politics and just lots of great fun. of the show. it's all fun. top of the show. it's all kicking off general election fun. top of the show. it's all kiinowi off general election fun. top of the show. it's all kiinow happeningneral election fun. top of the show. it's all kiinow happening in'al election fun. top of the show. it's all kiinow happening in the lection fun. top of the show. it's all kiinow happening in the later�*n is now happening in the later half of this year. >> as rishi sunak has said today, we've been predicting that all week here on this show and to top it off, um, sir keir starmer has accused sunak of squatting in number 10. meanwhile, he's done another u—turn , this time on £28 billion u—turn, this time on £28 billion worth of investors agents. the epstein files have been published. >> prince andrew once again dragged into the sex ring. >> also, bill clinton, the former us president michael jackson and stephen hawking , the jackson and stephen hawking, the scientist. but we'll be focusing today. what will this mean for the royal family next story are we importing third world violence onto our streets? take a look at this video. shocking scenes in camberwell earlier this week between eritreans and ethiopians saw eight arrests for violence . and we're asking the violence. and we're asking the question are we importing these problems onto our streets? and

are the police scared to do anything about it for fear of being called racist? we'll have an academic who claims that's exactly what is happening . and exactly what is happening. and on a lighter note, it's not grim. up north, boxing day saw a record number of enquiries for property in the uk and the town that came top of the pile is up north, with an 8% boom in property prices . stand up, take property prices. stand up, take a bow huddersfield. all that coming up in the next hour. a bow huddersfield. all that coming up in the next hour . so coming up in the next hour. so i want to hear your views on on this idea of third world violence come into our streets. we saw in september the eritreans kicked off at the embassy, pelting coppers with with missiles and now attacking police officers . we saw it with police officers. we saw it with a pro—palestine protest, but why are we getting these problems on our streets? why aren't the police clamping down? let me know thoughts know your thoughts gbviews@gbnews.com. that's all

coming hour. first, coming in the next hour. first, your latest headlines with your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . martin. tatiana sanchez. martin. >> thank you. 3:02. this is the latest from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has confirmed he's working towards a general election in the second half of the year . election in the second half of the year. rishi sunak, who's been under pressure to call a vote, made the comments during a regional to the east regional visit to the east midlands. both labour and the liberal democrats have been pushing for a spring election. the prime minister declined to rule that out , instead saying he rule that out, instead saying he wants to focus the economy, wants to focus on the economy, be cutting taxes and tackling illegal migration. >> the working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year , the second half of this year, and in the meantime, i've got lots want to get on with lots that i want to get on with this saturday be this saturday will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in work for work worth on average, £450 for an worker . work worth on average, £450 for an worker. because we've an average worker. because we've halved inflation, we want to keep well keep managing the economy well and taxes . and and cutting people's taxes. and i keep tackling illegal

i want to keep tackling illegal migration. and we cut the number of arrivals last year over of arrivals last year by over a third. but we've got more to do and want to get the rwanda and we want to get the rwanda scheme through parliament and up and we want to get the rwanda scherunning.|gh parliament and up and we want to get the rwanda scherunning. so parliament and up and we want to get the rwanda scherunning. so look,|ment and up and we want to get the rwanda scherunning. so look,|mergot|d up and running. so look, i've got plenty to get with and that's plenty to get on with and that's what focusing on doing, what i'm focusing on doing, delivering for the british people. >> meanwhile , the labour leader people. >> i\he'snhile , the labour leader people. >> i\he's ready the labour leader people. >> i\he's ready fora labour leader people. >> i\he's ready for a_abour leader people. >> i\he's ready for a generalaader says he's ready for a general election and has criticised the prime minister on delaying a vote in his new year's speech today, sir keir starmer vowed to for stand working people. he for stand up working people. he also said the character of politics will change if labour wins power. sir keir has accused the minister simply the prime minister of simply wasting if the prime wasting time if the prime minister is now hinting that it's going to be later in the yean it's going to be later in the year, then i think the question is what's he hiding? >> this is a serious issue for the country . if he can't name the country. if he can't name a date, then effectively he's just squatting in downing street holding the country back with his dithering and delaying, so he needs to come clean on. >> prince andrew donald trump

and bill clinton are among over 150 people named in us court documents detailing connections to sex offender jeffrey epstein. the unsealed files were part of a civil lawsuit against epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell , who is serving epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell, who is serving a 20 year sentence for recruiting underage girls. for him, many of those named are not accused of any wrongdoing. the document also includes an allegation by johanna joburg claiming the duke of york touched her inappropriately in 2001. more documents are expected to be unsealed or unredacted in the coming days, as. rishi sunak supporting the plea made by hospital leaders for junior doctors to abandon their picket lines and resume duties amid extreme pressures on services, nhs bosses have been accused of undermining the walkouts by the british medical association , british medical association, when the union has criticised the request, and in a letter said it has nothing to do with patient safety , suggesting patient safety, suggesting instead england is bowing to instead nhs england is bowing to political pressure . none of the political pressure. none of the requests have been granted, so

far . the requests have been granted, so far. the foreign requests have been granted, so far . the foreign secretary is in far. the foreign secretary is in kosovo as part of a nato peacekeeping mission . on his peacekeeping mission. on his first trip of the new year, lord cameron met british troops stationed in the country. it follows unrest in the balkans following an attack in september. the uk responded by announcing the deployment of 200 additional soldiers to nato's peacekeeping mission in kosovo. the foreign secretary is holding talks with the country's leaders. >> i think what happened in september here was extremely worrying, and we need to do everything we can to deter that from happening again and to combat it if it does happen again, kosovo is an independent, sovereign country that wants stability , it wants security, it stability, it wants security, it wants prosperity, and britain is helping with all those things. >> and it's right that we do stability in the balkans , stability in the balkans, security in the balkans, stopping those who want to create instability and create problems. >> that is a direct british national interest that draghi matic scenes were caught on

camera inside a courtroom in las vegas as a convict launched a vicious attack. >> the judge was about to give her decision on the sentence of deborah redden when he ran up to the bench and jumped over furniture to assault her. shocking footage for those watching on television, he leaps over her desk, grabbing her by the hair, pulling her to the ground. when security quickly sprung into action to restrain him and drag him away. sprung into action to restrain him and drag him away . and him and drag him away. and teenage luke littler has vowed to come back stronger after losing in the world darts championship final . the 16 year championship final. the 16 year old was beaten by luke humphries, who claimed the title as well as half £1 million in prize money. he's pledged to donate some of that to prostate cancer uk, a charity he says is close to his heart. the winner told gb news he's proud to be the new champion . the new champion. >> it feels incredible. um you know, it's something i've obviously dreamed of for many, many years and, uh , you know, to many years and, uh, you know, to go out and do it last night and such emphatic fashion, you know ,

such emphatic fashion, you know, it's pleasing for me , um, it's so, so pleasing for me, um, you know, worked incredibly hard for and, know, for this moment and, you know, to win in my first to go on and win in my first world know, world final is, you know, amazing, amazing feat . amazing, amazing feat. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on digital on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to . martin to. martin >> thank you tatiana. now the gloves are off and we start with the battle for number 10, and it looks like we're going to be in for a very, very long election campaign. rishi sunak has said it's his working assumption that the general election will be in the general election will be in the second half of this year , as the second half of this year, as predicted by us here on gb news. and as you'd expect, predicted by us here on gb news. and as you'd expect , that's not and as you'd expect, that's not gone down well at all with sir keir starmer, who says the prime minister is effectively squatting in downing street. what a vision to conjure up. we'll hear from starmer shortly. but first to sunak, who was

speaking publicly for the first time this year , and he's come time this year, and he's come under pressure from both labour and the lib dems to go to the country in the spring. but it's likely that the country won't go to the polls that soon. so let's speak now to our political correspondent, olivia utley olivia , welcome to the show. olivia, welcome to the show. good afternoon . as predicted by good afternoon. as predicted by us on the show, they're not going to go for an early start. and why would they? why would a turkey vote for christmas? it looks like it's going to be later in the year. after all. >> well, absolutely. there are good reasons for rishi sunak to hold off calling a general election until later this year. on a year ago yesterday, he made five pledges made that speech in stratford and they've turned out to be a bit of a noose around his neck. apart from halving inflation, he can't really point to any of them and say that it has been achieved. but there is a trajectory moving in the right direction. on stopping the boats. there were 30% fewer

channel migrants arriving in 2023 compared to 2022. on growing the economy , the obr has growing the economy, the obr has predicted that the economy will grow in the latter half of the decade, and even on nhs waiting lists reach an all time high. a couple of months ago, at 7.7 million. but when these strikes are over, there are predictions that they could start to come down. so the thinking from rishi sunakis down. so the thinking from rishi sunak is that if he holds off for as long as possible, while interest rates start to go down and inflation starts to go down with it, the cost of living pressures to ease and pressures will start to ease and maybe , just maybe, people will maybe, just maybe, people will thank the conservatives for that. he didn't explain any of that. he didn't explain any of that today . this is all that he that today. this is all that he had to say . my that today. this is all that he had to say. my working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year and in the meantime, i've got lots that i want to get on with this saturday will be introducing a significant cut for millions significant tax cut for millions of people in work worth, on average £450 for an average

worker. >> because we've halved inflation, we want to keep managing well and managing the economy well and cutting i cutting people's taxes. and i want keep tackling illegal want to keep tackling illegal migration. and we cut the number of over of arrivals last year by over a third. we've got more to do third. but we've got more to do and want to get the rwanda third. but we've got more to do and through get the rwanda third. but we've got more to do and through parliamentinda third. but we've got more to do and through parliament and up scheme through parliament and up and running. so look, i've got plenty to get on with and that's what i'm focusing doing, what i'm focusing on doing, delivering for the british people . people. >> so pretty definitive from rishi sunak there. no may general election . will the general election. will the pubuc general election. will the public feel any more positive towards him come the autumn ? towards him come the autumn? we'll have to wait and see. we've got to gear up for a pretty long year of electioneering. >> it's going to be a long old yean >> it's going to be a long old year, but still great times for us as political journalist olivia lee. thank very olivia lee. thank you very much as now, as promised to sir as ever now, as promised to sir keir who, like sunak, keir starmer who, like sunak, has also been out and about today, the labour leader has beenin today, the labour leader has been in bristol and we can cross there now and speak to our political editor, christopher hope.chns political editor, christopher hope. chris good afternoon. so yeah, i heard a you were firing some fantastic questions at

starmer earlier. i particularly liked the one about your darts reference , luke littler. will reference, luke littler. will the voting age go down to 16? he appeared to indicate that it would . would. >> yeah. well come to that shortly. i mean, the big news rocking westminster is this announcement from, uh, rishi sunak as olivia was setting out there to journalists in the east midlands . there to journalists in the east midlands. um, there to journalists in the east midlands . um, that was not midlands. um, that was not expected because we thought the speculation about when to call election will be held tightly by mr sunak. one of his big things as prime minister a big power, uh, lever he's got is when to call the election . and that's call the election. and that's why the tories got rid of this fixed tum parliaments act that the lib dems have brought in. so we imagined he would try and keep labour hanging on because it's forcing to be ready it's forcing labour to be ready for which not for an election which may not happen. he's indicated happen. instead, he's indicated it will happen in the second half this year and that's , of half of this year and that's, of course, prompted all sorts of critics out calling him course, prompted all sorts of crsquatter out calling him course, prompted all sorts of crsquatter. out calling him course, prompted all sorts of crsquatter . the»ut calling him course, prompted all sorts of crsquatter . the lib:alling him course, prompted all sorts of crsquatter . the lib dems him course, prompted all sorts of crsquatter . the lib dems have a squatter. the lib dems have called squatter sunak called him squat squatter sunak and keir starmer had some and sir keir starmer had some words to say as well . here in

words to say as well. here in bristol , words to say as well. here in bristol, we're ready for an election . election. >> i think the country is ready for election. most people desperately want the chance to turn the page on 14 years of decline and usher in a decade of national renewal . well, if the national renewal. well, if the prime minister is now now hinting that it's going to be later in the year, then i think the question is , what's he the question is, what's he hiding ? this the question is, what's he hiding? this is a the question is, what's he hiding ? this is a serious issue hiding? this is a serious issue for the country. if he can't name a date, then effectively he's just squatting in downing street holding the country back with his dithering and delaying. so he needs to come clean on what's he hiding. but i can tell you this we're ready . you this we're ready. >> the idea of squatting is often labelled at pmqs. you haven't called the election of course. famously labelled at gordon brown in 2010 when he didn't leave parliament until he had to, and called the election in, um, i was wondering why the

tories have given away this advantage. what i understand is that the party tea party chiefs, got a bit alarmed by the speculation about the early election triggered by the treasury announcing the march to sixth date for the budget in a quiet period during during, uh, christmas and new year. and that to led all sorts of runaway trains about when the election might they wanted to might be. and they wanted to bnng might be. and they wanted to bring back to more where they bring it back to more where they are. stop being so carried away because around mr sunak because no one around mr sunak is early election, as is saying an early election, as you turkeys vote you said, turkeys don't vote for christmas. martin i'm here in bristol because this is a seat which labour want to which the labour want to win from new seat from the tories. it's a new seat created in the boundary changes. 5500 notional majority. often we see, don't we? in london we view the south west as a as a kind of a blue on yellow battleground. tory versus liberal democrats, when in fact the labour want to make a lot of ground here. and here's one of the seats outside bristol. they want to win back. um, the speech earlier for mr starmer he talked it was meant three big themes and new year

themes talked about it's themes talked about um it's right to be cynical about about westminster politics. but it's time to get britain's future back. talked about project back. he talked about project hope. frank hope, hope. credible hope, frank hope, but not chris hope . mark but not not chris hope. mark martin. um, but he'd also we challenge him during question and answer about measures on tax. he says we'll try and cut taxes when we can afford to. um he talked about, um, the issue of maybe reversing any changes to iht inheritance tax and also affording this £28 billion pledge on net zero measures. um, when the economy will allow it. but i did ask a question for you, martin. you and mine, particularly about the darts at us last night, has luke littler's maturity and professionalism shown that 16 year olds are ready to have a vote ? the voting age should be vote? the voting age should be cut from double nine to double eight. >> firstly, i mean luke littler. i mean it's been incredible watching the darts, seeing what he has done. i'm not going to claim i watch darts every day. everybody knows football is my

game, but it has been quite an electrifying couple of days. um, and i'm a big believer in 16 year olds being able to express their views , have their vote and their views, have their vote and win darts tournaments. i thought he did brilliantly. i think everybody is incredibly , everybody is incredibly, incredibly proud of him as a 16 year old with real composure, actually, as well. i mean , you actually, as well. i mean, you know, to do that on that stage, um , in that way, just up the um, in that way, just up the road from me and ali harbi ali was quite phenomenal. i thought, sir keir starmer that answering our question at gb news about the darts with an answer about football. >> well, i'll let you think about that one, martin. but in a sense, i mean, we did get we did distract a concessionaire . it distract a concessionaire. it looks like 16 year olds will get the vote in elections. general elections across the uk is a labour win power. so superb chris, a revealing day . chris, a revealing day. >> fantastic questions. aslef. it looks like your prediction about the end of the year has come true. mystic hope calling it a game. thank you very much.

