sunday >> good morning. it's 930 on friday, the 8th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me, ellie costello. here's what's coming up on the show for you today. >> french crisis exposed french police officers have told gb news they are over whelmed by the amount of migrants trying to cross to the uk by small boat and inside lorries. a home and security editor mark white bnngs security editor mark white brings us the latest . brings us the latest. >> well, those officers tell us that trying to guard against migrants getting onto lorries that dozens of locations as well as guarding more than 100 miles of coastline is next to impossible . impossible. >> rwanda revolt rishi sunak faces multiple tory rebellions as mps on both sides of the

party consider voting against his rwanda plan next week morally indefensible . morally indefensible. >> that's how the culture secretary lucy frazer described the threat of sending people to jail for not paying the bbc licence fee. the fees going up by £10.50 from next april . by £10.50 from next april. >> read knapp to the rescue footballing icon harry redknapp has been drafted in to turn around the fortunes of the worst team in the uk. around the fortunes of the worst team in the uk . coombe albion. team in the uk. coombe albion. they've lost all 22 of their matches last season . matches last season. in and there's just five of them left. >> well , left. >> well, nigel farage emerge victorious in the jungle. he's got through to the next round of i'm a celebrity and if you want to vote for him, grab your phone, scan the qr code on screen and download the app. you can vote for him five times per

day for free. that's a bargain . day for free. that's a bargain. >> yeah, it's not bad at all, is it? >> yeah, it's not bad at all, is it.7 so whilst you do that, you can also catch up with the news with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> ellie, thank you very much and good morning. this is the latest from the gb newsroom. it's 932. the prime minister is facing more pressure over his rwanda policy after it emerged the cost of the scheme has already reached £240 million, despite might not being used. the government spent a further 100 million in the 2023 24 financial year without any flights taking off. that's on top of the £140 million previously paid out . ministers previously paid out. ministers are expecting a further £50 million cost in the coming year, bringing the total to 290 million, according to a letter from the home office to committee chairs. it comes just hours after rishi sunak vowed to

finish the job of reviving his plan to deport some asylum seekers to kigali . the first seekers to kigali. the first vote on the emergency legislation is next week . legislation is next week. commuters are facing severe travel disruption this morning after hundreds of passengers were left stranded on cold and dark trains in west london last night . dark trains in west london last night. damage dark trains in west london last night . damage was caused to night. damage was caused to overhead electric wires after a train struck an obstruction outside london. paddington, meaning power, had to be switched off. footage shows people huddled in darkness, with some people using the train tracks as toilets . some describe tracks as toilets. some describe the ordeal as surreal and said it felt like wartime thing . more it felt like wartime thing. more travel chaos is expected due to ongoing walkouts by train drivers in their long running disputes over pay. it's the final day of a rolling programme of strikes by aslef union members. cancellations are taking place across services on northern trains and transpennine express as aslef general

secretary mick whelan and union members are standing behind their call for an 8% pay increase over two years . and the increase over two years. and the four biggest mobile network operators are being accused of overcharging up to 28.2 million customers. vodafone ee three and o2 customers. vodafone ee three and 02 are accused of penalising loyal customers, meaning they paid more than new customers for the same services. they now face a £3 billion plus claim made by former citizens advice executive justin gutmann, alleging they used their market dominance to overcharge people on uk mobile phone contracts. gutmann and the law firm charles linden, seeking damages of at least £3.2 billion . you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com. now back to website, gbnews.com. now back to

. pip >> thanks, tatiana. you're watching britain's newsroom on gb news with myself and pip tomson. now french police officers have told gb news that they are overwhelmed by the scale of the migrant crisis in northern france and are struggling to make meaningful impact on those trying to cross the uk by small boat and inside lorries. >> although uk politicians are fixated on the small boats crisis, thousands of migrants are still risking their lives to sneak onto the back of trucks. >> well, our home security editor mark white, witnessed the chaos around the port of calais and has this report . and has this report. >> all around the port of calais, even in broad daylight, these migrants are everywhere looking for transport across the channel. they're opportunists, often in young african men who have no money to buy a place on a small boat, opting instead to clamber aboard trucks through the security fence. this young man is trying to stay out of sight next to a roundabout

without waiting for the moment. lorries slow down here in the hope of jumping aboard . while uk hope of jumping aboard. while uk politicians are fixated with the small boats crisis, politician here say the lorry crisis is just as bad . just as bad. >> there are clearly those who can afford a boat trip, but many, many others who have no money who see the lorries that pass through the port in their thousands as the only realistic way of getting to the uk . and as way of getting to the uk. and as bad as things are during daylight , it's at bad as things are during daylight, it's at night when it truly gets crazy here. >> we're on our way to a lorry park on the outskirts of calais, where we're told that after dark , migrants appear looking for a suitable trailer to stow away inside for the journey to the uk. you don't have to look far to spot the migrants. they're everywhere here. as we film as

one clambers into the back of this lorry disappearing out of sight every time a new truck parks up here, within seconds , parks up here, within seconds, they're swarming around , they're swarming around, checking the doors, probing for weak spots to get inside . hide weak spots to get inside. hide those we spoke to are from sudan . they're here night after night. >> i have two months here. two months? yeah >> trying every night? >> trying every night? >> yes. >> yes. >> and . and do they discover you >> and. and do they discover you on the lorries ? do they find on the lorries? do they find you? yeah i go to port security. >> take me. i go to port here like this every day. yeah. >> wow. and you're just going to keep trying until you get to the uk? yeah suddenly the migrants are on the run, scattering as an unmarked police vehicle enters the lorry park . unmarked police vehicle enters the lorry park. but unmarked police vehicle enters the lorry park . but talking to the lorry park. but talking to these officers, they tell us they're completely overwhelmed by the scale of the migrant problem here. and despite the

extra money from the uk, they say they don't have the resources to make a meaningful impact on both the small boats and lorry crisis . quite often and lorry crisis. quite often when the migrants try to get in the back of these lorries, they end up damaging them , cutting end up damaging them, cutting the guide cables or sometimes even cutting their way through the roof . so what you find is the roof. so what you find is that some of the lorry drivers do this. they just leave their back door open so that people can down inside , can see right down inside, inside the lorry. they see it's empty. there's no point in getting into that lorry because they're going to be found out by migrants after migrant tells the same story like majid here, it's london. they're determined to reach each and you will keep trying to get to london. >> london? yes i go to london within minutes. >> majid and his friends are around the latest lorry to arrive . but the driver sees them arrive. but the driver sees them and tries, telling them there's no point in climbing aboard.

and tries, telling them there's no point in climbing aboard . as no point in climbing aboard. as he's heading to belgium , it's he's heading to belgium, it's clear they don't believe him. and as he pulls out of the lorry park, unbelief just visible on the roof . here is 15 year old the roof. here is 15 year old majid . when we catch up with the majid. when we catch up with the lorry on the motorway, the driver has discovered majid and another migrant pulling over as they jump . off they're dicing they jump. off they're dicing with death . migrants have been with death. migrants have been injured and killed on these roads, but that doesn't put them off. and they're more determined than ever to reach the uk . mark than ever to reach the uk. mark white, gb news. calais >> well, we're joined in the studio now with our home security editor, mark white. and mark, we've focussed so much on small boats, haven't we? but as your report just shows, there are still people making that journey on lorries. what kind of scale are we talking about here? >> yeah, it's not a new phenomenon. it's been going on for years, but. but it's still a

big issue and thousands are discovered each year in the back of lorries. but it's you only know what you know now. and of course, if you get through successfully and you're not discovered, then we don't know how many of those have actually made it. and people like majid, although he'd been trying for two months and, you know, had been discovered, it seems every time he was at the port, he knows that if he keeps trying, the longer he tries it one point, he will be successful . point, he will be successful. that will be one of the lorries that the authorities don't check. and he gets through to the uk and none of these young african males that we spoke to most from sudan were in any way trying to pretend that they're asylum seekers. quite honest with me. they wanted to come to the uk for a better life to get a job, not because they're fleeing oppression or in fear of their life . they want a chance their life. they want a chance of a better life. so they can be classed as economic migrants, but they'll keep trying . and i

but they'll keep trying. and i think the takeaway from this is just how difficult it is clearly for french law enforcement, despite the millions of pounds of money that they're getting from the uk government to try to deal with two crises, the beach launches, which are taking place over 100 miles, stretch of coast and the lorry migrant crisis where they're jumping on lorries dozens of points in and around kylie, but also around blowing up over the border into belgium at lorry parks. they're happening all over, trying to get a handle on that and control it is just next to impossible. the french tell us. >> so from what you witnessed, i think you said you filmed over over a couple of nights. is the business of people getting on trucks? is that not getting enough attention? are we underestimating how big a problem that is? because we keep talking about the boats. >> it hasn't got . this was >> it hasn't got. this was a really big issue about 7 or 8 years ago . and theresa may, when

years ago. and theresa may, when she was home secretary you know, put lots of extra money into the ports infrastructure here around calais in particular to and it seemed for a while to be having an effect because it was much more difficult to get on the lorries and it's still quite difficult to get on the lorries. but they try and understand doubly because the small boats crisis is a very visible manifest station of the crisis into the uk with all these boats coming across the channel filmed from the clifftops in dover that that lorry crisis you know just doesn't get as high profile and hasn't rishi sunak have said stop the boats and the lorries . stop the boats and the lorries. stop illegal migration into the uk . yeah, yeah. stop illegal migration into the uk . yeah, yeah . and although you uk. yeah, yeah. and although you know the boats the you know he's right and seeing the numbers coming across this year are down by about a third. those we've spoken to over in khalife say actually part of that is due to

the chronic weather we've had for the past year and the people smugglers themselves controlling the flow of migrants in order to create demand and push up the prices, the contact we spoke to said it had zero to do with the actual government policy. that's his opinion. but he you know, as someone who works in and around the camps and has intimate knowledge of the people smuggling operations and what the government's saying about this, mark? well, the government are clear , determined to try to are clear, determined to try to get on top of this crisis. but there's a schism, of course, within the conservative party because there are those on the right feel that the right who feel that the government just not doing government is just not doing enough, especially regard enough, especially with regard to the rwanda policy , to ensure to the rwanda policy, to ensure that that policy will go through to the next time when it's going to the next time when it's going to be inevitably challenged through the court system in the months ahead. and then those on the left who think actually that, you know , they're going that, you know, they're going too, too far in what they're doing in terms of trying to clamp down on this particular

issue. so, you know, it's a real old, difficult mess for rishi sunak despite accentuates the positive as he was doing yesterday , to try to get himself yesterday, to try to get himself out of a real old difficult mess is an understatement . is an understatement. >> mark white well, and listen, it's not just rishi sunak that's faced, you know. >> yeah , boris johnson faced it. >> yeah, boris johnson faced it. theresa may faced it. david cameron in his time, they've all had to grapple with illegal migration. >> okay, well, we're going to talk about this even more because as we were just saying, pressure is growing on the prime minister over his rwanda policy. >> yes, it's been revealed that the scheme has already cost £240 million. that's without any plane so far taking off. >> and the conservative party chairman, richard holden, has warned rebels , tory rebels, that warned rebels, tory rebels, that it would be insanity to oust rishi sunak before the next election, which could be, well, no, it is going to be sometime in 2024. >> well, joining us now is our

political editor , chris hope. political editor, chris hope. really good to see you this morning, christopher. so more money, £100 million more, but more problems for rishi sunak. yeah, that money was paid out in april before the treaty was was signed because of course, the government says there was no money changed hands as part of this new treaty. >> and they're correct to say that there's money >> and they're correct to say that lawyers1ere's money >> and they're correct to say that lawyers and s money >> and they're correct to say that lawyers and some ey >> and they're correct to say that lawyers and some support around lawyers and some support for system, so for the rwandan legal system, so £240 far, not £240 million so far, not a single migrant has taken off for rwanda. that's a big problem . rwanda. that's a big problem. mps concerned, concerned mps are concerned, concerned about that figure will about it. and that figure will rise and rise. we imagine, as we wait this get passed wait to see this bill get passed through the house of house, of house parliament, vote on house of parliament, big vote on tuesday. right now, tuesday. the whips right now, government whips ringing government whips are ringing around saying, please around tory mps saying, please support more than 29 tory support it. if more than 29 tory mps vote against it, well it might fall . and then we are into might fall. and then we are into this idea of an election that you raise there lots of pressure on them. i've got early reports from a source saying the whips are doing a ring round, not looking good. if the star chamber goes south they're in

real bother . star chamber goes south they're in real bother. star chamber is a group of right wing tory mps and lawyers running their rule over 12 page bill. if they think this bill will not mean that the planes can take off, they will voted down or try to amend it in the following weeks and that could push it out into january, february. they need a big majority to make the lords not frustrate the progress. so there's lots of pressure here andifs there's lots of pressure here and it's become this almost titanic totemic for rishi titanic totemic issue for rishi sunak.i titanic totemic issue for rishi sunak . i was in that press sunak. i was in that press conference yesterday with him. i asked pm directly about the asked the pm directly about the reporting white reporting by mark white yesterday to say that britain is a stock . you know this a laughing stock. you know this policy laughing stock. policy is a laughing stock. migrants mocking britain. he migrants are mocking britain. he didn't the question much. didn't like the question much. got big looked a bit shirty got a big looked a bit shirty about it but we have put about it but we have to put these questions our leaders these questions to our leaders because what we're because that's what we're finding. on the finding. our reporter on the ground. mean, it isn't ground. i mean, it isn't working. it's a challenge for all governments, i'm not all governments, but i'm not sure a better sure labour's got a better answer. to fair to the answer. so to be fair to the tories, they trying tories, they are trying to do something, something different. tories, they are trying to do somethiranswerething different. tories, they are trying to do somethir answer iinng different. tories, they are trying to do somethir answer isyingworkerent. tories, they are trying to do somethir answer isyingwork more labour's answer is to work more closely on continent with closely on the continent with enforcement and do more

enforcement bodies and do more bilateral like with bilateral deals, like with albania. that's not really bilateral deals, like with allanswer. that's not really bilateral deals, like with allanswer. that'storieszally bilateral deals, like with allanswer. that'stories arey an answer. so the tories are trying do more and if it trying to do more and if it comes off, there could be a real electoral boom them. electoral boom for them. >> i want to ask you something else that the tories have done in the 24 hours. i think we in the last 24 hours. i think we have a tweet that the official conservative give. i say tweet. it's isn't now put out it's x, isn't it? now put out yesterday. do we do we have that tweet? okay we don't have that tweet. you know you know tweet. do you know do you know what talking about? that was what i'm talking about? that was the bbc presenter showing her showing to the screen showing her finger to the screen and conservatives have and the conservatives have hijacked this. this tweet to make a point about have a dig about labour and their immigration policy. there it is . immigration policy. there it is. laboun immigration policy. there it is. labour. when you ask for the plans to tackle illegal migration action now, tobias ellwood is one of those people who've said, yes, this should be deleted . deleted. >> alicia kearns i mean , what is >> alicia kearns i mean, what is that all about ? that all about? >> because it smacks of desperation. well and we're not kids in the playground here, chris. i mean, solidarity with presenters that could be any of

