helen catt at westminster.ned the war in ukraine could lead to mass hunger and globalfood shortages for millions of people. the secretary—general, antonio guterres, said the conflict could lead to poorer nations facing famines for many years if ukraine's exports, which include vast amounts of sunflower oil and wheat, are not restored to pre—war levels. the conflict has also contributed to the steep rise in the cost of living here, with inflation in the uk hitting 9% this week, meaning prices are rising at their fastest rate for a0 years. 0ur correspondent caroline davies reports from 0desa. ukraine's wheat helps to feed the world, but while most of its ports remain closed, much of it is beyond the world's reach. over 3,000 tons of grain fill yuri's warehouse, but because of issues transporting it out of the country, no—one wants to buy it. translation: | don't know - who in the world to ask for help. we would like to be helped to sell this grain at any price, as long as the people don't go hungry. i think that

helen catt, bbc news.tjoins me now. there is a lot on your report about there is a lot on your report about the culture in westminster, so what else is coming out about that culture now?— else is coming out about that culture now? ., , ., culture now? there was a spate of allegations — culture now? there was a spate of allegations of _ culture now? there was a spate of allegations of sexual _ culture now? there was a spate of allegations of sexual misconduct l allegations of sexual misconduct backin allegations of sexual misconduct back in 2017, and an independent complaints process was set up, that exists and is used but there is criticism of how long it takes. so things have been done before to address the culture. the question is, how do they address it now? the speaker's conference, the formal inquiry that the speaker wants to set up, is looking at some of the employment practices and some of the potential imbalances that could arise between staff and mps. that wouldn't tackle the issue of allegations

helen catt, bbc news.ave mild symptoms will no longer need to self—isolate from this weekend. testing sites have now closed and contact tracing has ended. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow for us now. is this a significant change in policy from government? it is this a significant change in policy from government? it is, yes. and it comes _ policy from government? it is, yes. and it comes at _ policy from government? it is, yes. and it comes at a _ policy from government? it is, yes. and it comes at a time _ policy from government? it is, yes. and it comes at a time when - policy from government? it is, yes. and it comes at a time when we - policy from government? it is, yes. | and it comes at a time when we see the number of people who have covid in scotland falling. that has been falling over the last five weeks. one in 25 people are thought to have the virus. this compares to one in 19 people last week. so from today we are seeing out a few changes. you will no longer have two

helen catt, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news.uffins is very much in peril. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, _ fighting to full—scale riot - as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into i the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. i the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice', has announced she's left the spice girls. argn — i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the go, girl power. _ not geri. why? - this is bbc news. the latest he

helen catt, thank way to helping him with that. helen catt. thank you- — time for a look at the weather, with ben rich. thank you and good afternoon, we have had a bit of drama from the weather over the last 2a hours, you may not need me to tell you that if you live in central or eastern england because last night there was thunder and lightning, really dramatic scenes, and looks pretty dramatic scenes, and looks pretty dramatic on the way down radar picture as well. it was the showers and storms coming up from the south which really meant business. the lightning strikes numbering into the thousands, a lot of rain in places and even this morning there were more thunderstorms coming into the south—east corner. there was are clearing away, though, and actually things have calmed down quite considerably now, so for this afternoon it does not look too bad out there. some sunshine for england and wales, the small chance of a shower down towards the south. a bit more cloud for northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures, i9 weste

helen catt, bbc news, westminster.ty. andy, this is a very big set of measures. _ andy, this is a very big set of measures, isn't it, announced outside — measures, isn't it, announced outside the scale of things. the chancellor said he wasn't going to move _ chancellor said he wasn't going to move until— chancellor said he wasn't going to move until october but he's been forced _ move until october but he's been forced to— move until october but he's been forced to act and do a couple of u-tums — forced to act and do a couple of u-turns. �* ,.., ., , , u-turns. and, the scale of this is be ond u-turns. and, the scale of this is beyond anything _ u-turns. and, the scale of this is beyond anything we _ u-turns. and, the scale of this is beyond anything we normally - u-turns. and, the scale of this is| beyond anything we normally see outside budgets. you're talking about £15 million —— billion pounds of new measures. that would still be a big headline if i was reporting the budget for you but what we are looking at here i

