let's have a listen festival to lee kane, the former communications director, told the enquiry earlier, told the enquiry earlier today.— the enquiry earlier today. i think an one the enquiry earlier today. i think anyone who _ the enquiry earlier today. i think anyone who has _ the enquiry earlier today. i think anyone who has worked - the enquiry earlier today. i think anyone who has worked with - the enquiry earlier today. i think anyone who has worked with the the enquiry earlier today. i think - anyone who has worked with the prime minister for a anyone who has worked with the prime ministerfor a period of time anyone who has worked with the prime minister for a period of time will become exhausted sometimes. he is quite a challenge character to work with just because he will oscillate, he will take a decision from the last person in the room. that is pretty well documented. that is in terms of his style of operating and it is rather exhausting from time to time. i think what will probably be clear in covid is it was the wrong crisis for this prime minister's skill set, which is di

if you listen to lee kane today his defence was sucked lightly more nuanced.sc slightly more critical. he wasn't unfit to be prime minister, just unfit to be prime minister, just unfit to be prime minister, just unfit to be prime minister at this particular moment. he also said working with borisjohnson had been exhausting. anyone who works with borisjohnson would be exhausted by the fact that he was so indecisive, he would basically like that basic decision of the last conversation in the room. i think that's a key take—home message, building this picture of what downing street look like when borisjohnson was in charge. boris johnson hasn't commented on any of this but he will. he will have this moment in the inquiry. were expecting to hearfrom him in the early part of december along with rishi sunak. early part of december along with rishi sunak— early part of december along with rishi sunak. ., ,, , ., , . rishi sunak. thank you very much, allie. a comprehensive _ rishi sunak. thank you very much, allie. a comprehensive wrap - rishi sunak. thank you very mu

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in light of what lee kane said earlier, through the problem. 13:1 in light of what lee kane said earliercan you make plain that it doesn't appearas you make plain that it doesn't appear as if any decision was made during the course of the weekend for a long time, there was a change in the strategic approach of the government, there was a realisation that they had to be a change of approach and much more stringent measures were likely to be required, but no actual decision was made to impose a lockdown?— but no actual decision was made to impose a lockdown? correct. the way i would describe _ impose a lockdown? correct. the way i would describe it _ impose a lockdown? correct. the way i would describe it was _ impose a lockdown? correct. the way i would describe it was we _ impose a lockdown? correct. the way i would describe it was we had - impose a lockdown? correct. the way i would describe it was we had a - i would describe it was we had a conversation with the pm on the saturday morning, we told him our concerns that plan after mckay was heading for a catastrophe. after that i spoke

we are going to hear this afternoon from some other people who are part of that office including lee kane part of the pandemic. for viewers, more commonly known as party marty, the man who sent the bring your own booze e—mail to members of number ten. as nicky was saying, this covid inquiry coverage will continue here on bbc news. we will continue here on bbc news. we will continue here on bbc news. we will continue to hear from will continue here on bbc news. we will continue to hearfrom martin reynolds, also of the former private secretary to the prime minister for public services, and lee kane from two o'clock this afternoon the former director of communications at number ten, all on bbc iplayer and streaming also if you want to follow it on the bbc live page. we are going to catch up with the weather now. here's matt taylor. hello. we are going to see more impacts from the weather this week. let's start with storm kieran, —— storm ciaran. more widespread rainfall and saturated ground could lead to more flooding. don't treat this as gospel yet, it could move further north or south and

that will take you to the bbc live page for the inquiry this afternoon, hearing from lee kane, the formerminic cummings. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. we are going to see more impacts from the weather this week. storm ciaran is pushing on wednesday into thursday. a double whammy of potentially damaging winds across the south but more widespread rainfall on saturated ground could lead to flooding. this low pressure will depend how it interacts with the jet stream so don't treat this as gospel yet, it could move further north or south which will impact where the winds will be. the strongest winds look like they will be southern england and wales, 50 to 60 mph and stronger on coasts and the channel islands and northwest france. rainfall on saturated ground, you can see the total is totting up through the second half of this week and it could lead to further flooding. whitest conditions to the southeast of northern ireland, even before storm ciaran arrives we have a met office amber warning in force for tonight and tomorrow. we've already seen lots of rainfall here

