i m geeta guru murthy live in westminster bringing you the latest reaction to the vote. in other news, a man who remained a member of the banned group national action after the ban in 2016 has been jailed for action after the ban in 2016 has beenjailed for eight and action after the ban in 2016 has been jailed for eight and a half years today. monitoring groups call for government intervention to ease rising fuel prices. they rac says it cost £98 to fill the average car with petrol now. good afternoon. borisjohnson has told the cabinet the government can now draw a line under the issues their opponents want to talk about following last night s vote of confidence in his leadership. the prime minister survived despite a significant rebellion by 41% of his own mps. mrjohnson said it was a decisive result but his tory critics maintain that his days are numbered. let sjoin my colleague geeta guru murthy in college green. thank you very much indeed. we are gathering reac
thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england s target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to ii% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last
mps don t think he is the man for thejob, and if you are the opposition party trying to win back this kind of totemic red wall seat thatis this kind of totemic red wall seat that is ideal, really. that is ideal, really. what does wakefield tell that is ideal, really. what does wakefield tell us that is ideal, really. what does wakefield tell us about - that is ideal, really. what does wakefield tell us about the - that is ideal, really. what does l wakefield tell us about the other red wall seats, do you think? i red wall seats, do you think? i think you do have to factor in the unusual circumstances in which this election, this by election called, obviously, because of the sitting mp being convicted of a serious offence. i think it s interesting that other red wall mps interesting that other red wall mps in yorkshire, particularly in south yorkshire yesterday, were quite vocalin yorkshire yesterday, were quite vocal in their backing for boris johnson. they believe he is still the