gb news. >> good morning . it's 930 on >> good morning. it's 930 on wednesday the 20th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, andrew pierce and pip tomson >> don't get ill this christmas . >> don't get ill this christmas. it's the first of three days of junior doctors . strikes are junior doctors. strikes are underway in england this morning , and there are warnings that elderly people are at risk . elderly people are at risk. >> and another by—election buying for rishi sunak, the conservative mp for wellingborough, peter bone, has lost his seat after a recall petition . another by—election. petition. another by—election. the tories will probably lose . the tories will probably lose. >> inflation falls the rate has dropped to 3.9, lower than expected and the lowest rate in more than two years. the chancellor says the government's plan is working. >> a year ago , inflation was 11.1. >> now it's fallen to 3.9, the lowest for over two years. and that shows the government's plan for the economy is working an

invasion of privacy from next autumn , brits will have to give autumn, brits will have to give fingerprints to holiday in europe. >> it's all part of a post brexit border control dogs are on death row. >> the desperate race faced by shelters to find new homes for canines with suspected xl bully features. before the government's ban comes into force . force. and we're going to talk about that dog dog owner up in manchester, the manchester dogs home, which have a number of what are suspected xl bully type breeds. they are desperately trying to find new homes for them because otherwise those dogs will put down at the end dogs will be put down at the end of december. you might have a thought on that. you might be even be interested in rehome one. do get in touch with us. i have three already. andrew i just can't. i haven't got the i haven't got the space gb views gb news. com let us know where

you are watching don't you are watching from and don't forget give us your name too. forget to give us your name too. that's quite important. let's get headlines. now get all your headlines. now here's tatiana . pip. here's tatiana. pip. >> thank you. 932 this is the latest from the gb newsroom. breaking news this hour mp andrew bridgen has resigned from the reclaime party, citing a difference in direction in a statement, the member of parliament for north west leicestershire said he'll continue to support reclaims policies and values . continue to support reclaims policies and values. mr bridgen said the likelihood of a general election next year was also a factor. a spokesman for the mp told gb news he'll be standing as an independent at the chancellor says interest rates have fallen to 3.9% due to difficult decisions. the government made a year ago. newly released ons figures show uk inflation fell from 4.6% in october. it's still well above the bank of england's goal of 2. the ons says the decrease in fuel prices was the biggest

reason for the fall. food prices are also rising more slowly, mr hunt says . more still needs to hunt says. more still needs to be done. a year ago, inflation was 11.1. >> now it's fallen to 3.9, the lowest for over two years. and that shows the government's plan for the economy is working. but they're still further to go. inflation never falls in a straight line. and what we want to do for families up and down the country is to move away from this era of prices continually going up, because we know what pressure it's putting on family budgets . budgets. >> junior doctors have begun a three day walkout less than a week before christmas. this strike will last until december 23rd as part of a major escalation in their dispute over pay - escalation in their dispute over pay . hospital leaders have pay. hospital leaders have described the walkout outs as their worst fears, realised as their worst fears, realised as the number of people needing help with winter viruses rises . help with winter viruses rises. the action will be followed by a six day strike at the start of january. that will be the longest in nhs history and

donald trump has accused president biden of trying to stop him by any means necessary after he was barred from running for president in the state of colorado. mr trump was addressing a rally in iowa after colorado's supreme court disqualified him over his alleged role in the january 6th us capitol attack. the ruling makes trump the first presidential candidate in us history to be deemed invalid for the white house. the trump campaign will now ask the us supreme court to overturn the decision . you can get more on decision. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now back to andrew and . pip. thanks tatiana. >> good morning. now the press stygius sports personality of the year award was announced last night. >> and who can forget the sporting giants who claim the award in the past.7 they are . award in the past.7 they are. >> in 2018, geraint thomas was

crowned after becoming the third briton to win the tour de france. >> 2019 ben stokes for the leading england to a cricket world cup victory . world cup victory. >> 2020 lewis hamilton took gold after winning his seven world drivers championships to become the most successful f1 driver in history, and in 2021, remember her emma raducanu the first british woman to win a grand slam title since virginia wade in 1977, and even last year, at least ben beth mead won the euros . euros. >> this year's prestigious award was granted to the woman's football keeper, who led in a goal to spain, losing as the world cup. congrats she's called mary, who.7 >> earps and drew right.7 >> mary earps and drew right.7 and you do not sound very impressed. do you tell us why.7 >> well, who is she.7 she's impressed. do you tell us why? >> well, who is she? she's not a stellar look. >> they didn't win if they won the world cup . the world cup. >> all the women watching at home, all girls who were home, all the girls who were inspired by by the england women's they know women's football team. they know exactly who she is. >> didn't win . and i >> well, they didn't win. and i think extraordinary that think it's extraordinary that you sportsperson of the

you can win sportsperson of the yeah you can win sportsperson of the year. i mean, i've of all year. i mean, i've heard of all those sports people , by the way, those sports people, by the way, who've won and do sport. who've won and i don't do sport. i've never heard of mary earps. but you don't do football. >> especially do. >> you especially don't do. >> you especially don't do. >> i the women's final >> i watched the women's final sort because get sort of because i thought, get behind rubbish behind them. it was rubbish match. boring. and she match. it was boring. and she let in that. let this let a goal in that. let this paint win. i can't see she paint win. i can't see how she won it. paint win. i can't see how she worwhat do you think if >> what what do you think if you're watching listening? you're watching or listening? i think the is mary think the thing is with mary earps. yes, she did brilliantly at the world in australia . at the world cup in australia. she conceded only four goals. i think it was in seven matches. now that is a massive achievement. but ultimately england's women didn't win the world cup. they were runners up. now when you think that andrew murray won, um won the award, i think it's three times. would he have won if he'd have finished runner up at wimbledon? no, i'm not sure he won because he won wimbledon for the first time as an english bloke since fred perry in 1936. >> that's why won. i that's the scale of the achievement. we didn't win the world cup. sorry >> let us know what you think .

>> let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.uk com you know exactly what this one thinks this morning. >> yeah. now talking of issues, junior doctors , they've started junior doctors, they've started their latest three days of strike action this morning. that's 26 days. they've gone on strike. >> it's after talks between the government and the british medical association broke down earlier month . earlier this month. >> and there are warnings that elderly patients be most at elderly patients will be most at risk well risk over christmas. well joining junior doctor joining us now is junior doctor bashir mukerji. i hope i pronounced your name correctly, doctor. good morning . are you doctor. good morning. are you not concerned elderly not concerned that elderly people will over christmas people will die over christmas because you withdrawing your labour? >> i'm very concerned. >> i'm very concerned. >> why are you doing it then ? >> why are you doing it then? >> why are you doing it then? >> well, i'm personally not striking on this occasion , but i striking on this occasion, but i think the government really needs to come forward and hold a discourse . but rather we feel discourse. but rather we feel that they're actually ignoring our pleas and working against us by trying to threaten us of anti—strike motions rather than coming forward and facilitating this discussion . so do you blame

this discussion. so do you blame the government? well do you not think a 30 demanding a 35% pay rise where nurses got 5 or 6% is unreasonable and unrealistic ? unreasonable and unrealistic? well, we've got to think about what the alternative to that is. right now. we are at real danger of losing all our doctors right now . 63% of the nhs workforce , now. 63% of the nhs workforce, in terms of doctors, relies on foreign doctors and we're talking about the tory government is talking about, you know, putting a stop on immigration. but here we are bringing in more and more foreign doctors instead of relying on doctors who are home—grown essentially 1 in 3 doctors that qualify in the uk are thinking of leaving the nhs within two years of being in the nhs. >> well, there's a there's a very simple solution to that doctor change the contract so that when you've completed your training at vast expense to the taxpayer , you have work in taxpayer, you have to work in the at least another the nhs for at least another five years. job done. >> well , you know that goes

>> well, you know that goes against the rights of doctors as, as staff members to, to essentially strike against working conditions. and we still have that right. and by taking, you know, and forcing all these laws, it's just going to, you know, not allow people to want to go into this profession at all. and i feel really sad for upcoming medical students that are probably dreading to wanting to go into this field, which is a vocation . a vocation. >> but part of the problem here is that you junior doctors , are is that you junior doctors, are risking losing all the public sympathy of which i'm sure there has been quite a lot of. but you're now on your 26 days of strikes. i mean, that's as much as a lot of people have holiday per year. and it's at a time when we've got all these winter viruses, winter pressures. why do you have to strike at this time of year? if you're determined to strike, could you not do it when things aren't quite well? in fact, it's always pressured within the nhs, but

particularly over christmas, it's an awful time of year to be doing this . doing this. >> yes, i hear exactly what you're saying and you said it yourself that there is no right time to strike. and actually, you know , this has been an you know, this has been an ongoing discussion since summer. now, this started in summer and this could have put an end to much earlier had the government been a little bit more negotiative rather than just fobbing us off. essentially and you could have argued even at that time it was causing a disruption to the to the services. but but sure, we've got elderly people at christmas who might be stuck in hospital. >> they can't be sent home because of this. they already might have had a operation cancelled due to the strikes . cancelled due to the strikes. we've got cheltenham a&e department forced to close from from today. do you not have does this not play on your conscience at all? >> it's not a case of conscience. well, it is partly. >> it is surely it is. well you

know, there is no right time to strike. >> essentially, we've been striking every month pretty much with the exception of november. so when would it have been a better time? you know, essentially we're only strikes for these next three days. and then it's the christmas break. so it's there is no right or wrong time to strike. it's going to cause disruptions . and the to cause disruptions. and the point of that is to show that we are valuable to the workforce. and there needs to be something done quickly to put patients not at risk in the way that is being done. it's not just our responsibility . responsibility. >> okay. all right. junior doctor bhasha mukherjee , you're doctor bhasha mukherjee, you're not striking today. really appreciate you coming on. to gb news put your side of this. thank you . thank you. >> richard tice is here from reform uk, leader of reform uk. can i just remind you, richard, what the hippocratic oath says? which doctors sign up to? they should causing harm which doctors sign up to? they sh hurt causing harm which doctors sign up to? they sh hurt. causing harm or hurt. >> yeah, mean this is just >> yeah, i mean this is just appalling. >> think whatever public >> and i think whatever public sympathy the medical staff ,

sympathy the medical staff, junior doctors in particular had , they are losing because there is no worse time to go on strike. just before the christmas holidays. and the fact that most people don't identify uponis that most people don't identify upon is that there are lots of other staff holidays within the hse anyway that are taken by staff, so they're going from a reduced service to a dramatically reduced service , dramatically reduced service, which means that so many patients will basically be left in hospital over christmas with much less cover and therefore sadly , much greater danger. and sadly, much greater danger. and the implications will reverberate throughout the whole of january . people will of january. people will literally die because of this. waiting lists will continue to grow and the ongoing increase in suffering is extraordinary. and you're right, they are. they're in breach of their hippocratic oath. this was completely predictable. >> but does does the government, richard, have have a part to play richard, have have a part to play in this? because it takes , play in this? because it takes, you know, both parties to get round the table? i think some people thought new health secretary victoria atkins, she

she might bring a bit of she tried sensible ness to this. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> this has been ongoing for >> no this has been ongoing for actually many many months. but they've down. they've already turned down. let's 8.8% plus another let's remember 8.8% plus another 3% of the 35% was ludicrous and lost them a great deal of support in the first place. but yes, the government has a has a significant responsibility because for a very long time they've refused to do the sensible thing to retain and attract frontline staff. i put forward a health care plan exactly a year ago, saying how you needed to retain and attract staff, where you'd have three years, zero basic rate income tax for all frontline health care and social care staff that would have resolved all of these strikes a year ago. so this is absolutely at the government's door. absolutely at the government's door . but the absolutely at the government's door. but the timing of this strike is so selfish, so appalling, and the ongoing consequences will be massive. it's not just three days here and six days in the new year. they're like two bookends of a

very modestly staffed period. anyway through that whole houday anyway through that whole holiday season and i thought the doctor's answer was quite interesting. >> i think she must have used the word conservative government three times. this is it feels to me, an intensely political strike. know we've all strike. well, we know we've all looked at the bma, the people who british who are running the british medical association. >> an association. it >> it's not an association. it is hard left marxist is a deeply hard left marxist union. it is no ifs, no buts. that's what it is. and it doesn't care about anybody else. and you look at the people running it and i think it's i think it does a great disservice to the fantastic role that that all doctors junior doctors, senior doctors, registrars play. and i think the bma, the number of medical people who say to me, i've resigned from the bma over their attitude is extraordinary. do they? and a great shame do they have a point because they not have a point because they not have a point because they haven't a pay rise they haven't had a pay rise that's kept up with inflation? >> that's what a lot of work that's the real private sector. >> millions of people across the whole the united kingdom . i whole of the united kingdom. i mean, only they

mean, this idea that only they they should have, should keep pace with inflation. we'd all love pace with love to keep pace with inflation. but the reality is it's been tough for a very long time because we haven't had growth the economy. that's growth in the economy. that's what's on. what's gone on. >> and but this has had a knock on impact on on recruitment and retention hasn't it. their pay, which . is why the nhs is in such which. is why the nhs is in such a pickle. i mean waiting lists at the moment. what are they at 7.7 million actually the real point is they're recruiting far too in the back too many people in the back office management, administration, equality, diversity and inclusion roles. >> it all sounds lovely. >> it all sounds very lovely. jubbly it doesn't help cure people the beds and get them people in the beds and get them out of the beds and back home again. that's the issue. >> they're not striking in scotland, they? >> they're not striking in scowell, they? >> they're not striking in scowell, they've y? >> they're not striking in scowell, they've sorted it. >> well, they've sorted it. they're a different they're they had a different pay- >> was 12% i think they got in. >> yeah in. yeah something in. >> yeah something like that. >> they've resolved it >> and they've resolved it there. and of course now scotland increasing its taxes scotland is increasing its taxes on mean yeah on everybody. i mean yeah they're just they're heading towards sort of socialist doom even faster rest of them. >> f- them. >> wales, which f wales, which is very >> and in wales, which is very much labour, they're going on strike january. so.

