danjohnson, bbc news, peterborough.g crisis at the top of their in tray. this morning there was a stark warning from the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, he said whoever is in power will need to impose public spending cuts or tax rises in order to tackle inflation. mervyn king said central banks had got it wrong by printing money — to support people during the pandemic. quantitative easing, or qe, it's one of those big, scary sort of confusing phrases, but it is actually quite simple. it's when central banks buy government bonds to stimulate their economies, but because the money doesn't really exist you can say they are printing money. now, it is happening all over the world, it has done since the financial crisis, but the problem, lord king says, happened during the covid lockdowns. money was already being pumped into the economy via furlough to help people and businesses, and he says egged on by economists the banksjust kept on doing it. and he said that was a mistake. and it contributed to inflatio

the show was broadcast online from peterborough, reaching over 1000 listeners a day.t period of time while there is a war going on in ukraine. he works and volunteers here and sees this as his duty to encourage ukrainian listeners. it is my purpose because i am actor, i am not soldier. i never take a gun in my hand. but i think my words, my talent, it is like a weapon. they hope that the radio show will bring encouragement to listeners near and far, and believe only together we can win. a small community in somerset has raised 150 thousand pounds — to save its church bells. in a tricky operation they've been taken down from the church of st peter and st paul in north curry — to be melted and then recast. known to some as the cathedral of the moors, the sound of bells has been heard in the north curry parish for hundreds of years. but these 18th century bells have fallen silent. time has taken its toll. the wooden frames holding the bells were wearing out, making it unsafe to ring them. ok, so what you can see above you is that the round hole is the hole that the bells

paul bristow is the conservative mp for peterborough. he's supporting boris johnson.re you that boris johnson will officially declare his running? i’m johnson will officially declare his runninu? �* ., , , johnson will officially declare his runninu? �* , running? i'm absolutely confident he has the sunport _ running? i'm absolutely confident he has the support to _ running? i'm absolutely confident he has the support to do _ running? i'm absolutely confident he has the support to do so _ running? i'm absolutely confident he has the support to do so and - running? i'm absolutely confident he has the support to do so and i - running? i'm absolutely confident he has the support to do so and i fully l has the support to do so and i fully expect borisjohnson to be on the ballot paper tomorrow and hopefully borisjohnson will be the next prime minister? boris johnson will be the next prime minister? ~ ., boris johnson will be the next prime minister? ~ . ., ~ , boris johnson will be the next prime minister? . .,~ boris johnson will be the next prime minister? ~ . .,~ , mini

i happen to be the leader of peterborough city council _ be the leader of peterborough city council as the prime _ changes, my words of advice to the prime minister would be to be more inclusive _ prime minister would be to be more inclusive to — prime minister would be to be more inclusive to those that are in opposition so it is the old adage, keep— opposition so it is the old adage, keep your— opposition so it is the old adage, keep your friends close but your enemies — keep your friends close but your enemies closer. so there needs to be an attempt— enemies closer. so there needs to be an attempt from within number ten to brin- an attempt from within number ten to bring everybody on board, those that feel distanced from the government for whatever reason, whether they were _ for whatever reason, whether they were removed in the cabinet or whether— were removed in the cabinet or whether they don't or they didn't support— whether they don't or they didn't support liz truss. i did as a matter of fact _ support liz truss. i did as a matter of fact so — support liz truss. i did as a mat

danjohnson, bbc news, peterborough.at the top of their in—tray. this morning there was a stark warning from the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, about the size of the challenge they'll face. he said whoever�*s in power will need to impose public spending cuts or tax rises in order to tackle inflation. mervyn king said central banks had got it wrong by printing money — a process called quantitative easing — to support people during the pandemic. i think all central banks made the mistake during the lockdown period of thinking that they should print a lot of money to support the economy. whereas in fact, with the economy contracting under lockdown, that was the wrong policy. and all central banks, not just ours, but the federal reserve, the european central bank are all facing now, very high inflation rates of close to 10%. well, our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. so he is pointing the finger at his fellow bankers. he so he is pointing the finger at his fellow bankers.— so he is pointing th

