leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.d canada allowing both nations to carry on trading under the same terms as the current european union arrangement. the agreement covers annual trade between the two countries worth around £20 billion — equal to about 1.5% of total uk trade. talks are expected to begin next year which the government hopes will lead to an enhanced deal. the headlines on bbc news... a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. here in the uk, the prime minister faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the us nears 12 million, thanksgiving dinners are distributed to people across the country impacted by the pandemic. hello. spurs are top of the premier league after beating manchester city. they won 2—0 thanks to heung—min son and 6iovanni

leila nathoo, bbc news.ancellor, rishi sunak, has been speaking to the bbc this morning, and our political correspondent, helen catt, discussed with me a little earlier what he said. these national lockdown restrictions in england expire on the 2nd of december so there is debate about what would come after those and borisjohnson has always said he wants to return to that regional system but earlier this week the director of public health england suggested the lower tiers have not worked to stem the spread of transmission so it would look like they would need to beef them up, make this restriction stronger, that's the message we are getting this morning, so at the moment we don't know what the specific measures are likely to be, boris johnson will set them out in parliament tomorrow, the cabinet meeting to discuss them and sign them off. we don't know exactly what those measures will be but the indication is it will be tougher, particularly if you were living in an area of england in a lower level of restrict

leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.es not want to undermine devolution — after reportedly saying earlier this week it had been a disaster in scotland. borisjohnson told the virtual scottish tory conference he wanted policies which show how devolution can work for scotland and accused the snp of making it work against the rest of the uk. just because i've criticised the performance of devolution doesn't mean i want to oppose devolution as a concept in itself. of course not. i'm a former mayor of london and i know how effective devolved powers can be, for example in making transport greener or tackling crime. devolution should be used not by politicians as a wall to sequester, to break away an area of the uk from the rest. it should be used as a step to pass power to local communities and businesses to make their lives better. a deal has been reached between the uk and canada allowing both nations to carry on trading under the same terms as the current european union arrangement. the agreement covers annual trade between

leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.ermine devolution, after reportedly saying earlier this week it had been a disaster in scotland. borisjohnson told the virtual scottish tory conference he wanted policies which show how devolution can work for scotland and accused the snp of making it work against the rest of the uk. the government has confirmed it will make major changes to the way it assesses the value of big spending projects, a move which would benefit northern england and other regions. the chancellor rishi sunak said the changes were part of the government's "levelling up" agenda. they'll be announced in the spending review next week, as our business correspondent katy austin reports. major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long lasting boost to the economy. historically some areas feel they haven't had their fair share. this business in hull says that better connections to other cities like york would really help. i feel that the north cities like york would really help. ifeel that

leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.ter has insisted he does not want to undermine devolution after reportedly saying it had been a disaster in scotland, earlier this week. addressing scottish conservatives at their virtual conference, borisjohnson said he wanted policies which show how devolution can work for scotland and accused the scottish national party of making it work against the rest of the uk. the latest government figures show there were 19,875 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 21,290. 1,729 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last saturday. and 341 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week, 409 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 54,626. a new preventative treatment for covid—19, using artificial antibodies, has b

leila nathoo.and the european union today, ireland's prime minister has warned borisjohnson of the dangers of failing to reach a post—brexit trade deal. in an interview with the bbc, micheal martin warned that not reaching agreement would be very damaging to the uk and irish economies. europe does want a deal and is anxious we get it because it's the sensible thing to do. i mean, we all represent people, we've all had a very significant shock to our economic system because of covid—19. the last thing we need now, across all of our respective economies, is a second major shock. nhs waiting times in england are at their longest for 12 years. figures show that in september, nearly 140,000 people had been waiting more than a year for a routine procedure. health officials say cutting the number of coronavirus cases is crucial for tackling the backlog. 0ur health correspondent anna collinson reports. stephanie was diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer injuly, after finding a suspicious mall. the 43—y

