mick lynch, can ou and we are with you. mick lynch, can you exoiain — and we are with you.king up aaain happening? yes, we are picking up again today. _ happening? yes, we are picking up again today, back— happening? yes, we are picking up again today, back into _ happening? yes, we are picking up again today, back into negotiations with the train operating companies and network rail this morning. we are working constructively with them but it is a very difficult situation. we have got some really serious agenda items that the companies are putting before us which includes massivejob cuts companies are putting before us which includes massive job cuts and reduction in pay and the extension of the working week by up to five hours. ., , ., of the working week by up to five hours. ., y., , .,, ., hours. can you give people an insiaht hours. can you give people an insight into — hours. can you give people an insight into what _ hours. can you give people an insight into what happens - hours. can you give people an insight into what happens in l hours. can you give people an i i

mick lynch _ possibly can. and last question from me, mick lynch from _ possibly can.t this has been in the govan's hands, to give that train companies and network rail the freedom to negotiate a deal, they could have done that a long time ago, that freedom hasn't as far as we hear been granted. and i suspect the strikes have been called out at the strong element of frustration just to try and get the government to the table to work out what can be done. it is not true to say that it is up to the train companies and network rail, not with the government pulling the strings. and there are real concerns. i don't think i have been as concerned about the future of the railway as i am right now because of the government is saying to the railways are fighting for its life, fighting for survival, well, thatis life, fighting for survival, well, that is the government making the choice that it is. and i really fear for the future of the rail network, notjust for the future of the rail network, not just about the strike now for the future of the rail network, notjust about the s

mick lynch, thank you.ached a record high once again. the rac says it now costs just short of £100, £98 to be precise, to fill an average family car with petrol. as our transport correspondent katy austin reports, it's another dent in the household budget. prices at the pumps are going up again. drivers in birmingham and london told us it's having an impact. it's two months. we need to think about using the are or going by foot. i couldn't cope, couldn't afford it, so i use public transport now. many businesses are finding things tough, too, including this family—run coach company which is paying 52% more for diesel than last september. we've actually sold two coaches to try and alleviate some - of the costs already, _ as a last resort, and it's gutting. generally, inflation in the uk, the rate at which prices are rising, is running at a 40—year high of 9%. hauliers say the cost of transporting goods will be felt at the tills. by passing on these costs to customers, which operators absolutely have to do to

rmt general secretary mick lynch says further industrial action hasn't been ruled out.orisjohnson has insisted that questions over his leadership have been settled and that he will lead the conservative party into the next general election. his comments follow the tories�* defeat in two by—elections this week. speaking to the bbc from rwanda, where he's attending a commonwealth meeting, he said people were heartily sick of questions about his conduct and that a psychological transformation of his character would not happen. this report from alex forsyth in the rwandan capital kigali, contains some flash photography. diplomacy has been at the forefront of this commonwealth summit, but for the prime minister this morning, issues closer to home were dominant. evening, sir. last night, he attended an official dinner with his wife, carriejohnson, mingling with government heads while his own leadership is under scrutiny. after losing two by—elections and his party chair, critics want him to change. but borisjohnson says he won't undergo a psychological transformation, claimin

mick lynch. what effect could space tourism have on our planet?nregulated. i'm joined now by dr rob ryan, an atmospheric scientist at ucl and the lead author on the research paper on the climate impacts of space tourism. doctor ryan, thank you very much for joining us. i guess, last year we saw what you might call a new space race, didn't we, between richard branson, jeff bezos, elon musk and virgin galactic has been talking about eventually perhaps for hundred of these space tourism flights each year. what kind of impact do you think that would have on the environment, on climate change? thank you very much for having me, yes, it's a really important topic that we need to start discussing because the space tourism industry looks like it's about to really get going. we are particularly concerned about the impact of such particles that come from rockets, especially those that have hydrocarbon bases. the reason they are so important is that when they are in high atmosphere by the rockets, they are much more efficient at warming the planet than other

