Is causing huge problems, so, yes, oui is causing huge problems, so, yes, our constitution is being stress tested by the necessity to proceed with brexit. Do you agree with that, alison, and if it is being tested, almost to destruction, what do we need to do about that . Is that something the Supreme Court is going to address this week, potentially . |i do to address this week, potentially . do accept that it is being tested, andi do accept that it is being tested, and i think it is because you are in and i think it is because you are in a very difficult situation, you have an issue that is very divisive, very strong opinions on both sides, and you have a strict time limit set out by the legal requirements of the European Union, so i can see the pressure, but at the same time if you are going to start thinking about a new written constitution, you need to think very carefully about what those principles should be and how they should work, and i dont think that is a job for the Supreme
Pilots for one of the Worlds Largest airlines, British Airways, have gone on strike today for the first time ever, after rejecting a pay offerfrom the airline. The two day strike follows failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a pay offer of 11. 5 over three years. British airways rejected a last ditch proposalfrom Pilots Union Balpa to restart negotiations aimed at averting strike action. Unite and gmb, representing cabin crew and engineers, have accepted the pay dealr but pilots say the pay award should be higher, following recent years of low increases and bas recent Strong Financial performance. Last year iag, the airlines parent company, reported a full year operating profit of 3. 6 billion, a 9. 5 rise on what the company made in 2017. Ba arent the only airline in a standoff with pilots, last week ryanair pilots voted for seven further days of strike action this month as part of a row over pay and conditions. Ryanair said the strikes are pointless. John strickl
Is beginning to take its toll. In markets, european shares have opened slightly up, following their asian counterparts, largely on hopes of more central bank stimulus. And well be getting the inside track on a hot chocolate business thats been enjoying the sweet taste of success. Today we want to know, with the ongoing ba strike, are you affected . Are you stuck at home or in an airport . And if so, what are you doing to while away the time . Just let us know just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Pilots for one of the Worlds Largest Airlines British Airways have gone on strike today for the first time ever, after rejecting a pay offerfrom the airline. More than 1,700 flights have been cancelled with at least 195,000 passengers affected. The two day strike follows failed negotiations between the union and the airline over a pay offer of 11. 5 over three years. British airways rejected a last ditch proposalfrom Pilots Union Balpa to re start negotiations ai
We start with smartphones. Most of us have one, billions have been sold since they emerged a decade ago, and they still all look roughly the same. But could today be the start of a new era . Samsungs folding phone is finally on sale, after months of delay. And tech watchers say it could change the face of the industry. The galaxy fold is available from today in south korea and you will see it hitting shops across europe, asia and the us in the coming weeks. The price tag for early adopters . Almost 2,000. So what do you get for that . The phones flexible screen opens out like a book to a huge 7. 3 inch display and it has six cameras samsung revealed the gadget back in april but its release was shelved as early reviewers reported broken screens after as little as 48 hours of use. Samsung says those problems are now sorted. But the delay means rivals are lining up with their own versions. Chinas xiaomi has already unveiled a prototype and huawei says it will release its own next month. S
Accord commitments. The irish times looks back to the start of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland and phone conversations between the then Prime Ministerjohn major and us president bill clinton. Britains daily mail is leading with a strike by pilots for British Airways theyve accused them of being greedy and wrecking holidays. The two day strike, set for next week, follows failed negotiations between the Pilots Union Balpa and the airline. Its big on. Lets start with the express. With me is lawrence gosling, editor in chief what investment. What editor in chief what investment. You make of alll comments, what you make of all this . These comments, id rather be dead in a ditch. Who could forget the backdrop yesterday . The whole of West Yorkshire police out in force. As a backdrop to those comments. Where do we go from here . It feels like a lion that with all become too familiar with the boris johnson. Its a sale study flippant line about a serious issue for the peace critics of his