tory term . while the >> tory term. while the migration row rumbles on as suella braverman allies claim rishi sunak ignored her migration plan to get numbers down. and now , in the last hour, down. and now, in the last hour, the prime minister has appeared to defend his more liberal post—brexit migration policy . post—brexit migration policy. >> so if you're an innovator , an >> so if you're an innovator, an entrepreneur, a researcher , you entrepreneur, a researcher, you should know that the most competitive visa regime for highly skilled international talent is right here in the uk. race to get the last hostages out . out. >> just hours now until the pause in fighting between israel and the terror group hamas comes to an end. but could a hasty extension be agreed? and more hostages freed out in the cold. >> sidique khan moans that he was not included in cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic. we'll bring you what you need to know from the covid inquiry .

inquiry. and the scottish government has said it won't ban dangerous bully dogs when the english and welsh ban comes into force at the end of the year and absolutely staggering proposal . absolutely staggering proposal. yes, i wonder why they're doing this, why scotland does not want the ban. is it because there are more xl bully dog owners in scotland than there are in england or wales? i doubt it's that. could it be that they just want to be different from the uk government? >> it's a bit like covid, isn't it? whatever england does, scotland has to do a different thing. we've polling thing. we've seen polling here at news. published it at gb news. we published it before was announced before this ban was announced that showed i think it's around 80% want these dogs 80% of brits want these dogs banned. people don't really see them as dogs. they see them as sort of an equivalent having sort of an equivalent of having a weapon . they're for a weapon. they're bred for fighting. they're incredibly vicious. maim and kill vicious. they maim and kill children. it would be really quite terrifying if england bans these dogs. scotland doesn't.

and then perhaps people are put under threat in scotland. well, yes, you might find bully dog bully seeking refuge north bully dogs seeking refuge north of the border. >> who knows? >> who knows? >> it might become more and more dangerous to live in. >> we've spoken to a lot of owners on this channel and they love their dogs and they feel very that it's not the very deeply that it's not the fault of the it's the fault fault of the dog. it's the fault of irresponsible owners. but the numbers don't lie. the numbers perhaps don't lie. but yes, they've been scottish ministers have been accused of gambling with , as says press with lives, as says the press this morning. we'll get stuck this morning. so we'll get stuck into very shortly . into that debate very shortly. but first, let's get your headunes but first, let's get your headlines tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom . the prime from the newsroom. the prime minister says he's committed to reducing net migration , reducing net migration, admitting the numbers are still too high. his comments come as james cleverly will be facing questions in the commons for the first time as home secretary . first time as home secretary. he's expected to address the

latest figures, as well as the government's efforts to stop the boats after the supreme court ruled against the rwanda scheme. rishi sunak says measures are being taken to tackle both issues, encouraging that the office for national statistics last week did say that the numbers are already slowing, but we need to do more. >> already taken action to >> i've already taken action to tighten the number of dependents that can bring when that students can bring when they come and study we'd they come and study here. we'd seen rise in those seen a very sharp rise in those numbers and that measure that i took represents the single biggest migration that anyone's ever taken. of course , as we ever taken. of course, as we need to do more, we will look at that and whether abuses of the system, we will, of course act on because levels do on that because the levels do need are too high. >> nearly £30 billion is being invested into new projects in the uk. the prime minister has told the global investment summit there's positive momentum in the economy , particularly for in the economy, particularly for science tech and creative industries. rishi sunak says the uk's low tax approach and culture of innovation give it a competitive advantage .

competitive advantage. >> and we are setting about making this the best place in the world to invest and do business. now i'm unashamedly proud of britain and there is a growing momentum right here in the uk right now. don't just take my word for it. pwc survey this year of thousands of global ceos rated the uk the most attractive investment destination in europe , the mayor destination in europe, the mayor of london says lives could have been saved if he'd been allowed to attend cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic. >> sadiq khan has told the covid inquiry that he was kept in the dark by the government and he'd lobbied the prime minister to go to lockdown . he says he doesn't to lockdown. he says he doesn't understand why he is mayor or the greater london authority were not invited to emergency meetings. >> the point being is that we are the capital city. we know what happened had we been aware of some of the things that the government were concerned about in march, could in february or march, we could

have action. have taken preventative action. so there's often conversations with the government about things in becoming a to in advance of them becoming a to go and issues. and so that sort of stuff does happen. it can be offline conversations, it can be direct communications. with me and my office. we were chasing the government for information . the government for information. i've shared correspondence with me right into the government saying, look, we've heard about this do we this thing happening. what do we do ? this thing happening. what do we do concerns have been raised >> concerns have been raised over the list of israeli hostage and palestinian prisoners due to be released today. mediators say they're working with both sides to resolve issues on the final day of the truce and are negotiating an extension. hamas has released 58 women and children over israel . children over israel. has freed 117.

there has meant that humanitarians have obviously struggled to do what is needed. >> and we know, i'm sure your viewers who've been following this for in recent weeks have known how difficult it is to get aid supplies in, supplies in, but also to get people out . but also to get people out. >> israel has told the us its campaign in gaza will resume with full force once the temporary truce comes to an end. meanwhile, elon musk, who's faced criticism after anti—semitic content appeared on his social media site, has landed in tel aviv. he's due to meet prime minister benjamin netanyahu later. the tech entrepreneur says he's against anything that promotes hate and conflict . the trial of two conflict. the trial of two teenagers accused of murdering a transgender teen, breanna gay, starts today. the 16 year old was found with fatal stab wounds in a park in cheshire in february . a boy and a girl, both february. a boy and a girl, both 15 at the time, were arrested and charged with the murder.

breanna was parents were seen arriving at manchester crown court a short while ago, where the two defendants who cannot be named because of their age, both deny killing her. the trial is expected to last 3 to 4 weeks , expected to last 3 to 4 weeks, around 50 barclays bank branches have been forced to close after activists superglued their door shut. extinction rebellion says it's holding the biggest fossil fuel financier in europe accountable for its climate wrecking crimes. it's accused the bank of ignoring advice from the bank of ignoring advice from the international energy agency and prioritising short term profits . drivers are being profits. drivers are being warned to avoid puddles after a record number of pothole breakdowns . the aa says it breakdowns. the aa says it received more than 52,000 call outs last month for vehicles caught out by damaged roads. that's the most for any october on record. earlier this month, the prime minister pledged to deal with the scourge of potholes, but the cost of tackling the issue is estimated at £14 billion . this is gb news

at £14 billion. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to tom and . news. now it's back to tom and. emily well , news. now it's back to tom and. emily well, rishi sunak he's ianed emily well, rishi sunak he's invited the best and brightest graduates from around the world to the uk. >> he says they can stay here with their families for at least the global investment summit. >> the prime minister proudly announced that the uk has the most competitive visa scheme for what he calls high potential graduates. said this in the graduates. he said this in the last hour. let's have a listen . last hour. let's have a listen. >> but we don't have a monopoly on talent in this country and we recognise that nearly half of our most innovative companies have an immigrant founder. so if you're an innovator, an entrepreneur , a researcher, you entrepreneur, a researcher, you should know that the most competitive visa regime for highly skilled international

talent is right here in the uk and let me just give you one example. our new high potential individual visa means that if you're a young person who's graduated from a global top 50 university, you can just come to the uk and stay here with your family for two years to just explore work, study , invent explore work, study, invent nothing like that exists anywhere else in the world, but hang on a minute. >> speaking before that , sunak >> speaking before that, sunak claimed he's taking to action reduce the number of dependents students can bring to the uk. well, it comes as the pm reportedly agreed to raise the salary threshold for migrants to £40,000 as part of a pact with suella braverman, a pact that she says he reneged on. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so let's cross to westminster and speak with our political correspondent olivia utley to make sense of this. all we're receiving quite a lot of mixed messages from the government, from prime minister himself . from the prime minister himself. he was that the current he was saying that the current levels not levels of immigration were not

sustainable and that they were too high. now he's lauding britain for its liberal visa system when it comes to high potential . all students and potential. all students and their family. his >> well, theirfamily. his >> well, absolutely. as you say, it does feel like mixed messages . and i've spoken to quite a lot of conservatives this morning who think that rishi sunak essentially just got the tone completely wrong. they think that there might be that although there might be merits scheme that he's merits to the scheme that he's talking about, this high potential scheme potential individual scheme where from the top 50 where graduates from the top 50 universities in the world can come over to britain and live and work with their families that might be a fine scheme in itself , but the week after we've itself, but the week after we've heard record high immigration heard of record high immigration figures of nearly 750,000, when most voters are concerned about that, talking about a scheme to essentially increase immigration doesn't seem to be striking the right message . and of course, right message. and of course, the whole global investment summit, the meeting that rishi sunak was speaking at this morning has been rather overshadowed by this news or

allegations at least, that suella braverman did indeed write a document in which she laid out the four policies which rishi sunak would have to sign up to if she was to agree to be his home secretary. now, one of those is doing something which it sounds as though the prime minister might be on the verge it sounds as though the prime midoing,�*night be on the verge it sounds as though the prime midoing,�*night iis on the verge it sounds as though the prime midoing,�*night iis raise|e verge it sounds as though the prime midoing,�*night iis raise thezrge of doing, which is raise the threshold at which the salary threshold at which the salary threshold at which migrants can come over . threshold at which migrants can come over. here from threshold at which migrants can come over . here from 25,000 to come over. here from 25,000 to £40,000. there is also an element of that policy document which includes reducing the number of dependent routes that students can bring over here. again, something which it sounds like james cleverly and rishi sunak are going to do now . sunak are going to do now. suella bravermans allies have made it clear that rishi sunak never actually signed this document, claim that he document, but they claim that he verbally agreed to it over and over again and then reneged on his promises once she had taken the job and once he felt as though he was in control. the job and once he felt as though he was in control . well, though he was in control. well, again, not going to go again, that is not going to go down well with suella braverman

allies the house of allies both in the house of commons and outside of it. they will feel as though rishi sunak just didn't take immigration legal immigration seriously and prioritise stopping the boats above above anything to do with legal immigration at all. they will feel like he is now trying to play catch up with these new measures. which sounds like james will be james cleverly will be announcing and the question announcing soon and the question for them will is it enough? for them will be is it enough? or at this point , is it too or at this point, is it too little, too late ? little, too late? >> it's fascinating. however because if it's the case that suella braverman had this sort of document, this sort of deal with rishi sunak, and then he flagrantly ignored that deal, why didn't she do anything about it before today? why wouldn't she have resigned in the well over a year that she was home secretary? it does sort of raise questions about whether or not suella braverman herself was so dedicated this to this deal. >> well, absolutely . and i think >> well, absolutely. and i think that's a question that lots of

conservative mps will be raising in her resignation letter. that dramatic resignation letter a couple of weeks ago. she claimed that she was hoarse with shouting essentially at the prime minister about this and that he kept promising that he was going to act and then failed to do so. as you say . was going to act and then failed to do so. as you say. i mean, if that gone on perhaps that had gone on for perhaps a month or two, one might understand. given it was understand. and but given it was over a year of braverman over a year of suella braverman being home secretary and apparently minister apparently the prime minister still her, you would still ignoring her, you would have thought she would have have thought that she would have resigned bit earlier resigned a little bit earlier rather than waiting to be sacked . i think that does take the wind out of her sails a little bit. the prime minister and his team, i mean, have been briefing very openly over the last couple of weeks that the problem with suella braverman wasn't her politics. it was simply that she was incompetent , that she didn't was incompetent, that she didn't have the of temperament to was incompetent, that she didn't haia the of temperament to was incompetent, that she didn't haia good of temperament to was incompetent, that she didn't haia good hometemperament to was incompetent, that she didn't haia good home secretary.ant to was incompetent, that she didn't haia good home secretary. ando be a good home secretary. and the fact that she let this unger the fact that she let this linger on for whatever reason might actually play in to that argument . argument. >> well, there's a narrative

building , isn't there, that building, isn't there, that rishi sunak isn't too bothered about getting those legal migration figures down. but it will be, as you mentioned, james cleverly he has his first question time as the new home secretary this afternoon . now, secretary this afternoon. now, he was criticised by some last week for appearing too relaxed as well about the legal migration figures about those record high levels of immigration to this country. what might he be questioned on? what might he be questioned on? what might he find difficult in the questions this afternoon ? the questions this afternoon? yeah i think it'll be really, really interesting to listen to what james cleverly has to say this afternoon, because so far, we don't really know he we don't really know where he stands on migration. >> as you say, he was criticised last week for seemingly not taking the legal migration issue seriously. he was also criticised for calling the rwanda scheme something which i don't think i can repeat on tv. i think that what conservatives will want this afternoon is for james cleverly to get into the granular detail of how the government plans to reduce legal

net migration . charleton will net migration. charleton will the government adopt some of those policies? suggested by demanded, i should say , by demanded, i should say, by suella braverman in that original letter ? will the original letter? will the threshold, the salary threshold at which a migrant can come to the uk, increase by 50% from 25,000 to 40,000 as both suella braverman and boris johnson have argued for. will the number of dependents be decreased? will another another demand that suella braverman made will priority be given to students who are going to russell group universities rather than all students and will very importantly , that two year visa importantly, that two year visa for students who graduate , visa for students who graduate, visa for students who graduate, visa for students who graduate, visa for students who've studied in the uk to stay here and work here, will that be tightened up in some way? i think james cleverly won't be able to get away with just making a sort of sweeping statement this afternoon . he have get afternoon. he will have to get into some detail and it'll be fascinating to see where he stands. >> well, olivia were expecting that at 2.30 we'll be dipping in

and seeing what he says. but for now, you very for now, thank you very much for bringing very latest from westminster. >> yes . so joining us now is >> yes. so joining us now is immigration lawyer hardeep singh bhangal to get into the detail a bit about what rishi sunak had to say. thank you very much for joining the show. now joining us on the show. now rishi sunak said, we've known about scheme for a about this visa scheme for a little haven't we? but he little while, haven't we? but he said, if you're our new high potential visa means if you're a young person who has graduated from a top 50 university anywhere in the world, you can just come to the uk and stay here with your family for two years to work, study , invent and years to work, study, invent and so on. do you think we can have such a scheme in place and also bnng such a scheme in place and also bring down legal immigration figures ? because there's huge figures? because there's huge amounts of pressure on the government to do so. but with such an open scheme to literally any person and their family who's gone to a top university, can we have those two things at the same time ? the same time? >> i think that this is a >> i don't think that this is a be all and end all on on this in

relation to the figures , because relation to the figures, because if you're going to top 50 uni if you're going to a top 50 uni in world, let's say i'm at in the world, let's say i'm at a top 50 in america, why would top 50 uni in america, why would i come uk when i i want to come to the uk when i know more ? know america pays more? >> they look after me more. in fact, history of if fact, we have a history of if you look in the past few years of all of our top doctors, pretty much to australia pretty much going to australia and and poached and america and being poached because they more. so because they pay more. so i mean, if i'm if i've graduated from a top uni, if i'm say, in a tech field, then america, canada , australia and other places are going to be my destination. japan so i don't think we're going to see the large numbers for this. i think this was just said to show how flexible we are in relation to trying to recruit talent when reality we talent when in reality we actually have a skills shortage , actually have a skills shortage, especially in industries like the care and even in farming . if the care and even in farming. if we have a look in that we've got skill shortage nursing all over the shop. i think what's more, you've sort of alluded to is people bringing their families oven people bringing their families over, whereas if we're supposed

to be allowing one student to come and study and i'm sure when you went to uni, your whole family didn't go with you. when i went to uni, i didn't take my wife and kids with me and even if i wanted to go uni now, say if i wanted to go uni now, say if i wanted to go from london to newcastle, i'm not. i'm going to make home on newcastle, i'm not. i'm going to maiweekends, home on newcastle, i'm not. i'm going to maiweekends, right? home on newcastle, i'm not. i'm going to maiweekends, right? likene on the weekends, right? like i'm sure did. i did . sure your selves did. and i did. even abroad as even if you're moving abroad as uni, you don't bring 5 or 6 dependents with you. what we're seeing under the current system, which is due to change in january , is we've had people january, is we've had people coming from, say, nigeria and india coming to study by paying one set of fees into national fees, which is very high, which does bring money to the uk, but also bringing say, three people with them. so how much do you think sorry kids for them. >> sorry. just very quickly, do you think student visas are abused when students come to this country, some may enrol in a34 year course and see through their student time here and then go back to their country of

origin or go elsewhere or work here for a couple of years? how many students you think sort many students do you think sort of and of slip through the net and end up living here? not completing their studies ? their studies? >> we can't quantify it in figures, but because we don't have any exit systems , we don't have any exit systems, we don't have any exit systems, we don't have any exit controls in this country. you know, and i know and your viewers know, when we leave the uk, say at heathrow, there's no immigration there. but there is when we come in. so we don't know actually who's gone and left the uk until they're encountered by immigration. and there's no way that immigration encounter that immigration can encounter hundreds of people hundreds of thousands of people there definitely a large there is definitely a large number. i would say. i wouldn't say it's, you know, more than say, five, 10. but there are people who come here on student visas. they just don't turn up to university . and when the to university. and when the universities report them to immigration on immigration, take ages to cancel their visas. so i often see cases where people came in 2021, didn't go to uni and have still got a valid visa. it shows on the immigration

website and the right to work that despite having not going to been to uni, they've still got a right to work and they can be here. and if i an employer here. and if i was an employer checking on the right to checking that on the right to work hire them work system, i would hire them on job and say, yeah, on as a job and say, yeah, i would no second inkling as would have no second inkling as to whether person's been to to whether this person's been to uni or not. the home office are too to cancel their visas . too slow to cancel their visas. ideally uni reports that ideally when a uni reports that this person hasn't turned up for five so lectures, please five or so lectures, please cancel within the cancel their visa within the next . their visa be next week. their visa should be cancelled. office cancelled. but the home office take years cancel it and even take years to cancel it and even at the lowest take months to cancel it. and that's the problem. and there are people that overstay and abuse the system. then go on to have system. they then go on to have children. children develop children. those children develop rights that's definitely rights and that's definitely been happening not from but been happening not from now, but that's been happening from the time 2009 and 2008 how. >> now. >> and i would hasten to say that it's not the scheme that rishi was talking rishi sunak was talking about where harvard or mit where people from harvard or mit or sciences—po come to the uk. that doesn't sound like it's particularly widely open to abuse. perhaps is those lower abuse. perhaps it is those lower ranking units , cities whereby

