and on digital radio. online and on digital radio. i'll keep you up to date on the stories that really matter to you coming up this hour, reform uk's search and support could cost tories up to 35 seats in the next general election. reform has seen its share of the vote more than double. that's according to the most recent polls. so is it poised to inflict a mortal blow to rishi sunak.7 then robert jenrick , who sunak.7 then robert jenrick, who was the immigration minister until he quit earlier this week, has written a damning article warning that the conservative party faces a red hot fury from voters over its handling of the migration crisis. he says there are too many migrants to integrate it into society. i'll be asking, is he right.7 and thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are once again marching in central london to demonstrate against israel's bombing of gaza. but there has been mounting pressure on the

metropolitan police to take stricter action against incidents of anti—semitism dunng incidents of anti—semitism during these demonstrations. we'll be there live and on nigel farage in the jungle, he got through another round on i'm a celebrity last night and is in the final four. now. if you want to vote for him, grab your phone , scan the qr code on the screen right now and download the app. you can vote for him five times per day for free. so let's make him king of the jungle, shall we.7 and him king of the jungle, shall we? and do get in touch. send me your views. i've got them open right here. vaiews@gbnews.com is the email you need or message us on our socials we're at at gb news. but first, here's the news with tatiana . darren thank you with tatiana. darren thank you very much and good afternoon. >> this is the latest from the gb newsroom. the lib dems are calling for an investigation to

see whether prime minister calling for an investigation to see whetithe prime minister calling for an investigation to see whetithe ministerialiinister calling for an investigation to see whetithe ministerial codeer calling for an investigation to see whetithe ministerial code by breached the ministerial code by failing to declare £100 million payment to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the 140 million already paid. that bnngs 140 million already paid. that brings the total to £240 million. writing in the daily telegraph, former immigration minister robert jenrick, who resigned this week, has warned that rishi sunak's rwanda bill doesn't go far enough. the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 50% at best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground next year. greater manchester conservative chairman stephen carlton—woods says the stakes are high for rishi sunak. >> i think that rishi feels as though he might have egg on his face if he doesn't proceed with it. and it's all right. people saying, oh well, the law, the we should sort of line your ducks up first to make sure that you, you , you're going it you know, you're going to get it through but as i said through a court. but as i said earlier, it's untested law. so there's always going to be an interpretation of that in a

different way. we've seen judges across the country have different interpretations of this anyway . this anyway. >> police are investigating a possible hate crime after a jewish woman was violently assaulted and robbed in north london. a warning the following video contains distressing images, footage of the attack has been circulating on social media of the 20 year old walking along rostrevor avenue in stamford hill on thursday afternoon, two women approached her from behind . she tried to her from behind. she tried to evade them by crossing the road , evade them by crossing the road, and when the assailants pull her to the ground kicking and punching her, the met police says it's keeping an open mind about the attack . about the motive for the attack. the victim was left bruised but didn't need go hospital . didn't need to go to hospital. un officials say there is enough food aid available in egypt and jordan to reach a million people in gaza amid fears of humanitarian aid collapsing. the united states vetoed a un security council demand for an immediate ceasefire in gaza that would allow aid into the enclave. there were 13 votes in

favour, whilst britain chose to abstain from voting as one of five permanent council members. the us has the power to veto any resolution they stood alongside israel, saying the proposed resolution would only plant the seeds for the next war. three elderly people have died after a large fire broke out at a hospital in tivoli near rome. the blaze started on an underground floor of the san giovanni evangelista hospital. the flames reaching the emergency room and the intensive care unit . thick smoke forced care unit. thick smoke forced 200 patients to also be evacuated to another ward , among evacuated to another ward, among them, several children. and a pregnant woman . members of pregnant woman. members of multiple unions are meeting to argue against anti—strike laws after 18 months of industrial action, hundreds of thousands of workers have taken actions over pay workers have taken actions over pay and conditions. it says regulations to ensure minimum levels of service came into force yesterday. this is the first time in 40 years the tuc

assembled a special counsel. conference court documents have revealed the late queen wanted the duke and duchess of sussex to continue being given adequate security, even after stepping back from royal duties. an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary states it's imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security. in a statement, prince harry said he felt forced to leave the uk after the security he had had been downgraded. he suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangement . s hollywood star arrangement. s hollywood star ryan o'neal has died peacefully at the age of 82. the american actor is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed 19705 in the critically acclaimed 1970s romance love story . that 1970s romance love story. that movie is considered by the american film institute to be among the top ten most romantic movies of all time. his son announced the news on social media, saying his father was a

hollywood legend . full stop . and hollywood legend. full stop. and brace yourself as storm ellen bnngs brace yourself as storm ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk this weekend. the met office says the midlands, northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. parts of northern england could see up to 30mm of rain today, with a yellow warning in place stretching from carlisle to sheffield until 3:00 tomorrow morning. separate rain warnings also cover northern ireland until 7:00 this evening and parts of southern scotland until 9:00 . this is gb news across the 9:00. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to . darren thanks , tatiana. >> let's get stuck in to today's topic, shall we? the spiralling crisis over the rwanda scheme that the government's own advice

says only has a 50% chance of working is there anyone surprised these days? it's now threatening to split the conservative party as seriously as the issue of brexit did before that 2019 vote? and like brexit, the divide is causing voters to maybe look elsewhere with the insurgent reform uk now regularly polling above 10, nipping away at the tories heels , with some pollsters predicting reform . the uk's surging support reform. the uk's surging support could cost the conservatives up to 35 seats at the next election . well, joining me now to discuss this is gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson . nigel, good to have you nelson. nigel, good to have you on. i mean, how optimistic are you that actually reform uk are going to continue to see this kind of level of support be reflected in the polls at a general election ? general election? >> well, first of all, that the that the polls will narrow come general election time , but

general election time, but reform is now occupying the same territory that ukip did back in 2015, and that's when ukip were polling about 14. >> so that is obviously where reform is headed. and this is a fascinating piece of research that it works on the basis that if the tories were to win 265 seats, they would have 35 less of them, fewer , fewer of them . of them, fewer, fewer of them. if with reform , with reform, if with reform, with reform, voters in marginal constituencies . so, yes, it is constituencies. so, yes, it is interesting , but it rather interesting, but it rather depends on how you interpret the polls. if you take an average of all the polls at the moment, the tories are down to 120 seats, which is which is 200 less than they got in 2019. >> yeah. which would be extraordinary, wouldn't it? but we'll see when it comes. but i mean , nigel, i'm wondering, do mean, nigel, i'm wondering, do you actually think then that the farage bounce could be a

possible factor as well? you know, once he gets out of the jungle and we, i hope he'll be king of the jungle. nigel but once he gets out, are we expecting there to be a political bounce by the sheer celebrity of the man you yes i mean that always that sort of works. >> i was with nigel on the campaign trail in 2015 down in south thanet and every everywhere you went he was mobbed . the adulation was mobbed. the adulation was extraordinary , rather like i saw extraordinary, rather like i saw later with jeremy corbyn. but however actually translate into votes. everyone wanted to shake his hand, but they wouldn't necessarily vote for him. and as a result , necessarily vote for him. and as a result, nigel came second in in that in that election. so i'm not sure that celebrity necessarily translates into votes in in that kind of way. but certainly it would be a boost for reform should nigel decide to campaign for them .

decide to campaign for them. >> yeah. do you i mean, do you suspect he'll come back and ask richard tice , you know? well, richard tice, you know? well, actually, maybe i should take over the reins. i mean , where over the reins. i mean, where does reform uk go from here? because it does strike me that there is an untapped seam of potential when it comes to electoral votes for a party that is going to actually campaign on issues such as immigration, which, as you well know , nigel, which, as you well know, nigel, is an issue that we have been talking about for quite some time, that the public are absolutely seething over . absolutely seething over. >> yes. and i wouldn't put anything past nigel. he might well try and push richard out and try and take over. but again, the problem for small parties , especially emerging parties, especially emerging small parties like reform, is our first past. the post electoral system . but even when electoral system. but even when ukip they didn't get a single elected mp at a general election and that is what what is

predicted for reform, it's unlikely they would get any mps, although they could do the tories damage in the marginals . tories damage in the marginals. so and yes, you're absolutely right. i think the people who are angry about immigration are both the those coming across in boats and legal legal migration might well turn to reform because they have a pretty, pretty tough immigration policy. so again, it's more sort of what the damage that reform can do rather than the idea they can actually change things hugely . actually change things hugely. >> yes, of course. and then ultimately, you know, some people would say, well, it's going to be labour who are the beneficiaries of that. but we'll we'll right. because we'll see. right. because i think a lot of people are angry enough to want a general election right now and to actually conservative actually cause the conservative party some well, not insurmountable pain , judging by insurmountable pain, judging by the emails that i'm getting right now, nigel. but nigel nelson, thank you very much as ever for your time. and expert analysis. now, speaking of

analysis, for all the best, you can find loads of it on our website gb news dot com fastest growing news website and the best, of course, i'm sure, emma webb sitting next to me will agree. now, robert jenrick, who was the immigration minister until quit this week, until he quit earlier this week, has written a damning article warning that the conservative evs face a red hot fury from voters over its handling of the migration crisis. he says that there are too many migrants to integrate into society . the once integrate into society. the once close, sunak ally . he says that close, sunak ally. he says that allowing this historically unprecedented level of migration is the best example of a failed westminster consensus . is the best example of a failed westminster consensus. this warning that centre right parties across europe will be punished at the ballot box if they don't handle the issue well. joining me now is former liberal democrat minister norman baker and the director of the common sense society , emma webb .

common sense society, emma webb. norman, i'm going to start with you . you i'm wondering, do you you. you i'm wondering, do you look across to the dutch, for example, and do you fear the election of geert wilders happening in a country like ours ? or if actually the electorate don't feel that they're being listened to on issues such as immigration? >> well, you know, nigel nelson made an important point which is that our voting system is rather different to that in the rest of europe, most of the rest of europe, most of the rest of europe, dutch system is one europe, the dutch system is one based proportional based on proportional representation, where small parties can secure a foothold and you know, this guy in holland has secured, i think, only about 25% of the vote. >> it's not a huge majority. it's just the biggest party over here. you'll end up with just labour and tory winning seats and the lib dems have got a foothold in certain parts of the country, so there'll be three parties. the snp north of the border, of pleiku mps, border, a couple of pleiku mps, but you know, uk won't but you know, reform uk won't break through. but nigel says he but you know, reform uk won't breéget|rough. but nigel says he but you know, reform uk won't breéget 1,415% but nigel says he but you know, reform uk won't breéget 1,415% of it nigel says he but you know, reform uk won't breéget 1,415% of the gel says he but you know, reform uk won't breéget 1,415% of the vote.1ys he can get 1,415% of the vote. i think what the point nigel

didn't make and i'm sure he would made that in would have made it, is that in fact uk is not a number fact reform uk is not a number of seats but on the on the conservative party because what ukip was drive the ukip did was drive the conservative party the right . conservative party to the right. and particularly the issue of and particularly on the issue of brexit and actually reform uk driving conservative party to the issue because the right on this issue because the right on this issue because the terrorists could the idea that terrorists could abandon european convention abandon the european convention on rights would have been on human rights would have been out the question. years ago. >> well, yes , but i mean reform >> well, yes, but i mean reform uk are now pulling ahead of the liberal democrats . you must be a liberal democrats. you must be a bit gutted about that. well i mean, won't get any they mean, they won't get any they won't any and the lib won't get any seats and the lib dems because the voting won't get any seats and the lib dems we've:ause the voting won't get any seats and the lib dems we've gote the voting won't get any seats and the lib dems we've got because voting won't get any seats and the lib dems we've got because the1g won't get any seats and the lib dems we've got because the lib system we've got because the lib dem is concentrate in dem strength is concentrate in particular country dem strength is concentrate in part north country dem strength is concentrate in part north scotland country dem strength is concentrate in part north scotland and1try dem strength is concentrate in part north scotland and down like north of scotland and down the south—west and actually the other thing for the tories, which have got to worry about is the fact that can't the fact that they can't reconcile the people on the far right of the tory party. >> if i can call it the far right, the red wall, if you like, who are concerned about this very strongly this issue very strongly with the vote in the the people who vote tory in the south of the country who are actually it anathema actually find it an anathema that law .

international law. >> okay. i mean, i'm aware. do you is that a label i can use to describe you? would describe describe you? would you describe yourself of the yourself as the far right of the conservative party >> necessarily >> i wouldn't necessarily describe myself as being i'm not sure many would service, never mind far on the far right of the party. i think it's just unsurprisingly, the common sense position that course robert position that of course robert jenrick is right that if you have migrants coming have numbers of migrants coming in you cannot in at these levels, you cannot integrate particularly integrate them, particularly because that because of the phenomenon that we that people tend to go we know that people tend to go to where know other to places where they know other people, are from the people, people who are from the same villages back home. >> on. people congeal >> and so on. so people congeal in particular then in particular areas and then there integration because there is no integration because what up with has what you end up with is what has been not been described as not multiculturalism, plural multiculturalism, but plural monoculturalism lots of segregate societies living side by side , which is unsustainable. by side, which is unsustainable. if you to have a cohesive if you want to have a cohesive society that can function, it's imposed , able to have imposed, able to have a functioning democracy . under functioning democracy. under those circumstances . i think those circumstances. i think going back to what norman was saying, that i see reform as being kind of like the sheepdog. i'm not convinced on their

policy for proportion of representation because i think they're a very good arguments for system . and i for the existing system. and i think serious flaws think there are serious flaws when you look at other european countries that have but what countries that have pr, but what they have potential do they do have the potential to do is sheepdog is is be the sheepdog is potentially cost the conservatives so many votes over this issue that they are forced to listen to people in the party like robert jenrick, who i wouldn't describe as being on the right of the party by wouldn't describe as being on the meanst of the party by wouldn't describe as being on the means . of the party by wouldn't describe as being on the means. he'se party by wouldn't describe as being on the means. he's aparty by wouldn't describe as being on the means. he's a sensible man any means. he's a sensible man putting forth a common sense position think the position that i think the majority people this position that i think the majoritywould)ple this position that i think the majoritywould agree this position that i think the majoritywould agree with. country would agree with. the polling time again polling time and time again suggests the fact that suggests that the fact that people voted for the conservative party in 2019 on a promise that hasn't been kept suggests that we know the british people want to reduce migration . charleton i think migration. charleton i think robert jenrick is absolutely right that rishi's bill doesn't go far enough . and i think for go far enough. and i think for many people , myself included, many people, myself included, you look at the situation going on and on and on, dragging on. this is the best that we can do before the next general

election. well, we saw how like that it was possible for the government to crack down on our civil liberties during lockdown , civil liberties during lockdown, but they can't seem to deal with this. i think that the this. so i think that the argument is being sort of argument is being made sort of in negative for leaving in the negative for leaving things like the european convention on human rights. >> well, just briefly then , do >> well, just briefly then, do you think is that what's happening right he's laying happening right now? he's laying the he's going be the groundwork. he's going to be told apparently there's a 50% chance he'll be chance that actually he'll be able get planes off into the able to get planes off into the air, off to rwanda before the next election . then, of course, next election. then, of course, that other 50% says that actually the echr will say no, nor can do. and then rishi sunak makes that a central plank of an election issue come the next general election. well, it's 50% at best, so it's probably less than 50% if we're being realistic . realistic. >> and the point that robert jenrick has made, which is quite right, which i think is why he said you're going to end up with this red hot fury of voters against conservative

against the conservative party backlash campaign backlash if this is a campaign tactic part, which tactic on rishi's part, which i don't is, i think it's don't think it is, i think it's a because if this a very poor one, because if this if , as robert a very poor one, because if this if, as robert jenrick a very poor one, because if this if , as robert jenrick predicts, if, as robert jenrick predicts, the implications of the current bill that rishi is putting forth, which doesn't go far enough, if those implications play enough, if those implications play out , what we could enough, if those implications play out, what we could end up with is a situation where, despite all of this legislative fussing that we've had over the rwanda plan that we end up with the flights being grounded , the flights being grounded, aided by the european court in strasbourg for exactly the same reasons as the previous plane was grounded, that kicked all of this off in the first place. it is absolutely unacceptable when our constitution dictates that parliament should be sovereign, that we are not. what is the message does this send to the rest of the world? the united kingdom can't control its own borders. it's joke. >> and actually, norman, gareth has written in and said, actually there are a number of votes that used to be labour votes that used to be labour votes going to parties like reform. that's true. and that's

the interesting conversation that to be had. i mean, that ought to be had. i mean, are in favour yourself of are you in favour yourself of some form of proportional representation? the changing of the electoral system? >> well, i am, but there are different forms pr, mean, different forms of pr, i mean, the system israel, for the pr system in israel, for example, huge amounts example, gives huge amounts of power 2 extremist out power to 1 or 2 extremist out religious parties. the pr system in germany has worked rather well 1945. you've got well since 1945. so you've got to pick your pr system. but let me agree with emma about the about the impact of sudden migration, which may surprise us. i that, but, us. what i when i say that, but, you you to grow you know, you have to grow organically , either as town or organically, either as a town or as country . and, you know, as a country. and, you know, sudden influx of people, particularly from one part of the world, does make it more challenging. look at somewhere like and norfolk. you like suffolk and norfolk. if you like, 1950s, which like, back in the 1950s, which were at those times sleepy backwater of small medieval towns. and then suddenly in the 1960s, you had a whole lot of council seats bolted on to medieval high streets. and that's a very long time for that to assimilate and that to become a place that actually

