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hello there. we start with the cost of living. we are expecting to hear in the next few hours what the uk government plans to do to help consumers with soaring energy bills. they could see hundreds of pounds knocked off bills this winter, as part of a package of support worth at least £10 billion, largely funded by a one—off windfall tax on energy companies. annual household energy bills here in the ukjumped by an average of £700 in april when the uk regulator ofgem raised the cap on what suppliers can charge. and ofgem has warned they will have to rise by a further £800 in octo...

Windfall taxing energy companies?— windfall taxing energy comanies? , companies? this is something that we have _ companies? this is something that we have been _ companies? this is something that we have been calling - companies? this is something that we have been calling for. that we have been calling for also since the beginning. the spring statement in particular was one of the opportunities where they missed a trick there and doing more and that squeeze in consumers, the spike in energy prices is something that was pretty double and foreseeable at that point already. we were always qui...

Donald trump. >> yes, indeed. >> was it your sense that the white house is sort of saying, you know, the tough job is going to come when he is sworn in and he can't keep calling companies to try to pitch them to save jobs. is that how they played it? stinko absolutely on the money. here's what i will tell you off the record. this sounds great, kevin, but let's get to year two and three and four. it will be a lot tougher, and i think they may be right. but we'll find out. >> kevin corke at the white house. we'll have a lot more after this, including some interesting developments that could be s...

Frankly, they're not helping us at all with north korea. you have north korea, nuclear weapons, and china could solve that problem. they're not helping us at all. i don't want china dictating to me. this was a call put into me. i didn't make the call. it was a call, very short call, saying congratulations, sir, on the victory. it was a very nice call. short. and why should some other nation be able to say, i can't take a call? i think it would have been very disrespectful, to be honest with you, not taking it. >> you recently intervened with carrier to save about a thousand jobs from moving to...

South china sea, which they shouldn't be doing. frankly, they're not helping us at all with north korea. you have north korea, nuclear weapons, and china could solve that problem. they're not helping us at all. i don't want china dictating to me. this was a call put into me. i didn't make the call. it was a call, very short call, saying congratulations, sir, on the victory. it was a very nice call. short. and why should some other nation be able to say, i can't take a call? i think it would have been very disrespectful, to be honest with you, not taking it. >> you recently intervened with carr...