our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. what will christmas look like this year?out. tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm to parliament that england is coming out of national lockdown on the second of december and going back into regional tiers of coronavirus restrictions. the system will be stricter this time round, with more areas under tighter rules. leicester's had tough restrictions for months and infection rates are still high. it's what it is, we've got to keep on with it and it'll be all right in the end, as they say. i'm just finding it very frustrating, and, maybe i'm wrong, but ijust think if everybody kept to the rules, it might be better. laughs. ministers will decide on thursday which areas will go into which tier, but across all tiers, there will be special arrangements to allow families to meet over christmas, and a four—nation approach is still being discussed. we all want to see our loved ones again but some are concerned about the consequences. any mixing that we see over the festive period unfortunately is going to carry with it a risk that we w

our political correspondent leila nathoo is going to be watching all of it.we will talk more about them. lots more restrictions on people's freedoms across england. but the prime minister talking about all of this and saying that he wants to really stick to the end date, because there is one, it is december the 2nd? yeah, interesting this has been one of the concerns raised on his own backbenchers about the fact, the possibility of endless cycles of lockdown. so we know the lockdown thatis lockdown. so we know the lockdown that is going to come into force tonight across england at midnight, we don't think there is any chance of it getting voted down in the house of commons this afternoon because labour have said they will back the plans even though there are some tories who say they will go vote against it. it will come into force. the four week period has been the subject of a lot of questions as to what exactly is going to be different at the end, the beginning of december, that will get us out of lockdown, but borisjohnson insistent that the measures he is

leila nathoo, bbc news.r is expected to pledge more than £3 billion to help the nhs in england recover from the pandemic. rishi sunak will announce the package in his spending review on wednesday, but writing in today's sunday times, he says high levels of borrowing can't go on indefinitely and he warns that the uk is experiencing economic shock. people from the australian state of victoria will be allowed unrestricted access to neighbouring new south wales today for the first time in nearly five months. borders were closed in earlyjuly following a surge of coronavirus cases in the state capital, melbourne, and heavy restrictions were put in place. the strictest measures can now be lifted after victoria recorded no new cases of the virus for 23 consecutive days. nearly all of california's a0 million residents are now living under a night—time curfew in a bid to curb a steep rise in coronavirus infections. the new order, which follows similar measures in new york city, requires californians to stay at home fr

let's get some reaction from our political correspondent leila nathoo in westminster. good morning.ew president, us president—elect, a trade deal still to be done on brexit, possibly. and of course, all the internal politics in downing street last week, clearly the prime minister is keen to present something that is forward—looking, that shows an assertive face in no 10. absolutely, this is all part of the week the prime minister wanted to use as a chance to have a bit of a fresh start after all that turmoil in no 10. we had the announcement on greenjobs in no 10. we had the announcement on green jobs yesterday and today we have this big news of military spending over the next four years. that timescale is significant because it means the mod has managed to secure that longer term deal, unlike other departments because we know that next week the chancellor rishi sunak is going to be setting out the comprehensive spending review but that is only going to be dealing with a one year horizon because of all the uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic. i think it is significant that d

conclusions — made by the report author sir alex allan — were entirely his own. 0ur correspondent leila nathoo concluding that some of her behaviour had amounted to bullying. yesterday, she gave this apology... i'm here to give an unreserved apology today. i'm sorry if i've upset people in any way whatsoever. that was completely unintentional. borisjohnson decided to overrule his adviser on ministerial standards, sir alex allan, who found the home secretary had broken the code governing ministers' behaviour. priti patel wasn't sacked, and instead sir alex resigned. ultimately, the decision was the prime minister's but it's still attracting criticism. the system depends on the prime minister standing up for standards in public life and for taking action when his or her ministers breach those standards. for the first time as far as i can remember, we have a prime minister who doesn't seem willing to stand up for high standards in public life. after having the report on his desk here for some time, in the end borisjohnson rejected its findings. a source has told the bbc that in the summer there w

