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The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and Rachel Reeves unveiling her Big Business Squad including the former governor of the Bank Of England, mark carney. The observer and the Sunday Telegraph Trail ahead to the governments plans to redefine extremism. The Sunday Mirror shows esther ghey, briannas mother, starting her campaign for mindfulness in schools that she told us about in the studio a few weeks ago. And, finally, the Mail On Sunday has princess dianas brother, charles spencer, talking about his difficult childhood he will be with us next week. But what i reckon will be headlines everywhere in the next few hours. This picture released in the last half hour showing the princess of wales and her children, after weeks of frenzied speculation about her health and whereabouts. The bbc� s Daniela Relph can tell us more about that now. What has happened here . That photo ou are what has happened here . That photo you are looking what has happened here . That photo you are looking at what has happened here . That photo you are looking at has what has happened here . That photo you are looking at hasjust what has happened here . That photo you are looking at hasjust been you are looking at has just been posted on all of these social media accounts of the prince and princess of wales. The new image was taken in windsor earlier in the week. It is where the princess of wales has been recovering, at her home in windsor. The circle around her has been very small. No official photographer was brought in here. That photo of the princess with her children was taken by her husband, the prince of wales, in windsor. It is an informal image. The princess of wales appears to look well. She often releases a photo on mothering sunday. It was decided this was the moment for her to dip back into the public spotlight. Kensington Kensington Paris will be trying to prove what they have said all along, that she is doing well. She wants her recovery largely to happen in private. The guidance on when we will see her back in royal duty remains the same, but is after easter. ,. ,. ,. , easter. No doubt that picture, that imaae, easter. No doubt that picture, that image. Will easter. No doubt that picture, that image. Will be easter. No doubt that picture, that image, will be everywhere easter. No doubt that picture, that image, will be everywhere in easter. No doubt that picture, that image, will be everywhere in the i image, will be everywhere in the next few hours. Plenty of coverage on that gcioss the bbc for the rest of the day. The main event last week was jeremy hunt. You are a green campaigner, anything in it for you . An extension of the windfall tax on oil and gas companies. It is full of loopholes and encourages them not to pay the windfall tax by investing further in new gas and oil policy. It might mean something if required investments do not pay the tax were investments do not pay the tax were in renewables. They are not, they are in more gas and oil. While the rest of the economy is flatlining, the net to zero economy is growing, it is at 9 growth at the moment. I have never had the chancellor mentioning that. Still less to give a boost in the budget. Hugely disappointing. A boost in the budget. Hugely disappointing a boost in the budget. Hugely disa ointin. ~. ,. , ~ a boost in the budget. Hugely disa ointin. ~. r. , disappointing. What did you make of the budaet . Disappointing. What did you make of the budget . The disappointing. What did you make of the budget . The national disappointing. What did you make of the budget . The National Insurance| the budget . The National Insurance contributions the budget . The National Insurance contributions are the budget . The National Insurance contributions are the the budget . The National Insurance contributions are the biggest the budget . The National Insurance contributions are the biggest tax i contributions are the biggest tax cuts since contributions are the biggest tax cuts since the budget by nigel lawson cuts since the budget by nigel lawson in 1988. I Thinkjeremy Hunt did the lawson in 1988. I Thinkjeremy Hunt did the most he could do. We have the war did the most he could do. We have the war in did the most he could do. We have the war in ukraine, these things have the war in ukraine, these things have to the war in ukraine, these things have to be the war in ukraine, these things have to be paid for. I think you did the most have to be paid for. I think you did the most he have to be paid for. I think you did the most he responsibly could. We have turned a corner and i think if we carry have turned a corner and i think if we carry on have turned a corner and i think if we carry on on this path and with this plan we carry on on this path and with this plan we can see more tax cut in future this plan we can see more tax cut in future. , this plan we can see more tax cut in future. ,. ,. ,. , future. That is what people on the conservative future. That is what people on the conservative benches future. That is what people on the conservative benches are future. That is what people on the conservative benches are hoping. | future. That is what people on the conservative benches are hoping. You are a very senior figure at the treasury. We are about to talk to Rachel Reeves. What you think the outlet for hermes after the statement byjeremy hunt this week . Whoever is chancellor the next election has one of the toughest jobs in the economy, one of the toughestjobs in politics. You compare it to 1997 with tax burdens rising and confirms about Public Services and also the worry about Living Standards. When you strip out the effect of inflation, Living Standards will not have recovered their 2008 level since 2025. That is extraordinary their 2008 level since 2025. That is extraordinary. We their 2008 level since 2025. That is extraordinary. We have their 2008 level since 2025. That is extraordinary. We have talked their 2008 level since 2025. That is | extraordinary. We have talked about it a lot in the studio and we have talked about it a lot with our viewers. We will be back to you will any few minutes time. The main event wasjeremy hunts budget. There he is with his red budget box the 15th Conservative Budget in a row. Its not since 2010 that theres been a labour chancellor alistair darling. There he was, one of the mentors