ITV's Robert Peston brings up comments by Boris Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May, who has warned that the 14-day quarantine plan for people arriving or returning to the UK would be damaging as it would"close off Britain to the rest of the world".
He asks whether the PM will, instead, back Mrs May's calls for the UK to lead the way in developing international standards for screening at airports.But he repeats his earlier point that the UK will consider the case for"safe corridors" with other countries with similar or lower levels of the virus and these will be"developed as we go forward".
Peston also asks whether the easing of the lockdown restrictions is happening a month too early given that data from the test and trace system will not be available for weeks and won't be able to inform measures to tackle local outbreaks. Whitty gives what he says is a"long answer", saying the UK needs a"multi-layered defence", easing some restrictions but tightening others if necessary, to address the fact there will be plenty of people without symptoms who can infect others.
He talks about hygiene, including"cough etiquette," the test and trace system, and shielding of the most vulnerable.
How many have died? BBC News report says 39,000, but the Guardian reports 50,000 as official. Does anybody know?
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The government has never done anything to help people of any age get work
Wtf !
What. The. Actual?! Clown!
Why would they ever want to come back here?
Well he should have thought about that before getting rid of FOM How many more things are they going to find out that we need and now can't have thanks to Brexit But thats what you get when ignore half the population or more just for the less than 17.4m and Cummings
Not much chance of them coming back with the highest death rates in Europe.
Not helped by the fact the useless Government are introducing a ridiculous quarantine! Businesses can't have all staff staying at home for 14 days after a 14 day holiday - they'll go bust! Travel & tourism feeds into every industry & without it millions will lose jobs UselessPM
Is ha an actual moron or is it an act, why on earth would anybody want to come here, not only would they have a fortnight in isolation, but after that they could still catch Covid and die,
....and he's run this by Priti Patel?
No. Thank very much. I spent 10 years of my life contributing to this country and to its good profile in the worldwide film industry. Paid hundreds of thousands tax. Employed hundreds, for you and your government to turn me into a 2nd class citizen because of Brexit. Poke it.
Embarrassing beyond belief.
BBCPolitics ohBoris
'Welcome to 14 days of quarantine before you dig us out of a whole and once you have worked for minimum wage please go back from where you came because we still hate you'. Johnson is an appalling human being.
Is this the same Boris and his supporter do want anything to do with EU especially Patel
Control the virus my ass. No shame whatsoever.
And bring virus with you who's side u on Johnson what about us
BBCScotlandNews Easy answer....... cancel Brexit. Idiot.
I cant even get a student loan because of my hungarian passport but you want me to work like a servant😂 😂😂 when i want to study TO HELP YOUR PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL
😂 you can’t make this shit up BorisJohnson
bbc5live So, Brexit is over? I somehow doubt it! I would be very cautious about going to a country where I may not be welcome, that also has a very high infection rate! More mixed messages from BorisHasFailedUK
every brexiteer should now take on two jobs its only patriotic
Hope he checked with Priti Patel first, I mean he may feel her wrath if they don't have a high salary 😉
BBCScotlandNews This man runs the country.. Wait What......
Are you doing another U-Turn cuz you told them they weren't welcome?
Farage will be back bigger than ever. 🇬🇧🏴
bbc5live No stay in your own country and let the jobs go to our own nation who are out of work!!
😂 please come back, our fruit doesn’t pick itself.
BBCPolitics Nice to know. Me and my mates going to meet at the weekend to demonstrate against lockdown. Peacefully, with social distancing, and may even have a fire(bbq) as part of the demonstration
Why is it a bitter little part of me so hopes they don’t?
BBCScotlandNews Why would they even think of coming back to this incompetence?
Jeez.....erm..erm We want you errrr back 👀 who is that ermm errrr at my side? Really? Erm errr...Is he doing a casting for a comedy show?
SteveBakerHW Come back and sit in a bedsit for 2 weeks with no way of earning any money.
Why on earth would they want to come back? You've made it quite clear through the referendum that they're not welcome
Meanwhile just happened in America. He admits it was a witch hunt.
We don’t deserve them
SteveBakerHW I doubt it, the rest of Europe is open for business, why come here when we still have closed businesses and a government enforcing an unworkable 2m social distancing rule.
Why? You don’t have to look too far on Twitter to see so many just plain nasty British people, all with 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 in their bios. brexiteers
Another great giveaway platitude but we all know it won't happen
BBCScotlandNews Uk need those workers back because the lazy couch potatoes here haven’t got a days work in them
bbc5live Fruit picking opportunities, by the Tories.
I think pritivacant might have something so say about that. But yeah. Come back so he can kill you off too like he's done to 60k already
Has BorisJohnson checked with pritipatel and his other brexit cronies? Any EU worker who left before lockdown, given the uncertainties around BrexitExtension etc will probably not return.
BBCPolitics This is just an extended version of 'Thick of Is' isn't it?! borisvoteofnoconfidence BorisHasFailedTheNation
Please come back, but spend 2 weeks in isolation before you can start work
Honestly! You couldn’t make it up! No let all those who voted for Brexit take up these vacancies. They’ve no excuse now there are no ‘foreigners’ to ‘steal’ their jobs! becarefulwhatyouwishfor
🤣🤣🤣 some of the replies on here are great. You've spent ages moaning about EU workers rights and their right to stay after Brexit and now your moaning about their return 🤣🤣🤣
Does anybody know the length of the contracts given by the government to the track and trace employees?
