radical domestic policy agenda. we could be facing a general election in as little as two years and i think this cabinet will face the big challenge of delivering that for the prime minister. they met for the first time this morning and we got a glimpse of what he was talking about at the very top of the meeting. this is the government at the very top of the meeting. this is the government that took on one of the is the government that took on one of the most is the government that took on one of the most difficult questions that has bedevilled british politics for decades has bedevilled british politics for decades. this government is going to -et decades. this government is going to get social decades. this government is going to get social care done and fix the problems get social care done and fix the problems of social care as well as enabling problems of social care as well as enabling our nhs to bounce back from the pandemic. my friends, what we are going the pande
scrapped and there is still the question of whether widespread planning reforms which would allow more houses to be built, even if there is a local opposition, they are not being shelved completely. this is one of the first big policy needs from the cabinet changes we ve seen and this morning that cabinet met for the first time in its new guise. some new faces around there, some reshuffled faces in there as well. have a listen to boris johnson s opening pitch. this is the government that took on one of the most difficult questions that has bedevilled british politics for decades. this government is going to get social care done and fix the problems of social care as well as enabling our nhs to bounce back from the pandemic. my friends, what we are going to do is make sure that by doing all the things we are pledged to do, notjust 20,000 more police and 48 more hospitals, but by cutting crime and making our streets safer across the country, by improving the quality of people s lives, by
so, why wait longer than other nations to ease restrictions? one answer is the strain already on the welsh nhs as it struggles with a 16 month backlog. emergency admissions are at a record high, so we re facing huge numbers at the front door, but also huge numbers of patients that need their procedures and operations. and what we re not going to be able to handle is another big wave of hospital admissions. with covid cases rising, keeping control is as hard as ever. defence lines against this pandemic are staying for now. hywel griffith, bbc news. and just after 8:30pm, we ll be hearing the reaction of the welsh music industry to the news that some of those covid restrictions will be lifted next month. the headlines on bbc news the balearic islands are set to move from the green list to amber. this comes into force on monday after a rise in covid cases on majorca, ibiza and menorca.
to panic, we re not saying for people to be terrified. we re saying to people, be really careful. 0ne local resident, sandra, told us she wasn t vaccinated and got covid. were you planning to have yourjabs? yes, i am now. i can t go through it again. i was hospitalised for a day, and we ve had the ambulance service out to me as well cos it s all in my chest. it s awful. back in the hospital, catherine is nervous about next week s easing of restrictions. i m worried that people are just going to throw caution to the wind and forget what we ve been through in the last 16 months. but it s unpredictable. the message is that the nhs will cope, but the public have to do their bit to ease the inevitable strain. hugh pym, bbc news, teesside. the england footballer jadon sancho has made his first public comments following the racist abuse he received after missing
i m worried that people are just going to throw caution to the wind and forget what we ve been through in the last 16 months. but it s unpredictable. the message is that the nhs will cope, but the public have to do their bit to ease the inevitable strain. hugh pym, bbc news, teesside. the uk inflation rate hit 2.5%, the highest for nearly three years as the unlocking of the uk economy continued. as you can see the rate is higher than the bank of england s 2% inflation rate target for a second month. the office for national statistics has the rise has been driven by higher food and fuel costs, eating and drinking out also costs, eating and drinking out also cost more while clothing and footwear usually cheaper at this time of year, and also went up in price. the coat leader of the green party has a nose she went us in for reelection in the forthcoming contest because of what she called