now on bbc news, it s time for some political thinking with nick robinison. i should have been in prison, not in parliament. my guest this week says this, a reflection on notjust the this week says this, a reflection on not just the fact he was brought up in real poverty in the west end but his grandfather was a convicted bank robber. wes streeting has been on quite a journey, not least this year when he had a diagnosis at the age ofjust 38 of cancer and was warned that his kidney would have to be removed. once he recovered, keir starmer told him he was the man that the labour leader wanted to be the next health secretary if labour win the election. already, he has shifted the party s approach to the covid pandemic, saying that this is the year in which the country has to learn to live well with the virus. wes streeting, welcome to political thinking. hi, nick. and i m glad you added that context about the prison line. because i didn t want people to think that i d made an ad
civil and political rights, you ve seen the erosion of free media. i don t think we should be letting sorry to interrupt you. but you wonder at what point these business are going to wonder. let s and on a cheerful note. what is the highlight here? the one thing you would say, actually, i am glad they re doing that as part of the jubilee cello like the putting competition the jubilee? i like the putting competition the jubilee? ~ , jubilee? i quite like the pudding competition! jubilee? i quite like the pudding competition! looking jubilee? i quite like the pudding competition! looking and - jubilee? i quite like the pudding| competition! looking and seeing jubilee? i quite like the pudding - competition! looking and seeing that mary berry is going to be on the panel, i m not sure by quarantine banana pudding will cut it! iliiui’lien panel, i m not sure by quarantine banana pudding will cut it! when and if, not if, banana pudding will cut it! when and if. not if. w
inflation having a huge impact, as well, inflation rising, other things like welfare inflation rising, other things like welfare increasing, the national insurance welfare increasing, the national insurance tax is coming in in april, lots of insurance tax is coming in in april, lots of conservative mps, and i m sure lots of conservative mps, and i m sure all lots of conservative mps, and i m sure all mps, but conservative mps, because sure all mps, but conservative mps, because they have an impact on the government and how they vote in their government and how they vote in their support for the prime minister, orworried their support for the prime minister, or worried about what this will feel minister, or worried about what this will feel like for their constituents who are already being hit in constituents who are already being hit in the constituents who are already being hit in the pockets. and all these things hit in the pockets. and all these things c
serve and support her majesty and the people of our communities. my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout. that year of this unprecedented batting jubilee brings an opportunity for us all to celebrate the service of the queen, by whose example blue will be continue to be led for years to come platinumjubilee. platinum jubilee. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. it had to be upside for the press. very consistent. laughter. i don t matter. laughter. at the same time, it s clear the queen is looking to the future and smoothing the path to the reign of her eldest son. in a statement issued last night, the queen recalled that she had been blessed to have as her partner, prince philip, who she said had unselfishly t
this morning, the prince of wales said he and the duchess were deeply conscious of the honour bestowed on camilla. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. i look forward to continuing to serve you with all my heart. so says the queen in her accession day message. on this day when she marks the 70th anniversary of the moment she came to the throne, it s clear that her commitment remains undimmed by the passage of years. and with that message, a glimpse from buckingham palace of the unseen work of the monarch, the paperwork which comes every day in the official red boxes, a routine which this monarch has followed virtually every day of those 70 years. behind her, a photograph of her late father, george vi as, with her private secretary, sir edward young, she reviewed government documents and messages from abroad. nice comments, including one from president biden. oh, that s very kind. from clarence house, the prince of wales acknowledged what he called the hon