soon a very good morning to you. it is 930 on wednesday. the 28th of december. you are watching britain's newsroom with ben leo and pip tomson >> jeremy hunt has announced a spnng >> jeremy hunt has announced a spring budget will be set out on six of march, in what could be his last chance to introduce changes to the tax burden before the next general election. will this be enough to save the tories .7 tories.7 >> the disruption caused by storm garrett brings misery for travellers on their way home from the christmas holidays

across the country, with wind gusts of 80mph and heavy rain delays have plagued road, rail, air and ferry transport. will you be stranded at new year and the labour party is reportedly drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places as part of a signature offer to working parents to help sway them in the next election. >> in . >> in. >> in. >> we of course, want to hear your thoughts on all the topics we're getting stuck into this morning, including something very important. are you a coffee or tea drinker .7 is the cult of or tea drinker? is the cult of coffee ruining britain's tradition ? love of tea. what do tradition? love of tea. what do you think? vaiews@gbnews.uk tea or coffee? >> pip? what's your choice ? >> pip? what's your choice? >> pip? what's your choice? >> coffee all the way. i think. >> coffee all the way. i think. >> tea? if you're settling down for a nice, comforting evening. but a cup of coffee to set you

going for the day, surely? >> let us know what you think . >> let us know what you think. first of all, before all that, let's get your headlines with our anne armstrong . our anne armstrong. >> good morning to you. it's 931, iren armstrong here in the gb newsroom. a major incident has been declared after a suspected tornado hit stalybridge in greater manchester, ripping roofs off properties. police say significant damage has been caused , forcing many residents caused, forcing many residents to leave their homes, although no injuries have been reported. a video is being posted on social media showing some of the aftermath. police are advising people not to return or enter their properties until they've been assessed by structural engineers . meanwhile, further engineers. meanwhile, further north, thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland after storm garrett, strong winds and heavy snow has damaged the electricity network. travel has been disrupted as well across the uk, rail operators, including scotrail, lner and avanti west coast have

been forced to suspend or cancel services because of the conditions and the debris on the lines. senior meteorologist jim dale has warned. it's not over yet. >> it's a showery day. it's a windy day when those showers come along, those winds are going to be buffeting . uh, still going to be buffeting. uh, still up there, 50, 60 mile an hour in places. so we're not quite out of the woods yet as far as that's concerned. and of course , that's concerned. and of course, this, um, storm garrett was, was, uh, was a three faceted storm. so so it was both snow. snow wind and rain, which produced floods. >> two that are still being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd killing a man in sheffield yesterday. police launched a murder investigation after a 46 year old died. several others were injured, with one person in a serious condition hospital. condition in hospital. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorderjust after 2 pm, a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder and a 55 year old on suspicion

of attempted murder . three of attempted murder. three quarters of britain's fastest growing fraud is committed exclusively from overseas, and more than 400,000 advance fee offences were committed in 2022 to 23. that's when fraudsters promise a large sum of money to victims in return for a small upfront fee. it's up almost seven fold since before the pandemic . last month, the pandemic. last month, the government announced a new onune government announced a new online fraud charter in a bid to combat internet scams. but shadow attorney general emily thornberry says international gangs are feasting on britain . gangs are feasting on britain. >> we lose the equivalent of the amount of money we spend on the national health service and another quarter when it comes to fraud, so it's a massive problem. 40% of crime at the moment is fraud and it's expanding because nobody ever gets caught. and three quarters of it comes from abroad . and of it comes from abroad. and people just the government just shrugs. its shoulders and says, there's can be done i >> -- >> and more on all of our stories available on our website right now, gbnews.com. or

there's more for me in just about half an hour's time . about half an hour's time. >> welcome back here with ben and pip on britain's newsroom. it's 935. now let's get to the big story from overnight josh howie jeremy hunt has announced a spring budget will be set out on march the 6th, in what could be his last chance to introduce tax changes before for the next general election. >> has >> the chancellor has commissioned the office for budget responsibility to prepare an and fiscal forecast an economic and fiscal forecast to be presented to parliament alongside the budget next year. >> joining us now to explain all the details is our political correspondent, olivia utley. olivia, good morning to you. let's get straight to it, shall we? does this mean there's a spnng we? does this mean there's a spring election on the cards ? spring election on the cards? >> well, it seems as though the general consensus in westminster is moving in that direction. previously it was supposed that the conservatives would wait it out for as long as they possibly

could before calling an election. the theory behind that was that essentially, polling is very, very bad for the tories at the moment. they are 20 points behind labour, and it was thought that mps were hoping that as the year progressed , that as the year progressed, things might get a little bit better would better in inflation, would hopefully continue to come down closer to the 2. bank of england target. interest rates will start slowly to fall and that will have a knock on effect on mortgage holders . and hopefully mortgage holders. and hopefully the thinking went by the end of the thinking went by the end of the year, things would look a little better and the little bit better and the conservatives would be in an okay place call a general okay place to call a general election. but but there are some problems with an election at the end the year. one of them is end of the year. one of them is that the us election is at the end of the year, some people end of the year, and some people wouldn't election to wouldn't like our election to clash with theirs. the us election will take up a lot of headune election will take up a lot of headline space, particularly if it ends up being biden against trump. another reason not to wait until the end of the year to call the election is that

there are going to be local elections in may, and if the conservatives have a very bruising time in those elections, and all the polling suggests they they suggests that they will, do they really want spread out that really want to spread out that pain and hold general election pain and hold a general election a later, thinking now a few months later, thinking now is that they might just bite the bullet, rip the plaster off, whatever metaphor you like, you like to use and call the election in may. the date being suggested is the 2nd of may, which is actually the same day as the local election. now, there is some evidence that that might be the case. jeremy hunt, when he did his autumn statement in november , introduced cut to in november, introduced a cut to national insurance and he fast tracked it. so instead of implementing it in april at the beginning of the tax year, when cuts like this would normally come into play , he chose to come into play, he chose to table emergency legislation to bnng table emergency legislation to bring it in. in january , the bring it in. in january, the tongues were wagging in westminster , suggesting that the westminster, suggesting that the reason that the reason for that was that the conservatives people to conservatives wanted people to feel effects of that tax cut feel the effects of that tax cut before before they went to the polls in may for the autumn statement is now being scheduled

for the of march. that's for the 6th of march. that's a few weeks earlier than it normally is, and we're hearing lots and lots of rumours about potential tax cuts in that budget cut to stamp duty, to budget tax cut to stamp duty, to inheritance tax , possibly a cut inheritance tax, possibly a cut to income tax via a change in the threshold at which people have to pay income tax. so the evidence is mounting that we could be heading for an election in early may. >> labour olivia is also , >> labour olivia is also, though, looks like it's starting to create its own dividing lines as well between the tories by by its claim creating thousands of nursery places for the under fives . fives. >> yeah. so this is a policy that labour has is seems to be finessing at the moment. essentially what it is nursery places attached to primary schools. so the conservatives already offer 30 hours of free childcare for children aged 3 to 4. and they are extending that

gradually over the course of the next two years so that it covers those children up until the end of maternity leave at nine months, until they go to school. the difference between that and labour's policy is that labour would expand nursery places within primary schools, giving children more of a more continuity as they go through the early years of the education system. i mean that in itself probably isn't a huge dividing line between the tories and laboun line between the tories and labour, but on other policies too, we're seeing labour try to differentiate itself from the conservatives. the plan on immigration for labour, of course, is to completely throw out the rwanda plan. keir starmer has said that he will reject the rwanda plan, even if it is shown to be working, and he would instead create this returns agreement with the eu, whereby take some migrants, a whereby we take some migrants, a quota of migrants who have landed european shores and in landed on european shores and in exchange can send migrants who've from france back who've arrived from france back over to france. so there are these dividing lines beginning

to emerge between the two parties. and i think in the next few months we will see a lot more of both. rishi sunak and keir starmer trying to show why they are so different from their opponent. >> if we believe the polls, olivia , the tories are some 20 olivia, the tories are some 20 points behind . that's the large points behind. that's the large amount that they're trailing. if this election is at the beginning of may, is a comeback like that from that far behind, realistic look ? realistic look? >> well , a realistic look? >> well, a very, very difficult to say. >> i mean, the we never know with elections, of course, the thinking is that it's probably not possible . all that said, you not possible. all that said, you know , who knows what jeremy know, who knows what jeremy hunfs know, who knows what jeremy hunt's going to do in that autumn statement if he massively cut income tax, perhaps the polling will start to change direction. who knows what keir starmer will do over the next few months? i mean , obviously few months? i mean, obviously the thinking is it is too late

for the conservatives to make a huge comeback and win a huge majority, but only time will tell us. olivia is the tory attack line going to be stay with us. >> inflation is falling , >> inflation is falling, interest rates potentially coming down, mortgage rates definitely coming down. is it going to be better. the devil you know because the tories already morning already this morning are accusing wanting to accusing labour of wanting to splurge additional an splurge an additional an additional £28 billion on policies such as tackling climate change. >> i think absolutely better. >> i think absolutely better. >> the devil you know will be the tories. uh, implicit slogan . the tories. uh, implicit slogan. obviously what rishi sunak has been saying for the past year and a half is that he wants to be judged on how he's achieving his five five pledges and the conservatives claim that he is making progress. to be fair, inflation has halved from around 10% in october 22nd to about 4% now, and we're thinking it's probably still going to go down

a little bit further. the economy was supposed to be growing well. it's actually kind of hovered around the zero mark in some quarters . it goes up in some quarters. it goes up a little bit. in some quarters it goes down a little bit. but jeremy says that we've done jeremy hunt says that we've done a good job to not get into a very good job to not get into a very good job to not get into a full blown recession, is a full blown recession, which is defined negative growth over defined as negative growth over three consecutive quarters . as three consecutive quarters. as for stopping the boats, i mean , for stopping the boats, i mean, obviously the rwanda plan isn't really going anywhere, but thanks. rishi sunak really going anywhere, but thanks . rishi sunak says to really going anywhere, but thanks. rishi sunak says to his deal with albania and his deal with the french channel crossings are actually down 30% 2023 compared to 2022. so that might also have something to do with the weather, something conservative mps aren't really saying. but essentially the conservatives message is going to be we are delivering on those five pledges. stick with us and we can carry on doing so. whether that will resonate with the public remains to be seen. >> yeah , james cleverly this >> yeah, james cleverly this morning getting some stick on twitter for celebrating the fact

that a boat wasn't launched on christmas day. >> everyone saying well, >> everyone saying that? well, of course, there's gale of course, because there's gale force in channel. but force winds in the channel. but olivia westminster. olivia utley in westminster. thank so much. we'll speak thank you so much. we'll speak to you in the show. to you later on in the show. >> joining us now is former special adviser to michael gove, charlie . good morning. charlie rowley. good morning. thanks for thanks for joining us. for having me. um, us. thanks for having me. um, what is the thinking here? because are we seeing this morning that on the one hand there's a suggestion that jeremy hunt wants to abolish or at least halve inheritance tax. but that's not going down well with some who say no, you should some mps who say no, you should be concentrating tax be concentrating on income tax cuts instead. yeah i think that's right. >> and i think look, the idea of the inheritance tax abolition is because it plays into a tory narrative of what it is to be a conservative. so the idea that it is inherently unfair that you work hard for something all of your life, you can save for assets that you can buy to then pass that on to your kids because you say you've worked hard, money all hard, you've saved money all of your the idea that your life. the idea that that still exists is something that

is for conservatives. is a bugbear for conservatives. and that's why in successive manifestos , it been the manifestos, it has been the touting of that that it's touting of it that that it's going to get scrapped. so i think this is just a way, an attempt to try bring people attempt to try and bring people that have lost their their that might have lost their their way the conservative way in terms of the conservative thinking, come to the thinking, to come back to the party, doesn't affect only party, doesn't it affect only something voters, though? >> is that right? >> is that right? >> does. but it's again, it's >> it does. but it's again, it's just playing into i think the message of what it's to be a conservative. the optics opportunity. exactly. opportunity you opportunity but also just you know fair in this know what is fair in this country, it is inherently unfair to into country to come into this country illegally. it is inherently unfair. if you have a doctor or a appointment you a dentist appointment that you don't that minimum service don't get that minimum service level affected by level because you're affected by strikes, inherently strikes, it is inherently unfair. as i say , have unfair. if you, as i say, have a family that's worked hard, that's played the rules all that's played by the rules all of life, who's assets have of their life, who's assets have increased time, not because increased over time, not because they're rich to they're necessarily cash rich to want that to their want to pass that on to their future generations, they should be to do so. be able to do so. >> tory voters might argue >> some tory voters might argue that you can't get that the reason you can't get school or doctors school places or doctors appointments of appointments isn't because of strikes, of strikes, but because of immigration in fact, immigration and in fact, legal and migration the

and illegal migration is the number or priority number one problem or priority for really, for voters. and really, inheritance tax and tax inheritance tax and income tax cuts when the tax burden is at its highest in something like 70 years. anyway it's all a bit of a gimmick. well, i think that's why it comes as part of the package of sort of reforming the tax system in more broadly. >> so making sure that those on the lowest don't pay that >> so making sure that those on the low�*tax don't pay that >> so making sure that those on the low�*tax altogether.)ay that >> so making sure that those on the low�*tax altogether. that'st income tax altogether. that's something the tories did something that the tories did back in 2015 under david cameron. changing cameron. but you know, changing those again to make those thresholds again to make it a beneficial it even more a beneficial for those lowest paid looking those on the lowest paid looking at tax inheritance i at income tax inheritance tax, i should say, at the other end of the there's the spectrum, but there's so many other where i'm sure many other areas where i'm sure in budget the chancellor in the budget the chancellor will want do, you know, will want to do, uh, you know, throw out that red meat again, if it like that, to if i can put it like that, to conservative supporters to come back people back to the party where people might felt it's not been might have felt it's not been conservative enough. >> charlie, come on, you've >> so, charlie, come on, you've got close to the ground got your ear close to the ground now, know that it's a spring now, we know that it's a spring budget. march the is a budget. march the 6th. is it a may, second general may, the second general election? you hearing election? what are you hearing from sources from your sources? >> it's the million >> uh, well, it's the million dollar question, and i would be

a fool to say that i knew, because i don't, but i think , because i don't, but i think, look, it could go either way. i mean, olivia was sort of talking about it earlier on, and i think the difficult thing is that you've the local elections you've got the local elections in anyway, could be in may anyway, so this could be a up to having a, you know, a run up to having a, you know, a run up to having a, you know, a series of events that look good for the tories so you can have a great budget where you lower taxes. that's something that to this that people want to see in this country. be country. that could be a springboard to a not so terrible set of elections compared set of local elections compared to last year, that to what we saw last year, that could focus the minds of could just focus the minds of the public think, okay, well, the public to think, okay, well, the public to think, okay, well, the we're the tories, you know, we're going a second going to give them a second look. they are 20 points behind in the polls, but i remember theresa was 20 points ahead theresa may was 20 points ahead in polls that election in the polls and that election didn't the didn't quite materialise the way in we wanted. so it's all in which we wanted. so it's all to for. but i think it just to play for. but i think it just depends other events and depends on other events and other factors between now and i think either spring or the autumn whether the autumn as to whether the election should be called earlier later. earlier or later. >> it's also convinced >> and it's also convinced people it's still worth people that it's still worth giving another go, giving the tories another go, despite the fact they've been in power because

power for 13 years. because i think whichever was in think whichever party was in power that long, you'd have power for that long, you'd have a of just a bit, just a lot of voters just a bit, just a lot of voters just a bit, just a bit bored and just think, oh, we need a change. yeah i think you're absolutely right. >> i think, look, what the >> and i think, look, what the tories have is to tories will have to do is to explain what explain to the country what they've the last 13 they've done over the last 13 years how difficult of years and how difficult some of those challenges been. so, those challenges have been. so, you know, a coalition for five years, you know, few years years, you know, a few years grappling brexit, where the grappling with brexit, where the whole machine whole government sort of machine was, into those was, you know, sucked into those negotiations, by covid, negotiations, followed by covid, okay, party chaos with okay, internal party chaos with successive ministers successive prime ministers but the you now a the reality is you now have a prime minister has been the prime minister who has been the former that's dealt former chancellor. that's dealt with those economic headwinds dunng with those economic headwinds during who's now us during covid, who's now got us back into conservative of back into a conservative way of thinking . thinking. >> he's at the helm of >> but he's at the helm of a very divided tory party which isn't really helping their chances, is it? >> i think that's absolutely right. and that's why i think it comes down to the circumstances of whether the party can hold itself together. it can be disciplined to behind disciplined enough to get behind rishi he's got rishi sunak. so he's got obviously immigration obviously the immigration legislation coming forward again in that in early january. will that divide? will that divide? the party will that