of Rachel Reeves. She hopes it wont be too long before she gets the job. Lets talk to her about that and what she might do if labour wins the election, which is still an f. Election is a long way away, in political terms at least. Lets talk about the National Wealth fund. The idea is the government would stump up idea is the government would stump up £7 billion to encourage the private sector to start to put money in. You have the former bank of England Governor Mark carney and the Chief Executive of barclays. The National Wealth Chief Executive of barclays. Tue National Wealth fund Chief Executive of barclays. Tte National Wealth fund is Chief Executive of barclays. Tt9 National Wealth fund is a key component of our growth plan. Britain has never had a National Wealth fund before. The idea is to lavage in private Sector Investment, alongside a Government Endowment to invest in some of theirjobs and industries of the future, from Carbon Capture and storage to Green Hydrogen and steel. Areas where we can be a world leader and have good jobs paying a decent wage for britain. Start to bring energy bills down and also boost our Economic Security by boosting our Domestic Energy security. I am really pleased that what businesses can see is that labour has a serious plan. We are determined to getting that private Sector Investment. They want to work with me and the labour party on how we can get that up and running if we are fortunate enough to win the next election. ,. , are fortunate enough to win the next election. ,. ,. , election. You said this was about caettin election. You said this was about getting green election. You said this was about getting green energy and election. You said this was about getting green energy and jobs. L election. You said this was aboutj getting green energy and jobs. If thatis getting green energy and jobs. If that is what you are really trying to do, why did you ditch your big promise to spend £28 billion a year on that . ~. , ,. ,. On that . When i announce to cut Interest Rates on that . When i announce to cut Interest Rates by on that . When i announce to cut Interest Rates by zero on that . When i announce to cut Interest Rates by zero point on that . When i announce to cut Interest Rates by zero point 196. I on that . When i announce to cut i Interest Rates by zero point 196. We Interest Rates by zero point 1 . We havent had the liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng budget. The damage the conservatives had done for the economy will affect what an incoming Labour Government can do. I have been working with businesses to look at how we can lavage in private Sector Investment to do the things we want to do and need to do to get our economy growing. Unless we can grow the economy and boost productivity and investment, we have not got a chance to turn round their Living Standards that sharon white was just talking about. I am determined to be the chancellor that lifts Living Standards while investing again in Public Services. You said you had to be honest with people. I know that is what the us want. I am sure you are pleased that the tories took your plan to close loopholes. Called non doms. That Decision Byjeremy hunt easier to billion quid short for the nhs. Where will that £2 billion come from . Tt where will that £2 billion come from . ,. , where will that £2 billion come from . ,. , from . It is humiliating that in the final budget from . It is humiliating that in the final budget of from . It is humiliating that in the final budget of the from . It is humiliating that in the final budget of the chancellor, i final budget of the chancellor, there have been 15 budget since the conservatives had come to office, it has taken them this long to abolish a gaping loophole in the tax system. Where are you going to get that money from . The where are you going to get that money from . Where are you going to get that mone from . , ,. , money from . The government made this Announcement Money from . The government made this announcement on money from . The government made this announcement on wednesday. Money from . The government made this announcement on wednesday. I money from . The government made this announcement on wednesday. I am announcement on wednesday. I am going through all the government documents to identify the Funding Stream to one of those commitments. That is to reduce Nhs Hospital Waiting List by 2 million a year, additional dental appointments as well as free Breakfast Clubs in Primary Schools. We will do that in an orderly way. Keir Primary Schools. We will do that in an orderly way an orderly way. Keir starmer says, brin the an orderly way. Keir starmer says, bring the election an orderly way. Keir starmer says, bring the election on an orderly way. Keir starmer says, bring the election on in an orderly way. Keir starmer says, bring the election on in may. An orderly way. Keir starmer says, bring the election on in may. He i bring the election on in may. He says that labour is ready. This plan was well trailed. You are not ready on it, are you . The was well trailed. You are not ready on it. Are you . Was well trailed. You are not ready on it, are you . The government made its announcement on it, are you . The government made its announcement on on it, are you . The government made its announcement on wednesday on it, are you . The government made its announcement on wednesday and l on it, are you . The government made | its announcement on wednesday and it is now sunday. I am doing the work properly and not plucking numbers out of the air. I was methodically going through all of the documents to identify the Funding Stream so all my friends add up. If there is one thing you and your viewers know about me, all of my manifesto will be fully costed and fully funded, including this pledge. I will be doing the work properly as i always doing the work properly as i always do to make sure my sums add up. Willie cut Capital Gains tax on second homes sales . Will you cut . The government is trying to do that to provide more homes for people. When reverse that if you end up in power . Tt when reverse that if you end up in ower . , , when reverse that if you end up in ower . L, when reverse that if you end up in ower . I. , power . If you look at the way the office for budget power . If you look at the way the office for budget responsibility l office for budget responsibility