for the nhs in england as it struggles to cope with increased demand and an ageing population is to integrate health care and socialand merged the nhs and social budgets to try to improve services. our scotland editor sarah smith has been looking at the changes made and challenges ahead. and this is a machine that will actually get us a pulse and the oxygen level. tom bailey has a chronic lung condition. he used to be in and out of hospital all the time, but now his health can be digitally monitorfrom home. so the data from that goes... straight into that. ..tablet and then straight through to the ward? yes. any change in his condition and his health care team of phone or visit him at home. you are able to actually help other people because the fact i'm not going into hospitalfrees up a bed. i can be treated here, much simpler, much easier and more cost effective. and that makes a difference to you? oh yes. tom's data arrives here at biggart hospital, where they look after hundreds of patients virtually. she hasn't taken any tablets probably for the past month. around the table, nurses, care workers, physiotherapis

social care. that's according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health ands in the autumn. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. with an ageing population and a squeeze on council budgets, the strains on care services can no longer be ignored — that's the message from the local government association, which supports local authorities, ahead of its annual conference next week. although councils in england have been able to increase council tax in recent years to help meet the cost, many say it's not enough. it's the overwhelming concern of council leaders across the country that the crisis in the funding for social care is becoming more and more acute. the nhs will fall over unless councils get extra money to help people keep in their own homes. all chant: no nhs cuts! this weekend, thousands of people marched through central london to protest at what they say is the underfunding of the health service. the prime minister has pledged billions more for the nhs in england but councils are asking — what about social care? a survey of council leaders and cabinet membe

merging health and social care budgets in scotla nd health and social care budgets in scotland has produced to achieve a real transformation. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. —— money. now to wimbledon, and with most of the top women's seeds out of the tournament, serena williams remains in with a chance of an eighth singles title — and the defending men's champion roger federer is also through. joe wilson was following all the action. at wimbledon, does time misbehave? could things really be going backwards? on centre court we get that impression. 36 going on 16 — serena williams. serena is seeded 25 this year. she beat kristina mladenovic today, and who will stand in her way? most of the top seeds are already out, including venus williams, who fell today. as we see in this tournament so many top players have lost and technically i'm not a top player, i do have the wins of one. well only one player matches serena's stature, roger federer, who sometimes just tries things to keep it interesting. 36 and finding new tricks. jan—lennard struff was brushed off today, in just one hour and 3a minut

the new health and social care secretary says he will look again at the current key a&e target of seeing patients within four hours in hospital in england and at whether it is realistic. matt hancock also says he wants to address how undervalued many nhs —— in hospital in england and whether it is realistic. matt hancock also says he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel, and boost their morale. our health editor hugh pym has been with him to west suffolk hospital in bury st edmunds. nice to meet you. very nice to meet you. i'm matt. demonstrating his bedside manner, the new health and social care secretary was out on the wards at the west suffolk hospital ahead of making his first big speech in thejob. itjust makes it more human. he's certainly got a lot to think about, and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets — they've been missed for some time in england. the main ones are for patients' waiting times in a&e and waits for routine surgery. nhs leaders have called for them to be changed and matt hancock told me he would consider it. the nhs themselves have c

to restore it as a publicly provided owned funded an accountable system boy repealing the health and social care act which was a privatization act back in twenty twelve in its entirety by removing outsourcing to private companies by removing the internal and in fact extensive market with all that zation to these private contractors. with outsourcing what you can obviously do is just wait for the contract to expire so that shouldn't particularly require any years and yeah. i agree with you there are complicated. solutions and issues to be resolved but the most progressive solution that's been presented is to take the actual financial instrument at the heart of it into to take that back into public hands and that would help to then restructure or abolish that that the word a very dangerous point which is that we are seeing a situation now where whole chunks of the n.h.s. are basically being carved up to then potentially hand over ten to fifteen year multi-billion pound contracts for health and social care for a whole region sometimes two years corporations too so we've already seen a not to bring

