lets look at some of the key announcements. starting with tax and income support, the chancellor has announced that national insurance will be cut by another 2p. he says the cut, which will begin next month, is worth £450 a year for the average worker. the threshold for coyote and child benefit has been raised from £50,000 to £60,000. the non—dom tax regime for uk residents whose permanent home is overseas will be replaced with new rules from april 2025. mr hunt has also announced longer repayment period for people on benefits taking out emergency budgeting loans. he also announced a £5,000 of

british ice are tax free allowance to invest in uk listed companies. —— british isa tax—free allowance. moving on to the uk economy... the office for budget responsibility predicts uk economy will grow by 0.8% this year and 1.9% next year. the uk's inflation rate is also forecast to fall below 2% target this year. but the underlying debt, excluding bank of england debt, is forecast to be 91.7% of gdp this year — rising to 92.8% next year. the government also kept a freeze on alcohol duty, which had been due to end in august, which will now continue until february 2025. there will be a new tax on vaping products to start in october 2026, and the existing tax on tobacco will increase. the chancellor says is in order to maintain the "financial incentive to choose vaping over smoking".

0n transport and energy, the government has frozen the fuel duty again and kept the 5p cut in fuel duty on petrol and diesel, due to end later this month for another year. a windfall tax on the profits of energy firms, which had been scheduled to end in march 2028, will now be extended until 2029. and the air passenger duty, which is a tax paid on flights, will go up for business class tickets. moving on to business and investment, there will be an increase in the vat threshold for small businesses from £85,000 to £90,000 and the higher rate of tax paid on profits from selling property will be cut from 28% to 24%. lots to chew over there. plenty more detail and political analysis on the

bbc news website. we'll get the assessments from our political correspondent, leila nathoo whojoins me here outside parliament, and in our bbc newsroom, economics correspondent, andy verity. but some breaking news first. nikki haley, who has been in the race for the republican nomination, is now speaking in the united states. you can just last year, my mother, first generation immigrant, got to vote for her daughter the president. 0nly for her daughter the president. only in america. i’m for her daughter the president. only in america. �* in america. i'm filled with the cratitude in america. i'm filled with the gratitude for _ in america. i'm filled with the gratitude for the _ in america. i'm filled with the gratitude for the outpouring l in america. i'm filled with the | gratitude for the outpouring of support we've received from all across our great country but the time has now come to suspend my campaign. isaid i time has now come to suspend my campaign. i said i wanted americans to have their voices heard. i have done that. i have no regrets. and although i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i believe in. our national debt will eventually crush our economy. a smaller federal government is not only necessary for our freedom, government is not only necessary for ourfreedom, it is necessary government is not only necessary for our freedom, it is necessary for our survival. the road to socialism is

the road to ruin for america. our congress is dysfunctional and only getting worse. it is filled with followers, not leaders. term limits for washington politicians are needed now more than ever. 0ur for washington politicians are needed now more than ever. our world is on fire because of america's retreat. standing by our allies in the ukraine, israel and taiwan is a moral imperative. but it's also more than that. if we retreat further, there will be more war, not less. as important, while we stand strong for the cause of freedom, we must bind together as americans. we must turn away from the darkness of hatred and division. i will continue to promote all those values, as is the right of every american. i sought the honour of being a president. but in our great country, being a private

citizen is privilege enough in itself. and that's a privilege i very much look forward to enjoying. in all likelihood, donald trump will be the republican nominee when our party convention meets injuly. i congratulate him and wish him well. i wish anyone while he would be america's president. 0ur i wish anyone while he would be america's president. our country is too precious to let our differences divide us. i have always been a conservative republican and always supported the republican nominee. but on this question, as she did on so many others, margaret thatcher provided some good advice when she said, quote, neverjust follow the crowd. always make up your own mind. it is now up to don't want to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. and i hope he does that. at its best, politics is about bringing

people into your course, not turning them away. and i were conservative because badly needs more people. —— and i will conservative cause badly needs more people. this is now his time producing. i end my campaign with the same words i began, from the book ofjoshua. i direct them to all americans but especially to so many of the women and girls out there who put their faith in our campaign. be strong and courageous. do not be afraid. do not be discouraged for god will be with you wherever you go. in this campaign, i have seen our country's greatness. from the bottom of my heart, thank you, america. god bless you. applause studio: well, there you have it. nikki haley exits the stage and this