funds it, they say it brings in revenue. I will not undo a measure that brings in money. Revenue. I will not undo a measure that brings in money. When it comes to caital that brings in money. When it comes to Capital Gains. That brings in money. When it comes to Capital Gains, angela that brings in money. When it comes to Capital Gains, Angela Rayner that brings in money. When it comes to Capital Gains, Angela Rayner has l to Capital Gains, Angela Rayner has been facing questions about whether she should have pay Capital Gains when she sold her home in 2015. The chancellor made a jibe about it in the budget. She said she did nothing wrong. Have you talked to her about it . � , , wrong. Have you talked to her about it . , ,. , it . Angela is a friend and colleague. It . Angela is a friend and colleague. She it . Angela is a friend and colleague. She has it . Angela is a friend and colleague. She has madej it . Angela is a friend and colleague. She has made her representations on this. That is good enough for me. People are ready to move on from that. It is a bit rich from jeremy hunt, who owns multiple properties he rents out to make a jibe at Angela Rayner, who bought a Council House and later sold it. Tt bought a Council House and later sold it. , sold it. It is very different. One of her old sold it. It is very different. One of her old neighbours sold it. It is very different. One of her old neighbours has sold it. It is very different. One of her old neighbours has told l sold it. It is very different. One i of her old neighbours has told the Times Newspaper she is not being straight about it. Have you asked her about it . T straight about it. Have you asked her about it . Her about it . I have seen representations her about it . I have seen representations and her about it . I have seen| representations and what her about it . I have seen representations and what angela her about it . I have seen representations and what angela has said. I have absolute faith in angela. She has been clear, she has taken advice and explain the situation. That is good enough for me. fix. Situation. That is good enough for me. , situation. That is good enough for me, � , , , situation. That is good enough for me. M ,. , me. A big part of the labour party lan me. A big part of the labour party [an is to me. A big part of the Labour Party Plan is to really me. A big part of the Labour Party Plan is to really extend me. A big part of the Labour Party Plan is to really extend workers i plan is to really extend workers rights. From day one, it gave the same rights to everyone whether they are freelance or someone working part time. Can you guarantee the full package will be in the Labour Party Manifesto . Brute full package will be in the Labour Party Manifesto . Full package will be in the Labour Party Manifesto . Full package will be in the labour pa manifesto . ~. , Party Manifesto . We are committed to the extension Party Manifesto . We are committed to the extension of Party Manifesto . We are committed to the extension of working Party Manifesto . We are committed to the extension of working rights, the extension of working rights, including banning zero hour contracts and getting rid of fire and we hire and having a minimum wage. The local commission will set back. This is a big extension of the rights of Working People. If an economy is not working for Working People it is not working at all. At the moment, too many people are stuck in insecure and precarious work. We went into the pandemic with 11 Million People having less than £100 in savings. That reflects low play and terribly insecure work. We want to change that. We will work with businesses to make sure our plans work for them as well, including probation periods in employment contracts. We do want to make changes. All of our plans are pro business and pro worker because they are two sides of the same coin. You have given a clear commitment you will have the full package in your manifesto. That is interesting to hear. Lets look at the big picture. You care about every single penny. You have said already, if you do make it into power, you will inherit their worst set of public finances since world war ii. He have said many times you are not going to borrow money for everyday spending or put lots of taxes up. Lets be clear with everybody watching, that means after the election, whoever wins, there was basically going to be no extra cash for Public Services or very little. That means real terms cuts to some Government Departments. Can you confirm today if labour wins the election, there will be real terms cuts to some Government Spending . Tt is will be real terms cuts to some Government Spending . It is clear the inheritance of Government Spending . It is clear the inheritance of a Government Spending . It is clear the inheritance of a Labour Government spending . It is clear the inheritance of a Labour Government i inheritance of a Labour Government would have will be the worst since the second world war. I had to be honest, we are not going to be able to turn things around straightaway. We will get to work on all of that. Laura, there will be an initial injection of cash into struggling Public Services. Commitments around nhs Waiting Lists and Primary Schools. , ,. , nhs Waiting Lists and Primary Schools. , , , schools. You cannot tell us how you are spending schools. You cannot tell us how you are spending. Beyond schools. You cannot tell us how you are spending. Beyond that, schools. You cannot tell us how you are spending. Beyond that, we schools. You cannot tell us how you | are spending. Beyond that, we have said we will are spending. Beyond that, we have said we will extend are spending. Beyond that, we have said we will extend the are spending. Beyond that, we have said we will extend the windfall are spending. Beyond that, we have said we will extend the windfall tax | said we will extend the windfall tax on the big profits, the Energy Giants making. We would invest that money on moving to the low Carbon Industries of the future. The atm Business Rates on private schools and putting their money into the 90 of children in state schools. Taxing Private Equity boxes to put more money on Public Services. Can you confirm today money on Public Services. Can you confirm today that money on Public Services. Can you confirm today that in money on Public Services. Can you confirm