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this is not the westminster bubble.r her and herfamily, this case isn't closed, and she speaks for millions of people. i ask the prime minister withdraw that when he gets up, withdraw that when he gets up. it's the wrong response to ollie's case. mr speaker, let me be absolutely clear with the right honourable gentleman, and i think the whole house and the whole country can see that we have a new health secretary in place and have had one since the day after the stories appeared. and that was entirely right, and that was the right response to the situation. of course he's right in what he says about the sacrifice made by families up and down the land. but the best response, in my view, to their grief and their pain and the sufferings that they have endured, is to get on with a new health secretary, which is what we have, and with all the energy and application that we have to roll out those vaccines and allow the people of this country to work forwards towards freedom day, which i devoutly hope will come onjuly the 19th

margie was born in alabama, but she called westminster her home for more than 60 years. she's survived by two of her four children, 19 grandchildren, 23 -- 23 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great grandchildren. i will always remember margie rice as a pioneer and a leader who loved and cared for the westminster community with all her heart. she will be missed. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. nehls, for five minutes. mr. nehls: madam speaker, crime is up across the country. cities that defunded their police are now facing the consequences. police chiefs have gone on national tv to literally beg, beg for more support and assistance. what started as a far-left political slogan ended up impacting real-world policy in numerous democrat-run cities. now, crime is surging across america, and just the other day, there was a brazen shootout a mile, a mile away from the white house. the facts and the numbers do not lie. this is president biden's crime crisis. rather than face the ra

james in westminster, _ not gone away yet. james in westminster, thank - not gone away yet. you very much indeed. headlights coming up for you very shortly but now time for a pause and the weather. it's a pleasant enough evening out there as well. just a couple of scattered showers in one or two areas. what about tomorrow? looking good. in fact, the outlook is looking very good indeed. it's going turn increasingly warm and sunny. so, the here and now, across many central and western areas, it is going to be a mostly clear night. however, out towards the east, along the north sea coast, it may turn cloudy, so that means a bit of a slow start to the day for some of us on wednesday. but not cold in the morning. 15 degrees, for example, in liverpool. so, the forecast for wednesday, lots of fine weather right from the word go. plenty of sunny spells all the way. in one or two areas in the north west it might turn a little cloudier and cooler, too. 17 for stornoway, but low 20s for the lowlands of scotland and northern ireland. mid—20s expected in the south. how about thursday and

at westminster, the health secretary explained the plan for england.ay if not now, when? there will never be a perfect time to take this step because we simply cannot eradicate this virus. whether we like it or not, coronavirus is not going away. but moving forward next week, supported by the arrival of summer and the school holidays, it gives us the best possible chance of a return to normal life. the secretary of state has taken a high—risk, indeed, fatalistic approach trying to game what might happen in the winter, deciding that infections are going up anyway, and instead of caution, he's pushing his foot down on the accelerator while throwing the seatbelts off. several mps were concerned about clinically vulnerable people. the prospect of a so—called freedom day next week is actually anything but. they and many clinically vulnerable people, such as pregnant women, are living in fear of what living with covid means for them. some accused ministers of risky mixed messaging. the message around face masks on public transport, for example, has been down

we are incredibly influential in westminster.minster. i mean, you literally can't escape us. copies are taken by the westminster doorkeeper to the tea room and other strategic locations when you walk out as an mp or a spad or aide — you know, they're there in the tube station, if you take a taxi at the member door's, and member's entrances, there's a big pile. we're even sitting in the underground car park. so, within westminster we are widely read, very influential, we're breaking... often the time they get us is between 1:30 and 2pm, and they've got big statements to make that afternoon, often big debates. i mean, i remember on the first day i arrived here, which was injuly, so ijoined, like victoria — did you join during the pandemic? just before. just a few weeks before. i mean, ijoined after the first big lockdown. and on my very first day, i had to do the paper, put that the bed, and then go straight to westminster to interview boris johnson with our brilliant, sort of, lobby legend political editorjoe murphy. and as his he

i think that's got a lot to do with our physical presence in westminster. the tea room and other strategic locations when you walk out as an mp or a aide — they're there at the member store, in the tube station, if you take a taxi at the member store, and member's entrances, there's a big pile. are sitting in the underground car park. within westminster we are widely read, very influential, we are breaking often the time they get to us is between 1.30 and 2pm, and they have got big statements to make that afternoon come off big debates. i mean, i remember on the first day i arrived here which was injuly, ijoined like victoria — did you join during the pandemic orjust before? ijoined after the first big lockdown. on my very first day, i had to do the paper and put that the bed and then go straight to westminster to interview boris johnson with our brilliant editor. as his aide came out the door to meet us, she had a copy of the standard tucked under her arm, i was standing a little bit behind joe, so i don't think she saw me. i know a few slightly bad temper

