voting in indonesia ends. unofficial results suggest the defence secretary is in the lead. ukraine's military says it's destroyed a russian warship in its territorial waters off occupied crimea. we have been analysing the footage. scientists say they have established the first detailed proof that apes like to tease each other like humans. and the valentine's day twist, by young people in china are resorting to so—called ai boyfriends. we start today's programme with reports coming from gaza that the israeli military has ordered palestinians to evacuate the nasser hospital in the southern city of khan younis — where hundreds of people have taken refuge.

in this video an announcement is being made on a speaker attached to a drone, telling people to evacuate the hospital. and in these images verified by the bbc — you can see a large crowd of people leaving the hospital. the israel defense forces said its troops were opening a secure route to evacuate civilians sheltering near the hospital — but it did not intend to evacuate patients and medical staff. israel claims that hamas uses this and other hospitals in gaza as cover for its operations — a claim strongly denied by staff at the hospital. let's ta ke let's take you straight to the house of lords, where the governor of the bank of england is due to answer questions. bank of england is due to answer cuestions. ., , ., , questions. the reason why we were exectinu questions. the reason why we were expecting a — questions. the reason why we were expecting a small— questions. the reason why we were expecting a small pick-up - questions. the reason why we were expecting a small pick-up in - expecting a small pick—up in inflation is because the cycle to basic facts which out the arithmetic, a mirror image of what went on a year ago. they were there, nothing has changed on those. what it means is there were other things

going on which were putting more downward pressure on it than we expected, so that is good news. as far as i can tell looking at it this morning, that amount of downward movement was pretty broad—based, a bit on energy and food, but someone services. i think it leaves us broadly where we thought we were going to be, but that is obviously encouraging compared to where we could have been. it encouraging compared to where we could have been.— could have been. it was said earlier this month, — could have been. it was said earlier this month, and _ could have been. it was said earlier this month, and i _ could have been. it was said earlier this month, and i quote, _ could have been. it was said earlier this month, and i quote, that - could have been. it was said earlier. this month, and i quote, that moment at which bank rate cuts might be some way off, do you think what we heard today and yesterday changes that? i heard today and yesterday changes that? ., �* 4' heard today and yesterday changes that? c, �* ~ , , that? i don't think it broadly chances that? i don't think it broadly changes the _ that? i don't think it broadly changes the picture - that? i don't think it broadly changes the picture from . that? i don't think it broadly . changes the picture from where that? i don't think it broadly - changes the picture from where we work with the february, march policy reports. these are pretty small numbers in terms of differences. just to reinforce what he said, and i think i made this point at the

press conference two weeks ago, the big changes removed from facing the question how restrictive we have to make policy to get back to target sustainable, to for how long we have to maintain that style policy to achieve that and that is an important and certificate change. the numbers today leave us in that position. the numbers today leave us in that osition., , ., ., ., the numbers today leave us in that osition. , ., ., ., , , ., position. just to go a bit deeper on this, when — position. just to go a bit deeper on this. when you _ position. just to go a bit deeper on this, when you are _ position. just to go a bit deeper on this, when you are looking - position. just to go a bit deeper on this, when you are looking at - position. just to go a bit deeper on this, when you are looking at this i this, when you are looking at this issue of persistence, what data are you looking at in particular? can you looking at in particular? can you see a bit more about what you are looking at at wages and on the jobs market, and services also. there are three categories, services inflation because that has the highest domestic component to it, and just to put the background on that, we have obviously seen inflation come down very rapidly and thatis inflation come down very rapidly and that is the ending of the global shocks to inflation that we saw two

years ago. we were always pulling strings, —— use interest rates, sadly we cannot use it with ukraine were, but we could stop the side—effects of domestic inflation. these three things are trying to capture those. the information is very important because it has a big domestic component, it is still above 6%, it has got further to go. but we have started to see it coming down. the second one is pay earnings. again, we are seeing signs that we are coming down. yesterday's earnings numbers, they were slightly disappointing. there was quite a marked introduction in pay grade, just not quite as far as we thought. —— marked reduction. we are seeing that come down but we would need to

