david wallace—lockhart, bbc news, downing street.nomia iqbal is at the hospital where the writer is being treated. nomia, statements from both his agent and his son in the last few hours — what have they said? yes, his son released a statement, and in it he said that his father is in a critical condition in the hospital but he has been taken off the ventilator and was able to say a few words. he described his father's injuries as life changing, after being stabbed several times, but he said: his usual, feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact. he also said that the family are so grateful to the audience members who jumped on stage that day at the literary event in new york state where mr rushdie was stabbed to try and help him. earlier in the day, mr rushdie's agent confirmed to us that the road to recovery was a long one. as for the 24—year—old suspect, american hadi matar, he has pleaded not guilty already in court. he is a call —— accused of attempted murder and attempted assault of mr rushdie. a lot of speculation swirli

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news, downing street.oducer's net income has doubled. all prices are risin: net income has doubled. all prices are rising because _ net income has doubled. all prices are rising because of— net income has doubled. all prices are rising because of the _ net income has doubled. all prices are rising because of the russian l are rising because of the russian attacks on ukraine. —— oil. sir salman rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and has spoken for the first time since he was stabbed several times on stage at a literary event in new york state on friday. his son, zafar rushdie, has described his injuries as life—changing but says his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact. chautauqua county jail have released a picture of the alleged attacker, 24—year—old hadi matar, who denies a charge of attempted murder. nomia iqbal reports from new york on sir salman�*s condition. the details of his condition have come through that statement from his son, zafar rushdie, which he released on twitter.

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news.michelle donelan gave me her reaction to labour's plans. the government has been helping throughout this process, including with the council tax rebate — £400 that is promised later this year and the household support fund. you are absolutely right to point out the cost—of—living crisis and the globalfight against inflation is extremely worrying to people and that is what i am hearing from my own constituents. we now have two candidates with very different views on how to tackle that. one of them will become prime minister in two weeks�* time. i am backing liz truss, who fundamentally believes in letting people keep more of their money from the off, be reducing taxation and will start her premiership with an emergency budget to see what more we can do. she gets the gravity of the issue and will act swiftly to help people. acting swiftly to help people specifically with energy bills? rishi sunak is promising 10 billion in extra support. will she match that, or do better than that? what

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news, downing street.giant aramco has announced record profits of more than $48 billion for the second quarter of this year. the world's biggest oil producer's net income has almost doubled year—on—year. oil prices are rising because of russia's attack on ukraine and increasing demand after the pandemic. sir salman rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and has spoken for the first time since he was stabbed several times on stage at a literary event in new york state on friday. his son, zafar rushdie, has described his injuries as life changing, but says his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact. chautauqua county jail have released a picture of the alleged attacker, 24—year—old hadi matar, who denies a charge of attempted murder. nomia iqbal reports from new york on sir salman�*s condition. the details of his condition have come through that statement from his son, zafar rushdie, which he released on twitter. he said that his father is still in a critical condition inside the hospital.

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news.s been taken off a ventilator and has spoken for the first time since he was stabbed several times on stage at a literary event in the united states on friday. nomia iqbal is at the hospital where the satanic verses author is being treated. nomia. there has been no comment yet from the hospital treating sir salman rushdie but his agent confirmed to us media that he is breathing unaided and speaking. in terms of the suspect, 24—year—old hadi matar has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty so all of the charges that he is facing. more reports are coming out about him, including claims he had a fake drivers license in the name of a member of his brother, the group that the us and uk regard as a terrorist organisation. they drove the group hasissued organisation. they drove the group has issued a statement saying they had nothing to do the stabbing. there are also reports that suggest he was sympathetic to iran's revolutionary guards, a major political and military force in iran, whose

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news.aken off a ventilator and has spoken for the first time since he was stabbed several times on stage at a literary event in the united states on friday. his son has described his father's injuries as life changing but says his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour is still intact. earlier, his agent said that his road to recovery had begun, and that his condition is "heading in the right direction." nomia iqbal is at the hospital in erie pennsylvania where the satanic verses�* author is being treated and gave us this update. in a statement given to us at the bbc, salman rushdie�*s agent andrew wylie said the following, which i will quote verbatim. "he's off the ventilator, so the road to recovery has begun. it will be long, the injuries are severe but his condition is headed in the right direction." just a reminder of those injuries. salman rushdie is thought to likely lose an eye. the nerves in one of his arms are severed, and also his liver has been badly damaged. now, in terms of

