how the his account of how the government handled the pandemic. his account of how the gow reporter handled the pandemic. his account of how the gow reporter raydled the pandemic. his account of how the gow reporter ray addison pandemic. his account of how the gow reporter ray addison is ndemic. our reporter ray addison is outside inquiry. our reporter ray addison is outside inquiry . as he outside the inquiry. as he arrived at the covid inquiry this morning. >> protesters accused the prime minister of causing needless deaths by prioritising the economy over public health. now he faces a full day of tough questions as he tries to explain why he didn't deserve the nickname dr. death . farage nickname dr. death. farage finishes third as nigel farage leaves the jungle. >> some conservative mps want bods >> some conservative mps want boris johnson to return as prime minister and unite with nigel farage to save the tory party. would they get your vote? farage gave his damning assessment on the tories this morning. >> rudderless , leaderless, >> rudderless, leaderless, utterly useless, headed for catastro fee at the next election and deservedly so . but. election and deservedly so. but. but somehow, to think that i'm going to walk out of a jungle after 23 nights and announce a relaunch in british politics, frankly, it's for the birds .

frankly, it's for the birds. it's tells it as it is. >> doesn't he? trans phobic? tweet the conservative party's deputy chairwoman, rachel mcclean, is in hot water for sharing a tweet calling a transgender woman a man who wears a wig and calls himself a proud lesbian . this is the green proud lesbian. this is the green party candidate for bromsgrove melissa poulton's response. >> without a shadow of a doubt, it is a transphobic comment . it is a transphobic comment. it's dog whistling at the finest . you know, it's gaslighting . . you know, it's gaslighting. it's everything. by attacking a minority minority group is just. yeah, you know, it's just it's a shame . shame. >> let us know your thoughts on all that and much more that we'll be talking about, so you can email us at gb views at gbnews.com. let us know your name and where you're watching

and listening from . first of and listening from. first of all, let's get all your latest headunes all, let's get all your latest headlines tamsen . pipp. headlines with tamsen. pipp. >> thanks very much and good morning from the gb newsroom. >> here are the headlines at 932. rishi sunak is facing one of his toughest weeks as prime minister as he appears at the covid inquiry. while mps consider his government's plan to send migrants to rwanda, mr sunakis to send migrants to rwanda, mr sunak is expected to face questions over whether his eat out to help out scheme may have fuelled the spread of the virus. it's understood he'll also be asked about the degree of considered caution that was given to the potential impact of lockdowns. the prime minister's appearance at the inquiry comes after evidence showed after previous evidence showed top scientists referring to him as dr. death. the chancellor , as dr. death. the chancellor, dunng as dr. death. the chancellor, during the pandemic , may. during the pandemic, may. meanwhile, gb news understands four groups of tory backbenchers will give their verdict on the government's rwanda scheme at around lunchtime today. that is

the flagship bill is due to face a crunch vote tomorrow. gary lineker is among a number of high profile people who've signed a letter branding the government's scheme uncaring , government's scheme uncaring, chaotic and costly . defence chaotic and costly. defence secretary grant shapps says the sports presenter should stick to football . football. >> so what is moral about allowing criminal gangs to put people's lives at risk for large sums of money by tracking trafficking them across the engush trafficking them across the english channel? what on earth has got into anyone's minds to think that we shouldn't challenge or tackle that disgusting trade in human misery and so, again, unless he, labour or anyone else have got a better plan, at least we're putting plans in place which are starting to have success slashed by a third and would do more in the future . the future. >> the united nations is experiencing one of its worst funding shortfalls in years. after around a third of its required aid budget was provided last year. humanitarian crises

were estimated to cost around $57 billion over the last 12 months, as conflicts in gaza and ukraine worsened . however, after ukraine worsened. however, after receiving just a fraction of that amount, the un is lowering its expectation for the year ahead with today's appeal for $46 billion, aid chief says it's difficult to decrease aid budgets amid intense fighting global conflicts. whilst staying realistic about what's needed . realistic about what's needed. those are the top stories. and you can of course get more on all of those. just visit our website, gbnews.com. now it's back to andrew and . pip back to andrew and. pip >> well, actors, tv personality is all campaigners are all calling for the rwanda policy to be scrapped . be scrapped. >> they include succession star bnan >> they include succession star brian cox, tv chef, big zuu and the former head of the british army lord dannatt one signatories again brought the bbc's impartiality into question i >> -- >> well, he's smashed the bbc's

impartiality issue. it is the overpaid sports presenter, gary lineker . lineker. >> when signing the letter, the bbc star said, we need a new system that reflects the will of the british people who have opened their homes, donated and volunteered in their local communities . that is why i'm communities. that is why i'm backing this new campaign , backing this new campaign, because fair really can begin here. >> well, it's upset many tory mps who are calling for the bbc director general tim davie, to intervene. >> in response, the bbc said like all freelance presenters, gary is free to contribute to projects for third parties as long as these do not conflict with his bbc commitments. do not breach guidelines on conflicts of interest , breach guidelines on conflicts of interest, nor bring the bbc into disrepute dispute. and he does so regularly . does so regularly. >> and of course this is the first time this year gary lineker has put his foot in it on media. in march, on social media. back in march, responding braverman on social media. back in march, resp(the ng braverman on social media. back in march, resp(the boats braverman on social media. back in march, resp(the boats policy,3raverman on social media. back in march, resp(the boats policy, he lerman stop the boats policy, he tweeted , there is no huge influx. >> we take far fewer refugees than other major european countries . this is just an countries. this is just an immeasurably cruel policy

directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s. and i'm out of order. >> yes, he is. he was out of order then and he's out of order now. and a few remember pip. he was suspended from presenting what's it called? match of the day match and all these day for one match and all these other bbc presenters withdrew their services. they should all have been fired . have been fired. >> a revised their >> a bbc revised their guidelines , didn't they, back in guidelines, didn't they, back in spnng guidelines, didn't they, back in spring because this? but spring because of all this? but is a case of the bbc is this not a case of the bbc needs? gary lineker more than gary lineker needs the bbc? >> well, i don't know. i don't know i he's know why. i mean, he's a football pundit. anyone can do it, they? and they pay him it, can't they? and they pay him £1.6 million. anyone can do it. >> he brings a wealth of experience to that job. >> are hundreds of former >> there are hundreds of former footballers the job footballers who could do the job just they wouldn't . just as well, and they wouldn't. and they wouldn't charge anything like as much money. he's taking the mic. >> but you know as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comesou know as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down )w as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down to as well as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down to ratings. as i do, he's taking the mic. >:comes down to ratings. hei do, it comes down to ratings. he rates and therefore rates very well and therefore i think the bbc gives him more

breadth to go places that i mean look at carol vorderman she wasn't why was carol vorderman not allowed to speak her mind. well she was sacked bbc radio wales who knew she even had a show was it by mutual consent? >> she was shown the door. >> she was shown the door. >> right. so there's a big disparity there. yeah, there is. and carol vorderman is and because carol vorderman is not of their paid not one of their biggest paid stars , carol vorderman does stars, carol vorderman does not rate in same that gary rate in the same way that gary lineker rates. >> bbc should have never >> the bbc should have never thought bbc should be driven thought the bbc should be driven by , but i mean, he'll by ratings, but i mean, he'll get because got get away with it because he got away time. let's away with it last time. let's bnng away with it last time. let's bring conversation. oh bring into the conversation. oh actually, we've got chris hope. we've got chris hope in westminster on this crucial vote tomorrow on the rwanda policy. >> it is quite a week for rishi sunak he's facing sunak because he's facing criticism from sides of his criticism from both sides of his party and a stark warning from his former immigration minister, robert jenrick, this weekend that the bill will not work . that the bill will not work. >> so is rishi on the ropes? chris, tell us what you think. chris, tell us what you think. chris hope, who's with us in our westminster studio. he is on the ropes. this is going to be

probably the biggest test of his premiership. the vote tomorrow, even on a second even though it's on a second reading don't normally even though it's on a second readinggovernmentsin't normally even though it's on a second readinggovernments to: normally even though it's on a second readinggovernments to be»rmally expect governments to be defeated . defeated. >> that's right . if he loses >> that's right. if he loses tomorrow's second reading vote on the rwanda bill, andrew and pip, it'll be the first time in nearly 30 years it's happened . nearly 30 years it's happened. and so that looks unlikely . more and so that looks unlikely. more likely is that the mps on the right and left are meeting today to look at this rwanda bill. can it work? can it these it work? can it make these planes take off with migrants on in may next year? as the pm has told us, he wants to happen ? told us, he wants to happen? will it happen and can it do that without really annoying the left by going too far away from the the european convention the echr the european convention on human rights or rights on human rights or the rights by not enough to ignore not going far enough to ignore the echr and down the middle travels the prime minister is absolutely vital and whether it happens or not will remain to be seen. we'll know by around midday, lunchtime on what the right the erg, the right thing, the erg, the european research group of tory mps, northern research mps, the northern research group, the common group, group, the common sense group, the new conservatives,

conservative future . these all conservative future. these all these group groups are meeting in a mass meeting. heard you in a mass meeting. i heard you chuckling but chuckling there, andrew, but it's of lot of it's a lot of lot of lot of ginger the right are ginger groups on the right are meeting to say. meeting to work out what to say. they'll we'll out they'll find out. we'll find out about 2:00 bringing that news on gb the left, gb news. then later, the left, the one nation group, meet about 100 on either side , with the 100 mps on either side, with the remainder middle. only 28 remainder in the middle. only 28 mps vote against this on mps need to vote against this on the tory side for it to fall. if it falls, then all bets are off. you might expect labour to try and a vote no and submit a vote of no confidence in the government on wednesday. it could lead to a letter confidence in the letter of no confidence in the pm's from his own pm's leadership from his own mps. it really is very , very mps. it really is very, very tense and the pm of course is in the today. he wants the wrong place today. he wants to be in westminster, wants to be in westminster, he wants to be in westminster, he wants to be in his room, his to be in his his room, his office behind the speaker's chair, meeting mps is offering them support , guidance, arm them support, guidance, arm twisting , them support, guidance, arm twisting, baubles, them support, guidance, arm twisting , baubles, knighthoods, twisting, baubles, knighthoods, dame hoods, whatever you can do to make sure the numbers are big for majority tomorrow. instead he's stuck in paddington discussing what he did when he was chancellor during the covid

pandemic is not ideal for him. was chancellor during the covid parallnic is not ideal for him. was chancellor during the covid parall right.not ideal for him. was chancellor during the covid parall right. that's al for him. was chancellor during the covid parall right. that's chris him. was chancellor during the covid parall right. that's chris hope , >> all right. that's chris hope, who our political editor in who is our political editor in westminster. are westminster. well we are delighted with us in the delighted to say with us in the studio francois, who is, studio is mark francois, who is, of the european of course, part of the european research group the chamber research group, the star chamber of the european research group is deliberating what's going to happen today. mark? right. >> can explain few >> if i can explain a few numbers, we're talking numbers, because we're talking about complex areas of law about very complex areas of law and concepts of reform . schulman and concepts of reform. schulman yeah , what we have at our yeah, what we have at our disposal , yeah, what we have at our disposal, we're very yeah, what we have at our disposal , we're very fortunate disposal, we're very fortunate is a group of absolute expert lawyers chaired by sir bill cash, who's a respected constitutional law in his own right. martin hauer kc barnabus reynolds and david jones mp. they have spent the last week or so going through the bill in forensic detail and the meeting that chris referred to, which will be at noon today in portcullis house and a meeting of these five different groups. what you might call the five tribes of the centre and the right of the parliamentary party. sir bill will address

that meeting and deliver, if you like, the verdet of the star chamber on whether or not the bill will work. i've seen chamber on whether or not the bill will work . i've seen the bill will work. i've seen the report out and you and your viewers might like to know that meeting is at noon because we felt that the mps should hear it from sir paul. first. i hope the media will respect that. but around 1:00 ish, depending on how long the meeting lasts, we will then publish the report of the star chamber. it's about ten pages online in so that all the media can read it. and even more importantly, all the people of the united kingdom can read it for themselves if they so wish. >> and if it says mark, it is unworkable. the bill in its current form do you can you still support the bill tomorrow in the vote, knowing that you've got opportunities to amend it and perhaps mould it in the way you feel it should operate? >> andrew let's see how the how the discussion goes . it could the discussion goes. it could well be that there will be, as

the phrase says, further such meetings later today . i the phrase says, further such meetings later today. i think the common sense group are meeting earlier this evening. we might well all go over to their place , as it were. so there will place, as it were. so there will be a discussion all day and probably into tomorrow morning about how to vote. i i've learned from past experience is never to predict that way in advance. i think we need to hear from from the horse's mouth. if you'll forgive the expression. what, sir bill and his team of legal experts have concluded . legal experts have concluded. and that obviously will inform the debate. but if the bill is deficient in certain aspects, if it won't do what it says on the tin sir bill and his team will explain why that is. >> you talked there about five separate groups discussing this bill, five different factions within the tory party. isn't this the overwhelming problem here that the tory party is careering towards defeat at the

next election ? because you are next election? because you are all so completely fractured? >> well , we need to get all so completely fractured? >> well, we need to get this right . the prime minister right. the prime minister faithfully promised the british people he would stop the boats. now, in fairness , should he have now, in fairness, should he have ever said that? well some people may have advised him and his team not to be quite so emphatic. i think they did advise him that anyway , they advise him that anyway, they were stop the boats is a binary statement. it doesn't say reduce the flow or hold them up a bit. it says stop up. we have , in it says stop up. we have, in fairness, reduced the flow . the fairness, reduced the flow. the prime minister was involved in the negotiations with the albanian his albania counterpart and many of the albanians are now being returned very fast. the reason you don't see it on the television is because the albanians didn't want that out. so there is a reduction in, but it's not stop the key question is will this bill, if it comes into law, actually stop the

boats , will it provide sophia boats, will it provide sophia decent legal power to immediately deport to rwanda? anyone who comes across the channel illegally on a boat? and at noon today, sir bill cash will answer that question? >> or is it the case that what could happen is that a very small number of people will go to rwanda before the next election and the prime minister can go, yay, this, this is working. and the only focus is on the election, not whether actually this plan works long term. well a few people probably wouldn't cut it. >> the point of the rwanda scheme is to be a deterrent. i mean, what's going on here? you have utterly aimed oral people traffickers charging young people up to ,10,000. so we're told to undertake a perilous journey across the busiest shipping lane in the world and deeply unfortunate some of those people have drowned. mid—channel all the people traffickers don't care. they just want the money.

