Teachers of the latest group to vote to go out on strike nurses have themselves announced

a new wave of strike action. Meanwhile, trade unionists are in Parliament Square protesting

new anti-strike laws as those anti-strike laws are being debated in Parliament. All while

Rishi Sunak has potentially just prompted a new constitutional crisis by blocking Scottish

gender recognition reforms. It is all happening in British politics today to discuss it all.

I'm joined by Daliya Gabrielle. How are you doing, Daliya? I'm doing good. What are

like meaty show to begin the week with? Trade unionists are currently assembled

in Parliament Square to protest the government's proposed minimum service level bill. The bill

would make it a legal requirement for unions in sectors including health, education and transport

to guarantee a minimum service on strike days. The proposed legislation was debated in Parliament

today and this is how business secretary Grant Shaps argued for the change. This government

firmly believes the ability to strike is an important element of industrial relations in the UK.

It's rightly protected by law and we understand that an element of destruction is likely with any strike.

But we also need to maintain a reasonable balance between the ability of workers to strike

with the rights of the public who work hard and expect the essential services they pay for

to be there when they need them. We need to be able to have confidence that when strikes occur

people's lives and livelihoods are not put at unjuned risk. It has been clear from the recent

industrial, I'll just make a little bit of progress first if you don't mind. It's been made

become clear from recent industrial action that this isn't always the case maddened deputy speaker

so we need to have a safety net in place to ensure the public don't become collateral damage.

Right now, up and down the country, households are struggling with the repercussions of high

inflation caused by Covid and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. And the UK isn't alone in feeling

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