you heard mick lynch perhaps this morning calling on grant shapps to come to the negotiating table torking to resolve these talks, which is what the unions want, of course.— talks, which is what the unions want, of course. ., ., ,, ., ., want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard _ want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard the _ want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard the rail— want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard the rail delivery - we have heard the rail delivery group talk about the need for reform, either alongside or before any significant movement on pay. this is a negotiation and if you listen to what rail leaders say, of course they want to see a modern, effective railway and have been working to develop throughout the pandemic. you might grant shapps describing rail workers as heroes. they are working to deliver that, they want to be about negotiation but unfortunately it looks like the government is blocking back through a desire to pick a fight with the rail unions rather than deliver a decent pay rise for workers and an effective r

this is mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt was being quoted as saying," flee asked if he supportedof the go to talks about teachers and doctors threatening to join the strikes as well.— join the strikes as well. teachers, doctors, nurses, _ join the strikes as well. teachers, doctors, nurses, barristers, - join the strikes as well. teachers, i doctors, nurses, barristers, poznan, beeh— doctors, nurses, barristers, poznan, been men. _ doctors, nurses, barristers, poznan, been men, you name them, they seem to be interested in striking. i think— to be interested in striking. i think that _ to be interested in striking. i think that really reflects the fact that there's been a certain level of support— that there's been a certain level of sopport for— that there's been a certain level of support for the strikes we've seen and announced already. because people _ and announced already. because people feel like they are not being paid enough, a lot of these are workers at _ paid enough, a lot of these are workers at the source of the pandemic and feel like they deserve a pay— pandemic and

mick lynch said there was little sign of a breakthrough over pay, and reform of rail services.t modernisation of the railway network. there's a big night ahead at glastonbury, where sir paul mccartney will headline the festival's postponed 50th anniversary. our culture editor katie razzall is there. behind me on the pyramid stage right now the american band haim are belting out hits. earlier greta thunberg was talking about climate change. but in around three hours' time sir paul mccartney will be there. i was down there early this morning and there were already eager fans setting up chairs and claiming a front row spot. they were talking to me about the rumours are swirling about who might perform with mac at tonight. taylor swift was mentioned, ringo starr. i'm told that is wishful thinking. we know it will be a long set by glastonbury standards, two hours and 15 minutes, although it's not long for sir paul mccartney. and also at 80 he is glastonbury festival's oldest headline act. before him, noel gallagher's high flying birds will be on the stage as the festival really gets

mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, says his members don't want to cause disruption.d the travellers. we don't want this kind of disruption in our communities. we don't want that on our railway. the men and women of our union are standing on picket lines because they need a square deal from the employer. they've got to sacrifice their pay for up to three days this week, they don't want to do that, but what they are determined to do is get a settlement to the issues. they don't want their jobs cut. they want the guarantee of no compulsory redundancies. they want to defend their conditions while dealing with the modernisation issue. and, of course, we need a pay rise. many other people haven't had a pay rise for two or three years. and of course, that is true of the general public as well. many people in both the private sector and the public sector have also had their pay suppressed. so we are part of the movement that is trying to rebalance that and get a square deal for everyone. steve montgomery is chair of the rail delivery group, which represents rail companies. h

, who we are hoping to speak— mick lynch, who we are hoping to speak to — mick lynch, who we are hopinghout being reliant on food _ on the table without being reliant on food banks, he says. that is not good _ on food banks, he says. that is not good enough. if this has to drag on through— good enough. if this has to drag on through the summer, then it will. nina, _ through the summer, then it will. nina, for— through the summer, then it will. nina, for now, on cue. we will be back to you shortly. you are going to speak to mick lynch from the rmt. with only around 20% of rail services operating today, major motorways are expecting to see a significant increase in traffic volumes. our midlands correspondent navteonhal is in birmingham for us this morning at national highways' operation centre where thousands of miles of roads across england are monitored. how is it looking there? it is looking _ how is it looking there? it is looking busy. but at the moment maybe _ looking busy. but at the moment maybe not quite as busy as some may have feared _ maybe not quite as busy as some may have f