and the director of communications in downing street to lee kane said, she doesn't know what she's talkinglike a terriblejoke. i can't cope on to say in a message, we look like a terrible joke. i can't cope with this. at the same time there were also notes being made by the chief scientific adviser, and he talked about a downing street riven with factions. a fraction around carrie johnson, and a fraction around special advisers. johnson, and a fraction around specialadvisers. in johnson, and a fraction around special advisers. in this message we seem to see the cabinet secretary, the head of the civil service, dealing with one of those factions in a not very diplomatic way. the inquiry heard borisjohnson was caught in the middle of this. it also heard from some scientific advisers today, specialists in long covid, who said mrjohnson was writing on to note that it was nonsense, and they said that was shocking. but this was all going to the heart of decision—making in downing street and how it impacted the outcome of the pandemic. damian grammaticas. — the outcome of the pandemic. damian gra

to the prime minister, dominic cummings to boris johnson, to the then director of communications lee kanee prime minister at the start of march was more focused, it thought this would pass like swine flu, that his focus was elsewhere. also we have heard from patrick vallance, the chief scientific officer who in the uk, who said ministers were trying to make the science give them the answers rather than their making decisions. a flavour of some of the questions being asked. it has been confirmed today that boris johnson and rishi sunak will give evidence later on in this inquiry.— and rishi sunak will give evidence later on in this inquiry. now this is a case of holy camel! we had to show you these pictures from a new york cathedral. that is a camel heading to be blessed at stjohn the divine cathedral. but it wasn't the only animal in fact there were hundreds including as you can see a snake, pony, ostrich, geese and ofcourse cats and dogs. animals lovers of many faiths brought their furry and in the case we're told there was only one small accident when one animal did need a wee. it happe

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now, today, we were also supposed to hear from lee kane, who was the former director of communications timings running over with martin reynolds, we're due to hear from him tomorrow, along with dominic cummings. >> wow. that will be a big news event. lisa, thank you very much indeed for that comprehensive report of what happened today. now, i know some of you at home will be saying so blooming what? we couldn't care less if boris johnson ate a piece of cake with a crowd of people, whether the gangin a crowd of people, whether the gang in number 10 who were all working closely together, had a dnnks working closely together, had a drinks party. it's all irrelevant. after all. didn't keir starmer have a beer and a curry up in the north—east of england? but i'll tell you what really matters and what really matters from this inquiry is how our government operated and functioned at a time of national crisis. a time when we've added 400 billion to our national debt at a time when we've led our national health service waiting list go up. it's now about 7.6 million doses. actions that were take

now, today, we were also supposed to hear from lee kane, who was the former director of communications timings running over with martin reynolds, we're due to hear from him tomorrow, along with dominic cummings. >> wow. that will be a big news event. lisa, thank you very much indeed for that comprehensive report of what happened today. now, i know some of you at home will be saying so blooming what? we couldn't care less if boris johnson ate a piece of cake with a crowd of people, whether the gangin a crowd of people, whether the gang in number 10 who were all working closely together, had a dnnks working closely together, had a drinks party. it's all irrelevant. after all. didn't keir starmer have a beer and a curry up in the north—east of england? but i'll tell you what really matters and what really matters from this inquiry is how our government operated and functioned at a time of national crisis. a time when we've added 400 billion to our national debt at a time when we've led our national health service waiting list go up. it's now about 7.6 million doses. actions that were take

come out today and had cummings and and you've had cummings and you've kane and they're you've had lee kanethey're intending to damage boris johnson, aren't they ? but johnson, aren't they? but actually, i think it's they're the ones who look as if they were rather fanatics and were really rather fanatics and rather extreme and that boris was taking and absorbing information which then information on, which was then implemented . implemented. >> on an earlier >> cummings on an earlier occasion , gave evidence for occasion, gave evidence for seven to a commons seven hours to a commons committee about this. i think , committee about this. i think, you know, it's no secret that he wished to topple boris johnson . wished to topple boris johnson. he absolutely did everything he could. so and he didn't like me know people already, people knew before today what his and that he didn't like matt hancock . before today what his and that he didn't like matt hancock. but i think he was ever so faintly critical of matt hancock. >> hancock in his usual >> matt hancock in his usual way, understating as mu

