is 12:00 on wednesday. the >> 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.7 >> 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.

as for president in the state of colorado. and there are so many questions about this, is this saving democracy or is this a totally anti democratic move from this court in colorado? what do you think? >> well, his his supporters are saying it's an all out attack on democracy. why should the courts decide who becomes the us president and what's stopping other courts from doing the same thing? colorado by the way, is a is a court packed full of judges appointed by the democrats. so it comes as no surprise. but but trump's going to take this to the us supreme court. >> or at least that's what his team are saying. he's going to do. he's going to challenge do. so he's going to challenge this the us supreme court, this in the us supreme court, where a conservative where there is a conservative majority. so it may not go any further, but it's very interesting whether interesting to think whether this chances in this will improve his chances in the past, when there have been attacks on donald trump through the courts, he's actually come out better than before. so will this be good for donald trump,

or will this make people think, actually, he's not the man for me. he's been impeached. actually, he's not the man for me he's; been impeached. actually, he's not the man for me he's; beerindicted.|ed. been >> he's been indicted. he's been arrested extraordinary. for any previous president . and i previous us president. and i just get the feeling and his supporters do as well, that these attacks by the democrats are really going to are only really going to galvanise his base and increase his chances of winning in 2024. but extraordinary scenes, extraordinary scenes. >> let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.uk com do you think donald trump will come out better as a result of this, or do you think this is a totally anti—democratic move from the court? let us know your thoughts. let us know what you think on this news. but before that, let's start with the headunes that, let's start with the headlines with tatiana . headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you . good >> emily, thank you. good afternoon. 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 the decrease in fuel prices was the 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 they'll be significant disruption to nhs services as junior doctors begin 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, 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's the the start of january. that's the longest nhs history , doctor longest in nhs history, doctor rob lawrenson told gb news. the situation will get worse if the government down. government doesn't back down. >> doctors will just continue to leave and the headline lines will just get worse. every every winter. and it won't just be winter, it will be in the middle of summer as well, where patients will struggle to get the care that they need and deserve all year round. >> 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 us capitol attack. the ruling makes trump the first president 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 . overturn the decision. >> wonder crooked joe biden and

the far left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary . they're willing means necessary. they're willing to violate the us constitution's at levels never seen before in order to win this election. joe biden is a threat to democracy. it's a threat . they're 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 mp andrew bridgen has resigned from the reclaim party, citing a 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 . likelihood of a general election next year was also a factor. a spokesman for the mp told gb news he'll be standing an 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 and scrutiny, with the release of hundreds of new files. a judge in the us ruled

on monday. documents relating to more than 170 associates, friends and victims of epstein should be made public. they include 40 documents of evidence from johanna sjoberg, who 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 millionaire untrue. a british millionaire and former diplomat kidnapped in ecuador has been found by police, 78 year old colin armstrong and his girlfriend catherine paulo santos , were catherine paulo santos, were taken by armed men from their villa in los rios on saturday, ecuador's chief of police says . ecuador's chief of police says. mr armstrong was 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 . nine people have been arrested. and uk house prices have seen their biggest annual 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 £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. now back to ben and . emily. >> all right, well, let's start the hour with some good news. the uk inflation unexpectedly fell to 3.9% this morning. that's to according new data from the office of national statistics. >> yeah, it's the lowest rate in over two years. and chancellor jeremy hunt has responded by saying , quote, with inflation saying, quote, with inflation more halved , we are more than halved, we are starting to remove inflationary pressures the economy. but pressures from the economy. but many families still many families are still struggling with high prices. so we will continue to prioritise

measures that help with cost of living pressures . yes. living pressures. yes. >> so joining us in the studio to tell us a bit more dig into the detail, is justin urquhart stewart, economist and co—founder of regionally. now we're be to we're going to be talking to people out there, talking about how this is going to affect their christmas basket. well, essentially the cost of things. so we found out now today that inflation is coming down. >> it is coming down. >> it is coming down. >> i'm interested to see if the junior doctors are going to say yes. >> actually our claim is actually much lower now than it was before. >> i don't think it's going to happen, but no, i'm delighted that prime that actually the prime minister's one of his minister's got one of his targets i don't targets pretty close. i don't think actually involved targets pretty close. i don't thidoing actually involved targets pretty close. i don't thidoing so actually involved targets pretty close. i don't thidoing so becausey involved targets pretty close. i don't thidoing so because actually d in doing so because actually inflation nothing inflation has got really nothing to with prime minister's role. >> this has been an issue happening internationally . this >> this has been an issue hap|notng internationally . this >> this has been an issue hap|not caused'nationally . this >> this has been an issue hap|not caused by, onally . this >> this has been an issue hap|not caused by, um,ly . this >> this has been an issue hap|not caused by, um, you this >> this has been an issue hap|not caused by, um, you know, was not caused by, um, you know, wage rises and things like that. >> certain amount of that. but >> a certain amount of that. but it was actually a supply issue because the of cost because the cost of oil, cost of grain, for grain, all those elements for the past couple of years have gone through the system, and now they're off the

they're dropping off the calculation. remember, it's a calculation which happens every single calculation which happens every singso if it was going up last >> so if it was going up last this time last year and it drops out of calculation, down it goes. >> you say that this isn't the government's doing so. it's not their achievement, but they certainly could have made it worse chosen different worse if they'd chosen different policies. so for example, had they , uh, policies. so for example, had they , uh, tax cuts they given massive, uh, tax cuts or had they increased public sector pay further, would that have been inflation or would inflation? >> we were about to move into a penod >> we were about to move into a period which would be inflationary because of pay rises, now seeing rises, because we now are seeing pay rises, because we now are seeing pay rises starting be ahead pay rises starting to be ahead of for the first time. of inflation for the first time. if you keep that, then if you keep doing that, then that different type of that starts a different type of inflation. domestic inflation. in domestic inflation. in domestic inflation. and that's when you need interest rates to go up. for the past few months, the bank has been putting bank of england has been putting up rates for. why? up interest rates for. why? because was an method because that was an old method of controlling consumer spending. think spending. i don't think we've had i haven't had a consumer boom. i haven't noficed noticed that recently. >> an argument >> and also there's an argument the bank england have the bank of england should have been with been faster and harder with interest very interest rates from the very beginning. so potentially the government is to blame for a lot of the inflation we see now, not just from from global pressures.

>> bank of >> well, technically the bank of england, they're england, because they're supposed, sorry, the bank of england in theory independence, although they're all a lot of government say the government influence to say the least. no, what have least. but no, what you have found there is actually the interest rates aren't up interest rates aren't went up very they very quickly indeed, but they should have gone remember, should have gone up. remember, these emergency interest these were emergency interest rates to banking rates dating back to the banking crisis in 2008. so people got used to the fact that interest rates 012 percent mortgage rates are one two, 3, and then doubling. well, they should have already gone up to what should be our normal level of interest rates should be at about three and a half. >> talking of mortgage rates, i mean next month the february >> talking of mortgage rates, i meamarch,month the february >> talking of mortgage rates, i meamarch, around the february >> talking of mortgage rates, i meamarch, around 5 the february >> talking of mortgage rates, i meamarch, around 5 million�*bruary and march, around 5 million people come off people are expected to come off old where they fixed old fixed rates where they fixed at five rates. so at one 2% onto five 6% rates. so although inflation has come down, is it going to touch the sides the consumer to be sides for the consumer to be very painful? sides for the consumer to be verbecause? sides for the consumer to be verbecause you sides for the consumer to be venbecause you know, sides for the consumer to be verbecause you know, what >> because you know, what seemed like nice cheap rates when you took out. took that mortgage out. you know, bad indeed . know, it was very bad indeed. sort of the market sort of education of the market and people to say , look, and of people to say, look, those are the proper those are not the proper interest rates you should be paying interest rates you should be paying for your mortgage. you should be planning for the fact it's be three and it's going to be about three and

a half, 4. that will be normal. instead you've got is instead what you've got is people joining the house market in first mortgage then in their first mortgage and then getting going to getting it renewed are going to find than double the price getting it renewed are going to fintheir than double the price getting it renewed are going to fintheir monthlonuble the price getting it renewed are going to fintheir monthly payment. price getting it renewed are going to fintheir monthly payment. andz of their monthly payment. and that's that hit that's dreadful. that does hit a house for house valuations , a house for house valuations, a number of trade, a number of transactions going through. and of course, then spending in the high street. >> now we've had a little bit more some european more growth than some european countries, is a good countries, which is a good thing, although not a lot. but when it comes to inflation, we're struggling a little more, aren't we? inflation has been a lot more persistent. >> it's very difficult because there are various things that have been affected, which again, we're good at. we don't we're not so good at. we don't produce food. produce much of our own food. and import a lot. and so and so we import a lot. and so if you've got a weaker pound and if you've got a weaker pound and if a position if you've got a position where things coming much more things are coming in much more from continent than from from the continent than from here, life going to be here, then life is going to be is expensive. there is is more expensive. but there is some good news around. i some good news around. so i think remembering think it's worth remembering this. of growth think it's worth remembering this. particular of growth think it's worth remembering this. particular sector of growth think it's worth remembering this. particular sector where nth in a particular sector where we've . pretty good at we've. pretty good at technology. now, admittedly, you can't eat technology. you can't have it for christmas. but what

you're is more you're seeing now is more businesses being created, more jobs being created across the country in these tech technology hubs, universities hubs, often around universities and the nicknames and you get them the nicknames you like silicon you always have, like silicon roundabout and silicon glen, silicon fen , um, and you have silicon fen, um, and you have all those . and this is all of those. and this is something which you're not seeing you're seeing on the continent. you're seeing on the continent. you're seeing much british seeing very much a british thing. unfortunately, we're not very growing them, which very good at growing them, which is americans come here is why the americans come here by and take them by the companies and take them back . you back to california. so if you can that one, you're going can fix that one, you're going to growth, more to get more growth, more employment, able get employment, and be able to get some benefit. >> some benefit. » m some benefit. >> be nice >> well, that might be nice because jeremy hunt, the chancellor, has said this chancellor, has said that this is, first to is, you know, the first step to sustainable happy sustainable growth. so happy days hopefully are coming. we shall see. thank you. justin urquhart stewart as always, economist and co—founder of regionally . regionally. >> heard that prices >> now we've heard that prices are coming do you feel are coming down. but do you feel ready to splash out this christmas ? christmas? >> let's hear from gb news reporter jack carson, who joins us from a christmas market in birmingham . jack, you've been to birmingham. jack, you've been to talking the locals there or visitors to the market. what do they have to say? are they

pleased with this news? do they feel richer? well i think feel any richer? well i think certainly the figure coming down certainly the figure coming down certainly is something that's been taken positively here. >> , here at the german >> um, here at the german christmas market here in birmingham. but the fact and the reality is people are still really feeling because really feeling the pinch because it still inflation. prices it is still inflation. prices are still up of course, on this time last year on particularly of course up from and before covid, before the russian invasion of ukraine as well. but of course, when you here at the christmas market and you are talking to the people, whether they're getting a sausage, whether they're getting a beer, it's to see it's really interesting to see how christmas habits how their christmas habits are changing know on changing as well. now we know on average, brits the average, brits around the country to be spending country are going to be spending around less this christmas country are going to be spending arotheir less this christmas country are going to be spending arotheir christmasthis christmas country are going to be spending arotheir christmas shopping,nas country are going to be spending arotheir christmas shopping, on on their christmas shopping, on their of course, that has their food, of course, that has a knock on impact if everyone on average that. it's average is doing that. it's around billion going around £13 billion not going into the economy christmas into the economy of christmas spending , which of course is spending, which of course is going to going to hurt the going to it's going to hurt the kind of and being able to kind of pot and being able to grow the growth grow the economy. if the growth is of course, people are is the aim of course, people are still so it's still cutting back. so it's

going more struggle going to be more of a struggle to possibly growth. of to possibly get that growth. of course, in the future. but i did speak to some people here on the street a little bit earlier on about how the inflation is really shopping , really impacted their shopping, and told me . and here's what they told me. >> jack, i'm not sure we've got that clip, but, um, in shame in terms of, um, how people are funding their christmases , i funding their christmases, i know that the purse strings are tight . are we seeing any influx tight. are we seeing any influx or increase in people lumping the on cards , for the load on credit cards, for example ? example? >> well, that's always the trend, isn't it? around this time of year that people know that it may be into january, into february, they can spend a few extra hundreds of few extra more hundreds of pounds this month, particularly to know, obviously, that then they few months. so certainly thatis they few months. so certainly that is a trend. that's always been the case. um, particularly here in the uk, it's always been the joke, isn't it christmas that you max out the credit card into christmas then you've into christmas and then you've really got to you've got really got to you've really got to in january. but it's to cut back in january. but it's particularly the, particularly as well on, on the, on list. are

on the shopping list. people are really really really being really, really strict on their shopping list this christmas, particularly, strict on their shopping list this iof'istmas, particularly, strict on their shopping list this iof�*istrapparentlyrlarly, strict on their shopping list this iof�*istrapparentlyrlarlgoing 30% of us apparently are going to around all of to be looking around for all of those all of those those bargains, all of those loyalty the loyalty schemes, all the different reward cards different kind of reward cards that, of course, supermarket is now giving is that now particularly giving is that if you buy with their reward card, can get your veg for card, you can get your veg for pennies instead of pounds. they they're of they're all the kind of different people different things that people are. searching for. are. people are searching for. so not just so people definitely not just going one place they may going to one place as they may have previous to going to one place as they may haveall previous to going to one place as they may haveall of previous to going to one place as they may haveall of theirevious to going to one place as they may haveall of their food,; to going to one place as they may haveall of their food, their to buy all of their food, their shopping around. and of course, those those trends have been coming few years, coming for the last few years, but particularly with this impact of inflation, that's going to something of going to be something which of course, people do carry on doing. >> absolutely well. thank you very carson out very much. jack carson out there, who's live there, our reporter who's live from christmas market in from a christmas market in birmingham. then there's from a christmas market in birmininssue then there's from a christmas market in birmininssue that hen there's from a christmas market in birmininssue that a n there's from a christmas market in birmininssue that a lot1ere's from a christmas market in birmininssue that a lot ofe's also the issue that a lot of people get paid before people get paid early before christmas . and then you've got a christmas. and then you've got a very, journey , their very, very long journey, their wages long. january until wages very long. january until you get paid once again. so you've yeah. you've got to be savvy. yeah. >> the credit card >> and also the credit card thing well. if do load thing as well. if you do load up, got to face a up, you've then got to face a miserable start of the year.

january february scaling back. so up, so yeah. coming up, we're turning this turning our attention to this extraordinary states side extraordinary story. states side where a certain donald trump was blocked from standing in the presidential race by the colorado supreme court. more on that shortly . this is good that shortly. this is good afternoon, britain on . gb news. afternoon, britain on. gb news. >> hello. thank you for being a big part of gb news. >> we'd like to wish you and your loved ones a christmas season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new year from our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. >> merry christmas , happy >> merry christmas, happy christmas, merry christmas, happy christmas , merry happy christmas, merry christmas, merry christmas , christmas, merry christmas, merry christmas here on gb news the people's channel. >> merry christmas

badly let down. i think , by the badly let down. i think, by the government. um, in the 50 years since i was in the care system, not a lot has changed. and i've seen governments come and go and

they've kicked that same thing. can down the road. and i'm so keen to rejuvenate . keen to rejuvenate. >> welcome back. it's 1219. the colorado state supreme court has voted to block former president donald trump from standing in the state primary for the next presidential election. >> yes, the court gave a majority vote after ruling that trump's involvement in the january 6th capitol hill riots bars him from electoral office. >> joining us now is gb news reporter charlie peters. charlie, this is an extraordinary story . trump. of extraordinary story. trump. of course, long mooted to be the republican candidate for next yeah republican candidate for next year. what does this mean for his white house bid? his supporters ? how have they supporters? how have they reacted? and of course, trump. what are his his actions next? well the supreme court in colorado voted four three to colorado has voted four three to bar him standing in their bar him from standing in their state primary. >> that will be taking place >> and that will be taking place march next year. but ballots

will out in mid january in will go out in mid january in order to reach overseas voters. and many military voters, of course, posted overseas with america's large military presence around the world. so it has to happen soon. so they have voted to him from standing voted to bar him from standing in that state primary, which happens an election year happens in an election year leading to november leading up to those november elections . leading up to those november elections. um, leading up to those november elections . um, because of elections. um, because of section three of the 14th amendment to the constitution of the united states, which says that anyone involved in insurrection cannot hold an officer of the united states. so a federal or a government position. now, many people think this is extremely controversial. it's the first time been it's the first time it's been used to bar a presidential candidate. many people don't believe that officer of the united states is a presidential position . it's more of a sort of position. it's more of a sort of low level electoral position, or perhaps an agent within a federal office. however, they have voted this way in liberal colorado . it's a state which colorado. it's a state which voted very heavily for joe colorado. it's a state which voted very heavily forjoe biden voted very heavily for joe biden in the 2020 election. and we understand and, you know,

trump's team have spoken very clearly on this this morning . clearly on this this morning. they will challenge this in the us supreme court. so the highest court the land, state court of the land, not the state courts, but they hope to overturn that decision or at least a plea before least put a plea in before january 5th. the basis of january 5th. and the basis of this decision, right, is the claim that trump supported the insurrection on january the 6th. >> well, the capitol hill riots. >> well, the capitol hill riots. >> but he was never actually found guilty. exactly crime there. so that is the line being deployed. >> and let's and let's be frank, this court is packed full of democrat appointed judges. isn't it? this is a war. his supporters are saying a political attack on donald trump. >> and when it's a lengthy statement they released in their judgement, 213 pages, the colorado supreme court voting 4 to 3. so even in that liberal leaning legal space, there is still some dissent, quite significant dissent against it. and they do say that they didn't take the decision lightly. they engage it without fear or engage with it without fear or favour , but still it has been favour, but still it has been reacted against very severely by republican circles. this

