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defending his role at the inquiry which is looking at how political decisions were made. mr sunak has been accused by some of putting the economy before lives. the main criticism centres around his month—long eat out to help 0ut scheme in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals out on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays, paid for by the government. it cost the treasury £840 million. at the time, rishi sunak said it would protectjobs in the hospitality industry and boost the economy. but one analysis suggests the benefit to the industry was comparatively small compared to other mea...

around his month—long eat out to help out scheme — which ran in august 2020. diners received 50% off meals at restaurants on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays — with the government subsidising the bill. here's our health reporter, jim reid. mine too. that and the yakisoba, depends on the mood i'm in. back in the summer of 2020, the then chancellor brought his flagship policy to the table. eat out to help 0ut subsidised midweek meals in pubs and restaurants. it proved popular at the time. but critics say it fuelled a rise in infections. did you ignore the advice over cobit? —â€...

chaos by quitting over the migration plans, robertjenrick, is here first for his first interview since going. how will those in government answer that charge? michael gove, the housing secretaryjoins us too. looking on for labour, promising its ready to serve — liz kendall — who looks after the party's plans for work and pensions. and war rages, notjust on in the middle east, but on the edge of our continent — we've been back to ukraine to speak to the first lady, olena zelenska — is western backing for the country on the wane? translation: we cannot get tired of the situatio...

the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but it's hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel — stripped to their underwear — with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces of committing a "heinous crime against innocent civilians". there's also been fresh violence in th...

antonio guterres has invoked a clause not used in response, the israeli representative to the un, gilad erdan, accused the secretary—general of bias against israel and called for his resignation. he said the call for a ceasefire plays into the hands of hamas and gives them hope that the war will be stopped and they will be able to survive. meanwhile, israel's security cabinet has agreed to allow a "minimal" supplement of fuel into gaza, quote, "to prevent a humanitarian collapse and the outbreak of epidemics" in the south of the territory. the fighting there has intensified — par...