see more emphasis of that to be convinced we are on track sustainably. the third one, and this is the one we are finding the data most difficult and challenging at the moment, is the quantity side of the moment, is the quantity side of the labour market. we had a very tight labour market for some time. the problem we face is the bonus, who use the so—called labour force service, to measure it, they have had serious problems with the sampling. we will come onto that. it is affecting more, for us, the identification of unemployment and inactivity. there are some other things we can use for proxy employment and a staff use quite a lot, anything frankly that they think is a decent proxy. there is a split between unemployment, so that is the third thing and that is more

challenging at the moment. to build on that, challenging at the moment. to build on that. are — challenging at the moment. to build on that. are you _ challenging at the moment. to build on that, are you looking _ challenging at the moment. to build on that, are you looking at - challenging at the moment. to build on that, are you looking at all - on that, are you looking at all three sectors to look at system easing or one more than another? in the best world all three would move consistently. if they don't we will have to dig under the lid and see what is going on. i was reading with interest, but you may be underplaying the downside risks to the uk economy and they voted for immediate rate cuts, what would you say in terms of the figures we saw in the last 48 hours. fin say in terms of the figures we saw in the last 48 hours.— in the last 48 hours. on the good auestion in the last 48 hours. on the good question it _ in the last 48 hours. on the good question it is _ in the last 48 hours. on the good question it is tomorrow _ in the last 48 hours. on the good question it is tomorrow we - in the last 48 hours. on the good question it is tomorrow we are i question it is tomorrow we are talking about the gdp number, said thatis talking about the gdp number, said that is the third one, it is a big week for data. my sense is this. last year overall gdp was basically flat. ~ ., flat. whether we will find out whether we _ flat. whether we will find out whether we have _ flat. whether we will find out whether we have a _ flat. whether we will find out whether we have a technicall whether we have a technical

recession or not, in february march report frankly it was in the balance. we didn't have a recession on the forecast, but it is at best flattened. it wouldn't take much to tip it either way, frankly. i would say actually, underneath that, quite an important point to make underneath that, that if you split that overall gdp number into the market economy and the government economy, actually the market economy was negative last year, the government economy was positive. by the way, the quite big gdp revisions we had were really on the government economy. things that have an education. gleeful risk however, and i said in a speech on monday, this is in some ways morrison of the gynt, we are seeing some signs at the beginning of a pick—up in some of the surveys. in the reported

debris we polish two weeks ago we have a modest pick—up which thereafter. that has been helped by thereafter. that has been helped by the lower yield curve in one of the big changes between that number and the february report is the field curve has come down substantially. i am going to move on to lord burns to talk about other aspects of this. i should also declare my interest as an adviser— should also declare my interest as an adviser in madrid. the bank paid too little _ an adviser in madrid. the bank paid too little attention to the early stages — too little attention to the early stages of the pandemic. morris me broad _ stages of the pandemic. morris me broad money growth has been very weak— broad money growth has been very weak as_ broad money growth has been very weak as set out in your report, we were _ weak as set out in your report, we were negative at times. some of the same _ were negative at times. some of the same commentators and now saying may

be the _ same commentators and now saying may be the bank_ same commentators and now saying may be the bank is paying insufficient attention— be the bank is paying insufficient attention to this, and i would like to hear— attention to this, and i would like to hear your response. we attention to this, and i would like to hear your response.— attention to this, and i would like to hear your response. we do pay attention to _ to hear your response. we do pay attention to it, _ to hear your response. we do pay attention to it, the _ to hear your response. we do pay attention to it, the thing - to hear your response. we do pay attention to it, the thing i - to hear your response. we do pay attention to it, the thing i tend i to hear your response. we do pay attention to it, the thing i tend to j attention to it, the thing i tend to pay most attention to at the moment as we had a look at this in the report, is the relationship between stock and money and nominal gdp. because that gives you a sense of whether there is is an overhang or under hang of money. what you see it as it is actually nowjust back to the pre—covid trend line. there was another hand during covid, no great surprise —— there was an overhang. but what we have seen in the last year or so has essentially taken

