How president s and Prime Ministers interact matters. A great deal of effort goes into making sure they hit it off. Some relationships, however, barely register. Others become central to both. Into which category this latest iteration will fall, well, today we began to find out. Nothing was allowed to get in the way, not even the oval office lamp. An Executive Order, and it was gone. Back in the room, the bust of churchill. This is the original. After a private meeting in the oval office, a Press Conference, where the compliments really flowed. Today, the United States renews our deep bond with britain, military, financial, cultural and political. One of the great bonds. We pledge our lasting support to this most Special Relationship. I am delighted to be able to congratulate you on what was a stunning election victory. As you say, the invitation is an indication of the strength and importance of the Special Relationship. The relationship that exists between our countries, based on the
thank you. clare put herfinger on one of the challenges now facing this government. on the one hand, they re going to face criticism from their own natural supporters, from tory backbenchers and the tory press for adopting what some describe as labour policies protecting benefit claimants from inflation, increasing the minimum wage, targeting help with energy bills on the poorest. and yet, at the same time, those like clare who speak up for the most disadvantaged, will feel the need to point out that still may not be enough to stop people feeling real pain this winter. thanks for watching. hello there. contrasting conditions to start
is that we help people individually, but we also use their experiences to be able to bring policy solutions grounded in experience and evidence to government. so the balance change is about, you know, when we feel that our ability to help people one to one is a bit on the wane, then we really put off foot to the floor on making the case to government through the evidence that we have. so it s that balance of advice and advocacy that means that i think we will always be able to do things that put people in a better position. clare moriarty, chief executive of citizens advice, thank you so much for coming on political thinking. thank you. clare put herfinger on one of the challenges now facing this government. on the one hand, they re going to face criticism from their own natural supporters, from tory backbenchers and the tory press for adopting what some describe as labour policies, protecting benefit claimants from inflation, increasing the minimum wage, targeting help with energy bil
all the income they re entitled to and you can help them access, support and budget, then they will have the ability to repay debt. we re now seeing that half of the people who come to us for debt advice actually can t make ends meet. but i think that, again, that goes back to the great strength of systems advice, is that we help people individually, but we also use their experiences to be able to bring policy solutions grounded in experience and evidence to government. so the balance change is about, you know, when we feel that our ability to help people 1 to 1 is a bit on the wane, then we really put off foot to the floor on making the case to government through the evidence that we have. so it s that balance of advice and advocacy that means that i think we will always be able to do things that put people in a better position. clare moriarty, chief executive of citizens advice, thank you so much for coming on political thinking. thank you. clare put herfinger on one of the challenge