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Transcripts For BBCNEWS Breakfast 20180208

At tomorrows 0peneing ceremony. She will be keeping warm, because this is the scene this afternoon. 20 this is the scene this afternoon. 20 degrees, making it one of the cold est 20 degrees, making it one of the coldest Winter Olympics on record. And well find out how theyre putting the sparkle back into blackpools famous tower ballroom. And carol has the weather. This morning, a cold start in the south east, temperatures as low as minus six. Scotland and Northern Ireland brighter with showers in the north and west. Good morning. First, our main story. The Workplace Culture at westminster is in need of urgent reform. Thats the view of a Cross Party Group of mps who will publish a review into bullying and sexual abuse later this morning. According to a leaked version of the report, almost a fifth of people working in parliament have witnessed or experienced Sexual Harassment in the past year. A new, independent complaints procedure is expected to be recommended to tackle the problem, as well as a dedicated hotline to report incidents. Its thought the working group chaired by the leader of the commons, Andrea Leadsom will also call for tougher sanctions for anyone found guilty of harassment. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, is in westminster. Leila, is this report going to be enough to ease the concerns people have about the culture in westminster . And you will remember this working group was formed after the flurry of allegations referred covering a huge range of claims in westminster of inappropriate behaviour which shone a light on the working environment here. Its a Close Knit Community where our loyalty is highly valued. There are often informal arrangements in place for staff. The idea behind it was to encourage people to come forward and be able to be open about their concerns and reassure them if they do, there will be proper sanctions in place. The parties have promised reform within their own structures but this is a wider group covering all parliamentary staff. They are going to publish the findings of the report later this morning. 0ne to publish the findings of the report later this morning. One in five parliamentary pass holders has witnessed or experienced Sexual Harassment in the last year. Its telling that only i7 of people responded to the survey, telling you how reluctant people are to come forward. A few measures being proposed. I think a lot of people would argue that what is needed in westminster is a cultural shift, a significant shift and this is perhaps only one step along the way. A lot of people would say, we are not going to see meaningful change overnight. It is about a longer term shift in culture. Adult social care in england is a Cinderella Service, which is undervalued and whose workers are poorly paid, according to the Public Finance watchdog. The National Audit office says the government is failing to deal with a shortage of care workers at a time when demand is increasing. Heres more from our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Iits a busy lunchtime at northfields nursing home in sheffield, demanding work for the care staff looking after residents with a high level of need and todays report outlines just how difficult it has become to find the people needed to provide this vital care. Joyce, good afternoon, its only me. Sorry to bother you, darling. Tammy ardron is the nursing lead here. Finding care staff generally is a problem but she says attracting nurses has become a real issue for them. I dont think its as attractive as maybe the nhs where youve got the salary packages, enhanced rates of pay and sociable hours. And i think its hard work. Its busy, its constant, youve got to be on the ball 2a hours a day. The National Audit office says whilst working in care can be rewarding, many staff feel undervalued. In 2016 17, more than half of the work force was paid £7. 50 an hour or less. In the same year, staff turnover was nearly 28 and 6. 6 ofjobs were vacant. But, it says, there is no Government Strategy for tackling the problems. Only the department of health can produce a workforce strategy that speaks to the National Picture about the problems weve found of low pay, low prestige and high turnover rates which is reducing quality of service for people who are actually receiving care. In response, the department for health and social care says extra money is being put in to caring for Vulnerable People and that it will soon publish a strategy for the health and care workforce. Alison holt, bbc news, sheffield. To of councils were concerned about financial stability. The biggest sharad budgets was to mark the Childrens Services, housing and homelessness. That dashed the biggest drain on budgets was Childrens Services, housing and homelessness. The father of an american student willjoin in to the Opening Ceremony with american Vice President mark spence. Stephen, it looks very chilly there. Im not sure diplomatic relations will be much warmer considering the Vice President s guest. It has been very cold but everybody is getting pretty excited. Weve got this traditional korean drumming band behind us. You can see the athletes coming in. And yet geopolitics is really dominating here. Youve got the us on one side and north korea preparing to stage something of a propaganda showdown with the us Vice President threatening threatening to challenge the North Koreans and kim jong un sending his sister year his sister here as well is the north korean marching bands and cheer squads. All of this is going to be going on with the Winter Olympics in the background. It will be very interesting indeed. Ive got to ask, it could be one of the coldest Winter Olympics ever. Just how cold is it . We understand its been