year's presidential race. she had hoped to become the republican candidate for president in this year's race but it was a tough fight against donald trump, who had a very good night in yesterday's primary is, although i think nikki haley did win in the state of vermont but it was, really, donald trump's night and there she was, conceding that her time was up when it came to this race. she congratulated mr trump there and she said that she would always be a conservative republican. she quoted margaret thatcher, which seems fitting, since we're speaking to you here from westminster. and she said never. thatcher once said never below the clouds —— neverjust follow the crowd, always make up your own mind. it was a sort of tacit admission that she was openly endorsing donald trump but she did say in that speech in which she exited the race that she hoped mr

trump would bring people into the party and bring the party together. the former governor of south carolina, she has long held presidential ambitions. carolina, she has long held presidentialambitions. she carolina, she has long held presidential ambitions. she once worked alongside donald trump as the us ambassador to the united nations but she always was really firmly in that never trump camp of republicans and there she is now. she has left the race and it really is now the start of the beginning of donald trump's campaign officially now. i'm sure we'll hear from mr trump trump's campaign officially now. i'm sure we'll hearfrom mr trump in the next hour reacting to the same fact that miss haley has left the race. it also seems very likely that the incumbent presidentjoe biden is going to be the democratic candidate now. most dominate both mr trump and mr biden will be officially confirmed in the summer in the party's dimensions but really in many ways, this is the starting gun

now for the us election and many would say that today's budget is the starting gun for the uk election, which is likely to happen this year. so let's go back to that, back here in westminster and the budget that we just heard from the chancellor jeremy hunt. i was earlier speaking to, ijust introduced, i should say, my colleague although i had to go straight to nikki haley. let's go back to her and she has been patiently waiting. joining me now is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. asi as i touched on their transitioning from the uk election —— us election, we have another uk election coming. this is really an election budget, isn't it? ,, . , isn't it? quite an interesting turn this budget _ isn't it? quite an interesting turn this budget because _ isn't it? quite an interesting turn this budget because it _ isn't it? quite an interesting turn this budget because it wasn't - this budget because it wasn't actually the kind of fireworks you might have expected from the budget coming immediately before a general election. a lot of what we had actually from jeremy hunt had been previewed, had been failed. we knew a lot of it in advance and, actually, and to what

was announced by mr hunt back in the autumn, this was a bit less of the big bang in terms of the measures announced. so, yes, the context is of course that this is going to be the last budget major announcement, really, in terms of what could be actually introduced in the coming months before the general election. but the headline remains that this court to national insurance, 2p, thatis court to national insurance, 2p, that is a big offerfrom court to national insurance, 2p, that is a big offer from jeremy hunt to those people that are in work. tax cut he said will put maroney backin tax cut he said will put maroney back in their pockets. we also think this will be a great generating measure, the keeping he is promising. he said we have come through tough times as an economy and the neo—conservatives of status through tricky patch. we are turning a corner. not turned, because clearly there is a lot of work to be done. this is not the economic context thatjeremy hunt would have wanted for his budget but his message was, look, we are turning a corner. not turned, because clearly there is a lot of work to be done. this is not the economic context thatjeremy hunt would have wanted

for his budget but his message was, look, we're turning a corner now in a position to look the air. he thinks that he's been failed to indicate more those tax cuts further down the line. just indicate more those tax cuts further down the line-— down the line. just briefly, we also heard from — down the line. just briefly, we also heard from the _ down the line. just briefly, we also heard from the from _ down the line. just briefly, we also heard from the from the _ down the line. just briefly, we also heard from the from the leader - down the line. just briefly, we also| heard from the from the leader the labour party say keir starmer responding to that budget. what did he have to say? i responding to that budget. what did he have to say?— he have to say? i think it is interesting _ he have to say? i think it is interesting that _ he have to say? i think it is interesting that labour- he have to say? i think it is interesting that labour is i he have to say? i think it is i interesting that labour is not actually opposing anything individually. any of the individual policies of the tax cuts the covenant of an ounce. labour is not opposing them individually. in fact, jeremy hunt actually stole two of labour's policy is in terms of changes to the tax system for non—domicile residents and also extending a windfall tax on energy companies. they were key label revenue raising measures but labour wants to basically broaden out their attack on the government in terms of the tories�* track record on the economy to keep hammering home the spot had been making for a while now that the tories cannot be trusted on the economy. so their argument is, do you feel better under the tories?