funded and accountable system by repealing the health and social care act which was a privatization act back in two thousand and twelve in its entirety by removing outsourcing to private companies by removing the internal and in fact extensive market with all that zation to these private contractors. with outsourcing what you can obviously do is just wait for the contract to expire so that shouldn't particularly require any years and here. i agree with you there are complicated. solutions and issues to be resolved but the most progressive solution that's been presented is to take the actual financial instrument at the heart of it into to take that back into public hands and that would help to then restructure or abolish that that the word a very dangerous point which is that we are seeing a situation now. whole chunks of the n.h.s. are basically being carved up to then potentially hand over ten to fifteen year multi-billion pound contracts for health and social care for whole regions in terms of u.s. corporations too so we've already seen a not to bring about this transition a contract

social care. that's according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health andre says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. our reporter simonjones has more. with an ageing population and a squeeze on council budgets, the strains on care services can no longer be ignored. that is the message from the local government association which supports local authorities ahead of its annual conference next week. the councils in england have been able to increase council tax in recent years to help meet the cost, many say it is not enough. it is the overwhelming concern of council leaders across the country that the crisis in the funding the social ca re crisis in the funding the social care is becoming more and more acute. the nhs will fall over unless councils get extra money to help people keep in their own homes. no nhs cuts! this weekend thousands of people marched through central london to protest what they say is the underfunding of the health service. the prime minister has pledged billions more for the nhs in england but councils are asking what about socia

and boost their morale. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been with him to west suffolk hospital in bury st edmunds. very nice to meet you. i'm matt. demonstrating his bedside manner, the new health and social cares first big speech in the job. he's certainly got a lot to think about and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets — they've been missed for some time in england. the main ones are for patients' waiting times in a&e and waits for routine surgery. nhs leaders have called for them to be changed, and matt hancock told me he would consider it. the nhs themselves have come forward and said, "can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate?" i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they put forward. but the use of targets to measure performance is important. we've just got to make sure they're the right ones clinically. he admits that many in the workforce are unhappy after recent disputes, and he's realised how undervalued they feel. you identify low morale as a problem, isn't that partly down to the government and nhs leaders? we need to be crystal clear about the value that we attach to people who give up their working lives to improve the lives and h

the new health and social care secretary matt hancock has said he will look again at the current key thin 4 hours in hospital in england and whether it is realistic. matt hancock also said he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost morale. our health editor hugh pym has been to meet him. very nice to meet you. demonstrating his bedside manner. the new health and social care secretary was out on the wards at the west suffolk hospital ahead of making his first big speech in the job. it makes it more human. he certainly has a lot to think about, and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets. they have been missed for some time in england. the main ones are for patients' waiting times in a&e and waits for routine surgery. nhs leaders have called for them to be changed, and matt hancock told me he would consider it. the nhs themselves have come forward and said, can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate? i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they put forward. but the use of targets to measure performance is important, we'v

to restore it as a publicly provided owned funded and accountable system boy repealing the health and social care act which was a privatization act back in twenty twelve in its entirety by removing outsourcing to private companies by removing the internal and in fact extensive market with all that zation to these private contractors. with outsourcing what you can obviously do is just wait for the contract to expire so that shouldn't particularly require any years and here. i agree with you there are complicated. solutions and issues to be resolved but the most progressive solution that's been presented is to take the actual financial instrument at the heart of it into to take that back into public hands and that would help to then restructure or abolish that that the word a very dangerous point which is that we are seeing a situation now where whole chunks of the n.h.s. are basically being carved up to then potentially hand over ten to fifteen year multi-billion pound contracts for health and social care for whole regions in terms of us corporations to say we've already seen or not to bring about

it's a clean start for the new health and social care secretary. is is set to become a familiar ritual, meeting staff and getting an insight into the front line of the nhs. it is all part of his newjob and today he set out what his priorities in the role will be. more than £1180 million will be spent on technology to improve patient care and reduce medication mistakes. there will be a renewed emphasis on preventing ill health in the first place and a strong statement of support for the workforce, with mr hancock expressing horror at the level of bullying reported by staff. it's heartbreaking to see how undervalued you often feel. the sense of duty and public service that motivates you to go into health care is one of the things that makes the nhs the institution it is, andi am determined the commitment you show to your patients is matched by the commitment we show to you. matt hancock looks like he's trying to reset relations with the nhs workforce after some difficult periods under his predecessor, jeremy hunt. while his words have been welcomed, h

