and just a final thought on this from rosie duffield herself, she says for the first time in my life,en an ambassador for a gender balance 50—50 parliament, i would hesitate to encourage other women to come into politics which is extraordinary. also on the front page of the times, i was drawn to this story because of the headline. when you read it, it's not quite as encouraging as may be the headline suggests. hopes rise for a breast cancer cure, and this is to do with the company astrazeneca who, as we know, make a covid jab but what is this story? you'll make the point you make is valid because i always talked about the things that you always have to be careful of when we came intojournalism one of which was raising false hopes about a cure for cancer so we have to balance this out out of it. it is hopes of a chore and not a cure. what they've done with that, astrazeneca, widely praised for their vaccine against covid, is a new treatment for... aggressive forms of cancer which three out of four women who have this do not suffer a recurrence of cancer within a year of taking it which

rosie duffield has come out with quite a controversial stance on transgender issues.ch has opened her to a lot of scrutiny as well, particularly with an issue like this where there is very live debates going on at the moment about whether gender recognition laws need to be reformed. 0thers whether gender recognition laws need to be reformed. others in the labour party have different views. 0ne senior labour mp said they were frustrated with the oxygen this row was getting, saying they would rather labour focused on was getting, saying they would rather labourfocused on nhs waiting times for transgender people. so there is this pressure. this is what rosie duffield asked of keir starmer earlier in terms of clarifying the party position. lots of women have been asking to meet with starmer in groups or one—to—one about this issue, and obviously he is incredibly busy, but it would be good to just clarify what our position is as a party and just to discuss how we go forward with this issue. but just to make it clear, _ you have asked to see him command at the moment what i

rosie duffield herself has taken a stance on this. spaces. and her taking opinion has opened her up to some scrutiny, is taking any kind of political opinion does, particularly on an issue like this, where there are currently very live debate going on about whether gender recognition laws need to be reformed. herview gender recognition laws need to be reformed. her view is not one that is shared by everybody in the labour party. today i have heard some senior labour mps are saying they are quite frustrated with the oxygen that rosie duffield's stance on this has taken, saying they would prefer that labour focused on things like nhs waiting times for transgender people. but rosie duffield thinks the labour leader sir keir starmer needs to meet with women in the party to clarify their stance. lots of people have been asking to meet _ lots of people have been asking to meet with— lots of people have been asking to meet with starmer in groups or one—to—one about this issue. and obviously— one—to—one about this issue. and obviously he _ on

rosie duffield by forcing her to pull out of the labour party conference.ide what the paper reports as hopes of a "cure" of an aggressive form of breast cancer. the mail on sunday says mps are demanding to know why the bbc failed to properly search for clothing belonging to murdered schoolgirl, karen hadaway, that had been given to disgraced reporter, martin bashir, by karen's mother, and subsequently lost by bashir. the mirror speaks of a "wonder drug hope" for leeds rhinos rugby legend, rob burrow, who has motor neurone disease. the paper says the drug has had dramatic results in american trials and quotes rob as saying he's a realist, but without hope there is nothing. so let's begin... hello and welcome to lucy and joe. thank you forjoining us. let's start first with what's in the observer. the observer headline, don't panic. lucy, what do you make of that heading?— of that heading? well, the heading reminds me _ of that heading? well, the heading reminds me of _ of that heading? well, the heading reminds me of the _ of that heading? well, the heading r

"speaker's anger as extremists terrorise female labour mp" rosie duffield by forcing her to pull outur party conference. that's alongside what the paper reports as hopes of a "cure" of an aggressive form of breast cancer. the mirror speaks of a "wonder drug hope" for leeds rhinos rugby legend, rob burrow, who has motor neurone disease. the paper says the drug has had dramatic results in american trials and quotes rob as saying he's "a realist, but without hope there is nothing." so, let's begin... right. if we start with the observer now. first of all, the message, don't panic about these fears over gas prices. if we start with you first of all, lucy. what are your thoughts?— first of all, lucy. what are your thoughts? first of all, lucy. what are your thou~hts? ~ ., ., , thoughts? well, unfortunately, in british comedy _ thoughts? well, unfortunately, in british comedy history _ thoughts? well, unfortunately, in british comedy history don't - thoughts? well, unfortunately, in british comedy history don't panici british comedy history don't panic is infamous as the phase used in dad'