forward to this, nigel looking forward to this, nigel farage friend of mine and farage is a friend of mine and a colleague, but he threatens his great handing the keys great legacy by handing the keys of number 10 to keir starmer. we why.7 of number 10 to keir starmer. we why? | of number 10 to keir starmer. we why.7 i think of number 10 to keir starmer. we why? i think the reform uk project is a huge risk for britain . two hours of big britain. two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. a special show tonight. don't miss a second. first news headlines and sam francis . francis. >> mark thank you very much. good evening . >> mark thank you very much. good evening. i'm sam >> mark thank you very much. good evening . i'm sam francis in good evening. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom . the headlines the gb newsroom. the headlines at nine. this week's planned tube strikes in london have been suspended. however tfl is warning that there will still be disruption tomorrow because the walkouts were called off so late. members of the rmt were due to strike in protest over a 5% pay offer, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers facing severe travel disruption in the capital. however, the

union says that the planned action will no longer go ahead after progress was made in discussions with tfl today we're being warned that snow is on the way as an amber cold health alert has been issued for parts of england. the met office has also issued a yellow weather warning from 4:00 tomorrow morning . that means snow and ice morning. that means snow and ice is likely to affect roads and train services in parts of greater london, kent , surrey, greater london, kent, surrey, east and west sussex . east sussex and west sussex. meanwhile, more than 160 flood warnings remain in place across england and over 1800 properties have been damaged by the flood waters after being criticised for not meeting with flood victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with some of the residents affected in oxford dunng the residents affected in oxford during his visit. he said 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 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 have been hundreds of homes have been protected those protected because of those investments. but course, this investments. but of course, this is devastating for is going to be devastating for those are impacted, which is going to be devastating for thos�*there'slre impacted, which is going to be devastating for thos�*there's financial:ed, which is going to be devastating for thos�*there's financial supportzh is going to be devastating for thos�*there's financial support in why there's financial support in place. but overall, the investment that's going into flood is a very , flood defences is at a very, very high level. well in other news, the conservatives . have news, the conservatives. have apparently chosen the partner of disgraced former mp peter bone to replace him. >> according to the party chair , >> according to the party chair, richard holden, harrison richard holden, helen harrison was as the new was selected as the new candidate for wellingborough at a meeting members this a meeting of members this afternoon in a by—election is being there after mr bone being held there after mr bone was to indecently was found to have indecently exposed staff exposed himself to a staff member and trapped them in the bathroom of a hotel room. he, though, has denied those allegations . rishi though, has denied those allegations. rishi sunak has confirmed that the government is looking at exonerating post office staff caught up in the honzon office staff caught up in the horizon scandal . the justice horizon scandal. the justice secretary, alex george , is secretary, alex george, is considering options to clear the names of branch managers who

were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud . accounting, theft and fraud. more than 700 were given criminal convictions after faulty software made it look as though money was missing from their shops. victims say it's like war to get compensation and that more pressure is needed to get the help they need. they need. get the help they need. they need . well, it's the fifth day need. well, it's the fifth day of the longest nhs strikes in history as junior doctors hold their ground over pay and conditions, hospitals are concerned with patient safety, are pleading for an end to the industrial action, with several nhs trusts declaring critical incidents as a result of those walkouts . trusts talks rather walkouts. trusts talks rather between the government and the british medical association broke down last month with the union claiming its members pay had been cut by more than a quarter since . 2008 and quarter since. 2008 and firefighter a firefighter from lancashire, has begun an attempt to break a guinness world record for the most weight lifted in just 24 hours, 42 year old glenn bailey needs to lift more than just 24 hours, 42 year old glenn bailey needs to lift more than

580,000kg before tomorrow, if he 580,000kg before tomorrow, if he can beat the current record, and can beat the current record, and he's hoping to lift 60kg more he's hoping to lift 60kg more than 12,000 times to reach that than 12,000 times to reach that record and then hopefully break record and then hopefully break it, he decided to take on the it, he decided to take on the challenge to raise money and challenge to raise money and awareness for the firefighters awareness for the firefighters charity, which provides health and wellbeing services and good luck to him . this is gb news and good and wellbeing services and good luck to him . this is gb news luck to him. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your luck to him. this is gb news across the uk be car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. just say play your smart speaker. just say play gb news now though, it's back to . mark. back to. mark. >> thank you sam. welcome to mark dolan tonight on gb news news. in my opinion, britain is in the grip of a bad parent epidemic. if we don't adopt traditional family values, we have no future in the big story. will keir starmer's green policies bankrupt britain? we'll hear from both sides on that one and sparks will fly. my mark meets guest is one of the

richest men in britain , richest men in britain, billionaire sandy easdale tells us the secrets of his success and why the snp is bad news for scotland. it might take a turn looking forward to this. nigel farage is a friend and colleague but he threatens his great legacy by handing the keys of number 10 to keir starmer. legacy by handing the keys of number 10 to keir starmer . why? number 10 to keir starmer. why? i think uk is a huge risk i think reform uk is a huge risk for britain . known also as nhs . for britain. known also as nhs. patients are being asked to choose from 159 religions, 12 of genders and ten sexual preferences . has genders and ten sexual preferences. has our genders and ten sexual preferences . has our health preferences. has our health service finally lost the plot? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker politics legend ann widdecombe , and we've got widdecombe, and we've got tomorrow's front pages at 1030 sharp, with three top pundits who haven't been told what to say and who don't follow the scripts. tonight, annunciate rees—mogg, neil parish and cecilia curci tonight i'll be asking the pundits as the met cecilia curci tonight i'll be asking the pundits as the met police say they will not police say they will not investigate serious allegations. investigate serious allegations.

is prince old glenn above the law? is prince andrew above the law? we'll be speaking to the head of royal protection on that as well. di davies was in that job for several years and knows andrew well . plus, the most andrew well. plus, the most important part of the show , your important part of the show, your emails, they come straight to my laptop mark@gbillionews.com and this has a golden rule. do this show has a golden rule. do you know what that rule is? well, you're new to the show , well, if you're new to the show, let me tell we don't do let me tell you we don't do boring. not on my watch . i just boring. not on my watch. i just won't have it. so a big two hours to come and we start with my big opinion. hours to come and we start with my big opinion . this is my big opinion. this is an absolute shocker. 1 in 4 parents now think it's okay for their children to be absent from school. this according to research commissioned by the centre for social justice , which centre for social justice, which comes at a time when the proportion of people in england defined as persistently absent from class , has more than from class, has more than doubled. that's right folks, education for our kids is now an

optional extra . and what do you optional extra. and what do you expect after the disastrous and in my view, wildly failed lockdowns in which we closed schools on and for off two and a half years to stop a seasonal respiratory virus , and one respiratory virus, and one which, i hasten to add, posed no mortal threat to children who were banished to the loneliness of their bedrooms and useless zoom learning for really, i'm not sure we'll ever recover from these lockdowns and it's clear that society is deeply damaged. two most egregious young people who were sacrificed at the altar of safety ism. but it's more than a legacy of lockdown. britain's society and its culture is fast dissolving with traditional family values torched in the name of progressivism . um, there aren't progressivism. um, there aren't enough parents out there now getting their kids up in the morning, getting them properly dressed, brushing their teeth and getting a decent breakfast into them. thousands of children

now go to school hungry , and now go to school hungry, and whilst breakfast clubs are an important and valuable resource like food banks, they represent a society which is failing if you bring kids into the world, it's your job to feed, clothe , it's your job to feed, clothe, educate and nurture them . poor educate and nurture them. poor old bury north mp james daly got dogs abuse for saying there are too many crap parents in this country who are responsible for struggling kids getting pelters for telling the truth. welcome to the clown world of 2024. the pandemic sent out a message that the state can do everything for you.keep the state can do everything for you. keep you safe, put food on the table , pay your rent and the table, pay your rent and more or less wipe your arse . more or less wipe your arse. well, that delightful experiment in health communism has all but bankrupted the country . now bankrupted the country. now families come in all shapes and sizes these days . no families come in all shapes and sizes these days. no problem. but whether it's two mums, two dads, single parent households,

the foundation of a successful society and a successful country is a strong family unit with kids being taught right from wrong and taught compassion. hug when they need a hug and a harsh word or a firm punishment when thatis word or a firm punishment when that is required to a bit of carrots and a bit of stick. just like sir alex ferguson in the manchester united dressing room. no wonder he was considered a father figure to those players. what ever happened to fathers? where have they gone? we've got to start raising kids again. where have they gone? we've got to start raising kids again . and to start raising kids again. and is it too much to ask them to fulfil their legal duty to actually get them to bloody school post pandemic, there's now the spectre of over 100,000 so—called ghost children , even so—called ghost children, even kids that stopped going to school during the pandemic and who never came back. here's a sobering thought those kids have parents, or should i say crap parents? it's not good enough. britain is in the grip of a bad

parenting epidemic, and if we don't bring our kids up properly, we have no future here. let me just give you one example of a school teacher in a local primary school reduced to tears when she opened the lunch box of one of her young pupils in inside the lunchbox, was a mars bar and a can of red bull. that was it. some bloody thought that was an appropriate lunch for a child. there are no words , for a child. there are no words, so it's time for to parents parent again and for society to understand that family values have. understand that family values have . value is britain in the have. value is britain in the grip of a parenting crisis? let me know your thoughts. mark at gb news .com. i'll get to your email shortly , but let's hear email shortly, but let's hear from my top pundits tonight . from my top pundits tonight. former brexit mep former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg, former conservative mp and farmer neil pansh conservative mp and farmer neil parish and comedian and

broadcaster sir. nigella curci. annunziata let me start with you are there too many crap parents in britain ? in britain? >> i think the government has enabled parents to pass over their own responsibilities that increasingly schools and government departments have dictated how children must be treated , what they must learn, treated, what they must learn, what they must eat . what they must eat. >> and parents have said, fine, you want the responsibility taken and given it up themselves. i think we need to return to the family unit, taking responsibility for itself. more so with the itself. much more so with the state there to provide a good education. >> indeed, and sajeela the point is that families look different now. it's not kind of mum and dad and two kids, is it? it's a very varied sort of set up you get. but the principles of family values remain the same. >> yeah. i mean we've got blended families . i think that's blended families. i think that's what they call them now . there what they call them now. there was even a film about it. um my family's not blended. >> water. i'll >> it's like oil and water. i'll be honest.

