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Boris Johnson says train strikes are 'wrong and unnecessary'
Brexit will damage Britain’s competitiveness, hit productivity and dampen workers’ wages for the rest of the decade, according to a damning new study.
The Resolution Foundation think tank’s report, in collaboration with the London School of Economics, said quitting the EU would make Britain “poorer” during the 2020s.
The study said the immediate impact of Brexit was already clear, with a “depreciation-driven inflation spike” increasing the cost of living for households and cutting investment.
The economists said real pay was set to be ￡470 lower per worker each year, on average, than it would have been if Britain had opted to stay inside the EU.
Sophie Hale, principal economist at the Resolution Foundation, said Brexit represented “the biggest change to Britain’s economic relationship with the rest of the world in half a century”.
Elsewhere, the government has proposed a new Bill of Rights which will allow it to ignore interim rulings from a European court and could make it easier to deport foreign offenders.
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Show latest update 1655889134 Government had to ‘hold the line’ against RMT demands, deputy PM says
Dominic Raab said the government had to “hold the line” against the RMT’s demands for improved pay and conditions on the railways.
The justice secretary said the strikes were “deeply regrettable” and reform was necessary on the railways.
“We’ve, of course, got to reform the way the railways operate, given the new ways to working on the effect that has on commuter travel,” he told LBC Radio. “But there are also old practices, which frankly, are well out of date and unnecessary, which need to be reformed.”
He added: “I think Network Rail are taking the right approach. We know that the cost of living challenge is there, we know that it affects workers across the board.
“But the one thing that will keep inflation higher for longer and undermine pay packets for longer is if we have spiralling public sector pay increases beyond what is responsible. And that’s what’s at issue here.
“It is precisely to protect the wages of those on the lowest incomes that we need to hold the line.”
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 10:12
1655888234 Teacher union threatens strike action if government fails to offer ‘inflation plus’ pay rise
The country’s biggest education union will consult members on industrial action this autumn if the government fails to make an “inflation-plus” pay increase for teachers.
In a letter to Nadhim Zahawi – seen by The Independent – the joint general secretaries of the National Education Union (NEU), warn they will not stand by “while you run both education and educators into the ground”.
It comes amid the biggest industrial strike on the rail network for decades and the latest figures showing UK inflation hitting a fresh 40 year high, climbing 9.1 per cent in the 12 months to May — up from 9 per cent in April.
Our political correspondent Ashley Cowburn reports:
Teacher union threatens strike if government fails to offer ‘inflation plus’ pay rise ‘We can no longer stand by while you run both education and educators into the ground’
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 09:57
1655887309 Inflation: Raab defends restoring pensions triple lock
Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab defended restoring the pensions triple lock, which will see the benefit rise in line with inflation, at a time when the government is arguing against wages keeping pace with rising prices.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “They (pensioners) are particularly vulnerable and they are disproportionately affected by the increase in energy costs which we know everyone is facing.”
The Government had committed ￡37 billion to help people cope with rising costs, he said, but “at the same time we have got to stop making the problem worse by fuelling pay demands that will only see inflation stay higher for longer and that only hurts the poorest the worst”.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 09:41
1655886376 London mayor calls for free NHS care for all UK residents to help ‘prevent another Windrush scandal’
The Mayor of London has urged the government to make for the NHS access free for everyone living in the UK to prevent another Windrush scandal.
As the nation observes Windrush Day, Sadiq Khan urged the government to end its hostile environment policy and curb NHS charging regulations for migrants, which impact undocumented Londoners as they struggle to prove their immigration status to get free healthcare.
This policy disproportionately affects patients from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds and ending it would prevent a repeat of the situation that saw members of the Windrush Generation being charged for treatment - or denied - the mayor argues.
Our race correspondent Nadine White reports:
London mayor calls for free NHS care for all UK residents on Windrush Day Currently some migrants, mainly Black and Asian, can face being charged upfront fees for healthcare that is not deemed urgent or immediately necessary, or be charged retrospectively for urgent treatment.
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 09:26
1655885340 Brexit will keep wages down and make UK poorer in decade ahead, study finds
Brexit will damage Britain’s competitiveness, hit productivity and dampen workers’ wages for the rest of the decade, according to a damning new study.
The Resolution Foundation think tank’s report, in collaboration with the London School of Economics, said quitting the EU would make Britain “poorer” during the 2020s.
The study said the immediate impact of Brexit was already clear, with a “depreciation-driven inflation spike” increasing the cost of living for households and cutting investment.
Politics writer Adam Forrest has more:
Brexit will keep wages down and make UK poorer, study finds Real pay set to be ￡470 lower per worker each year, say top economists
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 09:09
1655884216 Government cannot allow ‘militant’ unions to ‘win argument’, Dominic Raab says
Dominic Raab has said the government cannot “relent” and allow striking rail workers to “win” the argument amid the biggest industrial action on the network in three decades.
Risking a fresh clash, the deputy prime minister also described the actions of the country’s largest rail union, RMT, as “militant” — just minutes after insisting the government did not want the dispute to become “politicised”.
As inflation hit a fresh 40 year high, the cabinet minister said it showed the need to take a “firm line” with the union, telling Sky News there was a risk of a “vicious cycle” of rising wages pushing inflation even higher.
Our political correspondent Ashley Cowburn has more:
Government cannot allow unions to ‘win argument’ over pay, Dominic Raab says Deputy PM says government ‘cannot relent’ after first day of industrial action
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 08:50
1655883262 Dominic Raab says new Bill will restore ‘common sense’ to the system
Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab insisted human rights would be protected by new legislation which allows the Government to ignore interim rulings from a European court and could make it easier to deport foreign offenders.
Mr Raab, the Justice Secretary, told LBC Radio the Bill of Rights measures would see “common sense” restored to the system.
He said: “No one is talking about tearing about human rights in this country. We are staying in the European Convention, we are going to reinforce those quintessentially British rights like free speech.
“But I do think, when it comes to public protection, people want to see a dose of common sense and balance provided, that’s what our reforms will achieve.”
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 08:34
1655882056 Deputy PM says new bill of rights will ‘curb abuses’
Speaking about the new bill of rights proposed today that will allow UK courts to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights, Dominic Raab said the reforms will “strengthen free speech and curb the abuses” of human rights.
“We’ve seen a lot of elastic interpretations of human rights - particularly fuelled by the Human Rights Act - and we think it’s right to have a proper separation of powers,” the justice secretary added.
“The UK Supreme court should do what it says on the tin- be Supreme in the legal interpretations.”
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 08:14
1655881334 Labour MP says government needs to understand the ‘scale’ of cost of living crisis
Labour’s shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell said the government needs to act according to the “scale” of the cost of living crisis.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast about the new 40-year-high inflation mark that was reported this morning, the Labour MP said: “It won’t be a suprise for most people who see those price rises at the petrol pumps, the supermarkets and feeling it everyday.”
See more here:
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 08:02
1655880423 Deputy PM says we must show ‘pay restraint’ to stop inflation from rising
Dominic Raab has said that “pay restraint” must be shown in the public sector to avoid the “vicious cycle of inflation”.
Speaking to Sky News this morning, he said: “We know that if public sector pay keeps going up, it will only keep inflation high for longer.”
The deputy prime minister added that we are facing a “global struggle” with inflation.
Watch more here:
Maryam Zakir-Hussain 22 June 2022 07:47
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