On Saturday evening, as many Britons may have been sipping a cocktail somewhere in Spain, the government announced that anyone arriving back from the country would have to quarantine for two weeks. But was this a public health decision, or a political one?
Not everyone will be heading on holiday or choosing a staycation this August, as the Liberal Democrats prepare for a leadership election. Later on in the show, Peter Walker speaks with one of the candidates, the interim leader Ed Davey.
And as the number of senior civil service resignations continues to rise, Rajeev Syal discusses the impact of the Whitehall shake-up with the head of the FDA union.
Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
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