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— for labour? a pretty strong line from unite. _ for labour?nite, we have been calling labour hq all day looking for a response and so far they have not put anybody up to talk to us. when it comes to the strike, they have given verbal support of the workers, but not bodies on the picket line, if you like, and i think that is sharon graham pulled back a point here. will that have to change? it is a bit awkward, labour was a party formed by working people to support their interests, keir starmer has a date of the tuc conference in november, and he is due to appear in person for the first time because of the pandemic. will standing in the room with angry workers focus minds? the big issue driving this is the relentless rising cost of living. energy bills, going up by 80% in october. labour has been clear they 0ctober. labour has been clear they would freeze energy bills below £2000, saving the average household £1600 per year. that would need paying for, it would cost billions, they say they would do that through another windfall tax on oil and ga

labour party do or don't say, but i've heard support for striking workers from many members of the labourlder to shoulder with those workers looking for a fair pay deal, and i've heard support for that come from all levels of the labour party. but i'm really here to represent the tuc and not the labour party and we're, as a tuc, supporting workers who are standing up for a fair pay deal and we'll continue to do so. how many of the unions that come together under the umbrella of the tuc are talking about strike action? because some of the key unions have spoken very publicly — the rmt, unite, unison, gmb. can you sort of give us a list and tell us what sort of proportion, as far as you understand things to be? well, yeah, certainly, we've seen an upturn in industrial action right across the economy and the private sector and in the public sector. clearly, people are very well aware of the strikes on rail and the kind of royal mail and bt industrial actions that have taken place in the last month or so. in the kind of period ahead, we're looking at workers across the public sector really lo

i think labour will have _ raise his game. i think labour will have to _ raise his game. break through and really reach out to the public in that way — really reach out to the public in that way i _ really reach out to the public in thatwa. , , really reach out to the public in thatwa. , ., that way. i suppose the other thing we have to — that way. i suppose the other thing we have to bear _ that way. i suppose the other thing we have to bear in _ that way. i suppose the other thing we have to bear in mind _ that way. i suppose the other thing we have to bear in mind is- that way. i suppose the other thing we have to bear in mind is that - that way. i suppose the other thing we have to bear in mind is that this recession is partly to do with a war. it's also partly to do with the fact that the entire globe was staggering for two years. it's a massive problem that you can't blame particular governments or leadership for, but wejust particular governments or leadership for, but we just need help, particular governments or leadership for, but wejust need help, and that's wha

i think labour seems to _ version of that. i think labour seems to want _ version of that.n of that. i think labour seems to want to just - version of that. i think labour seems to want to just wish i version of that. i think labour seems to want to just wish it | version of that. i think labour- seems to want to just wish it away and pretend it is not happening. or find some kind of a scheme whereby everybody else has to pay. either way, we have got to look how to pay for the big rise in energy prices. that is something the government of course has already provided that is £7 billion worth of support this year on and will continue to provide more support this coming winter. you have used the phrase wish it away a number of times. make the point that people will have to pay at some point. the issue is people paying in this enormous leap every three months, which is how it is looking, is much more painful than potentially spreading it over a longer period of time, isn't it? that is one of the things that the government will look at. either way, whether it is paid today, paid

the issue came up under the labour government in the 19905. _ under the labour government in the 19905r government in the 19905, but then the figure was much lower~ _ 19905, but then the figure was much lower~ we _ 19905, but then the figure was much lower. we saw the difficulty that the liberal democrats had entering the liberal democrats had entering the coalition with the conservatives, and having to change their stance — conservatives, and having to change their 5tance over fee5. the5e conservatives, and having to change their 5tance over fee5. these have stayed _ their 5tance over fee5. these have stayed this— their 5tance over fee5. these have stayed this way for their stance over fees. these have stayed this way for so long because many— stayed this way for so long because many see _ stayed this way for so long because many see them as the least worst solution _ many see them as the least worst solution to— many see them as the least worst solution to higher education funding _ solution to higher education funding. many willargue, what solution to higher education funding. many

