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and across the globe. The uk chancellor is expected to announce changes to thejobs support scheme. Rishi sunak is facing calls to help Companies Across the country whose trade has collapsed without being formally required to close, because they are not under the most severe lockdown measures. Most of england has been put on tier 1, or medium level, where the rule of six banning social gatherings of more than six people and 10pm hospitality curfew both apply. The tier 2 high level of restrictions means no household mixing in indoor locations, and the rule of six applying outdoors. The most severe level of tier 3 is called very high meaning no mixing of households indoors or outdoors. Pubs and bars will close unless they provide whats called a substantial meal. We had three weeks of complete the uk chancellor is being urged lockdown hospitality and we had three months of regulation so i have to change the present rules to help businesses such as pubs
and restaurants experiencing Different Levels of lockdown. Argued constantly and not been in tier 3 areas, if a business afraid to speak up against my own government to see their help was is forced to close, the government will pay 67 required and we needed extra help. Of affected workers wages, 0ur required and we needed extra help. Our business is a much more fragile up to £2,100 base as we came into these or 2,800 dollars negotiations. So businesses are on a month, from the 1st of november. Some workers can also the edge. We have already lostjobs claim universal credit, a Social Security payment. In bolton and businesses need that extra help is a matter of urgency. But, currently, in tier 2 regions, andy burnham has also said he could not agree to restrictions which had or high alert regions, an employee must work at least been imposed from 200 miles away. A third of their normal hours and a much larger contribution how out of touch is a conservative is required from employers as the scheme is meant to support government . You are a conservative so called viable jobs only. Politician yourself. I genuinely this report from our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Believe the government are doing their best. It is incredibly forced to close by law. Difficult to administer over 55 businesses in parts of england under the highest tier of restrictions know they will get some support. Million, a population of 55 million. The government pays 67 of workers wages this is apparent as the pandemic has up to a maximum of £2,100 per month. Gone on. It is incredibly easy for
but firms in areas under tier 2, where pubs and bars can stay open opposition to criticise. I myself have criticised but i think what has until 10pm, are facing what some call been underestimated by government is the worst of all worlds the mood in areas like greater a fall in takings without enough manchester. That has been built up support to stay afloat. Because of the additional restrictions over a considerable Greater Manchester moves into tier 3, the very high amount of time. I have asked for covid alert level, from tomorrow, South Yorkshire on saturday. Parity for many months. It was 0pinions there are divided. I think its a good thing. Com pletely parity for many months. It was completely unfair in how bolton was i think we need a short, treated differently to the whole of sharp shock and, hopefully, the uk. We reached a figure that 23 if everybody gets on board, thats what it will be and well go into it and we will come out other local authorities had and did of it the better off. Not have the same level of good. Why . Well, were not getting better. Intervention we had. Now we are moving to a position of parity, we weve got to get better sometime. I mean, im 84, weve lived can moving to a position of parity, we ca n always moving to a position of parity, we can always ask for more. People and through world war ii and everything. This is worse, really. Politicians in those aliens will im 83. I dont give a sod. A lwa ys politicians in those aliens will always wa nt politicians in those aliens will always want more and i will continue i look at it this way. To lobby for more. In those ive not got all that many years left in me, areas. What we have now as we move and im not going to be fastened in a house when the government to tier 3 is a clear understanding have got it all wrong. By the end of this year, of what is on the table. It is our
theres going to be millions of people unemployed. Duty to make government aware and and do you know whos asked them to listen. It is vital we going to pay for it . All the young ones. Not me, because Work Together to get that money im going to be dead. In West Yorkshire, parts which is ours on the table. In of the north east of england, nottinghamshire and other areas bolton we have already started that in tier 2 which are in discussions about tighter restrictions, process going. All the way through the chancellor has been this pandemic, i have spoken out for under pressure from unions and business groups, to plug what they see as a gap the interest of my residents in the governments approach. Businesses, whether that means speaking out against my government just weeks ago, rishi sunak or not. I am now working with announced his winter economic plan, including wage support for workers government to get that money out in what are deemed viable jobs, over the line and to the businesses whose hours have been cut. That need it and those individuals but there are warnings it may need which are affected within those a rethink as the virus has continued to spread and the economy sectors. What sort of response to faces further strain. Jonathan blake, bbc news. The offer the government has made to lets get more from our political other leaders in manchester . How strong is the unity between you all, correspondent helen catt. Despite your political differences helen, do we have any clear idea on belong to different Political Parties . As you know, the what the chancellor is actually going to announce in the next few negotiations have broken down. We hours and what sort of funding fought to get more money. I was
formula by government might be vocalin using . Well, the treasury is always fought to get more money. I was vocal in that. The negotiations have broken down and we have had the pretty tight lipped ahead of any of the sort of statements, Business Leaders are likely to be briefed restrictions imposed. Those restrictions imposed. Those about it this morning and then the restrictions were imposed with no chancellor will stand up and deliver information on the expert help that his statement to the house of commons later, but options that we understand have been discussed have been things like upping the amount is so crucial. We now know we can do of Government Support that is given individual deals or come together to to workers in tier 2, so that is get that money from government and i where pubs and bars and other welcome that. That is what i am Leisure Industries are able to stay doing now, so thats a position we open, as you heard in the report, but their ability to do business find ourselves in. We lobbied but i quite severely compromised by some feel that the parity issue, the of the other rules in place, like the ban on households mixing, so we understand one option being looked at is increasing the amount the various mayors have accepted the government pays towards that. At the offer is, it is clear now that the moment, the government pays 22 of 50 million figure is the parity workers wages. Also being looked at figure for Greater Manchester. That we understand our options like gra nts to we understand our options like grants to local councils, but i criterion is being used now across think the big question is going to government, they dont want to make be what is the sort of scale of any support the chancellor announces concessional circumstances. I want later, what scale will it be on . To continue to argue that greater
labour is likely to be looking at manchester starts from a more something around the 80 mark other fragile base but in this instance, government are holding firm. That workers income, and they are hoping money is now on the table so it is my duty to get that money for bolton it will be made up through whatever now. We cannot afford to lose that schemes the chancellor announces. The treasury tight lipped about this money so that is why we are entering but here is Kit Malthouse, the policing minister, and what he had negotiations with the government. To say earlier. It is our duty, really, thank you very much. Some breaking to try and trim the sails of the ship as we go and i think news, test and trace figures, a that is what we will see this afternoon. There are lots of areas where, total of 101 1 91 you know, people are filling mps inboxes with e mails news, test and trace figures, a total of 101 49k people tested positive for covid 19 in england at of distress and concern, that is all being fed in and so hopefully this afternoon, we will see the chancellor, as i say, least once in the week ending tack a little bit, trim the sails to make sure we are getting 0ctober 1a. Least once in the week ending 0ctober14. According to the the right balance in terms of the support we are offering official test and trace figures, an across the economy. Increase in 12 on the previous week now, of course, the chancellor did and it is the highest weekly number only set out his winter economic plan for dealing with coronavirus a since test and trace was launched at the end of may, so over 101,000 month ago, at the end of september, positive tests. With as now is david and at the idea, it was based on the
idea that infection rates would fall and there would be time for the economy to recover. That isnt the situation we are in and he has made phillips, director of the institute for fiscal studies. Let us look at a couple of changes since then so i the money which has been given to think there will be pressure on the government to say that, while downing street has said all along it various regions and the funding intends to adapt as the formula they are using. What are circumstances change with coronavirus, i think there is going these tier 3 areas receiving money to be some sort of pressure to make sure the government is able to say we have got a strategy to get for . Today the government confirmed through this. Helen, thank you very much. Businesses in the hospitality sector allocations on an additional billion say they need more support from the government. Pounds to all councils in england so the Mexican Restaurant chain wahaca tier three areas and also one and has around 30 restaurants across the uk and was founded two, share this £1 billion of by the masterchef winner funding to help pay for the extra thomasina miers. She told us earlier that a minister of hospitality needs to be appointed cost of social care, rubbish to work with the industry. Collection, other things councils well, im really hoping that hes have to do that are more expensive going to come forward with more support for all those restaurants at this time. There is additional in tier 2, because, as you know, funding for areas it was said this morning at this time. There is additional funding forareas in at this time. There is additional funding for areas in tier three. We on the today programme, have given £8 per person to pay for it is a slow death for most additional testing trace, businesses who dont have deep pockets. But, more importantly, for the long term, id really
like to know the Long Term Strategy of this. Enforcement action. And areas i mean, we saw the cancellation. Negotiated deals with the government we saw the curfew being put on with no visible impact for business support. Those were £20 on the rates slowing down. Per person. The numbers are not we saw the rule of six having some impact, thats agreed, exactly the same through the but a lot of these strategies different regions, that means each in hospitality havent actually region going into tier three is caused any stop in the rates of infection and we know that less getting about £29 per head split than 3 of infection rates are happening in hospitality, between money for the councils, to help fund measures to control the so i would really like to see a minister of hospitality put virus, and more for local into government to help the government advise on these businesses. But, obviously, different politicians will argue for drastic, often knee jerk reactions that are happening in the face of this terrible, different politicians will argue for different amounts. Why does greater its a terrible disease, obviously, manchester believe it should have but lets not forget more money than its getting . There are so many other conditions that are also killing manchester believe it should have more money than its getting . |j think people in huge numbers. More money than its getting . think there are two reasons. First manchester argued that. They did cancer, you know, the Mental Health anguish, there are millions ofjobs calculations of what it would require to basically help top up the at risk through these shutdowns, through these cu rfews, through these lockdowns. Money needed to give people 80 , i would say the lockdown strategy is not working and there is no Long Term Strategy for it, as far as it isnt going anywhere. Rather than 67 of their wages if so what is the outlook . Im sure the chancellor admits hes businesses are full to close, and to
only got pockets that only have provide more support for businesses. Certain depths to them, they said £15 million a month would so what is the long term be required and over six months that strategy for this . Because the curfews arent helping would be £90 million. The second argument, we have had these and the lockdowns arent helping. Restrictions longer and therefore we thomasina miers. Lots of you have have also had more impact on been getting in touch about what business. So a combination of financial help there may be and so working out what they thought they on related to the restrictions. Needed to give the support they wa nted needed to give the support they wanted to give and the argument guinevere on twitter says we are in having restrictions longer, having Greater Manchester tier 3 and our more businesses, so we need more per businesses are not in the list to person to deal with it. There has close. If we are open and do not get customers through the door, we will been a clamour from not be able to pay wages and what person to deal with it. There has been a clamourfrom regions only help will there be for businesses in currently in tier two, where this situation . We dont know businesses technically can stay open exactly what those businesses are, it doesnt say there but it is an but because of restrictions cannot operate. This is where the new interesting question. Then we have pressure is coming on the chancellor and we expect to hear from him this one from sonia hawkins, a today. Yes. It is notjust in the director of disco equipment hire in north london, we are going to be tier two areas but in tier three, helped as. Are we going to be where, you can still be open as a helped, she asks, as we are in tier 2 . We are open but have no customers pub or restaurant if you serve substantial meals. But perhaps it is due to social distancing and if support is linked to rateable value, not worth it in terms of demand for
we will be forgotten because the landlord pays the rates. Never in you to open. I think the issue about the world so some may say tier 2 are businesses not having the turnover being considered for economic help and demand to continue trading, it because london has moved into that tear. Well though financial help be is an issue in tier two but also backdated for areas that have been tier three. I think what you might in tier2 backdated for areas that have been in tier 2 full weeks . And there are more tweets from people in the see the government do is to look at events sector. Joe says thank you for the time for the events those areas, extending support to industry, organisers are being left behind entirely, we have not been businesses not required to close, able to run our product since march, but with substantial falls in demand with zero additional help. So just a few of the comments you are sending across the country. David phillips m, few of the comments you are sending in, do please keep them coming to from the institute for fiscal studies, thank you. Coming up at 3. 30pm well answer your questions on changes to thejob support scheme annita mcveigh. The us director of national which is expected to be announced intelligence has said later this morning. Iran and russia have obtained information about voters and are trying to influence well be joined by our our the result of the upcoming economics correspondent, president ial election. John ratcliffe also accused iran andy verity, and michelle 0vens, of sending threatening emails to democratic voters. Director at the Organisation Small business britain. So send us your questions, you can use the hashtag we would like to alert the public bbcyourquestions or email them
that we have identified that two foreign actors, using yourquestions bbc. Co. Uk iran and russia, have taken specific actions to influence public opinion, the officer leading the policing relating to our elections. Response to the coronavirus pandemic has urged the government to make the three tier rules easier first, we have confirmed that some to follow. Voter Registration Information assistant chief constable 0wen weatherill told mps that people are struggling has been obtained by iran to comply with restrictions and separately by russia. Because theyre too confusing. This data can be used by foreign to comply with restrictions hes previously asked the Prime Minister to actors to attempt to communicate simplify the message around false information to registered the new tiered system. Voters that they hope i made strong representations will cause confusion, so chaos, there that we should look for simplified, consistent tiers. And undermine your confidence will cause confusion, sew chaos, that would be the same where and undermine your confidence in american democracy. Applied. I thought that was going to happen ten days ago. So what more do we know about the extent the reality is starting to drift of the interference . We spoke to the bbcs north america correspondent, david willis. And nuance is creeping in. A lot of factors about this whole thing remain pretty unclear, what we have seen with tiering including the use, if any, is a reintroduction of things you cannot do under that russia put this voter regulation and guidance. Registration information to. The tiering relates to both. What that has done is confuse the intelligence chiefs the messaging again. Did make clear, though,
