some people that liz truss is getting so much attention, given what happened. she is clearly popular with some conservative activist, and there are many who still want to hear about her ideas. let's talk about some of them with andrew griffith. thank you for speaking where those. liz truss calling for corporation tax to go down to 19%. calling for corporation tax to go down to 1996-— calling for corporation tax to go down to 1996. ~ , ., ., ~ ., down to 1996. well you do it? we do believe in cutting _ down to 1996. well you do it? we do believe in cutting tax _ down to 1996. well you do it? we do believe in cutting tax when - down to 1996. well you do it? we do believe in cutting tax when that - down to 1996. well you do it? we do believe in cutting tax when that is l believe in cutting tax when that is afforded~ — believe in cutting tax when that is afforded. we believe in good stewardship, and the whole point of making _ stewardship, and the whole point of making long—term decisions for a better_ making long—term decisions for a better future is you do it in the interests — better future is you do it in the interests of the long—term, notjust the immediate. that is one of the problems— the immediate. that is one of the problems with our politics that rishi _ problems with our politics that rishi sunak has been addressing at the conference. it rishi sunak has been addressing at the conference.— rishi sunak has been addressing at the conference. it sounds like a no. i am struck — the conference. it sounds like a no. i am struck there _ the conference. it sounds like a no. i am struck there is _ the conference. it sounds like a no. i am struck there is still— the conference. it sounds like a no. i am struck there is still a _ the conference. it sounds like a no.

i am struck there is still a massive l i am struck there is still a massive debate within the conservative party, people like liz truss, priti patel, saying the government has got it wrong. we patel, saying the government has got it wronu. ~ ., ., it wrong. we will hear from the chancellor _ it wrong. we will hear from the chancellor shortly, _ it wrong. we will hear from the chancellor shortly, and - it wrong. we will hear from the chancellor shortly, and i - it wrong. we will hear from the chancellor shortly, and i think. chancellor shortly, and i think people — chancellor shortly, and i think people will come into the hall to hear— people will come into the hall to hear him. — people will come into the hall to hear him, hear him talk about alex assess— hear him, hear him talk about alex assess on— hear him, hear him talk about alex assess on bearing down on inflation. it makes _ assess on bearing down on inflation. it makes everybody worse off, add a -ood it makes everybody worse off, add a good measure is to bear down on inflation — good measure is to bear down on inflation. this is a government which — inflation. this is a government which removed the pension cap on self—reliance and people saving. it self—reliance and people saving. it is not self—reliance and people saving. is not a tax. self—reliance and people saving. it is not a tax. inflation isn't a tax, something levied by the government. i understand it is bad for people's pockets. but why are ministers saying it is a tax? i pockets. but why are ministers saying it is a tax?— saying it is a tax? i think your viewers will _ saying it is a tax? i think your viewers will understand - saying it is a tax? i think your viewers will understand whatl saying it is a tax? i think your. viewers will understand what it saying it is a tax? i think your - viewers will understand what it is making _ viewers will understand what it is making them worse off, the income they take _ making them worse off, the income

they take home on a friday night doesn't _ they take home on a friday night doesn't go — they take home on a friday night doesn't go as far as it used to. the way we _ doesn't go as far as it used to. the way we do — doesn't go as far as it used to. the way we do it— doesn't go as far as it used to. the way we do it is by sticking with our plan, _ way we do it is by sticking with our plan, which — way we do it is by sticking with our plan, which is working and has halved — plan, which is working and has halved inflation this year. that is all halved inflation this year. that is ait about— halved inflation this year. that is all about taken the right long—term decision _ all about taken the right long-term decision. , ., , ., decision. there is lots of speculation _ decision. there is lots of speculation around - decision. there is lots of speculation around this | decision. there is lots of- speculation around this conference about what will happen with hs two. ministers say they won't speculate on what some people are. will we have a decision this week? i on what some people are. will we have a decision this week?- have a decision this week? i don't know, have a decision this week? i don't know. but — have a decision this week? i don't know, but it _ have a decision this week? i don't know, but it is _ have a decision this week? i don't know, but it is our _ have a decision this week? i don't know, but it is ourjob _ have a decision this week? i don't know, but it is ourjob to - have a decision this week? i don't know, but it is ourjob to spend i know, but it is ourjob to spend every— know, but it is ourjob to spend every pound of people's harder the money— every pound of people's harder the money which we take on tax, spend it wisely _ money which we take on tax, spend it wisely. whether trying to reduce the welfare _ wisely. whether trying to reduce the welfare bill, getting people back into work, expanding the economy will the _ into work, expanding the economy will the chancellor's childcare measures, which expand childcare, allowing _ measures, which expand childcare, allowing people to go back into work _ allowing people to go back into work all — allowing people to go back into work. all of it is spending money wisely _ work. all of it is spending money wisely it —

