gb news way. >> good afternoon britain, it is 12:00 on monday. >> the 22nd of january battered britain . britain. >> tens of thousands of people have been left without power and transport after storm aisha tore through the country last night with gusts of up to 100mph in parts of the uk. have with gusts of up to 100mph in parts of the uk . have you been parts of the uk. have you been impacted .7 impacted? >> bbc bias crackdown the broadcaster has been told it must adapt or risk losing trust , must adapt or risk losing trust, as the beeb is slammed for being able to mark its own homework. >> this comes as the government announces new measures to tackle bbc , and starmer defends bbc bias, and starmer defends the so—called woke national trust. >> sir keir defends the national trust against accusations of wokeism in a speech setting out the labour party's plans for a so—called society of service.

>> now you had a bit of a nightmare, didn't you, ben? coming into the office this morning, you almost tardy a little bit late. >> you almost presented this show alone , i did. show alone, i did. >> why was. why is that? >> why was. why is that? >> well, storm travel >> well, storm chaos, travel chaos. to get the train chaos. i tried to get the train up from the south coast. they all cancelled. i tried to drive. everyone else had the same idea. the roads were so the roads were packed. so luckily i made it just in time. >> so how long did it take you? >> so how long did it take you? >> three hours from sort >> about three hours from sort of sussex brighton area. >> el $- e commute. well, >> that is a long commute. well, it's did make it. it's good you did make it. yes and in iceland, and you've also been in iceland, haven't you? >> yeah. very pleased to be here because i'm just back off my holidays by holidays from iceland, where, by the —20 degree the way, we had —20 degree snowstorms bombed up a snowstorms as we bombed up a glacier did glacier in a big truck, did snowmobile thing. no problem whatsoever. yet we have a bit of, know, sodden weather of, you know, sodden weather here and gusts and gales and it causes chaos. although, to be

fair , iceland has been having fair, iceland has been having its own issues with its, uh, volcanoes. that was a sight volcanoes. yes that was a sight to see. flying in over the southwest coast of iceland and seeing the smoke billowing out. it was fantastic. >> let us know you've >> well, let us know if you've been these been impacted like ben, by these storms. lot of storms. i've seen a lot of pictures and footage of absolute carnage let us carnage out there. so let us know. vaiews@gbnews.com. we'll come to some of your views later in the show, but shall we get your with tatiana . your headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom . an 84 year old the gb newsroom. an 84 year old man has died after the car. he was a passenger of crashed into a fallen tree in falkirk in scotland. the other occupants in the vehicle were unharmed and well. the next storm of the season has been named as storm jocelyn, set to bring strong winds and heavy rain from tomorrow into wednesday . tomorrow into wednesday. meanwhile, storm asia has brought gusts of up to 107mph, disrupting airlines and cutting power supplies . the prime

power supplies. the prime minister says the government is working hard to restore power to homes remaining without it, ofcom will gain more powers over bbc online services, including its news website , as part of its news website, as part of changes unveiled by the government. reforms aimed at improving impartial the broadcaster could allow the regulator to enforce action over articles it doesn't believe meet certain standards . currently, certain standards. currently, ofcom's only able to issue an opinion on the matter, but government recommendations say it will be given increased oversight over the bbc's online pubuc oversight over the bbc's online public services , including its public services, including its news and its youtube news site and its youtube channel. the prime minister says bbc news is not immune to scrutiny . scrutiny. >> impartiality is an important tenet of our media industry and that's why i think all elements of the media industry have to be subject to the same impartiality rules. i think that's what people would expect, and that's what media what makes our media institutions have institutions so great. we have a free fair press and free and fair press and impartiality is at the heart of what makes the a strong what makes the bbc a strong institution . institution. >> duchess of york says

>> the duchess of york says she's in shock, but in good spirits after being diagnosed with skin cancer. sarah ferguson says she's taking some time to herself after having several moles removed, with one being identified as cancerous. it's just months after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. she's thanked well—wishers and medical staff for the support she's been given . labour is she's been given. labour is accusing the government of turning a blind eye to what it's calling corruption, after new data shows water bosses are pocketing millions despite overseeing illegal sewage spills, figures show water chiefs have received more than £10 million in bonuses and nearly 15 million in incentive since the last general election. it's also received just over £621,000 in benefits. earlier on gb news, the shadow environment secretary, steve reed, was asked what labour would do differently if it was in power. >> you meant to get a bonus when you're doing a good job, not when you're overseeing failure and behaviour. when you're overseeing failure and behaviour . and yet and illegal behaviour. and yet this what's going on. your