the new health and social care secretary says he will look again at the current key a&e target of seeingether it is realistic. matt hancock also says he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost their morale. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has been with him to west suffolk hospital in bury st edmunds. nice to meet you. very nice to meet you. i'm matt. demonstrating his bedside manner, the new health and social care secretary was out on the wards at the west suffolk hospital ahead of making his first big speech in the job. it just makes it itjust makes it more human. he's certainly got a lot to think about and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets — they've been missed for some time in england. the main ones are for patients' waiting times in a&e and waits for routine surgery. nhs leaders have called for them to be changed, and matt hancock told me he would consider it. the nhs themselves have come forward and said, "can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate?" i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they put forward. but th

it's a clean start for the new health and social care secretary. sight into the front line of the nhs. it is all part of his newjob and today he set out what his priorities in the role will be. more than £1180 million will be spent on technology to improve patient care and reduce medication mistakes. there will be a renewed emphasis on preventing ill health in the first place and a strong statement of support for the workforce, with mr hancock expressing horror at the level of bullying reported by staff. it's heartbreaking to see how undervalued you often feel. the sense of duty and public service that motivates you to go into health care is one of the things that makes the nhs the institution it is, and i am determined the commitment you show to your patients is matched by the commitment we show to you. matt hancock looks like he's trying to reset relations with the nhs workforce after some difficult periods under his predecessor, jeremy hunt. while his words have been welcomed, health unions will want to see action, too. it is good having a new se

the new health and social care secretary has said he will look again at the current key a&e target inhether it is realistic. matt hancock also said he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost morale. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been to meet him. nice to meet you. demonstrating his bedside manner, the new health and social care secretary was out on the wards ahead of making his first big speech in thejob. he certainly has's got a lot more to think about and problems to face up to. first nhs targets — they've been missed for some time in england. waiting times in a&e and for routine surgery. nhs leaders have been waiting for them to be changed, and matt hancock told me he would consider that. of the nhs have told me, can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate? i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they put forward. but the use of targets to measure performance is important. we're just got to make sure the other right ones clinically. workforce is an area that mr hancock says it is a priority. he says it is heartbreaking to see h

the new health and social care secretary has said he will look again at the current key a&e target ino address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost morale. our health editor hugh pym has been to meet him. nice to meetjuiced up with verne is the major. i am matt. demonstrating his bedside matter. the new health and social care cemetery —— secretary was off to the hospital, expected to make his speech on the job. he certainly has a lot to think about and a lot of problems to face up about and a lot of problems to face up to. first, nhs targets that have been missed or sometimes in england. the main ones are for patients waiting times in a& and waiting in surgery. “— waiting times in a& and waiting in surgery. —— a&e nhs leaders have been confident to be changed and matt hancock said he would consider it. the nhs themselves have come forward and said "can we have a set of targets that are more clinically appropriate?" of targets that are more clinically appropriate? " i want of targets that are more clinically appropriate?" i want to listen very carefully to the proposals they p

believe income tax needs to be raised to fund adult social care, according to research by the local government association. the department of health and now. we have plenty of stories of people being left stuck in hospital and they are medically fit to go home or return to a care home but actually, a struggling to get services organised for them and i think that isa organised for them and i think that is a result of a really underfunded sector. millions of people who book their holidays online will be protected under new eu rules which come into force today. from now on, websites like expedia and on the beach will be held financially responsible when things go wrong. the government estimates that 10 million holidaymakers will benefit from the changes. people who rent their homes could be given more security under government proposals to introduce a minimum tenancy term of three years. figures show that eight out of 10 tenants currently have contracts of six or 12 months and ministers say longer agreements would allow them to put down more roots in their communities. the rail operator govia thameslink could lose its franchises unless i

there are questions on local government and health and social care. ice you can give the leader of the house to rescind this idiotic and bad news statement? this government is currently engaged in the most important set of negotiations in our country's peacetime. it seems to me extraordinary that they should want to bring parliament into disrepute by sending us scuttling to our constituencies and suspending our deliberations several days early. later in the evening, the suggestion had become motion 13 on the order paper. the leader of the house, or someone on her behalf, to move. not moved. thank you. and if the motion‘s not moved, mps are not moving either, at least not till next tuesday, as planned. two extra days in parliament — hurray! that's all we've got time for. so from me, mandy baker, goodbye. hello there. well, depending on how you look at it, some lucky gardens have received some rainfall during monday and tuesday, but the vast majority of the country on tuesday was dry with plenty of sunshine around, some glorious sunset scenes up and down