what do you think of the ideas from the labour party?— the labour party? _ the labour party? any new leader will have to put in _ the labour party? any new leader will have to put in place _ the labour party? any new leader| will have to put in place something similar to this will have to put in place something similarto this in will have to put in place something similar to this in terms of stopping the planned increase at the end of august and future increases. they are not affordable for ordinary people. and the next challenge really which keir starmer has started to open up and some of the tory candidates have opened up, is how you start funding this gap. the proposal is a substantial windfall profits tax, additional to what has already been put in place. i think any government will have to be very careful not to totally discourage investment in the next generation of energy supply. fin investment in the next generation of energy snooty-— energy supply. on that point, can i 'ust energy supply. on that point, can i just interrunt? _ energy supply. on tha

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the nigel nelson. opposition labour party is due to the opposition labour party is due to set out itske a speech, how much do we know about what he is proposing? we know about what he is proposing? - know about what he is proposing? - know that he wants to see a freeze at the present rate, in other words, keeping energy bills at the current £1970. what we don't know is quite how he will pay for it. one way would be through an increased windfall tax on the oil and gas giants, and he said that in the sunday mirror this morning. but again... if you want to actually freeze energy prices you are talking about something between 30 to £40 billion, and at the moment the current windfall taxes raising about 5 billion, but it does seem that the idea of freezing rather than giving hand—outs is now gaining traction, that would appear to be the way to go. it that would appear to be the way to . o, , ., , that would appear to be the way to a o. , . , . . that would appear to be the way to a 0, , ., , . ., ., go. it is all very well calling for the rice go. it is all very well calling for the price

labour — has come about. i know the end of the day, labour is _ has come about.topped funding it. that is not true of some of the other unions, but notwithstanding that, that might give because for some people in labour to say, they were not very loyal to us so why should we be loyal to them? what were not very loyal to us so why should we be loyal to them? what we know is there — should we be loyal to them? what we know is there are _ should we be loyal to them? what we know is there are number— should we be loyal to them? what we know is there are number of - know is there are number of other unions... today, we had the rmt and the tssa striking. regardless of affiliation, unions, trade unions, the work that trade unions do, the youth they stand on our part and parcel of our values.— youth they stand on our part and parcel of our values. they might be nical parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures _ parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who _ parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who look _ parcel of our values. they might

do the add we had labour's proposals. do they add up? i we had labour's proposals.? ~ , we had labour's proposals. do they add u? ~' , ., ., add up? i think there is one flaw in the labour— add up? i think there is one flaw in the labour proposals, _ add up? i think there is one flaw in the labour proposals, which - add up? i think there is one flaw in the labour proposals, which as - add up? i think there is one flaw in l the labour proposals, which as they are saying if they freeze all energy bills, energy is such a big component of inflation that their plan will bring inflation down and mean that government borrowing linked to inflation will thereby be much less. they have put out they are raising £7 billion for that, and there is quite a lot of scepticism that a six month plan will bring down the government's long—term borrowing costs. it willjustjump back up again in the future. on the windfall taxes, quite a lot of the work of the 8 billion is defiantly out saying actually oil and gas prices were higher when the obr settler and estimates of how high the windfa

he wants a labour government. he stressed _ wants a labour government.eader— different responsibility being a leader of a labour government not to be involved _ leader of a labour government not to be involved in that, and he's sticking _ be involved in that, and he's sticking with his stance, but i think— sticking with his stance, but i think pressure will potentially grow on him _ think pressure will potentially grow on him if— think pressure will potentially grow on him if these rail strikes are happening during a party conference when there is some ideological differences within his own party on whether— differences within his own party on whether they should or shouldn't be involved. _ whether they should or shouldn't be involved. should be fascinating. kate? _ involved. should be fascinating. kate? . ~ �* . involved. should be fascinating. kate? , ,, �*, ., involved. should be fascinating. kate? , ~' �* , ., ., involved. should be fascinating. kate? , ,, �*, ., ., , kate? yes, i think it's going to be a crunch time, _ kate? yes, i think it's going