ranking units, cities whereby there is more abuse. just tell us a little bit about what this change is in january. that is due to already come into come into force . into force. >> so the changes in january are going to be that if you're studying a bachelor's or a master's course, you can't bring your dependents over. so you can only bring them over if they're studying. if you're studying for a l studying. if you're studying for a , which perhaps would be a phd, which perhaps would be for mature student who might for a mature student who might have family out have developed a family out there. if someone's studying a bachelor's will be 18 or 19. usually obe. so they wouldn't have a family. what's actually been happening is because people have been allowed to bring their family over masters , a market family over on masters, a market has in certain has developed in certain countries for fake marriages. so what would happen is if i'm say, a person who can't qualify for a visa for the uk, i would say i will get married to somebody who is who does qualify. i will enter into something called a fake marriage referred to in some countries as a contract marriage and which would involve

me paying some fees , us paying me paying some fees, us paying for the fees of the person who's actually going as a student. and they would as their they would then take me as their husband wife over to the uk husband or wife over to the uk to the uk, as a dependent . i to the uk, as a dependent. i would have full time permission to work. and then what happens is these couples when they come here, they actually split up. they each other. they don't live with each other. so the who's come over as so the person who's come over as a student had all their fees a student has had all their fees paid , literally here paid for, literally is here free. person who's come over free. the person who's come over and couldn't qualify and he might even pass his gcses might not even pass his gcses has managed to into uk and has managed to get into uk and get full work rights so that has developed countries in developed in countries in african countries in south east asian countries and south american countries. and that has become a trend . but this new become a trend. but this new system coming in in january that will cut that system out and make sure that no one's coming in. >> amazing that government >> amazing that the government seems to aware of these fake seems to be aware of these fake schemes and it's until schemes and it's taking until next but that is next year to ban. but that is a significant that could next year to ban. but that is a signi have: that could next year to ban. but that is a signi have a that could next year to ban. but that is a signihave a big that could next year to ban. but that is a signihave a big impact could next year to ban. but that is a signihave a big impact on|ld next year to ban. but that is a signihave a big impact on these well have a big impact on these numbers . numbers. >> i remember priti patel talking about it all the time. >> i remember priti patel talk know,out it all the time. >> i remember priti patel talk know, the it all the time. >> i remember priti patel

talk know, the abuse 1e time. >> i remember priti patel talk know, the abuse of time. >> i remember priti patel talk know, the abuse of student you know, the abuse of student visas and the like. but thank you very for your time. you very much for your time. hardeep singh, bengal immigration sounds immigration lawyer. so it sounds as though the conclusion of that is high potential graduates is that high potential graduates won't here won't want to come here anyway. so the ones who are so we just get the ones who are abusing the system. is that the conclusion there? thought conclusion there? i thought i thought of thought the whole point of brexit, my mind, you brexit, at least in my mind, you want skilled want high skilled people, perhaps you want fewer low skilled should be skilled people that should be what's happened. >> but like there's >> but it looks like there's been abuse in these routes. >> but i would like we >> but i would like if we changing, trained up changing, if we trained up people skilled who people to be high skilled who are then are already here, then we wouldn't pressures wouldn't have all the pressures anyway. up anyway. lots more coming up on today's know what today's show. let us know what you than 24 hours you think. as less than 24 hours remain the truce between remain on the truce between israel and thousands israel and hamas and thousands march anti—semitism march against anti—semitism in london , is there london this weekend, is there any for reconciliation in any hope for reconciliation in this conflict? any hope for reconciliation in thisthisflict? any hope for reconciliation in thisthis is:t? any hope for reconciliation in thisthis is good afternoon , >> this is good afternoon, britain

isabel monday to thursdays from. six till 930 . six till 930. >> good afternoon, britain . and >> good afternoon, britain. and now, with the fragile ceasefire between israel and hamas set to expire in a matter of hours , expire in a matter of hours, israel is reportedly under pressure to extend the truce to allow for more hostages to be released on both sides, or i should say hostages from gaza , should say hostages from gaza, prisoners from israel , yes. prisoners from israel, yes. >> however, whilst both sides have expressed a willingness to prolong the ceasefire. benjamin netanyahu has said the idf will continue its mission to destroy hamas once that fighting resumes. >> meanwhile , the former prime >> meanwhile, the former prime minister, boris johnson , was minister, boris johnson, was amongst tens of thousands of

people to have marched through the streets of london yesterday in the largest demonstration against anti—semitism in the uk for nearly a century . for nearly a century. >> well, boris johnson spoke exclusively to gb news at the march yesterday . let's have march yesterday. let's have a look at what he had to say. >> very sad in a way that this this march has to take place at all. but i'm afraid it does , all. but i'm afraid it does, because what we're all doing here and the only thing we're really doing is showing solidarity with jewish people. and that's necessary because since october 7, i'm afraid there's been a very peculiar response in many parts of the world, including i'm sad to say, in london and what we've seen is a i'm afraid that the re—emergence of anti—semitism and a failure to focus on the appalling terroristic acts of hamas and what they did on october 7. and i just think we

need to remember that. and you know, whatever the whatever the rights and wrongs of what israel has done or or is doing, i think that the anti semitism that we've seen in some of these marches , marches around western marches, marches around western europe and further afield has really confirmed for me the absolute necessity, the human necessity for israel to exist . necessity for israel to exist. >> profound words there from the former prime minister. of course, it does seem that some of those on the opposite marches on, the palestinian marches have been chanting slogans to eradicate the state of israel in its entirety . well, let's its entirety. well, let's discuss this further . delighted discuss this further. delighted to be joined now in the studio by gb news reporter charlie peters. someone who has been in israel in the last month or so. charlie just how likely is it that the fighting will resume in a matter of hours? well this is a matter of hours? well this is a very fragile ceasefire, as you

said, entering the final 24 hours of this four day period. >> but it appears that all parties involved are now keen to extend it. so an extension is likely if hamas agrees to another ten hostages being released. that's the demand set by the israelis. and also, interestingly, last night, one of the hostages released was a dual israeli american citizen. there are still nine americans being held by hamas. and those are some of the kind of high value hostages that are being held by the terror group. they're also holding all of the soldiers as as well. those are the least likely to be released. and i think they're kind of drip feeding the release of americans in order to keep us president joe biden on the table and keeping the pressure on the israeli side. this is a very intense period of diplomatic pressure. the qataris, egyptians, israelis and washington being involved here. in the last hour, we've heard from the eu and spanish leaders in particular call for an

extension to that ceasefire . and extension to that ceasefire. and for the israelis, the priority is the release of hostages . that is the release of hostages. that is the release of hostages. that is the release of hostages. that is the immediate objective. and the subsequent objective is, of course , the destruction of hamas course, the destruction of hamas . is that next phase of their military operation, though, will be more significant , aren't military operation, though, will be more significant, aren't and more treacherous than the first, taking north gaza , what they taking north gaza, what they have taken of north gaza , that have taken of north gaza, that was an extremely strenuous mission. 70 lives lost on the israeli side . but there are some israeli side. but there are some 2 million civilians now who've moved down to the south that is highly restrict terrain. and hamas have had more time to prepare their combat forces and their defences and their intelligence in the south that labyrinth of underground tunnels all prepped for obstacles , als all prepped for obstacles, als and other limits to israeli forces. so once this ceasefire ends, whenever it does that next phase of combat, which is almost certainly going to follow the ceasefire will be almost certainly more bloody than what we've seen so far .

we've seen so far. >> and charlie, let's reflect on the weekend here in london. yesterday, boris johnson , we yesterday, boris johnson, we heard there, spoke at the anti—semitism rally campaign against anti—semitism. tens of thousands of people took to the streets, including including me. actually, it was a very moving event. very nice to hear the national anthem out on the streets of london as well during one of these marches. it really was a moving event. can you give us your assessment of what's happened over the weekend? we saw the pro—palestine protests on saturday. we then saw this mass rally against anti—semitism on sunday. on the sunday. >> yeah, two very confused marches , i think is a common marches, i think is a common assessment of what we saw over the weekend. and i think this is the weekend. and i think this is the first really serious march in the streets against anti—semitism since the war started . there have been pockets started. there have been pockets of solidarity and gatherings held particularly around trafalgar square. but this was the first major opportunity for people to come forward . and i people to come forward. and i think what was most interesting, based on yesterday's march,

beyond the statements and the speeches and the expression of solidarity towards jews in britain and around the world was who wasn't present at yesterday's march, we saw some government ministers , one labour government ministers, one labour shadow minister, but the political involvement was quite muted beyond the former prime minister boris johnson, at this kind of event, i think more people that more people anticipated that more senior political leaders and cultural figures would be in attendance, and i think that points to some of the tense approaches to this conflict in britain since this conflict began on october 7. a lot of people just don't want to dip their toes one way or the other , their toes one way or the other, even on something as basic as expressing solidarity against racism . racism. >> no, really, really interesting. perhaps also the fact that there didn't seem to be any violence. no clashes, no charge to destroy groups of people , which perhaps is people, which perhaps is a contrast from what we've seen at some of these other marches. >> lots of gb news viewers and listeners there as well. i must say, of people thanking the

say, lots of people thanking the channel for our brilliant coverage across the board. but thank you very much indeed. charlie peters , gb news charlie peters, gb news reporter, very reporter, bringing us the very latest the situation latest from the situation in israel and gaza. >> well, lots more coming up for you on today's show very soon we'll get to hear the views on our panel about these enormous stories . but don't go anywhere. stories. but don't go anywhere. this is good afternoon, britain on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good afternoon. i'm tatiana sanchez in the newsroom. the prime minister says he's committed to reducing net migration, admitting the numbers are still too high. his comments come as james cleverly will be facing questions in the commons for the first time as home secretary. he is expected to address the latest figures, as well as the government's efforts to stop boats after the to stop the boats after the supreme court ruled against the rwanda scheme . rishi sunak says rwanda scheme. rishi sunak says measures taken to measures are being taken to tackle both issues . tackle both issues. >> it's encouraging that the office for national statistics

last week did that the last week did say that the numbers already slowing, but numbers are already slowing, but we do more. i've already we need to do more. i've already taken action to tighten the number dependents that number of dependents that students bring when they students can bring when they come and here. we'd seen come and study here. we'd seen a very sharp rise those numbers very sharp rise in those numbers and that measure that i took represents the single biggest measure bring legal measure to bring down legal migration anyone's ever migration that anyone's ever taken. course , as we need taken. but of course, as we need to do more, we will at that to do more, we will look at that and abuses of to do more, we will look at that and system, abuses of to do more, we will look at that and system, we abuses of to do more, we will look at that and system, we will, abuses of to do more, we will look at that and system, we will, ofuses of to do more, we will look at that and system, we will, of course the system, we will, of course act because levels act on that because the levels do need to come down. they are too high. >> nearly billion being >> nearly £30 billion is being invested new projects in invested into new projects in the uk. the prime minister has told the global investment summit there's positive momentum in the economy, particularly for the science, tech and creative industries. rishi sunak says the uk's low tax approach and culture of innovation give it a competitive advantage when it comes to business. as the mayor of london says, lives could have been saved if he'd been allowed to attend emergency cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic . nick meetings at the start of the pandemic. nick sadiq khan has told the covid inquiry he was kept in the dark by the

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sunday mornings from 930 on . gb news. >> good afternoon , britain. it's >> good afternoon, britain. it's time to introduce our panel. joining us today, we've got the director of government relations at the adam smith institute . it at the adam smith institute. it at the adam smith institute. it a former adviser to the chancellor as well, james price and former labour party mp for rochdale , simon danczuk. let's rochdale, simon danczuk. let's start this section with what we were just talking about. these two perhaps confirm afflicting marches that we saw more over the weekend on the saturday, say the weekend on the saturday, say the palestinian march on the sunday, a march against anti anti semitism. james, i understand you were at that march. >> i was . it was a really >> i was. it was a really wonderful antidote to the general sense of despair that i

think i've been feeling about the country for the last couple of weeks. if you only look at london on saturdays and seeing these people chanting these marches, people chanting from sea , then from the river to the sea, then not river they're not knowing which river they're talking that group hate knowing that the group they hate the most of this, it was the most in all of this, it was a complete contrast. no faces were covered. there were families, dogs , there families, there were dogs, there were smiling. it was a were people smiling. it was a nice . some nice atmosphere. some people were about were quite serious about it. some were joyous, to some were more joyous, trying to show were remaining show that they were remaining upbeat. wonderful upbeat. but it was a wonderful thing to be there, to feel so many actual proper many people actual proper diversity young diversity as well. i say young and of colour, and old, any kind of colour, creed you imagine united creed you can imagine all united in the horrors of what happened before standing up against before and standing up against anti—semitism forms . anti—semitism in all its forms. >> it was a mixture of >> yes, it was a mixture of messages. of course, the overriding was against overriding one was against anti—semitism . um, the well, the anti—semitism. um, the well, the statistics on anti—semitic incidents are quite shocking. over 1,000% increase in reported incidents of anti—semitism. also people chanting for hostage to be released never again is now in terms of anti—semitism and so on. have you looked at the coverage? were you there

yourself? do you see that? it's a difference . wasn't there a difference. wasn't there between saturday and sunday? >> well , it's worth between saturday and sunday? >> well, it's worth bearing in mind that i am a former founder of labour friends of palestine . of labour friends of palestine. >> so i've been pro—palestine and believe that there's a strong argument for a two state solution, etcetera . but i've solution, etcetera. but i've been embarrassed by the actions on the pro—palestinian marches that have been taking place. well, more than embarrassed. i think it's terrible to see how a country in that sort of situation. so it was a great antidote to with sunday and all these people coming out in a very dignified way campaign and marching against anti—semitism. what puzzles me is why more politicians didn't join the rally. i was i'm not a politician. i'm a former politician. i'm a former politician. but i had to be up north on a long standing engagement. so i couldn't make it. but i would have done. but why aren't more politicians from the conservatives and labour going on these rallies? >> they see it as a >> they see it as taking a political stance, don't they, even fundamentally it was

even though fundamentally it was a against anti—semitism , a march against anti—semitism, which shouldn't political? which shouldn't be political? well, . well, exactly. >> that well, exactly. >> i can't believe that our mainstream politicians can't come and campaign against come out and campaign against anti—semitism is beyond me. >> you'd think that there was no contrast between believing in a two state solution, believing in dignity for palestinian people. but also opposing some of the horrendous anti—semitism that we've . shall we move on now we've seen. shall we move on now to another big story that has just appeared in the last few moments. and these are words from andrew bailey , the governor from andrew bailey, the governor of the bank of england. he said that britain's growth outlook is the worst. he's ever seen. james price , your reaction? price, your reaction? >> well , he's price, your reaction? >> well, he's not wrong in a technical sense, is he? and i think you saw at the autumn statement that growth doesn't look particularly wonderful. maybe we're getting a bit faster than eurozone and some other than the eurozone and some other economies continent, economies on the continent, which where which is not really where we should at. which is not really where we siyoui at. which is not really where we siyou look at. which is not really where we siyou look that at. which is not really where we siyou look that america, at. if you look that in america, they're along three, 4% they're clipping along three, 4% growth barely growth and we're barely avoiding recession . in ronald reagan in recession. in ronald reagan in the point got growth the 80s, at one point got growth up nearly when you have up to nearly 8. when you have that kind of growth or half

that kind of growth or even half of or even a quarter of of that or even a quarter of that, now, that, we'd kill for right now, there's political there's so many political problems that seem problems at the moment that seem intractable fix . and intractable that we can fix. and maybe being maybe with javier milei being elected president elected as president in argentina to abolish argentina promising to abolish their central bank, maybe andrew bailey is worried that what might happen experiment might happen if that experiment is simon it is interesting. the >> simon it is interesting. the chancellor at autumn chancellor at the autumn statement last week said that over 13 years we've over the last 12, 13 years we've grown germany, grown faster than germany, faster , faster than faster than france, faster than italy pointed to all of this stupendous growth compared to the europeans. but as james price says, in global price says, in a more global context, compare that to the east asian economies or america or we're slow . or canada, we're really slow. >> yeah, we've through an >> yeah, we've gone through an exceptionally difficult period. there's doubt about that. there's no doubt about that. i actually think rishi sunak and jeremy hunt are doing a reasonable job in terms of getting the country going in the right direction . i don't think right direction. i don't think these comments are helpful. if i were jeremy hunt, i'd be ringing him andrew bailey up and giving him andrew bailey up and giving him a piece of my mind and telling him he can't say telling him if he can't say anything positive, don't say anything positive, don't say anything mean, it's anything at all. i mean, it's just unhelpful have senior

just unhelpful to have a senior civil is what he civil servant, which is what he is effectively coming out with such negative comments and many people have been less than impressed by the bank of england in years. in recent years. >> some of its decisions. >> and some of its decisions. and of course, we've been experiencing very high inflation should we move on to what's been going on? you have another question. got one question. i've just got one question. i've just got one queobviously , because >> obviously, because you've worked treasury, worked in the treasury, you worked in the treasury, you worked chancellor worked for a former chancellor of the exchequer, politicians are always criticised when they talk about what the bank of england does because it should be why doesn't it be apolitical. why doesn't it work the other way round ? work the other way round? >> it's a very good question. it's a very question. it's it's a very good question. it's very of very difficult that that kind of relationship. so last summer when inflation was getting very high, my old boss, nadhim zahawi, chancellor, wanted to zahawi, as chancellor, wanted to show working show that we were working in lockstep bank as best lockstep with the bank as best we the main thing that we could. the main thing that the in westminster the politicians in westminster can exactly simon said, can do exactly as simon said, hunt sunak , is they hunt and sunak, is that they are showing admirable restraint when it comes to spending, and that's helping dampen this down. i think big problem is we've think the big problem is we've not inflation this not had high inflation in this country in west for