. >> what about lee kane ? you >> what about lee kane? you know, he's a big part of all of this.er to today because yesterday went on so long with party. marty what are you expecting from that ? are you expecting from that? >> mean, i felt it was >> yeah, i mean, i felt it was quite a humorous response to some whatsapp messages some of the whatsapp messages where think put where he i think he put a shopping trolley to describe bofis shopping trolley to describe boris johnson. i mean, look, i think what's fascinating about all of this is that there's a lot of assumptions already made about outcome should about what the outcome should have from covid, it have been from covid, like it seems to me that there's been an agreement were agreement that lockdowns were the so the correct direction. so i think there's going to be a lot of attack on the government on like we should have done all of these earlier rather than these things earlier rather than were the things. so were these the right things. so i'll to see how i'll be interested to see how lee others navigate that lee and others n

lee kane, who was director of communications , will director of communications, will also appear at thenquiry and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website, gb news.com stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . well . the war is gbnews.com. well. the war is creating a divisive time in politics. >> the labour mp andy mcdonald has been suspended by his party leader, sir keir starmer, for using the emotive phrase between the river and the sea as he made his speech urging a ceasefire between israelis and hamas at a recent rally. >> meanwhile, the tory mp, paul bristow , has been sacked by the bristow, has been sacked by the prime minister from his government job after publicly urging rishi sunak to push for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. well, joining to us talk about the division in uk politics is the division in uk politics is the former labour mp simon danczuk. good to see you this morning. so the parties, they've all got their own problems with this, haven't they? and you know , certainly seems labour's falling apart a little. >> absolutely. i'm very disappointed

and let's break it down with mj lee, paul kane, mario parger and margaret talev from axios.nk you for being here. it is been an ugly, messy week on the hill. the moment there is seven possible candidates who have emerged as speaker. there is a list of the potential nominees here, people running to be the nominee. there could be others. we'll see in the next hour or so if there is anyone else. i'm hearing and i'm sure you're hearing, paul, you've worked the capitol hallways for many years and talking to sources, tom emmer is the clear front-runner to win the republican nomination on tuesday. given his support internally, and the infrastructure he has as republican whip and used to be chairman of the campaign committee and he deserved some credit for taking them back to majority but could he get the votes on the floor. that is a dilemma for him and other candidates as well. >> yes. he has the most experience and the inside game, he ran their campaign committee, he's traveled to their districts. so on a secret ballot, that stacks up and he looks to be the front-runner. gosh, bu

and cummings is the last person with lee kane, a fourth rate expert.ht a lot of very disgraceful people into downing street with him. he's appalling choice of people really is one of the reasons for his downfall . of the reasons for his downfall. and vallance was ill equipped for the job, but most awful of all, it was vallance who did not say to boris johnson that public health england was failing in their job. health england was failing in theirjob. the health england was failing in their job. the two women health england was failing in theirjob. the two women running their job. the two women running it were hopeless. the man in charge couldn't even get a job. it was a 13th job. he applied for before he was made head of pubuc for before he was made head of public health england and vallance said, we can rely on you. and was nonsense. you. and it was nonsense. we couldn't. boris was put into couldn't. so boris was put into a having been assured a corner having been assured dunng a corner having been assured during january and february that all was in h

and this afternoon we will see lee kane johnson, the first director of communications . both going to be giving evidence in front of the committee scrutiny panel. panel >> well, gb news london reporter lisa hartle is outside the inquiry for us. lisa, a big day ahead at the inquiry. what's the latest out of it ? latest out of it? >> so after four months of heanngs >> so after four months of hearings this week, the inquiry will be hearing from top members of staff in the government dunng of staff in the government during the time of the pandemic. and as you said, martin reynolds is giving evidence this morning, still give still continuing to give evidence. now, he was the principal secretary to principal private secretary to bofis principal private secretary to boris when he was boris johnson when he was foreign secretary and also when he minister. and he was the prime minister. and as you said, he's best known to the public as being the man who sent to staff sent that email to staff members, to bring members, asking them to bring their to that their own booze to that now k