and unusual summit at extended and unusual summit at lancaster house. this as the reform party tops two nationwide polls, and the bank of england halves its growth rate forecast. >> which is bad news for chancellor rachel reeves, who has reportedly been put on nofice has reportedly been put on notice following the bleak assessment from the bank. with stagnant growth and higher inflation. recalling the grim economic days of the 1970s. >> elsewhere, a massive mrp. seat by seat mega poll shows the tories and reform could win enough seats between them to hold a majority at the next election. but would nigel farage cut a deal with kemi.7 >> and donald trump has turned his fire towards the international criminal court, which last year issued a controversial arrest warrant for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. trump is set to swipe the international body with sweeping sanctions.

>> so much to discuss on the show today, but an overriding sense that we're at a crisis point economically. i mean, what on earth is happening to the government that said it was going for growth? that growth is its number one mission. and yesterday we see the bank of england slash growth and their forecasts by 50%. >> i think it was all very predictable with the policies that the government outlaid and they were warned by different business groups, by employers, they were warned by the farmers, even those plans that they're looking to put in place. people have been telling rachael the ni hike is just going to punish businesses. it's anti—growth. she even said it a few years ago in the house of commons. i am at a loss to understand why none of them listened. and now we are where we are. >> and amidst it all, it looks like we could be giving between 9 and £18 billion to mauritius

for no reason at all. and beyond that, we see this political uncertainty. and it always follows when there's economic uncertainty, when there's economic pain, there's always political uncertainty that follows. and that's where we see this poll that puts well, reform labour and tories all on a similar number of seats at the next election, where an election held tomorrow, which could lead to a. well, you can imagine all the different coalition ideas that there would be in parliament or a minority government and more instability. >> well, you know what? i think that's quite slightly jumping the gun, because we've got at least four more years of this. and if it carries on as it is, then i don't think that will be then i don't think that will be the issue. i think labour will lose any form of support because they're not listening to anyone. and i think the conservative party, unless they come up with a new some new policies or some policies, at least then i suspect that they don't seem to have a new voting base that will go for them. i think that it will be reform a much bigger

swing towards reform. >> well, we'll be looking at all of this in detail, especially this new mega poll that does this new mega poll that does this seat by seat analysis. all to come on the show. that's after your news headlines with aaron armstrong. >> hi there. very good afternoon to you. it's just after midday i'm aaron armstrong. the cabinet have been holding an emergency meeting to discuss challenging economic forecasts and plummeting poll ratings. downing street says sir keir starmer has chaired the meeting, a so—called secret meeting, in an effort to plan labour's ambitions for change, investment reform and growth. although it's a fresh plan to the chancellor's plans to stimulate economic growth after the bank of england halved its forecast for the year and hinted at a further drop in living standards. the bank cut interest rates to 4.5% in a bid to stimulate the economy, describing growth as weak and productivity tepid. it means household finances are likely to

come under increasing pressure. deputy lib dem leader daisy cooper says rachel reeves should rethink some of her policies. >> government is absolutely right to say that growth is its number one priority, but the government's measures simply don't stack up and the announcements just yesterday and the warnings that growth is going to be much lower than previously forecast, it should be a real wake up call for the chancellor. we have said that she should cancel the jobs tax, which the government is planning to, to bring into effect in april. and we do think as well, there's a very strong case for there's a very strong case for the government to renegotiate the government to renegotiate the botched brexit deal that we have with the eu to try and get rid of the red tape that is holding back british businesses from doing all the trade that they could be doing right now. >> meanwhile, a new polls predicted a three way tie at the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 1800 people by mega poll found reform uk would have 175 seats, up from only five. labour would drop

from 412 to 174, with the tories gaining about 50. wes streeting yvette cooper and deputy prime minister angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the most likely outcome. a conservative reform uk coalition. if a general election was held tomorrow, a major railway line in manchester is closed after a car driven by a suspected drunk driver crashed onto the tracks. images from the scene show the vehicle had come to rest upside down. plenty of debns to rest upside down. plenty of debris there as well. these are the tracks in salford. it's caused major disruption to train services between manchester and liverpool already, and that line is expected to be closed for much of the day. celebrity chef gino d'acampo has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour on the sets of his tv programmes. an investigation by itv news found accusations of misconduct against the 48 year old, including using sexualised and aggressive language. his

behaviour has been described as unacceptable and distressing. archewell d'acampo has firmly denied the allegations in a statement. he has said they are simply not in his nature and has described them as deeply upsetting. while one woman alleged d'acampo made sexualised comments towards her on a photo shoot more than a decade ago. >> hannah, whose identity we're protecting, worked with gino d'acampo in 2011 on a photo shoot for a high profile magazine. she told us she was shocked when he made a highly sexualised comment to her. >> president trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the international criminal court. he's accused the icc of illegitimate and baseless actions against the united states and israel. neither country recognises the court. the measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who assist in icc investigations of american

citizens or its allies. well, last november, the icc issued an arrest warrant for benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, over alleged war crimes in gaza, which israel denies. it also issued a warrant for a hamas commander who was reportedly killed by an israeli airstrike in july. >> nobel peace prize. >> nobel peace prize. >> the king and queen will join hollywood star stanley tucci at a formal dinner later to celebrate italian cuisine. it will also mark the confirmation of a state visit to italy and the vatican later this year. the major spring tour will take place in early april, and it coincides with charles and camilla's 20th wedding anniversary. they will meet pope francis at the vatican and celebrate the catholic church's pilgrims of hope jubilee year. they will also carry out engagements in rome and the north eastern city of ravenna. known for its early christian mosaic artwork. a cold snaps on the way. temperatures may plummet to as low as minus seven

in parts of the uk over the coming days. a yellow cold weather warning will come into force across much of the country. the met office is warning of the coldest temperatures in scotland. it could drop to minus four in the north of england and wales, which could bring a couple of centimetres of snow. it means an increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people and a greater risk to life. but and a greater risk to life. but a return of the dreaded beast from the east is unlikely. that's it for the moment. more from me a little later. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it's eight minutes past midday now. is the chancellor, rachel reeves, on notice after her

plans for growth have been dealt a major blow by a disastrous forecast from the bank of england? >> the governor, andrew bailey, warns that britain's bloated pubuc warns that britain's bloated public sector is dragging down the economy. >> i think, i think it's fair to say that we have seen an increase in public sector employment.