25/01/2017 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

Good evening. Welcome to the Late Look North.

Returning to full pay - the steel workers who took a wage

We have had massive sacrifices and I don't just mean in the paper did

someone was to ask me, what's it worth it? Yes, it was it.

And the MPs from East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire who say

they WON'T try to stop Britain leaving the EU.

The coldest day of the winter season so far. Join me for the updated

forecast. It's a gamble that has

paid off for hundreds Last year, they agreed to take a pay

cut to try to secure the long term Today, the site's new owners,

British Steel, said the company is now not only in profit -

but said that wages will be restored and more

jobs will be created. Our Business Correspondent

Leanne Brown reports. It was a misty, murky start,

but there was nothing gloomy about today for workers

at British Steel. It was a gamble for the unions

to agree a pay cut but it paid off. So, the sacrifice from the workforce

has been massive. Has it been worth it? Certainly it's been worth it.

There's pride in wearing the British still no go, there's pride in

working for British Steel. Everybody made sacrifices but everybody is

upbeat about the success now of British Steel in the whole

community. It's their cost saving measures

and contracts like this one - providing steel for accommodation

at Hinckley Point power station in Somerset that's helping

to turn things around. They're also making rail track

for projects in Algeria and Italy. commercial organisation. We have

been splitting it so we have the rail business, the work business,

the deconstruction dash-mac the construction business. The more

bridges, buildings you build, we should be there.

There's been concern about the future

of the Scunthorpe steel works for some time.

In October 2015, owners TATA announced 900 job losses.

In April 2016, UK-based investment firm Greybull Capital began

negotiations to take over the company with a promise to invest

Then in June they officially took over, naming

And today came announcements of positive financial results,

with plans to reverse pay cuts and create more jobs.

With trainee and admin roles available, the company

They do have some admin jobs going, so, yes, they've got customer

service representatives, so coming from a customer service background,

that could be quite good for me. I'm studying full-time in mechanical

engineering, so I'm looking for a practical way of putting that in and

developing skills. Hopefully I can get an apprenticeship next year.

The company still has a long way to go but it's a promising start

Paul McBean is from the Community Union -

and was instrumental in persuading steelworkers to accept the pay cut

Since June the 1st, nearly every day is a good day and today is

specially, because obviously we are back in profit compared to where we

have been. It's good news. Can you remember the day in October 2015

when things looked so grim standing outside Tata Steel. Less than 18

months later, can you believe we are where we are? There was a lot of

sacrifice put in by the workforce, a lot of negotiation to get where we

are, but yes, I'm thrilled. You were the one who asked them to take a pay

cut. What was the reaction? Obviously it had never been done

before and they weren't sure where we would end up, but I think they

are happy now. It must have been difficult. It was a very difficult

negotiation and difficult for me personally. It had never been done

before. It was a leap of faith in you. A big leap of faith. A tense

atmosphere at the time. Did they think it was worth going with? I

persuaded them that it was worth going with act so it was on me

really. Why are we where we are now? Why has it gone so right? It's

British still doing something right that Tata Steel wasn't? We can make

decisions at a local level, so if the market changes or something

cover those markets. We don't need cover those markets. We don't need

it to go up to the top end down again. We can make that decision

straightaway. As the Brexit still? Not at all. There good points and

bad points to it. We will deal with whatever comes our way. We have been

hearing about these jobs in foreign hearing about these jobs in foreign

parts. Will there be more of those coming now? As we are, we have taken

and 350 two 400 people into British Steel since June the 1st, set our

jobs are going up as well. When do you get a pay rise again? June the

1st. I wish you well. An ambulance on a 999 call has

crashed in Lincolnshire, The ambulance, which had it's blue

lights on at the time, crashed with two cars on the A607 near

Waddington earlier this afternoon. The police are appealing

for witnesses. We understand it was passing a

series of cars when one of these cars has turned right and there has

been a collision between the ambulance and the car. What I really

appeal for is any witnesses who saw that, any of the cars in the queue,

to come forward so we can see what they have to say about what

happened. Senior health officials say

they can give people in Lincolnshire much better care -

but only if big changes are made. A small group of protesters

were outside a meeting in Sleaford this morning where all proposals

were being looked at - including centralising maternity

services in Lincoln. I have actually been in and asked if

we could go in and the answer was a point-blank know. It is a closed

meeting and they are discussing the options for our health care which

concerns me, you know, that they are not actually allowing us to listen

in on what those options may or may not be.

