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Of your calls on state of the union, 8 00 is when our coverage starts, you can watch the speech at 9 00, you can watch it on cspan, at cspan. Org, and the app. We now take you to the house of re the chair lays befor the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk , d. C. March 7024. I hereby appoint the honorable Michael Guest to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, mike johnson, speaker of the spear proemre sentatives. Pursuanto thehe housef january 9, 2024, t chair will now recognize members from lists submitt by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour will alternate cognition between the parties with time equally allocated betwn the parties and each member other than the majorit and minority lears and the minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue past 11 50 mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speer, rise today to recognize andonatulate muel hundz burge huurg ....
The financial crisis hit. Wages fell sharply and inflation rose as things like the cost of petrol went up. That led to this long period of pay squeeze and that didnt come to an end until september 20 14. And until today wages have stayed above the cost of living but the gap has been closing and today those lines crossed. Individual incomes on average are going down again. Donna spicer is a Teaching Assistant from south east london. She has faced a pay freeze for four years. South east london. She has faced a pay freeze for four yearsli struggle pay freeze for four years. struggle to eat sometimes. I have no social life. There is no money to go out. And it is a choice of heating and eating. So, one winter we were sitting with blankets, hot water bottles, jackets, jumpers. Low unemployment used to mean higher wages as firms chased good workers. I inflation meant workers demanded increased pay rises but people are still concerned ....
Which clearly is not looking fit for purpose. The government itself is clearly acknowledging that by announcing more and more changes to it. And you can get in touch with me about any and you can get in touch with me aboutany up and you can get in touch with me about any up to lack of stories using my handle or using the hashtag. Senator Kamala Harris makes history after shes named asjoe bidens president ial running mate the first black woman to be a candidate for Vice President. As new zealands largest city is put back into lockdown experts investigate whether coronavirus could have re entered the country through freight shipments. And many parts of the uk experienced dramatic thunderstorms overnight with some comparing it to being in the tropics. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. The coronavirus pandemic has now officially pushed the uk into recession ....