the only way that will stop is when people can see self—evidently, that even if you get across the channel, even if you get across the channel, even if you pay get across the channel, even if you pay the ,10,000 and you get to britain, you will rapidly go to britain, you will rapidly go to rwanda. you won't be able to string it out with endless legal appeals and court cases and clever legal arguments . you'll clever legal arguments. you'll be on a plane very swiftly to rwanda at that point . but the rwanda at that point. but the boats should stop because people will stop paying the money. so to answer your question, sorry, just sending a few won't cut it. you're going to have to send quite a lot . so the word gets quite a lot. so the word gets round even if the boats are stopped. >> mark and that's a big if, isn't it? what about the numbers of people pouring into this country legally? what was it, 700,000? but 1.2 million came in, then came in and then but a lot of people left. probably young, bright people from

britain going elsewhere. i mean, these numbers are unsustainable legally . legally. >> they are unsustainable . >> they are unsustainable. that's why, to be fair, the government announced last week a whole package of measures to cut those numbers quite dramatically. things like restricting the ability of students to bring dependents with them when they come to study. in britain, the from the briefing i saw the sum total of those measures should reduce that total by approximately round numbers , 300,000 with round numbers, 300,000 with a year or so . so you got to year or so. so you got to remember part of that number. and you're right, it's a net figure . and part of that number figure. and part of that number are ukrainians coming over because of the war? i think most of my constituents wouldn't begrudge them that. you've then got , for instance, afghan got, for instance, afghan interpreters who help british forces . i don't think my forces. i don't think my constituents would begrudge them that. what i think really enrages them more than anything are people who are primarily , in are people who are primarily, in most cases, coming in illegally

across the channel as economic migrants, a fraction of the problem. >> i know we want to deter them, but it's a fraction of the problem. should the government's focus be on getting this 745,000 figure down, not on? >> well, i think, to be honest , >> well, i think, to be honest, we've got to address both . now, we've got to address both. now, we've got to address both. now, we've had two previous pieces of legislation on this. we had the nationalities and borders act 2021, which was meant at least in part to address the boats problem. that didn't work. in part to address the boats problem. that didn't work . we problem. that didn't work. we had the illegal immigration act 2023, same thing. that hasn't worked . so this is kind of the worked. so this is kind of the risk is that the electorate will say , oh, three strikes and say, oh, three strikes and you're out and i was out canvassing the other saturday morning in my constituency in the in the freezing cold and my constituents made it pretty plain to me they expect legislators to sort this. i mean, one summed it up very well . he said, look, i don't

understand all this legalese. i let people like you to sort that out, do whatever you've got to do stop these boats coming. do to stop these boats coming. you're an mp sort it out now in france last week, according to le monde , the french deported an le monde, the french deported an uzbek alleged terrorist who's been a big issue for them for years, irrespective of the echr. they just did it. that the french cabinet is not as obsessed with the echr as half our cabinet. that that is part of the problem . but i think the of the problem. but i think the british people want these boats stopped and they want their legislators to do whatever is necessary. sir bill cash will tell us this afternoon whether or not that bill is fit for purpose. all right . purpose. all right. >> you're going to stay with us. mark because now if the prime minister didn't have enough on his plate week, the his plate this week, he's at the covid inquiry all day today. >> yeah, giving his >> yeah, he's giving his evidence about ten minutes evidence in about ten minutes time. speak to gb news time. so let's speak to gb news reporter ray addison , who is

reporter ray addison, who is outside the inquiry. good morning, ray. i believe rishi sunak already arrived . and sunak has already arrived. and was there a little bit of heckling going on? yeah absolutely. >> there was from protesters here, bereaved families chanting and jeering towards the prime minister and accusing him of putting public final answers ahead of public health. of course, he faces hours of tough questions here at this all day session at the inquiry. questions here at this all day session at the inquiry . and of session at the inquiry. and of course, most of the concerns stem from mr sunak's signature policy, if you will, the eat out to help out scheme that was introduced in the summer of 2020 after the first lockdown. and although it was understandably initially very popular, there are now concerned serious concerns that it fuelled a spike in the number of infections and subsequently deaths . of course, subsequently deaths. of course, one scientific study found that areas with a higher take up of

that scheme saw an increase in people testing positive for covid, although it has to be said, there is still much debate about the science surrounding that study. now rishi sunak says that study. now rishi sunak says that he had had previously written to the inquiry saying that senior government ant scientists were consulted before that scheme was introduced . they that scheme was introduced. they have denied that . so that'll be have denied that. so that'll be one key point. they'll want to get to the bottom of today . we get to the bottom of today. we know that at the time chief medical officer sir chris whitty had branded the policy eat out to help out the virus. angela mclean , who's now the uk's chief mclean, who's now the uk's chief science adviser, also branded rishi sunak as dr. death at the time as well . of course, rishi time as well. of course, rishi sunak will be fighting back. he'll be fighting his corner dunng he'll be fighting his corner during this day of evidence . during this day of evidence. he'll be saying that scientists, including independent advisers from sage , were given too much from sage, were given too much sway over over policy decisions dunng sway over over policy decisions during the pandemic. he's going

to try and paint himself as a lone voice, somebody who was often made to feel, in his words , incredibly uncomfortable at meetings he's described in the past how many of his concerns that he raised were met with silence and he was effectively banned from discussing the trade offs. so a full day of evidence here from rishi sunak. >> all right . that's ray >> all right. that's ray addison. thanks for that, ray. and we've still got mark francois with us. can i ask you, mark, if you have a view on gary lineker sticking his nose in the rwanda it's rwanda policy again, saying it's wrong, dropped. wrong, it should be dropped. we were was were here earlier when he was likening immigration likening the immigration policy of to nazi of this government to nazi germany 30s. i think that germany in the 30s. i think that i think that last remark from gary is deeply offensive . gary is deeply offensive. >> my father was a d—day veteran , and find remark deeply , and i find that remark deeply offensive . as we discussed this offensive. as we discussed this before. andrew, i think the problem with the bbc is it may say on tim davies business card that he's the director general of the organisation, but he's not in charge. he's doesn't run within his own organisation .

within his own organisation. he's got a kind of middle management that are out of control. so you know, they pay lip service to objectivity and then they say, well the heck they like. so so i mean let's be really honest. tim davie has lost control of the british broadcasting corporation and he's being effectively blackmailed by some of his senior talent , as they say. and senior talent, as they say. and there's no point pretending otherwise , as the thing is, gary otherwise, as the thing is, gary lineker, he is a freelance presenter. >> he doesn't talk well. he no , >> he doesn't talk well. he no, there is a difference. if you're freelance and if you're staff, there is a mark. you appear on match of the day and he doesn't talk match the talk about it on match of the day. putting the other day. i'm just putting the other side here. mark. side to you here. mark. yeah i understand that. >> look, tim davie had >> but look, tim davie had a face off with gary lineker. gary lineker won hands down and everyone in the country can see it now . does the bbc seriously it now. does the bbc seriously try to pretend ? and in the 21st try to pretend? and in the 21st century that it is a politically objective organisation? if it

really believes that it has to stop this , if it can't or won't stop this, if it can't or won't stop this, if it can't or won't stop it? okay but then stop pretending that you're objective and stop charging people £160 a year for a poll tax for a television channel that many young people no longer even watch. >> mark, you tell it as it is and you've told it brilliantly on time to now. still to come , on time to now. still to come, we're going to find out. we're going to talking more going to be talking a bit more about i think, and about nigel farage, i think, and also the hardest also which role is the hardest work, brighter outlook work, a brighter outlook with boxt sponsors of weather boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer . it's been latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it's been a bit of a drier start for most of us today, although quite a chilly start across parts of scotland. we could see some stretches we could see some icy stretches along southwestern parts of scotland, elsewhere scotland, but elsewhere generally a drier and generally a much drier and brighter start to the new working some showers working week. some showers pushing parts of

pushing in across parts of northern central england and northern and central england and along of scotland along eastern coast of scotland as well. but generally it will be afternoon most be a dry afternoon for most of us of sunshine us with plenty of sunshine around with some light winds as well. temperatures in the south reaching 10 to degrees. so reaching 10 to 12 degrees. so probably feeling a little more pleasant than seen over pleasant than we've seen over recent the rest of recent days through the rest of monday, a change is on the way , monday, a change is on the way, though. low pressure sits out towards the west, slowly moving its towards the through its way towards the uk through the and into the rest of monday. and into tuesday. bringing you some tuesday. this bringing you some heavy rain and showers to northern ireland, wales into northern england and southwest england to through the early hours tuesday and hours of tuesday morning and quite cloudy night for most of quite a cloudy night for most of us. as that arrives . us. as that rain arrives. blustery helping blustery winds as well, helping to temperatures in the to keep temperatures in the south, even in the south, perhaps even in the double figures. but a chilly night across parts of night again across parts of scotland through tuesday morning. that rain continues to push its way north and eastwards , particularly heavy across parts eastern scotland parts of eastern scotland through tuesday morning, where we could see localised we could see some localised flooding that very flooding due to that very saturated further south, saturated ground. further south, showers pushing in quite quickly from the southwest. these likely

to turn very heavy in places, although there will be some sunnier those sunnier breaks between those showers with temperatures in the south 12 degrees south around 10 to 12 degrees again. a little closer again. but a little closer to average across northern scotland and of england . and parts of england. >> that feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers . sponsors of boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> thanks, dodi. still to come, find out which royal has been crowned the hardest working this yeah crowned the hardest working this year. to speak to year. we're going to speak to the used to advise him the man who used to advise him or for giving the game or her for not giving the game away. >> e’- @ might have a >> although you might have a little bit of idea. little bit of an idea. >> yeah, tell you , it's >> yeah, let me tell you, it's not harry. >> i didn't ever think it would be. not even for a second. andrew, you are watching britain's newsroom on gb news, the channel. plenty the people's channel. plenty more to come. to you very more to come. talk to you very

good morning . it's 10 good morning. it's 10 am. on monday, the 11th of december. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and me, pip tomson standing in for bev turner. >> well , the rwanda rebellion, >> well, the rwanda rebellion, it spreads divisions within the tory party loom large ahead of the vote on the rwanda policy tomorrow. our political editor chris hope has the latest . chris hope has the latest. >> at midday today , tory mps on >> at midday today, tory mps on the right decide whether sunak's plan will stop the boats. it's a key moment for the pm, but he's not here. he's at the covid inquiry. ain't easy as

inquiry. politics ain't easy as chris said. >> sunak's covid inquiry showdown. the prime minister is about to give his evidence about how the government handled the pandemic. we'll cross to it shortly . shortly. >> and nigel farage, is he the saviour of the conservative party as he leaves the jungle coming third, some tory mps want him to return as prime minister and unite with farage to save the party. would they get your vote? well, nigel gave his usual trenchant assessment on the tories this morning. >> rudderless , leaderless, >> rudderless, leaderless, utterly useless, headed for catastrophe at the next election . deservedly so . but. but . deservedly so. but. but somehow, to think that i'm going to walk out of a jungle after 23 nights and announce a relaunch in british politics, frankly, is for the birds. in british politics, frankly, is for the birds . royal grafter. for the birds. royal grafter. >> princess anne's been crowned the hardest working royal. this year with 457 engaged moments. we'll speak to the man who used

to advise . to advise. her >> i like her. >> i like her. >> i like her. >> i do . i like prince hassan. >> i do. i like prince hassan. but i just common sense. and we'll get the insight on her that she can be tricky. >> oh, absolutely. absolutely but she does work. i was going to say , work like a dog. that to say, work like a dog. that sounds a bit fancy. >> no, no, no. you mean you know what i mean? and she is hewn from the same block as her father, of father, duke of duke of edinburgh, who always it as father, duke of duke of ecwas,rgh, who always it as father, duke of duke of ecwas,rgh, oftenlways it as father, duke of duke of ecwas,rgh, often got's it as father, duke of duke of ecwas,rgh, often got himself as it was, and often got himself into sorts trouble. into all sorts of trouble. >> straight talkers here >> we like straight talkers here on gb let's get your on gb news. let's get your headunes on gb news. let's get your headlines with . tamsin headlines now with. tamsin >> pip. thank you and good morning from the gb newsroom it's 10:02. rishi sunak morning from the gb newsroom it's10:02. rishi sunak is facing one of his toughest weeks as prime minister as he appears at the covid inquiry. while mps consider his government's plan

to send migrants to rwanda , mr to send migrants to rwanda, mr sunakis to send migrants to rwanda, mr sunak is expected to face questions over whether his eat out to help out scheme may have fuelled the spread of the virus . fuelled the spread of the virus. his appearance comes after messages showed top scientists raising concerns about a push to prime privatise the economy dunng prime privatise the economy during the pandemic. gb news reporter ray addison is outside the inquiry . the inquiry. >> in a letter to the inquiry, rishi sunak said that senior government scientists were consulted about the scheme. however, they have since gone on to deny that. of course we now know that at the time the chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, branded the policy eat out to help out the virus . and out to help out the virus. and angela mclean, who is now the uk's chief scientific adviser , uk's chief scientific adviser, branded rishi sunak dr. death . branded rishi sunak dr. death. >> meanwhile, gb news understands four groups of tory backbenchers will give their verdict on the government's rwanda scheme at around lunchtime today. that's as the flagship bill is due to face a crunch vote tomorrow. gary

lineker is among a number of high profile people who've signed a letter branding the government's scheme uncaring chaos and costly defence secretary grant shapps says the sports presenter should stick to football . football. >> what is moral about allowing criminal gangs to put people's lives at risk for large sums of money by trafficking, trafficking them across the engush trafficking them across the english channel? what on earth has got into anyone's minds to think that we shouldn't challenge or tackle that disgusting trade in human misery 7 disgusting trade in human misery ? and so again, and less he labour or anyone else have got a better plan. at least we're putting plans in place which are starting to have success slashed by a third and would do more in the future for parents and teachers, say the regulation of schools should be more transparent and less high stakes. >> that's according to a new report. it found that 42% of parents support more transparency in how ofsted judges schools with response

points also in favour of longer and more frequent inspections . and more frequent inspections. the report by policy consultancy pubuc the report by policy consultancy public first comes after a coroner found that an ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry . tax cases have soared to perry. tax cases have soared to the highest rate on record, raising concerns over britain's ability to attract business and investment . new data shows investment. new data shows property taxes are among the highest across the developed world, with the office for budget responsibility signalling further hikes to come . a further hikes to come. a spokesperson for the treasury insists the uk remains competitive . but labour says competitive. but labour says taxpayers are being punished for the government's economic failures . the united the government's economic failures. the united nations is experiencing one of its worst funding shortfalls in years , funding shortfalls in years, after just over a third of its required food aid budget was provided last year. humana cnses provided last year. humana crises were estimated to cost around $57 billion over the last

12 months, as conflicts in gaza and ukraine worsened aid. however, after receiving just a fraction of that amount, the un is now lowering its expectation for the year ahead. with today's appeal for $46 billion aid chiefs say it's difficult to decrease aid budgets amid intensifying global conflicts , intensifying global conflicts, while staying realistic about what's needed . meanwhile, what's needed. meanwhile, meanwhile , israel's war against meanwhile, israel's war against hamas is pressing ahead amid warnings that conditions in gaza are worsening. the world health organisation says the catastrophic humanitarian situation in gaza is becoming almost impossible to resolve. officials say the un is likely to vote tomorrow on a draft resolution that would demand a ceasefire if you dreaming of a white christmas, you may have to settle for a wet one. more than 40 flood warnings are in place across england with heavy rain and high winds expected. yellow warnings for rain have also been

issued for eastern scotland from tomorrow morning until the early hours of wednesday . it follows hours of wednesday. it follows a weekend of washouts with two named storms, a—line and fergus, sweeping across the country . and sweeping across the country. and if you're driving home for christmas, expert alerts say you'd better plan ahead . with you'd better plan ahead. with christmas falling on a monday this year, aa predicts friday the 22nd and saturday, the 23rd to be the busiest days for traffic around 16.1. car journeys are expected to take place across the uk during the festive weekend . this is gb news festive weekend. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker. just say play gb news now it's back to andrew and . pip >> let's see what you've been saying at home. lots of emails coming in and i knew lineker would wind people up because he's overpaid football

he's an overpaid football commentator. why do we pay 1.6 million of public money? no wonder people aren't paying, paul says. how dare rich people like lineker, who live in millionaires go millionaires neighbourhood go against rid illegal against getting rid of illegal migrants put into migrants who'll be put into lower class areas as helen. >> good morning to you . you say >> good morning to you. you say people keep claiming to know the will of the british people on immigration doesn't immigration and it doesn't compare with anything i've experienced take the experienced. take it to the people. mind an election. people. never mind an election. let's a referendum . let's have a referendum. >> and graham says lineker lives in land. in a complete phantom land. amazing anyone, amazing thing. anyone, especially those who are very privileged, think there are no problems no public problems with and no public concern with immigration and simon hello? >> if gary lineker and carol vorderman feel so strongly about the government, they should stand be elected by stand to be elected by a political party and seek change inside establishment inside the establishment rather than constant criticism, than just constant criticism, i think part of the reason i think gary pay gary lineker could afford to pay cut of the reason that cut part of the reason that i suspect gary lineker feels very strongly about this is he did take in refugee, he did. so he will have i've like him or not, he will have quite an insight.