split government that might split the government that might force early election then? force an early election then? then minister then even the prime minister would then even the prime minister wotand actually, charlie, >> and actually, charlie, i speak to conservative voters and they the capitulation they say that the capitulation from know what an from 2019, you know what an election victory boris, a election victory for boris, a huge and the descent huge majority and the descent since then has been nothing short of incompetent. how can tory voters trust the party again , bearing in mind it was again, bearing in mind it was rishi who essentially toppled bofis rishi who essentially toppled boris johnson who still remains a firm favourite amongst voters, how can they forgive the party for spaffing that election victory up the wall so spectacularly ? spectacularly? >> well, i think it's all about delivery. i mean, it's not about telling people what we're going to do. it's about showing people what you're to do. you what you're going to do. so you know, prime was know, the prime minister was very january of this very clear in january of this year five priorities. i year his five priorities. i won't list them all. i'm sure you've them. um, many, you've all heard them. um, many, many, but many, many, many times. but delivering those delivering on on those priorities they haven't priorities and if they haven't been delivered, being clear been delivered, being very clear with public why they with the public as to why they haven't delivered. so when haven't been delivered. so when it nhs, for it comes to the nhs, for example, and cutting the backlog in the nhs, which i think will

be think a lot of be difficult, i think a lot of thatis be difficult, i think a lot of that is down some of the that is down to some of the strike action taken strike action that has taken place. can't ignore place. you can't just ignore that totality, but also it's that in totality, but also it's delivering those priorities delivering on those priorities and are we giving and some. so what are we giving to public about housing? to the public about housing? what we doing on school what are we doing on school places? we doing about places? what are we doing about making that the health care making sure that the health care system and running system is up and running properly? are we doing properly? what are we doing about 20,000 more about policing 20,000 more police street? police officers on the street? it's about people, it's about telling people, but demonstrating in demonstrating that the pound in the british people the pocket of the british people is good times is there again, that good times are coming. those are those those green shoots recovery. those green shoots of recovery. you say you always hear politicians say it the devil you know, it is better the devil you know, because the reality is, if you want vote for other want to vote for any other party, whether reform party, whether it's the reform party, because don't think party, because you don't think the conservative party is being conservative the conservative party is being conserv libe the conservative party is being conserv lib dems because you're it's the lib dems because you're bored of the two party system, the it will be the reality is it will either be sir keir starmer as the prime minister, or rishi who do minister, or rishi sunak, who do you be running this you want to be running this country? and think will country? and i think that will be very clear choice for the be a very clear choice for the british at next british public at the next general election. fascinating >> concerned about >> well, are you concerned about reform surge? some reform and their surge? some say that they'll just hand the keys to to number 10. i to starmer to number 10. well, i am that.

am concerned about that. >> course, but i think, >> yes, of course, but i think, you know, that's, that's that's why will be i think why the election will be i think uh, that be very uh, something that will be very open for for, debate, but it will be particularly in red wall seats, example. so people seats, for example. so people that for brexit take that voted for brexit to take back money, borders back control of money, borders and we'll remember and laws, we'll remember that campaign. it'll be people who left labour party because left the labour party because the had left them. the labour party had left them. that's invested that's why they invested in bofis that's why they invested in boris johnson that's boris johnson in 2019. that's why conservative for why they voted conservative for the it's about the first time. it's about making sure that those people aren't disaffected enough to vote which vote for a third party, which inevitably labour in inevitably would let labour in through so the through the back door. so the conservatives of conservatives have got a lot of work win those people work to do to win those people back as they back around, as they did in rebuilding trust, it? rebuilding that trust, isn't it? >> yeah, going to be a >> yeah, it's going to be a fascinating months, isn't it? >> what's that? okay, bit of a >> what's that? okay, a bit of a whirlwind whistle of whirlwind whistle stop tour of what's politically whirlwind whistle stop tour of th’ minute. politically the minute. >> but charlie rowley, former special michael gove, special adviser to michael gove, thank you so much for that whistle tour. thank you so much for that whiasa tour. thank you so much for that whias you tour. thank you so much for that whias you as our. thank you so much for that whias you as you call it. now, >> as you as you call it. now, let's talk about storm garrett, because been causing because it has been causing travel much travel chaos across much of the uk. snow no wind and rain wreaking havoc across the country. >> yeah, i didn't think i was

going to make it in this morning. the house was shaking so much. it's led to homes left without power, drivers trapped in thousands in their cars and thousands of post—christmas plans post—christmas travel plans potentially thrown out of the window . charlie, um, your window. charlie, um, your experience this morning with travel, did you get it ? okay. travel, did you get it? okay. how was your journey? >> no, i did , actually. i didn't >> no, i did, actually. i didn't travel too far. >> was only hertfordshire, >> i was only in hertfordshire, so and it was quite so it was, um, and it was quite an early morning train, so i seem for now, but i'm seem to be okay for now, but i'm keeping the keeping a close eye on the weather because know everybody weather because i know everybody will the storm as it comes. >> we're having you in talk >> we're having you in to talk about well today. about the weather as well today. you're all well. you're doing it all well. >> what else should we >> i whether what else should we talk about? talk to you about? >> royals? >> e enough, >> royals? >> enough, yesterday >> well, funny enough, yesterday i about kanye west i was talking about kanye west as can as well, which as you can imagine, is something that i know absolutely everything about. um, ”flu about. um, i think the weather >> um, but i think the weather is something will change, is something that will change, um, will challenge um, the uk, it will challenge local authorities. we always local authorities. and we always have thing about transport local authorities. and we always havetrainsthing about transport local authorities. and we always havetrainsthinginfrastructure. rt and trains and infrastructure. you know, there's always a question about our infrastructure the country. infrastructure in the country. >> it with the trains? >> what is it with the trains? it opportunity it seems like any opportunity i tried south tried getting back down south yesterday work, it seems yesterday after work, it seems like opportunity, little like any opportunity, a little bit they're all bit of wind and they're all cancelled and just

cancelled and taxis, just a little wind . little bit of wind. >> yesterday it was not you had wind of nearly 90 miles wind gusts of nearly 90 miles south london in croydon it's south of london in croydon it's quite strong. >> no i was, was on east >> no i was, i was on east croydon station. it was dulles dishwater. there no winds, dishwater. there was no winds, no and all the trains were cancelled. >> well, maybe not in east croydon. >> i suppose the argument is that things that potentially things like trampolines onto that potentially things like trampo|lines onto that potentially things like trampo|lines from onto that potentially things like trampo|lines from people'so that potentially things like trampo|lines from people's back railway lines from people's back gardens but railway lines from people's back gardeshow but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you , but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you , charlie, but railway lines from people's back gardeshow you , charlie, you'll let's show you, charlie, you'll be interested in well. be interested in this as well. >> was going >> this plane that was going into land at heathrow or trying to land that gives you an idea, ben, of how strong? where was that? the winds were weak or heathrow. i think that was heathrow. >> there we go. a few miles away from croydon. >> i think it just managed to touch down. but we'll try touch down. but what we'll try and do for viewers and do for you viewers and listeners to listeners very shortly is to play listeners very shortly is to play clip with play you that clip with the sound on, because that's big jet tv and they have these these commentators commentary tv and they have these these co that ntators commentary tv and they have these these co that was)rs commentary tv and they have these these co that was very commentary tv and they have these these co that was very , commentary tv and they have these these co that was very , very commentary tv and they have these these co that was very , very dramatic. |tary to that was very, very dramatic. so play you that soon. so we'll play you that soon. >> great talent of the pilots . >> great talent of the pilots. by >> great talent of the pilots. by the way, have you ever been on call go arounds on a they call them go arounds where come in land. where they come in to land. but if windy or too if it's too windy or too dangerous, have to just

dangerous, they have to just a few from the floor, take few feet from the floor, take off again. ever off again. have you ever experienced passenger on that experienced a passenger on that flight? once and it's flight? i have once and it's terrifying. whole cabin terrifying. the whole cabin erupts it's erupts in screams. it's testament pilots talents . testament to the pilots talents. >> yeah. we've also got this localised tornado struck localised tornado that struck greater manchester as well . we greater manchester as well. we will we'll be going live to our reporter there shortly. now this is some of the damage that it's caused. damage to roofs, trees, people uh, people woke up. it's not funny. people woke up to find the back window of their cars had blown out . um, and the cars had blown out. um, and the police have declared a major incident that is in stalybridge incident that is in stalybridge in greater manchester. maybe you live there. if you do, do let us know what the situation is like where you are. there's also more than 200 flood alerts in place this morning. some motorists facing lots of disruption and there's thousands of properties without power . um, there are without power. um, there are still weather warnings in force in parts of the country. >> yeah, new year's eve concerns

now with a new storm coming in. storm guy anker potentially hitting ireland. uh tomorrow, then uk potentially then the uk potentially scuppering new year's eve celebrations on sunday as well. >> yeah, well, still to come, we'll about that. we'll be talking about that. plus possibility of a plus the possibility of a general election on may the 2nd. can the tories hold on to power? what do you think a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello . very good morning to >> hello. very good morning to you. it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast that blustery showers continue for many showers will continue for many of us today, some longer spells of us today, some longer spells of also some drier and of rain, but also some drier and brighter interludes. certainly a brighter interludes. certainly a bright start in the south—east brighter interludes. certainly a brig partsrt in the south—east brighter interludes. certainly a brig parts of n the south—east brighter interludes. certainly a brig parts of northeast:h—east brighter interludes. certainly a brig parts of northeast scotland. and parts of northeast scotland. eastern england seeing some sunny spells, a lot of cloud elsewhere for a gusty wind gusts of 4050 miles an hour. not as windy as yesterday, but still very blustery out there and we're going to see frequent

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us >> a very good morning . it us >> a very good morning. it is 10:00 on thursday the 28th of december. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with ben leo and pip tomson >> jeremy hunt, he's announced a spnng >> jeremy hunt, he's announced a spring budget will be set out on march the 6th, in what could be his last chance to introduce those mooted tax changes before the general election. will the next general election. will this be enough , though, to save the next general election. will thistoriesough , though, to save the next general election. will thistories storm though, to save the next general election. will thistories storm garret], to save the next general election. will thistories storm garret brings ve the tories storm garret brings misery for travellers on their way home from the christmas holidays across the country, with wind gusts of at least 80mph in heavy rain, delays affect road, rail, air and ferry transport. >> how are you faring today and

the labour party is reportedly drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places as part of a signature offer to working parents to help sway them in the next election . them in the next election. and a very important topic this morning is the cult of coffee drinking ruining our love of tea. what do you think? gb views at gb news.com . are you a coffee at gb news.com. are you a coffee tea person or can you actually be both ? be both? >> lots of emails already on that. it's a it's a patriotic debate fly in in is tea being made redundant by the high streets and swathes of coffee shops, lattes and cappuccinos? >> it'll never happen . it'll >> it'll never happen. it'll never happen. let's get your headunes never happen. let's get your headlines now with aaron armstrong . armstrong. >> thank. good morning to you. it's just after 10:00. i'm aaron

armstrong in the gb newsroom, a major incident has been declared after a suspected tornado hit stalybridge in greater manchester, ripping roofs off properties. police say significant damage has been caused and has forced many residents leave their homes, residents to leave their homes, but injuries have been but no injuries have been reported. north, reported. further north, thousands of people remain without power in parts of scotland after storm garrett . scotland after storm garrett. strong winds and heavy snow damaged. the electricity network travels also been disrupted across the uk . rail operators, across the uk. rail operators, including scott rail, lner and avanti west coast have been forced to suspend and cancel services because of the conditions and the debris on the lines . senior meteorologist jim lines. senior meteorologist jim dale is warning the storm is still not over . still not over. >> it's a scary day . it's >> it's a scary day. it's a windy day when those showers come along, those winds are going to be buffeting . uh, still going to be buffeting. uh, still up there, 50, 60 mile an hour in places . so we're not quite out places. so we're not quite out of the woods yet as far as that's concerned . and of course, that's concerned. and of course, um , storm garrett was, was, uh,

um, storm garrett was, was, uh, was a three faceted storm. so, so it was both snow. snow no wind and rain , which produced wind and rain, which produced floods . floods. >> two man are still being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd killing a man in sheffield yesterday. police launched a murder investigation after a 46 year old died. several other people were injured, with in serious injured, with one in a serious condition hospital . all condition in hospital. all emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorder just after 2 pm, a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder and a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder . suspicion of attempted murder. there are calls to reduce jail sentences to help ease pressure on prisons . a house of lords on prisons. a house of lords committee says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers are now being urged to make better use of community sentences. the group of peers say while prison terms are sometimes necessary , short sometimes necessary, short sentences are providing a university education in crime . university education in crime. former met police detective peter bleksley says the proposals won't work. >> criminals turn up to take

part in these sentences. be it graffiti removal, lit picking or something a bit more useful and creative, and what they do is they turn up late. they don't turn up at all. they are in greater numbers than those people running the courses, and they quite frankly, intimidate them . and they say, i'm here. them. and they say, i'm here. you put a tick against my name and i'm off. and if those kind of things are not challenged , of things are not challenged, then these community sentences , then these community sentences, whilst looking good on paper in practice, are just a complete waste of time. >> three quarters of britain's fastest growing fraud is committed exclusively overseas , committed exclusively overseas, as figures show more than 400,000 advance fee offences were committed in 2022 to 23. now that's when fraudsters promise a large sum of money to victims in return for a small upfront fee. it's up almost seven fold since before the pandemic. last month, the government announced a new onune government announced a new online fraud charter to combat internet scams , but shadow internet scams, but shadow attorney general emily

thornberry says international gangs are feasting on britain. >> we lose the equivalent of the amount of money we spend on the national service and national health service and another it comes to another quarter when it comes to fraud, so it's a massive problem . 40% of crime at the moment is fraud , and it's expanding fraud, and it's expanding because nobody ever gets caught. and three quarters of it comes from abroad. and people just the government just shrugs its shoulders and says, there's nothing that can done . nothing that can be done. >> and may soon be able >> and you may soon be able to recycle small electrical goods outside house. new outside your house. new government plans to boost recycling would be paid for by the manufacturers of items like toasters, hairdryers and kettles, and could be put in place retailers would place by 2026. retailers would also be obliged to pick up larger items, like fridges, when they're delivering replacements. 155,000 tonnes of small electrical goods are thrown away every year , and sir winston every year, and sir winston churchill, buckingham palace and the rnli are being commemorated in new coins unveiled by the royal mint for next year. they

are among five new designs celebrating key events and anniversaries, including team gb paralympics gb, both ahead of next summer's olympics. buckingham palace features on a new £5 coin and a £2 coin for the 150th anniversary of the birth of sir winston churchill . birth of sir winston churchill. this is gb news. we're live across the uk on digital radio and on your smart speaker two. that's it for the moment. now back to ben and pippa . back to ben and pippa. >> welcome back. you're with ben and pippa on britain's newsroom. it's 1006 with a few emails coming in about jeremy hunt and the budget on march the 6th. malcolm says opinion polls mean little or nothing at this stage of the game. quite right. i don't know if you remember in 2016 that famous new york times front page saying hillary clinton had a 99% chance of winning the election . donald winning the election. donald trump, of went on to win trump, of course, went on to win it . it. >> we were also, uh, talking about these nursery places,

