let s go back to that defection from the conservative party to the labour party by a conservative mp. dr dan poulter, who works part time in the nhs, has been welcomed by his new leader, sir keir starmer, who said the former minister would help his party get the health service back on its feet . well, mr poulter has been speaking about why he s done this on the laura kuennsberg programme. let s listen to the interview. well, i d been thinking about it for a little while and it was alongside my work as an mp. i work still work as an nhs doctor and have done. the health service that i saw under huge strain is very different to the health service of maybe a decade ago, and the struggles and the challenges that patients have been experiencing in accessing timely good care were something that really resonated with me and stayed with me, and ifound it increasingly difficult to look my nhs colleagues in the eye, my patients in the eye, and my constituents in the eye with good c
let s get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an israeli attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. the us secretary of state is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. let s speak to gina abercrombie winstanley, president of the middle east policy council and former us ambassador. thank you very much for coming on the programme. antony blinken on his way. what you think he is hoping to achieve? he s got a tough road ahead, he has got to convince the players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. number players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. number one, players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. number one, he has got to convince the saudis there is a deal ahead, that the us security guarantees are going to make it worthwhile for them to contin