does this poll give labour confidence? what is interesting in labour is that... or thinks labour can win the general election. it is much more of a possibility now rather than a sort of... aspiration. yeah, and — rather than a sort of... aspiration. yeah, and aspiration, _ rather than a sort of... aspiration. yeah, and aspiration, a _ rather than a sort of... aspiration. yeah, and aspiration, a sort - rather than a sort of... aspiration. yeah, and aspiration, a sort of - yeah, and aspiration, a sort of distant ambition, and when you look at those economically mentals and what the next prime minister has to deal with immediately — i agree, i do not think there will be a honeymoon period, or if there is, it will be transient— labour is any good position to win the next election. w' , good position to win the next election. w , ., good position to win the next election. , ., , ., ., election. tickets to the guardian. and 'ust election. tickets to the guardian. and just cannot — election. tickets to the guardian. and just cannot be _ election. tickets to the guardian

this is stinging criticism of labour.nd still have not had a response from labour. 0nly strikes they have given verbal support to they have given verbal support to the workers but we have not seen bodies on the picket line and i think that is the point of workers to promote their interests and secondly, keir starmer has an important date in the diary at that tuc conference, he is due to appear in person for the first time because of the pandemic and he will address the conference. it is possible at being in the room with some angry and frustrated workers, it may start to focus labour minds. but the big issue driving this is the rising relentless cost of living. energy bills going up 80% in october and on that, labour has been clear, they would freeze the energy cap now before it rises, saving households £1600 a year, and that would cost billions but they say they would pay for that in part by more windfall taxes on gas and oil companies. people at home reallyjust want to see more help with those bills, and quickly. see mo

what labour is coming up living crisis? a big offer, it will cost a lot of money, but the calculation that keir starmer is making is that it needs to happen, the risk of not freezing energy prices is so great and could be so severe on people who can't afford it that the government needs to intervene in a big way. this is a policy that i think is gaining traction. it was suggested by the liberal democrats on wednesday, the snp have said they are on site as well, so there is big pressure on the two candidates to be prime minister to look at this policy. neither of them is going this far at the moment, rishi sunak is saying, i will spend billions on targeted support, liz truss is saying tax cuts, but we have to wait to figure out when it comes to specific support on energy bills. but it does feel like this debate is just attracting more and more ideas and increasingly people, particularly opposition parties, are saying the ideas that the two candidates have do not go far enough, and i have heard that privately from some tory m

fresh from his summer holiday the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been outlining labour's lateste cost—of—living crisis. it remains to be seen whether any of it will be adopted by ministers, but there's little doubt it adds to the mounting pressure on the government. labour's plan would freeze the energy cap at the current level of £1,971 for most customers for the next six months. remember, the cap limits the maximum amount suppliers can charge for gas and electricity. labour says the plan would cost £29 billion. that's a lot of money, so where would it come from? labour wants to increase taxes on energy company profits and scrap the government's £400 energy rebate for all households. we'll see how the plan compares to tory proposals in a moment, but first, here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. this report from exeter on labour's plans. bracing for what's to come. some are gearing up for the economic storm predicted, plenty are already struggling with spiralling prices. sisters karen and debbie have worked at this family flower shop in exeterfor 22 years. they're det

what about the suggestion that labour have been a little bit i that labour have been a little bit slowyour mandate, disquieting? aha, resolution foundation given your mandate, disquieting?— resolution foundation given your mandate, disquieting? a general lack of certainty about _ mandate, disquieting? a general lack of certainty about how _ mandate, disquieting? a general lack of certainty about how the _ mandate, disquieting? a general lack of certainty about how the energy i of certainty about how the energy price cap would be and how long it would last, so this is only a six month policy and the ideal response is very different depending on the outcome of those two questions. we have already had increasing energy costs in april and that hasn't really been felt, to starting to be felt in household budgets but it isn't having the impact of what it would appear a year, so wait until there is more clarity on how bad a situation families in the country are in, there is some arguments why thatis are in, there is some arguments why that is reasonable. {lilia are in, there is some arguments