work. all of it is spending money wisely it is — work. all of it is spending money wisely. it is right we look at any part of— wisely. it is right we look at any part of government spending. taxpayers were expected. i was a finance — taxpayers were expected. i was a finance director for 12 years. it isn't _ finance director for 12 years. it isn't always popular, but it is the right— isn't always popular, but it is the right thing — isn't always popular, but it is the right thing. in isn't always popular, but it is the right thing-— isn't always popular, but it is the riaht thin. , ., , right thing. in terms of the broader messa . e, right thing. in terms of the broader message. our— right thing. in terms of the broader message, our viewers _ right thing. in terms of the broader message, our viewers will - right thing. in terms of the broader message, our viewers will have - right thing. in terms of the broader. message, our viewers will have heard ministers say they needed to stabilise the economy. your challenge now is to come up with something big and exciting to offer. what will we hear from the chancellor which seizes the political momentum? i chancellor which seizes the political momentum? i think the opportunities — political momentum? i think the opportunities the _ political momentum? i think the opportunities the uk _ political momentum? i think the opportunities the uk has, - political momentum? i think the opportunities the uk has, we . political momentum? i think the i opportunities the uk has, we lead political momentum? i think the - opportunities the uk has, we lead in so many— opportunities the uk has, we lead in so nrany of— opportunities the uk has, we lead in so many of the fastest—growing sectors, — so many of the fastest—growing sectors, whether the transition to clean _ sectors, whether the transition to clean energy, ai sectors, whether the transition to clean energy, aland quantum manufacturing. we lead in so many domains _ manufacturing. we lead in so many domains if— manufacturing. we lead in so many domains. if we can mobilise the capital— domains. if we can mobilise the capital and _ domains. if we can mobilise the capital and free human talent, this country— capital and free human talent, this country has — capital and free human talent, this country has its brightest future ahead — country has its brightest future ahead of— country has its brightest future ahead of red. i expect we will hear

some _ ahead of red. i expect we will hear some of— ahead of red. i expect we will hear some of it — ahead of red. i expect we will hear some of it from the chancellor. i have _ some of it from the chancellor. i have been— some of it from the chancellor. i have been focused on it. the newspapers are reporting how we are the second _ newspapers are reporting how we are the second city in the planet, stories— the second city in the planet, stories that haven't been told. chatting — stories that haven't been told. chatting to activists, some feel it is flat, the conference hasn't picked up the momentum rishi sunak has tried to get. does this feel like a party gearing up for another election win? we like a party gearing up for another election win?— like a party gearing up for another election win? i've “oined you today from lunch _ election win? i've “oined you today from lunch with _ election win? i've joined you today from lunch with business - election win? i've joined you today from lunch with business people, | election win? i've joined you today i from lunch with business people, the biggest _ from lunch with business people, the biggest ever business lunch held at a conference, people wanted to hear from the _ a conference, people wanted to hear from the prime minister. his words were _ from the prime minister. his words were inspirational to that audience. we will— were inspirational to that audience. we will hear more in the coming days _ we will hear more in the coming da s. ~ ., , days. what were they telling him about hs2? _