helen catt, bbc news.een telling us how damaging this story has been to westminster — as a whole. mac whenever you get these sort of stories about behaviour of this type by mps, it is another way of damaging public trust in politics. and that is the real risk with this and why these stories are important. we've seen parliament try to fix this in the past. it has set up an independent whistle—blowing scheme, thatis independent whistle—blowing scheme, that is in place and people do use it, but there are questions about how long those investigations take and therefore how infective it is at having an impact on the culture in parliament. what the speaker is suggesting here, that is a way of addressing some of the imbalances between mps and their staff, and the potential for imbalances there, but when it comes to accusations between mps, it wouldn't help. there is set to be revisions to the code of conduct for mps, and we expect to hear the outcome of that in the next couple of weeks or so. the chair of that co

helen catt, bbc news. and helen cattjoins me now.n it comes to the treatment of women and the way women are made to feel in the workplace, we talk about it and it is a massive issue for society. when it reaches the heart of politics in westminster, it is a massive problem for politics. they will be people talking about political sleaze yet again, and this is damaging. this political sleaze yet again, and this is damaging-— is damaging. this is damaging for westminster, _ is damaging. this is damaging for westminster, whenever - is damaging. this is damaging for westminster, whenever you - is damaging. this is damaging for westminster, whenever you get l is damaging. this is damaging for i westminster, whenever you get talk of these stories in this behaviour by mps, it damages public trust in politics, and that is the real risk of this and why these stories are important. we have seen parliament try to fix this in the past, it has set up an independent whistle—blowing scheme which people do use, but there are questions about how long

helen catt has the story so far.bolic win for labour — wandsworth in south london, tory for 44 years, until now. even in an election about local services, having the lowest council tax in the country didn't keep it blue. the cost of living crisis did come up, as did the massive cuts from the government since 2010. and also boris johnson. borisjohnson was a vote winner for labour, as indeed was keir starmer as well. and i remind you, huw, in 1998, a year after our landslide victory, we didn't win this seat in wandsworth. in 2002, after our landslide victory in 2001, we didn't win this seat in wandsworth, and we've done it in 2022. wandsworth�*s former leader blamed the loss on the cost of living and said what he called the "issue of borisjohnson" was raised. that was echoed by tory councillors elsewhere. it's partygate, it's notjust partygate. there is the integrity issue. basically, ijust don't feel people any longer have the confidence that their prime minister can be relied upon to tell the truth. the conservatives

helen catt, bbc news.rch suggests 1.5 million households will struggle to pay their food and energy bills over the next 12 months. the national institute of economic and social research has predicted that the uk will fall into recession this year. our business correspondent ramzan karmali is here. what is the background to this? what are they saying, and why are they saying it now?— are they saying, and why are they saying it now? they do an outlook every year. _ saying it now? they do an outlook every year. they — saying it now? they do an outlook every year, they have _ saying it now? they do an outlook every year, they have looked - saying it now? they do an outlook every year, they have looked at i saying it now? they do an outlookl every year, they have looked at not just the uk, but the world as well. they have looked at the impact of the war in ukraine will have on the global economy, which they say will shrink by i% because of the war in ukraine, about $1.5 shrink by 1% because of the war in ukrain

