no, simon cases. did you tell borisjohnson that covid guidance was issued to alton? no.ny such assurance and if so whothat is simon case basically saying it was not me who gave borisjohnson this advice that he talks about, but all rules were followed at all times. rememberthere all rules were followed at all times. remember there was some evidence that came out yesterday from borisjohnson, i have not reached the source material for ya, which said other aides had assured mrjohnson the events, some of them anyway were in the rules. the top civil servant in the country, the man who you might have expected mr johnson to ask, simon case, is saying that he did not tell boris johnson that all rules and guidance were followed and that no parties had taken place. the were followed and that no parties had taken place.— were followed and that no parties had taken lace. ~ , , , , had taken place. the mps presumably on this committee _ had taken place. the mps presumably on this committee have _ had taken place. the mps presumably on this committee have had _ had taken place. the mps

and matt hancock in a conversation and simon case thinks it's hilarious in quotes that a numberlidaymakers have been quarantined in shubert boxes, hotel rooms for having the audacity come over to the another element which has made me up that much , perhaps, given me up that much, perhaps, given that matt hancock's political career was already over, he's already said that he didn't want to stand at the next election. perhaps the biggest victim of the whole the biggest scalp of the lockdown files might be simon case, the cabinet secretary, because there are a number of really quite worrying elements to the way that he behaved. he calls the prime minister a untrusted figure , minister a untrusted figure, which is not what you'd expect from the head of the civil service. he accused and it definitely was framed as an accusation. the business secretary of pure conservative ideology, when he was worried restrictions to the covid which would inflict more damage on the. and these are the sort of comments about elected politicians that one really wouldn't expect from a leading figure. lea

i didn't ask simon case. i didn't know simon case. i asked simon case to conduct an inquiry.ery grateful that you recall. see the times mp, andrew griffith mp giving you the assurances you were present at those meetings. were those two, mp said that assurance is a gift, sir, if i just may ask the question and you can correct me if i misunderstood the point who were the official who gave these assurances in this meetings that you've referred to at paragraph in your written submissions submissions . well, i can't name submissions. well, i can't name any one. i don't know if i don't know if i can. i think that. why not the i think that most of have indicated they didn't want them themselves be remembered then to be to be named wanted and their anonymity . mr. and their anonymity. mr. johnson, could you just pause and answer question? are you not naming these officials who you say were giving you these assurances because you can't remember who they were or you can't remember their names or because you didn't want to have confidentially at least one adviser that i can think of tha

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simon case replied hilarious. parties had happened in westminster which would be investigated for breaking the government's own covid rules including the event borisjohnson and the current one rishi sue man were fined. matt hancock shared a link they said a man and woman had been failing to quarantine so,000 each after a trip to dubai. the reply. superb. now from a windowless bunker ale these messages and more to come are merging, generating headlines, and anger. in a statement, the matt hancock shared a link they said a man and woman had been failing to quarantine so,000 each after a trip to dubai. the reply. superb. now from a windowless bunker ale these messages and more to come are merging, generating headlines, and anger. in a statement, the former health secretary said "i am hugely disappoint and sad at the massive betrayal and breach of truss, there is absolutely no public interest case for this, releasing them this this way, gives a partial biased account, to suit an anti—lockdown agenda. account, to suit

simon case new lockdown rules. simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by boris johnson in september 2020. a spokesperson for mr. johnson's declined to comment . johnson's declined to comment. some rail passengers season tickets have gone up by hundreds of pounds today in the largest increase in train fares for more than a decade. ticket prices across england and wales are rising by an average 5.9, despite strikes and cancellations . the rail cancellations. the rail minister, hugh merriman says the increase is below inflation. labour has described it as savage . next week's remaining savage. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government. unite has joined units and gmb unions which say there has been a huge shift in the government's position. the strikes were to take place tomorrow and wednesday . two men arrested wednesday. two men arrested following the shooting of a police officer in northern ir

a simon case safe in hisjob? that simon case safe in his “ob? _ simon case safe in his “ob? that will be a decision for_ simon case safe in his job? that will be a decision for the - simon case safe in hisjob? twat will be a decision for the prime minister, clearly the prime minister has backed simon. i think there whatsapp, i started to lose track of them. i think, whatsapp, i started to lose track of them. ithink, what whatsapp, i started to lose track of them. i think, what possessed anyone to give over the whatsapp messages is beyond me. you to give over the whatsapp messages is beyond me— is beyond me. you think impartiality has been upheld? _ is beyond me. you think impartiality has been upheld? i'm _ is beyond me. you think impartiality has been upheld? i'm sure - is beyond me. you think impartiality has been upheld? i'm sure there's l has been upheld? i'm sure there's lots of conversations _ has been upheld? i'm sure there's lots of conversations that - has been upheld? i'm sure there's lots of conversations that people | lots of convers