>> i mean, the thing is , >> yeah. i mean, the thing is, um, i don't like crap . parents um, i don't like crap. parents can cross the whole divide, so it's not a class thing. it's not a it's not a, you know, a party thing. it's not a money thing. you can have, you know, you can be extremely wealthy and still have really rubbish parents. yeah unfortunately, um, and in terms of like, i think where, where all the, all the blame always lies is on single parents. i mean, i was brought up parents. i mean, i was brought ”p by parents. i mean, i was brought up by a single parent, i was a single parent. it's obviously catching single parent. it's obviously catc know, you do what you as a you know, you do what you as a mother, i know anything mother, i know you do anything you that you can to make sure that your kids okay. well, if i had to kids are okay. well, if i had to sell you know , if all sell myself, you know, if all i got was a mars bar you got was a mars bar and, you know, a kind a fizzy pop, know, a kind of a fizzy pop, then that's fine. joking. then that's fine. i'm joking. but is, what but the point is, you do what you to look after your. but. you to can look after your. but. >> suseela , not enough >> but, suseela, not enough parents can. parents are doing what they can. >> ah, okay. so i think there are like i said, there's going to be parents. throughout the, you know, regardless . but i you know, regardless. but i think maybe parents also need some support in terms of if they don't have , um, if it's things

don't have, um, if it's things like they're going hungry, we must look at that and that's obviously to do with, you know, their um, they're not their income. um, if they're not in proper housing, there's all these other kind of social issues that perhaps we need to address . do issues that perhaps we need to address. do we make it too for easy parents to kind of absolve their responsibility? perhaps . their responsibility? perhaps. but i think maybe like things like school free dinners, if your child going school, like school free dinners, if your chat going school, like school free dinners, if your chat leasting school, like school free dinners, if your chat least going school, like school free dinners, if your chat least going to 1ool, like school free dinners, if your chat least going to get, they're at least going to get that free one meal that they're going to be fed properly during the day. um, and, you know, the breakfast clubs is a really good idea. so there's also schemes. i have , although i'm not have to say, although i'm not against, you know, a of tory against, you know, a lot of tory policies, there's a lot policies, i think there's a lot of also have been of things that also have been beneficial glad you mentioned >> well, i'm glad you mentioned the breakfast clubs neil the breakfast clubs because neil pansh the breakfast clubs because neil parish , they are a wonderful parish, they are a wonderful thing. salute the teachers and thing. i salute the teachers and volunteers that organised them and the kids need it, but i still think it's a sign of a failing society . failing society. >> yeah, i mean, i think the breakfast clubs are good. i think wherever possible , if we

think wherever possible, if we could actually provide school meals at dinnertime, would also be good lunchtime, because i think, you know, whether some parents can't cope , some just parents can't cope, some just don't cope . and you've got to don't cope. and you've got to get the children to school. they have a, you know, a good they will socialise at school and so it's not only just the feeding of them, it's the socialising of, it's mixing of them . and of, it's mixing of them. and we're living in this age where there's too much done on social media, too much done on their phones, computers. you've got phones, on computers. you've got to actually get them into school . non—charter parents, you . non—charter the parents, you don't happy be sorted don't look happy to be sorted out, think, you know, the out, but i think, you know, the children are the top priority and school good place for and school is a good place for them. >> f a fear that as >> i have a fear that as a society we have increased only handed rights to children and that instead of being willing to parent them, to teach them . to parent them, to teach them. to teach them right from wrong, to teach them right from wrong, to teach them right from wrong, to teach them to go to bed, to teach them to go to bed, to teach them to eat at the right times and the right kind of things that they don't like broccoli or they don't want to

go to bed. >> tough luck. >> tough luck. >> tough luck. >> tough , tough. there's got to >> tough, tough. there's got to be a lot of tough love. and we've got to soft. and this doesn't i wouldn't begin to say bnng doesn't i wouldn't begin to say bring back the cane or any of that. bring back the cane or any of that . i think bring back the cane or any of that. i think we need to bring back the cane or any of that . i think we need to treat that. i think we need to treat our children with respect. but as the adults. yeah. >> what is the ultimate sanction? i mean, annunciato when your kids are naughty, do you threaten to send uncle jacob round ? round? >> they'd that w“ wthey'd that . he's >> oh, they'd love that. he's hilarious. he keeps them far too entertained and gets them going before bedtime, so they'll never go to sleep. but no, i think talking to children, trying to, um , understand why they're um, understand why they're feeling frustrated or don't want to eat whatever or really can help. but at the end of the day, it is your job as a parent to it is yourjob as a parent to have rules to have a framework in which that your children can thrive so that they can grow up knowing the world around them. >> more from my brilliant punst >> more from my brilliant pundits very shortly. but is britain in the grip of a crap parenting epidemic? let me know your thoughts. mark at gbnews.com. but coming up next

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>> but there's a generation in between who've been corrupted by it. and i hope that they can come out of this. >> okay, well, look , a big >> okay, well, look, a big reaction to my big opinion. i believe that britain is in the grip of a bad parenting epidemic . 1 in 4 parents think it's okay for kids to be absent from school . uh, andrew says high school. uh, andrew says high mark to many parents. they want their best friends rather than their best friends rather than their children in the family. a lot of family environments are run by the kids, margaret says children thrive when they have two parents who give them love and discipline. um, how about this from david. hi david, how are you? thanks for your email . are you? thanks for your email. who do your guests believe should pay for all of these children to have free school meals? responsibility is a word many need to up to find out many need to look up to find out what it actually means . listen,

what it actually means. listen, how about this, pauline? if a child arrives at school in a ”appy' child arrives at school in a nappy, which, by the way, does happen, um, then, uh, pauline says the parents should be called in to change the nappy as required. it is not the teacher's job. and last but not least, richard says mark, it's a money thing. the source of the problem is the benefit system that's created a benefit lifestyle with zero work ethic. why bother getting an education when you see your parents watching netflix for a living? well, richard , i hope it's gb well, richard, i hope it's gb news rather than netflix, but i get your point. thank you so much for that. keep those emails coming, mark at gbnews.com. it's time for the big story. coming, mark at gbnews.com. it's time for the big story . and time now for the big story. and following first major speech following his first major speech of keir starmer of the year, sir keir starmer has described labour's of has described labour's policy of . spending £28 billion a year on green energy projects as a confident ambition . however, the confident ambition. however, the party has rowed back 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 . but

year of a labour government. but this comes amid concern around the viability of starmer's idea of a state owned energy company , of a state owned energy company, and his decision to refuse future oil and gas licences in the north sea, potentially exposing britain to higher energy costs. so are keir starmer green ambitions a step in the right direction, or do they risk bankrupting britain to debate this , let's talk to debate this, let's talk to journalist ross clarke and leader of the climate party ed gemmell . ross, let me start with gemmell. ross, let me start with you . we've already seen keir you. we've already seen keir starmer row back on spending £28 billion a year from year one. do you think it will ever happen ? you think it will ever happen? >> um , well, we've got a deficit >> um, well, we've got a deficit of over £100 billion and this year spending is out of control. >> and, um, the idea that you can simply sort of spend an extra £28 billion a year now, i don't think that will happen. >> but, um, i think you didn't mention the, the biggest

problematic , um, most problematic, um, most problematic, um, most problematic part of the labour policy environment policy is to try to give us 100% clean energy by 2030. not only is labour going to achieve that, it's going to achieve that, it's going to achieve that, it's going to save us all £1,400 a year on our bills. well i mean, it's frankly that is the most preposterous thing i've ever seen in a political prospectus. look, here is a here is the problem . um, you know, you can problem. um, you know, you can build all the wind turbines, solar farms you like, but, um, it's intermittent energy. and when the sun's not shining, the wind's not blowing. you need something to. you need a backup , something to. you need a backup, or you need to have massive investment in energy storage because, you know, there are days when the wind and solar output is falling to virtually nothing. um now, to have that sort of massive , you know, sort of massive, you know, backup storage or whether you're going to do it through hydrogen, you know , it's turning surplus you know, it's turning surplus energy into hydrogen, you can

burn it on days when you need it. that can because absolute massare of investment and the idea that this is going to save us all £1,400 a year is completely and utterly preposterous. it will send bills up preposterous. it will send bills ”p by preposterous. it will send bills up by millions. preposterous. it will send bills up by millions . you know, we'll up by millions. you know, we'll be paying through the nose for, um, labour's energy policy. it's not going to be saving us money. >> ed gemmell the bottom line is that renewables are a gamble, aren't they? there's an issue around the sustainability of things like solar and, and, and, you know, wind , all the rest of you know, wind, all the rest of it. you can't store the energy that they produce. it's a massive experiment . massive experiment. >> mark, i'm not sure we should have started with the idea of it being an experiment. >> i mean, let's get back to the basics whether 28 basics and whether the 28 billion right billion from labour is the right thing. should doing. thing. they should be doing. it's in ocean labour it's a drop in the ocean labour is absolutely pathetic , weak on is absolutely pathetic, weak on this, but also the attitude that we just heard just now is

holding back britain. i mean, for goodness sake, this is the biggest business opportunity on the entire planet and more than 85% of the world's gdp is now covered by net zero commitments and sustainable commitments. we are going there and it doesn't matter whether we really think that it's the best thing to do in terms of climate change or not. it is the best business opportunity we have to get at the front of it. and 28 billion is a drop in the ocean. i mean, for goodness sake, it's, you know, it's less than 1% of gdp. it's less than 1% or roughly 1% of national debt. national debt is going up at 150 billion a year moment . is going up at 150 billion a year moment. it is going up at 150 billion a year moment . it actually year at the moment. it actually isn't going to make a vast difference and difference to that at all. and what got to do is get in what we've got to do is get in there and get it the front of this clean, industrial this new clean, industrial revolution making a revolution and start making a lot of money for the uk . i mean, lot of money for the uk. i mean, the climate party's vision is we bnng the climate party's vision is we bring forward our targets on net zero, so we get at the front of the queue. we don't want to stay at china our at the back paying china for our solar for solar panels, paying them for our turbines. you know,

our wind turbines. you know, they're controlling the minerals and metals we use make these and metals we use to make these things. the moment, they're things. at the moment, they're making half the making more than half the world's evs. of world's world's evs. 88% of the world's batteries. are minting it batteries. they are minting it in on this climate change stuff. and could be doing it. we've and we could be doing it. we've got to bring those targets forwards and get serious. and that's what climate party that's what the climate party wants serious. wants us to do. get serious. ross well , i'm wants us to do. get serious. ross well, i'm glad ed ross clark well, i'm glad ed admitted there that all the green jobs are going to china because for years and years we've been told that there's net zero promise would, um, create this great economic boom in britain. >> and we'd all have these, you know, thousands and thousands of green jobs. well, i'd say they're all being created in china. why are they being created in china? well for one thing, they've got cheaper energy, cheaper, more reliable energy, cheaper, more reliable energy than we have here. um, and that's not the only reason, but it is a factor. and, um , but but it is a factor. and, um, but what has china done? it does not have a net zero commitment, a legal, not a legally binding one. it just has vague

aspiration to get to net zero by 2060 and one which xi jinping has made it absolutely clear that it will not be achieved if it puts some chinese economic growth at, um, uh, at risk. and, um, you know, that that is where china is, you know, there investing in, um, green energy. they're also investing in coal energy. they're investing in all sorts of energy because they want energy security . and that's want energy security. and that's what we're lacking here. we sort of labour's plan particularly you know, there's zero carbon electricity by 2030. you know it's just a pie electricity by 2030. you know it'sjust a pie in electricity by 2030. you know it's just a pie in the sky. it's gone. you know, how are you going to do it? you you you explain this is utterly ridiculous okay. >> and ed gemmell one at a time. ed over not too much hot air from the climate party, please. ed, your your thoughts on this ? ed, your your thoughts on this? um, let's start with the thing where we agree all those jobs

