we were asking grant shapps that.r going off and mingling with a load of millionaires and chief executives — what value does that bring to your constituents, to this country? i think it shows we're serious about the approach that we'd be taking from government. the fact that keir starmer and rachel reeves have both gone out there demonstrates the change in our relationship with business. you know, we are serious about working with business to drive kind of growth and newjobs in our economy and that, you know, keir starmer has been talking while he's there about the need to decarbonise the economy but how we use that as an opportunity to create brilliantjobs, and i think there is real potential in every corner of our country, and particularly in communities that have not seen those jobs or investment for some time. let's talk about child care because you've been doing quite a bit of thinking about child care and what a labour government would do as far as child care in england is concerned, and it's pretty radical. you

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so that was grant shapps in the commons this afternoon.our�*s deputy leader, angela rayner, said the plans were an attack on workers, describing the legislation as a "sacking nurses bill". an outright attack on the fundamental freedom of british working — fundamental freedom of british working people. how can he say with a straight _ working people. how can he say with a straight face that this government will always defend the ability to strike? — will always defend the ability to strike? can he tell us if he stands by his— strike? can he tell us if he stands by his article in the telegraph last summer— by his article in the telegraph last summer listing yet more plans to attack— summer listing yet more plans to attack that basic right? does he deny— attack that basic right? does he deny they considered banning some key workers from joining a union at all? key workers from joining a union at ail? and _ key workers from joining a union at ail? and so— key workers from joining a union at all? and so much for levelling up workers' — all? and

they say grant shapps considers it all in priority and once extendable way forward for uk steel.lems highlighted for many, many years, but it has been a pretty hot topic for the government, and it is a tricky one. it generates tens of thousands ofjobs but it also generates carbon emissions, so we are picking up any strong hints that a solution but have to see the sector become much greener. we reported yesterday the chancellor jerry moniz weighing up a £300 billion support package for british steel. we now understand a similar deal of a similar amount could be brokered for tartar steel. it seems both firms, and don't forget there but foreign owned, by the chinese and indian companies, we need to provide assurances by uk jobs and also assurances on plans to invest in greener, cleaner technologies. marc, thank you for bringing that to our attention. marc, thank you for bringing that to ourattention. 0ur marc, thank you for bringing that to our attention. our business correspondent marc ashdown. i want to bring you live images coming to the bbc from israel. thousands of anti—governm

now, earlier in the program, in the or indeed on the channel grant shapps , the on the channel grant shapps, the business secretary, told us that the government are keen to find a solution to help health workers . it's in the it's a solution to help health workers. it's in the it's in a solution to help health workers . it's in the it's in the workers. it's in the it's in the interests of everybody those who are striking , obviously, the are striking, obviously, the country as a whole. and you know, people like nurses , a know, people like nurses, a terrific job and did through covid, which is why they were the only ones to get a pay in the only ones to get a pay in the public sector last year with covid. and we hope that we can find a way forward , a find a way forward, a settlement. but today in parliament behind us, i'll be introducing a minimum safety level, service level bill, which will sort of say, look, we will never withdraw the right to strike from people. but, you know, when there are on life and limb must come first and there has to be a minimum safety standard put in plac

be said the tweet was deleted when the error was seen and a source to grant shapps has told me today the picture. he removed it as soon as it was pointed. obviously he wouldn't endorse anything close to rewriting history by removing the former prime minister from a picture he was proud to serve in bofis picture he was proud to serve in boris johnson's . so clearly the boris johnson's. so clearly the implication in there that something along the way removed bofis something along the way removed boris johnson from that picture and grant shapps wasn't aware when that tweet went out all a little curious some who have been poking fun at the business secretary have called it a likeness to that famous picture of joseph stalin disappearing in in the soviet union. i don't we were anything close to that. it does look like an honest mistake, but it does raise eyebrows, of course, in the context of. boris johnson speaking this evening speaking later this evening perhaps at that , perhaps he'll poke fun at that, his speech, maybe he likes those pesky parliament assistants. tom, you know what they g