what the latest with simon case.at simon had been whatsapp being matt hancock in quite an impartial way to discussing the rival views cabinet ministers throughout the 2020 and 2021 lockdowns, including such gems as accusing alok sharma , one of the sort of alok sharma, one of the sort of tory moderates of how pure conservative ideology , which conservative ideology, which isn't really what you'd expect . isn't really what you'd expect. cabinet secretary of the civil service to be saying. and this follows messages in which he appeared to be sort taking joy from saying people who are quarantined when arriving back from holidays. so really these messages although raise questions . matt hancock's questions. matt hancock's behaviour in office. matt hancock obviously gone. he is dead. hancock obviously gone. he is dead . so there's questions about dead. so there's questions about simon remained the cabinet simon case remained the cabinet secretary most senior civil secretary the most senior civil servant country . okay ser

also he and simon case seemingly finding it and when people had to simon case talking about people beinghen they got the first class flight and at one point saying it was hilarious , i doubt that it was hilarious, i doubt that many of the people who had to found it hilarious. so and this again, of course the police were cracking down on people's activities, people walking in the park with friends, people being issued with big fines at a time that we now know because of partygate that people in the building behind me were breaching the guideline that they themselves had . catherine they themselves had. catherine stay with me because today the independent panel of experts have recommended a five day suspension to . member of suspension to. member of parliament neil coyle from the house of commons after. two drunken confrontations in a bar. he subsequently made a personal statement in response to the report and he has apologised. neil coyle has sat down with gloria de piero an interview on how he has been year without drinking alcohol, being suspended from the labour party and the interview

simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by mr. johnson in september 2020. but if the cabinet office and mr. johnson declined to comment on the leaks , thousands comment on the leaks, thousands of asylum seekers will be left permanently in as a result of proposed legislation which is set to be announced this week. that's the warning. the refugee council, which says government plans could effectively shatter the uk's commitments under. the un refugee convention to give people a fair hearing regarding of their route to this country. new legislation would render as asylum claims from those who travel to the uk on small boats . the charity believes the plans are both unworkable and costly . are both unworkable and costly. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off . the unite union, called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government and unison and in doing so . gmb said on friday doing so. gmb said on friday there had been a huge shift in there had been a huge shift in the government

simon case new lockdown rules. simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by boris johnson in september 2020. a spokesperson for mr. johnson's declined to comment . johnson's declined to comment. some rail passengers season tickets have gone up by hundreds of pounds today in the largest increase in train fares for more than a decade. ticket prices across england and wales are rising by an average 5.9, despite strikes and cancellations . the rail cancellations. the rail minister, hugh merriman says the increase is below inflation. labour has described it as savage . next week's remaining savage. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government. unite has joined units and gmb unions which say there has been a huge shift in the government's position. the strikes were to take place tomorrow and wednesday . two men arrested wednesday. two men arrested following the shooting of a police officer in northern ir

simon case replies, "hilarious."n the national interest, claiming the lockdowns and quarantines were catastrophic. she was handed the messages by matt hancock when she helped him write a book about his experience of the pandemic. mr hancock says the messages are being published piecemeal as part of a biased campaign to discredit government policies. and last night, a former colleague came to his defence. there's three st james bibles' worth of messages from one man who was working 18 hours a day, seven days a week. he will have made mistakes, as well as other things. what i think you would get if you were fair and you weren't selectively splashing in a newspaper, you would get the impression of people who were working absolutely flat—out and determinedly to save lives. ms 0akeshott has said the telegraph has more revelations to come. mr hancock has said the right place to investigate how the pandemic was handled is the upcoming inquiry. damian grammaticus, bbc news. demand for new pets rose sharply during covid lockd

chief them simon case who chief among them simon case who it turns meant to be the it turns out meantirus sort of cabinet office impossible getty actually impossible getty was actually referring of the referring to members of the government and criticising them. there's where alok there's one rule where alok sharma to push back sharma was trying to push back some of the restrictions and he's dismissed by mr. case as a pure conservative ideology. well, if alok sharma man who cried cop26 seen as the cried at cop26 is seen as the embodiment sort of embodiment of sort of thatcherite breathing, thatcherite fire breathing, i dread think what other than dread to think what other than well, first of all, of course he should have conservative ideology in a conservative. the other to, other thing, he was a junior to, me, i secretary of the me, when i was secretary of the state i'd put as very state and, i'd put him as very centrist, actually, in the conservative certainly conservative party, certainly over side. and the over to one side. and the pragmatist cabinet pragmatist on the cabinet secr

