government spending benefits and government spending to tax cuts, saying to help fund tax cuts, saying i'm going to be crystal clear. that would be a first. my priority is cutting taxes. we'll be breaking down what that actually means for you, though. then should the organisers of protests pay for policing them, the police have spent £17 million controlling the pro palestinian demonstrations following the hamas terror attack in october. the government's independent adviser on political violence and disruption says the march organisers should foot the bill themselves. but what do you reckon to that one.7 and themselves. but what do you reckon to that one? and at the end of the hour, jordan henderson wants out of saudi arabia, but returning home could cost millions in tax. he reportedly wants to leave in the january transfer window , which january transfer window, which could involve taking enormous pay could involve taking enormous pay cut from the £350,000 a week tax free he currently earns as part of a three year contract he signed in july. just july. uh, what do you think he should do,

though ? hey, but this show is though? hey, but this show is all about you, not me. it's your views. so let's get in touch with your thoughts on all of the stories we'll be discussing on today. email me at gb views gbnews.com or message me on our socials. we're at gb news. but first, should we check out what the news headlines are with the very lovely pip tomson . very lovely pip tomson. >> thanks very much, dawn . it is >> thanks very much, dawn. it is 1:02. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims. the prime minister has today been speaking with residents in oxford. he claims they were at pains to say that they were at pains to say that the environment agency's response to flooding had been great. rishi sunak also met environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see firsthand their battle with rising river levels over 1800 properties have been damaged and

200 flood alerts remain in place across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences are working there have been many people affected by what's happened over the past week , but also 49,000 homes have week, but also 49,000 homes have been protected from flooding as a result of that investment and also things like the pumps that i've been seeing here today and the flood barriers just in the community. >> i've been walking around hundreds of homes have been protected because of those investments. but of course, this is to be devastating for is going to be devastating for those impacted, is those who are impacted, which is why financial in why there's financial support in place. overall, place. but overall, the investment going investment that's going into flood is at a very, flood defences is at a very, very high level. >> well, weather is more >> well, the weather is more settled now, but the uk's health security agency has issued an amber cold health alert for parts of england until friday afternoon , when the met office afternoon, when the met office is also warning that snow showers are on the way. that could turn quite heavy . a yellow could turn quite heavy. a yellow weather warning will come into force at 4 am, and states that ice and snow are likely to

affect roads and train services in parts of greater london, kent, surrey , east sussex and kent, surrey, east sussex and west sussex . meanwhile, a little west sussex. meanwhile, a little earlier, rishi sunak denied having hesitations about the government's rwanda scheme dunng government's rwanda scheme during his time as chancellor. the bbc claims to have seen documents where rishi sunak expressed scepticism about the plan, stating that the deterrent won't work . the prime minister won't work. the prime minister said it was his job, though, to ask probing questions about every policy that came across his desk. chief secretary to the treasury laura trott says the prime minister's plan is the deterrent. the uk needs. i am sure that he was asking a lot of questions about the policy, but look at his actions, look what he's done. >> you know, he's introduced the illegal migration bill into the house of commons. the rwanda bill, which will introduce rwanda to this country and will mean we overturn the issues mean that we overturn the issues that were raised by the court of appeal . it that were raised by the court of appeal. it will mean that flights can take off to rwanda, which we think is incredibly important know

important because we know deterrence works. we've seen what happened the albania what happened with the albania deal what happened with the albania deal, do get returned deal, where they do get returned to their country of origin . to their country of origin. >> shadow education >> however, shadow education secretary bridget phillipson says the plan will not work . says the plan will not work. >> it's far from clear whether the plan will have sent anyone to rwanda because, you know, we've sent more home secretaries to rwanda than we have asylum seekers. and even if the even if rwanda were to be an effective intervention, well, even if it were effective, you're were to be effective, you're talking between 100 to 200 talking about between 100 to 200 asylum seekers. it's1% talking about between 100 to 200 asylum seekers. it's 1% of the backlog of claims that we're facing at the moment. so it's just not the answer. it's a gimmick. what to have is gimmick. what we need to have is a plan. as labour is set a serious plan. as labour is set out around tackling those cases, that backlog cases and that huge backlog of cases and ending use of inappropriate ending the use of inappropriate accommodation as hotels . accommodation such as hotels. >> a man's been charged with a series of drug offences after cash and drugs worth £350,000 were recovered from a car in county down. officers stopped and searched a vehicle travelling along the a1 between hillsborough and dromore

yesterday following the search, police carried out follow up searches in the west belfast area , leading to the seizure of area, leading to the seizure of further cash and quantities of cocaine . police are appealing cocaine. police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy and a man died in a car crash in lincolnshire. the 16 year old boy and a 40 year old man were killed after a car left the road and became submerged in water at tetney lock road in tetney yesterday lunchtime . tetney yesterday lunchtime. police say next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers . a by specially trained officers. a firefighter from lancashire has begun his attempt to break a guinness world record for the most weight lifted in 24 hours. 42 year old glenn bailey needs to lift more than 582,000kg between today and tomorrow, he aims to lift 600,000kg, hoping to do around 60kg each time and around 12,000 reps in total . he

around 12,000 reps in total. he decided to take on the challenge to raise money and awareness for the firefighter charity, which provides health and wellbeing services . and that blows my services. and that blows my mind. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car , on uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to gb news . sunday. >> thank you very much pip. that's blown my mind as well. that's blown my mind as well. that's a lot of weight there. that's a lot of weight there. that's nearly as much as some of us. what to lose after christmas. now let's get stuck into today's topic, shall we? um it's been a busy 24 hours for rishi sunak as we head into the second week, it's just the second week, it's just the second week, it's just the second week, people. there's a long way to go of the election yeah long way to go of the election year. the prime minister has pledged and pledged to kerb benefits and government spending to help fund tax cuts, saying i am going to be crystal clear. my priority is cutting taxes. that says. he also claimed that every tory vote for nigel farage is a vote

for sir keir starmer, ahead of the election, ignoring the fact that you can't actually vote for nigel farage in any case, here is our very lovely katherine forster gb news political correspondent to explain exactly what is going on here. catherine another day, another pledge. um, what's he said this time ? yes. what's he said this time? yes. so yesterday we had the cut in national insurance announced today the prime minister is saying there's going to be more tax cuts coming . tax cuts coming. >> so i think come march the 6th in the spring budget. >> jeremy hunt, the chancellor, is going to make some more announcements and potentially on income tax, possibly on inheritance tax. >> let's see how the government's saying that they're going to find the money for these cuts from cutting down on welfare spending for kerbing pubuc welfare spending for kerbing public spending, welfare spending for kerbing public spending , freezing hiring public spending, freezing hiring in the civil service etc. and first of all, i think worth saying the tax burden is at the highest since the second world

war. >> and although these cuts are coming, potentially we've had the national insurance one as of yesterday , say, and the income yesterday, say, and the income tax thresholds are still frozen and presumably going to be through till 2028. >> so in fact, the government is potentially making far more money with these stealth tax rises than it is giving back to us. >> us. >> and also in terms of welfare spending, certainly , that many spending, certainly, that many people would see as out of control. we've currently got 5.4 million people in this country on out of work benefit . it's on out of work benefit. it's very expensive . there's about very expensive. there's about 20% of city like liverpool , like 20% of city like liverpool, like glasgow, blackpool on out of work benefits . um, who could work benefits. um, who could potentially some of those people be helped back to work . um, potentially some of those people be helped back to work. um, but i don't think they're going to find all that money from those. and that's going to take a long time. i think what is very clear, though , is we are one clear, though, is we are one week in to the year of a general

election. the conservatives are desperate to do something thing, to turn their fortunes around to persuade you at home to vote for them. and they think that tax cuts, who doesn't like a cut in taxes. so you know , it's taxes. so you know, it's basically an attempt to get people to vote for them and be a little bit less cross with them than many of them currently are . than many of them currently are. >> yeah. it's vote for me. i'm rishi, isn't it? the one thing i was curious about this is his first major political interview, given to the telegraph, which first major political interview, givyouo the telegraph, which first major political interview, givyou know, telegraph, which first major political interview, givyou know, telegraph,theich is, you know, basically the voice the conservative party. voice of the conservative party. was reform ? um, was it he mentioned reform? um, so in the campaign , he so early on in the campaign, he literally he said vote literally said he said vote farage is a vote for labour. um, but i think he obviously meant richard tice. and the reform party because you can't actually vote for nigel farage. but that's point. so do you that's a moot point. so do you think the reform party , think that the reform party, which are predicted to get 10% of the votes, do have the conservatives rattled? oh yes, most definitely. >> i mean, we had conservative mp philip davies on the on the channel last week saying that

they were an irrelevance . well, they were an irrelevance. well, in terms of they're not going to get many or maybe even any seats despite the fact they're standing and everyone aware. that's true. but in terms of the damage, they could do to the conservative party, i think that's very considerable indeed , that's very considerable indeed, because of course they are to the right of the conservatives. they're going to pick up lots of previous conservative voters who feel that the conservative are not conservative enough. they would hope also to pick up, um, red wall voters who voted conservatives last time, who might not want to go back to laboun might not want to go back to labour. but i certainly think there may be some damage to labour votes. but predominantly they're looking at taking votes from the conservatives. so i think the rishi sunak not that surprising really, that he's mentioned them. they are worried about that. and they do want to try to stem that threat of course. richard tice currently, the leader, if and when nigel farage takes a more hands on

approach and he might leave it very late, that could potential put reform up a few points further and then , um, it could further and then, um, it could make life even harder for the conservatives who katherine forster brace yourself. >> i think it's going to be a bumpy year for us all, isn't it? that's katherine forster gb news pritt stick political correspondent. ivan, thank you very catherine. um, very much, catherine. now, um, i was stumbling over my words because i'm getting excited because i'm getting very excited because i'm getting very excited because marvellous because i have a marvellous panel with today. you might panel with me today. you might have one them have just heard one of them coughing, was the boy coughing, and it was the boy member the party, obviously, member of the party, obviously, we nelson, a gb news we have nigel nelson, a gb news political correspondent and claire pearsall former conservative councillor, now they are here throughout the show because they could think and i'm not joking , they could and i'm not joking, they could think of no better way of spending their wedding anniversary. yes, they are married to one another, so congratulations. happy anniversary and thank you so much for joining. anniversary and thank you so much forjoining. this is the much for joining. this is the most romantic thing you could do on wedding anniversary. on your wedding anniversary. >> possibly . >> it is possibly. >> it is possibly. >> not? why not be here with >> why not? why not be here with you? look at look at

you? you know, look at look at what do. at what we talk what we do. look at what we talk about. >> i mean i mean, clare, >> but i mean i mean, clare, nigel did you before you nigel did treat you before you came air. do you to came on air. do you want to reveal exactly what he did? >> he did. he took me for a lovely, romantic walk along the canal paddington. canal in paddington. >> not familiar >> and if you're not familiar with paddington , with the canal in paddington, it's familiar with the it's pretty familiar with the canals birmingham canals in birmingham and elsewhere. the elsewhere. they're not the cleanest in the world, cleanest places in the world, but they are just outside the studio. >> but yeah , no expense spared. >> but yeah, no expense spared. >> but yeah, no expense spared. >> they're lovely dream, isn't it? um, anyway , we'll have more it? um, anyway, we'll have more of that later because their love story does involve a reindeer. not in a kinky way. promising although it might have done, i don't know. i've got the full details yet. first of details yet. but first of all, we're to talk politics we're going to talk politics because and sexy. because that's crisp and sexy. on your wedding and on your wedding anniversary. and you're this you're both experts in this field. it's what it's just field. um, it's what it's just a start of week two on the election. gun isn't it? the starting gun at. and another pledge overnight from , um, the pledge overnight from, um, the prime minister, rishi sunak. what do you make of what you've heard recently? >> well, i mean, first of all, what does mean? he's using a what does he mean? he's using a lot lot of different words.

lot of a lot of different words. he's talking about. the idea is tax cuts are now his priority. okay um, that's probably pretty irresponsible . until inflation irresponsible. until inflation is down to about 2. but he's out there after votes . he's talking there after votes. he's talking about paying for them by the word he used is controlling benefits. he doesn't say he's going to cut benefits. he talks about controlling them. i don't know what controlling benefits actually means. does he mean that stop certain people that he'll stop certain people getting them? does he mean another crackdown on benefit fraud , which everyone would fraud, which everyone would actually support? but that wouldn't be enough to pay for tax cuts. so at the moment, the big speculation is you said earlier, what does it mean to people about the kind of tax cuts he do, what he should cuts he would do, what he should be doing if he's got if he's got to do tax cuts? as i say, i think it's a bit irresponsible. but if he's got to do them, it's the threshold fields that really need that. you've need doing that. you've had. >> this is the fiscal drag that's got us all. national insurance means tax means nothing because of nothing because because of that, 2.2 people are 2.2 million more people are being tax. being dragged into tax.