have been going to china, but they haven't just gone to china because of what we're doing on net been net zero. they've been going since the 1970s. mean, look since the 1970s. i mean, look back in the 1970s, 25 to 30% of our gdp was created through manufacturing and industrialisation and industrial jobs. we actually exported more goods than we imported. we have crashed that, you know, since 1983. now we've actually been, you know, um, having a deficit, a trade deficit. we've been running a trade deficit on what we've been exporting in terms of goods. and those jobs are gone to china and all of those other low places. we've low cost places. and we've allowed it to happen. and our industrial now under industrial capacity is now under 10% gdp . this is 10% of our gdp. this is a massive commercial and business opportunity . and at the moment, opportunity. and at the moment, andifs opportunity. and at the moment, and it's something i think ross says in some of his articles, you building says in some of his articles, you fired building says in some of his articles, you fired power building says in some of his articles, you fired power stationiing says in some of his articles, you fired power station every coal fired power station every week. why are they doing that? so can the solar so they can make the solar panels and wind turbines and panels and the wind turbines and the cars and send them over to us, we their prices . so us, and we pay their prices. so let's get ahead. let's get a national mission now and let us get ahead and start selling it to them at our prices , because

to them at our prices, because we make it here. and the only way accelerate way we do that is accelerate what we're doing massively. and let's lead it not briefly . let's lead it not briefly. briefly. ed, what do we do when it's not windy enough for the turbines to spin ? what do we do turbines to spin? what do we do when it's not sunny enough for the solar panels to shine ? and the solar panels to shine? and how do we store that energy when it does arrive ? right. the it does arrive? right. the reason that we aren't able to do it at the moment took out our investment in tidal and wind, and tidal and wave and other things that britain is completely able to do , and we completely able to do, and we stopped investing in it decades ago . so we need to bring forward ago. so we need to bring forward those targets on net zero and start investing in all of those other technologies that will provide us the cover for that intermittency . and briefly, ed, intermittency. and briefly, ed, if we do this, which will be expensive , it's going to cost expensive, it's going to cost a lot of taxpayers borrowed billions . how much will it billions. how much will it bnng? billions. how much will it bring? the world temperature down by if britain, which is responsible for 1% of emissions, what will that do to this, this

climate change? if britain goes it alone , whilst china, india it alone, whilst china, india and the united states burn fossil fuels for fun ? mark, i'm fossil fuels for fun? mark, i'm not sure it's the point . you're not sure it's the point. you're being an altruist. you're suggesting we're doing this for charity make the world better charity to make the world better . the biggest industrial . this is the biggest industrial opportunity china is making opportunity and china is making the money at the moment. but you haven't answered my question, ed, if we go green, what does that do to planet's that do to the planet's temperature ? um is that the temperature? um is that the point? mark i think that would be the point. yes that we would suffer economic self—harm in order to save the planet. i'm not convinced that with our emissions 1% carbon, that we emissions of 1% carbon, that we would save the planet by making a bit of difference. right a blind bit of difference. right there's no economic self—harm in leading the new industrial revolution. you are stuck with your head in the sand . it revolution. you are stuck with your head in the sand. it is coming. but there's a lot of money to be made. i hear you need to leave it. i hear you and i'm no climate change denier. but you haven't answered my question. much will question. how much will the planet's down

planet's temperatures come down if green ? well, because if we go green? well, because it's irrelevant. i'm actually refusing to answer it. surely relevant? surely it's the question is that you are suggesting that we're doing it for altruism . we're doing it. for altruism. we're doing it. we're saving the planet, aren't we? british people , but money we? british people, but money into our pockets to have money to pay for the nhs , the police to pay for the nhs, the police and our social services . okay, and our social services. okay, ed, look fascinating. last word to ross, please. briefly, if you can. ross >> well, i mean, the answer to your question is it will have virtually zero effect on, um , virtually zero effect on, um, global temperatures if britain unilaterally, um , achieves net unilaterally, um, achieves net zero. um, you know, obviously that's the direction we should go, that we should go in the direction of, um, clean energy. but, um , the target, that but, um, the target, that problem we've got is this net zero target, hard target by 2050. and what it's leading governments to do, it's going to lead them to grab hold of bad opfions lead them to grab hold of bad options , bad policies in you

options, bad policies in you know, in the technologies need time to develop. they need time to prove put a hard target on it and you go for the bad ideas. >> ed gamble, your first time on mark dolan tonight. what a treat to have you. and you spoke very well. do join us again soon. that's the leader of the climate party, gemmell. he got party, ed gemmell. has he got a point? is this an excellent opportunity the british opportunity for the british economy my thanks to ross economy? my thanks also to ross clark, author of not zero. what a debate over to you, mark, at gbnews.com. but coming up with tonight's top pundits next as the met police say they will not investigate very serious allegations is prince andrew above the law? we'll be speaking to the former head of royal protection . plus we'll be protection. plus we'll be conducting an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. we've been asking will keir starmer's policies starmer's green policies bankrupt britain? the results are in. i shall reveal all next

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tonight on gb news greg, should we do emails first because they are coming in thick and fast market gb news. com greg says i've got 20s but he says that to all the girls high mark says pete in hull i think we need to prove the point of wind and solar energy reliance. let's shut down the fossil fuel power stations for two months. then everyone will see how reliable green energy is and quickly from anne. mark, no problem making anne. hi mark, no problem making climate change stuff in the uk, but not by making the uk public poorer . we can make the stuff poorer. we can make the stuff using coal like china do. keep those emails coming now we've conducted a poll . will keir conducted a poll. will keir starmer's green policies bankrupt britain? will the results are conclusive 91.8% say yes. they would bankrupt the country, 8.23% say no . let's get country, 8.23% say no. let's get to royal news now on the met police say that they will not investigate allegations against prince andrew. the duke of york, in relation to his friendship

with the late paedophile jeffrey epstein. in unsealed us court files. andrew is accused of groping a woman at epstein's house, which he has previously denied . the met said it would denied. the met said it would assess new and relevant information should it be brought to their attention, but should the met police be acting more quickly? let's get the views now of former head of royal protection dai davies. dai, great to have you back on the show. should the police be investigating these serious allegations against prince andrew? >> well, good evening and happy new year to you. it's nice to be back with you. yes is the answer because these allegations were put to them as i understand, nearly four years ago when the met police policy at that time was to believe victims . now we was to believe victims. now we have 2 or 3 separate allegations andifs have 2 or 3 separate allegations and it's sad to say that, uh, no rationale has been given as to why there is no credible evidence. now, if somebody in

authority , we can demonstrate to authority, we can demonstrate to me they've actually taken on some preliminary inquiries , some preliminary inquiries, because if it was you and i and we were alleged to have done this not once, not twice, but three times, uh, two young women and let's . three times, uh, two young women and let's. not three times, uh, two young women and let's . not forget, and let's. not forget, trafficking women to have sex in this country or any other part of the world by a british citizen is a criminal offence. and i say again , if it was you and i say again, if it was you and i, i suspect somebody would have been knocking on our doors . have been knocking on our doors. so that's my point. it may, if it's investigated properly, put once and for all the furore that's been going on every time new documents come out. and let's face it, there are a lot more documents. thousands to come out. if the judge in america decides to release, here we are again in four years on, and i was on with emily 2 or 3 nights after this, when i simply said, i think it's reasonable in all the circumstances that the met police investigate these

allegations . now, let's be clear allegations. now, let's be clear he is innocent of all criminal allegations . he is innocent of all criminal allegations. until he is innocent of all criminal allegations . until evidence allegations. until evidence prove one way or the other. and i think it's to his benefit. if a proper, structured investigation takes place once and for all. i also say and ask the question, why hasn't he and his solicitors and his lawyers actually, and the home office actually, and the home office actually cooperated with the fbi and the attorney general's office in new york. these are questions which still remain unanswered request, as i understand it, have been made to the uk and we normally respond double quick to anything from america . for some reason. america. for some reason. there's an absolute silence. well, that's my question. you absolutely right. >> and you know , you have to >> and you know, you have to worry about the smoking gun. that's not a euphemism. prince andrew is mentioned 69 times in 900 pages of court documents that dropped this week in the united states. now, di, you were the former head of royal

protection. did you get to know prince andrew? did you develop a sense of what kind of guy he is? no was the honest answer, because i had teams that looked after all the senior royals. >> we had 22 in my time, so no, i didn't. i had spoken to him on a number of occasions. i had met him once or twice at formal occasions . so no, the answer is occasions. so no, the answer is when i did speak to him, he wasn't particularly pleasant. that's say . that's all i can say. >> okay, well, let's bring in my punst >> okay, well, let's bring in my pundits and do stay there. dai davies , former head of royal davies, former head of royal protection and uncharted rees—mogg, sevilla curci and neil parish are my top pundits for ringside action of the day's big stories. neil parish do you think that the authorities should be doing more to investigate the prince? >> yeah, i mean, i think the police, you know, must make sure that they they handle this as if they would handle any one of us that may or may not have actually, done . done what? actually, um, done. done what? um, the prince andrew has been accused of. and so i think it needs to be sorted out . um, it

needs to be sorted out. um, it doesn't seem to go away, does it? and so therefore, i mean , it? and so therefore, i mean, perhaps if the police and, you know, his personal, uh , know, his personal, uh, bodyguards and the like were interviewed, perhaps that would shed either new light or perhaps it would shed the light that he is innocent , um, one way or the is innocent, um, one way or the other. but it does just seem to go on and on. and i think the one thing we've got to be absolutely certain of, haven't we, mark, is that he's not treated differently to any of the rest of us. well that's the worry. >> sajeela are the royal family above the law ? above the law? >> no one should be above the law for no one. and i totally agree with you , uh, mike, that, agree with you, uh, mike, that, yeah, it's it doesn't matter who it is when there's an investigation like this. and this must be going forward, they have to be questioned like everybody else. no one should feel that they are beyond reproach. and i think we need to get rid of that kind of society that we have had for a long time. and that means royal families, that means politicians. that means anyone. no one be powerful,

no one should be that powerful, that be. and i think that they can't be. and i think we've seen that actually with you know, um, with donald trump, that even ex presidents can, can still, you know, be be accused of something and have have justice shown to, to the public. yeah. so i think definitely prince andrew needs to answer some questions. >> annunziata is prince andrew being treated with kid gloves by the authorities ? the authorities? >> it's very difficult to know that. i think the argument that there's very little that happenedin there's very little that happened in the uk , say, is one happened in the uk, say, is one that rings true, that it's not the met's job to investigate things that have happened in different jurisdictions under completely different legal systems. however i think on this occasion they've not only got to treat him as they would treat anyone else , but they've really anyone else, but they've really got to be seen to be treating him as they would treat anyone else. and that might mean they have to investigate him, even if they wouldn't investigate one of us mere non—royals because

they've got to show that it isn't special treatment because he's royal and it could help clear his name . it could condemn him. >> but funny, you should say that, di briefly, if you can. just a couple of seconds left . just a couple of seconds left. um, prince andrew has vigorously denied these allegations. he settled out of court with virginia giuffre , his accuser. virginia giuffre, his accuser. um, with no wrongdoing, being admitted . but, um, if he has admitted. but, um, if he has done anything wrong, do you think he'll ever face justice? >> well, i sincerely hope so. and as your other contributors say, you know, if one way or the other, we need to sort it because it's going on and on. and in fairness, questions have to be asked not only of his personal protection officers, but wherever he went. he took an entourage with him . so there are entourage with him. so there are huge questions which he has failed to answer. all i am saying, as i would to anyone else with a view, and i let him answer those questions. okay, if i was accused of such serious

offences , i'd want an offences, i'd want an investigation because then i could clear my name if i was innocent. >> of course, he never would be accused because you are a fine gentleman and an ex—top cop. di do join us again soon. dai davies, former head of royal protection with none too kind of words to say about his brief encounters with prince andrew. there's a surprise it might take a ten. i'll be discussing nigel farage and the threat of a keir starmer premiership . find out starmer premiership. find out why shortly. but next up, my mark meets guest is one of the richest men in britain. billionaire sandy easdale tells us about the secrets of his success and why the snp is bad news for scotland. an incredible quy- news for scotland. an incredible guy. don't miss it. see you

busy hour coming up in my take at ten nigel farage is a friend and colleague, but he threatens his great legacy by handing the

keys of number 10 to keir starmer. find out why, in my take at ten. but first mark meets . and tonight, one of the meets. and tonight, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in britain, scottish billionaire sandy easdale, who along with his brother james, has built an his brotherjames, has built an empire worth in excess of £1.5 billion, with a portfolio of successful businesses, including property as well as industry and retail outlets and transport infrastructure. plus the brothers do a colossal amount for charity as well. sandy welcome to mark dolan tonight. you've built this empire with your brother james. how does the relationship work? who does . what >> well, mark, you know, we've beenin >> well, mark, you know, we've been in business a so long, it's a bit obscure. who does what. you know, we've been in business, have been teenagers, uh, probably younger. we were brought up in a business family.

