but what we heard. suddenly there was this earthquake—like rumble and before we knew it, suddenly the floor gave away and we all started to sink and quite fast. everyone began to scream, and we tried to process it because you never, ever are prepared for anything like this and thankfully the ambulance arrived within ten minutes or so. the prime minister's new chief of staff, steve barclay, has said the government will take a "step back" from people's lives and pursue a smaller state. writing in the sunday telegraph, mr barclay says that while public health interventions and vast amounts of spending were right during the pandemic, it's time for what he calls a "more enabling approach". 0ur political correspondent