the war between william and harry in the royal dispatch, and will debate the trans lobby's favour phrase sis, if you heard that terme sis is elon musk right that this woke , right that this woke, politically correct terme is an insuh politically correct terme is an insult to biological men and women .7 it's my final night women? it's my final night filling in for patrick. so let's go out with a bang and let's get to work. let's do email me now. should the state be stepping in to do the state be stepping in to do the simple jobs of parents market gbnews.com? we've also got a big developing story from downing street , where rishi downing street, where rishi sunakis downing street, where rishi sunak is holding a cabinet call thought to be about the uk. us strikes against houthi fighters following a string of attacks in the red sea . a spokesperson from the red sea. a spokesperson from the red sea. a spokesperson from the pm has said in a call to the egyptian president. the uk will continue to take action to defend freedom of navigation and

protect lives at sea . now we'll protect lives at sea. now we'll keep you across these fast moving developments from westminster , starting with your westminster, starting with your headunes westminster, starting with your headlines and polly middlehurst. >> mark, thank you and good evening to you. let's bring you some more detail on that breaking news. mark was talking about a short time ago. the prime minister said tonight the uk to take action uk will continue to take action to freedom navigation to protect freedom of navigation and protect lives at sea following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea and the gulf of oman. that's after rishi sunak held an emergency cabinet meeting in downing street tonight , meeting in downing street tonight, after iran today admitted it had seized a us oil tanker there. the prime minister also spoke by phone this afternoon with the egyptian president, abdel fattah al—sisi, about the rise in attacks. the royal navy has been working with the united states military to repel the attacks , and the white repel the attacks, and the white house tonight warned that there

would be consequences if the iranian backed houthis didn't stop . well, within the last stop. well, within the last houn stop. well, within the last hour, yemen has responded, saying any us attack would not go without a response, adding they will confront any american aggression on so that breaking news about that attack on commercial shipping in the middle east. we'll bring you more detail on number ten's response to it throughout the rest of the program. and indeed, in our full bulletin at 10:00. now, in other news, today, a former post office investigator has denied he and colleagues behave like mafia gangsters towards wrongly accused subpostmasters and mistresses. the official inquiry into the post office scandal has been grilling stephen bradshaw about what he did and what he didn't know know regarding the faulty honzon know know regarding the faulty horizon it software. the centre of the debacle, he insisted he wasn't an expert on the system and he defended comments he made back in 2012. but he had absolute confidence in horizon,

while at the same time admitting he saw hundreds of complaints coming in from post office workers. he denied allegations of bullying and unprofessional behaviour at the time, saying he also never told any post office worker that they were the only one experiencing issues with the software . the software. the >> i'm not technically minded with that. i would expect that to come from the people above . to come from the people above. if it was an issue, i would expect fujitsu to inform the post office and the full post office to let us know what what the issues are. it was given that statement by cartwright, king and told to put that statement through. in hindsight, after period in my previous after a period in my previous statements, should statements, they probably should have line stating have been another line stating that these are not my words, but the statements is produced as a business statement . business statement. >> stephen bradshaw , former post >> stephen bradshaw, former post office investigator . they're office investigator. they're defending himself at the post office inquiry today. meanwhile, fujitsu workers in the west midlands are set to go on strike later this month in their

dispute over pay. it comes amid calls for fujitsu to lose uk government contracts over the horizon. it scandal. about 300 members of the pcs union are set to walk out on the 17th of january, and the union warned it's likely to cause disruption for people filing self—assessment tax returns at the end of this month . the the end of this month. the government today announced plans for a new major nuclear power station planned to be as big as both hinkley point and sizewell. it's in a bid to strengthen the uk's energy security and ultimately lower electricity bills, the government says £300 million will also be invested in producing fuel to power the reactors, removing dependence on russian supplies . and lastly, russian supplies. and lastly, a disruptive arctic snow blast is set to hit britain next week. the met office warning a northerly airflow will deliver extreme cold and snow showers from sunday. it means travel plans could once again be

affected with the rac motoring organisation warning drivers to prepare emergency survival kits in case of breakdown. meanwhile, the government's cold health alert remains in place, warning of the severe weather's potential to have a significant impact on vulnerable people . impact on vulnerable people. look after your neighbours on tv, online dab+ radio and the tunein app. this is gb news is britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thanks, polly. good evening . >> thanks, polly. good evening. big news folks . labour has vowed big news folks. labour has vowed to fight for the nanny state to protect britain's children . protect britain's children. >> i'd make the same argument in relation to super sized tooth brushing. i was genuinely shocked to learn that the most common cause of admission for 6 to 10 year olds is decaying teeth, which have to be extracted . that is shocking. so extracted. that is shocking. so don't tell me that it's nanny state to say we're going to do

something to prevent that. who stole his tie? >> now starmer has rolled out these measures as part of a child health action plan, which will also promise breakfast clubs for every primary school supervised tooth brushing, a 9 pm. watershed for junk food p.m. watershed for junk food adverts and a ban on vape ads aimed at children , citing rather aimed at children, citing rather depressing international research which shows that britain are now shorter, fatter and less happy than their global counterparts . that's british counterparts. that's british children. labour pledged to end the scandal of children being held back by poor health. to achieve this , thousands more achieve this, thousands more health visitors will be trained and given expanded roles. now let's start with the positives. banning junk food adverts strikes me as very sensible. childhood obesity is something which shames the nation and frankly, the families involved . frankly, the families involved. and there's no way that kids should be anywhere near a vape cigarette. and whilst it's hard to argue against breakfast clubs

for every primary school or even supervised tooth brushing, you get the unmistakeable sense that under labour we'll see five years of big government, with the state taking over functions that, to be honest, should be performed by families themselves and the parents whose idea it was in the first place to bring these kids into the world. i'll be honest, i struggle to keep my hair tidy at the best of times. is a social worker going to come round and give it a quick brush before i go on air? i wouldn't say no. plus if you can be bothered flossing, i mean what a business that is. why don't you just get a nurse to pop round, do that for you as well? these measures are all well and good, and there's no way i want and there's no way that i want to child go hungry in to see any child go hungry in this country. what happened this country. but what happened to dads their to mums and dads doing their job? people taking responsibility for the welfare and upbringing of their children . we have job seekers allowance, we have in—work benefits , we we have in—work benefits, we have housing benefit and yet

still the state must pick up the slack. so so how is this all going to be paid for? we can't tax any higher or borrow any more . so does it come out of the more. so does it come out of the nhs budget, policing, street lighting, fixing potholes? what's it going to be? do you see the problem ? and my heart see the problem? and my heart goes out to school . and teachers goes out to school. and teachers in particular, who are going to have to fulfil many of these additional duties rather than do what they're actually employed to do, which is to teach mathematics and english. so the big state is about to get a whole lot bigger under starmer. and you and i, as well as society will be paying the price . let's get reaction now from my brilliant panel tonight. daily telegraph columnist allison pearson , conservative peer lord pearson, conservative peer lord shaun bailey and author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. all three of you are parents, including you . allison, what do including you. allison, what do you think about this idea that it's the state's responsibility to make sure your children's

teeth are brushed? well mark, we would rather think that parents would rather think that parents would be, you know, taking care of their kids, hygiene, provide a good breakfast, providing nutritious food, teaching them to brush their teeth , and even to brush their teeth, and even to brush their teeth, and even to be potty trained by the time they arrive in primary school. >> but the facts emerging are that there are a large number of parents who either are not bothered to fulfil that function or don't know how to it, and or don't know how to do it, and the conservative government scrapped the start plan for our children, which helped vulnerable parents and small children to acquire some of those skills. so i think that's that's very bad. i look i think it's extremely difficult . we it's extremely difficult. we don't we would rather not. but the stats about tooth decay and so on. what do we do. do we just say, uh, the state won't intervene and let children continue to, to be like that? can i just say that to see keir starmer, who supported school closures during lockdown and the

teaching unions, his brethren and the teaching unions which supported school closures, keeping schools shut longer than any other country in europe except italy. and that has led to incredible health problems for children and speech delay and mental health problems. so now they're saying we're going to have a child health plan. would have much better to would have been much better to keep in schools, and keep children in schools, and you'd avoided a of you'd have avoided a lot of these problems. these health problems. >> is in no >> so keir starmer is in no position to speak up for children. he callously called the closure schools the closure of schools inevitable. it wasn't inevitable. well, it wasn't inevitable, it? and it's inevitable, was it? and it's been to have been proved to have been a terrible move that likely didn't really arrest covid 19. really help arrest covid 19. >> not were children not >> not only were children not suffering from covid 19, many children in paediatric children are in paediatric intensive care now with viruses , intensive care now with viruses, which they've caught because their immune systems were not exercised during lockdown. so thatis exercised during lockdown. so that is that has been the biggest disaster for child health. mark sean , you would health. mark sean, you would need a heart of stone to be against breakfast clubs. >> we don't want any child going to school hungry. so this is a

complex debate, isn't it? >> look, there's three things to be said about this debate . first be said about this debate. first is about teachers and teaching, and way you'll and there's no way you'll institute these changes in a school and not affect teachers. and any teacher who's gone through the problems of becoming a teacher will not a qualified teacher will not want a brushing of want to supervise a brushing of teeth changing of teeth and the changing of nappies. educate nappies. they came to educate and need to and i think we need to understand how this is actually going to be done. who's going to pay going to be done. who's going to pay it's going to be pay and how it's going to be doneis pay and how it's going to be done is important. the other, bigger, piece, this an bigger, wider piece, this is an attack, a weakening of family structure. if you grow up as a child who believes the state should brush your teeth and the state you the state should feed you in the morning, not have those morning, you will not have those skills your own skills to look after your own children. be children. so we'll be constantly, over time, weakening the family structure and it doesn't what of doesn't matter what type of family come from, family structure you come from, single or parents. single parent or four parents. the the family the point is, the family structure more the structure is more than just the education child. there's an education of a child. there's an economic it, and we'll economic aspect of it, and we'll be we'll be eradicating that. and that's a very important thing . and if you want thing. and really, if you want children to do well, you need to support their parents. never

support their parents. i never forget a time years ago i was helping a school look at how to get children move forward in a working class area , and they working class area, and they wanted to teach the children to cook, of my staff cook, and one of my staff members pointed out these children going and children are not going home and cooking. let's teach their parents if you really parents to cook. if you really want help vulnerable people , want to help vulnerable people, if you really want to help the poorest people, give them the resources, the means and the task. step up to the task task. people step up to the task . the 99.9% of people have children want to do the best for them, help them do the best. don't take away their responsibility . responsibility. >> reaction to this >> amy, your reaction to this initiative from labour? >> well, i think said it >> well, i think you said it there support parents and the way to support parents is to invest children. surely. so invest in children. surely. so the number one reason that children up in hospital children end up in hospital is due tooth decay. and guess due to tooth decay. and guess what? being in hospital is incredibly expensive to the taxpayer. so if we can introduce that habit early on through school and we can prevent this, um, horrendous situation that kids have got in with their teeth, then we're going to save

money in the long run. so that's the economic benefit. but why, why, why more parents, why parents able to brush their children's teeth in the past and are now not able? >> the thing is like, kind >> the thing is like, that kind of another question because of is another question because we're in a situation i'm putting to situation now where to you in a situation now where children have horrendous tooth decay. >> so why should those children suffer for the decisions of their parents? surely we should just help the children and then work on why? well i worry sean, that it sets a precedent that the state will do everything for you and i think this strikes me as a hangover from covid. >> i think it's a hangover from actually a socialist left wing perspective of the world. you know, only i can move you forward. let's be clear. it's a standard in a community that moves the person. but the most important is if you important thing here is if you really want to help the teeth of children this country, what children in this country, what you do make it easier you need to do is make it easier to get an nhs dentist. if you really to help, put that really want to help, put that dentist in school, that's dentist in the school, that's not quickly. it not going to happen quickly. it will more quickly. it will happen more quickly. not it will happen more quickly. not it

will happen more quickly. not it will happen more quickly than, um, breakfast clubs and brushing kids teeth . it's becoming okay. kids teeth. it's becoming okay. >> okay. but briefly, amy, why can't parents brush their teeth when they were able to do that in the 50s, the 60s, the 70s? >> look, i don't know. i expect they're incredibly time and they're incredibly time poor and completely stressed because of all the additional pressures and the that to my mum, who the cost of that to my mum, who had four kids, however, and a full time not get away from the fact that the children are in this situation. help this situation. so let's help them. surely. why should they suffer consequences of their suffer the consequences of their parents way, parents decision? by the way, we're we're not talking we're not. we're not talking about nationalising who about nationalising children who are last sorry parents who >> last word. sorry parents who are doing the thing, who are doing the right thing, who are doing the right thing, who are breakfast, are giving kids breakfast, who are giving kids breakfast, who are brushing their teeth. they are giving kids breakfast, who are then1ing their teeth. they are giving kids breakfast, who are then their heir teeth. they are giving kids breakfast, who are then their children 1. they are giving kids breakfast, who are then their children go hey are giving kids breakfast, who are then their children go toy are then their children go to school. their children don't need lessons. so school. their children don't neeiare lessons. so school. their children don't neeiare then lessons. so school. their children don't neeiare then having lessons. so school. their children don't neeiare then having an.sons. so school. their children don't neeiare then having an adverse you are then having an adverse effect on the parents who are doing. we have larger million who are trying to do the right thing. >> a large group, 4 million children in poverty in this country, schools. country, in schools. that's unforgivable . unforgivable. >> folks, schools is a way >> okay, folks, schools is a way to do it. >> all right, folks, uh, do you think that we risk five years of

