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I think your viewers will understand what it is making viewers will understand what it is making them worse off, the income they take making them worse off, the income they take home on a friday night doesnt they take home on a friday night doesnt go they take home on a friday night doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we do doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we do it doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we do it is by sticking with our plan, way we do it is by sticking with our plan, which way we do it is by sticking with our plan, which is working and has halved plan, which is working and has halved inflation this year. That is all halved inflation this year. That is ait about halved inflation this year. That is all about taken the right long term decision all about taken the right longterm decision. ,. ,. , decision. There is lots of speculation decision. There is lots of speculation around decision. There is lots of speculation around this | decision. There is lots of speculation around this conference about what will happen with hs two. Ministers say they wont speculate on what some people are. Will we have a decision this week . I on what some people are. Will we have a decision this week . Have a decision this week . I dont know, have a decision this week . I dont know. But have a decision this week . I dont know, but it have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is our have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is ourjob have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is ourjob To Have A Decision this week . I dont know, but it is ourjob to spend i know, but it is ourjob to spend every know, but it is ourjob to spend every pound of peoples harder the money every pound of peoples harder the money which we take on tax, spend it wisely money which we take on tax, spend it wisely. Whether trying to reduce the welfare wisely. Whether trying to reduce the welfare bill, getting people back into work, expanding the economy will the into work, expanding the economy will the chancellors childcare measures, which expand childcare, allowing measures, which expand childcare, allowing people to go back into work allowing people to go back into work all allowing people to go back into work. All of it is Spending Money wisely work. All of it is Spending Money wisely it work. All of it is Spending Money wisely it is work. All of it is Spending Money wisely. It is right we look at any part of wisely. It is right we look at any part of government spending. Taxpayers were expected. I was a Finance Taxpayers were expected. I was a Finance Director for 12 years. It isnt Finance Director for 12 years. It isnt always popular, but it is the right isnt always popular, but it is the right thing isnt always popular, but it is the right thing. In isnt always popular, but it is the right thing isnt always popular, but it is the riaht thin. ,. , right thing. In terms of the broader messa. E, right thing. In terms of the broader message. Our right thing. In terms of the broader message, our viewers right thing. In terms of the broader message, our viewers will right thing. In terms of the broader message, our viewers will have right thing. In terms of the broader. Message, our viewers will have heard ministers say they needed to stabilise the economy. Your challenge now is to come up with Something Big and exciting to offer. What will we hear from the chancellor which seizes the political momentum . I chancellor which seizes the political momentum . I think the opportunities political momentum . I think the opportunities the political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk has, political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk has, we. Political momentum . I think the i Opportunities The Uk has, we lead political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk has, we lead in so many Opportunities The Uk has, we lead in so nrany of Opportunities The Uk has, we lead in so many of the Fastest Growing sectors, so many of the Fastest Growing sectors, whether the transition to clean sectors, whether the transition to clean energy, ai sectors, whether the transition to clean energy, aland quantum manufacturing. We lead in so many domains manufacturing. We lead in so many domains if manufacturing. We lead in so many domains. If we can mobilise the capital domains. If we can mobilise the capital and domains. If we can mobilise the capital and free human talent, this Country Capital and free human talent, this country has capital and free human talent, this country has its brightest future ahead country has its brightest future ahead of country has its brightest future ahead of red. I expect we will hear some ahead of red. I expect we will hear some of ahead of red. I expect we will hear some of it ahead of red. I expect we will hear some of it from the chancellor. I have some of it from the chancellor. I have been some of it from the chancellor. I have been focused on it. The newspapers are reporting how we are the second newspapers are reporting how we are the second city in the planet, stories the second city in the planet, stories that havent been told. Chatting stories that havent been told. Chatting to activists, some feel it is flat, the conference hasnt picked up the momentum rishi sunak has tried to get. Does this feel like a Party Gearing up for another election win . We like a Party Gearing up for another election win . Like a Party Gearing up for another election win . Ive oined you today