helen catt, bbc news, westminster.ef political correspondent adam fleming was in downing street and explained what effect these latest pictures will make. i'm not sure they make a huge amount of difference. if you're angry with boris johnson and have been angry at him for the last year, you've now got visual proof to go with the news reports on the apologies. if you're the opposition parties trying to get tactical advantage, it gives you some more ammunition, for example the lib dems reporting the met police to the police watchdog to get them to investigate why boris johnson wasn't fined. if you're one of the prime minister's allies, you say this photo makes the case that the prime minister thought he was at work and that's what grant shapps was doing this morning. well, it's certainly a leaving event. his part in it, though, will have been fully investigated by the police. as we know, he wasn't fined for this event, and as you can see he's raising a glass and he seems to be saying cheers and thank you to a member of s

helen catt, bbc news.arlotte proudman, a barrister who focuses on women's rights. i asked her how widespread this sort of behaviour is in the workplace. a lot has happened since the need to movement in 2016—2017, but we didn't really see the cultural revolution in terms of a shift towards how women are treated within the workplace, to the extent that sexual harassment continues. and it's not just in westminster, it's across the board. i see it in the legal profession as a barrister, women that i have worked with have experienced sexual harassment in other walks of life. and we know where professions are male dominated, in the media, in hollywood, in finance and law, in politics, the power is held and concentrated largely by men, and structures in place don't always make sexual harassment transparent and perpetrators are not always held accountable. it can create a culture where sexual harassment becomes rife and men are not held accountable and structures become complicit in that. that was one of the probl

0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. helen, a big week in politics, isn't it?n, a big week in politics, isn't it? , , , it? yes, this week on thursday, thousands _ it? yes, this week on thursday, thousands of _ it? yes, this week on thursday, thousands of council— it? yes, this week on thursday, thousands of council seats - it? yes, this week on thursday, thousands of council seats will i it? yes, this week on thursday, i thousands of council seats will be “p thousands of council seats will be up for election across wales, scotland, much of england, and the northern ireland assembly also up for election, so that is a lot of voting happening across the country. and as you have said, in recent weeks we have seen a real focus on some of the things that have been going on inside the house of commons, inside westminster. this is where we find out what is going on outside, if you like, and what those around the country think of what we have seen over recent months. so obviously, there are local elections, so clearly major local issues will have an impact on those ind

helen catt, bbc news, westminster.uncement from the chancellor. a third of all households, the most vulnerable, receiving around £1200 of help. there's also support for everyone because we promised we should stand by the british people and that's what we have done today. you by the british people and that's what we have done today. you are a hiuh what we have done today. you are a high spending. _ what we have done today. you are a high spending. high _ what we have done today. you are a high spending, high texan - high spending, high texan chancellor. here is another announcement that is high spending and high taxing. just how conservative are you? i and high taxing. just how conservative are you? i think what --eole conservative are you? i think what peeple want _ conservative are you? i think what peeple want and _ conservative are you? i think what people want and what _ conservative are you? i think what people want and what i _ conservative are you? i think what people want and what i am - conservative are you? i

our political correspondent helen catt has the latest. pomp and ceremony of the queen's speech is over. now the work on what it announced begins. among the first items, a levelling up the bill which will change planning rules. it promises to give communities more control over development. it isn't the big overhaul that ministers had previously put forward and which caused a backlash among tory mps, and the levelling up the secretary appeared to step back from the government's pledged to build an extra 300,000 homes per year by the mid—20 20s. h0 extra 300,000 homes per year by the mid-20 2os-— mid-20 20s. no kind of success siml to mid-20 20s. no kind of success simply to hit — mid-20 20s. no kind of success simply to hit the _ mid-20 20s. no kind of success simply to hit the homes - mid-20 20s. no kind of success simply to hit the homes that - mid-20 20s. no kind of success| simply to hit the homes that are built are shoddy, in the wrong place, don't have the infrastructure required and are not into beating the beautiful communities. daw