us, i suppose. >> i mean, this poor person has been, having seen her image used for political gain. it's not very good for the bbc, not good for her at all. so i think that the it is a kind of, you know, it's twitter, right? it's not real life. it's social media. it's a bit it's a bit rough and ready . there's quite ready. there's quite a pugnacious new chairman of the party, richard holden . so he's party, richard holden. so he's in charge overall charge of messaging on that. that's an official account. >> is it appropriate? well, it's not for me to say the tories of me to say, but there are concerns from tory mps on the tories, the wing of the tories, the left wing of the party mentioned tobias party you mentioned tobias ellwood alicia kearns, who's a chairperson the foreign chairperson of the foreign affairs committee. affairs select committee. >> she's unhappy about it, but the tories are a street fight the tories are in a street fight for votes. and think for votes. and if they think that demonstrate that all that can demonstrate that all all labour's got is more of the same, which won't work , it's same, which won't work, it's kind of up yours to the policy. so i know it's grim . i feel very so i know it's grim. i feel very sorry for the presenter, actually. i think she was having actually. i think she was having a joke with somebody in the

gallery. it went a bit wrong and it could happen to anybody frankly, so frankly, in public life. so i feel sorry for her that she's now used weapon to beat up now used as a weapon to beat up the beat up labour party. the beat up the labour party. but i know why it's happening because election on because there's an election on pip and more of this will happen. this is happen. i mean, this is this is the beginning of a quite dirty the beginning of a quite a dirty election. the tories are behind and hate being behind. and they hate being behind. >> thing, >> and the other thing, we haven't get into it. haven't got time to get into it. maybe talk to you about maybe we can talk to you about it later. is about, you know, is this what tory voters is or would be tory voters will vote on? it about illegal richard on? is it about illegal richard tice? stopping the tice? is it about stopping the boats about the boats or is it about the economy? boats or is it about the ecovery'? boats or is it about the ecovery quickly, richard tice >> very quickly, richard tice leader of the reform party, a colleague on news, he it colleague on gb news, he says it will a migration by—election will be a migration by—election a i think he a migration election. i think he might be right. okay. >> us what you >> well, let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.uk com now itv's review into phillip schofield behaviour this schofield behaviour on this morning has been published after he tv show over he quit the tv show over allegations surrounding his relationship with a younger colleague. >> it's found that the broadcaster made considerable efforts to find out the truth about rumours of his

relationship with a colleague in 2019. but despite those efforts, it was unable to do so, unable to find the evidence . to find the evidence. >> well, joining us now to tell us more about it is showbiz journalist rebecca twomey. very good to see you this morning, rebecca. so what do you make then of this ? so unable to then of this? so unable to uncover any relevant evidence until a phillip schofield had made any admission ? made any admission? >> i mean, it's quite shocking really, isn't it, that itv have commissioned this independent review and still we've got no real answers . and what's very real answers. and what's very interesting is that schofield himself and the younger colleague that was also involved in this, neither of them were taking part in this review. so we don't have any actual evidence from the horse's mouth, so to speak. and what's very interesting is that only one person in this whole review said that they knew about this affair even though it was an open secret within showbiz and celebrity circles. now, the problem here is that itv want to have this open culture. but the

problem is, is that it doesn't appear to be that way because it doesn't really seem to make sense that so many colleagues didn't know, whereas it was such an open secret. and another thing is that it have actually tried to do, you know, a revised duty of care for their staff. and earlier this year they put out legislation saying that you need to tell us about any close friendships, relationships , friendships, relationships, anything that's going on in the workplace . but what the bigger workplace. but what the bigger problem is, is that i think a lot of these these staff members and freelancers and contributors are too frightened because they don't know what the repercussions are for themselves if they whistle blow because dr. ranj, he's a celebrity doctor he used to contribute to this morning , he used to contribute to this morning, he claims used to contribute to this morning , he claims that he spoke morning, he claims that he spoke to someone senior at itv to talk about the toxic workplace. at this morning. about the toxic workplace. at this morning . and he claims that this morning. and he claims that shortly after , he didn't shortly after, he didn't really work much longer. so work for them much longer. so that's one example of that's just one example of how there's quite a lot of fear, i think, for people's jobs, for being the whistleblower a being the whistleblower in a case of schofield in

case like that of schofield in interests transport agency, interests of transport agency, i should say that i worked at itv for a total of 20 years, ten of those years was on good morning britain. >> i never worked on this morning, but we all shared this same massive newsroom that was divided down the middle. this issue about toxic culture, it's certainly something that i was never aware of on the programme. i worked on. that's not to say it didn't happen on, but it wasn't something that was familiar to me. i personally always found bosses approachable , all i think the term with toxic work culture. >> i think it goes across, you know, not just in entertainment and television, but across all industries. is that what might be toxic to person? what be toxic to one person? what someone's experience might at be toxic to one person? what s(company experience might at be toxic to one person? what s(company withrience might at be toxic to one person? what s(company with a�*nce might at be toxic to one person? what s(company with a certainjht at a company with a certain individual, presenter, individual, with a tv presenter, with with a manager, with a celebrity with a manager, might different to might be very different to someone else's . it doesn't have someone else's. it doesn't have to be toxic for everyone. it could be toxic for one person, andifs could be toxic for one person, and it's down to different interpretations as well. you know, live tv as you both know,

is very stressful. there's a lot of pressures, a lot of competition and sometimes ego as well . and that can create well. and that can create certain situations where some people might be able to just brush off and deal brush things off and deal with it and other people might not be able to. and think in this able to. and i think in this modern a post modern workplace, a post metoo world, might need be world, there might need to be different and change, different approaches and change, particularly people particularly with younger people coming workplace , coming into the workplace, because also remember a because let's also remember a lot these people, especially lot of these people, especially junior staff , lot of these people, especially junior staff, don't junior members of staff, don't have stability, have much stability, particularly in tv with their jobs. so often feel that jobs. so they often feel that they speak they don't they can speak up and they don't know their rights know always what their rights are not. are or not. >> i think actually from >> and i think actually from from remember the from when i remember the newsroom, was always very newsroom, it was always very clear much power the clear how much power the presenters did have. i mean, there was this massive and i mean massive poster of phillip schofield and holly willoughby on the wall. you know, you were under no illusion that those two were the talent . so when you see were the talent. so when you see that every day, you realise how much power they did have. >> yeah, they really did. and i think we have to remember as well the allure of celebrity as

well the allure of celebrity as well and how, you know, with rebecca, i'm so sorry. >> we have to leave it. i'm so sorry . sorry. >> okay. >> okay. >> stay with us here on britain's newsroom . britain's newsroom. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb solar sponsors of weather on. gb news morning. >> i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. another blustery one out there today, but parts of the east should be dry and brighten up after a bit of a misty old start. further west, we've got showers already and we'll see more of them through the day. plenty of downpours for northern downpours to come for northern ireland. of north wales, ireland. parts of north wales, north—west and becoming north—west england and becoming more across scotland . more widespread across scotland. and more persistent rain lingering across shetland, where it's pretty breezy it's also pretty windy, breezy in the south, but some good spells of sunshine here and across east anglia up towards lincolnshire. in lincolnshire. most places dry in the bit of brightness, the south a bit of brightness, 12 likely, further 12 degrees likely, but further north, eight, nine, ten celsius. it's feeling chilly when the

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weather on. gb news. >> so sorry i cough rebecca there i was just so engrossed in there i was just so engrossed in the conversation. don't worry, you're fine. >> it does happen. we're getting engrossed in the chat, but do stay with us because harry redknapp returned to football redknapp is returned to football management. be management. he's going to be coaching the worst football team in thing? find in the uk. why thing? we'll find

good morning. it's 10 am. on friday, the 8th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip thompson and me, ellie costello . ellie costello. >> rwanda revolt. rishi sunak faces multiple tory rebellions as mps on both sides of his party can sydor voting against the rwanda plan next week. our political editor christopher hope has the latest . hope has the latest. >> it's a huge weekend for the pm. mr sunak . >> it's a huge weekend for the pm. mr sunak. he got to make this deal land for tuesday. can whips twist enough arms ? we'll whips twist enough arms? we'll find out . find out. >> ofsted paul is inspections. a coroner has concluded an ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry , who took her own life perry, who took her own life after her school was downgraded . after her school was downgraded. her sister had this message at the end of the inquest. >> we could judge the current ofsted system with our own labels. can this perverse , labels. can this perverse, inhumane . morally indefensible ?

inhumane. morally indefensible? thatis inhumane. morally indefensible? that is how the culture secretary lucy fraser describes the threat of sending people to jail for not paying the bbc licence fee . it's going up by licence fee. it's going up by £10.50 from next april. we'll debate that shortly and is this childish politics? >> the conservative party have been to told grow up after it tried to make a meme out of a swearing bbc presenter to criticise labour on . criticise labour on. immigration and will nigel farage emerge victorious in the jungle? >> he's through to the next round . only a couple of days to round. only a couple of days to go now of i'm a celebrity. he's in the final five. if you want to vote for him, grab your phones, scan the qr code on screen and download the app. you can vote for him times per can vote for him five times per day for free and do let us know

your thoughts on any of the topics that we are talking about today. >> gb views at gbnews.com. but first, let's get a news update with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> thank you very much. this is the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister is facing growing pressure over his rwanda policy after it emerged the cost of the scheme has already reached £240 million. the government spent a further 100 million in the 2023 24 financial year without any flights taking off. that's on top of the £140 million previously paid out. ministers is expected a further £50 million will be sent in the coming year, according to a letter from the home office to committee chairs. it comes just hours after rishi sunak vowed to finish the job of reviving his plan to deport some asylum seekers to kigali. the first vote on the new emergency legislation will be put through

parliament next week . french parliament next week. french police officers have admitted they're overwhelmed by the scale of the migrant crisis in northern france. speaking exclusively to gb news, police say they're struggling to make a meaningful impact on those trying to reach the uk on boats and lorries. the government has focussed all its efforts on the small boats crisis in a bid to tackle illegal migration as part of its five key pledges. more meanwhile, mps are warning the fight against human trafficking is no longer a government priority as it shifts its focus on irregular migration . an the on irregular migration. an the home affairs committee says it's an unnecessary and unjustified choice and victims of falling through the gaps. it said that despite a common narrative around the issue, there's little evidence the system is being used. being abused by people trying to stay in the country. the home office said the landmark illegal migration act has expanded measures to ensure victims are safely returned .

victims are safely returned. home commuters are facing severe travel disruption this morning after hundreds of passengers were left stranded on cold and dark trains in west london last night. damage was caused to overhead electric wires after a train struck an obstruction outside london, paddington , outside london, paddington, meaning power, had to be switched off. footage shows people huddled in darkness with some people using the train's tracks as toilets . as some tracks as toilets. as some describe the ordeal as surreal and said it felt like a war time thing . thing. >> our top negotiator , more >> our top negotiator, more travel chaos is expected due to ongoing strikes as walkouts by train drivers in their long running pay disputes continue as the final day of a rolling programme of strikes by aslef union members. >> cancellation plans are taking place across services on northern trains and transpennine express. the aslef general secretary, mick whelan, and union members are calling for an 8% pay rise over two years . the

8% pay rise over two years. the four biggest mobile network operators are being accused of overcharging up to 28.2 million customers. vodafone ee three and o2 customers. vodafone ee three and 02 are accused of penalising loyal customers, meaning they paid more than new customers for the same services they now face. a £3 billion plus claim made by former citizens advice executive justin gutmann , alleging they justin gutmann, alleging they used their market dominance to overcharge people on uk contracts. gutmann and the law firm charles linden are seeking damages of . at least £3.2 damages of. at least £3.2 billion. the foreign secretary has refuted claims these interfering with us politics by urging lawmakers to vote through a package of support for ukraine. this after the us congress failed to pass an £88 billion package of wartime funding for ukraine and israel . funding for ukraine and israel. lord cameron says blocking ukraine aid would be a christmas present to vladimir putin. the duke of sussex will find out

later today whether he's won the bid to throw out a newspaper publisher's defence to his libel claim. harry's suing the mail on sunday over an article about his legal challenge against the home office surrounding his security arrangements in the uk. the article was published in february last year. article was published in february last year . associated february last year. associated newspapers limited is contesting the claim, arguing the article expressed an honest opinion and did not cause serious harm to his reputation . and finally. his reputation. and finally. crowds of people are expected to gather in dublin for the funeral procession of shane macgowan. singer songwriter who found fame as the lead singer of irish punk band the pogues died at the age of 65 last week. members of the pubuc of 65 last week. members of the public are expected to line the streets to pay their respects. the singer , who was born on the singer, who was born on christmas day, is best known for the 1987 hit fairytale of new york, one of the most cherished festive songs. he died peacefully with his wife by his side . this is gb news across the

side. 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 . pip now back to. pip >> thanks , tatiana. we're going >> thanks, tatiana. we're going to hear what you think at home very shortly. but before that, we have very quick message. is he allowed to give us messages from the jungle? anyway, we've got a very quick message from nigel farage in the jungle. >> three days to go. who is going to be in the final of i'm a celebrity, i'm still in the game. please, please vote for me to remain. >> it's very organised as nigel confident as well , telling us confident as well, telling us that he's still in the jungle. >> how did he know that was going to happen? >> you know what's obvious, >> you know what's so obvious, though, lost so much though, is he's lost so much weight the jungle. not weight in the jungle. well, not so obvious. rude, so obvious. that's rude, isn't it? has lost lot of it? but he has lost a lot of weight. he's very, very skinny. he's going to eat a few roast dinners. i when gets dinners. i think when he gets home. dinners. i think when he gets horand very slim anyway,

