the night is young here in paris, but we aren t hearing of any disturbances. it appears to be a calmer night. but for example in paris on the last few nights, the tensions have really flared up in the very early hours of the morning. so it s difficult to say what this evening will hold for us, but of course as you say, this all comes after the grandmother of 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and otherfamily 17 year old nahel issued an appeal and other family members have spoken to the family members, dashed to the bbc, calling for calm. some family members spoke to katya adler. this is nahel, the french algerian team killed last week by a policeman, triggering nightly outpourings of rage by youths from similar backgrounds across france. in their first on camera interview since nahel s death, his family told me they want to be very clear. there are no words to describe how we feel. we just buried a 17 year old. but we never called for hate or riots. with tensions running so h
the government has said it won t meet the pay demands being made. we stand ready to have discussions. there s other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed in the way of values, time over, experience, the pay progression through the consultants contracts. i don t think a 35% demand from thejunior doctors is affordable given our need to bring inflation down. there is a problem facing the government here. on the one hand, it s promised to halve inflation, and the reason it says it won t give higher pay rises is because it argues that would keep inflation high for longer. on the other hand, it s also pledged to cut waiting lists, and the more strike action there is, the more difficult that is. labour won t put a figure on pay, but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they re facing, the massive sense of frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives, with their reckless approach last year, crashed the economy, and we ve had a real
we stand ready to have discussions. there s other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed in the way of values, time over, experience, the pay progression through the consultants contracts. i don t think a 35% demand from thejunior doctors is affordable given our need to bring inflation down. there is a problem facing the government here. on the one hand, it s promised to halve inflation, and the reason it says it won t give higher pay rises is because it argues that would keep inflation high for longer. on the other hand, it s also pledged to cut waiting lists, and the more strike action there is, the more difficult that is. labour won t put a figure on pay, but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they re facing, the massive sense of frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives, with their reckless approach last year, crashed the economy, and we ve had a real failure around growth. so, if we were the next government, we d fa
the government has said it won t meet the pay demands being made. we stand ready to have discussions. there s other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed in the way of values, time over, experience, the pay progression through the consultants contracts. i don t think a 35% demand from the junior doctors is affordable given our need to bring inflation down. there is a problem facing the government here. on the one hand, it s promised to halve inflation, and the reason it says it won t give higher pay rises is because it argues that would keep inflation high for longer. on the other hand, it s also pledged to cut waiting lists, and the more strike action there is, the more difficult that is. labour won t put a figure on pay, but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they re facing. the massive sense of- frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives, i with their reckless approach - last year, crashed the economy, and we ve had