i'm joined now by our political correspondent helen catt. it has been an extraordinary week in termscularly from female mps in the house of commons, including conservatives. what is the reaction now to neil parish stepping down? tt now to neil parish stepping down? tit has been an extraordinarily grim week in the house of commons, this series of senior women coming out and talking about some fairly grim things that they say have happened to them. a cabinet minister talked about being pinned against a wall by about being pinned against a wall by a male colleague. the reaction to neil parish stepping down, i think there is a sense of, yes, it was sort of inevitable and they are pleased he has chosen to do this, and that has come from across the opposition, some conservative mps, too, ratherthan opposition, some conservative mps, too, rather than push it to an investigation and prolong this, the fact he is gone now is welcome, although there are those in labour, the lib dems, they are saying that the lib dems, they are saying that the tories should have acted quicker on this, and some c

government "will provide significant support for the british people" — as our political correspondent helen catt has pressure on the government to do more than it has. the pressure on the government to do more than it has.— pressure on the government to do more than it has. the chancellor of the exchequer. _ more than it has. the chancellor of the exchequer. this _ more than it has. the chancellor of the exchequer. this lunchtime - more than it has. the chancellor of| the exchequer. this lunchtime rishi sunak announced _ the exchequer. this lunchtime rishi sunak announced another _ the exchequer. this lunchtime rishi sunak announced another bot - the exchequer. this lunchtime rishi sunak announced another bot 9 - sunak announced another bot 9 billion worth of measures to help households. he scrapped a scheme that would have seen households have to pay back a reduction on their energy bills. for to pay back a reduction on their energy bills-— to pay back a reduction on their ener: bills. ., ., ., ., . ., energy bills. for the avoidance of doubt, this _ energy bills. for the avoidance of doubt, th

helen catt _ to happen. helen, thank you very much. helen catt there _ to happen. ssive £181; million in the euromillions draw last week. the couple, who have two primary school children, said the win would give them "time to dream." 0ur correspondent navtej johal has the story. popping open the champagne lifestyle. joe and jess frate, a married couple in their 40s from gloucester, havejust married couple in their 40s from gloucester, have just become married couple in their 40s from gloucester, havejust become multi—, multi—, multimillionaires. joe, a communication sales engineer, and jess, who runs a hair salon, communication sales engineer, and jess, who runs a hairsalon, are communication sales engineer, and jess, who runs a hair salon, are the uk's biggest ever lottery winners. they have banked on hundred and 84 million, 260 £2899 and ten p. —— £284 million plus. they found out how they won the life changing sum in an e—mail onjoe's phone. i actually started counting the digits and at that point, i thought... it was amazing. but also surreal, it didn't feel rea

there's speculation over how much the scandal will influence the elections, as our correspondent, helen cattelection across wales, scotland, much of england, and the northern ireland assembly also up for election, so that is a lot of voting happening across the country. and as you have said, in recent weeks we have seen a real focus on some of the things that have been going on inside the house of commons, inside westminster. this is where we find out what is going on outside, if you like, and what those around the country think of what they have seen over recent months. so obviously, there are local elections, so clearly major local issues will have an impact on those individual results, but across the board, it will be seen as a national test of opinion. and if we look at england specifically, the last time this set of council seats were up for election in england was 2018, so this is the first time those seats have been contested under borisjohnson, keir starmer, and ed davey, so there will be a lot of scrutiny on how they do in those places, particularly for example places where the cons

our political correspondent helen catt reports.r a senior downing street aide with bottles of wine, food and what appears to be a toast from the boss. this was on 13th november 2020 when the country was in lockdown, indoors socialising banned. it's understood at least one of the people who went to this gathering was fined by the police. the prime minister was not, which has raised questions. i think millions of people will be sitting at home thinking if it was them or anybody else pictured at that party they would have received a fine, so unless the met police can provide an urgent clarification as to why boris johnson wasn't fined, then the police watchdog need to step in and restore some transparency and public trust to this process. the met has previously said it wouldn't provide further details of its findings. downing street says the police had access to all the relevant information, including photographs. the prime minister thought it was a works event. the metropolitan police thought it was a works event. therefore it was a