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Is he like a full-time 🤡.....? He really should dye his hair....he might think differently...just saying....🙄
Lol
bbc5live Can I go to Wales?
“Come back and self isolate for 14 days - what’s that? You’re not a tourist? Off you go then... “ - is anyone taking any notice?
Cancel Brexit
He’s just the Scruffy King of Mixed Messages, isn’t he?
The question was from an Italian journalist
Kmt I hope they don’t come back. Just being used. This guy is high AF
'when the infection was low in the uk'.... it isnt now.... we are a lot worse than nearly all countries in Europe in terms of infection rate. Entice them back.... stick them in quarantine for 14 days
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After being made to feel like they were part of a non existent problem here? Good luck with that.
Welcome back
So embarrassing
Wait until he realises that its Romanians that pick the fruit, not Romans.
Black lives matter says BorisJohnson, REALLY? He thinks that ! He called black people cannibals and picaninnies 'with watermelon smiles', smeared Obama's heritage and recited a racist poem when acting as an ambassador Hes a liar a coward and a racist
Good question Tom, and applies to any business travel, i.e. all travel. The PM's answer shows lack of foresight, planning, initiative and poor support for tourism, and 'knock this virus on the head' shows exactly those failings with the virus as well as tourism unfortunately.
Only the Italians?
He wants what?
I assume they'll be asked to quarantine for 2 weeks before they are allowed , and if they've got any sense, they'll stay away from this coronavirus riddled country anyway !!
Why would they want to? 🦠
I cannot believe he acted like that on national TV...he at best appeared to look like the semi drunk father in law at a party, trying to be amusing to the younger generation 😆
Brexit means brexit
I take it the “ Pick For Britain “ campaign didn’t work ?
But only until Dec 31
Say's a man who threw them out - unbelievable !
So why ease the lockdown, when number of deaths is so high!!! 😡😷😵
Small adjustments” by Professor Chris Whitty does not mean end of lockdown. Problem is bluster & piecemeal announcements which appear not tied to FollowingTheScience. Add in the loss of trust since not firing Cummings, when announcements seemingly (Trumplike) Distractions.
There he is making up policy on the hoof again. borisfail
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It's racial murder not violence. Violence comes from sheet wearing KKK, MURDER comes from racists with a badge
Mmm? He also said “every life matters” before quickly correcting himself. He then went on to say “Chinese looking”.
Moron. Cant someone give that 'knock on the head'
If there were any sincerity in any of the messaging, it would help, but there is none. It's just the same tired and grubby old rhetoric...
It is not the small adjustments but the huge public protests/gatherings/riots that make me think this is over.
Surely HS2 will need workers, ?
Sure
Slight reversal? Look at the footage from outside 10 Downing St, cheered on by politicians across the political spectrum and then have the gall to tell us to abide by lockdown
I will never listen to this government until the racist drug laws are gone. Ignoring them.
night Really!
BBCPolitics Slight reversal? It's like it never happened!!
No. We’re using the fact the police are doing absolutely nothing to prevent people gathering in Hyde Park as implying this is suddenly lockdown over.
BBCPolitics King cnut advisor BorisJohnson speaks again about holding back the tide.
No travel is essential. Thats what phones & computers are for. Do you just mean peasants shouldnt travel but we’ll continue with our essential rest breaks ?
Stupid question - a lot of countries won’t let us in until we get the virus under control.
Just to check, are other forms of violence in our society OK, or is it just racism? If the dead man on arrest was white, is that OK?
Good answer Boris as many will be protesting against you for the dogs dinner you have made in running the place since you took over. I bet Theresa May is p*ssing herself
Hes a fucking fine one to speak, he's spent his entire career as a journalist and mp spreading bigotry and racism.
These aren’t social distancing 🤔
But he allows protest of thousands of people who break social distance rule risking 2nd wave
Had we closed all routes into the uk straight away like places like New Zealand did we would be virus free and our economy would be working again. So the short economic pain at the start is better than this drawn out death of many companies
bbc5live So yes then we should have quarantined way early...
Yes book a holiday but make it a 5 week break, that way you can fit in a week of sun before isolating for 2 weeks either side of your actual holiday. Sorry, I got carried away, don't book a holiday just yet, as the sunshine EU members are a bit upset with us right now - BJ
BBCScotlandNews Says the racist PM who is happy to permit sales of weapons used by US police forces to violently oppress civil rights
When boris wants to 'knock this virus on the head,' is this what he sees in his head?
Go meet 5 people turned into meet 4000 very quick?
Of course Johnson is an 'all lives matter' kind of person.
Boris Johnson must be removed from office immediately and David Lammy must be his replacement right now!
What about non-essential travel to join a crowd of 15,000 rioters & looters in London? Is that allowed? Seemingly so 😏
knock it on the head from at least 2m away
You can holiday in Central London by pretending to be a protester though without need of social distancing. DailyBriefing
When is the shops gonna be open
Yet the Tories are looking into relaxing their not even started quarantine rules already...
So Dominic Cummings, what first attracted you to the millionaire racist Boris Johnson?
You can protest ? 359 deaths in the last 24 hours but you can protest ! Idiot has lost the bloody plot
Boris Johnson must be removed from office immediately and David Lammy must be his replacement right now!
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