a breach of the minesterial code. tonight with the context, the spectator s deputy political editor katy balls and the republican strategist doug heye. hello, welcome to the programme. we have lived through an era of record low interest rates. for years, it was cheap to borrow, while the money put away in savings accounts earned us very little in return. but things are changing. today, the us federal reserve set out an increasingly aggressive approach to monetary policy as it confronts the highest inflation in the united states forfour decades. in the last hour, it raised interest rates by 0.75% which is the biggest jump in rates since 1994. and that has implications for all of us. here s the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell. the current picture it s plain to see. the labour market is extremely tight, and inflation is much too high. against this backdrop, today the federal open market committee raised its interest rate by 0.75% in anticipation of ongoing increases
tonight at ten, european leaders are to open talks with ukraine about eu membership, to the delight of president zelensky. but on the ground, the fight against russia s occupying force is struggling we report from the front line on ukraine s need for more military aid. president putin says russia s war aims have not changed in a four hour press conference. steve rosenberg was there and gives us his assessment. also, the british boy, missing for six years, found in a small town in the south of france. big developments here in the southern french city of toulouse, where mystics alex, who has been gone for six years, is being brought back home by british police from the city in the coming hours. the pioneering premier league referee rebecca welch will be the first woman to do the job. and will you see the shower of shooting stars, set to peak this evening? and on newsnight at 10:30pm, we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories.
Russia has demanded the us provide evidence of its claim that Chemical Weapons were stored at a Syrian Air Base targeted in a Missile Strike on friday. Meanwhile, the uk foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said the chemical attack has fundamentally changed the situation in syria. He has called off a visit to moscow. The us Secretary Of State has had a Phone Conversation with his russian counterpart ahead of face to face talks next week. This was President Trumps message to the Syrian Government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. The United States and her allies reject syrian denials they used a Chemical Weapon against civilians, including children. Now britains followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. Boris johnsons called Off Talks In Moscow On Monday and issued a Written Statement instead. Developments in syria have changed the situation fundamentally. The planned visit by Borisjohnson To Moscow would have been the first by any British Foreign secretary for five years
Russia has demanded the us provide evidence of its claim that Chemical Weapons were stored at a Syrian Air Base targeted in a Missile Strike on friday. Meanwhile, the uk foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said the chemical attack has fundamentally changed the situation in syria. He has called off a visit to moscow. The us Secretary Of State has had a Phone Conversation with his russian counterpart ahead of face to face talks next week. This was President Trumps message to the Syrian Government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. The United States and her allies reject syrian denials they used a Chemical Weapon against civilians, including children. Now britains followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. Boris johnsons called Off Talks In Moscow On Monday and issued a Written Statement instead. Developments in syria have changed the situation fundamentally. The planned visit by Borisjohnson To Moscow would have been the first by any British Foreign secretary for five years
Russia has demanded the us provide evidence of its claim that Chemical Weapons were stored at a Syrian Air Base targeted in a Missile Strike on friday. Meanwhile, the uk foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said the chemical attack has fundamentally changed the situation in syria. He has called off a visit to moscow. The us Secretary Of State has had a Phone Conversation with his russian counterpart ahead of face to face talks next week. This was President Trumps message to the Syrian Government and its russian backers yesterday, delivered with force. The United States and her allies reject syrian denials they used a Chemical Weapon against civilians, including children. Now britains followed up with a diplomatic rebuke. Boris johnsons called Off Talks In Moscow On Monday and issued a Written Statement instead. Developments in syria have changed the situation fundamentally. The planned visit by Borisjohnson To Moscow would have been the first by any British Foreign secretary for five years