today that in the money on Public Services. Can you confirm today that in the first confirm today that in the first couple of years of a Labour Government some departments would face a real terms cuts . People want to know. Ill be there sometimes feel you are not getting enough information. This is what one wrote information. This is what one wrote in to say, john sinclair. When will you come clean about how you will deal with the abdominal state of our National Finances to support Public Services . Can you confirm today if you want to be honest that some Government Departments will face a real terms cut . That Government Departments will face a real terms cut . Government departments will face a real terms cut . At the moment, the government real terms cut . At the moment, the government has real terms cut . At the moment, the government has not real terms cut . At the moment, the government has not set real terms cut . At the moment, the government has not set out real terms cut . At the moment, the government has not set out its real terms cut . At the moment, the | government has not set out its plans by individual departments. I will do a Spending Review quickly if we win the election. That is not possible to do from opposition. I do know Public Services need more money, thatis Public Services need more money, that is where we will make the initial injection. The forecasts are based on government plans. The plans of the government do not include our comprehensive plan to grow the economy. 0ur Comprehensive Plan to grow the economy. Our National Wealth fund is about bringing in private Sector Investment, meaning more taxes paid investment, meaning more taxes paid in more money for Public Services. That will take time, at the moment, you explain, that you want to stick to the same kind of spending rules as the conservatives, you dont want to put up tax or borrow. That leaves people wondering what is the difference between your plans for the economy and the conservatives plan. Here is a question from one of our viewers, plan. Here is a question from one of ourviewers, ian plan. Here is a question from one of our viewers, ian who we meant when we spoke to viewers in manchester. Im normally a labour voter, and id like to know what the difference is between the conservative and labours fiscal policy, as im not seeing a very clear dividing line, especially since the budget. Ians a labour voter, he is asking you, what is the difference . There is two clear you, what is the difference . There is two clear differences. You, what is the difference . There is two clear differences. The you, what is the difference . There is two clear differences. The first | is two clear differences. The first is two clear differences. The first is the initial injection of cash and having a proper windfall tax. Those are crumbs having a proper windfall tax. Those are crumbs. Theyre having a proper windfall tax. Those are crumbs. Theyre not having a proper windfall tax. Those l are crumbs. Theyre not crumbs, 1. 5 billion for wu are crumbs. Theyre not crumbs, 1. 5 billion for vat and are crumbs. Theyre not crumbs, 1. 5 billion for vat and business are crumbs. Theyre not crumbs, 1. 5 billion for vat and Business Rates i billion for vat and Business Rates for private schools, and closing the loopholes. Those are not crumbs. That is real money that the conservatives are not investing today. But second in the end you have got to grow the economy. This is the point that Andy Halliday was making last week, we need to get people back into work, ensure they have the skills to succeed and boost productivity and our plans are about doing that. The creation of the National Wealth fund, businesses say thatis National Wealth fund, businesses say that is why people like barclays have signed up. They say there is money ready to go if Government Put in the right money. Reform of the planning system, new homes, reforming the Apprenticeship Levy to get people the skills they need. Some of these things need time. If we can get building homes, one and a half million in the first term of a Labour Government, that is money going into the economy and if the economy grows, you bring in tax revenues. Economy grows, you bring in tax revenues revenues. You admit a lot of the thins revenues. You admit a lot of the things that revenues. You admit a lot of the things that you revenues. You admit a lot of the things that you want revenues. You admit a lot of the things that you want to revenues. You admit a lot of the things that you want to do revenues. You admit a lot of the things that you want to do and i revenues. You admit a lot of the i things that you want to do and the full impact takes a while. What many people want to understand though is given that you agree with the conservatives on cutting National Insurance, you have ruled out raising income tax and you have the same rule to get debt down, which does constrict things, you have admitted that today, what is the big difference between the two parties economic offer . A lot of economists say when you look at it, essentially theyre not that difference and the ifs said there is a Conspiracy Of Silence between the two parties, not being honest with the public about how tough things might be. T haste how tough things might be. I have said im under how tough things might be. I have said im under no how tough things might be. I have said im under no illusions how tough things might be. I have said im under no illusions of how tough things might be. I have said im under no illusions of the i said im under no illusions of the scale of inheritance and it will take a while to turn around the challenges that we see and viewers recognise that sharron said it is going to be the toughestjob in politics. But i relish the chance. There is always choices to be made. That is the point and andy haldane said he thought that you should be more flexible about the spending rules, you could make that choice, but you have chose on the stick to the same spending rules as a conservatives. T the same spending rules as a conservatives. The same spending rules as a conservatives. , a, conservatives. I worked in the bank of en. Land conservatives. I worked in the Bank Of England like conservatives. I worked in the Bank Of England like andy conservatives. I worked in the Bank Of England like andy haldane conservatives. I worked in the bank| of england like andy