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>> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . well a big reaction to news. well a big reaction to my 9 pm. rundown in which i'm warning about the nanny state in overdrive under labour. >> a big response on email. this is the idea that actually kids will go to school, have their teeth brushed by special employees, possibly teachers, possibly others. how loony are starmer and the rest of this party? he says gary keith says if parents can't potty train or teach their kids to clean their teeth, they shouldn't have kids. um, linda says if parents aren't doing x, y and z, then the state needs to step in. sorry, but

what i don't understand is what has gone wrong. this amount of tooth decay in young children is terrible . mary says. good terrible. mary says. good evening mark. thank you mary for your email. having a child these daysis your email. having a child these days is a choice and such a privilege. if you cannot afford to look after a child, do not have a child. and last but not least, dave , uh, says i'm not least, dave, uh, says i'm not a labour or starmer supporter, but i don't see anything wrong with this proposal . the state are not this proposal. the state are not going to brush your teeth for you. at least starmer you. literally at least starmer is what labour are is telling us what labour are going do instead of saying we going to do instead of saying we have plan. thank that. have a plan. thank you for that. keep those emails coming. you're watching patrick christys tonight me, mark dolan, and tonight with me, mark dolan, and don't miss political firebrand ann widdecombe on the post office scandal. but first, our head to head . and the world's head to head. and the world's richest man, elon musk, has ignhed richest man, elon musk, has ignited a gender row on x after posting the following , he said posting the following, he said cis is a heterophobic word. shame on anyone who uses it. but

what exactly does the tech tycoon mean ? what is cis and why tycoon mean? what is cis and why people? why are people getting so riled up about it? well let's keep it simple. i'm apparently cis. this is because i identify as male, the gender i was born. i do hope you're keeping up with this. tonight i'm asking, is this. so tonight i'm asking, is elon musk right? that calling people to appease the trans people cis to appease the trans lobby is offensive , especially lobby is offensive, especially to biological women? let me know your thoughts. market gb news dot com or tweet me at gb news. the results of the poll will be with you shortly. but to debate this, delighted to welcome with you shortly. but to debate this,brilliant ghted to welcome with you shortly. but to debate this,brilliant broadcasters:ome with you shortly. but to debate this,brilliant broadcasters ,>me two brilliant broadcasters, paula from my panel paula london and from my panel tonight, nicole turner. tonight, amy nicole turner. paula, do you understand what cis means for those uninitiated? because you're a cis woman, aren't you? >> well, no, i'm a woman. >> if someone calls me a cis woman, i feel very offended. >> you know, i'm all woman. >> you know, i'm all woman. >> even though some people call me trans. >> um, on twitter, i am all woman. and it's actually the left. actually call people trans as a slur, which is really transphobic, always pull transphobic, so i always pull them on it.

them up on it. >> well that's but the idea >> well that's it, but the idea is if you're born is that if you're born a biological woman, identify biological woman, you identify as woman. that as a biological woman. that you've to be called you've now got to be called a cis woman. you're not just a woman i don't have to woman anymore. i don't have to be called a cis woman. >> if someone called me a cis woman, would them, no, woman, i would tell them, no, i'm all woman. i'm not a cis woman. and i but trans people. but me a cis but for them to call me a cis woman, it doesn't. it doesn't make them any more of a woman. you hard be you know, it's hard to be a trans person, and i don't really think it's the trans people making this scene. making all of this scene. i think the of people think it's the a lot of people are universities, a lot of people jump on bandwagons. people that jump on bandwagons. most trans people, i've had most trans people, and i've had trans the people trans friends, the nicest people could meet. they could ever want to meet. they just live a quiet life. just want to live a quiet life. it's hard enough for them dating. don't need. dating. they don't need. >> jenner, for >> and caitlyn jenner, for example, most famous example, the world's most famous trans woman, thinks all of this is madness. >> it is madness. yeah, is. >> it is madness. yeah, it is. >> agree with >> amy, would you agree with caitlyn jenner paula, your caitlyn jenner and paula, your colleague here tonight? >> if you want to mad >> well, if you want to get mad at the dictionary, that's at the dictionary, then that's an way. know it. an interesting way. know it. >> out in 19. wait, let amy >> come out in 19. wait, let amy make her point first to be offended by a then you

do. >> you do um, or latin? i thought conservatives loved a bit of latin, but unfortunately not means on this not so cis just means on this side. means on the other side. trans means on the other side. trans means on the other side. with to gender, side. so with regard to gender, it means that you're not trans. if cisgender, not if you're cisgender, you're not trans, you're transgender, trans, or if you're transgender, then are it's pretty then you are trans. it's pretty much that. it just much as simple as that. it just adds a bit of detail. if you're adds a bit of detail. if you're a descriptor, if you're going to be by describing be more accurate by describing a biological as a cis woman, biological woman as a cis woman, you're taking the word woman away her, aren't you? no away from her, aren't you? no you're you're just adding, you're not. you're just adding, you're not. you're just adding, you're just a more accurate. >> terms woman not >> the terms woman is not accepted the sort accepted anymore by by the sort of. >> so if i say paula is of.— >> so if i say paula is a of. >> so if i say paula is a blonde woman or i'm actually soil my roots is a roots strawberry blonde is a tall woman paula tall woman or paula is a beautiful woman. am i taking away her womanhood, or am away from her womanhood, or am i just adding detail about paula just adding a detail about paula that make feel if you that might make you feel if you if use the word cis, you're if you use the word cis, you're depriving women the word depriving women of the word woman. i'm just adding woman. no, i'm just adding a descriptor people descriptor to make people understand paula except understand paula better. except that that trans lobby would that that the trans lobby would take the view, the extreme trans lobby the that lobby would take the view that not is transphobic. not saying cis is transphobic. >> do you know what's interesting? >> this isn't about the trans

lobby. this is just about language linguistics language and linguistics prefix. because brought out in because this was brought out in 1994 by a gender studies expert who said, this is what? sociologist. sociologist. sociologist. yeah, sociologist. very sociology, very very accepted in sociology, very passed away. >> now he is called wahaca and he's gone. >> so out interest also >> so out of interest is it also a whack that would use words a whack job that would use words such as cis, atlantic or cis alpine, or those italians that have the cisalpine gaul ? are have the cisalpine gaul? are they also insane? because all it means is side of the means is on the side of the mountain? i don't know. >> and by the way, you're talking about as on talking about cis as being on one side trans that's the one side and trans that's the other. that sounds divisive other. that sounds very divisive to sure divisive to me. i'm not sure divisive language helpful . language is helpful. >> interesting that >> it's interesting that you would bring up divisive language >> it's interesting that you wou|debate up divisive language >> it's interesting that you wou|debate designedfe language >> it's interesting that you wou|debate designed to .anguage >> it's interesting that you wou|debate designed to suggests in a debate designed to suggest that cis gender is a slur, which would innately mean that trans genderis would innately mean that trans gender is a slur. because if you believe cis is a slur, then you must believe trans is a slur. >> okay, so paula, how do you respond to everything you've heard? >> well, i think what's interesting, um, elon musk has said heterophobic, which said it's heterophobic, which actually sense. actually doesn't make any sense. and musk of the and elon musk is one of the smartest guys around because a

lot people , um, that assists , lot of people, um, that assists, um, are gay. so it doesn't make sense because heterophobic means you have a fear of heterosexual people . um, biological people. people. um, biological people. so it's all very confusing , to so it's all very confusing, to be honest. >> i mean, can you understand women who feel offended at being referred to as cis women ? referred to as cis women? >> no. why not? because i find that incredibly mad. because why would you get angry at a descriptor? it's completely neutral word. why is the word getting annoyed mad at any descriptor ? tall, small. big descriptor? tall, small. big short? amy. it's just a neutral word. >> if you've got ovaries and a womb, reproductive organs. you are a biological female . why is are a biological female. why is the word woman insufficient? >> surely you've just said more than woman. there, you've said biological woman. so surely cis woman is equal to biological woman. >> if you say woman, i imply biological woman. >> and i don't need these prefixes of cis. and i think the word cis is remarkably offensive and i word cis is remarkably offensive andi ifs word cis is remarkably offensive and i it's part of the and i think it's part of the cancellation of women, cancellation of women, cancellation women. cancellation of women. >> last time got

>> when's the last time you got called woman ? called a cis woman? >> well, no one would dare because they know it would offend me. >> i can't remember the last >> and i can't remember the last time i called it. so time i got called it. so if we're they're we're being erased, they're being it. being very quiet about it. however, the woke taliban would love us to using terms, love us to be using that terms, and no doubt there are and i've got no doubt there are air meetings where it's instructed it's instructed upon when it's appropriate which appropriate and relevant, which is a vanishingly small amount. i just think made a just say, i think i made a mistake earlier because it's quite confusing. >> basically, elon musk has said when cis, when you're calling someone cis, it's which it's hetero phobic, which doesn't sense because a doesn't make sense because a lot of cis people. >> we know point he's >> but we know the point he's making. doesn't like the word. >> he's not really making a point, is he? because point, though, is he? because cis can heterosexual, cis people can be heterosexual, but why is it always women? >> if you went to a football match and said, oh, do you mind if you a cis man? if i call you a cis man? >> men kick off frustrated >> men would kick off frustrated when have to say you're a when you have to say you're a straight man. do you get frustrated when you have to say you're because you're a straight woman? because it's the same it's very much the same thing. i'm saying i'm not defined i'm just saying i'm not defined by sexuality. by my sexuality. >> man. >> i'm a man. >> but you certain scenarios >> but you in certain scenarios are offended if i have to describe cis man,

describe myself as a cis man, because i'm signing up to because then i'm signing up to the madness ideology, the madness of trans ideology, which suggests that can which suggests that you can change which you cannot. >> if you met someone and you said hi, i'm so sorry about all these things saying. these awful things i'm saying. >> women. rewind. >> cis women. paula, rewind. >> cis women. paula, rewind. >> and you're offended that you have to you're man on have to say you're a cis man on occasion it's relevant? occasion when it's relevant? >> i won't, and that's a truth. >> i will never participate in calling myself a aubertin. calling myself a cis aubertin. >> you that's like when >> you know, that's like when people to say, i will never people used to say, i will never participate in saying i'm straight. i'm normal, straight. they'd say i'm normal, imply not imply that being gay was not normal. so when you say you won't you're cis, you're won't say you're cis, you're basically saying say basically saying you won't say that you're trans, which is that you're not trans, which is what normal. what you consider normal. unfortunately and what you consider normal. unfortcisitely and what you consider normal. unfortcis are' and what you consider normal. unfortcis are equally and what you consider normal. unfortcis are equally validand what you consider normal. unfortcis are equally valid and being cis are equally valid and equally normal, and in the future you will have to up future you will have to sign up to like we've to that. just like we've all had to that. just like we've all had to hear in the future you to hear that in the future you will have to sign up to that sign up. >> you sign up. an sign up. » you sign up. >> you do you like the reality? >> do you like the flavour of the autocracy of what you've just from there? just heard from amy there? >> of course the >> no, of course of the dictionary. asked you dictionary. i just asked you because talking about because you're talking about compelled speech where i compelled speech where i compelled or just compelled speech or just or just prefixes add something, prefixes that can add something, add of detail. but you

