, _ lobbying from owen paterson to matt hancock, who was then the health secretary. — hancock, who waswas known _ secretary, was widely known, it was known he _ secretary, was widely known, it was known he was in discussions with the health _ known he was in discussions with the health secretary while taking money to try and _ health secretary while taking money to try and help them get public contacts — to try and help them get public contacts. they've got a £777 million covid _ contacts. they've got a £777 million covid contract to do testing during that period, and their profits before — that period, and their profits before covid were {1.2 million in 18 months _ before covid were {1.2 million in 18 months. after they got this contract, _ months. after they got this contract, it was £170 million. $0 contract, it was £170 million. so there _ contract, it was £170 million. so there were — contract, it was £170 million. so there were serious questions that need _ there were serious questions that need to— there were serious questions that need to he — there were serious questions that

matt hancock ex-alainin others should too. matt hancock exolaining why _ others should too. should too. matt hancock explaining why he's backing - others should too. matt hancock| explaining why he's backing rishi sunak who came top of the pole today of tory mps with 101 votes. now behind him was penny mourdaunt, who was on 83 votes. penny mourdaunt is certainly a candidate that has worried some of rishi sunak�*s campaign team, and this is partly because they are two angles to this race. there are these stages where tori mps are voting for who they want to be the next leader, but of course the final two will be among the tory party members who will get the final say between the final two candidates. now penny mourdaunt has given rishi sunak�*s team reason to worry, she's come up favourably in recent polls amongst conservative party members, and certainly seems to be proven popular with the membership. the earlier one of her supporters explains why she thinks penny mourdaunt is the candidate polling so high with the public. and he has enormous respect for lord frost _ and he

thank you, matt hancock. thank you, thank you. that's all for this episode of newscast.ecast. please download it — it's there three times a week. from all of us, goodbye. the met office have issued an unprecedented red heat warming. with wide impacts to the health and infrastructure. the red warning covers many of england's largest cities, although there is a broader amber warning that covers all parts of england and wales and some parts of england and wales and some parts of southern scotland too. with some temperatures expected to hit 40 degrees, this would smash the all—time uk temperature record, which currently stands at 37.8 degrees celsius. —— 38.7 celsius. temperatures overnight drifting between nine and 11 degrees, open the windows, and let all the cool air end, then shut all the windows. it will start to get very warm across england and wales, the widely in the mid to high 20s. a few showers for northern scotland, and it will be sunny across parts of the uk. tonight at ten — a national emergency and a risk to life — warnings as britain faces its hottest day eve

matt hancock backing rishi sunak.se there. absolutely. he had an interesting life story and we - an interesting life story and we sort that in his launch video. i think other candidates also do and what was interesting about the second round is suella braverman and tom who tugendhat —— tom tugendhat went backwards in terms of votes with some votes potentially going towards liz truss to shore up her support. penny morden, second on 83, she is in a very strong position now to enter those final rounds and i think liz truss is public going to try to get votes from solar prevalent�*s supporters who obviously had to pull out because she came bottom. the next two days will see campaign to try to get those mps around. at the moment it still looks like rishi sunak and penny morden are in a very strong position. what do you think it is that puts penny morden in such a strong position, as she has had from the start? i position, as she has had from the start? ~ , , start? i think it is interesting the wa , the start? i think it i

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reporter: the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sergey javid, matt hancockd p2 patel. they were not declared. meetings between ministers and companies where business is discussed should be declared. but the guidelines are so vague, it is hard to be sure if politicians are breaking the rules. the leaked documents show huber felt a got what it wanted. they described george osborne as a strong advocate who would take up our cause when needed, and they boast that then prime minister david cameron's senior staff are very with us. it looks like all of that lobbying worked. proposals that would have limited uber's expansion in london were dropped. >> it was scandalous, what went on. i still can't believe it happened in this country. more to the point, nothing has ever been done about it. . we just accept that is what happened. ok, the chancellor and prime minister lobbied for one of their mates. that's all right, move on. reporter: versus new management has transformed every aspect of how the company operates and its engagements with government are legal and transp

matt hancock was forced to resign as healthecretary last year. will remember he reached social distancing guidance, he tweeted that he met with a high-profile figure in the government for time. here's what he said. >> he and i served very closely together, getting the country to the pandemic, and you know, on the vaccinion program, for instance, it was theirst in the world, and the fastest rollout in europe, as he is very enthusiastic about saying it, and rightly so. fo me, it is a sad day that he is having to leave. what matte now is making sure that we have the right approach to ideas for the next prime minister, and make sure we have somebody who has a very broad appeal, who can reach out beyond conservative voters, and the nortand the south, scotland wales, north downing. >> let's look at the areas that have just been listed. northern ireland, our correspondent. >> is fair to say that the vast majority of politicians, held boris johnson in pretty low esteem. but what people are now asking is what the change in downing street will mean for the

