now on bbc news...newscast hello. hello, laura. and hello, henry. hi, henry. hi. so last night, i was at my friend tom's birthday party, and he's a very good amateur poet, and he did a lovely poem saying thank you to everyone who'd come to the party. happy birthday, tom. but he's also a big newscast fan and an even biggerfan of sunday with laura kuenssberg. even happier birthday. so i thought, why not combine all those things together and do a poem about this week's sunday with laura kuenssberg? oh, my god. here we go. are you ready? howard's double barrelled chef on sunday with laura kay. politicians exaggerations going to get slayed. but first, this breaking news, a picture of recovering kate. but with all the twitter gossip, did it come too late? rachel reeves bets all on economic growth. vicky atkins asked why nhs productivity sloweth, but waits this weekend episode has no pad, fear not newscasters you can always call up add. i think that's extremely good, tom. and we all say one and all newscasters, happy birthday, tom. i was going to try and think of something that rhymed, but i can't. so happy birthday. i think what we need is tom for our next episode to rate your poem. 0k. i'm just wondering, henry, you'll know this. when do they pick the next poet laureate? does the person have to die? i think the are does the person have to die? i think they are on — does the person have to die? i think they are on ten _ does the person have to die? i think they are on ten year _ does the person have to die? i think they are on ten year terms. - and it's been simon armitage for a few years. 0r until they fall out with someone or say the wrong thing. so we have term limits potentially for our poet laureate, but not our prime minister. i mean, i don't actually i think we don't know. we'll try and find out by the end of today's sunday newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it's laura in the studio. and it's adam in the studio. and it's henry at home. and henry, what have you just found out? i have just googled what i confidently asserted earlier. the last two — confidently asserted earlier. the last two poet laureates did ten years — last two poet laureates did ten years in— last two poet laureates did ten years in the job which suggests adam will be _ years in the job which suggests adam will be free _ years in the job which suggests adam will be free to become poet laureate in 2029 _ will be free to become poet laureate in 2029 all _ will be free to become poet laureate in 2029. �* , ., will be free to become poet laureate in 2029-— what - in 2029. a ten year tenure. what were ou looking for in your interview with rachel reeves which was different this year because it came after the budget rather than before? we wanted to t budget rather than before? we wanted tot to net budget rather than before? we wanted to try to get her— budget rather than before? we wanted to try to get her to _ budget rather than before? we wanted to try to get her to explain _ budget rather than before? we wanted to try to get her to explain as - budget rather than before? we wanted to try to get her to explain as much - to try to get her to explain as much as she is willing to, you may be a little bit more, to the audience about what she would do if she was lucky enough to win the election with the labour party a move into number 11, with the labour party a move into number", or with the labour party a move into numberii, orthat with the labour party a move into number 11, or that she was coy about whether she would move into number 11. labour is in this tricky position, for rachel reeves's own economic and political beliefs, largely following the tories spending rules is the right thing to do. she absolutely believes that for economic and political reasons because butchers don't look at labour and think they do not spend enough, they think they are probably going to spend more. however, she has a problem politically. on the left a lot of people on the labour party say we should stem because public services are on their knees, there is a different problem politically because some voters say i look at both of you and you are the same. we were trying to get her to open up a bit more about some of the things she wants to do, how close she is to the conservatives and in the context of the budget this week, where the missing tomb impounds was going to come from? the impounds was going to come from? tue: government made impounds was going to come from? tt2 government made its announcement on wednesday, it is now sunday. i was doing the work properly and notjust blocking numbers out of the air but i was methodically going through all the government documents to identify the government documents to identify the funding streams or my sums add up. if there is one thing you and your viewers know about me, everything in our manifesto will be fully costed and funded, including this pledge and i will do the work properly, as i always do, to make sure our sums add up.