here's our political correspondent, david wallace—lockhart.ergy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1,200 of government support to help low income families make ends meet this winter. throughout history, it has been government's role to provide support to households who need it in a time of crisis. we saw it during the pandemic using the furlough scheme and the £20 uplift to universal credit per week and we need to see that again now. we need to see that the government at least doubles that support to low—income households right now, or we are going to be facing a winter of truly terrifying circumstances. a source of many of these concerns are predicted rises in the energy price cap — the maximum that can be charged for a unit of energy. last october, a typical family could expect to pay about £1,200 a year for electricity and gas. this 0ctober, it will be closer to £2,000. forecasts now suggest the figure could go up to £3,500 later this year and to mor

our correspondent david wallace lockhart is at westminster for us.art is at westminster for us. are saying theyi go pubs are saying they fear they will go to the wall because there is no energy price cap for businesses, what is the government going to do to deal with these rocketing prices? it is less than a week until we know the next prime minister, but it sounds like businesses will have to wait until then, what, if any support they can expect. this leadership debate has been dominated by the price increases that households are facing. even on that issue, neither rishi sunak or liz truss is completely spelt out what they will try do to help people with rising bills. when it comes to business, rishi sunak�*s teen are pointing out he was chancellor during the covid pandemic and in that bleak economic situation he stepped in to give business the support it needed. liz truss's allies are pointing to a couple of policies they help, reversing the rise in national insurance are not going ahead with the planned increase in corporation tax. given the scale

david wallace—lockhart, bbc news, downing street.esters for attending a vigilfor sarah everard has been dropped, after the crown prosecution service said the "legal test" for prosecution had not been met. the six were accused of breaking covid lockdown rules by attending the vigil in march last year following the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard by police officer wayne couzens. there were clashes with police after several hundred people attended the unofficial gathering. let's speak tojeni pinto edmunds, she's one of the six people who attended the vigil who will no longer face charges. this must come as a huge relief to you. this must come as a huge relief to ou. , �* , , ., you. yes, it's definitely a relief. i'm “ust you. yes, it's definitely a relief. i'm just very _ you. yes, it's definitely a relief. i'm just very grateful _ you. yes, it's definitely a relief. i'm just very grateful to - you. yes, it's definitely a relief. i'm just very grateful to have i you. yes, it's definitely a relief. l i'm just very grateful t

your aine davies thank you, david wallace lockhart. —— thank you, david wallace lockhart. large parts of england and wales, as temperatures are set to hit 36 celsius in some areas. the met office amber warning is in place for the next four days, with the intensive heat expected to affect water supplies, farming and wildlife. frances read reports. a dog locked in a sweltering hot car, rescued by police in the nick of time. come on. it's now making a good recovery, but underestimating the heat can pose the most danger to humans and animals. wildlife charities say hedgehog populations are struggling, coming out in the day to try to find water. and in the fields the grass cattle would usually eat has dried out. leaves have shrivelled, with yields down 20%. fortunately, we've got a yield, but unfortunately we haven't got the size of potatoes we need, because these potatoes should all be that size. and far too many are that size. and so therefore, that's where the lost yield is. of course, some are making the most of the hot weather, but extreme heat warnings have been issued to

let's talk now with our political correspondent david lockhart wallace.ems to be growing on liz truss to say more on the energy and cost of living crisis? there is. liz truss says nothing is off the table in terms of helping people, we know that she believes the best tool is tax cuts so she is promising to reverse a recent rise in national insurance, she wants to scrap a planned rise in corporation tax. it is also understood that in her team there are discussions about cutting vat and potential changes to income tax. pauljohnson, the director of the institute for fiscal studies for click respected economic think—tank, has been speaking to the times newspaper and he has warned this could not all be done without in his words completely crushing the public finances. he added it is simplistic to say that cutting taxes leads to economic growth and he says that all of these policies are quite worrying at a time of high inflation and big deficits. liz truss's campaign has responded, a spokesperson saying her policies will tackle the economic orthodoxy, they say

doctor elaine lockhart, thank _ able to do better.hank you forjoiningl able to do better. doctor elaine i lockhart, thank you forjoining us. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday today across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 36 celsius later this week. in central and southern england, the uk health security agency has issued a level three alert, one step down from the heatwave last month. it means health care services should take action to help vulnerable groups. in northern england, there'll be a level two alert. france is in the middle of its fourth heatwave of the summer as its worst drought on record has left villages without drinking water. weather forecasters say it's the most severe drought since records began in the late 1950s. sylvia lennan—spence reports. parts of south—eastern france ablaze. urgent efforts to control the flames burning dangerously close to home for residents here. thi

