peter' 5 peter's balcony in from saint peter's balcony in the vatican, he described the attack on by hamas attack on israel by hamas terrorists in october as abominable . terrorists in october as abominable. but he terrorists in october as abominable . but he also said the abominable. but he also said the ongoing strikes on gaza by israel were reaping an appalling harvest of innocent people, and that the world's weapons trade must be investigated . and the 87 must be investigated. and the 87 year old pontiff called for an end to all conflicts and defended the rights of refugees around the world. the pope's message comes after one of the deadliest nights of violence in gaza, with at least 100 people killed by airstrikes. israel's army says that its investigating one of the attacks after it appeared to target innocent civilians. the palestinian red crescent bombings of major crescent says bombings of major roads is complicating its effort to help critically wounded people . fire crews were called people. fire crews were called to a fire in an office of a conservative mp last night. that's after a suspected arson attack. police are investigating after mike fryer's office in north london was partially damaged by the blaze. mr fryer

told gb news that the response from emergency services was excellent and luckily no one was in the building at the time. well . in the last hour we've well. in the last hour we've heard that a 16 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed in south london. officers were called to a home in bermondsey just 10:00 night on just after 10:00 last night on christmas . they treated a 22 christmas eve. they treated a 22 year old for stab wounds, but she later we understand she later died. we understand the boy was known to the victim. he custody . well, a he remains in custody. well, a man is dead and another is in a serious condition . that's after serious condition. that's after a shooting at a restaurant in dubun a shooting at a restaurant in dublin . police were called to dublin. police were called to the scene at around 8:00 last night. two men were found in the restaurant with gunshot wounds. both were taken to hospital , but both were taken to hospital, but one man, aged in his 20s, died from his injuries. police say they investigating the they are investigating the shooting and no arrests have been made so far. shooting and no arrests have been made so far . well, ukraine been made so far. well, ukraine is celebrating a christmas on the 25th of december for the first time. that's in a landmark

change to the country's traditions, the russian traditions, as the russian orthodox church observes, christmas on the 7th of january. but this is the first time that ukraine has away that ukraine has moved away from that tradition. comes as russia's tradition. it comes as russia's invasion ukraine continues invasion of ukraine continues and kyivs air defences blocked. 28 drone attacks last night and two missiles, five civilians were killed . christian leaders were killed. christian leaders here in the uk are using their christmas addresses to highlight what's happening in the middle east. the archbishop of canterbury used his christmas day sermon earlier to highlight the suffering of children caught up israel—hamas war and up in the israel—hamas war and referring to the birthplace of jesus. he told his congregation the skies of bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and glory . the of fear rather than angels and glory. the king and queen have marked the start of their christmas day celebrations with a traditional festive church service on their sandringham estate. royal fans were gathered as the royal couple were joined by the prince and princess of wales and their children. the king's christmas message will be broadcast at 3:00 this

afternoon, and we will, of course, bring that to you live here on gb. news well, today is set to be the warmest christmas day in more than a century, with the met office expecting temperatures could reach 14 or maybe even 15 degrees. that's after 15.3 degrees was recorded at heathrow and chippenham in berkshire yesterday day, making it the warmest christmas eve in over 20 years. it means a white christmas, though, has been ruled out for most of us apart from in northern scotland . from in northern scotland. thousands of people across the country have been making the most of that milder weather by taking a festive dip to kick off their christmas day celebrations . swimmers in birmingham there have braved the waters in festive hats and costumes at sutton park's black root pool, and members of the serpentine swimming club took part in the annual peter pan cup in hyde park. that race has been held

every year since 1864, and father christmas has completed his delivery of presents to chris children's children all over the world. he arrived here in the uk just after midnight. according to norad's official, santa tracker, he's now dropped off nearly 8 billion gifts to children across the globe. gb news understands that he's now commenced his journey back to the north pole to start preparing for yes, you guessed it, next christmas . this is gb it, next christmas. this is gb news. we're on tv, online, dab, radio and of course on our website. i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. now though, nigel farage reflects on some of his favourite moments of though, nigel farage reflects on sonyear his favourite moments of though, nigel farage reflects on sonyear in; favourite moments of though, nigel farage reflects on sonyear in a:avourite moments of though, nigel farage reflects on sonyear in a gb urite moments of though, nigel farage reflects on sonyear in a gb newsnoments of though, nigel farage reflects on sonyear in a gb news specials of the year in a gb news special. >> one of the highlights of the farage show is talking pints. i

mean, who else would drink a pint of beer live on british television? me of course, but i do it with some very interesting people. they come from the worlds of politics arts worlds of politics and the arts and sport. people you've never heard who've achieved amazing heard of who've achieved amazing things, of talking things, and the joy of talking pints is you kind of forget you're on telly because it's like two people together having a pint in the pub or even having a pint in the pub or even having a cup of tea together. and my style of interviewing , well, style of interviewing, well, it's not really interviewing, it's not really interviewing, it's having it's genuinely having a conversation, out conversation, trying to find out what motivates people , what are what motivates people, what are they all about, what are the things we don't know about them, andifs things we don't know about them, and it's amazing how frank people have been on talking and it's amazing how frank peopl> just about she arrived about a minute ago. well that doesn't matter. she did. that have been huge disappointment. if you hadn't, promise you are hadn't, i can promise you are that you sort arrive in our that you sort of arrive in our lives as jordan in the middle late 1990s, and suddenly there you are. and everyone's talking

about you. yeah. and that's over 25 years ago. yes and you've never really left our lives. you're there constantly . every you're there constantly. every bit of your life . the good bits, bit of your life. the good bits, the disappointing bits. it neven the disappointing bits. it never, ever goes away . what's it never, ever goes away. what's it like being that famous ? can you like being that famous? can you live an ordinary life at all? well i don't think i am famous. >> i don't know any different. yeah, but i, i really don't know any different . um, when yeah, but i, i really don't know any different. um, when i go home, i just do normal things with my friends. some of my friends are famous. it's like when you get to know me. people don't understand . and how i'm don't understand. and how i'm like, out there all the time in the papers. yeah, i'm just at home. in pyjamas, home. normal in my pyjamas, drinking tea and just being normal.when you're out and >> but when you're out and about, you shopping about, you know, you go shopping or places people or you go places people recognise you, they want selfies or whatever else there are. i don't know. >> yeah, well they used to. it's more like the kids now, especially harvey. he's so popular. harvey >> yeah, we've got to. yeah. no, no, no. i'm sorry.