thousands of them, that labour says they will create for the under—fives , um, integrating, uh under—fives, um, integrating, uh , nursery places with into primary schools , harvey says, primary schools, harvey says, who's paying for all of this? we're not so quick to pay for the elderly. what a disjointed society we live in. >> and peter says in the 2023 budget, jeremy hunt gave 4 billion to child care. then he slips 20 billion to carbon capture this. this net zero race to, uh , penury. penury must stop i >> -- >> thanks 5mm: >> thanks for all your thoughts . >> thanks for all your thoughts. keep them coming in. vaiews@gbnews.com. well, 2024 will be one of the biggest election years in history, with elections here in the united states and in india , among others. >> and with a date now set for the budget the 6th of march, speculation is rife about a spnng speculation is rife about a spring election . so which spring election. so which parties will form the government and lead the country for the next five years? >> our political correspondent, katherine forster takes a look ahead to what to expect right

here in the uk. >> this time next year , who will >> this time next year, who will be living in number 10? rishi sunak or sir keir starmer ? after sunak or sir keir starmer? after 13 years of the tories , is it 13 years of the tories, is it finally time for a change? we don't have a crystal ball, of course, but we do know that there will be a general election next year. the conservatives could have dragged it out till the end of january 2025, but last week the prime minister ruled that out . rishi sunak ruled that out. rishi sunak thought he could turn the government's fortunes around. but the conservatives are still languishing. 20 points behind labourin languishing. 20 points behind labour in the polls. here's pollster joe twyman. >> rishi sunak is behind keir starmer and by some distance, when it comes to the question of who is the better leader, and crucially, when it comes to the question of which party is best to deal with the economy , the to deal with the economy, the most important issue going into the election next year we see that labour have held a lead of around about sort of 10 to 15

points now , consistently for points now, consistently for months and months . months and months. >> sir keir starmer says labour are ready. >> we are ready for a general election. i've had my whole team on a general election footing for some time now. um, i think that given the complete state of failure now in the country, there's a real sense that everything is broken. nothing is working that the sooner that election comes, the better. >> plenty of conservative mps think the next election is already lost, but former justice secretary sir robert buckland is more hopeful . more hopeful. >> i think that things will narrow. i think people will start increasingly to ask questions of this. labour opposition and realise that, like the emperor , they have no like the emperor, they have no clothes, they're not ready for government, they're not fit for government. the government. if the prime minister chancellor minister and the chancellor carry on right track, carry on in the right track, reducing inflation, dealing with the cost living, helping to the cost of living, helping to grow then i think grow our economy, then i think the british public will say we want please. want more of that, please. >> despite the polls, joe >> and despite the polls, joe twyman says labour face a huge

task to win . task to win. >> they need to gain 124 seats. it's estimated , at the next it's estimated, at the next election in to order get a majority of just two. the only person who's ever achieved large gains than that was tony blair in 1997. so when are we likely to go to the polls? >> may or next autumn. >> may or next autumn. >> so i think that the most likely option is probably october or november time, perhaps late november, so as not to clash with the us presidential election at the start of that month. but we can't rule out may either. ultimately we don't know. neither does rishi sunak . neither does rishi sunak. >> the usa will elect its next president on november the 5th. whether that's biden , trump or whether that's biden, trump or someone else. we'll looks a date in comparison, but what issues will dominate the election here? immigration, legal and illegal? the nhs crime. here's twyman again. >> and it's rare that simply one subject dominates the election. but if you ask people what's the most important issue facing them and their family or indeed, what's the most important issue

facing the country, the cost of living comes top and by some distance, rishi sunak hopes that with inflation down and tax cuts coming, people will will start to feel better off next year. >> he hopes. two for flights to rwanda. we don't know what 2024 will bring, but we do know that on one day we, the british public, will get to choose who runs the country. katherine forster gb news. >> joining us now is the assistant editor at conservative home. william atkinson . good home. william atkinson. good morning, william . um, in terms morning, william. um, in terms of the dates of a potential election next year , how much election next year, how much prominence does the us election in november have on, uh , sunaks in november have on, uh, sunaks decision? i mean, is it going to pose a problem if they're held at the same time? what's the mechanics of it? >> well , um, mechanics of it? >> well, um, there's only really been one recent, um, instance , been one recent, um, instance, and i use recent, recent in a very loose sense of a uk general election and a us presidential election and a us presidential election coinciding. and that

was in 1964, when britain had an election in october and the us had an election obviously in november . had an election obviously in november. um, i imagine it's going to obviously be a factor in rishi sunak. i'm thinking, because you'll have a lot of senior civil servants and diplomats whispering in his ear saying, want saying, you sure you want to do this, prime minister um, just because we may have situation because we may have a situation where you have a new government or a new president, i should say, and say, in the united states and a new government in the uk simultaneously. um, but ultimately, say it's ultimately, i wouldn't say it's going the overwhelming going to be the overwhelming factor rishi sunak factor in, in when rishi sunak decides to to country. decides to go to the country. i think there's a far think there's, there's a far greater number of other pressures. of pressures. both sort of political and indeed diplomatic, but especially economic, that will as to when he will decide as to when he actually chooses to go , how dirty. >> william, do you think this election campaign is going to be? do you think it's likely to get very personal? i mean, we already know labour and the tories. they do have form when it comes to the sort of things they put out on, on social . media >> uh, yes. i think you saw , um,

>> uh, yes. i think you saw, um, this year, for example, labour and suggesting that rishi sunak doesn't actually believe in locking up, um, sort of violence , criminals. and i think , uh, criminals. um, and i think that sort of thing from both parties is going is going to parties is going to, is going to increasingly appear. i think cchq is basically planning on having campaign having a long campaign standing starting january it starting in january, and it spends time accumulating starting in january, and it sjlotis time accumulating starting in january, and it sjlot of time accumulating starting in january, and it sjlot of stuff. time accumulating starting in january, and it sjlot of stuff. on ne accumulating starting in january, and it sjlot of stuff. on keir:cumulating starting in january, and it sjlot of stuff. on keir starmers1g a lot of stuff. on keir starmers record, first as human rights lawyer the of lawyer and then as the head of the prosecution service . the crown prosecution service. and you're going to see and i think you're going to see something was something similar to what was done horton with done over willie horton with michael dukakis in 1988. in the us , there's going to be us, there's going to be a consistent attack on keir starmer's records his starmer's records on his personality on character personality, on his character suggests that he is fundamentally unfit to lead the country and imagine labour country and i imagine labour will similar attack on will launch a similar attack on rishi his rishi sunak based on his personal , but also more personal wealth, but also more obviously record over the obviously on his record over the last william what are last two years. william what are you hearing in conservative circles when it comes to the date of this election? >> are we nailed on for spring, or will the government want to get the effects of those economic policies into the system so voters can feel a bit

better off for later in the year ? >> 7 >> whether the election is called in spring and will not necessarily be as much of rishi sunak's decision as you might hope. um, because quite frankly, if he's planning on launching a package cuts in early package of tax cuts in early march, i didn't imagine they're going to shift the dial very much. and also the much. and i think also the prediction that inflation prediction is that inflation will quite time will take quite a long time to come down. probably also come down. he's probably also going to hope that the bank of england start cutting england will start cutting interest summer, england will start cutting intererl summer, england will start cutting intererl think summer, england will start cutting intererl think makessummer, england will start cutting intererl think makes itmmer, england will start cutting intererl think makes it more, which i think makes it more likely the election be which i think makes it more likoctober. the election be which i think makes it more likoctober. november�*n be which i think makes it more likoctober. november however, in october. november however, um, trying his um, he is trying to get his rwanda through parliament rwanda bill through parliament and that will likely rwanda bill through parliament an

immigration bill just last month, be an month, there might be an increasing speculation some increasing speculation of some form challenge to form of leadership challenge to rishi i personally rishi sunak, which i personally think would be utterly insane, but at least sort but would at least sort of prompt consider prompt number 10 to consider going order going to the country in order to preserve their position. do preserve their own position. do you that is you really think that is a possibility , that there could be possibility, that there could be a leadership challenge before the which could be in the election, which could be in a matter of months that sounds absolutely bonkers . um, from absolutely bonkers. um, from conversations i've had with tory mps and others within the sw1 circle, it's a prospect that i wouldn't i wouldn't rule out. i think it's somewhat less likely now than it was only a few weeks ago. um, but i nevertheless say that probably humming that it's probably humming somewhere background, as somewhere in the background, as i replace i say, who would replace him? william. it would. william. and i think it would. company already to company that already wants to kick out to hate us kick the tories out to hate us even um, and wants to sort even more. um, and wants to sort of see the back of this government, sooner. but government, even sooner. but nevertheless, mps nevertheless, you know, tory mps are a very fickle bunch. >> william , who who would >> william, who who would replace if and when he's replace sunak if and when he's challenged leadership challenged for the leadership and loses ? and loses? >> um, i imagine , um, whether a

>> um, i imagine, um, whether a leadership election is held before or after the next election, the front runners will be people like kemi badenoch, who has been voted the minister of the year in a survey out today. um, penny mordaunt or suella braverman, or indeed , um, suella braverman, or indeed, um, james cleverly. so i think there's quite a wide field of potential contenders . potential contenders. conservativehome obviously is not candidate and will not backing a candidate and will not backing a candidate and will not um, until we have not speculate. um, until we have a leadership election, whenever that's and as i as i must say, you know, don't rule out the prospect of one before the next election, but i'd say it's overwhelmingly that it overwhelmingly likely that it would the next would happen after the next election. result of election. whatever the result of that let's not rule election. whatever the result of thata let's not rule election. whatever the result of thata conservative's not rule election. whatever the result of thata conservative victory. |le out a conservative victory. i would you something would say you said something there, about tory there, william, about tory mps being very bunch . being a very fickle bunch. >> isn't part of their >> isn't that part of their problem at the moment, >> isn't that part of their problem at the moment , that they problem at the moment, that they are quite divided with all these different factions and labour say many are far more united? >> yes. i think there's an actual sort of, um, tendency towards unity when you're 20 points ahead in the polls, you

know, you've got, um, if labour believe that they can sort of cling the few cling together for the next few months, that's going to get them into office, then naturally, they to be they have an incentive to be united. now, remember, there's a record sort of record number of sort of ex—ministers on the tory back benches. had benches. there's also we've had five prime ministers in 13 years. have got very years. tory mps have got very used to kicking leader used to kicking out a leader as soon sort of political soon as the sort of political situation looks dicey. situation looks rather dicey. um, say, think is an um, as i say, i think this is an awful tendency both for stability of government but also for sort of mental and for the sort of mental and indeed political health of the conservative party as a whole. i think it makes the party look rather . um, and it's rather farcical. um, and it's rather farcical. um, and it's rather be on the rather depressing to be on the sort of outside looking in when there the country there is so much the country actually needs. the conservatives to be getting on with. and whether that is tackling both the extensive legal and illegal immigration or cutting to cutting spending and trying to deliver cutting spending and trying to deliveplotting once again, sort we're plotting once again, sort of who should the next of who should be the next leader. think, um, leader. and i think, um, it makes conservative party makes the conservative party with long storeyed with its long and storeyed history governing this history of governing this country through good times and bad, i say, bad, and look, as i say, increasingly farcical. and that's a rather depressing outlook for 2024 for the party as whole . as a whole. >> reform uk have said

>> william reform uk have said they not do what the brexit they will not do what the brexit party did in 2019 and stand aside for the tories to sweep to victory. they said they're going to bar to stand in every seat bar northern ireland. how much of an impact is that going to have on the election, and will it, as some suggest, hand the keys to starmer to number 10? >> i don't think it will simultaneously sort of hand the keys to keir starmer. i think there's a significant enough number of, to according the opinion polls, voters considering switching from the tories to labour or directly from tories to from voting for the tories to not at all. um, that not voting at all. um, that labour's leader is already quite , um, substantial. and i'd say also been also reform uk has been something a damp squib. so something of a damp squib. so far. it hasn't been very successful in either local elections elections. elections or by elections. i think all of that might change. william, farage returns william, if nigel farage returns as is, rumoured the next as is, um, rumoured in the next few months to lead the party. well, the polling ahead of the lib dems. well, the polling ahead of the lib william in some sectors >> william in some sectors to the that would look the polls and that would look particularly dicey. >> so sorry to interrupt. >> so sorry to interrupt. >> had not much >> you said they've had not much success, they're polling >> you said they've had not much succesof they're polling >> you said they've had not much succesof �*lib"re polling >> you said they've had not much succesof �*lib dems. ling >> you said they've had not much succesof �*lib dems. and, uh, ahead of the lib dems. and, uh,

you would argue that . you know, they would argue that. >> uh, well, i think the lib dems have won several by elections during this parliament. so i think it's the difference between, um, short parliament. so i think it's the diffevoter between, um, short parliament. so i think it's the diffevoter apathy n, um, short parliament. so i think it's the diffevoter apathy being. short tum voter apathy being transformed into telling the pollsters they'd actually pollsters that they'd actually vote for reform uk, to them actually practice, actually doing so in practice, which is so far has which as i say, is so far has been a rather distant prospect for party. think also for the party. i think also they're particularly they're not particularly well run don't think their run and i don't think their media being media operations being particularly successful either. i think their sort of i don't think their sort of current of dem current combination of lib dem style constitutional reform and harping lockdown is harping on about lockdown is really the sort of public really what the sort of public are particularly aiming and are particularly aiming for, and i actually i don't think it's actually going the sort voters going after the sort of voters that for, that they should be looking for, which are those sort of red wall types want higher government which are those sort of red wall types um1t higher government which are those sort of red wall types um andjher government which are those sort of red wall types um and sort government which are those sort of red wall types um and sort ofvernment which are those sort of red wall types um and sort of a rnment which are those sort of red wall types um and sort of a more1t spending. um and sort of a more sort conservative sort of socially conservative approach from to approach to everything from to immigration woke issues. as i say, i think, you know, reform uk something uk remains something of an irrelevance, might irrelevance, but that might change farage comes change if nigel farage comes back lead them. back to lead them. >> i'll just briefly push >> well, i'll just briefly push back mean, back on their behalf. i mean, you particularly you say they're not particularly well most of the well run, but most of the operation brexit party, operation is the brexit party, which the beg stand which the tories beg to stand aside also ukip got aside in 19. and also ukip got 4

million votes in 2015, which was a massive surprise, albeit they only got one seat, but they did. they did attract the vote share. well i think that's that's the crucial thing though. >> um, you know, politics, it >> um, you know, in politics, it doesn't you're racking >> um, you know, in politics, it doea 1't you're racking >> um, you know, in politics, it doea large you're racking >> um, you know, in politics, it doea large number)u're racking >> um, you know, in politics, it doea large number)u'lvotes,ing >> um, you know, in politics, it doea large number)u'lvotes, if] up a large number of votes, if you want actually getting any you want to actually getting any seats, which is why i think, you know, in 2015 know, ukip, remember, in 2015 managed million managed to rack up 4 million votes, still a tory votes, but you still had a tory majority. if i remain majority. um, so if i remain sceptical , all that majority. um, so if i remain sceptical, all that uk sceptical, all that reform uk under their current leadership andindeed under their current leadership and indeed perhaps under farage as well , has and indeed perhaps under farage as well, has the sort of political nous to stand where they're needed to stand and actually their resources actually direct their resources into of seats they into the sorts of seats they might win? for all might actually win? um, for all its of faults, cchq has its sort of faults, cchq has been historically far better than that , which why than that, which is why the tories have better at tories have been far better at winning elections. why, as i winning elections. and why, as i say, i think reform uk currently remains damp squib. william atkinson , assistant >> william atkinson, assistant editor conservativehome. editor at conservativehome. we'll have leave it there. we'll have to leave it there. thanks much for talking thanks very much for talking to us britain's newsroom this us on britain's newsroom this morning. let's talk about storm garrett now because , um, in many garrett now because, um, in many parts of the country , there's