>> and he's very slim anyway, isn't he's very slim. isn't he? he's very slim. >> anyway, didn't have it to >> anyway, he didn't have it to lose the first place, nigel. lose in the first place, nigel. so sure you eat your roast so make sure you eat your roast dinners when you come home and. but thank much for but yes, thank you so much for all emails that you've been all your emails that you've been sending in this morning. always good company. lots good to have your company. lots of responding mark of you responding to mark white's morning. white's package this morning. the being the report on the french being overwhelmed by the migrant crisis coastline. mike crisis on the coastline. mike says morning to you. mike says good morning to you. mike says good morning to you. mike says the germans says strange how the germans could entire french could protect the entire french coastline. yet the police say they protect 100 mile they cannot protect 100 mile stretch, parker? they cannot protect 100 mile stre good parker? they cannot protect 100 mile stregood morning.:er? they cannot protect 100 mile stre good morning. you they cannot protect 100 mile stregood morning. you say this >> good morning. you say this country laws to protect country has made laws to protect the immigration, to protect immigration, the british immigration, but not the british people. to people. i think you mean to protect immigrants, but not protect the immigrants, but not the british people. where are the british people. where are the human to live the british human rights to live in safe country? in a safe country? >> lee ray has been in touch on the saying the the rwanda scheme, saying the money spent on the rwanda scheme, million. that scheme, £240 million. is that right, christopher? correct. yes, nothing yes, correct. it will be nothing compared to of compared to the cost of the covid will help covid inquiry, but it will help to a problem. this isn't to solve a problem. this isn't just a blame game like the inquiry or the inquiry i think is already well 100 million. >> pounds. robert good >> really? pounds. robert good morning. so sunak claims to have

stopped a few thousand illegal immigrants coming in. he forgets to you he has let in 2.5 to tell you he has let in 2.5 million in league goals in just two years. well we were talking about that last week, weren't we? legal migration, i think 745,000 in a year. thank you for all your thoughts. keep them coming in, won't you ? yes. now, coming in, won't you? yes. now, pressure is growing as we keep saying on rishi sunak over his rwanda policy. well it's been revealed, as we say, the scheme has already cost £240 million, and that's without out so far any plane taking off will one ever take off? well, the conservative party chairman, richard holden, has warned rebels it would be insanity to oust rishi sunak before the next election. well, joining us now is political editor christopher hope. good morning and former labour mp simon danczuk. good to see you as well to see you both. christopher let's start with you. insanity i mean, there's a point there, isn't there? we are less than a year away from the

next election. i mean, there was rumours it could even be may. what would the tory party gain by getting rid of rishi sunak? >> at this point, i think no one's saying seriously saying he's going to be replaced. what might is there could be a might happen is there could be a vote confidence in his vote of no confidence in his leadership. you know how these letters graham brady, letters go in to graham brady, the of the 1922 the chairman of the 1922 committee. a boris committee. it saw off a boris johnson last year. let us go in and they have a vote about whether he's appropriate. and i think the tories on the right of the party might be thinking you put letters in, but it's a put these letters in, but it's a way of resetting the party and making come towards making it come back towards where the party needs where they think the party needs to which is more kind of to be, which is more kind of right policies and being right wing policies and being bolder tax cuts. bolder on tax cuts. >> problem is, is this i mean, i can't keep there to be can't keep up. there seems to be so different factions so many different factions within the party. >> yes, there's the >> there are, yes, there's the european research group of tory mps, group, european research group of tory mps, group, the mps, the one nation group, the common they're common sense group, they're all what is they've what they've done is they've commissioned right commissioned these on the right of commissioned to look of commissioned lawyers to look at bill, go through at this rwanda bill, go through the by line, the 12 pages, line by line, ahead this vote on on ahead of this vote on on tuesday, big second reading

vote, 7 pm. live here on gb news. a big moment because if the government that vote, the government loses that vote, then are off and they then all bets are off and they could commission a vote of could even commission a vote of no confidence in the whole government in parliament the following day. really risky. if more than 29 mps vote against it on the tory side. so that's on the right. the left aren't very happy either. there's one happy either. there's a one nafion happy either. there's a one nation of mps on the nation group of tory mps on the left the party. they're left of the party. they're unhappy about any withdrawal, left of the party. they're unhechr. |bout any withdrawal, left of the party. they're unhechr. s01t any withdrawal, left of the party. they're unhechr. so there'svithdrawal, left of the party. they're unhechr. so there's lots. 'awal, left of the party. they're unhechr. so there's lots. it'sl, the echr. so there's lots. it's a for rishi sunak a big weekend for rishi sunak they'll the phone, arm they'll be on the phone, arm twisting, whips on the phone twisting, whips are on the phone offering twisting, whips are on the phone offeri of baubles to mps , sorts of baubles to tory mps, saying stick with us saying if you stick with us we'll get you that knighthood. make your wife a lady, that make your wife a lady, all that kind quite dirty kind of thing. we're quite dirty politics to make politics this weekend to make one majority on tuesday one a big majority on tuesday say need big one to say they need a big one to ensure that the lords try ensure that the lords don't try and overturn measures when and overturn the measures when it goes to them in spring. it goes to them in the spring. >> certainly be signing >> certainly won't be signing his cards, will his christmas cards, will he, this weekend? >> already, was he? >> he's done already, was he? >> he's done already, was he? >> yeah. he told me he had one. >> yeah. no, not yet. i'm waiting for my he, he signs them. he started in mid november. yeah. he signs about 2000 or thousands of cards

2000 cards or thousands of cards himself and puts his himself and he puts on his favourite music. favourite christmas music. so it's, michael as it's, you know, michael bupa as well. and he does it very early and he's a man after my own heart because i'm an early, early christmas music. >> a good thing >> well, probably a good thing because has quite busy because he has got quite a busy week up. doesn't he have week coming up. doesn't he have to organised moment? to be organised at the moment? yeah, you in at this yeah, let's bring you in at this point. really to see point. simon, really good to see you.soi point. simon, really good to see you. so i mean, chris was telling us earlier, so speaking to the party, it is to the whips in the party, it is going to be a tight vote on tuesday. do you think like a defeat put rishi sunak defeat will put rishi sunak leadership jeopardy? leadership in jeopardy? >> think he's >> yes, i do. i think he's really up it here. but really up against it here. but i also think that this consensus that we've currently got around centre politics so it's centre ground politics so it's the moderates within the conservatives, liberal conservatives, the liberal democrats, labour, the democrats, starmer's labour, the centre ground consensus was just doesn't work for the public. i think the public are getting to the end of their tether, particularly in relation to illegal immigration and absurd human rights. the whole war agenda , so—called peaceful agenda, so—called peaceful protests . they've had enough of protests. they've had enough of all this. and what i think we

will see looking at the bigger picture is a shift towards the right in british politics. so reform will gradually only increase their support and vote as we get closer to the general election, there'll be a real mixed bag of results at the general election. people winning and losing their seats. but at some stage we're going to shift to the right. i have no doubt about that, because people have had enough. if he doesn't had enough. and so if he doesn't pull off, then there will pull this off, then there will certainly a shift to the certainly be a shift to the right you have had right people you say have had enough, but what would keir starmer do that's differently? >> would would do think he >> would would do you think he would this rwanda scheme? would scrap this rwanda scheme? yeah he has said he will scrap this scheme if it gets put in place and his immigration policy is practically identical to the conservatives minus the rwanda scheme. >> so there's not going to be any difference really if we have any difference really if we have a labour government, we're not going to see a reduction in illegal immigration. and what your package earlier today showed is it's not just people coming small boats, coming over in small boats, it's people over trucks and

people coming over on trucks and they aren't even counted. they're illegal immigrants coming country who coming into the country who nobody again. so nobody ever sees again. so that's in addition to the illegal immigrants that come overin illegal immigrants that come over in the small boats and what do you make of rishi sunak's defence at press conference yesterday? >> very much saying, well, he's the only one with a plan. he's the only one with a plan. he's the one actually taking any the only one actually taking any action. he's a point, hasn't action. he's got a point, hasn't he? i mean, if this is something that, you know, people are saying the next general saying that the next general election is going to be won on the of migration, then he the issue of migration, then he is to something about it. >> he is indeed. and i support the rwanda immigration policy because you, people because it tells you, people traffickers, that it if you bnng traffickers, that it if you bring people over it, there is a good chance they could up good chance they could end up going rwanda and that will going to rwanda and that will reduce but least that's reduce it. but at least that's a solution. but whether he's solution. yeah, but whether he's got willpower ability got the willpower or the ability , christopher's been , as christopher's been outlining , to get it through outlining, to get it through parliament make it stick as parliament and make it stick as a piece of legislation is a completely different matter. >> what a bit confusing, >> what i find a bit confusing, chris, was that on the one hand we'd hear rwanda policy. it will

be a deterrent. it will stop people coming. on the other hand, we hear, oh, rwanda is a lovely country. it's a safe country. well can it be both if you're going to i mean, which is it? >> well, i've been there. it does feel quite safe. i mean, i think if you go there as a tourist, you're privileged. you know, you're not facing messaging. >> do you know what i mean? where you're saying it's a deterrent. but on the other hand, i've another hand, i've got another politician it's politician saying, oh, it's a lovely i mean, i remember lovely car. i mean, i remember suella braverman went there and she it's a lovely she said, oh, it's a lovely place. is it then going to place. well, is it then going to be a deterrent? >> well, the deterrent is you're being you being removed from where you want is a uk 2000s want to go, which is a uk 2000s of miles away in the heart of africa. and you're a long way away from where you probably came the first place. came from in the first place. that's then that's the point. and then you've try and make your you've got to try and make your way from there to where you want to if you to leave to go. if you want to leave rwanda, if you can leave or leave rwanda. so yeah, i think that's point. mean, it's that's the point. i mean, it's more inconvenience more of the inconvenience of going rather than it going to rwanda rather than it being place. being an unsafe place. >> and because we were >> and just because we were talking, i mean, we had bit talking, i mean, we had a bit of

a we were talking a laugh, but we were talking about and rishi about christmas cards and rishi sunak christmas sunak sending christmas cards. oh, with him and oh, what's the crap with him and robert then keep robert jenrick now then we keep heanng robert jenrick now then we keep hearing know, hearing they were, you know, great friends, great allies. yeah. that yeah. do you think that friendship will survive that ripping sunak ripping you here is sunak ripping you here is sunak ripping the ripping up the card in the send to immigration minister? ripping up the card in the send to they|migration minister? ripping up the card in the send to they are.ration minister? ripping up the card in the send to they are. they minister? ripping up the card in the send to they are. they were ster? >> they are. they were best pals. really mean, indeed. pals. really i mean, indeed. jenrick that job to jenrick was put into that job to keep suella braverman. keep an eye on suella braverman. and general, a sunak and he was a general, a sunak ally, watch on this kind ally, keeping watch on this kind of wing tory who did of right wing tory who did a deal last october to get that job signing that the job by signing over that the support sunak. so it support for rishi sunak. so it is, think yeah the is, i think yeah off the christmas they are christmas card list and they are good a lot is going to good pals now a lot is going to ride week and this ride on this week and this vote of course. >> do want to ask both of >> but i do want to ask both of you, your predictions and when you, your predictions and when you general election you think a general election might be because been might be because there's been whispers about spring 24, do you think whispers about spring 24, do you thirchristopher spring >> christopher hope so. spring 24 by the fact 24 was fuelled by the fact there's a tax cut for everybody who works 6th of january. who works on the 6th of january. the insurance rate the national insurance rate coming so they thought, the national insurance rate comirthat so they thought, the national insurance rate comirthat happened.y thought, the national insurance rate comirthat happened. why ught, the national insurance rate comirthat happened. why ugithat well, that happened. why do that in in april, in january? not in in april, because you want get the because you want to get the benefit before election in benefit before the election in april. it's going to be april. i think it's going to be october, november. i know this because sunak, told

because the pm, mr sunak, told mps privately on wednesday . we mps privately on wednesday. we have a year to pull together . have a year to pull together. now if you're saying we have a year to pull together, that means that the election is a year away. >> could it be january 2025, which latest in a which would be the latest in a miserable christmas for us. and it would. simon just want to get your reaction as well very quickly to this to this tweet that the tories did. >> what you think of this >> what do you think of this strategy? we show this strategy? can we show this social media tweet that the official conservative i keep saying it's now well, saying tweet, it's now well, it's now x, formerly known as twitter. what did you make of this? this is a conservatives new attack line on labour. is that a good one? >> i think i mean, from a you know, a political perspective , know, a political perspective, it is quite a good attack line. ihave it is quite a good attack line. i have to say. and i think it'll get more vicious as time goes on. you know, between now and the election, whenever it may be. i think the conservatives will take the gloves off and it's tougher fight it's going to be a tougher fight and you'll more sort and you'll get more of that sort of, know, line coming. >> mean, chris, there are >> i mean, chris, there are various tory mps saying it's not

appropriate. that's it's marianne moshiri from the bbc. and we've blurred it because let me tell you, she definitely isn't waving. she's doing something else. >> yeah, there's lots of pearl clutching upset about it amongst some the on the left of some mps on the on the left of the tory party alicia kearns and tobias ellwood. i having said that, i mean, they are wondering why is the party of margaret thatcher and winston churchill why is the party of margaret thaththatnd winston churchill why is the party of margaret thaththat on winston churchill why is the party of margaret thaththat on social n churchill why is the party of margaret thaththat on social media?1ill why is the party of margaret thaththat on social media? the doing that on social media? the answer is it's working. 13 million views. that's a lot of people watching it. 11. 1 million likes. i've since was last on the programme. i've texted the tory party saying is it coming down? the spokesman says it's not coming down or the spokesman tells gb news it was a topical encapsulation of a labour party's position . it's labour party's position. it's really more of this next year. this is what we're going to see in the election campaign. i feel sorry the presenter who sorry for the bbc. presenter who is dragged into political is now dragged into political row it's fair on her, row and it's not fair on her, but it's all fair in love and twitter . twitter. >> yeah, it's interesting, isn't it? this the way that the it? is this the way that the

tory party going for younger it? is this the way that the tory pa boothsgoing for younger it? is this the way that the tory pa boothsgoiryou yr younger it? is this the way that the tory pa boothsgoiryou think?;er voters? booths do you think? because very thing because a very similar thing happened ago. happened a few weeks ago. i don't know if you remember when david cameron was brought back in secretary in as foreign secretary a similar of david similar thing, a photo of david cameron then flame emojis. cameron and then flame emojis. and fun being poked and there was fun being poked out of it on social media at the time saying not announcing time saying we're not announcing the contestant. the next love island contestant. i a very interesting i think it's a very interesting approach i think you're right. >> yeah, i think you're right. i think we'll see more of that. but labour have been quite vicious well, haven't they, vicious as well, haven't they, in attacking rishi in terms of attacking rishi sunak online? sunak in some of their online? >> some horrors >> oh, labour did some horrors i remember. yeah >> will just it'll be >> and it will just it'll be like first world ground like first world war ground warfare between now and the general election. it's to general election. it's going to be absolutely say be absolutely i would say i would is just twitter. would say it is just twitter. >> i don't think twitter is the ex me, ex doesn't mark ex forgive me, ex doesn't mark the spot . it's not the country. the spot. it's not the country. you know what i mean? yeah and we know this at gb news. our viewers are not necessarily on ex and good for them. it's not the real world. >> yeah. you're not missing out the real world. >>much.you're not missing out the real world. >>much.you're rit missing out the real world. >>much.you're ri wantsing out the real world. >> much. you're ri want tog out the real world. >>much.you're ri want to getrt the real world. >>nthoughtsre ri want to getrt the real world. >> nthoughts on i want to get it the real world. >> nthoughts on i 'generalget1t your thoughts on a general election, prediction you . election, a prediction from you. >> i could be made next >> i think it could be made next

year. >> i think it could be made next year . still. yeah. >> i think it could be made next year. still. yeah. 1 or 2 conservative mps have said to me it could well be june next year. so, so i don't agree with christopher's got it from the horse's mouth, but i think he could go sooner. it'll keep weighing up his options, won't he? >> and will it be an election on migration or do you think it will be an election on the economy? >> no, i think migration it depends goes with this depends how he goes with this rwanda . if he tackles rwanda policy. if he tackles that seen to be taking that and he's seen to be taking action, it'll move on to the economy. but if he doesn't , economy. but if he doesn't, it'll it'll a lot about it'll it'll be a lot about illegal immigration. >> ian okay. thank you very much . dunkirk, . thank you both. simon dunkirk, christopher hope, very good to see morning. thank see you this morning. thank you very want to bring very much indeed. want to bring you breaking news. you some breaking news. >> the duke of sussex, prince harry, has lost a bid to have the mail on sunday. publishers defence to his libel claim thrown out by the high court. we will bring you more on this later. yes. >> do stay with us. you're with britain's newsroom on .

