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by senior— rules was based on what i was told by senior advisers. the fact that this was— by senior advisers. the fact that this was my honest belief is supported by the fact that so many other— supported by the fact that so many other people honestly believed that we were _ other people honestly believed that we were doing nothing wrong, and it is abundantly clear from the evidence _ is abundantly clear from the evidence produced by the committee that everyone was operating with the same _ that everyone was operating with the same understanding of the rules and the guidance. if you want further evidence — the guidance. if you want further evidence of what was going on in my head. _ evidence of what was going on in my head. look— evidence of what was going on in my head, look at the whatsapp to jack doyle _ head, look at the whatsapp to jack doyle where i positively urge him to -et doyle where i positively urge him to get the _ doyle where i positively urge him to get the truth out to the public about— get the truth out to the public about the september 18 event. it seems _ about the september 18 event. it seems so — about the september 18 event. it seems so unfairto about the september 18 event. it seems so unfair to me based on what i seems so unfair to me based on what i had _ seems so unfair to me based on what i had been _ seems so unfair to me based on what i had been told that the event was being _ i had been told that the event was being presented as a purely social gathering — being presented as a purely social gathering on what i knew to be a monumentally busy day by the media department where they were coping with the _ department where they were coping with the emergence that they of the kent variant of covid and what some saw as _ kent variant of covid and what some saw as the _ kent variant of covid and what some saw as the risk of an audio brexit. that— saw as the risk of an audio brexit. that was— saw as the risk of an audio brexit. that was why i was inclined to
in the sunday telegraph. the whatsapp exchanges show how mr hancock and others discussed how to use an announcement about the kent variant in december 2020 to scare the public into changing their behaviour. our political correspondent helen catt reports. for several days the telegraph has been publishing leaked messages sent between the former health secretary matt hancock and others during the pandemic. with the latest batch they accuse mr hancock and team of engaging in a kind of project for. on 14 engaging in a kind of project for. on iii december 2020 mr hancock announced the existence of the kent variant of coronavirus, it had been growing as a proportion of cases including london where there was a steep rise. the telegraph published a message exchange from the day before we mr hancock appears to discuss resistance from the mayor of lockdown in the city. his aide suggests rather than doing too much
the whatsapp exchanges show how mr hancock and others discussed how to use an announcement about the kent variant in december 2020, to scare the public into changing their behaviour. our political correspondent helen catt reports. for several days, the telegraph has been publishing leaked messages sent between the former health secretary matt hancock and others during the pandemic. with the latest batch, they accuse mr hancock and his team of engaging in a kind of project fear. on 14 december, 2020, mr hancock announced the existence of the kent variant of coronavirus, it had been growing as a proportion of cases, including in london where there was a steep rise. the sunday telegraph has published a message exchange from the day before where mr hancock appears to discuss potential resistance by the mayor of lockdown in the city. his aide suggests "rather than doing too much signalling, we can roll the pitch with the new strain."
