>> 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 .7 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?

>> and it's unbelievable really. but nearly 88,000 nhs appointments have been cancelled just in the last week. that is due to the latest junior doctor strikes. 1.2 million appointment now have had to be rescheduled since the action began only last december . since the action began only last december. for since the action began only last december . for next week, since the action began only last december. for next week, junior doctors are due to take part in another six day walkout . that's another six day walkout. that's the longest in the history of the longest in the history of the nhs, so let me know how have you been affected? have you been affected? vaiews@gbnews.com. and also, who do you blame for this? do you blame intransigent doctors? or perhaps the government? let me know. vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address as always. but first let's get your news headlines with aaron armstrong . good

afternoon. >> it's a minute past 12 i'm aaron armstrong. roofs have been pred aaron armstrong. 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 in stalybridge . 100 properties in stalybridge. many residents have been forced to leave their homes no to leave their homes but no injuries have been reported. a major incident , though, has been major incident, though, has been declared further north. some 70,000 homes remain without power in parts of scotland. a strong wind and heavy snow has damaged the electricity network there. travel has also been disrupted across the uk, with rail operators including scotrail , lner and avanti west scotrail, lner and avanti west coast suspending or cancelling services because of bad weather conditions and debris on the lines . two men are still being lines. two men 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 in hospital . emergency condition in hospital. emergency services were called to respond

to reports of violence and disorder just after 2 pm, 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. the 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 says 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 part in these sentences, be it graffiti removal , litter picking graffiti removal, litter picking or something a bit more useful and creative . and what they do 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 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 , 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 from overseas. figures show more than 400,000 advanced fee offences were committed between 2022 and 23, and 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 the pandemic . seven fold since the pandemic. 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 it to fraud. 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 from abroad. and people just the government just shrugs its shoulders and says, there's nothing that be done . nothing that can be done. >> now, a small electrical goods could soon be collected from the pavement outside your home. the proposal is part of the government's plan to boost recycling, paid for recycling, and would be paid for by manufacturer of those by the manufacturer of those items, toasters , hairdryers items, like toasters, hairdryers or kettles . retailers would also or kettles. retailers would also be obliged to pick up white goods when delivering or placements 155,000 tonnes of small electrical items are thrown away every year. the new scheme could be in place by 2026, and a vaccine to protect babies against seasonal viruses could reduce hospitalisations by more than 80. a single dose will offer immediate protection against rsv , which affects 90% against rsv, which affects 90% of children under the age of two, and most kids experience mild colds. but it can lead to pneumonia or bronchitis. mild colds. but it can lead to pneumonia or bronchitis . and pneumonia or bronchitis. and more than 30,000 under—five lives are hospitalised with it every year , and commemorative every year, and commemorative coins celebrating sir winston

churchill , coins celebrating sir winston churchill, buckingham palace and the rnli will be launched next yeah the rnli will be launched next year. they're among five new designs to be unveiled by the royal mint, celebrating key anniversaries with a £5 coin for buckingham palace. the annual set will also celebrate future events like the 2024 paris olympics and the paralympic games . this is gb news. we're on games. this is gb news. we're on tv , on digital radio and if you tv, on digital radio and if you want us on your smart speaker, simply say play gb news. that's it for me . now it's back to. emily. >> well, around 100 homes have been damaged after a localised tornado tore through the tameside area of greater manchester. now, residents have seen roofs torn off, houses, trees blown down and walls collapse , causing a major collapse, causing a major incident has been declared. let's go to our north—west. reporter sophie reaper, who is in stalybridge for us with one of the homeowners affected . ed

of the homeowners affected. ed sophie, it's looked at absolutely dreadful and to see roofs literally blown off the houses. >> absolutely . scenes of chaos >> absolutely. scenes of chaos here in stalybridge in tameside this morning. here in stalybridge in tameside this morning . houses like the this morning. houses like the one here behind us with the roofs ripped off. the owner is joining me now, gareth moody. i am so sorry about this. it's so horrendous to see. tell me about what you remember happening last night. it was around about 11:30 last night. >> uh, i weathered, uh, got significantly worse for a short period. i've gone to the back door to kind of look and see what damage was outside. what the damage was outside. heard uh, the lights heard a crash. uh, the lights went out in the house, heard another and uh, my another crash, and then, uh, my daughter, my son in law and my two sons and my wife are all screaming. the roof has come through. uh, ceilings have come through upstairs is just devastation . devastation. >> so you mentioned there several family members were in the house with you night. the house with you last night. can tell our viewers? can you just tell our viewers? did get out? okay? did everyone get out? okay? everyone's did everyone get out? okay? eve everybody's thank. >> everybody's fine. yeah thank. thank. thankfully. and you know

the yeah. everybody's fine. >> yeah. you said to me before this is 1 in 1,000,000. i mean, we were about fact we were talking about the fact that in greater that tornado in greater manchester. . how are manchester. it's crazy. how are you feeling looking at the state of your house now? i mean, it's quite clear you won't be in your house for new year. how do you feel? >> uh, thankful that my family are out and safe and no injuries. but when i look at the house, that's my life's work. and, you know, we now kind of have to make a decision on on what happens. uh, and discussions need to take place . discussions need to take place. >> you mentioned what happens. obviously this is, you know, you're going to have to look into insurance, speak with the council things what council, things like that. what what does happen now? what are the next steps? i don't know, we've had no contact from the local authority. >> police came out last >> uh, the police came out last night with the fire service, but no contact this morning. so we've off our own we've had to come off our own back, look back, obviously, to take a look at what's on. uh and we'll at what's gone on. uh and we'll have to make an assessment ourselves, we've not ourselves, uh, because we've not had come out and had anybody come out and obviously that .

obviously assist us with that. and just in terms of, you know, your family being safe and everything , it is clearly a everything, it is clearly a miracle that you talked about the way all kind of came down. >> talk to me about your your son, was it who was in that window just there? >> my son, my youngest son was was was playing his computer under bed, which was was playing his computer uraar bed, which was was playing his computer ura cabin bed, which was was playing his computer ura cabin bed. bed, which was was playing his computer ura cabin bed. and bed, which was was playing his computer ura cabin bed. and and, which was was playing his computer ura cabin bed. and and lheiich was was playing his computer ura cabin bed. and and the roof is a cabin bed. and and the roof has come in and saved his life. and other chimney stack has come in and saved his life. anthe other chimney stack has come in and saved his life. anthe neighbour'schimney stack has come in and saved his life. anthe neighbour's house ey stack has come in and saved his life. anthe neighbour's house hasack of the neighbour's house has rolled the, uh, was rolled rolled with the, uh, was rolled with the roof and he's literally, , how he's alive. i literally, uh, how he's alive. i don't know, because there's been half a ton of literally half a ton of bricks hit him on ton of bricks hit him nigh on hit and not going hit him. uh and he's not going to so it's miracle. >> clearly, everyone has been so lucky to out unscathed, lucky to get out unscathed, essentially. but this is something now that will have to go on. there's clearly plenty of work to do, and this is just one of here in tameside of the houses here in tameside that been damaged like this. that has been damaged like this. thank for your time thank you so much for your time this gareth. of course, this morning, gareth. of course, this morning, gareth. of course, this devastating , especially this is devastating, especially at time of so we'll at this time of year. so we'll be bringing all the latest be bringing you all the latest updates from stalybridge updates here from stalybridge as we today.

we get them today. >> you very much, sophie. >> thank you very much, sophie. and thank you much to your and thank you very much to your guests explaining what guests there for explaining what exactly him and his exactly happened to him and his home. to hear that his home. very good to hear that his family are safe, but what family are now safe, but what destruction just between christmas and new year. it is not what you want at all. let's hope he can get his home fixed as soon possible. of as soon as possible. that, of course, our course, was sophie reaper, our northwest reporter in stalybridge. for us with one of those homeowners that have been affected by this very rare and localised tornado that has impacted these homeowners, as well as the greater public now going back to westminster, or at least it looks like rishi sunak is he's travelling back south from his yorkshire constituency today a little bit sooner than some had expected. but he's being greeted in westminster by lots of conservative mps calling for tax cuts. as we've as we head into an election year, there are reports, of course, swirling that jeremy hunt is considering slashing inheritance tax in a bid to woo voters. but is this enough? is this what voters want? labour mp lloyd

russell—moyle joins me now . russell—moyle joins me now. lloyd, thank you very much for your time. i hope you had a lovely christmas. thanks for joining me on. good afternoon britain. lloyd. it does look like the government are gearing up this spring budget up towards this spring budget march the 6th now announced. there could be some pretty good tax for people. are you tax cuts for people. are you worried ? worried? >> well, i don't think that inheritance tax is the day to day concern of most people . day concern of most people. >> most people never will pay inheritance tax and those that do pay it usually put their properties into trusts to get around it. i mean, inheritance tax does need to be reformed . it tax does need to be reformed. it should be, in my view, reformed so that everyone automatically goes into a trust and you only pay goes into a trust and you only pay tax when you draw it down. inheritance beneficiary inheritance is a beneficiary for the for the the individual, not for the person giving and it should person giving it, and it should be income the be taxed on income as the individual that all individual. but putting that all aside, ed, what would be important is for the chancellor to make actual changes that make a difference to people's lives . a difference to people's lives. reducing vat could make a real

difference to the cost of living. was increased living. it was increased under the you the conservatives. if you remember making sure that we tackle some of the issues of the cost of living , such as fuel cost of living, such as fuel poverty and ensuring that we remove move some of the taxes on, on, um, electricity and put them on to other areas that are more harmful for the planet and for our country. those tax cuts would be welcomed by labour, because those are the kinds of things that labour will do. labour believes that taxes should be also been spent. >> they're not it's not just inheritance though, that >> they're not it's not just inhegovernment though, that >> they're not it's not just inhegovernment are jgh, that >> they're not it's not just inhegovernment are considering the government are considering necessarily lots of about necessarily lots of talk about income thresholds that will income tax thresholds that will be for working people . be good for working people. >> well, because the chancellor has frozen income tax thresholds for an awful long time or for a couple of years now. and they do need readjusting . but income tax need readjusting. but income tax thresholds in my view, need to be more granular. um, not just go be more granular. um, not just 9° up be more granular. um, not just go up and down, uh, as he is proposing . um, but we need to proposing. um, but we need to make sure that someone that

earns , um, uh, 20,000 or £30,000 earns, um, uh, 20,000 or £30,000 is very different from someone who earns 45,000in terms of their ability to pay, but at the moment they're on the same thresholds, and we have silly things like national insurance thresholds at different levels to income tax thresholds. and we have, of course , this huge dip have, of course, this huge dip off, um, where if you earn over £50,000, you actually pay less national insurance percentage than if you pay less now , again, than if you pay less now, again, fairer taxes could generate more money and leave more money in ordinary people's pockets. that's the kind of thing labour will be talking about. i'm not sure that's where the chancellor is talking about. he's talking about giveaways for some of the very richest, some of his mates. that's all that's what we've seen all along. i'm not sure that you along. and i'm not sure that you can leopard's spots how. >> now. >> we know a lot work is >> we know a lot of work is going to be going on behind the scenes. keir starmer ordering his team to get cracking on that manifesto just case is manifesto just in case there is a an spring election . and a an early spring election. and realistically, will there be

space for any real significant tax cuts? we know the labour party likes to spend. they'll be looking at what they want to spend. we've heard today thousands of new places for nurses , aged children . thousands nurses, aged children. thousands new nursery places . will there new nursery places. will there be any space for tax cuts? realistically >> well, there will be space for making sure our tax system is fairer. and that's the kind of thing that rachel reeves is very strong on. we're going to make sure we balance the books. we're not going to have borrowing for day day spending. but day to day spending. um, but also to make sure also we're going to make sure tax is fairer. the ordinary tax is fairer. so the ordinary person might well, in my view , person might well, in my view, see their tax burden decrease. but it might well be that the tax burden for people who at the moment are paying less percentage wise increases. that's about fairness. um, and i think that overall you will see that it's the same with how much oil companies, for example, are paying. it's the same that you

don't pay national insurance. um, if you are getting your money from, uh, property, it's , money from, uh, property, it's, uh, you know, so some people will see taxes increase, but i think ordinary people will see taxes not increase. they will see them go down. that's about fairness . fairness. >> would you welcome a wealth tax ? tax? >> well, i wouldn't call it a wealth tax. um, you know, i think that there is merits on, um, on having wealth tax, but wealth that is just sitting in a bank not doing anything. i think it's too complicated to start taxing that , taxing houses, taxing that, taxing houses, things like that. but when you take the take the money out effectively, when you draw it down and use it as income, my view is that it should be then taxed as income. you know, if you have a huge pot, um, sitting somewhere and you're drawing down, uh, £30,000 a year from that big pot, you should be paying that big pot, you should be paying as income £30,000. that's the kind of thing that we should be looking at. but not just taxing someone's, uh, someone's bank account. that doesn't seem

right . and that is the kind of right. and that is the kind of system that we that we would be looking at, i'm sure now looking at this, these proposals from the labour party that have been briefed today about thousands of new nursery places. >> i must say it sounds good on the tin to have more childcare free at the point of use for hard working families . but i hard working families. but i must say i'm hearing a lot in the inbox from people saying why should more of my taxes go towards other people's childcare ? we already spend huge, huge , ? we already spend huge, huge, huge amounts of money on childcare. do we not? >> well, there are three things that there is an advantage to do it at the moment. that there is an advantage to do it at the moment . one that there is an advantage to do it at the moment. one is that we know that with childcare it gets people back to work. they pay their taxes and overall it helps , um, the economy . and so you , um, the economy. and so you aren't actually ending up paying huge amounts of your taxes for the childless person, i suspect is writing in in that or the person whose child has grown up

and moved out of home. secondly, we know that it's actually advantageous for the child themselves, and that early start really helps them perform better throughout their life . throughout their life. >> and this is where this is where. sorry to interrupt you, but this is where a lot of people would actually disagree. i'm hearing a lot from parents, grandpa , aunts who say the best grandpa, aunts who say the best thing for child is to spend thing for a child is to spend more time with their parents. should labour party be should the labour party be thinking about flexibility thinking more about flexibility for parents? a lot of parents would much prefer to spend more time their those time with their child in those crucial rather than crucial early years. rather than in a very formal childcare setting. well you are right that we need flexibility and that is exactly something that, uh , um, exactly something that, uh, um, something that we are considering . considering. >> my sister gave birth on christmas day . congratulations christmas day. congratulations thank you very much. um, and her husband funds, um, uh, employer waitrose gives him the same amount of time off as she gets off paternity and maternity is equalised there at the john lewis partnership. now, that's the kind of thing that i think

we should be encouraging employers to do all over, because it allows the flexibility the family to flexibility for the family to work together and raise that child over a number of years before it into pre—school. before it goes into pre—school. that's we also that's quite right. but we also need to recognise that early intervention of proper play schools and nurseries. so that is not education. it's not formal education where they socialise with other children is really helpful and then finally, of course, it is um, it we have a system at the moment in particularly the south—east, but across the country where our primary schools have falling roll numbers. so we actually have lots of . physical space, have lots of. physical space, extra classrooms waiting there, doing nothing. so we have the infrastructure. lloyd, what about this ? about this? >> we could because we know that we know the number childcare we know the number of childcare minders what we should be minders is what we should be pushing for. yeah. i'm pushing for. yeah. lloyd i'm worried about staffing worried about the staffing situation. we situation. really? do we actually people to actually have enough people to look our children in these look after our children in these nursery settings? because we know the number of childcare minders has got reduced massively over the years.