mornings from 930 on, gb news. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> it's 1024. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with me, ellie costello and pip tomson >> yes, good morning. now an inquest has ruled that an ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry. >> yes, mrs. perry took her own life in january whilst waiting for the ofsted report to be

published . published. >> now her sister, she spoke outside the town hall where the inquest took place yesterday. but i'm just reading now that she has described the response of ofsted to the coroner's conclusion as woefully inac adequate. ofsted has paused inspections, but the family has demanded change to prevent it. other families going through similarly traumatic inspection . similarly traumatic inspection. so let's hear what ruth perry's sister had to say. >> the inquest into ruth's death has shown the brutal inhumanity of the system of ofsted inspections . ofsted likes to inspections. ofsted likes to judge people with single word labels as we could judge the current ofsted system with our own labels callous , perverse , own labels callous, perverse, inhumane . inhumane. >> now ofsteds chief inspector

amanda spielman has apologised to the family and friends of mrs. perry. we're joined now by maths teacher and broadcaster bobby seagull to get his insight into this . good morning to you, into this. good morning to you, bobby. such a terribly, terribly tragic story. this about about ruth perry, you know, a much loved teacher, head teacher and wife and sister. what is your experience of ofsted inspection ones? are they traumatic ? are ones? are they traumatic? are they distressing because they happen with very little notice, don't they ? don't they? >> and again, when i think about this, i think about what is the purpose of ofsted? there's two functions. one is to ensure the safeguarding and safety of children. and secondly is to make sure that the education they're receiving is of high quality. and so obviously those ambitions are really important and valuable and need in our schools. but the reality on the ground, as a teacher, i've been in secondary schools now for a

decade now is that when you hear the word ofsted, it strikes fear into the hearts of teachers. senior leaders, headteachers and thatis senior leaders, headteachers and that is something that's wrong. and i think the reason why it's wrong is it's the way in which they issue their judgements. because we know as a school that when they come in, they issue a one word summary statement is outstanding. is it good? is it requires improvement, inadequate, and even though the school may have many things going it, that one word going good for it, that one word summary ultimately is how a school is judged by parents, by the community, by local politicians and that's where things are going wrong. and again, deepest again, obviously, deepest condolences perry and condolences to ruth perry and her family, but must have her family, but she must have felt weight of felt the immense weight of pressure, her pressure, because i think her school for 13 school was outstanding for 13 years she was aware that years and she was aware that it was to be to was going to be moved to inadequate , which i think inadequate, which i think potentially meant potentially would have meant a takeover another so takeover by another school. so i think we need an think ofsted, we need an education inspectorate. but what they're clearly at the they're doing clearly at the moment work . moment doesn't work. >> i bobby, you are a fan >> i mean, bobby, you are a fan tastic maths teacher, a fantastic broadcaster as well, and even you say when you hear

the word ofsted inspection in your decades worth of experience in secondary school, it strikes fear into your hearts . even fear into your hearts. even fantastic teachers who should have nothing to worry about, they still still fear that that fear, that anxiety, they still feel that what can be done to change that? is there something within the inspection that needs to change or should should the should the policy change? or is it about that one word, that pressure teacher that it does come down to that one word? >> i think the one word definitely plays a part like if i was making recommendations ofsted , i would say actually ofsted, i would say actually spend time on the longer spend more time on the longer sort of more formative report. it even be a paragraph, it could even be a paragraph, but word, but but replace that one word, but also the other factor is when ofsted arrives, it almost feels like you know, when hmrc or the fbi are doing like a crack raid, you know, coming and trying to go through the papers . and go through the papers. and because a unexpected last because it's a unexpected last minute inspection , it means that minute inspection, it means that everyone feels very unprepared . everyone feels very unprepared. and again, if you're thinking

about something that's collaborative about something that's collaborto ve about something that's collaborto actually deliver , schools to actually deliver, you'd something that you'd want, something ofsted in something where ofsted comes in more say once more regularly, let's say once every a short morning every term for a short morning or an afternoon, because currently they might come in every 5 or 10 years and it's a irregularity that means that the judgement just a snapshot of judgement is just a snapshot of that particular and that one particular moment and it feel like they're it doesn't feel like they're supporting schools to improve. it as if they're it almost feels as if they're coming a judgement coming just to pass a judgement and fear and that's where their fear comes and that's where their fear con elianne and and that's where their fear conelianne and another and that's where their fear con elianne and another aspect of >> elianne and another aspect of this, bobby, will not have this, bobby, which will not have helped at all, is the fact that ruth was told to keep everything confidential . she didn't feel confidential. she didn't feel that she could actually speak to anybody about what was going on. yes >> and currently the way ofsted is set up is that when a headteacher is in meeting with the chief inspector from ofsted for that school, the chief inspector will say, okay, ruth , inspector will say, okay, ruth, your school is going to be moved down outstanding to down from outstanding to inadequate. the headteacher inadequate. but the headteacher of institution is not of the institution is not allowed tell the governors allowed to tell the governors not to other not allowed to tell other teachers, leaders, even teachers, senior leaders, even their to their family. they're asked to

keep confidential , their family. they're asked to keep confidential, but their family. they're asked to keep confidential , but maybe keep it confidential, but maybe up to 60 so all that up to 30 to 60 days. so all that pressure is on them. so, again, a ofsted could a very simple thing ofsted could do , pip, to change this is to do, pip, to change this is to make headteachers are make sure that headteachers are allowed tell immediate allowed to tell their immediate members their their members of their family, their senior leadership. of course, they the wider school they can't tell the wider school community. they can't tell the wider school conthatiity. they can't tell the wider school conthat pressure on that one all that pressure on that one person, community is person, that community is probably unfair and bobby, what changes because the family of ruth williams have demanded change and what what do teachers want to see? >> what changes would you like to see being made on the ground? how would to feel more supportive? >> and so i think one thing is that ofsted is not seen as a collaborative organisation . i collaborative organisation. i understand. i used to work in the city for seven years when he got when you've got got inspectors. when you've got auditors, it's not always going to comfortable. to be comfortable. that's the nature you get nature of reality when you get someone coming but nature of reality when you get so the ne coming but nature of reality when you get so the moment coming but nature of reality when you get so the moment it coming but nature of reality when you get so the moment it feels ng but nature of reality when you get so the moment it feels too but at the moment it feels too adversarial . all teaching adversarial. all the teaching bodies ofsted are they're bodies here ofsted are they're standing there, so it feels like a confrontation. but ofsted a confrontation. but it's ofsted again, partly that comes again, i think partly that comes down the irregularity of down to the irregularity of their visits. if it's only every down to the irregularity of tior' visits. if it's only every down to the irregularity of tior 10 sits. if it's only every down to the irregularity of tior 10 years, it's only every

down to the irregularity of tior 10 years, it's always ery down to the irregularity of tior 10 years, it's always going 5 or 10 years, it's always going to feel like an imposition. but if government if ofsted and the government genuinely to improve genuinely wanted to improve schools, they would come in once a term for a morning or an afternoon, therefore, oh, a term for a morning or an afteofsted. therefore, oh, a term for a morning or an afteofsted. they're'efore, oh, a term for a morning or an afteofsted. they're'efore, oiin a term for a morning or an afta)fsted. they're'efore, oiin a term for a morning or an afta fewed. they're'efore, oiin a term for a morning or an afta few weeks,"re'efore, oiin a term for a morning or an afta few weeks, it'szfore, oiin a term for a morning or an afta few weeks, it's fine. oiin a term for a morning or an afta few weeks, it's fine. buti in a few weeks, it's fine. but it's that last minute surprise again. schools. head teacher it's that last minute surprise againout hools. head teacher it's that last minute surprise againout at)ls. head teacher it's that last minute surprise againout at 3:00 head teacher it's that last minute surprise againout at 3:00 and aad teacher it's that last minute surprise againout at 3:00 and ati teacher it's that last minute surprise againout at 3:00 and at 4:00 her finds out at 3:00 and at 4:00 they have a meeting with staff saying ofsted they have a meeting with staff say coming ofsted they have a meeting with staff say coming in ofsted they have a meeting with staff say coming in and ofsted they have a meeting with staff say coming in and that ofsted they have a meeting with staff say coming in and that panicted are coming in and that panic ensues feels like a ensues. and so that feels like a almost a punitive measure almost like a punitive measure rather than something that's there schools . there to support schools. >> seagull maths >> okay. bobby seagull maths teacher , broadcaster friend teacher, broadcaster and friend of may i add, very of the programme may i add, very good see you morning. good to see you this morning. thank so much. and i'm thank you so much. and i'm sorry, better sorry, it's not in better circumstances. you circumstances. thank you very much . and it's interesting, much. and it's interesting, isn't because us are isn't it? because both of us are actually teachers . actually daughters of teachers. both are mums and dads are both teachers. and both commented teachers. and we both commented this the newsroom, this morning in the newsroom, didn't felt the fear didn't we? we have felt the fear of ofsted from our parents. i've always felt it kind of rippling through my childhood home when either an either of my parents had an inspection . inspection. >> so it is something i remember my was bit shocked. my dad was was a bit shocked. one dad was a latin one day my dad was a latin teacher , a classics teacher, and teacher, a classics teacher, and the person who was doing the

inspection knew nothing about the subject . and they they their the subject. and they they their speciality, i think, was what would we call it, domestic science. wow so i don't know. but i also think perhaps schools and local education authorities have a responsibility as well to prepare staff. yeah and perhaps just ofsted. but awful , awful, awful. >> it truly is really awful. >> it truly is really awful. >> hearts go out to ruth perry's family. of course they do. in response to the coroner's report, ofsted chief inspector amanda spielman said , and ruth amanda spielman said, and ruth perry's death was a tragedy that deeply affected many people . i deeply affected many people. i would like to say on behalf of ofsted, sorry to them for the distress that mrs. perry undoubtedly experienced. as a result of our inspection after her death , we made changes to her death, we made changes to the way we work to help reduce the way we work to help reduce the pressure felt by school leaders. we will do more and we are starting that work straight away . away. >> well, still to come, two people have been arrested after confronting sir keir starmer in glasgow over his stance on the

israel hamas conflict before we get into that, tatiana sanchez has your latest headlines. >> pip, thank you. your top stories this morning . some stories this morning. some breaking news, a 16 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was shot dead in east london. 42 year old leanne gordon was killed in hackney on tuesday evening. she was one of three people found with gunshot wounds . a 20 year old man and a 16 year old boy were taken to hospital . and in some other hospital. and in some other breaking news, prince harry has lost a legal challenge in a libel claim against the publisher of the mail on sunday. it means the case must now go to trial. the duke of sussex is suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following changes to his security arrangements . it's

his security arrangements. it's the prime minister is facing growing pressure over his rwanda policy after it emerged the cost of the scheme has reached £240 million. the government spent a further 100 million in the 2023 24 financial year without any flights taking off. that's on top of the £140 million previously paid out . the first previously paid out. the first vote on the legislation will be put through parliament next week . commuters are facing severe travel disruption this morning after hundreds of passengers were left stranded on cold and dark trains in west london last night. damage was caused to overhead electricity, wires after a train struck an obstruction outside london. paddington, meaning power, had to be switched off. footage shows people huddled in darkness , with some people using the train tracks as toilets . for train tracks as toilets. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website, gbnews.com . for stunning gold

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and people that i knew had dewbs & co weeknights from . six & co weeknights from. six >> good morning. it's 1039. >> good morning. it's1039. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, ellie costello and pip tomson >> prince harry has lost a bid. we're hearing in the last few

minutes to have the mail on sunday. publishers defence to his libel claim thrown out by the high court. >> well, prince harry has sued associated newspapers limited over a february 2022 article about his legal challenge against the home office, claiming it was an attack on his honesty and integrity. let's go to our reporter lisa hartle, who's outside the royal court of justice . justice. >> lisa, good morning. talk us through this. what is this case about exactly and what happens next? it so as you were saying there, the article in question that was written in february 2022 by the mail on sunday was about prince harry's battle with the home office regarding his personal security for him and his family when in the uk. so that's what he is suing them for. >> however, today is all about the defence, the defence of the publishers associated newspapers. they say that the piece wasn't a factual news piece. it was an opinion piece.

so their defence is honest opinion. now back in february this this was all heard a preliminary trial and so the judge's decision on that was given today. so the judge has ruled that he is upholding that defence and so therefore now the case can go to trial . and harry, case can go to trial. and harry, prince harry would have been hoping for the defence to have been struck out and then perhaps this wouldn't have needed to have gone to trial and both parties have perhaps parties could have perhaps settled out court. but as settled out of court. but as we've this morning, settled out of court. but as we've this morning , the we've heard this morning, the judge that he is judge has ruled that he is upholding that defence by the newspaper associated newspapers. and so therefore , the case will and so therefore, the case will likely go to trial. >> okay, lisa hartle thank you so much for bringing us that update. the high court in london. thank you very much indeed. >> we are joined in the studio now by broadcaster and journalist clare muldoon and political commentator matthew stadlen to report on to report where you can report if you want chat to us as well. debate

whatever about the stories of the day and we'll start with this external review into phillip schofield field, which reported back yesterday saying that itv failed to uncover any evidence about about his affair here and itv insiders were left bewildered after this external review by by a kc, by a barrister into the stars affair found nobody to blame . matthew, found nobody to blame. matthew, what do you what do you make of this? >> i'm actually less interested in blaming the specifics of this case.i in blaming the specifics of this case. i i wasn't there. it's so difficult to commentate on it. i'm more interested in the wider questions of power in the workplace and abuse of power and also to make sure that people who don't have power in workplaces are able to speak up and hold that power to account. if we're talking more generally about workplace relations ships, we all know where there are imbalances of power. and that, i think, is where the danger lies.