earlier i spoke to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart about what more we can expect from policy announcement that keir starmer is expected to make tomorrow. the price cap, of course, the maximum amount someone can be charged for a unit of energy here. when you extrapolate those figures for the typical household, that will go for the typical household, that will 9° up for the typical household, that will go up to £3500 in october, currently sitting at around £2000. keir starmer is expected to say he doesn't want that increase to happen, he is due to speak tomorrow to outline his plans for the cost of living, we expect this to be a big part of that. of course, this leaves a big question, there is a funding gap, how is this going to be paid for? i imagine this is detail we will get tomorrow, but he does talk in the sunday mirror this morning, he says he would like to bring down bills by taxing the oil and gas producers making huge profits. i suspect that they play a role in all of this. we also know the treasury are currently considering a plan which would remove an allowanc

here's our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart. with energy bills

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our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart is here in the studio.d what more he is saying, what can you tell us? tt is saying, what can you tell us? it is a bi saying, what can you tell us? it is a his policy _ saying, what can you tell us? te 3 a big policy announcement that keir starmer is expected to make tomorrow. the price cap is of course the maximum amount someone can be charged for a unit of energy here, and when you extrapolate those figures for the typical household, that will go up to £3500 in october, it is currently sitting about £2000. keir starmer is expecting to say that he does not want that increase to happen, he is due to speak tomorrow and outline his plans for the cost of living. we expect this to be a big part of that, but of course it leaves a big question, there is a funding gap they are, how is that going to be paid for? i imagine that it is detail we will get when he outlines his plans tomorrow. he talks in the newspapers this morning, saying he would like to ring down bills by taxing the oil and gas producers making huge p

let's get more from our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. any news from the talks? energy firms met with boris johnson and the chancellor to discuss the current situation. the official downing street statement has come out since that. boris johnson downing street statement has come out since that. borisjohnson said he was urging the electricity sector to ease the cost of living pressures and the chancellor and the fans have agreed to keep working closely to try to support the public, especially the vulnerable. what there is not off the back of this meeting is any new policy, new approach to try to help people who are struggling at the moment right now and i worried about how things will go. there is help coming through the pipeline that will start coming through in october. nothing new since we saw increased estimates about bills. the prime minister attended this morning's meeting and while borisjohnson is family of the opinion that it is for his successor to announce any major new policies, he didn't want to show he is taking theissue he didn't want to show he is t

chancellor mr sunak, citing his experience and judgment. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhartis this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's _ how significant is this? it is a big blow to rishi sunak's campaign l how significant is this? it is a big | blow to rishi sunak's campaign to being next prime minister of the united kingdom. robert buckland, it was not long ago he was going on television programmes saying that rishi sunak was the right person to lead the country through challenging economic times but he has written this piece for the telegraph newspaper today where he says that liz truss is now the right person to take the country forward. he talks about changing his name, says it has not been an easy decision for him to make, he says he has spoken to liz truss about specifics including the idea for a bill of rights in the uk, essentially reform of human right legislation, and has also come to the conclusion that she has got the best prospects for taking the uk economy forward. he says she will give the country the best shot at a high—growth, high productivity economy. he s

david, thank you very much, david wallace - you very much, david wallace lockhart.ction from the government. victoria derbyshire is in ipswich for us today, talking to people about how this news will affect them. victoria. thank you very much. i mean, the question people have is, how am i supposed to pay this? that is the question most people are asking. we are here today at royal oak community cafe and self —— in suffolk. run by homeless prevention charity. helen hayes, good morning, she cares for her dad, your mum helps look after your dad and you have an nhs team who come in as well. when you heard the news of this new price cap, how did you feel? i this new price cap, how did you feel? ., . ., , this new price cap, how did you feel? ._ , feel? i actually felt physically sick. it shocked _ feel? i actually felt physically sick. it shocked me _ feel? i actually felt physically sick. it shocked me so - feel? i actually felt physically sick. it shocked me so much. feel? i actually felt physically - sick. it shocked me so much. and the levels of anxiety that the worr