helen catt, bbc news.more detailed analysis with lewis goodall, who is at the touch screen. lewis, we will be talking to shadow home secretary yvette cooper shortly, she is in wakefield, part of the north—west, take us through the importance of the former red wall, as we used to call it. ~ , ., the former red wall, as we used to call it. ~ , . , ., call it. well, shall we start with definin: call it. well, shall we start with defining what _ call it. well, shall we start with defining what it _ call it. well, shall we start with defining what it is? _ call it. well, shall we start with defining what it is? there - call it. well, shall we start with defining what it is? there mayl call it. well, shall we start with l defining what it is? there may be those who are not total obsessives who have not heard of the term, because it was a term that came along in the 2019 general election to describe the ribbon, really, of unbroken red stretching largely but not exclusively across the north of england, seats that

helen catt, bbc news.y have not— and northern ireland, where they have not started counting. the simplest— have not started counting. the simplest way of describing this is the picture we have seen in the opinion— the picture we have seen in the opinion polls for the past few months. _ opinion polls for the past few months, with labour ahead a bit, seems _ months, with labour ahead a bit, seems to— months, with labour ahead a bit, seems to have been replicated in the real world _ seems to have been replicated in the real world. with real voters in their— real world. with real voters in their local— real world. with real voters in their local elections in england. that— their local elections in england. that is— their local elections in england. that is the _ their local elections in england. that is the big picture. the big symbolic— that is the big picture. the big symbolic wins for labour have been the three _ symbolic wins for labour have been the three tory councils in london, including — the three tor

let's speak to our political corresponent helen catt.o, we have had a brief response from the pm's office about all this.— office about all this. yes, we have. the prime — office about all this. yes, we have. the prime minister's _ the prime minister's spokesperson says borisjohnson takes accusations about what happened during lockdown very seriously. and that sucre's interim report, remember, there was a document that was put out a couple of months ago that raised some of these challenges and at wholesale channel take neck changes are made as a result. —— sue gray. the spokesperson added that there were further changes to come. as you heard be say there, they are concerned about dressing it in full ones the sue gray report is published. and things like what we saw in the photos last night. the scottish tory leader saying that the prime minister needed to outline why he thought that was acceptable. the prime minister is also due to address backbenchers tomorrow evening the committee of conservative backbenchers. so far the pre—minister h

. —— russian born. 0ur political correspondent helen catt nowjoins me from westminster.ough what is happening here? this can you talk us through what is happening here?— can you talk us through what is happening here? this all relates to the conservative _ happening here? this all relates to the conservative peer, _ happening here? this all relates to the conservative peer, key - happening here? this all relates to the conservative peer, key on - happening here? this all relates to the conservative peer, key on the. the conservative peer, key on the evening standard newspaper, he was born in russia but he holds dual russian and traditional nationality. his dad was a former kgb agent. he entered the house of lords, lord lebedev, in 2020, he was nominated by borisjohnson for his services to philanthropy and the media, but there have been claims since that originally advice had been given to the committee which advises on peerage is that it would be a risk to national security to appoint them to national security to appoint them to the lords and the secret service then chan

let's talk to our political correspondence helen catt. his event where this photo was taken? ~ ., ., , this event where this photo was taken? ~ . ., , ~ ., ., taken? we did already know about this event- — taken? we did already know about this event. it _ taken? we did already know about this event. it was _ taken? we did already know about this event. it was on _ taken? we did already know about this event. it was on the _ taken? we did already know about this event. it was on the 13th - taken? we did already know about this event. it was on the 13th of i this event. it was on the 13th of november 2020. that is when indoor socialising was banned in england. and it was a leaving do for the former director of communications at number 10, former director of communications at numberio, lee cain. as i former director of communications at number 10, lee cain. as i said, former director of communications at numberio, lee cain. as i said, we did know about this event but the police to investigate it, they did not find boris johnson for its. polic