>> yeah. clare really want your thoughts on this because you have worked on this morning haven't you. i mean staff, some staff there today calling this a whitewash . what do you think of it? >> i agree. i mean, when the story broke last night, i mean, i completely matthew i echo completely what matthew said points said and i think those points are really important. are really, really important. but this report had to do two things and two things only. they had to see if there was right and due diligence in terms of if and due diligence in terms of if an employee felt aggrieved or if they felt something wasn't quite right. what was the legitimate, stringent reporting facility within itv in order to report something like that ? that was something like that? that was one thing the report had to find on.the one thing the report had to find on. the second thing was, or perhaps the first thing it was , perhaps the first thing it was, was there any improper relation ship going on between the two protagonists? that's one being of course, philip schofield and the other the much younger runner on the show that he actually admitted a relationship with. so now the report from me is absolutely worthless and i'm

really pleased that it's actually an itv that have paid for it and not come out of the pubuc for it and not come out of the public purse for to eight people were interviewed viewed within internally in in itv that worked on the programme . i'm only one on the programme. i'm only one person was aware of any affair or any relationship between philip and this other young man . philip and this other young man. now that for me is unbelievable because there at the time everybody knew what was going on and people subsequently have reported that they have emailed the higher echelons. martin frizell included of itv and let them know that something was going on. none of this was found in this report. none of this was found to say there was no findings either. if there was improper channels for people to report anything that are aggrieved by. and that goes back to what matthew was saying about the imbalance of power. surely, ironically , working in ironically, working in newsrooms, working in news programmes where things are

reported, surely they should be at the front, front facing of due diligence and of proper reporting. i mean , i think itv reporting. i mean, i think itv would say and i speak as somebody who heard the rumours, but this is what they were. >> they were rumours. they weren't facts. but but claire says it's worthless. but what it has thrown up is this need for people, for employees to feel that they can speak up if they are concerned. and i think that's that's important that that's that's important that that's come out . that's come out. >> i think it is really important. and i think this story and other stories of this ilk are important because the pubuc ilk are important because the public wants to be able to trust the source of their news. so they want the they want to feel , they want the they want to feel, feel and believe and be able to believe confidently that the people who are delivering their news is and yes, some of these stations are sort of mixed news and entertainment, but that they are sort of whiter than white, as it were. and if they're not, it really damages trust in the

media more generally. >> and the brand , i mean, this >> and the brand, i mean, this morning is a very, very strong brand. and i think what they'll find is that ratings have gone down as they done, and down as they have done, and they're going to try and battle to get them back up because the talent was managed by holly talent that was managed by holly and philip and everybody else, there was one agency that were looking after them all and itv have got golden handcuffs on a lot of their talent. so they then let this spin and you know, carry on. they've got their own narratives . it's not you're not narratives. it's not you're not seeing the truth . seeing the truth. >> and i think part of the problem with the report, i think, was to , you know, quite think, was to, you know, quite big holes is that neither phillip schofield contributed to the report. he reluctantly he reluctantly declined because because we know he has deteriorating mental health. person x has moved on with his life. so without their involvement either that's something quite big missing. absolutely >> and that's what i said at the top of the show, because without those two protagonists, what are

they actually investigating? and then to find one. and actually then to find one. and actually the one person who did say that something they knew something was going on was a very junior member of staff that only started ago. mean , i started two years ago. i mean, i was working on this morning back in 2014, 2013. and you know, when it was still itv terrorist before it moved to white city . before it moved to white city. so there's huge , huge people so there's huge, huge people that they could have spoken to a vast depth of talent, which they didn't . but there has to be as well. >> i think there have to be really clear firewalls between h.r. and editorial on this sort of program so that people sort of program so that people sort of the smaller fish if you will. we've all we've all been those small fish. i'm probably still a small fish. i'm probably still a small fish. i'm probably still a small fish now i'm a minnow but feel empowered to speak up and don't feel that if they do speak up that their livelihood is threatened, that is really essential. >> i think. i think that's across the board. i think in any culture in any workplace, that should be the case. but, you know, the same with

know, it's the same with politicians. why do we want people than white? people to be whiter than white? why do we want to, you why do we want people to, you know, not have skeletons in know, not have any skeletons in the we're all human the cupboards? we're all human beings. is not what this beings. this is not what this was for was about, though. for schofield, it was the bullying culture, the toxic culture that's what's been reported before this inquiry. that's what's been reported before this inquiry . and i think before this inquiry. and i think thatis before this inquiry. and i think that is the eye of the issue that hasn't been cast out. i don't think in any prison. >> maybe, maybe you're right. it's not that people should expect that these sorts of shows are whiter than white, but it is to expect that there is, broadly speaking, a decent culture here. and if someone isn't whiter than white, that that held to white, that that is held to account . yes. if you're if account. yes. if you're if you're switching on a television programme you sort of programme every day, you sort of come to know presenters. come to know the presenters. there's almost as a family, right? yeah. and you don't want to feel that there's any sense. and i wasn't there . so it's very and i wasn't there. so it's very difficult again, to difficult again, for me to comment that there's sense comment that there's any sense of culture behind the of a toxic culture behind the scenes just scenes because it just undermines lines, the whole thing. >> matthew , let's stay with you, >> matthew, let's stay with you, shall we'll talk about

shall we? and we'll talk about rishi sunak, who is battling on. we his yesterday at we saw his defence yesterday at that conference, didn't that press conference, didn't we, bring together we, trying to bring together a very tory party. very fractured tory party. >> it's really difficult to know where to start with this story because you could at it because you could come at it from a number of angles and all of disastrous for the of them are disastrous for the prime minister. >> in glasgow . >> start in glasgow. >> start in glasgow. >> we could, we could start in glasgow, months out, glasgow, but we are months out, possibly general possibly from a general election. believe the election. if you believe the report the times, it's very report in the times, it's very likely to be may okay, because if political editor matthew is suggesting it's january, well, december because apparently rishi sunak at a meeting said we've got a year to fix this. it is it is possible. but then remember , if it isn't may the remember, if it isn't may the tories are going to suffer very significant losses in the local elections . and then you have the elections. and then you have the spectre of another yet another leadership challenge. but why is this such an important story? it's an important story because the tories have made immigration basically the centrepiece of their administration and on the centrepiece of their administration they cannot get

it right. sunak has managed to divide his party. there are those on the right who think this new doesn't go far this new bill doesn't go far enough. those of , enough. there are those sort of, as were, on the sort of as it were, on the sort of centre, moderate left of centre, more moderate left of the party who thinks it's who think it's too draconian. the tories are falling apart at the seams. and what is he trying to do, by the way? he's trying to block pre—emptive block the courts in advance, which almost sounds a bit dictatorship for me . i think it's a disastrous policy on the substance, but it is also a disastrous policy because it isn't working. it is failing time and time again and it shows sunak i'm afraid to be a politically incompetent prime minister. >> it just this whole thing where you're saying about trying to block the courts, it just feels a little bit like just an analogy. see? see what you think of this? claire they they say, rishi sunak saying, well, actually , strawberry cream actually, strawberry ice cream isn't strawberry ice cream. it's chocolate . so therefore it's chocolate. so therefore it's going to be strawberry ice cream. >> it's the schrodinger's cat as well. where is the conservative

party if you put it in a box and then the box six months then open the box six months later, who later, is it still there? who knows? still alive? knows? is it still alive? >> to answer those who say, >> but to answer those who say, well, this is a democratically elected government, it not. elected government, it is not. >> but . well, i was i was going >> but. well, i was i was going to say, is just for to say, it is just for argument's sake and of course, sunak didn't go the country sunak didn't go to the country as minister, but it as prime minister, but it is a democratically elected government parliament is government and parliament is sovereign, so it can effectively do what it's what it wants. however, just imagine this. imagine sunak told imagine if sunak told parliament, told his majority of tory mps to say, we're going to legislate against having future general elections because rather like the rule of law, general elections can be problematic things for governments , can't things for governments, can't they? because guess what? they could is why could be turfed out. this is why this serious. is a last this is serious. it is a last ditch, desperate attempt by a desperate prime minister who, by the way, on this flagship policy of own of immigration, his own immigration minister, robert jenrick, put a political bomb beneath the policy and resigned. this week . and that follows hot this week. and that follows hot on the heels of the sacking of the home secretary. it a government in turmoil.

the home secretary. it a govclaire,1t in turmoil. the home secretary. it a gov claire, what:urmoil. the home secretary. it a govclaire, what do noil. the home secretary. it a govclaire, what do you think? >> claire, what do you think? >> claire, what do you think? >> i absolutely agree . what >> i absolutely agree. what i don't think, though, is that the general election should for be a year's time. i think you should call it sooner rather than later. i also think the conservatives may benefit from that. they know that. if they go, they know they're going get in they're not going to get in anyway. i mean, after anyway. i mean, the poll after poll shown that poll after poll has shown that my grief is basically won. i'm politically homeless . but two, politically homeless. but two, why are the conservatives not asking labour what their policy would be? what their manifesto would be? what their manifesto would be? what their manifesto would be to tackle immigration? well, labour labour are having a p0p, well, labour labour are having a pop, aren't they saying they haven't. >> they haven't got a clue what they're doing with this issue. we had this i keep saying twitter and it's not twitter, it's easier say twitter . let's it's easier say twitter. let's have a look at what the conservatives have posted in the last few hours. now you've got very strong views on this, matthew . this is what they matthew. this is what they posted in the last few hours. mariam moshiri from the bbc. we know that there was all a bit of a laugh about that at image.

what she accidentally did. but then the tories say, labour, when you ask for their plans to tackle illegal migration, now i get their point . but is this not get their point. but is this not childish ? childish? >> playground playground, absolute playground. and i'll tell you something else with royal mail, with the bags full of post and mail over this christmas period, i bet you rishi sunak is hoping graham taylor doesn't get any mail through giving letters of non non. >> i'm brady graham taylor was the graham brady sorry where has where have standards in public life gone i just ask those gb news viewers watching today who are sort of traditional conservatives who remember margaret thatcher fondly i don't but lots of people do. >> can you imagine her saying yes to that sort of campaigning imagery now , i will caveat it imagery now, i will caveat it and say that labour have done some stuff themselves some pretty low stuff themselves and concerned as we all and i'm concerned as we all should be. i think as we head to the next election, it could be the next election, it could be the election ever seen. >> oh dear . seen. >> oh dear. right, get prepared, everybody . thank you very much.

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northern then down northern england and then down to the south—west. another bout of swinging in as we of rain comes swinging in as we head into the weekend. that'll keep temperatures keep the temperatures up overnight skies overnight with clearer skies across northern scotland as the winds light. some pockets across northern scotland as the wi frost light. some pockets across northern scotland as the wi frost areight. some pockets across northern scotland as the wi frost are possible. e pockets across northern scotland as the wi frost are possible. that:kets across northern scotland as the wi frost are possible. that rain of frost are possible. that rain making for a soggy start to the weekend for northern ireland. most of england and wales. the rain southern rain edges into southern scotland and lingering here and of parts of northern of course, parts of northern england of tomorrow. england for much of tomorrow. but in the south it'll cheer up, i suspect, after a wet start, we'll see some good spells of sunshine developing once more. we'll see some good spells of sunrtooe developing once more. we'll see some good spells of sunrtoo muchloping once more. we'll see some good spells of sunrtoo much rain1g once more. we'll see some good spells of sunrtoo much rain across; more. not too much rain across northern scotland. on the chilly side here, single digits, but further south, sunshine further south, a bit of sunshine could those temperatures could see those temperatures into teens . more and into the teens. more wet and windy to though. windy weather to come, though. we're this. we're keeping an eye on this. that bring another spell that could bring another spell of wet and on sunday. that of wet and windy on sunday. that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> thank you, alex. now, the prime minister has vowed to finish the job of getting the rwanda scheme off the ground.

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this is britain's newsroom on gb news with pip tomson and me, ellie costello . ellie costello. >> lorry migrants exclusive french police officers have told gb news they are overwhelmed by the amount of migrants trying to cross to the uk by small boat and inside lorries. our homeland security editor mark white has the latest . the latest. >> well, those officers we've spoken to say they are simply not able to cope with patrolling 100 miles of coastline for the small boats and dozens of locations in and around calais for the lorry migrants , rwanda for the lorry migrants, rwanda revolt rishi sunak faces multiple tory rebellions as mps on both sides of the party consider voting against his rwanda plan next week . rwanda plan next week. >> redknapp's big return football manager for harry redknapp retired , is returning redknapp retired, is returning to football, though, to try to turn the fortunes around for

britain's worst team of sorry, but why? >> we'll find out . but why? >> we'll find out. is this childish politics? the concern lviv party has been told to grow up after it tried to make a meme out of a swearing bbc presenter to criticise labour on . immigration >> now nigel farage is almost at the finish line in the jungle. will he be your winner? he's through to the next round in the final five. if you want to vote for him, grab your phone scan the qr code on screen and download the app. you can vote for him . oh, this is nice. five for him. oh, this is nice. five times per day for free. that will keep you busy. >> and do let us know your thoughts on any of the stories that we're talking about today . that we're talking about today. we love to hear from you, don't we? vaiews@gbnews.com. we love to hear from you, don't

we? (let'sws@gbnews.com. we love to hear from you, don't we? (let's get�*gbnews.com. we love to hear from you, don't we? (let's get a)news.com. we love to hear from you, don't we? (let's get a news.com. we love to hear from you, don't we? (let's get a news bulletin first, let's get a news bulletin with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> good morning. it's 11:02. >> good morning. it's11:02. this is the latest from the newsroom. the prime minister is facing growing pressure over his rwanda policy after it emerged the cost of the scheme has reached £240 million. ministers expect a further £50 million will be spent in the coming year , bringing the total to 290 million before any flights have even taken off. rishi sunak, who is facing division within his party over the asylum plan , has party over the asylum plan, has vowed to finish the job and hopes to rush emergency legislation in through parliament. the first vote will be held on tuesday . french be held on tuesday. french police officers have admitted they're overwhelmed by the scale of the migrant crisis in northern france. speaking exclusively to gb news police say they're struggling to make a meaningful impact on those trying to reach the uk on boats and lorries . the government has

and lorries. the government has focussed all its efforts on the small boats crisis in a bid to tackle illegal migration. an mps are warning the fight against human trafficking is no longer a government priority as it shifts its focus on irregular migration. the home affairs committee says it's an unnecessary and unjustified choice and victims are falling through the gaps. it said that despite a common narrative around the issue, there's little evidence the system is being abused by people trying to stay in the country . the abused by people trying to stay in the country. the home abused by people trying to stay in the country . the home office in the country. the home office said the landmark illegal migration act has expanded measures to ensure victims are safely returned . home. a 16 year safely returned. home. a 16 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was shot dead in east london. 42 year old leanne gordon was killed in hackney on tuesday evening. she was one of three people found with gunshot wounds . a 20 year old man and wounds. a 20 year old man and a 16 year old boy were taken to hospital . prince harry has lost

