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"Where are all of these weapons going to end up? Quite possibly in the hands of people we don't want" Baroness Shami Chakrabarti says she is "concerned about weapons proliferation" as the government sets a 3% defence spending target #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3FA6XWk

"This story might not have ended in my mum killing my father, she tried ending her own life multiple times" Domestic abuse campaigner David Challen says there is "no urgency" around coercive control as a form of abuse #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3FA6XWk

"Who do you hold responsible?" #BBCLauraK asks domestic abuse campaigner David Challen about the "normalcy" of violence against women "Leadership... [it's] a man's issue, a man is leading this government, what's he doing about the issue?" he replies bbc.in/3FA6XWk

"This government walked in and on the dashboard of government there were red lights going everywhere" Former cabinet secretary Simon Case says taking charge of the country was a "breathtaking experience" for the Labour government #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3FA6XWk

NEWSCASTERS! Your Sunday serving with me Paddy O'Connell and Henry Zeffman bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Govt dilemma over defence spending - not just how and when to hit 3 percent, but as we talked about on Saturday, how will they answer NATO request for 3.5 percent by 2032 or 2035 in few weeks' time? Meetings expected in Whitehall this week

Morning - a blunt message from Arnold to start your day!

More tomorrow…

Charts and cheques - inc a peek at one of charts that will be in Chancellor's review on Wednesday bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Joining #BBCLauraK Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice Arnold Schwarzenegger Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt Journalist Coco Khan Historian Dan Snow 9am BBC One bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Crucial chart shared with us before Reeves' review shows huge spending rise - Labour (red line) will crow they're spending way more than in austerity years, and old Tory plans (blue line) - govt opponents might look at rise and wonder where on earth cash is coming from

NEWSCASTERS! Your Saturday serving - a different kind of episode - we meet Dr Victoria McCloud, the former judge now taking on the Supreme Court bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Dr McCloud appears in The Independent's pride list published tomorrow #newscast

"I'm a profound dyslexic, the first person who called me a moron was a teacher" Tech Secretary Peter Kyle responds to Sir Elton John calling him "a bit of a moron" #BBCLauraK bbc.in/4mSJosu

"You'll find the state becoming smaller but also smarter" Tech Secretary Peter Kyle defends high levels of government spending, saying the previous Conservative government had an "exponential increase" in spending but "nothing to show for it" #BBCLauraK bbc.in/4mSJosu

"Is it your party's position not to speak to people who have face coverings?" #BBCLauraK asks shadow home secretary Chris Philp about Kemi Badenoch's comments on burkas "I have, in the past, spoken to people wearing a burka" says Philp bbc.in/4mSJosu

"Do you not think it's important to say things that are true?" #BBCLauraK asks Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice about claims Nigel Farage made about Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar "I think... it was not a false claim" replies Tice bbc.in/4mSJosu

"We expect the police to start embracing the change they need to do to do their bit for change" Tech Secretary Peter Kyle says money is "part" of how "we change our country for the better" #BBCLauraK bbc.in/4mSJosu

Sounds like an ‘app cap’ or social media curfew for kids could be on the way 👇🏼

NEWSCASTERS! Your Sunday serving - with me, Simon Jack and Institute for Fiscal Studies 's Paul Johnson - ahead of a HUGE few days for govt bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…