we can speak now to our political correspondent helen catt. efore what impact that is really having at the moment on culture. what the speaker is looking at changing specifically is a very specific way that westminster works in the way that it employs staff. mps' in the way that it employs staff. mps�* staff are directly employed by mps�* staff are directly employed by mps at the moment. that can raise problems because it can mean that you end up in a situation of staff being wary of coming forward with complaints and issues because they are in effect having to complain about their boss to their boss. he wants to set up this very formal sort of enquiry called a speaker�*s commission to look at changing that. that hasn�*t been used since 2008, so it is quite a big thing. but in terms of changing the wider culture, the sorts of things that mps have suggested to me this week, some have suggested to me this week, some have suggested increasing the number of female mps would change the culture further. they have of course been steps to do that in re

our political correspondent is helen catt. n actually about the investigation itself. we know that there were 12 dedicated officers who were working on this. they have gone through a lot of documentation, 345 documents, including e—mails, door locks, diary entries and witness statements. they sent out 204 questionnaires and look through 510 photographs and cctv images. we are not expecting that the police will give any more detail on why they have or have not issued fixed penalty notices for particular people but there is a clue perhaps in what the acting deputy commissioner helen ball said earlier. she said that they look very carefully into whether this was someone�*s home wasn't someone�*s home. someone's home wasn't someone's home. �* ,., , someone's home wasn't someone's home. �* , ., someone's home wasn't someone's home. �* ,., , ,, home. and so in terms of next steps then, home. and so in terms of next steps then. helen. — home. and so in terms of next steps then. helen. we _ home. and so in terms of next steps then, hel

our political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. n the prior minister.— prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea _ prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea leadsom _ prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea leadsom does - prior minister. yes, it is insofar as andrea leadsom does have. prior minister. yes, it is insofar- as andrea leadsom does have some striking criticism of the prime minister here but she stopped short of saying he should step down and does not say that he submit —— she submitted a letter calling for a vote of no confidence, but the criticism is striking, and striking and significant coming from somebody like andrea leadsom who was a prominent brexit bacco supported borisjohnson in his leadership bid after he dropped out of the race and she is has been in his cabinet and was the business secretary so it is quite striking when you get criticism from those quarters and as you said the language she uses is strong and she talked about how if this came out in a statement that was sent to some of her constituen

and by our political correspondent helen catt: lots of questions about the threat of russia.? what we are looking at here is the fact that one of the consequences of vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine is the precise opposite of what he was trying to achieve. in the words of the nato secretary general, what is going to get is not less nato on his doorstep but more. it is an absolute certainty that, by the end this year and within the next few months, frankly, finland and sweden willjoin the north atlantic alliance. russia's border with nato would double in size as a result of finland's membership. that is all vladimir putin's doing. neither country was in favour of nato for the longest time but what we have seenin the longest time but what we have seen in the last few months is that support for that has dramatically increased particularly in finland, to the point where both countries, politically, are poised to submit their applications for membership. it is going to take the next few days. there are some political hurdles to overcome in most countries but by this time next

let's speak to political correspondent helen catt. what have we heard from downing street?official spokesperson, journalists asked him about these interviews earlier today, and he said that boris johnson takes revelations about what happened in downing street during lockdown very seriously. downing street said that the document that sue gray has already report, her interim report which came out a couple months ago, raised some of these challenges and that wholesale changes in how number ten operated remade as a result. the spokesman said further changes are to come. borisjohnson himself has said he will address parliament in full once sue gray's report is published — and it's widely expected in westminster that that is likely to happen in the next couple of days, perhaps as soon as tomorrow, though we can't know this for certain largely because after thursday, parliament breaks up for a week—long recess. if boris johnson is going to be addressing parliament, it needs to be sitting. the expectations we will get that report in the next couple days. borisjohnson is do to addre