20,000. i believe less than just a few years ago. well exactly. >> and we do need to invest in our early years and we will need to look carefully where some of those resources and money comes from including training of from, including training of people in early years and not just training at university. i was with gillian keegan. we pushed and successfully got an apprenticeship route back into youth work and play work because the university route didn't really work and apprenticeship routes work much better. so yes , routes work much better. so yes, we'll need to look at all of those things. but what we need to do is start with the ambition. and this is about saying by the end of the labour government that, uh, first terme five years into it, where do we want and we want to be saying that there is better childcare opportunities, that anyone that wants care , nursery wants child care, nursery schools, can access them schools, etc. can access them and can access them affordably? there might be contributions for some groups of people, but what we need to do is at the moment we need to do is at the moment we have a situation where even if you to and even if you

if you want to and even if you can you just can pay a little bit, you just can't nursery places for can't find nursery places for your children. so you can then do the things you need to do that's wrong. that holds the country back. and those are the kinds of things labour will tackle. day issues tackle. the day to day issues that families that are stopping families getting than worrying getting on rather than worrying about inheritance tax. now, some will about where money will worry about where the money is from. is going to come from. >> spend more money on >> if you spend more money on childcare provision, what are childcare or provision, what are you going to less money childcare or provision, what are you we ng to less money childcare or provision, what are you we know less money childcare or provision, what are you we know the less money childcare or provision, what are you we know the books money childcare or provision, what are you we know the books are ney on? we know the books are looking rather tricky at the moment in terms of our finances. where is this money going to come is going to be come from? is it going to be back to the, you the back to the, you know, the spending the money tree ? spending the money tree? >> well, conservatives have >> well, the conservatives have spoken that monetary a time spoken that monetary many a time now and they have overspent , now and they have overspent, crashed the economy, but they've also overspent on general taxes. so labour is very committed to making sure that we bring that, um , that that debt burden down, um, that that debt burden down, that we actually fulfil those economic pledges. we restabilize the economy and we will not spend anything that we cannot generate. but we do believe that sometimes you are able to spend

things that in the end , even in things that in the end, even in a very short time , starts a very short time, starts generating rather large amounts of money for you. getting families back to work, getting people to be able to work flexibly work flexibly so they can work shorter hours. but in in different patterns that will raise real revenue for the exchequer, and it will allow us to pay for children to have a good start in life . good start in life. >> well, thank you very much for your time, lloyd russell—moyle there you very there, labour mp, thank you very much indeed. now, storm garrett continues to wreak havoc up and down the uk scuppering some festive travel plans. we'll bnng festive travel plans. we'll bring you the very latest from one railway one of the busiest railway stations in britain. can you get where you're trying to go? i'm emily carver and this is good

thursdays from. six till 930. >> welcome back. it's 1225 now. thousands of homes have been left without power and a major incident declared as a localised tornado hits greater manchester. a storm garrett. there's images there of a home that's just literally had its roof blown off. we spoke to the homeowner earlier and it well, terror fighting really what happened now as storm garrett sweeps through the uk , it's causing through the uk, it's causing chaos on the travel network. wind gusts causing delays to road, rail and ferry transport. now pilots at heathrow have also been experiencing some tricky landing conditions in this storm. there you go. that's big

jet tv showing a plane landing just a little bit of turbulence there as it came. there we can listen to it too, with a bit of audio. >> so i think vortex crashing down on me. >> listen to it. it's over the top of me now . oh oh 00000000. top of me now. oh oh 00000000. >> stop it . >> stop it. >> stop it. >> 000 stop! >> 000 stop! >> stop that very excited. stop that. that plane land. i mean, those conditions do look treacherous . i would not like to treacherous. i would not like to be on board that plane, that's for sure. but it looks like it's landed safely . no one's come to landed safely. no one's come to any harm. but those are . those any harm. but those are. those gusts really are affecting the plane's landing. but to tell us more about disruption across more about the disruption across the country is national reporter theo , who is at king's theo chikomba, who is at king's cross station . theo, how are cross station. theo, how are things looking? are people able to north across the to get up north across the country ? yeah well, i've just country? yeah well, i've just been keeping an eye on the updates in the last couple of

hours. >> and just over my left shoulder. just been seeing there have been some delays and one train has been cancelled. heading towards the northeast . heading towards the northeast. but apart from that majority of the travel problems are from places like leeds heading into scotland. just been looking at lner services and a service which is due to arrive here at king's cross just after! p.m. king's cross just after! pm. in about half an hour or so. that that train is actually having to skip some stops on the way here. and that's an issue passengers have been seeing throughout the day due to storm garrett causing that chaos we've seen in the last 24 hours or so. this station is probably one of the busiest, including saint pancras and euston in london. for travellers travelling across the uk . and there have been many the uk. and there have been many people who have just been waiting for their train just on the outside of the station, actually, there is a queue for people coming the station , people coming into the station, so everybody is being so not everybody is being allowed into the station at the same time, but all the train

operators are saying people should check their journeys before they come to the station and make their journeys, and and make theirjourneys, and outside of london towards the port of dover . there were outside of london towards the port of dover. there were some minor delays this morning for people going through the french border control , but there have border control, but there have been say there is now a minimal waiting and as you've waiting time and as you've mentioned briefly, just before, there have been some issues at there have been some issues at the airport as well. we saw 18 flights are cancelled at heathrow yesterday , so that is heathrow yesterday, so that is something to keep an eye on just in case you are flying as well. >> yes, i'm hoping that everyone can to they to can get to where they need to be. does look like of be. it does look like lots of trains are being cancelled on lots of routes , which isn't lots of routes, which isn't isn't what you want when you're trying to get home over the christmas period. thank you very much chikomba, much indeed. theo chikomba, who is at king's cross station keeping the platforms, keeping an eye on the platforms, finding out which are finding out which trains are going, which trains aren't now moving allowing more moving on, allowing more criminals to sentences out criminals to serve sentences out of jail would help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons . that's ease pressure on prisons. that's according to a lords committee .

according to a lords committee. but lord blunkett has also warned the prime minister that sparing criminals prison terms will not stop reoffending without fixing the criminal justice system. so what exactly does he mean? joining me now is former prison governor rhona hotchkiss . rona, thank you very hotchkiss. rona, thank you very much for your time and i hope you had a very nice christmas. rhona what do you make of what lord blunkett has had to say here? because the prime minister has said that more sentences should be served outside of prison, believing that that would help cut crime and also ease pressure on prisons. we know that prisons are at 99% capacity, so there simply isn't the space of charleton for criminals to be put in there, but also concerns about what these community sentences actually look like in practice. and do they do the job of rehabilitation ? rehabilitation? >> yeah. so there's. rehabilitation? >> yeah. so there's . a positive >> yeah. so there's. a positive case to be made for keeping people out of prison. the uk at the prison system in scotland

and the one in england and wales jails far too many people. >> so, for example, we put 159 people jail per 100,000 in prison compared to very prison compared to our very close neighbour the republic close neighbour in the republic of who jail about 76 of ireland, who jail about 76 per 100,000. now, i don't believe for a minute the people of the uk are any more inherently criminal than the people of ireland, nor is the uk a safer place than is ireland . a safer place than is ireland. so while there's a positive case for keeping people out of prison and that's it, because we don't need to jail these people, the tory are proposing tory government are proposing doing it for the wrong reasons. they are doing in response doing it for the wrong reasons. tijustice doing in response doing it for the wrong reasons. tijustice doing thatesponse doing it for the wrong reasons. tijustice doing that is)onse a justice system that is bursting at the seams because as the court system is completely backed up, because we've allowed remand sentences , remand length remand sentences, remand length to grow beyond what is decent at all, and this proposal is being made in response to the fact that the tories can't deliver on their promise to create many , their promise to create many, many thousands more prison places in the next five years or so . 50. >> so. >> so you're saying this isn't really a proactive proposal from

the prime minister it's more just reacting to the dire situation that we have ? situation that we have? >> yeah, absolutely . also, when >> yeah, absolutely. also, when you talk about community sentencing is they have to be used in relation to the right people . so, for example , putting people. so, for example, putting men who have committed sexual and physical violence against women and children into community centres or keeping them out of prison would be entirely wrong. but but people who have committed acquisitive crimes, that is, things like shoplifting, although we don't say in so many shoplifters prison, but it crimes that principally involve , uh, principally involve, uh, acquisition, theft and so on out of prison is absolutely the right thing to do. the community has to be assured that putting people in the community instead of prison will not cause increased risk of violence . increased risk of violence. that's the main concern. so for the tories to simply do this without pumping millions more into community supervision will

not work . and lord blunkett is not work. and lord blunkett is quite right . quite right. >> rhona, our community sentences are enough of a punishment . sentences are enough of a punishment. let's get sentences are enough of a punishment . let's get back to punishment. let's get back to bafics punishment. let's get back to basics. are they enough of a punishment? punishment and therefore, are they enough? enough of a deterrent . because enough of a deterrent. because if you're victim of a crime, if you're a victim of a crime, whether it's a low level crime or not, you're likely to want that person to be punished properly and do community sentences really do that ? sentences really do that? >> i understand that, and of course, there are two elements to the justice system this country. one, that you're quite right. one is punishment, one is deterrent. and a deterrent involves rehabilitation . if you involves rehabilitation. if you talk to most victims of crime, they want to know that it won't happen to other people. happen again to other people. and by far the best way to do that with crimes of acquisition, theft and so on is not to put people in prison. we know that almost half of people who come into prison on sentences like that will offend again. in fact, it's actually coming up towards two thirds. so clearly putting all of these people in prison is not the answer. is especially.

and it may seem counterintuitive , but if you have someone who's been imprisoned 20 times for the same crime , what's the point of same crime, what's the point of putting them in again? you putting them in again? all you do is make sure they don't steal for six months. you then let them out for free to steal again. so we have to take a look at what works in other countries around the world. and stop the nonsense. the job of nonsense. it's the job of government. yes, to listen to communities, but also to prevent present them with facts and evidence. i have to say, labour's plans on this are no better. labour's plans in response to a justice system that's bursting at the seams is just to build more prisons, and that will not work well. >> very interesting indeed . lots >> very interesting indeed. lots of food for thought. thank you rona hotchkiss, former prison governor turner knows what she's talking about there. let me know what you think about that. vaiews@gbnews.com. but should teachers have to pass gcse maths to qualify to step into the classroom? that's what one universal dean thinks. but could this dumbed down britain? i'm

emily carver, this is good afternoon britain on gb news britain's news channel. now your latest news headlines . it's 1233 latest news headlines. it's 1233 and good afternoon to you aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom. >> roofs have been ripped off. houses and walls damaged after a suspected tornado hit parts of excuse greater manchester excuse me, greater manchester dunng excuse me, greater manchester during storm garrett. a police say significant damage has been caused to around 100 properties in stalybridge, forcing many people to leave their homes. one resident told gb news how he got his family to safety round about 11:30 last night. >> i've gone to the back door as the wind has picked up, uh, and while i'm at the door, i've while i'm at the back door, i've heard almighty the heard an almighty crash. the lights have gone out. uh, in the house. the lights have gone out. and then there's been second and then there's been a second almighty crash. uh shouting and screaming, squealing panic upstairs. come through upstairs. the roofs come through as upstairs, uh, as i've gone back upstairs, uh, and uh , you know, got and we've, uh, you know, got everybody out because there's been a large hole, the chimney stack that's come right through

my house from from the neighbour's with the winds neighbour's house with the winds that's up. uh, so we've that's picked up. uh, so we've managed to get everybody out and everybody's managed to get everybody out and evewell,y's managed to get everybody out and evewell, further north, >> well, further north, thousands of people are still without power in parts of scotland, a strong and scotland, a strong winds and heavy damaged the heavy snow damaged the electricity network. travel's been disrupted as well, with many rail operators like lner , many rail operators like lner, avanti west coast and scotrail forced to suspend and cancel services because of the conditions. there's also debris on the lines . two conditions. there's also debris on the lines. two men are still 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 incident, yesterday. several others were injured incident , with injured in the incident, with one person a serious one person in a serious condition hospital. emergency condition in hospital. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorderjust after 2 pm. the 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder , allowing more attempted murder, allowing more criminals to avoid jail sentences could help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons . and ease pressure on prisons. that's according to a house of lords committee , which says

lords committee, which says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers should make better use of community sentences. and the group of peers say, well, prison terms are sometimes necessary. short jail sentences are, in their words, providing a universal education in crime . more from education in crime. more from me. in about 25 minutes time or more on our website right now. gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> thanks, aaron. now, two men have been arrested after a car ploughed into a crowd of people dunng ploughed into a crowd of people during violence in sheffield in a moment we'll take you live to the scene. i'm emily carver, this is good afternoon britain on gb news, britain's news

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news news. >> well, you've been getting in touch following the interview earlier with the labour mp lloyd russell—moyle . all lots of russell—moyle. all lots of opinions coming in from you. susan says just been listening to your labour mp guest. it's the same old labour. unless you're living in a council house, you're going to get taxed to death. whether you're alive and kicking or six foot under. well, there you go . very nice. well, there you go. very nice. labour just well, there you go. very nice. labourjust loves spending other labour just loves spending other people's you say ? john people's money. you say? john says, please try and differentiate between with investing or spending or borrowing labour. always use the investment tool without mentioning that it can both be

spending and borrowing. yes very good point about that money. you know when it's invested, it can also be borrowed to invest. so there you go. uh, what else . there you go. uh, what else. you've been getting in touch. some people just questioning whether lloyd understands that a small number of people pay a huge amount of tax . and huge amount of tax. and actually, whether you can continue to tax people at such high rates before they change their behaviours . high rates before they change their behaviours. um, but there you go. keep your views coming in on that and everything else we've been discussing today too. we were talking about prison sentencing. is it better to serve sentences in the community city for so—called low level crimes? can prison actually lead to, well, some prolific offenders to commit more crimes further down the line? we've heard that in prisons people do sometimes meet other criminals , sometimes meet other criminals, of course, and conspire to we've also got um, uh, many things coming in actually, particularly on mass use. do we need gcse

maths if you want to be a teacher? it seems to me that that should be a basic standard, but perhaps i'm wrong. is this dumbing britain? let me dumbing down britain? let me know. vaiews@gbnews.com keep your views coming in. but yes, not too much love for lloyd russell—moyle there lots of concerns that what it means is more taxing and more spending and more borrowing. but let me know perhaps you think well, with the conservatives not exactly doing well in the polls at the moment, i said at the top that only 11% of 24 to 49 year olds currently will vote conservative. only 11. that is pretty dire. and with labour 20 points or so ahead, it looks like people are moving in that direction . and very quickly, direction. and very quickly, we'll keep your views coming in. gb views at gb news. com but you could start your new year with £10,000 in cash, £500 shopping spree and a brand new iphone ten. sounds pretty good. well, here's how you could make all of those prizes yours. >> there's still time to become

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good luck. now a university dean and chairman of the independent schools council , is and chairman of the independent schools council, is arguing and chairman of the independent schools council , is arguing that schools council, is arguing that aspiring teachers shouldn't need to have passed their maths gcse to have passed their maths gcse to qualify to teach. >> now the university of buckingham has. barnaby lenon says waiving this requirement could help solve the teacher recruitment crisis . but is this recruitment crisis. but is this dumbing down britain? let's see what the chairman of the campaign for real education, chris mcgovern, thinks. chris, thank you very much for joining me on the show. i can't quite believe this , actually, because believe this, actually, because i would have assumed that a teacher does need to know gcse maths in order to teach . so what maths in order to teach. so what do you think ? do you think? >> when i first heard the news, uh, and barnaby lenon is a reputable figure in the world of education. >> he's a former member of the watchdog for exam standards. i thought it was the sort of christmas joke, the silliest season. he's having a bit of a laugh because it's certainly a dumbing down. what we need in in

education, in teaching intelligent, fairly intelligent people. you have to remember that , um, a people. you have to remember that, um, a gcse grade four in mathematics , which is a pass, is mathematics, which is a pass, is in reality a certificate of incompetence . it's so low. the incompetence. it's so low. the standard a few years ago there was a television series in south korea where the youngsters there, the 15 year olds took gcse exam to see how they would get on. they did it in 15 minutes and said they did that in primary school, you know, so we're years we're about five years behind the koreans. standards the south koreans. so standards are low . and i'm are already very low. and i'm amazed really that a very prominent spokesman could be saying should dumb down saying that we should dumb down even but on barnaby's even further. but on barnaby's behalf, lenon uh, behalf, barnaby lenon uh, i would say there was a crisis in recruitment, and therefore we need to improve things and look at causes of that. but at the causes of that. but dumbing down this dumbing down like this is a recipe and i'd recipe for disaster. and i'd also there'd dumbing also say there'd be no dumbing down in the qualifications in wokeism. you will have to make sure you pass standard to be sure you pass the standard to be a woke politically correct teacher order to get teacher in order to get onto a training college, you got training college, you have got to but math's not to do that. but math's not important why only

important and that's why we only have, we have very few have, uh, we have very few people for physics. people applying for physics. only 17% of the people who are qualified for physics are getting on the courses, because people this, people have put off this, this, this profession because it's not about teaching your subject. it's correctness about teaching your subject. it's wokeism correctness about teaching your subject. it's wokeism and correctness about teaching your subject. it's wokeism and therefore,�*ss about teaching your subject. it's wokeism and therefore, who and wokeism and therefore, who cares about math? that's not important. it's your views on racial identity the rest racial identity and all the rest and diversity that matters. so that's where we in reality . that's where we are in reality. >> does manifest itself in >> does that manifest itself in the process? the the recruitment process? the woke correctness? are woke political correctness? are there certain boxes aspiring teachers need to, uh , to tick? teachers need to, uh, to tick? >> yeah, absolutely. right. look itaught >> yeah, absolutely. right. look i taught for 35 years and i was very successful. i doubt whether i'd get a job now because my views don't coincide necessarily with those who would be interviewing for place interviewing me for a place on a training course. if you turn up on course and apply on a training course and apply for and look, for a training and say, look, i'm physics teacher, i'm i'm a physics teacher, i'm a maths they'll ask you, maths teacher, they'll ask you, and your views on and what are your views on critical race? critical gender theory racial diversity and theory and racial diversity and so forth? and if you don't hit the hit the jackpot on those, you won't get on the course.

