet and then. was hired as a minneapolis police officer that year and chief why did you decide to become a police officer. i've been very fortunate to come from a city. a very resilient very welcoming. proud proud people here in the city of minneapolis and my parents taught all of my siblings and me about the service of love and so i've been very fortunate to have been eventually. give back to the very community the very city that embraced me and has been so good to me if you're familiar the with the motto of the minneapolis police departme

an ally of matt hancock says he acted entirely appropriately.ials about business discussions. the department of health said it was up to local nhs employers as to whether or not they used the app and up to them how they paid their stuff. it comes a few days after we saw the chancellor rishi sunak facing days after we saw the chancellor rishi sunakfacing questions days after we saw the chancellor rishi sunak facing questions about his engagement with david cameron. he took a very unusual step on thursday and published text messages he had sent to mr cameron. that was after it emerged that mr cameron had contacted him on his personal phone when he was trying to get access to government backed loans for greensill. there is a drip, drip of detail about the scale of the lobbying operation but it is not illegal to lobby and there isn't any suggestion here that this constituted mr cameron breaking the rules in any way. it's just that as you said, no world of lobbying is a little murky. it’s you said, no world of lobbying is a little murky-— little murk

mr hancock declared in the latest register of mps' interests that he acquired more than fifteen percentovernment says mr hancock has acted "entirely properly" and has no active role in running the company. let's get the latest daily figures form the department of health concerning covid 19. in the past 2a hours 2,596 people have tested positive for covid 19, a drop of 8.5% in the past 7 days 3a deaths were recorded, that's the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test. just over 32 and a half million people have now received a first dose of a vaccine, 8 million 931 thousand and 5117 have received their second dose according to the latest figures. moderna will deliver fewer covid—19 vaccines to the uk due to a shortfall in doses in its european supply chain. the us drugmaker says the supply issue will also delay deliveries to canada. it comes shortly after the rollout of the moderna jab in the uk. the department of health says it is still hoping to hit its target of offering every adult in the uk a vaccine by the end ofjuly. pregnant women should be offered a covid—19 jab

we were hearing from matt hancock, over 99% i hearing from matt hancock, over 99% of people _ hearingvaccine - people who are in that group where they will be different vaccine is - they will be different vaccine is offered, — they will be different vaccine is offered, that _ they will be different vaccine is offered, that the _ they will be different vaccine is offered, that the system - they will be different vaccine is offered, that the system is- they will be different vaccine is - offered, that the system is working and they— offered, that the system is working and they should _ offered, that the system is working and they should come _ offered, that the system is working and they should come forward - offered, that the system is working| and they should come forward when they are _ and they should come forward when they are invited _ and they should come forward when they are invited to _ and they should come forward when they are invited to do _ and they should come forward when they are invited to do so _ and they should come forward when they are invited to do so i— and they

matt hancock. you're watching monday in parliament with me, david cornock.mained too high and short term funding had hampered councils who oversee the care system. the government has said it will bring forward proposals for a shake up of the nhs and social care in england this year. but mps on the public accounts committee challenged the officials over the impact of cuts to local government spending. what impact do you consider there has been on care providers particularly in not having a long—term funding settlement? having a long-term funding settlement?— having a long-term funding settlement? ., settlement? the length of time ou have settlement? the length of time you have a _ settlement? the length of time you have a funding _ settlement? the length of time you have a funding settlementl you have a funding settlement or clearly— you have a funding settlement or clearly it hampers your ability— or clearly it hampers your ability to plan and i think everyone would want a longer term — everyone would want a longer term funding settlement for social— term fu

