>> well. >> well. >> eve. yes, all day. the big night is tonight, but i'm with you for the next two hours this morning, sunday, with richard tice, and we're going to be keeping company on tv, online, of course, and on digital radio. loads of big stories. first of all, after the news will be my sunday sermon. when i'm talking about the extraordinary, shocking scenes in camberwell , shocking scenes in camberwell, central london. yesterday afternoon. also, we're going to be talking about the latest travel and train disruptions. it's unbelievable wherever you're trying to go, frankly , you're trying to go, frankly, it's a nightmare. you're almost better to stay at home. and then obviously we've got to look at also an international story. what is going on in india. it's moving away from being the biggest world's democracy to being incredibly authoritarian. you will be truly shocked. fireworks. the first ones for the new year from new zealand at around 11:00, all of these

things to look forward to. and then a big, big second hour as well. and obviously we've got the new year's , new year's eve the new year's, new year's eve tonight. i want your resolutions . what are they saving? cash, spending more? saving. saving weight ? losing weight. any new weight? losing weight. any new hobbies or frankly, just have the resolution not to have any more new year's resolutions. whatever it is, get in touch with us gb news gb views .com or send us a message on the socials at gb news. but first of all, it's the news of course, with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> richard, thank you very much and good morning. this is the latest from the gp newsroom . latest from the gp newsroom. look forward to 2024 with pride and optimism . that's the message and optimism. that's the message from the prime minister as britain prepares to celebrate the new year. rishi sunak promised a brighter future in his new year's message with tax cuts and a reduction in national insurance s, he described 2023

as a momentous year which saw inflation halved and record investment in the nhs. that's despite junior doctors in england planning their longest walkout in nhs history. next month. the prime minister says his new year's resolution is to keep driving forward . keep driving forward. >> station is set to fall further , cutting the cost of further, cutting the cost of living for everyone . and we're living for everyone. and we're not stopping there . we're going not stopping there. we're going further to grow our economy by reducing debt, cutting taxes and rewarding hard work and building secure supplies of energy here at home. backing british business and delivering world class education. meanwhile while the labour leader says the power to shape the future of britain's rests in everyone's hands, sir keir starmer's message offered a preview of his party's election campaign , saying 2024 needs to campaign, saying 2024 needs to give britain its future back in the labour party. >> we've been building to this for four years. we're confident we have a plan that can move our country forward and end the cost

of living crisis, take back our streets, get the nhs back on its feet, cheaper energy bills for your home, more opportunities for your children . for your children. >> boris johnson's former chief adviser says rishi sunak tried to strike what he called a secret deal in a bid to win the next election . dominic cummings next election. dominic cummings told the sunday times he was prepared to help the tories win if he was assured the most critical issues were prioritised . that reportedly includes nuclear weapons infrastructure, future pandemics and artificial intelligence. the proposal was apparently rejected by the prime minister number 10 did not deny the report , but says mr cummings the report, but says mr cummings was not offered a position . was not offered a position. american xl bully dogs must be kept on a lead in england and wales , under new rules coming wales, under new rules coming into force today , they'll need into force today, they'll need to be muzzled in public and it's illegal to breed, sell or

abandon them. owners are urged to apply for a certificate of exemption for current pets by the end of january , before it the end of january, before it becomes to illegal keep any unapproved xl bully dog. the ban follows a series of deadly attacks this year , and finally, attacks this year, and finally, eurostar services are back in service today, but the company's warning of further delays and busy stations as all eurostar services between london and saint pancras came to a halt yesterday as water flooded a tunnel beneath the thames, many passengers were left facing expensive hotel bills as others desperately searched for alternative travel routes eurostar says at least one tunnel can now be used, but there are speed restriction restrictions in place and stations are expected to be very busy. southeastern and thameslink rail services are also expecting delays . this is also expecting delays. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to

richard . richard. >> tatiana, thank you very much indeed and a very warm welcome to all of you this new year's eve. it'sjust to all of you this new year's eve. it's just after 10:00. you may have a busy day planned ahead before some, hopefully some celebrations this evening. and you've heard from the prime minister and the head of the labour party, sir keir starmer, talking about optimism . um, how talking about optimism. um, how optimistic are you feeling? i want to hear from you of course. what new year's what are your new year's resolutions ? are you optimistic ? resolutions? are you optimistic? in a way, we always want to be, surely. but in reality, when you look at the cold, hard facts of what is going on, we'll be looking through this two hour show. so at some of the future prospects on the economy, on migration , on and frankly on law migration, on and frankly on law and order and on sundays when i'm doing a show, i like to do a sermon on what i optimistically called . there's the optimism.

called. there's the optimism. britain's favourite sunday sermon . so my sunday sermon sermon. so my sunday sermon today, i have to say, is concerning because i was yesterday in central london, camberwell just about a mile and a half from westminster. there were some truly , truly shocking were some truly, truly shocking scenes now just first of all, we'll show you a couple of clips that have been out on social media. you may have seen you may not just take a look at these before i discuss my thoughts and get your thoughts later in the show. take a look at them

they -- they. -_ they . don't know . they. don't know. >> gusty. gusty . yeah yeah. >> gusty. gusty. yeah yeah. >> gusty. gusty. yeah yeah. >> all right, all right. say i can say. >> i can say . can say. >> i can say. so i just was silent there. >> i wanted those who are watching just to see that. but obviously some are obviously some of you are listening radio and to listening on your radio and to explain there there were two clips on of people with sticks with poles attacking police force who simply didn't have any form of defence. they didn't have helmets , they didn't have have helmets, they didn't have riot gear. huge long poles and

sticks and they were attacking police vans. you heard the sirens . it was a truly sirens. it was a truly terrifying scene. and that was in central london at. and what on earth how have we what's going on? how have we ended up in this situation? there were probably up to 100 people apparently , mainly concerning an apparently, mainly concerning an issue that's going on concerns, tension in eritrea, in africa , a tension in eritrea, in africa, a long way away . and you might long way away. and you might think what is going on now? the footage whilst i'm speaking is of the riot police finally arriving at the scene with their shields, with their helmets , shields, with their helmets, with all the gear . shields, with their helmets, with all the gear. not shields, with their helmets, with all the gear . not before with all the gear. not before time, because the police officers originally men and women on the front line and frankly, i suspect would have been terrified, overwhelmed , been terrified, overwhelmed, armed, and frankly

under—resourced. underarmed faced with those long poles , faced with those long poles, those sticks, and some very aggressive language and attacks from those people , now we've from those people, now we've talked about it before, multiculturalism , um, and some multiculturalism, um, and some people from the left say it's a great thing . well, let's just great thing. well, let's just look at the history, shall we? in the last couple of years , in the last couple of years, 2021, a teacher in batley forced into hiding where he's still in hiding two years later because of extreme , um, islamist ideals of extreme, um, islamist ideals e.g. and then last year, in the beginning of september last yean beginning of september last year, 2022, we had the riots in leicester between tensions between hindu jews and muslims that went on for some three weeks, barely reported in the press until it became too big to ignore for apparently about the state of cricket matches between india and pakistan thousands of miles away . india and pakistan thousands of miles away. in the india and pakistan thousands of miles away . in the last few miles away. in the last few months, we've had the

pro—palestine hamas supporting marches across the united kingdom. i call it out. they were inciting anti—semitism, hatred and violence. but the police let them go ahead. the prime minister let them go ahead and they created a scene of growing anti—semitism . this is growing anti—semitism. this is not a positive development , but not a positive development, but there's no optimism in this, prime minister. this is absolute failure. this is weakness , this failure. this is weakness, this this is woeful. and is completely unacceptable . and completely unacceptable. and these scenes we saw yesterday, this is the result out of a vacuum of leadership. this is the result where if people don't fear the consequences , is if fear the consequences, is if they don't think there's any form of deterrent, then they will just take the law into their own hands. will just take the law into their own hands . and what we're their own hands. and what we're seeing, i'm afraid to say, is the consequences of mass , the consequences of mass,

uncontrolled immigration from people from all over the world who do not understand our culture. they don't empathise with our values. they are frankly not interested and don't support our history and our heritage . and they're focussed heritage. and they're focussed on their own culture and frankly, they're quite happy just to use and abuse our generous city, our hospitality , generous city, our hospitality, our tolerance and our system of law and order. we don't do riots in this country. we don't do sticks and poles . we do do sticks and poles. we do do lawful legal protest and what happened yesterday was nothing of the sort. absolutely nothing of the sort. absolutely nothing of the sort. our police completely inadequately protected . where was the protected. where was the leadership from the bosses of the police frontline officers? there to protect them. get your helmets on. get the shields out . helmets on. get the shields out. none at all. how can you expect

young men and women to want to go into the police force? i've got a close relative of mine thinking of going into the met police when you look at what happened yesterday in central london, that lack of protection and one of the reasons they're terrified is because they're not sure their bosses will look after them if it comes to it. you see, the police are very happy to take on white skinned football thugs breaking the law. they'll go in hard on them, but they're terrified if there's rioting , bad they're terrified if there's rioting, bad behaviour by they're terrified if there's rioting , bad behaviour by people rioting, bad behaviour by people of any other skin colour, they're terrified they'll be accused of racism in the police and that actually leaves them exposed . and i have to ask the exposed. and i have to ask the question of the leadership of the police. seriously we are our police . are they safe in that police. are they safe in that environment? why did you let them be so exposed? in

particular to young female police officers on the front line ? possibly not that tall . line? possibly not that tall. have they really got the strength to deal with those sticks, those poles that level of violence? i have to say, i'm not so sure. i'm asking the question. some might say i'm being sexist. i'm just trying to being sexist. i'm just trying to be a realist in this situation. it is completely unacceptable what happened yesterday and nothing in the mainstream media on it. you've got to go a long way through the newspapers to get that. no reporting of those videos on in the mainstream media. why because it doesn't fit the narrative . it's fit the narrative. it's embarrassing . it's politically embarrassing. it's politically incorrect . what do you see incorrect. what do you see what's happening here? we're not being told the truth. you'll be told the truth here on gb news. you heard it on the breakfast show. hearing from me show. you're hearing it from me now. you what, this now. i'm telling you what, this is totally. and utterly unacceptable . it's appalling .

unacceptable. it's appalling. it's the sort of thing those scenes , as you might expect to scenes, as you might expect to see in some tin pot town , in see in some tin pot town, in some tin pot country, thousand of miles away. we don't do that in the united kingdom . no, no in the united kingdom. no, no no, no, totally totally unacceptable . now i suppose unacceptable. now i suppose i better provide a bit of balance. no doubt some greasy , spotty no doubt some greasy, spotty vegan ofcom watching juvenile is looking to report me to ofcom for not providing balance. so i'll give you the other side of the story. i'll try and defend it . silence. i'll tell you why. it. silence. i'll tell you why. no i'll try a bit harder. maybe those on the left will say, well, the police signed up to it. maybe they'll say, well , it. maybe they'll say, well, this is an acceptable small price to pay for multiculturalism. let me tell

you , my friends , my listeners, you, my friends, my listeners, my viewers, there is an absolutely nothing acceptable about what went on yesterday . about what went on yesterday. but if we don't address this, if we don't clamp down on it, rock solid rock robustly, ruthlessly and create a proper deterrent, this will get worse. it will get worse and worse because these sorts of people detect that weakness . if you want to behave weakness. if you want to behave like that , there's about 195 like that, there's about 195 other countries. you're welcome to go and live in. we don't accept that behaviour here. i don't know who those people were. maybe some were british born citizens, but i've got a suspicion. and yes , i'll suspicion. and yes, i'll speculate, that a significant number of probably a majority of them have arrived here as immigrants, either legally or illegally . immigrants, either legally or illegally. but immigrants, either legally or illegally . but they clearly illegally. but they clearly don't understand how things work

here. that is utterly outrageous behaviour that is not the british culture. we don't want it. and if you want to behave like that, please go and live somewhere else. we don't do breaking the law like that. we do lawful legal protest. that's what a democracy is about. we don't do rioting . what we do don't do rioting. what we do need to do is to defend. and our brave policemen and women on the front line . and with that , not front line. and with that, not much optimism in this sunday sermon. but with that, here endeth my sunday sermon . now, endeth my sunday sermon. now, after the break, i'm going to get the views of a top former police officer on what went on yesterday, what we should do about it, how we protect our police forces and how we create a proper deterrent. we've got to talk about this stuff . don't go