much labour, they're going on strii

replace the stamping of passports . we're now by passports. we're joined now by the former editor of the independent , the former editor of the independent, chris the former editor of the independent , chris blackhurst . independent, chris blackhurst. chris, this this goes on in other parts of the world anyway , other parts of the world anyway, andifs other parts of the world anyway, and it's only going to happen once. and it's only going to happen once . yes, once people are once. yes, once people are scanned , then it's the first scanned, then it's the first time that they could have a wait. so is this actually a fuss about nothing? >> um . yes and no. >> um. yes and no. >> um. yes and no. >> um , you're quite right. it >> um, you're quite right. it will only happen once. the problem is that, um , you know, problem is that, um, you know, you can just see the headline has come. uh, july by august next year. i mean , every year next year. i mean, every year we've got queues of lorries at dover. we've got queues of lorries at dover . um, we've got queues of lorries at dover. um, uh, now it's going to be people trying to get through airport gates. um, i mean , you airport gates. um, i mean, you know, clear the pages of the papers. um, there will be pictures galore of, uh , people pictures galore of, uh, people queuing everywhere, all over europe. it will be mayhem. and yes , it may only happen once,

yes, it may only happen once, but it's going to be awful . but it's going to be awful. >> and are you going to stop chris? are you going to point the finger at people like me who voted for brexit and say, it's all your fault? >> um , uh, look, i think in a >> um, uh, look, i think in a way we're beyond that. i really do. um, i probably you never thought you'd hear me say that. no. um, i think hopefully, we hope finally we can get better relations with the eu, and we can sort this out. um you know, we might have a change of government. who knows? but um, you know , we seem to have moved you know, we seem to have moved on a bit from brexit and rows about that. um it's not in their interests either, to have lines and lines of people and fighting and lines of people and fighting and riots in airports. >> we're told that ultimately this is about secure city, improving security in europe. so is that not a fair point? because if it's safer there,

then it might make it safer here as well . well there is a point as well. well there is a point about that . about that. >> i mean, it's funny, isn't it? i flew i was in dubai recently for the cops . um, i flew i was in dubai recently for the cops. um, i i flew i was in dubai recently for the cops . um, i wasn't for the cops. um, i wasn't taking part, by the way. um i was observing, but i counted at dubai airport. must have had five different passports , and i. five different passports, and i. i almost was losing it, five different passports, and i. i almost was losing it , thinking i almost was losing it, thinking why, why, why are we doing this? i mean , of course we have to i mean, of course we have to have security , but i sometimes have security, but i sometimes think we go too far. um you know, uh , doubtless fingerprints know, uh, doubtless fingerprints will work, but going to cause chaos. will work, but going to cause chaos . do you really think we go chaos. do you really think we go too far? >> when you look back at some of the terror attacks that have happened, is it really going too far to protect people ? far to protect people? >> um , look , but i actually

>> um, look, but i actually think to myself often, if you're a, if you're a hardened terrorist and you're determined to get round, you will get round i >> -- >> but i'm not sure i mean, if you talk to the listen to the security services , they're security services, they're always talking about this phrase , um, this figure, the lone wolf, the lone wolf will probably pass the fingerprint test. um, probably get through and they'll do something terrible . i mean, quite what it terrible. i mean, quite what it achieves. i don't know . achieves. i don't know. >> so, chris, can i ask you another by—election looming now for the conservative? peter bone is the latest one booted out another scandal? you and i were around when john major's government was imploding . uh, government was imploding. uh, every week , it seemed every other week, it seemed there was a scandal of some description . ian, does this feel description. ian, does this feel the same to you with this government? because this is a by—election. they're almost certainly the certainly going to lose the labour party, and you need a swing won other swing of 18. they've won other by elections with swings of 25. yeah >> thanks for reminding me how

old i am. um, um , you're quite old i am. um, um, you're quite right. and what this feels like. and it does feel like john major government where john major and history history is actually going to be quite kind to john major . um, going to be quite kind to john major. um, he, you going to be quite kind to john major . um, he, you know, he was major. um, he, you know, he was a credible, serious politician. the problem was that every time he took a step forward, he got knocked back. and that's what's happening here. every time . happening here. every time. sunak who might be well intentioned, might , sunak who might be well intentioned, might, might, you know, want to do good things every time he puts his head up and does something, some thing comes, comes along to knock it down again. and that's what's happening to this government. and i think there's a thing here where you , you sort of make your where you, you sort of make your own luck. uh this government has the smell, the feel about it , of the smell, the feel about it, of being a very good and lucky

government , um, dogged by government, um, dogged by scandal , government, um, dogged by scandal, dogged by government, um, dogged by scandal , dogged by issues government, um, dogged by scandal, dogged by issues , scandal, dogged by issues, events. every time they try and do something positive, every time rishi says anything , um, time rishi says anything, um, something else comes along to distract from it . and that is distract from it. and that is very similar to what happened with john major. yeah >> and he lost by a landslide. >> and he lost by a landslide. >> he did. he did. >> he did. he did. >> former editor of the independent , >> former editor of the independent, chris >> former editor of the independent , chris blackhurst, independent, chris blackhurst, thank you for your thoughts this morning . uh, could you make some morning. uh, could you make some headway, peter bowen seat . headway, peter bowen seat. >> well, let's wait and see it is a very strong brexit seat . is a very strong brexit seat. >> and look, this point about the passport checks . yeah. the the passport checks. yeah. the eye checks and fingerprints. it's one all over the world. it does. right and it is for our safety, our security i welcome it. we should be doing it as well . it's very it. we should be doing it as well. it's very simple. you've just got to get organised so that you've got enough people in the booths. you could , for the booths. you could, for example, it during the ferry example, do it during the ferry journey from dover to calais. why on earth people don't use

the common sense and do that whilst people are waiting around getting a coffee whatever. getting a coffee or whatever. all is complete all of this stuff is complete and utterly suitable and it's happening once and it happens once and it's to protect us. and actually, i disagree. it does help prevent criminals getting through. there are all of through. there are all sorts of fake you cannot fake id documents you cannot face your your eye recognition on. you cannot fake a fingerprint . and that is why fingerprint. and that is why it's so valuable. it's so important we should welcome it. but just staff it properly, organise it properly, and it's a great thing across the whole of the eu, across the uk and anywhere else that cares about security . security. >> chris backers isn't doing it, but others will say oh but you know, others will say oh brexit, down to brexit. brexit, it's all down to brexit. >> nothing to with brexit. >> nothing to do with brexit. what the safety what it's about is the safety and security of a sovereign nation. for people are nation. for people who are looking it is as looking to enter, it is as simple as that. done all simple as that. it's done all over the and we should over the world and we should welcome organise it welcome it. just organise it properly make properly and preferably make sure technology actually sure the technology actually works . works. >> that would be helpful. >> that would be helpful. >> you going to win this by—election? >> well, let's wait and see. >> well, let's wait and see. >> we're very bullish right richard thank you.

>> we're going to talking >> we're going to be talking more strikes >> we're going to be talking ndon't strikes >> we're going to be talking ndon't anywhere. strikes . don't go anywhere. >> outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello . good morning. it's >> hello. good morning. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast . it's a bright start in the south. it's not going to last. we're going to increasingly we're going to see increasingly cloudy weather across the whole of it of the uk, and in many places it will and breezy. we're will be damp and breezy. we're starting with the damp conditions across northern parts of of of the country. outbreaks of rain persistent and heavy over western hills and some flakes of snow at first over the scottish mountains, but otherwise this is mild arriving from mild air that's arriving from the atlantic. after an early the atlantic. so after an early chill in the south, it turns cloudier and it turns milder into the afternoon , although into the afternoon, although it's going to feel it's not going to feel particularly warm as winds particularly warm as the winds pick up temperatures widely in the figures . and as we go the double figures. and as we go into the evening, it's going to stay mild because of cloud stay mild because of the cloud coven stay mild because of the cloud cover, because of the breeze. and breeze is and actually that breeze is going strengthen overnight. and actually that breeze is goirwe'retrengthen overnight. and actually that breeze is goirwe're going hen overnight. and actually that breeze is goirwe're going tor overnight. and actually that breeze is goirwe're going to seezrnight. and actually that breeze is

goirwe're going to see gales:. but we're going to see gales arriving into the north and northwest the uk , spells of northwest of the uk, spells of rain pushing south eastwards across country followed by across the country followed by blustery for scotland . blustery showers for scotland. and it's certainly going to be a lively start to thursday . a mild lively start to thursday. a mild start, frost free across the country, although not feeling mild obviously because of the increasing strong wind, that wind could bring some disruptive conditions, especially over northern hills and northern coasts, with the risk of 70 or even higher mile per hour wind gusts for the upland parts of northern england and scotland , northern england and scotland, as well as the coastal parts of northern scotland. and there'll . northern scotland. and there'll. be frequent showers carried in on that wind, although in between some brighter spells by by that warm feeling inside and from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> well thanks aiden up next, as thousands of patients face being stuck in hospital over christmas , is it time for striking doctors to acknowledge the harm they're causing , or do you stand

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pierce and pip tomson in for bev turner. >> well, junior doctors have downed tools again. the first of three days of strikes are underway in england this morning. there'll be strikes in wales in january. >> by election bind for rishi sunak, the conservative mp for wellingborough. peter bone, has lost his seat after a recall petition. >> an inflation has fallen and faster than expected to 3.9% in november. the chancellor , jeremy november. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, gives his verdict . hunt, gives his verdict. >> a year ago, inflation was 11.1. >> now it's fallen to 3.9, the lowest for over two years. and that shows the government's plan for the economy is working . for the economy is working. >> dogs on death row. the desperate race faced by shelters to find new homes for canines with suspected xl bully features before the government's ban comes into force. >> and we're talking about that

ludicrous result in the bbc sports personality. i thought it was a personality of the year competition. who is she? what's her name again? >> mary earps . andrew. >> mary earps. andrew. >> mary earps. andrew. >> she was the goalkeeper in the world cup team that didn't win the cup. on did the world cup. how on earth did she win? >> she didn't in goals. >> she didn't let in many goals. >> she didn't let in many goals. >> think the sort of >> when you think the sort of people who won that are lewis hamilton. i've heard of him. andy him . andy murray, i've heard of him. um, the won the tour de um, the guy won the tour de france big, events. france. big, big, big events. they all won. that's the difference. >> this is she has inspired many , many, many women and girls to play , many, many women and girls to play football. she's seen as a hero and it's a public vote. wokery inclusivity. >> it's the bbc woke agenda . >> it's the bbc woke agenda. what do you think? >> let us know gbviews@gbnews.com. or it's got him going . i bet it's getting him going. i bet it's getting you going to. here's tatiana now with your headlines . you going to. here's tatiana now with your headlines. pip. >> thank you very much. and good morning. 10:01. this is the latest from the gb newsroom. the chancellor says inflation fell

to 3.9% due to difficult decisions the government made a year ago. new early released ons figures show. uk inflation fell from 4.6% in october to it's still well above the bank of england's goal of 2. the ons says a decrease in fuel prices was the biggest reason for the fall . food prices are also fall. food prices are also rising more slowly, mr hunt says. more still needs to be done. >> a year ago, inflation was 11.1. >> now it's fallen to 3.9, the lowest for over two years. and that shows the government's plan for the economy is working. but they're still further to go. inflation never falls in a straight line. and what we want to do for families up and down the country is to move away from this era of prices continually going up, because we know what pressure it's putting on family budgets . budgets. >> junior doctors have begun a three day walkout less than a week before christmas. this strike will last until december 23rd as part of a major escalation in their dispute over

pay - escalation in their dispute over pay . hospital leaders have pay. hospital leaders have described the walkouts as their worst fears, realised as the number of people needing help with winter viruses rises . the with winter viruses rises. the action will be followed by a six day strike at the start of january. that will be the longest in nhs history. former medical director and chief medical director and chief medical officer of bupa , doctor medical officer of bupa, doctor andrew vallance—owen, says frontline staff are being undervalued . and government, of undervalued. and government, of course, has got its caps because of the state of the economy at the moment. >> but nhs england is also it's also relevant there because junior doctors and doctors generally, they see the management cadre and getting really quite high salaries. you know, a doctor , a junior doctor, know, a doctor, a junior doctor, maybe , um, on 40,000 who's maybe, um, on 40,000 who's actually doing their own operations now, quite sort of significant responsibility can see a manager of the same age maybe earning 70,000. >> donald trump has accused president biden of trying to stop him by any means necessary,

after he was barred from running for president in the state of colorado . mr trump was colorado. mr trump was addressing a rally in iowa after colorado supreme court disqualified him over his alleged role in the january sixth us capitol attack . the sixth us capitol attack. the ruling makes trump the first presidential candidate in us history to be deemed ineligible for the white house the trump campaign will now ask the us supreme court to overturn the decision. >> it's no wonder crooked joe biden and the far left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary. they're willing to violate the us constitution at levels never seen before in order to win this election. joe joe biden is a threat to democracy . he it's a threat . democracy. he it's a threat. they're weaponizing law enforcement for high level election interference because we're beating them so badly in the polls as . the polls as. >> pensioners are to receive £4.8 billion in government support to heat their homes over winter around . 11.9 million

winter around. 11.9 million winter around. 11.9 million winter fuel payments and pensioner cost of living payments have already been made across the uk over the past month. it means more than 99% of eligible pensioners households have now received up to £600 to help with their energy bills this christmas , mp andrew this christmas, mp andrew bridgen has resigned from the reclaimed party, citing a difference in direction . in difference in direction. in a statement, the member of parliament for north west leicestershire said the likelihood of a general election next year was also a factor. a spokesman for the mp told gb news he'll be standing as an independent. reclaim responded, saying they were both better positioned to pursue their objectives independently . prince objectives independently. prince andrew's connection with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein is set for further scrutiny with the release of hundreds of new files. us judge loretta preska ruled on monday . loretta preska ruled on monday. documents relating to more than 170 associate friends and victims of epstein should be made public. they include 40

documents of evidence from johanna sjoberg, who has claimed the duke of york touched her in appropriately while sitting on a couch inside epstein's manhattan apartment in 2001, buckingham palace has previously claimed the allegations are categorically untrue . this is gb categorically untrue. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car on digital radio and on your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to andrew and . pip. andrew and. pip. >> well , let's see what you've >> well, let's see what you've been saying at home. some people are also quite exercised by the bbc sports personality or should i say non—sport personality of the year. >> yeah, you are not alone. andrew roberts. good morning to you. you say or given an example as an example , ronnie as an example, ronnie o'sullivan, the snooker player , o'sullivan, the snooker player, current world number one, said ten times world champion, seven masters titles, never selected or won sports personality of the