as low as 25 at some point. Is it . We understand its been as low as 25 at some pointli is it . We understand its been as low as 25 at some point. I can tell you, weve been out reporting and its been minus 20. Absolutely freezing. Still, its pretty exciting. People dont seem to mind. The thrill of the olympics is keeping us warm inside, if you like. Indeed, we can see behind you the celebrations beginning. Dancing taking place as well. We will see much more entertainment and look at those ski slopes. Ready for all of the action. It does look pristine. Japanese investors in britain including major carmakers are to meet theresa may in downing street later. The motor industry has previously raised concerns over how operations could be affected by brexit. Ben is here whats likely to be on the agenda . Its interesting. They will set up in the 1980s, these japanese car firms. We are talking about toyota, nissan and honda. They make half the cars made in the uk. And they are understandably worried about what happens next. If there will be ta riffs happens next. If there will be tariffs on any of the cars they are making. Placing extra tariffs and customs issues. That is the crux of what they are trying to get at with the Prime Minister a little later. They will also meet with the chancellor to find out what will happen next. Theyve already told us they will not disclose any details of those discussions but they are understandably worried about whether there will be a 10 tariff making those cars more expensive overseas. You mentioned the boss of nissan met with the Prime Minister back in 2016 to get some reassurances and theresa may said, we will make sure you are no worse off. Those negotiations are ongoing. You will be keeping a close eye on it. More people than ever, are seeking help for money problems short term borrowing has risen four times faster than wages. Bbc news has analysed uk finance data which shows there was 37 billion pounds of unsecured personal debt last year. David rhodes has the details. There are 9 Million People across britain that say their debts are a burden as the cost of living rises to some, the debts are mounting up. I was using credit cards to pay for food shopping two days before payday andi food shopping two days before payday and i had £5 left and not much petrol in the car so it was a case of using £5 the petrol to get to work or use the £5 to make up lunches for my boys to the next two days. Mel fed lunches for my boys to the next two days. Melfed her children but her £28,000 debt forced to seek help from a charity. January was our busiest month whether they had. We see people in extreme cases of anxiety and depression. He gives from the uk finance show households had outstanding personal bank loans worth £37 billion last year. That doesnt include borrowing on credit cards and payday lending but personal loans have increased 25 in the past three years while wages for typical workers have grown byjust over 6 . Charities warned banks are beginning to lend irresponsibly but the body that regulates lending as a clear message for bankers. They shouldnt be lending when someone is ina shouldnt be lending when someone is in a difficult situation where that borrowing would be unaffordable for them. We will also see we will a lwa ys them. We will also see we will always see isolated cases where banks dont follow those rules and we have to take action. With Household Budgets likely to remain under pressure, the temptation for people to borrow is not likely to disappear any time soon. The average price of tickets for concerts at major venues has risen by nearly 30 per cent over the last 20 years. According to data from the National Arenas association, prices have increased much faster than inflation. It found that average cost rose from just over £22 in 1999 to more than £115 in 2016 with prices even higher for bigger artists. The uks entry for this years Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen. Singer surie was chosen after her uptempo ballad storm won over both a jury and tv viewers in a telephone vote. The artist, whose real name is susanna cork, has performed in the competiton twice before as a backing singer. The uk last won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997. The last time uk won eurovision was backin the last time uk won eurovision was back in 1997. The crowds are enjoying it. It has a catchy hook. Why did you have to do . He did do it. Its a catchy little number. It will probably see us come 15th, knowing our luck. Its our first glimpse of the menu. 25, could be the coldest Winter Olympics ever. Whistler in canada, they didnt have enough snow, remember . They have hot Water Bottles and cushions being handed out. Skis have walked it is so handed out. Skis have walked it is so cold. Cashpoints have frozen so the athletes cant get money out to buy theirwarming cups the athletes cant get money out to buy their warming cups of tea. We can get warm by going into the curling arena. The Winter Olympics are underway curling arena. The Winter Olympics are under way with history being made as well. The first ever mixed teams in curling. But Great Britain are not competing. But it officially under way. I thought we were good at curling. Individually but not in the next. The love of the country the Lizzy Yarnold. She is really excited, she says, after being chosen by team mates. She won team gbs chosen by team mates. She won team gbs only gold medal in russia four yea rs gbs only gold medal in russia four years ago. A night out at wembley but the fa cup dream is overfor a night out at wembley but the fa cup dream is over for wembley. They play rochdale in the next round. Englands cricketers have suffered another defeat at the hands of australia this time in the t20 tri series in hobart. They lost by five wickets in the opening match of the series. British sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. The european indoor gold medallist hasnt competed since fracturing his pelvis in a motorcyle accident over a year ago. Hes tested positive for the banned asthma drug clenbuterol. Both laura and jason kenny will make their british team comebacks at the track cycling World Championships in the netherlands later this month just six months after the birth of their son albie, and despite jason briefly retiring from the sport. I will have more shivering sports stories in the papers in a moment. We can always be grateful when we are watching the Winter Olympics and it is winter here, but it is never like that. It is absolutely barmy, isnt it, carol . Barmy is not the word i would use to describe it this morning, but it is not as cold as it is there. 