The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and
An audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. And a look at whats happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. Welcome to the programme. We start with the controversy in washington. The white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of President Biden s home in delaware. Its thought the documents are linked to Barack Obamas time in the white house Whenjoe Biden was Vice President. And in the last half hour, us Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Special Counsel to investigate joe biden s handling of the documents. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to Making Decisions guided only by the facts and the law. Heres what the us president told reporters a little earlier. As i said earlier this week, and by the way my corvette in a locked garage
is going to be more integrated and betterfor citizens, and it never seems to materialise. prince harry accuses some in the royal family of being complicit in the suffering of his wife, meghan, as more tv interviews are broadcast. in brazil, the security forces detain over a thousand people, after supporters of the former president storm government buildings in the capital. and the welsh football captain, gareth bale, announces his retirement from the game. good evening. unions say they ve made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end the current strike action in the nhs. ministers are holding meetings with health, as well as teaching and rail unions, to try to resolve the walk outs over pay and working conditions. strikes in the nhs this month are now likely to go ahead. however, a government source did describe the talks with health unions as useful and constructive. well, ambulance staff in england are scheduled to stage two more walk outs,