country really in the west for a very time. lots of very long time. lots of politicians don't really understand bankers understand it. lots of bankers and people are working in the city working city who've been working under historically , historically low interest rates, don't understand this either. and come as a of and so it's come as a bit of a shock to and we all shock to us and perhaps we all need and brush up our need to go and brush up on our milton alan milton friedman and alan greenspan. milton friedman and alan gre there�*n. economists >> there were many economists warning that we would see inflation rise, but , you know, inflation rise, but, you know, people didn't take it seriously, did they, or politicians and decision makers. but let's have a little look at what rishi sunak had to say earlier today about migration . about migration. >> so if you're an innovator , an >> so if you're an innovator, an entrepreneur, a researcher , you entrepreneur, a researcher, you should know that the most competitive visa regime for highly skilled international talent is right here in the uk. >> simon is this a problem for rishi sunak to talk about how liberal this new post—brexit visa regime is , is the week visa regime is, is the week after one of the highest levels of migration this country has ever seen? oh, we're just singing rishi's praises in terms of the economy , in terms of

immigration. >> i, i have a real problem with him . i mean, the reality is that him. i mean, the reality is that we've lost control of our borders . we've lost control of borders. we've lost control of law and order, and we're losing control of our national identity. and so making contrasting speeches in the way that he is doesn't help anybody . that he is doesn't help anybody. this is a massive electoral issue . people feel that we've issue. people feel that we've imported i'd hate speech, imported i'd hate speech, imported knife crime, imported hatred of our uniformed personnel . and yet the prime personnel. and yet the prime minister just isn't addressing that. we've got a real problem here. >> james, do you think this is why rishi sunak has focussed so much on stopping the boats? because in reality he's very relaxed about high levels of legal immigration. >> i don't know if he's relaxed about it so much the about it so much as the structural problems he now has with economy. he what with the economy. he saw what happened. the office for budget responsibility the old responsibility under the old truss regime and how quickly things there. well, truss regime and how quickly thinobr, there. well, truss regime and how quickly thinobr, as there. well, truss regime and how quickly thinobr, as it's there. well, truss regime and how quickly thinobr, as it's known, well, truss regime and how quickly thinobr, as it's known, itiell, the obr, as it's known, it measures immigration is a really good thing for the economy and therefore that puts a lot of constraints on the treasury and other departments they

other departments of what they can to the extent can do. actually, to the extent where of spending can do. actually, to the extent whe|might of spending can do. actually, to the extent whe|might get of spending can do. actually, to the extent whe|might get growthending can do. actually, to the extent whe|might get growth going that might get growth going again to say again, it doesn't allow to say as favourably as immigration, is it ideological than that? >> because liz truss was a liberal in all senses. she was liberal when it came to immigration. ideologically does rishi sunak not perhaps share that ? that? >> i suppose because of his background extent background to some extent you can that can see the good that immigration i think immigration can do, and i think most would say that most of us here would say that the people that he was mentioning there, entrepreneurs, you these of you know, all these sorts of people, coming people, we want to be coming into investing. into this country to investing. i many have i don't think many people have a problem for every problem with that. but for every low person comes low skilled person who comes along , bringing low skilled person who comes along, bringing in, as you low skilled person who comes along , bringing in, as you say, along, bringing in, as you say, all kind of speech all these kind of hate speech and rhetoric that and the divisive rhetoric that we've recently, that's one, we've seen recently, that's one, a american or doctor or a wealthy american or doctor or someone like that who can't come over here and take over place over here and take over a place and better. and make the country better. >> simon is potentially >> and simon is that potentially a nuance in what rishi sunak was saying? he wants to clamp down on migration, but no on low skilled migration, but no one should have a problem with someone from harvard or yale, mit sciences—po or wherever. mit or sciences—po or wherever. it is one of these great universities around the world.

and having them being allowed to come and they don't have to come here and they don't have to have reform. >> but they don't have >> no, but they don't have to have they arrive on have a job when they arrive on this can just very this scheme. they can just very quickly, they can spend two years his words, quickly, they can spend two yearstheir his words, quickly, they can spend two yearstheir families his words, quickly, they can spend two yearstheir families .iis words, quickly, they can spend two yearstheir families . i; words, quickly, they can spend two yearstheir families . i suspect with their families. i suspect they won't. the problem is we don't. that don't. the problem is, is that it fantastic , but let's it sounds fantastic, but let's look around. we don't have the housing, the infrastructure. it's not there. very bad planning government . planning from the government. >> yeah, well, immigration is having a real impact on housing. there's no about but there's no doubt about that. but i to differentiate between i want to differentiate between the conservative and labour, because what's interesting, i don't starmer has a plan don't believe starmer has a plan that's any different from the conservative lives in terms of getting illegal immigration down. but what he has done over the last few days is talk more strongly about training up british do these british workers to do these jobs. low skilled jobs and making this connection between economic inactivity levels, which are far too high amongst working people, getting people back into work so that we can reduce s legal myeg creation into this country. and he's making that connection quite

strongly. and i think the conservatives have failed to do that. >> and isn't this one the >> and isn't this one of the problems we have complete problems we do have complete control numbers that control over the numbers that come brexit. the united come in post brexit. the united kingdom government can issue visas. can choose to not to visas. it can choose to not to perhaps the reason that no one's talking about that they continue to visas is if they to issue these visas is if they didn't, suddenly we'd have a crisis in the nhs. a crisis in the social care sector, a crisis in . yeah. the in agriculture. yeah. and the fact we're not producing fact is we're not producing enough people ourselves to do these jobs. yeah >> two quick points. i think last week , the autumn statement, last week, the autumn statement, the was the best thing out of it was this expensing that this idea of full expensing that people like the adam smith institute and others very people like the adam smith inrfavourand others very people like the adam smith inrfavouran(that. rs very people like the adam smith inrfavouran(that. we very people like the adam smith inrfavouran(that. we can very people like the adam smith inrfavouran(that. we can invest in favour of that. we can invest more big capital works now, more in big capital works now, so that, you maybe so you do that, then you maybe obviate the need quite so obviate the need for quite so many skilled immigrants, many low skilled immigrants, right? so on perspective, right? so on one perspective, we're then that can we're doing that. then that can help this out. think we're doing that. then that can hel|other this out. think we're doing that. then that can hel|other problem out. think we're doing that. then that can hel|other problem we'vethink we're doing that. then that can hel|other problem we'vethiniand the other problem we've got and gb got to say, has gb news, i've got to say, has been on this, is talk been great on this, is to talk about the kind of cultural aspects, i've as aspects, right? i've been as guilty else of guilty as anybody else of talking of talking about the economics of it. been it. that's what we've been talking but we have talking about today. but we have to serious conversation to have the serious conversation about have

about what it is when you have people cultures people from different cultures coming into britain. and again, whether we have the same belief in common and in respect in the common law and in respect for religions, saw for other religions, as we saw with anti—semitism march and with the anti—semitism march and politicians doing politicians don't like doing that. have the to that. we don't have the tools to talk makes people talk about it. it makes people uncomfortable difficult talk about it. it makes people un(winning)le difficult talk about it. it makes people un(winning re—election.iifficult talk about it. it makes people un(winning re—election. andjlt for winning re—election. and i think that's where a lot think that's really where a lot of come from. of the problems come from. >> politicians >> yes, politicians will talk about behind closed about these things behind closed doors, very doors, but they find it very difficult to on the radio or difficult to go on the radio or the discuss the television and discuss it unless are they're an unless there are they're an outspoken backbencher , i find. outspoken backbencher, i find. but surely because you're here, you're from the adam smith institute . understand you've you're from the adam smith institute somederstand you've you're from the adam smith institute some pollingi you've you're from the adam smith institute some polling todaye you're from the adam smith institute some polling today that released some polling today that shows the housing crisis is worse , even in people's eyes worse, even in people's eyes than thought . than we thought. >> absolutely. i mean, talk >> absolutely. i mean, we talk about the housing crisis. i think pretty think it's pretty uncontroversial suggest uncontroversial now to suggest there's problem. you know, there's a big problem. you know, there's a big problem. you know, the average house the value of an average house has 35 times in the last has gone up 35 times in the last 30 years or something like that. and wages have only and average wages have only gone up times. so it's very, up 2 or 3 times. so it's very, very to the very difficult to get on the housing without the housing ladder without using the bank in london. bank of mum and dad in london. we all know that. i suspect some bank of mum and dad in london. weusl know that. i suspect some bank of mum and dad in london. weus evenw that. i suspect some bank of mum and dad in london. weus even sat1at. i suspect some bank of mum and dad in london. weus even sat aroundlspect some bank of mum and dad in london. weus even sat around here, some of us even sat around here, might have struggled with that recently.in that this is might have struggled with that reproblem. that this is might have struggled with that reproblem. in that this is

might have struggled with that reproblem. in �*everyiis is might have struggled with that reproblem. in “every single a problem. in fact, every single region, apart from the eastern region, apart from the eastern region, plurality of people think crisis think that their housing crisis is area and is real in their local area and in region . they in that eastern region. they almost as well. so almost think that as well. so this problem. we've got this is a big problem. we've got building more houses basically anywhere in any kind of houses, not affordable housing, not just affordable housing, will help bring down the overall cost into cost as people can move into places up more places and it opens up more space.i places and it opens up more space. i suspect we might talk in about whether the in a second about whether the immigration numbers having an impact on that from the other side well. impact on that from the other sid simon it's interesting, this new the media new research often the media talks about this as a london problem , but these researches problem, but these researches finding across the uk, finding right across the uk, people there is a housing people feel there is a housing crisis too, it that crisis. this, too, is it that visceral in your local patch? oh, i think so. >> it's an issue in every region , isn't it? that's what practically region. that's practically every region. that's what the research shows . the what the research shows. the people there's an housing people feel there's an housing crisis so they can relate to it. i think if you drill down, i think some areas are better at deaung think some areas are better at dealing with issue than dealing with this issue than others . so if you look at others. so if you look at rochdale, where used to rochdale, where i used to represent the local authority, there actually hits targets there actually hits its targets in terms of building enough houses. it's proactive. i'm not

saying it don't make mistakes, but it's very in but it's very proactive in getting houses built. >> hold that thought , because we >> hold that thought, because we have breaking news may have some breaking news that may be you, as well be of interest to you, as well as everyone at home. breaking news for you now. consultants in england deal with england have reached a deal with the which could the government which could potentially end strikes. the department health and social department of health and social care has said the deal will be put the bma and hospital put to the bma and hospital consult and specialists association members this week. yes the agreement by union members would see an end to consult patient strike action, which of course has been a big problem . problem. >> expanding these waiting lists over the last year or so . so, over the last year or so. so, james price, do you think that this could lead to a deal? could this could lead to a deal? could this end the strikes? >> i haven't seen one. i'm sure most people at home would want this well. you this to happen as well. you know, have really know, we still have a really enormous from the enormous backlog from from the covid lockdowns people covid lockdowns of people needing elective needing these kind of elective procedures. of people procedures. millions of people almost everybody at home will either know either be on that or know someone and it's a someone who is. and it's a really problem . hopefully someone who is. and it's a realimeans�*roblem . hopefully someone who is. and it's a realimeans�*roblstart hopefully someone who is. and it's a realimeans�*roblstart of pefully someone who is. and it's a realimeans�*roblstart of actually this means the start of actually getting more fundamental getting some more fundamental

reforms going as well. although maybe mentioned that r—word, reforms going as well. although m might mentioned that r—word, reforms going as well. although m might reopen ned that r—word, reforms going as well. although mmight reopen all that r—word, reforms going as well. although mmight reopen all thet r—word, reforms going as well. although mmight reopen all the strikeord, it might reopen all the strike balloting well. but i think balloting as well. but i think we of covid we all know coming out of covid that there are bigger, deeper problems in the nhs than just these alone, unfortunately. >> quick word. unfortunately. >> well, quick word. unfortunately. >> well, the quick word. unfortunately. >> well, the person quick word. unfortunately. >> well, the person quick wo be >> well, the person who will be pleased all, if it is pleased most of all, if it is ended, sunak, because pleased most of all, if it is endone sunak, because pleased most of all, if it is endone of sunak, because pleased most of all, if it is endone of his sunak, because pleased most of all, if it is endone of his promisesiecause pleased most of all, if it is endone of his promises to ause it's one of his promises to reduce waiting lists. reduce the waiting lists. absolutely >> well, thank you so much to you you've a you both. you've been a fantastic james price fantastic panel. james price and simon , thank you very simon danchuk, thank you very much time. much indeed for your time. >> absolutely. lots more to come up afternoon as up for you this afternoon as rishi sunak pledges uk rishi sunak pledges that the uk has most competitive visa has the most competitive visa regime in the world for high skilled graduates will be digging down into what this may mean for many members his own mean for many members of his own party and those who voted conservative in is that conservative in 2019. is that what want? well, this is what they want? well, this is good afternoon, britain here on gb news as . good afternoon, britain here on gb news as. i'm alex deakin. >> this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. it's going to be a cold week this week. today skies getting a little brighter in the west, but staying fairly dull

and damp across the east close to this area of pressure to this area of low pressure that's heading out into the that's just heading out into the nonh that's just heading out into the north but it's sending in north sea. but it's sending in plenty of showers. and we've seen fronts seen these weather fronts providing a bit of damp providing quite a bit of damp weather monday morning. that weather for monday morning. that rain scooting away. wales rain is scooting away. wales slowly turning brighter this afternoon. parts of western scotland, northern ireland also fine with some sunny spells, but there is a cold wind blowing and many eastern areas just keeping the cloud and outbreaks of rain and that brisk wind really making it feel pretty chilly on those north sea coasts . double those north sea coasts. double digits in the south—west, but even here, the colder air will spread in overnight. the rain will tend to clear from the south. we'll keep showers coming into eastern england through the night and then more showers coming scotland. coming into northeast scotland. could snow mixed could have a bit of snow mixed in hills. it'll turn in over the hills. it'll turn quite central and quite frosty across central and southern scotland and parts of northern ireland. in the south, temperatures just about holding above freezing thanks to a bit more cloud. but for most, it's going to feel pretty cold through tuesday. quite a few of us seeing fair bit of sunshine

us seeing a fair bit of sunshine early cloud south and the early cloud in the south and the odd shower away. odd shower clearing away. more showers come into northeast showers will come into northeast scotland. we'll scotland. increasingly we'll start to see some snow mixed in with those. but for many, actually tomorrow , a bright fine actually tomorrow, a bright fine day with sunny spells , but it is day with sunny spells, but it is going to be

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november. >> tory civil war. it's suella versus rishi again as the former home secretary trashes the prime minister for failing to tackle migration in her view. but do voters trust her to cut the numbers ? who do? they left in numbers? who do? they left in the dark? >> the latest on the covid inquiry. as sadiq khan says the government had poor processes and poor decision making, but was he left in the dark over cobra as he claims? and does it matter ? m atter? >> matter? >> snp sanctuary ? why do excel >> snp sanctuary? why do excel bullies have a friend in the snp ? the government could allow more north of the border to become a sanctuary for the band breed . well, we'll have the breed. well, we'll have the latest . latest. >> and i don't know if you've seen it already, but it's the christmas advert that's got the world talking, but it's not john lewis have you seen it, tom i

have seen it. >> it's amazing. it's a little independent pub in northern ireland that has made a social media video that's taken the internet by storm. >> i must admit i did shed a tean >> i must admit i did shed a tear. it's the classic story , an tear. it's the classic story, an elderly gentleman who's clearly lost his his wife or partner. and he's clear , only lonely. and and he's clear, only lonely. and he walks around and no one talks to him. where he lives. and he just goes on noticed. and then he steps into this pub, he orders himself a pint, and this young couple come and sit down with him and they have a lovely chat and the dog's involved . it chat and the dog's involved. it has everything. >> it really does. and i think we've moment where we've all had that moment where perhaps to a pub or a bar perhaps we go to a pub or a bar and we meet people there. i mean, was actually i was in mean, i was actually i was in dubun mean, i was actually i was in dublin not that long ago with a friend mine. there were no friend of mine. there were no tables we went tables in the bar that we went to, had to join older to, so we had to join this older couple we got talking to couple and we got talking to them and it was the best evening of trip. of the entire trip. so many stories liz. much stories, liz. so much new connection, really , really connection, really, really interesting stuff. and it just goes how so often the

goes to show how so often the pub is the lifeblood of the community, but also that you don't need a massive to don't need a massive budget to make advert. make a poignant moving advert. it was shot on a mobile phone . yeah. >> and i must say it did actually bring a tear to my eye. i was. i was weeping at my desk earlier. >> what's cgi ridiculousness >> what's the cgi ridiculousness in this year's john lewis advert? >> it's the flycatcher. >> it's the flycatcher. >> flycatcher thing . i >> the flycatcher thing. i didn't like it. >> i didn't think was let us >> i didn't think it was let us know. i mean, we haven't actually shown it to you, we actually shown it to you, but we will we'll bring will show it to you. we'll bring it and. you it to you. and. and you can judge. about two judge. i think it's about two minutes it really does minutes long and it really does warm does . warm the heart. it does. >> well, before we get to all of that and perhaps the even more significant news, too, here's your tatiana . your headlines with tatiana. >> tom, thank you very much and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister says he's committed to reducing net migration , an admitting the migration, an admitting the numbers are still too high. his comments come as james cleverly will be facing questions in the

commons today for the first time as home secretary. he's expected to address the latest figures, as well as the government's efforts to stop the boats after the supreme court ruled against the supreme court ruled against the rwanda scheme. rishi sunak says measures are being taken to tackle both issues . tackle both issues. >> it's encouraging that the office for national statistics last week say that the last week did say that the numbers are already slowing, but we do more. i've already we need to do more. i've already taken action tighten taken action to tighten the number dependab that students number of dependab that students can bring when they come and study here. we'd seen very study here. we'd seen a very sharp rise those numbers and sharp rise in those numbers and that measure that i took represents the single biggest measure bring down measure to bring down legal migration anyone's migration that anyone's ever taken. of course, as we need taken. but of course, as we need to do we look at that to do more, we will look at that and are abuses and where there are abuses of the system, of course the system, we will, of course act because the levels the system, we will, of course actneed because the levels the system, we will, of course actneed comelse the levels the system, we will, of course actneed come down. levels the system, we will, of course actneed come down. they.s the system, we will, of course actneed come down. they are do need to come down. they are too high. >> nearly £30 billion is being invested into new projects in the uk. the prime minister's told the global investment summit there's positive momentum in the economy, particularly for science, tech and creative industries . science, tech and creative industries. rishi sunak says science, tech and creative industries . rishi sunak says the industries. rishi sunak says the uk's low tax approach and