can you really trust them given what has happened over the last decade or more they be in power. labour would say they have got a track record that they currently stand by but the tories are arguing stick that. leila, you will be with us all afternoon. forthe leila, you will be with us all afternoon. for the moment, thank you very much. it's noisy here on couege very much. it's noisy here on college green. it always is on budget day. man:"jesus is coming!" 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity is in our newsroom. good to talk to again. we had chatted this morning before the budget. how much of this is a price you have any. i budget. how much of this is a price you have any-— you have any. i have an advantage over ou you have any. i have an advantage over you because _ you have any. i have an advantage over you because there _ you have any. i have an advantage over you because there is - you have any. i have an advantage over you because there is no-one | over you because there is no—one charting the background now! not that much of the entity but i do have the numbers which are quite interesting. the 0br has done was it calls its economic and fiscal outlook, a key document which tells us what they think is going to happen economically with the public finances etc over the next four years. as we heard, they upgraded their focus for what the economy's

going did in next year, so it's going did in next year, so it's going to grow more. what we mean by the economy? we mean people and their economic activity. things they buy and sell, what they do, etc. that activity will grow by 1.9% according to the 0br and that was michael by half a percent point. because of this tax cuts, the theory is that the chancellor gets a 20p of national insurance, another 2p in the autumn, fourpence altogether, and that should mean people have more money in their pockets to spend —— the chancellor gives people to p of their national insurance now. for the child benefit, raising the threshold, that will cost about half £1 billion. the fuel duty extension of the 5p off, that will cost about £3 billion. altogether, it's a net giveaway. in other words, the chancellor's giving to the public and the private sector more than he is taking of 13 point £i

and the private sector more than he is taking of 13 point £1 billion. £13] is taking of 13 point £1 billion. £i3.7 billion, correctly in. so a big giveaway budget but you have to put that in context because 13 billion sounds a lot but, actually, when you consider that the government spends about 1.1, 1.2 trillion so, you know, more than 1000 billion, 13 billion doesn't sound like much. just 1000 billion, 13 billion doesn't sound like much.— 1000 billion, 13 billion doesn't sound like much. just briefly, one ofthe sound like much. just briefly, one of the things _ sound like much. just briefly, one of the things we _ sound like much. just briefly, one of the things we had _ sound like much. just briefly, one of the things we had the - sound like much. just briefly, one of the things we had the chance i sound like much. just briefly, one| of the things we had the chance to talk about was the nhs, promising as well to be tough on crime. a lot of it sounded a little bit like an election manifesto. in terms of public spending, just briefly, how does that add up in the equation? sounds a lot like an election manifesto from the 1990s, doesn't it, tough on crime? they are saying, the labourfront it, tough on crime? they are saying, the labour front bench that they want us tennessee, to be more austere than the conservatives. keir starmer is even suggesting that the public finances in a terrible state. there is debate about that because

the 0br is just saying they have improved by about £20 billion from what they thought they'd be last time round. that is slightly because of a slightly improved outlook for the economy and things not being quite as dire as we thought. so, in a way, are reasons to be cheerful here even the opposition to one think so. why make reasons to be cheerful, andy verity, what would we do without your budget day? for the moment, thank you very much. in a second we're going to be speaking to the mayor of west yorkshire but before that, let's hear what the chancellor had to say about further plans to transfer more power from the government government to local administrations. today, working with the levelling up secretary, i devolve further power to local leaders who are best placed to promote growth in their areas. i can announce the north east trailblazer devolution deal, providing a package of support for the region potentially worth over £100 million. today, working with the levelling up secretary, i devolve further power to local leaders who are best placed to promote growth in their areas. i'll devolve powers to buckinghamshire, warwickshire and to the most beautiful

county in england, surrey. joining me now from leeds is tracy brabin, the mayor of west yorkshire, former labour mp for batley and spen. come to bbc news. what is your reaction to what you have heard from the chancellor?— the chancellor? complacent, out of touch. we the chancellor? complacent, out of touch- we are _ the chancellor? complacent, out of touch. we are in _ the chancellor? complacent, out of touch. we are in the _ the chancellor? complacent, out of touch. we are in the middle - the chancellor? complacent, out of touch. we are in the middle of- the chancellor? complacent, out of touch. we are in the middle of thel touch. we are in the middle of the richey�*s the session and what we needed was a serious plan —— rishi's recession. the conservatives are saying stick with a plan and it's working and there is no plan. we saw tweaks to child benefit which won't impact on child poverty. a little bit of money for the nhs that won't touch the sides. family support grants, is for the poorest households, only six month extension. i know charities wanted a couple of years. and, also, what's really important is that there was nothing for renters and families