let's get more on this with our political correspondent david wallace lockhart.ht. liz truss is a saying that no options are on the table when it comes to dealing with the current situation, but we know her big policy is on tax cuts, she is going to reverse a recent rise in national insurance if she becomes prime minister, she wants to cancel a planned increase in corporation tax and we are hearing from her team that she is even thinking of the idea of cutting vat across the board. we have heard today from the ifs, the respected economic think—tank, their director paul johnson has spoken to the times and he says it is a simplistic mantra to think that tax cuts automatically produce economic growth and he talks about it being a time of big deficit and high inflation and says there those policies are quite worrying. and in a separate piece he has written for the times, he says that neither liz truss nor rishi sunak are coming up with adequate solutions for rising energy gusts. rishi sunak of course wants to cut vat on energy bills and he has promised more targeted

david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster.tark choices this winter — campaigners say many will be plunged into fuel poverty — forced to choose between heating and eating. 0ur correspondentjo black has been talking to some people about their fears for the months to come. the waterfront at ipswich. but behind the attractive facade and expensive boats, some people in this town are starting to struggle with their living costs, and are fearful about what's to come. basically, i've got two things. one is debt, obviously... at a citizens advice bureau drop—in session, we find marina — a former care worker. she has long covid, anxiety and depression. no longer in work, she's applied for universal credit, is £875 in rent arrears, and often sits in the dark to save money. to actually fear, every day, how you're meant to live... it's just something else. didn't think i'd get this age and be worried about things like this. you just think it's going to be normal. the government says various discounts and payments will help uk households wi

with me now is our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. what more can you tell us?edwards accepted the police caution injuly 2020 and though he was elected as plaid cymru mp has not represented the party since then. earlier this week, the party said he would be permitted to have the wit back as it is known to represent the party. the party chairwoman said that came following a procedural advice they had received. i decision that split the party. their formal leader was quite vocal saying she did not agree with that. we also heard from jonathan edwards's wife who said she was appalled and disappointed by this decision. they are going through divorce at the moment. we heard from the leader of plaid cymru, adam price who tweeted saying it is his firm belief jonathan edwards cannot continue to represent the party at westminster and called him to resign. he went on to say that the actions did not represent the party's values and it sent the wrong message for him to continue to be an mp representing the party. we have heard from jonathan edwards today, he said he thinks i

let's bring you more on that with david wallace lockhart, our political correspondent.eadership race very much in the spotlight and the discussion of their various economic promises and liz truss is coming in particular scrutiny today.— liz truss is coming in particular scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss _ scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has _ scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has always _ scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has always said - scrutiny today. that is right, ben, so liz truss has always said tax i so liz truss has always said tax cuts will be her priority. she is saying she won't take anything off the table, but she knows the best tool in the cost of living crisis is tax cuts, so she wants to reverse the recent rise in national insurance, she wants to scrap a planned rise in corporation tax and i'm also hearing murmurings from her team about potential cuts in vat, potential changes to income tax. today we have heard from paul johnson, the director of the institute for fiscal studies, a respected i

david wallace-lockhart, i member to vote. david i wallace-lockhart, there.ncident at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. pete arredondo was in charge of the six—member police force assigned to the school. shortly after the shooting, it emerged that it was 77 minutes before officers at the scene breached a door to the classroom where the massacre happened. eventually, a group of officers from the us border control moved in to kill the 18—year—old gunman. the decision to sack the police chief came at a public meeting of the school board. relatives and friends of those who died spoke of their grief and anger at the way the police responded to the shooting. i'm here today to make a statement. if a law enforcement�*s job is to protect and serve, why didn't they protect and serve my friends and teachers on may 24th? i have messages for pete arredondo and all the law enforcement that was there on that day. turn in your badge and step down, you don't deserve to wear one! mr arredondo did not attend the meeting. his lawyer said he had received death threats and

let's cross to westminster and speak to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. announcements to come but it will be my successor as prime minister who will be giving them. the uk government, the current uk government, the current uk government headed by borisjohnson, their position has been that it is not for them to currently make big financial decisions because in a few weeks' time there will be a new government with a new prime minister so they don't want to tie the hands of their successor who said a big cost of living decisions are up to whoever wins the conservative leadership contest, rishi sunak or liz truss. but borisjohnson was saying that there will be announcements in september, september the 5th is the date for the new prime minister, that will help with what he said were the key pinch points of october and january, the months where new price caps for energy prices would take effect, so there is an element of borisjohnson seemingly saying that his successor will deal with this. the big question is, and what we don't have the entire detail on is what

