Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner tells Laura Kuenssberg she's not going to speculate about plans to lift the two-child benefit cap when asked whether she'd like to see it go
Rayner is also asked about Labour's U-turn on winter fuel payments, saying she can't give details on when they will be reinstated
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says it will take some time for public anger to subside as she says she's working on "credible" plans for the country
Forget rows over winter fuel or welfare payments, the Spending Review sets the terms for everything, Laura Kuenssberg writes
Badenoch quizzed on winter fuel allowance views
We're wrapping up our live coverage of this week's programme - thank you very much for following along.
You can read more about this week's show and Rayner's refusal to confirm what's coming next for the two-child benefit cap.
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Badenoch has again defended her record as leader of the Tories.
Earlier in the month, she told the BBC that it would be wrong to think a change of leader would "fix everything" after the Conservatives suffered heavy losses in English local elections.
She also said calls for her to resign as leader after their local election defeats were "just not serious".
Badenoch said it never crossed her mind to quit as leader of the opposition, adding issues faced by the party had been "years in the making".
Badenoch was a cabinet minister in the previous Conservative government and took over as party leader last November, following the party's worst general election defeat ever.
She has also been backed by shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick - a previous contender for the Tory leadership - who told the BBC she was doing an "excellent job" but change needs to happen faster.
Also on the show this morning was actress Dame Imelda Staunton, who portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix series The Crown.
She was joined by her daughter Bessie Carter, who is best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on the Netflix hit Bridgerton.
Watch below as they reflect on why the show is such a hit.
Bessie Carter on why Netflix series Bridgerton was such a hit
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner were both quizzed by Laura Kuenssberg this morning.
In case you missed it, here are the key details we heard during this week's show:
Rayner was questioned a lot throughout the programme about a leaked memo seen by the Daily Telegraph. , external
It shows the deputy prime minister urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes by £3bn to £4bn ahead of the Spring Statement.
The chancellor didn't implement this increase, but government insiders have said in response to the memo that it isn't uncommon to see informal exchanges between departments.
She didn't go into detail about the memo, but condemned the leaker, saying that such leaks are "damaging". Rayner also denied that she leaked the memo herself.
Rayner refuses to be drawn on child benefit cap plans
There are reports in today's newspaper that the government is considering changing the two-child benefit cap, something many in the Labour Party have called for.
Rayner refused to be drawn into discussions about that policy during today's show.
So what is the cap? Low income families can receive around £3,500 extra in support for their first two children - under welfare restrictions mean that can't be claimed for any subsequent children.
The cap was put in place to limit benefit spending, but campaigners say it is fuelling a rise in child poverty.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg is done for another weekend.
We'll be bringing you some reaction shortly, so stay tuned to this page.
This morning's guests, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, were asked before their interviews who they think is more likely to be the next prime minister between the two of them.
It drew laughs - and some speculation. Watch the full exchange below:
Rayner and Badenoch asked: who will be next PM?
Deputy Green Party leader Zack Polanski - who is appearing on this week's panel - is asked about a video he shared in last year that contained untrue claims that Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky wanted more money from Europe.
Asked if he was wrong to do that, Polanski says it was one line in the video, and "ultimately" they have to stand with Ukraine.
He is pushed on whether this was a mistake.
Polanski says it's an "absurd line of questioning" but adds "no, I don't" regret it.
We're hearing from our panel now on what they made of the two interviews we've just heard.
Columnist Jane Moore points to the fact Rayner could not give a date by which winter fuel payments will be made more widely available.
She says that the fact the deputy prime minister does not know the plan suggests the situation is "chaotic" behind the scenes.
The Sunday Times is reporting they have seen a memo suggesting Badenoch ignored security advice by using a Jaguar car and driver that weren't part of the government's official car service when she was a minister.
Kunessberg asks about her use of that car and whether she ignored security advice.
"I never ignored security advice, the driver was security cleared," she says.
A memo was sent by someone who was unfamiliar with the situation, and "that's the end of the matter", she says.
Badenoch says it's "destructive" to leak this memo without having a clear picture.
