is financial headroom then, you know, we really need to give consideration to those very, very important services that we provide. and just tell me what the plan is for derbyshire county council? where do you think you would have to cut in the services you provide to your citizens? , , ., m citizens? this is, we are faced at the moment citizens? this is, we are faced at the moment with citizens? this is, we are faced at the moment with a citizens? this is, we are faced at the moment with a deficit - citizens? this is, we are faced at the moment with a deficit of- citizens? this is, we are faced at. the moment with a deficit of around £33 million. we are hoping to bring that down before the end of quarter four. we having to take immediate action and stop things like recruitment at the moment. except in those areas where we absolutely need to staff, particularly home care workers and so on to provide adult social care so we can keep people out of the care system. that he
statement. i rememberthinking whole are contained within my statement. i remember thinking it was a serious threat and i didn t think that this stress tested the government was make plans on a serious way. past that, i don t have any extra. serious way. past that, i don t have any extra- - - any extra. one more reference. if we can look any extra. one more reference. if we can look over any extra. one more reference. if we can look over two any extra. one more reference. if we can look over two pages - any extra. one more reference. if we can look over two pages to - any extra. one more reference. ifl we can look over two pages to page six paragraph 28, continuing the theme. there is a reference to the home office noting the social conferences of these decisions are effectively putting it into a quotes: survivor of the fittest situation. what we certainly seem to see from these minutes, dr ben warner, and i appreciate you are saying this is not all in your memory now, b
politicians and perhaps particularly that period during the pandemic, did you feel there was as it were a deficit in their understanding of the granular way in which the nhs works? i the granular way in which the nhs works? ~ ,. , ., , , works? i think her description seems to be accurate works? i think her description seems to be accurate regarding works? i think her description seems to be accurate regarding their - to be accurate regarding their cabinet office. the extent to which number ten has health expertise is to some extent a function of how the prime minister of the day chooses to staff the number ten policy unit. during the pandemic itself i think there is truth in what she says. but to some extent, as long as that doesn t lead to ill informed second guessing the decisions that people in the nhs are actually trying to take, that need not in itself be a problem. fine trying to take, that need not in itself be a problem. itself be a problem. one can certainly
the boats there. these pictures are from this morning in milford on sea on the hampshire coast. you can see the swell this system is creating, which has forced the closure of the beach. the system has already been over north west france, bringing gale force winds. the country s transport minister says a lorry driver was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle in the ayn region. our reporter, aruna iyengar, has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place