add a bit of detail. but you said yourself, amy, said said yourself, amy, you said you'll that that's you'll have to say that that's that's you'll have to say that that's tha you to say in the same >> you have to say in the same way it becomes have to. way that it becomes you have to. >> can you a question? if >> can i ask you a question? if you met someone you were you met someone and you were like, someone like, hi, i'm amy, if someone said, you woman? said, oh, are you a cis woman? would by that? would you feel offended by that? or say, yes, i am or would you say, yes, i am scenario am i in because people could around could ask you if you hang around with they with maybe woke people, they could are you cis? could be like, oh, are you cis? and say yes or no. and you could say yes or no. like someone me if i was like someone asked me if i was cis, i would. >> w- e this is part >> do you think this is part of erasing women? >> is part erasing women? what's problem? >> what's the problem? >> what's the problem? >> like it's part >> does this feel like it's part of to you? of erasing women to you? >> like that do >> i don't like that at all. do you erased? you feel erased? >> do feel. >> do you? do you feel. >> do you? do you feel. >> like they are trying >> i feel like they are trying to obviously, to erase people. obviously, emily pankhurst did a lot for women's didn't women's rights. she didn't do a lot you lot for cis women's rights. you know, want to know, we are women. we want to achieve lots of things, but we're if achieve lots of things, but we'ryou if achieve lots of things, but we'ryou if if achieve lots of things, but we'ryou if you're if you you know, if you're something that does that does erase 1% of rape erase us, it's like 1% of rape convictions is the fact that we've more danger we've we're more in danger of giving since giving birth than probably since in you changing >> you changing me? >> you changing me? >> i'm saying. i'm saying that amy's. are you changing the subject are threats subject that these are threats to the things that you to women and the things that you are are not are denying that are not threatening to us? i tell you what. i've got a great idea. >> can can a camera,

>> can i get can i get a camera, please? because, uh i've so please? because, uh, i've got so many viewers and many female viewers and listeners do you feel listeners and do you feel insulted by the terms cis to describe what you are, which is a biological woman? is it a concern to you? amy says it's not. but let me know your thoughts. >> margaret gbviews@gbnews.com. >> margaret gbviews@gbnews.com. >> apparently she thinks no one cares. word . paula. cares. last word. paula. >> you women . are more >> you know women. are more women. i'm never going to say i'm obsessed because i'm just a woman. simple as that. >> can i just by >> okay, can i just say, by the way, both paula, way, that both amy and paula, wherever was, both wherever she was, are both fabulous women? brackets cis or not? uh, brilliant. uh, your reaction is elon musk right in his . ross on x, which his comments. ross on x, which is of course the new name for twitter, says yes, the woke mob can apparently decide what is offensive, why can't to ? we offensive, so why can't to? we cena says time is not only cena says the time is not only offensive, incredibly offensive, it's incredibly derogatory, especially when used to describe a woman. dino says, i'm a trans man, and i also find the terms cis offensive. there's no need for its use. it only creates more division and controversy. well your verdict is in. do you agree that it's

offensive to call biological women and men cis to appease the trans lobby? 91 per yes . trans lobby? 91 per say? yes. 91% say yes. it's offensive. 91% say it is not. now coming up, prince harry is named a so—called legend of aviation in a glitzy beverly hills ceremony ahead of space heroes buzz aldrin and neil armstrong. how did that happen ? meanwhile, did that happen? meanwhile, humble prince william surprised his rugby legend robert burrow in leeds with a cbe for his work battling motor neurone disease. so we have the warring windsor siblings never been further apart. top royal author angela levin joins me live for all of that. levin joins me live for all of that . let's be honest, she is that. let's be honest, she is the queen of the royal truthbomb . but next, should those culpable in the post office scandal face jail ? and is it scandal face jail? and is it time for former postal minister sir ed davey resigned as leader of the lib dems? former home office minister ann widdecombe is live and she'll be giving a rallying cry to discuss the various few other things,

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do agree that the terms cis is offensive. there's only one type offensive. there's only one type of woman and that's the one born as a woman. you cannot change sex. so why we should have to refer to as cis is refer to a woman as cis is nonsense. i read so many nonsense. i could read so many of your emails predominantly from my female viewers and listeners, and i couldn't agree with you more. but look, it's all about opinions. if you're okay terms, do let me okay with that, terms, do let me know. .com okay know. mark at gb news .com okay folks , lots more to get through . folks, lots more to get through. you're watching patrick christys tonight with me mark for tonight with me mark dolan for the night of the week. i'm the last night of the week. i'm back tomorrow. my regular slot eight till nine on friday. and of you all weekend eight till nine on friday. and of levin| all weekend eight till nine on friday. and of levin isll weekend eight till nine on friday. and of levin is going kend eight till nine on friday. and of levin is going tord now angela levin is going to give us the latest on the war between between prince william and harry. lots to get and prince harry. lots to get through. but first, i'm joined by former conservative minister ann widdecombe, now ann, the prime yesterday prime minister yesterday announced a new law to exonerate and compensate wrongfully and compensate the wrongfully convicted subpostmasters. but should we go further? should those culpable in the scandal face jail ? well, well , we have face jail? well, well, we have an inquiry going on and that

inquiry is not one of these awful open ended things . awful open ended things. >> it's going to complete by the end of the year. we shall then know what situation and know what the situation is. and if was provably a if there was provably a deliberate cover up, uh, if, uh , deliberate cover up, uh, if, uh, people have done anything that's wrong, then obviously , yes, of wrong, then obviously, yes, of course, prosecution should follow , but i would rather wait follow, but i would rather wait for the outcome of the various investigations that are going on. i wouldn't want to wait for them the post masters them to award the post masters their compensation. i think parliament is right to get ahead of law on that. um, but i do of the law on that. um, but i do want to i want due process for everybody involved. >> what is your reaction to what happened at the post office among senior management? even when it was clear there was a problem with this software , they problem with this software, they did not change tack . they did not change tack. they victimised the people that they were accusing. they had them jailed. some took their own lives . what is your overview of lives. what is your overview of this whole terrible saga? an >> well, when it began, it's

easy enough to say, well, you know , they were relying on know, they were relying on assurances from fujitsu, uh, and they were being told, no, it's okay. the system is okay. and they weren't computer experts, so fujitsu at the so they believe fujitsu at the beginning, that was reasonable. but as things got to a pitch, you know, where we had hundreds of subpostmasters suddenly becoming criminals , uh, and also becoming criminals, uh, and also crucially , when second sight crucially, when second sight reported that there was a fault with the system , that was the with the system, that was the point when they should have absolutely called a halt and said there really is something wrong and we're not going to do any more prosecutions. we're going to into what's going to look into what's happened and cases happened already and into cases that have already happened. that is what they should have done at that and at that point, that point. and at that point, and that onwards , and from that point onwards, there excuse whatever . there is no excuse whatever. before that point, i rely on the inquiry to find out, because i'm not an expert in what they should have known and didn't know or did know . know or did know. >> well, it's nana post office

spokesperson has said we're acutely aware of the human cost of the scandal and are doing all we to can right the wrongs of the far as that's the past as far as that's possible. both the post office and government are committed and the government are committed to compensation, to full and fair compensation, which puts people back the which puts people back in the position they would been in position they would have been in had events not taken had these events not taken place. now anne, it's not just the post office scandal. you've been writing your brilliant column the express about the column in the express about the next big miscarriage of justice that up till now, nobody has been talking about. tell me more i >> -- >> yes, i've been writing in the express today, but just let me say, as an aside, you know, it's all very well for the post office to say want put office to say they want to put the sub postmasters back in the position they were in. they position that they were in. they can't position that they were in. they cant no position that they were in. they can't no what they've can't do that. no what they've been through can never, ever be eradicated. so they can't do that. they can only do it in monetary aside, monetary terms. but that aside, the next big one is the child maintenance service. people are committing suicide there. i have a long list of people who've committed suicide , including committed suicide, including where the coroners have actually

said this suicide. you know, the cms played a part in this. said this suicide. you know, the cms played a part in this . we cms played a part in this. we have people sent to prison for money. they don't know we have the national audit office telling a parliamentary committee that , yes, the cms committee that, yes, the cms collects money that it's not owed. we had the head of the cms, noel shanahan, saying that they inflate and, um , uh, they inflate and, um, uh, demands , uh, and, you know, demands, uh, and, you know, people have vast quantities of documents to show they simply could never have owed what is being alleged. and sometimes these arrears, you know, 20,000, 30,000, um , and sometimes 30,000, um, and sometimes money's been taken direct from bank accounts . and the biggest bank accounts. and the biggest scandal of all is that they can't go into court and produce all the documents and say, right, you know, this is what i earned. here are the hmrc receipts, blah, blah, blah. they can't do that because the law itself says that once a liability order has been issued, it cannot be challenged in a

court of law that is a scandal and that is why i have said, as the justice spokesman , that the justice spokesman, that reform will do away with that clause immediately. i've got to say full disclosure, i'm warming to the reform message by the day and brilliant . piece in the expi'ess. >> express. >> it's online now. if you want to head to their website and take a look at what is take a look at what anne is talking . anne, wish take a look at what anne is talihad . anne, wish take a look at what anne is talihad more . anne, wish take a look at what anne is talihad more time, anne, wish take a look at what anne is talihad more time, but1e, wish take a look at what anne is talihad more time, but i'll wish take a look at what anne is talihad more time, but i'll catch we had more time, but i'll catch up with you very soon. course i'll see you for mark dolan tonight sunday. tonight on sunday. a spokesperson department spokesperson for the department of work pensions has said of work and pensions has said child payments help child maintenance payments help keep 160,000 children out keep around 160,000 children out of poverty on average each year, and we continue to improve the cms through automating simple processes and spending more time with vulnerable customers. cms payments are calculated so they're reasonable and affordable for the paying parent, and decisions can be appealed . similarly, there are appealed. similarly, there are appeals rights for paying parents where the cms intends to take enforcement action. okay folks, coming up, is it fair

that ordinary tax paying brits should fork out a billion pounds in compensation from the post office scandal ? or should office scandal? or should japanese technology giant fujitsu foot the bill i'll be laying out? why i think brits should not pay the price for our corrupt and incompetent political elites. that's happening at ten. you won't want to miss it. i'm not pulling my punches. but next runaway, a royal prince harry will be awarded a legend of aviation gong at a glitzy beverly hills ceremony. meanwhile humble prince william surprises rugby legend rob burrow in leeds with a cbe for his incredible work battling motor neurone disease. so have the warring siblings never been further apart? top royal author the fearless angela levin is live with me . also, levin is live with me. also, we'll talk about queen catherine. is she a queen in waiting ? absolutely. looking waiting? absolutely. looking forward to lots of royal stories. you're watching mark dolan in for patrick. misty's only on