yeah >> amazing isn't it? and yet, somebody who keeps goal for a team that doesn't win the women's world cup? >> well, this is what jack's from bangor, says mary earps definitely didn't deserve it. she didn't even win anything. they remember exclamation they lost. remember exclamation mark. i do remember. >> so there could have been somebody actually , there's somebody else actually, there's a is a public a public it is a public vote, though . though. >> and she is hugely popular with well if she walked i suspect if she walked in those pubs or restaurants, people wouldn't turn her head because they wouldn't recognise her. >> and she's supposed be. >> and she's supposed to be. >> and she's supposed to be. >> i plenty people who >> i know plenty of people who my next door neighbour, lovely ruby, morning to you. she ruby, good morning to you. she is a brilliant footballer . she is a brilliant footballer. she adores mary earps . she endures, adores mary earps. she endures, adores mary earps. she endures, adores every member. >> how many times did she vote ? >> how many times did she vote? >> how many times did she vote? >> she probably did vote . how >> she probably did vote. how many times? >> how many times ? >> how many times? >> how many times? >> i will text her. >> i will text her. >> can you vote more than once? could been organised? you could it been organised? you see, can be see, these things can be organised. and sorry. she organised. and i'm sorry. she didn't deserve it. >> going to get back >> okay, we're going to get back to this. let us know what you think. com

think. gb views gb news. com junior doctors have started a three day walkout with less than a week to go until christmas. the bma, the very left wing union representing the strikers, says the government has still not presented a credible offer that could end the action. now the dispute has been going on for more than a year now. our east midlands reporter, will hollis, has more . hollis, has more. >> winter pressures and strikes to contend with again. industrial action is hitting the nhs at a crucial time. industrial action is hitting the nhs at a crucial time . for three nhs at a crucial time. for three days, junior doctors will be on the picket line, not with patients . thousands of patients. thousands of appointments will be cancelled. it's mixed opinions outside of the queen's medical centre in nottingham . nottingham. >> um, i think it's a bit bad, really. i mean, i thought doctors were on plenty of money already. >> they should remain member patients come first. they do a brilliant job and they should

get what? what they're worth. >> the british medical association's argument is junior doctors have been facing a real terms pay cut since 2008. it said the government has not offered a credible deal to end the dispute , and it has no the dispute, and it has no choice but to take action. the strikes are quite simply the latest wave in a long running dispute between the junior doctors and government industrial action inside of the health sector has been ongoing. for more than a year now, but most other unions have settled . most other unions have settled. the junior doctors and british medical association have not. but health secretary victoria atkins said she's disappointed the bma walked away from talks when negotiations had been constructive. nearly 8 million people are waiting for nhs care

lists are reached record levels this year , as professor sir this year, as professor sir stephen powis, nhs medical director , said these strikes director, said these strikes come at a time that will cause huge disruption to the nhs , with huge disruption to the nhs, with services already feeling the strain of winter pressure . he strain of winter pressure. he says in an emergency , call 999 says in an emergency, call 999 and help will come in the new year. and help will come in the new year . junior doctors strike year. junior doctors strike again for six days. it will be the longest in nhs s history will hollis gb news in nottingham . nottingham. >> we're joined now by our london reporter lisa hartle, who i understand is on a picket line . yep, you definitely are. lisa uh, lots of people there , it uh, lots of people there, it looks like. what? what are they saying to you? how are they defending these strikes as we are? well zoom towards christmas

i >> -- >> well, as we've heard, there in will's package, they want 35% pay in will's package, they want 35% pay rise. so at the moment, on average, junior doctors are on £15 an hour. they want to see that raised up, risen up to £21 an but just to explain an hour. but just to explain this thoroughly , i'm joined by this thoroughly, i'm joined by rob lawrenson . he's a doctor and rob lawrenson. he's a doctor and also with the british medical association. thank you so much for joining us today. so forjoining us today. so obviously a lot of people are concerned this the busiest concerned this is the busiest time for the nhs. covid cases are going up, flu season we're approaching. well, we're in. are patients going to suffer because junior doctors are on strike. >> so i think it's a real shame that once again we're out on strike again. we've been in dispute with the government for 14 months now, and we chose not to strike last winter. we wanted this all dealt with before this winter, but it took the government until may to start negotiations . and then when they negotiations. and then when they collapsed those talks, it took them another six months to even reopen them . we don't want to reopen them. we don't want to strike and i'm hearing that the secretary of state has another

offer give. so i don't offer to give. so i don't understand. why doesn't she just give it? why is she letting these strikes go ahead? it's absolutely reckless behaviour . absolutely reckless behaviour. >> um, so a lot of we heard that i think chelmsford a&e they've had to close while the strike action is going ahead. that's a decision that they've will decision that they've made. will that an impact? this that have an impact? is this having people in having an impact on people in hospital at the moment or appointments cancelled ? yeah. >> so think it's cheltenham >> so i think it's cheltenham a&e and there's an a&e department about 20 minutes up the road from there. a&e the road from there. um a&e departments obviously have departments obviously don't have appointments to be cancelled and there must be some local decision making made to be able to provide care to patients up in cheltenham. but of course , in cheltenham. but of course, over the last ten years we've seen dozens of a&e departments being shut across the country because of planned cuts. so what do you think are the chances are of getting that rise from £15 an hour to around £21 an hour? well, we've always been very reasonable and we've never said that we want this in one year

and we understand that it's taken 15 years for our pay to be eroded . so we're happy to look eroded. so we're happy to look at multiple give at multiple years to give ourselves security and ourselves the security and knowledge that our pay will be restored. and i think looking at multiple years and having that security will be beneficial for patients and for the health care system and for staff as well. so we're very optimistic that we can get a pay deal across the line. but the government needs to listen and they need to give us a credible offer. okay >> rob, thank you so much for joining us today. thank you. so this strike action day one of three. and then on the 3rd of january, that's when day january, that's when the six day walkout begins. that will be walkout begins. and that will be the longest walkout strike action in the nhs history. >> much, lisa, for >> thanks very much, lisa, for joining us in the studio is barrister and columnist for prospective sam sam prospective sam folds. sam morning you again. very morning to you again. very interesting rob lawrenson morning to you again. very inteiactually rob lawrenson morning to you again. very inteiactually on rob lawrenson morning to you again. very inteiactually on rob picket son morning to you again. very inteiactually on rob picket line was actually on that picket line because of course he was pretty humiliated april there humiliated in april when there was day strike because he was a four day strike because he decided to go on a week's houday decided to go on a week's holiday to his friend's wedding abroad on pay his

abroad on full pay while his colleagues abroad on full pay while his colle mean, yeah , yes, maybe. but >> i mean, yeah, yes, maybe. but i think it's sort of missing the point. >> that's what he did. >> that's what he did. >> no, i mean, but i think it's missing the point, it, missing the point, isn't it, that is a this isn't about that this is a this isn't about one person. it's isn't about individuals. it's even individuals. and it's not even about year. this is about about this year. this is about ten years least of ten years at least of mismanagement of the nhs and junior doctors having to pick up the slack for government failures and failure to properly invest and particularly doing a huge top down reorganisation in the in 2014. and then unpicking it all in 2021. and as a result, we've got record backlogs with junior doctors who are being paid less than you get for working in a restaurant that's been disproved to pick it up, that's been disproved by full fact. no i mean 15, £15 an hour is less than you get . is less than you get. >> but some junior doctors, some junior doctors , you know, are on junior doctors, you know, are on £96,000 a because because £96,000 a year because because they're not junior doctors. a lot of people think they've only been adopted for three months. some been a doctor some of them have been a doctor

for years. for 6 or 7 years. >> absolutely. you've >> absolutely. and if you've been doctor for 6 or 7 years, been a doctor for 6 or 7 years, you've you're you've been you're if you're that highly that that highly skilled, that perienced, treating me perienced, if you're treating me , you to be on , gosh, i want you to be on £96,000 a year when i walk into a hospital, i want to be treated by people that are incredibly, highly expert , highly paid, incredibly expert, and are the best people in the market. but at the moment, we don't that . and that's don't have that. and that's what this comes down to. for this strike comes down to. for me, it's not about junior doctors, about doctors, it's about a government. in government. if you live in a capitalist society, you have to pay capitalist society, you have to pay people what it's going to to take get them to come to work for you. and get them to stay working for you. and currently we don't. >> there are many people, many millions of who think millions of people who think that you are doing, know that you are doing, you know what in the wind, if you think you're going to get a 35% pay rise, it ain't going to happen. >> yeah , i, i don't quite >> yeah, i, i don't quite understand that because really. well, the government has to give junior doctors that pay rise would cost an extra, an extra billion. right the government has lost 2 billion as a result

of not coming to a compromise with the junior doctors. so we've already spent double the net amount that it would cost to us give this pay rise in grand standing by the by the government if they if on the 1st of january last year, they'd just said, yeah, fair enough. that's reasonable . they would that's reasonable. they would have half the amount have spent half the amount they've spent. they've actually spent. >> when you back >> sam, when you go back to 19705, >> sam, when you go back to 1970s, the labour 1970s, when the labour government in to government kept caving in to pubuc government kept caving in to public demands, miners public sector demands, miners and all the rest of it, 20% pay rises, 20 everybody came forward and there were strikes and it brought to its brought the country to its knees. the winter of knees. we had the winter of discontent. gave the discontent. if they gave the junior doctors 35, everybody the nurses for they're nurses settled for 5. they're paid a fraction of what the junior doctors are paid. >> and that's an absolute disgrace. >> but they decided to settle. they voted to settle sam because they can't afford to go on strike. >> unlike these junior doctors who clearly can 26 days, they've taken off. >> don't think anyone who >> i don't think anyone who who's goes strike can really who's goes on strike can really afford to go on strike. i imagine it must a really imagine it must be a really horrible experience actually horrible experience to actually have it. think the have to do it. but i think the argument that else is

argument that someone else is being less again, doesn't being paid less again, doesn't doesn't quite address the real problem because at the moment you have, yes, nurses settled for 5, but nurses are also leaving the nhs in droves to go to australia to canada, where they can make more, as are junior doctors. >> well, i've stopped that and write that into their contract. >> i mean, the government is saying it is as the bma saying that it is as the bma that has walked away from negotiations , they've walked negotiations, they've walked away from the table, come back , away from the table, come back, talk to us. well sure. >> but we just heard heard there that the government has a new offer that they haven't haven't given the bma yet. so if the government and the reason that i think the bma walked away was the government said we're not putting new offers on the table unless you promise to cancel your strikes so that they're saying unless you compromise , saying unless you compromise, we're not even going to going to talk to you. >> but why not cancel the strikes? we've been we've been talking a lot about the damage that this is this is having on

people. it could kill people. it could kill elderly people. we already know what the winter pressures are like. the viruses, the illnesses that are going around already around and they've already been on strike over 25 days now over the year, we why why not just packitin the year, we why why not just pack it in for now and get back to the table? >> because far more people are going to die in the long terme unless we get this sorted out. thousands die. >> you tell that to somebody, you might lose a loved one over christmas junior christmas because of the junior doctors strikes you tell that to them. but tell it to them. well but tell it to someone that is, tell it to the many, many people who many, many, many more people who are going to lose loved ones over the next year, the next five the next ten years. five years, the next ten years. >> because we are under—staffing the because we won't pay the nhs, because we won't pay what the market demands to get these skilful people these incredibly skilful people to come and work in the nhs. >> they're not people >> they're not the only people who haven't, whose pay hasn't kept rate with inflation. why have be a special have they got to be a special case? they've been offered 8.8% plus on that's nearly plus 3% on top. that's nearly 12. has just fallen to 12. inflation has just fallen to 3.9. and it's falling faster.

well isn't that a reasonable offer ? offer? >> well, no, because for two reasons. did you get a 12% pay rise this year? >> um , embarrassingly to say on >> um, embarrassingly to say on this to this on television. >> but yes, i did actually. lucky you. but i'm. but the thing is a this is thing is, and this is a this is an important point, right? did an important point, right? i did because i'm incredibly because i'm an incredibly powerful economic actor. i'm a barrister. and all the time i can, if someone is not offering me enough money to do a job, i can and do walk away you go, you take another and i take take anotherjob and i take anotherjob. that's my right. another job. that's my right. okay? so people me what okay? and so people pay me what i think i'm worth. probably slightly than what think slightly more than what i think i'm worth. sometimes, um, i'm worth. but sometimes, um, doctors that because doctors can't do that because they take the, you know, very generous, very selfless decision to work in a much less well—paid profession than than something like mine. and yet they're still demonised for wanting even a relatively low wage. and so and the second thing is, i really

reject the idea that because lots and lots of other people have been paid really badly for a long time, it's okay to pay doctors really badly . my doctors really badly. my problem? yes, i want doctors to be paid to be paid better. yes, i think doctors are to an extent a special case because they are so fundamental to what we need in society . but generally in in society. but i'm generally in favour of lots more people being paid more, lots more negotiating power for worker hours to be able to negotiate better salaries. >> they're not. there's no strikes in scotland. they've already agreed a rise of a lot less than 35. can you ? you can less than 35. can you? you can bma junior doctors not learn something from from their counterparts in scotland over this about how they handled it all. >> well, perhaps the uk government can learn something from the scottish government about. >> they handle how they handled it. they managed to get them to a resolution and let's remember the job. it's the job of the government to provide us with health and so to do that,

health care and so to do that, they have to get people to work in that health care. ultimately, this comes down to mps, and if they're doing their job and they're doing theirjob and providing us with an nhs and keeping us healthy, and of course, sam, you'll know that junior are going on junior doctors are going on strike in the welsh run principality of wales and welsh government that's been running for indeed and you for 20 years. indeed and you know, i'm not i'm not here to defend any one political party. >> always attack the >> bma always attack the conservative government in every interview they about the interview they go on about the conservative. a very conservative. this is a very political strike. >> well, i think it's a political strike only in the sense there has been one sense that there has been one party that's been running the nhs ten years, not nhs for the past ten years, not in scotland. and, and in in scotland. well, and, and in scotland they went on strike. and in wales they're going on strike. it's one party has strike. but it's one party has made horrendous errors in its, its management of the nhs. so understandably people who have been picking the slack for been picking up the slack for those errors and having to deal with it in real life on the battle lines are pretty annoyed with that political party. i don't think that's because they, you know, they don't like the

colour of ties they wear or anything. people like young professionals like me much professionals like me were much less you know, less interested about you know, which partisan party which which partisan party you're in. we're interested in. are you competent at job are you competent at your job and unfortunately , those who and unfortunately, those who have been in power in the, in the nhs in england have not been competent at their job. and that's why doctors are so annoyed them. to time time to annoyed at them. to time time to rip up the hippocratic oath is it it does so just to it because it does so just to remind um, do you not remind you, sam, um, do you not refrain causing or refrain from causing harm or hun? >> strike is causing harm >> this strike is causing harm and hurt. >> w- and hurt. >> without the >> but i think without the strike, time to rip >> but i think without the st ups, time to rip >> but i think without the st up , time to rip >> but i think without the st up , unless time to rip >> but i think without the st up , unless the time to rip >> but i think without the st up , unless the time to take. it up, unless the doctors take. unless the doctors take, take action now. unless they take a stand about the running down of staffing in the nhs, you'll get far more harm and hurt in the long terme. >> okay , barrister and columnist >> okay, barrister and columnist for perspective of sam falls. thank you very much sam. cheers. and if they are going to work abroad you know the nhs going abroad you know the nhs is going to in a bigger mess than it to be in a bigger mess than it than it already is. >> certainly. >> certainly. >> okay okay, uh, let us >> so. okay okay, uh, let us know what you think. gb news gb