matt hancock says the vaccination programme remains on track for all adults to receive their first dose by the end ofjuly. we know the roll—out�*s working, we know the safety system's working and we're on track to meet the goal of offering to all adults by the end ofjuly, and the speed of the roll—out won't be affected by these decisions. so, you know, when you get the call, get the jab. new figures show the lowest weekly covid deaths in england and wales since october — we'll have the latest. also this lunchtime... political leaders at stormont condemn another night of violence in belfast — the northern ireland secretary is on his way there for urgent talks. after myanmar�*s ambassador to the uk was locked out of the embassy overnight, the foreign secretary condemns the country's "bullying" military leaders. back on the buses — as public transport is prepared for next week's lockdown easing in england, the industry tries to reassure travellers that it will be safe. and golf�*s masters tee off in a couple of hours�* time — just a few thousand fans will be allowed into the grounds in aug

this was david cameron and matt hancock working for him ten years ago.eeting with greensill and acted properly. the chancellor says he has been open too. he has released private texts he sent to mr cameron in which he says he pushed the treasury to help greensill, and the government says its inquiry can ask anybody whatever it needs. but labour insists what happens behind closed doors was cronyism and an independent inquiry is needed. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. we can speak now to shadow cabinet office minister rachel reeves. just to say, we did ask the government for a spokesperson, they haven't provided one, and we tried several conservative mps separately who either did not come back to us all said no. the prime minister says the tuesday overseeing this inquiry will be able to speak to anyone and ask any questions, why is that not enough? —— the 0c. ask any questions, why is that not enough? -- the qc.— ask any questions, why is that not enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has — enough? -- the qc. what the prime minister has ann

and, today, the health secretary, matt hancock, received his first vaccination, with the government saying health correspondent catherine burns has this report, which contains some flash photography. anyone who is 42 or older... it's fair to say he was excited. in last night's press conference, matt hancock mentioned a few times that his turn had come for the vaccine. and i'm also delighted because it means i can get myjab too. and i'm looking forward to getting myjab first thing tomorrow morning. join me and get the jab. this is my firstjab, first one. this morning, he found out who was going to bejoining him. i've got jvt vaccinating me. there may be some shivering, they're completely normal. professorjonathan van—tam, england's deputy chief medical officer, gave him the oxford astrazeneca injection, with photographers and camera crews watching the whole thing. it's ao—somethings now, but the government is on track to get all adults at least one injection by the end ofjuly. all done, fantastic! please remember to come back in 12 weeks. that one. almost 44 million people have had their fi

and paul hancock - - paul revere and john hancock to be spirited by the wisdom ingenious, thomas jefferson, john adams, james madison. ben franklin. and so many others. while they have been smeared and degraded by the american left in the democratic party to occupy the oval office, we must continue to celebrate them. and together they defeated the most powerful military force on earth what the greatest most extraordinary nation in mankind. future generations of patriots have tremendous sacrifice to fight the civil war to end slavery something no other country has ever done. costing hundreds of thousands of lives throughout america. 700,000 casualties in a nation of 25 million people. in gettysburg alone there were 51000 casualties but other battles with terrible casualties. the wilderness, chancellorsville, ss river, antietam, bull run. twice. for donaldson. fredericksburg. cold harbor. petersburg. gainesville. missionary ridge. atlanta. seven times. nashville. many others. last century americans , millions of americans fought and hundreds of thousands died two world wars and in world war

cnn's paula hancocks joins me live from bangkok. good to see you.ollout has been slow across asia despite the new waves of infections. what is the latest on this? >> reporter: well, rosemary, really many of those countries in the asia-pacific region that were praised in 2020 for their ability to contain the pandemic, they are now struggling with a slow rollout of vaccinations. the likes of thailand also new zealand, taiwan, the vaccination rates in those countries is particularly low. we've heard from the lowrie institute they believe the asia-pacific region on average was the best prepared and dealt with the pandemic the best. there was sort of a difference in the way they dealt with the vaccinations. when you look at the likes of thailand, for example, the death rate here is remarkably low when you compare to others. it's still below 100 people since the pandemic began. compare it to the united states where it's well over half a million people. so clearly the level of urgency when it came to having to roll out the vaccination is very different. no