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strikes are expected to happen shortly, with a series of carefully choreographed statements from the us. the uk and other international allies. we'll bring you the latest as it happens, it's clearly a very concerning situation and it affects the passage of commercial frigates through the red sea . big implications for red sea. big implications for the world economy and most importantly , stability in the importantly, stability in the region . okay, folks coming up region. okay, folks coming up should the taxpayer fork out £1 billion in compensation for the post office scandal, what about fujitsu ? what about the bonuses fujitsu? what about the bonuses paid to the people in charge at the post office when this scandal happened? i'll be deaung scandal happened? i'll be dealing with all of those issues in my monologue at ten. you won't want to miss it. but first, angela levin joins me for the royal dispatch . i do love the royal dispatch. i do love that dramatic music . prince that dramatic music. prince william headed north today to present cbs two rugby stars, rob burrow and kevin sinfield , after

burrow and kevin sinfield, after their campaign to highlight motor neurone disease captured the hearts of the nation . 41 the hearts of the nation. 41 year old burrow is battling the degenerative condition and has joined forces with sinfield to run marathons and raise awareness right across the country . country. >> thank you. thank you raised so much. the profile mnd, your brotherly um bond relationship . brotherly um bond relationship. this interview has been so amazing to watch and the inspiration for everyone to kind amazing to watch and the insgo ation for everyone to kind amazing to watch and the insgo like| for everyone to kind amazing to watch and the insgo like ,for everyone to kind amazing to watch and the insgo like , thisveryone to kind amazing to watch and the insgo like , this isyone to kind amazing to watch and the insgo like , this isyonewe help of go like, this is how we help each other . each other. >> when he talked about >> now, when he talked about brotherly bonds , did that bring brotherly bonds, did that bring a tear to your eye? because speaking of brotherly bonds, younger brother harry has been inducted to aviation hall of fame alongside apollo 11 hero buzz aldrin . he's due to attend buzz aldrin. he's due to attend a star studded beverly hills ceremony hosted by john travolta , no less, to be honoured for flying british military aircraft in afghanistan . ian. so angela, in afghanistan. ian. so angela, lovely to see you. thank you so much for coming into the studio. your reaction to this latest

gong for harry? does mean much? >> no , i think it's ridiculous. >> no, i think it's ridiculous. >> no, i think it's ridiculous. >> and actually a former member who was quite up in the who was quite high up in the navy said it's a pathetic navy has said it's a pathetic pubuchy navy has said it's a pathetic publicity stunt . and i think publicity stunt. and i think that's quite right . publicity stunt. and i think that's quite right. i mean, in my biography of harry, i wrote a lot about the troubles he had becoming a soldier and actually flying a helicopter and he was he got quite good at it. but he's not a brilliant man. and he the, his teacher said it's because he's rather dyslexic that he can do it. there's a cunous that he can do it. there's a curious way between the apache helicopter and, and the person who's flying it, but what his job was to look down anybody who saw was wounded. they'd go down and take them up or if they saw any of the enemy , they would get any of the enemy, they would get rid of them. and we knew from spare that he got rid of 25. he shot them all, boasted about that. he boasted about it. yes. very very distasteful thing to do and dangerous. but anyway,

that was it. but how you can compare them to people who landed on the moon and walked round the room, you know, room moon . yes. but he unprecedented moon. yes. but he unprecedented moment of human history. >> yes. you don't think that that, uh, first man on the moon versus versus the short service in afghanistan are comparable? no, it's 20 weeks. >> he was away doing it, and he was a companion in the plane. it wasn't ever. he wasn't there by himself making all the decisions. so um, i looked around and i believe that this charity is one that you have to pay charity is one that you have to pay to get an award. and i think that that would be very much taken from what meghan's done. he's gone to so many different places where she's won something. and you think , well, something. and you think, well, how what has she done? you know , how what has she done? you know, she's example to she's a marvellous example to women and young girls throughout the world. oh no, she's not. and yet she's got it because they give the money and i'm quite sure that that's what's happened on this one. >> angela, i will say that we've

beenin >> angela, i will say that we've been in touch with archewell today , who of course, represents today, who of course, represents the , and they've said the sussexes, and they've said that categorically untrue that it's categorically untrue to that. >> money changed hands in >> any money changed hands in relation ? um, relation to these awards? um, but the bottom line is it's a very sort of showbiz, glitzy event. very sort of showbiz, glitzy event . however, do you not think event. however, do you not think that harry deserves more recognition for his time in the military? i mean, he's more of a war hero than most royals. >> yes, he he was good. he was good. but he was very protective. well not particularly. he wanted to go on the front line, but because he was the sixth in line to the throne , he had people throne, he had people surrounding him. and so he wasn't allowed to do anything. very much so he got very upset about that . but he did do a good about that. but he did do a good job. the award is also for his work with the invictus games , work with the invictus games, and he's set that up . he didn't and he's set that up. he didn't do all the dog's work , but he do all the dog's work, but he did a lot of ideas and his presence was very important. but that's all he put into it. but

it fell apart. i thought at the last one in germany because cause meghan took over and they also charged a fee despite it being a charity. also charged a fee despite it being a charity . and he wanted being a charity. and he wanted all the bedroom , um, repainted all the bedroom, um, repainted and new uh, sheets and all that sort of thing. so they lost a lot of money and there's a lot of arguing at the moment about whether they want them to do the next one, because they're too costly. so in a way, he does deserve it. and away, his behaviour lately actually takes that away . that away. >> okay. i mean, i don't have angela as you'll understand the details on the extra costs accrued at the invictus games. >> but if that's, uh, if that's yourjudgement >> but if that's, uh, if that's your judgement , then of course your judgement, then of course you're entitled to it . can i ask you're entitled to it. can i ask you're entitled to it. can i ask you about the rather tantalising, tantalising rumours around doria ragland , who is, of around doria ragland, who is, of course, meghan markle's mother, who speculate is growing that she's going to move in with the couple into their montecito mansion . is this true? and what

mansion. is this true? and what doesit mansion. is this true? and what does it mean if is? does it mean if it is? >> well, it means that meghan will more comfortable about will feel more comfortable about going off to los angeles. will feel more comfortable about going off to los angeles . she going off to los angeles. she wants to be there where all the sort of actors are, to and try and get some work. i mean, she's been a long time without her new pr people being able to tie up some big deal, because she'll only take a deal where she's in charge . and it's very important . charge. and it's very important. um, so yes, i think , you know, um, so yes, i think, you know, having her mother come in would be quite helpful to her. >> this this reflects meghan's career ambitions. >> getting mum to stay at home and look after the kids. >> and harry gets on with his mother in law very well. so that wouldn't be a problem . wouldn't be a problem. >> outnumbered now though. >> outnumbered now though. >> well of course , but he's >> well of course, but he's against one. >> but he's been outnumbered since met meghan and met her since he met meghan and met her mother . um, since he met meghan and met her mother. um, you know, he's given in. you see, he walks behind them. he has no power. you don't feel that he's making decisions . feel that he's making decisions. the decisions come from meghan. and maybe meghan discusses them with her mother. maybe she

with her mother. or maybe she just her mother. but just tells her mother. but harry, as a shrunk in every single way she writes his speeches, she tells him what to do . she's pushing him here and do. she's pushing him here and they're moving him to different places like you might do to some body charge damning, isn't it? it's very damning. body charge damning, isn't it? it's very damning . and i think it's very damning. and i think that he's lost his own spirit when i spent 15 months with him, he was very lively. he was very . he was very lively. he was very. he could speak off the cuff and he was full of fun and brilliant with people who were damaged. but now i think he feels very awkward of saying something that perhaps meghan doesn't like. okay. >> of course harry would push back on. on what you've just said, all about said, but it's all about opinions. angela i've got a couple of seconds, but kate is catherine's for two. yes. >> this week still beautiful . >> this week still beautiful. >> this week still beautiful. >> and is she the queen in waiting? do think she's waiting? do you think she's getting role? getting ready for that role? >> well, i think she's getting ready since she ready for that role since she and got engaged , aged. and william got engaged, aged. and i think she's behaved perfect ever since. she doesn't put a foot wrong . she's had put a foot wrong. she's had awful said about her, but

awful things said about her, but she's rose above it and she she's just rose above it and she just knows what is wanted. and doesit just knows what is wanted. and does it quietly and, um, intensely as do you. >> perfect description of queen of i don't know, about 11. angela when are you back with nana? >> on saturday. what time do you appear with nana on saturdays? uh 4:45. brilliant. always unmissable thank much unmissable tv. thank you so much to angela levin, brilliant royal biographer and journalist. coming sir keir starmer left coming up, sir keir starmer left a taste in the mouth today a bad taste in the mouth today with for the with a big announcement for the state to brush our children's teeth in schools. so our labour, our big government meddlers who champion the nanny state or is it a timely intervention? maths teacher bobby seagull and former labour adviser mike buckley do battle shortly, but next, in my unmissable 10 pm. monologue, is it fair that ordinary british taxpayers fork out £1 billion worth of compensation for the post office scandal? or should japanese technology giant fujitsu foot the bill i lay out

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gb news. >> good evening. lovely to have your company. it's 10:00 >> good evening. lovely to have your company. it's10:00 and this is patrick christie's tonight with me, mark dolan. all ordinary brits will have to fork out £1 billion on the post office scandal, but should fujitsu , the software giant foot fujitsu, the software giant foot the bill, or will we be forced to pay the price for our corrupt and incompetent political elites 7 and incompetent political elites ? yes, my blistering monologue in just a couple of minutes. i'm not pulling my punches and have you heard labour's new election winning policy? >> that's why we're going to introduce targeted toothbrushing supervised tooth brushing as part of our primary school breakfast club programme so that we kids teeth clean. we keep kids teeth clean. >> finally , they've got an >> finally, they've got an actual policy. but why should our school teachers be made to take on what is obviously the take on what is so obviously the parents responsibility ? i'll

parents responsibility? i'll hear from one furious teacher shortly . meanwhile, rishi sunak, shortly. meanwhile, rishi sunak, the prime minister is holding a full cabinet meeting tonight amid mounting speculation that uk and western allies could take action against houthi rebels following attacks in the red sea. it's a very worrying development and we'll bring you the latest as we get it. plus the latest as we get it. plus the liveliest review of tomorrow's newspaper front pages on tv in the press pack tonight we've got allison pearson on lord bailey and amy nicole turner . so lord bailey and amy nicole turner. so big stories lord bailey and amy nicole turner . so big stories with lord bailey and amy nicole turner. so big stories with big opinions guaranteed. let's get to work. i'll be dealing with the evil, corrupt post office in just two minutes time. you won't want to miss it, but email me now. should the taxpayer foot the bill for the post office scandal, mark at gbnews.com.

first up, your headlines and polly middlehurst . mark thank polly middlehurst. mark thank you and good evening to you. >> well, let's bring you up to date on events the middle date on events in the middle east. understand us east. we understand the us president make president joe biden, set to make a tonight the a statement tonight on the potential for american military strikes against iranian backed houthi targets in yemen following their attacks on commercial shipping there . the commercial shipping there. the us and the uk prepare to launch joint military action. it's being reported against the rebels following attacks on ships and the seizure of a us oil tanker by iran in the gulf of oman , according to one report of oman, according to one report in the times newspaper. a uk us response is imminent. in the times newspaper. a uk us response is imminent . but the response is imminent. but the prime minister saying tonight the uk will continue to take action to protect freedom of navigation and protect lives at sea. and that's after, as you heard, rishi sunak held an emergency cabinet meeting in downing street tonight after

iran admitted to seizing that us oil tanker today. the prime minister also, we understand, spoke by telephone this afternoon with the egyptian president, abdel fattah al—sisi about the rise in attacks. the royal navy, working in concert with the us to repel those attacks in the middle east, well within the last hour. we understand that yemen has responded saying any us attack would not go without a response , would not go without a response, they added. they will confront america on aggression. so those the latest news lines for you on that potential conflict in the middle east. we will, of course , middle east. we will, of course, keep date with any keep you up to date with any developments throughout the night gb news. now, night right here. gb news. now, in other news, today, the official inquiry into the honzon official inquiry into the horizon it scandal has been grilling the former post office investigator after stephen bradshaw about exactly how much he knew about the faulty software at the time. mr bradshaw denied that he and colleagues behaved like mafia gangsters towards subpostmasters who were wrongly accused of theft. he insisted he wasn't an

expert on the system and defended comments he made back in 2012 that he had absolute confidence in horizon, while at the same time admitting that he'd also seen hundreds of complaints coming in from sub postmasters. he denied allegations of bullying and unprofessional behaviour, saying he also never told any post office worker that they were the only one experience seeing issues with the software . issues with the software. >> i'm not technically minded with that . i would expect that with that. i would expect that to come from people above. to come from the people above. if it was an issue, i would expect fujitsu to inform the post office and the full post office to let know what what office to let us know what what the are . was that the issues are. i was given that statement cartwright, king statement by cartwright, king and put that statement and told to put that statement through. in hindsight, after i've failed in my previous statements , they probably should statements, they probably should have stating have been another line stating that these are not my words, but it . the statement produced as it. the statement is produced as a business statement . a business statement. >> stephen bradshaw, defending himself at the post office inquiry earlier on today.

