Inseparable, but after just three weeks of National Security adviser, Michael Flynn has gone in a stunning fall from grace, after day of chaos and confusion at the white house. The camera loving president suddenly becoming camera shy when asked his future. Do you have confidence in him . Today, the Republican Leadership welcomed his departure. You cannot have a National Security adviser misleading the president and others so i think the president was right to ask for his resignation and i believe it is the right thing to do. This all goes back to action taken over the do. This all goes back to Action Ta Ken Over the christmas do. This all goes back to action taken over the Christmas Period by the former president barack obama to impose sanctions over russia over its interference in the election. On the 29th of december, Michael Flynn speaks to the Russian Ambassador in a series of calls. On the 15th Of January mike pence denies sanctions we re january mike pence denies sanctions were discussed. What i can confirm having spoken to him about it, is that those conversations which happened to occur around the time that the National States United States took action to dispel diplomats have nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions. But in late january the former acting Attorney General warned the white house it might have been led by general flynns account. No action was taken. On the 9th of february, the Washington Post revealed flynn did discuss sanctions and then the pressure group. Today, the white house was trying to draw a line under the affair. In the end, it was misleading the Vice President that made the situation and sustainable. Which the white house knew about la st which the white house knew about last month and yet you went on the airand said general last month and yet you went on the air and said general flynn had the complete and full confidence of the president. And general flynn decided he should resign last night and the president accept resignation. Please welcome to the stage general mike flynn Michael Flynn was a Spear Carrierfor donald flynn Michael Flynn was a Spear Carrier for donald trump during the election making Hillary Clintons honesty is central part of the attacks. We do not need a president who believes that she is above the law. Lock her up, thats right. Yes, thats right, not corrupt but now it is Michael Flynn who, on a question of trust, has been found wanting, and finds himself very much alone. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. And jon sopel Is Washington now. In your report you said the white house is trying to draw a line under this whole affair, will they manage that . I doubt it, george. Ithink they are trying to isolate it and say it was purely a question that might flynn had misled the Vice President. But that is not quite it. What happened was the problem started when it got made public. It is not just started when it got made public. It is notjust the misleading, it is series of questions, who knew what and where . What did the president know about the calls which took place to the ambassador . What about the advice the acting Attorney General gave to the white House Counsel . Those will fade away i suspect in time. There is a much bigger question than all of this and it all centres on what is the trump relationship with putins russia. If you think of all the people donald trump has insulted on twitter, freely, the one person he will not have a word said against is vladimir putin, and that question is a big one and is here to stay. Thank you. Higher oil prices and the fall in the value of the pound have pushed inflation to its highest level since june 2014. The rate as measured by the Consumer Price index rose to 1. 8 last month. As our economics correspondent, andy verity reports The Cost Of Living is likely to rise further as companies pass on the higher cost of imports. Prices may be up, but its not yet the consumer whos being squeezed hardest, its the company that sells you the goods and, even more so, the companies that produce them. This east london brewery has boosted prices by 5 , but its costs have risen twice as fast. Weve got Auto Enrolment for the pensions coming in this year. Weve got huge Business Rate increase this year. Our staff overheads are significant. And, on top of that, weve not got a weaker pound so our raw material, imported raw material price. Is going up and up. So its a real crunch point for us. In the shops, prices rose by 1. 8 , but further up the supply chain Inflationary Pressure is building. The price of goods leaving the factory, wholesale prices, are up by 3. 5 and producers arent yet passing on the much higher cost of raw materials, up by more than a fifth. Well, id remind you that the Inflation Figure announced this morning, 1. 8 , is still below the bank of englands target. The bank of England Monetary Policy Committee is seeking to manage inflation, to maintain itself at or around 2 . The key question is with Petrol Prices rising by 17 , when will these prices start to go up again . So far, retailers are shrugging off higher Transport Costs and theyre still selling us goods they bought last year at fixed lower prices. When that stock runs out, theyll be faced with an unpalatable choice absorb the higher cost and watch their profits shrink or raise prices and accept the risk that customers walk away. Andy verity, bbc news. The half brother of the north Korean Leader kimjong un is reported to have been assassinated in malaysia. South korean Media Sources say kim jong nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur Airport yesterday morning. Hes thought to have left north korea after being passed over for the leadership of the country. Heres our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. H is es our diplomatic h is a. Our diplomatic h is a. Our dip where h is a. Our dip where publicjoy is the test of loyalty. This is currently the Man Loyalists must venerate, kimjong currently the Man Loyalists must venerate, kim jong un, currently the Man Loyalists must venerate, kimjong un, latest to currently the Man Loyalists must venerate, kim jong un, latest to the qin dynasty who have ruled north korea since the the
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