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Future. Similar thoughts from the shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth , too. Jonathan ashworth, too. This is a set of announcements which is undermining Business Investment in in this country is undermining the stability of our economy. And its actually going to cost consumers more. To cost consumers more. Royal state visit. King charles and Queen Camilla continue their three day trip to france. Our royal reporter, france. Our royal reporter, Cameron Walker , is there. Cameron walker, is there. The queen and the first lady of france this morning will be launching a new franco British Literary prize. And as for the king, he will be doing something no british monarch has ever done before. Find out shortly. Before. Find out shortly. My mind is spinning. Its nothing. Its not a sexy sensation, as you may think. Its not a sexy sensation, as you may think. Im not going to you may think. Im not going to give the prize away. They will let cameron. I have no idea all about it. I have no idea all about it. No. No. King charles is going to do in that no other monarch in france that no other monarch has done before. Please has ever done before. Please sendin has ever done before. Please send in what your ideas of what you think that might be. Gb views. Gbnews. Com the email views. Gbnews. Com is the email address. Is address. First though, here is your with rhiannon jones. Your news with rhiannon jones. Good morning. Its 932. Your top stories from the newsroom. Im the prime from the newsroom. Im the Prime Minister says the hard pressed families shouldnt have to pay an unaffordable price to reach net zero. Writing in the sun, rishi sunak defended his decision to roll back some climate policies, saying he wont proceed with plans that would punish motorists and working people. Changes working people. Changes announced yesterday include postponing the ban on new petrol and diesel cars until 2035 and easing rules on gas boilers. The bank of england announces its latest Interest Rate decision at midday and it could go either way after an unexpected fall in inflation protests are gathering outside the bank as it considers a 15th rise in a row from 5. 25 to 5. 5. But following augusts lower than expected inflation hitting 6. 7, some economists now say the rate rises have gone far enough. Say the rate rises have gone far enough. Heavy rain overnight has enough. Heavy rain overnight has forced the delay or cancellation of Train Services this morning. Of Train Services this morning. National rail says all lines between london kings cross and stevenage in hertfordshire are closed due to a number of incidents. Flooding closed due to a number of incidents. Flooding has closed due to a number of incidents. Flooding has also incidents. Flooding has also affected rail lines in burnham in buckinghamshire and between swansea and llandrindod in wales. Heavy and thundery showers are expected to ease today. Showers are expected to ease today. And five companies have today. And five companies have been hit with fines totalling £590,000 for making unwanted calls to elderly and vulnerable people. They were found to be pressuring them into buying insurance for Household Appliances like washing machines and fridges. The Information Commissioners Office has fined 16 companies almost £1. 5 million since 2021 for similar calls. Since 2021 for similar calls. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews. Com. Now its back to andrew and. Bev back to andrew and. Bev good morning. Thank you for joining us. Its 934 now. Prime minister rishi sunak has delayed the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. Hooray. Hooray. Hooray. He also wants to delay the complete phasing out of gas and off the grid oil boilers. Hooray again. Off the grid oil boilers. Hooray agalabour has accused the prime labour has accused the Prime Minister of desperate and minister of being desperate and directionless trashing our directionless and trashing our economic future. Economic future. The former Prime Minister, bofis the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, he was a big fan of all this stuff, of course, warned rishi sunak not to falter on climate crisis. Climate crisis initiatives. He said the uncertainty could drive up pnces uncertainty could drive up prices for families. Dont get that. So gb news presenter and former leader of the dup, Arlene Foster, joins us. Very controversial. Arlene, whats controversial. Arlene, whats your on this. 7 what some your take on this . What some people are describing as a u turn, some people are describing as a sensible measure to people because it feels to help people because it feels like hurtling like were hurtling towards these deadlines whilst being unprepared. Unprepared. I think its very sensible. I i think its very sensible. I think its also the start of the general election campaign, if im honest, because i think rishi sunak and think if you rishi sunak and i think if you look at what he says hes saying, you know, we have to be realistic. Have be realistic. We have to be prepared, passionate. We have to take us. It take people with us. And it reminded what philip reminded me of what Philip Hammond speaking about in hammond was speaking about in july. Know you july. I dont know whether you remember that he came out and he said politicians being said that politicians are being dishonest in dishonest with people in relation to much this is relation to how much this is going its going to going to cost. Its going to cost trillion. He said. Cost over £1 trillion. He said. And was the chancellor, you and he was the chancellor, you will when the net zero will remember when the net zero target was actually set by theresa may, the Prime Minister at that time. She said it in law 2019. So she said it then for 2050 . Yes and what rishi sunak is saying is were still committed to that target, but were still going to get there. But we have to be sensible and we have to be realistic. And i think most people across the country are going, thank goodness. Yeah. And we were talking to somebody for somebody about boilers, for instance, mean, instance, the other day. I mean, the is there to the technology is not there to replace these gas boilers replace all these gas boilers and the ones hugely and the ones that are hugely expensive, some of them 40, ten, £15,000. How can ordinary families possibly pick up that bill . And this is the point, because its ordinary families that suffer as a result of all of these initiatives. If youre saying putting in building regulations have to regulations is that you have to have new boiler and youre not have a new boiler and youre not allowed an oil boiler and youre not a gas boiler, then not allowed a gas boiler, then the people are suffering are the people who are suffering are the people who are suffering are the who have to those the people who have to put those in. And those are ordinary people, young folk trying to have house whatever. Have a new house or whatever. Yeah so i think this really yeah so i think this is a really good the Prime Minister good mark for the Prime Minister. Think a lot of his. I think a lot of his backbenchers will be very, very happy with it. The ones talked yeah, the ones i talked to sorry, the i talked to sorry, but the ones i talked to yesterday were elated. And i know if you read the guardian, you think tory is on you think the tory party is on the verge of splitting a meltdown. Its not true. There are 1 or 2 noisy, what i are 1 or 2 very noisy, what i would call eco zealots Zac Goldsmith. I was just going to say, he is wealthy, by the way. Is very wealthy, by the way. Could afford it, cant he . He could afford it, cant he . He could afford it, cant he . He resigned, of course, and he resigned, of course, as minister recently as a lords minister recently over all of this. Came over all of this. And he came out yesterday said, there out yesterday and said, there you are. I told you this was what i had hoped what was happening. I had hoped that would happen, but that this would not happen, but it has happened. Course, it has happened. And of course, bofis it has happened. And of course, boris come out Boris Johnson has come out because his stall by because he had set his stall by that as well. But, you know, it is it is important that we deal with im not saying with climate. Im not saying its not important that we do do that, have to do in that, but we have to do it in a way that brings everybody with us. Everybody us. Us. Everybody with us. Made lot yesterday to me he made a lot yesterday to me about said, you cant chase about he said, you cant chase the short term headline. He whilst a that whilst walking into a trap that would suggest would quite easily suggest thats exactly what is doing thats exactly what he is doing with the election not far away because the long because if we wanted the long term , if the idea of net zero by term, if the idea of net zero by 2030, by 2050 was so important that the planet was to going end, then i just feel like, how come now he can say, well, actually were not going to do that anymore. But you know, we cant you cant chase the short term headline. It doesnt for me, its so contradictory. Well, i think what hes saying is, look, this is a reset. I still want to get to 2050 and net zero. But ive been listening. Ive been talking to listening. Ive been talking to people. I realise that theres a disproportionate impact on on those who are struggling and therefore were going to change tact and i think that that that to me shows leadership. And i think for the first time people are saying, okay, this is interesting because starmer saying he is going to go ahead with the ban on petrol cars. And know, what said and you know, what you said about with about taking people with you because i spoke to a very senior minister about this yesterday. He the he said, we cant take the pubuc he said, we cant take the public us on the 2030 public with us on the 2030 targets the boilers and the targets and the boilers and the car, and diesel cars car, petrol cars and diesel cars getting electric cars are so expensive we havent the expensive we havent got the technology. Cant take the technology. We cant take the pubuc technology. We cant take the public will to public with us. We will get to 2050, were going to do a 2050, but were going to do it a different way and we will be able to take the public with us because not going to whack because were not going to whack them a few them in the pocket in a few years time. Thought it was interesting i thought it was interesting that talking philip that im talking about Philip Hammond about hammond again, who talked about who chancellor at the who was the chancellor at the time and whos not someone who you the tory right. Would you think the tory right. Would look to. Hes a look to. But hes hes a realist. And he said in an article in july in a article back in july in a democracy, you to take democracy, you fail to take people you at your peril. People with you at your peril. Absolutely that back absolutely and he said that back then this is rishi now then and this is rishi now saying, okay, what youre saying, okay, i hear what youre saying. Need the consent of saying. I need the consent of the and why im the people. And thats why im changing and actually, his the people. And thats why im chaslogan and actually, his the people. And thats why im chaslogan thej actually, his the people. And thats why im chaslogan the party ally, his his slogan for the party conference, it conference, weve seen it yesterday long decisions yesterday is long term decisions for future. So hes for a brighter future. So hes trying to say, look, im the aduh trying to say, look, im the adult in the room. Ive listened. Going to this listened. Im going to take this decision. Were still going towards however were towards 2050. However were going it differently. Going to do it differently. Were talking other we were talking the other day, dont have any time for day, i dont have any time for tony blair about about tony blair about just about anything. Was saying anything. Even he was saying recently, zero. Recently, the rush to net zero. Yes, he its pointless yes, he was. Its pointless because we make such a small contribution to Global Warming when you consider what china is doing every day, building new gas fired power stations, theyre not signed up to any of these Climate Change treaties. These Climate Change treaties. America better. America is not much better. Brazil india. So even hes saying it. The labour party in my view, are going to have a problem. They are going to have a problem. And i think its important that we do continue to have leadership in this area. And i was in the lords yesterday and what the government, what the government, lordship colleagues. Well , well, of them were well, well, some of them were very distressed , as can very distressed, as you can imagine. Well , the lib dems were well, the lib dems were distressed. Some the distressed. Some of the crossbenchers, some the crossbenchers, some of the tories. It wont surprise you. Tories. It wont surprise you. John now lord de man, he john gummer now lord de man, he was very upset about it all. But i think that this right then this this is this is trying to show leadership. I think it will work well for sunak across the country. Ill be interested to country. Ill be interested to see the polling after this and a couple of weeks time in moment couple of weeks time in a moment to robert who is one of to Robert Hayward, who is one of your colleagues in the lords, whos pollster, because i suspect a bounce suspect there will be a bounce for the tories in this. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, i think the idea that he if he was really serious though making term though about making long term decisions difficult, decisions that were difficult, wouldnt about wouldnt he be talking about things social care, things like adult social care, you know. You know. Well he may well do that at the conference. I wonder whether this is the my question was going to be what do you think might next . Do you think might be next . Because hes talking about changing we do politics, changing the way we do politics, which actual phrase. A which is actual phrase. Thats a huge to say. Huge thing to say. And can i say , it is. And can i say, politicians normally make politicians dont normally make long term decisions because they dont see the benefit of them in an election cycle. Yeah, you want to see output truth . It is a sad truth, but lets face it, it is a reality. And you could argue again, were going to talk to Robert Hayward this actually, hayward about this actually, theres benefit in theres no immediate benefit in peoples this policy peoples pocket from this policy change because these changes werent 2026, 2030. Werent coming until 2026, 2030. Yeah, the pressure was yeah, but the pressure was on. Think its interesting to on. I think its interesting to hear what the Car Manufacturers are are complaining are saying. They are complaining about lack clarity and about the lack of clarity and all of but to me, this is all of this. But to me, this is saying to the Car Manufacturers, you work towards you should still work towards net were giving you net zero. Were giving you clarity in relation to the timeline. Its not 2030 now, its 2035. And i think thats fine. Toyota, unlike ford, have welcomed this, what hes done. Were going to talk now to robert who is the Robert Hayward, who is the master pollster. Hes the one who always calls the general election right, robert . Robert hayward now. Hayward is joining us now. Robert, you there . Hayward is joining us now. Robenyou you there . Hayward is joining us now. Robenyou are. You there . Hayward is joining us now. Robenyou are. Morning u there . Hayward is joining us now. Robenyou are. Morning robert. there you are. Morning robert. So i dont know if you were in the lords yesterday with arlene when this was discussed the when this was discussed on the floor, so would have seen floor, so you would have seen some your lib dem colleagues some of your lib dem colleagues getting under the getting very hot under the collar, be a very collar, which must be a very satisfying certainly to satisfying feeling. Certainly to me. What do you take from me. But what do you take from this, robert . Is there going to be a for tories and be a bounce for the tories and rishi this change . Rishi in this change . I dont think it will have that dramatic effect. What were seeing is rishi making an announcement on a specific issue , which as you say, was not going to hit people. Most people in their pockets for a while, although there were quite a few people who were already being told theyve got to replace their , as say, at their boilers, as you say, at several thousand pounds a time. So the actual Immediate Impact is not in relation to the policy , but the question will be about the perception of rishi, both as a manager Decision Maker on this issue, but also weve got the issue, but also weve got the issue later on today of inflation and the bank of englands decision. So its a combination of factors as to how the to public sees rishi, but it wont be an immediate dramatic effect. Effect. There is so but there is leadership here. There you could argue i mean, it may im surprised its taken him so long to get there, but he is showing strong leadership here. Hes infuriated some tory eco zealots on benches and hes put on his own benches and hes put clear blue water from him and the party and the lib the labour party and the lib dems. Dems. I think thats the noticeable thing, is that when he sets out with a specific policy and Arlene Foster may have views on this as well, but he was particularly impressive and his ratings did react when he dealt with the windsor framework, for example. And you have yet again example. And you have yet again him tackling an issue. One of him tackling an issue. One of the most impressive pieces of his press conference yesterday was when he just reeled off the percentage change being achieved by the united states. The eu , by the united states. The eu, australia, japan, etcetera without any reference. He does without any reference. He does detail and does preparation incredibly well. On the other hand, what will worry him . Not so much the lib dem reaction in the house of lords, but the comments from ford and simon clarke , for example, who have clarke, for example, who have been critical and he needs to take note of those comments and see how he can tackle them. Simon clarke, of course, was in liz trusss cabinet. Bev sorry, no , no, no, thats okay. I was just interested to hear then. Robert, you were saying this wont necessarily give him a in the polls. What do a bounce in the polls. What do you think would would land you think would what would land with public right now . All opinion polls have for months , if not years, shown the months, if not years, shown the economy stroke inflation, which is why i drew attention to the decision later today. And there decision later today. And there will be some disappointment that the excellent inflation figures yesterday, although we still have a big problem, were buried because of this story. Have a big problem, were buried because of this story. Dodi. So thatis because of this story. Dodi. So that is the thing which will have a big effect. But having have a big effect. But having said that, as there are signs that as inflation stoke, the economy becomes less of a concern, green issues and the nhs are two issues which do appear to rise in the polls and those are things on which were discussing now and b the tories dont have good ratings with certain groups of people and of course the strike yesterday , course the strike yesterday, robert, the first time consultants in Junior Doctors have combined forces years ago i would have thought that would have been a vote winner for the conservatives. Conservatives. As you look at the militant bma. But it seems the public are still on the of the still on the side of the doctors, even though in view, doctors, even though in my view, this is particularly this strike is particularly unjustified. While theyre seeking a 35 pay rise and consultants average pay, what, between 95 to £130,000 . A and i think thats the point that i was making in relation to the polls , is that relation to the polls, is that we move away from inflation, but only to some other issues where there is some sympathy with the strikers, as you say, particularly the doctors. Having said that, the dispute started with the medical staff at a point when inflation was over 10, 11. Were now talking about a figure somewhere between six and seven, depending on which measure you use. And the arguments that the doctors have and also the train drivers is eroded quite markedly by that