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BBC News at Ten

yes, he would be the second president to visit, if you count the fact that gianni infantino is the president of the international football federation, fifa. mr infantino, we saw him a little earlier at the head of the delegation in the vip lane. of course, we would expect president lula who has just retaken the presidency to pay his respects here as well. lula is a figure from politics, not of national unity in the way pele was, but he might feel he inherits that mantle of elder statesman, albeit from a political point of view, not the national point of view that pele seemed to represent. there were people on all sides of politics in brazil who may not have been able to agree on anything at all but were able to agree that no one was better than pele, he won three world cups, maradona won one, messi won one. detectives in northern ireland are investigating alleged abuse and unlawful adoptions at institutions for unmarried mothers during the last century.

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BBC News

department for help is suing to try and get its money back plus costs. his excuse is accusing the company of ppe medical strongly rejects the claim. it accuses the government of having vasily over ruled it's on ppe and accusing the government of picking on the contracts on technicalities. it said it would demonstrate to the court it supplied it's gone so that government and with a competitive price. it was showed the utter incompetence of the department of health to procure ppe. during this period. and this is one of the contracts that was awarded through a vip lane at the start of the pandemic. so, more potential controversy there?— controversy there? yes, the high-priority _ controversy there? yes, the high-priority lien _ controversy there? yes, the high-priority lien as - controversy there? yes, the high-priority lien as it - controversy there? yes, the high-priority lien as it is - controversy there? yes, the i high-priority lien as it is known

Government , Company , Costs , Ppe , Claim , Department , Money-back , Help , Excuse , European-court-of-human-rights , Contracts , Technicalities

BBC News at Ten

now a look at some other stories making the news today... a second victim who died after being injured in a crush at a concert last week in brixton in south london has been named. gaby hutchinson, who was 23, was working as a security contractor that night. the concert was cut short after people tried to force their way inside. the government is suing a company that supplied it with personal protective equipment for over £120 million. ppe medpro won contracts through the government's so—called vip lane in 2020 after being recommended by conservative peer baroness mone. the company said it would "rigorously" defend the claim. more than 12,000 people have complained to the independent press standards 0rganisation aboutjeremy clarkson's column in the sun on friday, in which he said he hated the duchess of sussex. mr clarkson has responded to the backlash, by saying he's "horrified" to have caused so much hurt. he also said he wished her paraded

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BBC News

masks and surgical gowns through the government's controversial �vip lane' system where mps and peers could forward firm's offers to provide essential health care equipment directly to ministers to a special email address. baroness mone has denied have �any role or function' within the company or in the award of the contract. a major incident has been declared in wolverhampton after a large fire engulfed a number of derelict factories near the city centre. more than 100 firefighters are working to contain the blaze in horseley fields with witnesses reporting hearing explosions. some trains have been cancelled and roads closed, while residents have been told to shut windows and doors. the fire is so large it was seen more than 15 miles away in shropshire. the number of welsh speakers in wales has declined in the past ten years — despite a welsh government target of getting one million people speaking the language by 2050. new data from the office for national statistics found an estimated 538,000 people in wales — around 17.8% of the population —

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BBC News at One

million worth of government contracts during the pandemic to supply masks and medical grounds, the bbc later discovered more than £120 million worth of those were not used. it was baroness mone who initially refer the company, which at the time was brand—new, to the government through its so—called vip lane which was put in place to get hold of bp quickly. since then, the guardian as claimed on the basis of leaked documents, she benefited from the company profits —— hold of ppe properly. as much as £29 million went into a trust it is adjusted of which she and her children were beneficiaries. baroness mone is facing an investigation by the lord's parliamentary standards commissioner, that is on hold as a criminal investigation is taking place linked to the company. this afternoon, labour is increasing the political pressure by trying to force the government to publish all the documents relating to the contracts with ppe medpro. helen, thank ou, contracts with ppe medpro. helen, thank you, helen _ contracts with ppe medpro. helen,

