for allegedly displaying a placard comparing israel to nazi germany. a second man was arrested for carrying an offensive placard . un officials offensive placard. un officials say there's enough food aid available in egypt and jordan to reach a million people in gaza amid fears of humanitarian aid collapsing under a new system, suppues collapsing under a new system, supplies would come in through the kerem shalom crossing on the border between israel, gaza and eqypt border between israel, gaza and egypt for the first time, the un says trucks need to be allowed to enter gaza directly to alleviate increasingly desperate situations in the enclave israel has so far rebuffed the pleas from the united nations to access the crossing , saying access the crossing, saying deputy executive director of the world food programme, carl skow, says the operation is critical. >> all we need kerem shalom, to open, you know , yesterday i open, you know, yesterday i think we were trying to use kerem shalom for the first time for verification, but not for entry . we need that also so that entry. we need that also so that we can have more order around the un convoys coming in and to

some degree separate them from from the rest of the aid that is flowing in through rafah . and of flowing in through rafah. and of course we need a humanitarian ceasefire so that there is the space and the operational environment inside to deliver to all those that need it. and in a controlled and orderly way and brace yourself as storm ellen bnngs brace yourself as storm ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk this weekend and watch out as storm fergus moves in on sunday, bringing some gusty winds. >> 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 until 3:00 tomorrow morning . this is 3:00 tomorrow morning. 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 it's back to . mark

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i'll be dealing with phillip schofield at ten. but first my big opinion . universities are big opinion. universities are where young people go to be taught stuff. the problem is what they're taught. we know that higher education is suffused with ideas like critical race theory, which takes us back to the bad old days of division segregation and judging people by their skin colour, trans ideology , which colour, trans ideology, which says you can basically change your sex. and that's being taught as fact at these institutions , ones for which institutions, ones for which young people pay handsomely as well as the taxpayer . for now, well as the taxpayer. for now, these universities have ceased to be a place of open debate and the competition of ideas with pubuc the competition of ideas with public speakers cancelled from events. if they don't challenge the particular woke politically correct scripture to spend more than ten minutes in many university bars and you'll hear that brexit is terrible , that

that brexit is terrible, that britain has a shameful past and anybody with right of centre views and not just wrong but bad people , they're to be vilified. people, they're to be vilified. they're to be destroyed in both america and here in britain. we've heard lecturers talk about safe spaces for students, so they're not exposed to ideas or material that could trigger or upset them. surely the opposite should be the case. it's university . our young people university. our young people upon whom our future depends should be exposed to ideas that could trigger them every day of the week. they must be intellectually uncomfortable . intellectually uncomfortable. they must have narratives smashed and orthodoxies challenged . and young people at challenged. and young people at university should be the most open minded in our society, not the most closed minded, the most bigoted , the most ideological, bigoted, the most ideological, the most rigid, which they are fast becoming young people should be exposed to the attrition of debate. the battle of ideas, which is the story of human history and western civilisation . fine. but i worry

civilisation. fine. but i worry that with the culture at some universities where it seems there's more leftist brainwashing than teaching at play, we risk going backwards as a society with young people inculcated in the idea that britain is a dreadful country, which has got to apologise for everything, including itself. this create problems. this creates problems for the future because one day these young people will be in charge. they'll be running our corporations and our institutions . jones i worry that institutions. jones i worry that we're going the way of american universities where this week the head of harvard said that calling in israel calling for genocide in israel was not necessarily harassment of jewish people, of course, many students reject the woke madness, but as we see in many aspects of cancel culture, they keep their thoughts private. they self—censor, and they don't speak out for fear of attack . speak out for fear of attack. they're being bullied just like the rest of us. like the students at bristol university, an ancient institution, a fabulous example of british intellectual excellence , which

intellectual excellence, which has quietly ditched the national anthem from their graduation ceremony. literally, the song of this country. why have they cancelled it for fear of offence ? seeing some students ? there ? seeing some students? there are no words, actually , there are no words, actually, there are no words, actually, there are a couple, but they're unbroadcastable . well, we now unbroadcastable. well, we now live in a country where britain's institutions hate britain. you've got bbc tv presenters mocking politicians for conducting an interview in front of the flag of our country, sniggering at the union jack, which other countries are laughing at their own national flag? none of them. if you did that in america, it's game over. you've got last night of the proms and the bbc are national state broadcaster after getting rid of land of hope and glory presumably because they're so embarrassed about our history and traditions. this is dangerous stuff. we're turning into a country that hates itself even though we should love the place and be proud for centuries we've exported the principles of democracy, the rule of law ,

democracy, the rule of law, tolerance, open mindedness , free tolerance, open mindedness, free trade, free speech, fair play and decency and we were the first major power to end slavery . loving your country is the only way for it to be successful . which is why the magnificent michela school in west london, whose intake is predominantly from poorer pupils of ethnic origin led by britain's strictest headmistress katharine birbalsingh, is such an inspiration with a culture of strict discipline. many of these kids wind up at oxford and cambridge every year. they're told to be at school on time. the homework has to be perfect and well presents did. and guess what they do every morning they sing the national anthem and they're taught to be proud of their country. this is bringing young people together rather than sowing division , which is, than sowing division, which is, of course, in the woke playbook, along with the scourge of identity politics and the culture of victimhood . now, here culture of victimhood. now, here on gb news, we proudly play the

national anthem at 6 am. every morning. unlike certain other broadcasters, i could mention. but i think once a day is not enoughin but i think once a day is not enough in fact, i quite fancy a bit of god save the king now. so dominic mac . bit of god save the king now. so dominic mac. famously came called liv golf . was famous called liv golf. was famous. god, i love this country. so bristol universal city gets rid of the national anthem on its graduation ceremony for fear of causing offence. what does that tell you, folks? it tells you we've got a problem. britain is being cancelled by its own institutions . is being cancelled by its own institutions. is this move by a top university is a scandal of the first degree. i've marked their coursework and i'm giving them an f.

your reaction marked at gb news.com . now let me tell you news.com. now let me tell you that bristol university is an outstanding seat of education. i think we've got the best university cities in the world. i think bristol is a great place and well done to the students that manage to there. but that manage to get there. but i think a big mistake axing think it's a big mistake axing the national anthem and i think it about the it speaks volumes about the nature of higher education in 2023. but let's get reaction now from top pundits very happy from my top pundits very happy to welcome back to the studio the green goddess herself, journalist and model diana moran. trade unionist andy macdonald and his adrian david oldroyd bolt well, diana moran, can i ask you about this, first of all, your reaction to what bristol university have done here? >> i am so biased and i'm so angry with what i've heard. i'm angry with what i've heard. i'm a bristolian, right? i was born bred. educate did all the

university , the whole blooming university, the whole blooming lot. oh, really? >> you went to bristol uni as well? >> i went to a college that was associated with the university part of the university. i'm absolutely furious to hear this furious indeed. >> i mean, what is the messaging here? if we've got to apologise for our national anthem so that some students aren't offended , some students aren't offended, why be offended? why would they be offended? >> i just do not understand it as you said in your intro, people go to university to mix with everybody, all sorts of the world is a large place. >> it's not just bristol, it's not just over there. everybody come together, learn a bit from you, learn a bit from you . i you, learn a bit from you. i just don't understand it. indeed. >> and i think it's a really worrying development. david top historian i mean, this doesn't have good precedent when you lose of nationhood, does it? >> it's a funny thing. >> it's a funny thing. >> it's a funny thing. >> it doesn't , but we are quite >> it doesn't, but we are quite prey to it. george orwell wrote in 1941, it had a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any english

intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing for god save the king than from stealing from the king than from stealing from the village poor box. we have a long of intellectual long history of intellectual derision, of patriotism that is unusual compared with other nafions. unusual compared with other nations . the french, who are nations. the french, who are exceptional in their leftism, are also exceptional in what might be called cultural chauvinism and patriotism. and so these things need not be a disjunct . i think in the case of disjunct. i think in the case of bristol, i must admit i wasn't aware that they sang the national anthem during their graduation ceremonies to get rid of now only seen as a of it now can only be seen as a political gesture. and of political gesture. and one of great weakness . whom are they great weakness. whom are they seeking to not offend? and who are people who are so weak are those people who are so weak that at the of a degree, that at the end of a degree, which must disagree with you, which i must disagree with you, university being university is for not being taught. it for learning how university is for not being ta|thinkit for learning how university is for not being ta|think and for learning how university is for not being ta|think and howzarning how university is for not being ta|think and how toning how university is for not being ta|think and how to learniow university is for not being ta|think and how to learn for to think and how to learn for oneself. broadening oneself. it's about broadening the comfortable the mind and being comfortable with ideas. if at the with alternate ideas. if at the end three years that or end of three years of that or seven, you're doing a phd, seven, if you're doing a phd, you uncomfortable by the you are so uncomfortable by the with national anthem the with the national anthem of the country which you live and country in which you live and study, you ought to study, then perhaps you ought to go start indeed.

go back and start again. indeed. >> your country >> and love of your country shouldn't political. it shouldn't be political. it shouldn't be political. it shouldn't be political. it shouldn't be versus right. shouldn't be left versus right. andi agree. andi know, i completely agree. >> you look the >> i mean, you look at after the queen died the labour party, queen died at the labour party, sang national anthem sang the national anthem at their conference a couple of weeks move. know weeks after great move. you know that was a controversial move from starmer within some from keir starmer within some areas but i think areas of the left. but i think he kind of trying he was kind of trying to solidify idea it's not solidify that idea that it's not a left right thing. i a left versus right thing. i have say, you know, didn't have to say, you know, i didn't even university sang the even know university sang the national anthem at their graduation. i don't think always do. >> i don't think they always do. >> i don't think they always do. >> of it before. >> i've not heard of it before. so quite surprised. but so i was quite surprised. but you you do remove it, you know, if you do remove it, it probably is political indeed. >> might making >> and we might be making a mountain of a molehill in mountain out of a molehill in regards this specific regards to this specific graduation ceremony. the nature of . but i it's of it. but i think it's indicative of what's happening at university a&e that's my at university a&e and that's my problem. think reflects problem. i think it reflects a wider culture, which is that britain got ashamed of britain has got to be ashamed of itself somehow apologise for itself and somehow apologise for itself and somehow apologise for its existence. i i think its very existence. i i think perhaps i don't know, i think it would go on a case by case. >> i mean, god save the game. >> i mean, god save the game. >> who's that going to offend a god save king? god save the king? >> i guess if you're not >> well, i guess if you're not religious , it's, you why

religious, it's, you know, why would you sing it if you don't believe the christian god? believe in the christian god? >> of this country. >> if you're a republican atheist, would it? atheist, why would you sing it? because i mean, that's a good >> well, i mean, that's a good question. does that question. does it matter that there religious or indeed there are religious or indeed political overtones to the national anthem? the bottom line is it's the country's song, isn't it? >> the country's song. and >> it's the country's song. and i'm proud it. and i want to i'm proud of it. and i want to sing it. >> p- sing it. >> what about higher >> indeed. what about higher education in a wider sense? because speakers because we've seen speakers cancelled they have the cancelled because they have the wrong . we've heard about wrong views. we've heard about students safe students being given safe spaces, so they're not triggered by wrong ideology. this is a by the wrong ideology. this is a dark place we're going, isn't it, diane? >> dark place. we're >> a very dark place. we're going and just go back to going and can i just go back to the business? bristol the bristol business? bristol yes . it's got the history of yes. it's got the history of slavery . we know that i'm very , slavery. we know that i'm very, very aware of it. and we've we're contrite about it. but also, all the money that was made at the time we have the university, we have almshouses called sutton's almshouses . we

