government is investing in now and we are taking the tough decisions necessary. statutory sick pay is worth £3 a week less in real terms compared to at the start of the pandemic and millions of workers are being forced to choose between isolating or putting food on the table. in germany, 100% of workers salaries are covered by sick pay, whereas in the uk it is a pitiful 19%. so, i asked the prime minister if he thought earning £250,000 from his second job was chickenfeed, how on earth does he expect working people to survive on £96 a week when they get sick? and if he agrees that many lives and livelihoods could be saved by increasing sick pay, will he commit here and now to raising it to the level of the real living wage? mr speaker, i thank the honourable gentleman, of course, as he knows one of the first things we did when covid struck was to make sure that statutory sick pay was payable from day one, so it is up to 75% more generous if you need to self isolate. and th
make their own jabs. hello there. we start with those global supply chain problems, because one of the uk s biggest toy retailers is warning that delays at uk ports will result in shortages this christmas. with thousands of containers stuck at ports and a serious shortage of hgv lorry drivers there s widespread concern in the business community about the availability of goods. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports from felixstowe. coming in but going out too slowly. felixstowe is the busiest container port in the uk, bringing in goods from around the world. but for months, the situation at ports here and internationally has been getting worse as demand for goods grows after the pandemic. the situation is caused by a messy mix of global problems, including covid disruption, but here in the uk it is made worse by a shortage of hgv drivers to take the goods away, and so they built up. there are around 100,000 containers here. the port normally has around 60,000
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years. let s get down to business another question, is the uk heading for a high skill, high wage economy? the prime minister, borisjohnson, will minister, boris johnson, will say minister, borisjohnson, will say that is our destination in his speech at the conservative party conference in manchester later. he has already begun to set his vision out for the country, saying cheap labour from overseas has allowed businesses to avoid investing in the workforce in the countries at a turning point as are weaned off cheap labour following brexit. how will business leaders respond to this with many industry groups pointing the finger at government in action for the current supply crunch that is gripping the country, causing huge amount of disruption. i m nowjoined by the head of economics at the british chambers of commerce. a warm welcome to you. borisjohnson has said a lot of his, what will be in his message today already. we know what is coming, what will your members make of wha
rights rallies being held across the united states, as people protest against recent efforts by states to restrict restrict abortion access. the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood. two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. and coming up in sportsday, all the latest premier league action, as everton hold manchester united to a 1 1 draw at old trafford. good evening. the situation at petrol pumps across much of britain, across much of britain seems to be getting better. figures from the petrol retailers association show more than two thirds of sites they contacted now have plenty of fuel. however, some filling stations in london and the south east remain dry. the military is due to help out, beginning deliveries to petrol stations from monday. our business correspondent, katy austin has the very latest. there were more queues to fill up again this morning. this was in so