Is the UK Getting a Pay Rise?
Wage growth has overtaken inflation for the first time in two years, in a sign that cost of living pressures may now be starting to ease. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned, however, that the UK remains stuck in a bind between high inflation and weak economic growth. Their director, Paul Johnson, joins Adam alongside the BBC\u2019s chief economics correspondent, Dharshini David, to unpack the day\u2019s economic headlines.
And it\u2019s the final day of SNP conference as Humza Yousaf delivers a closing speech which pledged an extra \xa3300m to help cut NHS waiting lists by 100,000 patients by 2026. We\u2019re joined by the SNP\u2019s Emma Roddick to find out the party\u2019s reaction to Yousaf\u2019s first speech as party leader.
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