>> i'm rushing for your questions. >> no no no no no no no, don't worry about it. but i mean, you know, you've done the lot, know, and you've done the lot, haven't you i'm haven't you? you know, i'm a celebrity big brother. absolutely. i there's absolutely. i mean, there's almost you almost nothing. you know, you are . you are. well, you're the are. you are. well, you're the queen glam , really, aren't you? >> well, the thing that's a shame. there was a programme on the other day which i had absolutely nothing to do with it, called the rise of it, called the rise and fall of me. was worried, me. and i was really worried, thinking, oh my god, what's it going actually, going to be about? and actually, only that i have only it does show that i have done a lot in my life. but nowadays people are just so interested about interested in writing about putting down rubbish putting me down like rubbish stories, they should stories, when really they should embrace i've done. and embrace what i've done. and today i'm so that the today i'm so proud that the petition that i did for harvey, well, this is amazing. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> can you something about >> can i ask you something about it? so now. yeah because i don't know how it goes. it's something to bills. it in to do with the bills. it was in the house of commons, and now it goes the of what goes to the house of lords. what does just let's just does that mean? just let's just get politics. get the politics. >> your son, yes. you >> so harvey, your son, yes. you know, was born with really know, was born with some really tough disabilities sod, tough yes disabilities sod, which is septic optic dysplasia

and basically that's part of the front line of the brain. >> the pituitary gland. it's abnormal. so that's why he's blind. he's got adhd, opposite deficit disorder , part of deficit disorder, part of willie's, um . oh, and the list willie's, um. oh, and the list goes on. tic disorder. obesity. >> yeah. well you fought really hard for him, but what i was i mean, the thing that surprised mean, the thing that surprised me was , was why a kid like that me was, was why a kid like that would be the subject of online abuse. i mean , it seems pretty abuse. i mean, it seems pretty sick, doesn't it ? sick, doesn't it? >> uh, well, there's lots of people out there who are racist. there's lots people out there there's lots of people out there who think because you're larger than life, that, gives them than life, that, um, gives them an bully you. he can't an excuse to bully you. he can't answer back. and the sad thing is, if they actually met harvey , is, if they actually met harvey, it would probably break their heart innocent. heart because he's so innocent. like, push like, if someone went to push him like, him, it would him or, like, hit him, it would probably like that and cry. probably be like that and cry. it's oh, i hate it. um, so he can't speak for himself, but i can, why i did this. can, which is why i did this. >> yeah. i mean, you've been pushing for this online harms bill, which would limit, uh, you know, stop and get people

prosecuted who were who were the trouble is, and yeah. so a piece of legislation goes through the house of commons. it has to go through the house of lords. it takes time . the difficulty with takes time. the difficulty with it is where draw the line it is where you draw the line between comment. >> is thing. yeah. >> this is the thing. yeah. first all, whether you love first of all, whether you love me hate me, think this is me or hate me, i think this is one of the best things i've ever donein one of the best things i've ever done in my career. um, career. yeah, it's got about what was it, 695,000 signatures. yeah. so it, 695,000 signatures. yeah. so it just goes to show there's lots of support out there, and i'm not doing it for myself . lots of support out there, and i'm not doing it for myself. i'm doing it to help other people. so i am actually proud of myself for that. good. well, thank you . for that. good. well, thank you. what i'm saying, what i'm saying , nigel, i know, like , i'm a bit , nigel, i know, like, i'm a bit crazy and nuts, but i can be professional and, uh, sensible sometimes. otherwise it wouldn't be me , would it? be me, would it? >> so we went to bolton to do a farage at large. there and of course, the really big load hero

of modern times is amir khan. double world boxing champion . double world boxing champion. and amir talked about what it's like from being a normal teenager going into training, wanting to be a champion boxer. the ups and downs of a boxing life and suddenly how it is to live with superstardom. so i had to change up the road from here. >> um, halliwell boxing club. >> um, halliwell boxing club. >> so you know where the halliwell club is? >> you know where the weightlifting gym is right there. >> and, um, it was an underground gym. >> it used to be freezing cold. oh, my god, when we went in there, used to be freezing cold. you had literally train hard you had to literally train hard to warm. to keep warm. >> know what i mean? >> you know what i mean? >> you know what i mean? >> otherwise you'd be a bit like today bolton. >> otherwise you'd be a bit like tod steam olton. >> otherwise you'd be a bit like tod steam coming off. yeah in bolton. >> yeah. steam's coming off the mirrors and you see the steam rising above the ring. >> but stuck with it a lot >> but you stuck with it a lot of kids. >> i stuck with it because a lot of kids must drop out of this. >> yeah. so all my friends who joined the joined in boxing with me at the same time 95% of them left never boxed go boxed again, never wanted to go back because they

back to the gym because they were being pushed. >> they were they to >> they were being they had to listen if listen to the trainer. if you didn't listen to the trainer, you get kicked out. so the training very strict, but at training is very strict, but at the same time you have to listen to the trainer because he's a big boss. >> but were also incredibly >> but you were also incredibly young. i mean, no one knew who young. i mean, no one knew who you there you go. you were. and there you go. after the athens olympics. yeah in years in 2004. you're 17. yeah. years old. a lot of people say he's way too young to be doing this. but through, you win but you go through, you win a silver medal. yeah. and suddenly we see your dad wearing a union jack waistcoat and your uncle wrapped in a flag . and there you wrapped in a flag. and there you are, a 17 winning a silver medal . and you come back to bolton and there's open top double deckers , and you're suddenly deckers, and you're suddenly overnight . you're a celebrity. overnight. you're a celebrity. yeah >>i yeah >> i mean, it was. i mean, i call myself a famous boxer. really? not a celebrity. you know what i mean? that's different for a boxer. >> well, i know, i think you remember who remembers that back in 2004, the big boss. >> and, uh , it was crazy,

>> and, uh, it was crazy, honestly. do you remember that as well? um, you know, i couldn't believe when i come back , um, i was walking down the back, um, i was walking down the same streets where i normally walk down on. i was already an amateur world champion, amateur european champion , but no european champion, but no one knew but after the olympics. knew me. but after the olympics. and how big of and that's how big of a of a tournament the olympics is, everyone knew who amir khan was and crazy. i had to, and it was crazy. i had to, like, pinch myself. then you know, i had never done an autograph thought, autograph so i thought, just like, as like, cool, i'll sign my name as fast i can, honestly. and fast as i can, honestly. and that's what was. and and, um, that's what it was. and and, um, some get, i get people now some i get, i get people now saying the old saying showing me the old aircrafts and say, oh, this is what you signed for me in 2004. when you back, which is when you come back, which is nice, but but it nice, it's nice, but but then it goes, i didn't do that. goes, i go, i didn't do that. i mean, looked like mine. so mean, it looked like mine. so i scribbled, that's as an amateur. >> then time to turn >> it's then time to turn professional really go professional and to really go for it in a big, big way. yeah. and again , it doesn't really for it in a big, big way. yeah. and youn , it doesn't really for it in a big, big way. yeah. and you very doesn't really for it in a big, big way. yeah. and you very long n't really for it in a big, big way. yeah. and you very long to really for it in a big, big way. yeah. and you very long to become take you very long to become a world champion, does it? >> no. i'm the third youngest in the world. sorry. in britain to become world champion. the world. sorry. in britain to becwhat world champion. the world. sorry. in britain to becwhat worldo,|ampion. the world. sorry. in britain to becwhat worl do, let's on. the world. sorry. in britain to becwhat worl do, let's just >> what we'll do, let's just share moment when you were