from lunch election win . Ive oined you today from lunch with election win . Ive joined you today from lunch with business election win . Ive joined you today from lunch with business people, | election win . Ive joined you today i from lunch with business people, the biggest from lunch with business people, the biggest ever business lunch held at a conference, people wanted to hear from the a conference, people wanted to hear from the prime minister. His words were from the prime minister. His words were inspirational to that audience. We will were inspirational to that audience. We will hear more in the coming days we will hear more in the coming da s. ~. , days. What were they telling him about hs2 . Days. What were they telling him about h52 . They days. What were they telling him about h52 . They were days. What were they telling him about h52 . They were talking. Days. What were they telling him i about h52 . They were talking about the British Business about h52 . They were talking about the British Business bank, about h52 . They were talking about the British Business bank, to about h52 . They were talking about the British Business bank, to put. The British Business bank, to put capital the British Business bank, to put capital into the Fastest Growing areas capital into the Fastest Growing areas and some of those areas which have been areas and some of those areas which have been left behind. They were excited have been left behind. They were excited about it, as are my and the prime excited about it, as are my and the prime minister. Excited about it, as are my and the prime minister. Thank you for coming to seak to prime minister. Thank you for coming to speakto us prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We will prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We will hear prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We will hear the to speak to us. We will hear the chancellor, not long to go. There will be more about the living wage, up will be more about the living wage, up to £11. Not a huge surprise, because governments usually take the recommendations. There will be a bit about benefits reform. Watch out to see if the chancellor has something of his sleep, some policy, a rabbit out of the hat. We will see what he has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We has any few minutes. We absolutely well we will has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be heading has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be heading back has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be heading back to has any few minutes. We absolutelyi well. We will be heading back to the conference for the Chancellor Speech shortly. But first the Nhs In England is warning of � extreme disruption to services as doctors begin their most significant industrial action to date. The 3 day walkout is the longest joint action, by bothjunior doctors and consultants, in the history of the Health Service. They say they need above inflation pay rises, but the government has said this years increases are fair and final. Lets bring in andrew street, who is professor of Health Economics at the London School of economics. Youve studied the Health System and worked for Health Ministries including here in the uk. How has it got to this . It has been a long time coming. Theres been underfunding of the nhs for quite some years now. People are living longer, in poorer health. The demands on the Health Service are being growing. Funding hasnt kept pace, so we got a big funding gap. That is one underlying problem. The other one is weve lacked a workforce strategy, there hasnt been a plan for the nhs for about 20 years. And a lot of these problems have been long in the making. They cant be solved overnight. It takes about seven years to train a doctor, three years to train a nurse. If you want to make sure you have the right staff in place, you need a plan. We havent had a plan, and thats been a big failing. All of those things mean we are in the situation because of the failure of planning. We do have a shortage of people working in the nhs, about one in ten posts are unfilled at the moment. If you have a workforce, inadequate workforce, there are three things you can do. Train more people, which takes a long time. You cant recruit more people from overseas, where theyve been trained elsewhere. We used to have the highest number, highest proportion of doctors and nurses from other European Countries working in the nhs prior to brexit. That is what i wanted to ask you. Has brexit had a big impact . It that is what i wanted to ask you. Has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a lot has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a lot of has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a lot of stuff we used to rely on a lot of stuff from other European Countries. They cant come here now, so that source of labour has dried up. The other implication is it has fuelled inflation because weve exited one of our Major Trading areas. Its been a massive cause of inflation. That has meant that real wages have gone down. Everybody is facing that, and of course that wont get resolved until our Trade Barriers get torn down again. That has put pressure both on fewer staff and in terms of wages going up. That means the third strategy you can have to solve the crisis is you pay people more. And essentially, that is the situation. Theres been low growth in wages in the last few years. If you want to attract people to work in the nhs, repay people working rather than taking positions in more lucrative jobs, rather than taking positions in more lucrativejobs, you have to pay them more. Lucrative obs, you have to pay them more. �. , lucrative obs, you have to pay them more. ,. More. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot of more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot of time, more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot of time, but i l havent got a lot of time, but i imagine you talk to people in the nhs. What is it like for those people at the moment . You imagine it is a stressfuljob anyway. After any pressure points, certain parts of the nhs where it is extremely stressful at the moment . I the nhs where it is extremely stressful at the moment . I think it is acrosstheboard, stressful at the moment . I think it is acrosstheboard, from stressful at the moment . I think it is acrosstheboard, from the stressful at the moment . I think it i is acrosstheboard, from the people is across the board, from the people ive talked to. If you. You have one in ten vacancies, everyone else has to pick up the pieces. People have come out of the pandemic where they were working hard under extremely hard circumstances and we are still in a post Pandemic Recovery situation. Staff are under increasing pressure and that is catch up to do, resulting from delays and cancellations during the pandemic. People are under pressure across the board. And. That takes time to fix, but you cant if you have insufficient staff. {lilia time to fix, but you cant if you have insufficient staff. 0k, really aood to have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your thoughts have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your thoughts on have insufficient staff. 0k, really i good to get your thoughts on that. Thank you very much. Before we go, i want to take you back to the conservative Party Conference in manchester. We are showing you pictures of the stage. We are expecting chancellorjeremy hunts expecting chancellor jeremy hunts speech expecting chancellorjeremy hunts speech in manchester in the next few minutes. We will bring you it live on bbc news, but now it is time for the weather. Hello again. For the north and the west today were looking at a mixture of blustery showers and some sunshine. But weve got this clutch of Weather Fronts in the south. Now, its been a murky start across england and wales, with a lot of cloud, mist, some fog, as well. And as we go through the course of the afternoon, if anything, we still will hang on to the cloud, but well see some Heavy Rain Develop and some of that will be thundery. Meanwhile, the showers in the north and the west continue, some of them getting over towards the east and quite blustery, as well. Temperatures are fresher, 13 to 17 across scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, but a warmer, more humid 22 in london. As we head on through the evening and overnight this Weather Front producing all this rain continues to move over towards the continent. Behind it, it will turn fresher. And well also have a plethora of showers in the north and the west, and still blustery. The Wind Strengthening in the far north of the country, but its going to feel fresher, too, in the southeast, where it has been quite humid for a wee while. Tomorrow, the Conservative Party<\/a>, people like liz truss, priti patel, saying the government has got it wrong. We patel, saying the government has got it wronu. ~. ,. , it wrong. We will hear from the chancellor it wrong. We will hear from the chancellor shortly, it wrong. We will hear from the chancellor shortly, and it wrong. We will hear from the chancellor shortly, and i it wrong. We will hear from the chancellor shortly, and i think. Chancellor shortly, and i think people chancellor shortly, and i think people will come into the hall to hear people will come into the hall to hear him. People will come into the hall to hear him, hear him talk about alex assess hear him, hear him talk about alex assess on hear him, hear him talk about alex assess on bearing down on inflation. It makes assess on bearing down on inflation. It makes everybody worse off, add a ood it makes everybody worse off, add a good measure is to bear down on inflation good measure is to bear down on inflation. This is a government which inflation. This is a government which removed the pension cap on Self Reliance<\/a> and people saving. It Self Reliance<\/a> and people saving. It is not Self Reliance<\/a> and people saving. Is not a tax. Self reliance and people saving. It is not a tax. Inflation isnt a tax, something levied by the government. I understand it is bad for peoples pockets. But why are ministers saying it is a tax . I pockets. But why are ministers saying it is a tax . Saying it is a tax . I think your viewers will saying it is a tax . I think your viewers will understand saying it is a tax . I think your viewers will understand whatl saying it is a tax . I think your. Viewers will understand what it saying it is a tax . I think your viewers will understand what it is making viewers will understand what it is making them worse off, the income they take making them worse off, the income they take home on a friday night doesnt they take home on a friday night doesnt go they take home on a friday night doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we do doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we do it doesnt go as far as it used to. The way we do it is by sticking with our plan, way we do it is by sticking with our plan, which way we do it is by sticking with our plan, which is working and has halved plan, which