decline in inflation. Thank you, lord Robert Hayward, their conservative peer and pollster. And pollster. Eileen, what do you make to that . Doesnt see a particularly big bounce . I think there will be some, though, but i think this is building up to the conservative conference, though. About what and to be point about what else coming in terms of his else is coming in terms of his law, if he if he is a line of long term decisions , as you long term decisions, as you would imagine, theres Something Else you else coming as well, because you cant that as slogan i also begging the problem. You have have something there. Have to have something there. Its also begging public its also begging the public responsive, responsive. Good luck that. Not sure luck with that. Im not sure youre be there to make youre going to be there to make any you see, any long term. Well, you see, this decisions hes probably this is decisions hes probably trying down flag and trying to put down a flag and say, back me and not say, listen, back me and im not going anywhere. And this is about long term decisions im not to decisions and im not afraid to be with because one be honest with you, because one of things he said yesterday of the things he said yesterday was the past and this was that in the past and this was that in the past and this was kick back at boris was a kick back at Boris Johnson, maybe even theresa may was a kick back at boris joithe n, maybe even theresa may was a kick back at boris joithe past,bee even theresa may was a kick back at boris joithe past, peopleen theresa may was a kick back at boris joithe past, people haventsa may was a kick back at boris joithe past, people havent beeny in the past, people havent been honest british honest with the Great British pubuc honest with the Great British public about this is going public about what this is going to hes right about and to cost. Hes right about and im going to be realistic about it. Appeals people. It. And that appeals to people. When hold on a second, when you say, hold on a second, its going over £1 its going to cost over £1 trillion. Lets be realistic. I well, the labour can i say as well, the labour line attack today that this line of attack today that this is hes just doing what liz truss him to do because truss wanted him to do because liz truss said abandon it all in her on monday. Her speech on monday. Is pathetic. Speech , pointed pathetic. This speech, pointed out the mail today was being out in the mail today was being crafted uxbridge crafted even before the uxbridge by election. The idea that he was going rush this out was going to rush all this out because what liz said because of what liz truss said on monday, the birds, on monday, its for the birds, but is for the birds. But it is for the birds. Labour were but i mean, labour were always to attack him on always going to attack him on that basis because they they want to point out the differences between the different mean you differences between the differthe mean you differences between the differthe boris mean you differences between the differthe Boris Johnson, you differences between the differthe Boris Johnson, zac have the Boris Johnson, Zac Goldsmith have Liz Goldsmith camp, you have the liz truss camp, have rishi in truss camp, you have rishi in the trying make sense the middle trying to make sense of i mean think of it all. So i mean i think thats hard for Party Leaders to get a united front. Yes it is. Well, you know yourself from your time as party. Absolutely. Okay. Okay. With m stay with us, arlene. Stay with us, arlene. Dont go anywhere. So. King Charles Camilla charles and Queen Camilla are continuing their three day state visit to france. Now king to give now the king is to going give a in of the senate a speech in front of the senate while Queen Camilla tours the National Library with the first lady, brigitte macron. Correspondent our royal correspondent cameron from Cameron Walker joins us from paris. Morning, cameron. Paris. Good morning, cameron. Lucky over there in lucky you being over there in paris. Expecting paris. What are we expecting today . Very good. Today . Very good. Good morning, beverly. In the last five minutes, the king has arrived at the French Senate. The upper house of the French Parliament here in paris. And he is going to become the first member of the British Royal family in history to address senators from the Senate Chamber. So this is a big deal. And i think it stresses how much the french government and the British Government are wanting to strengthen ties between the two nations. That is, of course, the whole point of a state visit. A Foreign Office spokesperson tells us that theyre really hoping that trade is improve post this is going to improve post this visit as well. And as i said, visit as well. And as i said, the king is going to be addressing the French Senate a little bit later on. But beforehand, hes going to have a guard of honour escorting him to a conference inside the a Conference Room inside the building hes going be building where hes going to be meeting those meeting a number of those senators. Those with close senators. But those with a close link to the United Kingdom. There is a uk , france friendship there is a uk, France Friendship Group inside the French Senate. Ispoke group inside the French Senate. I spoke to a member of the senate earlier, eric bouquet, if you want to have a look at that interview, go and look on gb news media channels. Now news social media channels. Now for her majesty the queen, Queen Elizabeth. Second did speak to senators inside the senate in 2004, but did not speak inside the chamber itself. So king charles, as i said, post meeting with senators will be doing so. With senators will be doing so. And hes expected to talk about strengthening the relationships between our two countries. Meanwhile her majesty the queen, as in Queen Camilla, she is not at the senate. She is accompanying president macrons wife , brigitte macron, the first wife, brigitte macron, the first to lady the Bibliotheque Nationale de france. The nationale de france. The National Library of france , to National Library of france, to launch a new france, britain , a launch a new france, britain, a new france, British Literary prize. We know that the queen is incredibly passionate about the importance of literacy and truly believes that a strong literacy when youre young can improve your life chances. Growing up, theres lots of soldiers on horseback walking , walking past horseback walking, walking past me at the moment. If you can hear some clip clops of horses, but post that the two of them will be meeting up again and france is currently hosting the Rugby World Cup and we are expecting the king and queen to meet some rugby sports stars. So meet some rugby sports stars. So details of thats happening a little bit later on today. And then tomorrow, were expecting some military engagements. Actually, the king and queen will be travelling to bordeaux, another Southern France another city in Southern France , where they will be meeting military families. We expect , where they will be meeting military families. We expect, as well as some other engaged wants to do with that at notre dame, of course , a very famous of course, a very famous cathedral in paris, a couple of years ago, burnt down and has been having extensive refurbishment work going on inside the cathedral in paris. And we are expecting oh, weve lost him. Arlene foster still with us. Camera. I was going to ask him about the king because hes going to speak part of the speech in french. French, caribbean. Yeah, exactly like his mother, because the very at the queen was very good at french and hes particularly good at french. In your when you were you in your when you were first minister, of course, you got meet prince of got to meet then prince of wales, whats he like . Wales, a lot. Whats he like . A big fan of charles. I im a big fan of charles. I know that may not universally know that may not be universally accepted, does spend an accepted, but he does spend an awful of time getting into awful lot of time getting into the and actually the weeds of things and actually working hard. And he does working very hard. And he does an awful lot for people an awful lot for young people in princes yeah, he princes foundation. Yeah, he takes a great interest in Northern Ireland, visited every single year and would meet people right across the people from right across the political spectrum think political spectrum. I think he does a wonderful and i think does a wonderful job and i think hes doing a wonderful job since hes doing a wonderful job since he took from mum he took over from his mum and a very hard act to follow, a very hard act to follow the longest apprenticeship in history. Yeah. But hes been in but i think hes been in particularly in the latter years, was walking alongside years, he was walking alongside her taking up some of her a lot and taking up some of the strain go. The state opening the strain go. The state opening of parliament is on the 7th of november. He will do it for the first time in his own name, but he was doing it for his mother before you remember that . Who would have thought wed ever see a time when wed accept Queen Camilla . Back Queen Camilla . If you go back 20, it was an 20, 30 years, it was an unimaginable. Who do you credit the to . Thats the success of that to . Thats also to be its partly him, also got to be its partly him, him and her. Theyre deeply in love. And you know, you can see that when youre the them. And youre with the two of them. And he she supports him in a very tangible way and he needs her. And i think it would have been unimaginable for him to do it without her. Yeah. And she also gets its rather Old Fashioned, but she gets one step behind. She she gets like she does. She gets like prince absolutely. Absolutely its into it today. Shes and its into it today. Shes doing the first lady, doing stuff with the first lady, which people think which is some people might think a Old Fashioned, isnt it . A bit Old Fashioned, isnt it . You girls and do you know, girls go off and do one thing while the men do the serious but thats serious politics. But thats twas ever thus. It was ever thus. And shes doing something quite significant. Shes significant. Shes shes launching prize as well in launching a new prize as well in an area of her interest, which is reading and literacy. And she does in that well. So i does a lot in that as well. So i think its yes, i do. And i think its yes, i do. And i think things are working really well all the naysayers who well and all the naysayers who said that when the queen died, it was going to be a seminal moment. And of course it was. But i think charles and but but i think charles and william are doing really well. Thought country would william are doing really well. Into ought country would william are doing really well. Into some country would william are doing really well. Into some form ountry would william are doing really well. Into some form of 1try would william are doing really well. Into some form of seismicld shock. It didnt happen. It didnt happen. It didnt because i have to say, and thats down to her majesty the queen, late majesty the queen, the late queen. Planned all. She queen. She planned it all. She did. It all to the did. She planned it all to the last and the funeral and the succession was faultless, wasnt it . It totally barely missed beat. Yeah. Fabulous. Yeah. Fabulous. Arlene foster always a joy. Arlene foster always a joy. To come , your right . Still to come, your reaction rishi sunaks net reaction to rishi sunaks net zero this is britains zero pushback. This is britains newsroom the peoples newsroom on gb news the peoples channel. The temperatures rising. Rising. Boxt solar power sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Good morning. Heres your good morning. Heres your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. Im alex burkill and whilst it is going to be sunnier for many today than it has been recently, it is still blustery towards the north west here towards the north west and here there showery rain there is some showery rain around. It could be around. At times it could be quite heavy across parts of scotland that rain scotland and that showery rain is going to feed into too. Northern ireland as we go through the afternoon. Through into the afternoon. Elsewhere england wales, elsewhere for england and wales, whilst sunny morning for whilst its a sunny morning for most, see plenty most, we are going to see plenty of bubbling up some of showers bubbling up with some sunny between and sunny spells in between and those showers could be hit or miss though some heavy downpours are temperatures miss though some heavy downpours are down eratures miss though some heavy downpours are down a ratures miss though some heavy downpours are down a degree or likely to be down a degree or two compared to some recent days, bit more days, but with a bit more sunshine and slightly sunshine around and slightly lighter winds for most us, it lighter winds for most of us, it may a little warmer. The may feel a little warmer. The showers continue a time showers will continue for a time as we go through into the evening. Places, evening. But most places, particularly and particularly across england and wales, the wales, are going to see the showers so some clear showers easing. So some clear skies developing, staying blustery , windy towards far blustery, windy towards the far north scotland and showers north of scotland and showers continuing feed in across continuing to feed in across parts of scotland. Northern ireland. Notice some towards ireland. And notice some towards the but the south east as well. But temperatures the clear temperatures under the clear skies dip a little bit skies likely to dip a little bit lower than last for some lower than last night for some places through friday. Then it is going to be a bit showery towards the far coastal of towards the far coastal parts of kent east anglia. Kent and perhaps east anglia. Also showers then continuing to feed a north northwesterly feed in on a north northwesterly wind staying across wind, staying windy across shetland and orkney. But otherwise the winds will be a little bit lighter and easing further as we go through the end of the day. But plenty of showers and some of these could pack a bit of a punch. Temperatures are likely to be similar perhaps similar today, perhaps down a degree or two. The temperatures rising. Boxt the temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news news. Do you what you said so sunak delays fossil fuel car ban by five years weakening the net zero pledge. Well have a tory mp labour mp and net zero champion to share their thoughts and we are going to go live to the king when he speaks. The first monarch ever to speak in the French Senate chamber and some of it hes going to say in french. So i dont know whether weve got the subtitles ready. Of course you can get subtitles on news. I dont subtitles on gb news. I dont know happens when theyre know what happens when theyre talking french. Talking in french. Know, but i cant gb news 10 am. On thursday, the 21st of september. This is britains newsroom on gb news with bev turner and Andrew Pierce. Is it a vote winning u turn . Rishi sunak has announced a variety of measures changing the governments way of achieving net zero by 2050. Heres what hes doing. But it cannot right for but it cannot be right for westminster to impose such significant costs on working people , especially those who are people, especially those who are already struggling to make ends meet. Shadow net zero secretary meet. Shadow net zero secretary ed miliband has accused the Prime Minister of being desperate, directed , spineless desperate, directed, spineless and trashing our economic future. Similar thoughts from the shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth , too. Jonathan ashworth, too. This is a set of announcements which is undermining Business Investment in this in this country is undermining the stability of our economy. And its actually going to cost consumers more. Rising rates. Inflation was down unexpectedly yesterday , but the unexpectedly yesterday, but the bank of england may yet raise Interest Rates for a 15th straight time. Today will know live here on gb news at midday. And as we speak, king charles is about to speak at the senate in france. Well be bringing you as much of that as we can live. First, though, heres the news with. Rihanna with. Rihanna good morning. Its 10 01. Good morning. Its10 01. Your top stories from the newsroom. The Prime Minister newsroom. The Prime Minister says hard pressed families shouldnt have to pay an unaffordable price to reach net zero. Writing in the sun, rishi sunak defended his decision to roll back some climate policies, saying he wont proceed with plans that would punish motorists and working people. Changes announced yesterday include postponing the ban on new petrol and diesel cars until 2035 and easing rules on gas boilers. 2035 and easing rules on gas boilers. Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch says the decisions in the Public Interest this is not a u turn. This is making sure that we do this in a way that is fair and proportionate, that people can actually help make this transition. The transition is the right thing to do. We dont want to be reliant on, you know, autocratic countries for oil. We dont want to be reliant on china for every single thing around electric vehicles. So around electric vehicles. So making sure that this is being donein making sure that this is being done in a proportionate way is absolutely correct. But shadow minister for industry and decarbonisation, sarah jones , decarbonisation, sarah jones, says its the wrong decision. Says its the wrong decision. Rishi sunak just doesnt get it. Hes weak. Hes given in to liz truss at the first hurdle. Liz truss at the first hurdle. Net zero is the biggest Economic Opportunity we have in the 21st century. We are a country where we talk about the former industrial heartlands. We talk about the former industrial heartlands. What industrial heartlands. What labour wants to do, get rid of that label former and create jobs across the country and keep peoples bills down. Now, what he did yesterday is not going to help peoples bills. Help peoples bills. The bank of england announces its latest Interest Rate decision at midday and it could go either way after an unexpected fall in inflation, protesters are gathering outside the bank as it considers a 15th rise in a row from 5. 25 to 5. 5. But following augusts lower than expected inflation, some economists now say the rate rises have gone far enough. And rises have gone far enough. And king charles and Queen Camilla are in france for the second day of their three day state visit. The king is about to address the French Senate, a first for a british monarch. Lets cross british monarch. Lets cross live to our royal correspondent , Cameron Walker, whos in paris for us. Very good morning to you, cameron. What can we expect you, cameron. What can we expect to hear in french from the. King to hear in french from the. King good morning. Yes well, the king has arrived inside the Senate Building in the last ten minutes or so. He is, as you said, expected to become the first british member of the royal family ever to address senators from inside the chamber. Before that, he is expected to meet a number of senators with close ties to britain, a bit of a meet and greet. Lets say, before he goes into the chamber to deliver that speech. He is expected to highlight the friendship between the uk and france, as would be expected with a state visit in terms of strengthening the relationships. Hes expected to pay hes also expected to pay tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth ii who spoke to senators during her state visit in 2004. Although she was not speaking inside the Senate Chamber itself, its all about those strengthening of ties between the two countries. Its on Foreign Office advice of his advice that the king goes on a state visit. And a Spokesperson State visit. And a spokesperson has said that there really hoping that this visit is going to strengthen the diplomatic ties and particularly trading ties and particularly trading ties in a post brexit. World ties in a post brexit. World cameron, thank you. Cameron cameron, thank you. Cameron walker, our royal correspondent , live from paris for us. A video platform that hosts content by Russell Brand has criticised an mps request for information on its relationship with the comedian rumble, a video website popular with right wing creators received what it describes as an extremely disturbing letter from the culture, media and sport committee. 