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let's have a look at some other news from around westminster now.making coronavirus vaccinations compulsory for people who work at care homes in england. the care minister said most people who worked in care homes had already taken up the vaccine. i know that from speaking directly to people who received care and also those who have relative living and care homes that while they might not be sure about requiring the care workers to be vaccinated, they are sure that they individually want to be cared for by someone who is fully vaccinated. but many mps wanted to see an impact assessment before the changes are introduced in november. it isn't good enough to expect us to vote on something that is difficult and controversial and complicated and not share the information with the house that the minister has at her disposal. it is an abuse. it is not good enough. they're increasingly popular, the house of lords has heard that e—scooters have left the pavements a "wild west of lawlessness" and a "nightmare" for pedestrians. it's illegal to use privately ow

alex forsyth with the latest at westminster. | alex forsyth with the latest at westminster. daily coronavirus cases has risen for the first time in a week. the latest government figures show there were just over 27,731; new cases in the latest 24—hour period, though that number is less than the same time last week, which means on average, there were 30,494 per day in the last week. 91 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average, 71 deaths were recorded per day in the last week. the number of people in hospital with covid continues to rise. there are now more than 6,000 for the first time since march 18th. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab and more than 71% are now fully vaccinated. today's news from the olympic games in tokyo. there have been more gold medals for great britain. team gb now has five gold, six silver and five bronze medals, with tom dean becoming the first male british swimmer to win more than one gold medal at the same olympic games in over a century. he helped team gb to victory in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay. an ex

mps and peers have now left westminster for their summer break.y programmes either. groans thank you. this programme started life as the record way back in 1992 on bbc two, before migrating to the bbc parliament channel when it started in the late �*90s. a weekly round—up programme was added... hello there, and welcome to the record review of the week at westminster. ..although that was rebranded after an mp turned up for the show thinking he'd been invited on to talk about his record collection. well, that may not be entirely true, but in 2012 the programme became known as the day in parliament with another weekly review. welcome to the week in parliament, and indeed welcome to parliament. and as well as keeping you informed about the big issues in parliament, we didn't forget its traditions either. there used to be a great deal of doffing when a new peer was introduced to the house of lords. watch prorogation. it's one of the few examples you'll ever see of a real doff in action. ok, so you're obviously our expert. give us a quick rundown — what

this is not the westminster bubble. and herfamily, this case isn't closed, and she speaks for millions of people. i ask the prime minister withdraw that when he gets up, withdraw that when he gets up. it's the wrong response to ollie�*s case. mr speaker, let me be absolutely clear with the right honourable gentleman — and i think the whole house and the whole country can see — that we have a new health secretary in place, and have had one since the day after the stories appeared. and that was entirely right and that was the right response to the situation. and of course he's right in what he says about the sacrifice made by families up and down the land, but the best response, in my view, to their grief and their pain and the sufferings that they have endured is to get on with a new health secretary, which is what we have. and with all the energy and application that we have to roll out those vaccines and allow the people of this country to work towards freedom day, which i devoutly hope will come onjuly the 19th. keir

laura kuenssberg in westminster. _ more to say.aura kuenssberg in westminster, thank you. - dominic cummings: the interview will be broadcast tomorrow night on bbc two at 7pm and will be available on bbc iplayer and bbc sounds as a podcast. the latest government figures show 39,950 new infections in the latest 24—hour period, which means an average of 46,024 new cases per day in the last week. there are just over 4,000 people in hospital with coronavirus — the uk's chief scientific adviser today said 60% of those being admitted are unvaccinated. 19 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. just over 18,000 people have received a first dose of a vaccine in the latest 24 hour period — that's the lowest number since the uk's vaccination programme began. over 46 million pople have now had theirfirstjab — that's 87.9% of the adult population. and just over 36 million people are now fully vaccinated — 68.5% of all uk adults. the government has announced that vaccinated workers in some critical industries will be exempt from the self—iso