and the same is true in burnley, sunderland, peterborough, plymouth.t fair growth everywhere, communities need a stake. and they need good affordable housing for working people to -- working people as well. i've seen home ownership rise almost my entire life, it's the bedrock of security and aspiration. that pebble-dashed semi meant everything to my family. but now, under the tories, the dream of owning your own home is slipping away for too many. and that's a political choice. because if you keep inflating demand without increasing supply , house prices will only rise. and homes become less affordable for working people. so we will set a new target, 70% home ownership, and we will meet it with a new set of political choices -- a labour set of political choices. no more buy-to-let landlords or second homeowners getting in first. we will back working people's aspiration. help real first-time buyers onto the ladder with a new mortgage guarantee scheme. reform planning so speculators can't stop communities getting shovels in the ground. my message is this

danjohnson has been speaking to people in the conservative consituency of peterborough.te like that one. i love that one. i quite like that one. i love that one. ., ., ., , ., one. i would love that your prime minister, one. i would love that your prime minister. he _ one. i would love that your prime minister, he would _ one. i would love that your prime minister, he would be _ one. i would love that your prime minister, he would be like - one. i would love that your prime minister, he would be like boris. | minister, he would be like boris. torrential rain disrupted this morning scarecrow contest and politics has also been overshadowed by the new search for another figurehead. i by the new search for another figurehead-— by the new search for another fiaurehead. ~ �*, ., ., , figurehead. i think it's an absolute shambles and _ figurehead. i think it's an absolute shambles and really _ figurehead. i think it's an absolute shambles and really i'd _ figurehead. i think it's an absolute shambles and really i'd like - figurehead. i think it's an absolute shambles and really

at the next election. i peterborough at the next election.lier than other countries, the war in ukraine, standing up to president putin and his dreadful war, and of course, when it came to levelling up, he managed to generate great parts of our country and get money to places like peterborough where his policies were popular. and that's what i will be sent to conservative colleagues today and over the weekend.— conservative colleagues today and over the weekend. there are mps and the tarties over the weekend. there are mps and the parties say _ over the weekend. there are mps and the parties say they _ over the weekend. there are mps and the parties say they will _ over the weekend. there are mps and the parties say they will resign - over the weekend. there are mps and the parties say they will resign if i the parties say they will resign if he comes back so how does that offer stability? he comes back so how does that offer stabili ? ~ ., he comes back so how does that offer stabili ? . ., �* ., , he comes back so how does that offer stabil

now to discuss the government's u—turn is the conservative constituency association chair for peterboroughs' remorse? i if you were feeling a little bit of buyer 's' remorse?— if you were feeling a little bit of buyer 's' remorse? i would admit it's not been _ buyer 's' remorse? i would admit it's not been the _ buyer 's' remorse? i would admit it's not been the best _ buyer 's' remorse? i would admit it's not been the best start - buyer 's' remorse? i would admit it's not been the best start to - buyer 's' remorse? i would admit| it's not been the best start to the leadership. i've known herfor some time. i don't know what she's trying to achieve and i'm still backing the prime minister. she's trying to do the right thing, but she admitted on bbc on the laura kuenssberg show some hours ago, they could have handled it better. they could have laid it out better, she said. i think that's a true recognition from her and other members of the government that they perhaps could have done better.— have done better. yesterday, she also said she _ have done better. yesterday, she also said she was

mark christie there in peterborough. thank you. now let's go to ukraine.in the past half hour. following the first attack, local officials said seven russian missiles had hit infrastructure and residential buildings. rescuers are trying to reach people trapped in the rubble. at least two people have been confirmed dead. zaporizhzhia is close to the front line and the capital of a province russia has illegally tried to annex. 0ther non—military sites have been hit across ukraine, including power stations, electricity transmission lines and residential buildings. ukrainian officials say russia is retaliating for recent setbacks on the battlefield. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is at the site of the attack. it's been a couple of hours already since we heard explosions, several explosions, right here in the centre of zaporizhzhia, an hour or an hour and a half or so before dawn. rescue workers have been here on this main avenue ever since then, and you can telljust by looking around you just what a huge explosion this was, not only has that apartment