share that moment when you were first made a champion . first made a world champion. we'll put it up on the screen. yeah judges obe auberson and jean—francois topaz scored . the jean—francois topaz scored. the bout 118 to 111. >> all three in favour of the winner . winner. >> the new wba light welterweight champion of the world, amir khan . the unanimous world, amir khan. the unanimous and wide, glittering like his gold outfit . amazing. i mean, gold outfit. amazing. i mean, come on, just how cool a moment was that? >> one of the best moments of my life. because, you know, everyone's dream is as a professional boxer , you want to professional boxer, you want to become a world champion. yeah. and obviously that was the day when i ticked box and when i ticked that box and become world champion . um, become that world champion. um, i was at the i remember that was at the manchester arena and what a venue it was. it was a full sell—out and mind you, that was

probably two fights after. that was. yeah, that was two fights after i got my first defeat when everyone was writing me off saying that he's never going to become a world champion, you know, look , know, it just beat. but look, um, god, god was on my side. and i um, you change i think, um, will you change weights of times? weights a couple of times? >> boxing, always >> obviously in boxing, always up because those bands up and down, because those bands are quite tight, aren't they? >> really. >> oh, yeah. they really. yeah, they're so they're really tight. so normally said you normally what they said to you that if you're making lightweight, example, you're that if you're making lightweinine example, you're that if you're making lightweinine stone,mple, you're that if you're making lightweinine stone, nine, you're that if you're making lightweinine stone, nine if'ou're making nine stone, nine if you're a pound over, there's big penalties, big penalties, or they the fight they might even call the fight off. the off. and then that costs you the whole had to make whole show. so we had to make sure whenever we're making sure that whenever we're making weight, that to weight, and that used to be a one weight is one fight. making weight is very, putting very, very hard. putting a sweatsuit i was like, it's sweatsuit on i was like, it's like a jockey, isn't it? you won't this, but, you won't believe this, but, you know, just go outside here. it's a windy streets, when a windy streets, like when i go for night time. i used for a jog at night time. i used to really at night time, to go really late at night time, so. i went one afternoon. so. but i went one afternoon. one was getting stopped one time i was getting stopped all because. so all the time. and because. so i wasn't stopping starting wasn't really stopping starting stop starting, but and stop and starting, but and taking but night taking pictures. but at night time to quite time i used to go quite regularly and used to go past

regularly and i used to go past the all the way top. um the all the way to the top. um so world titles? so you won two world titles? >> yeah, you won all sorts of other medals in all of other medals in all sorts of different disciplines, both as an amateur and as a professional . on boxing . and you kept on boxing for years and years years. you years and years and years. you are now really retired, are you? yeah. yeah, i am i mean, yeah. i am, yeah, i am i mean, i've, you know, when you sort of love boxing , don't get me wrong. love boxing, don't get me wrong. >> my last couple of fights, >> but my last couple of fights, i could the love wasn't i could see the love wasn't there i didn't want there the same. i didn't want to really push the as much. really push the body as much. all my life i've been training so just couldn't do no so hard, i just couldn't do no more. mean, i was getting more more. i mean, i was getting more aches pains. just aches and pains. like just before fight. i ripped before my last fight. i ripped my rotator cuff. i got one of the tendons and i thought to myself, what's going here? myself, what's going on here? this you the body myself, what's going on here? this takeu the body myself, what's going on here? this take that the body myself, what's going on here? this take that much; body myself, what's going on here? this take that much punishment. can't take that much punishment. so i had to call it a day. i mean, i do miss the sport. i wish i still had it in me to do more fights to and entertain more fights to and entertain more people. but you know, sometimes your body, you need to stop newcastle with the stop to newcastle with the famous i say infamous famous or should i say infamous scotty who very scotty t, who talked very frankly his onlyfans page, frankly about his onlyfans page, who talked about reality tv , who

who talked about reality tv, who talked about the millions that he'd earned and the fact that he'd earned and the fact that he'd spent it all and couldn't even remember how, why or where money, money, money, money. >> you've made loads of money. >> you've made loads of money. >> oh good god, i've spent loads of money well. of money as well. >> got through >> and yet you've got through most of it. what have you done? where has it all gone? oh, mid. where has it all gone? oh, mid. where gone . on you where has it all gone. on you i spent £1 million two years. spent £1 million in two years. >> did you. >> did you. >> what have i got to show for it. >> you know i see memories, but i can't even remember us. >> that's one of the funniest lines i've ever heard. i mean, you know, you've. let me ask you something. the problems that you've had in the past, you had a few problems with drink and substances. have you put that stuff behind you now? yeah, of course i have. >> it was always it was >> but it was always it was never really problem. think never really a problem. i think so, geordie shore hired me because this lad. ran because i was this lad. i ran events was events in newcastle. i was a party was good with the party boy. i was good with the women. very good with the women.

and obviously the then i want to start he's nail start the show. he's gonna nail it. go the and then it. so i go on the show and then a years down the line, a couple of years down the line, they're like, wild, they're like, he's too wild, he's he's too this nut. he's too mad, he's too this nut. it's like, you hired for that it's like, you hired me for that reason. what else do you reason. like, what else do you want? he's want? yeah. and then, oh, he's abusing know, man, abusing substances. i know, man, it's hell. i'll it's like, bloody hell. i'll give break. i mean, put it give it a break. i mean, put it this way. do i look 34? >> does he might have had no work you look work done. i think you look pretty. think you look pretty. pretty. i think you look pretty. i fantastic, pretty i think i look fantastic, pretty smart. rattled. smart. you don't look rattled. i got you. is it maybe got to tell you. is it maybe time having allowed all time at 34? having allowed all the things you've done? have you had you've had? had the bad times? you've had? is it possible that now is the moment that scotty t grows up ? moment that scotty t grows up? >> no. yeah, of course it is . >> no. yeah, of course it is. well, in fact, i actually sell down for six months. and then my girlfriend finishes two days ago, so . single but, yeah, you ago, so. single but, yeah, you know, i've grown up. i don't go out as much anymore . i'm very, out as much anymore. i'm very, like, one track minded with, like, one track minded with, like, work and stuff like that. and obviously i'm doing a lot of television, a lot of other things , maybe a little bit of

things, maybe a little bit of onlyfans . onlyfans. >> all right. maybe a bit of onlyfans , i mean, and if you and onlyfans, i mean, and if you and if somebody come up to you, if somebody come up to you, young lad, girl came to lad, young girl came up to you and said, there's new reality and said, there's a new reality tv is it a good to tv show, is it a good thing to do? you say? do? what would you say? >> this has got me on >> i'll say this has got me on it. probably not. right. >> i'll you what. one >> i'll tell you what. the one thing, t, you not thing, scotty t, you are not lacking confidence in any lacking in is confidence in any way all. you believe in way at all. you believe in yourself. you've to be honest. you've had an amazing level of success. you've had your ups and downs. >> are you going to go back up as well? >> you don't don't worry >> you don't look, don't worry and confidence and self—belief. what about positivity? and confidence and self—belief. wh me bout positivity? and confidence and self—belief. wh me bout know vity? and confidence and self—belief. wh me bout know what mean. >> me you know what i mean. if you think bad things are going to they're going to to happen, they're going to happen. you know, i mean like i like i'll like i get it from like i'll get like i get it from all angles, don't care all angles, but i don't care what anyone says. i just do what anyone else says. i just do me, you what mean? me, you know what i mean? i mean, long as i'm happy and mean, as long as i'm happy and i make my mum happy and my family happy, friends, just happy, and my friends, i'll just keep doing it. >> ticking on your >> time is ticking on your chance to become the very first winner of the great british giveaway and grab cash , tech and