morning, two candidate s, both of them very critical of donald trump, saying that they think the decision is undemocratic. they want voters to challenge donald trump. they don't want the legal system to block him. and so that is the real the line being taken not only by trump's team, by trump's team, but also by trump's opponents republican opponents within the republican party. and the question now is , party. and the question now is, what's going be the political what's going to be the political impact is this being impact here? how is this being seen within trump's circles? some actually , some are saying actually, they're this quite they're receiving this quite positively because and positively, because lawfare and the kind of attempts to push trump away through legal means rather than political means, is often seen quite positively within his camp . they are posing within his camp. they are posing this as trump versus the world, trump versus the liberal elite, trump versus the liberal elite, trump versus the liberal elite, trump versus galvanised us. >> the base, isn't it? >> the base, isn't it? >> he's turning to his team and saying, whose side are you on, mine or theirs? >> so does team trump do >> so what does team trump do now? talk of taking this challenging this at the us supreme court? >> there was >> well, last time there was a big crisis involving the big legal crisis involving the president in august he president was in august when he was indicted in georgia on

election racketeering charges. now, again , this was seen as now, again, this was seen as a big victory for donald trump, because, of course, that famous mug shot was produced within hours of that being published, the trump campaign made millions of dollars in merchandising. and they further added to that depiction of the former president of a man versus the system. here he is fighting for you, looking very masculine, as his team said at the time. they really did say that . really did say that. >> well, i remember being in vegas a few months back and there were trump official trump merchandise shirts merchandise flogging t shirts off his mug shot on on mugs and t shirts and mailers going around to the republican base as well. >> well, it made millions of dollars and i think there will be going out be similar appeals going out today. fight today. help us fight this system, us the swamp system, help us fight the swamp and this case is likely to and this next case is likely to be in the new year. they be heard in the new year. they will in that appeal with the will put in that appeal with the supreme court washington supreme court in washington to challenge decision so that supreme court in washington to chicanlge decision so that supreme court in washington to chican be decision so that supreme court in washington to chican be on decision so that supreme court in washington to chican be on the cision so that supreme court in washington to chican be on the ballotso that supreme court in washington to chican be on the ballot comet he can be on the ballot come march colorado. do you get march in colorado. do you get the impression that this is big enough of a moment to cause mass

protests? >> civil unrest? >> civil unrest? >> well, i think most of the campaign reaction so far has really been kind of messaging and give us a bit more cash and help us fight the system. i think considering the challenge that donald trump is under here is about insurrection , you know, is about insurrection, you know, a civil war era law being used to push him aside here. the last thing i think that his team wants is more insurrection is actually to see people taking to the streets at this time . i the streets at this time. i think they're very happy to see a peaceful trump campaign . okay. a peaceful trump campaign. okay. pushing his vision forward in a very direct in that typical style of his. while opponents of his both legal political try and put him out of the game entirely without fighting the ideas he puts across. >> and just on the latest when it comes to the polling, how is trump doing in key states ? trump doing in key states? >> sure. well, when donald trump says whose side are you on? are you with the legal swamp, he you with the legal swamp, as he puts are you with me? puts it, or are you with me? they appear to be

they very much appear to be standing their man at this standing by their man at this time. the nearest challenger, florida governor ron desantis, is trailing behind him significantly in the polls. almost 40, almost 40 points behind in some polls and other candidates are miles below the most anti trump republican candidate, chris christie, the governor of new jersey. he's barely at 4. trump has well over half of the republican polling is chris christie one of the guys today because as you said, he's a remnant trump opponent . he's a remnant trump opponent. >> he hates him, to be frank. he's admitted it himself. is he one of the republicans today who have come out and said that this colorado decision is an attack on democracy? >> is he has that this >> he is he has said that this is undemocratic move . he is an undemocratic move. he wants to see the voters vote out donald rather the donald trump rather than the system. chris system. i don't think chris christie is to get his christie is going to get his wish. very much appears that should take place, should the votes take place, should the votes take place, should votes that quite should the votes that quite frankly, most americans almost certainly place certainly want to take place occur , then likely to occur, then trump is likely to be the republican nominee. >> and lastly, the current >> and lastly, has the current president's anything ?

president's team said anything? >> you know, they've remained quiet , as far >> you know, they've remained quiet, as far as i can tell, but we'll keep tracking this story throughout the any throughout the day. and any further let you further updates we will let you know. thank very much know. well, thank you very much indeed, charlie peters, thank you investigative reporter >> our investigative reporter bringing on that. bringing us the latest on that. >> fascinating. have >> fascinating. we have fascinating from fascinating just from from indictment arrests to indictment to arrests to impeachments . so it seems to impeachments. so it seems to never end. so it all remains to be seen if donald will make it to the white house stateside to get some expert analysis and opinion from the states. right. let's move on. junior doctors are beginning a three day walkout today with less than a week to go until christmas . week to go until christmas. >> yes, the british medical association, the union representing the strikers, says the government has still not presented a credible offer that could end the action. the dispute has been ongoing for more than a year now. >> our east midlands reporter, will has more winter will hollis, has more winter pressures and strikes to contend with again . with again. >> industrial action is hitting the nhs at a crucial time . for

the 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. i think it's a bit bad really. >> i mean , i thought doctors >> i mean, i thought doctors were on plenty of money already. they should remember. were on plenty of money already. they should remember . patients they should remember. patients come first, but they do a brilliant job and they should get what what they're worth . 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. these 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 with the junior doctors and british medical association have not. but health secretary victoria aitken said she's disappointed the bma walked away from talks when negotiations had been constructive. no nearly 8 million people are waiting for nhs care lists reached record levels this year. nhs care lists reached record levels this year . professor sir levels this year. professor sir stephen powis, nhs medical director, said these strikes come at a time that will cause huge disruption to the nhs, with services already feeling the strain of winter pressure. he says in an emergency call 999 and help will come in the new yeah and help will come in the new year. junior doctors strike again for six days. it will be the longest in nhs history. will

hollis gb news in nottingham . hollis gb news in nottingham. >> well, our london reporter lisa hartle is outside university college hospital. they're on the picket line . they're on the picket line. lisa, tell me, have you been speaking to some of the striking doctors ? how do they justify doctors? how do they justify this action? >> hello. yes, well, the picket lines finished now. they left about half an hour ago, but indeed we did speak to some of the junior doctors . so just to the junior doctors. so just to go over what it is they're asking for. so it's a 35% pay rise. but when you look at that, so they're on average between £15 an and £17 an £15 an hour and £17 pounds an hour moment they want hour at the moment. they want that to rise to around £21 an houn that to rise to around £21 an hour. now i spoke to one junior doctor in particular, rob lawrenson. he's part of the bma and he said i asked him, you know, this is one of the busiest times for the nhs. people are concerned about patients welfare and there's been 1.2 million appointments and operations cancelled since this strike action began. you know what.

what's what's your thoughts on all of this? and so we've got a clip from him now of what his response was to that question. so no patients are suffering all year round. >> and every winter we hear the same horror stories coming out time and time again. same horror stories coming out time and time again . and the time and time again. and the fact of the matter is, the government has nothing for government has done nothing for the last 15 years solve those the last 15 years to solve those winter crises. they seem to think that cutting our pay is going to make things better. but invariably it always makes things . worse. i think the things. worse. i think the government needs to recognise that if it's true that they have a final offer to give, then they need to give it in order to avert this strike action. there's no reason for them to hold it back. if they think that they can solve this strike action and resolve everything for doctors and patients alike, then they need to start putting their words into . action. their words into. action. >> now, i've covered these , um, >> now, i've covered these, um, these picket lines a few times

now . and one of the points that now. and one of the points that the junior doctors are always keen to make is that if they don't get this pay rise, then that's less of an incentive for more junior doctors to join. um, their are so many, they say, that are leaving the profession while the nhs to go elsewhere abroad , for example, where they abroad, for example, where they can receive more pay. they're can um receive more pay. they're not under so much pressure , they not under so much pressure, they said with the lack of said also with the lack of staff, the junior doctor, they currently have, it just puts more pressure on those people that are on shift. then eventually they get ill. they go off with mental health problems . off with mental health problems. so it's just exacerbates the situation. that's three days situation. so that's three days starting today of strike action this time. and then on the 3rd of january, there will be another strike action that's lasting for six days, which is going the longest in nhs history. >> thank you very much indeed. lisa hartle , our london reporter lisa hartle, our london reporter there university college there outside university college hosphal there outside university college hospital, there been hospital, where there have been pickets, uh, today , this pickets, uh, today, this morning. you know what i think it's quite extraordinary. i understand hand that they they

believe they deserve a pay rise and they probably do . and i and they probably do. and i understand that there are retention and recruitment issues , of course, which is a massive issue. time doctors are it's the time. but yeah, it is the timing. and you've got charities like age uk, nhs leaders, patients association all writing an open letter, essentially saying that this these strikes at this time are going to pose a massive, massive threat to patients. essentially elderly patients. essentially elderly patients may just be left without treatment either at home or in hospital. and it's just not good enough. and i do wonder whether these junior doctors truly believe that what they're doing is the right thing to do . doing is the right thing to do. >> well, that's my point as well. this morning, even i think cheltenham a&e is going to be closed for numerous days over the christmas period. so if your your or your father or your mother or your father or your mother or your father or your granny over christmas falls over breaks . a leg or breaks over and breaks. a leg or breaks a hip, you know, no one's going to be there to treat them. and

when you take into context, the bigger you've bigger picture, you've got excess spike of excess deaths. um, spike out of control last year control this year and last year off of covid, people off the back of covid, people weren't seeing gp's about their conditions. list conditions. the nhs waiting list is already and as you is already in crisis and as you said, these doctors said, do these doctors really believe in their profession in what they signed up to do? or is it all about the money because the argument that they could the argument is that they could do other do these strikes at any other time. at time, in time. and at this time, in particular especially particular in london, especially nhs london, have said today that not only doctors striking, not only are doctors striking, you've record levels of you've got record levels of sickness, people coming down sickness, people are coming down with flu and everything else. you what? you know what? >> say, oh, we'll go >> also they say, oh, we'll go to to all my peers to australia to all my peers have gone to australia. um, well to australia to all my peers have have�* to australia. um, well to australia to all my peers have have�* tivery;tralia. um, well to australia to all my peers have have�* tivery differentn, well they have a very different system funding. health system of funding. their health service , so perhaps should service, so perhaps they should look that. coming up, look into that. but coming up, another by—election has been confirmed after peter bowen lost his is this his wellingborough seat. is this the sunak not to the end for rishi sunak not to come? after your latest headunes. come? after your latest headlines . emily. headlines. emily. >> thank you. your top stories from the gb newsroom. some

breaking news, a triple killer will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his elderly neighbour. he was wrongly housed next to 73 year old pauline quinn, while on licence for two previous murders . bettern killed miss quinn with her coffee table at her home in nottinghamshire . in november nottinghamshire. in november 2021. 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. it's still well above the bank of england's goal of 2. the ons says a decrease in fuel pnces the ons says a decrease in fuel prices was the biggest reason for the fall food prices are also rising more slowly . the also rising more slowly. the health secretary says strikes by junior doctors will force more patients to spend christmas in hospital. patients have been warned they'll be significant disruption to nhs services as they start 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 pay dispute. victoria atkins says patients deserve better . so this patients deserve better. so this christmas we know that these strikes, if they continue today, tomorrow and on friday, it will mean that people will stay in hospital longer than if the strikes had not happened because hospitals will not be able to discharge them. >> so there will be people spending christmas in hospital rather than at home. that is an enormous cost for individuals and for families, but also and for their families, but also for members the for other members of the healthcare because as healthcare service. because as junior doctors, the committee appeared to expect consultants and others to pick up their work for them . for them. >> a british millionaire and former diplomat kidnapped in ecuador has been found by police . 78 year old colin armstrong and his girlfriend catherine paola santos , were taken by paola 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 far from his home, according to reports. miss

santos has also been rescued. nine people have been arrested . nine people have been arrested. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . website, gbnews.com. >> welcome back . you're with >> welcome back. you're with good afternoon britain on gb news. it's 1236 good afternoon britain on gb news. it's1236 now. news. it's 1236 now. conservative mp peter bone has lost his seat after a successful recall petition in his constituency of wellingborough . constituency of wellingborough. triggering. and this is going to be a big headache for rishi sunak. another by—election. >> yes, the petition had been prompted after mr bone was handed a six week suspension from house commons that from the house of commons that was an inquiry that was following an inquiry that found him to be guilty of several counts of bullying and one misconduct . one act of sexual misconduct. >> joining us now is philip davies, conservative mp for shipley . he davies, conservative mp for shipley. he thank you for joining us. um, peter bone quite obviously was very miffed with this decision this morning going on what could be described as an

outburst on twitter this morning. what's this going to present in terms of a headache for rishi sunak? is it just the latest in a long line of challenges for rishi and the tories in securing yet another time . time. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well of course it's going to be very difficult, isn't it? i mean, you have to look at the previous by—election results that we've seen in this parliament, some with bigger majorities than we hold in wellingborough, we've wellingborough, that we've lost. and pretty obvious um and it's pretty obvious that, um , any by—election at this, at this time is going to be difficult for the, for the conservative party. but what i do is that we be do know is that we will be giving it our best shot. and i'm sure we'll pick a fantastic candidate to fight the by—election for us. >> , and, and we'll give it >> and, and, and we'll give it our best shot. >> but you know who knows it? but you know, this happens in every governments every parliament. governments lose by elections. >> know any potential >> do you know any potential conservative are conservative candidates that are being ? being put forward? >> emily, i'm not going to go. i have no idea. i have no role in this in the selection process. so it's no good asking me about

that. i have no idea who the candidate will be, but i'm every confidence will pick a very good one. >> okay, well , we'll let you >> okay, well, we'll let you off. we'll let you off on that one. philip. >> philip, i think the in terms of majority, think peter of the majority, i think peter bowen like 10,000 bowen had something like 10,000 and seat has flip flopped and the seat has flip flopped between the tories and labour. um, for many years now . are the um, for many years now. are the tories going to put too many, too many resources into sort of retaining this seat ? i mean, is retaining this seat? i mean, is it is it worth the time, the effort and the money, bearing in mind that the bookies, for example, saying that it's example, are saying that it's going to go to labour, think going to go to labour, i think they're odds on to win it. >> yeah. well i'm sure they are. look, you know peter, peter won this seat off labour 2005. he this seat off labour in 2005. he got elected at the same time as me. um, and you know, to be honest, he's been he's been a very popular local mp there because majority because he's built his majority up winning it labour. up from winning it from labour. it was over 18,000 at the last election. uh, is much election. uh, which is very much testament to, to him as a, as a local mp there. so look, we of course we're going to put

resources into it, we're going to fight it, we're going to we're going to do our damnedest to win it. um, but i mean, i, you know, if i was still a bookmaker, i used to be a bookmaker, i used to be a bookmaker, i used to be a bookmaker, i still as a bookmaker, i still as a bookmaker, i still as a bookmaker, i i'd probably bookmaker, i think i'd probably have as favourites to have labour as favourites to win it you just look at the it because you just look at the past don't bookmaker past form, don't you? bookmaker look at form and you look at what's happened but what's happened recently, but you every you know, look every, every election every election is different in every seat. and we will certainly be giving best we're giving it our best shot. we're not not going to not going to we're not going to give it. give up on it. >> philip. how are you feeling about own well emily, about your own seat? well emily, my i've got peter was there my seat i've got peter was there with majority of 18,000. with his majority of 18,000. >> whatever my majority 6200. >> whatever my majority is 6200. so so, um, again, i don't think you need to be a professor john you need to be a professorjohn curtis to realise that, you know , i'm going to be up against it as well at the, at the next election. i'm pretty sure if you were to ask the bookmakers what the were in shipley, the odds were in shipley, i'm pretty they'd have labour the odds were in shipley, i'm prefavourites.ey'd have labour the odds were in shipley, i'm prefavourites. there ave labour the odds were in shipley, i'm prefavourites. there too._abour the odds were in shipley, i'm prefavourites. there too. butur as favourites. there too. but look, mean know, the look, i mean, you know, the national picture is the national picture. when you're a local mp, there's not a fat lot you can do about that. all you can do is

work as hard as you can in your local area and see what happens. and i've got a mountain and so yeah, i've got a mountain to climb clearly in shipley at the election, if the general election, but if anybody thinks going to hand anybody thinks i'm going to hand it labour a plate, it over to labour on a plate, they've got another thing coming. get i'm coming. i'm going to get i'm going to give it my best shot. >> as as ex bookie, going to give it my best shot. >> would as as ex bookie, going to give it my best shot. >> would you as ex bookie, going to give it my best shot. >> would you price ex bookie, going to give it my best shot. >> would you price up bookie, going to give it my best shot. >> would you price up the > well , it's not for giving us? >> well, it's not for me to offer any prices. and i think the gambling commission might raise i was as an raise an eyebrow if i was as an onune raise an eyebrow if i was as an online person, to start online person, were to start trying to take, uh, to take bets off youtube. i'd be getting myself into water. i'd myself into hot water. i'd probably a standards probably be facing a standards inquiry myself i was to do inquiry myself if i was to do that. but but look, i mean, i mean, the labour are short pnced mean, the labour are short priced favourites to win the election because what, what bookmakers do is they look at the polls and, and the opinion polls and, and they'll see just as as you can and i can that labour have got a clear lead in the opinion polls. so labour are so of course labour are favourites the moment. our favourites at the moment. our job over the next, however long it is to the election, that's a matter the prime minister. matter for the prime minister. over next it could be three

over the next it could be three months, five months, nine months. who knows? know, months. who knows? i don't know, um, in that time is um, but our job in that time is to persuade people that the country is much served by country is much better served by having a conservative government than a labour government, because they're the only two choices country. so choices facing the country. so we've people we've got to persuade people that we do a betterjob that we would do a betterjob running country than than running the country than than laboun running the country than than labour. and as clinton labour. and as bill clinton famously , uh, elections are famously said, uh, elections are a referendum on the future. >> and just a quick one, philip. um, the inflation figures today, an early christmas gift for sunak. an early christmas gift for sunak . how much of an impact is sunak. how much of an impact is that going to have? >> yeah , it's really important >> yeah, it's really important he made it. he made it the biggest thing in the leadership election , the contest he stood election, the contest he stood in. he said that the most important thing for the country was to get in inflation down. nigel lawson told him to speak to before nigel to him about it before nigel lawson sadly died. he told him the most important thing to the most important thing was to get inflation that is the get inflation down. that is the biggest on people, biggest impact on on people, household it's household budgets. so yes, it's really good news. >> but the it would be it would be nice to, uh, go for a bit of