superb stuff. now let's get some reaction to what sir keir starmer and rishi sunak said today. and i'm joined by the conservative mp for north swindon . swindon beg your swindon. swindon beg your pardon? tomlinson . good pardon? justin tomlinson. good afternoon justin. thank you for joining welcome the show . joining us. welcome to the show. so let's cut to the chase . is so let's cut to the chase. is rishi sunak squatting in number 10 i mean that's ridiculous. i mean gordon brown . he managed to mean gordon brown. he managed to sort of lock himself in, shut the curtains and hope nobody would notice. >> he was still there. that's what squatting this is a what squatting is. this is a question whether we go early question of whether we go early or early. or very early. >> if we were to go in may or >> so if we were to go in may or soonen >> so if we were to go in may or sooner, if we sooner, that's very early. if we go autumn, that's still go in the autumn, that's still an election before the an early election before the well the end of the five well before the end of the five year i think strong year terms. i think strong indication your predictions indication that your predictions , i was on the, uh, gb news a few days as well. >> there was a lot of speculation. >> it was more likely to be later in the year, but you never know. >> without the fixed parliament act, if events fall into place , act, if events fall into place, it's still within the prime minister's gift to call election at any time. but just in an

earlier election would would probably favour the labour party. at the moment . but probably favour the labour party. at the moment. but um, he storm is saying that rishi is holding the country back, but you want the economic upticks to kick in, don't you? you want proof of the interest rates coming down, of inflation coming down. if something juicy is announced at the spring budget, which hopefully you'll have to do to avoid that wipe out, you'll want time for that to come through to show you can be trusted to govern the economy. surely well, i thought olivia's analysis was spot on, but actually i'd go a little bit further. >> it probably suits both parties for an autumn election . parties for an autumn election. you saw in, uh, sir keir starmer's very long. >> it was almost like a war of attrition. >> his speech that was crucially very light on policy. >> they aren't yet ready for a general election. >> general election. >> a general election. >> a general election. >> you require manifesto, >> you require a manifesto, a manifesto policies. manifesto requires policies. they haven't yet squared manifesto requires policies. the'how'en't yet squared manifesto requires policies. the'how they yet squared manifesto requires policies. the'how they will yet squared manifesto requires policies. the'how they will pay squared manifesto requires policies. the'how they will pay for|ared manifesto requires policies. the'how they will pay for their off. how they will pay for their £28 billion net zero commitments year on year , without hiking up year on year, without hiking up taxes in a traditional labour

government way , so they're not government way, so they're not ready for a general election. >> and i think olivia is right. the indicators on the key pledges set out by the prime minister year, the minister last year, the trajectory is positive as the year goes on. >> the cuts start to filter >> the tax cuts start to filter through. we'd expect the economy to start kick into stronger to start to kick into stronger growth, with, uh, growth, particularly with, uh, mortgage rates to get around the fixed terms. one starting to now come down, we saw the illegal crossings fall by a third. we've got further measures coming forward. and once we get through these strikes, we would expect significant movement on those nhs lists. so there's nhs waiting lists. so there's a lot of positive things for the government. but like i said on my a couple of days my interview a couple of days ago, both parties have still got to set out the positive reasons why they deserve to then form the government . and in our case, the government. and in our case, it would an unprecedented it would be an unprecedented fifth we really have fifth time. so we really do have to set out those extra reasons why people should continue to trust us. >> and, justin, do you think there flop there were hints of flip flop today from keir starmer? appeared to row back on this £28

billion a year green plan because fiscal rules wouldn't allow it? that's fancy talk for the biscuit tin is empty and he can't afford to do it right . can't afford to do it right. >> i mean, that's the story of zacchaeus , uh, career. what he zacchaeus, uh, career. what he said to win the labour leadership, to get over the hard left labour members is very different to what he says day in, day out. but the proof is in the pudding. every time , um, we the pudding. every time, um, we bnng the pudding. every time, um, we bring measures to either bring forward measures to either cut taxes, increase funding for pubuc cut taxes, increase funding for public illegal public services, tackle illegal immigration. he leads his mps through the no lobbies opposing every single one of those measures . what he says in the measures. what he says in the news, he does in parliament two very different things the public are not fools and this is why the pressure is on the labour party. going to to party. they're going to have to nail manifesto . they nail down a manifesto. they can't agree amongst themselves. it's be very, very it's going to be very, very difficult credible difficult to set out a credible centre manifesto that the centre ground manifesto that the pubuc centre ground manifesto that the public would be willing to rally around and just in thompson. >> um, so , um, starmer making >> um, so, um, starmer making a play >> um, so, um, starmer making a play for luke littler there, praising the 16 year old and

indeed luke cool hand humphries, the darts champion , is visiting the darts champion, is visiting rishi sunak at downing street. seems both parties suddenly want to try and score a bullseye with working class darts fans . working class darts fans. >> hey look, it was brilliant. >> hey look, it was brilliant. >> i've been watching the last few rounds and, uh, i wouldn't mind bottling up his composure. absolutely nothing fazed him under the pressure and look for the support of darts. what a what a huge boost to the profile. and i think , uh, profile. and i think, uh, they'll they'll have loved every bit of that attention and, and what a great performance he did. and and uh, great for him that he's going to go and visit the pm in downing street. i'm sure he's getting all sorts of great offers moment. he offers at the moment. and he should all up. he's should lap them all up. he's he's earned them. he's certainly earned them. >> stuff. justin >> okay. superb stuff. justin thomas conservative mp for thomas and conservative mp for nonh thomas and conservative mp for north you very north swindon. thank you very much for joining on north swindon. thank you very much forjoining on the much for joining us on the hockey today . now we'll hockey today. now we'll have lots reaction to what rishi lots more reaction to what rishi sunak and sir keir starmer said throughout show. course. throughout the show. of course. and of coverage and there's plenty of coverage on website gbnews.com, and on our website gbnews.com, and you've helped to make it the fastest growing national news

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the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news >> earlier on . breakfast, nearly >> earlier on. breakfast, nearly 200 names associated with the late sex offender jeffrey epstein had been released to the pubuc epstein had been released to the public by a judge in new york. someone like bill clinton is being caught in a lie throughout these documents . these documents. >> now. a year ago today, prime minister rishi sunak set out his five key pledges for 2023. >> and we will either have achieved them or not. >> the national statistics authority that covers the office for national statistics in charge of national statistics, has launched the official inquiry into rishi sunak policies. >> had a very regal tone there. the princess royal did i? yeah, it's very nice . it's very nice. >> oh well, i was touched . it's >> oh well, i was touched. it's because i was preparing for this at all. you see. not her husband, vince, that you said . husband, vince, that you said. >> every morning it's breakfast from 6 am. >> hope you can join . us.

>> hope you can join. us. >> hope you can join. us. >> welcome back. it's 327. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news later this hour. i'll take a look at the violence in london between people from eritrea and ethiopia and ask, why are we importing violence from around the third world and on a more positive note, i'll tell you the town in the north of england where house pnces the north of england where house prices are simply booming. now prince andrew, donald trump, bill clinton and even stephen hawking are among more than 170 people named in court documents detailing the connections of paedophile jeffrey epstein. and i'm joined now by a royal correspondent, cameron walker, to discuss, of course , the links to discuss, of course, the links once again with prince andrew around about two years ago now, cameron, the late queen, reportedly paid £12 million to effectively make this story go away and here we are again. >> yeah, i think that's one of

the problems. a lot of these allegations are already in the pubuc allegations are already in the public domain. and then a judge decided to release a lot of these documents. now, the difference is, look, two years ago, as you mentioned, or even ten years ago, these allegations were in the public domain in newspaper articles and previous deposition or testimony in the united states . but overnight, united states. but overnight, new written testimony was was , new written testimony was was, was made public. so these are interviews done under oath with prince andrew's accusers, including virginia giuffre, who paid out reportedly £12 million to settle a civil sexual assault case against him when he denied virginia giuffre, at the time of the allegations, was 17 years old, and then johanna sjoberg as well , who is old, and then johanna sjoberg as well, who is perhaps the less well, who is perhaps the less well known one who alleges that prince andrew put his hand on her while posing with her breast while posing with a spitting image puppet of himself in 2001. in jeffrey epstein's mansion . so it's all very tricky mansion. so it's all very tricky , perhaps by extension for the royal family as well, because

prince andrew has been seen very publicly with them in the last couple of weeks at sandringham at uh, during the christmas day walk from the house to the church. so it's a show of unity from particularly king charles to his brother, um, prince andrew. but of course, we have to remember that's a private family. windsor moment in terms of prince andrew ever becoming a working member of the royal family again. unlikely. >> yeah, mean, seems more >> yeah, i mean, that seems more and distant. i mean, the and more distant. i mean, the newsnight interview, 2019 never really recovered from that, dug himself into a deep, deep hole. yet charles has been loyal. the late queen, we know, was extremely loyal. andrew was her favourite , we always heard, but favourite, we always heard, but these rumours that they surely must spell now. a time where andrew must just recede from any form of public view and certainly linked with the royals. would you say? >> well, prince andrew has always denied the allegations, but course, are very, but of course, these are very, incredibly serious allegations. we lawyers for mr farage we know lawyers for mr farage wants prince andrew to testify under oath in united states.

under oath in the united states. as as aware, he's as far as we're aware, he's not going i've contacted going to do that. i've contacted the of york's private the duke of york's private office to try and get some kind office to try and get some kind of statement response from of statement or response from him morning. nothing him this morning. uh, nothing has come remains the has come out. he remains the most unpopular member of the royal family. according to the latest yougov poll. but up latest yougov poll. but it's up to isn't it? whether to the king. isn't it? whether or not he wants his brother to be seen in public. and i think over christmas that he over christmas we saw that he very much private family very much does in private family moments. will moments. whether that will continue after these documents have we'll have have been released, we'll have to okay. to wait and see. okay. >> cameron walker, thank you for that astonishing that update. an astonishing revelations, around revelations, allegations around bill clinton , the quote bill bill clinton, the quote bill clinton liked them young. and yet clinton always seems to have avoided any major media scrutiny on this topic. okay, there's lots more coming up in the next houn lots more coming up in the next hour. but first, here's your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> good afternoon. 331 this is the latest from the gb news room. the prime minister has

confirmed he's working towards a general election in the second half of the year. rishi sunak, who's been under pressure to call a vote made the comments dunng call a vote made the comments during a regional visit to the east midlands. both labour and the liberal democrats have been pushing for a spring election . pushing for a spring election. meanwhile the labour leader says he's ready to go to the polls and has criticised the prime minister for delaying the vote, accusing him of wasting time dunng accusing him of wasting time during his new year's speech. sir keir starmer vowed to stand up working people and said up for working people and said the character of politics will change if labour wins power. prince andrew. donald trump and bill clinton are among over 150 people named in us court documents detailing connections to sex offender jeffrey epstein . to sex offender jeffrey epstein. the unsealed files are part of a civil lawsuit against epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell, who , serving a 20 year sentence for recruiting underage girls. for him, many of those named are not accused of any wrongdoing . more accused of any wrongdoing. more documents are expected to be

unsealed or unredacted in the coming days . and more heavy rain coming days. and more heavy rain is expected as large parts of the country recover from flooding following storm henk . a flooding following storm henk. a yellow alert is in place until 3:00 tomorrow morning across southern england , with train southern england, with train operators warning services could be cancelled because of the weather. a major incident being declared along the river trent in nottinghamshire because of flooding rising river levels flooding and rising river levels . you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . for website, gb news.com. for stunning website, gbnews.com. for stunning gold and silver coins you'll always value. >> ross island gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2698 and ,1.1591. the price of gold is £1,608, and

£0.63 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7711 points. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . thank sponsors the gb news financial report. thank you tatiana. >> now a man has been arrested after shots were fired at three locations in liverpool last night. our reporter, jack carson is in liverpool now with all the latest. jack, always a pleasure. good afternoon. can you bring us up to speed of the latest developments in this dramatic case? please >> yeah. well it's been quite a bit of active investigation from the merseyside police here at the merseyside police here at the showcase cinema in croxteth. the of course , this is where one the of course, this is where one of the three shootings from a man yesterday took place. now there have been forensic teams on site here and sweeps off of the car park looking for evidence. of course, as the police continue that

investigation . we know this investigation. we know this morning merseyside police at 4:46 am. arrested. they say a 49 year old man on suspicion of possession of a section one firearm with intent , they say, firearm with intent, they say, to endanger life and robbery. he's currently still in custody, being questioned by the merseyside police. now there were reports of three shots fired in and around this area yesterday . the first was around yesterday. the first was around 8 pm. at a local news agents. it's thought that a man entered that shop and threatened the shop assistant with a gun , shop assistant with a gun, demanding cash from the register , but then left, fired a shot in the shop and left empty handed . the shop and left empty handed. then reports just before 850 here at the showcase cinema to reports of a shot in a car park. here um, and that's when very much there was a big response from the from the merseyside police, which meant that this cinema was put into lockdown . cinema was put into lockdown. now, there are reports that a man with a gun entered the

cinema and pointed it at members of staff in the foyer and the assistant chief constable of merseyside police said that the shocking and distressing impact of these incidents cannot be underestimated . of course, not underestimated. of course, not only on, uh, not only on, of course, the shop assistant in the first incident, but also on the first incident, but also on the people, um, all all involved. now merseyside police confirmed this morning that, as i said, at 4:46 am, they did arrest um armed officers , arrest um armed officers, completed an arrest warrant , um, completed an arrest warrant, um, to arrest a 49 year old man who has been taken into custody. they say they had to use a taser because of the aggressive nature of the man. when they went to arrest him, but merseyside police also confirming that there were no injuries sustained by anyone in any of the three reports of the shots. and of course , that investigation very course, that investigation very much does continue to okay. >> jack carson , thank you for >> jack carson, thank you for that update. live from liverpool now after eight people were arrested after people from eritrea and ethiopia were

involved in clashes in london, i'm asking why on earth are we importing third world conflicts onto british streets? i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel .

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coast, social media footage of the incident shows protesters wielding big sticks and clashing with metropolitan police officers . a total of eight officers. a total of eight people were arrested for offences including violent disorder, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon and assaulting on an emergency worker. and that would be a copper. and on top of that, four police officers were injured. it was absolute bedlam on british streets, with an important issue that simply has nothing to do with us. and to discuss this, i'm joined now by social policy analyst doctor rakib hasan. great friend of the show. for starters, a happy new year to you, doctor hasan raqib. let's start with the basics. um, there's never been any love lost between the ethiopians and the eritreans . they fell out since eritreans. they fell out since the countries were made independent of one another in 1993. they've always argued about their borders . that's an about their borders. that's an issue for their countries, surely. and yet it's kicking off

in this country not only this saturday but last september. outside the eritrean embassy. similar scenes coppers were pelted with bricks and all sorts of missiles. then why are these battles coming to british streets ? streets? >> well, firstly, i'd like to say a happy new year to you too, marty , but unfortunately, this marty, but unfortunately, this is something that we've talked about before, and i've issued numerous warnings that we are importing foreign conflicts and territorial disputes abroad. >> now, many of the tensions surrounding ethiopia and eritrea is centred on the tigray region. in fact, there was a recent two year war involving the two countries, which cost the lives of an estimated 500,000 people and the scenes that we've seen in camberwell, uh, really demonstrate that when it comes to those foreign tensions, they're being imported quite aggressively into the uk. and as you mentioned, there were eight

arrests, four police officers were injured, with one being hospitalised . but martin, this hospitalised. but martin, this is an isolated incident. i'm sure you remember the large scale public disorder in leicester as well back in august, september 2022, where you some continental style you saw some continental style communalism spilling out on the streets of an english regional city. so i'm very concerned that many of our politicians who adopted a very pro—diversity politics are failing to recognise the complications that come with rising ethnic and religious heterogene city in modern britain and raqib we have you on the show today not only because you're an excellent guest, but you've written about this in today's telegraph and the have been astonishing. >> people are absolutely appalled that these conflicts in faraway lands are washing up on british streets and more than that, raqib, they're appalled by the seeming police response to it, because, make no mistake, you know, full well if this were two two football fan mobs, the police would be steaming in with riot shields. they'd be taking care people . as we saw at

care of people. as we saw at armistice day, they'd be locking people be getting people up. they'd be getting stuck in. and yet they they stand off to the point where the police themselves are attacked. stand off to the point where the police peopleelves are attacked. stand off to the point where the police people ares are attacked. stand off to the point where the policepeople are feelingtacked. stand off to the point where the police people are feeling very d. many people are feeling very frustrated that the police, because of this, this perception of being racist, if they wade in, the police are standing off and that in itself is exacerbate the situation . the situation. >> well, i think that the home secretary, james cleverly, i think one of his priority is really is encouraging police forces , especially in more forces, especially in more urban, diverse parts of the country, to be more prepared for these kind of incidents and these kind of incidents and these kinds of, uh, public disturbance , which in my view, disturbance, which in my view, does pose a threat , uh, to does pose a threat, uh, to pubuc does pose a threat, uh, to public safety in those areas. so we're talking about a police officer being hospitalised. and there was also the leicester disorders, where, in my view, the local constabulary was woefully underprepared. um, and also when you have incidents like the leicester disorders, martin, there's also the risk that you'll have protesters or activists in my view ,

activists in my view, troublemakers coming from different parts of the country inflaming tensions. so what you needis inflaming tensions. so what you need is local police forces to really bolster their intelligence sharing processes and ultimately be prepared for the fact that when these kind of incidents take place, they may take place in a particular local area, but they could involve people from different parts of the country and raqeeb, um, aside from journalists like yourself who are bravely speaking out about this, there's a fantastic line piece today. >> diversity anything but an >> diversity is anything but an unadulterated . good, you unadulterated. good, you conclude, and isn't that part of the problem we have a story here which totally exemplify lies the problem of multicultural ism not working because we have communities that have no interest in integrating. in fact, they want the opposite. they're at war in their homelands, and they have a mindset here of the same . they mindset here of the same. they don't want to be friends with each other. they want to cause trouble, and they want to do it on british streets. and yet here's the other problem the

media on whole, is media on the whole, is shamefully silent about this. no absolutely. >> and it's very much wishful thinking thing. um, to believe that once people arrive in the uk , they'll shake off those uk, they'll shake off those geopolitical tensions in their countries and regions of origin. that's simply not the case. some do, but but the reality is an uncomfortable number don't. and we've seen evidence of that. and the reality is that when it comes to the sharpest social and political tensions in the uk , political tensions in the uk, they're usually between the country's ethnic and religious minority , is it doesn't involve minority, is it doesn't involve the largely irreligious, white british mainstream at all. and i think that when we're looking at how do you cultivate social cohesion, i think we need to focus a lot more on civic integration as opposed to celebrating difference, which has been the case for far too long. we need more robust forms of law and order. but crucially, morton, we need a more restrictive legal immigration system, and we need a streamlined asylum system . it's

