is it below the belt? is it ? is it below the belt? is it fair game? is it a taste of things to come? dirty tricks in the election campaign rachel reeves making big claims on tax . reeves making big claims on tax. the irony of that labour being critical on tax. but here's the big question would you trust the labour party on tax ? next story labour party on tax? next story with over 300 flood warnings across england and wales and 1000 properties under water, we'll have all the latest on once again how storms and rain have wreaked havoc across sodden britain . our next story britain. our next story yesterday, it was revealed that a block of luxury flats in farnborough has been taken off the for market locals and instead given totally free to 300 odd male asylum seekers. we'll speak in this hour to two concerned locals for their reaction. then the next hour we'll speak to the head of the council who think this was dumped on the area by the home

office , and finally , this is out office, and finally, this is out of jail. after 11 years. he's on parole at home for killing reeva reeva's mother says she will serve a life sentence for the loss of her daughter. the question is, why should he be freed? has he served his time ? freed? has he served his time? or is this another outrageous travesty of justice? all that coming up in the next hour. travesty of justice? all that coming up in the next hour . so coming up in the next hour. so rishi's been attacked for tax, but a major exclusive in the next. in this hour is two locals from farnborough are we speaking to them directly from outside of this controversial block of flats taken off the market? local can't even afford to get on the housing market. locals can't even get a council house. and yet a luxury block of 300 flats has been given to asylum seekers . i'll speak to them flats has been given to asylum seekers. i'll speak to them in about 45 minutes. you're not

want to miss that. that's coming up all after your latest news headunes up all after your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez . martin >> thank you. good afternoon. this is the latest from the gb newsroom labour says the government is asleep at the wheel over its handling of flooding as hundreds of warnings remain across the remain in place across the country in the wake of storm henk, the parties promising to create a task force similar to the emergency committee to the emergency cobra committee to coordinate flood preparations and to protect homes. nottinghamshire county council declared a major incident yesterday, with more than 100 homes being flooded . a cold homes being flooded. a cold weather alert has now been issued the health security issued by the uk health security agency , with the met office agency, with the met office urging drivers to be cautious of ice . the natwest chairman is ice. the natwest chairman is rowing back, comments he made on radio this morning when he suggested it was to easy buy a house. sir howard davies told the bbc those wishing to get on the bbc those wishing to get on the property ladder need to save

their money. he now says he recognises the challenges to owning a home, and he intended to reflect what he called easier access to mortgages. data from halifax shows house prices shot up halifax shows house prices shot ”p by halifax shows house prices shot up by nearly £5,000 within a yean up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down when they admire alters and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people, you know, for adapted people, you know, for disabled . for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial, um 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're like seem to start off at quarter of £1 million a senior leader of the nhs says the combination of strike action and rising cases of flu is creating

a perfect storm for the struggling health service . struggling health service. >> sirjulian hartley's comments >> sir julian hartley's comments come as junior doctors in england continue their six day strike over pay and conditions. the longest industrial action in nhs history . the longest industrial action in nhs history. figures published on friday show the number of flu patients in england jumped by more than a third over christmas , while covid numbers are also increasing. sirjulian said severe and long standing staff shortages have led to low staff morale as heavy workloads also take their toll . the shadow take their toll. the shadow chancellor says she understands why some people want the former post office boss to lose her cbe over the horizon scandal. the government is being urged to pay compensation to those affected, with labour calling it one of the worst miscarriages of justice to ever happen in britain. more than 700 staff were imprisoned when flawed software led to false accusations that they'd stolen money. rachel reeves says more needs to be done. >> well, i can understand why people are saying that the

former head of the post office should return her honour. my focus would be on getting the compensation to for those who were wrongly convicted of these crimes . crimes. >> two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of harry pitman in north london. the 16 year old died following what police described as an altercation as crowds gathered on primrose hill to watch the fireworks on new year's eve. the met police says a 16 year old and a 17 year old remain in custody . oscar remain in custody. oscar pistorius has been freed on parole from a south african prison almost 11 years after murdering his girlfriend . the murdering his girlfriend. the former paralympian shot reeva steenkamp multiple times through a door on valentine's day back in 2013. he claimed he mistook her for an intruder , but her for an intruder, but prosecutors argued the murder was premeditated. following a row between the couple. the parole will last until december

2029 and the 37 year old will be required to obey strict conditions, including therapy and anger management. the actor david soul has died at the age of 80. he was best known for his role in the classic tv series starsky and hutch, which followed two streetwise police officers cleaning up the streets with the help of their classic ford gran torino . the series ran ford gran torino. the series ran for four seasons, spawning tie in novels and even a video game. he and co—star paul michael glaser reprised the roles in a 2004 hollywood film, which starred ben stiller and owen wilson in. and tributes are being paid for derek draper , a being paid for derek draper, a former political adviser and husband of tv presenter kate garraway, who has died at the age of 56. he passed away following several years of serious health implications due to covid. former prime minister sir tony blair called him a good colleague and a great friend,

while fellow former prime minister gordon brown described him as multi—talented . in a post him as multi—talented. in a post on social media, his wife kate said she was holding her darling husband's hand throughout his last long hours . husband's hand throughout his last long hours. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news now back to . martin. >> thank you tatiana . right, >> thank you tatiana. right, let's get stuck into the show and there's only one place to start and we're just a couple of days now into the unofficial election campaign . and labour election campaign. and labour have already made a personal attack on rishi sunak . and i attack on rishi sunak. and i fear there are going to be many, many more because the party released its latest attack ad this there it is. it this morning and there it is. it shows image of smiling shows an image of a smiling prime with a glint prime minister with a glint on his and points out his tooth look, and points out that the cuts to national insurance comes into force insurance that comes into force tomorrow leave tomorrow will still leave families with what they call a

raw deal because of hidden tax rises . well, i'm joined now by rises. well, i'm joined now by our political editor, christopher hope, who spent the day with miss reeves . let's day with miss reeves. let's start with the attack ad. it's certainly causing a lot of conversation there , even conversation there, even advertising this on . advertising this on. conservative home, which i think is very clever because it's irritating them, but it's getting shared and shared and shared. are talking about shared. people are talking about it. you of it ? it. what do you make of it? >> think fair enough. >> i think it's fair enough. i mean, i that, know, mean, i think that, you know, the saying on, on mean, i think that, you know, the advert saying on, on mean, i think that, you know, the advert talking ng on, on mean, i think that, you know, the advert talking about on mean, i think that, you know, the advert talking about the the advert is talking about the issue of fiscal drag. so they've kept the government chancellors kept the government chancellors kept these tax bands at the same level. so as inflation goes up, more people are dragged into paying more people are dragged into paying more tax. and that's what they mean. so while the tory government is right to talk about the cut in national insurance tomorrow for 29 million working people and that's great. equally you are going to be hit by this fiscal drag. paul johnson from the institute of fiscal fiscal studies, independent watchdog , studies, independent watchdog, is point on social

is making this point on social media today that you are paying more drag, more because of fiscal drag, because they're freezing these thresholds. so more of us are paying thresholds. so more of us are paying the levels tax . paying the high levels of tax. so i think what's so why not? but i think what's interesting about interesting for me about that advert i was able to see advert that i was able to see unveiled today by rachel reeves and ashworth in and jon ashworth in wellingborough. why wellingborough. why wellingborough ? well, of course wellingborough? well, of course is by—election is a by—election coming up. peter bone who fell out peter bone there, who fell out with commons authorities. with the commons authorities. there's a shop saying there's now a big shop saying with um badge on with this, with this um badge on it and it's they've got the campaign shop they're playing rishi sunak personally very hard in wellingborough to win that by—election. they're relying on people thinking, are you people thinking, well, are you sure? are about sunak sure? are you sure about sunak making very personal, very making it very personal, very early in an election year. >> advert is crass , it's >> so the advert is crass, it's brash, um, but it's certainly being talked about now. rachel reeves could be the next chancellor and you spent time with her and i always like to ask you, chris, when you're up and close and personal, you can look their you look into their eyes. do you think she's credible figure? think she's a credible figure? do mean, labour do you think, i mean, labour attacking the tories on tax? this sacrosanct. can this is almost sacrosanct. can she and can the labour party be

trusted on tax and to run the country and european union? >> and the first question i put to her was that very one. let's see to say. are you to her was that very one. let's setax to say. are you to her was that very one. let's setax cutter? to say. are you a tax cutter? >> my instinct is that taxes on working people should be lower than are today. we've had than they are today. we've had 25 tory tax rises in this parliament, and this year , as an parliament, and this year, as an average working family is going to be paying £1,200 more in tax. that doesn't sit comfortably with me. i would like taxes on working people to be lower, but this is one thing i'm not going to not to any to do. i'm not going to make any unfunded commitments to reduce to do. i'm not going to make any unf because mmitments to reduce to do. i'm not going to make any unf because that'snents to reduce to do. i'm not going to make any unf because that's what to reduce to do. i'm not going to make any unf because that's what lizreduce tax because that's what liz truss and the conservatives did just over a year ago. and that ended up pushing up mortgage rates, which meant that working people worse off, not better people are worse off, not better off a result. but will they off as a result. but will they ever bring down tax as a proportion of the end of proportion of gdp by the end of your first time in government? it's not only it a record it's not only is it a record level , it's also forecast to go level, it's also forecast to go up every single year of the forecast period. and again, i'm not comfortable with that. i would like taxes on working

people to be lower. i'd like people to be lower. i'd like people to be lower. i'd like people to have more of their own money in their pockets to spend in the way that they choose, but to be able that in a way to be able to do that in a way that's affordable, sustainable and to grow the and fair, you've got to grow the economy . and that's why of economy. and that's why all of my plans , of plans, my plans, all of keir's plans, are focussed on getting that economic growth . because if we economic growth. because if we can grow our economy , we can can grow our economy, we can keep taxes down, we can improve living standards and have the money that we need invest in money that we need to invest in our public services. and that's why high growth is the number one for an incoming one priority for an incoming labour government. >> you won't you'll bring >> you won't say you'll bring down the overall burden by the end the parliament. >> i want to bring taxes on >> i want to bring down taxes on working people, but if you make unfunded commitments to cut taxes , you end up making things taxes, you end up making things worse for working families. the conservatives promised a whole range of tax cuts . it crashed range of tax cuts. it crashed the economy, pushed up mortgage rates and has left working people worse off. i will never play people worse off. i will never play fast and loose with the pubuc play fast and loose with the public finances because when you do so, you put family finances at risk. so

>> so there we go. chris. i can't believe it. rachel reeves ripping into rishi on tax. can't believe it. rachel reeves ripping into rishi on tax . but ripping into rishi on tax. but there we go. we've had 24 straight tax rises . the tories straight tax rises. the tories traditionally the party of low tax. and yet we have the highest taxes since world war two. it's almost astonishing, chris, that this is the attack line. nevertheless there we are. >> but not astonishing because they've got to they've got to go after the tories on tax. that's they've got to they've got to go afterthey tories on tax. that's they've got to they've got to go afterthey wines on tax. that's they've got to they've got to go afterthey wines on ta because they how they win power. because they win over low tories who are not sure about labour party or even those who came across the tory party thinking they might be some tax cuts they want to win. that middle ground that that's the middle ground where elections and where you win elections and that's why she's that's why that's why she's doing asked further doing it. i also asked a further in interview, is in that interview, which is available youtube channel available on our youtube channel at gb news. do you wince when you look at your own tax? the amount paying? and amount of tax you're paying? and she winced when she she said she winced when she looked her bank statement, looked at her bank statement, which we will which what? that means we will wince in january looking at our which what? that means we will wince statements, .ooking at our which what? that means we will wincestatements, buting at our which what? that means we will wince statements, but no at our which what? that means we will wincestatements, but no realur bank statements, but no real detail on when she might start cutting taxes . fiscal rules cutting taxes. fiscal rules apply, for many, that means cutting taxes. fiscal rules aryou for many, that means cutting taxes. fiscal rules

aryou can'tor many, that means cutting taxes. fiscal rules aryou can't cutnany, that means cutting taxes. fiscal rules aryou can't cut taxesthat means cutting taxes. fiscal rules aryou can't cut taxes untilneans if you can't cut taxes until you're growing the economy , it you're growing the economy, it may not be for two years. if a labour government before taxes start falling the start falling and the astonishing of course, astonishing thing, of course, when surrendered astonishing thing, of course, when that surrendered astonishing thing, of course, when that famousrrrendered astonishing thing, of course, when that famous quoteered astonishing thing, of course, when that famous quote from power, that famous quote from liam byrne i'm sorry, there's no money left this time. >> there's really no money left. £2.6 trillion in debt. this all sounds great. how on earth are they going to fund it? >> well, they're trying to find something. government, something. the government, the tory trying tory government is trying to find cuts quite tory government is trying to find actually, cuts quite tory government is trying to find actually, on cuts quite tory government is trying to find actually, on the :s quite tory government is trying to find actually, on the 6th|ite tory government is trying to find actually, on the 6th of soon, actually, on the 6th of march, . of that march, budget. of course, that might not paying debt might involve not paying debt down so quickly . they'll look down so quickly. they'll look for headroom. there'll be stories the of stories about the amount of headroom means headroom they've got. that means amount money. they've got to amount of money. they've got to fund these these when fund these these tax cuts. when jeremy up with with fund these these tax cuts. when jerewith up with with fund these these tax cuts. when jerewith his up with with fund these these tax cuts. when jerewith his budget up with with fund these these tax cuts. when jerewith his budget boxwith with fund these these tax cuts. when jerewith his budget box and with fund these these tax cuts. when jerewith his budget box and the| his with his budget box and the location was no coincidence, as you said in wellingborough. >> so they seem to rent an empty shop and they've made it looks like of makeshift like a kind of makeshift campaign advert in campaign hq with that advert in the front. but that's canny and it'll be eye catching in the constituency. eye catching. >> sure what means. >> i'm not sure what it means. two people, one person walking past selling past said what are they selling in well go. >> yeah, well there you go. >> yeah, well there you go. >> it looks shop, but

>> it looks like a shop, but inside campaign inside there's a whole campaign office. choose their office. the tories choose their candidate wellingborough candidate for the wellingborough by—election. for by—election. 19,000 majority for the candidate in 2019. i the tory candidate in 2019. i think going to be a big think it's going to be a big moment for the tory party. it'll be the big test really, for everybody. main parties be the big test really, for everybo

enough labour the enough for labour to take the seat because need only a seat because they need only a few, big as before and few, not as big as before and having been there today, do you feel that there is that level of disgruntlement amongst the conservative be tempted to play >> they might be tempted to play away and go reform? yes definitely. >> and that's what happens by >> and that's what happens in by elections. busy elections. i mean, i was busy there doing reporting for there doing my job reporting for gp news. couldn't him, gp news. i couldn't talk to him, too local but it too many local people, but it was that in a was clear to me that in a by—election it can be it's almost free the almost a free hit on the government given election government. given this election as november. this as probably in november. this by—election in february, march is basically a free hit on a protest vote. so it's difficult for the tories. >> great stuff and great work from you've from you. you know, you've you've keir starmer from you. you know, you've you"rachel keir starmer from you. you know, you've you"rachel reevesair starmer from you. you know, you've you"rachel reeves andtarmer from you. you know, you've you"rachel reeves and i rmer from you. you know, you've you"rachel reeves and i think now rachel reeves and i think that labour party that the labour party is starting need starting to understand they need to because if to speak to gb news because if the election is going to be decided in the red wall, they're watching channel. watching this channel. >> well, we're the election channel and our numbers are booming. lots of people are watching, us online, booming. lots of people are watching,the us online, booming. lots of people are watching,the channel)nline, booming. lots of people are watching,the channel so ne, booming. lots of people are watching,the channel so is, booming. lots of people are watching,the channel so i think watching the channel so i think labouris watching the channel so i think labour is seeing that a lot like it's down to you. >> chris hope superb >> well done chris hope superb work. okay, have more work. okay, we'll have lots more on show on this throughout the show and there's on this throughout the show and the|website gbnews.com and