6 in parts of east anglia, surrey and cant, so once again the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and there is some frost as well. We also have a band of rain currently pushing south eastwards, and asa currently pushing south eastwards, and as a result of all of this, today will feel less cold, a little bit milder, that it did yesterday. This morning, if we look at our lovely satellite picture, zooming up towards the uk is this line of cloud, a weather front pushing across our shores, and the twinkling lights are street lights from some of our towns and cities. The weather front will continue to move southwards today, taking its cloud and rain with it as well, some drizzle, and later it will rejuvenate. Kind that we start to see some cold air coming our way, a cold front sinking south. Bright skies in the south east this morning, that is why we have the low temperatures. Through the course of the day, as the weather from produces rain and drizzle sinks southwards, we will see the cloud ahead of it. The far south east hanging on to the sunshine. For scotla nd hanging on to the sunshine. For scotland and Northern Ireland, brighter skies but a lot of showers coming in across the north and not as cold as it was yesterday, but it will still feel cold if you are stepping out. Through the evening and overnight the weather front rejuvenates and we will see heavy rain coming in across Northern England, wales, into the south west as it continues to push into the south east. Behind that weather front it will turn colder. Again the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Scattered showers across the west, but we could see wintry showers almost anywhere through the course of the overnight period. Tomorrow morning we lose that weather front across the near continent and things settle down. That sunshine indicated by the green here, but still we have some showers in the north and the west. Temperatures down on what we are looking at today, around four, five, six, maybe we will squeeze out a seven. It the saturday, another band of rain with some snow in the hills, coming infrom band of rain with some snow in the hills, coming in from the west, pushing steadily south eastwards. Staying largely dry for much of saturday in the south east before the rain arrives, and behind it once again we are back to some brighter skies and sunshine. Something we are keeping a very close eye on at the moment is the potential for a keeping a very close eye on at the moment is the potentialfor a deep area of low pressure to form saturday night into sunday, ringing significant snow across parts of scotland. This is what we think will happen on sunday itself, though. A lot of dry weather around, a lot of showers coming into the west, they are likely to be wintry, we could have the odd rumble of thunder mixed in as well and did will be cold. Especially in the north. We are looking at four and five has become further south, seven or eight. Not quite as cold, but again there is no heat wave on the horizon just yet. Thank you very much. And everyone is back on the sofa for a look at the papers. Lets have a look at some of the front pages for you. Sorry, they are all over here. Holding the papers the daily mail looking at theissues papers the daily mail looking at the issues around council tax, saying that people will be facing punishing council tax rises coming up punishing council tax rises coming up in april. And someone has a picture of donald trump caught in a slightly unfortunate moment. You couldnt not point that out, could you . No. The timess lead story, britains richest county is facing a £100 million cash crisis as councils struggled to close cash deficits. Many councils actually raising council tax come april. And on the front page, john worboys, the black cab rapist, who was taken yesterday to the high court, as two of his victims are campaigning to keep him in jail. Victims are campaigning to keep him injail. Andi victims are campaigning to keep him injail. And i dont know if you have seen much about this, this idea that george soros, the man who broke the bank of england, is behind a secret plot to thwart wrecks it. The notion is there will be a Campaign Launched shortly promoting the idea that brexit is bad, and reigniting the campaign, backed by some pretty high profile and wealthy individuals. I dont know if that will be much of a surprise, as business has been very vocal that they think business is bad news. There are some important names, james dyson among them, who think that leaving would be great news, but for george soros, again, pretty divisive figure. Nonetheless, a lot of visitors will save, as we will hear a little later today, we need some clarity. Tell us what is happening and we will deal with it. And the guardian has picked up on some of the numbers knocking around yesterday. It is suggested that these are government figures mps have seen, the cost of whether we stay

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