hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and journalist james lewer and claire cohen who s women s editor at the telegraph. tomorrow s front pages, starting with the guardian leads with the news that conservative deputy chief whip, chris pincher, has resigned after he allegedly groped two men at a private members club last night. the front page of the telegraph has the same story, with the tory mp apologising in his resignation letter saying he drank far too much . the financial times reports on mounting pressure on sterling, as trade figures drop to the worst level on record. acccording to the times leads no 10 is considering a cut in vat to curb inflation and ease the cost of living. the metro reports on the unmasking of the teenage murderer of 5 year old logan mwangi in south wales. innocent lost in house of evil the mirror also leads on the sentencing of mwangi s killers. and the i has exclusiv
you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term
Great to have you with us, all indications, figures are economically travelling in the right direction, is it sustainable . It will be sustainable over the coming months. We are still expected to see quite a sharp fall in the Headline Rate of inflation during april when ofgem, energy price regulator, when its price cap comes down. Over the current months we should see more Easing Pressure in terms of inflation. Towards the end of the year whether that persists remains open to some uncertainty. Haw year whether that persists remains open to some uncertainty. Open to some uncertainty. How is this impacting open to some uncertainty. How is this impacting us open to some uncertainty. How is this impacting us in open to some uncertainty. How is this impacting us in the open to some uncertainty. How is this impacting us in the pocket . I open to some uncertainty. How is| this impacting us in the pocket . In this impacting us in the pocket . In terms of how it is impacting us, inflation has e
Coming in at 1. 3 percent in march, down from 2. 5 percent in february. Thats according to the latest data from the british retail consortium. The fall has been driven by lower food prices and more competition between supermarkets. Earlier i spoke to harvir dhillon, whos an economist from the british retail consortium. I began by asking him if the outlook of the data is sustainable. It will be sustainable over the coming months. So, were still expecting to see a quite sharp fall in the Headline Rate of inflation during april, when ofgem thats the Energy Price Regulator when its price cap comes down. So, for the coming months, we should see more Easing Pressure in terms of inflation. Now, whether towards the end of the year that persists still remains open to some uncertainty. Ok, so how is this impacting us in the pocket . So, in terms of how its impacting us, i mean, of course, inflation has eased. Its now the lowest since the end of 2021, which is amazing, but prices are still higher
But he says hes now concluded, there comes a moment when you know its time to leave, that a new generation should lead. Rishi has the plan our country needs, he added, i will do everything i can to support him. But as rishi sunak toured the Titanic Quarter in belfast, the list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. Among more than 100 other mps Standing Down, the former Prime Minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of commons, Andrea Leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. While the conservatives are now seeing more mps walk away than in 1997, labours losses are less substantial. Keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. After mps lined up to mark the close of Parliament Last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential Prime Ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build up support to win. Hannah miller, bbc news. Lets cross to the newsroom and speak to our Politica