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&co & co week nights from six. >> welcome back my friends. to me, this is sunday morning, new year's eve . now, you've already year's eve. now, you've already been on with some great new year's resolutions . robert here. year's resolutions. robert here. this is amazing. my new year's resolution is to stop using spray deodorants, deodorant .

spray deodorants, deodorant. sorry. roll on next year. very good.i sorry. roll on next year. very good. i like that robert lee says my new year's resolution is that he's sick to death of the labourin that he's sick to death of the labour in the conservatives, allison says. my resolutions are a january . lose some weight a dry january. lose some weight brackets, loads , close brackets, brackets, loads, close brackets, proper concern of government soon. please interesting thought there. um and as for the speeches from, uh, sunak and starmer, john says blah blah yawn yawn. they need some new material. there we go. well you heard my sunday sermon. there about the riots in camberwell . i about the riots in camberwell. i regret to say that four police officers were injured. i think a number of them hospitalised, eight people have been arrested after that demonstration. i counted from the videos. up to 100 people were there. well, i'm delighted to be joined down the line by norman brennan, a former london police officer and director of the law and order foundation. norman, a very good morning to you. although what we saw yesterday was frankly, uh,

utterly shocking. i know you've been active on social media with your fury on it. i mean , what's your fury on it. i mean, what's gone on here? how how have we ended up in this situation where frontline police officers have been left so exposed that i suspect they were terrified with those scenes , those are four those scenes, those are four officers yesterday of 40,000 officers yesterday of 40,000 officers that are assaulted in the past year , frontline police the past year, frontline police officers are cannon fodder. >> they've become the aunt sally's of society . they have sally's of society. they have weak leaders. we have a mayor thatis weak leaders. we have a mayor that is completely lost and undermines the metropolitan police. we have a government that promised so much and deliver so little and we have frontline men and women that get up every day against the torrent of abuse on the streets. media condemnation and stand between good and bad and right or wrong.

they cannot win and as a result of that, you see police officers almost standing, strident, not knowing what to do . burglaries knowing what to do. burglaries are priority robberies . no are priority robberies. no priority normal. >> you talk about leadership and something went badly wrong. there where it took what was obviously quite a long period of time before essentially the riot squad arrived with the right equipment and those , those equipment and those, those rioters, they they felt they had the upper hand. they had the bigger equipment and the police had nothing, just a small truncheon at best. what what i mean, what should they have? should we i mean, one of my, one of my listeners has said they should be armed with rubber bullets . allen says bring back bullets. allen says bring back the water cabinet. sorry. water cannon. job done . what would you cannon. job done. what would you like to see brought back norman? >> well, let me just clear up a point you brought in when you

first gave your sermon about multi—core culture, mass immigration. you're right. multicultural ism, sadly, is not working in britain. we have hundreds of thousands of people that come to this country that we welcome . some, sadly hate us we welcome. some, sadly hate us and they hate us so much that they take to the streets. they can cause a demonstration just like they did yesterday, without any prior warning. as a result of that, the immediate units will be sent, will be unarmed officers. they won't be public order officers. they will just be the frontline response officers. and as you highlighted, and i saw and everyone else saw, there were countless dozens of young people , men armed so those officers could only do so much. you cannot take on 100 plus violent , cannot take on 100 plus violent, angry men and as a result of that, the commissioner's reserve, which are the tsg

officers , would have been officers, would have been alerted immediately. officers, would have been alerted immediately . and it alerted immediately. and it sometimes can take 10 or 15 minutes for them to arrive . now, minutes for them to arrive. now, the thing is here, richard , this the thing is here, richard, this let me let me tell you, let me tell you the crux. if any of those officers got out their baton and charged at any of them, uh, suspects , armed them, uh, suspects, armed suspects and god forbid they intended to strike their arm or across the chest or leg and inadvertently , they struck them inadvertently, they struck them across the head the following morning, the media and these groups that hate us so much, and all these other mandy pandy judges and everyone else that bnngs judges and everyone else that brings this country to its knees with their silly decisions, will demand that officer is suspended . that officer will be suspended . so that's that's that's that's the leadership point, norman. >> but we've got to have this debate and rapidly and our current leadership need to make some changes because otherwise a police officer is going to be either very badly hurt or far,

far worse. i talked last thursday night about my fear, about the safety of politicians, but i also fear now about the safety of our police. i mean , safety of our police. i mean, should actually all have should actually they all have for example, tasers. there has to be a proper deterrent so that those who are going to riot , those who are going to riot, they know that the consequences will be severe and bluntly , it will be severe and bluntly, it may hurt . may hurt. >> i'll tell you what we need , >> i'll tell you what we need, richard in london. we need three water cannons with die , and water cannons with die, and anybody that's acting unlawfully has weapons , assaults, the has weapons, assaults, the police, damages our state property . they are hit with this property. they are hit with this die , and those water cannons die, and those water cannons will have cameras that can facial recognise and anyone with that die leaving the area will be arrested. we also need eight sets of 250 police officers to men with dogs, ten armed officers . every single one of officers. every single one of those 250 officers are fully

pubuc those 250 officers are fully public order trained. there will be eight of those units going around britain. one will be in london. they can join up together as and when they need to, and they will challenge and tackle every area in britain where thugs and criminals and the violent people that think that they can walk the streets unopposed will be challenged . unopposed will be challenged. the sad reality is, richard , it the sad reality is, richard, it won't happen because every body has become a police, a social worker, chiefs of police. where are they? they should be on the program this morning. defend their officers, their weak, their officers, their weak, their woke, their lost. they've got no vision . and where are got no vision. and where are they? sadly they are at home hoping that nobody phones them to make a decision whilst frontline men and women, as you rightly say, risk their lives. day in and day out. norman, i'm. >> i'm with your i'm with >> i'm with your fury. i'm with your anger and that your anger and i know that millions of people at home heanng millions of people at home hearing , watching this will hearing this, watching this will be absolutely furious as well. norman, i think you speak for

millions. thank you much millions. thank you so much indeed joining me this indeed for joining me this morning . sadly, when we speak to morning. sadly, when we speak to someone like norman brennan, it's almost always bad news. i'm delighted joined delighted to be joined throughout the show by the former mp simon danczuk. former labour mp simon danczuk. in the studio. simon great to see you, but a pretty tough start to the show. not great optimism for the news when you see that going on. you heard norman there. you've seen the clips. um, it does feel to me there's a serious leadership issue here. simon, at many levels, the police bosses of the units, the head of the met, the mayor right up to the home secretary doesn't seem to be any noise from them whatsoever for this morning. and no deterrent whatsoever. >> yeah, that's absolutely right. and the bigger picture is that we've imported the situation. we've imported other countries problems into our country. we've imported a total disrespect for our , uh, disrespect for our, uh, uniformed personnel . and we've

uniformed personnel. and we've imported hate into our country. and that's primarily been through allowing illegal immigration. and we're seeing that play out on our streets. and we really need to police this in a different way. and we really need to police this in a different way . we need this in a different way. we need to start taking much stronger action. and it's ironic because starmer, keir starmer, in his , starmer, keir starmer, in his, uh, in his new year's speech, he says we have a plan to take back our streets. he'll he will be completely silent on this issue . completely silent on this issue. uh, sadiq khan, his mayor in london, is completely silent on this issue because they rely primarily on votes from the, uh, from minority communities to be able to get re—elected. and that's why they'll stay silent. and the reality is, there won't be any plan to take back our streets in in the years to come. >> but there has to be a deterrent. i think at the moment . and there has to be a fear and a respect for the police and the consequences of what may happen. norman put forward a couple of suggestions. i would suggestions. frankly i would

have police every have all of the police every single officer. i would have them tasers . i them trained with tasers. i would carrying tasers would have them carrying tasers because that is an instant way of themselves . um, of protecting themselves. um, it's a short, sharp shot to the person that's assailing them. um, and i like the idea of some dye in the water cannon, but i would say, look, if it's a british born citizen who's, who's there, uh, doing the rioting, well, then we've got the, the law to properly deal with them and, frankly, to lock them up. but if these people are immigrants who've got a permanent right to stay or a visa to say that should be revoked, and my view, they should forthwith and should be deported forthwith and never to return that way. you've got a double deterrent. >> absolutely . and there's two >> absolutely. and there's two important points there, norman is exactly right. it's about weak leadership from the top of the police in terms of how you police these issues. and then your point in terms of deporting these people. i used to be the mp for rochdale. it took us years to get some of the

rochdale grooming gang deported from the uk. and it shouldn't take that long. and that's a perfect example . all these perfect example. all these people, many will have dual nationality, should be deported if they're identified in that video. >> simple. unbelievable. simon, we'll be coming back to that some migration stories later. thank you very much indeed from simon. indeed. well, pretty simon. indeed. well, a pretty tough to the show. lots tough start to the show. lots more up. we're going to more coming up. we're going to be talking about travel. you are, of course, watching and listening gb news. i'm listening to gb news. i'm richard tice and we've got the news sanchez . first news with tatiana sanchez. first of . all. of. all. >> richard, thank you . it's >> richard, thank you. it's 1031. this is the latest look forwards to 2024 with pride and optimism . that's the message optimism. that's the message from the prime minister as britain prepares to celebrate the new year. rishi sunak promised a brighter future in his new year's message , with tax his new year's message, with tax cuts and a reduction in national insurance. he described 2023 as a momentous year which saw inflation halved and record

investment in the nhs . that's investment in the nhs. that's despite junior doctors in england planning their longest walkout in nhs history next month . boris johnson's former month. boris johnson's former chief adviser says rishi sunak tried to strike what he called a secret deal in a bid to win the next election . dominic cummings next election. dominic cummings told the sunday times that he was prepared to help the tories if he was assured the most critical issues were prioritised. that reportedly includes nuclear weapons , includes nuclear weapons, infrastructure, future pandemics and artificial intelligence . the and artificial intelligence. the proposal was apparently rejected by the prime minister. number 10 did not deny the report, but says mr cummings was not offered a position . american xl bully a position. american xl bully dogs must be kept on a lead in england and wales, under new rules, coming into force today, they'll need to be muzzled in pubuc they'll need to be muzzled in public and it's illegal to breed, sell or abandon them . breed, sell or abandon them. owners are urged to apply for a certificate of exemption for current pets by the end of january, before it becomes illegal to keep any unapproved

xl dog. the ban follows a xl bully dog. the ban follows a series of deadly attacks this year. series of deadly attacks this year . and eurostar services are year. and eurostar services are back in service today, but the company's warning of further delays as and busy stations all eurostar services between london and paris came to a halt yesterday as water flooded a tunnel beneath the river thames. many passengers were left facing expensive hotel bills as others desperately searched for alternative travel routes . alternative travel routes. eurostar says at least one tunnel can now be used, but there are speed restrictions in place and stations are expected to be very busy . for more on all to be very busy. for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website gbnews.com . our website gbnews.com. >> thank you very much, tatiana . >> thank you very much, tatiana. well, loads more coming up on today's show. it's a stormy, stormy end to 2023. we've got eurostar, eurostar services