many teachers don't go into the potential, many teachers don't go into the potethe l, many teachers don't go into the potethe profession or leave into the profession or leave the profession because they're not allowed they're allowed to teach. they're subject. i want teach subject. i want to teach physics, history, physics, maths, history, geography . they being geography. they end up being social workers and they don't want to that. need to want to do that. we need to encourage more people into the profession, high and profession, high quality, and we need very well. and need to pay them very well. and we within we can do that within the existing because existing budget because the majority people schools majority of people in schools are not teachers, which is astonishing, but they're not. they're administrators. chris are you suggesting that if you're a small c conservative aspiring teacher, you might find it quite tricky to get on very difficult , because yes, we know difficult, because yes, we know this because up to 40% of teacher young teachers mostly are leaving the profession within five years of joining it. and the reasons they give are indeed that it's a job as a social worker and also they talk about important things like discipline in the classroom, which is very poor in many places. also, of course, the places. and also, of course, the pay places. and also, of course, the pay isn't very good. need pay isn't very good. they need we improve that. we need to improve that. >> now. the barnaby lenon, who has said this about maths, he's

said that a real world numeracy test just before teacher training courses should suffice. >> what does he mean by that? a real world numeracy test. >> i don't think he knows what he means by it at all. i know barnaby and i've debated with him at the cambridge union on occasions, talked about education a lot and i respect occasions, talked about edu

loving by the way. loving this in china by the way. but in china, they're top of the league table with singapore, they we're they love all this. we're dumbing dumbing down dumbing down and dumbing down and dumbing cannot and dumbing down. we cannot carry on like this. >> well, to very >> well, it's going to be very difficult aren't difficult if teachers aren't qualified frankly qualified wide enough or frankly , intelligent enough. how are they going to be able to stretch those students who need stretching , who are incredibly stretching, who are incredibly gifted ? and that's a huge gifted? and that's a huge problem, isn't it? >> and when you realise that, uh, even on the latest international scores, we're up to five years behind the likes of singapore. you can see that they're pushing their bright ones ahead. we're holding ours back.i ones ahead. we're holding ours back. i used to think you could go independent sector and go to the independent sector and get education, but get a good education, but barnaby needs himself. the barnaby lenon needs himself. the boss of independent sector, boss of the independent sector, effectively and now effectively and he's now promoting so promoting this nonsense. so where do we go from here? look, we people think we have we some people think we have a choice this. we have no choice on this. we have no choice on this. we have no choice want to look at our choice if we want to look at our economy years time and economy in 20 years time and look education system look at our education system today. saying, today. and we're saying, let's say you don't have to have maths, gcse grade four, which is

in itself, as i said , a in itself, as i said, a certificate of incompetence. it is extraordinary situation. we're in. we need toughen up we're in. we need to toughen up on education and get the best people in and pay them well. >> course barnaby is not here >> of course barnaby is not here to defend his comments and to explain them further. maybe maybe he made these quite controversial provocative controversial, provocative comments gcse maths being comments about gcse maths being needed to be a teacher , maybe to needed to be a teacher, maybe to raise this issue of teacher recruitment. who knows ? but recruitment. who knows? but chris, just lastly, isn't it funny that we have a prime minister who wants all children to study one form of maths until they're age 18, and then you have the chairman of the independent schools council saying, well, teachers shouldn't need gcse maths. yeah three cheers for rishi sunak . cheers for rishi sunak. >> i'll say that because i'm not great, i'm not a tory myself, not anything in political sense. but rishi's got it right. we need to raise the bar. we do it in other aspect of in every, every other aspect of life. the bar, give the life. raise the bar, give the kids what they need, which is a good education and improve the quality the teaching. need quality of the teaching. we need to be looking at five year olds

and of and raising the standard of their the age of their age, so that by the age of 15 16, they're at a good 15 or 16, they're at a good standard. the idea of lowering the bar. and people the bar. and these people are going poor going to be teachers. look, poor old lenon, he seems to old barnaby lenon, he seems to have leave senses. have lost leave of his senses. and rishi is and for once rishi sunak is right the bar. right raised the bar. >> well, there you go. thank you very indeed for your time. very much indeed for your time. chris thank you. chris mcgovern there. thank you. i really appreciate it. well lots to think about there, but what do you have to say? well, janet's written in. she says emily a primary teacher, if emily as a primary teacher, if you have a sound you don't have a good sound knowledge is knowledge of maths, there is absolutely way you can break absolutely no way you can break it down into teachable, scaffolded lessons , which is how scaffolded lessons, which is how children learn. i've observed many teachers actually teaching to the test, which simply means not teaching for accurate understanding . yes, i think understanding. yes, i think there are probably some teachers who learn it they go , so who learn it as they go, so they're learning at the same time as their pupils are. of course, not all teachers is a fantastic profession. now diana says if they can't pass gcse maths, then they're obviously not qualified teach anything. not qualified to teach anything. we not allow this to

we must not allow this to happen. well, it's not just, yeah, it's not just gcse maths that you need in order to teach maths, of course, but it's most other subjects. you need a level of understanding when it comes to it . but there you of understanding when it comes to it. but there you go. of understanding when it comes to it . but there you go. keep to it. but there you go. keep your views coming in gbviews@gbnews.com maybe barnaby is right . we have such is right. we have such a recruitment crisis in teaching that somehow we need to encourage people who have failed gcse maths to come forward. perhaps they could teach another subject . well let me know. what subject. well let me know. what do you think now two men have been arrested after a car hit a crowd of people during violence in sheffield . a 46 year old man in sheffield. a 46 year old man died and several others were injured in the incident. gb news yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley is on the scene in sheffield. anna, what do we know ? >> 7- >> hi, ? >> hi, emily. emma 7 >> hi, emily. yes well, the police cordon remains in place following that incident that happened at around 2:00 yesterday afternoon . on college yesterday afternoon. on college close. you can see there's two

police vehicles behind me there. several officers, and the road remains closed on college close. normally a quiet cul de sac. this area is about a mile and a half out of sheffield city centre . but tragedy struck here centre. but tragedy struck here yesterday. police were called out by concerned residents to calls of disturbed dance and violence. and as that call was taking place, a car then ploughed into a group of people , ploughed into a group of people, all tragically killing a 46 year old man at the scene and injuring several others , injuring several others, including one man who remained including one man who remained in hospital overnight last night with serious injuries. and as you've said, arrests have been made. so detectives have launched a murder investigation and an attempted murder investigation. a 23 year old man been arrested on suspicion of murder. he continues now to be held by detectives investigating the incident and a 55 year old man, also, who has been arrested on suspicion of attempted

murder. this extensive cordon remains around the close while police continue to do door to door investigation and finding out from residents if they have seen anything and witnessed what has happened. also to provide reassurance to the community as well, who are understandably shocked and concerned about what happened yesterday in this serious and violent incident. police are asking local people here to contact them on 101 or via crime stoppers with any information or evidence that they may have pertaining to this investigation . investigation. >> thank you very much indeed, anna riley, our yorkshire and humber reporter on the scene in sheffield. thank you very much. now garrett continues to now storm garrett continues to batter a localised batter the uk, a localised tornado hitting the greater manchester. be back in manchester. we'll be back in just one minute. looks like things are heating up . things are heating up. >> boxt boilers sponsor us of weather on . gb news. hello, weather on. gb news. hello, welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met

office . it's going to be another 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 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 of devon and cornwall, and parts of the midlands into parts of by the end of 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 showers, potentially some hail for more north eastern areas of scotland. further south, though, it should stay dry through of the night. dry through much of the night. but still fairly but the winds are still fairly strong tonight, so that means it'll be a mild night for the

bulk uk, a mild start bulk of the uk, so a mild start to the day tomorrow and the winds should be a little bit lighter through tomorrow. so some be some sunshine to be had particularly eastern particularly across eastern areas through the morning as well parts of central 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 and from boxt boilers , sponsors of from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news .

>> good afternoon britain. it is 1:00 on thursday, the 28th of december. the major incident declared a rare tornado hit greater manchester overnight with roofs ripped off, houses , with roofs ripped off, houses, fallen trees destroying buildings and thousands left. still without power. as storm garrett continues to wreak havoc today. but 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 , potential manifesto pledges, with the prime minister dare to call an early election and our very own sir sir jacob rees—mogg has been crowned the most popular conservative backbencher in an annual survey. he'll join me live on the programme.

and this is almost unbelievable, really, nearly . 88,000 nhs really, nearly. 88,000 nhs appointments were cancelled just due to the latest junior doctor strikes. this is just in the last week. nearly 88,000 nhs appointments . just cancelled. appointments. just cancelled. 1.2 million appointments have had to be rescheduled since the action began last december, and next week junior doctors are still planning to take part in a six day walkout. that's the longest in the history of the nhs, so let me know. have you been affected by cancelled appointments? perhaps you've been waiting for weeks , for been waiting for weeks, for months, even years to get something done, to see a doctor , something done, to see a doctor, to have a surgery? how have you been impacted? let me know. gb views at gbnews.com. but who also do you blame for this? the intransigent doctors perhaps, or the government? should they be paying the government? should they be

paying doctors more? let me know. gb views gb news. com but first it's your news headlines with . aaron very good afternoon with. aaron very good afternoon to you. >> it's a minute past one. i'm aaron armstrong a roofs have been ripped off houses after a suspected tornado struck a town in greater manchester during suspected tornado struck a town in gre'garrettnchester during suspected tornado struck a town in gre'garrett at|ester during suspected tornado struck a town in gre'garrett at stronquring suspected tornado struck a town in gre'garrett at strong winds storm garrett at strong winds caused significant damage to some 100 properties in stalybridge residents there saying they're lucky to be alive. a police have declared a major incident in tameside because of the potential risk to the public. many residents were forced to evacuate their homes, but have been but no injuries have been reported. homeowner gareth moody described the moment his house was hit by the wind. >> the youngest son in the front bedroom, sat his bedroom, he was sat under his cabin bed when the ceiling came through. so the bed has saved his and my, uh , my other his life and my, uh, my other son at the back, he was on a computer at the chimney stack from neighbour's house has from the neighbour's house has come through our bathroom. decimated it's decimated that, uh. and it's literally by by

literally missed him by by inches. and he's lucky be inches. and he's lucky to be alive. >> uh, further north, thousands of homes are still without power in parts scotland. strong in parts of scotland. strong winds and heavy snow has damaged the network there. the electric network there. travel has been disrupted across the country well . rail the country as well. rail operators, including scotrail , operators, including scotrail, lner and avanti west coast have suspended and cancelled services because of the conditions . a two because of the conditions. a two men are still being questioned after a car rammed into a crowd yesterday , killing a man in yesterday, killing a man in sheffield. a police launched a murder after a 46 murder investigation after a 46 year old was killed and several others were injured. one person remains in a serious condition in hospital emergency services were called following reports of violence and disorder around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder . old on suspicion of attempted murder. there are calls to reduce jail sentences to help ease pressure on prisons . house ease pressure on prisons. 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 says while prison terms are sometimes necessary , terms are sometimes necessary, short sentences are providing a university education in crime. however, former met police detective peter bleksley says those proposals will not work . those proposals will not work. >> criminals turn up to take part in these sentences , be it part in these sentences, be it graffiti removal , litter picking graffiti removal, litter picking or something a bit more useful and creative . and what they do and creative. and what they do is they turn up late or they don't turn up at all. they are in greater numbers than those people running the courses , and 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 , 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. >> well, three quarters of britain's fastest growing fraud is committed exclusively from

overseas . figures show that more overseas. figures show that more than 400,000 advance fee offences were committed between 2022 and 23. now that is when fraudsters promise a large sum of money to victims in return for a small upfront fee. it's almost up seven fold since before the pandemic . last month, before the pandemic. last month, the government announced a new onune 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 . 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% at the 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 nothing can be done. >> small electrical goods could be soon collected from the pavement outside your home. the proposal is part of the government's plan to boost recycling be paid recycling, and it would be paid for by the manufacturers of those items . items

those items. items like toasters, and kettles toasters, hairdryers and kettles . a retailers would also be obuged . a 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 . electrical goods are thrown away every year. the electrical goods are thrown away every year . the new scheme electrical goods are thrown away every year. the new scheme could be introduced by 2026 and you vaccination to protect babies against a seasonal virus could reduce hospitalisations by more than 80. a single dose will offer immediate protection against rsv and that affects 90% of children under the age of two. most babies experience mild colds, but it can lead to pneumonia or bronchitis in more than 30,000. under—fives are hospitalised every year and commemorative coins celebrating sir winston churchill. buckingham palace and the rnli will be launched next year. they're among five new designs unveiled by the royal mint celebrating key events and anniversaries . a £5 coin will be anniversaries. a £5 coin will be released for buckingham palace. now the annual set will also celebrate future events like the 2024 paris olympics and the

paralympic games. 2024 paris olympics and the paralympic games . we are on tv paralympic games. we are on tv live across the country on digital radio and if you want us on your smart speaker , just say on your smart speaker, just say play on your smart speaker, just say play gb news. i'll be back with more a little later. >> now thousands of homes have been left without power and a major incident declared as a localised tornado hits greater manchester as storm garrett sweeps through. the uk has also causing chaos on the travel network, with wind gusts causing delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport. so joining us now from waterloo station is the independent's travel correspondent, simon calder. so simon, on a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the disruption today ? how bad is the disruption today? >> i think we're probably now at about a seven. we were at an eight or a nine yesterday. i've just been rounding up where the latest problems are, if i may,

and on the railways it remains scotland . scotland. >> that has been worst hit. scotrail has cancelled a large number of trains, in particular on the west highland line, linking glasgow with fort william , mallaig and oban . we're william, mallaig and oban. we're also seeing lots of cancellations on the northern railways from dundee and perth to aberdeen and inverness. of course, we saw huge problems in northern scotland yesterday with motorists stranded in snow. um, the for lack of availability of buses, as i'm concerned, one person who's been in touch with me, who says i've been in stirling since um, yesterday afternoon when all the trains were were cancelled and there aren't any hotels tonight. help! what can i do? i think there are going to be buses available, but as can see, the roads are not as we can see, the roads are not as we can see, the roads are not as , um, good as they might be. as, um, good as they might be. um, turning if i may, to other parts of the rail network in

england . um, we've got a couple england. um, we've got a couple of, uh, really significant problems. the first one is in, um, on the west coast main line, which links southern scotland, north—west england and the west midlands with london. we had a tree on the line between rugby and lichfield, and that caused a lot of problems there. and then on the great western line with great sadness, i must say that, uh, there was a fatality earlier today , london paddington, the today, london paddington, the intercity hub for uh, south wales and the west of england , wales and the west of england, um, has seen uh trains disrupted pretty much all morning and going into the afternoon. so i'll tell you about the ferries. shall i tell you about the planes ? planes? >> go on. simon, i have a question to ask for a friend, though. first choice chances of trains to aberdeen tomorrow. >> think that would be >> oh, i think that would be pretty good. okay, so , um, let pretty good. okay, so, um, let me you what the, uh, me tell you what the, uh, situation is. they are clearing the lines. they couldn't , uh, the lines. they couldn't, uh, yesterday, it was a kind of domino effect across scotland. it's quite extra ordinary, just

one line after another. they were closing at scotrail because of the extreme conditions. worse than had been forecast. um, today they couldn't start up any of those lines until they'd had today they couldn't start up any ofdaylight nes until they'd had today they couldn't start up any ofdaylight inspectioniey'd had today they couldn't start up any ofdaylight inspection .ey'd had today they couldn't start up any ofdaylight inspection . and1ad today they couldn't start up any ofdaylight inspection . and itd a daylight inspection. and it gets some, uh, some sunrises. um, only just before 9:00 in aberdeen. um, today it's very tricky. there are an awful lot of cancellations on the line from dundee up to aberdeen by tomorrow. i'm pretty sure things will be back in place . and in will be back in place. and in addition, of course, there will be rail replacement buses . um, be rail replacement buses. um, hopefully by then. uh, fantastic women and men doing great work to get people where they need to be. >> excellent. now tell us about the planes . the planes. >> okay. well actually, if you're flying , maybe you're you're flying, maybe you're escaping. um, dare i say it, the extended family and heading off for the, uh, sunshine . or maybe for the, uh, sunshine. or maybe some winter sports things are going all right. um the only significant issues i'm seeing are at london heathrow involving british airways, which has now

made 26 cancellations. um. oh, crikey . i'm just looking at the crikey. i'm just looking at the picture there. yes simon. >> that's jet. >> that's jet. >> big jet tv showing a rather. >> big jet tv showing a rather. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and that's a, that's a if i'm not mistaken, an american airlines boeing 777 showing just how fantastically professional pilots are and how safe aviation is. so i think that would be quite exciting if you were at the controls or indeed on board the controls or indeed on board the plane. but don't worry, i'm not sure about exciting simon. >> it looks terrifying. >> it looks terrifying. >> well, look, honestly, um, i, l, >> well, look, honestly, um, i, i, i never feel safer or more comfortable than when i'm on an aircraft because, uh , formidable aircraft because, uh, formidable women of men who who keep us safe. it's quite extraordinary. so um, we've got 26 cancellations. british airways , cancellations. british airways, short haul european and domestic flights to, for instance, the newcastle, manchester, edinburgh, glasgow . now, the edinburgh, glasgow. now, the thing about those is that, um , thing about those is that, um, people will be rebooked on other flights. um and so therefore it's, well the airline is