matt hancock. _ thing, but it won't be me. matt hancock, thank _ thing, but it won't be me.cloud around that has produced spots on drizzle here and there and we also have the brakes and across much of scotland and north—east england, but we will hang on to a lot of cloud in the north and west through the course of the day. high pressure firmly in charge of the weather and the isobars are telling you it's not particularly windy but we have a northerly breeze coming down the north sea coastline so that will peg back the temperature is a little. the cloud is melting away for most and we will have blue skies by the afternoon except for the north and west where we hang on to a bit more cloud and it should brighten up a bit later in northern ireland and the cloud is thick enough for the drizzle we were talking about and temperatures are 13 in the north and 25 in the south. pollen levels today are high or very high and away from the north of scotland. as we head through the evening and overnight we continue with the cloud across the north and west, some light rain and moving in acr

the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sajid javid, matt hancock, michaelters and companies where business is discussed should be declared. but the guidelines are so vague, it is hard to be sure if politicians are breaking the rules. the leaked documents show uber felt it got what it wanted. they describe george osborne as a strong advocate, who would "take up our cause when needed". and they boast that then prime minister david cameron's senior staff are "very with us". it looks like all that lobbying worked. proposals that would have limited uber�*s expansion in london were dropped. it was scandalous, what went on. i still can't believe that it happened in this country. more to the point, nothing has ever been done about it. we just accept that's what happened. ok, yeah, the chancellor and the prime minister lobbied for one of their mates, fine, that's all right, move on. uber says new management has transformed every aspect of how the company operates and its engagements with government are legal and transparent. the ministers say they properly complied

matt hancock, thank ou conservative party. matt hancock, thank you very _ conservative party.e is resigning, but staying at his prime minister in the time being. there is the election process to come up with his successor, wherever he or she may be. that means he could still be here as prime minister conceivably until september. you're watching bbc news. this is bbc news, it's five o'clock and i am ben brown in downing street. borisjohnson resigns as the leader of the conservative party. in a statement outside downing street he said he was proud of his achievements but he's bowing to pressure to go. it is clearly now the will of the parliamentary conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister. but as we have seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves. and my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. his announcement came after more senior resignations from the government and declarations of no confidence came from his mps. but former prime minister sirjohn major, warn

circumstances and personalities. just heard circumstances and personalities. i just heard that matt hancockre reall into minister can survive? i think we're really into the _ minister can survive? i think we're really into the days _ minister can survive? i think we're really into the days kind _ minister can survive? i think we're really into the days kind of- really into the days kind of territory now. i think they are keen to move quickly to get their rule changes in these folks organise. number ten has said that he does have to do to be clear, this is the rules. but has said is he lost a no—confidence vote he would go. i imagine were really not far from that situation there.— imagine were really not far from that situation there. okay. another bus da that situation there. okay. another busy day for _ that situation there. okay. another busy day for both _ that situation there. okay. another busy day for both of _ that situation there. okay. another busy day for both of you, _ that situation there. okay. another busy day for both of you, all - that situation there. okay. another busy day

an independent minded individual that was brought back by borisjohnson when matt hancock resigned assion to resign. will any others follow or will this be alone figure? —— health secretary. i will this be alone figure? -- health secreta . , , ., ., secretary. i believe this would not have been done _ secretary. i believe this would not have been done in _ secretary. i believe this would not have been done in isolation. - secretary. i believe this would not i have been done in isolation. perhaps not. we have been done in isolation. perhaps not- we don't — have been done in isolation. perhaps not. we don't know _ have been done in isolation. perhaps not. we don't know if _ have been done in isolation. perhaps not. we don't know if there - have been done in isolation. perhaps not. we don't know if there is - have been done in isolation. perhaps not. we don't know if there is any . not. we don't know if there is any coordinated efforts going on. we had no hint of this today. there are figures talked about in government who might be wavering. people thought to be on the edge of resignatio

the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sajid javid, matt hancock, michaelpanies where business is discussed should be declared. but the guidelines are so vague, it is hard to be sure if politicians are breaking the rules. the leaked documents show uber felt it got what it wanted. they describe george osborne as a strong advocate, who would "take up our cause when needed". and they boast that then prime minister david cameron's senior staff "are very with us". it looks like all that lobbying worked. proposals that would have limited uber�*s expansion in london were dropped. it was scandalous what went on. i still can't believe that it happened in this country. more to the point, nothing has ever been done about it. we just accept that's what happened. 0k, yeah, the chancellor and the prime minister lobbied for one of their mates, fine, that's all right, move on. uber says new management has transformed every aspect of how the company operates and its engagements with government are legal and transparent. the ministers say they properly complied with the decl

i think that the problem with matt hancock as he is a little bit of a comedy figure, so i think these — resign tonight. thank you very much indeed. we will— resign tonight. thank you very much indeed. we will be _ resign tonight. thank you very much indeed. we will be speaking - resign tonight. thank you very much indeed. we will be speaking to - resign tonight. thank you very much indeed. we will be speaking to sir . indeed. we will be speaking to sir roger gail in a moment. let's bring you some pictures, because, actually, lloyd frost, the former brexit negotiator, someone who used to be considered a very close ally of the prime minister has released a statement. he says... roger, is that something you would support? roger, is that something you would suuort? , �* roger, is that something you would suo--rtr_, , �* , support? absolutely. i've been sa inc support? absolutely. i've been saying for— support? absolutely. i've been saying for some _ support? absolutely. i've been saying for some time - support? absolutely. i've been saying for some time that - support? absolutely. i've be

