Been postponed after the met. Police said it received a report of an alleged Sexual Assault in 2003. Its after allegations of rape, Sexual Assault and Emotional Abuse were published as part of an investigation by the sunday times and channel 4 at the weekend. Russell brand at the weekend. Russell brand denies all allegations of criminality rules ensuring a minimum level of cover in hospitals could be extended as the nhs prepares for a four day staff walkout. Under the governments proposal, doctors and nurses would be required to maintain necessary and safe levels of Service Consultants in england are walking out for 48 hours today over pay with Junior Doctors joining them tomorrow and picketing until friday. For the first time, Junior Doctors and consultants are striking at the same time. Tomorrow, Health SecretarySteve Barclay says minimum Service Levels will protect patients. Protect patients. S its about saying how do we get the balance right. 7 how do we protect those time . Critical services . Weve got primary legislation now in place and were going to look at how that in hospitals so that we applies in hospitals so that we can ensure things like chemotherapy are not disrupted by strikes and really make sure were protecting patients. So thats what were consulting on. We want to get that balance right. It is important that peoples right to strike and we respect that. But it is at the same time key that we have things like chemotherapy, dialysis and other Time Critical services. Services. The number of schools in england where crumbling concrete has been found has risen to 174. Hundreds of surveys have been carried out in schools across england to determine the extent of the problem. An initial list published last month showed that 147 schools and colleges were identified as having crumbling prone concrete known as rack on site. All almost 250 temporary classroom arms have been ordered by at least 29 schools in response to the situation on a police unit in which murderer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick once served , has David Carrick once served, has had a third of its officers removed. The elite squad was removed. The elite squad was highlighted in a scathing review by baroness louise casey last yeah by baroness louise casey last year. It described as a male dominated culture with little supervision in which offensive comments were often seen as harmless banter, nearly 50 serving officers are currently accused of breaching standards, with 24 subject to restrictions. Rule changes will see officers rotated out of the squad every eight years. Plans are also in place to increase the number of women which currently amounts to just over 3 of armed officers. Just over 3 of armed officers. The uks economy will see the highest inflation rate of the worlds g7 economies this year , worlds g7 economies this year, according to the oecd. The according to the oecd. The organisation for economic co operation and development has raised its 2023 inflation forecast for the uk , which is forecast for the uk, which is now at 7. 2. Chancellor jeremy hunt described the Global Outlook as challenging, but he said expected drop in to inflation below 3 next year is good news. The government is reportedly set to announce plans to appoint commissioners to take over the day to day running of Birmingham City council. The authority recently declared itself effectively bankrupt with all non essential new spending frozen. 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Now its back to martin and. Pip thanks , tatiana. Our top story to bring you this hour, the chief financial regulator has found no evidence that politicians have been denied Bank Accounts because of their views. Their views. The ceo of the Financial Conduct Authority has said while no bank building, society or payment firm reported to us that they had closed accounts primarily due to someones political views. Further work is needed for us to be sure. Needed for us to be sure. The watchdog launched the probe in august after coutts stopped offering its services to former ukip leader and now gb news presenter nigel farage. Joining us in the studio now is our economics and Business EditorLiam Halligan with on the money. Liam, according to the money. Liam, according to the statement what they say this probe doesnt really sound that thorough and even they seem to admit that themselves. The fca ive been a financial journalist for 30 odd years, pip. Im older than i look like this report leaves me completely baffled. And i dont use that baffled. And i dont use that word lightly. I mean , has the word lightly. I mean, has the fca even read the 40 page document that the telegraph published in full that the daily mail published in full . Thats on our website, the 40 page document that natwest coots put together about nigel farage is a document that says is theres a significant Reputational Risk of being associated with him. Being associated with him. Thats what coutts said about farage. His views are at odds with our our position as an inclusive organisation. Thats what coutts said about farage. Alison rose , the now removed alison rose, the now removed chief executive of natwest, coutts parents company. She wrote to nigel farage publicly to apologise for the deeply inappropriate comments rishi sunak the Prime Minister at the despatch box, said that we need to people need to be able to have lawfully held views that we might not agree