hear what grant shapps had to say. we sectors. hear what grant shapps had to sa . ~ ., sectors.l off— we would really like for them to call off the strikes. but also today, — call off the strikes. but also today, we are saying, there has to be a _ today, we are saying, there has to be a minimum safety level where people _ be a minimum safety level where people can expect, even strike days, particularly _ people can expect, even strike days, particularly in areas like health care, _ particularly in areas like health care, i— particularly in areas like health care, i can _ particularly in areas like health care, i can assure an ambulance can turn up— care, i can assure an ambulance can turn upfor— care, i can assure an ambulance can turn up for example, that is very patrick— turn up for example, that is very patrick at— turn up for example, that is very patrick at the moment and other, modern _ patrick at the moment and other, modern european economies have minimum — modern european economies have minimum safety levels we have announced we will be introducing those _ announced we

is legislation minimum levels about grant shapps is legservice. minimum levels about grant shapps ism levels about grant shapps is legservice. well minirwen levels of service. well wish we had them. i mean , you know, you say them. i mean, you know, you say it's really difficult during a strike, you have to ring one on one. well a friend of mine, multiple falls out of bed. she's her seventies and, 99, says, no, you have to ring . one more one. you have to ring. one more one. so she has to wait. the hour and a half and then go, yes, you can have an ambulance. i mean, this is this was not on a strike day . i mean, that's what we have to realise is that actually most people won't even notice , not people won't even notice, not before the strike. this is one of the reasons they are striking . yes, of course it's not just about pay. it's i mean, and it's the same with the nurses is it's and frankly to an extent the train drivers but the train operators that actually it's about it's about conditions it's also because they feel that there's no respect i mean these things should have been de

it moves on to else in a moment, to somebody else in a moment, we're going to talk about grant shappsshapps, his new proposals for trade union laws. that would mean even on strike days, you could still perhaps get an ambulance . is he right? could still perhaps get an ambulance. is he right? is could still perhaps get an ambulance . is he right? is that ambulance. is he right? is that ambulance. is he right? is that a sensible thing to do? is he honounng a sensible thing to do? is he honouring a 2019 manifesto commitment or is it a terrible abuse of workers rights? all of that in a couple of minutes . what does now, even 17th century manners fill up with young men who've just crossed the english channel? what are we going to say ? enough. some of your say? enough. some of your responses says almost a decade ago , charles says, we never . but ago, charles says, we never. but in the says , where are they all in the says, where are they all going to go to get processed? aren't we already overpopulated 7 aren't we already overpopulated ? another view, it says if they haven't listened to u

and this is a that grant shapps is a point that grant shapps emphasised is about emphasised this is aboutly do to just that, there is a minimum level of service and the conservative party had discussed doing this in their 2019 manifesto. when it comes to critical like trains, the but all of the asli if we have a situation where the nurse is they decided to strike they came to an agreement to make some level of service to try and the amount of harm done to patients as a result of that strike action. yeah we should have that as a standard across the board and that's all that this legislation to do. fair enough emma. thank very much as ever and above that political commentator. right. and above that political commentator . right. okay. commentator. right. okay. quickly, delving the quickly, just delving into the inbox tees up what inbox because this tees up what i'm talking about i'm going to be talking about next this for next massive story. this for you, course, because you're you, of course, because you're going town going to happening in a town village no doubt we've village near you. no

the business department said that grant shapps sees this as a priority, he wants to secure a sustainable brokered for tata. both firms, though — both foreign—owned, don't forget — would have to give assurances of uk jobs and plans to invest in greener technologies. marc ashdown there. thousands of israelis have packed the streets in the second week and of demonstrations against benjamin netanyahu's plans. the demonstrators say they wants a cutie stopped being carried out. they choose mr netanyahu of threatening democracy with the most radical administration the country has ever known. the prime minister himself is on trial for corruption. hundreds of people have been protesting for the right to wild camp in dartmoor national park — in the south—west of england. last week, the uk's high court ruled that the permission of landowners was required before camping on dartmoor. the national park's authority has now struck a deal to pay landowners to allow wild camping in some areas. but as claire marshall reports, many are still unhappy about the access. this is a battle bus rolling into the vi