uh, my mother and father run their own business. so my mother and father spoke business seven days a week. so you know, we've beenin days a week. so you know, we've been in each other's company in business so long that it just comes natural for both of to us pick it out together. who works harder ? harder? >> that's an awkward question. >> that's an awkward question. >> when james is not here to answer . so >> when james is not here to answer. so i'll say it's me. but, you know, we work both as hard. we we different hard. we have. we have different elements that we to each elements that we had to each section of the business. >> yeah, well , the other great >> yeah, well, the other great thing about your brother, you can trust he's going to can trust him. he's not going to run cash , is he? run away with the cash, is he? now, you're proud scot now, listen, you're a proud scot and done much the and have done so much for the scottish communities scottish economy and communities north of the border. um, tell me about the governing party. the snp. d0 about the governing party. the snp. do they enjoy your confidence ? confidence? >> no. i mean, i don't think there's many businessmen that there's many businessmen that the snp has any relationship with the at this moment in time, i think a few years ago, when alex salmond , he had a few

alex salmond, he had a few business advisors, business leaders and well—known, uh, business owners associated with them . but i think the in the them. but i think the in the last ten years, maybe longer, uh , that's fell by the wayside since , uh, alex salmond left the since, uh, alex salmond left the snp . snp. >> okay. now listen , you were >> okay. now listen, you were also amid your business success. you were a director at the iconic rangers football club. tell me about your time looking after that business. and of course , an important part of course, an important part of scottish life . scottish life. >> yeah. i mean , it's a part of >> yeah. i mean, it's a part of scottish history, you know, it's a i probably have a different answer every time i'm asked this because i always remember something. no, listen, it was exciting. it was a challenging , exciting. it was a challenging, uh, but, you know, it was an honoun uh, but, you know, it was an honour. and i still hold it as an honour. and i still cherish the moments that we were there. it was a, as i said, very challenging, but we took it head on. >> yeah, well, the ex—footballer gerry barton played for rangers for a while. i think he did

quite well. didn't he. do you have a view on his recent comments about ex female pros not being pundits on men's football ? football? >> well, you know, i think if you're well versed in any subject , i you're well versed in any subject, i don't think gender should really come into it. you know, joey's got his own opinions, but i think if his business , if you if business or football, if you if you are well enough versed to speak on the matter, i think that that should be a good enoughin that that should be a good enough in my book. >> uh , can we talk about your >> uh, can we talk about your bus business? because i think the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, looking to andy burnham, is looking to narrow analyse the bus infrastructure in greater manchester, bring it into sort of public hands. what's your view of that ? view of that? >> well, i wouldn't believe andy's dogma that everything shiny when you franchises it because it's not, you know , if because it's not, you know, if you if you look underneath the covers of the b network, it's actually not performing very well . but, actually not performing very well. but, you actually not performing very well . but, you know, i feel that well. but, you know, i feel that i've built a business over 25 years, invested over £100

million, uh, in training people, buying equipment, infrastructure and for the government to change their mind intact and come along and basically i'll have your business is a putting a putin s style government grab . now style government grab. now sandy, i want to know what drives you because you've made a few bob. >> now , although you will have >> now, although you will have to split it with your brother. of course, you could be a of course, you could be on a beach aren't you ? beach somewhere. why aren't you? >> well, i don't think i'm ready for that yet. mark. it's uh. it's not really me sitting on beaches. it's. after a week or so, i think you'll find it's quite boring. i know different people have got different. uh aspirations life, but, uh, aspirations in life, but, uh, there's not for me. you know, we're busy. and over the last ten years, uh, myself and my brother have been busy on ever in business. and, you know, we're now, and, uh, we're in the city now, and, uh, we, we are actually launching companies on different marketplaces. and, you know , we marketplaces. and, you know, we continue to do that. and we find that moment. that exciting at the moment. >> life start for you? >> how did life start for you? were you born with a silver

spoon in your mouth, a big, fat inheritance ? inheritance? >> no, not at all. i wish so we did start my mum dad had their own business and my mum was quite, uh, adverse and property . quite, uh, adverse and property. and that's where we got that from. uh, sitting around that kitchen table, uh, listeners, small, small businesses. and we grew it from a small income into what it is today. grew it from a small income into what it is today . and, know, grew it from a small income into wh.take s today . and, know, grew it from a small income into wh.take every|y . and, know, grew it from a small income into wh.take every daylnd, know, grew it from a small income into wh.take every day as , know, grew it from a small income into wh.take every day as a know, we take every day as a challenge. offered stuff challenge. we get offered stuff every i think, you every day. but i think, you know, the drive is still in is every day. but i think, you kncstillie drive is still in is every day. but i think, you kncstill drive.e is still in is every day. but i think, you kncstill drive. we'reill in is every day. but i think, you knc still drive. we're still is we still drive. we're still hungry . it's all about hungry. uh, it's not all about the money. day . uh, it's the money. every day. uh, it's about and the about the challenge and the being happy . being happy. >> indeed. of course. uh, you've been critical of the snp, but they seem to win every election that they participate in. and humza yousaf does enjoy a good degree of popularity. north of the border. but would you ever consider for a career in politics, sandy ? well you know, politics, sandy? well you know, you never know. >> you never say never. i think, you know, between the football and business, i think i've had a good ground for

good preparation ground for being involved in politics. in fact, i think my job every day in my own business, with my managing directors and staff is being a politician and is being able to lead my people and deren able to lead my people and deliver, uh, the biggest things i find about most politicians, they do not know the value of money. and when the government is spending money, they seems to be a no holds barred. and i think that all governments, including the snp government, have got to condition themselves that you just can't spend money at costs . at all costs. >> uh, more power to you. >> uh, sandy, more power to you. everything you've done for scotland , for communities in scotland, for communities in scotland, for communities in scotland charity work scotland and the charity work that your business is that you and your business is participate in. thank you so participate in. so thank you so much and look much forjoining us and look forward to catching up with you again the future . sandy again in the future. sandy easdale, there , one half of the easdale, there, one half of the billionaire partnership of james and sandy easdale . i'll tell you and sandy easdale. i'll tell you what he's worked for. it but wouldn't that be nice looking at your statements january wouldn't that be nice looking at yourseeing;tatements january wouldn't that be nice looking at yourseeing the ments january wouldn't that be nice looking at yourseeing the m word january wouldn't that be nice looking at yourseeing the m word billion|ry and seeing the b word billion rather than minus several hundred coming up in the 10:00 hour? tomorrow's papers hot off the press with live reaction

from tonight's top pundits and i'm looking forward to my take at ten. you and i need to debate this. a conversation, this. we need a conversation, nigel a good friend of nigel farage is a good friend of mine colleague, mine and a brilliant colleague, but he threatens his great legacy by handing the keys of number 10 to keir starmer. i'll be pointing out why i think reform as a project is a reform uk as a project is a major risk for britain. you won't want to miss it. that is my take at ten. keep the emails coming. market gbnews.com your views are paramount . busy hour views are paramount. busy hour to come. this is mark dolan tonight night on gb news >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler viewers sponsors of whether on gb news . hello boxt boiler viewers sponsors of whether on gb news. hello i'm marco petagna. >> here's your latest weather update from the met office. we'll see plenty of fine weather across much of the uk in the days sunshine at days ahead. some sunshine at times, equally a few hazards times, but equally a few hazards to contend with. all a fairly to contend with. all of a fairly wintry flavour with cold air in place uk , high place across the uk, high pressure is dominating. sitting towards north and northeast

towards the north and northeast of uk the moment. fairly of the uk at the moment. fairly tightly down tightly packed isobars down towards indicating towards the south, indicating quite breeze . and that's quite a brisk breeze. and that's feeding showers feeding some showers in across the of england. the north of england. southern parts scotland this evening, parts of scotland this evening, working west into the working their way west into the irish towards the east of irish sea towards the east of northern ireland. as we head into hours of monday, northern ireland. as we head into showers hours of monday, northern ireland. as we head into showershoursdeveloping, some showers also developing down south—east by down towards the south—east by the could give the morning on monday could give some stretches we head some icy stretches as we head into monday into the early hours of monday itself towards the north and west. a picture , frost and west. a cold picture, frost and some forming and then some fog forming and then through monday, ice through the day on monday, ice likely to be a problem towards the for time as the southeast for a time as wintry in from the wintry showers move in from the east. their east. working their way westwards more westwards but turning more to rain move across rain as they move across southern counties england southern counties of england through the on through the rest of the day on monday. through the rest of the day on mond and west, apart the north and west, apart from the odd northern odd shower across northern ireland, there'll be plenty of fine weather store, lots of fine weather in store, lots of sunshine, quite chilly sunshine, but still quite chilly temperatures. no better than the low single in low to mid single figures in most promises to most places. tuesday promises to be a much better day. more in the way of sunshine developing after locally foggy after a frosty locally foggy start. of dry weather start. a lot of dry weather around . of sunshine, around too. lots of sunshine, but temperatures but again, those temperatures really no really will struggle again. no better than the to mid better than the low to mid single figures in most places.

highs of around about five celsius. fahrenheit celsius. that's 41 in fahrenheit as for the rest of the week, we will see an increase will gradually see an increase in the north, so in cloud from the north, so sunshine becoming and more sunshine becoming more and more confined areas . confined to southern areas. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on