halted yesterday. lots more. we'll keep you abreast of that . we'll keep you abreast of that. and other new year's eve travel plans and disruption. but first of all, let's take a look at the weather with craig snell . weather with craig snell. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast i'm craig snell. well as we go through new year's eve for most of us it's going to be mixture of us it's going to be a mixture of us it's going to be a mixture of bright spells and scattered showers. the showers. so it's not quite the case far north of case for the far north of scotland. it's actually scotland. here. it's actually going wet and going to be quite a wet and windy 2023, but elsewhere windy end to 2023, but elsewhere there will be some sunshine. as i mentioned, but also a scattering initially scattering of showers initially across the west, but they will spread their way eastwards as we go the of go through the course of the day. of will be quite day. some of these will be quite heavy. the odd heavy. could even hear the odd rumble of thunder, quite blustery . tour across south blustery. tour across the south coast winds coming in from coast and winds coming in from the northwest. a little bit of a cooler day compared to yesterday, temperatures cooler day compared to yesterday, fairly mperatures cooler day compared to yesterday, fairly reasonably, still doing fairly reasonably, could see highs reaching about 9 to 10 degrees across the south. and then as we head towards midnight, for most of us, it's going to continue with a risk of some showers. so have a rain

jacket handy for scotland. it might well turn a little bit dry here as we go past midnight, but that may allow it to fairly that may allow it to turn fairly chilly . temperatures chilly elsewhere. temperatures not falling lower than not falling much lower than about 5 to 7 degrees in the south and half of the uk . so for south and half of the uk. so for new year's day itself, for the northern half of the uk, we continue that showery theme, a mixture of some bright spells and showers. but for the and some showers. but for the southern half actually, it will turn drier and brighter a turn drier and brighter for a time. brief respite from time. so a brief respite from the unsettled weather here. but it's not going to too last it's not going to for too last long, especially towards long, especially down towards the south—west of the the very far south—west of the uk. cloud and some rain uk. some cloud and some rain will later on in the day

monday to thursdays from six till 930. >> hello and welcome back to gb news with me richard tice until 12:00. so in the next hour we've got officials warning of a next year of a record number of channel migrant crossings. you might think, how could we have any more? but that's the warning, because what's warning, because of what's happening across the mediterranean . and then also mediterranean. and then also we're looking at the we're going to be looking at the economic prospects for 2024. no recession so far, but i have to say , it's pretty close, folks . say, it's pretty close, folks. and eu regulations . i can't bear and eu regulations. i can't bear the wretched things i want to get rid of thousands of them, not just a few hundred. we'll be debating that. but first debating all of that. but first of all, something really shocking is going on in in the biggest democracy in, in the world, our commonwealth partner

nafion world, our commonwealth partner nation of india, they go to the polls this spring in 2024. and the whole sort of global super bowl of election, india is the world's largest election . you've world's largest election. you've got more than 900 million people registered to vote in india . registered to vote in india. really, really significant , but really, really significant, but some shocking things and recent developments in india's democracy are beginning to worry. many, many people. i'm delighted to be joined now in the studio by the chief operating officer of conservative friends of the commonwealth, sunil sharma. i've still got simon danczuk in the studio, sunil , welcome to gb studio, sunil, welcome to gb news this morning . look, i'm news this morning. look, i'm india , the biggest democracy india, the biggest democracy potentially negotiating a big trade deal with our prime minister, who obviously got very significant indian ties. minister, who obviously got very significant indian ties . and significant indian ties. and many people think that's all great. isn't it wonderful? we should be celebrating all of that. but we've got the indian foreign minister over the

christmas period in moscow standing alongside sergey lavrov , announcing unbuilt stephen barclay. given what russia is doing in ukraine, a new joint project for weapons deals. i mean, this feels to me like a complete slap in the face to the we st. west. >> i think the big problem with india and the coverage, especially whether it's the telegraph , guardian, bbc on telegraph, guardian, bbc on india, is a lack of understanding on india's india independence since they've become independent in india's constitution . they're a country constitution. they're a country thatis constitution. they're a country that is founded on socialism , that is founded on socialism, that is founded on socialism, thatis that is founded on socialism, that is india's bread and butter. that's what they've been founded on during the 1960s and 70s the west pretty much abandoned india had played a much stronger role with its neighbours in pakistan and india were almost forced to be in a very close relationship with the ussr. soviet union, russia. if you look to this day, 60% of all military comes from ussr , military comes from ussr, russia. and so they have a very on a pragmatic level, they have to keep a relationship with russia, whether they like it or

not. the majority of the military from military comes from that country. pure pragmatic military comes from that countrthe pure pragmatic military comes from that countrthe west pure pragmatic military comes from that countrthe west hasre pragmatic military comes from that countrthe west has not �*agmatic military comes from that countrthe west has not beenitic basis, the west has not been supportive india when it supportive of india when it comes sort stuff. comes to military sort of stuff. so naturally they're going to go to has been to a partner that has been relatively in relatively reliable for them in their historic references. what was really good with the previous our previous prime minister in boris johnson and donald trump in america, when they did make the visit to india, when they did talk about a collective three countries coming together, when they wanted distance wanted india to distance themselves from russia and them to work closer together, that was a great start in india. becoming closer to the west, especially when you look the especially when you look at the shared history shared shared history and the shared values. but you've got >> but you but you've also got the, uh, you've got, uh , the, uh, you've got, uh, essentially the prime minister, narendra modi . he's they've been narendra modi. he's they've been serious concerns about attack on sikhs in canada here in the uk that are actually directly unked that are actually directly linked back to the indian government. and you've got just in the last week, barely reported here in the uk, over 140 opposition mps thrown out of

their their parliament whilst in important draconian laws, were being passed by the government. i mean this this is a country that's moving from a democracy to , to some form of, of quasi to, to some form of, of quasi authoritarian dictatorship. no i think, i think the, the big problem with like i said, when you're moving from transitioning from socialism to now, have from socialism to now, you have a leader is overtly a leader who is overtly capitalistic is very pro—big business has taken away power from government and given it back to people. >> what you're seeing now is a massive from lot of massive pushback from a lot of people that are refusing to people that are just refusing to accept the new india, the new version of india, more version of india, this more capitalistic, pro—business india. seeing, india. and what we're seeing, especially with the coverage on mainstream media, is india, are an example of when socialism goes bad . and they have been for goes bad. and they have been for the last 40 years, what the new leader has done with the bjp is the last ten years. they've become capitalistic, become so pro capitalistic, they've the emphasis they've taken away the emphasis on diversity and inclusion . on diversity and inclusion. they've taken away the fact that there is a majority faith and

that this should be faith that this should be the faith that this should be the faith that should not be that people should not be allowed to abuse as much as they. >> those are libertarian issues in a sense. they're nothing to do with capitalism, far i do with capitalism, as far as i can libertarian and can see, libertarian and but economically, done economically, he's done two massive things. >> economically and >> so both economically and socially, he's gone a much socially, he's gone to a much more western of thinking, if more western way of thinking, if you now coverage you like. now the coverage that he this country , he will get in this country, especially it's our especially when it's with our our media, which left our media, which is so left leaning , indoctrinated that they leaning, indoctrinated that they will look at this as an example of how do you almost counter a group of people that are actually doing relatively successful? >> mean, it's a high >> so, i mean, it's a high growth i look, growth economy. i mean, look, you the uae and in a you can look at the uae and in a sense that's a benign, successful, growing successful, high growing dictatorship . yeah, but but dictatorship. yeah, but but india is understood to be a the world's biggest democracy. it's got important elections. but some of these things you can't ban a whole load of opposition mps and claim you're still a you a workable liberal democracy . a workable liberal democracy. >> see, you shouldn't ban mps for having different views, but you should ban people or mps who say very things that are

threatening to india the same, you know, i know in this country we've gone away from any we've gone away from having any sort of british sort of being proud of british values, the fact values, being proud of the fact of how great our country is. we have an example of somebody who i think we should actually be in the west, that should be proud of, in the sense of somebody who is not bowing down to this left indoctrination across the globe , indoctrination across the globe, somebody who is very pro in his conservative values and conservative values. and unfortunately, the western media has decided for whatever reason, to make this about, um, the dictatorial or authoritarian style, because that's not the reality. somebody i know, we don't do anything when people in this country go after the fact that we are a largely a country based on judeo—christian values, we just people we just allow people to absolutely decimate it. and we have no problem with that. have no problem with doing that. we opinion, we shouldn't, in my opinion, be doing . finally, have doing that. and finally, we have a across the globe who's a leader across the globe who's saying, i'm going put saying, no, i'm not going to put up with that. you cannot come to india, about india, say, bad things about india, say, bad things about india, to attack. >> p- attack. >> are these p are these these >> these are these are these are elected who've banned >> these are these are these are elect parliamenti've banned >> these are these are these are elect parliament whilst banned >> these are these are these are elect parliament whilst you've1ed from parliament whilst you've got laws, you've got the other issue that they're

issue here which is that they're now biggest of now the biggest importer of seaborne from russia, seaborne oil from russia, completely in breach of all of the sanctions against russia because of ukraine. and so three years ago, they were importing almost no oil from russia. they've used this as a beneficial financial opportunity to buy cheap dirty oil from russia sometimes, which they then selling into the west. now you could say that's good business, but it's hardly endeanng business, but it's hardly endearing themselves to the west at a time when they're desperately trying to do a trade deal with us. they want more freedom of movement between india and the uk. and it feels to me we've got a serious wake up call that we need to face into uk. into in the uk. >> wake up call we >> i think the wake up call we need to look at is the reality of india their country. of india is their own country. they have different, different , they have different, different, but they're in a different subsector to in sense of subsector to us in the sense of the reality . is the the harsh reality. is the india—russia relationship goes a lot deeper and they've been a much partner the much reliable partner than the west. doing , west. what we should be doing, because history, because we have shared history, we have shared democratic values. be trying to values. we should be trying to

integrate much integrate this country as much as possible. we should be telling them there are alternative this is alternative solutions. this is a country the fifth or country that is the fifth or sixth economy in sixth largest economy in the world. seeing apple moving world. we're seeing apple moving their away from china world. we're seeing apple moving thei|india. away from china world. we're seeing apple moving thei|india. should om china world. we're seeing apple moving thei|india. should be china world. we're seeing apple moving thei|india. should be looking into india. we should be looking at looking at them as an opportunity to decouple away from bringing them from china and be bringing them in. cannot enforce our in. we cannot enforce our british we're british values or what we're doing here. no, but what country? >> but should be doing >> but what we should be doing when we go into these sort of trade whole trade deals. and i get the whole point trying sort of point about trying to sort of bnng point about trying to sort of bring them closer us, bring them closer to us, more away is we've away from russia, is we've got to eyes we to do it with our eyes open. we can't naive about and can't be naive about this. and we can't just say they're the world's greatest, biggest democracy , making great progress democracy, making great progress when actually they're becoming more authoritarian . if we go more authoritarian. if we go into it with our eyes open . fair into it with our eyes open. fair enough. we do lots of trade and growing, increasing trade with dictatorships in the middle east, for example. and we just go it our open go into it with our eyes open and different countries and accept different countries have different values. just have different values. i just think gap think it's there's a serious gap in awareness at the moment which needs to be, needs to be. i think personally that we're being really pushed this agenda

of authoritarianism , the most of authoritarianism, the most popular leader across the world is narendra modi . is narendra modi. >> that is a fact. you look at all polling, he comes out as number one. so if the indian people saying this people in india are saying this is the most popular leader, that the keep winning elections, the bjp keep winning elections, these riots that people talk aboutin these riots that people talk about in india, when we say a million, it sounds a lot. but when it's a country of a billion, that's that's not a percent . i know. so but for us percent. i know. so but for us in the west, i think what we should be we're obsessed with talking about india. and, you know, right talk know, they're right to talk about with about concerns and issues with the we will not talk about issues with its neighbours on either we will blanc. we either side. we will blanc. we will never talk about those, but we concentrate the fact we will concentrate on the fact that has such an that india has such an authoritarian leader where there are actually more muslims in india than there are muslims in pakistan. so if he's such an authoritarian leader and he's so pro and all pro hindu, nationalist and all this sort of stuff, why is it that you have 79% of the population in that country? is hindu and the more than 40? >> so i get all that. i guess