that iran had used it, the uk and European Union in their view to masquerade as this will resume talks today to try to agree on a far right wing group, this militia post brexit trade deal. Group called the proud boys, discussions stalled last week, with downing street saying the negotiations were over. And to attempt to basically yesterday the eus chief intimidate negotiator, michel barnier, democratic leaning voters, told the European Parliament that a deal was within reach people who would be disposed if both sides compromised. To voting for the democratic the government says talks will intensify president ial candidate joe biden, but that its possible to switch their allegiance to donald trump, otherwise they wont result in an agreement. The message was the group, the proud the us director of National Intelligence has said iran boys, is coming after them. And russia have obtained information now, i think the principle here that about voters and are trying to most concerns intelligence officials influence the result of the upcoming president ial election. Is the thought that this John Ratcliffe also accused iran could intimidate some voters, of sending threatening emails to democratic voters. Scare them, if you like, with, of course, less than two weeks to go before the president ial election here. 0ur north america correspondent well, the former us president david willis explains what we know barack 0bama has accused about the extent of the inteference. Donald trump of treating the presidency like a reality a lot of factors about this whole Television Show during an election thing remain pretty unclear, rally in philadelphia. Including the use, if any, it was mr 0bamas First Campaign speech in support that russia put this voter of his former Vice President , joe biden. 0ur north america correspondent Registration Information to. Aleem maqbool reports. The intelligence chiefs it was a strange way to attend a political event. Did make clear, though, they came in their cars to see their former president s that iran had used it, in their view, to masquerade as this first drive in rally forjoe biden. Far right wing group, this Militia Group called i think what barack 0bama brings the proud boys, and to attempt is the sense when america was great. When we were happy to go out, to basically intimidate when we could go out and have a good time, democratic leaning voters, when we were respecting and loving each other. People who would be disposed to voting for the democratic president ial candidate joe biden, when barack 0bama got on stage to switch their allegiance in philadelphia, he didnt hold back to donald trump, otherwise in his criticism of the man the message was the group, the proud boys, who replaced him in the white house, is coming after them. Saying Donald Trumps behaviour had been unacceptable and a poor example to american children. Now, i think the principle here that there are consequences most concerns intelligence officials to these actions. Is the thought that this could intimidate some voters, they embolden other people to be scare them, if you like, with, of course, less than two weeks to go cruel and divisive before the president ial and racist. Election here. Part of the reason he came to this city was to encourage a Government Health adviser has african america ns to vote. Said the increased risk but many remain disillusioned. Of covid 19 to black, there no point in really voting. Asian and minority ethnic groups is largely down
thats how i look at it. To factors such as living circumstances and occupation. Dr raghib ali, who was appointed i dont see no point in voting, bro. To investigate the link its like a lost cause. Between coronavirus and ethnicity, said everyones risk needs to be assessed. A decrease in black voter turnout here in 2016 is seen as a big reason dr rohini mathur, Hillary Clinton lost this key state is assistant professor of epidemiology at the London School to donald trump. Of hygiene tropical medicine. She contributed to the governments down the road, barack 0bama dropped report and has completed extensive by a community centre. Youll get some folks who say, research on the impact of covid 19 on populaitons. Shejoins me now. Well, im not going to vote. His input could be crucial to reversing that fall in black welcome. Tell us more about the voting forjoe biden. And notjust in this city. Aleem maqbool, bbc various factors you have looked at when it comes to peoples risks and news, philadelphia. Here, the officer leading the uk policing response to the coronavirus pandemic has covid 19. When it comes to peoples risks and covid19. Thank you very much. The urged the government to make the three tier work i have been conducting has been rules easier to follow. Assistant chief constable 0wen weatherill told mps that people using large linked Electronic Health records and we have looked at a are struggling to comply with restrictions because theyre too confusing. Number of factors such as hes previously asked the Prime Minister to simplify the message around sociodemographic characteristics, in the new tiered system. Addition to age, sex, peoples i made strong representations
to them that we should deprivation. And also housing size look for simplified, consistent tiers and region of the country they live that would be the same wherever they were applied. In. What more information do you need to complete the picture . The i thought that was going to happen ten days ago. Key types of information we do not the reality is starting to drift have access to in these records are information on occupational exposure, environmental exposure and as we are seeing with tier 3, such as air pollution and commuting, nuance is creeping in. What we have seen with tiering also housing factors beyond housing is a reintroduction of things size such as overcrowding and you cannot do under regulation and guidance. Housing density. You are calling for the tiering relates to both. What that has done is confuse ethnicity to be put on peoples the messaging again. Death certificate. Why is that important . It is of key importance speaking on the bbc, the policing minister Kit Malthouse said he understood there were complexities with the different to have up to date and accurate restricitons in different areas in the same tier but people ethnicity data on as much of the had a responsibility to inform themselves. Population as we can and these data the one thing we are learning about this pandemic are currently incomplete in routine is it is challenging on all sorts of levels. Electronic records. 0fficial and what the Prime Minister tried statistics such as birth and death to do in introducing the three tiers was bring an element of clarity, registrations will allow us to gain so that people knew in broad terms a complete picture of ethnic disparities in mortality we would what their situation not have access to otherwise. There was in their area, but then recognised that, in particular has been a call to look beyond the
areas, there are likely to be, idea of racism as a reason that you know, subtle differences that minority ethnic people are more need to be addressed, not least because the infection affected, but surely, if it is to do is growing in different areas in different ways, and try and address that as well with socioeconomic factors, living conditions, occupations, that can be through a different set of measures agreed with local leaders. A structural and indirect racism . now, that does create some complexity but, look, agree. It is notjust interpersonal there is plenty of information out there on the internet where people racism people may experience, there can go and inform themselves about what the regulations are structural factors, from early are in their area and that, fundamentally, is what we recommend life experiences, to educational and everybody has to do. We all need to recognise Work Opportunities and where people we have an individual duty live that are structural aspects of towards our collective health and that means informing ourselves racism. In terms of when you can about what the regulations are in our area and then complying with the rules. Make recommendations to the government, it is a huge amount of now, i do understand that, between two particular areas data you are trying to deal with. That might be in tier 3, when do you think you will have firm there will be different variations, conclusions that might translate but that makes it even more important that people go into policy . I think the work we and inform themselves. The headlines on bbc news. Have done has some really important the uk chancellor is expected take home messages that can be to announce new support implemented into policy and what we for businesses affected can do is to continue to refine
by coronavirus restrictions, models and think about the after criticism that more needs to be done for those regions interaction between these things. In the second highest but the information we have so far level of meaures. A police chief in england is urging is already strong. Thank you. The government to make the three tier system easier to follow as more parts of the country prepare to enter the very high alert level. More information about testing trace the fbi says us voter Registration Information has been obtained figures. We are told 59. 6 of close by iran and russia and is being used contacts to try and interfere in the us figures. We are told 59. 6 of close co nta cts of figures. We are told 59. 6 of close contacts of people who tested president ial election. Positive for covid 19 in england we re positive for covid 19 in england were reached through the test and trace were reached through the test and tra ce syste m were reached through the test and trace system in the week ending a uk Government Health adviser has 0ctober trace system in the week ending october the 1ath, when a total of said the increased risk of covid 19 to black, asian and minority ethnic asian and minority ethnic 101,491 october the 14th, when a total of 101,494 people tested positive. This groups is largely down to factors such as living circumstances and occupation. Is the lowest weekly percentage since testing trace began and down dr raghib ali, who was appointed to investigate the link on the previous week ending 0ctober between coronavirus and ethnicity, the 7th, from 63 . The cases handled said everyones risk dr raghib ali, who was appointed to investigate the link by local Health Protection teams, needs to be assessed. 94. 8 of our Community Affairs correspondent by local Health Protection teams, 94. 8 of contacts Adina Campbell reports. By local Health Protection teams, 94. 8 of contacts were reached and asked to self isolate in the week to this is my late brother and myself in rangoon at one of the restaurants. 0ctober asked to self isolate in the week to october 14. So a massive difference. Its a very nice restaurant. That is in the number of people who remembering his brother, six months we re that is in the number of people who were contacted. The cases handled on since he died of coronavirus. Online or by call centres, 57. 6 of as a family, we were all devastated for many months. Close contacts were reached and asked to self isolate, and that large difference feeds into calls and, as a family, we think a hospital or government from local politicians and public could do a bit more Health Experts across england to after my brother passed away. Dr peter tun was a specialist make sure those teams are able to in neurological rehabilitation at the Royal Berkshire hospital work on a localised basis because in reading. They know areas so much better. That his family says he had concerns about the lack of ppe while at work. Personal involvement. A very big gap he died in april after there in terms of how many contacts catching the virus. An investigation into his death we re there in terms of how many contacts were reached according to the is ongoing, and Royal Berkshire nhs approach used. Foundation trust says it is waiting the british legion has launched for the results of the report. This years poppy appeal with a series of photographs reflecting the impact today, the government has published of covid 19 on the armed new findings on covid disparities forces and veterans. The photographs, and given more details about how taken in streets, doorways and windows show soldiers, it is going to improve health retired and serving, and members of theirfamilies. As many poppy sellers are themselves outcomes for people from ethnic elderly or shielding, minority backgrounds. The charity has come up
they include recording ethnicity with alternative ways people can on death certificates in england show support this year including donating for poppies as a way of tracking which groups through the post, or downloading a printable poppy that can be are more at risk. Displayed in your window. Its also going to spend more than £25 million on a new Community Champion scheme to help protect the most vulnerable. Now its time for a and workplace risk assessments look at the weather. For everyone to improve Health Conditions and reduce hello, again. The number of deaths. Todays promising to be much drier than it was yesterday, so why are people from ethnic minorities more at risk although there still are some showers in the forecast, of dying from coronavirus . And weve been watching some heavy rain pulling away from northern and eastern scotland, they are more likely continuing its journey to live in poorer areas, into the north sea, leaving some with limited access to the health cloud and the odd spot behind it. Care they need, and because of this showers continuing across parts they may be in shared housing, of Northern England, and weve got a weak weather front slipping south, meaning there is a greater chance of catching the virus. Which is also producing some showers. But, in between, were looking and we know people from at a lot of dry weather disadvantaged backgrounds are more and some hazy sunshine. Now, as we head through the evening likely to have Underlying Health and overnight, well see some conditions linked to higher showers pushing up from the south west across parts of the midlands, coronavirus death rates. Heading into the southeastern corner, and at the same time a new weather front coming in, introducing some heavier rain. But one government adviser who has just been appointed to look at this its going to be a cooler night for most of us issue more closely says we shouldnt than it has been in the last few. Solely concentrate on ethnicity. So we see the dregs of the showers
so my suggestion Going Forward moving away from the southeast in the morning, as this band of rain is that instead of using ethnicity advances steadily eastwards, weakening all the time. As the criteria by which you see whether someone needs extra and then behind that, well see a return to brighter skies, testing or extra attention, some sunshine and some showers, is look at the actual risk factor but some of those showers thats causing it. Look at overcrowded housing, in the west could be their deprivation, their occupation et cetera, and then you will capture everybody. Heavy and thundery. Those behind the report, though, says it will lead to a clearer understanding of how much people from ethnic minorities are affected by coronavirus and help we hope to go to the house of protect those most at risk. Deprivation is one of the risk commons soon, the chancellor rishi factors we have taken into account. Sunak will be making a statement regarding thejob we are doing this across sunak will be making a statement regarding the job support scheme. The population for those people that we believe are vulnerable. I think that we have well the former us president a responsibility to show barack 0bama has accused that they are not being left behind. Donald trump of treating the presidency like a reality and, as a black woman, Television Show during an election rally in philadelphia. Thats something that i have it was mr 0bamas first personally taken an interest in. Campaign speech in support of his former Vice President , but for some Health Workers joe biden. Who are seeing first hand 0ur north america correspondent the impact of this virus in local communities, Aleem Maqbool reports. Todays report doesnt go far enough. Chris udenze is a gp and also caught it was a strange way to attend a political event but they came in coronavirus earlier this year. Their cars to see their former this seems to be a proposal just to gather more data president s first drive in rally for and give the impression of joe biden. I think what joe biden doing something rather than actually doing something. Will bring is a sense of when for those who have lost loved ones, america was great. When we were todays report has come too late. But the hope is it could help other respecting and loving each other. Families avoid similar tragedies. When barack 0bama got on stage in Adina Campbell, bbc news. Philadelphia, he did not hold back his criticism of the man who replaced him in the white house, well, we can speak saying Donald Trumps behaviour had live to dr raghib ali. Been unacceptable and a poor example to american children. There are the author of that new report. Thank consequences to these actions. They you so much forjoining us on bbc involve other people to be cruel and news today. It would be great to hear directly from your first of all defensive. And racist. Part of the white, according to your report, we reason he came to the city was to shouldnt concentrate solely on ethnicity when looking and trying to find out what risk someone has of encourage African Americans to vote, many remain disillusioned. There is catching covid. Good morning and no point in really voting. That is thank you for inviting me. I mean, how i look at it. I dont see no the first point i wanted to make was point in voting. It is a lost cause. That i really honestly sympathise with the people in the report to