>> never paid before. being dragged into tax. >> because lever paid before. being dragged into tax. >> because the r paid before. being dragged into tax. >> because the personal before. or because the personal allowance has remained the same . allowance has remained the same. so it'd be quite good if he could could help them out. they're looking at inheritance tax time won't do tax waste of time won't do anything for cost of living. anything for the cost of living. crisis affects 4100 crisis only affects 4100 estates. about 27 million people, 27,000 people benefit . people, 27,000 people benefit. so it's not going to actually help the ordinary person . help the ordinary person. >> claire. i mean, you're a former conservative adviser. i mean, you must get , you know, on mean, you must get, you know, on the opposite side of your husband. those nights must fly past at home over the dinner table. um, you get table. um, you must get frustrated with all these pledges and promises, but if you drill detail, there drill into the detail, there isn't any. >> and i think that's the real problem, is that we want to have tax cuts. and as a conservative, i want to see lower taxes. i think we've got the highest burden we've had. and burden that we've ever had. and it like that. it shouldn't be like that. however, economy does need however, the economy does need to be in a position. i do to be in a better position. i do understand and but more understand and but it's more than tinkering the than just tinkering around the edges. there needs to be edges. i think there needs to be reform taxation system as reform of the taxation system as a inheritance tax one a whole. inheritance tax is one side of doesn't have much of

a whole. inheritance tax is one sid effect, doesn't have much of a whole. inheritance tax is one sideffect, somethingve much of a whole. inheritance tax is one sid effect, something that uch of a whole. inheritance tax is one sid effect, something that would an effect, something that would put people's put more money into people's pockets something like stamp pockets is something like stamp duty. why don't get rid duty. yeah. why don't we get rid of duty? let's of stamp duty? let's reinvigorate the housing market, make more affordable make things more affordable without having pay out so without having to pay out so much money absolutely much money for absolutely nothing. those nothing. it's one of those things that makes me things that really makes me angry. why aren't we looking angry. so why aren't we looking more kind of thing? more at that kind of thing? reforming rather than reforming it rather than tinkering around the edges and not awful of difference? >> i get the impression, nigel, that inheritance tax that the whole inheritance tax thing a bit like the rwanda thing is a bit like the rwanda thing. it's a bit of a dead cat flung onto the table. it doesn't look at all the import and stuff that's going on over here. yeah look this thing here. look at this thing here. >> it's a gimmick. i mean, i mean, the idea is that jeremy hunt, when the when the budget comes can say, hey, comes around, can say, hey, look, i've cut taxes, i've dealt with but with inheritance tax, but because few because it affects so few people, um, it's not going to make any difference to the cost of living , living crisis that of living, living crisis that most people are facing . so, um , most people are facing. so, um, it's one of those kind of totem taxes. yeah, it sounds a bit odd

. let's get rid of it. but no .let's get rid of it. but no one's going to benefit hugely. and also, there's the point about or not it's right about whether or not it's right to do so. if you think about inheritance tax, the argument against that people are against it is that people are paying against it is that people are paying . well, they're paying tax twice. well, they're not really because the person who's died won't be paying the tax the second time. it's their beneficiaries who've never paid tax on the money that they're receiving. so there is a moral argument that maybe you should be taxing this kind of be taxing. taxing this kind of thing. >> well, i mean, the other interesting thought interesting thing i thought about interesting about there was interesting things honestly, um, is things in it, honestly, um, is the that first the fact that the first political of year political interview of the year that rishi has given and that rishi sunak has given and he brings up the name of the reform party, he actually says nigel you can't vote nigel farage, but you can't vote for farage because he's nigel farage, but you can't vote for standingage because he's nigel farage, but you can't vote for standing for because he's nigel farage, but you can't vote for standing for anything he's nigel farage, but you can't vote for standing for anything at�*s nigel farage, but you can't vote for standing for anything at the not standing for anything at the moment. richard tice is head of the party the moment . the reform party at the moment. um predicted to take 10% of um is predicted to take 10% of the vote. um, and if nigel farage does decide to come back and that party, it's and lead that party, it's predicted to be 14% of the vote. but what do you make of the fact that in his first main political interview of the year of the election , he mentioned

interview of the year of the electisunak , he mentioned interview of the year of the electisunak mentioned mentioned interview of the year of the electisunak mentioned a|entioned interview of the year of the electisunak mentioned a reformed rishi sunak mentioned a reform party? >> i think it shows how worried the with reform and the the party is with reform and the success that they will have. and you're right, they may not actually take it not actually take seats. it may not translate seats, translate into physical seats, but that it will do but the damage that it will do to conservative vote is to the conservative vote is enormous. and i think that's what to working what we need to be working on. you look at reform are so you look at why reform are so popular . what is it that they're popular. what is it that they're saying that makes people believe that they would entity that they would be an entity to vote and look at your own vote for, and look at your own policies and see where you've got some room to move. i mean, this is typical politicking within year. and we within an election year. and we saw it previously with ukip, which is why think nigel which is why i think nigel farage, his name comes up. he is one of those chief disruptors. he incredibly good at he is incredibly good at politics and people like him. so whilst the prime minister is in charge of the country, he needs to look his own personal to look at his own personal party and think, why is it that people aren't saying rishi sunak is nigel farage or is the man, but nigel farage or richard or habib? they richard tice or ben habib? they are what is it that is different? what is it that they have that don't? and that's

have that i don't? and that's where should be looking. where he should be looking. >> it's the if we're >> it's the it's the if we're going the of going to the politics of personality, obviously we have bofis personality, obviously we have boris johnson which was the biggest personality politics boris johnson which was the biggelongrsonality politics boris johnson which was the biggelong time,.ity politics boris johnson which was the biggelong time, not politics boris johnson which was the biggelong time, not entirely:s for a long time, not entirely successful. starmer successful. and keir starmer isn't interesting isn't exactly mr interesting is he. but going back to he. but but going back to richard tice , he's also richard tice, he's also mentioned, nigel, that he is going labour voter going to target the labour voter and we know that in 2019, a lot of the red wall voted for the conservatives on the immigration policy . so do you think that the policy. so do you think that the reform party and richard tice are in in with a chance of taking labour voters away as well? >> i think in 2019, a lot of the red wall voted for brexit, which is more rather more than immigration at that stage. so immigration at that stage. so immigration was a big part of how brexit was. think how brexit was. i think immigration, especially this time , is why they might well time, is why they might well vote for richard tice party. um, i mean, as claire has pointed out, the chances of them actually getting a c to pretty remote that when ukip were at their height, which was in the 2015 election, they were running at 15% in the polls, not a single mp came as a result of that. single mp came as a result of that . um, and

single mp came as a result of that. um, and the idea of targeting labour voters probably won't make any difference. the labour voter is not going to vote for reform . a tory voter vote for reform. a tory voter might. and that's why it will do more damage to the tory party than labour party and the than the labour party and the laboun than the labour party and the labour. in fact, allow labour. it will, in fact, allow labour. it will, in fact, allow labour mps, more labour mps to get in. >> i'm not entirely sure when you labour voters won't vote you say labour voters won't vote , i'm not. you say labour voters won't vote , |'i| not. you say labour voters won't vote , |'i| disagree, i think there are >> i disagree, i think there are a lot of labour voters who don't support keir starmer's support what keir starmer's version labour party, version of the labour party, and they looking another they are looking for another place it's not the place to go. it's not the conservative party they feel let down. will left wingers down. they will be left wingers who are unlikely to be voting for reform. but are left for reform. but there are left wingers there left wingers and there are left wingers. can't wingers. you know, you can't just with the same just tell them all with the same brush. are incredibly brush. they are incredibly different respect different in that respect and there are a of labour voters there are a lot of labour voters who do not subscribe secure who do not subscribe to secure starmer's of what labour starmer's view of what labour is. so they are looking for somewhere else to go. excellent. i'm i've started somewhere else to go. excellent. i'm first i've started somewhere else to go. excellent. i'm first round i've started somewhere else to go. excellent. i'm first round itheirarted somewhere else to go. excellent. i'm first round itheir wedding the first round of their wedding anniversary the first round of their wedding anniverbrilliant, isn't it? >> it's brilliant, isn't it? they last show, they won't last the show, will they? right. we move on. but they? um, right. we move on. but for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and all

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and people that i knew had dup zinko weeknights from six. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. hope you use that little break to make a cup of tea. i've now got two in front of me. i need the caffeine. believe me. now we move on to our next debate, which is a crack of the already roude over it so anything could happen. should the organisers of palestine the organisers of the palestine protest policing them? protest pay for policing them? an by lord an official review by lord walney the government's walney of the government's independent adviser on political violence and disruption, has said there is a for said there is a case for charging because of the great amount of police resources being absorbed by the protest . the absorbed by the protest. the metropolitan police has spent £17 million controlling the

demonstrate following the hamas terror attacks at the beginning of october, so claire and nigel are still here. it's a miracle it won't last. um, let's see what the panel make of this one. first, i'm going to come to you first on this one, claire. so in theory, this is the protest we saw yesterday in westminster bridge was was what they call a die in. it was the pro palestinian marches taking a leaf out of the just stop oil books and just lying in the middle of the road. um it caused enormous disruption, as we all know. that is the approach road to saint thomas's hospital as well. so what do you make of the idea that rather than taxpayers forking for being disrupted, forking out for being disrupted, getting hospital, etc. etc, getting to hospital, etc. etc, the of the march pay the organisers of the march pay for it themselves ? for it themselves? >> i think the problem with it is, is this going to be for every single protest? so if the doctors or the teachers , doctors or the teachers, students , uh, environmental students, uh, environmental protesters , the countryside protesters, the countryside alliance be it whoever does that mean every time that they have a

protest that they would also have to foot the for bill it? because i think that you have to be really careful not to make this a real two tier system and look at it on, you know, which subject it is . oh, i don't like subject it is. oh, i don't like that. so we might as well charge it. i do think that if there is excessive violence and then we're seeing it week on week, that might have to start that we might have to start looking at levels of participation and levels of cost to a to an organiser. now they are supposed to submit their routes and their plans for the protest in advance to the metropolitan police, which gives the police a bit more time to organise themselves and where they should be. but i do think that with the amount of trouble that with the amount of trouble that on some protests that we've seen on some protests , some recompense actually might be needed, because why should the taxpayer have to foot out when crimes in london are at an all time high and aren't being looked at because the police are busy doing this? so i think there is some method to it. i'd like see the report and see like to see the report and see what it suggests and we

what it suggests and see how we can take forward. it is quite can take it forward. it is quite sensible, nigel. can take it forward. it is quite senthat's nigel. can take it forward. it is quite senthat's agel. can take it forward. it is quite senthat's a fair point, isn't >> that's a fair point, isn't it? i mean, it is sort of like, you know, this is this happens with football grounds using the analogy a football ground. yeah. >> and that's fair. you see, the whole is a is whole thing is football is a is a commercial operation. ask a commercial operation. they ask the come in and help the police to come in and help them keep control for them keep, keep control for which they pay the police. absolutely right. this is political it's your political protest. it's your democratic idea democratic right. but the idea of charging you to exercise that right seems to me absolutely wrong. in absolutely all circumstances . people should be circumstances. people should be able to go out there and protest and if the crowd control is needed , that's what the police needed, that's what the police are for. that's what we pay our taxes for. >> despite the fact we have got record stabbings , um, sex crime record stabbings, um, sex crime in london is barely getting recorded and prosecuted and we need more police. >> some of the answer is we need we need more police. and the fact that the tories got rid of 20,000 of them. and i've only just started putting them back again, shows where we are. again, um, shows where we are. but mean, certainly when it

but i mean, certainly when it comes the rights people comes down to the rights people have, should sacrosanct. have, they should be sacrosanct. but what about there but what about is there a difference, your lovely wife difference, as your lovely wife just mentioned, is there a difference between the kind of protest where you just gather on the pavement with banners, say, outside westminster, you outside westminster, or were you block a main thoroughfare? >> in this case, it was westminster bridge. um, and, and cause major disruption . well, is cause major disruption. well, is there a difference? >> the issue there should be deau >> the issue there should be dealt with by the law. so if those protesters you have sort of just stop oil and extinction rebellion protesters doing things which are now outlawed , things which are now outlawed, and if those people are breaking the law, you arrest them for breaking the law. it's not about about trying to charge them for something . they would then go to something. they would then go to court and get fined personally. but claire, the problem here is, i mean, there are laws against blocking the highway. >> now, we brought those in to deal the just stop and deal with the just stop oil and the extinction rebellion protest , police don't seem to , but the police don't seem to enforce them. >> and what i have real >> and that's what i have a real problem with, that the police problem with, is that the police have there is now have the law. there it is now really that you