mr hancock said he declared everything and has acted entirely appropriately.the nature of his professional relationship since he has been a lobbyist. in this statement, the most striking thing is basically an acknowledgement of good judgment so two sentences, might even be three. the important lessons to be learned, he says, meaning for him to learn. as a former prime minister, except that communications were government need to be done through only the most formal of channel so they can be no room for misinterpretation. in other words, don't text the chancellor ago for a bevy with the health secretary is basically the thrust of that. he says he believes he was acting honourably at all times. he emphasises the context, which was a year ago, huge pressure on the british economy, the treasury doing what it could to prop up as much as the economy as possible, and he was doing that on behalf that his employer and greensill has important stakes in key parts of the british economy, not least the steel industry, so he says he believes he was acting in good faith throu

cnn's paula hancock is in thailand tracking the developments in india and skwro joins us live. fifth consecutive day with more than 200,000 new covid infections, and the prime minister holding super spreader events in the midst of the surge, so what is going on? >> reporter: quite simply, r rosemary, it's mixed messaging from the government, and you have the prime minister saying one of the biggest religious festivals, saying people should be following that festival and following traditional symbolically and not physically, so disbanding it and not congregating by the river, and at the same time he's speaking at a rally. you can see many people not socially distancing, and many do wear mask and most are not, and it's complete mixed messaging from the indian government and there's been criticism, not surprisingly, on social media, and there's confusion as to what exactly should be done. the situation on the ground in india is getting worse and worse. i have spoken to our colleagues on the ground in new delhi and they point out at this point those that have relatives that need he

mr hancock declared in the latest register of mps' interests that he acquired more than 15 percent ofrly" and has no active role in running the company. a woman who was arrested in connection with sarah everard's maternal world provide fewer vaccines to the uk due to shortfalls in its supply chain. uk drugmakers say it will also delay deliveries to canada shortly after the roll—out of the modernityjob in the uk. the permit of health says it's still hoping to hit its target of offering every adult in uk a vaccine by the end ofjuly. a woman who was arrested in connection with sarah everard's abduction and death, has had her bail extended. ms everard went missing while walking home after visiting a friend in clapham, in south london. her body was found hidden in an area of woodland near ashford in kent, a week later. metropolitan police officer, wayne couzens has been charged with her kidnap and murder. the woman who was arrested at the same time on suspicion of assisting an offender, is now bailed to visit a police station in earlyjune. a hundred mps and peers have written to borisjohns

matt hancock the health secretary said thenit hancock the health secretary said then it would be 40 andut when that would begin, he said it was subject to supply and that remains a slight imponderable at the moment, how much supplies they're going through to this target of getting all adults offered a firstjob by the ofjuly. —— firstjab. hugh, thank you. people across england braved freezing temperatures last night to enjoy their first drink or meal out for months. in soho in london, the streets were packed, with roads closed to give more space for outdoor drinking and eating. it was also a busy day on the high street in many towns and cities — but businesses have warned they will continue to struggle while social distancing is needed. andy moore reports. in london �*s soho last night an atmosphere of relief and celebration. it atmosphere of relief and celebration.— atmosphere of relief and celebration. , ~ . celebration. it feels like we are out of prison. _ celebration. it feels like we are out of prison. i _ celebration. it feels like we are out of prison. i feel— celebration. it fee

