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and then some, particularly sharon graham, who's the prominent leader of the unite union, hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party. while paddy goes through the sheaf of paper who said today that the plan is like swiss cheese and it's full of holes. so it's going to be really interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed. all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it
and then some, particularly sharon graham, who's the prominent leader of the unite union, hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party. while paddy goes through the sheaf of paper who said today that the plan is like swiss cheese and it's full of holes. so it's going to be really interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed. all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it
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graham, the prominent leader of the unite union, a hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party, was party goes through a sheaf of paper, who has said today the plan is like swiss cheese and is full of holes. so it will be really interesting to see where that ends up interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it stands. and it would be difficult for it keir starmer not to
graham, the prominent leader of the unite union, a hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party, was party goes through a sheaf of paper, who has said today the plan is like swiss cheese and is full of holes. so it will be really interesting to see where that ends up interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it stands. and it would be difficult for it keir starmer not to
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so sharon graham of the unite union had warned of a rollback on a roll back following the leak to the financial times of the latest version of the new deal for working people from the labour party which appeared to suggest that keir starmer was watering down proposals that are meant to strengthen workers' rights. and there appeared to be big changes, firstly talking about a full and comprehensive consultation with businesses and other groups, would that mean business had a veto? and the second was an apparent slowing down of the pace of the introduction of these changes. introduced in legislation within the first 100 days of a labour government if there is a labour government, not done and dusted within those first 100 days. after five hours of talks today the trade union leaders came out and seem to be happy and i caught up with sharon graham and said to her had she managed to yank keir starmer from a very pro—business direction into a pro—labour movement direction? well, i couldn't possibly say, but what i will say is that today, he's definitely in the labour movement direction.
so sharon graham of the unite union had warned of a rollback on a roll back following the leak to the financial times of the latest version of the new deal for working people from the labour party which appeared to suggest that keir starmer was watering down proposals that are meant to strengthen workers' rights. and there appeared to be big changes, firstly talking about a full and comprehensive consultation with businesses and other groups, would that mean business had a veto? and the second...
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so, when union bosses like sharon graham of unite says the - sharon graham of unite says the latest proposals are a row back on a robe rack and you are betraying commitments you made... ihla. robe rack and you are betraying commitments you made... no, no, we are auoin commitments you made... no, no, we are going to — commitments you made... no, no, we are going to deal— commitments you made... no, no, we are going to deal with _ commitments you made... no, no, we are going to deal with exploitative - are going to deal with exploitative practices, firing and rehiring, sick pay, one of the problems of the pandemic was people had to go to work when ill because we have inadequate sick pay of this country, so we'll deal with sick pay as well. these are important measures which will both make work pay for workers and is good for the economy as well. we'll see what happens with the meeting on tuesday, jonathan ashworth, thank you, it's good to have you in the studio. in the last couple of weeks — and this morning — we've had a lot of important, heavy chat, but all politics, no play, makes su
so, when union bosses like sharon graham of unite says the - sharon graham of unite says the latest proposals are a row back on a robe rack and you are betraying commitments you made... ihla. robe rack and you are betraying commitments you made... no, no, we are auoin commitments you made... no, no, we are going to — commitments you made... no, no, we are going to deal— commitments you made... no, no, we are going to deal with _ commitments you made... no, no, we are going to deal with...
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some people like sharon graham, right now. some people like sharon graham. the _ right now. some people like sharon graham, the head _ right now. some people like sharon graham, the head of— right now. some people like sharon graham, the head of the _ right now. some people like sharon graham, the head of the unite - right now. some people like sharon l graham, the head of the unite union, thinks maybe you are too pro—business and not pro—worker enough. she is saying the kind of reforms you are talking about on workers�* rights don�*t go anywhere near far enough. workers�* rights don�*t go anywhere nearfar enough. it is workers' rights don't go anywhere near far enough.— workers' rights don't go anywhere near far enough. it is a programme that we are — near far enough. it is a programme that we are proud _ near far enough. it is a programme that we are proud of _ near far enough. it is a programme that we are proud of that _ near far enough. it is a programme that we are proud of that the - that we are proud of that the overwhelming number of general secret
some people like sharon graham, right now. some people like sharon graham. the _ right now. some people like sharon graham, the head _ right now. some people like sharon graham, the head of— right now. some people like sharon graham, the head of the _ right now. some people like sharon graham, the head of the unite - right now. some people like sharon l graham, the head of the unite union, thinks maybe you are too pro—business and not pro—worker enough. she is saying the kind of reforms...