, leila nathoo, many correspondent, leila nathoo, people may have heé dominic many people may have heard of government since borisjohnson took charge. he led borisjohnson took charge. he led borisjohnson to winning the general election, taking britain out of the european union, so he has been a key figure in government, so it is important and there is apparently now ina important and there is apparently now in a changing of the guard and there has been all this fighting, personality clashes, battles with the number 10, resulting personality clashes, battles with the number10, resulting in personality clashes, battles with the number 10, resulting in the departure of another one of dominic cummings a' allies earlier this week and it is clear the team who were brought into downing street are now on the wane in terms of influence and we spoke to the transport secretary earlier in the programme who was keen to stress it was boris johnson in charge and not dominic cummings. he didn't take thingsjust he didn't take things just as they had been done that way they couldn't be done any other way

our political correspondent, leila nathoo, is at westminster.t of money, where is it all coming from? jane, i think that isa all coming from? jane, i think that is a question other government departments will be asking too. they have been negotiating with the treasury ahead of next week, when we are going to hearfrom the chancellor about the government's plans for spending across the board. now, we know that most other areas are going to get moneyjust for the coming year. that's because the treasury's immediate priority is still the coronavirus pandemic, and a focus onjobs, still the coronavirus pandemic, and a focus on jobs, so still the coronavirus pandemic, and a focus onjobs, so i think it is significant, and the ministry of defence has managed to negotiate a financial settlement over a number of years. why the priority for the military? borisjohnson says it is all about extending britain's influence, a post—brexit world, he will have one eye on the relationship with the us under a new president, but i think he is also keen to stress that th

our political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster. f office politics, a storm in a westminster tea cup. lots of people will be asking, why does this matter? annita, i think it is one of these stories, these tales, where we are trying to figure out exactly what has happened and exactly what are the reasons for it, and exactly what the consequences will be. but i think it is worth starting with what we do know, that the prime minister has lost one of his closest aides and key advisers in the form of lee cain, his director of communications, who had also been playing a more strategic role in re ce nt playing a more strategic role in recent months. he will leave number ten at the end of the year. there was always a close team of advisers surrounding the prime minister in downing street and losing one of those people is a big deal for the prime minister. that is now fact that we know, that he will step down from his position. there has been talk of why this is significant. lee cain is part of a group of people who borisjohnson worked cain i

despite leila nathoo is at westminster. what dominic cum about despite what dominic cummings says about it is pretty difficult to avoid linking this to the political turmoil going on inside downing street in the last few days. yes, dominic cummings himself and his allies say this is pa rt himself and his allies say this is part of the plan and he always intended to step down at the end of the year, pointing to a post he made injanuary the year, pointing to a post he made in january when he was the year, pointing to a post he made injanuary when he was hiring new staff at downing street saying he wa nted staff at downing street saying he wanted to make himself much less important and within a year largely redundant. i do not think anyone at the time would have read into that that he had an intention to actually leave and certainly it was only six months ago that the prime minister and he threw everything at the effort to save his job when he was hugely criticised for his behaviour during lockdown, that drive to the north of england during the national lockdown, so six months is a long te

here's leila nathoo on the rows behind the scenes that drove mr cain's departure.treet. certainly you hear criticism, why are we focusing on the departure of aids? when actually the departure of aids? when actually the government should be focusing on the government should be focusing on the pandemic —— on aides. i think there will be those who think this can marka there will be those who think this can mark a moment, a shift, and the approach of downing street and certainly people in the tory party. in government who want the prime minister to use lee cain's departure asa minister to use lee cain's departure as a moment to reset and change the approach of government, because there's been a lot of criticism about how number ten has been working. stay with us on outside source. a donald trump continues to deny his defeat in the presidential election. donald trump continues to deny his defeat in the presidential election. we take a look at the health of american democracy. here in the uk, a nurse has appeared in court in cheshire charged highways england says the two