yeah >>i yeah >> i don't like him. i think he should stick to talking about football. >> thank you andrew. let's let's move on by talking about well more of this actually rwanda, because the rwanda policy rishi sunakis because the rwanda policy rishi sunak is facing that crucial vote on his rwanda policy. we know what gary lineker feels about it . we know what andrew about it. we know what andrew feels about it. what do the rest of the tory feel feel about it? well he's facing rishi sunak criticism from all sides of his party, and there's a stark warning from his former immigration minister, robert jenrick that the bill will not work. >> so we're going to join by our political editor, christopher hope at westminster. chris, it's about as it's looking pretty bleak for the prime minister and he's not able to do the job he wants do . meet the rebels wants to do. meet the rebels today in commons because wants to do. meet the rebels toda'got commons because wants to do. meet the rebels toda'got to commons because wants to do. meet the rebels toda'got to speaknons because wants to do. meet the rebels toda'got to speakn0|the ecause wants to do. meet the rebels toda'got to speakn0|the covidz he's got to speak to the covid inquiry yes >> yeah, that's an extra being being running a country. he's got to account for his his record as chancellor back in

2020, 2021, when he caused he ran that furlough scheme. some critics of that, of course, and of course, eat out to help out in the august 2020 when we were told to go and we're encouraged by the government to eat out at restaurants and support them in the covid pandemic, that's when he that's his he was chancellor. that's his record . he can try and create record. he can try and create that discuss that, but his that and discuss that, but his mind will be elsewhere . his that and discuss that, but his mind will be elsewhere. his mind is be in building is going to be in a building behind parliament where behind me in parliament at where at this european at midday today, this european research of tory mps and research group of tory mps and four right wing groups four other right wing groups produce a as heard on your produce a as you heard on your your show half an hour ago, a ten page report published around 1:00 online for all voters, reporters, mps to read with its verdict on whether this idea this rwanda bill will stop the boats or not slow the boats , boats or not slow the boats, stop the boats. that's a very clear message, i think, from your interview there with mark francois, the chairman of the european research group of tory mps. the problem mr sunak's european research group of tory mpristhe problem mr sunak's european research group of tory mpris his problem mr sunak's european research group of tory mpris his policym mr sunak's european research group of tory mpris his policy ,| mr sunak's european research group of tory mpris his policy , which vir sunak's european research group of tory mpris his policy , which is sunak's got is his policy, which is written on the front page of his lectern in number 10. on

thursday at the press conference, i went gb conference, i went to for gb news, says stop the boats. so unless it actually does stop the boats, stop them coming. 23,000 a came so far this year. a year came so far this year. stop every one of them stop every single one of them coming. the mps going coming. then the mps are going to ain't good enough. to say, this ain't good enough. now, reason, andrew, why now, the reason, andrew, why they're hand 36 they're declaring their hand 36 hours before the vote tomorrow night is because they want to negotiate the they negotiate with the whips. they want to come out, want this verdict to come out, be about and then tonight be talked about and then tonight there will be nation left there will be one nation left wing of tory mps meets 100 wing group of tory mps meets 100 or them. then. then or so of them. then. then there'll arm twisting, all there'll be arm twisting, all overnight baubles offered and knighthoods damehoods kind knighthoods damehoods any kind of effort by the whips to persuade mps to row in persuade mps to come in row in behind this rwanda bill if it's voted down, it'll be the first time in 30 years that the government has lost a second reading vote. it'll be a disaster whip, disaster for the chief whip, simon . he won't want that. simon hart. he won't want that. want to happen . what the want that to happen. what the government needs right a government needs right now is a massive supporting this government needs right now is a mas because supporting this government needs right now is a mas because they've)porting this government needs right now is a mas because they've gotting this government needs right now is a mas because they've got to; this government needs right now is a mas because they've got to get s bill because they've got to get through the house lords in through the house of lords in january, february. only way january, february. the only way they can that they can do that constitutionally with very

constitutionally is with a very big bill big majority behind this bill thatis big majority behind this bill that is not guaranteed. they might lose it . that is not guaranteed. they might lose it. it's that is not guaranteed. they might lose it . it's not might even lose it. it's not easy and chris, we keep hearing about what a perilous time this is rishi sunak's premiership. >> what's your reading of it? is it conceivable that we could have a leadership election over the next few months . the next few months. >> yeah, to get there. pip, you'll go through a few hurdles . you'll go through a few hurdles. first of all, the governments will lose if it loses tomorrow night's vote . there could well night's vote. there could well be a motion of no confidence put into the into the government itself by labour. on wednesday we saw that happened after the brexit vote. the meaningful votes are back in late 2018 by jeremy corbyn's labour party . jeremy corbyn's labour party. that could happen. the tories would win that. they always will win a confidence vote with their majority, but that will mean people are less secure. about the pm as leader. people are less secure. about the pm as leader . we heard the pm as leader. we heard earlier from nigel farage was asked by isabel webster on breakfast, would you like to form a deal, a pact with boris

johnson and say the tory party farage from from the gold coast in australia said never say neven in australia said never say never. lots of tory mps are saying that's why farage could be the future of the tory party i asked the pm mr sunak rishi sunak whether he wanted farage back in the party. he told me twice, once last week , once in twice, once last week, once in october, that we're a broad church. the tory party that means he's not saying no to it. so i think all bets are off. i think for the future of this party. >> all right. that's chris faux pas, political editor in studio with piers with us is piers pottinger piers pottinger. eight pottinger. you advised eight political greats in my view, like margaret thatcher. how has this prime minister got into such a terrible mess on an issue which you normally is a strong area for the tories? tough on immigration, labour hopeless on immigration? well i think he's inherited a mess and unfortunately the mess has just got bigger . got bigger. >> he's facing a very, very tncky >> he's facing a very, very tricky time today and i suspect, though, that unless these

various splinter groups of the tories have a genuine suicidal desire , they will come round . desire, they will come round. there will be an enormous amount of wheeler dealing, as chris has just talked about tonight, with all kinds of offers from the whips to get them to vote, to get through the second stage of the bill. and then it's down to next, the next reading , which next, the next reading, which will be next year. and there's also the house of lords who will do their utmost to wreck it with our friend, the archbishop of canterbury , leading the way . and canterbury, leading the way. and he's rather like mr lineker and that awful brian cox , who should that awful brian cox, who should stick to acting as lineker , stick to acting as lineker, should stick to presenting football highlights, in my view. but rishi has got a very hard, hard day today, as well as the covid inquiry, which incidentally, i don't think voters are remotely interested in. >> i think you might be right covid inquiry because cause it's turned into a political witch

hunt. >> the inquiry itself has no powers of bringing charges ehhen powers of bringing charges either. criminal or civil, against anyone . yet it's being against anyone. yet it's being run like a kind of perry mason episode by the barristers who are making fortunes out of this. they're the winners, aren't they? they're the winners. >> but you just you just mentioned there about sunak voters, what voters are interested in are they interested in are they interested on the ground, do you think , about this rwanda policy think, about this rwanda policy about or or is it about the cost of living the economy? well, i think immigration is however you look at it on any poll, the number one issue, and it's been made the number one issue even more by by the conservatives. >> and they've got to deal with it and find a way to deal with it and find a way to deal with it without legal repercussions. screwing up whatever they try to do . and i mean, sunak to be fair do. and i mean, sunak to be fair to him, he when he was chancellor during covid, he actually did a superb job. he he came up with furlough money. he

did the eat out to help out scheme, which was actually the thing that was being demanded by the people who millions and thousands of people who worked in the hospitality industry and the general public who went out and enjoyed it in their droves. but he was also labelled dr. death , which is putting lots of death, which is putting lots of people at risk, deeply unfair and totally wrong and in my view, a waste of the covid inquiry's time , because i think inquiry's time, because i think rishi is a decent man. i've always respect him, but he's not always respect him, but he's not a leader that connects with the british people . british people. >> is he a leader at all? >> is he a leader at all? >> no, i don't think he i think he was a probably a one of the better chancellors we've had in modern times . and i think he modern times. and i think he would if he were still chancellor, be excellent . but as chancellor, be excellent. but as a leader, no. and when it comes to voting , neither starmer nor to voting, neither starmer nor sunak really have any kind of serious appeal to the voters. there's no question the two people who do are boris and

nigel farage and all the talk about the truth to this. >> i mean, do you think this is just nigel, you know , wanting to just nigel, you know, wanting to make the headlines, wanting to saying saying, say never? >> yes. think it's well, i >> yes. i think it's well, i have no doubt all that if have no doubt at all that if nigel farage was offered a safe conservative seat with a view to potentially being the next leader for the conservatives could win the next election . could win the next election. >> do you really think so? i think so. i think farage would make that big a difference, the red wall, because all the people who are voting for reform at the moment are really they're sort of protest votes against the conservatives. but if nigel was in the conservatives and leading it, there's no doubt at all he has enormous charisma , great has enormous charisma, great connection with the british people . and as has been shown by people. and as has been shown by his popularity in the jungle and on, of course , gb news, i have on, of course, gb news, i have absolutely no doubt that farage could win the next general election. >> could not that create yet another faction within the tory

party, though ? party, though? >> well, tory tory mps like winners. they. they certainly do. that's why they voted for bofis. do. that's why they voted for boris . and a lot of them have boris. and a lot of them have got regrets. >> all the people who are worried about their would worried about their seats would have relief if have a huge sigh of relief if they can't have boris. and in my view, they'll bring boris view, they'll never bring boris back. don't back back. no people don't go back except for cameron, and that's his foreign secretary. but. and we're not going to have john major or theresa may back, please. not exactly . no. you please. not exactly. no. you know , if they want a charismatic know, if they want a charismatic leader , there is only one name leader, there is only one name that people in this country are talking about, talking of charismatic prince hassan , it's charismatic prince hassan, it's we've discovered today is the hardest working royal 460 470 official events . official events. >> and she's in her 70s now. now you've worked with her and advised her. yeah is she a nice one?is advised her. yeah is she a nice one? is she tricky? >> she is. no she's very strong willed. right. she's a terrific person to work with. she's always very well briefed. she is

, of course, incredibly punctual . she's i've worked with her. she was the patron of one charity. i was a trustee on. and all i can say is when she came to board meetings, which she always did, and everyone on the board would make sure they'd done their homework before she turned and she was very good turned up and she was very good because she should have really been a actress because with been a film actress because with her facial expression , she uses her facial expression, she uses very little expression, but with one look, it can either be withering, humorous , mischievous withering, humorous, mischievous , and she has a way of just moving an eyebrow and looking at you and you know exactly what she's thinking. >> a little bit intimidating . >> a little bit intimidating. >> a little bit intimidating. >> she. yes. you have to be on your game, but she's got a great sense of humour. she is always engaging , can talk to anyone and engaging, can talk to anyone and i think is absolute beacon of for the monarchy . i mean thank for the monarchy. i mean thank goodness the royal family has the princess royal because she

is absolutely unimpeachable and does an incredible job working really hard for this country and never been even a whiff of controversy about her. >> unlike the king with his lobbying and his fund raising . lobbying and his fund raising. >> and well, i remember when she was young girl and she was was a young girl and she was quite lively, shall put it quite lively, shall we put it that believe it or that way, and also believe it or not, she was once in a poll the most unpopular royal. she really that's when she was being quite lively. right but she very quickly became the most popular royal and has really been that ever since. other than the late queen and she's for many years now, she's had the reputation of being britain's hardest working royal. >> she's always seems to have carried out more engagements, get on with it, and she's in scotland. >> in scotland an awful >> she's in scotland an awful lot . lot. >> of course, she's >> she is. and of course, she's the scottish rugby the patron of the scottish rugby team and scotsman myself , team. and as a scotsman myself, we that's a wonderful thing. and she goes to every game and she without fail, she's there and she's the scottish people. i

think she has a special place in their heart. >> fascinating . and of course >> fascinating. and of course she's got a rugby playing son in all. >> yes, absolutely. well, of course. yes. he's a character , too. >> i'm sure he is. >>— >> i'm sure he is. >> talking of lively. he is always a joy to talk to you. >> great to be here. >> great to be here. >> do stay with us, because still to come here on britain's newsroom, we'll be discussing a little bit more about a certain mr farage after his after his i was going to say his triumph in the jungle. but it is almost a triumph came third. >> great. >> it was great. >> it was great. >> at all. not >> not bad at all. not too shabby. his antics shabby. and what his antics there for his political there mean for his political career . career. >> this is britain's newsroom on

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> what's the time? it's 1024. with britain's newsroom on gb news with me, andrew pearson , news with me, andrew pearson, pip tomson, who's in for bev turner? >> well, it wasn't quite the outcome he'd hoped for. nigel farage has ended his time in the jungle in third place, which is still pretty good after making the final of i'm a celebrity, get me out here . get me out of here. >> after coming third, here's what nigel to what nigel had to say. >> obviously, were people >> obviously, there were people there very different there that took very different views brexit and other views on brexit and other subjects, and i never raised subjects, but and i never raised one political debate in there, not one the time. i was not one in the whole time. i was there, did with but there, others did with me. but i think managed to persuade them think i managed to persuade them that respect the right that we should respect the right of the other person to have a different point of view. and i had no, no screaming arguments. no, wasn't any . i mean,

no, there wasn't any. i mean, fred have screaming fred wanted to have screaming arguments of arguments. he kept sort of poking me with a stick. but no, we had debates . and i we had proper debates. and i think the end, i hope the think in the end, i hope the other campmates respected my point . so, no point of view. so, no, no big fallouts . and yeah, if the fallouts. and yeah, if the pubuc fallouts. and yeah, if the public had put me number three, i couldn't be more thrilled . i couldn't be more thrilled. >> well, joining us to talk about all this is showbiz journalist rebecca tom moore . journalist rebecca tom moore. good morning to you, rebecca. nigel mentioned there about no big fallouts and actually that will have shocked people who maybe predicted he would have come to blows. a lot more with certain individuals than he did . certain individuals than he did. but what he was able to do, i think was disagree, agree ably with people. and that's quite a skill . skill. >> well , obviously, it's skill. >> well, obviously, it's a brilliant skill, but i think what itv and the public wanted farage to be is the pantomime villain. they wanted the big bad wolf of the camp . create all wolf of the camp. create all this drama, bring in the politics, try and convert and corrupt the general masses into

his ideology and what actually happenedis his ideology and what actually happened is he just said himself he provided fair , balanced he provided fair, balanced debate conversation, not confrontation . an spoke with confrontation. an spoke with respect, respected other people's views and held his own views to account without having to turn into aggression , which i to turn into aggression, which i think is what some people might be disappointed in terms of in these in these scenarios, especially in the jungle. you want to play, you want them to be tired and deprived be hungry and tired and deprived and have these big arguments, but just it just shows how good nigel is at holding his own and just being a generally lovely camp also camp night mate. and it also showed the person behind the politics. he is just a nice guy. you can muck in, get on with everyone and do the task . and i everyone and do the task. and i think the public like him for that. i don't think anyone would have appreciated constantly have appreciated him constantly talking about his political views on the show because that's not about. it's an not what it's about. it's an entertainment show . entertainment show. >> do you think he has appealed to the younger demographic as you, if you like, you know ,

