We start with the gender pay gap because campaigners here in the uk are calling today equal pay day. They calculate that from today, because of the pay gap with men, women are effectively working for free for the rest of the year. The Fawcett Society which does the calculations each year says there has been a slight improvement on 2018. But female full time workers earn on average 13 less than their male counterparts. There is high level support for change. A group of 100 top uk businesswomen including former royal mail boss dame moya greene, Dame Minouche shafik the favourite to take over at the bank of england and glaxosmithkline boss Emma Walmsley want a change in the law to give women the right to see how much male colleagues are earning. The gender pay gap is a lot worse in many other parts of the world women are paid 32 less than men on average according to pay data gathered by the World Economic forum across 149 countries. But campaigners here in the uk have long argued there ne
Developments from westminster. The lectern in place after a downpour of anticipation. Cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies too. At teatime, this. Earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a General Election on the fourth ofjuly. Music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, Rain Tumbling onto the Prime Ministers sodden suit. You must choose in this election who has that plan. Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a Better Future for our country and our children . Now, i cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right. No government should. But i am proud of what we have achieved together. The bold actions we have taken, and i am confident about what we can do in the future. Over the next few weeks, i will fight for every vote. I will earn your trust, and i will prove to you that only a conservative Government Led by me
After official figures showed inflation was falling again. Mr sunak says he will fight for every vote, while the labour leader, sir keir starmer says the country is ready for change. We begin our coverage with our political editor, chris mason. The lectern in place after a downpour of after a downpour of a anticiptaion. Cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies too. At teatime, this. Earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a General Election on the 4th ofjuly. Music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, Rain Tumbling onto the Prime Ministers sodden suit. You must choose in this election who has that plan. Who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a Better Future for our country and our children . Now, i cannot and will not claim that we have got everything right. No government should. But i am proud of what we have achieved together. Th
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