good morning and a very warm welcome to our viewers watching around the world and here at home. pippa, you and i have done a lot of these conferences, big get togethers. this is pretty unusual, isn t it, to start against this backdrop? in unusual, isn t it, to start against this backdrop? this backdrop? in 20 years of coverin: this backdrop? in 20 years of covering politics this backdrop? in 20 years of covering politics and - this backdrop? in 20 years of covering politics and coming| this backdrop? in 20 years of. covering politics and coming to these annual events i ve never been in a situation like this, never seen a situation like this. there is so much liz truss needs to do. she needs to convince her veryjittery party, her members who backed her during the contest and mp5, that she understands their concerns but much more importantly she needs to talk beyond them to the public, who are incredibly anxious about the prospect of mortgage rates going up, their energy bil
the polls and the pound has ladder. the polls and the pound has taken a hammering ladder. the polls and the pound has taken a hammering time ladder. the polls and the pound has taken a hammering time again. - ladder. the polls and the pound has taken a hammering time again. so i ladder. the polls and the pound has| taken a hammering time again. so is liz truss arrives in birmingham we have one big question, with so much pushback, can she make it work? the prime minister is here i ll be talking to her in the next ten minutes. and also with me in birmingham is the shadow chancellor, labour s rachel reeves. and with me for the next hour is sharon white, the chair of thejohn lewis partnership, pippa crerar, the guardian s political editor and michael gove the former levelling up, education, justice, cabinet office and environment secretary have i missed any michael? now on the backbenches after attacking liz truss plans during the leadership election. they ll give their reacti
serious economic slowdown that would have real difficulties for people, now i did want to answer your question that you asked me about. a direct impact. the question that you asked me about. a direct impact. . . question that you asked me about. a direct impact. . . a direct impact. the issues we ve seen this week a direct impact. the issues we ve seen this week so a direct impact. the issues we ve seen this week so i a direct impact. the issues we ve seen this week so i am a direct impact. the issues we ve seen this week so i am afraid - a direct impact. the issues we ve seen this week so i am afraid there is an issue that interest rates are going up around the world and we do have to face that and we do have to, but i do want to say to people, i understand their worries about what has happened this week and i do, i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announce it quickly because we had to act, but i do accept we should have laid the ground be
trouble? i think it brings his judgment into question. noj trouble? i think it brings his - judgment into question. no sound. trouble? i think it brings his judgment into question. no sound. in judgment into question. no sound. in the sunday times judgment into question. no sound. in the sunday times story judgment into question. no sound. in the sunday times story suggesting, . the sunday times story suggesting, being told that he should double down on his plans and of course as we all know he then went on television on sunday and suggested there might be more changes to come so it definitely brings hisjudgment into question and secondly the big problem the government faces right now is showing people they are on their side, that s already been buffeted a bit with the 45p tax cut and the bankers bonuses policy and now to make it look as though actually he is prepared to talk and maybe act, though the treasury denies there was the conversation, on the back of a meeting, a champa
also contributes to the economy. what we will have his a long term plan for reform, helping more people getting to work. make our economy more productive, get better value for money for the taxpayer. i have asked you for money for the taxpayer. i have asked you if for money for the taxpayer. i have asked you if you for money for the taxpayer. i have asked you if you will for money for the taxpayer. i have asked you if you will cut for money for the taxpayer. i have asked you if you will cut spending | asked you if you will cut spending on public services? will you cut spending on public services? what on public services? will you cut spending on public services? what i will do is make spending on public services? what i will do is make sure spending on public services? what i will do is make sure we spending on public services? what i will do is make sure we get - spending on public services? what i will do is make sure we get value i will do is make sure we get value fo