culture of innovation give it a competitive advantage . competitive advantage. >> we are setting about making this the best place in the world to invest and do business now. i'm unashamedly proud of britain and there is a growing momentum right here in the uk right now. don't just take my word for it . don't just take my word for it. pwc survey this year of thousands of global ceos rated the uk the most attractive investment destination in europe i >> -- >> the 5mm: >> the mayor of london says lives could have been saved if he'd been allowed to attend cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic. sadiq khan has told the covid inquiry he was kept in the dark by the government and he'd lobbied the prime minister to go to lockdown. he says he doesn't understand why he is mayor or the greater london authority were not invited to emergency meetings. >> i was alarmed , but by what i >> i was alarmed, but by what i was being told in relation to where we were and where we may go to . and i will never forget

go to. and i will never forget that that sort of feeling of . that that sort of feeling of. lack of power, lack of influence , not knowing what's happening in our city consultants in england have reached a deal with the government which could end strikes . strikes. >> unions will now put the pay offer to members. offer to their members. the department health says the department of health says the agreement will build on the 6% pay agreement will build on the 6% pay rise previously given by modernising the consultants pay structure . negotiators are close structure. negotiators are close to agreeing an extension to the truce set to expire in gaza later , officials say they're later, officials say they're working with both sides on the length of a possible extension and which prisoners would be freed if it goes ahead . the freed if it goes ahead. the hamas terror group seeking a four day extension while israel wants a day by day. so far, hamas has released 58 women and children and israel's freed 117 palestinian prisoners . palestinian prisoners. meanwhile, the international committee of the red cross is warning the humanitarian

situation in gaza is still desperate. intense city of the fighting in gaza has meant that humanitarian gains have obviously struggled to do what is needed and we know i'm sure your viewers who've been following this for in recent weeks have known how difficult it is to get aid supplied in suppues it is to get aid supplied in supplies in, but also to get people out . israel has told the people out. israel has told the us its campaign in gaza will resume with full force once the temporary truce comes to an end. meanwhile while elon musk, who has faced criticism after anti—semitic content appeared on his social media site, is meeting, has met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier , the tech entrepreneur earlier, the tech entrepreneur voiced his support for israel, saying propaganda that incites murder must be stopped around 50 barclays bank branches have been forced to close after activists glued their door shut. extinction rebellion says it's

holding the biggest fossil fuel financier in europe accounts all for its climate wrecking crimes , for its climate wrecking crimes, as it's accused the bank of ignonng as it's accused the bank of ignoring advice from the international energy agency and prioritising short term profits. barclays says it aims to be net zero by 2050 and is set 2030 targets to reduce the emissions it finances in five sectors, including energy . this is gb including energy. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to tom and . emily news. now back to tom and. emily >> good afternoon, britain on the prime minister has praised highly skilled immigrant business bosses as he unveiled . business bosses as he unveiled. £29.5 billion of new investment at a major summit amid tory pressure to cut record levels of net migration. >> sunak also proudly announced that the uk has the most

competitive visa scheme for what he calls high potential graduates. let's have a listen. but we don't have a monopoly on talent in this country and we recognise that nearly half of our most innovative companies have an immigrant founder. >> so if you're an innovator and entrepreneur or a researcher , entrepreneur or a researcher, you should know that the most competitive visa regime for highly skilled international talent is right here in the uk. and let me just give you one example. all our new high potential individual visa means that if you're a young person who's graduated from a global top 50 university, you can just come to the uk and stay here with your family for two years to just explore work, study , to just explore work, study, invent nothing like that exists anywhere else in the world. interest rhetoric from the prime minister there. >> the week after the highest migration levels on record . migration levels on record. let's cross now to hampton court

palace and speak with our political editor, chris for hope christopher on the one hand, the prime minister has a good news story to say today , record high story to say today, record high investment into this country, some might say despite brexit. but on the other hand, he made some interesting comments about migration . an you were there. migration. an you were there. what was the mood in the room . what was the mood in the room. >> well, the room is one of comfortable wealth. people here are big investors. comfortable wealth. people here are big investors . we had about are big investors. we had about eight, i think counted eight cabinet ministers. jeremy hunt in the front row. everyone here, they're very top level trying to do the best for this country in post—brexit britain. and that was the idea behind it. post—brexit britain. and that was the idea behind it . and the was the idea behind it. and the pm about people he pm there talking about people he wants to attract here, the net migration rao last week, migration. rao last last week, 722,000 arriving here or 70,000 or so arriving here in the year to december 2022 is about a big number, a big net number, 1.2 million over two years to june, june 2023. what to do about that? well, he's saying on a

certain level, a high level, we need the entrepreneurs, the inventors, wealth creators inventors, the wealth creators to come here. and that goes back to come here. and that goes back to the central point about who is here. now, to the central point about who is visa here. now, to the central point about who is visa under here. now, to the central point about who is visa under the here. now, to the central point about who is visa under the uk re. now, to the central point about who is visa under the uk visa ow, to the central point about who is visa under the uk visa here, the visa under the uk visa here, you can come here if you command a salary of more than 26,000 people like boris johnson, suella braverman , the former suella braverman, the former home secretary, want increase home secretary, want to increase that £40,000. that to £40,000. and that's perhaps what the pm is saying there. he's saying want there. he's saying we want to have people here have highly skilled people here on a higher level and he can understand that understand the concern that it might put pressure on might be to put pressure on communities and gp surgeries and the rest public service is. but overall, as you said , the pm overall, as you said, the pm here unveil. they say is £29 here is unveil. they say is £29 billion worth of spending. some of that money is over a longer period. i mean it certainly is more than 10 billion, certainly. and there's an attempt here to show that to copy almost what the french do in the elysee palace to show off the best of britain to the world's investors. we had andrew lloyd webber, thomas heatherwick, the design here, other other other people trying to impress on on

investors that we are a great place to invest. and the figures do show that despite all the gloom mongers, we are a place that attract new greenfield that does attract new greenfield investment from big investors . investment from big investors. there's also been some talk here, like this here, tom, you might like this about. heard from the about. i we've heard from the prime minister. he's quite. yeah. you like this? is it just for you, tom? i've made a note of this for you. he's very keen on a personal. i tutor a personal a i tutor for every pupil in the country. he thinks that rather than tipping tipping money into the system, he thinks that by spending money maybe on erase the opportunity of having an ai tutor for every every kid in the country to try and lift attainment, that's one for you. >> an ai tutor for every child. well, it's the personalised learning stuff. >> i mean, it's going to be almost like having sort of a 1 to 1 teaching relationship that's going to be better teaching than even, you know, students the poshest students who go to the poshest school in the country get. that's remarkable . and the prime that's remarkable. and the prime minister did minister does seem to he did a big chunk of his speech about people, about education. and people, all about education. and that went into high

that also went into this high skilled migration point as well . skilled migration point as well. isuppose skilled migration point as well. i suppose human capital is such an important thing, especially when we're looking at pretty low growth rates for the next few years . years. >> exactly right. i mean, exactly right. so he's he's trying to the to this high level group of investors. i mean, he's trying to say, look, let's try and invest our money carefully. i mean on issue ai tutor i mean, on the issue of ai tutor forever pupil, his point was in in an analogue world that is not possible because the cost of human capital is so expensive. but on the ai side, everyone's got a phone in their pockets. you can generate individual learning , learning programs for learning, learning programs for children if they want to, and that can affect those on low incomes as much as those on on high income families. so that's the behind yeah, the idea behind it. but yeah, there's that that there's no question that that migration here. ijust there's no question that that migration here. i just ask migration is here. i just ask dominic johnson , lord johnson, dominic johnson, lord johnson, whether he thought that by cutting net migration it might harm the economy. he dodged that and said his job is to bring in investment, to worry about investment, not to worry about that big but

that big issue. but he recognises that now it's a recognises that right now it's a big issue for the tory party and we'll from james we'll hear more from james cleverly, in cleverly, the home secretary in parliament afternoon . parliament this afternoon. >> yes, considering the government get as many government want to get as many people can back into people as they can back into work, the rhetoric work, perhaps the rhetoric should be more about upskilling people here. although he did mention the importance of lifelong learning and upskilling throughout your lives, etcetera, etcetera. i just worry that, you know, for a lot people know, for a lot of people interpret this oh, we'll interpret this as, oh, we'll just have people from abroad to fill these gaps. we won't focus on the people who are already here. that here. he needs to get that right. losing trust on right. he's losing trust on migration, i think, or some would think. thank you very much indeed, christopher hope, our political who's political editor there, who's been at this summit for us. so should we get some more on the reported sunak reported deal between sunak and bravo man? joining us now is assistant us opinion editor poppy assistant us opinion editor poppy coburn at the telegraph at the telegraph . yes, at the the telegraph. yes, at the telegraph, indeed , poppy, which telegraph, indeed, poppy, which is the paper that has revealed the detail of this deal, has said it has, indeed. tell us more, poppy . more, poppy. >> yeah. so this is quite an

interesting and quite revealing piece of information we've heard from suella, who obviously left government in quite an unfortunate situation and would say probably not one that she's been particularly happy with. >> and this kind of carries back on what the prime minister has just about trying to just been saying about trying to get in get high skilled investment in britain. obvious britain. now, the obvious rebuttal that rebuttal would to be that is that current points based that the current points based system the has has system that the uk has has a very cap . it's very low salary cap. it's £26,000 and suella braverman been agitating for this be raised £40,000. now this would be far more in line with what we'd expect from a first world wealthy country expecting to get high skilled immigration. so you would almost see it as an ancillary to america's h—1b visa . and now i think this is quite interesting that the prime minister has come out with this. i assume the rhetoric the government is now to government is now trying to pursue is to say, well, we're trying get immigration trying to get immigration figures down, but in the meantime, you shouldn't be angry with because sort of with us because the sort of people entering britain people who are entering britain at are highly skilled at the moment are highly skilled workers who plugging

workers who are plugging gaps that economy. that we have in the economy. now, just now, unfortunately, this just isn't particularly true. and we can this by going through can see this by going through the numbers have can see this by going through the released1bers have can see this by going through the released by rs have can see this by going through the released by the have can see this by going through the released by the obr.|ve can see this by going through the released by the obr. so been released by the obr. so i do think that's an interesting point to kind start on this. point to kind of start on this. >> interesting that the >> it's interesting that the prime been talking prime minister has been talking about high skilled, high net worth , high potential people, worth, high potential people, potential . these are the people potential. these are the people that would not be affected by a £40,000 a year cap. these are people that are going to be earning hundreds of thousands of pounds potentially . the pounds a year, potentially. the prime wants to focus in pounds a year, potentially. the pri this wants to focus in pounds a year, potentially. the pri this because vants to focus in pounds a year, potentially. the pri this because this; to focus in pounds a year, potentially. the pri this because this floor)cus in pounds a year, potentially. the pri this because this floor for; in on this because this floor for in in the level of wages under the points based system might be raised. what is your view in terms of what the prime minister is going do now? might that is going to do now? might that level be raised? might that put constraint on migration be brought . in brought. in >> i find it highly unlikely that the government is going to pursue a strategy of restricting immigration. i think one of the main reasons for that is now suella braverman has left government. there are very few people ideologically people who are ideologically opposed immigration. there is

opposed to immigration. there is still a belief within the treasury and within cabinet that immigration is an unalloyed good for the economy. now, i disagree with this. i think the fact that britain is currently spent in the last 15 being in a the last 15 years being in a productivity slump shows that immigration is not the economic rocket fuel. we have been told it's supposed to be, but it is interesting if you do look interesting how if you do look at latest figures, mean at the latest figures, mean these extensions have been these are extensions have been up new visas have gone up up by 48. new visas have gone up by 28. if the government was going to reverse the flow of inward would inward migration, this would require a response that takes into account the treasury , the into account the treasury, the department for work and pensions, department pensions, the department for health and social this health and social care. this isn't case of flicking on isn't just a case of flicking on a if you're a button that says if you're earning £200,000 a year and you're inventor, come to you're an inventor, come to britain. structure britain. the incentive structure behind that would be much more complicated . growth complicated. this growth in immigration coming from immigration is not coming from high it is high skilled workers. it is coming plug because the coming to plug gaps because the government pay government does not want to pay more. and more. for example, health and social care. you know, this is where migration is actually coming into country. coming into the country. >> poppy, do you think >> and poppy, what do you think suella game is here?

suella braverman game is here? she's clearly briefing the papers or her allies are at least you think she's trying to undermine , fine the prime undermine, fine the prime minister or is this more about trying desperately to change policy , to influence policy? policy, to influence policy? what do you think it's all about i >>i >> i suppose i wouldn't say it's necessarily a case of undermining . i imagine there's a undermining. i imagine there's a great degree of frustration on bradford's part , she said. when bradford's part, she said. when she's been coming out and particularly what has been briefed, the press is that every time did try to put into time she did try to put into place policy that restrict place a policy that restrict legal she would be legal migration, she would be blocked she would blocked and she would specifically blocked through blocked and she would speytreasury. blocked through blocked and she would speytreasury. i blocked through blocked and she would speytreasury. i think ed through blocked and she would speytreasury. i think whatrough blocked and she would speytreasury. i think what she's the treasury. i think what she's trying to expose at the moment is do want to is that if you do want to decrease legal immigration, britain , your greatest opponent, britain, your greatest opponent, is not going to be someone from the good law project . it's not the good law project. it's not going to be left the actress. it's actually going to be the people you are working in people you are working with in government. this is a problem across rather than across cabinet rather than something outside of something that's outside of cabinet. i think she's made cabinet. and i think she's made quite a convincing case for that

at course, at the moment. but of course, when suella when the numbers suella braverman home secretary pro—immigration home secretary we've ever had. it is quite we've ever had. so it is quite difficult for her. i think , to difficult for her. i think, to portray herself as this anti—immigrant hawk because she's not realistically she's not she's not really, though, is she? >> numbers? no, no. >> numbers? no, no. >> regardless of what regard gardless of what she thinks, regardless of what she thinks. >> yeah, i mean, regardless >> but yeah, i mean, regardless of what she thinks. when you look at the statistic . yes. yes. look at the statistic. yes. yes. but i think that's more about the influence treasury on the influence of the treasury on these decisions . these decisions. >> an this, if it's >> an answer to this, if it's the case that suella braverman had all of these points in this deal with sunak that he reneged on, why did she wait to be fired ? why didn't she resign in principle ? appalled protest as principle? appalled protest as soon as he reneged on the deal? >> well, i imagine it was probably a case of jumping before she was. she may have wanted to have jumped before she was pushed out and perhaps it was pushed out and perhaps it was miscalculation on her part was a miscalculation on her part on when she. exactly. she was going be pushed. i think the going to be pushed. i think the main suella main reason that suella braverman stayed in cabinet for such time is because she

such a long time is because she wanted to see the rwanda deal through. that she through. and i imagine that she would until after would have waited until after that she was going leave that if she was going to leave government, she going government, if she was going to make statement. and government, if she was going to nthink statement. and government, if she was going to nthink it statement. and government, if she was going to nthink it was statement. and government, if she was going to nthink it was quite ;tatement. and government, if she was going to nthink it was quite cleverent. and government, if she was going to nthink it was quite clever on and i think it was quite clever on sunak's behalf i think sunak's behalf to i think essentially on a trumped up reason to push her out before the case. so she couldn't do the big principled now leaving big principled i'm now leaving because failed this on because you've failed this on immigration. and was immigration. and if i was a cynic , that's probably what i cynic, that's probably what i would actually happened. and would say actually happened. and i was i don't think it was a miscalculation on her part , miscalculation on her part, poppy, miscalculation on her part, poppy, or whatever the cynic . poppy, or whatever the cynic. >> thank you very much indeed. poppy >> thank you very much indeed. poppy coburn, a ssistant us opinion editor at the telegraph, would you were resigned just because i reneged on a deal. >> i think if i was the home secretary who was delivering this really hard rhetoric on migration, who saw myself as the standard bearer for the right on this issue , and i for year as this issue, and i for my year as home secretary, preside over the highest migration the country has ever seen. i think that if i if i was the sort of home secretary who really made migration my be all end all, i

would want to change policy. and if i couldn't change policy, i'd resign. wouldn't you ? resign. wouldn't you? >> argument is that it >> but her argument is that it wasn't fault , right? whether wasn't her fault, right? whether it's it's the it's with rwanda, it's the courts . but if it's legal, courts or. but if it's legal, migration is the home of rights laws. >> it's the home office that sets all of these new controls that we have. we've left the eu. we have these we now have all of these controls . and the argument is, controls. and the argument is, of course, set too low, of course, they're set too low, the is too low . the salary threshold is too low. the options to bring families for students are too numero tous. i mean, she could have changed those. she could have demanded those were changed. and if the prime minister wasn't letting her, surely she'd resign. >> but perhaps she felt a >> but then perhaps she felt a sense duty to try least to sense of duty to try at least to see and that she see things through and that she didn't blame didn't see herself as to blame for the failures. more pressure from elsewhere in government, not least from the treasury and the minister. the prime minister. >> really interesting >> it's a really interesting one. interested to know our one. i'm interested to know our viewers views. vaiews@gbnews.com suella braverman to blame for these immigration figures. >> i think that's the question. >> i think that's the question. >> yeah. we'll get to those at the bottom of the hour. at half