really quite clear that you can't the highway and can't block the highway and cause a disruption in that respect. aren't they just respect. so why aren't they just hauung respect. so why aren't they just hauling off road? and hauling them off the road? and that's me really that's what makes me really angry when you it. angry when you see it. and westminster is very, very westminster bridge is very, very busy. say, saint busy. and as you say, saint thomas's a major thomas's hospital, a major a&e department, across the department, is just across the river. if you're going to stop ambulances you ambulances getting through, you need dragged off the need to just be dragged off the road. i don't understand why road. and i don't understand why the police are so hesitant to do so. they have their so. now they probably have their own personal political views on the matter, but that shouldn't come into policing . if someone's come into policing. if someone's in the road, it doesn't matter really they are. they need really who they are. they need to moved the law is on to be moved off. the law is on your side and they are there to uphold it. so why aren't they doing think that's doing it? and i think that's what people cross what makes people very cross everybody is just everybody in the country is just seeing certain part of the seeing a certain part of the community being to get away community being able to get away with that they shouldn't community being able to get away witable that they shouldn't community being able to get away witable to that they shouldn't community being able to get away witable to do. at they shouldn't community being able to get away witable to do. so.|ey shouldn't community being able to get away witable to do. so. so shouldn't community being able to get away witable to do. so. so to ouldn't community being able to get away witable to do. so. so to me,�*|'t community being able to get away witable to do. so. so to me, it be able to do. so. so to me, it doesn't make sense. not sure doesn't make sense. i'm not sure this about paying for this is about paying for something. i think this is just about the that you've got about the laws that you've got being upheld. >> nigel, this is your >> i mean, nigel, this is your point. laws that we point. i mean, the laws that we have should be upheld. we do

have should be upheld. we do have the peaceful right to protest, everyone holds protest, and everyone holds that. police do have that. but the police do have powers really powers to stop the really disruptive protest, but they don't well, i that don't do them well, i think that again, have to be again, the police have to be flexible a protest. flexible at a protest. >> i mean, you'll remember from your reporting when your reporting days, um, when we've in riots and see we've all been in riots and see how quickly they start and how dangerous they and each dangerous they can be. and each riot is actually different. so what the police should be doing is trying to things getting is trying to stop things getting out hand. so it well be out of hand. so it may well be they will actually not, uh , um, they will actually not, uh, um, dive in into a rest a load of people, if that would cause further violence . so you can further violence. so you can understand that if you're the operational police officer on the ground, the police chief on the ground, the police chief on the ground, the police chief on the ground, you must make decisions about how you police that demonstration that is going back to claire's point. >> and claire was sighing and shaking her head there. i just saw it. yeah. she gave him that look. the white death stare. claire >> but why should you then sort of say, oh, well, we don't want the mob to get a little bit angry. so you know, mr person,

lying in the middle of the road or mrs. person lying in the middle of the road? we're just going you there because going to leave you there because somebody else might get a bit angry and off the police. angry and kick off the police. >> job to keep >> the police's job is to keep order. if a if a police order. and so if a if a police action is likely to make things spinning out of control, where they chance of they would lose the chance of actually keeping keeping a demonstrator reasonable demonstrator within reasonable bounds, the police must be allowed that operational flexibility how they flexibility to decide how they deal with that demo, but if they just with it quickly, then just dealt with it quickly, then people around them people sort of around them probably wouldn't what probably wouldn't realise what was going on. >> if hoicked off people >> if they hoicked off people that sitting middle that were sitting in the middle of road a disruption of the road causing a disruption really quickly got them the really quickly got them to the side most of the side of the road. most of the crowd wouldn't know you're crowd wouldn't even know you're doing it. >> in doing it. >> sitting in a tv studio. try and it out on the streets and do it out on the streets while these things are going on. >> seem to be that >> you seem to be saying that it's absolutely for people it's absolutely fine for people to a disruption because to cause a disruption because it might people kick might make other people kick off. i'm not saying i'm not saying it's fine. >> i'm saying that we don't want it to get out of hand. i mean, demonstrators that i've covered as journalist that i've

as a as a journalist that i've had choose between, whether had to choose between, whether i'm police line, am i'm on the police line, am i safer there and having bricks coming over from the demonstrators, i safer on demonstrators, or am i safer on the lines where demonstrators, or am i safer on the police lines where demonstrators, or am i safer on the police are lines where demonstrators, or am i safer on the police are about1es where demonstrators, or am i safer on the police are about to. where demonstrators, or am i safer on the police are about to do 1ere the police are about to do a sort zulu charge against you sort of zulu charge against you and get impaled on their and i might get impaled on their shields, but those are the decisions you make while you're actually reporting it. the police kind police make the same kind of decisions when they're decisions as when they're policing all the policing and all of the decisions made decisions that are being made are the protesters are to let the protesters seemingly exactly they are to let the protesters seem which exactly they are to let the protesters seem which forxactly they are to let the protesters seem which for the ly they are to let the protesters seem which for the rest they are to let the protesters seem which for the rest ofiey are to let the protesters seem which for the rest of the wish, which for the rest of the general public, trying to get on with their lives, trying to get to hospital. they've 150 to hospital. they've made 150 arrests palestinian arrests on these palestinian marches. so people are actually being looking being picked up. they're looking for social media being picked up. they're looking for have social media being picked up. they're looking for have broken social media being picked up. they're looking for have broken different�*nedia being picked up. they're looking for have broken different laws. who have broken different laws. so i don't think it's fair to say are actually say the police are actually doing say the police are actually doiidon't let them do it. in the >> don't let them do it. in the first place. if the law is there to say block the highway, to say don't block the highway, then they to lay then why are they allowed to lay there for two hours on a major part of infrastructure within london? >> and i just grabbed my two pennies here, because pennies worth here, because there of us in this there are three of us in this marriage basically, i marriage today. um, basically, i don't football don't understand why football fans, the police fans, they don't the police don't a problem with that. don't have a problem with that. they just off and sling

they just haul you off and sling you in a no problem. no you in a van. no problem. no questions they're not questions asked. they're not worried reaction worried about what reaction that's going to cause. but some other demonstrators do get treated glove. has to treated with kid glove. has to be sorry. putting be said. sorry. putting that out there. answer back to there. you can't answer back to news you're watching and listening news sunday with listening to gb news sunday with me. dawn plenty more listening to gb news sunday with me. da\up plenty more listening to gb news sunday with me. da\up today'santy more listening to gb news sunday with me. da\up today's show.iore listening to gb news sunday with me. da\up today's show. but coming up on today's show. but first, the news with pete first, here's the news with pete thompson you. thompson for you. >> good afternoon . it's coming >> good afternoon. it's coming up to 1.34. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with residents in oxford. he claims that they were at pains to say that the environment agency's response to flooding had been great. rishi sunak also met environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see firsthand their battle with rising river levels over 1800 properties have been damaged and 200 flood alerts remain in place across england. rishi sunak says the government's flood defences are working and there have been many

people affected by what's happened over the past week, but also 49,000 homes have been protected from flooding as a result of that investment and also things like the pumps that i've been seeing here today and the flood barriers just in the community. >> i've been walking around hundreds of homes have been protected because of those investments. but of course, this is be devastating is going to be devastating for those who are impacted, which is why there's financial support in place. but overall, all the investment that's going into flood at a very, flood defences is at a very, very high level. >> temperatures are set to plummet with the uk's health secure agency issuing an amber cold health alert for parts of england until friday afternoon . england until friday afternoon. the met office is also warning that snow showers are on the way. that could turn quite heavy . a yellow weather warning will come into force at 4 am. tomorrow, and states that ice and snow are likely to affect roads and train services in parts of greater london, kent, surrey east and west sussex .

surrey east and west sussex. earlier today , the prime earlier today, the prime minister denied having hesitation about the government's rwanda scheme dunng government's rwanda scheme during his time as chancellor. the bbc claims to have seen documents where rishi sunak express scepticism about the plan, states that the deterrent won't work . prime minister said won't work. prime minister said it was his job to ask probing questions about every policy that came across his desk . a that came across his desk. a firefighter from lancashire has begun his attempt to break a guinness world record for the most weight lifted in 24 hours, 42 year old glenn bailey needs to lift more than 580,000kg between today and tomorrow . he between today and tomorrow. he aims to lift 600,000kg, hoping to do around 60kg each time and around 12,000 reps in total . he around 12,000 reps in total. he decided to take on the challenge to raise money and awareness for the fire fighters charity, which provides health and wellbeing services . a brilliant challenge. services. a brilliant challenge. you can get more on all of those

stories by visiting our website , stories by visiting our website, gb news.com . gb news.com. >> thank you very much pip. and if you're not booking that gym appointment after that, then you should be. lots more coming up on today's show though. birmingham council is birmingham city council is expected a credible expected to release a credible plan to address a £300 million budget gap over the next two years. by the end of play today. what do you think the bankrupt council should do? will do? let's hope. but first, let's take a look at what that weather is doing with marco. >> looks like things are heating up. boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm marco petagna. here's your latest weather update from the met office. we'll see plenty of fine settled weather across the uk over the next plenty of sunny next few days. plenty of sunny spells, frost and icy spells, fog, frost and some icy patches during patches though during the overnight and or overnight period and 1 or 2 wintry showers. two high

pressure is dominating. sitting just north—west just towards the north—west of the the generally the uk, giving us the generally fine conditions , although notice fine conditions, although notice fairly tightly isobars fairly tightly packed isobars towards a bit of a towards the south. so a bit of a breeze coming in from the east or north easterly direction as we and we head into the evening and dunng we head into the evening and during overnight period, during the overnight period, showers north of showers across the north of england their way england will work their way westwards irish westwards into the irish sea areas and few showers areas and also a few showers developing down towards the south—east of england need to keep eye those as we head keep an eye on those as we head into monday into rush hour on monday morning. bit of morning. could give a bit of snow places, especially on snow in places, especially on the north downs, a few icy the north downs, and a few icy patches in places to the elsewhere, of elsewhere, though it's a case of frost and fog patches frost and some fog patches forming monday morning. as frost and some fog patches forrmonday monday morning. as frost and some fog patches forrmonday itself, y morning. as frost and some fog patches forrmonday itself, a morning. as frost and some fog patches forrmonday itself, a bit'ning. as frost and some fog patches forrmonday itself, a bit of1g. as for monday itself, a bit of a tncky for monday itself, a bit of a tricky start towards the southeast. some wintry southeast. there some wintry showers places icy patches southeast. there some wintry sh places places icy patches southeast. there some wintry sh places to»laces icy patches southeast. there some wintry sh places to here; icy patches southeast. there some wintry sh places to here elsewhere,ies southeast. there some wintry sh places to here elsewhere, fog in places to here elsewhere, fog and frost gradually lifting plenty of sunshine away from that although that southeast corner. although the showers across the southeast will migrate way will start to migrate their way westwards across southern england, the england, eventually reaching the far south—west uk. as we far south—west of the uk. as we head latter of head into the latter stages of the on monday, another the day on monday, another pretty day for the time pretty chilly day for the time of year and factor in the eastern easterly breeze, eastern north easterly breeze, and will feel colder still and it will feel colder still out about. tuesday, though,

out and about. tuesday, though, promises more in the way of sunshine frosty, locally sunshine after a frosty, locally foggy it will stay foggy start, but it will stay quite for the of quite chilly for the time of yeah quite chilly for the time of year. temperatures low to mid single figures at best in most places, and as we head through the week in the the rest of the week more in the way cloud starting to filter way of cloud starting to filter down from north, so turning down from the north, so turning cloudier the north we go cloudier from the north as we go through the week. that warm feeling boilers feeling inside from boxt boilers as weather on gb as sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on digital radio. now lots of you have been sending your thoughts in and very interesting. they are too this afternoon so keep them coming. please do get in touch . coming. please do get in touch. we. this is about you. we want to hear from you. right? okay. so on the politics and rishi sunak pledges at the start of the year. remember this is the very start the starting gun for the election. says the the election. madge says the politicians have been very careful they and the super careful that they and the super

rich are exempt . i have a very rich are exempt. i have a very modest income but i worked throughout my adult life. my small cottage will take me into payment inheritance tax . how small cottage will take me into payiisent inheritance tax . how small cottage will take me into payiis that? inheritance tax . how small cottage will take me into payiis that? andritance tax . how small cottage will take me into payiis that? and it's|ce tax . how small cottage will take me into payiis that? and it's not ax . how small cottage will take me into payiis that? and it's not fair, how fair is that? and it's not fair, is madge? i we'll all is it, madge? i think we'll all agree with you. meanwhile, on the policing protests, they've agree with you. meanwhile, on the the cing protests, they've agree with you. meanwhile, on the the panel. otests, they've agree with you. meanwhile, on the the panel. so sts, they've agree with you. meanwhile, on the the panel. so excited. 've got the panel. so excited. didn't ian says um, yes, didn't it? um, ian says um, yes, they should be paying. as i understand it, courts have the power to impose costs. why then, are that when these protesters go do they not get go to court, do they not get costs imposed and patricia says the should not pay for the police should not pay for the police should not pay for the demonstrations going now the demonstrations going on now and either and previous either the organisers the government organisers or the government must bear all the costs. i think, patricia, most of us government, government money government, the government money is money, by the it's is our money, by the way. it's taxpayers money. that's us paying taxpayers money. that's us paying i don't i don't paying for it. i don't i don't want more taxes for want to pay any more taxes for that. you? but going that. do you? but we're going now to birmingham. yes, because we can. birmingham city council is release a is expected to release a credible address a £300 credible plan to address a £300 million budget gap over the next two years. by the end of play today, the council effectively declared itself bankrupt back in september facing a bill

september after facing a bill worth £760 million due to equal pay worth £760 million due to equal pay settlements . it's joining me pay settlements. it's joining me now is our reporter , will now is our reporter, will hollis. will are you there? yes. you are lovely. well, thank you very much for joining you are lovely. well, thank you very much forjoining us you are lovely. well, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. will, what's going on? yes well, it's a bad time to be one of the 1 million residents here in birmingham that rely on the council for everything that makes a city run just to give a little bit of the historical context, a few financial problems that have been causing problems for birmingham city council, a labour run authority here in the midlands . midlands. >> number one is an equal pay claim that's worth about £760 million. that relates to historic pay discrepancies between men and women. so that's one hefty chunk. the other is a faulty it system. that's £80 million. but what we're really focusing on today is the in—year budget for the tax year that the birmingham city council is currently in. that's about an