the fact is, what you've highlighted is that in a sense , highlighted is that in a sense, they have got a very different values to and talked values to that. and we've talked earlier in the show about the impact cultures, impact of different cultures, different and we have to different values, and we have to be aware that part of those values very strong links to values are very strong links to russia. we've just to go values are very strong links to russthis we've just to go values are very strong links to russthis with'e've just to go values are very strong links to russthis with our�* just to go values are very strong links to russthis with our eyes to go values are very strong links to russthis with our eyes open. go into this with our eyes open. sunil sharma , thank you so much sunil sharma, thank you so much for thoughts. going for those thoughts. it's going to you to be a fascinating year. you obviously predicting that the bjp win by a bjp is going to win by a landslide. you think next year bjp is going to win by a la|thesee. you think next year bjp is going to win by a la|these elections. k next year in these elections. >> yeah definitely. they've got such they're winning seats such a big they're winning seats where won before. such a big they're winning seats wheii won before. such a big they're winning seats wheii that won before. such a big they're winning seats wheii that willwon before. such a big they're winning seats wheii that will continue 'e. such a big they're winning seats wheii that will continue .. and i think that will continue. i for they do need to i think for them they do need to think succession think about succession planning post think about succession planning pos fascinating. think about succession planning posfascinating. we'll think about succession planning pos fascinating. we'll come think about succession planning posfascinating. we'll come back >> fascinating. we'll come back to sharma, the chief to that. sunil sharma, the chief operating officer of conservative the conservative friends of the commonwealth, much commonwealth, thank you so much for here on gb for being with us here on gb news. travel storms, it's news. now, travel storms, it's all happening. eurostar yesterday cancelling its services to flooded tunnel near kent. services to flooded tunnel near kent . but services to flooded tunnel near kent. but fear not. good services to flooded tunnel near kent . but fear not. good news. kent. but fear not. good news. they've resumed their services today. they've resumed their services today . although we've got speed today. although we've got speed restrictions . well at least restrictions. well at least they're moving. i mean we never really expect speed our really expect much speed on our trains. we. but let's have a trains. do we. but let's have a look at the impact

look at what's the impact of all of on our travel of this disruption on our travel plans. i'm delighted to be joined travel editor joined by the travel editor of the it all. lisa the sun, who knows it all. lisa minnow is down the line. good morning you, lisa. thanks for morning to you, lisa. thanks for being what do people being with us. so what do people need to be aware of as they head towards new eve plans towards the new year's eve plans 7 towards the new year's eve plans ? the biggest risks ? ? where's the biggest risks? >> well, i mean, i think it's still going to be those same routes we've problems routes that we've seen problems throughout season throughout the holiday season today particularly, think today particularly, i think there's be issues there's going to be issues because not only is it new year's but it's a sunday year's eve, but it's a sunday and staff and that has led to staff shortages at some of the railway companies across the uk . companies across the uk. northern. actually said northern. they've actually said that do travel at all on that do not travel at all on routes out of manchester piccadilly and manchester victoria to chester and stourbridge, plus there's also no routes or no trains on routes from preston to coal and bolton to morecambe . now that's quite to morecambe. now that's quite a significant section of the northwest of the country, and then down here in london and thameslink also has serious shortages. so that's the trains that run between bedford and brighton and gatwick. so anyone

planning on travelling with either northern or or thameslink should be checking to make sure there's any trains before attempting to start off a route. we've also got problems for southeastern as well. as you alluded to earlier, these problems with that tunnel flooding still coming on today, although got one tunnel although we've got one tunnel back there are speed back open there are speed restrictions a lot restrictions and there's a lot of impact the services for of impact on the services for southeastern that normally go between pancras and between saint pancras and ebbsfleet. so that is also going to something to to be something to watch, to worry what's also worry about. what's also concerning is the fact that the 30 odd thousand people who didn't eurostar didn't manage to get a eurostar train , there are no train yesterday, there are no extra today . what we extra services today. what we saw, um, about two weeks ago when we had the eurostar and were impacted by the eurotunnel wildcat strike in france, they put on more trains over the coming days to sort of help people get back. and i think because of the time of year, because of the time of year, because it is a sunday, because there's no extra trains, a bank holiday, that's just absolutely. >> all a >> so that all sounds a nightmare . and nightmare for today. and presumably lisa also tomorrow. and the beginning of, of the

first week of the new year, not easy either, i guess . easy either, i guess. >> no , i mean, i think it's >> no, i mean, i think it's going to be something that's we're going to have not the happiest of new years. if you're trying to anywhere by train. trying to get anywhere by train. i we at our i think look, we look at our road relatively i think look, we look at our road okay relatively i think look, we look at our road okay at relatively i think look, we look at our road okay at momentely i think look, we look at our road okay at moment .y i think look, we look at our road okay at moment . the going okay at the moment. the storms we've seen over storms in that we've seen over the last couple of days, that does travel out the does impact travel out of the port although port of dover, although everything seems to be running smoothly moment don't smoothly at the moment. don't expect there's expect an easy ride. there's some of gale force some really sort of gale force winds in the channel at the moment . um, hopefully the moment. um, and hopefully by the time run into next week, time we run into next week, things will have started to pick up work and up as people go back to work and just before i let you go, lisa, what's the latest on the strikes? >> i mean, i always have to ask, is just keep with is it just can't keep up with it? are we expecting any sort of train over the train or or bus strikes over the first so of new first ten days or so of the new year is london >> so there is london underground action between the second and the ninth. now that's not a complete shutdown, but there to london there is going to be london underground sort of industrial action time . um, other action over that time. um, other than that, haven't had than that, we haven't had anything else yet through.

anything else yet come through. but are still but obviously aslef are still not with all of the not quite there with all of the train operating companies , so train operating companies, so there still be action into there could still be action into there could still be action into the new year. um, hopefully not as much as we've seen over the previous 12 months, but um, now i it's going to the i think it's going to be the time people have to time when people really have to bash together and say, bash heads together and say, come on, we to this come on, we need to get this sorted. it's just gone on for too long. >> it's gone on way too long. well, you so much well, lisa, thank you so much indeed. some indeed. let's hope for some better new year. indeed. let's hope for some bette happy new year. indeed. let's hope for some bettehappy new new year. indeed. let's hope for some bette happy new yearw year. indeed. let's hope for some bette happy new year to (ear. very happy new year to you. that's minot, editor very happy new year to you. th the minot, editor very happy new year to you. th the sun minot, editor very happy new year to you. th the sun with t, editor very happy new year to you. th the sun with the editor very happy new year to you. th the sun with the newseditor very happy new year to you. th the sun with the news there. at the sun with the news there. frankly, folks , if you're going frankly, folks, if you're going anywhere really seriously think about it because it's not at all easy. loads and loads to come up in the second hour of the show. we're going to be talking about economic prospects . we're going economic prospects. we're going to talking about eu tape . to be talking about eu red tape. i want to get rid of loads of it. i'm also going to be getting some simon some questions from, uh, simon on don't on the prospects as well. don't go anywhere, folks. first of all it's the weather. >> brighter outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb

news. >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast i'm craig snell. well, as we go through new year's eve, for most of us it's going to be a mixture of us it's going to be a mixture of spells and scattered of bright spells and scattered showers. so it's not quite the for north of for case the far north of scotland. here actually scotland. here it's actually going to a and going to be quite a wet and windy end but elsewhere windy end to 2023, but elsewhere there will be some sunshine, as i mentioned, but also a scattering showers. initially scattering of showers. initially across the west, but they will spread way eastwards we across the west, but they will sprthrough way eastwards we across the west, but they will sprthrough the y eastwards we across the west, but they will sprthrough the coursevards we across the west, but they will sprthrough the course ofds we across the west, but they will sprthrough the course of the we go through the course of the day. of these will be quite day. some of these will be quite heavy. even hear the odd heavy. could even hear the odd rumble quite rumble of thunder. quite blustery across the south blustery tour across the south coast winds coming in from coast and winds coming in from the north—west. a little of the north—west. a little bit of a cooler day compared to yesterday, temperatures yesterday, but temperatures still reasonably , still doing fairly reasonably, could see highs reaching about 9 to the south. to 10 degrees across the south. and then as we head towards midnight . and then as we head towards midnight. but for most of us, it's going continue with a it's going to continue with a risk of some showers . so have a risk of some showers. so have a rain jacket handy for scotland. it might well turn a little bit dry here as we go past midnight, but it to turn but that may allow it to turn fairly chilly elsewhere. temperatures not falling much lower than about 5 to 7 degrees

in the southern half of the uk. so for new year's day itself, for the northern half of the uk, we continue that showery theme a mixture of some bright spells and some showers. but for the southern half actually, it will turn drier and brighter for a time. brief from time. so a brief respite from the unsettled here. but the unsettled weather here. but it's not going to last for too long, especially down towards the south—west the the very far south—west of the uk . some and rain uk. some cloud and some rain will return later on in the day . will return later on in the day. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on .

gb news booths go down to new zealand . booths go down to new zealand. >> yes, we're an international channel. we want to catch the new year when it's first in new year when it's first up in new but of you new zealand, but loads of you getting touch with emails and new zealand, but loads of you getti thoughts:h with emails and new zealand, but loads of you getti thoughts on vith emails and new zealand, but loads of you getti thoughts on the emails and new zealand, but loads of you getti thoughts on the police and your thoughts on the police attacks. alan says water cannons definitely needed public opinion. will back this up. where are the riot police in all of this? i agree alan, kevin says is failing says the government is failing in primary duty to the in its primary duty to the country to keep citizens country to keep our citizens safe . there we are. that's new safe. there we are. that's new zealand, that's the auckland sky tower counting down. stephen says. what is going on with our police force? police people think that they can behave like this consequence, this without any consequence, any deterrent whatsoever. it's about 42 seconds to go in new

zealand. glenn meanwhile, says the police were quick to use batons when we were protesting about covid lockdowns . why are about covid lockdowns. why are we so weak here? loads of you write on it here. absolutely no question at all. vicki says protect our police . give them protect our police. give them water cannons. i'm not a violent person, but there's no deterrent whatsoever. simon danczuk just before the 20s do you agree? >> absolutely . i agree with the >> absolutely. i agree with the viewers. i mean , we need to have viewers. i mean, we need to have a stronger police. >> we need to have a strong shapps 10s in new zealand, shapps10s in new zealand, folks. tower , folks. the auckland sky tower, there is 987. we're right on there it is 987. we're right on it. we're 12 hours, 13 hours ahead of ourselves. three. two one. boom there it is. the fireworks are away from the auckland sky tower. it is the new year. 13 hours ahead of us in in new zealand. and they will no doubt be extremely excited . no doubt be extremely excited. just listening to that. some great pictures. for those of you listening on the . radio

listening on the. radio fireworks going off the sky tower in auckland is changing colour beautifully lit up. absolutely fantastic . so there absolutely fantastic. so there we are. that's what's going on in auckland. new year's resolution here. also coming in lisa and dave have said we made a resolution as a couple. we're not going to eat mcdonald's at all in 2024. we'll spend way too much there on drinks and meals, but not what i'm not going to give there. comment on whether or not it's tasty or not. meanwhile, david says on, uh, the uh , the speeches for the new the uh, the speeches for the new year speeches, where's sunak been living in 2023? he says it's a momentous year, but for hard working brits, it's actually been disastrous . yes, actually been disastrous. yes, i think you're right, david and starmer boring us with his great lies. according to david, to ensure the keys to number 10, dave says lots of dave's writing in all i gathered from the speeches was happy. same old new year. speeches was happy. same old new year . um, speeches was happy. same old new year. um, neither can or will change britain for the better. i'm not sure the optimism of those two leaders is shared by

our leaders. simon those speeches always sound the same. they're always trying to be optimistic . they're always trying to be optimistic. but they're always trying to be optimistic . but we're they're always trying to be optimistic. but we're going to talk in the second hour. i mean, the prospects economically are challenging say the least. >> yeah, absolutely . 2023 has >> yeah, absolutely. 2023 has been tough for people. been really tough for people. and it's going to be tough in 2024, and it's going to be one heck of a fight between starmer and sunak. i mean , you know, and sunak. i mean, you know, we've been through numerous general elections, but this one is going to be incredibly tough. it'll be interesting to watch no doubt about it. >> and also which is actually going to be the most significant , legal , is it the immigration legal and illegal or is it the cost of living which which is the more significant what we've seen over recent months is immigration. >> move up the agenda in terms of public's views of what's important to them . so it's that important to them. so it's that and the cost of living crisis. they're the two key issues that the general election will be fought on. >> i think that's right. and i think, to be honest, i think that could well that immigration could well become one because become the biggest one because the of population growth