that ratio back to its timeline. obviously, the question is what happens next on that front. the change in broad money, in the broad money measure, i think it is becoming less negative and trending back to flat. we will watch that carefully because i think that is a better indicator of the month on month change. the problem with that as there is always something involving some non—financial institution of some sort or other, or other financial institution that probably gets quite cloudy, but i think that ratio is actually not a bad indicator of what is going on. you also show that ratio for the domestic sector. and the story was much the same there. which is that although there has been this negative, we are back to what... if

you draw a train lined pre—covid, we are back to that. is you draw a train lined pre-covid, we are back to that.— are back to that. is this going to be the end _ are back to that. is this going to be the end of— are back to that. is this going to be the end of the _ are back to that. is this going to be the end of the debate - are back to that. is this going to i be the end of the debate between greater change and the extent of getting back. greater change and the extent of getting back-— greater change and the extent of iiettin back. , ._ , ., getting back. yes. the way we should be, if ou getting back. yes. the way we should be. if you take _ getting back. yes. the way we should be, if you take the _ getting back. yes. the way we should be, if you take the view _ getting back. yes. the way we should be, if you take the view and - getting back. yes. the way we should be, if you take the view and i - getting back. yes. the way we should be, if you take the view and i know. be, if you take the view and i know this is extraordinary circumstances during the covid period, and they are now gone and we should be back. i want to take you back to the labour— i want to take you back to the labour market. for a start, how much confidence _ labour market. for a start, how much confidence do — labour market. for a start, how much confidence do you have at the moment in labour— confidence do you have at the moment in labour market statistics? i got the impression from what you said earlier— the impression from what you said earlier that — the impression from what you said earlier that there is a degree of uncertainty. earlier that there is a degree of uncertainty-— earlier that there is a degree of uncertain . , ., uncertainty. there is quite a degree of uncertainty- _ uncertainty. there is quite a degree of uncertainty. the _ uncertainty. there is quite a degree of uncertainty. the problem - uncertainty. there is quite a degree of uncertainty. the problem is - uncertainty. there is quite a degree of uncertainty. the problem is it. uncertainty. there is quite a degree of uncertainty. the problem is it is l of uncertainty. the problem is it is done on a sample, i think the completion, the completion rate of

the sample size was actually declining before covid. what happened during covid was necessarily the onus is to do a face—to—face sample and ask them questions because on things like inactivity, there is a lot of follow—up question about what is causing it. and others with a can do that face—to—face during covid so they switched to telephone, and the problem is generally as a nation we don't answer the phone if we don't know who is on the other end. and the sample size has gone down. they did do some things to supplement it, they put more people want to work during covid, but we observed the sample size going down and we observed the numbers were becoming more volatile in the short terim. these are numbers you wouldn't expect to be short run. they also have published experimental

statistic. our staff have advised us that whether unemployment is currently 3.8% or 4.2%, it is pretty hard tojudge. they currently 3.8% or 4.2%, it is pretty hard to judge. they are currently 3.8% or 4.2%, it is pretty hard tojudge. they are now currently 3.8% or 4.2%, it is pretty hard to judge. they are now working on a new method which would they will release later this year. it is a problem because this is the thing that has become much more important, the split between activity and unemployment, and what the underlying reasons for inactivity are, whether they will be permanent or temporary. are, whether they will be permanent ortemporary. ourstaff are, whether they will be permanent or temporary. our staff do a lot of things to proxy, original agents spend a lot of time asking firms, so we try to build up as best as we can. but it is easier to do that on employment than on unemployment because it is easier to talk to the firms that have employees, and people who are not in jobs. it is

interesting when you look at inactivity in the labour market, and it does breed a degree of quite considerable uncertainty, you look a bit scary at fact, how much agreement is the on the npc regarding wage dynamics because if you look at immigration now, which is aimed more at the skilled market than they wage dynamic, it is actually quite important in that. it is a college out their own views and speeches at the minute. it is one of the areas where you talk to the people who vote different weeks, that features quite strongly and the reasons why they do have this different view. that is looking forwards as to how pay is going to evolve. the other thing, i should say, is a challenge for us is, and we published this in a number of reports, is that we have a number of