— properly, as i always do, to make sure our sums add up. let's make sure our sums add up. let's make sure our sums add up. let's make sure our sums _ sure our sums add up. let's make sure our sums are _ sure our sums add up. let's make sure our sums are adding - sure our sums add up. let's make sure our sums are adding up. - sure our sums add up. let's make i sure our sums are adding up. jeremy sure our sums are adding up. jeremy hunt still— sure our sums are adding up. jeremy hunt still the policy of changing the taxation of non—dom's, people who live _ the taxation of non—dom's, people who live in — the taxation of non—dom's, people who live in the uk but don't pay tax on the _ who live in the uk but don't pay tax on the overseas earnings, plus spending — on the overseas earnings, plus spending government money to cut national— spending government money to cut national insurance because that is how tax— national insurance because that is how tax cuts work. that makes the black— how tax cuts work. that makes the black hole — how tax cuts work. that makes the black hole for labour slightly higgeh _ black hole for labour slightly bigger. what is your back of the envelope — bigger. what is your back of the envelope calculation of how far down they are? _ envelope calculation of how far down they are? it— envelope calculation of how far down the are? , ., , ., envelope calculation of how far down the are? _, , ., , ., they are? it is a couple of billion -ounds they are? it is a couple of billion pounds because _ they are? it is a couple of billion pounds because the _ they are? it is a couple of billion pounds because the non-dom i they are? it is a couple of billionl pounds because the non-dom tax pounds because the non—dom tax abolition, which labour said they would do, butjeremy hunt has got ahead of them and done, was specifically hypothesised for particular policies. labour said that would fund a host of policies to deal with the nhs and breakfast clubs in primary schools. that costs roughly a couple of billion pounds on a labour�*s estimates and act as a couple of billion pounds they are going to have to raise elsewhere because they said very quickly after the budget, they are still committed to the spending plans. i think rachel reeves would have been politically negligent if she hadn't given at least a little bit of thought to what alternative ways they might raise the money if the government ended up going back on its previous policies and abolishing non—dom tax. what i felt really interesting in her interview was she was almost trying to make a virtue of the fact she will not tell us. she is saying you know me, i am methodical, i'm going to go through this slowly, she is trying to say the fact labour hasn't quickly said how they are going to fund it instead as a sign of her fiscal prudence and responsibility. that is an interesting comms manoeuvre that she is trying to pull off. i suspect were actually lies beneath it as they worry if they come out now and say this is how we're going to fund it instead, and every general election doesn't take place until after the next fiscal event, after the october statement, the there might be the conservatives will make that revenue raiser as well. we might be the conservatives will make that revenue raiser as well.— that revenue raiser as well. we are in this weird _ that revenue raiser as well. we are in this weird limbo _ that revenue raiser as well. we are in this weird limbo for _ that revenue raiser as well. we are in this weird limbo for both - in this weird limbo for both parties, whereas they don't want to put too much out into the public domain, labour because they are worried about the tories nicking it and they don't want there to be mental levels of scrutiny that there would be in an election campaign. they don't want that right now. for the tories, it is like dangling this, we are getting rid of national insurance in the course of the parliament, and they are doubling down an interview with the sunday times today. but in political terms, we are still miles of from getting into the manifestos, the parties do not want to give us the whole story. we are in this weird limbo period which is one of the reasons why will we try to press rachel reeves today, i think quite rightly, would she admit if they win the election there will not be lots of extra money for public services, but some bits of government would see real terms cuts. i tried very hard to get her to confirm that today. she did tacitly say yes in code, let's have a listen. fist tacitly say yes in code, let's have a listen. �* ., a listen. at the moment the government _ a listen. at the moment the government had _ a listen. at the moment the government had not - a listen. at the moment the government had not set - a listen. at the moment the government had not set out a listen. at the moment the - government had not set out their plans by individual departments so we haven't got a spending review. i will do a spending review quickly if we win the election but that is not something that is possible to do from opposition, but i do know that public services need more money, thatis public services need more money, that is why we will make that initial injection. remember the office for budget responsibility forecasts are based on the government because my plans and they do not include our competitive plan to grow the economy.