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Floodings also affected rail lines in burnham in buckinghamshire and between swansea and llandrindod in wales. Heavy and thundery showers are expected to ease today. Showers are expected to ease today. This is gb news across today. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to andrew and. Bev bonjour. Yeah. Because 10 07, bonjour. Yeah. Because 10 07, the king is about to speak. Weve got all european this morning. Im going to make a bit of political history, a royal history. Cameron walker is with us. Is with the king in paris. Cameron. Hes going to make a bit of history. Tell us why and also how good is his french . Because we some of speech will we know some of the speech will be weve heard his we be in french. Weve heard his we heard his late mother speak in french its his french quite often. Its his french quite often. Its his french four hours, french good four hours, respectful program. Well, yeah, if you listen to his speech last night, andrew, at the palace of versailles at the start of the state banquet, he sounded pretty fluent to me. His family, of course, has french connections. Hes going french connections. Hes going back on his grand his maternal grandmothers side side. And as you said, Queen Elizabeth ii was one who could speak fluently in french. And the king is expected to deliver some of his speech today , if not a majority of it today, if not a majority of it actually , to two french senators actually, to two french senators in in the french language. And the king is going to become the first british monarch. In fact , first british monarch. In fact, first british monarch. In fact, first british monarch. In fact, first british member of the royal family in history to address senators from the Senate Chamber itself. Now, that is incredibly significant , isnt incredibly significant, isnt the reason being is because it hasnt been done before. It just shows how seriously both the British Government and french governments are taking the relationship between the two nafions relationship between the two nations and indeed improved ing those relationships. The whole those relationships. The whole point of a state visit is to improve relationships. Its organised on advice of the Foreign Office and a Foreign Office spokesperson has said that theyre really hoping that trade ing ties can be improved following this visit. Of course , a couple of years after brexit has taken place as well. Well, has taken place as well. Well, the queen is not accompanying him. It is just the king. Before the speech started, he he spoke to a number of the senators in a kind of meet and greet inside one of the other rooms, inside the Senate Building. Those senators have particular senators who have particular ties to britain. There is a uk , ties to britain. There is a uk, france friendship inside France Friendship Group inside the senate. I spoke to the president of that group a little earlier, and he was saying that hes going to be meeting the king was very looking king and was very much looking forward said its forward to it and said its incredibly, incredibly important to british head of to having the british head of state inside the senate, state here inside the senate, the french the upper house of the French Parliament, to see what he has to say. It really is that power of soft diplomacy in action. We are expecting him to speech in the to speak even in the next few minutes. He is also expected to pay tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth ii who addressed senators back in 2004, but not from the Senate Chamber itself. And again last night in itself. And again last night in his speech at the palace of versailles, he spoke of how touched he was, of how seriously the french took the passing of his mother and referred to the fact that the union flag was flown above the elysee palace. Thatis flown above the elysee palace. That is the french president s. That is the french president s. Thats the french president s official residence here in paris. And he said that was particularly poignant moments for him in remembering his late mother and cameron. This of course, is a delayed trip because he was due there in march, but it was postponed because civil unrest in because of civil unrest in france. So it meant the first state visit was to germany, but a that they wanted him to a sign that they wanted him to be first of how be in france. First of how important government regards important the government regards its relationship with the elysee palace. We will see is two palace. What we will see is two different aspects. Different aspects. Yeah, absolutely. It was pretty embarrassing for the french government six months ago where had to postpone the where they had to postpone the french state visit very last minute due to those riots caused or sparks, i should say, by those Pension Reforms in france. Speaking to a senator earlier , speaking to a senator earlier, he was saying it was very embarrassing for the french government that that had to happen. Government that that had to happen. And in bordeaux later happen. And in bordeaux later on, the king and queen were meant to be visiting the town hall this time six months ago. But it was literally burnt to the ground or burnt, burnt down in rioting. So it in those rioting. So perhaps it was that the royal family was best that the royal family postponed that visit. But so far, in the last day or so, this state visit has gone without a hitch. However, there has been a hell of a lot of security going on. The hell of a lot of security going on. The arc de triomphe. Yes today the public, general public were kept way back. I mean, you were kept way back. I mean, you know, 100 odd metres back. And it was very high security to get by it to, to get close to the arc de triomphe where there was an official ceremonial welcome for the king by the president of france and his wife , the first france and his wife, the first lady as well. So i think it just lady as well. So i think it just shows how serious the french government is taking this and how important it is for them that everything goes without a hitch because especially because the german state visits , which the german state visits, which happened six months ago in berlin and hamburg, was widely seen as a huge success and has really improved the relationship between germany and britain post visit. So the french governments really hoping that the same thing is going to happen here. And whats been the reaction on the streets, cameron . Have many to catch many people been out to catch a glimpse the couple . Glimpse of the couple . Yeah, they certainly have. The king and president macron actually took part in a kind of open top vehicle ride down one of the streets in paris on the way to the elysee palace yesterday. They there were cheering crowds. I not as many as you would expect in the uk or indeed america, but there were certainly people who had turned out to see his majesty the king. He also took part in an unscheduled walkabout yesterday and shook hands with many members of the french public. However there were, i have to say, a few tourists there as well. So dont think we can well. So i dont think we can read too much into that. But even today, outside the French Senate, where i was , where i am senate, where i was, where i am stood today, there have been members of the public waving union flags who clearly have have a love for the British Royal family and truly care about the british relationship with that and the flags above the senates building here in paris, french flags , yes, but paris, french flags, yes, but british flags have also been put up on top on the roof. And as indeed have a number of other government buildings in france today, having the union flag flying. So clearly trying to roll out the red carpet quite literally and metaphorically welcoming the king and queen to france for the state visit. But it was a very grand dinner last night. Cameron even included on the guest list, hugh grant and mick jaggen guest list, hugh grant and mick jagger. That seems a little random. What would determined the guest list for an event like that last night, do you think . That last night, do you think . So . The guest list was designed effectively to for those people who had had a special relationship between france and britain. So we had france and britain. So we had hugh grant. We had mick jagger. We also had other actors and actresses and high profile people as well. 160 guests were people as well. 160 guests were at the palace of versailles last night for a magnificent banquet on the menu , there was blue on the menu, there was blue lobster there was french chicken, and there was 30 month cottage cheese. So they really cottage cheese. So they really were rolling out the red carpet and having lots of other french delicacies to eat. The daily mail were reporting yesterday that the king had insisted that no, francois was to be on the menu and that he had asked specifically for mushrooms. Its specifically for mushrooms. Its not been confirmed by buckingham palace. However, i can confirm palace. However, i can confirm there absolutely was no frog on there absolutely was no frog on the menu itself. We believe there was some musical entertainment as well, although that was not seen by the cameras. And of course, the king delivered a speech as well as president macron and in that speech, the king joked about french english wine. Of course , french english wine. Of course, the english wine has started to boom in the last few years, hasnt it . But getting stuck at the border stuck in the border and getting stuck in french, customs. Just a french, french customs. Just a joke, course, but im sure it joke, of course, but im sure it was very much french wine on the table at the state banquet last night. And night. and and palace of versailles, an amazing a magnificent amazing its a magnificent setting. Cameron but it would have the of course, have struck the king, of course, that last, last royal that the last, last royal occupant of the palace of versailles was louis xvi, who i think 230 years ago had his head chopped. Off chopped. Off yeah, he certainly did. He yeah, he certainly did. He was forced out of the palace of versailles by louis xvi in the 17005. A versailles by louis xvi in the 1700s. A couple of years later, he met his fate on the guillotine in paris. So im sure king charles would be very much aware of the history when it comes to the french monarchy. Comes to the french monarchy. But of course, the king is here. Sorry. Go on, beth. No excuse. Inaya cameron, no excuse. Inaya cameron, i think were going to go to hear whats being said now in the French Senate. I hate to interrupt you, but lets have a listen. And a little look at whats happening in paris. Always takes us back to london. So so this is a french cartesian spirit paying tribute to the humour and wit of the british. Your majesty , through british. Your majesty, through the parliamentarians, he for this morning the entire french nafion this morning the entire french nation is here to listen to you , to his feet and speak, because the speaker of the French Parliament who was addressing senators has finally finished his speech. Theyre all clapping. Notice you wouldnt happen in the british parliament. So we think the king there. Our queen the king is there. Our Queen Camilla of course, isnt there. Shes doing an engagement with the lady, but hes just the first lady, but hes just been handed a piece of chocolate. Thats it. Hes getting to make his getting up now to make his speech. Luck, your majesty i by chance . Yeah. By chance . Yeah. Ive got more of this. I can keep going with my friend, my gcse friend a lot better than mine because im not taking to the lectern. Is and he is going to he is and he is going to speak partly in french, partly in we if in english. And we will if youre listening. Hes now at the so were going to the lectern, so were going to have watch. Have a listen and watch. Speaker of madam president , speaker of the lower house, monsieur lee. Senators , monsieur. The lower house, monsieur lee. Senators , monsieur. Thank you senators, monsieur. Thank you. A thousand times over for your very moving messages. Very moving messages. Davoir et invite. Davoir et invite. I am flattered to have been ianed i am flattered to have been invited here by by the president s of the two chambers to speak here this illustrious sitting , which can be seen as sitting, which can be seen as the upper house of french. The upper house of french. Parliament since 1789. I am well Parliament Since 1789. I am well aware that i am visiting before the official resumption of the two sessions of parliament, so i must apologise to have interrupted your holidays. This interrupted your holidays. This is why i am very moved to see your present here today. Your present here today. Longevity to your long lived democracy can be seen in seen in the long friendship which brings our nations and peoples together. From three partnership is built on a shared experience and it is of vital importance as we face the challenges of the world to supplement le royaume uni. To supplement le royaume uni. Quite simply, the United Kingdom shall always be one of the closest allies and one of the closest allies and one of the best friends of france here. Yesterday my wife and i started our visit at the tomb of the unknown soldier to commemorate to. We commemorated all those who died to defend the freedom which is so dear to our two countries , the heart of this countries, the heart of this great nation. Great nation. When we paid silent tribute, standing together in solidarity side by side with you as our countries stood side by side so often in the past, i was reminded that it was there at the arc de triomphe 16 months ago that with characteristic generosity of spirit , you mark generosity of spirit, you mark the Platinum Jubilee of my beloved mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, the second on that occasion, president macron described her late majesty as the golden thread that binds our nafions the golden thread that binds our nations combermere combermere , nations combermere combermere, it is said, said aiden. Nations combermere combermere, it is said, said aiden. Yeah, ma it is said, said aiden. Yeah, ma my e moi avons emu so greatly moved by the tributes made to her throughout france. Her throughout france. This morning i reread the very moving messages of condolence which your excellencies and the president s of the two houses of parliament wrote at the time. Wrote at the time. You described the late queen that her majesty as the embodiment of british democracy with true dignity. And in all permanence. And in all permanence. And in all permanence. I cannot describe just how important these words for me and for my family. All i can do is thank you and thank the people of france for the great kind miss you expressed to us and to all our people at a time of such sorrow i donelan is a complex tapestry in the rich and complex tapestry of the relationship between france and the United Kingdom. France and the United Kingdom. The golden thread , which my the golden thread, which my mother was, shall always shine forth. Forth. I wish for her to continue to provide us with inspiration, to weave further bonds between our two countries with determination , with hope and with. Love , with hope and with. Love ladies and gentlemen. Inspired ladies and gentlemen. Inspired and encouraged by my grandmothers and my late mothers example , all france has mothers example, all france has been an essential part of the fabnc been an essential part of the fabric of my own life for as long as i can remember , for long as i can remember, for indeed , as i have been indeed, as i have been astonished to discover , this is astonished to discover, this is my 35th official visit to france each and every time i have been struck by the warmth of the welcome i have always received and by the immense good that can be accomplished. When france and the United Kingdom Work Together. For now. On the occasion of my. For now. On the occasion of my first state visit to france, my belief in the indispensable relationship between our countries is as firm as it ever has been. Today in confronting has been. Today in confronting the greatest challenges of our time, we continue to the work of those who came before us. When general de gaulle spoke to the french people from london in june of 1940, he said, remember this is france does not stand alone. She is not isolated. She alone. She is not isolated. She can make common cause with the. Can make common cause with the. British two goals confidence in our alliance was well founded to days before the appeal to join sir Winston Churchills government had offered france an insoluble Political Union which would have allowed our two peoples to continue the fight for justice and freedom as a forjustice and freedom as a single country. Just two months single country. Just two months after that historic broadcast, my grandfather, king george , the my grandfather, king george, the sixth proudly wearing the crimson ribbon of the legion dhonneur , joined de gaulle at dhonneur, joined de gaulle at morval camp near aldershot. To morval camp near aldershot. To inspect 2500 of the free french troops. The common determination troops. The common determination expressed that day sustained us through, sustained us through the long and bitter years of that war and drove us Forward Together to victory. Set a clear together to victory. Set a clear illustration. De la liberte et illustration. De la liberte et la liberte de democracy , la liberte de democracy, aujourdhui en train ensemble ensemble expeditionnaire conscient Franco Britannique sur deploy ensemble avec la troupe de maintien de la paix de lonu a par le conseil de security de ponu a par le conseil de security de lonu les et ella toone assume ensemble un responsibility pour la security europeenne a mondiale. Aujourdhui mondiale. Aujourdhui aujourdhui today more than 80 years after we were fighting side by side for the liberation of europe, we are once again up against an unjustified attack on our continent. Our continent. Our determination and our alliance are more important than ever. Alliance are more important than ever. Together, we shall stand ever. Together, we shall stand by the people of ukraine with determined soledar rmt together we shall not move. Our we shall not move. Our determination shall not be moved. Ukraine will triumph and. And our cherished freedom will prevail. Prevail. We have once more demonstrate the fragility of so much that we hold dear. Just as we stand hold dear. Just as we stand together against military aggression. Un so must we strive aggression. Un so must we strive together to protect the world from our most existential challenge of all . That of Global Warming . Climate change, and the catastrophic destruction of nature. Jacques Yves Cousteau , nature. Jacques Yves Cousteau, adc sagemont pour la meilleur partie de lhistoire. Lomb partie de lhistoire. Lomb adducci. Adducci. For most of history, man an had to fight nature to survive. But in this century hes starting to realise that to survive, he must protect nature. This vision is even more relevant now in the 21st century. Despite the extent and severity of the challenges, our planet is confronted with , it is planet is confronted with, it is encouraging to see that measures taken by our governments and citizens and increasingly by the private sector have been taken. I think for a long time now we can see that our companies have been playing an essential role , working in partnership and role, working in partnership and in harmony with our governments and our people. And our people. And they have invested billions to develop solutions which will make it possible to have a Successful Transition towards a sustainable. World towards a sustainable. World president macron should run contrary this afternoon with president macron. I shall be meeting a corporate heads of french and British Companies and read their collaboration, innovation and investments in clean growth and the protection of our valuable biodiversity are a key part of global leadership, which is so essential. Essential. Cabotaje. Cabotaje. I have been thinking about the opportunities that we have between members of the commonwealth and the International Organisation for francophonie. Francophonie. I sincerely hope that there will be opportunity for future collaboration. Collaboration. For example, we could find a way of having greater cooperation for sustainable development. Development. Ladies and gentlemen , our two ladies and gentlemen, our two governments are working in partnership to address so many global challenges. And yet , as global challenges. And yet, as even global challenges. And yet, as ever, it is our people who are the true