Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, i only had one. Yeah, i only had one. Yeah. I think you could mix it with something else. Yeah, yeah. That snakebite and black or is that something else. Something like something else. Yeah. Well wed love to hear what you think. As ever, send your views and post your comments using gbnews. Com yoursay say, but first, heres your latest news with tatiana sanchez. Nana, thank you very much. Good to see you. And good morning. These are the top stories from the gb newsroom. The bank of england is expected to leave its base Interest Rate unchanged at 5. 25 for a sixth time, as economists wait for inflation to come under control. The decision to be announced today comes as inflation remains at 3. 2 above the banks 2 target. It would mean a longer penod target. It would mean a longer period of higher borrowing costs, which have squeezed households since Interest Rates started rising at the end of 2021. Both Major Political parties have made Economic Growth a key part of their
The bank of englands Monetary Policy committee, the nine economists who decided Interest Rates, they dont meet every month. They meet eight months a yeah month. They meet eight months a year. The fact that they have been held, it is disappointing for lots of people who want to remortgage their house. They want to see Mortgage Rates come down, its also disappointing, of course, for someone called rishi sunak, who is betting hes bet the ranch , bet the tories bet the ranch, bet the tories entire strategy for this election, to the extent they have a strategy on playing the long game, on waiting for Interest Rate cuts on getting more tax cuts in. Weve had two so far, those National Insurance reductions, tory high command wants to get another one in before the general election. So i dont think therell be disappointment in downing street because they knew this was coming. They knew there wasnt being an Interest Rate cut today. Now, when i take my eyes away from the camera and manage to read,
Just how will Rachel Reeves announce an expediting of the planning consent mechanisms to stop vexatious legal attacks against Infrastructure Projects and speed them up . Ill have the very latest. And also this morning, the biggest for test the governments plan to send Illegal Migrants to rwanda. A heafing Illegal Migrants to rwanda. A hearing will get under way today at the Supreme Court to decide once and for all if the policy is legal. All the details on that and Jonathan Vautrey will have your latest Weather Forecast. Forecast. A calm start to the week for many of us, but there is rain on the way as we head later on. So join me later to find out when you can expect to see it. Weve got todays sport coming your way as well. At 6 20. And as always, you can join in any of our discussions by doing email gb views gbnews. Com or you can tweet at gbnews. Com or you can tweet at gb news as. Gbnews. Com or you can tweet at gb news as. Our top gbnews. Com or you can tweet at gb news as. Our t
Police and Crime Commissioners. Katherine forster has the latest. Yes, dreadful results for the conservatives so far. Labour are buoyant. Much, much more still to come. But keir starmer, speaking a little bit earlier, saying its a shout from blackpool we want change. Are we heading to a Labour Government later this year . Later this year . Boris johnson was turned away from his local polling station after forgetting to bring an acceptable form of photo id. Did the same happen to anyone you know . So the morning after the night before, tories look like theyre waking up with a bit of a hangover and a bit of a headache. Theres still plenty to come though, but i think they would have known that this was going to be a bad time for them. I mean, its, you know, nobody knows what to do about them. Its very sad, but such is life. Its very sad, but such is life. I tell you what, im looking forward to the london Mayoral Election result, which comes tomorrow night. All eyes on that. And. Yeah lots
The abhorrent traffic ring of human lives across the english channel. Be in no doubt, no doubt at all. Our diplomats will redouble their effort to bring an end to this terrible terror , racial this terrible terror, racial injustice. Injustice. Earlier, the Tory Party Chairman used his opening address to take a swipe at labour to have these available at the conservative shop outside for just £16. 99. Also online waiving flip featuring sir Keir Starmers face. Greg hands mocked the labour leader, suggesting he doesnt have a clear position on issues affecting the country. His affecting the country. His comments came just hours after the Prime Minister refused to commit to tax cuts. Rishi sunak said his focus is on halving inflation because it impacts the poorest the most on a visit to burnley, the pm insisted his approach is deeply conservative, saying its a thatcherite policy be the best tax cut that we can deliver right now is to halve inflation and thats something that im deeply commit