called sutton's almshouses. we have colston's girls school, colston boys school. we've got so many bristol municipal charities, not for colston. >> bristol would be one big tesco car park . tesco car park. >> and do you know we did have this lovely colston hall where everything everybody came, you know, for music, for theatre and the likes, the names gone now they've had to take it away. >> do you want to deal with the slavery issue? because of course this is unique to bristol. they're huge for they're huge apology for our past. feel bad past. i mean, should we feel bad about what happened in that time? >> i think there's a rather good tradition that the sins of the fathers not visited upon the fathers are not visited upon the sons. several hundred sons. this was several hundred years the intervening years ago during the intervening several hundred years , britain several hundred years, britain played more of a role than any other country the world in other country in the world in eradicating the slave trade in in prosecuting wars against those who refused to do so , and those who refused to do so, and in that this in making sure that this unmentionable again unmentionable evil never again graced or defaced the west . for graced or defaced the west. for bristol now to feel that it has to re apologise for something that it spent a great deal of

time and money and effort through and it's men's lives in extirpating i think is ridiculous. >> okay, folks. well, listen, i've got four words for you. god save king now, coming up save the king now, coming up next in the story as next in the big story as pressure grows on rishi sunak, will be gone by christmas? will he be gone by christmas? and replaces him? and if so, who replaces him? we'll a top fleet we'll speak to a top fleet street who's got this street insider who's got this developing

earlier on gb news radio. >> well, the big reaction to my big opinion, bristol university have axed god save the king from their graduation ceremony , john their graduation ceremony, john says. mark bristol . they're says. mark in bristol. they're too busy taking kids out of school to go on pro—palestinian protests and throwing statues in the sea . i've got to say, the sea. i've got to say, bristol is getting a bit of a kicking, but let me tell you, i've got many viewers and listeners in bristol. let me know your about what know your thoughts about what the has done. how the university has done. how about from alan bristol are about this from alan bristol are going left wing as many recent events have shown. but don't

worry , when and if labour gets worry, when and if labour gets in, be goodbye by in, it will be goodbye by the national and back to the national anthem and back to the red flag flying here. blimey, let's hope not. alan. keep those emails coming . mark at emails coming. mark at gbnews.com i'll be dealing with phillip schofield at 10:00 in my take at ten. should he be back on tv? my verdict. you won't want to miss it, but it's time now for the big story. and as pressure grows on rishi sunak, with his party divided over the rwanda stop illegal rwanda plan to stop illegal migrant crossings the migrant crossings in the channel migrant crossings in the channel, some are thinking the unthinkable and pushing for sunak to go. the government's former chief brexit negotiator, lord david frost, good friend of mine, has said the tories must replace sunak or face electoral oblivion . well, writing in the oblivion. well, writing in the express newspaper online, its political editor david maddox, has said that whilst suella braverman may be in the running to replace the pm, should it come to it, it's the business secretary, kemi badenoch , who's secretary, kemi badenoch, who's being lined up for the top job. maddox quotes a tory insider as

saying sunak's gone. it's just a matter of time. it will be, and i quote kemi next. well, i'm delighted to say the man with the story, david maddox, joins me now. david, what a scoop . me now. david, what a scoop. first of all, the government's first vote on the emergency rwanda bill is on tuesday. if it fails to go through thanks to tory rebels, how much pressure does this place on sunak. >> i think the pressure will come before that. actually, we're waiting. >> we were actually hoping it might be this evening, but certainly monday or tuesday morning for sir bill cash , morning for sir bill cash, veteran brexiteer erg member, the great man to pronounce on whether the rwanda bill meets the requirements of the right of a party. essentially and would actually work, in their view , actually work, in their view, the betting is pretty strongly against him saying that and a

lot of mps are looking at that as a kind of trigger moment to put it matters and to certainly vote against. personally, i don't think on tuesday they won't lose on tuesday. okay there'll be a lot of abstentions , but they will lose later on if the bill goes against. yeah, tory lawyers looking at that legislate and reminds me of when the erg were carefully studying the erg were carefully studying the brexit withdrawal agreement andindeed the brexit withdrawal agreement and indeed the windsor framework always a nerve, nerve wracking time for any prime minister. >> david, how significant is the intervention of lord frost, the former chief brexit negotiator , former chief brexit negotiator, later saying sunak must go ? later saying sunak must go? >> i think it is actually very significant. it's interesting. lord frost is hoping to be a candidate at the next election , candidate at the next election, so he's got a reason to kind of chum up to the leadership and to, you know, play friendly and not to kind of get himself barred from standing in a nice , barred from standing in a nice, safe seat. but, you know, here

he is coming out doing actually what he's very good at. lord frost has always been very good at is just speaking truth to power , really, and saying this power, really, and saying this isn't working anymore . an awful isn't working anymore. an awful lot of mps and i've quoted him in lots of stories now are saying this privately and behind the scenes . it needs a few more the scenes. it needs a few more of a kind of leading figures to come out . suella braverman come out. suella braverman obviously has come out and done it. robert jenrick has done as well, which is a very important moment last week. so he's in desperate trouble . rishi sunak desperate trouble. rishi sunak is and it's very hard to see how he's going to avoid a vote of confidence . confidence. >> well, indeed. i mean, i was absolutely glued to your piece in the express online today. you've to a tory insider you've spoken to a tory insider who has said sunak's gone . it's who has said sunak's gone. it's just a matter of time . what just a matter of time. what might that timeline be? could proceedings start before christmas? those letters going in to graham brady ?

in to graham brady? >> it could do mean it could happenin >> it could do mean it could happen in a rush. and often does what my betting still would be january of i think mps will still want to think about it they won't want to they want to have some sort of organisation in and kind of getting to the point of my article, they want to have some idea about who might replace him now. kemi badenoch certainly has been lined up as a replacement. there's no doubt about that. if you look at her twitter feed over the last couple of days, which has suddenly sprung to life amazingly , you can you can life amazingly, you can you can see very well mean . that might see very well mean. that might mean one thing that made me laugh was that suddenly she's become a champion of brexit, having messed up the rule bill and annoyed over brexiteers. so you know, there is no doubt about it. but the key thing about it. but the key thing about that person, you're quoting from my article was that person used to work or has worked for somebody who may be another leadership contender and

yet is saying kemi is the one. and that was what really kind of made me kind of take up a notice that particular quote, most definite early. >> why does kemi badenoch have so much momentum behind her? there's a suggestion that michael gove is a fan . michael gove is a fan. >> well , michael gove is a fan. >> well, michael gove unofficially ran her campaign last time. somebody has written into us to remind us that lee rowley was the official campaign manager, but it was michael gove running her campaign . manager, but it was michael gove running her campaign. he's manager, but it was michael gove running her campaign . he's mrs. running her campaign. he's mrs. actually a strength and a now we've just lost the line to david maddox . david maddox. >> but let me tell you, i'm fascinated by this idea that the prime minister could be under pressure. i know the public wouldn't take kindly to another prime minister. how many would that year? but the that be in a year? but the tories are sunk , aren't they? tories are sunk, aren't they? they're going to lose the next general election. and if you're a tory backbench venture, you

might be sat there thinking, well, there's nothing to lose if you face certain political death, perhaps you're going to roll the dice and go for a new leader . roll the dice and go for a new leader. well, i'm delighted to say that we've put ten back in the metre and david maddox returns. david, do you want to try virgin media? it's much better broadband, i better for broadband, but can i ask you , um, what where does ask you, um, what where does this speculation about kemi badenoch leave suella braverman former home secretary the problem is that both of them will be fishing in the same pool and they will split the vote when got cut off. >> there . the go thing is >> there. the go thing is a strength and a weakness. michael gove obviously very influential figure, very respected in some ways, but also deeply mistrust . ways, but also deeply mistrust. and there's a there's a constant narrative that kemi badenoch will end up being a kind of proxy for go, which is a bit unfair on her, but it is quite damaging to her as well. unfair on her, but it is quite damaging to her as well . so, you damaging to her as well. so, you know, suella braverman is now

the kind of champion of these kind of migration controls and she's wins in her sails. this will be her time to win that particular contest. but in the end, it's going to be one of those two probably who comes through and takes on somebody like penny mordaunt. >> when we lost the line there, i was saying that if you face almost certain annihilation at the next election , perhaps as the next election, perhaps as a tory backbencher, you might think, do you know what? i know it's bonkers . i know it's it's bonkers. i know it's batshit crazy, but let's have a new leader. is it possible for everything ? everything? >> everything is possible and yes , it is insane. actually yes, it is insane. actually going into a fourth leader since the last election is unprecedented territory. >> it's worse than chelsea, isn't it? >> yeah, it really is. yeah, it makes it makes kind of dysfunctional. football clubs look like you know, quite well , look like you know, quite well, well—oiled machines. but it's i mean , i think that the

mean, i think that the electorate will find it very hard to trust them again after such a mess. but it's, you know , such a mess. but it's, you know, in the end , i think a lot of mps in the end, i think a lot of mps are saying this is going nowhere. we're 25 points behind the revolt. we're going to have not just our worst defeat, we're going we're staring at a wipe—out. we're looking at 50 seats, possibly , but it cannot seats, possibly, but it cannot get worse. we've got to do something about it. >> john sergeant, the former chief political correspondent at the bbc, david told me last night that sunak may be threatening backbenchers with a snap election if they don't support his rwanda bill on tuesday. what about the idea for that? sunak presses the nuclear button and calls an emergency election based around stop the boats based around the theme of back me on this or sack me. >> i mean, there's something to that. but if he does that, he risks becoming the first prime minister in history to lose his seat because the current public

opinion of a conservative party is, as i was saying, so bad that they would be wiped out. they would be too, maybe 50, 60 seats, unless something really changes. it might narrow, but it's like , you know, that would it's like, you know, that would take sunak out as as prime minister, as an mp . so why take minister, as an mp. so why take that risk ? i mean, the same that risk? i mean, the same advice was given to liz truss when she was in a terrible spot. but there would have been wiped out to , you know, maybe 1 or 2 out to, you know, maybe 1 or 2 mps. things were so bad with her. so it's just, you know, you can make these threats, but are they realistic and i don't think it's very realistic . it's very realistic. >> david maddox, thank you. it's a brilliant piece. in today's express. go to express.co.uk. david maddox is their erstwhile political editor. coming up with tonight's top pundits this evening sees the start of the official mark dolan . tonight, official mark dolan. tonight, count down to christmas . and count down to christmas. and tonight, i'll be asking our

christmas cards worth the bother? and should you be calorie counting on the big day ? calorie counting on the big day? plus, we've been conducting a people's poll. been asking people's poll. we've been asking if sunak falls, who should if rishi sunak falls, who should replace ? suella braverman replace him? suella braverman penny mordaunt or kemi badenoch. the results are in. i shall reveal all

are changing because earlier on gb news radio . gb news radio. >> welcome back to the show. i'll get to your emails very shortly. but let me tell you that it shortly. but let me tell you thatitis shortly. but let me tell you that it is now the start of our official countdown to christmas. that's right. we are looking forward to the 25th of december. we're going to celebrate in style with lots of different features on each show, getting ready for the big day and what we're going to we've we're going to do. we've actually amazing spread actually got an amazing spread here. thank producer here. i want to thank producer dominic, who is a jewish mother in waiting. she's not a mother yet. she is a lovely jewish lady and she's been to the local supermarket and she's spent about £1 million on treats. so thank you, dominic, this. thank you, dominic, for this. we've got a fruit iced christmas cake.