driving force of our relationship. A driving force of relationship. A driving force of our relationship, our friendship and warm familiarity of fortified by each new connection between us, connection between us. It is renewed by each new found joy in the culture of the other, and each reminder of how much we share of how much we share. Millions of us visit each share. Millions of us visit each others countries every year. A joy others countries every year. A joy that we are now rediscovering after the disruption wrought by the pandemic. A pandemic tens of pandemic. A pandemic tens of thousands of british rugby, thousands of british rugby, thousands of british rugby, thousands of british rugby fans currently following their National Team around france , National Team around france, enjoying the fantastic spectacle of the Rugby World Cup. My son of the Rugby World Cup. My son and daughter in law among son and daughter in law among son and daughter in law among them, even when our National Teams are drawn up on opposite ends of the pitch, they do so with mutual admiration and a shared commitment to the rules of the game on which i will say only part of bupa a colombia, ghana. Ghana. And of course hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens have chosen to live their lives permanently in each others countries. This vibrant exchange countries. This vibrant exchange between our people makes us immeasurably stronger , happier immeasurably stronger, happier and more prosperous , happier and and more prosperous, happier and more prosperous. Artist content more prosperous. Artist content. New artists continue to find inspiration for one another as they have always done it in the past. They are combining the old and the new, creating complex and the new, creating complex and enriching works. There are and enriching works. There are the unforgettable paintings of london by claude monet, the london by claude monet, the london fog, which was such a source of fascination for french visitors. Some of the earliest examples, and we can see more recent examples with the ipad works by david hockney. Works by david hockney. He has the changing landscapes in normandy. There are also , for example, the are also, for example, the innovative collaboration with the british designer paul smith and the Picasso Museum in paris. We can see here that there is universal scope in our shared artistic traditions. Universal scope in our shared artistic traditions. In universal scope in our shared artistic traditions. In fact, at artistic traditions. In fact, at this very moment, my beloved wife is celebrating this Artistic Partnership by launching the first franco British Literary award, which will be a prize for arts outstanding contemporary fiction works published in french and in english. And she is doing this at the magnificent french National Library. My wife and i will visit bordeaux , the first city to be bordeaux, the first city to be twinned with a british city, bristol. In 1947. This shared bristol. In 1947. This shared link is just one of a countless number of connections between our towns and cities , our our towns and cities, our communities, our businesses, and our educational establishments. Our educational establishments. It is our people through all that they do together who are writing each new chapter of our history so that a more secure, more prosperous world might be the inheritance of the next generation. Our young people must therefore be at the heart of our shared endeavours as sir. Martin this morning, im pleased to see young people from the 19th arrondissement in paris and saint denis, who have received support for starting professional work. And this is done through initiatives with the clubs and different organisations. When we different organisations. When we support our young people , we are support our young people, we are investing in our future and there will be many and many a return on this investment. Return on this investment. President madame speaker , president madame speaker, senators , members of the lower. Senators, members of the lower. House just under 120 years ago, my great great grandfather, king edward , the seventh, gave a edward, the seventh, gave a commitment on behalf of the United Kingdom for the entente cordiale. The links between our two countries. You could say two countries. You could say that this link was sanctified by the extra ordinary sacrifices of the extra ordinary sacrifices of the past century and has been enhanced with each example of our joint work and vision enhanced with each example of ourjoint work and vision. It is our joint work and vision. It is now in our hands. It has been passed on with great pride from father to daughter, from mother to son, as it has been through the different generations of my own family for the time that i shall be granted to rule as king, i give a commitment to do everything i can, everything in my power to strengthen the essential relationship between the United Kingdom and france. The United Kingdom and france. And today i would urge you to join me in this effort. And today i would urge you to join me in this effort. Together join me in this effort. Together our potential is boundless. Join me in this effort. Together our potential is boundless. And our potential is boundless. And thatis our potential is boundless. And that is why we must cherish and maintain our entente cordiale. Maintain our entente cordiale. We must renew it for future generations ltns so that it becomes , as i would suggest it becomes, as i would suggest it also becomes an entente for sustainability so that we can have more Effective Response to the emergency situation for climate and biodiversity around the world. We have a commitment to one another and a commitment to one another and a commitment to the values which we share with such pride. It is a with such pride. It is a commitment inspired by the example of the past and which we are encouraged us to take on the huge challenges of the world around us. Now as neighbours , as around us. Now as neighbours, as friends, as partners and as allies , there is no challenge allies, there is no challenge that we cannot take on as we have taken on challenges so often in the past. Have taken on challenges so often in the past. Let have taken on challenges so often in the past. Let us have taken on challenges so often in the past. Let us move often in the past. Let us move ahead with hope and courage and let us do it together better. Thank you. Thank you. Prince king charles is making his way from the lectern to the applause of the French Senate there. I dont know about you, but i picked up on the words aujourdhui and martin, our royal correspondent, Cameron Walker joins us royal correspondent, Cameron Walkerjoins us again now. Walkerjoins us again now. Cameron king charles, theyre making a huge amount of the long history, the time that these two countries have been allies and making that a significant part of his speech. Of his speech. Yeah, he certainly did. Theres a lot to unpack there. He spoke he first started off by speaking , saying he was moved speaking, saying he was moved beyond measure by the tributes that were paid to her late majesty, the queen, Queen Elizabeth ii. And across france, following her passing ing. And he also spoke of how the senators , what they wrote at the senators, what they wrote at the time and they wrote she loved france and france loved her. He also said that france has been an essential part of the fabric of his own life for as long as king charles could remember. And he also said on the occasion of his first state visit to france , it is his belief that in the indispensable relationship between our countries is as firm as it has ever been. But he also said that there is a shared commitment to freedom and democracy and that it remains intensely relevant. And then he intensely relevant. And then he went on to Say Something really quite strong indeed , he said quite strong indeed, he said that we once again face unprovoked aggression in on our continent , referring there to continent, referring there to the russias invasion of ukraine. And he said our reliance and our resolve are as important as ever. Together we stand in resolute solidarity with the ukrainian people. Together, we are steadfast in our determination. Ukraine will triumph. You also spoke of our triumph. You also spoke of our military ties between france and the uk and the different regiments working together in europe. You also went on to europe. You also went on to speak about another challenge which king charles often speaks about, and that is Climate Change. He talks about that it was one of the most accidental existential challenges of all time Global Warming, Climate Change and the catastrophic destruction of nature , which is destruction of nature, which is in contrast actually to what his son said, Prince William , two son said, Prince William, two days ago in new york, where he warned against the kind of doom and gloom narratives when it comes to talking about Climate Change and says we need to be a lot more optimistic when it comes to fighting Climate Change. But he did say little is good for good measure. But king charles finishing his speech there to a lot of applause from french senators. Okay, thank you very much, cameron. Cameron. It got us give him credit. It got us give him credit. The royals, do draw them the royals, they do draw them in, they . Chamber was in, dont they . That chamber was packed gunwales. They do. Packed to the gunwales. They do. And were filming him on and they were filming him on their phones. Yeah, thats bit unusual, yeah, thats a bit unusual, isnt politicians isnt it . The politicians filming somebody within the political now. Filming somebody within the polit to l now. Filming somebody within the polit to come, now. Filming somebody within the polit to come, our now. Filming somebody within the polit to come, our panellists ow. Still to come, our panellists emma sam lister will emma wolff and sam lister will be in studio. Be joining us in the studio. Weve got some Great Stories to go through this morning. This is britains newsroom news. Britains newsroom on gb news. Heres the weather, the temperatures boxt solar, temperatures rising, boxt solar, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Good morning. Heres your good morning. Heres your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. Im alex burkill and whilst it is going to be sunnier for many today than it has been recently, it is still blustery towards the north west and here there is some showery rain around. Times it could be around. At times it could be quite across parts quite heavy across parts of scotland rain scotland and that showery rain is to feed into northern is going to feed into Northern Ireland too. As we through ireland too. As we go through into afternoon rain into the afternoon rain elsewhere england and wales. Elsewhere for england and wales. Whilst its sunny morning whilst its a sunny morning for most, see plenty most, we are going to see plenty of bubbling some of showers bubbling up with some sunny between and sunny spells in between and those could be hit or those showers could be hit or miss though some heavy downpours are possible. Are are possible. Temperatures are likely down a degree or likely to be down a degree or two compared to some recent days. A more days. But with a bit more sunshine slightly sunshine around and slightly lighter of us, lighter winds. For most of us, it may feel a little warmer. The showers will continue for a time as go through into the as we go through into the evening. But most places , evening. But most places, particularly and particularly across england and wales, the wales, are to going see the showers easing. So some clear skies developing, staying blustery towards far blustery, windy towards the far north scotland and showers north of scotland and showers continuing to feed in across parts of scotland, Northern Ireland. And notice some towards the but the south east as well. But temperatures the clear temperatures under the clear skies dip a little bit skies likely to dip a little bit lower than last for some lower than last night for some places through friday. Then it is going to be a bit showery towards the far coastal parts of kent and perhaps east anglia. Also and continuing to also showers and continuing to feed north northwesterly feed in on a north northwesterly wind, windy across wind, staying windy across shetland and orkney. But otherwise the winds will be a little bit lighter and easing further as we go through the end of day. But plenty of of the day. But plenty of showers some these could showers and some of these could pack bit of a punch. Pack a bit of a punch. Temperatures is likely to be similar perhaps a similar to today, perhaps down a degree two. Degree or two. The temperatures rising. Boxt the temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on from three on. News 1040 for you from three on. News 1040 for you with britains newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. Bev turner were you overwhelmed by the kings speech . Im sure you were. Did overwhelmed by the kings ijaultlessly sure you were. Did overwhelmed by the kings ijaultlessly surfrench,rere. Did overwhelmed by the kings ijaultlessly surfrench, didntid he . Let us know . He . Well,; know . He . Well, french he . Well, french certainly better than mine. Better than mine . Better than mine . Better than listers, better than sam listers, dont your dont you . Better than your french . No, my french is better. But i thought beautifully i thought it was beautifully delivered lovely english delivered and a lovely english accent. The way you accent. Absolutely. The way you write for the king. Yeah. Yeah. Did enjoy it, did you enjoy it, sam . Did you enjoy it, sam . I think made some well, i think he made some good didnt he, about, good points, didnt he, about, you they our best you know, they are our best friend. Like all best friend. But like all best friends, do fall out friends, you do fall out occasionally, and thats fine. Thought i did hope i thought i did. I did hope it might Say Something you it might Say Something like, you know, out your book . Can you just give us a hand with the beach thing . Yeah, that would be great. Yeah. You keep those could you keep some of those Illegal Immigrants . Could you keep some of those ille right. Migrants . Right. Right. So let us start out, sam, with honest rishi. The nation wont. Cant the wont. And cant pay the net zero. It u turn or is zero. Bill, is it a u turn or is it common sense . I think its a game changer. I think this is the point where actually rishi sunak has a fighting chance now of going into next election. You into the next election. You know, on a to perhaps know, on a path to perhaps even just small just scraping through to a small majority to see a difference. Arent we with the position with eu and this. With the eu and this. Think it puts the yeah, i think it puts the emphasis on labour to to, come out and say what theyre going to do. Obviously theyve kind of said theyre going to stick to the 2030 deadline at the moment, but whether that will up in but whether that will end up in the thats the the manifesto, thats the question. You want to do question. When do you want to do his you to his u turn . Yeah. Do you want to go out doorstep and say, go out on the doorstep and say, were going to charge you £15,000 and the will not, £15,000 and the tories will not, you that is the choice. You know, that is the choice. Labour boiler . Labour boiler . That that labour now yeah. That that labour now face. I its really face. So i think its a really sensible the polling shows sensible move. The polling shows that actually people are really shifted that when it shifted on this, that when it was announced, was all first announced, everyone of, oh everyone was very kind of, oh yes, save the yes, yes, lets save the environment we mind environment and we dont mind all these deadlines lines. But as edge approach is, as the cliff edge approach is, people become much people have become much more sceptical. People have become much more sceptice know, we could have you know, we could have done as well guess is to as well though, i guess is to look at the Energy Bill Going through the moment and say, through at the moment and say, im take all this im going to take out all this stuff, which is going to threaten if you dont threaten you if you dont conform zero. Conform to these net zero. I would have quite liked to seen that. To take it one step further, what else do you think he change because we he might change on . Because we were this morning were talking this morning to arlene fact Arlene Foster about the fact that this would suggest its the start several changes of policy. Yeah, well, theres two big things in contention on hs2 things in contention on the hs2 and triple my paper. And the triple lock. My paper. We will always fight to defend the triple lock. And if theres any watering down on that, we will very, angry about will be very, very angry about that. Think he would be that. I think he would be foolish to do because foolish to do that because thats vote, his thats where his vote, his natural theyre the natural voters, theyre in the same that paper is. Same place that my paper is. Thats pensions. Yeah but thats the pensions. Yeah but actually hs2 , i mean, this actually on hs2, i mean, this has deeply contentious has been a deeply contentious issue long. And so i issue for so, so long. And so i think, you know, it would kind of be mad to have got this far and then ditched the bit to london and ditched the bit to the north. Youve just got this kind of line somewhere from birmingham the outskirts. Birmingham to on the outskirts. But its certainly its certainly the certainly in contention at the moment. Emma, whats your view . Emma, whats your view . Clearly as as sam well, look, clearly as as sam says, rishi sunak trying says, this is rishi sunak trying to clear water to get that clear blue water between him and labour and that will thats will probably work. Thats great. They want . Do great. But what do they want . Do they votes or they want they want votes or do they want to to our net zero to stick to our net zero pledges . Because at the moment what rishi sunak done is what rishi sunak has done is say, sticking those say, im sticking to all those long im long term commitments, but im not. But im u turning on basically the painful, basically all the painful, expensive steps we need get expensive steps we need to get there. My there. So without expressing my opinion , we need opinion on this, we need to decide as country , how are we decide as a country, how are we going to are we going to going to pay . Are we going to take steps . Are we going take those steps . Are we going to get heat pumps and electric cars and boilers and of that cars and boilers and all of that stuff . Or are we not are we willing for it or are we willing to pay for it or are we not . Politicians are not being clear. Starmer and sunak. Yes. Yes. A bit and yes. Okay hes shifted a bit and that will, as you say, that will work well on the doorstep. But what the plan . How are we what is the plan . How are we going to get there . And do the pubuc going to get there . And do the public not want it at all . In which case lets be honest and scrap it. They vote. I mean, they wont vote. I mean, clearly. You know, and that clearly. And you know, and that is parties want, zero. But i think people will see through that. I think were not were not. Through that. I think were not wetheyre not they are not theyre not they are not ditching the 2050 commitment. And can get there and he says they can get there without immense without causing this immense pain. Which which person pain. I mean, which which person in this country ditching the commitment. Hes just ditching how we get there and the cost and the pain, there and the cost and the pain, the actual pain. But if he can get there without hurting people. All right. Well then lets hear how. But he hasnt told us yet. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blheie hasnt told us yet. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blhe goingit told us yet. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blhe going to told us yet. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blhe going to is d us yet. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blhe going to is it us yet. