i worry about it s commitment to health disparities, to the ten year cancer programme, to five more years of a healthy life longevity commitment, to our whole commitment to making britain healthier. liverpool s hero. liverpool win the fa cup, beating chelsea 6 5 on penalties after a goalless game at wembley. and the eurovision final is getting started in turin. there are high hopes for the uk s sam ryder, but ukraine are favourites to win. good evening. russia s president vladimir putin has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland s neutral status would be a mistake . finland is expected to formally announce its intention tojoin the western military alliance tomorrow. as this map shows, russia and finland share a 800 mile border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their membership of nato would lead to the militarisation of the baltic region. the finnish president is said to have told pres
journalists were targeted. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and times radio presenterjenny kleeman and kate ferguson who s deputy political editor of the sun. hello deputy political editor of the sun. to you both. let at hello to you both. let s have a look at some of the headlines that have come in tonight. uk s new defence pact of sweden and finland on the front pages, including the times. saying britain would help fight any russian invasion. that story also leads the telegraph, showing the prime minister and his swedish counterpart enjoying a boat ride after signing their declaration. the financial times says the eu will retaliate if the uk rips up the trade deal for northern ireland. the guardian claims scores of planned new oil and gas projects could drive global temperatures past agreed limits. the i claims number ten wants new measures to tackle the rising cost of living, but the treas
Is why on their day of conviction, i ordered an independent inquiry into the events at the countess of chester hospital, making sure the families that have answers. I asked the Police Liaison officers to meet these families at the earliest possible opportunity for options as to the form the inquiry should take. It was clear their wishes were for a statutory inquiry, with the power to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath. That is why i am confirming this to the house today. This inquiry will in quiet the cases wider circumstances, including the trusts response to clinicians who raised the alarm and the conduct of the wider nhs and its regulators. And i can confirm to the house that lady justice regulators. And i can confirm to the house that Ladyjustice Thirlwall will lead this inquiry. She is one of the countrys most seniorjudges, currently sitting in the Court Of Appeal and with many years of experience as a seniorjudge and a senior barrister before that. Before making this st
Meanwhile, the Labour Leader keir starmer has been out meeting voters in the West Midlands where he told voters that stabilising the economy would be a number one priority. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. The Labour Leader arriving at a Football Club in the West Midlands, here to put the boot into the tories economic record and to explain what a Labour Government would do. Stability is change. Its strange to say that in 2024 but a stable economy has to be the first step of an incoming Labour Government, and that is what we will make an absolute priority if we are privileged enough to come in to serve. It comes as a leading think tank, the ifs, urged both labour and the tories to be open about the tough choices they will face over the countrys finances if elected. For rishi sunak it was a low key visit, a cuppa with veterans in the north of england. He answered some gentle concerns about his drenching in downing street. It was wet. The amount of people whove given me an um