blaming air traffic control restrictions. um, so you saw that, uh, plane just now very excitingly, they had to reduce the flow rate of flights coming into heathrow because the weather is so exciting and that's what triggers cancellations on british airways. the ferries meanwhile, um , in western scotland , the um, in western scotland, the normally wonderful um caledonian macbrayne ferry service, um , macbrayne ferry service, um, which probably could do with a few more ferries, but they've been cancelling a number of departures. the most recent fall is from weems bay, across the beautiful island of bute. um but people will be accustomed to that. and i have to mention britain's only hovercraft between southsea and ryde on the isle of wight. still suspended, but you can use your if you're lucky enough to have one for the hovercraft on the fastcat ferry from portsmouth to ryde instead. so i guess the advice is very much check the travel route before you , before you depart, before you, before you depart, because it's a very mixed

picture there. >> seven out of ten for travel chaos. >> seven out of ten for travel chaos . thank you very much for chaos. thank you very much for your time, simon. that's all we've for. simon is, we've got. time for. simon is, of the independent's we've got. time for. simon is, of correspondent. ndent's we've got. time for. simon is, of correspondent. so nt's we've got. time for. simon is, of correspondent. so there travel correspondent. so there you go. now, is there more storm garrett carnage to come? annie shuttleworth is a meteorologist at the met office. she joins me now. thank you. annie appreciate your time. so we've seen this localised tornado in greater manchester really wreaking havoc causing quite a lot a lot of destruction. we spoke to one of the homeowners who literally had the homeowners who literally had the roof of their home just whipped off, just blown off the top, causing huge amounts of destruction that will be quite costly , i imagine. are we costly, i imagine. are we expecting more gusts like that ? expecting more gusts like that? >> so yesterday we had a really disruptive day. we had storm garrett, which did bring some localised potential tornado , but localised potential tornado, but also some really strong gusty winds across the whole of the uk , as well as snow and heavy rain . so we had mass disruption due

to all weather elements, snow, wind and rain. now we've still got low pressure with us so it's staying unsettled through . the staying unsettled through. the rest of the week. but the winds are not quite as strong as yesterday and we're not going to see as much widespread heavy rain as we did yesterday. so things improve things will slowly improve through at through today and tomorrow at least for those travelling. but we're up the we're still picking up the pieces yesterday, pieces from yesterday, so there's we just heard, there's still, as we just heard, likely to be further travel disruption throughout today. >> right in thinking >>j and am i right in thinking that we see yet another storm ? storm? >> storm ? >> storm storm? >> storm henk, i think it is coming new year's eve, is that right? right. so there's the potential to see some further stormy weather into the weekend into saturday. >> so we've got a new low pressure system moving in now. this time the strongest winds are expected affect the are expected to affect the repubuc are expected to affect the republic of ireland, but we could see that low could still see that low pressure system come through. if it is named, it be storm pressure system come through. if it is n but d, it be storm pressure system come through. if it is n but we're be storm pressure system come through. if it is n but we're looking storm pressure system come through. if it is n but we're looking atorm henk. but we're looking at seeing some really strong, gusty winds and rain. a shorter winds and heavy rain. a shorter lived spell moving through the country through the course of

saturday. so that's got the potential to bring some further travel delays travel disruption and delays to anyone who is travelling on saturday. yes >> and annie, is this normal for the time of year ? the time of year? >> yeah we do. this is our sort of stormy season for the year. last year we had a particularly quiet season for storms. we had to wait until august for our first storm, which was first named storm, which was very unusual. was the very unusual. that was the longest wait we'd since longest wait we'd had since we started storms in 2015. started naming storms in 2015. in fact . but this year we've in fact. but this year we've already had seven now, so we've got which isn't a particularly high number, but it's fairly typical as through autumn and into winter is when we see a lot of weather coming in off the atlantic, and those low pressure systems that can be quite intense become named storms, intense and become named storms, bringing that wet and windy weather bringing that wet and windy wetwell, thank you very much for >> well, thank you very much for your time. annie shuttleworth, meteorologist office . meteorologist at the met office. we appreciate it. now keep your views coming in on your experiences with the nhs . we're experiences with the nhs. we're talking about the number of appointments that been appointments that have been cancelled later cancelled due to these later strikes. 88,000 just in one

week. that's appointments can vessels let me know if you've been caught up in this. have you had an appointment delayed? perhaps a friend or family member still waiting to be seen by a doctor? perhaps a surgery delayed ? me gb views delayed? let me know. gb views at comm . we'll be at gb news comm. we'll be getting to those later in the show, sunak is show, but rishi sunak is travelling from his travelling back south from his yorkshire constituency today, travelling back south from his yori it is looking increasingly likely that we will end up with

a may election . the budget, the a may election. the budget, the spnng a may election. the budget, the spring budget has been scheduled for the 6th of march. a couple of weeks earlier than it usually is, which has got tongues wagging in westminster, suggesting that they now suggesting that they are now thinking calling thinking of calling that election spring rather election in the spring rather than autumn. there are than in the autumn. there are lots of from backbench lots of calls from backbench conservatives all conservatives to scrap all different of taxes . there different kinds of taxes. there are rumours that jeremy hunt could scrap inheritance into could scrap inheritance tax into riley that actually polls very it's very popular with the public. it's very popular with the pubuc.theidea it's very popular with the public. the idea of scrapping that tax. and people think that it's quite it's quite a savvy thing for the tories to do because it's not that expensive for the treasury, not that many people are , are, uh, actually people are, are, uh, actually have to pay inheritance tax when it comes to it. but it's a popular tax because lots of people think that they're going to inheritance tax. to have to pay inheritance tax. other are that they other rumours are that they could something to could do something drastic to stamp possibly cut it stamp duty, possibly cut it entirely, and give some help to first time buyers by offering 30 year long mortgage rates. it's the other one, and this is very ,

the other one, and this is very, very popular with conservative mps and it would make a huge difference to the wallets of ordinary working brits . it's ordinary working brits. it's changing the thresholds at which income tax is paid . at the income tax is paid. at the moment, the 20% income tax threshold , the basic rate three, threshold, the basic rate three, as it's called , kicks in at as it's called, kicks in at 12,500 pounds. if you up that rate, then people can keep more of their own money before it's taxed away. they could also change the threshold at which the higher rate of tax is paid, which at the moment is 45. i think thousand pounds. that tax, that that income rate threshold . that that income rate threshold. and because it has been frozen for the last ten years, lots and lots of people, nurses, teachers , not high, high earners have been pulled into that higher rate tax bracket . that means rate tax bracket. that means that they're keeping a lot less of their money year on year. so one thing that the tories could really, really do to get more money back in people's pockets is to change those income tax threshold that is an expensive one for the treasury. but apparently it is something that

jeremy hunt is very seriously considering in the run up to the march 6th budget was quite interesting to olivia is some, although perhaps it's not that surprising. >> you can tell me whether it is yougov polling showing that only 11, only 11% of 24 to 49 year olds say that say that they will be supporting the conservatives at the next election. we hear also today that labour are considering spending a huge amounts of money, most likely on thousands of new nursery places , thousands of new nursery places, as interesting . as interesting. >> well, absolutely. i mean, to be honest, i'm quite surprised that it be honest, i'm quite surprised thatitis be honest, i'm quite surprised that it is even 11% of that age group, up to 49 years old, supporting the conservatives. we know that the average age of a conservative voter pretty much gets higher by each election. there was a small dip in 2019 when the conservatives won that shock majority , but on the shock majority, but on the whole, the conservatives have a big problem with winning over not just young people, not just gen z and millennials, but gen x

as well. and that is going to cause serious problems for them come the election, particularly because of the trouble that mortgage holders have got into those with mortgages tend to be in their sort of 30s, 40s, early 50s, and obviously because interest rates have been climbing for the past couple of years , and those mortgage rates years, and those mortgage rates have gone right up. and the conservatives don't really have that reputation as being the party for the mortgage holder anymore. that could mean that a lot more of those key voters , lot more of those key voters, that those in their 30s and 40s could start shifting over to labour come the election . labour come the election. >> well, there you go. thank you very much indeed. olivia utley gb news, political correspondent outside number 10. now as olivia said, speculation is rife about a spring election afterjeremy hunt announced he would deliver his budget on the 6th of march. now labour say they're ready to take on the tories at the polls whenever an election comes. but who hold the keys to number who will hold the keys to number 10 this time? next year? our political correspondent,

katherine forster, has taken a look at what we can expect politically in 2024. 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 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 , 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 can see that labour have held a lead

of around about sort of 10 to 15 points now, consistent for months and months. sir keir starmer says labour are ready. >> 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 . already lost. >> but former justice already lost. >> but formerjustice secretary sir robert buckland is more hopeful . 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. if the prime minister and the chancellor carry the track, carry on in the right track, reducing inflation, dealing with the cost of living, helping to grow then i think grow our economy, then i think the british public will say we want more of please. want more of that, please. >> despite joe >> and despite the polls, joe twyman labour face a huge

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 order to 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, may or next autumn. >> may, 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 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 diaries. >> well, there you go. there's a report from katherine forster and in the studio with me, i have the former minister of state for europe, denis macshane. denis. it's going to be quite the year for politics, isn't it? do you think there's a chance that rishi sunak might well bite the bullet . and go well bite the bullet. and go hell for leather and call her, or call an early general election ? election? >> no, because i've been there twice under john major and under twice underjohn major and under gordon brown . gordon brown. >> trust me, mps hang on to the last possible moment because the

money's good and the expenses are better . but above all, they are better. but above all, they just believe, like mr micawber, something will turn up and the defeat that john major was heading for with gordon brown was heading for wouldn't happen. it does. i rather think that, uh, rishi is in the same position . position. >> i think a lot of us are unsure of what the labour party are offering . the electorate are are offering. the electorate are offering voters. they are starting to say more and more. we heard today, uh, plans for more nursery spaces. which of course will be very costly to the taxpayer. but it is something that a lot of young families desperate for. families are desperate for. >> i have a grandfather . i've >> i have a grandfather. i've got three children who will benefit from that. it's not just youngsters who will appreciate that. >> okay, tell me how you'll benefit. >> well , very, benefit. >> well, very, very simply, my two daughters. >> one was two boys. uh three and soon to be three. and 11 weeks. and my second daughter with a baby girl, a beautiful

baby girl will be one in february. the cost of putting them into any nursery school. brexit's destroyed au pairs. one set of grandparents lives in canada , another in the cotswolds canada, another in the cotswolds and their mother lives, works principally in rome. >> so it's all over the place. >> so it's all over the place. >> they live in south london. it's muggins me who's always called up. daddy, are you free? could you come? of course i do it. and it's a one. nothing they'll never be so happy in my life. but my god, i mean, when we wore our children or when i was a little boy, you know, there was an au pair. there was a help. all of this has a mother's help. all of this has just abolished. just been abolished. >> what would say, though, is >> what i would say, though, is that government do subsidise that the government do subsidise childcare spaces a lot already , childcare spaces a lot already, and it is very costly on the taxpayer, that's for sure. >> the government also have plans to add extra hours, more hours . but it seems to me that hours. but it seems to me that when they do this, all these subsidies, the cost of the childcare places continues to rise regardless . rise regardless. >> yes, that may be the case. i

just draw from experience because to begin with i was living in france before i became an mp in 94 and uh, my last son was born just two months after i became an mp. but in france there were free nurseries , free there were free nurseries, free creches, really, for very little babies. and it was just wonderful . you liberated women, wonderful. you liberated women, childcare isn't something to look after children, it's to free up women. because trust me, emily, wait your turn comes when your wonderful husband see if he does any real childcare . does any real childcare. >> yes, i do, take your point completely. but as i've been reminded in our inbox this morning and this afternoon, there are a lot of people there out there who believe that children benefit from being at home with their parents as much as possible, so should not a government try to , uh, make government try to, uh, make people's lives easier in different ways? more flexibility, not everyone wants to go back to their boring office job, eh?

>> absolutely, absolutely lutely. but you try and live in rishi sunak , england. he doesn't rishi sunak, england. he doesn't know anything about it. with the wealth he's got on a medium low ish. i'm not talking about poverty. pay or anything. salary win, just one salary in the household . people, parents, both household. people, parents, both parents have to go out and work out of sheer necessity now because of the way we structured our labour market. that's a bigger, bigger story. >> well, it's also because of the crisis . yes. if rent the housing crisis. yes. if rent and mortgages weren't eating up, you know, half, 50% plus your you know, half, 50% plus of your income , then perhaps women and income, then perhaps women and men also would be able to take a little bit more time off in those crucial early years. but i want to ask you, dennis, because you've got a ski trip coming up. so who's this with? who are you? who are the movers and shakers? >> is very simply, i'm a passionate skier. i'm sorry. it's a sort vice grip. me it's a sort of vice grip. me when i was a young person . not when i was a young person. not as fast as you. emily. emily dear listeners, should know, has

got a world ranking as she was the fastest british girl on skis for . for. >> no. sadly not. okay, so when i came into the house of commons they do a lot of sports things as a cricket club, rugby club, football club, tennis club. >> i do a lot of tennis. even today with mps and i found to my pleasure week pleasure they had a ski week organised with the swiss organised jointly with the swiss in and the swiss love it. in davos and the swiss love it. they come in force. it's a big storm in switzerland. prince charles has skied with us. uh different people are coming and next week i'll be out there principally with tories. now, i hope. when i came in, i was the first labour mp to go skiing with the parliamentary ski team for about 20 years. i hope there'll be lots of labour skiers us next year. skiers joining us next year. >> so there you go, hobnobbing with the rich and powerful in davos on your skis. >> we'll have a fabulous time. and be careful. don't get into any scrapes. make sure you wear your helmet. that was of course, the minister state for the former minister of state for europe, macshane. thank europe, denis macshane. thank you for your time this

you very much for your time this afternoon. coming the afternoon. now, coming up, the nhs been a in nhs has been hit by a rise in the floods and fires the number of floods and fires at its sites in the past year, as if 80,000 missed appointments in one week, cancelled appointments in one week wasn't enough. fires and floods. i'm emily carver this is good afternoon britain on gb news, britain's news channel .

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news. >> just thinking . >> just thinking. >> just thinking. >> i should have asked denis macshane whether his, uh, ski trip was taxpayer funded. next time i'll ask him, but we've got plenty more coming up on today's show. i bet you didn't this show. i bet you didn't see this one so rees—mogg one coming. so jacob rees—mogg has crowned the most has been crowned the most popular conservative backbenchen popular conservative backbencher. in a moment, i'll speak to the man himself and tell you why that might be. all of that and much more good of that and much more on good afternoon britain. but first it's your news headlines with aaron . aaron armstrong. >> it's 134. aaron armstrong. >> it's134. i'm aaron aaron armstrong. >> it's 134. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. residents whose homes were hit by a suspected tornado in greater manchester say they're lucky to be alive. police declared a major incident after roofs were pred major incident after roofs were ripped from houses during storm garrett in stalybridge, causing extensive damage to around 100 properties. many residents were forced to evacuate their homes, although no injuries have been reported . meanwhile, thousands reported. meanwhile, thousands of homes in scotland remain without power after the storm damaged the network's

electricity providers have warned . that some customers warned. that some customers could be without supply into friday. the bad weather is also continuing to create travel problems, with some roads in scotland closed and many rail services cancelled delays . services cancelled or delays. two men are still being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd, killing a 46 year old man in sheffield yesterday. a cordon remains in place where several others were injured. one person is in a serious condition in hospital. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorder around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder and a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder . suspicion of attempted murder. allowing more criminals to avoid jail sentences could help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons . crime and ease pressure on prisons. that's crime and ease pressure on prisons . that's according to crime and ease pressure on prisons. that's according to a house of lords committee , which house of lords committee, which says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers should make better use of community sentences. the group of peers say while prison terms

