Real term cut in terms of incomes people are receiving and how big they are. we estimated before that cut took place that would pull around about 600,000 people into poverty as a result, and a quarter of those would be children. because inflation is higher than i think we were expecting when we crunched those numbers, i suspect sadly that has actually gone up in terms of the number people who will be being pulled into poverty. pulled into poverty. rebecca macdonald pulled into poverty. rebecca macdonald of pulled into poverty. rebecca macdonald of the pulled into poverty. rebecca macdonald of the joseph - pulled into poverty. rebecca - macdonald of the joseph rowntree macdonald of thejoseph rowntree foundation, good to talk to you, many thanks. prices in the uk are rising for the fastest rate for a0 years. alongside fuel and food, soaring energy costs are driving the increase. the international criminal court has sent its biggest ever team to ukraine to investigate alleged war c
Follows on from having put up taxes and ruled out a windfall tax. so, how is the government feeling the situation as inflation hits 9%? this is the biggest situation as inflation hits 9%? try 3 is the biggest topic in westminster without a doubt on all sides and as you said, when you ve suddenly got things like inflation spiking at 9%, the highest rate in a0 years, that does then increase the pressure on the government to do more. it will point to things it s already done, for example cutting fuel duty, the £150 council tax rebate, the £200 loan to reduce energy bills which is due to come later in the year and it will point to the fact that this is a global issue, it s not a uk only issue and the chancellor has previously said he can t protect everyone from those price rises. but you ve then got labour saying, that s all well and good but it doesn t believe the government is doing enough in everything it could be for example it said it wanted to see the government cancelled the
But the causes have. the say in a report in the lancet that some modest improvements in the situation have been cancelled out by uncontrolled industrialisation. the headlines on bbc news. prices in the uk are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, as inflation hits 9%. alongside fuel and food, soaring energy costs are driving the increase. the international criminal court has sent its biggest ever team to ukraine to investigate alleged war crimes. ukrainian police say they ve already found the bodies of more than 1,200 civilians in the kyiv region alone. an unnamed conservative mp, arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, has been released on bail pending further police enquiries. new figures from the nursing and midwifery council show half
Of an impact is that we are benefiting from it. how much of an impact is that having we are benefiting from it. how much of an impact is that having on - we are benefiting from it. how much of an impact is that having on the i of an impact is that having on the economy in northern ireland? what of an impact is that having on the economy in northern ireland? what we do know is that economy in northern ireland? what we do know is that inflation, do know is that inflation, notoriously, was above the uk average amongst the highest regions of the uk but since the middle of last year we ve been consistently below the uk average. we know that research shows our grocery prices are 8% cheaper and we know exports are 8% cheaper and we know exports are growing and on top of that manufacturing jobs are growing at four times the pace of the rest of the uk. there is undoubtedly benefits here for us, whilst at the same time there remain some challenges. as the uk government is keen to legisla
Work more smoothly going forward, potentially stopping the checks on things that stay in northern ireland. ., , things that stay in northern ireland. . , . things that stay in northern ireland. .. , . . . things that stay in northern ireland. . . , ireland. that s correct. we ve been en . a . ed ireland. that s correct. we ve been engaged as ireland. that s correct. we ve been engaged as a ireland. that s correct. we ve been engaged as a business ireland. that s correct. we ve been engaged as a business community| ireland. that s correct. we ve been i engaged as a business community in northern ireland, with both the eu intensively over the last 18 months. both sides are acutely aware of the challenges and both sides are probably aware of where the landing spots should be on all of this. the challenge has been next to nothing has been done since february this year, as our assembly first fell then went on to the election period. maybe, just maybe, the actions of the uk gover