take the time you need to build trust. that, any peace negotiator will tell you, is the way to find a solution. this week on political thinking, my guest, the health secretary for england, victoria atkins, suggests it could be the way to find peace in the nhs, to end the strikes that have dogged the health service for more than a year. it s been a big week for her, when talks are starting once again with thejunior doctors and after a new report highlighted the horrorfor some mothers and soon to be mothers of nhs maternity services, something she has some rather powerful experience of. victoria atkins, welcome to political thinking. thank you so much, pleasure to be here. you ve said when talking about women s health, you ve said when talking about this searing indictment that we saw this week of maternity and childbirth services, this is personalfor you. why so? well, i m a mum as well as the secretary of state for health. and i had my baby on the nhs, and i have a long histo
thank you for being with us. can i get you to comment on that story that was on the front of the times today? is not really true, £7,900 a day for a consultant to cover strike activity? is that really true? i don t know if that s true but what s more important is that our doctors feel the need to strike. they don t feel the need to strike. they don t feel they can get what they need. i think there is systematic need for change in the nhs. change in the nhs. we ve got a government change in the nhs. we ve got a government at change in the nhs. we ve got a government at the change in the nhs. we ve got a government at the moment - change in the nhs. we ve got a i government at the moment saying we need to be prudent with the pennies. and that s why they are cutting parts of the hst project. on the other hand, they ve not sat down to find a way through this for 100 days and other causes £1 billion. it s difficult to square that argument when you look at the numbers,
morning starts now. good morning, good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m vc egg tore blackwell. i m amara walker. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin this morning with dangerous weather conditions caused by now post-tropical cyclone lee. the storm is packing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surges as it swipes the new england coast. now, while lee is not expected to make landfall in the u.s., the outer bands of the powerful storm are already hitting the east coast, packing winds of 60 miles an hour and bringing storm surges that could cause flooding along the new england coast. tropical storm warnings through nantucket and maine, and authorities are telling people to prepare to stay where you are as the storm pushes north through the day. lee s also expected to cause dangerous rip currents along the atlantic coast with a lot of states warning people to stay out of the ocean this weekend because of the dangerous surge condition
the lead with jake tapper starts right now. a former presidential candidate and current u.s. senator is about to join auto workers on that picket line. the lead starts right now. day one on strike. as auto workers push for higher pay and better benefits. soon a rally to support their demands with senator bernie sanders joining the fight. 32 of donald trump s old twitter dm s turned over to the special counsel and now in the hands of jack smith. as his federal investigation digs into efforts to over turn the 2020 election. what was so damning in those messages? plus, deliberating the fate of texas attorney general ken paxton, already suspended facing impeachment by his fellow republicans. accused of abuse of power and brib bribery, so will state senators vote to remove him from office? that decision could come down at any moment. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper and we start with the national lead. for the first time in u.s. history, union workers are on