growth at the same time. um, exactly. that's what the country is crying out for. is crying, crying out for. >> we need to cut taxes . >> we need to cut taxes. >> we need to cut taxes. >> we need to cut taxes. >> we need to cut taxes now. >> we need to cut taxes now. >> well, there we go. thank you very much for your time. always lovely speak philip lovely to speak to you, philip davies, conservative mp for shipley . shipley. >> okay, move on. uh, >> okay, let's move on. uh, prince andrew's alleged links with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein are set to come under further scrutiny with the release of hundreds of files from a defamation case. yes the duke of york is expected to be among those next month among those named next month after a us judge ordered the identities of more than 170 of epstein's associates to be made public. gb news royal correspondent cameron walker joins us now for analysis on this. cameron, we know who andrew was , uh, linked to andrew was, uh, linked to jeffrey epstein. what kind of bombshell is this list going to provide? not just in terms of andrew, but other potential names on that list as well. yeah, could another yeah, this could be another headache prince andrew. this yeah, this could be another heerelates prince andrew. this yeah, this could be another heerelates to prince andrew. this yeah, this could be another heerelates to a ince andrew. this yeah, this could be another heerelates to a defamation. this all relates to a defamation case dating

all relates to a defamation case dat between virginia giuffre and >> between virginia giuffre and ghislaine maxwell. >> virginia giuffre is the woman who's accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 years old. >> prince andrew has always denied those allegations, but he did settle out of court with virginia for, um, for an undisclosed sum. but it's thought to be in the millions of pounds. glenn maxwell close associates of jeffrey epstein . associates of jeffrey epstein. she is currently serving a 20 year prison sentence for child sex trafficking and other offences. now, as part of that case, there were lots of documents with allegations against number of people ,170 against a number of people, 170 to be exact, which was originally sealed. but the media and others, others have been lobbying those documents to lobbying for those documents to be made public. 40 of those documents relates to a woman called johanna sjoberg, who has previously claimed that prince andrew groped her in 2001, touched her breast, which buckingham palace at the time said was categorically untrue. but of course, if these documents are made public, as

the judge has ruled, there could be further allegations against prince andrew. it is a big if, but of course we know what has been previously alleged against prince andrew, so there could be further allegations coming out as a result of this. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> so the judge ruled yesterday that documents made that these documents can be made public. these 170 people have 14 days to appeal if they fail in that appeal , then we should know that appeal, then we should know by early january if prince andrew's in more hot water. >> so is it the case, then, that £12 million he got from the late queen, his mother, as that just been spaffed up the wall, to put it politely? well, the money that he got from the late queen, as we understand it, was used to settle out of court with virginia giuffre . virginia giuffre. >> this unrelated to virginia >> this is unrelated to virginia giuffre, but of course, these documents could have a number of other allegations against him and jeffrey epstein and other jeffrey epstein associates as well, so it could all get very messy. buckingham palace look after the palace no longer look after the duke comms , as i have duke of york's comms, as i have contacted office, and they contacted his office, and they have not responded to me. >> goodness me, the plot

thickens. um but speaking of, uh, being in hot water, meghan markle has been at a coffee shop and she's been taking part in, uh , a bit of an advert. should uh, a bit of an advert. should we have a look ? we have a look? >> i want to give a huge shout out to our amazing, clever team here at hq without them, we are nothing. also, film and crew lovingly packing your lattes . lovingly packing your lattes. they've been listening to britney on loop since 2019. all very smart , only slightly nerdy 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 are incredible resilient fulfilment team that have helped make 2023 such a big . success >> yeah, a supporting actress once again. >> yeah. meghan markle brushing up on her acting skills there. i think it just shows that she is very much no longer a working member of the royal family. it is very much going down the hollywood route and indeed the social media this is social media route. so this is company clever blend, she

actually has invested in meghan markle. invested lot of markle. she's invested a lot of money this. previously money in this. she previously appeared advertising appeared in a video advertising this coffee brand earlier this yeah this coffee brand earlier this year. um, and again, we've just seen her in this latest video. it's been released in the last 12 hours with the co—founder, hannah mendoza, who it's thought is quite good friends with meghan but as you say, meghan markle. but as you say, emily, bit supporting emily, a bit of a supporting role there. she's not mentioned. she of she's always the she kind of she's always in the background then a bit background and then does a bit of an awkward, bump, of an awkward, well, fist bump, which work, which doesn't quite work, and then a blooper. um, so then a bit of a blooper. um, so i think this just shows meghan is being hollywood is very much being hollywood rather which is rather than the royal, which is very at this very surprised at this because i thought markle was going thought meghan markle was going to be relaunching her online presence herself . presence herself. >> is this a bit of a soft launch? because i thought she was going to be back on instagram. maybe tiktok, have a blog back up? >> yeah, there is an instagram which we think meghan has created. of people follow created. lots of people follow it, but has been posted it, but nothing has been posted on as of yet. she hinted on a on it as of yet. she hinted on a red a couple months red carpet a couple of months ago to launch

ago that she's going to launch this massive project. we are yet to see, massive project. to see, said massive project. there's also rumours that she's been by highly been dropped by the highly prestigious hollywood agency wme, who don't have any confirmation on that. that is true or not, but this last year, 2023, harry and meghan have been ridiculed with with the south park and family guy as well. the polls in the us haven't been great. they really see it from a pr perspective. it appears they really need to try and turn their brand around, which we perhaps are getting hints of with some of the philanthropy work they've been doing. harry's invictus games documentary as well military veterans . um, well for military veterans. um, but what isn't working is the complaining about being members of royal family. of the royal family. >> it does kind of feel like that it comes to meghan and that when it comes to meghan and harry. they are sort all talk harry. they are sort of all talk and i mean, when and no trousers. i mean, when they signed up to that £20 they were signed up to that £20 million deal they promised they were signed up to that £20 milsorts deal they promised they were signed up to that £20 milsorts great they promised they were signed up to that £20 milsorts great theyandmised all sorts of great ideas and inspirational then inspirational content, and then they got dropped and were called , quote, grifters by one of their so, um , why aren't their execs. so, um, why aren't they delivering on, on all their, their promise and their intent ? their, their promise and their intewell, think that's that's a

>> well, i think that's that's a question them. mean, question for them. i mean, netflix, they of did that netflix, they of course did that major series talking about their exit from the royal family, which incredibly well for which did incredibly well for netflix. since done netflix. harry has since done his series on the his netflix series on the invictus games, a passion , a invictus games, a passion, a cause very close to his heart, which he founded. he's a veteran himself, served two tours of afghanistan. but you're right, spotify dried up . what is spotify is dried up. what is next harry and meghan? they next for harry and meghan? they keep hinting these big keep hinting at these big projects, but is hollywood going to, projects, but is hollywood going to, , projects, but is hollywood going to, , be attracted by to, you know, be attracted by that? i think that? do you know what i think the problem is? >> social media and >> is that on social media and to great influencer , um, to be a great influencer, um, that, you know, wins the hearts and minds of the public, you have to show a lot of your genuine and for harry and genuine self. and for harry and meghan appear quite performative i >> -- >> well, m >> well, she's she's an actress, isn't she ? isn't she? >> you know, you actually have to bare your just to bare your soul. not just those of royal family but those of the royal family but anyway, we move on? thank anyway, shall we move on? thank you indeed. cameron you very much indeed. cameron walker, correspondent. you very much indeed. cameron waiyes. correspondent. you very much indeed. cameron waiyes. now, correspondent. you very much indeed. cameron waiyes. now, campaigners|dent. you very much indeed. cameron waiyes. now, campaigners have >> yes. now, campaigners have called the british uh, called the british museum, uh, astonishing , out of touch after astonishing, out of touch after it announced a ten year, £50 million partnership with bp to

help fund one of the biggest redevelopments in its history. >> yes, the museum announced on tuesday that the energy company would helping its would be helping to fund its ambitious master plan project, a redevelopment estimated to cost £1 billion. but critics have dended £1 billion. but critics have derided the museum for taking money from climate criminals. so joining us now is donna mccarthy, director of the climate media coalition. donica. thank you very much. always good to speak to you. so why shouldn't the british museum take this, uh, money? >> good. good to meet you again, emily. >> um, it's quite an extraordinary decision. >> almost every single other arts, um , outfit in the united arts, um, outfit in the united kingdom have actually abandoned the oil industry. >> the, um , understand they the oil industry. >> thecommunicatetand they the oil industry. >> thecommunicate withthey the oil industry. >> thecommunicate with future cannot communicate with future generations. young people . generations. young people. what's actually supporting the greenwash of an industry that's actually threatening their future? to remember who future? we have to remember who bp are. >> they're one of the world's largest oil companies. >> but in the night, up to 30 years ago, their scientists, their scientists were predicting that if we continue developing fossil fuels, there would be

climate damage, would be inflicted on people in africa, bangladesh and low lying communities. and what was the response to their own scientists 7 response to their own scientists ? bp said, we will obstruct, um , ? bp said, we will obstruct, um, uh, the, the, the, the development of renewables. we'll, we'll promote expansion and we'll greenwash and this is what you you act as though you act as though we're not reliant on fossil fuels every day of our lives. >> we are. that's the reality. no, no , actually, i totally no, no, actually, i totally accept that the current, um, economy is around 80% dependent on fossil fuels. >> how ever we have sufficient fossil fuels already discovered to last us for the transition. this is according to the international energy agency . international energy agency. what they what the climate summit and the banks are many of the world's banks are saying is we need to be investing the current profits from our oil companies in the transition. and this is what bp has disastrously put us back on this. >> why do we need the british

museum to take a political stance against bp? bp are simply offering them a fantastic sponsorship deal. the government isn't going to stump up the cash. why shouldn't it be bp when , as you acknowledge, we're when, as you acknowledge, we're still very much dependent on oil and gas , without which we'd be and gas, without which we'd be possibly living in poverty ? um, possibly living in poverty? um, so what's the problem really do? does the british museum deserve to get threats and accusations from activists over this ? from activists over this? >> well, i've outlined how british petroleum is actually acting against the interests of its own scientists about what the damage it will do and the lives it will cost. but it's a very it is a good question. why should a museum care? so i'll tell you the really quite issued care is that world heritage is at around world from at threat around the world from rising levels. we look at rising sea levels. we look at venice, look at carthage, look at pompeii, even in britain, look at skara brae. anybody who looks skara brae already looks at skara brae already slipping into the ocean, has slipping into the ocean, it has survived thousands of years of storms , but it can't survive.

storms, but it can't survive. oil company calls rising sea levels . so a british museum , levels. so a british museum, which is one of the world's greatest heritage museums, saying that it must protect its future by greenwashing, a threat to the heritage around the world is absolutely a basic contradiction . contradiction. >> donica do you know what percent of global emissions the uk is responsible for ? uk is responsible for? >> yes i do, we are around eight 0.8% of the world's population. right? >> so why should the british museum be punished for britain's quite stellar work in reducing carbon emissions ? are there carbon emissions? are there going to be without these donations, they're going to be forced to tourists to forced to charge tourists to come in, which will probably have on footfall when have an effect on footfall when this country and our institutions doing so much institutions are doing so much to climate emissions. to reduce climate emissions. i think 40% reduction over the past, recent decades, why should we punishing ourselves? you we be punishing ourselves? you ask me a question you didn't like me to answer. >> you asked me what percentage of the global emissions are we responsible for? i started responsible for? and i started to we're nought point

responsible for? and i started to of we're nought point responsible for? and i started to of the we're nought point responsible for? and i started to of the world'siought point responsible for? and i started to of the world's populationt responsible for? and i started to of the world's population . 8% of the world's population. however, we are 15% of global investment in new fossil fuels. we're 50% of the world's, um, uh inaya lawrence market. and we're significant part of the world's p00h significant part of the world's poor. britain huge poor. so britain is a huge centre of world's fossil centre of the world's fossil fuel economy. and that's why a museum like . british the museum, museum like. british the museum, which is a global institute. so when people come to it, they shouldn't be see greenwashing for the destruction of heritage. >> i think this where you >> and i think this is where you lose people donica because it's not we click our not as though we can click our fingers suddenly will fingers and suddenly there will be for fossil fuels. be no need for fossil fuels. >> are transitioning away >> we are transitioning away from them. it's going to take time in the meantime, why shouldn't the british museum take some of the money from this evil oil giant ? as you say ? evil oil giant? as you say? >> well, i don't know how many . >> well, i don't know how many. we've had this conversation many times. emily i agree with you that currently the oil industry suppues that currently the oil industry supplies 80% of our energy. and what i'm saying is for humanity survive, for heritage survive. we need to transition. that

means the profits . yeah, but i'm means the profits. yeah, but i'm not sure. >> i'm not sure bannau invested in the transition . yeah, i in the transition. yeah, i understand what you're saying, but i'm not that banning bp but i'm not sure that banning bp from sponsoring the british museum really going to make museum is really going to make a difference to climate change. but i think wrestling i think they're investing 50 billion. that's all we've got time for. i'm really sorry. donna mccarthy. always great to talk i'm really sorry. donna m

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1:00 on wednesday 20th of december. >> trump kicked off the ballot in an unprecedented move . in an unprecedented move. colorado's supreme court has banned donald trump from running for president in the state. his team say he will appeal to the us supreme court, but is this the for his white house bid ? the end for his white house bid? >> france gets tough on immigration months of immigration after months of political yoyoing. french political yoyoing. the french parliament passes parliament passed passes legislation toughening france's immigration policy. but left wing parties have criticised the president of giving in to the so—called far right . so—called far right. >> don't get ill this christmas , >> don't get ill this christmas, trade union chief says junior doctors are striking to save the nhs. that's as they begin the biggest strike in their history. today we'll be on the picket line . line. now, ben, people have really been kicking off about the sports personality of the year . nice. >> nice pun . >> nice pun. >> nice pun. >> yes it is actually because it

is, of course, the goalkeeper for the lionesses. yeah. and some people are asking whether we're rewarding failure because of course england did not win. >> well they lost the world cup final to spain. mhm. um she didn't win anything. and in fact i read an article this morning saying that she's her biggest victory her foul mouthed victory was her foul mouthed tirade at a spanish player dunng tirade at a spanish player during that final where she was. >> but maybe you're just being sexist. you know, all these men that out say that that have come out to say that she doesn't deserve this, this gong, was the gong, you know, it was the pubuc gong, you know, it was the public vote. well, no, no, no, she's a personality. >> last three years of >> the last three years of this award , sports personality the award, sports personality of the year gone to woman. two of year has gone to a woman. two of which were england , uh, female which were england, uh, female football players. it's an outrage. i don't want to get cancelled. but who , apart from cancelled. but who, apart from a very small minority, i accept that viewing figures are increasing . who watches women's increasing. who watches women's football when it comes to, say, golf? rory mcilroy, a legend of the sport. he didn't even bother turning up last night because he was nominated and shortlisted , was nominated and shortlisted, but he knew what was coming.

when to the bbc. when it comes to the bbc. >> but it's about personality, not performance . and not necessarily performance. and she does have a big personality, does she not? sometimes makes that clear on the pitch. that very clear on the pitch. i don't just like don't know, it just feels like we're women's we're getting sort of women's football thrust down our throat. >> argument as >> there's another argument as well you have to watch well about you have to watch it. >> do you know? >> do you know? >> it's i mean, >> but it's always i mean, i went on the bbc sport website the instead of the other day and instead of having headline being having the top headline being premier , men's premier league games, men's football, of the top stories football, one of the top stories is covering the is the splash covering the website women's super website was the women's super league. and when you compare league. um and when you compare viewing it's kind of viewing figures, it's kind of like bbc. come on. what what's your priority? all woke ben not to get all woke, but you know, men winning these men have been winning these things for decades and decades. >> well, you know, >> well, few women, you know, getting personality the year. getting personality of the year. isn't thing? it getting personality of the year. isn't encourage,thing? it getting personality of the year. isn't encourage, you;? it getting personality of the year. isn't encourage, you know, young might encourage, you know, young girls get into football. girls to get into football. >> yeah. good them. i mean, >> yeah. good for them. i mean, well done . summary well done. well done. summary ups and all the other winners. but like i said, when you've got proper like rory proper champions like rory mcilroy, great sports mcilroy, uh, other great sports stars who weren't even shortlisted nomination, shortlisted for the nomination, you kind of think, you know you do kind of think, you know bbc what's agenda here? is

bbc what's your agenda here? is it more of this so—called woke indoctrination? well let us know what you think. >> gb views gbviews@gbnews.com. these things always get controversial, these things always get contiheadlines with tatiana . your headlines with tatiana. >> good afternoon. 1:03. 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 . newly released ons 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 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. >> the health secretary says strikes by junior doctors will force more patients to spend christmas in hospital. patients have been warned there will be significant disruption to nhs services as they start a three day walkout less than a week before christmas. this strike will last until december 23rd as part of a major escalation in the doctor's dispute over pay. victoria atkins says patients deserve better. >> so this christmas we know that these strikes, if they continue to today, tomorrow and on friday, it will mean that people will stay in hospital longer than if these strikes had not happened because hospitals will not be able to discharge them . so there will be people them. so there will be people spending christmas in hospital rather than at home. that is an enormous cost individuals enormous cost for individuals and for their families, but also for members health for other members of the health care because as junior

care service. because as junior doctors, the committee appeared to expect consultants and others to expect consultants and others to pick up their work for them . to pick up their work for them. >> 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 court 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 ineligible for the white house. the trump campaign will now ask the us supreme to overturn the 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. >> are willing to violate >> they are willing to violate the constitution at levels the us constitution at levels never seen before in order to win this election . joe biden is win this election. joe biden is a threat to democracy . kc. it's a threat to democracy. kc. it's a threat to democracy. kc. it's a threat to democracy. kc. it's a threat . they're weaponizing a threat. they're weaponizing law enforcement for high level election interference because we're beating them so badly in