is working and has halved inflation this year. That is all halved inflation this year. That is ait about halved inflation this year. That is all about taken the right long term decision all about taken the right longterm decision. ,. ,. , decision. There is lots of speculation decision. There is lots of speculation around decision. There is lots of speculation around this | decision. There is lots of speculation around this conference about what will happen with hs two. Ministers say they wont speculate on what some people are. Will we have a decision this week . I on what some people are. Will we have a decision this week . Have a decision this week . I dont know, have a decision this week . I dont know. But have a decision this week . I dont know, but it have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is our have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is ourjob have a decision this week . I dont know, but it is ourjob To Have A Decision<\/a> this week . I dont know, but it is ourjob to spend i know, but it is ourjob to spend every know, but it is ourjob to spend every pound of peoples harder the money every pound of peoples harder the money which we take on tax, spend it wisely money which we take on tax, spend it wisely. Whether trying to reduce the welfare wisely. Whether trying to reduce the welfare bill, getting people back into work, expanding the economy will the into work, expanding the economy will the chancellors childcare measures, which expand childcare, allowing measures, which expand childcare, allowing people to go back into work allowing people to go back into work all allowing people to go back into work. All of it is Spending Money<\/a> wisely work. All of it is Spending Money<\/a> wisely it work. All of it is Spending Money<\/a> wisely it is work. All of it is Spending Money<\/a> wisely. It is right we look at any part of wisely. It is right we look at any part of government spending. Taxpayers were expected. I was a Finance Taxpayers<\/a> were expected. I was a Finance Director<\/a> for 12 years. It isnt Finance Director<\/a> for 12 years. It isnt always popular, but it is the right isnt always popular, but it is the right thing isnt always popular, but it is the right thing. In isnt always popular, but it is the right thing isnt always popular, but it is the riaht thin. ,. , right thing. In terms of the broader messa. E, right thing. In terms of the broader message. Our right thing. In terms of the broader message, our viewers right thing. In terms of the broader message, our viewers will right thing. In terms of the broader message, our viewers will have right thing. In terms of the broader. Message, our viewers will have heard ministers say they needed to stabilise the economy. Your challenge now is to come up with Something Big<\/a> and exciting to offer. What will we hear from the chancellor which seizes the political momentum . I chancellor which seizes the political momentum . I think the opportunities political momentum . I think the opportunities the political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk<\/a> political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk<\/a> has, political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk<\/a> has, we. Political momentum . I think the i Opportunities The Uk<\/a> has, we lead political momentum . I think the Opportunities The Uk<\/a> has, we lead in so many Opportunities The Uk<\/a> has, we lead in so nrany of Opportunities The Uk<\/a> has, we lead in so many of the Fastest Growing<\/a> sectors, so many of the Fastest Growing<\/a> sectors, whether the transition to clean sectors, whether the transition to clean energy, ai sectors, whether the transition to clean energy, aland quantum manufacturing. We lead in so many domains manufacturing. We lead in so many domains if manufacturing. We lead in so many domains. If we can mobilise the capital domains. If we can mobilise the capital and domains. If we can mobilise the capital and free human talent, this Country Capital<\/a> and free human talent, this country has capital and free human talent, this country has its brightest future ahead country has its brightest future ahead of country has its brightest future ahead of red. I expect we will hear some ahead of red. I expect we will hear some of ahead of red. I expect we will hear some of it ahead of red. I expect we will hear some of it from the chancellor. I have some of it from the chancellor. I have been some of it from the chancellor. I have been focused on it. The newspapers are reporting how we are the second newspapers are reporting how we are the second city in the planet, stories the second city in the planet, stories that havent been told. Chatting stories that havent been told. Chatting to activists, some feel it is flat, the conference hasnt picked up the momentum rishi sunak has tried to get. Does this feel like a Party Gearing<\/a> up for another election win . We like a Party Gearing<\/a> up for another election win . Like a Party Gearing<\/a> up for another election win . Ive oined you today from lunch election win . Ive oined you today from lunch with election win . Ive joined you today from lunch with business election win . Ive joined you today from lunch with business people, | election win . Ive joined you today i from lunch with business people, the biggest from lunch with business people, the biggest ever business lunch held at a conference, people wanted to hear from the a conference, people wanted to hear from the prime minister. His words were from the prime minister. His words were inspirational to that audience. We will were inspirational to that audience. We will hear more in the coming days we will hear more in the coming da s. ~. , days. What were they telling him about hs2 . Days. What were they telling him about h52 . They days. What were they telling him about h52 . They were days. What were they telling him about h52 . They were talking. Days. What were they telling him i about h52 . They were talking about the British Business<\/a> about h52 . They were talking about the British Business<\/a> bank, about h52 . They were talking about the British Business<\/a> bank, to about h52 . They were talking about the British Business<\/a> bank, to put. The British Business<\/a> bank, to put capital the British Business<\/a> bank, to put capital into the Fastest Growing<\/a> areas capital into the Fastest Growing<\/a> areas and some of those areas which have been areas and some of those areas which have been left behind. They were excited have been left behind. They were excited about it, as are my and the prime excited about it, as are my and the prime minister. Excited about it, as are my and the prime minister. Thank you for coming to seak to prime minister. Thank you for coming to speakto us prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We will prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We will hear prime minister. Thank you for coming to speak to us. We will hear the to speak to us. We will hear the chancellor, not long to go. There will be more about the living wage, up will be more about the living wage, up to \u00a311. Not a huge surprise, because governments usually take the recommendations. There will be a bit about benefits reform. Watch out to see if the chancellor has something of his sleep, some policy, a rabbit out of the hat. We will see what he has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We has any few minutes. We absolutely well we will has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be heading has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be heading back has any few minutes. We absolutely well. We will be heading back to has any few minutes. We absolutelyi well. We will be heading back to the conference for the Chancellor Speech<\/a> shortly. But first the Nhs In England<\/a> is warning of \ufffd extreme disruption to services as doctors begin their most significant industrial action to date. The 3 day walkout is the longest joint action, by bothjunior doctors and consultants, in the history of the Health Service<\/a>. They say they need above inflation pay rises, but the government has said this years increases are fair and final. Lets bring in andrew street, who is professor of Health Economics<\/a> at the London School<\/a> of economics. Youve studied the Health System<\/a> and worked for Health Ministries<\/a> including here in the uk. How has it got to this . It has been a long time coming. Theres been underfunding of the nhs for quite some years now. People are living longer, in poorer health. The demands on the Health Service<\/a> are being growing. Funding hasnt kept pace, so we got a big funding gap. That is one underlying problem. The other one is weve lacked a workforce strategy, there hasnt been a plan for the nhs for about 20 years. And a lot of these problems have been long in the making. They cant be solved overnight. It takes about seven years to train a doctor, three years to train a nurse. If you want to make sure you have the right staff in place, you need a plan. We havent had a plan, and thats been a big failing. All of those things mean we are in the situation because of the failure of planning. We do have a shortage of people working in the nhs, about one in ten posts are unfilled at the moment. If you have a workforce, inadequate workforce, there are three things you can do. Train more people, which takes a long time. You cant recruit more people from overseas, where theyve been trained elsewhere. We used to have the highest number, highest proportion of doctors and nurses from other European Countries<\/a> working in the nhs prior to brexit. That is what i wanted to ask you. Has brexit had a big impact . It that is what i wanted to ask you. Has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a lot has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a lot of has brexit had a big impact . It has. We used to rely on a lot of stuff we used to rely on a lot of stuff from other European Countries<\/a>. They cant come here now, so that source of labour has dried up. The other implication is it has fuelled inflation because weve exited one of our Major Trading<\/a> areas. Its been a massive cause of inflation. That has meant that real wages have gone down. Everybody is facing that, and of course that wont get resolved until our Trade Barriers<\/a> get torn down again. That has put pressure both on fewer staff and in terms of wages going up. That means the third strategy you can have to solve the crisis is you pay people more. And essentially, that is the situation. Theres been low growth in wages in the last few years. If you want to attract people to work in the nhs, repay people working rather than taking positions in more lucrative jobs, rather than taking positions in more lucrativejobs, you have to pay them more. Lucrative obs, you have to pay them more. \ufffd. , lucrative obs, you have to pay them more. ,. More. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot of more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot of time, more. Andrew, i imagine. We havent got a lot of time, but i l havent got a lot of time, but i imagine you talk to people in the nhs. What is it like for those people at the moment . You imagine it is a stressfuljob anyway. After any pressure points, certain parts of the nhs where it is extremely stressful at the moment . I the nhs where it is extremely stressful at the moment . I think it is acrosstheboard, stressful at the moment . I think it is acrosstheboard, from stressful at the moment . I think it is acrosstheboard, from the stressful at the moment . I think it i is acrosstheboard, from the people is across the board, from the people ive talked to. If you. You have one in ten vacancies, everyone else has to pick up the pieces. People have come out of the pandemic where they were working hard under extremely hard circumstances and we are still in a post Pandemic Recovery<\/a> situation. Staff are under increasing pressure and that is catch up to do, resulting from delays and cancellations during the pandemic. People are under pressure across the board. And. That takes time to fix, but you cant if you have insufficient staff. {lilia time to fix, but you cant if you have insufficient staff. 0k, really aood to have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your thoughts have insufficient staff. 0k, really good to get your thoughts on have insufficient staff. 0k, really i good to get your thoughts on that. Thank you very much. Before we go, i want to take you back to the conservative Party Conference<\/a> in manchester. We are showing you pictures of the stage. We are expecting chancellorjeremy hunts expecting chancellor jeremy hunts speech expecting chancellorjeremy hunts speech in manchester in the next few minutes. We will bring you it live on bbc news, but now it is time for the weather. Hello again. For the north and the west today were looking at a mixture of blustery showers and some sunshine. But weve got this clutch of Weather Fronts<\/a> in the south. Now, its been a murky start across england and wales, with a lot of cloud, mist, some fog, as well. And as we go through the course of the afternoon, if anything, we still will hang on to the cloud, but well see some Heavy Rain Develop<\/a> and some of that will be thundery. Meanwhile, the showers in the north and the west continue, some of them getting over towards the east and quite blustery, as well. Temperatures are fresher, 13 to 17 across scotland, Northern England<\/a> and Northern Ireland<\/a>, but a warmer, more humid 22 in london. As we head on through the evening and overnight this Weather Front<\/a> producing all this rain continues to move over towards the continent. Behind it, it will turn fresher. And well also have a plethora of showers in the north and the west, and still blustery. The Wind Strengthening<\/a> in the far north of the country, but its going to feel fresher, too, in the southeast, where it has been quite humid for a wee while. Tomorrow, the Weather Front<\/a> clears away. Weve got a weak Weather Front<\/a> coming in behind and the breeze coming from the west or the northwest. So thats going to blow in quite a lot of showers across northern and western areas. But some of them will make it over to the east. But in between, there will be some sunshine, but you really will notice the breeze tomorrow. Temperatures fresher than today in Southern Areas<\/a>. Were looking at 12 to about 19 degrees. Then as we move from tuesday into wednesday, well, weve got a clutch of Weather Fronts<\/a> which are going to show their hand, coming in across Northern Ireland<\/a> and scotland initially, crossing Northern England<\/a> later. High pressure hanging on in the south and the isobars ever present, telling you that its going to be another breezy day. So the rain crosses Northern Ireland<\/a>, scotland, gets into Northern England<\/a>. As it moves away behind it well see some showers. For the rest of england and wales, under this ridge of high pressure, therell be a lot of dry weather and some sunshine. Temperatures 12 to about 19 degrees, north to south. As we move on into thursday, well, breezy with some rain really, across the north and the west. Cloudy with a few spots of light, rain or drizzle as we push further south and east. And then for friday, therell be more sunshine in Southern Areas<\/a> but wet and windy in the north. Live from london, this is bbc news. We are about to bring you coverage of the chancellorjeremy hunts speech to the Conservative Party<\/a> in manchester. If you have been watching the news today, the past few days, you will have known it has been widely previewed. He has even been widely previewed. He has even been appearing on bbc news outlets earlier today taken questions. So we do know what to look out for. He is not expected to announce times tax cuts, he says that is highly unlikely, but bear in mind, that is after the respected analyst at the Institute For Fiscal Studies<\/a> calculated the uk is currently seeing the highest level of taxes since records began after the second world war. And secondly, he is expected to announce an increase in the living wage. That would come into force next april. And if the hints from the treasury are to be believed, it would go up from \u00a310 42 per hour to \u00a311 per hour, if you are over 23 years of age. That is around 4 . There will be much more detail, of course, when mr hunt prepares his Autumn Statement<\/a> in november, and he","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia803200.us.archive.org\/24\/items\/BBCNEWS_20231002_124500_BBC_News\/BBCNEWS_20231002_124500_BBC_News.thumbs\/BBCNEWS_20231002_124500_BBC_News_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240703T12:35:10+00:00"}