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>> no, no. what am i going to do with my life? and i was going to buy a bournemouth taxi that was. >> that was what i was looking really , i was i, you know, really, i was i, you know, listen we finished a game with no money. [10 money. >> no money. >> we didn't any money >> we didn't make any money playing came here playing because you came here and here and and played. i came here and played bond. played under john bond. >> 100 played underjohn bond. >> 100 games. play. >> over 100 games. you play. >> over 100 games. you play. >> we came here and then went out america play came out to america and play came back you think, back in the states. you think, what going to now? i'm, what am i going to do now? i'm, you coming the end. you know, coming to the end. couldn't the money, try to couldn't get the money, try to borrow bank borrow the money from the bank for dodi were £14,000 in them days to buy a at days to buy a taxi at bournemouth. but bournemouth. taxi plate. uh, but couldn't from the couldn't get the money from the bank anybody, so didn't bank or anybody, so didn't didn't suddenly didn't do that. and suddenly an opportunity comes along. bobby came america , bobby came back from america, bobby moore, went to oxford moore, and he went to oxford city. and when he always said to me, if ever i get a job, i'd love come with me and love you to come with me and work me. you know, as my work with me. you know, as my coach, i'd done some coaching out america when were out in america when we were playing that my playing together, so that was my first it, really. and first step into it, really. and i back to bournemouth and i came back to bournemouth and stayed manager for stayed here for as manager for over nearly ten over nine years, nearly ten years, loved it. we had a years, and loved it. we had a i had a great time here. this was

a fantastic club for me to manage. >> you know, it didn't start so well. it your first? well. did it with your first? no, my first game, lincoln away. >> over. webber >> i took over. david webber just club and they just left the club and they didn't have a manager. i was like, they me to be like, they asked me to be caretaker i took caretaker manager and i took over saturday. lincoln over on the saturday. lincoln away and got beat nine nil. away and we got beat nine nil. so i thought, that's the one and only game . every game in england only game. every game in england was called off. that the was called off. that day. the pitches frozen solid . we pitches were frozen solid. we couldn't afford. we had long nylon studs and we're playing on on a floor like that. and they had the little pimpled boots on. we nine nil down. we were we were nine nil down. we were about minutes to go. i about 25 minutes to go. i thought, this is going be thought, this is going to be 16. i itook thought, this is going to be 16. i i took and gone home. i was i took nine and gone home. you but yeah, so that was you know. but yeah, so that was the but you know, the start. but uh, you know, probably they know how many probably why they know how many games that. 14, or games after that. 14, 1500 or whatever. i after. whatever. i did after. so i managed survive a huge career managed to survive a huge career actually, as a player and manager here, a long time here in bournemouth and now and now will you choose to your. will you choose to live your. yeah. would moved away. yeah. i would never moved away. wherever lived yeah. i would never moved away. whe|this lived yeah. i would never moved away. whe|this was lived yeah. i would never moved away. whe|this was home lived yeah. i would never moved away. whe|this was home for lived yeah. i would never moved away. whe|this was home for us. ved yeah. i would never moved away. whe|this was home for us. you here this was home for us. you know, i came here, we had a club

the club in them days had club houses and was £4 a week rent houses and it was £4 a week rent and we had a little place, we had a little place at purewell nean had a little place at purewell near, you know, mudeford pure well christchurch. and that was our first house. the boys grew up here, my oldest and my youngest son, jamie, was born in barton on sea. and so yeah , this barton on sea. and so yeah, this was home. we love it. i mean, we'd never, ever thought about moving away. it's a special place. >> and now a lot people love >> and now a lot of people love it. sandbanks of it. you know, sandbanks some of the took off, didn't it? the most took off, didn't it? >> programme about >> i did that programme about sandbanks. i got all the neighbours all started slaughtering sadly we slaughtering me because sadly we got said, it's got overrun. they said, it's your programme , no got overrun. they said, it's yourhad programme , no got overrun. they said, it's yourhad seen)gramme , no got overrun. they said, it's yourhad seen it'amme , no got overrun. they said, it's yourhad seen it before , no got overrun. they said, it's yourhad seen it before . no got overrun. they said, it's yourhad seen it before . io one had ever seen it before. i said, you're not moaning now. your house prices have gone up. your house prices have gone up. you can't have it always. >> i think on balance they were probably though, weren't they. >> e’- e’— e! sadly they. >> amountl, it did sadly they. >> amount oft did sadly they. >> amount of people sadly they. >> amount of people iradly they. >> amount of people i saw , we'd the amount of people i saw, we'd never it before. it never seen it before. we saw it on we, you know, they'd on the tv. we, you know, they'd all flooded down after after lockdown was over. so yeah, it got very busy. >> it a place to live, >> it is a great place to live, but obviously , you know, to go but obviously, you know, to go from being a player to being a

manager, yeah, there's an awful lot of players who think they can become managers afterwards. and frankly most don't make it do they. no no, no i mean it's not it's normally quite a short, you know , to have as many years you know, to have as many years as i did. >> i was very lucky , you know, >> i was very lucky, you know, but yeah, managed but uh, yeah, i managed some great say was my great clubs. i say this was my first club ten years, nearly just under ten here just under ten years here managing bournemouth. uh, managing bournemouth. and, uh, people that people forget now that bournemouth were in the premier league, they don't league, people they don't realise club has been realise where the club has been for the last 100 and odd years. i mean, i was in the fourth division when i arrived here managing, we to managing, and then we went to division three, into the division three, got into the championship . i thought one championship. i thought no one will again. it was will ever do that again. it was a seeing bournemouth a miracle seeing bournemouth first time in 100 years, first time in 100 odd years, getting and getting into championship. and then along, eddie then eddie came along, eddie howe took the howe and took them into the premier you know, premier and he, you know, slaughtered i'd done really well. >> and i think still love >> and i think they still love you what you yeah. you here for what you did. yeah. no, great. no, it was great. >> so were . that was great. >> so they were. that was great. >> so they were. that was great. >> great times. you know . >> great times. you know. >> great times. you know. >> but people i mean you know, there's 2000, 2500 people coming through the gates back in them