we've got a fruit iced christmas cake . we've mince pies, cake. we've got mince pies, we've cheese board and we've got cheese board and crackers a big panettone , crackers and a big panettone, which is sort of it's a bit of an italian idea that, isn't it? david but now adopted by the brits a christmas treat . brits as a christmas treat. >> well, i suppose for those people hate tradition people who hate tradition and think things aren't think that our things aren't good and have to to good enough and have to look to the benighted for the benighted continent for food, yes , panettone will food, then yes, panettone will do. go . do. there you go. >> well, this is the countdown to first all, to christmas. so, first of all, before to the really before we get to the really crucial stories around crucial key stories around christmas do plans for christmas, do you have plans for christmas? will you be christmas? what will you be doing for christmas? >> shall down somerset doing for christmas? >> myll down somerset doing for christmas? >> my family, >wn somerset doing for christmas? >> my family, hopefully 1erset doing for christmas? >> my family, hopefully .3rset with my family, hopefully. >> and who's cooking? >> okay. and who's cooking? >> okay. and who's cooking? >> lovely . >> not me, which is lovely. >> not me, which is lovely. >> no, but that means that the food will be naughty because if you were cooking, it would all be of like stuff. be sort of like healthy stuff. no, no christmas time. i be sort of like healthy stuff. no,no christmas time. i do >> no christmas time. i do tradition stuff. >> no christmas time. i do tra(how stuff. >> no christmas time. i do tra(how about you, andy? what >> how about you, andy? what does like? does christmas day look like? >> enough, actually >> funnily enough, i'm actually on are? i'm nine on gb news. you are? i'm on nine till the 25th, so have you till 11 on the 25th, so have you been turfed out by family ? been turfed out by your family? 0h, been turfed out by your family? oh, no. we don't oh, god, no, no, no. we don't really do a big thing for christmas, but i'm here with the viewers. >> but you're stuck here at gb news. stuck alone.

news. you're stuck home alone. you're culkin. you're like macaulay culkin. what? around what? i mean, rattling around the gb news studios. and how about are you to about you? what are you up to this david? about you? what are you up to thisi'm david? about you? what are you up to thisi'm going david? about you? what are you up to thisi'm going to)avid? about you? what are you up to thisi'm going to be d? about you? what are you up to thisi'm going to be in nairobi. >> i'm going to be in nairobi. >> i'm going to be in nairobi. >> glamorous. >> oh, so glamorous. >> oh, so glamorous. >> okay, well, look, get stuck >> oh, so glamorous. >> maybe nell, look, get stuck >> oh, so glamorous. >> maybe you look, get stuck >> oh, so glamorous. >> maybe you could get stuck >> oh, so glamorous. >> maybe you could cut stuck >> oh, so glamorous. >> maybe you could cut the :k in. maybe you could cut the pannetone. knife. i'm pannetone. give me a knife. i'm going out the iced going to sort out the iced christmas we're going christmas cake and we're going to talk about christmas cards because a report has revealed, to talk about christmas cards bec by;e a report has revealed, to talk about christmas cards bec by;e a wayrt has revealed, to talk about christmas cards bec by;e a way , has revealed, to talk about christmas cards bec by;e a way , i haven'taled, to talk about christmas cards bec by;e a way , i haven't done oh, by the way, i haven't done the bubbly yet. >> thinking about we >> i was just thinking about we do . do that. >> you dothat. » you do that. >> you to do you want to >> do you want to do you want to see on with this? see how we get on with this? it's , which cheap it's prosecco, which is cheap champagne it's not champagne in it, but it's not bad . let me see if i can get bad. let me see if i can get another italian. >> not cameron. >> no, no, not the cameron. >> no, no, not the cameron. >> i'll it. >> cameron. i'll do it. >> so you done it before? >> good. yes. >> experience? >> experience? >> yes. >> yes. >> she knows to how pop a cork. look what a pro. >> she knows to how pop a cork. loo not what a pro. >> she knows to how pop a cork. loo not a what a pro. >> she knows to how pop a cork. loo not a dropiihat a pro. >> she knows to how pop a cork. loo not a drop spilt. pro. >> not a drop spilt. >> not a drop spilt. >> well done. whilst that pours a report has revealed that royal mail has been prioritising premium spinning parcels premium money spinning parcels over christmas cards , the over christmas cards, the delivery of debit cards and even cancer scans from the hospital. >> one postal worker speaking in confidence, has admitted that people will still be receiving christmas cards in january, which, along with the spiralling

cost stamps, begs the cost of stamps, begs the question are christmas cards really worth the bother? what do you think, andy? are they worth the christmas the trouble? christmas cards. thank so much. the trouble? christmas cards. thayou so much. the trouble? christmas cards. thayou know, much. the trouble? christmas cards. thayou know, now. the trouble? christmas cards. thayou know, now i've got >> you know, now i've got champagne, we live champagne, but no, now we live in this digital age. you know, i think you can get the digital ones. you can send an email, a text, video. text, a video. >> it's not same. >> it's not the same. >> it's not the same. >> it's not the same. >> i i just don't think >> i just. i just don't think so. i'm not surprised that this royal mail you know, royal mail news, you know, the greedy they've greedy royal mail, they've been ripping for last ripping off workers for the last couple just not surprised. >> well, yes, you're a trade unionist and you don't you don't think their terms and conditions are they now. they are now. >> they are now. they are now. now, their now, the cwu have ended their strike good strike action and got a good deal strike action and got a good deal, but they've been ripping them for years. the problem them off for years. the problem is with is the problem with you suggesting that you just suggesting that you can just send merry send your auntie a sort of merry christmas right? christmas text, right? >> is that no effort has gone into it you three into that. it took you three seconds. yeah. whereas as if you do a card, had to write do a card, you've had to write it, to put some it, you've had to put some thoughts had to thoughts on paper, you've had to go buy a stamp and you've go and buy a stamp and you've got in a letterbox. it got to put it in a letterbox. it means care. i guess so. means you care. i guess so. >> means you care. i guess so. >> fruitcake. fruitcake. oh yeah. go on. i'm just you.

>> describing you. >> me? i'm just describing you. oh, thank you. >> i'm touched. we >> thank you. i'm touched. we have forks. we're doing this without forks. >> fork off banter . i've >> you can fork off banter. i've been doing this for years now. >> can i pass it to you? oh kind. thank you. i'm polite. >> thank you, david. >> thank you, david. >> you look like a man that would send christmas card. would send a christmas card. >> precisely that reason. >> it takes thought. takes >> it takes thought. it takes effort. it takes a little bit more would one more of it. would you like one of festive spirit, of these? a festive spirit, i think. although it didn't surprise the least to read surprise me in the least to read the end and find the story to the end and find that mail had decided to that royal mail had decided to prioritise the sending of parcels safety parcels for health and safety reasons they bank up at reasons because they bank up at this of year. and know, this time of year. and you know, we've letters in the we've got so many letters in the place. thinking the place. well, thinking of the time you might time of year, you might think that cards which that these might be cards which are people for are important to people for people the form people are often the sole form of often have of communicate. often they have with live abroad or with people who live abroad or with people who live abroad or with don't see very with family, they don't see very much. prioritising much. how about prioritising that the much. how about prioritising that from the much. how about prioritising that from amazon the much. how about prioritising that from amazon for the much. how about prioritising that from amazon for delivering cash from amazon for delivering their parcels? cash from amazon for delivering the there's .s? issue cash from amazon for delivering the there's.s? issue with >> there's another issue with the now, which is a the royal mail now, which is a question of trust, because if you card, especially if you send a card, especially if you send a card, especially if you a tenner for your you put a tenner in it for your niece, have the niece, you don't have the confidence arrive, do you?

>> diana first all, you don't >> diana first of all, you don't put a tenner in it anymore. never something never ever do something like that. no, definitely. >> there some >> because there are some professionals when professionals who can tell when there's through the with with >> look through the with with scans and things. i'm a great believer in christmas cards. i've done 100. i've posted. you've done 100 gone. my friends. i hope you've got them now. >> how much does that set you back, by the way? the postage. >> but wait a minute. you buy the cards from your favourite charity. so you support the charity? never from the supermarket skits. and yes, second class post. and you just bite the bullet. but just as you've said, you then contact people abroad , people you people abroad, people you haven't seen for a long time , haven't seen for a long time, lonely people on their own who love to get christmas cards . love to get christmas cards. >> yeah, yeah. you're being far too polite with this little prosecco, by the way. you get stuck in. >> come on, let's do it. merry christmas. merry christmas. >> come on, let's do it. merry christrchristmas. christmas. >> come on, let's do it. merry christrchristmas. merrynas. christmas. >> and cheers to you. yes, sir. we have got the countdown to

christmas and we will be unapologetically celebrating christmas every night on mark dolan tonight. and listen, let's get to the other big story , get to the other big story, which i think is fascinating. christmas is , of course, a time christmas is, of course, a time for celebrations. merry making and guilt indulgence or is and guilt free indulgence or is it foods on offer it high calorie foods on offer over the festive period include family favourites, mince pies like these ones. yum, yum yum paneer tony, which we got over there. it's a lovely italian sort of sweet pastry and pre—made, mulled wine. but is christmas day really a time to keep track because some people are worried about their calories on the 25th. so what do you think? will you be counting the calories christmas calories on christmas day? >> not. calories on christmas day? >> and not. calories on christmas day? >> and this not. calories on christmas day? >> and this gives. calories on christmas day? >> and this gives me my annual chance everybody that chance to remind everybody that christmas on christmas christmas starts on christmas eve goes to the 6th of eve and goes to the 6th of january. that's the time to eat, dnnk january. that's the time to eat, drink merry before that january. that's the time to eat, dradvent, merry before that january. that's the time to eat, dradvent, meyomefore that january. that's the time to eat, dradvent, meyou should1at january. that's the time to eat, dradvent, meyou should be is advent, when you should be fasting getting ready for the fasting, getting ready for the festive and yes, from festive season and yes, from christmas day onwards, fill your boots, as much as boots, eat and drink as much as you can. and then in january , go you can. and then in january, go back a little more back to being a little more sensible . sensible. >> 5 sensible. >> a bit careful about >> got to be a bit careful about that. you're a

that. you can't all you're a youngster , you can't continue to youngster, you can't continue to fill your boots and all the rest of you've got to think of of it. you've got to think of diabetes. you've got to think of heart all sorts of heart problems. all sorts of things. just be a bit more cautious. >> well, for 12 days, i hope that diabetes wouldn't jump round and bite you. >> could well do, could well >> it could well do, could well do so . yes. i mean, i love my do so. yes. i mean, i love my christmas food, but i am a little wary. i know there's an awful lot of calories in here. about 300. i expect there are 200 and something. but okay, enjoy it . but don't go overboard i >>i -- >> i just wonder. i >> ijust wonder. i mean, >> i just wonder. i mean, that's how christmas is for many people, andy, is to go overboard and. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. >> and not worry about the consequence sources particularly in post christmas consequence sources particularly in new post christmas consequence sources particularly in new yearost christmas consequence sources particularly in new year periodistmas consequence sources particularly in new year period ofnas consequence sources particularly in new year period of about pre new year period of about 5 or 6 days it's just you eat your dnnk or 6 days it's just you eat your drink then you sign up for drink and then you sign up for the gym. >> in the new year, you spend three the row doing three days in the row doing that. get too tired then that. you get too tired and then it's the year. that. you get too tired and then it's that year. that. you get too tired and then it's that periodar. describe is >> that period you describe is christmas. 12 day christmas. it's a 12 day holiday. fantastic. holiday. it's fantastic. >> british. >> it's truly british. >> it's truly british. >> but tend to tend to let >> but i tend to i tend to let rip over christmas and i'll sort

