breed that is a lots. still less than our former president trump and obama were at the same points. governor chris christie raise just 1.65 million since announcing his candidacy. he said this today. we essentially were raising money for three weeks. so we fill good about what we have done. there is also a super pack that is been supporting our efforts which raised another $6 million on top of that. i think we had a pretty good three weeks. christie also slam former president trump calling him a coward today in exclusive interview on sunday morning futures for the former president indicated he will not debate his competitors next month. are you participating in the upcoming debate? well, you know, it s quite an easy question normally. ronald reagan did not do it in a lot of other people did not do it. we have a big lead you don t do it. just six campaigns this far have said they bet the polling and fundraising requirements to participate in the debate.
some breaking news, let me take you back to 2015 went there was scandal aren t fifa, one has come to some conclusion in switzerland, swiss police launched an investigation into a payment made by sepp blatter, the fifa president at the time, 24 uefa chief michel platini. that led to both men ending up in the dock for corruption charges former uefa chief. that court has acquitted sepp blatter and michel platini of corruption. prosecutors argue a $2 million, £1.65 million payment mr michel platini made when the head of the body had been illegal. a wider investigation by authorities in the united states led to a number of fifa executive being arrested and
the sale of $1.65 million in stock. virtually all the stocks he owned. at 11:32 a.m. that same morning, burr then called his brother-in-law, gerald, a trump appointee to the national mediation board. the two men talked for just 50 seconds. the s.e.c. claims he hung up and immediately called two stock brokers directing the sale of several stocks in his wife s account. though his lawyer said in a court filing that he had planned his trades days in advance and initiated the trades with his broker the day before his call with burr. a week later, the stock market began to crash. true carnage. this was a disastrous day. you didn t warn your constituents in north carolina. if that is not insider trading
becomes a reality. let s dig into the detail of that. last year, 1.65 million new cars were registered in the uk. that s 28% down on pre pandemic levels, and the second worst figure in nearly three decades. lots of people could only afford second hand cars because of the pandemic and the high rate of inflation. the only bright spot for the new car market was electric. registrations rose by 75%. that despite supply chain issues and a shortage of computer chips modern cars use between 1,500 and 3,000 semiconductors, so a shortage matters. and while a quarter of us plan to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle in the next five years, there are big barriers around cost, battery range and infrastructure.
switching over because the government s ban on the sale of diesel and petrol vehicles comes into play at the end of the decade. the journey has not been smooth so far. ben is in crewe. good morning. good morning. i managed to find a parking space for this one. unfortunately, not my car. not many of us can afford to shell out £200,000 for a new set of wheels. we are all being encouraged to make the switch to electric, or at least hybrid. we should look at the state of the uk car market at the moment. last year, 1.65 million new cars were sold. it sounds a lot but that is actually down 28% on pre pandemic levels. it was actually the second worst figure for 30 years. but the bright spot for a new car makers is electric. the number of registrations of new electric cars