the most recent polls show that the labour party has a l show that the labour party has a lead of— show15 and 8%, which is quite a rate — lead of between 15 and 8%, which is quite a rate range, but that kind of leaders _ quite a rate range, but that kind of leaders what labour enjoyed just before _ leaders what labour enjoyed just before borisjohnson resigned. since then, _ before borisjohnson resigned. since then, the _ before borisjohnson resigned. since then, the candidates for the leadership specifically i spent a lot of— leadership specifically i spent a lot of time pop discussing policy and ideas — lot of time pop discussing policy and ideas that are deliberately designed to appeal to the conservative party membership, this group _ conservative party membership, this group of— conservative party membership, this group of however many people, 160.000. — group of however many people, 160,000, roughly, they hope these policies _ 160,000, roughly, they hope these policies will appeal to them. it's clear— policies will appeal to them. it's clear in— policies will appeal to them. it's c

deal, and with support from all levels of the labour party.bour party leader has said that if elected the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers, but he's faced criticism for urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strikes are learning. tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strife is learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and criminal barristers are out indefinitely from september the 5th. remember the rail misery? well, drivers at 12 train operator still have mandates for strikes, and nurses, school support staff, 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help with struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. mark ashdown, bbc news. staying with the cost of living crisis, the conservative le

labour party, including members of the shadow cabinet.es stand shoulder to shoulder with those workers, looking for a pair —— fair pay deal, and support should come from all levels of the labour party. but i am here to represent the tuc and not the labour party and as a tuc, we are supporting workers who are standing up for air fair tuc, we are supporting workers who are standing up for airfair pay dealand we will are standing up for airfair pay deal and we will continue to do so. how many of the unions that come together under the umbrella of the tuc are talking about strike action? some of the key unions have spoken very publicly, the rmt, unite, unison, gmb. can you give us a list and tells what proportion as far as you understand things to be? well. you understand things to be? well, es, you understand things to be? well, yes. certainly. _ you understand things to be? well, yes. certainly. we _ you understand things to be? well, yes, certainly, we have _ you understand things to be? well, yes, certainly, we have seen - you understand

labour shortages now, but could the tide _ with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be about _ with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be about to - with you. labour shortages now, but could the tide to be about to turn? l could the tide to be about to turn? at the alex cafe, they are open all week, three days only upstairs. but the owner is in no rush with rising energy costs for him and his customers. energy costs for him and his customers-— energy costs for him and his customers. �* ., , ., , ., customers. i've done this 'ob for over 40 customers. i've done this 'ob for 40 years i customers. i've done this 'ob for over 40 years and t customers. i've done this 'ob for over 40 years and has _ customers. i've done this job for over 40 years and has never - customers. i've done this job for. over 40 years and has never been like this. you have always been able to see a path but at the moment it's almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 per year extra in energy. that is £2000 per week. he is trying

but, of course, labour aren't in power.be the next prime minister. rishi sunak is promising to increase the support he announced in may to reflect that prices have risen since then. remember, as chancellor he promised a £400 energy rebate in october, which all bill payers get. he's now saying he will increase the £1200 support he announced for the lowest income households. he also said he will cut vat on energy bills. the total cost, according to economists — as musch as £12 billion. paid for by some efficiency savings but also by what he concedes is a bit more borrowing. sounds a lot cheaper than labour, but remember, he's already committed £15 billion in direct support, so the total is not wildly cheaper than the labour proposal. and finally, liz truss — who has tended to prioritise universal tax cuts over direct targeted support — which she has previously described as handouts. reversing the recent rise in national insurance would cost £17 billion. but she's also said would suspend the £150 green and social levies on ann