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the volcano is weakening, although there is a risk of new vents opening at short notice. that eruption happened after weeks of intense earthquakes and tremors . tremors. >> it's a great relief, isn't it, because last time, 2010, in iceland , it caused the biggest iceland, it caused the biggest closure of ash clouds for since the second world war. >> but it is said to be weakening. but the eruption could continues. >> now stay tuned for this because our dogs in danger this christmas. owners of the controversial xl bully breed have just two weeks to make sure they're muzzled in public, with more restrictions to follow. in february . february. >> campaigners have criticised the government for what they see as jerk reaction. they as a knee jerk reaction. they claim the new regulations are causing many dogs to be abandoned this winter, as people prepare for the incoming changes to the law. we're joined now by colin ballance, who's a home liaison officer at manchester dogs home, and i think he's got a very nice little puppy with him. >> roxy , who we can talk to >> roxy, who we can talk to morning to you. tell us what's

happening with you and some of the dogs you've got in the in your dog's home. this in the next couple of weeks . next couple of weeks. >> well , as next couple of weeks. >> well, as you next couple of weeks. >> well , as you know, we've got >> well, as you know, we've got till the 31st of december to actually rehome these dogs . actually rehome these dogs. obviously if they're not rehomed after then they've got to be euthanized , which is sad because euthanized, which is sad because they're not all bad. it's like all dogs, you know, it's good and bad in them all. >> colin, can we see roxy? because roxy is one of the dogs, isn't she, that faces roxy for you? >> and you're going to fall in? >> and you're going to fall in? >> yeah, she's already fallen in love with her. >> any any any dog lovers watching this might be a very interested to see her and to see if they can help get her a new home. because roxy, she is on death row, isn't she? she will lose her life if she isn't found a new home. tell us why you will be forced to euthanize that

lovely . dog. lovely. dog. >> well, obviously with the law that coming in, any dogs in rescue centres cannot be rehomed after the 31st of them december . after the 31st of them december. we're not allowed to by law, so she will have to be put to sleep. so we are hoping someone out there who is responsible and who's willing to go through all the procedures of ensuring neutered and spaying or whatever , can take her on before that, and she would have to be muzzled i >> wouldn't she always be on a lead on on walks ? what do you lead on on walks? what do you say to people watching or listening who say , well, come listening who say, well, come on, that's an xl bully type breed. she is potential . she, as breed. she is potential. she, as lovely as she might appear to be now, she's potentially dangerous and aggressive of . and aggressive of. >> she can't yet. i mean , they >> she can't yet. i mean, they can be an aggressive breed , but can be an aggressive breed, but it's the point of how they've been brought up from an early

age as well. i mean, some people, you know, it's like a gun. they are weapons. if put in the wrong hands. but if they, you know, with decent people, they can be like, roxy, what can you tell us about roxy ? you tell us about roxy? >> how did you how did she come to be with you? colin >> roxy came in as a stray. she was, um, found wandering the streets. she was picked up by the dog warden and brought in here. she was kept for seven days. um, no one claimed her. and obviously . then she came up and obviously. then she came up for rehoming . so you know, for rehoming. so you know, she's. she was abandoned , which she's. she was abandoned, which is quite sad, really. and it's probably because of the new laws that are coming in. harold how old do you think she is? >> colin. >> colin. >> she's probably about three, four years old. right >> so she's still she still has actually got a lot of life in

her. if she doesn't lose it in two weeks time. she's a young dog. >> she's got a lot of life in her. still yeah. i mean , her. still yeah. i mean, obviously whoever takes roxy has got to be responsible . like got to be responsible. like i said earlier on, is she's not a dog for anybody . she's got to be dog for anybody. she's got to be a dog for. she's you know, someone who knows the breed and who's willing to take a dog on that can be muzzled. like you said. um be microchipped, you know, go through all the rules and pay , you know, get her and pay, you know, get her insured as well. that's one of the main things is public liability insurance for her as well, because obviously, if they do turn , you know, you've got to do turn, you know, you've got to be well covered. yeah. >> and as you say, any dog can potentially turn on, but they have to be in, you know, in the hands of very, very responsible owners who are willing to put the time and training in. colin, just wait there. we are going to come back to you. we want to hear more roxy and the hear more about roxy and the other care,

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that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six. >> and it's 1039 with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and pip tomson >> and we have been talking about many things this morning, and one of them is about the xl bully type dog. their eyes, new laws coming in to force where

the xl bully type dog will be banned, and that is having a massive impact on on dog owners. as you might expect , massive impact on on dog owners. as you might expect, dog massive impact on on dog owners. as you might expect , dog owners as you might expect, dog owners of this type of breed who will have to get their dogs registered and muzzled, but also on dogs, homes, dogs, homes who have a dog that might fit the criteria that the which is , i criteria that the which is, i have to say, a very vague criteria. those dogs in dogs homes, if they cannot be rehomed by december the 31st, they are going to be put down and we're joined by colin ballance, who is a home liaison officer at manchester dogs home, who has with him roxy , one of the dogs with him roxy, one of the dogs in his care that will be euthanized in a couple of weeks unless she can be found a home. roxy was found abandoned. colin i don't know whether we can see roxy again . you are saying to us roxy again. you are saying to us there are no problems that you are aware of with her temperament. uh, she's a beautiful dog. how are you going

to feel? having clearly formed a bond with her there? if she has to be euthanized in a couple of weeks time ? weeks time? >> uh, i'll be mortified , and >> uh, i'll be mortified, and i'll just be so sad. you know? i mean, all dogs deserve a chance. um, especially , you know, when um, especially, you know, when there's well behaved as roxy is. roxy is just a really nice dog. and all the staff love roxy , you and all the staff love roxy, you know? and it's going to be hard on the staff as well. when roxy . on the staff as well. when roxy. but we're desperate for a for. home >> well, tell us about her out there. tell us about her temperament. colin. is she is she gentle ? does she like to she gentle? does she like to play? >> she's very fussy. she's very placid. i mean , you know, i placid. i mean, you know, i mean, she's he's to describe her. she's just a softie , you her. she's just a softie, you know? don't get me wrong. you know? don't get me wrong. you know , some xl bullies can be, know, some xl bullies can be, you know . you know. >> well, they've been they have been linked, haven't they, to a number of serious attacks and

even deaths . i think the problem even deaths. i think the problem appears to be is that the government definition of this breed now is very vague and thousands upon thousands of dogs could be dragged into this ban unnecessarily . unnecessarily. >> yeah . you're right. i mean, >> yeah. you're right. i mean, like you said, it is very vague. i mean , is that many dogs that i mean, is that many dogs that are similar , you know, they look are similar, you know, they look like excel bullies. um are the xl bully, you know , the same as xl bully, you know, the same as vets can check them and say they're xl bullies, but it's just its type. that's what gets us, you know, if someone could give us a definite description of an xl bully , fine. but no one of an xl bully, fine. but no one seems to be able to give a definite , um, description of an definite, um, description of an xl bully. it's xl bully type, which is quite upsetting, really, because mr saying all

police look like colin. >> what sort of person do you think could take could take roxy ? >> and 7- >> and it's 7_ >> and it's not 7 >> and it's not just roxy either . there's a number of them. you've got quite a few, though. >> what sort of what sort of person is it would be suitable that you because you have to vet potential owners. what sort of owner would you be looking for? >> be looking for an >> well, we'd be looking for an owner, obviously a responsible owner, obviously a responsible owner, a mature owner , um, owner, a mature owner, um, someone who understands the breed that it's the main thing understanding the breed. you know, that dogs, you know, they're not all the same. they've all got different temperament . they've all got different temperament. s um , you know, temperament. s um, you know, roxy is a lovely dog, but she won't be any good in a house with young children. probably because there's a strong dog. she starts running about. she's going to start knocking the children about. you know, i think she'd be better with just probably two adults, two responsible adults. i think should live a life out quite

happily . happily. >> ah, well, let's hope she finds a home. >> yeah, let's hope she finds a home as well as, um, those other dogs that you have in your care. yeah colin, thank you so much for your time this morning. thank you to roxy. >> let us know if you find her. >> let us know if you find her. >> thank you to you and let us know if you find a home for a colin. >> you will. he will, will do. >> you will. he will, will do. >> and all the best for new yeah >> thank you very much for that. thanks. happy christmas. well that pound joining thanks. happy christmas. well th.there. pound joining thanks. happy christmas. well th.there. labour pound joining thanks. happy christmas. well th.there. labour mp und joining thanks. happy christmas. well th.there. labour mp and joining thanks. happy christmas. well th.there. labour mp and lovely in there. labour mp and lovely emma too. you you emma is here too. um you you went ah when you saw the dog i, i find heartbreaking i find it heartbreaking emma when can tell know when you can tell that i know you it. you know it. >> i have, i have over the course of my life met dogs that are have been interbred with dangerous breeds like pit bulls, pit bulls . and i know that many pit bulls. and i know that many of them are dangerous. yes, um, but some of them are just big babies. mhm. um and a lot of it has got to be to do with training. i don't actually know what the solution is to this problem with xl bullies, because it obviously a serious it obviously is a serious problem . dogs being used as

problem. dogs being used as weapons , um, dogs turning on weapons, um, dogs turning on their owners or mauling children. obviously it's a serious but i also serious issue. um, but i also i'm an animal lover, i love dogs, and i feel terrible looking at that poor dog. and the prospect of that beautiful animal being put down when it, you know, just looks like a big baby. >> yeah. what what do you think, stephen? >> are you a softie? >> are you a softie? >> whenever 2 or 3 politicians are gathered together and they start talking about the most ludicrous, insane, bonkers, barking mad pieces of legislation parliament ever legislation parliament has ever passed, the dangerous dogs . we passed, the dangerous dogs. we were talking about that earlier and dogs act and the dangerous dogs act actually creatures actually prohibited creatures such towser, the such as the japanese towser, the dogo argentino. you know, it sounds like a dodgy waiter, but apparently it's a massive dog and you and also, you know, the american pit bulls. now, the problem with this is responsible people like emma, who would obviously find a home for many, many bullies and pitbulls and many xl bullies and pitbulls and whatever are exception. most whatever are the exception. most of who have these of the people who have these dogs and you can see outside the flat, sometimes tyre

flat, sometimes a car tyre hanging from tree. and i used hanging from a tree. and i used to wonder what on earth they were until i realised that they were until i realised that they were the dogs were there. they keep the dogs hanging their jaws hanging from them by their jaws and if they let go, to and beat them if they let go, to build to make build up their jaws, to make them machines. them killing machines. how horrible we have. i horrible the problem we have. i mean years ago when mean many, many years ago when i first on the council, we first came on the council, we had called dog wardens. had things called dog wardens. yeah, for the yeah, we had about four for the borough, had these borough, and they had these long poles end, and poles with loops on the end, and they actually walked around if you a dog. so i think the you saw a dog. so i think the issue not the definition issue here is not the definition of you're right. you of pip. you're so right. you cannot extra large cannot define an extra large bully or whatever is, bully or whatever it is, but what is what you can do is see a dangerous dog behaving badly. and that's when we should be acting. did acting. the problem is, roxy did look question. look beautiful. no question. however, if i had a baby in the, you know, near that, i've just had a granddaughter who's just been terrified been born, i would be terrified if a that with if i saw a dog that size with those jaws those teeth. those jaws and those teeth. >> that is colin said >> well, that is why colin said she should be rehomed in an aduu she should be rehomed in an adult only home to keep in adult only home to keep it in all day. >> you're never going to it >> you're never going to let it go you're never go into the park. you're never going to let her walk on the streets. it's just going to let her walk on the stre on. it's just not on. >> so would you ban them >> so what would you ban them completely, i think. >> no. muzzle it. have it.