living in unaffordable home so, for me, very disappointing and underwhelming indefinitely as your commentator said, underwhelming indefinitely as your commentatorsaid, no underwhelming indefinitely as your commentator said, no bywords. the government — commentator said, no bywords. the government would say there is a plan. 0ne flagship thing they announced today was causing national insurance further following on from last year. we also talked about changing the threshold when it comes to child benefit now. it's 60,000. and there's a host of other things in there which the government says will help people, including even things like funding for the arts. certainly, you know, tweaks are always welcome but it's not a strategic plan that was not going to change the direction of the government and this country so if this is intended to change people's minds when they are going to the ballot box, honestly, this wasn't very impressive. i'm obviously pleased that there is some money and there is an acceptance that culture is important in our lives and this something we have let in here in west yorkshire but it really doesn't

deal with the fact that we have seen in our local authorities around the country decimation of their budgets and they were the first port of call for cultural institutions. they were the ones that would deliver those community yards hanging by a thread and as your commentator said, further devolution obviously welcome across the country but we can't do what we want. we can't have a brighter west yorkshire if we have faced with our five local authorities hanging by a thread. we're going to be losing nearly a quarter of billion pounds of funding since 2010 for local authorities. that is a strategic plan. hat since 2010 for local authorities. that is a strategic plan.- since 2010 for local authorities. that is a strategic plan. not to cut ou off, that is a strategic plan. not to cut you off, following _ that is a strategic plan. not to cut you off, following on _ that is a strategic plan. not to cut you off, following on from - that is a strategic plan. not to cut you off, following on from what i that is a strategic plan. not to cut l you off, following on from what you are saying. you are a member of the labour party and we heard from sir keir starmer but the truth is, what

realistically would the labour party be doing differently? is the party going to reverse much of what was said today if they win the next general election?— said today if they win the next general election? one of the things i find incredibly _ general election? one of the things i find incredibly exciting, _ general election? one of the things i find incredibly exciting, what - general election? one of the things i find incredibly exciting, what the i i find incredibly exciting, what the labour party going to do is their commitment to the climate emergency, to green financing and to energy and here in the north we are the home of manufacturing and we will be part of the solution to that challenge and we will be creating jobs whether thatis we will be creating jobs whether that is from steve rotherham's titan in liverpool and right across the humber. we will be bringing private finance and working with labour, who understand that this challenge is an opportunity and working with local authorities to support them to deliver for the people. authorities to support them to deliverfor the people. mac tracy babin from west yorkshire, thank you very much forjoining us. pleasure.

we'll be hearing from the local government association shortly. there wasn't a lot of mention of councils and funding in the budget speech. in fact, labour leader, sir keir starmer, criticed the government's plans for council tax. they know that a tory stealth text is coming their way in the shape of their next council tax bill. yep, absolutely, council tax! the levelling... the levelling up secretary has told notjust this house but every house in the country he's coming for their council tax. give with one hand — gove in the other. yeah! sir keir starmer speaking there. joining me now is councillor kevin bentley, seniorvice—chairman of the local government association. thank you very much forjoining us here on the bbc news. what is your reaction to what you heard. overall, the buduet reaction to what you heard. overall, the budget was _ reaction to what you heard. overall, the budget was about _ reaction to what you heard. overall, the budget was about business - reaction to what you heard. overall, the budget was about business and | the budget was about business and people, which was very, very good. for us in local government we had confirmation of the household

