Has created a block on forming a devolved government in northern ireland. let s speak now to stephen kelly chief executive of manufacturing ni. thank you forjoining us. what is your view of the protocol and its impact? your view of the protocol and its im act? ., . your view of the protocol and its imact? ., ., ., impact? from a manufacturing perspective. impact? from a manufacturing perspective. the impact? from a manufacturing perspective, the protocol i impact? from a manufacturing perspective, the protocol has i impact? from a manufacturing i perspective, the protocol has been very positive. three quarters of manufacturers are reporting significant growth. we know that because our goods can have unfettered access into the rest of the uk marketplace as well as freely circulating in the eu marketplace, it has meant our exports have grown by 60% last year while the uk s exports to the uk have declined. eu buyers have moved from birmingham to belfast in order to secure that and w
Original question, why are we struggling to recruit in the uk? the government says it is sustainable, the recruiting of people from overseas, why are we struggling to recruit so many here in the uk? we do not recruit so many here in the uk? - do not treat nurses properly in the uk. if you think of nurses coming out of their registration and their training with thousands and thousands of pounds of debt. that is not sustainable for a young nurse earning £25,000 for many years after the qualified, that is not sustainable. the second thing is they are going into a workforce where they are receiving the lowest pay they can possibly provide for a registered nurse after spending three years at university. are going into a workforce, services under enormous pressure with long waiting lists, thousands of vacancies, and if you look at this report today, what it is really saying when you
Categorised as no go or red list countries. that is worrying, countries. that is worrying, countries like ghana and nigeria who have critical workforce issues of their own and yet our government is heavily reliant on taking those nurses from those countries who have serious problems of their own. there is nothing ethical about that and whilst we are a country that welcomes those nurses with open arms, they are an incredible, they make incredible contributions to our profession and to the patients the care for and we welcome them with open arms, but the fact of the matter is our government needs to take responsibility for growing their own domestic workforce in the uk. right across the uk, in scotland, wales, northern ireland andindeedin scotland, wales, northern ireland and indeed in england where we have tens of thousands of vacancies. my
It doesn t tell us anything about what the government would do to then pass that money on two individuals to bring the cost of living down. so, a lot of questions about this idea of a windfall tax or other ways of bringing down the cost of living. the government is also looking at smaller tweaks and things you can do as it goes along things like reducing the frequency of an 80s is one idea. there s certainly a lot of concentration on the cost of living but today s figures really well increase the pressure and i m sure we re going to get lots of questions about this when the prime minister takes prime minister s questions in three quarters of an hour. three quarters of an hour. thank ou. the foreign secretary liz truss has said a new law would be introduced to change the post brexit trade deal for northern ireland, and insisted the bill would be legal under international law. borisjohnson s government agreed the trade deal which governs how goods enter northern ireland from the rest
To a baguette are setting up a clinical trial to see if everyday food products could be used to treat serious allergies. and a huge tunnel has been discovered running under the mexico us border, with its own rail track, electricity and ventilation system. authorities say it was being used to smuggle drugs. the uk s rate of inflation the measure of the rise in the cost of living has hit its highest level for a0 yea rs. and the rate at which it is increasing is the fastest since records began. it reached 9% in april, up from 7% the month before. that means the prices we pay for goods and services are on average 9% higher than they were last year.