models that estimate wage equations, none of which has performed well. and so i have used it a number of times, we have a chart which shows essentially the committee is setting up essentially the committee is setting up half of which is looking forward —— the path of which is looking forward. when i seejudgment, we get a lot of input from our agents. they do a survey every year, they have just done one, so we have a see is a lot of information, but that is the ele area that has become problematic in terms of the forward—looking view this sounds quite worrying. you in terms of the forward-looking view this sounds quite worrying. you have not serious this sounds quite worrying. you have got serious challenges. _ this sounds quite worrying. you have got serious challenges. it _ this sounds quite worrying. you have got serious challenges. it is - this sounds quite worrying. you have got serious challenges. it is one - this sounds quite worrying. you have got serious challenges. it is one of i got serious challenges. it is one of the reasons _ got serious challenges. it is one of the reasons i _ got serious challenges. it is one of the reasons i was _ got serious challenges. it is one of the reasons i was keen _ got serious challenges. it is one of the reasons i was keen to - got serious challenges. it is one of the reasons i was keen to get - the reasons i was keen to get someone to come on, and i was delighted when he agreed. for me, it is not a question of are we blindly following a model, we have actually

got a number of models and none of them are frankly delivering things that we have got much confidence in. some of the outputs. i am that we have got much confidence in. some of the outputs.— some of the outputs. i am thinking about the inputs _ some of the outputs. i am thinking about the inputs in _ some of the outputs. i am thinking about the inputs in terms - some of the outputs. i am thinking about the inputs in terms of - some of the outputs. i am thinking about the inputs in terms of the i some of the outputs. i am thinking i about the inputs in terms of the ons data, it strikes me that there is quite a big challenge you face. the inuts quite a big challenge you face. the in - uts shi quite a big challenge you face. the inputs ship the outputs, so yes, it is a challenge. it is also a challenge, just to your question about what are the reasons for inactivity is and what would use —— what we would deduce from this reasons. �* what we would deduce from this reasons. ~ , ., _, what we would deduce from this reasons. �* y ., .., . y reasons. are you confident that they said they will — reasons. are you confident that they said they will not _ reasons. are you confident that they said they will not get _ reasons. are you confident that they said they will not get up _ reasons. are you confident that they said they will not get up and - said they will not get up and running in september? how confident are you that will happen? i running in september? how confident are you that will happen?— are you that will happen? i don't know, to are you that will happen? i don't know. to be _ are you that will happen? i don't know, to be honest, _ are you that will happen? i don't know, to be honest, because - are you that will happen? i don't know, to be honest, because i i are you that will happen? i don't - know, to be honest, because i don't think we're close to the really work on the sample and how they are going about it. out of my own view, when it was delayed, i wasn't surprised

because it would take a wild put in place given the problem they have got which is quite a deep—seated problem on how collect this information.— problem on how collect this information. , ., ., information. just on that, so we can eel awa information. just on that, so we can peel away it. _ information. just on that, so we can peel away it. i _ information. just on that, so we can peel away it, i was _ information. just on that, so we can peel away it, i was struck _ information. just on that, so we can peel away it, i was struck by - information. just on that, so we can peel away it, i was struck by the - peel away it, i was struck by the immigration population statistics, is that an issue as well? i am trying to scoop the problem you are facing. trying to scoop the problem you are facini. ,., trying to scoop the problem you are facini. , , facing. there were some problems in the population _ facing. there were some problems in the population data _ facing. there were some problems in the population data and _ facing. there were some problems in the population data and also - facing. there were some problems in the population data and also in - facing. there were some problems in the population data and also in somej the population data and also in some of the underlying elements of the labour market data because i know up until recently for the last year or two, the population was no longer ageing, which unfortunately we all are. they corrected that. we are not well qualified to judge the immigration statistics. we take those as even, to be honest. thank ou. i those as even, to be honest. thank you- i don't — those as even, to be honest. thank you. i don't expect _