and simon case, the cabinet secretary then replies, hilarious .n't hilarious. well, it wasn't hilarious for the people that happened to do that. instead of going back to work because just find you on this, camilla. there's a huge of words, predictably, between matt hancock, who , of course, hancock, who, of course, published his own rather different pandemic diaries and isabel oakeshott, the journalist who wrote them him. he says it's the appalling breach of trust and faith . and she signed and faith. and she signed a non—disclosure agreement . she non—disclosure agreement. she argues , all in the public argues, all in the public interest . argues, all in the public interest. i'm argues, all in the public interest . i'm with her. it is argues, all in the public interest. i'm with her. it is in the public interest. of it's in the public interest. of it's in the public interest. i mean , the public interest. i mean, anyone who thinks that the most important aspect of this story is isabella needs to perhaps take a long, hard look at themselves. what

morning made public before this hearing only on wednesday quotes cabinet secretary at the time simon case, the most senior civil servant in downing street who says he didn't give any reassurance about any events. and he's unaware of anyone else who did french present him, no microns as the controversial changes to pension rules will be implemented by the end of the year. his government plan to raise the age of retirement from $62.00 to $64.00. that led to weeks of demonstrations across from a 9th round of strikes. the national protest will take place on the same government for through the amendments in the national assembly without a vote move see to you right now? do you think i enjoy doing this reform? no, i could have done the same as many others before me and swept the dust under the rug . maybe the reality is to day there's one thing i regret is that we weren't able to inform people of the constraints. and more specifically, the need to undergo this reform says he did the fact that i fall. it will be all his possibility. mustn't. i say this in all responsibility. i'm not wishing to g

is that really the many people who have helped him throughout, you know you look at people like simon caseus ways, their reputations are now suffering as much as not more so than borisjohnson's. there is a sense when people come close to him, they get burnt. sense when people come close to him, they get burnt-— the chinese president has described china and russia as "strategic partners". 0n the second day of xi jinping's visit to moscow, he invited the russian leader vladimir putin to beijing. that's despite the fact that only last week the international criminal court accused mr putin of war crimes over the conflict in ukraine, and issued a warrant for his arrest. china does not recognise the court. here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. it's a visit being watched around the world for what its global consequences could be. according to the chinese president, his meetings in moscow will give new momentum to china's relations with russia at the expense of both countries hope of the west. out of this meeting with the russian prime minister came an invitation from president xi.

do you still have faith in simon case as cabinet secretary? i do, actually. have.i was with him quite closely. i was the government chief whip under under boris for a period of time. and he's always given me completely independent i'm professional yeah , i professional advice. so yeah, i absolutely and then absolutely do. okay. and then do you have faith in the fact that sue gray was impartial when she did her partygate report now that, she's become that, you know, she's to become keir of staff? keir starmer's, chief of staff? i've sue gray in my i've worked with sue gray in my role as northern ireland secretary , and she's always been secretary, and she's always been completely proper and professional with professional in my dealings with her. a labour politicians in the past have raised lots of questions about civil servants who've immediately moved into positions on the other side of the fence . you know, poached the fence. you know, poached gamekeeper type player or gamekeeper type player or gamekeeper type player or gamekeeper type poacher. maybe in the past .

documents showed no such claims came from the most senior official in government, cabinet secretary simon casee mrjohnson any assurances that covid rules were followed at all times and number ten in relation to gatherings covered in the sue gray report. he replied, no. e—mails about a bring your own booze gathering in the garden of number ten show the head of communications at the time, lee cain, describing it as a comms risk. he told the investigation it would have been highly unusual of him not to raise serious communications risk with the prime minister directly. and the principal private secretary to the prime minister, martin reynolds, recalled questioning whether. .. before the session of prime minister's questions. mr speaker, no, but! minister's questions. mr speaker, no, but i am sure whatever happened, the guidance was followed, and the rules were followed, and the rules were followed at all times. in a document published yesterday, borisjohnson in a document published yesterday, boris johnson accuse in a document published yesterday, borisjohnson accuse the mps investigating him of

operating in that simon case is operating in this pandemic. that simon case is operating in thisunny to laugh about people being in quarantine. i hear what you're saying, at the saying, eamonn, about how at the root all of matt root of all of this, matt hancock leaking messages, hancock leaking these messages, the never have the otherwise can never have been . but i think it does been got to. but i think it does give us a window to show what decision making was like in the scenes. that is important as scenes. and that is important as well. decision well. and part of that decision making, quite aside from the name calling and the sneering, whatever might was whatever it might be, was actually what's actually about policy and what's the the the latest revelation on the vaccine yeah, vaccine programme today? yeah, so a story the so this is a story in the telegraph about chris whitty telegraph about how chris whitty actually because covid actually said that because covid was low face was relatively low face fatalities around 1. and i think it's actually lower than that. vaccines tend

the most senior official in government, simon case, was asked if he gave mrjohnson any assurances that at all times in number 10 in relation to gatherings covered in the sue gray report. to which the cabinet secretary replied simply with �*no�*. and the principle private secretary to the pm, martin reynolds recalled �*questioning whether it was realistic for borisjohnson to argue that all guidance had been followed at all times�*. but during the hearing mrjohnson repeatedly denied he set out to deceive parliament — and what he said was �*in good faith�* your first concern is that i may have knowingly or recklessly deceived parliament on the first and 8th of december and it said that the rules is not been broken and the guidance have been followed completely in the guidance have been followed completely number ten. when i said those words, i was not trying to cover up or conceal anything. i said what i said in good faith based on what i honestly knew and reasonably believed at the time. that believe, what was in my head was based on my understanding of the rules in the guidance. that di