a working place that actually worked as a town somewhere like hadley, example, hadley, for example, i'm thinking, know thinking, which i know reasonably you've got reasonably well. so you've got to careful about to be slightly careful about this. conservatives this. but what the conservatives have , mind have to answer, never mind the european commission of human rights, it is that rights, is why it is that they were promising migration in tens of thousands by by theresa may in 2010. why it was then that the brexit we had, we've now got 250,000 is now tripled by by three times since brexit. people. i didn't vote for brexit, but people who voted for brexit, but people who voted for brexit, i think many of them did so on the basis they wanted migration down and migration figures down and they've tripled then. they've tripled since then. so what the conservative what is the conservative answer to why it's tripled? >> well , that's a good >> yeah, well, that's a good point, isn't it? sure that point, isn't it? i'm sure that we you. we agree with you. >> yeah, i never expected this, but there we are. >> things have >> stranger things have happened. guess. but there is happened. i guess. but there is a massive amount, actually, of people feeling that betrayal is the word that they'd use here. oh yeah, yeah. >> no, i if you, if anybody goes and reads robert jenrick article, he begins by saying that when he first went into his position as a minister, the first thing that he did was go

and meet with a family in dover that had had their house broken into by of these people who into by one of these people who had illegally. the had crossed illegally. the reality for reality is, particularly for those sort of ensconced those who are sort of ensconced in ivory towers or in the in their ivory towers or in the sort of metropolitan liberal areas of places like london, like north london, that they're not coming into contact with this on a daily basis. robert jenrick quite rightly pointed out, you know, school places the nhs, doctors services, these things don't grow on trees , things don't grow on trees, housing. we have children in this in this country who are not housed in appropriate accommodation . and yet we have accommodation. and yet we have all of these people who are coming here with their first act in entering this country is to break the law. and we put them up in a nice hotel. i think people are very rightly angry about it is unjust, about this because it is unjust, very often the case made for being hospitable to migrants, even economic migrants , never even economic migrants, never mind refugees , is made on a kind mind refugees, is made on a kind of moral ground that it's virtuous to be opening and welcoming to these people. but

there is these things are always a balance and actually this is an injustice to the people in this country by putting their security at risk, by the extremely social disruptive consequences uses of mass migration on this scale. and you're absolutely right . over you're absolutely right. over this conservative government , this conservative government, it's just gone up and up and up. and that's that's not just the illegal crossings. that's also visas that giving to visas that we're giving to people that robert jenrick again, has rightly pointed out that we can that there are things we can do about that. but government about that. but the government has chosen to . not has just chosen to. not >> going to have leave >> we're going to have to leave it there now, despite the fact that we all agreed, like a nest of birds some extent. of singing birds to some extent. there other out there. of singing birds to some extent. thicourse other out there. of singing birds to some extent. thicourse , ther out there. of singing birds to some extent. thicourse , hell out there. of singing birds to some extent. thicourse , hell is out there. of singing birds to some extent. thicourse , hell is ou�*t01ere. of course, hell is going to freeze over. thank you very freeze over. but thank you very much for your much to both of you for your time. appreciate it. that, time. i do appreciate it. that, of course, is emma webb and norman baker. they of the common sense society and the before that, the former liberal democrat minister, now thousand of pro—palestinian protesters are marching once again once again in central london to demonstrate against a resumption

of israel's campaign in gaza. but there has been mounting pressure on the metropolitan police to take stricter action against incidents of anti—semitism . um, during the anti—semitism. um, during the demonstrations as well. joining me now is gb news award—winning, news reporter . it me now is gb news award—winning, news reporter. it has to be said jack carson . jack, thanks very jack carson. jack, thanks very much for your time , mate. it's much for your time, mate. it's looking a bit busier than when i last saw you on there . how many last saw you on there. how many people are we expecting today ? people are we expecting today? may well, thousands . may well, thousands. >> darren certainly. and they're here already lining up here in the city of london. you can probably hear some of the screams and the chants of the protesters behind me. we're right here at the front of the protest as of course , these protest as of course, these people, part of the palestinian solidarity campaign, marching for that ceasefire, marching for the end of the stopping the war in gaza. of course, they want a full ceasefire now. that's why the main calls that they're calling for as part of this protest. now, we know that there have been temporary ceasefires

arranged between israel and hamas. for hamas. of course, for that exchange hostages and exchange of hostages and palestinian prisoners as well. but course, that is now but of course, that is now ceased. ended . and ceased. that is now ended. and of course, israel and hamas have continued carried on their continued and carried on their bombing campaigns. continued and carried on their bombing campaigns . of course, as bombing campaigns. of course, as you mentioned, there has been a lot of criticism from the metropolitan police over the past weeks as these past few weeks as these protesters have continued every single saturday. and of course, within this two mile march down to parliament square, the going by the likes of the cenotaph, the from the police the reaction from the police around attempts on the around any attempts on the cenotaph. of course, we'll be very interested to see. we know they once they have barricaded that once again. going again. and there are going to be thousands of well over a thousands of well over a thousand metro, the metropolitan police at the police officers here at the protest, of course, to make sure things go smoothly. now, there is a section 12 condition under the public order act to make sure of course, protesters sure that of course, protesters here stick to that designate route ended up at parliament square. as i mentioned. but of course, there are also other conditions, particularly as you mentioned, around some of the signs that we've seen over a

previous weeks. now police have been handed out leaflet to protesters here warning them of what an arrestable offence on what is an arrestable offence on a a plaque , on some kind a sign on a plaque, on some kind of leaflet that they might be handing out, including, of course, intimidation between towards someone because of a religion, a race, and religion, because of a race, and of course just intimidating behaviour in general. now, so far here at the protest, there's a wide range of ages of a big wide range of ages of people , all of whom are coming people, all of whom are coming from all over the country. we've seen i've seen campaigners from dorset here, of course, i know coming from birmingham myself today that people from that today that many people from that city have been bused in today to the protest . so this much the protest. so this very much has a nationwide wide impact has had a nationwide wide impact on the protesters are going on the protesters that are going to here. we are to be arriving here. we are going setting very, going to be setting off very, very shortly . and of course, very shortly. and of course, marching down to parliament square. but so far, certainly loud. and you can hear in the tone of the protesters here that there is some anger certainly towards, of course , i imagine towards, of course, i imagine that council that un security council decision yesterday, of course, 13 out of the 15 members did

vote towards a ceasefire. but of course the uk abstaining from that vote and the us is a permanent member using its veto to keep up its support of israel and meaning that ceasefire vote did not go through. so that's certainly something that the protesters here will feel emboldened possibly of emboldened by. possibly is, of course to carry on course a reason to carry on their campaign and carry on these into future . these protests into the future. >> yeah, i mean, jack, you know, the police, the metropolitan police said that they stop. police said that they just stop. oil protests been costing oil protests have been costing them million. goodness only them £20 million. goodness only knows how it's costing to knows how much it's costing to shut london every weekend shut down london every weekend for this go on. but jack will for this to go on. but jack will get the latest from you in an hour or so. cheers. very much and cheers to you at home as well. you've been watching and listening to gb news saturday with darren grimes. we've with me, darren grimes. we've got loads more coming up on today's but let's today's show. but first, let's take look at the weather with ellie. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start for many of us, this morning. and further wet weather looks like it's on its way as we

head through the the head through the rest of the weekend next week. weekend and into next week. storm ellen has named by storm ellen has been named by the met service. the irish met service. this bringing strongest winds and bringing the strongest winds and heaviest rain across the repubuc heaviest rain across the republic ireland. but also republic of ireland. but also bnng republic of ireland. but also bring wet weather to parts bring some wet weather to parts of england, scotland of northern england, scotland and too. those and northern ireland too. those strongest along strongest winds likely along those sea coasts where we those irish sea coasts where we could gusts up to 70 miles could see gusts up to 70 miles an hour and slowly tracking their and eastwards their way south and eastwards into hours sunday into the early hours of sunday morning, bringing with it some very to the very heavy rainfall to the southern of the uk, though southern half of the uk, though generally staying dry overnight with skies and with some clear skies and temperatures around 6 7 temperatures here around 6 or 7 degrees. but perhaps just a little cooler across little bit cooler across northern scotland. northern england and scotland. a brighter start to sunday across much of england and wales. but for another band of rain pushes in west through sunday in from the west through sunday morning. this bringing some further heavy rainfall and particularly that particularly falling on that already very ground. so that already very wet ground. so that could localised could lead to some localised flooding again , flooding here. and again, tracking its north and tracking its way north and eastwards parts northern eastwards into parts of northern england some england and scotland. some brighter spells developing, though, and wales though, across england and wales and temperatures here around 13 or but quite or 14 degrees, but quite a strong southwesterly breeze taking off those taking a notch off those

temperatures. cloudy temperatures. another cloudy start to monday for most of us, particularly across parts of scotland and northern england, particularly across parts of scotla there'll1orthern england, particularly across parts of scotla there'll be :hern england, particularly across parts of scotla there'll be outbreaksand, where there'll be outbreaks of rain and drizzle through monday morning. though, morning. further south, though, the sunshine here the best of the sunshine here with sunny spells with plenty of sunny spells through afternoon. through the afternoon. but further weather on further wet and windy weather on its and tuesday. its way on monday and tuesday. but are hints of something but there are hints of something a more on the a little bit more settled on the way next week . way next week. >> thank you very much, ellie. lots more coming up on today's show. alister stewart's going to join his broadcasting legend to discuss the general decline in the beautiful art of sending christmas cards and the impact that that had on some charities. all of that and more to come . all of that and more to come. i'm darren grimes and you're watching and listening to gb news britain as news .

especially yours. gb news the people's channel. britain's news channel. >> good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the liberal democrats are calling for an investigation to see whether the prime minister breached the ministerial code by failing to declare £100 million payment to rwanda . it was sent payment to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the £140 million already paid. that bnngs £140 million already paid. that brings the total to 240 million. writing in the daily telegraph former immigration minister robert jenrick, who resigned this week, has warned that rishi sunak's rwanda bill doesn't go far enough. the times reports the rwanda legislation has been

given only a 50% best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground next year. successfully getting flights off the ground next year . court the ground next year. court documents reveal the late queen wanted the duke and duchess of sussex to continue being given adequate security after stepping back from royal duties . an back from royal duties. an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary states . it's secretary states. it's imperative the family continues to be provided with effective security . in a statement, prince security. in a statement, prince harry said he felt forced to leave the uk after the security had downgraded , and he's suing had downgraded, and he's suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangements . hollywood star ryan o'neal has died peacefully at the age of 82.the died peacefully at the age of 82. the american actor is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed 1970 romance love story . the movie is romance love story. the movie is considered by the american film institute to be among the top ten most romantic movies of all time. his son announced the news

on social media, saying his father was a hollywood legend. full stop and brace yourself as storm ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk this weekend, the met office says the midlands northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. parts of northern england could also see up to 30mm of rain today , with a yellow warning in today, with a yellow warning in place stretching from carlisle to sheffield until 3:00 tomorrow morning. rain warnings morning. separate rain warnings also cover northern ireland until 7:00 this evening. parts of southern scotland until 9 pm. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews.com. now back to website, gbnews.com. now back to gb news saturday with . darren gb news saturday with. darren thanks , tatiana, and welcome thanks, tatiana, and welcome back to gb news. >> saturday with me, darren grimes on your tv, online and on digital radio. now before we move on, just a small reminder

about our very own nigel farage in the jungle. he got through yet another round on i'm a celebrity last night and is in the final four, so if you want to vote for him, grab your phone scan the qr code on your screen and download the app . you can and download the app. you can vote for him five times per day for free. so let's make him king of the jungle. it'll be the biggest upset since brexit. wonderful stuff. now a recent poll found a third of people intend to send fewer christmas cards this year because of the cost . now the price of a second cost. now the price of a second class stamp has risen by nearly 30% in five years to £0.75. and over the same period , a first over the same period, a first class stamp is up nearly 90% to 125. but this year , charities 125. but this year, charities are asking if people could send more cards to actually help them raise more money for good causes . well, a man who cares about

this issue is our very own gb news presenter alastair stewart, a broadcasting legend , if ever i a broadcasting legend, if ever i saw one. alastair thank you very much for your time . i was just much for your time. i was just reading in the press today, alastair, that actually people are saying that the postal service , the royal mail are service, the royal mail are prioritised buying parcels from amazon and the like over our letters and cards and all the rest of it. is that a deterrent as well? >> alastair it really worrying big front page splash in the daily mail today about that and the parcel post is more important to them because it's more profitable. but frankly, the way the number of the other delivery companies like dhl and ipp behave , it's hardly ipp behave, it's hardly surprising . the thing that surprising. the thing that really worried me about this and it was discussed on gb news last week end, was that christmas cards are really important for many of the charities we got a card from an old friend of ours who sends us a christmas card every year saying this will be

the last year that i do that we always used send a charity always used to send a charity card . he just wrote at the card. he just wrote at the bottom of it. in future , i will bottom of it. in future, i will be making a donation to a charity. well, that's great. i then phoned around a few of my charitable contacts and all of them said there's been a decline this year in the sale of charity cards. they've just gone down. and i think you're absolutely right. the cost of the post is a real factor. it may be that in the middle of a cost of living crisis, a few bob saved here and there. clearly matters to a lot of people. but these cards really matter to charities as well . one small charity that we well. one small charity that we support locally, home—start , support locally, home—start, which is a brilliant national charity, but it operates on a kind of franchise based basis in a good year, the christmas card sales will raise thousands, not hundreds, but thousands of pounds. what we do and what we

do is we train volunteers who go into families with very young children and help them get through the toughest of times. so it's a cry from me to keep supporting the charities. if sending christmas cards is the best way of doing it, hurrah! because it's lovely to get a card, but if you can't afford to do that or frankly can't be bothered to do that anymore , bothered to do that anymore, then please still make a donation . because what the donation. because what the charities do really, really matters . matters. >> and alastair, that's a really good point. the point about people just perhaps not being bothered about doing it anymore, have we lost that sort of community minded aspect of maybe sending your neighbour who you barely speak to anymore ? barely speak to anymore? christmas card, for example ? christmas card, for example? just i guess to remind them that you're there almost just because, let's be honest, we live in an age now where people may not even know their neighbours . neighbours. >> i think that's absolutely right. and we used to live in america, as, you know, an

american. families very often use their christmas cards as an incredible update on what all of their darling children and grandchildren are doing. we don't go quite that far, but we don't go quite that far, but we do send out a charity card and it really does matter. another interesting twist to it, i spoke to our our local hospice , which to our our local hospice, which is called naomi house and jacksplace. it's a brilliant organisation that looks after very young children and teenagers at that awful moment when they are going to lose their life well before threescore and 20. and they do just a brilliant job for it. they withdrew you from the charity card market because they couldn't compete with high street ones where you go into a supermarket and buy what purports to be a charity christmas card, but it gives a few pennies to a handful of charities as opposed to the total amount going all the way total amount going all the way to the charity. and another one i care about, the royal british

legion has seen their cards drop off a bit, but they now sell christmas decorations as well. if you go to the poppy shop online, you can see lots of other ways that you can back this brilliant charity looking after the ex—service men and women who have served this country so well over the years. and royal british legion is there 24 over seven. these people deserve our help. >> alastair stewart i think that's a beautiful way to make that's a beautiful way to make that plea and i'm going to be doing it as soon as i get off air. i'm going to be doing just that. but alastair there gb news presenter of thank you presenter of course, thank you very for your time. very much for your time. now folks, of you have been folks, loads of you have been sending in your emails thick and fast. you for doing so . on fast. thank you for doing so. on reform boost in the polls. reform uk's boost in the polls. chris has written in and he says i think the tories have the right policies fundamentally . right policies fundamentally. however, their implementation is being stymied by a left leaning blob and legal systems that are opposed to them. yeah, the

problem is, chris, 13 years, you know, 13 years is a long time . know, 13 years is a long time. and gary says, why is there no law shown to the support of the labour party , as people say? labour party, as people say? there are there are no better than the conservatives. people i've spoken to say they won't vote for either party yet. i'm heanng vote for either party yet. i'm hearing that, gary, a plague on both their houses . and sandra hearing that, gary, a plague on both iheir houses . and sandra hearing that, gary, a plague on both i quite ouses . and sandra hearing that, gary, a plague on both i quite likes . and sandra hearing that, gary, a plague on both i quite like somej sandra hearing that, gary, a plague on both i quite like some of andra hearing that, gary, a plague on both i quite like some of the ra says i quite like some of the policies of reform uk . what policies of reform uk. what turns me off? the party is richard tice oh, sandra is a lovely bloke. honestly, he really is. now keep your views coming in and we'll get to some more of them a bit later on. you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. darren grimes. thank you for doing so. loads more coming up on today's show with donald trump. once again , absent from the latest again, absent from the latest republican primary debate, who were the winners and losers in yesterday's rather heated exchange in alabama ? and all of exchange in alabama? and all of that and more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel .

sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me , darren grimes saturday with me, darren grimes on your tv , online and on on your tv, online and on digital radio. now you've been getting in touch with your views on the topics we've been discussing today on reform uk nipping at the conservatives heels , susan says there must be heels, susan says there must be many conservative voters like me

who in the past voted for them. even when they were not happy with their direction because we didn't want labour to get in. no more, says susan. they are that abysmal that i will not do this. i well, no labour will get in at the next election, but i will absolutely vote reform . i'm absolutely vote reform. i'm spoken like a susan that has had enough and steve says i think the reason why the number of legal migrants are so high is that the tories want to drive wages down with cheap labour. now, keep your views coming in thick and fast because i've got them open on my screen right in front of us. now you can subscribe to our youtube channel and follow us on our socials as well. we're at at gb news now. next up, folks, the european commission announced that a three year reprieve from brexit tariffs on electric vehicles traded across the channel from next year. electric vehicles shipped between the uk and the

eu were expected to have 45% of their parts sourced in the eu or uk, or face the tariff . but uk, or face the tariff. but germany's auto industry is now warning that if this comes into effect on january 1st, the whole of europe would be put at a significant competitive disadvantage shortage against the chinese rivals. so the plot thickens there, does it not? is europe beginning to realise that it should have perhaps been a little more lenient to old blighty during those brexit negotiation as well? joining me now is the motoring journalist and fan of these ev cars, quint ann wilson. quinton, thank you. as ever for your time . i mean, as ever for your time. i mean, is this a sign that actually europe are saying especially germany, how old are french protectionists this would actually not serve us well at all. >> the eu european commission

haven't done a good job with these rules of origin and it's a bit complicated , but let me try bit complicated, but let me try and talk you through them. as you said, you've got to have now 45% up to 50% of your car created locally. now that's okay for combustion cars because manufacture have got all those supply chains sorted out from years ago. but when it comes to electric cars , you know, you've electric cars, you know, you've got to have 45% of that battery pack made here in the uk or in europe. now, the problem is we had the pandemic, so all the factories close. we had the semiconductor crisis. we had the ukraine war, those supplies of battery materials to the factories were disrupted . so factories were disrupted. so carmakers have had to go anyway here but locally to get so that supply chain is the big problem . supply chain is the big problem. carmakers both in europe and in the uk, because we haven't got the uk, because we haven't got the battery factories and these bureaucrat in europe are saying,

right, well, okay, we didn't quite realise that it would take three years to get a battery factory going and supplying batteries to a car maker. so we'll give you well, we'll give you another three years. so they've stopped it and said, okay, in 2027 you'll have to have these tariffs or, you know, get the content up to 50. but the problem is, you know, as i said, three years to make a battery factory , it costs battery factory, it costs billions . and to get the billions. and to get the batteries actually made and into production vehicles maybe takes another . 10 to 20 months. so another. 10 to 20 months. so i can see us coming back in 2027 and saying european union, we need another extension because you've got this wrong . you've got this wrong. >> yes. i mean, a lot of voices have been saying, of course, that the trade and cooperation agreement signed by boris johnson would spell disaster for the uk's auto manufacturing industry and actually, if you

look, quinton, as you well know , look, quinton, as you well know, nissan have just made what was it, £1 billion commitment to their plant in sunderland that's not bad going is it 2 billion and they have batteries which they make here in the uk , which they make here in the uk, which puts them in a really, really great position. >> but look, all this is about attracting investment into the uk and whether you like electric cars or not, you're ideologically opposed to them. that's fine . but the fact is the that's fine. but the fact is the rest of the world is investing. america 390 billion investment. europe 25 billion in battery factories will either be little britain standing on the sidelines wondering what happened. sidelines wondering what happened . our auto industry or happened. our auto industry or we're going to try and make an effort to really produce some fine electric cars and get that into vestment in are you seeing, quinton the demand for electric cars? >> because of course the government have set itself targets well set itself set the industry targets for manufacturing and getting these

goods to the market. are you actually seeing the demand from consumers who are, of course, the ones that will pick up these cars ? are you seeing that cars? are you seeing that starting to move in that direction or do you think actually these targets that the government has set for 2030 and so on and so forth , that, of so on and so forth, that, of course, rishi sunak delayed ? and course, rishi sunak delayed? and are you of the view that actually such a delay was necessary because there simply isn't the demand for these cars yet ? yet? >> well, it's a vicious circle in a sense that sunak threw a hand grenade into the electric car market by changing the date for 2025, which has stopped demand. we've also got a big recession in the sense that , you recession in the sense that, you know, you can get discounts on virtually every every single car, electric or combustion. but sunak hasn't helped. and carmakers are really angry with him because they said, look , him because they said, look, we've been going for this date of 2030. we want consumers to buy our cars . this is what we've buy our cars. this is what we've been told. this is where we've been told. this is where we've been going. this is our our

strategy . and then the prime strategy. and then the prime minister goes and does this amazing , which has helped amazing u—turn, which has helped nobody except his backbench conservatives, who are the people who asked for yeah people who asked for it? yeah >> i mean, do you see this getting any better then? i mean, are we going to be once again manufacturing powerhouse ? will manufacturing powerhouse? will we be able to actually shake off the threat of china having a monopoly when it comes to the manufacturing of these batteries that you speak of there that cost billions of quid to actually start manufac facturing china has got a 20 year advantage on us. >> i mean, they've been doing it ensuring that for ages and ages and ages we won't be able to compete with them, but we will be able because we're great at research and development this research and development in this country talks it country and everybody talks it down. but we've got some really great scientists, some great battery great battery engineers, some great electric chemists. the thing electric chemists. and the thing to is to create new batteries to do is to create new batteries , new electric chemistries that we sell to the chinese. we can then sell to the chinese. so , don't give up. this is

so look, don't give up. this is a really, really important piece of legislation that gets income and investment and global green capital into the uk. and we've got to carry on going for it and unhealthy full policy shifts from the prime minister helps nobody, least of all the car industry in the uk. >> yeah, i mean what do you say, quentin, to that? just very briefly, what do you say to those who are saying it's just too expensive, electricity is going in january. going to go up in january. >> so look, we need to control the price of electricity. at the moment, it's hooked to gas, which gas has gone which is nuts. but gas has gone up. electricity is going up. up. so electricity is going up. decouple electricity from gas, take or take a control over the price. we get more renewables in batteries . we can we can do this batteries. we can we can do this instead of relying . instead of relying. >> we like an optimistic note to end on quinton. so thank you very much quentin wilson there. the motoring journalist. now, folks just are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, darren grimes. lots more up. first, let's more coming up. but first, let's get a brighter

get the weather a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello, welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start for many of us this morning and further wet weather looks like it's on its way as we head through rest of the head through the rest of the weekend and into next week. storm has been named by storm ellen has been named by the met this the irish met service. this bringing winds and bringing the strongest winds and heaviest the heaviest rain across the repubuc heaviest rain across the republic but also republic of ireland. but also bringing wet weather to bringing some wet weather to parts england, parts of northern england, scotland to northern ireland scotland and to northern ireland those strongest winds likely along irish sea coasts along those irish sea coasts where could see gusts up to where we could see gusts up to 70 an hour and slowly 70 miles an hour and slowly tracking way and tracking their way south and eastwards hours eastwards into the early hours of bringing of sunday morning, bringing with it rainfall to it some very heavy rainfall to the southern half the uk, the southern half of the uk, though staying dry though generally staying dry overnight with some clear skies and temperatures here around 6 or but perhaps just a or 7 degrees. but perhaps just a little cooler across little bit cooler across northern and scotland. northern england and scotland. a brighter start to sunday across much of england and wales. but for another band of rain pushes in from the west through sunday

morning this bringing some morning and this bringing some further heavy rainfall and particularly that particularly falling on that already ground. that already very wet ground. so that could localised could lead to some localised flooding here. and again, tracking way north and tracking its way north and eastwards of northern eastwards into parts of northern england and scotland. some brighter developing , brighter spells developing, though, england wales though, across england and wales and here around 13 and temperatures here around 13 or 14 degrees, quite or 14 degrees, but quite a strong breeze strong southwesterly breeze taking a notch off those temperatures. another cloudy start to monday for most of us, particularly parts of particularly across parts of scotland and northern england, where outbreaks where there'll be outbreaks of rain monday rain and drizzle through monday morning. south, though, morning. further south, though, the best of sunshine here the best of the sunshine here with sunny spells with plenty of sunny spells through afternoon. but through the afternoon. but further weather on further wet and windy weather on its and tuesday. its way on monday and tuesday. but something but there are hints of something a more settled on the a little bit more settled on the way week. way next week. >> like things are heating >> looks like things are heating up, boxed spoilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> thanks, ellie. lots more coming up on today's show. as support for reform uk more than doubles in some opinion polls. just how much damage could richard tice party do to the conservatives ? all of that and

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really matter to you . coming up really matter to you. coming up this next hour, reform . the uk's this next hour, reform. the uk's surge in support could cost the tories up to 35 seats at the next general election. is sunak snookered? reform has seen its share of the vote more than double now. is it poised to blow a mortal blow to rishi sunak? then boris johnson has launched a defence of his leadership dunng a defence of his leadership during the covid pandemic. he said it was simply not right to say he didn't care about people's suffering in his final comments to the covid inquiry bofis comments to the covid inquiry boris johnson says the world still needs to find out where the virus came from. we'll discuss. and thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are once again marching in central london to demand straight against israel's campaign in gaza. but there's been mounting pressure on the metropolitan police to take stronger action against incidents of anti—semitism during these demonstrations. we'll be there live and on nigel farage in the

jungle, he got through yet another round on i'm a celebrity last night and he's through to the final four. so if you want him to win , grab your phone. you him to win, grab your phone. you see that qr code on your screens right now? scan that. give it a download, and you can vote for him for five times per day for free. so let's do it. let's make him king of the jungle. i've already done it. got up first thing and that was what i did. so as ever, do get in touch and send me your thoughts. i've so as ever, do get in touch and send me your thoughts . i've got send me your thoughts. i've got your emails opened right here. the you need is the email you need is gbviews@gbnews.com or message us on our socials. we're at at gb news. but first, here's the news with tatiana . with tatiana. >> darren thank you and good afternoon. this is the latest from the newsroom. the lib dems are calling for an investigation to see whether the prime minister breached the minister

code by failing to declare £100 million payment to rwanda . it million payment to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the 140 million already paid , and that brings the total paid, and that brings the total to £240 million. writing in the daily telegraph, former immigration minister robert jenrick has warned the rishi sunak rwanda bill doesn't go far enough.the sunak rwanda bill doesn't go far enough. the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 50% best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground next year. greater manchester conservative chairman stephen carlton—woods says the stakes are high for the prime minister >> now i think that rishi feels as though he might have egg on his face if he doesn't proceed with it. and it's all right. people saying , oh well, the law, people saying, oh well, the law, the we should sort of line your ducks up first to make sure that you, you know, you're going to get court. but as i get it through a court. but as i said earlier, it's untested law. so there's always to be an so there's always going to be an interpretation that in interpretation of that in a different way. we've seen judges across have across the country have different interpreted versions

of anyway . of this anyway. >> un officials say there is enough food aid available in eqypt enough food aid available in egypt and jordan to reach a million people in gaza as amid fears of humanitarian aid collapse thing. the united states vetoed a un security council demand for an immediate ceasefire in gaza that would allow aid into the enclave . allow aid into the enclave. there were 13 votes in favour whilst britain chose to abstain from voting as one of five permanent council members , the permanent council members, the us has the power to veto any resolution charleton they stood alongside israel, saying the proposed resolution would only plant the seeds for the next war. three elderly people have died after a large fire broke out at a hospital in tivoli near rome. a warning this video has some flashing images. the blaze started on an underground floor of the san giovanni evangelista hospital . the flames reaching hospital. the flames reaching the emergency room and the intensive care unit . thick smoke intensive care unit. thick smoke forced 200 patients to be evacuated to another ward, among them, several children and a

pregnant woman . members of pregnant woman. members of multiple unions met today to argue against anti—strike laws after 18 months of industrial action, hundreds of thousands of workers have taken actions over pay workers have taken actions over pay and conditions , as it says, pay and conditions, as it says, regulations, to ensure minimum levels of service came into force yesterday. this is the first time in 40 years the tuc assembled a special national conference. tuc general secretary paul novak says the strikes act is unfit for the modern day worker. >> going on strike is a basic protection that working people have relied on for generations. but today we've got a tory government that feels threatened by that basic protection through and by the organised working class, threatened by workers having the temerity to stand up and their response to reach out for that old thatcherite playbook, slap more restrictions on unions , bully working people on unions, bully working people into keeping quiet court

documents have revealed the late queen wanted the duke and duchess of sussex to continue being given adequate security after stepping back from royal duties. >> an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary states it's imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security . in effective security. in a statement, prince harry said he felt forced to leave the uk after his security had downgraded. he's suing associated newspapers limited over an article about the legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangements . and brace yourself for storm ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk and to the uk this weekend . the met the uk this weekend. the met office says the midlands , office says the midlands, northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. parts of northern england could also see up to 30mm of rain today , with a yellow rain today, with a yellow warning in place stretching from carlisle to sheffield until 3:00

tomorrow morning . separate rain tomorrow morning. separate rain warnings also cover northern ireland until 7:00 this evening and parts of southern scotland until 9 pm. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to . play gb news. now back to. darren thanks , tatiana. darren thanks, tatiana. >> let's get stuck into today's topic, shall we? the spiralling crisis over the rwanda scheme that the government's own advice says only has about at best a 50% chance of working and is now threatening to split the conservatives as seriously as brexit. and like brexit, the divide is causing voters to potentially look for alternatives with the insurgent reform uk formerly the brexit party, now regularly polling above 10, nipping away at the tories heels with some pollsters predicting reform uk's surge in

support could cost the tories as many as 35 seats in the next election. well, joining me to discuss this is gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. nigel i mean, i doubt you're expecting deputy prime minister richard tice any time soon, but what could this look like? best case scenario so well, the best case scenario is that they damage the tories. >> i mean, labour will be delight by this research because they're the ones who will benefit . and you're right. no, benefit. and you're right. no, i'm afraid richard tice is not heading towards parliament because even if they get to 14 or 15% in the polls , reform or 15% in the polls, reform won't return to a single mp based on our first past the post system . but what it can do is do system. but what it can do is do quite severe damage to the tories marginal seats. so it depends how he targets them. there are 12 seats in the country which have majorities

below 500. now, if he targets those seats, you really can actually stop a tory from gaining it again. it would probably mostly help labour. >> yeah . i mean, nigel, probably mostly help labour. >> yeah. i mean, nigel, i probably mostly help labour. >> yeah . i mean, nigel, i don't >> yeah. i mean, nigel, i don't wish to be impertinent here. right. but you've been covering politics for some time now. i hope that's not rude to suggest . hope that's not rude to suggest. i'm wondering the before we brought about brexit in this country, there was a groundswell of opinion that bubbled and bubbled and bubbled . and i'm bubbled and bubbled. and i'm starting to wonder what the next movement actually is. i mean, do you think it's going to be i don't know, a referendum on membership of the echr? what doesit membership of the echr? what does it start to look like? because you are starting to see the seeds of dissent well and truly being sold on the issue of immigration. are you not? >> yes, i think that's right. and there is a comparison with brexit. the tory party seems to

be splitting on very much kind of brexit lines on this one. no i don't think we'll see a referendum about the echr. i think politicians have learned the lesson from the last two referendums that there are really just two devices of i mean, we kept scotland as part of the union, but there were some real sort of wobblies. whether that would succeed and of course, we're still suffering from the divisions that have been caused by brexit. that's not a comment on whether brexit is or it's simply is right or wrong. it's simply an observation about how that split country is now split the country is now splitting the tory party yeah. >> all right . our splitting the tory party yeah. >> all right. our very splitting the tory party yeah. >> all right . our very own >> all right. our very own senior political commentator there, nigel nelson, on that search for reform uk . now for search for reform uk. now for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and more, you can go to our website at gbnews.com now, folks, boris johnson has launched a defence of his leadership during the covid pandemic. he said it was

simply not right to say he didn't care about people suffering . he was getting quite suffering. he was getting quite emotional saying that we should have thought about how number 10 parties would look . now. parties would look. now. messages shown to the inquiry . messages shown to the inquiry. he revealed the former prime minister worried about the pubuc minister worried about the public perception of parties in downing street after the first stories broke about the scandal . stories broke about the scandal. in his final comments to the covid inquiry, boris johnson says the world still needs to find out where the virus came from . joining find out where the virus came from .joining me now find out where the virus came from . joining me now to find out where the virus came from .joining me now to discuss from. joining me now to discuss this is the former editor of labourlist , peter edwards and labourlist, peter edwards and the journalist and broadcaster mike parry . mike, the journalist and broadcaster mike parry. mike, i'll the journalist and broadcaster mike parry . mike, i'll start mike parry. mike, i'll start with you. we do need to know where that came from, don't we? there needs to be why is the inquiry not focusing on things like that and instead going through those parties? again, i don't know about people at home, but totally agree. but i totally agree. >> agree. >> i totally agree. >> i totally agree. >> whatsapps and who used >> and whatsapps and who used the worst language all the worst language and all that kind basically, kind of stuff. basically, you need two things. we