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well. >> sidique khan has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry. today. he's criticised the government for excluding him from an emergency cobra meeting at the start of march 2020. just as the coronavirus took hold . as the coronavirus took hold. >> yes, despite being invited to a cobra meeting a couple of weeks later, the mayor of london said lives could have been saved. that bears saved. i think that bears repeating . lives could been repeating. lives could have been saved if he, sadiq khan , had sat saved if he, sadiq khan, had sat at that meeting sooner. >> well, mr khan was giving evidence ahead of the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who has just begun speaking the of the speaking, and the mayor of the liverpool region , steve liverpool city region, steve rotheram, speak . so rotheram, will also speak. so shall we speak to lisa hartle , shall we speak to lisa hartle, who's been outside the covid inquiry for us? thank you very much indeed for talking to us. so what's the latest from this covid inquiry? we've heard from sadiq khan now andy burnham is in the chair . in the chair. >> yeah, well, andy burnham hasn't had much time in the chair. he literally sat in the chair. he literally sat in the chair for about five, ten minutes before they broke chair for about five, ten mirlunch. before they broke chair for about five, ten

mirlunch. so before they broke chair for about five, ten mirlunch. so we'llre they broke chair for about five, ten mirlunch. so we'll hearey broke chair for about five, ten mirlunch. so we'll hear moreke for lunch. so we'll hear more from him this afternoon. but as you khan spoke you say, sadiq khan said spoke this said that he this morning and he said that he felt he was left in the dark when the very stages of when the very early stages of the pandemic. so in february and the pandemic. so in february and the beginning of march, he tried to invited to attend some of to get invited to attend some of these meetings . but it these cobra meetings. but it wasn't until the 16th of march when he was finally able to attend one. and he said it left him how him feeling winded at just how severe the problem was, particularly in london. so we've got a clip that we can play to you now, that of him speaking earlier many earlier in the inquiry. how many of those around cobra knew issues around diversity, co—morbidity , intergenerational co—morbidity, intergenerational households , overcrowded households, overcrowded accommodation, how many people around cobra knew, for example, in london that there are more people who work in zero hours contract the gig economy people who work in zero hours cwork:t the gig economy people who work in zero hours cwork in the gig economy people who work in zero hours cwork in front the gig economy people who work in zero hours cwork in front line; gig economy people who work in zero hours cwork in front line jobs economy people who work in zero hours cwork in front line jobs where �*ny , work in front line jobs where they can catch this virus. >> and so my point being is, look , horses courses . look, it's horses for courses. in this particular case, i can see no explanation at all why ,

see no explanation at all why, you know, the gla the mayor of london, we weren't around that table. i think lives could have been saved if we were earlier . been saved if we were earlier. now the reason he says that he thinks lives could have been saved if he had been kept updated by the government by going these cobra meetings going to these cobra meetings earlier he said because earlier on, is he said because it was a it's a chance at these meetings be able to lobby meetings to be able to lobby government to get your point across. said that when he was >> and he said that when he was finally able to go to a cobra meeting, when lobbied meeting, that's when he lobbied government. prime minister, government. the prime minister, to for lockdown in, as to call for a lockdown in, as well as taking restrictions with pubuc well as taking restrictions with public transport. he said he also lobbied for that to take place. he also said that his office was in contact with other mayors around the world to try and keep abreast of what was happening elsewhere in the world. almost he said, as though you could see what might happen here. he was here. so he said he was surprised to learn that boris johnson in the early part of the pandemic in march was unaware that other countries, such as that in other countries, such as in other cities around the world, such as milan , where world, such as milan, where there already lockdowns

there was already lockdowns being enforced, there and people were being fined if they didn't comply . and he said that he comply. and he said that he thinks this a missed thinks this was a missed opportunity by the uk to be able to and kind of have a to prepare and kind of have a more of better guess at what to prepare and kind of have a more (be better guess at what to prepare and kind of have a more (be happening ss at what to prepare and kind of have a more (be happening here. what to prepare and kind of have a more (be happening here. so at to prepare and kind of have a more (be happening here. so as would be happening here. so as we said, that was sadiq khan speaking today. and this afternoon we'll hear more from andy greater manchester andy burnham, greater manchester mayor, as well as liverpool's mayor, as well as liverpool's mayor, steve. steve rotherham, very interesting stuff because of course, sometimes sadiq khan sounded more on the pro lockdown side of things. >> andy burnham quite often sounded like anti—lockdown sounded like an anti—lockdown libertarian will be checking in with what he has to say potentially more interestingly later. fascinating though, that mehdi khan has said that he he himself , mr mehdi khan has said that he he himself, mr sadiq khan, mayor of london, could have saved lives if he'd been invited to that meeting. >> the thing with this covid inquiry that there's always inquiry is that there's always going an element of going to be an element of revisionism, isn't there ? those revisionism, isn't there? those who pro who were anti—lockdown, pro lockdown on, you know. >> well, lisa, thank you. we'll lockdown on, you know. >> back, lisa, thank you. we'll lockdown on, you know. >> back with , thank you. we'll lockdown on, you know. >> back with you,nk you. we'll lockdown on, you know. >> back with you, of you. we'll lockdown on, you know. >> back with you, of course,e'll be back with you, of course,

once learned what andy once we've learned what andy burnham has had say. but burnham has had to say. but let's with khan now burnham has had to say. but let'sjoin with khan now burnham has had to say. but let'sjoin awith khan now burnham has had to say. but let'sjoin a conservative han now burnham has had to say. but let'sjoin a conservative london and join a conservative london assembly member for west central. tony devenish, to go through some of what sadiq khan said. tony, do you think that sadiq khan was that important, that had he allowed even been ianed that had he allowed even been invited to one of these cobra meetings lives would have been saved ? saved? >> well, good afternoon . the ego >> well, good afternoon. the ego has landed as usual, hasn't it, mr khan ? i'm afraid this is mr khan? i'm afraid this is a really serious subject. we all know what covid meant. my mother was in a care home aged 90 at the time. um, and i just think what we don't need and i think quarry this important is people, as you say , retrospectively as you say, retrospectively coming up with these ridiculous statements. and it really is the reality is and i don't mean to be disrespectful to mr khan, but the people that did all the work, the british public know this during covid were the

national health service and your local council . and frankly, local council. and frankly, i had more involvement as a westminster councillor than i did as a gla member. and mr blair brought in the 1999 gla act . he didn't think through act. he didn't think through what this extra level of government's done and therefore mr khan has spent most of the last seven years just issuing press releases. the fact is he's pretty irrelevant. transport for london were important. the met police, of course, were very important , police, of course, were very important, but the gla as a whole and mr khan as often are just an extra press release . just an extra press release. >> well, tony sadiq khan did say that he made the government change its attitudes in terms of collecting ethnicity data for covid deaths, because if you cast your mind back, there was lots of controversy over whether people from ethnic minority backgrounds were dying at a greater rate than their white counterparts. >> he said the deficit and understanding could have been due to a few members of the

cabinet representing diverse community. so there wasn't enough diversity in the cabinet, so therefore they needed him to tell the government that they needed to pay attention to this issue . issue. >> you know, i think these issues, again , are too serious issues, again, are too serious to be trivialised like this. and mr khan, you know, he really does need to grow up. the reality is it was the biggest national crisis since world war ii. the reality is, if he looks at his own, putting his own record, lots of people, including, sadly, many ethnic minority people, died within, particularly bus drivers , which particularly bus drivers, which is something he was responsive for because. tfl he is chairman of tfl, i don't think it's very helpful, you know, him coming up nearly two years later and then pointing fingers as usual to try and get himself yet another press release. the reality is these are really serious matters . i do think the whole covid inquiry has been more heat than light from many of the guests, but mr khan, as always , manages

but mr khan, as always, manages to top everything by there's been many serious pieces of evidence for many serious people. but of course, we didn't get that today from mr khan very strange that he said and ethnic diversity issues with covid. >> did he forget that suella braverman priti patel , james braverman priti patel, james cleverly, sajid javid all of these people were in the cabinet over the course of covid or indeed on the medical side . indeed on the medical side. jonathan van—tam someone from a minority background in and of himself , is minority background in and of himself, is sadiq khan really suggesting that he alone could be the person to understand minority ethnic concerns ? minority ethnic concerns? >> look, when i've questioned mr khan on his performance during covid, before he gets very, very, very protective . and you very, very protective. and you may recall that he actually did come out publicly and say that he had mental health potential issues himself during the during covid and he did disappear for quite a while during the whole covid period . and because of covid period. and because of that, i've always given him the

benefit of the doubt because everybody's mental health is obviously incredibly important. but reality is everybody but the reality is everybody privately , even labour privately, even labour colleagues, would say that mr khan added next to no value dunng khan added next to no value during the whole covid period. he is the ultimate bit player and the reality is it was the government, the national health service, the local council and many volunteers up and down the country who did all the heavy lifting. and if i was mr khan, i wouldn't have given the evidence igave wouldn't have given the evidence i gave today, frankly. >> thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed for joining >> well, thank you very much indeed forjoining us, tony devenish, conservative london assembly member for west central. thank you for your time. course, some would time. of course, some would say that may have a point that sadiq khan may have a point . maybe he have been . maybe he should have been given more information at the start pandemic. given more information at the start pandemic . maybe it start of the pandemic. maybe it would helped save lives . would have helped save lives. >> i have say, i sat in on >> i have to say, i sat in on dominic cummings the dominic cummings evidence at the inquiry. things inquiry. one of the big things he is how useless cobra he said is how useless cobra was. all of the security systems mean have up to date mean it couldn't have up to date data old data in those weeks old data in those meetings, so perhaps not as important as sadiq khan thinks

either . but important as sadiq khan thinks either. but we'll important as sadiq khan thinks either . but we'll get to more of either. but we'll get to more of that indeed some of the that and indeed some of the other issues we're other big issues that we're looking is there looking at today. is there a deal reached within the nhs? will strike stop ? well, will the strike stop? well, let's to that after your let's get to that after your headunes let's get to that after your headlines tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> tom, thank you . your top >> tom, thank you. your top stories from the newsroom . the stories from the newsroom. the uk's first human case of the h1n1 to virus, also known as bird flu, has been detected . the bird flu, has been detected. the strain is currently circulating in pigs. the uk health security agency says the person has fully recovered after experiencing a mild illness . it's now trying to mild illness. it's now trying to establish the source of the infection . the prime minister infection. the prime minister says he's committed to reducing net migration, admitting the numbers are still too high. his comments come as james cleverly prepares to face questions in the commons for the first time as home secretary . he's expected as home secretary. he's expected to address the latest figures, as well as the government's efforts to stop the boats .

efforts to stop the boats. nearly £30 billion is being invested into new projects in the uk . the prime minister's the uk. the prime minister's told the global investment summit there's positive momentum in the economy, particularly for science, tech and creative industries . science, tech and creative industries. elon musk has voiced his support for israel , telling his support for israel, telling the country's prime minister propaganda that incites murder must be stopped. the tech entrepreneur who has faced criticism after anti—semitic content appeared on his social media site , has been touring media site, has been touring a kibbutz that was attacked by hamas on the 7th of october. the mayor of london says lives could have been saved if he'd been allowed to attend emergency cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic. sadiq khan told the pandemic. sadiq khan told the covid inquiry he was kept in the covid inquiry he was kept in the dark by the government and had lobbied the prime minister to go into lockdown around 50 barclays bank branches have been forced to close after activists glued their door shut. extinction rebellion says it's holding the biggest fossil fuel

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comment because i launched an appeal at the beginning of this hour who do people think is to blame for these record migration numbers? should suella braverman have chosen to resign if her deal was reneged on? >> yes . and judging by the >> yes. and judging by the inbox, most of you don't seem to think that suella braverman is to blame and it's other to blame and that it's other people . so kerr said rishi sunak people. so kerr said rishi sunak let suella braverman down badly and i don't have any faith in james cleverly doing any better for john says sorry, it's not suella to blame. you have to go back to the architects tony blair and gordon brown. presumably you mean of mass immigration. and sandra says suella did not resign as soon as rishi reneged because she is not a child. that is what children do, she thought she do, not adults. she thought she could persuade him, but maybe he is one of those smiley to your face. two faced people. gosh >> and your letters said, why blame suella for not resigning? because she was not being listened he would have got listened to. he would have got exactly what he wanted being

exactly what he wanted by being rid going back on his rid of her and going back on his word could say he word. i suppose you could say he got wanted anyway. but got what he wanted anyway. but it's if she really it's interesting if she really did think that the prime minister was was breaking this deal. minister was was breaking this deal . well, she was very quiet deal. well, she was very quiet about it until now. >> imagine she just >> well, i imagine she just wanted keep trying to wanted to try keep trying to persuade the prime minister. but what do you think, claire, about this whole debate that we've sort of created in the inbox this afternoon soon? >> should she have resigned? no, because if you had a minister who didn't get their own way on something or made a decision that wasn't in the public's interest, as in what they wanted, but it was in the good of the country and collective responsibility. you'd have somebody resigning every five minutes. >> i think what we really need is a bit of stability within the home office and you can point the finger who's to blame, the finger as to who's to blame, but realistic . but realistic. >> only the finger has to point at minister because at the prime minister because he's of the whole show. >> i suppose. nigel people have resigned for less . and when it resigned for less. and when it comes to fundamental main comes to the fundamental main point of the home secretary,

what suella braverman talks about most is migration . and yet about most is migration. and yet clearly she's saying that these terms of the points based system were kept to liberal. the income level to low, the number of dependents students could take with them too high. if all of these policies were there and she disagreed with them, why didn't she say so? >> well, that precise plea, i mean, the whole point was if she did a deal and we only have her word for it at the moment because the prime minister has been remarkably quiet about this one. doesn't seem to have one. it doesn't seem to have denied it. absolutely but he's not it happened. it not saying it happened. it happened either. she had happened either. if she had a deal happened either. if she had a deal, the question was , why was deal, the question was, why was that not brought in on having agreed it with the prime minister on the basis of that when it wasn't brought in, that was the point where she should say right, well, i can't do this job. you're tying my hands behind my back on the basis of that. i can't get immigration down. now, clearly had a deal gone through to immigration, numbers would have fallen . and

numbers would have fallen. and however, the knock on effect to the economy, inflation would have gone up. you'd have probably had longer hospital waiting lists if you couldn't have afforded to bring in nhs workers and care workers . so, workers and care workers. so, you know, the deal. what she was asking for as a as a huge effect on the economy, which i can't see rishi sunak signing up to, i suppose there is the argument that with the deal that we know has just been reached between the government and some of those clinical staff, the consult patients who have been striking potentially some of these nhs issues might be on the brink of being solved , only some of them being solved, only some of them because it's not just doctors and nurses , you've got support and nurses, you've got support staff and care staff at the same time. >> and if you start to look at pay >> and if you start to look at pay banding for those individuals and doubling it to sort of £40,000, then care homes are going to go out of business. they're not going to pay that. do you have a trained workforce within the uk , within a home

within the uk, within a home grown talent fill those grown talent to fill those spaces? argument is no, you spaces? the argument is no, you don't. not immediately. so it's a short you need to look at all of it. you need to sort pay bands out first before you start to say we're not going to take in workers . but i'm to say we're not going to take in workers. but i'm glad that the consultants have got sorted because we need the nhs to because we all need the nhs to keep because we all need the nhs to kee nigel do think our >> nigel do you think our economy long been economy has for so long been dependent on immigration that it's extremely difficult now to turn the tap off? well it is dependent on it. >> i mean that that's the way the economy wasn't always well, i mean, it depends how far back you go. we've constant taken migrants in i mean it you know windrush for instance as an example after the war that we thought we needed, we needed migrants then. so at the moment what we don't have is a flexible all immigration system . if you all immigration system. if you did, you could adjust it for the economic needs of the country . economic needs of the country. so if you take the big issue at the moment, which is health and

social care visas at the moment, we've got we've got 40,000, 47,000 nurse vacancies , 152,000 47,000 nurse vacancies, 152,000 social care vacancies . there's social care vacancies. there's no way you can just fill that fill that from the existing pool of people out of a job. an unemployed bricklayer can't become a nurse overnight it. so you're looking for train. >> but is this because our government's successive governments have become lazy in terms of skills and skilling the population that we have that they've just relied on the lazy opfion they've just relied on the lazy option , which is getting people option, which is getting people who will work for less from abroad. >> partly that . but if you take >> partly that. but if you take the current problem, you're still talking about 7.8 million people still on nhs waiting lists of those , at least lists of those, at least 2 million, if they could get treated and could probably come back into the workforce . yes. so back into the workforce. yes. so there you've got it shows how everything links up if you don't get those nurses. and i just mentioned all those care workers

it and a lot of those people can't get back to work anyway . can't get back to work anyway. >> sidique khan has been speaking this morning to park that for a moment. >> that's a segway . >> that's a segway. >> that's a segway. >> i was trying to think can we can we link possibly i suppose we could say a lot of the people that feel like they need to be out of work or out of sickness on sickness benefit now is because quote unquote because they have quote unquote long or something . that's, long covid or something. that's, i'm sure, a lot of mental health that mental problems. that mental health problems. sadiq khan's been speaking to the inquiry this morning the covid inquiry this morning and seems to be implying that and he seems to be implying that has he been invited to 1 or 2 cobra meetings at the start of this whole process ? lives would this whole process? lives would have been saved . claire, do you have been saved. claire, do you believe him? >> i think that's a really bold statement to make. i think he's just angry that he wasn't ianedin just angry that he wasn't invited in the first place. >> i'm not sure what difference it would have made being around the table because surely the discussions more broad than discussions were more broad than just specific to london, which he is notionally in charge of. >> and if you invite sadiq khan,

you have to invite the other regional mayors regional you have to invite the other regionaland yors regional you have to invite the other regionaland itrs regional you have to invite the other regionaland it becomesjional you have to invite the other regionaland it becomes aynal you have to invite the other regionaland it becomes a series leaders and it becomes a series of meetings when you should be doing something. so i think it's a really bold statement. >> i'm not sure what difference it have it actually would have made. >> and nigel dominic cummings, when evidence, was when he gave evidence, was saying terrible was saying how terrible cobra was as a anyway, because the a forum anyway, because the structure you have to structure of it you have to invite sturgeon have invite nicola sturgeon, you have to drakeford. it to invite mark drakeford. it leaked sieve and leaked like a sieve and apparently the data systems would not even allow in up to date data because of all the security around the cobra security issues around the cobra briefing room. so they were working with really old data anyway . did it really matter? anyway. did it really matter? >> well , i anyway. did it really matter? >> well, i think the whole thing is that covid chaos anyway. is that covid was chaos anyway. i that we i mean, the one thing that we can coming out the can see coming out of the inquiry the moment is just inquiry at the moment is just how lousy government was during that period . now, it may be no that period. now, it may be no other government would have been any better. you were dealing with that people with something that people hadnt with something that people hadn't come across before , but hadn't come across before, but certainly weren't certainly this lot weren't doing, doing a really good job. as far as the actual cobra meetings go and even boris

johnson didn't turn up the johnson didn't turn up for the first anyway, you'd first five anyway, so you'd expect prime to be expect the prime minister to be there . i i with there. i think i agree with claire there that i'd like to know sadiq khan thinks he know what sadiq khan thinks he would done had he been would have done had he been there why then lives might there and why then lives might have been saved if he had some great plan that everyone was ignonng great plan that everyone was ignoring of course he should have been there, but we don't know what his great plan was. well, he mentioned that he should had more influence should have had more influence or weren't paying or the government weren't paying attention differentiations when >> perhaps differentiations when it ethnic minorities and it came to ethnic minorities and how the virus treated them. but what he said , his words are well what he said, his words are well , i'll let you i'll let you give your assessment. he said, i will never forget that sort of feeling of lack of power, lack of . yes. knowing feeling of lack of power, lack of was . yes. knowing feeling of lack of power, lack of was happening knowing feeling of lack of power, lack of was happening inknowing feeling of lack of power, lack of was happening in in)wing feeling of lack of power, lack of was happening in in ourg what was happening in in our city. very power hungry man, isn't he? sadiq khan. >> well, i think that speaks volumes for what the actual problem is, is that he felt that he didn't have enough power and he didn't have enough power and he wanted more of it . he wanted more of it. >> not sure what he >> and i'm not sure what he would table. would have brought to the table. >> okay you look at the >> yes. okay you look at the breakdown with ethnic minorities , but that looked at

