have now infiltrated every sector of british society. and lights, camera, picket line. the actors join the writers at the barricades, after negotiations with the studios collapse. but first, to the pay award. over a million public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get a rise in this financial year of up to 7%. rishi sunak has agreed to honour the recommendations of the independent, pay review bodies. the deal covers 45% of the public sector. and on top of that pay award, the government has committed additional funding for schools above what was proposed in march and in addition to the £2 billion already given to schools in the autumn statement. the four teaching unions said that was a basis to call off strike action. which will be welcomed by parents up and down the land. however the junior doctors, who went on strike today, say it is not enough. their continued absence will make it almost impossible for the pm to meet his promise of cutting waiting lists.
president zelensky is visiting european pinay flies with his focus firmly on the challenges to come. i knew russian offensive is seemingly imminent. west is arming ukraine but still not at the speed and scale cue would wish. my speed and scale cue would wish. my guess is ukrainian mp dry. can ukraine win a long work? kira rudik. kira rudik in keybank, welcome. thank you so much for having me. 3 thank you so much for having me, , ., , ., thank you so much for having me. ~ , ., , ., ., thank you so much for having me. ., ., me. a pleasure to have you. i would like me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you to me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you to reflect - me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you to reflect on i would like you to reflect on president zelensky message here in europe. do you think the focus from the ukrainian government is more on the gratitude on what european partners have already delivered
are doing zelensky in particular? yes we are doing it zelensky in particular? yes we are doing it behind zelensky in particular? yes we are doing it behind the - zelensky in particular? yes we| are doing it behind the scenes. i am working as a team ukraine not as in oppositional unit leader. there is no opposition in times of war. is that altogether healthy to be team ukraine there are questions about how he is handling the reform of the constitutional court which the european union is not happy with. also questions about the way in which the county government is handling the question of you minority rights when it comes to russian language in russian culture in your country. doesn t ukraine even at this time of terrible war need in opposition that is really willing and able to confront difficult truths? this is the work that is being done. we have all of the spectrum of
willing to do that, looking particularly at china potentially which has a strong interest in steel supply. they will help rebuild the city despite the awful destruction we have seen and the suffering. for all these reasons, that is why russia has been willing to flatten the city effectively to achieve control of it, despite that seeming counter productive. in control of it, despite that seeming counter-productive. counter-productive. in terms of ukraine being counter-productive. in terms of ukraine being able counter-productive. in terms of ukraine being able to counter-productive. in terms of ukraine being able to withstandj counter-productive. in terms of - ukraine being able to withstand that goal, that desire how long the fighting goes on for, what ukraine has at its disposal in terms of hardware, where is ukraine now placed and what would it potentially need? i placed and what would it potentially need? ~ . , , need? i think we are equipped ukraine for need? i think we are
report. those in power who are now trying to blame joe biden for the way he is ending a war which is always harder than entering a war need to be held to account. and too often those that got it wrong are given the air time to talk to the american people and blame president biden. in any case, i think let s hope we have a foreign policy of restraint and diplomacy and less of military interventionism and try um falism. i love my country but i don t think it is the indispensable nation. it needs to work with many countries to do things that would improve this world. john, go ahead. yeah, no. listen, proem, i mean, there was a war inside the white house in 2009 between the biden folks that wanted a direct anti-terror policy and frankly folks with