need to know two things. are we prepared if it happens again? and a question raise, and a question boris did raise, which back when which was knocked back when michael gove raised it, where did it come from in the first place? i thought boris was brilliant inquiry. boris brilliant at the inquiry. boris at his best. we've just seen that clip. his hair looks better there for there than it's looked for years, and that's an indication of competent he feels about of how competent he feels about the way he was going. on his last words i don't know if you caught it after his two days were got he said to were he got up and he said to baroness wasn't it? i'm baroness hallett, wasn't it? i'm rather because he rather sad it's over because he enjoyed that that enjoyed having that that platform to put his case forward after the relentless campaign against him in all forms of media and comment. >> to clarify, he means the inquiry here in itself is over, not covid, right? >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> he's delighted. >> he's delighted. >> covid. i'm sure. >> covid. i'm sure. >> oh, yes. >> oh, yes. >> yes. no i'm sorry. after his two days at the inquiry. yeah. he sort of said to baroness hallett i'm rather sad it's oven he hallett i'm rather sad it's over. he meant i wouldn't have minded more time to explain myself. sorry. should myself. okay sorry. i should have that clear have made that perfectly clear on the way, where

on the issues. by the way, where he could have given some explanation to the inquiry and the people running it. that's baroness hallett and hugo keith, kc skipped over it. for instance , he said of the parties he said, a million miles from the reality of what happened, why didn't mr holac kc then come back and say, well, perhaps you'd like to tell us what actually did happen, because there must be a lot of mis nomer and a lot of misinformation flying around. but i don't think mr hull gave him the opportunity to or or to explain the to do that or or to explain the successes as like rolling out the pandemic. successes as like rolling out the pandemic . exactly exactly. the pandemic. exactly exactly. >> i mean , peter edwards, i'm >> i mean, peter edwards, i'm a you aren't exactly a boris fan boy. i'm not suggesting that. mike parry is there. but do you agree with mike sentiments that actually it went quite well for boris? >> well, it's not about whether one is a fan or not. >> about whether the >> it's about whether the inquiry work and inquiry is doing his work and then whether boris is being truthful. boris is truthful. so i'm glad boris is healthy. him to healthy. we don't want him to be ill. i doubt that

ill. and i don't doubt that whoever was prime minister would have great burden have felt the great burden of being leader of the nation at such catastrophic so on such a catastrophic time. so on some sense , personally, i feel some sense, personally, i feel for but one he complains for him. but one he complains about the remit of the inquiry. yet drew up remit yet he drew up the remit of inquiry years ago when he inquiry a few years ago when he was prime minister and secondly, lots mistakes were made, lots of mistakes were made, particularly over boris johnson not being truthful about the parties. and thirdly, the reason i think why some of the legal counsel in the course of the questioning do challenge him so robustly is because boris has a longer record not being longer term record of not being truthful , going back all the way truthful, going back all the way to sacked from the times to being sacked from the times 20 odd ago, are you 20 odd years ago, but are you actually then that actually confident then that speaking of remit, i mean, speaking of that remit, i mean, would you agree with boris? >> i mean, he well been >> i mean, he may well have been the sign off and say, the one to sign off and say, this is what the ought this is what the remit ought to be, you confident that this is what the remit ought to be, remit you confident that this is what the remit ought to be, remit willu confident that this is what the remit ought to be, remit will give |fident that this is what the remit ought to be, remit will give |fidthe that the remit will give us the evidence that we need looking back at the not too distant past to prepare for if, god forbid , to prepare for if, god forbid, this happens again, well, we'll have to wait and see. >> experts in viruses of which i'm not one, say it's likely there another disease.

there will be another disease. so vital that we learn the so it's vital that we learn the lessons and i can understand people's frustration . but i people's frustration. but i don't think the inquiry should look at particularly at where covid began , because obviously covid began, because obviously we believe that was in kind of livestock market in china. >> do we or was it in a was it in a laboratory? did it come out of a laboratory? we don't really know, do we? >> well, that's not my view. >> well, that's not my view. >> if it's not within the >> but if it's not within the remit also remit and it's also it's probably within the scope probably not within the scope and because and competence, because if baroness did want to do baroness hallett did want to do a deep a chinese, you a deep dive on a chinese, you know, meat or poultry in know, meat or poultry market, in reality know, meat or poultry market, in rea ity do. for it to do. >> so i think either for boris ought to be fair, any minister or ex to minister complain about the inquiry. it the terms of the inquiry. now it does of a nonsense. does seem a bit of a nonsense. well, i don't think because well, i don't think so, because the terms of the inquiry might have up, as you say, have been drawn up, as you say, by people, but by boris and his people, but they're being interpreted they're not being interpreted like people they're not being interpreted likepeople asking about >> people are asking about whatsapps who whatsapps and who shouted at who and this. that's what and who said this. that's what it up that it wasn't set up for that quality of governance is part of it. >> yeah. okay >> yeah. okay >> well, quality of >> well, the quality of governance, agree with you is governance, i agree with you is needs found out so far in the

we've found out so far in the inquiry that science ists disagreed with each other on the evidence. so why was one the initial claims against boris that he was too stupid to understand what the scientists were telling him? the scientists themselves didn't agree on it. and when hancock got into the box and said, well, the box, he wasn't defended, was wasn't a defended, he was a witness. i know, but when hancock said, oh, on hindsight, we down three we should have locked down three weeks that's another weeks earlier, that's another model. was talking facts model. boris was talking facts and you quite rightly said it was thrust upon him. it had never happened before. he had to react and he reacted. and react to it and he reacted. and hancock's looking like hancock's now, looking back like loads of other people and saying, have done saying, we should have done this, have that. this, we should have done that. we scientists were we also know top scientists were predicting deaths of 500,000 at one point, and they got it all completely wrong. the mean average age of somebody who died, sadly, from this pandemic, 80 years of age, that puts into perspective the real danger for the country. yeah i mean, on that point, then, the fact of the matter is we're getting emails coming in thick and fast

and a lot of people are saying what we do need to fundamentally know , if it was a lab leak, for know, if it was a lab leak, for example, because actually that would allow country to be would allow the country to be resilient in the face of another completely disastrous potential and to prepare for it. >> yeah, for that kind of eventuality, because it seems . eventuality, because it seems. right, if china is actually preparing those kinds of things in some laboratory, we do of course, need to know that over well boris johnson's watson well, nobody's got any evidence, pete. >> this is the point i'm making. it needs further investigation and we need the chinese to be a bit more open about what they know they told know because they haven't told us everything know . us everything they know. >> think and i have very >> i think mike and i have very different views on this, but i do agree that china, particularly in the first 12 months pandemic, wasn't months of the pandemic, wasn't transparent . but to be fair to transparent. but to be fair to the inquiry baroness the inquiry and baroness hallett, who i have great faith in, is independent, is in, who is independent, is robust. she do robust. is she what can she do about yeah, she's not about that? yeah, she's not a head of state. if china remains secretive or not transparent , secretive or not transparent, there's very little judicial

inquiry in london could do about that. that's why i think we've got to keep clear in our minds that difference, that and the difference, i think, between causes which think, between the causes which i'd will be studying i'd imagine will be studying for decades what can do decades and what britain can do about resilience, where decades and what britain can do abc need resilience, where decades and what britain can do abc need answersilience, where decades and what britain can do abc need answers within, where decades and what britain can do abc need answers within 1nhere decades and what britain can do abc need answers within 1 to are we need answers within 1 to 3 years, because as we all admit, we when next we don't know when the next pandemic might come. we hope neven pandemic might come. we hope never. but it's likely there might reckon, sir keir >> do you reckon, sir keir starmer have done better >> do you reckon, sir keir staiiner have done better >> do you reckon, sir keir staiin terms have done better >> do you reckon, sir keir staiin terms of have done better >> do you reckon, sir keir staiin terms of handling; better >> do you reckon, sir keir staiin terms of handling the )etter pandemic? >> yeah, i think he would have been, truthful been, first of all, truthful with the public and i think he's much better at absorbing the evidence at the evidence and looking at the detail. even boris johnson's detail. and even boris johnson's own supporters like cain, own supporters, like lee cain, the press secretary, said the former press secretary, said bofis the former press secretary, said boris has skills, but he boris has many skills, but he was person that was a wrong person for that moment history. moment in uk history. >> keir starmer has said continually he'd locked continually he'd have locked down longer and more often. he said that when the lockdowns were on was saying we've got said that when the lockdowns weextend was saying we've got said that when the lockdowns weextend itwas saying we've got said that when the lockdowns weextend it now. laying we've got said that when the lockdowns weextend it now. we1g we've got said that when the lockdowns weextend it now. we alliie've got said that when the lockdowns weextend it now. we all knowgot to extend it now. we all know now nobody ever did a cost now that nobody ever did a cost analysis of lockdown compared to keeping society open and trying to isolate those most at risk, at risk from the pandemic. nick,

we know it's catastrophic. we'll be paying the cost financially , be paying the cost financially, economically. for decades, children's education has gone through the washer and they'll be affected for the rest of their lives. and yet nobody ever said , let's do a cost benefit said, let's do a cost benefit analysis of the restrictions that you're intending to impose upon the british people. and that's the very first thing we need to do next time. and boris made that point clear in his evidence. >> so do you reckon sir keir starmer, though, would have done a better. >> i don't sir keir >> i don't reckon sir keir starmer have anything starmer would have done anything except country except keep the country closed for as as possible. for down as long as possible. because i don't think he had any other really don't . other ideas. i really don't. >> i mean, peter, do you think the public have moved on from all of this? because obviously there sentiment moved there was a sentiment that moved against think against boris johnson. i think it's say that there are it's clear to say that there are a lot of loyal supporters still getting in touch about this. but do think the public large do you think the public at large have said , oh, my god, not have just said, oh, my god, not this again? i just want to forget about this? forget about all this? >> . so i think i think

>> no. so i think i think briefly on keir starmer. i think he have right to lock he would have been right to lock down i think he down earlier because i think he is a bit longer, more is perhaps a bit longer, more cautious nature cautious and prudent by nature in the public. and in terms of the public. and i don't to make kind of don't mean to make a kind of political but i feel the political point, but i feel the pubuc political point, but i feel the public have moved on a bit from bofis public have moved on a bit from boris because were boris johnson because we were talking two about talking a year or two ago about bofis talking a year or two ago about boris that that boris comeback and that that seems absolutely seems to be absolutely toast now. the public seems to be absolutely toast now. moved the public seems to be absolutely toast now. moved on the public seems to be absolutely toast now. moved on because public seems to be absolutely toast now. moved on because many have moved on because many people are living with bereavement. many lost bereavement. many people lost their are theirjobs. many people are living and of living with long covid. and of course, wider economic course, there's a wider economic effect on all of us. that post covid, we're all little bit covid, we're all a little bit poorer, even if a fortunate person i've been person like me, i've been in relatively the relatively good health. the standard living and gross standard of living and gross domestic product is a little bit worse than it would otherwise have been. >> already saying, >> doctors are already saying, by , that it could take 5 by the way, that it could take 5 or for the full medical or 6 years for the full medical cost the country to become cost of the country to become apparent. people may have apparent. people who may have had cancer diagnosed during those lockdowns when the nhs was overwhelmed and may not find out that they're ill for another good 2 or 3 years was not overwhelmed thankfully. good 2 or 3 years was not overwicourse, thankfully. good 2 or 3 years was not overwicourse, ithankfully. good 2 or 3 years was not overwicourse, it wasn't.ly. good 2 or 3 years was not overwicourse, it wasn't a. good 2 or 3 years was not overwicourse, it wasn't a reason >> of course, it wasn't a reason for to ensure the nhs

for a lockdown to ensure the nhs was not overwhelmed. it was not overwhelmed defence and we didn't use nightingale didn't even use the nightingale hospitals , which were supposed hospitals, which were supposed to be overflow. to be the overflow. >> you're absolutely right. >> so you're absolutely right. but was busy at the time but the nhs was busy at the time and that means that people could not access doctors and specialists to get diagnosis for diseases which may be become apparent later. >> well, i think every family and every family watching will have been affected by cancer in some form or another. i think that's something all we all that's something we all we all worry there are worry about that there are delays that's not a point delays and that's not a point about politics. that's about the nhs to pivot very nhs having to pivot very suddenly onto the big, almost the ask in its history. the biggest ask in its history. >> yeah, well, we say that, but did pivot a little bit too did it pivot a little bit too much, though? >> problem here? because, >> is the problem here? because, you were people >> is the problem here? because, you told, were people >> is the problem here? because, you told, well, nere people >> is the problem here? because, you told, well, don'tyeople in, being told, well, don't come in, stay, including me. >> a half term >> i've got a half term situation. right. which i've had for years. and consistently my check—up appointment was put back. i've got one now in december on the day the doctors are starting to strike. okay. so

i'm worried it might be pushed back again, but it's been pushed back again, but it's been pushed back for 18 months. nearly two years because i couldn't access the hospital because so much focus on covid. what do focus was put on covid. what do you guys think of hugo keith by the way? kc the i mean, i see him leaning on you know, the table there. i'd like him to stand up straight and ask the questions seems to questions directly. he seems to have casual attitude to have a very casual attitude to the of the inquiry. the leadership of the inquiry. >> well, yes, of course . we >> well, yes, of course. we haven't to answer haven't got him here to answer for his stance on literal stance. yeah, but we'll have to leave it there, folks, as we've got no more time. but thank you both very much for your time. mike parry there, and of course, peter edwards, of peter edwards, formerly of labour now , folks, labour list, now, folks, thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are once again, i know , marching in central to know, marching in central to london demonstrate against the resumption of israel's campaign in gaza . but there's been in gaza. but there's been mounting pressure on the metropolitan police to take stricter action against incidents of anti—semitism dunng incidents of anti—semitism during these demonstrations. joining me now is our award

winning gb news news reporter, jack carson . jack, i'm never jack carson. jack, i'm never going to get bored of telling people that you're award winner. and it was a great achievement. but what's going behind you but what's going on behind you there? any has there? are you seeing any has there? are you seeing any has there disturbance ? so there been any disturbance? so so far, the protests have been very , very peaceful. very, very peaceful. >> a mix of all age groups out here marching, of course, under that under that banner of the palestinian solidarity campaign , palestinian solidarity campaign, of course, calling for an end to, they say, the war in gaza. they say they want a ceasefire now, of course, we know there have been temporary ceasefire when a deal was struck between israel hamas that israel and hamas for that exchange hostages . compare as exchange of hostages. compare as well palestinian well with palestinian protesters. but i just want to bnng protesters. but i just want to bring an update the bring you an update from the metropolitan the last metropolitan police. in the last couple of minutes. they say that as march formed today, as the march formed up today, the officers identified, they say a man with a placard making comparisons between israel and nazi germany . they say he has nazi germany. they say he has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. now, of course, as you mentioned there, there has been

mounting over the past mounting pressure over the past few these have few weeks as these protests have concurrently, you know, concurred few concurred over the past few weekends that the metropolitan police doing police weren't necessarily doing enough to protect specific police weren't necessarily doing enougilike protect specific police weren't necessarily doing enougilike the ect specific police weren't necessarily doing enougilike the cenotaphc police weren't necessarily doing enougilike the cenotaph or of things like the cenotaph or of course, keep the order within these protests, because we know very much during these very much during the day these protests, you can see protests, as you can see now behind peaceful. they're behind me, are peaceful. they're loud but they're but, loud, but they're peaceful. but, of as the dispersal of course, as the dispersal comes the end the day, comes at the end of the day, that's when we have seen some trouble specific and trouble from very specific and individual people. but of course , they have made clear that they are imposing certain sections of the public order act, including section which enforces these section 12, which enforces these people to keep to their specific routes, as well as, of course , routes, as well as, of course, other conditions around the types and different types of signs and different things that will be in arrestable offence here. they are proving they are are proving that they are keeping to what they've said there. they say there. with that, they say arrest of man on suspicion of arrest of a man on suspicion of arrest of a man on suspicion of a aggravated public a racially aggravated public order offence. now we know that there have been handed out leaflets about what deemed to leaflets about what is deemed to be arrestable. if you're seen whether it's a placard, whether it's leaflet whether it's it's a leaflet or whether it's

something as well, something or chanting as well, things incite hatred of things that incite hatred of course, whether it's to do with a whether it's to a religion, whether it's to do with race well. there with a race as well. there has also on flares and also been warnings on flares and other things which might intimidate people. we have seen i've one green flare be set i've seen one green flare be set off march today. off within the march today. that's been only but of that's been the only one. but of course, the police are not necessarily walking along. every single person within these protests. there's around over a thousand metro metropolitan police officers, but they are stationed at different points. police officers, but they are stationycourse,fferent points. police officers, but they are stationycourse, along points. police officers, but they are stationycourse, along this1ts. police officers, but they are stationycourse, along this march and of course, along this march route as they head towards parliament square, we're just up from cathedral now . from saint paul's cathedral now. now, of they've been now, of course, they've been marching initially from that start junction. they're start in bank junction. they're going in parliamentary going to end up in parliamentary in square. now, the in parliament square. now, the police put conditions, of police have put conditions, of course, on the speeches of this march ending at 4:00 pm and of course, urging those protesters to start dispersing at the end of this march. ends at to start dispersing at the end of thi�*yesarch. ends at 5:00. yes >> i mean, i've seen a few posters, placards go by you there. we're saying from the river to the sea, which in my mind is a genocidal chant to get

