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Independent Bank of England ‘vital’ says Chair of Treasury Select Committee
We were told that no-one from the Treasury was available to appear on the programme tonight.
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Cost of living crisis: Truss and Sunak give no concrete details about how to help struggling families
As we’ve been hearing, the Prime Minister is away on holiday, as is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Is raising interest rates to tackle inflation the right call?
Has the Bank’s Monetary Policy committee made the right call in forcing us to swallow the bitter pill of raising interest rates to tackle inflation?
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Why did the Bank of England raise interest rates?
Our Economics reporter Neil Macdonald joins Jackie in the studio.
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‘Embedded inflation will hurt least well-off more’, says Bank of England governor
The Bank of England has come under fire from politicians for failing to deal with inflation. And senior Conservative MPs have accused it of ‘fairytale forecasting’.
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Worst economic prediction for a generation – as UK heads for recession
Normally you’d expect the biggest single hike in interest rates for 27 years would make the biggest headline.
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BP triples profits after spike in oil and gas prices
Oil and gas giant, BP today said its profits have more than trebled thanks to surging energy prices. But – it’s a stark contrast – those same surging prices are set to push domestic energy bills to more than £3,600 per household this winter. Poverty campaigners say the dramatic increase in the energy price cap…
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Global economy on brink of recession, IMF warns
Spiralling energy prices are hitting economic growth across the world – with the IMF warning the global economy is teetering on the edge of recession.
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‘Never seen anything like current energy increases,’ says energy giant boss
We spoke to the chief executive of the energy supplier EON here in the UK, Michael Lewis and began by asking how high he anticipated energy bills would go this year.
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’He’s not going to resign unless he’s forced to do so’, says Rachel Cunliffe from the New Statesman
At the end of an extraordinary day, Boris Johnson is still in Number 10.
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Boris Johnson ‘appalling PM says SNP MP
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted a letter from Boris Johnson saying it was not the time to consider another independence vote.
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‘I think his time is up’: voters in marginal Conservative seat discuss PM’s future
How is all of this going down among the voting public?
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Boris Johnson could not ignore a no confidence vote, says Whitehall expert
The keen Whitehall watcher Dr Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government is with us.
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Boris Johnson’s premiership is ‘finished’, says senior Tory MP
We’re joined by the senior Tory MP, Sir Charles Walker, former vice chair of the 1922 Committee.
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Who could replace Boris Johnson and how?
From the possibility of another confidence vote to the reality of a cabinet rebellion.