— do not include our competitive plan to grow the economy. there is a lot auoin on to grow the economy. there is a lot going on there- _ to grow the economy. there is a lot going on there- i— to grow the economy. there is a lot going on there. i heard _ to grow the economy. there is a lot going on there. i heard that - to grow the economy. there is a lot going on there. i heard that three l going on there. i heard that three times— going on there. i heard that three times and — going on there. i heard that three times and i— going on there. i heard that three times and i couldn't do the coding. if times and i couldn't do the coding. if you _ times and i couldn't do the coding. if you out — times and i couldn't do the coding. if you put that together it was something she said later on, she said we will not be able to do things as quickly as we want to and it might be slower with then i would like. i am it might be slower with then i would like. iam paraphrasing. she sort it might be slower with then i would like. i am paraphrasing. she sort of tacitly said yes, in some bits of government it might be eye watering weak tight. what she also is saying is true, she doesn't know and we don't know what the numbers will look like by the time of the general election. let's hope the economy is looking perkier than it is now. but i suppose what we were trying to drive at is what her instinct is, as and when growth turns up. what is her instinct, to give everyone a bit more back to keep more of their own cash, or is it to put money as soon as they can enter public services. there is a little bit they have earmarked, and it is a huge amount of money, 1.7 billion, but in the context of the government budget, it is a rounding error, the treasury would see, we were trying to get your instincts and she did tacitly say today yes, the first year if we win might be absolutely horrific. but to sweeten the pill there will be a but to sweeten the pill there will he a cash — but to sweeten the pill there will be a cash injection. to but to sweeten the pill there will be a cash injection.— but to sweeten the pill there will be a cash injection. be a cash in'ection. to sweeten the ill there be a cash injection. to sweeten the pill there will _ be a cash injection. to sweeten the pill there will be _ be a cash injection. to sweeten the pill there will be a _ be a cash injection. to sweeten the pill there will be a top _ be a cash injection. to sweeten the pill there will be a top up _ pill there will be a top up somewhere and my instinct is as soon as i possibly can to put more money into public services but henry you might disagree, when you watch at home, different people take different things.— home, different people take different thins. ~ different things. one thing i think is certainly. _ different things. one thing i think is certainly. a _ different things. one thing i think is certainly, a little _ different things. one thing i think is certainly, a little bit _ different things. one thing i think is certainly, a little bit over- is certainly, a little bit over optimistic in what she said there was the all br do not factor in this stage labour's plans to grow the economy is that things might be more generous than they look at the moment. even on labour because my own terms, the plants to grow the economy, which until reform of various public services and reform of the planning system, that is not going to bear fruit, of the planning system, that is not going to bearfruit, even if you are extremely optimistic about it, for several years. extremely optimistic about it, for severalyears. i extremely optimistic about it, for several years. i do not think that affects the years, for the public spending and the look labour had available. forthat spending and the look labour had available. for that reason, spending and the look labour had available. forthat reason, one thing that increasingly crops up when i speak to labour people about the plausible scenario by which they are in government by the end of the year, there are going to be really unpopular, that is what labour people there, very early on because a lot of people have voted for them thinking things will very quickly feel different and actually because of a combination of the circumstances which they will inherit, but labour because my own choices about how to respond to these circumstances, they think for a while, perhaps years, after getting into government, things will feel pretty similar to how they feel at the moment, especially or including in this crucial public services. that is so interesting because my ears picked up when she talked about tony blair and education. i rememberwhen talked about tony blair and education. i remember when his name was banned from being mentioned by politicians. is was banned from being mentioned by oliticians. , ., , was banned from being mentioned by oliticians. , . , ., politicians. is that her trying to create a bit _ politicians. is that her trying to create a bit of _ politicians. is that her trying to create a bit of hope _ politicians. is that her trying to create a bit of hope and - politicians. is that her trying to i create a bit of hope and recapture politicians. is that her trying to - create a bit of hope and recapture a bit create a bit of hope and recapture a hit of _ create a bit of hope and recapture a bit of nostalgia, reverse old optimism? | bit of nostalgia, reverse old optimism?