days. what were they telling him about h52? they _ days. what were they telling him about h52? they were _ days. what were they telling him about h52? they were talking . days. what were they telling him i about h52? they were talking about the british business _ about h52? they were talking about the british business bank, _ about h52? they were talking about the british business bank, to - about h52? they were talking about the british business bank, to put. the british business bank, to put capital— the british business bank, to put capital into the fastest—growing areas _ capital into the fastest—growing areas and some of those areas which have been— areas and some of those areas which have been left behind. they were excited _ have been left behind. they were excited about it, as are my and the prime _ excited about it, as are my and the prime minister.— excited about it, as are my and the prime minister. thank you for coming to seak to prime minister. thank you for coming to speakto us- _ prime minister. thank you for coming to speak to us. we _ prime minister. thank you for coming to speak to us. we will _ prime minister. thank you for coming to speak to us. we will hear - prime minister. thank you for coming to speak to us. we will hear the - to speak to us. we will hear the chancellor, not long to go. there will be more about the living wage, up will be more about the living wage, up to £11. not a huge surprise, because governments usually take the recommendations. there will be a bit about benefits reform. watch out to see if the chancellor has something of his sleep, some policy, a rabbit out of the hat. we will see what he has any few minutes. we absolutely well. we has any few minutes. we absolutely well- we will _ has any few minutes. we absolutely well. we will be _ has any few minutes. we absolutely well. we will be heading _ has any few minutes. we absolutely well. we will be heading back - has any few minutes. we absolutely well. we will be heading back to - has any few minutes. we absolutelyi well. we will be heading back to the conference for the chancellor speech shortly.

but first — the nhs in england is warning of �*extreme' disruption to services as doctors begin their most significant industrial action to date. the 3—day walkout is the longest joint action, by bothjunior doctors and consultants, in the history of the health service. they say they need above inflation pay rises, but the government has said this year's increases are "fair and final". let's bring in andrew street, who is professor of health economics at the london school of economics. you've studied the health system and worked for health ministries including here in the uk. how has it got to this? it has been a long time coming. there's been underfunding of the nhs for quite some years now. people are living longer, in poorer health. the demands on the health service are being growing. funding hasn't kept pace, so we got a big funding gap.

that is one underlying problem. the other one is we've lacked a workforce strategy, there hasn't been a plan for the nhs for about 20 years. and a lot of these problems have been long in the making. they can't be solved overnight. it takes about seven years to train a doctor, three years to train a nurse. if you want to make sure you have the right staff in place, you need a plan. we haven't had a plan, and that's been a big failing. all of those things mean we are in the situation because of the failure of planning. we do have a shortage of people working in the nhs, about one in ten posts are unfilled at the moment. if you have a workforce, inadequate workforce, there are three things you can do.

train more people, which takes a long time. you can't recruit more people from overseas, where they've been trained elsewhere. we used to have the highest number, highest proportion of doctors and nurses from other european countries working in the nhs prior to brexit. that is what i wanted to ask you. has brexit had a big impact? it that is what i wanted to ask you. has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to — has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to rely _ has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to rely on _ has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to rely on a _ has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to rely on a lot _ has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to rely on a lot of - has brexit had a big impact? it has. we used to rely on a lot of stuff - we used to rely on a lot of stuff from other european countries. they can't come here now, so that source of labour has dried up. the other implication is it has fuelled inflation because we've exited one of our major trading areas. it's been a massive cause of inflation. that has meant that real wages have gone down. everybody is facing that, and of course that won't get

resolved until our trade barriers get torn down again. that has put pressure both on fewer staff and in terms of wages going up. that means the third strategy you can have to solve the crisis is you pay people more. and essentially, that is the situation. there's been low growth in wages in the last few years. if you want to attract people to work in the nhs, repay people working rather than taking positions in more lucrative jobs, rather than taking positions in more lucrativejobs, you have to pay them more. lucrative “obs, you have to pay them more. �* ., lucrative “obs, you have to pay them more. . ., . more. andrew, i imagine... we haven't got _ more. andrew, i imagine... we haven't got a — more. andrew, i imagine... we haven't got a lot _ more. andrew, i imagine... we haven't got a lot of _ more. andrew, i imagine... we haven't got a lot of time, - more. andrew, i imagine... we haven't got a lot of time, but i l haven't got a lot of time, but i imagine you talk to people in the nhs. what is it like for those people at the moment? you imagine it is a stressfuljob anyway. after any