parts of the country, there's been high winds , heavy rain, been high winds, heavy rain, damaged electricity networks, even a local localised, localised , i should say tornado , localised, i should say tornado, uh, travel chaos across much of the country . people have been the country. people have been urged if it is bad where you are to actually delay your journeys home. if you've been elsewhere over the festive period. yeah and as pep mentioned, it's led to homes left without power, drivers trapped in their cars, and thousands of post—christmas travel plans potentially thrown out window. travel plans potentially thrown out so window. travel plans potentially thrown out so doesiow. travel plans potentially thrown out so does the travel chaos >> so does the travel chaos shown, uh, show any sign of easing ? uh, shown, uh, show any sign of easing? uh, joining us now is our national reporter , theo our national reporter, theo chikomba. you're at chikomba. i think you're at euston theo, the euston station. theo, what's the situation down there? is it, uh, weather? hell >> yeah, well, the rain has actually just stopped a few moments ago. but having said that , um, moments ago. but having said that, um, storm garrett is continuing to wipe away some of that festive cheer as people are trying to return back to their homes, or many of them coming from northern parts of the uk ,

from northern parts of the uk, to return here to london and make their journeys onwards from here. but as as i've just come through the station a few moments ago, um, having seen people just staring at the departure boards , many of those departure boards, many of those journeys are saying delayed. it's not saying how many minutes by, but some of those people are just saying it might be here for a but in terms of what we a while. but in terms of what we do know overnight that 14,000 homes currently without homes are currently without electricity following storm garrett, this is according garrett, and this is according to scottish and southern electricity networks . and they electricity networks. and they said they have they've managed to regain power in many to regain some power in many homes, but still 14,000 are without electricity. now of course you'll need that to keep warm. many of those people with families, young children as well who are off school at the moment and they'll be hoping to get their electricity back. but we saw of those pictures in the last 24 hours of wind speeds of up to around 80mph, affecting many homes in scotland . we're many homes in scotland. we're seeing landslides, we're seeing trees falling onto the train

tracks , but the rail network tracks, but the rail network operators have been quick to resolve some of these issues, particularly this morning, uh, national rail have been keeping updates in various parts of the country. in the midlands and coming further down south in the uk, and they've been able to sort some of those issues out. but there are still some delays for those people who are attempting to come down south, mainly those problems in the north of england . and network north of england. and network rail has confirmed that a signalling problem in the east midlands has been fixed overnight . and they're saying overnight. and they're saying trains are now expected to run normally. but of course they are running with some delays. so running but with some delays. so it's before you it's worth checking before you travel. and also there's been some flooding in parts of scotland . uh, residents have scotland. uh, residents have been forced in the area of cupar in fife to be rescued from their homes yesterday . and a further homes yesterday. and a further 17 flood alerts are in place. 13 warnings are in place in scotland and there are some flood warnings in the uk as well. in the south—east, south and southwest as well, so it is

worth continuing to check on those updates . uh, theo , um, those updates. uh, theo, um, there's also concern for new year's eve plans, isn't there? >> um, i think there's a storm. henkis >> um, i think there's a storm. henk is the next one, which apparently is making its way across ireland and into the uk from sunday. on new year's eve . from sunday. on new year's eve. uh, let's have it. what are the chances of making the fireworks in london on sunday? or potentially a big night out in manchester or liverpool? well >> well, i have to say, as british people , the weather british people, the weather doesn't tend to deter people from going to events. >> there have been premier league games on and other leagues as well in the last couple of days, sporting events. people attending people are still attending them, some taking place in some of them are taking place in london and of course , as london today and of course, as we down, as you say to new we count down, as you say to new year's a few days away year's day, just a few days away , i'm sure people will still be looking to go to events, looking to go to those events, but the issue will be travel. so it's worth looking to see how your travel, just in case there is any disruptions rails. if is any disruptions on rails. if you are coming from other parts

of the country, it's yet another storm, but i'm sure people will be braced for that, and we're hoping there isn't too much impact when it comes to new year's celebrations . year's celebrations. >> theo chikomba thanks very much for that update . want to much for that update. want to show you viewers and listeners this is great. these pictures from heathrow airport just have a listen. this plane was coming in to land. it was a very dodgy landing with a brilliant pilot . landing with a brilliant pilot. but um, but listen to the commentary as well. this gives you an idea of how difficult things were at heathrow airport yesterday. >> vortex crashing down on me. listen to it. it's over the top of me now . oh 0000000. stop it of me now. oh 0000000. stop it. 000 stop stop that. stop that. oh oh my god, that sounds like

he's just opened the best christmas present ever. >> would you have wanted to be a passenger on that flight? >> and actually , you see these >> and actually, you see these planes coming in to land sometimes and they have to take off again, don't they? yeah, that that plane did touch down heathrow airport cancelled 18 flights yesterday uh, because of air traffic control restrictions due to the weather. but everybody we're pleased to say, uh, was very safe. >> i think they called, uh. sorry to interrupt. i think they called go arounds. i've sorry to interrupt. i think they called go arounds . i've been sorry to interrupt. i think they called go arounds. i've been on one before, and it's terrifying. the whole whole cabin erupts the whole the whole cabin erupts in some great in screams, but some great footage which shows footage there, which shows you what was like. what the situation was like. >> and it's also been , uh, very >> and it's also been, uh, very difficult manchester, difficult in greater manchester, where they've had what's been described as a localised tornado . here's some pictures of the damage that it's caused. the met office has described it as a supercell thunderstorm . well, supercell thunderstorm. well, let's talk to our north—west of england reporter sophie reaper. who is there who can tell us

what happened? because this must have been a bit of a shock for people . sophie people. sophie >> absolutely. scenes of chaos here in tameside , greater here in tameside, greater manchester this morning where dozens of homes have been severely damaged by as you say, what's been described as a localised tornado. >> you can see the property here behind me, its roof been blown off, scenes of debris on the road closed here. uh, members of the local community, i think, walking around shocked to see how much damage has been done. as you say, there was not really any expectation for this level of damage to have happened here in stalybridge overnight. now, just before midnight last night, greater manchester police declared this a major incident . declared this a major incident. they said that was because of the amount of damage that had been done and the level of severity of potential danger to the public safety . uh, dozens of the public safety. uh, dozens of homes have been damaged. uh, chief superinten mark dexter

from gmp saying now their highest priority is keeping people safe, which is why they have now advised people who have been displaced from their homes, not to return until they can have them checked by structural engineers . now, the met office engineers. now, the met office has put out a statement in which they said last night a supercell thunder storm crossed greater manchester, causing damage. we know from our doppler radar that it had strong rotating updraught whilst we don't yet have surface data to confirm , the presence of data to confirm, the presence of these features suggest a tornado at the surface was likely. now the word tornado . that is not the word tornado. that is not something that we hear every day in the weather system of the uk . in the weather system of the uk. it is obviously something that's quite rare and that people up and down the uk, they'll be seeing like the seeing the pictures like the scenes behind and they scenes here behind me, and they will to see that will be shocked to see that something like this has happened here in greater manchester. >> response from the council and the authorities. are these poor families is going to spending families is going to be spending new temporary new years in temporary accommodation .

accommodation. >> we don't know that yet. of course , we're waiting for those course, we're waiting for those structural engineers to come and check these homes to see if it is possible for families to return. of course, not. every home has been damaged as badly as the one you can see here behind me. there are plenty of properties with minor damage . properties with minor damage. things like. i can see the one here to the of me . its here to the right of me. its gutter off, but of gutter has fallen off, but of course hasn't really done course that hasn't really done any damage to the structure. so we waiting to but do we are waiting to see. but we do also know council that also know from the council that also know from the council that a centre set up at a rest centre has been set up at dukinfield town hall, is dukinfield town hall, which is the town in the local town hall here in stalybridge . so families stalybridge. so those families who been displaced have who have been displaced do have somewhere and they're now somewhere to go and they're now obviously waiting to hear, obviously just waiting to hear, to see if they will be spending new temporary new year in temporary accommodation or if they be accommodation or if they will be able go home. able to go home. >> sophie reaper in manchester. thank so much. we'll join thank you so much. we'll join you again later in the show. >> still to come on >> plenty more still to come on britain's newsroom. of britain's newsroom. first of all, up to all, let's bring you bang up to date latest headlines. date with the latest headlines. here's .

here's our. >> very good morning to you. it's coming up at 10:30. our anne armstrong here in the gb newsroom. roofs have been ripped off houses after a suspected tornado hit parts of greater manchester during storm garrett. police say significant damage has been caused to around 100 properties , properties in stalybridge, forcing many residents to leave their homes at. no injuries have been reported . a major incident, been reported. a major incident, though, has declared . though, has been declared. meanwhile, further north, around 14,000 people are still without power in scotland. strong winds and heavy snow damaged the electricity network there. travel has been disrupted as well. across the country, rail operators, scotrail , operators, including scotrail, lner and avanti west coast have been forced to suspend and cancel services because of the conditions and also because of debns conditions and also because of debris on the line . two men are debris on the line. two men are still being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd, killing a 46 year old man in sheffield yesterday. several others injured, with one others were injured, with one person in hospital in a serious condition. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorderjust after 2:00.

and disorder just after 2:00. a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder , allowing more criminals murder, allowing more criminals to avoid jail sentences could help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons. that's according to a house of lords committee, which says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers should make better use of community sentences. the group peers says while prison group of peers says while prison terms are sometimes necessary , terms are sometimes necessary, short jail sentences are providing a university education in crime in small electrical goods may be collected from homes under a new government proposal to boost recycling, manufacturers have toasters, hairdryers and kettles could be asked to foot the bill and retailers may be forced to pick up white goods when delivering replacements. it's hoped the plans be in place by 2026. plans will be in place by 2026. more on all of our stories on our website gb news. com .

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the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . mornings from 930 on gb news is. >> welcome back . it's 1035. >> welcome back. it's 1035. you're with ben and pip on britain's newsroom , joined now britain's newsroom, joined now by journalist and writer emma woolf and former special adviser to michael gove , charlie rowley, to michael gove, charlie rowley, to michael gove, charlie rowley, to discuss all the big stories making the papers today. should we kick off with labour's plan ones, charlie, to create thousands of new nursery places? uh, for under fives as part of a sweetheart deal to woo over the younger voters and the families at the next election. thoughts? yeah. >> and i think that's right. there's always seems to be an issue with childcare in this country. i remember back in 2015, it was the tory party manifesto sure that manifesto to make sure that there free there was 30 hours free childcare , uh, parents who childcare to, uh, parents who obviously are trying to get back to work and obviously manage that difficult balance between home life and supporting your kids work. and it's

kids and going to work. and it's an interesting idea because it's putting pressure on, eh, councils effectively. would councils effectively. who would be the local authorities to, uh , be the local authorities to, uh, uh, give a licence to current schools, primary schools to extend their nursery sort of places. how much pressure you put schools , how much put on schools, how much pressure you put on teachers , pressure you put on teachers, how much pressure you put on new recruits to be offering recruits to then be offering that sort of childcare ? there is that sort of childcare? there is a question that i think to a question that i think needs to be fleshed i think it be fleshed out, but i think it will appealing to lots will be appealing to lots of parents the country who parents across the country who do, uh, have to rely on grandparents. i think an awful lot to provide that lot more to provide that, that childcare. so an childcare. so it's an interesting one. >> part of the issue, >> well, part of the issue, emma, of , >> well, part of the issue, emma, of , um, >> well, part of the issue, emma, of, um, what emma, is because of, um, what they're calling childcare deserts. depending on where deserts. so depending on where you live in the country, it can be very difficult . and to be very, very difficult. and to find that support and eye wateringly expensive, i mean, for moment reading this for a moment reading this headline, thought there was headline, i thought there was a labour actually labour policy i could actually get then i texted a friend of >> then i texted a friend of mine who's primary head, and mine who's a primary head, and she said, how? how is this going to happen? it's a great idea. any of us with small children knows years are

knows that the early years are really, really punishingly expensive live. it's doing more than just putting pressure on on schools and nurseries and things . actually stopping many. . it's actually stopping many. and mostly women. many, and it is mostly women. many, many women parents from many women and many parents from going into the workplace. going back into the workplace. so know, not even so it's, you know, it's not even it doesn't make sense. the it doesn't even make sense. the fact provision fact that early years provision is expensive . but there are is so expensive. but there are so many other issues here until we start paying early years teachers, early years educators properly, a bit like, properly, you know, a bit like, um, health and care. all um, health and social care. all those female professions are very paid. so we need more very badly paid. so we need more people in the in the profession in years. in the early years. >> recruitment in the early years. >> before recruitment in the early years. >> before you'veruitment in the early years. >> before you've even ant issue before you've even recruitment started this where is funding for this? is the funding for this? >> what is plan. because you >> what is the plan. because you can't say, is what can't simply say, this is what the head that i spoke to the primary head that i spoke to was saying. you simply was saying. you can't simply tell primary schools. oh, by the way, next year, which is, tell primary schools. oh, by the way,know, next year, which is, tell primary schools. oh, by the way,know, it'st year, which is, tell primary schools. oh, by the way,know, it's going which is, tell primary schools. oh, by the way,know, it's going t0|ich is, tell primary schools. oh, by the way,know, it's going to it's is, you know, it's going to it's going to take to implement going to take years to implement this thing. going to take years to implement thisit's thing. going to take years to implement thisit's suchthing. going to take years to implement thisit's such pivotal, pivotal, >> it's such pivotal, pivotal, uh, times for the child, the early years. i some people uh, times for the child, the earlydon'ts. i some people uh, times for the child, the earlydon'ts. i theirome people uh, times for the child, the earlydon'ts. i their kidspeople uh, times for the child, the earlydon'ts. i their kids to>ple who don't send their kids to nursery because it's so nursery just because it's so expensive. my uh, youngest child nursery just because it's so ex about e. my uh, youngest child nursery just because it's so ex about to my uh, youngest child nursery just because it's so ex about to start�*n, youngest child nursery just because it's so exabout to start . youngest child nursery just because it's so exabout to start . it'slngest child nursery just because it's so exabout to start. it's going child

nursery just because it's so exabout to start. it's going toild is about to start. it's going to be another £700 a month on top of the existing 700. we pay for our oldest boy . and i just think our oldest boy. and i just think for families who can't afford that, luckily we can. but for families who can't, those poor kids aren't going to get that social interaction. the fun, the play social interaction. the fun, the play lot the times, play. a lot of the times, unfortunately, they're going to be shoved front of a telly be shoved in front of a telly for the because for most of the day because parents are busy as it is parents are so busy as it is those years are absolutely those early years are absolutely crucial child's crucial in terms of a child's development and often in disadvantaged even disadvantaged families it's even more mean, think we >> but yeah, i mean, i think we need see more flesh on the need to see more flesh on the bones. think a really it bones. i think it's a really it is an interesting policy, but you and you can't just announce it and expect schools suddenly you can't just announce it and ex provide schools suddenly you can't just announce it and ex provide nurseries.»ls suddenly to provide nurseries. they're very things. to provide nurseries. they're veryeah, things. to provide nurseries. they're veryeah, charlie,igs. to provide nurseries. they're veryeah, charlie, teachers would to provide nurseries. they're verye there|arlie, teachers would to provide nurseries. they're verye there underpaidhers would to provide nurseries. they're veryethere underpaid and would argue there underpaid and overstretched. you know, overstretched. anyway, you know, even before lumping nursery children before children in with them before school children in with them before sch absolutely i children in with them before schabsolutely i mean , >> absolutely right. i mean, there know, things like there are, you know, things like breakfast and after school breakfast clubs and after school sort of, uh, activities where teachers to pick teachers primarily have to pick up of burden. but the, up that sort of burden. but the, the burden also is on all the other local authorities. so local councils that be local councils that will be responsible, said, for responsible, as i said, for trying this as the trying to administer this as the local authority, know, local authority, you know, they're time

