people in government talk about consultation exercises and often they acknowledge in private there is hardly any engagement at all. on this topic, nearly 200,000 responses. thank you, chris. earlier i spoke to steve granite from abbey logistics group who told me the shortages issues in recruiting staff will go beyond christmas it is definitely going to go beyond christmas. even if we had 100,000 drivers knock on the door and say i want to become a hgv driver, it would take government over 12 months just to get them through the tests, at best. they need to increase testing capacity extremely quickly and use the ministry of defence and private sector, and look at putting hgv drivers on the skilled worklist. another area where labour shortages are causing major issues is in the agricultural sector with some farmers having to pay labourers up to £30 an hour
buckingham palace has admitted it has to do better in terms of recruiting staff from ethnic minorities after the royal household annual accounts revealed thatjust 8.5% of its employees come from an ethnic minority background. the release of the data comes just three months after the duke and duchess of sussex made allegations of racism within the royal family. here s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it is the institution which stands at the pinnacle of national life. but now for the first time, buckingham palace has conceded that it has not done enough to promote diversity within the royal household. the publication of the palace s annual report has been accompanied by remarks by a senior royal official. 0n diversity, the official said, we are not where we would like to be despite our efforts. we recognise that we must do more. we need to improve . both the queen and the prince of wales have embraced the principles of diversity over many years. yet only 8.5% of buckingh
life back. thejudge praised britney spears for her courage in making that statement and she said that another court hearing will be set up which britney spears will be able to present her formal application to have the conservatorship dissolved. buckingham palace has admitted it has to do better in terms of recruiting staff from ethnic minorities. the lack of diversity was revealed in the latest annual report into the public funding of the monarchy. the sovereign grant has also highlighted a reduction in income from visits to royal palaces and some sharp cuts in expenditure. here s our royal correspondent, nick witchell. it is the institution which stands at the pinnacle of national life. but now for the first time, buckingham palace has conceded that it has not done enough to promote diversity within the royal household. the publication of the palace s annual report has accompanied by remarks by a senior royal official.
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joe biden closing in on a big decision about 2020. cnn has learned the former vice president will decide in the coming month whether or not he ll make a third run for the white house. a friend telling cnn s jeff zeleny, quote, he understands he needs to make a decision relatively early in the process. he knows he can t wait. one reason is that other democrats are recruiting staff and recruiting donors. elizabeth warren early out of the gates taking a big iowa test drive just this past weekend. biden, though, doesn t see a threat when he looks at the list of democratic hopefuls. speaking for the new york times, a biden friend quoting the former vice president as this, quote, if you can tell me there is someone better who can win, i m happy not to do it. but i don t see the candidate who can clearly do what has to