days. and i'd, you know, now you can't ticket here for love can't get a ticket here for love or amazing. >> it's amazing. >> it's amazing. >> it's amazing. >> it's old 11,500 people. >> it's only old 11,500 people. but obviously every week is sold out . out. >> you've had an amazing, amazing football career. now, i noficed amazing football career. now, i noticed that spurs is where you started off playing football. now they're looking for a manager moment and it is manager at the moment and it is interesting isn't it? we got neil warnock, we got yeah we got roy hodgson looking after my team palace . yeah you're about team palace. yeah you're about exactly the same. yeah you're the same age as these people. so could we see harry redknapp going back to spurs as manager i doubt it. >> i don't think daniel would um you know they're about you know they're talking about pochettino but he looks like he's not going get it. he's not going to get it. i think once they let you go they realise they're, you realise i think they're, you know be seen know they wouldn't be seen to asking go back. i think asking you to go back. i think they'd be a different question . they'd be a different question. >> would you like the job? >> would you like the job? >> course i would. take it. >> of course i would. take it. i'd go anywhere love it. i'd go anywhere i love it. >> wants to go back to >> redknapp wants to go back to spurs. here we are. anywhere i 90, spurs. here we are. anywhere i go, listen, ain't money. >> listen, it ain't the money. it's i love it, it's

it's the buzz. i love it, it's just, uh, you know that winning on a saturday is fantastic. on a saturday is a fantastic. >> skill you need? >> what's the skill you need? you got, you got those young, fit, motivated young guys. what's the great skill a manager needs? >> well, the first thing is sign good if you've got good good players. if you've got good players, it's an easy job. when you've got good pros in that dressing players, dressing room, good players, good professionals to good professionals who want to do to play , you know, do well, want to play, you know, want to for the club. it's want to play for the club. it's not that difficult getting the best them, massaging best out of them, massaging their them happy. their egos, keeping them happy. it's you know, telling them how good are. rather than good they are. rather than how useless keep useless they are. keep encouraging them. get the best out. you know yourself, get the best out of people. discipline, discipline. you'd have discipline. of course you'd have to have discipline. yeah. you can't they'll walk all can't otherwise they'll walk all over so it's you over you. so it's that, you know, balancing act . know, it's that balancing act. >> a soft manager , a >> are you a soft manager, a hard manager? >> no, i depends really. they people liberties with me. people take liberties with me. then be same as anybody. then i can be same as anybody. you i treat them you know, i treat them fantastically well and look after and you know, if after them. and you know, if they they want. they want, whatever they want. if i can help them, i do. but if they liberties with me, they take liberties with me, then. right, i won't give them

too chances. then. right, i won't give them too well, chances. then. right, i won't give them too well, that's:es. then. right, i won't give them too well, that's the message to >> well, that's the message to you players at spurs, because redknapp could be coming back. harry outside of outside of football like all of us, you've had some fantastic successes in life . actually, i'll stay on life. actually, i'll stay on football. how the hell did you get portsmouth to win the fa cup? >> well, that was a great time . >> well, that was a great time. how did you manage that? well, i went there. they were struggling when i went there in the bottom of the championship i just, when i went there in the bottom of tiknow,mpionship i just, when i went there in the bottom of tiknow, bought|ip i just, when i went there in the bottom of tiknow, bought some i just, when i went there in the bottom of tiknow, bought some good;t, you know, bought some good players in, um, i signed a fella called merson who an called paul merson who was an amazing in amazing player at that level in the championship . he got us the championship. he got us promoted and then we had a great cup run, went to old trafford, beat man united on the way, which is never easy. beat them in the quarter finals. so yeah it a great, great experience in the quarter finals. so yeah it to great, great experience in the quarter finals. so yeah it to wembley. it experience in the quarter finals. so yeah it to wembley. havingience in the quarter finals. so yeah it to wembley. having watched going to wembley. having watched the as a kid and the cup final as a kid and seeing the man in the white shirt in the white suit, sorry, singing abide with me, it was just a way special wasn't it. the fa cup final was the big. but now i think it's been devalued an awful lot . devalued an awful lot. >> think it's a shame, isn't it? >> it's a shame. we played the

games the cup finals games odd times. the cup finals played time . um, it played at a strange time. um, it just lost. people play reserve teams now. often teams in it now. quite often because they're more bothered about to its money about trying to get its money and premiership, guess. and the premiership, i guess. >> outside of >> yeah. as i say outside of football, you've some tough football, you've had some tough times tax evasion case times the whole tax evasion case in 2012. yeah, that must have been real stress. oh, nightmare. >> i don't five years, you >> i don't for five years, you know , when you look back it was know, when you look back it was oven i know, when you look back it was over. i think over over. but i think it was over £10,000 tax . um, i £10,000 of income tax. um, i think i lost more than that at newbury the saturday before, but , um, no , not not joking aside. , um, no, not not joking aside. no, it was , uh, it was, it was no, it was, uh, it was, it was farcical really. and, you know, it got what it . it got what it. >> but you finished up there, you know, in a court of law. >> absolutely. and it gone. >> absolutely. and had it gone. yeah. could have gone yeah. yeah. could have gone wrong. and if it does, you bang in trouble. but, uh, no, you know what happened? we had to tell people that the police came. they were looking at every manager and every chief executive person executive and every person involved in football at the time with the deals, you know, and i told them that i had a bank

account in monaco. i didn't know where it was. mr mandaric had opened it. and if speak to opened it. and if you speak to him, he'll tell you where the bank was. you rob bank account was. you don't rob a and tell the a bank and go and tell the police. well, it's actually it's in you know, in a bank in monaco, you know, you but that was that's you don't. but that was that's what started it all. and it went from there. >> it was of from there. >> it was word >> it was the use of that word monaco. and they assumed it was dodgy. and the press gave you. yeah goodness me. have yeah my goodness me. have you found years, you found over the years, do you just with the just accept the rough with the smooth press of course, just accept the rough with the sn doth press of course, just accept the rough with the sn do they press of course, just accept the rough with the sn do they hack press of course, just accept the rough with the sn do they hack you ss of course, just accept the rough with the sn do they hack you off? course, or do they hack you off? >> i don't read you know, the best. i think i remember alex ferguson look, ferguson one day said, look, if you to see anything you don't want to see anything bad, then don't read papers. bad, then don't read the papers. and i don't social media. no, and i don't do social media. no, i don't do it. i'm not interested, really. what people i don't do it. i'm not inte|whatever..ly. what people i don't do it. i'm not inte|whatever. ir. what people i don't do it. i'm not inte|whatever. i just1at people i don't do it. i'm not inte|whatever. i just knowople i don't do it. i'm not inte|whatever. i just know who say. whatever. i just know who i am i do. my family and am and what i do. my family and my life. if people have got everyone's there's everyone's got to. there's always there always people out there wanting to don't care to knock you. they don't care who are what you do in who you are and what you do in your

