minimum safety level. let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions the controversial social media influencer andrew tate has arrived at court in romania to challenge his 30 day arrest on human trafficking charges pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. and the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s under
minimum safety level. let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions the controversial social media influencer andrew tate has arrived at court in romania to challenge his 30 day arrest on human trafficking charges pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. and the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit.
france and spain, places like that already have minimum safety legislation. i think it s perfectly reasonable to expect that if you have a heart attack or a stroke you will still be able to get an ambulance. that s something with the nurses in the last round of strikes, they agreed a national level of support but unfortunately the ambulance unions did not and that is why we are introducing these minimum safety levels. you might remember when we spoke about the ambulance strikes in december there was some confusion in government about where exactly different levels of emergency care will be offered by striking workers in different parts of england. so that s part of the justification the government is using. the argument from the labour party and from some other opposition parties is it is not going to work, that it doesn t work in other countries and that it may actually lead in some instances to striking workers facing the prospect of losing theirjobs.
emergency services, things like ambulances, the fire brigade, but also on key services like the railways, education etc. we heard this morning from the business secretary, who is taking care of this piece of legislation, and his argument was that it is reasonable, fair and that people expect some level of service even when strikes are taking place. it should be said other countries, european countries, modern states, france and spain, places like that already have minimum safety legislation. i think it s perfectly reasonable to expect that if you have a heart attack or a stroke you will still be able to get an ambulance. that s something with the nurses in the last round of strikes, they agreed a national level of support but unfortunately the ambulance unions did not and that is why we are introducing these minimum safety levels. that was a reference to the ambulance strikes in england just