as he claimed on a number of occasions that the number on payrolls was higher than before the pandemic. but that was because a lot of the self employed people gave up self employment during the pandemic or afterwards and became employees on payrolls instead. the letter from the director general having had no impact, the chair of the uk statistics authority, that then chair wrote to the prime minister on the 24th of february 2022. dear prime minister, he wrote. it is wrong to claim that there are no more people and work than before the pandemic began. the increase in the number of people who are on payrolls is more than offset by the reduction in the number of people who are self employed. so at the liaison committee in march, i asked the prime minister whether he accepted that correction in sir david s letter. his reply wasn t straightforward, but the transcript of that meeting does show that mr johnson understood fully and clearly what had happened in the labour market. he d
oh, no. also ahead, the latest from the war in ukraine where both sides are preparing for the next major battle among fears of a false-flag attack that could end up flooding 80 towns. plus, hospitals across the country have reported a surge in cases of a virus that s making infants severely ill. it s not covid, but covid has a big role in why the kids are getting so sick. we ll explain that just ahead. willie, our top story this morning. we begin in washington where moments ago former trump adviser steve bannon arrived in a d.c. courthouse to hear his sentencing for contempt of congress after he refused to comply with a subpoena from the house select committee investigating january 6th. the justice department has asked the judge to sentence him to six months in prison and to fine him $200,000. bannon s lawyers argue he should get only probation. they also have asked bannon be allowed to remain free until his lawyers are able to appeal the sentence. nbc news justice an
a bbc investigation exposes a culture of humiliation, verbal abuse and bullying at one of the uk s largest mental health hospitals. the us rapper coolio dies at the age of 59. could earlier kick off times keep football clubs in business? a meeting will be held today to come up with a plan to help clubs deal with rising energy costs. rain to clear south west england this morning and then sunny spells and showers. with winds, not feeling as cool as it has in recent days. details later in the programme. it s thursday, 29th september. the treasury has rejected calls to overturn its mini budget plans despite ongoing economic turmoil. it s after the bank of england had to step in to buy £65 billion of government debt when some types of pension funds were at risk of collapse. hannah has been looking at some of the details for us this morning. it is quite complicated, but what the bank of england has said it has done is necessary. yes, hard to overstate the extent of the fallout f
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