hospital. prince harry has lost a legal challenge in a libel claim against the publisher of the mail on sunday. it means the case must now go to trial. the duke of sussex is suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following changes to his security arrangements . a blast security arrangements. a blast that damaged a ulez camera in south—east london has been described as grotesquely irresponsible by the london mayor. counter—terror police are leading an investigation after the ultra low emission zone camera was damaged in an explosion in sidcup on wednesday night . the incident is believed night. the incident is believed to have been a deliberate act and is not being treated as terrorism. the decision to expand the ulez area to cover the whole of london from late august has sparked a surge in vandalism of cameras commune commuters are facing severe travel disruption this morning after hundreds of passengers were left stranded on cold and dark trains in west london last

night. damage was caused to overhead electricity wires after a train struck an obstruction outside london. paddington, meaning power, had to be switched off. footage shows people huddled in darkness, with some people using the train tracks as toilets . some tracks as toilets. some described the ordeal as surreal and said it felt like a war time thing . more travel chaos is thing. more travel chaos is expected due to ongoing walkouts by train drivers in their long running dispute over pay. it's the final day of a rolling programme of strikes by aslef. union members cancelled trains are taking place across services on northern trains and transpennine express. aslef's general secretary mick whelan and union members are calling for an 8% pay increase over two years. the four biggest mobile network operators are being accused of overcharging up to 28.2 million customers. vodafone ee three and o2 28.2 million customers. vodafone ee three and 02 are accused of penalising loyal customers ,

penalising loyal customers, meaning they paid more than new customers for the same services. they'll now face a £3 billion plus claim made by former citizens advice executive justin gutmann , alleging they used gutmann, alleging they used their market dominance to overcharge people on uk contracts. gutmann and the law firm charles linden are seeking damages of at least £3.2 billion. the foreign secretary has refuted claims he's interfering with us politics by urging lawmakers to vote through a package of support for ukraine. this after the us congress failed to pass an £88 billion package of wartime funding for ukraine and israel. lord cameron says blocking ukraine aid would be a christmas present to vladimir putin and people have already started gathering in dublin for the funeral procession of shane macgowan, the singer songwriter who found fame as the lead singer of irish punk band the pogues has died at the age of 65. last week . the singer, who 65. last week. the singer, who was born on christmas day, was

best known for the 1987 hit fairytale of new york, one of the most cherished festive songs . he died peacefully with his wife by his side . this is gb wife by his side. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and on car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to euanne. play gb news. now back to elianne . pip elianne. pip >> thank you. welcome back . now >> thank you. welcome back. now before we hear what you have been saying at home, we have a quick message for you from nigel farage in the . jungle. farage in the. jungle. >> three days to go. who is going to be in the final of i'm a celebrity, i'm still in the game. please, please vote for me to remain . to remain. >> well, as you can tell, he wasn't literally in the jungle. >> yeah, he was just very organised. but the first time that nigel farage has ever asked to remain so , i think we should

to remain so, i think we should do it for him. i like what you did there. thank you much. did there. thank you very much. so you vote on the so do make sure you vote on the app. were and we have app. we were told, and we have to you as well, five times to tell you as well, five times a day you can get to vote for him for free. so download the app him for free. so download the app for app and then you can vote for free. the final five, free. he's in the final five, actually. he's done quite well. >> days go. >> hasn't two days to go. >> hasn't two days to go. >> yeah, he's doing well. >> yeah, he's doing quite well. let's you've been let's see what you've been saying shall we. loads saying at home shall we. loads of getting in on the of you getting in touch on the ofsted story that ofsted review story that we spoke this is spoke about earlier. this is really news ruth really sad news of ruth perry, the headteacher who very, very sadly life after it sadly took her own life after it was review too, was found in this review too, that the ofsted inspection had contributed to her death. so those of you getting in touch on that story , joe, says some that story, joe, says some ofsted inspectors have not taught for decades , but they taught for decades, but they have now become experts on current teaching methods and ill discipline of so many more pupils , so many more pupils pupils, so many more pupils nowadays out of control, with no backing from parents. >> linda says ofsted come at short notice because when schools and colleges had plenty of notice previously, they would

move troublesome pupils off site and present a pristine view. so the inspector has got a skewed version . the short notice version. the short notice inspection gives an as seen view. yeah you can understand why they do it for that reason, but it does put that huge amount of pressure on the staff and terence says great insight from bobby bobby seagull who's our guest . guest. >> he's teacher guest. » he-s guest. >> he's teacher at a >> he's a maths teacher at a secondary school. we went through inspections in through similar inspections in probation, but we weren't sprung upon , which allowed as upon, which allowed us as a district to be working towards better . and we had better practice. and we had a goodidea better practice. and we had a good idea of what to work on. and is right. it's the all and bobby is right. it's the all powerful that ofsted powerful surprise that ofsted uses to instil fear. it is not needed, says terence . needed, says terence. >> i mean, it's it is so, so sad . .— >> i mean, it's it is so, so sad . i think some people have been saying, well , well, she must saying, well, well, she must have had some challenges, some other challenges going on in her life to do what she did. but her family have been very clear and said she simply didn't. it was the pressure of this inspection. she was utterly distraught and

it completely, completely changed her and just ended in such an awful, awful fashion . yeah. >> and her family speaking at the inquest yesterday , said they the inquest yesterday, said they described the ofsted inspection as inhumane. they are now calling for changes to be made to the ofsted inspection process. do let us know what you make of that story or indeed any of the stories that we're talking about today. vaiews@gbnews.com. french police officers have told gb news that they are overwhelmed by the scale of the migrant crisis in northern france and are struggling to make a meaningful impact on those trying to cross to the uk by small boat and inside lorries. >> well , small boat and inside lorries. >> well, although uk politicians are fixated on the small boats crisis as thousands of migrants are still risking their lives to sneak onto the back of trucks, a homeland security editor, mark white, witnessed the chaos around the port of calais and has this report . has this report. >> all around the port of calais , even in broad daylight, these migrants are everywhere looking

for transport across the channel for transport across the channel, there are opportunists , channel, there are opportunists, often young african men who have no money to buy a place on a small boat, opting instead to clamber aboard trucks through the security fence. this young man is trying to stay out of sight next to a roundabout without waiting for the moment. lorries slow down here in the hope of jumping aboard while uk politicians are fixated with the small boats crisis, politician here say the lorry crisis is just as bad . just as bad. >> there are clearly those who can afford a boat trip, but many, many others who have no money who see the lorries that pass through the port in their thousands as the only realistic way of getting to the uk . and as way of getting to the uk. and as bad as things are during daylight, it's at night when it truly gets crazy.

>> here we're on our way to a lorry park on the outskirts of calais, where we're told that after dark, migrants appear looking for a suitable trailer to stow away inside for the journey to the uk , you don't journey to the uk, you don't have to look far to spot the migrants. they're everywhere . migrants. they're everywhere. they're here. we film as one clamber into the back of this lorry disappearing out of sight every time a new truck parks up here. within seconds , they're here. within seconds, they're swarming around , checking the swarming around, checking the doors, probing for weak spots to get inside . hide those we spoke get inside. hide those we spoke to are from sudan . they're here to are from sudan. they're here night after night. >> i have two months here. two months? yeah >> trying every night? >> trying every night? >> yes. and >> yes. and >> and do they discover you on the lorries ? do they find you? the lorries? do they find you? yeah i go to port security. >> take me. i go to port here like this every day . yeah.

like this every day. yeah. >> wow. and you're just going to keep trying until you get to the uk? yeah suddenly the migrants are on the run, scattering as an unmarked police vehicle enters the lorry park . unmarked police vehicle enters the lorry park. but unmarked police vehicle enters the lorry park . but talking to the lorry park. but talking to these officers, they tell us they're completely overwhelmed by the scale of the migrant problem here. and despite the extra money from the uk, they say they don't have the resources to make a meaningful impact on both the small boats and lorry crisis . quite often and lorry crisis. quite often when the migrants try to get in the back of these lorries, they end up damaging them, cutting the guide cables or sometimes even cutting their way through the roof. so what you find is that some of lorry drivers that some of the lorry drivers do this. they just leave their back door open so that people can right down inside , can see right down inside, inside the lorry. they see it's empty. there's no point in getting into that lorry because they're going to be found out. are migrants after migrant tell us same story like majid

us the same story like majid here. it's london. they're determined to reach each and you will keep trying to get to london. >> london? yes i go to london within minutes . within minutes. >> majid and his friends are around the latest lorry to arrive . but the driver sees them arrive. but the driver sees them and tries, telling them there's no point in climbing aboard. and tries, telling them there's no point in climbing aboard . as no point in climbing aboard. as he's heading to belgium , it's he's heading to belgium, it's clear they don't believe him. and as he pulls out of the lorry park, unbelievably just visible on the roof here is 15 year old majid . when we catch up with the majid. when we catch up with the lorry on the motorway , the lorry on the motorway, the driver has discovered majid and another migrant pulling over as they jump . off they're dicing they jump. off they're dicing with death . migrants have been with death. migrants have been injured and killed on these roads, but that doesn't put them off. and they're more determined than ever to reach the uk . mark than ever to reach the uk. mark white gb news calais .

white gb news calais. >> well, we joined in the studio with our homeland security ednon with our homeland security editor, mark white. so mark, you were on the ground there for a couple of nights. were you surprised or how surprised were you by the scale of this? because we do keep talking about the boats. >> well , i'm the boats. >> well, i'm not surprised that the issue of migrants trying to get onto lorries is continuing . get onto lorries is continuing. >> what we were shocked at was the level of sort of activity in these lorry parks. i mean, there were literally everywhere you know, dozens around a single lorry park. and it's not just one lorry park. there are lorry parks all around calais and it's again, not just the lorry parks . again, not just the lorry parks. they will wait at junctions for a lorry to kind of slow down and stop at a junction and they'll try and clamber on the back of a lorry as well. it's everywhere around calais. it's also around boulogne and other ports in france. it's right up and over the border in belgium. lorry parks, they're controlled by

mainly african criminal people smugglers that charge a small price to allow these illegal immigrants to get on the lorries up there in belgium, or as i say, even around the parks in cali. so it's a very significant problem that doesn't get a lot of attention , even even though of attention, even even though it's a very old odd issue. it's been running on for decades really because of understandably , the very public manifestation of the crisis with them coming across the channel. >> because when you think about christopher sorry. >> well, i was going to say, is it did this happen when the covid pandemic struck? because the route through the tunnel was closed because the lorry stopped coming and that made them go onto boats and the onto onto the boats and the small boats almost started happening when they realised small boats almost started hapractuallyhen they realised small boats almost started hapractually youthey realised small boats almost started hapractually you can realised small boats almost started hapractually you can rea across that actually you can get across the channel risky but not the channel and is risky but not fatal. yeah. >> i mean i think it got worse dunng >> i mean i think it got worse during the pandemic, but it

started before the pandemic 2018 when the they tried a couple of boats and they thought actually there were much smaller the boats back then and then they started to get their act together and they really started getting their act together. by the time that the pandemic had struck in in 2020. and then you were talking, you know, 10,000 or more that year , and then in or more that year, and then in 21, 28,000, i think it was then last year it was up to close to 50,000. and this year not quite so many on the boats, but again, the people smugglers say that rishi sunak is not really telling the whole story there. yes, the numbers are down by a third coming on the boats, but they say that's to do with the horrific weather that we've had throughout the year that's been blowing from the north. the wind, which then has the effect of pushing the boats back onto the beaches and it churns up the waves. so it makes it impassable. and in addition to that, the people smugglers themselves lives, according to

our contact , themselves lives, according to our contact, are trying to restrict the numbers going through to create more demand to push up the prices as they already make about 150,000 on a good boat full of migrants. you can tell that , you know, it's can tell that, you know, it's a very lucrative trade. you try to get on top of it, but just like the drugs trade, you take one gang out, another gang will come in very quickly. >> and something rishi sunak says the government has has tackled very is cracking tackled very well is cracking down on the number of albanian people coming in on boats. wow. but your face says it all. mark, there's another angle to this, too. he is right that the number of albanians coming across on the boats is down 90. >> and that may well be due to the returns agreement . right. the returns agreement. right. but remember, albanians , by and but remember, albanians, by and large did not want to enter the asylum system in the first place. most want to come across here to work in the illegal

economy for a year or two, and then return back to albania. so entering the asylum system was a bit of a detour for them . yes, bit of a detour for them. yes, it come across on the boats because that's an easy way across. but now that that has been made more difficult and the chances are they get detained and swiftly removed back to albania , what they're doing albania, what they're doing instead is are coming across on the lorries now, not what the young doing young african men are doing around calais and jumping on the lorries . they're actually paying lorries. they're actually paying willing lorry drivers . they willing lorry drivers. they tend, according to our source , tend, according to our source, to be polish lorry drivers , much to be polish lorry drivers, much further inland up in eastern europe, sometimes up in the poush europe, sometimes up in the polish border with belarus , they polish border with belarus, they arrange for the transport, they pay arrange for the transport, they pay the driver, they get on board, they get driven across europe and then across the tunnel. hopefully or on a ferry, hopefully undetected. so they're still coming, but, yes, they're not coming on the boats. >> okay. mark white, let's turn to christopher hope, shall we?