— bit of nostalgia, reverse old otimism? ~ ., , m optimism? i think that is right. her mentor was— optimism? i think that is right. her mentor was alistair _ optimism? i think that is right. her mentor was alistair darling - optimism? i think that is right. her mentor was alistair darling who - optimism? i think that is right. her i mentor was alistair darling who gave her three _ mentor was alistair darling who gave her three pieces of advice, and the third _ her three pieces of advice, and the third piece — her three pieces of advice, and the third piece of advice was leave people — third piece of advice was leave people with a bit of help. but if her colleagues are saying we're going _ her colleagues are saying we're going to — her colleagues are saying we're going to be really unpopular, it must _ going to be really unpopular, it must he — going to be really unpopular, it must he a _ going to be really unpopular, it must be a hard balancing act of how much _ must be a hard balancing act of how much help— must be a hard balancing act of how much help to offer. it is must be a hard balancing act of how much help to offer.— much help to offer. it is a really difficult set _ much help to offer. it is a really difficult set of _ much help to offer. it is a really difficult set of circumstances, i much help to offer. it is a really i difficult set of circumstances, both economically and politically. how do you make voters feel excited about what labour might offer when you know there is not much in the tin when you battle it around. politics is not all about promising spending money, there is not much in the tin when you battle it around. politics is not all about promising spending money, there's a lot of focus across the political spectrum about how you spend money better. nobody listening to this will think money is the only answer, and yet it is a big part of political promises and this is not going to be a cheque book election. we have all covered, and new customers will remember it... what customers will remember it... what is a cheque — customers will remember it... what is a cheque book? _ customers will remember it... what is a cheque book? when _ customers will remember it... what is a cheque book? when people i customers will remember it... what is a cheque book? when people say| customers will remember it... what i is a cheque book? when people say we are auoin to is a cheque book? when people say we are going to spend _ is a cheque book? when people say we are going to spend 400 _ is a cheque book? when people say we are going to spend 400 gazillion i are going to spend 400 gazillion pounds on giving everybody free something, or28 pounds on giving everybody free something, or 28 gazillion pounds are making all children happy. this is not going to be that kind of election where people are a competition for checks, which were people would be electronic bank transfers will not compare to each other. the other thing i was thinking about, which older newscasters will remember, as i do, is gordon brown's miserly decision to give 75p on the pension, just after they had taken office and how that, even for a government that had a massive majority, felt they had a surge in enthusiasm, that went down like a cup of sick. and when you are talking about that, henry, that made me think of that moment. they are prepared for that. they know there is a anti—politics mood at the moment, how do you make anyone believe that a politician might have any answers? i programme inbox tonight had a lot of positive messages coming straight in about rachel reeves sounding competent and that she was a breath of fresh air. maybe it was herfriends that she was a breath of fresh air. maybe it was her friends and family. i don't know. maybe it was her friends and family. i don't know— i don't know. talking about rachel reeves and _ i don't know. talking about rachel reeves and friends _ i don't know. talking about rachel reeves and friends and _ i don't know. talking about rachel reeves and friends and family, i reeves and friends and family, thanks— reeves and friends and family, thanks to — reeves and friends and family, thanks to your piece on the website, we are _ thanks to your piece on the website, we are learning more about her as a person— we are learning more about her as a person and — we are learning more about her as a person and to anecdotes stick out. going _ person and to anecdotes stick out. going up— person and to anecdotes stick out. going up to — person and to anecdotes stick out. going up to her grounds in kettering, signalling middle britain, not much more middle england — britain, not much more middle england than kettering, no offence. and collecting 20p