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BBC News at Six

to line were ten times more likely to win a contract. we now know that many did not go through the so—called eight stage process of due diligence as ministers have now admitted. and we now know that this let dozens of experience british businesses left out in the cold. businesses that have the expertise to procure ppe and ventilators precisely and fast. businesses who offered their help in our darkest hour, and businesses whose only mistake was to play by the rules. not a single one of the companies referred to the vip lane was done so by a politician of any other political party other than the conservative party. then chancellor, the duchy of lancaster, the cabinet member who oversaw entire emergency commune —— procurement programme reported a fast track to a bit from one of his own personal friends and

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BBC News at Six

donors, who went on to win hundreds of millions of public money. last week, he said that he simply referred the bid from ppe medpro onto officials. yet, we also know that he passed it directly onto his ministerial colleague, lord agnew. she's given a very thoughtful speech that you put everybody on the opposite bench as to shame. what she is shocked as i was to find out that there was a company put on the vip lane by mistake, and still got the million pound contract? it is absolute _ million pound contract? it is absolute negligence - million pound contract? it is absolute negligence of due diligence when the whole process, which now know has been tested at the high court, around this vip access lane and what that did and what it didn't

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BBC News at Six

i'm very grateful. but how does he possibly i'm very grateful. but how does he ossibl, . . i'm very grateful. but how does he ossiblj , . .,. i'm very grateful. but how does he ossiblj , . .. ., i'm very grateful. but how does he ossiblj , . ., ., possibly square the fact that a leadin: possibly square the fact that a leading clinical _ possibly square the fact that a leading clinical ppe _ possibly square the fact that a leading clinical ppe supplier. possibly square the fact that a | leading clinical ppe supplier to possibly square the fact that a - leading clinical ppe supplier to the nhs, since its very inception, has existed for more than 100 years, did not get a sniff at any contract because there weren't anywhere near a vip lane. the minister should be saying sorry. not all this nonsense. just fess up! say sorry!— just fess up! say sorry! well, there were lots of — just fess up! say sorry! well, there were lots of words _ just fess up! say sorry! well, there were lots of words there _ just fess up! say sorry! well, there were lots of words there and - just fess up! say sorry! well, there were lots of words there and lots i just fess up! say sorry! well, there | were lots of words there and lots of aggression, and i'll aggress some of this. let's be frank, there was. the honourable gentleman, i fear, forgets the pressure under which civil servants were working at the

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BBC News at Six

the public money isn't wasted again. i don't forget they had previously denied the existence of a vip lane. it existed, all right, and allow conservative politicians open doors to for anyone with connections to ministers — the whatsapp highway express. as my right honourable friend mentioned earlier, i didn't have to be this way. governments across the world responded to the covid emergency without wasting billions of pounds of taxpayers' money and relying on dodgy backroom deals. the welsh labour government managed to prevent bodies running out of ppe. the watchdog said, "in contrast to the position described by the national audit office in england, we saw no evidence of a priority being given to potential suppliers depending on who referred them. the government created an open

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The Media Show

more form _ queue behind giant corporations with more form fillers than they have workers — more form fillers than they have workers. we will cut red tape and streamline — workers. we will cut red tape and streamline the bidding process, giving _ streamline the bidding process, giving a — streamline the bidding process, giving a small business is a genuine shot~ _ giving a small business is a genuine shot it _ giving a small business is a genuine shot it will— giving a small business is a genuine shot. it will no longerjust be the giant— shot. it will no longerjust be the giant corporations with the classiest leaflets that winds, everyone will get a fair chance. evervone — everyone will get a fair chance. everyone that puts into the system and holds — everyone that puts into the system and holds good standards will be rewarded. the tories had a vip lane, known _ rewarded. the tories had a vip lane, known as— rewarded. the tories had a vip lane, known as cronies, firms with tory mps _ known as cronies, firms with tory mps on _ known as cronies, firms with tory mps on their books, or anyone who can what's— mps on their books, or anyone who can what's up matt hancock. —— whatsapp — can what's up matt hancock. —— whatsapp matt hancock. we will replace _ whatsapp matt hancock. we will replace that entirely. the only fast—track i will allow is for local businesses and enterprises who create _ businesses and enterprises who create wealth in our communities and contribute _ create wealth in our communities and contribute to a fairer society. the

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