streamlined asylum system. it's worth mentioning, since we're talking about eritrea, that that has one of the highest grant rates when it comes to asylum application approvals. in fact, it's one of those countries when it's one of those countries when it comes to the streamlined asylum process , where face to asylum process, where face to face interviews are increasingly being replaced by questionnaires . uh, that's it's one of the primary countries of origin. so i think we really need to have integration at the heart of our immigration and asylum system . yeah. >> and even when you look at the social housing list, eritreans are near the top of social housing grants. and that's that's in itself speaks volumes. but doesn't this boil down to the simple issue that we were the simple issue that we were the multicultural dream was a hormonal integration where we share the best bits of our culture. london mayor sadiq khan forever parroting diversity is our strength. it makes us better. and yet, here we are . we better. and yet, here we are. we don't have this. this salad bowl. we have cultures like oil and water that don't want to mix. and when they're shaken

together, they're agitate and they want to separate. is this just cutting to the nub of the issue, this this notion that people will adopt british cultural values the minute they rock up into the country, they'll become civilised . they'll become civilised. they'll become they'll become first world. it isn't happening . first world. it isn't happening. and when we see these violent eruptions taking place, it's a stark reminder that we have a big, big problem . um, no. big, big problem. um, no. >> absolutely. and i think that the reality is, when it comes to our post—brexit immigration system , uh, we're not system, uh, we're not prioritising the brightest and the best. let let's be absolutely clear here. when it comes to our asylum system, in my view, we should be prioritising women and children who are at major risk of sexual violence in their homelands . and violence in their homelands. and that includes, um, insecure displacement camps as well . what displacement camps as well. what we have is an asylum system, which is being overrun by male dominant forms of irregular migration on the english south coast. and the reality is also we have to be realistic about about cultural cohesion . and in

about cultural cohesion. and in my view, we've had such a strong emphasis on celebrating diversity . we've had far too diversity. we've had far too many politicians in positions of great influence who refuse to acknowledge and recognise that their very real drawbacks , which their very real drawbacks, which come to the rising ethnic and religious diversity in modern britain . britain. >> okay, doctor rakib hasan , >> okay, doctor rakib hasan, thank you for joining >> okay, doctor rakib hasan, thank you forjoining us on the thank you for joining us on the show and all these sort of stories. it's a great shame because of course, we have a very and integrated very harmonious and integrated multicultural community in britain . prime minister, i mean, britain. prime minister, i mean, the evidence is there. communities, when they integrate, can be hugely, hugely successful, yet stories like this us that's not always, this show us that's not always, sadly , be the case. now moving sadly, be the case. now moving on. could we about to see another house price boom . i'm another house price boom. i'm asking that after a record number of people put their homes up for sale on boxing day, over 10,000 properties were put on the market on rightmove and that's largest number of new that's the largest number of new sellers in any single day since

2011. and there's more good news with hsbc becoming the first major high street lender to offer a mortgage deal with a rate below 4. but while house pnces rate below 4. but while house prices across the uk as a whole fell last year, that wasn't the case in huddersfield . the west case in huddersfield. the west yorkshire town reported the highest property price growth in the uk in 2023, and our yorkshire and humber reporter anna riley is in huddersfield . anna riley is in huddersfield. hello to you anna. always a pleasure. so what's the secret of the success? what's what's huddersfield doing? so well and why people flocking to buy their i >> -- >> good afternoon martin. well yes it's certainly a boom for huddersfield and a boom for estate agents like we're at today with those property prices increasing here and bucking the national trend that information has come from the halifax house price trends report and homes here in this west yorkshire town

went for 8.7% more, meaning that here in huddersfield, the average home now costs £22,000 more than it did a year ago. so the average house price has now gone from £253,000 to £275,000. but in terms . of why that's but in terms. of why that's happened, there is no clear answer. halifax have said that house prices can be swayed by many factors, such as the number of homes for sale , the local job of homes for sale, the local job market and the kinds of services on offer like public transport, schools and universities . schools and universities. huddersfield does have a university . it's the uk's 11th university. it's the uk's 11th largest town in. it's known for its industry heritage. there's lots of beautiful scenery around here. it's not too far from the peak district and it's got a lot of lovely art galleries and museums , and it's got great museums, and it's got great transport links as well. it's very close to the m62 too, so if people are commuting, it's near to bigger cities like leeds and

manchester, and i've been out speaking to people in huddersfield about the property price house boom here and this is what they've had to say . is what they've had to say. >> probably wouldn't call it a hot spot . hot spot. >> definitely. yeah. the prices are rising and if you drive around huddersfield and walk around huddersfield and walk around huddersfield and walk around huddersfield , which i do around huddersfield, which i do around huddersfield, which i do a of in my job, there's a a lot of in my job, there's a hell of a lot of new builds going up a hell of a lot. >> they're lovely places on this field, the like huddersfield, which is where we used to live down birmingham . down in birmingham. >> i'm surprised actually. >> i'm very surprised actually. i huddersfield, nice i mean huddersfield, it's a nice town but there's not really much here. >> all the shops, you know, all the major shops are shut, kingsgate centres closed. >> i think this feels very unique in where we are because we're central to everywhere. so we're central to everywhere. so we're an hour from manchester, leeds, liverpool, hull, all the major towns and cities . major towns and cities. >> so mixture of opinions there on on what makes huddersfield so appealing and touching on. like i said, the transport links

here, but other people as well saying the city centre could maybe do with a little bit more investment with empty shops and that's we've see quite that's something we've see quite a lot across the rest the uk, a lot across the rest of the uk, but certainly huddersfield rising prices here and rising house prices here and with what's happened on boxing day, more than 10,000 houses is going up for sale . so certainly going up for sale. so certainly a boom for the housing market. >> superb . thank you, anna >> superb. thank you, anna riley. excellent as ever. now if i know the people of huddersfield they'll be moaning about this . it's like oh god. about this. it's like oh god. you know the house prices are going up but everyone's going to come the town in and come to the, to the town in and buy the places, buy up all the places, especially people from outside the with they'll the area with money. they'll be going clear off. well done huddersfield. and huddersfield. superb news and prove it's not grim north as prove it's not grim up north as they cliched say. now rishi sunak has revealed it's his working assumption that the general election will be in the second half of this year in response, sir keir starmer has accused the prime minister of effectively squatting in downing street. so the gloves are off already . we are firmly now on already. we are firmly now on the general election trail. what

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gb news. >> good afternoon. it's 4:00. i'm martin daubney welcome to gb news. i'll be keeping you company for the next two hours. we got a juicy menu coming up. top story today rishi sunak is squatting in downing street. the words of sir keir starmer as the gloves come off for the next

general election campaign. sunak himself admitting that election is likely to take off in the second half of this year as we predicted here on gb news, it's going to get tasty. it's going to be a long one. we'll have all of the details next story. the epstein files have been released and more shocking allegations targeting prince andrew. if you remember, the late queen paid £12 million a couple of years ago to effectively try and make this story go away. but it's back with a vengeance. andrew is in as well as michael in the frame as well as michael jackson, us president jackson, former us president bill even stephen bill clinton, and even stephen hawking. but what does this mean for the royal family? we'll have all of the details . double all of the details. double standards are pregnant woman is spared jail despite the fact she stabbed her boyfriend twice in a drunken rage. and the baby wasn't even his yet . a judge wasn't even his yet. a judge spared her jail because he was spared herjail because he was concerned she wouldn't be able to take care of her baby

effectively. is this double standards and blatant sexism in our legal system? and finally , our legal system? and finally, woke is not wookies. yes star wars the feminists strike back as the director in charge of the next star wars franchise says she likes to see men suffer as if that wasn't enough, the british film institute is putting trigger warnings on james bond films in case people get offended . is hollywood being get offended. is hollywood being killed by political correctness? all of that coming in the next hour. all of that coming in the next hour . what do all of that coming in the next hour. what do you make of this case of a woman being spared jail because she wouldn't be able to look after her babies? if you don't make bad lifestyle choices, why should you get away from jail? because you're pregnant ? let know you pregnant? let me know what you think and also, this think about that. and also, this idea everything offends idea that everything offends people. only people. these days. only fools and britain now and horses, little britain now double. oh seven films. crikey.

are they just offended about everything these days? let me know. vaiews@gbnews.com. but first, your latest news headunes first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . martin >> thank you and good afternoon to you. >> well, the top story from the gb newsroom is that the prime minister confirmed today he minister has confirmed today he is working towards a general is now working towards a general election in second half of election in the second half of this year . this year. >> rishi sunak, who's been under some pressure to call the vote, made the comments during a regional visit to the east midlands. labour and midlands. both labour and liberal democrats have been pushing a spring election, pushing for a spring election, but the prime minister declined to rule out, saying instead to rule that out, saying instead he to focus on economy he wants to focus on the economy , cutting taxes and tackling , be cutting taxes and tackling illegal migration. >> my working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year and in the meantime, i've got lots that to get on with this that i want to get on with this saturday will be introducing a significant tax for millions significant tax cut for millions of work on of people in work worth, on

average, £450 for an average worker. because we've halved inflation, we want to keep managing the economy well and cutting taxes. and cutting people's taxes. and i want tackling illegal want to keep tackling illegal migration. cut the number migration. and we cut the number of arrivals year over of arrivals last year by over a third. but we've got to third. but we've got more to do and get the rwanda and we want to get the rwanda scheme parliament and up scheme through parliament and up and running. so look, got and running. so look, i've got plenty to on and that's and running. so look, i've got plenti'm on and that's and running. so look, i've got plenti'm focussed and that's and running. so look, i've got plenti'm focussed on and that's and running. so look, i've got plenti'm focussed on doing, at's what i'm focussed on doing, delivering people. >> sunak meanwhile, labour >> sunak meanwhile, the labour leader to go to leader says he's ready to go to the and he's criticised the polls and he's criticised the polls and he's criticised the minister . the polls and he's criticised the minister. for delaying the prime minister. for delaying the prime minister. for delaying the vote, accusing him of wasting time during his new year speech. sir keir starmer vowed to up for working people to stand up for working people and the character of and said the character of politics change if labour politics will change if labour wins power. >> the prime minister is now >> if the prime minister is now hinting . that it's going to be hinting. that it's going to be later in the year, then i think the question is what's he hiding ? this is a serious issue for the country . if he can't the country. if he can't name a date, then then effectively he's just squatting in downing street holding the country back with his dithering and delaying. so

he needs to come clean . he needs to come clean. >> with keir starmer now , >> with keir starmer now, detectives investigating the murder of a teenager stabbed on new year's eve in london are appealing now for the public's help. they've released images of two people they want to identify why and speak to after they were pictured in north london on sunday night. 618 year old harry pitman died during what's been described as an altercation as crowds gathered at primrose hill to watch the fireworks. three teenagers, aged 15, 16 and 18, were arrested in connection with his murder and have been bailed pending further investigation . pending further investigation. prince andrew, donald trump and bill clinton are among over 150 people named in us court documents detailing connections to the sex offender jeffrey epstein . the unsealed files were epstein. the unsealed files were part of a civil lawsuit against epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell , who is serving epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell, who is serving a 20 year sentence for recruiting underage girls. for him, many of

those named aren't accused of any wrongdoing thing. the document also includes an allegation by johanna sjoberg claiming the duke of york touched her inappropriately in 2001. more documents are expected to be unsealed or unredacted in the coming days , unredacted in the coming days, as the foreign secretary said attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea must stop immediately. lord cameron made the comments dunng lord cameron made the comments during a visit to kosovo as part of a nato peacekeeping mission. recent attacks by yemen's iran backed houthis have drawn international condemnation , with international condemnation, with the uk, the united states and other countries issuing a joint statement warning there will be consequences . consequences. >> it's not just a british interest, this is a global interest. it really matters that ships are able to carry their cargoes without being attacked through the red sea, through the suez canal, canal and elsewhere in the world. that's why we've sent ships to help with prosperity. that's why prosperity. guardian. that's why we use those ships to stop we will use those ships to stop missile attacks . but the clear

missile attacks. but the clear message here and over ten countries have signed a statement saying to the houthis, these attacks are unacceptable. they're illegal, and they've got to stop. and if they don't stop, action will be taken . action will be taken. >> foreign secretary lord cameron now more rain is on the way tonight, just as large parts of the country work to recover from storm henk, a yellow alert is in place . so says the met is in place. so says the met office and train operators say more services could be cancelled as homes and businesses across the south of england face further flood warnings. the yellow warning in place until 3:00 in the morning. it comes after storm henk battered the uk on tuesday, forcing many people to evacuate their homes. and after severe disruption to travel. lastly teenager luke littler has vowed to come back stronger after losing in the world darts championship final . world darts championship final. the 16 year old was beaten by luke humphries last night, who claimed the title as well as half £1 million in prize money.

he's pledged to donate some of that to prostate cancer uk, a charity he says is close to his heart. the winner told gb news he's proud to be the new champion . champion. >> it feels incredible . um, you >> it feels incredible. um, you know, it's something i've obviously dreamed of for many, many years and, uh, you know, to go out and do it last night in such emphatic fashion, you know, it's so, so pleasing for me, um, you worked incredibly hard you know, worked incredibly hard for you know, for this moment and, you know, to win in my first to go on and win in my first world final is, you know, amazing. an amazing feat. >> the winning luke luke humphries there. that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this is britain's news channel . is britain's news channel. >> thank you paulie. now we start with the battle for number 10. and today the gloves well and truly came off and it looks like we're in for a very long election campaign. rishi sunak has said it's his working

assumption that the general election will be in the second half of the year. and as you'd expect, that's not going down very sir keir starmer, very well with sir keir starmer, who the prime minister is who says the prime minister is effectively squatting in downing street. well, we'll hear from starmer shortly. but first to sunak, who was speaking publicly for the first time this year and he's come under pressure from both labour and the lib dems to go to the country in the spring. but it's looking likely that but it's now looking likely that the not be that the election will not be that soon after all. so let's speak to our political correspondent, olivia utley now. olivia, welcome to the show. always a pleasure. so it looks like gb news is calling this right. it seems, after all, a more likely eventis seems, after all, a more likely event is later this year. and after all, why ? why would the after all, why? why would the tories, the turkeys , vote for tories, the turkeys, vote for christmas and go any earlier? what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> well . well, absolutely. i >> well. well, absolutely. i mean, it was always logical for rishi sunak to call an election as close as possible to the end of the parliamentary terms as he could. things are moving very

slowly on an upward trajectory. for him. the economy is finally going in the right direction . going in the right direction. interest rates have plateaued and will soon hopefully start , and will soon hopefully start, uh, tumbling down and when that happens, the cost of living crisis will ease a little bit . crisis will ease a little bit. rishi sunak is hoping that will be enough to bring some voters back on side . interestingly, back on side. interestingly, though, i mean, we say that he's ruled out a may general election that's not quite true. let's listen to exactly what he had to say. >> my working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year. and in the meantime, i've got lots that i want to get on with this saturday will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of people in work worth, on average, £450 for an average worker. because we've halved we to halved inflation, we want to keep well keep managing the economy well and people's taxes. and and cutting people's taxes. and i to tackling illegal i want to keep tackling illegal migration. cut the number migration. and we cut the number of last year by over of arrivals last year by over a third. but we've got more to do . third. but we've got more to do. and we want to get the rwanda scheme up scheme through parliament and up and look, i've got and running. so look, i've got

plenty get on with and that's plenty to get on with and that's what i'm focussed on doing, delivering the british delivering for the british people delivering for the british peo so�* delivering for the british peoso�* working assumption is >> so his working assumption is an election in the second half of this year that gives him a little bit of wiggle room. if he changes and decides to changes his mind and decides to hold local elections hold the local elections on the day the general election, on the day the general election, on the day of the local election at the beginning after all. but beginning of may, after all. but in announcing this now he's done a couple of things. he's given his activist , a couple of things. he's given his activist, his a couple of things. he's given his activist , his supporters, his activist, his supporters, his activist, his supporters, his mps , a bit of warning. his mps, a bit of warning. they've been gearing up like labour for a general election in early may. he is now given them time to get their ducks in a row and get prepared. he's also , and get prepared. he's also, importantly, kicked keir starmer speech this morning out from the top of the headlines this morning i was here talking about what keir starmer had to say for himself about that speech, where he outlined his sort of vision for britain. now i'm here talking about when the general election is going to be. so that's quite impressive from rishi sunak really. maybe a savvy bit of political

manoeuvring . manoeuvring. >> superb stuff. olivia oddly makes total sense to me to go a bit later to let the economy kick in, to let . some of those kick in, to let. some of those things trickle through to punters. but of course, keir starmer isn't happy of course the lib dems aren't happy , but the lib dems aren't happy, but why should they be rishi sunak for the prime for now is still the prime minister. thank you much. minister. thank you very much. olivia now as promised to olivia utley. now as promised to sir starmer, now who likes sir keir starmer, now who likes sunak has also been out and about today. the labour leader has been in bristol and our political editor, chris hope, is there for us. well the news from rishi sunak about the election , rishi sunak about the election, probably in the back end of this year , has electrified year, has electrified westminster and also sir keir starmer and the team around him. >> he's been in bristol today campaigning in what they think will be a seat they can win back from the tory party with a notional 5500 majority after changes to the boundaries. now mr smith , that sir keir starmer mr smith, that sir keir starmer has been saying that rishi sunak is a squatter as the lib dems