from the relative she was— and collecting 20p from the relative she was dragged around than her sister— she was dragged around than her sister splurging them in the toy shop _ sister splurging them in the toy shop and — sister splurging them in the toy shop and her saving them up for a rainy— shop and her saving them up for a rainy day — shop and her saving them up for a rainy day. and the other thing going on this— rainy day. and the other thing going on this charm offensive in the city. we have _ on this charm offensive in the city. we have all— on this charm offensive in the city. we have all been to events where there _ we have all been to events where there is— we have all been to events where there is too much catering and pastries— there is too much catering and pastries no one is ever going to so she asked — pastries no one is ever going to so she asked permission from her host if she asked permission from her host it you _ she asked permission from her host it you could — she asked permission from her host if you could put that in her handbag techno _ if you could put that in her handbag techno back to her office. good if you could put that in her handbag techno back to her office.— techno back to her office. good on her, she techno back to her office. good on her. she went _ techno back to her office. good on her, she went into _ techno back to her office. good on her, she went into that _ techno back to her office. good on her, she went into that story. i techno back to her office. good on her, she went into that story. she| her, she went into that story. she said that is what you will get with rachel reeves as a chancellor. no wastage. it rachel reeves as a chancellor. no wastaue. , , , , wastage. it is interestingly focus on rachel reeves _ wastage. it is interestingly focus on rachel reeves as _ wastage. it is interestingly focus on rachel reeves as a _ wastage. it is interestingly focus on rachel reeves as a person, l wastage. it is interestingly focus i on rachel reeves as a person, she has been in politics for longer than keir starmer, and in many ways is a much more political person. she was involved in the labour party university, an mp since 2010. she really had a proper long wilderness period. it was alluded to by michael howard on your panel, who said unlike keir starmer she refused to serve underjeremy corbyn and that is true. she had been a fairly prominent member of ed miliband's shadow cabinet but when they lost in 2015, she retreated to the backbenches, was chair of the business select committee, did some work on outsourcing, back of the book stuff. stuff on page 23, you might see rachel reeves quote, as she hadn't really worked with keir starmer. i have asked people before, when did keir starmer decide he wanted her to be a shadow chancellor because they hadn't worked together, no one really seems to know. but at some point he decided, she wasn't his initial shadow chancellor though i think you might have wanted her to be. yet simply decided she was the person he wanted alongside her but keir starmer doesn't have a long lineage of economic thought anyway some readers are political parties do sociability in setting the temple and the parameters for this potential labour government. that makes her such a central and important figure. at makes her such a central and important figure.— makes her such a central and important figure. at least for now she has absolutely _ important figure. at least for now she has absolutely won _ important figure. at least for now she has absolutely won the i important figure. at least for now i she has absolutely won the argument in the shadow cabinet that you do not promise a single penny. i talked to a lot of her colleagues this week, we have understood this message, we all get it, lots of us want more money for projects we would like to say we do if we win the elections, she has won that argument. when she got the job, it wasjust after labour argument. when she got the job, it was just after labour had been absolutely dumped in the hartley hot little by—election —— hot even thought about quitting and at that point. rachel reeves was brought in to bolster his credibility. it was her dream job, and for userfelt credibility. it was her dream job, and for user felt inevitable she was going to be the shadow chancellor if labour is ever in power again, she would be the likely person knew the front of the key for that child. but it is interesting, thinking about how politics because she is that very rare beast in westminster. she really doesn't seem to, yet, have any enemies. it is quite self—deprecating, she has a good sense of humour. she is well liked and well—respected. but some people were also very interested in how good small pea politics is, she understands what colleagues care about, she is good at dropping the odd text here and there are making people feel they have been understood. herfriends say people feel they have been understood. her friends say that it's because she is a decent person, some of the conversations i had there was a little bit of scepticism. not saying that was artificial, but actually that is part of being a very canny politician, is making sure that nobody has any doubt about what you think, and you make people feel they have been listened to and understood, and if you are decent to them, they don't mind if you tough. you can get away with being hard and well—respected if you are also extremely courteous, thoughtful and the rest, making enemies. let extremely courteous, thoughtful and the rest, making enemies.