what exactly we expect from our government and that is a publicly publicly provided free at the point of national health service with integration from social care. on a shift to do you and your coworkers see in the n.h.s. when you're working there well i'm compelled by for my terms of employer and my professional code of ethics to stop me from giving concrete examples but what i can say is that we are one hundred thousand staff shore in n.h.s. england alone and that is inevitably going to have an impact on the standard and the safety of patient care at frontline but how free is the public health care system because people have to pray prescription charges for meds. unless they're in poverty or they're out of work or in some kind of or welfare benefit their own doctors can sometimes be can they be missing in action because they've gone to work privately they're consultants and so on is it a public health concern is what it is to an extent and i think you raise a good point about prescription charges what do we have to pay for prescription charges it's because pharmaceutical companies are private enterprises and if we did to why we have profit ph

the other issue, of course, is in health and social care, particularly in social care, where 10% of ourhe kind of work that involves residential care workers as well. and indeed, the health economy, we are struggling to recruit consultants into many of our hospitals in east kent. we are 65 gigabytes short of the average of what we should have in kent to man the primary care facilities. what we haven't mentioned, why do employers not just start increasing their pay to attract more people locally? i have the keys in my constituency of the 2 sisters food group factory, back to the food processing point, where, over recent years, the availability of agency employed european employees on contracts has driven down the pay and conditions of long—term permanent employees, which is not fair whereas if there is that process might get some more local labour involved, i do not know if you have had the same experience in yourarea? i think we have had a degree of that, perhaps not as much as you have seen there. the other thing that i would say is that following the introduction of the minimum wage t

the department of health and social care have told us that they are reviewing the evidence around this news. you can watch the full version of that report on tomorrow s victoria derbyshire programme, on bbc two and the bbc news channel, from 9am. more than four million people in the indian state of assam, could lose their citizenship after being left off a draft register. most of those affected are bengali—speaking muslims. india says the exercise will root out illegal migrants but fears have been sparked of a witch hunt against assam's ethnic minorities. our correspondentjoe miller has sent this report. they have always called india home. but these villagers now expect to lose their citizenship, their land, their voting rights and, perhaps, even their freedom. schoolteacher hasitun feels her family has been targeted. "it is a witchhunt," she says, "against the bengali muslim community." translation: this is our country. i grew up here, i studied here. i got married here. how come we are not indians? authorities claim settlers from nearby bangladesh are enmeshed in assam's bengali popu

the national audit office estimates that up to £195 million a year is needed to pay for health and social carethe right for their loved ones to live independently with the right support. nikki fox, bbc news. two days to go until england take on sweden in the quarter—finals of the world cup — and the pressure is really on the young team. as they get ready in their base at repina, manager gareth southgate says his squad might not have this good an opportunity to reach a world cup final again. he's been speaking to our sports editor, dan roan. he's the man who's put some pride back into english football. ever since arriving here in russia, gareth southgate's mantra has been the same — take one game at a time. but having masterminded his side's progress to the last eight of the tournament, the manager today told me such a chance to go all the way may never come again. you're two wins away from the biggest stage that football can offer. is now the time to change your message to them, and say, "it's on"? now would be a dangerous time to change what we've been doing, and what's been working. equally,

subject of air quality, defense expenditure, restoration and renewal and if we have time, health and social care. let's start with the committee chair. >> good afternoon by minister. given the events of the past two weeks, wouldn't it strengthen your hand in the negotiations if you put the white paper to a vote in the house of commons? >> if i think what is important is that we have set out with the government's position is, that we have got through particularly important legislation in the house of commons than what's really important in withdrawing from the union, we put the white paper, we publish the white paper, we have begun discussing that at the eu level and we continue these negotiations. you can't constantly be selling out where we are in those negotiations. as i've said, were not going to do a running commentary on the negotiations. what is important is that this is the government's position as being put forward and as we've seen in some of the other pieces of legislation we put through in planning for our future in relation to being outside the european union, they needed to see the

the new health and social care secretary says he will look again at the current key a&e target of seeing