have lost loved ones and, as an nhs the decrease in black voter turnout here in 2016 is seen as a big reason worker myself, i was on the front line back in april and saw that Hillary Clinton lost this key coronavirus patience and i also worried for myself as someone at state to donald trump. Down the road higher risk, potentially. At that donald barack 0bama dropped into time, we didnt know, all we had a community centre. His input could heard at that time was that black be crucial to reversing that fall in people and south asian two were having higher rates of death and, of voting forjoe biden, notjust in course, it was obvious that within the city. The nhs, most of those who were dying well from black and minority well President Trump and joe biden will meet in nashville ethnic backgrounds. The second point isi ethnic backgrounds. The second point later for the final debate before is i have contributed to the report the november third election. Today but im not the sole author, i despite a tumultuous campaign full of surprises, am an expert advisor on the report. Mr biden has maintained a steady to a nswer am an expert advisor on the report. To answer your question, i lead in the polls, and the past few am an expert advisor on the report. To answeryour question, i mean, am an expert advisor on the report. To answer your question, i mean, the key thing we have learned over the last few months is to understand why weeks have been especially rocky for mr trump. The debate may black people and south asian people be his last best chance particularly are at higher risk of to shift the dynamic of the president ial race. Dying from coronavirus and what we Barbara Plett usher reports. Have been able to do with the Additional Data from the office of National Statistics and from other data sources is seeing much of that americas music city is preparing to stage a different kind of show, the second and increase risk can be accounted for last political face off of this strange and turbulent by looking at underlying factors. Election season. For example, where you live is one on broadway, the show goes of the most important. Your on but the pandemic has hit occupation. If the area where you live is deprived, if you leaving nashvilles Entertainment Industry overcrowded housing or a hard, forcing venues multi occupant overcrowded housing or a multi occu pa nt household or overcrowded housing or a multi occupant household or if you have diabetes or obesity. Most of to keep numbers down, way down. Those factors do coalesce in ethnic with five bars on the street, minority populations but are not steve smith calls himself exclusive to them. Of course, there the honkytonk godfather. Are many white people or many his business has dropped 80 . He wants President Trump nonblack and non citation people who to focus on the economy at the debate. Have those factors and therefore the he needs to talk to important thing is to target the the american public. They need to believe interventions at the whole at risk that he is going to boost this populations, whatever ethnicity is. So black and asian people are twice economy right back up the way he did as likely to be infected with the coming in 16, and he is spirig compared to white people, so fighting for the fossil fuel what you saying is if people who are people, he is fighting for people that have jobs, hes creating jobs. This time around, style may be white are living in the same sorts important than substance. Of areas and in the same sorts of the first chaotic debate jobs you have been describing as was dominated by mr trumps black and asian people, we would relentless interruptions. Expect to see the same proportions americans didnt like it. Of white, black and asian people all the question is. Getting the virus, is that what we
extrapolate from what you are will you shut up, man . In the second match up, saying . Exactly. If you are a white the candidates sparred from afar in separate town halls person living in a deprived area, in because the president caught the coronavirus. Overcrowded housing and you are for the final showdown, working on the front line, a bus there are new rules. Each mans mic will be cut off driver, health care worker, you are for part of the time at significant increased risk and so his rival can speak more so if you are diabetic or without being heckled. President trump is still obese. As i said, down in the polls and playing defence in states disproportionately, black people and south asian people do have that he won last time. Collection of risk factors but i hes been claiming the debate think Going Forward, now we have will be rigged, but needs it that information, we can provide to recharge his chances of victory and change detailed risk assessments to every the conversation about his botched handling single individual. I understand why of the pandemic. He wont be changing any minds here. We focused on ethnic minorities in its decimated our business. The first wave and, you know, the daniel and amys bar was given top government and the nhs did do risk ratings in the music scene assessments for more than 95 of and then covid hit, ethnic minority workers, which was silencing the stage. Very important at the time but going and who do you think forward , very important at the time but going will fix the economy . Forward, we must extend it to the at this point, i think anybody but him would be a good whole population. A report by public start. Health england, published back in whether or not im a huge june, said historic racism and fan of biden is neither here nor there, but i cant show poorer experiences on health care or any support over a man at work may mean that individuals in who has selfishly chosen his ego bame groups are less likely to seek and his business over
ca re bame groups are less likely to seek care when needed or nhs staff are the wellbeing of my less likely to speak up when they fellow countrymen. Have concerns about personal so heres what to watch for when nashville lights protective equipment or risk. But up for the big event. The report you have been involved in President Trump is being told to tone it down says Structural Racism is not a and stay on message. Reasonable explanation for the sorts joe biden needs to show he can stand up to mr trump. Of statistics that we are seeing. He is expecting tell us more about that specifically attacks on his family. Many americans were annoyed because, clearly, that has been a by the incoherence of huge issue of concern. So i think, the first debate but they may tune in again to watch the mute button in action. Barbara plett usher, generally, if you look at overall Life Expectancy and overall bbc news, nashville. Mortality amongst black people and south asian people, we actually have join us on friday at one higher Life Expectancy and lower thirty in the morning for overall mortality than white people, live coverage of the final us president ial debate between donald trump even without taking deprivation into for the Republican Party and democratic candidatejoe biden. Account so i dont think it is you can also follow our live expert evidence based to say Structural Racism has caused these inequalities analysis on bbc. Co. Uk news because, over the course of the or on the bbc news app. Whole life span, we have slightly Better Health outcomes. In regards to the nhs, further Research Needs to the nhs, further Research Needs to be done and at the university of too many hospitals supporting leicester has undertaken some of people with learning disabilities and autism are providing poor care that research to understand why which is at times undignified and inhumane. Particularly nhs front line workers thats according to the care
have been disproportionately regulatorfor england. Affected. 0ur report hasnt been the government, which commissioned able to go into that, we havent got the report, says its findings are deeply concerning. 0ur social affairs correspondent, that data. Just one more question, i wa nt to that data. Just one more question, i want to pick up on something, taking alison holt has the details. Into account everything you have said, the report you have been through a hatch in the door involved in, it says there is a of a bare seclusion room, small part of excess risk still bethany is reaching out to hold herfathers hand. Unexplained for some groups. Which shes a teenager with autism groups are those and why can you not and learning disabilities. For two years, bethany was living offer an explanation at this stage . In long stay hospitals not you individually but why is segregated from others, because her behaviour was said there not an explanation out there to be so challenging. Yet . So the two main studies that this is bethany now. Have been done from the office of the 19 year old is thriving, National Statistics both had one living in a flat in the community with services built around her. Important kind of risk factor it was her case which led to todays report. Missing. The 0ns data wasnt able to her dad, who had to fight ta ke missing. The 0ns data wasnt able to take into account comorbidities like to get her moved, says hospital was always the wrong place for her. Diabetes and obesity or occupation. It is when we combined the datasets the environments beth we will know for certain when the was in in the hospitals, they were incredibly bright, they were full of risk is completely removed. If there fluorescent lighting. Is still a residual risk, it is that fact in itself hurts beths possible, you know, we may not be sensory requirements. Able to explain it fully, but as the the noise in those places,
with alarms going off, people screaming, the doors evidence is missed, but some constantly slamming, evidence is missed, but some theyre not therapeutic at all. Evidence vitamin d deficiency may somebody like beth, with her sensory needs, lead to poor outcomes with coronavirus and at work is ongoing is never going to get better and that is the only common factor in an environment like that. That would be across both black despite promises for change people and south asian people, no following abuse scandals, vitamin d. Dr raghib ali, thank you the regulator says there very much for your time today. Is still too much poor care in long stay hospital wards. Lets turn to europe now, in some places patients and infections continue to rise were restrained on a daily basis. Across a number of countries, forcing new restrictions. And the time people were secluded czech citizens have woken or segregated for, ranged up to a new lockdown, similar to that imposed from two days to 13 years. In the spring, after the government warned that the Hospital System would collapse within weeks unless harsh measures we found that people, were taken now. Ireland is going back into lockdown too. The staff were looking this was the scene after people in hospitals, in dublin during rush often didnt have the and knowledge hour a short while ago. To understand how properly to use under the six week lockdown, nonessential businesses have had to close. Restraint, segregation, seclusion. But, unlike the previous and i think that often lockdown in march, it was a case of not knowing how schools are being kept open. To meet peoples needs, and, in belgium, not understanding autism, the foreign minister is in intensive care, not really being clear but in a stable condition, after testing positive for covid 19. About what are the triggers 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee were and the reasons
has the details from liege. Behind peoples behaviour. So if you change the focus is this the worst affected of training for staff, region in europe . You get the right specialist staff wallonia, southern belgium, in place, then it should both reduce where the government says covid the need to use any form cases are spreading so quickly they are on the verge of restrictive practices, of losing control. And make sure that people the covid Testing Centres are have their needs properly met. Struggling to keep up with demand. The report says there needs to be the line of traffic more investment in the sort is longer every morning. Of Community Services that this is the biggest bethany now gets. Testing centre in liege. And a minister to ensure people have been queueing from five a change happens. Alison holt, bbc news. Oclock this morning to get here by foot and by car, and every week they are doubling the number of people coming, the belgian government has warned every hour seeing about 250 people. That parts of the country could see a tsunami of covid cases, with the virus spreading uncontrollably. Doctors there have told the bbc theyve reached crisis point due jerome is in charge here. To the sudden rise in people testing translation i really think the situation is close to catastrophe. Positive, and if the rate continues, hospitals will run out of space within days. Hospitals are almost swamped, some 0ur europe correspondent gavin already are, and as for testing, the demand is exploding and so are positive cases. Lee has the details. It feels like we are on a cliff edge. Is this the worst affected inside the lab, the results region in europe . Are processed and people in southern belgium, the government says covid cases are contacted within the same day. Are spreading so quickly
they are on the verge of losing control. One in three tests are now coming back positive. The covid Testing Centres are struggling to keep up with demand. Translation last wednesday, the line of traffic i had 9 positivity, thursday 15 , and friday 30 . Is longer every morning. In 72 hours, its incredible how this is the biggest Testing Centre positive cases went up, in the area, and people have been its worse than in march, queueing from five oclock this we are really feeling morning on foot and by car, the second wave. And every week they are doubling the number of people coming, at the montlegia hospital every hour seeing about 250 people. In liege, all non urgent surgeries are cancelled. The number of covid wards have this man is in charge here. Quadrupled in the space of ten days. Translation i really think the situation everyone here needs is close to catastrophe. Oxygen to survive without it they would die. Hospitals are almost swamped, some already are, and as for testing, this doctor says while the death rate is lower than during the first the demand is exploding and so are positive cases. Wave, the sudden increase of so many it feels like we are patients is becoming too much to deal with. On a cliff edge. Until now, we can manage inside the lab, the results are processed and people every patient, but if it are contacted within the same day, continues to grow like that, it will be impossible one in three tests are now in november to treat everybody. Coming back positive. Translation last wednesday i had 9 0fficials repeatedly warned positivity, thursday against complacency, 15 , and friday 30 . And they say pandemic fatigue is no
excuse when hospitals face critical days ahead. Gavin lee, bbc news, liege. In 72 hours it is incredible how the authorities in sweden positive cases went up, have said people over 70, its worse than in march, we are really feeling or in high risk groups, the second wave. Should follow the same covid at the hospital here guidelines as everyone else. In liege, all non emergency surgeries are cancelled. In march, those considered more vulnerable to coronavirus were the number of covid wards have told to avoid all close contact with people they didnt live with. Quadrupled in the space of ten days. But swedens Public HealthAgency Everyone here needs said there had been physical oxygen to survive and Mental Health consequences without it they would die. This doctor says while the death for those who had isolated themselves rate is lower than during the first and it wasnt reasonable for them to continue to shoulder such a responsibility. Wave, the sudden increase of so many patients is becoming too much to deal with. The uk and European Union will until now, we can manage resume talks today to try to agree on a post brexit trade deal. Every patient, but if it continues to grow like that, discussions stalled last week, it will be impossible with downing street saying in november to treat everybody. The negotiations were over. 0fficials repeatedly warned against complacency, yesterday, the eus chief and they say pandemic fatigue is no negotiator, michel barnier, excuse when hospitals face told the European Parliament that a deal was within reach critical days ahead. If both sides compromised. The government says talks will intensify but that its possible they wont result in an agreement. The authorities in sweden have said people over 70 or in high risk groups
here, the conservative mp should follow the same covid Caroline Ansell has resigned as a parliamentary aide guidelines as everyone else. To the uk environment secretary in march, those considered more after rebelling against vulnerable to coronavirus were told the government. She backed an opposition motion to avoid all close contact with people they didnt live with. Demanding low income families but swedens Public Health agency said there had been physical and Mental Health consequences in england get free school for those who had isolated meals outside term time. Themselves, and it wasnt reasonable the footballer Marcus Rashford, whos campaigned on the issue, for them to continue to shoulder says hell continue fighting. Such a responsibility. Lisa hampele has more. Lets take you straight to the house of commons Breakfast Club is the guarantee where the chacellor rishi sunak of a meal some children is making a statement might not get at home. Throughout the Summer School regarding the job support scheme. Holiday, many families relied on Free School Meal vouchers instead. I understand your frustration, with half term approaching, people need to know this is not holiday hunger is again on the minds of many. Forever, these are temporary restrictions to help control the spread of the virus. There are difficult days and weeks ahead but now we have parents who dont have we will get through this together. Jobs any more, so then we people are not only known. We have have to think about the parents who dont have jobs, how are they to survive . An economic plan that will protect but labour lost their motion. Thejobs and it had accused the government an economic plan that will protect the jobs and livelihood of walking away from its obligations an economic plan that will protect thejobs and livelihood of an economic plan that will protect the jobs and livelihood of the british people wherever they live to hungry children. Only a handful of conservative and whatever their situation. And mps voted with labour. Just as we have throughout this if we acknowledge that children risk going hungry in term