it moves on to else in a moment, to somebody else in a moment, we're going to talk about grant shappsshapps, his new proposals for trade union laws. that would mean even on strike days, you could still perhaps get an ambulance . is he right? could still perhaps get an ambulance. is he right? is could still perhaps get an ambulance . is he right? is that ambulance. is he right? is that ambulance. is he right? is that a sensible thing to do? is he honounng a sensible thing to do? is he honouring a 2019 manifesto commitment or is it a terrible abuse of workers rights? all of that in a couple of minutes . what does now, even 17th century manners fill up with young men who've just crossed the english channel? what are we going to say ? enough. some of your say? enough. some of your responses says almost a decade ago , charles says, we never . but ago, charles says, we never. but in the says , where are they all in the says, where are they all going to go to get processed? aren't we already overpopulated 7 aren't we already overpopulated ? another view, it says if they haven't listened to u

the business secretary grant shapps, us everyone , grant shapps, told us everyone, including the governmentis to come to conclusion . it's in the it's in conclusion. it's in the it's in the interests of everybody. those who are striking . but those who are striking. but obviously the country as a whole . prince harry's book spare is released today in a new interview in america to promote it. the duke of sussex said the late queen was sad but not surprised by it . britain's surprised by it. britain's considering sending challenge to tanks to ukraine is the first time a western countries hinted it will send its own heavy armour to the conflict. and it could spare other countries on. to do the same . disappointment to do the same. disappointment for the first space launch for british soil but failed to make orbit. last night the mission took off from space port cornwall, but suffered what has been called an anomaly . lots of been called an anomaly. lots of been called an anomaly. lots of be getting in touch on that very topic actually . dallas says the topic actually. dallas says the failed ro

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grant shapps has introduced a bill to parliament this afternoon . it's been called an afternoon.been called an anti strike bill by many. it's basically about minimum levels of safety during a strike and what that would look like. let's have a listen to him earlier on, shall we? whilst we absolutely believe in the right to strike, we're duty bound . we're duty we're duty bound. we're duty bound to protect the lives and the livelihoods of the british people . yes, the british people people. yes, the british people need to know that when they have a heart attack, a stroke or a serious injury, that an ambulance will turn on and that if the needs and if they need hospital care, they have access to it . so just hospital care, they have access to it. so just be clear , by the to it. so just be clear, by the way, some of this kind of minimum service level was in the tory manifesto in 2019, i think it was transport. yes, it appued it was transport. yes, it applied to then and now they wanting basically to broaden it out different sectors. emma out into different sectors. emma burnell in f

told secretary, grant shapps told parliament the measures would protect the public to deny and to vote against legislation . to vote against legislation. that brings in minimum levels to help our constituents is to attack their security and their welfare . well, labour has vowed welfare. well, labour has vowed to repeal legislation if it wins the next general election. the deputy leader , angela rayner, deputy leader, angela rayner, says the nhs failing before the strikes, even began is my constituents beena, who waited over an hour for an ambulance who died waiting an ambulance and that was not on the strike. so that is because the disastrous chaos we have in the system under this government primary school teachers across scotland went on today and secondary teachers will walk out tomorrow after failing to reach a pay tomorrow after failing to reach a pay agreement with the government. unions are demanding a 10% pay rise, but the scottish government have only offered five. scotland's education secretary says she'll leave no stone unturned to find a quick resolution . a romanian court

on the dockside was a cabinet minister, transport secretary grant shapps.allow this yacht to sail. it cannot be right that oligarchs, people who've benefited from putin should continue to sail in and out of london. it looked quite obviously staged. he was posing like a big—game hunter who'd just shot a lion, and it was several minutes before the uniform police officers arrived. boarding the $41; million superyacht phi was the uk's national crime agency. it was gutting, it was heartbreaking. the phi's owner, sergei naumenko, is not on any sanctions list. instead, his yacht was detained on the basis that it is owned, controlled or operated by a person connected with russia. the owner of this vessel is a semi—retired, mid—level, successful russian businessman. mr naumenko is absolutely not an oligarch and he's not, as described, a close personal friend of vladimir putin. if this were an oligarch�*s boat, it would be four times the size. the phi was now stuck in canary wharf, unable to move. in the us, the kleptocapture task force had set their sights on a much