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the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news. >> welcome back. it's 321. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news now later this hour i'll get reaction to the news that a new block of flats in farnborough is going to be used to house up to 300 male asylum seekers. let me tell you that many of the local residents are not at all happy, and we'll speak to two of them shortly . but now to the flooding shortly. but now to the flooding that has hit large parts of the uk. and labour has accused the government of asleep at government of being asleep at the , while the party wants the wheel, while the party wants rishi to convene a cobra rishi sunak to convene a cobra style force to protect style task force to protect homes from further damage and hundreds of flood warnings remain in place. while there's been chaos on the rail networks once again, more than 1000

properties across england have been flooded this week . well, been flooded this week. well, i'm joined now by our political correspondent , catherine four correspondent, catherine four fs. catherine welcome to the show. always a pleasure . and show. always a pleasure. and rishi is under attack for not being proactive enough. no, no doubt he'd have been attacked if he'd have gone along anyway . he'd have gone along anyway. what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> i think you're absolutely right. there um, martin. of course, if the prime minister turned up in one of these flood hit areas , that would take hit areas, that would take resources, it would be a distraction. it wouldn't be particularly helpful necessarily to people on the ground. but of course , the optics of it being course, the optics of it being seen to take an interest, being seen to take an interest, being seen to take an interest, being seen to care, and perhaps would play seen to care, and perhaps would play rather well. so yes, the prime minister is coming for in a bit of flak by the fact that he's been in the midlands yesterday in stockport, near manchester today, but hasn't actually directly visited the flood affected areas. now he was questioned about this a little

bit earlier. let's take a look at what he had to say. well actually i spoke to people in the east midlands yesterday who had been affected and talking to them how devastating the them about how devastating the impact flooding is. impact of flooding is. >> want people to be >> i just want people to be reassured the environment reassured that the environment agency the agency has got people on the ground the affected ground in all the affected areas. also, than more areas. also, more than more hundreds of high volume pumps are in practice right now making are in practice right now making a difference . and it's important a difference. and it's important that people follow the advice that's given in local areas where there are flood warnings that have been given important that have been given important that those are followed and people . as people should be reassured. as i said, the environment agency have people on the ground have got people on the ground everywhere to absolutely recognise is recognise the urgency of what is happening appropriately and responding appropriately and with all due haste . so the prime with all due haste. so the prime minister saying the environment, acting with all due haste, i'm not sure necessarily if it feels like that to people on the ground. >> and of course, opposition parties have been very quick to have a go at the government about this. um, a little bit earlier, labour's pat mcfadden,

shadow cabinet office minister, said that the government has brushed over the risk of flooding for too long and communities are paying the price. and lib dem saying similar. and indeed it has emerged that the spending watchdog, the national audit office, last year found that the environment agency had cut its forecast of the number additional properties it was going to be able to protect better , protect by 40% since the better, protect by 40% since the plans were unveiled in 2020, and clearly with climate change, we are seeing more and more of these patterns of extreme weather and i think there will be questions being asked as yet again . we see people's homes and again. we see people's homes and businesses is flooded with them. really devastating consequences for those people . for those people. >> well, catherine, you talk about climate change, but, um, my dad's local boozer is flooded. he lives right by the trent. and they just talk about

the fact that the canals and the rivers are never dredged. this is all avoidable stuff, but it doesn't get done. but back to the that rishi is the fact that rishi sunak is being for not going. being attacked for not going. you will remember 2014, you will well remember in 2014, catherine, when david cameron turned up wearing his wellies to a flood and then david miliband felt duty bound to go along wearing his his sorry ed miliband went along wearing his wellies. you remember the wally with the brolly? steve mclaren , with the brolly? steve mclaren, the england gaffer. these were the england gaffer. these were the wallies in the wellies and in miliband got shouted at. in fact miliband got shouted at. he got barracked. people like saying you actually saying what are you actually doing here? because unless you've got a massive sink plunger or unless you're going to dive in and to get in there and dive in and unblock river, what's unblock the river, what's the point going? point of actually going? so don't think this don't you think most of this actually, catherine, is performative politicians perform ative and politicians looking performative and politicians looking to attack rishi sunak, but actually, if he went down a place that's flooded across the midlands now, no doubt he'd get he'd get a lot of flak of his own . own. >> yes, that's absolutely true , >> yes, that's absolutely true, martin. we've seen it before,

haven't we? boris johnson went for down some floods a few years ago, got given a pretty hard time too, because of course, a prime minister arriving is a big drain on resources and showing what they're doing . so it's not what they're doing. so it's not necessarily helpful to the local community. so i guess that's the reason that the prime minister will give for staying away . but will give for staying away. but of course, we are in an election yean of course, we are in an election year, likely to be towards the end of the year. and optics matter. don't they? so in some ways, perhaps the prime minister might have liked to have a few pictures in the paper tomorrow . pictures in the paper tomorrow. but yeah, whether that would be helpful to the local communities is another matter entirely. >> booths so thank you >> so you booths so thank you catherine, for so let's cross now to our west midlands reporter jack carson, in reporter jack carson, who's in ironbridge shropshire. jack ironbridge in shropshire. jack what's the local mood there? are you up to your knees in water? >> well, i'm not up to my knees, martin, thankfully, because i'm on top of a bridge at the moment over river severn. but you over the river severn. but you

can in the can probably hear it in the background. of background. how quickly? of course going course it is. it is going downstream. of course. there's this body of volume of this huge body of volume of water around 450 tonnes a second of water. but you know, going down this, uh, going down this river, which in multiple places has burst its banks, including here where i am just upstream from . ironbridge, you can from. ironbridge, you can probably see the boat inn pub over my shoulder that is up to its in water. it was its windows in water. it was flooded over the past few days. it's been flooded since december. here. it's the third time it's happened this year. the landlord, has the owner, as the landlord, has been talking about how devastated um, and of devastated um, he is. and of course, that's just one of the examples of one the examples of one of the businesses. course, this businesses. um, of course, this flooding impacted not only flooding has impacted not only here in shropshire, but across the midlands nottingham the midlands as well. nottingham declaring that major incident over concerns in the rising over the concerns in the rising levels the trent levels levels of the river trent levels that they've not seen there since the year 2000, since around the year 2000, that's basically to that's attributed basically to the tributary rivers like the river derwent that go into it, meaning that in some cases in one over 50, caravan park had to

be evacuated and more people evacuated overnight as well. now the good news is that over the course of the weekend is expected that we going to expected that we are going to have drier have that spell of drier weather, means there will weather, which means there will be these rivers be the chance for these rivers and to decrease. and their levels to decrease. but that's expected to but that's not expected to happen for some time . happen for some time. >> okay, jack carson, thank you very much . heartbreaking to see very much. heartbreaking to see a flooded like that three a pub flooded like that three times in one year. heart goes out there now. out to the landlord. there now. hundreds of flood warnings and alerts place and alerts remain in place and derbyshire is one of worst derbyshire is one of the worst affected areas . and i'm joined affected areas. and i'm joined now by dave laughlin, who's the managing director at belper town football belper football club. i know belper well, dave, um, how badly well, so dave, um, how badly affected is the area? more to the point your club, i'm assuming you won't be playing your tomorrow . well, your match tomorrow. well, fortunately we're away tomorrow in northumberland , so that's not affected. >> but this is the third time now , uh, that we've been flooded now, uh, that we've been flooded in four years and twice in the last three months and quite honestly, it's heartbreaking that we have to go in and have a

clean up operation. uh, we can see a photo of the latest , uh, see a photo of the latest, uh, damage caused to the outfield . damage caused to the outfield. and i have to say, the storm this time was not quite as bad as storm babet. uh, a few weeks, as storm babet. uh, a few weeks, a few months ago , when we were a few months ago, when we were totally inundated , uh, inside totally inundated, uh, inside the building as well as outside . the building as well as outside. and so is heartbreaking . it's and so it is heartbreaking. it's depressing. and and, uh, you know, we need to have a complete rethink now about how we actually operate as a business because we can't carry on like this with, uh, uh, trying to cope with the aftermath of floods every months. we floods every few months. we think it's going happen think it's going to happen at least year , maybe every least every year, maybe every two years. but we need to think again we how manage again about how we how we manage this process. >> i mean, grassroots >> yeah. i mean, grassroots football, they we is under football, they we know is under the financially at the best the cosh financially at the best of particularly after the of times, particularly after the pandemic. you feel pandemic. and do you feel there's a sense that so much of this have avoided, there's a sense that so much of thisexampleave avoided, there's a sense that so much of thisexample ,'e avoided, there's a sense that so much of thisexample , with avoided, there's a sense that so much of thisexample , with more)ided, there's a sense that so much of thisexample , with more effective for example, with more effective drainage, more effective water management ? well we've we have management? well we've we have conversation with the environment agency and with severn trent.

>> and they say they're doing absolutely everything they can to mitigate against these this sort of thing happening. but of course, uh , it doesn't seem as course, uh, it doesn't seem as though it's possible for them to do anything other than, uh, try and, uh, prevent . the uh, flow and, uh, prevent. the uh, flow of water onto our onto our land there are flood defences north of us matlock. there are of us in matlock. there are flood of us in flood defences south of us in derby, belper itself , we derby, but in belper itself, we are at the mercy whatever the are at the mercy of whatever the river throws at us. >> uh, okay. well, dave locklin, good luck your away match good luck with your away match tomorrow. luck with the good luck with your away match tom

news headlines with tatiana sanchez . martin. sanchez. martin. >> thank you. our top stories from the gb newsroom. labour says the government is asleep at the wheel over its handling of flooding as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in the wake of storm henk.the country in the wake of storm henk. the parties promising to create similar to create a task force similar to the emergency cobra committee to coordinate flood preparation and to protect homes. notting hampshire county council declared a major incident yesterday with more than 100 homes being flooded . a cold homes being flooded. a cold weather alert has now been issued by the uk health security agency, with the met office urging drivers to be cautious of ice . the natwest chairman's ice. the natwest chairman's rowing back comments. he made on radio this morning when he suggested that it was easy to buy a house. sir howard davies told the bbc those wishing to get on the property ladder need to save their money. he now says he recognises the challenges to owning a home, and he intended to reflect what he called easier

access to mortgages. data from halifax shows house prices shot up halifax shows house prices shot ”p by halifax shows house prices shot up by nearly £5,000 within a yean up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary . the shadow buyer's salary. the shadow chancellor says she understands why some people want the former post office boss to lose her cbe over the horizon scandal, while the government is being urged to pay the government is being urged to pay compensation to those affected , with labour calling it affected, with labour calling it one of the worst miscarriages of justice to ever happen in britain . more than 700 staff britain. more than 700 staff were imprisoned when flawed software led to false accusations that they'd stolen money. rachel reeves says more needs to be done . needs to be done. >> well, i can understand why people are saying that the former head of the post office should return her honour. my focus would be on getting the compensation to those who were wrongly convicted of these crimes . crimes. >> and tributes are being paid for derek draper , a former for derek draper, a former political adviser and husband of

tv presenter kate garraway , tv presenter kate garraway, who's died at the age of 56. he passed away following several years of serious health complications due to covid. former prime minister sir tony blair called him a good colleague and a great friend, while fellow former prime minister gordon brown described him as multi—talented in a post on social media. his wife kate said she was holding her darling husband's hand throughout his last long hours . you can get last long hours. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbviews@gbnews.com . gbviews@gbnews.com. >> for stunning gold and silver coins, you'll always value rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . the gb news financial report. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets . the pound will today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2759 and ,1.1616. the price of gold, £1,615 and the

ftse 100 is at 7696 points. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> thank you tatiana. now, shortly, we're about to cross to farnborough , where i'm going to farnborough, where i'm going to speak to two locals who are very concerned about the announcement. they found out yesterday in the media that a luxury block of apartments or flats that was been on the market for some time, you can see them on your screen now. the sort of place you would give your eye teeth to live in. luxury wooden floors, kitted out bathroom rooms, french sliding windows, fully central , heated. windows, fully central, heated. they're on the market at £1,400 per month. look at that brand new kitchen, stainless steel hob and a beautiful building. um, and a beautiful building. um, and they were suddenly taken off the market. no one was able to

view them locally. one of the problems, of course, is they were very expensive, £1,400, and locals found out yesterday that they are off the market because they've been commandeered by the home office and 300 male asylum seekers are set to move in. they found that out in the media via the nigel farage show last night. we're about to speak to two locals to voice their concerns about what's been foisted upon them. that's coming soon. you won't want to miss that. soon. you won't want to miss that . and now the paralympic that. and now the paralympic hero turned killer, oscar pistorius has been released from prison on parole after spending over eight years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day in 2013. the double amputee athlete, shot model and law graduate reeva steenkamp for times through their bathroom door , pistorius their bathroom door, pistorius will be subject to strict supervision restrictions until his sentence ends in 2029, and charlie peters has this report .

charlie peters has this report. the killing stunned the country . the killing stunned the country. >> the 27 year old olympian was an inspiration figure in south africa , regularly dubbed the africa, regularly dubbed the greatest national hero since nelson mandela . but on nelson mandela. but on valentine's day 2013, oscar pistorius became a murder suspect . pistorius argued , said suspect. pistorius argued, said that he believed a dangerous intruder hid behind the door. the prosecution contended that steenkamp , a 29 year old model, steenkamp, a 29 year old model, had fled there after a row erupted in the night. the televised trial . split global televised trial. split global opinion . some saw the poster boy opinion. some saw the poster boy as a cold blooded killer. others sympathised with the raw emotion he displayed in the court. the so—called blade runner regularly cried in court, with the prosecution accusing him of deploying crocodile tears to

distract from questioning . distract from questioning. pistorius was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter , but an involuntary manslaughter, but an appeal ruled him to be a murderer . appeal ruled him to be a murderer. the court agreed that pistorius shot with the intent to kill , but whether he knew the to kill, but whether he knew the victim was his girlfriend, they couldn't say. last year, he was granted parole after serving half of his sentence. but steenkamp's mother was , and that steenkamp's mother was, and that he was not remorseful or rehabilitated her family wanted him to stay in jail. >> he was a family belief that you have not been. >> he will believe his story. >> he will believe his story. >> the pistorius released on parole today is expected to be unrecognisable to the athlete who entered prison in 2013. he will now trade a jail cell for a garden cottage in a guarded compound at his wealthy uncle's estate . and as pistorius starts

estate. and as pistorius starts his new life, reeva steenkamp's mother will continue to grieve for the memory of her daughter, who had her life and her dreams brutally taken from . her. brutally taken from. her. >> okay, and i'm joined now in the studio by charlie peters . the studio by charlie peters. charlie. the case captivated the world. the controversy keeps coming . for now, pistorius is coming. for now, pistorius is free. but is he? >> well, he's traded a cell for a mansion, but he's living in that cottage in his uncle's wealthiest in area of wealthiest state, in an area of pretoria. the country's administrative capital. but he'll be living under significant restrictions until his parole ends in 2029. there'll be no alcohol if he wants to work or travel, he'll have to seek permission and most crucially as well, there'll be no media interviews, so we've yet to see a shot of him since leaving prison, he's reportedly bloated , grade put on some bloated, grade put on some weight . he's bloated, grade put on some weight. he's a smoker. reportedly, he also has grown a beard so very different from the

athletes at the peak of his physical prowess during those olympic days over a decade ago. but under those restrictions, of course, he won't be able to engage with people there, won't be a time for him to share his story behind bars , where story behind bars, where reportedly he has been cleaning inmate cells, driving a tractor inmate cells, driving a tractor in the farms and other local jobs available to prisoners. now, he , uh, as part of his now, he, uh, as part of his rehabilitation , he'll also be rehabilitation, he'll also be expected to engage in gender violence program therapy and deal with his anger issues. violence program therapy and deal with his anger issues . but deal with his anger issues. but for the victim's family, those related to reeva steenkamp, they say , don't believe his story . say, don't believe his story. and her mother, june , said that and her mother, june, said that they don't believe that he is fully rehabilitated , and they fully rehabilitated, and they also didn't want him to leave the prison. that said, they said that she had forgiven him because they can't cling on to that anger . because they can't cling on to that anger. they because they can't cling on to that anger . they will, however, that anger. they will, however, continue to grieve. the steenkamp family say that they are the ones left with that life sentence. >> do you think she means it

when she says that she'll forgive him, or is that a necessary thing she has to do to attempt to make sense of what must be a catastrophically damaging period of any mother's life? >> well , life? >> well, during the court case, we often saw the oscar pistorius crying on a televised case. >> it was one of the most widely followed trial of the century so far , and the prosecution claimed far, and the prosecution claimed that those tears were crocodile tears designed to distract the prosecution away from the testimony and what had happened. but at no point did anyone question the value of the testimony from june steenkamp, who held herself high throughout this process. her perspective has been valued and respected . has been valued and respected. throughout, and the situation now that they're facing, of course, is one of eternal grief. they will always regret the appalling situation that was afflicted upon their daughter in 2013, when her father, barry, passed away last year after engaging in a victim and offender dialogue with oscar

pistorius behind bars, he reportedly left those meetings early because he felt as though he wasn't getting the answers that he and the family deserved. they say don't believe his story , and you suspect that that reeva's father died of heartbreak. >> charlie peters, thank you very much for that update. now, in farnborough in hampshire, more than 100 new apartments that were due to be rented out at £1,400 a month are now set to accommodate up to 300 male migrants. i'm martin daubney on gb news.