of of monk of go into a more sort of monk like existence in january. and that's when i that's when the credit in and credit card bills come in and when waistline has bulged when the waistline has bulged slightly. but it's hard month slightly. but it's a hard month for everyone, isn't it. january. but to producer but look, well done to producer benjamin because he sourced these christmas hats which are now going to be a key feature in the show until until christmas day. he also spotted a story in the today . and it was the paper today. and it was a bride who has banned alcohol from her wedding because she gave up drinking three years ago. so it's going to be a dry wedding. but it's an interesting issue play over issue that comes into play over christmas, too. do you need alcohol to have a good time ? alcohol to have a good time? >> you could say that about any other event in the year, any other event in the year, any other parties or the likes of you don't need it. but we all know that it can add a little fizz and a sparkle to the comings and goings. yeah, at a christmas time . christmas time. >> i agree, andy. >> i agree, andy. >> you need it . >> you need it. >> you need it. >> you need it. >> you don't need alcohol on gb news, so you'll probably need a drink. well, you know, but i

don't think you need alcohol to have a good time. but then again, you don't trainers again, you don't need trainers to but it does help, to go running. but it does help, you i mean, it's. yes you know. i mean, it's. yes >> david, do you a stiff >> david, do you like a stiff one the big day? one on the big day? >> i'm always family show . >> i'm always family show. >> i'm always family show. >> you behave yourselves? >> will you behave yourselves? listen, there go. listen, folks. there you go. that the countdown to that was the countdown to christmas my take christmas coming up in my take at forward to this. at ten. looking forward to this. itv have concluded their inquiry at ten. looking forward to this. itv ithee concluded their inquiry at ten. looking forward to this. itv ithe phillip|ded their inquiry at ten. looking forward to this. itv ithe phillip schofield inquiry into the phillip schofield scandal . so is it time to put scandal. so is it time to put him back telly? give my him back on telly? i'll give my final verdict on schofield at 10:00. you won't want to miss it. but next up, my mark meets guest is one of the world's leading experts on organised crime. her latest book is about the extraordinary popularity of cocaine, which now an cocaine, which is now an industry. we ever win the industry. will we ever win the war on drugs? that's

next i'll be dealing with philip schofield at 10:00. should he be back on tv now that itv have done their inquiry? but it's time for us for this.

done their inquiry? but it's time for us for this . yes it's time for us for this. yes it's time for us for this. yes it's time for us for this. yes it's time for mark meets. and this evening, one of the world's top crime journalists, nicola tarley, investigates oceans editor at the highly respected sunday world newspaper . editor at the highly respected sunday world newspaper. she's been awarded the irish crime journalist of the year award three times as well. her brand new book is called cocaine cowboys the deadly rise of ireland's drug lords. cowboys the deadly rise of ireland's drug lords . and nicola ireland's drug lords. and nicola tallant joins me now. nicola, thank you so much for your time there are many illegal drugs available . why is cocaine so available. why is cocaine so popular . we just seem to be popular. we just seem to be having a love affair with cocaine for decades at this stage, and europe in particular is prolific user. >> i mean, ireland is one of the world's global leaders in the use of cocaine ourselves. the netherlands and spain seem to be the biggest users in europe . the

the biggest users in europe. the colombians are finding no shortage for the demand for their product and we have created multi millionaires, billionaires in fact out of street dealers and we seem to be just walking ever forward into this blizzard , which has caused this blizzard, which has caused a huge amount of damage in communities and various other things. well this is a big change in ireland. >> what ever happened to a pint of guinness ? oh, we have those of guinness? oh, we have those as well. >> we still like our guinness. but funny enough for the book, i was actually talking to one of the addiction experts in this country, a doctor who suggested that there's something that maybe there's something a little like little bit in our dna. we like to enjoy ourselves in ireland. we to stay up late. we like we like to stay up late. we like talking really, i suppose, talking and really, i suppose, cocaine all it cocaine promises, all that. it promises a better night. it promises a better night. it promises kind of more fun. and all the rest of it. and look, the uk as well has a massive problem with cocaine . it is a problem with cocaine. it is a recreational drug. it's not seen as anything that has any sense

of shame attached to it. there's a total discussion effect between the users who are mainly kind of middle class, intelligent, educated people and what they're funding with every £100. ,100 they spend on a bag . £100. ,100 they spend on a bag. you know where that money is going and the sort of problems that are coming back down the lines . there seems to be a lines. there seems to be a complete disconnect with that. >> most definitely. i mean, we've rumours about >> most definitely. i mean, we've ministers�*urs about >> most definitely. i mean, we've ministers in; about >> most definitely. i mean, we've ministers in this)ut cabinet ministers in this country snort ing cocaine high on the colombian marching powder . how has the popularity of cocaine impacted irish society? you talked about the damage. how has that manifested itself ? has that manifested itself? >> well, there's a kind of a new breed, and i've no doubt it's exactly the same in the uk of gangster of young person who's kind of seeing cocaine and the deaung kind of seeing cocaine and the dealing of it as a career path . dealing of it as a career path. they're becoming ever more violent . there's so much money violent. there's so much money involved that it's a very quick path to riches. and as a result,

in europe, we're talking about children now not being groomed, but being actually radicalised into gangs in the same way terrorists radicalise people into into their communities. and you know, they're creating killers . it you know, they're creating killers. it is causing huge problems in largely marginalised communities , again, which the communities, again, which the recreational users can go home at the weekend and shut their doors in their middle class homes and they don't have to face out into the problems that is caused by cocaine and is being caused by cocaine and drug dealing and the emergence of more and more gangs and but in marginalised communities, the problems are just real and vast. we had a situation in the last couple of years in ireland which in my career i'm 30 years doing crime reporting. i never thought i'd see the day that a 17 year old child would be kidnapped and murdered and dismembered and his body parts left around prominent parts of this city. it's a european capital, dublin. it's not what you expect to see

anywhere outside of mexico. and that's where we're at now. and that's where we're at now. and that line has now been crossed . that line has now been crossed. so it's just becoming ever more violent and, you know, there's a very sort of privileged few at the top of the cocaine tree, mostly in dubai. and they are just mega wealthy. they are actually working with terrorist organisations. they're very in in with the russian and the iranian regime. hard to in with the russian and the iranian regime . hard to believe, iranian regime. hard to believe, actually, the same people i was writing about when i started my career who were street dealers in dublin, have actually like are hoping that vladimir putin is now going to give them refuge as they move drugs across the planet . planet. >> nicola you've had huge success in your career as an investigative journalist specialising in organised crime. you're the host of the very popular crime world podcast , popular crime world podcast, which has had a million downloads a month. have you ever feared for your life covering these stories as well ?

these stories as well? >> well, there's been some times it's been a little bit hairy, to be honest with you, but mostly things okay and in a way things are okay and in a way because it's become so globalised . a lot of the people globalised. a lot of the people italk globalised. a lot of the people i talk about now are no longer in the country. they've migrate , in the country. they've migrate, you know, so that makes things a little bit more comfortable sometimes. and but by and large, a lot of criminals or a lot of very high end drug dealers, quite like being almost celebrities , they like being celebrities, they like being spoken about, celebrities, they like being spoken about , funny enough, spoken about, funny enough, sometimes there would be an email or whatever sort of encrypted communication. maybe if you get their age wrong or if you say something about them that they don't particularly like, they just get on to you. so they're to . and you so they're listening to. and you know, interesting world. know, it's an interesting world. it's a kind of a parallel universe in a way, but a lot of them is i'm not talking about or them is i'm not talking about or the quiet ones that don't want a bit of the public, but a lot of them that i and others do talk

about know a lot about, probably like a little bit of it. >> nicola the clock is against us. let me recommend you a brilliant podcast. it's called crime world with nicola tallant and new book out now. and your new book is out now. i've reading it. it is i've started reading it. it is a page turner. let tell you, page turner. let me tell you, cocaine cowboys . deadly rise page turner. let me tell you, co�*ireland's boys . deadly rise page turner. let me tell you, co�*ireland's drug. deadly rise page turner. let me tell you, co�*ireland's drug lords. )eadly rise page turner. let me tell you, co�*ireland's drug lords. itadly rise page turner. let me tell you, co�*ireland's drug lords. it isy rise of ireland's drug lords. it is out now a perfect christmas reading, especially if you want to get away from the in—laws. thank you, nicola. we'll catch up soon. okay, folks, i'll be deaung up soon. okay, folks, i'll be dealing with phillip schofield after the weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsor of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer . so a very unsettled glaisyer. so a very unsettled picture over the next couple of days with low pressure. very much in charge of our weather. the first system brought plenty of wet and windy weather named storm ellen the met storm ellen by the irish met service fergus sat service with storm fergus sat out the west, bringing out to the west, bringing further wet weather through sunday. back to saturday evening though, and drier picture

though, and a drier picture across england and across parts of england and wales band of rain has wales as that band of rain has pushed its way into northern england, and northern england, scotland and northern ireland where that ireland as well, where that heavy rain continues to fall on some saturated ground so some very saturated ground. so some very saturated ground. so some flooding possible here. some flooding is possible here. under those skies, though, under those clear skies, though, further south, we could see temperatures around 7 temperatures around 6 or 7 degrees, perhaps just degrees, but perhaps just a little parts of little cooler across parts of scotland . so a cloudy start scotland. so a cloudy start across scotland , but some sunny across scotland, but some sunny skies begin across skies to begin with across england before the england and wales before the next pushes in from next system pushes in from the west, further west, bringing some further spells of heavy rain some spells of heavy rain and some strong winds to those strongest winds along those irish sea coasts sunday afternoon. coasts through sunday afternoon. and rain and evening. but that rain continues to push its way north and eastwards into parts of scotland through sunday afternoon. temperatures here generally average , but a generally around average, but a little milder again across the southwest, around 13 or 14 degrees. it's a cloudy start to monday for most of us with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle at times. but some heavier rain across parts of scotland pushing in from the east through into east as we go through into monday afternoon. the best of the sunshine, though, again across parts across wales and parts of england where see some england where we could see some sunny skies through the

afternoon. temperatures sunny skies through the afternoon around ratures sunny skies through the afternoon aroundratures for generally around average for the time year. there's some time of year. and there's some hints something little hints of something a little bit more the through more settled on the way through next . next week. >> looks like things are heating up, boxed boilers, sponsors of weather on .

