And events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, due to inflationary pressures. Joining me now is suzanne neufang, whos the ceo of the Global Business travel association. Welcome, good morning. Is this a surprise . Its been awhile since pandemic now. I a surprise . Its been awhile since pandemic now. A surprise . Its been awhile since pandemic now. I wish it were. Since pandemic now. I wish it were but since pandemic now. I wish it were. But in since pandemic now. I wish it were. But in shortterm since pandemic now. I wish it were. But in shortterm memory, were. But in short term memory, just a year ago we were still really from omicron variant s. So we did expect last year that it would be a slower recovery so we were delighted at this time time last a great deal of this you will show another 32 . We added last year at about a trillion us dollars and we should get about 1. 4 trillion as you say by the end of 2024. Are there any areas in particular
in the early hours of this morning, they practised the processional route for the lying in state. this soon the sombre reality for those inside and outside the palace. lucy manning, bbc news. jane hill is outside the palace and we canjoin her now. just in the last few minutes we ve seen the king arrived back at the palace after that visit to northern ireland. there were cheers and applause from the crowd as he was driven in through the gates of the palace, and there are still thousands of people standing here, i have to say, despite really very, very heavy rain now, but i have been watching the crowds as the rain has got heavier and people are not moving. nobody budged, and in fact, as the royal car was driven through, you could see a surge of umbrellas as people rushed towards the gates of the palace and try to get another glimpse of the still new king. and we know that tonight that the king and queen consort will be here, in a couple of hours from now, they will welcome his
But only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraw the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for Deputy Speakers to help outjohn bercow, weve got some top tips on delivering that famous line. A little bit of welsh lilt. Order but first, the queens speech is the First Business of any new parliament. It sets out the programme that ministers hope to put into law. After the election left it without an overall majority, the government finally agreed a deal with the dup in the week, to make sure its key policies get through. But it came at a price just over £1 billion to keep the ten Northern Ireland mps onside for the next two years. So, it was with a slender Working Majority of 13 that th