you, if you like, you know, because i'm a celebrity is watched by a lot of younger people. i mean, andrew doesn't know half of the people who are in it. no, i apart from nigel. >> it has always been more >> yes, it has always been more of a family show. so the whole family normally it family normally watch it together . but the younger together. but with the younger audience, the thing is they will connect with farage they did with matt hancock last year, who also third, the also came third, exactly the same position . maybe it's now, same position. maybe it's now, you former politicians you know, the former politicians position is place on i'm position is third place on i'm a celebrity so i think the younger audience would like recognise audience would like to recognise him. they'll like the quirks or the picture taken him the picture taken with him a selfie. they'll probably follow him on tiktok. difference him on tiktok. the difference here is will they vote as this generation vote anyway ? and will generation vote anyway? and will that will that translate to loving someone on tiktok, knowing who they are thinking they're this lovable character on an entertainment will on an entertainment show. will that translate politics? and that translate to politics? and that's where i'm not sure i'm not necessarily against politicians or former politicians or former politicians going on to entertainment shows. what i worry about is the reasons behind it, because former celebrities who've been in

popular culture go on. generally, i'm a celebrity to resurrect their careers, to get a book deal, to get more followers on social media, to release single that's release another single that's generally why they do it. obviously, the money is very attractive well, that's attractive as well, but that's normallythis is a case where whether this is a case where politicians start going on, i'm a celebrity to reignite a career, that's what's that's what's different because it's supposed to be entertainment and fun. i think when starts fun. and i think when it starts to trying to gain to become about trying to gain voters as we sort of start to veer dangerously away from what politics should be and what entertainment should be and you end for someone just end up voting for someone just because this is because they're famous. this is what concerns me. what this is what concerns me. whereas i think maybe entertainment shows like i'm a celebrity should just stay like that. it seems to have that. but it seems to have worked for farage because i think he's incredibly popular. obviously he came and obviously he came third and people liked him, people really liked him, particularly the younger audiences is. >> all right, rebecca, thanks for that showbiz journey. rebecca toomey pottinger rebecca toomey piers pottinger is here. you've is still here. piers, you've advised of people in advised all sorts of people in pubuc advised all sorts of people in public life from products and

personalities. brand farage is quite valuable today . quite valuable today. >> oh, yes. and i think on balance, he did the right thing. i was very nervous about him appearing, but he held his own superbly despite immense provocation and i think he won over a lot of people who doubted the wisdom of doing this . the wisdom of doing this. >> would you have advised him not to do it then? >> yes. i mean, i'll be honest, if he'd said, do you think i should do this, i'd say no . but should do this, i'd say no. but don't forget , matt hancock also don't forget, matt hancock also came third. >> and i'm not sure that it's actually done. masses for matt hancock . hancock. >> no, i don't think it did. well, he was a sitting mp and that's slightly different. i think with nigel it has shown in that he is capable of discussing serious subject with a wide range of people and as he said in that clip there that he's been able to get 1 or 2 of those other content giants to understand that to respect other

people's views rather than just shout at them and abuse them for having a different opinion . so having a different opinion. so i think he's done brand farage a lot of good, which i think was i would have bet against that before now i think he's done that. before now i think he's done that . i'm before now i think he's done that. i'm sure he'll get before now i think he's done that . i'm sure he'll get offers that. i'm sure he'll get offers for panto next year. yeah, yeah. but actually , as i said earlier, but actually, as i said earlier, i think , you know, he is without i think, you know, he is without any doubt that the number one politician in this country political figure in this country, who the general public really identify with. and i think whichever party, if he does actually stand, of course, you've got to set against that. he stood seven times as an mp and not been elected. but i think if he was directed towards the right kind of seat for whichever party he stood , he whichever party he stood, he would sweep in as an mp and could end up leading that party in parliament. now whether it's the reform or the conservative wave or both , we'll have to wait

wave or both, we'll have to wait and see. but surely now the time has come. i mean, never is he going to have an opportunity like this again with two principal leaders who the public really don't can't really get behind either one of them. this is farages big opportunity. >> and he's and he's a canny operator, isn't he? he's a very shrewd operator. >> he's proved that. and i mean, i would imagine he'd be sitting down with his closest advisors and saying, okay, it's now or neven and saying, okay, it's now or never, is it ? and whatever he never, is it? and whatever he does , it will be very does, it will be very interesting to see. >> would it be best for him to do i'm a celeb and leave it at that rather than matt hancock did, rather than doing strictly or doing celebs go dating? not that i'm sure he would do that because he's in a relationship, but yeah, i don't think he needs to do any more. >> he's made his point. he's >> no, he's made his point. he's doneit >> no, he's made his point. he's done it and i'm a celebrity. actually you know, it has had a much lower audience this season. it's opening show was, i think,

9 million, which a couple of million down on the previous year. million down on the previous year . so even million down on the previous year. so even as a program itself, it may be running out of steam a bit. but i think , you steam a bit. but i think, you know, he's done his showbiz bit and he's done it cleverly and well . and he did it with dignity well. and he did it with dignity very hard to do. and i think even if you disagree with most of his opinions, you have a sneaking admiration for him because he's also a man with impeccable manners, great charm, who i know many people who disagree with almost everything. he says , but admire him and he says, but admire him and respect him. >> absolutely. yeah. that's nigel farage of a giraffe, hasn't he? >> he has . >> he has. >> he has. >> he's a tough cookie, which you need in politics, of course. you certainly do. now, still to come, times . the british come, taxing times. the british tax across economy tax burden across the economy has hs tax burden across the economy has its highest has increased to its highest rate on record. shocking. we'll begin discussing that shortly. much more to come after your latest headlines with . tamsin

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and people that i knew had dewbs & co weeknights from . six & co weeknights from. six >> welcome back to britain's newsroom . we're going to be newsroom. we're going to be going through the papers shortly, but the prime minister, rishi is now giving rishi sunak, is now giving evidence the covid inquiry evidence at the covid inquiry let's listen in. >> observation to me at the time , do you happen to recall? >> it's probably quite a long shot, but do you recall changing phones around that time as it happened? >> not not around that time. as i said, i have changed my phone multiple times the in the multiple times in the in the years since then. and as i said previously, every time, that's happened, the messages wouldn't have across. but as said, have come across. but as i said,

i'm not a prolific user of whatsapp and with the private office, again, that would have all formally on all been recorded formally on the record or indeed where i've had exchanges with other individuals . ls some of those individuals. ls some of those have been part of the evidence that's formed. the inquiry's deliberate that's formed. the inquiry's delthey e that's formed. the inquiry's delthey have indeed. and >> they have indeed. and i should make plain that we've got some from some of your messages from the other interlocutors , too. the other interlocutors, too. the communications . now turning to communications. now turning to the role of chancellor of the exchequer, and it is of course, because you were chancellor of exchequer that that your your evidence today is of the greatest importance since you describe how in your statement that that you describe how there was obviously throughout the currency of the entire crisis , a currency of the entire crisis, a clash between public health epideme theological considerations and economic and fiscal issues , both by way of fiscal issues, both by way of the economic considerations

which had to be taken into account by the government and also the vast economic and societal damage that would be done by decisions such as lockdowns in that debate which raged throughout the pandemic , raged throughout the pandemic, what was the general position of the chancellor of the exchequer? what position generally did you and her majesty's treasury take? >> well, i don't think i ever refer to it as a clash. >> i think i saw my role as chancellor of the exchequer as as making sure that the prime minister had the best possible advice, information and analysis relating to the economic impact or consequences of some of the decisions that he was having to make . obviously, the chancellor make. obviously, the chancellor of the exchequer's role is to be responsible for the country's economic and fiscal policy and the financial services sector. so that was my primary responsibility in the role . and responsibility in the role. and then as it pertained to the pandemic , my jobs were not just

pandemic, my jobs were not just to design and implement economic interventions , options like the interventions, options like the furlough scheme or support for pubuc furlough scheme or support for public services and businesses. but also, as i said , to provide but also, as i said, to provide analysis and advice to the prime minister as he made his decisions and more broadly , we decisions and more broadly, we just touching on what you said at the beginning. mr keith, as a senior cabinet minister, one of the consistent arguments or points that i made from the beginning throughout was just making sure that we collectively and the prime minister considered the totality of the impacts of the decisions that we were making. it wasn't. i didn't ever describe it as a clash, just between public health and economics . i just between public health and economics. i think that's to think about it in far too narrow a way, as many people have alluded to, and did at the alluded to, and i did at the time there a of time, there were a range of impacts , many of them socio impacts, many of them socio economic , the impact on economic, the impact on children's education, on mental health, on the issue in the criminal justice system , as well criminal justice system, as well as the pure economic impact . and as the pure economic impact. and it was important that policymakers considered the

totality was totality of those, and that was a consistent throughout. a consistent point throughout. but obviously my particular responsibility was the economy and fiscal policy . and fiscal policy. >> you do, i think, refer to how the issues confronting the government consisted of highly compelling competing interests. >> that is prime minister rishi sunak being quizzed at the covid inquiry by lead counsel hugo keith, kc , who we saw keith, kc, who we saw questioning boris johnson , the questioning boris johnson, the former prime minister, last week, and at the top actually of this session when rishi sunak said he was deeply sorry to all those who lost loved ones during the pandemic and that it is important we learn the lessons as he's expected to face questions certainly about eat out to help out and whether that whether that idea actually fuelled the spread of coronavirus. >> yeah, some suggesting that one of the chief science officers didn't know anything about which i must i about it, which i must say i find to believe in. joined find hard to believe in. joined in studio by former labour adviser matthew lanza and author and broadcaster emma woolf.

morning both. emma we've morning to you both. emma we've talked about this wretched inquiry . going talked about this wretched inquiry. going on inquiry. it's going on and on and on. making you any the wiser? >> no, absolutely not. i think we've had a parade of top politicians top sort of politicians now, the top sort of ministers not my fault, ministers saying, not my fault, not, you know, not on my watch kind of thing. i think it's becoming very clear that, a, the inquiry not really to inquiry is not really going to address or explore the issues that many of us are concerned about. b c that we had the wrong group of people, whether it's personality, whether it's decision making, whether it's experience. had the wrong experience. we had the wrong group of people in number 10 and around this around number 10 during this crisis, was an crisis, which was an unprecedented crisis . unprecedented crisis. >> we also had the lack of a plan, a lack of a plan. >> and i think the question for me has been if me throughout this has been if this again tomorrow and me throughout this has been if thishave again tomorrow and me throughout this has been if thishave you again tomorrow and me throughout this has been if thishave you know, tomorrow and me throughout this has been if thishave you know, weforrow and me throughout this has been if thishave you know, we often and me throughout this has been if thishave you know, we often have we have you know, we often have reports of spiking a bird flu, something been found something has been found somewhere. happened somewhere. if this happened again or next week, again tomorrow or next week, would fare any better? do we would we fare any better? do we have a plan now? would we would we lockdown? we have another lockdown? what would the consequences be? because all we can do really is

going forward , that loathsome going forward, that loathsome phrase. is, is phrase. all we can do is, is make a plan for the future. would any better? would things be any better? because people who because the people who lost loved lose loved loved ones did did lose loved ones. loved ones did did lose loved onematthew, loved ones did did lose loved one matthew, what do think ? >> matthew, what do you think? >> matthew, what do you think? >> that, you know, >> well, i think that, you know, political is always political theatre is always entertaining, but it's not necessarily very important valuable. >> mean , it's, you know, >> i mean, it's, you know, seeing rishi squirm , i think you seeing rishi squirm, i think you say there'll be the row about who knew about out to who knew what about help out to eat out eat out to out, you who knew what about help out to eat orbutat out to out, you who knew what about help out to eat orbut actually out, you who knew what about help out to eat orbut actually what out, you who knew what about help out to eat orbut actually what worriesr know but actually what worries me is that the whole inquiry is coming from perspective, coming from one perspective, which the closing down. why which is the closing down. why didn't we close down more? why didn't we close down more? why didn't we close down more? why didn't we lock down sooner and deeper rather than asking, should we have locked down at all should we have followed all or should we have followed other examples? >> ask boris about >> did ask boris johnson about that last week. actually, she did during his during did interject during his during his questioning and ask him, you know, did you consider the arguments against lockdown? and then short shrift. then he gave it short shrift. >> it very short >> he did give it very short shrift. and i think that's because think part that because i think part of that he gave shrift is gave it such short shrift is because be knowing the because he will be knowing the kind of the mood music around the inquiry and the line of questioning. you know, you've seen the cases you know,

seen from the cases you know, who are doing the interrogation. so, mean , the other thing so, i mean, the other thing is it's going going it's just going on. it's going to on so long. sweden to go for on so long. sweden never the swedish model. never mind the swedish model. sweden inquiry about sweden did its inquiry in about six available in six months. it's available in engush six months. it's available in english their website. english on their website. >> that rishi >> but i also hope that rishi sunakisin >> but i also hope that rishi sunak is in the chair today. emma going asked, did emma is going to be asked, did you audit of the you do a financial audit of the cost implications to the economy of closing it down and if you didn't, why didn't you ? if you didn't, why didn't you? if you did, where is it? >> what is it? where is it exactly? did you go through those decisions? i think it's been clear to that we've been clear to us that we've absolutely you we put the absolutely you know, we put the economy deep freeze for economy into the deep freeze for two it's very, two years. i think it's very, very it had very clear that it had a catastrophic impact. and one of the today this the first stories today is this is the is impact of covid is the is the impact of covid and lockdown on children and young their mental young people and their mental health. and it's one thing adults through crisis adults going through a crisis like you look at like that. but when you look at the on very babies, i had the impact on very babies, i had a lockdown on on a baby in lockdown on on children young people on children and young people on their education, on their social, on their mental health. it's absolutely appalling. this is the first story in the sun. yeah, it's a report, really

interesting report, which i think out yesterday from think came out yesterday from the social justice, think came out yesterday from the was social justice, think came out yesterday from the was set social justice, think came out yesterday from the was set up:ial justice, think came out yesterday from the was set up:ial iantice, think came out yesterday from the was set up:ial ian duncan which was set up by ian duncan smith and published that report 20 years broken britain in 20 years ago, broken britain in and really wide ranging study and of really wide ranging study which just shows the appalling impact if i think if any evidence was needed about the impact of lockdown . 1 in impact of lockdown. 1 in 5 children and 1 in 4 are older teenagers are now suffering from a mental illness anxiety, depression , eating disorders depression, eating disorders have spiked. all that . but have spiked. all of that. but also 13.4 million people now living in poverty as a result of the lockdown. we were already in a very precarious state with stagnant wages, poor housing, chronic ill health, all of that . chronic ill health, all of that. and they're saying this report says the pandemic the says the pandemic was the dynamite blew that apart. dynamite that blew that apart. calls to domestic abuse helplines soared by 700. if you're locked , if you're locked you're locked, if you're locked down, let's think about lockdown . if you're locked down in a house with an abusive partner thatis house with an abusive partner that is absolutely catastrophic . that is absolutely catastrophic. if you're a child who doesn't have money, who doesn't have wifi, doesn't have access to outdoor and you're locked

outdoor space, and you're locked down, a terrible, down, that is a terrible, terrible legacy. and this is a legacy for children . when you're legacy for children. when you're 13, 14, and you go through this, you in the you don't recover in the way that i think . that i think. >> it's a classic >> i think it's a classic example politicianswhose example of politicians whose lives a pa and lives are often a pa and particularly, know, would particularly, you know, i would say this wouldn't i? but actually, the actually, if you look at the backgrounds of the senior politicians cabinet, politicians in the cabinet, we've people of we've got so many people of great wealth and so many old etonians. they just etonians. et cetera. they just can't can't conceive of can't they can't conceive of somebody with somebody stuck, you know, with a teenagerin somebody stuck, you know, with a teenager in a tower block on the 20th floor of a tower block with no fi. i mean, just just no wi fi. i mean, it's just just it in their ken. i it just isn't in their ken. i mean, sort mean, it's not that they've sort of rejecting it. of been horribly rejecting it. it's just not in their worldview. let's let's worldview. okay, let's let's just talk about something else. >> that viewers >> some pictures that viewers would like to see now , imagine would like to see now, imagine you're on your daily commute to work and you come across use this to xl bully type dogs appearing to be out of control on the train platform . a on the train platform. a terrifying moment which happened in east london. >> yeah. now matthew, can you tell us a bit more about this?

