lets go over to oliver dowden. mr; lets go over to oliver dowden.ill be discussing cooperation on a range of issues, including ai and global trade, and of course continuing our leadership in galvanising international support for the people of ukraine. mr speaker, this week as carers week, i know that colleagues across the house will wish to join me in know that colleagues across the house will wish tojoin me in paying tribute to the huge contribution unpaid carers make to our society. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. that in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. at the election, such meetings later today. at the election. the _ such meetings later today. at the election, the labour _ such meetings later today. at the election, the labour party - such meetings later today. at the i election, the labour party committed to abolishing sats, three policies given— to abolishing sats, three policies gi

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labour's deputy leader, angela rayner and the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, have clashed overvid inquiry at today's pmqs. mr dowden was filling in for rishi sunak, and defended the goverment�*s decision to challenge what documents it hands to the inquiry, saying they had given it �*everything that was needed'. the inquiry has demanded that ministers submit borisjohnson's whatsapp messages unredacted. labour has accused the government of obstructing the inquiry. mr speaker, he acts like, attends that it's he pretends it's complicated... complicated, but it's simple. they set up the inquiry to get to the truth, then blocked that inquiry from getting the information that it asked for, and now they are taking it to court. i know he considers himself a man of the people, so using his vast knowledge of working class britain, does he think working people will thank him for spending hundreds of thousands of pounds of their money on loophole lawyers just so that the government can obstruct the covid inquiry? deputy prime minister. we will provide the inquiry with each and every documen

the oliver dowden, he will be a witness as well, and obviously sir patrick vallance, very well knownies of the bereaved say they want to know what more could have been done to prevent all of this, was the uk adequately prepared? one witness today, a former senior civil servant involved in contingency planning, said he thought overall preparedness for the pandemic was inadequate. hugh. thought overall preparedness for the pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank ou. we pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank you- we have — pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank you. we have heard _ pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank you. we have heard a _ pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank you. we have heard a lot _ pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank you. we have heard a lot in _ pandemic was inadequate. hugh, thank you. we have heard a lot in recent - you. we have heard a lot in recent weeks about artificial intelligence — computers starting to act and respond almost as if they are human. ai is developing fast and it's transforming many aspects of modern life. but there have been warnings from some of t

. ♪ >> up next, british deputy prime minister oliver dowden takes questions from members of the housecommon, stepping in for prime minister rishi sunak who is in washington, d.c. meeting with president biden. topics included the government's covid-19 inquiry, rail and transportation concerns and mental health care investment. this is 35 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> right. can i just make an announcement? i want to tell the house about the -- last night -- with the house of commons in the tug-of-wars. the house of lords 4-nil, let us now start with questions of deputy prime minister david johnson. >> question number one, mr. speaker -- >> [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> thank you, mr. speaker. i have been asked to provide -- advise my right honorable friend is in washington at the invitation of president biden. they'll be discussing cooperation on a range of issues including a.i. and global trade and, of course, continuing our leadership in galvanizing international support for the people of ukraine. mr. speaker, this week is -- week. i know that colleagues across the

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francine: deputy prime minister oliver dowden speaking to lizzy burden at london tech week.s and political leaders have been gathering at the founders formed this week to discuss the future of tech involving business models especially in the u.k.. with us is russ shaw, founder of global tech advocates. we have independent events but they focus on attracting business to the u.k. and welcoming tech entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in general. what does u.k. need to do now so that entrepreneurs feel more welcome. russ: we have to build on what we have been doing over the past 10 years. we need more capital, especially more patient capital. we need to make sure that you continue to develop homegrown talent and bring in international talent to the u.k. and we need a good regulatory environment that encourages growth and scalability these businesses. those are the priorities. francine: what attracts an entrepreneur to the u.k.? you start and have an idea and put the idea down so you need strong lawyers and vcs, capital, and eventually ipo. what is the most difficult part of that jo

