shadow defence secretary james cartlidge joins me to discuss the security situation in europe. the tories plans for future defence spending and what he makes of trump's call with putin. i'll then be joined by small business owners james blackshaw and nick evans to discuss the impact of the budget. they work in hospitality andifs budget. they work in hospitality and it's been very, very bad news for that industry. and as the ceasefire deal teeters on the ceasefire deal teeters on the brink between hamas and israel, i'm going to be speaking to amjad taha, a leading political strategist and analyst from the uae, who will give his insights into the middle east and why it matters for us here in the uk. as i say, we have got an absolutely cracking 90 minutes of punchy politics lined up for you this morning, so do not even think of going anywhere. but first with me now to review the sunday front pages is former mep and political commentator patrick o'flynn. patrick. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> quite a set of papers this morning. >> yes. last week, sort of first contact between

shadow defence secretary james cartlidge has called for higher defence spending. >> we will stand byhe government in supporting ukraine, i think, on the specific question of sending in troops. obviously, you know, that raises a lot of questions. we'd want to know exactly what, for example, the terms of engagement are and so on. but but yeah, we wouldn't rule that out. is we in the uk need to get on with increasing defence spending? it's no use talking about it. we have been waiting months now for them to get on with that, and i would urge them to start increasing spending and placing the procurement orders we need so that we can start replenishing the munitions, not least those we've given to ukraine. >> in other news, official figures today have shown wages have risen while unemployment unexpectedly saw no change. the office for national statistics says uk average regular earnings growth rose to 5.9% in the three months to december and was 3.4% higher after taking consumer pfices higher after taking consumer prices index inflation into account. it marks the third month in a row of wa

. >> defence secretary james cartlidge has. >> called for higher defence spending. >> we will stand by the government in supporting ukraine. i think on the specific question of sending in troops, obviously, you know, that raises a lot of questions. we want to know exactly what, for example, the terms of engagement are and so on. but but yeah, we wouldn't rule that out. is we in the uk need to get on with increasing defence spending is no use talking about it. we have been waiting months now for them to get on with that, and i would urge them to start increasing spending and placing the procurement orders we need so that we can start replenishing the munitions, not least those we've given to ukraine. >> well, in. >> well, in. >> the. >> the. >> last few moments, kemi badenoch has hit back at criticism from the. lady chief justice. >> today. >> today. >> saying that parliament is sovereign. and politicians must. >> be able. >> be able. >> to discuss matters of public importance in parliament. >> the head of the judiciary for. >> england and. >> england and. >> wales said earlier today th