with, but they shouldnt be defined, denied Financial Services because of them. Does the fca not read them. Does the fca not read hansard . Do they not follow hansard . Do they not follow whats going on in parliament . It and what theyve done is a typical establishment fudge im afraid theyve said theres no evidence that political views are the primary cause for or de banking people, which of course is meaningless because is are they a contributory cause . Well, what is the primary cause that coutts wanted to get rid of . Nigel farage nigel can speak for himself and he will in no uncertain terms. Im an economic uncertain terms. Im an economic and business journalist and a very experienced one and i am absolutely gobsmacked that the fca has got the gall to put out a report thats so clearly the establishment circling the wagons and utter disgraceful fudge. I can see you are absolutely raging. This is the fca, right . We are the Financial Capital of the world under a lot of headings, the city of london generates enormous wealth for this country. The fca generates enormous wealth for this country. The fca is generates enormous wealth for this country. The fca is the this country. The fca is the regulator of the city of london. It is now playing pathetic politics with its own reputation in order to save establishment faces. Its completely outrageous. Report and liam even more baffling when you look at the leaked dossier from coutts to nigel farage mentioned brexit 86 times. It mentioned russia 144 times clear as the nose on your face. The political motivation was in there. What do you make of the fact that its been leaked to the ft , this report . The ft, this report . Well, theyre clearly going to get a very favourable right show from the ft, arent they . I mean, the city of londons house magazine , somewhere where i once magazine, somewhere where i once worked back in the day. Ive got no bitterness about the ft. You know, i walked away the ft know, i walked away from the ft for many reasons, mainly because i got a big break in television. But the fact that this report has been put out in the way it has been put out in the way it has , its just galling. Its has, its just galling. Its just treating the public as if they are thick. And this is a they are thick. And this is a deep red invitational blow for the fca because everyone around the fca because everyone around the world can see whats happened here. Alison rose apologised to farage publicly and she was removed. The Prime Minister said at the despatch box of the house of commons. Whats happening here . Weve all read the 40 page document on cootes letterhead. How can they possibly say that politics played no role in couttss attempts to debunk nigel farage . But its also understood , ed, but its also understood, ed, that the fca the investigation was done very quickly and that there was inconsistencies in the Data Available and theyre going to carry out further inquiries. So how can they now come out today with this conclusion when theyre still clearly so much more work to be done . More work to be done . Well, this is the ultimate duo bar move, you know, from duo on bar move, you know, from up above. Lets just tell the Little People off. Frankly Little People to off. Frankly sorry for the use of daytime language or maybe not daytime language. You know , i spent a language. You know, i spent a lot of my career , a lot of my lot of my career, a lot of my life analysing regulation in the city of london. I know there are a lot of really good people at the fca, many of whom i studied with written papers with written academic papers with written academic papers with years ive been with over the years ive been inside fca, many times inside the fca, many times helping people there understand the media. Its a Good Organisation open, its full of good people. What the high ups good people. What the high ups at the fca have done here with this deeply political fudge is sully. The reputation of one of the great financial regulator authors of the world in the city of london, one of the Financial Capitals of the world . Yeah. Liam weve got nigel farage coming up shortly. No doubt give on doubt he will give us whats on his mind, what would you his mind, but what would you like see happen now . Mean, like to see happen now . I mean, is the even for purpose . Like to see happen now . I mean, is the was even for purpose . Like to see happen now . I mean, is the was talking for purpose . Like to see happen now . I mean, is the was talking earlierrpose . Like to see happen now . I mean, is the was talking earlier about nigel was talking earlier about sackings on the board. Is that likely to happen . Seems like likely to happen . It seems like the internal chumocracy out the most internal chumocracy out there. Theyre marking own there. Theyre marking their own homework. Can be homework. How can they be accountable to the outside world . I wont steal nigels thunder as if i ever could, but id like to senior cabinet to see a very senior cabinet minister say publicly to the fca really , really have you read the really, really have you read the cootes dossier about nigel farage . That was published in Many National newspapers . Ill Many National newspapers . Ill just call this out for what it is a complete fudge. Wow. Strong words there. Liam halligan as ever. Well, we will have we will, as we say, be bringing you Nigel Farages reaction. But if you farages reaction. But