support fund which is what we wanted and that brings a lot of security albeit in six months we need another conversation. it is albeit in six months we need another conversation-— conversation. it is only a temporary extension- — conversation. it is only a temporary extension. but _ conversation. it is only a temporary extension. but it _ conversation. it is only a temporary extension. but it is _ conversation. it is only a temporary extension. but it is an _ conversation. it is only a temporary extension. but it is an extension, i extension. but it is an extension, which we asked _ extension. but it is an extension, which we asked for, _ extension. but it is an extension, which we asked for, because - extension. but it is an extension, l which we asked for, because there are real people at the end of this and cancels a working those people. glad it was in there.— glad it was in there. there has been a lot of concern _ glad it was in there. there has been a lot of concern about _ glad it was in there. there has been a lot of concern about funding - glad it was in there. there has been a lot of concern about funding to - a lot of concern about funding to local councils. even before we were talking about the budget, we saw what happened in birmingham yesterday and there have been other councils in nottingham as well also raising concerns about funding and how essential services can continue to be supplied to people. what's your take on that, having listened to this budget? we your take on that, having listened to this budget?— your take on that, having listened to this budget? we did get an extra £600 million _ to this budget? we did get an extra £600 million out _ to this budget? we did get an extra £600 million out of _ to this budget? we did get an extra £600 million out of the _ to this budget? we did get an extra | £600 million out of the government just a few weeks ago. that's welcomed. we need more. what we need is a serious conversation with government and the other parties as we head towards a general election about long—term funding for local government. at the moment, we had for many yearsjust government. at the moment, we had for many years just one off each settlement and long—term funding and thatis

settlement and long—term funding and that is how your services better. in terms of some of the other flagship things that came after today's budget, particularly support the child care as well, what was your view on that?— child care as well, what was your view on that? very good. it is very important. — view on that? very good. it is very important. of— view on that? very good. it is very important, of course, _ view on that? very good. it is very important, of course, that - view on that? very good. it is very l important, of course, that everyone in society should be equal and helping those in the greatest need is one of the things councils do on a daily basis are good to hear that and there are also things tucked away about village halls. good to hear that. their passive rural communities that was good to him as well. there are things there that are good and we need to get the long—term conversation going a government about how we run local government about how we run local government for the people we serve. that conversation goes ways, both ways, because they have been criticisms when we look at what happened with birmingham about efficiency and what the money was being spent on and how some of it which lead to bankruptcy was over important things like equal pay cases but i have been questions raised about how local government manages money. 50 raised about how local government manages money-— raised about how local government manages money. so the ones we've seen have been — manages money. so the ones we've seen have been specific— manages money. so the ones we've seen have been specific cases, - manages money. so the ones we've seen have been specific cases, as i seen have been specific cases, as you mention. 0n the whole, local government is one of the most

efficient public sector organisations around across the country, delivering services every day. we have seen budgets reduced to money reducing the period of time and cancels services better in a more efficient way. but we need to haveis more efficient way. but we need to have is that long—term conversation with the government about what we're going to do about the long—term funding. that is critically important. i would say having worked with local, for long time is elected leader and leader and leader of councils while we strive every day and to do that with the funding we have are looking for efficiencies. local government is not profligate in local government does not waste money. in local government does not waste mone . . ~' in local government does not waste mone . . ~ y in local government does not waste mone. . , . in local government does not waste mone. . ~ , . ., money. thank you very much for shafinu money. thank you very much for sharing the _ money. thank you very much for sharing the position _ money. thank you very much for sharing the position of _ money. thank you very much for sharing the position of the - money. thank you very much for sharing the position of the isa. i sharing the position of the isa. lots of announcements that we are trying to pick the —— sharing the position of the lga. another announcement today, we heard that the nhs has also receive an additional £2.5 billion in funding. the government also committed to funding the health service's productivity plan "in full"

to boost its digital transformation. we will slash the 13 million hours lost by doctors and nurses every year to outdated it systems. we will cut down and potentially halve form—filling by doctors using ai. we will digitise operating theatre processes, allowing the same number of consultants to do an extra 200,000 operations a year. we'll fund improvements to help doctors read mri and ct scans more accurately and quickly, speeding up results for 130,000 patients every year and saving thousands of lives. something i know would have delighted my brother, charlie, who i recently lost to cancer. we'll im prove recently lost to cancer. we'll improve the nhs app so it can be used to confirm and modify all appointments, reducing up to half a million missed appointments annually and improving patient choice. we'll set up a new nhs staff apt to make

it easier to roster electronically and then the use of expensive framework agencies. and as a result of this funding, all hospitals will use electronic patient records, making the nhs the largest digitally integrated health care system in the world. .. ., 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is in our newsroom to explain more i wanted to ask you first of all, how new is all of this? we heard from sir keir starmer saying it was jeremy hunt while he was on the health brief promising that the nhs would be paperless many years ago. i think the money owed most of it is new butjust to break it down a bit, you have got this 2.5 billion for the nhs in england in the next financial year beginning in april of the spending. that sounds quite a generous allocation but against a budget of more than 120 billion or

