two more health unions have announced the results of their members votes on the government s pay offer in england. both represent ambulance and other health staff with one voting in favour and one against. 0ur health editor, hugh pym is here. where does this leave us? this is all about the 5% pay offer in england. not the doctors, plus a one off payment. in scotland a deal has been done on a separate offer and in wales, talks are ongoing. unions have been consulting in england and we heard from two today about their members s response. they are large unions, firstly the gmb, 56% in favour, backing the deal, but unite, 52% against, so they rejected it. unions who have voted, some examples of those. firstly those who
bit with an multiport office idea of a genuine culture war hot topic of how sensitive people are or should be in the workplace. is there a political calculation here by dominic raab and his team that actually this kind of issue will gain him support and sympathy, separate from the idea of whether he genuinely thinks he is on the right or in the wrong? i genuinely thinks he is on the right or in the wrong? or in the wrong? i think this is be that calculation. or in the wrong? i think this is be that calculation. there or in the wrong? i think this is be that calculation. there will- or in the wrong? i think this is be that calculation. there will be i or in the wrong? i think this is be| that calculation. there will be lots of conservative mps he will be unhappy about this because they will see this as some kind of victory perhaps for them in times of civil service log or they will see a minister who perhaps was quite demanding and wanting to change things, wanting to push forward
some republicans in congress from lining up to defend him. cnn s manu raju has more on the gop s response. it didn t take long for many republicans to rush to donald trump s defense said from day one. this is a political stunt even before seeing the evidence attacking manhattan district attorney alvin brags case against the former president. i think the unprecedented indictment former president of the united states on a campaign finance issue. is an outrage. the message that this sends to the wider world is a terrible message about the american justice system and the speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, warning that bragg would be held to account today brags offense defended the probe , sending a scathing letter to three house republican chairman who have sought his testimony and internal records, accusing them of doing trump s bidding. and writing as committee chairman. you could use the stature of your office to denounce these attacks and urged respect for the fairness of our
we ve been reporting on this for a few days. now, where does this stand? yeah trio of house committee chairman. they had given a deadline of today to respond to a request for both documents and testimony from alvin bragg. the district attorney s office did respond today. they did provide a few documents, but they are pushing back hard on the gop s response and their effort to intervene in this ongoing criminal probe. i want to read you part of the statement from the manhattan district attorney s office, they wrote. committee chairman. you could use the statue of your office to denounce his attacks and urged respect for the fairness of our justice system and for the work of the impartial grand jury. instead you and many of your colleagues have chosen to collaborate with mr trump s efforts to vilify and denigrate the integrity of elected state prosecutors and trial judges and made unfounded allegations that the office s investigation conducted vehement , independent grand jury of average