The actress says the plight of a mother who runs life-saving support for her daughter 'destroyed me'.
On how she heard about it, Winslet told the programme: "Something popped up on the BBC Scotland news page about this woman, Carolynne Hunter's story.
"And it absolutely destroyed me. I just thought on what planet is anyone going to let that happen, this is completely, completely wrong."After reading the story last month Winslet said she was determined to do something about it. "And it just felt - I just - it was just wrong to me that this woman was going to suffer and that she should have been in any way as a mother forced to make such a heart-breaking decision because she simply didn't have the support and couldn't pay the bills.Asked by Laura Kuenssberg what the story said about the UK as a country, Winslet replied: "I think we just - I mean, people just - the powers that be need to have a good think and they need to get it right.
"When I heard about the money I just burst into tears - I thought it wasn't even real. I'm still thinking is this real?"
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