The British government’s attempt to scrap parts of the post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland is tantamount to “economic vandalism”, said Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin. Mr Martin said on Sunday that a new British law to change part of the Brexit deal was “unilateral of the worst kind” and urged the Boris Johnson government to resume talks. London has proposed the abolition of certain controls on goods from the rest of the United Kingdom arriving in Northern Ireland and has challenged the role of the European Court of Justice in ruling on parts of the post-Brexit agreement. “We fully accept that there are legitimate issues regarding the operation of the protocol and we believe that through serious ongoing negotiations between the EU and the UK government these issues could be resolved,” he said. He argued that the legislation would hurt the province’s economy by introducing a dual regulatory regime that could increase costs for businesses. “If this bill is passed, I think we are in a very serious situation,” he said. “What needs to happen now is really substantive negotiations between the British government and the EU.”
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Prime Minister accused of “Putin” policy by former Northern Ireland secretary
Boris Johnson has been accused of engaging in “Putin” tactics using the Northern Ireland Protocol to cause trouble with Brussels – despite the EU’s willingness to compromise. In an article for the Guardian, Peter Hein, the former secretary of Northern Ireland, wrote that the bill “whistles at Johnson’s base, sparking a huge controversy over the old evil in Brussels because it worked so well in the 2016 Brexit referendum.” “And continue this – if possible – until the next general election.” It comes as Michelle Martin, an Irish Taoist, told the BBC’s Sunday Morning show that the protocol represented “mono-realism of the worst kind”. Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 10:13 1655715655
Former prime ministers urge government to increase spending on infectious diseases after Covid’s failure
Two former British prime ministers have urged the government to increase spending on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as the pandemic overturned recent gains in eradicating the three diseases. In a letter signed by 13 other former government leaders, Gordon Brown and David Cameron said progress against the disease – which collectively killed 2.8 million in 2020 – was in danger of being “lost” as a result of failing to respond appropriately. . after Covid. Senior News Correspondent Samuel Lovett has more: Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 10:00 1655713202
Wages will not rise in line with inflation for public sector workers, says Simon Clarke
The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Finance said that the wages of public sector employees will not increase in line with inflation in order to prevent the “repetition of the 1970s”. Simon Clarke told BBC Radio 4 today: “In the current 9% inflation landscape, which is bordering on 10%, the expectation that inflation can be met as a reward is unsustainable. “This is not something that is going to be seen in the private sector, honestly, in the public sector. “We can not enter a world where we are pursuing inflation expectations in this way, because that is the surest way I can think of to bake a repeat of the 1970s, which this government is determined to prevent “. Mr Clarke was asked about a claim by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman earlier this year that Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey’s call for wage cuts was not the government’s position. He replied: “What a spokesman said is about them. “I am clear that the reality is that we are trying to manage the inflationary difficulties that this economy is facing, and in fact the wider West.” Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 09:20 1655711702
Nadine Dorries welcomes FINA decision on trans athletes
Secretary of Culture Nadine Dorries urged other sports to follow FINA’s global governing body and exclude transgender athletes who have gone through adolescence in women’s competitions. FINA announced the decision after an emergency conference in Budapest, adding that it would try to create an open category of competitions in which athletes could compete regardless of gender or gender identity. Doris welcomed the move and said she was already in the process of bringing together the leaders of other sports with a view to establishing similar parameters in all areas, writes Mark Staniforth. Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 08:55 1655710932
Labor’s shadow transport secretary “fully supports” FINA’s decision to ban trans athletes from women’s competitions
Labor’s shadow transport secretary, Louise Hay, said sports governing bodies were “right” to make “case-by-case” decisions about trans athletes competing in elite women’s races. Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 08:42 1655710184
Railway strikes ‘likely to continue’, as minister rejects calls to end boycott of talks
Ministers come under fire for boycotting the talks, with a senior Conservative MP joining the Labor Party and Congress calling on the government to go to the negotiating table. But Simon Clarke insisted it was up to the “employers” to conduct the talks – despite the fact that the railways had been effectively run by the state since the franchise system was abandoned when Covid struck, writes Rob Merrick. Find out about the latest train strikes here. Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 08:29 1655709246
37 37 billion government package ‘offsets’ pressure from higher energy bills, says Simon Clarke
MP Simon Clarke said the 37 37 billion package “more or less fully offsets the extra pressure on energy bills this year in a typical home”. Speaking to LBC this morning, the Treasury Secretary-General said the support package for 1 in 3 UK homes with a resource testing allowance, worth £ 1,200 this year, added that it was a “very important government support package”. Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 08:14 1655708642
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance rules out the double-digit wage settlement for public sector employees
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance has virtually ruled out the possibility of a double-digit wage settlement for public sector employees in line with inflation.
Asked about demands for wage increases in the wake of the impending strike, Simon Clarke told Kay Burley on Sky News: “Public sector wage discipline is really important here. “We have an inflation problem in this country … if we do not want this problem to either intensify or extend, then we have to be prudent about wages. “If we give rewards that are above inflation in this landscape, then we are in a really difficult position in terms of reducing inflation, which in turn obviously leads to the cost of living.” Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 08:04 1655708044
MEP Simon Clarke calls for collective responsibility for tackling inflation
Treasury Secretary Simon Clarke called on everyone to “show collective responsibility to society as a whole” for rising inflation. “We can not have wage increases that are destroying inflation,” he told Sky News. “The government is trying in good faith to manage a very difficult act of balancing ensuring that people get the rewards they deserve; this must be contrasted with the wider responsibility that the government has for public finances. to ensure that they are sustainable. “ Mr Clarke said the process of independent public sector pay review bodies determines the remuneration of people employed by the government. “I am not going to prejudge the results of the individual wage review bodies, but I think they are unlikely to match the nominal inflation rate with the rates we are seeing now.” Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 07:54 1655707273
Treasury Secretary says 37 37 billion package will ‘substantially’ help with cost of living pressures
When asked if the government was “deaf” to the cost-of-living crisis, MP Simon Clarke said “no”, pointing to the 37 37 billion bailout package, which he said would “substantially help” with the current economic pressures. Maryam Zakir-Hussain20 June 2022 07:41