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and then some, particularly sharon graham, who's the prominent leader of the unite union, hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party. while paddy goes through the sheaf of paper who said today that the plan is like swiss cheese and it's full of holes. so it's going to be really interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed. all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it stands and it would be difficult for keir starmer not to have the support of a couple of his big unions right at the beginning of this campaign. ifound it interesting reading it before coming to meet you, that it pins down some of the successes that the last labour government introduced. and when i say successes, i'm quoting from this document that said we introduced key measures on employment and fair working practices. we introduced the national minimum wage. they did. so it's intriguing for me to see that they're trying to give us bookends, there have been 14 years of conservative governments, conservative led governments, and this, which is a key announcement, albeit one that needs to needs
and then some, particularly sharon graham, who's the prominent leader of the unite union, hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party. while paddy goes through the sheaf of paper who said today that the plan is like swiss cheese and it's full of holes. so it's going to be really interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed. all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it stands and it would be difficult for keir starmer not to have the support of a couple of his big...
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sharon and graham are also doing what they can to help. i can honestly say, living within this area, if love could have cured rob then he would have been cured. because there's been so much love. we have so much love and laughter, don't we? and that's what we continue to do. very proud of her, very proud. but very sad that this has happened to her, really, because she's just a young girl, isn't she? you just got a bit of sleep, i think. lindsey is writing a book about her experience as a carer. she says if she can help one person by telling her story, it's worth it. rob uses a special computer called an eye gaze to help him talk. you could not put into words how grateful i am to have met lindsey. i'm trying not to be soppy, but some of the things that lindsey does for me is proof that i have found my one and only. i played with some strong players in my rugby career, but no one is as strong a personality than lindsey. i hope her book will inspire people to be more like her. what a world that would be. what is it that keeps me going? i have
sharon and graham are also doing what they can to help. i can honestly say, living within this area, if love could have cured rob then he would have been cured. because there's been so much love. we have so much love and laughter, don't we? and that's what we continue to do. very proud of her, very proud. but very sad that this has happened to her, really, because she's just a young girl, isn't she? you just got a bit of sleep, i think. lindsey is writing a book about her experience as a carer....
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and i think sharon graham is right that i don't always agree with sharon graham, but, the rmt did have a policy and do have a policy where they don't give the labour party money, just willy nilly. they support mps that support their policies. and i think that's good for the trade union movement to give money to mps that support the policies of trade union, and not just given that a political party. >> well, that's going to this is going to be a problem for sir keir starmer. surely because how is he going to square those circles? ryan mark parsons well, i just don't think it's a good idea at all. >> and this new deal for workers, i was reading into some of these proposed policies, flexible working as a right, making sure that workers can be autonomous is scrapping zero hour contracts. >> i know a lot of young people at the moment. there's about a million workers in the uk that are on the zero hour contracts. people my age that rely on these contracts because they're in education provides good flexibility . that is something flexibility. that is something that should stay . and also it's
and i think sharon graham is right that i don't always agree with sharon graham, but, the rmt did have a policy and do have a policy where they don't give the labour party money, just willy nilly. they support mps that support their policies. and i think that's good for the trade union movement to give money to mps that support the policies of trade union, and not just given that a political party. >> well, that's going to this is going to be a problem for sir keir starmer. surely because...
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graham, the prominent leader of the unite union, a hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party, was party goes through a sheaf of paper, who has said today the plan is like swiss cheese and is full of holes. so it will be really interesting to see where that ends up interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it stands. and it would be difficult for it keir starmer not to have the support of a couple of his big unions right at the beginning of this campaign. 1 big unions right at the beginning of this campaign-— this campaign. i found it interesting _ this campaign. i found it interesting reading - this campaign. i found it interesting reading it. this campaign. i found it - interesting reading it before, that it pins down some of the successes that the last labour government introduced. when i say success as i am quoting from this document. it said, we introduced key measures on employment and fair working practices. we introduced the national minimum wage. they did. it is intriguing for me to see that they ar
graham, the prominent leader of the unite union, a hugely powerful affiliate of the labour party, was party goes through a sheaf of paper, who has said today the plan is like swiss cheese and is full of holes. so it will be really interesting to see where that ends up interesting to see where that ends up and if indeed all of the unions are actually willing to agree to the plan as it stands. and it would be difficult for it keir starmer not to have the support of a couple of his big unions...