the boss of the rmt, mick lynch, saying they will fight tooth and nail but this will not come in forfirst when only nine days away. legislation is to go through parliament first, so you probably will not have the effect of dissuading the workers of the stage but what might twist their arms as another idea proposed by the transport sector this morning to not allow them to work any overtime in the days after the strike to recoup some of the money they would have lost by withdrawing their labour. there are fears of wider spread industrial action over the summer. the mac there are and this is 40,000 workers as you said an introduction going out at the end ofjune and there are other strikes planned by other trades unions and strikes already on the london underground network and some people talking of something of a summer of discontent in the uk on the public transport network. all the while, the economy is an pretty fragile place with the cost of living continue to grow up and people really struggling to deal with rising bills and that is one of the arguments that unions may, it is not f

mick lynch of the rmt union _ responsibility. mick lynch of the rmt union thinks _ responsibility.e fighting for better pay and jobs. he feels that you as the labour party are letting down the striking workers.— striking workers. well, look, of course working _ striking workers. well, look, of course working people - striking workers. well, look, of course working people have - striking workers. well, look, of course working people have a l striking workers. well, look, of. course working people have a right and our right to fight for a pay settlement. the context of this dispute is that working people have suffered the slowest growth in wages over the last decade and this year the biggest decline in living standards since records began. these rail workers kept us going for the pandemic, they kept the country stopped, and they deserve a fair pay rise right now. the government is refusing to be at the table, so it is little wonder that they feel they're only tool is to take this action. but it is in the government's gift. they need to set out patiently how they will bring down infla

mick lynch from the rmt said it didn't matter— prices.strike but they've been left with no other option-— strike but they've been left with no other o-tion. 9 :, i. ~ other option. would you urge the rmt at the end of— other option. would you urge the rmt at the end of this _ other option. would you urge the rmt at the end of this week _ other option. would you urge the rmt at the end of this week of _ other option. would you urge the rmt at the end of this week of strikes, - at the end of this week of strikes, would you urge the rmt to get back into discussions and do you think there ask of 7% is reasonable? i think the position of the rmt is very reasonable and they made clear they are always willing to negotiate. in sharp contrast the performance of the secretary of state for transport, grant shapps, enjoying his kind of thatcherite revival act in parliament yesterday, behaving in a very immature way, kicking the trade unions but also, also demeaning cleaners, ticket staff and railway safety operatives, the very people that the transpo

mick lynch from the rmt, thank — quickly as we can. story. i would like to bring up matthew. to the white house came an oscar winner, whose hometown fell victim to one of the worst acts of gun violence this country has ever seen. uvalde, texas is where i was born. matthew mcconaughey�*s mother taught kindergarten classes less than a mile from the scene of the shooting. and the following day, he returned to the town to meet families of the victims. it is there that we met two of the grieving parents, ryan and jessica ramirez. their 10—year—old daughter, alithia. she was one of the 19 children that were killed the day before. such was the impact of wounds inflicted by an 18—year—old gunman wielding a semi—automatic rifle, that another of the victims could only be identified by her shoes. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? a memorial is now in place in the nation's capital in honour of the roughly a5,000 american lives that

mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, says his members don't want to cause disruption.to the public and the travellers. we don't want this kind of disruption in our communities and on our railway. men and women of our union are standing on picket lines because they need a square deal from the employer. they are going to sacrifice their pay for up to three days this week, they don't want to do that, but they are determined to get a settlement to the issues. they don't want theirjobs cut, they get a settlement to the issues. they don't want their jobs cut, they were a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions with a modernisation issue and we need a pay rise, many have not had a pay rise in two or three years. that is true of the general public as well. many people in the private and public sector have also had their pay suppressed. we are part of a movement that is trying to rebalance that and get a square deal for everyone. that and get a square steve montgomery, chair of the rail delivery group, says modernisation in the rail industr

believes the rail strike is motivated by a hatred of borisjohnson after comments by the rmt boss mick lynche metro describes today as �*ghost train britain', but also says the government is promising higher pensions at the same time as urging pay restraint for workers. the daily telegraph also leads on plans to raise benefits and pensions, saying the government will bring back the so—called �*triple lock�*. the guardian splashes on government plans to replace the human rights act, which the paper describes as fatally weakening human rights. joe, do you want to kick us off this time? start with that story. bill of rights to give uk power to overrulejudges. a bit of bill of rights to give uk power to overrule judges. a bit of a different take from the guardian, which we talked about in the previous hour. it which we talked about in the previous hour. it fundamentally comes down — previous hour. it fundamentally comes down to _ previous hour. it fundamentally comes down to the _ previous hour. it fundamentally comes down to the same - previous hour. it fundamentally comes down to the same thin