>> no, no. muzzle it. have it. muzzle. that's law. muzzle. that's that's the law. >> says. >> that's what the law says. yeah, >> that's what the law says. yeawell, unless campaigners >> well, unless campaigners succeed there's going >> well, unless campaigners succeyan there's going >> well, unless campaigners succean emergencyzre's going >> well, unless campaigners succean emergency court|oing >> well, unless campaigners succean emergency court hearing to be an emergency court hearing to be an emergency court hearing to try and block the ban. >> yeah, but also lead, >> yeah, but also on a lead, some people won't be strong enough because if that dog decides to go there like tanks and sit decides to go there like tanks and lead, sit decides to go there like tanks andlead, always sit decides to go there like tanks andlead, always comes sit decides to go there like tanks andlead, always comes back to the lead, always comes back to responsible dog ownership. >> about cracking down >> and it's about cracking down on owners, surely rather than the dogs themselves. >> also, i mean, there's no i don't see there being any problem with having rules around responsible dog breeding . um, responsible dog breeding. um, the problem is when you're euthanizing dogs that already exist and there is no i mean, i know that people have pointed out that dogs are not humans and they're not necessarily innocent until proven guilty. but until proven guilty. um, but i do think there is an ethical problem with just euthanizing animals that have have done nothing wrong because they belong to some kind of amorphous , um, amorphous defined breed that isn't really an official breed by kennel club standards or anything like that . or anything like that. >> um, they may not be human, but they have emotions, they

have senses, and, you know, and dogs are intimate, you know dogs are sent intimate, you know , many, many a dog. , i've met many, many a dog. it's than it's far more intelligent than some parliamentary it's far more intelligent than some believe parliamentary it's far more intelligent than some believe parlime, ntary colleagues. believe you me, they'd probably say that about you there is a sign you before there is a sign outside front door that says outside my front door that says dogs outside my front door that says dogpeople tolerate it. so we >> people tolerate it. so we know where i stand on this , right? >> yes, i had a dog. in fact, the dog had me in all they, you know, i was the dog's staff and i'm quite happy with it. >> oh, should we move on to meghan markle? >> talked about >> yes. we haven't talked about her on this program a long her on this program for a long time. yes meghan yuck. time. yes meghan markle yuck. can we stick american crossbreeds? >> she's appearing in a >> yeah, she's appearing in a coffee ad. >> emma , that was very rude. >> emma, that was very rude. stephen i'm sorry. she's appearing in a coffee ad. tell us what this is about. desperate for money? let's have a look at it. very sad. >> i want to give a huge shout out to our amazing, clever team here without them, we are here at hq. without them, we are nothing. also, filming crew lovingly packing your lattes. they've been listening to britney since 2009. all britney on loop since 2009. all very smart, only slightly nerdy digital team making sure the

website doesn't crash again like it did last year. finally the glue that literally holds us all together our incredible, resilient fulfilment team that have helped make 2023 such a big success. >> success. >> is it possible to die of cnnge? >> is it possible to die of cringe? it's i don't want to be too cruel, but it's not pathetic . yeah, yeah. um, because in a way, i kind of feel i don't feel sad for her. i mean, she's she's made her bed, and now she's lying in it. um, but she was already a kind of d—list actress, and now she's featuring in the background. oh, hang on, susie's got loads of fans all over the world. i'm sure, but, you know, she. it's not like she was an a—list or anything. and now she's. >> you heard of her? >> you heard of her? >> now she's appearing in a background. she's appearing in >> now she's appearing in a bac backgroundz's appearing in >> now she's appearing in a bac background 3's ajcommercial the background of a commercial of a company that she holds of a company that that she holds shares in. um and it just sort of smacks of desperation. and maybe there's a financial reason for it. um, but i also think it's to do with exposure. you know, omid scobie's book, um,

end game only recently came out andifs end game only recently came out and it's bombed from shells in the netherlands because it revealed the names of the two, quote, royal racists , alleged quote, royal racists, alleged um, and i think she's just desperate for exposure and it comes across as sort of so knee dodi and, um , it should be dodi and, um, it should be beneath somebody who's in the royal family to do this kind of thing. yeah, i hope so. >> wouldn't you? i mean, can i just apologise? >> demeaning, isn't it? >> demeaning, isn't it? >> an earlier >> apologise for an earlier comment that might be comment i made that might be misinterpreted? it wasn't intended can intended to be offensive. i can assure you you're looking at that advert. just like that advert. it's just like friends. central perk, friends. a sort of central perk, isn't they're all sort of isn't it? they're all sort of sitting around their teeth sitting around with their teeth gleaming, you know, and being sort of glorious and beautiful people. to say, i people. but i have to say, i think rightly, think this does quite rightly, this desperation this smacks of utter desperation . it time for us . and i think, is it time for us to feel a little sympathy? no justno, i know emma's right. she >> no, i know emma's right. she made they've made their bed. they've chosen there. the they've chosen to go there. the commercial projects are not working. by spotify. >> w“ w- spotify. >> is losing money. >> archewell is losing money. >> archewell is losing money. >> losing money.

>> archewell is losing money. the book, which they cooperated with because not denied with because they've not denied cooperating it by omid cooperating with it by omid scobie, bombed scobie, has completely bombed around the world in sales. scobie, has completely bombed around the world in sales . and around the world in sales. and this this does smack of desperation. >> they've got to earn a living though with their with their bills , they being the background bills, they being the background of a coffee ad. >> maybe they should live a more modest life. but we know that meghan didn't like that when she was live in a cottage was forced to live in a cottage that felt was too not quite that she felt was too not quite grand enough cottage grand enough for her, a cottage that five, that was made up of five, five, five cottages got together wasn't big enough. very ambitious woman jars ambitious woman and that jars with try and paint with her desire to try and paint herself being sort of herself as being this sort of like humble , normal person . um, like humble, normal person. um, i think in, in a, in a way to kind of put a bit of spin on this, um, the whole story of meghan and harry and the increasing desperation of them to get exposure is almost a very conservative lesson , because if conservative lesson, because if they had just stepped up to their duties as members of the royal family and given themselves over to a life of service rather than a life of ego and narcissism, um, then

they would have been leading the sort of life that meghan feels that she has become accustomed to. yeah um, whereas now they are having to sort of grift basically for their income. yeah. um and there aren't very many options open to them. those opfions many options open to them. those options that they have pursued have bombed horribly. um in and i don't want to go all out and say that they are completely talentless as a couple, but they haven't shown themselves to be particularly good at the endeavours that they've set out on. but that's and so their, their, their options are becoming more and more reduced over time. and they seem to be just trying make money just trying to make money through of , just trying to make money through of, um, through a kind of, um, influencer model . um, they're influencer model. um, they're trying to get money just purely from exposure. trying to get money just purely frortheirosure. trying to get money just purely frortheir supporters would say >> their supporters would say they were terribly unhappy within the royal family they felt they were being schemed against just all sorts of problems with with the press as well. they have every right to leave and to go and be happy

somewhere . yeah. and i'm not somewhere. yeah. and i'm not shocked at all that they've ended up living in, in california. no, near near hollywood. >> but i think they would have carried maybe support with them if they hadn't , if they hadn't if they hadn't, if they hadn't given that ridiculous interview to oprah winfrey where they made the unsubstantiated allegation of then harry wrote of racism, and then harry wrote that book, which was just nasty, nasty about the royal family. >> it on their turn. >> it on their turn. >> game changer, wasn't it? yeah. because although harry had had a pretty rackety youth, um, you know, remember the uniforms and parties las and and the parties in las vegas and all he was he all that business? he was he was still a heroic. was soldier. >> he was popular. >> he was popular. >> he was popular. >> he did a he did a great deal in afghanistan. he set up in afghanistan. and he set up the invictus games, wonderful, the invictus games, a wonderful, wonderful the invictus games, a wonderful, won actually up and was actually on the up and people were admiring then people were admiring him. then they oprah winfrey, that they do that oprah winfrey, that lachrymose , miserable, oh pity lachrymose, miserable, oh pity me. yeah. i think that me. yeah yeah. and i think that turned dial . but me. yeah yeah. and i think that turned dial. but pip's me. yeah yeah. and i think that turned dial . but pip's right turned the dial. but pip's right to why didn't to say to say why didn't they to say that could have had that that they could have had that happy life, but they've chosen that they could have had that hapto. life, but they've chosen that they could have had that hapto. life, bactually'e chosen that they could have had that hapto. life, bactually wantysen that they could have had that hapto. life, bactually want the not to. they actually want the best of both worlds. they want to be have all the kudos of the royal but privacy. to be have all the kudos of the royal couldiut privacy.

to be have all the kudos of the royal could have ivacy. to be have all the kudos of the royal could have stepped back to be have all the kudos of the royeled could have stepped back to be have all the kudos of the royeled aould have stepped back to be have all the kudos of the royeled a dignified�* stepped back to be have all the kudos of the royeled a dignified life.)ped back and led a dignified life. >> we need to hold that >> we need to just hold that thought. we are back very shortly. us on shortly. stay with us on britain's newsroom shortly. stay with us on brita n's newsroom shortly. stay with us on brita brighter.room shortly. stay with us on brita brighter outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , the sponsors whether solar, the sponsors of whether on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello. good morning . it's >> hello. good morning. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. it's a bright start in the south. it's not going to last. to see last. we're going to see increasingly cloudy weather across the of the uk. and across the whole of the uk. and in many places it will damp in many places it will be damp and starting with and breezy. we're starting with the conditions across the damp conditions across northern of the country . northern parts of the country. outbreaks of rain, persistent and hills and and heavy over western hills and some flakes of snow at first over the scottish mountains. but otherwise this is mild air that's arriving from the atlantic. an early atlantic. so after an early chill the south, it turns chill in the south, it turns cloudier and it turns milder into the afternoon. although it's not going to feel particularly warm as the winds pick up temperatures widely in the double figures and as we go into the evening, it's going to stay because of the cloud stay mild because of the cloud coveh stay mild because of the cloud cover, of the breeze.

cover, because of the breeze. and actually that is and actually that breeze is going strengthen overnight . going to strengthen overnight. we're see gales we're going to see gales arriving north and arriving into the north and northwest of uk , spells of northwest of the uk, spells of rain southeastwards rain pushing southeastwards across the country followed by blustery showers for scotland . blustery showers for scotland. and it's certainly going to be a lively start to thursday. a mild start, frost free across the country , although not feeling country, although not feeling mild. obviously because of the increasingly strong wind , that increasingly strong wind, that wind could bring some disruptive conditions , especially over conditions, especially over northern hills and northern coasts, with the risk of 70 or even higher mile per hour wind gusts for the upland parts of northern england and scotland, as well as the coastal parts of northern scotland and there'll be frequent showers carried in on that wind, although in between some brighter spells by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> well, thanks aiden still to come. hospital service expected to be be the worst affected by

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wednesday the 20th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and pip tomson >> junior doctors down tools. the first of three days of strikes are underway in england. our london reporter lisa hartle has more . this comes, of course, has more. this comes, of course, at the busiest time of the year for the nhs, with covid levels rising as we enter into flu 5965011. >> season. >> but the junior doctors say they can't afford not to carry out this strike action. at the moment inflation falls , the rate moment inflation falls, the rate drops to 3.9% in november. >> but does this mean we're paying >> but does this mean we're paying more for christmas presents this year? our west midlands reporter , jack carson midlands reporter, jack carson is in birmingham. >> yeah , of course, as christmas >> yeah, of course, as christmas and the inflation figure falls by 0.7. what is the impact on their christmas shopping? i've been finding out from this christmas market here in birmingham . and trump dumped

birmingham. and trump dumped colorado supreme court rules. >> the former president is disqualified from the state's 2024 ballot due to the insurrection clause in the constitution . what does it mean constitution. what does it mean for his chances in the next election? we'll be telling you . election? we'll be telling you. >> we'll also have the latest on 16 year old brianna gay, who was stabbed 28 times. we're speaking to sophie reaper outside manchester crown court . the jury manchester crown court. the jury have started deliberating over her death . her death. let us know all your thoughts. there's plenty that we're talking about today , including talking about today, including the sports personality of the year awards. was mary earps a worthy winner? andrew, who ? worthy winner? andrew, who? >> she was the goalie in our not successful look, they were runners up. they didn't win. if they'd won, i could understand

it. >> she's a brilliant goalkeeper. >> she's a brilliant goalkeeper. >> she's a brilliant goalkeeper. >> she shouldn't have won. >> she shouldn't have won. >> let us know what you think. gb views at gb news.com. your headunes gb views at gb news.com. your headlines now with tatiana . headlines now with tatiana. >> pip thank you. this is the latest from the gb newsroom . the latest from the gb newsroom. the chancellor says inflation fell to 3.9% due to difficult decisions the government made a year ago. new early released ons figures show. uk inflation fell from 4.6% in october. its still well above the bank of england's goal of 2. the ons says. a decrease in fuel prices was the biggest reason for the fall food pnces biggest reason for the fall food prices are also rising more slowly , jeremy hunt says more slowly, jeremy hunt says more still needs to be done. >> a year ago, inflation was 11.1. >> now it's fallen to 3.9, the lowest for over two years. and that shows the government's plan for the economy is working. but they're still further to go. inflation never falls in a straight line. and what we want

to do for families up and down the country is to move away from this era of prices continually going up, because we know what pressure it's putting on family budgets . budgets. >> patients have been warned there'll be significant disruption to nhs services as junior doctors begin their three day walkout in less than a week before christmas. this strike will last until december 23rd, as part of a major escalation in their dispute over pay. hospital leaders have described the walkouts as their worst fears, realised as the number of people needing help with winter viruses rises. the action will be followed by a six day strike at the start of january. that will be the longest in nhs history. bupa's former medical director, doctor andrew vallance—owen, says frontline staff are undervalued . undervalued. >> government, of course, has got its caps because of the state of the economy at the moment. nhs england is also moment. but nhs england is also it's also relevant there because junior doctors and doctors generally they see the

management cadre and getting really quite high salaries. you know, a doctor, a junior doctor maybe, um, on 40,000 who's actually doing their own operations now , quite sort of operations now, quite sort of significant responsibility . we significant responsibility. we can see a manager of the same age maybe earning 70,000. >> donald trump has accused president biden of trying to stop him by any means necessary, after he was barred from running for president in the state of colorado. now, mr trump was addressing a rally in iowa after colorado's supreme court disqualified him over his alleged role in the january 6th us capitol attack. the ruling makes trump the first presidential candidate in us history to be deemed invalid for the white house. the trump campaign will now ask the us supreme court to overturn the decision. >> it's no wonder crooked joe biden and the far left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary. they're willing to violate the us constitution's at levels never seen before in

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documents of evidence from johannes sjoberg, who's claimed the duke of york touched her inappropriately while sitting on a couch inside epstein's manhattan apartment in 2001. buckingham palace has previously claimed the allegations are categorically untrue . a british categorically untrue. a british millionaire and former diplomat kidnapped in ecuador has been found by police . 78 year old found by police. 78 year old colin armstrong and his girlfriend catherine paola santos , were taken by armed men santos, were taken by armed men from their villa in los rios on saturday, ecuador's chief of police says. mr armstrong was found on the road to manabi , not found on the road to manabi, not far from his home, according to reports. mr santos has also been rescued. nine people have been arrested . and uk house prices arrested. and uk house prices have seen their biggest annual fall for more than a decade , fall for more than a decade, according to the office for national statistics values fell by an average of 1.2% over the 12 months to october. that's the biggest annual decrease since october 2011. the average uk home is now valued at £288,000.

