dame jenny harris was never _ through the of today.he of today. dame jenny harris was never going to - through the of today. dame jenny harris was never going to be - through the of today. dame jenny harris was never going to be the l harris was never going to be the most outspoken of critics of the government. she was deputy chief medical officer during the pandemic and viewers here in the uk she's a familiarface we saw and viewers here in the uk she's a familiar face we saw regularly on those over 19 reasons. she spoke about the issue, what she saw as her wicked issue that were difficult to grapple with. the issue in terms of planning making decisions on. she spoke about quarantining and how there were maybe exercises that where there was foreseen but getting advice from both scientists and politicians that was difficult. she also spoke about, we heard a lot during this coronavirus inquiry about how there was pandemic flu preparations made in the uk but so much focus was put on pandemic flu it took the eye off the ball when it came f

dame jenny agree the ring fenced public health budget reduced over time due to austerity?austerity? yes. i mean, those figures, i recognise some of - to austerity? yes. i mean, those i figures, i recognise some of them, obviously— figures, i recognise some of them, obviously i — figures, i recognise some of them, obviously i have read the report but they need _ obviously i have read the report but they need to be taken in context. if there _ they need to be taken in context. if there are _ they need to be taken in context. if there are 152 tier local authorities and under— there are 152 tier local authorities and under 200 million cut a year we need _ and under 200 million cut a year we need to— and under 200 million cut a year we need to think that just under a million. — need to think that just under a million, it's an important million for the _ million, it's an important million for the local population, butjust to put— for the local population, butjust to put that in context and hold that tight _ to put that in context and hold that tight. nevertheless, ido to put tha

it dame jenny, there has been a successful implementation?lementation? it was a painful birth. i _ successful implementation? it was a painful birth, i think, _ successful implementation? it was a painful birth, ithink, and _ successful implementation? it was a painful birth, i think, and i— successful implementation? it was a painful birth, ithink, and i say- painful birth, i think, and i say that— painful birth, i think, and i say that having taken my own team, when i was that having taken my own team, when i was a _ that having taken my own team, when i was a director of public health in norfolk_ i was a director of public health in norfolk and waveney over to the local _ norfolk and waveney over to the local authority and worked as chief a5 local authority and worked as chief as officer— local authority and worked as chief a5 officer in the local authority. it a5 officer in the local authority. it was — a5 officer in the local authority. it was not — a5 officer in the local authority. it was not welcomed by all and there were some _ it wa

sole response ability is preparing britain to be resilient to health, external health threats, and dame jennyon on the budget is completely indefensible.— million on the budget is completely indefensible. . , . , ., . indefensible. i was asking you about a eneral indefensible. i was asking you about a general resilience _ indefensible. i was asking you about a general resilience capacity - indefensible. i was asking you about a general resilience capacity and i a general resilience capacity and you responded by reference to the uk health security agency. that is of course involved with health emergencies, as were you. absolutely, so it is worth having it across the board as well. i intended to ask ou across the board as well. i intended to ask you whether _ across the board as well. i intended to ask you whether there _ across the board as well. i intended to ask you whether there is - across the board as well. i intended to ask you whether there is a i across the board as well. i intended to ask you whether there is a case | to ask you whether there is a case for the resilience academy to de

and also dame jenny harris, who of course was deputy chief medical officer dunng deputy chief medicalet. andrew bailey there. and what— the 2% target. andrew bailey there. ' the 2% target. andrew bailey there. and what appears to be there. and what appears to be the gloom of the bank of england, perhaps for obvious reasons, a bit more reaction on from what rishi sunak has been saying earlier, the prime minister, he's been talking at the what's called the times ceo chief executive officer summit. he said the target or the government's target of halving inflation but not inflation hard but not impossible. he said clearly what's happened in the last couple of months makes that harder. the prime minister says that saying. but that goes without saying. but i've said this be i've always said this would be hard. become more hard. it's clearly become more challenging clearly challenging and it's clearly becoming harder, not becoming harder, but not impossible . we're throwing impossible. we're throwing absolutely everything at it and that's what i'm doing . and well, that's what i'm doing. an