the polls is a triple killer will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his elderly neighbour. >> lawrence bearden was wrongly housed next to 73 year old pauune housed next to 73 year old pauline quinn, one on licence from a life sentence for murdering two elderly sisters . murdering two elderly sisters. in 1995, bearden killed miss quinn with her coffee table at her home in nottinghamshire. in november 2021. mp andrew bridgen has resigned from the reclaim party, citing a 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 pursue their positioned to pursue their objectives independently . prince objectives independently. prince andrew's connection with the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein is set for further scrutiny, with the release of hundreds of new files , a judge hundreds of new files, a judge in the us 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 johannes schonberg, who 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 paulo 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 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 £3,000. higher that's. down £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 your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to ben and . emily. and. emily. >> good afternoon. welcome back . >> good afternoon. welcome back. lots of interesting emails coming our way, not least about mary earps winning sports personality of the year. we'll share some of those with you in a bit with our panel. interesting to say the least, but some great ones on donald trump and the situation in colorado. barrel says the latest attempt by the democrats have sunk even lower in the gutter in a state packed with democrat senators , says this is one more senators, says this is one more desperate attempt by the biden

obama camp to rig next year's us election. >> but steve takes a slightly different view. he says unfortunately, this ban will likely help trump rather than damage him . he says the man is damage him. he says the man is a crook who should not be within a million miles of the presidency . million miles of the presidency. see, unfortunately, biden is equally tarnished and increasingly not up to it. what a choice the us people will have with these two deeply flawed, crooked candidates are the only choices available. i must say i agree with a lot of that. steve. um, say what you really think. >> see that? really don't hold back. >> that is the remarkable thing. this could be the choice that the are left with. the american ones are left with. >> um, anthony says, for democracy to return to the uk and the us, we both need to prevent unelected judges prevent these unelected judges from undermining democracy when allowed to get involved in politics. and that's the big point, isn't it? do we want the choice of leaders , our prime choice of our leaders, our prime ministers the president choice of our leaders, our prime mithisers the president choice of our leaders, our prime mithis case the president choice of our leaders, our prime mithis case 1be president choice of our leaders, our prime mithis case 1be decided dent choice of our leaders, our prime mithis case 1be decided byit in this case to be decided by the courts ? i don't think so. the courts? i don't think so. well, let us know. >> views gb news.com , >> gb views at gb news.com, because this about the

because this is about the colorado state supreme court that's voted to block the former president donald trump , from president donald trump, from standing the state primary standing in the state primary for presidential standing in the state primary for yes)residential standing in the state primary for yes the dential standing in the state primary for yes the courts. standing in the state primary for yes the courts gave election. yes the courts gave a majority vote after ruling that trump's involvement in the january six capitol hill riots barred him from electoral office. yes. so let's go and speak to gb news reporter charlie peters, who's following the story closely . um, charlie, the story closely. um, charlie, what happens next for team trump? explain exactly what's happened with this supreme court ruling in colorado and then what next steps might trump take. >> so last night, next steps might trump take. >> so last night , the state >> so last night, the state supreme court in colorado voted 4 to 3 to ban donald trump from their state primary next year on account of section three of the 14th amendment to the constitution , which says that no constitution, which says that no officer of the united states or nobody can take a position in the us politically, legally and constitutionally. if they are guilty of insurrection , then guilty of insurrection, then i think that terme guilty is very

important because one of the dissenting judges, so a liberal judge who actually opposed this rule , said that due process was rule, said that due process was important and noted that the former president, though controversial for his links to the january sixth capitol hill riot in 2021, has not actually been found guilty of anything yet on that front. and so skipping what that judge says was the due process of law was a controversial move. and he could not support the majority decision. now the trump campaign has responded to this delivery by saying that it is a un american lawsuit and it will challenge it in the federal supreme court in washington, dc, where they expect it to be thrown out. and they also expect that trump will be on the colorado state primary next year . but they need to act quickly because on january the 5th, all members of the ballot have to be locked in because ballots are posted overseas for overseas

voters, but also for soldiers posted throughout the globe. with america's vast military presence ahead of voting in early march , there have been early march, there have been some reactions. of course , to some reactions. of course, to this historic decision. the first time a former president has been caught in this sort of decision, the move hasn't been used since the civil war era, when it was used to block those from the secessionist states, from the secessionist states, from getting involved in the new united states. reportedly members of the biden campaign very happy with the move, saying that it it makes it clearer to voters the difference between joe biden and donald trump. but the trump campaign also reportedly delighted with the move in some way because it further depicts their candidate as being separate from the system popular with the people. but unpopular with judges and for the republican base that is not necessarily a bad position to be in. >> charlie trump's support , i >> charlie trump's support, i would say he's been impeached

twice, he's been arrested. he's been indicted and arrested four times. he's been smeared in the press . um, actually, this is press. um, actually, this is a massive open goal for trump, isn't it? and it kind of feels like, according to his supporters , that it's the last supporters, that it's the last throw of the dice for the democrats to try and stop him in his re—election bid . democrats to try and stop him in his re—election bid. um, democrats to try and stop him in his re—election bid . um, have his re—election bid. um, have the dems shot themselves in the foot as his fans and supporters, and that maga base are insisting they're very much putting out that message today . that message today. >> and indeed, it brings us back to august, of course, when donald trump was indicted on election racketeering charges in georgia, where that now infamous and iconic american moment, georgia, where that now infamous and iconic american moment , the and iconic american moment, the mug shot of the former president in georgia, was released within hours. the trump campaign made millions of dollars selling photos of that mug shot. now on your screens on t shirts, on mugs and all other products available. they even sold some nfts related to the mug shot and

they're looking towards their supporters and saying , whose supporters and saying, whose side are on? are you on the side are you on? are you on the side are you on? are you on the side of what the trump campaign will the swamp? the liberal will call the swamp? the liberal elite , legal or are elite, the legal system? or are you standing by us? and if you look at the polls, especially within the republican side, they very much appear to be standing behind man . behind their man. >> thank you very much indeed. charlie , gb news charlie peters, gb news reporter. joining us now reporter. now joining us now from washington, dc , is the us from washington, dc, is the us political analysis analyst, eric ham . eric, thank you very much ham. eric, thank you very much for joining us. unprecedented forjoining us. unprecedented this for the colorado supreme court to rule that he that donald trump should essentially be banned from the presidential election. what's the reaction . election. what's the reaction. yeah that's right. >> in fact, uh, and what we're seeing is people are coming down on whatever side your politics are on. >> and one of the biggest, i think, myths about this is that somehow this is being spurred or led by democrats, when in fact it was two conservatives, uh,

members of the federalist society. uh contextualist , uh, society. uh contextualist, uh, originalist organisation that focuses on, uh, john judges who focuses on, uh, john judges who focus strictly on the constitution in its original text and what the words actually say , and interpret it based on say, and interpret it based on that. say, and interpret it based on that . and it was these two that. and it was these two individuals that actually wrote a law review article saying that donald trump was not eligible to be president because of section three of the 14th amendment. and of course, that has led to a cavalcade of conservatives and, and former trump supporters who have now been pushing this . in have now been pushing this. in fact, we're now seeing in more than 12 states this is an issue thatis than 12 states this is an issue that is coursing through the courts right now, and it's being led mostly by conservatives . and led mostly by conservatives. and it was actually spurred by conservatives. and really, eric addressed is that the case? >> this is a conservative push. i find that hard to believe. the colorado court i know you mentioned who initially started the movement, but the colorado

supreme court packed with supreme court is packed with democrats . they're all they're democrats. they're all they're all appointees . and all democrat appointees. and also trump's fiercest also even trump's fiercest critics is chris christie, the republican , uh, rival for the republican, uh, rival for the presidency . republican, uh, rival for the presidency. he's come out this morning and said it's an attack on democracy. so is that really the case that the conservatives are this ? can you are leading this? can you give us names? us some names? >> well, it's the it's the colorado court colorado state supreme court that actually came out with this ruling . but this issue is now ruling. but this issue is now before the arizona supreme court , the michigan supreme court, the wisconsin supreme court, as well as the new hampshire supreme court as well. and so what we're seeing here is this is actually being pushed through a number of states. and in fact , a number of states. and in fact, i wrote an article about this where we talked about, you know, this this could be one of the key issues that could trip up donald trump heading into the 2024 presidential campaign . and 2024 presidential campaign. and again, this is now showing, i think, just how important or influential the us supreme court is actually going to be in

perhaps determining who the 2024, uh, not presidential uh, president is actually going to be, given the fact that they're now going to have to weigh in both on this issue as well as the immunity of presidents as well . well. >> eric, why can't trump's opponents just let him? so, as you say, trip up at the ballot box, why all these impeachments, indictments? what are they scared of? why can't they just let donald trump go to the polls ? that is certainly donald ? well that is certainly donald trump's right to do so. >> in fact, we know that in less than four weeks, voters are actually going to be caucusing in iowa. but again, the united states is a nation of laws and there is growing concern that donald trump actually had a hand to play in the events that took place on january 6th. we saw that from the january 6th congressional committee. and of course , the independent counsel, course, the independent counsel, jack smith , uh, certainly has or jack smith, uh, certainly has or believes that he has evidence to that effect as well. has he been convicted of anything?

>> eric? >> eric? >> well, he hasn't gone to trial yet. but again, uh, again , this yet. but again, uh, again, this is a nation of laws. and of course, you're innocent until proven guilty . and so donald proven guilty. and so donald trump, like every other american, has every right to prove his innocence in a court or in a court of law. yeah, i think we'll get . think we'll get. >> does this set, do you believe that this might set a bit of a dangerous precedent for a court to make this type of ruling, when donald trump hasn't actually been convicted as ben said, of any, any crime ? said, of any, any crime? >> i think that is why we're seeing a number of people, including a number of donald trump's competitors, for the nomination , actually concerned nomination, actually concerned about this ruling by the court is because is that there has not been an actual guilty verdict against donald trump. in addition to that, we also know that in the case of jack smith, there has not been a charge of rebellion or sedition against donald trump . and so this is donald trump. and so this is going to be one of the issues

that the us supreme court is certainly going to be weighing. but we know that a number of people from donald trump's own party is actually what got this ball rolling against donald trump. yeah but but trump almost runs as an independent doesn't he. >> he you've got the rhinos the republicans in name only, uh, so—called conservative as many would say that they're they're not. and then you've got donald trump and his maga base who are a completely different beast. um, so, uh, eric cowan, political analyst in the us, thank you so much. thank you for your time. your time. >> very interesting indeed. i guess think about this guess how you think about this just depends in your politics. >> it really doesn't it? it really feels from, i suspect, from trump supporters point of view that this is a desperate last from last gasp attempt from democrats. i know eric was saying that it's conservative. >> i've seen people on the left in the states say that this is a step that this isn't step too far, that this isn't the to do, that this the right thing to do, that this will only mobilise trump's base, and the and that he should go to the voters through all the

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sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . news is. >> well, it's not looking great this christmas . if you're >> well, it's not looking great this christmas. if you're in need of a hospital care because patients have been warned significant disruption is coming to nhs services. that's because junior doctors are going out on strike for three days during one of the busiest periods of the year. yeah >> yeah, make sure you don't fall over this yuletide because nhs leaders are disappointed that negotiations have broken down and have criticised the government quote, walking government for, quote, walking away talks. away from talks. >> yes. orlando reporter lisa

>> yes. so orlando reporter lisa hartle outside university hartle is outside university college hospital, hartle is outside university college hospital , where there college hospital, where there were earlier quite a lot of junior doctors out there protesting members of the bma , protesting members of the bma, which is of course, their main union, aiden lisa, you've been speaking to some of the junior doctors. they're obviously very frustrated and they don't feel as though they're being paid enough and that what they've been offered isn't enough ehheh been offered isn't enough either. what have they been saying to you ? hello saying to you? hello >> yes. well, the picket line left here a couple of hours ago. now they were here since 7 am, but yeah, they their main point is that they want a 35% pay increase . that's their on increase. that's their on average around 15 to £17 an hour at the moment. they want that to go at the moment. they want that to 9° up at the moment. they want that to go up to around £21 an hour. and there's multiple reasons they say as to why. um, partly because they say they need to make the profession more attractive. so that junior doctors who are already working for the nhs want to stay, and also encourage more to join also to encourage more to join because there's a staff shortage

in that now, i did put to in that area. now, i did put to one of the doctors, doctor rob lawrenson, who's part of the bma and also a junior doctor, you know, pointed out the fact that this of the busiest times this is one of the busiest times for nhs. uh, we're in flu for the nhs. uh, we're in flu season, covid cases are rising, norovirus rising, and norovirus cases are rising, and as you said earlier, we've got charities like age uk pointing out the fact that it's going to be older people that are mostly affected by this strike action. so put that to um, rob and this is what he had to say. >> so patients are suffering all year round and every winter we hear the same horror stories coming out time and time again. and the fact of the matter is, the government has done nothing for the last 15 years to solve those winter crises. they seem to think that cutting our pay is going to make things better. but invariably it always makes things worse. i think the government need to recognise that if the if it's true that they have a final offer to give ,

they have a final offer to give, then they need to give it in order to avert this strike action. there's no reason for them to hold it back if they think that they can solve this strike action and resolve everything for doctors and patients alike, then they need to start putting their words into . action. into. action. >> so this is all this strike action has been going on since last december. so far before today, it was 25 days of strike action. that's been carried out 1.2 million operations and appointments that have been cancelled or postponed . and so cancelled or postponed. and so today, first day of three. and then on the 3rd of january, we'll see six days of strike action carried out, which will be the longest in the nhs history. >> thank you very much indeed. lisa hartle. our london reporter outside the university college hospital . well, i always think hospital. well, i always think it's slightly misleading when they talk about pay per hour because of course, you know, most people, if they if they break down their salary into per houhit break down their salary into per hour, it doesn't look so great. >> mean, these did these >> i mean, did these did these doctors get into the profession

for i think not, i for the money? i think not, i mean, generally the consensus is that get into care work or that you get into care work or social care or being a doctor or a because you actually a nurse because you actually have a commitment looking have a commitment to looking after people and when they're doing at such a critical doing this at such a critical time year, you have start time of year, you have to start questioning have questioning whether they do have that we don't want all >> well, we don't want them all to run off sunny australia. to run off to sunny australia. but talking of sunnier but anyway, talking of sunnier places, let's turn our attention to as their parliament to france as their parliament passed controversial legislation . they're toughening up france's immigration policy. >> yes, after months of political dispute , marine le pen political dispute, marine le pen has celebrated the amended bill, calling it an ideological victory. left wing parties victory. but left wing parties have criticised president uh emmanuel macron for giving to in what he calls far right ideology i >> -- >> well, joining us now from paris is french journalist david chazan. david, it's almost a mirror image of what's happening in this country. to a lesser extent , of course, so much extent, of course, so much division over the issue of immigration is this bill that's now been toughened up. is that a

win for marine le pen ? like win for marine le pen? like she's saying it is ? she's saying it is? >> i think it is in a way, because i think this could boost support for her. >> her party's main platform is being against immigration. >> and while she said that this new law is only a small step, she doesn't think it goes far enough. she has also been stressing that it reflects many of the ideas of her party and in fact , uh, that notion of the ideas of her party and in fact, uh, that notion has been echoed even by members of president macron's party, which is a centrist group, and he's now grappling with an unprecedented rebellion in party ranks. his health minister has resigned over this bill, and the left wing of his party feel very uneasy about the fact that there party voted on the same side as le pen's party. and so this is quite a bit of a it's a crisis

really, within the party ranks. uh but what president macron has been stressing is, look , this, been stressing is, look, this, this, these measures do enjoy broad public support. this, these measures do enjoy broad public support . according broad public support. according to the opinion polls , up to 80% to the opinion polls, up to 80% of french voters support it. and as you say , it mirrors what's as you say, it mirrors what's been happening in the uk. but also other european countries . also other european countries. >> yes, of course, david, can i just, uh, dig into the detail a bit? how tough are these? is this bill? what are some of the, uh, the measures ? uh, the measures? >> well, it was a compromise. hammered out in days of tortuous negotiations between the government and the conservative opposition . and mainly the opposition. and mainly the tougher measures , uh, relate to tougher measures, uh, relate to introducing migration . quotas, introducing migration. quotas, making it harder for the children of immigrants who are born in france to obtain french

nationality and delaying migrant eligibility for welfare benefits by several years , years. by several years, years. >> david, i think donald trump's proposing something similar in the us. i think if he gets back in next year, he said that, um, any children born to migrant? um to migrants in the country won't not be granted automatic , uh, not be granted automatic, uh, birthright citizenship as they do at the moment. is this a sign generally of a rise of what some would call , generally of a rise of what some would call, uh, far right policies taking prominence? i mean, i'd describe it as right of centre, but are we are we seeing much more of this, for example, in italy with georgina giorgia meloni? is this a rise of more sort of right focus policies taking prominence ? policies taking prominence? >> absolutely . and according to >> absolutely. and according to the opinion polls, again, marine le pen is tipped to win the next presidential election, although it's not due until 2027. but i think this marks two things

really a rightward shift by president macron himself , who president macron himself, who came to power saying he was neither left nor right and also the shift towards the right in other european countries like italy, as you mentioned , and italy, as you mentioned, and also the netherlands and the increasing influence s, uh, of what you might call far right radical right hard right policies in, in a whole range, in a whole range of other western european countries . and western european countries. and of course, in the us . of course, in the us. >> very interesting indeed. thank you for your time. david chazan, who is in paris and is a french journalist . thank you. french journalist. thank you. very interesting indeed. the repercussions potentially for this country. we often talk about immigration, often in this country, massive country, as if we're massive outliers discussion. but outliers in this discussion. but every single european nation and of course in the us as well, they're the same they're having the same discussions. they're having the same discussiotthere's a massive >> well, there's a massive shift. uh around the globe. i mean, there's america have got

what trump would call invasions. the southern border. so, yeah. um, moving on, coming up. should mary earps have been crowned bbc sports personality of the year? plenty of emails to share with you we'll put it to our you on that. we'll put it to our panel after your panel of the day after your latest with tatiana . latest headlines with tatiana. >> ben, thank you and good afternoon . your top stories from afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the chancellor says inflation fell to 3.9% due to difficult decisions the government made a year ago . government made a year ago. newly 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 the decrease in fuel prices was the biggest reason for the fall food prices are also rising more slowly , the are also rising more slowly, the health secretary says strikes by junior doctors will force more patients to spend christmas in hospital. patients have been warned there will be significant disruption to nhs services as doctors start a three day