the impact of population growth on quality of public on the quality of public services, housing, rents , house services, housing, rents, house prices, availability of gps and things is massive. and i think only really recently being understood properly by people up and down the country . yeah. and down the country. yeah. >> yeah, absolutely. and i think politicians have been mainstream. politicians have been slow to come to this. they've been catching up with the public opinion on this. and |, the public opinion on this. and i, think there's going to be i, i think there's going to be a shift to the right people have had enough illegal had enough of illegal immigration. it's going to be a shift to the right over coming months for sure. months and years, for sure. well, and we've seen well, of course, and we've seen shift right elections shift to the right in elections across whole of the eurozone. >> we've got eu elections next spring, which will also be very interesting to see how that is backed up. we're still watching on main there. uh, on the main screen there. uh, some of the fireworks celebrations in new zealand, which of course is the first country to celebrate the new yeah country to celebrate the new year. and then that will continue across the world throughout the day. lots of

amazing fireworks. no idea how much money is blown in those fireworks. there'll be a lot blown in in london later. have you got a new year's resolution? >> new resolution >> oh, my new year's resolution is always to lose some weight, which which i fail with miserably . i usually do better miserably. i usually do better in the summer months and then put it all back on in winter put it all back on in the winter months put it all back on in the winter mo well, mine actually is >> well, one of mine actually is i do more exercise. i do i need to do more exercise. i do a but i need to more a bit, but i need to do more cycling and running. going cycling and running. it's going to year for to be a pretty tough year for those of who are the in those of us who are in the in the of elections the political fight of elections and be sharp and, and one's got to be sharp and, uh, and energetic . uh, and energetic. >> yeah, you're right. there's a lot food gets eaten lot of junk food gets eaten dunng lot of junk food gets eaten during elections. during campaigning in elections. i experience. i know this from experience. more yeah more fruit, vegetables. yeah >> fantastic. simon, we'll come back to you. thank you very much indeed. back to you. thank you very much indeed . so coming up in the indeed. so coming up in the second hour of the show , we've second hour of the show, we've got officials warning about record numbers of channel migrants. you can't believe it. even more, you might say we also need to look about the economic prospects. some say it's going to get better. some say we've done well in 23 to avoid a

recession . i'm not so sure. and recession. i'm not so sure. and also the eu laws. i want to scrap thousands of them, not just a few poxy 100 here scrap thousands of them, not just a few poxy100 here and there. please. the government and obviously, uh, new years. i want to hear your resolutions for 2024. do you want to save some cash , lose some weight, or some cash, lose some weight, or frankly, just have a holiday and a new hobby? whatever it is, get in touch gbviews@gbnews.com. send us a message on the show socials. but first of all, it's the news headlines with tatiana sanchez. the news headlines with tatiana sanchez . richard thank your top sanchez. richard thank your top stories from the gp newsroom . stories from the gp newsroom. >> look forward to 2024 with pride and optimism. that's the message from the prime minister as britain prepares to celebrate the new year . as britain prepares to celebrate the new year. rishi sunak promised a brighter future in his new year's message, with tax cuts a reduction in national cuts and a reduction in national insurance. described 2023 as insurance. he described 2023 as a momentous year which saw inflation halved and record investment in the nhs . that's

investment in the nhs. that's despite junior doctors in england planning their longest walkout in nhs history next month. the prime minister says his new year's resolution is to keep driving forward . keep driving forward. >> station is set to fall further , cutting the cost of further, cutting the cost of living for everyone . and we're living for everyone. and we're not stopping there . we're going not stopping there. we're going further to grow our economy by reducing debt, cutting taxes and rewarding hard work and building secure supplies of energy here at home. backing british business and delivering world class education. >> meanwhile, the labour leader says the power to shape the future of britain rests in everyone's hands. sir keir starmers message offered a preview of his party's election campaign , saying 2024 needs to campaign, saying 2024 needs to give britain its future back in the labour party. >> we've been building to this for four years. we're confident that we have a plan that can move our country forward , end move our country forward, end the cost of living crisis , take the cost of living crisis, take back our streets , get the nhs back our streets, get the nhs back our streets, get the nhs back on its feet, cheaper energy

bills for your home, more opportunities for your children . opportunities for your children. >> in other news, the us navy has thwarted an attempt by militants from the houthi group to board a container ship in the red sea . the us says four red sea. the us says four vessels from houthi controlled areas in yemen fired at the ship and came dangerously close to boarding in response, helicopters from nearby us warships sunk three of the boats. the houthis, who were backed by iran, have stepped up attacks on merchant ships as they travel through one of the world's most important freight routes, the group says the attacks are in response to the conflict in gaza . boris conflict in gaza. boris johnson's former chief adviser says rishi sunak tried to strike what he called a secret deal in a bid to win the next election . a bid to win the next election. dominic cummings told the . dominic cummings told the. sunday times that he was prepared to help the tories win if assured the most if he was assured the most critical issues were prioritised. reportedly prioritised. that reportedly includes nuclear weapons ,

includes nuclear weapons, infrastructure, future pandemics and artificial intelligence . the and artificial intelligence. the proposal was apparently rejected by the prime minister. number 10 did not deny the report , but did not deny the report, but says mr cummings was not offered a position . american xl bully a position. american xl bully dogs must be kept on a lead in england and wales, under new rules that come into force today, they'll need to be muzzled public and it's muzzled in public and it's illegal to breed, sell or to abandon them. owners are urged to apply for a certificate of exemption for current pets by the end of january, before it becomes illegal to keep any unapproved xl bully dog. the ban follows a series of deadly attacks. this year . eurostar attacks. this year. eurostar services are back in service today, but the company's warning of further delays and busy stations. all eurostar services between london and paris came to a halt yesterday as water flooded a tunnel beneath the river thames. many passengers were left facing expensive hotel bills as others desperately searched for alternate travel

routes. eurostar says at least one tunnel can now be used, but there are speed restrictions in place and stations are expected to be very busy. southeastern and thameslink rail services are also expecting delays . the new also expecting delays. the new year has arrived in auckland as new zealand's biggest city welcomed 2024 with a spectacular fireworks display. the sky tower was alight and sparks and colours as the country became one of the first to chime in 2024, though it was beaten by the pacific nation of kiribati, which entered 2024 at 10:00 this morning . and here new year's morning. and here new year's celebrations are to be hit with windy weather conditions this evening. a yellow alert for strong winds is in place until midnight tonight. the strongest of those winds will be felt in the southwest wales and southwest of england . the met southwest of england. the met office is warning of some delays to road, rail, air and ferry

transport with severe gales expected. gusts of 55 miles per hours are likely , with the hours are likely, with the potential for gusts of up to 75mph for the most exposed coasts and hills . this is gb coasts and hills. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and on car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news choose. now back to richard . thank you tatiana. richard. thank you tatiana. >> fantastic. well, there we are into the second hour of this show. so much going on, so much to come. we've got uk officials warning now of a possible record year of channel migrant crossings in 2024. hang on. i thought the prime minister said he was going to stop the boats . he was going to stop the boats. i thought the home secretary said that he was getting on top of it. the numbers were coming down. apparently down. now, apparently they're going sources down. now, apparently they're goingtold sources down. now, apparently they're goingtold gb sources down. now, apparently they're goingtold gb news sources down. now, apparently they're goingtold gb news they'reiurces have told gb news they're bracing for the arrival of some

of the many tens of thousands who've entered europe illegally in recent months . let's just see in recent months. let's just see what our home and security edhon what our home and security editor, mark white, has to say in this report. >> the prime minister has pledged to stop the boats and the numbers crossing the channel. this year have reduced . channel. this year have reduced. but in truth, every time, whether conditions allow the people smugglers push these small boats into the water and around 30,000 people still made the crossing this year, only adding to the migrant crisis in the camps. scattered across northern france, thousands , northern france, thousands, thousands are still waiting for their weather window for the chance to reach the uk , and chance to reach the uk, and sources have told us they'll be joined by thousands of others in the months ahead . some of the the months ahead. some of the huge influx of migrants who crossed into europe in recent months . i crossed into europe in recent months. i mean, this one's still got its ear in it, so it just tells you that this boat run

aground really within recent weeks, we reported earlier in the year from the italian island of lampedusa, where tens of thousands of migrants arrived in boats from north africa, italy , boats from north africa, italy, spain, greece and multiple other european countries. all saw massive increases in migrant arrivals this year , and many of arrivals this year, and many of those are still working their way north. and a significant proportion will try to cross the channel a key component of the uk government stop the boats strategy is, of course, the rwanda deal. despite the conveyor belt of legal challenges , the government and challenges, the government and many conservative mps are convinced that sending asylum seekers to the east african nafion seekers to the east african nation will help smash the people smugglers business model. >> the people who are dealing with the huge chaos in northern france say that as part of a suite of immigration policies, a deterrent is needed. why is austria looking at this? why is germany looking at this? why is

the us looking at why the us looking at this? why italy looking at this? because it recognised in the world it is recognised in the world we live have to have a live in that we have to have a deterrent across the european union, the bloc is still grappling with how best to stem the flow of illegal migrants , the flow of illegal migrants, with some countries taking markedly different approaches . markedly different approaches. >> analysts believe the human tide of arrivals will only continue to grow. >> this is simply because frontex, the organisation that's responsible for patrolling the eu's external borders, doesn't have enough resources, doesn't have enough resources, doesn't have enough resources, doesn't have enough boats , and there's a have enough boats, and there's a lack of coordination between , lack of coordination between, in, uh, other european countries . there's also an ideological divide within the eu itself . how divide within the eu itself. how are you ? are you? >> no one's worrying about the 2024. >> is a pivotal year for rishi sunak. >> is a pivotal year for rishi sunak . he'll have to go to the sunak. he'll have to go to the country trying to convince the electorate that it's his policies which are key to controlling illegal migration in a quick and positive decision on rwanda is needed . but even then,

rwanda is needed. but even then, with thousands of migrants en route to northern france, it's likely border force officials will be busier than ever. mark white, gb news. that's unbelievable. >> i mean, truly . unbelievable. >> i mean, truly. unbelievable. that report from mark white, all the government officials, the prime minister the home secretary, they're telling us it's getting better. the numbers are 30% down. we're now hearing from their own officials and all the indications that actually it's going to get a lot worse . it's going to get a lot worse. so let's just remind ourselves that the numbers 2022, some 45,000 that we know about came across in small boats, probably . across in small boats, probably. 10,000 came across in lorries that we don't really know about 23, about 30,000. so what you're really saying there, according to mark white, is we could be up to mark white, is we could be up to 40, 45,000 coming across. where are they going to go ? how where are they going to go? how much is it going to cost? what's going to be the impact on our communities , our villages,

communities, our villages, our towns, hotels is i mean, towns, in the hotels is i mean, this is not something to be optimistic about. prime minister you promised you would stop the boats . you've totally , boats. you've utterly, totally, woefully, hopelessly failed. i'm furious about it. tens of millions of british people are steaming mad about this. i think immigration, if this carries on, if that report is right, will be the key issue in the election campaign. both illegal and legal. simon, i'll come to you first. but whilst we're just waiting for david campbell—bannerman to connect, i mean, pretty shocking that report , actually. oh, absolutely. >> and the prime minister has pledged to reduce the numbers of illegal immigrants coming into the country is done. okay. so far by reducing it by a third. but suggestions that it's going to go up again will, uh, will not be popular with the public, to say the least . much more has to say the least. much more has to say the least. much more has to be done. i'm a supporter of the rwanda policy. they have to get that working. it could

