To the programme. Coming up the Health Minister confirms theres to be an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal. Nearly 2,500 people are thought to have died after being given products that were infected with hepatitis c or hiv. A government commissioned report on employment says all work in the uk should be fair and decent. And david davis says theres unity at the top when it comes to brexit. You will find in terms of public statements, it is very hard to put a Cigarette Paper between the chancellor and myself. But first theresa may has ordered a uk wide enquiry into the use of contaminated Blood Products in the nhs, stemming from the 1970s. 2,400 people have died as a result of the scandal. Many of them were haemophiliacs who died from hepatitis c and aids related illnesses. It has been called the worst Treatment Disaster in the history of the nhs. Many of those affected and their families say they were not told of the risks involved and believe there was a cover up. In an emerg
Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, says its completely unacceptable that some patients are waiting up to 13 hours in a e. In an Exclusive Bbc interview, he paid tribute to the hard work of staff, but said the problems of high demand were not unique to the nhs in england. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more. Nhs england figures this winter show the worst waiting time performance in a e units since records began more than a decade ago. Jeremy hunt paid tribute to the work of staff, but said that the problems of high Patient Demand were not unique to the nhs and all leading Health Systems were grappling with the same challenge. He said there was no Silver Bullet. I think its wrong to suggest to people that these profound challenges such as we
Im sarah montague. The European Union in greater trouble than ever before. Its notjust because of brexit, even founding members countries like italy are unhappy about the direction its headed. The Italian Economy has always struggled within the straightjacket of the euro. And its wanted its fellow members to help share the burden of the half a million migrants who have turned up on its shores over the past three years. My guest here at the Italian Embassy in london is italys europe minister, sandro gozi. He is a passionate european. How does he think the eu should change if it to survive and win over the next generation of europeans . Sandro gozi, welcome to hardtalk. You have said that the beginning of European Disintegration has started with brexit. Is the eu disintegrating . If it remains the status quo, certainly. It must get out of the status quo. It must show there is a political reaction to the series of crises that has hit the union. Among these, the major one is certainly the
Im sarah montague. The European Union in greater trouble than ever before. Its notjust because of brexit, even founding members countries like italy are unhappy about the direction its headed. The Italian Economy has always struggled within the straightjacket of the euro. And its wanted its fellow members to help share the burden of the half a million migrants who have turned up on its shores over the past three years. My guest here at the Italian Embassy in london is italys europe minister, sandro gozi. He is a passionate european. How does he think the eu should change if it to survive and win over the next generation of europeans . Sandro gozi, welcome to hardtalk. You have said that the beginning of European Disintegration has started with brexit. Is the eu disintegrating . If it remains the status quo, certainly. It must get out of the status quo. It must show there is a political reaction to the series of crises that has hit the union. Among these, the major one is certainly the