danjarvis is a former labour mp, as was andy burnham. 0f danjarvis is a former labour mp, as was andy its own mps about the spending and what to do about the spending and what to do about the spending and what to do about the lockdown or tears the lockdown north of england. yes, and i think the covid—19 crisis has made the government's aim of leveling up all the more imperative. the government's aim of leveling up allthe more imperative. because the government's aim of leveling up all the more imperative. because it is the poor regions of the country that have been hit hardest by covid—19. epidemiologists have buried the point that it's interacted with previously existing bills to maximum effect. it's no surprise that this was one of the first areas to go into the tier 3 most so it's economically and politically vital that the government is seen to deliver on this agenda. let's go inside the times, five former pms opposed move to cut foreign aid. the austerity employed by the prime minister on his chancellor for a while, he will have to make savings here and there, isn't he? and this

councils, so people like andy burnham and dan jarvis. councils, so people like andy burnham and danjarvise logic behind that? i think it will not go down very well andi think it will not go down very well and i think they stood up for their locality, which is what you would wa nt locality, which is what you would want them to do. you also have to remain that we are in the last stages of exit door and i think the government feels we have to concentrate on that for the next five or six week until the end of the year and we cannot be negotiating with every town. that is frustrating people enormously. i think this is perhaps where certain individual companies and particularly in the hospitality industry should able to say, look, i need some extra bounce because christmas is where so many of these companies make all their money, they make all the profit in the last four weeks of the year and we all know, you will remember what christmas used to be like and there are certain people are going to need an extra bit of help because of where they are and what they've gone through. i remember when it

valley, andy street in the west midlands, dan jarvis and valley, andy street in the west midlands, danjarvis around the house to put their input in. but it is important that we have clear public health messaging, because unfortunately, we did see the impact on the number of cases going up and continuing to go up in those areas where local leaders were not working alongside us, and it was a sharp contrast to what happened, for instance, in liverpool, but also in other areas where the local leadership were so constructive and positive. he asked for a scorecard in terms of the exit strategy. i think that is a good idea. we publish this data. if we can make it into an even more accessible format, i think that is a good idea. he asked about supporting the nhs. absolutely, and i‘m delighted that yesterday, my right honourable friend the chancellor of the exchequer, with the support of the prime minister, put another £3 billion into the nhs on top of the £6.6 million it is already being invested, and that money starts flowing this financial year, from this winter, and then runs into next year. he a