party unveiled a package _ starmer's labour party unveiled a package of— starmer's labour party unveiled, so the i front page tells us although this trust might be the hot favourite _ although this trust might be the hot favourite to become the next prime minister— favourite to become the next prime minister in — favourite to become the next prime minister in two weeks' time, she may well i _ minister in two weeks' time, she may well i think. _ minister in two weeks' time, she may well i think, given the skill of the crisis _ well i think, given the skill of the crisis facing the country, the scale of the pressures on households and industry— of the pressures on households and industry in — of the pressures on households and industry in the form of the soaring energy— industry in the form of the soaring energy bills, she may be forced into backtracking on the court message of her campaign —— liz truss. she might have _ her campaign —— liz truss. she might have to _ her campaign —— liz truss. she might have to have — her campaign —— liz truss. she might have to have a — her campaign —— li

i labour shortages now, but could that tide be about to turn?owner is in no rush, with rising energy costs for him and his customers. i've done the job for over a0 years and it has never been like this. you know, you have always been able to see a path, however steep that path is, or how difficult. at the moment, it is almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 a year extra — extra — on energy. you know, that's £2,000 per week. he's trying to keep it simple in a sector that is bracing itself for bumpier times ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. firefighters say a huge fire which tore through a popular nature reserve at studland heath in dorset in the south of england and forced the evacuation of a beach was most likely caused by a disposable barbecue. the hot weather and drought conditions have led the met office to issue its highest alert forfire severity over the weekend, warning there is an exceptional risk of blazes spreading. will batchelor reports. the true cost of a disposable barbecue. firefighters say this huge blaze w

made a commitment _ now. 272010, labour made a commitment to _ now. 272010, labour made a commitment10, labour made a commitment to reform the l now. 272010, labour made a - commitment to reform the broken contract, as he put it, that's the contract, as he put it, that's the contract that a labour government introduced. . contract that a labour government introduced-— contract that a labour government introduced. ., ., , i: :: ~ ., introduced. that was in 2006, and realisina introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that _ introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that the _ introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that the contract - introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that the contract wasn't l realising that the contract wasn't working, the labour government had committed to reforming the contract in 2010 and so have the tory government and made the commitment to the 2017 election and made numerous commitments to reform the contract and sort out the contract, but they still haven't actually came apart from making small tweaks here and there, they have made no major

i labour shortages now, but could that tide be about to turn?rs. but the owner is in no rush, with rising energy costs for him and his customers. i've done the job for over a0 years and it has never been like this. you know, you have always been able to see a path, however steep that path is, or how difficult. at the moment, it is almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 a year extra — extra — on energy. you know, that's £2,000 per week. he's trying to keep it simple in a sector that is bracing itself for bumpier times ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. legal action against six protesters for attending a vigil for sarah everard has been dropped after the crown prosecution service said the "legal test" for prosecution had not been met. the six were accused of breaking covid lockdown rules by attending the vigil in march last year following the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard by police officer wayne couzens. there were clashes with police after several hundred people attended the unofficial gathering. several europ

labour shortages now, but could that tide be about to turn?is in no rush, with rising energy costs for him and his customers. i've done the job for over a0 years and it has never been like this. you know, you have always been able to see a path, however steep that path is, or how difficult. at the moment, it is almost like an abyss. we could be looking at £100,000 per year extra — extra — on energy. you know, that's £2,000 per week. he is trying to keep it simple in a sector that is bracing itself for bumpier times ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good afternoon.

