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The path to lowering inflation is never easy because it doesnt happen in a straight line. But if you look at the overall picture, since it peaked last autumn, it is now down 40. And that says the plan is working. But even at 6. 7, that is a lot of pain for ordinary families who are seeing their shopping bills go up, their fuel pnces shopping bills go up, their fuel prices go up. And that is why it is essential that we continue to stick to that plan, deliver the Prime Ministers pledge and the bank of englands target, get it right to down 2, consults and Junior Doctors are holding their first ever joint strike today as they continue to walk out over pay thousands of bma medics have stopped work at nhs hospitals across england , delaying across england, delaying operations and placing yet more pressure on Britains Health service. Junior doctors will continue their strike tomorrow and on friday. 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Now its back over to andrew and. Bev back over to andrew and. Bev very good morning. Thank you for joining us on britains forjoining us on britains newsroom. So the chancellor says that inflation is still too high, but the core rate has fallen, fallen marginally to 6. 7. Hunt said todays 6. 7. So jeremy hunt said todays news shows the plan to deal with inflation is working , news shows the plan to deal with inflation is working, plain and simple. So joining us now in the simple. So joining us now in the studio is our economics and Business EditorLiam Halligan with money. With on the money. Nice to start the morning with a big money story because this affects everybody at home doesnt it. 7 and were all worried at the moment. Were actually going to look the run to look like in the run up to christmas. Whats latest christmas. Whats the latest with well, look, with the inflation . Well, look, the living crisis is not over. Oven not by a long chalk. But this is good news. And inflation is going in the right direction. Lets have a look at some the lets have a look at some of the numbers here. Back in july, dunng numbers here. Back in july, during july, during the year to july, inflation the Price Inflation was 6. 8. So the price of basket of goods was up by of a basket of goods was up by 6. 8 over the year. Yesterday we were expecting inflation in august. Out this august. The number came out this morning to be 7. 1, going up. Why . Petrol diesel why . Because petrol and diesel pnces why . Because petrol and diesel prices in august as oil prices shot up in august as oil pnces prices shot up in august as oil prices rose. But as it turned out , bev, inflation prices rose. But as it turned out, bev, inflation was 6. 7, marginally down. The question now is will the bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee when it meets tomorrow, decide to hold Interest Rates or to raise Interest Rates or to raise Interest Rates . Weve had 41 rises in a row. Rates have gone all the way up from 0. 1, all the way up to 5. 25. Pushed up mortgage costs, personal loans, costs. It strikes me that the bank of england hasnt got the imagination and the kind of intellectual calibre to change its mind. Given this better inflation number, i do think rates will go up, but it will probably be the last increase were we being spun a bit. All about how liam, we know all about how politicians they have politicians and they have expectation management. Jeremy hunt inflation hunt warning us that inflation could after it had could go back up after it had been going perhaps been going down. Perhaps they rather knew it was going to be better than expected. Was he better than expected. Was he being too cynical as you know, andrew, im pretty much allergic to and i thought interest to spin and i thought interest i thought thought inflation thought i thought inflation would thought i thought inflation wotand wrote that in my and i wrote that in my telegraph column. Was saying telegraph column. I was saying to people the newsroom to people in the newsroom yesterday, i because those yesterday, why i because those petrol in petrol and diesel price rises in august were the sharpest monthly increases. On the forecourt in increases. On the forecourt in 23 years because the opec exporters cartel is now working handin exporters cartel is now working hand in glove with russia basically to push up oil prices. So i did think inflation would go. So i did think inflation would 9 up. So i did think inflation would go up. Look, these high petrol go up. Look, these high petrol and diesel prices are still in these numbers, but theyve been offset by Lower Service sector inflation. I must just correct what we said. You said core inflation went to 6. 7. Thats not actually true. The headline not actually true. The headline rate of inflation went to 6. 7. Core inflation, ian, which is inflation. When you strip out energy and food costs actually fell sharply from. 6. 9 to 6. 2 fell sharply from. 6. 9 to 6. 