— the rest, making enemies. let see if that survives- _ the rest, making enemies. let see if that survives. exactly! _ the rest, making enemies. let see if that survives. exactly! i— the rest, making enemies. let see if that survives. exactly! ithink- the rest, making enemies. let see if that survives. exactly! i think the i that survives. exactly! i think the thin for that survives. exactly! i think the thing for a _ that survives. exactly! i think the thing for a chancellor _ that survives. exactly! i think the thing for a chancellor is - that survives. exactly! i think the thing for a chancellor is a - that survives. exactly! i think the l thing for a chancellor is a spending review is done by the chief secretary to the treasury so you can unload some of the political pain onto them. it is one thing saying to your colleagues in opposition, we need to be cautious and hold the purse strings tight for political reasons as well as economic reasons, but when you get into government, some of those cabinet ministers, as they would then be, which chafe a little bit more. i could see a world in which she tries to, if she does indeed move into number 11, move across to number ten afterwards. when her friends said they believe she did have that tyre ambition, but not with her right now. i don't know, is a view. she is clearly someone who many people in labour circles, and in conservative circles, and in conservative circles, believe it is likely to be one of the most significant political figures of one of the most significant politicalfigures of her one of the most significant political figures of her generation, which is why we spoke to her at great length this morning ivy wrote a big piece about her yesterday because focus groups say people don't know anything about her but she is someone who we are going to learn more about in the next few years. and victory atkins. t’m learn more about in the next few years. and victory atkins. i'm going to have the — years. and victory atkins. i'm going to have the last _ years. and victory atkins. i'm going to have the last word _ years. and victory atkins. i'm going to have the last word on _ years. and victory atkins. i'm going to have the last word on rachel- to have the last word on rachel reeves — to have the last word on rachel reeves. we are in the bizarre political— reeves. we are in the bizarre political position where you have the labour shadow chancellor saying there is— the labour shadow chancellor saying there is potentially going to be big spending _ there is potentially going to be big spending cuts, but i am in favour of cutting _ spending cuts, but i am in favour of cutting the — spending cuts, but i am in favour of cutting the tax people pay when they sell their— cutting the tax people pay when they sell their second homes. that is going _ sell their second homes. that is going to — sell their second homes. that is going to annoy a lot of people on the left _ going to annoy a lot of people on the left of— going to annoy a lot of people on the left of the party.— the left of the party. welcome to 2024. the left of the party. welcome to 2024- looking — the left of the party. welcome to 2024. looking glass. _ the left of the party. welcome to 2024. looking glass. i— the left of the party. welcome to 2024. looking glass. i should i the left of the party. welcome to l 2024. looking glass. i should write a oem 2024. looking glass. i should write a poem about _ 2024. looking glass. i should write a poem about that. _ 2024. looking glass. i should write a poem about that. introduce i 2024. looking glass. i should write a poem about that. introduce us i 2024. looking glass. i should write a poem about that. introduce us to j a poem about that. introduce us to victoria _ a poem about that. introduce us to victoria atkins. she a poem about that. introduce us to victoria atkins.— victoria atkins. she is the health secretary. _ victoria atkins. she is the health secretary. she — victoria atkins. she is the health secretary, she has— victoria atkins. she is the health secretary, she has not _ victoria atkins. she is the health secretary, she has not been i victoria atkins. she is the health secretary, she has not been one | victoria atkins. she is the health i secretary, she has not been one for very long. she has come into politics later, but is part of a generation of people that will probably be around for a long time. she is ambitious and is in a big job as health secretary. find she is ambitious and is in a big 'ob as health secretary.i as health secretary. and she uses the nhs all _ as health secretary. and she uses the nhs all the _ as health secretary. and she uses the nhs all the time. _ as health secretary. and