if you thought liam was angry, then youve got a good idea of how nigel farage is going to be onto another big story today is getting people going. Another big story today is get of] people going. Another big story today is get of course,e going. Another big story today is get of course, Russell Brands of course, Russell BrandsYoutube Channel has been suspended serious suspended amidst the serious allegations against the 48 year old comedian follows the old comedian as he follows the announcement yesterday that the mets investigating an mets police is investigating an alleged reports in soho. Alleged sexual reports in soho. In 2003, Russell Brand has also had his tour dates postponed amidst the ongoing investigations into his tenure as a high profile profile broadcaster. The bbc is under pressure to pubush the bbc is under pressure to publish its full list of complaints received about him when he was one of its presenters. And it must be said presenters. And it must be said that Russell Brand strenuously denies all allegations against him. Lets turn now to our Home Security editor , mark white, who security editor, mark white, who joins us in the studio. Mark, again, lots of things happening quickly on this. Russell brand was de platformed by youtube early, a significant tranche of his income , reportedly £4 his income, reportedly £4 million per annum. He turns in and we just learned that the bbc has removed brand from its iplayer platform, along with yesterdays book cancellation and his talk cancellation. The quys and his talk cancellation. The guys been demonetised left, right and centre. Yeah , were at that phase now yeah, were at that phase now where with allegations swirling around an individual organisations that were clearly happy to be associated with Russell Brand and to profit from nato association are now running for the hills. Theyre doing that because , because we live in that because, because we live in a Risk Averse Society and these corporations and companies are absolutely petrified of being associated with someone who is rapidly becoming toxic within the sort of public eye. And its all about reputational damage. Now you can absolutely argue that this is unfair , given that that this is unfair, given that Russell Brand has not had due process. We are not even at the process. We are not even at the stage where a proper criminal investigation has been launched. The police have confirmed that they received a complaint. And so far just one they received a complaint. And so farjust one complaint. So no , no full investigation launched , never mind an arrest of Russell Brand or a charge or any kind of court case yet his life clearly is falling apart in that sense. Having said that, of course , these people who are course, these people who are coming forward all also need due process and they need the law to be followed. But part of that be followed. But part of that will rest with them. And whether they decide to be brave enough to take the next step and as well as speaking to the media, come and speak to the police. Theres all kinds of reasons why people might not want to do that , but that would be probably be what it takes for them to get probably the true justice that they say they want it begs the question, though, with with all the huge amounts of publicity surrounding this as to whether there will end up being any sort of prosecution because how could he get a fair trial . He get a fair trial . Well, im not as pessima mystic on that. Ive heard a few people say that theres no way this man could ever get a fair trial. But if you think about just the very recent case of kevin spacey and what that man has gone through, finally to be cleared, has gone through to a civil trial in the us , which he won. Then us, which he won. Then a criminal trial in this country where many people believed that actually theres no smoke without fire. Multiple allegations here this man must be guilty. But a jury, when presented with the facts, when told to disregard all the other noises off, came to a decision that this man was not guilty. That this man was not guilty. Will he ever be able to pick up the pieces of what was a very successful career before and his life before . Probably not. So in that sense , you know, he has that sense, you know, he has been deeply damaged. Russell brand , whatever the eventual brand, whatever the eventual outcome might be for him, is no doubt deeply, deeply damaged by by what is swirling around at the moment as well. There is a suggestion that by being by whats what the youtube announcement has been today, that actually thats going to just empower power. All the conspiracy theorists his if you like cult followers that support him its just going to add fuel to the fire doing this. Yes, there is no doubt it will. But in the same way that i think you can absolutely argue that its deeply unfair that this man is being tried in the court of Public Opinion, that people are disassociating themselves from him. And he has not had due process. There is an inherent unfairness in that. I also worry about those who are very quick to point the finger towards her being some kind of organised conspiracy here because what does that do . It it de legitimizes those women who have come forward and whove told their stories and who may well go to the police eventually with their complaints as well. With their complaints as well. One woman has already done that. So while i can see