those as even, to be honest. thank you. i don't expect you _ those as even, to be honest. thank you. i don't expect you to _ those as even, to be honest. thankj you. i don't expect you to comment much further — you. i don't expect you to comment much further on _ you. i don't expect you to comment much further on short-term - you. i don't expect you to comment | much further on short-term inflation much further on short—term inflation rates. _ much further on short—term inflation rates, but _ much further on short—term inflation rates, but i — much further on short—term inflation rates, but i would like to ask your views— rates, but i would like to ask your views on— rates, but i would like to ask your views on what the long—term might hold _ views on what the long—term might hold we _ views on what the long—term might hold. we have had a period of very low interest — hold. we have had a period of very low interest rates, and the rate of those _ low interest rates, and the rate of those generally regarded as high, that is— those generally regarded as high, that is after a period where for a decade — that is after a period where for a decade interest rates were negative. your predecessor espoused the view that there _ your predecessor espoused the view that there was a permanent excess of savings _ that there was a permanent excess of savings in _ that there was a permanent excess of savings in the world economy and therefore — savings in the world economy and therefore we could expect continued low rates, _ therefore we could expect continued low rates, but if you look forward, the one _ low rates, but if you look forward, the one year— low rates, but if you look forward, the one year gilt isjust below piece — the one year gilt isjust below piece rate, but the ten year and 15 yeariust_ piece rate, but the ten year and 15 yearjust below 4%. it wouldn't suggest — yearjust below 4%. it wouldn't suggest much opportunity for a full rate to _ suggest much opportunity for a full rate to where they are now. it will

be interesting to see what it might look like _ be interesting to see what it might look like in — be interesting to see what it might look like in the long rate? i�*m look like in the long rate? i'm iioin to look like in the long rate? in going to divide this up into what i call the long—term and then the more short term, more cyclical because they are different. the long—term rate, for an open economy like the uk, which is a global thing, really. it is shipped globally. the point he was making about saving is that the world has an ageing population and older populations save more, and thatis older populations save more, and that is reflected into that assessment. that determines the supply of saving, and then we have very weak productivity growth globally since the financial crisis and certainly if you look at the uk, so that determines the demand for investment and interest rate is the

rising price of those two things, thatis rising price of those two things, that is argument for why it came down. if you follow that line of argument those things are very slow moving because unfortunately the world's population doesn't stop eating quickly. i think now there is a second possibly more important element, which is the shorter term cyclical equilibria rate and i think there is reason to think that has gone up a bit, especially following the discussion about the labour market. whatever the numbers really are, it is clearly tight. it is interesting, we have got restrictive monetary policy and everyone is pushing down demand, inflation is coming down and unemployment is not going up. that is a good thing, of course. i don't want to come across as decrying that. but it is interesting we are in that situation. what i would deduce from thatis situation. what i would deduce from that is that the shorter term

equilibria rate has probably gone up. that suggests to me, i cannot give you a number but i would say, if you said to be where do you think it will settle at some sort of point in the not too distant future, in the medium term, i would doubt we are going back to zero. it will be lower than it is today because it is restrictive today, it will be somewhere in the middle probably. it positive rate? a positive real interest rate?— positive rate? a positive real interest rate?- can - positive rate? a positive real interest rate?- can i - positive rate? a positive real interest rate? yes. can i up one oint on interest rate? yes. can i up one point on the — interest rate? jazz can i up one point on the discussion you are having about the labour force and the tightness in the labour force. clearly you and others have been making the case for moderation... a studio: listening to the governor of the bank of england andrew bailey.