oakeshott who is the journalist responsible for dropping those whatsapp messages and also tories accuse simon casep, the mail on sunday sunday. and this is a big story, rishi, make no mistake, i will deport channel migrants pm's to end the farce of asylum seekers abusing human rights laws to stay in the uk . rights laws to stay in the uk. and prince harry says cannabis his mental health as sunday express prince harry's most revealing interview . i've been revealing interview. i've been in fight or flight since i was 12. i always felt different to the rest of my family. cocaine did nothing but marijuana help. also, rishi all stopped migrant boats . pm vows to slam a brake boats. pm vows to slam a brake on abuse of human rights laws to . control asylum. the observer he's gone full trump tories turn on boris johnson over partygate ministers face legal threats over net zero policy failure cabinet ministers have been warned by senior civil servants that they face court action because their catastrophic failure to develop policies for tackling climate according to secret document obtained by the observe

now, you simon there appears simon case there who appears a photograph that may or may not prove handyohnson prove handy to boris johnson when appears at the when he appears at the privileges this privileges committee this wednesday we've called this manoeuvre weekend because manoeuvre of the weekend because bofis manoeuvre of the weekend because boris manoeuvres isn't boris is on manoeuvres isn't he's briefed of the papers he's briefed all of the papers that legal that he's got this legal dossier that he's got this legal dossier that going to wipe that he thinks is going to wipe this case out of the water. the thing that most impressed about this that his legal this report is that his legal team led lord panik case. team is led by lord panik case. a strange name, but this a man of extraordinary pedigree who has been at the top of his game for the last 30 years. and that is to be taken seriously, the implication in the story is that bofis implication in the story is that boris can now produce evidence has not been seen before , that has not been seen before, that he was advised by offici

and simon case, his the economy.ibiting pure conservative ideology. and it's certainly not meant to sound like a compliment . so there's a very interesting story in the telegraph today suggesting that conservative mp and now pushing back against simon case, suggesting that he was showing left wing bias in his response to the covid pandemic . and of course, seeing pandemic. and of course, seeing a suit sue gray is under quite a lot of scrutiny at the moment for perhaps showing some left wing bias herself. the last thing that the civil service needsis thing that the civil service needs is another very senior civil servant being looked at in that light . catch with you a that light. catch with you a little bit later on. but for now, thank you . now from today, now, thank you. now from today, if you're in england and wales, well, it means you're going to have to dig deeper feel trying ticket. as the government introduces the biggest annual price hikes in more than a decade. yes tickets including season and off peak will

when cabinet secretary simon case asks "who is delivering enforcement?" lined to comment on speculation. delays to hs2 are being considered, among other options, to curb rising costs — that's according to the boss of the project. the planned high—speed railway, which will link london, the midlands and north of england, has long been plagued by cost increases and delays. one estimate has previously said the final price tag could exceed £100 billion. the government said work was well underway to bring transformational benefits for generations to come. radio 2 presenter ken bruce will host his final mid—morning show today after 31 years. the broadcaster, who's best known for his daily popmaster quiz, announced in january that he would be leaving radio 2 to go to the commercial station greatest hits radio. he'll be replaced by presenter vernon kay. ken was supposed to present his last show at the end of march, but his leaving date was brought forward to today. it's entirely within the bbc�*s right to ask me to step away a little early. gardening leave is a kno

oakeshott who is the journalist responsible for dropping those whatsapp messages and also tories accuse simon casehe mail on sunday sunday. and this is a big story, rishi, make no mistake, i will deport channel migrants pm's to end the farce of asylum seekers abusing human rights laws to stay in the uk . rights laws to stay in the uk. and prince harry says cannabis his mental health as sunday express prince harry's most revealing interview . i've been revealing interview. i've been in fight or flight since i was 12. i always felt different to the rest of my family. cocaine did nothing but marijuana help. also, rishi all stopped migrant boats . pm vows to slam a brake boats. pm vows to slam a brake on abuse of human rights laws to . control asylum. the observer he's gone full trump tories turn on boris johnson over partygate ministers face legal threats over net zero policy failure cabinet ministers have been warned by senior civil servants that they face court action because their catastrophic failure to develop policies for tackling climate according to secret document obtained by the observer i

