The television on horse racing for 40 years. Hes negotiated with the ira , believe it or not, with the ira, believe it or not, and hes going to have some top tips for us for the national in a couple of weeks time. Derek thompson joins me on talking pints before all of that, pints but before all of that, lets get news with polly lets get the news with polly middlehurst. Nigel, thank you and good evening to you. Well the bank of england has held the Interest Rate at 5. 25 for the fifth time in a row today. The bank of england governor, andrew bailey, saying the economy is not yet at the point where rates can be lowered. But he said things are moving in the right direction. Inflation is expected to fall below 2 by the summer, but the bank of england said the conflict in the middle east and disruption to commercial shipping in the red sea risked further price surging. The work further price surging. The work and pensions secretary is warning that britains acceptance of a Mental Health cult
Osama bin laden in terms of unpopularity, is that a little unfair. 7 unfair . And another act of wokery get this staff at lloyds tsb, the bank, which owns Scottish Widows, wont use the word widows as it triggers upsetting memories for staff. Goodness me. This kate story is interesting because , as i was interesting because, as i was interested to hear from you, andrew, as somebody who works on newspapers, there are no photographs of her in her favourite shop. I favourite windsor farm shop. I dont she has lots dont know whether she has lots of shops she of windsor farm shops that she likes, why would the paper likes, but why would the paper run it if theres no photo . Could that got could be that theyve got them, but decided them, but theyve decided because privacy , and the because of her privacy, and the palace have said wed palace may have said wed rather you because want her you didnt because they want her to make this slow recovery. And theres been reports at the weekend, two that
the second worst school shooting in american history, 19 children and two teachers slaughtered, while police waited outside. the us justice department has just published its long awaited report into the mass shooting at the robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. we will get reaction to that. our panel this evening from california, the republican strategist lanhee chen, and in glasgow the former labour leader kesia dugdale. also in our programme. only 10% of voters under 50 would support the conservatives at the next election. that s is the lowest level of support for the tory since the last days of liz truss. and this hour, we will keep an eye on the failed lunar lander peregrine which is about to burn up over the south pacific. good evening. the families of those who died in the uvalde shooting nearly two years ago, don t need a report to know that law enforcement failed them. for over an hour, the children were locked in a school classroom with an active shooter, while
katty kay said earlier, has 2% inflation over 10% inflation, an energy crisis, the possibility of blackouts, 1970-style blackouts coming this winter, and strikes looming on the horizon. things are dark, indeed, for whomever replaces liz truss. she was sort of the ultimate simplistic free marketeer. she felt whatever the circumstances, the tax cuts the solution. of course that s what the markets reacted to. so in a way the ultimate free marketeer was defeated by the free markets. you can t afford this, the timing is offer. the british political system and british people won t accept this in a time of growth. she couldn t defeat the markets. so, whoever comes after her is going to have to first and foremost adhere to james carville s saying, if i died and came back and were recree itted, it would be as the bond markets. but, you know, if you judge britain as a balance sheet, as an economy, as a society, it s actually it looks fine. these are all unforced errors. these are
Interesting issues though, doesnt it, about the relationship in the family. You could end up in poverty as an elderly person. If you fall out with your kids and youve given them all your cash, were going to be debating that at the top of the show. Weve got sam fowles and Charlotte Griffiths here. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. Francis. Very good morning to you from the newsroom. Its just after the newsroom. Its just after 9 30 and a recap of the headunes 9 30 and a recap of the headlines this hour. Rishi sunak has claimed todays fall in the rate of inflation down to 2. 3, is a major moment for the uk economy. Its down from the march figure of 3. 2, driven by lower gas and electricity bills. The slowdown, though, is not quite as big as experts had predicted, prompting uncertainty about when the bank of england will cut Interest Rates. The Prime Minister, though, says everything is heading in the right direction and inflation is back to normal. Now that i