she uses the nhs all the time. if _ as health secretary. and she uses the nhs all the time. if you i as health secretary. and she uses the nhs all the time. if you are i as health secretary. and she usesl the nhs all the time. if you are the health secretary _ the nhs all the time. if you are the health secretary at _ the nhs all the time. if you are the health secretary at the _ the nhs all the time. if you are the health secretary at the moment i the nhs all the time. if you are the | health secretary at the moment any post—pandemic world where you have got absolutely appalling waiting lists in england, same in scotland and wales, but if people are in charge of it in those parts of our countries, same northern ireland, she has a sticky wicket. her hope and she got some money out of the chancellor in the budget is if you spent three or e4 chancellor in the budget is if you spent three or £4 billion on productivity, basically getting more bang for your buck by having better it and technology, we will start to see improvements in the health service quite quickly. what is hard for her so many newscasters know bits of the nhs are crumbling, there is province with buildings, fax machines are still used, hospital it can be terrible and she now, like ministers are in several government departments, i don't want to say desperately, that seems very unkind, but frantically trying to make some goodin but frantically trying to make some good in what time they have got left before the election, and it is that kind of really? you are going to do this now? . kind of really? you are going to do this now? , ., this now? , the broader argument jeremy hunt _ this now? , the broader argument jeremy hunt was _ this now? , the broader argument jeremy hunt was making, - this now? , the broader argument l jeremy hunt was making, straddling the specific policies, was trying to argue that the country has turned or is turning a corner and that is probably what cabinet ministers like victoria atkins in public service departments are trying to do. it would be absurd for them to pretend everything is hunky—dory but if they can say these are things that are happening soon and they are a sign things are getting better and the hard gears were not wasted —— hard years were not wasted, stick to the plan, that is a delicate political argument that is like victoria atkins are trying to make. if they can pull it off perhaps they can pull back some public support. the tories pull rating is not bad at the moment, it is historically dire. the risk is that people think the rhetoric and language they use is so absurdly at odds with their experience of public services. that is the thing _ experience of public services. that is the thing that _ experience of public services. that is the thing that is _ experience of public services. that is the thing that is really tricky and the reality that the nhs still has fax machines, and she has seen the potential for al has fax machines, and she has seen the potentialfor ai is amazing. how do they stack up in the same conversation? t do they stack up in the same conversation?— do they stack up in the same conversation? i love reminiscing about the nhs _ conversation? i love reminiscing about the nhs and _ conversation? i love reminiscing about the nhs and social i conversation? i love reminiscing about the nhs and social care i conversation? i love reminiscingj about the nhs and social care at levy _ about the nhs and social care at levy that — about the nhs and social care at levy. that was when i was a day to day political — levy. that was when i was a day to day politicaljournalist and you remember us spending hours phoning people. _ remember us spending hours phoning people, when there was an auction going _ people, when there was an auction going on— people, when there was an auction going on in— people, when there was an auction going on in government about how big the increase _ going on in government about how big the increase should be. people would say i%. _ the increase should be. people would say 1%, sajid javid said two percentage points. and finally they agreed _ percentage points. and finally they agreed to— percentage points. and finally they agreed to do it. they passed legislation to make it happen. —— three _ legislation to make it happen. —— three percentage points. as legislation to make it happen. -- three percentage points. as george osborne passed _ three percentage points. as george osborne passed legislation. - three percentage points. as george osborne passed legislation. it- three percentage points. as george osborne passed legislation. it is. osborne passed legislation. it is not a new issue or a new problem and it is not going to go awayjust because our politicians do not want to crack it. anyway, we have talked about a lot, been down memory lane. we talked about rachel reeves a lot, a bit about victoria atkins. but tonight lots of people will be talking about the oscars but you will have a double helping of newscast tomorrow? t will have a double helping of newscast tomorrow?