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blhe going to is it going. How right. Well then lets hear how. Blhe going to is it going to ow is he going to is it going to mean more onshore wind turbines, for instance . Thats going for instance . Thats not going to is it . To be enough, is it . No. And theres a big infrastructure problem well infrastructure problem as well with we if with electric vehicles. If we if were to switch were going to switch to electric we electric vehicles, we need a massively enhanced grid. Need massively enhanced grid. We need thousands which are thousands more pylons, which are deeply know, deeply controversial. You know, so the batteries so and also the batteries in electric cars, lets be honest. What do with all the what do we do with all the batteries . You know, there are big, Big Questions about switching to greener policies that addressed by that havent been addressed by the lobby. So i this the green lobby. So i think this is very sensible. I think you cannot things onto the cannot force things onto the struggling families. You cannot force a heat pump onto a family in a tiny flat or a tiny house that does not have the room to put one of these horrible £15,000. Dont work properly. Dont work properly. You cannot force electric cars onto people unless you want to electric to provide them with electric cars. Way, thousands cars. And by the way, thousands and more charging and thousands more charging points of that and deal points and all of that and deal with the old cars and where all that goes, more landfill. But but what done, of but but what hes done, of course, hes kicked it down the road, hasnt he . And they all politicians because next because the election is next year net zero is 16 years year and net zero is 16 years away. If labour win the election, which they look they will, which they look like they will, it there and you know it will be there and do you know what the meantime the seas what in in the meantime the seas are filthy. Full of plastic. Our theyre full of plastic. Our rivers are disgusting. Theyre full chemicals do full of rubbish and chemicals do stuff can actually stuff that we can actually see if want change peoples if you want to change peoples lives, the stuff that lives, attack the stuff that it cannot be done on the backs of struggling families. Cannot be done on the backs of strland ng families. Cannot be done on the backs of strland ng feisilies. Cannot be done on the backs of strland ng feis the. Cannot be done on the backs of strland ng feis the point. And and this is the point. And grant shapps, he was na0 grant shapps, when he was na0 secretary, briefly, to be secretary, quite briefly, to be fair, i know he certainly fair, but i know he certainly believed that it be done believed that it had to be done through science, not through charging lot of charging poor people a lot of money because wealthy people who have know, kind of have got, you know, very kind of green on views. I think green right on views. I think its the to do. And this its the thing to do. And this is going to put its going to put under the cosh, put labour under the cosh, isnt it . Really it . It really is. It really is. It really is. It really is it really is. And i think the ulez vote. I read your analysis today, andrew, i had a similar kind andrew, and i had a similar kind of with number 10 of discussion with number 10 last about last night that it wasnt about the vote. That wasnt the the ulez vote. That wasnt the Tipping Point for this, but that crystallised thoughts in number Tipping Point for this, but that cry abouted thoughts in number Tipping Point for this, but that cryabouted thywhats in number Tipping Point for this, but that cry abouted thywhat people nber Tipping Point for this, but that cry abouted thywhat people are r 10 about what what people are willing accept. 10 about what what people are willingwasiccept. 10 about what what people are willingwas working this before he was working this before the exactly hes been looking at these policies long these policies for a long time and and trying to and unpicking them and trying to work how is work out actually how much is this going an ordinary this going to cost an ordinary family too much. Family too much. Too much. This is this is on the of the industrial the scale of the Industrial Revolution change how live revolution to change how we live our how we power our our lives, how we power our homes, we our cars. It homes, how we power our cars. It is an enormous, enormous thing that nobody really admitted that nobody really has admitted to and its, again, the state and its, again, the state taking again to taking so much power again to tell us how heat our home and tell us how we heat our home and what car we drive, who are they to tell us that . And hes finally kind of tackling this issue saying, tackling this issue and saying, actually, to actually, im not going to im not going people to pay not going to force people to pay these extortionate of these extortionate amounts of money they want anyway. Does it just leave people, though, emma . Does it just leave people confused at home now . Im, i feel baffled now. Im, i feel baffled now. Feel baffled, i i feel baffled, but also i think it starts way further back. Dont retrofit pumps think it starts way further backpeoplesit retrofit pumps think it starts way further backpeoples homes. It pumps think it starts way further backpeoples homes. It pumps think it starts way further backpeoples homes. It starts; into peoples homes. It starts with planning and building and building greener cities and building electric car infrastructure that. Infrastructure and all of that. It with old, it doesnt start with old, creaky, victorian homes like creaky, old victorian homes like my in. And you put in a my mum in. And then you put in a heat pump and that just solves all the problems. Mean, weve still got weve i mean, weve still got weve still got being built still got houses being built today are Old Fashioned today that are Old Fashioned brick generating cement brick carbon generating cement and buildings with no and brick buildings with no proper , with gas proper insulation, with gas boilers going in today, as boilers going in them. Today, as we need to start we speak. They need to start with House Building also with the House Building and also people in edwardian people who live in edwardian homes find it very homes will find it very difficult insulate house. Difficult to insulate the house. Impossible. Yeah, its almost impossible. Yeah, they doesnt work. They just it doesnt work. That because and i saw that because obviously moves is to obviously one of the moves is to make it easier for landlords because there was to be because there was going to be this expectation that landlords had their heating had to improve their heating rating of their homes. That is a huge , huge burden on landlords huge, huge burden on landlords who have Old Properties and they would just the rent up. Would just put the rent up. Dont they this . Exactly. Dont they get this . These ministers, they put these ministers, when they put the on the land, the land the burden on the land, the land are to get the money back are going to get the money back from someone. The tenant whos already rent. This is the point. Comes to the it comes back to the fundamental which we fundamental discussion which we havent had in this country, is this people want . The this what the people want . The people us, and are we people you know us, and are we willing for it . And how willing to pay for it . And how are we to go about it . Are we going to go about it . Because its a sam says its on the of the industrial the scale of the Industrial Revolution. And revolution. This isnt bits and bobs few charging bobs and adding a few charging points every street, is it . Points to every street, is it . Yeah, no, its changing everything far deeper. Everything far, far deeper. Absolutely. Our lives absolutely. Turning our lives upside exactly. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, exactly. Globally, actually. And globally, actually. And globally, actually. It changes jobs, yeah. It changes the jobs, the have out there the jobs we can have out there the jobs we can have out there the way our homes, the the way we heat our homes, the way we cook our food. I mean, and how much difference if we went along with all of this nonsense how nonsense since, in my view, how much difference make to much difference does it make to reducing Climate Change . Reducing global Climate Change . Very little. Very little. Well, china isnt on well, if china isnt on board, then you know, this is always line, isnt always the bottom line, isnt it . South the emerging south america, the emerging african economies. Are to stop where are we going to stop the gold producing the oil . Yeah we only really covered that one story. Ladies. Pretty big big ladies. Pretty big one. Big one. Big it is a big one. One. Big one. It is a big one. And i and i think people at home will probably have strong opinions it. So do do get in opinions on it. So do do get in touch with us this morning. 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Weather on. Gb news. Hello again, im alex burkill. Heres your latest gb news weather update. It is going to be a sunnier day for many of us, but plenty of showers developing, especially in the north west also going north west where its also going to , all because were to be windy, all because were under influence of low under the influence of low pressure to the pressure sitting just to the north of the uk and associated occluded features pushing their way. Bring the focus of way across. Bring the focus of the showery rain today across parts of scotland. The showery parts of scotland. The showery rain is going to be heaviest in the north west. Could be some thunder mixed into and of thunder mixed into and some of that will into parts of that will push into parts of northern well across Northern Ireland as well across england and wales, a sunny start, turning a bit cloudy start, but turning a bit cloudy as go into afternoon as we go into the afternoon and as we go into the afternoon and a scattering showers a scattering of showers developing could developing. Some of these could be temperatures down a be heavy. Temperatures down a little recent days. Little compared to recent days. Likely to reach highs around 19 celsius. Further showers as we go through end of the day go through the end of the day across scotland and across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland, the cloud and showery rain will become more widespread, further widespread, seeing some further strong northern strong winds across northern parts scotland with the risk parts of scotland with the risk of coastal gales in the English Channel of coastal gales in the English Channel, particularly towards the south east, there is the the far south east, there is the risk some heavy downpours risk of some heavy downpours here affect some here and these could affect some coastal through night. Coastal parts through the night. Temperatures a little bit temperatures again, a little bit lower recent nights, lower than some recent nights, perhaps a few pockets of mist and fog could be a bit chilly for of us friday. For some of us through friday. A bright, start across the bright, sunny start across the bulk england, heavy bulk of england, but some heavy showers get go across showers from the get go across western parts and across parts of wales and also showery rain across and northern across scotland and Northern Ireland. It is ireland. And for many it is going increasingly going to turn increasingly cloudy into the cloudy as we go into the afternoon a further afternoon with a further scattering showers some scattering of showers for some temperatures down degree again temperatures down a degree again compared today. Compared to today. The temperatures rising. Boxt the temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news the king. On. Gb news the king. I wonder what he makes of these changes because he is the original eco warrior hes been banging on about the environment for 30, 40 years. As prince of wales, hed have found a way to get his opinion out there as king. He cant and he wont. He also kind of shows rishi sunak hasnt considered what the king might think about it, which is how politics should be, right . Is how politics should be, rigithats exactly how it should thats exactly how it should be. But to some extent be. But i guess to some extent it might have the it might have made the conversation little at conversation a little awkward at dinner last with king charles. Yeah , and of course, the next yeah, and of course, the next time have an audience, time they have an audience, which i to be which will be next week, i to be a fly on the wall because the king wont pull his punches. No. Were to hear no, no. Were going to hear about Interest Rates quite soon. Liam halligan is outside way. Good morning. Its 11 am. Way. Good morning. Its 11 am. On thursday, the 21st of september. This is britains news. When gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. Bonjour from the king. King charles becomes the first british monarch to address the French Senate, telling a unique bond between france and the uk and saying russian in and saying russian aggression in ukraine must not prevail. And is it a vote winning u turn . Rishi sunak has announced a variety of changes to the governments approach to achieving net zero by 2050. What do . Do you think . Rising rates today inflation was down yesterday, but the bank of england is still expected to raise Interest Rates for a 15th straight time. Thats not long from now. From now. Lets hope not, too. The Interest Rates should stop now. Well, it was it was better than my french. Im not even going to attempt it because i wasnt very good at it. Well, getting such as this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com is the email address with all of your thoughts. First though, heres rhiannon the. News heres rhiannon with the. News good morning. Its 11 01. Good morning. Its11 01. Your top stories from the newsroom. And we start with some newsroom. And we start with some breaking news. Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded not guilty to escaping from a prison in london. The 21 year old appeared via video link from hmp belmarsh at the old bailey to deny the charge to he escaped from wandsworth prison two weeks ago and was later arrested after ago and was later arrested after a four day man hunt. And well bnng a four day man hunt. And well bring you more on that story as we get it. The king bring you more on that story as we get it. The king has pledged to strengthen what he calls an indispensable relationship between the uk and france. At between the uk and france. At his address to the French Senate, king charles became the only british monarch to ever speak from the Senate Chamber in paris. Paris. Our two governments are working in partnership to address so many global challenges. And yet , as ever, it challenges. And yet, as ever, it is our people who are the true driving force of our relationship. And our friendship relationship. And our friendship and warm familiarity are fortified by each new connection between us. It is renewed by each newfound joy in the culture of the other and each reminder of the other and each reminder of how much we share. Of how much we share. And our royal correspondent Cameron Walker has been in paris this morning as the king and queen continue on the second day of their state visit, he spoke about the warm tributes present by france following the death of Queen Elizabeth ii. And he also spoke of the importance of strengthening relationships between britain and france. He also talked about the unprovoked aggression of russia following the invasion of ukraine and that france and the uk must Work Together to defend the values of democracy. He also spoke about Climate Change and what he referred to as the Climate Emergency and that we need to again Work Together to solve these global challenges. Solve these global challenges. Cameron walker , our royal Cameron Walker, our royal correspondent from paris there for us. The Prime Minister says hard pressed families shouldnt have to pay an unaffordable price to reach net zero. Writing in the sun, rishi sunak defended his decision to roll back some climate policies, saying he wont proceed with plans that would punish motorists. And working people. Changes announced yesterday include postponing the ban on new petrol and diesel cars until 2035, as well as easing rules on gas, boilers, business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch says the decision is in the Public Interest. This is not a u turn. This is making sure that we do this in a way that is fair and proportionate, that people can actually help make this transition. The transition is the right thing to do. We dont want to be reliant on, you know, autocratic countries for oil. We dont want to be reliant on china for every single thing around electric vehicles. So making sure that this is being donein making sure that this is being done in a proportionate way is absolutely correct. Absolutely correct. But shadow for minister industry and decarbonisation , industry and decarbonisation, sarah jones, says its the wrong decision. Rishi sunak just doesnt get it. Hes weak. Hes given in to liz truss at the first hurdle a net zero is the biggest Economic Opportunity we have in the 21st century. We are a country where we talk about the fourth industrial heartlands. We talk about the fourth industrial heartlands. What industrial heartlands. What labour wants to do is get rid of that label. Former and create jobs across the country and keep peoples bills down. Now, what he did yesterday is not going to help peoples bills. Help peoples bills. Now the bank of england announces its latest Interest Rate decision within the next hour. Rate decision within the next hour. Our Rate Decision within the next hour. Our business and economics editor Liam Halligan is there for us now. And liam , following for us now. And liam, following last months fall in inflation, it could go either way by. Exactly right. Rhiannon this decision is absolutely on a knife edge. The nine economists knife edge. The nine economists on the Monetary Policy committee in the bank of england behind me, theyll be announcing their latest Interest Rate decision at noon. Latest Interest Rate decision at noon. Inflation is down all the noon. Inflation is down all the way down from over 11 in the autumn, 6. 8 in july, 6. 7 in august. And yet inflation is still more than three times the bank of englands 2 target. If we do have a pause in rate increases today, it will be a shot in the arm. Consumer and Business Sentiment will escalate. But if we have another rate rise, therell be this continuing air of gloom and doom over the british economy. Stay here on gb news for expert analysis and all the latest. Ill be back at midday. Liam thank you Liam Halligan. Our business and economics editor is there for us a video platform that hosts content by Russell Brand has criticised an mps request for information on its relationship with the comedian rumble, a video website popular with right wing creators received what it describes as an extremely disturbing letter from the culture, media and sport committee. The committees chair has asked the company if mr brown is able to monetise his content and whether they might join youtube in suspending him. Addressing the committee on tuesday , Dame Caroline dinenage tuesday, Dame Caroline dinenage said inappropriate behaviour shouldnt be ignored by media platforms , as theyve been platforms, as theyve been widely described by reporters in the press and on social media as an open secret. An open secret. And quite often these secrets are shared between friends and colleagues just to keep each other safe. But my concern is other safe. But my concern is when people in power are aware of rumours or stories yet dont act , then a culture is allowed act, then a culture is allowed to permeate. To permeate. Well, respond to the letter rumbles described the request for information as deeply dangerous in a statement. It points to the absence of any connection between the allegations and brands content on rumble. The company says they on rumble. The company says they wont agree or they dont agree with the behaviour of many rumble creators, but they refuse to penalise them for actions that have nothing to do with the platform. This is gb news across platform. This is gb news across the uk on tv and your current Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to andrew and. Bev thank you, brianna. Thank you, brianna. So and thank you at home for watching. The bank of england is still likely to raise Interest Rates today despite yesterdays inflation figures being lower than expected. Would be 15th rise in it would be the 15th rise in a row as people with variable mortgages to cost. Mortgages know to their cost. But is economics and but what is our economics and business halligan Business Editor Liam Halligan megxit. Is outside the bank megxit. He is outside the bank of england. Over to you. Of england. Liam, over to you. Bev and andrew im honoured. I didnt think i was going to be allowed into your little house of happiness until midday. Well, look, this is a knife edge decision. I think this is a really important day when it comes Business Sentiment, comes to Business Sentiment, Consumer Sentiment. We have had 15 or 14 Interest Rate rises in a row since december 2001. Back then, Interest Rates were ultra low as we came out of the covid pandemic. Theyve gone all the way up to two and 5. 