they're stretched for time as well. so this putting was well. so this is putting was it's a good headline. it does put pressure on both schools, on nurseries fill places, to nurseries to fill places, to recruit people on local recruit people and on local authorities. course, as authorities. and of course, as emma saying, you emma is rightly saying, you know, the cost? and this emma is rightly saying, you kr something the cost? and this emma is rightly saying, you kr something that :ost? and this emma is rightly saying, you kr something that list? and this emma is rightly saying, you krsomething that i think1d this emma is rightly saying, you kr something that i think the1is is something that i think the labour really have to labour party will really have to be very, clear about the be very, very clear about at the next general it's next general election. it's putting policies which, putting forward policies which, okay, right thing to do. okay, is the right thing to do. we to policies from we want to see policies from from all the political parties going election. but going into an election. but rachel chancellor going into an election. but racheen chancellor going into an election. but racheen very chancellor going into an election. but racheen very cithatellor has been very, very clear that nothing signed off until nothing will be signed off until she's sort of given it the green light, the shadow light, because as the shadow chancellor, the chancellor, who wants to be the next she wants to next chancellor, she wants to make can absolutely make sure that it can absolutely be and course, be costed. and of course, we haven't figures in haven't heard the figures in here. we'll just have wait haven't heard the figures in here see. we'll just have wait and see. >> charlie, this was >> charlie, if this was a really, know, as you say, a really, you know, as you say, a very appealing policy. if it was one their flagship one of their key flagship policies, why sort of floated out this the, in the out like this in the, in the last it does seem funny last week. it does seem funny that it's just sort of, you know, emerged be know, emerged it could be a really, plank of really, really key plank of their their manifesto. exactly. >> and you can come unstuck because, a because, you know, at a christmas we're probably christmas time, we're probably families together families are coming together where discussing where people are discussing about some of us

about you or where some of us are down the days until are counting down the days until nurseries reopen again. >> and now it's 14 days. >> 19 and now it's 14 days. >> 19 and now it's 14 days. >> exactly. so it might be appealing i you appealing now, but i think, you know, have these know, if you do have these policies aren't costed, the policies that aren't costed, the labour party will unstuck. labour party will come unstuck. when general when it comes to a general election. when it comes to a general ele�*canl. have word >> can we have a quick word about maths? pass about gcse maths? did you pass your about gcse maths? did you pass youokay gcses were a long time >> okay gcses were a long time ago and i know that they've got harder. so i feel i mean you know outrageous that know it's outrageous that teachers aren't passing gcse maths. i kind get the feeling maths. i kind of get the feeling that maths has quite that gcse maths has got quite hard it involves hard and that it involves trigonometry and algebraic equafions trigonometry and algebraic equations and all of that. >> let just put people in the >> let me just put people in the picture because is come picture because this is come from the independent schools council that council chairman that says teachers should be able to qualify having gcse qualify without having gcse maths to help solve the recruitment crisis . yes. how recruitment crisis. yes. how important do you think it is, charlie? >> um, again, it's an interesting one because i would rather see and i do want to see people with expertise and experience in the classroom . and experience in the classroom. and so i think if you are, um , if so i think if you are, um, if you want to be an english teacher, if you want to be a

geography teacher, if you want to be a business teacher, you know, having some sort of skill set in that background, i think would the, the would only benefit the, the students the students that you're and the pupils you're teaching. i pupils that you're teaching. i don't you need don't necessarily think you need a you're teaching a maths gcse if you're teaching pe or if you're going into media studies . studies. >> so i think does it exclude a lot of talented people? i think possibly it does. >> but i do think you need if you are in school anyway, because of the way in which schools are just generally run and always be and because there will always be coven and because there will always be cover, always be, you cover, there will always be, you need a basic level of, need to have a basic level of, i think of everything and so i think of everything and so i think a gcse think whether it's a maths gcse and gcses have changed even since even we were since i think even we were probably, well it's, it used to be a to c or a to probably, well it's, it used to beatocorato d, probably, well it's, it used to be a to c or a to d, whatever it is it's now one to whatever it is. it's numbers rather than a letters. >> i absolutely crashed and burned tried. i burned in maths and i tried. i got a g and tried getting into got a g and i tried getting into the when i was 17, 18. the navy, uh, when i was 17, 18. and because i didn't have gcse maths, couldn't hired maths, i couldn't actually hired a 15 tutor tried to a 15 year old tutor who tried to teach i still couldn't teach me and i still couldn't get it. so um, yeah, yeah, i mean, nice, mean, it would be nice, as charlie it'd be to charlie says, it'd be nice to feel that all teachers have a

have basics english and have the basics english and maths at gcse level. >> actually, as say, if >> but actually, as you say, if you're teaching art, if you're teaching or teaching pe or science or anything why need gcse anything, why do you need gcse maths especially nowadays when very of us actually have to very few of us actually have to do anything? mathematics shall we just grab our phones and say, you know, you literally could type google. type something into google. you don't a don't even need to use a calculator. wonder whether calculator. so i wonder whether those skills are just naturally a later in the show. a bit later on in the show. >> about i tackle with >> how about i tackle you with a gcse maths question and see how we get on? >> no, i'll ask you seeing as you said you crashed and burned. i'll definitely get it wrong 100% right. >> i mean, there's obviously place. >> i mean, there's obviously a place for, you know, life skills in school. so making sure that place for, you know, life skills in scho can'>o making sure that place for, you know, life skills in scho can'>o maki sorture that place for, you know, life skills in scho can'>o maki sort of that place for, you know, life skills in scho can'>o maki sort of manage people can maybe sort of manage finances going older, finances through going older, all the kind of like home all the kind of like the home economics rather about mortgage all the kind of like the home econc and; rather about mortgage all the kind of like the home econc and; rath> agreed. >> rowley emma woolf, >> agreed. >> you rowley emma woolf, >> agreed. >> you so >wley emma woolf, >> agreed. >> you so much. mma woolf, >> agreed. >> you so much. stilli woolf, >> agreed. >> you so much. still to oolf, >> agreed. >> you so much. still to come thank you so much. still to come , we'll discussing how the , we'll be discussing how the so—called cult of coffee is ruining uk tea drinking traditions . this is britain's traditions. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. see you

perspectives that i, and people that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six. >> a very good morning to you. you're watching britain's newsroom on gb news with ben leo and pip tomson still with us. sue's journalist and writer emma wolf, and former special adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley. we're going through some of the headunes we're going through some of the headlines this morning and, uh, let's get stuck into this.

police must attend the scene of all burglaries within an hour. emma. that is according to new guidelines. if you've been burgled , you'll know how utterly burgled, you'll know how utterly traumatic that is. but is it realistic for police to be there within an hour? >> well, this is the so—called golden hour. straight after a burglary . police are now being burglary. police are now being told, and i think it's kind of depressing and kind of an indictment of the of the broken policing even indictment of the of the broken policito even indictment of the of the broken policito this even indictment of the of the broken policito this because even indictment of the of the broken policito this because really, need to say this because really, after break is after a break in, it is traumatic. isn't your traumatic. it isn't just your stuff's been it's stuff's been nicked, it's actually traumatic actually quite traumatic having someone in and we're someone break in and we're talking about residential break ins with you life. ins stays with you for life. >> i burgled at 16. yeah >> i was burgled at 16. yeah i had feeling someone had had the feeling of someone breaking had had the feeling of someone bre same. i burgled my 20s >> same. i was burgled in my 20s and was awful. the feeling and it was awful. the feeling that someone, stranger, that someone, a stranger, had beenin that someone, a stranger, had been in there and i came back quite quickly after left. quite quickly after they'd left. >> violation. quite quickly after they'd left. >> it's violation. quite quickly after they'd left. >> it's a violation.tion. quite quickly after they'd left. >> it's a violation. tio really >> it's a violation. it really is. look, there's huge is. um, look, there's huge pressure on policing. of course. you know, at the moment we have to note that at the moment, three out of four residential break ins, the suspect is not

identified. so they're really, really falling pretty low down. um it's a great aspiration again, as with all these policies, how is it going to be managed and funded with, you know, police numbers falling and yeah, charlie, is this damning yeah, charlie, is this a damning indictment on the tory government or the police mishandling resources and funds? >> what's what's to blame? >> what's what's to blame? >> uh , i mean, it's a brilliant question. >> i mean, look, you're absolutely right. you mean being burgled is a personal violation and it stays with you because it is a personal crime. you is such a personal crime. you know, entered your know, someone has entered your home, that home, your sanctuary. that should your the should be your castle, your the very home that protects you and gives element safety gives you that element of safety day night after day after day, night after night, gets broken night, um, when it gets broken into, look, you know , into, i think, look, you know, um, if the police are overstretched, there needs to be a for here the police and a role for here the police and crime commissioners. actually, you to you know, they are there to ensure police is ensure that the police is priorities are reflecting the people's when people's priorities. and when people's priorities. and when people suffering through people are suffering through burglary, small burglary, which is not small crime. and as emma is absolutely right, i think there's about 1.1 million burglaries last year with 900,000 of those didn't have a suspect named or caught

at you know, you just at all. and you know, you just lose confidence in the lose ever more confidence in the police when you hear things about, cases like police when you hear things about everard, cases like police when you hear things about everard, whenses like police when you hear things about everard, when you ike police when you hear things about everard, when you hear sarah everard, when you hear a very, extreme cases where very, very extreme cases where the fundamentally the police have fundamentally failed just does not give failed this just does not give you in the you the confidence in the police. if are victim police. if you are a victim of crime, burglary or, uh, or whatever it is, um, you know, you have to have that confidence in the police. and i think, you know, needs to be such a know, there needs to be such a role now for the police and crime commissioners to make sure that because that their police, because they're the ones that hold the chief to account of chief constables to account of every constabulary. >> but how of is to do >> but how much of this is to do with government axing with the tory government axing thousands of police officers? >> 20,000, wasn't >> well, 20,000, wasn't it? >> well, 20,000, wasn't it? >> well, 20,000, wasn't it? >> well, will say that they >> well, they will say that they recruited 20,000 more police officers, them officers, but they asked them before. the, the uh before. but the, the, the uh reduction in public spending before might have had an impact on certain public services. but the role for um , as i think the the role for um, as i think the liberal democrats came out with, liberal democrats came outwith, with data the other day to talk about police community support officers, the that officers, they are the ones that sort a bit more sort of know perhaps a bit more the general public in terms of intelligence the general public in terms of intelligactually and make

police actually go in and make the arrests. >> but we more footage >> but but we have more footage than before . you actually than ever before. you actually have more evidence. people have their ring bells and all of that. have footage. that. they have video footage. maybe complicating the maybe that is complicating the issue, this issue, but the point about this issue, but the point about this is don't want what you is people don't want what you get is a crime reference number and then nothing happens. we don't to come don't want someone to come round within hour. us within the golden hour. give us a crime reference number. we want to catch the want the cops to catch the robbers effectively and that just difficult . and just seems so difficult. and whether numbers, whether whether it's numbers, whether it's the fact the police it's the fact that the police are concentrating on are maybe concentrating on taking the knee and doing all sorts things painting sorts of things and painting their police stations rainbow colours or whatever is, or colours or whatever it is, or policing protests or whatever it is. they're not doing the core policing job as well. >> maybe they're drinking too much coffee and having too much downtime . downtime. >> which brings us segway. ben. nice into our next story. nice segue into our next story. >> uh, according um, former >> uh, according to, um, former top gear star james >> uh, according to, um, former top gear starjames may, he reckons the so—called cult of coffee is ruining our tea drinking tradition . are we drinking tradition. are we falling out of love with a i would would call it a great british tea, but of course,

indian origins. but are we falling out of love with tea, charlie? >> well, it's a great question because i'm falling back love because i'm falling back in love with for , with tea, having drunk for, coffee uh, the last sort of ten years or so, i suppose , to get years or so, i suppose, to get me of out of bed to get me sort of out of bed and to get you of firing on all you sort of firing on all cylinders morning. cylinders in the morning. >> of >> now that i've sort of changed, uh, sort of jobs in changed, uh, the sort of jobs in terms of intensity. so no longer working things working in government. so things are of calmer. i've are a bit sort of calmer. i've actually turned off coffee and turned to tea, i just turned to tea, which i just think um, nice. turned to tea, which i just thirdid um, nice. turned to tea, which i just thirdid your. nice. turned to tea, which i just thirdid your first nice. turned to tea, which i just thirdid your first drink of the >> did your first drink of the day be a tea a day have to be a tea or a coffee? >> coffee, coffee, coffee. james may says that tea is the drink of getting things done. absolute nonsense. tea is the drink of builders sitting around having a brew and not getting anything done. coffee is the drink. well, it's the drink of the gods. coffee is the drink of active , coffee is the drink of active, efficient, hyperactive , of efficient, hyperactive, of geniuses. that's that's people who drink coffee are out there doing stuff. people who drink tea are sitting there with their slippers on, having a brew. >> well, i haven't got my slippers on ipp. know we're slippers on ipp. i know we're behind but they are.

behind a desk, but they are. they are quite nice shoes. >> we've had views of >> we've had we've had views of listeners about listeners getting in touch about this. says, good this. um, and gail says, good morning . uh, the younger morning. uh, the younger generations, they're drinking far more herbal health far more fruit. herbal health teas. um which i only drink when poorly . phil says i do drink poorly. phil says i do drink tea, but i refuse to pay £3 for a tea bag and a cup of hot water in a coffee house. hmm. i mean, it's not £5. >> 595 for a latte that you could make yourself for, you know? >> and also, aren't you just sick of the high streets now being swamped with coffee shops? they're everywhere. >> this was i think >> and i think this was i think back back the it was back back in the day, it was sort of an americanism that came over you had over because, you know, you had friends, coffee cup, friends, you know, coffee cup, coffee. you know, coffee. but exactly, you know, and of the coffee and that's sort of the coffee shop it's, one of shop and so it's, it's one of those that i think has those things that i think has been every sort been ingrained now in every sort of high street in the country. but i think, know, we but it is i think, you know, we shouldn't lose the tradition of but it is i think, you know, we sho because se the tradition of but it is i think, you know, we sho because i! the tradition of but it is i think, you know, we sho because i think radition of but it is i think, you know, we sho because i think redoion of but it is i think, you know, we sho because i think redo drink tea because i think i do drink coffee occasionally, if i'm slightly flagging if you need slightly flagging or if you need that um, that extra boost. um, but i think tea in the morning think a nice tea in the morning and, i do like builder's and, and i do like a builder's tea, with sugars tea, actually, with burn sugars or decide. and it can,

or 12. you decide. and it can, it can help. >> why is it either why >> why is it an either or? why can't live and let live both. >> i actually my eyes are watering when i think of how much money i spend every month on need to on takeaway coffee. i need to get coffee machine get a decent coffee machine right? stay here on right? stay with us here on britain's gb britain's newsroom on gb news. we'll that we'll be talking about that possible general election in just months come just a few months time come the tories to stay tories hold on to power. stay with us. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . hello. welcome to your news. hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office . it's going from the met office. it's going to be another very blustery day out there as storm garrett moves away slowly but surely, and that means we'll see some continued unsettled weather. we've got blustery showers moving in from the west as a result of this frontal that's arriving frontal system that's arriving throughout the rest of the morning, so some blustery and heavy intense downpours still to come across the bulk of the uk. these will be longest lasting across the far north of scotland

as well as across the south coast devon and cornwall, and coast of devon and cornwall, and parts of the midlands into parts of east anglia. by the end of the afternoon and with a blustery day, it will feel fairly chilly despite the milder temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees will be feeling closer to 8 or 9 degrees across the far north of scotland, we get a northerly wind developing overnight and that will allow some sleet and snow , potentially some snow showers, potentially some hail more north eastern hail for more north eastern areas scotland and further areas of scotland and further south, though it should stay dry through much of the night. but the winds are still fairly strong so that means strong tonight, so that means it'll a mild night for the it'll be a mild night for the bulk of the uk. so a mild start to the day tomorrow and the winds bit winds should be a little bit lighter through tomorrow. so some had some sunshine to be had particularly eastern particularly across eastern areas the as areas through the morning as well as parts of central scotland. two however, we'll see some further heavy and blustery downpours moving in from the west by the end of the day, and it will stay cold across the far north of scotland. that's all for now and i'll see you later. that warm feeling inside from

