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and fay weldon, the writer best known for her 1983 novel, the life and loves of a she devil has died at the age of 91. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has set out his programme for the year ahead, outlining five promises he says he wants the public tojudge his premiership on. they are halving inflation to ease the cost of living whilst also growing the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunities across the country. he wants to ensure the national debt is falling to secure the future of public services whilst also cutting nhs waiting lists so that people get the care they need more quickly and passing new laws to stop small boats crossing the channel. he asked voters to judge his premiership on whether the goals were achieved. on the current wave of strikes in britain, he said he hugely valued public service employees and wants a reasonable discussion on what is fair for the country . let s have a listen to some of the prime minister s speech. i want to make ....
as assistant to the secretary of state, and the international trade economist rebecca harding. welcome to the programme. if at first you don t succeed, try, try and try again seems to be the game plan for kevin mccarthy in his bid to become the speaker of the house, after failing three times yesterday to get enough support from his party. but 2a hours on, the stalemate continues. he s lost twice again already today and now we are heading to a sixth vote, all because a small group of right wing republicans are blocking his path. some of them say they will never support him, no matter what concessions he gives. but mr mccarthy isn t backing down. this is the scene live in the house now, where that sixth vote is expected. nothing can go ahead until a new speaker is elected, no bills can be debated, no decisions made. so, it has to be resolved, no matter how long it takes. it could go on and on until some sort of deal is made behind the scenes. to give you a bit of history ....
I think what we saw today from rishi sunak was a total failure to set out how he intends to build a better britain. there was no plan behind any of that. and your viewers will know that at the moment if you try to get an appointment to see your doctor or if you are waiting for an ambulance, you are waiting a very long time before one ever comes. victims of crime who don t getjustice. this wasjust completely out of touch. and not addressing the real problems that we see right now as a country, that his government, after 13 years, has been responsible for creating. and tomorrow, keir starmer will set out labour s plans about how we will make sure that we do see a more hopeful, more optimistic future for britain because i think our best days should lie ahead of us. but right now under the conservatives, life s only getting tougher for working families. let s bring in the deputy political editor at the guardian, jessica elgot. good to have you on the programme. it didn t feel for many peo ....
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