. >> what degree did you receive in hancock, michigan? >> that degree was a criminal justice degree. >> after you completed your college studies, he returned to the twin cities area? >> correct. >> is that when you first joined minneapolis police department? >> prior to that, i worked at the community service officer at the minneapolis-st. paul airport police department. >> what did you do for that? >> i believe 1987 to 1989. >> and did you join the minneapolis police department? >> i did. >> in what capacity? >> i started as a cadet with the police officer. >> why did you decide to become a police officer? >> i've been very fortunate to come from a city of very resilient, welcoming, proud people here in the city of minneapolis and my parents taught all my siblings and me about the service of love so i've been very fortunate to eventually join the minneapolis police department and give back to the very unity, the very city that embraced me that's been so good to me. >> are you familiar with the model of minneapolis police department? >> y

matt hancock, the health secretary, within the last couple of minutes saying that india has been addedlist. that means if you want to return from india to the u.k., you've got to spend time in a hotel quarantine situation, which is going to put a lot of people off . relations between the two countries will certainly be affected by this, but india, as we have already talked about, has discussed getting new variants of the case counts, absolutely exploding in terms of the numbers they are seeing. i spoke to the air france klm ceo this morning. john plueger is going to be joining us for mayor lee's. they've got a huge amount of visibility on what is happening in this market. we will get his take on that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we are hoping that border restrictions will be open -- [indiscernible] -- where a vaccine could be in place. it would be much easier to travel. i'm hoping that by the summer, that should be possible. guy: that was the air france kaelin ceo speaking a little earlier today -- air france klm ceo speaking a little earlier today. going us now is the air lease ceo j

thank you so much, paula hancocks, bangkok.ate it. >> japanese prime minister yoshihide suga said he had serious talks on china's influence with u.s. president joe biden. mr. suga is the first-foreign leader to visit the biden white house. the two leaders agreed to work together to respond to china's aggressive actions in the region. >>> today, prime minister suga and i affirmed our ironclad support for u.s.-japanese alliance, and for our shared security. we committed to working together to take on the challenges, from china and on issues like the east china sea, the south china sea, as well as north korea, to ensure a future of a free-and-open indo-pacific. >>> china's embassy, in washington, criticized the meeting. saying, in part, the scheme of the u.s. and japan will only end up hurting themselves. >>> well, the u.s. has just hit a major-covid vaccine milestone. the cdc says more than 200 million doses have now been administered. and starting next monday, every-adult in america, will be eligible to get one. but well, what a

our paula hancocks is tracking all of this for us, joins us now from bangkok. tell us what's expected and also how much pressure is on asean leaders to reject the junta or, you know, push strongly for them to change direction. >> reporter: well, michael, the very fact that this summit is happening is fairly unprecedented for asean. they don't usually get involved in a member state's political situation. but clearly what is happening in myanmar is such a degeneration that they have been pushed by the u.n. and by others to get involved. now, the most controversial part of this is the fact that that junta leader, min aung hlaing, who instigated this february 1st coup and is really the face of this bloody crackdown against people in myanmar has attended or will be attending the summit. he has landed in jakarta, in indonesia, and was greeted on the tarmac there. it has caused controversy. activists are saying he should not be legitimized in this way. the national unity government made up of the ousted parliamentarians and some of the civil disobedience movement lead

what degree did you receive in hancock in michigan? >> that degree was a criminal justice degree. >> after you completed your college studies you returned to the twin cities area? >> that is correct. >> and is that when you first joined the minneapolis police department? >> prior to that i had worked as a community service officer at the minneapolis st. paul airport police department. >> and what years did you do that? >> i believe that was from 1987 to 1989. >> and then in 1989 did you join the minneapolis police department? >> i did. >> in what capacity? >> i started my career as a minneapolis police cadet and then i was hired as a minneapolis police officer that year. >> and chief, why did you decide to become a police officer? >> um, i've been very fortunate to come from a city of very resilient, very welcoming, very proud -- proud people here in the city of minneapolis, and my dear parents taught all of my siblings and me about the service of love and so i've been very fortunate to eventually join the minneapolis police department

paula hancocks, cnn, bangkok. >>> it's hard to imagine cuba without a castro in charge, but we are justours away from seeing exactly that. 89-year-old raul castro, fidel's brother, plans to step down on friday this his role as head of the country's communist party. it will mark an end of 60 years of castro rule. the hand-picked successor will take over as communist party secretary, the most powerful position in the country. >>> the world will bid a final farewell to britain's prince philip this weekend. after the break we will go live to windsor for details on the funeral and a possible sign of tension between prince harry and some members of the royal family. rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the same medications as the vet, but for less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. >>> buckingham palace has released new details about the funeral arrangements for britain's prince philip. prince charles, william and harry will be among the family members who will follow the coffin in a procession in windsor on saturday. now, you're watching pictures there from a thursday rehear