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fires at its sites in the past yean fires at its sites in the past year, records of fires are up by a fifth and the number of floods has increased by almost 60. why is this? the liberal democrats say these figures should act as a wake up call for the government about the crumbling condition service. condition of our health service. now, chair of the now, the former chair of the british medical association gp's committee is with me. thank you very much. laurence buckman. thank you for coming on the show. laurence, what is going on in our hospitals and our nhs buildings? this seems quite remarkable that we've seen such an uptick in both fires and floods . floods. >> well, it's not that remarkable and it's completely predictable . predictable. >> and it was the hot news 20 to 30 years ago when we told the government of the day that this was almost guaranteed to happen . was almost guaranteed to happen. >> if you don't spend money on maintenance , if you impose maintenance, if you impose austerity on something that needs continuous improvement, you will end up with buildings that fall to bits, both in the community and in the hospital sector. and in general practice. and the fact is, we haven't

spent much money on any of this. and so we are left with emergency repairs. and as a consequence, particularly when there's a storm, some buildings will flood or fall over. >> and when it comes to fires, are you saying that the buildings are particularly flammable because they're in such a poor state? >> well, a lot of them were built at times with materials that we wouldn't use now. and a lot of them don't have adequate fire safety, because, again , uh, fire safety, because, again, uh, the fire safety equipment is old and it needs to be updated. and much of it is, is fitted onto buildings that no longer will support it. really you need new modern buildings, but that's not realistic to expect that very quickly. but we do need a plan of maintenance, and that's been suspended for years . there's suspended for years. there's tiny amounts of maintenance only where crises occur , and indeed where crises occur, and indeed there are many hospitals that are in crisis from buildings. and of course, when a building doesn't work properly , you can't doesn't work properly, you can't deliver the service from within it. get people into it. if you can't get people into an operating because

an operating theatre because the walls crumbling , then walls are crumbling, then nobody's to get operated nobody's going to get operated on, which is going to increase waiting lists . waiting lists. >> so, lawrence, are you >> so, lawrence, what are you saying that need saying here? really that we need to down these to knock down some of these hospitals again, or hospitals and start again, or could this just be a little bit of upkeep here and there ? of upkeep here and there? >> it's a huge amount of upkeep . >> it's a huge amount of upkeep. it needs a plan. it needs to be planned with the treasury. so money guaranteed used money is guaranteed and not used to take money away from patient care. it has to be separate money for managing estates and that can be done gradually. but in a planned way. it's not just a bit of tinkering. we need a large amount of work knocking buildings down and work and what i'm a bit confused here, and some of our viewers and listeners will be too, is that we have record levels of funding going into the nhs , going into going into the nhs, going into the service, going into hospitals, pay hospitals, going into pay packets . packets. >> and yet, as you say, we have crumbling buildings. what's going with this money? going on with this money? >> because the bulk of nhs expenditure is in its staff, because the nhs is its people

and to a slightly lesser extent, the amount of money we spend on treatments when there was no treatments when there was no treatment for particular illnesses, then you didn't spend any money on it. but now you do. and so there are costs that you can't anticipate . nobody can't anticipate. nobody anticipates a pandemic which is going to cost you a fortune. and all of these things mean that maintenance money gets taken and spent on other things. so that's gone on for many years now. so it's not a new thing. but as you see, hospitals gradually deny feuded of money for this kind of thing because it's all seen as one pot. and i believe that actually that that's a bit old fashioned . now, we ought to be fashioned. now, we ought to be looking at buildings and nhs estate as a separate thing. but while you look at them as one thing, inevitably you're going to money to spend on to take money to spend on patient to break down patient care, to break down waiting , to recruit waiting lists, to recruit more doctors nurses , to pay for doctors and nurses, to pay for expensive drugs that they're all competing for the same pot and the wiser arrangement would not include that . include that. >> and lawrence, just your

reaction. we were talking earlier about new statistics that show 88,000 or nearly 88,000 appointments have been cancelled, just in the last week due to these ongoing junior strikes. we've got another week of strikes coming. what do you say to that ? i think that the say to that? i think that the parties concerned should get round the table. >> i think they're going to talk eventually. they might as well start now and there's start talking now and there's a lot to say. and it wouldn't be difficult to come to a solution for the juniors who are seriously underpaid without destroying the nhs finances . uh, destroying the nhs finances. uh, it also wouldn't be that difficult to fulfil government agendas. talking is what matters. striking while i understand why they're doing it, but striking almost never generates the kind of money you get from talking. >> yeah, i guess one of the difficulties is, is that both sides are saying that they're ready to negotiate, ready to talk around the table, but it doesn't seem come to a

doesn't seem to come to a solution. you much solution. thank you very much for your time, doctor lawrence buchman, chair of the buchman, former chair of the british medical association gps committee. plenty more committee. now, plenty more coming on today's show. the coming up on today's show. the bbc been accused feeding bbc has been accused of feeding viewers steady diet of woke viewers a steady diet of woke bias research suggests. research suggests the broadcaster has failed to uphold standards in its own impartiality plan. we'll discuss why. i'm emily carver and this is good afternoon britain on

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>> well good afternoon britain. it is 145 in the afternoon. and joining me now to discuss some of the top stories of the day is political commentator benedict spence. and the former labour mp stephen pound . good to see you. stephen pound. good to see you. now we were just talking before the break about the crumbling state of some of our nhs hospitals. stephen i know, and it's not going to be made worse. it's a different issue, although of course intertwined perhaps, but with the pay demands from junior doctors . and we've just junior doctors. and we've just seen, well , just heard that seen, well, just heard that 88,000 appointments cancelled in just a week due to the strikes. that's 1.2 just a week due to the strikes. that's1.2 million cancelled appointments in just a year. >> it's a staggering figure. and when you think that the every doctor, when they qualify, swears hippocratic oath, you swears the hippocratic oath, you know, first do no harm and yet what they're doing is demonstrably people. demonstrably harming people. >> quite >> but i think it's quite interesting because part of interesting that because part of the junior doctors claim the junior doctors pay claim is about of the about the condition of the health morale generally, health service morale generally, you laurence buckman on

you had laurence buckman on that. worked with rob buckman, that. i worked with rob buckman, i his brother, when i was i think his brother, when i was at ucl in the middlesex hospital and we used this and we used to have this a constant maintenance constant rolling maintenance programme. middlesex hospital had 1860s, had been built in the 1860s, 18705. i had been built in the 18605, 18705. i think had been built in the 1860s, 1870s. i think charles dickens had done public readings to raise money for ucl was raise money for it, and ucl was equally although it's been equally old, although it's been rebuilt since then and the maintenance programme was constant you've got constant that if you've got a cut financially , the first cut back financially, the first thing that goes is maintenance. now where i admired boris johnson was when he said, i'll be prime minister i'm going be prime minister and i'm going to build 20 new hospitals where i bofis to build 20 new hospitals where i boris johnson. to build 20 new hospitals where i borisjohnson. is to build 20 new hospitals where i boris johnson. is he i despise boris johnson. is he hasn't built a single one of them, think he recognises them, but i think he recognises that. but look, in some ways i hate the expression a perfect storm because it's such a cliche . but in the reality is we've got striking. got the doctors striking. funding not being directed in got the doctors striking. fun right not being directed in got the doctors striking. fun right place.)eing directed in got the doctors striking. fun right place. and directed in got the doctors striking. fun right place. and (think,d in got the doctors striking. fun right place. and (think, as] the right place. and i think, as wes said, the other the right place. and i think, as wes the said, the other the right place. and i think, as wes the nhs said, the other the right place. and i think, as wes the nhs isaid, the other the right place. and i think, as wes the nhs is al, the other the right place. and i think, as wes the nhs is a service,1er the right place. and i think, as wes the nhs is a service, not a day, the nhs is a service, not a shrine. and i think we have to actually start waking up and being a bit objective and sensible and mature and serious about what we want from the nhs, what we can afford for the nhs when we're spending a fantastic

figure. many billions is it figure. how many billions is it a year? i mean numerous billions, numerous percentages of dup, but it's something like 40% of gdp. >> it's huge. >> it's huge. >> yeah. day day public >> yeah. day to day public spending. yeah . spending. yeah, yeah yeah. >> unbelievable isn't >> which is unbelievable isn't it. to do it. it. yeah so we've got to do it. >> is unbelievable. but >> it is unbelievable. but benedict makes a good benedict stephen makes a good point. there are we just spending wrong things. spending on the wrong things. because spending seems to because public spending seems to continue whatever the continue to go up. whatever the government says or however the government says or however the government public government is criticised, public spending and nhs spending in particular always ring fenced. where is it going if not on crumbling hospitals? >> honestly, your guess is as good as to where it's good as mine as to where it's going. a lot of it seems to be going. a lot of it seems to be going things like going on things like procurement, know, we procurement, but you know, we seem a lot more for the seem to pay a lot more for the same services, the same goods that get the that people can get in the private lot less private sector for a lot less people can them over the people can get them over the counter lot less. but it's counter for a lot less. but it's i every body's known that i mean, every body's known that this going happening this is going to keep happening with seen the with the nhs. we've all seen the sort the incoming demographic sort of the incoming demographic crisis have too crisis where you have far too many people using the many older people using the service, inactive service, far too many inactive people and people using the service, and not people not enough younger people producing enough wealth basically . and we basically to fund it. and so we can't keep up . and

can't really keep up. and broadly speaking, it can't really keep up. and broadly speaking , it does broadly speaking, it does require it's not something that we can just sort of cut and go, oh, well, we're going to leave all people to their all of these ill people to their own there have own devices. but there does have bofis own devices. but there does have boris line during the boris johnson's line during the pandemic. but it pandemic. yeah, it was, but it it's of those things where it's one of those things where you your cloth you do have to cut your cloth somewhere you can't somewhere because you can't continue spend continue to just spend indefinitely know, continue to just spend inde mentioned, know, ;now, continue to just spend inde mentioned, know, what is you mentioned, you know, what is it of gdp you mentioned, you know, what is it nhs of gdp you mentioned, you know, what is it nhs is of gdp you mentioned, you know, what is it nhs is daily of gdp you mentioned, you know, what is it nhs is daily over of gdp you mentioned, you know, what is it nhs is daily over overgdp you mentioned, you know, what is it nhs is daily over over 10% the nhs is daily over over 10% of gdp is now spending on interest, on debt, which is, you know, equally unsustainable. so there needs to be growth to pay for these things. and where possible, things do need to be outsourced can outsourced to people who can afford it. and often that afford to do it. and often that is taxpayer, but we're is not the taxpayer, but we're not to have that. is not the taxpayer, but we're not is to have that. is not the taxpayer, but we're not is it to have that. is not the taxpayer, but we're not is it an to have that. is not the taxpayer, but we're not is it an eitherave that. is not the taxpayer, but we're not is it an either or? that. is not the taxpayer, but we're not is it an either or? we:. >> is it an either or? we ehhen >> is it an either or? we either, um, give adequate maintenance to nhs buildings maintenance to our nhs buildings or rises to doctors. or pay rises to doctors. >> most countries actually most developed countries seem to be able it. it'sjust developed countries seem to be able it. it's just us able to manage it. it's just us in the united states that struggle this. i don't know struggle with this. i don't know why united why it's just us in the united states struggle with it, states that struggle with it, but seems to but everyone else seems to have some of function. some sort of function. >> a as a labour man >> stephen, as a as a labour man yourself, sound increasingly yourself, you sound increasingly like bit a free

like a bit of a bit of a free marketeer. you want to shake up the fundamentally wash your the nhs fundamentally wash your mouth out partly, no. >> i was in the same >> look, i was born in the same week the nhs in july 1948, week as the nhs in july 1948, and my eldest brothers, and my two eldest brothers, neither lived beyond, neither of them lived beyond, you when were you know, when they were born and of seven and i and i'm now one of seven brothers and sisters. so the nhs has worked really, when the nhs brothers and sisters. so the nhs has wiwell, really, when the nhs brothers and sisters. so the nhs has wiwell, re works hen the nhs works well, it works brilliantly. problem brilliantly. but the problem is the predicated on the nhs was predicated on a couple things. firstly, on couple of things. firstly, on women working , couple of things. firstly, on women working, women couple of things. firstly, on women working , women staying couple of things. firstly, on women and working, women staying couple of things. firstly, on women and looking , women staying couple of things. firstly, on women and looking afternen staying couple of things. firstly, on women and looking after the staying behind and looking after the elderly and the infirm. yeah, that was it. and second elderly and the infirm. yeah, that vwast. and second elderly and the infirm. yeah, that vwas thatd second elderly and the infirm. yeah, that vwas thatd wouldd elderly and the infirm. yeah, that vwas thatd would leave thing was that men would leave school work until they school at 15, work until they were 65, retire and die 75. were 65, retire and die at 75. now the problem is, if you've got a demand led service and a and supply narrow, then you've got a problem because you're constantly, constantly be asking for more money on which is for more money on this, which is why need women at home why we need women at home and men to die a bit sooner. well, that wouldn't be manifesto that wouldn't be my manifesto for . for any. >> but that was, that was >> but but that was, that was that within the beveridge. >> because forget >> because don't forget the beveridge talked beveridge report also talked about idleness. >> of course there have been huge improvements in the without a healthcare but medical very fact that we're living into fact that we're all living into our in fact ringing

our 905 is in fact a ringing endorsement. >> on the other hand, >> yeah. but on the other hand, why come think apart from why how come i think apart from cuba, actually cuba, nobody else has actually copied model of the nhs. and copied our model of the nhs. and i think inevitably we're going to have to go to some sort of insurance system. there insurance based system. there has some has to be, well, some people make joke we're not make the joke that we're not a country with an nhs attached , country with an nhs attached, but an with a country but we're an nhs with a country attached . attached. >> well, some people make the point the nhs is point that the nhs is so overwhelming size and overwhelming in its size and it's the third employer it's the third biggest employer in isn't it? in the world, isn't it? >> after indian >> after the indian state railways chinese army. railways and the chinese army. but crazy. but yeah , and people but crazy. but yeah, and people say that the english are not got all market er talking points. >> they're steve, they're not, they're not. >> they say the english are >> do they say the english are not religious people. not the most religious people. so invent the nhs to so they had to invent the nhs to take the of. take the place of. >> suppose >> right. i suppose it's preferable to being married to an army, which what germany an army, which was what germany was, pla was, and i suppose what the pla is. be worse. yeah. is. so it could be worse. yeah. no, i was just rooting through my papers on optimism to my papers very on optimism to see should talk about next. >> and m- m— >> and i want to talk about teachers this is the teachers now, this is the chairman of the independent schools council has said that because there's a recruitment

crisis in our schools, barnaby lennon yes. he said , um, dear lennon yes. he said, um, dear barnaby, that teachers , aspiring barnaby, that teachers, aspiring teachers shouldn't need gcse maths necessarily to qualify. is that what we want? benedict well, i can't really speak with any great authority because i've got a c at gcse maths, so i think it would be. >> it's barely a pass. it's sort of grabbing on by your fingers and playing. please let in. and playing. please let me in. i think it obviously it depends what kind subjects. what kind of subjects. >> isn't it interesting you >> isn't it interesting that you feel saying that you >> isn't it interesting that you feela saying that you >> isn't it interesting that you feela on saying that you >> isn't it interesting that you feela on on saying that you >> isn't it interesting that you feela on on national! that you got a c on on national television? because i think in this know, don't this country, you know, we don't talk much about maths. we talk too much about maths. we always nose up and say, always turn our nose up and say, oh, it's not important what i got in german. >> it's um, there's a very long word for it in german. it's one of those where, you know, of those things where, you know, we are we are behind in maths. there's no two ways about it. and there is a sort of permitted in this country to say people are bad at maths. i don't in this country to say people are b'necessarily. i don't in this country to say people are b'necessarily that i don't in this country to say people are b'necessarily that people: in this country to say people are necessarily ly that people: in this country to say people are necessarily ly th at people: in this country to say people are necessarily ly th at maths. are necessarily bad at maths. i think that it is not drilled into from very young age. into them from a very young age. this is something that people can be very gifted at, but i

think can drag people think that you can drag people up to a higher than up to a much higher level than we acceptable. and we consider acceptable. and i think need to look at think you just need to look at southeast east asia to southeast and far east asia to prove that that is true. actually, it into prove that that is true. actually people it into prove that that is true. actually people from it into age, enough people from a young age, they may not like it, but they will away with a will be able to come away with a good standard of maths. and that, afraid, is the that, i'm afraid, is what the future requires. everything future requires. if everything is technology based, is going to be technology based, that people need to function. >> and that's what, uh, >> and that's what, um, uh, rishi absolutely >> well, he to carry >> well, he he wants us to carry on we fall off the twig. on until we fall off the twig. but how can we have rishi sunak saying all need maths saying we all need maths till 18, and then someone, a leader in saying that actually. >> w e and english >> well, it's maths and english are actually talking about dumbing britain. dumbing down britain. >> i think we, >> britain. well i think we, i mean, i school when i was >> britain. well i think we, i mibyi, i school when i was >> britain. well i think we, i miby mutualschool when i was >> britain. well i think we, i miby mutual agreement] i was >> britain. well i think we, i miby mutual agreement withas >> britain. well i think we, i miby mutual agreement with the 15 by mutual agreement with the head teacher but, you know, head teacher and, but, you know, without mutual agreement, we've all had those conversations without, you know, without having qualification. having a single qualification. and 29, after and then when i was 29, after i'd a seaman bus i'd been a seaman and a bus conductor in a hospital port and all things, i suddenly all these things, i suddenly realised i was going to get nowhere. to the city nowhere. so i went to the city literary institute and studied maths english french. literary institute and studied maths enoughglish french. literary institute and studied mathsenoughglish gcsech. oddly enough got my gcse o—levels and went to the london school of economics. but they said, to use

said, i said, am i going to use maths? they said to do economics. yes preferably you're going for going to use maths for everything. think what's everything. and i think what's interesting this is some interesting about this is some people look, if people are saying, look, if you're teacher, you're going to be a pe teacher, do you need maths? you know, if you're going be history you're going to be a history teacher, maths? and teacher, do you need maths? and i a certain extent the i think to a certain extent the discipline i you do. discipline i think you do. >> you're going to be marking and adding up. >> be able keep >> you need to be able to keep the you know, you need to >> you need to be able to keep the how you know, you need to >> you need to be able to keep the how manyiow, you need to >> you need to be able to keep the how many yearsou need to >> you need to be able to keep the how many years thereed to >> you need to be able to keep the how many years there were know how many years there were between historical know how many years there were betweethat historical know how many years there were betweethat team 1istorical know how many years there were betweethat team hasrical know how many years there were betweethat team hasten. events that team has ten players. has 11. players. that one has 11. there's an issue. yeah. >> you've been the >> you've obviously been on the jacob i talk jacob rees—mogg show and i talk about think we think we about the i think we i think we need standards. need higher standards. >> maybe. but people >> maybe. but some people have written know, written in and said, you know, some only struggle with some people only struggle with maths more maths and they're more than qualified areas. so qualified in other areas. so they could be a good teacher. qualified in other areas. so they letuld be a good teacher. qualified in other areas. so they let me be a good teacher. qualified in other areas. so they let me be a what eacher. qualified in other areas. so theylet me be a what eachthink. but let me know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. thank you very ben benedict very much, ben benedict spence and pound. very much, ben benedict spence and a pound. very much, ben benedict spence and a speculation pound. very much, ben benedict spence and a speculation an)und. very much, ben benedict spence and a speculation an early now, a speculation of an early election continues to circulate. we'll speaking pollster election continues to circulate. wejohn speaking pollster election continues to circulate. we john curtice ng pollster election continues to circulate. we john curtice ng pnexter sirjohn curtice in the next houn sirjohn curtice in the next hour. it looks like things are heating up . heating up. >> boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news is . hello. welcome to

on gb news is. hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office . it's 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 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. blustery 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 of devon and cornwall, and parts of the midlands into parts of east by the end of 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 showers , some sleet and snow showers, potentially some hail for more nonh potentially some hail for more north eastern areas of scotland. further south, though, it should stay through of the

stay dry through much of the night. but the winds are still fairly tonight, that fairly strong tonight, so that means it'll be mild night for means it'll be a mild night for the of the uk. so a mild the bulk of the uk. so a mild start to the day tomorrow and the winds should a little bit the winds should be a little bit lighter tomorrow. so lighter through tomorrow. so some had some sunshine to be had particularly eastern some sunshine to be had particthrough eastern some sunshine to be had particthrough morning areas through the morning as well parts of central 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 boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gbh .