time by providing them crisis, we will listen and respond with Free School Meals, despite the provision of universal credit and the other to peoples concerns is the things that have been mentioned by the government, we know they risk situation demands. I make no apology going hungry in the holidays, too. For responding to changing circumstances. And so today, we go among the conservatives voting with the government was an mp with strong words aimed at parents further. The Prime Minister was right to outline a balanced approach and Marcus Rashfords campaign. To tackling coronavirus, taking the where is the slick pr campaign, difficult decisions to save lives encouraging absent parents to take some responsibility and keep the arm rate down while for their children . I do not believe in nationalising children. Instead, we need to get back doing everything in our power to to the idea of protect the jobs and livelihoods of taking responsibility. The british people. The evidence is clear, a regional tiered approach is the right way to control the spread of the virus. My right honourable in a Statement Last night, the footballer said. Our views are being clouded by political affiliation. Friend, the chief secretary this is not politics, yesterday set out for the house are this is humanity. Were here to help but we require guidance and insight economic support for businesses who from those in number 10. Are legally required to close. We are legally required to close. We are providing billions of pounds of the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, support for local authorities, a said the government will continue grant scheme for affected businesses to use a benefit and income worth up to half £1 billion every support system to help children through the holidays. In scotland and wales, month and of course, we expanded the families will be given food vouchers until next years easter holiday. Job support scheme with the like in england, Northern Ireland has said Free School Meals government covering the cost and paying two thirds of peoples normal will only be provided term time. Lisa hampele, bbc news. Wages if their employer has been legally required to close. For areas in local alert level three, we have here in the uk, metro mayors, including andy burnham of manchester and steve made available over £8 billion of rotherham of liverpool, are giving evidence to mps. Lets listen in. Generous upfront grants so that local authorities can support businesses, protectjobs and aid economic recovery in a fair and i think that is where this is still transparent way. That is our plan to wrong. We have kind of got support closed businesses. But it is devolution in nine but not in reality yet, and england needs to clear that even businesses who can decide if it wants devolution in stay open are facing profound reality. Because otherwise, if economic uncertainty. This morning i westminster carries on with all the power, levelling up will be a met with business and union slogan, rather than a thing that representatives, including those really happens, because you cant from the Hospitality Industry to discuss the new restrictions. Their level up, dropping projects in places and calling that levelling message was clear. The impact of the up. I places and calling that levelling Health Restrictions on their ose, places and calling that levelling you places and calling that levelling
up. Isuppose, you know, for places and calling that levelling up. I suppose, you know, for me, the lesson of this week, chair, is. Businesses is worse than they hoped, the reason why this became a fundamental issue for me in the they recognise the importance of the tiered restrictions for controlling negotiation we have just had is the spread of the virus but a that, you know, steve and i can tell significant fall in consumer demand is causing profound economic harm to you, when we were at westminster, we we re you, when we were at westminster, we were used to seeing the north of their industry. It is clear that england get pushed around and told no, that was basicallyjust what they and other struggling happened. But things came to a head businesses require further support. Because of this simple point. If you so mr speaker i am taking three are going to lockdown peoples jobs, if you are going to lock down further steps today. First, so mr speaker i am taking three furthersteps today. First, i peoples lives, and you are going to so mr speaker i am taking three further steps today. First, i am introducing a new grant scheme for do that to some places but not other businesses impacted by tier 2 places, you cant do that on terms restrictions, even if they are not dictated from 200 miles away. And i legally closed. We will fund local think, for me, that is the point authorities to provide businesses in about this week. If you are going to their area with direct cash grants. Do that, it clearly has to be on the it will be up to local authorities terms of people here, in terms of to decide how best to distribute what will help us to cope with what isa what will help us to cope with what these grants, given that the is a massive change that you are necessary flexibility to respond to asking us to make. But, essentially, local economic circumstances but i
thats what it was, that we were am providing enough funding to give being asked to lock down on terms every Business Premises in the hospitality, leisure and dictated from very far away. And, accommodation sector is a direct ultimately, that was a point of grant worth up to £2100 for every principle that needed to be made, and a stand was needed to be taken. Month tier 2 restrictions apply. Thank you for that. Steve, coming to that is equivalent to 70 of the you next, the impact of covid on the value of the grant available for Liverpool City Region and the functioning of the combined closed businesses in tier 3. Authority. Thanks, chair, and as you crucially, i am pleased to confirm can imagine, very similar sort of story to what is happening in these grants will be retrospective. Businesses in any area which has Greater Manchester. At covid, i been under enhanced restrictions can think, exposed a number of fault backdate their grant to august. I lines that were already there in the system that had been prevalent for have been listening and engaging with colleagues around the house, far too long and really started to hold areas in the north back. And we including my honourable friend in had much worse outcomes, for instance, in education, skills and various constituencies. I am pleased health, huge disadvantages to our particular region, and i believe our to confirm the backdating of the new economy suffered because of that and grant means we are being more
because of those interventions from generous to businesses and places Central Government that could have which have been under higher helped us to address the whole levelling up agenda. So we, over the restriction for longer. Let no one say, mr speaker, this government has last few weeks, like andy and not committed to supporting the others, we want to work to really close that disparity that there is people and businesses in every region and nation of the united between the north and the south. I kingdom. Second, to protectjobs we will give you a couple of examples, chair. We entered the pandemic with are making the job support scheme around 70,000 people unable to work more generous for employers. If due to ill health. And of course businesses are legally required to thats only got worse, and we have a close, as we have already outlined, the gout government will cover high prevalence of long term the gout government will cover the full cost of employers paying conditions in Liverpool City Region, two thirds of peoples salary where they cannot work for a week or more. A disproportionately high number of deaths that have happened over the for businesses who can open, it is last seven or eight months will also now clear the impact of restrictions increase pressure is on a Mental Health and wellbeing, and the impact on them, particularly in the of that may not be immediate, but we hospitality sector is more significant than they had hoped. So will see that increasing over the months ahead. And according to iam making significant than they had hoped. So i am making two changes to the short time work scheme to make it easier
recently published up if we are talking about levelling up, the for those businesses to keep staff recently published levelling up on rather than make them redundant. Indexed by wpi strategy said that liverpool walton, which is now first, under the original scheme employees have to work for 33 of represented by dan, is one of the the normal hours. Now we will ask ten constituencies most in need of them to work on the 20 of those levelling up, and we have four of hours. Second, the employer the lcr constituencies in the top contribution for the hours not ten. In other words, something needs worked will not be 33 as originally to happen we need meaningful planned, or even 20 as it is in the economic progress, because without that we wont address the underlying 0ctoberfurlough planned, or even 20 as it is in the 0ctober furlough scheme, it will reduce to 5 . The scheme will apply social, educational and Health Disadvantages in our area. And andy to elbow eligible businesses in burnham mentioned about being in all alert levels so businesses that parliament. It was when i was in are not closed and faced higher parliament. It was when i was in parliament that i truly understood restrictions on places like what the westminster bubble really liverpool, lancashire and South Yorkshire as well as the devolved is and the fact that for far too nations will be able to access greater support. These changes mean long to many decisions have been taken with the interests of london, more employers can access the scheme and morejobs
i have to say it, but the london more employers can access the scheme and more jobs will be more employers can access the scheme and morejobs will be protected. We centricity, and i dontjust mean have made this one of the most the area of london, i am talking generous versions with the overall london culture that have made this one of the most generous versions of a short time work scheme anywhere in the world. It is better for businesses, better exists within parliament. And that jobs and better for the economy. Has been hugely disadvantages to areas like ours. So we know it is third, as we increase their contribution we are making towards not a perfect system, we want to employee wages, i am in creasing our work to try to see whether we can level up. We stand, as metro mayors, contribution to the income that the ready to do that, but the government needs to work seriously and self employed have as well. Today we meaningful with us. Tim are doubling the next round of the self employed income support from needs to work seriously and meaningfulwith us. Tim bowles, coming to you, in our neck of the 20 to 40 of peoples income, woods, we have not had the same tier issues around covid, but nonetheless increasing the maximum grant to it has affected the economy, so how £3750. So far through this crisis, has it impacted the west of england and the functioning of the combined we have provided over £13 billion of authority . Thank you very much, and support to self employed workers. So when you are talking about interest, idid when you are talking about interest, i did reflect on the fact that we traders, Small Businesses and both bought one another a coffee at self employed people are the dynamic some point, we have got to declare entrepreneurial heart of our economy and this government is on their those but thank you for that and couching it in that way. Now, i work side. In conclusion, a wage subsidy
really closely with all of the metro mayors, we are really closely aligned. Steve knows, however, to closed businesses, a wage subsidy though, that i will always challenge for open businesses, cash grants of over £2000 a month for peer to him when he talks about north versus south. So i will come back to that businesses and up to £3000 a month ina south. So i will come back to that in a second, but to pick up your for closed businesses. Support for point, chair, the nature of our local authorities, support for the economy, which is different, as all self employed, support for peoples regions are, and that is why jobs and incomes, all on top of over combined authorities are important, because they are able to use regional strengths. We have the £200 billion of support since march. This is our plan, a plan forjobs, evidence to prove that we are for businesses, for the regions, for working on a daily basis with our teams here about how it is the economy, for the country, a plan to support the british people and i impacting, whether it is business like airbus, whether it is our commend this statement to the house. Creative sector, all those brilliant small smes that we have across the we know call the shadow chancellor region, so we have got the evidence of the exchequer. Thank you, very behind that. We understand, because much mr speaker. For months we have of that interaction with them, the urged the chancellor to get ahead of impact on those different types of businesses, those different scales. The looming Unemployment Crisis and so there is an impact there, and act to savejobs. The looming Unemployment Crisis and act to save jobs. Instead we have that impact will be similar in had a patchwork of pool ideas, principle to the rest of the rushed out in the last minute. A country. Clearly, as a regional bonus scheme that will pay £2. 6 mayor, we have the ability to focus on what we need to do here. So we billion to businesses but that are seeing that. However, and i work dont need it. Thejob support scheme that simply was not going to really closely, and i have got a work for the majority of Businesses Panel of all of the business under pressure and which we said at the beginning did not do enough to subscription groups, along with all the banks, because that is a way in incentivise employers to keep staff which we can share information with on. And an approach to support for every business in our region. There is still a positive view in an awful areas entering tier 3 which has been nothing short of shambolic. This has lot of businesses about how we move had real consequences. The deadline out of this and move forward. But, clearly, the current official for large scale had real consequences. The deadline for la rge scale redundancies came and went before the chancellor and is thejob lockdown potentially will have an and went before the chancellor and is the job support scheme. The impact on that. So we are working deadline for Small Business really closely, we understand redundancies passed before he exactly what is happening in the realised he needed to amend it further and many parts of a country region, we recognise where our have spent months under tier 2 opportunities are in the future, but ifi opportunities are in the future, but if i may go back to the levelling up piece. A really important piece for restrictions without adequate support. How many jobs restrictions without adequate support. How manyjobs have been us piece. A really important piece for us today was to share with members
lost because of that inaction . 0ver of the fact that, as far as im a million have already gone. Last concerned, and i think all of the quarter we saw a record rise in metro mayors are, this shouldnt be about north south, because i will redundancies. The chancellor could have done much more if he had acted give you the statistics that instead of being a very successful region, i sooner. Now we see yet another last minute move. Let me ask the can talk to you about areas that are chancellor, what has changed . What chronically in need of investment, where we have some areas of real has changed that means this is the right thing to do now but it wasnt deprivation across all of our councils. So we have a really when parts of the north and midlands compelling case about that entered tier 2 many weeks ago . Does investment level. And, traditionally, we have not been he agree with his own mayor for the receiving the same levels of West Midlands who said this investment here in the west of particular point was just one that england as people have seen in was completely missed . London and the south east, and if i particular point was just one that was completely missed . Completely missed the need for support for tier may, to my friends here, even, in some instances, around the level of 2 areas. The chancellor has only investment we have seen here caught up and listened to the compared to in the north. So anxiety of workers and businesses levelling up is vital for when it looks like these compared to in the north. So levelling up is vitalfor us, it is vital in the way that government restrictions will be affecting needs to now start back in may this london and the West Midlands. Will he apologise to those who have end combined authorities to overcome already lost theirjobs, senior those hurdles that are preventing us
businesses slip through their moving this forward and really fingers in those areas that have not owning our recovery. We will all had their support until now . Seen talk at length about green book and their businesses. The chancellor financing and the tools we need, refers to £1 million of generous because whenever we meet, we are upfront grants for businesses and a lwa ys because whenever we meet, we are always tightly aligned in that. So jobs provided in, i quote, in a fair we have a really clear understanding and transparent way. Theres not of what our region is doing at the been a system of upfront grants for moment, we have a clear understanding on where we need to those in the north and midlands and the process has not been fair and see investment, in research, in scales, in terms of reaching out to transparent for businesses and workers. It is nothing short of young people across all of our communities, and we are doing all of insulting to see described what we that work, and we now need the have seen over the last few weeks as support from government to deliver. Fairand have seen over the last few weeks as fair and transparent. His government jamie, last but not least, the still have not published the formula impact of covid on the north of tyne used for business support interior three areas. They still seem mayor economy in the functioning of the combined authority, please. Addicted to this approach where they thank you for inviting me to speak. The impact of covid has come on top say they are in negotiations but the of what was not a particularly reality is something completely different. When will he come clean prosperous region in the first place, so we have seen unemployment around that support about formula ina place, so we have seen unemployment in a population of around 880,000 thatis around that support about formula that is being used . Will he make
increase by around 18,000. We have good on the government claim that seen the claimant count increased by thejs extension will be topped up 18,000, so that does not take into to 80 for workers facing hardship . Account those who have lost their i know this is difficult for the government. I see the Prime Minister jobs but whose partner might be working, so that is quite sitting there, did he say 93 . His significant and before the furlough scheme has ended. I have been government is not sure on this so i speaking to so many businesses, the will spell it out. For huge numbers cbi, we have a very Strong Chamber of workers facing hardship, that of commerce, the federation of small support does not amount to 20 . If businesses, and they had lines that have been trapped by pubs having to they have modest savings or are close, the hospitality sector. But excluded for other reasons, they this is affecting so many have to wait for five weeks before businesses. Taking my kids to the they get that help and that could be dentist the other day, she was telling me that income has dropped fixed by this government but they by 45 since march. So, you know, are refusing to do so. Does he the whole economy in terms of smes realise those fixes for Social Security also must apply for self has run out of reserves. That is the big problem. So it is not the case employed for humanities to just 40 that the amount of money coming in of their previous income will not has made people vulnerable, and i stave off hardship. Not to mention fear a has made people vulnerable, and i feara domino those who have been excluded has made people vulnerable, and i fear a domino effect that will have an effect on young people, their throughout. This is becoming like a opportunities, and as we know, if long running Television Show. The
