18/01/2017 Look East

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In the programme tonight: What Brexit means for companies

Employers from this region have been telling Mps of their concerns.

The flexibility of having no restrictions on employing people to

pick up crops has meant that we have grown 500% since then.

admits to failings over the death of Dean Saunders in a prison health

All aboard the East Suffolk line: the MP calling for more investment

on one of the prettiest railways in the region.

And after non-league Lincoln City dump Ipswich Town

Town legend Terry Butcher is scathing.

They should be having an autopsy on the way they played over the two

games, simply I am embarrassed. Pick out the carcass and pick something

from the carcass, that was an utter disgrace.

First tonight, some of the region's big employers go to Westminster

to ask for guarantees on migrant labour after Brexit.

They say many businesses will struggle to survive

if foreign workers aren't allowed to come here.

the number of applications from mainland Europe

The details from our political correspondent

Whether it is harvesting crops, picking fruit or working in her care

homes, the region has always been reliant on overseas workers, which

is why many employers are worried. Today in Parliament, some of them

laid out the case. The director of the company from Caley which employs

to have thousands seasonal workers across the fence. We absolutely will

not be able to operate without access to the European Union. The

owner of a chain of fruit farms in Suffolk. Having no restrictions on

employing people to pick our crops meant that we have grown 500%. The

boss of the Cambridge care from. Many employees come from the Eastern

European markets, and we will struggle in terms of recruitment.

The message, the future supply of migrant labour is at risk because of

Brexit. The free movement is replaced by these as our complicated

paperwork it will put up costs and could discourage staff. Already

there are signs that your workers no longer want to work here,

applications to work for these as half this year. They do not feel

welcome, most of these people are set up homes here, some of them send

money back, but generally speaking they are worried about the future of

their families and if there are opportunities to go elsewhere where

they have more security and are more welcoming than the other looking at

that. There will still be people coming to the United Kingdom from

the EU when we leave. The Prime Minister spoke again today about the

importance of migrant labour post Brexit. She also wants to guarantee

the rights of EU migrants already living here. But these are all

things Apple needs to negotiated. For now there is uncertainty in the

message from the region's employers was pleased and that uncertainty as

soon as possible. We are going to have to be patient,

it could take at least a couple of years to find out what will happen.

The government see we know we need migrant labour in the fields and in

care homes and people make sure we get them after Brexit and make it as

easy as possible for them to come but remember, this is a negotiation

we are about to go into. The negotiation with 27 other countries

and the EU commission. We don't how easy it will be to negotiate this or

what they will ask for in return. Any country that has anything to do

with EU will have to be patient and learn to cope with uncertainty.

Why don't these companies use more UK workers?

That is something the MPs asked today. One is the wages are very

low, and the other reason is that in an area like ours which has very low

unemployment it is very hard finding English people actually want to work

in the care sector or farming sector. The box group say they got

through tough on people just to find 50 fruit pickers.

The governor at Chelmsford Prison and the boss of the company

which runs its health care have been giving evidence at the inquest

Dean Saunders died after managers decided to take him off a constant

watch regime and decided to check on him every half an hour instead.