so i think he's off simon case off quite well. simon case certainly isn't.dvisers are left reputations in the left their reputations in the mud . whilst i've you i have mud. whilst i've got you i have to your on big policy to get your take on big policy announcements . we know that the announcements. we know that the prime staking his prime minister staking his political on this he political reputation on this he had success with the windsor had big success with the windsor framework last week. can he do the same of promising over the same of under promising over delivery. yes and that's what we'll be hoping for isabel but rishi sunak has created this sort of narrative he's this management consultant almost this problem solver who's getting to the grips of getting is getting to grips with some of the biggest issues face as a country. he did it tidied up the loose ends on on brexit that went this is slightly went very well this is slightly different and it's a more different and it's a lot more difficult because is a lot difficult because there is a lot of wr

simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by mr. johnson in september 2020. but if the cabinet office and mr. johnson declined to comment on the leaks , thousands comment on the leaks, thousands of asylum seekers will be left permanently in as a result of proposed legislation which is set to be announced this week. that's the warning. the refugee council, which says government plans could effectively shatter the uk's commitments under. the un refugee convention to give people a fair hearing regarding of their route to this country. new legislation would render as asylum claims from those who travel to the uk on small boats . the charity believes the plans are both unworkable and costly . are both unworkable and costly. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off . the unite union, called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government and unison and in doing so . gmb said on friday doing so. gmb said on friday there had been a huge shift in there had been a huge shift in the government

morning made public before this hearing only on wednesday quotes cabinet secretary at the time simon case, the most senior civil servant in downing street who says he didn't give any reassurance about any events. and he's unaware of anyone else who did. i'm trying to how to the survivors of cove in 1900 feel about this testimony, is that watching it unfold on national television? you can be sure that very many of them will be watching this. it is a grand televised spectacle, of course, they will wait, they know years potentially for the findings of an independent inquiry to get any real sense of accountability over what they perceive to have gone wrong in the government's response. so for them, what is happening to the prime minister at the time now in parliament? is at least a possibility of some sort of indication. listen to what amanda henry had to say. i spoke to her yesterday. she lost her father, robert in a care home. care homes at the time, of course were depleted of tests and personal protective equipment. and very many of their residents succumbed. we trusted the government to p

simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by boris johnson in september 2020.er prime minister's declined to comment . minister's declined to comment. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government . so they have joined government. so they have joined unison and the gmb unions , which unison and the gmb unions, which say there's been a huge shift in the government's position. the strikes were to take place tomorrow and wednesday . two men tomorrow and wednesday. two men arrested following the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland have been released. detective chief inspector john caldwell was shot several times in omagh last month. he remains in omagh last month. he remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital . six other condition in hospital. six other men who were arrested and questioned as part of the investigation have previously been .the investigation have previously been . the duke and been released. the duke and duche

simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by mr. johnson in september 2020. a spokesperson for boris johnson has declined to comment. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government. unite joins unison and gmb , which say there's been and gmb, which say there's been and gmb, which say there's been a huge shift in the government's position . the strikes were to position. the strikes were to take place tomorrow and wednesday . two men arrested wednesday. two men arrested following the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland have been released. detective chief inspector john caldwell was shot several times in omagh last month. he remains in omagh last month. he remains in a critical but condition in hospital. six other men who were arrested and as part of the investigation have been released previously , the duke of duchess previously, the duke of duchess and the duke and duchess of sussex have received an official invitation to king charle

simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by boris johnson in september 2020. prime minister's declined to comment . minister's declined to comment. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government . so they have joined government. so they have joined unison and the gmb unions , which unison and the gmb unions, which say there's been a huge shift in the government's position. the strikes were to take place tomorrow and wednesday . two men tomorrow and wednesday. two men arrested following the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland have been released. detective chief inspector john caldwell was shot several times in omagh last month. he remains in omagh last month. he remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital . six other condition in hospital. six other men who were arrested and questioned as part of the investigation have previously been .the investigation have previously been . the duke and been released. the duke and duchess

simon case was appointed cabinet secretary by mr. johnson in september 2020. a spokesperson for boris johnson has declined to comment. next week's remaining ambulance strikes in england have been called off. the unite union, which represents 3000 workers, has entered pay talks with the government. unite joins unison and gmb , which say there's been and gmb, which say there's been and gmb, which say there's been a huge shift in the government's position . the strikes were to position. the strikes were to take place tomorrow and wednesday . two men arrested wednesday. two men arrested following the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland have been released. detective chief inspector john caldwell was shot several times in omagh last month. he remains in omagh last month. he remains in a critical but condition in hospital. six other men who were arrested and as part of the investigation have been released previously , the duke of duchess previously, the duke of duchess and the duke and duchess of sussex have received an official invitation to king charle