>> yeah, i mean, so this is i mean, this look, it could have been so much worse, but it reminds us of really how the big threat from the xl bully dogs . i threat from the xl bully dogs. i mean, you know, we can see there that there, you know, they're attacking the or going for maybe is the better phrase because it's like an unnatural instinct for the other passenger on the train platform. now we've got politically , of course, this has politically, of course, this has been a big issue and we've got the on xl bully dogs is the ban on xl bully dogs is coming in on the 31st of december. the part one of the ban. now, this is what's worrying me is this is coming under the dangerous dogs act, which the 1990s and is which is from the 1990s and is regarded as textbook example regarded as a textbook example of horribly of the worst that went horribly wrong, horribly wrong wrong, that went horribly wrong when pit when we had i think it was pit bulls issue. and bulls was the main issue. and then so the unintended then so one of the unintended consequences because we obviously to prevent obviously we all want to prevent scenes like that. one of the concerns from vets is that concerns is from vets is that dogs are now going to be inside houses because people don't want to take them out or it's still going to be legal. people are going to be legal. people are going be discouraged. you going to be discouraged. you know, stigma to know, there's a social stigma to doing there doing it. and will there be more

attacks because they're not going getting enough going to be getting enough exercise. of those exercise. so it's one of those things politicians come things where politicians come with seemingly with an easy, seemingly easy solution, which frankly, we all in , but it might in theory support, but it might not but does it work? >> but how does it work? >> but how does it work? >> actually sick to back >> i'm actually sick to the back teeth of demonising the xl bully type because and type dog like this because and i say this as somebody who has dogs myself , not enough dogs myself, if not enough attention is being paid to the owners . every xl bully dog, i owners. every xl bully dog, i would say 99% of the ones i see on the streets are with owners that have got them off the lead that have got them off the lead that are not that are clearly not in control of them. and to own a dog is a massive responsibility. it's like having a child and we spend so much time talking about the dogs and not about actually the responsibility that the owners need to have whatever dog with respect, what is the reason apart from status, a sort of aggressive status symbol? >> is the justification for >> what is the justification for owning a dog who is clearly bred and they breed them? i'm not a dog owner and you'll be the expert, but they clearly breed them to make them this kind of aggressive. this is this is my point that is people that is

people again that are breeding the dogs to look powerful, to look muscular, to look like they're going to attack. >> it comes back to humans. yes >> it comes back to humans. yes >> this they will go for something else. >> they are creating danger. >> they are creating a danger. and worry is the and what the worry is now is the focus is the bully and focus is now on the xl bully and they'll and then the they'll be banned. and then the focus go on to other dogs focus will go on to other dogs such as cane corso, for such as the cane corso, for example, and unscrupulous people will start buying them and breeding from them. and then making them vicious and, you know , fighting dogs because know, fighting dogs because there'll always be people who seek out dogs like that. >> what we see on that >> but what we see on that stratford train this stratford train station this morning, with a young morning, as someone with a young child and think of prams and child and you think of prams and children level children at that level absolutely terrifies me. the woman just about manages. >> absolutely goes onto the tracks of electric , pulling the tracks of electric, pulling the charge of two dogs. >> she should not be in charge of big like that. again of two big dogs like that. again it back to the owner. it comes back to the owner. >> may it comes >> yeah, but it may be it comes back but the fact is, back to you. but the fact is, these dogs can be dangerous. they like. like they are like. they are like loaded guns. >> dangerous.

>> dangerous. >> dog can turn. >> any dog can turn. >> any dog can turn. >> she's barely got them >> and she's barely got them under dogs. under these dogs. >> they're like bears. they're under these dogs. >>big.y're like bears. they're so big. >> i heard stories last. in fact, i've heard a number of stories one last stories about. i had one last week, cocker spaniels. now everybody cockapoos. they're everybody has cockapoos. they're one of the most popular dogs in the country. cocker spaniels can turn like that. any dog potentially in the wrong situation can turn like that. and i have say, in a train and i have to say, in a train station, that can be a very triggering environment for dogs. the noise , you know, the the noise, you know, the situation, if they've never been movement. yeah, i'm not well, i think i've made my point clear, but i also don't anneliese how does the ban work ? does the ban work? >> so what do they do? are people are going to turn up with someone got dog? we're someone who's got a dog? we're taking you. taking that away from you. they're put they're they're not going to put they're going to put down going to put them down or they're putting down. they're not putting down. >> it's stage ban. so >> so it's a two stage ban. so the it comes in on new the ban on it comes in on new year's oddly, year's eve. oddly, not new year's eve. oddly, not new year's selling year's day is on selling rehoming or gifting the dog. so that's the first stage of the ban.so that's the first stage of the ban. so basically to stop the spread of the breed and then in i think it's in march, the

second stage comes in, which means have to register your means you have to register your dog dangerous dogs act dog under the dangerous dogs act and then it becomes illegal to own unless it's. own the dog unless it's. >> and where do you register it? >> and where do you register it? >> i you do it online >> i, i presume you do it online at gateway, at government gateway, but how many people are going to be enforced and not register their dogs? we don't have dog licenses. have licenses. we don't have dog inspectors so inspectors paid for by that. so i don't see how it's going i don't quite see how it's going to be enforced. but presumably it if do get it just means that if you do get if does get into if your dog does get into trouble turns you trouble and it turns out you didn't an didn't register it, you get an extra penalty. don't think extra penalty. but i don't think it's to be much way it's going to be much in the way of sort of double and prevention. >> fascinating, isn't it ? we're >> fascinating, isn't it? we're running time. so are running out of time. so we are going talk gary lineker going to talk about gary lineker a course , a little later. of course, because i know you're a great fan. great fan. fan. emma's a great fan. >> loves about gary lineker. >> a ridiculous man. so has >> he's a ridiculous man. so has he. he's given us his unwanted thoughts on the veranda policy. give us strength . give us all strength. >> this is britain's newsroom on gb news a brighter outlook with boxt solar to sponsors of whether on . gb news. whether on. gb news.

>> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer. it's been a bit of a drier start for most of us today, although quite a chilly start across parts of scotland . start across parts of scotland. we could see icy stretches we could see some icy stretches along southwestern parts of scotland, elsewhere scotland, but elsewhere generally a much drier and brighter start to new brighter start to the new working some showers working week. some showers pushing in across parts of northern england northern and central england and along coast of scotland along eastern coast of scotland as generally it'll be as well. but generally it'll be as well. but generally it'll be a afternoon for most of us a dry afternoon for most of us with plenty of sunshine around , with plenty of sunshine around, with plenty of sunshine around, with some light as well. with some light winds as well. temperatures in the south reaching 10 to 12 degrees, so probably feeling little more probably feeling a little more pleasant over pleasant than we've seen over recent through the rest of recent days through the rest of monday, a change is on the way , monday, a change is on the way, though. low pressure sits out towards west, slowly moving towards the west, slowly moving its towards the through its way towards the uk through the monday and into the rest of monday and into tuesday. bringing you some tuesday. this bringing you some heavy and showers to heavy rain and showers to northern ireland, wales into northern southwest northern england and southwest england through early england to through the early hours tuesday morning and hours of tuesday morning and quite cloudy for most of quite a cloudy night for most of us rain arrives. bluster us as that rain arrives. bluster free winds as well, helping to keep temperatures the south, keep temperatures in the south, perhaps the double perhaps even in the double

figures. chilly night figures. but a chilly night again scotland again across parts of scotland through tuesday morning. that rain continues push its way rain continues to push its way north eastwards, north and eastwards, particularly heavy across parts of scotland through of eastern scotland through tuesday morning, we could tuesday morning, where we could see some localised due see some localised flooding due to very saturated ground. to that very saturated ground. further south, showers pushing in quickly from the in quite quickly from the southwest. these likely to turn very heavy places, although very heavy in places, although there will be sunnier there will be some sunnier breaks showers as breaks between those showers as temperatures in the south around 10 to 12 degrees. again but a little to average across little closer to average across northern scotland parts of northern scotland and parts of england that warm feeling england. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> thanks very much, ellie. stay with us. we're going to be getting the view of a labour mp on the ongoing rwanda rift. that's a bit of an understatement , isn't it? understatement, isn't it? >> an understatement of the >> it's an understatement of the year yeah >> e- e was sir keir yeah >> was sir keir starmer? >> what was sir keir starmer? what he do differently? what would he do differently? you're with britain's newsroom on gb news the people's

channel >> good morning. it's 11 am. on monday. the 11th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, andrew pierce and pip in for bev pip tomson, who's in for bev turner rwanda rebellion division within the conservative party loom large ahead of the vote on the rwanda policy tomorrow. >> our political editor chris hope has the latest at it's like

the brexit wars all over again, as tory mps fight over what sovereignty means this time, not brexit but small boats and rwanda and sunak's covid inquiry showdown. >> the prime minister's is giving evidence about how the government handled the pandemic. we'll bring you any updates from the inquiry as they happen . the inquiry as they happen. >> farage to save the tories as nigel farage leaves the jungle, some conservative mps want boris johnson to return as prime minister and unite with nigel farage to save the party. would they get your vote? nigel gave his damning assessment of the tories earlier, rudderless , tories earlier, rudderless, leaderless, utterly useless . leaderless, utterly useless. >> it's headed for catastrophe at the next election , deservedly at the next election, deservedly so. but but somehow, to think that i'm going to walk out of a jungle after 23 nights and announce a relaunch in british politics and frankly, it's for the birds and transphobic tweet,

the birds and transphobic tweet, the conservative party deputy chairwoman rachel mcclean is in hot water because she shared a tweet calling a transgender woman a man who wears a wig and calls himself a proud lesbian. >> now, this is the green party candidate for bromsgrove melissa poulton's response . poulton's response. >> without a shadow of a doubt, it is a transphobic comment. it's dog whistling at the finest. you know , it's finest. you know, it's gaslighting. it's everything. by attacking a minority minority group is just. yeah, you know, it's just it's a shame . it's just it's a shame. >> so let us know your thoughts on all that and more by emailing vaiews@gbnews.uk. com and do leave us your name and where you're watching or listening from . now here's your latest from. now here's your latest

headunes from. now here's your latest headlines with . tamsin pip headlines with. tamsin pip thanks very much and good morning from the gb newsroom >> it's 11:02. morning from the gb newsroom >> it's11:02. the morning from the gb newsroom >> it's 11:02. the prime minister has apologised to victims of the pandemic as he gives evidence at the covid inquiry he's facing questions including whether his eat out to help out scheme helped spread the covid 19 virus. mr sunak's apology comes after messages showed top scientists raising concerns about a push to prioritise the economy during the pandemic. >> how deeply sorry i am to all of those who lost loved ones family members through the pandemic and also all those who suffered in the various different ways throughout the pandemic . and as a result of the pandemic. and as a result of the actions we're taking, i thought actions we're taking, i thought a lot about this over the past couple of years. it's important that we learn the lessons so that we learn the lessons so that can be better prepared that we can be better prepared in the future. and it is in that

spirit and with enormous respect for all of those who are affected that i'm here today . affected that i'm here today. >> gb news understands five groups of tory backbenchers will give their verdict on the government's plan to send migrants to rwanda at around lunchtime today. that's as the bill heads for a crunch vote tomorrow in what's said to be an important week for the prime minister, gary lineker is among several high profile personalities who've signed a letter describing the policy as unfair , sharing, chaotic and unfair, sharing, chaotic and costly . defence secretary grant costly. defence secretary grant shapps says she should stick to football . football. >> what is moral about allowing criminal gangs to put people's lives at risk for large sums of money by trafficking, trafficking them across the engush trafficking them across the english channel? what on earth has got into anyone's minds to think that we shouldn't challenge or tackle that disgusting trade in human misery and so again, unless he, labour or anyone else have got a better

plan, at least we're putting plans in place which are starting to have success slashed by a third and would do more in the future. >> parents and teachers say the regulation of schools should be more transparent and less high stakes. that's according to a new report. it found that 42% of parents support more transparency in how ofsted judges schools , with respondents judges schools, with respondents also in favour of longer and more frequent inspections , says more frequent inspections, says the report by policy consultants see public first comes after a coroner found that an ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry . the united the death of headteacher ruth perry. the united nations is experiencing one of its worst funding shortfalls in years after just over a third of its required aid budget was provided last year. humana crises were estimated to cost around $57 billion over the last 12 months, as conflicts in gaza and ukraine worsened . however, after worsened. however, after receiving just a fraction of that amount, the un is now

lowering its expectation for the year ahead. with today's appeal for $46 billion. aid chiefs say it's difficult to decrease aid budgets amid intensifying global conflicts while staying realistic about what's needed . realistic about what's needed. meanwhile israel's war against hamas is pressing ahead amid warnings that conditions in gaza are worsening . the world health are worsening. the world health organisation says a catastrophic humanitarian situation in gaza is becoming almost impossible to resolve. officials say the un is likely to vote tomorrow on a draft resolution that would demand a ceasefire taxes have soared to the highest rate on record, raising concerns over britain's ability to attract business and investment . britain's ability to attract business and investment. new data shows property taxes are among the highest across the developed world, with the office for budget responsibility signalling a further hikes to come . a spokesperson for the come. a spokesperson for the treasury insists the uk remains

competitive, but labour says taxpayers are being punished for the government's economic failures . the government's economic failures. dengue the government's economic failures . dengue fever could failures. dengue fever could become a national domestic disease in england by 2060 because of climate change. government health experts say warmer conditions are to blame for the spread of the asian tiger mosquito, known for its potential of the spread of the disease. the uk health security agency warns the mosquito could become commonplace across england over the next 2 to 3 decades. officials say warmer weather brings a higher risk of several diseases and more pandemics . and if you're driving pandemics. and if you're driving home for christmas, experts say you'd better plan ahead . with you'd better plan ahead. with christmas falling on a monday this year, the aa predicts friday, the 22nd, and saturday, the 23rd to be the busiest days for traffic around 16.1 million. car journeys are expected to take place across the uk during the festive weekend . that's all