haldane before i became an mp and i feel that the importance of fiscal rules in provide Oog Constraint in which governments act is very important, you saw what happened when liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng tried to circumvent the rules. They undermined the Bank Of England. I wont do that. Making sure that the sums add up and we start to get debt on a down ward trajectory is important. We separate current and day to day expenditure from capital expenditure. That is important, Business Investment is lower than any other g7 economy. We need that Public Investment to leverage the private sector. If we change our economy. That is why growth is the no 1 economy. That is why growth is the no1 mission of economy. That is why growth is the no 1 mission of a economy. That is why growth is the no1 mission of a government. That noi mission of a government. That is the way we improve Living Standards and get the money i know we need for Public Services. Tt you we need for Public Services. If you win, as we need for Public Services. If you win. As you we need for Public Services. If you win. As you hope we need for Public Services. If you win, as you hope and we need for Public Services. If you win, as you hope and if we need for Public Services. If you win, as you hope and if you we need for Public Services. If you win, as you hope and if you then i we need for Public Services. If you win, as you hope and if you then get the economy growing, which is your ambition, what then would be chancellor Rachel Reeves inspect if you have £7 billion that emerges, it could be a penny off income tax or £7 billion for colleges or courts. What is your instinct . T £7 billion for colleges or courts. What is your instinct . £7 billion for colleges or courts. What is your instinct . I want taxes to be low e what is your instinct . I want taxes to be low e but what is your instinct . I want taxes to be low e but you what is your instinct . I want taxes to be low e but you have what is your instinct . I want taxes to be low e but you have to what is your instinct . I want taxes | to be low e but you have to explain where the money comes from. What got me into politics was education and schools. I went to school in the 80s and 90s, the last time we had a long time of conservative government and we had prefabs and our library was turned into a classroom, because there was more students than space. When tony blair said education, education, that got me involved in politics, because i felt that you had a political leader that were talking about things that matter to me and my family and my life and the last Labour Government turned around our schools and hospitals. Giving all children a good start in life, wherever they come from and unlocking that potential that every child has, but is not realised for enough children, that is something i feel passionate about. We enough children, that is something i feel passionate about. Feel passionate about. We are still alon wa feel passionate about. We are still along way from feel passionate about. We are still along way from the feel passionate about. We are still along way from the election, along way from the election, although it is this year, a weeks a long time in politics, six or seven months is an age. If the polls are correct and labour wins and you become chancellor. Your life will change. Keir starmer� s talked about the pressures on family, whether he moves into no 10. He is concerned about his childrens privacy. Have you a thought about whether you would live above the shop . My kids are probably would live above the shop . My kids are probably watching, would live above the shop . My kids are probably watching, so would live above the shop . My kids are probably watching, so the would live above the shop . My kids are probably watching, so the first i are probably watching, so the first time they know about our living arrangements will be when im talking to them. I recognise it will be a big change, i have two Primary School aged children. The opportunity to serve is what i came into politics to do. I have been an mp for 1h years and all have been in opposition. I want the chance to do what i believe i can do well to run the economy of the united kingdom. 0ne the economy of the united kingdom. One of your colleagues told me you care so much about not wasting anything, when you go to Business Breakfasts you get them to take the leftovers back. T breakfasts you get them to take the leftovers back. Leftovers back. I dont think she said nick leftovers back. I dont think she said nick i leftovers back. I dont think she said nick. I dont leftovers back. I dont think she said nick. I dont like leftovers back. I dont think she said nick. I dont like waste leftovers back. I dont think she said nick. I dont like waste of. Said nick. I dont like waste of expenditure. So when you go to these events there is pastries left, we ask if we can take them back to the office and share them with champions leagues. S with colleagues. No waste with a Rachel Reeves government. Waste with a Rachel Reeves government. Waste with a Rachel Reeves covernment. , ,. Are you convinced, or critical . E mail us at kuenssberg bbc. Co. Uk or on social use the hashtag bbclaurak on x, or on instagram now too. And you can follow whats happening on the bbc live page. Sharon, what was your reaction to Rachel Reeves. She hinted she would rather put money into services than cut tax, but she was reluctant to show a bit more ankle about some of her plans. Show a bit more ankle about some of her lans. , her plans. Interesting the focus on urowth her plans. Interesting the focus on growth and her plans. Interesting the focus on growth and productivity. Her plans. Interesting the focus on growth and productivity. Which her plans. Interesting the focus on | growth and productivity. Which who ever wins the election is crucial. We are going to have to get creative with the partnerships with business and Business Investment, because there is so little room for any government really. 