simon cope has been on the end of some questioning.er he knew what was in thejiffy bag he was asked to deliver to team sky, to the team sky doctor, dr richard freeman injune 2011. he says he was unaware of what was in the package. he was asked to take the package over to france. mps questioning why he didn't ask about this and going into some detail about whether he checked it in as hold luggage or put it into his hand luggage to determine his level of knowledge about it, but simon cope very clear, despite the fact saying at start of his testimony, he couldn't remember what he did last tuesday, had some recall of events five years ago and said he hadn't asked, the package was sealed and he did what was asked by his bosses at the time to deliver this package to dr richard freeman who was the team doctor of sky at the time and that was administered to sir bradley wiggins. now, we were told last december in a similar hearing by dave brailsford, the former head of british cycling and who was with team sky that he was told that the medical

it was administered by doctor richard freeman, now simon cope spoke to the commons committee yesterday didn't know what was in the package. doctor freeman was supposed to speak to the committee and he said he was ill, so, bradley wiggins was asked for comments and he'd night, he declined to comment, but we did hearfrom night, he declined to comment, but we did hear from jonathan night, he declined to comment, but we did hearfrom jonathan browning. the new chair of bridges cycling today. and he says he wants to get today. and he says he wants to get to the bottom of this. brew we need to the bottom of this. brew we need to make sure that we are not only clea n to make sure that we are not only clean but we are actually be able to demonstrate. that we are clean. we hope that notjust demonstrate. that we are clean. we hope that not just to ourselves and out hope that not just to ourselves and our staff and our riders but to the public ourselves. i have not come across any evidence of cheating. from what i have seen is an organisation that has grown dramatically over these last few years.

today we will hear from simon cope who broke from the british cycling headquarters in manchester.o the race in france in 2011. we will hearfrom the head of uk and it open. her organisation has been leading this investigation and we battled she will be at liberty to provide mps with an update about what she has uncovered so far. thank you very much. the government faces its first defeat over the brexit bill in the house of lords. 0pposition peers want the legislation amended to guarantee the rights of eu nationals to remain in the uk. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, has more. so far, let's be honest, theresa may has pummelled her opponent in the dust when it comes to brexit, but tonight, it is she who will be on the receiving end in the house of lords. despite the fact she went in there at the start of the debate to give peers a killer death race there. this even they are almost certain to defy her and food to guarantee the right of eu nationals living here. why? they think it is morally unacceptable to leave these people in limbo. they argue it is better for britain

his name is simon cope.ongestant, but mps say they are concerned by some of the evidence they've heard. so what questions remain about sir bradley wiggins and the mystery package? w here is a padded envelope. on the last day of the cycle race in 2011, it was delivered to team sky. simon cope, who worked for british cycling from manchester to geneva before heading into france to hand it to the team sky doctor, richard freeman. shane sutton says richard freeman. shane sutton says richard freeman gave the contents to bradley wiggins. so what was in the package? its co nte nts wiggins. so what was in the package? its contents haven't been independently confirmed. sir dave brailsford, the team sky boss, told mps in december that the package contained a deacon guestant. there is the rules and then there is the principle and our values and our values and our principles are very, very clear. we race clean and that's it. (bleep). but there are some questions outstanding such as why couldn't the team just buy the deac

we can pick it up here with simon cope being questioned.ened to the evidence today and i think you were stitched up. you've been left alone by people that may or may not have been former colleagues or friends. you are left ina colleagues or friends. you are left in a difficult position. do you feel that? yes. is there anything else would like to tell the committee? i've told you everything i know. i was told to take it by my employees. i was was told to take it by my employees. iwas ina was told to take it by my employees. i was in a precision by were my brawl. full—time. —— by my employers. i was in a position where my role was not full time so i took anyjobi my role was not full time so i took any job i could. do you think that your career was any job i could. do you think that your career was damaged? —— any job i could. do you think that your careerwas damaged? —— europe edition? he denies any wrongdoing. we heard from the culture that delivered it. not from the doctor that received the package. enough for uk anti—doping's nicole sapste

the man to deliver the package, the former coach simon cope, taking it from manchester or the way toe says it never occurred to him to ask what he was delivering. here years. i have listened to the evidence to date, i think you have been left to dangle. by the people he may be former colleagues and friends, you have been left in a difficult position. do you feel that? yes. anything else you want to tell the committee? bearing in mind you have been done in? i don't know anything, i told you all i know. i don't know what is in it, i was asked to take it by my employers. ollie foster is in the bbc sports centre. it appears to bea in the bbc sports centre. it appears to be a damaging afternoon for a number of the parties. the reputation for british cycling is at an all—time low. doctor richard freeman was supposed to be there to date in a fascinating couple of hours at westminster. he is unwell, still employed by british cycling, the doctor who received the package, was adjusted decongestant as sir dave bra ilsford was adjusted decongestant as sir dave brailsford said, six years ago. as

former british cycling coach, simon cope, was the man who delivered it, but today told mps he was noned, you know, it's a national governing body, why would i question the integrity of our governing body, basically? it's not asking, it's not about questioning integrity, it'sjust about — i'm going through an airport with a package, i'd quite like to know what's actually in the package. no, i didn't ask. last year, team sky boss, sir dave brailsford, said he'd been told the package contained fluimucil, a mere decongestant. cope had picked thejiffy bag up from the sport's headquarters in manchester, then traveled to gatwick before flying to geneva, and from there driving to france to deliver it. a surprising journey perhaps for medication that could have been bought locally for a few euros. what was in that delivery, sir? last year, the man who took delivery of the package, wiggins' doctor at the time, richard freeman, refused to tell me what was in it. last night, he pulled out of giving evidence due to illness. today, the head of the investigation into wiggins' medical package revealed

the man who delivered the package, the coach simon cope, which team sky claim was a decongestant, saidn that there is no audit trail of what is going in or out of a comprehensive supply of medical products. it is a very serious matter, because there are laws around the dispensing and administering of medicines. from what you said, it would see that doctor freeman is not complying with the gmc on that, and not keeping records for the dispensing of medicine. we are trying to establish how british cycling and team sky administered the anti—doping policy, to ensure their team is clean. what we heard today is that they do not, not satisfactorily. there are not proper records being kept that say what the doctor is giving to the riders and the reason why. that should be at the heart of any good policy on anti—doping. so that is a damning indictment of the way things are run at british cycling and at tea m are run at british cycling and at team sky. andy murray is into the quarterfinals after winning hsi second match at the dubai 0pen, he brushed aside spain's gullermo garcia—lopez in straight