Wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament as borisjohnson is warned his covid controls arent working. Its the 3rd of february, 2021, with new variants in the country, our schools are shut and our borders are open. The number of people getting a jab reaches ten million, but the head of test and trace strikes a note of caution. The big concern and worry is that the virus mutates and succeeds in finding a form that can escape the vaccine. And remembering a long life, lived well. I invite members to nowjoin me for a minutes silence to commemorate sir toms life. But first, The Government says its a hugely significant milestone in the fight against coronavirus. Ten Million People in the uk have now received their first dose of the Covid Vaccine. But at Prime Ministers questions, borisjohnson was told that the biggest threat to the Vaccine Programme was his governments reluctance to order the complete closure of the uks borders to limit the arrival of new st
Borisjohnson, largely absent up behind him, with the manager, iea boris johnson, largely absent from the table. Clearly not very happy and there is no love lost between the former leader, former Prime Minister and the outgoing First Minister. There was also another tricky exchange when Mark Drakeford discussed simon hart, the Welsh Secretary for the uk government throughout the pandemic. He was giving evidence on friday when she said she felt as though the Welsh Government was making decisions during the pandemicjust for the during the pandemic just for the sake during the pandemicjust for the sake of it, to be different to the uk government. Mark drakeford completely refuted that and noted simon hart did not give any evidence to back up that theory. Also Mark Drakeford said that simon hart got to the stage where he did not have much to do with the start of the pandemic, otherthan much to do with the start of the pandemic, other than essentially borrowing bothering Mark Drakeford about
Government, and you go on to say that as every 2020 moved on, responding to the extreme and adverse Weather Conditions that caused widespread and significant flooding throughout wales was the most urgent matter facing the government. It wasnt until march that covid moved up the Priority List until it became the most significant matter. Is that a fair characterisation of the position . The early months of 2020 are dominated from a welsh garments perspective by the risks of a nodeat perspective by the risks of a no deal brexit, which was imminent, by no deal brexit, which was imminent, tty winter no deal brexit, which was imminent, by Winter Pressures in the health service, by Winter Pressures in the health service, which are always at their most service, which are always at their most pressing in earlyjanuary, inner most pressing in earlyjanuary, inner anxiety to pass a budget through inner anxiety to pass a budget through the senedd, we are a government of a very slim majority and you
Schemes, there are existing voluntary schemes, whereby people are paid, but that still go back to countries where they came from. What we also know about the scheme is that it will. We also know about the scheme is that it will. The idea is that anyone who took up this offer will essentially get the same package of support that the government has in mind and has agreed with and are for those who would be taken there involuntarily if you can put it that way. In other words, that they would be getting assistance with housing and integration into rwanda. Viewers will be wondering, and integration into rwanda. Viewers will be wondering, is and integration into rwanda. Viewers will be wondering, is this and integration into rwanda. Viewers will be wondering, is this new will be wondering, is this new scheme connected to the wider rwanda deal . The scheme connected to the wider rwanda deal . , , scheme connected to the wider rwanda deal . , ,. ,. ,. , deal . The answer is yes and no. No in t
a second vigil will be held in nottingham later to remember the victims of tuesday s attack. the families of the two students killed joined thousands at the university to pay tribute to them yesterday, and urged everyone to look out for each other. police in nottingham are still questioning a 31 year old man on suspicion of murder. we re joined now by our reporter jo black, who s in nottingham. this is a city shrouded in grief. what is the mood like today ahead of the second video? trier? what is the mood like today ahead of the second video? the second video? very quiet here in nottingham the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the moment. - the second video? very quiet here in nottingham at the moment. there . the second video? very quiet here in i nottingham at the moment. there will be a second video later. but yesterday there was a video where i am