Even after Dean Saunders had ended with his brother and father with a

knife during a paranoid episode at his parents house in Basildon his

family are still adamant that he should have been sent not to a

prison but to a secure mental health unit and that view was held by a

number of witnesses at the inquest. They ate of the inquest, Dean

Saunders's pennants and his partner Clare have had to sit through

disturbing evidence. The 22-year-old died in January last year after

allegedly himself with in -- with an television card in his cell. Within

days of arriving he was taken off suicide watch. Health care in the

prison is operated by health care UK, and the inquest held that none

of the team who made the decision to take Dean Ofwat was medically

qualified. Kerry gave's senior manager had taken part. Today the

Company's medical director said this was unacceptable, it was a potential

conflict of interest. Care UK she said as since in the procedures and

now a clinician must be part of the team. A clinical review into Dean

Saunders's death has outlined a lack of leadership supervision and

support and in her opinion as a former prison GP Doctor Bromley said

she felt Dean should not have been in prison, he was clearly unwell and

it was not the right place to be. The jury had previously heard from

two prison officers and a nurse of concerns that prisoners were taken

off constant watch because it was cheaper. Earlier a frantic

psychiatrist who assessed the now four days before he died stored the

inquest he was in a place of safety but noted that without treatment his

mental state was likely to deteriorate. Dean had not been able

to call his family while on remand, Stephen Rodwell who became governor

149 after his death said that was a failure. He said the prison had a

duty of care to ensure prisoners could speak to their families. The

review into Dean Saunders's death said it was both predictable and

preventable, and nobody tells a prison and care UK say they are

making changes but one year on a number of those recommendations have

yet to be carried out. One of the biggest hospitals

in the region has come out The Care Quality Commission says

significant improvements have been made at Addenbrooke's Hospital

in Cambridge thanks to In 18 months it has has moved

'from inadequate' to 'good". 18 months ago, the diagnosis of

Addenbrooke's Hospital. Delays in outpatient treatments meant patients

were being put at risk, losses it was said have lost their grip on the

basics. 18 months on and inspectors have praised new managers, staffing

levels have risen, waiting times for outpatients have dropped and the

care provided is outstanding. The large bulk of recommendations from

the sea QC which were all very fair related to think that we needed to

crack on and straightaway so for example the higher than acceptable

levels of nitrous oxide in maternity graphics immediately. There were a

smallish -- smaller number of actions that were longer templating

to the culture of the organisation. Addenbrooke's was and remains one of

the world's most renowned hospitals so when it fell from grace in 2015

it took everyone by surprise. Not least the 900,000 patients it sees

every year. Huge improvements have been made, but its Achilles heel

remains its chronic shortage of beds and how it responds to rising

patient numbers. There is only so much the hospital can do, if it can

identify where the blockages are unsure it is taking action to get

patients discharged safely is possible when there was nothing more

the hospital can do, they cannot control the number of patients

arriving in the emergency department. Patients like Keith who

depend on available beds. It has been one month since he was admitted

with an aortic aneurysm. You don't expect a 4-star hotel, everything

has been more than satisfactory. But I would not be year without the NHS.

Would not be here -- I would not be here without the NHS. There is still

work to be done to ensure people like he's enjoying a good level of

care. Bosses need to cut waiting times and improve children's

services, something they need to do to avoid losing your good rating.

You're watching Look East from the BBC.

Coming up, Chris will be here with the weather.

And a million miles from the main line.

Mike Liggins explores one of the backwaters

Ipswich has today been named as one of the government's

The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, announced

the extension of a programme targeting areas where its felt

young people are failing to reach their potential.

was one of the first six areas to be announced.

Now Ipswich has been added to the list,

which also includes Fenland and East Cambridgeshire.

is designed to improve social mobility.

Two months ago, this high school was celebrating a rising Ofstead rating

the drug -- from requires improvement too good. The government

says that every school is improving. It is giving ?6 million to schools

in Ipswich to raise aspirations in academic performance. It is one of

six new opportunity areas including the fans and the imager. There are a

significant areas which are do you like the opportunities that other

communities can provide and this is a great chance for our students and

origins of Ipswich to get the leg up they need to get that equity and the

chance to do things that other children get to do. Each opportunity

area will have a research school to share the latest ideas and best

practice. Money will be spent on creating apprenticeships, developing

links with universities and colleges, as well as building

relationships with employers. Last October the Education Secretary

Justin Greening was in Norwich after naming the city among the first

round of opportunity areas. She spoke to look is that the time. It

is vital that we leave no stone unturned to find out what it will

take to be able to have their name in -- aiming high and going along

way in their lives be teaching union said...

The project aims to improve social mobility inside and outside the

classroom. Giving children in Suffolk opportunities they may never

have had before. Unemployment in the UK

has continued to fall - Figures out today show the East

was one of only two English regions to see a rise in the number

of people out of work Over to our business correspondent

Richard Bond, Richard. Susie until recently the region's

jobs market appeared As the graph shows the unemployment

total went into a steady decline after reaching 213,000

five years ago. But having touched 112,000

in the spring of last year Today's figures showed it

at 145,000, a jump of 22,000 A question I put to the woman

in charge of job centres across Cambridgeshire,

Suffolk and Norfolk. We have certainly seen no increases

in large job losses across East Anglia so it is a bit of a mystery

that one of the influences might be that universal credit is being

rolled out in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, it is part of a national

pilot and this is where our customers, our job-seekers, would

remain with us while they are employed so that we are helping them

get long-term sustainable planet or perhaps a pay increase that makes

them independent and free of benefits but those customers would

certainly be included in the unemployed figure that you are

pointing to. The other one figures compiled by the Office for National

Statistics, which pointed another likely influence on the numbers.

