you heard frances o'grady saying borisjohnson was you heard frances o'grady saying boris johnson was running scared of parliament, but i think the key things are her reiterating her opposition to a no—deal brexit and we are expecting to hear her reiterate as well she would like to see another ballot with remain on the ballot paper. interestingly the other points you raised, she said the country's problem is not created by brexit, it is a brexit that is a symptom of our problems and one of theissues symptom of our problems and one of the issues she focused on is discrimination in the workplace on the basis of class. she said the system is rigged from the start for people that if you are working class the odds are stacked against you and she raised those issues like free internships be much easier to do if you are better off, graduates as well, she said, those higher paid jobs starting at 30,000, say, you are twice as likely to get those if you come from a better off backgrounds. the other points you focused on was there should be a law against discrimination on the basis of class in t

frances o'grady threw down the gau ntlet frances o'grady threw down the gauntlet over brexit to the primerick us, those were her words, and to obey the law. and she said that the gloves would be off in the event ofa the gloves would be off in the event of a no—deal brexit, even mentioned strikes. she said she was for another vote, and remain needed to be an option. the thrust of all of this, to reiterate that tuc‘s opposition to a no—deal brexit. long before brexit, for many working people, the world was already harsh and we were already in the grip of a vicious austerity, a political choice that caused untold hardship and heartbreak. that's why it's so important to rule out a no—deal brexit. as we saw after the financial crash, economic shocks always hit our people first and hardest. we know what the recessions mean for ourjobs and our industries. we know what happens to mental health, to crime and to communities, and we know that those scars last generations. she went on to say brexit wasn't the cause of the country's problems but a symptom and she honed in on another domestic issue say

let‘s find out with the general secretary of the tuc, frances o‘grady.rudd said, what‘s clear, £2 billion has been spent on preparing for no deal, money that could have gone into the nhs. but what‘s clear is that there hasn‘t been any serious negotiation to get a deal with the eu and that‘s what everybody should want to see. so worrying times. you‘ve supported the move by mps to block borisjohnson from leaving without a no deal. six in ten of your members, of the tuc members, union members voted to remain but four in ten did vote to leave in the referendum. that‘s quite a lot of people, 52% of those who voted in the referendum voted to leave. many of those preferring to come out without a deal. do you really represent your members? if you have this large albeit minority opposed to your position? well, we‘ve managed to bring everybody together around what should matter. what really matters to working people and we want a deal, a brexit deal, an outcome that protects people‘s jobs, that protects their rights at work and also respects and protects the good

the organisation's general secretary, frances o'grady, told delegates at its congress in brighton, thatt and talent alone. the system is rigged from the start. where you come from, what your parents do, your accent, which school you went to. if you're from a working class family, the odds are stacked against you. officials in the bahamas have defended their response to hurricane dorian, saying they are dealing with the disaster. at least 45 people were killed last week. aid agencies say tens of thousands of residents still have no access to food or clean water. aleem maqbool reports now from the abaco islands, one of the worst hit areas. with little left to stay for after the hurricane, there's a clamour now to get off this devastated island. the airstrip's opened on abaco, and though the planes keep coming, theyjust can't match demand. there's not enough. there's nothing to do, so... all you can do is try. marsh harbour, close by though, is nowjust an obliterated and empty town. people, who were here during the hurricane say, those shipping containers were lifted up by the winds and th

frances o'grady was addressing delegates at the annual conference in brighton.g people, the world was already harsh and we were already in the grip of a vicious austerity, a political choice that caused untold hardship and heartbreak. that's why it's so important to rule out a no—deal brexit. as we saw after the financial crash, economic shocks always hit our people first and hardest. we know what the recessions mean for ourjobs and our industries. we know what happens to mental health, to crime and to communities, and we know that those scars last generations. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines... downing street confirms that parliament will be shut down after the close of business today —— as the government suspends proceedings till mid october. borisjohnson says a no—deal brexit would be a "failure", as he meets with the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, in dublin. travel disruption for hundreds of thousands of british airways passengers, as pilots go on strike — it's the biggest walkout, in ba's history. closing in on federer pass my a

its general secretary, frances o'grady, joins me now from brighton.ust in and we should treat class discrimination just in the same way we treat discrimination against women or on the grounds of race. ok, so how would people prove, i suppose, what class they come from? well, a number of good employers have already monitored family background to make sure that they have got fair and equal opportunities at work. so they look at the kind of family you come from, what your parents did, what your education was, because, for example, we still see that if you went to a public school or oxbridge you are much more likely to get a top job. do you think, in some ways, it is kind of invasive for people to be having to give that kind of information when they are going for ajob? information when they are going for a job? i think information when they are going for ajob? i think a lot information when they are going for a job? i think a lot of people are now used to filling in those anonymous questionnaires, and it is really just a way of anonymous questionnaires, a