Labour MPs from East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire say

they won't try to stop Britain leaving the European Union,

even though they had all campaigned to stay in the EU in the run up

Today, the Prime Minister pledged to set-out the government's plans

More from our Political Editor Tim Iredale.

Will British workers will enjoy the same rights

That question has played a big part in the debate over Brexit.

The government says workers will be protected -

Talking down my friend the member for Grimsby's bill to protect

European workers' rights that have been attained in this country. That

is the real agenda of the Tory party.

That's a reference to a bill proposed by the Great Grimsby MP

Melanie Onn who wants ensure things like paid maternity leave

and protection for agency and part-time workers are guaranteed

Here's what voters in her constituency have

I've had maternity leave, we have flexible working hours. I can't see

that they're just going to go heavy-handed and wipe it all out.

It's definitely important to be It's definitely important to be

awarded, especially when you've got children as well. You need firm

flexibility. I voted for Brexit. I'd like to see a full, hard Brexit.

All five Labour MPs in our area say they will vote

to trigger Article 50 - that's the mechanism

that will formally lead to Britain leaving the EU.

But they want certain guarantees from the government.

I don't want to see people worse off.

And that my bottom line on this really. So I will be looking to hold

the government to account to make sure they get the very best deal

possible for the people who live in the whole north.

Conservatives say there's no question

of British workers being worse off after Brexit.

So far, it's been good. We are the fastest-growing economy in the G-7,

people have more money in their pocket with increasing wages and we

need to enact our departure from the European union. But we don't need is

the Labour Party playing politics with this like they do and so many

other topics. The highest court in the land -

the Supreme Court - has said parliament must

rubber stamp the result of last year's referendum,

but none of our MPs look set to vote Tim Iredale, BBC Look

North, Westminster. The Prince of Wales

and The Duchess of Cornwall Clarence House has confirmed Charles

and Camilla's tour will take place Let's take a look at the weather -

here's Paul with the forecast. Some very cold air on its way up

from the near continent. Tomorrow looks raw with grey overcast skies,

perhaps some wet snowflakes are possible, but all change over the

weekend. Milder Atlantic air gets in with a bit of rain to come through

on Saturday, Sunday looks a nice day, but Atlantic winds coming in

from the West. Overnight, frost, drizzle and snow in places. Lowest

temperatures around minus two. As for tomorrow, it's an overcast, raw

date with a significant wind-chill as the wind continues to be fresh

from the south-east. A bit of drizzle in places. Temperatures

around one Celsius. That is the forecast.

Look North is back at 6.25am tomorrow.

There will be more local news, sport and weather. We hope you can join us

in the morning. Thank you for watching.

take a look at the Outlook towards the weekend.

Good evening. If you think it was cold today, for many it will be

colder still tomorrow. Cold even when we have the sunshine today.

This was one of the wonderful weather watcher pictures we had sent

in from Cornwall. It contrasts with a cloudy and foggy eastern half of

the country, and a bank of cloud. Still foggy, but it is starting to

lift. It is being pushed north and west, this bank of cloud. That will

continue through the night. We will still have some fog sitting on the

hills. Even with the cloud, it will be a cold night, with temperatures

away from the far north and west falling to freezing. In the

countryside, well below freezing. And on the wind and it will feel

better, it already feels better. Giving us some freezing drizzle and

snow as well. Although the fog will not be as extensive as recent

nights, it will still be