have been saying squatters sunak. and after he gave a speech here in bristol, had speech here in bristol, he had these to say we're ready these words to say we're ready for election . for an election. >> when i think the country is ready for election, most people desperately want chance to desperately want the chance to turn the page on 14 years of decline and usher in a decade of national renewal. if the prime minister is now hinting that it's going to be later in the yean it's going to be later in the year, then i think the question is, what's he hiding? well, this is, what's he hiding? well, this is a serious issue for the country. if he can't name a date, then effectively he's just squatting in downing street , squatting in downing street, holding the country back with his dithering and delaying. so he needs to come clean. what's he needs to come clean. what's he hiding ? he needs to come clean. what's he hiding? but i can tell you this. we're ready. >> those remarks from sir keir starmer came after he gave his speech here just outside bristol. he made very clear he it's right for people to be cynical about westminster politics. it was time to get britain's future back . and he britain's future back. and he talked project hope , talked about project hope, credible hope frank hope. he

credible hope and frank hope. he wants to make the idea of hope. uh, labour is a party of hope. is a message wants to put is a message he wants to put across to voters this year. why for labour, he asked. well, the party can give new purpose, higher growth and cheaper energy bills with its gb energy plans . bills with its gb energy plans. he was pressing questions about measures on taxation when the party can afford it in government , and also whether he government, and also whether he might row back on inheritance tax reforms and even what the plans were for spending 28 billion on hitting the net zero target. he made very clear that that would happen when the fiscal rules allowed to do so, and that may upset those on the left want the labour left who want the labour government to go harder and faster on net and finally , faster on net zero. and finally, i asked him a question for gb news about the darts and luke littler . what about the darts? littler. what about the darts? last night ? has luke littler's last night? has luke littler's maturity and professionalism shown that 16 year olds are ready to have a vote? the voting age should be cut from double nine double nine to double eight. >> firstly, mean littler. >> firstly, i mean luke littler. i mean been incredible

i mean it's been incredible watching the darts, seeing what he has done. i'm not going to claim i watch darts every day. everybody knows football is my game, but it has been quite an electrifying couple of days. um, and i'm a big believer in 16 year olds being able to express their views , have their vote and their views, have their vote and win darts tournaments. i thought he did brilliantly. i think everybody is incredibly, incredibly proud of him as a 16 year old with real composure, actually, as well. i mean , you actually, as well. i mean, you know, to do that on that stage, um , in that way, just up the um, in that way, just up the road from me and ali harbi ali was quite phenomenal. >> i thought sir keir starmer there with a question, bringing football his favourite sport, but also pledge , it seems to but also a pledge, it seems to allow 16 year olds to vote at general elections across the uk . general elections across the uk. if wins power . if labour wins power. >> great stuff chris. thank you very much. now let's get some reaction to what sir keir starmer and rishi sunak said today. and for that i'm joined by mp for by the conservative mp for scarborough sir

scarborough and whitby, sir robert good. well welcome to the show. sir robert . always show. sir robert. always a pleasure. so strong words from sir keir starmer. pleasure. so strong words from sir keir starmer . rishi sunak is sir keir starmer. rishi sunak is squatting in number 10. well all strong words maybe, but no strong words maybe, but no strong policies . strong policies. >> i'm still no wiser what they would actually do in policy. i mean mean they're big sort of mean i mean they're big sort of policy well 28 billion policy was, oh well 28 billion of green investment. they're now saying, well, we might not be able do that in first able to do that in our first turn, which probably not all. turn, which probably not at all. so, know, think , you know, so, you know, i think, you know, labour needs to actually spell out do. not out what they would do. and not just try and say, well, we're not the tories. that's a good reason vote us. and as we reason to vote for us. and as we heard in report, you heard earlier in the report, you know, is on an know, the economy is on an upward . and i would upward trajectory. and i would say that rishi isn't say that that rishi isn't dithering. he's actually delivering . and, you know, delivering. and, you know, people the tax cut at the people get the tax cut at the end month. we've the end of this month. we've got the budget up, which budget coming up, which hopefully be more tax hopefully will be some more tax cuts you know , you cuts there. and you know, you can told get a fixed can now i'm told get a fixed rate mortgage at 4. so because we've got on top of inflation interest rates are coming down. and looks like

and that looks like a sustainable position . so i think sustainable position. so i think the economy is improving. and i think that's what worries starmer. why he wants an starmer. that's why he wants an election so because he election so soon because he knows starting get better. >> well sir robert, um, perhaps another from keir another flip flop from sir keir when said he might to another flip flop from sir keir whe back said he might to another flip flop from sir keir whe back oni he might to another flip flop from sir keir whe back on his might to another flip flop from sir keir whe back on his £28 ht to another flip flop from sir keir whe back on his £28 billion to row back on his £28 billion a year green plans. but maybe the tories should take a leaf out of that book and scrap those sort of plans. anyway, we saw when rishi the life of rishi sunak extended the life of petrol and diesel vehicles . you petrol and diesel vehicles. you guys enjoyed a 4% boom. maybe you guys should also be ditching some of the net zero stuff to keep a few quid in voters pockets . pockets. >> well, i think it's important that we do. you know, aim towards 2050. in terms of our climate change objectives. and, you know, we're already seeing people, buying people, you know, buying electric cars . um, we're seeing electric cars. um, we're seeing a of wind out a lot of wind generation out there sea. and, you there in the north sea. and, you know, private investment know, that's private investment coming than than coming in rather than than government investment. and of course when starmer talks course, when keir starmer talks about decarbonise power, about sort of decarbonise power, he's only talking about he's actually only talking about electricity. there's an awful lot power there. you know,

lot of power there. you know, the average house has seven times as power coming times as much power coming through through through the gas main as through the and of the electric wire. and of course, still got, course, we've still got, you know, of heavy transport, know, a lot of heavy transport, um, aviation, a lot of work to do so i think it's all do there. so i think it's all about delivering about sort of delivering investment the private investment through the private sector the sector rather than the government it can do government thinking it can do everything. and keir starmer has actually today, well, yeah , actually said today, well, yeah, we'd spend 28 billion, we'd like to spend 28 billion, but don't think we'll be able but we don't think we'll be able to. that's not much to. well that's, that's not much of promise it, people of a promise is it, for people to base their votes at the general on and sir general election on and sir roberts, hinting roberts, keir starmer hinting via question from chris hope. >> that's the voting age might go down to 16 under a labour government. what do you think that would do to britain? >> well, i think if all 16 year olds had just won £200,000, they'd probably understand about paying they'd probably understand about paying tax a bit more . i think, paying tax a bit more. i think, you know, uh, labour understand that younger people maybe just don't facts of don't understand the facts of like quite as much. i thought 18 is about right. and it's interesting, know labour is about right. and it's interethey, know labour is about right. and it's interethey were know labour is about right. and it's interethey were in ow labour is about right. and it's interethey were in powerour when they were in power legislated young legislated to prevent young people tattoos to prevent people having tattoos to prevent them buying certain things like

you trackers in and sort you know, trackers in and sort of fireworks and things. so you know, it's strange that labour saying, oh, we should give them the right to vote, but actually when they're in power, they took the right to vote, but actually wlot they're in power, they took the right to vote, but actually wlot of ey're in power, they took the right to vote, but actually wlot of ey're iiaway er, they took the right to vote, but actually w lot of ey're iiaway er, th 1660, k a lot of rights away from 1660, 16 olds. um wouldn't allow 16 year olds. um wouldn't allow them to have the ability to make their own decisions. so i think 18 is quite right and certainly when i go to schools and we ask that question, we usually have a debate this. and opinion is debate on this. and opinion is quite between the quite split between between the kids to whether kids at school as to whether they the vote should they think the vote should be at 16 but certainly , as 16 or 18, but certainly, as i said, they're all paying tax said, if they're all paying tax on £200,000 of winning, they'd certainly vote conservative and sir keir starmer was sir robert keir starmer was quick to praise luke littler. >> but the other luke cool hand, luke humphries, lest we forget, the guy who won the tournament last night, is set to visit rishi sunak at number 10 to celebrate. do you think this will help you to score a bull's eye with working class voters? >> it might help, but >> uh, it might help, but i mean, we've had this before, remember when tony blair came into power, it was all about,

you know, having all these celebs know, uh, celebs and, you know, um, uh, into number 10, cool britannia, you know , i don't think it you know, i don't think it really actually washes with, um, uh, with, with the electorate . uh, with, with the electorate. it's to of mix with it's great to sort of mix with some these celebs and some of some of these celebs and some of these successful but these successful sportsmen, but actually it's policies that make these successful sportsmen, but actldifference.»licies that make these successful sportsmen, but actldifference. ands that make these successful sportsmen, but actldifference. and it's at make the difference. and it's personalities as well, because let's not forget, you know, the last election, nobody knew we were to have a pandemic. were going to have a pandemic. nobody knew we were going to have ukraine. have the invasion of ukraine. and it's the way that particularly as chancellor, how rishi rich had to that how he helped people both to get through the, the pandemic with the furlough scheme and other assistance and actually following the invasion of ukraine, how we had help with people's so it people's energy bills. so it isn't just about politics, it's about the character . and isn't just about politics, it's about the character. and i think that rishi shown a that rishi has shown he's a brilliant prime and brilliant prime minister. and i think little bit think labour's a little bit frightened about frightened that there's about 20% voters out there who 20% of voters out there who haven't yet. haven't made up their minds yet. most voted for us last most of them voted for us last time. i think the jury is still out giving the people a out and giving the people a little bit more time to ponder on this. between now and the

autumn, i think, know, autumn, i think, you know, starmer little bit starmer is looking a little bit worried, bit nervous in worried, a little bit nervous in my view. >> w- w— >> okay. superb stuff, sir robert thank you for robert goodwill, thank you for joining on show. joining us on the show. great stuff. certainly they're all on joining us on the show. great stufhockeyinly they're all on joining us on the show. great stufhockey now:hey're all on joining us on the show. great stufhockey now .ey're all on joining us on the show. great stufhockey now . the all on joining us on the show. great stufhockey now . the great n the hockey now. the great british giveaway is coming to an end as lines close tomorrow . so end as lines close tomorrow. so andifs end as lines close tomorrow. so and it's your chance to win £10,000 in cash. an iphone and a shopping spree. don't miss out here are all of your entry details . details. >> make sure you don't miss your chance to win three brilliant pnzes chance to win three brilliant prizes in our great british giveaway prize , which could make giveaway prize, which could make your new year start with a bang! there's a totally tax free £10,000 cash to be won, cash to spend however you like. what would you do with it? we'll also send you on a new year shopping spree with £500 of vouchers to spendin spree with £500 of vouchers to spend in the store of your choice. and if all of that wasn't enough, you'll also get a brand new iphone 15 pro max. but hurry as lines close at 5 pm. tomorrow for another chance to win the iphone. the vouchers and £10,000 cash text gb win to 84

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isabel monday to thursdays from. six till 930. >> earlier on breakfast, nearly 200 names associate with the late sex offender jeffrey epstein had been released to the pubuc epstein had been released to the public by a judge in new york. someone like bill clinton is being caught in a lie throughout these documents . these documents. >> now. a year ago today, prime minister rishi sunak set out his five key pledges for 2023. >> and we will either have achieved them or . not achieved them or. not >> the national statistics authority that covers the office for national statistics in charge of national statistics, has an official inquiry has launched an official inquiry into rishi's promises. had a very regal tone there. >> the princess royal did i? yeah it's very nice. >> oh well , i yeah it's very nice. >> oh well, i was yeah it's very nice. >> oh well , i was touched. it's >> oh well, i was touched. it's because i was preparing for vice at all, you see. not her husband, vince, that you said .

husband, vince, that you said. >> every morning it's breakfast from 6 am. hope you can join . us. >> welcome back. it's 426. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news who's after a woman stabbed her boyfriend twice but wasn't sent to jail because she was pregnant 7 to jail because she was pregnant ? this hour, i'll ask why ? later this hour, i'll ask why do men and women seem to be treated so differently by the courts ? yes, but before that, courts? yes, but before that, prince andrew, donald trump bill clinton and stephen hawking are among more than 170 people named in court documents detailing the connections of paedophile jeffrey . i'm joined now jeffrey epstein. i'm joined now by our royal correspondent cameron walker. cameron we thought these allegations had gone away for prince andrew almost two years ago. now, the late queen reportedly paid £12 million in money to a charity. yet here we are again . yet here we are again. >> yeah, it's another headache for prince andrew and by

extension, the royal family a lot of these allegations had already been in the public domain, either through media interviews, which his alleged victims had given to, you know, publications or previous courts , publications or previous courts, uh, court documents , uh, in uh, court documents, uh, in florida. but the difference to what happens overnight is that all of these allegations are now in written, sworn court testimony . so this all relates testimony. so this all relates to a defamation case in 2015 between ghislaine maxwell, who's jeffrey epstein's ex—girlfriend, and virginia giuffre, who , um, and virginia giuffre, who, um, sued prince for andrew allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 years old. now, prince andrew has always denied those allegations, but he settled out of court with virginia giuffre. that £12 million figure you quoted earlier reportedly comes from that out—of—court settlement to him being settlement leading to him being stripped of his military stripped of all his military titles as hrh status by queen elizabeth ii. all very damning for him. the other allegations is to do with a lady called johanna sjoberg, who alleges that prince andrew touched her

breast while posing with a spitting image puppet in jeffrey epstein's mansion in 2001. she had previously given a media interview talking about these allegations , but now it's in allegations, but now it's in black and white. in sworn written testimony. so embarrassing for prince andrew. but you see him at sandringham with family, um, with the royal family, um, walking to church on christmas day. he's still part day. so clearly he's still part of the windsor family in terms of, um , you know, private of, um, you know, private family. terms of the family. but in terms of the working member of the royal family, unlikely come family, i think unlikely to come back that i must just back from that one. i must just mention well, prince andrew mention as well, prince andrew denies the allegation that johanna made . johanna sjoberg has made. >> say that king >> it's true to say that king charles was very concerned about andrew's mental health over all of this. the queen, until the end andrew was was her favourite . and yet this surely must keep andrew firmly in the background. that cannot allow any kind of return publicly, front and centre can it? >> so there's nothing fundamentally that's new from a court. documents that have been released so far. there are more documents to come out as we

understand it. um, but again, it's that question of private prince andrew as the brother of charles charles or the or , you charles charles or the or, you know, a working member of the royal family as king and prince. king charles is clearly made the judgement call that he wants prince andrew to be seen, uh, in public. um, you know , in public. um, you know, in pictures as a private family member, but definitely not as a working member of the royal family. so we'll have to wait and see whether that is still the following release the case. following the release of documents . of these documents. >> astonishing >> and cameron, astonishing allegations now confirmed about other people, too. bill clinton, this line liked them young and odd. i've got a question on all of this. and that is, why do you think bill clinton seems to have relatively escaped huge media scrutiny over this? do you think there's a case of a two tiered interrogation of people or , um, interrogation of people or, um, is he getting his just desserts just same as everybody else in these files? >> yeah. well, jeffrey, this is the line. jeffrey

the new line. but jeffrey epstein claimed that bill clinton liked young, clinton liked them young, referring young referring to the young women. there suggestion these there is no suggestion in these documents that bill clinton is in way involved in any in any way involved in any criminal venality. and his lawyers and spokespeople for him have over the last couple have said over the last couple of the reason he of years that the only reason he was with epstein or on was with jeffrey epstein or on his was for philanthropic his jet was for philanthropic charity reasons. so perhaps that is why people haven't probed as much as they have done with prince andrew, who has clearly been accused of quite serious allegations. comes to allegations. when it comes to alleged assault against alleged sexual assault against minors. i think the biggest question for all these high profile figures, including, uh, bill gates and others , is, is bill gates and others, is, is that a number of these continued their association with jeffrey epstein after he was convicted in 2008 of sexual assault , in 2008 of sexual assault, assault, or of a minor. so there's questions about about them. bill gates on on on on this one says the reason he , uh, this one says the reason he, uh, kept contacts with jeffrey epstein is for philanthropic reasons as well. but there is a big question mark over the

continued association of these high profile figures with a convicted paedophile. >> okay. thank you. cameron walker. excellent as ever. now there's lots more still to come between now and 5:00 as james bond films are hit by trigger warnings and disney is accused of making star wars woke. i'll ask what on earth is wrong with the film industry and its political correctness? is killing the fun once again. but first, here's your latest news headunes first, here's your latest news headlines with polly middleton . headlines with polly middleton. the top stories this hour. >> the prime minister has confirmed he is working towards a general election in the second half of this year. rishi sunak, who's been under some pressure to call a vote, made the comments during a visit to the east midlands. both labour and the been the liberal democrats have been pushing for a spring election . pushing for a spring election. the labour leader says he's ready to go to the polls now and has criticised the prime minister delaying the minister for delaying the vote, accusing of wasting time