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decommission on two warships, hms westminster and hms argyll will be decommissioned later later this year. their crews will now be used on the new fleet of type 26 frigates. i'm joined again by charlie peters in the studio to go over this. charlie we continually talk about the, the, the, the snapping point of how our forces, armed forces of all natures are seen to be snapped, spread so thin. and in this instance , to actually be instance, to actually be decommissioning ships because they don't appear to be enough sailors to even fill them, sends out a tawdry message of a nation in total disarray, and it's coming at time of urgent naval coming at a time of urgent naval demand . demand. >> there is an ongoing mission in the red sea, of course, that the royal navy is supporting the operation prosperity guardian, that us led mission to defend commercial shipping in the red sea. currently, britain has only suppued sea. currently, britain has only supplied one ship to that effort and that's hms diamond, a destroyer. there which has intercepted missiles fired from

yemen. but they are reportedly preparing to send hms lancaster , preparing to send hms lancaster, a frigate based nearby , into the a frigate based nearby, into the red sea, to support the freedom of navigation in those shipping lanes. of navigation in those shipping lanes . but we haven't got of navigation in those shipping lanes. but we haven't got many of those frigates left and if we lose westminster and argyll, as is being reported in the papers this morning, that that would severely reduce the number available in the first gulf war. we had 51 frigates in the royal navy. that number is now dipping below ten with these , uh, below ten with these, uh, removals. the scrapping of these ships, it's reported that the refurbishment of both of those ships would cost some £100 million. so again, a very significant investment that will now be lost. and the main cause of these forces being shifted around is a lack of supply of sailors. they just don't have the personnel to arm the ships. and it comes at a time when the us is desperate for more nations to support that effort. in the red . sea, the danes are sending

red. sea, the danes are sending over a ship. now. they've just joined this prosperous sea guardian. it's going to take two weeks to leave their weeks for them to leave their ports in northern europe and make have make it down. they'll have to traverse around traverse all the way around europe go through the europe and also go through the suez to reach that suez canal to reach that location in the us is relying on support from britain and indeed from france , but at the same from france, but at the same time those demands are being time as those demands are being made, cutting back made, britain is cutting back what it can provide. >> these refits are >> now, these refits are rumoured up to £100 rumoured to cost up to £100 million per vessel. that's a lot of to money spend on a vessel that won't even get used. that's the first thing, and a lot of people are chanting, correct me if are saying is it if i'm wrong. are saying is it because public image the because the public image of the navy has been that navy has been has been one that seems be wrapped up like an seems to be wrapped up like an america ? with this, the lgbtq america? with this, the lgbtq movement, the advertising campaign seems to be very, um, pride , multicoloured and all pride, multicoloured and all that sort of business. and lest we forget, the vast majority of sailors , a vast majority of sailors, a vast majority of armed forces are white working class lads and lasses. is it partly to blame for that? the pubuc partly to blame for that? the public image of the navy has now become a bit under desirable.

>> well, the recruitment to all arms of the armed forces has suffered significantly in the last five years or so. but you're right. the navy has been particularly hard hit. it is struggling to recruit more so than any other branch of the armed forces. but many people in the navy, they put that instead towards what they describe as a lack of operational demand. when people join the armed forces, they around. they don't do it to sit around. they see the world, have they want to see the world, have that adventure and be operational . they want to deploy operational. they want to deploy well, now, those demands well, right now, those demands are certainly very high. the royal navy is truly global at the especially with the moment, especially with those expectations the red those expectations in the red sea , which could serious sea, which could have a serious impact on the british economy. thatis impact on the british economy. that is often being put forward as reason why the navy is as the reason why the navy is struggling to recruit so much. but you're right at the same time, this image has changed quite significantly. i think the armed forces, they did dabble quite briefly, didn't they, in a sort of change in recruiting tone those adverts , but the tone with those adverts, but the one that captured the most attention the royal navy and attention for the royal navy and was serious success,

was seen as a serious success, was seen as a serious success, was made in the royal navy was that made in the royal navy advert, that iconic advert that ran on our screens for a few years, and it was so successful because showed people that because it showed people that they could leave their hometown and the world and see the world and be operational. but if those demands those opportunities demands and those opportunities don't exist, then people will sign off and go elsewhere. >> i spoke a rear admiral >> i spoke to a rear admiral chris parry, later chris parry, on this later on, and to me that and he said to me earlier that the navy specifically is having a recruitment crisis over and above anything experienced in the armed other armed forces. why do you think that is? >> it's the lack of ships being deployed interesting . deployed somewhere interesting. they want out and do the they want to go out and do the job. there's no point going through that years training through that years of training just once again just to find yourself once again on new training establishment on a new training establishment or a shore ship. you know, or on a shore ship. you know, they to get out and into they want to get out and into their adventure rather their own naval adventure rather than being stuck in portsmouth or devonport . these or devonport. these opportunities, though, are surging again. i think people will will now turn on the news, look at their screens, look at their phones and see what's going the world and going on in the world and see that part of a naval

that being part of a naval defence effort, it's defence effort, well, it's currently in a defensive posture in red but could soon in the red sea, but could soon turn rather more aggressive seeing that kind of activity taking place will make people look at it and see, oh, i want a bit of that for myself. well, last week the admiral, the rear admiral leading this operation prosperity guardian, gave combat medals and ribbons to the us navy sailors on the uss carney, which was the first ship to shoot down those houthi missiles fired over from yemen. hms diamond did the same a couple of weeks later, becoming the first royal navy vessel to shoot down an aerial target in anger for over 30 years. so for the first time in over a generation, these ships are seeing the kind of activity that people sign up for. they want to be engaged in this work and who knows, maybe we could now see a surge in recruitment for the royal navy. superb >> peters, em“ >> johnny peters, thank you once again . now let's bring you some again. now let's bring you some breaking strikes by breaking news and strikes by london workers will london underground workers will go from this evening after

go ahead from this evening after the last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute , members resolve a pay dispute, members of the rmt are taking action in protest at a 5% pay offer, and engineers will walk out later today. but the biggest disruption to services will be from sunday evening to next friday, so the entire week there will be no tube in london. that's despite, if you recall, london mayor sadiq khan when he was elected, saying there would be strikes the be no more strikes on the underground. this makes underground. i think this makes it strikes he was it three strikes since he was elected in transport for london, said there will be little or no service between the sunday evening and friday morning evening and next friday morning if the strikes went ahead, which they are. well, just a couple of days into the unofficial election campaign, and labour have already made a personal attack on rishi sunak. we were there for its launch earlier on. our political editor, christopher hope was christopher hope, was in wellingborough for unveiling wellingborough for the unveiling of that rather garish attack ad on rishi sunak. labour have rented out an empty shop and they're steaming in to sunak. is

that a taste of things to come? i'm martin daubney on gb news and this is britain's news channel. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. still some showery rain around today, but overall the weekend looks a lot drier after what's been a very wet start to the yeah been a very wet start to the year. it's also going to turn cold this weekend as the low pressure systems disappear and high pressure starts to build in, but the lows are still with us at the moment, generating some showery rain parts of some showery rain over parts of northeast england in particular, some showery rain over parts of norttricklinggland in particular, some showery rain over parts of norttrickling downin particular, some showery rain over parts of norttrickling down towards ular, some showery rain over parts of norttrickling down towards the and trickling down towards the midlands. nothing as heavy or as extensive of extensive as yesterday, but of course extra rain is far course any extra rain is far from welcome . a few showers from welcome. a few showers grazing west wales overnight and we'll keep some heavy showers going over the northern isles of scotland , turning chilly going over the northern isles of sc scotland,|rning chilly going over the northern isles of scscotland, northern chilly going over the northern isles of sc scotland, northern ireland! in scotland, northern ireland northern of northern england a touch of

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this? is it a sign of things to come? will this election get dirtier than ever? and more to the point, would you trust the labour party on taxation ? next labour party on taxation? next story britain under water over 300 flood warnings still in place. over 1000 properties. flood and across england and wales under water underfund and feeling very unloved by central government, will have all of the latest on a soaked britain . next latest on a soaked britain. next up, controversial story it was announced yesterday locals in farnborough discovered a luxury block of apartments had been withdrawn from the market. £4,400 a month. swanky kitchens , £4,400 a month. swanky kitchens, brand new fitted out and instead given over totally free to 300 male asylum seekers. we'll speak to the leader of the tory, the councillor , to find out how, he councillor, to find out how, he says this was simply dumped on the area by the home office and finally bye bye royal navy. turns out we haven't got enough

sailors to fill our sailing boats in the royal navy to frigates being decommissioned because there simply aren't enough boys and girls who want to sail the sea for great britain. how on earth did our defences get into such a pickle? all of that. in the next hour . all of that. in the next hour. so the big story that's really got you going today is this block of flats in farnborough, 300 asylum seekers, all, all men being moved into the area, rent free. the properties were taken off the market. the home office acquired them. is this symptomatic of the way britain is going in an area where local kids are being forced to move out because they can't even afford to rent or buy? we're going to be speaking to the conservative leader of the local council to get the full story. would not want to miss that. that's coming up in the next hour latest news hour after your latest news headunes hour after your latest news headlines with sam francis .

headlines with sam francis. >> martin, thank you. good afternoon. >> i'm sam francis. afternoon. >> i'm sam francis . the >> i'm sam francis. the headunes >> i'm sam francis. the headlines at four labour says the government is asleep at the wheel over its handling of flooding. >> that's as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in the wake of storm henk. >> the party is promising to create a task force similar to the emergency committee to the emergency cobra committee to coordinate flood preparations and to protect homes. nottinghamshire county council has declared a major incident yesterday with more than 100 homes flooded. the cold weather alert has also been issued by the uk security agency , the uk health security agency, with the met office urging drivers to be cautious of ice . drivers to be cautious of ice. the natwest chairman is rowing back on comments that he made on the radio this morning when he suggested that it was easy to buy a house. sir howard davies told the bbc that those wishing told the bbc that those wishing to get on the property ladder need their money. he now to get on the property ladder needhe their money. he now to get on the property ladder needhe recognises money. he now to get on the property ladder need he recognises the my he now says he recognises the challenges to owning a home and that he intended to reflect what he called easier access to

mortgages . it he called easier access to mortgages. it comes as data from halifax shows house prices have shot up by nearly £5,000 within the last year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight a half years of around eight and a half years of around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down when ed morales was and, um , like morales was and, um, like bungalows and that for adapted people , you know, for disabled. people, you know, for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the initial, um ,10% or even the initial, um, 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're like seem to start off at quarter of £1 million. >> a senior leader of the nhs says that the combination of strike action and the rising cases of the flu are creating a perfect storm for struggling health services across the country . sirjulian hartley's country. sirjulian hartley's comments come as junior doctors

in england continue their six day strike over pay and conditions. the longest industrial action in nhs history . figures published on friday show that the number of flu patients here in england have jumped by more than a third over christmas, while covid numbers are also increasing . sirjulian are also increasing. sirjulian said long standing are also increasing. sirjulian said shortages long standing are also increasing. sirjulian said shortages have standing are also increasing. sirjulian said shortages have led nding are also increasing. sirjulian said shortages have led to ng are also increasing. sirjulian said shortages have led to low staff shortages have led to low staff shortages have led to low staff morale and heavy workloads are taking their toll . the are taking their toll. the london tube will be closed as workers go on strike this evening after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute. the action will begin at 6:00 tonight when maintenance train workers at ruislip depot walk out for 24 hours. however the biggest disruption starts on sunday, with no trains expected at all on the whole network until the following friday. rmt members are protesting a 5% offer, calling it disappointing . offer, calling it disappointing. the shadow chancellor says that she understands why some people want the former post office boss

to lose her cbe over the horizon scandal. the government is being urged to pay compensation to those who were affected, with labour calling it the worst miscarriage of justice to ever happenin miscarriage of justice to ever happen in britain . more than 700 happen in britain. more than 700 staff were in prison when flawed software led to false accusations that they'd stolen money, rachel reeves says more needs to be done. well, i can understand why people . are understand why people. are saying that. >> the former head of the post office should return her honour. my office should return her honour. my focus would be on getting the compensation to those who were wrongly convicted of these crimes . crimes. >> the actor david soul has died at the age of 80. he was best known for his role in the classic tv series starsky and hutch, which followed two streetwise police officers cleaning up the streets with the help of their classic ford gran torino . the series ran for four torino. the series ran for four seasons, spawning tie in novels and even a video game . he and even a video game. he relocated to the uk in later

years, before the co—star paul michael glaser set reprised their roles in 2004, hollywood film, which starred ben stiller and owen wilson , and tributes and owen wilson, and tributes are being paid to derek draper, are being paid to derek draper, a former political adviser and husband of tv presenter kate garraway, who has died at the age of 56. he passed away following several years of serious health complications due to covid. former prime minister sir tony blair has called him a good colleague and a great friend. gordon brown has also described him as multi talented. in a post on social media, his wife kate said that she was holding her darling husband's hand throughout his last long hours and items owned by marilyn monroe and hugh hefner are among those that are up for grabs as a precious collection of artefacts go under the hammer, those dreaming of their very own playboy mansion can get their hands on hefner's famous smoking jacket pyjamas . and