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isabel monday to thursdays from 6:00 till 930. >> well, if you're just joining us on good afternoon britain, ben and i were having a little bit of a ding dong over mary earps and whether she should have got the bbc sports personality of the year prize nomination. win >> yeah. my point was that we've had three female winners from the past three years, two of which have been england women footballers. and you had a raft of candidates on that list. for example, rory mcilroy, great

champion golfer. um, he was shortlisted and he knew what was going to happen. so he didn't even bother turning up. >> does he have the personality? john many footballers john says, how many footballers have despite not have won the award despite not winning the world she was winning the world cup? she was voted goalkeeper the voted the best goalkeeper in the world many previous world and unlike many previous winners, , she has a winners, crucially, she has a personality, right? >> but my point as well is viewing figures. how many people watch the women's game ? a couple watch the women's game? a couple of emails here, says from of emails here, one says from graham. a news graham. finally, a news presenter voiced presenter who has voiced publicly what a lot of people are thinking about. the bbc and women's thank you. uh, women's football. thank you. uh, but on the flip side, but whereas on the flip side, maggie ben maggie says, mary earps. ben does swear. so stop does not normally swear. so stop making such a big deal. making it such a big deal. >> , let's what our >> well, let's see what our panel this. we've got panel make of this. we've got broadcaster mike parry and author broadcaster amy author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. right. um, are we going to play into our into our gender stereotypes here? mike what do you make of this, uh, personality of the year? >> i don't want to rain on mary earps parade. >> she's she's won it. >> and, uh, what a fantastic achievement for a woman make achievement for a woman to make her in such huge

her name in such a huge way. >> the england goalkeeper? >> but think sports >> but i think sports personality of the year has had its you it's so outdated how. >> now. >> what they should do is they should expand it into what the oscars is and have a dozen different categories . different categories. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and if they did then >> and if they did that, then all people that we've been all the people that we've been mentioning last hour mentioning in the last hour would individual rewards. >> ronnie o'sullivan, for instance. okay. >> get an award >> why didn't he get an award when he won the uk snooker champions this year and was the oldest winner ever , 30 years oldest winner ever, 30 years after he won it when he was 17 and he was the youngest winner ever. >> eveh >> i'm sorry, of course it's a sport for goodness sake. >> millions of people around the world watching, you know what i mean? >> more people watch snooker than probably women's football. i can guarantee that's a fact. >> true . >> that's true. >> that's true. >> what i think this raises is that once joey barton gets involved, then the sympathy factor goes straight to mary earps. >> yeah, because the way joey barton talks it i mean, he barton talks about it i mean, he can't express himself properly. it's trying it's almost like he's trying to say in the playground.

>> on. oh women are sissies i >> -- >> women are sissies. >> women are sissies. >> and they shouldn't be playing football. >> all right, now it's amy's turn . of course it is. turn. of course it is. >> i don't think mary earps needs a sympathy from joey barton sympathy is barton personally. sympathy is joey he made barton personally. sympathy is joey idiot he made barton personally. sympathy is joey idiot of he made barton personally. sympathy is joey idiot of him. he made right idiot of him. >> saying i'm saying she >> i'm saying i'm saying she gets sympathy joey >> i'm saying i'm saying she gets celebration joey >> i'm saying i'm saying she gets celebration the yey barton celebration and the recognition deserves because recognition she deserves because this is all about impact. this record is all about impact. >> impact on sport. and the lionesses changed sport lionesses have changed sport more men on that more than any of the men on that list. women, young girls are playing now. list. women, young girls are pla yes, now. list. women, young girls are pla yes, i now. list. women, young girls are pla yes, i agree now. list. women, young girls are pla yes, i agree the v. list. women, young girls are pla yes, i agree the game is >> yes, i agree the game is getting attention that it getting the attention that it deserves i think reason deserves and i think the reason men is because they men resent it is because they actually win stuff. >> joey barton thinking >> what was joey barton thinking calling her a sack of spuds? well spuds. yeah. well big sack of spuds. yeah. what mean? what does that mean? >> well that's a football expression somebody expression for somebody who's big not very big and heavy but not very gifted know, used to call >> you know, they used to call centre , as you said, centre forwards, as you said, when involved when joey gets involved with that commentary, it's that kind of commentary, it's a disservice arguments disservice to genuine arguments that i think. >> i think people like you and i have where the, you know, women's football great empower women, and fantastic that women, and it's fantastic that more playing more girls are playing sport. but shove it down our but but don't shove it down our throats when it's it's not

throats when it's the it's not worthy of it. >> totally you must be >> i totally agree, you must be seen to be a bad person if you don't watching women's don't like watching women's football. i prefer male football. i know i prefer male football, listen, football, but listen, mary earps, criticism that should earps, the criticism that should be focussed on what she win be focussed on what did she win to sports personality . to become sports personality. >> and she didn't win anything. win? no it's not personal. >> about success in sport >> it's about success in sport impact. >> as we demonstrated >> and as we demonstrated earlier, all the shortlisters, we couldn't even really remember what they'd done this year. oh, i moment. yeah. at the i could moment. yeah. at the euro finals was unforgettable. well do i remember her well did she do i remember her gobbing off at uh, at a spanish fantastic . yeah, but she didn't win. >> is that something to to be, be proud of? >> well, she didn't win. awesome >> well, she didn't win. awesome >> so personality. >> um, she was so personality. she so forthright. she was she was so forthright. she was an inspiration a generation she was so forthright. she was anyoungation a generation of young women. >> wider here, as >> but the wider point here, as i said earlier, when you go on to the sport website of to the bbc sport website and of course are responsible to the bbc sport website and of couthese are responsible to the bbc sport website and of couthese sportsare responsible to the bbc sport website and of couthese sports personality ble to the bbc sport website and of couthese sports personality ofe for these sports personality of the year awards, you go on to for these sports personality of the website ards, you go on to for these sports personality of the website at s, you go on to for these sports personality of the website at the)u go on to for these sports personality of the website at the weekend,o the website at the weekend, as i did for premier did looking for the premier league results. the top stories. she super league she is a women's super league game probably game which probably very few people watching. people are watching. >> i agree become for >> i agree to become woke for

the you've got me certain fleet >> you've got me certain fleet street journalists write street journalists now write a column week about women's column a week about women's football the football and it's to the exclusion. football and it's to the exc are )n. football and it's to the exc are)n. showing your male >> are you showing your male fragility? i'm not. i'm fragility? no i'm not. i'm saying premier saying that, you know, premier league in this country league football in this country is the most popular game in the world. people trying to world. and people are trying to drag football up to that level. >> they they never will say drag is right word. is the right word. >> are are the women >> they are they are the women are after they are catching up after they didn't have the same standing a lot, a of women's lot, a lot of women's sport started lot later than the started a lot later than the men's game. the other thing is, which mentioned yet, which we haven't mentioned yet, is popular vote. is the popular vote. >> now , i think the popular vote >> now, i think the popular vote in all of these things is ridiculous. >> we all know that popular votes, no matter what might votes, no matter what it might be the tv be for it might be for the tv program the year. it might program of the year. it might be, um, uh, jungle. get me out of here. >> what about tv presenter of the year, presenter of the the year, tv presenter of the yeah the year, tv presenter of the year, farage. year, nigel farage. >> i'm saying is, once >> and what i'm saying is, once the popular vote gets involved, we be gerrymandered . we know it can be gerrymandered. and i believe there was an element of jerry mandering here. it was a fix. >> according to. >> according to. >> saying it's a fix. >> i'm not saying it's a fix. >> i'm not saying it's a fix. >> gerrymandering is old

>> i'm. gerrymandering is an old expression from days mike expression from the days mike on the on the flip side, the vote on on the flip side, i wouldn't bbc to make wouldn't trust the bbc to make a good decision either. >> bbc this because if >> so the bbc do this because if you remember when this started, like the bbc were like 50 years ago, the bbc were the channel of any sport i >> -- >> you know, they showed all the sport they had all the clips, so they did the programme, they haven't got any sport. now. >> put short list >> if you put that short list into google, i think who would generate headlines? into google, i think who would genera undoubtedly 1eadlines? into google, i think who would generaundoubtedly be dlines? into google, i think who would generaundoubtedly be mary.? into google, i think who would generaundoubtedly be mary earps. would undoubtedly be mary earps. >> yes. i think on popular >> yes. i think on the popular vote about sports, because that's mean. vote about sports, because tha that mean. vote about sports, because tha that there 1. vote about sports, because tha that there in the great >> that out there in the great wide world, of support for wide world, a lot of support for mary and quite rightly so. but the achievements of the other people view, people on the list, in my view, were her were superior to her achievements sport. achievements in that sport. >> i don't ronnie >> i don't think ronnie o'sullivan snooker o'sullivan winning snooker has inspired of young. inspired a generation of young. he's greatest ever snooker he's the greatest ever snooker player for the first time. hang on greatest ever snooker on the greatest ever snooker player inspired kids to pick player inspired kids to go pick up cue. up a snooker cue. >> yes, absolutely, absolutely. >> yes, absolutely, absolutely. >> and the game much >> and the game becoming much more and barry hearn more popular and barry hearn making it of the world's making it one of the world's most tv sports. believe most popular tv sports. believe me, i think the wider point is the trickle down snooker effect yet. >> but trickle down.

>> but trickle down. >> but trickle down. >> but you get yourself down the pool hall. >> but you get yourself down the pool hall going to say don't >> i was going to say you don't spend time smoky pool spend your time in smoky pool hall, do you? >> lot of my time >> i spend a lot of my time on children's football pitches because a football because my son's a football player, seen little player, and i've seen little girls more so in the girls playing more so in the last years time last three years than any time before that. >> yeah, well, think >> yeah, well, i think that's your pool hall calling. your local pool hall calling. >> is ronnie o'sullivan? >> is it ronnie o'sullivan? i it's i didn't i'm sorry. it's ronnie, i didn't i'm sorry. >> didn't was mine. >> i didn't know it was mine. that's thing to do, that's a terrible thing to do, ronnie. it away. i'm off. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> i got two phones today for sports year, sports personality of the year, but go . but there you go. >> down the >> people up and down the country be having this country will be having this debate, won't they? yeah >> and like, like i said, all credit to earps, women's credit to mary earps, to women's football empowering girls. i'm credit to mary earps, to women's foo forll empowering girls. i'm credit to mary earps, to women's foo for it.empowering girls. i'm credit to mary earps, to women's foo for it. butywering girls. i'm credit to mary earps, to women's foo for it. but my ing girls. i'm credit to mary earps, to women's foo for it. but my onlyiirls. i'm credit to mary earps, to women's foo for it. but my only issue�*m credit to mary earps, to women's foo for it. but my only issue is all for it. but my only issue is my only issue, amy, before you interject is the fact that it feels like it's being shoved down our throat when you watch, when you watch a men's game on sky, you've got sky, for example, you've got a mix commentators, you've got mix of commentators, you've got you've got you've the you've got women, you've got the men. when you watch the women's game, so if game, it's all women. so if you're going to play that always all so you're going to play that always alyou're so you're going to play that always alyou're going so you're going to play that always alyou're going to so you're going to play that always alyou're going to play so you're going to play that always alyou're going to play that so if you're going to play that game of diversity, make it

game of diversity, make sure it works both and also please works both ways. and also please highlight on your works both ways. and also please highlighwhen on your works both ways. and also please highlighwhen you're)n your works both ways. and also please highlighwhen you're reporting website when you're reporting football don't football scores, please don't just put chelsea v arsenal two nil. when i click on it. it's the women's game you need to make it clear it should be a male female category. male and female category. >> solve this issue? >> would that solve this issue? >> would that solve this issue? >> well, might depending >> well, it might do depending on but on what the sport is. but remember crossover now remember there's a crossover now in racing for instance, women jockeys in jockeys now beat male jockeys in the like the grand the same race like the grand national. sort of national. and that sort of thing. yeah. and other thing thing. yeah. and the other thing that, you have to that, you know, you have to remember with all this and, um, women's highlighted women's football highlighted here is that if the bbc put on a women's live game on prime time tv, on on bbc one, what is the motive for that? when the crowds for women's football in this country are minimal, i mean, they will get a full wembley stadium for an international, but the games between the clubs, like chelsea and arsenal, something like that, crowds are minimal and there is no demand from the public to see it on the bbc. >> well, there you go. >> well, there you go. >> that's enough of that. that's enough of that. >> let's move on to more

important this is important matters. and this is the scotland budget. the budget. the scotland budget. it looks like taxes are going to be hiked . could we see an exodus be hiked. could we see an exodus of scots across the border ? of scots across the border? >> where are they going to go? that's the point. are they going? they're to go to going? they're going to go to england and take their business down i mean, the down there. i mean, look, the most my the most most stupid in my view, the most stupid fiscal policy in the world when things are world is that when things are going you start going wrong and you start building up deficits is to hike taxes, know it has taxes, because we know it has a negative effect . if you look at negative effect. if you look at george osborne when he decided, i tell you what, i'll do , i'll i tell you what, i'll do, i'll hike stamp duty because there's an imbalance in ownership in the property market. he lost half of the stamp duty tax that year because people stopped buying property. if you put taxes up , property. if you put taxes up, you get less back in return. >> but amy, so this is a new a whole new band for income tax people earning between £75,000 and £125,000 will pay a little bit, quite a bit more actually. tax than they currently are. do

you think that's the best way to raise funds, or do you think people might think, you know what being taxed too what i'm being taxed too heavily. look elsewhere heavily. i might look elsewhere to don't it's the best >> i don't think it's the best way to raise funds. i would always go for assets income always go for assets over income and working and taxes on actual working money. , i don't money. and however, i don't think anybody's going to come down here because, yeah, i don't think income taxes are the be all and end all for the people living in scotland, because at the they've the moment they've got a stronger they've got stronger nhs, they've got a stronger nhs, they've got a stronger education system, have they stronger nhs? yes, they got a stronger nhs? yes, they got a stronger nhs? yes, they scotland they have actually scotland scores higher with nhs scores 8% higher with their nhs according to who. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> than the, the nhs stats hang on. >> what about their drug problem in scotland. the worst in europe. so that a lot of europe. so that puts a lot of pressure on their nhs. >> attainment gap in >> the attainment gap in scotland awful . scotland is awful. >> nhs in scotland is going >> the nhs in scotland is going down the tubes, people die younger in scotland measured differently don't . differently because they don't. >> a different >> they have a different differently try and differently to try and curriculum figures, and curriculum get the figures, and a of people would say that a lot of people would say that that so that curriculum is superior. so it another to it would be another reason to say in scotland, well, but ultimately actually it's going

to between been deprived to the gap between been deprived children and those who are not has grown larger and larger in scotland . scotland. >> yeah, i think the nhs is really on its knees. but crucially, when it comes to taxes, it's this 1.5, 1.6 billion financial black hole and it does look like humza yousaf thinks the only way to do that is to put up taxes. >> taxes in the highest rate. now in scotland you'll pay 67.5% tax. and when you add national insurance insurance that, insurance insurance onto that, nearly 7, that means a person in the £125,000 bracket is paying £3,700 a year, more than somebody in england. crikey. if i was in scotland , i'd be i was in scotland, i'd be heading down the a1 from edinburgh to newcastle. uh at lightning speed. >> i mean, i think, i think you do have a point where you said, who would want to come, where would go? i mean, if i had would you go? i mean, if i had that of money, wouldn't that kind of money, i wouldn't come england either, even if come to england either, even if it isn't it was marginally better. isn't it? made i made a point the it? i made i made a point the other week on saturday five, a separate probably other week on saturday five, a sepetake probably other week on saturday five, a sepetake all probably other week on saturday five, a sepetake all my probably other week on saturday five, a sepetake all my millionsobably other week on saturday five, a sepetake all my millions totbly just take all my millions to somewhere dubai, the somewhere like dubai, where the

sun don't get taxed. sun shines. you don't get taxed. this . this isn't billionaires. >> this is. >> this is this is. >> this is this is. >> high earners. yeah. >> it's high earners. yeah. >> it's high earners. yeah. >> not, know, >> they're not, you know, millionaires or they probably don't consider themselves rich. >> whereas this >> yeah. and whereas this appues >> yeah. and whereas this applies income. wealth and applies to income. so wealth and assets what 20% assets still remains. what 20% capital gains tax 20. >> no no no . capital gains tax >> no no no. capital gains tax is 25. is 25% 25. >> so it's still not being raised. and think that's what raised. and i think that's what it raised. and i think that's what h been raised. and i think that's what it been raised recently. but it has been raised recently. but but less than but it's still a lot less than income tax. and that's my issue. i don't like the fact that your job you're working income is taxed than state taxed more highly than state stale assets. well, we're all just gaining money far too highly. >> i mean, why don't why don't they at economic they look at the economic policies that worked in the policies that have worked in the past? nigel lawson the past? nigel lawson was the greatest chancellor. we've ever had in post—war and he had in post—war britain. and he took top rate of tax down took the top rate of tax down from 80 in the pound when he got in to £0.40 in the pound. and what happened? we had the economic revolution through the 80s, the most 80s, which made us the most prosperous country. >> it's hard to believe. >> it's really hard to believe. >> it's really hard to believe. >> i've never lived with the income rate being over 50. income tax rate being over 50. it's quite well we've never lived over 45% in your life.