accusing him of wasting time dunng accusing him of wasting time during his year speech. sir during his new year speech. sir keir starmer vowed to stand up for working people and said the character of politics will change if labour wins power for nottingham . hampshire county nottingham. hampshire county council has declared a major incident along the river trent because of flooding and rising river levels. that's as more heavy rain is forecast to hit the uk tonight . white with the uk tonight. white with a yellow weather warning in place until 3 am. across southern england. meanwhile an incident dunng england. meanwhile an incident during storm henk has forced thames valley police to refer itself for independent investigation. a driver died after hitting a tree in oxfordshire. it happened about an hour and a half after police received a report that a tree had fallen . and as you've been had fallen. and as you've been hearing, prince andrew, donald trump and bill clinton are among 150 people named in us court documents relating to connections to the sex offender jeffrey epstein, the unsealed files were part of a civil lawsuit against epstein's

associate ghislaine maxwell , who associate ghislaine maxwell, who is serving a 20 year sentence for recruiting underage girls. for him, many of those named aren't accused of any wrongdoing. more documents are expected to be unredacted in the coming days, and the so—called islamic state terror group has claimed responsibility for attacks that killed nearly 100 in yesterday , state tv in iran yesterday, state tv showed footage of crowds running from a memorial ceremony for a senior commander killed four years ago. iranian leaders have vowed revenge for the two explosions. those are the headlines. more on all those stories by heading to our website, gbnews.com . website, gbnews.com. >> thank you polly. now if you ask me, there are double standards when it comes to the way men and women are treated by the law. if you want a proof of this, then surely it came with the case of kimberly blythe. she stabbed her boyfriend twice, but she's not been sent to jail because she's pregnant. to

another man. indeed when the recorder sentenced blythe, he said , for me, the biggest factor said, for me, the biggest factor is your pregnancy. said, for me, the biggest factor is your pregnancy . well, joining is your pregnancy. well, joining me now is vanessa frake, who's a retired prison governor and an author. welcome to the show. vanessa. always a pleasure. now, of course, cases like this get people rubbing their chins, at best raising their eyebrows and saying, well, where's the deterrent in stabbing somebody ? deterrent in stabbing somebody? the guy in question was convinced that she would kill him, and yet she's been spared jail because she's pregnant with another man's jail. people are another man's jail. people are another man's jail. people are another man's baby. beg your pardon? and other people rightly asking. this is two tier justice. this >> yeah, i mean, i don't i don't actually disagree with them . i actually disagree with them. i am amazed by the comments from the record here. uh, it's clear that they have absolutely no idea as to what happens to women who are pregnant who end up in jail because , um, you know, as jail because, um, you know, as far as i'm aware, she was only

she's only, uh, a couple of months pregnant and the sentence that was given to her was 20 months, 21 months suspended >> so out of that 21 months, if she'd have been given that and served time for that, she would have only done half that anyways. so she she probably would have just about had the baby and then going out. baby and then been going out. >> not really sure. >> so i'm not really sure. >> so i'm not really sure. >> i don't understand his his, um , his reasoning for saying, um, his reasoning for saying, you know, she's pregnant and therefore doesn't deserve jail, but interestingly, what you said there was men and women are treated differently . treated differently. >> actually, it's women who are more likely to be jailed for a first time offence than men are. >> um, so, you know , it's just >> um, so, you know, it's just another bow to, you know, the state of our judicial system in general is my observation. >> but surely this case sends out the alarming message that if you've done something reprehend

possible, stabbing a man twice is pretty down right. it's pretty reprehensible . the pretty reprehensible. the easiest avoid justice is easiest way to avoid justice is just to kind of get pregnant, even by another man. and this, this judge here handing out clemency , sends out a very clemency, sends out a very concerning message that pregnancy is a get out of jail card. when >> well, i mean, it's not at all, you know, the prison service are well equipped to deal with women who are pregnant. um, we pregnant. um, in fact, um, we are probably leading in, in europe on, on that issue. so you know, the fact that this judge has absolute no idea of what happens to women who are pregnant, in prison says it all for me, really, that they haven't bothered to find out and they've just made a sweeping comment this, which, as you comment like this, which, as you rightly raises people's rightly say, raises people's eyebrows and i wonder, actually, i think you've hit the nail on the head there, vanessa. >> it's out of touch, judges. not only that, but judges who think doing the right think they're doing the right thing by showing mercy , by thing by showing mercy, by showing that they're not sexist . showing that they're not sexist. they're not, you know, they're not, know, misogyny. it's an not, you know, misogyny. it's an actual they're

actual fact. they're just completely and utterly out of touch reality. completely and utterly out of touch without y. completely and utterly out of touch without a doubt. without >> yes. without a doubt. without a doubt. you know , um, the fact a doubt. you know, um, the fact that, you know, she's only just pregnant anyways, you know, it's not like she's just literally about to give birth. um, in my opinion. you know, pregnancy isn't an illness. it's something that happens in life. um, and, you know, the prison service, as i said, are well equipped to deal with this . and it just goes deal with this. and it just goes to show that, you know, these these judges have no ideas, but what they'd do is jail what they'd rather do is jail somebody for a first time, non—violent offence for three months. >> um, rather than somebody who has committed a violent offence. >> um, on, on a, on a victim who will probably suffer , um, from will probably suffer, um, from that violence for a long time to come. >> and vanessa, briefly, if we could this also sends out the message from the judiciary that our jails can't cope with pregnant women. they're not fit to bring up children. you've painted a very different picture. they actually very picture. they are actually very good at it. >> yes, we are .

>> yes, we are. >> um, i say we are. i still i mean, i've now retired, but the pfison mean, i've now retired, but the prison service is incredibly good at it. they're very compassionate. they're very caring. you know, it is highly unlikely that a that a woman will go into labour in a jail. nine i would say 99.9% of babies born , um, whilst a woman is born, um, whilst a woman is a woman is in custody are got out to hospital in time so that the baby never has on its birth certificate, its place of birth as a prison. so yes , the prison as a prison. so yes, the prison service is very good at dealing with pregnant women. this judge needs to get, get, get, um , a needs to get, get, get, um, a get an invite to a female jail that has mothers with children and learn about the practices. >> but that's a retired prison governor and an author. excellent analysis . and you know excellent analysis. and you know your comments make it even clearer that this judge seems to have made the wrong decision. if he had the grasp of how great those services were. thank you very joining us on the very much for joining us on the show excellent question. show today. excellent question. now, hmv has been slammed after

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the nazis shortly before the outbreak of world war ii. however hmv refers to the children as being, quote, central european and hmv has since deleted the tweet . but since deleted the tweet. but many feel the damage had already been done. that i'm joined now by comedian and gb news presenter josh by comedian and gb news presenterjosh howie. by comedian and gb news presenter josh howie. josh, welcome to the show. it's always a pleasure to have you on. although it always seems as a common theme when we get you on and that is more antisemitism . and that is more antisemitism. so josh, in this instance, do you think that's what's taken place or is this simply a bungle , a mistake, a slip of the tongue ? tongue? >> uh, it's it is a mistake. >> uh, it's it is a mistake. >> uh, it's it is a mistake. >> uh, but we don't actually know the real source of it , so. know the real source of it, so. yes. so yes, hmv put out the tweet immediately. >> people were identifying, oh, wait a minute, central european children, don't you mean jewish children, don't you mean jewish children of 669 children? >> now , a handful were not >> now, a handful were not jewish. they were children of political , jewish. they were children of political, um, uh, refugees and, um , sir nicholas winton, he was

um, sir nicholas winton, he was jewish himself . so. but it jewish himself. so. but it actually seems deeper. it's not hmv's fault necessarily, although someone might have checked the story before they put the tweet out. it seems like they got it from imdb. and then if you even go the warner if you even go to the warner brothers, uh, website again, there's just total erasure there's just this total erasure of jewishness to the film, uh, which is utterly ridiculous . so which is utterly ridiculous. so i've just heard in the last hour that now there changing the marketing and, and they're kind of saying, oh, no, it was an oversight or whatever, but come on, these are there are people whose jobs are literally to work this stuff out to and and to look at graphs and charts and see what's going to appeal to it. and someone, somewhere, i think, frankly , i can't prove think, frankly, i can't prove it, but looked at a chart, went, if jewish on it, it's if we put jewish on it, it's going to get 20% less. uh, viewing or something like that, which is ridiculous. >> and there are two excellent points well made there . first of points well made there. first of all, this starts at the top, all, if this starts at the top,

the hollywood industry itself , the hollywood industry itself, as we've seen recently , um, as we've seen recently, um, susan sarandon, come out and been very supportive of palestine, been very supportive of the pro—palestine movement point. and there seems to be this mindset within the hollywood machine of taking that side of this debate, and that is filtering down. and then somebody at hmv simply cutting and pasting that and putting it in and this other concerning point you make there, josh, if something is associated with jewishness now that somehow harms box office, both of those things are very, very concerning i >> -- >> they are concerning. i mean, look , susan sarandon, you've look, susan sarandon, you've got, uh, john cusack, they are to the far left of crankery, and they are posting some outrageous , like anti—israel stuff, which is beyond just criticising , um, is beyond just criticising, um, of israel , i believe, and of israel, i believe, and frankly, i'm pro—palestinian. i want there to be peace. i want them to have a safe, secure future. but what they're doing

is borderline hatred, as far as i'm concerned. and lies and the stuff that they're putting out is literally lies. so yes, there's obviously going an there's obviously going to be an element hollywood, element within hollywood, which is incredibly woke and progressive point of progressive to the point of ridicule . but and there are ridicule. but and there are going to be people in institutions, we've seen institutions, and we've seen that who also going to be, that who are also going to be, um, either covering themselves or also maybe ideological driven in this matter to erase jews. but it's erasure and it's coupled with cowardice . and i coupled with cowardice. and i wonder how much of that warner brothers will started by jewish people . uh, the producer of this people. uh, the producer of this film is jewish. i'm not saying film isjewish. i'm not saying he has any say so with how things are marketed. when it gets down to it, but there has to be if there is an if there is a movement towards erasure, there has to be countered by a movement towards bravery to stand that and go, a stand up to that and go, wait a minute, don't care what the minute, i don't care what the box is, this is box office is, this is a fundamentally jewish story about saving jewish children's lives in the face of incredible evil and nazism by a incredible

humanitarian , sir nicholas humanitarian, sir nicholas winton, who's played by anthony hopkins. one of our great actors i >> -- >> okay, josh howie, thank you once again for joining >> okay, josh howie, thank you once again forjoining us. like i say, under sad circumstances , i say, under sad circumstances, this mindset, that kind of being racist against jews doesn't count or somehow anti—semitism isn't real racism just seems to have impervious to the minds of hollywood academia all over the shop. and i think just has to stop shop now. would you believe that james bond films have been issued with a trigger warning? actually i would the british film institute says that elements and characters in the 007 franchise could cause offence to modern day viewers. well, of course they would think that the snowflakes . and as if that the snowflakes. and as if that's not enough, the director of the upcoming star wars film, which is a franchise with a predominantly male audience , predominantly male audience, lest we forget , once admitted lest we forget, once admitted that she quotes enjoying she

enjoys making men uncomfortable and has the film industry gone totally and utterly? whoa oak. well, joining me now to discuss this is adam solomons, who's the film critic? adam, thank you for joining us on the show. so the two stories connected seemingly by a desire to absorb modern woke politics. on the one hand, a plying the rules of today to history in the 007 franchise. adam, this is absolute lunacy, isn't it ? isn't it? >> well , i isn't it? >> well, i think it's important to say that the bfi has applied trigger warnings to a raft of films in their john barry films in theirjohn barry season. he's the composer of that famous james bond music and his music covered many of the great films in the past. in the 60s and 70s, specifically . um, 60s and 70s, specifically. um, so what they've done is they've put trigger warnings even on the likes of midnight cowboy, which is one of the most progressive films ever made. >> um, i kind of sympathise, i

have say, what they're have to say, with what they're thinking, they're thinking, because what they're trying trigger trying to do with these trigger warnings is to not cancel these films. that they are films. it's to say that they are still worth watching, but in context. um, so i kind of i kind of see what they're trying to get out here. >> adam. surely these movies, anyone with half a brain and anyone with half a brain and anyone with half a brain and anyone with sense humour anyone with a sense of humour and anyone rational can and anyone who's rational can can they're of can admit they're a product of their time . a time which their time. a time which may have flawed, time when have been flawed, a time when people differently and people behaved differently and the very the very concept that they're being made to apologise to modern audiences who don't approve of that is utter nonsense . nonsense. >> i think there's two things to be said there. >> one is that i think you make a good point on some of the issues they've raised , such as issues they've raised, such as the of, for example, the use of, for example, homophobic in film homophobic language in a film like cowboy, which homophobic language in a film like with cowboy, which homophobic language in a film like with it cowboy, which homophobic language in a film like with it sensitively.�*|ich deals with it sensitively. >> i don't think you need a trigger warning for that, because what because people should know what they're to the they're signing up to on the other um, anyone who's other hand, um, anyone who's seen goldfinger will probably remember seen goldfinger will probably rem barner seen goldfinger will probably rem barn with pussy seen goldfinger will probably rembarn with pussy galore. the barn with pussy galore. >> uh, that that sort of

behaviour where james bond literally forces himself upon someone i don't think is something we can just consign to the past and say, was a product of its time. that stuff was known to be wrong then, is known to wrong now. um, and ian to be wrong now. um, and ian fleming and sean connery both had sort of, um, complicated records on on that topic and deserve scrutiny, i believe. okay adam, let's turn now to the star wars franchise . star wars franchise. >> comments made by the director in 2015. i like to i like to make men uncomfortable. i enjoy making men uncomfortable . has making men uncomfortable. has been predicted by conservative websites now to be the biggest flop in the franchise's history. they're arguing that feminism in particular, woke politics sapping the joy out of a fantastic franchise is , um, fantastic franchise is, um, yeah, they're interesting comments. >> i think they're a bit tongue in cheek. >> i think we should be careful not to not to read too much into them. not to not to read too much into the um, think maybe what's >> um, and i think maybe what's happened that that, the happened is that that, um, the star franchise, you say,

star wars franchise, as you say, has, has been historically associated with and with associated with boys and with male fans. >> happened is that >> and what's happened is that they've they've sort of tried to bnng they've they've sort of tried to bring with different bring in people with a different perspective. there's bit perspective. and there's a bit of tension there. um, we saw that force that in 2015 when the force awakens out. one of the awakens came out. one of the most successful star wars films made more 2 billion at the made more than 2 billion at the global office. global box office. >> the character of rey >> um, but the character of rey was controversial to some people. front at, >> you know, front at, uh, a woman that series was woman in that series was controversial. so i think this is part the, um, star is all part of the, um, star wars culture wars in itself . wars culture wars in itself. that will go on for a long time. >> okay, adam, but, um, ghost busters has had the treatment a lot of the marvel franchises have had the treatment . box have had the treatment. box offices are plummeting. people are getting fed up with this. would say that it's time to would you say that it's time to when this nonsense briefly, if we i think, uh, when it's we could, i think, uh, when it's kind of lazy storytelling. >> yes. uh, but but i think there are good cases for it in some instances. and i think sometimes it's worth celebrating. >> okay, adam solomon's, solomon's bay. pardon a film critic. thank you joining us critic. thank you for joining us on the show. fabulous stuff . now

on the show. fabulous stuff. now let's some breaking let's bring you some breaking news. prince andrew has been news. and prince andrew has been reported to the police by the anti—monarchy group, republic . anti—monarchy group, republic. they've posted a tweet which says with the release of the epstein court documents, new details of sexual assault and rape allegations against andrew have been revealed. it's time for the metropolitan police to act incredibly strong allegations there. we'll have to wait for a response to that. thatis wait for a response to that. that is a huge moving just recapping that breaking news. the anti—monarchy group, repubuc the anti—monarchy group, republic have posted a tweet and reported prince andrew to the police, which says with the release of the epstein court documents, new details of sexual assault and rape allegations against andrew have been revealed . it's time for the revealed. it's time for the metropolitan police to act . metropolitan police to act. we'll have much more on that on the next hour. of course , and the next hour. of course, and rishi sunak has revealed , it rishi sunak has revealed, it says working assumption that the