>> merry christmas . >> merry christmas. one of my favourite talking points was in newport, south wales with the great simon weston. >> now simon of course, was an aspiring rugby player, wanted to be a professional, but there he was in the welsh guards on musa qala had seriously wounded over 100 operations and skin grafts . 100 operations and skin grafts. and just have a look at this. talking points. this is a man that i hugely admire. rugby. this was your big thing as a lad. >> yeah, yeah, absolutely . i >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. i suspect 90% of the fellas in your it was the biggest sport they played in school . they played in school. >> um, my career was over by the

time i was 20, so just short of my 21st birthday when i got injured. um, never got to realise how good i could have been, whether i'd gone too much further playing further than that. i was playing , for army under 21 , played for the army under 21 and in london district, and the guards welsh guards . but guards and welsh guards. but what could have come from that lord only knows, and that welsh team, that 1970s welsh team i mean it was quite something, wasn't it? >> it is. >> it is. >> and oddly enough, i've met an awful lot of them since and befriended several of them. uh, they were they were magical . um, they were they were magical. um, you know, but it was very difficult to emulate what they did. and a different rules and regulations and the fitness standards the standards and the professionalism and the way they've brought in the defensive work belongs in rugby work that belongs in rugby league. um, you know, there's so many disciplines that have been brought into the game and they've changed it dramatically from used when from what it used to be when i played. but, um, you know, we'll be right up against it come the world cup oh , with, absolutely. world cup oh, with, absolutely. you know, with some of these.

>> absolutely. but but big part of your culture now, you know, we've before on this we've talked before on this program falklands program about the falklands and everything but everything that happened. but i do there's been quite a big do know there's been quite a big inquiry into what happened with the sir galahad. and it's had almost media attention at almost no media attention at all. what does that inquiry tell us, simon? all. what does that inquiry tell us, um,)n? all. what does that inquiry tell us, um, that mistakes were made, >> um, that mistakes were made, um, decision ins that were made , um, decision ins that were made, um, decision ins that were made, um, were probably biased in certain circumstances . but the certain circumstances. but the biggest thing that we've been able to garner from it all is that , uh, they don't want to that, uh, they don't want to release the information they've released all the other information. there are no national security, uh, concerns in any of it. so why. national security, uh, concerns in any of it. so why . they've in any of it. so why. they've kept it redacted and sealed? we don't know . apart from the don't know. apart from the statement they gave, which is they don't want to cause , um, they don't want to cause, um, eles and concern and cause people dis comfort. so basically , what they don't want is the truth to come out. yeah. because

in all the books that these different people have written in, they've all had conflicting stories. and what we've been able to get from people still alive is, uh, that their stories just don't marry up . and the guy just don't marry up. and the guy who was in charge of five brigade had to leave britain because of the abuse he was taking , um, for because of the abuse he was taking, um, for his because of the abuse he was taking , um, for his own mental taking, um, for his own mental health. he had to leave. and so many people have suffered and professionally and personally , professionally and personally, they've been. >> how angry are you, simon? >> how angry are you, simon? >> um. i'm angry to a degree, but i'm more disappointed . these but i'm more disappointed. these were people who were supposed to be our leaders. they were supposed to make decisions about us and keep us as safe as possible in war, which is so random . we accepted the role. random. we accepted the role. ourjob random. we accepted the role. our job told random. we accepted the role. ourjob told us, you know, random. we accepted the role. our job told us, you know, we went to war. we knew the outcome that we could get killed. but at the end of the day, you wanted people who are making decisions for best, for everybody, not for the best, for everybody, not just select few that were your just a select few that were your preferred unit. >> i was keen to get you

>> simon, i was keen to get you on to talk about this because, you know, i know this work's been i know there great been done. i know there is great dissatisfaction amongst many welsh guardsmen that i've met and first time and spoken to, and first time we've this issue. um, we've discussed this issue. um, but you on but it was good to get you on tonight about this, tonight to talk about this, because do. i think you because we do. i think you deserve truth. all we deserve the truth. that's all we want. truth. thank you. want. it's the truth. thank you. you deserve you above all, deserve the truth. what you've been truth. after what you've been through. and, uh, yeah, let's push government the push government to get the truth. in bury in truth. we were in bury in greater manchester and joined by big yeah, big ron atkinson, big ron. yeah, big ron atkinson, one most dominant one of the most dominant football managers of recent decades, a man that players were genuinely frightened of. and ron tells us some of the secrets of being a top football manager. >> i left school at 15. yeah i've never worked since. >> you know, because , you know, >> you know, because, you know, that way of life that i've enjoyed doing, it hasn't been a chore to have to get up and think , i've got to go and do think, i've got to go and do that again today , have i? that again today, have i? >> no. >> no. >> and you made that transition into being a manager and a successful manager and i think we kind of know what the attributes are of a good player.

but what that makes a good manager? >> i think basically you've got to have the ability to deal with people. >> i had two basic principles. >> i had two basic principles. >> one was i would always treat players the way i wanted to be treated as a player. that doesn't mean to say you've got to curry favour with them. sometimes you've got to tell them harsh facts and be. >> no player could ever play badly. >> for me, providing he was attempting to do the job. he may not have always played well. yeah, but if he was, for argument's sake , say he was argument's sake, say he was a striker and he missing striker and he was missing chances providing he was still going in there to have a go for them, you'd put up with it? not for too long. i might, but those are those are two basic principles. were you a disciplinarian to a certain extent, yeah. there's various ways of discipline. um i didn't want people coming into the training. >> i like people to come in with a smile on their face and be enthusiastic and enjoy it. >> i didn't want to make it like

a war of attrition when they came in, which does happen in certain clubs , you know, certain clubs, you know, managers and i would sooner have like an hour and a half or an hour and a quarter high intensity . in fact, one of my intensity. in fact, one of my coaches, once said to me, you're the only coach that doesn't believe in breathers . i wanted believe in breathers. i wanted everything to high tempo from the minute they started till the minute they finished, rather than a couple of hours dragging out, you know , i wanted it out, you know, i wanted it played up , trained, done at played up, trained, done at a high level and a high tension intense city. >> he went on to manage some, you know, great clubs. west bromwich albion, you were the first top flight manager to have three black players in the team, which at time was which i remember at the time was a really big, big deal and of course, you know, manchester united and there you are. i mean, one of the biggest football club names in the world. how did that feel? >> it was great. but you you've got to go back to the fact when i actually left west brom we actually had a much better side

than the side i inherited at man—u. i mean, people, because of the success. i mean, i always say like fergie was there 26 years, i was there . five years. years, i was there. five years. and you know, between us we want something like 50 trophies. the fact that he won 48. >> but you do yourself down because you did have fa cup glory. yeah. with manchester united you did finish high up in the league and we didn't. you didn't have a bad run there did you. well when i, when i went there i think from the there i mean i think from the year won the european cup year they won the european cup in 68 and i think they'd only qualified side um for europe about three times in that period i >> -- >> now at lam >> now at west brom we qualified every year. yeah. and when i went there i said to the chairman, martin edwards, i said , look, we've to become , look, we've got to become european club again. and we did that every year. we never had