the festive weekend. that's all from me for now. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. just say play gb news. now it's back to andrew and . pip and. pip >> well, let's see what you've been saying at home and you've been saying at home and you've been getting in touch. nigel really lit a touchpaper really has lit a touchpaper here, hasn't funny he here, hasn't he? funny that he often does . carol says, i hope often does. carol says, i hope nigel boris stand with nigel and boris stand with richard together they richard and reform together they would be unbeatable and wipe the floor other parties. floor with the other parties. but would leader? but which one would be leader? oh they'd have to toss a coin. nigel or boris? because i don't think either of them are very good at taking orders. would be interesting, wouldn't it ? interesting, wouldn't it? >> to two egos in the room . not >> to two egos in the room. not sure about that , andrew. monica sure about that, andrew. monica good morning. you say i'm sorry, but piers pottinger saying reform voters would vote for the conservatives if nigel farage was in the party. is wrong. i wouldn't vote for the tories . is

wouldn't vote for the tories. is over them just don't over half of them just don't represent conservative values but rather lean left . nigel's but rather lean left. nigel's presence would make no difference. >> well, that's interesting . and >> well, that's interesting. and eric says good morning. even in my opinion, even nigel can't save the tory party. as a floating voter, i think the country's of their country's had enough of their lies failed promises. it was lies and failed promises. it was harold. was jim callaghan harold. no, it was jim callaghan who said in 1979 that mrs. thatcher was the leader of the opposition. sometimes you get to a point where have a point where voters have just made their mind up. they've had enough, and doesn't matter enough, and it doesn't matter what government the day enough, and it doesn't matter whator government the day enough, and it doesn't matter whator does,ernment the day enough, and it doesn't matter whator does, they've the day enough, and it doesn't matter whator does, they've madee day enough, and it doesn't matter whator does, they've made their says or does, they've made their mind it feels like that says or does, they've made their mime it feels like that says or does, they've made their mime . it feels like that to me. >> and it's been 13 years. it will be 14 years and it's a natural time for change. >> and callaghan was talking 79. the labour had only been in power for five years, but but they were on their second prime minister. he was unelected because wilson had stood down because wilson had stood down because probably the beginning of alzheimer's . and it's of alzheimer's. and it's a similar situation . the tories similar situation. the tories are on fifth, they're on their

fifth. prime minister since 2016. >> so how how could all this all this talk of a potential leadership election, how could that help the situation ? that help the situation? >> well, they'd have to go to the country immediately. if there's a day, they'd have there's a next day, they'd have to the general election, to call the general election, because think otherwise because i think otherwise there'd be a peasants revolt. people there their people would be there with their pitchforks saying pitchforks and spades saying bnng pitchforks and spades saying bring down the government because we're fed with it. because we're fed up with it. i really do . really do. >> rishi sunak on the >> well, is rishi sunak on the ropes? he is facing a crucial vote, as we keep saying, on his rwanda policy. tomorrow he's facing criticism from both sides of his party and meet with of his party and will meet with separate factions later today to discuss policy . discuss the policy. >> well, when he gets out of the covid inquiry, that is. we're joined political joined now by our political edhoh joined now by our political editor, chris hope from westminster the westminster. chris, this the timing for rishi sunak couldn't be worse because obviously he's had a lot of preparation had to do a lot of preparation for the evidence to for the evidence he's giving to the inquiry he's going to the covid inquiry he's going to be in the seat for probably be in the hot seat for probably six when what he six hours today when what he really wants to be doing is to talking mps, inviting them into his commons office. very nice.

come and sit next to me , come and sit next to me, offering them blandishments for their instances. you know, the usual stuff . usual stuff. >> yes, 100, 100. andrew and pip, i mean , he'll be tuning pip, i mean, he'll be tuning into gb news at lunchtime because i can reveal that the erg and all the and the other four right wing ginger groups who are looking at this rwanda bill in some detail with the star chamber, they will reveal . star chamber, they will reveal. at 12:45 pm. their verdict . at 12:45 pm. their verdict. now, if they come down and say this rwanda bill won't work, it won't stop the boats , then won't stop the boats, then there's an absolute crisis erupting here in westminster. and the pm is in the wrong place. he's miles away in paddington, talking about the time when he was chancellor two years ago. it's not ideal and that's politics. you know , this that's politics. you know, this this crisis really is one of his own making. he has said from the beginning he wanted to stop the boats, as francois told you boats, as mark francois told you on on your programme an hour and a half ago. he says, stop the boats was very clearly a an

absolute position, not reduce the boats , not cut them by 20, the boats, not cut them by 20, not cut by 30, which is what has happened so far this year because of a deal with albania and poor weather on the channel. he says stop the boats . and if he says stop the boats. and if this legislation that , this legislation won't do that, he is in some trouble. the votes tomorrow . a government tomorrow night. a government hasn't vote in three hasn't lost that vote in three decades. what likely , though, decades. what is likely, though, is many critics is probably that many critics will abstain and come back in the new year and try and edit this rwanda bill, amend it to use a parliamentary language and change it so it suits their interests better . but it's interests better. but it's a very narrow wire upon which mr sunakis very narrow wire upon which mr sunak is walking along today. he's got please the right who he's got to please the right who reported lunchtime and the left of party, the one nation of the party, the one nation group tonight, if of the party, the one nation group tonight , if they group report tonight, if they think too far away think it's going too far away from the echr , the human rights from the echr, the human rights act, they will also reject it. it is not easy being tory leader i >> -- >> and m >> and chris, another issue i think the problem the prime minister, the problem the prime minister, the problem the prime minister has is does annals of tory mps are standing down at the next election. so the prime

minister has got no , no nothing minister has got no, no nothing he can do to bully them or persuade them to support him because that because they're going to be former mps at the next election. so they are not biddable. and if they decide they're going to vote against this, then he's in big, big trouble . so trouble. so >> well, not obviously there are there are all sorts of tricks that governments can pull to ensure they win support. they can offer knighthoods, damehoods , other baubles. you know, make your wife a lady if you can become a knight that kind of thing. all these things work for as these mps try and think up their future post election. if they standing down, there their future post election. if thejquangonnding down, there their future post election. if thejquango jobsg down, there their future post election. if thejquango jobs they vn, there their future post election. if thejquango jobs they can here their future post election. if thejquango jobs they can bee are quango jobs they can be promised . of course, if a labour promised. of course, if a labour party win the next election, those job offers might be withdrawn pretty quickly. but there all sorts of offers there are all sorts of offers they believe me, they can make and believe me, it's they're they can make and believe me, it's made they're they can make and believe me, it's made today they're they can make and believe me, it's made today by hey're they can make and believe me, it's made today by the re they can make and believe me, it's made today by the whips being made today by the whips because if there's no big majority, andrew and pip tomorrow in this vote , then the tomorrow in this vote, then the peers, the house of lords, no

one talking about them, they all feel edit , feel emboldened to try and edit, to amend this, this, this rwanda bill and water it down because the tory party does not have a majority in the house of lords. >> all right. that's chris hope, who is our political editor. it's going to be a tense time , it's going to be a tense time, um, in the next 24 hours, as chris mentioned there, the house of lords. >> i mean, that could turn into a game of ping pong, couldn't it? >> they will they will savage the in my view, because the bill in my view, because it's of ex judges, it's full of lots of ex judges, lots of lawyers, lots of human rights types. they will pull it apart and then if it comes back to the commons, in what state is it, what state is it in? but chris is right. if the commons were a decide, give were to give it a decide, give big majority, lords big majority, then the lords would have to reflect would feel they have to reflect the view of the elected chamber. but their is revisers . but their role is as revisers. they're the revising chambers so they revise it. but if it's they can revise it. but if it's if it's got a scrappy majority, they'll pull it to pieces . they'll pull it to pieces. >> so such difficult time then >> so such a difficult time then for the prime minister at the moment, but someone who must be rubbing hands together over

rubbing his hands together over this tory tory turmoil is steve mccabe, who's the labour mp for selly oak in birmingham. good morning steve, good to see you are you just sitting back there watching it all unfold? you're looking very relaxed this morning . morning. >> well, i'm not giving evidence to the covid inquiry or worrying about what's going to happen in 24 hours. so i suppose i am. look, i think it's just further evidence that they're in quite a lot of difficulty. and the prime minister in particular is under a great deal of pressure . a great deal of pressure. >> and steve, the labour party, obviously you're you're in opposition. your job is to oppose and to come up with constructive alternatives. i can't remember. perhaps you can refresh my memory. what great plan you've got to cut migration to 200,000, which is what one of your colleagues said. you would do . do. >> well, i'm not sure that we have agreed on an exact figure because i think that is subject

to the demands of the economy . to the demands of the economy. but i think the three major issues that labour have identified side are we want to close the skills gap so that there is less demand for foreign labouh there is less demand for foreign labour. we want to have offshore processing centres so that we can separate legitimate from non—eu legitimate asylum seekers and deal with that process more quickly . and we want to actually quickly. and we want to actually be specific about how migrant labouris be specific about how migrant labour is used . so for example, labour is used. so for example, the current 20% discount on wages is an incentive to employ migrant labour and we think we should stop that . should stop that. >> do you think when it comes to the voters , do you feel that it the voters, do you feel that it is us immigration that is the deciding issue for voters at the next election or is it the cost of living ? of living? >> oh, i think it's the cost of living by a mile. i think this

is the danger for of listening to too small a core of your own voters, your own supporters. i think the immigration issue is certainly playing in the tory party and i'm not saying it doesn't matter in other places, but i think it's the cost of living by a mile and steve, do you what are you hearing ? you what are you hearing? >> an election coming up soon. how quickly would labour be prepared for an election? are you ready now ? well if it comes you ready now? well if it comes tomorrow, we'd be ready, but. >> well , i tomorrow, we'd be ready, but. >> well, i think it is possible. all that it could come earlier than me if he was to get into real trouble. but i guess most people would still put their money on me on october as the most likely dates and are you are you complacent in your constituency? >> what are you, 20 points ahead currently in the polls as well ?

currently in the polls as well? >> well, i don't think it ever pays to be complacent. i mean, if you want to win and you want to win with a working majority, then you should never take it for granted . you have to earn for granted. you have to earn votes and you have to earn support . actually, what we're support. actually, what we're seeing at the moment is the price of complacency in the tory government . government. >> well, what about the dream ticket then, of nigel farage and bofis ticket then, of nigel farage and boris johnson coming together to lead the tory party to glorious victory at the next election ? victory at the next election? steve, does that fill you with fear and dread, or are you laughing at the idea? well i think you tell the whole country and two candidates for i'm a celebrity get me out of here. do you know ? so it wouldn't you you know? so it wouldn't you wouldn't fear those two as as a deadly duo . deadly duo. >> that seems to me like something a team of very good comedy writers would dream up . comedy writers would dream up. >> what what do you think of the claim, though, that that labour simply hasn't earned its time to

be in government again? you know, labour could end up in government by default, not because it's earnt the opportunity . and actually you're opportunity. and actually you're just a party of flip floppers . just a party of flip floppers. >> well, as i've just said, i think you do actually have to work for every vote. i think we have earned it. i think the change is that keir starmer has instituted in the labour party show that he's a change agent and willing to take on difficult issues. and if it comes to earning out what the conservative party have done is throw away the right to govern that they may have earned in 2019, but they certainly don't possess now . possess how. >> possess now. >> all right. well, that's steve mccabe saying he's not complacent, but not thinking much to this idea of boris and nigel farage. steve, great to talk to you. always a pleasure . talk to you. always a pleasure. still to come, we're going to

all. all about being in the jungle and what happens to life after it's over. christine hamilton, on the hamilton, who appeared on the very i'm a very first series of i'm a celebrity . she's going to give celebrity. she's going to give her thoughts farage, celebrity. she's going to give herperformance, farage, celebrity. she's going to give herperformance, if'arage, celebrity. she's going to give herperformance, if sheie, his performance, and if she thinks boost his political thinks it'll boost his political career . career. >> you're with britain's newsroom on .

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news with andrew pierce and said, bev turner, you're not bev turner, you're pip tomson who's in for bev turner well, it wasn't quite the outcome he'd hoped for. >> nigel farage has ended his time in the jungle in third place after making the final of i'm a celebrity , get me out of here. >> so he came third, and here's what he had to say when he emerged . emerged. >> obviously, there were people there that took very different views other views on brexit and other subjects. but and i never raised one political debate in there, not one in whole time. i was not one in the whole time. i was there. did with me, i there. others did with me, but i think managed to persuade think i managed to persuade them that should respect the right that we should respect the right of the other person to have a different point of view. and i had no screaming argument had no no screaming argument there. no, there wasn't any. i mean, fred wanted have mean, fred wanted to have screaming arguments. kept screaming arguments. we kept sort a stick . sort of poking me with a stick. but proper debates but no, we had proper debates and i think in the end, i hope the campmates respected my the other campmates respected my point . so, no, big point of view. so, no, no big fallouts . and yeah, if the fallouts. and yeah, if the pubuc fallouts. and yeah, if the public had put me number three, i couldn't be more thrilled. >> okay, this is cracking me up

the clock. we now have on screen . yeah. telling you all that nigel will be returning to gb news in seven hours. 35 minutes, and just over 30s. obviously not here. he will be doing his show live from australia and he'll have exited that jungle. he won't have had time to sleep because they'll have been so much to catch up on. course he didn't know anything that's been going he? going on here, did he? >> i'd to know what he >> i'd love to know what he thinks about david cameron now being secretary. thinks about david cameron now being cameron, secretary. thinks about david cameron now being cameron, who cretary. the david cameron, who staged the referendum and then flounced out when his way. david when it didn't go his way. david cameron. he created project feah cameron. he created project fear, , and i suspect fear, in my view, and i suspect nigel thinks david cameron is everything that's wrong with the conservative party. etonian conservative party. old etonian privileged , entitled. privileged, entitled. >> he'll be. i'm sure >> i'm sure he'll be. i'm sure he'll be telling us tonight. sure he will. let's the sure he will. let's get the thoughts of former. i'm a celeb contestant , christine hamilton, contestant, christine hamilton, who think also finished third who i think also finished third 20 years ago, which i cannot believe. christine, good morning to you . how do you how do you to you. how do you how do you

think, nigel did and do you think, nigel did and do you think this is the start of something now in terms of nigel's political comeback? well i don't think i think it was ukip who said nigel will be disappointed. >> i don't think he will. i think nigel will be absolutely thrilled to have been third in his wildest dreams . he probably his wildest dreams. he probably didn't he would any didn't think he would do any better i always better than that. i always predicted . i'm afraid that he predicted. i'm afraid that he wouldn't win politics don't win. he sam had it in his hand almost from the beginning, and it was very difficult to compete with that. so i think nigel did absolutely brilliantly. he showed people what really showed people what he's really like and the public liked it. there were no tantrums. there was no this, there was no political lecturing, etcetera . political lecturing, etcetera. he just answered the questions. and of course did the trials and of course he did the trials brilliantly . and that actually brilliantly. and that actually counts quite a lot in that jungle thing. people don't like wimps. proved that he wimps. and he proved that he wasn't a wimp. but you know, the idea he's going to come idea that he's going to come back leap into bed with back and leap into bed with bofis back and leap into bed with boris fantasy . boris johnson is just fantasy. why? why would you strap

yourself to a sinking ship? i mean, why would you ? the tory mean, why would you? the tory party is everything at the moment. the tory party, everything that nigel rejects, everything that nigel rejects, everything i reject everything. any true blue tory would reject . any true blue tory would reject. they're social democrats and the idea that he would team up with bofisis idea that he would team up with boris is moonshine. but he's done brilliantly . done brilliantly. >> do you think christine ? of >> do you think christine? of course. he he's almost like an honorary member of the reform party . richard tice leads that party. richard tice leads that party and we've got people like ben habib, a very big in the party. nigel hasn't done much. do you think if you were advising him, you would say to him, get back into the thick of the battle with reform, whether he could bear to run for parliament again because he has tried and failed. seven times. yeah well nigel i think is president of reform. >> so he's got an honorary position. i think probably his thought was is he didn't want to lead. it was to step back and let richard tice have his