well just lastly, i want to get on to this story. this is the british museum they've got themselves in. well they're getting getting attacks left right because they've right and centre because they've accepted . a £50 million accepted. a £50 million sponsorship deal from oil giant bp . so there you go. bp. so there you go. controversial. apparently some working at bp are worried that there could be an increased threat of attacks. activists launching themselves at the british museum. what do you think, amy? i just think it's really sad that government funding to the culture sector has got so abysmal that they have to private funding has got so abysmal that they have the private funding has got so abysmal that they have the likes private funding has got so abysmal that they have the likes of rivate funding has got so abysmal that they have the likes of bp te funding has got so abysmal that they have the likes of bp to funding has got so abysmal that they have the likes of bp to be ding has got so abysmal that they have the likes of bp to be able from the likes of bp to be able to financially survive . and to financially survive. and i think this is a failing of the government of anything. >> and really bp and any private private funding shouldn't, because it's up to the government the british government to give the british museum billion. museum £1 billion. >> we? that's what they're asking. >> i think previously the government lot more government gave them a lot more to without these to stay steady without these massive injections, which are going to ultimately cause a conflict of interest in, hang on programming at the british

museum. half the time your people are saying, you know, these nasty people, bp, they make massive profits. >> who are amy's people , by the way? >> well, you know, that's pretty obvious. and they are my people. and then when bp very generously says, you know what? we do make massive we're to massive profits. we're going to share these profits with some of the great cultural organisations like the british museum. then you start whingeing and moaning that they shouldn't. but the government that they shouldn't. but the gova nment that they shouldn't. but the gova nmergood that's >> a very good point. that's a very good point, isn't it, amy? >> i don't >> i'm just saying that i don't you think i'm not whingeing you just think i'm not whingeing at you rather feel at all. wouldn't you rather feel at all. wouldn't you rather feel a more in your pocket than more in the pocket of the british museum? >> at this point, i'd love to see a successful company. private company to prop up the british contributing british museum contributing to ourlet me you something. >> let me tell you something. which shame you, amy. which will shame you, amy. right. when um. when the royal shakespeare company. >> worked away. >> okay. last word worked away. >> okay. last word worked away. >> away from from a bp >> walked away from from a bp grant because, you know, all the moaners were saying, oh, bp fossil fuels shouldn't be giving to shakespeare to the royal shakespeare company, shakespeare company, the royal shakespeare company, the royal shakespeare company cancel a £5

company then had to cancel a £5 theatre ticket free scheme for children. they have to cancel it because the bp funding was pushed away, they said. >> we don't want it. >> we don't want it. >> so you're saying the government should have filled that gap? >> yes, well that's my curry. >> is that % curry. >> is that mic drop moment? >> is that your mic drop moment? thank you very indeed. mike thank you very much indeed. mike curry nicole turner , curry and amy nicole turner, they'll joining us at end they'll be joining us at the end of hour to elianne. of next hour to elianne. >> yeah. so we're going to tackle on inflation. tackle more on inflation. and also big from colorado also that big news from colorado donald to come. looks donald trump all to come. looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . gb news. >> hello. good afternoon. welcome to your latest gb news. weather update from the met office. it will be turning very windy for many areas of the uk overnight tonight, and that's as a result of storm pier. that's been named by the danish met service as that's where the strongest winds will be. but it's this area of low pressure up to the north by iceland that is storm pier will be is storm pier that will be bringing strong winds

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december, trump kicked off the ballot in an unprecedented move, colorado's supreme court has banned donald trump from running for president in the state. >> his team says he will appeal to the us supreme court. but is this the end for his white house bid? now >> christmas come early ? prime >> christmas come early? prime minister rishi sunak says the latest fall in inflation is good for news everyone and the country. but will you feel it in your pocket and don't get ill this christmas ? this christmas? >> trade union chief says junior doctors are striking to, quote, save the nhs they begin the save the nhs as they begin the biggest strike in their history. today we'll be on the picket line . line. >> that debate got pretty heated about the sports personality. lots of emails. it's quite interesting because it really has divided everyone at home, some people saying this is about personality , it's not about personality, it's not about whether they've won you know,

every tournament out there, it's about personality. and you know, this young mary earps, this young woman, mary earps, mary yeah, mary earps. mary earps. yeah, mary earps. she's done a lot for women's football. so there you go. yeah yeah. >> we've been wrong, ben. >> we've been wrong, ben. >> oh, no. well no i'll give her that. like i said, people like myself mike, empower myself and mike, we empower women's football and women's football. and it's fantastic see many young fantastic to see so many young now. honestly it's now. no we do. honestly it's great see so many young girls great to see so many young girls playing now. but the playing football now. but the point my perspective point was, from my perspective anyway, coverage and the anyway, um, the coverage and the prominence of their coverage from the bbc is kind of a bit out of whack. yeah i reached the pinnacle heights the middle out of whack. yeah i reached the pinigirls heights the middle out of whack. yeah i reached the pinigirls tournamenthe middle out of whack. yeah i reached the pinigirls tournament in middle football. >> yeah. where i, you know, slotted a goal. nice. i think this was. did you have a routine? >> did you have a special celebration? >> then? i had a special celebration . yes. celebration. yes. >> oh was it the old round? >> oh was it the old round? >> wings. >> the old wings. >> the old wings. >> i can't quite . i'll >> i can't remember quite. i'll think and get back think of something and get back to ben. but let us know to you, ben. but let us know what you think. gb views gbnews.com. but first, it's your headunes. gbnews.com. but first, it's your headlines . for. headlines. for. >> emily. thank you. this is the

latest from the gp newsroom. the chancellor says inflation fell 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 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 >> 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 ever 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. >> the health secretary says strikes by junior doctors will force more patients to spend christmas in hospital . all

christmas in hospital. all patients have been warned they'll be significant disruption to nhs services as staff start a three day walkout less than three weeks, less than a week before christmas. this strike will last until december 23rd as part of a major escalation in their pay dispute. victoria atkins says patients deserve better . deserve better. >> so this christmas we know that these strikes, if they continue today, tomorrow and on friday, it will mean that people will stay in hospital longer than if these strikes had not happened, because hospitals will not be able to discharge them. so there will be people spending christmas in hospital rather than at home. that is an enormous cost for individuals and for their families, but also enormous cost for individuals ancother�*ieir families, but also enormous cost for individuals ancother members es, but also enormous cost for individuals ancother members of but also enormous cost for individuals ancother members of the also enormous cost for individuals ancother members of the health for other members of the health care service, because, uh , care service, because, uh, junior doctors. the committee appeared to expect consultants and to pick up their work and others to pick up their work for them . for them. >> shadow paymaster general jonathan ashworth says the strikes are a failure on the prime minister's part to reach a pay prime minister's part to reach a pay deal with health workers . pay deal with health workers. >> look, we had a labour government, we didn't have

national strikes in the nhs, right? >> we actually worked with the nhs brought waiting nhs staff and we brought waiting lists down. rishi sunak is abdicating any responsibility . abdicating any responsibility. >> me? he's failing basic tests of leadership, so he should be getting these trade unions in a room now, negotiating with them to avoid further industrial action across the nhs . action across the nhs. >> 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 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 under crooked joe biden and the far left lunatics are desperate to stop us by any means necessary. >> they are willing to violate the us constitution's at levels never seen before, in order to

win this election. joe biden is a threat to democracy . it's a threat to democracy. it's a threat . they're weaponizing law threat. they're weaponizing law enforcement for high level election interference because we're beating them so badly in the polls is a triple killer will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his elderly neighbour, lawrence bierton was wrongly housed next to 73 year old pauline quinn, while on licence for a life sentence for murdering two elderly sisters in 1995. >> ba.2 killed miss quinn with her coffee table at her home in nottinghamshire in november 2021. a british millionaire and former diplomat kidnapped in ecuador has been found by police, 78 year old colin armstrong and his girlfriend catherine paola 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 far from his home, according to reports. mr

santos has also been rescued. nine people have been arrested . nine people have been arrested. and and uk house prices have seen their biggest annual 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 £3,000. higher borrowing costs are being blamed for the decline . you're with gb for the decline. you're with gb news across the uk on tv , in news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to ben and . emily. ben and. emily. >> welcome back. you're with ben and emily on good afternoon britain on gb news. it's 2:06 pm. now. it's all kicking off p.m. now. it's all kicking off in the states, isn't it? the colorado state supreme court has voted block former president

voted to block former president donald from standing in donald trump from standing in the state's primary for the next presidential election. >> yes, the court gave a majority after that majority vote after ruling that trump's involvement in the january capitol hill riots january 6th capitol hill riots barred electoral office. >> joining us now is spokesperson for republicans overseas, jennifer ewing and gb news reporter charlie peters. charlie can you just explain in layman's terms what's gone on here and what impacts it will have on donald trump's bid for the white house next year? >> so this vote yesterday by the colorado state supreme court , colorado state supreme court, a43 victory in favour of a campaign, a campaign for responsible ethics in washington , an activist group made up of independents and some republicans in the state, has enacted the insurrection clause within the us constitution, never used before against a presidential candidate to block him from the state primary early next year. now this challenge is now going to go to the supreme court, where it's highly likely that it will be overturned by the republican led state court

there. sorry, the led court there, which is six three in favour of concern of judges now , favour of concern of judges now, even if it isn't overturned , even if it isn't overturned, it's unlikely to have a significant impact on the trump campaign. colorado is a state that he lost by 13 points in 2020. however some have suggested that the bandage has been ripped off here on this particular issue of insum action and other states could follow suit. this could be a blueprint for more legal challenges in more key swing states such as arizona, florida, michigan , arizona, florida, michigan, nonh arizona, florida, michigan, north carolina. but in all of these states, donald trump does currently have quite a comfortable lead in the polls. so as it stands, not an immediate risk. but should that supreme court decision not go his way in the new year, then a further threat is posed to his presidential bid. >> jennifer, you're with republicans overseas. what reaction have you heard so far ? reaction have you heard so far? >> actually, charlie, i couldn't agree with more with everything you just said. and the biggest

reaction is this is not about colorado , as charlie pointed colorado, as charlie pointed out. um biden comfortably won that state in 2020 by 1314 points. but it's about setting a precedent. it's about the floodgates opening. >> so other left leaning states will come in and say, oh, we're going to put insurrection down on the ballot and try to prevent the people from actually having the people from actually having the boat. >> so the reaction that we're hearing, and not just from republicans by the way, from independents, from democrats, just from anybody that cares about democracy less the about democracy is less the people decide. that's all we've ever said . and i mean, i've been ever said. and i mean, i've been in here before to and be honest, trump isn't even my number one candidate. not who i'd candidate. that's not who i'd to love see as gop nominee . it love see as the gop nominee. it looks your pick? um, looks like. who's your pick? um, i prefer desantis for a multitude of reasons. think he multitude of reasons. i think he can run two terms. he has an incredible record in florida , incredible record in florida, um, with businesses. so. and he doesn't have the drama surrounding him that trump does. but i can still be for desantis and look and say the criminal

justice system has absolutely been weaponized against trump. let's not forget none of this started happening. none of these 91 charges or the four indictments until trump said he was running for re—election . was running for re—election. >> this is an open goal, isn't it? for donald trump, his supporters would argue it's the latest in a series of indictments , ice arrests. um indictments, ice arrests. um impeachments even as well . and impeachments even as well. and you have to wonder , why can't you have to wonder, why can't the democrats beat trump at the ballot box next year? why all this, this obstruction action? >> well, i mean, look, at first of all, let's keep in mind that american people, i think it's 70, 75% do not want to see 70, 75% of us do not want to see the grudge rematch of biden versus trump. we'd rather see other candidates. so let's put that aside. but why can't he beat him? i mean, look at the crisis we have on our border. we have inflation. people are not really pleased about the way he's been handling some the he's been handling some of the wars. got crime . we've wars. um, we've got crime. we've got, you know, all sorts of things. his numbers are abominable. you know. so no,

trump cannot not i mean, excuse me, biden will most likely not beat trump at the ballot box. >> i mean, let's not forget there have been serious allegations against donald trump. where are we with those cases? several extreme allegations. >> but i think one of the points made by a dissenting judge in this case in colorado was actually what they need here is due process, allegation . these due process, allegation. these are just that for now, allegations. they need to be heard a court of law, heard in a court of law, properly. is properly. and if there is a conviction to be happened there, then let it happen. so far that hasn't actually occurred with this january the 6th riot and donald trump's supposed involvement situation. involvement in that situation. he hasn't actually been found guilty of anything. and so all this talk about being involved in , the dissent in insurrection, the dissent coming from a liberal judge saying country, we have saying in this country, we have the rule of law and we have due process. and before we can support any sort of obstruction to an electoral process , we need to an electoral process, we need to an electoral process, we need to see someone held guilty for something. and so far, many

legal experts in the states saying that just hasn't happened. >> jennifer, there's been a lot happened. >>commentaryere's been a lot happened. >>commentary arounden a lot happened. >> commentary around donald of commentary around donald trump that perhaps his rhetoric, which always been quite which has always been quite dramatic, let's say, has become more inflammatory. do you believe that to be true? >> no, i think he's the same person he's been, you know, the same, um, you know, mean tweets and, well, not tweets, i guess, anymore. no , he's he's anymore. but no, he's he's the same person. just speaks off same person. he just speaks off the and, uh. yeah, i mean , the cuff and, uh. yeah, i mean, of what you're referring to are some of the comments he made on saturday i think saturday night. um, i think those are somewhat taken out of context . and i think, as you context. and i think, as you said before, you said, just remind us he said. remind us what he said. >> people are picking >> well, what people are picking up on. >> t— t you google it, you'll >> and if you google it, you'll see, you know, 100 headlines is that starting to talk about that he's starting to talk about the poisoning of blood and all this stuff by the for the immigration on the illegal immigrants to this immigrants coming to this country. do we really think country. now, do we really think that he's invoking hitler? absolutely not. that's just not a reasonable thing to say. i believe what he was talking about was more like the fentanyl that's been coming the

that's been coming across the border, southern border , border, our southern border, illegally. killed 70,000 illegally. it's killed 70,000 people. , in the united people. um, plus, in the united states, it's a problem. it's a real danger. and that's what he was talking about. but of course, because they can't beat him ballot box, they're him at the ballot box, they're trying scare everybody into trying to scare everybody into saying, oh, this guy is, you know, he's racist and he's this and he's that. >> and i spent some time in san francisco over the last couple of months, and that tenderloin district, the problem have district, the problem they have with absolutely with fentanyl is, is absolutely appalling. but it's interesting, with fentanyl is, is absolutely appait?|g. but it's interesting, with fentanyl is, is absolutely appait? because s interesting, with fentanyl is, is absolutely appait? because s intetrump's isn't it? because even trump's adversaries in the republican party, chris party, the likes of chris christie, who's running to be the candidate candidate, and the candidate candidate, um, and also , uh, desantis as well as he also, uh, desantis as well as he come out and said this is an attack on democracy and sided with think from the, with trump, i think from the, um, the entire situation of um, from the entire situation of all the indictments and all of the charges, these are the first time these things have been ever used against a candidate. >> right? so yes, vivek ramaswamy , he actually, um, came ramaswamy, he actually, um, came out last night and said, i am going to if this goes through in colorado , i'm going to drop off

colorado, i'm going to drop off the ballot and he called for desantis , haley and christie, desantis, haley and christie, the other gop candidates, to do the other gop candidates, to do the same thing . the same thing. >> i think a lot of us are interested in what this will do to the country. charlie um, could there be protests as a result of this? could there be unrest? people take very, very different positions when it comes to donald trump. >> i think what's been interesting so far to see the split in reaction , actually, the split in reaction, actually, the volume of reaction from both sides to this decision last night, we've heard a lot more from republicans, both last night and this morning. criticise the move. i think there is a wariness on the democratic side about this decision. i think of them decision. i think a lot of them do agree with the do quietly agree with the assessment senior assessment made by senior republican figures today that this is lawfare , that is this is lawfare, that this is obstruction, actually obstruction, and it is actually undemocratic. and i think that's why most of the spin that we've heard from the democrat side has so far been from unquoted sources on background , whereas a sources on background, whereas a lot more republicans loud and

bold on this saying that it is a big mistake and a war on democracy. what makes this different then? what makes this different then? what makes this different to what? sorry, in terms of lawfare, why is this? >> do think that >> why do you think that democrats thinking democrats maybe are thinking this isn't quite right? >> it's been done >> because it's not been done before? to use an insurrectionist a insurrectionist clause against a former president is such a significant step. i think a lot of them see that this activist base that's brought it forward, it's worth noting the trump campaign has described that activist group soros funded activist group as soros funded and wing scheme very and a left wing scheme very severe language think severe language there. i think a lot of a lot of democrats want to criticise the trump campaign and the republicans in general, but they don't necessarily want to the side of and to be on the side of judges and lawfare . they want try and lawfare. they want to try and win issues . win on the issues. >> jennifer, just very, very quickly, i know you would prefer desantis, likelihood, desantis, but in all likelihood, it's it's it's not going to be him. it's going to be um, who who going to be trump. um, who who would face trump in terms of the dems, who's going to be their nominee? >> so that's a great question. and i personally never and i personally have never thought biden is going to make it through. just it all the way through. i just don't see how he can do it for a

multitude whether multitude of issues, whether it's the, uh, you know, the influence he's now influence peddling. he's now got an impeachment inquiry into his family sort of thing. family and that sort of thing. his cognitive his age, his cognitive abilities. gavin newsom, um, gavin. yeah, i you read my mind. i've been, uh, i've been saying that for a long time. he's the governor of my home state of california. for california. you just saw for yourself. not great yourself. he's not done a great job. but, um, this the role yourself. he's not done a great jobwast, um, this the role yourself. he's not done a great jobwas born, this the role yourself. he's not done a great jobwas born for. s the role yourself. he's not done a great jobwas born for. so, the role yourself. he's not done a great jobwas born for. so, uh, role he was born for. so, uh, fantastic. colorado versus california. excuse me. um florida is florida versus california is probably the discussion our country should be having . country should be having. >> fantastic. great stuff. jennifer from republicans jennifer ewing from republicans overseas. charlie peters gb news reporter. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. very interesting . now uk interesting indeed. now uk inflation, un expectedly fell to 3.9% this morning. that's according to new data from the office for national statistics. >> it's the lowest rate in over two years. and chancellor jeremy hunt responded saying hunt has responded by saying today, , with inflation today, quote, with inflation more halved, more than halved, we are starting to remove inflationary more than halved, we are starting tifrom ove inflationary more than halved, we are starting tifrom the inflationary more than halved, we are starting tifrom the economy.ry more than halved, we are starting tifrom the economy. but pressures from the economy. but many families are still struggling with high prices , so struggling with high prices, so we'll continue to prioritise measures that help with cost of