we can speak now to our political correspondent helen catt. good morning, helen, good to see you.he conservative mp neil parish after admitting he had watched pawn in the house of commons. it comes days before there is a big test of public opinion on thursday, lots of seats in england, northern ireland and scotland, these are local elections so local issues will have an impact on individual results. it is also a big test of national opinion and the national backdrop, notjust in the results but the way that activists are campaigning and talking to voters and finding out what they think it a very intensive way in the run—up to thursday. if you look at england in particular, the last time these particular, the last time these particular council seats were up for election were in 2018 so it's the first time these seats have been contested under borisjohnson and keir starmer and ed davey. so they will be looked at carefully particularly in those areas where the conservatives took lots of votes from labour in the 2019 general election to see if the vote is still holding up there. has th

we can now speak to our political correspondent helen catt.and he says it an insurance policy on getting a deal but many will say he was the one who signed up to this day.— signed up to this day. there was a lot of our knees _ signed up to this day. there was a lot of our knees in _ signed up to this day. there was a lot of our knees in the _ signed up to this day. there was a lot of our knees in the house - signed up to this day. there was a lot of our knees in the house of. lot of our knees in the house of commons this lunchtime as the foreign secretary set out the details about the principal of changing parts of the agreement —— there was a lot of unease. and the legality of it. the government says it does comply with international law and it has not set out how at this point in time and liz truss said there will be more details and although there is usually a long—standing policy that the government does not reveal its legal advice, but it is whether spelling out what the government is proposing in this legislation. what it thinks will mak

bbc pages you can also find signposts to support. joining me now is our political correspondent helen cattion hits 9%? try 3 is the biggest topic in westminster without a doubt on all sides and as you said, when you've suddenly got things like inflation spiking at 9%, the highest rate in a0 years, that does then increase the pressure on the government to do more. it will point to things it's already done, for example cutting fuel duty, the £150 council tax rebate, the £200 loan to reduce energy bills which is due to come later in the year and it will point to the fact that this is a global issue, it's not a uk only issue and the chancellor has previously said he can't protect everyone from those price rises. but you've then got labour saying, that's all well and good but it doesn't believe the government is doing enough in everything it could be for example it said it wanted to see the government cancelled the national insurance rise which came in last month to pay for the backlog in last month to pay for the backlog in nhs care. there's also this idea, as you said, of the windfall tax whi

we can get more now from our political correspondent helen catt.r. well, we've always said we take nothing off the table. _ if we do need to legislate, we - will not shy away from doing that. as i say, the foreign secretary will outline the decisions - that we make on that later today. one of the challenges we've got to deal with is the fact - that at the moment we've got over 200 businesses in great britain - not supplying northern ireland, people unable to access goodsl |and products in northern irelandj the way that they should be able to do as citizens of the uk. and it's one of the things when the prime ministerl was in northern ireland with me | yesterday and met the political| party leaders, all of them, j i have to say, of all parties with the common view that there are issues of the protocol- that need to be resolved, - and we're very cognizant of that. we would like to do that. by agreement with the eu. but if we can't do that, - we've always said we would take the action we need to take. we can get more now from our political what is it

reports. of control of the night. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. count deal with some of the impacts of those that have happened domestically, i think you can definitely build back from these results tonight. the -a has from these results tonight. the party has held _ from these results tonight. the party has held sunderland but with a smaller red daugherty.— smaller red daugherty. gordon wins in the south in _ smaller red daugherty. gordon wins in the south in london, _ smaller red daugherty. gordon wins in the south in london, it's - smaller red daugherty. gordon wins in the south in london, it's a - smaller red daugherty. gordon wins in the south in london, it's a long . in the south in london, it's a long and long morning. but to start with winning sunderland, i am a very happy man, 42% share of the vote, very happy indeed. but happy man, 4296 share of the vote, very happy indeed-— happy man, 4296 share of the vote, very happy indeed. but labour is not exectin: very happy indeed. but labour is not expecting gains _ very happy indeed. but labour