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reaction from the queen of us. royal reporting kinsey schofield . plus, tomorrow's newspaper. front pages and live reaction in the studio from my top pundits. and a special surprise guest booked at the last minute by producer dominic at exactly 1030. so lots to get through. i'll be dealing with phillip schofield in two minutes time. but first, the unsackable, the highly professional, but first, the unsackable, the highly professional , the highly professional, the brilliant sophia wenzler with the headlines . the headlines. >> thank you, mark. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . some wenzler in the newsroom. some breaking news in the last hour. a murder probe has been launched after a newborn babies body was found outside a premises in ipswich, suffolk police were called at 12:35 pm. this afternoon after reports that a newborn baby had been found on norwich road. the death is being treated as unexplained but is under investigation . two men and under investigation. two men and a female have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident and

remain in police custody for questioning . police have also questioning. police have also urged the public not to speculate on social media after a 16 year old boy has been charged with the murder of leanne gordon, who was shot dead in east london on tuesday evening. the boy has also been charged with attempted murder of a 20 year old man and a 16 year old boy . he was also charged old boy. he was also charged with possession of a firearm and possession with intent to supply class a drugs . he will appear at class a drugs. he will appear at barkingside magistrates court on monday , met police have arrested monday, met police have arrested 13 people after thousands gathered for a pro—palestine march in london today. gathered for a pro—palestine march in london today . the march in london today. the metropolitan police have also released an image appealing for the public's help to identify a woman . it's the public's help to identify a woman. it's part of an investigation into a placard carried at the protest earlier today. thousands of people gathered to call for a ceasefire in gaza . un officials say in gaza. un officials say there's enough food aid available in egypt and jordan to reach a million people in gaza

amid fears of humanitarian aid collapsing there under a new system, supplies would come through the kerem shalom crossing on the border between israel, gaza and egypt for the first time, the un says trucks need to be allowed to enter gaza directly to alleviate an increasingly desperate situation increasingly desperate situation in the enclave israel has so far rebuffed pleas from the united nafions rebuffed pleas from the united nations to access the crossing . nations to access the crossing. and brace yourself as storm ellen brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the uk. this weekend. and watch out for storm fergus as well as that moves in this sunday, bringing some gusty winds. the met office says the midlands, northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70 miles an hour. parts of up to 70 miles an hour. parts of northern england could see up to 30mm of rain today and a yellow weather warning is in place until 3:00 tomorrow morning . this is gb news across morning. 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 it's back to . mark

news now it's back to. mark >> we nicked sophia wenzler of talktv. isn't she brilliant ? she talktv. isn't she brilliant? she returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight in a shock new development, kate middleton has been crowned the people's princess america . a people's princess in america. a fresh blow to meghan. we'll get reaction from of us reaction from the queen of us royal reporting kinsey schofield. plus, tomorrow's front pages and reaction from my top pundits tonight. the green goddess and model goddess journalist and model diana moran. trade unionist andy mcdonald and historian david oldroyd bolt. they're still wearing their christmas hats. look at that. plus they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeroes. a packed hour to plus, a special hour to come. plus, a special surprise celebrity guest at 1030. who's it going to be and why? find out then. but first, my take . at ten as non events

my take. at ten as non events 90, my take. at ten as non events go, it doesn't get more uninspiring than itv's investigation into the phillip schofield scandal . all in the schofield scandal. all in the end, it boils down to a middle aged man hiding the fact that he's gay for ages. then he dates a younger male member of the team. perhaps inappropriate but not illegal. and frankly, if having sex with people much younger than you is a problem, mick jagger would have been sent to gulag by now. so why the to the gulag by now. so why the pearl clutching? why the moralising, the moralising, especially from the tv industry, which is hardly the home of family values, makes television producers the arbiters of moral behaviour , is arbiters of moral behaviour, is like giving vladimir putin the nobel peace prize . this external nobel peace prize. this external inquiry into a drama that gnpped inquiry into a drama that gripped the nation says there was no finding of a toxic culture at the itv programme this morning. well, excuse me while i spit out my tea . ask dr. while i spit out my tea. ask dr. ranj , the handsome tv doctor who ranj, the handsome tv doctor who stopped appearing on the show not long after complaining about the aforementioned toxic

culture. the inquiry also reports that itv made considerable efforts to determine the truth about the relationship between schofield and a member of his team . yes, and a member of his team. yes, schofield's member was examine closely investigators said only one employee on the show , a one employee on the show, a lowly producer, had any knowledge of the affair. do me a favour , sir. if it was an open favour, sir. if it was an open secret in the industry, are you seriously telling me that the people working closely with schofield and the young lad didn't know enough , including didn't know enough, including holly willoughby herself ? but in holly willoughby herself? but in the end, it's my view that schofield done his time . his schofield has done his time. his behaviour was ill judged, but not illegal. while huw edwards alleged procurement of sexy images from a vulnerable youngster online makes his position as the face of bbc news untenable, as the presenter of this morning, all schofield has got to do is talk about cooking recipes where the floral will be the pattern for this spring and how to get your body beach ready for the holidays as mine isn't.

by for the holidays as mine isn't. by the way, i haven't seen my abs since the blair years . now i abs since the blair years. now i broke internet during the broke the internet during the scandal with my bold offer cleared with gb news bosses to rescue this morning temporarily until it's found its feet. well, this was back in may. take a listen . so the offer stands. listen. so the offer stands. i am willing to present this morning with my fee going to charity help for heroes . morning with my fee going to charity help for heroes. this is not a drill. the offer is a firm one. oh, and if i do have to use schofield's dressing room, make sure it's been disinfected first. itv there you go. well, i'm always happy to step in dunng i'm always happy to step in during a crisis. it'sjust i'm always happy to step in during a crisis. it's just my nature. i've done it here a couple of times. more fool itv for not taking the offer. their numbers have tumbled, but the dust has now settled . schofield dust has now settled. schofield needs a job and itv needs viewers, which is why he should be reinstated as the presenter of this morning. as a matter of urgency. if itv don't go for it . urgency. if itv don't go for it. their dancing on ice . should

their dancing on ice. should schofield be back on telly? mark gbnews.com or get to your emails shortly. but first my top pundits. the green goddess, journalist and model diana moran, trade unionist andy macdonald and broadcaster david oldroyd bolt . andy macdonald is oldroyd bolt. andy macdonald is it time to forgive and forget and put phillip schofield back on telly? >> absolutely not. i think we're thinking about the wrong person in situation. if you look thinking about the wrong person in the situation. if you look thinking about the wrong person in the young on. if you look thinking about the wrong person in the young producerj look thinking about the wrong person in the young producer or)ok thinking about the wrong person in the young producer or young at the young producer or young showrunner that he was alleged to involvement with. to have an involvement with. where's currently where's he now? he's currently working in the back of a country pub the middle of nowhere. pub in the middle of nowhere. i think focusing on the pub in the middle of nowhere. i think person.:using on the pub in the middle of nowhere. i think person.:usirshouldie pub in the middle of nowhere. i think person.:usirshould be wrong person. we should be thinking can get wrong person. we should be thinvictim can get wrong person. we should be thinvictim back can get wrong person. we should be thinvictim back into :an get wrong person. we should be thinvictim back into the get wrong person. we should be thinvictim back into the tv get the victim back into the tv industry? who no fault of his industry? who by no fault of his own, been thrown out, cast own, has been thrown out, cast out by irresponsible actions out by the irresponsible actions of a predator? and we we're thinking about the wrong person here. >> well, of course, we've got no evidence that phillip schofield was predatory . all the was predatory. all the relationship was considered ill judged rather than illegal. but

you're entitled to your view, of course. andy macdonald. david oldroyd , bolte schofield forgive oldroyd, bolte schofield forgive and forget. >> well, forgiveness is a christian virtue, and we should try to remember that at this time of year, as every other try to remember that at this time imyear, as every other try to remember that at this time my thought every other try to remember that at this time my thought about! other try to remember that at this time my thought about this er try to remember that at this time my thought about this is time, my thought about this is that it shows once again the danger of having idols who will also often be in the public eye and all too often be shown to have feet of we need to have feet of clay. we need to think more as a society about who idolise and why and why who we idolise and why and why we should look up to these people. as you've out in people. as you've pointed out in your monologue, phillip schofield trivial schofield was the most trivial of characters man no of characters, a man with no apparent virtue or ability beyond the ability wear fake beyond the ability to wear fake tan and have fake dentistry on television. i think it will television. so i think it will perhaps prod people into thinking a little more about the people they put on pedestals and a little less about morning television presenters . television presenters. >> diana moran you've been on television for many decades. you've done daytime tv, breakfast, . i think breakfast, television. i think schofield has done his time . i schofield has done his time. i think itv should bring him think that itv should bring him back as the big star of this morning. what's your view?

back as the big star of this mo well, what's your view? back as the big star of this mo well, i ratheryour view? back as the big star of this mo well, i rather agreeiew? back as the big star of this mo well, i rather agree with >> well, i rather agree with you. i think what he did was incredibly unwise. but it was not illegal. and i don't think he's the only celebrity that you and i both know who are a little dubious in some of the things that they do. yeah, but at the end of the day, i think he's he's felt the wrath of people . he's felt the wrath of people. he's had the disruption at home as well. and i think maybe it's time that we saw him back again. well indeed because, diana, this is a very important show this morning. >> and they've had new presenters every ten minutes. it's been like pass the parcel . it's been like pass the parcel. that's not good for a format, is it ? it? >> not at all. you need somebody regularly that people can tune into. it's like having a friend into. it's like having a friend in your own house. >> yeah, most definitely. what about holly willoughby? my heart

goes out to her, diana, because, of course , she suffered a very of course, she suffered a very traumatic experience at the hands of an alleged stalker, an alleged kidnapping plot, absolutely devastating . i hope absolutely devastating. i hope she's okay. but what's your view about her, her role in all of this and what's her what has transpired now , which is that transpired now, which is that she's off the show and she may never return to itv. i think it's incredibly unfortunate . it's incredibly unfortunate. >> it but unfortunate things happen on television , as we all happen on television, as we all know. but i feel very, very concerned for her and the stalker . and that's concerned for her and the stalker. and that's very horrid indeed. >> i mean, what about getting the dream team back, david oldroyd bolt, what about willoughby and schofield? patch it up and get themselves back on telly. if that's what the itv's viewers want , then as a viewers want, then as a commercial channel, that's what they are bound to give them because it's all about getting viewers in and making a profit. >> and if that really is the demand of the people, well then

i sorry for the people. >> if he doesn't go back to itv, there's talk , andy, of him going there's talk, andy, of him going onto commercial radio. i've also been told by a tv insider that he could be offered £2 million to enter the big brother house. now does that offend you, given the fact that you're concerned about his behaviour whilst at itv? >> i wouldn't say offended . i >> i wouldn't say offended. i think it's more just mild concern. you know, why are we giving a man who's admitted and all things that he's all of the things that he's done, why are we giving this man a if it's not a platform even if it's not illegal? yourself and diana illegal? as yourself and diana said, it was incredibly unwise and we giving and dubious. why are we giving this platform? you know, this man a platform? you know, we look at what he's done to his own family, what done to own family, what he's done to this it's this young producer. it's terrible. be giving terrible. we shouldn't be giving these . these people a platform. >> fascinating well your >> fascinating stuff. well your thoughts, please. mark gbnews.com. is it time for phillip schofield to go back on tv ? but next up, in a shock, new tv? but next up, in a shock, new development, kate middleton, the princess wales , has become princess of wales, has become crowned people's princess in crowned the people's princess in america. a fresh blow to meghan will get reaction from the queen

of us. royal reporting. kinsey schofield . plus, should prince schofield. plus, should prince harry have british police protection ? we'll debate all of protection? we'll debate all of that next. and don't forget, the papers are on the way. and a surprise size celebrity guest at 1030. see you