, but that wasn't looked at until later when you had a until much later when you had a vast of data to go on. vast amount of data to go on. right at the beginning, we didn't know who was going didn't know who it was going to hit, was hit, really how badly it was going hit what sectors going to hit and what sectors would affected , or indeed if would be affected, or indeed if it to do something it was to do with something innate about of ethnic innate about people of ethnic minorities, was due to minorities, or if it was due to more intergenerational household adds to be yes amongst adds that tend to be yes amongst those, were those, a lot of assumptions were debunked as the pandemic went along and we got more data and things. that's right. and if you're not getting accurate data coming said, coming in, as you've just said, tom, chaotic to begin tom, it was chaotic to begin with. , if some with. and throughout, if some people might say, but you don't have that if you don't have the accurate say have that if you don't have the accu certain say have that if you don't have the accu certain specific say have that if you don't have the accu certain specific sectors that certain specific sectors are going to be affected more than or individuals. so than others or individuals. so i'm not sure. i think really it's the power grab and he's just upset . just upset. >> i've got to say, that quote, feeling of that of power, feeling of that lack of power, i'm sure there's single i'm not sure there's a single politician anywhere in the world that feel they had that didn't feel like they had a lack power when hit by. it lack of power when hit by. it felt lack of power. felt like i had a lack of power. >> you very much. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> probably felt he >> xi jinping probably felt he had a lack of power during covid. >> this a story of devolution

>> this is a story of devolution and another story of and we have another story of devolution want devolution that i want to get your opinions because your opinions on because scotland's deciding to take a rather different stance when it comes xl bully dogs. comes to xl bully dogs. >> claire yes, yes. i've seen that we are banning them from the united kingdom. they're on the united kingdom. they're on the register, but the dangerous dogs register, but scotland , we are not seeing fit scotland, we are not seeing fit to join in, they're not going to join in, so they're not going to join in, so they're not going to be a risk north of the border. but are of border. but they are south of the border. and it seems to me that if you're going to have a breed dangerous, which that if you're going to have a bree been dangerous, which that if you're going to have a bree been deemed 1gerous, which that if you're going to have a breebeen deemed dangerous,ich that if you're going to have a breebeen deemed dangerous, then has been deemed dangerous, then it should the united it should cover the united kingdom as a whole. >> nigel, i was looking some >> nigel, i was looking at some polling little bit polling in just a little bit earlier on this by yougov. 10% of people are now opposed caused nationwide to this ban on these dangerous dogs in scotland . it's dangerous dogs in scotland. it's 13% who are opposed. so those who aren't opposed, well, gosh that's 87. it is. it that vital 3% difference that has meant that scotland decides to be different on this? it's weird. >> i mean, i'm actually with scotland on this as a principle. yeah. and i think that the dangerous dogs act going back to

1991 was a knee jerk reaction, which basically didn't work. so what you were doing there was banning breeds and so on and then getting the wrong breeds . then getting the wrong breeds. and it was i mean, it was literally a dog's dinner when they actually did it. but some breeds than breeds are more dangerous than others there's there's others. well, there's a there's an argument about that is a question. there's a question about owner on the xl about the owner on the xl bullies . there is a problem of bullies. there is a problem of a definition of what is an xl bully. it's not actually a breed as such . there there are as such. there there are arguments about how you would define it . so, i mean, most of define it. so, i mean, most of the dog charities are saying, look what you should be doing is looking at penalties for the owners rather than blaming the dog. i'm not a dog owner, so i don't so i don't know either way. but i do think i do think that the that we're in danger again of passing a law that we haven't thought through. >> is since 2018 when >> the data is since 2018 when these pit bull type dogs, pit bulls of course have been banned under the 1991 act. these are sort of bred off the side of pit

bulls in bulls and were developed in america, started being imported to uk 2018 are now to the uk from 2018 and are now responsible for half of all dog attacks. claire that's pretty clear, isn't it? >> i think so. i mean, i think the real problem is, is who owns them and you shouldn't ever really blame the breed . and it's really blame the breed. and it's the deed and it's the owners who have to take ultimate responsibility. >> let me just let me just challenge you on that one, because are some owners because there are some owners and course, this is all and of course, this is all anecdotal who anecdotal title, but who have looked after their dog, been very responsible and the dog has never done anything wrong . and never done anything wrong. and then lashes out at then one day it lashes out at and that is a breed thing, isn't it ? it? >> in some respects , yes. but it >> in some respects, yes. but it isn't going to be any higher character. >> yes. yes, but no. the difference is , is that my difference is, is that my cockapoo wouldn't be able to do much damage . much damage. >> have you ever been snapped out by a jack russell on the ankle because they're vicious. >> yes, but but but not all of them are bred to sort of chase after little ferrets and things. >> they are. whereas

>> yes. they are. whereas pit bull dogs were bred to bull type dogs were bred to attack and kill other dogs and sometimes after particularly sometimes go after particularly small children as well . that's small children as well. that's bred into them . bred into them. >> it is bred into them. and i think that you need to take a real view on the majority of these dogs are going to have that ability to turn and they're very, very powerful. they're very, very powerful. they're very, very powerful. they're very, very muscular, there's very, very powerful. they're verymuch muscular, there's very, very powerful. they're very much you ;cular, there's very, very powerful. they're very much you canar, there's very, very powerful. they're verymuch you can do there's very, very powerful. they're verymuch you can do aboutare's very, very powerful. they're verymuch you can do about it's very, very powerful. they're verymuch you can do about it .s very, very powerful. they're verymuch you can do about it. if not much you can do about it. if that you are in that gets your arm, you are in serious trouble. so i think that you have to look at it. it's not going to be all of them. and there's going to be somebody with dog fluffy. that's beautiful. >> but just call it fluffy doesn't safe. doesn't mean it's safe. thank you claire pearsall. doesn't mean it's safe. thank you nigel claire pearsall. doesn't mean it's safe. thank you nigel nelson.a pearsall. doesn't mean it's safe. thank you nigel nelson. we've;all. lots and nigel nelson. we've got lots more in the next hour. more coming up in the next hour. rishi his competitive rishi sunak and his competitive graduate visa scheme. that's after net migration after the worst net migration figures view figures on record. if you view them that way, we'll suella them in that way, we'll suella braverman right afternoon . braverman right afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office. four gb news staying cold throughout this week. frosty mornings , sunny by day, frosty mornings, sunny by day, but there is the possibility see of a little bit of snow later

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>> good afternoon, britain. this is monday. the >> good afternoon, britain. this is monday . the 27th of november. is monday. the 27th of november. we're with you on gb news now . we're with you on gb news now. >> there's been a bit of a debate roaring , has there not? debate roaring, has there not? we are the migration battle continues suella braverman versus rishi. do you think we were having this debate earlier, weren't we, about whether suella braverman is actually to blame for these immigration for these high immigration levels been let down for these high immigration levels governmenteen let down for these high immigration levels government ,en let down for these high immigration levels government , by.et down for these high immigration levels government , by rishi wn by the government, by rishi sunak himself on that to come? >> also , the xl bully ban , will >> also, the xl bully ban, will scotland be different for the sake of it? that's the accusation the snp is facing as england and wales ban this dangerous breed of dog by the end of the year. but scotland won't . and is working from home time. >> the councillors there are some councillors who are apparent lately, or council workers that is, who are apparently while they're working from home actually taking on second jobs, moonlighting as it

were. should they be only working one job or is it actually , you know, freedom to actually, you know, freedom to work as you please is a good thing for the economy? maybe . thing for the economy? maybe. >> and as rishi sunak rules out, any returns of the elgin marbles, should we keep historical artefacts in britain? now, let me tell me what you think. >> well, when i when i visited the parthenon and went to the little museum that sits on the on on the sort of bank of it, on the on the on the on the way up, the on the on the on the way up, the greeks actually have a space in that museum . in that museum. >> yes. with plinths that have nothing on them for that is where the marbles will go when they're returned. that is what they're returned. that is what they want. >> so it's waiting patiently be waiting in the hope that one day, one day the marbles will be returned. >> although the greeks don't call them the elgin marbles, they call them the path parthenon sculptures or

something that. do you know something like that. do you know what this this debate comes up every every weeks , doesn't it? >> and the prime minister, whoever the prime minister is at the time, has to say no , the the time, has to say no, the marbles will stay here or or what he could do is take an absolutist view. >> the marbles shouldn't be >> no, the marbles shouldn't be in any museum at all, because then would have been moved. then they would have been moved. they should placed precisely then they would have been moved. they wherei placed precisely then they would have been moved. they wherei placed indeed, .y back where they were. indeed, every around the world every museum around the world should every artefact to should return every artefact to precisely the place it came from. indeed i don't know that the louvre should hand back all of those egyptian artefacts . it of those egyptian artefacts. it had any art gallery should place the little paintings that hang up in that art gallery back in the home of the painter who painted them. how far do we want to go? >> well, also this is a question for you, tom. do you think if labour get into power, if they form the next government, do you think they'd be more open to returning historical artefacts to other countries ? because, you to other countries? because, you know, there's a lot of left wing

people in this country who believe that these sorts of things should go back to what they perceive to be their rightful homes. >> i'm not saying that they've got precedence , but when tony got precedence, but when tony blair became prime minister, pretty soon we handed hong kong back to the chinese. i do know. i know margaret thatcher i do know margaret thatcher signed deal. i'm being signed that deal. i'm being facetious. but i don't know, perhaps they have form. but let us know, should keep us know, should we keep historical artefacts britain historical artefacts in britain specifically the elgin marbles? >> let us know what you think this is. good afternoon, britain on first, it's your on gb news. but first, it's your headunes on gb news. but first, it's your headlines with tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> emily thank you . 2:03. this >> emily thank you. 2:03. this is the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister says he's committed to reducing net migration, admitting the numbers are still too high. his comments come as james cleverly prepares to face questions in the commons for the first time as home secretary . he's expected to secretary. he's expected to address the latest figures, as well as the government's efforts to stop the boats. rishi sunak

says measures are being taken to tackle both issues. >> it's encouraging that the office for national statistics last week did say that the numbers already slowing, but numbers are already slowing, but we do more. already we need to do more. i've already taken action to tighten the number of dependents that students can bring when they come and study here. we'd seen a very sharp rise in those numbers, that measure that i numbers, and that measure that i took the single took represents the single biggest bring down biggest measure to bring down legal that anyone's legal migration that anyone's ever taken. but of course, as we need more, we will at need to do more, we will look at that abuses of the that and whether abuses of the system, we will, of course act on the levels do on that because the levels do need down. are too high. >> nearly £30 billion is being invested into new projects in the uk. >> the prime minister's told the global investment summit there's positive momentum in the economy , particularly for science tech and creative industries. rishi sunak says the uk's low tax approach and culture of innovation give it a competitive advantage. we are setting about making this the best place in the to world invest and do

business. >> now i'm unashamedly proud of britain and there is a growing momentum right here in the uk right now. don't just take my word for it. pwc survey this year of thousands of global ceos rated the uk the most attractive investment destination in europe. >> the uk's first human case of the h1n2 virus, also known as bird flu, has been detected. the strain is currently circulating in pigs . the uk health security in pigs. the uk health security agency says the person has fully recovered after experiencing a mild illness. there's increased surveillance in surgeries and hospitals in northern england as authorities work to establish the source of the infection . the the source of the infection. the mayor of london says lives could have been saved if he'd been allowed to attend cobra meetings at the start of the pandemic. sadiq khan has told the covid inquiry he was kept in the dark by the government and he'd lobbied the prime minister to go into lockdown. says he

into lockdown. he says he doesn't understand why he is mayor or the greater london authority. were not invited to emergency meetings . emergency meetings. >> i was alarmed , but by what i >> i was alarmed, but by what i was being told in relation to where we were and where we may go to . and i will never forget go to. and i will never forget that sort of feeling of . lack of that sort of feeling of. lack of power, lack of influence, not knowing what's happening in our city. consultant in england have reached a deal with the government which could end strikes . strikes. >> unions will now put the pay offer to their members. the department of health says the agreement will build on the 6% pay agreement will build on the 6% pay rise previously given by modernising the consultants pay structure . negotiators are close structure. negotiators are close to agreeing an extension to the truth. truce set to expire in gaza later. officials say they're working with both sides on the length of a possible extension and which prisoners would be freed if it goes ahead. the hamas terror group seeking a four day extension while israel

wants a day by day one. so far, hamas has released 58 women and children. and israel's freed 117 palestinian prisoners . palestinian prisoners. meanwhile, the international committee of the red cross is warning the humanitarian situation in gaza is still desperate . desperate. >> eight intensity of the fighting in gaza has meant that humanitarians have obviously struggled to do what is needed. and we know, i'm sure your viewers who've been following this for in recent weeks have known how difficult it is to get aid supplies in, supplies in, but also to get people out . but also to get people out. >> elon musk has voiced his support for israel, telling the country's prime minister that propaganda that incites murder must be stopped. the tech entrepreneur who has faced criticism after anti semitic content appeared on his social media site, has been touring a kibbutz that was attacked by hamas . on the 7th of october and

hamas. on the 7th of october and around 50 barclays bank branches have been forced to close after activists glued their doors shut. extinction rebellion says it's holding the biggest fossil fuel financier in europe accountable , all for its climate accountable, all for its climate wrecking crimes . barclays says wrecking crimes. barclays says it aims to be net zero by 2050 and to set 2030 targets to reduce the emissions it finances in five sectors, including energy . this in five sectors, including energy. this is in five sectors, including energy . this is gb in five sectors, including energy. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaken digital radio and on your smart speaker. by saying play gb news. now back to tom and . emily now back to tom and. emily >> good afternoon, britain. now rishi sunak invited the best and brightest graduates from around the world to the uk, saying they can stay here with their families for at least two years. if they came from the top 50 universities in the world. >> yes , addressing the global >> yes, addressing the global investment summit, the prime minister proudly announced that the uk has the most competitive

visa scheme for what he calls high potential graduates. let's have a listen. but we don't have a monopoly on talent in this country and we recognise that nearly half of our most innovative companies have an immigrant founder. >> so if you're an innovator , an >> so if you're an innovator, an entrepreneur, a researcher , you entrepreneur, a researcher, you should know that the most competitive visa regime for highly skilled international talent is right here in the uk. and let me just give you one example. all our new high potential individual visa means that if you're a young person who's graduated from a global top 50 university, you can just come to the uk and stay here with your family for two years to just explore work, study , to just explore work, study, invent nothing like that exists anywhere else in the world. >> now, speaking earlier , sunak >> now, speaking earlier, sunak claims he's been taking action to reduce the number of

dependents students can bring to the uk . the uk. >> yes, it comes as the prime minister reportedly agreed to raise salary threshold for raise the salary threshold for migrants to £40,000 a year as part of a pact with suella braverman. >> yes, a pact that she argues was reneged upon. well, let's try and make sense with all of these conflicting migration stories now crossing to westminster to speak with our political correspondent olivia utley. olivia i suppose there is a sense of ideological consistency. if you say, look, we're going to have a relatively liberal regime for people of high net worth of high skills and be much tighter on low skills, i suppose the argument is they haven't really done the latter . latter. >> well, exactly. it seems as though that's the argument that rishi sunak is trying to make that allowing people to come here who are could provide a lot for the economy , see high for the economy, see high potential individuals , as he potential individuals, as he calls them. anyone who comes from one of the top 50 universities in the world, the idea is they are welcome in britain those who will be britain and those who will be a

drag on the economy are less welcome in britain. you say, welcome in britain. as you say, tom, the issue is he seems to have the first but is have done the first half, but is struggling a bit with the latter . that really come into . and that has really come into the today as it has the spotlight today as it has emerged that suella braverman are apparently got a policy document ready when she was weighing up whether to agree to become home secretary for rishi sunak , where she set out for sunak, where she set out for stipulations on migration that the prime minister must meet if she were to become his home secretary and back him in that leadership election. now she claims that he verbally agreed to these four policies and then reneged on them once she'd got into government. now it seems as though he is revisiting those ideas put forward by suella braverman . it sounds as though braverman. it sounds as though he is now very seriously considering raising the salary threshold at which such a migrant can come here. at the moment it's 24,000. under new proposals , it would be more like proposals, it would be more like £40,000, he is also clamping down on the number of dependents

