now on bbc news it s time for dateline london with jane hill. hello and welcome to dateline london. i m jane hill. this week we discuss the still fragile nature of britain s new government, and we try to assess where we are with the campaign against the jihadist group isis. with me this week michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history. steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, and writer of the recently published rise of the outsiders. can t think who you re writing about there, steve! that may come up. suzanne lynch of the irish times, now in dc after your stint in brussels. and the writer on arab affairs, friend to all of us, abdel bari atwan. welcome to all of you. good to have you with us again today. the british government has survived its first tests in the house of commons winning the vote on the queen s speech but compromises are everywhere. brexit talks are ongoing, and we have word today from a former insider that
to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. speaking to the bbc this morning, mr gove said ministers would fully take on board the integrity of the pay review process . some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month s general election. pay rises for five million public sector workers have effectively been capped at 1% since 2013, before which there was a two year freeze on pay for all but the lowest paid workers. our political correspondent emma vardy has been following developments. it is important to remind people that that cap since 2013 was all part of these austerity measures, this drive to get down the deficit. at now, we re hearing that public pay review bodies are expected to recommend pay rises soon. michael gove has made it pretty clear that if the recommendations are for pay rises, that he believes the government should accept this, saying the government should respect the integrity of that process. but michael