news. >> good afternoon britain. it is 2:00 on thursday. the 28th of december. major incident declared a rare tornado hit greater manchester overnight with roofs ripped off, houses fallen trees destroying buildings and thousands still without power as storm garrett continues to wreak havoc today , continues to wreak havoc today, we'll take you across the country with our team of reporters on the scene and 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 continue to swirl about potential manifesto pledges, tax cuts galore with the prime minister dare to call an early election and our very own sir jacob rees—mogg

an early election and our very own sirjacob rees—mogg has been crowned the most popular conservative backbencher in an annual survey. he'll join me very shortly. and the labour party are planning to create thousands of new nursery places in primary schools to end what they call child care deserts . but how will child care deserts. but how will this be funded? should the taxpayer fund more for childcare ? should they pay more of their own hard earned cash for childcare for others? let me know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. perhaps you think it's absolutely necessary that young families need childcare provision and they needit childcare provision and they need it now. let me know. but first is your news headlines with . aaron good afternoon. with. aaron good afternoon. >> it's just after 2:00 aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom a residents whose homes were hit by a suspected tornado in greater manchester say

they're alive . they're lucky to be alive. police declared major incident police declared a major incident after roofs ripped from after roofs were ripped from houses storm garrett. it houses during storm garrett. it happenedin houses during storm garrett. it happened in stalybridge, causing extensive damage to around 100 properties. now, many residents were forced to evacuate their homes . no injuries have been homes. no injuries have been reported . homeowner gareth moody reported. homeowner gareth moody described the moment his house was hit by the wind . was hit by the wind. >> the youngest son in the front bedroom, he was sat under his cabin bed when the ceiling came through. has saved through. so the bed has saved his life and my, other his life and my, uh, my other son at back , he was on a son at the back, he was on a computer at the stack computer at the chimney stack from the neighbour's has from the neighbour's house has come through our bathroom. decimated uh, and it's decimated that, uh, and it's literally by inches . literally missed him by inches. and to be alive and he's lucky to be alive further north, around 7000 homes are still without power in parts of scotland. >> strong wind and heavy snow has damaged electricity has damaged the electricity network. it travel has also been disrupted across of the uk disrupted across some of the uk rail operators, including scotrail, lner and avanti west coast have suspended or cancelled services because of the conditions . two men cancelled services because of the conditions. two men 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 as several others were injured, with one person in a critical condition in hospital emergency services responded to reports . of violence and reports. of violence and disorder around 2:00 in the afternoon , a 23 year old was afternoon, a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. 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 are being urged to make better use of community sentence houses, it appears, 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, though, says the proposals won't work. >> criminals turn up to take part in these sentences, be it graffiti removal, litter picking or something a bit more useful and creative . and what they do

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, then these communities sentences, whilst looking good on paper in practice, are just a complete waste of time . complete waste of time. >> three quarters of britain's fastest growing fraud is committed exclusively from overseas . these figures show overseas. these figures show more than 400,000 advance fee offences were committed between 2022 and 23. that's when fraudsters promise a large sum of money to victims in return for a small upfront fee . it is for a small upfront fee. it is up almost seven fold since before the pandemic last month. the government announced a new onune the government announced a new online fraud charter in an effort to combat internet scams. but shadow . attorney general but shadow. attorney general emily thornberry says the international gangs are feasting on britain. >> we lose the equivalent . of

>> we lose the equivalent. of the amount of money we spend on 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 the problem. 40% of crime at the moment is fraud, and it's expanding ever expanding because nobody ever gets and three quarters gets caught. and three quarters of comes abroad . and of it comes from abroad. and people just government just people just the government just shrugs. shoulders and says, shrugs. its shoulders and says, there's nothing that be i >> -- >> small electrical goods could soon be collected from the pavement outside your home. the proposal is of the proposal is part of the government's boost government's plan to boost recycling, be paid recycling, and it would be paid for manufacturers of for by the manufacturers of items toasters and kettles, items like toasters and 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. this new scheme, though, could be in place by 2026. a new vaccine to protect babies against a seasonal virus could reduce hospitalisations 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 can lead to

pneumonia or bronchitis for some more than 30,000 under—fives are hospitalised every year over the counter cash withdrawals hit an all time high. it happened on the last friday before christmas , according to the post office. more than £62 million was withdrawn on the 22nd of december, beating the previous record by more than 10 million. the last friday before christmas was also the busiest day of the year for atm withdrawals , with year for atm withdrawals, with around £460 million being taken out . the post office says the out. the post office says the rising cost of living has led more people to turn to cash as they try to manage their budgets . commemorative coins celebrating sir winston churchill. buckingham palace and the rnli will be launched next yeah the rnli will be launched next year. they're amongst five new designs unveiled by the royal mint celebrating key anniversaries at the buckingham palace. coin will be a £5 coin. the annual set will also celebrate future events like the

2024 paris olympic and paralympic games , and some paralympic games, and some incredible footage has emerged from texas in the states where police resorted to extreme measures to apprehend a dangerous driver. this is a swat team using a specialist tyre spikes that was to stop a highway chase, and then they broke through the lorry's cabin with an armoured battering ram, a gas canisters and a police dog were also used to subdue the driver. after an hour long standoff, it's unclear what started the chase. police, though, say he was acting erratically . this is gb news. erratically. this is gb news. we're live across the uk on tv, digital, radio and on your smart speaken digital, radio and on your smart speaker. that's it for the moment. now back to . emily. moment. now back to. emily. >> welcome back. now thousands of homes have been left without power and a major incident declared as a localised tornado hit greater manchester. we'll be crossing live to stalybridge very shortly. but first, as

storm garrett sweeps through the uk, it's also causing chaos on the travel network with wind gusts causing delays to road, rail and also ferry transport. pilots at heathrow have been experiencing some tricky landing conditions in this storm. let's have a look. >> that vortex crashing down on me. >> listen to it. it's over the top of me now . top of me now. >> 0000000. you can hear is a rather enthusiastic plane spotter there. that looks like quite a bit of turbulence landing, but i understand it was safe and everyone was comfortable enough, although i think that might have brought out my travel sickness. i don't know about you, there you know about you, but there you go. some good plane watching. if you're into that, so do tell us to tell us the latest on the disruption across the country. let's cross to national reporter theo chikomba live from king's cross station for us. theo plenty of trains being cancelled

. you can theo hear me? it doesn't look like theo can hear me. he's live from king's cross station. as i understand it, there has been quite a bit of travel chaos, particularly in scotland, but we're going to go now to the tornado, which has damaged around 100 homes in the tameside area of greater manchester. now residents have seen roofs torn off houses, trees blown down, walls collapsing. a . major incident collapsing. a. major incident has been declared , so i'm hoping has been declared, so i'm hoping we can now speak to our northwest reporter, sophie reapen northwest reporter, sophie reaper, who is in stalybridge. for us now. you spoke to one of the homeowners affected earlier, didn't you? sophie, can you explain a bit about what that experience was like ? experience was like? >> i can indeed. there are scenes just like this one all over the borough of tameside today, after what's being described by the met office as a localised tornado has caused major damage to at least dozens of houses. you mentioned the one specifically here behind me. we spoke to the owners earlier . of

spoke to the owners earlier. of course, they are devastated by this. they say it's their life's work and that looking at it now, it is of course heartbreaking. however they also acknowledge that they are lucky to be alive in those 305 that have changed their lives. essentially and that they have now already started the clean up process. just minutes ago they were sweeping up roof tiles. you can see at the front door. there has been braced. there are concerns still about safety here. you can see precarious that see rather precarious that section of roof just there is now dangling from the top of the building. so our concerns that if there are, there is any more strong wind, it could well be blown from the top of the building. so they are trying now to secure this area. one other local resident who spoke to me earlier told me that last night, just after 11:00, he was looking out of his patio doors and all of a sudden he said was like of a sudden he said it was like millions of showerheads were pressing patio pressing against his patio doors. and for 30s that was the case. and then it stopped and there was nothing else. so that

is clearly the passage of the tornado making its way through the street. lives just up the the street. he lives just up the road. people here, road. so clearly people here, there are scenes just like this one across the borough. they've been damage been devastated by the damage done by this localised tornado. residents who've been evacuated have been told not to return to their properties until they can be assessed by structural engineers. so it looks like there could be families all over tameside, all over greater manchester who could be facing entering 2024. not in their homes. you're right. >> well, thank you very much, sophie, for bringing that to us. it's not every day that you experience this kind of destruction, ian, and not least from a localised tornado. not what you expect in greater manchester. thank you very much indeed please indeed for your time. please keep date. gb news keep us up to date. gb news northwest sophie reaper northwest reporter sophie reaper live from stalybridge. there were literally roofs have been blown off the tops of houses. now disruption continues . so now disruption continues. so let's get the latest from national reporter theo chikomba, who is live from king's cross

station. i hope you can hear me now. theo, can you bring us the latest on rail disruption? yeah well, as you've just heard from sophie, that's the impact we've seen from storm garrett in the last 28 to 48 hours. >> but as you say, there have been some issues when it comes to travel, particularly on the lner service, which comes from different parts of scotland. for example, edinburgh to king's cross. those services haven't been running for pretty much most of the day, and that's due to flooding, which is affected the route. now we understand that people are being urged not to use that route. there are some bus services, rail replacement services which are working today, but they are limited. but anyone who does have a ticket, they are being advised that their ticket is going to run until the 2nd of january. so if they do need to make that journey in the next few days, then they are able to do so with the tickets that they have. and we also have been heanng have. and we also have been hearing about the issue with

housing those who have lost their power in the last hour or so. we've heard that more houses have now regained their power, and just over 7000 of those homes are still remaining without power. so they're working around the clock , those working around the clock, those engineers, to ensure that people do have the power as soon as possible . and then, as we've possible. and then, as we've just heard from sophie, just a few moments ago, about 100 houses have been impacted in the tameside area and some of those people have been evacuated and they being looked after. but they are being looked after. but of course there is damage to their properties and they'll be hoping that is a situation that can be solved soon. sooner rather than later. but in terms of travel, generally, we here at king's cross trains are running smooth . early comparison to smooth. early comparison to yesterday and what we saw at euston station as well. so but the advice generally is to check before you travel so that you don't come here and have to wait longer than you expected, or your train gets cancelled

completely . completely. >> yes. thank you very much indeed.theo >> yes. thank you very much indeed. theo gikomba there, our national reporter live from king's , acas. now, king's cross, acas. now, speculation is rife about a spnng speculation is rife about a spring election. that's after jeremy hunt announced he would deliver his budget on the 6th of march. now labour say they're ready to the ready to take on the conservatives at the polls whenever comes. but whenever an election comes. but who will hold the keys to number 10 time? next year? our 10 this time? next year? our political correspondent katherine forster has taken a look at what we can expect in 2024. 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 sunak thought he could turn the government's fortunes around , 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 labour in the polls. here's pollsterjoe twyman . 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 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 months and months. sir keir starmer says labour are ready . starmer says labour are ready. >> 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 . election comes, the better. >> plenty of conservative mps think the next election is already lost. but formerjustice already lost. but former justice secretary sir robert buckland is 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 , realise that, like the emperor, they have no clothes, they're not ready for government, they're not fit for government. if the prime minister and the chancellor carry on in the right track, reducing inflation, deaung track, reducing inflation, dealing of living , dealing with the cost of living, helping our economy , helping to grow our economy, then i think the british public will say we more that, please. >> and despite the polls, joe twyman labour face a huge twyman says labour face a huge task to win. >> they need to gain 124 seats. it'5 >> 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 larger 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 someone else , we'll look sedate someone else, we'll look sedate in comparison. but what someone else, we'll look sedate in comparison . but what issues 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 issue facing the country, the cost of living comes top and by some distance , as rishi sunak some distance, as rishi sunak hopes that with inflation down and tax cuts coming , people will and tax cuts coming, people will start to feel better off next yeah >> he hopes to go for flights to rwanda . we don't know what 2024 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. forster. gb news. >> well, there you go. an excellent summary of where we stand ahead of the next election. from katherine forster our political correspondent. but now speak to professor of

now to speak to professor of politics and the expert pollster, sir john curtice politics and the expert pollster, sirjohn curtice . sir pollster, sir john curtice. sir john, thank you very much indeed for joining me. john, thank you very much indeed for joining me . now, firstly, is forjoining me. now, firstly, is it possible for a governing party to win a general election when they're so far behind in the polls? as it stands now? well you're certainly right that the challenge facing the conservatives is a very substantial one. >> and the last time that we saw a government in as much trouble as this in the polls is indeed the parliament of 1992 to 1997, which ended in a serious defeat for the conservatives. so i mean, at the moment, on average in the polls in december , the in the polls in december, the conservatives are 16 points behind and they've not really made any progress at all during the course of 2023. the various attempts at resets that the prime minister has been engaged in ever since the september starting off with the attempt to change climate change policy and ending with the announcements on

immigration, both legal and illegal. none of these made any significant saw any significant improvement in the conservative position, but one ray of hope for the conservatives is that actually labour support has supped actually labour support has slipped somewhat during the course of 2023, including , course of 2023, including, intriguingly, in december itself. and while it's therefore certainly true that the electorate still seem deep , un electorate still seem deep, un enamoured of the incumbent government , the potential government, the potential weaknesses in labour's offer are still there. the poll rating has been slipping to some degree as also indeed has been that of sir keir starmer personally. >> that's very interesting thing actually. so sir john, >> that's very interesting thing actually. so sirjohn, do you actually. so sir john, do you get the impression from your polling and analysis that that there is no great enthusiasm for voting labour but there is a strong desire among the electorate for a change? >> well, there is certainly considerable dis discomfort , uh,

considerable dis discomfort, uh, disbelief in the current government. um you know, at 25, 26, the party has lost is down by nearly 20 points as compared with 2019. that is a very , very with 2019. that is a very, very substantial drop . but one of the substantial drop. but one of the things that we're now seeing is that perhaps the competition for discontented conservative voters has got to be has moved away from being simply a two way battle between conservative and labouh battle between conservative and labour, with many a discontented conservative voters switching to labour to now a three way battle where it is also reform that are picking up votes off the conservatives. indeed, if you actually take the most recent polls, uh, we've got 16% of 2019 conservative voters saying they will vote reform only slightly less than the 17% who say they will vote for labour. and it may well be that one of the reasons why labour's support has eased a little, even though that for the

conservatives is not improved, is that now reform are proving to be something of an alternative home for unhappy former conservative voters . uh, former conservative voters. uh, perhaps, you know, because they're particularly concerned about immigration, though i think, truth , that isn't think, in truth, that isn't simply what's behind reform . simply what's behind reform. it'5 simply what's behind reform. it's just also, i mean, these are overwhelmingly people who are overwhelmingly people who are who still believe are still who still believe in brexit, whereas those who have switched to labour often switched to labour are often people who have changed their minds brexit and in other minds about brexit and in other words, people who are unhappy with conservatives don't with the conservatives but don't necessarily think they can vote for labour reform are now having success in picking up. now that's not helpful to the conservatives, but it does mean that labour's task is now rather more substantial. that labour's task is now rather mo yes, bstantial. that labour's task is now rather mo yes, there tial. that labour's task is now rather mo yes, there will be a >> yes, there will be quite a large have large cohort of people who have given on the conservatives, given up on the conservatives, but they can't quite vote labour given up on the conservatives, butheyy can't quite vote labour given up on the conservatives, buthey don'tt quite vote labour given up on the conservatives, buthey don't wante vote labour given up on the conservatives, buthey don't want to 'ote labour given up on the conservatives, buthey don't want to vote abour or they don't want to vote labour ideology or labour because of ideology or other factors. um but we hold the government to account for its failures. of course we do . its failures. of course we do. but they've had a very difficult time over the past few years. brexit of course, took up huge