well, the business secretary grant shapps told parliament the measures would, however, protect the public to deny and to vote against legislation that brings in minimum safety levels to our constituents. it's to attack their security and, their welfare . and labour has vowed to welfare. and labour has vowed to repeal the legislation if it wins the next general election . wins the next general election. the deputy leader, angela raynen the deputy leader, angela rayner, says the nhs was failing before . the strikes began . is my before. the strikes began. is my constituents who waited over an for an ambulance who died waiting for an ambulance that was not on the strike. so that is because of the disastrous chaos we have in the system . chaos we have in the system. this conservative government government . well, ambulance government. well, ambulance workers in england and wales are set to go out on strike tomorrow after talks with the government over pay to reach a resolution . over pay to reach a resolution. it's the first industrial action within the health sector this year with nurses in

well, the business secretary grant shapps told parliament the measures would, however, protect the public to deny and to vote against legislation that brings in minimum safety levels to our constituents. it's to attack their security and, their welfare . and labour has vowed to welfare. and labour has vowed to repeal the legislation if it wins the next general election . wins the next general election. the deputy leader, angela raynen the deputy leader, angela rayner, says the nhs was failing before . the strikes began . is my before. the strikes began. is my constituents who waited over an for an ambulance who died waiting for an ambulance that was not on the strike. so that is because of the disastrous chaos we have in the system . chaos we have in the system. this conservative government government . well, ambulance government. well, ambulance workers in england and wales are set to go out on strike tomorrow after talks with the government over pay to reach a resolution . over pay to reach a resolution. it's the first industrial action within the health sector this year with nurses in

she imported grant shapps, to replace suella braverman grant shappsis replace suella braverman grant d sort of feel as though she was prime minister in name only . and the next day of course only. and the next day of course , resignation. and this was the most remarkable time we'd rattled through a number of prime ministers very quickly, but incredibly quickly. then we got another one. well, 44 days, liz truss lasted from becoming prime minister to announcing her resignation. i think there was a widespread understand ing in the conservative party that another eight week leadership contest, particularly of such particularly a time of such multiple crises, wasn't acceptable or desirable. they set the bar incredibly high for the replacement of liz truss essentially , trying to make sure essentially, trying to make sure that there would only be one candidate that ended up being rishi sunak's it is a wild time though because rishi sunak became prime minister and he now has a fairly party beneath him . has a fairly party beneath him. yes, it felt very much as though the support behind rishi

this is secretary grant shapps told gb news the legislation is necessary to protect the public. we don't really ever want to have to use that legislation. legislation in those most recent strikes, the royal college of nursing the nurses agreed to a set national level of support. unfortunately, we couldn't get there with ambulances across the country meaning. there was a bit of a postcode lottery as to whether an ambulance would turn up in the case of, you know, something serious, like a heart attack or a stroke and we can't have that. so common sense tells us we so common sense tells us that we need to minimum safety need to have minimum safety levels. meanwhile, teachers in schools across scotland have begun the first of their two day strike after failing to reach an agreement over pay the scottish government. the current offer would see most staff in classrooms receive a 5% pay rise. but unions are demanding a 10% increase. primary school teachers will walk out today while staff at secondary schools will walk out tomorrow , lay will walk out tomorrow, lay labour has promised a