that students can bring and there is talk that he could also clamp down on the number of dependents that workers can bnng. dependents that workers can bring . so all ideas bring. so all of these ideas floated by suella braverman a year and half ago seem to be year and a half ago seem to be re—emerging among her allies say, well , why didn't he do any say, well, why didn't he do any of this sooner ? for those who of this sooner? for those who were more critical of suella braverman say, well, hang on a minute, she was the home secretary. if she wanted to achieve things, how come achieve these things, how come it happen in the year it didn't happen in the year and a half that she was home secretary either way, i don't think get to exactly think we'll ever get to exactly the happened the truth of what happened between suella braverman and rishi sunak. what do know is rishi sunak. what we do know is that suella braverman's successor , james is successor, james cleverly, is going quite a tough time going to have quite a tough time in house commons, very in the house of commons, very soon. he's making his first statement as secretary and statement as home secretary and what's expected is that he will talk about some of the measures that are being considered. some of measures just of those measures i just mentioned the mentioned to bring down the overall migration, overall number of net migration, which an all time which as we know is an all time high of 746,000 last year. he'll talk about those measures generally , but it's expected

generally, but it's expected that he won't actually lay out precisely what the government is going to do. and i think we'll hear quite a lot of questions from both labour and the conservatives about the sort of granular detail of that . granular detail of that. >> yes, olivia, because james cleverly, the new home secretary, was criticised a little about appearing too relaxed on the legal migration figures. but it's the rwanda policy that may well be under the spotlight when it comes to the spotlight when it comes to the question time. his first question time as home secretary, which will begin in about 15 20 minutes. i suppose, he said. the initiative of the rwanda scheme is not the be all and end all. does that suggest that perhaps he may change tack ? he may change tack? >> well , he may change tack? >> well, yeah, it's a really good question because that's the politest thing i would say that james cleverly has said about the rwanda scheme. it's rumoured that he said something more derogatory about it before , how derogatory about it before, how he's going to stick to that line as the home secretary remains to be seen, because as we've seen,

rishi sunak is really digging his heels in on rwanda. he's going to introduce this emergency legislation to get around that supreme court judgement ruling rwanda as an unsafe place and he is determined to make this policy work . obviously, his home work. obviously, his home secretary will have to be on side for that to happen. so i think we can expect james cleverly to backtrack a little bit from those comments that he made when he was foreign secretary. it's really interesting the salience of this issue that has been raised and raised as the numbers have gone up and up. >> i was looking at the office for budget responsibility data. however, who project that even if the government does nothing, if the government does nothing, if the government sits on its hands, they project that the numbers will tumble down to a couple of hundred thousand in the next two years. olivia could it be that that keir starmer is yet again perhaps one of the luckiest men in politics were he to win the next general election and change? literally nothing

about our migration system . about our migration system. according to the obr, the numbers will tumble anyway and he'll take all the credit . he'll take all the credit. >> well, there is a theory that that could happen. the migration statistics for last year where we reached that record high are a little bit artificially inflated. obviously we've had a very generous refugee settlement scheme for both those leaving hong kong and those fleeing ukraine when those have brought up the numbers. although also there are students who wanted to come over here during the pandemic years and were unable to do so. students from overseas who came over here in 2022, 2023, more than perhaps we would expect in a normal year because of that from covid of that lag from the covid pandemic , bringing over their pandemic, bringing over their dependents . it is expected that dependents. it is expected that after few years, some of them after a few years, some of them will go back to their home countries . and so we'll see countries. and so we'll see a big outflow of people . and in big outflow of people. and in the at the same time, we'll see a fewer numbers of migrants. student migrants coming over

here. whether the numbers will tumble quite as much as the obr predict is i mean, it remains to be seen . there are those who be seen. there are those who i've heard question ing i've heard who are question ing those numbers because students who come here are then it is very easy for them to get graduate visas and it could be that more than expected numbers of those stay in the uk. so yes, i think even if the government does sit on his hands, we can expect to see these migration numbers fall from that, from that record high of last year. but they will tumble but whether they will tumble enough keir starmer to enough for keir starmer to really profit off that, i'm not so sure. >> and of course the obr forecasts are very much estimates . estimates estimate estimates. estimates estimate some might say thank you very much indeed. olivia utley, our political correspondent, live from westminster. >> well, let's get more on this now with the immigration consultant , now with the immigration consultant, dean morgan. thank you for joining consultant, dean morgan. thank you forjoining us. dean, this is interesting, rishi sunak today they trumpeting this high skilled, high potential visa stream . he had much less to say

stream. he had much less to say about low skilled migration given i suppose it would be philosophically consistent for the government to raise raise that floor, that that income floor, that we have in our points based system . do you points based system. do you believe that reform is likely ? i believe that reform is likely? i mean , i don't think it will be, mean, i don't think it will be, because the problem is, is that, you know, we've had an increasing number of companies contact brexit to say contact us since brexit to say that they just can't find low, medium or high skilled workers. >> and obviously, the problem is that there needs to be transparency and there needs to be discussion about be a public discussion about this because you can't just turn around we're not around and say that we're not going in any low skilled going to let in any low skilled because aren't because there aren't enough baristas and people to work in pubs and things like that. but then same the news then at the same time, the news is also reporting there's 2 million people that potentially could that aren't working. million people that potentially coulso that aren't working. million people that potentially coulso whathat aren't working. million people that potentially coulso what worries 't working. million people that potentially coulso what worries me orking. million people that potentially coulso what worries me is (ing. million people that potentially coulso what worries me is that and so what worries me is that the government will lurch from kind extreme to another kind of one extreme to another and for headlines, move and say for the headlines, move it to 40,000. but that's going to have a massive impact on companies in the short term

because there needs to be a long term try and people term plan to try and get people back that should back into work. but that should work conjunction with, you work in conjunction with, you know, the immigration policies . know, the immigration policies. >> so it's all well and good saying we're open to high potential , all saying we're open to high potential, all high potential , potential, all high potential, all immigrants from the top 50 universities. but that's no guarantee that they'll be highly skilled or that they'll find a job within two years. just because you go to a good university not mean you're university does not mean you're going be able to, don't going to be able to, i don't know, ai robot know, work in an ai robot engineering. those aren't the only jobs. of course they're not the only jobs. but you could have studied english or something. that's lesser because he's talking about stem, isn't he's talking about stem, isn't he really? perhaps he's talking about stem because he's talking about stem because he's talking about engineering and science and innovation. >> dean morgan, what is the evidence that many people use this top 50 universe city visa route ? route? >> well, my concern is it's not just academia, you know, academic results and academia that you need. i mean, you need people with practical experience

. and so, i mean, i have to say, the government's policy post—brexit is phenomenal. if they can pull it off. it was clearly designed to be a brain drain on the rest of the world. we want the best and brightest coming here. the problem is, is that our businesses here in this country have been geared up to have low skilled and medium skilled labour flowing from skilled labour flowing in from europe forever. and that wasn't going to end. that has ended now . and obviously a lot of british people really want to work people don't really want to work or do jobs such as carers. us so if around and say if you turn around and say you're going to move it to 40,000, what you're going to move it to 40,000, what happens to the carers? we need, you know , carers? we need, you know, they're classified highly they're not classified as highly skilled though they're skilled, even though they're doing no one in this, skilled, even though they're doingpeople no one in this, skilled, even though they're doingpeople in no one in this, skilled, even though they're doingpeople in this one in this, most people in this country don't do. don't want to do. >> dean, do think? >> so dean, what do you think? >> so dean, what do you think? >> interrupt. what do >> sorry to interrupt. what do you solution is there? you think the solution is there? what's can balance you think the solution is there? wh.be can balance you think the solution is there? wh.be struck can balance you think the solution is there? wh.be struck ? can balance be, be struck? >> well, in the short term , we >> well, in the short term, we need that skilled labour. you know, our economy is not exactly doing the best it's ever done. and we need to try and, you know, focus on that side in the

short term, which unfortunately means bringing that means bringing people in that can fill those skill shortages . can fill those skill shortages. but at the same time, there needs to be a long term government try to government effort to try to utilise the people that are already here. europeans as well as british and irish and everything that aren't working, that are capable of work so that we can try and reduce the number of coming in. you know , of people coming in. you know, more than it is now. but i just don't see how we're going to be able to out , don't see how we're going to be able to out, you don't see how we're going to be able to out , you know, the able to sort out, you know, the low, medium, high skilled labour shortages in the short term without using the immigration system to do so for the benefit of everyone's well—being with the economy future, you the economy and future, you know, financial success. >> this is where >> well, perhaps this is where rishi sunak's artificial intelligence into play. it intelligence comes into play. it won't matter because we'll all be served by robots in the be being served by robots in the next although perhaps next decade. although perhaps that's a little way off. but dean morgan, immigration consultant, thank you so much for talking us through those those policies. >> the point was to >> the point i was trying to make just because you've make is that just because you've and maybe i'm wrong and maybe this maybe i'm wrong with this, but just because you've a university

you've gone to a top university doesn't you're doesn't mean that you're going to some brilliantly to fly into some brilliantly paid . paid. >> i think there are very few graduates of the top 50. >> most people aren't net contributors for many years . contributors for many years. >> there aren't. there are more. there are about four times as many countries are top many countries as there are top 50 world. 50 universities in the world. and the has a huge we've got and the uk has a huge we've got four top ten universities four of the top ten universities in the world right here. if in the world right here. so if the pool people, it's the actual pool of people, it's a small pool that we're a very small pool that we're talking it's the talking about and it's the people most likely to be people who are most likely to be able employed, able to be best employed, they're going be way above they're going to be way above 40,000in terms an income 40,000in terms of an income bracket . these are the people bracket. these are the people that going be earning day that are going to be earning day one, hundreds of thousands on day contributor from day one. >> net contributor from day one. i'm not so sure. >> i think maybe. >> i think maybe. >> but i mean, when it comes to visas, these are visas, i think these are probably, hardest probably, you know, the hardest to argue with. really. >> yes. it's probably >> yes. yes. and it's probably quite small pool of people in quite a small pool of people in reality talking about i >> -- >> yes, it probably is. well, the immigration we the immigration lawyer we spoke to suggest to earlier seemed to suggest that want to come that no one would want to come here, i thought was hard here, which i thought was hard to believe. >> little hard >> yeah, a little bit hard to believe. perhaps perhaps in believe. but perhaps perhaps in the sort of 1% of

the round, if it's sort of 1% of the round, if it's sort of 1% of the people from these universities, maybe as universities, maybe that's as good as nothing. i mean, crucially, housing. crucially, the issue is housing. yes, we do need to build more houses. completely agree . a lot houses. completely agree. a lot more come in this hour as the more to come in this hour as the snp call the ban on xl bully dogs premature . dogs premature. >> could scotland become a haven for the breed? could we see refugee bully dogs to scotland? oh all the latest on the oh dear. all the latest on the controversial their future. >> this is good afternoon britain on

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six till 930. >> well , a charity six till 930. >> well, a charity has warned that the upcoming ban on owning xl bully dogs will lead to an increase in the breed being abandoned as it will become illegal to sell and rehome them . illegal to sell and rehome them. >> this comes as the scottish government has been accused of gambling with scots lives after announcing it won't follow england's and wales in banning the breed by the end of the year i >> -- >> well, emmi >> well, let's get the thoughts on this now with former professional dog trainer ryan o'meara. well, who better to talk to about this? so who's got it right? scotland or england and wales ? and wales? >> i think none of them is the is the simple truth in that they've all sort of skirted around the issue of what actually needs to happen to prevent people being attacked by dogs. and ultimately, i think it's quite sort of indicative of this government and what it's doneis this government and what it's done is it's come out with this new sort of spangled law that is designed to make people think

that they've done something. we've tackled the issue of xl bullies because xl bullies are the dogs that are the only problem. and that's not the case. the reality is if we want to reduce dog attacks, we can't be banning dog breeds because we already tried that. we tried it in 1991. so we've got the data to support that. it doesn't work. it didn't work then. it won't work now. so i actually think until all of the various governments get together and accept that the way to fix this issue , to improve dog ownership issue, to improve dog ownership issue, to improve dog ownership is much tighter regulation on breeding and much tighter regulation on who can own a dog, then ultimately i fear i could be on your program in a year's time answering the question on why has the xl bully ban not worked. >> but ryan, many people would say that the number of dog attacks in the uk after this breed specific legislation was introduced were very, very low throughout the 2000. very, very low . we started to see the low. we started to see the number of people being killed by dogs or seriously harmed by

dogs. rise from around 2018 and it's risen and risen and risen each year. since then , each year. since then, coincidentally, 2018 was the year that we started to see a lot of xl bullies being imported into the uk. and the most recent data we can find shows that half of all attacks come from xl bully type dogs. now xl bully type dogs don't account for half of all dogs. why do they account for half of all attacks ? for half of all attacks? >> well, i think the dog attack data is notoriously vague on the bafis data is notoriously vague on the basis that everybody that gets admitted to hospital as a result of a dog attack , and it isn't of a dog attack, and it isn't necessarily possible to identify the exact breed that attacked that person. so what i would say is that prior to 1991, so the first time we ever introduced a breed ban in this country was in kenneth baker's 1991 dangerous kenneth baker's1991 dangerous dogs legislation prior to 1991, in the ten years leading up to

that piece of legislation , we that piece of legislation, we had fewer attacks than we've seen in the past 16 months. so we absolutely, categorically have a problem with dog. >> isn't that because it was working until a breed that wasn't contained in that list of banned breeds got into the country? surely the solution, therefore, is to add that breed to the list and we'll go back to the situation pre 2018 when we had very, very few dog attacks . yes. >> no, that simply isn't the case because following the 1991 breed ban, we saw more pit bulls much . there are much more pit much. there are much more pit bulls now than there ever were pnor bulls now than there ever were prior to the ban. so that gives you the issue that they can't be banned. so even if we all agree they should be banned, we can't ban them because all of the constituent breeds that go towards up an xl bully, towards making up an xl bully, they're legal . so i could they're all legal. so i could create another breed that people wanted and was in demand and basically was the next devil dog of the day. and what we would have to play whack—a—mole. so

ultimately it is not a very, very successful piece of legislation. if since 1991 we've seen more dog attacks and it's not just since 2018, in the ten years leading up to that, i've attended the scene of three fatal dog attacks and it's something that never leaves you. >> ryan, just lastly, we hear from owners of these dogs, of these bully dogs that this ban is very callous and that they love their dog and they look after it nicely. but it doesn't seem like the ban is as strict, actually, as people make out in the media, perhaps because you can if you're a responsible owner, you can register your dog and then there are some conditions on that. so you have to have lead in public, muzzle to have a lead in public, muzzle it in public. and there are a couple of others terms and conditions neutered and other things like that. i think there are 4 or 5 conditions on this. so actually, if you're good so actually, if you're a good owner and you love your dog and you look after it, you just have to you just have to behave a bit

i >> -- >> well, you know, i don't disagree with that. i think the fact that an exemption fact that there is an exemption in there is a good thing. but i also entirely the also agree entirely with the charity . represent dog charity. i represent a dog adoption , and i agree adoption website, and i agree with the charity that we are going see a welfare crisis as going to see a welfare crisis as a result of people panicking and giving their up so that giving their dogs up so that goes back to the actual point there out there that there are people out there that are really suited to any are not really suited to own any dog and until we actually have legislation proper legislation that at dogs a little bit that looks at dogs a little bit like car ownership and says you can't have a dog until you've proven yourself at least basically competent. i think we won't see a reduction in that. i wish we would if it was as simple as just saying let's kill all of this breed and we'll all be better off. you know, even i would struggle to argue with that. but i just don't think that's the case. well, thank you very your thoughts, very much for your thoughts, ryan o'meara, former professional dog trainer. >> it's more complicated than it first appears. >> this issue , i don't think >> this issue, i don't think anyone's claiming that banning the xl bully dog will get of

the xl bully dog will get rid of all of these attacks. but we have big rise since this have seen a big rise since this dog introduced. that's dog breed was introduced. that's just indefatigable. we've just indefatigable. well, we've got lots more coming up for you on the show. >> we'll have panel back >> we'll have our panel back with to ask them a with us. i want to ask them a little more about that covid little bit more about that covid inquiry and what sadiq khan's had this is good had to say. this is good afternoon, britain on . gb news. afternoon, britain on. gb news. >> good afternoon. this is the latest from the gb newsroom. the prime minister says he's committed reducing net committed to reducing net migration, admitting the numbers are still too high. his comments come as james cleverly is preparing to face questions in the commons for the first time as home secretary. he's expected to address the latest figures , to address the latest figures, as well as the government's efforts to stop the boats. rishi sunak says measures are being taken to tackle both issues . taken to tackle both issues. nearly £30 billion is being invested into new projects in the uk. the prime minister's told the global investment summit there's positive momentum in the economy , particularly for