simon case cabinet's secretary i did not give johnson that guidance had been adhered to at all times.mmittee has got in front of. and this is the crucial point that i think we'll be hearing a lot of in about hour's time. what's the difference between rules and. yeah. the law versus the guidance. and boris in the house of commons seemed to have these two phrases almost indistinguishable. sort of chopping . and changing the rules chopping. and changing the rules were followed. the guidance was followed. well, in legal terms , followed. well, in legal terms, have meanings. followed. well, in legal terms, have meanings . and the have different meanings. and the evidence that the committee put together and published today that boris johnson was assured that boris johnson was assured that rule weren't broken but wasn't that guidance wasn't broken . now, boris johnson will broken. now, boris johnson will be saying that he was referring to specific instances when he was speaking about guidance in the commons. but then again, it is a very difficult line to walk. what point can you say that joh

it turned out that the people who got the rules from weren't people like simon case, the cabinet secretaryople like jack doyle , the people like jack doyle, press officers, junior press officers , young people who he officers, young people who he himself had appointed. i have to say, i found his response at times slightly rambling, repetitive , angry, irritable repetitive, angry, irritable bill. but the big question is , bill. but the big question is, can he survive this? i think he probably will. give me your thoughts, farage at gb news dot uk. i think he'll survive it because they will not. it seems to me absolutely be able to prove that he lied to parliament. that's why , i guess parliament. that's why, i guess to get a more dispassionate , i'm to get a more dispassionate, i'm joined by gb news political reporter olivia utley . olivia, reporter olivia utley. olivia, what's the talk of the road post? this this grilling, i guess, is what we can call it. well, yes, there's no feeling that boris johnson sort of covered himself in glory, but nor is there a feeling that it was an absolute fia

it turned out that the people who got the rules from weren't people like simon case, the cabinet secretarypeople like jack doyle , the people like jack doyle, press officers, junior press officers , young people who he officers, young people who he himself had appointed. i have to say, i found his response at times slightly rambling, repetitive , angry, irritable repetitive, angry, irritable bill. but the big question is , bill. but the big question is, can he survive this? i think he probably will. give me your thoughts, farage at gb news dot uk. i think he'll survive it because they will not. it seems to me absolutely be able to prove that he lied to parliament. that's why , i guess parliament. that's why, i guess to get a more dispassionate , i'm to get a more dispassionate, i'm joined by gb news political reporter olivia utley . olivia, reporter olivia utley. olivia, what's the talk of the road post? this this grilling, i guess, is what we can call it. well, yes, there's no feeling that boris johnson sort of covered himself in glory, but nor is there a feeling that it was an absolute f

simon case, who was appointed cabinet by mr.ppear to form part of a conversation with matt hancock about capability. a spokesman for boris johnson has declined to comment . summary declined to comment. summary passenger season tickets have gone up by hundreds of pounds today in the largest increase in train fares for more than a decade. train fares for more than a decade . ticket prices across decade. ticket prices across england and wales are rising by an average 5.9, despite it strikes and cancellations that have brought parts of the uk to a standstill. rail minister hugh merriman says the increase is below inflation. labour has called it savage . the travel called it savage. the travel editor at sun, lisa minot , called it savage. the travel editor at sun, lisa minot, us. the government must invest in the network to justify the price . got it. one of the oldest railway systems in the world. but on top of that, you know, not a huge amount of investment has been put into it over the years and there's decades worth of needs be o

any days —— simon case asks... simon case replies...downs and quarantines were catastrophic. she was handed the messages by matt hancock when she helped him write a book about his experience of the pandemic. mr hancock says the messages have been published piecemeal, as part of a biased campaign to discredit government policies, and last night, a former colleague came to his defence. there is three saint — colleague came to his defence. there is three saint james _ colleague came to his defence. there is three saint james bible's _ colleague came to his defence. ii—urr is three saint james bible's worth of messages from one man who was working 17 —— seven hours a day, —— seven days a week of 18 hours a day, he would make mistakes and i think what you get if you are fair and you are not selectively smashing in a newspaper —— splashing in a newspaper, you would get the oppression of people who are working flat out and determinedly to save lives. , ., ,, , ., flat out and determinedly to save lives. , ., ~ , ., .,, flat out and determinedl

because i mean there's so much that annoys me about says oh yes simon case talking about how it's hilarious locked that people going to be locked hotels for quarantine you've got matt hancock talking about frightening the off people. the whole thing is just is disgusting it's totally is it's so and it's almost you so overdue and it's almost you know, which is a horrible thing to say, but it's finally out. yeah. is that fair? do you feel satisfied by this? i don't feel satisfied by this? i don't feel satisfied by this? i don't feel satisfied by it because i there and i'm going to i'm going to be releasing my files from 2020. right where i call the whole thing a panic. and not a pandemic. so i was there so i've been waiting for three years. there's no amount of exposition exposition is going to make up for we all i knew . exposition is going to make up for we all i knew. i don't exposition is going to make up for we all i knew . i don't know for we all i knew. i don't know if you knew, nick. i don't i didn't know one day what i'm embarking on, how much i added to the rules in the beginning an