the business secretary, grant shapps, has written to companies saying they should instead prioritisetheir gas and electricity bills. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more the majority of people pay for gas and electricity on a direct debit, but some use a prepayment top—up meter. it has become commonplace for energy suppliers to switch those struggling with their bills onto these pay—as—you—go meters, but we are increasingly hearing has something that makes matters worse, but we are increasingly hearing how some fell that makes matters worse, leaving them in the cold and dark. they cut me off for being 33p just over. it's never going to end. there's not a light at the end of the tunnel for anybody and it is just absolutely diabolical. now the business secretary has written to suppliers, accusing them ofjumping the gun in forcing often vulnerable customers onto meters. he wants transparency over the numbers and is threatening to name and shame those who don't offer more support instead. around 4.5 million people in the uk now have a prepayment meter. typically, they pay abo

grant shapps there responding to angela rayner.to get a minimum service level from certain sectors within the public sector during strike action. nutritious lunches in school are known to boost people's learning and well—being, but with cost of living pressures some families are struggling to afford them. southampton head teacher thinks that needs to change and has come up with a plan to help in his own school. at swivelling primary. noisy, busy, superbly organised. freshly made chicken pie and jacket potato on the menu today and a choice of desserts. all infants get free school meals but a junior age only those whose net household income is less than £7,400 a year qualify. the head teacher, john draper, thinks that isn't good enough.— teacher, john draper, thinks that isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment — isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is _ isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is 1396 _ isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is 1396 but _ isn't good enough. food inflation at the mom

grant shapps said suppliers should instead offer more support to customers who are struggling to payo prepayment must only ever be a last resort. earlier i spoke to dr elizabeth blakelock, the citizens advice bureau's principle policy manager. she welcomed today's development. what we've seen here in gb is an incredibly welcome intervention by the government and because there's a type of way of paying for your energy here where you have to top up a meter before you can use your energy and your global watchers will have to hear that from me, because it's an incredibly unusual way to pay for your energy when you look at it globally. so what that means is you have to walk to a shop or some people can use their phone at home to pay for their energy before they use it. now, of course, what we have here is a huge cost of living crisis where people are really struggling to pay their bills, particularly their energy bills. and what that means is that people are just unable to put money onto their meters, so they're unable to use energy in their home. even the real basics like being able to r

break business secretary grant shapps today revealed a new bill requiring , today revealed a new bill, minimum levels of service from , nhs staff, service from, nhs staff, firefighters and railway workers dunng firefighters and railway workers during any industrial action . during any industrial action. this minimum level of service means workers who would like to strike may not be able to. the bill, which is to pass and as quickly as six months, has stated that unions and staff who breach minimum service levels will lose employment protections and could be sacked. someone has spoken out about this bill is the leader of the social democratic party and someone who i've only ever met via zoom before. very pleased before. so i'm very pleased to have actually exists in have met now actually exists in life to stand with life is willing to stand with him . how are you. good to be him. how are you. good to be here. against this, here. are you against this, though? just it's. though? yeah, i it's just it's. it's another publicity stunt, actually. nothing do the actually. nothing they do the m

listen to the business secretary grant shapps.an countries, modern states, france _ european countries, modern states, france and — european countries, modern states, france and spain, places like that already— france and spain, places like that already have minimum safety legislation. i think it's perfectly reasonable to expect that if you have _ reasonable to expect that if you have a — reasonable to expect that if you have a heart attack or a stroke you will still _ have a heart attack or a stroke you will still he — have a heart attack or a stroke you will still be able to get an ambulance. that's something with the nurses— ambulance. that's something with the nurses in_ ambulance. that's something with the nurses in the last round of strikes, they agreed — nurses in the last round of strikes, they agreed a national level of support— they agreed a national level of support but unfortunately the ambulance unions did not and that is why we _ ambulance unions did not and that is why we are _ ambulance unions did not and that is w

they're the same they're not enacted in the same way that grant shapps is trying to in. flu cases in to bring in. flu cases in england's hospitals are continuing to rise as ambulance handover delays hit a record high . just over 40% of patients high. just over 40% of patients waited more than half an hour to be transferred to a&e, an average just over 5000 flu patients were in last week. that's up 47% on the previous week. it comes amid a wave of strikes across the sector. the royal college of nursing, though, says their members will now consider a 10% pay rise instead of the 90% originally demanded. health secretary steve barclay says keen for an agreement to . well i'm keen to agreement to. well i'm keen to have dialogue with pat cullen and the osi and i wrote to them last week looking at the coming at the pressures from inflation and cost of living how we could work together to make any settlement more affordable in terms of looking at what productivity opportunities that are, what efficiency opportunities all because there's common ground in recognising housing that