25, the highest since 2008. That of course, is great news for savers. If youve got some money stashed, if youve got a pension, for instance. But its pension, for instance. But its really bad news for young families with mortgages and also for businesses because lots of businesses have variable rate loans. I think the bank of england will raise rates today. I dont agree with that decision. Ive been saying since may that they should be holding rates and the reason theyll raise because even raise rates is because even though down, its though inflation is down, its 6. 7 the year to august, 6. 7 during the year to august, down from 6. 8 the month before, all down from 11. And all the way down from 11. And more in the autumn. The bank of englands Monetary Policy committee in that building behind me, they will say, yeah , behind me, they will say, yeah, liam, still more than liam, but its still more than three times our 2 inflation target. I three times our 2 inflation target. I think if three times our 2 inflation target. I think if they do raise target. I think if they do raise rates today, the bank of england is going to come in for a lot of criticism, um, because the economy is hurting and many of us will say, oh, theyre just doing unnecessarily damage when inflation coming. Down and Business Editor and liam will be live with the rates are going up down liam before we let you go your prediction. You go your prediction. Well i think they will raise rates. I dont think they should. I think a compromise might be if they raise rates to 5. 5 and then say its one and done as they say in central banking vernacular. This they say in central banking vernacular. This is they say in central banking vernacular. This is the last vernacular. This is the last one. Markets can then adjust. I think that would be overkill. I think that would be overkill. I think rates should have been held back at 4. 5 the spring. Held back at 4. 5 in the spring. But i do think there will be a rate rise. I dont think the bank of england has got the kind of intellectual courage and imagination to change its mind. Its trying to make up for lost time. Its trying to salvage its battered credibility. It was late to the party raising rates and tackling inflation. So now i think the of england is think the bank of england is going enter overkill going to enter overkill territory by rates too territory by raising rates too much. But thats my prediction. Unfortunately if youve got a mortgage, another rate rise at 12 noon. All right. 12 noon. All right. Well, well know very soon. Thats Liam Halligan our business economics at business and economics editor at the england. The bank of england. Right. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to President Joe Biden at to meet President Joe Biden at the white house after the the white house today after the leaders stage the leaders took centre stage at the un Assembly Tuesday Un General Assembly on tuesday to leaders on the to address World Leaders on the ukrainian war. Bidens urged world so bidens urged World Leaders stand shoulder leaders to stand shoulder to shoulder kyiv against shoulder with kyiv against russian aggression while also touching washingtons touching on washingtons tense relationship well, relationship with china. Well, lets go now to greg swenson, who chairman , of course, who is chairman, of course, of republicans uk and republicans overseas, uk and a great friend of this program. Do great friend of this program. Do you, morning do you detect you, greg . Morning do you detect that biden is as gung and as enthusiastic to continue supporting ukraine as he was . I think he is. I supporting ukraine as he was . I think he is. I think he is. I think he is. I think he is. But the problem is how do how does he deliver that message . His hes not exactly a great orator. And i think youve seen orator. And i think youve seen such a change in his cognitive abilities. Such a change in his cognitive abilities. So and this is one of the reasons why hes never actually made the case to the congress or to the people in america. Hes just done this in a very incremental way. And thats thats not good for support from americans and from from the senate and the house. But its also not good for zelenskyy in ukraine. You know, this this incrementalism where we at first it was non lethal, then it was lethal, but not tanks and not planes and not long range missiles. So you know, this this this long process that that hes engaged in has not really been successful. And then now hes successful. And then now hes going to run into both zelenskyy and biden are going to run into some pushback both in the house and the senate. I think theyll be okay. I think theyll be successful. But the timing is not good. Youve got a 2 trillion deficit. Thanks to bidens reckless spending. Youve got bad timing with the potential Government Shutdown next week. And then also the context, know, is right now, context, you know, is right now, you know, biden released 6 billion to iran last week. And where do you think thats going to go . Humanitarian aid . I doubt it. Thats going to go to fund missiles for the russians. So now youve got biden funding both sides of the conflict directly or indirectly. And then, of course , you have a 3 then, of course, you have a 3 defence spending cut by biden and then also the fact that 43 billion or roughly 5 of the us defence budget has gone to ukraine. So you can be all for ukraine. So you can be all for ukraine and support of zelenskyy, but also understand the context of what theyre asking for. How is that going down with the American People at the moment . Greg not its not. Well, generally, i can imagine you know, youve got an open border with 7 million Illegal Immigrants that were let into the country on purpose by the Biden Administration and thats the mexico border. Thats the mexico border. Thats just remember, because that was the article 42. I think that was the article 42. I think that was the article 42. I think that was rescinded part of it. Absolutely. Yeah. Then absolutely. Yeah. And then and have the inflation and then you have the inflation same inflation same similar inflation challenges that you have here. So real wages have gone down. And asking more and then theyre asking for more money for ukraine. And its just im not suggesting that 100 of the people against it it the people are against it and it might majority are for might be the majority are for funding ukraine, but it has to be considered in the context of other things. And thats whats important to keep in mind. Are americans talking openly important to keep in mind. Ar ar ar ar yes. 61 think that he committed some sort of bribery or or influence peddling. 75 think that he should not run for president again. Two thirds of democrats think hes there are a little more polite about it. They say hes too old. But what theyre really saying is hes got cognitive challenges. Yeah well, Rupert Murdoch is always a key figure in elections, whether its this of the of the its in this side of the of the atlantic or that side of the atlantic. Fascinating new book updated by wolff , which says by michael wolff, which says Rupert Murdoch, who was in a supporter of donald trump. Now wishes hes dead. Yeah, its an wishes hes dead. Yeah, its an extraordinary claim. Extraordinary claim. Yeah. Yeah. And im not sure how valid it is, but you know, murdoch and fox news, generally speaking , fox news, generally speaking, you know, really turned on President Trump after the midterms and they really turned on him after the 2021, the jan six, really to a certain degree. So it doesnt surprise me , but so it doesnt surprise me, but its also great for ratings , its also great for ratings, too. So, i mean, from a business perspective of, i think supporting trump in 2016 and throughout his his administration was probably a good move. But i think that you definitely saw, you know , a flip definitely saw, you know, a flip to a certain degree after the 2020 election and then again after the midterms when you saw, you know , the headline of the you know, the headline of the post New York Post was the future. In other words , ron future. In other words, ron desantis is the future. Im not desantis is the future. Im not sure that that murdoch is a huge supporter of desantis either because hes desantis is really conservative and hes a Movement Conservative and hes a Movement Conservative as opposed to, you know, some of the more centrist or or or moderate so called moderate republican as he talks about frothing at the mouth rants about trump. Rants about trump. Thats its entertaining , to thats its entertaining, to say the least. And hes pretty well plugged in, isnt he . Yeah, i, i think i think youre right. I mean, hes definitely connected in those circles. So and you saw youve seen similar bans in a lot of the different publications and politico, etcetera. So, you know , i think its interesting to watch how how murdoch views the next election. Yeah gb views just quickly, trumps going to be the candidate i, i hope not. And i dont think its going to be as easy as its as youd suggest right now with the way the polls are. I can guarantee you biden will not be the candidate. And when biden drops, that will change dynamic. That will change the dynamic. Much of the dynamic the on much of the dynamic on the on the republican side. But its still early. Got a debate still early. Youve got a debate coming week at the coming up next week at the reagan library. Youve got desantis is still a fundraising machine and think theres some some measures in america at the moment to silence the media in terms of the political debates that are going on that are quite extraordinary. Yeah, its phenomenal. I mean, you know, the barrington declaration the Great Barrington declaration that censorship here that had similar censorship here in the uk, but they they actually sued Jay Bhattacharya from the Great Barrington declaration, sued and won. And so an Appeals Court last week, an Appellate Court just sided with the Great Barrington group and said, yes, the government was censoring. So the Biden Administration was successfully censoring, censoring the. For any evidence about, you know, mass narratives about the school closings, you name it. Mass narratives about the school closings, you name it. And closings, you name it. And thats a sheer violation of the first amendment. And they won in court. So good for him. Right. Okay. Thank you, greg. Greg. All right. Moving on. Prime minister rishi sunak has delayed the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to only 2035. And hes going to delay the complete phasing out of gas and off the grid oil boilers. Labour says will reverse plans says it will reverse the plans if into power. If they get into power. We are pleased be so we are pleased to be joined by environmental barrister paul powlesland. Good morning, paul, to see you. Morning, paul, good to see you. Is news or what rishi is this good news or what rishi sunakis is this good news or what rishi sunak is doing here . Good news if you are scared about having to dish out ten grand on a new heat pump or a new boiler, but perhaps news for the planet . Well, 7 well, i . Well, i think its bad news for the planet. And we can go on to that in a minute. But i think its also an utter betrayal of the United Kingdom and the british it is british people, because it is going poorer in the going to make us poorer in the long and also its going long term. And also its going to the inevitable to make the inevitable transition fossil transition to away from fossil fuels renewables harder , more fuels to renewables harder, more expensive difficult. Expensive and more difficult. Because labour why . Because labour keeps saying cost saying its going to cost families more money where do they get whats whats the basis of that argument . Well, because in all these things, theres the theres the things, theres the theres the thing of the initial investment versus everyday running costs. Thing of the initial investment vers initiallyday running costs. Thing of the initial investment vers initially for running costs. Thing of the initial investment vers initially for the ning costs. Thing of the initial investment vers initially for the initialysts. And initially for the initial investment , things are more investment, things are more expensive to do things in line with the environment. So for instance, an insulation with the environment. So for insis nce, an insulation with the environment. So for insis an , an insulation with the environment. So for insis an initial an insulation with the environment. So for insis an initial upfront sulation with the environment. So for insis an initial upfront cost. On in is an initial upfront cost. But saves you more money over time. And what from this time. And what we see from this government a constant short government is a constant short termism they refuse to termism where they refuse to help people pay the initial costs or give clear signals to the market and to companies to get them to do that initial cost. So british people end up spending more over the long term. So the government should pay for someones electric car. No ho. No. For instance, i mean, theres different ways you can do it. So, for instance, we could we could people loans to put could give people loans to put in insulation poorest in insulation or for the poorest people the worst people in the worst accommodation also in state accommodation and also in state housing, pay for housing, we can we can pay for that because will be paid that because it will be paid back the long term. And back over the long term. And what we see is a situation where the government to the government just refuses to pay the government just refuses to pay signals to the pay or give any signals to the market this upfront cost market to do this upfront cost and therefore people spend way more over the long term and we spend our precious foreign currency reserves on buying fossil from other countries. But they havent they havent but they havent they havent budged 2050 net zero budged on the 2050 net zero figure, they . Theyve only figure, have they . Theyve only really pushed the issue back really pushed the car issue back five that doesnt seem five years. That doesnt seem particularly detrimental , does it . It is because the way that the net zero in 2050 works, its not just about the end date. Its about how you get there. And the point is, if you leave it longer to do things, it becomes much more difficult. And painful. The longer you leave. It shouldnt the public have a say in whether we want to do these things . Well, they have both. Both major stood both. Both major parties stood on manifesto election both. Both major parties stood on mthey sto election both. Both major parties stood on mthey wanted election both. Both major parties stood on mthey wanted el they were really understand. I just fact, we i mean, what just in fact, we use this phrase all the time. But what net zero actually but what does net zero actually mean . What does net zero mean . Sorry, what does net zero actually mean . Means taking into account it means taking into account offset. Its having zero carbon offset. Its having zero carbon in the economy. We so zero carbon emissions. But thats but thats what i mean that that still sounds really intangible to people. Were all racing for net zero, net zero. Phrase we use net zero. Its a phrase we use all the time and i think its very hard to define. Can you just try again for me . Sorry just. What does it actually just. Just what does it actually mean . Net zero. Taking into account all well, taking into account all of emissions that the uk of the emissions that the uk makes, want bring it to makes, you want to bring it to down 2 to 0 at 2050, but that takes account different takes into account different things. Instance , things. For instance, agriculture at the moment is a is a gives out emissions. But if things were done differently in relation to how agriculture is donein relation to how agriculture is done in soils, it could actually become it could kill all the cows. No, just to kill all the cows. No, just to kill all the cows. You can just you can just you can do agriculture differently. So store more differently. So you store more carbon the soil. And for carbon in the soil. And for instance, there are huge carbon polluters. Instance, there are huge carbon pollutercows sorry, there are the cows sorry, there are huge polluters. Generally its well, theyre generally its methane, so much carbon, but methane, not so much carbon, but the is the carbon over agriculture is actually more about what we cant because cant use the land for because its being for some forms its being used for some forms of agriculture. Yeah. So for instance, solar panels. No. Instance, solar panels. No, no. For marshes for instance, restoring marshes and and wetlands is and bogs and wetlands is actually one of the best ways to draw down carbon. So and, and also and also is because so often when we talk, people talk about net zero. All i imagine is us going back to a slightly mediaeval type of living. And when you say were aspiring to marsh and bog land , aspiring to marsh and bog land, im just picturing us all in cloths sort of strings for cloths and sort of strings for our belts and kind of dragging our belts and kind of dragging our yak around to have our morning milk, like give me a vision of the future where i dont feel like its going back if i can, if i, if i can just finish that. So for instance, i live on a river in east london and huge amounts upper catchment amounts of the upper catchment in are really badly in the river are really badly abused by agriculture, ploughing right of fields right up to the edge of fields and using land that isnt and also using land that isnt actually that good for agriculture, could agriculture, which could be restored and if that restored to nature and if that is restored to nature, it would draw down carbon and also the food from. And me finish. Draw down carbon and also the food als0|. And me finish. Draw down carbon and also the food also stopj me finish. Draw down carbon and also the food also stop people; finish. Draw down carbon and also the food also stop people in nish. Draw down carbon and also the food also stop people in east and also stop people in east london their houses london having their houses flooded. Its win win flooded. Its a win win situation. Where we get the situation. Where do we get the food not food from then if were not going were going to going to if were going to remove this land from remove all this land from agriculture, are to agriculture, are we going to import it . Which brings more global which brings even more Global Warming carbon . No you can through through different forms of agriculture of permaculture and agriculture actually acre. If you have more labour input rather carbon input. Rather than just carbon input. And this is just one example. We can sit here all day talking about talking about all the different ways people have to come and talk to us because come back and talk to us because you havent really convinced beverly and actually. Can beverly and i actually. How can i you . Beverly and i actually. How can i well, you . Beverly and i actually. How can i well, you 1 . Beverly and i actually. How can i well, you you come back next well, you you come back next time. Do you promise youll come back to back and talk to us . I will always happily come back and talk to you, paul. You, to paul, an thank you, paris to paul, an environmental barrister. For making your and thank you for making your case. Very assertive. Still to come, talk about bank come, we can talk about the bank of which of england, which could, according halligan, put according to Liam Halligan, put up rates again radio. It is 1126. Thank you for joining us here on britains newsroom. So the bank of england is still likely to raise Interest Rates today despite yesterdays inflation figures being expected. Being lower than expected. And of would be the of course, that would be the 15th one row, which i think 15th one in a row, which i think is outrageous as people with mortgages know their mortgages will know to their cost. Our cost. Thats right. Our South West England reporter south west of england reporter jeff in south molton jeff moody is in south molton pannier market. Yes, hello