disrupt the people smugglers. uh . that's interesting. >> so you support so whether or not it's going to happen, if it did happen, ian, you think that it would act as a deterrent? i think it could do. >> and i think we have to try it. think would to it. i think it would say to people and those people smugglers and to those that are paying £10,000 to people smugglers you to people smugglers, if you come to britain, no guarantee britain, there's no guarantee that end up staying there i >> -- >> but surely that would only be >.deterrent3ly that would only be >.deterrent if' that would only be >.deterrent if everybodyd only be >.deterrent if everybody who y be a deterrent if everybody who comes goes straight to comes across goes straight to around, opposed to a few around, as opposed to a few hundred, which is what the suggestion . suggestion is. >> it has be a good >> it has to be a good proportion. has to be proportion. it has to be a decent without without doubt. fantastic. simon. thank you >> fantastic. simon. thank you so indeed. we'll come back so much. indeed. we'll come back to show that to you later in the show that simon danczuk me now simon danczuk joining me now though, mep david campbell. conservative mep david campbell. bannerman uh, conservative member of the european parliament. david, a very good morning to you. uh, i suppose we should say happy new year, but the is not happy the news is not that happy on, uh, issues regarding illegal migration and legal indeed. uh let's just start with, um, the illegal migration numbers . we've

illegal migration numbers. we've just had a report there suggesting that the numbers will get worse in 2024. uh, the prime minister that you support told us he was going to stop the boats. david when's that going to happen ? to happen? >> well, it's a major issue , >> well, it's a major issue, richard. you're right to raise it . uh, i'm richard. you're right to raise it. uh, i'm very richard. you're right to raise it . uh, i'm very concerned about it. uh, i'm very concerned about it. uh, i'm very concerned about it. this is the rwanda it. it this is why the rwanda bill is so important. and as you know, there's huge goings on in the house of commons about this. the right wing groups such as erg and the new conservatives and others are very concerned about it. and they're right to push for it, because what we've got to see is a major disincentive. you've, simon, and you just touched on that. we've got to have a disincentive. even blair recognised that , you know, blair recognised that, you know, the papers just released, he wanted to use the isle of mull or even the falkland islands. but critical is to put but what's critical is to put people off coming and to put people off coming and to put people smugglers off, actually, you know, they're wicked trade of putting these lives at risk. but that only works. >> david, if it's a deterrent. i mean, simon says, i think quite

rightly, it's got to be a significant percentage , but that significant percentage, but that means tens of thousands of people coming, as i understand from policy , it's from the rwanda policy, it's a few hundred that's not a deterrent. that's that's essentially that's optionality to in the eyes of the people crossing the channel >> well, actually, i do think it's a deterrent if the message is real, as your program has reported in the past, you know , reported in the past, you know, they're not they're laughing at us at the moment. they're not taking it seriously. but i think when you get a, you know, a number of rwanda flights going off and people sort of going overin off and people sort of going over in boat and disappearing off to rwanda, think that is a off to rwanda, i think that is a big disincentive. they'll start saying, oh, is it worth it? is it worth the risk, the cost? i mean, they're paying thousands to you say that, to come across. so you say that, david, okay, let's let's , david, but okay, let's let's, let's look let's look at the let's look at let's look at the attraction ness of trying to come illegally . come here illegally. >> there's a story in today's mail on sunday is both mail on sunday which is both shocking and appalling in every sense of the word of a sudanese gentleman who came to the uk

illegally in 2005. somehow was given a right to stay here in zero six, became a british citizen in 2015, went back to sudan frequently between then 16 and 17 when he became an isis promoting islamist extremist. when he came back to the uk, the police found extreme material on his mobile phone . police found extreme material on his mobile phone. in 18. police found extreme material on his mobile phone . in 18. the his mobile phone. in 18. the citizenship was revoked. he carried on going willy nilly between sudan and the united kingdom. rhiannon and into the uk. in 18. and here we are five years later and a couple of weeks ago special immigration commissioners who are paid to apply the law have said that he can stay here because of his human rights, even though he's been travelling willy nilly between two nations. what is between the two nations. what is going well i frankly, going on? well i frankly, richard, i don't trust the home office. >> i don't think it's fit for purpose. i think there's a major reform needed . there's too much

reform needed. there's too much sympathy or empathy for a legal immigrants in the home office . immigrants in the home office. um, look, it goes back to what i call a knot of human rights laws . it's not just the echr , it's . it's not just the echr, it's the human rights act which blair brought in. um, it's the, uh, refugee convention that suella braverman rights is. i think she's the only one i've heard talk about it, which, you know, make these people refugees when they're . not refugees, they're they're. not refugees, they're economic migrant rights who want a better life. many of them. and we can't accept that. so we've got sort the underlying got to sort the underlying issues. even if nigel farage was home secretary, he'd have the same because the same problems because the country has signed up to too many international treaties that are longer fit for purpose. are no longer fit for purpose. well so you raise that point. >> so, david, would you leave the european convention on human rights? i no, i would, i know nigel would. what about you, david? >> yeah. i mean, my priority as a human rights act, which, as i say, tony blair brought in,

which requires courts to which requires our courts to take notice of the judgements of the echr. it was much looser before then. it was a kind of sort of , uh, before then. it was a kind of sort of, uh, you before then. it was a kind of sort of , uh, you know. sort of, uh, you know. >> so do you agree, david? we should just leave it. yes or no? >> should. >> yes, i think we should. i think that should be policy think that should be our policy at election. at the next election. >> and, and talking of the next election, question, election, any last question, david? next election, is david? the next election, is immigration going to be the number one issue on voters minds , both lawful and unlawful at the do think? the election, do you think? i think so, and cost of living . think so, and cost of living. >> i think you're right earlier it's as immigration, a cost of living and we've got to have a better answer. i accept that, uh, david, thank you. >> much for >> so much indeed for your thoughts. that's david campbell—bannerman, is a, campbell—bannerman, who is a, uh, was a former conservative member of the european parliament. well, coming up loads more to get through before the top of the next hour. unbelievably i mean, we did brexit to get rid of a whole load of daft eu laws, but only a few hundred by this government are axed . i want are going to be axed. i want thousands all that and thousands axed. all of that and much, to come. you're

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sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> welcome back my friends . now >> welcome back my friends. now loads of you getting in touch about the police story, the riots in camberwell in london. i tell you what, you are properly cross fuming just like me . sue cross fuming just like me. sue says why can't we get the water cannons all the tear gas out?

they do in europe? good point. graham says the police should be able to engage with baton control without the risk of being suspended. people are being suspended. if people are rising like this, then they're fair game get hit wherever rising like this, then they're fa required get hit wherever rising like this, then they're fa required , get hit wherever rising like this, then they're fa required , audrey wherever rising like this, then they're fa required , audrey says. ever rising like this, then they're fa required , audrey says. i'm is required, audrey says. i'm fuming too at these riots. water cannons with coloured dye required to identify the thugs. norman brennan is on to something there absolutely . if something there absolutely. if he's still listening, he'll be delighted by that. uh, just an on and on the, uh, the list goes people properly angry. i tell you what, the politicians are way, way out of touch with the feelings of millions of people up and down the country. that's why i spoke about it in my sunday now those of us sunday sermon. now those of us who backed brexit, of course we want to do it properly. one of the brexiteers, jones mp the brexiteers, david jones mp for clwyd. i think it is. he's written ten brexit new year resolutions in the mail on sunday. i'll get to those in a minute because i'm joined by catherine mcbride, who's a fellow at the centre for brexit policy. she's down the line. catherine a very good morning to

you on this new year's eve. so uh, david jones says that we should have lots of new year brexit resolutions . my view is, brexit resolutions. my view is, well, why is it taking you so long? can just. long? i mean, can we just. i know you've been very focussed on the eu red tape. we were promised a bill in the parliament, uh, in 2023 to get rid of, i think, some 4000 laws that was ditched. we're lucky if we get a few hundred . we get a few hundred. >> uh, well, yes, but this evening the, um, the supremacy of eu law is ending in the uk, and that is incredibly important. so for the first time in a generation in the uk, statute books no longer recognises the supremacy of eu law or eu principles. and that means that whatever laws we do retain in the future, they'll be in interpreted with a common law mindset set. and that is incredibly important. and i would also stress that although we're only getting rid of 600

retained eu laws which were mainly redundant, and there have been another 100 added to that , been another 100 added to that, but the uk changed a lot of eu regulation. the moment we left and these were things that were changed by statutory instrument and very few people complained about. so we got rid of the three crop rule for farmers , uh, three crop rule for farmers, uh, which was always crazy, never worked for the uk. we got rid of the double volume cap for the big city. um asset managers. that was also crazy for the uk and was intentionally developed by france to try and undermine the uk supremacy in asset management. >> but a lot of laws have changed. okay, but but i'm hearing, for example , in the hearing, for example, in the fishing industry, i'm hearing that actually our own self—imposed goal plated laws and regulations are getting even worse. and that making costs go up and even harder for one of the great brexit opportunities is british fishing . is british fishing. >> well, i, i'm sure that's

probably true. if the fishing industry is telling you that i haven't looked into that one. i mainly do sort of agriculture and financial services, which i know a bit about, but the fishing industry will change our relationship with europe next yeah relationship with europe next year. they get to um, re negotiate getting back more of the licenses , uh, getting, um , the licenses, uh, getting, um, taking them off eu boats. uh, right now, they did renegotiate a few months ago and we got more fishing licenses of our own land, of our own water, but also from norway and iceland and greenland. so but and i guess there are some good things happening . but you're right, happening. but you're right, they're probably other things that are not. >> but one of the big things that i've always been saying, and that government and i think that this government and i think that this government and chancellor and prime and this chancellor and prime minister the minister have done exactly the opposite of opposite is taking advantage of the tax freedoms to reduce vat to reduce, uh, tax on energy

policy, to reduce corporation tax. and they've done exactly the opposite on all of this stuff . stuff. >> i 100% agree with you. i must say the only department that i think has really taken any advantage of brexit has been what is now called the business and trade department. and they are responsible for getting rid of the retained eu laws and changing the supremacy to the uk legal system . but they've also legal system. but they've also signed all the trade deals. when you look at what the treasury has done, it's ridiculous that one of the first things they should have done is get rid of some of the vat regulations or vat into wiley and change it to a more sensible sales tax . a more sensible sales tax. >> absolutely right. >> absolutely right. >> um, to finish, catherine, i have got some good news. i read in the papers this morning. i was aware about english sparkling wine has had some regulations on the packaging and the bottling requirements lifted i think, today. so that'll be good news. and we can also now produce a lower alcohol, lower .

produce a lower alcohol, lower. alcohol piquette wine if you're familiar with that . familiar with that. >> yes. no definitely . there's a >> yes. no definitely. there's a lot of changes to the wine making industry, which is a really big industry or not a big, but it's growing. it's growing. it's award winning, and people don't even know it exists. but a lot of the time it was hampered by eu regulations, which was . were designed to which was. were designed to protect the eu wine . protect the eu wine. >> absolutely, catherine. well, that's some good news to celebrate the new with. celebrate the new year with. thank you do thank you so much for all you do and there we are, the english wine business doing well and regulations going away. coming up more . uh, regulations going away. coming up more. uh, i'll be up so much more. uh, i'll be joined by simon danczuk. but first of all, got to go to first of all, we've got to go to the news with tatiana . the news with tatiana. >> richard. thank you very much. this is the latest from the gb newsroom . um, look forward to newsroom. um, look forward to 2024 with pride and optimism . 2024 with pride and optimism. that's the message from the prime minister as britain

prepares to celebrate the new year , as rishi sunak promised a year, as rishi sunak promised a brighter future in his new year's message. with tax cuts and reduction in national and a reduction in national insurance, he described . 2023 as insurance, he described. 2023 as a momentous year which saw inflation halved and record investment in the nhs. that's despite junior doctors in england planning their longest walkout in nhs history next month . boris johnson's former month. boris johnson's former chief adviser says rishi sunak tried to strike what he called a secret deal in a bid to win the next election. dominic cummings told the sunday times that he was prepared to help the tories win if he was assured the most critical issues were prioritised . that reportedly includes nuclear weapons infrastructure, future pandemics and artificial intelligence . once the proposal intelligence. once the proposal was apparently rejected by the prime minister number 10 did not deny the report but says mr cummings was not offered a position . amid an xl bully, dogs position. amid an xl bully, dogs must be kept on lead in england

and wales under new rules that come into force today. they'll need to be muzzled in public and it's illegal to breed, sell or to abandon them. owners are urged to apply for a certificate of exemption for current pets by the end of january , before it the end of january, before it becomes illegal to keep any unapproved xl bully dog. the ban follows a series of deadly attacks this year . and follows a series of deadly attacks this year. and eurostar services are back in service today, but the company is warning of further delays and busy stations as all eurostar services between london and paris came to a halt yesterday as water flooded a tunnel beneath the thames, many passengers were left facing expensive hotel bills as others desperately searched for alternative travel routes. eurostar says at least . one eurostar says at least. one tunnel can now be used, but there are speed restrictions in place and stations are expected to be very busy . you can get to be very busy. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com .