amounts of bandwidth and parliamentary time and infighting and all the rest of it.then infighting and all the rest of it. then of course, you have the pandemic two and now inflation that's caused by a myriad of factors. but do the public simply blame the government rather than external factors? what sense do you have of. >> well, i think, to emily, be honest, brexit is if regarded as a problem, it's a problem that the government wished on itself because that is the one principal achievement of this government. of course, achieved right beginning weeks. right in the beginning weeks. but it's certainly true. brexit isn't quite as popular now as it was four years ago. i think , on was four years ago. i think, on the other hand, you're quite right to point out that, as it were, this government has been deau were, this government has been dealt a really rotten hand. uh, you know , a the pandemic. b the you know, a the pandemic. b the impact of the russian war on ukraine. unfortunately, however, because in particular of the experience of that short lived but fateful liz truss administration , uh, during which administration, uh, during which the financial markets took fright at the way in which the

government was trying to deal with the economic hand that had been dealt with, that as a been dealt with, um, that as a result of that, the public are inclined to blame the government because they feel that, you know, isis happened with all previous financial and fiscal crises. if a government loses control of the markets, voters tend to lose confidence in the government. is this something from which it's difficult to recover ? but it isn't just the recover? but it isn't just the economy. this dogging the government? there is another issue that's dogging the government. again, it's partly a consequence pandemic, consequence of the pandemic, and that the health that is the state of the health service levels of service with record levels of waiting waiting lists . waiting times and waiting lists. and that is something for which the government is also also being . and i think the being blamed. and i think the big failure of the government in 2023 has been to fail to solve the doctors strikes in total, um, and as a result, waiting lists are going up. and i think it's going to be very difficult for the conservatives to get back an election winning back into an election winning position unless they can turn the national health service around. >> and of course, there may be losing votes to reform because >> and of course, there may be lorthe votes to reform because >> and of course, there may be lorthe government's�*n because >> and of course, there may be lorthe government's�*n beca toe

of the government's failure to get legal immigration and of course, illegal immigration as well control . just very, well under control. just very, very while i've got you, very lastly, while i've got you, if you were a betting man, would you it will a labour you bet that it will be a labour majority or hung parliament? majority or a hung parliament? or the conservatives come or will the conservatives come back? i think i'd certainly back? well i think i'd certainly the labour party are undoubtedly the labour party are undoubtedly the favourites to form the next administration. >> the $64,000 question is will they do well enough to get an overall majority ? at the moment, overall majority? at the moment, one would say the odds are in their favour, but it's certainly one would say the odds are in theiguaranteed. it's certainly not guaranteed. >> thank you very much >> ed well, thank you very much indeed your professor indeed for your time, professor of expert pollster, of politics and expert pollster, sir thank you very sir john curtice. thank you very much. more coming up much. now, plenty more coming up on i bet you on today's show. i bet you didn't see this one coming. or perhaps you sir jacob perhaps you did. sirjacob rees—mogg the rees—mogg has been crowned the most popular conservative backbencher with the rest just unpopular. we'll find out in a moment. i'll speak to the man himself and tell you why that might be. i'm emily carver, and this afternoon, britain this is good afternoon, britain on news on gb news, britain's news channel

thursdays from six till 930. >> welcome back. it's 228 now. two men have been arrested after a car hit a crowd of people dunng a car hit a crowd of people during violence in sheffield . a during violence in sheffield. a 46 year old man died and several others were injured in the incident. gb news yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley is on the scene in sheffield and anna. an investigation is ongoing . an investigation is ongoing. >> the investigation is ongoing. yes, police have launched a

murder investigation following what has happened with a 23 year old man being questioned in custody for murder and a 55 year old man currently in custody being questioned for attempted murder . this being questioned for attempted murder. this happened at 2:00 yesterday, just on this small cul de sac behind me. you can see college close. it's in the burngreave area of sheffield, about a mile and a half out of the city centre. the cordon restricting this road has been lifted now, but as you can see, firefighters are on the scene at the moment. we don't know exactly what they're doing, but they've recently arrived here. police presence still ongoing as well to reassure people. obviously residents here concerned and shocked about what happened , that car crashing into happened, that car crashing into a group of people yesterday , a group of people yesterday, killing that 46 year old man at the scene and leaving others seriously injured , including one seriously injured, including one

casualty that was in hospital last night. police are out patrolling door to door trying to get information from people reassuring residents, and they're also asking people for any footage that they may have of the incident, whether that's cctv footage , dash cam footage cctv footage, dash cam footage or asking motor lists in the area if they have any dash cam footage to share. so this investigation is ongoing. the police have not yet named the victim, who tragically died as a result of the incident, or the two men that are in custody, but this, uh, continues on the investigation with police asking local people here to get in touch on 101 or via crime stoppers if they have any additional information in. >> well, thank you very much, anna riley, our gb news yorkshire and humber reporter on the scene in sheffield. two arrests, a murder investigation in undergoing . now plenty more in undergoing. now plenty more coming up on the show today, including the labour party report drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery

places. that's part of a signature offer to working parents to help sway them in the next election. will it work? and who's paying all of that? much more on good afternoon britain. but first, let's get your latest news headlines with aaron armstrong . it's exactly 2:30. armstrong. it's exactly 2:30. >> i'm aaron armstrong , >> i'm aaron armstrong, residents whose homes were hit by a suspected tornado in greater manchester say they're lucky to be alive. police declared a major incident after roofs were ripped from houses in stalybridge during storm garrett caused extensive damage to around 100 properties, many residents were forced to evacuate their homes. no injuries have been reported. meanwhile thousands of homes in scotland remain without power after the storm damaged the network's . electricity. network's. electricity. providers have warned that some customers could be without supply into friday. the bad weather is also continuing to disrupt roads in disrupt travel. some roads in scotland are closed and multiple rail services have been cancelled or delayed , and two

cancelled or delayed, and two men are still being questioned after a car crashed into a crowd, killing a 46 year old man in sheffield yesterday . a cordon in sheffield yesterday. a cordon in sheffield yesterday. a cordon in place for 24 hours has just been lifted, where several other people were also injured. one is in a serious condition in hospital . emergency services hospital. emergency services responded to reports of violence and disorder around 2:00 in the afternoon yesterday , a 23 year afternoon yesterday, a 23 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder. a 55 year old on suspicion of attempted murder and allowing more criminals to avoid jail sentences could help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons . cut crime and ease pressure on prisons. that's cut crime and ease pressure on prisons . that's according to cut crime and ease pressure on prisons. that's according to a house of lords committee , which house of lords committee, which says overcrowding has reached crisis point and ministers should make better use of community sentences . the peers community sentences. the peers say while prison terms are sometimes necessary, short jail sentences are providing a universal education in crime . universal education in crime. more on all of our stories at the top of the next hour, 3:00.

or you can get more on our website right now gbnews.com . website right now gbnews.com. >> thank you. aaron now coming up, i'll be speaking to my panel about today's top stories . we're about today's top stories. we're going to be touching on labour's plan for thousands more nursery places. how much will that cost the taxpayer? is it money well spent ? will it win crucial spent? will it win crucial family voters? we'll get to that with my panel in just

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news is. good afternoon britain. >> it is 236 now. we're going to be speaking to or hearing from jacob rees—mogg very shortly because been voted the most because he's been voted the most popular tory backbench leader. what do you make of that accolade? is it is it a good one? should be proud of it? one? should he be proud of it? most popular tory backbencher i guess it depends on how unpopular of them are. unpopular the rest of them are. but discuss but joining me now to discuss some stories is some of the top stories is political commentator benedict spence and former labour mp stephen pound. thank you for joining me again. we've had lots of emails. were just of emails. we were just discussing how well discussing saying how well dressed you both today. dressed you both are today. apparently, dressed you both are today. apparent sometimes on this dressed you both are today. apparentsometimes on this sofa, slipping sometimes on this sofa, so a man with prada shoes. oh well, there you go. were they a christmas present? >> uh, let's say yes. >>— >> uh, let's say yes. >> let's say yes. yes 2:00. you don't want to get into the story of the prada shoes, right ? where of the prada shoes, right? where shall we start? let's jacob rees—mogg. well, we're hoping to hear from jacob rees—mogg. okay,

i'll get thoughts it first. >> fair play to jacob. >> fair play to jacob. >> how can you not admire him? but it this actual survey but was it this actual survey was conducted by conservative home. >> oh, i'm sorry, stephen, we don't actually have your mic, so we're going to go to benedict. sorry to interrupt. you do you want to into ear what want to whisper into my ear what you to say? you were going to say? >> the survey was >> i'll. it was the survey was conducted by conservative home. conservativehome. yes. conducted by conservative home. con41rvativehome. yes. conducted by conservative home. con41 people ome. yes. conducted by conservative home. con41 people voted.'es. >> 41 people voted. >> 41 people voted. >> only 641 people voted. and he got well, got 64 votes. only 64. well, unfortunate . unfortunate. >> lee anderson won it last yeah >> oh, well. >> oh, well. >> so you're not you're not impressed by this accolade then. you don't reflects the truth? i think stephen isn't >> i think stephen isn't impressed by it. i think it's, uh, average tory mp. uh, it's the average tory mp. backbench mp ought to be keeping a very profile at the a very low profile at the moment, is what i imagine is probably the and i think probably the case. and i think that somebody has that jacob is somebody who has always sort of very always been sort of very publicly forward facing and is probably noticeable probably very noticeable and hasn't said anything particularly controversial recently think that the recently. so i think that the bar low in terms of how bar is quite low in terms of how easy he not? easy it is. has he not? >> he has a show here every night. surely that's full of controversy. >> it as with every show on

>> it is, as with every show on this channel, very measured, very sort of almost tame. i don't he's been quite don't think he's been quite controversial. got don't think he's been quite co understand, got don't think he's been quite co understand, he's got don't think he's been quite co understand, he's actuallyot to understand, he's actually trying the nation trying to educate the nation because of us simply because sadly, most of us simply are not familiar with the council. >> are you mocking? >> are you mocking? >> was that diane abbott mocking 7 >> was that diane abbott mocking ? no. >> look, i'll ? no. >> thing i'll you. here's ? no. >> thingi'll jacob here's ? no. >> thingi'll jacob rees—mogg. the thing about jacob rees—mogg. he a personality. is he is a personality. he is a character. and he is not one of these cookie cutter, anodyne , these cookie cutter, anodyne, you mps that these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get mps that these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get back. mps that these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get back. in mps that these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get back. in my mp5 that these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get back. in my day,ps that these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get back. in my day, we :hat these cookie cutter, anodyne, you get back. in my day, we used to these pages not just to wear these pages not just telling us to breathe in and breathe you know, breathe out, but, you know, we all on message and, breathe out, but, you know, we all know, on message and, breathe out, but, you know, we all know, andyn message and, breathe out, but, you know, we all know, and sonessage and, breathe out, but, you know, we all know, and so manyge and, breathe out, but, you know, we all know, and so manyge the you know, and so many of the modern mps, my generation tended a came from the a lot of came from the trade union movement. we had a lot of miners, lot people who'd miners, a lot of people who'd worked there were worked in. i think there were two of got elected in 1997 two of us got elected in 1997 who had actually working two of us got elected in 1997 whoibackgrounds, working two of us got elected in 1997 whoibackgrounds, vlki'iow, two of us got elected in 1997 who ibackgrounds, vlki'iow, and class backgrounds, you know, and one driver and the one was a cab driver and the other was me. but look, nowadays they to sort go oxford, they tend to sort of go oxford, cambridge, you know, gap year, this, the other. this, that and the other. >> of mps have worked >> none of our mps have worked with their hands they. well yeah. >> i mean look, look those. >> i mean look, look at those. >> i mean look, look at those. >> but reality is jacob >> but but the reality is jacob rees—mogg, absolute one rees—mogg, he's an absolute one off. be off. and honestly i'd be inclined vote for him as the inclined to vote for him as the

tory backbencher of the year. but to emily, but i have to say, emily, it's a fairly low bar. >> he doesn't be anyone >> he doesn't try to be anyone than does he? than himself, does he? >> think that that's accurate >> i think that that's accurate and people like that genuine nature, slightly nature, even if it is slightly abstract to them, even if it's not from a of a certain not from a sort of a certain background, they be, background, that they would be, you know, sort of very overtly catholic, very sort overtly catholic, very sort of overtly upper middle class , wears a upper middle class, wears a double breasted suit. you know, perhaps not the most common thing, amongst tory mps thing, even amongst tory mps these . he's true to these days. he's true to himself, think people himself, and i think people respect that. they appreciate that. think you see that that. and i think you see that a lot politicians that do lot with politicians that do tend to the top and say tend to rise to the top and say what you like about him. jeremy corbyn completely to corbyn was completely true to himself necessarily himself and didn't necessarily stay when there were stay on message when there were many . many opportunities. >> school boy, >> another public school boy, yes . yes. >> rise to the top if >> can you rise to the top if you say what you mean and mean what say? well, you remember what you say? well, you remember douglas what you say? well, you remember dolheis what you say? well, you remember dothe was actually going for the >> he was actually going for the conservative leadership, conservative party leadership, and eton, but and he was educated at eton, but he and he said, he brushed all and he said, oh, i school near slough. i went to school near slough. you everybody just he you know, everybody just he didn't was didn't he didn't say it was comprehensive near slough. but the said, and of the point is, he said, and of course, he was rightly mocked. so do that . so jacob would never do that. never do that.

>> you shouldn't try to >> well, you shouldn't try to hide where you come from because you're going to be found you're always going to be found out or but out one way or another. but let's people like you. let's move to people like you. >> yeah, let's move on. >>— >> yeah, let's move on. >> the bbc well, >> because the bbc is, uh, well, being accused of feeding viewers woke by this diet in breach of its own impartiality rules . now, its own impartiality rules. now, they've pointed out a few examples . for example, the bbc examples. for example, the bbc news website has averaged more than one article per week on the slave trade . uh, benedict, have slave trade. uh, benedict, have you noticed that there is a woke bias diet that's being fed to you by the bbc? >> that is some cutting edge news right there on the slave trade. well, they've got some. they've just discovered they've only just discovered this ever this thing. will it ever be abolished? lord, how awful. abolished? good lord, how awful. somebody about somebody must do something about it. i sort of tune in to the bbc very occasionally. um, it's usually radio four when sort usually radio four when i'm sort of. when i go home to of. usually when i go home to visit my parents. and it's remarkable especially remarkable how much especially the i the today programme, which i sort listening to. sort of grew up listening to. and remember, you know, and i can remember, you know, the blair years, the iraq war, all thing. now all that sort of thing. and now it it's insufferable . it is just it's insufferable. it'5 it is just it's insufferable. it's un cannot listen to it

it's un you cannot listen to it because it is just sort of laced with there's no other word for it. it's political bias. and, you know, broadly speaking, i think that in general think that the bbc in general does lot of things very well, does a lot of things very well, and gets a lot of and i think it gets a lot of flak. this on things flak. and you see this on things like and palestine, for like israel and palestine, for example. gets a lot of flak example. it gets a lot of flak from both sides that tends to show doing show that it is doing some things correct, there things correct, but there are certain it's certain shows it's unquestionably where the bias does i think does sort of creep in. i think we to see that a little we began to see that a little bit with newsnight towards the end of tenure of some end of the tenure of some presenters, i just think presenters, and i just think people of it. people are very tired of it. i don't think it persuades anybody to whatever it to be more woke or whatever it is . i think to be more woke or whatever it is. i think people are is. i don't think people are that i do think that that stupid, but i do think that people get very bored of it. and this what has created you this is what has created a, you know, a fertile atmosphere, a fertile ground other fertile ground for other channels the to the channels to rise to the to the fore, you like. yeah. fore, if you like. yeah. >> so this, this review of bbc output conducted by the output was conducted by the campaign who output was conducted by the ca course, who output was conducted by the ca course, have who output was conducted by the ca course, have their who output was conducted by the ca course, have their own who of course, have their own agenda, have agenda, but they have found examples news website examples of. so bbc news website featured 55 separate stories about slavery , ranging from how about slavery, ranging from how about slavery, ranging from how a flood led family to discover slavery, link to jamaicans, call

for gladstone's slavery reparations. also, they point to waterloo, waterloo road , which waterloo, waterloo road, which is a long running sort of soap opera. you see that where they featured featured a plot involving students in throwing red paint everywhere open revolt over their school's link to the transatlantic slave trade. now, iused transatlantic slave trade. now, i used really waterloo i used to really like waterloo road , and i actually started road, and i actually started watching that episode and it did annoy me . annoy me. >> well, you know, that that throwing all that red paste about half a half an inch away from from the river to the sea, it's that same sort of nonsense they've but look, they've got there. but look, there's new there's this there's this new there's this new the agatha christie new thing, the agatha christie adaptation or the adaptation of agatha is agatha christie's murder is easy, into easy, which has been turned into an diatribe. an anti—colonial diatribe. and look doctor who look at doctor who. doctor who is perfectly good, terrifying is a perfectly good, terrifying programme that used the programme that used to scare the pants as we programme that used to scare the pan behind as we programme that used to scare the pan behind the as we programme that used to scare the pan behind the sofa. as we programme that used to scare the pan behind the sofa. but as we programme that used to scare the pan behind the sofa. but youre hid behind the sofa. but you know, no, i mean, i've got no particular problem with having jodie as a woman jodie whittaker as a woman doctor or having doctor who or having a an african or african doctor who or a transgender doctor who's assistant. i just get the assistant. but i just get the impression that they're desperately tick desperately trying to tick all those sort of. those boxes, sort of. >> sign of tremendous

