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insurance and my mot and stuff like that. but those savings aren't earning much interest. it's not looking good, obviously. the bank of england has increased the base interest rate 13 times in the last year and a half, but high street banks have been sluggish to pass that on to savers. mps have been asking the prime minister if that's good enough. it does what the chancellor said, it's the issue needs to be resolved. i know he's met recently with the fca and they've agreed to deliver better deals for savers by driving competition and increasing reporting, which i think they're doing in the next few weeks in particular to make sure that savers are benefiting from higher interest rates. lenders have been quick to hike the interest they charge on mortgages. average rates for two year fixed deals are at 6.47%. and today, for the first time, five year rates passed 6%. but the amount they're dishing out to savers is only 2.45%. i want some bacon as well, i think, because we run out. that's not a surprise, but it is a frustration for everyone like gemma and craig trying to save. i don't think anything feels fair at the moment, to be fair. not passing anything