of what the prime minister was asked about buy andrew marr this morning was reactive, about things he is having to play catch up with because of challenges in the economy and challenges in the supply chain. 0ne challenges in the supply chain. one other area where the prime minister is facing questions from tory delegates is well is on tax, you remember that in the uk we are seeing a manifesto busting rise in national insurance coming then in a few months to pay for the nhs. the prime minister s argument is because of the pandemic, the health service needs more money in the uk. that has made some conservatives quite uncomfortable and we have even heard cabinet ministers making none too subtle warnings that there cannot be any more tax rises. would the prime minister ruled him out? have a listen. let me tell you, you have no fiercer or more zealous opponent of unnecessary tax rises than me, but we have had to deal with the pandemic on a scale which this country has not seen