now our political editor, rawad de plan is going to be a critical week now, isn't it, for rishi sunak's? >> premiership mps have gone back to their constituents today. talking them. back to their constituents today should talking them. back to their constituents today should theyzing them. back to their constituents today should they d0| them. back to their constituents today should they do aboutam. back to their constituents today should they do about this what should they do about this rwanda plan? they'll be hearing or getting of earache or getting a lot of ear earache from members. tory members who want to actually start want them to actually start working off working or start taking off these flights in the spring, as these flights in the spring, as the pm promised as mark the pm promised and as mark saying being frustrated by saying it's being frustrated by the criminal gangs with his brilliant in brilliant reporting over in calais , vote tuesday . calais, big vote on tuesday. whips are on the phone now trying to persuade arm twist offer baubles like knighthoods maybe and all sorts of promises of preferment in the future. if you support this idea. on tuesday, the government needs a big win for its rwanda bill on tuesday because only a big majority will mean that the lords will not be able to, won't be feel emboldened to amend it and weaken the bill. if that bill is weakened any further, it won't be worth doing. it's a very narrow line. the pm has gone down. of course , he said. gone down. of course, he said. any further it would have collapsed the whole scheme, the rwanda government have collapsed

it. the it. so he lacks the right. the tory right are tory mps on the right are looking it line by line. looking through it line by line. the chamber, the the the star chamber, the erg, the common sense group, new conservatives. they're going through . on the through it very closely. on the left, the one nation left, though, the one nation caucus they're worried about is going too far on on echr. and it's very it's a very hard line to tread for the pm. he's not naturally a very political person. he's a doer. he gets things done . he's got to get things done. he's got to get he's got to really find his political antennae this weekend and the more content parts of the bill, is that likely to be sort of early january when we get to the later stages? well, i'm hearing saying the idea was to get all through by christmas. and then you have you have to have two weekends before it goes to lords because there's to the lords because there's a real bite get it through real bite on for get it through quickly. i'm hearing that we may not get to the report stage until right. that until january. right. and that means moving right means it's moving to the right andifs means it's moving to the right and it's getting further and further they get further away. they want to get these off may. these first flights off in may. we're that that means the we're told that that means the bill law by march, april bill must be law by march, april to make it happen. if you start

slipping at that timetable slips. mps are back on the 8th of january. that means you lose a of january to getting a lot of january to getting through commons. lose through the commons. you lose a month gets to the lords. >> but chris, this this rwanda scheme has cost so far something like of a billion if like a quarter of a billion if not more . no flights have gone not more. no flights have gone there. people that there. the only people that we've is the former we've seen there is the former home secretary current home secretary and the current home secretary >> what can i say? and pause for effect because it's appalling, isn't there's isn't it? i mean, there's nothing be said for the nothing to be said for the money's spent on lawyers . money's being spent on lawyers. they're new, new they're building new, new, new buildings migrants sent buildings to house migrants sent there. although the buildings that celebrate when revealed in april last year, they this year look pretty good to most people anyway, there we are. they want to they're trying to to make it. they're trying to reassure here, reassure the courts here, lawyers safe place, lawyers that it's a safe place, that go there, you'll be that if you go there, you'll be treated if you are flown treated well. if you are flown there . to be fair to the tories, there. to be fair to the tories, it's an idea which labour haven't got. labour have got no idea on further to what the tories are doing, they want to do more bilateral deals, more enforcement the continent. enforcement on the continent.

and it comes off, and this idea, if it comes off, will a big electoral win for will be a big electoral win for the and can maybe eat the tory party and can maybe eat into this labour lead. so i think got the support of think they've got the support of the cameron the party. david cameron overnight america saying he overnight in america saying he backs , that backs the policy, backs it, that backs the policy, but can he make it work? it's a big challenge for rishi sunak yeah, certainly is. >> christopher hope, good >> christopher hope, very good to thank very much to see you. thank you very much indeed. do stay with us. still to , harry redknapp, after to come, harry redknapp, after seven years, he's coming out of retirement to coach britain's worst football team. why? we're going to ask him because we don't understand it. you're with britain's newsroom on .

thursdays from six till 930 . thursdays from six till 930. >> good morning . it's 1127. >> good morning. it's1127. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, ellie costello and pip tomson. >> there's just a couple of days to go now until we find out who in the jungle is victorious. i'm a celebrity. get me out of here. has ejected its fifth individual, daniel harold left last night . individual, daniel harold left last night. she was individual, daniel harold left last night . she was voted individual, daniel harold left last night. she was voted out. yes >> but it does leave nigel farage in the final five of this series. he's done very, very well so far. well, let's invite in a former i'm a celebrity contestant, christine hamilton , contestant, christine hamilton, to get her thoughts on how the series is going so far. i'm loving the gear, christine. love the hat. christine so good to

see you. you came third in 2002, i believe. i cannot believe it has been that long. what do you make of this series so far, this year? >> i know it's incredible, isn't it? the first ever series was over 22 years ago. wow. it's and i'm loving it. i think itv got a problem on their hands because us, i don't think they had any idea nigel would be as successful as he has been. i'm perfectly certain they thought he would wrap himself up in some way. in fact, he's come over as the nigel that we all know. he's clubbable. he's kind. he gets on with people . you know, he with people. you know, he worries about the cleanliness of the camp. i mean, all that. no one would have thought nigel was into sort of housework, as it were. so i think they've had a bit shock about how well bit of a shock about how well he's come over how he's he's come over and how well he's bonded campmates to be bonded with the campmates to be perfectly honest, i think nigel by now will be bored to hell . he by now will be bored to hell. he will. so well , he will have had will. so well, he will have had so much of it all. and don't forget, we see an hour and a

half every night. they've got 24 hours a day. he's had nearly three weeks without mentioning any names. some of those people in there would drive anybody potty . everyone will have their potty. everyone will have their own bette noir , but a lot of own bette noir, but a lot of them. >> nigel oh, come on, come on. >> nigel oh, come on, come on. >> christine who would drive you round the bend in there? >> no, no, no. >> no, no, no, no, no. >>— >> no, no, no, no, no. >> of them have gone. let's >> some of them have gone. let's just like that, okay? just put it like that, okay? >> okay. >> okay. >> anybody drives you nuts >> way anybody drives you nuts after a don't they? and after a bit, don't they? and there are acres of time to fill. so i think he's doing brilliantly, lid on brilliantly, keeping a lid on what he must be feeling . what he must be feeling. >> so where's. >> so where's. >> where's he going to finish ? >> where's he going to finish? is he going to win? i i don't think he is going to win. >> and i'll tell you why. the people who win, i think he'll get to the final and certainly the final three don't want him to beat me for heaven's sake. i was third. i don't want better than normally the than that. but normally the people who win and this is why i didn't win, are the terribly nice people. they're the tony blackburn's. he won mine and

they're the. yeah. what was the name of the lady footballer . um name of the lady footballer. um she won last jill scott that's right . she won harry harry right. she won harry harry redknapp . it's the really nice redknapp. it's the really nice people who win and i don't think nigel is quite nice enough. i'm not nice enough. well may be wrong. i think it's probably going to be sam . going to be sam. >> okay, well . well, christine , >> okay, well. well, christine, we'll share some of the odds, shall we, with you? i mean, sam thompson in a 4 to 9 at the moment. nigel farage 3 to 1. tony bello 11 to 2. josie gibson 16 to 1. marvin humes 50 to 1. those are the latest odds there from william hill. so, i mean , from william hill. so, i mean, one of the most obvious things to me now, looking at nigel farage is how much weight he's lost. i mean, he didn't have it to lose in the first place, but he's lost. so much weight, hasn't he, christine, what would you hardest part of you say is the hardest part of the camp experience? the the camp experience? is it the starvation loss? starvation in the weight loss?

is bushtucker trials and is it the bushtucker trials and all crawlies? or all the creepy crawlies? or do you think is boredom you think it is the boredom cleaning dunny? cleaning the dunny? >> that be that must >> yeah, that must be that must be pretty hard . be pretty hard. >> i. >> oh, i. >> oh, i. >> never mind it. cleaning the dunny. i think people assume that it's the trials that are going to be the worst. and obviously while they're happening and it's you doing obviously while they're hajthey're and it's you doing obviously while they're hajthey're hell it's you doing obviously while they're hajthey're hell on t's you doing obviously while they're hajthey're hell on earth.| doing obviously while they're hajthey're hell on earth. but ng it, they're hell on earth. but i think it's the boredom. i really do. and you have so much time to kill. i'm not surprised he's lost weight. they haven't had a great deal of food in there. and i think when i was in nigel benn , the heavyweight boxer was in, he our , um, boxer, as it he was our, um, boxer, as it were. and he got really bored and really hungry. so he found it incredible. i was loving it because i was losing weight by the day . the day. >> oh, we're looking at you now, christine . an absolutely christine. an absolutely fabulous amazonian. you look there in those pictures. >> this thing about hunger, there's an allegation an a little a little claim that that the celebrities have been allowed to eat food on the sly

because there's suggestion that nick pickard was chomping on a panini . panini. >> i would be a astonished. absolutely astonished. it certainly didn't happen in my day. and i've never heard of it. i really don't think i really don't think that's true . it's don't think that's true. it's not in itv's interest to break the rules. well, they did break them to a certain extent when we had tara palmer—tomkinson in and she was addicted to nicotine and she was addicted to nicotine and she started to have the shakes within about 12 hours of getting there. so they sent in patches that didn't work. there. so they sent in patches that didn't work . they sent in that didn't work. they sent in some cigarettes for her. well, i revolted . i said, if she's revolted. i said, if she's having cigarettes, i want some wine. please nell mcandrew said. i want some chocolate. you can't treat one person differently. you've got to be on a level playing field. so i would guess that's not true. so you didn't you didn't get the wine ? oh, no, you didn't get the wine? oh, no, i did get the wine . oh, yes. i did get the wine. oh, yes. i just. i couldn't remember

standing in the middle of the camp and i said, we are not playing this game anymore unless you us what we want. she's you give us what we want. she's got cigarettes , so. oh, no, of got cigarettes, so. oh, no, of course they did. but i'll tell you what i think is so sweet is that he's a massive that nigel? he's a massive political figure. he has missed out on the last three weeks, which been cataclysmic in which have been cataclysmic in british politics. he doesn't know who the foreign secretary is. don't you think that's rather joyous? is. don't you think that's ratherjoyous? he simply doesn't know who the foreign secretary is. >> he's got lots of catching up to do, hasn't he ? christine? to do, hasn't he? christine? christina, we've got to let you go . i'm christina, we've got to let you go. i'm afraid we christina, we've got to let you go . i'm afraid we could talk to go. i'm afraid we could talk to you morning, you you all morning, but thank you so, and come back so, so much. and we'll come back to the end after we know to you at the end after we know who's been being crowned king or queen the jungle. really good queen of the jungle. really good to see you, christine hamilton. >> night, we will find >> sunday night, we will find out right. let's talk to tatiana sanchez now. she has your news headunes. sanchez now. she has your news headlines . pip. headlines. pip. >> thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom. um, the prime

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>> welcome back. now, what is the definition of britain's worst football team ? well, we're worst football team? well, we're about to find out because cwm albion , you might start to know albion, you might start to know them well because they've been chosen after losing 22 of their games last season . i shouldn't laugh. >> yeah, but i am. >> yeah, but i am. >> but they have been given a lifeline as football legend harry redknapp has come out of retirement to lend a hand to the struggling side. this is a great story, isn't it? we're joined now by football legend harry redknapp and club captain for come albion, chris pippin, who can tell us a bit about why this has been named britain's worst football team. because, chris, before we get into the chat with harry, i do feel a little bit awkward talking about it being the worst team in britain. and you're captain. you're the captain. >> actually not the >> oh, i'm actually not the captain. that's colin, but i'm part of a of the of the leaky defence that conceded 200 goals last season . all right. 200. last season. all right. 200. yeah >> well, god, that's like a colander . when you say leaky

defence. >> so you think this is fair ? is >> so you think this is fair? is it that this is. this has been named as britain's worst football team ? oh, yeah. football team? oh, yeah. >> i mean , it's actually a rare >> i mean, it's actually a rare victory for us when in a competition from 2000 other teams to be awarded the title of a specsavers best worst team. so. so we'll make it most of it. >> so every cloud and all that. chris what was your reaction when you heard that the one and only harry redknapp was going to come and manage you? >> yes , it's unbelievable. >> yes, it's unbelievable. i mean, having someone of harry's reputation come and join a club like us, he's certainly got a job on his hands. >> all right, harry, let's head over to you. we had a good chat about this last week, didn't we, at the lighthouse do. we were talking about your retirement. you're meant to be retiring and putting feet and putting your feet up, and instead you're off to save this team . why? what what has team. why? what what has compelled you to want to sort this out ? this out? >> well, specsavers got involved and they asked me if i would do it, and i thought, yeah, it sounds a good challenge. so i

went took training went down, took a training session, enjoyed and they're session, enjoyed it and they're great lads . they're all good great lads. they're all good guys, know ? and um , i guys, you know? and then, um, i went to the game last saturday, enjoyed that. getting back on the touchline and they tried very hard last week. it was a good performance. we only lost three one, which was a fantastic result. >> oh dear. and then you won a game, didn't you, harry? >> finally, for three. >> finally, for three. >> yeah. they got a win, which was absolute miracle. but but there and it's quite funny. i mean last week i'm watching the game and to be honest, i got carried away. i was and i said to danny, the manager , i said, to danny, the manager, i said, danny, i think we need to take the centre half off colin. he looks a bit tired, you know, he's and he's struggling a bit, you know. i said get him off, get him off. he said can't take him off. i said, why? why can't you take him off. he said it's my dad . so, um, he was scared to my dad. so, um, he was scared to take his dad off, so we had to leave him on. >> oh , he might not got no >> oh, he might not got no dinner that evening, danny.