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newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from three top pundits who haven't been told what to say and who don't follow the script. annunciate rees—mogg . sir geila annunciate rees—mogg. sir geila curci and neil parish. so a packed show, a busy hour to come. we don't do boring, not on my watch . i just won't have it. my watch. i just won't have it. first up, the news headlines with francis and then i'll with sam francis and then i'll be talking about nigel . farage. be talking about nigel. farage. >> mark, thanks very much. good evening. i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. the headlines at ten strikes by london underground workers, which would have brought the tube service in the to capital a standstill this week, been suspended. week, have been suspended. however, is warning that however, tfl is warning that there will still be disruption tomorrow because the walkouts were off so late. members were called off so late. members of union were due to strike of rmt union were due to strike in protest over a 5% pay offer. they say the planned action will no longer go ahead, though , no longer go ahead, though, after progress was made in

discussions with tfl today . discussions with tfl today. meanwhile, 170 flood warnings are still in place across england and over 1800 properties have been damaged by flood waters. well after after being criticised for not meeting with flooding victims, the prime minister has today been speaking with some of the residents affected in oxford, rishi sunak also met environment agency workers at their depot on osney island to see firsthand their battle with rising river levels. 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 nato 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 which those who are impacted, which is why support in why there's financial support in place. overall, 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. >> well, aside from the floods , >> well, aside from the floods, we're also being warned that snow the way as an amber snow is on the way as an amber cold health alert has been issued parts of england. the issued for parts of england. the met has also issued met office has also issued yellow warnings from yellow weather warnings from 4:00 snow and 4:00 tomorrow morning. snow and ice is likely to affect roads and train services in parts of greater london, kent, surrey, east sussex and in west sussex . east sussex and in west sussex. in other news, labour has accused the conservatives of caving to the reported demands of a disgraced former mp to choose his partner to replace him . peter bone was ousted from him. peter bone was ousted from the commons in december after an inquiry had found that he subjected a staff member to bullying and sexual misconduct . bullying and sexual misconduct. well, this afternoon helen harrison was selected as the new conservative candidate to stand in his place during an upcoming by—election, a date for that elect by—election will be set once mps return to parliament. this week . meanwhile, rishi this week. meanwhile, rishi sunak has denied having any hesitations about the government's rwanda scheme that was when he was chancellor. the

bbc claims to have seen documents suggesting that he was sceptical about the plan , sceptical about the plan, stating that he that the deterrent won't work. but the prime minister said it was his job to ask, probing questions about every that came about every policy that came across his desk. government minister laura trott says rwanda is the deterrent that 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 introduce rwanda to this country and will mean that we overturn the issues that were raised by the court of appeal . raised by the court of appeal. it will mean that flights can take which we take off to rwanda, which we think incredibly important think is incredibly important because know deterrence because we know deterrence works. we've seen what happened with albania where with the albania deal, where they do get returned to their country . country of origin. >> a probe carrying british technology is preparing to blast off into space tomorrow, in what could be a first for a private company, the us peregrine mission, one will attempt to land on the lunar surface . it's

land on the lunar surface. it's set to be one of the first us moon landings since the final apollo mission. more than 50 years ago. on board will be a special sensor developed by scientists here in the uk, which will lunar will analyse the thin lunar atmosphere to find out how water is moving around the moon . and is moving around the moon. and londoners have joined commuters around the world deciding to strip down to their pants and head out onto the london underground . groups of underground. groups of travellers bared their legs for the annual no trousers tube ride . videos from the event showed people using ticket machines and escalators without their trousers, decides to line the platforms as they showcase their underwear of well , all different underwear of well, all different styles and colours . that looks styles and colours. that looks strangely like mark dolan . strangely like mark dolan. that's the latest from the gb newsroom . for more, we're on tv, newsroom. for more, we're on tv, digital radio and our website gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> sam, my legs aren't nearly

that good. i'll show you mine later in the dressing room. welcome to mark dolan tonight on gb news. as nhs patients are being asked to choose from 159 religions, 12 genders and ten sexual preferences , as has our sexual preferences, as has our health service. finally lost the plot? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker politics legend ann widdecombe , plus tomorrow's widdecombe, plus tomorrow's newspaper front page is live in the studio with full pundit reaction. tonight my top pundits are former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg, ex tory mp and farmer neil parish and the brilliant comedian and broadcaster sir geila curci, and they'll be nominating their headune they'll be nominating their headline heroes and back page. zeros are packed out to come. those papers are on the way. some cracking stories to sink our teeth but first, my our teeth into. but first, my take at ten. my friend and colleague nigel farage can do

anything he can deliver. brexit he can spearhead the broadcasting revolution that is gb news. he can expose the scandal of the de—banking that's happening within our financial services and see the resignation of the natwest chief executive. he can be mocked by the european parliament and have the last laugh as we exit the bloc. he can prevail in the jungle and win an army of new fans . but win an army of new fans. but right now nigel risks tainting his remarkable legacy with something that surely even he doesn't want to see. five years of a labour government and sir keir starmer living in number 10, is handing the keys to power to the most woke political party in the country , and a leader who in the country, and a leader who campaigned for jeremy corbyn to be pm. really? a price worth paying be pm. really? a price worth paying to give the tories a bloody nose ? i don't think so . bloody nose? i don't think so. you won't feel it this january as the cold wind blows and as the rain pours down and as the

post—christmas credit card bills start to come in. but the country is finally getting back on its feet, inflation is falling faster than prince andrew's trousers at a taylor swift concert, and while germany and the eurozone has languished in recession, britain has grown . in recession, britain has grown. when unemployment remains low, the debt is coming down. investment is up, up, up . tata, investment is up, up, up. tata, nissan, toyota , siemens. they nissan, toyota, siemens. they all want to put money into britain with ongoing investment in green renewables, which have their place and a sensible plan to drill for the oil and gas on our own shores so that we don't become customers of vladimir putin. it means that energy security is on the cards for the first time in a generation . first time in a generation. starmer's answer to all of this no new oil and gas licences betting the house on green energy with a 1970 style state owned government enterprise. because the private sector won't

touch it with a bargepole. remember those auctions for new wind farm licences with no takers ? now the tories have had takers? now the tories have had a dreadful five years. i will give you that. but if keir starmer had been prime minister dunng starmer had been prime minister during that time , we would have during that time, we would have had more lockdowns . for example, had more lockdowns. for example, he called freedom day on july 19th, 2021 as reckless as he relentlessly called for more measures which have since proven to be as highly damaging as they were ineffective. all so that he could do those ridiculous press conferences where he pounced around pretending to be prime minister and wanted to look statesmanlike . and my pal nigel statesmanlike. and my pal nigel farage risks putting him in charge. now, nigel doesn't get much wrong, and he's a fabulous guy. but on this one i got to part company with him . no one part company with him. no one really loves labour or has much enthusiasm for the cause, and i've never met a keir starmer fan . in my view, he's not so fan. in my view, he's not so much a politician as a human

manifesto version of chatgpt software gone wrong, but the entire reform uk project , with entire reform uk project, with admirable aims , goals and admirable aims, goals and policies, risk sweeping him to an historic landslide. can you imagine what keir starmer would do with a 150 seat majority ? do do with a 150 seat majority? do you think we'll have less strikes even though the labour party is bankrolled by the unions? do you think britain will cut spending when starmer is in hock to the public sector? who will expect pay rises galore and unprecedented investment? do you think labour will stop the boats when it's not even on starmers list of five missions? do you think labour will cut taxes to boost the economy? elton john's natural hair will grow back before that happens. do you think labour will tackle the insidious cancer of extreme political correctness and wokery in our public institutions and corporations ? good luck with corporations? good luck with that. when starmer jumps on every woke cause and can't even

define what a woman is , the define what a woman is, the tories are dreadful , define what a woman is, the tories are dreadful, a define what a woman is, the tories are dreadful , a toxic tories are dreadful, a toxic brand and deservedly so. but are in our increasingly presidential system. sunak is demonstrably the better ceo for the country than starmer will ever be, and you've got to understand it is a choice of sunak versus starmer . choice of sunak versus starmer. which of those two is the lesser of two evils? let's talk about starmer, a former lawyer whose job it was in the past to take on any case, whether he believed in it or not, something that i think he's now doing in politics. s i made the mistake of watching his first speech of the year this week , and let me the year this week, and let me just say, it's lucky i wasn't operating heavy machinery at the time . and in terms of policy, it time. and in terms of policy, it was thinner than posh spice. on the keto diet. so nigel farage has an admirable legacy. he is a remarkable guy, but i think he risks damaging all of that. and the country by saddling britain

with five years of labour and five years of starmer in number 10, which in my view, is a step too far . your 10, which in my view, is a step too far. your reaction market gb news. com will get to your emails shortly. i know there's a lot of support out there for reform uk, so let me know your thoughts. but first top thoughts. but first my top punst thoughts. but first my top pundits former brexit party pundits are former brexit party mep anunciata rees—mogg , ex mep anunciata rees—mogg, ex conservative mp and farmer neil pansh conservative mp and farmer neil parish and comedian and broadcast sevilla kirsty neil. you're the best person to ask former conservative mp reform uk are going to keep you guys out of power for at least the next five years. >> very likely because i think what will happen in this general election coming is the right wing vote is going to be split. >> what happened in the 2019 election? you had the left wing vote split. um, brexit was going to be delivered by boris johnson and a clear majority went to the

conservatives this time it's very muddy . conservatives this time it's very muddy. um, and conservatives this time it's very muddy . um, and people are very muddy. um, and people are upset with the conservative party. so there's a lot of tory voters, um, that may vote reform now , what will happen come now, what will happen come closer to the general election is precisely the argument you've been making. mark is do people actually see a vote for reform? is that a vote to let labour in? so some of that tory vote won't shift to reform that you think they would today. but it is a real danger this time . and i real danger this time. and i think, you know, a huge majority to labour would be a mistake for this country. i think a huge majority for anybody is always a mistake because they forget what they're put there for. so you know, let's economic early. this country is turning round. but the trouble is the tory party has behaved so badly over the last five years that it's very difficult to persuade people on the doorstep that voting tory again is the right way forward, but i think it will get a lot

more interesting come the general election. and i think, you know, the keir starmer will have to come out with some absolute clear policies, not just anti tory propaganda, very popular at the moment, but come the general election action, they've got to work out what government they want and who do they want. and i think nigel farage does need to sort of think about it. farage does need to sort of think about it . because i don't think about it. because i don't think about it. because i don't think he necessarily wants to handed over to keir starmer. i think , mark, you're unkind think, mark, you're a bit unkind on on sir keir starmer. i think he's a nice enough guy. but do i think he'd a prime think he'd make a good prime minister? no i don't and i think rishi sunak is the better. but there's a lot of water to flow under the bridge and we don't want reform taking away tory votes. >> well of course annunciator the, the, the, the polls speak for themselves . labour are for themselves. labour are streets ahead. labour could easily argue that the tories have made a complete mess of government over the last 14 years. they've trashed the economy and that it's clear britain wants a change that britain wants a change that britain needs a change. but i

just wonder whether nigel's amazing talents as a politician and broadcaster and as an influencer are going to have the worst possible outcome, which is a labour government. i i fear i agree with you in 2019, we forget quite quickly that we were not guaranteed that boris johnson would win a majority at all, and if he did , what level all, and if he did, what level of majority it would be. >> but the brexit party did insist on standing candidates against conservatives in leave voting. red wall seats, and it did cost the conservatives a number of them, despite the fact that across the country, boris johnson , in order to get brexit johnson, in order to get brexit done , won a huge majority . if done, won a huge majority. if you just look at, um , wentworth you just look at, um, wentworth and dearne , which is bits of and dearne, which is bits of rotherham and barnsley , the rotherham and barnsley, the conservative vote grew, labour collapsed by 24. the difference