that's down from £3,000 higher borrowing costs are being blamed for the decline . this is gb news for the decline. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news us. now back to andrew and . pip >> well, let's see what you've been saying at home. lots of people getting involved in whether mary earps should have won sports personality of the yeah won sports personality of the year. not who she year. if you're not sure who she is, had to be told she the is, had to be told she was the goalkeeper team goalkeeper in the lionesses team that got to final of the that got to the final of the world but didn't win. so world cup. but didn't win. so keith, edinburgh, keith, from edinburgh, says i agree andrew that the agree with andrew that the sports competition sports personality competition has gone backwards after last night's show. mary earps winning was, in my view, a poor choice. when you had rory mcilroy and the multiple slam tennis the multiple grand slam tennis player, maggie, says andrew, player, but maggie, says andrew, it is a public vote and it goes to show just how big women's women's football is becoming. >> just because you don't watch

it. >> i don't watch men's football ehheh >> i don't watch men's football either, to be fair. um, but but but vicki says who the heck is the recipient of sports person of the year? what about ronnie o'sullivan? he's flown the flag for this country for 30 years. he's incredible deserves he's incredible and deserves recognition. course , recognition. he is, of course, is player dodi is the snooker player dodi points out that mary earps won the golden gloves award for the best performing goalkeeper in the although the the tournament, so although the team didn't win, she actually did in her own right. >> that's a fair point. yeah, yeah, i just think if they'd won the competition it would have been more legitimate because the year before, um, the winner was the member of the lionesses who won the euros. >> that was, um , beth mead beth >> that was, um, beth mead beth mead. if you think the year before it was emma raducanu who was the first british player to win a tennis grand slam? female since 1977. >> what about frankie dettori? >> what about frankie dettori? >> hugely successful jockey. he's won a lot this year. >> he didn't get anything, he didn't get anything and he and

he stood down. he's retired too. um, murray of course um, and andy murray of course won for leading great britain to victory in the davis cup for the first in 79 years. point first time in 79 years. point being victory. and then the following year claimed his second wimbledon title, became the tennis number one in the world, first number one british number one in tennis for decades . and he it again. . and he won it again. >> so keep your thoughts coming in. gb views gb news. com now we've been talking about it and we'll continue to. >> junior doctors in england have three days of have started three days of strike action until saturday morning between them morning after talks between them and british sorry and the british medical. sorry between the government and the british medical association broke down further six days of broke down a further six days of strike action will place strike action will take place from the of january. from the 3rd of january. >> we're joined now by our london reporter , lisa hartle, >> we're joined now by our londisi reporter , lisa hartle, >> we're joined now by our londis nextyrter , lisa hartle, >> we're joined now by our londis next tor , lisa hartle, >> we're joined now by our londis next to the isa hartle, >> we're joined now by our londis next to the picketrtle, >> we're joined now by our londis next to the picket line. who is next to the picket line. good afternoon to you, lisa. what are doctors saying there? i mean , the line seems to be that mean, the line seems to be that that they don't earn enough and they're going to flee the country and we need them. we need them in the nhs. so give

them a rise . them a rise. >> hello. yes, well, this is day one of the three day strike action that began at 7 am. this morning. so junior doctors are basically asking for 35% pay rise so that at the moment they're on about £15 an hour where they're asking for that to be upped to around £21 an hour. now they say that the reason they, they , they need to see they, they, they need to see this pay rise is because junior doctors are leaving the profession and there's already not enough junior doctors in the nhs. and they say the more that leave, the more stress and strain that's put on those that remain. they then go off sick under stress and mental health problems and so they say that this is something that needs to happen. them , but happen. when i asked them, but what you know, this is what about, you know, this is the is busiest time of the the nhs is busiest time of the yeah the nhs is busiest time of the year. flu season. we're seeing more rising, things more covid cases rising, things like on the up. you're like norovirus on the up. you're doing this at a time when the nhs is so stretched and they said that they can't afford not to, they they've been striking

since . so 25 days in since december. so 25 days in total, they've had a strike action this year , 1.2 total, they've had a strike action this year ,1.2 million action this year, 1.2 million appointments and operations that have been cancelled. but they say that patient safety is paramount and they said that it's a well—oiled machine. now that they've been striking so much that no one will be put at risk. but they say if they don't take action, then the consequences for the nhs and patients forward will be patients going forward will be severe . severe. >> all right. that's lisa hartle, who's outside a london hospital of course, the government would say that junior doctors average pay is £37,000 a yeah doctors average pay is £37,000 a year, which works out at £17.79. there's been a big argument about whether or not that they would earn more as baristas in coffee shops and fact check actually disproved the idea that you would earn more in pret a manger than you would as a junior doctor. so and i just think this strike is counterproductive because it's the worst time of year , the the worst time of year, the worst possible time of year. >> and they would say there's

never a good time. patients are always going to be affected, but there's a worse time and there's a better time and a better time there's a worse time and there's a noter time and a better time there's a worse time and there's a not now.1e and a better time is not now. >> and they're going to do it again in the new year. six days, and then they're going on strike in for three days, in wales, too, for three days, two i think it's i just think it's terrible because people, as you pointed out earlier, viruses it's terrible because people, as you fwinter out earlier, viruses it's terrible because people, as you fwinter illnesseszr, viruses it's terrible because people, as you fwinter illnesses go yiruses it's terrible because people, as you fwinter illnesses go up ses , it's winter illnesses go up anyway. and they they would argue i suppose if you're a striking if you're a strike, you've got to strike when you can wreak the most effect , cause can wreak the most effect, cause the most damage if you like , the most damage if you like, because then perhaps you get the government or whoever you're negotiating with to listen. >> did you think perhaps when we had the appointment of victoria atkins as health secretary, that that might have signalled a little bit of a breakthrough? >> yeah. well, we thought different negotiating skills, maybe she talking to maybe. and she is talking to some nhs workers as near some other nhs workers as near the and there's some the frontline and there's some talk. it could be settled soon, in which case the junior doctors would be pretty isolated. and i think losing what think they are losing what pubuc think they are losing what public because public support they had because of the timing of this strike.

it's terrible. it's going to mean even operations cancelled. >> cheltenham a&e department that be shut . that won't be shut. >> it won't be the only one. others close . others will close. >> well, it's so, so difficult . >> well, it's so, so difficult. maybe, just maybe, in the new year there could be a breakthrough . he's he's hoping breakthrough. he's he's hoping now the jury in the trial of two teenagers accused of the murder of the transgender, uh , transgender. >> breanna gay has been sent out to consider its verdict . to consider its verdict. >> our reporter, sophie reaper is live outside the court now. bnng is live outside the court now. bring us up to date , sophie, bring us up to date, sophie, with the details of this case, please . well good morning to you please. well good morning to you both today marks day 18 of this trial here at manchester crown court, where girl x and boy y both stand charged with the murder of transgender teenager breanna gee. >> throughout the course of this trial, both girl x and boy y have maintained their innocence, instead blaming the other for

the teenager's death now. court began at around 10:00 this morning, but within just a few minutes, the judge presiding over this trial , justice yip, over this trial, justice yip, had sent the jury out to begin their deliberate . britain's their deliberate. britain's first. she gave them their final direction, explaining to them the potential benefits of a pointing a foreman that's a member of the jury who leads the discussions , making sure that discussions, making sure that each member of the jury is able to get their point across. she also explained to them about the unanimous verdicts that they must try and come to first of all. so all 12 jurors agreed on that decision. she then said that decision. she then said that if not, then they would come to in due course the potential of a majority verdict . potential of a majority verdict. but essentially that was it. after just a few minutes, the juror bailiffs were sworn in and the jury left the courtroom to begin their deliberations. so we now wait to see what they come back with, and we'll be bringing you all of the latest on that. when they do.

>> all right. that's sophie reaper out. live outside the courts. it's been a harrowing case to read, hasn't it? >> absolutely, absolutely horrific. um interesting to see how long this , uh, jury will how long this, uh, jury will take. i'm not sure they're going to come back today, though. no, brianna stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head , knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back. two teenagers, aged 16 and 15 at the time, deny murder. each blames each other for the killing . each other for the killing. >> and that's why they can't be named their x and y because they're under the age of they're juveniles regardless. juveniles. um, still to come, there's um, so still to come, there's inflation in christmas will cost you more this year. things years never used to be this expensive. >> did they? do you know how little christmas little father christmas initially his sleigh? initially paid for his sleigh? >> don't nothing, it was on >> i don't nothing, it was on the house. >> who wrote that? this is . >> who wrote that? this is. >> who wrote that? this is. >> i think we know who wrote that. >> oh, we love a good christmas joke. not you. with britain's newsroom on . gb news.

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isabel monday to thursdays from 6:00 till 930. >> 1120 with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pierce and pip tomson >> inflation in the uk dropped by more than expected last month. its fallen to 3.9. >> it may have slowed but it still means prices are rising and christmas presents, christmas dinner, food plus all the other festive expenses are going to be higher this year. >> chief economic adviser at the centre for economic and business , vicky price, joins us now . , vicky price, joins us now. good morning to you, vicky . so good morning to you, vicky. so this inflation drop it is good news. uh it is a bigger drop than was expected wasn't it. >> absolutely . i was listening >> absolutely. i was listening to uh various forecast before and they thought maybe 4.4. that would not have been bad because it would have been still a decline from the 4.6 he was the

previous month, but 3.9, it is quite a surprise. but of course, anyone who's been driving around london will london or elsewhere will have noficed london or elsewhere will have noticed that prices of the pumps have down, have been coming down, and that's a major reason why that's been a major reason why inflation much lower now inflation is so much lower now than it was. uh, just a few months ago. so, so external factors have played their role, but also food prices internationally have been coming down for months now . in fact, down for months now. in fact, for a year, month after for over a year, month after month after month. and we just finally beginning to see some of that in the shops as well. >> vicky, why does it take so long for those food prices which you been falling you say have been falling for, what, months or whatever, what, ten months or whatever, to actually percolate people's actually percolate into people's shopping basket? it is a very good question. >> there's been a bit of concern that perhaps some of the supermarkets have been profiteering. of course, profiteering. uh, but of course, if at their margins, if you look at their margins, they're particularly they're not particularly high. there's of there's been all sorts of things, issues , things, supply chain issues, because a middleman because there is a middleman there there been there somewhere. there have been some droughts in some some some droughts in some places the foods that we, places for the foods that we, particularly in the uk, want to consume. been some consume. so there have been some factors, actually food

factors, but actually food pnces factors, but actually food prices should have come down a lot the lot earlier. and it's one of the issues which think the, the issues which i think the, the government looked at. but so government has looked at. but so far do far hasn't managed to do anything but anything very much. but supermarkets themselves have suddenly perhaps supermarkets themselves have sudd should perhaps supermarkets themselves have sudd should be perhaps supermarkets themselves have sudd should be cutting perhaps supermarkets themselves have sudd should be cutting theirps they should be cutting their prices. branded food prices have still gone up quite a lot, still going up . but if you look at going up. but if you look at what supermarkets are actually offering right they are offering right now, they are using a lot more own label or sort of standard products that they're selling and people are buying those . so even the basket buying those. so even the basket of goods that buying has of goods that we're buying has changed reflect the fact that changed to reflect the fact that people don't have enough money. so they're gravitating so they're they're gravitating to when you to other things. so when you calculating spent calculating what is being spent and, those particular and, and what those particular pnces and, and what those particular prices are, then that's beginning that's beginning to come down. that's good news. >> so people think >> so will people think christmas is more expensive this year compared to last? vicky. oh definitely. >> there are so many items still , including some of the food pnces , including some of the food prices which are considerably higher now than they were a year ago. but what it does suggest is, particularly wages now is, particularly with wages now rising faster than inflation, that at least there is a little

bit of an improvement in in the way the people will feel. and we've seen that already in consumer confidence has gone up a is good a little bit, which is good news. i mean, the consumer is still overall negative they still overall negative when they respond surveys , but least respond to surveys, but at least that negativity been reduced that negativity has been reduced quite there's quite significantly. there's still of high mortgage still the issue of high mortgage rates and of course, you know, we've got taxes, which have been going so overall living going up. so overall living standards are still suffering . standards are still suffering. >> and course vicky, the >> and of course vicky, the energy prices have fallen quite sharply. but there are reports energy prices have fallen quite sharthat3ut there are reports energy prices have fallen quite sharthat they1ere are reports energy prices have fallen quite sharthat they could'e reports energy prices have fallen quite sharthat they could startorts energy prices have fallen quite sharthat they could start rising now that they could start rising again and we also again next year. and we also know the activity that's going on. um, bp's tankers that can't go through the suez because of these potential terror attacks, ten day longerjourney , oil ten day longerjourney, oil prices, gas prices, rising , too. prices, gas prices, rising, too. >> absolutely . but of course, >> absolutely. but of course, this is something which is affecting all countries and will be affecting all countries. one of the problems that we've had here is that we had here in the uk is that we had been way above other countries in getting our in terms of getting our inflation come down fast inflation to come down as fast as done. so in the as others have done. so in the us around for us it's been at around 3% for quite time. it's

quite some time. in europe, it's still 2.4. so very close to target. slower . yes, target. we've been slower. yes, of course do import rather a of course we do import rather a lot of our energy and that's been an issue and it might affect more. but you're affect us a bit more. but you're right, that month affect us a bit more. but you're rig month, that month affect us a bit more. but you're rig month, we that month affect us a bit more. but you're rig month, we could at month affect us a bit more. but you're rig month, we could seeronth affect us a bit more. but you're rig month, we could see some on month, we could see some changes. sometimes an increase , changes. sometimes an increase, but quite low base. now but from quite a low base. now and remember in and remember again that in january the electricity price cap goes up a little bit. so that's going to be reflected also in what consumers have to pay- yes also in what consumers have to pay. yes we have be pay. so yes we have to be prepared for a bit ups and prepared for a bit of ups and downs. overall the trend in downs. but overall the trend in downs. but overall the trend in down is downwards. and i sincerely bank of sincerely hope that the bank of england note and start england will take note and start cutting well that cutting rates soon. well that was going next question. >> not on the monetary >> you're not on the monetary committee, of course, of the bank vicky. if bank of england, vicky. but if you were, would this be the right backdrop a in right backdrop for a cut in interest right backdrop for a cut in intemost definitely. and i really >> most definitely. and i really find it very strange that even in december, when they must have had indication what had some indication of what pnces had some indication of what prices going doing, prices were going to be doing, three policy members from three key policy members from the monetary policy committee voted for increase in voted for an increase in interest rates. makes interest rates. it makes absolutely sense. we've absolutely no sense. what we've seen they're already seen in the us, they're already indicating perhaps three