this is not the westminster bubble. she told me that for her and her family, this case isn't closed, and she speaks for millions of people. i'll ask the prime minister to withdraw that when he gets up, i withdraw that when he gets up. it is a wrong response to ollie's case. i can't help concluding that the prime minister did not -- on friday morning either because he didn't want to know the answers, or because he knows full well there's more to come out. well, then, it's nonsense. so i asked the prime minister in response to his nonsense, when you declared the case closed friday morning, had he asked the health secretary if he'd broken any other rules, yes or no? >> mr. speaker, let me be clear with the right honorable gentleman, i think the whole house, the whole country can see that we have a new health secretary this place and have had one the day after the story appeared, and that was the right response to the situation. of course he's right in what he says about the sacrifice made by families up and down the land.

the party's westminster leader said the uk had seen "the very best in our society" during these tougho opportunism, for greed and for covid profits above accountability. because this tory government is guilty of funnelling covid cash from the frontline into the pockets of its rich friends. we are talking about endemic cronyism during a global pandemic. the right honourable member is well aware of the public contract regulations, which existed before the pandemic, which allow the government to procure at speed in times of emergency, and there was no need for suspension or relaxation of the procurement rules in order for them to be used. and i would very gently say — these were the same systems that happened in scotland and in wales. we had an unprecedented global crisis, and quite rightly, people had to use existing regulation which allows them to flex in order to deliver for their populations. jo churchill. now, one of the questions the inquiry�*s likely to ask is how some people who died from covid contracted the virus in hospital. in wales, more than 1,800 people did so. the issue d

hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, your irreplaceable guide to the world of westminsterond. in this programme, labour delivers the prime minister's end—of—term report. last week, a million kids were off school, businesses are closing and millions will spend their summer self—isolating. a self—isolating borisjohnson explains the government's approach to covid. you have to balance the catastrophe of the disease against the suffering that is caused by lockdowns. as england ditches facemasks, mps search for some summer travel tips. if you're on an ner train travelling from england i through to scotland, the rules i change as you cross the border. have you any idea how that will practically work? - and we look back on 60 years of pmqs. you need to write out 1000 times, "i will behave myself at prime minister's questions!" but first, the last week of the parliamentary term was dominated, as was the rest of it, by the pandemic. two, one... on monday, so—called "freedom day", most legal restrictions were lifted in england. nightclubs finally reopened after 16 months, but ministe

because i think we in westminster have a responsibility to get behind him.e no equivalence. whatsoever between a soldier in the peace officer— who served our country and this who hid behind masks and terrorised under. the cover of darkness. we find, any such- attempt of governance as deeply offensive to us. the northern ireland secretary reassured him there was no moral equivalence between people who served in the security forces and terrorists. you're watching wednesday in parliament with me, david cornock. most covid rules in wales — but not all — are set to be scrapped from the 7th of august. new welsh government plans will see all legal limits on the number of people who can meet others end from that date. some rules will also be eased as soon as this saturday — but even in august, facemasks will still be legally required in most indoor public places, except in hospitality businesses such as pubs and restaurants, or schools. the first minister, labour's mark drakeford, looked ahead to the changes next month. life will have returned very substantially to

now, they do like an anniversary here at westminster.use of commons. on that day, the speaker at the time was sir harry hylton—foster, who was the last speaker to die in post. i hope not to reintroduce that! laughter he introduced pmqs by informing the house - that the prime minister harold macmillan "was willing to try this experiment for the remainder of the session, if that be the wish of the house." after 60 years, 12 prime ministers, pmqs has become one of the most high—profile events of the parliamentary week and is watched by constituents across the country and followers of uk politics around the world. i think we can say that the experiment has been a success! this week's was the first in which the prime minister took questions by videolink from chequers, his retreat in buckinghamshire. what could possibly go wrong? hang on a minute. is it this thing here? prime minister... people were trying to be quite rowdy, but i can hear you now. continue... can you hear me, mr speaker? mr speaker, can you hear me? i can hear you loud and cl

