into morgues during the pandemic because of mismanagement and cuts. people are dying because of cuts in services, so i find that interview, as i say, utterly dishonest and frankly i think the minister is deluded. ., ., , ., deluded. chloe, i aside from being a footballer you deluded. chloe, i aside from being a footballer you are deluded. chloe, i aside from being a footballer you are a deluded. chloe, i aside from being a footballer you are a lawyer, - deluded. chloe, i aside from being a footballer you are a lawyer, and - footballer you are a lawyer, and you deal with a lot of cases of people coming to you when things have gone wrong with the nhs, what did you make of listening to steve barclay? i have the same concerns, i see the kind of i have the same concerns, i see the kind of cases i have the same concerns, i see the kind of cases that i have the same concerns, i see the kind of cases that we i have the same concerns, i see the kind of cases that we have - i have t
the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. but whilst we remain committed, but also the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. but can you look at that the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. but can you look at that as the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. but can you look at that as health the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. but can you look at that as health secretary - the 2.8 and 4.7 billion. but can you| look at that as health secretary and tell our viewers this morning that this system is working? i recognise it is under severe pressure on that graph illustrates that. that s why despite the very real challenges in the autumn statement, the chancellor prioritised funding for health, an extra 6.6 billion over the next two years. it extra 6.6 billion over the next two ears. . . . extra 6.6 billion over the next two ears, , , , ., extra 6.6 billion over the next two ears. , , , ., , extra 6.6 billion over the next two ears. , ,, ., . extra 6.6 billion over the next two ears. , ,, ., , years. it is less than they say they n
service. what about the growth in the economy? service. what about the growth in the economy? we service. what about the growth in the economy? we talked - service. what about the growth in the economy? we talked about i service. what about the growth in l the economy? we talked about the moment last week in the studio, the autumn statement set up some pretty hard times, all doom and gloom, that was very much the tone of it. you represent businesses in the country, what did you make of it? was this stuff missing? stuff missing? yes, i will give jerem stuff missing? yes, i will give jeremy hunt stuff missing? yes, i will give jeremy hunt a stuff missing? yes, i will give jeremy hunt a bit stuff missing? yes, i will give jeremy hunt a bit of- stuff missing? yes, i will give jeremy hunt a bit of slack, i l jeremy hunt a bit of slack, i thought jeremy hunt a bit of slack, i thought he did a good job with a bad hand~ thought he did a good job with a bad hand~ i thought he did
were on their knees going into the pandemic and things have got worse. of course he finds it difficult to talk about wages. care workers are paid pennies above the minimum wage, doing an increasingly professionalised and demanding role. he doesn t want to talk about pay and poverty pay, and if we don t deal with the crisis around stuffing in health and social care we will not deal with the problem. but times are hard. governments not deal with the problem. but times are hard. governments around - not deal with the problem. but times are hard. governments around the i are hard. governments around the world have got a lot of pressure on money, and the nhs unlike other bits of the public services has had extra cash. why do they not tax non dom is, the richest people in this country, what have they done about bankers bonuses? the truth is the tory government has made ideological decisions for over a decade about cutting services, and that is what has left their services on their knees. t
also matters. and what we have seen from this prime minister and chancellor is the nhs and care prioritised at a very difficult time for public finances and that s why we have 8 billion going in in 2024. may be actually what we need to do as a country is have an honest conversation about doing less. you have talked about priorities, that means choosing, doesn t it? should the nhs do less? you have written this morning in the mail about programmes that are far removed from the priorities of patients, so what should it not do? should it not do? firstly we have 2.8 should it not do? firstly we have 2-8 billion should it not do? firstly we have 2.8 billion of should it not do? firstly we have 2.8 billion of cost should it not do? firstly we have 2.8 billion of cost in should it not do? firstly we have 2.8 billion of cost in the i 2.8 billion of cost in the department, that s over 50,000 people that are not in direct patient facing roles. there s the possibility of merging those, b