moment, as it were. so mean. if nigel had tried to do a co—leadership thing that would have trodden on richard's toes. so i think he was right to step back and let richard lead it. but he has failed but as you say, he has failed seven my guess he seven times. my guess is he won't want to stand for parliament again. but my goodness, look what he's achieved in lifetime, never achieved in his lifetime, never having in parliament, he's having been in parliament, he's achieved most mps. i achieved more than most mps. i mean, on, andrew. i bet mean, come on, andrew. i bet even you , with your incredible even you, with your incredible political antennae, can't name the cabinet, but everybody knows who farage is. love him or loathe him, he's got visibility, which of course, is one thing that a lot of politicians haven't got. and of course, they dearly would love to have. so, you know, he's got a hell of a lot going for which is more lot going for him, which is more than say the tory is than you can say for the tory is i he is without doubt one i mean, he is without doubt one of the most significant politicians of last 30 politicians of the last 30 years, he ? oh, 100. when years, isn't he? oh, 100. when you look at what he's achieved , you look at what he's achieved, he has he has literally changed this country. and it's just a pity this country. and it's just a pity that the government didn't pick up and run with what he handed to them, which was

brexit. let's not go there. brexit. but let's not go there. let's cry over spilt milk let's not cry over spilt milk and opportunities. but and wasted opportunities. but the tories are behaving like social democrats , and i think social democrats, and i think the public's completely fed up with them. they've had 13 years. but know , it's what always with them. they've had 13 years. but with , it's what always with them. they've had 13 years. but with the s what always with them. they've had 13 years. but with the tories. always with them. they've had 13 years. but with the tories. everys happens with the tories. ever since the war, the tories get in and all they do, they don't ratchet back what labour have done.the ratchet back what labour have done. the only person who got in and said, right, we are going to dismantle all this socialism was margaret thatcher and we haven't had a leader since her. people, the tory party, have just slowly shifted took control shifted and cameron took control of the candidates list when he was prime minister, he put in all the people who thought like him, and now look, there they are in the middle of the party. they're not conservatives. they're not conservatives. they're screw up this they're going to screw up this rwanda plan, which might as rwanda plan, which we might as well about well stop even thinking about it. it ain't going to happen. well stop even thinking about it. it ain't going to happen . so it. it ain't going to happen. so they have nobody to blame but themselves to to themselves. and to go back to themselves. and to go back to the man moment, he would the man at the moment, he would be idiot to into bed be an idiot to jump into bed with nothing it with the tories. nothing in it for him right? >> right. christine, are you

going to tune in tonight because he's back on the screen tonight? >> just before i go, >> absolutely. just before i go, can i just one more time put my hat on. it's a bit it's a bit it's a bit shrunk and a bit dusty because it's been in the attic . but 20 years ago it was attic. but 20 years ago it was doing sterling work and you and you lovely and you still look fabulous in it. >> christine. >> christine. >> oh, you're too kind. you can come again . come again. >> that's christine hamilton , >> that's christine hamilton, who, of course, was third place in the very first time. a celebrity i've got you out of here. 20 years ago. hard to believe, isn't it? >> it's unbelievable. and you mentioned carol thatcher. i'd forgotten . she it. forgotten about. she won it. >> she into the jungle >> she she went into the jungle in 2005 and nobody thought she had hope. carol was never had a hope. carol was never political . she was the daughter political. she was the daughter of margaret but she of margaret thatcher, but she was and she was never political. and she came across very, very well , came across very, very well, very nice woman and lives a very private life now. >> she does? yeah. yeah >> she does? yeah. yeah >> here. very little about carol now. >> well, still to come, somebody who we hear a lot about. st andrews. gary andrews. favourite person, gary lineker, presenter , has

lineker, the bbc presenter, has ignhed lineker, the bbc presenter, has ignited an impartiality row again after signing an open letter criticising the government's rwanda plan. we'll be talking about that and much more after your morning news with . tamsin with. tamsin >> pip. thank you. here are the headunes >> pip. thank you. here are the headlines at 1130, the prime minister has apologised to victims of the pandemic as he gives evidence at the covid inquiry. he's facing questions, including whether his eat out to help out scheme helped spread the covid 19 virus. mr sunak's apology comes after previous evidence showed top scientists had referred to him as dr. death dunng had referred to him as dr. death during the pandemic. >> how deeply sorry i am to all of those who lost loved ones family members through the pandemic and also all those who suffered in the various different ways throughout the pandemic . and as a result of the pandemic. and as a result of the actions we're taking, i've thought a lot about this over

the past couple of years. it's important that we learn the lessons that we can be better lessons so that we can be better prepared and in the future and it is in that spirit and with enormous respect for all of those who are affected that i'm here today . here today. >> gb news understands a five groups of tory backbenchers will give their verdict on the government's plan to send migrants to rwanda at around lunchtime today. that's as the bill heads for a crunch vote tomorrow in what's set to be an important week for the prime minister the almost half of parents and teachers think the regulation of schools should be more transparent and less high stakes. according to a new report, policy consultancy pubuc report, policy consultancy public first found respondents were also in favour of longer and more frequent inspections . and more frequent inspections. it comes after a coroner found that an ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of headteacher teacher ruth perry . headteacher teacher ruth perry. now if you're dreaming of a

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and people that i knew had dewbs & co weeknights from . six and & co weeknights from. six and it's 1137. >> you're with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and pip tomson, who's in for bev turner, the conservative party's deputy chair for women, has been accused of making transfers sick remarks about one of election rivals. of her election rivals. >> what she did, >> so what she did, rachel mclean, shared a post on mclean, she shared a post on twitter that described transgender melissa transgender person melissa poulton as a man who wears a wigs and calls himself a proud lesbian. this is bromsgrove's green party candidate melissa poulton's response . poulton's response. >> without a shadow of a doubt, it is a transphobic comment. it's dog whistling at the finest. you know , it's finest. you know, it's gaslighting. it's everything. by attacking a minority minority group is just. yeah, you know, it's just it's a well, in

response to this, rachel mclean said everyone in the uk should be free to live their lives and fulfil their potential regardless of their sex sexual orientation or gender identity. >> and to have the confidence and the freedom to be themselves. >> and then over the weekend on twitter, she said , as deputy twitter, she said, as deputy chairperson for women, i'm clear that the law allows me to say what a woman is and the difference between a woman and a trans both deserve trans woman. both deserve respect to live respect and freedom to live their is their lives. but it is not transphobic say they are not transphobic to say they are not the same thing. well said her. yes >> joining us now is human rights campaign and director of the peter tatchell foundation. peter tatchell. good morning to you. thanks for talking to us. to us this morning is rachel mclean. right then in what she says here, peter ? says here, peter? >> well, first, let's just begin how this row began , because how this row began, because melissa poulton, the green party candidate in bromsgrove, a rival , an election rival of rachel

mclean, she supported . the 5050 mclean, she supported. the 5050 parliament campaign , which is parliament campaign, which is seeking to get more women into parliament. >> so melissa was actually trying to support women's rights and get more women mps, which is and get more women mps, which is a very honourable thing to do. that's how this whole row kicked off. and i'm really disappointed that having stood up for women's rights , rachel mclean saw fit to rights, rachel mclean saw fit to attack melissa. that's not a good thing, not a good look at all. we need to as she says, respect everybody regardless of sexual orientation , sex or sexual orientation, sex or gender identity . gender identity. >> peter how did she attack her? >> peter how did she attack her? >> well, i think she said a remark that she she said just quote, um, that people in her constituency knew that melissa was a man wearing a well, wears a wig and calls himself a proud lesbian. i think that's what she said. >> but why is that attacking her? why is that attacking him?

he is a man wearing a wig. >> well, it is misgendering, you know, it is not fair. it's not decent. it's not right to go out of your way to, you know , to of your way to, you know, to misgender someone and to attack their identity. of course , as their identity. of course, as rachel mclean is entitled to a point of view. that's absolutely right. but i think, you know, to respond in that way to an appeal by a trans woman to support women's rights, that's completely wrong. you know, it's you know, this is a this was a good cause that melissa poulton was espousing. and rachel mclean chose to move the dial away and attack melissa personally, that's not that's not right. >> is was rachel not saying what a lot of people were thinking, though ? i mean, you've just kept though? i mean, you've just kept saying calling melissa she she , saying calling melissa she she, she i mean, we look at that video and she does look, they look like a man in a wig. video and she does look, they look like a man in a wig . well, look like a man in a wig. well, there is a big distinction to be

made between in biological sex and gender identity . and gender identity. >> they are two different things . a trans woman is not the same as other woman. they're different . but that difference different. but that difference is perfectly valid and reasonable. so just because someone has a different gender identity, i don't think it's an excuse to basically mock and make fun of them. you know, let's focus on the issue that melissa raised , which is getting melissa raised, which is getting more women into parliament. that's what she raised. that's what she was fighting for. and it's wrong for her to be personally attacked because she took that honourable stand for women's rights . women's rights. >> all right. well, that's peter tatchell. peter, thanks for joining us. that's peter tatchell, the human rights campaigner we've got in the studio emma wolf again, studio with us, emma wolf again, and , i defend the right and matthew, i defend the right of this. tory deputy chairwoman to say this is a man in in a wig . now, she he she, melissa, may identify herself as a trans woman, but she's still a bloke.

>> i think that the rachel's original tweet was a little provocative . and therefore may provocative. and therefore may have been a little bit politics wise . it is. wise. it is. >> she has her own business. >> she has her own business. >> rachel has taken it down, which suggests knows it which suggests that she knows it was provocative . was a bit provocative. >> her follow up >> i think that her follow up statement which peter statement, which i think peter and rachel would agree because peter woman is a peter said trans woman is a trans it's different to trans woman. it's different to a woman. but i mean, peter actually that very clearly actually said that very clearly there. that's rachel actually said that very clearly therein that's rachel actually said that very clearly therein her that's rachel actually said that very clearly therein her statement. rachel actually said that very clearly therein her statement. and achel said in her statement. and therefore, can agree therefore, we can all agree it's good in good to get more women in parliament presumably parliament and that presumably she basically means bio women as or cis women as as the jargon has it. so . so you know, we can has it. so. so you know, we can all we can all rally around that cause i think the original language was a little off language was a little bit off colour. but you know, she should've little bit better. >> what do you think? i'm not often speechless, am often speechless, but i am a little this little bit speechless on this one. all defend the one. i think we all defend the right love who you like and right to love who you like and dress how you like and freedom of sexuality and freedom of even. and freedom of gender

identity. but i think pip is absolutely right that lot of absolutely right that a lot of people will be looking at melissa poulton and saying, but that's a man in a wig. melissa poulton and saying, but that's a man in a wig . and that's a man in a wig. and i think it's i think it's very confusing and it feels a bit like gaslighting when we're being told that's a woman we being told that's a woman and we can it's a man. and i can see that it's a man. and i think perhaps rachel think it perhaps rachel mclean's original tweet was a little bit on the personal side. but as you say, that's politics. it's to politics other all the time. >> fi e.- ? what have >> yeah, and it's and what have we treat certain people we got to treat certain people differently candidates in differently as candidates in general elections? because of their it just their sensitivities? why it just makes you feel a bit crazy when you're told all you're being told that we all have to say and you're the have to say this and you're the evidence your eyes is that's have to say this and you're the eymance your eyes is that's have to say this and you're the eyman wearinng eyes is that's have to say this and you're the eyman wearing a eyes is that's have to say this and you're the eyman wearing a wig; is that's have to say this and you're the eyman wearing a wig dressed s have to say this and you're the eyman wearing a wig dressed as a a man wearing a wig dressed as a woman. >> that's man dressed up as >> that's a man dressed up as a woman. i that's fine. woman. and i can that's fine. that's that for that's people have done that for decades. i think it's fine for the public make their the public to make up their minds obviously, minds because obviously, if you're for you're putting yourself up for election, you're putting yourself to yourself up for the voters to decide you. yourself up for the voters to dec i ie you. yourself up for the voters to deci mean, you. yourself up for the voters to deci mean, i'm u. sure that >> i mean, i'm not sure that rachel would criticised rachel would have criticised the, somebody the, you know, the somebody glasses if they were one of her political opponents or attacked another personal

another kind of personal characteristic the electorate can the moment. but is can at the moment. but is it criticism what she said? >> it criticism was she >> is it criticism or was she just an observation just making an observation which criticism that criticism in the sense that melissa would not identify as a man in a wig and therefore it's a of personal, a kind of personal, personal attack, absolutely for attack, but it's absolutely for voters to make their voters to make up their own minds as who want to minds as to who they want to vote for. >> i'd like to know what people in bromsgrove any of in bromsgrove think if any of you listening you are watching or listening and bromsgrove in and you live in bromsgrove in worcestershire, get in touch. >> i know bromsgrove very well because i used to work for the birmingham mail. many many centuries and spent centuries ago and i spent a lot of time in the of time working in the bromsgrove of time working in the bromvery'e of time working in the bromvery leafy of time working in the brom very leafy. of time working in the bromvery leafy. it's sajid nice, very leafy. it's sajid javid the outgoing mp there javid is the outgoing mp there and i suspect people will be bemused by this row in bromsgrove. >> does the fact it's nice and leafy ? how does that. leafy? how does that. >> no, i'm just describing it because it's a suburb. it's a suburb of birmingham, but it's a it's a leafy , leafy suburb. and it's a leafy, leafy suburb. and it's a leafy, leafy suburb. and it's very nice, but have you been there? >> i filmed there, yeah, absolutely. >> yeah. what do you think people there will think? >> i think we'll out >> well, i think we'll find out when comes because when the election comes because that's suspect.

