that the 4.7 billion pounds saved by axeing the northern leg of the project will instead be redirected towards electric charging points and the refurbishment of things bus stations. henri murison is chief executive of the northern executive of the northern powerhouse partnership. even as i read that, it feels, as a northerner, that i was promised a porsche and i am getting a people carrier. but i suppose 4.7 billion is not to be sniffed out. it carrier. but i suppose 4.7 billion is not to be sniffed out.- is not to be sniffed out. it would be very exciting is not to be sniffed out. it would be very exciting news is not to be sniffed out. it would be very exciting news despite i is not to be sniffed out. it wouldl be very exciting news despite the fact it is not a porsche. if it were actually news. because this was actually news. because this was actually announced back in october last year and on this programme, you did a finejob of last year and on this programme, you di
while handling conflicts abroad? the prime minister s right hand man oliver dowden is here to answer that question. from salford, labour s lisa nandyjoins us too. he s been caught in the headlines for the wrong reasons of late in charge during the post office scandal. but how does ed davey, the lib dem leader, want to change the script in this year of a general election? and, a week on from the death of alexei navalvny we ask the estonian prime minister what s it like to be one of putin s most wanted. good morning. with you and me for the next 60 minutes halima begum, the boss of the charity action aid, andy burnham, the labour mayor of greater manchester, now author, and therese coffey, who was deputy prime minister herself in liz truss cabinet. she is now a conservative backbench mp. a warm welcome to all three. and welcome to you, too. so let s first of all catch up with what s making the news. keir starmer accuses rishi sunak of harbouring extremists in his party