earlier today it was deputy prime minister oliver dowden�*s turn to give evidence.t agree with the suggestion the planning for a no deal brexit stopped work on pandemic preparedness. let's hear what else he said. the covid crisis that hit our nation was the biggest challenge we have faced during peacetime and it impacted every family in our nation and i want to restate my deepest sympathies and condolences to all of those affected and of the government say that we want to engage with this inquiry and to learn the lessons that will come out of it. live now to our correspondent catherine burns. tell us more about that and of course aboutjeremy hunt. tell us more about that and of course about jeremy hunt. jeremy hunt hasjust — course about jeremy hunt. jeremy hunt has just finished _ course about jeremy hunt. jeremy hunt has just finished giving - hunt has just finished giving evidence and he is ideally placed to ask about, this model, because he was the health secretary in the years leading up to the covid break—out. he talked about questions that were not asked and

today, deputy prime minister oliver dowden launched a new "biothreats radar" designed to sniff out anyt and what we can learn about how to prepare for next time around. there will almost certainly be another pandemic. we just don't know when. it's why ongoing vaccine research here in oxford is crucial. but from testing labs to vaccine hubs, the uk has been packing up much of its covid—19 response. we have a number of huge challenges that threaten human populations. there's climate change. we also prepare ourselves for military threats, and we have billions invested every year in those, quite rightly. but we don't do anything close to that for preparing for pandemics. so no, we're not doing enough. those whose work on vaccines helped lead the uk out of lockdown are convinced preparation for the next pathogen needs to start now, not when the threat is on our doorstep. the vaccine development was presented as a very rapid development, but the truth is that we had 20 years of research on coronavirus vaccines that had been established before the pandemic. so we should really look at it as 2

and oliver dowden's court, and that's a tricky decision for him.the head of it, lady hallett, and set the rerme— it, lady hallett, and set the rerme er— it, lady hallett, and set the terms of reference. so is it eemueremr— terms of reference. so is it eerrberemr er— terms of reference. so is it confusion or is— terms of reference. so is it confusion or is it- terms of reference. so is it confusion or is it deliberate? i confusion or is it deliberate? r mem— confusion or is it deliberate? r .— confusion or is it deliberate? r . web.— confusion or is it deliberate? i mean , well, there- confusion or is it deliberate? i mean , well, there are- confusion or is it deliberate? i mean , well, there are those in i mean, well, there are those in in government who say and i think there's a there's a fair argument here that needs to be heard, which is not every single whatsapp sent by a government minister over those two years was directly related to covid. and the example that has been meanne— and the example that has been floating around,— and the example t

and sport under oliver dowden was spying on critics of lockdown, people like molly kingsley haveen today? i mean, we've about today? i mean, we've known about this while. that there was this for a while. that there was this for a while. that there was this list of honours. was it a shock? because, of course, boris tohneon-e— shock? because, of course, boris tohneon-e-teah.- shock? because, of course, boris johnson's-yeah. you- johnson's father. yeah. you tnow— johnson's father. yeah. you know, stanley— johnson's father. / you know, stanley johnson johnson's father. t/tggte you know, stanley johnson has got johnson's father. t/tggte you know, stanley johnson has got an know, stanley johnson has got an hoour— know, stanley johnson has got an hoour tn— know, stanley johnson has got an hoour tn tn— know, stanley johnson has got an honour in in boris— know, stanley johnson has got an honour in in boris johnson's reetonatton— honour in in boris johnson's resignation list— honour in in boris johnson's resignation list ,_ honour in in boris johnson's resignation list , which it honour in

and sport under oliver dowden was spying on critics of lockdown, people like molly kingsley havewe've known about this while. that there was this for a while. that there was this for a while. that there was this list of honours. was it a shock? because, of course, boris jenneen-e— shock? because, of course, boris jenneen-e-veen.- shock? because, of course, boris johnson's-yeah. you- johnson's father. yeah. you knew,— johnson's father. yeah. you know, stanley— johnson's father. / you know, stanley johnson johnson's father. veggie you know, stanley johnson has got johnson's father. veggie you know, stanley johnson has got an know, stanley johnson has got an nenew— know, stanley johnson has got an nenew in— know, stanley johnson has got an nenew in in— know, stanley johnson has got an honour in in boris— know, stanley johnson has got an honour in in boris johnson's neeignewen— honour in in boris johnson's resignation list— honour in in boris johnson's resignation list ,_ honour in in boris johnson's resignation list , which it honour in in boris johnson's resignation list, which it