>> i suspect melissa won't be the mp won't be the green the tory mp won't be the green mp for bromsgrove. >> yes , i think think >> yes, i think that i think thatis >> yes, i think that i think that is prediction. can that is a prediction. we can safely wouldn't put that is a prediction. we can safely on wouldn't put that is a prediction. we can safely on her wouldn't put that is a prediction. we can safely on her winning. put money on her winning. >> i'd put money. i'm going >> no, i'd put money. i'm going to winning to put money on a not winning well, melissa has well, i think melissa has pivoted, hasn't she? >> a tory, >> because she was a tory, right? she that's that's interesting. >> she yeah . >> she yeah. >> she yeah. >> how do you go from the tory party to the green party. >> that's quite, quite a that's quite a journey. >> that's what read. quite a journey. >> yes. 's what read. quite a journey. >> yes. that'st read. quite a journey. >> yes. that's a read. quite a journey. >> yes. that's a leap. >>— >> yes. that's a leap. >> it is a leap. yeah shall i move us on transitions because we've get in before the we've got to get in before the end the programme. big end of the programme. the big christmas just christmas debate. we were just discussing plans discussing our christmas plans and looking at trees behind and looking at the trees behind us. a new survey, not us. so a new survey, it's not quite who from who quite clear who it's from who said 3 million brits said that over 3 million brits don't have roast potatoes with said that over 3 million brits don'tturkey.)ast potatoes with said that over 3 million brits don'tturkey.)ast pobutes with said that over 3 million brits don'tturkey.)ast pobut guessi their turkey. what? but guess what? what? chips >> oh, no , that was a piss. it >> oh, no, that was a piss. it is a travesty. travesty of a roast dinner. >> i think it's a variety of chips within that 3 million people may make their own or they might have oven chips. oh who chips . i

who knows? microwave chips. i mean, they would. they would be your. youh >> what are we looking at here in picture? in this picture? >> and then then this. so >> and then and then this. so this part of this >> and then and then this. so this which part of this >> and then and then this. so this which is part of this >> and then and then this. so this which is thatrt of this >> and then and then this. so this which is that the this >> and then and then this. so this which is that the and story, which is that the and this is a name. all this is a great name. the all mighty in hartlepool mighty cod chippy in hartlepool has introduced deep fried brussels sprouts . brussels sprouts. >> now we're talking now that is so long. >> i think it seems to be. i think there are two two things we can together. presumably we can put together. presumably it's day, so it's open on christmas day, so you chips and your you can have your chips and your and brussels. and your deep fried brussels. >> were going >> matthew, we were going to have a raffle today and i'm afraid have a row afraid we're going to have a row about sprouts. i think they are the gods. the the food of the gods. the devil's work. no, they are the food of the gods sprouts. i could until the could eat sprouts until the cows come won't. come home. don't worry, i won't. don't worry. that would be offensive to everybody. >> would, but. offensive to everybody. >> but ould, but. offensive to everybody. >> but matthew. offensive to everybody. >> but matthew thinks that sprouts own. >> but matthew thinks that spr> but matthew thinks that spr> but matthew thinks that spr> literally the devil's work. >> literally the devil's work. >> at a very >> i had sprouts at a very lovely yesterday, lovely lunch at yesterday, and they'd something they'd been cooked in something called yes. now, i don't. >> i don't have high court >> i don't have a high court judge. do rave about them. >> i don't have a high court jud they) rave about them. >> i don't have a high court jud they were rave about them. >> i don't have a high court jud they were so ive about them. >> i don't have a high court jud they were so tasty. )ut them. >> they were so tasty. >> they were so tasty. >> are wonderful sprouts. >> they are wonderful sprouts. >> they are wonderful sprouts. >> wonderful. >> wonderful. >> have now put the air fryer and cooking instructions the and cooking instructions on the back food. as an back of all their food. as an aficionado, other supermarkets. >> sister an air >> i bought my sister an air fryer christmas last year

fryer for christmas last year and she said it's transformed fryer for christmas last year andlife. said it's transformed her life. >> have who know what >> i have friends who know what it is. >> don't know. >> i don't know. do you just throw it? don't know. >> i haven't. i haven't room >> i haven't. i haven't got room for a bit like it's for one. it's a bit like it's a bit like those george foreman grills get grills and they kind of get i had foreman grill. i had a george foreman grill. i haven't more. you? haven't got any more. have you? >> haven't. are you >> no, i haven't. are you a cook, matthew? >> i'm not. hence reliance on >> i'm not. hence my reliance on certain supermarket just mentioned. >> right. be going to >> right. you'll be going to this christmas day . this chippy on christmas day. >> christmas day, >> luckily, on christmas day, i'm for. so i'm i'm being cooked for. so i'm going on christmas. going to friends on christmas. but are likely to be but emma and i are likely to be here christmas morning on here on christmas morning on gb news join us. news so you can join us. >> join us on christmas day morning with some morning here with with some of the wonderful there. the other wonderful over there. >> that's very nice. >> that's very nice. >> want to you >> now we want to talk to you about lineker. about gary lineker. >> oh, yes. yes. >>— >> oh, yes. yes. >> you're going to defend him, aren't you? >> actually, >> well, look, actually, i'm not andrew, surprise >> well, look, actually, i'm not and here surprise >> well, look, actually, i'm not and here because, surprise >> well, look, actually, i'm not and here because, look, rprise >> well, look, actually, i'm not and here because, look, rpwas at you here because, look, i was at the very long time. the bbc for a very long time. yes and i had to by the yes and i had to abide by the rules. know, i'm a labour rules. you know, i'm a labour man. i was involved with labour's i labour's youth section before i joined and worked joined the bbc, and i worked alongside political people like robbie gibb, who is now on the board of the bbc, was board of the bbc, but was director for theresa director of comms for theresa may. et cetera. we all worked in

political programmes together, but left our politics at but we left our politics at the front fact, used to front door. in fact, i used to get by spin get shouted at by labour spin doctors hard on doctors for being too hard on the labour party. if the the labour party. so if the rules and others, rules applied to me and others, they to my they should apply to gary and my big isn't going to big worry is this isn't going to start spoken out. he start with gary spoken out. he signed a letter about the rwanda policy alongside policy condemning it alongside other celebrities. most of those celebrities that's other celebrities. most of those celelthey that's other celebrities. most of those celelthey on that's other celebrities. most of those celelthey on the it's other celebrities. most of those celelthey on the bbc, fine. they pop up on the bbc, but active. yeah, he's but they're active. yeah, he's a presenter. he shouldn't be signing worry for signing it. but my worry is for people who back him, people on the left who back him, wait for a labour government because lefty which wait for a labour government beto use lefty which wait for a labour government beto use left lefty which wait for a labour government betouse left lefty labourwhich is to the left of the labour party during labour party during a labour government, he'll be on there because point government, he'll be on there becausepoint is government, he'll be on there because point is that government, he'll be on there becausepoint is that he's a government, he'll be on there because point is that he's a free >> the point is that he's a free lance. it's different. but lance. so it's different. but i don't it makes rules now. >> doesn't matter your >> doesn't matter about your contract whether >> doesn't matter about your contpresent whether >> doesn't matter about your contpresent and whether >> doesn't matter about your contpresent and you'rezther >> doesn't matter about your contpresent and you're meant to you present and you're meant to have a cordon sanitaire between your and commenting. your presenting and commenting. so series, so if you do a six part series, you comment either side of you can't comment either side of that. know, in a year's that. but, you know, in a year's time but he presents time you can so but he presents so it's either either being the proverbial up to the bbc of course either the bbc course he is in either the bbc start to enforce rules totally. >> davie looking >> tim davie is looking completely spineless. >> tim davie is looking conthat'sy spineless. >> tim davie is looking conthat's the ineless. >> tim davie is looking conthat's the director—general. >> that's the director—general. >> that's the director—general. >> enforce >> yeah. either they enforce their bbc presenters or their rules on bbc presenters or they hauled him they don't. they've hauled him

off march when he made they don't. they've hauled him off commentsh when he made they don't. they've hauled him off comments about] he made they don't. they've hauled him off comments about 1930siade the comments about 1930s germany. seems to, as you germany. he seems to, as you say, he back on up say, then he went back on up because commentator because the football commentator sorry he doesn't because the football commentator sorry apologise he doesn't because the football commentator sorry apologise . he doesn't because the football commentator sorry apologise . and e doesn't because the football commentator sorry apologise . and thenesn't because the football commentator sorry apologise . and thenesn' goes even apologise. and then he goes back same back and does exactly the same thing back and does exactly the same thirand on same issue, >> and on the same issue, immigration, rwanda. >> time that >> this time it seems that because one their because he is one of their flagship presenters , he does get flagship presenters, he does get that different . that different. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> carol vorderman , who >> unlike carol vorderman, who got booted, he got booted. radio wales. had a show wales. who knew she had a show there. devastated. there. obviously devastated. >> probably devastated >> they were probably devastated to lose. >> obviously. >> obviously. >> if rules >> obviously. » if >> look, if the rules have got to apply everybody, nobody's >> look, if the rules have got to app|than everybody, nobody's >> look, if the rules have got to app|than everbbc.', nobody's >> look, if the rules have got to app|than everbbc. hopefully >> look, if the rules have got to app|twe're erbbc. hopefully >> look, if the rules have got to app|twe're seeing hopefully >> look, if the rules have got to app|twe're seeing the yefully though, we're seeing the appointment shah as the appointment of samir shah as the new of the bbc, new chairman of the bbc, experienced to experienced programme makers to work a programme that i was work on a programme that i was mentioning used to recruit mentioning which used to recruit people politics, people from politics, and i think have a quiet word think he might have a quiet word with i with the director general. so i was lineker i would be a bit was mr lineker i would be a bit more don't it more careful. i don't think it should with the judge. >> i think it should be a very loud one. >> well, then i think the chairman word with chairman have a quiet word with director director director general. the director general. loud general. then have a loud word with gary lineker. >> any difference, >> does it make any difference, emma, that it's emma, the fact that it's not like discussing on like he's discussing it on on his, called, match of his, what's it called, match of the quite weird. what does that

>> quite weird. what does that make a difference? >> no, no, it doesn't. i mean, match of the day one of their match of the day is one of their flagship we know flagship programmes. we all know that gary lineker has a you know, huge hugely know, huge platform, hugely popular, a massive popular, has paid a massive salary, 1.6 million, 1.6 million. absolutely needs to million. he absolutely needs to stick the rules and the fact stick to the rules and the fact is he's actually united a lot of us agree that chaotic us who agree that it's a chaotic system. i wouldn't agree that us who agree that it's a chaotic systuncaring uldn't agree that us who agree that it's a chaotic systuncaring and 't agree that us who agree that it's a chaotic syst uncaring and 't would that it's uncaring and i would agree that but we all that it's costly. but we all agree on aspects of agree with him on aspects of what he's saying. >> he's not a tory mps. >> but no, he's not a tory mps. >> but no, he's not a tory mps. >> but no, he's not a tory mps. >> but it doesn't mean, as you say, mean he's got say, it doesn't mean he's got the to it, but he the right to say it, but he walks on water, doesn't he, because of the ratings, because of shouldn't of the ratings. so he shouldn't do. bbc, the do. and we need the bbc, the rules are there. they always need to everybody need to apply to everybody because otherwise it's fair because otherwise it's not fair to sort because otherwise it's not fair to 23 sort because otherwise it's not fair to 23 old sort because otherwise it's not fair to 23 old researcher sort because otherwise it's not fair to 23 old researcher who: of 23 year old researcher who sends a tweet and gets punished. yeah. guy paid 1.6 yeah. with a guy being paid 1.6 million telling their million or the bbc telling their staff anti—semitism staff not to go on anti—semitism marches. hang a minute. >> well, hang on a minute. >> well, hang on a minute. >> know, it's the >> marches, you know, it's the same know, rules is same thing. you know, rules is rules. above rules. nobody's above him. >> do football? no does >> do you do football? no does anyone football here? is he anyone do football here? is he a good football commentator ? good football commentator? >> no, i really don't. no, i wouldn't listen to lineker wouldn't listen to gary lineker if you if made no paid

me. >> no, we're not as tired. >> no, we're not as tired. >> i think he's a good commentator. right. and know. commentator. right. and i know. well, should for 1.6 million. >> is knows stuffed >> is he knows he's stuffed million . million. >> he can't be worth 1.6. is anyone. >> it writes well. but >> it writes very well. but isn't it right? >> because i mean, the thing is it because of the because it rates because of the because people it rates because of the because peothey're not tuning to >> they're not tuning in to watch when was when he >> remember when he was when he did off briefly, the did get kicked off briefly, the ratings went up. did. you ratings went up. it did. you >> but was a little >> yes. but that was a little bit sort of cameo. bit of a sort of a cameo. >> you you know, maybe. >> but i think think >> but i think i think they could somebody cheaper and could find somebody cheaper and less controversial. >> well, are . >> yeah, well, there we are. we've one more. we've got time for one more. >> got time for one more >> we have got time for one more story. emma about dame diana rigg, the late dame diana . yeah. rigg, the late dame diana. yeah. >> star of avengers and game of thrones, but also many, many, many other, more very, very serious stage actress yeah, very serious. exactly. she died in 2020, aged 82, and her daughter has released a video of her taped moments of her final sort of few months talking about the indignity was dying from indignity she was dying from lung cancer. very, very debilitating and painful form of lung cancer .

debilitating and painful form of lung cancer. she debilitating and painful form of lung cancer . she talks really lung cancer. she talks really openly about losing control of her bowels. she talks about the process dying , the ignominy, process of dying, the ignominy, ignominy , the lack of dignity. ignominy, the lack of dignity. she really makes us think about. she's asking for the right to assisted, you know, assisted dying. she's saying no human beings should have to go through this. she says, i have cancer and it is everywhere. i have been months live. been given six months to live. she beings to she says human beings need to agency over bodies. it's agency over their bodies. it's easy to dismiss all that, but actually we'll all we actually we'll all be well. we could get any of these conditions any time, but we'll all our 80s soon enough. all be in our 80s soon enough. and why should beings die and why should human beings die like, well, in pain but die like animals? you know, she really is just animals. >> we often put them to sleep to put them of their suffering put them out of their suffering and put them out of their suffering. >> i think this is such a brave move because rachael stirling is her fine her daughter, who's a very fine actress her on actress herself. i saw her on stage months ago it's stage a few months ago in it's really released really brave. they've released a video diana to video brave of dame diana to have it and have to have recorded it and hopefully reignite the hopefully it will reignite the debate think it's debate because i think it's absolutely need to absolutely debate we need to have we're have as a society because we're getting this getting older and older in this country.

>> yeah, absolutely. country. >> and i, absolutely. country. >> and |, absc know, country. >> and|, absc know, my country. >> and|, abscknow, my mum, i was >> and i you know, my mum, i was with she cancer with my mum when she had cancer and, totally and, you know, it totally something families something that every families faced and we're all to faced and we're all going to faced and we're all going to face and it's easy have faced and we're all going to facopinion.s easy have an opinion. >> you've been >> but unless you've been through yeah, keep through it, yeah, we keep pushing death away we're pushing death away because we're terrified of it. >> it's just one those >> and it's just one of those parts push, push, parts of life we push, push, push away. you go through it push away. but you go through it with your and you with one of your parents and you are changed forever. yeah. >> yeah, i think that's it. >> yeah, i think that's it. >> yeah. thank you both. >> yeah. thank you to you both. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> really appreciate to you both. >> that is it from britain's >> and that is it from britain's newsroom. your newsroom. and thank you for your company newsroom. and thank you for your conyeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> up good afternoon >> up next, good afternoon britain with and emily. britain with tom and emily. we'll tomorrow. you then. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> coming up, rishi sunak is, of course , at the covid inquiry. we course, at the covid inquiry. we will bring you the biggest lines from but perhaps more from that. but perhaps more interestingly , behind closed interestingly, behind closed doors, conservative mps are plotting yes groups representing 100 conservative mps are meeting well in about five minutes time in parliament to decide how they're going to act on tomorrow's crucial rwanda legislation. >> we will get there verdict this hour and bring it to you

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gb news good afternoon, britain. >> it's monday, the 11th of december. coming up today, rwanda crunch time as we speak. >> 100 >> groups representing 100 backbench , backbench tory mps are meeting, perhaps deciding how perhaps plotting, deciding how to act on tomorrow's crucial

rwanda vote. without these mps on board, the bill will surely fail. we'll bring you the verdict this very hour. >> boris under the bus . verdict this very hour. >> boris under the bus. has verdict this very hour. >> boris under the bus . has the >> boris under the bus. has the prime minister thrown his predecessor under the proverbial bus? well, rishi sunak is facing a grilling from the covid inquiry today , and he's been inquiry today, and he's been talking about that first lockdown. we'll have the very latest as sunak allegedly claims that boris johnson was the ultimate sole decision maker regarding covid policy . regarding covid policy. >> and what's for next nige after taking the bronze in the jungle, gb news is nigel farage hints of a return to frontline politics, launching scathing attacks on both the leadership of the conservatives and the labour party. could he launch a third comeback . third comeback. and of course, as we speak, that meeting of those five different groups represent getting 100

conservative backbench