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break >> good morning . it break >> good morning. it is break >> good morning . it is 11:00 on >> good morning. it is 11:00 on thursday the 28th of december. this is britain's newsroom with ben leo and pip tomson coming up on the show . on the show. >> jeremy hunt has announced a spnng >> jeremy hunt has announced a spring budget will be set out on march the sixth. in what could be his last chance to introduce those mooted tax changes before the next general election. will this be enough, however, to save the tories as storm garret bnngs the tories as storm garret brings misery for travellers on their way home from the christmas holiday days across the country, with wind gusts of 80mph and a heavy rain delays have plagued road, rail, air and ferry transport will you be stranded as well at new year and the labour party is reportedly

drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places as part of a signature offer to working parents to help sway them in the next election . them in the next election. >> let us know your thoughts on all our talking points this morning. give us your name as well and where you're contacting us from gb views at gb news.com . us from gb views at gb news.com. straight over to aaron. now for your latest headlines . your latest headlines. >> good morning to you. it's a minute past 11 i'm aaron armstrong. a major incident has been declared after a suspected tornado hit stalybridge in greater manchester, ripping roofs properties . our north roofs off properties. our north west sophie reaper. is west reporter sophie reaper. is there . how bad is the damage? there. how bad is the damage? sophie well , there are scenes of sophie well, there are scenes of chaos here in stayley bridge this morning. >> many properties being left looking like the one you can see

here over my shoulder , roofs here over my shoulder, roofs pred here over my shoulder, roofs ripped off, electrical cables torn down, guttering hanging off one chimney to my left has been blown clean off the top of the roof of the building . residents roof of the building. residents have been to told leave their homes and not to return until structural engineers can assess them and make sure that they are safe. they are being advised to go to the local town hall in to order seek refuge. now the met office has described this as a localised tornado. they say last night a supercell thunderstorm crossed greater manchester, causing damage. we know from our doppler radar that it had a strong rotating updraught and whilst we don't yet have surface data to confirm the presence of these features suggests a tornado at the surface was likely . now, this isn't a very likely. now, this isn't a very common kind of weather feature here in the uk. it's not something people will be very familiar with, and i think people in the local area have been incredibly shocked to see the damage that this localised tornado has done here in greater

manchester. >> sophie, thank you very much indeed. >> sophie, thank you very much indeed . two men are still being indeed. two men are still being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd killing a man in sheffield yesterday. a police launched a murder investigation after a 46 year old died. several others were injured, with one person in a serious condition in hospital. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorderjust after 2:00. a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder and a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder . there are attempted murder. there are calls to reduce jail sentences to help ease pressure on prisons. a house of lords committee says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers now being urged to ministers are now being urged to make better use of community sentences. the group of peers says while prison terms are sometimes necessary , short sometimes necessary, short sentences providing sentences are providing a university education in crime . university education in crime. former met police detective peter bleksley says the proposals won't work. >> criminals turn up ta ta to take part in these sentences, be it graffiti removal , litter

it graffiti removal, litter picking or something a bit more useful and creative . and what useful and creative. and what they do is they turn up late. they don't turn up at all. they are in greater numbers than those people running the courses , and they quite frankly, intimidate them. and they say, i'm here. you put a tick against my name and i'm off. and if those kind of things are not challenged , then these community challenged, then these community sentences , whilst looking good sentences, whilst looking good on paper in practice, are just a complete waste of time. >> three quarters of britain's fastest growing fraud is committed exclusively from overseas. figures show more than 400,000 advanced fee offences were committed in 2022 to 23. thatis were committed in 2022 to 23. that is when fraudsters promise a large sum of money to victims in return for a small upfront fee. it's up almost seven fold since before the pandemic. now last month, the government announced a new online fraud charter to combat internet scams . but shadow attorney general emily thornberry says international gangs are feasting on britain. >> we lose the equivalent of the

amount of money we spend on the national health service, and another quarter when it comes to fraud, so it's a massive problem . 40% of crime at the moment is fraud, and it's expanding because nobody ever gets caught . because nobody ever gets caught. and three quarters of it comes from abroad . and people just the from abroad. and people just the government just shrugs its shoulders there's shoulders and says, there's nothing be done. nothing that can be done. >> small electrical goods >> a small electrical goods could soon be collected from the pavement outside homes . the pavement outside homes. the proposal is part of the government's plan to boost recycling. will be paid for recycling. it will be paid for by manufacturers items by the manufacturers of items like toasters, hairdryers and kettles. retailers would also be obuged kettles. retailers would also be obliged to pick up white goods when delivering replacements. 155,000 tonnes of small electrical goods are thrown away every year. the new scheme could be introduced by 2026. a new vaccine to protect babies against a seasonal virus could reduce hospitalisation by more than 80. a single dose offers immediate protection against rsv, which affects 90% of children under the age of two

and most kids experience mild colds . but it and most kids experience mild colds. but it can lead to pneumonia or bronchitis. more than 30,000 under—fives are hospitalised every year , and sir hospitalised every year, and sir winston churchill , hospitalised every year, and sir winston churchill, buckingham palace and the rnli are being commemorated in new coins unveiled by the royal mint for next year. they're among five new designs celebrating key events and anniversaries. others include team gb and the paralympics gb. ahead of next summer's paris games, buckingham palace features on a new £5 coin and a £2 coin for the 150th anniversary of the birth of sir winston churchill . this is gb winston churchill. this is gb news on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. that's it for the moment. i'll be back with more in about 25 minutes time. >> hello . you're with britain's >> hello. you're with britain's newsroom. thank you to all of you who've been messaging us this morning. lots to talk about. something that is

engaging you is this suggestion that it has come from a university dean that you don't need gcse maths to teach ? janet need gcse maths to teach? janet says i teach gcse maths, some of it to adults who want to get into social care , paramedic work into social care, paramedic work or nursing . they'd make terrific or nursing. they'd make terrific employees in those fields. unfortunately their lack of maths holds them back . ache and maths holds them back. ache and ian says it's a damning indictment that students are leaving school without gcse maths and this itself is due maths and this in itself is due to teaching and diverting maths and this in itself is due to teaching:hing and diverting maths and this in itself is due to teaching resources diverting maths and this in itself is due to teaching resources to 'erting of teaching resources to peripheral, peripheral subjects. >> oh that's me actually. i left school without gcse maths as we've discussed, so sorry about that ian. >> crashed and burned. >> you crashed and burned. >> you crashed and burned. >> you crashed and burned. >> you said i did and richard says seriously , school teachers says seriously, school teachers without basic maths skills we should be upskilling, not dumbing down. >> richard says he despairs . >> richard says he despairs. >> richard says he despairs. >> i'm glad ian blamed the teachers in that message and not on my not me, not your lack of effort. no, no thank you, ian,

for saving my bacon . for saving my bacon. >> now, 2024 will be one of the biggest election years in history , with elections here in history, with elections here in the united states and in india, among others . among others. >> yes, and with a date now set for the budget, the 6th of march, speculation is rife about a spring election. which a spring election. so which parties government parties will form the government and lead the country for the next five years? >> political correspondent, >> our political correspondent, katherine forster doesn't have a crystal ball, but she is looking ahead to what to expect here in the uk this time next year. >> who will be living in number 10? rishi sunak or sir keir starmer ? after 13 years of the starmer? after 13 years of the tories , is it finally time for tories, is it finally time for a change? we don't have a crystal ball, of course, but we do know that there will be a general election next year. the conservatives could have dragged it out till the end of january 2025, but last week the prime minister ruled that out . rishi minister ruled that out. rishi sunak thought he could turn the government's fortunes around. but the conservatives are still languishing. 20 points behind

labourin languishing. 20 points behind labour in the polls. here's pollster joe twyman. >> rishi sunak is behind keir starmer and by some distance, when it comes to the question of who is the better leader, and, crucially, when it comes to the question of which party is best to deal with the economy , the to deal with the economy, the most important issue going into the election next year we see that labour have held a lead of around about sort of 10 to 15 points now , consistently for points now, consistently for months and months . months and months. >> sir keir starmer says labour are ready. >> we are ready for a general election. when i've had my whole team on a general election footing time now, um, i footing for some time now, um, i think given the complete think that given the complete state of failure now in the country, there's a real sense that everything is broken. nothing is working that the sooner that election comes, the better. >> plenty of conservative mps think the next election is already lost, but former justice secretary sir robert buckland is more hopeful . more hopeful. >> i think that things will

narrow. i think people will start increasingly to ask questions of this. labour opposition and realise that, like the emperor , they have no like the emperor, they have no clothes, they're not ready for government, they're not for government, they're not fit for government, they're not fit for government . the prime government. if the prime minister chancellor minister and the chancellor carry on in the right track, reducing inflation, dealing with the living, helping to the cost of living, helping to grow our economy, then i think the british public say the british public will say we want please. want more of that, please. >> despite the polls, >> and despite the polls, joe twyman says labour face a huge task win . task to win. >> they need to gain 124 seats. it's estimated , at the next it's estimated, at the next election in order to get a majority of just two. the only person who's ever achieved large higher gains than that was tony blair in 1997. so when are we likely to go to the polls ? likely to go to the polls? >> may or next autumn. >> may or next autumn. >> so i think that the most likely option is probably october or november time, perhaps late november, so as not to clash with the us presidential election at the start of that month. but we can't rule out may either. ultimately we don't know. neither does rishi sunak . neither does rishi sunak. >> the usa will elect its next

president on november the 5th. whether that's biden, trump or someone else. we'll look sedate in comparison, but what issues will dominate the election here? immigration, legal and illegal? the nhs crime. here's twyman again. >> and it's rare that simply one subject dominate the election. but if you ask people what's the most important issue facing them and their family or indeed, what's the most important issue facing the country, the cost of living comes top and by some distance, rishi sunak hopes that with inflation down and tax cuts coming, people will start to feel better off next year. >> he hopes to for flights to rwanda. we don't know what 2024 will bring, but we do know that on one day we, the british public, will get to choose who runs the country. katherine forster gb news joining us now is academic and professor of politics matt goodwin. >> matt, good morning to you. um, on boxing day, you tweeted a

video from a podcast you did with brendan o'neill and you said , uh, the tories are now said, uh, the tories are now entirely london centric and focussed middle classes. focussed on the middle classes. no wonder it's in such a fragile position. argue that position. some would argue that it's actually the tories that have, um, uh, overseen the destruction, or at least the erosion of the middle classes. so which is true, your assessment or those of feeling a bit disillusioned with the conservative party >> well, firstly, it's good to be with you. i think if you look at the polls, what we can see clearly is a widespread sense out there in the country that people's finances have been deteriorating and the economy has been getting worse . uh, if has been getting worse. uh, if you ask voters today , the ronald you ask voters today, the ronald reagan question , are you better reagan question, are you better off than you were four years ago ? uh, the vast majority of people , uh, today say they're people, uh, today say they're worse off, uh, than they were four years ago. so um, whether you're working class , whether you're working class, whether you're working class, whether you're middle class, uh, your general view of the country, right now is that it's moving in

the wrong direction. and this is bad news for rishi sunak. it's bad news for rishi sunak. it's bad news for the conservative party and it suggests that as we talk today, uh, the conservatives are still heading for a heavy, if not historic , for a heavy, if not historic, defeat at the election . defeat at the election. >> what do you think the turnout could be like , matt? because could be like, matt? because people when you talk to them, many of them sound so disillusioned . a lot of them disillusioned. a lot of them could just well, stay at . home. could just well, stay at. home. >> yeah. i think one of the key problems for rishi sunak is he's only actually, uh, gaining support from about half of the people who voted for boris johnson in 2019. so about half of those 2019 conservatives are either saying they're going to stay at home, they're not going to vote at all, but or a growing number are saying they're going to vote for the reform party. so if you put all of that together, one of the big, um, things we may see at the election, a bit

like 1997, um, is a very high level of apathy. lots of voters saying, you know what? i'm going to sit this one out. i think probably labour's going to win or i'm just fed up with everybody in westminster. um, and we may see a lot of those working class voters , uh, working class voters, uh, cultural conservatives , brexit cultural conservatives, brexit voters thinking , i'm going to voters thinking, i'm going to stick this one out. and that is another big problem for the conservatives because unlike donald trump in the us, who i suspect would do quite well next year , unlike, uh, centre right, year, unlike, uh, centre right, uh, ultra conservative parties in europe, which we're already seeing are doing very well across the continent . they've across the continent. they've got big elections this year coming up, too, in the european parliament elections, rishi sunakis parliament elections, rishi sunak is going to find many of his core voters staying at home. uh, that that really tells us there's something fundamentally wrong , uh, with british wrong, uh, with british conservatism , unlike other conservatism, unlike other centre right parties around the world, it's really, really struggling. >> um, some would argue there's no conservatives left in the

conservative party, which is part of the problem . but you part of the problem. but you mentioned donald trump there . mentioned donald trump there. um, if and when he does win a second time in the white house, what will mean for britain what will it mean for britain and potentially the labour government? last government? because just last week, joe biden said that we wouldn't be getting free trade wouldn't be getting a free trade deal him, whereas trump, of deal with him, whereas trump, of course, he's a fond fan course, he's a he's a fond fan of britain. his mother was a fan of britain. his mother was a fan of the queen. i think she was perhaps as well. what perhaps british as well. what would trump administration perhaps british as well. what wouldfortrump administration perhaps british as well. what wouldfor our|p administration perhaps british as well. what wouldfor our fortunesistration perhaps british as well. what wouldfor our fortunes ?:ration mean for our fortunes? >> well, the first thing that trump, uh, returned to the white house would mean is that many of the that were so outraged the people that were so outraged by and trump in 2016 by brexit and trump in 2016 still haven't got an answer to what those rebellions were really all about. and it's not the trump i would also look at. wilders in the netherlands, giorgia meloni in italy. um, we've seen , uh, similar parties we've seen, uh, similar parties doing, doing very well in france and, uh, spain, portugal. so there's a message here about, you know , the elites failure to you know, the elites failure to respond to the revolts of 2016. in terms of british politics, if

trump ends up back in the white house, we're going to have very interesting , um, uh, interesting, um, uh, relationship between a right leaning white house with donald trump and a left leaning government in britain with keir starmer. now, of course, keir starmer. now, of course, keir starmer has made no secret of the fact he wants a closer relationship with the european union. donald trump has made no secret the that he secret of the fact that he actually was actually thinks brexit was a good brexit was good idea. he thinks brexit was you know, the right call for britain. so that's going to be potentially flashpoint. and potentially a flashpoint. and also don't forget immigration keir starmer is basically okay with levels of legal with with high levels of legal migration . when donald trump is migration. when donald trump is saying priorities is saying one of his priorities is to close off southern to close off the southern border to close off the southern border to much tougher, more to get much tougher, more restrictive , uh, on migration. restrictive, uh, on migration. so that's also going to be a point of tension. and fundamentally , let's be frank, fundamentally, let's be frank, lots of people on the left of british politics basically think donald trump is, you know, somebody that is irresponsible. quite extreme, a bit toxic. so i think that relationship would potentially be very, very difficult . keir starmer would difficult. keir starmer would obviously prefer joe

difficult. keir starmer would obviously preferjoe biden to obviously prefer joe biden to win. that would be a kind of return to the democrat relationship with new labour in the in the, uh, late 1990s and early 2000 under bill clinton . early 2000 under bill clinton. i'd be surprised if that happens to be honest, if you look at the polling in america this morning, uh, donald trump is looking pretty strong, especially in those swing states, ten points ahead michigan. he's ahead of ahead in michigan. he's ahead of biden national polling . biden in the national polling. um, it's all to play for basically a bit like 2016. yeah i've heard i've heard some people say that they could stomach a labour government if trump an trump was there to keep an eye on but we'll we'll see what >> but we'll see. we'll see what happens. academic and professor of politics matt goodwin. pleasure with you pleasure to speak with you as always. is quite a thought always. thank is quite a thought actually, sir keir starmer and donald trump together. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> two ends, two ends of the spectrum shaking hands. >> i mean, talk about talk and cheese. >> yeah i think trump once commented on infamous commented on that infamous picture , uh, starmer and picture of, uh, starmer and angela rayner the knee . i angela rayner taking the knee. i don't he was too, don't think he was too, too generous to them. >> will be interesting . >> it will be interesting. right? uh, let's tell you about,

uh, this story from sheffield , uh, this story from sheffield, where one man has died and several others injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people . people. >> yes. police have arrested one suspect, aged 23, on suspicion of murder and a 55 year old man has also been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder . suspicion of attempted murder. >> emergency services were called to the burngreave area of the city shortly after 2:00, following reports of violence and disorder. that's 2:00 yesterday afternoon . well, yesterday afternoon. well, joining us now is our yorkshire and humber reporter, anna riley . and humber reporter, anna riley. anna, bring us up to date then with exactly what's happened here. >> yes. you may be able to see the police cordon is still in place here behind me. the road close is, um, college close. it's closed from both sides of the road. this incident happened at 2:00 yesterday. but police are still going house to house, continuing their investigation to find out exactly what happened. what we do know so far

is that a 46 year old man has died and several others were injured after a car hit a crowd of people . all, um, during of people. all, um, during violence. it's been described as violence. it's been described as violence and disturbance in this sheffield street behind me , a 23 sheffield street behind me, a 23 year old man being arrested on suspicion of murder and a 55 year old man on suspicion of attempted murder and as we know, this cordon does still remain in place. detectives . have launched place. detectives. have launched a murder investigation following the incident, and that happened while police were already coming out scene responding to out to the scene responding to another incident in this another another incident in this burn area of sheffield, burn grave area of sheffield, dci . andrew knowles of south dci. andrew knowles of south yorkshire police. he's the senior investigating officer, he said. there's a large police cordon still in place and officers are conducting cctv, tv and house to house enquiries , he and house to house enquiries, he added will be patrolling to offer reassurance and to speak to anyone who may hold any information or feel concerned .

