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MPC meets to discuss May's interest rates.

We look at interest rates and the MPC, the importance of building societies, and how the Financial Reporting Council is helping got more women into the boardroom.

It's interest rate decision day, and with interest rates at a record low, we take a look at what it's like inside the MPC. We talk to Sir Richard Lambert who served on the Monetary Policy Committee between 2003 and 2006. 

With building societies gathering today for their annual conference, there are calls for Northern Rock to be returned to the mutual sector. We talk to David Webster, chairman of Hanley Economic Building Society, who says building societies have the opportunity of a lifetime to prove their importance.

Finally, the Financial Reporting Council is consulting on whether companies should publish their policy on getting more women into the boardroom. Will the changes encourage more gender diversity? We speak to Chris Hodge, head of corporate governance at the FRC. George Godber also joins us to discuss the markets.

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