jeff. Oh a pannier market. What oh i love a pannier market. What are they making the potential are they making if the potential interest this morning Interest Rate hikes this morning. And this is a good pannier market its been voted the best in the entire country. Bev so you ought to come on and have a look at south molton pannier market. Im joined now i want to get the view of farmers in the area because its a big rural lots of farmers rural area. Lots of farmers around here. So bill gain is going to talking to us about going to be talking to us about the farming side of things. So lets start with bill. Off lets start with you, bill. Off the your head, if you if the top of your head, if you if you were betting man, which you were a betting man, which way think its going to way do you think its going to go today . Well im go at midday today . Well im afraid going up, afraid theyre going to go up, but i think they should stay the same. Does affect same. How does it affect farmers . Own a lot farmers . Because you own a lot of land. You own a lot of of your land. You own a lot of your business. You got your business. You havent got the big mortgages that you might associate with property, the big mortgages that you might assocyou . With property, have you . And thats where youre wrong. The thing about wrong. Jeff the thing about farming that very farming is that its very capital but is capital hungry, but profit is not great in farming, so not a great thing in farming, so therefore you need borrow therefore you need to borrow money. Youve got assets money. And if youve got assets as described, banks as you just described, banks will money. Most will lend you money. So most farmers will really worried farmers will be really worried about Interest Rates farmers will be really worried abo going. Interest rates farmers will be really worried abogoing. Theyll Interest Rates farmers will be really worried abo going. Theyll have est rates farmers will be really worried abo going. Theyll have est rthat are going. Theyll have had that email, that text from the bank telling jolly telling them a jolly little email saying your Interest Rates are going and im afraid are going up. And im afraid they get another later they might get another one later today. Bill, i love being told that im wrong. You very that. Thank you very much for that. Lets bring paul now. Paul lets bring in paul now. Paul youre a youre a councillor. Youre business owner. So youre also a business owner. So lets about the business lets talk about the business side things. Okay. If you side of things. Okay. If you could predict way do you could predict which way do you think will go today . Think it will go today . I would to see them i would love to see them go down be perfectly honest. We down to be perfectly honest. We could do with shot in could do all do with a shot in the arm. Whether that happens or not. Moment its up in not. At the moment its up in the air. There some the air. There are some predictions going to go predictions that are going to go up. Theyre staying the up. Some theyre staying the same. Know, keep same. But, you know, just keep your crossed. They your fingers crossed. They actually go down. Actually going to go down. Sort of difference do what sort of difference do you will make for local you think it will make for local businesses here, for businesses around here, for local here . Local businesses around here . Absolutely so probably absolutely zero. So that little bit that may be a little bit controversial. The reality controversial. But the reality is Interest Rates go is when the Interest Rates go down, knock on down, the actual knock on effects that, it takes a long effects of that, it takes a long time for that filter through. Time for that to filter through. So particularly around here, the rural moment, our rural area at the moment, our fuel are incredibly high. Fuel prices are incredibly high. The cost of living is very high and the Interest Rates the cost of living is very high and down, the Interest Rates the cost of living is very high and down, they|e Interest Rates the cost of living is very high and down, they donterest rates the cost of living is very high and down, they dont comeates the cost of living is very high and down, they dont come down come down, they dont come down ever as as they actually ever as quickly as they actually put up. So, you know, its a tough time for local businesses around, particularly rural around, particularly in rural parts the moment. Around, particularly in rural parand, the moment. Around, particularly in rural parand, the rayment. Time for and, bill, a tough time for farming moment. Yeah. Farming at the moment. Yeah. It is. I mean, were yeah, it is. I mean, were you know, were going through a difficult time. Were trying to adjust with changes that adjust with the changes that came brexit and the adjust with the changes that cam that brexit and the adjust with the changes that cam that farmers rexit and theis way that farmers are farming is subsidised production subsidised from Food Production and towards the and looking more towards the environment. Of cost, you environment. A lot of cost, you know, attached to that. Farmers are trying adjust, making are trying to adjust, making money situation where, money in a situation where, thanks to the in ukraine, a thanks to the war in ukraine, a lot of our Raw Materials have doubled and tripled the last doubled and tripled in the last few theyve few years. Theyve gone back a bit now, but it is you know, its always difficult times in farming, at the moment farming, jeff, but at the moment , theres a big change , you know, theres a big change going farmers are having going on and farmers are having to with it the interest to deal with it and the Interest Rates, as i say, are that added sort and niggle and sort of burden and niggle and they hit you in the pocket as soon as they go up. Okay, gentlemen, much gentlemen, thank you very much indeed for that. Well, well be staying here at pannier market here in at the pannier market here in southmont for next couple of southmont for the next couple of hours, to stallholders hours, talking to stallholders about after about how they feel after the results been announced at results have been announced at midday. You are in midday. So if you are in the area, want pop along and see area, want to pop along and see us us your opinion on gb us give us your opinion on gb news along soon. 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Thank you, proper sweetie shop. Thank you, jeff. Want those curlicues. Jeff. I want those curlicues. Think hes going to i dont think hes going to buy no, hes not to going buy you. No, hes not to going buy you. No, hes not to going buy many. Is it . Is it . This made me quite hungry. That now. Right. Lets that now. Yeah, right. Lets move on the news. Rhiannon move on to the news. Rhiannon jones here with the latest. Jones is here with the latest. Its 1131. Your jones is here with the latest. Its1131. Your top stories from the newsroom. The Prime Minister says hard pressed families shouldnt have to pay an unaffordable price to reach net zero. Writing in the sun, rishi sunak defended his decision to roll back some Climate Policy , is saying he Climate Policy, is saying he wont proceed with plans that would punish motorists and working people. Changes announced yesterday include postponing the ban on new petrol and diesel cars until 2035, as well as easing rules on gas boilers. Well as easing rules on gas boilers. Rishi sunak well as easing rules on gas boilers. Rishi sunak says its boilers. Rishi sunak says its the right decision. Through the numbers and were absolutely confident that we are on track to hit all our international and domestic targets, which, by the way, are world leading. And the reason i have confidence in that is because weve overdelivered on all carbon budgets to all of our carbon budgets to date, everyone saying , date, despite everyone saying, oh, might not hit them. Oh, you might not hit them. Weve overdelivered on them. Plus that the cost of plus we can see that the cost of some of these new technologies are faster than are falling far faster than people predicted. Offshore people have predicted. Offshore wind a great example that wind is a great example of that cost. Today, 70 less than we predicted in 2016. The king has pledged to strengthen what he calls an indispensable relationship between the uk and france. At his address to the French Senate, king charles became the only british monarch ever to speak from the Senate Chamber in paris in a speech delivered in both english and french, he told of the friendship and warm familiarity between the two countries. As well as the unity on issues such as Climate Change and Foreign Military aggression. And former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded not guilty to escaping from wandsworth pfison to escaping from wandsworth prison in london. Hes accused of escaping from lawful custody after allegedly breaking out on september the 6th, spending four days on the run. The 21 year old appeared in court via video link from hmp belmarsh. And you can from hmp belmarsh. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbviews gbnews. Com. Direct gbviews gbnews. Com. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. At heres silver investment. At heres a quick snapshot of todays markets. 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It is going to be a sunnier day for many of us, but plenty of showers developing, especially in the north west its also going north west where its also going to be windy, all because were under the influence low under the influence of low pressure sitting to the pressure sitting just to the north associated north of the uk and associated occluded features pushing their way bring focus of way across. Bring the focus of the showery rain today across parts of scotland. The showery rain is going to be heaviest in the north west could be some thunder into and some of thunder mixed into and some of that will push into parts of Northern Ireland as well across england and wales, a sunny start, but turning a bit cloudy as go afternoon and as we go into the afternoon and as we go into the afternoon and a scattering showers a scattering of showers developing. Could developing. Some of these could be a be heavy. Temperatures down a little recent days. Little compared to recent days. Likely to reach highs around 19 celsius. Further showers as we go through the end of the day across parts scotland and across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland, the cloud and showery become more showery rain will become more widespread some widespread and seeing some further strong winds across northern scotland northern parts of scotland with the risk of coastal gales in the engush the risk of coastal gales in the English Channel, particularly towards south east, towards the far south east, there the risk of some heavy there is the risk of some heavy downpours here and these could affect coastal parts affect some coastal parts through temperatures through the night. Temperatures again, than again, a little bit lower than some recent nights, perhaps a few pockets mist and fog. Few pockets of mist and fog. Could be a bit chilly for some of through friday. A bright, of us through friday. A bright, sunny the bulk of sunny start across the bulk of england, some heavy showers england, but some heavy showers from get across western from the get go across western parts parts of wales. From the get go across western part� also parts of wales. From the get go across western part� also showeryyarts of wales. From the get go across western part� also showery rain of wales. From the get go across western part� also showery rain across es. And also showery rain across scotland and Northern Ireland. And for it is going to turn and for many it is going to turn increasingly go increasingly cloudy as we go into the afternoon with a further scattering showers further scattering of showers for down for some temperatures down a degree again to today. Degree again compared to today. That warm feeling inside side from boxt boilers as proud sponsors of weather on news. The peoples channel. Britains news. Britains news. Channel its 1139. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson, bev turner, the Prime Minister has been talking about his big changes on net hear what he had net zero. Lets hear what he had to say. Yeah, here at writtle yeah, im here at Writtle College in essex talking to apprentices in our apprentices who work in our farming sector ive been farming sector and ive been talking about the talking to them about the changes announced changes that are announced yesterday, were yesterday, ensuring that were going to deliver net zero, but do in proportionate, do so in a proportionate, pragmatic minimise pragmatic way that minimise eases impact working eases the impact on working families, all while hitting what our world leading targets. Now, as ive been talking to them, these changes are particularly our particularly important for our rural farming communities rural and farming communities who huge costs and who were facing huge costs and are backbone of our local are the backbone of our local economies. Now im going to make the Big Decisions that are right for the long term interests of our if are our country, even if those are difficult, because thats how were going bring change. Were going to bring change. Thats to build thats how were going to build a future for our children. Youre delaying deadlines, but tanks, can still meet our but tanks, we can still meet our net targets. Something net zero targets. Something there to add up. Now, weve been through the numbers and absolutely numbers and were absolutely confident track confident that we are on track to all our international and to hit all our international and domestic targets, which, the domestic targets, which, by the way, leading. Way, are world leading. Reason i have and the reason i have confidence in that is because weve overdelivered of weve overdelivered on all of our budgets to date, our carbon budgets to date, despite oh, despite everyone saying, oh, you might weve might not hit them, weve overdelivered we overdelivered on them. Plus we can see that the costs of some of new technologies are of these new technologies are falling far faster than people had offshore is falling far faster than people h. Great offshore is falling far faster than people h. Great example ffshore is falling far faster than people h. Great example ofiore is falling far faster than people h. Great example of that is falling far faster than people h. Great example of that cost. S a great example of that cost. Today, than we today, 70 less than we predicted in 2016. And the adoption of new technologies is happening far faster than we thought. Electric vehicles being another example. When another good example. So when you of that together, you put all of that together, run the numbers as we have, were confident were on track to net zero and can to deliver net zero and we can do in a more do it now in a more proportionate pragmatic proportionate and pragmatic way. Thats going bring thats how were going to bring people with us, maintain consent for minimise for for it and minimise costs for working could have working families that could have spiralled into the thousands and thousands i dont thousands of pounds. I dont think thousands of pounds. I dont thirexperts are doubting those experts are doubting those claims, those have been claims, those who have been appointed to advise you. The Climate Change committee, they appointed to advise you. The clinthat change committee, they appointed to advise you. The clinthat youree committee, they appointed to advise you. The clinthat youre setmmittee, they appointed to advise you. The clinthat youre set to 1ittee, they appointed to advise you. The clinthat youre set to meet they appointed to advise you. The clinthat youre set to meet your say that youre set to meet your carbon reduction targets you carbon reduction targets if you implement policy changes. Implement these policy changes. If targets , what if you delay these targets, what extra are going come if you delay these targets, what ex so are going come if you delay these targets, what exso ameet ng come if you delay these targets, what ex so ameet those come targets . Look, lots of people will have lots of different views on this. Weve been through the numbers. Confident we numbers. Were confident that we are to deliver all our are on track to deliver all our targets. Out, people targets. And i point out, people have that wed miss have predicted that wed miss our carbon budgets in the past, but weve actually met every single them. More than single one of them. More than that, weve exceeded all of the ones the but as i said ones in the past. But as i said yesterday this debate, it yesterday in this debate, it gets between extremes. Yesterday in this debate, it gets are between extremes. Yesterday in this debate, it gets are people tween extremes. Yesterday in this debate, it gets are people whon extremes. Yesterday in this debate, it gets are people who justtremes. Yesterday in this debate, it gets are people who just want s. There are people who just want to deny Climate Change is happening. Theyre wrong. And on the are people the other side, there are people who with a kind of who approach this with a kind of more ideological where they more ideological zeal where they just about impact more ideological zeal where they jusfamilies. About impact more ideological zeal where they jusfamilies. I about impact more ideological zeal where they jusfamilies. I dontit impact more ideological zeal where they jusfamilies. I dont thinkimpact on families. I dont think theyre right either. What ive doneis theyre right either. What ive done is pick the pragmatic course to delivering net zero, because believe and because i believe in it and i think does and wants think the country does and wants to necessary. But they to do whats necessary. But they want that done fair, want that done in a fair, proportionate way. Proportionate and pragmatic way. Thats we are thats the course that we are taking, and i think thats the one that will the one that will command the broadest support. Broadest amount of support. A mention in your there was a mention in your speech about this demand about seven which has quite speech about this demand about sebit] which has quite speech about this demand about sebit of which has quite speech about this demand about sebit of coverage. Has quite speech about this demand about sebit of coverage. Dos quite speech about this demand about sebit of coverage. Do correctrite speech about this demand about sebit of coverage. Do correct me a bit of coverage. Do correct me if im mistaken, that was in the environment 2021. If that environment act 2021. If that was a ludicrous proposal, was such a ludicrous proposal, why did you vote for it . Was well, what this was was a proposal to in place proposal to put in place recycling different sets of bins to do consistent recycling across the country. And again, now that ive been Prime Minister, chance to look minister, i had a chance to look through all these proposals in more and can say more detail. And i can say confidently we dont have confidently that we dont have to these things whether its, to do these things whether its, you know, the government mandating people mandating how many people driving saying mandating how many people drivi you saying mandating how many people drivi you to saying mandating how many people drivi you to have saying mandating how many people drivi you to have seven ying mandating how many people drivi you to have seven bins that you need to have seven bins or being forced to rip out your boiler in the short or boiler in the short term or install Energy Efficiency measures could cost measures, which could have cost you five, ten, £15,000 or change your car earlier than is necessary. Those are all things that we shouldnt and wont do. That we shouldnt and wont do. We dont have to do them to meet our targets. Our targets are world leading. Weve met them all actually all in the past and actually exceeded them and this is, as i said, the proportionate , said, the proportionate, pragmatic way to deliver net zero, will help families zero, which will help families who all want to do the right thing. Need to do thing. But we just need to do this a proportionate manner. This in a proportionate manner. Thats doing. And thats what were doing. And look, example of the look, and its an example of the change that i want to bring. If you to change the country you want to change the country as weve got to change how as i do, weve got to change how we weve got to we do politics. Weve got to inject honesty into this debate. Thats doing. And yes, thats what