and another split in westminster, as michael gove becomes the second cabinet minister to part ways within the space of a week. it says he and his wife are parting amicably. the telegraph focuses on whether any social distancing rules could have been broken. "a victory for �*decency”' — the labour leader sir keir starmer�*s reaction to the by—election win in batley and spen leads on the front of the guardian. it's trading that takes the lead on the front of the ft, as it reports that london has reclaimed its crown as europe's largest share trading centre. and, yes, we kane! as the england squad gears up for the quarterfinal in rome against ukraine, the mirror says team captain harry kane "will give it everything and lead lions to glory". let's begin. joe, do you want to kick off and start with the times and it story about quarantine — some good news? and it story about quarantine - some good news?— good news? well, the government miaht good news? well, the government might change _ good news? well, the government might change covid _ good news? well, the government might change covid res

our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. what has been going on here? it is a lot of money, more than £1000 a year, for some claimants that is 5% of their household income. it ministers had made clear that they have no intention of extending the extra money beyond october when it is due to end, in part down to the 6 billion p take your cost estimated by the treasury. as chancellor rishi sunak attempts to get a grip on the public finances, borisjohnson has public finances, boris johnson has made clear he public finances, borisjohnson has made clear he thinks the priority should be better paid jobs rather than welfare. many people see that as far too simplistic and the prime minister will face considerable pressure on those in the next few weeks, notjust from opposition mps, as you would expect, but also from conservatives. we have six former tory work and pensions secretary saying it should be made permanent and we have tory backbenchers, cibicki won their seats for the first time in 2019 from labour, worried about the impact of this policy. this governm

at chelsea and westminster, they outline other risks too.o remember that in pregnancy, if you aren't vaccinated, you are more likely to end up needing respiratory support. unfortunately it can lead to early miscarriages or preterm births which can have a detrimental impact on your baby's health. more than 51,000 pregnant women in england have had theirfirstjab and nearly 21,000 have had their second. but that means hundreds of thousands remain unvaccinated. medical experts insist there had been no safety concerns for pregnant women who have taken the jab, and it is safe. catherine burns, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: a historic day for britain's bmx riders at the tokyo olympics. bethany shreiver wins the women's racing final just moments after team—mate kye whyte claimed britain's first olympic medal in the men's event. latest figures from ons show that the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in england, wales and northern ireland continue to rise — although cases have fallen in scotland. get your covid jab — the message

jonathan blake is at westminster. what more do we know?tement from the couple, a joint statement from the couple, a joint statement from michael gove and his wife, sarah fine. it was released by the press association and the last few minutes. i'll read you what it has to say in full. it says michael and sarah have agreed to separate and sarah have agreed to separate and they are in the process of finalising their divorce and it goes on, they will continue to support their children and they remain close friends —— sarah vine. adding the family politely asked for privacy at this time and will not be providing any further comment, so there are no details as to the circumstances of the couple's separation and divorce which they are finalising, but a friend has told the press association that they have drifted apart, describing it as a difficult and sad decision for michael and sarah after what has been 20 years of marriage. that friend is also quoted as saying that it is an amicable separation and there is no one else involved. it says they ha

at chelsea and westminster they outline other risks, too.ry support. unfortunately it can lead to early miscarriages or preterm births which can have a detrimental impact on your baby's health. more than 51,000 pregnant women in england have had theirfirstjab and nearly 21,000 have had their second. but that means hundreds of thousands remain unvaccinated. medical experts insisted there had been no safety concerns for pregnant women who have taken the jab, and it is safe. catherine burns, bbc news. the latest data from the office for national statistics shows the number of people testing positive for coronavirus continued to increase in the week to last saturday. it comes after a several days of falling daily case numbers in the uk. so what's going on? our health correspondent jim reed is here to explain. jim. what is going on? there are two main ways confusingly of measuring covid infections in the uk. the daily data you might hear every evening on the news, measuring people who come forward normally with symptoms of the virus and then test