>> it's a sign of tremendous indulgence, and it is very much a class indulgence, a middle class indulgence, trying something trying to find something for which think which we are bad. and i think it's very interesting. you raise the point that there many the point that there are x many stories about the transatlantic slave something is slave trade, something that is not relevant to not in any way relevant to what's today. but what's going on today. but if you and you go on the bbc website and you go on the bbc website and you find anything about you try and find anything about the civil that's the effect of civil war that's going nigeria, the actual going on in nigeria, the actual civil that's going on in civil war that's going on in sudan, one going on sudan, the one that's going on in actually in ethiopia, you know, actually affecting africa affecting people in africa today. pressed to today. you'd be hard pressed to find anything that's actually of any substance, because any sort of substance, because what's actually happening to people today who really people today who are really suffering, well, that's not really important because we can't about that. can't feel too bad about that. that's actually what it's that's actually more what it's about like million about is it's like 2 million muslims being forced across muslims are being forced across the pakistan into afghanistan. >> dying their >> they're dying in their droves up and get mention up there. and you get a mention of yet of that. and yet israel—palestine , you know, israel—palestine, you know, morning, noon night morning, noon and night and south are south sudan, there are horrendous happening horrendous things are happening there horrendous things are happening the well, there's genocide >> well, there's a genocide going on here. nobody cares about going on here. nobody cares abothey say in february, radio >> they say in february, radio four apologise for four forced to apologise for having two transgender activist guests who branded jk rowling transphobic without any opposing

view . newsnight was it. transphobic without any opposing view. newsnight was it. this was on bbc radio fours pm programme. so there you go on the radio that was in february. according to this report , casualty came to this report, casualty came under for fire promoting top surgery pre—war watershed. i mean they have got quite a lot of evidence, but i guess, you know , is there demand for this know, is there demand for this kind stuff ? kind of stuff? >> there must be some demand. there presume people i feel there must presume people i feel sorry here the poor sorry for here are the poor so—and—so's who had to sit in front bbc, know, front of the bbc, you know, night after night, week after week, ticking these little boxes, making a note it. boxes, making a note of it. >> grim job that >> i mean, what a grim job that way. community >> i mean, what a grim job that way. you community >> i mean, what a grim job that way. you comnyouy >> i mean, what a grim job that way. you comnyou shall be service, you know, you shall be taken heads sat in taken here and heads sat in front of a computer and you've got to watch bbc television for six the basic six weeks. i think the basic problem feel like problem is that people feel like they're don't they? >> when they bbc radio >> when they turn on bbc radio four morning, or when four in the morning, or when they of the news they turn on some of the news programmes feel and programmes they feel and the drama's a preachy , as drama's always a bit preachy, as i say, i think this isn't convincing anybody. >> it's sort of converting >> it's not sort of converting them cause. i think, as them to the cause. i think, as you it's irritating you say, it's irritating them. they're feeling uh, talked they're feeling very, uh, talked down you like. and i think down to if you like. and i think the they the egregious issue is that they have pay for it if they want

have to pay for it if they want to watch the competitors, to watch any of the competitors, they have to pay to fund the bbc first. bbc isn't first. so the bbc isn't necessarily going to lose out in terms puts on terms of revenue if it puts on bad output because bad shows or bad output because it gets its money either way, in order to allow there be other order to allow there to be other competitors. i think that's the main that particularly >> now, that particularly annoying of waterloo annoying episode of waterloo road, remember? for road, can you remember? for me, i that teachers i think it was that the teachers were supposed give of were sort of supposed give of the campaign. >> the kids were all holding up their phones and the red paint being thrown. it was appalling because of kind of slavery. because of some kind of slavery. >> link. because of some kind of slavery. >> linkno, what happened was >> no, no, what happened was that they'd taken the statue. so the plaque of the founder. yeah. and they had written on it, you know, of slavery across know, product of slavery across the mentioning the name the plaque mentioning the name of built the of the guy who had built the school and appalling. school and it was appalling. it'5 it school and it was appalling. it's it kind of it's horrible, but it kind of makes me think, you know, the makes me think, you know, is the bbc children ? bbc promoting children? >> against to >> i remember it against to revolt their, my revolt against their, in my view, superiors . view, superiors. >> well, i blame greta thunberg for many things and i think particularly greta thunberg should be blamed for this school strike of actually strike idea of actually having school in some school kids who don't in some cases know what the hell they're

doing. hell? let's doing. but what the hell? let's all on the streets and all pile out on the streets and start placards start waving placards and banners. >> w- b we are banners. >> we are truly >> if we if we are truly a multicultural society, we should be learning about societies be learning about the societies other which other people came from. which means kingdom means that the dahomey kingdom has answer for. but has a lot to answer for. but we're going to that we're not going to get that on the white people the bbc again. white people can't about the can't feel bad about that. the lake blood. lake of blood. >> it's so interesting. >> interesting to hear >> it's not interesting to hear about human sacrifice committed >> it's not interesting to hear ab> it's not interesting to hear ab it does seem way >> it does seem that way sometimes. on. sometimes. right. let's move on. because we talk about woke because we could talk about woke bias day long, bias at the bbc all day long, and don't viewers and and i don't want our viewers and listeners to get of listeners to get bored of it, don't them bored of don't want them to get bored of it. so why don't we move on to this? so the watchdog, the office government, office for local government, has deemed are going bust deemed councils are going bust due to bad management, not lack of funding. controversial stephen pound well, this is extraordinary. >> i mean, the reality is that there has been a huge cut in local government funding, no question at all about that. we're about this we're talking about 6.5 this yeah we're talking about 6.5 this year, that doesn't year, i think, but that doesn't remotely match the 40% that's been and don't been taken away. and don't forget the big expenditure in local government on local government nowadays is on aduu adult social services, school transport, those transport, special needs. those things authorities

things which local authorities cannot paying for. what cannot avoid paying for. what this report says . what is this report says. what is dramatic about this? it says every case south every single case south somerset, surrey , south somerset, surrey, south northants, you know, all these onesin northants, you know, all these ones in every single case birmingham, nottingham there is maladministration and it's . come maladministration and it's. come up. i mean, okay, we all know about nottingham trying to run its own power system. we know about spending all its own power system. we know abormoney spending all its own power system. we know abormoney on spending all its own power system. we know abormoney on why spending all its own power system. we know abormoney on why do�*nding all its own power system. we know abormoney on why do they] all its own power system. we know abormoney on why do they do l this money on why do they do these things. >> just think get basics >> i just think get the basics right not that dramatic right is not that dramatic because the council because i was on the council about and just think about 16 years and i just think get emptied and the get the bins emptied and the streets but that isn't streets cleaned, but that isn't what about nowadays what it's about nowadays in bristol got, a bristol you've got, what, a dozen bins ? something like dozen bins? something like that. >> dream of a dozen bins >> god, we dream of a dozen bins in ealing. mean , i was i was in ealing. i mean, i was i was a student in bristol and absolute fat chance of students separating their their rubbish into. >> however many bins. >> however many bins. >> if i was the finance officer , >> if i was the finance officer, chief finance officer of a council now, i'd be telling you here now that what they have to do, stuff that cannot do, the stuff that they cannot avoid the statutory, avoid spending the statutory, particularly services , particularly social services, aduu particularly social services, adult mental adult social services, mental health there's nothing health support, there's nothing you and

you can do about that. and ultimately there's going to be this difficulty with some councils say, well, councils are going to say, well, let's invest let's actually invest in a shopping like they shopping market like they did down in. >> we just need, um, you >> yeah, we just need, um, you know, very straightforward people councils who people in our local councils who care about the finances . they're care about the finances. they're good at accounting. they're not activists. >> so when are you standing ? >> so when are you standing? >> so when are you standing? >> well, maybe i will take things into my own hands. you heard it here first, benedict, don't we? we just need sensible people who know how to run accounts. >> i, i always come across rather unsympathetic when we get on to the subject of local authorities or national politicians, but you get the politicians, but you get the politicians you deserve, you know, you know, and ultimately, if you vote people and they vote for these people and they do things, well, you've vote for these people and they do nobodyigs, well, you've vote for these people and they do nobodyigs, well, but ve got nobody to blame but yourself. very often people yourself. and very often people will then the tories will then go, oh, the tories have this, labour, have done this, or labour, or as is the case at local is usually the case at local councils, lib dems who councils, it's the lib dems who have, you know, blocked application. >> blame each other >> but we can blame each other for voting for the wrong people. but the problem is, as for voting for the wrong people. but say, the problem is, as for voting for the wrong people. but say, all he problem is, as for voting for the wrong people. but say, all of problem is, as for voting for the wrong people. but say, all of theseem is, as for voting for the wrong people. but say, all of these political you say, all of these political parties, everybody stands for this. >> they are not motivated by actually, necessarily sorting things. it's about party politics. it's about getting on in i think in party politics. and i think until you sort of that in

until you sort of nip that in the bud, think just the bud, i think we're just going this continuous going to be in this continuous cycle doing cycle of people actually doing things politically things that are politically motivated . motivated. >> lot of money >> we spent a lot of money declaring that london declaring that the london borough of ealing, a nuclear free then a great free zone. then we spent a great deal of money. no, no, no more chernobyl. >> you mock, you mock. >> you mock, you mock. >> yet , when the illusions >> and yet, when the illusions and the two pillars here roared over this. oh, no, it's a nuclear free zone. we can do nothing about it. but we had nuclear free zone. we can do nothirin about it. but we had nuclear free zone. we can do nothirin flippint. but we had nuclear free zone. we can do nothirin flippin russianz had nuclear free zone. we can do nothirin flippin russian just! signs in flippin russian just so, in case anybody missed so , so, in case anybody missed so, you know, make ealing nuclear free and we did it. and we were. and worked. and it worked. >> wonderful. yes. ealing has not gone to war with the soviet union. all fantastic . i union. it's all fantastic. i mean, we could have done with some stations some nuclear power stations in that perhaps could that time. perhaps ealing could have. worked have. but you know, it worked very i mean, all of latin very well. i mean, all of latin america. ukip, arizona , it america. ukip, arizona, it hasn't being tried america. ukip, arizona, it ha submarines. being tried to submarines. >> it's almost beyond parody. we actually had a cycling working party to party there, and then we had to have and lesbian cycling have the gay and lesbian cycling working the that working party because the that community excluded from the community were excluded from the cycling party and then cycling working party and then suddenly speed or something. >> we're not a serious >> so we're not a serious country, are we? >> we are, this is just

>> no, we are, this is just i mean, look at how we address >> no, we are, this is just i meais look at how we address >> no, we are, this is just i meais about|t how we address >> no, we are, this is just i meais about asiow we address >> no, we are, this is just i meais about as seriousaddress >> no, we are, this is just i meais about as serious asiress >> no, we are, this is just i meais about as serious as it 55 this is about as serious as it gets. >> disabled cycling, i thought was, it's going be tricky. >> right. i think we've got >> all right. i think we've got time story. time for one more story. so let's end things with, uh, nurse free places. now, this is what labour want us to be talking about. and i guess we should, because they could be in government very soon indeed . so government very soon indeed. so lots money put into nursery lots more money put into nursery places. is this going to encourage people to have babies? i mean, speaking as one of the two toddlers on this on this sofa, i feel very enthusiastic about this policy. >> it's one of those tricky things where you know, we don't facilitate people having enough children is housing children as it is housing market, whatever it is you may be, of reasons be, there are lots of reasons for that. this is one way, i suppose, alleviating suppose, maybe of alleviating it. certainly, it. it's certainly, i think works urbanised areas, but works in urbanised areas, but the problem is just childcare across the board is terrific , across the board is terrific, expensive and it's very difficult for people to do it in a sort of a casual way. indeed, i think it's practically for illegal you to do it. yes. and thatis illegal you to do it. yes. and that is not helpful, actually. broadly speaking. so is

broadly speaking. so this is one thing alleviate thing that could alleviate the strain on some i don't strain on some people. i don't think going to solve the think it's going to solve the problem also puts problem writ large. it also puts a if these a lot more strain if these places are integrated into schools, it's place a schools, it's going to place a lot of pressure on those schools also find staff to cover for also to find staff to cover for people. i was under people. and also, i was under the impression half of our the impression that half of our schools falling down schools were falling down because they were built, made out concrete. so, out of the wrong concrete. so, you know, obviously, the first thing you want to do is push toddlers streeting. toddlers in wes streeting. it's interesting talk about rules interesting you talk about rules and it's and regulations because it's highly labour highly likely that a labour party in favour party who are more in favour favour labour market favour of labour market regulations in general than the conservatives would make it harder. >> so maybe more qualifications, more stringent rules on on child to carer ratios. >> they need to know math. they not everyone, not everyone wants that kind of formal childcare setting for their child. >> a lot of women , god forbid, >> a lot of women, god forbid, might actually want to spend those early years with their child, but they can't afford it. >> okay. in that >> yeah, well, okay. in that case, bring more case, breena bring in more support that, actually. support for that, actually. but look, here is i'm look, the key thing here is i'm never say that women never going to say that women should the should be staying in the kitchen, staying home. women

kitchen, staying at home. women should allowed to should actually be allowed to fulfil potential. and should actually be allowed to fu|some potential. and should actually be allowed to fu|some cases, potential. and should actually be allowed to fu|some cases, if)tential. and should actually be allowed to fu|some cases, if thatial. and in some cases, if that means having the children nursery having the children in a nursery where actually interact where they can actually interact with and having with their peers and having a good brilliant good time. brilliant but when you think of the horrors you think of some of the horrors the criminal cases in the last 20 have 20 years of things that have happened nurseries, as far as happened in nurseries, as far as including bristol, you're including one in bristol, you're old town i'm old home town as far as i'm concerned. need ofsted and concerned. we do need ofsted and things but look, things in nurses, but look, bridget phillipson is an absolute star in the absolute rising star in the labour where she's labour party. she where she's from sunderland. from in sunderland. i think it's, for every it's, what, 100 places for every 1000 children in, in sunderland. and that actually restricts women coming into the marketplace. it actually slows down economy and she's down the economy and she's actually i think she's. yeah. >> but our labour's viewing women little economic help. women as little economic help. >> they are that the labour party's economic robots. >> they are that the labour parwe're:onomic robots. >> they are that the labour parwe're allymic robots. >> they are that the labour parwe're all in c robots. >> they are that the labour parwe're all in this)ots. >> they are that the labour parwe're all in this together i >> we're all in this together i mean for lot of for we're all mean for a lot of for we're all in this together whether you like not. the big state is back. >> well, for a lot of a lot of parents, you know, work is i like the idea very much secondary to the modern well secondary to the modern as well to child. secondary to the modern as well to sorry,1ild. secondary to the modern as well to sorry, sorry. >> sorry, sorry. >> sorry, sorry. >> goodness me. i'll just let them chat to each other for the rest show. rest of the show. >> miss, miss.

>> miss, miss. >> yeah. it was. it's all on camera for a lot of parents. >> is secondary to children. >> absolutely . so. so what do >> absolutely. so. so what do you eat? >> well , that's the issue, isn't >> well, that's the issue, isn't it? >> and with rents as sky high as they are . they are. >> so do you think we should go back to the idea of a married person's tax allowance? you know, everybody know, the tax break. everybody got married in april. >> i don't see why not. >> yeah. i don't see why not. might be a good idea any tax allowance is always, uh, is always good. well, thank you very gb news. very much indeed. love, gb news. that's we've got time that's all we've got time for. benedict political benedict spence, political commentator. benedict spence, political commen pound, former stephen pound, former grandfather. well, there you go. thanks watching. this has thanks for watching. this has been , britain. been good afternoon, britain. i've carver . been good afternoon, britain. i've carver. i'll be i've been emily carver. i'll be back tomorrow at 12:00. but up next it is martin daubney. but first, before all that, let's see what the weather has in store . store. >> looks like things are heating up. >> boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. hello. 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 means we'll 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 some blustery and 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 of devon and cornwall , and parts of the 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 overnight wind developing overnight and that some sleet and that will allow some sleet and snow showers, potentially some hail for more north eastern areas of scotland. further south, though, it should stay dry through much of the night. but winds still fairly but the winds are still fairly strong tonight, means

strong tonight, so that means it'll be a night for the it'll be a mild night for the bulk the so mild start bulk of the uk, so a mild start to the day tomorrow and the winds should be little bit winds should be a little bit lighter tomorrow. lighter through tomorrow. so some had some sunshine to be had particularly across eastern areas through morning as areas through the morning as well as parts of central scotland . two however, we'll see 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 north of scotland. that's all for now and i'll see you later. that feeling inside from that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on .

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