exactly. like keir starmer is a massive football fan. he likes going to football grounds. that also makes sense for them politically because of the image it projects, but he is a genuine football fan. some of them aren t always, and we did have a bit of a laugh about it on our show this morning. but the main thing we talked about this morning on the programme, not exclusively, but we talked a lot about health and social care because there s been lots of chat this week about it, partly because big plans for social care have not featured in the labour and tory manifestos, even though we know it s a huge issue for listeners and viewers and people around the country. but the lib dems, interestingly, have got.they ve majored on social care in health in their manifesto. and hilary gordon, newscaster thank you for your message says, thank goodness we have some politicians who are proposing that all parties get together to look for a long term solution to the nhs and social care
you want the bbc to cover, and time and again, housing came up. peter felix, who lives locally, was one of the many who contacted us through your voice, your vote. he and his partner are both in their 40s. they would love to buy a home together, but can t get onto the housing ladder. the average price paid by a first time buyer in the uk last year was just over quarter of a million pounds. that s up from £109,000 20 years earlier. the average age of a first time buyer in the uk is now 33. at the same time, private rental costs have gone up more than 9% in just the last year. so tonight, we re here in the black country to the west of birmingham, where peter now lives with his partner rebecca. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has been to meet them. there s nothing, there s no help. we just want a home. we just want to have our own home. that s what we d probably like. peter paints and decorates homes. do you want to hand, pete? please. but he and his partner rebecca are