living pressures . living pressures. >> so inflation might be falling, but do you at home feel ready to out this ready to splash out this christmas ? have you splashed out christmas? have you splashed out or all on the credit card? or is it all on the credit card? the never i've left it to the never never i've left it to the wife. >> so who knows. i'll out >> so who knows. i'll find out from gb news reporterjack carson. >> he joins us from a christmas market in birmingham . jack, what >> he joins us from a christmas maipeopleiirmingham . jack, what >> he joins us from a christmas maipeople saying ham . jack, what >> he joins us from a christmas maipeople saying onn . jack, what >> he joins us from a christmas maipeople saying on the ack, what >> he joins us from a christmas maipeople saying on the ground at are people saying on the ground at the christmas market? yeah well, i think lots of people really invigorated by the fact that inflation has come down again by again , by quite a big again by again, by quite a big chunk, of course , economists chunk, of course, economists were saying that expecting it to come around to around 4.4, 4.3. >> of course, getting now under 4% is certainly good news. but of course it is still inflation. pnces of course it is still inflation. prices are still high. they're still technically increasing on last year as well. but the good thing is that food inflation, particularly around this time of yeah particularly around this time of year, when of course, people are looking to buy what they're going to on their christmas going to put on their christmas dinner table. food inflation has fallen now for eight consecutive months in a row. it's its lowest

rate now of 9.2% since may last yeah rate now of 9.2% since may last year. so the lowest rate in a long time. so that's certainly of course, while it might not necessarily be bringing prices down is good news. of course , down is good news. of course, for the future because we know when people are shopping around this christmas, are this christmas, they are shopping exactly shopping around exactly what they're to be doing. they're going to be doing. of course, they're be course, they're not going to be looking at the same supermarket. many of us, of us are going many of us, 30% of us are going to these loyalty to be using all of these loyalty schemes. course, all the schemes. of course, all the supermarkets have to try and get the most our money, but the most out of our money, but how inflation particularly is impacting much impacting people on how much they're on christmas, they're spending on christmas, how they're spending how much they're spending on food. a few people a food. i spoke to a few people a little earlier on. here's little bit earlier on. here's what they told yes i think what they told me. yes i think everything gone up, you what they told me. yes i think everyt but| gone up, you what they told me. yes i think everyt but as gone up, you what they told me. yes i think everyt but as a gone up, you what they told me. yes i think everyt but as a pensioner,ou what they told me. yes i think everyt but as a pensioner, we're know, but as a pensioner, we're sort of keeping abreast, you know and buying things for the family. >> very much a normal christmas. >> very much a normal christmas. >> everything's up, >> very much a normal christmas. >> everything's up , the food and >> 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 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 couple of years, we've been doing the secret santa because it's such a big family that you couldn't really afford. now to buy individual a present. buy each individual a present. >> so we do the secret santas away now . away now. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so as you heard there, then some people deciding not to buy presents, a present for everyone and just picking names out of a hat with a secret santa to try. and of course, cut down the and of course, cut down on the amount of money that they're spending. around spending. we know that around this christmas, £280 on average is how much less we're going to be spending on our christmas shopping. it's presents, shopping. whether it's presents, whether food. when you add whether it is food. when you add all adds up to all that up, that adds up to around £13 billion not going and not spent into the not being spent into the economy. and people are downsizing as well. whether it's buying a smaller chunk of meat, 17% of us apparently going to be buying a smaller piece of meat rather than, say, a huge turkey crown this christmas try and

crown this christmas to try and cut little way cut down every little way in which can. course, you which we can. and of course, you heard from of heard there from some of the people still to people there still wanting to have christmas. they're have a normal christmas. they're still to, know , spend still trying to, you know, spend on the luxuries and on the on the luxuries and the little things that they only buy on the on the luxuries and the little titime that they only buy on the on the luxuries and the little titime of at they only buy on the on the luxuries and the little titime of year, y only buy on the on the luxuries and the little titime of year, butily buy at this time of year, but certainly inflation. yes very good it's still coming good news that it's still coming down. the feeling here on down. but the feeling here on the ground in birmingham is it's still bit pinch on still having a bit of a pinch on people's pockets. >> shapps thank you very much indeed. always great to to indeed. always great to speak to you. jack carson, who's live from in from a christmas market in birmingham. santa birmingham. this secret santa idea both were nodding heads idea we both were nodding heads to that. it's great idea. to that. it's a great idea. >> lots of approval and actual in wider context. i think this in a wider context. i think this whole about whole materialism thing about christmas crazy. christmas has got a bit crazy. not just this year, previous not just this year, but previous years. enjoy years. it's kind of like enjoy being your friends being together with your friends , of food, , your family, a bit of food, but don't go mad on presents, especially if can't afford it. >> yeah, and a lot of kids, you know, up using their know, they end up using their present for about week. present for about a week. >> my son does. he asked present for about a week. >> for my son does. he asked present for about a week. >> for a my son does. he asked present for about a week. >> for a new' son does. he asked present for about a week. >> for a new car�*i does. he asked present for about a week. >> for a new car every. he asked present for about a week. >> for a new car every week, sked me for a new car every week, a new toy car, and i say i joke with him, i haven't got any cars, just these cars, have you? just these little ones. oh, the yeah, he's got hundreds millions of them. >> yeah. well there you go.

people downsizing people are even downsizing on their there you their turkey. yeah. so there you go. good spirits go. but people in good spirits nonetheless. go. but people in good spirits nor right. ss. go. but people in good spirits norright. coming up, prince >> right. coming up, prince andrew's alleged links with convicted offender jeffrey convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein are on the brink of being with more from being released, with more from our royal correspondent cameron walker this. after this short walker on this. after this short break, away . break, don't go away. >> hello. thank you for being a big part of gb news. >> we'd like to wish you and your loved ones a christmas season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new year. >> from our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. >> merry christmas, happy christmas , merry christmas, christmas, merry christmas, happy christmas, merry christmas , merry christmas, merry christmas here on gb news the people's channel. >> merry christmas .

till 930. >> well, it's . 225 in the afternoon. >> uh, prince andrew's alleged links with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein are set to come under further scrutiny. that's because the release of hundreds of files from a defamation case might be coming. yes, the duke of york is expected to be among those named next month after a us judge ordered the identities of more than 170 of epstein's associates to be made public. >> so gb news royal correspondent cameron walker joins us now to tell us more. >> please tell us more .

>> please tell us more. >> please tell us more. >> yeah. i mean, this could be another big headache for prince andrew. honest, this all andrew. to be honest, this all dates a case in dates back to a court case in 2015 between virginia giuffre and virginia and glenn maxwell. virginia giuffre is the woman who who sued prince andrew for an alleged sexual assault on her when she was 17 years old. now prince andrew has always denied those allegations, but he did settle out of court with virginia for an virginia for um for an undisclosed sum. but it's thought to be in the millions of pounds. ghislaine maxwell, a well known associate of jeffrey epstein. she is serving a 20 year prison sentence in the united states for child sex trafficking and other offences . trafficking and other offences. now, within that court case, in 2015, there were a number of allegations said against 170 people. those documents were sealed up until yesterday, where a judge ruled those documents can now be released into the pubuc can now be released into the public domain. now, 40 of those documents is evidence from a lady called johanna sjoberg , and lady called johanna sjoberg, and she had previously claimed that prince andrew actually groped her in 2001. in on, um, jeffrey

epstein's apartment at buckingham palace had previously said that those allegations categorically untrue. but the question is if she's already said that allegation, what else is there going to be coming out about? prince andrew? buckingham palace no longer look after prince andrew's communications. ihave prince andrew's communications. i have contacted his office and they have not responded. >> no answer response . i >> no answer yet, no response. i imagine it would be a no comment. cameron is this bearing in mind what's going with in mind what's going on with harry trials and harry and the trials and tribulations his father? tribulations with his father? >> another major >> is this another major headache for king charles having his brother, um, put through all this again? >> yeah, i think it certainly is. prince andrew is. of course he. prince andrew was of all his honorary was stripped of all his honorary titles by the queen. um, titles by the late queen. um, a couple of years ago, but unfortunately, the family relationship is still there for prince andrew and king charles. of course, they are brothers . of course, they are brothers. it's been reported that charles desperately wants prince andrew to move out of royal lodge with fergie, duchess of york. sarah duchess of york. um, they are just reports. we haven't had

confirmation on that. um, but it looks like prince andrew is staying put for the time being. in contrast to harry and meghan, who were out of frogmore who were kicked out of frogmore cottage shortly after spare cottage very shortly after spare was released back in january of this year . so was released back in january of this year. so it's creating noise . noise, which is perhaps noise. noise, which is perhaps distracting from what the royal family is doing, which is all their work of their various patronages. >> it's a massive house, isn't it? where he lives, it's he's rattling around in there. it's a it's not a house. it's almost a mansion, isn't it? in the centre of, of windsor park, um, in terms of andrew, do we expect him to say anything? i know he paid courtesy of his late mum , paid courtesy of his late mum, around £12 million in that private settlement case is he going to feel do you suspect that that's money down the drain? he's just being dragged into different into this again via different means. >> i mean, he dragged >> i mean, he is being dragged into whether or not >> i mean, he is being dragged into going whether or not >> i mean, he is being dragged into going sayhether or not >> i mean, he is being dragged into going say anything not he's going to say anything publicly. doubt if you publicly. i highly doubt if you remember emily remember back to the emily maitlis interview , i maitlis newsnight interview, i think be described think that can best be described as a a car crash. um, he as a bit of a car crash. um, he had he was forced to step back as working member of the royal as a working member of the royal

family, that family, um, following that interview. be interview. so i think he'd be ill advised to do another interview. for kind of interview. as for some kind of statement, to wait statement, we'll have to wait and what allegations are out and see what allegations are out there to how serious there as to just how serious they whether they are as to whether it warrants response. but the warrants a response. but the royal family have motto never complain, never and complain, never explain. and this january the this is coming on january the first. yes. so those 170 people who are named in these documents have 14 days to appeal, which takes us into early january. if they on that appeal and they fail on that appeal and those names will be released without naming names, because we might into bit of a legal minefield. >> is there excitement to see who else might be on that list? >> well, expecting known >> well, we are expecting known associates and names of close associates and names of close associates jeffrey epstein associates of jeffrey epstein and family members . there have and family members. there have been names going around. i won't go detail yet. we'll have go into detail yet. we'll have to exactly who is to wait and see exactly who is named in those documents. but 170 people are exciting. >> to look forward to. >> something to look forward to. >> something to look forward to. >> worried people out there. but, meghan markle doesn't but, uh, meghan markle doesn't look been look too worried. she's been a starring or perhaps taking a supporting role in an advert for a coffee company . shall we have a coffee company. shall we have a coffee company. shall we have a look? i want to give a huge

shout out to our amazing, clever team here at hq without them, we are nothing off of film and crew lovingly packing your lattes. >> they've listening to >> they've been listening to britney since 2019. all britney on loop since 2019. 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 literal holds us all together . our incredible, together. our incredible, resilient fulfilment team that have helped make 2023 such a big . success >> i mean, i guess it's sweet. >>— >> i mean, i guess it's sweet. >> great advert for coffee. yeah, clever blends is the is the brand. uh, meghan is actually an investor in this coffee company and she's done a previous advert with the ceo hannah mendoza, who you just saw in that clip there. but she's in the background a bit, isn't she? it's very much her brushing up on her acting skills. clearly. no longer a working member of the she is allowed no longer a working member of th

know , perhaps another example is know, perhaps another example is the kind of commercial avenues they are going to have to go down. prince harry has is still working on documentaries. he's done his invictus documentary with netflix this year all around veterans. but meghan keeps hinting at this idea that she has got this big project coming up in the pipeline. we're yet to see it. >> she does. will it make serialise? because this is what i thinking. i was thinking i was thinking. i was thinking it rather bizarre for her to it was rather bizarre for her to take this when she's so take part in this when she's so controlling content controlling over the content she puts out, and then to just appear as a sidekick character. this nato almost a sort of you know. >> yeah, i mean, this may well just be a favour for a friend, but of course she does have a financial interest in this company because she's she's invested in it as we understand it. reports , um, it. according to reports, um, she hinted on carpet she has hinted on the red carpet as she's got big as i said, but she's got a big project up. there's project coming up. there's rumours that not well rumours that all is not well with with the with her deal with the prestigious hollywood agency, wme. a couple of weeks ago, there were dubs biggest losers in is that the same that

>> is that the same firm that has serena williams on their books ? yeah, that books? yeah, yeah, that was massive was announced massive when it was announced she was signed that. so there she was signed to that. so there she's to be dropped she's mooted to be dropped from them. she's mooted to be dropped from the that a rumour. we don't >> that is a rumour. we don't have confirmation on either have any confirmation on either way, haven't seen way, but we haven't seen anything of meghan anything yet of what meghan is doing agency. doing with with that agency. perhaps working behind perhaps they're working behind the brand and the scenes on her brand and they're going to announce something year. we'll something in the new year. we'll have to wait and see. >> that's more likely >> surely that's more likely than dropping her. mean, love >> surely that's more likely thaiorropping her. mean, love >> surely that's more likely thaior loathe| her. mean, love >> surely that's more likely thaior loathe| her.meghan love >> surely that's more likely thaior loathe| her.meghan markle her or loathe her, meghan markle is single person her or loathe her, meghan markle is the single person her or loathe her, meghan markle is the planet, single person her or loathe her, meghan markle is the planet, it single person her or loathe her, meghan markle is the planet, it seems. person on the planet, it seems. >> yeah, i don't have much opinion does opinion other than she does promise. massive promise. all these massive projects so on and projects, spotify and so on and nothing to be delivered, nothing seems to be delivered, but, well, thank very but, well, thank you very much for time for your time again. >> walker, our royal >> cameron walker, our royal correspondent. we're correspondent. coming up, we're going to be discussing all things donald trump junior doctor strikes and falling inflation with our expert panel. but first your news headlines with tatiana . emily. with tatiana. emily. >> thank you. 232 this is the latest the chancellor says inflation fell 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 . the are also rising more slowly. the health secretary says strikes by junior doctors will force more patients to spend christmas in hospital. patients have been warned there will be significant disruption to nhs services as staff start 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 pay dispute. the irish government is bringing a legal case against the uk over a controversial act designed to deal with the legacy of the northern ireland troubles, introduced in september, the act includes limited immunity from troubles related offences for those who cooperate with a new independent commission. it will also halt future civil cases and legacy

inquests. they'll argue that provisions of the troubles act are incompatible with the uk's obugafions are incompatible with the uk's obligations under the european convention on human rights and donald trump has accused president biden of trying to stop him by any means necessary after he was barred from running for in the state of for president in the state of colorado. mr trump was addressing a rally in iowa after colorado's court colorado's supreme court disqualified him over his alleged role in the january 6th us capitol attack . the ruling 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 . you can get more on decision. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. welcome back. news. news. welcome back. >> you're with ben and emily on good afternoon britain on gb news. let's return to our lead story that colorado state story today. that colorado state supreme court has voted to block former president donald trump from standing in state from standing in the state primary for the next presidential election . we're presidential election. we're joined again by broadcaster mike parry and author broadcaster parry and author and broadcaster amy nicole turner. amy let's kick off with you. a massive trump fan. i'm sure . is this an trump fan. i'm sure. is this an attack on democracy ? is this the attack on democracy? is this the democrats and their last gasp

attempt at stopping him from winning re—election next year? well i don't know about that, but i do know that trump's lawyers are certainly very, very busy . busy. >> what a caseload. and i think this is small fry in in terms of what we've got to come next yeah what we've got to come next year. i think the most damning one is going to be the florida classified files , which i think classified files, which i think should be in about march. she's got four criminal cases coming up, which means he could be the first president behind bars, because these do have potential jail times. the reason i find this interesting is because he was president. he also has a lifelong security detail, and it just be so interesting to see how this practically could work around bars . around bars. >> do you think this was a principled ruling from the colorado? >> well, look, it's all part of us election theatre, which is utterly brilliant . i did, um, utterly brilliant. i did, um, bill clinton from start to finish. yeah, from the new hampshire primaries in january. right the way through to the election and went to his , uh,

election and went to his, uh, his victory ball in the following january. >> so you know how it all works. >> so you know how it all works. >> honestly, >> absolutely. and honestly, this is all technical rubbish because they say, oh, uh, we we're ruling out of the primaries on the 5th of march in colorado. they'll just call a caucus instead of a primary. you know, that's the way the us election system works. they've invoked, um, a clause that was meant to stop confederate generals in 1865 from trying to barge into the government of the united states . it's ludicrous united states. it's ludicrous nonsense . and of course, you'll nonsense. and of course, you'll get round it. and once again, as amy's quite rightly pointed out, it just made him more popular. it is. it's putting back into the public eye again and once again. those people who are in what you might call the donald trump army are in full throttle . trump army are in full throttle. >> but it's amazing. it's like the whole world is absurd when it comes to trump, the whole world is absurd when it comes to trump , because even it comes to trump, because even every single scandal that he's involved in, i say scandal. i mean, like legal court case. involved in, i say scandal. i mea regardlessl court case. involved in, i say scandal. i mea regardless ofourt case. involved in, i say scandal. i mea regardless of the case. involved in, i say scandal. i mea regardless of the result, yes. regardless of the result, his popularity just spikes. >> yeah it does. >> yeah it does.

