Partner, and the Progress Weve made, shes going to make one hell of a president. Hi, again, everyone. You do not see that all the time in politics, affection that genuine. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are today doing it again, hitting the Campaign Trail together. In just a little bit we expect to hear from them later in the hour as they mark Labor Day in pittsburgh. Both of them will be speaking at an event at a local Union Hall. Well see them alongside Senator Bob Casey and governor josh shapiro. Well bring you those remarks when they begin. The new york times writes this. Quote, mr. Biden has called himself the most prounion president in history. Last year he became the first sitting president to visit a picket line. Now ms. Harris is hoping to adopt that proworking for herself. As our own colleague reports Labor Day in pittsburgh has been one of the hallmarks of President Bidens repeat political life. In 2018 he used the Citys Parade as a Kick Off for a Campa
Time flooding the zone with a flurry of Campaign Events across the Battleground States using this Labor Day to make their case to Union Voters and organized labor. Vice president harris kicked things off in detroit, Shawn Fain of the united auto workers, and randi weingarten. Unions help build america, and help build americas Middle Class. It is true across our nation, and it is true here in detroit. For generations in detroit and across our nation, the Brothers And Sisters Of Labor Have stood together to Righteously Demand fair pay, better benefits, and safe working conditions. And let me say, every person in our nation has benefitted from that work. Everywhere i go, i tell people, look, you may not be a Union Member, you better thank a Union Member for the fiveday workweek. You better thank a Union Worker for sick leave. You better thank a Union Member for paid leave. You better thank a Union Member for vacation time. Because what we know is when Union Wages go up, everybodys wages g
And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than 1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be done
Question though they really werent we were incredibly disappointing if today they said at eight oclock, its a new t shirt. It today they said at eight oclock, its a new tshirt. Today they said at eight oclock, its a new tshirt. It was expected. The only question its a new tshirt. It was expected. The only question was its a new tshirt. It was expected. The only question was where its a new tshirt. It was expected. The only question was where they. The only question was where they were playing and for how long. There was chat about them doing ten wembley dates, more than the eight taylor swift did. Of course those things have to be booked a very long time in advance. Its ending up they are doing four wembley dates, four in manchester, a couple in cardiff, edinburgh, a couple, and also a couple in dublin. And then thats it, they are not going to europe. So i imagine there will be a lot of people that want to go. I imagine there will be a lot of people that want to go. There will be a lot
It could be costly, it is the Czech Republic on the break. Its heartbreak for scotland at hampden park as they lose their opening match of the european championship. Its disappointment for the tartan army after a 23 year wait to watch their team at a major tournament. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Denmarks players share a smile and a laugh with christian eriksen. The midfielder s recovering in hospital after suffering a Cardiac Arrest in their opening euro 2020 game. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In the next few minutes the Prime Minister is due to speak about the next stage of Easing Restrictions in england. Well bring you his announcement live from Downing Street as soon as it starts. Its thought the current rules are likely to remain in place for another four weeks from june the 21st. That was the day when all restrictions were due to be lifted. Whats changed is the rise in cases thanks to the Delta Variant that was first identified in india. While were w