Over the last few years we have seen the state pension age increased from

60 to 65 and eventually 66 and this has the effect of people staying in

the labour market longer and has an effect on the number of women

looking for work when they are older, which increases the number of

unemployed. The government say we should not be too much into recent

figures, it will become clear in the next few months about whether recent

prices are sustainable. Later in the programme, they can

make in big trouble. But first this week we've been

taking a close look at plans by EDF to build a new nuclear power station

on the Suffolk coast at Sizewell. Yesterday we reported

on the environmental impact. there would be a contractors

compounds over here and accommodation for 2,400

workers just over here. But what does all

that mean for roads In a moment Mike Liggins on a call

for investment on the railway line. But first our environment

reporter Richard Daniel on the transport challenges

for the area around Sizewell. Middleton Moor on a winter's

morning, an idyllic scene It sits on the B1122,

the main route for Sizewell traffic. EDF estimates nearly 5000 vehicles

pass by here each day, the construction of Sizewell C

could had another 2000. Plans to improve the road's junction

at Yoxford and introduce new speed EDF are talking about putting 1500

trucks per day down this road, that is 100 an hour down

a little country road. Now to give you a sense of scale,

there are sections of motorway in this country that don't take that

number of HGVs. EDF points to the Hinkley C project

in Somerset where contract worth ?460 million have

already been placed. It says Sizewell C would bring

similar economic benefits. But that could also mean an extra

1300 vehicles per day passing This hazardous corner in Farnham may

have to be widened or Farnham and neighbouring Strafford St Andrew

could be bypassed. His caravan business

relies on passing trade. Massive implications,

I don't think we really know what those implications are until it

actually happens but it is a little bit late then,

we are as seasonal business, that relies on passing traffic,

we've been here since the 60s and we would like to see it

continue like that. EDF is proposing to park and ride

sites at Wickham Market and Darsham. And up to five freight train Friday,

possibly on a new track built That would mean upgrades

to the east Suffolk line One users group is lobbying

for a second Railtrack to be being stated between

Saxe Munden and Woodbridge. We do want to see a better

infrastructure on and if EDF are willing to pay part of the cost

of improving the infrastructure then EDF say Sizewell C would bring

significant benefits to the local economy but campaigners say not

at any price. The battle lines are

already being drawn. And just a word on our

Sizewell coverage tomorrow. We're looking at

the social pressures And we'll be talking

to Jim Crawford, Meanwhile plans to invest more money

on the East Suffolk line were discussed at Westminster today

in a debate called by The line runs from Lowestoft

to Ipswich and also includes towns like Halesworth,

Woodbridge and Felixstowe. So, who uses it and does

it deserve more money? We put Mike Liggins

on the train at Lowestoft. The 907 from Lowestoft to switch

calling at stations in between. The east Suffolk line is successful

and people who use it love it. Today there were locals on the way

to work, tourists out for the day Since the line increased

to an hourly service we have seen passenger numbers,

passenger journeys It works really well for me

and I use it once a week, I particularly like the service

from the conductors. I have been travelling on it for 50

years I suppose, all my life, I have come to love it and it offers

a tremendous contrast the scenery and landscape,

it is a friendly little line. So passenger numbers are good

but some say the line As our journey continues

through the calls, Here, Jeffrey Reid runs the Emporium

and says more investment In a way this line has been

left a little bit remote and not invested in,

and yet the area itself is lovely, you can get off at Darsham and go

to Dunnidge and Warmswick the tourist industry would benefit

enormously by having investment in the line,

I think. There are 12 stations

on this part of the line, most are unmanned and some

like Saxe Munden have Today at MP Peter Aldous told

the Commons there should be improvements at Lowestoft Station,

to the line near Sizewell This was a line that was actually

docked Beeching, it did initially consign it for the graveyard

but great rearguard action, local rearguard action

was mounted and it was saved, and with the right investment it can

play a significant role as I said Train operator Greater Anglia said

the company is doing its bit and the new franchise agreement

will bring significant improvements. We're going to have brand-new three

or four carriage trains, complete with plug sockets,

