Starmer has spoken to pool reporters about fuel price rises:
“Well, look, I recognise the concern that this is causing people. Fuel duty is frozen until September and the advice from the various sectors is just normal use. No need to do anything other than what’s normal, but obviously we’re bearing down on energy costs. The single most important thing we can do is to de-escalate and to get the Strait of Hormuz open. And that’s why I’m putting so much effort into that aspect.”
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There is a meeting and update with industry leaders in Downing Street in the late afternoon. Rachel Reeves is joining a G7 call on further steps. All when Starmer launches his local election campaign on the back of his promise to reduce the cost of living…
Speaking on Times Radio, former Home Secretary David Blunkett spoke about overdiagnosis of mental problems:
“Let’s distinguish those who are really severely mentally ill, diagnosed with things that require prolonged medical and diagnostic treatment. My wife and I talk about this a lot, because she’s a retired GP, about the fact that you can be sad without being ill. You can be momentarily depressed because your boyfriend or girlfriend’s just thrown you and you’re not mentally ill. You can even have mild issues, which can be dealt with with the right kind of support, but it doesn’t make you mentally ill. So we’ve got a real task, I think, to get the psychology, if you like, of this over. But there are things where you definitely need medical intervention, and there are other things where you need good friends, you need good connectivity, and you need a job.”