0f there is so little room for any government really. Of whatever political complexion. It is great the hear about talking about leveraging Business Investment and there is a role for business in Public Services. We are trying to be the employer of choice for young people from the care system. That was a feature ofjeremy hunts budget, doing more for younger people from disadvantaged groups. The boundaries between the state and business will have to get more connected. Notjust in terms of growth and infrastructure and investment, but Public Service reform. � ,. , , reform. Business will have to pick u. Reform. Business will have to pick u some reform. Business will have to pick up some of reform. Business will have to pick up some of the reform. Business will have to pick up some of the slack. Reform. Business will have to pick up some of the slack. Is reform. Business will have to pick up some of the slack. Is that reform. Business will have to pick up some of the slack. Is that real| up some of the slack. Is that real istic, i have heard politicians say that ore over the years. Is it realistic that that could be a game changer . Tt realistic that that could be a gamechanger . Realistic that that could be a gamechanger . It is inevitable. Rachel talked gamechanger . It is inevitable. Rachel talked about gamechanger . It is inevitable. Rachel talked about new gamechanger . It is inevitable. Rachel talked about new Employment Rights from day one for a new government. That has profound implications for business. We are positive about doing more for our workers. You have a lot of businesses, we provide gp and Mental Health services, because the state isnt as present as it was. I think there has to be an open and honest conversation about how much the state can do and where the private sector needs to step in. Sector needs to step in. Michael, what did you sector needs to step in. Michael, what did you think . Sector needs to step in. Michael, what did you think . I sector needs to step in. Michael, what did you think . I have sector needs to step in. Michael, what did you think . I have a sector needs to step in. Michael, what did you think . I have a lot i sector needs to step in. Michael, | what did you think . I have a lot of resect what did you think . I have a lot of respect for what did you think . I have a lot of respect for rachel what did you think . I have a lot of respect for Rachel Reeves, what did you think . I have a lot of respect for Rachel Reeves, unlike | respect for Rachel Reeves, unlike keir starmer, she refused to serve injeremy keir starmer, she refused to serve inJeremy Corbyns keir starmer, she refused to serve in Jeremy Corbyns Shadow Cabinet when in Jeremy Corbyns Shadow Cabinet when keir in Jeremy Corbyns Shadow Cabinet when keir starmer was urging us to meke when keir starmer was urging us to makejeremy when keir starmer was urging us to make Jeremy Corbyn our next Prime Minister make Jeremy Corbyn our next Prime Minister. The problem shes got and you touched on it in your interview, is that you touched on it in your interview, is that labour are committed to angela is that labour are committed to Angela Rayners Trade Union Reform Package Angela Rayners Trade Union Reform Package. That would make it easier for unions package. That would make it easier for unions to strike and more difficult for unions to strike and more difficult for employers to run businesses. 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Now, imagine if your body stopped responding how you expected it to, every day tasks get a bit harder. Thats what happened tojustin currie, the lead singer of del amitri who knew something was wrong when he started having Trouble Holding his guitar plectrum on stage. He became one of the 150,000 people diagnosed with parkinsons, but carried on performing without saying anything, even without telling his mum. But hes opening up now, in a radio 4 documtary on later today, and to us, when i met him in glasgow. Spit in the rain, del amitri. You can grin, but you cant hide all the emptiness inside one of the nurses said, you can look at it as being a disease that means you cant really concentrate on two things at once. So things that are automatic, like playing the bass or strumming a guitar, all of a sudden arent really automatic. Youre having to focus on them and say to yourself dont drop the plectrum, try not to skip. I mean, i wouldnt be able to sit here and play you a song on the guitar, because my hand might. My strumming might sort of break down. I love the security of having the band behind me and they have been incredibly supportive emotionally and professionally. How did it feel for you . One of the things you say in the documentary that you have made about it, is that applause is everything and for as long as you can play well enough, the jobs the best one in the world . Yeah. Now, of course, you cant play in the way that you used to be able to . Yeah, i cant play in the way i would expect to. And i know it will get worse. At what rate, nobody knows. So i normally have to stop, where formerly, people like me would never want to stop. You know, you wouldnt want to be singing in a pub at the age of 80 or something, you know and being dragged off by your grandchildren in embarrassment. So the idea of having to stop, thats quite grim. One of the things in the documentary is your talk about then how you have been trying to make it work. How you have learned to play in a slightly different way. Also how you have had to adjust how you sing . Yeah, a bit. Can you just tell us about that . Its hard to know which is disease and which is just age. But theres definitely a bit of, i seem to have lost a bit of diaphragm control. So, parkinsons generally makes you a bit feeble and i think thats kind of affecting how i hit the notes. So its harder now for me to get up there and get on to the note. Whereas before i think that was a bit more easy. I mean, singing it never easy and it shouldnt be singing should be hard. But now i have to really concentrate. So youre in love with someone else, someone who burns within your soul and it looks like i am the last to know can you imagine a life though when youre not on stage . Not having dates in the diary, the reality of that is not good. I mean, whenever we are in a position where we dont have something in the future booked, i feel completely rootless. I feel completely at sea, because i dont have that appearance on stage in the future to be the sort of focus of everything in my life. So ill need to find a. I will need to go and do good deeds or something what kind of good deeds would you do . I dont know. It feels a moral obligation, because i have led this incredibly selfish life, you know where i got basically to do whatever i want to do for most of my time. I have not had a boss since 1986 or something. So, yeah, i think its. Im going to have to grow up at some time. Michaelj fox, who everybody� s familiar with his parkinsons experience, he has talked about actually now he believes it has been a gift to him. Yes, i can see that argument. What do you think of that argument . Well, its already changed my personality in not necessarily negative ways. How so . Well, you know, any form of. 