are a clear and present danger to american democracy. after a second resignation in as many years, downing street says borisjohnson is looking at whether the role of an adviser on standards is needed after lord geidt stepped down last night. and the bank of england hikes up interest rates to a 13 year high and warns that inflation could hit 11%. tonight with the context, chief political commentator at the i newspaper paul waugh and former adviser to hillary clinton amanda renteria. welcome to the programme. we start in washington, where the third day of the january 6th committee hearings has just wrapped up. it s been focused on mike pence and connecting donald trump s intense pressure campaign on his vice president not to certify the election results with the violent intentions of the mob that stormed the capitol. democrat bennie thompson is chair of the committee. he spoke of the danger mike pence faced in his opening statement. we re fortunate for mr pence s courage onjanu
Alarmed by a sharp rise in arrivals and wants other eu countries to open their ports. And theres concern the number of rescue boats are encouraging ever more people to make the perilous journey. David campa nale reports. Night, morning, day. Over the long hours of the mediterranean summer, migrants cram into boats as they venture from libya towards europes most accessible border, italy. Bambino first the numbers are unimaginable and the risks are high. The work ofjustice, one Volunteer Agency dedicated to rescuing migrants, reveals the fear, desperation and hope that drives people on. They flee failed states, persecution, hunger and war. All seek a fresh start, a better life. Italy has taken over 12,000 migrants in the past week alone. It says without greater help, it will close its ports to fresh arrivals. In italian imposible. Translation its not possible to not understand that something is not working. If we have vessels coming from all European Countries flying various european fla