£80 million short fall over the next two years. it could get could get as high as £300 million. now bankruptcy is what came to birmingham . effective came to birmingham. effective bankruptcy because councils can't go bankrupt. but that's the closest way that we can get to describing a council that's in a really terrible financial situation that was back in september. government commissioners have come in to try and sort it out, sent in by the department for levelling up. you can hear the squeaky tram in the background. maybe that's because of they've not been oil in the trams as much now that they've gone bankrupt, but they've gone bankrupt, but they've the government they've sent in the government commissioners, that's commissioners, and that's what this about. the this deadline is about. the government said by government commissioners said by today, council today, birmingham city council needs to come up with a credible plan of how they're going to save a little bit of money. so the commissioners said it's an extremely serious and challenging for birmingham challenging time for birmingham city challenging time for birmingham chy and challenging time for birmingham city and a step change city council and a step change in the level of organisational focus and grip is needed . the focus and grip is needed. the finance officer, who's a non—partisan position inside of

the council, she said that the council needs to rebuild its savings program from a standing start. so what comes into a savings program? well, there are a number of ways that the council can start to save a bit of money. there are statutory obligations, things that they have to put money towards. but then there are things that they don't have money towards. don't have to put money towards. those things like recreation those are things like recreation and maybe the fantastic and leisure. maybe the fantastic christmas market, which people like and join in like to come and join in birmingham , come along at birmingham, come along to at christmas time in birmingham. you see that you probably won't see that again for a couple of years. some things have to happen though changing of the though, like the changing of the bins transport adult bins like transport and adult health and social care. but people here in birmingham have been telling me that since it went bankrupt, they've noticed that are getting that the bins are getting changed even changed less. they've even mentioned rats in mentioned things like rats in birmingham so one of the birmingham city. so one of the big things that people are expecting is a massive hike in council tax . now councils can council tax. now councils can only raise council tax by 5% unless they need to ask for help

from the government. and if government give permission, it can go up by 10 or 15, which we have seen at other bankrupt councils . whether that will councils. whether that will happen, if it does, it could mean £1,012 extra for band a, the lowest level of council tax for band d, that's an extra £100 on and that can be quite a hit when people are facing a cost of living crisis . living crisis. >> will thank you very much for that. i'm just going to find out what our panel make of that one. um, it sounds so basically the gm birmingham council came up with a solution to the bankruptcy, but it wasn't acceptable to the gmb union that are fighting for the equal pay for the women in the area. so basically we've got a taste of a gmb , a union bankrupting gmb, a union bankrupting a labour council . um, it's a bit labour council. um, it's a bit of a mess, isn't it? nigel >> well, it's certainly a mess in birmingham, but i mean, if we start from, from, um, from the position they got into that mess it was to do with not paying,

not paying men and women equally. so that's got to be right. >> i'm totally right. >> i'm totally right. >> so. >> so. >> so. >> so i cannot see that so well. >> so i cannot see that so well. >> exactly. i mean that i think that the bigger problem with councils is that they've had 27% cut in their core funding from central government since 2010. so they're already struggling. then you've got the costs going up. social care is getting much more expensive. they've they've had to deal with inflation. they've had to deal with homelessness. so there have been a whole lot of problems that councils overall are facing. government plus the government not helping. plus the fact you have councils who have just been inefficient and at the end of the day, it'll be the council tax payer who has to actually make good that shortfall. i think this is where the government needs to needs to step in and say, right, we better whole of better get get the whole of local government sorted out and it must have the proper funding. hopefully to stop other councils going bankrupt. >> well, hackney, thurrock, woking, northamptonshire are all in pretty much the same sinking

boat, aren't they, claire? and again, once again it's the government stepping fund government stepping to in fund it, our money again it is. >> and i think this is the real problem, is that i don't think that birmingham city council should be allowed to without a referendum , um, hike up council referendum, um, hike up council tax to whichever number it is that they feel fit. they cannot seem to manage their budgets effectively . and i think all effectively. and i think all councils are in the same boat. and you having sat on a local authority for eight years, i have seen the funding decisions that you have to make. you have to be quite brutal. you have to have those statutory services covered. to also invest covered. you have to also invest in things like leisure and recreation because they are incredibly important. but you have to make savings elsewhere. and lot of councils have very and a lot of councils have very big offices , very big office big offices, very big office suhes big offices, very big office suites and you mentioned hackney really interesting . i went to a really interesting. i went to a theatre production which was in hackney town hall. so a company had come in and taken it over and we actually used council and we actually used the council chamber of the immersive chamber as part of the immersive performance. it was brilliant .

performance. it was brilliant. so hackney are getting so hackney council are getting money for that. people are getting to see what is and actually beautiful building. so why councils looking to why aren't councils looking to diversify awful more? diversify an awful lot more? because you use that kind of because you can use that kind of funding to be able to put back into looking after the residents of the communities you're taking the money from. >> that's a really interesting point. there's always ways around without just around these things without just throwing out. isn't throwing money out. isn't that right? to on right? we have to move on though. coming up on though. lots more coming up on today's uh, jordan today's show. uh, jordan henderson wants out of saudi arabia could arabia, but returning home could cost millions in tax. oh, what do you this a millionaire do you think this a millionaire footballer should do all that footballer should do all of that and much more to come. dawn and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom watching and neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel the kettle on, news channel put the kettle on, but don't go too far.

isabel monday to thursdays from. six till 930. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. now we are going to take balls as in footballs. jordan henderson wants out of saudi arabia , but returning home could arabia, but returning home could cost millions in tax. the england's vice captain, who controversially left liverpool for steve gerrard's saudi club in the summer, is struggling to settle in the middle east and is looking for an escape route back to english. and joining me now is our wonderful sports broadcaster , aidan magee, to broadcaster, aidan magee, to explain what's going on here. now my favourite part of this

story, aidan, is the fact that jordan henderson has said that it's a bit hot out there for him. did he not know that i know, i know well, it's not just him. >> i suppose it's his family he has to consider as well. as you mentioned there in the link, he could lose up to £7 million by in a tax write off effectively because if you don't complete the first two years of your contract, you don't get the full tax benefits, which of course is tax benefits, which of course is tax so he's on £700,000 a tax free. so he's on £700,000 a week there at and i think what's playing into this as well, dawn, is that he probably go back is that he can probably go back to saudi sometime in the future if but what's key if he needed to. but what's key in the short to medium terms is the fact that he really needs to. he can't he can't to. well, he can't he can't realistically a realistically take a take a place in england's squad at next summer's he's been summer's euros if he's been playing in playing for the last year in saudi, and would imagine saudi, and i would imagine knowing fa as knowing knowing the fa as i do, knowing gareth southgate, i would have thought had a private thought they've had a private conversation thought they've had a private conve if ation thought they've had a private conveif your thought they've had a private conveif you can get back in look, if you can get back in january, you have half a chance of getting back into contention for next few months. i'm for the next few months. i'm sure he needed because sure if he needed to, because he's only player who is

he's not the only player who is looking to back. there's looking to come back. there's1 or 2 who wasn't them, but or 2 who it wasn't for them, but i they've got the euros in i think they've got the euros in mind next summer, and so they're looking for looking to maybe come back for a few months, but i'm sure they can resume contract in the can resume their contract in the middle year. if you middle of next year. if you remember, david beckham went to ac in 2009, so sorry. ac milan back in 2009, so sorry. no, at la galaxy and he no, he was at la galaxy and he went on loan ac milan for went on loan to ac milan for a few months just try and get few months just to try and get back in contention. absolutely. with england. does with with england. so it does happen from time to time. >> is do do we can we >> that is a do we do we can we take a punt on where he's going to go back to club is? to go back to what club is? >> well, according to the mail, matt the back of matt hughes wrote on the back of the this morning that the mail this morning that that's, uh, fulham, one of the clubs interested clubs that are interested in a central are central midfielder. as are crystal so there's a crystal palace. so there's a london there. would london option there. it would seem going to get seem like he's not going to get 700 a week, of course, but 700 grand a week, of course, but newcastle also in newcastle newcastle are also in the central the for market a central midfielder i would suggest midfielder and i would suggest that saudi that given that they're saudi owned, they might be a smooth opfion owned, they might be a smooth option go there. option for him to go there. having said that, he is a sunderland boy. he played for sunderland boy. he played for sunderland player. sunderland as a young player. it's a very it's going to be a very difficult move for him to make

personally to newcastle, personally to go to newcastle, even towards end personally to go to newcastle, ev his towards end personally to go to newcastle, ev his career. towards end personally to go to newcastle, eviis career. towards end personally to go to newcastle, eviis careejust towards end personally to go to newcastle, eviis careejust quickly, end personally to go to newcastle, eviis careejust quickly, we're nd >> i mean, just quickly, we're running of time. aiden but running out of time. aiden but he did lot of stick for he did get a lot of stick for going there from the lgbtq+ going out there from the lgbtq+ community going out there from the lgbtq+ comm issues there. you rights issues out there. do you think that has part in his think that has any part in his decision it all about money? >> imagine, w-i >> i can't imagine, well, the money most, money is the most, most important i can't important thing, but i can't imagine liked to imagine he would have liked to relish that all. mean, relish that at all. i mean, people be popular people like to be popular people like can like to be liked. and i can imagine probably imagine that probably played into bit. into his thinking a little bit. yes. okay okay. >> yeah. okay well, okay. interesting story. see where he goes. you're watching and listening to gb news sunday with me. dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's show, but shall we have the have a look at what the weather's for weather's doing outside for you with the lovely marco, a brighter boxt solar brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm marco petagna. here's your latest weather update from the met office. we'll see plenty of fine settled weather across over the weather across the uk over the next few days. plenty of sunny spells, fog frost some spells, fog, frost and some icy patches during the patches though during the overnight and or overnight period and 1 or 2 wintry showers. two high pressure dominating. sitting pressure is dominating. sitting just towards north—west of just towards the north—west of the us the generally the uk, giving us the generally fine conditions. although notice fairly tightly packed isobars towards the so of towards the south. so a bit of a breeze coming from the east

breeze coming in from the east or north easterly direction as we the evening and we head into the evening and dunng we head into the evening and during period, during the overnight period, showers across the north of england will work their way westwards sea westwards into the irish sea areas also few showers areas and also a few showers developing down the developing down towards the south—east need to south—east of england need to keep an on those as we head keep an eye on those as we head into rush hour monday into rush hour on monday morning. could give a bit of snow in places, especially on the downs, a icy the north downs, and a few icy patches in places to elsewhere, though case of frost and though it's a case of frost and some by some fog patches forming by monday morning. as for monday itself , well, a bit of a tricky itself, well, a bit of a tricky start the southeast start towards the southeast there some wintry showers in places , icy patches in places. places, icy patches in places. here , and elsewhere, fog and here too, and elsewhere, fog and frost plenty frost gradually lifting plenty of sunshine from that of sunshine away from that southeast , although the southeast corner, although the showers southeast showers across the southeast will way will start to migrate their way westwards southern westwards across southern england, reaching the england, eventually reaching the far of uk. we far south—west of the uk. as we head into the latter of head into the latter stages of the monday , another the day on monday, another pretty for the time pretty chilly day for the time of in the east of year and factor in the east north easterly breeze and it will feel colder still out and about tuesday, though. promises more of sunshine more in the way of sunshine after locally foggy after a frosty locally foggy start, will stay quite start, but it will stay quite chilly time of year. chilly for the time of year. temperatures mid single chilly for the time of year. temperatrres mid single chilly for the time of year. temperatrres in mid single chilly for the time of year. temperatrres in mostid single chilly for the time of year. temperatrres in most places,a figures at best in most places, and we head the rest

and as we head through the rest of in the way of the week more in the way of cloud filter down cloud starting to filter down from the north. so turning cloudier go cloudier from the north as we go through week looks like through the week looks like things are heating up . things are heating up. >> boxt boilers sponsor of weather on gb news as. >> thank you very much marco. ah translate. it's not raining right . lots more coming up on right. lots more coming up on today's show . rishi sunak right. lots more coming up on today's show. rishi sunak is under pressure to suspend a tory minister who is facing investigation over claims he used taxpayers money to campaign for the conservative party what will rishi sunak do? all of that to come and much more. i'm dawn neesom and you are watching and listening to news britain's listening to gb news britain's news channel