he has been answering questions about the inflation figures and he said it was a good news that the inflation stood at 4% this month and he has been talking about the possibilities but is forecast, the bankers assessment of the uk labour market. let's bring in liz martins, a senior economist at hsbc and has been following this for us. what would you say the key elements of a statement so far have been? i think he has covered a range of topics, he has covered today's inflation and generally the trajectory of inflation and interest rates, and the way in which the labour markets, the supply of people available to work in the uk plays into all that, so these are the key issues to date and there is a lot of data out this week around all those numbers, but broadly speaking he is saying everything is kind of on track. the world we are in now is one where inflation is coming down without a big rise in unemployment so far and that is a good thing. {line

so far and that is a good thing. one ofthe so far and that is a good thing. one of the things _ so far and that is a good thing. one of the things you _ so far and that is a good thing. one of the things you mentioned is in spite of that picture, he said services inflation is still above 6%, is expected to come down any point? it 6%, is expected to come down any oint? . . . 6%, is expected to come down any oint? , , ., , point? it is. it is a little bit unfair to — point? it is. it is a little bit unfair to say _ point? it is. it is a little bit unfair to say it _ point? it is. it is a little bit unfair to say it is _ point? it is. it is a little bit unfair to say it is still - point? it is. it is a little bit unfair to say it is still very | point? it is. it is a little bit- unfair to say it is still very high because it is above 6%, it is high because it is above 6%, it is high because it is coming from a high starting point and it is not going to immediately file back to zero. actually, if you look at what services did month on month in january, it was less than it would have been, inflation fell more than any typicaljanuary three covid, so actually services inflation is coming down and of course it is still high because it is moving slowly down but it is coming down and that is positive science theory that it will continue to do so. you also mentioned _ that it will continue to do so. you also mentioned a _ that it will continue to do so. you also mentioned a tight labour market and needing some progress in that area? ~ , ,., , ., , area? absolutely. the main input from any service _

area? absolutely. the main input from any service company - area? absolutely. the main input from any service company in - area? absolutely. the main input from any service company in thel area? absolutely. the main input. from any service company in the uk is from its staff and wage growth has been driving services inflation. it is very high, it is turned around and we bother expect it to continue to moderate and we said that in the data earlier this week, but there are reasons to think i could stay a little higher than we have been used to. one is the tight labour market, there doesn't appear to be a huge supply of excess labour, people who can fill vacancies when they are needed, but there is a couple of government policies as well that will keep which goes a bit higher. one is a 10% rise in the national living wage that is coming in april and the other is the rising migrant salary threshold which is coming this spring. wage growth is the bit thatis this spring. wage growth is the bit that is still really sticky, energy costs are down, food price inflation has turned down. physical goods we can called in your hand is under control, the service is better than the way to go for it, that is a bit thatis the way to go for it, that is a bit that is still causing problems. thank you very much indeed another

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and temperatures are higher than they were yesterday. but we still have a lot of cloud, still some rain and drizzle. nothing particularly heavy so far, but after dark i think it may well get wetter, the rain becoming more persistent and heavier and moving northwards into scotland, so getting much wetter here and it will lift the temperatures here as well. otherwise, those temperatures not really changing very much at all overnight. it will be a very mild start to thursday. that milder air is coming in on that southerly breeze, that is ahead of this weather front here which will start to take some rain eastwards through the day on thursday. we've still got the overnight rain in scotland, a wet start here in the morning, that rain pushes northwards, the rain clears northern ireland, heads back into scotland but we could see some heavier rain coming into the south—west of england and the midlands. but ahead of that further east may well brighten up, there should be some sunshine coming through as well. our average maximum temperatures at this time of the year are around about 8 or 9 degrees, but tomorrow it could be even milder than today, particularly across eastern parts of england —15,i6, maybe 17 degrees if the

sunshine does come out. it will probably feel a little bit more like spring. but we have some way to go to beat the all—time february record, that was set in 2019. that weather front does take some rain eastwards on thursday night, there are more weather fronts in the atlantic. that one is going to fade away. this one, though, will bring some rain in from the west over the weekend. but after the overnight rain clears away from east anglia and the south—east, we're left with some sunshine here and there, a few showers becoming more confined to england and wales. a lot of places will be dry, though, on friday. temperatures not quite as high but still on the mild side, 12 in the central belt of scotland and 14 in the south—east of england. quickly onto saturday, a fair bit of cloud around, it could be misty and murky to begin with. some sunshine for eastern areas. out towards the west, our band of rain on that weather front arrives, so turning wetter here, but ahead of that, the air is still quite mild for this time of the year.