matt hancock was health secretary last year and he gave evidence to the same inquiry and said then thatt will turn quite misty and murky in places as well. and also warm and muggy overnight. cloud and rain pushing into north england and north wales. down towards the south, we need rain and precious little in the forecast. warm, 22 in aberdeen, 26 in london. driest in the north, dries south as well. our thoughts continue to be with the family and friends and we continue to support them through what has been a devastating incident. we are still working through lines of inquiry, and we have officers working around the clock to ensure we can progress investigations as quickly as possible. we are urging them as of the public to get in touch, by calling 101 and quoting incident numberfour 09 touch, by calling 101 and quoting incident number four 09 of yesterday's date. people who are wanting to leave tributes can do so at the corner of fountain lane, and fountain place.— fountain place. police giving the latest information _ fountain place. police giving the latest information about - fountai

the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sajid javid, matt hancock, michaelnd on iplayer. a vigil has begun at a buddhist temple injapan's capital to remember the country's former prime minister, shinzo abe, who was assassinated on friday. mr abe was shot while speaking at an election campaign event. police say a 41—year—old man has admitted shooting mr abe with a homemade gun. our correspondent, mariko oi, is in tokyo. i am standing outside the temple where mr abe's vigil was taking place, even though it was a family event there were hundreds of visitors, including the british ambassador, we also saw the russian ambassador who called mr abe a great politician. we also had the current japanese prime minister fumio kishida, all the ministers as well as the lawmakers from the ruling liberal democratic party ofjapan, which just had that resounding victory in the upper house elections on sunday. now the ruling party along with its coalition partner have more than two thirds of seats in parliament which means they have the ability to change japan's pacifist consti

matt hancock was forced to resign last year and remember he breached social distancing guidelines butosely together and getting - and this what he said. we serve very closely together and getting the - closely together and getting the country through the pandemic and on the vaccination programme for instance, which was the first one in the world and the fastest roll—out in europe as he is very enthusiastic about saying and rightly so. for me, it is a sad day that he's had to leave and what matters now is making sure that we have the right approach, the right ideas for the next prime minister and make sure that we have somebody who has a very broad appeal they can reach out beyond traditional conservative voters and the north and the south in scotland and wales, england and northern ireland.— northern ireland. looking at some the areas. — northern ireland. looking at some the areas, northern _ northern ireland. looking at some the areas, northern ireland, - northern ireland. looking at some the areas, northern ireland, here| northern ireland. looking at some i the areas, northern irela

the documents say there were more meetings with ministers, including sajid javid, matt hancock, michael and companies where business is discussed should be declared. but the guidelines are so vague, it is hard to be sure if politicians are breaking the rules. the leaked documents show uber felt it got what it wanted. they describe george osborne as a strong advocate, who would "take up our cause when needed". and they boast that then prime minister david cameron's senior staff "are very with us". it looks like all that lobbying worked. proposals that would have limited uber�*s expansion in london were dropped. it was scandalous what went on. i still can't believe that it happened in this country. more to the point, nothing has ever been done about it. we just accept that's what happened. ok, yeah, the chancellor and the prime minister lobbied for one of their mates, fine, that's all right, move on. uber says new management has transformed every aspect of how the company operates and its engagement with government are legal and transparent. the ministers say they properly complied with t

hancock and a long list of others. she comes from a musical family. her father, matt a saxophone player in boston i introduced his youngs daughter to the artform and many of the leading practitioners. she played her first gig at age 8 and hasn't stopped. she's unnoted educator teach ago the berkleyle college of music in boston. she said she used to advise young women to put their heads down and push past the barriers. but no more. >> because everybody doesn't have the same permit. personality. >> everybody doesn't have the same access that i had. >> at beck hurricanes carrington heads the institute of jazz and gender justice and has created >> what i try to do is think about what helped me to develop as a musician. what were the most important things, and it was really the musicians that gave made shot even before i was ready. and i think that those opportunities more are far and few between for women than they are for men. >> one statistic in a 2019m.p.r. crickets jazz list of top 50 albums, almost 50% had no women at all in the lineup of instrumentalist. a similar p

hancock and a long list of others. she comes from a mical family. her father, mattne player in boston, introduced his young daughter to the art form and many of its leading practitioners. she played her first professional gig at age 10 and has not stopped. she is also a noted educator, teaching at the berklee college of music in boston, where we met recently. she says she used to advise young women to just put their heads down and push past the barriers. but no more. >> because everybody does not have t same personality. everybody does not have the same confidence. everybody does not have have the same support. everybody does not have the same access that i had. jeffrey: at berklee, carrington heads the institute of jazz and gender justice and has created the next jazz legacy program. >> what i tried to do is think about what helped me to develop as a musician. what were the most important things? it was really the musicians that gave me a shot, even before i was ready. and i think that those opportunities are more far and few between for women than they are for men