the national audit office estimates that up to £195 million a year is needed to pay for health and social carerogress, and the right for their loved ones to live independently with the right support. nikki fox, bbc news. tennis, and there is only one british player left in the singles at wimbledon. kyle edmund is on court at the moment. but the two remaining british women both lost today, including last year's semi—finalistjohanna konta. joe wilson reports from wimbledon. three opportunities to gorge yourself on britishness today, if that's your thing at wimbledon. on court 2 before lunch, leicestershire's katie boulter showed some nice touches against the world number 18. commentator: oh, wonderful court craft from boulter. she lost 6—3, 6—5 to naomi osaka, but boulter, who is 21, should be back. if you are a british player at wimbledon, you sense that expectation. itjust grows around you. whether it inspires or intimidates, there's no escaping it. jo konta knows how wimbledon can turn a home player into a summer celebrity, but it's not easy, well, not when you get dominika cibulkova in the s

the department of health and social care says that its priority is always to make sure that care is safeo monitor the evidence surrounding home use. jonny walrond, bbc news. landmarks across wales were lit up in yellow last night to celebrate cyclist geraint thomas' tour de france win. discussions about how to mark the double olympic gold medallist‘s achievement are underway in cardiff, but the champion says he doesn't expect all this to change him. from the welsh capital, sian lloyd reports. the city waiting for geraint thomas to come home. flags have gone up at cardiff castle. behind the scenes, plans are being made to give him a hero's welcome. plans are being made to give him a hero'5 welcome. i am not from wales, hero's welcome. i am not from wales, i moved recently here. but i am really proud of him. i think it's great for wales and getting recognition and everything but i haven't seen many things to celebrate it as much in cardiff in the city, so i would like to see more hyped up things for it. ijust think it's amazing that geraint thomas has won the tour de france and it inspires

that look with authority budgets under pressure and to have more pooling of a twujt between health and social care. it is important that local authorities work closely together to ensure that community based care funded for whichever source is effective and meets patients needs. that is something that i know the new health secretary like his predecessor is determined to take forward further. >> skinner -- is the way that already his government have taken more than 3.5 billion pounds out of the minors pension. they like green and maxwell port together. top stealing their minors pensions. [cheering] >> mr., mr. speaker -- the benefits due from the pensions scheme to it all form minors have as i understand it being paid in full continue to be paid in full and the scheme is fully funded to meet those commitments into the future. >> order --

mainly demographic, the ageing population and cost of social care and health ca re and cost of sociall have to find that money from somewhere. it's either cutting spending in other areas or increasing taxation. there's no real other way of doing it. there has been so much pressure on the government to increase spending for the nhs, not least because of the issues surrounding health care and social care as well. that's why the government is responding. during the election they reversed a policy that would bring down the cost of social care. that has been added to the long—term increase in spending and borrowing. the 0br is really quite firm about this. if the government doesn't get a hand on this, government debt, which could rise from around 80% of gdp to 283% of gdp. they say you will have to do something really early to stop the debt getting out of control. we have a statement from the founder of be leave, darren grimes. the electoral commission investigation has found that vote leave broke electoral law and has been fined £61,000 and been referred to the police. the watchdog found

the national audit office estimates over 100 up to £195 million a year is needed to pay for health and social carer their loved ones to live independently with the right support. vicki fox, it -- with the right support. vicki fox, it —— nikki fox, with the right support. vicki fox, it -- nikki fox, bbc with the right support. vicki fox, it —— nikki fox, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. 30 degrees today, that he and some sea breezes lead to some thundery downpours in the southeast of england. some flooded streets here in number12. england. some flooded streets here in number 12. the shows we have seen early on will fade away over night as we lose that he source. low cloud coming in across northern and eastern scotland, as well. it will bea eastern scotland, as well. it will be a really warm and muggy night across the south, cooler and fresh area across the south, cooler and fresh a re a cost across the south, cooler and fresh are a cost scotland and northern ireland. they saw a significant drop in the temperature today. the mist and low cloud will probably get pus