meanwhile fujitsu workers in the west midlands are set to strike later this month in a dispute over pay . it comes amid calls over pay. it comes amid calls for fujitsu to lose uk government contracts over the horizon. it scandal. about 300 members of the pcs union set to walk out on january the 17th. the union warning it is likely to cause disruption , especially to cause disruption, especially for people filling in self assessment tax returns at the end of this month . the end of this month. the government's announced plans today for a new major nuclear power station planned to be as big as both hinkley point and sizewell. it's in a bid the government says, to strengthen the uk's energy security and ultimately lower electricity bills. £300 million. we understand , will also be understand, will also be invested in producing fuel to power the reactors themselves, removing dependence on russian suppuesis. removing dependence on russian supplies is . a disruptive arctic supplies is. a disruptive arctic snow blast is set to hit britain next week. the met office

warning a northerly airflow will deliver extreme cold and snow showers from sunday. that means travel plans could once again be affected, with the rac motoring organisation warning drivers to prepare emergency survival kits in case of a breakdown. meanwhile, the government's cold health alert is still in place that warns of the severe weathers potential to have significant on vulnerable significant impact on vulnerable people . and just lastly, prince people. and just lastly, prince william has surprised rugby league legends rob burrow and kevin sinfield by awarding them with cbe today, the pair raising more than £15 million for charities since mr burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019. the prince of wales meeting the pair at headingley stadium, the home of leeds rhinos , where both men leeds rhinos, where both men used play . he paid tribute to used to play. he paid tribute to the phenomenal efforts in the pair's phenomenal efforts in raising funds and awareness for the disease . that's the news on the disease. that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this is

britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thanks polly and good evening. this post office scandal gets worse by the minute with more tragic stories of the personal hell wrongly accused postmasters were put through and the health, financial and reputational price that they paid. take a listen to this amazing woman that i spoke to yesterday, nicky arch . who told yesterday, nicky arch. who told me on this programme her shocking story 20s when it happened. >> i'm now in my 50s. >> um , and the fight carries on, >> um, and the fight carries on, you know, it just doesn't go away. >> we sold our house. it a ridiculously cheap price so we could get the hell out of that. that because everybody that hamlet, because everybody was talking about it to the point i went to the supermarket and got spat at, and it was all in my from three ladies in my hair from three ladies outside. let me tell you, nicky is a fabulous lady.

>> i cannot fathom the cruelty of post office senior management who ignored postmasters protestations of innocence and who most shockingly, did not change tack after it became abundantly clear that something was up with the horizon software. how is it possible that they didn't notice there was an issue when scores of accounting problems emerged after the installation of revolutionary new software ? what revolutionary new software? what kind of hellish groupthink got into them? it's absolutely sick when you think about it. the post office approach was to close ranks, cover up , demonise close ranks, cover up, demonise the victims, and leverage every mechanism legally and financially to destroy them. the fantastic computer weekly online magazine , which helped break magazine, which helped break this shocking story, revealed the post office was determined to keep a lid on the horizon problems. to do this , the problems. to do this, the magazine claims it instructed staff in its call centre, which was the first contact point for

subpostmaster was having problems to tell callers that they were the only ones experiencing problems is a flat lie . it went further than this lie. it went further than this by using its lawyers and cash resources to defend itself against accusations in court. if necessary. so, for example , the necessary. so, for example, the post office spent . £300,000 post office spent. £300,000 going after lee castleton , a going after lee castleton, a subpostmaster in bridlington , subpostmaster in bridlington, over a discrepancy of 35 grand. he was bankrupted by the case. his life destroyed whenever a victim did seek to employ an independent, it expert. the post office would immediately back down and settle out of court . down and settle out of court. but to others they showed no mercy. the post office also sent people to prison to make an example of them , like former example of them, like former subpostmaster seamer mr after she was convicted and former post office head of criminal law

jarnail singh wrote a victorious email to colleagues claiming that this result would stop others. and i quote joe jumping on the horizon, bashing bandwagon. some victims used personal credit cards and life savings to fix the accounting black hole . such was their black hole. such was their terror of retribution from the post office. it's a source of national shame that unfortunately, we, the taxpayer, own the post office and more egregiously , that will be the egregiously, that will be the ones footing the over £1 billion compensation bill. you have to wonder why a company worth tens of billions of pounds, like fujitsu , who provided the faulty fujitsu, who provided the faulty software and not digging into their pockets , should post their pockets, should post office senior management be keeping their bonuses, including ex boss paula vennells, who pocketed at least £5 million whilst working at the head of the post office? now it's good that the prime minister has announced a blanket exoneration

of those affected , but the of those affected, but the upfront payment of £75,000 doesn't even touch the sides. for those bankrupted. for those whose health was obliterated, for those in prisoned or tagged and for those who have taken their lives or sadly passed away and who will never see justice, that figure is a pathetic insult . this is a scandal of untold proportions . . this is a scandal of untold proportions. heads must roll and you and i shouldn't be picking up the bill. your reaction? mark at gbnews.com i'm just running out of words with which to dig aukus and process the true horror of what we're seeing playing out . but let's get playing out. but let's get reaction now from daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, conservative peer lord shaun bailey and author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner, shaun bailey. what happened to the culture of the post office? that they could be so cruel and so corrupt, so unkind , and i

so corrupt, so unkind, and i think it's one of power, isn't it? >> and they had a groupthink and they had the tools to suppress they had the tools to suppress the little man, and they really went to town on that. but i think there's three things that, that need to happen here. firstly we need to look at private prosecutions that that these organisations can have private prosecutions. there was a some years ago that a report some years ago that said that that should be removed today in the lords. there's a lot of conversation around. we should have another look at removing because the post office was prosecute was able to directly prosecute individuals cps individuals without the cps involvement. and i think without that level of supervision, this could happen again. and let's be clear, that's clear, we're a country that's full potential office full of potential post office scandals because we have a lot of arms length quango , a body of arms length quango, a body set the government. set up by the government. i personally think those responsibilities be given responsibilities should be given back regards back to parliament. regards choice of who the government is next round. should next time round. they should look of those look at taking as many of those powers possible. the powers back as possible. the other thing as well, that's really interesting . i've been really interesting. i've been speaking to people about if we should foot the bill, and most people said yes. so there's people have said yes. so there's the of we were the technical thing of we were the technical thing of we were

the office at that point . the post office at that point. it part of the government, the post office at that point. it weyart of the government, the post office at that point. it we and)f the government, the post office at that point. it we and for1e government, the post office at that point. it we and for goodvernment, the post office at that point. it we and for good ornment, the post office at that point. it we and for good or ill,ent, the post office at that point. it we and for good or ill, we and we and for good or ill, we have that responsible party and they're , very they're very, very, very desperate for the ordinary people involved to be compensated quickly. that's why they've said yes. so when you talk the £75,000, be talk about the £75,000, be clear. the first payment, clear. that's the first payment, no question asked . if you no question asked. if you weren't convicted, £600,000, no questions . if you were. questions asked. if you were. and then you can come back and apply and then you can come back and apply for more. so the government's response has been quite many people are quite quick, but many people are saying, why it taking so many years? >> f- f.- f and are we f.— >> indeed, and why are we paying this ? this compensation? >> amy, just want to pick up >> amy, i just want to pick up on something, sean said. i on something, sean said. but i think talk paying think when you talk about paying the compensation, money the compensation, that money existed and it went somewhere. correct. so it went into profit, which went back into the post. correct? so the money correct? okay. so the money summer, just give it back. but just the case of private just on the case of private prosecutions . so they're prosecutions. so they're designed the designed to protect the interests of that organisation . interests of that organisation. that's right. now at the time the post office was trying to recoup a load of money because it wanted to be sold . right. and

it wanted to be sold. right. and it wanted to be sold. right. and it wanted to be sold with a working it system. so obviously these prosecutions were designed to money back, but to not only keep money back, but also to say, look, look at our wonderful software. so it was within their interests to prosecute those interest to prosecute those of interest to prosecute those of interest to prosecute those of interest to prosecute those people, to make it look like the post office was making money and was a success. that was one of paula vennells things she out, when things when she set out, when she wanted make things when she set out, when she was wanted make things when she set out, when she was an wanted make things when she set out, when she was an at wanted make things when she set out, when she was an at lossited make things when she set out, when she was an at loss businessake things when she set out, when she was an at loss business be what was an at loss business be in profit and she did that at the expense of these people . the expense of these people. >> alison, i was moved by >> alison, i was very moved by your this story in your coverage of this story in your coverage of this story in your column telegraph, your column in the telegraph, but processing, but we're still processing, aren't we? the scale of this crime ? crime? >> we absolutely are, mark, by the way, i really appreciated that fantastic monologue. i think you just summing up the devastation we all think. and of course, the television drama mr. bates versus the post office where, um , alan bates says the where, um, alan bates says the postmasters were at war with the british government which was the british government which was the british taxpayer who was paying the post office was using our

money to employ expensive lawyers to destroy people who could barely afford their own defence and were being obliged , defence and were being obliged, urged to go for a lesser charge to avoid prison seam and misery. we all saw that lovely lady. she was pregnant when they were investigating her, she said . i investigating her, she said. i wanted to commit suicide from the shame, but i couldn't kill the shame, but i couldn't kill the baby . i mean the shame, but i couldn't kill the baby. i mean , the shame, but i couldn't kill the baby . i mean , she went to the baby. i mean, she went to the baby. i mean, she went to the one of the worst women's prisons in the country with rose west for 15 months, and she had done nothing. paula vennells, they're offering them £75,000 first payment for the people who weren't convicted . and paula weren't convicted. and paula vennells was earning . £75,000 vennells was earning. £75,000 a month. all right . so we have month. all right. so we have this vast conspiracy, i think we have terrible we have smoking guns all over the place. so as amy said, we've got fujitsu ,

amy said, we've got fujitsu, which provided the software. we've got the post office. neither the post office nor fujitsu wanted any story about the software that wasn't entirely positive . live. and entirely positive. live. and what we do know is that fujitsu lied . they lied because they lied. they lied because they said nobody, apart from the subpostmasters could get into their private accounts that was untrue. and they tried to cover it up. so in my view, yes, vast compensation should be paid and fujitsu , which is in every fujitsu, which is in every whitehall contract, it's in the police , the nhs, the department police, the nhs, the department of work and pensions on and on and on making billions of pounds and on making billions of pounds and those tried to cover it up and those tried to cover it up and they should be paying billions of pounds in compensation to the ordinary men and women. >> i make no apologies for your language or your no. i make none because you're right and i make no sean briefly. no apology. sean briefly. because get mark white. >> to be clear, i heard on on on

one of gb news shows, the mps in charge about fujitsu will charge talk about fujitsu will be on the hook for this money. okay. ordinary people okay. and all ordinary people like happen. like to see that happen. >> to >> sean. that's music to my ears. story ears. now to a developing story from rishi from westminster where rishi sunak emergency sunak has held an emergency cabinet to coordinate cabinet meeting to coordinate a response to attacks against commercial shipping lanes in the red sea . let's speak to our home red sea. let's speak to our home and security editor, mark white. mark, this is a fast developing situation. what's the latest ? situation. what's the latest? >> well, sources suggesting to us that military action against these rebels in yemen may be imminent . and we're expecting an imminent. and we're expecting an announcement at some point. it may come as early as this evening, as you said , we had evening, as you said, we had that emergency cabinet meeting that emergency cabinet meeting that was taking place, a virtual cabinet meeting . some people cabinet meeting. some people attended in person and to be briefed. we then had , of course, briefed. we then had, of course, other key figures like the labour leader keir starmer, and sir lindsay hoyle, the speaker of the commons briefed as well

at the cabinet office about the latest developments. it should come as no surprise really, because we've had the defence secretary , grant shapps, his us secretary, grant shapps, his us counterpart , parts warning the counterpart, parts warning the houthi rebels us for some time now that if they persist with their action and targeting commercial shipping in the red sea in particular, then the prospect of some kind of military action against them directly , uh, is, uh , the likely directly, uh, is, uh, the likely and, you know, there was a warning over a week ago now , uh, warning over a week ago now, uh, from grant shapps and from his us counterparts that those attacks persisted slightly lower level. but then on tuesday night and you're looking at the pictures there, we had that ferocious attack launched by the houthis , the single largest, uh, houthis, the single largest, uh, drone and missile attack against commercial shipping. and indeed against naval vessels in that

region. it involved the british destroyer hms diamond that had to shoot down seven of those uh 21 drones and missiles that were launched towards, uh, those shipping mark. >> well, mark, of course, this is a war which is a proxy for what's happening in gaza. the situation is very serious. it's graver by the hour. it involves the united kingdom, it involves the united kingdom, it involves the us. and we'll bring you more as we get it. my thanks. there to mark white, our home and security editor. and we're expecting military action within the next few hours . now, back to the next few hours. now, back to the next few hours. now, back to the post office. we went to fujitsu for comment and they responded as follows . the responded as follows. the inquiry has reinforced the devastating impact on postmasters lives and that of their families, and fujitsu has apologised for its role in their suffering. fujitsu is fully committed supporting the committed to supporting the inquiry understand inquiry in order to understand what happened and to learn from it out of respect for the inquiry process, would inquiry process, it would be inappropriate fujitsu inappropriate for fujitsu to comment further at this stage .