Wi-Fi and air conditioning, we are also getting for direct

services between Lowestoft and London, two in each

direction, each day. As we end our journey in Ipswich

we have just one question, with all that is planned

on the mainline, could the east April we spoke to today say this

is a good line but many claim it Ipswich Town were prime time viewing

on BBC One last night but it wasn't a comfortable

watch for fans, a third round replay at Lincoln City

should have been easy, It all piles the pressure

on the manager Mick McCarthy. He's been under

pressure for a while. And in the aftermath last night

he was typically blunt, Lincoln city have beaten 1859 places

above them in England's football league. The glory of the FA Cup for

Lincoln city after humiliation for Ipswich town and the manner of the

defeat as brutal and clinical as it gets. Lincoln city are through! In

the dying seconds! Worker Mick McCarthy's face. He has been

vilified before but this was a whole new ball game live on national

television. Ipswich legend Terry Butcher skating. Ipswich should have

an autopsy on how the played over the two games. Incentives. I am

embarrassed. Pick out the carcass, pick something from the carcass,

because that was a disgrace from Ipswich. FA Cup ties are like that,

that is why you guys are there. You want to see these upsets and you got

one tonight. It is great for TV but not from you my team and club. This

morning fans were quick to vent their anger on BBC radio Suffolk.

Embarrassment doesn't even cover it. I have been with Ipswich town since

I was nine but won't be renewing my season ticket. I thought he was

doing his best with the squad available to him but the line-up

last night was embarrassing. I could be sacked in the morning but whether

that is the case or not I can say. Are you determined to fight on? Of

course. I don't like serving up the benefit of the fans. That is through

my four years plus that has not been the case here. But it is at the

moment. We'll see what happens. The Ipswich managing director said no

one took any pleasure from the performance but urged fans to get by

McCarthy and the team. How they respond this weekend seems -- will

be crucial. Let's get the weather.

I dry day across the region, high and control from the East and it

will be with us for the next few days. This weather front is across

Central part of Britain and it has brought a lot of cloud particularly

to north-western parts of the region and the further south you are the

best of the sunshine today. Underneath that sunshine we did see

the beautiful sunrises and sunsets. This was sent in this morning. An

aeroplane could have gone through this cloud, form some ice on that

would have heard -- helped produce a fall in the cloud. But an

interesting picture. But this evening and tonight clear

interesting picture. But this evening and tonight clear spells at

first as you go through the night and it will stay mainly clear across

Essex. That will allow temperatures to drop off to pretty chilly

conditions. Under the cloud it acts like a blanket for north-western

part of the region, trapping the key to keeping it above freezing but in

those clear skies further south and east we see loads of -5 around the

river area and Essex but you can see your baby to Brian Little bit of

drizzle and cloud as well. Three Celsius for a low tonight. Otherwise

a chilly day tomorrow, the best of the sunshine further south and east,

its these misty and murky across north-western part of the region and

ended model and temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees. That is

evoked a degree below average. It should stay mainly dry into the

evening. The clouds thinking further south and east as people through

Thursday and Friday saw mostly cloudy conditions early on on

Friday. That will mean temperatures less cool than they have been the

last few nights so we're looking at -1 or -2 in Essex and about four or

5 degrees with the midst across northern parts of the region,

particularly around the friends and part of Cambridge. I pressure with

us into Friday and the weekend, not a lot of change in the weather for

Friday itself. Still holding onto the mist and mark for another part

of the region, further south with brighter spells but it will be

mainly dry with wind all the while coming in from the east or

north-east and temperatures on Friday reaching six or 7 degrees.

The average this time of year is around 6 degrees. That is how we got

into the outlet, so just to recap, brighter spells in the south and

east with highs of around 6 degrees. I think we turn cloudy for Friday

into the first part of the weekend, is that weak weather front works its

way in the it will let's call in for Friday night but then the cloud

starts to pick up litter on Saturday into Sunday with sunny spells and

clear skies back into -4 and -6. That is chilly. Thank you.

Miserable Pete from Newmarket! I wonder what he calls themselves

that! Hello. I hope you're well.

I really do.