this is what's going on. your question was how can we, how can we that problem? well, we deal with that problem? well, what would we what we would do is we would we would the water industry would amend the water industry act to give the regulator, ofwat , the power they need to ban water bosses paying themselves bonuses while they are responsible for severe and repeated levels of illegal sewage discharge into our waterways . waterways. >> british farmers are calling on mps to support tougher regulations to protect them from what they're calling unfair treatment by the so—called big six supermarket skits. a dozen scarecrows have been placed outside of parliament as mps will debate reforms to the grocery supply chain. it's after 110,000 people signed a petition urging the government to overhaul the grocery supplies code of practice riverford organic, who started that petition? say the scarecrows represent farmers who claim they could go out of business in the next 12 months, blaming supermarkets, buying practices . supermarkets, buying practices. milk lines of parents in england

are being urged to book measles jabs for their children , amid jabs for their children, amid a growing risk of outbreaks across the country, officials say the decline in maintaining routine childhood vaccinations is concerning. it's after the uk health security agency declared a national incident, confirming 216 cases and 103 probable cases in the west midlands since october. a vaccine catch up scheme will target all parents of children aged 6 to 11, urging them to make an appointment for any missed mmr jabs. them to make an appointment for any missed mmr jabs . and donald any missed mmr jabs. and donald trump has described republican rival ron desantis as a really terrific person after he ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president . endorsed the former president. his surprise announcement comes ahead of this week's new hampshire republican primary, where mr desantis was polling in the single digits . trump also the single digits. trump also said he wanted to thank desantis and said he looks forward to working with him. his departure leaves haley as mr trump's leaves nikki haley as mr trump's only significant rival. >> those . >> those. >> those. >> those. >> those are your top stories on gb news across the uk on tv , in

gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital, radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to emily and ben . and ben. >> well, you may have noticed it's been a rather windy, particularly overni night. >> winds of up to 90mph have battered the country as storm isha swept across britain. >> now, the met office has warned of a continuing danger to lives from flying debris. thousands are suffering from power cuts and flooding too. >> yes, but unfortunately the uk doesn't get much relief from storm isha because storm jocelyn is now forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the uk tomorrow and wednesday. tomorrow and into wednesday. storm asia, storm asia. well, i've been saying i'd prefer asia, but everyone else is saying i'm going with saying asia, so i'm going with that. >> e- e.- e i'll go with >> okay, well maybe i'll go with storm news storm isha then. gb news security editor mark white is going to bring us up to speed on the . on the isle the very latest out. on the isle of man, overnight images

overlooked . overlooked. >> the sea front showed stormy asia at her most powerful whipping up the waves, sending them crashing over a main road . them crashing over a main road. despite the obvious danger, a local cyclist decided to take a late night bike ride along the seafront . it was western seafront. it was western communities across the uk and ireland that felt the brunt of stormy asia. first, the boats in this harbour in county dublin took a real battering from winds gusting close to 100 miles an hour. gusting close to 100 miles an hour . within gusting close to 100 miles an hour. within hours, britain and the republic's entire coastlines were suffering. the effects of this powerful storm. from cornwall to brighton to blackpool and beyond, these coastal communities are well used to winter storms. but asia certainly packed a punch . it .

certainly packed a punch. it. was felt most acutely by those still out at sea . footage taken still out at sea. footage taken from a passenger on board the stena ferry from liverpool to belfast, filmed as the vessel was left circling in the irish sea for 11 hours last night before it could . safely dock in before it could. safely dock in belfast . at first light this belfast. at first light this morning. and that disruption to travel has been felt very significantly on land as well. shots from a filling station in county meath are more reminiscent of the images during hurricane season in the us, like here in belfast, the storm brought down hundreds of trees onto roads and vehicles right across the country , leading to across the country, leading to numerous road closures. for a time across the rail network, temporary 50 mile an hour speed limits were imposed. part of a garden shed landed by the tracks near belle grove station in glasgow , also in kent . a whole glasgow, also in kent. a whole greenhouse ended up on the

tracks near westgate on sea . tracks near westgate on sea. some of the most dramatic images could be seen at the end of runways across the country , as runways across the country, as air travel was badly affected. this british airways flight into heathrow was one of many forced to abort its landing because of the crosswind adds oh, she's up, she's down, she's gone . she's down, she's gone. >> mark white gb news thanks , mark. >> it's quite incredible, isn't it? some of these flights, domestic flights ended up having to divert to foreign countries . yeah. >> there was one from edinburgh to bristol which ended up in cologne of all places . cologne of all places. >> and i saw one. i can't remember exactly where it was meant newquay newquay, meant to go. newquay newquay, london up in london to newquay ended up in malaga, is miles away. malaga, which is miles away. >> i think that's a bonus to me that sounds like a good swap. not if you don't have your passport though. passport with you though. >> our northwest >> crucially. but our northwest of sophie

