ukrainian to be able to get the support and to receive rapid support of their mental health. as we ve been hearing, unions have reacted angrily to the decision by labour to sack thejunior shadow transport minister sam tarry. it was after he joined striking rail workers on a picket line. here s the labour leader sir keir starmer talking about the sam tarry situation this morning. sam tarry was sacked because he booked himself on to media programmes without permission and then made up policy on the hoof. and that can t be tolerated in any organisation because we ve got collective responsibility. so that was relatively straightforward. of course, as far as the industrial action is concerned, i completely understand the frustration of so many working people who ve seen the prices go up, see an inflation through the roof and their wages haven t gone up. so the labour party will always be on the side of working people. but we need collective responsibility as any organisation does. well, you
here s the labour leader sir keir starmer talking about the sam tarry situation this morning. sam tarry was sacked because he put himself onto media programmes and made a policy on the hoof without permission, so that sacking him was relatively straightforward. 0f relatively straightforward. of course, as far as the industrial action is concerned, i completely understand the frustration of so many people who have seen prices go up, inflation going through the roof and their wages haven t gone up, so the labour party will always be on the labour party will always be on the side of the working people, but we need collective responsibility, as any company does. we can speak now to rachael maskell, labour mp for york central. keir starmer is saying he had no choice, really, otherthan to keir starmer is saying he had no choice, really, other than to sack sam tarry because collective responsibility is crucial? well, it is absolutely
how long it is going to last? is it a few weeks, is it a few months, is it well into next year? and as you can imagine, it s become a real line of attack against him by his opponents, because when prices rise, when the cost of living goes up, of course it s going to be a political sore point for the party in power, and it is something that the opponents, the republican party, can use. i don t think it helps him that he s trying to pursue his spending bills, his build back better plan as well. but he has maintained that things will go down eventually, that this is just a peak, and the white house points out that whilst inflation has gone up, the unemployment rate has gone down and that the wages have gone up, so these are the silver linings they say, but then critics sort of hit back at that and say, well, wages haven t gone up nearly enough, as much as they should in order to keep up with the pace of prices.
they say, but then critics sort of hit back at that and say, well, wages haven t gone up nearly enough, as much as they should in order to keep up with the pace of prices. the wikileaks founder, julian assange, can be extradited to the us to stand trial the uk s high court has ruled. assange faces charges in the states of publishing classified documents. his extradition was blocked in january because of concerns about his mental health, but nowjudges have said that assurances given about mr assange s treatment allow the move to go ahead. dominic casciani has this report. free, freejulian assange! a day ofjudgment, but is it the end of the road in washington for a man who has been wanted for a decade? today, the high court ruled julian assange should go on trial in the us for disclosing state secrets. his supporters say
u.n. has been warning of a catastrophe as afghanistan, a war-ravaged country descends into a brutal winter. billions of dollars in central bank assets were frozen after the taliban swept to power in august. banks are running out of money. wages haven t been paid for months, while food prices soar. according to the u.n., more than half the population doesn t know where their next meal is coming from. and more than 3 million children under the age of 5 face acute malnutrition in the coming months. people of afghanistan need a lifeline. reporter: and while a billion dollars has been pledged by u.n. donor to help the half began people, less than half the funds have been received as the international community holds off recognizing the taliban government. people of afghanistan will be dying of hunger in the next couple of months. and not just a few. this is just making people more and more vulnerable, and we cannot accept that.