jacket and silk pyjamas. and there's also a black evening gown that was worn by monroe dunng gown that was worn by monroe during the making of the classic film the seven year itch. and there's even custom shade of there's even a custom shade of elizabeth arden lipstick in a gold case created especially for the hollywood . star this is gb the hollywood. star this is gb news. we're across the uk on tv in your car, digital radio and on your smart speaker now, though. more from . martin though. more from. martin >> thank you sam. now let's get stuck into this next hour. and there's only one place to start today. and we're just a couple of days into the unofficial election campaign and labour have made a personal have already made a personal attack rishi sunak. that attack on rishi sunak. is that a taste of things to come? the party released its latest attack ad this morning and it shows an image of a smiling prime minister and points out that the cuts to national insurance that comes into force tomorrow will leave families with a raw deal because of hidden tax rises . because of hidden tax rises. well, joining me now is the conservative mp for wokingham,

sir john redwood. sirjohn sirjohn redwood. sirjohn welcome to the show. always a pleasure . and sirjohn you are pleasure. and sir john you are famously a fan of low taxation. it must stick in the craw when you have rachel reeves the labour shadow chancellor, accusing rishi of giving the country a raw deal. well she's being very foolish because of course she's not promising to cut our taxes at all, whereas the prime minister has started to do them in the autumn statement , to do them in the autumn statement, and i now want them to get a lot further in that process, in the march budget. >> and then to set out a course for future years for the manifesto . manifesto. >> we're not in an election campaign yet, and we're not going to be in an election campaign any time soon. >> it gives them time to get the economy performing better . economy performing better. >> the faster we grow, the more you can get taxes down, the more you can get taxes down, the more you cut taxes, the more you're likely to get growth. >> so they need to get on with it and the point being, john, i guess with 24 straight tax rises

before the ni cut, it leaves a bit of an open goal. >> the irony the sacrosanct irony of labour, the traditionally the party of high tax, high spend having a go at the concert is one thing, but surely now, sir john, this points to the necessity you can cut all this down at the knees by going for a whopping tax cut at the next budget . at the next budget. >> yeah, but people aren't going to be taken in by a party criticising the conservatives for taxes being too high when they're not promising to cut them themselves, and they have a whole set of spending plans which, if they went ahead with, would they'd have to put would mean they'd have to put taxes up. indeed, they've already proposed putting the taxes on some people, we taxes up on some people, but we know that they're not proposing enough by way of a tax rise to pay enough by way of a tax rise to pay for all the things they want. and so they are being hypocritical in this attack upon the prime minister >> and, sir john, you've the prime minister >> and, sirjohn, you've been in >> and, sir john, you've been in politics many, many years. politics for many, many years. do you think this kind of personal attack ad is a step

away from the historically queensberry rules approach of british politics? is it a more aggressive , more american aggressive, more american approach? do you think it's a good thing, or is it completely out of order? well i think it's very helpful to the conservatives. >> i think it will be self—defeating. >> and the liberal democrats do it time. >> and the liberal democrats do it they time. >> and the liberal democrats do it they done. >> and the liberal democrats do it they do nasty personal >> they do nasty personal attacks, usually misleading and misreporting, presenting attacks, usually misleading and misreporting , presenting what misreporting, presenting what people have said and done, and they think that helps them and they think that helps them and they they come a poor third in most cases . and i think labour most cases. and i think labour will find same thing, that will find the same thing, that they'll their poll lead if they'll erode their poll lead if this is best they can do, this is the best they can do, what want is what what people want to know is what would alternative government would the alternative government actually be doing ? and nobody actually be doing? and nobody believes the alternative government would suddenly give you a very big tax cut. >> indeed . >> indeed. >> indeed. >> they themselves don't know what. >> well, it would certainly be a seismic shift, wouldn't it? sir john, if labour were suddenly the party of low taxation, i guess that begs the bigger question. do you think the labour party can be trusted with the economy? can they be trusted with taxation ?

with taxation? >> no. well, of course they can't. i mean , every time can't. i mean, every time they've been in office before, they've been in office before, they've left it with higher unemployment and bigger debts and considerable problems. >> and why do we want to go around that track again when you listen to the shadow chancellor, what do wants to do? she what do she wants to do? she wants in the role wants to strengthen in the role of the office of budget responsibility in the bank of england bodies get england, the two bodies that get all forecasts wrong and all their forecasts wrong and have to the high inflation have led to the high inflation and deficit problem. and the deficit problem. >> we've been living through . >> we've been living through. >> we've been living through. >> and sir we've already >> and sir john, we've already seen a u—turn this week. the £28 billion cost out of per annum of net zero sir keir starmer seemed to flip flop on that. and do you think that's going to be the way things ? great promises. but things go? great promises. but of course country is £26 of course the country is £26 trillion in debt. if and when the labour party gets into power , the biscuit tin is going to be rather empty for these kind of big spending sprees, isn't it? >> yeah. well, very >> yeah. well, that's very damaging what damaging contradiction in what they because they've said they said, because they've said that from being that growth comes from being greener than we already are , and

greener than we already are, and that we need to spend 28 billion to be greener. >> and then they say, oh, by the way, we don't have the money and we're not about to put the taxes up to give you an extra 28 billion. we do either. up to give you an extra 28 billso. we do either. up to give you an extra 28 billso they're do either. up to give you an extra 28 billso they're going do either. up to give you an extra 28 billso they're going to either. up to give you an extra 28 billso they're going to keeper. >> so they're going to keep taxes not spend taxes where they are not spend the they won't the extra money and they won't get . get the extra growth. >> and sir john, get the extra growth. >> and sirjohn, do you think get the extra growth. >> aum,yirjohn, do you think get the extra growth. >> aum, thishn, do you think get the extra growth. >> aum, this obsession think get the extra growth. >> aum, this obsession asink get the extra growth. >> aum, this obsession as it< this, um, this obsession as it seems with net zero and the multi billion cost of it multi multi billion cost of it is going to be very damaging for the labour economic the labour party's economic model ? model? >> well, of course it is, because it's phoney net zero. these are proposals that will actually make it more difficult to get co2 down rather than eafien to get co2 down rather than easier. i've been critical enough of what the present government is doing and i was very relieved when the prime minister made his statement about how it was going to be more pragmatic better more pragmatic and a better pace of that the changes of change. so that the changes could actually be helpful. labour go for the changes that aren't helpful . i mean, if you aren't helpful. i mean, if you and i went out and got an electric car, if we had the money today and came home and plugged they wouldn't

plugged it in, they wouldn't make the world greener because they'd to burn more in they'd need to burn more gas in a power station , because a gas power station, because they suddenly be they wouldn't suddenly be a whole renewable whole load of extra renewable power cars . power to recharge our cars. >> so what be the point of >> so what would be the point of doing that? >> john, many people >> and sir john, many people will you you will be agreeing with you as you as words of as you speak such words of common sense. and here's the point . when rishi sunak rowed point. when rishi sunak rowed back on the petrol and diesel car ban by five years, he showed a four point bump in the polls. people are fed up, are they not of punitive, expensive net zero tax that seem to hammer the working classes and the poorest the hardest ? perhaps the tory the hardest? perhaps the tory party should have a bit more of that. well i agree, and that's what i'm urging them to do. >> i think you want common sense and want technology to catch and you want technology to catch up, and you can't have an electrical revolution until you've electricity and you've got more electricity and there simply isn't enough power being generated from renewable sources , and there enough sources, and there isn't enough grid capacity . so it's very good grid capacity. so it's very good news haven't all gone news that we haven't all gone out bought electric cars out and bought electric cars because otherwise be having because we otherwise be having power campaign power cuts, and the campaign today, sir john was was launched

in wellingborough. >> no coincidence . of course. >> no coincidence. of course. the by—election is coming up there. the conservative party are looking forward to getting stuck into that by—election despite the enforced departure of peter bone. well i don't think anybody welcomes a by—election in those circumstances. >> no, but it's got to be done. um but we know that it's not going to make any difference to the overall composition of parliament. whatever the outcome i >> -- >> um, and i suppose it gives the two main parties an opportunity to try out what they're going to be offering in due in the year due course later in the year to the electors . the electors. >> sir finally, the >> and, sir john, finally, the reform of course, put out reform party, of course, put out their candidate , habib, their candidate, ben habib, for wellingborough. week. they wellingborough. this week. they came out swinging policy wise, and they seem determined to try and they seem determined to try and nibble the conservative and nibble into the conservative vote. are you concerned about the emergence of the reform party as a potential threat to the conservative vote in areas like wellingborough ? like wellingborough? >> well, it's quite obvious that if conservative voters go and vote reform in wellingborough or anywhere else, you're much more

likely have a labour mp . um, likely to have a labour mp. um, and let's hope we don't cover that. >> but that is what will happen . >> but that is what will happen. but what i do hope the prime minister will take on board is that some of the issues that have led some conservatives to be flirting with reform are very good issues, and if he'd pick them up and run with them, we'd get voters back . get those voters back. >> okay. superb, sir. thank you very much for joining >> okay. superb, sir. thank you very much forjoining us on the very much for joining us on the show today. conservative mp for wokingham, john redwood. wokingham, sir john redwood. always pleasure. thank you. always a pleasure. thank you. now to the latest on the migrant crisis . and many residents in crisis. and many residents in farnborough . farnborough are farnborough. farnborough are furious after an apartment block was taken over by the home office to house up to 300 asylum seekers. the new block of over 300 flats was initially marketed as homes for rental at £1,400 per month, but it's now being withdrawn from the market. and i'm joined now by jaz stocking and martin laney, who are local residents. good afternoon to you, gentlemen. thank you for

joining us on gb news. i hope you can hear us. well jaz stocking and martin laney, could we start, please, with martin? so, martin, one of the things that's come out here is that local residents only found out about this via the media yesterday. was there any form of pubuc yesterday. was there any form of public consultation on this? and how has that left you feeling ? how has that left you feeling? no, there haven't been any pubuc no, there haven't been any public intellectual television rocketman. >> uh , since we've been down in >> uh, since we've been down in the last hour saying that they're not open to tide bank. >> okay. the audio quality is not so good. there could we could we maybe try jazz , see if could we maybe try jazz, see if he's got a better connection or should we come back to him? we'll come back to them shortly. we'll come back to them shortly. we'll get a better connection, but certainly want to hear what we'll get a better connection, but cetwo 1ly want to hear what we'll get a better connection, but cetwo gentsnt to hear what we'll get a better connection, but cetwo gents have hear what we'll get a better connection, but cetwo gents have hetsayhat we'll get a better connection, but cetwo gents have hetsay on these two gents have to say on this. earlier on this. i spoke to them earlier on and lot say. and they have a lot to say. feeling very disgruntled. they feel left out. no feel very left out. no consultation whatsoever, and they will. they will speak and share their stories and you will not want to miss that . and we do not want to miss that. and we do

have a response from the home office. a spokesperson says this. we have always been upfront about the unprecedented pressure being put on our asylum system , brought about by system, brought about by a significant increase in dangerous and illegal journeys into the country over recent years and we continue to work across government and with local authorities to identify a range of accommodation options to reduce the unacceptable use of hotels , which cost £8 million a hotels, which cost £8 million a day. the government remains committed to engaging with local authorities and key stakeholders as part of this process. us. now, as we wait to get the gents up, um, i just want to sort of talk about what the locals have been saying, and we're speaking later in this hour to the council leader. i spoke to him earlier on, keen to keen to stress that this is not an unwelcoming and hostile community. it's a very multicultural area. there's no

problems with that. this is a lack of consultation . it was lack of consultation. it was dumped upon the locals with no say in the matter. it already was a fait accompli. it seems , was a fait accompli. it seems, by the home office. it's not just the locals who are upset about this. it's not just the locals are upset about this. it's the politicians, the local councillors who are now feeling the extreme wrath and the anger, the extreme wrath and the anger, the chagrin of locals who are saying, how can you possibly do this to us? well, they didn't know either . and we're this to us? well, they didn't know either. and we're going to speak to one of those councillors in about 20 minutes. it's worth bearing in mind some of stories that i've got of the stories that i've got from locals is that these flats are £1,400 a month, and many hard working young people in the farnborough area are saving up thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of pounds for a house deposit, and they're unable to get on property ladder. get on the property ladder. and then like this happens get on the property ladder. and then makes like this happens get on the property ladder. and then makes themike this happens get on the property ladder. and then makes them wonder happens get on the property ladder. and then makes them wonder what'sis that makes them wonder what's the point? what's the point of being a law abiding taxpayer if you can't even get onto the property ladder and they're

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monday to thursdays from six till 930. >> welcome back. >> welcome back. >> it's almost 425. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news later this houri daubney on gb news later this hour i talk about a crisis in the royal navy after two warships were decommissioned because of a lack of sailors . because of a lack of sailors. but now to the flooding that has hit large parts of the uk , and hit large parts of the uk, and labour has accused the government of being asleep at the wheel , the party wants rishi the wheel, the party wants rishi sunak to convene a cobra style task force to protect homes from further damage. hundreds of

flood warnings remain in place while there's been chaos on the rail network once again, more than 1000 properties across england have been flooded this week . week. >> well, actually, i spoke to people in the east midlands yesterday who had been affected and talking to them about how devastating the impact of flooding is. i just want people to be reassured that the environment agency has got people the ground in all the people on the ground in all the affected than affected areas. also, more than more hundreds of high volume pumps are in practice right now making a difference. and it's important that people follow the advice that's given in local areas where there are flood warnings that have been given important that those are followed and people should be reassured. the reassured. as i said, the environment got environment agency have got people everywhere, people on the ground everywhere, absolutely recognise the urgency of happening and they of what is happening and they are appropriately and are responding appropriately and with all due haste . with all due haste. >> it's amazing. they criticise him for not going, but they'd have criticised him if he went. remember in 2014 when david cameron and ed miliband turned up the wallies in the wellies?