pressure points, certain parts of the nhs where it is extremely stressful at the moment? i the nhs where it is extremely stressful at the moment? i think it is across-the-board, _ stressful at the moment? i think it is across-the-board, from - stressful at the moment? i think it is across-the-board, from the - stressful at the moment? i think it i is across-the-board, from the people is across—the—board, from the people i've talked to. if you... you have one in ten vacancies, everyone else has to pick up the pieces. people have come out of the pandemic where they were working hard under extremely hard circumstances and we are still in a post—pandemic recovery situation. staff are under increasing pressure and that is catch up to do, resulting from delays and cancellations during the pandemic. people are under pressure across—the—board. and... that takes time to fix, but you can't if you have insufficient staff. {lilia

time to fix, but you can't if you have insufficient staff. 0k, really aood to have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get _ have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your _ have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your thoughts - have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your thoughts on - have insufficient staff. 0k, really i good to get your thoughts on that. thank you very much. before we go, i want to take you back to the conservative party conference in manchester. we are showing you pictures of the stage. we are expecting chancellorjeremy hunt's expecting chancellor jeremy hunt's speech expecting chancellorjeremy hunt's speech in manchester in the next few minutes. we will bring you it live on bbc news, but now it is time for the weather. hello again. for the north and the west today we're looking at a mixture of blustery showers and some sunshine. but we've got this clutch of weather fronts in the south. now, it's been a murky start across england and wales, with a lot of cloud, mist, some fog, as well. and as we go through the course of the afternoon, if anything, we still will hang on to the cloud, but we'll see some heavy rain develop and some of that will be thundery. meanwhile, the showers in the north and the west continue, some of them getting over towards the east and quite blustery, as well. temperatures are fresher, 13 to 17 across scotland, northern england and northern ireland,

but a warmer, more humid 22 in london. as we head on through the evening and overnight this weather front producing all this rain continues to move over towards the continent. behind it, it will turn fresher. and we'll also have a plethora of showers in the north and the west, and still blustery. the wind strengthening in the far north of the country, but it's going to feel fresher, too, in the southeast, where it has been quite humid for a wee while. tomorrow, the weather front clears away. we've got a weak weather front coming in behind and the breeze coming from the west or the northwest. so that's going to blow in quite a lot of showers across northern and western areas. but some of them will make it over to the east. but in between, there will be some sunshine, but you really will notice the breeze tomorrow. temperatures fresher than today in southern areas. we're looking at 12 to about 19 degrees. then as we move from tuesday into wednesday, well, we've got a clutch of weather fronts which are going to show their hand, coming in across northern ireland and scotland initially,

crossing northern england later. high pressure hanging on in the south and the isobars ever—present, telling you that it's going to be another breezy day. so the rain crosses northern ireland, scotland, gets into northern england. as it moves away behind it we'll see some showers. for the rest of england and wales, under this ridge of high pressure, there'll be a lot of dry weather and some sunshine. temperatures 12 to about 19 degrees, north to south. as we move on into thursday, well, breezy with some rain really, across the north and the west. cloudy with a few spots of light, rain or drizzle as we push further south and east. and then for friday, there'll be more sunshine in southern areas but wet and windy in the north.

live from london, this is bbc news. we are about to bring you coverage of the chancellorjeremy hunt's speech to the conservative party in manchester. if you have been watching the news today, the past few days, you will have known it has

been widely previewed. he has even been widely previewed. he has even been appearing on bbc news outlets earlier today taken questions. so we do know what to look out for. he is not expected to announce times —— tax cuts, he says that is highly unlikely, but bear in mind, that is after the respected analyst at the institute for fiscal studies calculated the uk is currently seeing the highest level of taxes since records began after the second world war. and secondly, he is expected to announce an increase in the living wage. that would come into force next april. and if the hints from the treasury are to be believed, it would go up from £10 42 per hour to £11 per hour, if you are over 23 years of age. that is around 4%. there will be much more detail, of course, when mr hunt prepares his

autumn statement in november, and he