comment further at this stage. okay folks, next up, we've got tomorrow's front pages. red sea is going to feature post office as well. but next up , as the as well. but next up, as the labour party considers plans to have school teachers supervise children as they brush their teeth, is this really the responsibility of britain's already overstretched teachers ? already overstretched teachers? we'll thrash that out in tonight's second head to head. don't go anywhere, sparks will fly. watching patrick fly. you're watching patrick christys tonight mark christys tonight with me, mark dolan. only on .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is . welcome back. news is. welcome back. >> the first of tomorrow's newspaper front pages on the way. but before that, the million dollar question should the government responsive oil the government be responsive oil for kids teeth? for brushing our kids teeth? specifically, sir keir starmer and the shadow health secretary, wes streeting, who announced controversial today to controversial plans today to improve childhood health under a labour government that includes supervised nature brushing in schools. take a listen to many cases, children are not only failing to get their teeth brushed in the morning, failing to get their teeth brushed in the morning , they are brushed in the morning, they are going into hospital. >> the number one cause of admission for children aged between 6 and 10, because of tooth decay that results is can i just salute my team for introducing the word gnasher into the script tonight? >> very old school. there are other plans which the labour leader claimed were leader starmer claimed were fully costed include . a 9:00 fully costed include. a 9:00 watershed for junk food adverts,

banning vape ads targeted at kids, a free breakfast club in every primary school and better access mental health access to child mental health services . they were instantly services. they were instantly accused championing the nanny accused of championing the nanny state, with critics saying the government should have as little input on our as possible. input on our lives as possible. well itching to get their fangs stuck into this now are maths teacher bobby seagull and former labour party adviser mike buckley, both of whom whom i'm informed , have flossed today. informed, have flossed today. bobbyis informed, have flossed today. bobby is it the job of teachers to be brushing our kids teeth ? to be brushing our kids teeth? >> so first you want to say, obviously , i think it's really obviously, i think it's really important to have dental and oral hygiene. in oral hygiene. i teach in a secondary school and i work with our primary schools. and our local primary schools. and of course you want the students to fresh teeth you to have fresh teeth and you don't have dental don't want them to have dental decay , etc. you know, all the decay, etc. you know, all the issues that. think my issues with that. but i think my sort of from a teaching sort of concern from a teaching perspective is over the last ten, 15 years, we've seen a lot of additional, um , issues and of additional, um, issues and responsibilities being brought upon.the responsibilities being brought upon. the teaching profession , upon. the teaching profession, you know, there's the mental health responsibilities , uh,

health responsibilities, uh, there's the welfare responsibilities , there's the responsibilities, there's the counselling, there's a community liaison. so the school teacher role is expanded last role is expanded over the last ten, 15 years. so whilst, of course, i think it's a valiant idea to about the dental idea to think about the dental health of our children, i just think adding another think you're adding another additional potential burden onto teachers, when teachers, because, again, when you tooth you add something like tooth flossing and again, i don't think it's a bad thing floss think it's a bad thing to floss your teeth. it's great for dental need to dental hygiene. you need to think the curriculum has think what in the curriculum has to because you're to give. because if you're asking primary or asking a primary teacher 5 or 10 minutes something's got minutes a day, something's got to from the curriculum. so to give from the curriculum. so that's from. >> uh, mike buckley is with us as former labour party as well. former labour party adviser, friend adviser, very old friend of mine. to see you again, mine. nice to see you again, mike. memories my talk mine. nice to see you again, mike.days, memories my talk mine. nice to see you again, mike. days, sir. mories my talk mine. nice to see you again, mike. days, sir. what's my talk mine. nice to see you again, mike. days, sir. what's your my talk radio days, sir. what's your reaction to this? i mean, no one could breakfast could argue against breakfast clubs or dental hygiene, but doesn't it mean the state is getting too big and who's going doesn't it mean the state is ge pay| too big and who's going doesn't it mean the state is ge pay foro big and who's going doesn't it mean the state is ge pay for thisi and who's going doesn't it mean the state is ge pay for this ?|nd who's going to pay for this? >> well, so the plan for the extra mental health places and for the extra dental places , for the extra dental places, they're going to have 700,000 more dental appointments for kids . kids. >> that's going to come because they're going to get rid of

non—dom so that's where non—dom status. so that's where people they don't non—dom status. so that's where pe0|any they don't non—dom status. so that's where pe0|any tax they don't non—dom status. so that's where pe0|any tax because they don't non—dom status. so that's where pe0|any tax because they're on't non—dom status. so that's where pe0|a|wealthyecause they're on't non—dom status. so that's where pe0|arwealthyecaustheyey're on't super wealthy and they can get out labour's to out of it. so labour's going to stop happening. stop that happening. the extra tax is going to mean that tax income is going to mean that they i mean, they can pay for this. i mean, i do with your previous do agree with your previous speaker saying that there's been too put on too much extra work put on teachers be freed teachers who should be freed up to . and that's been the to teach. and that's been the case, failure case, you know, another failure of the government the last of the government over the last 13 we're 13 years, just like we're talking of 13 years, just like we're talki|take of of 13 years, just like we're talki|take of our of 13 years, just like we're talki|take of our kids.f 13 years, just like we're talki|take of our kids. but let's take care of our kids. but to put point of should to put your point of should government involved to put your point of should gothis?1ent involved to put your point of should gothis?1ent course involved to put your point of should gothis?1ent course itvolved in this? well, of course it should. this should. the end point of this has be kids are getting has to be that kids are getting healthy food that they're getting basis , that getting on a daily basis, that they're getting to dental they're getting access to dental treatment when they it. treatment when they need it. most importantly, prevention, treatment when they need it. most im|cure ntly, prevention, treatment when they need it. most im|cure asy, prevention, treatment when they need it. most im|cure as well. yention, treatment when they need it. most im|cure as well. buton, treatment when they need it. most im|cure as well. but also but also cure as well. but also that they're brushing their teeth . if isn't teeth every day. if that isn't happening, needs to happening, then that needs to get ideal world, get fixed. in an ideal world, they'd all be doing at they'd all be doing that at home, they're doing they'd all be doing that at hchome, they're doing they'd all be doing that at hchome, needs�*re doing they'd all be doing that at hchome, needs to doing they'd all be doing that at hchome, needs to happen|g it home, it needs to happen at school got to school because it's got to happen somewhere because the state parents happen somewhere because the state a parents happen somewhere because the state a responsibility. parents happen somewhere because the state a responsibility. course:s have a responsibility. of course , responsibility. we , primary responsibility. but we as a society collective as a society have a collective responsibility to bring up our nation's children . and that's nation's children. and that's why keir starmer has set out this set of proposals today, which not just about cleaning

which is not just about cleaning teeth, but it's a mental teeth, but it's also a mental health. about, as you health. it's also about, as you say, advertising, say, stopping advertising, vaping. it's kids. it's staggering . okay, that staggering. okay, that is illegal. government is illegal. and this government is doing about it, isn't illegal. and this government is doi now about it, isn't it? now >> okay, here are we saying mike? but bobby, you're a maths teacher to me this doesn't teacher and to me this doesn't add to add up because what's going to happen you provide happen is that if you provide breakfast clubs to every primary school pupil, you're brushing their teeth. god knows what other other aspects of their life you'll intervene on. you're sending a message to the parents, which is this is not yourjob anymore. and you create your job anymore. and you create a culture of expectation . a culture of expectation. >> so yeah, it's really challenging because again, if you ask most people why they enter the teaching profession , enter the teaching profession, then they enter because they want inspire the next want to inspire the next generation. quite caring generation. they're quite caring people. um, they want to support their communities. but there's also like a balance to be found because whilst we want make because whilst we want to make sure children are sure that our children are looked after, catered for, etc. we also need to make sure that our parents community our parents and our community take responsibility. and again, one things i tell one of the sad things i can tell you is if i go to a parents evening often, i can pretty much

tell meeting the parents if tell by meeting the parents if the child's to well the child's going to do well or not. to honest, not. and that to be honest, that's indictment that's a sad indictment of a society. child society. it should be the child individual capabilities, not because parents. so because their parents. so i think needs to be some way think there needs to be some way of sure that we encourage of making sure that we encourage a society, parents take a society, parents to take responsibility , because having responsibility, because having children a privilege, not, children is a privilege, not, you know, some of my peers in their they can't their 30s and 40s, they can't have children. so having child have children. so having a child is a privilege. and when people have they make is a privilege. and when people havethat they make is a privilege. and when people havethat they they make is a privilege. and when people havethat they arey make is a privilege. and when people havethat they are taking make is a privilege. and when people havethat they are taking careake sure that they are taking care of them. and again, i think again, if we're looking at what we can do in schools to support , we can do in schools to support, i would say in parents do i would say bring in parents do sessions them, support i would say bring in parents do sessioieducate hem, support i would say bring in parents do sessioieducate them support i would say bring in parents do sessioieducate them .jpport i would say bring in parents do sessioieducate them . liport i would say bring in parents do sessioieducate them . i don't know them, educate them. i don't know whether reaching children whether reaching the children child, the child will brush their at one back their teeth at one day. back at home, they go back to those parents i think we parents every day. so i think we need to encourage greater parental okay. need to encourage greater parclass okay. need to encourage greater parclass dismissed. okay. need to encourage greater parclass dismissed. okayou so >> class dismissed. thank you so much labour party much to former labour party adviser mike buckley and maths teacher bobby seagull . teacher bobby seagull. gentlemen, thank you so much for that debate. your reaction, mark at gb news dot com. but coming that debate. your reaction, mark at (which/s dot com. but coming that debate. your reaction, mark at (which mp)t com. but coming that debate. your reaction, mark at (which mp hasym. but coming that debate. your reaction, mark at (which mp has boldly coming up, which mp has boldly challenged lefty loudmouth gary