visiting our website gbnews.com. >> thank you tatiana. loads more coming up. i've got a question for you. here we go. king charles left westminster abbey after his coronation wearing his imperial state crown. how many diamonds do you think that crown contains ? i'll give you the contains? i'll give you the answer a bit later in the show. but first of all, we've got the weather with craig. good morning. >> welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast craig news weather forecast i'm craig snell as we go through new year's eve most of us it's year's eve for most of us it's going be a of bright going to be a mixture of bright spells showers. so spells and scattered showers. so it's not quite the for the it's not quite the case for the far scotland . here, far north of scotland. here, it's actually to be quite far north of scotland. here, it wet tually to be quite far north of scotland. here, it wet and.y to be quite far north of scotland. here, it wet and windy to be quite far north of scotland. here, it wet and windy end be quite far north of scotland. here, it wet and windy end to quite far north of scotland. here, it wet and windy end to 2023, but a wet and windy end to 2023, but elsewhere there will be some sunshine as mentioned, but sunshine as i mentioned, but also showers also a scattering of showers initially across the west, but they will spread their way eastwards the eastwards as we go through the course of day. of these course of the day. some of these will heavy. could even will be quite heavy. could even hear rumble of thunder, hear the odd rumble of thunder, quite . tour across the quite blustery. tour across the south coast and winds coming in from the northwest. a little bit of cooler day compared to of a cooler day compared to yesterday, temperatures

of a cooler day compared to yesterday, fairly mperatures of a cooler day compared to yesterday, fairly reasonably, still doing fairly reasonably, could see highs reaching about 9 to 10 degrees across the south. and then as we head towards midnight, for most of us, it's going to continue with a risk of some showers. so have a range jacket handy for scotland . it jacket handy for scotland. it might well turn a little bit dry here as we go past midnight, but might well turn a little bit dry here may'e go past midnight, but might well turn a little bit dry here may allow)ast midnight, but might well turn a little bit dry here may allow it;t midnight, but might well turn a little bit dry here may allow it to nidnight, but might well turn a little bit dry here may allow it to turn ght, but might well turn a little bit dry here may allow it to turn fairlyyut that may allow it to turn fairly chilly elsewhere. temperatures not falling lower than not falling much lower than about 5 to 7 degrees in the seven half of the uk today. so for new year's day itself, for the northern half of the uk, we continue that sheriff theme, a mixture of some bright spells and some showers. but for the southern half actually, it will turn drier and brighter for a time. a brief respite from time. so a brief respite from the here. but the unsettled weather here. but it's not going to last for too long, especially down towards the south—west of the the very fast south—west of the uk. and some rain uk. some cloud and some rain will return later on in the day

7:00. this evening. gb news the people's . channel. people's. channel. >> welcome back. the emails are pounng >> welcome back. the emails are pouring in and some are full of optimism here. john says, my new year's resolution is to keep pounding gb news my emails. they love to read them out and you feel connected and part of the gb family. and pauline says my new resolution is to new year's resolution is to watch even more gb news. fantastic. that is for sure . and fantastic. that is for sure. and spread the word. tell your friends , your family, everybody friends, your family, everybody else . now of course we've got to else. now of course we've got to look forward to what's going to happenin look forward to what's going to happen in the economy. how is

that to impact our that going to impact our prospects? in prospects? the amount of cash in our pocket at the end of each week? well, delighted to week? well, i'm delighted to be joined on by an joined down the line on by an independent economist , julian independent economist, julian jessop. he's a man who knows a to or thing. julian, a very good morning. thanks for being with to or thing. julian, a very good mo sorg. thanks for being with to or thing. julian, a very good mo so 2023,1nks for being with to or thing. julian, a very good mo so 2023, we; for being with to or thing. julian, a very good mo so 2023, we sort being with to or thing. julian, a very good mo so 2023, we sort ofing with to or thing. julian, a very good mo so 2023, we sort of justvith us. so 2023, we sort of just escaped a recession by the skin of our teeth. i think it is. although it was a bit more data still to come out, the data seems to actually be getting worse, better . i think, worse, not better. i think, contrary the prime contrary to what the prime minister . um, what minister thinks. um, what are your about 2024? julian your thoughts about 2024? julian do you share the prime minister's and the chancellor's optimism ? optimism? >> well, i think it will be a happier new year for most people . i think the key here is that inflation is finally falling. in fact, i think it will continue to fall rather more quickly than the bank of england in particular has been expecting. and that's clearly good news for all sorts of reasons. one is that the bank of england itself will finally be able take the will finally be able to take the foot the brakes. in fact, i foot off the brakes. in fact, i think cutting

think it will start cutting rates wow um, rates early next year. wow um, lower interest rates and lower inflation also give the chancellor more wriggle room on taxes as well. so i think we'll get another spring budget that includes some fairly meaningful tax cuts this time around . um, tax cuts this time around. um, and i think that's sort of key to sentiment in the wider economy as well. i mean, people have been very worried, quite rightly, about the cost of living while it's living crisis. and while it's certainly least certainly not over, at least things are clearly heading things are clearly now heading in direction . in the right direction. >> how can we? >> but julian, how can we? i mean, the numbers have been getting worse. they they downgraded quarter two 2023, quarter three was was i think —o.1 quarter three was was i think —0.1 october was —0.3. we obviously wait what's happened in october. and . december. they in october. and. december. they could at best may be flat. here's my issue i don't see how an economy can grow when you've got taxes at record high levels , got taxes at record high levels, when you've got government spending at record high levels, along the regulation as along with the regulation as well, when you've got mass , low well, when you've got mass, low skilled immigration and when you've got the trillion, the

multi—trillion cost of net zero, these appear to me to be huge burdens that weigh on any prospect of economic growth . prospect of economic growth. >> well, i think i share all of those concerns and i just sort of underlining that the bad news first, um, it's true that we've avoided what economists call a technical recession, which is , technical recession, which is, you know, two, three month penodsin you know, two, three month periods in a row where the economy has contracted . but economy has contracted. but there's actually only true of there's actually only true of the numbers. you the headline numbers. if you look know, income per look at, you know, income per head, if you for the head, if you adjust for the growing size of the population, then actually in then we are actually in a recession on that basis. now, there were a few signs in the last few , uh, few weeks of data last few, uh, few weeks of data that things might be a little bit towards the end of bit better towards the end of 2023, but we're certainly starting a very, very weak starting from a very, very weak point. optimism for 2024 point. and my optimism for 2024 needs to be put in context as well. i think the economy will grow. maybe by one half or 1. um, but that's still pretty pathetic. um we're still in a position where the economy is a lot smaller than it would have

beenif lot smaller than it would have been if it had continued growing at the same rate. it was, say, 10 or 20 years ago. so we do have big underlying problems in the economy , but i think tax the economy, but i think tax burden them . burden is part of them. >> but i that's the key >> but i think that's the key point. remind people point. julian to remind people in the 1980s and 1990s, we were growing on average between two and a half and three and a quarter, 3.5. every single year. i mean, these are numbers that frankly , most people can't even frankly, most people can't even dream of. now, we didn't have mass immigration, you've mass immigration, and you've touched on a critical point per head. we're in a recession and people are getting worse off. and i don't think that's going to change. >> well, i think if it is going to change, we need a fundamental shift in in mindset. i think we need sort basically need to sort of basically prioritise one prioritise three things. one is boosting in the boosting productivity in the economy. so everything that the government does, it should think about will it make us more productive, will increase productive, will it increase increase output per hour? the second thing is we need to fix the problems in the obvious problems in in pubuc the obvious problems in in public includes, public services, which includes, by the way, low by the way, very low productivity in the public sector. but you know, we need to

make those far more modern and deliver customers want, not deliver what customers want, not necessarily the people working in services. and finally , in those services. and finally, we need to tackle the problem of what's called participation, basically, not enough people are working. a large working. who's a very large number people are on number of people who are on disability benefits . who disability benefits. who probably could work. um, but also people choosing to retire earlier than need to earlier than they need to because work simply doesn't pay because work simply doesn't pay because high taxes in because of high taxes in particular. got some particular. so we've got some big problems there big fundamental problems there that tackling. that need tackling. >> and think that's a critical >> and i think that's a critical point just used point that you've just used those make work , those three words make work, pay- those three words make work, pay. that's the fastest way to deal with the cost of living crisis . if deal with the cost of living crisis. if you deal with the cost of living crisis . if you lift, for crisis. if you lift, for example, the income tax threshold significantly , which threshold significantly, which is which is my preference , then is which is my preference, then you put more money in people's pocket immediately to deal with that. just finally, julian , to that. just finally, julian, to what extent have you looked at the state of the government's deficit , the annual spending deficit, the annual spending more than the receipts because by my calculations, that could

be in in the year to april 20th for that could be about £150 billion. it's about 116 billion so far. i mean, this is a massive numbers that are not sustainable in the medium terme. >> yeah. the public finances are certainly a mess. the question is how to fix that. and i don't think you do that by raising taxes. um, and that might give a sort of a short terme boost to the public finances. what the public finances. but what we ultimately need is stronger economic and you have a economic growth and you have a combination of well targeted tax cuts that, for as you cuts that, for example, as you say , make work, pay more people, say, make work, pay more people, work more people pay tax. similarly raising taxes on businesses doesn't actually help because it discourages investment. you know, other companies just shift their activities overseas . so we need activities overseas. so we need to get away from the idea that higher tax rates actually bring in higher tax revenues . that in higher tax revenues. that simply isn't the case. what we should be focusing on instead is, economy and is, is growing the economy and well—targeted tax cuts may well be part of that fantastic , be part of that fantastic, julian, thank you so much. >> indeed for your thoughts this

new year's eve going into 2024. that's julian jessop. new year's eve going into 2024. that'sjulian jessop. he new year's eve going into 2024. that's julian jessop. he is an independent economics expert. he's trying to be optimistic. he hopes that we might get a little bit of growth, but frankly, anything between nought and 1, i mean , that's just piddling mean, that's just piddling along. i don't call that growth. i call that feeble, frankly. but anyway , let's turn to simon anyway, let's turn to simon danczuk . simon, you heard there danczuk. simon, you heard there from , uh, from julian jessop . from, uh, from julian jessop. are you any more optimistic or are you are you concerned as i am about the economic prospects? >> i should be >> i think we should be concerned what going to concerned what we're going to see january. we see on the 6th of january. we have cut in national insurance have a cut in national insurance being announced being applied that was announced , earlier year in the , uh, earlier this year in the autumn and then the 6th of march, we have the budget. but my it's not my concern is that it's not radical enough. not seeing radical enough. we're not seeing enough, uh, radical change in our economy. so i agree with juuan our economy. so i agree with julian jessop. absolutely. improve productivity, reduce the size of the state. uh uh , a size of the state. uh uh, a number of things, uh, deregulate

fashion. we need more deregulation . deregulation. >> great brexit opportunity, of course. absolutely scrap a whole bunch of eu laws . yeah. bunch of eu laws. yeah. >> trade with the >> and do more trade with the commonwealth, which is there a real opportunity ? it's a third real opportunity? it's a third of the country. so there's a lot more we could do. but i suspect we're to that. more we could do. but i suspect we'ivery to that. more we could do. but i suspect we'ivery cautious. that. more we could do. but i suspect we'ivery cautious. th'sunak it's very cautious. on the sunak and jeremy hunt . it's very cautious. on the sunak and jeremy hunt. uh so it's and uh jeremy hunt. uh so it's very too cautious. >> i think that's right. they are very cautious. and it's fascinating. you were labour fascinating. you were a labour mp for years and for you to mp for many years and for you to be saying that, i think you're identify being the key concerns. of course, it's actually the people on the lowest incomes is the working class and the red wall seats who are struggling the most with this cost of living crisis with taxes, where they are. it feels to me that westminster just doesn't quite get doesn't know how to get that or doesn't know how to deal with it. absolutely. >> i've always i was always >> and i've always i was always a traditional labour and a traditional labour mp and by that i mean tough on illegal immigration, tough on benefit cheats . uh, it was mentioned cheats. uh, it was mentioned their economic inactivity is far too high in this country.