the four. so in that respect the top four. so in that respect we were all right. what we didn't i'd only been didn't do people i'd only been there three months and somebody said, you know, we've not won the title for 15 years. i said, i've only been here months i've only been here three months and the pressure is real, isn't it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that was the thing. they always they always brought up. you know, the thing about winning title and people say winning the title and people say to me, well, what the reason to me, well, what was the reason 7 to me, well, what was the reason ? didn't win it? because ? why didn't you win it? because we good team to win we had a good enough team to win it. two words summed it up , it. two, two words summed it up, ian rush, because if we'd have hadian ian rush, because if we'd have had ian rush, we'd have won it every year. and liverpool, yeah, yeah, liverpool were pretty good at yeah yeah . at the time. yeah yeah yeah. >> 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 , 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 , christmas, merry christmas, happy christmas, merry

christmas, merry christmas, merry christmas here on gb news the people's channel. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> to witham in northern essex with the local mp priti patel. and what a story about how her parents came after idi amin threatened to literally kill the asians living in uganda. how they set up their own businesses and made a success of their lives , and pretty, of course, lives, and pretty, of course, rising to some of the most senior cabinet posts in milan, her ups and downs in politics, senior cabinet posts in milan, her also and downs in politics, senior cabinet posts in milan, her also her downs in politics, senior cabinet posts in milan, her also her love|s in politics, senior cabinet posts in milan, her also her love for] politics, senior cabinet posts in milan, her also her love for herlitics, but also her love for her constituency . constituency. >> welcome back. >> welcome back. >> i should say there was a migrant hotel here, wasn't it? >> there was in the home secretary three years ago and i turned up and i probably helped you in a way. and everything changed after that. >> well, there we are. >> well, there we are. >> there we are pretty. i first heard of 19 mean late heard of you in 19 mean late 1996, early 97. i was told about

this young woman who was working with jemmy goldsmith in the referendum party's office. i mean, so there's always been a bit of political rebellion in you, hasn't there? >> well, that's one way of putting it. >> but that also tells me i've been sort of doing the anti—eu campaign, long as campaign, probably as long as you have as well. >> that no. nearly >> not that long, no. nearly >> not that long, no. nearly >> that is true. that true. >> that is true. that is true. i mean, i've, i've got a personal story in terms of my own background how background and politically, how i involved in politics, i got involved in politics, party politics. >> but also my views on europe and obviously why i then went on to campaign for brexit and i remember the mm crisis. >> you were probably working in the city at the time. i was. yeah. and i just remember the devastating impact that had on people , jobs, livelihoods, people, jobs, livelihoods, people, jobs, livelihoods, people lost their homes, interest rates going through the rates went double digit interest rates went double digit interest rates right. interest rates rates right. 15% interest rates and people know my mum and dad were shopkeepers . and i saw the were shopkeepers. and i saw the devastating impact that had on all of us. basically our family

lives, you know , we couldn't lives, you know, we couldn't even manage our repayment basically, for the shop that my mum and dad had. and we were lucky the roof over our lucky to keep the roof over our head mum came head because mum and dad came from uganda. >> that's and proved >> that's right. and that proved to probably the to be, i think, probably the most migration most successful single migration to britain ever been. the to britain has ever been. the number people number of those people that came, have came, ugandan asians that have prospered of prospered and done well. but of course, dad, sushil, even course, your dad, sushil, even more than pretty, more eurosceptic than pretty, pretty, dad was pretty, pretty is dad was a member of ukip. i mean, he did ukip. >> he really did. so so and that's what he thought. >> politics was really easy. >> politics was really easy. >> and then he thought it was really like, from my perspective. >> no, i mean, i know you worked in corporate affairs. you did a whole things after whole host of things after university, but was it i mean, was it always going to be politics for priti patel? no, definitely politics for priti patel? no, definit i've been a member the >> so i've been a member of the tory long, long tory party for a long, long time. of course, you know, i time. and of course, you know, i never tire saying my never tire of saying my political hero is margaret thatcher. you know, she liberated our country in the sense of the 1980s. throughout the shackles of 1970s britain.

and what labour did to our country and all of that. you know, she was very much the person. and we were the party back then of entrepreneurs, smes , you know, the party property owning, democracy, all the things like low taxes, controlling borders, you name it. absolutely . wow. exactly. it. absolutely. wow. exactly. >> so that was so that was the conservative party. >> but that's why i got involved with the party. >> so what's happened to it? so nigel, that's why i involved nigel, that's why i got involved with the party. >> but always >> but i've always been a backroom person and i never, ever to a ever actually wanted to be a member parliament. i mean, ever actually wanted to be a merknow, parliament. i mean, ever actually wanted to be a merknow, pa parentst. i mean, ever actually wanted to be a mer know, pa parents background, you know, my parents background, very orientated, etc. very business orientated, etc. >> a general election is coming . >> a general election is coming. you know, it'll be next october or whatever it is. can the government sort the banks out and make this thing fairer? well, look, first of all, i think, you know, i think we need to thank you for everything you've done as well in terms of lifting the lid off the whole

de—banking the banks and all this kind of stuff. >> and there's no doubt about that. should say something that. i should say something else as well before i come onto the bank, i just want to thank you as well. actually for, you know, the way in which you've just political agenda know, the way in which you've justhis political agenda know, the way in which you've justhis issue. political agenda know, the way in which you've justhis issue. butlitical agenda know, the way in which you've justhis issue. but even agenda know, the way in which you've justhis issue. but even last nda on this issue. but even last time at the general election, you and stood you had candidates and you stood them down, which to them down, which enabled us to get know, get that majority. i know, but you've asked know, i know. you've asked i know, i know. >> was coming to that, >> well, i was coming to that, but but that helped us get brexit done that was really important. >> well you you've >> well but you but you've asked, asked the question asked, you've asked the question on asked the on banking. you've asked the question there question on banking. there is no choice because choice now because if the government intervene, choice now because if the gov many nt intervene, choice now because if the gov many people intervene, choice now because if the gov many people irjust ene, too many people will just lose the you know, have the right to you know, have access to cash , access to bank access to cash, access to bank accounts and also it's going to be so detrimental to the economy because businesses in particular will be affected. and that small businesses, 80% of my constituents are employed by smes, not the fancy corporates, not the big, you know, the companies and things of that nature. we need banks and we need local this, this matters. >> and this campaign is one i'll