position, then_ line — you have the labour position, then the _ line — you have the labour position,n, then the tory position. but this is worrying because a lot of tory voters — worrying because a lot of tory voters are _ worrying because a lot of tory voters are not conservative party members, — voters are not conservative party members, as we saw with the landslide _ members, as we saw with the landslide victory in 2019. so at the moment, — landslide victory in 2019. so at the moment, liz truss and rishi sunak are appealing to the members because they need _ are appealing to the members because they need them to win and become prime _ they need them to win and become prime minister. but they have to think— prime minister. but they have to think very— prime minister. but they have to think very quickly about how they win the _ think very quickly about how they win the next general election. and if people _ win the next general election. and if people want more radical action and the _ if people want more radical action and the political answer is, whose side are _ and the political

i was talking to a labour mp on friday, a campaign for labour to take the side of the workers. their union paymasters, becomes a big thing for the conservatives to attack them with. at the same time, the degree of anger across the country seems so deep, for labour a no—brainer to seize on that, we are on the side of people trying to get a decent pay rise to pay their bills.— rise to pay their bills. difficult osition rise to pay their bills. difficult position for — rise to pay their bills. difficult position for labour, _ rise to pay their bills. difficult position for labour, we - rise to pay their bills. difficult position for labour, we have l rise to pay their bills. difficult - position for labour, we have seen that in the rows in recent weeks about whether or not shadow cabinet ministers, what they can and cannot do around picket lines, i mean, so far labour has not come out to back inflationary pay rises. but said there should be fair pay rises. in recent weeks, the focus has been on other cost measures, in particular the big flagship policy put forward about freezing e

the labour party says, we are on your— the labour party says, we are on your side, — the labour partygas companies, backdating its two january. secondly, instead of using £14 billion to give everybody £400 this autumn, put that towards cancelling this price cap rise. and thirdly, labour arguing that by freezing this energy price cap rise, they would bring inflation down, and subsequently bring down the interest payments on government debt repayment. this point in particular has been picked up by the institute for fiscal studies you have said that this would only be the case, interest repayments on government debt would only be brought down long term if these subsidies continued more than the six month that labour is proposing but the ifs credited labour with costing their plans for supporting people more than the government ought to the —— tory leadership candidates have done so far. to recap, rishi sunak has said he would provide more support for families particularly more vulnerable households this winter and the spent vat on energy bills. liz truss has said if she became prime mini

i think the idea from labour of abolishing price rises in energy.y price rises are set globally, driven by the invasion by vladimir putin of ukraine. we would have to find a way to compensate people by effectively trying to abolish that price rise and that would inevitably lead to higher taxes. so i think we have to be a little bit careful with some of these seemingly magical solutions by labour to wish it all away. that will have consequences. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the contenders to become the next uk prime minister, liz truss and rishi sunak — calling on them to reassure low income families there will be further support to help with soaring bills. earlier i spoke with rachelle earwaker senior economist at one of those charities, thejoseph rowntree foundation. the government had already pledged around £1200 to each of the most vulnerable households back im may in the cost of living statement by rishi sunak and are increasing disproportionately in the next few months and inflation looking at around 30% by the end o

the labour party will not walk on by.s that are going to really struggle this winter.— struggle this winter. sir keir starmer explaining - struggle this winter. sir keir starmer explaining his - starmer explaining his decision—making. let's just remind you what's happening and why energy bills are now such a big issue. last october, the average household was paying £1,a00 for gas and electricity over the year. in april, the price cap on bills was raised, making the average bill £1,971. that's going up again this october. some predictions suggest it could go up to more than £3,500. and the price cap will go up again nextjanuary, taking the average bill to well over £11,000. the whole package will cost a staggering £29 billion in total. labour have set out plans to pay for it. first, it says it will raise £8 billion by backdating a windfall tax on gas and electricity companies. then it'll cancel the planned £400 rebate for customers and put £14 billion into freezing bills at their current level. finally, it says that reduci

he gave me his reaction to labour's plan.lable. that is what we are doing at the moment. rishi sunak has been clear that if he becomes prime minister after the 5th of september, he will be wanting to take direct, immediate action to help people this coming winter pay those bills. particularly the most vulnerable, particularly pensioners and so on. in terms of their specifics, a little too early to say. i think labour's idea of simply abolishing price rises in energy. energy price rises are set globally, driven by the invasion by vladimir putin of ukraine. we would have to find a way to compensate people by effectively trying to abolish that price rise and that would inevitably lead to higher taxes. so i think we have to be a little bit careful with some of these seemingly magical solutions by labour to just wish it all away. that will have consequences. on that, keith anderson does have a plan for the costs to be met over a much longer period, so it is not this sudden cliff that people are facing, which would mean suppliers c