people are out of work for a couple of years, especially at an early winter economy plan, series three. Stage of their lives, it can affect them for a long period of time. The twist is, it did not last the winter, it did not do enough to help yesterday was the 215th anniversary the economy and it was not a plan. Of the battle of trafalgar, and it we have to get ahead of this crisis is worth noting that nelson had his instead of always running to keep up. That is why labour has called plan, but he also knew that no plan for a National Circuit breaker to get the chance to reset, to fix the survives contact with the enemy. So we got all his captains to get before the battle and said, no broken captain can do much wrong if he puts get the chance to reset, to fix the bro ke n test get the chance to reset, to fix the broken test trace system. Time is running out call for that circuit a ship alongside the enemy. If nelson understood the value of breaker and re maximise the distributed leadership, all of our opportunity of a break. Will he change course . Mr speaker, this is modern corporations understand distributed leadership. 0ur modern corporations understand distributed leadership. Our best public services, the professionals at the coal are making the the third time i have come to this house and several weeks to outline decisions. Surely, a modern democracy should be distributing Additional Support for the economy, command to the people who are close jobs and livelihoods. It is a sign to the decisions, close to the of the seriousness of the Economic Situation we face and i will never situation. An example of what we managed to do, as soon as lockdown make any apology for acting fast as happened, i got my senior team the moment demands and as the health
together and said, how much money do we have available . Very little situation evolves. But mr speaker, compared to the government, £5 at the heart of this debate, is a million, a propitious figure in recent days but that £5 million, we more fundamental difference on the immediately got a whole series of right approach for protecting interventions. For example, there is livelihoods and lives. We on the a business in central newcastle, an side of the house, believe it is old office block that is not in use, right to be honest about the hard and when i was a city councillor, choices week in france, that there the council made sure that if the is no easy cost free answer. With landlord reduced the rents, they every restriction comes difficulty and that is why we are doing would reduce the business rates. 600 everything we can to strike that Small Businesses now operate out of there, from people who help elderly balance between saving lives and protecting livelihoods. We have made people, planning holidays for progress and that is why we are no accessibility, fashion design. All of those people fell through the gap able to operate a local tiered in the support scheme, so we put approach. That is why even in the money in to keep those premises available so they could continue most infected areas we are striving their businesses. The other things to keep businesses open and that is we have done, on digital exclusion, why today the support i have we have done, on digital exclusion, we have done, on digital exclusion, we have put things in where kids announced is as generous as it is to we re we have put things in where kids were sent home from school, teachers try to do lessons with them, but give as many businesses and they might only have a tablet in the employers as possible the opportunity to keep working and keep house, and their parents needed for work, so we were able to rapidly trading. All of this progress, all
source equipment for them and get of this hope is being put at risk by that operational also kids could continue their education in some way. So that is the level of what the Party Opposite repeated calls you can do with tailored for a interventions. I am the Party Opposite repeated calls fora damaging, the Party Opposite repeated calls for a damaging, blunt national you can do with tailored interventions. Iam not you can do with tailored interventions. I am not even going to talk about test and trace and how lockdown. They will not say for how that would be more effective if it long that they have already admitted had a stronger local component. If it would roll on with no clear end we can get this kind of approach in, in site. They will not say how many thatis we can get this kind of approach in, that is how we are going to make a jobs would be lost through such a difference, because the plans we have got together, as i said, we National Lockdown and they claim went on a strong place injanuary their approach, an indefinite series anyway, we already had a base level of unemployment. But we have got to of all off lockdown would be accept that significant parts of the better for the economy. I am afraid economy have changed, such as people the facts do not support that working from home, irrespective of viruses, that is not going to change conclusion. Mr speaker, the policies back significantly. So we need to be we have outlined today do strike creating new jobs, and that balance. They support our back significantly. So we need to be creating newjobs, and that is where targeted interventions from regional leaders able to convene can really approach, a localised approach, a make a difference. 0ur csr regionalised approach, striving to contribution is going to trade get the balance between protecting jobs and livelihoods. They will 35,000 jobs in the north east, 100,000 in the wider north east. Support people in every region and nation of this United Kingdom, they that will work to eradicate poverty. Will protect jobs nation of this United Kingdom, they will protectjobs and support their
income and provide their families with both security and hope for the we will be going into some detailed future. Mr speaker, throughout this questions around combined authority crisis, i have always stood ready to performance, butjudith, questions around combined authority performance, but judith, the questions around combined authority performance, butjudith, the floor is yours. My question is to you, work with all honourable members in every business group, Industry Groups and trade union to work andy, around the statement that the chancellor is making today, expected through solutions and deal with this to announce more support for crisis. So whilst the situation businesses in tier 2. Now, obviously this is welcome news, hopefully, but evolves a nd crisis. So whilst the situation evolves and the challenges change, my approach will not. To build what do you make of the fact that it is happening days after london consensus, to reach out to those entered tier 2, despite the fact that places like manchester and bradford has been in the equivalent with different views, to work past of tier 2 for nearly three months now. Tribal political point scoring and support our country through this thanks so much, judith, and nice to moment of immense challenge so that see you. I want to pick up on we come out on the other side as something tim said. I know we do stronger, more United Kingdom. We talk about north south, but he makes are now going to the chair of the a really important point where, you select committee. Know, i want people who are in london struggling to get the same
help as people here, we are not thank you mr speaker when it comes trying to set people aside, we know this is affecting people everywhere. To lock down, i have to say i agree and we are stronger, you know, i am with his remarks hejust made about a patriotic person, proud of our circuit breakers. Can i draw my capital city, i want us all to do well, i want everyone to do well, and at times it doesnt feel that is right honourable friends minutes of the way the country works. But to the sage meeting, which states, we a nswer will need to consider the economic the way the country works. But to answer your question. I am the way the country works. But to answer your question. Iam really struggling, really come up with the harm alongside epidemiological announcement today, what is going to be confirmed, not because i begrudge people working in pubs or issues. Could my right honourable restau ra nts people working in pubs or restaurants in london they help, of friend update has on the progress course i dont. But why now . You made by the chief economist and ensure that a balanced, public know. Why has it taken london to go debate should join the epidemiologists for number ten into tier 2 for tier 2 support to become a National Issue . I mean, covert press meetings . That part of thats the question, isnt it . Everyone has to answer that, not just the government, but the country needs to answer that. You know, why
do we see some people, londons issues much more than we see the minutes struck the balance between protecting jobs and liverpools issues, Greater Manchester, you know . That is a protecting lives as well. He can really troubling question that this rest assured that that is what we, committee needs to talk about as at the side of the house, and this pa rt committee needs to talk about as part of this. And, actually, government will always do. I may wouldnt we have had a better response to this pandemic if, at the spur the chief economist the start, we just devolved flexible, significant funding for the support pleasure of their press conferences, for individuals and businesses to but he is right that that analysis the people on this call and a combined authority is waylaid in the is taking place. I am councils within them, just given but he is right that that analysis support and backing from the start is taking place. Iam happy but he is right that that analysis is taking place. I am happy to talk more about it at this dispatch box, but fundamentally, he will know as i to help people, rather than one know, our economy is facing enormous strain. Almost three quarters of a Million People have almost lost theirjobs and more wealth. This is scheme here, another somewhere else. Theirjobs and more wealth. This is the right approach. It allows us to protect lives and to protect the livelihoods. Up to scotland to the that is the dysfunction we have got, and it doesnt lead us to respond snp spokesperson. Thank you, mr properly as a country. But i honestly was just an open marriage when i read the headlines last night, that there was going to be a speaker. This is the third statement support package, billed as for from the chancellor in a space of a london and birmingham, and it was month. This is not a sign of good
just a case of, we have been under management. It is a sign of panic these restrictions for three months, andi these restrictions for three months, and i know West Yorkshire has as well, and east lancashire, and that and chaos from this government. It doesnt seem to have featured at is telling that the government has all. Bolton had their pubs closed for three weeks with nothing, put out more under embargo today than they have two opposition absolutely nothing, despite that spokespeople. This is disrespect to other parties in this house. We in being raised on a regular basis. And opposition benches have called for more certainty and the plan. The evidence is that we are not coming then this brings me finally to, you out of this Coronavirus Crisis know, in some ways it makes me ask anytime soon. The chancellor has not what this week was all about, then, listened or responded. I ask again the slightly brittle nature of the for three things. I ask him listen process that we were all in, that and to act and to protectjobs and steve was in first, steve played off against me, you know, and we will livelihoods. To fill the gaps and help those excluded completely from all supposedly in individual negotiations with government, that his support schemes. He knows this is how it was put to us. On isa his support schemes. He knows this is a problem and he chooses to tuesday. Ignore it. To keep the £20 uplift to universal credit and extend this to studio day metro meurs reflecting, Legacy Benefits including those who i think it is fair to say, have disabilities. Two thirds of the minimum wage is not enough for continuing tensions over the people to live on and not everyone handling of the response to the is entitled to universal credit. Pandemic. The metro mayors. Andy
burnham saying you cannot go into lockdown based on terms dictated huge gaps remain. Carrots, those from 200 miles away, he said, why do with disabilities, those with no access to public funds have all been left behind by this government with a cook old, long winter ahead. We see londons issues much more than liverpool or Greater Manchesters issues . Steve rotherham, the mayor of liverpool hospitality, tourism, transport and aviation arent going back to normal anytime soon and they deserve Government Support. Will he align saying that a london culture exists with them at his support scheme with in parliament which he says is hugely disadvantageous to areas like the scottish proposals and other ours. So that continues, that devolved institutions. Uk support for scotland does not go far enough. Business, energy and Industrial Strategy Committee continues in the we need help to plan and to protect commons. The government of thailand has lifted a state of emergency, businesses and our people. The declared one week ago to curb Scottish Government need this now, growing Anti Government protests. The decree, under which all public today. Not in three months time, gatherings were banned, proved ineffective, in spite of the arrest not eventually, not in some point in of many protest leaders. The future. The government should young demonstrators have continued to hold rallies across thailand every day since it was announced. Give clarity so that the scottish 0ur Southeast Asia correspondent government can act. The governments Jonathan Head reports. Shouting. Scheme has been full of holes, time
and time again. He is here full of by lifting the state of emergency he declared a week ago, panic instead of planning ahead for thai Prime MinisterPrayut Chan Ocha is bearing to the inevitable. A situation we told him would arise. I ask a situation we told him would arise. Iask him a situation we told him would arise. I ask him to work with the others, the requirement for such drastic action in the face of peaceful opposition parties and the devolved and only occasional protests institutions to get this right. What has been questioned by members of parliament and legal experts. It was about to be i will say to the honourable member challenged in court. Is, when we outlined the job support translation the protesters have scheme, it was very warmly welcomed made their voices and views heard. Its now time for them to let their views be reconciled not only by various business groups, with the views of other segments but also by the trades unions. Of thai society to the representatives in parliament. Everyone at that moment recognised it also proved counter productive, it was a significant and generous goading the young activists intervention to protect the jobs and to use encrypted social media apps livelihoods of the british people. To organise multiple protests every day since then the situation has changed. The across the country. Health restrictions are having an the deployment of water cannon impact, particularly on the last friday to disperse one gathering hospitality sector which is why we have taken the steps we have today. Provoked a public backlash. We are providing the certainty she article. For this scheme, when last since then, the police have either stayed away from the rallies or retreated when demonstrators have
broken through their barricades. Six months at least. We will work on by invoking a brief encounter a monthly basis for as long as those between a royal motorcade and protesters last week businesses are in their tier to as justification for the decree, restrictions or they are close and dirty three, so businesses can plan the government has also brought the monarchy into the heart of this political conflict, contrary to its insistence on that in regards to the barnett that the Royal Institution must be kept out of politics. Consequential, the government will a lwa ys consequential, the government will always make sure people can benefit the protest movement has now made reform of the monarchy one of its three core demands. From support in the uk. We will this will be seen as a victory for a movement which has shown flair provide billions of pounds to help and determination in challenging a powerful establishment. Devolved nations plan, which i it is now likely to try and keep understand is a difficult time for the protest going in its campaign everyone. I am really pleased that for a new constitution the chancellor has listened and and a new government. Showed that the government will Jonathan Head, bbc news, bangkok. A lwa ys showed that the government will always support the north. I am delighted that the retrospective one of the leading protesters taken tier 2 measures, such as the into custody has been released. Expansion of that job speaking to the press, tier 2 measures, such as the expansion of thatjob support scheme and the business grants will make a she said the court had described the charges massive difference to the people in against her as not serious and had granted her bail my constituency who have been under without condition. But she Still Believes that tier 2. 0n the point of business