indicating a cut. perhaps three cuts coming over the next year, maybe more. and the markets clearly decided to clearly have decided not to believe the bank of england believe what the bank of england says pricing more says and are pricing in more than point. whole point cut than one point. whole point cut dunng than one point. whole point cut during 2024, which means at £0.25 each, a percentage points each time point 25. um, we might actually see five cuts during the year if they are right, but let's wait and see. >> very interesting. that's vicky price, vicky, lovely to talk to you and have a lovely christmas. we're going to go live to we're going to go live actually to uh, a christmas market i think. >> yes . jack carson is in >> yes. jack carson is in birmingham in the west midlands, which always does a fabulous german christmas market. jack i imagine it's very busy there today , isn't it? today, isn't it? >> oh yeah. definitely. just as the days gone on and of people have started to come into town for that last minute christmas shopping and of course, maybe grabbing a bit of a beer, a bit of a sausage from this, um, german christmas market here it is actually the biggest christmas market country ,

christmas market in the country, all down high street . um, all down the high street. um, and course, people today the and of course, people today the word much word on their lips very much inflation. of course, what inflation. and of course, what that meaning to them. um, now that is meaning to them. um, now inflation of course, we know very much this year of this last month has fallen mainly to month has fallen mainly due to the fuel came down the price of fuel that came down around p per litre over around 4.1, um p per litre over the last few months. that's helped bring inflation down. but particularly as well. um, what is may be better news for people buying that that christmas food for their, for their table of for their, for their table is of course price inflation course food price inflation particularly has fallen particularly now that has fallen now eight in a row. now for eight months in a row. it's now of around 9.2. it's level now of around 9.2. last month. that's the lowest it's been since last may. so certainly while yes, that is still inflation, while things are still, still are high, the fact consecutively fact that it's consecutively and consistently falling of course, is very good news for those consumers who are looking to grab those bits for the kitchen table, for the for the table , table, for the for the table, for for their for their, uh, for their christmas dinner. now, when it comes actually much we're comes to actually how much we're spending, um, particularly this christmas now topcashback have done a survey they say that £280 on is what we're

on average is what we're spending less per, uh, per our christmas. um, uh, basically spending this year, of course, when you add that up, that equates to around £13 billion that we're not spending and is not going into the economy . so not going into the economy. so people really trying to tighten their belts. but on the impact of inflation and prices and how people finding their people are really finding their christmas shopping. been christmas shopping. i've been speaking here at speaking to people here at the christmas market. what christmas market. here's what a few of them told me. >> yes, i think everything has gone you know, but as a gone up, you know, but as a pensioner, sort of keeping pensioner, we're sort of keeping abreast, you know, and buying things for the family. abreast, you know, and buying things for the family . very much things for the family. very much a normal christmas . a normal christmas. >> everything's up the food and everything. i mean, for instance , we like cream cheese and at one time i used to be able to buy it for 50, £0.60. now it's nearly £2 for a small part of cream cheese and anything to do with christmas. the turkeys, the meat. um, it's well above what it should be, to be honest. i mean , we have for the last mean, we have for the last couple of years, we've been doing the secret santa because it's such family that you

it's such a big family that you couldn't really afford. >> now to buy each individual a present . present. >> so we do the secret santas away now. away how. >> away now. >> so yes, obviously that's very much the opinion here on the street , people definitely street, people definitely tightening their belts and of course lots of them using those loyalty schemes around the supermarkets and being really strict with our shopping list to try and make every penny count this christmas. >> jack carson in the middle of beautiful birmingham. thank you very much to secret santa. i'm hit and miss with secret santa. i haven't done it this year. i'm far too busy. >> i'm doing it with my other half's family. >> oh, how are you? it's actually a really, really, really good idea. yeah. >> so you a name and i don't >> so you get a name and i don't know who's buying mine, and they won't who's who, who won't know who's who, who i bought for. >> yeah, used a fiver, >> yeah, it used to be a fiver, but i'm not quite sure what a fiver will get now. fiver will get you now. >> not with >> no. well no we're not with inflation last year at but inflation last year at 12. but i mean fallen lot. so now mean it has fallen a lot. so now yeah the prestigious sports personality of the year was announced last night. and who

can forget the sporting giants who claim the award in the past they include. >> well in 2018 geraint thomas was crowned after becoming the third briton to win the tour de france. >> 2019. even i've heard of him . >> 2019. even i've heard of him. ben stokes awarded for leading england to a cricket world cup victory. >> 2020 lewis hamilton took gold after winning his seventh world drivers championships to become the most successful formula one driver in history. >> 2021 emma raducanu remember her? the first british woman to win a tennis grand slam title since virginia wade in 1977. >> even last year, at least beth mead won the euros this year, the prestigious award was granted to the woman's football keepeh granted to the woman's football keeper, who led in a goal to spain which lost us the world cup. >> her name is mary earps. >> her name is mary earps. >> congratulations to mary, who has won sports personality of the year. it is a little bit controversial depending on who

you talk to. andrew thinks there were more worthy winners. don't you? >> well, i just think if they'd won the flipping world cup, great. but they didn't. the link between all those people who won before . before they won at the before. before they won at the top of their game. andy murray won wimbledon, andy murray captained england to win the davis time in davis cup for the first time in 70 odd years. beth mead they won the euros. >> she saved a penalty against the spanish in the world cup final. >> she didn't save the other ball which went in the net and we lost it. we were runners up if we won. >> she's a brilliant, inspiring player. i'm sure she is. and you say yourself, you don't know a huge amount about football , so huge amount about football, so much about football. >> think it should go >> but i do think it should go to somebody who's at top of to somebody who's at the top of their game and is a winner, and we didn't win the world cup. i did watch it when you think back to andy murray, won it to andy murray, won who's it twice , he won it 2 or 3. twice, he won it 2 or 3. >> yeah, he won it two, 2 or 3 years running. i just can't imagine scenario where he imagine that scenario where he would have won spoty if he'd finished runner up at wimbledon.

no, but then i guess it depends who else he was up against. it depends who the competition you think about . think about. >> who could have won it this yeah >> who could have won it this year. frankie dettori, of year. frankie dettori, one of the jockeys of the most successful jockeys of all didn't it. >> only ap mccoy has won from racing. i think that was in 2010. yeah uh, and he's won a lot . frankie dettori this year, lot. frankie dettori this year, he didn't even finish in the top three i don't think. no >> mcilroy the golfer. um rory mcilroy wasn't there . mcilroy wasn't there. >> i wonder if he was a bit put out. he wasn't there. he didn't do any sort of messages, videos, nothing. >> and the funny thing was it was widely trailed that she was going win. and i know it's going to win. and i know it's a pubuc going to win. and i know it's a public vote, but it was widely trailed. going to win, trailed. she was going to win, so was little surprise and so there was little surprise and she didn't look surprised when she didn't look surprised when she won either. not saying she didn't look surprised when shearon either. not saying she didn't look surprised when shea fix, either. not saying she didn't look surprised when shea fix, butther. not saying she didn't look surprised when shea fix, butththinkyt saying she didn't look surprised when shea fix, butththink it'sting it's a fix, but i think it's a victory for wokery and equality and all that. and the best person win. maybe she's person should win. maybe she's the person. don't the best person. i just don't think should have been her. think she should have been her. >> prince of >> well, she's got the prince of wales's, support. he's wales's, uh, support. he's congratulated her. >> course he has. >> of course he has. >> of course he has. >> okay. keep your views coming

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that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six. >> 1039 is britain's newsroom on tv news with andrew pierce. that's me and pip tomson that's me. >> and it's good night from me. >> and it's good night from me. >> colorado's supreme court has ruled that that donald trump cannot run for president next yearin cannot run for president next year in the state. >> the court ruled, four three that trump was not eligible because he had, as they said, engagedin because he had, as they said, engaged in insurrection over the us capitol riot. nearly three years we're going to talk years ago. we're going to talk now to chairman of republicans overseas swenson, overseas uk, greg swenson, a great this program. great friend of this program. greg for three and it all all seven judges on the colorado supreme court are democrat appointees. it strikes me that this will be overturned at the supreme court anyway . supreme court anyway. >> i agree with that. andrew i

think that it's very likely to go to the supreme court and it's likely to go there quickly. and i do agree with that the i do agree with you that the constitution , this court, you constitution, this court, you know, or at least the sixth constitutionalist judges are likely to overturn it. so i don't think this is going to stick, but i think it's a it's a message that's, you know, it's disappointing that that the democrats who claim to want to preserve democracy are actually trying to, to de—emphasise the democratic process and let the voters decide who should be their elected politicians . their elected politicians. >> this will play to his strength, though, won't it? because he'll say, i'm a victim. it's a democrat plot. it's being orchestrated joe biden orchestrated by sleepy joe biden and the white who and the white house, who probably didn't it was probably didn't even know it was happening. absolutely. happening. frankly absolutely. >> i this will probably >> i mean, this will probably give him another bump in the polls. he's obviously gotten major bumps from the indictments and of course, the mugshot. but remember, you know, and by the way, don't as you know, i'm way, i don't as you know, i'm not supporting president trump in the primaries. rather see

in the primaries. i'd rather see ron desantis be elected or win the nomination . and the white the nomination. and the white house, i think he'd be a better president. but that doesn't mean i want unelected bureaucrats or judges a weaponized justice judges or a weaponized justice system to decide who should be on the ballot or not. so. so i think this is a mistake. it probably backfires the probably backfires against the democrats. think democrats. and i don't think it's going to stick anyway. greg >> it's significant, though, isn't because it's the first isn't it, because it's the first time history that section time in history that section three of the 14th amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate . presidential candidate. >> that's right. yeah and it's not unlike the democrats to look for these sort of obscure law, uh, amendments in the constitution. they've done it with the jones act, you know, to prosecute mike flynn five years ago that hadn't been used in 100 years. and again , we're seeing years. and again, we're seeing it with with the 14th amendment, section three. i don't know that it's applicable here, but, you know, that was the amendment was obviously designed after the civil to address returning civil war to address returning

confederate politicians who actually led an insurrection, whereas , you know, this this is whereas, you know, this this is arguably about a, what, half the country calls a mostly peaceful protest, to use a phrase from the left . and in the other half the left. and in the other half of the country thinks it was an insurrection when you know, it doesn't look like an insurrection to when insurrection to me, when you have know, okay, there have a, you know, okay, there was in outfit was a clown in a viking outfit running around the capitol. but, you know, this is not, you know, the confederacy fighting the union civil war and his union in the civil war and his conviction . conviction. >> he was impeached by the by the house, but the house of representatives. but that was overturned by the senate. so there even a conviction there isn't even a conviction for insurrection. yeah for insurrection. arson. yeah >> no, that's a really good point, andrew. and i think we'll see more definition see a little more definition around as the january 6th around that as the january 6th trial approaches and the prosecution wants to take this to the supreme court to get a clearer picture on whether he has presidential immunity or whether this is really an insurrection or not. we'll see that in the trial. so yeah, there's a lot to learn over the

next few months. but again, i think it goes back to the democrats you really democrats, you know, really using, know , by, by using, you know, by, by any means , trying to stop means necessary, trying to stop the president now it's again, it's backfired in the near terms. but i think the democrats want trump to be the candidate, or at least they did a few months ago. now that it looks like be the candidate, like he will be the candidate, they're you know, they're they're it. you know, they're starting worry could starting to worry that he could beat president biden and that's probably a reason . another probably a reason. another reason we saw the some of these cases that are being prosecuted to get rid of trump , to get him to get rid of trump, to get him off the ballot. i don't know that it'll work, but i think there's a real lack of confidence in biden right now. and you have that 6 or 9 and you didn't have that 6 or 9 months ago. but there's a real, real i think the democrats are really president really worried about president biden's chances. >> you see? could >> greg, what do you see? could be could happen though if and okay, we know it's a big if. but if the supreme court agrees that this colorado ruling was right, well, then what could happen next? could we see many other

states trying to follow colorado's lead ? colorado's lead? >> yeah, it's a great question in the near terme. i'm not worried about it . first of all, worried about it. first of all, they've stayed the decision for now. but i think colorado is not a big populist state, so it's not really critical to trump's success or any republican success or any republican success in the primaries. the question is, will other states follow? and it's a great one. and i believe that they will. now remember, some states have already tried this. i think 7 or 8 states have already attempted to do this. it's always failed. this is first time hasn't this is the first time it hasn't failed so it could failed. so yes, it could encourage states . i failed. so yes, it could encourage states. i don't encourage other states. i don't think it will work. i don't think it will work. i don't think the american voter will tolerate, the judicial tolerate, you know, the judicial system being weaponized this way. so i don't know that it will work. if anything, it elevates trump in the near terme and in the general election . it and in the general election. it could actually elevate him as well , really. well, really. >> and just finally, greg, just remind us the polls, the latest polls are showing trump is now ahead biden . ahead of biden. >> yeah, he's up, you know,

anywhere from 4 to 10 points. he also loses to governor desantis or nikki haley in those polls. he actually loses by a bigger margin to nikki haley. but i think you have to remember that , think you have to remember that, you know, these it's still early in these polls. anybody a genenc in these polls. anybody a generic democrat would beat trump by eight points. and that's something that's that's really important and doesn't get talked about enough. so the party that ditches the leading candidate first is most likely to win . because trump's the only to win. because trump's the only one that could lose to biden. and the only one that and biden is the only one that could lose to trump 75% of americans don't want see americans don't want to see either one them. so, you either one of them. so, you know, into a car know, we're heading into a car crash here. it's a shame because the republicans are in a really good position given the state of the economy and biden is the economy and where biden is polling now. polling right now. >> fascinating . thanks. >> fascinating. thanks. >> fascinating. thanks. >> greg swenson. yeah. chairman of overseas uk. of republicans overseas uk. i think extraordinary this think it's extraordinary this the powerful the world's most powerful nation, is going to have these two clowns. >> well, you just said we're heading for crash and

heading for a car crash and these two clowns are going to be on the ticket again. >> stephen pound has a former politician. >> it kind of looks like that isn't heartbreaking? you >> it kind of looks like that isn't aheartbreaking? you >> it kind of looks like that isn't a population1g? you >> it kind of looks like that isn't a population of’ you >> it kind of looks like that isn't a population of overyou >> it kind of looks like that isn't a population of over 200 million. >> no, over 300, 330 million. >> no, over 300, 330 million. >> and those are the only people that exactly. think that they can. exactly. i think there's a couple of key points here. think, know, here. firstly i think, you know, your perceptive your point was very perceptive that hasn't actually been that he hasn't actually been found of this yet. and found guilty of this yet. and it's that also found guilty of this yet. and it's one that also found guilty of this yet. and it's one made that also found guilty of this yet. and it's one made wasiat also found guilty of this yet. and it's one made was that so found guilty of this yet. and it's one made was that this the one you made was that this will simply fire up his core. of course it will. they will love it. they will see this as a conspiracy, you know, from the democrats try to him off democrats to try to keep him off the ticket. i think are the ticket. i think there are people emerging. question people emerging. the question that are asking is that democrats are asking now is how joe biden how can we persuade joe biden to do do do the only thing that he can do to the party, which is to help the party, which is actually step back if he's defenestrated, if they sack him, there's . there's no mechanism for that. but they did, then that would but if they did, then that would actually rupture the democratic party . if he actually rupture the democratic party. if he simply we're party. if he simply says we're the in the world, you the best will in the world, you know, i'm just, you know, i'm ill. i'm leave of absence. >> they never give up >> he won't they never give up levers of power. know that levers of power. we know that i don't i think that that's don't know, i think that that's the way. the only way. >> only i the only way. >> only n >> the only way i can see. >> the only way i can see.