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we also heard from oliver dowden and the chancellorjeremy hunt about decisions made, striking a morel college of nursing is accused the government of yesterday? we will also hear about the social care sector. matt hancock talked about throwing a protective ring around the social care sector. there will be a question about the blueprint for that. there will also be questions about the state of the nhs going into the pandemic in terms of nursing staff, doctors, even the number of intensive care beds made available. some tough questions for matt hancock to face today. he was in i'm a celebrity.... he did all right. but i think compared to eating something rather unpleasant of that came from a kangaroo, he might find today even more uncomfortable.— might find today even more uncomfortable. ~ , . , uncomfortable. ok. we will be able to watch it on _ uncomfortable. ok. we will be able to watch it on bbc _ uncomfortable. ok. we will be able to watch it on bbc news. _ uncomfortable. ok. we will be able to watch it on bbc news. thank- uncomfortable. ok. we will be able j to watch it on bbc ne

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some people around boris johnson very suspicious of what oliver dowden and has been doing in his roleip schofield was hrotesteo hy— that phillip schofield was protected by itv . let's take protected by itv. let's take a then— protected by itv. let's take a ttsten . — protected by itv. let's take a ttsten . anu— protected by itv. let's take a listen . and i— protected by itv. let's take a listen . and i also- protected by itv. let's take a listen . “i protected by itv. let's take a listen . ' “i listen. and i also want to talk about the likes of caroline flack on itv too, on love island . she had an argument with her boyfriend and they asked her to step down like that. i get really angry and really annoyed and i don't understand why philip was still sat on that sofa for three years and itv knew about it, and caroline took her own life. that really gets to me and that needs to be really be shouted about and voiced because i don't understand that. and then i think the audacity that , you think the audacity that, you know, being condescending, belittling to people with real issues on the

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could potentially arrest the witness in this case, the cabinet office, not sure if that would be oliver dowdeninely important point . okay? genuinely important point. okay? if genuinely important point. okay? if indeed— genuinely important point. okay? if indeed this— genuinely important point. okay? if indeed this is— genuinely important point. okay? if indeed this is a— genuinely important point. okay? if indeed this is a deep seated nevvev— if indeed this is a deep seated nevvev ei— if indeed this is a deep seated matter of principle, that the ceiinev— matter of principle, that the cabinet office _ matter of principle, that the cabinet office do not release all ei— cabinet office do not release all ei vnie— cabinet office do not release all of this stuff,— cabinet office do not release all of this stuff, then they welli— all of this stuff, then they would have _ all of this stuff, then they would have a— all of this stuff, then they would have a point, olivia, ieeewee— because is it sets a very wevvving— because is it sets a very worrying precedent. i think that if worrying precedent. i thi

now look, deputy party leaders oliver dowden and angela rayner were leading today, it leading pmqs todayontroversial issues with out the tare et— controversial issues with out the fare of the— controversial issues with out the fare of the cancel culture sweemhg— the fare of the cancel culture sweemhg the— the fare of the cancel culture sweeping the rest of the media aha— sweeping the rest of the media and t-m— sweeping the rest of the media and i'm delighted to be joined hy— and i'm delighted to be joined hy eemety— and i'm delighted to be joined now by comedy legend jim havttsem— now by comedy legend jim davidson. and— now by comedy legend jim davidson. and jim, look, prince hamy— davidson. and jim, look, prince hamy has— davidson. and jim, look, prince hamy has heea— davidson. and jim, look, prince harry has been in— davidson. and jim, look, prince harry has been in the witness hex— harry has been in the witness hex whthgethg— harry has been in the witness box whingeing and whining for the east— box whingeing and whining for the east twe— box whingeing and whining for the past two days

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