are still no sign of any breakthrough in this deal and earlier the general secretary of the rmt mick lynchto guarantee they will not be any redundancies. they think, and i believe that they could make that guarantee, but somebody is stopping them from doing that at this moment. i suspect that's the politicians. so if they put that on the table, that we can give you a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, we can get on with discussing the changes that they want to make and the adaptations that they believe they need, and then we can move on to a pay deal and we can settle this dispute. network rail say they are disappointed the strike today has gone ahead. they say they remain ready to talk, adding the strikes best week are likely to have cost the rail industry up to £150 million. —— they added that the strikes this week. a 42—year—old man has been charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting at a gay nightclub in the norwegian capital of oslo. two people were killed and 21 injured in the overnight attack on a busy nightlife district. three locations were tar

saying mick lynch, the generalsecretary, he off the press saying mick lynch, the general secretary,le for a negotiated settlement to be agreed and we will continue with our industrial campaign until we get a negotiated settlement that delivers job security and a pay rise for members, that deals with the escalating cost of living crisis. they seem to be at an impasse because grant shapps has said most of these will come through natural wastage and voluntary redundancies. that's right. it looks like things were more positive this morning. we had a statement from network rail saying the sides got close to an agreement yesterday. they have been in talks for much of the day and it looked like the longer the talks went on the more optimistic one could be about what they were talking about but this has just arrived just now and it seems the two sides are as far away as ever. this issue of compulsory redundancies remains one of the sides can't find agreement on. yesterday of course, the whole railway network ground to a halt and it hasn't got back to normal today because the trains were not

mick lynch, the general secretary, has said he won't negotiate, quote unquote, with a tory governmentlihood of him sitting down for a sensible conversation. quite apart from the legalities of this, i think we have to recognise that we do need negotiating partners to work with in good faith. now, interesting there, that language from simon clark, i think it suggests we are probably on course for a week of rail disruption. he is suggesting that the unions wouldn't negotiate in good faith. the unions, again, are calling for greater government involvement. from labour�*s point if you committed a tricky position, though, so they should be containing the strikes but they say we have got 24 hours, there is still time to, in effect, pull this off, if the government does more. the shadow transport secretary today was suggesting that if labour had been in government, they would have got more directly involved in the talks between unions and employers. any strike is a representation of a failure, of the talks breaking down, so we are on the side of both the public and these rail workers that wan

mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt union has responded. he said...mittee spoke about mike pence's courage when he refused donald trump's request to overturn the election. our democracy came dangerously close to catastrophe. that courage put him in tremendous danger. when mike pence made it clear that he wouldn't give in to donald trump's scheme, donald trump turned the mob on him, a mob that was chanting "hang mike pence", a mob that had built a hangman's gallows just outside the capitol. thanks in part to mike pence, our democracy withstood donald trump's scheme and the violence of january 6th, but the danger hasn't receded. for more on this, i'm joined now by our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. tell us a bit more about what we have been hearing today.- tell us a bit more about what we have been hearing today. today we reall not have been hearing today. today we really got a — have been hearing today. today we really got a sense _ have been hearing today. today we really got a sense of— have been hearing today. today we really got a sense of t

the secretary general of the rmt, mick lynch, warned there could be a series of strikes over the nextaced with such an aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions, the rmt has no choice but to defend our members industrially. my message, mr speaker, to the workforce is straightforward, your union bosses have got you striking under false pretenses. both sides are miles apart on pay discussions with the unions thought to be asking for 7% and be employers offering a maximum of 3%. similar battle lines are being drawn across other industries, teachers unions are threatening to ballot for strike action and nhs workers are expecting their pay for later this week not to be anywhere near the rate of inflation. a summer of industrial dispute mayjust be getting started. let's bring in ben zaranko — who's an economist at the institute for fiscal studies. before we widen is to talk about inflation, the cost of living and the conundrum the treasury is facing, talk me through the basics of what is going on in terms of the rail strike. fist of what is going on in terms of the rail