look, i think whilst it's true to say some of this is westminster bubble, i do think one of the thingsally remember from the pandemic was the whole cummings barnard castle trip, you know it really did come up from people who were just, could not believe, after what they were doing, that it was so arrogant of cummings to think there was another rule for him. and i think we have seen a bit of that this over the last week too, with johnson and sunak you know saying they weren't self—isolating, they were on some pilot, when everybody else is going through it, people having to do their home schooling and not go to work, because they're self—isolating and i think what this reveals is a real issue for the government, that the sort of dishonesty, the arrogance is something that is starting to come through for people that people don't like and that is a real problem for them. i think why it's tricky, and i have talked to ministers and mps reacting to what they heard, is whether or not you like or loathe dominic cummings, whether you believe or not every word he said, some of what he's claiming

because politics is not forjust people in shirts in westminster.re good at delivering those messages. do i think the labour party needs to be passionately and deeply of its principles on this and many things? absolutely. but many people, jess phillips, do not think labour exhibits that passion, that real deep, genuine engagement. as many, frankly, right now are asking what and who is the labour party for? do you have a very concise answer to that? i would argue that the labour party is for everybody. i think that politics in the last decade, certainly in britain — it's funny when people make this criticism of the labour party because they did not make that particular criticism about the labour party — certainly they were making it when jeremy corbyn was the leader of the labour party, i don't think anyone ever accused him of not being passionate about his politics. the british public didn't want him to be the leader of their country, either. the labour party has got to find a way that it can not isolate people but also speak very passionately and t

he continues north to westminster. what about corbett's charge where two companies, 95 guys under captain corbett from the first delaware attack. talk about suicide. it was suicide. 2 thirds of the my killed and wounded including captain corbett but it will stop them in their tracks, it will delay them, they can't afford to be delayed. as this is happening, pleasanton wants to expand his army. he's gone -- he has two divisions but he wants this guy. he wants, this is not a soldier, he rides around in a wagon. he should not be commanding troops in battle. finally he gets the go-ahead to incorporate this division and is back to three divisions and who does he elevate? not a friend of mine. joe patrick who i consider very rash. he will promote three of his captains to generals who do very well later on. each of these is going to have a mission. buford is going on the west. they are looking for stuart, screening the army and moving but they are separated. you can see that here comes buford on the base of south mountain. gr

this is not the westminster bubble. she told me that for her and her family, this case is not closed. she speaks for millions of people. we ask you to withdraw that when you get up. withdraw that when he gets up. it is the wrong response to always case. i can't help concluding that the prime minister did not relegate questions on friday morning if he did not want to know the answers or he knows full well there is more to come out. well then, there is this nonsense so asked the prime minister and response to his nonsense would you -- why did you declare the case close friday morning? did you talk to the health secretary about these are the rules? yes or no? >> i think the whole house and country can see that we have a new health secretary in place and have had one since the day after the stories appeared. that was the right response to the situation. of course he is right in what he says about the sacrifice made by families up and down the ladder. the best response in my view to their grief and their pain and the sufferi

ben wright, whose report you heard earlier, is back with us from westminster.t clarity, ben? the schemes for _ will they get that clarity, ben? tie: schemes for testing key will they get that clarity, ben? ti2 schemes for testing key workers who have been pinged or contacted by test and trace are meant to be up and running tomorrow. i understand supermarket distribution centres will be testing their employees then, with hundreds of other sites opening during the week. there certainly have been complaints that this has been jacked certainly have been complaints that this has beenjacked up in quite a hurry and some critical workers have been left out. ministers will meet tomorrow to review the list of exemptions and it's possible some other workers maybe added. council refuse collectors for instance. no decisions have been taken yet. what is clear that is despite the slight drop in infections, the current rules around self isolation for everyone else will remain in place until august 16. there have been calls from businesses, tory mps, the labour mayor of london,

iain watson at westminster. boris johnson during prime minister's questions over allegations that he was reluctant to call an autumn lockdown as coronavirus was mostly only killing people aged over 80. by the prime minister's former aide dominic cummings. sir keir starmer called on mrjohnson to apologise. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, was keeping across the exchanges in the commons. pretty fiery exchanges once again? yes, the prime minister was challenged on those claims made by his former senior adviser dominic cummings in that bbc interview that he was resistant to reimpose national lockdown measures last autumn when covid cases were rising because those dying of coronavirus were essentially all over 80, and when he used the phrase, get covid, live longer. the prime minister didn't address the words directly, but he did refer to "language that i'm alleged to have used". he went on to say that the decisions being made at the time were difficult, the government had to balance the catastrophe of th