became 2200 and the brexit party he took 7000. well, that would have been another conservative seatif have been another conservative seat if that is replicated in a very close election, it will hand the keys of number 10 to keir starmer, to the labour party , who i have no idea what party, who i have no idea what they stand for. i don't have a very clear idea on what the reform party stand for, except for they're not the tories and they're not labour. there's a lot of good messages in there , lot of good messages in there, but when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of policy, they don't have the background, the experience to formulate them. and i'm worried that there is a naive t there about right naive t there about the right politic of what affect them standing against conservatives is going to have. >> well, i'm very fond of the set up at reform uk. of course, nigel is a friend and highly respected colleague. he's a great guy and also i've ever had. well, there you go . and had. well, there you go. and richard tice brilliant chap as well. and we've had so many

great air, um, little ding great on air, um, little ding dongs. i'm a huge fan, but, uh, listen, you're probably a huge fan as well because you'd like to government to see a labour government sevilla. to nigel, sevilla. so you say to nigel, bnng sevilla. so you say to nigel, bring it on. sevilla. so you say to nigel, briryeah, n. sevilla. so you say to nigel, briryeah, well, no, i would like >> yeah, well, no, i would like a i don't know actually what i want let's it, this want because let's face it, this country's politicians across the board, you know, we we're in a dire place with politics. i'm sure my, my friends here will will agree with me. and so i don't know, it's pot luck. it's literally pot luck. so he might as throw his hat in, as well just throw his hat in, you know, and try. and then him and richard can fight it out for the for, know, the leadership for, you know, why we have some more why don't we have some more infighting? um i don't know. it's anyone's game. and i think we need change, but i'm not sure. yes. and i am a labour supporter, have been a lifelong supporter, have been a lifelong supporter, i do feel supporter, sir. but i do feel quite politically homeless . i quite politically homeless. i don't know what starmer is about. yes, i agree he does seem like a nice. he's you know, there shouldn't be a punishment for nice guy . there shouldn't be a punishment for nice guy. um, but for being a nice guy. um, but maybe he's too nice. i just need him to have bit more kahunas. him to have a bit more kahunas. um, you know, he um, coming up, you know, he needs to get them to drop now so

that we were in time for the. you the stuff you know, to get all the stuff that need to get him. that we need to get from him. >> well, listen, >> okay, well, listen, many would argue that starmer is would argue that keir starmer is playing he's playing a blinder because he's ahead polls he's ahead in the polls and he's probably our next probably going to be our next prime minister. good luck prime minister. so good luck to him. may best win him. listen may the best man win . uh, what do you think? market gb news. com i've got so many viewers that love viewers and listeners that love nigel, that love richard tice and reform the emails and love reform uk. the emails are in thick and fast. i are coming in thick and fast. i shall represent those next. you know not happy with know who's also not happy with me? formidable ex—governor minister ann widdecombe. she's watched my take a ten. she doesn't agree and she's

woman. earlier on, gb news radio i >> -- >> big reaction to my take at ten. >> i'm worried that nigel farage and his political talents means that keir starmer will be handed the keys to number 10. you're not happy with me on email? i have run out of space on my laptop for all the emails. have run out of space on my laptop for all the emails . we laptop for all the emails. we are just inundated with a big

response . ian speaks for many. response. ian speaks for many. oh dear misguided mark. it matters not whether labour is the next government because it will just be more of the same. we need reform to win and that's the of the it, the beginning of the end of it, david think david says. we need to think longer. mark. first age is longer. tum mark. first age is to shut down the conservative party forever dead party so that it is forever dead and buried and have a proper new party of the right. well, let's get the views now of formidable ex—government minister and television personality and the jewel in the crown of mark dolan. tonight, every sunday. and widdicombe, first of all, and great to have you on the show. year. your show. happy new year. um, your reaction to what i've had to say 7 reaction to what i've had to say ? we're going to have a labour government. to you, government. it's down to you, nigel and richard tice . nigel and richard tice. >> yeah, we have that argument before, didn't we? >> um, if i was disgusted by what you said. >> and very sorry, mark, but i was i was even more disgusted by what annunciato said what annunciato rees—mogg said when she said, oh, we damaged the conservatives last time . the conservatives last time. >> dash it. we delivered boris that majority last time and look

what we got. record high taxes. record levels of crime completely uncontrolled immigration against everything that they had promised . uh, and that they had promised. uh, and there are no tories. you know, you're worried about the conservatives losing. where are these conservatives? i keep looking round to try and find them. >> and your email correspondent was absolutely right when he said, you know, there'll be more of the same, whichever one wins, it's going to be more of the same. >> the time has come, mark. >> the time has come, mark. >> it really has come for a change in british politics. you will not get change unless you vote for it. >> that is the lesson. >> that is the lesson. >> so, ann, is it bless you and is a labour government a price worth paying for the destruction of the conservative party and the creation of a new proper party of the right? is that the strategy? is that nigel's plan ? strategy? is that nigel's plan? is that your plan? are you playing the long game and swallowing a labour government in order to change britain ?

in order to change britain? >> well, i don't think you've been listening terribly carefully, what i said carefully, because what i said to you was that there is no conservative government. these to you was that there is no con not ative government. these to you was that there is no con not conservatives|ent. these to you was that there is no con not conservatives .�*nt. these to you was that there is no con not conservatives . they're;e are not conservatives. they're not into practice not putting into practice conservative policies. and it will very the same. it will be very much the same. it may be a little bit worse with laboun may be a little bit worse with labour, you know, taxes might go a bit higher. there might be a few more strikes, it might be a little worse. what little bit worse. but what the tories given us over the tories have given us over the last five years has not been what people voted for and has not been conservatism. now, you can't get change just by lamenting the present situation, which i've heard you do often enough and will change. >> and would you like to see a changed conservative party? or would you like to see the back of it ? of it? >> the way you get a change? conservative party is for reform to give it a really , really sore to give it a really, really sore nose in this election. that's what will change the conservative party >> and how would that manifest the tories would need to be

eviscerated in november of next yean eviscerated in november of next year, perhaps , which is highly year, perhaps, which is highly likely . and at that point they likely. and at that point they are forced to engage with other voices on the right, like nigel farage, like richard tice and like you. >> what would actually happen is they'd split some would engage with voices on the left , but with voices on the left, but others will indeed engage with voices on the right and that will make them for a very bright new future , i think. but it's new future, i think. but it's going to be more of the same forever. more. unless people vote for change. you know, when people can complain that there's no difference between the parties, i say, why are you voting for either of them? >> you are accepting >> so an you are accepting the price to be paid politically, which is keir starmer as prime minister for five years, a labour government for five years. you will accept because we know that reform uk are not going to form a majority at the next election . you will accept a next election. you will accept a labour government . the labour government. the consequence strategy . consequence of your strategy. you're going to put keir starmer in 10. you must admit in number 10. you must admit that , as i've

in number 10. you must admit that, as i've said already, we've got a socialist party in number 10. >> these are not conservatives. you've got pale socialists you've got pale pink socialists and you've got red socialists and you've got red socialists and that's all you've got. now that to me is not a proper choice . uh, my choice reform choice. uh, my choice is reform because it is genuinely common sense proportionality anti—woke low taxes on the side of the people . well, um, as i've said people. well, um, as i've said before, you know, very few people in this country can afford private education. even fewer can afford private health. and the state is meant to supply those services. and the state, under both conservative and labour and coalition governments as abysmally failed to get a good standard in those services. now, for heaven's sake, let's get some common sense. let's get reform. reform will give you common sense. take a risk, vote for us. then we might actually be the next government now. >> and just a short moment to discuss the nhs. apologies we'll do longer next week, but the

telegraph report that nhs patients are being asked to choose from 159 religions, 12 genders. you heard me right, and ten sexual preferences before they attend hospital appointments. we know the nhs has logistical issues with staffing , but my goodness, staffing, but my goodness, there's a cultural problem too, isn't there ? isn't there? >> yes, there is a very big one andifs >> yes, there is a very big one and it's part of what i've been saying. the nhs has lost its focus. should be focusing on patient should be focusing patient care, should be focusing on and delivery, on excellence and delivery, instead of which it's focusing on this woke nonsense which reform will sweep away . you reform will sweep away. you know, then the first hundred days of being in parliament will sweep it away . indeed sweep it away. indeed >> and you won't believe this. i'd like to make you chuckle. on a sunday night, people navigate the health service. uh website are being asked if they are a goddess , a satanist or a druid . goddess, a satanist or a druid. which of those three are you ? which of those three are you? >> i'm very pleased to say i'm

absolutely none of them. um, i'm absolutely none of them. um, i'm a very boring roman catholic. who would like the last rites fee. should i die in hospital? but i'll try and avoid the necessity. >> well, and that will be a long time from now. and nothing wrong with roman with the boring old roman catholic. would salute catholic. my mother would salute you an happy new year to you. i can't wait for many can't wait for so many adventures 2024. that is the adventures in 2024. that is the ex—government minister and television personality ann widdecombe . coming up next, widdecombe. coming up next, we've got tomorrow's papers. plus our exclusive dolan plus our exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. has the nhs finally lost the plot? the results are in. i shall reveal all next. plus my pundits plus the don't anywhere

can't if we cut taxes , how on can't if we cut taxes, how on earth are we going to improve those . welcome back to the show. those. welcome back to the show. >> we'll get to your emails shortly, shortly. but we've been conducting an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. we've been asking you, as nhs patients are asked to patients are being asked to choose 159 religions, 12 choose from 159 religions, 12 genders and ten sexual preferences , as has our health

preferences, as has our health service. finally finally lost the plot? well, the results are in overwhelming 96.1. say yes , in overwhelming 96.1. say yes, the nhs has lost the plot 3.9% say no. okay folks , it's just say no. okay folks, it's just gone 1030. time now for tomorrow's front pages . mary. tomorrow's front pages. mary. let's start, shall we, with the daily express. esther's plea to the nation. sign petition for patients like me. esther rantzen is asking the public to urgently get behind an express online petition demanding a commons debate on assisted dying for patients like her. in an impassioned plea, the much loved campaigner and broadcaster , who campaigner and broadcaster, who is 83, is calling for a reform in the law so that we can decide ourselves if life becomes too painful to endure. dame esther was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer a year ago. we'll discuss that shortly. daily mail now time to deliver on post office payouts as fury grows over compensation delay, the prime

minister hints that all victims of this fiasco will be exonerated . the i minister's exonerated. the i minister's urged to act as flood risk lingers for thousands. metro pm's pledge as scandal grows . pm's pledge as scandal grows. post office victims will get justice. the independent now and holly elianne, ellie and valerie were all stabbed to death in britain as such attacks double in five years as the independent add their voice to mps and campaigners asking how many women like these must die before we tackle knife crime. what i'm confused about that headline is that it's tragic what's happened. why is the independent making about gender? surely making it about gender? surely knife crime is bad for everyone. guardian top tory says party faces obliteration in the next election danny kruger , who's a election danny kruger, who's a leading backbencher and founder of the influential new conservatives group, said the tories risks risk being ejected from power, having left the country sadder, less united and less conservative than they found it. something ann

