Friday 21st June - T minus 13

Your bite-size run-down of yesterday's key events

Wouldn't bet on it

After Sunak’s closest aide in parliament was forced to apologise for placing a £100 bet on the date of the General Election last week, it has now come to light that the Tory campaigns chief Tony Lee, his wife the Bristol North West Conservative candidate Laura Saunder, and a member of Rishi Sunak’s personal police protection team are also being investigated over placing a similar wagers.

To hold or cut

The Bank of England left interest rates alone at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row, despite inflation falling, dashing Rishi Sunak’s hopes of a pre-election cut in the cost of borrowing. It has been reported, however, that cuts are expected in August, but it's not looking likely that Sunak will be around to see it.


Landmark ruling

The Supreme Court in London ruled that the climate impact of burning coal, oil and gas must be taken into account when deciding whether to approve projects. The landmark judgement sets an important precedent on whether the “inevitable” future greenhouse gas emissions of a fossil fuel project should be considered.

Top job

It was announced that Mark Rutte, the outgoing Dutch Prime Minister, will succeed Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg as the next Nato secretary-general after the last remaining holdout Romania agreed to back his candidacy. Rutte will govern over a critical, yet tricky, few years as the transatlantic alliance balances Russian aggression and potentially wavering US support in the event of a Trump presidency.

Meet the voters

After being riled up by an invigorating England performance at the Euros, the voting public had a chance to direct their energy at the leaders of the four largest parties in the BBC's Question Time Leaders' Special. Rishi Sunak channeled his stated anger at the betting scandal into another tense set of exchanges with the audience, defending his attacks on the ECHR and hinting at potential sanctions for young people who avoid national service. Keir Starmer wasn't let off lightly either though, with the Labour leader being forced to resume accounting for his support for Jeremy Corbyn at the last election and justifying policy u-turns on tuition fees and the nationalisation of energy companies.

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