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news radio. >> okay, folks, the papers are in. let's take a look at the front pages. we start with the metro. very sad news about sven—goran eriksson, who is the former england manager. ex—england boss. i have a year to live and i appreciate every day. sven is suffering from cancer and we do wish him well. very sad news there . okay, faye, very sad news there. okay, faye, what would you like to do next? okay, let's go to the daily star . um, uh, attack of the clones. rishi sunak . they're in a mocked rishi sunak. they're in a mocked up image on the front page of the daily star , and ex—england the daily star, and ex—england boss tells of his cancer ordeal. sven i have a year to live at

best. you seem like a very mild mannered and genuine guy. very sad news. um, i newspaper uk prepares air strikes on yemen, rebels to protect food, shipping . the uk is tonight poised to launch military action against houthi rebels in yemen in response to repeated missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the red sea. they are protesting the israeli attack on gaza and they're supported by iran . what a mess. supported by iran. what a mess. the guardian now britain and us poised to launch strikes against houthis in yemen also scottish leader's wife. let my family from gaza stay and post office investigator acted like a gangster , says the guardian. gangster, says the guardian. okay, folks , those are some of okay, folks, those are some of your front pages . let's get your front pages. let's get reaction from my top panel all tonight. daily telegraph columnist allison pearson, conservative peer lord shaun bailey, no less. and the brilliant author and broadcaster amy nicole turner. listen let's talk about this conflict in the

red sea or forthcoming conflict . red sea or forthcoming conflict. why is it important? why does it matter to my viewers and listeners? sean, look , it's listeners? sean, look, it's a very important shipping lane and it literally affect it could literally affect the world's . world's economy. >> i think tight peace >> i think the real tight peace at the minute is actually a response to the to what's going on in israel. and gaza, it's on in israel. and gaza, and it's put americans and ourselves put the americans and ourselves in tough position. in a very tough position. we've asked stop attacking asked them to stop attacking shipping. slowed down and shipping. they slowed down and now again. and now they've increased again. and we in a tough place because we are in a tough place because if we don't respond militarily , if we don't respond militarily, it will roll and it will it will roll on and it will increase. we have to show increase. and we have to show them serious about them that we are serious about defending taking our defending our taking our responsibility seriously . but we responsibility seriously. but we don't want to inflame any conflicts in the wider region. it's a very delicate situation. >> yeah. so these houthi rebels are supportive of i mean, effectively hamas , that they're effectively hamas, that they're they're against the israeli action in gaza and they're backed by iran. so they've got some pretty powerful friends they have. >> and that's the real thing. it's a proxy of iran. and then you wider. you talk about you go wider. you talk about china, talk russia. china, you talk about russia. but are history would show

but we are history would show that you appease, if you that if you appease, if you appease an aggressor , you pay, appease a an aggressor, you pay, you pay appease a an aggressor, you pay, you pay bigger down the line. and the prime minister now will have a really serious conversation have conversation about we have to demonstrate are demonstrate these people are serious also to serious. and also we have to allow own service personnel allow our own service personnel to themselves safe in that to keep themselves safe in that region. briefly . region. yeah, briefly. >> alison, i mean, this is a reminder, if we needed it, that the conflict s in gaza has global implications. yeah yes, it certainly does. >> and as you say, mark, iran is backing these these rebels and has been moving around a lot of, you know, poisonous stuff behind the scenes. i've actually written a piece for the telegraph tomorrow about the difficulties with naval recruitment and britain not spending enough on its armed forces. >> we've been mothballing frigates because have frigates because we don't have enough .is frigates because we don't have enough . is that right? enough sailors. is that right? >> don't have enough sailors. enough sailors. is that right? >> [there 1ave enough sailors. enough sailors. is that right? >> [there 1ave enough money. enough sailors. is that right? >> [wallace 'e enough money. enough sailors. is that right? >> [wallace hasnough money. enough sailors. is that right? >> [wallace has given money. enough sailors. is that right? >> [wallace has given upyney. enough sailors. is that right? >> [wallace has given up with ben wallace has given up with defence. was arguing for defence. he was arguing for a lot more money and surely this conflict shows that , you conflict shows us that, you know, when the chips are down, our guys have got to get into the firing line. and i'd like to see this as a reminder to the

government that they just government that they can't just say, know the i am say, oh, you know, the big i am on world stage . you need to on the world stage. you need to put your money where the troops are. >> yes. i mean , amy, this >> yes. i mean, amy, is this actually a reminder of the value of defence spending in this unstable that we must make unstable world that we must make sure armed forces are sure our armed forces are resourced and paid for? >> yeah . of course. i mean, >> yeah. of course. i mean, ultimately how vital it is ultimately shows how vital it is when need it. you need it. when you need it. you need it. and the interesting thing and but the interesting thing i think i've found about this story fact they're story is the fact that they're letting through russian containers and blocking us and uk , and that's why i just get uk, and that's why i just get a bit at the thought of inflaming the tension there, just because of those allies involved. well definitely, definitely a concerning situation . concerning situation. >> ian will bring more at 11:00 with polly's bulletin on. and of course this this story is going to develop overnight most likely. okay. let's have a look at this ongoing post office scandal . damning headline scandal. damning headline allison pearson, post office investigator . that's a fraud investigator. that's a fraud investigator. that's a fraud investigator acted like a

gangster for this is, um, stephen bradshaw who didn't come across very well today . he's across very well today. he's denied a lot of what was laid at his door today. but there's an impression that these figures within the post office were essentially, uh, you know, were behaving like sort of mafia bosses. yeah we think of it as a trusted british institution , trusted british institution, more like a mexican drug cartel , more like a mexican drug cartel, weren't they? >> yeah. i mean, i was told earlier in the week that some of these guys had been getting bonuses and targets for nailing these innocent post office postmasters, so they get a bonus for every individual that they prosecuted successfully. yeah, they're they're they were working on commission. they were working. >> they were incentivised to put people in jail. >> but when someone told me that, even given that, i thought, no, even given the in this situation, that, i thought, no, even given the thatthis situation, that, i thought, no, even given the that can'tituation, that, i thought, no, even given the that can't be |tion, that, i thought, no, even given the that can't be right. but surely that can't be right. but that now does turn out to be right. and bradshaw, in right. and stephen bradshaw, in his , the inquiry today right. and stephen bradshaw, in his because, the inquiry today right. and stephen bradshaw, in his because hee inquiry today right. and stephen bradshaw, in his because he hadjuiry today right. and stephen bradshaw, in his because he had told today right. and stephen bradshaw, in his because he had told some of said because he had told some of the court cases that, um, he saw no problem with the horizon

software. he's now said, well, actually , guv, i just signed actually, guv, i just signed letters that lawyers gave me to sign. i told sean a story just earlier. mark, i think viewers might like to hear this. so ed davey was the minister for postal affairs during a key period. alan bates , the period. alan bates, the campaigner, wrote to him and said, i need to come and talk to you about all this terrible thing on. ed thing that's going on. and ed davey said, no, we're keeping the post office at arm's length. that's it. please don't. it won't be beneficial for you to come in. alan back and come in. uh, alan wrote back and said, that's offensive. and he said, that's offensive. and he said, it's because you're keeping office at arm's keeping the post office at arm's length they are able to act length that they are able to act without mercy. and so cruelly. and this is the this is the kicker, guys. so no ed davey leaves government and takes a job for an advisory post for the law firm herbert smith freehills , advising them on the post office at £833, an hour. yes. >> and i think in the end he earned in excess of £200,000 for

his work with this company. he he certainly did. >> he unable initially to >> so he was unable initially to meet representative of the meet the representative of the persecuted post masters, but he was able to act for a law firm that was acting, using all its might and money against the humble, innocent postmasters. so if that isn't a reason for sir ed davey to resign, i don't know what is. >> do you think ed davey should stand down? amy? >> honestly, now, i've heard too much. but there are so many people involved with this. but my main bugbear with the whole thing is this idea of private prosecution . because i do feel prosecution. because i do feel that if it was presented to the cps , there was no evidence. so cps, there was no evidence. so there wouldn't have gone through these prosecutions . it would these prosecutions. it would have been impossible. so i just keep coming back to that. i don't private prosecution don't think private prosecution should you, the challenge, >> i tell you, the challenge, the problem that ed davey has , the problem that ed davey has, he vociferous , he has been vociferous, vociferous in asking for other people's heads for far more , for people's heads for far more, for over 30 people since 2019, for

boris, everybody and in compared to this, i mean minor infractions compared to this. and i think it will cause him problems. he'll have to look people in the eye very briefly. >> you there are >> do you think there are implications, >> do you think there are implic of)ns, >> do you think there are implic of the post office? could future of the post office? could it disbanded or rebranded, future of the post office? could it down nded or rebranded, future of the post office? could it down andi or rebranded, future of the post office? could it down and started'anded, future of the post office? could it down and started again? shut down and started again? >> i hope not, i well, i think a lot of normal people won't want to go there. i mean, i think to go in there. i mean, i think it it fills us it now feels it. it fills us with disgust. a small point, mark, but something people should know . there are crown should know. there are crown post are mainly in post offices which are mainly in the cities and then there the in the cities and then there are rural post offices where all the people, all the postmasters were post were done. the crown post offices must have been using the same software. as far know, same software. as far as i know, no post office employee in a crown post office was dragged into this. >> now what does that tell you? >> now what does that tell you? >> why might that be? >> why might that be? >> it's such a level of conspiracy . uh, the post office conspiracy. uh, the post office snobbery about people in the outside of the big cities . outside of the big cities. >> it's the great unwashed in the sticks. >> it's the there's a lot of ordinary people. the crown post

offices, those guys were employed by the post office. the guysin employed by the post office. the guys in the in the rural post offices were their own small businesses. they picked on the people who were their own men and women, the small, the autonomous individuals, the autonomous individuals, the autonomous , not the autonomous individuals, not the not the people in the charm circle. >> sean, i know you've got more to what i'm to is to say. what i'm going to do is i'm to you straight to say. what i'm going to do is i'm in to you straight to say. what i'm going to do is i'm in quarter you straight to say. what i'm going to do is i'm in quarter two. straight to say. what i'm going to do is i'm in quarter two. soaight to say. what i'm going to do is i'm in quarter two. so will back in at quarter two. so will you please that thought, back in at quarter two. so will you pleawe're that thought, back in at quarter two. so will you pleawe're coming hought, because we're coming back to this a moment. but this story in just a moment. but before get sean, commuters before we get to sean, commuters rushing to work in the sleepy london suburb wimbledon this london suburb of wimbledon this morning got quite the morning must have got quite the fright when this happened . an fright when this happened. an electric bus sparked panic when it burst into flames shortly after 7 am, but luckily no one was injured. perhaps those green buses aren't so good for the environment after all. i just wonder whether we're going to hear more stories about exploding electric vehicles. have we been sold a pup? alison pearson well, big question mark

over these lithium batteries. >> mark. defenders of the electric vehicles don't want to hear about it, but we are seeing a lot of unexplained explosions . yes. >> and your mates and mine, your brilliant colleague. your co—host on the planet normal podcast . it is a big fan of podcast. it is a big fan of hydrogen and i think it would be a great option. i think it should look at it because i don't think these batteries are sustainable, but it's all about opinions. ceo opinions. now coming up, the ceo of woke beer brewdog of woke beer company brewdog is worth £262 million just back from a holiday in the maldives. so how can he take away the national living wage from his employees? find out. as i crown tonight's greatest britain and union jackass plus more front pages and we'll be talking about gary lineker. that's right. which mp has challenged lineker to stand against him in the next election? you will love that story and it's .

next. welcome back to the show and let's get back to our paper review . and lots of stories review. and lots of stories coming in thick and fast. review. and lots of stories coming in thick and fast . let's coming in thick and fast. let's a look at the times newspaper recordings. prove post office knew of its it problems. years earlier. airstrikes on houthis after strife in red sea and boom time for mini nuclear power plants across britain . that's plants across britain. that's good news. the maranao are striking back. britain and us target houthi rebels and williams tribute to heroes. so proud of you . two rugby heroes proud of you. two rugby heroes drawing attention to the issue of motor neurone disease rightfully received cbes , the rightfully received cbes, the sun newspaper revealed why wife wants to divorce city star walker kyle love child number two so glad he left spurs. what a dreadful man . the daily a dreadful man. the daily telegraph us and uk prepare air strikes on houthi rebel bases. post office acted like mafia

gangsters is the other headline and met murder detectives facing cuts as homicides rise . also, my cuts as homicides rise. also, my colleague liam spotted this story . it's small print, but a story. it's small print, but a big story. rwanda flights may be delayed until after the general election , at which point election, at which point probably worth reflecting. they'll never happen . uh, let's they'll never happen. uh, let's have a look. have we got , uh, have a look. have we got, uh, any other stories now? that's us. okay folks. now, look, let's get our into some of these get our teeth into some of these stories we've got daily telegraph columnist allison pearson , conservative peer lord pearson, conservative peer lord shaun and author and shaun bailey and author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. and listen, i'd like to pick up on our conversation about the post office, because you were mid—flow sean, before we stopped, to say , stopped, i just wanted to say, remember, massive scandal. >> the biggest scandal ever from a mustn't a post office. but we mustn't destroy an organisation that that ancient times made this that in ancient times made this country viable. and there's just lovely local posties. my local postie , i'm very familiar with postie, i'm very familiar with him. he's a pillar of the community. he drives his community. he drives past his van, hello, a van, always says hello, has a chat and he is what i consider

the post office. not this madness, this serious injustice that's gone on. >> it's like when we criticise the nhs, it's not the doctors, it's not the nurses, it's the institution. >> yeah. i just in our in >> yeah. and i just in our in our search for justice, let's make sure it doesn't turn into a mob. and it's bear in mind there's small individuals. yeah >> our livelihood. seema misra and alan bates, they are the post office. >> yes. yes »- >> yes. yes >> paula bennett. yeah, exactly. >> paula bennett. yeah, exactly. >> um, how about this headline ? >> um, how about this headline? uh, sean? european judges could delay rwanda deportation flights until after the election. rishi sunak has been warned in legal advice , at which point they'll advice, at which point they'll never fly, because keir starmer has said that he will scrap the rwanda plan even if it works. >> what? what surprises me about this is the words european judges, because they send people the un sends people, process asylum cases abroad. >> yeah, no , but in rwanda >> yeah, no, but in rwanda i don't understand if it's good enough for them, why isn't it good enough for the uk? >> and i think it leads to a

