and us regulators were informed of and us regulators were informed of an international stately drive to manipulate interest rates in the 2008 financial crisis but they cover it up. this morning the times newspaper on the bbc have published quotes from a secretive interview with barclays treasurer who gave evidence. artificially push down benchmark interest rates. that evidence was withheld from parliament and from jurors in the criminal trials of traders for manipulating interest rates. regulators, though, say they have met their disclosure obligations. what is going on, economics correspondent andy verity led the investigation and told me about the significance of holding them at lowering those rates. when you hear about interest rates whether on your mortgage or your personal loan actually they are not based on those central bank interest rate that is business hacks obsess about. they are actually based on how much it cost banks to borrow cash and international money market
now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to tuesday in parliament. what does global britain look like? the prime minister unveils his plan. stronger, safer and more prosperous, while standing up for our values. so why, mps ask, is he cutting aid spending? when will the prime minister understand that full tummies, economic opportunity and stable governments create the stronger, safer and more prosperous world that he wants? also in this programme, the government s mental health ambassador on why we should all mind our language. using words like lost generation and catch up is, ithink, - hugely potentially- damaging to young people. and a cabinet minister sparks conflict on the committee corridor. the way you just spoke to me is beneath your office and beneath how we should be speaking to each other as mps. but first, borisjohnson has unveiled his blueprint for the uk s future foreign, defence and security policy. the prime minister told mps that afte
Its 7am in singapore, and midnight in london where the british Prime Minister theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as britains Prime Minister, and is getting on with the job. But her comments come just hours after one of her former colleagues, the uks ex finance minister, described her as a dead woman walking. Well, shes been been reshuffling her cabinet and insists its business as usual. Our political correspondent, vicki young, reports. Shes putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. The shock of Election Night is still sinking in. After church this morning, the Prime Minister rang round colleagues whod been defeated on thursday. Shes in office for now, but for how much longer . I said during the Election Campaign that, if re elected, i would intend to serve a full term. But what i am doing now is actually getting on with the immediate job and i think thats whats important, i think thats what the public would expect. They want t
police numbers on the streets. well done has 239 more police officers so far since 2013 can she continue with further improvement is does not yet returned to the 2010 level. can she advise me and my sedgefield constituents how to ensure that the emphasis is on front line deployment to anti social behaviour hotspots? into anti social behaviour hotspots? i want to congratulate my honourable friend for his doughty campaigning in his constituency was not done has received £3.11 million through four micrograms of the safer street fans, including just under £1.5 million in the current round. it is funding programmes and target hardening measures. it is putting more police on the streets, engaging with to prevent them engaging in crime. driving without care and consideration is described as one of the worst forms of anti social behaviour as the consequences can be