what are they going to do if they even go there? they just stand around, do a photo call and then clear off back to westminster. gone westminster. if they had gone down which westminster. if they had gone do'which which westminster. if they had gone do'which is which westminster. if they had gone do'which is currently which westminster. if they had gone do'which is currently floodediich is, which is currently flooded in nottinghamshire , i don't in nottinghamshire, i don't think saying hi think they'd been saying hi rishi, great see you. i think rishi, great to see you. i think they may have been, may have been language somewhat they may have been, may have been than anguage somewhat they may have been, may have been than that age somewhat they may have been, may have been than that .ge somewhat they may have been, may have been than that . moving�*what they may have been, may have been than that . moving on, it choicer than that. moving on, the paralympic hero turned killer oscar pistorius has been released from prison on parole after spending over eight years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day in 2013. the double amputee athlete, shot model and law graduates reeva steenkamp four times through their bathroom door. times through their bathroom door . pistorius will be subject door. pistorius will be subject to strict supervision restrictions until his sentence endsin restrictions until his sentence ends in 2029 and charlie peters has this report . has this report. >> the killing stunned the country . the 27 year old country. the 27 year old olympian was an inspirational figure in south africa, regularly dubbed the greatest

national hero since nelson mandela . but on valentine's day mandela. but on valentine's day 2013, oscar pistorius became a murder suspect . pistorius argued murder suspect. pistorius argued that he believed a dangerous intruder hid behind the door. the prosecution contended that steenkamp , a 29 year old model, steenkamp, a 29 year old model, had fled there after a row erupted in the night. the televised trial split global opinion . some saw the poster boy opinion. some saw the poster boy as a cold blooded killer. others sympathised with the raw emotion he displayed in the court. the so—called blade runner regularly cried in court with the prosecution accusing him of deploying crocodile tears to distract from questioning . distract from questioning. pistorius was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but an appeal ruled him to be a murderer. the court agreed that

pistorius shot with the intent to kill, but whether he knew the victim was his girlfriend , they victim was his girlfriend, they couldn't say . last year he was couldn't say. last year he was granted parole after serving half of his sentence. but steenkamp's mother warned that he was not remorseful or rehabilitated . her family wanted rehabilitated. her family wanted him to stay in jail. >> he was a family belief that you've not to believe his story . you've not to believe his story. >> no . >> no. >> no. >> the pistorius released on parole today is expected to be unrecognisable to the athlete who entered prison in 2013. he will now trade a jail cell for a garden cottage in a guarded compound at his wealthy uncle's estate, and as pistorius starts his new life , reeva steenkamp's his new life, reeva steenkamp's mother will continue to grieve for the memory of her daughter, who had her life and her dreams brutally taken from her. >> and charlie peters joins me

now in the studio. charlie the controversy on this case from the very beginning, it rolls on for now. pistorius is free. but is he? >> well, he will now be under significant restrictions in the home of his wealthy uncle in pretoria , the administrative pretoria, the administrative capital of south africa. those restrictions include not being permitted to drink alcohol and to also need to request permission if he wishes to travel or indeed seek employment . and, most crucially, he won't be allowed to give interviews to the media. now the correctional authorities in south africa say he's being treated like any other inmate. but in fact, while he was in prison, he was kept in a jail specifically for non—violent offenders due to his disability . despite having disability. despite having murdered his girlfriend in 2013, he was kept there where he cleaned inmate cells . he drove cleaned inmate cells. he drove a tractor on the farm, and he also reportedly worked in the library there. part of the reason why he's been offered this parole is because the authorities believe

that he has displayed sufficient rehabilitative qualities. they believe he can be fixed in that way. and the victim's family. june steenkamp , the mother of june steenkamp, the mother of that murdered law graduate and model, said that the family has forgiven him. but they are left with that real life sentence. the burden of having lost reeva and they will continue to grieve for her memory. i would say there was that controversy at there was that controversy at the time of the trial about how he was being seen in the media, both in the courts, his emotions being seen as crocodile tears by the prosecution, by his supporters , as those tears were supporters, as those tears were evidence of his regret at the mistake that he claimed. of course , the courts eventually course, the courts eventually said that that wasn't a mistake , said that that wasn't a mistake, that was a murder. now the controversy controversy surrounds how this case is being portrayed in south africa. it is a rather more muted response to the total engagement that captured the national consciousness in 2013. but questions are being asked about

why reeva steenkamp's name isn't front and centre . all too often front and centre. all too often people are saying in south africa the coverage is about the fallen hero of oscar pistorius. for many, the greatest figure in their national psyche since nelson mandela. you know, engaging in both the paralympic and olympic games. but they're saying that all that praise and that memory is forgetting the real loss , which is that of real loss, which is that of reeva steenkamp, joy , thank you. reeva steenkamp, joy, thank you. >> and reeva's mother said, we're the ones living a life sentence and reeva's father, of course, died of a broken heart. now there's lots more still to come 5:00. come between now and 5:00. the royal navy has got a few so few sailors it's had to decommission its warships . sailors it's had to decommission its warships. but sailors it's had to decommission its warships . but first, there's its warships. but first, there's your latest news headlines with sam . sam francis. >> martin, thank you, and good afternoon. i'm sam francis. the headunes afternoon. i'm sam francis. the headlines from the gb newsroom at 432. labour says the government is asleep at the

wheel over its handling of flooding. that's as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country . the party is the country. the party is promising to create a task force similar to the emergency cobra committee, to coordinate flood preparations and to protect homes . nottinghamshire county homes. nottinghamshire county council declared a major incident yesterday with more than 100 homes flooded and a cold weather alert has been issued by the uk health security agency . the natwest chairman is agency. the natwest chairman is rowing back on comments that he made on radio this morning, when he suggested that it was easy to buy a home. sir howard davies told the bbc that those wishing told the bbc that those wishing to get on the property ladder needed to save their money, but he now says that he intends to reflect on what he called easier access to mortgages. data from halifax shows that house prices shot up by nearly £5,000 within just a year . shot up by nearly £5,000 within just a year. ofsted has announced that it will restart school inspections from the 22nd of this month , after they were of this month, after they were halted to ensure that inspect

voters received mental health training . ofsted's new chief training. ofsted's new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic. after various complaints from within the industry , london tube within the industry, london tube workers will go ahead with strikes this evening . that's strikes this evening. that's after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute . the resolve a pay dispute. the action will begin at 6:00 tonight when maintenance train workers at ruislip depot walk out for 24 hours. however the biggest disruption starts on sunday, with no trains expected on the whole of the network until the following friday. rmt members are protesting a 5% pay offer, calling it disappointing and items owned by marilyn monroe and hugh hefner are among those that are up for grabs as precious collections of artefacts go under the hammer. those dreaming of their very own playboy mansion can get their hands on hefner's famous smoking jacket pyjamas . and jacket or silk pyjamas. and there's also a black evening gown that was worn by marilyn monroe during the making of the

classic film the year classic film the seven year itch, and a custom shade of elizabeth arden lipstick in a gold case is also available that was created especially for the hollywood star. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com i >> -- >> thank 5mm >> thank you sam. now to the latest on the migrant crisis and many residents in france are utterly furious after an apartment block was taken over by the home office to house up to 300 male asylum seekers , that to 300 male asylum seekers, that brand new block of flats , over brand new block of flats, over 100 of them, was initially marketed as homes for rental . at marketed as homes for rental. at £1,400 each per month , but it's £1,400 each per month, but it's now been withdrawn from the market. and to discuss this further and to try and get to the bottom of this situation, i'm now joined by the leader of rushmoor borough council, councillor gareth lyon , and

councillor gareth lyon, and councillor gareth lyon, and councillor lyon . thank you very councillor lyon. thank you very much for joining councillor lyon. thank you very much forjoining us on gb news. so first of all, i want to talk about the nature of which locals found out about this . it found out about this. it transpires this story broke last night on gb news on the nigel farage show . locals utterly farage show. locals utterly flummoxed , utterly befuddled. flummoxed, utterly befuddled. they weren't consulted and they found out about it via the television, via gb news how did we get to this situation ? we get to this situation? >> oh yes, and thank you for having me on the show, martin. what i'd like to say first up is that rushmoor is to that rushmoor is proud to be a welcoming borough. that rushmoor is proud to be a welcomirfarnborough and >> both farnborough and aldershot have residents from across contribute across the world who contribute to of our community. to the life of our community. >> problem home >> the problem with this home office and it's the not in office plan and it's the not in place yet . place yet. >> it is still a home office scheme which they're looking to proceed advice proceed with against. our advice is it completely ignores proceed with against. our advice is concerns|pletely ignores proceed with against. our advice is concerns of ately ignores proceed with against. our advice is concerns of those gnores proceed with against. our advice is concerns of those residents the concerns of those residents and us, their councillors and the concerns of those residents and mp. their councillors and the concerns of those residents and mp. the we ouncillors and the concerns of those residents and mp. thewe as|cillors and the concerns of those residents and mp. thewe as a llors and the concerns of those residents and mp. thewe as a localand the concerns of those residents and mp. thewe as a local council the concerns of those residents andihaven'tve as a local council the concerns of those residents andihaven't got s a local council the concerns of those residents andihaven't gots a ifull. council still haven't got the full details from home office details from the home office about we've been working about this. we've been working behind scenes great behind the scenes at great length to try and dissuade them from it's a bad

from this. we think it's a bad idea made the to case idea and we've made the to case the endlessly, but the home office endlessly, but they be ignoring us. they do seem to be ignoring us. >> okay. and gareth, i to >> okay. and gareth, i spoke to some residents earlier, very, very angry about the fact that many people in the area can barely afford to buy a house themselves. young people often actually being forced out of the area because property prices are high, rental prices are high, and so you can understand the frustration of the local residents when they see 300 people being given a brand new apartment with swanky kitchens , apartment with swanky kitchens, wooden floors, sliding doors, vip apartments totally free at the taxpayers expense. yes we are as frustrated as they are. >> we did not want the home office to put this proposal in there. we've made this very clear from the off. this clear to them from the off. this is place them to is the wrong place for them to be development . be putting that development. we've sent them multiple letters. of letters. our member of parliament said the same parliament has said the same thing. and absolutely thing. uh, and so we absolutely share frustrations of our share those frustrations of our residents, and we share the frustration are being frustration that we are being consistently we think consistently ignored. we think it terrible message that

it sends a terrible message that the their the home office and their officials better officials think they know better than councillors, and than the local councillors, and we the home we would encourage the home secretary intervene in this secretary to intervene in this personally we believe personally, because we believe that councillors and that us as local councillors and indeed that us as local councillors and ind> asylum seekers have to be housed. some where we can't just put them on to the streets. what do you say to people who accuse you of nimbyism ? you of nimbyism? >> we take our responsibilities very seriously as borough council . we will make sure that council. we will make sure that we're maintaining services to our residents, and we will make sure that we're doing what we need to do to support anyone who comes borough. we comes into the borough. we already substantial, uh, already have a substantial, uh, substantial developments with asylum seekers just down the road on the way to aldershot at potters uh we are potters international. uh we are not nimby ists. potters international. uh we are not nimby ists . we're welcoming not nimby ists. we're welcoming to people from around the world what we're saying is here what we're saying is right here on in the town centre, on this site in the town centre, the office has given no the home office has given no thought site is

thought as to how that site is going work. they've going to work. they've completely disregarded all the concerns we've expressed completely disregarded all the c(council we've expressed completely disregarded all the c(council , we've expressed completely disregarded all the c(council , andre've expressed completely disregarded all the c(council , and wee expressed completely disregarded all the c(council , and we encouragei a council, and we encourage them to think again. >> and gareth, speaking to some local residents earlier on, myself , a specific area of myself, a specific area of concern that they had, i'd like you to answer this is it's directly opposite the farnborough technical college. is it not? um, and that is a college of 8000 teenagers, a lot of whom are teenage, um, young women. of course, in that sense, some of the people were saying to me, they were concerned about issues potentially of safety. do they have a point ? they have a point? >> so it might be helpful for me to correct a point which was made earlier on where he said this was going to be 300 men going development . what going into the development. what we the home we understand from the home office this 300, 300 office is this is 300, 300 people in families. so predominantly women and children going there . so i think some going in there. so i think some of the concerns which i understand, uh , can be put at understand, uh, can be put at rest from that if we correct some of those facts. >> well, that's good to

>> oh, well, that's good to know. i mean, again, but here we are out . um, by by are finding this out. um, by by happenstance, none of this was communicated. this had been communicated. if this had been communicated. if this had been communicated effectively by communicated more effectively by the home office, perhaps this wouldn't outcry wouldn't this, this outcry wouldn't this, this outcry wouldn't have happened in the first that to, in first place. so that to, in fairness, may alleviate some of the concerns of the locals and thank you for sharing that with us on gb news, because i don't think they'd have told any think they'd have been told any other but nevertheless, other way. um, but nevertheless, it does us back to that it does return us back to that situation of the very real sense that people locally can't afford to live in a place like this. they would love. they can only dream of living in a place like this. and i spoke to one, um, local earlier, a veteran whose daughter is in a council house, desperately trying to get upsized because they have more children, and there are massive massing waiting lists to get that accommodation so you can understand how they feel when they see whoever it is put into brand new accommodation like this. >> yeah, we completely share those concerns. we are working

very hard to meet our housing targets to make sure that we are able more local able to provide more local homes. know there are many homes. we know there are many people the who are people in the area who are looking this looking for homes now, and this clearly isn't help. clearly isn't going to help. taking 300 properties off the market. it is a problem. and you're right to say the home office haven't been communicating us as the local council. we're still waiting for a of the details. we would a lot of the details. we would love able to share far love to be able to share far more with our more information with our residents, office residents, but the home office haven't with haven't been forthcoming with us, no wonder there's us, and it's no wonder there's some misinformation and concerns getting there, what getting out there, given what a poorjob getting out there, given what a poor job the home office have poorjob the home office have done, not just the done, not just with the community, also i'll go back community, but also i'll go back to the core point the sites they've they should not they've chosen, they should not be this development on be putting this development on that site. and we've made this point them, we point very clear to them, and we would encourage them to think again. and hope the home again. and i do hope the home secretary, does secretary, who i know does listen you program, listen to you on the program, will this message board will take this message on board and will intervene personally to stop a >> well, gareth, you're a conservative councillor. we know that the conservative party watched gb news. they're probably in downing watched gb news. they're probabinow. in downing watched gb news. they're probabinow. if in downing watched gb news. they're probabinow. if youin downing watched gb news. they're probabinow. if you could'ning watched gb news. they're probabinow. if you could say] street. now. if you could say a direct message to them, gareth, you've already said you'd like

the secretary intervene. the home secretary to intervene. what like james what would you like james cleverly ? cleverly to do? >> so we know that the home office do need to find sites for asylum seekers, and we know that , that there will be opposition wherever look the wherever they look around the country. >> the problem we have in a very densely populated borough of two towns, a site like this towns, putting a site like this right middle our town right in the middle of our town centre, is going to cause substantial problems for us in terms services. is terms of local services. it is going exacerbate the housing going to exacerbate the housing challenges we've got in challenges that we've got in the local there are many other local area. there are many other areas suitable sites areas far more suitable sites away which away from town centres, which would be able to deal would be better able to deal with encourage would be better able to deal witihome encourage would be better able to deal witihome secretary encourage would be better able to deal witihome secretary to |courage would be better able to deal witihome secretary to get rage the home secretary to get officials to look at those, to listen concerns which we, listen to the concerns which we, the council and our member of parliament been making parliament have been making many times over. and to put a stop to this scheme, there is still time and gareth, thank you for coming on the show because, um, understandably , i guess you are understandably, i guess you are getting some rather angry messages from , um, constituents messages from, um, constituents who feel very, very let down. >> so you wanted to come on to gb news today to put your side

across, and you've been very clear about the fact this is not about being bigoted. it's not about being bigoted. it's not about it's about being bigoted. it's not about the it's about being bigoted. it's not about the suitability it's about being bigoted. it's not about the suitability of it's about being bigoted. it's not about the suitability of the it's about the suitability of the sites. moreover , the um, sites. and moreover, the um, councillor lion , it's about councillor lion, it's about a total lack of consultation. isn't that the problem ? um, when isn't that the problem? um, when people find out in the media, when people find out fresh details on live television, as we're doing now, they have every right to feel utterly contemptuous of a system which which feels so tacked against taxpayers , stacked against taxpayers, stacked against locals who find out in this shabby second hand manner. >> you're absolutely right. people have every right to be frustrated and annoyed about this. the home office has not been communicating. it's not been communicating. it's not been keeping anyone involved , been keeping anyone involved, andifs been keeping anyone involved, and it's really not explaining to us why it's disregarded our concerns. so yes, people should feel this. feel frustrated about this. people should get in touch with the office. you're right, the home office. you're right, they with us they have been in touch with us and we are doing all we can. uh, you're right, it's absolutely not wanting any not about not wanting any particular group of people in

the are very the borough. we are very welcoming the point is, welcoming borough. the point is, this suitable to be this site is not suitable to be used this way. and we do wish used in this way. and we do wish the home office pay the home office would pay attention councillors , attention to local councillors, pay attention to local councillors, pay our awareness pay attention to our awareness of conditions local of local conditions and local concerns into account. >> yeah, it'd be great if they also listened to local residents. i want to thank you very much for coming on to gb news afternoon to talk us news this afternoon to talk us through perspective . and through your perspective. and that's the leader of rushmoor borough . council, councillor borough. council, councillor gareth lyon. thank you very much for joining us on the show. it's forjoining us on the show. it's much, much appreciated. and now we have statement to read we do have a statement to read out from the home office. and a spokesman the spokesman person said this. the gb news, we have always been upfront about the unprecedented pressure being put on our asylum system , brought about by system, brought about by a significant increase in dangerous and illegal journeys into the country over recent years and we continue to work across government and with local authorities to identify a range of accommodation options to reduce the unacceptable use of hotels, which costs . £8 million

hotels, which costs. £8 million a day. the government remains committed to engaging with local authorities and key stakeholders as part of this process , it as part of this process, it appears something went wrong with that process in farnborough . now humza yousaf has been forced to beg snp supporters for more money after the party's donations are simply started to dry up . i'm donations are simply started to dry up. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news