widdecombe would agree with. we spoke to her just a few minutes ago. suspected ago. post office suspected of further services and further injury services and channel 4th may cut 200 staff after adding income falls . it's after adding income falls. it's after adding income falls. it's a shame to hear that about channel 4. it's not like the good old days when they had programmes like balls of steel. millions of listeners , but now millions of listeners, but now they're watching gb news and mark dolan tonight. okay folks, listen, let's get a reaction to my newspaper front pages from my brilliant pundits, former brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg , party mep annunziata rees—mogg, ex tory mp and farmer neil pansh ex tory mp and farmer neil parish and comedian, broadcaster sajeela kirschi. a very interesting story sajeela in the express esther rantzen a total national treasure. she's been on the show a few times . i really the show a few times. i really admire restaurants and she wants the right to choose when her life ends. if she's suffering crippling pain with a terminal disease , you know this is such disease, you know this is such a sad story. >> she and i actually do not know which side i see on this

because on the one hand, i think everyone should be allowed to die with dignity, and that's really important . i think really important. i think towards the end, you know, having like my family having seen like my family members not having that, um, but on other hand, it's life is on the other hand, it's life is sacred, you know , and you only sacred, you know, and you only get one life and you should try and hold on to it. so i'm really get one life and you should try and with on to it. so i'm really get one life and you should try and with this.» it. so i'm really get one life and you should try and with this. ultimately really get one life and you should try and with this. ultimately it's.ly torn with this. ultimately it's down to the individual and the reason why i can't say yes. i think we should bring that law in is because think could in is because i think it could be to misused . you be open to being misused. you know, um, as we've seen in other countries where people countries where young people are suddenly for assisted suddenly asking for assisted dying and an so that's where i sit on this . i'm not i'm not sit on this. i'm not i'm not sure which side is the right. well, yes, because some people onune well, yes, because some people online young people, they get groomed into suicide don't they. >> yes, yes , and i could i >> yes, yes, and i could i couldn't bear it if , if >> yes, yes, and i could i couldn't bear it if, if some, you know, a child or you know, my son or, you know, mental health issues which we know can, you can get to a better place and suddenly they've. >> so it is open to misuse. and i don't know what the right way

is. >> well, neil, what about sign off from a gp? >> i mean, i think it's got to be more than one gp as well because otherwise there could be real i think real problems and i think i think have a debate in, in parliament, make sure it's not whipped. you know, it's not every party shouldn't be partisan. exactly be your own view. i took part in one while i was in parliament, and i think we had a really good debate. but i too have very mixed views. you know, there are times when you see people really suffering and putting it bluntly, as a farmer , putting it bluntly, as a farmer, if i kept animal like it, if i kept an animal like it, i would be had up for , for would be had up for, for cruelty. on the other hand, you know, human life is sacred . um, know, human life is sacred. um, and i had a lot of people who used to lobby me very strongly exactly on that as well. so it's a matter of balance. i think if you could get the system where you could get the system where you could get the system where you could be absolutely certain there was no pressure being put on anyone , and they wanted to on anyone, and they wanted to end lives because they end their lives because they were in so much suffering , then were in so much suffering, then i think we're wrong to stop that

happening. but there's got to be lots of checks and balances because otherwise, you know somebody who who feels they are , somebody who who feels they are, you know, may feel they're a burden to their family. all sorts of reason is, like you said, you talked about young people as well that go on to these terrible and these terrible websites and others . um, these terrible websites and others. um, and then try and commit themselves . um, commit suicide themselves. um, lots of things out there . it's lots of things out there. it's a real problem. but i can understand where esther rantzen's coming from. and you know, and i think it's one that will have to have a really honest, genuine debate and try and get it sorted. >> esther rantzen. annunziata has had a rich and full life. she now faces the prospect of pain and ill health and suffering. why should she suffer? >> one can't help but have immense sympathy for her and i agree with both of you that it is a very, very difficult situation. but i think we have got to protect the vulnerable

that as a society that is our duty and there will be those, particularly older people who feel pressurised into taking those steps to ease their families burden , as there will families burden, as there will be young people with mental problems who want to go down that route and have it state sanctioned and provided by a doctor that we've seen it in other countries, we've seen it here with our abortion laws that in theory, uh, two doctors still sign off, that the mother or baby's life is in direct threat . baby's life is in direct threat. well, we all know that's not true. and don't want to debate abortion, but it is a slippery slope of how these things end up in practice . this working. and i in practice. this working. and i think life is sacred. and we do need to protect it. >> well, notwithstanding that debate, we do wish esther well. dame esther rantzen , who is one dame esther rantzen, who is one of my broadcasting heroes. i've got three broadcasting heroes, terry wogan, cilla black and dame esther rantzen, and i think they're all legends. and, uh,

and of course the other three are annunziata rees—mogg , neil are annunziata rees—mogg, neil pansh are annunziata rees—mogg, neil parish and sajeela kersh. uh, neil, i'm going to have to wipe that charming smile off your face because we'll talk about the i newspaper the floods. uh i newspaper ministers urged to act as flood risk lingers for thousands. you're a farmer. you must have drainage issues at the moment. >> yes, i think we're where i mean. and i've done inquiries, you committee you know, as a select committee chair before, think , where the chair before, i think, where the environment agency get it wrong is in these very low land rivers where there does need to be dredging you need to get the pumps. what is dredging? dredging is the clean, the clean, get the clean, the waterways to get the water pumps . because clean, the waterways to get the water pumps. because a water to the pumps. because a lot of places where you pump water, you can't get the water there. they don't turn the pumps on fast enough when they know the rain is coming. they're on fast enough when they know the going coming. they're on fast enough when they know the going toyming. they're on fast enough when they know the going toymi|able they're on fast enough when they know the going toymi|able cure (�*re on fast enough when they know the going toymi|able cure all not going to be able to cure all flooding when it happens , but flooding when it happens, but there a lot more we can do. there is a lot more we can do. i guess it's a parallel. >> it's a bit like gritting the roads before it snows. >> exactly. know, >> exactly. you know, and i mean, i naturally farm in mean, i naturally i farm in somerset, was, you

somerset, in somerset was, you know, old english was know, in old english was somewhere a very wet somewhere grazing a very wet areas. but of course, you can do areas. but of course, you can do a lot more. and i think we've also got to spend enough and get it done. but i think in the end it's a matter of policy, of turning on the pumps in time, getting dredged properly , um, getting it dredged properly, um, holding on very , you holding up water on very, you know, slopes and others , know, steep slopes and others, you know, that works there because you hold water back you know, that works there becauryou've hold water back you know, that works there becauryou've got water back you know, that works there becauryou've got steep' back you know, that works there becauryou've got steep slopes, where you've got steep slopes, but you've got very flat. but where you've got very flat. it's a seven if you look at where the water is, it's in the midlands, it's the severn, it's the avon. it's all sorts of rivers up in yorkshire as well as well as somerset. um, and of course this is where the problem is. and i think we need to learn every time from these floods to get it better. we'll never get it completely right. and we will need put enough investment need to put enough investment in, because what getting in, because what we're getting is a lot more rain and we other day at home we had 75 mil. that's three inches . in six that's three inches. in six hours. well you're going to have

an awful job to get rid of that water whatever you. >> listen, i would take >> well, listen, i would take three in six hours. three inches in six hours. all day but each to their own day long, but each to their own family drink. >> i'm talking about. >> i'm talking about. >> i'm talking about. >> i'm glad to hear we >> i'm glad to hear it. can we just now at this just have a look now at this story telegraph? and story in the telegraph? and actually, there are stories story in the telegraph? and ac'relationiere are stories story in the telegraph? and ac' relation toe are stories story in the telegraph? and ac' relation toe areunionsories story in the telegraph? and ac'relation toe areunions. one in relation to the unions. one is, is that mayor khan of london has bowed to unions over the tube strikes. the mayor of london is making has made a bumper pay offer to the rmt in a 40 that some would argue of what a labour government would look like. you've also got boris johnson , the telegraph sevilla , johnson, the telegraph sevilla, saying that a labour government would mean years of union chaos for britain. are you worried about that ? about that? >> um, no. because i think keir starmer , um, he he didn't starmer, um, he he didn't actually show support for , for actually show support for, for the unions on, in pro unions as you know. right. he didn't show support the, the unions. you know. right. he didn't show suthhis the, the unions. you know. right. he didn't show suthhis why the unions. you know. right. he didn't show suthhis why it'sthe unions. you know. right. he didn't show suthhis why it's a e unions. you know. right. he didn't show suthhis why it's a tricky ns. and this is why it's a tricky one. this this election coming forward. because so, you know ,

forward. because so, you know, if we're waiting for labour are we him siding with we voting for him siding with the unions or not siding with the unions or not siding with the unions or not siding with the unions ? i think really he the unions? i think really he needs to change the economy in the country so that we, you know, employ employees, don't want to go and strike. and that's really that that's going to be the task for any government going forward , is government going forward, is making sure that people are happyin making sure that people are happy in their jobs and they're getting paid what they deserve. there neil. there you go, neil. >> on union power. >> bring on union power. >> bring on union power. >> end, you see >> yeah, but in the end, you see how how many labour mps are how many how many labour mps are sponsored by unions. how many how many labour mps are sponsored by unions . and the sponsored by the unions. and the bigger majority labour may bigger the majority labour may get it the next general. >> apologies we've lost >> neil. apologies we've lost your shall your microphone. we shall reboot you. you've not you. don't worry. you've not been . but i'll let you been censored. but i'll let you pick up baton. union power, pick up the baton. union power, workers rights . what's not to like? >> uh, that it can bring our country to its knees. and we saw this obviously very clearly in the 70s, um, with various strikes through the 90s. and we're seeing it again now with the doctors and the rmt that have just been bought off by khan caving in to them. but if

you keep caving in, inflation will be back, our economy will go the country go down the pan and the country will be back on its knees yet again. >> okay. well listen. damning words there from annunciato rees—mogg. what we're going to do, neil, is we're going fix do, neil, is we're going to fix your tnp in the your microphone, put tnp in the metre , because views must metre, because your views must be on the national be heard on the national television airwaves . television and radio airwaves. uh, listen, lovely to have your company , by the way, before we company, by the way, before we go to the break, a bit of housekeeping patrick christys is away this week, so i shall be looking after nine till 11. so i'm on, think day three of a i'm on, i think day three of a ten be with ten day stint. so i'll be with you right through until you tomorrow right through until next be lovely you tomorrow right through until next your be lovely you tomorrow right through until next your companye lovely you tomorrow right through until next your company do )vely you tomorrow right through until next your company do join me you tomorrow right through until ne nine your company do join me you tomorrow right through until ne nine tomorrow.)any do join me you tomorrow right through until ne nine tomorrow.)any do coming at nine tomorrow. uh, but coming up, tomorrow's newspaper up, more of tomorrow's newspaper front and my pundits front pages and my pundits will be their headline be nominating their headline heroes page zeroes of heroes and back page zeroes of the day. plus, i've got more papers and more big stories. the mirror, the sun, the star and the times . see you in two.