>> crucially. but our northwest of is sophie >> crucially. but our northwest of is in sophie >> crucially. but our northwest of is in blackpool.)hie reaper is in blackpool. blackpool is being quite affected , hasn't it? so the huge affected, hasn't it? so the huge waves i saw . waves i saw. >> it has indeed. emily, people are saying that storm isha has now passed on, but it certainly doesn't feel like it here in blackpool. incredibly high winds forcing incredibly high waves. here behind me. the flood defences have been being battered overnight and through into the morning . of course we into the morning. of course we have had that amber warning in place overnight that has now been reduced to a yellow warning by the met office, but that doesn't mean we're completely out of the woods. there is still risk of to through flying risk of to life through flying debns. risk of to life through flying debris . there's the risk of debris. there's the risk of power cuts . there's of course, power cuts. there's of course, as you've been talking about, there's been a huge disruption to travel all over the country. we've heard in the last hour or so , a gentleman in scotland has so, a gentleman in scotland has lost his life as of lost his life as a result of storm isha . and it's not storm isha. and it's not completely out of the woods because, as you were saying before , that package from mark before, that package from mark white, office now white, the met office have now named the next storm, storm

jocelyn , which will start to jocelyn, which will start to feel as of tomorrow morning. so there's really little respite for people in the uk to recover as a result of storm isha. as we move straight now into storm jocelyn . jocelyn. >> yes, you just mentioned there , sophie, that the it's news that's broken in the last 30 minutes or so, an 84 year old man has died after a car collided with a fallen tree. um, in scotland . and, um, so i in scotland. and, um, so i understand . and that's the first understand. and that's the first death, um, in terms of the, the aftermath of storm. echr storm isha. what's the next couple of days going to be look like? are we expecting extended travel chaos on the trains, especially ? chaos on the trains, especially? >> one would envisage that will be the case. of course, many train lines have already put out warnings to passengers to check before they travel due to cancellations. here in the north west, many lines have already cancelled trains. i'm sure it will be a similar picture around the nation . uh, manchester the nation. uh, manchester airport had several flights overnight cancelled and they

again are telling passengers to check before leaving their homes. you would imagine if homes. so you would imagine if this yellow warning remains in place and the winds remain at this kind speed that we this this kind of speed that we will indeed continue to see travel across the nation ? travel chaos across the nation? >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time. sophie reaper there from blackpool, from a very windy blackpool, you can see the waves behind just beating against those defences. jenny's got in touch from home with a picture from her garden which will we'll share later. i think because it's, it shows your entire fence. this is up in scotland, in dumfries a whole fence seems to have collapsed down. so i imagine if you, you might want to leave it like that until after storm. jocelyn. yeah. to a scene might not be worth putting it up. i see and i suspect is replicated across the country. >> i know half of my fence took a battering last night. we've got a few panels out. >> i know that london isn't always, uh, doesn't experience the type of the worst of this type of weather, last night my weather, but last night my windows , my windows were

windows, my windows were shaking. know it was? >> it was the. whenever we do these storms , stories or weather these storms, stories or weather chaos, i always think to myself, what's the fuss about? especially south especially on the south coast, because partially because we're partially protected because we're partially protfored first time last but for the first time last night, i was in bed thinking , night, i was in bed thinking, goodness me, this is this is a prer. pren >> my roof's gonna blow off. yeah, when saw last yeah, when we saw that last time, didn't we, in greater manchester, houses, time, didn't we, in greater manc roofs r, houses, time, didn't we, in greater manc roofs just houses, time, didn't we, in greater manc roofs just completely)uses, their roofs just completely whipped off by the guts to let us know if you've been impacted. vaiews@gbnews.com should we move on? >> yes. um talking of, um, well, yeah, let's let's move on to the bbc. so the corporation is to get tougher scrutiny over concerns about bias within the organisation. that's according to lucy fraser, who said audience his think the corporation is, quote, not sufficiently impartial . yes. sufficiently impartial. yes. >> she was also asked about gb news during her appearance on radio four this morning. let's have a listen. >> let's turn to another part of the broadcasting landscape , the broadcasting landscape, which is gb news. while loss making gb news built making gb news has built a significant following both on linear tv and online, would you

agree with the assertion that it has transformed our broadcasting landscape? has transformed our broadcasting lan i'm|pe? has transformed our broadcasting lan i'm in ? has transformed our broadcasting lan i'm in favour of media >> i'm in favour of media plurality and what that means is that there's a wide variety of views across , um, out there . for views across, um, out there. for people to watch and listen to. so that audiences can find the views that they want to hear and gb news an important part of gb news is an important part of that landscape. it's decided to be regulated by ofcom , as indeed be regulated by ofcom, as indeed many other broadcasters have . many other broadcasters have. but i think it's really important that we have that , uh, important that we have that, uh, variety of views . variety of views. >> well, quite interesting that the presenter there on bbc radio four on their flagship, uh, morning programme, had to get in a question about about gb news interesting answer too, from the culture secretary obsessed much amol rajan . well joining us now amol rajan. well joining us now is the founding member of the channel four news team in 1982, who joined the bbc in 1990 as journalist and author. michael crick . michael, thank you very crick. michael, thank you very much for joining crick. michael, thank you very much forjoining us on the show. much for joining us on the show. so the government aren't clearly, , they're saying clearly, well, they're saying with this mid—tum review of the