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whatever rishi sunak and other tory mps may tell you in the next 24 to 48 hours, about tax changes, the reality is people are worse off. >> you know, we should be able to provide like very good quality, high quality public services. >> and if you want quality, you've got to pay for it. no one wants to be here a day longer than we need to. >> this is the first strike of 2024, hope it's last. >> was the most difficult time for the obviously the for the nhs and obviously the strikes compounded this. strikes have compounded this. a critical is declared critical incident is declared when a trust, a hospital , when a trust, a hospital, genuinely believes there's an immediate threat to life . so immediate threat to life. so this is a very worrying state of affairs. >> in the past month, some businesses have even been flooded more than once, two, three times. but the flood defence is overnight here have managed to hold every morning it's breakfast from 6 am. >> hope you can join . us. >> hope you can join. us. >> hope you can join. us. >> 2024 a battleground year. the year the nation decides as the parties gear up their campaigns for the next general election. >> who will be left standing

when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives? >> who will rise and who will fall? >> let's find out together for every moment . every moment. >> the highs, the lows, the twists and turns we'll be with you for every step of this journey in 2024 gb news is britain's election . channel britain's election. channel >> welcome back . it's 450. >> welcome back. it's 450. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news now at 5:00 i'll have the latest of labour's latest attack ad on rishi sunak. and there it is . rishi sunak. and there it is. this promises to be the dirtiest election campaign of all time. do you know what? i'm looking forward to? it moving on. humza yousaf has been forced to beg snp supporters for more dosh after the party's donations are simply started to dry up . humza simply started to dry up. humza yousaf is hoping to woo bus tycoon sir brian souter as cash flows have collapsed in the wake

of police scotland's operation branch form . investigation into branch form. investigation into the snp's finances. joining me now is the writer for think scotland, dean thompson . thanks scotland, dean thompson. thanks for joining us on the show. dean, always a pleasure. welcome aboard the gb news show up now then, in many senses this is hardly surprising. news is it? after all, the snp have a somewhat chequered history recently at least , of their cash recently at least, of their cash flow management isn't . flow management isn't. >> absolutely. i mean , if we >> absolutely. i mean, if we look at the think of the figures , the snp official accounts in august 2023 revealed a deficit . august 2023 revealed a deficit. of £800,000. and if you make to think of that in a broader timescale, uh, political loaded analysis that revealed over the last five years up until july 2023, only the dead were donating to the snp . they donating to the snp. they recorded in five years, one but

just one £50,000 or more donation from a living person and if you add to even more onto this picture for 2022, the snp spent £5 million, raised £4.2 million. that's to put it in context, the biggest recorded deficit for the snp . um, in deficit for the snp. um, in a non parliamentary year as it were, on record . so the snp are were, on record. so the snp are a party under pretty severe financial pressure and dean, um, the courting of sir brian souter of course the stagecoach transport empire founder um would that be a forlorn lost attempt because of course , he attempt because of course, he was a huge supporter of alex salmond. >> salmond, of course , in the >> salmond, of course, in the heyday of the snp movement, when it really seemed like there might be a sniff of independence. two thousand and

seven to 2014 and the run up to indyref one. i wonder if it's not just so much the fact that the party's finances are questionable, perhaps even it's something to do with the humza yousaf factor himself. but but thirdly, is it actually the receding prospect of independence at all? that's part of the problem , correct? of the problem, correct? >> and all three points, i would say under humza yousaf of the snp , have raised on less than snp, have raised on less than £10,000 so far. so he's not the big draw. um, but but it would be a mistake to think that nicola sturgeon was because under nicola sturgeon, all of the big donor money dried up altogether. so from if you think 2017 forward, no big donation headune 2017 forward, no big donation headline figures were coming in the party. the snp increasingly relied on membership donations and that membership is decreasing. membership figures . decreasing. membership figures. according to the official figures, register with the

electoral commission . they're electoral commission. they're going down. um, in all likelihood , this is a pretty likelihood, this is a pretty self—imposed toxic brew for the snp . the self—id and gender snp. the self—id and gender recognition reform was about as popular as a lead balloon. um or a coal or coal for christmas. um on top of that, you have the operation branch form and the allegedly missing £600,000 indyref fund that aw shucks nobody can find. so far. and the fraud squad will are continuing to dig into it. um, so and of course , the snp green coalition course, the snp green coalition i question how popular that is in the country . and increasingly in the country. and increasingly you see this the spectre of the suspicion, at least, that the snp, the greens are the tail wagging the snp dog on all of the policies failures. >> dean, i'm afraid we have to leave it there simply because we've run out of time. dean

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>> good afternoon. it's 5:00 on friday. happy friday to you. i'm martin daubney on gb news keeping you company for the next houn keeping you company for the next hour. we've got loads coming up in this jam packed hour, including this look at this labour attack ad launched today by the party in wellingborough. of course, a by—election is

coming up . is this election coming up. is this election about to get down? down and dirty. they're going for rishi throat on tax . and of course throat on tax. and of course earlier this week they accused him of squatting in number 10. is this going to be the dirtiest election of all time ? time election of all time? time moving on brit in britain under water 300 flood warnings still in place across great parts of the midlands. a thousand properties under water. locals feeling unloved and no attention given to them. and how can this keep happening? storms and rains causing chaos over and over again. we'll have all of the latest on southern britain . latest on southern britain. next. are the police racist ? next. are the police racist? another report coming out by a police chief saying yes, the police chief saying yes, the police are institutionally racist . i'll ask the question is racist. i'll ask the question is any of this helping or the police? now too scared to police 7 police? now too scared to police ? and are the bad guys emboldened? do they know that the police are scared ? is this

the police are scared? is this constant talk of the police being racist? actually harming the police force? i think it is. we'll have more on that from a former cop later and is the car on its last legs because a 17% down turn in car on its last legs because a 17% downturn in car sales on its last legs because a 17% down turn in car sales since covid lockdowns, the twin perils of net zero punitive taxes on the working classes and the pyjama classes. the last drinking stay at home as the work from home as who who are getting rid of their cars because they don't need them anymore ? or the under anymore? or is the motor under peril of that in the next peril all of that in the next hour ? so once again , the police hour? so once again, the police are racist. but that's what i'll ask you. vaiews@gbnews.com. get in touch . is this just not in touch. is this just not helping anymore? the police are being told all the time they're terrible and the bad guys are going well. they're too afraid to arrest us. we're seeing , i to arrest us. we're seeing, i think, a breakdown in the

respect for law and order. and these reports don't help all that coming up in the next hour. first, your latest news headunes first, your latest news headlines on this friday afternoon with francis . afternoon with sam francis. >> martin, thank you and good afternoon. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at five labour says that the government is asleep at the wheel over its handling of flooding . that says hundreds of flooding. that says hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in the wake of storm henk, the party is promising to create a task force similar to the cobra committee to the emergency cobra committee to coordinate flood preparations and to protect homes. nottinghamshire county council declared a major incident yesterday, with more than 100 homes flooded . a cold weather homes flooded. a cold weather alert has also been issued by the uk health security agency, with the met office urging drivers to be cautious of ice . drivers to be cautious of ice. the natwest chairman is rolling back on comments that he made on the radio this morning, when he suggested that it was easy to

buy a house. sir howard davies told the bbc that those wishing told the bbc that those wishing to get on the property ladder just need to save their money. he now says, though, that he recognises the challenges to owning he owning a home and he will reflect on what he called easier access it comes as access to mortgages. it comes as data from halifax shows house pnces data from halifax shows house prices shot up by nearly £5,000 within a year, with the cost of an average home equating to around eight and a half years of around eight and a half years of a buyer's salary. local residents in hull told gb news they feel let down when ed morales and, um, like bungalows and that fair adapted people, you know, for disabled . you know, for disabled. >> i've got a few friends who are trying to get on to the property for the first time, and they're telling me it's difficult just to try and save the um 10% or even the initial, um 10% or even sometimes 5. >> i definitely think that the new homes should be more affordable to the average working family, because they're like seem to start off at

quarter of £1 million off std inspections here in the uk will restart in schools from the 22nd of january. >> the announcement comes after they were halted to ensure that inspectors received mental health training. ofsted's new chief inspector said a few days ago that the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic. that's after various complaints came from within the education sector . london tube workers will sector. london tube workers will go ahead with strikes from this evening after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute . failed to resolve a pay dispute. the action will begin at 6:00 tonight when maintenance train workers at the ruislip depot walk out for 24 hours. however, the biggest disruption starts on sunday, with no trains expected across the whole network until next friday. rmt members are protesting at just a 5% offer, calling it disappointing . the calling it disappointing. the shadow chancellor says that she understands why some people want the former post office boss to lose her cbe over the horizon

scandal. the government is being urged to pay compensation to those that were affected more than 700 staff were imprisoned when flawed software to led false accusations being made that they'd stolen money. rachel reeves says more needs to be done. >> i can understand why people are saying that. the former head of the post office should return her honour. my focus would be on getting the compensation to those who were wrongly convicted of these crimes . of these crimes. >> a man who suspected of faking his own death has been extradited from scotland to the us. nicola nicolas rossi is wanted for allegedly raping a woman in 2008. he was arrested in glasgow in 2021, but claimed it was just a state case of mistaken identity, insisting he was in fact an irish orphan named arthur knight after a long legal battle in the scottish courts, the 36 year old has now been ordered to face the charges

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gb news we're across the uk on tv and on digital radio and of course on smart speaker. just say play gb news now, though more from . martin. more from. martin. >> thank you sam, i just want to say before we go on, rest in peace david soul, you absolute legend . now there's only one legend. now there's only one place to start today with just a couple of days into the unofficial election campaign and labour have already made a huge personal attack on rishi sunak. the party released its latest attack ad this morning. it shows an image of a smiling prime minister with a little glint on his tooth there, and points out that the cuts to national insurance that comes into force tomorrow actually leave tomorrow will actually leave families with a raw deal, as labour claims, because of hidden tax rises . and that advert was tax rises. and that advert was unveiled by shadow chancellor rachel reeves and she gave an exclusive interview to our political editor, christopher hope. >> are you a tax cutter?

>> are you a tax cutter? >> my instinct is that taxes on working people should be lower than they are today. we've had 25 tory tax rises in this parliament, and this year an average working family is going to be paying £1,200 more in tax. that doesn't sit comfortably with me. i would like taxes on working people to be lower, but there is one thing i'm not going to i'm not going to make any to do. i'm not going to make any unfunded commitments to reduce tax, liz unfunded commitments to reduce tax, and liz unfunded commitments to reduce tax, and conservatives did truss and the conservatives did just year ago, and that just over a year ago, and that ended up pushing up mortgage rates, that working rates, which meant that working people off, not better people are worse off, not better off as a result, but will they ever bring down tax as a proportion of gdp by the end of your time in government? your first time in government? it's not only is it a record level, it's also forecast to go up every single year of the forecast period. and again, i'm not comfortable with that. i would like taxes on working people to be lower. i'd like people to be lower. i'd like people to be lower. i'd like people to have more of their own money in their pockets to spend in the way that they choose, but to to that in a way to be able to do that in a way

that's affordable, sustainable and fair, you've to grow the and fair, you've got to grow the economy that's of economy. and that's why all of my plans , all of kia's plans, my plans, all of kia's plans, are focussed on getting that economic because if we economic growth because if we can grow our economy, we can keep taxes down, we can improve living standards and have the money that we need to invest in our public services. and that's why growth is the number one priority for an incoming labour government . government. >> you won't say you'll bring down the overall burden by the end the end the end of the end of the parliament. >> bnng parliament. >> bring down on >> i want to bring down taxes on working if you make working people, but if you make unfunded commitments to cut taxes , you end up making things taxes, you end up making things worse for working families. the conservatives promised a whole range of tax cuts . it crashed range of tax cuts. it crashed the economy, pushed up mortgage rates and has left working people worse off. i will never play people worse off. i will never play fast and loose with the pubuc play fast and loose with the public finances because when you do so, you put family finances at so now some of you at risk. so now some of you might find it astonishing that the labour party is attacking the labour party is attacking the tories on high tax. >> but look, after 24 straight tax rises and the highest taxes

since world war two. perhaps you reap what you so. but i want to talk now about these ads. are they getting personal? are we looking at the dirtiest general election campaign in history and to go over that, i'm now joined by the political commentator emma webb. emma always a pleasure, never a chore to see you on the show . so a lot of you on the show. so a lot of people saying it's going to get very spicy, very frisky, very personal. we've already seen that, of course, in previous attack ads from the labour party specifically, though, they seem to be targeting rishi sunak personally. do you think that's a good thing or do you think this is just just not. a good thing or do you think this is just just not . british this is just just not. british >> i do think it's dirty and i think that it's in a way suggesting that maybe rishi is right to delay the general election until towards the end of next year rather than may, because i get the feeling from the last couple of days that the labour party , the longer they're labour party, the longer they're given , um, to muck up, um, the,

given, um, to muck up, um, the, the more obvious it will be that they are not a government in waiting. so all you have to do is look at, you know, rachel reeves interview there with christopher hope. it seems that their election strategy is not only to throw mud, to play dirty , as you say. in a way, it's, you know, it's a bit tongue in cheek. um, uh, having a shop with this sort of glinting , with this sort of glinting, glinting toothed , um, rishi like glinting toothed, um, rishi like he's some kind of snake oil salesman. um, but the other half of their election strategy seems to be larping and playing dress up as the conservative party from days gone by, trying to make themselves into the party of low tax. but then, when given the opportunity to try and put forward this, um, image of . of forward this, um, image of. of the labour party as a safe pair of hands, as fiscally responsible, you then have the shadow chancellor not only mucking up the numbers, which she did when she suggested that families will be paying , um, families will be paying, um, £1,200 more tax. this has now

been , um, verified to be untrue . been, um, verified to be untrue. um, but she also in that interview with christopher hope, seemed to admit that she runs her own personal finances in a deficit, which it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in somebody that might be the future chancellor of the exchequer and i wonder, emma, if we're sort of setting the template now for quite a hostile, almost america style trumpian attack scenario. >> they've already been at it, of course, back in april . do you of course, back in april. do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? rishi sunak doesn't , and it caused a huge doesn't, and it caused a huge moment of sharp intake of breath. we don't do it like that. we play by queensberry rules in britain. but of course the conservative party have form in doing this. they have that , in doing this. they have that, um, same old labour, the demonic eyes of tony blair. labour isn't working back in 1978, so it does seem to be that after a period of relatively polite politics,

we're heading back onto the cobbles as well. >> i think, um, that i'm not sure that we have become , um, sure that we have become, um, more polite over the last couple of years. i think that we've seen ourselves gradually americanising. anyway um, and it's obviously not a good thing. of course, if this general election does go ahead at the end of next year, that will also be in tandem with the be running in tandem with the american general election. so the will be very, the comparison will be very, very clear . the comparison will be very, very clear. um, i don't think we've gone as far um, we've quite gone as far as, um, as sort of, uh, low brow as the sort of, uh, low brow politics of another trump versus biden campaign. um, but there is definitely something undignified about this. and i think really that the way this appears to the british public is that there are just simply children in the just simply no children in the rules. rachel reeves rules. you know, rachel reeves is not entirely wrong. the conservatives are supposed conservatives who are supposed to a conservative government to be a conservative government have we all feel it . have raised tax. we all feel it. um, but the reality is that the labour party are not a competent government in waiting . we would government in waiting. we would not be better off under the labour party. i don't trust them. one bit. i think many

people don't trust them. and that's why you see reforms surging in the polls. um, or almost edging towards overtaking the liberal democrats as the third largest party. um, so i think that this by—election in, um, that where rachel reeves was um, that where rachel reeves was um, today announcing that they'll be running in that upcoming by—election, that's a conservative safe seat, a large conservative safe seat, a large conservative majority. i think it's just over 19,000. um, if the conservative party lose that seat to the labour party, i think that will really put the fear of god into them. however, putting the fear god into the putting the fear of god into the conservative party doesn't usually result in much usually seem to result in much at all. >> and emma , you mentioned >> and emma, you mentioned wellingborough, you mentioned reform effective you reform. how effective do you think have the potential think reform have the potential to we have lot of to be? we have a lot of discontentment amongst conservative voters in an area like wellingborough, 62% vote share last time was conservative. do you think a lot of people might be tempted? well, i don't want to go full laboun well, i don't want to go full labour, but i might dabble with reform .

