Inch towards an election, lets get the measure of things. Conservatives, how are you feeling . To get in touch. Rishi sunak has told the bbc hes not going to be forced into a premature decision over the future of hs2. Its being widely reported the route between birmingham and manchester could be scrapped. The Prime Minister is in the north of england today for the conservative Party Conference in manchester but its not expected for him to make an announcement until his speech tomorrow. Uk food prices have fallen month on month for the first time in more than two years. The British Retail Consortium says last month, they fell by 0. 1 percent compared with august. Radiographers in england have begun a 24 hour strike as part of a pay dispute. Theyjoinjunior doctors and consultants, who are into their second day of their three day walkout. The government says a fair and reasonable pay rise has been given. Emergency services are working to secure a Food Waste Site in oxfordshire after it wa
That Us Government services have had to be shut down because of a Budget Deadlock in congress. The us House Of Representatives has adjourned for the day, and will reconvene in washington On Saturday Morning local time. Sean dilley has the latest. This is what you get when the House Of Representatives is led by a Different Party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. Deadlock is not unheard of, the Government Shutdown six times since 1990, and when they happen they can last for a short time, even days. There is usually a very clear reason why. Last time for example the Government Shutdown in 2018, it was 35 days that those services were stopped and this was because of a very clear disagreement about Donald Trumps to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, very clear policy disagreements saw a 16 day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bama care. This time though, the reasons are far less clear. The republican speaker says he t
With 7 Million People stuck on nhs Waiting Lists, we cannot grow the economy with 2. 5 Million People shut out of the Labour Market by long term physical and mental illness. When people are not supported to recover from long covid, wait weeks for a gp appointment, cant get basic help so they can get back to work my feed their families they can get back to work my Feed Theirfamilies and get they can get back to work my feed their families and get on in they can get back to work my Feed Theirfamilies and get on in life. A healthy economy needs a healthy population and a healthy nhs. And i have been so proud that we Liberal Democrats have consistently led the way in highlighting the crises in the nhs and proposing solutions. Reversing cuts to gp numbers and guaranteeing an appointment when you need one. Tackling life threatening Ambulance Delays and improving access to nhs dentists. There is so many parts of our nhs plan that will both treat People Better and boost our economy. And today