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state set out what more the lancashire constabulary can do to tackle county lines and bring order back to our streets? >> secretary of state i thank my honourable friend for highlighting this vile type of criminality targeting the young and the most vulnerable as part of our fight against county lines, we investing up to 145 million in our county lines programme, and since the county lines programme was launched in 2019, police activity has resulted in over. 2019, police activity has resulted in over . 4700 county resulted in over. 4700 county lines being closed , over 1400 lines being closed, over 1400 14,800 arrests and over 7200 safeguard referrals . we will safeguard referrals. we will keep our focus on this evil criminality . criminality. >> dame nia griffith . thank you, >> dame nia griffith. thank you, madam deputy speaker. well given

that, shockingly, the average time it takes for a crime to be charged has trebled since 2016, will the secretary of state embrace the police federation's simplify dg six campaign and scrap the reduction rules his government introduced in 2020 in order to cut bureaucracy to get cases to the crown prosecution service more quickly and free up officers. time to be out fighting crime. yeah secretary of state, we are actively working with the cps to simplify and speed up this process. >> i will look, of course, at the proposals put forward because of course we want police officers out in their communities on the beat tackling crime rather than doing paperwork . important though that paperwork. important though that is chris elmore , deputy speaker, is chris elmore, deputy speaker, the police a 25% increase in shoplifting in recent months. >> there is much evidence the home secretary will be aware that organised criminal gangs go into shops to try and steal as much as they can and target shop workers. >> as we approach christmas. >> as we approach christmas. >> but not just at christmas all

across the year. >> what assurance can the secretary state provide to secretary of state provide to shop that start shop workers that he will start deaung shop workers that he will start dealing gangs and dealing with these gangs and start realising all retail start realising that all retail crime is problem in this crime is a problem in this country that needs tackling sophia estate ? sophia estate? >> he is absolutely right to highlight this as an issue. it is one that we take seriously through operation pegasus . we through operation pegasus. we are working through to the leadership of the pcc for well, there we have it, a flavour of there we have it, a flavour of the first question time from our new home secretary , and we're new home secretary, and we're expecting a statement a little bit later. >> let's bring in our panel. rejoining us are the former home office special adviser, claire pearsall and of course, gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson . clare, you've nigel nelson. clare, you've worked in the home office . worked in the home office. you've seen what a demanding department that it can be. is james cleverly the man for the job? >>i job? >> i think he's doing a reasonable job. so far. it's a really difficult department. it's so big. you are on crisis

mode, pretty much every single day. whenever you went in, there was always an urgent question . was always an urgent question. everybody wanted everything from you. i think the problem with the it's too the home office is it's just too large and you need to break that down. you need to perhaps carve out into its own out immigration into its own department, because that in itself is incredibly important. and very big and difficult and very big and very difficult to deal with. >> i mean, is it nearly impossible, nigel, for one, secretary of state james secretary of state now, james cleverly to understand what's going on across all those different areas of policy ? different areas of policy? >> yeah, i think so. and i think that clare is absolutely right that clare is absolutely right that what you what ought to that what you what you ought to do immigration off, make do is hive immigration off, make it a cabinet job. it used to be i mean, in clare's day the it a cabinet job. it used to be i meaioffice,3re's day the it a cabinet job. it used to be i meaioffice, you day the it a cabinet job. it used to be i meaioffice, you were the it a cabinet job. it used to be i meaioffice, you were working home office, you were working for a minister. now it's for a cabinet minister. now it's not. been it's been not. it's been it's been downgraded. the other point of thatis downgraded. the other point of that is if you took immigration away, you could get immigration unked away, you could get immigration linked up with other departments. so you'd look it departments. so you'd look at it in round rather than just be in the round rather than just be talking about the bringing down the figures you would then be able take the consequence able to take in the consequence of doing as we talked about

of doing it. as we talked about earlier, health and social earlier, with health and social care. so you'd liaise with other departments and that would be the of properly tackling the way of properly tackling immigration action and taking some of the strain off the home office as as it exists at the moment. >> you need yet another seat around the cabinet table. i think it's up to 34 now. when we ran a global empire that spanned a quarter the world, it was a quarter of the world, it was eight. well , things have eight. yeah, well, things have changed bit since we did run changed a bit since we did run the world. >> i think that we able to >> i think that we were able to run like 140 run india on something like 140 civil obviously not civil servants. so obviously not quite so efficient as we used to be. but yes, i do actually, i do think that it's important to do that. think that it's important to do that . i think that it's important to do that. i know think that it's important to do that . i know there are some that. i know there are some cabinet jobs you might well get rid of. in the meantime to make way for an immigration secretary of state. >> one might think that culture, media and sport could be relegated to a rather smaller department, perhaps not with a seat at the cabinet table . seat at the cabinet table. >> it's not without. it's not without its controversies, though, is it?

>> certainly not. >> certainly not. >> bbc gives them quite a lot to manage . manage. >> i wonder if there's are we getting into the weeds here but maybe a two tier cabinet would be we think be necessary? what do we think the government is actually going to announce when it comes to bringing migration numbers? bringing down migration numbers? we've heard so many policies being floated the being sort of floated in the press . what do you think is the press. what do you think is the most likely avenue ? most likely avenue? >> if i was going to think of them as a sensible government, then you would look at perhaps then you would look at perhaps the dependents sniper. >> scott don't snicker . >> scott don't snicker. >> scott don't snicker. >> i would look at the number of dependents that people are allowed bring in. i think allowed to bring in. i think that the number of health and social care workers, you can't monkey without too much. monkey around without too much. but you look at are who but what you can look at are who people bring with them. it should spouse and dependent should be spouse and dependent children. to be children. it doesn't need to be aunties, grandmas, aunties, uncles, grandmas, grandpas . that happening right grandpas. that happening right now. is an abuse of that now. there is an abuse of that system. yes. people are suggesting that because their child circle their child care circle includes their grandparents down grandparents or the lady down the could bring the road, then they could bring them that's been them in. and that's been allowed. i think that that

allowed. so i think that that really be key to really is going to be key to reducing down numbers. reducing down any numbers. shouldn't be a because shouldn't there be a because obviously, if you bring in dependents, whoever they are, they're going to use services that are paid for by the taxpayer. >> if you arrive on day one, you haven't contributed to haven't contributed so far to any that's gone to pay for any tax that's gone to pay for these so is there these things. so is there currently some kind of search charge in place whereby if you arrive with dependents, you pay extra to use services? so should you have a media access to the nhs? should you have a media access to the state education system ? system? >> they do pay because not only do they have pay those visa do they have to pay those visa fees, which incredibly high, fees, which are incredibly high, but the immigration health surcharge, has gone up to surcharge, which has gone up to around it's gone up recently , around it's gone up recently, hasn't it? it has. and the hasn't it? it has. and so the £1,200 mean , when i was £1,200 mark, i mean, when i was there, were arguing over there, we were arguing over whether we should increase to whether we should increase it to £400. you the measure £400. it gives you the measure of we've had. of the increase that we've had. so they coming over here so they aren't coming over here and contributing . they are and not contributing. they are also therefore will also working and therefore will pay also working and therefore will pay so they are going to pay tax. so they are going to contribute. they are paying and a lot of money and it's not just

a lot of money and it's not just a off with the immigration a one off with the immigration health surge, it's an annual figure i think. health surge, it's an annual figlnigel,:hink. health surge, it's an annual figlnigel, iink. health surge, it's an annual figlnigel, i think one of the >> nigel, i think one of the concerns is how did we get to this type economy where we this type of economy where we are dependent on high levels are so dependent on high levels of immigration action. that is a failure of successive governments, is it not? and now, you know, people use the word addicted businesses are addicted. our public services are addicted to immigration. well i mean, on the basis that when it comes to businesses, if they can take people for 20% less than they pay a british worker, is that good for the british people in society ? well, british people in society? well, no, not. no, it's not. >> mean, whole the whole >> i mean, the whole the whole thing the best way thing is that the best way forward for british workers forward is for british workers is to take british jobs. that's absolutely right. but if you have jobs that are british worker can't fill or if you have people waiting for an operation on a long nhs waiting list, who could otherwise go back to work , could otherwise go back to work, you're going to have those gaps in the economy . so if that's in the economy. so if that's where you need migrants to fill those gaps, i mean, when it

comes, i don't entirely agree with claire about the dependence because it depends, again on the job. if we if we make make the immigration system so inflexible that you base everything on rules , you won't be able to rules, you won't be able to adjust adjust to when the economy needs people. so if say in a particular sector, say in social care, the best way of recruiting people was to add a few extra dependents , fine. if few extra dependents, fine. if it was bricklayers who were on the shortage occupation list, you might say no, you can bring your spouse in and that's it. >> hang on. when we. >> hang on. when we. >> sorry to just more >> sorry to just one more on that. a that. just when there was a shortage of hgv drivers for example, what happened was that the wages went up. so more people came back from retirement and people, british people went and people, british people went and filled those jobs. was that not the case? this is sort of supply and demand . so wages will supply and demand. so wages will rise in social care, maybe? that's right. we would rise to exactly inflation. >> those are the costs you pay

that if you do it that way , then that if you do it that way, then certainly as far as the nhs and social care goes , those costs social care goes, those costs would then rise and as a result of that we'd either have to pay more taxes to fund it or find or, or don't take these people. and waiting lists would then expand. >> fundamentally, isn't there an issue that we've all been skirting here? that's skirting around here? and that's demographics. we're an ageing society and our birth rate has been below replacement now for donkey's years and so potentially we do have all of these skill gaps because we're not having enough young people of our own in the uk. but also there is so much greater demand for things like social care because there are so many more elderly people than ever before in this country. >> yes, there is. and i think the other side of it that we haven't looked at is going back to the great tony blair years, where insisted everybody where he insisted everybody should go to university . he to should go to university. he to create an aspirational nation, which i think, okay. yes, i kind of understood. but the problem

is, is that you were sending people off university . they people off to university. they weren't prepared for weren't necessarily prepared for that. they weren't necessarily had the ability to that . and had the ability to do that. and this is it. so you're not taking people into vocational qualifications. the qualifications. so the government is trying to reverse that vocational that with vocational qualifications. on other qualifications. but on the other hand , you've taken away hand, you've also taken away nursing bursaries and things hand, you've also taken away nursthat. ursaries and things hand, you've also taken away nursthat. soaries and things hand, you've also taken away nursthat. so that and things hand, you've also taken away nursthat. so that end things hand, you've also taken away nursthat. so that end of ngs hand, you've also taken away nursthat. so that end of the like that. so that end of the sector attractive to sector isn't as attractive to people. they are told that they must have a degree, which for some doesn't make sense. some people doesn't make sense. >> also, and i don't know if this this is just a this is true, but this is just a feeling have an inkling, let's feeling i have an inkling, let's say you've gone say if you've if you've gone through university system , through the university system, perhaps feel a to superior perhaps you feel a to superior for some jobs, perhaps too good for some jobs, perhaps too good for some jobs, even though you can't get a graduate role . can't get a graduate role. >> and i think this is the problem is that everybody has been told to be aspirational and that the government wants that to mean and get a university to mean go and get a university degree go and spend four years degree, go and spend four years and come out as an astrophysicist or in or astrophysicist or in cyber or something like that. for some people, doesn't make sense. people, it doesn't make sense. it doesn't work for them. and i

would much rather somebody went to college or did an apprenticeship and filled those skills gaps that way , because if skills gaps that way, because if you are a nurse, you are fundamentally a caring person . i fundamentally a caring person. i don't care really if you have a degree, because as long as you have passed your nursing training and you are competent, surely that has got to be the best empathy is best thing. empathy is everything in that, their everything in that, not their ability to do so. it's quite interesting on that because in terms the most what's the word you have for so many jobs that you have for so many jobs that you didn't used to have? >> you have to have a qualification. now over over qualified, under skilled, qualified, but under skilled, over under—skilled over qualified under—skilled perhaps. shall we move on? i want to talk about the elgin marbles, not just because they're lovely and the british museum is the finest museum in the world, but because rishi sunak has had to come out this morning to say we are not going to send the marbles back to greece. >> nigel, should we? >> nigel, should we? >> yes, absolutely . no question. >> yes, absolutely. no question. we should send them back . but we we should send them back. but we were both in athens for a

houday were both in athens for a holiday at the end of last month and we missed the elgin marbles not being where they should be, which was in athens. so in principle, but if they had them back in athens, they wouldn't be back in athens, they wouldn't be back up on the path. >> no, they wouldn't. they'd be in. >> they'd be in the acropolis museum along all other , museum along with all the other, all parthenon marbles. all the other parthenon marbles. >> nigel 200m to 1000 miles. >> nigel 200m to 1000 miles. >> i mean what's the big difference there? >> well, the big difference is that they belong to greece. i mean, even , even when we nicked mean, even, even when we nicked them , lord byron at the time them, lord byron at the time said it was controversial then said, look, we're just looting another person's country, which didn't exist then as an independent country, we looted them from the ottomans. well, well, the ottomans allegedly, according lord elgin, the according to lord elgin, the ottomans actually gave them to him. there's big him. but there's a big controversy about whether or not they contested history. is it >> it's contested history. is it not clear? >> is to keep them safe here? >> it is to keep them safe here? well and i would have agreed with you . and for all of this with you. and for all of this time been saying, time i've been saying, let's just safe. lovely . just keep them safe. and lovely. >> we've about it

constantly. >> we have argued about it. however, then going to however, then going out to athens seeing where they athens and seeing where they originated and being in the country that they came from, and looking at the acropolis museum. country that they came from, and looki|g at the acropolis museum. country that they came from, and looki|g at of! acropolis museum. country that they came from, and looki|g at of thinkoolis museum. country that they came from, and looki|g at of think ,)lis museum. country that they came from, and looki|g at of think , do museum. country that they came from, and looki|g at of think , do we seum. and i kind of think, do we really have the right to hold them? and i'm not convinced we do. >> do we have the right to hold the rosetta stone? well, do we have the right? no we don't know any museum anywhere on earth. have the right to hold something that didn't come from that . jvt that didn't come from that. jvt there's a museum needs there's a british museum needs to hold parts of british history. >> history? yes >> history? yes >> and this is british history. >> and this is british history. >> elgin was british because we nicked it from the heart of the story of the marbles. >> the marbles are not a good history, though. >> if it is plunder from another country. that's what's part of british history that we've nicked them off the ottomans who nicked them off the ottomans who nicked greek. it's nicked them off the greek. it's very nice to see you in harmony. >> happen. >> it doesn't happen. >> it doesn't happen. >> a change. >> it makes a change. >> it makes a change. >> and you know, we're on our own here. top >> just saying that they >> i'm just saying that if they had been left there on the on the acropolis on the parthenon that was used as a gunpowder

store. yes. it was. yes, it was blown up by the ottomans. bits of it . if they hadn't been taken of it. if they hadn't been taken to the british museum, i'm not sure they'd still exist . yeah, well. >> well, some of them are . the >> well, some of them are. the marbles do. and again, they're in acropolis museum where in the acropolis museum where they should be. and as far as that the restoration work that goes, the restoration work that's on since then , that's been going on since then, it's been absolutely fantastic. i mean, the parthenon really is an extraordinary thing to actually below and look actually stand below and look at, but that's why the rosetta stone should go back to where it came from. no, every thing that we looted from other countries should go back to those countries . countries. >> but a charged word looted. it is a charged word. >> but but that's what we did. isn't of the problems that isn't one of the problems that the england the united kingdom or england specifically is one of the oldest the world. oldest countries in the world. >> are very few states >> there are very few states on the face of this planet that have existed continuously for over a thousand years. most states around the world were created in the last 100 years. in fact, the united states of america, we talk of being as very old as a very young

country. and let's have our stuff. of the oldest. country. and let's have our stuff. and the oldest. country. and let's have our stuff. and the (havet. stuff >> yes. and let's have our stuff back. museums back. that's in american museums at the moment and get it back to britain they they've britain that they they they've taken awful recipe for global chaos. >> every museum around the world would be ransacked. the important thing is that some of these things are longer where these things are no longer where they they be they started so they can be together schoolchildren together so that schoolchildren can to one place see all can go to one place and see all of wonders . of these wonders. >> so that's about greek >> so that's what about greek schoolchildren do not schoolchildren? do they not have the right london? do they not have the right to go to our graduates? they can come and see it there. you go. so when the migration tiny minor issue of the fact that wasn't there, someone who was stealing objects from the british museum. >> they're not even say for >> so they're not even say for that. >> i think they'd notice if they took just you took the marbles just you couldn't take it out of your briefcase. >> i think we're a little bit squeezed for time. >> we are. we have any time squeezed for time. >>talk are. we have any time squeezed for time. >>talk about we have any time squeezed for time. >>talk about prisons?e any time to talk about prisons? >> on very quickly , >> okay, go on very quickly, very there's been new very briefly, there's been new polling by common. polling by more in common. >> group has showed >> the group that has showed that british want to see that british people want to see more prisoners in prison, want to send more people to prison, 2

to send more people to prison, 2 to the ratio. the problem to 1 is the ratio. the problem is, claire, people have also been campaigning against building new prisons. >> while we've got quick word . >> while we've got quick word. more prisons. no. more prisons. yes. no. >> more prisons. >> yes. more prisons. >> yes. more prisons. >> more prisons, nigel. more prisons. >> yes, but. no. but. six >> yes, but. but no. but. six month sentences abolished. >> about to say yes, but no. >> you about to say yes, but no. but yeah. well, thank you very much indeed. nigel and much indeed. nigel nelson and claire wonderful couple. >> absolutely. and i should just say that two of those new prisons proposed, prisons that were proposed, new grendon in buckinghamshire and a prison lancashire , they've prison in lancashire, they've been by local been blocked by local campaigners, the british people, as ever, they want to see more people sent to prison, but they don't want any prisons built near there go . near them. well, there you go. >> as we leave. good >> a for you. as we leave. good afternoon, britain. thank you for joining us martin forjoining us today. martin daubney up next afternoon. daubney is up next afternoon. >> i'm alex deakin this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. staying cold throughout this week. frosty mornings , sunny by day, frosty mornings, sunny by day, but there is the possibility . but there is the possibility. see a little bit of snow later this week. mostly rain showers that we've been seeing today. more come this

more of them to come this evening and overnight across northern eastern northern england and eastern england. many places england. elsewhere, many places will dry and clear and it will be dry and clear and it will be dry and clear and it will turn cold, especially over central and southern scotland. the showers returning to northern scotland will have some snow, over the snow, but only really over the tops of the hills in the south. many places just about staying above freezing, but a cold above freezing, but still a cold start to tuesday. patchy cloud over the midlands wales 1 or 2 scattered showers here, but that should tend to melt away. we'll see more showers coming in northeast and scotland and by the end of the day we could easily be seeing some sleet and snow levels here. snow even to low levels here. for though , it'll brighten snow even to low levels here. forwith though , it'll brighten snow even to low levels here. forwith quite ugh , it'll brighten snow even to low levels here. forwith quite ajh , it'll brighten snow even to low levels here. forwith quite a bit it'll brighten snow even to low levels here. forwith quite a bit it'isunshinei up with quite a bit of sunshine and offer for tuesday afternoon . and offer for tuesday afternoon. temperatures, though, struggling 4 maybe 8 or 9 4 to 6, seven, maybe 8 or 9 across the south—west, but feeling colder with wind feeling colder with the wind again across north—east, again across the north—east, even wednesday , a more even colder on wednesday, a more extensive to start the day extensive frost to start the day and the showers coming into northern eastern scotland northern and eastern scotland and the east coast of and along the east coast of england. we'll have a wintry flavour them. so some sleet flavour to them. so some sleet and in places. the odd rain and snow in places. the odd rain shower the south—west, shower in the south—west, but again, dry and

again, many places dry and sunny. later this week. however it stays cold. but as this low pushes up from the south—west, there is the possibility a bit of snow around. so stay tuned to the forecast over the next few days

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