rmt general secretary mick lynch has accused grant shapps of "spouting nonsense" with plans to allow simply not happening today-— roles that are clearly simply not happening today. as you say, it is all potential. _ happening today. as you say, it is all potential, this _ happening today. as you say, it is all potential, this is _ happening today. as you say, it is all potential, this is a _ happening today. as you say, it is all potential, this is a proposal. all potential, this is a proposal from government right now and that relies on a vote and a change in legislation so it is sometime time away although there is some talk about maybe getting this enforced by the summer, later this summer, so from our perspective, we don't understand how this is practical in the first point so if you think about it, we've been talking about a labour market where there is significant demand across the board from employers of all sectors, we don't have enough people to fill the jobs, that is what recruiters have been telling us for the last 18 months at least, and in these roles, we are talking abo

mick lynch, the general secretary, has said he won't negotiate, quote unquote, with a tory governmentelihood of him sitting down for a sensible conversation. quite apart from the legalities of this, i think we have to recognise that we do need negotiating partners to work with in good faith. listening to that, we should all be making alternative travel arrangements for tomorrow. interestingly, labour are saying there is time to sort it out, they are urging the government to get around the table with the employers and with the trade unions and the shadow transport secretary louise haigh said whether labour were in government, they would be bringing people together. any strike is a representation of a failure, of the talks breaking down, so we are on the side of both the public and these rail workers that want a resolution, that once the industrial dispute brought to an end, that can avoid this disruption and ultimately build a railway network that is fit for the 215t century. i think what is interesting is whether this rail dispute could in fact be the tip of industrial action. certain

mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt union has responded. he said...raps. i might _ yet, have you? i'm keeping that under wraps. i might say - yet, have you? i'm keeping that under wraps. i might say that i yet, have you? i'm keeping that i under wraps. i might say that until the very end. it�*s a spectacular day but you do need a hat here, not least because the intensity of the sunshine. i would love to say it�*s always like this, but would not be telling the truth and myjob is to telling the truth and myjob is to tell the truth. borisjohnson actually hails from a farm on exmoor, tiverton and honiton has been safe conservative territory. but one of the big issues here is development, construction, it�*s everywhere, even in a market town like this one, they are building and converting houses all the time. there is a 5000 person state which is currently greenland just by the dual carriageway that connects the motorway with this part of the world, the m5 is connected, but in terms of what happens with those votes, a lot of new people have moved to this p

simply not enough when you have information projected to hit about 11%, so the rmt general secretary mick lynchout the possibility of a general strike and there will be other workers looking at what is happening on the railways, and thinking they could be doing the same, whether it is teachers, police officers, saying that we have not had a pay rise for a long time either. , .. .. .. ~' had a pay rise for a long time either. , ., . either. so, if you look at the education — either. so, if you look at the education sector, _ either. so, if you look at the education sector, the - either. so, if you look at the | education sector, the biggest teaching union, the national education union, is planning to write to the education secretary this week to say that, if they don't get a pay rise higher than 3%, they will consider asking their members later in the year, in the autumn, whether they would want to go on strike. also, reports that, in the health service, unison, which represents the biggest union there for health workers, they are due to get a pay deal put to them this week, and they will look a

the metro accuses the rail union boss mick lynch of having "no shame" about the upcoming disruption to rail strike in decades later this month. the mail leads on the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda, which could be grounded by legal challenges. the paper reports a coalition of charities and a trade union have applied for an injunction to stop the flight. and the main image on the front of the times is of sir david attenborough, who's received a prestigious royal honour from the prince of wales for services to tv, broadcasting and conservation. just a little look at some of the inside stories or you. i note in the birthdays pages of the times it is johnny depp as �*5 birthday today. he is 59 today. sticking with the hollywood theme, in the wake of the top gun movie, guess what is plotted for hollywood now? sir lewis hamilton has been signed up for a new film about formula 1. the movie star in it will be brad pitt. let me give you a sense of the plot. it is not a mystery. the second time formula 1 champion will be working as a producer in the film. he is not actin