>> yeah. anyway yeah. >> yeah. anyway yeah. >> because they think he's man of he's challenging of the people. he's challenging authority again guilty of something sexual assault. something like sexual assault. >> as a man >> and then be held up as a man of people. and your of the people. and your popularity despite similar. popularity despite a similar. that's . that's insane. >> nickname to some >> a similar nickname to some mps. side mps. i won't name who the side of pond teflon trump. of the pond teflon trump. nothing can stick . nothing can stick. >> yeah, i mean, amy, you make a good point there, but i think it appues good point there, but i think it applies to the left in america, to this trump derangement syndrome, anything trump syndrome, that anything trump says does is front page news. says or does is front page news. >> think there's an >> but i think there's an anti—trump , um, madness well, anti—trump, um, madness as well, because this colorado supreme court hasn't they actually made a ruling on something that hasn't yet happened. they're trying to make out that that trump has been indicted for trying to cause civil war in america . no such thing has happened. >> he's not been found guilty in a court of law. >> that's exactly what i'm saying. making saying. so. so they're making all sorts assumptions. so you all sorts of assumptions. so you say a madness for trump. say there's a madness for trump. i'm saying there's a madness against you know. against trump. you know. >> no, that's what i was saying. against trump. you know. >> n(there's. what i was saying. against trump. you know. >> n(there's a/hat i was saying. against trump. you know. >> n(there's a trumpvas saying. yeah, there's a trump derangement syndrome. so it affects sides. does. affects both sides. yes it does. yeah. i mean

yeah. it just shows. and i mean there similarities to here yeah. it just shows. and i mean th he he got things done . >> he he got things done. >> he he got things done. >> wars under trump >> there was no wars under trump . he was the first us nothing. >> could do at this point. no >> he could do at this point. no law. could break. no, no law. he could break. no, no, no awful racism, sexism. there's no limit. >> there will be. i think there will be voters who aren't

positively one side or the other who will be put off by this. i think that's sure. yeah. but we know middle class voters who may you know, like this sort you know, don't like this sort of know who they are. of thing. we know who they are. >> you said that, you know, a neighbour and another neighbour can trump can be pro—trump, anti trump actually it's the actually it's not it's the eastern seaboard which is, you know, all democratic . it's know, all democratic. it's california democratic. and then you've and we you've got the midwest. and we all the trump fans all know where the trump fans are and trump followers are. are and the trump followers are. they're not living next door to each so. each other. i don't think so. i think, speaking , each other. i don't think so. i think, speaking, you think, largely speaking, you know, the belt is a lot of know, the rust belt is a lot of donald trump and a lot of the east and west coasts are the democrats. and that's where it broadly down. democrats. and that's where it bro some down. democrats. and that's where it bro some republicans getting >> some republicans getting frustrated with the amount of coverage attention coverage and attention that trump getting at the mercy of trump is getting at the mercy of the other candidates , who the other candidates, who perhaps aren't getting much coverage . coverage. >> there aren't any other candidates, amy, you're right to raise question, the raise the question, but the reason that start trying reason that they start trying to raise of anybody but raise the issue of anybody but trump, there is nobody but trump. they're finding that out very quickly . very quickly. >> he's even turning up to >> he's not even turning up to the debates. no he's not exactly

courting the attention. trump >> how how courting the attention. trump >> the how how courting the attention. trump >> the us how how courting the attention. trump >> the us got how how courting the attention. trump >> the us got here. how how has the us got here. >> well , there you go. >> well, there you go. >> well, there you go. >> always that. >> everybody always asks that. now channel. >> now of course there are great implications of our country on what happens states. but what happens in the states. but let's closer to home let's bring it closer to home because junior are, because the junior doctors are, of striking . now, this of course, striking. now, this is biggest strike in nhs is the biggest strike in nhs history. and it is timed for maximum damage. history. and it is timed for maximum damage . really, i think maximum damage. really, i think you could say that's what charities have been saying. that's what health chiefs had been warning is do no harm. festive period , do no harm. festive period, do no harm. >> christmas. the most the busiest time of year a&e in cheltenham now closed. unbelievable. people falling oveh unbelievable. people falling over, breaking their hips . over, breaking their hips. >> unbelievable. don't you gaslight nhs ? no, no. right. gaslight the nhs? no, no. right. >> it is unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. >> this could have been prevented. could been prevented. this could have been prevented. this could have been prevented by giving them 35. the bma unrealistic. bma completely unrealistic. furious government. bma completely unrealistic. furious because overnment. bma completely unrealistic. furious because they|ment. bma completely unrealistic. furious because they could have sat with the bma sat round the table with the bma and prevented 5. so don't go telling viewers that we blame the. >> amy, amy, amy, the truth is they have been offered a pay deal and nearly 11. they won't

put it to their members will nearly 11% negotiate? >> they have not been around that table. you want them to get 35% talking prevents striking . 35% talking prevents striking. what do want? everyone knows that. >> do you that. » no you that. >> do you them to get 35? >> do you want them to get 35? >> do you want them to get 35? >> i want to be in conversation rather striking, rather than striking, which won't question won't answer the question because them 35, the because if you give them 35, the inflation which have inflation figures which have gone go gone down today would go right up again. up there again. >> would wreck the economy. >> it would wreck the economy. >> it would wreck the economy. >> restoration . no, >> merely a pay restoration. no, no, terms, what they no, in real terms, what they were paid in 2008, amy, i get paid 50% less today than i did in 2008. >> so the most people in this country, we've all had to bite on with the economic on the bullet with the economic pain that we've gone through for extraneous reasons, we can't all go back now and say, i want what i was getting in 2008, plus 40. >> it's ludicrous. >> it's ludicrous. >> ludicrous. >> ludicrous. >> not quite what i don't think doctors are paid enough. generally >> oh, they're paid, amy, do you think they're paid? i take your point. doctors feel underpaid. there is a pretty awful retention , too, with retention problem, too, with some of the top doctors looking abroad more abroad because they'll get more pay abroad because they'll get more pay benefits. do you

pay and more benefits. do you think is an argument that think there is an argument that perhaps these junior doctors firstly, shouldn't time the strike at this time when we know that the nhs is under severe winter pressure, there are so many warnings coming from the likes of age uk, callous and cruel. who do you trust? age uk ? cruel. who do you trust? age uk? yes, i'm sure you do. they're saying that this is absolutely going to be awful. lives at risk i >> -- >> an old lady falls over and breaks her hip. >> this could be stopped. this could been stopped could have been stopped yesterday. doctors yesterday. stopped the doctors are political a solution. are political to a solution. hang doctors are hang on. the doctors are political. government . political. the government. >> just ask something, >> let me just ask something, amy. you think the government amy. do you think the government aren't a 35% pay aren't giving them a 35% pay increase because . because of increase because. because of some reason. because they some harsh reason. because they just don't like the doctors . i just don't like the doctors. i think they want to give money. ludicrous. >> i think that they just are missing the fact that if they just sat round the table with them for a bit longer, then they wouldn't streeting wouldn't have where streeting has wouldn't give them has said he wouldn't give them 35. mentioned the 35. emily, you've mentioned the recruitment and retention problems that should speak for itself. something to change. >> i think that's an issue with

the nhs itself. i think it's highly political. the nhs itself. i think it's hig we've itical. the nhs itself. i think it's hig we've heard the the nhs itself. i think it's higwe've heard the leaders the nhs itself. i think it's hig we've heard the leaders of >> we've heard the leaders of the union very political . the bma union be very political. they have a determination to try and bring tory and bring down the tory government. that's what this is all about. woman on a junior all about. a woman on a junior doctor on tv this morning said, oh a&e has closed in oh yes, a&e has closed in cheltenham, but don't worry, because those patients can go elsewhere and the and the interview said but it's an emergency . oh yeah. well we're emergency. oh yeah. well we're talking to the nhs about emergencies. maybe maybe, maybe even even if it . even even if it. >> she couldn't care less, even if it was political then this government has, it is political. oh government has, it is political. on not the way. on not by the way. >> just fyi , one of those >> just fyi, one of those doctors doing the rounds this morning. going to name morning. i'm not going to name names, unveiled in names, but he was unveiled in the over summer the daily mail over the summer as owning a 600 k with as owning a 600 k flat with no mortgage. right. and he mortgage. that's right. and he spent strike a month spent the first strike a month on holiday or a wedding. on board a holiday or a wedding. >> that his >> what relevance that has his parents wealthy as parents are very wealthy as well. assets not well. people with assets not care about the working conditions of those up conditions of those coming up underneath think because underneath them. i think because they look like hypocrites. >> watch it and they >> some people watch it and they feel of junior

feel like some of these junior doctors are perhaps a little bit entitled . i think that's an entitled. i think that's an issue. these doctors, i'm not saying they are or they're not, but that is the impression that it is for some people. do you think strikes end if think the strikes would end if labour power ? amy? labour got into power? amy? >> yeah, i think the >> amy i think yeah, i think the strikes would because strikes would end because i think they would be in think that they would be in negotiation all the way through. well, money. well, to 35% throwing money. >> throwing >> i'm not saying throwing money, saying money, and i'm not saying necessarily 35. >> they want. you >> that's what they want. you are out your way to are going out of your way to make sound completely make 35% sound completely unreasonable . it is completely unreasonable. it is completely unreasonable. it is completely unreasonable. pay restoration . unreasonable. pay restoration. it's completely unreasonable. unreasonable. pay restoration. it'sallnpletely unreasonable. unreasonable. pay restoration. it's all nple other nreasonable. unreasonable. pay restoration. it'sallnpleother allasonable. unreasonable. pay restoration. it'sallnpleother all the able. unreasonable. pay restoration. it'sallnpleother all the other >> all the other all the other pubuc >> all the other all the other public time . public time. >> oh, look at the conditions in hospitals. you're talking about doctors. to a doctors. i was listening to a doctors. i was listening to a doctor this morning saying they're work. people doctor this morning saying thejine work. people doctor this morning saying thejine beds, work. people doctor this morning saying thejine beds, in work. people doctor this morning saying thejine beds, in corridorseople doctor this morning saying thejine beds, in corridors fore are in in beds, in corridors for up 24 hours at a time. this up to 24 hours at a time. this is not a functioning health service. the only just isn't. one of the main that one of the main reasons that they're nhs they're on strike is the nhs doesn't they're on strike is the nhs doein't they're on strike is the nhs doei agree, i'm the first to say >> i agree, i'm the first to say that overpay. >> amy, you would feel >> amy, would you would you feel the christmas you the same if over christmas you had one into a&e had to take a loved one into a&e and broken their leg and they'd broken their leg playing snow and the door playing in the snow and the door was closed, the door closed.

was closed, the door was closed. you would be you couldn't sit. would you be sitting saying the sitting there now saying the same this appalling. >> put blame at the >> but i put the blame at the government's door and not the strikers. the government have offered to make offered them 11, amy, to make doctors. really should doctors. the enemy really should just speak for itself. >> all the other public service unions have settled on between 5 and does make good >> um, amy does make a good point, though, mike. the government be making government should not be making enemies that's not enemies of doctors. that's not helpful anyone. but what i helpful to anyone. but what i would say is that we're in this state with the nhs because perhaps it's not fit for purpose , and maybe doctors are moving to australia and getting paid more because it's funded and donein more because it's funded and done in a different way. >> are making enemy of the government. not the other government. it's not the other way around. doctors make nothing. because nothing. the government because 1 done the nhs 1 in 5 government done the nhs is in such mess that 1 in 5 is in such a mess that 1 in 5 graduates is now in medicine . graduates is now in medicine. don't graduates is now in medicine. dont up graduates is now in medicine. don't up a job in don't even take up a job in medicine in this country despite the fact that we spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on training to be great training them to be great doctors. the nhs is in a mess. i've said it for years. pull it to pieces and put it back together again. well, it's going together again. well, it's going

to much to demand to be much harder to demand inflation rises inflation busting pay rises because inflation has in fact surprise us and come or surprised some and gone down to 3.9. >> that's the november rate. so this is good news. of course. rishi sunak saying it's fantastic news for everyone. jeremy hunt saying this puts us on the track to grow the economy sustainably . amy, are you are sustainably. amy, are you are you delighted ? you delighted? >> yes, i'm i'm absolutely . >> yes, i'm i'm absolutely. rishi. done. good. i'm delighted that now things will continue to get more expensive, but just slightly slower. okay, so i still have less cash in my pocket, but just it could be worse. >> such negativity. it happens all the time. if the inflation figure had gone up, you'd be sitting there lambasting sitting there now lambasting an incompetent . we've incompetent government. we've actually now got a competent government that's bringing inflation down. and you should be cheering that from the rooftops. >> mike, is it i know sunak and hunt have been taking victory laps it the laps today, but isn't it the case inflation been case that inflation has been falling actually falling globally. and actually they're taking falling globally. and actually tlbitre taking falling globally. and actually tlbit too taking falling globally. and actually tlbit too much taking falling globally. and actually tlbit too much credit taking falling globally. and actually tlbit too much credit inflation|g a bit too much credit inflation is a cyclical thing. >> i totally agree with you. you know the price wheat goes up.

know the price of wheat goes up. inflation price week then inflation as a price a week then falls falls and falls because demand falls and inflation comes down. and i wouldn't get too cocky at the moment we know that the moment because we know that the situation the red sea is very situation in the red sea is very challenging. fuel challenging. that could put fuel pnces challenging. that could put fuel prices wouldn't prices up again, so i wouldn't be cocky at all about inflation, but i would british but i would ask the british people, look , i said i'd do it, people, look, i said i'd do it, i've done it. i'm bringing it down. i think he should get some credit it. credit for it. >> to affect my >> but is it going to affect my food shop? is it going to affect my bills? is it going my energy bills? is it going to affect mortgage? affect my mortgage? food inflation? affect my mortgage? food infl food? affect my mortgage? food inleood inflation is running at >> food inflation is running at about uh, compared to about 9. okay. uh, compared to the figure 3.9. the overall figure of 3.9. but i put that down to the put that down largely to the european situation. badly managed agricultural policy. >> we are lucky, though, because in this country, supermarkets are hugely competitive. so are hugely competitive. yes. so you may noticed are you may have noticed they are trying reduce use. those trying to reduce use. those pnces. trying to reduce use. those prices . i trying to reduce use. those prices. i know trying to reduce use. those prices . i know people say that prices. i know people say that they do the opposite, but actually no, there are a lot of competition. yeah i think amy, you make a great point. >> all these headlines in the conversations we've we've >> all these headlines in the conv> all these headlines in the conv> all these headlines in the conv

in people's homes, are they feeling better off. maybe inflation has gone down, but in the next in the next couple of months. >> no they are if they at the moment the shops are taking early people are early sales because people are spending little their spending so little on their christmas shopping. >> so little >> well, people have so little disposable but that's a disposable income, but that's a stimulation in the market. stimulation in the free market. >> the competitive >> that's the free competitive capitalist how it capitalist market. that's how it works. and it works at its best. when if you can't sell something at price, lower the at one price, you lower the price that brings inflation down. million people down. mike, 5 million people were come off old were due to come off old mortgage in the next mortgage rates in the next couple months. mortgage rates in the next couyes, months. mortgage rates in the next couyes, payments are going to be >> yes, payments are going to be trebled. if i'd argue trebled. so even if i'd argue inflation some cases inflation trebled, in some cases they're from nine to more they're going from nine to more than two grand a month. so even if to the bank of if inflation goes to the bank of england's don't england's target of 2, i don't think are going to really think people are going to really feel difference feel much of a difference when it comes to that. well at least it's the right direction. >> they now direction. >> at least they know now the mortgage rates are not going to soar whatever mortgage rates are not going to soar they're whatever mortgage rates are not going to soar they're on, whatever mortgage rates are not going to soar they're on, because ever mortgage rates are not going to soar they're on, because asr deal they're on, because as inflation's up, it's inflation's going up, it's coming it's got to be coming down. it's got to be a good thing round. inflation good thing all round. inflation is tax. we all suffer is the worst tax. we all suffer because it comes and hits us on

the side the face. going down the side of the face. going down is a good thing. >> do you know it is? the >> do you know what it is? the bank has a lot bank of england that has a lot to oh, i totally to answer for. oh, i totally agree. the question is being raised more often raised more and more often whether bank of england whether the bank of england should exist, or whether the bank of england sh least exist, or whether the bank of england sh least not exist, or whether the bank of england sh least not be exist, or whether the bank of england sh least not be independent, or whether the bank of england sh l government.idependent , or whether the bank of england sh l government. wellindent , or whether the bank of england sh l government. well people or the government. well people are asking that question. the government. well people are askwell, at question. the government. well people are askwell, at qu> well, well, gordon brown made them independent of the government. he said, give them power kind of power and all that kind of stuff. and then it worked all right. for about then the first couple of um, couple of labour, um, administrations it got administrations and then it got completely out control. and completely out of control. and the last two bank england the last two bank of england governors have been hopeless. they seen the signs. they haven't seen the signs. >> i always shocked >> i always seem shocked when inflation goes up and when inflation goes up and when inflation down. inflation goes down. >> let's give politicians >> let's not give politicians any decisions to make. any more decisions to make. they're . they're done. >> well. well, i don't want politicians wasting my money as >> well. well, i don't want polit do.is wasting my money as >> well. well, i don't want polit do. i. wasting my money as >> well. well, i don't want polit do. i totallyg my money as >> well. well, i don't want polit do. i totally agreemoney as >> well. well, i don't want polit do. i totally agree withey as you. >> right? well, that's all we've got today. thank you so got time for today. thank you so much such a boisterous got time for today. thank you so mucwell such a boisterous got time for today. thank you so mucwell informed:h a boisterous got time for today. thank you so mucwell informed panel. isterous got time for today. thank you so mucwell informed panel. amy.us and well informed panel. amy. nicole and course, nicole turner and of course, mike. to be. that's mike. it's good to be. that's all from today on good all from us today on good afternoon britain. he's ben leo i'm emily carver. see you tomorrow a brighter outlook with box solar sponsors of weather on

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you company for the next three hours with a cracking show coming up top story this hour. >> have we just got an early christmas present from rishi sunak ? sunak? >> inflation down to 3.9. he says we should be feeling better off at christmas and with a 2% national insurance cut to come in the new year , are you feeling in the new year, are you feeling better off? i'm not. next story . better off? i'm not. next story. trump has been disqualified from colorado, a democrat caught there says he cannot stand for there says he cannot stand for the primary election , which the primary election, which could end his presidential dreams. or, as trump says , it's dreams. or, as trump says, it's crooked joe and the lunatic left simply running scared of the man who's beating biden in the polls . we'll have the full analysis next story. junior doctors downed tools today for a three day walkout after a 35. a staggering 35% pay rise. the move has been slammed by age concern and patients groups and even former nhs top brass saying

people could die