>> you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> well, we've got something very special. at 1030, a surprise rise celebrity guest. find out why we brought a celebrity in at 1030. and a slight change to the format . but slight change to the format. but let's get to your emails before we go to kinsey. and let me tell you that a big reaction online to my take at ten, which is all about phillip schofield. i think it's about phillip schofield. i think wsfime about phillip schofield. i think it's time that he returned to itv and to this morning. i think he's done his time. margaret says philip does not want to come back. it would be very embarrassing anyway, embarrassing for him anyway, so

forget margaret . david forget it, says margaret. david says mark. absolutely not, schofield has never had any talent at all. a talking mannequin brain of a p. mannequin with a brain of a p. you don't pull your punches, do you? dr. jim patterson says. mark absolutely not. he abused his power and position to not mention a younger boy . glenn hi, mention a younger boy. glenn hi, mark phillip schofield is yesterday's fish and chips papen yesterday's fish and chips paper. the program has become stale, however, he may benefit from format. no , from another format. joanna no, no, no. why do we idolise him? elaine says, of course he should be back on this morning, especially as we managed to get rid of the waste of space. holly this morning is nothing without phil elaine. it's all about phil says elaine. it's all about opinions, so keep them coming . opinions, so keep them coming. mark at gbnews.com. it's time now for us news with the queen of american showbiz, royal and political reporting kinsey schofield and kinsey, great news for princess catherine, the princess of wales, kate middleton. tell me more . middleton. tell me more. >> okay. but quickly, just want to say i couldn't find my santa hat . i'm

to say i couldn't find my santa hat. i'm loving the theme of this show. >> so i'm wearing my mistletoe. >> so i'm wearing my mistletoe. >> i'll have my santa hat ready next week. >> but if we're being honest, these are pretty common results. however harry and meghan have been especially destructive towards royal over towards the royal family over the last 12 months. so this is significant because it tells us that their actions have had little effect on public opinion here in the united states. catherine the princess of wales dominates with a 44% favorability rating . prince favorability rating. prince william comes in at number two with 36. prince harry 28. meghan 21. the daily mail poll also revealed that 26% think that the sussexes are far too involved in american politics, and that might be one of the reasons that americans have lost interest in them . them. >> and really it's less is more with with the princess of wales. she hasn't campaigned to be popular . she hasn't campaigned to be popular. she's just quietly she hasn't campaigned to be popular . she's just quietly got popular. she's just quietly got on with the job. and americans appreciate that . appreciate that. >> yeah, i was thinking about that because americans also love

princess diana. and i think that the two women are so different . the two women are so different. so i was like, why do we love catherine and diana? because they're so far apart. catherine is very quiet. and, you know, she's just so delicate. and but they're also both women that put their children first are just stunningly beautiful. and seem very compassionate and kind . so very compassionate and kind. so i do think that that's one of the reasons that americans fawn over both of them. >> and also to use a catchword in america for kate is authentic , isn't she? and americans pick up on that very sincere. >> she doesn't try so hard and yeah, she's just she is she is authentic. she's gorgeous . and authentic. she's gorgeous. and we do we love her. >> let's talk about the brand. harry and meghan, apparently biggest losers tell me more when i was saying something about this around at a bar last night, someone , a friend in the someone, a friend in the industry was like, oh, i bet she just hates this . just hates this. >> the hollywood reporter.

they've revealed the biggest hollywood winners and losers of 2023. harry and meghan, who certainly consider themselves hollywood elite, have found themselves on the losers side . themselves on the losers side. mark, the article says after a whiny netflix documentary , a whiny netflix documentary, a whiny netflix documentary, a whiny biography spare even the title is a pouty gripe and an inert pod cast. the harry and meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble, just begging to be popped and south park was the pen. the hollywood reporter. basically the bible in this city. this has got to hurt harry and meghan personally, and it's got to have william morris endeavoun it's got to have william morris endeavour, her current talent agency, scrambling to figure out what their next steps are . what their next steps are. >> are we being too harsh on the couple, though? because if you think about it, we're talking about talk them about them. we talk about them every week. meghan's beautiful every week. meghan's a beautiful young woman. and, know, young woman. and, you know, harry pretty smart in his harry looks pretty smart in his suit there . they're a very rich suit there. they're a very rich couple. they're probably the most the world

most famous couple in the world now. so they're not getting it all they ? all wrong, are they? >> i think that meghan is a beautiful woman, but i wish that her physical appearance , i wish her physical appearance, i wish her physical appearance, i wish her insides were as pretty as her insides were as pretty as her outsides are . and i don't her outsides are. and i don't believe that to be true . i believe that to be true. i don't. i think that we in america were so excited to have the duke and duchess of sussex here, and we've been lied to and manipulated along the way. here, and we've been lied to and manipulated along the way . and manipulated along the way. and we're fed up. we don't we don't we're fed up. we don't we don't we don't deal with that. well let's talk about the author of this damning book, end game . this damning book, end game. >> it's all about the royal family. it's all about harry and meghan written by their favourite journalist, omid scobie. and i think you've got a development on this as well . development on this as well. >> on the internet. we call him liberal, just just so we're on the same page . if i accidentally the same page. if i accidentally refer to omid scobie as liberals, i just want you to know who we're talking about. but confirmed that know who we're talking about. bu�*early onfirmed that know who we're talking about. bu�*early and med that know who we're talking about. bu�*early and unclear that know who we're talking about. bu�*early and unclear text that know who we're talking about. bu�*early and unclear text of that know who we're talking about. bu�*early and unclear text of his: an early and unclear text of his book end game, was sent to the dutch publishers who included the names in their translation.

omid says in error. but in response, his publisher said that omid's explanation was factually incorrect. and they do not recognise themselves in his representation of events , as representation of events, as this is not a good look. mark. this is a man that stays gainfully employed here in america on some of the biggest networks abc, nbc , and he's been networks abc, nbc, and he's been caught blatantly lying not only media, but the public about the way this has unfolded . way this has unfolded. >> and of course, you know , we >> and of course, you know, we need to say that he's not here to defend himself. we don't have tangible he's tangible evidence that he's lied. do you speculate , lied. but do you speculate, kate, that he deliberately put the names of princess katherine and the king, king charles into the book on purpose almost leaking out the information? is that your speculate option? you're right. >> i mean, we should i should be clear that this could not be a lie. it could just be a case of unconscious liars. omid scobie could be completely innocent.

mark, i apologise , guys. yeah, i mark, i apologise, guys. yeah, i mean, there's a fan speculation, even saying that maybe, you know, this could be all in an effort to justify if meghan markle is to write a book or her being allowed to go into further detail about the incident without the public and backlash from not only the public, but the palace, because she could just say, oh, it's already out there. it's already out there. i just wanted to i just wanted to clear the air. >> let's talk now, if we can, kinsey , about a significant kinsey, about a significant piece of correspondence from the late, queen elizabeth ii late, great queen elizabeth ii in regard to sussexes . in regard to the sussexes. what's what's that all what's what's that story all about ? about? >> yeah, this one's difficult, mark, because there's so many spider webs when it comes to this. but there's a letter from queen that does state queen elizabeth that does state that she feels like she wants harry and meghan to have effective security. but in this letter being released as prince harry challenges the decision to not give him this additional level of security, it does seem

to make harry and meghan look dishonest . it makes oprah look dishonest. it makes oprah look like , you know, not a very good like, you know, not a very good journalist just because it's putting their version of events dunng putting their version of events during the oprah interview and dunng during the oprah interview and during the oprah interview and during the netflix series in doubt. so you are saying that this letter exists from the queen that says she wants you to have , you know, effective have, you know, effective security while your entire narrative throughout the last few years is that the royal family took this from you , that family took this from you, that the royal family is the reason that you feel like your life is in jeopardy . you know, there's in jeopardy. you know, there's also been speculation online that the letter was written well before harry and meghan's actions became so treasonous before they started accusing people of such horrible things in podcasts and on in books and podcasts and on reality tv series . or that this reality tv series. or that this letter was written under the impression that this was only going to be that one year trial penod going to be that one year trial period that was discussed during the sandringham summit where harry and meghan were going to test the waters in canada . test the waters in canada. >> so you would think they're

watching that footage of our late, great queen, though, that she would want to have she would want harry to have good security . i mean, what's good security. i mean, what's your this ? i would argue your view on this? i would argue that i know he's left the country. he slagged off his family and he's a rich man. but it wasn't his choice to be the son of the king of the united kingdom. he will always be the son of the king of the united kingdom. therefore, a target so controversially, won't controversially, and this won't make i think he make me popular, i think he should level british should have top level british security very reason. security for that very reason. what's view ? what's your view? >> i mean, i think it's above my pay >> i mean, i think it's above my pay grade to determine if, you know, the letter means that the queen wanted harry to have a higher of protection. but higher level of protection. but all know is that zara is a all i know is that zara is a national treasure and if she doesn't have it, why should the markles? >> there you go. devastating and damning verdict. kinsey, what a treat to have you back on the show. we'll see you in a week's time. let me tell you that you can kinsey's excellent can listen to kinsey's excellent podcast. called to die for podcast. it's called to die for daily. website of daily. and she has a website of the name, that the same name, loving that mistletoe. just embrace mistletoe. let me just embrace you under it ,

mistletoe. let me just embrace you under it, kinsey, and we look forward to seeing you in a week's time. you're also part of a very special new year's day show that we're doing on the first. be honest, we're first. i'll be honest, we're pre—recording the next pre—recording it in the next couple of weeks, but it will go out on first. so i look out on the first. so i look forward being the box. forward to being on the box. then and wishing you a very happy new year. coming up, tomorrow's newspaper , front tomorrow's newspaper, front pages live reaction in the pages and live reaction in the studio top studio from tonight's top punst studio from tonight's top pundits and they'll be nominating their headline heroes and page zeroes of the day. and back page zeroes of the day. but we're something a bit but we're doing something a bit different next. we do have the front but then a front pages, but then a celebrity find out why celebrity guest. find out why after this

radio. >> brilliant stuff . listen, it's >> brilliant stuff. listen, it's live telly, folks, and dominic, how are we doing with itv? because i can tell you that i'm a celebrity is now coming to an end. and we're going to bring

you the latest on weather. nigel is through to the final. and i've got a developing story. nigel is in the final of i'm a celebrity. get me out of here. that's right. it's down to the last three, including gb news star, the man behind brexit. he is going to the final. no one thought he'd get this far. can in he win it. well, let me tell you folks that we've got lots of voices on this. going to voices on this. we're going to 90, voices on this. we're going to go, celebrity focussed for go, i'm a celebrity focussed for the next 30 minutes and we're going do that in the company going to do that in the company of legendary and somebody of legendary dancer and somebody that jungle for the that was in the jungle for the second series. wayne sleep. jonathan, me jonathan, can you give me a little wayne when you little shot of wayne when you can you can see his handsome can and you can see his handsome face. ready waiting in the face. he's ready waiting in the wings to contribute. so wayne will do that. we're also going to go to australia and get the latest from our top correspondent. should correspondent. but can we should we front pages first just we do the front pages first just so we know going on in so we know what's going on in the got the yet the world? we got the papers yet . sleep. your hair is perfect . . sleep. your hair is perfect. let's have a look. we're going