pay deal, and i've heard support for that come from all levels of the labour party. doing? keir starmer has said, if elected, the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers, but he's faced criticism for urging front benchers not to join picket lines. and former shadow transport minister sam tarry was sacked from his role, accused of making up policy on the hoof while supporting striking rail workers. a series of large—scale rail strikes have already happened this summer, causing disruption for millions. drivers at 12 train operators still have mandates for further walk—outs, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and nurses, school support staff and 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. criminal barristers are starting indefinite strike action from september 5th in a dispute over pay and legal aid funding. rising energy bills are fuelling this cost of living crisi

labour. ., unskilled labour.about _ unskilled labour. one of the most i interesting things about immigration is during the pandemic, we didn't have a handle on how many people be lost. there was a big debate about how many europeans had gone home. i think although it's a factor, there are other trends that are more important. so yes, during the pandemic, many people went home to their home countries to wait out the pandemic. but one of the trends we're seeing is that our work force is shrinking, that's due to the exit from the labour market early, so before the traditional retirement age of people in their 50s and 60s, that's perhaps more of a factor in the recent fall in workforce, which just means there are fewer people to choose from. that's the big problem, there are fewer candidates. but at there are fewer candidates. but at the same time, demand for goods and services is really high. so employers need those people in order to deliver those goods and services. at the same time, reduction, partly due to the e

i think the idea from labour of abolishing price rises in energy.e rises are set globally, driven by the invasion by vladimir putin in ukraine. we would have to find a way to compensate people by effectively trying to abolish the price rise and that would inevitably lead to higher taxes. we had to be a little bit careful with some of these seemingly magical solutions by labour to wish it all away. that will have consequences. it all away. on that, keith anderson does have a plan for the costs to be met over a much longer period, so it is not the sudden cliff that people are facing, which would mean suppliers covering the gap between keeping their limit at £1,971 where it goes beyond that could potentially beyond £11,000. a deficit bank supported by commercial banks, with many being repaid over ten to 15 years and over that period, that is when consumers would breakdown their bills. it is a big move but is a big move required now when we look at the scale of the increases? we are talking about inflation, obviously, heading for 13%. when we are talkin

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here's labour leader sir keir starmer.m a cap of £2,000 on bills to 3,500, then up again to 4,200 injanuary, which is going to make it a really difficult winter for millions of people. what are you going to do about it? and that's the question we're answering today. i accept that in the medium and long term, there have got to be other measures, which is why we've argued for some time that, in addition to this package, we need to insulate millions of homes that are leaking heat and energy all of the time. we said that a year ago now, but the government's done nothing about it. but i think the question that, you know, everybody is really anxious about, because everybody, i think now knows that in october, their energy bills are going to go through the roof again. and thenjanuary, even further, is what are you going to do about it? and the labour party says we're on your side. we will tax the oil and gas companies that have made more money than they were expecting, and use that money to freeze these prices to make sure there

earlier, conservative mp michelle donelan gave me her reaction to labour's plans.elping throughout this process, including with the council tax rebate — £400 that is promised later this year and the household support fund. you are absolutely right to point out the cost—of—living crisis and the globalfight against inflation is extremely worrying to people and that is what i am hearing from my own constituents. we now have two candidates with very different views on how to tackle that. one of them will become prime minister in two weeks�* time. i am backing liz truss, who fundamentally believes in letting people keep more of their money from the off, be reducing taxation and will start her premiership with an emergency budget to see what more we can do. she gets the gravity of the issue and will act swiftly to help people. acting swiftly to help people specifically with energy bills? rishi sunak is promising 10 billion in extra support. will she match that, or do better than that? what she's said very consistently throughout, she will get rid of the national insuranc