2 in august. So thats probably the most encouraging part. That is pretty encouraging. Wait for it. It is encouraging and is pretty encouraging. Wait for it. It is encouraging and a is pretty encouraging. Wait for it. It is encouraging and a lot it. It is encouraging and a lot of people on the Monetary Policy it. It is encouraging and a lot of peopl committee who want to hold rates , 2 or 3 of them will be , the 2 or 3 of them will be pointing to that. I suggest to them, want to take some them, if they want to take some advice though theyd advice from me, though theyd never if you really never admit it. If you really want make a case for holding want to make a case for Holding Interest now , for letting Interest Rates now, for letting the breathe, letting the economy breathe, for letting the economy breathe, for letting the rises weve already the 14 rate rises weve already had work their way through the system. Dont look at core inflation. Look at the Producer Price index. Inflation. Look at the Producer Price index. I inflation. Look at the Producer Price index. I often stress price index. I often stress this. Thats the cost of the inputs that firms use to create the goods and services that they then sell us, right . Consumer Price Inflation often isnt only down, its negative, right . Its down, its negative, right . Its negative. This is something you wont hear on pretty much any other broadcast channel. The Producer Price index is negative. That means the prices of the inputs are actually coming down, down. And in july, Producer Price inputs were down 3. 2. In august, Producer Price inputs were down 3. 2. In august , they were down 3. 2. In august, they were down 2. 3. This this is pre empting the fact that inflation will soon start falling pretty sharply. Why . Thats another sharply. Why . Thats another reason why the bank of england should have the intellectual courage to change its mind. Courage to change its mind. Why doesnt the pro chancellor champion these figures . Or is it because he figures . Or is it because he because genuinely believe and because i genuinely believe and it give pleasure it doesnt give me any pleasure to say this. I genuinely believe he and the around him dont have the people around him dont have sufficient knowledge of economics to damaging analyse. Economics to damaging analyse. Thats a damaging what i just said. Thats a damaging charge at the entire treasury knocking around senior politicians for 30 years. And im afraid its my experience. Knowledge experience. Their knowledge of economics thin. Economics is remarkably thin. Yeah yeah. Yeah. Well, so. But you think still well, so. But you think still , despite all this, theyre going to put Interest Rates up . I think they will. And thats tomorrow. The bank of england is so locked in now, it was so late getting going with rate rises, it kept wanging on about inflation transitory for inflation being transitory for over when people like me over a year when people like me were no, look at the were saying, no, no, look at the numbers. Look at the markets, look futures curves, look look at the futures curves, look at was clear at commodities. It was clear there be a massive there was going to be a massive post lockdown, inflationary shock. Post lockdown, inflationary shock. Many us were shock. And many of us were warning the bank of england warning that the bank of england completely dropped the ball. And thats now thats why theyre now overcompensate acting, trying to salvage battered salvage their battered reputation doing too many reputation by doing too many rate rises to make sure. But rate rises to make sure. But theyre actually imposing damage on the economy. Thats unnecessary. Unnecessary. Weve weve hit this really kind of shocking u turn, u turn from rishi sunak this morning. From rishi sunak this morning. Were going to be talking to richard tice from the reform party about this well in a party about this as well in a moment. Idea that going moment. The idea that hes going to back pedal some of his to back pedal on some of his green goals green ambitions, the goals that hes set in order to help the economy is how he sold it to some degree. Will that have an effect on the markets this morning, said . And morning, what he said . And will that positive negative . That be positive or negative . Think whats happening is i think whats happening is rishi is just rishi sunak is just acknowledging reality. I heard acknowledging reality. I heard alex sharma on the radio this morning, the former cabinet minister who oversaw the cop summit in in glasgow , remember summit in in glasgow, remember who cried on stage because he was so overcome about the importance of net zero targets . Im not saying that net zero isnt important. Im not saying we shouldnt wean ourselves off fossil fuels and create a better environment kids. What environment for our kids. What i am saying is that one upside of the ghastly war in ukraine is that people are now realising that people are now realising that Energy Security is important and Energy Prices , important and Energy Prices, when they go up, it has an absolutely catastrophic effect on the Living Standards of ordinary people. The city breathe a sigh of relief. So the tories, i dont think the city will breathe a sigh of relief because. Because because theyre in many theyre invested in many different many different invested in many different