break business secretary grant shapps today revealed a new bill requiring , today revealed a new bill, minimum levels of service from , nhs staff, service from, nhs staff, firefighters and railway workers dunng firefighters and railway workers during any industrial action . during any industrial action. this minimum level of service means workers who would like to strike may not be able to. the bill, which is to pass and as quickly as six months, has stated that unions and staff who breach minimum service levels will lose employment protections and could be sacked. someone has spoken out about this bill is the leader of the social democratic party and someone who i've only ever met via zoom before. very pleased before. so i'm very pleased to have actually exists in have met now actually exists in life to stand with life is willing to stand with him . how are you. good to be him. how are you. good to be here. against this, here. are you against this, though? just it's. though? yeah, i it's just it's. it's another publicity stunt, actually. nothing do the actually. nothing they do the m

unlike grant shapps, who wouldn't even talk to them . the wouldn't even talk to them.ailway unions are saying that the government have directly to block a deal , that they in fact block a deal, that they in fact the drive alice trains is a huge , huge sticking point in of the other terms and conditions and the pay offer the rmt are absolutely dead against rivals train they are saying that the government inserted these nine bullet points into the offer that was made then of course they said that they couldn't accept. so it's very difficult to see a way out of it but railway use has about 20% since the pandemic. there are, as in the pandemic. there are, as in the times today , a lot of people the times today, a lot of people that aren't going to use the trains . and this, of course, is trains. and this, of course, is going to drive people further away. so the government did prop up the rail industry to the tune of many billions during the pandemic, and they're saying that things have to change and reform is necessary. but the rmt are holding very, very and i mean, this t

grant shapps said suppliers should instead offer more support to customers who are struggling to payuk steel industry, which supports thousands ofjobs, is "a whisker away from collapse" according to the unite union. the union has written to the business secretary calling for an urgent meeting after accusing the government of taking little action to support the sector. the government said the success of the steel industry is a priority. buckingham palace has announced some of the events to celebrate the king's coronation in may, spanning the weekend and extra bank holiday. they'll include a procession to and from westminster abbey, lets find out more. it will be 70 years since the nation at last witness to the coronation of a british monarch, that was in a british monarch, that was in a british monarch, that was in 1953. monica, travelling in the gold coronation coach, was of course the late queen elizabeth. 0nce coronation coach, was of course the late queen elizabeth. once again, for the coronation of king charles iii, there will be a procession from buckingham palace to westminster

it on the streets and we will oppose it in the workplace to be fair shapps, he did say fair to grant shapps say yesterday that he wanted make it clear he respects workers clear that he respects workers rights strike and he rights to strike and that he thinks it's part of healthy democracy wants to make democracy and he wants to make it clear that, you know, that right is respected. he just wants minimum bringing wants the minimum bringing minimum service. but minimum levels of service. but he respect the right to he doesn't respect the right to strike. wants to make the strike. he wants to make the strikes ineffective. but what he'll do , you don't he'll actually do, you don't believe him when he says, i don't believe him at all. i don't believe him at all. i don't think he's genuine . i don't think he's genuine. i think just wants to suppress think he just wants to suppress the unions he doesn't the trade unions so he doesn't put with the argument he put up with the argument he wants to make strikes ineffective. won't resolve ineffective. it won't resolve any just make any dispute. it will