rid of the jews and israel. it's just i find it absolutely extraordinary that this is allowed go on weekend after allowed to go on weekend after weekend. jack , you'll keep weekend. but jack, you'll keep up date as ever, thank you up to date as ever, thank you very much for your time . some very much for your time. some folks you are watching and listening gb news saturday listening to gb news saturday with we've with me. darren grimes. we've got coming up on got loads more coming up on today's show. but first, let's have a look the weather with ellie. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer . it gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start for many of us this morning and further wet weather looks like it's on its way as we head rest of head through the rest of the weekend into next week. weekend and into next week. storm ellen has been named by the service. this the irish met service. this bringing winds and bringing the strongest winds and heaviest the heaviest rain across the repubuc heaviest rain across the republic but also republic of ireland, but also bringing to bringing some wet weather to parts northern england, parts of northern england, scotland ireland, scotland and northern ireland, too. winds too. those strongest winds likely along those irish sea coasts could see gusts coasts where we could see gusts up to 70 miles an hour and slowly their way south slowly tracking their way south and early and eastwards into the early hours morning, hours of sunday morning, bringing very heavy bringing with it some very heavy rainfall half of rainfall to the southern half of the generally staying the uk, though generally staying dry some clear the uk, though generally staying dry and some clear the uk, though generally staying dry and temperatures; clear the uk, though generally staying dry and temperatures here|r skies and temperatures here around 6 or 7 degrees. but

perhaps just a little bit cooler across northern england and scotland. a brighter start to sunday across much of england and but for another band and wales. but for another band of pushes from the west of rain pushes in from the west through morning. through sunday morning. this bringing some further heavy rainfall and particularly falling that very wet falling on that already very wet ground. could lead to ground. so that could lead to some here. ground. so that could lead to som again, here. ground. so that could lead to som again, tracking here. ground. so that could lead to som again, tracking its here. ground. so that could lead to som again, tracking its wayre. some localised flooding here. north and eastwards parts north and eastwards into parts of england and of northern england and scotland. brighter spells scotland. some brighter spells developing, though, across england and wales and temperatures around 13 or temperatures here around 13 or 14 degrees, but quite strong 14 degrees, but quite a strong southwesterly breeze taking a notch those temperatures . notch off those temperatures. there's start to there's another cloudy start to monday for most of us, particularly across parts of scotland northern england, scotland and northern england, where outbreaks of where there'll be outbreaks of rain monday rain and drizzle through monday morning. though , morning. further south, though, the sunshine here the best of the sunshine here with sunny spells with plenty of sunny spells through the afternoon. but further wet and windy weather on its and tuesday. its way on monday. and tuesday. but hints something its way on monday. and tuesday. b little hints something its way on monday. and tuesday. b little bit hints something its way on monday. and tuesday. b little bit more1ts something its way on monday. and tuesday. b little bit more settledymething its way on monday. and tuesday. b little bit more settled onething its way on monday. and tuesday. b little bit more settled on theig a little bit more settled on the way thanks ellie. way next week. thanks ellie. >> lots more coming up on today's show, folks, as traditional markets up and down, the uk continued to struggle, is there hope for leicester's 700 year old market, which is about

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investigation to see whether the prime minister breached the ministerial code by failing to declare a £100 million payment to rwanda . it was sent to kigali to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the £140 million already paid . that million already paid. that bnngs million already paid. that brings the total to 240 million writing in the daily telegraph, former immigration minister robert jenrick warned rishi sunak rwanda bill doesn't go far enough. sunak rwanda bill doesn't go far enough . the times reports the enough. the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 50% at best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground. next year. of successfully getting flights off the ground. next year . court off the ground. next year. court documents reveal the late queen wanted protection for the duke and duchess of sussex after they abstained from royal duties . an abstained from royal duties. an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary states it's imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security . in a statement, prince harry said he feared for his safe family's safety and felt forced to leave the uk . he's family's safety and felt forced to leave the uk. he's suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home

office following a decision to change his security arrangements. dozens of flights were unable to leave gatwick airport for a few hours today after a system outage past hours flying to and from the west sussex airport reported planes being delayed on the tarmac this morning . the airport has morning. the airport has apologised for ongoing delays . apologised for ongoing delays. and brace yourself for storm. ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk this weekend . the met office says the weekend. the met office says the midlands northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. parts of northern england could also see up to 30mm of rain today, with yellow warnings in place stretching from carlisle to sheffield until 3:00 tomorrow morning. sepa rain warnings also cover northern ireland until 7:00 this evening and parts of southern scotland until 9 pm. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com now back to . darren

gbnews.com now back to. darren welcome back to gb news saturday with me, darren grimes on your tv online and on digital radio. >> now before we move on, just a small reminder about our very own nigel farage in the jungle. he got through another round on i'm a celebrity last night and is in the final four. it's incredible. if you want to vote for him, grab your phone scan the qr code on your screen and download the app. the app allows you to vote for him five times per day for free. so let's do it. let's make him king of the jungle. biggest upset since brexit. i cannot wait . now, brexit. i cannot wait. now, folks in towns and cities across the country, tradition oil markets are struggling as footfall drops and shopping habhs footfall drops and shopping habits change. but there may be some hope on the horizon , with some hope on the horizon, with some hope on the horizon, with some traders benefiting from tens of millions of pounds worth of investment in leicester , the of investment in leicester, the 700 year old market, which is an astonishing feat in and of

itself. they're closing ahead of an £8 million regeneration and some traders are now saying goodbye to the place that they've worked all their lives . they've worked all their lives. our east midlands reporter will hollis has this story. >> leicester market is in simon's dna . >> leicester market is in simon's dna. he comes from a long line of traders who've worked here for more than a hundred years. >> there's our store. this is our store. what we've had for the last 4 or 5 generations. >> the market seen better days. >> the market seen better days. >> a lot of traders left covid killed 50% of the trade and the place looked really scruffy and dark and dismal for a few years how. >> now. >> supermarkets , covid and >> supermarkets, covid and onune >> supermarkets, covid and online shopping all have played a role in pushing traditional markets to the edge. apples pears, bananas, melon . the pears, bananas, melon. the number of traders working across britain has fallen . from 46,000 britain has fallen. from 46,000 in 2009 to fewer than 32,000 now, according to the national

association of british market authorities . part of the problem authorities. part of the problem is an ageing workforce. only 9% of traders are younger than 40. there's been a market in leicester for 700 odd years, but now this version is becoming a part of history. as the council prepares to close it ahead of a big revamp to make it fit for a new generation of shoppers. mike is from leicester city council, which owns the market. >> we're going to create a completely new trading environment for all the traders in here. brand new stalls , new in here. brand new stalls, new lighting, lovely new roof with solar panels . solar panels. >> they're investing £8 million in renovation options. some of the latest research around retail suggests that the future is more independ units, that people are not so keen on the larger shopping malls . more than larger shopping malls. more than £100 million is being invested in markets by councils and private businesses , as some of

private businesses, as some of it from levelling up funding. customers welcome the change. >> i have noticed in recent years a little decline. obviously it's traditional place for everything. it needs to be updated . updated. >> it could do with a revamp to and make it look better would be and make it look better would be an improvement on leicester itself . itself. >> closing for the last time, traders are moving to a temporary home, yvette cooper says. >> yeah, take care. thank you. i've seen my parents and all my grandparents all be here. many years so it'll be sad to see it go knock down. >> a cash boost keeping the heart of british markets beating, yet they still need customers. or that life will slowly slip away . will hollis gb slowly slip away. will hollis gb news in leicester ? news in leicester? >> well, we live in hope. we could all do with a little bit of a of a break, couldn't we, in that department? right now folks are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. darren grimes. we've got loads more coming on today's show. could

coming up on today's show. could nigel farage become king of the jungle? the gb news presenter survived another elimination to make the final four of this year's i'm a celebrity. get me out of here. all of that and more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel .

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the people's. channel welcome back to gb news saturday with me , darren grimes on your tv onune , darren grimes on your tv online and on digital radio. >> now the crack of a christmas cracker sound starts this merry christmas and everyone in jubilation around the dining table for surely millions of us, right? we love popping those things. but for some of us this yean things. but for some of us this year, it hasn't happened . and year, it hasn't happened. and when pulling on their cracker , when pulling on their cracker, there was silence . and we've got there was silence. and we've got this tweet here. it says, we have removed the snap from this cracker to ensure it is completely recyclable. part of our journey to make completely recyclable. part of ourjourney to make christmas our journey to make christmas a celebration of responsive ability. well, joining me is the man who made that tweet, the head of lifestyle economics at the iea, christopher snowdon. now, christopher , to be honest now, christopher, to be honest with you, i can't imagine anyone worse to have given a notice to that reads just like that one. then you frankly, how did you

feel when you saw this and did it actually genuinely not make any sound whatsoever ? any sound whatsoever? >> oh yeah, no sound whatsoever . >> oh yeah, no sound whatsoever. so we pulled one. didn't make any sound. >> that can sometimes happen when you get a duff cracker. so we pulled another one that didn't work either. >> we pulled out what >> and then we pulled out what we going be we thought was going to be a joke some people would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe some people would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe it some people would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe it is me people would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe it is ae people would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe it is ae pyof)le would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe it is ae pyof ae would we thought was going to be a jokemaybe it is ae pyof a joke, ld say maybe it is a bit of a joke, which is what you've just seen there and how christmas is a celebration responsibility. celebration of responsibility. where without where would be would be without more christmas. so more responsible christmas. so yeah, these yeah, they want to make these things 100% recyclable. i'm not really sure that this is going to be a game changer for the climate, honest. whether climate, to be honest. whether you have a tiny bit of gunpowder in a piece of or not. but in a piece of paper or not. but yeah, apparently the is yeah, this apparently is the is the we live in, and this the world we live in, and this is the house of commons, by is in the house of commons, by the way. this during the the way. this was during the lords and commons cigar club. christmas is what christmas luncheon. this is what was at and, yeah , you can was at and, and yeah, you can imagine it didn't go very well. >> yeah i can i can well imagine . but i mean, this a sign of . but i mean, is this a sign of a broader trend though, chris?

because if this is happening in parliament, you know, at the seat of power in this country , seat of power in this country, |, seat of power in this country, i, for example, you know, went into marks and spencer on a last minute sort of pop in and get a few bits and they've got those bloody awful paper bags and it's raining outside. chris is this just a sign of environmentalism making our lives that little bit more miserable with each step ? more miserable with each step? >> it is, yes , it is. i don't >> it is, yes, it is. i don't suspect these crackers are going to be very commercially successful. these were bought in by, i think, the house of lords and they've obviously decided this is a good virtue signalling opportunity . i don't imagine opportunity. i don't imagine many families will be voluntarily buying them. i voluntarily buying them. and i think them by think if people buy them by mistake, fairly upset . mistake, they'd be fairly upset. so i think probably the forces of the free market can can probably defeat this unless, of course , the government is going course, the government is going to legislate in to to bring some legislate in to make these crackers you can buy. i wouldn't surprised if i wouldn't be surprised if someone michael is someone like michael gove is already up that wheeze. already thinking up that wheeze. >> to be honest with >> i mean, to be honest with

you, chris, i'm surprised that you, chris, i'm surprised that you actually there you are actually sat there presumably cigar. i presumably having a cigar. i mean, let you do that mean, do they let you do that sort in the house of sort of thing in the house of commons days? rishi sunak commons these days? rishi sunak of course, talking about banning it together . it all together. >> well, dinner was or >> yeah. well, the dinner was or the lunch was just by the terrace. obviously you can't smoke indoors legally. technically, you can actually smoke in the house of commons because palace. but they because it's a palace. but they have a they have voluntary have a they have a voluntary ban, imagine. but ban, as you would imagine. but you smoke on you also can't smoke on the terrace the air. and terrace out in the open air. and in fact, believe there's only in fact, i believe there's only one place we were told that if we wanted have we we wanted to have a cigar, we would one would be escorted to the one place parliamentary place in the parliamentary estate where that is allowed. i think probably the think it's probably in the absolute back and beyond. somewhere in some horrible plastic shelter. or maybe if you're lucky. >> yeah, i mean, every year you compile a list of stats showing the nanny state of index of comparing countries around the around europe . and then with us, around europe. and then with us, of course , now i'm wondering, do of course, now i'm wondering, do you will you be included in these kinds of measures? next

yearis these kinds of measures? next year is going to be well, we're going to be screaming our way to the top, are we not, with the sunak prohibition of tobacco? >> yeah, absolutely. you're going to have to create a whole new category for that because, of course, we're the only country doing it now. that new zealand decided otherwise. zealand has decided otherwise. so mean, obviously so yes, i mean, obviously prohibition , full prohibition. prohibition, full prohibition. and by the i would expect and by the way, i would expect to within to see full prohibition within about think to see full prohibition within aborstep think to see full prohibition within aborstep by think to see full prohibition within aborstep by step thinkingiink to see full prohibition within aborstep by step thinking led this step by step thinking led which, you know, the age of smoking , which you can buy smoking, which you can buy tobacco, gradually increased every year. i don't think that's going to very think going to last very long. i think in tobacco is in ten years time, tobacco is going completely illegal going to be completely illegal in we'll in this country and we'll be deaung in this country and we'll be dealing the fallout dealing with the fallout from from prohibition. but yeah, that is of 100 is the that's 100 out of 100 in terms of points for the terms of the points for the nanny if you ban nanny state index, if you ban something you can't something completely, you can't you can't any nanny you can't get any more nanny state than that. you can't get any more nanny statyeah.1 that. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you know, just see all of >> you know, i just see all of these moves. and to honest these moves. and to be honest with i just a deep with you, i just feel a deep sense dread by a kaja kallas sense of dread by a kaja kallas christmas as well. it's just so depressing . and even that depressing. and even that sentence, those two words together , a crackles christmas

together, a crackles christmas and you just think, what's next, right? there's going to be no turkey because, you know, that's evil or something like that that's polluting the environment. there's going to be no fun, no festivity, just pure miserableness. chris that's what's coming. so will the free market save the day ? yes. will market save the day? yes. will consumers save the day ? consumers save the day? >> sorry? >> sorry? >> will the consumer is actually save the day through the free market or is that what we need? >> so , you know, and that's the >> so, you know, and that's the thing. if people have a choice, they will choose the most enjoyable generally enjoyable option. generally speaking, at christmas speaking, certainly at christmas and maybe not so much in january, we feel bit guilty january, we feel a bit guilty and on and so on. and we put on weights and so on. but again, that's up to people what they want to do. but obviously problem these days obviously the problem these days is that increasingly the government it. you government is making it. you know, choice for us and know, our choice is for us and they're fact, our they're not. in fact, our choices, which is why need they're not. in fact, our ch force which is why need they're not. in fact, our ch force whicido why need they're not. in fact, our ch force whicido things need they're not. in fact, our ch force whicido things and eed to force us to do things and prevent doing other prevent us from doing other things. it's constant, banning every political every but every political party seems a competition to seems to be in a competition to seems to be in a competition to see they can ban next, you see what they can ban next, you know, and it is very depressing,

you're right, darren, but still, know, and it is very depressing, you're christmasren, but still, know, and it is very depressing, you're christmasrenyou. still, merry christmas to you. >> indeed. have fun >> oh, indeed. we'll have fun regardless of these nanny state is trying tell us what to do. is trying to tell us what to do. chris sure. christopher chris i'm sure. but christopher snowden, you much for snowden, thank you very much for your as ever. that's your time as ever. that's christopher snowden there. head of at the of lifestyle economics at the institute of economic affairs . institute of economic affairs. now, folks, you have been getting in touch on the topics more important than my voice, of course. and you've been saying on reform uk nipping the conservatives heels and he says a vote for reform uk is a vote for labour. now, we've had quite a lot of that, but you know, a lot of people are saying, i don't care at this point. i'm voting for reform uk. i've had enough of the conservative party. i don't care what happens. peter says . i always happens. peter says. i always used to vote tory in elections, but i'm afraid that i will not be voting for them unless there is a great big sea change. also, forget the lib dems. they're a complete waste of space and laboun complete waste of space and labour. you can equally forget they have abandon their traditional working class voters

on the covid inquiry, rosie says bofis on the covid inquiry, rosie says boris did the best he could in the circumstances. he was faced with a completely unknown virus. the scientists were saying one thing as cabinet was saying something else and rishi sunak was just trying to get finances up through the eat out to help out scheme . boris did his best out scheme. boris did his best and i think people will come to understand and this well, we'll see rosie and chris says bearing in mind how much support her majesty's opposition gave the government during the pandemic , government during the pandemic, don't you think sir keir starmer and his shadow ministers whatsapp messages should be given to the inquiry and they should be questioned as well. well, the problem is , chris, of well, the problem is, chris, of course they would have had a lockdown longer and harder. goodness, would still goodness, maybe it would still be one. now, for goodness be in one. now, for goodness sake another email sake, i have had another email written in saying actually , written in saying actually, darren, why didn't you make clear on the electric car conversation that actually rishi sunak delay has just brought us in line with europe and you're quite right, i should have pointed that out. we are now in

line with the rest of the eu. for example , on electric cars for example, on electric cars and saying we're pushing it back five years. i reckon it's going to be pushed back even further because i think as chris was saying this on things , pointing saying this on things, pointing at things and banning things , it at things and banning things, it just doesn't work right ? you just doesn't work right? you need to actually rely on the direction that consumers are going in and try and encourage people that way. ultimately, you cannot force people to do something that they don't want to do, but keep your views coming in there. just mind yours are more important than mine. subscribe youtube subscribe to our youtube channel, course well and channel, of course as well and follow us on our socials. whereas at gb news now folks as well, unless you've been living under a rock , you'll know that under a rock, you'll know that our very own nigel farage is in the jungle right now and he got through yet another round of on. i'm a celebrity last night and he's through to the final four now. while he's not the favourite to win, he's pulled off surprise poll results in the past . so can he do it again? is

