and i m martine croxall here in the studio. i ll be speaking to a former press officer to the queen for his thoughts as the nation continues to pay tribute. hello and welcome to cardiff, where king charles has begun his first official visit to wales as monarch by attending a service of prayer and reflection for queen elizabeth ii. in the senedd, an hour ago, about a thousand people were standing in sunshine and welcoming the king and the queen consort as they visited the queen consort as they visited the senedd. it was completely calm, quiet and still as everyone turned to watch the big screens when king charles addressed the parliament not just in english but also in welsh, a hugely symbolic moment for people here, to hear the king speaking welsh so fluently and talking about his mother and his memories of his time here in wales and what the country meant to him and to the royal family. when he left, there were lots of cheers. there were a few people who were not happy that
is somewhat gone awry, because in their dna they believe in tax cuts. personally, i think it is pie in the sky right now given a fiscal position where we have had 400 billion borrowing, 2 trillion public debt, inflation at 9%, to be even thinking about tax cuts. i think it is totally and utterly bizarre and irresponsible, but you do have the likes of respected figures on the right, david davis, iain duncan smith, calling for those tax cuts, saying that that is the way to grow the economy to get you out of potentially a looming recession. the bigger issue for me is, what this is doing to politics in general. you go back to the nolan principles in 1995 which were around seven principles, selflessness, objectivity, integrity, honesty, leadership, and i m left scratching my head thinking which of these does the prime minister actually exhibit? the bigger issue is, despite all of this, labour is still only six points ahead. now, the reality is at the next election labour don t nee
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