information or feel concerned. turned and police are appealing for anyone with information , for anyone with information, whether that's cctv, doorbell footage, dash cam footage that could assist their investigation to come forward. either ring 101 or contact crime stoppers with that information. and as we have more information on the ground here, we will keep you updated. >> anna riley, thanks very much. anna riley there in sheffield. well have you been affected by storm garrett travel chaos across much of the uk today due to snow, wind and rain causing problems? yes it's led to homes left without power , drivers left without power, drivers trapped in their cars and thousands of post—christmas travel plans have been thrown out the window . out the window. >> joining us now is our north—west of england reporter sophie reaper. sophie, what's the latest? is it still? uh oh? you can see the umbrella almost giving way there. what's going on there ? yes on down there? yes >> good morning. the weather did seem to have calmed down slightly. a little bit earlier

this morning, but it is now picking up again. the rain coming down, the wind blowing quite heavily. so we did hear earlier that that storm garrett isn't quite over yet. and that does seem to be the case. of course, about quarter to midnight night, greater midnight last night, greater manchester a manchester police calling a major incident after several homes reported severe damage. you can see just one of those homes here over my right shoulder. um, already this morning, roofers and other tradesmen have been on the scene. i spoke to one of them and he was telling me that they've been inundated with calls all morning. people in the local area reporting major damage to their houses. so we've just seen one gentleman cutting down a bit of guttering that had gotten caught in some electrical wire. uh, roofers already taking the scene to my left, one of the houses has had its chimney blown off. just want to show you off. i just want to show you this, uh , this entire street is this, uh, this entire street is littered with of rubble littered with pieces of rubble like this from chimney pots , like this from chimney pots, from bits of the roof that have come off there. pop that back down. so this is the scene here

in tameside , in stalybridge this in tameside, in stalybridge this morning in greater manchester, where many local residents have woken up to find that their houses have been damaged either, uh , minor damage, such as the uh, minor damage, such as the chimney coming off or major damage . as you can see behind damage. as you can see behind me, the roof coming off, local residents being told not to return to their properties until they can be assessed for structural damage. now this is being described as a localised tornado . uh, i was speaking to tornado. uh, i was speaking to one member of the public just a moment ago, and he told me he lives just two miles down the road, and he heard absolutely nothing. daughter, nothing. whereas his daughter, who street, was who lives on this street, was panicking of the level panicking because of the level of noise that it was causing. so it just goes to show that this really is a localised tornado. um, so , so frightening. um, so, so frightening. >> sophie, thanks very much for explaining all that to us. the met office have caused it called it a supercell thunderstorm, but the damage that has caused and something else that's pretty frightening as well, is if you

were on a plane yesterday, uh, that was coming into land, let's show you this little bit of video pilots. so skilful landing this plane at heathrow airport. have a watch and a listen to this vortex crashing down on me. >> listen to it. it's over the top of me now . oh, oh 0000000. top of me now. oh, oh 0000000. >> stop it . >> stop it. >> stop it. >> 000 stop stop that. stop that. oh oh my god, mate , that's great. >> i love the enthusiasm. >> i love the enthusiasm. >> tell me those. >> tell me those. >> fantastic. >> fantastic. >> we should actually point out that that isn't the pilot talking. >> no, that's that's an onlooker who's filming that for big jet tv. but we've had , um, paul tv. but we've had, um, paul quine get in touch from the isle of man. good morning to you. and you a commercial airline you are a commercial airline pilot with 30 experience pilot with 30 years experience and that you can testify and you say that you can testify that when a strong south south westerly wind blows the

westerly wind blows across the runways heathrow , it lead runways at heathrow, it can lead to say is a sporty to what you say is a sporty approach. landing sporty ? approach. and landing sporty? >> i'd be i'd be a bit concerned if it was the pilot making those noises. i could hear him through the cockpit as i'm sitting at the cockpit as i'm sitting at the front. >> i wouldn't put your >> i wouldn't put you at your ease, would you? >> a passenger. uh, >> if you're a passenger. uh, but let us know what the but yeah, let us know what the weather is doing where you are. hopefully a little calmer hopefully it is a little calmer today because we had these massive well of massive wind gusts as well of nearly i do hope nearly 90mph. so i do hope you're doing all right. and just watch how go, because there watch how you go, because there are roof tiles, flood are those roof tiles, flood warnings in force . warnings in force. >> roof tiles that sophie >> those roof tiles that sophie showed terrifying. the showed were terrifying. the whole with whole street littered with them. yeah more to come. yeah plenty more to come. >> do stay with us here on britain's newsroom on

eamonn and isabel monday to thursdays from six till 930. >> good morning. we are rattling towards 1130. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with ben leo and pip tomson. >> right now. jeremy hunt has announced a spring budget will be set out on march the 6th, in what could be his last chance to introduce tax changes before the next general election. introduce tax changes before the nex the neral election. introduce tax changes before the nexthe chancelloron. introduce tax changes before the nexthe chancellor has committed >> the chancellor has committed and the office for budget responsibility to prepare an economic fiscal forecast to economic and fiscal forecast to be presented to parliament alongside the budget next year. >> joining us now is our political correspondent, olivia utley. >> morning, olivia . um, come on >> morning, olivia. um, come on then. million dollar question . then. million dollar question. are we getting an election in spnng? >> well, it's beginning to look

more like we will be getting an election in in the spring. previously, it was believed that the conservatives would hold out for as long as they possibly could before calling an election, would mean that election, which would mean that it at end of next it would be at the end of next yean it would be at the end of next year, or year, perhaps october or november. the thinking was, of course , that the tories are course, that the tories are trailing in the polls. they're 20 points behind labour at the moment. so presumably things can only get better inflation is set to fall even further over the course of next year, and interest rates are set to begin creeping downwards, which will take the pressure off mortgage holders and ease the cost of living crisis a bit. but that said, it's now sounding as though the tories are going to push forward that election. why why? well, firstly, the us election is set for the end of next year and there's an argument that it wouldn't be great if our election clashed with theirs, given how much airspace a us election will take up.and airspace a us election will take up. and also there are local elections at the beginning of may in the uk. if the tories

have a very bruising time in those local elections and all of the polls suggest that they are going to all of the by elections, that we've had this yean elections, that we've had this year, that will be by—election, where labour turned over a 25,000. i think it was majority party. all of that suggests that the tories are going to have a very bad time in the may local elections, if that is indeed the case, then the last thing they want is a general election. four months morale will months later, morale will be really, really low in the party in the event of a bad may local elections. fate . in which elections. uh fate. in which case the last thing they want is it is a late in the year. general election. so thinking now is are the government going to put the two together, hold the general election on the same day as the local elections often been done in the past? practical, logistically straight forward. if that is the case, then in the spring budget, which has now been tabled for the 6th of march, a couple of weeks earlier than than the spring budget normally is , we can budget normally is, we can expect to see the tories doing a

lot tax cuts . now is their lot of tax cuts. now is their moment to pull a rabbit out of the hat and persuade people at the hat and persuade people at the 11th hour that, yes, they want yet another conservative government >> it's emily thornberry, the labour frontbencher. olivia who's saying that this may general election is the worst kept secret in parliament. both labour and the tories now going forward early next year, will want to show very clearly those dividing lines. i mean, we're already seeing from the tories offer of more help for first time buyers. so slashing inheritance tax as well . what inheritance tax as well. what a labour offering . well it's a labour offering. well it's a really interesting question pip. >> as you say, the tories are being pretty clear about what their dividing lines are with laboun their dividing lines are with labour. labour, on the other hand, is actually straying quite close to tory policy in a lot of areas. keir starmer has said over and over again that he would throw out the rwanda plan entirely. he said that even if

the rwanda plan were up and running by the election , very running by the election, very unlikely now. but even if it were up and running by the election and it was working well, he would still throw it out. he has said that what out. but he has said that what he would do is do some sort of offshore process . in the last offshore process. in the last couple of days. he has said. in fact, it was last week, he said to christopher hope, our political editor in estonia, that he would prepared to that he would be prepared to consider offshore processing for illegal migrants. now that is different from the rwanda policy . uh, under the terms of the rwanda policy, migrants deported to rwanda would not be allowed to rwanda would not be allowed to return to the uk even if their asylum claim were to be upheld. under labour's plan, migrants who come here illegally, their claims would be processed at offshore and then any who whose claim was deemed to be acceptable would be, uh, would be allowed to return to the uk. the very fact that the uk. but the very fact that he is considering offshore processing migrants suggests processing of migrants suggests that he has actually moving quite far towards the centre ground and even the right in

terms of immigration policy. so it's up to labour now. the ball is in labour's court to find some policies where they can get some policies where they can get some between some clear blue water between themselves and the incumbent tory government . right. tory government. right. >> absolutely. olivia utley, our political correspondent. thank you so much for that coming up. >> uh, plenty more to come in the next half an hour. but first, let's get you up to date with the latest news headlines with the latest news headlines with . aaron at 1133, i'm aaron with. aaron at 1133, i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. >> roofs have been ripped off houses after a suspected tornado hit parts of greater manchester dunng hit parts of greater manchester during storm garrett. police say significant damage has been caused around 100 properties caused to around 100 properties in stalybridge , forcing many in stalybridge, forcing many residents to leave their homes at. no injuries have been reported. a major incident, though, has been declared further north. around 14,000 people are still without power in parts of scotland. a strong winds and heavy snow has damaged the electric city network. travel has also been disrupted across the country. rail

operators including scotrail, lner and avanti west coast have been forced to suspend and cancel services because of the conditions and also because of debns conditions and also because of debris on the line . two men are debris on the line. two men are being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd, killing a 46 year old man in sheffield yesterday . several others were yesterday. several others were injured, with one person in a serious condition in hospital. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorder just after 2:00 2 pm. that is, a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder , allowing more criminals murder, allowing more criminals to avoid jail sentences could help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons. that's according to a house of lords committee, which says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers should make better use of community services as community sentences. the group of peers says while prison terms are sometimes necessary, short jail sentences are providing a university education in crime . university education in crime. small electrical goods may be

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conservative values is all about making sure that you can, you know, earn and what you earn. you keep and what you get you get to keep and what you get to keep. you pass on to to keep. you get to pass on to your your loved ones you your your loved ones when you sadly it's something sadly pass on. it's something that's always been part of the conservative ideology that's been times. been mooted many, many times. will be delivered ? will it actually be delivered? remains to be seen, but there are of tax changes being are lots of tax changes being discussed to make sure that people might disaffected with people might be disaffected with the the minute the conservatives at the minute thinking much thinking there's been too much of a higher that we of a higher tax burden that we can bring people back. can bring those people back. >> view um , >> what about the view that, um, it should forget inheritance tax, these, these reductions should should benefit low, low income people . income people. >> well, i think that's absolutely right. and i think that will be part of a package hopefully that comes forward on the because it's the 6th of march because it's been very difficult time for been a very difficult time for everybody. has everybody. obviously, there has been burden been a high tax burden predominant of predominant on the back of covid. a lot of government and state investment that has state investment there that has to down. you're to be paid down. but you're right, that right, in order to ensure that you the lowest paid people right, in order to ensure that yo societythe lowest paid people right, in order to ensure that yo society to lowest paid people right, in order to ensure that yo society to make ;t paid people right, in order to ensure that yo society to make sure d people right, in order to ensure that yo society to make sure thatople in society to make sure that actually people do feel the pound pocket after

pound in their pocket after what's difficult pound in their pocket after what'it's difficult pound in their pocket after what'it's right difficult pound in their pocket after what'it's right to difficult pound in their pocket after what'it's right to ensureult time, it's right to ensure that you help people on, on, on, on middle and low incomes first. >> emma, you think inherited >> emma, do you think inherited tax wealthy tax only benefits the wealthy because dispute that ? >> well, ?- >> well, it 7 >> well, it does. it ? >> well, it does. it only affects as as ben says, i'm up to 4% of the population. i mean, this is part of the so—called, you know, spring budget tax cutting bonanza we keep cutting bonanza that we keep heanng cutting bonanza that we keep hearing charlie says hearing about. and charlie says it's been floated so many times , it's been floated so many times, this inheritance tax cut . and this inheritance tax cut. and weirdly, it's one of those issues that's very popular on the doorstep. people don't seem to realise not to to realise they're not going to be affected it. this death to realise they're not going to be tisected it. this death to realise they're not going to be is something this death to realise they're not going to be is something that. death to realise they're not going to be is something that doesn't tax is something that doesn't feel british. it feel fundamentally british. it doesn't that can doesn't feel right that you can work work all your work and work and work all your life, can't pass on even life, and you can't pass on even though can't pass though you can. you can't pass it your kids. so yes, it's it on to your kids. so yes, it's popular, but i think , again, popular, but i think, again, until we see which of these policies are actually going to sort of float to the surface or actually stick , this is a weird actually stick, this is a weird week of lots of things being floated. and who knows will floated. and who knows what will actually olivia's actually i mean, if olivia's right you talking to right and you were talking to olivia before the break, we olivia just before the break, we could be heading in could be heading to the polls in spring, exciting.