health secretary and former remainerjeremy hunt. matt hancock moves from culture to take over health and social care. esignation letter appeared in time to make all the newspaper front pages this morning. let's speak to our assistant political editor norman smith who's at downing street. theresa may will be thinking she's got to midday and everything is calm. after the mayhem and manoeuvrings of yesterday, nothing much has happened today. cabinet has been and gone with no more resignations, no more public criticism of the customs plan. senior tories have rallied around the prime minister, figures like michael harward appealing to the party to get behind theresa may but perhaps the most significant fact is that the brexiteers have taken the tactical decision not to try and from some sort of leadership challenge because they know they simply do not have the numbers to be sure of victory, or are they to go for it and feel, that with cement and strengthen mrs mary's positions and strengthen mrs mary's positions and ability to push through this controversial new chequers plan. as for the new look cabinet,

the department of health and social care have told us and claudia that they are looking at the evidenceve all the evidence. everyone is doing it, it's fine. you are putting women through this experience for no reason. we did at the health secretary matt hancock to appear on the programme to discuss the story. we were told he was not available, but the department of health provided the following statement. around 180,000 women have an abortion each year in england. we have a tough regulator in place to ensure the care they receive is safe and of the highest quality. we are currently monitoring the proceedings in scotland closely and will fully consider the outcome of thejudicial and will fully consider the outcome of the judicial review. still to come. . . of the judicial review. still to come... 0uraid of the judicial review. still to come... 0ur aid agencies doing enough to address sexual exploitation within the sector? we will be speaking to the author of a damning report by mps which is accusing charities of complacency, verging on complicity over the problem. and when she was 1a, sh

air quality, defense expenditure and restoration and renewal programs and if we have time, health and social care. we'll start the session -- the lastthe results of two weeks, wouldn't it strengthen your head to put the vote in the house of commons? may: i think what is important is we have important legislation in the house of commons. important with the withdrawal. we put the white paper, published the white paper. impot we have begun discussing at the e.u. level and we continue these negotiations. you can't constantly be setting out where we are in those negotiations. we are not going to do a running commentary on the negotiations, which is important that this is the government's position of that being put forward and it has been as we have seen been through the likely withdrawal and in the other pieces of legislature we put through in planning our future in being outside the european union. the europian leaders have seen it. >> it is the government's position is self-evident and whether it is parliament's decision. and those who are watching is wondering whether your proposals have the suppor

the department of health and social care says that its priority is always to make sure that care is safeunding home use. more than 50,000 people have now fled their homes in california, as 12,000 firefighters battle to contain a number of wildfires which have swept across parts of the state. eight people are now known to have died, including four firefighters. the blazes in california are among around 130 major fires currently burning across the us and canada. james cook sent this report from lakeport in northern california. the fire season is no more. california is now ablaze all year round. in the past six years, not one month has passed without a major wildfire here. just now, 17 are burning up and down the state, causing problems for battalion chief paul fleckenstein and his team. the fire that's coming up behind us is a little enthusiastic right now. it's reacting to the wind and the fuels. it's coming up from the bottom below us, mostly the thermal column is carrying it up, it's catching the brush, you can hear it cook off the moisture, that's the crackling part. then it's picking

nhs england, nhs scotland and the health and social care board in northern ireland all say they are committede. teachers, doctors, police and prison officers could receive as much as a 3.5% increase. the salary boost will be annouced later and will be paid for by individual departments rather than the treasury. north korea appears to have begun dismantling a key rocket launch site in the country's north—west. satellite images seen by a us monitoring group suggest the pyongyang regime is complying with a denuclearisation promise made to president trump in talks injune. the suspect in the toronto shooting that left two dead and 12 others injured has been named by police as faisal hussain. the 29—year—old gunman fired into restaurants and cafes in the canadian city's greektown district, killing student reece fallon and a 10—year—old girl before allegedly turning the gun on himself. millions of so—called just about managing families are no better off today than they were 15 years ago, according to research from the resolution foundation. the not—for—profit social policy think tank estimates the f

it's a clean start for the new health and social care secretary. medication mistakes. there will be a renewed emphasis on preventing ill health in the first place and a strong statement of support for the workforce, with mr hancock expressing horror at the level of bullying reported by staff. it's heartbreaking to see how undervalued you often feel. the sense of duty and public service that motivates you to go into health care is one of the things that makes the nhs the institution it is, and i am determined the commitment you show to your patients is matched by the commitment we show to you. matt hancock looks like he's trying to reset relations with the nhs workforce after some difficult periods under his predecessor, jeremy hunt. while his words have been welcomed, health unions will want to see action, too. it is good having a new secretary of state who is willing to engage with the workforce, as well as he can match his words with the appropriate funding to sort out things that are causing the low morale he talks about, the lack of beds in the