david wallace lockhart has told us more.t and high inflation is worrying and he is critical of rishi sunak too, saying neather of them had adequate solutions to deal with the energy crisis. rishi sunak wants to remove vat from energy bills and it is promising more targeted help for the most vulnerable. but he has not put a number on that yet. pauljohnson is warning the high energy costs will be problems for people on modest incomes. he said if liz truss becomes prime minister, she will realise there are tough decisions to be made. that includes raising taxes. she believes the best way to avoid recession is to cut taxes. we have heard from alistair darling, the labour chancellor in 2008 when there was the financial crash, he is saying in his view what the candidates are proposing is pedalling around the edges. he said you need to act quickly and go further than people expect you to 90, further than people expect you to go, to put money in people's pockets to get them to spend. i'm not sure how much attention the conservative

our political correspondent david wallace lockhart told us more.mmense pressure if she becomes prime minister to spell out what help she will be giving to the most vulnerable who would not benefit from the sort of tax cuts she's talking about or even the suspension of green levies on energy bills which might save people are around £150 a year, when they are facing bigger rises than that. rishi sunak has been more forthright about the fact he will give welfare payments to pensioners, the most vulnerable and those on low incomes, but where he's not spelt out what he is doing is the amount he plans to give people. he says he will spell that out quickly if he becomes prime minister but it leaves people in limbo about what they could expect to get in terms of help. the current chancellor nadhim zahawi is drawing up plans for the next prime minister, a list of options they can take action to hit the ground running and potentially implement but we don't know what the next occupant of 10 downing street will do. nadhim zahawi is in the states at the moment

david wallace lockhart has told us more.runner in the race to be prime minister. she is proposing a lot of tax cuts. she said she has not pulled anything off the table in terms of helping people with high energy bills. but she believes tax cuts are the way to do it, wants to reverse a rise in national insurance, wants to abandon a planned rise in corporation tax, and now her teams are even discussing the idea of cutting vat, sales tax. so pauljohnson has written an article for the times newspaper this morning, and said it is a simplistic mantra to assume that cutting taxes automatically leads to a boom for the economy. he said this policy at a time of big deficit and high inflation is quite worrying. he is critical of rishi sunak, the other candidate for prime minister, saying neither of them have adequate solutions to deal with the energy crisis we are seeing is. rishi sunak of course wants to remove vat from emergency bills and he is promising more targeted help in terms of welfare payments for the most vulnerable. but cru

let's speak to our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, who has been watching.f living, the energy bill rises that are expected and how exactly the government can help people with that has really dominated the hustings in darlington tonight. it's actually still ongoing at the moment, but both rishi sunak and liz truss have given their opening statements, they've been interviewed on stage and they've taken questions from the audience. borisjohnson did say as we heard there that he expects his successor will have something to say about the cost of living — that's accurate, but liz truss and rishi sunak have very different policies of the moment, and they've been quite critical of each other�*s it was rishi sunak who went first tonight when it came to being quizzed on his plans. his plan at the moment, he's made it clear, he will be giving further support of people to deal with their energy bills as of next month, we will start seeing a policy he put in when he was chancellor, £400 for each household across the uk, coming off bills of a six—month period, that'll st

we can cross live to westminster and our political correspondent david wallace lockhart.it sounds like it is not somethin: chancellor? it sounds like it is not something that _ chancellor? it sounds like it is not something that liz _ chancellor? it sounds like it is not something that liz truss - chancellor? it sounds like it is not something that liz truss want - chancellor? it sounds like it is not something that liz truss want to i something that liz truss want to carry on, we know there are many economic plans that the uk government, when it was under rishi sunak as chancellor and liz truss was in the cabinet, made decisions that liz truss now would like to reverse, such as a planned rise in corporation tax as well. obviously, the leadership contest is becoming dominated by the cost of living question and the support that might be made available for people to deal with the rising energy bills in the months ahead. what we do know is that the uk government under boris johnson is saying it is not our place to make majorfiscal decisions when a new prime minister will be

let's speak to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. keen to intervene. a bit of a strange position _ keen to intervene. a bit of a strange position we - keen to intervene. a bit of a strange position we are - keen to intervene. a bit of a - strange position we are currently and what we know and boris johnson only has a few weeks left in office. traditionally an outgoing prime minister we keep things ticking along and not make big changes. of course we face quite a difficult situation when it comes to the cost of living. though number ten are sticking to that traditional view they say it is not the place of borisjohnson to be making major physical interventions, as they put it, essentially, that means a further announcement you'd assume about how for energy bills. at the moment that's for his successor, he does not want to tie their hands. we heard the confederation of british industry, want to have his things and like to see happen is getting rishi sunak and liz truss, the two potential successors into number ten to discuss potential p