>> the way i can see that >> the only way i can see that happening the first lady happening is if the first lady persuades his wife. yeah, persuades him. his wife. yeah, well, persuades him. his wife. yeah, welwell, there's the with >> well, there's the issue with his hunter. i mean, that's his son, hunter. i mean, that's getting nasty. i mean, you know, the getting the trial of his son is getting very, unpleasant. you very, very unpleasant. and, you know, very much know, he's already very much involved within so i think involved within that. so i think greg's was , i think it greg's point was, i think it also be written in carved in letters stone. the only letters of stone. the only people the only person people who can the only person who is trump. the who can beat biden is trump. the only person who beat is only person who beat trump is biden not it's not. biden is not biden. it's not. >> extraordinary. >> yeah, it's extraordinary. >> yeah, it's extraordinary. >> extraordinary >> that's extraordinary. >> that's extraordinary. >> ridiculous state of >> it's a ridiculous state of affairs , isn't i, i think affairs, isn't it? i, i think you're right that this is only going to fire up those who were, i think, to make people who who support him more vociferous in their support of him. um but it's also even from a strategic point of view, i can't understand what they thought they because of they were doing because of course, is going to go to course, this is going to go to the supreme of course, course, this is going to go to the supreme are course, course, this is going to go to the supreme are goinge, course, this is going to go to the supreme are going to the supreme court are going to knock hasn't he knock it back and hasn't he stuffed it full his. stuffed it full of his. >> didn't stuffed it full of stuffed it full of his. >> people stuffed it full of stuffed it full of his. >> people before zed it full of stuffed it full of his. >> people before he it full of stuffed it full of his. >> people before he stood of stuffed it full of his. >> people before he stood down? his people before he stood down? >> out nine of the judges >> six out of nine of the judges are republicans, many them are republicans, many of them appointed him. six are have appointed by him. six are have been trump. so all

been appointed by trump. so all they've done is add fuel to the fire of those who support him. so if they wanted to try and prevent him from becoming president, the only way that you could explain could really explain it logically there was logically would be if there was some kind conspiracy. some kind of conspiracy. and actually it really actually those behind it really do elected, do want him to get elected, because that's how bad this is. as strategy not actually as a strategy and not actually suggesting that's the case. um, so a ridiculous so it's just a ridiculous situation . situation. >> he'll be hoping other >> and he'll be hoping other democrat courts go democrat states courts go the same way . same way. >> and of course, colorado isn't really a you know, it doesn't. it's a minor player. it's not pivotal. doesn't really matter. he lost colorado. >> i don't think republicans >> i don't think the republicans ever win colorado. >> i don't think the republicans eve it's n colorado. >> i don't think the republicans eve it's n ccayrado. >> i don't think the republicans eve it'sn ccayrado. dunk >> i don't think the republicans eve it's n ccayrado. dunk that the >> it's not a slam dunk that the supreme court will overrule this because there is an issue of states here states states rights here and states legislature where they do actually have the power to actually have the power to actually own views actually express their own views at of the ballot. don't at the time of the ballot. don't forget you but they'd be forget, you know, but they'd be overruling well, the overruling the senate. well, the state senate. yeah. yeah. well that's the that's where the interesting thing is going to come, because supreme come, because the supreme court will say, well, look, if colorado this, how will say, well, look, if colcwe 0 this, how will say, well, look, if colcwe stop this, how will say, well, look, if colcwe stop colorado this, how will say, well, look, if colcwe stop colorado doingiow will say, well, look, if colcwe stop colorado doing it? can we stop colorado doing it? if they simply want what if they simply say we want what they is unconstitutional

they can say is unconstitutional to bring this piece to bring in this 1869 piece of legislation? it's not legislation? yeah. but it's not a slam dunk by any means. even with the five three supreme court, i it is. court, i think it is. >> i think i think that one of the most important things to say about is what it says about about this is what it says about the political of america. >> w- >> well, because america is thought crucible of thought of as the crucible of democracy. but what this shows is that there are those and we already know this from other examples that there is a is a, a people who want to frustrate the democratic process through legal means, through politicised legal means, through politicised legal means . um, means, through politicised legal means. um, and i think , i mean, means. um, and i think, i mean, it is a ridiculous situation that you would have biden and trump running against each other, as greg was saying there, when nobody in america wants either of them to be president, they're going to vote for who they're going to vote for who they least . they want least. >> it's an extraordinary situation of the independents. i mean, this the time? i mean, mean, is this the time? i mean, if you remember perot many if you remember ross perot many years shame years ago, it's such a shame about ron desantis. >> just they're going >> you just said they're going to vote for who they want. least you apply politics

you could apply that to politics here when it comes to here as well. when it comes to the next election. here as well. when it comes to the situation tion. ridiculous. >> situation here is ridiculous. >> situation here is ridiculous. >> i because >> i know, i know because despite stephen pound's passionate championing of keir starmer, . and that's starmer, he's dull. and that's what most people think. he's not inspiring dull. >> anyway, i mean, liz truss wasn't dull. >> anyway, i mean, liz truss wasno dull. >> anyway, i mean, liz truss wasno , ull. >> anyway, i mean, liz truss wasno , it's not about whether >> no, it's not about whether they're though . they're dull, though. >> it's about whether they are safe, labour safe, capable and labour campaign slogan give me darlings i >> -- >> well, i m >> well, i think, i think barium wm >> well, i think, i think, um, rishi sunak is competent and he's good on technical detail. i just don't think he's cut through as a charismatic leader. well and he's inherited a lot of problems. >> yeah, but i think that trump biden isn't analogous to sunak starmer . so please, let's not go starmer. so please, let's not go down. no, it's not no it's not. >> um, what would you do if you were in a vote in america, if that's two people on the that's the two people on the ballot, would for? ballot, who would you vote for? >> probably vote for trump. >> i'd probably vote for trump. >> i'd probably vote for trump. >> what >> that's interesting. what would you do, stephen? >> you always vote >> well, you would always vote democrat, hell democrat, but i sure as hell wouldn't biden. wouldn't vote for biden. >> oh, you could spoil your ballot or you could your ballot or you could spoil your papeh ballot or you could spoil your paper. spoil my paper. i possibly spoil my ballot. like to vote

ballot. i'd like to vote for desantis was option. desantis if that was an option. >> yeah. or what about the republican kennedy, republican guy, the kennedy, who might independent? might run as an independent? >> i think he's >> yeah, i think he's he's a he's a good candidate. he's probably democrat in probably the only democrat in living i can imagine living memory that i can imagine myself voting for. >> quite >> nikki haley is quite impressive, you think? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> let's let's move on to >> let's let's let's move on to prince andrew. uh, we haven't heard huge amount prince heard a huge amount of prince andrew recently , but is andrew recently, but he is facing fresh scrutiny now over his links to jeffrey epstein after judge ruled evidence after a us judge ruled evidence from an accuser can be made public. tell us about this, emma i >> -- >> uh, it's hum hm 5mm >> uh, it's all all fun and games, isn't it? really um, so it's almost been a kind of annus horribilis for the royal family. i think with everything that's been going on with meghan markle and now this problem is just not going it's going to go away. it's like a festering boil that needs be festering boil that needs to be lanced um, and maybe this lanced out. um, and maybe this is lancing not is the lancing of it. i'm not sure. um, so this judge has ruled that 150, uh, a document will be released that names 150, um, associate of um, of this,

um, associate of um, of this, um, lady. i don't know how to pronounce her last name. johanna schoenberg. i'm not exactly sure how that's supposed to be pronounced, but, um, who has claimed , um, that she was claimed, um, that she was sexually assaulted by prince andrew? so obviously this could have really quite serious implications. have really quite serious implications . actions. um, but implications. actions. um, but l, implications. actions. um, but i, i just think this problem is not going to go away. >> he thought he'd buried it by paying >> he thought he'd buried it by paying the £12 million to virginia giuffre, a woman he says he's not even. >> i think his mother may have paid. but one thing you can say is he won't be sweating over this. >> oh, very, very funny. >> oh, very, very funny. >> i we should say >> i mean, we should say buckingham palace has previously said all allegations against said all the allegations against prince andrew categorically prince andrew are categorically untrue. course, buckingham untrue. of course, buckingham palace on palace won't comment on this because longer comment because they no longer comment on prince andrew, because he is not longer , even not regarded any longer, even though the title as a though he has the title as a working royal. >> on his own to just >> so he's on his own to just they're away from they're keeping away from it, say it at all, say nothing about it at all, leading to and i was the leading to it. and if i was the king, i would talking to my king, i would be talking to my brother and actually,

brother and say, actually, i know you like royal windsor lodge, but there's a very nice lodge on the balmoral estate. you're there. you can you're moving there. you can look uh, a garden, look after some, uh, a garden, some but there's also some trees. but there's also you're be seen in you're never going to be seen in pubuc you're never going to be seen in public again. >> six they've already >> oh six yes, they've already they've that they've already done all that they've already done all that they can as the royal family to they can as the royal family to they can't remove him as a member of their actual blood family. >> but they've done everything that to distance that they can to distance themselves from him and will not be. >> will we see him at christmas when the family go to when the royal family go to church at sandringham? >> interesting. >> he has done interesting. he's done he done the sandringham walk. he has and it's interesting. >> it again with this >> if he does it again with this hangoveh >> if he does it again with this hangover, it is important to mention, that hangover, it is important to men release that hangover, it is important to men release can that hangover, it is important to menrelease can be|at this release of names can be appealed . appealed. >> so when it is released, it >> so if when it is released, it will be in early january and it may not turn out as we think it will. >> it's a complete mess, isn't it? >> he might be a little bit concerned over his christmas sherry. is it. thank you sherry. that is it. thank you stephen, thank you emma. we'll try some good news try and do some good news tomorrow. that's it from britain's newsroom and good afternoon. is next with afternoon. britain is next with emily and ben. will see you tomorrow. >> it it is indeed coming up on

the show. we've got a massive show for you today. what's coming up? >> massive news coming out of america. donald trump dramatically banned from running for president colorado court. >> this an all out attack or >> is this an all out attack or attack democracy in america ? attack on democracy in america? >> the biggest strike >> and also the biggest strike in nhs history ? starting today, in nhs history? starting today, bma chief says they're doing it to save the nhs. could that possibly be right? >> and an early christmas present for rishi sunak. >> inflation halved. all that to come . come. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers spot of weather up. boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news . up. boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news. news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. >> it will be a windy afternoon for many areas. >> not quite as windy as tomorrow but it will tomorrow will be, but it will also cloud over with some drizzly turning quite persistent. >> that's as a result of this warm front that's pushing southeastwards across the country through the course of the day. it introduce the day. it will introduce milder air, but also quite a lot

of cloud and rain. rain will of cloud and rain. the rain will be persistent for many northern and areas . much and western areas. much of scotland, northern ireland, northwest england, north wales , northwest england, north wales, two across the south and east. it should stay fairly dry through much of the day, but fairly dull and cloudy as we've got milder air. it will technically be milder technically be a milder afternoon, are afternoon, but the winds are fairly strong so it won't feel particularly mild , particularly particularly mild, particularly if you're under much of the cloud and rain across coastal areas in the north and west, and here the rain will persist throughout tonight. it will be quite dull and damp quite another dull and damp night. tonight it the rain turns quite persistent across the far north and then we'll see some blood showers moving in across the far north of scotland by tomorrow morning . and winds tomorrow morning. and the winds really pick up through really start to pick up through the of thursday morning , the course of thursday morning, we could see gusts in excess of 70mph, possibly closer to 80mph. across the far north. but through the rest of the day, inland areas of northern england and parts of north wales could see closer to 50 or 60mph. see gusts closer to 50 or 60mph.

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good afternoon britain. >> it is 12:00 on wednesday. the 24th of december. >> trump kicked off the ballot in a unprecedented move. colorado supreme court has banned donald trump from running for president in the us. >> in the us, his team says he'll appeal to the us supreme court . but is this he'll appeal to the us supreme court. but is this the end for his white house bid? >> christmas come early prime minister rishi sunak says the latest fall in inflation is good news for the country. but will you in your pocket and you feel it in your pocket and don't get ill this christmas ? don't get ill this christmas? >> trade union chiefs say junior doctors are striking to, quote, save nhs as they begin the save the nhs as they begin the biggest strike in their history. today we'll be on the picket line . line. >> yes. so this is absolutely massive news and we're going to be speaking to a number of experts from america, from the states about this, because donald trump has effectively been disqualified from running.

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