listen, thank you so much for your company over the last three days. it's really great to be back in the studio. i've missed you hugely. um, listen, let's get into some more headlines and we start with the daily mirror , we start with the daily mirror, and they lead . with stars. knife and they lead. with stars. knife crime plea. together. we must end this horror. now that's actor. actor idris elba, who makes an impassioned plea for action to stop youth , night action to stop youth, night crime and more power to him for that. he's absolutely right. it's a truly worrying development . the sun now. pm vow development. the sun now. pm vow on post office victims a story that will be picked up on by annunciator. my pundit in just a moment . also, beeb won't step in moment. also, beeb won't step in to complaints over strictly's giovanni and three other stars unhappy , but our national unhappy, but our national broadcaster not doing a thing. the bbc will not launch a probe into strictly pro giovanni pernice , despite a string of pernice, despite a string of concerns and complaints . times

concerns and complaints. times now mental ill health driving surge in disability claims 2 million more will be claiming disability benefits by the end of the decade as mental health problems help push up the cost by over 50% and ed davey has questions to answer on the post office. last but not least, the daily star 192 flood warnings. oh snowballs. the big freeze is on the way . it's arctic monday, on the way. it's arctic monday, tomorrow , folks, a 12 day chill tomorrow, folks, a 12 day chill and whiteouts are on the way from scandinavia . plus there are from scandinavia. plus there are 192 flood warnings flooding, hell , those are your headlines. hell, those are your headlines. can i just say that bloody hell was mine? you're welcome. okay just kind of improve that a little bit for the star. it's my career plan b headline writer for the daily star. if they'll have me. okay folks, let's get reaction stories of reaction from the big stories of the top pundits, former the day. my top pundits, former brexit mep annunziata brexit party mep annunziata rees—mogg, former tory mp and farmer neil parish, and comedian

and broadcaster sir sheila kirsch . it's great to have you kirsch. it's great to have you with me. thank you all of you, for leaving your homes. lovely warm homes, going out the warm homes, going out into the cold join on cold of night to join us on television radio. neil, that television and radio. neil, that can't have been easy. i understand logs the understand you had logs on the fire left. fire when you left. >> yes. so my wife's >> i did, yes. so my wife's there enjoying the logs on the fire, and i drove up here to see you. of course . i mean, what you. of course. i mean, what more could i want? and announce? >> be honest. >> well, i'll be honest. >> well, i'll be honest. >> it's lovely to see us all. >> it's lovely to see us all. >> i cannot compete with mrs. parish. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> probably not. >> no, probably not. >> no, probably not. >> an important >> and it is an important political question . political question. >> sevilla. is it too cold? and is it rishi sunak's fault ? is it rishi sunak's fault? >> it's. no, it's not rishi sunak's fault. but you know, it's um it's the higher power or god or whatever you believe in it all the, the universe i don't know, it's no one's fault. but what is our fault is that we're so for bad weather, so unprepared for bad weather, whether it's floods, whether it's the snow , whether it's it's the snow, whether it's leaves tracks, you know, leaves on tracks, you know, which very good with which we're not very good with mother nature at all. we're not

country. >> how do you keep warm in these conditions ? conditions? >> oh, i've got i've got like little booties that have, like , little booties that have, like, little booties that have, like, little things that you put in the microwave and they, they heat your feet. right ? heat your feet. is that right? it's so then a little it's so cool. and then a little slinky. and can you reheat slinky. yeah and can you reheat them every time. >> can reheating >> yeah. you can keep reheating them. >> yeah. you can keep reheating the that's really cool. >> that's really cool. >> that's really cool. >> rather. sure you >> that's really cool. >> your rather. sure you >> that's really cool. >> your feet her. sure you >> that's really cool. >> your feet out sure you >> that's really cool. >> your feet out first. sure you take your feet out first. >> annunciator have any >> annunciator do you have any clever staying warm clever hacks for staying warm in this i notice that this weather? i notice that you're in tonight, you're clad in tweed tonight, so that's a good start. >> a nice, uh, thick, old fashioned clothes work a treat, but i gave my 12 year old a heated blanket for christmas that have been stealing that i may have been stealing quite a lot. >> listen, you you know, it's a family is not a democracy, is it? >> no, no. strict hierarchy. and mum ought to be warm. number one. i totally agree with that. listen, a couple of other stories you've got. the beeb won't step in a fury about the behaviour of one of their dancers on on the show and pm vow on post office victim , which vow on post office victim, which i think takes us to, uh, some of our headline heroes and back page zero. so let's get cracking

with my pundits nominations for the people they love today and the people they love today and the people they don't love so much. so your hero of the day . much. so your hero of the day. and on theatre, it's liam. >> uh, stick, stick. i'm not 100% sure how you say his name. who is the incredible man who stopped at, uh, to rescue a woman and her three year old from their car when it was flooding under a wave, being washed away under a bridge in birmingham. i thought he was very resourceful, very brave, and just an incredible, uh , and just an incredible, uh, example to us. all of how we can help our fellow neighbours and friends and strangers when they're in need . they're in need. >> a bona fide national hero. well done, that man. neil parish, your headline hero. >> my headline hero are the postmasters and mistresses who have been wrongly accused of fraud by the post office . they fraud by the post office. they were. they looked after those post offices. they looked after the pensioners . they were really the pensioners. they were really hugely part of the community and

they were lied to by the post office because they were told they were the only one. when there hundreds with the there were hundreds with the honzon there were hundreds with the horizon system. and i just think it's and i think, you it's cruel. um, and i think, you know, it's just wicked what happened. and it needs to be sorted and my heart goes out to those people. i mean, you run an honest business all your life and hard , and you and work really hard, and you and work really hard, and you and get you get put in and you get you get put in prison for it. i mean, i mean, the when the post office was beanng the when the post office was bearing down on this, they should the police very often look at the lifestyle of the individuals. i mean , they could individuals. i mean, they could see with these people that they were not pocketing the money. they not having a lavish they were not having a lavish lifestyle , for goodness sake. lifestyle, for goodness sake. you went on? it was you know what went on? it was just criminal. >> well , just criminal. >> well, we'll come to the political response with nancy archer moment. archer in a moment. >> in america, if this >> but in america, if this happened, the compensation for these people would be running into the tens of millions, if not more. and instant as well, you know, i mean, there's so many that haven't been compensated and, and who has been held to account for it.

>> nobody . been held to account for it. >> nobody. nobody. >> nobody. nobody. >> st giles' your headline hero. >> st giles' your headline hero. >> ah, sir, mine is a half a hero. uh, and >> ah, sir, mine is a half a hero . uh, and it's >> ah, sir, mine is a half a hero. uh, and it's a >> ah, sir, mine is a half a hero . uh, and it's a surprising hero. uh, and it's a surprising one from me as a as a lefty. it's rishi sunak. one from me as a as a lefty. it's rishi sunak . and the reason it's rishi sunak. and the reason is because obviously much has been made of him when he was a chancellor uh, him pooh poohing the rwanda scheme. and he criticised it because he said it was, um, it was expensive, which it has been . it's. and actually, it has been. it's. and actually, no one's even travelled yet and it's already been really costing us a lot. and it wasn't going to act as a deterrent, which it isn't. was was was isn't. and it was he was he was kind of really well, kind of really citing, well, what public public what the public a lot of public were thinking. half were thinking. um he's half a hero because he didn't follow it through when he became pm. and now he's sort of like, you now he's sort of like, oh, you know, we and in know, maybe we should. and in fact, realised is that fact, what i realised is that there no heroes in politics there are no heroes in politics today. where are the heroes today. so where are the heroes until you're in number 10? >> annunciator your back, page zero. i think i can guess is ed davey that, uh, he is ducking

all responsibility now during the coalition government , he all responsibility now during the coalition government, he was business secretary. is that right? no that was vince cable. yeah, indeed. >> he was the. >> he was the. >> but he was in the cabinet. >> he was minister for employment affairs. employment and postal affairs. oh, was of brief oh, right. was part of his brief , um, the, uh, mr bates wrote directly to him, appealing for help, explaining that already over 100 criminal investigations were going on into postmasters. now, i'm perhaps ed davey has never been in a community with a post office, but they are quite possibly the most upstanding community minded support system 100% in villages and towns up and down this country . yeah, and and down this country. yeah, and the idea that suddenly , the idea that suddenly, overnight, 100 of them, uh, which grew to many hundreds , 700 which grew to many hundreds, 700 or more were criminals would strike anyone as so unlikely they should have at least questioned it . and he's just questioned it. and he's just passing the buck . questioned it. and he's just passing the buck. he's got a well said. >> a couple of seconds for only

a name, please. your zero of the day. >> well, just the chief executive of the post office. >> well done. >> well done. >> who should have been held to account? >> heads must roll. it's a lord walney for trying to , um, get walney for trying to, um, get rid of our a right to protest by charging the protesters to police the events. well, can i thank my brilliant pundit tonight and you for your company. loved every second. i'm back tomorrow at 9:00, so do join me then. and let me tell you, the brilliant headliners are next. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather 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 weather across the in the across much of the uk in the days ahead. some sunshine at times, equally few hazards days ahead. some sunshine at tincontendequally few hazards days ahead. some sunshine at tincontend with. ly few hazards days ahead. some sunshine at tincontend with. all few hazards days ahead. some sunshine at tincontend with. all ofw hazards days ahead. some sunshine at tincontend with. all of a hazards days ahead. some sunshine at tincontend with. all of a fairlyds to contend with. all of a fairly wintry flavour with cold air in place across the uk, high pressure is dominating, sitting towards north and northeast towards the north and northeast of the uk at the moment. fairly

tightly packed isobars down towards the south, indicating quite . and that's quite a brisk breeze. and that's feeding showers in across feeding some showers in across the of england. southern the north of england. southern parts evening, the north of england. southern parts their evening, the north of england. southern parts their way evening, the north of england. southern parts their way westevening, the north of england. southern parts their way west into ng, the north of england. southern parts their way west into the working their way west into the irish sea towards the east of northern ireland. as we head into hours of monday, into the early hours of monday, some developing some showers also developing down towards the south—east by the could give down towards the south—east by the icy could give down towards the south—east by the icy stretches could give down towards the south—east by the icy stretches as could give down towards the south—east by the icy stretches as we :ould give down towards the south—east by the icy stretches as we head give some icy stretches as we head into hours of monday into the early hours of monday itself. towards the north and west. a cold picture frost and some fog forming and then through monday. ice through the day on monday. ice likely to be problem likely to be a problem towards the for as the southeast for a time as wintry from the wintry showers move in from the east, way east, working their way westwards but turning more to rain move across rain as they move across southern counties of england through on through the rest of the day on monday. whereas towards the north west, from the north and west, apart from the odd across northern odd shower across northern ireland, plenty ireland, there'll be plenty of fine of fine weather in store, lots of sunshine, quite chilly sunshine, but still quite chilly temperatures no better than the low to mid single figures in most tuesday to low to mid single figures in moa tuesday to low to mid single figures in moa much tuesday to low to mid single figures in moa much betterday to low to mid single figures in moa much better day, to low to mid single figures in moa much better day, more to low to mid single figures in moa much better day, more in to be a much better day, more in the sunshine developing the way of sunshine developing after foggy after a frosty, locally foggy start dry weather start. a lot of dry weather around two lots of sunshine, but again, those temperatures really will again better will struggle again. no better than mid single than the low to mid single figures in most places. highs of around about celsius.

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>> hello, good evening. you're with gb news. i'm sam francis . with gb news. i'm sam francis. the headlines at 11. this week's planned tube strikes in the capital have been suspend . and capital have been suspend. and that's after progress has been made in discussions between the rmt and transport for