let's speak now to our political correspondent, leila nathoo. .this, how oui’ . let's talk first about this, how our party members reacting? predictably this has divided the crowd, supported thejeremy corbyn in the parliamentary party, the unions that have been his allies are saying it was the right decision to bring him back in and it is good for party unity. but his critics in the party unity. but his critics in the party and jewish groups in labour are reacting furiously saying it is it is the wrong decision, it makes a mockery of the equalities report which found that labour had acted unlawfully when it came to handling claims of anti—semitism. they wanted an apology from jeremy corbyn for his reaction to that report which got him suspended in the first place, saying the claims had been dramatically overstated by his opponents. they wanted the complaint againstjeremy corbyn to be handled under a new independent process that the labour leader sir keir starmer has promised to introduce in the new year. has promised to introduce in the new yea r.

the labour leader there, as he left the house this morning. 0ur political correspondent leila nathooction to this within the party. what are people saying? predictably, jeremy corbyn's reinstatement to the labour party has divided the crowd, as his suspension did in the first place. his supporters say this is the right way forward, that he has clarified his comments and this is good for party unity but critics in the party, including jewish groups and jewish mps, i say that this is now an illustration of white labour‘s complaints process needs to be overhauled and that he should have apologised and say how can labour claim to have zero tolerance on anti—semitism ifjeremy corbyn is backin anti—semitism ifjeremy corbyn is back in the party. it's worth stressing that the process that jeremy corbyn was subject to was independent of the labour leader, sir keir starmer, although he did backjeremy corbyn's suspension, a decision taken by the general secretary. but keir starmer now has a difficult decision to make himself, which is whether to restore jeremy corbyn as a labour mp. there has b

told the bbc he "jumped because otherwise he would be pushed soon". 0ur political correspondent leila nathoothis was always my plan, that is the narrative that dominic cummings is putting out there, but it seems plausible this is part of the folate from the infighting i was mentioning in downing street which saw the departure of his close ally. yes, absolutely, he is pointing to a post injanuary absolutely, he is pointing to a post in january where he was famously advertising for what he called weirdos and misfits to join the team and within a year wanting to make himself largely redundant, but i don't think anyone would have read into that post that he was planning on leaving, perhaps taking on a slightly different role or narrowing his focus. six months is a long time in politics but it wasn't that long ago he and the prime minister was doing absolutely everything in order to get him to stay in post despite the pressure on him to resign over his lockdown trip to barnard castle. clearly things have changed. there has been the clashes and fighting and tensions have exploded into the open res

our political correspondent leila nathoo is in westminster this morning.street by setting out some big ideas, so we had the greenjobs announcement yesterday and now we have more money for the military. this will be seen as a win for the ministry of defence to get the money promised over four years because next week the chancellor is going to set out his spending review across all government departments and that will only cover the next year because of all the coronavirus uncertainty so it will be seen as significant that the mod is getting a longer term spending deal. why is defence being prioritised ? a longer term spending deal. why is defence being prioritised? the government says that the military needs money to adapt to new threats and it will boostjobs and create jobs and boost britain's standing in the world. i think people will see that, clearly, in the context of huge government spending on coronavirus that there will be difficult choices ahead for the chancellor given the hammering the economy has taken, but i think it's fairto economy has taken,

chris mason, westminster, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster.this thinking, with the best will in the world, i've never heard of this chap, why should they be concerned? it is tempting to look at this and think, isn't this just one m, this and think, isn't this just one in, one out, a change of the guard in numberten, in, one out, a change of the guard in number ten, office politics coming to the fore but it is hugely significant but because we have the departure of one of the prime minister's key aides, a very small tea m minister's key aides, a very small team of trusted advisors the prime minister has in downing street and lee cain was one of the longest serving aides and had been with him long before they entered downing street, so that is destabilising for a prime minister at any time to lose one of a handful of people who you have been relying on for advice and guidance, but the departure of lee cain has guidance, but the departure of lee ca i n has clearly guidance, but the departure of lee cain has clearly come in the wake of all of this