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Chief political correspondent henry zeffman. Can we start with that leaked letter from Simon Case which you have seen, what does it say . Well the last time we saw Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt facing off, was when Rachel Reeves declared that shed got into office, looked at the bot books and discover there was a £22 billion Black Hole in public spending this year. Simon cayce says he would note. Let me translate the civil service speak. Hes basically that the previous Governments Decision not to revise. Was a big reason for uncertainty in public finances. Thats quite a claim from the cabinet, i suspect they wanted it to stay private but it got leaked to me do it ....
Its thursday, 29th of february. Our main story. A group of mps have urged ministers to consider the implications for the uk, if assisted dying is legalised in the isle of man and jersey. The Health Select committee has published a report, which it hopes will provide evidence for future debates about the law. Opponents say the current legislation prevents people from coming under pressure to end their lives. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. The mps dont Make Recommendations for or against assisted dying. Rather, the aim of their report is to serve as a basis for debate on what they call this difficult, sensitive, yet crucial subject. More and more countries in europe have legalised assisted dying in some form, along with new zealand, australia, canada and ten states in the us. The mps say they saw no evidence that palliative and end of life care had deteriorated as ....
england, with some trust warning patients not to go to a&e, except for life threatening emergencies. the cop royal college of nursing says this is the biggest walk out so far. the union did agree to provide cover in some places, but in places like newcastle the system is hanging by a thread. the head of the rcn said unless the government a chance to talks, there will be more of this to talks, there will be more of this to come. ., , , ., ., to come. for the nurses that are losin: a to come. for the nurses that are losing a day s to come. for the nurses that are losing a day s pay to come. for the nurses that are losing a day s pay and to come. for the nurses that are losing a day s pay and standing l to come. for the nurses that are l losing a day s pay and standing on picket lines, should there be a further and standing on picket lines, should there be a further emergency that they are required to return to, i won t even have to ask them to do that. they will fro ....
just as mr hunt was on his feet. his opponents claim the changes to pensions he s bringing in are a bung for the mega rich. why are we bringing the pensions relief in for the wealthiest in society next month, but those who are really, really struggling with the cost of living now have to wait until next april? and living standards for everyone are still on the slide. yet there s a chipper mood among ministers these days, so we have one big question this morning are there signs that the tories are getting back on track? the man who needs to make sure the government gets things done cabinet minister oliver dowden is with us. labour s lisa nandy will be here too. she s criticised the budget, but how would labour raise our living standards? it s been a terrible week for the snp. we ll hear from one of the contenders to replace nicola sturgeon in the top job, kate forbes. and georgia harrison, the presenter, now campaigner, is here. her bravery put her ex partner behind bars, ....
under your pillow, what are your thoughts? 50 under your pillow, what are your thoughts? under your pillow, what are our thou~hts? ., , your thoughts? so we have been on day two. your thoughts? so we have been on day two, today, your thoughts? so we have been on day two, today, thursday, . your thoughts? so we have been on day two, today, thursday, of| on day two, today, thursday, of the budget. the big picture thing is that some of the think tanks, westminster s brains beyond government have been crunching through it and they have concluded what many a newscaster will know as the kind of bleeding obvious really, but they presented in the spreadsheet and the rest of it, which is that times are really tough people, that wages are squeezed, living standards are squeezed, living standards are squeezed, living standards are squeezed, that household income is squeezed and will be for a while, that the tax burden is the highest it has beenin burden is the highest it has ....