Sad day for america when you look at whats happening, sad day for america when you look at whats happening , this look at whats happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happenin this was never supposed to happen in america , for this is happen in america, for this is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. Republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. So if you cant biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. We cant let this happen in america. This happen in america. Donald trump speaking a short time ago. Well, in news here at home, the bank of england today raised its Interest Rate for the 14th time in a row. Its increasing from 5 to 5. 25. Thats the highest base rate since 2008. The bank says it expects inflation to be halved by the end of the year. And the chancellor jeremy by the end of the year. And the ch
Also get some very interesting comments. The chancellor, jeremy hunt has made to gb news his Liam Halligan don trump is due to appear in court in washington , dc at 9 pm. Uk time facing four serious charges. And four serious charges. And joining me tonight on talking pints, star of radio and tv pat sharp will be here. But before all of that, lets get the news with polly middlehurst. With polly middlehurst. Nigel, thank you. Good evening. The top story tonight from the gb news room is that the bank of england has raised its Interest Rate for the 14th time row. Its increasing time in a row. Its increasing from 5 to 5. 25. Thats the highest base rate since 2008. The bank says it expects inflation to be halved by the end of the year. Thats one of the governments key targets. The increase puts pressure on borrowers , mortgage holders and borrowers, mortgage holders and households struggling with budgets. The chancellor, jeremy hunt , told the hunt, told gb news the governments plan, though,
With a soft landing and we can avoid a recession. Avoid a recession. Well, the shadow chancellor rachel reeves, says the government needs to do something. A family thats looking to remortgage their property is going to be paying on average more than £200 extra every single month. And for some people its much more than that. The government need to take responsibility for the fact that inflation in the uk is much higher than it is in comparable countries. Countries. Now the developing news this houris now the developing news this hour is that donald trump is currently making his way to washington dc. As youve been hearing, hes going to appear in court there. The former president is charged with plotting to overturn the 2020 us president ial election result. President ial election result. Hes due in court at 9 00 pm. Thats uk time and well keep you up to date with the very latest on that as it happens. Latest on that as it happens. Now, five activists that scaled the Prime Ministers home
Meeting the countrys president , rishi sunak said palestinians are also victims of hamas and expressed his condolences for the loss of lives. He also the loss of lives. He also stressed the importance of opening a safe corridor to gaza. Opening a safe corridor to gaza. Now one thing we have prioritised, consisting is getting the rafah crossing opening. Its been a feature of opening. Its been a feature of all my conversations and im very pleased that that will now imminently happen. Announced imminently happen. We announced an increase in our funding for humanitarian aid into the region and when i met with president sisi earlier today , he and i had sisi earlier today, he and i had a good discussion about how the uk can provide practical assistance the ground to assistance s on the ground to ensure the sustainability of that through the crossing to that aid through the crossing to the it. The people who need it. Well, back here, sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their tr
Meeting the countrys president , rishi sunak said palestinians are also victims of hamas and expressed his condolences for the loss of lives. He also the loss of lives. He also stressed the importance of opening a safe corridor to gaza. Opening a safe corridor to gaza. Now one thing we have prioritised, consisting is getting the rafah crossing opening. Its been a feature of opening. Its been a feature of all my conversations and im very pleased that that will now imminently happen. Announced imminently happen. We announced an increase in our funding for humanitarian aid into the region and when i met with president sisi earlier today , he and i had sisi earlier today, he and i had a good discussion about how the uk can provide practical assistance the ground to assistance s on the ground to ensure the sustainability of that through the crossing to that aid through the crossing to the it. The people who need it. Well, back here, sir keir starmer says former tory voters have put their tr