hello and welcome to gb news sunday. happy sunday, happy weekend . having a lovely happy weekend. having a lovely time. uh, thank you forjoining time. uh, thank you for joining us this lunchtime. dawn us this lunchtime. i'm dawn neesom and for the next hour i'll be keeping company on i'll be keeping you company on tv, digital radio. tv, online and on digital radio. coming up this hour, rishi sunak is under pressure to suspend a tory minister who is facing investigation action over claims he used taxpayer money to campaign for the conservative party what will rishi sunak do now, then? sir keir starmer wants to have a fight with the conservative party on his green project , but he's already project, but he's already downgraded target on spending 28 billion a year on green

investment schemes, hasn't he? i mean, if you can keep up, help mean, if you can keep up, help me out here. uh, that is now an ambition , evidently, rather than ambition, evidently, rather than something he was definitely going to do. gotcha. now how, um, are the labour leader backing away from his flagship green policy ? if starmer are green policy? if starmer are backing away from being green and the longest strike in nhs three and now enters its fifth day junior doctors taking day with junior doctors taking to the picket line in a long running dispute pay and running dispute over pay and conditions and now striking doctors are facing being warned that nhs will start formally that the nhs will start formally collecting evidence of the harm to patients caused by their refusal help struggling refusal to help struggling hospitals. do you think that's fair, though ? but hey , this show fair, though? but hey, this show is all about you. it's not about us or my wonderful panel. let me know what you're thinking. the thoughts on all of our stories and anything you want to talk about. we'll be about. basically, we'll be discussing at discussing. email me at gbviews@gbnews.com, or message me on our socials. very simple at but first let's get

at gb news. but first let's get the news headlines with pip tomson . tomson. >> thanks , dawn. it is coming up >> thanks, dawn. it is coming up to 2:02. good afternoon. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with residents in oxford. he claims they were at pains to say that the environment agency's response to flooding had been great. rishi sunak also met environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see firsthand their battle with rising levels . over 1800 rising river levels. over 1800 properties have been damaged and 200 flood alerts remain in place across england . the prime across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences are working . flood defences are working. >> there have been many people affected by what's happened over the past week, but also 49,000 homes have been protected from flooding as a result of that investment , and also flooding as a result of that investment, and also things like the pumps that i've been seeing

here today and the flood barriers just in the community. i've been walking around hundreds of homes have been protected those protected because of those investments . of course, investments. but of course, this is be devastating for is going to be devastating for those are impacted, which those who are impacted, which is why support in why there's financial support in place. , the place. but overall, the investment that's going into flood is at a very, flood defences is at a very, very level . very high level. >> the uk's health security agency has issued an amber coloured health alert for parts of england until friday afternoon . soon. the met office afternoon. soon. the met office is also warning that snow is on the way . that could turn quite the way. that could turn quite heavy. a yellow weather warning will come into force at 4 am. tomorrow, and says that ice and snow is likely to affect roads and train services in parts of greater london, kent , surrey, greater london, kent, surrey, east sussex and west sussex . east sussex and west sussex. well, earlier, rishi sunak denied having hesitations about the government's rwanda scheme dunng the government's rwanda scheme during his time as chancellor. the bbc claims to have seen documents where rishi sunak expressed scepticism about the plan, stating that the deterrent won't work . the prime minister won't work. the prime minister said it was his job to ask

probing questions about every policy that came across his desk . chief secretary to the treasury laura trott says the prime minister's plan is the deterrent the uk needs . deterrent the uk needs. >> i am sure that he was asking a lot of questions about the policy, but look at his actions , policy, but look at his actions, look what he's done. you know, he's introduced the illegal migration bill into the house of commons, the rwanda bill, which will rwanda to this will introduce rwanda to this country and will mean that we overturn on the issues that were raised by the court of appeal, it will mean that flights can take off rwanda , which we take off to rwanda, which we think incredibly important think is incredibly important because know deterrence works because we know deterrence works . we've seen what happened with the deal , where they do . we've seen what happened with the returned deal , where they do . we've seen what happened with the returned tonl , where they do . we've seen what happened with the returned to their1ere they do . we've seen what happened with the returned to their countryy do . we've seen what happened with the returned to their country of o get returned to their country of origin . origin. >> however, shadow education secretary bridget phillipson says the plan will not work. it's far from clear whether the plan will have sent anyone to rwanda because, you know, we've sent more home secretaries to rwanda than we have asylum seekers. >> and even if the even if rwanda were to be effective rwanda were to be an effective intervention, well, even if it

were effective, you're were to be effective, you're talking about between 100 to 200 asylum seekers. it's1% talking about between 100 to 200 asylum seekers. it's 1% of the backlog of claims that we're facing at the moment. so it's just not the answer. it's a gimmick. what we need to have is a as are a serious plan. as labour are set around tackling those set out around tackling those cases, huge backlog of cases, that huge backlog of cases, that huge backlog of cases ending the use of cases and ending the use of inappropriate accommodation, such hotels . such as hotels. >> police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy and man died in a car crash in lincolnshire . the 16 year old lincolnshire. the 16 year old boy and a 40 year old man were killed after a car left the road and became submerged in water at tetney road yesterday tetney lock road yesterday lunchtime. police say next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers . investigators trained officers. investigators are hunting for the fuselage that blew off the alaska airlines aircraft mid—air. dozens of planes have been grounded in america after the plane made an emergency landing. when a hole appeared where a window had been , 177 people were window had been, 177 people were on board, but luckily no one was

hurt. the us airline regulator has ordered inspections of 171 boeing 737 max nine jets. investigators believe the piece of the plane is somewhere near portland, oregon, and ask anyone who finds it to contact the police . a firefighter from police. a firefighter from lancashire has begun his attempt to break a guinness world record for the most weight lifted in 24 hours. this will make your eyes water, 42 year old glenn bailey needs to lift more than 580,000kg between today and tomorrow . he 580,000kg between today and tomorrow. he aims to lift 600,000kg, hoping to do around 60kg each time and around 1000 reps in total. he decided to take on the challenge to raise money and awareness for the firefighters charity, which provides health and wellbeing services . provides health and wellbeing services. blimey provides health and wellbeing services . blimey o'riley. good services. blimey o'riley. good luck to him. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb

news now it's back to dawn and gb news . news now it's back to dawn and gb news. sunday thank you very much, pip. >> right, let's get straight into today's topic, shall we? there have been claims that pensions minister paul maynard broke parliamentary rules by using taxpayer money to fund tory party work and campaigning . tory party work and campaigning. the independent parliamentary standards authority, which oversees mps expenses, says it will refer the claims to its compliance officer. mr maynard said he believed he had the proper agreements in place. now now another tory minister, another possible by—election coming up, let's find out what's happening on this one with katherine forster. catherine good afternoon. can you explain what's going on with this one? >> well too early to say >> yes. well too early to say that this going to result in that this is going to result in another by—election though. this is pensions minister, paul is the pensions minister, paul maynard, in this , um, dispute maynard, in this, um, dispute stroke scandal. and he

represents blackpool north and in blackpool south. the other conservative mp scott benton, there will be a by—election in his seat because because of a lobbying scandal. but certainly paul maynard is in a bit of trouble because a local conservative party member has basically not accepted his explanations as to how they are spending money, and it's emerged , urged that since he was elected in 2010, he has spent £106,000 on printing and other related costs . now the average related costs. now the average for an mp over that time period would be something like 25,000. so that's a lot of money. and the issue is that that it's being claimed that he spent some of that money on things that he's not allowed to . so he's not allowed to. so campaigning overtly political, um, things , things involving in

um, things, things involving in getting himself re—elected for party political reasons, you're allowed to spend money as an mp for genuine expenses in helping your constituents and representing them in westminster , but not for helping the party and helping yourself to get re—elected. so that's the allegation. so it's going to be investigated . paul maynard says investigated. paul maynard says that he hasn't done anything wrong. let's see what emerges. but certainly and yet another awkward thing for rishi sunak to deal with. of course, when he was elected , he stood outside was elected, he stood outside downing street. he said he would lead a government with in integrity, transparency and accountability at its heart. and you know, we've had a series of by elections, various conservative scandals, allegations of wrongdoing and here we go again. >> again at the start of an election year. thank you very much. katherine forster for yet another scandal dogging the conservative party right. um,

quick chat with the panel on this one. i still have in the studio with me our very , very studio with me our very, very happy anniversary couple claire pearsall and nigel nelson. it's a wedding anniversary today in the spending with us lucky them. um, what what? this is another scandal, isn't it, nigel? for the conservative party. i mean, the conservative party. i mean, the rules are quite simple. how do getting rules do they keep getting the rules so that's the point, >> well, that's the point, really? have >> well, that's the point, really? the have >> well, that's the point, really? the rules have >> well, that's the point, really? the rules that have >> well, that's the point, really? the rules that they 'e >> well, that's the point, really? the rules that they are . known the rules that they are. um, they're very straightforward. cannot use straightforward. you cannot use any money for campaigning any public money for campaigning purposes. is as simple as that. as an mp , you can't even use as an mp, you can't even use a piece of piece of house of commons notepaper for campaigning purposes that can only be used for doing your your your duty as an mp . um, so your duty as an mp. um, so certainly he should know it, know what the rules are. it's quite right. it's being investigated by ipso . um, in investigated by ipso. um, in fairness, paul menard has said that he will accept the judgement of ipso. let's see what happens. i mean , if there's what happens. i mean, if there's been bit of a mix up or been a bit of a mix up or a misunderstanding ending, maybe things things will actually sort

themselves out, but it's up to ipso to decide if he's broken the rules, if the rules do seem clear to a clear to me, clare, eveni clear to a clear to me, clare, even i mean , it's like. even i mean, it's like. >> or clare to clare , whatever. >> or clare to clare, whatever. um, but they do seem pretty clear to me how how can they keep getting so wrong? >> don't know, because >> well, i don't know, because it has been like this since ipso was first in, uh, involved with mps claims that you cannot use any money from the taxpayer for party political purposes. it was like that. in fact , before ipso like that. in fact, before ipso came along, you couldn't do that. it is one of those rules that. it is one of those rules thatis that. it is one of those rules that is ingrained into all of us. i think the problem also comes in with constituency office that mr maynard uses , office that mr maynard uses, which is also his local party office. now, he does say that he has sorted the paperwork with ipso. they accept that there is a contract in place for both parties to use the same set of premises, so we'll have to have parties to use the same set of p|look es, so we'll have to have parties to use the same set of p|look at so we'll have to have parties to use the same set of p|look at that.e'll have to have parties to use the same set of p|look at that. buthave to have parties to use the same set of p|look at that. but it's; to have parties to use the same set of p|look at that. but it's rightave a look at that. but it's right that goes to compliance that it goes to compliance because this is taxpayers money. this is our money. this is your

view and listener's money. it shouldn't be used to promote a political party. so he will be in an awful amount of trouble if it is deemed that he broken it is deemed that he has broken those laws. breach of those laws. that is a breach of absolutely everything and he would to suspended . would be right to be suspended. but the moment you but i think at the moment you need compliance but i think at the moment you need take compliance but i think at the moment you need take its compliance but i think at the moment you need take its course ance but i think at the moment you need take its course to :e but i think at the moment you need take its course to take system take its course to take its but if there is found to be >> but if there is found to be wrongdoing, it's another year by—election and blackpool is now doubled by—election, potentially . um, but anyways, that's enough politics. shall we talk football because it's fa cup weekend and, um, obviously i'm going to go um, i obviously i'm going to go to the man on the panel because men about football, men know all about football, don't nigel. yeah . nigel don't they, nigel. yeah. nigel jordan henderson. what do you make of this coming back to play in after his saudi arabia in the uk after his saudi arabia adventure ? adventure? >> well, he's not going to end up going to down a job centre, is that, uh uh, even if is he? that, uh uh, even if he has pay that £7 million tax has to pay that £7 million tax back on the basis you've been getting these huge amounts every week and it's been tax free. um i find it very hard to feel