to the jungle in just a moment. if you're joining us, nigel farage is through to the last three on i'm a celebrity. but first, express. stop first, sunday express. stop playing games over the boats crisis. rishi sunak's defiant challenge to labour. also, kate's casual christmas greeting the way . ls is there with their the way. ls is there with their family celebrating christmas on their christmas card . the sunday their christmas card. the sunday telegraph tory star chamber rejects the prime minister's rwanda flights plan lockdown had catastrophic effects on the poverty gap and the met police hosted mosque chairman who praised hamas founder in dependent, revealed millions of children at risk from killer mould . the observer labour steps mould. the observer labour steps up criticism of intolerable killings. can we get the observer up , killings. can we get the observer up, please? killings. can we get the observer up , please? folks, observer up, please? folks, observe over labour steps up criticism of intolerable killings in gaza . and as her killings in gaza. and as her life ebbed away, diana rigg taped a plea for assisted dying sunday mirror crushed man united

nil bournemouth three. it's one of the most famous brands in world football, but they are struggling at the moment. will erik ten hag last much longer? i don't think erik ten hag has got ten minutes left, let alone ten days. speaking of which, time to tell the truth on covid sunak is told and showbiz exclusive now helen joins davids throuple. what does that mean? well, helen flanagan, actress from coronation street, has been on a string of dates with david haye whilst he continues to see his long term girlfriend , daily star long term girlfriend, daily star sunday cheesy chat bot chat up lines are a huge turnoff. if i said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? so it turns out the robots are not good at getting laid. those are your front okay, folks. your front pages. okay, folks. well us, we're well if you're joining us, we're going on i'm a going to focus on i'm a celebrity because it's celebrity now because it's just come air nigel farage is come off air and nigel farage is through . he's down to the last through. he's down to the last three. we'll be shortly three. we'll be joined shortly by legendary dancer wayne, the brilliant wayne sleep, who has beenin brilliant wayne sleep, who has been in the jungle series two. he was in the semi—final, but let's go straight now to

australia and gb news star reporter adam cherry . adam, he's reporter adam cherry. adam, he's done it. he's through to the last three. >> that's right, mark. he has done it. >> that's right, mark. he has doneit.so >> that's right, mark. he has done it. so we've got 24 hours left to crown nigel if you can believe it. crown nigel king of the jungle. >> so just to remind everyone, we have come this far, but you have to keep voting every day or one more day. >> 24 hours left. >> 24 hours left. >> scan the qr code and crown him king of the jungle. he's in the final three alongside sam and tony. it was. it was jose who's just gone home in the last couple of minutes. i say gone home, gone to the marriott. so don't feel too sorry for her. but yeah, can you can you believe it? we're here. the mirror must be furious. but it's just one, one last step. and we've done it. >> definitely . let's. let's get >> definitely. let's. let's get a bit of intel on this. can we just raise the audio , please? just raise the audio, please? because i can't hear a word you're saying, but let me just ask first all, who is up ask you, first of all, who is up against is tony baillieu? who's

against is tony baillieu? who's a boxer? else is nigel a top boxer? who else is nigel facing? this sam facing? who is this sam character he's to beat ? character that he's got to beat? so sam is a former made in chelsea star. >> he's a bit of an influencer. he's very popular on instagram , he's very popular on instagram, so he's quite popular with, with the younger crowd, or at least he was coming into the show. he i think this final three is sort of one you would have expected. these guys have been popular since they got since they landed in australia. so it's tough competition, but it can be done . competition, but it can be done. we just have to keep voting five votes. if you scan on the app . votes. if you scan on the app. so make sure you do your duty for vote. remain >> well, what do you think nigel needs to do to get across the line? i mean, is he just kind of continue to be his natural self? what you think's going to what do you think's going to swing ? adam yeah , i think i swing it? adam yeah, i think i think being authentic is, is the most important thing . most important thing. >> obviously when he came into the jungle, he had in terms of the jungle, he had in terms of the new audience that he was hoping to discover for some of them might have had negative

impressions of him based on brexit, based on politics, based on media. and actually, on the media. and actually, since part of the since he's been a part of the show, people have show, clearly people have learned what actually like. learned what he's actually like. and working. so let's so and it's working. so let's so don't if nigel can hear me, don't if nigel can hear me, don't rock the boat. keep doing as you're doing. i think he's got one more challenge him got one more challenge in him before final before tomorrow night's final vote. keep keep going. stick vote. so keep keep going. stick at it . at it. >> what do you think before i let you go, i've got wayne sleep waiting wings, waiting to waiting in the wings, waiting to pirouette the studio. but pirouette into the studio. but can i ask you, what is the percentage chance? do you think, can i ask you, what is the pe nigelge chance? do you think, can i ask you, what is the pe nigel winning:e? do you think, can i ask you, what is the pe nigel winning tomorrow think, can i ask you, what is the pe nigel winning tomorrow night, of nigel winning tomorrow night firmly on the spot here? >> i'm going to say i'm going to say 80, 80% chance he's going to do it . do it. >> you listen. you put a smile on my face. adam excellent reporting from australia. done a great job. and we'll catch you tomorrow night for the results of the final gb news. reporter adam cherry. thanks, adam. okay well, live in the studio now is a man who is a veteran of i'm a celebrity legendary dancer, a man who is a veteran of i'm a celebri campmatey dancer, a man who is a veteran of i'm a celebri campmate iniancer,

a man who is a veteran of i'm a celebri campmate in the er, a man who is a veteran of i'm a celebri campmate in the jungle. former campmate in the jungle. he reached the semi—final. i think you were to down the last four, is that right? >> yes, that's right. yes it was. >> was. >> yes. first of all, i think we need to celebrate nigel's arrival in. >> so thrilled for nigel. >> i'm so thrilled for nigel. i did do show, but that's did do his show, but that's nothing do with it. i just nothing to do with it. i just feel he was the odd one out because he was so older because he was so much older than like right? than everybody like me. right? and they of and i just felt they sort of treated a little treated him sort of a little bit. disdain at times. yeah because first of all, he didn't get stars. well, get any of those stars. well, i was as well. he's ruined my title . i got the least ones title. i got the least ones before him because i only got two. and the mortified nation you feel when you go back to the camp. it wasn't the rats or the ugliness or the whatever it was. you go back into a camp and you say, you have none and they think you're joking . yeah, but i think you're joking. yeah, but i had none. he had none. and you feel so bad because everybody wants the food and they all say it's fine, but it's not fine actually. and you just feel you're not worthy of being there because you couldn't do the

task. well, there was one challenge and nigel had to submerge himself in water in order to collect star stars. >> now, nigel, i think, enjoys the odd cigarette. okay. i don't think he's got the best lungs, so he just wasn't able to hold his that long. and his breath for that long. and that's why he couldn't prevail. >> it was that so >> i don't think it was that so much. i think doesn't like much. i think he doesn't like water. he has a problem water. i think he has a problem just head under just putting his head under water lot of people have water like a lot of people have a phobia about it and he might not known that then, but by not have known that then, but by the look of it, he wasn't even trying hold breath . yeah, trying to hold his breath. yeah, and you can give up so easily if they've given you five minutes and you've still got another five. if you think you're dreadful at it, you're not going to care about those other five happening because you've already thrown in the towel. >> so he's one of the most talked about men in the country, quite a controversial figure, loved equal loved and hated in equal measure. think he's measure. why do you think he's gone so in the competition? gone so far in the competition? if that are just watching if those that are just watching the and joined us, the show and just joined us, nigel going in nigel farage is going to be in the has he done that? >> well, i think, first of all,

he's got very good manners and he's got very good manners and he's very kind to the other people . and always good people. and he always says good morning and things that seem to be these days amongst not be lost these days amongst not these people. >> he's gentleman. >> he's a gentleman. >> he's a gentleman. >> he's a gentleman. >> he's gentleman . i don't >> he's a gentleman. i don't really being an really like him being an authority on everything , but authority on everything, but there's an every politician . there's an every politician. >> yes, it's a nature . what do >> yes, it's a nature. what do you think of the series? so far? is it as entertaining as series two in which you were alongside quite a few brilliant people , quite a few brilliant people, including, of course, tuffers tuffers one phil tufnell, slow left hand bowler hat they call him. well, that was a vintage season one. it was early doors for the show. when you went on it, you didn't know a huge amount about it when you went in. >> no, i didn't know anything about it really, because i'd only seen a bit of the first one. and in those days, one. yeah. and in those days, people i'm not people not that they did i'm not saying anything but people who saying anything, but people who form groups. yeah. and have three together and then try and get the others out of camera and

l, get the others out of camera and i, i did find that as, as , as i, i did find that as, as, as i was the odd one out, i was the slow donkey at the, you know, the entry. but the entry of course, of course. and i just kept coming on through and suddenly when you become a slight threat that. yeah. where you're not in the picture people see i felt i was sort of given a bit of the cold shoulder so that i wouldn't be included, you know. >> so it was very political and it was a clique. >> these days, sorry, these days , as everybody knows it so well, after 25 years, you can't play those games. >> no, of course you can't . >> no, of course you can't. >>— >> no, of course you can't. >> and so i felt that was fine. but tuffers definitely deserved to win. >> do you think we've seen the real nigel or is he just putting on a performance? >> no, i think he was. i wouldn't imagine he couldn't act himself a bag. you himself out of a paper bag. you know , i think what you get know, i just think what you get is what he says. yeah. and i don't think he's got it in him

to be shrewd and if he was being shrewd, it didn't work in his favour because he's saying he could cook better. and, you know , the rice burnt and things like that. , the rice burnt and things like that . i just honestly believed that. i just honestly believed that's who he is. yes. and i think that's what the audience like. >> okay . well, look, jonathan, >> okay. well, look, jonathan, are we in a position to bring in my top pundits tonight? because i'd to what they've i'd love to hear what they've got with me. i'm got to say with me. i'm delighted diana moran , delighted to have diana moran, david oldroyd bolt , no less. and david oldroyd bolt, no less. and wayne sleep plus, of course . wayne sleep plus, of course. >> andy mcdonald oh, we mentioned rico. >> so if you stare down the barrel of cameron , let me ask barrel of cameron, let me ask you, diana moran, your reaction. the developing story , the the developing story, the breaking news, nigel, is through to final of celebrity. to the final of i'm a celebrity. >> thrilled . >> i'm thrilled. >> i'm thrilled. >> and i've been watching him . >> and i've been watching him. if you remember, i worked with him your programmes him on one of your programmes and found him a delightful and i found him a delightful man. he was as delightful in in the jungle so well done to get this far. >> yeah . and do you think he's