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Thats not true. If you lose a leg, youre not stronger. And i am not stronger for having parkinsons, believe you me. Im very struck though how not just that youre very fatalistic, but actually very positive about it . In bleaker days, it gets on top of you and im sure everybody will say that. But there are surprisingly long moments of reprieve. Thanks, justin, thanks for talking to us. Thanks, laura, my pleasure. And justins programme, tremolo, is on radio 4 at liz30pm and bbc sounds. Now, there is almost nothing that worries voters more than the state of the Health Service. Right now, patchy at best, grim at worst. Even the Prime Minister himself admitted this in a recent interivew. Nhs Waiting Lists. We have not made enou h nhs Waiting Lists. We have not made enough progress nhs Waiting Lists. We have not made enough progress. You nhs Waiting Lists. We have not made enough progress. You have nhs Waiting Lists. We have not made enough progress. You have failed i nhs Waiting Lists. 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Happened year after year after year, was it a mistake . Acknowledging the roblems was it a mistake . Acknowledging the problems some was it a mistake . Acknowledging the problems some of was it a mistake . Acknowledging the problems some of our was it a mistake . Acknowledging the problems some of our ageing problems some of our ageing buildings have. The nhs has celebrated its 75th Anniversary last year. We have older buildings. We want to modernise those which is why we have the new Hospitals Programme. Tt we have the new Hospitals Programme we have the new Hospitals Programme. We have the new hospitals rouramme. , , programme. It is not building new hositals. Programme. It is not building new hospitals was programme. It is not building new hospitals. Was it programme. It is not building new hospitals. Was it a programme. It is not building new hospitals. Was it a mistake. I hospitals. Was it a mistake. 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In fairness as well it is i for Integrated Care Boards at local level to apportion that money to the building, they have my complete support to do so because i absolutely understand the problem to your viewers are raising. There absolutely understand the problem to your viewers are raising. Your viewers are raising. There are so many things your viewers are raising. There are so many things we your viewers are raising. There are so many things we can your viewers are raising. There are so many things we can talk your viewers are raising. There are so many things we can talk about. | so many things we can talk about. You are announcing new money for Maternity Care. The number of women dying in Maternity Care has gone up under the conservatives watch. I had been a shocking number of cases, a shocking number of hospitals where it has become a really acute problem. Is kent and nottingham, to mention a couple. Are you ashamed . 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This is why this package of support is so important, because as well as the tax cuts and the Productivity Plan for the nhs, we are investing further in areas that we know make a real difference. We are investing in more midwives and rolling out training for 6 thousand staff across england to help with neonatal resuscitation. Because that is such a delicate operation and we are helping roll out some significant pilots that we have tried to help with brain injury. Because again that is a significant factor that we want to reduce and stop. Factor that we want to reduce and sto. , , factor that we want to reduce and sto. , , factor that we want to reduce and sto. ,. , factor that we want to reduce and sto. ,. , , stop. Something else that is very siinificant stop. Something else that is very significant in stop. Something else that is very significant in terms stop. Something else that is very significant in terms of stop. 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We have made it, we have expanded it so we can have our repeat prescriptions on this app, that saves us as patients 18 minutes on average each time and gps three minutes. I think that app we can do far more with that and we will be able to as we have begun to roll out talking therapies. That app is the way that we are going to be address some of the issues that hugh raises. We have to take responsibility for our health. We you know as part of the Productivity Plan we cannot keep throwing, you know investing in the nhs in a way that we are not getting the productivity returns back. We need to turn that conversation around and say, we want to invest in the nhs, but we have to do so in a way that is productive. It the nhs, but we have to do so in a way that is productive. Way that is productive. It may not be much use way that is productive. It may not be much use to way that is productive. It may not be much use to people way that is productive. 