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the unite general secretary, sharon graham, says a new draft shared with unions was unrecognisable and turned a real new deal for workers into a charter for bad bosses . quite charter for bad bosses. quite the accusation. >> well, let's make sense of it now with business and economics editor of gb news liam halligan here with on the money reporter . here with on the money reporter. liam. quite the showdown, but all in the context of some new economic figures, new employment figures for the country. >> yeah. let's quickly, before we get to on the politics of labour and the trade unions are sort of relationship that's obviously long standing, but it is inevitably becoming fraught. let's just have a look at some of the wage data that came out this morning from the for office national statistics between january and march , average wages january and march, average wages were up 6% on the same period in the previous year. that's the highest uk wage growth in over two years. you can ignore that. graphics >> it's the wrong one. >> it's the wrong one. >> so wages are going up by their fastest p
the unite general secretary, sharon graham, says a new draft shared with unions was unrecognisable and turned a real new deal for workers into a charter for bad bosses . quite charter for bad bosses. quite the accusation. >> well, let's make sense of it now with business and economics editor of gb news liam halligan here with on the money reporter . here with on the money reporter. liam. quite the showdown, but all in the context of some new economic figures, new employment figures for...
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graham says she will not support those proposals as they exist and she believes you have broken a promise. she says, how can you justify and roam back your commitment to have an outright ban on fire—and—rehire? allowing a company to do it if they are restructuring is not a complete ban. it is not. we have worked on these proposals with our trade union colleagues. i am sorry sharon feels like that, but we do have the support of our trade union colleagues and i believe this is the biggest ever extension of workplace rights that has ever been introduced if we have that opportunity to do so. so we will get rid of fire—and—rehire, we will get rid of exploitative zero—hours contracts and we will bring forward that legislation to parliament within the first 100 days of a labour government. and i am really excited to do that because if we are going to do that because if we are going to grow our economy we have to ensure that working people have the security and the dignity of a job that pays a decent wage and where they can plan from one week to the next because they know the number of
graham says she will not support those proposals as they exist and she believes you have broken a promise. she says, how can you justify and roam back your commitment to have an outright ban on fire—and—rehire? allowing a company to do it if they are restructuring is not a complete ban. it is not. we have worked on these proposals with our trade union colleagues. i am sorry sharon feels like that, but we do have the support of our trade union colleagues and i believe this is the biggest...
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graham. other unions, they're aslef the tulsa. they are saying that she should be allowed to stand in hackney as the as the candidate at the election on july the 4th. if you add to that, the pressure from angela rayner now this lunchtime who's normally these i mean normally a deputy leader is meant to be quite quiet. works with the grassroots, supports the leader. in ofsted she's she's turned it on its head with these remarks. they are they are brutally time for keir starmer. the nec meets early next week. this weekend now is all about labour and all about sir keir starmer authority. and as jeremy hunt said, the chancellor in an interview earlier , if keir interview earlier, if keir starmer can't deal with diane abbott, how can he deal with vladimir putin? and that's why it's going down to an authority question about the labour leader. he's got to get ahead of this quickly. and that's why the tories well, they're quite they're quite relaxed today i think in buckinghamshire. >> yeah it's remar
graham. other unions, they're aslef the tulsa. they are saying that she should be allowed to stand in hackney as the as the candidate at the election on july the 4th. if you add to that, the pressure from angela rayner now this lunchtime who's normally these i mean normally a deputy leader is meant to be quite quiet. works with the grassroots, supports the leader. in ofsted she's she's turned it on its head with these remarks. they are they are brutally time for keir starmer. the nec meets...
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sharon and graham are also doing what they can to help. i can honestly say, living within this area, if love could have cured rob then he would have been cured. because there's been so much love. we have so much love and laughter, don't we? and that's what we continue to do. very proud of her, very proud. but very sad that this has happened to her, really, because she's just a young girl, isn't she? you just got a bit of sleep, i think. lindsey is writing a book about her experience as a carer. she says if she can help one person by telling her story, it's worth it. rob uses a special computer called an eye gaze to help him talk. you could not put into words how grateful i am to have met lindsey. i'm trying not to be soppy, but some of the things that lindsey does for me is proof that i have found my one and only. i played with some strong players in my rugby career, but no one is as strong a personality than lindsey. i hope her book will inspire people to be more like her. what a world that would be. what is it that keeps me going? i have
sharon and graham are also doing what they can to help. i can honestly say, living within this area, if love could have cured rob then he would have been cured. because there's been so much love. we have so much love and laughter, don't we? and that's what we continue to do. very proud of her, very proud. but very sad that this has happened to her, really, because she's just a young girl, isn't she? you just got a bit of sleep, i think. lindsey is writing a book about her experience as a carer....