there's too many people of working age who are not working . working age who are not working. so getting them back into employment is crucially important. and we'll address this issue in terms of labour shortages as well. so we need radical reform. and i have to say, liz truss had some of the right ideas. she didn't implement we know, implement them well as we know, but she's got a growth commission, which is well worth looking at. she's announced since then and that's worth looking at in of how we looking at in terms of how we grow of the grow the economy. some of the stuff talking grow the economy. some of the stuff there. talking about there. >> right. so just >> absolutely. right. so just also we've had the new year's speeches from keir starmer and sunak. you're talking about them being cautious. sunak. you're talking about them being cautious . what do you being cautious. what do you think to their new year messages 7 think to their new year messages ? are they are they two sides of the are very the same coin. are they very similar. >> and what we've got the >> and what we've got is the conservative party and labour sort in the middle sort of coalescing in the middle on the moderate ground of politics. and don't think politics. and i don't think that's what the public want. they more they want something much more radical. but these statements for the new year from both starmer sunak are very starmer and sunak are very cautious. let's have a better 2024. the people . want

2024. the people. want a radically better 20. i think people want some honesty and some realism about where we are and if they're going be and if they're going to be optimistic, actually got optimistic, they've actually got to what they're going to tell us what they're going to do things, to get there. >> because warm words and waffle ain't going to cut it. >> no, that's right. the public are looking for some really strong leadership in the style of margaret thatcher or tony blair. somebody who's going to be really radical and propose to change the country for the better . and that's not what's better. and that's not what's being said by either sunak or starmer at this stage . starmer at this stage. >> absolutely right. well, we're going end , simon, been going to end, simon, you've been great morning with a little great this morning with a little bit uh, a little bit of bit of, uh, a little bit of entertainment. i'm going to test you general you now with your general knowledge. obviously, one of the most important questions of the day is the right honourable sir jacob rees—mogg, presenter . how jacob rees—mogg, presenter. how many children does he have ? many children does he have? >> oh, he has quite a few, doesn't he? he has more than me, in fact. seven i would guess a good effort. >> six is the answer for now . of >> six is the answer for now. of

those . six how many four names those. six how many four names have they got ahead of their surname? >> oh goodness me , about five. i >> oh goodness me, about five. i would think four in total. >> i'm talking about the cumulative number for all the children. >> oh oh 23 very, very good effort. >> 22 is the answer. now the next question is sort of new year's eve quiz folks. um, which of these did nigel farage say to coots used as evidence that he was not a fit person to hold an account in the documents that he had? was it that he kept on making euro withdrawals, that he retweeted a ricky gervais joke that he stole a pen from their central london branch, or that he'd only waste his money on beer fags. beer and fags. >> the ricky gervais joke , i'm >> the ricky gervais joke, i'm guessing at. but he's spot on. >> you're very good at this, i have to say. i'm very, very impressed. so we're going be impressed. so we're going to be doing there are. doing this. oh, there you are. you you're on. now, you see, you're spot on. now, the posed to the the question i posed to the audience earlier, king charles left abbey wearing left the abbey wearing the imperial many imperial state crown. how many diamonds a none diamonds does it contain? a none b . 868 or c 2600? no,

diamonds does it contain? a none b . 868 or c 2600? n0, 2860 bbb. b. 868 or c 2600? no, 2860 8bb. you b. 868 or c 2600? n0, 2860 8bb. you said 868. sorry you missed it. you're way under. this is a proper crown. no nonsense, no cheapskates for this crown. 2868 diamonds in that crown, i suspect dawn neesom the next presenter has got many, many of those , uh, diamonds in one of those, uh, diamonds in one of her crowns. who knows? what else have got? yes um, who left uk have we got? yes um, who left uk football being paid 27 million a year to go to saudi arabia to be paid 173 million a year? i have absolutely. >> i do not. no, you do not do football. >> the answer to that is of course, christian ronaldo . so course, christian ronaldo. so one more for you. you'll know this one. uh, who lost her job being paid over £5 million a year for revealing someone else's financial secrets ? else's financial secrets? >> oh, well, that's the chairman of natwest, isn't it? whose name

escapes me. but i saw her in a mayfair restaurant the other morning, actually. but really ? morning, actually. but really? yeah. yeah, yeah. >> i wonder if she was paying the bill, whether was the bill, whether she was feeling her luck . feeling a bit down on her luck. she also actually, think, has she also actually, i think, has had removed from had her name removed from a government that had her name removed from a gthinkment that had her name removed from a gthink was: that had her name removed from a gthink was going that had her name removed from a gthink was going to that had her name removed from a gthink was going to go that had her name removed from a gthink was going to go out i think was going to go out under it has been a under her name. so it has been a pretty significant, suspect, pretty significant, i suspect, 2020 3rd may well be, uh, dame alison rose's annus horribilis. simon, you've been fantastic. thank you so much for being with us. morning on gb news. on us. this morning on gb news. on this show, there are lots of other questions and some great questions in the mail on sunday. if of new if you want a bit of new year's eve but of eve entertainment. but of course, lots of entertainment still coming up the show. still coming up in the show. dawn. come on, how many diamonds have you in your jewellery? have you got in your jewellery? ineed have you got in your jewellery? i need know, darling. i need to know, darling. >> wedding >> just in my wedding ring alone, lying alone, she says, lying very badly. a chip in badly. i think there's a chip in there, probably glass there, and it's probably glass now, in any now, and the husband? in any case, a cracking case, we've got a cracking show coming we've got coming up. excellent. we've got the live fireworks of 2024 the first live fireworks of 2024 coming up from australia . we've coming up from australia. we've already done the new zealand ones. >> ow ow ow ow ow ones. >> ow ow ow ow ow ow. ones. >> ow ow ow ow ow ow. that was that was an hour ago. was it?

yeah. i've blown your bubble. >> oh, right. okay. keep going, keep going then. i'm not doing it. to go and get it. i'm going to go and get more diamonds. okay. and have diamonds. no okay. and we have got to got we've got we're going to various around various pubs and clubs around the the the country seeing what the plans are, what people are doing and obviously the hospitality industry has struggled a bit as well. so finding out what more can be done help that can be done to help that industry. important. can be done to help that industryto important. can be done to help that industryto the important. can be done to help that industryto the people nt. can be done to help that industryto the people that are talking to the people that are going to be working very, very hard hours as hard over the next 24 hours as well. george. well. absolutely george. >> you see >> finally, dawn, did you see the, uh, you don't cross me one of your questions? no, i'm not actually, be nicer actually, i'm going to be nicer than social media than that. the social media reports rioting in reports of the rioting in camberwell, south london. yes, i did spoke about did yesterday. i spoke about that earlier. i have to say the viewers are viewers and listeners are utterly the utterly fuming about the inability to inability of the police to respond properly to it. yeah. comprehensively >> it was the scenes >> it's, it's it was the scenes are absolutely shocking . and the are absolutely shocking. and the thing is, i think the ordinary coppers on the beat do a very good job. but they're often thrown under bus the thrown under the bus by the powers who support them. >> i mean, they had small batons against huge poles and sticks. i mean, if i was a frontline

officer, then you'd have been utterly terrified. you just didn't have the equipment to deal with it. >> absolutely. what, >> absolutely. you know what, richard? it's very easy for us to and slate police that to sit and slate the police that they're that they're not doing well, that burglars don't go, you know, going investigated. but run burglars don't go, you know, go danger. stigated. but run burglars don't go, you know, go danger. theyed. but run burglars don't go, you know, go danger. they they're run to danger. they they're protecting us and they are so often neglected by the people running the police forces at the moment. >> absolutely right. dawn, you're going to have a great show. so much. don't you're going to have a great sh(anywhere, so much. don't you're going to have a great sh(anywhere, so dawn. don't you're going to have a great sh(anywhere, so dawn neesom. go anywhere, folks. dawn neesom. we'll for the next we'll entertain you for the next few you much. few hours. thank you very much. i've show i've enjoyed being the show coming lots, course. have coming up lots, of course. have a great new year. first of a great new year. but first of all, the . weather all, it's the. weather >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers is sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> good morning . welcome to your >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news, weather forecast i'm craig snell. well as we go through new year's eve for most of us it's going to be a mixture of us it's going to be a mixture of spells and scattered of bright spells and scattered showers. quite the showers. so it's not quite the case for far north of case for the far north of scotland. actually

scotland. here it's actually going to be quite a wet and windy but elsewhere windy end to 2023, but elsewhere there will some sunshine as there will be some sunshine as i mentioned, but scattering mentioned, but also a scattering of showers initially across the west , but they will spread their west, but they will spread their way eastwards go through way eastwards as we go through the day. some the course of the day. some of these quite heavy. could the course of the day. some of thesehear quite heavy. could the course of the day. some of these hear the quite heavy. could the course of the day. some of thesehear the odd heavy. could the course of the day. some of thesehear the odd rumble could the course of the day. some of thesehear the odd rumble ofuld even hear the odd rumble of thunder quite blustery. tour across the south coast and winds coming in from the north—west a little of a cooler day little bit of a cooler day compared yesterday, but compared to yesterday, but temperatures fairly temperatures still doing fairly reasonably, could highs reasonably, could see highs reaching about 9 to 10 degrees across the south. then as we head towards midnight for most of us, it's going to continue with a risk of some showers. so have a rain jacket handy for scotland. it might well turn a little bit dry here as we go past , but that may past midnight, but that may allow to turn fairly chilly allow it to turn fairly chilly elsewhere. temperatures not falling much lower than about 5 to 7 degrees in the southern half of the uk. so for new year's day itself, for the northern half of the uk, we continue that showery theme, a mixture of bright spells continue that showery theme, a mixt some bright spells continue that showery theme, a mixt some showers.ight spells continue that showery theme, a mixt some showers. but spells continue that showery theme, a mixtsome showers. but forlls continue that showery theme, a mixtsome showers. but for the and some showers. but for the southern half actually, it will turn drier and brighter for a

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>> hello and happy new year eve . >> hello and happy new year eve. welcome to gb news sunday i'm dawn neesom and for the next three hours i'll be keeping you company on tv, online and on digital radio, making sure you're informed this new year's eve , keeping it fun and light as eve, keeping it fun and light as well. because it's a sunday, it's new year's eve, come on. it's the last weekend of the year wish goodbye to year and we wish goodbye to 2023. i don't even remember most of it. do you? uh coming up this houn of it. do you? uh coming up this hour, we'll be crossing live to sydney at the top of the next hour as australia begins to see in the new year, with probably the most spectacular firework display anywhere in the world. plus, i'll be speaking to pub club and bar owners across the country , finding out how they're country, finding out how they're preparing for the new year's eve celebrations and how you can make sure your night goes with a bang as well. but but will people even make it to their new year's eve celebrations? with train disruption threatening to

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