reform. >> think farage is >> i think nigel farage is presence in reform could make all the difference. um, but i think they have the potential to be a kingmaker. think they have the potential to be a kingmaker . of course, they be a kingmaker. of course, they don't really, have don't really, um, have the possibility renee. at least they despite , you know, the success despite, you know, the success that having polls that they're having in the polls , these things take awful lot , these things take an awful lot of an awful lot of of time. it took an awful lot of time to turn the tide time for ukip to turn the tide towards but still, they time for ukip to turn the tide towardhave but still, they time for ukip to turn the tide towardhave veryyut still, they time for ukip to turn the tide towardhave very much l, they time for ukip to turn the tide towardhave very much , they time for ukip to turn the tide towardhave very much , um,( didn't have very much, um, election success. and so i think that reform has the ability to steer the conservative party towards more conservative policies, but they also will be stealing votes from both the conservatives and reform. so they have the ability to essentially kingmaker. essentially become kingmaker. and you can imagine a scenario where we might have a hung parliament potentially parliament and potentially reform into kind reform entering into some kind of coalition. i don't know . um, of coalition. i don't know. um, but certainly is chasing the but certainly it is chasing the conservatives tail . um, but the conservatives tail. um, but the problem is, of course , that they problem is, of course, that they don't have an awful lot of time to turn this around. and this isn't just about, you know, i think that there's a tendency to make all of politics about economics. um, it's also

economics. um, but it's also about trust. and i think the conservative party have disappointed a lot of their voters like myself. i'm a member of the conservative party um, and i think that they have left and i think that they have left a lot of people feeling extremely disappointed. so it's going be difficult for them going to be difficult for them to back time to gain that trust back in time for election. for the next general election. even if the economy does improve slightly or taxes are lowered slightly or taxes are lowered slightly , we're still not going slightly, we're still not going to be, um, particularly well off. >> and emma , i couldn't get >> and emma, i couldn't get through a show without mentioning the b word brexit. what do you think brexit might still be an issue at this by—election? wellingborough was absolutely leave heartland 62% brexit reform . um, will brexit reform. um, will certainly be trying to bring up at every juncture. do you think , at every juncture. do you think, um, starmer has wrapped himself in the in the union flag for long enough, made the right noises about brexit for the voters to park that and forget that? or do you think do you think it's still might come to bite him on the bum? >> i think that the public have a longer memory than politicians

often them credit for. um, often give them credit for. um, i don't think that , as i don't think that, as i mentioned, trust with the concern of party, i don't think that there's any trust really for labour party . you know, for the labour party. you know, they give a good few good they might give a good few good speeches, when you scratch speeches, but when you scratch the the house of cards the surface, the house of cards just comes down. um so just comes tumbling down. um so i don't think people will forget that, um, the way that labour party mps behaved over brexit, um, and i don't think that they are trusted on the cultural issues , particularly when they issues, particularly when they try to talk tough on immigration. um, i don't think that there's any sense that either the conservatives or the labour party have the political will or even the nous to be able to resolve the challenges that we face. and i think if people don't trust the conservative party to lower immigration, then they definitely should not trust they definitely should not trust the labour party. and i think i'm sure that many people will, um, a conservative safe seat, um, in a conservative safe seat, leave voting , um, will feel leave voting, um, will feel similarly. yeah i think that's a key.

>> key word trust. who do you trust ? emma >> key word trust. who do you trust? emma webb. fabulous as even trust? emma webb. fabulous as ever. thank you very much for joining us on gb news this afternoon. now you can get lots more on that story on our website at. and thanks to you gb news. com is the fastest growing national news website the national news website in the country . it's got breaking news country. it's got breaking news and all the brilliant analysis you've come to expect from us here at gb news. so thank you very much for helping that to happen. very much for helping that to happen . now earlier this morning happen. now earlier this morning on a social media post, kate garraway announced the death of her beloved husband derek draper after a four year battle with covid. in the post on social media, she said she was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours . and joining the last long hours. and joining me now to discuss this for further as showbiz reporter stephanie ashley. steph, thanks for joining us on this sad day. forjoining us on this sad day. so we had a couple very , very in so we had a couple very, very in love, very publicly in love. and until the end, a very, very pubuc until the end, a very, very public relationship. and that's

i think will make it all the harder for the public to bear this news today. i think, you know, martin, that is so correct. >> i think the public has been on this journey with kate garraway and trying to boost this optimism for her, for her husband, that he will, you know , husband, that he will, you know, battle against covid and he will make that recovery . and make that recovery. and unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be because he suffered a heart attack during christmas and she's been by his side as she said in that post since christmas, hoping that he would recover. >> and unfortunately, due to this post, what she said today , this post, what she said today, it wasn't meant to be and i think it's very heartbreaking and the reason why the public feels so invested in this story is kate garraway. she's produced two documentaries, she's produced a book where she's highlighted the challenges for sufferers like david, who had long covid, and also the carers because this is a woman who's been on our screen throughout all the suffering her husband has been going through at the

same time, she's managed to come on and she's lifted a lid on how it has been for carers who who are looking after patients who have long covid. and unfortunately for derek, he passed away on wednesday this week . he is a passed away on wednesday this week. he is a love figure both in the political world and the entertainment world. so we've seen lots of tributes that have come through, including from sir tony blair as derek was a researcher for peter mandelson and he said, you know, he was a very integral part of new laboun very integral part of new labour. and then we've had entertainers, tributes coming from sir elton john, who had both kate and derek as guest of honour at his concert last year. and he says that the news has just been devastating and it just been devastating and it just goes to show martin how covid is still destroying people's lives and staff special praise as you, as you, um, highlighted there to the medical teams, kate posted the message i just want to thank all the medical teams who fought so hard to save him and to make his final moments as comfortable and

dignified as possible , and kate dignified as possible, and kate was always so appreciative of and supportive, very publicly , and supportive, very publicly, about the tremendous care her husband faced and got from the nhs. >> i think it is indeed martin. >> i think it is indeed martin. >> he he required daily care because , you know, when he because, you know, when he contracted covid back in march 2020, he suffered complete organ failure . he was one of the uk's failure. he was one of the uk's longest suffering covid patients . he spent 13 months in hospital. so as you can imagine , hospital. so as you can imagine, kate and her two children got really well. um, you know, well acquired with the hospital staff there. so for her, they've been a big part of this battle and even a big part of the reason why derek survived. so long, because the odds looked really slim when he spent those 13 months in hospital. but he managed to come home, and he did have some quality of life. i think it is new labour, superb staff and um, there's a statement as well from kate here

saying i have so much more to say. >> and of course i will do so in due course. but stephanie, of course the time for that isn't now , um, sadly departed. thanks now, um, sadly departed. thanks for joining us on the show, steph taoiseach the sad death of derek draper for now. rishi sunak has been criticised by both labour and the liberal democrats once again . this time democrats once again. this time it's because large parts of britain are under water. this afternoon , homes have been afternoon, homes have been flooded and commuters are once again faced absolute travel chaos. again faced absolute travel chaos . as i'm martin daubney on chaos. as i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel .

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wants rishi sunak to convene a cobra style task force to protect homes from further damage , and i'm joined now by damage, and i'm joined now by our political correspondent, katherine forster catherine. >> yes, the prime minister coming in for a bit of criticism that he hasn't visited . and some that he hasn't visited. and some of these areas affected by this dreadful flooding that we're seeing in many areas of the country . and he was asked about country. and he was asked about this a little bit later. let's have a look first at what he had to say . to say. >> well, actually, i spoke to people in the east midlands yesterday who had been affected and talking to about how and talking to them about how devastating the impact of flooding is . devastating the impact of flooding is. i just devastating the impact of flooding is . i just want people flooding is. i just want people to that the to be reassured that the environment agency has got people all the people on the ground in all the affected , and also more affected areas, and also more than hundreds of high than more hundreds of high volume pumps are in practice right now making a difference . right now making a difference. and it's important that people follow the advice that's given in local areas where there are flood warnings that have been given important that those are followed should followed and people should be reassured. as i said, the environment agency have got

people everywhere. people on the ground everywhere. >> the >> absolutely recognise the urgency what happening and urgency of what is happening and they responding they are responding appropriately all due haste. >> so that was the prime minister speaking earlier in stockport, near manchester, saying that the environment agency were working and at pace and that people should be reassured . but the opposition, reassured. but the opposition, as you would expect, saying that the conservatives are asleep at the conservatives are asleep at the wheel and basically saying why isn't rishi sunak there meeting people and seeing what they need now ? i suppose it's they need now? i suppose it's one of those. he'd be criticised if he was there and that he was probably be getting in the way. he'd be pulling resources and it's certainly going to be criticised because he's not there and the optics of him being there for talking to people might be useful to him, given that there's a general election looming, probably in november. but beyond that , november. but beyond that, laboun november. but beyond that, labour, the shadow cabinet office minister, pat mcfadden ,

office minister, pat mcfadden, is saying a little bit earlier that the government have brushed over the risks of flooding for too long and communities are paying too long and communities are paying the price and indeed , um, paying the price and indeed, um, it's emerged that the spending watchdog, the national audit office , um, revealed that last office, um, revealed that last year the environment agency had cut its forecasts of the number of additional um, properties it would be able to better protect by 40. um, that's versus the targets that it unveiled in 2020. criticism two of the dredging of rivers or the lack of it. but the reality is, of course , we're having climate course, we're having climate change. the world's getting hotter, with records being broken all over the place. we're seeing more and more of these extreme weather incidents. and, you a terrible situation you know, a terrible situation for people on the receiving end. but certainly , um, the but certainly, um, the opposition missing , no opposition missing, no opportunity to have a go at the

prime minister. but the prime minister saying, you know, i was there yesterday talking to people and the environment agency are doing all they . can agency are doing all they. can >> thank you. catherine, that about you? if i was up to my neck in water, the last thing i want is a bunch politicians want is a bunch of politicians rocking come the rocking up here. come the wallies wellies. wallies and the wellies. anyway there's come there's still lots more to come between i'll between now and 6:00. i'll discuss the head discuss the claim from the head of britain's police chiefs organisation again, organisation that once again, policing is institutionally racist. but first, here's your latest news headlines with sam francis . francis. >> martin thank you and good evening i'm sam francis. the headunes evening i'm sam francis. the headlines at 531 flooding across parts of england has been described as pure hell. that's as hundreds of warnings remain in place in the wake of storm henkin in place in the wake of storm henk in nottinghamshire. a senior councillor has said that some residents have been affected by flood waters three times in just three months. more than 1000 properties in england remain flooded after the heavy

downpours this week, and a cold weather alert has been issued by the uk health security agency. as temperatures look set to plummet at the weekend , the plummet at the weekend, the natwest . chairman is rowing back natwest. chairman is rowing back on comments he made on the radio this morning when he suggested that it was easy to buy a house. sir howard davies told the bbc those wishing get on the those wishing to get on the property ladder to save property ladder need to save their now says he their money. he now says he intended to reflect on what he called easier access to mortgages. data from halifax shows house prices shot up by nearly £5,000 within a year , nearly £5,000 within a year, ofsted has announced . it will ofsted has announced. it will restart school inspections from the 22nd of this month. that's after they were halted to ensure inspectors receive mental health training . ofsted's new chief training. ofsted's new chief inspector said a few days ago the inspection process needs to be far more empathetic . look be far more empathetic. look after various complaints from within the education secretary sector . london tube workers will sector. london tube workers will go ahead with strikes this evening after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute.

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>> really interesting in france, uh, supermarket there has stopped stocking products like pepsi and 7up because they're saying it's in protest at the kind of un, you know, un, un, um , acceptable price rises of those products. now, it's made me wonder, should supermarkets here follow suit? because lots of products, the prices have spiralled out of control. the flip side of that is should it be down to a supermarket to decide , you know what i can decide, you know what i can spend my money on? if i'm happy paying spend my money on? if i'm happy paying whatever a of paying whatever for a kind of seven up? who the seven up? who is the supermarkets tell that supermarkets tell me that it's too expensive therefore too expensive and therefore i can't have it now. >> it's not often on this show you'll find me praising the french. say, you'll find me praising the frenc record say, you'll find me praising the frenc record that say, you'll find me praising the frenc record that moment ay, you'll find me praising the frenc record that moment .y, we'll record that moment. they've got a because i they've got a point. because i noficed they've got a point. because i noticed it the time. hp noticed it all the time. like hp sauce, heinz, brands. sauce, heinz, all the brands. now, the prices aren't the stubbornly high as the stubbornly staying high as the brands down. i think as brands come down. i think as inflation comes down, they're still creaming profit well still creaming profit off well greed and i would argue is greed flesh and i would argue is a real thing. a very real thing. >> and course all >> and of course we've got all the we'll the obvious stuff as well. we'll talk about that natwest chief then saying it's not difficult to housing ladder and to get on the housing ladder and also jubilee tavern , of also booths jubilee tavern, of course, a thing fridays .