>> little sub these days, but he said he's 59. >> to be fair, you've got to think about you've to think think about you've got to think about that. harry about stuff like that. harry i mean, we've seen some great pictures of you there. and your football coat big football managers coat your big puffer talking to the team. what do they need? just a stern do they need? is it just a stern word you or is it something word from you or is it something about the tactics that needs to change? after game change? well after the game last week, said , right, lads, we've week, i said, right, lads, we've done well today. week, i said, right, lads, we've dorbutell today. on i'm laying >> but from now on i'm laying down some new rules. more down some new rules. no more drinking , no down some new rules. no more drinking, no more sex. and and to bet every night in bed by 9:00. so if they stick to this, we could start picking up a bit. but the chances of sticking to them new rules are very slim . them new rules are very slim. >> so how are you? is that the rules you imposed on the england football team when you were manager, know, didn't manage england? >> did you say to them, oh, of course you didn't. >> well, the best. >> well, he's the best. >> well, he's the best. >> he's the best manager we've ever had. amazing. think ever had. amazing. i think you're amazing . you're so amazing. >> thought you did , you know. >> i thought you did, you know. >> i thought you did, you know. >> no, i didn't. >> i thought you did, you know. >> no, i didn't . yeah, no, >> no, i didn't. yeah, no, maybe. certainly. after

wednesday. but professional footballers don't drink after wednesday night anyway . the sex wednesday night anyway. the sex bit, who knows what they do when they go home. so but certainly these boys , they like to go up these boys, they like to go up these boys, they like to go up the pub, but they are great group of boys and i was really impressed last week . they played impressed last week. they played well. they had a real go . they well. they had a real go. they worked off. they worked their socks off. they were great. >> oh, chris, sorry , ellie. >> oh, chris, sorry, ellie. i just wanted to ask about the 73 year old, your star midfielder, john rhys. how how is he? how's he get on on the pitch? i mean, does he manage to get from from end to end? okay. yeah he's he's a box to box midfielder. >> he's 74 now, so he's been with the club over 50 years since he was 16. um and yeah. and he got picked first game of the season. i thought he did well as did he, but he hasn't been since unfortunately. been picked since unfortunately. so he's fighting his place so he's fighting for his place in the team at the moment. well well chris, you got praise there from harry redknapp describing you as great guys. >> describe the team to us. is

it a really close knit team? do you well? yeah you all get along well? yeah >> there's a nice mix of a of a of players there. i think our youngest being 16. and as i said, johns , our oldest at 74, said, johns, our oldest at 74, we've also, as harry mentioned, we've also, as harry mentioned, we've got a the manager's dad, colin at 59, who's the captain . colin at 59, who's the captain. yeah, there's a real close knit group of boys and i think with harry's input and specsavers backing , we harry's input and specsavers backing, we can certainly improve on last season, which we have done already. so all going in the right direction and harry, what do you think is next for albion? >> do you think you can take them to the top of the league? well we're looking for champions league the next couple of years. >> i think that's great thing >> i think that's a great thing to aim for. yeah, we're really we're looking to go through the divisions eventually to divisions eventually getting to the see it now. >> i can see 73 year old john reese in the premier league. >> that's the dream . >> that's the dream. >> that's the dream. >> it's a film. it's something films are made of. and harry, just before we let you know, let

you go, i want to ask your thoughts on the jungle this yeah thoughts on the jungle this year. who do think going year. who do you think is going to win? >> i don't n to win? >> i don't i like tony. >> i don't know. i like tony. you i love tony. he's you you know, i love tony. he's a great, great character, a great boxer. um he's come over well , um, and great boxer. um he's come over well, um, and joe is it joe the jose gibson? jose that's it. i've always liked you on tv . i've always liked you on tv. yeah, she's. she's good. yeah, there'd be my. probably my. i don't know, but they're all good guys, you know, it's, uh. it's my wife watches it religiously. i must be truthful . i do tend to i must be truthful. i do tend to watch the football at night rather than watching the. i'm celebrity. >> you keep across it, though, don't you, harry? you're a man with fingers pies. with fingers in lots of pies. yeah but, um. >> yeah, it's going to be interesting. it's when it gets down to the last four or whatever, a up . whatever, it's a toss up. >> we were just asking christine hamilton about whether you were allowed to sneak anything in, and she. she said was was and she. she said she was was able to neck a bit of wine dunng able to neck a bit of wine during her time in the jungle. what about you heard that and am absolutely at that,

absolutely shocked at that, don't we never we never got any any gimmick, nothing at all. >> we weren't allowed anything. and i'm surprised they actually bent the rules to allow that to happen. to be truthful . happen. to be truthful. >> yeah, because you didn't you think that there were going to be bacon sarnies the side of be bacon sarnies on the side of the and you were actually the camp and you were actually quitethought there'd >> i thought there'd be a caravan back you caravan round the back and you just you'd cut off. you'll just you'd get cut off. you'll go a bacon sandwich, cup of go have a bacon sandwich, cup of tea, chocolate sit back tea, chocolate biscuit, sit back and i'll go sit with my wife. it's only a program. it's not it's only a tv program. it's not ipsis you're not going to starve you.she ipsis you're not going to starve you. she said, i think they do, harry. you need to watch. but i never watched the show once before. went in it so really before. i went in it so i really went. didn't have a clue what to expect, is this way. >> yeah, probably. >> yeah, probably. >> yeah. there's gimmes in >> yeah. there's no gimmes in there. everything is as it's a, it's tough gig really for that it's a tough gig really for that 3 or 4 weeks, you know. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well harry redknapp, really good morning. good to see you this morning. chris pippin crewe, malby. chris pippin from crewe, malby. and of and best of luck to you. best of luck to team as well. i luck to the team as well. i think harry's got what it takes to the top of the

to get you to the top of the league and you've got our backing well at gb news. backing as well here at gb news. thank so much, of you. thank you so much, both of you. great to you. great story. great to see you. great story. >> think i managing that >> i think i think managing that team gig than team is a tougher gig than doing. celebrity, be doing. i'm a celebrity, to be honest. yeah. >> too. i mean, he's >> no, me too. i mean, he's always for a challenge, isn't always up for a challenge, isn't he? oh, harry. okay, let's go to our panel shall got our panel now, shall we? got matthew us matthew stadlen back with us and claire , very good to see claire muldoon, very good to see you both morning. that claire muldoon, very good to see you b(|h morning. that claire muldoon, very good to see you b(|h you orning. that claire muldoon, very good to see you b(|h you would that claire muldoon, very good to see you b(|h you would imagine , team, i bet you would imagine, getting to be coached by harry redknapp. >> you say one of the you love him, you? him. one him, don't you? i love him. one of england of the best managers. england never brilliant never had. yeah. brilliant manager pompey portsmouth. manager of pompey of portsmouth. manager , mighty spurs. manager of spurs, mighty spurs. and known in these parts as and i'm known in these parts as the notting hill wall because i come notting hill. i play come from notting hill. i play football every thursday no football every thursday and no one me. oh, really? one can get past me. oh, really? >> well, have a little chat with kwame yeah. kwame albion. yeah. >> we're have to get >> we're going to have to get harry's off you guys somehow. he's good. wouldn't >> he's too good. he wouldn't get a place. >> no, you know your >> no, you wouldn't know your sold claire, you've sold yourself. claire, you've got for us, which got a great story for us, which would questions in would be raising questions in the newsroom airport the newsroom about an airport smuggler. zoo found down smuggler. half a zoo found down his undies. >> utterly ridiculous. says the star. course, it's a star. and, of course, it's a star. and, of course, it's a

star page. with everything star front page. with everything else going on, we don't have ufos don't have ufos today. we don't have the weather. chap who weather. we've got this chap who was stopped at bangkok airport trying to smuggle out furry surprises in his pants and what he's done is quite graphic here. and for those who are listening, who can't watch it, there are three socks each with each sock has got an animal in it. he has taken two otters and a prairie dog from thailand. and hopefully it's going to take it into china. he was stopped, but this isn't the first time that something like this has happened . in october of this year, there was a female who was he wasn't caught at security, took the animals onto the plane and was only found out when the animals escaped. i don't know where she had those, but a prairie dog. >> i don't understand how you would conceal that on your person. i mean, that's incredibly tiny, pip. >> so what he's done, as i said, he's put them into socks and then tied them onto his boxers as well. >> it's not very to >> it's not very fair to the animals is it? you can't put

animals, is it? you can't put them socks. animals, is it? you can't put the ii socks. animals, is it? you can't put the i think cks. animals, is it? you can't put the i think that's least >> i think that's the least of his worries, know, about the his worries, you know, about the safety the animals. and he safety of the animals. and he was to china because was going to china because they're endangered they're in endangered shared breed and they're also breed species and they're also not many them . so he was not many of them. so he was goodness what they were goodness knows what they were wanting over the christmas wanting to do over the christmas penod wanting to do over the christmas period after they've down period after they've been down his pants . his pants. >> don't know what you can >> i don't know what you can contribute this conversation, contribute to this conversation, to be honest. contribute to this conversation, to li'monest. contribute to this conversation, to [i'm not;t. contribute to this conversation, to [i'm not sure that i'm not >> i'm not sure that i'm not sure that the animal rights are a in china. a strong point in china. >> no. >> no. >> so, well, you can say. you can say that again. >> animals. yeah absolutely. >> animals. yeah absolutely. >> hope they're >> well, i hope i hope they're they're sound. now, they're safe and sound. now, let's have meaning to let's also have new meaning to boxing suppose. boxing day, i suppose. >> well, yeah, can say that again. >> let's also talk about this research. a bit of research. we love a bit of research. we love a bit of research. always a bit research. there's always a bit of research going on. million of research going on. 21 million britons have injured themselves of research going on. 21 million britonsfestive njured themselves of research going on. 21 million britonsfestive activities.mselves during festive activities. matthew, what matthew, have you and what happened ? happened? >> not yet. but i don't >> not yet. not yet. but i don't know whether we've got a picture of it, but been carrying of it, but i've been carrying on, bragging today, aren't i? >> you are bragging, matthew stadler carrying the stadler i do enjoy carrying the christmas tree because it feels like a sort of tradition. >> are we allowed to say blue

jobs well sure. jobs anymore? well i'm not sure. my wife, wife . what does that mean? >> i'm not that job for man. >> job for a man. blue, my man. >> job for a man . blue, my wife >> job for a man. blue, my wife insists. so is not insists. so this is not something ever bought something that i ever bought into. now. i have into. but now. now i have certain that are blue certain jobs that are blue jobs. i mean, to do otherjobs i mean, i have to do otherjobs as well. >> like taking the bins. >> like taking out the bins. >> like taking out the bins. >> yeah. anyway we digress. basically, lots of are basically, lots of us are getting injured. i've never got injured. interested injured. i'd be interested to know you 5% of know whether you have 5% of people surveyed had hurt people have surveyed had hurt themselves tree. themselves lifting the tree. hence tree. hence my mentioning of the tree. another 5. that's nearly 2.7 million according daily million according to the daily mail's fallen off mail's math, have fallen off a chair baubles chair while hanging up baubles or well, can see why it's >> well, i can see why it's done. i'm in. the 5. are you? well, i got impatient this week. put tree myself, didn't put up the tree myself, didn't i? store tree the i? and i store my tree in the underneath ottoman underneath the bed, the ottoman lifted. the ottoman the lifted. the ottoman broke the bed . and then pulled the tree bed. and then i pulled the tree out. now all muscles are out. and now all my muscles are really aching. was your fiance? >> well. >> well. >> well, he wasn't there. that's why i got really impatient. i did myself looks did it myself and it looks fantastic . yeah, very gold, fantastic. yeah, it's very gold, very sparkly , as you very sparkly, as you can imagine. do to find imagine. yeah. i do need to find your picture, but i'm in the wars. i shouldn't have done it. it a blue job. it should have been a blue job.

any on the tree? yes, of any lights on the tree? yes, of course. warm gold. >> very nice. >> very nice. >> what about claire? ever >> what about you, claire? ever had >> what about you, claire? ever hac no , not putting up. and >> no, not putting them up. and we. my eldest daughter we. i had my eldest daughter home did home last weekend, and we did it. got the tree. we it. went and got the tree. we even took that much. we sawed off the bottom part, filled it up with and it's up with water and it's absolutely . the only absolutely magnificent. the only dangen absolutely magnificent. the only danger, though, is i've got some gin baubles from a very famous brand from chiswick and they're on the tree. so i think maybe some elf and safety might be involved in getting them drunk . involved in getting them drunk. >> how people actually trip >> how many people actually trip up presents up over their christmas presents when well when they're wrapping them? well i did that on the way out the studio today. >> they are quite, quite, quite possible. >> let's let's end with this what films we like to watch after our christmas our christmas day roast . christmas day roast. >> well, this is an interesting one, isn't it ? any guesses ? the one, isn't it? any guesses? the hp for the first one. not hp sauce, but not harry potter. harry potter , which i've never harry potter, which i've never seen. and the philosopher's stone . i've never seen it either i >> number two, you two. >> number two, you two. >> number two, get yourself a we

are cinema. yes. and watch the undereducated. >> yes. number two, i'll just give you the top three. number two, harrison ford ? two, harrison ford? >> yes. indiana jones? yeah. indiana jones. indiana jones. number three is grease always my favourite? >> is escape to victory because it had pele and sylvester stallone and i think bobby charleton all in the same film . charleton all in the same film. >> but interestingly, none of these are christmas movies and also the ones that are top the top three are very old by comparison to everything else that's released 2001 for harry potter and the philosopher's stone , indiana jones. it was one stone, indiana jones. it was one of the first ones, 1984. and then grease , 1978. then grease, 1978. >> isn't that part of the fun for some people, though, to sort of nostalgia films and nostalgia films they might watch over and over again ? over again? >> i reconnected. i've reconnected with a film from the 80s called girls just want to have fun. it's proper chick have fun. it's a proper chick flick. it out. flick. check it out. >> sounds great. that sounds really, really good. well, matthew stadlen, claire muldoon, really, to you really, really good to see you both you so much. both today. thank you so much. that from britain's

that is it from britain's newsroom . newsroom. >> it is. over to tom and emily. that's right, £140 million. >> that's what we expect . and >> that's what we expect. and the rwanda scheme to cost this week, we learn £100 million is the price of a new treaty with an extra £50 million to be sent next year. is this value for money? >> is it time to end the rwanda plan altogether? scrap it, or is rishi sunak in trouble? next week we'll find out . week we'll find out. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. we've had a fairly unsettled spell of weather across the uk over the last few days. more rain to come through today , but there is some dry today, but there is some dry weather on offer, particularly across the south. now, the reason for the wet weather at the moment is this area of low pressure, which is driving in these systems from the these weather systems from the atlantic. got a strong jet atlantic. we've got a strong jet stream as so further wet stream as well. so further wet weather to come over the weekend

. the best of some . but as i say, the best of some sunshine today for and sunshine today for southern and southeastern parts of england, parts south wales as well parts of south wales as well could see some brightness. but further across scotland, further north across scotland, northern and northern northern england and northern ireland, showers , ireland, more frequent showers, heavy and blustery showers as well to come through. there will be some notable downpours at times . so the further times to come. so the further risk of some flooding, but our temperatures the mild side temperatures on the mild side today, across today, perhaps 12 degrees across the south now briefly, drier and calmer for a time across england and wales . calmer for a time across england and wales. still calmer for a time across england and wales . still further calmer for a time across england and wales. still further rain to come, though, for scotland and northern ireland. but then the next approaches next system approaches from the southwest. to southwest. and this is going to bnng southwest. and this is going to bring further rain bring some further heavy rain and some strong and gusty winds. so the potential for some further flooding likely across some parts of some sensitive parts of southwest england and central southern england we head southern england as we head through weekend and through the weekend. and so if you planning any christmas you are planning any christmas activities, care through activities, do take care through the morning as that rain trundles its northwards, trundles its way northwards, we'll brighter skies we'll see some brighter skies following on southwest following on to southwest england wales. but the rain england and wales. but the rain persists northern ireland persists for northern ireland and also across northern parts of scotland of england, southern scotland through . so here

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december. coming up this lunchtime, take our money kogami the new rwanda treaty has seen a further £100 million sent to the east african nation, which is still yet to receive a single channel. >> migrant is this a good use of taxpayer money? so setback for harry. >> the duke of sussex has lost his bid to throw out the mail on sunday's libel defence. prince harry has also claimed he was forced to step back from royal dufies forced to step back from royal duties and leave for the us. an and we're live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan . shane macgowan. >> take a listen to this from just moments ago . choir was just moments ago. choir was singing galway bay and the bells were ringing of christmas day . were ringing of christmas day. >> oh, it's lovely to see. well, we'll be live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan, of course , the shane macgowan, of course, the legendary lead singer of the pogues , who passed away last pogues, who passed away last week, aged 65. the irish president's going to be in attendance, as well as johnny

depp and the musician nick