let's get the latest from our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart, who joins us from oury, plans, these two candidates, particularly liz truss's tax plans, what can you tell us?— particularly liz truss's tax plans, what can you tell us? that's right. we know that _ what can you tell us? that's right. we know that liz _ what can you tell us? that's right. we know that liz truss _ what can you tell us? that's right. we know that liz truss wants - what can you tell us? that's right. we know that liz truss wants to l we know that liz truss wants to reverse a recent rise in national insurance if she becomes prime minister, she does not want to go ahead with the planned rise in corporation tax and her team have also said recently she is mulling the idea of a cut in vat across the board. pauljohnson, the director of the institute for fiscal studies think tank has spoken to the times newspaper this morning and says that you clearly cannot do all of this without completely crashing the public finances. he says this simplistic mantra that you cut taxes and the economy grows more is

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we're joined from there by our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart.lled as a strong talking to by ministers to the energy companies. these are not the providers, are there? m0. energy companies. these are not the providers, are there?— providers, are there? no, that is riuht. providers, are there? no, that is right- there _ providers, are there? no, that is right. there might _ providers, are there? no, that is right. there might be _ providers, are there? no, that is right. there might be quite - providers, are there? no, that is right. there might be quite a - providers, are there? no, that is right. there might be quite a lot| providers, are there? no, that is l right. there might be quite a lot of talking _ right. there might be quite a lot of talking here today, but potentially not have _ talking here today, but potentially not have that much action. we know energy— not have that much action. we know energy bosses will be here to meet with the _ energy bosses will be here to meet with the chancellor. a number of ideas _ with the chancellor. a num

. —— david wallace lockhart.estimate is now officially there, there would be many people who would have expected to hear a government minister this morning doing extended interviews telling us exactly what the government is doing and what the government hopes to do to try and make the situation better. we do expect to hear from the prime minister later today. we've heard a statement that's been released from the chancellor, where nadhim zahawi acknowledges this price cap will be causing stress and anxiety for many. and that perhaps would cause many to question why we are not hearing from government ministers if he's acknowledging that situation. he does say there will be support from a future government, not the current one, but once a new prime minister takes over, and he's working flat out to develop options for the next prime minister. there has been a lot of political reaction to this, of course — we've heard from the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon saying this rise can't be allowed to go ahead, it

let's speak now to our political correspondent david wallace—lockhart. hearing a moment ago and an important announcement you might expect to hear from the prime minister or the chancellor, but this is not the landscape of politics right now.— politics right now. that's right. the are politics right now. that's right. they are saying _ politics right now. that's right. they are saying this _ politics right now. that's right. they are saying this will - politics right now. that's right. they are saying this will be - politics right now. that's right. they are saying this will be a l they are saying this will be a decision for the next prime minister in terms of the help they will give consumers, and even when it comes to the two candidates to be prime minister we don't have a full picture exactly what support they plan to give. liz truss has written in the daily mail this morning, saying i will ensure support is on its way and we will get through these tough times. she says her number one priority is to cut taxes. her number two priority is to ensure the

let's talk to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart who's in downing street.here may be some talk about windfall taxes. there will be about windfall taxes. there will be a windfall tax for oil and gasp produces in the not—too—distant future. but that could theoretically be extended to electricity generators but i don't think there is any real desire in government to do that. anyone expecting a big policy from today to help consumers might be disappointed because this won't be discussions about radical policy changes because the current government believes those sorts of changes especially relating to taxing and spending are for rishi sunak or liz truss, whoever is the next prime minister. but there are calls for more action saying there is a put in place is not good enough for what people are currently facing, that was put to mark spencer, a government minister, leader of the house of commons, a rishi sunak supporter in the leadership contest, he stressed there was support already out there. there is already a package in place that has been delivered. there is

our political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in westminster and joins me now. tans prarn psi s lockdowns could have been different and shorter. he does make that allegation that the sage minutes were edited down to remove dissenting voices and he talks about for example government using a fear narrative, as he calls it, that he was uncomfortable with and he is making particular reference there to government posters showing people on vents lay for, he talks about being emotional when he pointed out it would be very problematic to close down schools and keep pupils home, but says when he pointed that out, it was met with a wall of silence. now number ten are said ministers always made collective decisions about locking down the country and they went on the expert advice available at the time, but someone who has jumped available at the time, but someone who hasjumped in being perhaps more critical towards rishi sunak here, is dominic couple, the old senior adviser of borisjohnson. he is no fan of his old boss, the prime minister, he is very critical of him all th