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I think with so little money to spend, probably the i their shoes . I think with so little i money to spend, probably the biggest thing i would do is tackle planning. Planning reform. Planning reform. Planning reform. Cross Party Planning reform. Planning reform. Cross party consensus. Planning reform. Planning reform. Cross party consensus. You planning reform. Planning reform. Cross party consensus. You need l planning reform. Planning reform. | cross party consensus. You need to do it early. Youve got to take bravery and courage. But to get britain building again and homes for our young people, that is what i would come out on day one. Politicians always mention this, and thenit politicians always mention this, and then it runs into the sand when their own mps and their own members dont like what it means for them in real life . ,. ,. Real life . Yes it is a difficult issue. I think real life . Yes it is a difficult issue. I think productivity i real life . Yes it is a difficult issue. I think productivity is} real life . Yes it is a difficult issue. I think productivity is the key to issue. I think productivity is the key to this issue. I think productivity is the key to this. As victoria was saying. We cant key to this. As victoria was saying. We cant keep on putting more and more we cant keep on putting more and more taxpayers money into Public Services more taxpayers money into Public Services without improved performance. I listened to an interview performance. I listened to an interview last week with abbie tierney. Interview last week with abbie tierney, who turned around the passport tierney, who turned around the Passport Office and now has gone to welsh Passport Office and now has gone to welsh rugby and i hope she does for them welsh rugby and i hope she does for them what welsh rugby and i hope she does for them what she did for the Passport Office them what she did for the Passport Office she them what she did for the Passport Office. She made it clear there is scope office. She made it clear there is scope for office. She made it clear there is scope for improvements in productivity across our Public Services productivity across our Public Services. They can do much more than thevre services. They can do much more than theyre doing services. They can do much more than theyre doing. If the rest of our schools theyre doing. If the rest of our schools, hospitals and Police Forces operated schools, hospitals and Police Forces operated in the same way as the best, operated in the same way as the best. Theh operated in the same way as the best, then that could be transformational. Best, then that could be transformational. Why is it so atch. Transformational. Why is it so patchy i transformational. Why is it so patchy i have transformational. Why is it so patchy. I have heard transformational. Why is it so l patchy. I have heard politicians talk about productivity forever. It talk about productivity forever. It is difficult. That is why i was heartened by the amount of money the charrcettor heartened by the amount of money the chancellor made available to improve productivity in the Health Service. That is productivity in the Health Service. That is a productivity in the Health Service. That is a real game changer. If we can do that is a real game changer. If we can do that that is a real game changer. If we can do that across our Public Services. Can do that across our Public Services, they will be transformed. Hugh services, they will be transformed. Hugh youre no fan of the big parties, but is there a point here actually what we have to do, what everyone has to do, is have a proper good look at spending money more wisely and being more careful with it . Of course and half of that is spending it . Of course and half of that is spending it it . Of course and half of that is spending it oh it . Of course and half of that is spending it on the it . Of course and half of that is spending it on the green it . Of course and half of that is spending it on the green economy. We have to spending it on the green economy. We have to make spending it on the green economy. We have to make that spending it on the green economy. We have to make that transition spending it on the green economy. We have to make that transition and spending it on the green economy. 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Im feelin optimistic . Back in the black . In feeling hopeful, we are making progress. Jab feeling hopeful, we are making rouress. , w. Feeling hopeful, we are making rouress. ,. ,. ,. , feeling hopeful, we are making progress. Job cuts on the horizon . You talked progress. Job cuts on the horizon . You talked of progress. Job cuts on the horizon . You talked of bold progress. Job cuts on the horizon . You talked of bold changes. Progress. Job cuts on the horizon . You talked of bold changes. It progress. Job cuts on the horizon . You talked of bold changes. It is l you talked of bold changes. It is interesting you talked of bold changes. It is interesting the you talked of bold changes. It 3 interesting the conversation about Public Services and productivity and it is something every business is doing. We are trying to simplify the way we work, so our amazing partners have got more time in front of customers. Have got more time in front of customers have got more time in front of customers. ~. ,. , customers. We have enoyed having all three of you h customers. We have enoyed having all three of you give customers. We have enoyed having all three of you give us customers. We have enjoyed having all three of you give us your customers. We have enjoyed having all three of you give us your time. L a huge thank you to my panel, a huge thank you to you of course for watching and thanks too for sending in your questions. The main Political Parties might not share the same instincts, but they do right now share the same big picture view that they have to stick to spending limits that mean more years when Public Services are squeezed. We heard Rachel Reeves tell us that a Labour Government wont be able to do everything they want to do straightaway. And she stressed her promise above all else to keep track of the cheque book. But she knows the tories will be watching herfor any hint of stray pennies. You can watch our interview or aything else again on iplayer catch more on newscast later on bbc sounds, or ill look forward to seeing you next week. And happy mothers day to everybody watching. Goodbye for now. Live from jerusalem, im anna foster with the very latest developments on the israel gaza war. The us military says an Army Logistics ship carrying parts for a temporary floating pier is heading to gaza, as part of plans to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. Separately, a Spanish Charity says a ship carrying 200 tonnes of food for gaza is ready to depart from cyprus. Live from london. I am lucy grey. Prince william posts a picture of his wife kate and their children for mothers day. Its the first image of the princess of wales since she took time away from royal duties because of abdominal surgery. Labours Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves warns the bbc� s Laura Kuenssberg that her party is inheriting the worst Economic Situation since the second world war. I have to be honest, we are