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allegations made in the jeffrey epstein files. allegations made in the jeffrey epstein files . we'll have a full epstein files. we'll have a full update from cameron walker straight after this . next straight after this. next question is rishi sunak squatting in downing street? well, that's what sir keir starmer reckons after sunak says a end of year election is looking most likely towards the end of the year, is his working assumption. the gloves are off and the general election campaign will have all of the details, including this. should this man, nigel farage, return to front line politics? reform launched their manifesto pledge yesterday announced ben habib as a candidate in the wellingborough by—election. but if they're polling at 10, that could rocket if farage returns to the front lines, should that happen or should that not? that's a big debate . that's that's a big debate. that's going to get spicy. we've got that coming up soon. next rwanda, another revolt, this time. rishi trying to rush the plans through in case there's a

revolt for the wets. it needs to be watered down. they think it's too right wing, but for the right wing, they think it needs to be beefed up. it's too soft. will a flight ever get will a single flight ever get off of the ground? and finally, after a 16 year old dark sensation, luke littler, came so close last night to win the world darts championships , we're world darts championships, we're asking, this is it time to get darts into school to help children add up, to get them involved with mathematics ? by involved with mathematics? by the way, these people can work out real is out numbers in real time is astonishing. could that be working and well placed within our schools? all of that coming up hour. our schools? all of that coming up hour . so the our schools? all of that coming up hour. so the big up in the next hour. so the big debate and i know it's one that gets you going is should nigel farage pull on his tin hat and get back out there on the front line? can he really help to change this country or his first past the post? simply too brutal as he said, never quite got over

that ukip 4 million votes and only one seat. but all things different. do we need nigel back? all of that coming up in the next hour? but first, here's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . polly middlehurst. >> martin, thank you. the top story at just after 5:00 from the gb newsroom. the prime minister confirmed today he is working towards a general election in the second half of this year . election in the second half of this year. rishi sunak, who's been under some pressure to call a vote made the comments during a vote made the comments during a visit to east midlands a visit to the east midlands today. both and the today. both labour and the liberal democrats have been pushing spring election, pushing for a spring election, the prime minister declining to rule out, instead he rule that out, saying instead he wants to focus on the economy, cutting taxes and tackling illegal migration. >> my working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year and in the meantime, i've got lots that i want to get on with this saturday will be introducing a significant tax cut for millions of in worth , on

of people in work worth, on average, £450 for an average worker. because we've halved inflation, we want to keep managing economy well and managing the economy well and cutting and cutting people's taxes. and i want to tackling illegal want to keep tackling illegal migration. and we cut the number of last over of arrivals last year by over a third. but we've got more to do and we want get the rwanda and we want to get the rwanda scheme parliament and up scheme through parliament and up and look, got and running. so look, i've got plenty with and that's plenty to get on with and that's what on doing, what i'm focussed on doing, delivering for the british people. >> but labour people. » but >> but the labour leader says he's ready to go to the polls and has criticised the prime minister for delaying vote, minister for delaying the vote, accusing wasting time accusing him of wasting time dunng accusing him of wasting time during new year speech. sir during his new year speech. sir keir starmer vowed to stand up for working people and said the character of politics will change if labour wins power. >> if the prime minister is now hinting that it's going to be later in the year, then i think the question is what is he hiding? this is a serious issue for the country. if he can't name a date, then effectively he's just squatting in downing street, holding the country back with his dithering and delaying .

with his dithering and delaying. so he needs to come clean . so he needs to come clean. >> meanwhile, the bad weather continues. nottinghamshire county council today declared a major incident along the river trent because of flooding and rising river levels there, and that's as more heavy rain is forecast to hit the uk with a yellow alert in place until 3:00 tomorrow morning. in regions from cornwall right across southern england to norfolk. train operators are also warning services could be cancelled because of the weather. meanwhile, an incident during storm hencote has forced thames valley police to refer itself for independent investigation action after a driver died when action after a driver died when a tree after he hit a tree in oxfordshire . it happened about oxfordshire. it happened about an hour and a half after police had received the report. the tree had fallen and detectives investigate the murder of a teenager stabbed to death on new year's eve in london are appealing for the public's help. they've released two images of people they want to identify and speak to after they were

pictured in north london on saturday night . 16 year old saturday night. 16 year old harry pitman died during what's been described as an altercation, as crowds gathered on primrose hill to watch new year's eve fireworks. three teenagers were arrested in connection with the murder at first, but have since been bailed pending further enquiries . his prince andrew, donald trump and bill clinton are among over 150 people named in us court documents detailing connections to sex offender jeffrey epstein . the unsealed jeffrey epstein. the unsealed files were part of a civil lawsuit against epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell , who associate ghislaine maxwell, who is serving herself a 20 year sentence for recruiting underage girls for epstein . many of those girls for epstein. many of those named aren't accused of any wrongdoing. the document also includes an allegation by johanna sjoberg claiming the duke of york touched her inappropriately in 2001. more documents are expected to be unsealed or unriddle acted in the coming days as well . a

the coming days as well. a members of a child abuse ring are facing substantial prison sentences for preying on victims in glasgow . ian owens, elaine in glasgow. ian owens, elaine lanerie , leslie williams, paul lanerie, leslie williams, paul brannan , scott forbes, barry brannan, scott forbes, barry watson and john clarke clark were all convicted of a string of charges, including the gang rape of a child . the court was rape of a child. the court was also told three children were abused in 2012 and 2019, in a drugs den where heroin and crack cocaine were being used. they're due to be sentenced next week . due to be sentenced next week. now the so—called islamic state terror group has claimed responsibility for attacks that killed nearly 100 people in iran yesterday . state television yesterday. state television showed footage of crowds running from a memorial ceremony for a senior commander killed four years ago. iranian leaders have vowed revenge for the two explosions and the foreign secretary says attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea must stop

immediately. lord cameron made the comments during a visit to kosovo as part of a nato peacekeeping mission. drone attacks by iran backed houthis from yemen in shipping lanes have drawn international condemnation, with the uk , the condemnation, with the uk, the us and other countries issuing a joint statement warning there will be consequences. >> it's not just a british interest. this is a global interest. this is a global interest. it really matters that ships are able to carry their cargoes without being attacked through the red sea, through the suez canal, canal and elsewhere in the world. that's why we've sent ships to help with prosperity . guardian. that's why sent ships to help with prowillity . guardian. that's why sent ships to help with pro will use guardian. that's why sent ships to help with pro will use thoseian. that's why sent ships to help with pro will use thoseian. tito 's why sent ships to help with prowill use thoseian. tito stopiy we will use those ships to stop missile attacks. but the clear message here and over ten countries have signed a statement saying to the houthis , statement saying to the houthis, these attacks are unacceptable , these attacks are unacceptable, they're illegal, and they've got to stop. and if they don't stop, action will be taken . action will be taken. >> cameron, the new foreign secretary that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this is

britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thank you polly. now we start with the news that we broke at the end of the last hour. and that's prince andrew has been reported to the metropolitan police by the anti—monarchy group republic. i'm joined group republic. and i'm joined now by our royal correspondent , now by our royal correspondent, cameron walker. cameron thanks for joining us in the studio. so forjoining us in the studio. so first question is, who are republic? >> well, republic, you may remember at the coronation and various other engagements various other royal engagements over the years, they had over the last years, they had those big yellow signs saying not my king. they're incredibly noisy at royal engagements. clearly they do not want the monarchy to continue. they want the united kingdom and other realms and territories to be republics president republics and have a president or something that. so or something like that. so perhaps surprise that perhaps it's no surprise that they to very they have decided to very publicly reports publicly and loudly reports prince andrew to the metropolitan police this afternoon. they say the documents, which we've been talking about in the course of the show, that's been released

in the us, which alleges prince andrew sex with a 17 year andrew had sex with a 17 year old girl, which he has always denied. they say the document is old girl, which he has always deniethat|ey say the document is old girl, which he has always deniethat|ey sayliving,)cument is old girl, which he has always deniethat|ey sayliving, that ent is clear that while living, that while in london, individual while in london, an individual was to have sexual was forced to have sexual relations with andrew a relations with andrew while a minor that's why today republic minor. that's why today republic are reporting andrew the are reporting andrew to the metropolitan . uh, now, metropolitan police. uh, now, the first thing to say is there's a very big difference between reporting something the police actually investigating something and by extension , if something and by extension, if they see fit, charging someone on advice from the crown prosecution service. now, virginia giuffre , who's prince virginia giuffre, who's prince andrew's accuser? who andrew settled out of court with a couple of years ago, has already talked to the metropolitan police about this a couple of years ago . uh, and the years ago. uh, and the metropolitan police in response, after starting some kind of investigation , said officers investigation, said officers assessed the available evidence, interviewed the complainant and obtained early investigative advice from the crown prosecution service following the legal advice, it was clear that any investigation into human trafficking would be

largely focussed on activities and relationships outside the united kingdom and therefore concluded that the metropolitan police was not the appropriate authority to conduct inquiries into those circumstances. uh, there is no as far as we can see at this stage, no further new evidence that perhaps would change that. but of course, that is up to the metropolitan police to answer, and we'll have to wait and there's any wait and see if there's any response from because the wait and see if there's any resp pointfrom because the wait and see if there's any resp point tom because the wait and see if there's any resppoint to make because the wait and see if there's any resppoint to make is because the wait and see if there's any resp point to make is that use the wait and see if there's any resp point to make is that the the key point to make is that the epstein today are the epstein files today are the allegation was previously made, have now been sworn in as a legal statement, but there's no fresh allegation come out and therefore you'd assume there's no fresh incident to actually investigate. yeah, exactly. it's just further noise. the two allegations virginia giuffre and johanna sjoberg's, both were in the public domain already, either through media interviews. the two had given or indeed court court documents that are already in the public domain. the difference now is that they have been the unseen documents have been the unseen documents have now been released .

have now been released. >> okay, cameron walker, thank you that update. great stuff you for that update. great stuff . now to the battle for number 10. and it looks like we're in for a very long election campaign . rishi sunak has said campaign. rishi sunak has said it's his working assumption that the general election will be in the general election will be in the second half of this year. and as you'd expect, that's not gone down very well at all with sir keir starmer, who says the prime minister is, quote , prime minister is, quote, effectively squatting in downing street. what a picture . well street. what a picture. well we'll hear from starmer shortly. but first to sunak, who was speaking publicly for the first time this year, and he's come under pressure from both labour and lib dems to go to the and the lib dems to go to the country in the spring. as you'd imagine . but it's country in the spring. as you'd imagine. but it's likely that the election won't be that soon after all. now, as i said a moment ago, sir keir starmer hit back at sunak after that revelation . on. revelation. on. >> we're ready for an election . >> we're ready for an election. i think the country is ready for election , ian. most people election, ian. most people desperately want the chance to

turn the page on 14 years of decline and usher in a decade of national renewal . well, if the national renewal. well, if the prime minister is now now hinting that it's going to be later in the year, then i think the question is , what's he the question is, what's he hiding ? well, this is a serious hiding? well, this is a serious issue for the country . if he issue for the country. if he can't name a date, then effectively he's just squatting in downing street holding the country back with his dithering and delaying. so he needs to come clean on what's he hiding. but i can tell you this. we're ready. >> there we go . dithering and >> there we go. dithering and delaying. squatting and fighting talk. well, i spoke to conservative mp justin tomlinson earlier in the show and i asked him if rishi sunak is indeed squatting in number 10. that's ridiculous. >> i mean, gordon brown , he >> i mean, gordon brown, he managed to sort of lock himself in, shut the curtains and hope nobody would notice was still nobody would notice he was still there. squatting is . there. that's what squatting is. this question of whether we there. that's what squatting is. thiearly question of whether we there. that's what squatting is. thiearly orrestion of whether we there. that's what squatting is. thiearly or veryyn of whether we there. that's what squatting is. thiearly or very early. /hether we there. that's what squatting is.

thiearly or very early. so ther we there. that's what squatting is. thiearly or very early. so ifer we there. that's what squatting is. thiearly or very early. so if we 'e go early or very early. so if we were to go in may or sooner, that's very early. if we go in the autumn, that's still an early election before the well before the end of the five year turn.i before the end of the five year turn. i think strong indication that predictions , i on that your predictions, i was on the, gb news a few days as the, uh, gb news a few days as well. there was a lot of speculation. more likely speculation. it was more likely to in the year, but you to be later in the year, but you never know. the fixed never know. without the fixed parliament act , if events fall parliament act, if events fall into place , it's still within into place, it's still within the prime minister's gift to call an election at any time . call an election at any time. >> well, i'm joined now by political commentator joe phillips. joe, welcome to the show and a happy new year to you. always a pleasure. so the gloves are off starmer not happy because he wants an early election obviously. and sunak saying it's more likely to be later in the year. i think many people had that down. why would the turkeys vote for christmas? but this allegation that sunak is squatting, it's but this allegation that sunak is squatting , it's getting but this allegation that sunak is squatting, it's getting a bit spicy out there . spicy out there. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and as you said at the beginning, martin, we've got an awful lot of this to go on until

we actually get to the election date . i mean, don't forget, we date. i mean, don't forget, we don't actually have to have an election next election until this time. next yean election until this time. next year, 25th of january. uh, in 2025. so in theory , we could be 2025. so in theory, we could be having this conversation every day, every week, every night for the next year. i hope not. i'd rather talk about darts . um, i rather talk about darts. um, i think the allegation of squatting in downing street is it's a cheap shot, frankly, because it is the prime minister's gift to call an election when he or she wants to. and i, however , i do think to. and i, however, i do think keir starmer is right. i think people are fed up . they are people are fed up. they are wanting a sort of a new beginning . and part of that is beginning. and part of that is the sort of the new year psychology. but it's also this feeling of, you know, nothing's quite working. is all quite working. politics is all about gestures and headlines and not about policies. nothing's for the long terme. >> it'sjust for the long terme. >> it's just for the quick hit for today, tomorrow . for today, tomorrow. >> forgotten the next day and you know, if sunak decides to wait until the autumn, he is

taking a gamble and he's gambling very heavily that people will feel financially better off, that there may be, um, some better news in the in the spring statement in march that might see an uplift of personal tax allowances, which would reverse the cuts . it would reverse the cuts. it wouldn't be a tax cut, but it would, in fact, maybe bring us back to where we were a few years ago . national insurance years ago. national insurance cuts come in next week, um, or at the end of this week, in fact. but the other gamble, of course, is he's got to get rwanda through the house of lords . and the weather lords. and as the weather improves , the chances are that improves, the chances are that there will be more boats making there will be more boats making the crossing across the channel so that and so he's stuck with that and meanwhile, you know, you've got millions of people still waiting on nhs waiting lists. >> yeah, but joe, the fact of the matter is, um, keir starmer or ed davey for that matter, they can huff and they puff and they can huff and they puff and they all they can stamp their feet all they can stamp their feet all they like. it's not their it's not decision when not their decision as to when the election called. the general election is called. it's minister's, the it's the prime minister's, the incumbent rishi would incumbent and also rishi would probably wait a while to

probably like to wait a while to allow of the economic good allow some of the economic good news to filter through down to punters. absolutely. punters. yeah absolutely. >> and i mean, you know, he will have had people in his own party and advisers around him both arguing that, you know, you go in spring and you're in the spring and you're probably going to lose. >> it's a question of perhaps by how um, you know, is how much, um, you know, is reform a really big threat. >> you mentioned earlier on >> and you mentioned earlier on martin, the first past the post, you know, which of course is a liberal democrat. know, liberal democrat. you know, we've always been in favour of proportional representation. we've always been in favour of proportiorthink)resentation. we've always been in favour of proportiorthink othertation. we've always been in favour of proportiorthink other parties >> and i think other parties like reform and before reform , like reform and before reform, um, ukip and the greens certainly now realise that it's utterly ridiculous in terms of mp representation . mp representation. >> but i think what's happened is that people have become much more canny about tactical voting. they are less tribal and they are willing to vote for whoever they want to get rid of. in other words, they'll vote for who they least want to have the maximum impact. >> so i think that's, you know, all of those things make it an interesting and difficult and

probably fairly poisonous election campaign ahead of us. >> but i think , you know, we've >> but i think, you know, we've got a long way to go. we've got the wellingborough by—election to come the date been to come the date hasn't been set for yet . uh, who knows, for that yet. uh, who knows, there might be other by elections between now and the autumn, but there's nothing stop. >> um , rishi, rishi sunak >> um, rishi, rishi sunak calling an election in may if he wants to. i think one of the things he is doing, um, is trying to dampen down expectations may expectations that it's may i mean, i'm one of the commentators that said my bet would be on may. >> uh, he doesn't want to be accused of doing a gordon brown and it . and bottling it. >> okay. joe phillips, thank you very much for joining >> okay. joe phillips, thank you very much forjoining us. of course, as a dem, you you course, as a lib dem, you you want early election, you want want an early election, you want to as to get as much damage as possible sunak. now you possible on rishi sunak. now you get on today's get lots more on today's events on our website. and thanks to you, gb news. com is the fastest growing national news website in the country. it's got breaking news and all of the brilliant analysis you've come to expect from gb news so thank you for making that happen . now the

