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Resident doctors in England have voted to accept a government offer to improve pay and working conditions, including training jobs, faster pay progression, and covering out-of-pocket expenses, bringing their strike action to an end. In his first major speech since announcing his leadership bid, Labour MP Andy Burnham outlined plans for a 'Number 10 North' to devolve power from Whitehall and give more money to regions as part of a 10-year plan to raise living standards; if no other candidate emerges, he could become prime minister in weeks. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper criticised the speech as 'high on vibes and low on detail'.

Children's mental health services in England are in crisis, with more than a million children affected and demand nearly doubling since 2018; around one in ten children are referred, waiting, or receiving treatment, and the Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel D'Souza said intervention needs to happen sooner. Six people were killed in a shooting at a maternal care centre in Normandy; police have detained two people, one of whom is the suspected gunman, and the motive remains unclear.

The programme then discussed two weekend announcements: the Home Office's new safe and legal routes for refugees via a community sponsorship scheme, and the decriminalisation of rough sleeping. The host expressed concern about the direction of these policies, while panel members Michael Gove and Geoff Hoon debated immigration, demographic change, and the handling of homelessness, with Gove arguing that the vagrancy act was outdated and that police have other powers to address antisocial behaviour.