because i mean there's so much that annoys me about says oh yes simon case talking about how it's hilarious locked that people going to be locked hotels for quarantine you've got matt hancock talking about frightening the off people. the whole thing is just is disgusting it's totally is it's so and it's almost you so overdue and it's almost you know, which is a horrible thing to say, but it's finally out. yeah. is that fair? do you feel satisfied by this? i don't feel satisfied by this? i don't feel satisfied by this? i don't feel satisfied by it because i there and i'm going to i'm going to be releasing my files from 2020. right where i call the whole thing a panic. and not a pandemic. so i was there so i've been waiting for three years. there's no amount of exposition exposition is going to make up for we all i knew . exposition is going to make up for we all i knew. i don't exposition is going to make up for we all i knew . i don't know for we all i knew. i don't know if you knew, nick. i don't i didn't know one day what i'm embarking on, how much i added to the rules in the beginning an

it's about the whatsapp messages between matt hancock and simon case.nto conflict with rishi sunak, the now prime, but then the chancellor of the exchequer over lockdown restrictions and what it is that there was real conflict between the department of health and sunak's priorities. the departments health wanted to focus on tighter restrictions. sunak wanted keep businesses open and what i find very interesting about the exchange is in this in in between simon case and matt hancock is matt hancock would say doesn't sunak want to control the virus. not really . i control the virus. not really. i think recognising that perhaps sunak had other priorities and we've seen this with the exchanges that revealed the conflicts he had with gavin williamson, who was education secretary, wanted to keep schools open. matt hancock really wanted to get his way on things . so it shows how the things. so it shows how the department of health had their priorities were very much prioritised over other departments. and matt hancock often got his way. but you see is it just

that was the cabinet secretary, simon case. yes, it was simon. yeah.t would be used as a pejorative term. you know where has conservativism gone? i guess a lot . as one who struggles to lot. as one who struggles to support the tories at the polls though , have shown ben no doubt though, have shown ben no doubt a narrowing of labour's lead. i the tories have had quite a good i think, i think he's done well on the windsor framework, he's done well i think on stop the boats . i done well i think on stop the boats. i had done well i think on stop the boats . i had a done well i think on stop the boats. i had a good meeting done well i think on stop the boats . i had a good meeting with boats. i had a good meeting with macron. sorry with the president. the united states. when you remember the shadow cabinet about that little later and the polls lead is now narrows by 11% now a few years ago tories 11 points i know would be a state of national mourning, but that's a lot better than where they've been before. they've really narrowed over months with over the

august 2020 a simon case a permanent secretary at the cabinet.cial said who is actually delivering and enforcement and that's when mr. hancock replied i think we are going to have to get heavy with the police. and again in 2021, january the 10th, shortly after another lockdown, a peak on hancock wrote the pm was in very good shape in that meeting. the plot of got to have their marching orders and this is what led to people being arrested and parks on the walk in and having a coffee with the friends and drones well yes, they may have gone over the top, but see what worries me about all of this and i know it all makes great headunes i know it all makes great headlines and all the rest of it is the fact that it then gets taken out of context. so, i mean, if you're if you're bringing in emergency legislation to have a lockdown, do agree with that not? do you agree with that or not? and it's not being enforced. yeah and you're going to say things and a casual things like and in in a casual what sir. but we need to crack down on the police. i agree. we

the paper published a message from the head of the civil service simon case sent the following monthhat he had given his material to the covid—19 enquiry which he said was the right and only place for everything to be considered properly. helen catt, bbc news. rishi sunak has pledged that migrants will be deported with new laws announced this week. our political correspondent peter saulljoins us now. peter, what else is expected to be included in this announcement? the prime list and home secretary indifferent to sunday papers outlining their priorities. keen to move things _ outlining their priorities. keen to move things onto _ outlining their priorities. keen to move things onto the _ outlining their priorities. keen to move things onto the here - outlining their priorities. keen to move things onto the here and i outlining their priorities. keen to i move things onto the here and now where newspapers have been dominated by some of the problems faced by his predecessor, party gate and covid—19, to what they see as issues that matter to people in the here and now, stopping small bo

meanwhile, under fire, cabinet secretary simon case is said to not receive support to rishi sunak asown files guardian not say what they're saying, well, it's still short. gary lineker, i think, but they're accusing the government of removing the right for protection government of removing the right for the protection government of removing the right for the tories. protection government of removing the right for the tories. new protection government of removing the right for the tories. new to itection government of removing the right for the tories. new to tackle with the tories. new to tackle small boats crossing the channel. more on the media bus now though. it's not a superstar panel now though. it's not a superstar panel. political panel. it is political commentator . i've commentator suzanne evans. i've got news presenter got gb news presenter commentator the reverend calvin robinson , an author and robinson, an author and journalist . rebecca reid , now journalist. rebecca reid, now the bbc is obviously state funded and of that. well they continue to push the boundaries of im