wider conversation about how much sovereignty does any nation have its particular goings have over its particular goings on. because right now on. because right just now there'll be a lot people there'll be a lot of people saying, send saying, good, don't send the flights and abroad . flights both at home and abroad. but when it comes to their turn and european tells and the european union tells them something and the european union tells thenwant something and the european union tells thenwant do, something and the european union tells thenwant do, i something and the european union tells thenwant do, i wonderhing and the european union tells thenwant do, i wonder how they want to do, i wonder how they'll then. they'll feel then. >> rishi >> yeah, alison is rishi sunak goose ? or do you think goose cooked? or do you think that some physical evidence that he's going to stop the boats emerges might, might, just might just save his bacon ? i mean, if just save his bacon? i mean, if they can get flights in the air before the election, that that's politically very symbolic, isn't it? >> i think it's totally unlikely, mark. i think there's going big kick off next going to be a big kick off next week because got week because they've got the third rwanda third reading of the rwanda bill, and they're going to have robert suella braverman robert jenrick suella braverman all are going to say all the rebels are going to say these of pyjama , you know, these kind of pyjama, you know, injunctions have got to be stopped. and now this story in the telegraph saying , uh, the the telegraph is saying, uh, the european can intervene . i european courts can intervene. i mean, you know, i just think goose well and truly cooked. >> there you go. okay, folks. uh, well, listen , uh, let's now uh, well, listen, uh, let's now get this because it's get to this because it's a cracking feud

cracking story. the fierce feud between tough talking tory jonathan gullies and gary lineker stepped up a gear today as the mp challenged the champagne socialist to put his money where his mouth is. it's a fascinating debate. this because you've got to remember that gary lineker is very politically active, just as just as jonathan gullies is. so take a listen to this . this. >> gary just needs to spend lots of time virtue signalling and more time talking about football, which he's actually very but it's just very good at. but it's just a shame seems think shame that he seems to think that career, you that he somehow is a career, you know, in making. and know, politician in making. and as said to he's as i've said to him, if he's really to into really desperate to get into politics, stoke on trent north put himself on the ballot paper and we'll let public decide and we'll let the public decide what you think. and we'll let the public decide whtyou u think. and we'll let the public decide whtyou beatnk. and we'll let the public decide whtyou beat gary lineker >> you beat gary lineker then, do absolutely. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> alison. would that make stoke on safest tory on trent north the safest tory seat in the country? on trent north the safest tory seawell,|e country? on trent north the safest tory seawell, jonathan'? on trent north the safest tory seawell, jonathan is one of the >> well, jonathan is one of the big, uh, rwanda rebels as well. so yeah , no i don't i don't by so yeah, no i don't i don't by the way are those rebels, are they making , uh what the way are those rebels, are they making, uh what is it the way are those rebels, are they making , uh what is it the they making, uh what is it the good the enemy of the great, you know.

>> are they do they not need to back rishi so that he can be seen to make progress with this ? seen to make progress with this? >> you've got a bit of a soft spot rishi, haven't you, spot for rishi, haven't you, mark? i do. spot for rishi, haven't you, maii'm i do. spot for rishi, haven't you, maii'm a i do. spot for rishi, haven't you, maii'm a rishi i do. spot for rishi, haven't you, maii'm a rishi loyalist. you're >> i'm a rishi loyalist. you're rwanda increasingly rwanda in our increasingly presidential think presidential system. i think he edges keir starmer is edges it over. keir starmer is the ceo for the country. the best ceo for the country. >> uh, yes . well said that a few >> uh, yes. well said that a few times. uh because the point is right. >> the point is, i don't they say different one different cheeks of the same arse, i believe, the technical. cheeks of the same arse, i bel no,, the technical. cheeks of the same arse, i bel no, uh,the technical. cheeks of the same arse, i bel no, uh, no technical. cheeks of the same arse, i bel no, uh, no one|nical. cheeks of the same arse, i bel no, uh, no one loves no one >> no, uh, no one loves no one loves starmer. loves keir starmer. >> met keir starmer >> i've never met a keir starmer fan. aren't rishi fan. there aren't too many rishi sunak either, but suella sunak fans either, but suella braverman and robert jenrick are both very knowledgeable about immigration and this plan. >> they are both a lawyer in its present incarnation. it won't. it won't withstand it. you have to stop the european court being able to stop the flights. there's no point having it otherwise. okay, so briefly, is sunak playing a game then? >> is this window dressing? is it is it theatre ? yeah. does he it is it theatre? yeah. does he does he know it's not going to work. >> it's been theatre from the start. >> he's trying to juggle . he's

>> he's trying to juggle. he's look he's got sean knows more than me about this than me. it's party politics. yes. he's got than me about this than me. it's parionelitics. yes. he's got than me about this than me. it's parione nation'es. he's got than me about this than me. it's parione nation lot.ie's got than me about this than me. it's parione nation lot. he'sjot than me about this than me. it's parione nation lot. he's got the the one nation lot. he's got the lot who actually wants to stop immigration. he's got the lot who don't really about who don't really mind about three court judges three supreme court judges saying this is illegal. >> between a rock and a hard place. >> he is between. he is. >> he is between. he is. >> and either way, those flights don't go well, alison, don't go off. well, alison, you're going to go off now because your because you've got your nominations greatest nominations for, uh, greatest britain carson britain and union jack carson who's britain tonight? >> well , it's tonight? >> well, it's a it's an international branch and it's elon musk. >> well , listen elon musk. >> well, listen , elon musk. >> well , listen , because >> well, listen, because i disagree with amy and i have agreed too much tonight. >> let's try and let's try and up the stakes. >> nice. >> nice. >> because elon said cis cis is a heterophobic word. shame on anyone who uses it. i just want to say i'm a woman. i'm not having anyone call me a cis woman can say trans woman so that they can say trans women are women. no, i absolutely agree . absolutely agree. >> if someone calls you a cis woman, make woman, how does it make you feel? emotions? feel? what are your emotions? i l, feel? what are your emotions? i i, i disdain it, i snowflake i will not, i will, i won't allow it. would you give them a

handbag thing if i had a margaret thatcher memorial handbag?i margaret thatcher memorial handbag? i think you should . handbag? i think you should. >> she has give me a handbag. >> she has to give me a handbag. >> she has to give me a handbag. >> handbag, handbag in the green bag. >> that could be casual sexism on my part. don't need on my part. i don't need a handbag. um, i've got one there. i've got a man bag. do sean. handbag. um, i've got one there. i've gybriefly,n bag. do sean. handbag. um, i've got one there. i've gybriefly, ifbag. do sean. handbag. um, i've got one there. i've gybriefly, ifbag. can.io sean. handbag. um, i've got one there. i've gybriefly, ifbag. can. youran. sean, briefly, if you can. your your greatest britain today. >> britain >> my greatest britain is a great british street. great british high street. and i also markets to that also want to add markets to that as as we know many them as well as we know many of them are struggling down the are struggling up and down the country. shepherd's are struggling up and down the countmarket shepherd's are struggling up and down the countmarket or shepherd's are struggling up and down the countmarket or the 1epherd's are struggling up and down the countmarket or the mighty's bush market or the mighty romford market or even oxford street. course , they're all street. of course, they're all london to our viewers london places. to our viewers across pick your london places. to our viewers acros�*high pick your london places. to our viewers acros�*high street pick your london places. to our viewers acros�*high street, pick your london places. to our viewers acros�*high street, supportyur london places. to our viewers acros�*high street, support them. local high street, support them. we keep alive . we need to keep them alive. they're good employment they're good for employment and good . good for our local people. >> your >> amy, briefly, your nomination, can. nomination, if you can. >> picked a journalist >> i've picked a journalist called nicholas lawson. um, because she's defied her biological clock. she's ignoring it, she's decided to have it, and she's decided to have a baby. it, and she's decided to have a baby . not a but with baby. not with a man, but with her friend . her gay best friend. >> lovely. congratulations to you, nicola. okay, who i you, nicola. okay, who am i going give to? us going to give it to? let us reveal indeed. it's reveal all. yes, indeed. it's elon musk. well done. alison. okay, alison, a couple of seconds please, seconds for all of you, please, for your jackass. alison. for your union jackass. alison. >> be stephen

>> it's going to be stephen bradshaw, one of the post office enforcers . not specially not enforcers. not specially not just stephen, but the post office enforcers who, acting on bonuses , got bonuses. outrageous bonuses, got bonuses. outrageous um, yes. for nailing these innocent human misery . innocent human misery. >> briefly. >> briefly. >> point is, labour's plan to supervise toothbrushing don't make the state take over family support. parents and lovely. >> so i've picked a ceo who's worth 262 million, yet he is taking the living wage away from his hardworking employees. it is brewdog ceo james. what? >> you are the winner. oh i never won. >> well done. he must be really bad. >> my lovely panel. i'm back tomorrow at eight and all. weekend headlines is next. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> good evening. welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me annie shuttleworth from the met office . tomorrow will be the met office. tomorrow will be a cloudy day for many of us.

however, where it has been gloomy recent across gloomy in recent days across much of scotland, we'll see a chance of more sunshine. high pressure is in charge across the uk and as a result it's staying dry for the bulk of the country through the rest of the week. we've a cloud we've got quite a lot of cloud though, coming east though, coming in off the east coast through this evening, spreading across much wales spreading across much of wales into northern england, southern scotland , even parts of eastern scotland, even parts of eastern northern ireland. seeing some of that so it will be that low cloud. so it will be milder the cloud cover milder where the cloud cover persist . however, do persist. however, where we do see spells across see the clear spells across scotland, northern ireland is going cold frosty going to be a cold and frosty start tomorrow . we could be down start tomorrow. we could be down as as minus eight. start tomorrow. we could be down as as minus eight . however, as low as minus eight. however, as low as minus eight. however, as there will more as i said, there will be more sunshine in these lasting sunshine in these areas lasting through much of the day. further south though, the cloud will unger south though, the cloud will linger for many areas. we could see some spells coming see some sunny spells coming through of wales through across parts of wales and parts of the southwest. by the afternoon , but general the afternoon, but in general it'll little bit of a it'll be a little bit of a cloudier day. temperatures around 6 or 7 degrees the around 6 or 7 degrees in the south. that's just below average around 6 or 7 degrees in the southe that's just below average around 6 or 7 degrees in the southe time; just below average around 6 or 7 degrees in the southe time of|st below average around 6 or 7 degrees in the southe time of yearelow average around 6 or 7 degrees in the southe time of year across erage around 6 or 7 degrees in the southe time of year across the |e for the time of year across the north will start to see some

drizzly rain sinking southwards that will further that will sink further southwards throughout saturday, perhaps some hill snow. perhaps bringing some hill snow. but behind that that we see but it's behind that that we see the weather arriving to the the cold weather arriving to the north scotland for saturday north of scotland for saturday afternoon, and it's in the evening when we start to see a risk of some snow showers falling but for falling across scotland. but for many through sunday it many of us through sunday it should dry, and a should stay dry, bright and a little bit chilly. see later i >> -- >> that 5mm >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers . boxt boilers. >> sponsors of weather on gb news

>> it's11:00. you're with gb news. the top story tonight , the news. the top story tonight, the prime minister, rishi sunak , has prime minister, rishi sunak, has been briefing his cabinet on possible military strikes . us possible military strikes. us and british military strikes on houthi rebels in yemen, according to a report in the times newspaper. a uk us response is imminent following attacks on ships and the seizure of a us oil tanker by iran in the gulf of oman. well, the us president, joe biden, tonight said he was due to make a statement on the potential for american military strikes against the iranian backed houthis here. the prime minister said the uk will continue to take action to protect freedom of navigation and protect lives at sea . that's after he held an at sea. that's after he held an emergency cabinet meeting in downing street after iran admitted they had seized the us

oil tanker . admitted they had seized the us oil tanker. meanwhile,