so, health leaders are already saying it barely touches the sides because of an impact of inflation and the existing budget for the next financial year, inflation would have wiped all the gain out and it would have been negative. hejust topped that bit up, which is better than nothing that i think there's a bit suspect this is about how generous it really is. then you have got this 3.4 billion three—year plan to boost productivity and invest in it and different systems and that is based on some new thinking in the nhs but their plan, whichjeremy hunt referred to, is not going to be published until the summer. and, yes, trying to make the nhs more efficient. most people support. there is a lot of frustration in the system, too much paper around, not enough digital communication but labour have already said, well, jeremy hunt when he was health secretary, as you alluded to, for miss to eliminate paper from the nhs by 2020 and that hasn't happened. he

promised to eliminate the use of fax machines and would you believe there are still some fax machines being used in the nhs? and others are saying actually the real priorities repairing leaky roofs and hospitals which are not fit for purpose. so certainly the nhs always generate a big debate and mr hunt's proposals on it and infrastructure will be welcomed but therenot also a sense he could have gone further. bliss. he could have gone further. also, there is going _ he could have gone further. also, there is going to _ he could have gone further. also, there is going to be _ he could have gone further. also, there is going to be a _ he could have gone further. also, there is going to be a new - he could have gone further. also, there is going to be a new tax - he could have gone further. also, there is going to be a new tax on | there is going to be a new tax on vapes. we talked about vapes a lot over the last year, haven't we, whew? how will this particular tax work? that whew? how will this particular tax work? �* ., �* , , ~ work? at the moment, it's 'ust vat on va es work? at the moment, it's 'ust vat on vapes and — work? at the moment, it's 'ust vat on vapes and not * work? at the moment, it's 'ust vat on vapes and not excise _ work? at the moment, it'sjust vat on vapes and not excise duty, - work? at the moment, it'sjust vat| on vapes and not excise duty, which is levied on cigarettes. so by putting the excise duty on vapes, it will make it a lot easier for enforcement officers at hmrc and border force to actually intervene and crackdown on illegal imports, because that's been one of the main problem is, illegally imported vapes which are not up to safety standards

coming into the system and underage baking really escalating in a way thatis baking really escalating in a way that is causing deep concern. so if you start taxing them, that is legal vapes and shops, there are more powers for enforcement teams to actually deal with them at the borders and ports coming in and stop those which have not had a tax levy. but some doctors are already saying yes, it's true that cigarette taxes will go up as well as this new tax on vapes to meeting the differential, but will putting the price of vapes up through attacks put off some smokers who are trying to quit by taking up vaping? so it isa very to quit by taking up vaping? so it is a very significant intervention in a big area of public health. as to whether it will work or not and whether it is fair on the retailers who have to sell these products and how it will pan out, i think the debate will continue. but certainly health experts welcome in intervention which they help will ease back, stop cutting back the

prevalence of underage vaping. i(eep prevalence of underage vaping. keep them, i health _ prevalence of underage vaping. keep them, i health editor, forthe them, i health editor, for the moment, thank you very much. we will hear seen from the minister for plaid cymru and there were a few mentions of wales in the budget and the chancel outlining what changes mean for scotland, wales and northern ireland. as a result of the decisions we take today from the scottish government will receive nearly £300 million in barnet consequential fills with nearly £170 million for the welsh government and £100 million of the northern ireland executive.

hello. we started off today with quite extensive and dense areas of mist and fog. you can see some of that murky weather here in the lowland areas in somerset where the hills were sticking out above that low cloud into clear and sunny skies. you can see the same thing here in league. that was caused by a temperature inversion. through the rest of today, the mist and fog lifting into low cloud across the midlands. we have quite extensive cloud across east scotland and eastern areas of england to date. thick enough afford a few showers for eastern scotland and one or two potentially going into parts of east anglia. but they will be few and far between so for the vast majority of the uk the day looks like it will stay dry with the people know we need to fix the nhs. to stay dry with the people know we need to fix the nhs.— stay dry with the people know we need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs ou have need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to — need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix _ need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix social _ need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix social care. - need to fix the nhs. to fix the nhs you have to fix social care. social. you have to fix social care. social care is under the control of local authorities. councils have seen cuts year—on—year and are unable to keep up. this is the wrong thing. this

government is only talking to a ten