meanwhile, under fire, cabinet secretary simon case is said to not receive support to rishi sunak askdown files guardian not say what they're saying, well, it's still short. gary lineker, i think, but they're accusing the government of removing the right for protection for refugees to seek protection with new to tackle with the tories. new to tackle small boats crossing the channel. more on the media bus now though. it's a superstar now though. it's not a superstar panel now though. it's not a superstar panel. political panel. it is political commentator . i've commentator suzanne evans. i've got presenter got gb news presenter commentator the reverend calvin robinson , an author and robinson, an author and journalist . rebecca reid , now journalist. rebecca reid, now the bbc is obviously state funded and of that. well they continue to push the boundaries of impartiality to they limits and they segment on bbc radio four's comedy programme the skewer or should not be the c word no i won't say. last week pushed limits to a whole new. watch what you call a corrupt far right . watch what

week of revelations from telegraph's files, telegraph's the lockdown files, a new line claim that simon caserrible fraser terrible consequences of fraser nelson , a column this week in nelson, a column this week in the telegraph, warning that unless game unless britain's pandemic game is changed, could enter is changed, we could enter lockdown again in the future so do we need to change? i'll contingency plan for a possible future or is lockdown actually the right policy as some argue? joining me now to discuss this , joining me now to discuss this, angus dalgleish, a professor oncology st george's hospital medical school . now, if i medical school. now, if i remember rightly, angus, you were someone who was against lockdowns pretty much from the start . they good afternoon. start. they good afternoon. i certainly was as an oncologist, i saw from my own personal experience in clinic that if patients were able to come in to their regular attendance early, diagnose resistant early treatment, it would be an absolute disaster. and as a virologist who did a lot of work in the hiv field in the ear

the leaked whatsapp messages head of the messages from the head of the civil simon civil service, simon case thinking that if you're not in lockstep the lockdowns , lockstep with the lockdowns, then just a wing then you are just a right wing conservative both . conservative ideologists, both. that's and when that's not correct. and when comes to again with the small boats issue , there been boats issue, there have been people within the service that seem on government seem not keen on government ministers the right ministers having the right ideas. they've got something different up their sleeve. so i think this is something that i think this is something that i think a lot of people will understand why that was said in that email and can chime with if you were advising her way used to michael gove you be to advise michael gove you be advising her to apologise or say stick guns home stick to your guns home secretary because olivia secretary because as olivia said, a hugely important said, it's a hugely important with and a lot of voters with voters and a lot of voters will probably agree wit

apparently he plotted to oust the boss of nhs england, sir simon case before the 2020 lockdown.ach dominic cummings to remove stevens, but did not reveal why the minister and number ten adviser were planning this move. so joining us now from westminster is gb news is political editor darren mccaffrey free. good morning , mccaffrey free. good morning, darren. more controversy for matt hancock to deal with over the weekend. what's the fallout of latest messages being of these latest messages being down at westminster ? yeah, maybe down at westminster? yeah, maybe not a surprise when you gave 100,000 whatsapp messages to a journalist that they will find a succession of stories day after day after day. it does feel a little bit like the mp expenses scandal 15 years ago when the daily telegraph, a leaked information out or reported on it in, a quick succession and yet we are again today, as you say with a series of whatsapp messages from matt hancock they don't necessarily present them in the best light aside from what been talking about what you just been talking about and suggestio

name is in the frame at the moment and is expected to probably go in a not very distant future is simon case and to is at the centre of the whatsapp messages between matt hancock the former health secretary and various members of staff , then members of staff, then government and civil servants . government and civil servants. he was also had to himself if you remember from the inquiry into partygate because he was actually at one of the parties which why sue gray was appointed . so i mean of course there are going be people over whom there is a certain cloud and there are question but don't forget the civil service includes a lot of junior staff and many of those. if you go back to party gaming, if you go back to party gaming, i we don't want to go round that horse again. but you know, a lot of the junior staff were fined and have been right there is bullying and the course is that you mentioned patrick, lots of do that i don't think you can say that makes it about the letter shouldn't have gone out and suella braverman his name and suella braverman his name and next time all right thank yo

100,000 whatsapp past the telegraph by journalist isabel set to show that the cabinet secretary simon caseld be vital. let's more now with nick tyrone, author and journalist and avid reader of the lockdown files over. you had enough , nick? ivan, i suppose enough, nick? ivan, i suppose i've been enjoying it as much as everyone else. it's an interesting insight. i i'm not really sure it tells us anything that new. if that makes sense. i can't think of one thing that i've learned of it that i would say what i didn't know. well, that's. wow, that it's roughly of what i would have expected. does that make sense? yeah. i mean , the interesting fact is , mean, the interesting fact is, you know, we were being told all the time by the government, we're following the science and the scientists are making decisions. what know is decisions. what we do know is that from many of these latest ones , it's perhaps matt hancock ones, it's perhaps matt hancock . the politics the i must own this . he said . the politics the i must own this. he said he wanted it to be seen as a hancock triumph . well seen as