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that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six earlier on breakfast, nearly 200 names associated with the late sex offender jeffrey epstein had been released to the public by a judge in new york. >> someone like bill clinton is being caught in a lie. >> throughout these documents. >> throughout these documents. >> now. year today, prime >> now. a year ago today, prime minister set out minister rishi sunak set out his five pledges for 2023. five key pledges for 2023. >> we will either have >> and we will either have achieved them or not. >> the national statistics authority that covers the office of national statistics , in of national statistics, in charge of national statistics and launched an official inquiry into rishi's promises , had a into rishi's promises, had a very regal tone there. >> the princess royal did i? yeah it's very nice. >> oh well , i yeah it's very nice. >> oh well, i was yeah it's very nice. >> oh well , i was touched. >> oh well, i was touched. >> oh well, i was touched. >> it's because i was preparing for this at all, you see. >> not her husband, vince, that

you said every morning it's breakfast from 6 am. >> hope you can join . us >> hope you can join. us >> hope you can join. us >> welcome back . it's 524. >> welcome back. it's 524. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news. now, later in the show, after 16 year old luke little is incredible, run to the final of the world dans run to the final of the world darts championship. i'll ask, should we be getting kids to play should we be getting kids to play darts in schools? but before that, the big ding—dong . before that, the big ding—dong. nigel farage says he's still assessing what role he will play in the upcoming general election with calls mounting for the gb news presenter and co—founder of reform uk to return to frontline politics, party leader richard tice says he's been in discussions with nigel farage, calling him a master of political timing but can reform make any real progress if nigel farage doesn't play a leading

role in their campaign ? well, role in their campaign? well, joining me now to debate this is james mathewson, labour commentator , and belinda de commentator, and belinda de lucy. of course, a former mep for the brexit party. welcome to the both of you, james. let us start with you. farage is the comeback. good idea or not, it depends what part of me you ask martin, if you asked the strategist on behalf of the labour party that it's a fantastic idea, bring them back , fantastic idea, bring them back, get them at the front of everything. >> uh, because the man is unelectable and he's never been elected to anything properly in his um, so i think that's his life. um, so i think that's a great idea from that perspective , whether i think perspective, whether i think giving nigel farage more airtime or no more platform, more opportunity to spew the bile that he spews out, i think that's a bad idea. naturally beunda that's a bad idea. naturally belinda , i don't recognise . the belinda, i don't recognise. the nigel you're talking about at all. >> the bile, there's no bile that he he, um, he that he comes

out with at all. >> he's a very respectable politician . politician. >> he reflects millions of concerned voters out there. >> um, he speaks for the people on many, many issues. he has done for decades. he's a highly experienced politician, hugely influential in and outside of a political role. >> he has successfully won elections as um. >> and nigel is the most excellent communicator . excellent communicator. >> he makes sunak and, uh, starmer look like dull, grey suhed starmer look like dull, grey suited technocrats . suited technocrats. >> bricks. nigel could walk into a men's working club one minute, and then the women's institute the next, and be just about as warmly welcomed and respected. and i think he would be very welcomed if he came back into politics, especially with reform uk in a in a big, strong role. >> i think he would be very welcomed and he would do wonders for the party. >> um, but whether he does or not, reform uk will still exist under the excellent leadership

of tice . of richard tice. >> so, james, um, reform , um, >> so, james, um, reform, um, causing some consternation amongst the tory ranks and undoubtedly , you must admit, undoubtedly, you must admit, whatever you think of nigel, reform plus farage is a greater threat than reform. without farage. is it certainly is. >> you're absolutely right. and i'll give you one thing. i'll give you one. >> i'll concede one thing. >> i'll concede one thing. >> nigel farage is a survivor. >> nigel farage is a survivor. >> he's an absolutely a very, very efficient political operator. >> and he knows what he's doing. >> and he knows what he's doing. >> and he knows what he's doing. >> and that's exactly why we haven't seen him come out yet. >> and pin his his flag to the reform mast. uh, because he's waiting to weigh up the situation and see exactly which way it goes. because nigel farage come out on top farage needs to come out on top for nigel farage. ultimately he doesn't care about the party. he doesn't care about the party. he doesn't care about the party. he doesn't care about the project. if doesn't benefit nigel if it doesn't benefit nigel farage personally , nigel farage farage personally, nigel farage will put himself forward. will not put himself forward. >> belinda, nigel doesn't care. yeah this is just not true. >> we saw in 2019 when nigel

stood down, uh, the brexit party candidates because he exactly put country before for party before ego . before ego. >> he is one of the few conviction politicians out there. unlike flip flop keir starmer and which no one knows what those two stand for. they have no purpose . they're have no purpose. they're completely empty headed . flip completely empty headed. flip floppers nigel farage. everyone knows what he stands for and he's stuck to it for decades . he's stuck to it for decades. and that's what a country and chaos needs. this man loves his country. he will always put the british people or he has, certainly since i've known him first and foremost above schmoozing on the international stage that , you know, labour and stage that, you know, labour and the tories have submitted to the international stage above the priorities of british interests for too long. nigel farage, as a leader, would not do that. he would go back to basics and put the british interests first and foremost at the front of everyone's minds and politics. he would be. he's a dynamo, nigel he the hero of nigel farage. he is the hero of this needs and it's this country needs and it's no good saying. he spouts bile good just saying. he spouts bile and know he's a this, he's a

and you know he's a this, he's a that. but millions of people don't think so. he is not an extremist. he's a centrist extremist. he's a very centrist politician , james. politician, james. >> sounds it sounds just >> he sounds it sounds just absolute cut and paste. the donald trump playbook, doesn't it? because it's that, you know, he's not like other politicians. he's not the same. he's not that kind of technocratic politician. he's not the he's not censor. he's not the he's not censor. he's not the sensible decision maker . he he's not the sensible decision maker. he doesn't want to involve the international involve in the international stage. international stage stage. the international stage is where belongs. and if is where britain belongs. and if you believe a prosperous is where britain belongs. and if you be|and a prosperous is where britain belongs. and if you be|and a a prosperous is where britain belongs. and if you be|and a britainperous is where britain belongs. and if you be|and a britain thath britain and a britain that stands up for the world and stands up for the world and stands up for the world and stands up for the right thing, then you believe in international britain then you believe in inte a ational britain then you believe in inte a placel britain then you believe in inte a place and britain then you believe in intea place and a britain then you believe in inte a place and a role ritain then you believe in inte a place and a role tonin then you believe in inte a place and a role to play, has a place and a role to play, especially with conflicts that we're seeing at the moment. we need a sensible britain and a sensible leader who will run it, you know, and not have an isolated attitude. isolated zionist attitude. that's trump of the that's the donald trump of the world. to think we could world. to think that we could have donald and have you know, donald trump and nigel at the centre nigel farage back at the centre of politics when people have dedicated their entire careers to trying to keep these people out of it for good reason. it's

absolutely heartbreaking to any progressive minded individual out there. >> james, the first word went to you, belinda. the final word to you. yeah i would say this. >> you can be on the international stage and play a part without costing the british taxpayer, um, dearly . without taxpayer, um, dearly. without putting british people at risk and our national security at risk by submitting to terribly outdated, harmful international treaties which labour and the conservatives do. nigel, and reform uk and richard tice and the wonderful people like ben habib and david bull and alexander phillips. they would all put british interests first as a priority above of, um, the international stage, schmoozing people are fed up with it. we want the taxpayer to come first for once, instead of being an all you can eat buffet for the world to off. so good world to feed off. um, so good luck, farage. whatever you luck, nigel farage. whatever you do. come back to do. but please come back to frontline politics. you'd be very welcome. frontline politics. you'd be verokay:ome. frontline politics. you'd be verokay , me. frontline politics. you'd be verokay , there we have a

>> okay, there we have it. a firm fair debate with both firm and fair debate with both sides of the story told. thank you, mathewson , labour you, james mathewson, labour commentator, de commentator, and belinda de lucy, of course, a former mep for the brexit party . excellent for the brexit party. excellent stuff. now let us know what you think on that. there's still lots more to come between now and of course i'll ask if and 6:00. of course i'll ask if rishi a tory rishi sunak will provoke a tory rebellion by rushing the rwanda bill through by the end of the month . but first, there's your month. but first, there's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> thank you martin, the headunes >> thank you martin, the headlines this hour the prime minister has confirmed he's working towards a general election to be held in the second half of this year. rishi sunak, who's been under some pressure to call the vote, made the comments during visit to the comments during a visit to the comments during a visit to the midlands . the comments during a visit to the midlands. both labour the east midlands. both labour and the liberal democrats have been pushing for a spring election. meanwhile, the labour leader says he's ready go to leader says he's ready to go to the now and has criticised the polls now and has criticised the polls now and has criticised the prime minister for delaying the prime minister for delaying the of the vote, accusing him of

wasting during his new year wasting time during his new year speech. sir keir starmer vowed to stand up for working people and said the character of politics would change if labour won and more bad weather won power and more bad weather on the way. nottinghamshire city council declaring a major incident along the river trent today because of flooding and rising river levels there. and that's as more heavy rain is forecast to hit the uk. a yellow weather warning in place until 3:00 in the morning across southern england mean while an incident in oxfordshire during storm hank has forced thames valley police to refer itself to independent investigation . a independent investigation. a driver died after hitting a tree and it happened about an hour and it happened about an hour and a half after police had received the report about it. prince andrew donald trump and bill clinton are among 150 names in us court documents just released detailing connections to the sex offender, jeffrey epstein. the unsealed files were part of a civil lawsuit against epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell , who is serving

epstein's associate ghislaine maxwell, who is serving a 20 year sentence herself for recruiting underage girls for epstein , many of those named epstein, many of those named aren't accused of any wrongdoing, but more documents are expected to be unsealed or unredacted in the coming days , unredacted in the coming days, and islamic state, the terror group, has claimed responsibility for attacks that killed nearly 100 people in iran yesterday , state television yesterday, state television showing footage of crowds running from a memorial ceremony for a senior commander killed four years ago. iranian leaders have vowed revenge for the two explosions. those are the headlines. more detail on all those stories by heading to our website, gbnews.com . for website, gbnews.com. for a valuable legacy your family can own, gold coins will always shine bright. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report , a snapshot for you on report, a snapshot for you on today's markets. >> the pound buying you $1.2695

and ,1.1585. the price of gold is £1,610.99 an ounce, and the ftse 100 is closed for the day today , standing . at 7723 points. today, standing. at 7723 points. it's rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> it . >> it. >> it. >> thank you polly. now i'm joined in the studio by michelle dewberry. you're about to put out a bull's eye of a show. dewbs& co six seven. but the dots. i know you watch the dots. last night i did. we're about to do a debate on should dots be allowed when you're do a debate on should dots be allowe away when you're do a debate on should dots be allowe away by when you're do a debate on should dots be allowe away by how hen you're do a debate on should dots be allowe away by how hen theya do a debate on should dots be allowe away by how hen they can blown away by how fast they can just add up. yeah. >> you know, i, i've always wanted to harbi ali in wanted to go to ali harbi ali in fancy dress and watched the darts just because i've loved the never. the atmosphere. but i've never. i must confess, i know it's a bad but i was bad thing to admit, but i was never really the actual, never really into the actual, um, the sport you want call um, the sport you want to call it darts. yeah, but it that? of darts. yeah, but when was watching last

when i was watching it last night, gripped from start night, i was gripped from start to of the things night, i was gripped from start to your of the things night, i was gripped from start to your point, of the things night, i was gripped from start to your point, i of the things night, i was gripped from start to your point, i wasf the things night, i was gripped from start to your point, i was blown1ings night, i was gripped from start to your point, i was blown away by quick you really had to by how quick you really had to move your grimmer to be adding it. okay miss that one. it. right. okay miss that one. so what's the next one? okay, triple double that. it is really i can't up. i can't keep up. >> they're like computers. >> they're like computers. >> these dart boards >> but i'd put these dart boards everywhere i'd everywhere in classrooms. i'd get them in the old people's homes. yeah. get people's brains ticking over because cannot homes. yeah. get people's brains tickifor over because cannot homes. yeah. get people's brains tickifor a'er because cannot homes. yeah. get people's brains tickifor a second.jse cannot homes. yeah. get people's brains tickifor a second. what cannot homes. yeah. get people's brains tickifor a second. what really|ot rest for a second. what really kind of struck me is those guys . kind of struck me is those guys. it was literally one, one, one. next up, 111. there was not a second pause to recalculate . but second pause to recalculate. but when i saw luke the winner being interviewed this morning, one of the things he was saying is it's just you're constantly training, you're constantly kind of working out those kind of, um, what would you even call them? >> it's like the out shot. >> it's like the out shot. >> yeah. i mean, i'm trying to make like i actually sound make out like i actually sound professional, knowing all of the terminology in darts, but i don't. it's like, you know, you are right? don't. it's like, you know, you aryou right? don't. it's like, you know, you aryou bounce right? don't. it's like, you know, you aryou bounce that right? don't. it's like, you know, you aryou bounce that rout? if you bounce that doubt out there if you miss that one, there or if you miss that one, then you know that next then you know that the next route and it's just route is this one and it's just

practising over and practising that over and over and again, isn't it? and over again, isn't it? wherever debate shortly. >> around. we >> so stick around. should we get darts in classrooms? what you got on menu? get darts in classrooms? what you how on menu? get darts in classrooms? what you how on do menu? get darts in classrooms? what you how on do you u? get darts in classrooms? what you how on do you think it'll >> how long do you think it'll take? dart in take? uh, to have a dart in someone's of the someone's backside of the wearing classrooms or. yeah, or in else's in in someone else's body part in a classroom? i'm i'd want classroom? i'm not sure i'd want to teacher with darts to be a teacher with darts flying around, but the flying around, but i like the concept. uh, in my concept. i do anyway. uh, in my show today, of course, i want to talk all about politics talk all about the politics side. stein side. i've got alex stein matthew me, but matthew laza joining me, but also i want to talk to also the. i want to talk to people at what's your people at home. what's your political in political priorities in 2024? what should political priorities in 2024? thocusing should political priorities in 2024? thocusing on? should political priorities in 2024? thocusing on? thinkyuld be focusing on? do you think naturally will around to naturally will get around to doing say that they doing what they say that they will? i also want to talk about this ftse 100. bosses this ftse 100. the bosses they've earned already. now, the annual average annual income of the average worker uk. that worker in the uk. is that a problem and if so, why? because we're told a massive issue. we're told it's a massive issue. we're there's got to we're told that there's got to be kind of ratios and and be kind of ratios and caps and all of it. but what all the rest of it. but what would really and would that really achieve? and of johnson of course, this boris johnson claim as well, that the met police has been politicised, uh, in israeli crime in terms of israeli war crime involvement, investigate involvement, helping investigate that.is involvement, helping investigate that. is this a bit of a storm in the teacup or is there more to it? so i'll explore all of

that lots more. superb that and lots more. superb >> till seven. make sure >> six till seven. make sure you're for that one. you're on the oqui for that one. it's be cracker. it's going to be a cracker. thank very jeebs. see thank you very much, jeebs. see you in a bit now it's been reported the government is reported that the government is preparing its preparing to rush through its rwanda end of the rwanda bill by the end of the month, in a move that's likely to disgruntled tory to provoke many disgruntled tory backbenchers side backbenchers on either side of the sunak wants the spectrum. rishi sunak wants to to get flights underway to wants to get flights underway by spring, and he secured by the spring, and he secured a 44 seat majority for the bill's second reading, when numerous mps from his own party, if you recall, abstained but did not vote against the bill. well joining me now is political commentator benedict spence. benedict, welcome to the show. always a pleasure. so yet again, the tories are revolting over rwanda. this time because rishi seems to want to rush it through. and presumably benedict, he wants to rush it through neither of the through because neither of the left or the right of the party are happy with it . are happy with it. >> yes. good afternoon. it's a sort of a remarkable situation that the prime minister has got himself into, which is he managed an immigration

managed to find an immigration policy that suits neither the anti—image croatian uh loyalists or the zealots who are pro—immigration. both sides of his party and the opposition. everybody it's a bad everybody thinks that it's a bad idea. think it's a idea. the lawyers think it's a bad international courts bad idea. international courts don't turns out even bad idea. international courts don rwandans turns out even bad idea. international courts don rwandans don't; out even bad idea. international courts don rwandans don't particularly the rwandans don't particularly like it. but he is determined to get to it get it through and to get it through with as little scrutiny as of as you've as possible. and of as you've just to, neither just sort of alluded to, neither side happy side are particularly happy about it's about this. but i think it's also to with the fact that , also to do with the fact that, as says, almost in as everybody says, almost in every of every tv show, as everybody says, almost in eve have of every tv show, as everybody says, almost in eve have to of every tv show, as everybody says, almost in eve have to lookf every tv show, as everybody says, almost in eve have to look at very tv show, as everybody says, almost in eve have to look at this tv show, as everybody says, almost in eve have to look at this through!, we have to look at this through the prism of a general election herring we've the herring interview. we've had the suggestion might a suggestion that it might be a may i suspect may general election. i suspect it's probably going to be october time , but october november time, but immigration is one of the five pledges that the prime minister made that he would reduce the number of small boats. he actually initially, i believe, pledged it completely, pledged to stop it completely, but just get it to but now it's just get it down to the were before the levels that they were before he . uh, this is a very he took over. uh, this is a very significant part of that . significant part of that. whether or not it will work, i think is a separate question. but he pledged to but this is what he pledged to do. ultimately, if an do. and ultimately, if in an election year, you people