well, back to westminster now, and a health minister has said it's "frustrating" that plans to extractot off on the wrong foot". lord bethell was speaking to the health committee, which is investigating what's known as the general practice data for planning and research system. it was supposed to be launched this month but has been delayed amid concerns about the misuse of sensitive, private information and a lack of public consultation. can i start with professor landray, please? first of all, thank you very much for the remarkable successes of the recovery trial that, when we met last time, you said some people say have saved a million lives over the course of the pandemic, which is a really extraordinary achievement. and we're all really proud of what you've done. could you just outline for us what you see as the benefits of using patient data in the way that some of the changes that are proposed would allow? there's a diversity of knowledge that comes from data that can really inform how we predict what might happen to patients, how we understand the causes of diseases that patient

that's why every moment of the day there is a sense building in westminster that they are going to be the laws that are in place. that's not necessarily the same as what happened to the other three nations of the uk but there is no question that in westminster that is the expectation.— the government has begun winding down the furlough scheme which has paid part of the wages of millions of people who've been unable to work during the pandemic. from today, firms have to start contributing towards their workers' pay before the scheme ends in the autumn. more than 11.5 millionjobs have been on the scheme in total. it has cost more than £60 billion. nearly two and a half millionjobs were still registered at the end of may. with 30 % of firms still using the scheme. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. in theory, the almost entirely empty offices that have become the norm over the last year or so will soon begin to fill up again. hi,jane. hiya, how are you? i'm good, thanks, how are you? at newmarket holidays, bosses keep in touch with furloughed workers such as gemma, but as the tid

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. a week of unrest in south africa sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. shops and warehouses have been looted and set on fire, with the worst violence in years centred on durban and johannesburg. the government says it plans to deploy 25,000 soldiers on the streets to try to quell the violence. 0ur south africa correspondent nomsa maseko reports. factory, after factory, after factory, ransacked and burned by looters. two young men lying dead beside a railway line 48 hours after they died. this is what six days of looting and rioting in kwazulu—natal and gauteng provinces in south africa looks like. violent protests began hours after south africa's former president, jacob zuma, was jailed for failing to comply with a court order to give evidence at a corruption inquiry. however, speculation is rife that even though this may have started out as a pro—zuma protest, it was a well orchestrated plan designed to embarrass the current president, ciryl ramaposa, and to ensure h

you are saying it needs to come from westminster? yes. needs to come from westminster?gh gateshead and newcastle you can take the mask off, but you have to put it back on again when you go to scotland. come on, boris, get a grip. ifully expect eventually he was see common sense, i expect he will make an announcement hopefully before monday. it is plain common sense. this is ridiculous. he monday. it is plain common sense. this is ridiculous.— this is ridiculous. he says it is ersonal this is ridiculous. he says it is personal responsibility. - this is ridiculous. he says it is personal responsibility. the i this is ridiculous. he says it is i personal responsibility. the vast ma'ori personal responsibility. the vast majority of _ personal responsibility. the vast majority of peeple _ personal responsibility. the vast majority of people do _ personal responsibility. the vast majority of people do get - personal responsibility. the vast majority of people do get it. - personal responsibility. the vast majority of people do get it. i i personal responsibility. the vast i m

the party's westminster leader said the uk had seen "the very best in our society" during these toughtunism, for greed and for covid profits above accountability. because this tory government is guilty of funnelling covid cash from the frontline into the pockets of its rich friends. we are talking about endemic cronyism during a global pandemic. i respectfully suggest that before he starts throwing stones at the uk government, he looks at his own government's record in edinburgh. over 160 contracts awarded by the scottish government worth £539 million from nhs scotland, the scottish government and scottish local authorities during the pandemic were awarded to suppliers with no competitive process. it is quite clear that every government... absolutely right! ..on these islands and around the world were dealing with an unprecedented situation and rushing to save lives! labour said ministers had questions to answer. were those contracts given to the right companies to save lives at the right time? there is no question that we needed speed. there is no question that we needed the best com

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