past. so can he do it again? is this the next brexit, folks? well, joining me now is the showbiz reporter stephanie takyi. stephanie, thank you very much for your time as ever. i was sat there yesterday , each was sat there yesterday, each night. now i'm getting nervous, right? i'm sat there thinking , right? i'm sat there thinking, oh, is he going to be out? is he going to be out? but he keeps defying the odds. why is it that actually the money isn't actually the money isn't actually following the results ? actually following the results? well you know, i'm quite surprised , darren, as well, surprised, darren, as well, because a lot of nigel's critics didn't even think he would make it past the first few episodes . it past the first few episodes. >> and now he's getting to the final four. and i'd have to say to this stage of celebrity, it's all about the popularity contest and think nigel has been one of those campmates he's been a good sport. he's done the challenges when he needs to be. he's rocked the boat a few times , but more the boat a few times, but more than anything, he's been quite entertaining to watch and think

he does have a big fan base as we've seen in politics. nigel is well respected. lots of people loves his views. so that's kind of carried over onto the show. now, you know, when you're looking at the different people who are left like you've got josie gibson, you've got sam thompson and tony bellew , these thompson and tony bellew, these are all people who have played their cards right. luckily, their cards right. and luckily, nigel was among the final four. and i'm betting that tomorrow he will be there for the final two. >> you reckon ? are you i mean, >> you reckon? are you i mean, do you think he could go all the way ? way? >> whether he will be crowned king of the jungle, that is questionable because you know, we have seen a lot of controversy, ball moves in this series from itv and other people who don't like nigel as much . who don't like nigel as much. but i wouldn't be surprised because he has such a big support on gb news. you've got people who actually don't they don't want to just see another reality tv star crowned king of the jungle. so there is that potential that he could actually win. but if he does, darren, who

those headlines on monday , he those headlines on monday, he will shock a lot of people , you will shock a lot of people, you know because i mean, stephanie , know because i mean, stephanie, i've been absolutely megxit surprised by the fact that every time someone comes out of the jungle, the first thing the media ask them is, oh, well, what did you think about that nasty old farage? >> and guess what, steph? they turn and they say, oh , turn around and they say, oh, he's a lovely bloke. i thought he's a lovely bloke. i thought he canny, know, he was dead canny, you know, proud have met him proud as punch to have met him and just isn't and the narrative just isn't there for them . there for them. >> well, you know, before nigel came on, i'm a celebrity he was very much a divisive figure, quite demonised by the mainstream media. and when he got onto i'm a celebrity, we thought he was going to be rocking the boat , be thought he was going to be rocking the boat, be arguing every night. it been every night. and it hasn't been that, just seen that, actually. we've just seen a different side to nigel a total different side to nigel farage. we've seen nigel the man, nigel the man who still stands by how he thinks on certain things. more certain things. but more than anything, he's shown a lot of respect to everybody on that

camp. so i think actually a lot of people who might have not liked , they're liked nigel before, they're actually seeing the more nicer side to him, the friendly side to him, the more relatable side. a the campmates do not a lot of the campmates do not agree with his politics, but they respect him man . they do respect him as a man. and i think why a lot of and i think that's why a lot of viewers have to love nigel farage. >> indeed. now, steph, thank you very much for that. folks, if you at home want to vote for nigel, grab your scan nigel, grab your phone, scan the qr code on the screen now and download the app. you can vote for him five times per day for free. so let's make him king of the jungle. now now, folks, you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me , darren news saturday with me, darren grimes. we've got loads more coming up on today's show. but first of all, we're going to get a quick look at the weather with ellie. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsor of weather on . gb news. >> hello . welcome to your latest >> hello. welcome to your latest

gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start for many of us this morning and further wet weather looks like it's on its way as we head through of head through the rest of the weekend and next week. weekend and into next week. storm ellen been named by storm ellen has been named by the service. the irish met service. this bringing winds and bringing the strongest winds and heaviest rain across the repubuc heaviest rain across the republic ireland, also republic of ireland, but also bringing wet weather to bringing you some wet weather to parts northern england, parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland to those winds likely those strongest winds likely along irish sea coasts along those irish sea coasts where we see gusts up to where we could see gusts up to 70 an and slowly 70 miles an hour and slowly tracking way south and tracking their way south and eastwards early hours eastwards into the early hours of sunday morning, bringing with it rainfall to it some very heavy rainfall to the southern half of the uk, though staying though generally staying dry overnight skies overnight with some clear skies and temperatures here around 6 or but perhaps just a or 7 degrees. but perhaps just a little bit cooler across northern england and scotland . a northern england and scotland. a brighter to sunday across brighter start to sunday across much of england and wales. but for band rain pushes much of england and wales. but forfrom band rain pushes much of england and wales. but forfrom the band rain pushes much of england and wales. but forfrom the west rain pushes much of england and wales. but forfrom the west through)ushes much of england and wales. but forfrom the west through sunday in from the west through sunday morning. bringing some morning. this bringing some further rainfall and further heavy rainfall and particularly falling on that already wet ground. so particularly falling on that alreadlead wet ground. so particularly falling on that alreadlead to vet ground. so particularly falling on that alreadlead to some)und. so particularly falling on that alreadlead to some localised could lead to some localised flooding and again tracking flooding here and again tracking its north eastwards into its way north and eastwards into parts england and parts of northern england and scotland. brighter spells scotland. some brighter spells developing though, across

england and and england and wales and temperatures or temperatures here around 13 or 14 degrees. but quite a strong southwesterly taking a southwesterly breeze taking a notch off those temperatures . notch off those temperatures. another cloudy start to monday for of us, particularly for most of us, particularly across parts of scotland and northern england, there'll across parts of scotland and n0|outbreaksland, there'll across parts of scotland and n0|outbreakslan rain there'll across parts of scotland and n0|outbreakslan rain drizzle be outbreaks of rain and drizzle through monday morning . and through monday morning. and further the best through monday morning. and fu|the' the best through monday morning. and fu|the sunshine the best through monday morning. and fu|the sunshine the plenty of the sunshine here with plenty of the sunshine here with plenty of through the of sunny spells through the afternoon, further wet and afternoon, but further wet and windy its way on windy weather on its way on monday but there monday and tuesday. but there are of something a little are hints of something a little bit more settled on the way next week. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> thanks, ellie. well, hey, looking at that weather, i might join him in the jungle. oh, hey, it looks better over there than it looks better over there than it does here, folks. lots more coming though, on today's coming up, though, on today's show jenrick quits as show. as robert jenrick quits as immigration minister, i'll be asking if rishi sunaks rwanda bill is doomed to failure before it even reaches the house of commons. and don't get us started on the house of lords.

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we'll keep you up to date on the stories that really matter to you . coming up this hour, reform you. coming up this hour, reform uk's surge in support could cost the tories up to 35 seats at the next general election. reform has seen its share of the vote more than double, according to a recent polls. is it poised to inflict a mortal blow to rishi sunaks numbers ? then the sunaks numbers? then the government could be open to compromise with rebel tory mps who are unhappy with rishi sunak's rwanda legislation. it comes as it's been revealed that the cost of the rwanda scheme has soared to £240 million. that's your money before any flights have even taken off, we'll be reflecting on what's been a bumpy road for the prime minister's immigration policy. and thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are marching in central london today to demonstrate against israel's resumed campaign in gaza. but there's been mounting pressure

on the metropolitan police to take stricter action against incidents of anti—semitism dunng incidents of anti—semitism during the demonstrations . we'll during the demonstrations. we'll be there live and on nigel farage in the jungle, he got through another round on i'm a celeb. last night and he's through to the final four. if you want to vote for him, you can grab your phone. you can scan the qr code on your screens right now and download the app that will take you to a link where you can vote for him five times per day for free. so let's do it . let's times per day for free. so let's do it. let's make him king of the jungle. biggest upset since brexit. a and do send me your thoughts as about more important than my mouth. i'll tell you that much. send your views to gb views at gbnews.com or message me on our socials we're at at gb news. but first, here's some news with tatiana . darren thank

news with tatiana. darren thank you and good afternoon. >> this is the latest from the newsroom. the lib dems are calling for an investigation to see whether the prime minister breached ministerial by breached the ministerial code by failing declare a £100 failing to declare a £100 million payment to rwanda . it million payment to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the £140 million already paid , and that brings the total paid, and that brings the total to 240 million. writing in the daily telegraph a former immigration minister, robert jenrick, has warned rishi sunak rwanda bill doesn't go far enough, the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 550% at best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground next year. great manchester conservative chairman stephen carlton wood says the stakes are high for the prime minister >> i think that rishi feels as though he might have egg on his face if he doesn't proceed with it. and it's all right, people say, oh well, the law, the we should sort of line your ducks up first to make sure that you, you know, you're going to get it through as i said through a court. but as i said earlier, untested law. so

earlier, it's untested law. so there's going to be an there's always going to be an interpretation of that in a different way. and we've seen judges across the country have different interpretations of this . this anyway. >> former home secretary suella braverman says the uk's abstention from the un security council ceasefire vote is disappointing. the ballot that would allow aid into the enclave and people to flee was vetoed by the united states. they stood alongside israel, saying the proposed resolution would only plant the seeds for the next war. un officials say there's enough food aid available in eqypt enough food aid available in egypt and jordan to reach a million people in gaza amid fears of humanitarian aid collapse . king meanwhile, collapse. king meanwhile, thousands of people are marching through central london in protest at the ongoing israel—hamas war. the met police have arrested a man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence for allegedly displaying a placard comparing israel to nazi germany. the march will make its way along the river thames and meet

outside parliament square. police are maintaining strict rules around the demonstration, including a hard curfew to complete the rally by 5 pm. members of multiple unions met today to argue against anti—strike laws after 18 months of industrial action, hundreds of industrial action, hundreds of thousands of workers have taken actions over pay and conditions . it says regulations conditions. it says regulations to ensure minimum levels of service came into force yesterday. this is the first time in 40 years the tuc assembled a special national conference. the tuc general secretary, paul novak, says the strikes act is unfit for the modern day worker. >> going on strike is a basic protection that working people have relied on for generations . have relied on for generations. but today we've got a tory government that feels threatened by that basic protection , being by that basic protection, being threatened by the organised working class , threatened by working class, threatened by workers having the temerity to stand up and their response reach out for that old

thatcherite playbook, slap more, restrict actions on unions, bully working people into keeping quiet dozens of flights were unable to leave gatwick airport for a few hours today after a system outage. >> passengers flying to and from the airport reported planes being delayed on the tarmac this morning . the airport has morning. the airport has apologised for any ongoing delays . court documents reveal delays. court documents reveal the late queen wanted protection for the duke and duchess of sussex after they abstained from royal duties . sussex after they abstained from royal duties. in an sussex after they abstained from royal duties . in an extract from royal duties. in an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary, sir edward young, it states it's imperative live that the family continues to be provided with effective security . in effective security. in a statement, prince harry said he feared for his family's safety and felt forced to leave the uk . and felt forced to leave the uk. he's suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangements . and brace

arrangements. and brace yourselves as storm ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk this weekend . the met to the uk this weekend. the met office says the midlands northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. parts of northern england could also see 30mm of rain today with a yellow warning in place stretching from carlisle to sheffield until 3:00 tomorrow morning . separate rain warnings morning. separate rain warnings also cover northern ireland until 7:00 this evening and parts of southern scotland until 9 pm. 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 . darren now back to. darren >> thanks, tatiana. let's get stuck in to today's topics . the stuck in to today's topics. the spiralling crisis over the rwanda scheme that the government's own advice says has at best got a 50% chance of working , is now threatening to

working, is now threatening to split the concert , lives as split the concert, lives as seriously as brexit and like brexit, the divide is causing voters to look for alternatives . voters to look for alternatives. with the insurgent reform uk now regularly polling above 10, nipping away at the tories heels with some pollsters predicting reform uk's surging support could cost tories up to 35 seats at the next election. well, joining me to discuss this is the gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson . nigel, commentator nigel nelson. nigel, i mean , looking back through the i mean, looking back through the not too distant history , you not too distant history, you know, 2015, that was a big upset. and david cameron was so worried about ukip back then that he, of course, gave us the chance to vote in a referendum for in—out over europe . chance to vote in a referendum for in—out over europe. i'm wondering what the groundswell of opinion and vote support behind reform uk is going to lead to next?

>> well, it is a very similar to 2015 that reform uk are inhabiting the same kind of ground that ukip did back in 2015 where they were polling 14% and form is actually heading for that kind of figure . that kind of figure. unfortunately, because of the first past the post electoral system, it doesn't mean they'll get any mps . system, it doesn't mean they'll get any mps. it does mean is they could cause some serious damage to the tory party in marginal seats. so for damage to the tory party in marginal seats . so for instance, marginal seats. so for instance, in london's kensington, the tories have a majority of just 150 over labour, so it wouldn't take many votes for reform to turn that around and for labour to win it . to win it. >> yes, i mean, nigel, one of our viewers, peter, has written in and he says, darren, we the people can no longer allow ourselves to be held hostage by opinion polls and a rigged first past the post electoral system. he says at the very least, they'll topple the established

party. i mean , do you get the is party. i mean, do you get the is it going to be the case that people just say , i don't care people just say, i don't care anymore , you know, i am going to anymore, you know, i am going to vote against the conservatives despite the fact i've voted for them in the past, actually. is there do you get the sense this groundswell that says perhaps it's toast for the tories ? it's toast for the tories? >> yeah, i think that that's what i mean. whatever you think of opinion polls, that's what opinion polls are certainly showing . so at the moment, if showing. so at the moment, if you took an average of all the opinion polls over the last month , the tories would end up month, the tories would end up with just 120 seats. that's 200 down from where they were in 2019. now, it may not come to that, but what tends to happen at election time is the polls do close. so i would expect the tories to get more than that. but at the moment it's certainly looking like labour will be the largest party and quite likely have an overall majority. now

reform can actually help that process by nicking a load of tory voters who are unlikely to vote. labour but might well go to reform . to reform. >> yeah, because it's not just conservative voters as well. of course , former labour voters may course, former labour voters may well be going to reform as well. well, it's going to be a fascinating year and of course we're going to have our senior political commentator, nigel nelson through it . nelson, to take us through it. now, for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and more, can go to our website, more, you can go to our website, gbviews@gbnews.com now , lots of gbviews@gbnews.com now, lots of you have been getting in touch on topics that we've been discussing today on the conservatives haemorrhaging votes to reform, as we've just been discussing , votes to reform, as we've just been discussing, helen votes to reform, as we've just been discussing , helen says, been discussing, helen says, i've always been a tory voter , i've always been a tory voter, but not any more. once nigel farage gets onto the reform campaign , then those switching campaign, then those switching to labour will swing the reform too. well we'll see, won't we? mike says. i suspect most people have outgrew the simple classification of left or right.