. >> hancock, michigan. >> which school? >> which is now called filandia university. i'm sorry, your honor, finlandia, university. >> what is the highest level of education you've obtained? >> i received my masters degree. >> what degree did you receive in hancock, michigan? >> that degree was a criminal justice degree. >> after you completed your college studies you returned to the twin cities area? >> that is correct. >> and is that when you first joined the minneapolis police department? >> prior to that i had worked as a community service officer at the minneapolis/st. paul airport police department. >> what years did you do that? >> i believe that was from 1987 to 1989. >> and then in 1989 did you join the minneapolis police department? >> i did. >> in what capacity? >> i started my career as a minneapolis police cadet and then was hired as a minneapolis police officer that year. >> and chief, why did you decide to become a police officer? >> i've been very fortunate to come from a city of very resilient, very welcoming, proud, proud people here in the city of mi

paula hancocks, rather, apologize. international correspondent, clarissa ward has just returned from myanmar where she and her team were the first-western tv journalists allowed into the country coup. they were under military escort, the whole time. every movement, carefully controlled. yet, they still ahad a chance t see what's really happening on the ground. >> reporter: by day, the junta continues its brutal crackdown. killing pro-democracy protestors, who refuse to submit to military rule. at night, the raids begin. as soldiers round up activists and drag away the dead. their bodies, evidence of the military's shoot-to-kill tactics. two months after overthrowing myanmar's democratically-elected government, in a coup, the junta has been unapologetic in its ruthlessness. and silent, in the face of international outrage. fearless, local journalists and activists have risked everything to show the world what is happening. while outside access to the country has been blocked. but now, the military has granted cnn the fi

paula hancocks has the details live from bangkok. paula, tell us what this agreement means.to the military junta? if. >> well, robyn, what this means is they have agreed on a five-step plan at this point, which is a little more than some were expecting them to do. but what it does not do according to malaysia's ministers is put the blame on the military junta for the violence. the prime minister told reporters that in fact the violence must stop but didn't point out it was the military's fault, saying the leader of the coup believes that the protesters were causing the violence, which clearly is not the case. but what they did do is agree on this five-step plan, which is to end the violence, constructive dialogue. they'll have an envoy for as the other southeast asian nations who will be allowed into myanmar, at least on paper, and also the acceptance of aid. what it doesn't do as well is mention the prisoners. there are well over 3300 people who have been arrested, sentenced, or in prison already according to the group aapp, included the ousted leader aung san suu kyi and t

today the great jeffrey herbert hancock birthday. ♪♪ >> stephen: jon batiste, everybody.eah. >> stephen: folk, i am looking forward so much to talking to tonight's guest, former speaker of the house and honeybaked american, john boehner. boehner resigned in 2015, which was clearly devastating as you can tell by this actual clip of his entrance to announce his resignation. ♪ zip-a-dee-doo dah zip-a-dee-ay ♪ my, oh my what a wonderful day ♪ >> stephen: of course he's happy to leave capitol hill. he saw the writing on the wall before the feces was smeared on the floor. speaker boehner's here to promote "on the house: a washington memoir." look at that smoke and huge glass of wine. it's the first book to come with its own surgeon general's warning. boehner has not been shy about going after radical republicans, who he thinks are destroying the party. for instance, while recording the audiobook with a glass of wine in his hand, he said this: >> that's freedom. i'll raise a glass to that any day. p.s. ted cruz, go (bleep) yourself. >> stephen: it's the most off-road attack in a