Kuenssberg turns to the Israel-Gaza war. She asks what Badenoch meant when she said earlier that Keir Starmer's statement condemning the conduct of the war was "careless"?
Badenoch says: "Look at the context we're in. There are 58 hostages who still have not been returned to Israel."
She says Israel is at war, and "we need to make sure that the war that they're having, which is a proxy war with Iran, is not one that damages our national interest".
Kuenssberg asks if the Tory leader means that a British prime minister ought not to look at the tens of thousands killed in a conflict, or listen to the UN chief saying millions are risk of starving?
"No, what I am saying is that he should do it in a way that does not have Hamas cheering. Hamas praised that statement - that is a terrorist group," Badenoch says.
"Israel is an ally, it doesn't mean they're perfect. It doesn't mean that everything they're doing is right, but if you want to have that sort of statement, you do what we did in government, which is behind closed doors you put the pressure on behind [the scenes]," she adds.
After saying a future Tory government would look at cutting the welfare bill, Badenoch says both Labour and Reform are making promises they can't keep.
There is speculation in today's newspapers that Labour might lift the two-child benefit cap, a move Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is also in favour of.
She says the "government can not do everything" and says the country can't afford to lift the cap.
People are sick of tired of being offered policies that can't be delivered, she adds.
Asked where she would make cuts, Badenoch says there is too much welfare spending and there's too much spending on interest on debt.
"We need to live within our means," she adds.
Badenoch says the Treasury is "making things worse", and the best thing for the economy is to grow it.
'We are not living within our means': Kemi Badenoch
Kuenssberg puts it to Badenoch that Farage has said he supports restoring winter fuel payments to pensioners - would she restore it?
Badenoch says we need to restore it right now, adding it should never have been taken away.
Kuenssberg repeats her question: if you were back in power, would you give it back to "absolutely everybody"?
Badenoch replies by saying she's not in government and doesn't "have access to all of the numbers". But she adds that based on the numbers she saw when she left office, "we should restore it".
Badenoch quizzed on winter fuel allowance views
Badenoch is shown comments by her former leadership rival Robert Jenrick, who said the party needs to change faster if it wants to win back support and prevent other parties from filling the vacuum.
The Tory leader partly agrees, but says there are no easy answers and other parties don't have a "credible plan", and are instead telling people "what they think they want to hear".
Badenoch says she will "not come out and tell people anything", and adds that she will take time to ensure the party has credible proposals.
We are moving onto Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch now. She recently said it takes "about two years for people to stop being angry".
She is asked if she thinks it will take around two years until they are close to overtaking Labour and Reform.
Badenoch says "it's certainly going to take some time" after their historic election defeat.
What is happening however, is the "government is doing so badly" that they will be challenged, she says.
Badenoch says she is using this time to create a solid agenda and focusing on delivering a solid opposition.
She can't say how long it will take, but she needs to "use this time as wisely as possible" and hold the "government to account".
Rayner is asked about concerns over Starmer's strategy within Labour and speculation about her leadership ambitions. Does she think she could do a better job?
No, says Rayner. "We're not all looking over each other's shoulders wondering who could run for the leadership," she adds.
Pushed again on her personal ambitions, Rayner says: "I do not want to run for leader of the Labour Party... I rule it out."
She says being deputy prime minister is the "honour of my life" and that she is fully behind Starmer and his strategy.
Earlier in the week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Britain of being "on the wrong side of justice" and siding with Hamas.
Rayner is asked if people should question if Israel is a true ally of the UK.
They shouldn't, she says, but "sometimes you have to call out when some things are wrong".
She says Hamas has "no place in a functioning government... but you cannot block aid when you have a humanitarian catastrophe".
Israel "has to ensure" aid gets into Gaza, she adds.
She is asked if she thinks Israel is breaking international law. Rayner says it's not for her to determine and says the government's concerns over aid and inflammatory language have been voiced.
Rayner: It's for ICJ to say if Israel's breaking international law
Kuenssberg asks Rayner: Did you threaten to resign over the housing target last month?
Rayner says she did not.
Kuenssberg says her denial is now on the record.