spring, which is exciting. >> charlie. >> charlie. >> , pep. >> sorry, pep. >> sorry, pep. >> you. why do you think >> after you. why do you think all been floated this all this has been floated this week? two days after week? you know, two days after christmas that heard about, christmas that we heard about, you autumn statement? you know, the autumn statement? where i? spring budget. where am i? spring budget. >> you need a coffee? i need an ineed >> you need a coffee? i need an i need a coffee, not tea. i need coffee. yeah. >> you think all that was >> why do you think all that was floated? >> because wishes board in number we've seen video. number 10. we've seen his video. he's bored. >> let's play this. let's >> let's play it this. let's play >> let's play it this. let's play it that. >> um. it's that >> i think, um. look, it's that penod >> i think, um. look, it's that period between christmas and period now between christmas and new people you new year where people are, you know, sort more know, might be sort of more relaxed to sort relaxed and more open to sort of, you know, seeing the news a bit it's in run bit more. it's in the run up, i think, the new year where i'm think, to the new year where i'm sure we'll new year speeches sure we'll see new year speeches from both sir keir starmer and rishi sunak to set out their full the year ahead, full stall for the year ahead, because an election we know, whether or the whether it's in spring or the autumn, it is coming next year. and so i think it is just just now a constant, uh, daily, uh , now a constant, uh, daily, uh, gnnd now a constant, uh, daily, uh, grind daily sort of. you know, grapple to get your ideas into the press, into the, uh, whether it's the broadsheets or the broad, uh, broadcast networks to make sure that there are lots of

ideas to get the public chatting about policies that could affect them for the next generation. >> charlie, can i can i ask if you still speak to your old boss, michael gove? >> i do, yes. yeah. we get on what's his what's his thoughts on election and the on the looming election and the facts know, be facts that, you know, he may be out of job fairly shortly. out of a job fairly shortly. well don't think feels well i don't think he feels he'll of i think he'll be out of it. i think he's, he's is he bullish. he's up for the fight. and i think uh, every conservative mp uh, like every conservative mp that i think they'll be that i know, i think they'll be they'll except for they'll be ready. except for the ones leaving. hit the ones that are leaving. hit the doors there'll maybe doors well and there'll be maybe more for different more to come for different reasons reasons reasons and personal reasons perhaps. every conservative reasons and personal reasons perhis s. every conservative reasons and personal reasons perhis standingery conservative reasons and personal reasons perhis standing at conservative reasons and personal reasons perhis standing at the servative that is standing at the election, i know election, next election i know will up for it. will be up for it. >> just staying with gove >> just just staying with gove if tories do lose if and when the tories do lose the who is his choice the election, who is his choice for leader? are you aware? >> well, i think he'd >> well, i don't think he'd accept the premise of losing the election. plus, by way, election. and plus, by the way, he's got a big job to he's got a he's got a big job to do now now and the do now between now and the election, the housing election, selling the housing policies heard about, policies that we heard about, read about yesterday. so making sure people on the sure young people can get on the housing and reforming sure young people can get on the housin duty and reforming sure young people can get on the housin duty imaking'ming sure young people can get on the housin duty making sure] sure young people can get on the housin duty making sure that stamp duty and making sure that there those fixed there might be those fixed mortgages about years, mortgages over about 30 years, as they do america. in

as they do in america. in america. he's got america. exactly. so he's got a and that councils america. exactly. so he's got a and build that councils america. exactly. so he's got a and build the that councils america. exactly. so he's got a and build the homest councils america. exactly. so he's got a and build the homes that ncils america. exactly. so he's got a and build the homes that we s can build the homes that we actually need. he's got a lot actually need. so he's got a lot of to do between now and of work to do between now and the election. and the next election. anyway and i know for that. >> but um, and he might only have five months do it. have five months to do it. >> he's a he's no fool. >> and he's a he's no fool. >> he's incredibly capable. >> he's incredibly capable. >> i know, having worked for him because i felt as a special adviser, felt adviser, i never felt particularly gave particularly special or gave any kind of advice because is kind of advice because he is just man. but there is just a great man. but there is no vacancy. supporting no vacancy. he's supporting the prime all prime minister rishi sunak all the the next prime the way to be the next prime minister after the next general election. >> uh, emma, shall we talk about the charlie the bbc? charlie is just securing his christmas bonus there . there. >> get ?- there. >> get a christmas card >> i did get a christmas card from prime minister this from the prime minister this yeah from the prime minister this year. i thought be off year. i thought it might be off the but there you are. the list, but there you are. >> bet favorited his >> i bet you've favorited his video as well. >> i didn't get that far , but i >> i didn't get that far, but i watched it. >> god . >> oh, god. >> oh, god. >> um, yeah. bbc emma accused of feeding viewers a diet of woke bias in breach of its own impartiality rules. bias in breach of its own impartiality rules . what's this about? >> this is about the bbc's obsession . with gender issues. obsession. with gender issues. with about being you know, woke

about migration , about all these about migration, about all these issues. this isn't what viewers want. and yet it's what the bbc, the idea that the bbc are holding their standards of impartiality. i think for many people it's an absolute joke. it's not impartial in the slightest . it's deeply, deeply slightest. it's deeply, deeply woke and they're losing viewers with this agenda . this is, you with this agenda. this is, you know, they had a tim davie had, i think, a couple of years ago, he announced his ten point plan, which always makes you think, oh no, so many points , pledges, no, so many points, pledges, plans they plan , any >> aren't they any plan, any pledges, any kind of pledges, any lists, any kind of priorities of that way are going to are going to fail. >> and um, yeah, i think people are deserting the bbc in droves over they don't want these over this. they don't want these issues their throats issues shoved down their throats every time they on to watch every time they turn on to watch something don't something like, i don't know, doctor who or. >> , talking of who, >> well, talking of doctor who, so recent episode , uh, so the recent episode, uh, featured transgender character featured a transgender character implied the doctor was gay implied that the doctor was gay and discussed whether an alien should have gendered pronouns. yeah. which has been reported as a gender as a turn for off fans. >> yeah, i think it's, um. it's

an interesting one. look, i'm a i am a supporter of the bbc. i think there is a role for the bbc because it goes back to its fundamental principle. well, it should back to its should go back to its fundamental principles of just being educate being able to inform, educate and and think the and entertain. and i think the problem with the problem that we have with the bbc when they have sort of bbc is when they have sort of outside, organisations that outside, uh, organisations that make production they make the production, they make things who and things like doctor who and strictly come dancing, and there's going have a whole there's going to have a whole debate that. the news debate about that. the news agenda, their news network, is something very separate to that. and impartiality and whether there's impartiality amongst newsreaders and people that they employ, as gary that they employ, such as gary lineker that lineker and the contracts that they particular, uh , they have for particular, uh, talent. but then there's also the online, which is the bbc news online, which is run a different run by obviously a different head department, head of department, where the onune head of department, where the online does seem to be online content does seem to be extremely about some extremely questioned about some of the headlines that it puts out there in terms of wokery, which isn't giving people the facts. huge facts. so there is a huge question bbc's question about the bbc's management in organisation and ensuring consistency in impartiality , as well as making impartiality, as well as making sure that it can do what it says for people that obviously pay the licence which is to the licence fee, which is to just educate and

just inform, educate and entertain some people anymore would say this is all bit would say this is all a bit melodramatic think of melodramatic when you think of how programming how many hours of programming the bbc put out, you know, we're just talking about a few shows here. >> when you put that up against the hours of we are, we are just talking about a few shows because they're sort of exceptional examples recent because they're sort of exceofonal examples recent because they're sort of exce of anil examples recent because they're sort of exce of an obsessions recent because they're sort of exce of an obsession with recent sort of an obsession with slavery and all of that kind of stuff. >> ?- @ that people i >> but i think that people i mean , lots of people are saying, mean, lots of people are saying, i don't pay the licence fee anymore. want to anymore. i don't want to watch the i think a the bbc. i think that's a concern for the bbc. like charlie, i agree there's a role for broadcaster. for a national broadcaster. i think a privilege. and think that's a privilege. and they they should think they should, they should think about what people want to watch rather than pushing woke rather than pushing this woke agenda on people, which is actually viewers off. actually turning viewers off. >> just tell . >> well, we should just tell. you what the bbc is saying. um, which is cherry picking a handful of examples or highlighting genuine mistakes in thousands of hours output thousands of hours of output does analysis does not constitute a analysis and is not true representation and is not a true representation of content . we proud of bbc content. we are proud that her output seeks to represent audiences and

represent all audiences and a range of stories and perspectives across the entirety of our services. there will, of course, occasions people course, be occasions when people disagree to disagree with or want to challenge what they have watched or are still with me? or heard. are you still with me? and we well—publicised and we have well—publicised roots to do that. well roots for them to do that. well done , good effort. done, good effort. >> , should we talk about >> well, should we talk about next, uh, should we talk about v' |nyl? vinyl? >> uh, as vinyl records? um >> uh, as in vinyl records? um very short story. i dabbled in a bit of djing when i was a bit younger. i had a dream of being a superstar dj. as per kevin and perry go large, went to ibiza perry go large, i went to ibiza and a season there, and and did a season there, and actually at time we were actually at the time we were transitioning then from vinyl records to cds. um, i actually missed because it was missed the vinyl because it was quite nostalgic. you could hold it hand, you could put it in your hand, you could put the needle down, you could hear the needle down, you could hear the hitting record. the needle hitting the record. you a you know, it was quite a beautiful though , beautiful process. now, though, even gone. you have usb even cds are gone. you have usb drives music but vinyl drives with music on, but vinyl is comeback. sales are is making a comeback. sales are at the highest level since 1990. uh, rising by nearly 12. nearly 6 million units. so have you ever dabbled in vinyl yourself, charlie, or djing or dj ?

charlie, or djing or dj? >> i did do a bit of djing at university myself. >> i know it was an awful admission i was. i didn't think i lasted very long, but it was more on a cheesy pop side of the of the of club than anything of the of the club than anything else. but i thought you'd be far too to know about vinyls. too young to know about vinyls. i'm not a record. >> i know we look about 17, but i'm not that young. but i'm being generous. there >> comeback is all >> yeah, but the comeback is all to do with, um. uh different trends back . trends and people going back. they sound quality is they think the sound quality is better. bringing better. artists are bringing things vinyl . and of things back out on vinyl. and of course, re restating of the, course, the re restating of the, uh, hmv on oxford street apparently has a lot to do with which is a flagship store that got closed down, has reopened, now sells a lot more vinyl records, and there's helped contribute to the to the increase in sales. so i think anything that allows people to enjoy the best enjoy music at the best and highest quality should should highest quality should be should be welcome. highest quality should be should be wel(you,. you a vinyl >> are you, um, are you a vinyl fan? have to say on, um, fan? emma i have to say on, um, i think it's, um, the actor kevin bacon has got an instagram page. know ever

page. i don't know if you ever follow it, but every week he goes through the alphabet through vinyl collection, through his vinyl collection, and just bring giant. and it is just bring giant. >> yeah, well, i recently , for >> yeah, well, i recently, for the first time in years, bought a new cd like a boom box player. so that i am going to i'm determined . i've got hundreds of determined. i've got hundreds of cds still . i know not cds still. i know it's not vinyl, it's not that far vinyl, it's not going that far back, but i've got so many cds that i don't just play the great albums. classic albums, albums. the classic albums, the beatles, that. i do beatles, things like that. i do wonder with vinyl whether people are actually playing them or whether just as you whether it's just that as you say, itself and decks say, ben vinyl itself and decks themselves lovely themselves are such lovely artefacts to have. you artefacts to have. i mean, you know, decent decks know, having some decent decks and vinyl kind makes and lots of vinyl kind of makes and lots of vinyl kind of makes a room . they're lovely a room. they're lovely artefacts, it does. you artefacts, but it does. you know, i think the thing about spotify youtube of spotify and youtube and all of thatis spotify and youtube and all of that is that i skip from one to the one to the next. the next, to one to the next. whereas you actually play, whereas when you actually play, you sit and play an you sit down and you play an album, listen to it. so album, you listen to it. so that's i encourage the that's why i encourage the i think vinyl is think it's great that vinyl is coming i think coming back because i think people appreciating music people are appreciating music more and listening more. >> quite weird >> isn't it quite a weird feeling well to know that feeling as well to know that kids these will be looking kids these days will be looking at same way look at

at cds the same way we look at vinyl, some like nostalgic cassette. >> the side cassette is also >> the side of cassette is also going >> the side of cassette is also goiii] did used to >> i mean, did you used to record? yeah. that the charts record? yeah. so that the charts off off the radio and i used off the off the radio and i used to these cassettes. so to play these cassettes. so often, know, rick astley or often, you know, rick astley or whatever time. whatever it was at the time. and the tape would be the cassette tape would be absolutely and absolutely damaged and the quality shocking. absolutely damaged and the quality record shocking. absolutely damaged and the quality record specific> you record specific things and you mix tapes for your and you make mix tapes for your friends your your boyfriend friends or your your boyfriend or girlfriend whatever. or your girlfriend or whatever. it's so the very, it's absolutely so the very, very different world. >> guess? artist in >> can you guess? one artist in the top ten of best selling vinyl albums year, vinyl albums from last year, taylor vinyl albums from last year, tayyeah, she's got two of them. >> yeah, she's got two of them. >> yeah, she's got two of them. >> that's of them, >> that's three of them, actually. three of the best selling albums. midnights at number now at number eight. uh, speak now at number eight. uh, speak now at number was number number four. and she was number one others? one with 1989. any others? >> ed sheeran? >> ed sheeran? >> no. you got the rolling stones at stones hackney diamonds at number yeah. number two. yeah. >> fleetwood in >> uh, fleetwood mac is in there. yeah . there. yeah, yeah. >> consult list . >> consult my list. >> consult my list. >> well, we know what you're going to be doing. >> just keep talking so he doesn't come at us with the gcse maths question quite well, i think. well think. i was hoping vinyl. well i hoping. i was hoping. >> i don't realised >> i don't think you realised that probably signed that you've probably signed yourself up for next gb news yourself up for the next gb news christmas party, which was

brilliant. this year. i think you'll the decks. uh maybe you'll be on the decks. uh maybe a party. you'll be on the decks. uh maybe a i'm party. you'll be on the decks. uh maybe a i'm up party. you'll be on the decks. uh maybe a i'm up parit. i'm not >> i'm up for it. i'm not sure people appreciate my people would appreciate my choice of music. >> careers. >> probably multi careers. he was military then. was almost in the military then. he almost a and i found he was almost a dj and i found my home. >> i'm sure. >> i'm sure. >> i'm sure many of you will be digging vinyl digging out your vinyl collection today. whatever you're great you're doing, do have a great thursday. it from thursday. that's it from britain's next, it's britain's newsroom up next, it's good britain with good afternoon britain with emily bye bye . emily carver. bye bye. >> thanks, ben. thanks, pip. >> thanks, ben. thanks, pip. >> up on show, rishi >> coming up on the show, rishi sunak heading back. sunak is heading back. >> he's battling the elements, braving the elements to come back a little bit back to number 10. a little bit sooner than some had expected. so what's going to arrive so what's he going to arrive back to? >> could there be an early general election? >> it doesn't look good. only 11% of younger voters are thinking about voting. conservative can he turn it around before the next election ? around before the next election? >> but first, it's your weather. >> but first, it's your weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb solar sponsors of weather on. gb news. hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather update

from the met office. it's going to be another very blustery day out there as storm garrett moves away slowly but surely . and that away slowly but surely. and that means we'll see some continued unsettled weather. we've got blustery showers moving in from the west as a result of this frontal system. that's arriving throughout the rest of the morning, so blustery morning, so some blustery and heavy intense downpours still to come across the bulk of the uk . come across the bulk of the uk. these will be longest lasting across the far north of scotland, as well as across the south coast of devon and cornwall, and parts of the midlands into parts of east anglia. by the end of the afternoon, and with a blustery day, it will feel fairly chilly despite milder temperatures despite the milder temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees will be feeling closer to 8 or 9 degrees across the far north of scotland, we get a northerly wind developing overnight and that will allow some sleet and snow showers, potentially some hail for more north eastern areas scotland. further areas of scotland. further south, though, it should stay dry through much of the night. but the winds are still fairly strong tonight, so that means it'll night the

it'll be a mild night for the bulk the mild start to bulk of the uk, so mild start to the tomorrow and the winds the day tomorrow and the winds should be a little bit lighter through tomorrow some through tomorrow. so some sunshine had, particularly sunshine to be had, particularly across through the across eastern areas through the morning as as parts of morning, as well as parts of central scotland . two however, central scotland. two however, we'll see some further heavy and blustery downpours moving in from the west by the end of the day, and it will stay cold across the far north of scotland . that's all for now and i'll see you later. warm feeling see you later. that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler. as sponsors of weather on gb news .

>> good afternoon britain. it is 12:00 on thursday, the 28th of december. major incident declared a rare tornado . hit declared a rare tornado. hit greater manchester overnight with roofs ripped off, houses fallen trees destroying buildings and thousands left without power as storm garrett continues to wreak havoc today, battling the elements, rishi sunakis battling the elements, rishi sunak is heading back to downing street from his yorkshire constituency earlier than some thought. rumours continued to swirl about potential manifesto pledges . would the prime pledges. would the prime minister dare to call an early election and slipping standards ? election and slipping standards? should you need gcse maths to be a teacher? >> well, the chairman of the independent schools council thinks maybe you shouldn't, but are we at risk of dumbing down our education system