have already cut all the corners they can. colletta smith, bbc news, in cleckheaton. i m joined now by our political correspondent, nick eardley. well, nick, it is the big day, there is so much discussion about what would happen. today people will see that increase. they will and it is controversial for a couple of key reasons. one is the economic context and everything we have heard about the cost of living squeeze and the fact that increased tax willjust mean that people have even more to deal with in terms of budgeting. the other reason is this breaking a conservative manifesto promise. nick, sorry to interrupt you, there is a sound issue, it is sort of booming. we will come back to you in a little bit.
that it was necessary because the pandemic had left such a backlog of nhs waiting lists that you had to find the money somehow to try and clear that and secondly, ministers will say they are trying to clear up some of the issues around the cost of social care. it is an issue that governments have grappled with for years now and much of the money has been raised in this levy from 2024 will go towards social care and towards bringing in a cap on the amount of money that individuals have to pay in a higher threshold which people on lower incomes have to start contributing to the cost of their care. it is controversial, partly because it broke the manifesto promise that you are talking about, partly because of the cost of living crisis, many people know that they are feeling the squeeze at the moment and this will add to it. the health secretary, he was asked about that this morning.
spending review. and all of the spending on health gives the impression rishi sunak s cheque book is enormous, but that largesse begins and ends at the department of health. not much money for prisons. not much money floating around. absolutely. the other departments are suffering. - things like local government. you can cut things, i you cut them, and at some point it flips. and they cut you! and then you have a problem. that was an amazing tour of what is happening. shame i cannot see you guys, but next time. . one thing that didn t happen which everybody was preparing for was a reshuffle of the cabinet. yes, and it might still happen next week allegedly. all week i ve been thinking, cynical as i am, was this being dangled in front of ministers to keep them in line for something like breaking a manifesto
things like local government. you can cut things, you cut them, and at some point it flips. - and they cut you! and then you have a problem. that was an amazing tour of what is happening. shame i cannot see you guys, but next time. i one thing that didn t happen which everybody was preparing for was a reshuffle of the cabinet. yes, and it might still happen next week allegedly. all week i ve been thinking, cynical as i am, was this being dangled in front of ministers to keep them in line for something like breaking a manifesto promise, and might they feel like they were more in line if they thought about losing theirjob. call me a cynic. but somebody this morning said the reshuffle is all prepared and has been prepared and is sitting waiting to go and has been for some time and it may yet happen next week. but who knows?
promises for the changes. yes, we have broken a manifesto promise but we did know there was going to be a global pandemic and we will tackle that waiting list, because we have also promised you the nhs will always be there for you. but independent analysis just released by the institute for fiscal studies shows an evergrowing nhs budget could swallow up all of the money raised, leaving little for social care. 20 men will go on trial in paris today, accused of being involved in terror attacks which killed 130 people six years ago. anti taliban forces have asked the international community to not recognise the all male government announced by the taliban. the home secretary will hold discussions with her french counterpart about the surge in the number of people crossing the english channel to the uk. over 1000 migrants have made the journey so far this week.