>> yeah. and do you think he's had a good strategy , or why has had a good strategy, or why has he done so well ? diana? he done so well? diana? >> he's just stayed calm and he's got a good sense of humour, so he's amused with everybody else. he listens , but he's else. he listens, but he's stayed calm and he. >> mcdonald you don't share nigel's politics, but what's your view of his, his performance on the show and how he's come across? >> i'll be honest, i haven't been watching it, i'm afraid. but i have been voting. i have been voting. i've been following the michael booker gb news whip. i've giving my five votes i've been giving my five votes to nigel every i have to to nigel every night. i have to say, most surprising say, though, the most surprising thing me was seeing adam thing for me was seeing adam cherry worked for adam cherry here. i worked for adam and over at guido cherry here. i worked for adam and over over at guido cherry here. i worked for adam and over the over at guido cherry here. i worked for adam and over the summer guido cherry here. i worked for adam and over the summer andio cherry here. i worked for adam and over the summer and it fawkes over the summer and it was to see him, so was a joy to see him, so i didn't know he'd you didn't know he'd move. but, you know, an excellent to see. >> oh yeah, he's enjoying his time down under. well, yes, the boss, the brilliant mick booker, time down under. well, yes, the bossorderedilliant mick booker, time down under. well, yes, the bossordered .liant mick booker, time down under. well, yes, the bossordered . it'st mick booker, time down under. well, yes, the bossordered . it's aviick booker, time down under. well, yes, the bossordered . it's a three ooker, time down under. well, yes, the bossordered . it's a three line r, has ordered. it's a three line whip that we're going to got to get behind. nigel farage collective cabinet responsibility. course , responsibility. and of course, you you just have to you can vote. you just have to sort of scan the qr code . i sort of scan the qr code. i think you can vote five times a

day for nigel. we'll put that little qr code up in just a moment. david oldroyd bolt can he go? oh, there you go, mate. nigel king of the jungle scan to vote. perfectly legal. this is not gerrymandering or anything like that . let me ask you, david like that. let me ask you, david oldroyd bolt , can he go like that. let me ask you, david oldroyd bolt, can he go all like that. let me ask you, david oldroyd bolt , can he go all the oldroyd bolt, can he go all the way ? way? >> well, i think what nigel farage has proved once again to and the dismay of all those who dislike him, is that he is an extremely good communicator, one of the most naturally gifted in politics for a great many years . politics for a great many years. and if he continues to confound the editors at itv who i'm sure are trying to make him look as despicable as possible, then he probably will win. and all power to him. >> yeah, indeed, andy, you are a keen political analyst. >> what are the implications for sir nigel's political career if he wins? >> i think it's certainly something that the conservatives should be concerned about. i don't think it's too big of an issue for labour because they're a right wing party. if he were

to stand under a form uk, you know, clearly he'd have know, he's clearly he'd have a pubuc know, he's clearly he'd have a public there. be public mandate there. he'd be king of jungle, you king of the jungle, you know, equal andy burnham, equal only to andy burnham, the king i think it'd king of the north. i think it'd certainly certainly show rishi sunak and that people do actually still quite like him. and the days of ukip are not gone. well, indeed , wayne sleep. gone. well, indeed, wayne sleep. >> do you think that his appearance on i'm a celebrity has is one nigel farage a generation of new fans ? generation of new fans? >> yes, i do, because i think when he was very debating, you know, which way and he had his own quite hammered point of view with no blinkers , you know, with no blinkers, you know, blinkers attached. yeah he was trying to put a point across which often didn't come to fruition . and so people think , fruition. and so people think, well, it didn't come to fruition. what you wanted . it's fruition. what you wanted. it's not going to happen. but but i think when you compare him to some of the others , he's got some of the others, he's got a brain and he has a way of communicating. like you just said to an audience . and that's

said to an audience. and that's the best we can hope for from an mp these days. quite frankly, in some ways he's already won, hasn't he? >> david oldroyd bolt because he's gone into the jungle. he's not lost his temper. he's not sworn at anyone and he's not really got into any politic hot water either. yes yes. >> i think, as i say, he's a brilliant political communicator. he's extremely good at moulding his own image. the image of nigel farage that is so recognised , all that can is so recognised, all that can be conjured up so easily. is so recognised, all that can be conjured up so easily . and i be conjured up so easily. and i think he will have gone into this with extremely honed this with an extremely honed idea of how he wanted to appear and how he was to make and how he was going to make that of course , that happen, knowing, of course, that happen, knowing, of course, that itv would not want him to appear that way, that they wanted and wanted conflict arguments and fights disputes , and that wanted conflict arguments and fightdone disputes , and that wanted conflict arguments and fightdone a isputes , and that wanted conflict arguments and fightdone a brilliant and that wanted conflict arguments and fightdone a brilliant job, that wanted conflict arguments and fightdone a brilliant job, asat he's done a brilliant job, as would be expected of anybody who's attention to how he's who's paid attention to how he's gone about his career at confounding that. well, i think we've a clip of the big man. we've got a clip of the big man. >> let's have a listen to nigel farage. jonathan, farage. take it away, jonathan, in my name is disruptor because i've spent my whole life

disruptor things go no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. >>— no, no, no, no. >> cyclone today . but you see, >> cyclone today. but you see, the thing is, i can't let you . the thing is, i can't let you. but luckily , i don't. i don't but luckily, i don't. i don't care . and. great. nige. yeah care. and. great. nige. yeah >> it looks like you've just walked in on your dad wearing your mum's underwear. >> if you'll just joining us, massive breaking political and showbiz story. nigel farage is down to the last three in the jungle. more on that after this short .

break we welcome back to mark dolan tonight. if you're just joining us, we've got breaking news, which is nigel farage is down to the last three in i'm a celebrity . so the final is celebrity. so the final is tomorrow. and of course, we're on air at the same time. i've got some very, very good things for you to watch and listen to. tomorrow night, my mark meets guest is sarah lager. that's a woman hit twice by a woman who was hit twice by a train and survived. she tells her story. her amazing story. and widdecombe much , much more widdecombe and much, much more on tomorrow's show. straight on tomorrow's show. but straight after i'm a celebrity, we'll bnng after i'm a celebrity, we'll bring full reaction at bring you full reaction at around ten, 1030. so do join us for absolute post—match analysis from the jungle. well, we're bringing it to you now. and it's

a big story, nigel farage down to the last three. can he go all the way? let's get reaction from former camp mate, legendary dancer wayne sleep. we also have tv legend diana moran . we have tv legend diana moran. we have trade unionist andy mcdonald and historian david oldroyd bolt. now, wayne, you were in the jungle. you were down to the last four and you were going into jungle for a brilliant charity. tell me about that . charity. tell me about that. >> well, it has a person final place in my heart, actually. and i'll always remember the jungle for the reason that i was not on social media. i was not on television . i was a dancer with television. i was a dancer with the royal ballet . and i doubt the royal ballet. and i doubt whether any of the viewers would have known me at all. but suddenly i'm, you know, down and i'm staying. i'm staying all these people from eastenders, they've all gone. whatever, whatever. yeah and what i didn't realise is that the phone calls from folks at home, thank you very much contributed and added

up to nearly £100,000 and it was 25 years ago. so i decided to launch the wayne state foundation in to help students with their lodgings and food because £100,000 almost the wayne sleep foundation. >> and there's a website people can check it out. right now there's about eight i don't know how much, but decent amount it was just a cherry on the icing for me. >> wow. so and it's been going for 25 years now. >> it's a great, great achievement to help people. it's achievement to help people. it's a great legacy. the wayne sleep foundation now tell me about how nigel will be feeling tonight. will he be nervous? he's down to the last three. >> i don't think he really would be nervous about winning or not. i think the younger ones will be. the youngest one will be. well, the youngest one will be, you know, the blondie. but i would , i mean, the would imagine, i mean, the person who's being the coolest is the boxer. yes. and i just feel that he has a way about him thatis feel that he has a way about him that is so natural, not over oppressive , not over trying to oppressive, not over trying to get the limelight just very

quiet in the background . but quiet in the background. but whenever he's called forward , whenever he's called forward, he's performed so , yeah, i don't he's performed so, yeah, i don't know . know. >> diana moran do you think this open up political opportunities for nigel farage? >> i'm not too sure about that. i think i think he's possibly gained a lot more respect from people who didn't really know him before, but he may have lost respect , worked with some more respect, worked with some more serious people. i don't think he's going to win. i think sam's going to win. that's interesting. >> why do you say that? why do you think sam's going to win? who is who is sam? >> i think sam is a radio deejay , but he's full of bubble and bounce and he's young , and i bounce and he's young, and i think he'll appeal to the majority of younger voters. >> i see. oh, that's interesting. what do you think about this? david oldroyd bolts.

if nigel wins, what happens next? i mean, does this pave the way for number 10? >> that is an unlikely contingency. i think there might be a vacancy soon. what it may well do is mean that it boosts the profile of the reform party, of which he is a member and gives them a chance if they are well funded and if they are very, very highly targeted in where they use their funding to take seats from the tories at the next election, i think that is an equally unlikely contingency. in british contingency. but in british politics, never never . politics, never say never. >> david. nigel farage was taking a gamble before going into the jungle. i know nigel. i think he does have few future political ambitions. he's changed the country , at least on changed the country, at least on one occasion with regards to brexit, he's been very vocal in regards to the de—banking scandal and of course he's part of a broadcasting revolution here on gb news. he could also take credit for the outcome of the last general election because it was a deal with the

tories and boris johnson to stand down candidates in tory seats that helped boris johnson to that land slide and to keep jeremy corbyn out of number 10. so he's a consequential political figure and he risked all of that going into the jungle, didn't he? david no, i don't think it was a risk because i think nigel farage is exceptionally strategic in his political approach . political approach. >> you're right that he is consequential. it has often been the throughout british the case throughout british history that most history that the most consequential of age consequential politician of age has been the prime minister has not been the prime minister and sometimes not even been and sometimes has not even been and sometimes has not even been a minister. and in nigel farage's case has never even been member parliament and been a member of parliament and i don't think there's any argument certainly argument that he has certainly the consequential the most consequential politician past 20 years. politician of the past 20 years. i think he obviously very obviously has political ambitions for the future because he lives and breathes it. and this is a good thing. i like the fact that we someone in fact that we have someone in politics who has a long term vision he wishes the vision of how he wishes the country to look and be and has

worked very, very hard to achieve that than the achieve that rather than the short the reactive short termism and the reactive politics many in politics of far too many in frontline politics on both sides of house. frontline politics on both sides of andy,use. frontline politics on both sides of andy, do. frontline politics on both sides of andy, do you think nigel >> andy, do you think nigel farage fosters his political ambitions ? ambitions? >> i'd imagine so. you know, over the last 15 to 20 years, he's probably retired and come back 6 or times. so back about 6 or 7 times. so i think even when he says it's oven think even when he says it's over, it's never really over. but sure he'll run as but i'm sure he'll he'll run as a parliamentary candidate for reform as he is the honorary president. i he is. i'm president. i think he is. i'm sure he'll be involved sure i'm sure he'll be involved in some way. >> diana, man, very briefly, a couple seconds you can. couple of seconds if you can. has it been a good series this year i'm a celebrity year or is i'm a celebrity running of steam? running out of steam? >> well, i found it a good series again this year. we had josie from bristol again that i was always following . the i'm in was always following. the i'm in to minds about it. >> okay , well, look, i think >> okay, well, look, i think nigel's been great. you were great on series two. who's going to tomorrow night? wayne to win tomorrow night? wayne i think sam is going to win it.

>> sam is going to win. >> sam is going to win. >> and how about you, wayne? sleep well. think going sleep well. you think he's going to well to win? well >> oh, god. i just hope it goes to nigel because know him. but to nigel because i know him. but i think the boxer should win . i think the boxer should win. >> there you go. well, listen, you're all winners eyes. you're all winners in my eyes. thank much my thank you so much to my brilliant there go. brilliant team. there you go. look, potential look, there's the potential king of scan that qr code of the jungle scan that qr code to vote . thanks to my excellent to vote. thanks to my excellent team for working so hard. my brilliant pundits, wayne sleep. we're at 9:00. see we're back tomorrow at 9:00. see you headliners next. you then. headliners is next. that feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers. >> sponsors of whether on . gb >> sponsors of whether on. gb news. hello welcome to your latest gb news weather. >> i'm ellie glaisyer so very unsettled picture over the next couple of days with low pressure very much in charge of our weather. the first system brought plenty of wet and windy weather named storm ellen by the irish with storm irish met service with storm fergus sat the west, fergus sat out to the west, bringing further wet weather through sunday. back to saturday evening though, drier evening though, and a drier picture across parts of england

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