but the sort of grant shapps grant shapps is . he's shapps grant shapps is.a numbers man, isn't he? he knows a lot about political trends . a lot about political trends. he's very interested in polls. he's. he's very good at tracking people. he's a bit of a strategist , therefore pretty strategist, therefore pretty popular with the membership. but you wouldn't want to deprive him from as a as a as a secretary of state in a department. so this is always going to be the difficulty any forced mini reshuffle that occurs, you'll want him to keep the people who you presume are talented and certainly apartments and you're on the lookout. do you want to bnngin on the lookout. do you want to bring in a safe pair of hands or do you want somebody who who might willing to have a throw might be willing to have a throw of perhaps in their of the dice, perhaps in their approaches party chairman? is approaches as party chairman? is it as important as used to be it as important as it used to be when parkinson was the when cecil parkinson was the party chairman? really party c

secretary, grant shapps, says the bill will be brought to parliament in the coming is necessary for safety especially within the nhs . for example, within the nhs. for example, you've got somebody who has a heart attack, maybe a stroke. theidea heart attack, maybe a stroke. the idea that may not be an ambulance because there's a strike on i think is unacceptable. we're not proposing to go the full hog . proposing to go the full hog. other countries, parts of america, canada , australia, they america, canada, australia, they have legislation bans those blue lights entirely from going on. we're not proposing that. i think it's very reasonable what we're suggesting . the mexican we're suggesting. the mexican military have arrested a son, the imprisoned drug kingpin , the imprisoned drug kingpin, joaquin guzman, also as el chapo cartel leader oviedo. guzman captured during an operation that set off gunfights and roadblocks . the video posted roadblocks. the video posted onune roadblocks. the video posted online appears to show burning vehicles roads in the mexican city of culiacan. the

secretary, grant shapps, says the bill will be brought to parliament in the coming is necessary for safety especially within the nhs . for example, within the nhs. for example, you've got somebody who has a heart attack, maybe a stroke. theidea heart attack, maybe a stroke. the idea that may not be an ambulance because there's a strike on i think is unacceptable. we're not proposing to go the full hog . proposing to go the full hog. other countries, parts of america, canada , australia, they america, canada, australia, they have legislation bans those blue lights entirely from going on. we're not proposing that. i think it's very reasonable what we're suggesting . the mexican we're suggesting. the mexican military have arrested a son, the imprisoned drug kingpin , the imprisoned drug kingpin, joaquin guzman, also as el chapo cartel leader oviedo. guzman captured during an operation that set off gunfights and roadblocks . the video posted roadblocks. the video posted onune roadblocks. the video posted online appears to show burning vehicles roads in the mexican city of culiacan. the

grant shapps said suppliers should instead offer more support to customers who are struggling to paynow from norwich is dr elizabeth blakelock, the citizens advice bureau's principle policy manager. i wanted to ask you, first of all, for viewers watching this globally, can you explain what prepayment meters are and why it matters that people are forced onto them? absolutely. what we have seen here is an incredibly big intervention by the government because there was a way of paying for your energy here are when you have to top up a metre before you can use your energy. and your global watchers will have to hear because it's an incredibly unusual way to pay for your energy when you look at globally. what that means is that you have to walk to a shop, orsome means is that you have to walk to a shop, or some people can use their phone, to pay for their energy before they use it. of course, what we have here is a huge cost of living crisis, when people are really struggling to pay their bills, particularly their energy bills. what that means is that people are just unable to put money on

then what rishi needs somebody who is a good needs is somebody who is a good communicator and grant shappsomeone who's very good on the morning and can do morning meeting round and can do that is prepared serve in that and is prepared to serve in his government and loyal his government and be loyal to his government and be loyal to his message. i had to pick his message. so if i had to pick someone off the of my head someone off the top of my head for brief, just a for that brief, just a communications i'd pick communications brief, i'd pick someone like shapps with someone like grant shapps with the someone handling the support of someone handling the support of someone handling the side the organisational side of things, you like to things, who would you like to see the tory chairman? see as the next tory chairman? tell me at home? says. tell me at home? diana says. i do not think zahawi should be kicked out of parliament. he's had his punishment now by being sacked important sacked from his very important position . who just give it position. who will just give it a now ? done dusted .