probably go fighting for probably go on fighting for years. i've a record of years. i've got a record of doing in cornwall. we were doing that in cornwall. we were in saint austell and we were there somebody was there with somebody who was a cornish like father cornish farmer like his father before but vickery before him. but phil vickery also has played bit of rugby. also has played a bit of rugby. yes, he was part of that 2003 winning world cup team for england and absolutely larger than character . england and absolutely larger than character. and you can than life character. and you can tell he comes from west of the tamar. >> i grew up on a family farm just up in beal, just north of bude, which my brother and i still farms with his family, and i just came across rugby when i went to comprehensive school, didn't mini juniors went to comprehensive school, didn't that mini juniors went to comprehensive school, didn't that m kind niors went to comprehensive school, didn't that m kind of»rs went to comprehensive school, didn't that m kind of unheard of. >> but i guess when you grow up in a farm, i guess the family have got you working from a very young age. >> they actually, i probably shouldn't say this where work. shouldn't say this where i work. my it very my father actually made it very difficult me to play rugby, difficult for me to play rugby, because understand because he couldn't understand why working on why you wouldn't be working on a saturday. and, you know, saturday. yeah and, you know, and you you were and that was, you know, you were doing you need to work doing this and you need to work on saturday. and of course, i on a saturday. and of course, i fell in love with rugby. and through then

through my teens. and then i wanted . and that bude wanted to play. and that bude and i went down to redruth and, you know, i was on my journey. theni you know, i was on my journey. then i got into the school system taking me system and mum taking me everywhere and dad not liking it. no you it. no. well no i, you know, i had a relief milkman to had to get a relief milkman to milk on a saturday for milk the cows on a saturday for me and play rugby and that me to go and play rugby and that in a way says something in a way that says something about farms, about small family farms, doesn't it? >> those that are not >> i think those that are not engaged or understand the farming community, it is a blimmin farming community, it is a blirandl farming community, it is a blirand one thing farmers >> and one thing that farmers are and yes, are is resilient. and yes, there's huge issues around farming wellbeing and the, farming with wellbeing and the, you mental health with the you know, mental health with the pressures around listening to, you food prices energy you know, food prices and energy pnces. you know, food prices and energy prices . yeah, it hits prices. yeah, it hits everything. there's no winners here. well apart from big corporates, there's corporates, but there's no winners this. and but as a winners in this. and but as a child you as soon as you could do something you did something. child you as soon as you could do sifnething you did something. child you as soon as you could do sif your1g you did something. child you as soon as you could do sif your job ou did something. child you as soon as you could do sif your job was id something. child you as soon as you could do sif your job was id standhing. and if your job was to stand down back and the hole in down back lane and the hole in the hedge when you're drenching sheep and that is what you sheep day and that is what you did, you stood there and even but even silly things. you look back now and people and they say you can't compare being a pro sportsman with farming. i said,

well, you can, because every day you've got to get and go. you've got to get up and go. there's don't feel like there's no i don't feel like it's a morrow or it's dark, it's wet , it's freezing, the wet, it's freezing, the electric's gone out. it's boom every day. relentless repeat over over and over and what over and over and over and what was it? >> what the quality? do you >> what was the quality? do you think good at rugby? >> um, probably being told that i do something because i'm i can't do something because i'm a awkward, i can't do something because i'm a bugger. wkward, i can't do something because i'm a bugger. yes,ard, i can't do something because i'm a bugger. yes, you do stubborn bugger. yes, you do have um, but have that reputation. um, but i just fell in love for me. the rugby was a side show. i fell in love with rugby for once, you know, i was the big kid at school. without getting too deep about was a kid about it, i was a big kid at school. picked for most school. got picked last for most things . five school. got picked last for most things. five a side school. got picked last for most things . five a side football. i things. five a side football. i was always a goalie because by just by default, i filled half of know? so. but i took of it, you know? so. but i took it anyway. and it was a simple thing, actually. it was. it was a teacher, the pe teacher at school when i went there, it was mr obe actually taught my father and i said, sorry, said, and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i know how to play rugby. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put know how to play rugby. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put hisw how to play rugby. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put his arm w to play rugby. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put his arm around ay rugby. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put his arm around meugby. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put his arm around me and. and i said, sorry, sir. i said, i put his arm around me and he he put his arm around me and he said, worry, i'll show said, don't worry, i'll show you. and i got involved. was really positive. break

really positive. it didn't break me down little bit spirited. me down a little bit spirited. he me just me he nurtured me and just gave me confidence it's confidence and suddenly it's like, wow, camaraderie. the boys together singing song we are from bude. this is us went down to bude rugby club. same thing. welcome. come in. yeah. come on. welcome. come in. yeah. come on. we want any good. we were rubbish. but. but you know we are from bude and we are the best, you know. and it was that club. it was the emblem. it was a badge to be part of my town. and to represent. and that for me was hugely important. but then thinking then when you start thinking about stands about cornwall, what it stands for, you know, fishermen, miners, passion, trelawny's, army . those 15 pieces of gold in army. those 15 pieces of gold in that badge. you know, we are from cornwall , the sea. so i from cornwall, the sea. so i just i fell in love with that and yes, my career and what it did and going up to gloucester very similar, very, you know, working class city gloucester passionate. you . know, love you passionate. you. know, love you and hate you at the same time, which i kind of loved about it. and then i went on into england

with, well, i mean, you know, you played many , many over 70 you played many, many over 70 caps for england and you were there at a period when england rugby was right at the top. >> well, golden, you know, a golden era, you know, i was very, very privileged to be in part that. very, very privileged to be in parandthat. very, very privileged to be in parand ,iat. very, very privileged to be in parand , you know, around some >> and, you know, around some incredible people led by incredible people but led by some too. and incredible people but led by some obviously too. and incredible people but led by some obviously a too. and incredible people but led by some obviously a very too. and incredible people but led by some obviously a very special|d 2003, obviously a very special moment. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> ironically, about >> and ironically, i talk about 2003. crazy . my little 2003. it's so crazy. my little life is so, so mum was the person who took me everywhere in her fiesta. 1.1 popular her little fiesta. 1.1 popular plus and down, you know. plus up and down, you know. >> how did you get in it? >> how did you get in it? >> know everywhere and sadly >> i know everywhere and sadly my mum didn't come out to australia for the final , but my australia for the final, but my dad actually rang me and bear in mind, dad had only watched me 5 or 6 times my whole rugby career and which not because he didn't want to. just happy at home and which not because he didn't warbusy just happy at home and which not because he didn't warbusy working: happy at home and which not because he didn't warbusy working and»py at home and which not because he didn't warbusy working and dadt home and which not because he didn't warbusy working and dad camee tv, busy working and dad came out to the final and he and he flew out. but at the

and -- and. >> during the course of this series, i've been able to bring in some of my smartest and most amusing friends to contribute . amusing friends to contribute. >> but i have other friends who aren't particularly interesting or attractive, and they keep pestering me to be on the show. so i'm going to devote an entire program to these hangers on just to get them off my back . thank to get them off my back. thank you . a few weeks ago, i was to you. a few weeks ago, i was to talking an audience and, uh, when we got to the q&a , the when we got to the q&a, the first question guy in the front row said, uh, you know, i said yes. he said, do you think matthew side should be our next prime minister i said, yes. prime minister and i said, yes. so thanks for being here. it's a pleasure . pleasure. >> this person, did he bear a

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