invested in many different i think will different ways. I think who will breathe a sigh of relief are many activists who many conservative activists who know, unlike what alex sharma says , he says, why is the prime says, he says, why is the Prime Minister breaking the political consensus is consensus on net zero . There is no political quite agree. No political i quite agree. Theres political consensus theres no political consensus at all. Theres just lots of hard working, ordinary families who are saying we want a cleaner environment, but whos going to pay environment, but whos going to pay we pay for this and why are we paying pay for this and why are we paying disproportionate and why are you taking away the van from me that i rely to make my me that i rely on to make my living for myself . We need to move living for myself . We need to mowe need to move on and you we need to move on and you know where sadiq khan is. Author of ulez at hes the author of ulez at the he is in new york at the moment. He is in new york at a change conference. Of a Climate Change conference. Of course flown out course he is having flown out there, Business Class at public expense. Liam, thank you. Right Prime Minister as liam, thank you. Right prime ministjust as liam, thank you. Right prime ministjust been as liam, thank you. Right prime ministjust been saying, as liam, thank you. Right prime ministjust been saying, pushing weve just been saying, pushing back against zero back against this net zero agenda. Hes delayed the ban on petrol and gas boilers. Petrol cars and gas boilers. Havent heard the well, we havent heard the detail because the speech is detail yet because the speech is yet to made, but theyre yet to be made, but theyre apparently theyre saying theyre to theyre still committed to net zero remember, theresa zero by 2050. Remember, theresa mays signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa meup signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa me up to signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa me up to that. Signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa meup to that. But signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa meup to that. But he signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa meup to that. But he says signed zero by 2050. Remember, theresa me up to that. But he says the ed us up to that. But he says the government has not been honest about of its about the costs and trade of its green policies. Jeremy hunt and home so jeremy hunt and home secretary Suella Braverman both gave thoughts. Gave their thoughts. Incredibly proud be im incredibly proud to be the country that reduced the country that has reduced emissions more any other emissions by more than any other that net zero into law that past net zero into law before any other major country. And only yesterday the Prime Minister said we will continue to reduce emissions. But we need to reduce emissions. But we need to do so in a way that is proportionate and pragmatic and carries our families with us who are finding life extremely difficult at the moment. Its also right that we put Economic Growth and Household Budgets , growth and Household Budgets, ice and the cost of living ahead. And fundamentally , were not and fundamentally, were not going to save the planet by bankrupting the british people that was home secretary. That was the chance. So weve got richard tice here, another political leader of political leader, the leader of reform uk. Now, youve been so furious about the rush to net zero. I was the one to first say that net zero is madness. Its making us poorer. Its making us colder. But look, you know, in a sense, i be flattered sense, i should be flattered that finally some common sense is emerging in parts of the conservative government , because conservative government, because actually its not just on net zero. Theyre starting to see the light on hs2. Were going to get an announcement on that show. Some courage. Prime minister. Some guts. Scrap minister. Show some guts. Scrap the whole of hs2 and also scrap the whole of hs2 and also scrap the whole of net zero. And this , i think, is good news, at least that theyre starting to sort of pave the way by by, you know, delaying the ban on petrol cars, on diesel cars, because theres a clear difference. We all want cleaner air and a better environment that has got nothing to do with the madness of net zero and Climate Change. Thats about technology. Thats about investing in a proportionate , affordable way. Proportionate, affordable way. So look , the truth is that the so look, the truth is that the government is terrified of what their own voters are saying. Theyre saying, actually, we rather like what reform is saying, imitation is the best form of flattery. Richard tice and you would say that you have inspired the conservative party. But im thinking particular. Thinking uxbridge in particular. The to that by election the reaction to that by election was shot across the bows, was a real shot across the bows, wasnt well and what else wasnt it . Well and what else have they done . Is it is it just that its we live in the era, dont we, of focus groups that theyve