Boris Johnson at Covid Inquiry + SURPRISE Government Resignation
Today on Newscast, the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives evidence to the Covid inquiry in the first of a two-day questioning of his government\u2019s handling of the pandemic.\n \nAdam is joined by the BBC\u2019s health reporter Jim Reed as well as Alex Thomas from the Institute for Government and The FT\u2019s Lucy Fisher to unpack the key issues and what we\u2019ve learnt from his evidence.
And, the government has published emergency Rwanda legislation which makes clear that in UK law, Rwanda is a safe country for asylum seekers. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick resigns, arguing the bill doesn\u2019t go far enough. Adam and his guests react to this breaking news.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\n \nToday's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper, Hanna Ward and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.