_ future supply of people like oliver letwin. ., future supply of people like oliver letwin.in. no the uk former chancellor geor-e letwin. firm the uk former chancellor george osborne, looking at how austerity affected preparations for the pandemic. more ships arejoining the search for a submersible with five people on board that's gone missing on a trip to explore the wreck of the titanic. ships and planes are scouring the ocean around 640km or 400 miles, off the coast of newfoundland in canadam of newfoundland in canada, and dropping sonar buoys to detect under water activity. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly ii,000m beneath the surface. this is the latest on what we know about the search. the trip is run by a company called oceangate expeditions. overall, five people are thought to have been on board the submersible. contact has not been re—established with submersible, which is now unable to communicate. it's thought the vessel has around three days worth of oxygen left, at best. here is a moving picture of the submersible at sea. as you can see, it is a prett

both of which were run by oliver letwin, and oiiver— were run by oliver letwin, and oliver letwin, astee and a horizon scanning — threats committee and a horizon scanning department? i threats committee and a horizon scanning department?— threats committee and a horizon scanning department? i thought the threats committee _ scanning department? i thought the threats committee was _ scanning department? i thought the threats committee was set - scanning department? i thought the threats committee was set up i scanning department? i thought the | threats committee was set up before ebola but i have to check that. the reason for that was, as i said earlier, clothes and national security council was going to spend a lot of time on terrorism, security, afghanistan, libya and syria and things like that, so i thought it was important to make sure that the national security secretariat and the politicians in the government spent time on hazards, threats, things like pandemics and other such things that were less immediate and current but otherwise you spend all your time on the other things.

yes, oliver letwin, who _ charge of resilience?harge of resilience? yes, oliver| letwin, who described himself as charge of resilience? yes, oliver i letwin, who described himself as a jack of all trades and mr fixit, but he said he was an amateur when he started and did not even know what the right questions were to ask. he said they should not be a revolving doorjob, it should be given a real importance in government. he came back to the flu pandemic idea, saying he did not even focus on the flu pandemic because he was called jo told the department of health was looking into the badge, but he says that he does not exonerate himself and it is no excuse, he said he should have said he wanted to look into it but didn't and says it is no excuse for a minister. catherine burns, thank you. sir eltonjohn says his headline set at glastonbury this weekend will be a brand new show — and different from the rest of his farewell tour. at 76 years of age, sir elton will will play the pyramid stage on sunday. it will be his first performance at

but as oliver letwin and george osborne say, a long time was spent preparing for a pandemic that didwhat happened wrath and one that did. in retrospect, do you think as prime minister. _ in retrospect, do you think as prime minister, your government 's failure to plan— minister, your government 's failure to plan for— minister, your government 's failure to plan for economic impact on businesses and individuals played any role _ businesses and individuals played any role in — businesses and individuals played any role in the catastrophic loss of lives _ any role in the catastrophic loss of lives when — any role in the catastrophic loss of lives when the storm of covid—i9 arrived _ lives when the storm of covid—i9 arrived in — lives when the storm of covid—i9 arrived in the uk some four years after— arrived in the uk some four years after your— arrived in the uk some four years after your departure? arrived in the uk some four years afteryour departure? | arrived in the uk some four years after your departure? i am desperately _ after your departure? i am desperately sorry - after you

as we had when oliver letwin _ present system? as we had when oliver letwin was _ present system?estion mark i've heard that cabinet office ministers - resilience question mark i've heard that cabinet office ministers get i that cabinet office ministers get quite _ that cabinet office ministers get quite a — that cabinet office ministers get quite a large _ that cabinet office ministers get quite a large portfolio _ that cabinet office ministers get quite a large portfolio on - quite a large portfolio on occasions _ quite a large portfolio on occasions.— quite a large portfolio on occasions. . ., ., quite a large portfolio on occasions. , ., ., , occasions. yes, whether or not they attended cabinet, _ occasions. yes, whether or not they attended cabinet, what _ occasions. yes, whether or not they attended cabinet, what mattered i occasions. yes, whether or not they attended cabinet, what mattered is| attended cabinet, what mattered is in practice whether they had the ear of the prime minister. you could easily make it the person was in my old cabinet officejob easily make it the p

the regrets you see in oliver letwin's evidence and in george osborne's evidence is that more questions and plan. we did work on ebola, which it exercises, we try to change that national dynamic on these things and we planned and prepared in accordance with that. the evidence — in accordance with that. the evidence of _ in accordance with that. the evidence of professor alexander, received — evidence of professor alexander, received by the inquiry last thursday, it included them posing this question — who— this question — who is in charge of keeping the country— who is in charge of keeping the country save? what is your answer to that question? a country save? what is your answer to that question?— that question? a prime minister is alwa s in that question? a prime minister is always in charge — that question? a prime minister is always in charge of _ that question? a prime minister is always in charge of keeping - that question? a prime minister is always in charge of keeping the i always in charge of keeping the country safe and onto my reforms, the prime minister was more actively in

oliver letwin 's evidence about how they should happen with great regularity and at a senior level is. yes. well, let's have — to be focused on this. yes. well, let's have a _ to be focused on this. yes. well, let's have a look _ to be focused on this. yes. well, let's have a look please - to be focused on this. yes. well, let's have a look please other. let's have a look please other recommendations of exercise alice. they are _ recommendations of exercise alice. they are in — recommendations of exercise alice. they are in the following document. thank— they are in the following document. thank you — they are in the following document. thank you. if we can go to page 16, please _ please. here we are. the please. — here we are. the page of a summary of lessons _ here we are. the page of a summary of lessons and actions identified. i'm of lessons and actions identified. i'm just _ of lessons and actions identified. i'm just going to read through a few of these _ i'm just going to read through a few of these. number one, the development of mers special of these. number one, the develop

interestingly though, he was also asked about oliver letwin, who was a former minister of governmentand and wales, suella—telling- chiefs across england and wales, suella telling forces suella braverman telling forces the suella braverman telling forces to gongoronc— suella braverman telling forces the dangerous carrying of woononc— the dangerous carrying of weapons has— the dangerous carrying of weapons has to come to an end, sno— weapons has to come to an end, sno coki— weapons has to come to an end, she said. she's— weapons has to come to an end, she said. she's also— weapons has to come to an end, she said. she's also called on oiiicorc— she said. she's also called on officers involved— she said. she's also called on officers involved in alton crorionc— officers involved in alton stations to _ officers involved in alton stations to their officers involved in alton- stations to -their body stations to publish their body rooiogo— stations to publish their body cam footage quickly to avoid racing— cam footage quickly to avoid rocing wnor— cam footage quickly to avoid facing what she