to learn the lessons of what happened, and for it to happen as quickly as possible. those are the objectives and we will make sure it is set up to deliver on those aims. the prime minister there on the sentencing of lucy letby. that sentencing of lucy letby. that sentencing is continuing. we are going to expect the formal decision from thejudge to going to expect the formal decision from the judge to be going to expect the formal decision from thejudge to be handed down in a couple of hours' time. but more on whole life orders, which is what lucy letby will get. they were introduced back in 1983. they were initially imposed by home secretaries. in 2002, the power to pass such a tariff was handed to judges. these crimes are certainly in the remit of a whole life order, but it will be up to the judge to pass a sentence. should the 33—year—old be given such a sentence, lucy letby would become the fourth women in english legal
statements and hear about the impact that they are crimes have had. and they need to be in the courtroom to hear, it is fundamental to the justice system that justice hear, it is fundamental to the justice system thatjustice is not only done but seem to be done. there are calls for — only done but seem to be done. there are calls for any _ only done but seem to be done. there are calls for any inquiry _ only done but seem to be done. there are calls for any inquiry to _ only done but seem to be done. there are calls for any inquiry to be - only done but seem to be done. there are calls for any inquiry to be led by a judge. does a non—statutory inquiry go far enough and how would you change the remit, the process of the inquiry, if you had any say? it doesn't go far enough and we would like to see a statutory inquiry into what has happened here. these are the most awful despicable crimes, and the families want the statutory inquiry, it is what they are calling for, and we need to take into account the views of families that have been through so much, such an ordeal, and if you have a statutory inquiry of course witnesses will be compelled to attend, documents would have to be disclosed, it is what the
going — honestly, i don't think that is going to _ honestly, i don't think that is going to be a problem in this case. setup _ going to be a problem in this case. setup on — going to be a problem in this case. set up on that basis because these independent inquiries tend to be a bit more _ independent inquiries tend to be a bit more flexible, they can report more _ bit more flexible, they can report more quickly, and the idea, i think, is to— more quickly, and the idea, i think, is to give _ more quickly, and the idea, i think, is to give families answers in a very— is to give families answers in a very timely fashion, and also the secretary— very timely fashion, and also the secretary of state, steve barclay, has said _ secretary of state, steve barclay, has said that he wants the families to he _ has said that he wants the families to be involved in the shaping of that inquiry, and he wants them very much _ that inquiry, and he wants them very much to— that inquiry, and he wants them very much to he _ that inquiry, and he wants them very much to be involved. i think most people _ much to be involved. i think most people would agree that is absolutely the right thing to do. so we don't _ absolutely the right thing to do. so we don't know exactly what the remit of the _ we don't know exactly what the remit of the inquiry is going to be yet, because — of the inquiry is going to be yet, because the process has not really started. _ because the process has not really started, we do not know who will chair _ started, we do not know who will chair it. — started, we do not know who will chair it. lrut— started, we do not know who will chair it, but i imagine it will dig down _ chair it, but i imagine it will dig down into— chair it, but i imagine it will dig down into the circumstances around lucy letby— down into the circumstances around lucy letby and particularly focus, particularly focus on the concerns that were — particularly focus on the concerns that were raised by the consultants here under— that were raised by the consultants here under the that were raised by the consultants here underthe numbers that were raised by the consultants here under the numbers of staff, and why there _ here under the numbers of staff, and why there concerns were not listened to, and _ why there concerns were not listened to. and why _ why there concerns were not listened to, and why management here back in 2015-16 _ to, and why management here back in 2015—16 seems to be protecting lucy
the interest rates yet again and its next decision point is in september. you haven't seen anything on today's data or the data over the past few days, that wage later we were talking aboutjust days, that wage later we were talking about just a days, that wage later we were talking aboutjust a moment ago, to dissuade us from that expectation? no, i am afraid not. dissuade us from that expectation? no, iam afraid not. this dissuade us from that expectation? no, i am afraid not. this latest batch of data, whilst encouraging, it does show that domestic inflationary pressure remains uncomfortably high and i would expect that the bank of england will make a similar conclusion and continue to raise rates at their next policy meeting. ok. katharine neiss of pgim _ next policy meeting. ok. katharine neiss of pgim fixed _ next policy meeting. ok. katharine neiss of pgim fixed income, - next policy meeting. ok. katharine neiss of pgim fixed income, thanki neiss of pgim fixed income, thank you very much forjoining us with that today. a year ago today, president biden signed the inflation reduction act into us law. although inflation is in the name, a big part of its remit was to tackle the climate crisis. it included substantial subsidies for green energy industry, which ruffled feathers outside
proceedings that occurred on july 26 there are a lot of hypothetical questions that the judge asked as to whether the remit covered this about. you have five years, painstaking investigation looking at every possible transaction that mr. biden was involved in concluding that the only appropriate charges were to misdemeanors and a diverted gun charge. what could possibly change after five years? the answer is not the facts? it's not the evidence, it's not the law. if anything changes people should ask what else came into play? >> you are saying there are no changes? special councils can staff up and have quite a budget.
there's already some ads that are anti-biden that are focusing on hunter biden. and the house republicans today, they say they are not happy with this appointment, they're going to continue their investigation into president biden and the biden family finances. and they still want to hear from david weiss. erin? >> thank you very much. ryan goodman's back with me. also "outfront," democratic strategist. and republican strategist. so thanks very much to all of you. so let me just start with you, ryan. it's not a private matter anymore. we'll see what comes out, but this is now very much in the public sphere. how worried should hunter biden be? he went from thinking he had a deal that was going to prohibit any future prosecution for basically anything to a special counsel with basically unlimited remit. >> that's right. i think his situation is much worse today than when he went into that courtroom thinking that they're about to solidify their deal. and thinking that that deal meant, as you just described it,
that he would have immunity from any other kinds of crimes that might've been under investigation. now we have a special counsel who has an unlimited remit. he has remit across the entire country where he is looking to bring charges. and there's a special wording in the court filing by the new special counsel where he says, we're not just necessarily going to bring the tax misdemeanor charges, we might bring other charges. so now hunter biden is probably or very possibly looking at down the barrel of felony tax crimes that will be charged in, let's say, california and d.c. that's the situation that he's in today. >> all right, bad. now, joe, cara mentioned the republican party. you would think they get a special counsel for hunter biden, go all right, giddy-up, we won. mike pence did say that. he's happy david weiss is special counsel. so here's what he said. >> i think it's about time that we saw the appointment of a special counsel to get to the bottom of not only what hunter
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rises and price rises... what we need, if that strategy from the government about a sustainable economic plan does see inflation coming down, but not at the expense of worker's living standards, which have been battered time and time again in the last decade. you have been battered time and time again in the last decade.— have been battered time and time again in the last decade. you on the government — again in the last decade. you on the government to _ again in the last decade. you on the government to get _ again in the last decade. you on the government to get involved - again in the last decade. you on the government to get involved with - government to get involved with inflation when it hits a bank of england's remit. what is it that the government can do?— government can do? what the government — government can do? what the government needs _ government can do? what the government needs to - government can do? what the government needs to do - government can do? what the government needs to do is - government can do? what the | government needs to do is put government can do? what the - government needs to do is put out a sustainable plan for growth. that is what the economy needs, that, over time, will see a more sustainable economy with stronger growth help everybody improve their living standards. that doesn't mean a sustainable plan. businesses are facing great uncertainty. —— that does mean a sustainable plan. i don't know what the strategy will be. if there is a potent political uncertainty, uncertainty about pleading relationships with the eu, there could be cuts to school