this is labour led . in: life. that's right. this is labour pledging to _ life. that's right.right. this is labour pledging to strengthen the - life. that's right. this is labour i pledging to strengthen the bbc's independence if they were to be in government, saying they will make sure it retains its status as a publicly owned public service broadcaster and that they would insulator the bbc from political pressures. this comes after comments by emily maitlis where she was claiming that bbc is not independent of government enough will stop she made claims there was factor, a tory agent at the part of the bbc, referring to robbie gibb who sits on the board of the bbc and is a former director of communications at downing street. labour saying in response to those claims that they would ensure the bbc is fully independent and doesn't have any kind of political meddling from the government of the day. we kind of political meddling from the government of the day.— kind of political meddling from the government of the day. we have to cracks practice _ government of the day. we have

labour's bill is said to — be about £3500. labour's bill is said to be — be about £3500.handy for oppositions to say this because they don't have to spend _ say this because they don't have to spend it. _ say this because they don't have to spend it, but they've come up with a policy— spend it, but they've come up with a policy like _ spend it, but they've come up with a policy like a — spend it, but they've come up with a policy like a fellow policy which has proved very popular with voters. kwasi _ has proved very popular with voters. kwasi kwarteng is an interesting figure _ kwasi kwarteng is an interesting figure as — kwasi kwarteng is an interesting figure as well because he is a political— figure as well because he is a political soulmate of liz truss, he's _ political soulmate of liz truss, he's indicated that windfall taxes on oil— he's indicated that windfall taxes on oil and — he's indicated that windfall taxes on oil and gas he's opposed to them, labour— on oil and gas he's opposed to them, labour has _ on oil and gas he's opposed to them, labour has said is £2

this is the ons labour market data that came out . labour market data that came out today. a mixed bag. of course it is good that people have jobs and those that cannot usually can find one. if that is the positive, then of course the fall in real wages is the negative, that is the story that is going be splashed across the ft and some other complications. we need to bear in mind jobs market did remain remarkably resilient during the pandemic in large part because they have a flexible labour market. it is easy for people to switch jobs and relatively easy for employers, compared to some countries, to take on new workers, but nonetheless this fall in real wages is very concerning. let's not forget the energy bills hike, the increase in the energy price cap, has yet to kick in, the cost of living crisis is yet to really bite. things are going to get difficult for people this winter and into 2023. the bank of england warned just recently that inflation could hit i3% by october, and with that in mind, it is not entirely surprising that companies are struggling to keep pace. the

it is historically in support of labour. it knows how to make _ support of labour. children will die. hits that headline, children will die you — hits that headline, children will die. you can almost see the children's— die. you can almost see the children's lungs and brain development travelling. it's horrible _ development travelling. it's horrible and really upsetting. we shouldn't — horrible and really upsetting. we shouldn't contemplate this happening, but it's been presented in a certain— happening, but it's been presented in a certain way. i think it is worth— in a certain way. i think it is worth excepting that with all government policy, the nature of government policy, the nature of government policy, the nature of government policy is you are responsible for nearly 70 million people — responsible for nearly 70 million people i— responsible for nearly 70 million people. i know very few policies that can't — people. i know very few policies that can't lead eventually to someone's death. in that they all involve _ someone's death. in that they all involve tr

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labour. , , ., , ., labour.ur. this protest sought to overturn a ban by bristol- labour. this protest sought to - overturn a ban by bristol omnibus overturn a ban by bristol 0mnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. 0ne company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican born roy hackett. , ., . ., , ., hackett. there were placards at the door, no hackett. there were placards at the door. no lrish. _ hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no _ hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, - hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, no - door, no irish, no gypsies, no blacks, no dogs. it wasn't like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it's very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the to get a 'ob here in bristol. the bass to get a job here in bristol. the bass protests _ to get a job here in bristol. the bass protests so _ to get a