that's an interesting point and i think reform can take votes from all spectrums with their manifesto of fixes to the problems the other parties blatantly have. no solution to. now, on electric vehicles, claire says stop up the electric vehicle madness . we need green, vehicle madness. we need green, sustainable synthetic fuel to be developed and that could be used in internal combustion engines. i do wonder if we just need to let the market decide and stop putting in these bans and all the rest of it. keep your views coming in, though they're more important than mine. the government could be open to compromises with rebel tory mps that are unhappy with rishi sunak rwanda legislation. that's according to new legal migration minister. it comes as it's been revealed the cost of the rwanda scheme has soared to £240 million. now that's extraordinary and what's extraordinary and what's extraordinary about that is that taken off? if you ask me, that's

a pretty expensive program , is a pretty expensive program, is it not? the shadow home secretary , yvette cooper says secretary, yvette cooper says how many more blank checks will rishi sunak write before the tories come clean about this scheme being a total farce , scheme being a total farce, britain simply can't afford more of this costly chaos from the conservatives. well, joining me now to discuss this is the international rights lawyer david haigh. he's down the line and former leader of ukip, henry bolton, who joins me in the studio now. henry, i'll start with you listening to the yvette cooper statement there where she's saying, look, we're kind of keep signing these blank checks. of keep signing these blank checks . you must even agree with checks. you must even agree with that. surely >> of course i do. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> look, most of this money actually, by the way, is not going towards rwanda's ability to process asylum seekers on our behalf. >> it's actually going towards other development work . so other development work. so international aid to rwanda for various things. so it's really it's a sugar coating the pill

for the rwandans , really, it's for the rwandans, really, it's almost you could call it a bribe , i suppose, in saying that, look, you know, you know, to smooth the wheels here to oil the wheels , you know, we'll give the wheels, you know, we'll give you some money for other things as well . and the foreign office as well. and the foreign office and before that, the department for international development don't have a very good track record of making sure such money is well targeted. so no on the finance side, you know , she's finance side, you know, she's entirely right . finance side, you know, she's entirely right. but finance side, you know, she's entirely right . but the other entirely right. but the other thing about this is , is that thing about this is, is that what success look like? well, there's two types of success. i think, for the rwanda plan. one is, will it actually happen? and if it does, will it have a deterrent effect? so an operational impact. and the other is, is a political one. now, i suspect the rishi sunak, if he gets one flight to rwanda before the general election with one person on it, he will claim that as a success. well actually, i think the people of this country don't care about that. that won't be interesting for them. will be

for them. what will be interesting or not by interesting is whether or not by the next election the time the next election occurs , has had occurs, he has actually had a marked impact on the rate of immigration, both legal and illegal. and having worked borders for 20 years, i can tell you that my expert opinion on this is quite simply that even if he gets ten flights across that are absolutely packed, it will have a negligible impact on the number of people wanting to cross the channel. why? because because actually the flow, the pipeline, if you like, leading all the way from across the sahel and maghreb in africa, across the mediterranean, through europe to the north, french coast, is actually full andifs french coast, is actually full and it's increasing the demand, the there's an increasing number of people entering that pipeline twice the number this year than last year. so that's all going to have a feed through effect to the people who are trying to cross the channel because once they get the north french they get to the north french coast, know, they can't go coast, you know, they can't go back. coast, you know, they can't go back . it's very difficult for back. it's very difficult for them to do that. there's nobody to facilitate their movement in the direction. they

the opposite direction. so they are cross. so are going to try and cross. so we going to we are going to have a continuing problem. there are a raft that to be raft of measures that have to be taken . there is no one silver taken. there is no one silver bullet. this country, bizarrely lacks a national, integrated and fully comprehensive cross—government , if you like, cross—government, if you like, border strategy and immigration strategy. and i say borders because i want to always remind people that borders are not just about people. all of the cocaine and all of the heroin and 97% of the illegally held firearms in this country have been imported illegally. you know, we've focussed entirely on the illegal movement . there's the massive movement. there's the massive legal movement, and then there are these other risks as well. and we're not addressing those. why because both media and politicians are fixated on rwanda. it is it's a it's a red herring. it's not going to work. and it's diverting our attention from putting in place a really secure and well managed borders. >> okay, david, i mean, do you as an international human rights

lawyer, do you agree with the sentiments that they're on a hiding to nothing here and that rwanda is just signing a really expensive check that ain't going to deliver what the government's saying it will? yeah. >> well, good afternoon to you both. i mean, i agree with a lot of what henry has said, particularly when it comes to the that simply will the fact that rwanda simply will not there's a more not work. and there's a lot more important things have important things that could have a practice and positive a lot more practice and positive effects when it comes protect effects when it comes to protect our borders than the rwanda policy . you know, i've said many policy. you know, i've said many times before, no one is going to rwanda in the term of this election. will not happen election. it will not happen even if this legislation gets through, sure will through, which i'm sure it will do there will be do eventually, there will be more court challenges, even if they try and out the court they try and carve out the court challenges, there still be challenges, there still will be more challenges . and even more court challenges. and even if we start carving out the ability of the courts to look at certain things and the ability of type human right of this type of human right versus human versus that type of human rights, effectively rights, but effectively butchering , you know, the rule butchering, you know, the rule of human rights in this of law and human rights in this country sake of country for the sake of effectively sunak winning effectively rishi sunak winning a votes and staying prime

a few votes and staying prime minister and that's not a sacrifice should making. sacrifice we should be making. we need effective policies and procedures in place that work. and this clearly doesn't do that i >> -- >> yeah, because i mean, the emails, as i'm sure you can both well imagine, are coming in thick and fast on this and a lot of people are just deeply frustra rated and i share that sentiment actually, henry because there's a lot of people are saying something just needs to . i don't know what to happen. i don't know what that might well be, but as you rightly identify this is a problem that's going to get worse. you know, the migration problem, what they're seeing in italy, example , it's italy, greece, for example, it's just coming through thick and fast. right. and in an age where flights are cheaper , in an age flights are cheaper, in an age where it's easier to get about it , people are where it's easier to get about it, people are going to try and come to this country. it, people are going to try and come to this country . and we i'm come to this country. and we i'm afraid to say , are too much of afraid to say, are too much of a soft touch that we're letting it happen. so what can we do? people are going mad, henry well, i mean, the first thing to

recognise is that nobody's proposing solution . proposing a solution. >> and in your interview earlier with nigel, you, you , you were with nigel, you, you, you were discussing the reform . party, discussing the reform. party, but and the conservative party rishi sunak keeps trying to divert this onto labour and saying, what's labour's plan? well, the conservatives don't have beyond the have a plan beyond this. the labour party presented labour party haven't presented a plan, but frankly neither have reform beyond saying we'd leave the echr and we'd stop the boats. nobody has produced the proper strategy, the proper . proper strategy, the proper. objectives and a reasonable , objectives and a reasonable, credible plan as to how where, when, and so on. and the when, why and so on. and the resourcing behind it. so what? there are a number of things. let give an example, let me just give you an example, darren. you imagine a police force that dealt with road traffic collisions, another police force patrolling the same area that dealt with drunken, disorderly and anti—social behaviour, another police force in the same area that dealt with criminal damage and assaults and so on. that's what we've got on our maritime borders. we've got one agency that deals with fishing . we have another agency

fishing. we have another agency that pollution that deals with pollution control. we have another agency that with such things as that deals with such things as narcotics . we have another narcotics. we have another agency that deals with immigration. we've got all of immigration. so we've got all of these another these different. another one that with search and that deals with with search and rescue. now, if you go to canada, you go to finland, you go sweden, you go to any of go to sweden, you go to any of these it is one it's these countries, it is one it's like the police this country. like the police in this country. you have one agency that responds to these responds to all of these different enforcement different law enforcement requires agents and emergency response on on response requirements on on their borders . we've their maritime borders. we've got a chaotic situation where all these different agencies report to different ministries with different ministers who have all got their different agendas. and so on, and they're different budgets and god knows what. chaotic . our what. so it is chaotic. our entire border system , including entire border system, including immigration, including our ability to deal with transnational organised crime and other risks, are and various other risks, are organised in this sort of chaotic manner. it needs pulling together and until a political party comes up with a plan to do that , it then party comes up with a plan to do that, it then i would party comes up with a plan to do that , it then i would say, well,

that, it then i would say, well, look, don't vote for anybody based on the basis of immigration because at the moment they're all producing a little box list of about little check box list of about five things that they're going to so simple. to do. it's not so simple. >> okay. >> okay. >> i mean, david, i'm assuming that you're going to agree with that you're going to agree with that well, that actually it's that as well, that actually it's not as are not as simple as people are telling viewers at home. >> absolutely. mean, you know >> absolutely. i mean, you know that it >> absolutely. i mean, you know thatitis >> absolutely. i mean, you know that it is it is fixable. this problem can be fixed. but up to date, no one seems to be able to the ability to grapple with it. and as henry said, that's one of the things said in terms of the things he said in terms of border is a very good border control is a very good point. we've all heard about how long the asylum cases long some of the asylum cases are in process i mean, i've are in process for. i mean, i've seen cases and aware seen asylum cases and aware of ones that have in nearly a ones that have been in nearly a decade. going decade. it's still going on. i mean, that's rare but mean, that's that's the rare but i've so there is i've seen them so there is absolutely no reason why the going through an asylum application should take more than a few weeks . you know, than a few weeks. you know, there's no reason at all. so and we to have them stronger as we need to have them stronger as well so that people doing those for the government can out for the government can weed out the get them

the fake cases and get them removed from the country as soon as possible rather than having someone. an if someone. because if you're an if you're asylum seeker you're an illegal asylum seeker and at the current and you look at the current system knowing that you can be put in hotel for a couple put up in a hotel for a couple of of course going of years, of course you're going to take that risk. and some people we need to remove to take that risk. and some peoffrom we need to remove to take that risk. and some peoffrom them need to remove to take that risk. and some peoffrom them ased to remove to take that risk. and some peoffrom them as well. remove to take that risk. and some peoffrom them as well. butyve to take that risk. and some peoffrom them as well. but we that from them as well. but we also to even legal also need to even legal migration, you migration, you know, you know, i trained in immigration trained in in immigration for six long, long time six months, a long, long time ago as trainee ago now. and as a trainee solicitor i fake solicitor even then, i saw fake cases, particularly students overstaying, to get overstaying, coming to get engush overstaying, coming to get english visas over english language visas over here. mean, of here. you know, i mean, none of it to have changed. it's it seems to have changed. it's only worse worse and only got worse and worse and worse , and no one seems to be worse, and no one seems to be grappling with the problem at all. but it is fixable and i think that's the infuriating thing everyone whatever thing for everyone from whatever side whatever your side you're on, whatever your kind of political spectrum, no one seems certainly able or willing to fix it, but it is fixable. >> indeed. heads in sand springs to mind. but we're going to have to mind. but we're going to have to leave it there. unfortunately, that was the international human rights lawyer, david. he and before him, the former leader of ukip , him, the former leader of ukip, henry bolton. thank both of henry bolton. i thank both of them very much indeed . now,

them very much indeed. now, folks, thousands of pro—palestine protesters are marching in central london once again to demonstrate against the resumption of israel's campaign in gaza . but there's been in gaza. but there's been mounting pressure on the met police to take stricter action against incidents of anti—semitism during these demonstrations . well, joining me demonstrations. well, joining me now is gb news reporterjack now is gb news reporter jack carson in what i think is a pretty lively state of affairs going on there . jack, what's the going on there. jack, what's the latest ? yeah latest? yeah >> well, just to kind of explain really, darren, it just shows how the tension here can very much very quickly spill over when there is an incident with one of the protesters in the crowd. we were just here on whitehall, of course, getting ready to speak to you, watching this by when a when this protest go by when a when a few members the police moved few members of the police moved into to remove man. into the crowd to remove a man. obviously, there had been tracking some time tracking for some time during the protest removed him the protest as they removed him from crowd and moved him to from the crowd and moved him to the out the parade route the side out of the parade route to to him. seemed to to talk to him. there seemed to

be a rush of other be a bit of a rush of other protesters towards, course, protesters towards, of course, and row of police, as you and then a row of police, as you can that still can see here, that are still lined this is lined up on whitehall. this is whitehall place. and at the top of the whitehall place where police are lined up, that police are lined up, the that kind surge crowd has now kind of surge of crowd has now been to on because been told to move on because what is the police what happened is as the police were talking that man, were talking to that man, is that old somewhere in that an old lady somewhere in the that in that the crowd in that in that scuffle ended up over. scuffle ended up falling over. now, course, some protesters now, of course, some protesters believe that the believe that that was the metropolitan police that had pushed pushed woman. pushed this pushed this woman. that she'd that wasn't the case. she'd fallen because of the fallen over because of the density crowd rushing density of the crowd rushing towards. the other towards. of course, the other protesters who who were being made angry by the removal of that protester there from the crowd. but, of course , they are crowd. but, of course, they are now marching up and continue to march. the has to be march. majority of the has to be said all throughout march. majority of the has to be said protest all throughout march. majority of the has to be said protest up all throughout march. majority of the has to be said protest up to .l throughout march. majority of the has to be said protest up to parliament|t this protest up to parliament square where are going to square where we are going to hear some speeches. course, hear some speeches. of course, the protest , the the main protest, the main reason this protest here, the main protest, the main reasmessage s protest here, the main protest, the main reasmessage s prot

want a ceasefire. now of course, we had that decision, didn't we, from the un security council yesterday where 13 out of the 15 members voted support of members had voted in support of a united kingdom a ceasefire, the united kingdom abstained vote. but abstained from that vote. but the states, of course, the united states, of course, are permanent member of that are a permanent member of that security council . that means security council. that means they a veto. they were able they have a veto. they were able to that vote. of course, to veto that vote. of course, they big supporters of they are big supporters of israel their, of course, israel in their, of course, support as they, of course, tried to take out hamas and take out the roots of hamas from the likes of from the likes of gaza. so certainly from the so there's certainly from the protesters that calls for protesters here that calls for a ceasefire decision we ceasefire. now, the decision we saw from the security council saw from the un security council yesterday strengthens their decisions. also know, of decisions. but we also know, of course, that the metropolitan police leading up to these protests had had some criticism about dealt with about how they've dealt with protesters in the past. i mean, just seen with my just from what i've seen with my own today, is clear that own eyes today, it is clear that they acting very they have been acting very quickly certain quickly to remove certain protesters that believe protesters that they believe are, obstructing the are, of course, obstructing the peace. as well, of course , peace. and as well, of course, i'm conditions that i'm using the conditions that they've in place for this i'm using the conditions that they'veto in place for this i'm using the conditions that they'veto take place for this i'm using the conditions that they'veto take down for this i'm using the conditions that they'veto take down certain march to take down certain offensive material. we know that before the march had even

started a bank junction down in the city of london, the metropolitan police confirmed at around 1:15 that they had removed a man and arrested a man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence because they say he had a placard which compared israel to the likes of nazi germany. so there has been one arrest that we know confirmed by the metropolitan police today . but metropolitan police today. but of course, the majority of these protests now marching up to parliament square where the conditions again of the metropolitan is that all metropolitan police is that all speeches end by 4:00 and that these march and these people on this march disperse after 5 pm. i mean, jack , just wonder how i mean, jack, just wonder how long this is going to go on for. >> i really, really do, because i'm sure like many viewers, i'm just completely exhausted, operated. be spending operated. we must be spending a small on the police and small fortune on the police and in and of itself. but small fortune on the police and in and of itself . but anyway, in and of itself. but anyway, jack, as ever, thank you very much for that vital update from the streets of london of course, gb news reporterjack the streets of london of course, gb news reporter jack carson there. now, folks, he's are

watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, darren grimes. thank you very much for doing we've got loads more doing so. we've got loads more coming today's show. but coming up on today's show. but before of that, we're going before all of that, we're going to take a quick look at the weather with ellie. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer . it gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start many this windy start for many of us this morning further wet weather morning and further wet weather looks like it's on its way we looks like it's on its way as we head through rest of the head through the rest of the weekend next week. weekend and into next week. storm named storm ellen has been named by the service this the irish met service this bringing winds and bringing the strongest winds and heaviest the heaviest rain across the repubuc heaviest rain across the republic ireland. but also republic of ireland. but also bringing weather to bringing some wet weather to parts england, bringing some wet weather to parts and england, bringing some wet weather to parts and northern|nd, bringing some wet weather to parts and northern ireland scotland and northern ireland too. those strongest winds likely along irish likely along those irish sea coasts could see gusts coasts where we could see gusts up to 70 miles an hour and slowly tracking their way south and into the and eastwards into the early hours sunday morning, hours of sunday morning, bringing with it some very heavy rainfall the southern half of rainfall to the southern half of the though generally staying the uk, though generally staying dry clear dry overnight with some clear skies temperatures skies and temperatures here around but around 6 or 7 degrees. but perhaps just a little bit cooler across northern england and scotland. brighter start to scotland. a brighter start to sunday across much of england and but for another band and wales. but for another band of from the west

of rain pushes in from the west through morning. this through sunday morning. this bringing some further heavy rainfall particularly rainfall and particularly falling very wet falling on that already very wet ground. could to ground. so that could lead to some flooding here. some localised flooding here. and again, tracking its way north eastwards parts north and eastwards into parts of and scotland of northern england and scotland . brighter spells . some brighter spells developing, though, across england wales and england and wales and temperatures around 13 or temperatures here around 13 or 14 but quite a strong 14 degrees, but quite a strong southwest taking notch southwest breeze taking a notch off those temperatures. another cloudy start to monday for most of us. particular across parts of us. particular across parts of scotland and northern england where of where there'll be outbreaks of rain through monday rain and drizzle through monday morning. further south, though, the of sunshine here the best of the sunshine here with sunny spells with plenty of sunny spells through but through the afternoon. but further wet and windy weather on its on monday and tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there| monday and tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there areynday and tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there are hints and tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there are hints ofd tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there are hints of something but there are hints of something a more on the a little bit more settled on the way next week . way next week. >> thank you very much, ellie. we've got loads more coming up on i say, just on today's show. as i say, just how bad is the current shortage of and root vegetables of potatoes and root vegetables in the uk ? what's that going to in the uk? what's that going to do for christmas spreads ? do for our christmas spreads? our dougie beattie our news reporter dougie beattie has the answers. all of that and more to come. i'm darren grimes and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's