the Thai Government must step down. Grants, campaign urge the chancellor to make sure that the money is translation Prayut Chanocha doesnt have any legitimacy left to be Prime Minister. For the past six years, he did available to councils as soon as possible so that there is businesses nothing to benefit the people. There are high costs for taxpayers who it as soon as possible. He is with him being the Prime Minister. The people pay taxes and the people right to champion his situation for have to be able to trust him. Prayut chan ocha doesnt have any trustworthiness left, his constituencys local businesses. Therefore he must resign, ican his constituencys local businesses. I can assure him that we will work as quickly as possible to provide along with his entire cabinet. That guidance. The grant value will be calculated on the Business Premises scaled by the rate of value. Added to that will be a 5 two teenagers accused of pointing out the french teacher samuel paty to his attacker discretionary top up and the have been charged authorities can use that to their with complicity in his murder. Prosecutors brought the same charges discretion fun as they see fit for against the parent of one of mr patys pupils, their local area. The chancellors who started the social Media Campaign against the teacher. Mr paty was beheaded in broad daylight last friday by an islamist teenager. Winter economic plan has not even lasted the autumn. His tinkering with the system demonstrates he has been behind the curve all along. It has sowed hardship and confusion. Why is the support he offered in march not being replicated as the
we are expecting, within the hour, virus comes back and we are the chancellor to announce new suffering a second wave in october . Support for workers in parts of why is he trying to achieve local england under tier 2 restrictions. Martine croxall will be with you for lockdown is on the cheap . Mr that. You are watching bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Speaker, i will say to the honourable lady that i would not hello again. Todays going to be much drier for most of us than it was yesterday. Consider £200 billion of total support could ever be accused of having said that, there are still doing anything on the cheap. That some showers in the forecast, and weve been watching some heavy money has gone to support public rain continuing to move away into the north sea across the north Services Like the nhs, people, their and east of scotland. So that rain is associated with yesterdays low pressure, jobs, their livelihoods and their businesses. I will commit to this which will continue to drift away. House that we will continue to do then weve got this transient ridge everything that is required. We will continue to adapt and evolve as of High Pressure before the next circumstances demand. Mr speaker, atlantic low comes our way later on. So what we have this afternoon cani is a lot of dry weather, circumstances demand. Mr speaker, can i thank my right honourable some hazy sunshine, friend for bringing forward this some showers from a weather front package, for listening and acting in across southern areas, but theyre fairly sporadic, showers across Northern England, and some showery outbreaks of rain interest of the economy. Isnt it across eastern scotland. Essential that we align the brighter conditions in the west, and temperatures a bit lower interests of business and the than yesterday, economy with the interest of except for in london, controlling the virus, rather than
where were looking at 17. Let these become polar opposites in now through this evening arguing with each other . Can we and overnight, well see a line of showers develop across southern parts of england, perhaps draw back from some of the heading towards the southeast, some clear skies, partisan ship has soured relations and then the next atlantic weather over the last few days because i front coming our way from the west. Dont think that there is any good and tonight its going to be a colder night than the for Public Confidence in how we are one just gone, widely temperatures all tackling this difficult and falling into single figures except for in london. So tomorrow we start off with wearing crisis . I think those are that weather front in the west, continuing to journey slowly eastwards and weakening. Wise words from my honourable friend. I think he is right to highlight the importance in this you can see from the isobars house and elsewhere of us adapting a behind it that therell be quite blustery winds, actually, and a fair few showers. Constructive approach in attacking what is clearly a national crisis. We still have the remnants of the overnight showers to clear in the southeast. But they will as the weather front and it is one we will get through but we will get through it by approaches, taking its increasingly patchy rain and cloud with it. Working together and emerging stronger on the other side. From behind that, some sunshine, but a packet of showers coming in, blustery ones, which could be heavy, tomorrow, wales will begin a 17 day potentially thundery firebreak lockdown to control the with some hail as well, spread of the virus. During that and feeling cooler across the board. Period be to support schemes from now, by the time we get from friday into saturday, the treasury as one ends and the look whats coming our way, other starts. The first minister of
quite a potent area of low pressure, the weatherfronts bringing rain. Wales has asked the chancellor to but if you have a look at the isobars, widely were going to have gusty winds widely allow welsh businesses to access the gusts 40 50mph and the irish sea scheme a week early, which has been 60mph, maybe a bit more than that. And the rain continuing refused. I like the chancellor to to advance across all areas, ease the rules on furlough to ensure getting into the southeast last. That people get support. We need to behind it therell be reduce bureaucracy so that welsh some brighter skies, but also some showers, people can get support. Can i ask but the wind could well prove to be disruptive. The chancellor to be flexible and that will clear away what support will he specifically early on in sunday. Then were looking at give to welsh businesses . We have another blustery day. There will be some sunshine around, but therell also be some showers, tried to reduce the bureaucracy to and some of those showers merging to give longer spells ensure that we do not have two of rain and feeling cooler. Overlapping schemes which would be complex for businesses. We are trying to provide support on a uk wide basis. We are doing this on a uk wide basis on the knowledge that devolved authorities will make decisions which uk taxpayers are funding. This will only work if we work in an aligned spirit and i hope
that can be continued over the coming months. Thank you, mr speaker. I greatly welcome my right honourable friends statement today. Hit the measures that he has announced a significant and generous and delivered in a manner which is fast becoming this chancellors hallmark. May i thank him for hearing the powerful arguments by the West Midlands mayor, especially in reference to the Hospitality Industry and the disparity between tier 2 and three. The West Midlands mayor has been rightly vocal on the impact on the tier 2 restrictions on the hospitality sector. We can now provide support to those businesses, which i know in his area will be warmly welcomed. Does he regret our
calls for a universal becket income backin calls for a universal becket income back in the spring . I would if you can calculate the impact that could this is bbc news. Have had for employers, employees and the self employed are like . What the headlines at 11 00am this overall cost would be instead the chancellor is expected of the billions for these myriad to announce new support for businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions after criticism that more needs schemes . When he calculate the to be done for those regions long term cost for universal credit in the second highest and other Social Security benefits and other Social Security benefits level of meaures. And the consequences that will have on society and the economy . On this people are filling mps in boxes with side of the house we do not agree with the universal basic income. It signals of distress and concern. Would not be right to provide money hopefully, we will see the for millions of people who do not need it. That would not target the chancellor, this afternoon, get the right balance in terms of the support we are offering across the resources for those who need it most. That has been our approach economy. A police chief is urging the government to make the three tier system easier to follow as more parts throughout this crisis. We want to of the country prepare to enter the very high alert level. Provide people with work and geater manchester moves into tier 3 opportunity. All our efforts are from midnight tonight. South yorkshire follows on saturday. The fbi says us Voter Registration targeted to provide that support and information has been
obtained by iran and russia to protect as manyjobs as possible and is being used to try and interfere in the us whilst recognising we will not be president ial election. Able to protect every single job. We a new Health Advisor to the government is urging have strengthened our safety net ministers to look beyond race for reasons why black, with billions invested in universal asian and other minority ethnic groups are at a higher risk credit but also crucially providing of dying from coronavirus. Funding for new opportunities, for england footballer marcus training, for apprenticeships to rashford is pledging to continue his campaign to ensure children get Free School Meals over provide people a fresh opportunity the coming months, and a bright future. I welcome the despite the idea chancellors statement but the being rejected by mps. Imposition of tier 3 in lancashire the Royal British legion launches this years poppy appeal inevitably means many of my with new ways for people to support constituents will be significantly the campaign safely from home. Worse off. Additional funding for lancashire including a £42 million package is welcome, there will still be far too many businesses who will not be able to access the chancellors direct support. Hundreds of businesses in my constituency have lost many due to good morning. Lost bookings but because they have the uk chancellor is expected to announce changes not been mandated to close, they to thejobs support scheme. Will not benefit from the new
rishi sunak is facing calls to help Companies Across the country package. Businesses such as hotels whose trade has collapsed without being formally required to close, because they are not under are completely unviable and tier the most severe lockdown measures. Most of england has been put 3 restrictions, and will they piece on tier one or medium level, provided support . This support can where the rule of six, banning social gatherings of more than six people, and 10pm hospitality curfew both apply. The tier two high be used to support businesses in level of restrictions means no household mixing in indoor locations, and the rule of six applying outdoors. The most severe level of tier three is called very high meaning no mixing of households indoors or outdoors. Pubs and bars will close unless they provide whats called this way. This is what the funding a substantial meal. Is there to do. I will also say the enhanced generosity of the job support scheme that i have the uk chancellor is being urged announced today will go a long way to change the present rules to help to support those businesses as well. Businesses such as pubs it will make it easy and affordable and restaurants experiencing for them to get the support they need to protect jobs. Different levels of lockdown. In tier three, or very for them to get the support they need to protectjobs. Covering of high alert level areas, those proceedings continues on bbc if a business is forced to close, the government will pay 67 Parliament Channel but for now we of affected workers wages, say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. Up to £2,100 a month, from 1st november. Some workers can also claim universal credit, so, a significant change to the job a Social Security payment. Support scheme has been announced by the chancellor. The uk wide measures but currently in tier two or high alert level regions will increase the amount of taxpayer an employee must work at least support to help businesses and a third of their normal hours employees. It is designed to help and a much larger contribution is required from employers. Companies and the coronavirus restrictions who are not legally the scheme is meant to support required to close. Rishi sunak is so called viable jobs only. Doubling the taxpayer subsidy for this report from our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Employers in the job support scheme. Forced to close by law. Businesses in parts of england under they will now have to pay for a the highest tier of restrictions know they will get some support. Minimum of 20 of the wages, thats the government pays 67 of workers wages up to a maximum of £2,100 per month. Down from 55 . The government will but firms in areas under tier 2, where pubs and bars can stay open until 10pm, hundred and. This will be provided are facing what some call the worst of all worlds a fall in takings without enough support to stay afloat. Greater manchester moves into tier 3, the very for businesses who are not required high covid alert level, to close but are struggling from tomorrow, south nonetheless. Yorkshire on saturday. 0pinions there are divided. 0ur Political Correspondent chris i think its a good thing. Mason is in westminster. I think we need a short, good afternoon. This is a big sharp shock, and hopefully, if everybody gets on board, thats what it will be and well go intervention. A recognition from the chancellor and the government that into it and we will come out the existing scheme, or that scheme of it the better off. Good. That was due to kick in at the beginning of next month and has been why . Well, were not getting better. Revised before it even had contact weve got to get better sometime. I mean, im 84, weve been with reality, created perverse through world war ii and everything. This is worse, really. Incentives. It was almost in the interests of english regions, im 83. I dont give a sod. Considering in his discussions with i look at it this way. Government to be in tier 2 or tier ive not got all that many years left in me, 3, to go for tier 3 because the and im not going to be fastened in a house when the Government Support package was better. Even have got it all wrong. By the end of this year theres going to be millions though the restrictions and dampening down of Economic Activity of people unemployed. And do you know whos was so much greater. An going to pay for it . All the young ones. Not me, because im going to be dead. In West Yorkshire, parts acknowledgement from rishi sunak of the north east of england, that tier 2, the middle tier, whilst nottinghamshire and other areas it does not impose as severe in in tier 2 which are in discussions restrictions as tier 3 does as far about tighter restrictions, the chancellor has been under as closure in large chunks of pressure from unions and business groups, hospitality, it clearly has, we know to plug what they see as a gap it has a massive effect on demand. In the governments approach. It puts people off wanting to go out just weeks ago, rishi sunak announced his winter economic plan, toa pub it puts people off wanting to go out to a pub or it puts people off wanting to go out toa pub ora it puts people off wanting to go out to a pub or a restaurant because of including wage support for workers the perceived risk. It leaves in what are deemed viable jobs, whose hours have been cut. Businesses that mightjust about have been managing with repressed demand over the summer and the but there are warnings it may need a rethink as the virus has continued beginning of the autumn, really to spread and the economy struggling as they had into the faces further strain. Winter. The argument being made in jonathan blake, bbc news. Places like Greater Manchester is lets get more from our political that they have been living with correspondent chris mason whos in westminster now. Effectively those tier 2 restrictions all throughout the summer. It is interesting seeing the exasperation from andy burnham, the pressure is building on the labour mayor of Greater Manchester, chancellor. Any idea of what he will say why didnt you say this in our announce . You will be on in the next negotiations earlier in the week and we might have made more rapid 20 or 25 minutes. I expect it could progress . What is really interesting about this is that the treasury are be pretty big. What is striking at keenly aware and they have been the moment is that every time the making this argument privately in government finds a safety net, or government for some time, that we what it hopes as a safety net, are no longer in the immediate circumstances change so quickly that short term emergency phase of this big holes appear within it. We have pandemic. With that huge had these grumbles from people intervention, furlough back in the saying that this current package of spring, with a huge price tag
attached to it as far as public measures does not acknowledge the spending and debt was concerned. Clearing system in england adequately. It will be worth seeing they are now aware that this is a the detail in the circumstances that medium term slog and with that comes there is real awareness from them of what it means for public spending. People find them selves in. In wales, big changes will be coming in they are acknowledging the blunt reality that this will have to be via ina paid back at some stage. This is why wales, big changes will be coming in via in a few days time. There will bea via in a few days time. There will be a new tier system in scotland and we have heard emphasis on the chancellor in recent weeks to keep also in Northern Ireland. We are the economy as open as possible in making unprecedented interventions these times. And yet faced with the into the economy here, and giving pressure from the last couple of weeks and frankly that far more bleak picture as far as the virus is unprecedented levels of support concerned because the uk, here was according to the government, and thatis rishi sunak back in front of mps, according to the government, and that is accurate, but the scale of the challenge is also unprecedented. Revising a scheme that has not yet properly kicked in and therefore the the trades Union Congress big question that hangs over this in acknowledge this was a new step the short term is, will it be enough forward. The new package which was will we find him back here in three, introduced to replace furlough, has four, five weeks time having to do Something Else . Theres been a lot
