an mp wonderful to have you here minister i  m interested in what people have said about the red carpet being rolled out at the dish in the united kingdom to cryptocurrency them a i think we have to accept that this be a great opportunity we have gripped it in the uk i made a speech last monday and i mentioned a number of interventions we want to bring the street together with the regulators and government to work out the best steps to take this interesting phenomenon forward it has major implications for financial services the wider economy i am pleased we are able to get that engagement with industry here and in london caroline let  s talk about here in new york the meetings were having with the sec federal reserve this has got to be across atlantic regulation it  s a global asset   every jurisdiction has a sleigh different take i was here in the autumn and i  m back here now in washington this week talking to regulators and government and industry to ensure that we meet expectations and think creatively about what we need to do to get this into the right place so consumers have certainty that any risks are dealt with and faced up to and we can actually come to terms with the challenges in terms of how we tax do we tax and creating a regulatory framework that gives innovators assurance about the future caroline what do you make of talent  i think about the bank of england worried about scams in the crypto space i think it was the bank of england leading to a crypto job how do you see the tension between the institutional finance moving into the world   in the uk we have been a global hub of fintech and i see in cryptocurrency and exchanges in the uk a great opportunity it is likely we could get the regulatory framework we have got to terms with the promotions regime that taxes consumers but we have got a brace for the opportunities for new phenomena and how that will apply to markets caroline let  s talk about the sensationalism in many ways of nonfungible tokens taking a nosedive but still a lot of interest we have the royal mint looking to create an nft   that was part of the announcement last week and the chancellor wants us to create an nft it is important that we pick up on the emblems of change in the opportunities that will exist in the future we have asked the royal mint to develop and an f sheet  develop an nft caroline in the united kingdom my family day in and day out talks about inflation and electricity and what is happening in terms of the ramifications antagonized by the invasion of russia into ukraine talk to us about how the uk feels right now 11 growth in the economy being stifled that is before you factor in the implications of the russiaukraine invasion   these are challenging times that we hope we come out of covid and get a brighter times that hasn  t happened what has happened in the ukraine has a very difficult impact on the economy we are seeing that we also have global pressures in terms of inflationary pressures and that is playing out in the us playing out in the uk and across the globe these are challenging times for british consumers caroline challenging times for british consumers where they are being asked to burden heavier taxes largest since the 1950  s and at a time when they look to the chancellor of the checker he or she  chancellor of the aft checker  chancellor of the exchequer and feeling that he or she is out of touch i  m wondering how he is dealing with the pressure that is upon him and his family and many are worrying that his own family members have not been paying their taxes as they should  ve been doing we look in particular and his wife who has been super rich in her own right but did not pay uk taxes on overseas earnings good how is that being digested   i think the chancellor is an absolute professional in the way he has worked the last two years he was parachuted into this role of the start of the global pandemic and has worked tirelessly to provide interventions to support the british economy i recognize these are challenging times for him and his family but he will come through them his focus is on doing what it takes to get the british economy through these very difficult times he has made a number of interventions in the thresholds of when you pay national insurance and tax and support for society many will say there is more to be done and he will look to the future fiscal events to address some of those concerns caroline how do you feel when as a member of the conservative party looking at what ethically is being judged by at the moment when we think about the leader of your party in the chancellor of the exchequer doesn  t seem to be in touch with reality and many people feel that holding a green card at the same time what tethering he has in the longerterm to the country and then nothing to do  today the nc think of  today the unseating of an mp in a selection and previous misdemeanors when it comes to abuse   i have been indisposed for nearly four and half years i like the chancellor and focused on the task at hand i have done that with three chancellors and i have always been impressed by the professionalism of the people they work under he is a firstrate boss and a firstrate chancellor i have absolute confidence he