and everything else is going up? i would like to have c-span have the two congressman or senator's sponsored the bill to pay for the health care act and social security, $.50 a week for everyone, or $25 a year. if you can have a program on those two senators so they could get more publication to people who are interested in these issues? prescription drug pricing, as you mentioned, we have seen countless cases of massive increases. when the comes to mind is a drug that we have seen prices go up in the past couple of years. the trump administration put out a blueprint with a number of ideas. ago, with a few pending rules. one appears to be targeting rebates. that go along with prescription drug pricing. up --nate will be marking the house legislation will be marking up legislation. from undercist certain insurance plans. telling a consumer that it would forheaper if you don't pay your insurance, it would ban those clauses. so that could help. so that is one of the first steps we are looking at of congress looking at drug prices and taking action. host: the story yesterday on the modern health care website said there was an oversight of the co

there will be a new body to represent patients in the nhs and a new duty for health and social care serviceslots of places will be dry but there will be some heavy showers across eastern scotland and north—east england, those that should fade away. any later showers decaying. becoming dry overnight with a clearer skies, a gentle westerly breeze bringing in a cooler fresher feel. temperature is westerly breeze bringing in a cooler fresherfeel. temperature is a co mforta ble fresherfeel. temperature is a comfortable eight or nine in rural areas, sitting at 1516 central london. most places tomorrow will start dry and sunny. the cloud tending to increase, spreading out, some showers, heavier ones for wales. many places still dry and temperatures rising, 22 in the central belt of scotland, 26 in the south—east. today at five, it‘s another gruelling day for theresa may and her brexit plans. conservative remain mps are threatening to support legislation that could wreck her proposals. could a commons defat this evening mean the end of the chequers deal on brexit? we‘ll have the latest. the other ma

and it straight up for profit. host: so social security should be the main messaging? caller: health carend social security should be the main messaging -- messaging. host: melanie, from ventura, california. caller: i think privatizing -- social security would be a big mistake. i think health care is one of the biggest things we have in this country and i truly do not believe it is going to happen as free for all. i'm not the typical democrat, i don't believe in it, but it takes time. and the youngsters don't believe in time. i'm a little outspoken on this issue, this is very important with health care. they are doing it the wrong way. say things like that, what is the response then, typically from friends who might be democratic? caller: they're just saying all, well, it should be across the board free, there are other countries. and i say we are not in a socialistic country, we live in a capitalistic country, so everything takes time. they want to banter with me, and to me it's common sense that everything takes time in this country. i disagree, highly, with the thought process. everyth

care act. so we have a sentiment here that is not terribly in favor of public health for government run health care and yet of course the va for all intents and purposes a socialized health care system. and then on top of oligopoly of the former secretary committee of the secretary committee mitchell could do if i thought did a pretty good job when he was fired by the president commercial can indicated he thought it was because he was moving forward on privatization. given that context, let me ask you two questions. number one, do you believe in the privatization of the va? that's question number one. >> know, senator. >> we vigorously opposed the koch brothers and various organizations for the president of the united states in the effort to privatize the va. >> my commitment to you is i will propose to privatize. >> okay. >> the difficulty of course is the devil is in the details. chairman isakson made the good point, which i agree with them to constantly get negative stories about the va commit to you and i know every single day the va stunned phenomenal work all over this country. and there is no disagreement on this committee that if somebody has to travel 300

health service. we would not have a functioning civil service, social and health care service. we would not have teachers. we would not have bus drivers. we would not have lawyers. we would not have all of these people that make this country great. donald trump has greatly misjudged the temperature of this country. yes, we have been telling with an uptick in xenophobia and racism, particularly following the brexit vote, but we've also seen in recent polling that that has made progressives in this country a lot more vocal about articulating the fact that immigration benefits the social and economic fabric of this country. out like just immigration, if f you doesn't le foreign travel to this country, he is free to leave at anytime he wants. we don't want him here. amy: ash sarkar, thank you for being with us, with the anti-trump coalition, standing at the protest site. i want to go to gary younge in studio in london editor-at-large , for the guardian and a columnist at the nation. gary, if you can respond to the visit of president trump and the protest forcing him to change his i