im doing. And yes, i that people will have i get that people will have their views. Theyll to be their views. Theyll want to be critical, i want do critical, but i want to do things differently. Going to things differently. Im going to bnng things differently. Im going to bring change. And that is how were going a better were to going build a Better Future our children. Future for our children. Speaker the house of speaker of the house of commons furious with you commons was furious with you yesterday this yesterday that youve made this announcement outside of parliament. These changes will have in the have to be put to a vote in the commons. Will make this commons. Will that make this will vote be a vote of will that vote be a vote of confidence in your own leadership . There are some of your are talking your colleagues who are talking about putting letters in. This is about doing the well, this is about doing the right for the country and right thing for the country and thats im thats what im doing. Im focussed bringing change. Focussed on bringing change. I want to change the direction of our country. I to build our country. I want to build a Better Future for our children. And going make the right and im going to make the right long decisions that will long term decisions that will make not make that happen. Im not interested in chasing short term headlines. Interested headlines. Im not interested in taking out. Im taking the easy way out. Im interested bringing real interested in bringing real change. Yes, i know change. And yes, i know im going face resistance going to face resistance along the different the way from all different quarters, but im going to be undeterred doing because undeterred in doing that because thats to see. Thats what people want to see. They want change we they want to see change and we wont have unless we do wont have change unless we do things differently. And yesterday an example of yesterday was an example of me doing exactly that. Got one very quick ive got one more very quick question you about interest question for you about Interest Rates. Thats the rates. If thats okay in the Interest Rates announcement is out if they stay as out today, even if they stay as they are, Interest Rates are still very putting still very high, putting pressure on households when do you will start you think people will start to feel better off . You think people will start to feeiwell,3r off . You think people will start to feeiwell,3r know things tough well, i know things are tough right families and right now for families and businesses cost of businesses with the cost of living, thats my number businesses with the cost of livinprioritythats my number businesses with the cost of livinpriority coming my number businesses with the cost of livinpriority coming intoy number businesses with the cost of livinpriority coming into thismber one priority coming into this year was to halve inflation. We very welcome we had very welcome news yesterday might yesterday which people might not have inflation have seen, but inflation yesterday fell faster than many people that yesterday fell faster than many peoplethat that yesterday fell faster than many peoplethat our that yesterday fell faster than many peoplethat our plan that yesterday fell faster than many peoplethat our plan working. Shows that our plan is working. Weve to plan weve got to stick to the plan to down. Thats to bring inflation down. Thats what one economic what my number one economic priority and thats what priority is and thats what were delivering. And in the meantime, in meantime, weve got support in place that are place to help families that are struggling, those struggling, whether its those on welfare or people with mortgages. But most mortgages. But the most important thing i can do to help people is to bring inflation down as quickly as possible. Yesterdays show that down as quickly as possible. Yestplanys show that down as quickly as possible. Yestplan ys working. How that the plan is working. Rishi theyre talking rishi sunak theyre talking to people. Some of to the british people. Some of which are sheep, you lot which who are sheep, not you lot watching youre the watching gb news. Youre not the british people who are sheep. You wide awake you know you are wide awake and you know whats did whats going on. What did you make wolf and make of that . Emma wolf and sam lister are here with us a bit bouncy, wasnt it . Its like hes full hes on a pogo stick, just full of vigour, he . Of vigour, isnt he . Got energy , you know, hes got energy, you know, hes energy. Hes got energy. He needs a little bit i calm down and calm down. Its true. I know. He wants to be seen hands on, bouncing up seen as hands on, bouncing up and down the field. And down on the field. Talking in break we were talking in the break about obsession mexican about his obsession with mexican coke. Hes been coke. Do you think hes been drinking too much . Drinking a bit too much . Numbers too much sugan when say mexican coke, we when we say mexican coke, we mean coca cola. Yes. Mean mexican coca cola. Yes. Yes. Lets be very clear , junkie. Does he get it shipped over from mexico . I dont know. I think when he p0ps i dont know. I think when he pops to california, perhaps pops over to california, perhaps he gets his supplies. Then why does drink mexican . Does he drink mexican . Know. I dont know. I dont know. Its got an extra i think its got an extra ingredient that know ingredient that we dont know about. Anything dodgy by ingredient that we dont know aboway, anything dodgy by ingredient that we dont know aboway, but, anything dodgy by ingredient that we dont know aboway, but, you ything dodgy by ingredient that we dont know abo way, but, you know, dodgy by ingredient that we dont know aboway, but, you know, perhapsy the way, but, you know, perhaps a bit sugar or an a little bit extra sugar or an enema isnt it . Enema or fancy, isnt it . Yeah. Yeah. Corn syrup. I think they have that over there. Dont they, when youre talking about the pain hardworking pain that the hardworking families through and families are going through and the and youre the cost of living and youre bouncing your barbourjacket i k k k you just look too happy yeah. You just look too happy and it. And shiny about it. He needs to just. Yeah. Be a bit. What was it . What did he up on his feet in that field with. Well, id love to know. Well, id love to know. Id love know. We saw him id love to know. We saw him at building and what at the building site. And what was it, £900 pair of. I think was it, a £900 pair of. I think it was gucci loafers. Loafers, hunter gucci loafers, hunter wellies, ive seen wellies, which ive never seen a speck wager talking speck of mud. Ill wager talking of Queen Camilla of appearances, Queen Camilla was out on show in paris, the home of fashion, she i think home of fashion, and she i think she looked pretty good. She looked pretty good. We think weve got if youre listening on the radio, weve got images her now in got some images of her now in her outfit in pink next to her day outfit in pink next to mrs. Macron, who frankly looks fright. Well , i fright. Well, i think the pink outfit fine , the hat not so keen on, fine, the hat not so keen on, but the evening attire was fabulous. She looked absolutely glamorous and stylish in navy blue. That was lovely. That was lovely. She looks pretty good. Were going to show you her evening dress, too. If we get to change it and the fashion. Weve now got picture of the queen. Got a picture of the queen. Dont the queen there i editor of your paper. Editor of your paper. Andrew editor of your paper. Andrew was pro. Was very pro. Who was our fashion editor . Who was our fashion editor . Your fashion editor . Very pro, right . Your fashion editor . Very pro well, . Course. Is are we well, of course. Is it are we being weve still got the being said weve still got the queen on . Its always lovely. Its always lovely. Was that apparently camilla was. It was a nod. It was a it was a sort of nod to the queen in pale handsome. Someone googled someone obviously googled pictures queen in pink, someone obviously googled pictureswrong queen in pink, someone obviously googled pictureswrong one. En in pink, someone obviously googled pictureswrong one. And| pink, someone obviously googled pictureswrong one. And its|k, put the wrong one. And its always to see queen we. Always nice to see queen we. It is. It is. It is. Are it is. Are we it is. Are we being it is. Are we being sexist because we talk about what the queen i mean, nobody queen wears . I mean, nobody refers wears. Refers to what charles wears. Occur well, it did occur to me. Well, there is that. But you know, ultimately men wear men wear boring but you know, ultimately men wear and, men wear boring but you know, ultimately men wear and, yow wear boring but you know, ultimately men wear and, yow wear this|g things. And, you know, this is she great. Lets be she looks great. Lets be honest. Looks that honest. She looks great in that evening and shes not evening outfit. And shes not always for having the always been known for having the kind outfits. I kind of best outfits. So i think, know, mean, think, you know, i mean, maybe it little bit sexist, but it is a little bit sexist, but as a woman, i quite like looking at womens clothes a woman. Ask the ladies on the can i ask the ladies on the panel can i ask the ladies on the panel, what is royal panel, what is this royal uniform dress coat . The uniform of the dress coat . The dress coat and hat . You never see dress coats why you never see dress coats in life. You nobody in real life. Do you know nobody really coat. A really wears a dress coat. A dress coat . Im leaving this discussion. They discussion. Do they wear something . About something . What youre on about 7 something . What youre on about . I dont what . What do . I dont know. What . What do you underneath . I dont know. What . What do you you nderneath . I dont know. What . What do you you wear eath . I dont know. What . What do you you wear aith . I dont know. What . What do you you wear a dress . Do you wear a dress . Do you wear a dress . Do you wear a dress . Do you wear slip . Do you wear a slip . Do you wear a slip . Do you wear a slip . Do you wear your undies . Do you a t shirt . You wear a t shirt . She was wearing undies. I was just going on. She was, we know, being you being girls do. I mean, you dont wear a coat for a start, dont wear a coat for a start, do you . To get to the dress code is a dressing gown. To get to the dress code is a dre frankly ywn. To get to the dress code is a dre frankly ,ln. To get to the dress code is a dre frankly , thats normally frankly, thats normally my preferred of choice. Preferred outfit of choice. Its the dress the its the dress coat and the hat. You just wonder. Hat. And you just wonder. I think. I think. | i suppose its. Its ease, isnt kind of. It is isnt it . Its kind of. It is kind a uniform, you know . You kind of a uniform, you know . You cant wrong. Its a block cant go wrong. Its a block colour. Got nice colour. Its got a nice silhouette its safe. Have silhouette. Its safe. They have those weighted down those kind of weighted down hems. Theres a gust of hems. So if theres a gust of wind, youre not causing any incidents. Queen, the queen knew and the queen, the queen knew about importance of clothes. About the importance of clothes. She say she she wouldnt say it was. She always colours always wore bright colours because theyve got to because she said theyve got to because she said theyve got to be see me and you could be able to see me and you could never eyes on me. Never miss eyes on me. Sorry. Political im so sorry. Political commentators emma wolf and political lister. Political editor sam lister. Weve all weve got you to weve weve all weve got you to talk tucked talk about is fashion tucked into your intellect. But next, were going to be joined in the studio christys studio by Patrick Christys to see got coming up this see what hes got coming up this afternoon. Anywhere. Afternoon. Dont go anywhere. Heres the weather. Rising. A the temperatures rising. A boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again, im alex burkill. Heres your latest gb news weather update. It is going to weather update. It is going to be a sunnier day for many of us, but plenty of showers developing , especially in the northwest where to be where its also going to be windy, because were under windy, all because were under the of low pressure the influence of low pressure sitting just north of the sitting just to the north of the uk and associated occluded features pushing their way across. Bring folks aukus of across. Bring the folks aukus of the showery rain today across parts of scotland. The showery rain is going to be heaviest in the north west could be some thunder mixed and some of thunder mixed into and some of that will push parts that will push into parts of northern well across Northern Ireland as well across england and wales, a sunny start , but a cloudy as we , but turning a bit cloudy as we go the afternoon go into the afternoon and a scattering of showers developing some could be heavy. Some of these could be heavy. Temperatures little temperatures down a little compared recent days, likely compared to recent days, likely to around 19 to reach highs around 19 celsius. Showers as we celsius. Further showers as we go through the end of the day across of scotland and across parts of scotland and northern and Northern Ireland. The cloud and showery more showery rain will become more widespread seeing widespread and seeing some further winds across further strong winds across northern scotland with northern parts of scotland with the coastal gales in the the risk of coastal gales in the engush the risk of coastal gales in the English Channel, particularly towards far south east towards the far south east there, theres the of some there, theres the risk of some heavy here and these heavy downpours here and these could parts could affect some coastal parts through temperature through the night. Temperature showers, again, a little bit lower some recent nights, showers, again, a little bit lower a some recent nights, showers, again, a little bit lower a fewne recent nights, showers, again, a little bit lower a few pocketsit nights, showers, again, a little bit lower a few pocketsit nmist, perhaps a few pockets of mist and could a bit chilly and fog. Could be a bit chilly for of us through friday. For some of us through friday. A bright, start across the bright, sunny start across the bulk of england, but some heavy showers go across showers from the get go across western and across parts western parts and across parts of showery rain of wales. And also showery rain across and northern across scotland and Northern Ireland. And for many, it is going to turn increasingly cloudy as we into the cloudy as we go into the afternoon further afternoon with a further scattering for some scattering of showers for some temperatures a degree again temperatures down a degree again compared today. Compared to today. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Were joined in the studio by activities presenter Patrick Christys. Patrick, hello. Christys. Patrick, hello. Good stuff. Right . Okay. Ive not got long, i believe so i will be talking about net zero. Is this just a kind of lovely class versus the working class when it comes to net zero at media outrage . Should media outrage . Should politicians practise what they preach . I had labours shadow environment secretary on hasnt got electric vehicle, hasnt got an electric vehicle, hasnt got an electric vehicle, hasnt got pump, plan on got a heat pump, doesnt plan on getting think thats getting one. 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Pogo stick, martin and pip are going to our next Interest Rates. To be our next Interest Rates. Dont , midday, a dont forget, at midday, have a great soon anyway. Good afternoon. You are with the live desk here on gb news coming up this lunchtime , the bank of england lunchtime, the bank of england will announce their Interest Rate decision. Will there be a rise of 5. 5, which will be the highest rate in 16 years, or will they hold firm that decision is coming in the next few moments. Experts say it is a 5050 split. Lets see what our very own expert says. Heres Liam Halligan live at the bank of england. Liam, where are we at . England. Liam, where are we at . What do you think , pippa is what do you think, pippa is indeed on a knife edge. The bank of england behind me. The Monetary Policy committee, the nine economists who set the base Interest Rates. Theyve raised rates for 15 consecutive for 14 consecutive meetings. If they raise it meetings. If they raise it today, it will be 15. It is on a knife edge, though, because inflation has been coming down. Inflation was up at 11 and more in the autumn. It inflation was up at 11 and more in the autumn. It fell to 6. 7. In the autumn. It fell to 6. 7. Dufing in the autumn. It fell to 6. 7. During the year to august. So there are a lot of people that want the bank of england to stop raising Interest Rates, not least mortgage holders, people with personal loans. Of course, a lot of people with savings, People Pensions , they like people with pensions, they like interest rises. But the Interest Rate rises. But the vast majority of the working age population and also companies that have variable rate loans, they dont like Interest Rate rises. Theyre pushing down on the economy. On the other hand, the economy. On the other hand, the bank of england would say, well, at 6. 7, inflation is still more than three times the bank of englands target of 2. So pip, it really is on a knife edge. I pip, it really is on a knife edge. I think theyre to going raise rates. I dont think they should. But i think on balance, thats whats about to happen. And think liam, it was and i think liam, it was looking nailed on for another consecutive rise until as you say, this almost shock announcement yesterday of a slight fall in inflation and similarly, the Federal Reserve in the usa, they held firm , in the usa, they held firm, didnt they . So the lie of the land looks like it should be in the favour of holding firm. But as youve been saying for days, the chancellor, that wont happen because Interest Rates are blunt tool which the bank are a blunt tool which the bank of england seem favour. Of england seem to favour. You mentioned that the Federal Reserve, thats the us central bank. The difference is that while inflation is 6. 7 in the us, its 3. 7. The american Central Banks really got its arms around their inflation problem, not least because they have much, much Cheaper Energy for households firms in the for households and firms in the us. They havent been as deeply affected by the Russia Ukraine conflict and the implications on Energy Prices as we have here in the uk and europe. More generally. It was a shock yesterday that inflation actually came down from 6. 8 in july to 6. 7 during the year to august. Why . Because in august august. Why . Because in august we had big increases in the price of petrol and diesel. The largest forecourt price increases for 23 years because of high oil prices, because the opec exporters cartel , the opec exporters cartel, the saudis at the heart working with the russians in a grouping called opec plus, theyre deliberately restricting oil suppues deliberately restricting oil supplies from getting to global markets. Theyre deliberately underselling in order to Push Oil Prices up. And thats aggravating our inflation issues here in the western world, particularly in a country like the uk, where we are now. Martin the uk, where we are now. Martin and pip are net energy importer, but i really have no idea which way this is going to go. Id say on balance, the bank of england hasnt quite got the imagination to change its mind and hold rates. I dont think theres rates. I dont think theres enough intellectual divert and cognitive on the cognitive diversity on the committee, but it could just happen. It might just happen that they hold rates. And if they do hold rates, then it will be a real shot in the arm for Business Sentiment, for Consumer Sentiment in uk, people will sentiment in the uk, people will start the beginning start saying its the beginning of cost of living of the end of the cost of living crisis. We can get back to crisis. We can now get back to normal. If they do raise normal. But if they do raise rates again, then i think the continued sort of air of doom and gloom thats overshadow and gloom thats been overshadow knowing british economy knowing the british economy pretty the end of the pretty much since the end of the covid pandemic certainly covid pandemic and certainly since ukraine, that since the war in ukraine, that will continue for another month or they hold