sorry for him. i mean, oh, come on. well he may not like the heatin on. well he may not like the heat in saudi arabia , as you heat in saudi arabia, as you pointed he should have pointed out. he should have known there. pointed out. he should have knov maybe there. pointed out. he should have knov maybe he there. pointed out. he should have knov maybe he just there. pointed out. he should have knov maybe he just doesn't1ere. pointed out. he should have knov maybe he just doesn't like um, maybe he just doesn't like saudi arabia. a lot of people don't. and a lot of people end up but it just seems up leaving it. but it just seems to that the of to me that with the kind of money, i don't begrudge him the money. by way, think that money, i don't begrudge him the money. forces way, think that money, i don't begrudge him the money. forces allow think that money, i don't begrudge him the money. forces allow footballers: market forces allow footballers to paid huge sums. i market forces allow footballers to paid huge sums . i that's to be paid huge sums. i that's not the problem . i just don't not the problem. i just don't feel sorry for his his dilemma whether to stay, whether to come back, um, whether to stay and get his money tax free, whether to come back and pay taxes on it. i say come back, give the treasury the 7 million. they could do with but fair point. >> now, could you explain the offside rule, please? >> donald trump, offside rule, please? >> donald trump , not chance . sorry. >> we aren't we are not bullying nigel. honestly. it'sjust that he knows nothing about football and his lovely wife. claire is and his lovely wife. claire is an expert . well, apart from the an expert. well, apart from the team you support, potentially me. >> there's nothing wrong with the team. i support. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> mighty southampton . >> mighty southampton. >> mighty southampton. >> southampton? perfect >> southampton? yeah. perfect yeah. i've just got boos in my

ear them gallery ear. yeah. them in the gallery are portsmouth fan. yeah. right. okay so what do you make of jordan . jordan. >> well look think he is >> well look i think he is looking. exactly aidan looking. it's exactly what aidan said. look at said. he is going to look at whether come back whether he can come back and play whether he can come back and play his country with play for his country with somebody at the end of their career. they're going to want to play career. they're going to want to play for england one last time. i mean, everybody's i mean, that is everybody's dream as a footballer to represent country and go on represent your country and go on and for them. so i pay and play for them. so i pay 7 million for the privilege. >> going, but >> that's not bad going, but that's for you that's patriotism for you necessarily it's the money necessarily think it's the money that's involved in this. >> the kudos of playing for >> it's the kudos of playing for your country . and it's what he your country. and it's what he does his playing does afterwards when his playing career over. what does he career is over. what does he want to does he want go want to do? does he want to go into want to into management? does he want to go ? he's more go into coaching? he's more chance that within the chance of doing that within the uk than doing it abroad. and i think that that's what most of them will look at. where do they want to end up when their playing over? do playing career is over? what do they ? i can't see they want to do? i can't see that he would be given chance that he would be given a chance to in saudi to go coach, run a team in saudi or anywhere in the middle east necessarily, and he may not wish to. i do think it's quite funny,

though, that he thought that saudi was little and saudi was a little bit hot and humid . i saudi was a little bit hot and humid. i wonder if we him humid. i wonder if we gave him a map . he could point it out to us. >> us. >> thank you very much . >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> offside rule. actually, no, i'm not i'm not gonna i'm not going to ask for that. >> ruined. ruined by var because no one knows the offside rule now, no one knows the offside rule novi mean, nobody understands it >> i mean, nobody understands it now. you can't celebrate now. and you can't celebrate a goal now. and you can't celebrate a goal. cup weekend. goal. it's fa cup weekend. come we're allowed to talk about football. we're girls. nigel. yeah, right . football. we're girls. nigel. yeah, right. uh, football. we're girls. nigel. yeah, right . uh, okay, so we yeah, right. uh, okay, so we have to move on. unfortunately, we are. time is just flying this afternoon. you watching and listening to gb news sunday with me. dawn neesom. lots more coming show, sir coming up on today's show, sir keir starmer wants to have a fight with the conservative party on his green projects, but he's already downgraded his target of spending 28 billion a year on green investment schemes in the next parliament to an ambition wasn't a pledge , it was ambition wasn't a pledge, it was an ambition. is this the latest sign of the labour leader backing away from his flagship, green policy? is starmer backing away from being green or backing away from being green or backing away from being green or backing

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getting in touch, some of you making some interesting comments about our lovely panel as well. who celebrating their fourth who are celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary today. um, saying is to see two saying how lovely is to see two people who politically disagree get on so well. >> oh . >> oh. >> oh. >> so sorry. yeah because they do. >> um, right in other stuff. um claire says i'm sick of hearing about people's democratic right to protest. we were talking about whether people organising protests paying for protests should be paying for the police protection. it's time the police protection. it's time the right to demonstrate was stopped was a bit stopped completely was a bit dramatic. claire, i don't remember demonstrations in world war got and war two. we just got up and fought for country in. fought for our country in. interesting point, interesting point . um, interesting point, interesting point. um, what else have we interesting point, interesting point . um, what else have we got point. um, what else have we got here? um policing protester david. what? oh, gosh. yeah, right. dave why are these palestinian protests even being allowed? many are using illegal chants, and that's a fair point. and many jewish people do feel threatened when they hear and see some of the placards and some of the chants. and ian says, um, protesters should be paying, says, um, protesters should be paying, as i understand it, courts have the power to impose

costs . why were these protesters costs. why were these protesters go to court today like costume pros? um absolutely. so many, many of your thoughts coming in. so please do keep them coming because this program is all about you. now absolutely. let's talk about sir keir starmer, shall we? because we have to at some point, i guess he wants to have a fight with his words, not mine. with the conservative party on his target to spend £28 billion a year on green projects by 2030, the party has backtracked slightly on its original pledge last year, saying it would ramp up to reach the figure after 2027 rather than hitting it in the first year of a labour government . it year of a labour government. it is now facing questions over whether this could be watered down, even even further. joining me now is a senior lecturer in sustainable construction and climate change, john grant. john thank you very much for joining me this afternoon. uh, lovely to talk to you. now. um sir keir

starmer is now describing his green pledges as an ambitious one. what do you make of what he said? and is it all not none of it's going to work. basically. it's too little, too late. >> well , it it's too little, too late. >> well, it could be it's too little, too late. >> well , it could be too little, >> well, it could be too little, too late, but at least there's a pledge there. too late, but at least there's a ple you there. too late, but at least there's a ple you know , um, it isn't, you >> you know, um, it isn't, you know, let's expand the oil and gas industry for some fantasy. um energy security, which , which um energy security, which, which is, is literally up side down in terms of our , our responses to terms of our, our responses to the challenges we're facing. >> i'm not a spokesperson for laboun >> i'm not a spokesperson for labour. in fact , you know, i've labour. in fact, you know, i've been asking for this kind of spending for more than a decade because things are changing and we know there are countries out there that are not taking it seriously. so the idea of us getting ready for the changes that are going to happen and, you know, 14,000 people without power, 1000 houses flooded and the like , it's serious. we're in the like, it's serious. we're in the like, it's serious. we're in the middle of this change, this this quite uncomfortable shift

in our climate. and we need to be prepared for it. >> john, both the main parties do seem to have sort of rowed back on on their green promises , back on on their green promises, liz. i mean, you know, as a supporter of, you know, you know, the net zero targets, it must be quite disappointing for you to hear . you to hear. >> well, it's more than disappointing. i mean, here we are . um, it's disappointing. i mean, here we are. um, it's just disappointing. i mean, here we are . um, it's just been are. um, it's just been confirmed that last year was the warmest year globally. and for the uk , it was the second the uk, it was the second warmest ever. the uk, it was the second warmest ever . we're right in the warmest ever. we're right in the middle of this , this sort of middle of this, this sort of challenge. and yet everyone seems to be planning on an economy growing at all costs and i may be on my own on this one, but i really don't agree with with sort of sacrificing all our ecosystem for, for a growing economy. and so it's not just disappointment, it's really, you know, just a, a hope for the future that it's just uncomfortable. john. but what would you say to many of our viewers and listeners this

afternoon are saying, you know, you know, feeling the you know, we're feeling the pinch we can't afford at the moment to put this amount of money into green issues . and money into green issues. and that that is absolutely a good question to ask. now i've got a i've got a solid response to that, and that is that this is not a cost . you we need to sort not a cost. you we need to sort of change the narrative. this is an investment . and governments an investment. and governments do invest in the future. and here's the great thing that if we invest this kind of money, we save people in the future. if this current government hadn't got rid of our improved building standards in 2015, then there'd be a million houses. now that wouldn't be scared of energy pnces wouldn't be scared of energy prices rising because they'd be spending less than £200 a year on their energy . so we if we on their energy. so we if we invest , rather than it being invest, rather than it being a cost, we've got people's lives. we've got people's, uh, sort of we've got their, their we're behind them. not costing them.

but the narrative is always it's a serious cost. and why bother. because china or you know, or india or whatever , you know, india or whatever, you know, that's a fair point. and it's, it's again , it's a good point. it's again, it's a good point. and because those countries maybe aren't acting as, as strongly as i would like, that means that we're probably going to have to face more challenges, worse challenges and sooner. so that actually puts more weight to a greater spending for resilience and adaption to protect our, you know , our protect our, you know, our residents, our friends , our residents, our friends, our family. you know, you and me . family. you know, you and me. and, you know, more importantly, for me, it's the next generation as well , because this for me, it's the next generation as well, because this isn't going away. we are in the change now, right ? now, right? >> okay. that's, um, john grant, a senior lecturer in sustainable construction and climate change. john, thank you so much for joining afternoon. joining us this afternoon. really that. um, really appreciate that. um, i don't think either keir starmer or rishi sunak is going to get, um, john's vote. do you at the moment the way things are going?

no, definitely. make no, definitely. what do you make about having a pledge about labour now having a pledge as ? as an ambition? >> it's unsurprising. i think they've looked at how much it really is going to cost and how much it is they can achieve, and i think the major factor in this was also the removal of jobs from the north sea oil industry , from the north sea oil industry, which is damaging to so many communities , especially in communities, especially in scotland. and a lot of people who would potentially vote labour would be affected by it. but i think it's also encouraged , short sighted, to only look at renewable energy. we need to look at that alongside fossil fuels. we aren't going to get rid of them. so i don't think it's i don't think it's a surprise that he's downgraded it. i think it's useful to my party, certainly, that he's done it early by moving it from spending per year to or wouldn't it be nice to spend some by 2027? well, that's quite a long way away. >> i'm sorry you're not allowed to snort at your wife on your wedding anniversary, nigel. that's not acceptable. that's just not acceptable. that's just not acceptable. that's almost divorce level .

that's almost divorce level. >> well, i couldn't help it. on the of what has the basis of what claire has just this part the basis of what claire has justhe this part the basis of what claire has justhe tory this part the basis of what claire has justhe tory game this part the basis of what claire has justhe tory game about part of the tory game about weaponising this 28 billion and the whole point is that the tories are coming out with this idea that it's going to mean , idea that it's going to mean, uh, huge tax rises for ordinary people. nothing of the sort. this money is going to be borrowed . and the idea of it is borrowed. and the idea of it is to increase economic growth . to increase economic growth. exactly as john said, john made some really good points there. economic growth. it could create a million jobs in a in a whole new green industry. and i regret that keir starmer seems to be backing away from it. okay, but but both of them are doing that. i mean i rishi sunak i mean i mean, rishi sunak backed it. he's just backed away from it. he's just lost his former net zero minister from the party because he's decided to reissue the fossil fuel licences for north sea. um, we are not going to make our target of net zero in 2050 if we carry on this way, but i think, isn't that the problem with labour is they were

looking money. looking to borrow that money. >> now what happens when you borrow you have to pay it borrow money? you have to pay it back. and how are going to back. and how are they going to do that? don't tell do that? and please don't tell me windfall this me this is a windfall tax. this is, uh, the. well, wasn't is, uh, the. well, i wasn't going to removal of subsidies on private schools. all of the things they tend or that either. >> no, that money goes for something else . something else. >> well, but where's it coming from? and this is always my problem with labour is problem with the labour party is that. you can that. yes, it's fine. you can borrow as a government. can borrow as a government. you can borrow as a government. you can borrow all borrow money. that all governments have that. governments have done that. but it back. how is it has to be paid back. how is it has to be paid back. how is it be paid back? it going to be paid back? right. this think labour this is where i think labour needs to be honest. okay. >> there was the point. that >> but there was the point. that was point john just was the point that john was just just way gets paid just making the way it gets paid back by is if all works, back is by is if it all works, it creates economic growth . it creates huge economic growth. but and that creates then creates jobs as a result of that, the nation has greater wealth to be able to pay the debt off. what labour are doing is gordon brown's old golden rule only borrow to invest . and rule only borrow to invest. and this is borrowing to invest in the country. >> but if was doing a really heavy lifting part of your

sentence right there, if this is going to work, you cannot remove one industry in favour of another one and call that investment. well, what if it fails, you're saying. but what if it succeeds? what if it fails? well, we're back to fails? well, we're we're back to the situation actually , do we the situation of actually, do we tackle to change the tackle climate to change the point get zero point where we get to net zero in 2050? >> don't we? these are the >> or don't we? these are the are the ways that we're actually going do it. so it comes down going to do it. so it comes down to you feel about climate to what you feel about climate change and whether you'd rather save some money now. and we have a disaster coming down the road. it's done with with it's what we've done with with an ageing population than we knew about it. 50 years ago. the effects on pensions and the nhs. nobody anything about it nobody did anything about it because elections kept getting in the way. >> but political parties , >> but political parties, whether they be in opposition or opposition government always opposition or government, always get need get it wrong. you need to be able take people on able to take people with you on this of how and not enforce this kind of how and not enforce it upon them. >> important in the gb news >> how important in the gb news political poll ends last year, the three priorities were cost of living, crisis, nhs and migration issues. that's what

