Higher savings for some. In the last half an hour, weve had this reaction to the rate rise from the chancellor, jeremy hunt. Well, of course any rise in Interest Rates is a worry for families with mortgages, for businesses with loans. But underneath that decision is a forecast that says that this time next year, inflation will be 2. 8 and we will have avoided recession. What the Bank Of England governor is saying is that we have a plan that is bringing down Inflation Lay solidly, robustly and consistently. So the plan is working but what we have to do as a government is make sure we stick to that plan and dont veer around like a shopping trolley. We stick to that plan so that families and businesses can start to feel the benefits of that plan actually working. So, jeremy hunt says the government is sticking to its plan. But this was the reaction from labours shadow chancellor, rachel reeves. The government need to take responsibility for the fact that inflation in the uk is much higher
by russia s invasion of ukraine. in response, moscow says the finland nato alliance increases the risk of conflict and that it will strengthen its military presence in the region. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, is calling finland s accession a historic moment. here s what he said earlier. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, nato s founding treaty, was signed in washington, and it s hard to imagine a better way of celebrating our anniversary than to have finland becoming a full member of the alliance. nato s foreign ministers meet at a pivotal time for our security. we see that president putin s war of aggression against ukraine grinds on. we will meet in the nato ukraine commission with the foreign minister where we will address how to sustain and ramp up support from nato allies to ukraine. both the urgent needs, but als
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