already been overtaken by events. In of reaction on social media. You the commons, we expect well hear mentioned the mayor of greater from him later today as well. Well be trying to stick a plaster over manchester. He said that he had sent directly to the Prime Minister that another economic wound which seems to be getting worse with every the deal was to be done. 0ther passing week. Thank you very much. People are suggesting that it might have been your idea, but of course, Chrissie Mclaren runs an events Recruitment Company in leeds providing staff to large events. It is only when the government she hasnt been able to operate decide to act that it gets implemented. There is a lot of since march and joins me now. Politics being bandied about as you tell me what has happened to your business in the last few months . We would expect. There are other people close the business in march, hoping saying as well, what about the self employed. They have not had a pammy. It would be temporary. The there is a huge amount of politics chancellor has given us furlough and around now. It speaks to the reality all the support. All this support is new. We that we are now seven or eight all the support. All this support is new. We cant hear you at the moment. Im so sorry. We will try to months into all of this. There isnt
there was at the beginning of us all being in it together because of the get her back. Sorry about that, we nature of the uk wide lockdown. There there wasnt a sense at the lost her sound for some reason. Beginning that summer was round the sorry about that, we lost her sound for some reason. Corner, the prospect that the virus might be suppressed to an extent in the mayor of Greater Manchester andy the summer months. Instead we are burnham said a point of principal all these months in, peoples mood had to be made when his region faced tier 3 coronavirus restrictions. Due to these impositions on our if youre going to lockdown lives is painting a bleak picture. We are heading towards winter and peoples jobs. If youre going to the darker nights. There is also the prospect that virus numbers are going in the wrong direction. Then lockdown peoples lives. And you do it to some places but not others. There is arguments in the context of you cant do that from terms england of competing power bases, dictated from 200 miles away. For me, that is the point about this metro mayor versus the power of week. If you are going to do that, westminster. And then there is that it has to be on the terms of the people here. In terms of what will government in the devolved nations too. The argument feels more help, how we can cope with this scrappy, more angry and full of massive change that you are asking us to make. Essentially, thats what angst, really. This articulates the worry that so many people feel about it was. We were being asked to their health or the economic picture and the blunt truth that, as matt lockdown on terms dictated from very hancock has talked about, that far away. Ultimately, that was a
point of principle that needed to be things will get worse before they made and stand was needed to be get better. What i think will be key this afternoon, this is always the taken. Key thing when you have a big the metro mayor of Liverpool City RegionSteve Rotheram intervention by any chancellor, is said the local area had been hit particularly hard because of long term underlying problems. Going through the small print, the numbers. This will involve treasury officials tojoin we wa nt we want to work to close that numbers. This will involve treasury officials to join and try to unpick disparity between the north and the some of the details that are south. Heres some examples. We inevitably not touched upon by the chancellor during the big picture in entered the pandemic with around the house of commons that will really matter to millions of 70,000 people unable to work due to peoples lives. Ill health. That is only got worse. Kate nicholls is the chief executive of uk hospitality, the trade body representing the interests of the hospitality sector. She was at a meeting we have a disproportionately high with the chancellor this morning. Number of deaths over the last seven or eight months in the liverpool this is aimed at businesses who are city region. This will increase able to legally stay open but cannot really operate due to the restrictions and peoples and pressures on Mental Health and well being. The impact of that may willingness to go out and use not be immediate but well see that entertainment facilities. How far increase in the months ahead. Does it go containing your members . Chrissie mclaren runs an events Recruitment Company in leeds providing staff to large events. 01 10 05,603 2147483052 11 47,516 she hasnt been able to operate 2147483052 11 47,516 4294966103 13 29,430 since march and joins me now. 0s i think it is a very big intervention to be able to help support those businesses whose livelihoods have been taken away from underneath them because they we re from underneath them because they were no longer viable due to restrictions. To have that expanded into tier1 and tier 2, we still face significant restrictions for hospitality, is hugely welcome. It will help businesses retain more of their teams. We will need to see the detail of this announcement to understand the full implications and how businesses can use it but at face value this seems to be a significant step forward to help supportjobs significant step forward to help support jobs and businesses significant step forward to help supportjobs and businesses in the hospitality sector. But Greater Manchester mayor andy burnham, has said it is too late for some of the businesses in his area, for example. There have been some parts of the country who have been in tier 2 for some time now . You do have several
areas who have effectively been in tier 2 over the course of the summer. Idid tier 2 over the course of the summer. I did hearthe tier 2 over the course of the summer. I did hear the chancellor say some grants would be available retrospectively and will be extended to businesses who are notjust. To close but those in the hospitality sector who have become unviable due to closes in the immediate vicinity. We will need to see the details of that but if they are backdated, that will be incredibly helpful and it ta kes will be incredibly helpful and it takes us away from the immediate cliff edge that we face at the end of next week when furlough fell away and we were facing thousands ofjob losses in hospitality. With statistics and percentages, you have a lwa ys statistics and percentages, you have always got to take a close look at them. This is a 73 of pay will be received if you can work 20 of your hours. But nothing if you cant work 20 of your hours. Some people arent able to work at all. Undoubtedly, it will be difficult to save every job
undoubtedly, it will be difficult to save everyjob in the hospitality sector. There will be some people who wont be able to have any hours. This does give us flexibility as employers to do as much as we can to help our teams and retain as many jobs as possible. It is crucial that we try, where we can to keep the link between employer and employee so that when these restrictions risk used businesses come out of severe restrictions into lower tiers than demand can flex and supply can influx on employment. This gives us flexibility. But it is difficult to tell what will happen to somebody who is not guaranteed minimum hours. What about those people who have a job but they only earn minimum wage because that is what the industry can support. 73 of minimum wage is not enough to live on. What are they meant to do . That is incredibly
challenging. Universal credit would supplement that. As employers, we will do our best to support those people. If we can schedule more hours, we will do that. This is about the ability of the industry to be able to function properly. The cu rfew be able to function properly. The curfew knocked off 30 to 40 of revenue. The no mixing knocks of a further 30 to 40 of revenue. The quickest way we can get back to paying our teams what they need to survive is to give some of those restrictions to ease as we move forward and to have those restrictions lifted as we move towards a degree of profitability. We can get reaction now from carstenjung, a senior economist from the institute for Public Policy research who led the ipprs analysist of theJob Retention scheme, which found it would only support one in ten of those on furlough. We have only just we have onlyjust had the details but give us your initial thoughts on
what the chancellor has put forward today . The chancellors announcement isa today . The chancellors announcement is a huge improvement on the system we had before. The old system basically had a big flaw in that it made employers pay for doing the right thing. It made them pay half the amount for keeping on workers on a part time basis. Today he has announced that they will have to pay announced that they will have to pay a lot less for keeping on their workers. It will be very good for keeping workers on. But the system still isnt as effective as it could be in retaining jobs. For example, it is quite a bit less generous than the german short time working scheme, which some see as the Gold Standard for these type of schemes. It isnt as generous and well
targeted as it could be. Therefore, he could still do more to encourage businesses to keep on workers over this difficult winter. Tell us about the german model and why it is so much better . In the german modelyou dont have to pay any contribution for nonwork hours nor do you have to pay Social Security contributions for nonwork hours. As far as i can see, in the current scheme, that is still the case. It would still be profitable for a firm to lay off workers and keep the rest on a full time basis rather than keeping on as many workers as possible on a part time basis. Rishi sunak could have gone a little further to make this more profitable forfire workers. Who is left out . You will continue to get little or no
support . There is at least two groups that are not benefiting from this scheme. 0ne groups that are not benefiting from this scheme. One is people on low wages because they want to be benefiting from the Job Retention bonus which will be paid out in the new year. They want to be benefiting. The self employed who are benefiting. The self employed who a re newly benefiting. The self employed who are newly self employed are also falling through the cracks. They will likely move on to universal credit and into unemployment. It is quite important to mention that if you move from part time to universal credit, for many this will be a huge income shock. For instance, a family with one earner who falls into unemployment, they stand to lose 50 of their income and this is at a time when they direly need the money. Some more newsjust
in from westminster. The transport secretary grant shapps has told the commons that, in the period from march until now, the government expects it will have spent £12. 6 bn on subsidising Public Transport across the uk. The majority of that funding has been spent on covering losses on the railways. Money has also been spent on covering the losses of Bus Companies and bailing out regional transport authorities. Mr shapps was speaking at transport questions. If you travel on Public Transport, you will know that buses and trains are almost empty. This is why the government has been called upon to pfp up government has been called upon to prop up those services. Coming up at 3 30pm well answer your questions on changes to the job support scheme, which is expected to be announced later this morning. Well bejoined by our our economics correspondent, andy verity and michelle 0vens, director at the Organisation Small business britain. So send us your questions, you can use the hashtag
bbcyourquestions or email them using yourquestions bbc. Co. Uk. Todayis today is drier than it was yesterday although there are still showers in the forecast. There will be some cloud behind it. There will be showers continuing across parts of Northern England and there is a weak weather front slipping south which is producing some showers. In between, there will be dry weather and hazy sunshine. As we head into the evening and overnight there be showers heading in the south eastern corner and there will be a new front heading in introducing some heavy rain. It will be a cooler night tonight in the last few. Drugs showers will be moving away in the
morning as a band of rain had steadily eastwards weakening all the time. After that we will return to sunshine and some showers but some showers in the west could be happy and thundery. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. By coronavirus restrictions including cash grants for businesses that havent been formally ordered to close. It follows criticism that his winter model was based on falling infection levels and recovering economy. The chancellor said the scheme would be more generous. I have always said we would adapt her support as the situation evolved which is why today we are announcing new measures which will protect morejobs we are announcing new measures which will protect more jobs and more businesses through the difficult months ahead. We are making ourjob support scheme simpler and more generous. Employees will only have to work one day a week to get
support and we are significantly reducing the amount employers will contribute to the regime. We are doubling the grant to those who are self employed and we are providing cash grants to leisure businesses interior to areas operating under restrictions, worth up to £2100 a month. Taken together, all these measures will make a significant difference and support more peoples jobs, livelihoods and business through the winter. Does this show you got the economic plan slightly wrong, trying to force the economy to adjust to when jobs were viable and now we face a Similar Health crisis where people just need to be rescued . I have always said we will adapt dance revolver support as a Health Situation changes and that is clearly what has happened. We have seen areas move into tier 2 areas
which is having a particular impact on hospitality businesses which is why we are keen to support them with jan grants and other support keep those employees in work. Why have you still maintained some requirements for some firms to have to employ friday, some of these businesses cannot open because their bottle Business Model has gone with the restrictions . Where businesses are formally told to close by the government and there is no requirement to make any contribution, but speaking to people from the Hospitality Industry today, it is clear they believe in this shared endeavour and they want to support their employees alongside the government and taxpayer and they think it is right employees do some work and the way we have done it in the scheme will lead to a more simple and more generous scheme which means we can protect more jobs. You have had runins with people in manchester for example,
they will say why did you have this emplacement they had local restrictions to three months ago . My job is to make sure economic response job is to make sure economic res po nse evolves job is to make sure economic response evolves as a virus evolves and that is what i am doing. That is what i will always do. Everything i have announced today will be national, apply across the United Kingdom and that is what i will do whether you are in a tier 2 or tier 3 level, we have support on a National Basis for you and that is the right way to do this. The chancellor reaches sudak. Chancellor reaches sudak. Chancellor rishi sunak. Ajob support a job support scheme that simply was not going to work for the majority of businesses under pressure and which we said at the beginning did
not do enough to incentivise employers to keep staff on. An approach to support four areas in tier 3 which has been nothing short of shambolic. This has had real consequences. The deadline for large scale consequences. The deadline for la rge scale redundancies came consequences. The deadline for large scale redundancies came and went before the chancellor and is thejob support went before the chancellor and is the job support scheme. The deadline for Small Businesses passed before he realised he needed to amended further. Many parts of our country have spent months under tier 2 restrictions without adequate support. How many jobs restrictions without adequate support. How manyjobs have lost, mr speaker, because of that inaction question back over a million have already gone. Last quarter we saw a record rise in redundancies. The chancellor could have done much more if he had acted sooner. Speaking in the house of commons, labours shadow chancellor annelise dodds said todays announcement has come too late for many businesses. We have some figures from the briefing from Nicola Sturgeon and she said there have been 17 deaths from coronavirus since yesterday. There have been 1712 new cases of covid 19 which represents nearly one in five of people who have been tested. 584 of those cases were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board area. 457 of those cases where in lanarkshire. The officer leading the policing response to the coronavirus pandemic has urged the government to make the three tier rules easier to follow. Assista nt chief constable 0wen weatherill told mps that people are struggling to comply with restrictions because theyre too confusing. Hes previously asked the Prime Minister to simplify the message around the new tiered system. I made strong representations that we should look for simplified, consistent tiers. I thought that was going
to happen ten days ago. The reality is starting to drift and nuance is creeping in. What we have seen with tiering is a reintroduction of things you cannot do under regulation and guidance. The tiering relates to both. What that has done is confuse the messaging again. Speaking on bbc breakfast this morning, the policing minister Kit Malthouse said he understood there were complexities with the different restricitons in different areas in the same tier but people had a responsibility to inform themselves. The one thing we are learning about this pandemic is it is challenging on all sorts of levels. And what the Prime Minister tried to do in introducing the three tiers was bring an element of clarity, so that people knew in broad terms what their situation was in their area, but then recognised that, in particular areas, there are likely to be,
you know, subtle differences that need to be addressed, not least because the infection is growing in different areas in different ways, and try and address that as well through a different set of measures agreed with local leaders. Now, that does create some complexity but, look, there is plenty of information out there on the internet where people can go and inform themselves about what the regulations are in their area and that, fundamentally, is what we recommend everybody has to do. We all need to recognise we have an individual duty towards our collective health and that means informing ourselves about what the regulations are in our area and then complying with the rules. Now, i do understand that, between two particular areas that might be in tier 3, there will be different variations, but that makes it even more important that people go and inform themselves. We are expecting to hear from the Health Secretary in the next few