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sunday mornings from 930 on news i >> -- >> good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the lib dems are calling for an investigation to see whether the prime minister breached the ministerial code by failing to declare £100 million payment to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the 140 million

already paid. that brings the total to £240 million. writing in the daily telegraph, former immigration minister robert jenrick has warned rishi sunak rwanda bill doesn't go far enough.the rwanda bill doesn't go far enough. the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 50% best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground next year. former home secretary suella braverman says the uk's abstention from the un security council ceasefire vote is disappointing , ceasefire vote is disappointing, eating the ballot that would allow aid into the enclave and people to flee was vetoed by the united states . they stood united states. they stood alongside israel , saying the alongside israel, saying the proposed resolution would only plant the seeds for the next war. un officials say there's enough food aid available in eqypt enough food aid available in egypt and jordan to reach a million people in gaza amid fears of humanitarian aid collapsing . thousands of people collapsing. thousands of people are marching through central london in protest at the ongoing israel—hamas war. the met police have arrested a man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public

order offence for allegedly displaying a placard comparing israel to nazi germany. the march will make its way along the river thames and meet outside parliament square. police are maintaining strict rules around the demonstrate action, including a hard curfew to complete the rally . by 5 pm. to complete the rally. by 5 pm. and court documents reveal the late queen wanted protection for the duke and duchess of sussex after they abstained from royal dufies. after they abstained from royal duties . an extract from a letter duties. an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary states it's imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security. in a statement , prince harry effective security. in a statement, prince harry said he feared for his family's safety and felt forced to leave the uk. he's suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangements . you can get more arrangements. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com now back to . darren

now back to. darren >> thanks , tatiana. welcome back >> thanks, tatiana. welcome back to gb news saturday with me, darren grimes on your tv online and on digital radio. before we move on, just a small reminder about our very own nigel farage. he's in the jungle. of course he got through another round on amazon lebrity last night and, well, he's defied all the odds , well, he's defied all the odds, folks, because he's got through to the final four. so if you want to support him, grab your phone , scan the qr code. that's phone, scan the qr code. that's on your screen right now and download the app. you can vote for him five times per day from that app for free. so let's make him king of the jungle. a biggest upset since brexit. i cannot wait. now, this year's christmas festivities could be impacted by potato and vegetable shortages. farm owners are warning gb news that rising energy bills and wet weather is causing delays in producing crops . and europe's infamous crops. and europe's infamous drought in 2022, of course, made

matters even worse, creating smaller yields. our northern ireland reporter spent time with a potato farmer in county down to find out just how bad things are out of our 65 acres that we have in this year. >> and we have two fields there that are completely lost of about 13 acres and then we have an existing 12 acres on top of that to dig . that to dig. >> paul hamilton is a farmer and like many others , he's fighting like many others, he's fighting with the extremes and costs on the weather. >> the potato market works off supply and demand for the free market stuff. so we're relying on a dry spell of weather here before we can get some more lifted to sell for christmas time. so with less potatoes available, well, more potatoes lost, it's going to really feel its effect when it comes into february and time. february and march time. >> around about >> this field is around about six half acres. input six and a half acres. input costs of £23,000. the majority of that will have to be absorbed

by the farm, but with lack of product, the price of goods will surely rise . surely rise. >> but similar in scotland around the forfar area, angus area and england as well, they're further behind with their harvest lincolnshire and norfolk, which is very unusual. they usually they would be finished up by this time of year and of them are still and some of them are still plundering and get plundering on to try and get what rescue from their what they can rescue from their crop out the ground. crop out of the ground. >> higher input >> last year's higher input costs to push up costs will continue to push up retail prices and with higher interest rates, growth ers may cut back on next year's planting. the energy costs has had a massive impact on us. >> we're this season here is a very difficult season weather wise, but we're falling off the back of last season, which was very with massive very difficult with massive diesel prices and fertiliser pnces diesel prices and fertiliser prices and the energy used to make fertiliser. prices and the energy used to make fertiliser . so last year make fertiliser. so last year was our highest growing cost. we've them we've ever seen. following them into season here, planting into this season here, planting and diesels up again and harvesting diesels up again and harvesting diesels up again and then that's fallen onto a lot of people that are selling

their potatoes straight off the field because it's too expensive to run. the refrigerate because of electric so that of the electric costs. so that is why we're finding spud prices are stable at minute. are quite stable at the minute. people offloading people are just offloading everything they're digging. but that's it's going to feel that's what it's going to feel an effect it comes an absolute effect when it comes to and march, because to february and march, because nobody have any. and nobody will have any. and refrigeration takes refrigeration what it takes to keep of year. keep them to that time of year. >> beattie gb news county >> dougie beattie gb news county . down >> you've been getting in touch on the topics we've been discussing today, folks, and on reform uk putting the pressure on the conservatives. mary's written in and mary says for all of those who say that a vote for reform is a vote for labour, i would say a vote for the tories is more of a vote for labour as there is very little difference between the two. so nothing will between the two. so nothing will be lost if i vote. reform well, mary's speaking for many who are emailing in on the covid enquiry. sandra says this boris witch hunt is getting tedious. he was relying on the so—called experts, giving him advice on

how to combat an unknown virus . how to combat an unknown virus. nobody has ever gone through anything like it and no other prime minister would have navigated it any better than bofis navigated it any better than boris did. it's time to get over it and concentrate on getting this country back on track again and on silent crackers . this country back on track again and on silent crackers. i'm going cracker mad over this one. juue going cracker mad over this one. julie says. my family and i have pulled out the bangs from crackers for around 40 years because they're terrified the dogs, guests and family have never complained. the crackers pull just the same . yeah, pull just the same. yeah, i don't know, julie. i just, you know , maybe it's because i don't know, maybe it's because i don't have a dog and i don't think it's quite the same as, say, a bonfire night crack going off, is it? but it's just. it just. it's odd . i just find it odd. it's odd. i just find it odd. but keep your views coming in, folks. your views are more important than mine. subscribe to youtube channel and to our youtube channel and follow us on our socials . we're follow us on our socials. we're at gb news. you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, darren grimes . we've

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six till 930. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me, darren grimes on your tv, online and on digital radio. now you guys have been getting in touch on the topics we've been discussing today on rwanda. mike's written in. he says it's obvious that we have to send funds to rwanda for relevant costs before we send any migrants here. if nothing comes of the deportation scheme , comes of the deportation scheme, then allocate the money already sent to our foreign aid program. well, that's a, shall we say, a bit of a optimistic take, i would argue, on reform uk challenging the conservatives. katrina says a vote for the conservatives or labour will be a wasted vote for our country. i will definitely be voting for reform uk, as will most of my family and on silent crackers, john says. have we really reached the point where environmentalists are dictating to normal people as to how we

live? what next? will we be only allowed one set of clothing? will we have to live in a tent with no heating and live off nothing but locusts and honey? all i can say at that, john, is don't give them any ideas, mate, because they will be doing that next. keep your views coming in. much more important than mine and our youtube and subscribe to our youtube channel follow us on our channel and follow us on our socials we're at gb news. now socials we're at at gb news. now business secretary kemi badenoch . she says that the uk is seeing an epidemic of young gay children being told that they're trans. this came after labour mp chris bryant gave an impassioned speech in the house of commons saying he feels less safe today than in the last five years. bryant, who is a gay man, said he felt less safe, partly as a result of the rhetoric used in the public debate . this came the public debate. this came after the after badenoch said gender affirming care for children could be seen as a new form of conversion therapy. well, joining me now is the human rights campaigner peter

tatchell , and the political tatchell, and the political commentator suzanne evans. peter tatchell, i'll go to you first. do you agree with the sentiments of chris bryant? do you feel unsafe in britain today ? unsafe in britain today? >> well, first, let me say kemi badenoch is wrong. >> there is no epidemic of young trans kids. there are a few thousand out of a population of nearly 70 million people. >> that is tiny , insignificant, >> that is tiny, insignificant, and no reason for a moral panic. >> moreover, no child is being pressured or forced to be trans trans kids and their parents come to organisations seeking help . they initiate it all the help. they initiate it all the practitioners do is to give them guidance and support and counselling and if when they're sure they're fans, then help them assure gender affirming care. it's about kindness, love and compassion . ian now to the and compassion. ian now to the wider issue. no doubt there has been a fight in homophobic

biphobic and transphobic hate crimes in britain in recent years. that number is up by 5 or 6 years ago. that is quite scary. i've had friends of mine recently who've been threatened , recently who've been threatened, menaced and in one case beat up at a bus stop just because they were a gay couple. it's not right and we need to do more to protect our lgbt+ citizens . protect our lgbt+ citizens. >> well, of course, peter, but i mean , just the other week i was mean, just the other week i was on a march with you on cam basically saying , you know, we basically saying, you know, we reject anti—semitism in all its forms, but actually maybe that's what's going wrong here. as robert jenrick has said , a mass robert jenrick has said, a mass migration not integrate ation leading to people being more homophobic. maybe it's immigration and that's one of the issues here. >> i don't think it's immigration per se, but it's definitely true that some people who come to this country either as migrants or of refugees , do as migrants or of refugees, do not have an understanding of lgbt plus issues, and some of

them can be quite homophobic. and we need to challenge that. and we need to challenge that. and on the palestine march day, quite a few people came up to me because i was holding a placard attacking israel's occupation , attacking israel's occupation, but also attacking hamas over its homophobia and sexism and quite a few people came up to me and said that they agree that a movement for palestine has to speak out more for women's rights, for lgbt plus rights, and against anti—semitism . um, yes. >> well, some might say don't hold your breath, peter, but suzanne evans, i'm going to bnng suzanne evans, i'm going to bring you in on that. i mean, i'm assuming that you don't think kemi badenoch is stirring some form of hatred and bringing about a resurgence in homophobia on the streets of britain ? on the streets of britain? >> no, of course not. quite the opposite. i think to suggest thatis opposite. i think to suggest that is quite ludicrous, really . that is quite ludicrous, really. i think she is raising a concern . i do agree with peter , though. . i do agree with peter, though. her words used were that it's almost an epidemic. i think an epidemic is far too strong . but epidemic is far too strong. but i agree that it is an i don't agree that it is an epidemic. but i think we do seem

to be seeing some kind of mass hysteria taking taking over here. there's a point at which i think it seems to be becoming fashionable to be trans. and i think that's what kemi badenoch is concerned about and i'm very concerned about it, too. we're seeing increasing numbers of young people who have transitioned. they've had the most appalling because because it's ultimately unwanted and radical body changing surgery , radical body changing surgery, horrendous , hormonal, hormonal horrendous, hormonal, hormonal injections. and yet they've changed their mind and there's nothing they can do about this. they can't go back on it. so people like keira bell, whose case is very well who case is very well known, who felt was pushed down felt that she was pushed down this by the tavistock this line by the tavistock clinic, thankfully has now clinic, which thankfully has now closed. i think pretty much closed. i think it's pretty much been that clinic was been shown that that clinic was was to push was was was trying to push children down this line, potentially gay children, potentially gay children, potentially just children who were it very difficult were finding it very difficult to puberty , puberty to cope with puberty, puberty and didn't want their bodies to

change. and it's a massive concern. and cammie maddox is absolutely right to highlight it. it's not homophobic. it's not bigoted. children who are uncertain about their bodies or the way their bodies are changing or how they feel need time to be able to think these things through. they need proper professional help and counselling. need to counselling. they do not need to be be on be rushed, to be put on to hormones and dramatic hormones and have dramatic surgery which they can't undo and is going to devastate and which is going to devastate the lives . the rest of their lives. >> yes, because peter, as suzanne then, as kemi suzanne just said, then, as kemi badenoch would obviously badenoch would argue, obviously she's speak for she's not here to speak for herself, but she may well argue that actually what we saw from the tavistock clinic, the nhs clinic that the suzanne mentioned there, that actually there were some whistleblowers who said , oh, actually i had who said, oh, actually i had parents of young children coming to me and saying, i would prefer a trans outcome over a gay outcome. have we not got to be careful here that we don't usher in a form of conversion therapy by the back door ? by the back door? >> well, if that happened, it's

absolutely wrong. certainly is a very , very minority experience . very, very minority experience. i don't think anybody would rather be trans than gay, given the levels of prejudice, discrimination and hate crime against the trans community. that would be a last resort . let that would be a last resort. let me just say this. no one is pushed or rushed into transitioning the average wait time for a first appointment at a gender clinic is a minimum , a gender clinic is a minimum, usually a five year, more like 10 or 15 years. and then after that, first there are successive counselling sessions where a person whose gender identity is explored , they are often usually explored, they are often usually 9 to 12 months apart and a person will have to go through several of those before they can even begin any life changing treatment . so initially it may treatment. so initially it may get some puberty block , but that get some puberty block, but that is reversible. it's not irreversible. >> well, actually , even the nhs, >> well, actually, even the nhs, peter, i'm sorry, i have to i really have to take that up

because the nhs have changed their what they say about that and actually saying we don't have enough evidence yet. >> so i'm afraid that i strongly we don't accept that because as i do worry that we are medicalizing an a, a new generation of children who are going to potentially really suffer things like brain deficiency because they haven't gone through puberty . gone through puberty. >> we yeah, i appreciate your concern, but i can tell you that i know people whose children have been through puberty blockers, hormone treatments , blockers, hormone treatments, and then they've decided they want to proceed and then totally reverted . there's not been reverted. there's not been a problem. nothing has been bad with their development . now, with their development. now, there may be a small number of cases. there may be a small number of cases . that's true. there may cases. that's true. there may be, but it's not representative. i think it's very wrong to have this panic when i know from my own personal experience of friends and family who have been through process that they have not rushed it , they've not not rushed it, they've not pushed it, they've gone through

years and years of consultation with their child , with health with their child, with health care professionals , with care professionals, with psychiatrists, with counsellors , psychiatrists, with counsellors, hours, and only at the end of the process. yes. have they agreed to go ahead with the right, suzanne, just very , very right, suzanne, just very, very briefly, are we placing ideology over the science as well? >> i think i think no , >> i think i think no, definitely not. the pathway that peter has described is what should be happening . my worry is should be happening. my worry is that the conversion therapy bill that the conversion therapy bill that people peter and that people like peter and stonewall have pushing is stonewall have been pushing is going unintended going to have huge unintended consequences for that process. it's going to challenge the professionalism and the autonomy of the caring sector, be that medics , nurses, therapists, medics, nurses, therapists, youth education workers. and i think children are going to feel pushed down this line. let's not forget iran is one of the forget that iran is one of the sex change capitals of the world, not because it's liberal. it has death for it has the death penalty for homosexuality, because it homosexuality, but because it wants to enforce a particular way of thinking . and that's that. >> yeah, it's a good point. suzanne, thank you very much, suzanne, thank you very much, suzanne, there. and before for

suzanne, there. and before for suzanne, it was peter tatchell there as well. thank you very much to both of them. folks that's it from me. but stay tuned because everyone needs their nana and we've got our nana right here, nana. what have you got coming up for us? >> well, i was interesting listening to peter tatchell speaking because on my show i've got brianna ivey now. she is the person, the buck angel interviewed. she is somebody who is trans. she through the is trans. she went through the process she was very young, process when she was very young, and she'll be talking us live and she'll be talking to us live from states about fact from the states about the fact that has no that she just she has no functioning genitals all. oh functioning genitals at all. oh my god. because she went through that process she was that process and when she was youngen that process and when she was younger, on the puberty younger, she went on the puberty blockers. true that blockers. it is not true that these are reversible from these things are reversible from her a trans her experience. she's a trans woman talking about her experience and you will not want to miss out. that's coming up at 5:00. yeah. so she'll be live from states. spoke to from the states. she spoke to candace little while candace owens a little while ago. did interview with candace owens a little while ago. angel.i interview with candace owens a little while ago. angel. i'm interview with candace owens a little while ago. angel. i'minterpleased1 candace owens a little while ago. angel. i'm interpleased to buck angel. i'm very pleased to say be us at say she'll be joining us at five. so you must must catch that. but also, we're talking about five about rishi sunak, his five pledges. well, he's apparently achieved think that

achieved one, and i think that was default . but the fact of was by default. but the fact of the matter of his four was by default. but the fact of theyoutter of his four was by default. but the fact of theyou want of his four was by default. but the fact of theyou want him of his four was by default. but the fact of theyou want him to of his four was by default. but the fact of theyou want him to achieve,)ur was by default. but the fact of theyou want him to achieve, if' do you want him to achieve, if any? god i was going to say anything would be fine at this point. >> but nana, thank you very much for that. we'll look forward for that. we'll all look forward to been to seeing that foxes have been watching listening to gb to seeing that foxes have been watch saturday stening to gb to seeing that foxes have been watch saturday with ng to gb to seeing that foxes have been watch saturday with me.) gb to seeing that foxes have been watch saturday with me. darren news saturday with me. darren grimes cheers very much for doing and as i say, don't go doing so. and as i say, don't go anywhere because your nana's next for a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello, welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start for many of us this morning and further wet weather looks like it's its way as we looks like it's on its way as we head through rest the head through the rest of the weekend next week. weekend and into next week. storm has named by storm ellen has been named by the service . this the irish met service. this bringing winds and bringing the strongest winds and heaviest rain across the repubuc heaviest rain across the republic ireland. but also republic of ireland. but also bringing you some wet weather to parts and to northern ireland scotland and to northern ireland those strongest winds likely along those irish sea coasts where could see gusts up to

where we could see gusts up to 70 hour and slowly 70 miles an hour and slowly tracking and tracking their way south and eastwards hours eastwards into the early hours of sunday morning, bringing with it rainfall to it some very heavy rainfall to the of the uk, the southern half of the uk, though staying though generally staying dry overnight skies though generally staying dry overtemperatures skies though generally staying dry overtemperatures here skies though generally staying dry overtemperatures here aroundes and temperatures here around 6 or 7 degrees. but perhaps just a little bit cooler across northern scotland. northern england and scotland. a brighter start to sunday across much of england and wales. but for another band of pushes for another band of rain pushes in through sunday in from the west through sunday morning and this bringing some further rainfall and further heavy rainfall and particularly on that particularly falling on that already ground. so already very wet ground. so could to some localised could lead to some localised flooding again, flooding here. and again, tracking and tracking its way north and eastwards into of northern eastwards into parts of northern england and scotland. some brighter spells developing though, wales though, across england and wales and temperatures around 13 and temperatures here around 13 or degrees, but quite or 14 degrees, but quite a strong southwesterly breeze taking a notch off those temperatures. another cloudy start to monday for most of us, particularly of particularly across parts of scotland and northern england, where be outbreaks where there'll be outbreaks of rain through monday rain and drizzle through monday morning. south, though, morning. further south, though, the sunshine the best of the sunshine here with sunny spells with plenty of sunny spells through but through the afternoon. but further wet and windy weather on its on monday tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there| monday tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there| mo hints tuesday. further wet and windy weather on its there| mo hints something but there are hints of something a little bit more settled on the

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