procedures have had to be put on hold over the last 21 months to deal with covid, and now the point perhaps where people were starting to feel the health service was able to get back into routine, some of it very important, some of it life—saving routine, it's kind of going to be forced back into a kind of reacting to covid situation. i'mjust remembering a year ago now when also, you had a new variant that was the kent variant, that was discovered here in britain, was galloping through the country. and the uncertainty that people felt. and now, just exactly 12 months later, we're having a bit of a rerun of that with with omicron. i think the scientists are still saying the jury is out. the data are trickling in in places like south africa, where it was first detected. but here in britain, the scientific advisers are saying it won't be until the end of the month and possibly well into january before we have a really strong picture as to whether omicron, which does appear to be more
correct myself. _ way of getting to the answer. i must correct myself. i _ way of getting to the answer. i must correct myself, i said _ way of getting to the answer. i must correct myself, i said there - way of getting to the answer. i must correct myself, i said there were - correct myself, i said there were 88,000 cases today, it is closer to 82,000. we also know the uk have reported 45 deaths today of people who tested positive in the last 28 days with covid—19. where does the government get figures from? the reliable ones, it is very easy to confuse yourself with different graphs from different sources will stop when the government talks about omicron being dominant, a portion of all is cases in england are run through specific equipment. this is exactl the through specific equipment. this is exactly the same _ through specific equipment. this is exactly the same method - through specific equipment. this is exactly the same method that - through specific equipment. this is exactly the same method that was| exactly the same method that was used when the kent variant emerged last december. it is really not modelling, it isjust last december. it is really not modelling, it is just saying that given that it takes substantially
we're starting in a situation where lots of other medical procedures have had to be put on hold over the last 21 months to deal with covid, and now the point perhaps where people were starting to feel the health service was able to get back into routine, some of it very important, some of it life—saving routine, it's kind of going to be forced back into a kind of reacting—to—covid situation. i'mjust remembering a year ago now when also, you had a new variant that was the kent variant, that was discovered here in britain, was galloping through the country. and the uncertainty that people felt. and now, just exactly 12 months later, we're having a bit of a rerun of that with with omicron. i think the scientists are still saying the jury is out. the data are trickling in in places like south africa, where it was first detected. but here in britain, the scientific advisers are saying it won't be until the end of the month, and possibly well into january, before we have a really strong picture as to whether omicron, which does
and now the point perhaps where people were starting to feel the health service was able to get back into routine, some of it very important, some of it life—saving routine, it's kind of going to be pushed back into a kind of reacting to covid situation. i'mjust remembering a year ago now when also, you had a new variant that was the kent variant, that was discovered here in britain, was galloping through the country. and the uncertainty that people felt. and now, just exactly 12 months later, we're having a bit of a rerun of that with with omicron. i think the scientists are still saying the jury is out. the data are trickling in in places like south africa, where it was first detected. but here in britain, the scientific advisers are saying it won't be until the end of the month and possibly well into january before we have a really strong picture as to whether omicron, which does appear to be more transmissible, is actually less virulent. now, as you said, if it's less virulent, but is still attacking a larger base of people, that could still create great
moment in england because of omicron?— moment in england because of omicron? ~ ., �* ., ., ., ., omicron? we don't have that granular data. we omicron? we don't have that granular data- we do — omicron? we don't have that granular data. we do know— omicron? we don't have that granular data. we do know how _ omicron? we don't have that granular data. we do know how many - omicron? we don't have that granular data. we do know how many people i omicron? we don't have that granular. data. we do know how many people are in hospital with covid illness. and we know that over 700 are admitted every day. there are nearly 6000 hospital beds occupied by patients with covid. we know that hospitals that are full are having to turn patients away. we also know that because the dublin rate is so rapid, that within a few weeks, it is very possible that omicron will be the dominant virus. we were in this position last year, when, before christmas, we had to kent variant, it was called the alpha variant. within a few weeks, it became the dominant variant and the same with delta. it is possible omicron will be the dominant virus in the new year. . , ., ., �* ., , year. critics of plan b and these new restrictions _ year. critics of plan b and these new restrictions would - year. critics of plan b and these new restrictions would say - year. critics of plan b and these new restrictions would say we . year. critics of plan b and these l new restrictions would say we still don't know quite how virulent omicron is. is it as serious? are the symptoms milder than delta? is
what was going on in this country around that date. that alleged date the party took place december 18th. on that date, this city was in tier 3 rules, meaning no mixing indoors. a day later, december 19th, that's when the prime munster took to the air waves and ged you have to cancel your christmas plans. if you care about your loved ones, sacrifice christmas this year so that you can see them safe and healthy next year. i'm paraphrasing but that was the message there. and a few days later the country was in full lockdown. at the time of the kent variant, it was sweeping through the uk. thousands of people were in hospital. you can imagine the frustration people feel that the rules did not seem to apply, if this is true, to those in power. jake? >> salma abdelaziz, thank you so much. in germany, the end of an era. for the first time in nearly 16 years, angela merkel is not the chancellor of germany. today olaf schultz succeeded her as the new leader of the german government after serving as vice chancellor and finance minister for the past four years.