people said . no one mentioned people said. no one mentioned green . how important do green issues. how important do you this actually is to you think this actually is to voters out there, nigel? >> i that issue >> well, i think that the issue comes down to if we're going to actually deal with climate change, it's going to cost us all. nobody likes spending the money, that's where it money, and that's where it becomes becomes a real problem. that's tories have hit that's where the tories have hit on this 28 billion to try and frighten people. that that's what labour are going to increase their taxes by. so i think it becomes a bigger issue once you see what the cost is to you individually. at the moment we're not there. we keep pushing it back further away so it doesn't become an election issue, but one day it will. >> claire, one very final quick last word. because you're a woman, it's your job. thank you. >> you to >> i just think that you need to be able to take the public with you. need invest in you. you need to invest in certain start certain things before you start saying have a new saying you have to have a new car or a new boiler. you can't do that to people. and on that note, are watching and note, you are watching and listening gb news sunday with me. >> dawn neesom more coming >> dawn neesom lots more coming up . the longest up on today's show. the longest strike nhs history ends its

strike in nhs history ends its fifth day with junior doctors are taking to the picket lines in a long running dispute over pay in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. in a long running dispute over pay and conditions . and now pay and conditions. and now striking doctors are being warned that the nhs will start not formally collecting evidence of the harm to patients caused by their refusal to help struggling hospitals. do you think that's fair though? but first, let's have a look at those news headlines with pip tomson . good afternoon. tomson. good afternoon. >> it's 231. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with residents in oxford. he claims they were at pains to say that the environment agency's response to flooding had been great. rishi sunak also met environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see firsthand their battle with rising river levels over 1800 properties have been damaged and 200 flood alerts remain in place

across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences are working. there have been many people affected by what's happened over the past week, but also so 49,000 homes have been protected from flooding as a result of that investment , from flooding as a result of that investment, and also things like the pumps that i've been seeing here today and the flood barriers just in the community. >> i've been walking around hundreds of homes have been protected because of those investments. course, this protected because of those in'goingznts. course, this protected because of those in'going to s. course, this protected because of those in'going to be course, this protected because of those in'going to be devastating, this protected because of those in'going to be devastating foris is going to be devastating for those who are impacted, which is why financial support in why there's financial support in place. the place. but overall, the investment that's going into flood defences is a very, flood defences is at a very, very . very high level. >> the uk's health security . >> the uk's health security. agency has issued an amber cold health alert for parts of england until friday afternoon . england until friday afternoon. the met office is also warning that snow is on the way and it could turn quite heavy . a yellow could turn quite heavy. a yellow weather warning will come into force at 4 am. tomorrow, and states that ice and snow are likely to affect roads and train services in parts of greater london, kent , surrey, east and london, kent, surrey, east and west sussex . earlier, the prime

west sussex. earlier, the prime minister denied having hesitations about the government's rwanda scheme dunng government's rwanda scheme during his time as chancellor. the bbc claims to have seen documents where rishi sunak expressed scepticism about the plan , stating that the deterrent plan, stating that the deterrent won't work . the prime minister won't work. the prime minister said it was his job to ask probing questions about every policy that comes across his desk. policy that comes across his desk . a firefighter from desk. a firefighter from lancashire has begun his attempt to break a guinness world record for most weight lifted in 24 hours, 42 year old glenn bailey needs to lift more than 580,000kg between today and tomorrow . he 580,000kg between today and tomorrow. he aims to lift 600,000kg, hoping to do around 60kg each time and around 12,000 reps in total. he decided to take on the challenge to raise money and awareness for the fire fighters charity, which provides health and wellbeing services . health and wellbeing services. makes my eyes water. you can get

more on all of those stories by visiting our website gb news dot com . com. >> thank you very much pep. my eyes are watering too. just thinking about it now. stay with us. we'll be asking fair us. we'll be asking if it's fair the nhs record harms by the nhs record harms created by doctors strikes. but first let's have a look at what the weather is with marco. is doing outside with marco. looks like things are heating up i >> -- >> boxt boilers sponsor us of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello, i'm marco petagna. here's your latest weather update from the met office. we'll see plenty of fine settled weather the over weather across the uk over the next days. of sunny next few days. plenty of sunny spells, some icy spells, fog, frost and some icy patches though during the overnight and 1 or overnight period and 1 or 2 wintry showers. two high pressure dominating. sitting pressure is dominating. sitting just the north—west of just towards the north—west of the the generally just towards the north—west of the conditions the generally just towards the north—west of the conditions , the generally just towards the north—west of the conditions , although arally just towards the north—west of the conditions , although notice fine conditions, although notice fairly tightly packed isobars towards the south. so a bit of a breeze from east breeze coming in from the east or direction as or north easterly direction as we head the evening and we head into the evening and dunng

we head into the evening and during period, during the overnight period, showers across the of showers across the north of england way england will work their way westwards irish sea westwards into the irish sea areas and also few showers areas and also a few showers developing down towards the south—east . need to south—east of england. need to keep on those as head keep an eye on those as we head into monday into rush hour on monday morning. give a bit morning. could give a bit of snow places, especially snow in places, especially on the downs and a icy the north downs and a few icy patches too. patches in places too. elsewhere, a case patches in places too. elrfrostere, a case patches in places too. elrfrost and a case patches in places too. elrfrost and some a case patches in places too. elrfrost and some fog a case patches in places too. elrfrost and some fog patches of frost and some fog patches forming by monday morning. as forming by monday morning. as for monday itself, a bit of a tncky for monday itself, a bit of a tricky start towards the southeast there wintry southeast there some wintry showers icy patches showers in places, icy patches in here too. elsewhere in places here too. elsewhere fog and frost gradually lifting plenty of sunshine away from that corner , although that southeast corner, although the showers the southeast the showers across the southeast will migrate their way will start to migrate their way westwards southern westwards across southern england, the england, eventually reaching the far of the we far south—west of the uk. as we head latter stages of head into the latter stages of the monday, another the day on monday, another pretty chilly day for the time of factor in the of year and factor in the eastern north easterly breeze, and colder still and it will feel colder still out . tuesday, though, and it will feel colder still out more. tuesday, though, and it will feel colder still out more. tlthe ay, though, and it will feel colder still out more. tlthe ay, tofugh, promises more in the way of sunshine after frosty, locally sunshine after a frosty, locally foggy , but it will stay foggy start, but it will stay quite time of quite chilly for the time of yeah quite chilly for the time of year. mid, year. temperatures low to mid, single best in most single figures at best in most places, head through places, and as we head through the week more in the the rest of the week more in the way clouds starting to filter way of clouds starting to filter down north, turning

down from the north, so turning cloudier we go cloudier from the north as we go through the week. >> feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt sponsors of weather boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . on. gb news. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on digital radio. now the longest strike in nhs history is now into its fifth day, with junior doctors taking to the picket lines in a long running dispute over pay and condition . this comes amid and condition. this comes amid hospitals pleading for junior doctors to return to work due to fears for patient safety . fears for patient safety. several nhs trusts are declared critical incidents as a result of the strike action. our yorkshire and humber reporter anna o'reilly has been to find out just how much support people have for this industrial action. we want pay restoration . we want pay restoration. >> when do we want it? now. a new year and a new strike for

junior doctors. >> this time lasting six days in the longest industrial action in nhs history and it comes at one of the busiest times of the yeah of the busiest times of the year, as the nhs grapples with winter pressures , as the dispute winter pressures, as the dispute over pay and conditions has now entered its 10th month with medics asking for more money to compensate for pay cuts going back to 2008. >> patients deserve doctors who are well paid , who are well are well paid, who are well rested, who are well resourced and the uk is not providing this at the moment. 15 years of pay cuts have put our profession on its knees as we graduate and we, with tens of hundreds of thousands of pounds of debt and on top of it, we pay thousands of pounds on a yearly basis for exams and courses . it's putting exams and courses. it's putting a strain on our colleagues who are simply leaving the profession. junior doctors were given an 8.8% pay rise last summer , with an extra 3%

summer, with an extra 3% offered, which was rejected by the british medical association . the british medical association. >> and despite almost 1 the british medical association. >> and despite almost1 million >> and despite almost 1 million operations and appointment being cancelled due to the strike action, junior doctors here at leeds general infirmary feel they still have public support . they still have public support. >> opinion polls throughout our strike action have actually showed that public support has been the been increasing throughout the strike i think, you strike action, so i think, you know, the public are feeling the pressure is under pressure that the nhs is under as well. i think they can empathise with the issues that doctors are facing . doctors are facing. >> nhs public has >> keep our nhs public has supported junior doctors on the picket line since strikes began in march last year. >> as a consultant in leeds for nearly 30 years and, you know, i believed in providing the best possible care for my patients. and i think with the state of play and i think with the state of play with the nhs at the moment, they're simply not getting the care that they should do . care that they should do. >> a christmas poll by ipsos put nhs staff at the top of the nice

list, but here in leeds there's mixed opinion on support for the junior doctors . junior doctors. >> i couldn't do it because i'd be thinking about the patients and that's what they should be doing regardless of pounds, shillings and pence does disturb me a little, especially at my age. >> if i've got to go into hospital, is there going to be help for me? there >> you know, £15 an hour? it's nothing job that you're nothing for the job that you're doing. risking life. doing. you're risking your life. you're lives . you're saving people's lives. you're saving people's lives. you should be expecting something . something better. >> people dying , which is >> people are dying, which is ridiculous. and these strikes is going on and on and on. >> we really need to see workers respected and treated with the dignity they deserve, and especially those in sectors like healthcare. >> it's affecting me because i'm supposed to be going in and i've been delayed and i'm getting delayed again. so i'm not happy about, well , delayed again. so i'm not happy about, well, i do delayed again. so i'm not happy about, well , i do have sympathy about, well, i do have sympathy for them, but we're all in the same boat. >> the strike action will continue until 7 am. on tuesday

, and is set to be the most disruptive in the nhs, 75 years. anna riley gb news, leeds . disruptive in the nhs, 75 years. anna riley gb news, leeds. thank you very much, anna. >> now the lovely nigel nelson and claire pearsall are still with me celebrating their wedding anniversary, talking about the nhs strikes, how romantic do you need it to be? people um, nigel, i mean , the people um, nigel, i mean, the latest polling , um, where the latest polling, um, where the junior doctors were being reasonable or unreasonable would come to agree of strike action. 41% deem their unreasonable . and 41% deem their unreasonable. and 36% say the pay demands are unreasonable . well, what do you unreasonable. well, what do you make about these strikes? which just seem to be going on forever? now >> well, first of all, on the pay >> well, first of all, on the pay demand that the original one from the bma was 35, that isn't unreasonable , as anna was just unreasonable, as anna was just explaining that it dates back to real, real cuts in pay over 15 years and junior doctors have lost 26, more than a quarter of their of their pay over that

period. so demanding 35% was wasn't unreasonable. but it was unrealistic in the current climate. now, where we've got to at the moment is that the government won't actually meet the junior doctors to get a settlement unless they call off their strike. they they did the same thing with the railway workers. they said, oh, you call off your strikes, we'll talk . it off your strikes, we'll talk. it should shouldn't be that should be it shouldn't be that way that the strike is way round that the strike is going ahead. talks should be happening see if there's a happening to see if there's a solution. we're not that far away that we're talking about . away that we're talking about. they've had the 8.8. they've been offered 3. so we're now getting up to 11% somewhere in that you you have got a solution to this the strike action. and the health secretary of victoria atkins will not sit down with them and have that conversation. and she should . and she should. >> claire, do you think it's because the demands sound unreasonable? still, 35% sounds ridiculous to most ordinary people . cost of living crisis. people. cost of living crisis. we talk about it ad nauseum. um, but it does sound unreasonable.