election year, you want people to have to believe that you have succeeded issue, you do at succeeded on an issue, you do at least need to get the legislation issue legislation for that issue through. is it is through. and that is why it is time is rather of the essence for the prime minister rush for the prime minister to rush it whatever his actual it through whatever his actual party might think of it. >> and only that, but >> yeah, and not only that, but but it's rwanda or but perhaps now it's rwanda or bust. we saw a report just yesterday from border force predicting an increase in the small dinghies landing because of an 80% surge in illegal migration to the to europe last yeah migration to the to europe last year. so, you know, in xl bully they'll make their way towards calais and onwards and really , calais and onwards and really, are we at the point now where this bill must get passed as quickly as possible? flights must get off the ground because if they don't, immigration is surely going to sink. sunak i think i mean, the important thing is to say, ahead of any general election is fundamentally what people vote for is whether or not they feel ncher for is whether or not they feel richer or poorer. for is whether or not they feel riciimmigration, i think, is not >> immigration, i think, is not a because a secondary issue because immigration affect whether immigration does affect whether or not people feel rich poor. or not people feel rich or poor. but this particular issue is

more to security. can but this particular issue is morgovernment security. can but this particular issue is morgovernment police ty. can but this particular issue is morgovernment police ty. iown the government police its own borders? fundamentally, that is why you have a government to uphold and uphold the law. and the fundamental, uh, issue of law is the security of your border. and the security of your border. and the system within it. so is this sort of sink or swim? i suspect that the government has probably already lost the general already lost the next general election. but yes, if it is to have any hope of even salvaging safe seats in parts, being safe seats in many parts, being able be seen to be getting able to be seen to be getting a grip this is vitally grip on this is vitally important. and you're right to point suggestions point out that the suggestions are the number people are the number of people attempting the channel attempting to cross the channel illegally is likely to illegally next year is likely to rise an effective rise without an effective deterrent in place. that is always going to happen. the question, of course, is whether or not rwanda actually is an effective deterrent. well, a few hundred amidst quite hundred people amidst quite literally, pardon the literally, if you'll pardon the pun, of thousands of pun, a sea of thousands of people, tens of thousands of people. is that going to dissuade from dissuade people from coming? i suspect not, but they've had five six years to do something. and we are in the last sort and here we are in the last sort of this government, of echelons of this government, and they're still desperately trying to get policy over the trying to get a policy over the line if they're not able to get

it through in its current form, any credible party that they might completely might have had is completely shot. really, i do think shot. and really, i do think that they made this one of their five pledges. it's a very visible coming visible thing. people coming across , everybody across the sea, everybody can see their stations , is see it on their tv stations, is ultimately to have not got a handle on it. over this period of just the of time. i think is just the worst failure , frankly, of all worst failure, frankly, of all of them. >> okay . ben spence, thank you >> okay. ben spence, thank you very much for joining >> okay. ben spence, thank you very much forjoining us. i suspect just like with brexit, even wets it even though the wets wanted it watering down and the right wing wanted it up, they will wanted it beefing up, they will vote because they're vote it through because they're best. the conservative is aren't they benedict at trying to survive. very much for survive. thank you very much for joining us ben spence always a pleasure. never a chore. now moving on. 16 year old luke littler got the nation watching darts this week. well, i already was. and with quick maths being a big part of the sport, we're discussing whether darts should be introduced into schools. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel .

only on gb news, the people's channel only on gb news, the people's channel, britain's news channel . channel, britain's news channel. >> welcome back . it's 546. >> welcome back. it's 546. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news let's take time to reflect on luke littler, his remarkable efforts in the world darts championship final last night and the plucky 16 year old luke lost last night's final to the new world number one, luke coolhand . number one, luke coolhand. humphreys, himself only 28, lest we forget now darts have

received unprecedented media attention because of littler's efforts, so will kids be inspired by him? and can we turn that inspiration into something productive in terms of how they how they learn maths . how they learn maths. >> i've captured loads of young people's minds to get on the board and just try it out. and if they don't like it, then that's that's what they want to do. but i'd advise them to try it because it is a good sport and once you get into it, well, there we go, luke himself thinks kids should trying it, and if kids should be trying it, and if we learn anything people we learn anything from people like rory mcilroy, tiger woods, kids like luke, or the inspiration that can motivate millions . millions. >> so let's now talk to maths teacher bobby seagull great friend of the show , bobby. friend of the show, bobby. thanks for joining friend of the show, bobby. thanks forjoining us. inspiring moments from somebody who's 16 might not look it, but he is 16. but one of the amazing things that i've been blown away by bobby michelle dewberry

mentioned it when she was in the studio a moment ago. here's how astonishing darts players brains are at adding up. i just can't keep it with them. they they stand there, bang bang, bang and they can seemingly work out in microseconds. complex algebra and additions and subtractions to work out. they're out. shots it's astonishing. and bobby, they learn that through endless repetition by throwing darts . repetition by throwing darts. and so therefore, if luke littler thinks kids can learn from that, is it a great idea to get darts into classrooms? >> absolutely. first of all, massive congratulations to luke littler. >> i'm actually wearing a, um, shirt now because i know darts players wear shirts homage to him . him. >> um, you know, he could be just a year student . and just a year 11 gcse student. and again, watching the darts over the couple of weeks, we've the last couple of weeks, we've seen that darts are seen that the darts players are there the hockey doing there on the hockey doing calculations, doubles, trebles , calculations, doubles, trebles, working what they need for working out what they need for checkouts again, at one checkouts and again, even at one stage, um , luke was there stage, um, luke was there needing three, two and needing one, three, two and immediately his mind is

whirring. >> e ah, i need a ball, >> he's like, ah, i need a ball, another ball. and then a double 16. >> and it's incredible. want to see the audacity of the calculation and then the calculation and then see the execution of and i think execution of it? and i think young people definitely look up to him as a role model. one, because their age, he's because he's their age, he's their he's someone their peer group. he's someone that's huge that's on social media huge followings on instagram, tiktok. so young will so now young people will use those well . and i those platforms as well. and i think any way that we can get young people to see the value of numeracy and maths in everyday life , i think that's brilliant. life, i think that's brilliant. and littler and his darts and luke littler and his darts darts to a whole new platform, and need as educators to and now we need as educators to use a platform to raise use it as a platform to raise awareness of numeracy and the practical part of it. and one of the things mentioned was the things you mentioned was actually work and actually the hard work and dedication takes luke dedication it takes. luke littler, out 18 littler, he started out 18 months. he wasn't born a darts genius, but through hours and hours effort, he became this hours of effort, he became this fine tuned calculating fine tuned thinking, calculating machine and executing machine. i think that's a role model for dedication for all young people out there. >> yeah, and of course, bobby, there's one figure that kids will that's will understand and that's 200,000, how much he

200,000, £200,000. how much he trousered? aged 60. been a mind blowing sum of money, so that the notion of putting in the hard work and getting this reward , you know, cause and reward, you know, cause and effect through hard work . a effect through hard work. a great thing to teach kids, bobby. >> definitely . and there's one >> definitely. and there's one thing that i read about around the 10,000 hour rule and a author called malcolm gladwell said, actually , if you put said, actually, if you put 10,000 hours into any field, whether it's football or darts or mathematics, you can reach a sort of world class level of expertise in the end, get the financial rewards . but one of financial rewards. but one of the things i particularly liked about littler, which is about luke littler, and which is why nation was why i think the nation was enamoured, his joy when he enamoured, was his joy when he got things correct. he got got things correct. when he got the would see the the checkout, you would see the sort face light up and sort of face light up and actually i reading actually i was reading an article times newspaper article in the times newspaper by called matthew article in the times newspaper by wasalled matthew article in the times newspaper by was a.ed matthew article in the times newspaper by was a formerthew syed, who was a former commonwealth table tennis champion, and actually talked champion, and he actually talked about the joy that other athletes talked athletes have had. he talked about in 97 when he about tiger woods in 97 when he won masters. he talked about won the masters. he talked about wayne age of wayne rooney when at the age of 16, scored audacious goal 16, he scored the audacious goal against for everton . so

against arsenal for everton. so sometimes there's optimism of youth and joy. actually, all of us, even as older adults, that j'oy us, even as older adults, that joy in life, we can capture that. we can sort of achieve anything we want. yeah >> now, bobby, operationally, of course, address course, we have to address something out to me something been pointed out to me in an email by one of our viewers called, dale, could you imagine if one of the students lost match and flipped out lost the match and flipped out the weapons the darts? would become weapons in of those unruly in the hands of those unruly kids? of course , bobby, kids? so of course, bobby, there's health and safety there's a health and safety issue . in fact, talked to my issue. in fact, i talked to my son morning, sunny, about son this morning, sunny, about this. he said, dad, if anything son this morning, sunny, about this. wrong,, dad, if anything son this morning, sunny, about this. wrong, , dad start1ything son this morning, sunny, about this. wrong, , dad start throwing went wrong, they start throwing the . but course went wrong, they start throwing the can . but course went wrong, they start throwing the can do . but course went wrong, they start throwing the can do it . but course went wrong, they start throwing the can do it electronicallerse went wrong, they start throwing the can do it electronically . se went wrong, they start throwing the can do it electronically . or you can do it electronically. or you can do it electronically. or you do it with magnetic you could do it with magnetic boards . boards. >> yes, exactly. and again, i would say as a maths teacher, we use sometimes compasses to draw circles. if a lesson goes wrong, a compasses technically an offensive weapon. so could a ruler, so could a heavy textbook. so i think it's about just setting up the protocols in a class so that it's a safe environment . a class so that it's a safe environment. but again, environment. but but again, i think schools think on the whole schools should into using should be looking into using darts a way to promote darts as a way to promote numeracy. brilliant.

numeracy. absolutely brilliant. again, energy again, capitalise on the energy that littler has brought to that luke littler has brought to all our lives. >> yeah. and if we unearth >> yeah. and if we if we unearth a few world champions down the line, then what astonishing line, then what an astonishing achievement don't achievement would be. but don't you think, of the you think, bobby, one of the great kids love if you great things kids love if you give them pile change and give them a pile of change and you count that, work give them a pile of change and yc all count that, work give them a pile of change and yc all out. count that, work give them a pile of change and yc all out. well,ount that, work give them a pile of change and yc all out. well, you that, work give them a pile of change and yc all out. well, you give , work give them a pile of change and ycall out. well, you give them. it all out. well, you give them something tactile, something analogue. completely analogue. they're completely involved, thank you so involved, bobby. thank you so much so enthusiastic much for being so enthusiastic as ever. live in the dark shirt. keep it up. i prefer it to the west hampshire behind you. that's thank very that's just me. thank you very much us. okay, now much forjoining us. okay, now moving thousands people moving on. thousands of people have calling have signed a petition calling for wales to be referred to by its welsh language name , which its welsh language name, which of course is kumri. it's argued by many people that the name wales was imposed on the country and holds the derogatory meaning of foreigners or outsiders , as of foreigners or outsiders, as the were. country, on the other hand, means friends or fellow country men. well, joining me now is andrew rt davies, leader of the welsh conservatives . of the welsh conservatives. always a pleasure, andrew, and a happy new year to you. so

listen, a lot of people complain about things like this. we looked before at changing the name of the brecon beacons to its names . is name of the brecon beacons to its names. is it name of the brecon beacons to its names . is it necessary its welsh names. is it necessary or is it just meddling or actually, would this be great for the welsh psyche ? for the welsh psyche? >> well, it's a happy new year. >> well, it's a happy new year. >> first of all, to all at gb news. >> but it is. it is. no need to have the battle between english and welsh when a bilingual nation, the welsh language is a beautiful , but is a beautiful language, but it is a fact that are a bilingual fact that we are a bilingual nation, english and welsh nation, where english and welsh obviously status. nation, where english and welsh ovand.y status. nation, where english and welsh ovand i status. nation, where english and welsh ovand i really status. nation, where english and welsh ovand i really do status. nation, where english and welsh ovand i really do feel status. nation, where english and welsh ovand i really do feel that atus. >> and i really do feel that this is setting one person against another person , uh, when against another person, uh, when we should actually be celebrating both languages and the both languages in the use of both languages in this great country of wales. >> that's always the way, >> but that's always the way, isn't seem that that isn't it? it does seem that that weapons like language are a way of causing division and separation in the guise of causing unity. >> well, i prefer to see petitions highlighting where welsh labour government are failing on education, failing on the economy and failing on the health service.

>> and we only recently just seen that massive petition that came to the welsh parliament that identified people's frustration over the blanket 20 that identified people's frustracrossyver the blanket 20 that identified people's frustracross the the blanket 20 that identified people's frustracross the wholeanket 20 that identified people's frustracross the whole of .et 20 that identified people's frustracross the whole of wales , mph across the whole of wales, where nearly half a million people signed that petition. >> i think the current petition that you're referring to has about 5000, 5500 signatures at the let's try the moment, but let's not try and both languages against and put both languages against each other. let's celebrate both languages and celebrate the bilingualism of wales. >> okay. superb. thank you very much. thanks for joining >> okay. superb. thank you very much. thanks forjoining us for much. thanks for joining us for a quick, sharp blast there, andrew. davies . and that's andrew. rt davies. and that's the leader of the welsh conservatives. lot of conservatives. now a lot of people get in touch people have been get in touch about notion of doors in about that notion of doors in classrooms. what do you think ? classrooms. what do you think? it's a great idea. dale doesn't teachers can't control kids at the without a set the best of times without a set of dots in hands to of dots in their hands to unleash harm on others. well, that's of glass half that's a bit of a glass half empty think empty attitude. i think bobby seagull very positive. seagull was very, very positive. anyway, that's the end of today's show. been action today's show. it's been action packed, the break, packed, and after the break, of course , is michelle dewberry course, is michelle dewberry with dewbs& co. she'll be talking about lots of juicy stuff, including the next

election. is sunak. stuff, including the next election. is sunak . squatting in election. is sunak. squatting in downing street is it time for him to get out, or is that just starmer being bitter grapes? i'll see you the same time tomorrow. three till six. i've been martin daubney. have a great a brighter great evening. a brighter outlook boxt solar sponsors outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello again, i'm alex burkill here with your latest gb news weather forecast. we do have some drier and colder weather on the cards for this weekend, but for the time being it's heavy rain. we're concerned about in the south. an area of low pressure is pushing its way northeastward , bringing some northeastward, bringing some windy and also very wet weather initially to southern counties. as we go through today. initially to southern counties. as we go through today . but that as we go through today. but that rain does spread its way northeast towards east anglia and lincolnshire as we go through evening through this evening and overnight , likely see some overnight, likely to see some flooding some travel flooding and some travel disruption here. elsewhere, we are going have a scattering are going to have a scattering of overnight , of showers overnight, particularly towards the west, but and clearer but some drier and clearer weather between under any weather in between. under any clear could see a touch

clear skies we could see a touch of frost and perhaps even a few patches fog. first on patches of fog. first thing on friday otherwise as we friday morning. otherwise as we go through tomorrow, yes, a bit of start across eastern of a wet start across eastern parts should parts of that rain should clear away, far eastern away, although for far eastern parts scotland, particularly parts of scotland, particularly shetland , it is going to be a shetland, it is going to be a bit wet and perhaps even a little bit wintry here. otherwise a scattering of showers quite likely, particularly western parts particularly for western parts of wales, western of england and wales, western scotland ireland, scotland and northern ireland, likely to have drier and likely to have some drier and sunnier weather for a time. temperatures perhaps a touch down compared to but near down compared to today, but near normal as normal for the time of year as we saturday and it's we go into saturday and it's going to again bring a few showers for quite a few places. but there will be a westie split in terms of sunshine, brightest but there will be a westie split in tesunniestunshine, brightest but there will be a westie split in tesunniest towards brightest but there will be a westie split in tesunniest towards thejhtest but there will be a westie split in tesunniest towards the west: and sunniest towards the west and sunniest towards the west and through the weekend we're going to more dry and sunny going to see more dry and sunny weather for most of us, but it is going to turn colder, so is also going to turn colder, so an increasing risk of some frost is also going to turn colder, so an iisomeing risk of some frost is also going to turn colder, so an iisome fog risk of some frost is also going to turn colder, so an iisome fog by( of some frost is also going to turn colder, so an iisome fog by that ;ome frost is also going to turn colder, so an iisome fog by that warm rost and some fog by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news .

also as well, the bosses of ftse 100 companies have today already earned the salary that will take the average uk worker. the rest of the year to earn. how much of a problem is this pay inequality in your mind? tell me and boris johnson says that he's worried about the politicisation of the metropolitan police. he's referring to there investigation into alleged israeli war crimes. what do you think to that? is he right or not? and last but not least, of course names associated now with the jeffrey jeffrey epstein case have been released. was that the right move and what would it mean, perhaps for the people that are on there? and have you seen as well prince andrew? he's again been to the been referred back to the metropolitan been referred back to the metr0jpeople i'm suspecting will many people i'm suspecting will hope that all of this will just go away