minutes. Things had slipped a bit in the house of commons, we will keep andi the house of commons, we will keep and i own when he appears at the dispatch box. Keep an eye on. Its less than two weeks to the us election and tonight President Trump and his democratic opponent joe biden will meet in nashville for the final tv debate before the vote. Despite a campaign full of surprises, mr biden has maintained a steady lead in the polls. 0ur correspondent gary 0donoghue gave this update from nashville. Essentially the debate will be divided as it was initially with six portions each, covering topics like covid, race in america and National Security by each candidate will have a two minute segment at the top of each 15 minute segment in which the other candidates microphone will be muted. They will be on the stage together, distance but separated. If the president wants to interact he will just yell and that will be heard onjoe will just yell and that will be heard on joe bidens
will just yell and that will be heard onjoe bidens microphone. We will see what happens. Perhaps we will see what happens. Perhaps we will not be able to hear what hes saying when is yelling. The us director of National Intelligence has said iran and russia have obtained information about voters and are trying to influence the result of the upcoming president ial election. John ratcliffe also accused iran of sending threatening emails to democratic voters. We would like to alert the public that we have identified that two foreign actors, iran and russia, have taken specific actions to influence public opinion, relating to our elections. First, we have confirmed that some voter Registration Information has been obtained by iran and separately by russia. This data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sew chaos, and undermine your confidence in american democracy. 0ur north america correspondent david willis explains what we know about the extent of the inference. A lot of factors about this whole thing remain pretty unclear, including the use, if any, that russia put this voter Registration Information to. The intelligence chiefs did make clear, though, that iran had used it, in their view to masquerade as this far right wing group, this Militia Group called the proud boys, and to attempt to basically intimidate democratic leaning voters, people who would be disposed to voting for the democratic president ial candidate joe biden, to switch their allegiance to donald trump, otherwise the message was the group, the proud boys, is coming after them. Now, i think the principle here that most concerns intelligence officials is the thought that this could intimidate some voters,
scare them, if you like, with, of course, less than two weeks to go before the president ial election here. There will be a News Conference this afternoon with the Prime Minister and the chief scientific officer at four oclock. We will bring it to you live here on bbc news, no doubt hearing more about how the virus is progressing in various parts of the country from the chief scientific 0fficer country from the chief scientific officer and also more from rishi sunak about the changes to the job support scheme we have been reporting on this morning. Too many hospitals supporting people with learning disabilities and autism are providing poor care which is at times undignified and inhumane. Thats according to the care regulatorfor england. The government, which commissioned the report, says its findings
are deeply concerning. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt has the details. Through a hatch in the door of a bare seclusion room, bethany is reaching out to hold herfathers hand. Shes a teenager with autism and learning disabilities. For two years, bethany was living in long stay hospitals segregated from others, because her behaviour was said to be so challenging. This is bethany now. The 19 year old is thriving, living in a flat in the community with services built around her. It was her case which led to todays report. Her dad, who had to fight to get her moved, says hospital was always the wrong place for her. The environments beth was in in the hospitals, they were incredibly bright, they were full of fluorescent lighting. That fact in itself hurts beths sensory requirements. The noise in those places, with alarms going off, people screaming, the doors constantly slamming, theyre not therapeutic at all. Somebody like beth, with her sensory needs,
is never going to get better in an environment like that. Despite promises for change following abuse scandals, the regulator says there is still too much poor care in long stay hospital wards. In some places patients were restrained on a daily basis. And the time people were secluded or segregated for, ranged from two days to 13 years. We found that people, the staff were looking after people in hospitals, often didnt have the and knowledge to understand how properly to use restraint, segregation, seclusion. And i think that often it was a case of not knowing how to meet peoples needs, not understanding autism, not really being clear about what are the triggers were and the reasons behind peoples behaviour. So if you change the focus of training for staff, you get the right specialist staff in place, then it should both reduce the need to use any form
of restrictive practices, and make sure that people have their needs properly met. The report says there needs to be more investment in the sort of Community Services that bethany now gets. And a minister to ensure a change happens. Alison holt, bbc news. As weve been hearing the chancellor rishi sunak has been setting out fresh support for workers in parts of england that are under tier 2 restrictions thats the high alert level. It follows criticism that his winter economic plan was based on a model of falling Coronavirus Infections and a recovering economy. Joining us now to find out how this will impact households and businesses is David Williams of usdaw, a union which epresent workers in the retail, distributive, manufacturing and Service Sectors thank you forjoining us. How far
does this package of help go to help you members . I was deeply disappointed that there was again no mention of retail whatsoever. But there has got to be an understanding that there is a knock on effect on retail. The high street is struggling, particularly when. We are struggling, particularly when. We a re really struggling, particularly when. We are really up against it at the moment so we wanted to hear more about retail today in the chancellors statement. About retail today in the chancellors statement. We are struggling to hear you but let us try again. Many shops are allowed to remain open, what are they seeing in terms of changing custom . We heard the chancellor today. Terms of changing custom . We heard the chancellor today. This is so frustrating. I am so sorry, we are
barely hearing a word of what David Williams is saying. He wants to hear more from the chancellor to hear the to help the retail sector. I am so sorry. A Government Health adviser has said the increased risk of covid 19 to black, asian and minority ethnic groups is largely down to factors such as living circumstances and occupation. Dr raghib ali, who was appointed to investigate the link between coronavirus and ethnicity, said everyones risk needs to be assessed. Our Community Affairs correspondent Adina Campbell reports. This is my late brother and myself in rangoon at one of the restaurants. Its a very nice restaurant. Remembering his brother, six months on since he died of coronavirus. As a family, we were all devastated for many months. And as a family, we think a hospital or government could do a bit more after my brother passed away. Dr peter tun was a specialist in neurological rehabilitation at the Royal Berkshire hospital
in reading. His family says he had concerns about the lack of ppe while at work. He died in april after catching the virus. An investigation into his death is ongoing, and Royal BerkshireNhs Foundation trust says it is waiting for the results of the report. Today the government has published new findings on covid disparities and given more details about how it is going to improve Health Outcomes for people from ethnic minority backgrounds. They include recording ethnicity on death certificates in england as a way of tracking which groups are more at risk. Its also going to spend more than £25 million on a new Community Champion scheme to help protect the most vulnerable. And workplace risk assessments for everyone to improve Health Conditions and reduce the number of deaths. So why are people from ethnic minorities more at risk of dying from coronavirus . They are more likely to live in poorer areas, with limited access to the health care they need, and because of this they may be in shared housing, meaning there is a greater chance of catching the virus. And we know people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have underlying Health Conditions linked to higher coronavirus death rates. But one government adviser who has just been appointed to look at this issue more closely says we shouldnt solely concentrate on ethnicity. So my suggestion Going Forward is that instead of using ethnicity as the criteria by which you see whether someone needs extra testing or extra attention, is look at the actual risk factor thats causing it. Look at overcrowded housing, their deprivation, their occupation et cetera, and then you will capture everybody. Those behind the report, though, says it will lead to a clearer understanding of how much people from ethnic minorities are affected by coronavirus and help protect those most at risk. Deprivation is one of the risk factors we have taken into account. We are doing this across the population for those people that we believe are vulnerable. I think that we have a responsibility to show that they are not being left behind. And as a black woman, thats something that i have personally taken an interest in. But for some Health Workers who are seeing first hand the impact of this virus in local communities, todays report doesnt go far enough. Chris udenze is a gp and also caught coronavirus earlier this year. This seems to be a proposal just to gather more data and give the impression of doing something rather than actually doing something. For those who have lost loved ones, todays report has come too late. But the hope is it could help other families avoid similar tragedies. Adina campbell, bbc news. The conservative and Caroline Ansell has resigned. She backed the proposal to give children Free School Meals outside of term time. Marcus rashford says he will continue fighting. Lisa hampele has more. Breakfast club is the guarantee of a meal some children might not get at home. Throughout the Summer School holiday, many families relied on Free School Meal vouchers instead. With half time approaching, holiday hunger is again on the minds of many. Now we have parents who dont have jobs any more, so then we have to think about the parents who dont have jobs, how are they to survive . But labour lost their motion. It had accused the government of walking away from its obligations to hungry children. Only a handful of conservative mps voted with labour. If we acknowledge that children risk
going hungry in term time by providing them with Free School Meals, despite the provision of universal credit and the other things that have been mentioned by the government, we know they risk going hungry in the holidays, too. Among the conservatives voting with the government was an mp with strong words aimed at parents and Marcus Rashfords campaign. Where is the slick pr campaign, encouraging absent parents to take some responsibility for their children . I do not believe in nationalising children. Instead, we need to get back to the idea of taking responsibility. In a Statement Last night, the footballer said. Our views are being clouded by political affiliation. This is not politics, this is humanity. And he went on. Were here to help but we require guidance and insight from those in number 10. The Prime Minister borisjohnson said the government will continue to use a benefit and income support system to help children through the holidays. In scotland and wales, families will be given food vouchers until next years easter holiday. Like in england, Northern Ireland
has said Free School Meals will only be provided term time. Lisa hampele, bbc news. 1596 15 of people who had an independent covid receive their results 24 hours. Its been just over 6 weeks now since europes largest refugee camp was destroyed in a fire. Most of the migrants housed there have been staying at an emergency camp ever since, but there are renewed calls from the United NationsRefugee Agency for basic sanitation and Health Services to be urgently improved. The bbcs Global Health correspondent Tulip Mazumdar reported from moria camp last year where she met a heavily pregnant woman from afghanistan. Shes now caught up with zainab nourzehi, to find out what happened next. Its about the children in moria, and theyre stuck in camp. Remembering life in the notorious moria camp. Zainab was moved off moria months before it burned to the ground. But the memories of what happened there are seared into her mind. You live in the. Hell, you know . I met zainab when she was heavily pregnant on the dirty, sprawling site at moria, back in december last year. This is my home. I dont want to share with my baby. Zainab, its so lovely to see you again. Same to you so much. Ten months on, and zainab now has a healthy baby girl. She was born safe and well in january at the local
hospital close to moria. Then they put her on your heart, it was like, i dont know, like forgot everything, and you see a new world, i see my baby and you have it, and you should be careful of it and you should take care of it. The family is now living in this one bedroom flat in a village outside the greek capital, athens. A year since arriving from wartorn afghanistan, they are still waiting for their asylum claim to be heard. In the meantime, they are banned from working but they are given money to buy the basics. We want to make a life for her, but we cant because were stuck here without any future. Maybe we should go to other countries and they have a less refugee and we will be safe there. Zainabs family is considered one of the lucky ones. The fires that ripped through moria left 12,000 people without shelter overnight. The vast majority of those evacuated from moria have now been relocated in an emergency facility. Eu leaders are trying to thrash out a new pact where asylum claims are dealt with within 12 weeks and failed applicants are deported much faster. Are you still glad that you left afghanistan to come to europe . Do you still think you made the right decision . Yeah, because like one month ago, all of my family, all of the villages was empty, because the taliban attacked them. Im sure all my family will be killed. The long wait for a decision on their asylum claim continues. But zainab, like any mother anywhere in the world, is determined to give her baby the best possible start. She deserve to have everything in their life. I believe in myself and believe in my husband. In future, we can do it. Tulip mazumdar, bbc news. The british legion has launched this years poppy appeal with a series of photographs reflecting the impact of covid 19 on the armed forces and veterans. The photographs, taken in streets, doorways and windows show soldiers, retired and serving, and members of theirfamilies. As many poppy sellers are themselves elderly or shielding, the charity has come up with alternative ways people can show support this year including donating for poppies through the post, or downloading a printable poppy that can be displayed in your window. In a moment, the bbc news at one with jane hill, but first its time for a look at the weather with darren. Hello again. Todays going to be much drier for most of us than it was yesterday. The wet weather from scotland has eased off and the rain and cloud is known as scandinavia. This is where our weather is coming from in the atlantic, one band of rain following another. A brief respite today. Some patchy rain in eastern scotland and some rain in east anglia and the south east. Ahead of our main rain band which comes into Northern Ireland and scotland by the end of the night. Temperatures down to 45 degrees in the east, more cloud for the west ahead of the rain by the end of the night. This weatherfront is bringing wet weather from the west, the rain weakening and becoming lighter and patchier as it heads east, clearing from Northern Ireland. Patching heading east across scotland. Rain over the country and fails and the pennines, moving east into Eastern England in the afternoon. After that rain, we get sunshine. Showers continuing
west of scotland and Northern Ireland. 11 degrees or 15 and the south east before the rain arrives. 0ver south east before the rain arrives. Over the week, very unsettled. A band of rain followed by sunshine and showers. Windy especially on saturday. A dry start across the east of england, wet weather pushing east steadily through the day. The rain will be heavier on saturday. Sunshine and showers for scotland and Northern Ireland. A windy day with gas gusty winds. Fairly similar for with gas gusty winds. Fairly similarfor many with gas gusty winds. Fairly similar for many parts with gas gusty winds. Fairly similarfor many parts of with gas gusty winds. Fairly similar for many parts of the country, some warmer air for east anglia and the south ahead of the rain arriving at the end of the day. That weather front pushes the rain south east overnight. We still have that area of low pressure, the Main Driving Force of the weather. Windiest around that area of low pressure. We have showers and spells of rain. Elsewhere, sunshine to come
mainly for southern and western parts of england and wales. Not as windy on sunday but it will feel a bit cooler. The chancellor unveils a new rescue dealforjobs, promising more support for businesses struggling under
coronavirus restrictions. Rishi sunak pledges help for businesses, including hospitality and the self employed. Labour says he could have introduced the measures much earlier. Ive always said that well adapt and evolve our support as the Health Situation changes and thats clearly whats happened over the past few weeks. Were seeing areas move into tier 2 restrictions, and thats having a particular impact on hospitality businesses, which is why were keen to support those businesses. Last quarter, we saw a record rise in redundancies. The chancellor could have done much more if he had acted sooner, and now we see yet another last minute move. Well have full analysis of the chancellors announcements