- will have a double helping of newscast tomorrow? i will stay up all niuht newscast tomorrow? i will stay up all night and _ newscast tomorrow? i will stay up all night and watch _ newscast tomorrow? i will stay up all night and watch the _ newscast tomorrow? i will stay up all night and watch the oscars i newscast tomorrow? i will stay upj all night and watch the oscars and then me and katie russell will do a special episode of newscast which will be streamed on the iplayer at 7am. then a normal classic newscast in the evening. i will be sleep deprived. in the evening. i will be sleep deprived-— in the evening. i will be sleep derived. ~ ., ., , deprived. what wonderful tasty morsels you — deprived. what wonderful tasty morsels you are _ deprived. what wonderful tasty morsels you are offering i deprived. what wonderful tasty morsels you are offering up. it| deprived. what wonderful tasty i morsels you are offering up. it has been wonderful having you with us. if you have seen any of the oscar—nominated films and want to send us a review, newscast website or on whatsapp. it send us a review, newscast website or on whatsapp— or on whatsapp. it has been lovely havin: or on whatsapp. it has been lovely having you. — or on whatsapp. it has been lovely having you. come _ or on whatsapp. it has been lovely having you, come back— or on whatsapp. it has been lovely having you, come back another- or on whatsapp. it has been lovely i having you, come back another time. we will be back next weekend, adam will be here twice tomorrow. henry, always wonderful to have you with us. , ., always wonderful to have you with us, , ., ., , always wonderful to have you with us. , ., ., , always wonderful to have you with us-_ goodbye us. great to be with you. goodbye everybody- _ us. great to be with you. goodbye everybody. goodbye. _ hello. for many of us, sunday's weather story has been one of cloud and rain and where you've been stuck under those grey and wet conditions, particularly when you've been exposed to the breeze, it has felt decidedly chilly. temperatures, though, will climb through the week ahead, albeit with some further bouts of rain at times. low pressure has been dominating things through the weekend, that low centred just to the south of us, clouds swirling around it. and this stripe of cloud that you can see here that has been producing some outbreaks of quite heavy and persistent rain. now the rain will slowly but surely peter out as we head through the night. certainly the heaviest bursts will ease, but it'll stay quite damp and drizzly with some areas of mist and hill fog and any clear spells that you might see across, say, south wales and the south west of england, they could just fill in with patchy fog as well. so monday morning, quite a murky start. it's an in—between day, really. this low clearing eastwards, other weather systems waiting in the wings out west. but for many of us, not a huge amount going on, aside from a lot of clouds, some mist and murk, a few brighter spells, perhaps most especially for wales and the south west of england. this area of low pressure mayjust bring some rain perilously close to the east coast of england and this frontal system will bring some rain across northern ireland and into western scotland. temperatures six degrees in lerwick, 12 degrees in plymouth through monday night and into tuesday. this little weather system saunters its way in from the west. this first pulse of wet weather bringing rain across wales, parts of the midlands and southern england as we start tuesday, that should tend to pull away southwards, but we'll see more rain getting into northern ireland, perhaps west wales, northwest england and south west scotland as we head towards the end of the afternoon. temperatures though, beginning to creep upwards. the winds start to come from the south or the southwest. so we'll see highs between eight and 13 degrees. a sign of things to come through the middle of the week. these frontal systems just continue to wriggle around but will generally shift northwards. some outbreaks of rain, yes, but a feed of pretty mild air starts to set itself up. those south—westerly winds bringing a mild, even warm feel to proceedings, actually, particularly where you get to see some sunshine and there will be some sunshine as we head through the second half of the week and into the weekend. but some rain at times. those temperatures, though, up to around 16 or 17 degrees. bye for now. live from london, this is bbc news. the us and jordan air—drop more food into gaza, as a us army ship carrying equipment to build a temporary floating port heads to the beseiged strip. this is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus with a spanish charity vessel carrying 200 tonnes of the day setting sail along in your maritime aid corridor to gaza. —— a new maritime aid corridor. the princess of wales thanks the public for their support as kensington palace shares the first official photo of her since she underwent surgery. and the biggest night on the entertainment calendar is finally upon us with the 2024 oscars. will oppenheimer dominate this year's awards? hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme.