Lifetime. Prime minister rishi sunak in the last few minutes has been speaking for the First Time Since returning from his summer holiday. Heres what he had to say. Say. Yeah, were planning for winter in the nhs earlier than weve ever done before. Thats why today im announcing £250 million to invest in more a e capacity in 30 different sites across the country. Earlier this across the country. Earlier this yeanl across the country. Earlier this year, i announced our urgent and Emergency Care recovery plan. Emergency care recovery plan. Thats about more beds, more ambulances, faster discharge , ambulances, faster discharge, all of which improves patient care. And although weve still got work to do, were starting to see the results of that ambulance response times have come down considerably. A e performance is improving and today another step on that today is another step on that journey to a better performing nhs, delivering better care for people particularly this people, particularly this winter. Bring down winter. And will it bring down waiting lists . Well, this is about urgent and Emergency Care waiting lists . Well, this is abormakingt and Emergency Care waiting lists . Well, this is abormaking sure Emergency Care waiting lists . Well, this is abormaking sure thatergency care waiting lists . Well, this is abormaking sure that this cy care waiting lists . Well, this is abormaking sure that this winter and making sure that this winter the well prepared and the nhs is well prepared and invested. Separately, we have a plan to bring down waiting lists. Im pleased that weve practically eliminated the number waiting two number of people waiting two years. Earlier this year , we years. Earlier this year, we practically eliminated the number one number of people waiting one and a years and unfortunately, a half years and unfortunately, the progress that we were making has stalled because of the industrial action. That is unfortunate. The government accepted recommendations of accepted the recommendations of the independent bodies for around 9 pay rise forjunior around a 9 pay rise forjunior doctors, and id like to see them accept that they can get them accept that so they can get back we all get back to back and we can all get back to treating patients getting treating patients and getting those down. Those waiting lists down. But i also that the nhs also point out that the nhs across uk is grappling with across the uk is grappling with the aftermath of covid and in fact waiting wales are fact waiting lists in wales are far higher than they are in england. People waiting england. People are waiting far longer. Demonstrates longer. That just demonstrates that is a broad issue. But that this is a broad issue. But were investing and making a difference. Now other questions. Average wages are rising fastest records began. Fastest since records began. What does mean for your what does that mean for your target halving inflation target of halving inflation by the the year . The end of the year . Well, inflation is my number one to bring down, and one priority to bring down, and thats why i set it out in my five priorities as the first one. Why . Because its inflation thats making people feel poorer. Eating into the poorer. Its eating into the savings account, savings in their bank account, making money making sure theres less money that at the end of the that they have at the end of the month. Why we need to month. And thats why we need to bnng month. And thats why we need to bring it down. And thats how well bring down interest well also bring down Interest Rates the pressure on rates and ease the pressure on peoples now we are peoples mortgages. Now we are making not making progress. Im not complacent. Have complacent. And well have more numbers week, numbers this week, which hopefully continued hopefully show continued downward inflation. Downward movement on inflation. But stick the but weve got to stick to the plan. That taking plan. That means taking the right, decisions right, responsible decisions for the. We being the economy. We being responsible borrowing, with responsible with borrowing, with pubuc responsible with borrowing, with public pay. And if we do Public Sector pay. And if we do that, we will bring inflation down, ease the burden the down, ease the burden on the cost of living for people and i think people me. They think people can trust me. They know that i know how to manage the economy. Will the economy. I will get inflation everyone, inflation down for everyone, ease the burden on the cost of living. And doing that, we living. And in doing that, we will bring will also be able to bring interest down over time too. But will they now go up with spiralling wage costs . Interest rates obviously are a bank of a question for the bank of england, the best way be england, but the best way to be able bring Interest Rates able to bring Interest Rates down them going up is down and stop them going up is to bring inflation down. Thats why priority my five why my First Priority of my five priorities inflation priorities is to halve inflation and making progress. The and we are making progress. The last of numbers had last set of numbers we had showed inflation was showed that inflation was falling faster people falling faster than people expected. Work expected. Now weve got work to do. Get numbers do. Well get more numbers tomorrow, important tomorrow, but its important that we stick to the plan. The plan is working. I think there is the end of the is light at the end of the tunnel and get through tunnel and if we get through this, people will really start to the benefit in their bank to see the benefit in their Bank Accounts, their pockets as accounts, in their pockets as inflation fall. Inflation starts to fall. Turn to the bibby just turn to the bibby stockholm barge. You stockholm barge. Were you personally warned about potential health risks to migrants potential health risks to miglook, whats happened is look, whats happened here is its that we go through its right that we go through all checks and procedures to all the checks and procedures to ensure and health ensure the well being and health of who are being of the people who are being housed barge. But taking housed on the barge. But taking a what is this about . A step back, what is this about . This fairness. Its this is about fairness. Its about unfairness , in fact, about the unfairness, in fact, of british taxpayers forking out 5 or £6 million a day to house Illegal Migrants in hotels up and down the country. With all the pressure that puts on local communities. Weve got to find alternatives thats communities. Weve got to find alterrthees thats communities. Weve got to find alterrthe barge thats communities. Weve got to find alterrthe barge is thats communities. Weve got to find alterrthe barge is about. s communities. Weve got to find alterrthe barge is about. Thats what the barge is about. Thats why were committed to it. But more fundamentally, weve just why were committed to it. But morto1undamentally, weve just why were committed to it. But morto stop mentally, weve just why were committed to it. But morto stop people. Y, weve just why were committed to it. But morto stop people coming� just why were committed to it. But morto stop people coming here got to stop people coming here in place illegally. In the first place illegally. Thats my thats by one of my five priorities, is stop the priorities, is to stop the boats. Weve passed tough new laws they come into laws that when they come into force, to do force, will enable us to do that. Were already seeing that. And were already seeing numbers this year are lower than theyve previous years. Theyve been in previous years. Thats time thats thats the first time thats happened. Look, know theres happened. Look, i know theres a long go on this, but i am long way to go on this, but i am determined fix this problem. Determined to fix this problem. And are making progress and and we are making progress and people reassured we people can be reassured that we will it. Will keep at it. Theres been a social media trend for young people gathering to steal shops to allegedly steal from shops in london, street. Whos to allegedly steal from shops in lo charge street. Whos to allegedly steal from shops in lo charge our street. Whos to allegedly steal from shops in lo charge our teenagers hos in charge of our teenagers nowadays . Parents, police nowadays . Is it parents, police or should tiktok and other social take a social Media Channels take a tougher, role . Tougher, tougher role . Know, this yeah, look, you know, this obviously while i was obviously happened while i was abroad. Ive got to say, abroad. And ive got to say, its appalling. Think criminal its appalling. I think criminal damage, criminal behaviour is unacceptable. Fully damage, criminal behaviour is unaccepthe e. Fully damage, criminal behaviour is unaccepthe police fully damage, criminal behaviour is unaccepthe police in ully damage, criminal behaviour is unaccepthe police in bringing support the police in bringing those people to justice. And i want anyone watching whos thinking about see thinking about this see something to know Something Like this, to know that will be met with the that they will be met with the full the law because full force of the law because that of behaviour simply that type of behaviour is simply unacceptable in our society. Unacceptable in our society. Just finally, are you a taylor swift fan . Been very lucky have ive been very lucky to have a holiday over the a really nice holiday over the past week. Spent a lot of time past week. I spent a lot of time with my kids. But look, im back at work focusing on the things that matter people, and that matter to people, and thats about, you know, ensuring that matter to people, and thattheiout, you know, ensuring that matter to people, and thatthe nhs you know, ensuring that matter to people, and thatthe nhs has know, ensuring that matter to people, and thatthe nhs has thew, ensuring that matter to people, and thatthe nhs has the investment that the nhs has the investment it so that it can it needs now so that it can perform well in winter and perform well in the winter and get care need. Its about get the care we need. Its about ensuring can make ensuring that we can make progress stopping the boats. Ensuring that we can make progcrucially, opping the boats. Ensuring that we can make progcrucially, itsing the boats. Ensuring that we can make progcrucially, its about; boats. And crucially, its about halving inflation so that we can ease the burden on the cost of living. Those are the things im focussed on. I want thank you. I want to thank you. I want to thank you. Thanks very much. Thanks very much. Im so disappointed. He oh, im so disappointed. He didnt was didnt say whether he was a taylor swift fan or not. Thats that was a few more important things than about taylor no. Taylor swift. Oh, no. The most important i think the most important thing the taylor swift thing there was the taylor swift question, he expertly question, which he expertly swerved back to those swerved going back to those domestic because domestic issues because allegedly he went to a taylor swift but just swift concert. But not just that. Spin class themed that. Also a spin class themed with taylor swift. Should with taylor swift. Music should we talk about we talk we talk about should we talk about cost of living crisis . About the cost of living crisis . Perhaps important. Perhaps thats more important. Prime rishi sunak the Prime Minister his first minister giving his first interview there since he got back holiday and went to back off on holiday and went to see swift. One of the see taylor swift. One of the things has been saying, things he has been saying, though, is that things he has been saying, thougis is that things he has been saying, thougis light is that things he has been saying, thougis light at is that things he has been saying, thougis light at the is that things he has been saying, thougis light at the endthat things he has been saying, thougis light at the end oft things he has been saying, thougis light at the end of the there is light at the end of the tunnelin there is light at the end of the tunnel in the cost of living crisis. He tunnel in the cost of living crisis. He was asked tunnel in the cost of living crisis. He was asked whether crisis. He was asked whether wages will force the bank of england to push up Interest Rates further to kerb inflation. He does say that that is a matter for the bank england, matter for the bank of england, but says the plan is working i its a hint really as to what we might expect to hear tomorrow. Of course, no one knows what the numbers will be tomorrow apart from a very small select group of people, independent from government. But the does have its the treasury does have its own assessments as well that are usually within 0. 1 or 0. 2 points of the official assessment as well. So perhaps this is a hint that the Prime Minister thinks theres going to be some better news on inflation tomorrow. Yeah, we will be speaking to our economics editor Liam Halligan a little later about all and the minister all this. And the Prime Minister was also about the bibby was also asked about the bibby stockholm remember stockholm barge. If you remember , people were moved off their on friday legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply last week. Now he was asked last week. Now he was asked a question about whether he was personally warned about the potential health risks for Asylum Seekers. And he kind of dodged it, didnt he . He said. What has happened is that it is right that we go through all the checks and procedures to ensure the well being and health of the people housed on the people being housed on the barge. Its got a of get out its got a bit of a get out clause doesnt he, having clause there, doesnt he, having been holiday last two been on holiday for the last two weeks, happened, weeks, whatever happened, whether the Oxford Street whether it was the Oxford Street chaos, was the bibby chaos, whether it was the bibby stockholm situation , the prime stockholm situation, the Prime Minister has been able to sort of step back and talk of take a step back and talk about the round, about the issue in the round, perhaps were going to dig more deeply into these subjects as time goes on, however. Yes, absolutely. Now, gb news yes, absolutely. Now, gb news has given exclusive access has been given exclusive access as immigration officers launched as immigration officers launched a major crackdown on Food Delivery Companies whove been employing Illegal Immigrants. Home Office Officials say working in the shadow economy is a, quote, major pull factor for those embarking on often dangerous, illegal journeys to the uk. Our home and security editor mark white was with enforcement officers as they carried out raids across the country in towns and cities across the uk. Towns and cities across the uk. These Delivery Drivers are everywhere. We all use them, but increasingly the person who turns up at your door is breaking the law. We can reveal a massive surge in the number of Illegal Immigrants working in the delivery sector. Were with the delivery sector. Were with Immigration Enforcement officers in Brighton City centre , a joint in Brighton City centre, a joint operation with Sussex Police as they target the Delivery Drivers, they suspect of working illegally. Police have just illegally. Police have just stopped this rider on the seafront as they carry out checks. Seafront as they carry out checks. Immigration enforcement checks. Immigration Enforcement Teams hang back out of sight so as not to alert other drivers that theyre around this riders. Documents checked out and he was cleared to go just round the corner. Our other immigration corner. Our other immigration officers have stopped an indonesian Delivery Driver, but he is currently under arrest. So first of all, i need to take a photograph of him. Checks on him, indicate he is working here illegally and likely faces deportation. Just likely faces deportation. Just four years ago, Immigration Enforcement were only really encountering a handful of Illegal Immigrants working in the gig economy. Now its vast. It is one of the key target areas for these officers. This operation is part of a major crackdown, specifically target those exploiting the gig economy where legitimate self employed Delivery Drivers often rent out their accounts to undocumented workers. Theyre undercutting legitimate employers and theyre undercutting legitimate employees, both who are trying to undertake things playing by the rules. It really is it really is a major issue. Really is a major issue. Immigration key comes to the door , please, in east london. Door, please, in east london. Other officers are targeting the homes of undocumented drivers. Drivers. You dont see them coming in and out. Did i have a motorbike . The suspect here has, it seems , the suspect here has, it seems, moved on to another address. Moved on to another address. Not uncommon given the transit nature of undocumented immigrants back in brighton this brazilian rider has just been arrested after trying to escape by going the wrong way up a one way street. Way street. He spotted immigration officers , we think, and hes officers, we think, and hes tried to flee. It looks the early indications are that hes working in breach of his entry conditions to the uk. Conditions to the uk. There are those who feel these riders are doing little harm and these raids are a distraction from the trauma and tragedy unfolding all too often in the m