welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can t afford to because many would see their take home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full time childcare for a two year old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only two countries where parents spend a higher percentage on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. when i had my daughter, who s five, i had to quit myjob because we couldn t afford childcare. i look forward to going back to nursing. my plan is to go back to nursing. if there d been more options and if childcare had been either cheaper or there was more flexibility, that would ve definitely been something
it? we say we cannot fight for this country, the nato countries are saying that, the western capitals are saying that, but in a sense, what is it for? macron talks about it being brain dead as a concept. isn t there a danger that that s how it looks after an event of this kind?- that s how it looks after an event of this kind? well, on one hand event of this kind? well, on one hand you event of this kind? well, on one hand you could - event of this kind? well, on one hand you could say - event of this kind? well, on one hand you could say thatj event of this kind? well, on - one hand you could say that the irony one hand you could say that the irony of one hand you could say that the irony of course one hand you could say that the irony of course is one hand you could say that the irony of course is something - irony of course is something branded irony of course is something branded nato irony of course is something branded nato is irony of course is something branded
it wasn t just the one thing officials had to clarify. i brought him some direct quotes. president biden: what is getting walked back? in the last couple days it sounded like you told u.s. troops they were going to ukraine, it sounded like you said it was possible the u.s. would use a chemical weapon and it sounded like you were calling for regime change in russia. we know president biden: none of the three occurred. none of the three. and another signal that things are constantly changing or just to show how fast things are changing the president just got off a nearly one hour phone call with the leaders of the u.k. germany, france and italy. these are all leaders that he saw in person less than a week ago and we re hoping for details on that call shortly. harris: i m wondering what their follow up would be. macron said i wouldn t use the words biden did. i m talking to putin. peter doocy, stay tuned to peter and he will keep us posted. now this.
i don t know that adictator who is killing people by the minute will see it as somebody he can sit down with trust, b, get anything done with. we shouldn t trust president putin. harris: you want to deal with him. france s president said you need to be able to negotiate. absolutely. harris: macron has said he wouldn t put it the way biden did because he macron is talking with putin. our pentagon says putin won t take our phone calls. he has been rallying nato and the western world. harris: not much has changed since he gave that talk. who said president bidden has done more for the ukrainian people than any president before him. he has rallied the western world against president putin.