course, is a thing on fridays. uh, but do have a un healthy uh, but do we have a un healthy relationship with booze as aldi's . the young people do it. aldi's. the young people do it. they're all right. >> so here's question that >> so here's the question that everybody . is the everybody wants to know. is the jubilee doing dry january? >> you'll have to wait and see. give the game away now can i? >> if it is, i'll be very disappointed. >> i can't tell you that. can't tell you? have watch and tell you? i'll have to watch and listen and, uh, find out for yourself. coming up. >> well, that's all coming up. dewbs& six till seven. pour dewbs& co six till seven. pour yourself a glass in if yourself a glass of in cold. if it's non—alcoholic, up to it's non—alcoholic, that's up to you. that's going it's non—alcoholic, that's up to yotgreat. that's going it's non—alcoholic, that's up to yotgreat. cheers|at's going it's non—alcoholic, that's up to yotgreat. cheers nowgoing it's non—alcoholic, that's up to yotgreat. cheers now to ng it's non—alcoholic, that's up to yotgreat. cheers now to our next be great. cheers now to our next topic. the british police topic. are the british police fundamentally racist? well we hear that all the time, don't we. and here we are. here we are again. that's what again. because that's what the chair the national police chair of the national police chiefs council has said, gavin stephens has called for a redesign of national policies and practices with in policing to help eliminate discrimination. he says too little progress had been made to reform policing amid a string of recent scandals . well, it feels recent scandals. well, it feels like groundhog day to me, but

maybe i'm wrong because joining me now in studio is the former met detective peter bleksley, the legend and a friend of the channel peter. i've heard about as many as reports like this as i've had hot dinners. it feels like the police have continually self—flagellating over the issue of institutional racism . my of institutional racism. my point to you is, is this helping things anymore or is it making coppers feel afraid to actually be enforcing the job properly ? be enforcing the job properly? and is it emboldening the bad guys? >>i guys? >> i would suggest yes to both of those questions, and it will not help . not help. >> tonight, the men and women on the front line who will be invariably on a friday night rolling around on the pavements with people who are violent and probably drunk or on drugs. >> it won't help the police officers who will go home from their shift tonight , their shift tonight, bloodstained as they deal with stabbing victims and possibly deliver cpr to try and save somebody's life and quite frankly, this is the perfect

example of the absolute mess that british policing is in. we have police scotland, avon and somerset south wales and other police services saying, yes, we're institutionally racist. we . have to confront it. we have to do something about it. we have greater manchester west midlands police and of course, most notably the commissioner of the met, sir mark rowley, saying we're not going to apply that to them. we don't recognise it or agree with it. so where is policing and how is there ever going to be the fundamental reform to policing that we, the public, deserve and rogue officers who are doing a good job, the good cops also deserve where is this reform going to come from when it is such a mixed confer used and frankly, unacceptable landscape? >> it is fair to say, of course, there have been racist police officers . we've seen that we've

officers. we've seen that we've seen cases unearth , we've seen seen cases unearth, we've seen those whatsapp messages. that's hopefully been dealt with effectively . and my point is effectively. and my point is this . is this effectively. and my point is this. is this we hear about two tier policing all the time . we tier policing all the time. we hear about about pro—palestine . hear about about pro—palestine. we hear about about lgbtq. you name it about pronouns. and also on and so forth. but if we've got a police chief saying that, um, people . of colour should not um, people. of colour should not have to experience disproportionate use of force, how do you translate that in the heat of the moment? if you're making one of those arrests, like you say, on cobbles at like you say, on the cobbles at closing goes through closing time, what goes through your does make you your mind and does that make you a effective police officer? a less effective police officer? >> sincerely hope it doesn't, >> i sincerely hope it doesn't, but it must do , quite frankly, but it must do, quite frankly, because course , running because of course, running through syria , uh, senior through syria, uh, senior policing, these days is a kind of wokeness . it's that infects of wokeness. it's that infects so many of the senior ranks. of wokeness. it's that infects so many of the senior ranks . and so many of the senior ranks. and they had this sort of fluffy and liberal kind of attitude, whereas actually , if they want whereas actually, if they want to tackle properly, matters like

institutional racism , then there institutional racism, then there needs to be a fund, a firm hand delivering the policies, the reform that people need. because currently with this crippling wokeness that runs through senior policing, like the word brighton runs through a stick of rock. we are all being failed. the british policing model is failing . it the british policing model is failing. it is the british policing model is failing . it is doomed. if this failing. it is doomed. if this malaise and this catastrophic state of policing continues , and state of policing continues, and it will simply be replaced . they it will simply be replaced. they are increasingly becoming irrelevant and what can be done about it as quickly as we could, peter, because we have this conversation all the time, but it still seems to be that the woke brigade are running the policing courage policing institution. courage discipline, straight talking, all run in parallel with doing the right thing and accepting that there are differences within people and within groups and ethnicities , ethnicities and and ethnicities, ethnicities and the such like the fact that they have regard discipline. the d

word is a dirty word that has been catastrophic for policing and the fact that, quite frankly, they have tried to deal with policing as a popularity contest when of course, it is nothing of the sort . again, are nothing of the sort. again, are having catastrophic consequences. >> peter bleksley as ever, channelling common sense on gb news. it's always a pleasure. thank you for joining news. it's always a pleasure. thank you forjoining us on this thank you for joining us on this friday afternoon. now after prince andrew was named in dozens of court documents in the epstein files, will the king kick his brother out of his home? 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 544. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news is now. prince andrew was named on dozens of occasions in the epstein files that were unsealed on wednesday, and there has been growing pressure on king charles to remove the royal title from his brother and to oust him from the royal family altogether, which would mean that he no longer could execute his royal dufies longer could execute his royal duties and have no involvement or participation in royal gatherings. well joining us now is former royal correspondent for the sun, charles rea charles. it's always a pleasure, but unfortunately this time under somewhat sombre circumstances , as the front circumstances, as the front pages of today's newspapers will

make grim reading for the royal family, it seems now that the epstein files have gone official and the sworn into public record , and no way back was the headune , and no way back was the headline of one national newspaper. today do you think that's the case? >> we've discussed this before for many, on many occasions, martin, and i've always felt, and i think you've agreed with me, that there was never going to chance of prince andrew to be a chance of prince andrew ever coming back as a member , a ever coming back as a member, a working the royal working member of the royal family >> the problem you've got here, how you out of the how do you kick him out of the family ? it'd be like you or family? it'd be like you or i being told by other members of our family you're no longer wanted. you cannot cross this, uh, anymore for uh, this threshold anymore for whatever reason , uh, it is whatever reason, uh, it is unreasonable to assume that the king would , uh, ostracise him, king would, uh, ostracise him, actually, from the family . actually, from the family. although in saying that the king is in a very difficult situation , insomuch as i think he made a very big mistake at sandringham , very big mistake at sandringham, him, uh, when he allowed andrew

to walk down with the rest of the members of the family. that wasn't an official royal outing. that was a family outing. i think he should have told andrew not to turn up. and i think he may. well regret that decision. and let's not forget, they knew then , then, that these documents then, then, that these documents were likely to come out and they're devastating, you know, accusing the duke of york of an underage orgy, which he denies . underage orgy, which he denies. but there's the accusation there in a sworn statement, not a good look for it. >> yeah. and charles, of course, the late queen, there was a £12 million payment to a charity, reportedly to try and make this story go away . and yet here we story go away. and yet here we are again, fresh allegations. and it seems likely, charles, that there could be more bad news to come . news to come. >> well, yes, because , uh, these >> well, yes, because, uh, these documents are going to be released on a rolling basis now. so far, we know that andrew has been named 69 times, uh, in

these documents as being with, uh, epstein, along with a whole load of other very famous people, mainly americans are , people, mainly americans are, uh, and we're going to find out if he's likely to have been involved or allegations of anything else. and one thing i'd like to say again , martin, is like to say again, martin, is that he denies all these allegations , but the allegations, but the metropolitan police this afternoon have said that they are not going to investigate anything because there's nothing new to investigate. of all the alleged crimes that have happened, most of them are in the states. there's only one occasion which has come under the if you like , the the if you like, the metropolitan police jurisdiction , which is where virginia giuffre or virginia roberts, as she was then, um, uh, said she had sex with prince andrew, uh, at ghislaine maxwell's london flat 200 yards away from the buckingham palace gardens. uh so they've already knew about that. they're not investigating it .

they're not investigating it. and i, i think the police should investigate . andrew for or for investigate. andrew for or for the royal family's sake, as well, to find out categorically whether or not he is guilty of these offences, which he denies . these offences, which he denies. >> and charles, of course, the anti—republican, um, republican group. beg your pardon. republic. yesterday reported prince andrew to the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police responded, saying they'd already looked into these allegations. nothing new was coming to light. into these allegations. nothing new was coming to light . and new was coming to light. and anyhow, it was in america , the anyhow, it was in america, the allegations in question. so therefore it was out of their jurisdiction. but i wanted to ask you, charles, if we are to see andrew being frozen out of the royal family even more , what the royal family even more, what might that look like when there has been some, um, talk , has been some, um, some talk, for example, of being kicked for example, of him being kicked out of his royal residences ? out of his royal residences? >> well, yes, this is something that the king has tried to do once before, and that's reached a stalemate . and the stalemate a stalemate. and the stalemate involves andrew being able to continue to pay for the upkeep

and the repairs on windsor lodge, which amount to something like £2 million a year. now, we don't know how much money andrew has got in his bank account or in his piggy bank. um, and i think the king will try again to oust them from windsor lodge, but he'll still have to have a house somewhere , and i suspect house somewhere, and i suspect it will be the frogmore cottage which is tried to get them into before, which is , um, harry before, which is, um, harry and meghan's former home. i meghan's former former home. i mean , windsor lodge is ten mean, windsor lodge is ten bedrooms and 98 acres. he doesn't need ten bedrooms and 98 acres. you know , he's there with acres. you know, he's there with his wife and andrew is a very arrogant man and he loves he loves to keep all his , uh, loves to keep all his, uh, royal, um , trappings. now he's royal, um, trappings. now he's lost his hrh. he's no longer allowed to use it . lost his hrh. he's no longer allowed to use it. he's lost his military and his charity. uh, links. he's got nothing . nothing links. he's got nothing. nothing at all. apart from riding his horse in windsor great park. at all. apart from riding his horse in windsor great park . and horse in windsor great park. and i think the king is going to have to sit down and have a big

review on andrew's future . uh, review on andrew's future. uh, in terms of within the royal family , not kick him out of the family, not kick him out of the royal family because you can't do that. it's certainly do that. but it's certainly going to be curtailed in many ways. thought, ways. i would have thought, okay, charles rea, thank you once joining us on gb once again forjoining us on gb news a fantastic news and have a fantastic weekend. >> pleasure. >> always a pleasure. >> always a pleasure. >> now the uk car >> thank you. now the uk car sales have hit their highest level since the pandemic , level since the pandemic, according to figures from according to new figures from the society of motor manufacturers and traders. >> but . manufacturers and traders. >> but. industry manufacturers and traders. >> but . industry experts say >> but. industry experts say britain's car market has shrunk permanent since the pandemic. at a time of net zero targets and more people working from home. well joining me now is the managing director of motor wise automotive. um, fraser brown. fraser, thank you for joining us on the show. so we've seen a 17% downturn since the pandemic. um, talk about net zero being a part of it, people being put off or pnced of it, people being put off or priced off the road and also people working from home. what's your take on this ?

your take on this? >> well, it's been a very good year last year for the motor industry. >> we've seen a significant recovery in new car registrations rising year on yeah >> um, but interestingly , we >> um, but interestingly, we we've also seen a kind of a slowdown in the acceleration of electric vehicle sales . electric vehicle sales. >> so we had a very big adoption of electric vehicles from fleet customers and business customers because there are significant, um , benefit in kind incentives um, benefit in kind incentives for fleet customers and people that own their cars through their business to adopt an electric vehicle. but we have a lack of incentives for consumers to adopt electric vehicles , and to adopt electric vehicles, and that's something that we're calling for. >> the government to address. >> the government to address. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and part the problem, >> and part of the problem, fraser, many fraser, it seems to many people to all stick and no carrots. to be all stick and no carrots. manufacturers was fined 15 grand per vehicle going for billions and billions of pounds. if they don't sell, is it 22? and then that's upping over the years of evs . meanwhile, people are being

evs. meanwhile, people are being hammered by clean air taxes and changing taxation policies . so changing taxation policies. so there's a feeling that i hope i'm wrong. that car ownership down the line is going to be the preserve of those who can afford it, and the working class is going to be priced and squeezed out of the market. >> well, right now, electric vehicle ownership is more challenging for private consumers for a whole range of reasons. >> if you live in an environment, say , within a city environment, say, within a city like london, the ability to be able to plug your car in overnight when you live something in a flat or something like that means it's very, very difficult gain low cost difficult to gain low cost charging and ultimately without an incentive like perhaps a vat cut change the vat rate on electric vehicles to zero to give a proper incentive to consumers. >> we're not going to get retail consumers adopting these vehicles because it is all stick stick for manufacturers . at stick for manufacturers. at £15,000 per unit. as you said. but but very little carrot for consumers and the other thing to

think about is the electric vehicle network in this country in terms of fast charging, we don't need seven kilowatt chargers outside tesco's. they're no good to anybody. they'll add about . 5 they're no good to anybody. they'll add about. 5 or 6 miles to an electric vehicle car whilst you're doing your shopping . but we need fast shopping. but we need fast chargers, chargers of 200 350kw located near our motorway networks to enable people doing long journeys to be able to access fast charging and continue their journey without having to wait around for hours on whilst their car charges . on end whilst their car charges. so whilst you there are so whilst you know there are lots of positives for the electric vehicle ownership, we need support now and need government support now and incentives consumers . incentives for consumers. >> okay great stuff, fraser brown, thank you for joining us. the managing director of motor wise automotive, thank you very much. me done for much. um, that's me done for today. i'm back on monday. i'll be in our new westminster studio broadcasting from the heart of westminster. coming after westminster. but coming up after the break is dewbs& co and i know i want to find out is the

dewberry tavern dry? is it doing dry january? if it is, to be honest, i'll never forgive her. i'll be martin daubney have a great evening. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello, i'm alex deakin , this >> hello, i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. still some showery rain around today, but overall the weekend looks a drier after what's looks a lot drier after what's been a very wet start to the yeah been a very wet start to the year. it's also going to turn cold this weekend as the low pressure systems disappear and high pressure starts to build in, but the lows are still with us at the moment, generating some showery rain over parts of northeast england in particular, and towards the and trickling down towards the midlands nothing heavy as midlands. nothing as heavy or as extensive yesterday. extensive as yesterday. but of course rain is far course any extra rain is far from welcome. a few showers grazing west wales overnight and we'll keep some heavy showers going over the northern isles of scotland, quite chilly scotland, turning quite chilly in northern ireland, in scotland, northern ireland, northern touch of

northern england a touch of frost likely in places further south. cold but most places just about staying above freezing. chilly all day, though on saturday quite grey across these eastern parts of england. still a little bit of light rain and drizzle here and there. quite a dank could be quite a foggy dank day. could be quite a foggy start over parts of northwest england. southwest scotland. still showers far still some showers in the far north for west wales, but north and for west wales, but for it's a dry and for many it's a dry and particularly in the west, a bright day with some sunny spells , but it is colder than it spells, but it is colder than it has been. temperatures close to average for the time of year. a frosty night on saturday night means start to sunday. means a chilly start to sunday. again. some stubborn fog patches around on sunday, but for the vast majority , it's looking like vast majority, it's looking like a dry and a bright day with some decent spells of sunshine. there will a cold wind blowing will be a cold wind blowing though, particularly over parts of eastern england. goodbye >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on .

it sounds great, doesn't it? but what does it actually ever delivered? and get this, a supermarket in france has stopped selling products like pepsi in order to protest against their unacceptable price rises. so i'm asking you, should you care? source follow suit. is it down to a supermarket to decide what we are and not able to buy, or is this action something which will finally help stamp out food price inflation? you tell me. and last but not least, almost half of young people apparently don't dnnk young people apparently don't drink alcohol. but what about us old days? do you reckon we have an relationship an unhealthy relationship with booze. an unhealthy relationship with booze . yes, indeed. i've got all booze. yes, indeed. i've got all of that coming up over the next houh of that coming up over the next hour. one of my panellists, professor matt goodwin , he talks professor matt goodwin, he talks about the immigration system. he basically says that what the tories created massive tories have created is a massive ponzi scheme , harsh words. we'll ponzi scheme, harsh words. we'll get that. of that and get into that. all of that and more. but before we do, let's bnng more. but before we do, let's bring ourselves to speed with bring ourselves up to speed with tonight's news headlines.