so surely the government are right to think come back with a better, more reasonable demand and we'll talk to you. yeah, absolutely. >> victoria atkins is >> i think victoria atkins is doing good job seeing doing a really good job seeing she's just stepped into the she's only just stepped into the role think really role. but i think it was really interesting you just interesting what you were just saying people are saying about how many people are in support this. and it was in support of this. and it was quite package quite evident from that package put with with anna in leeds that people are saying, yes, i'm sympathetic , but but it's now sympathetic, but but it's now starting to affect people's lives. there was a lady there who was due to have a procedure which was delayed and delayed again, and people are concerned that they aren't going to get the . this the the treatment. this is the busiest year for the busiest time of the year for the nhs. is around the nhs. it always is around the winter. there pressures that winter. there are pressures that are enormous and i think that that needs to be taken into consideration. so yes, whilst people , the general public, have people, the general public, have some sympathy with junior doctors they go through doctors and what they go through and much they have to pay and how much they have to pay out then we out for their training, then we mustn't forget that. and mustn't ever forget that. and i think that's separate argument mustn't ever forget that. and i thirthe1at's separate argument mustn't ever forget that. and i thirthe governmentate argument mustn't ever forget that. and i thirthe government to argument mustn't ever forget that. and i thirthe government to look ment mustn't ever forget that. and i thirthe government to look atent for the government to look at how we support those going how much we support those going through the medical medical

school, whether they be nurses, paramedics, doctors , because i paramedics, doctors, because i think we need to have a look at how that's funded. but in this instance, it does seem so many unrealistic demands being made upon the government with pay rises is that they do need to look at the negotiations and see where they can settle. >> i just want talking about, you know, heard some quite you know, we heard some quite emotional stories there about people they're people and how they're being affected with operations cancelled, and we know nhs cancelled, etc. and we know nhs waiting their waiting lists are at their highest . nigel, think it highest. nigel, do you think it is fair, therefore, for the government to start collating exactly what the impact of these strikes is on patient health care and the number of excess deaths even? well i don't say there's any reason you shouldn't collect the figures provided they're done in dependently, and it's not to make a political point about strikes . point about the strikes. >> yes. i mean, at the moment. rishi sunak one of his key pledges was that he would get nhs waiting lists down and they're now 600,000 higher than they're now 600,000 higher than they were when he actually said that. and he's not making any

inroads there at all. so i don't think the strikes, the strikes are contributing, but not by some huge amount. >> what do you make to that, claire? no i think he was claire? no i think that he was deemed a failure with the nhs waiting given that these waiting list given that these strikes going on strikes have now been going on for part of a year , for the best part of a year, thatis for the best part of a year, that is going to increase the numbers exponentially. >> so i think it's having >> so i do think it's having a massive effect. not just a massive effect. it's not just a but not massive. >> but would you say massive? it's effect . i >> but would you say massive? it's effect. i mean, i'm it's not an effect. i mean, i'm not that there no not saying that there is no effect of these strikes. i mean, people will, just heard, people will, as we just heard, people will, as we just heard, people able to go people will not be able to go ahead with operations that they had scheduled . i'm not sure that had scheduled. i'm not sure that lives are being put at risk because the doctors will back because the doctors will go back in emergency, but you in a in an emergency, but you can't know for sure because can't know that for sure because just because somebody is sitting there has been a there waiting and has been on a waiting operation waiting list for an operation doesn't serious. doesn't mean it's not serious. >> and the delay to that operation could then make the diagnosis even worse. >> you follow through that argument and doctors would never go on a strike, in which case they would never get a pay rise because the government would

never give to them voluntarily. >> be a better way doing >> be a better way of doing this and the public at risk there. >> well, what what is better >> well, what what is the better way? will actually way? i mean, how will actually get around table discuss it? >> exactly. don't come in. it? >> and tly. don't come in. it? >> and that'syn't come in. it? >> and that's whatyme in. it? >> and that's what yourn. it? >> and that's what your mate vicky actually do vicky atkins should actually do with . with the doctors. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> mate now, she's doing >> your mate now, she's doing this is this is fighting talk. actually, unfortunately, we're running out time. could actually, unfortunately, we're runn referee time. could actually, unfortunately, we're runn referee tirthesezould actually, unfortunately, we're runn referee tirthese :oulc all play referee with these two all day anniversary day on their wedding anniversary . on. not to like? . come on. what's not to like? but coming but lots more coming up on today's for prince andrew. today's show for prince andrew. it's andrew even. it's been it's been andrew even. it's been a terrible 2024. so far. awful headunes a terrible 2024. so far. awful headlines being reported to the police and demands for him to lose his windsor home. what should he do next? more importantly, what should king charles do next? all of that and much to i'm dawn much more to come. i'm dawn neesom you're watching neesom and you're watching and listening gb news, britain's listening to gb news, britain's news channel .

this evening. gb news the people's . people's. channel. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on digital radio. now, prince andrew, been a bit of a terrible 2024 so far. hasn't it? awful headlines being reported to the police and demands for him to lose his windsor home a few days after appearing before the public after a sandringham church service. we all saw them walk on church, didn't we? he was appearing the harsher appearing in the much harsher light the us court documents light of the us court documents about jeffrey about sex offender jeffrey epstein . so the lovely nigel and epstein. so the lovely nigel and clare are still with me. so

let's this is the other big talking point of the week, isn't it? these released court documents, um, from um, um, virginia giuffre's trial 5 or 6 years ago now. is it okay? what do you make about all the revelations that are coming out? >> pretty appalling , really bad. >> pretty appalling, really bad. and he's named not just once, but several times throughout the document . i mean, it i think document. i mean, it i think this is a really, really dodgy situation to put himself in. i think rather than waiting for the king to decide what happens if andrew had any kind of self—respect , that he would take self—respect, that he would take himself out of the royal family, take himself off to deal with this particular case or cases as they come up? um, the king needs to, to get on with the job at hand. doesn't need andrew hanging around making more headunes hanging around making more headlines and more problems. and i think that really it's down to to andrew move away and go and deal with all of this. if he is innocent, then he can come back

and say, i have cleared my name , and say, i have cleared my name, i would like to come back into the fold. he's then the fold. if he's not, then he has the consequences . has to suffer the consequences. >> do think, nigel? >> what do you think, nigel? i mean, shocked by some of mean, are you shocked by some of the allegations that have the new allegations that we have learned the new allegations that we have lea well, mean, we haven't >> well, i mean, we haven't really new really heard of any new allegations it's allegations of such. it's just the the detail . yeah, the fact, the detail. yeah, it's the fact, the detail. yeah, it's the also it's kind the detail. and also it's kind of rubberstamped the old ones, if the stuff already if you like the stuff we already knew . and what comes down to knew. and what it comes down to is , um, first of all, is that, um, first of all, andrew's strenuous . he denies andrew's strenuous. he denies any the allegations against any of the allegations against him. um, but what he doesn't deny and what i find difficult to get my head around is what was he doing spending that was he doing spending all that time with these people? he obviously knew what kind of people they were. he obviously knew what sort of things they were up to, whether he got involved is involved himself or not is a different matter. um for somebody who is the duke of york, you do not spend your time with those kind of characters . with those kind of characters. um, and i think that that claire's point there is reasonable that he would spare his brother an awful lot of

problems if he just absented himself from the royal family. he can't do royal duties anymore, but just completely take her, um, disappear , take her, um, disappear, basically. yeah. >> i mean, claire, i think that's a very fair point. if he's done nothing wrong, just go and answer the questions. clear your name. we can all move on. >> yeah, absolutely . but there >> yeah, absolutely. but there has to something in this that has to be something in this that we haven't seen any defence other than i'm innocent. well, okay, but you're in some photographs that have been widely distributed and you are known to have kept company with epstein and other people. and i think nigel's quite right with this. is that you are judged by the company you keep in this respect. so he could well be innocent of some of the crimes that are being put out there. we don't know for sure, but the fact is that he did hang around with those people. he is photographed people . photographed with those people. he with them . and he was friends with them. and that, i think in itself, to be 100% set. >> prince andrew has absolutely rigorous said he denies any wrongdoing and these claims are

not true. so that's what he has said. um, but it's an ongoing story and i really want to be in his shoes, shoes of his own making , i his shoes, shoes of his own making, i guess this morning. right let's see what our, um, the lovely nana akua who is up next, has coming up on her show. well, i mean, dawn, we've got loads of loads of stuff going on. >> we're going be talking >> we're going to be talking about rishi sunak and whether actually really be actually he should really be cutting welfare to support his tax cuts . plus, we're looking tax cuts. plus, we're looking into something that people aren't really saying much about. >> it's sort of going under the radar. sir keir starmer and his policies. mean , will any of policies. i mean, will any of them, any of workable ? them, are any of them workable? and in particular, of them and in particular, one of them we're the vat that we're looking at is the vat that they're to charging they're going to be charging private that he's not >> and we think that he's not going the money he wants. going to get the money he wants. >> i think vote >> and i think it's a vote loser. talking loser. um, so we'll be talking about an absolute about that sounds an absolute rip roaring show and looking gorgeous, if i may say so. as well. so you're on till 6:00 tonight, so not go anywhere for now. you have been watching and

listening to gb news sunday with me. dawn neesom before we go though , i'd just like to say though, i'd just like to say a huge thank you and very happy wedding anniversary. it's the fourth halfway to the seven year itch to my wonderful panel. um, and look, look at that gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and former conservative advisor claire pearsall. and that is your wedding. your wedding picture. yeah >> it is. >> it is. >> yeah, with a reindeer. quickly the reindeer. >> we went up to lapland to get married idea was we married because the idea was we wanted and wanted to do it on our own. and beneath the northern lights, and we fantastic time there. we had a fantastic time there. >> we arrived at the chapel >> and we arrived at the chapel by reindeer and a sledge that is so romantic. >> and did you get to see that? did you get to see the northern lights? we did, we did. >> we were lucky. and >> we were extremely lucky. and they're very beautiful. >> so sky moved for you. >> thank you so much forjoining me this afternoon . me this afternoon. >> go anywhere because >> don't go anywhere because nana but have nana is up next. but let's have a that weather with a look at that weather with marco . marco. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers as sponsors of

weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> hello, i'm marco petagna. here's your latest weather update from the met office. we'll see plenty of fine settled weather across the uk over the next of sunny next few days. plenty of sunny spells, and some icy spells, fog, frost and some icy patches during the patches though during the overnight and 1 or overnight period and 1 or 2 wintry two high wintry showers. two high pressure . sitting pressure is dominating. sitting just towards north—west of just towards the north—west of the the generally the uk, giving us the generally fine , although notice fine conditions, although notice fairly tightly isobars fairly tightly packed isobars towards the so bit of a towards the south. so a bit of a breeze from the east breeze coming in from the east or easterly direction as or north easterly direction as we the evening and we head into the evening and dunng we head into the evening and during period, during the overnight period, showers of showers across the north of england will work their way westwards sea westwards into the irish sea areas showers areas and also a few showers developing down towards the south—east need to south—east of england need to keep on those as we head keep an eye on those as we head into rush hour on monday morning. could give a bit of snow especially snow in places, especially on the a icy the north downs, and a few icy patches in places to see elsewhere, though a case of elsewhere, though it's a case of frost and some fog patches forming monday morning. as forming by monday morning. as forming by monday morning. as for , a bit of for monday itself, a bit of a tncky for monday itself, a bit of a tricky start towards the southeast. there some wintry showers , icy patches showers in places, icy patches in places to here elsewhere, fog

and frost gradually lifting plenty of sunshine from plenty of sunshine away from that corner. although that southeast corner. although the showers the southeast the showers across the southeast will their will start to migrate their way westwards across southern england, reaching westwards across southern engsouthwest reaching westwards across southern engsouthwest of reaching westwards across southern engsouthwest of the reaching westwards across southern engsouthwest of the uk. hing westwards across southern engsouthwest of the uk. asg westwards across southern engsouthwest of the uk. as we far southwest of the uk. as we head into the latter stages of far southwest of the uk. as we hea day to the latter stages of far southwest of the uk. as we hea day on he latter stages of far southwest of the uk. as we hea day on monday, stages of far southwest of the uk. as we hea day on monday, anotherf the day on monday, another pretty chilly day for the time of and factor in the of year and factor in the eastern easterly breeze, of year and factor in the eastitn easterly breeze, of year and factor in the eastitn feelasterly breeze, of year and factor in the eastitn feel colder breeze, of year and factor in the eastitn feel colder still ze, and it will feel colder still out . tuesday, though, out and about. tuesday, though, promises in the of promises more in the way of sunshine locally sunshine after a frosty, locally foggy start, but it will stay quite for time of quite chilly for the time of yeah quite chilly for the time of year. mid year. temperatures low to mid single at best in most year. temperatures low to mid single and at best in most year. temperatures low to mid single and asat best in most year. temperatures low to mid single and as we est in most year. temperatures low to mid single and as we head most year. temperatures low to mid single and as we head through places, and as we head through the rest of the more in the the rest of the week more in the way cloud starting to filter way of cloud starting to filter down turning down from the north, so turning cloudier north go cloudier from the north as we go through the week. >> warm feeling inside >> that warm feeling inside from boxt as sponsors of boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on gb news .

>> hello, good afternoon and welcome to gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours me and my panel will be taking on some of those big topics that are hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine , it's theirs. opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours . we'll and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we disagree. times we will disagree. >> but no one will be cancelled. >> but no one will be cancelled. >> so joining me for the next houh >> so joining me for the next hour, broadcaster and journalist danny kelly and also the chair

of republicans overseas, greg svenson. >> in a few moments time, we'll be going head to head in a clash of minds with social commentator. >> of course, and cop26 director lois perry and also matthew stadlen , political commentator. stadlen, political commentator. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with pip tomson . tomson. >> thanks very much, nana. good afternoon. it is just after 3:00. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom. after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with residents in oxford . he claims residents in oxford. he claims they were at pains to say that they were at pains to say that the environment agency's response to flooding had been great. rishi sunak also met him . great. rishi sunak also met him. environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see first hand their battle with rising river levels. more than 1800 properties have been damaged and more than 160 flood warnings remain in place across england. the prime minister says the government's flood defences

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