here's the business secretary grant shapps on those plans for. the business secretary grant shapps onhapps on those plans for. a minimum service arrangement limits to the amount of strike action that you can take, in point of fact. i'd rather we never have to go this this never have to go down this this route in the most recent strikes, for example, with ambulances, you had the royal college of nursing who in the nurses strike did agree a national level what the minimum safety level would be . but with safety level would be. but with the ambulances that was left to a postcode lottery . and i think a postcode lottery. and i think it's not that's on. so what i'm hoping is across the economy because this would apply in lots of different areas of the economy . i'm of different areas of the economy. i'm hoping of different areas of the economy . i'm hoping actually economy. i'm hoping actually that unions and the employers can get together , do sensible can get together, do sensible things in order to , guarantee a things in order to, guarantee a minimum safety or service level in each dif

is trying to bnng that grant shapps is trying to bring in.n a fire at a hotel in. donna janse van rensburg. sharon mclean and. keith russell were killed in the blaze at north county hotel in the early of monday morning. the two women are sisters from aberdeen and the man was originally from . don is three originally from. don is three year old king charles spaniel also died in the fire. the investigation into the cause is ongoing . the us president will ongoing. the us president will mark the second anniversary of the attack on. the us capitol with an award ceremony. the white house. president biden will award 12 people with the presidential medal. it's one of the country's highest honours for civilians. it will be given to law enforcement officers , to law enforcement officers, workers, state and, local officials. it's after a mob of donald trump supporters stormed the building in a failed bid block congress from certifying . block congress from certifying. 2020 election. former striker and managerjean luc vitale has died from cancer at the

trying way that grant shapps is trying to he's shown that to bring in.nt for four trying four years and now he's trying to business department. to run the business department. i he'll fail again. and i think he'll fail again. and i think these laws will be a failure. working people not failure. working people are not going to up with an going to put up with an oppression of rights oppression of their rights and we back, will oppose we will fight back, will oppose it parliament, will it it in parliament, will oppose it on streets will oppose on the streets and will oppose it the workplace to be fair it in the workplace to be fair to grant shapps, he did say yesterday wanted make yesterday that he wanted to make it that he respects it clear that he respects workers to strike and workers rights to strike and that thinks part of a that he thinks it's part of a healthy democracy . see, and healthy democracy. see, and he wants make clear that you wants to make it clear that you know, right is respected . know, that right is respected. he the minimum he just wa

countries and they're not enacted way that enacted in the same way that grant trying to bring grant shappss trying to bring in the average price in the uk fell for a fourth consecutive month in december and last month's prices dropped by 1.5, compared november, which means the average house price is now at just ove r £281,000. halifax at just over £281,000. halifax also says uncertainty over the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates are slowing . interest rates are slowing. housing market's health secretary signing an agreement today that he says could speed up research into cancer treatments. steve says the deal with foreign tech means cancer patients in england will get early access to experimental trials, including cancer vaccine . in total, 10,000 doses of personalised therapies could be delivered to by 2030. shell will pay delivered to by 2030. shell will pay around delivered to by 2030. shell will pay aroun d £1.7 billion in uk pay around £1.7 billion in uk and eu windfall taxes for the final quarter of last year. and eu windfall taxes for the final quarter of last year . t

grant shapps said suppliers should instead offer more support to customers who are struggling to payt in the cold and dark. they cut me off for— be left in the cold and dark. they cut me off for being _ be left in the cold and dark. t'te: cut me off for being 33p be left in the cold and dark. tte: cut me off for being 33pjust be left in the cold and dark. tterg cut me off for being 33p just over. it is like it is never going to end. there is not a light at the end of the tunnel— there is not a light at the end of the tunnel forjust anybody, and it isjust— the tunnel forjust anybody, and it isjust absolutely the tunnel forjust anybody, and it is just absolutely diabolical that we should have to live like this. there _ we should have to live like this. there are — we should have to live like this. there are many cases where people have been forced onto prepayment metres. the business secretary, grant shapps, has today described practice as harmful and says it must stop. he has written to energy suppliers asking them to voluntarily commit to stop forcing customers onto prepayment metres