bbc that they want to strengthen ofcom's powers comes to ofcom's powers when it comes to the bbc. see claims of bias. your view ? your view? >> well, i think , uh, giving >> well, i think, uh, giving ofcom new powers is a complete joke. >> ofcom are an utterly useless institution who have totally failed to regulate you. i mean , failed to regulate you. i mean, if there's a bias broadcasting channelin if there's a bias broadcasting channel in this country, it's gb news. i mean, look at this . i news. i mean, look at this. i mean, this incestuous gb news one ukip person interviewing another, you know , richard tice another, you know, richard tice nigel farage, nigel farage interviewing richard tice. and then they bring in patrick christys, uh, nigel farage, former press officer. >> uh , you've got michelle >> uh, you've got michelle dewberry former brexit party candidate, alex philips, former brexit party press officer. >> inaya folarin iman , former >> inaya folarin iman, former brexit party candidate michael heaven brexit party candidate michael heaver, michael , brexit party candidate michael heaver, michael, i brexit party candidate michael heaver, michael , i haven't heaver, michael, i haven't finished yet. i've got to get on to the tories yet. correspondent a brexit party mep, martin

daubney . i'm not going to let daubney. i'm not going to let you just sit for here three minutes and a really, really awful examples of bias. >> michael michelle dewberry put you in your michelle dewberry put you in your place a few weeks ago when you went down this let me ask you this avenue. let me ask you a question. you're so against question. if you're so against this channel, if you're so against channel, are against this channel, why are we continually giving you a platform ? platform? >> hang on, let me get on to the conservatives right . we've done conservatives right. we've done the ukip and brexit party . the ukip and brexit party. >> what a michael crick monologue. i'd like a conversation. >> mp, former minister lee anderson, conservative mp. >> our viewers and listeners are very loyal. so they know. they know very well who presents on this channel and they know very well who our guests on this channel. michael, you've clearly done your research on who presents on this channel. but as you well know, when it comes to debate, we have some of the most diverse views and opinions represented on this channel. and we are regulated . as you well we are regulated. as you well know, we are regulated by ofcom .

know, we are regulated by ofcom. um, the question is whether you believe the bbc is regulated enough properly. >> they are weak , weak, weak, >> they are weak, weak, weak, feeble , feeble, feeble. feeble, feeble, feeble. >> can i ask you a question? >> can i ask you a question? >> when i appear in your studio, i mean, take the occasion that ofcom considered in their and indeed condemned you for last march . michael, may i ask you march. michael, may i ask you a question in this studio? sorry. may i ask you a question ? uh, may i ask you a question? uh, former brexit party mep , uh, to former brexit party mep, uh, to comment with phil davis and esther mcvey, both conservative mps, about an interview they had done with jeremy hart , jeremy done with jeremy hart, jeremy hunt , conservative done with jeremy hart, jeremy hunt, conservative mp and chancellor, is that balanced? >> okay, michael, we were talking about we're talking about the bbc here. and i can point to the example of bbc newsnight, bbc newsnight, for example , who hosted who hosted example, who hosted who hosted a debate on gb news and issues of impartiality , etc. and every impartiality, etc. and every single one of their guests

correct me if i'm wrong, wanted to see gb news shut down. indeed.so to see gb news shut down. indeed. so there was no platform on the bbc given to anyone who was supportive of gb news. >> that's nothing compared with the regular incest that takes place in your studio where you're sitting right now . farage you're sitting right now. farage against interviewing ties and ties, interviewing farage . ties, interviewing farage. i mean, can you name me another mean, can you name me another case mean, can you name me another case in the history of british broadcast lasting just one another case in the history of british broadcasting, where the leader of one political party is interviewed. his predecessor, michael can't now name me all the late people. >> michael, please stop talking for a second. please thank you. yeah, for a man who detests this channel so much . and the channel so much. and the platform we give you, which totally contradicts your argument. by the way , why do argument. by the way, why do you consistently i consistently appear on here? i see you green room every see you in our green room every other man with other week. are you a man with no morals ? other week. are you a man with no whyls ? no reason i appear >> why is it no reason i appear on your channel is because i do think that other arguments , the

think that other arguments, the other side of issues like , uh, other side of issues like, uh, net zero, the other side of brexit need to be put out. and i think actually for people of a liberal or centrist views like i have on the whole, not so not to participate is a mistake , but i participate is a mistake, but i nonetheless think that your your output, you're basically a right wing propaganda channel. you are an example . an example. >> let's get back to the bbc because that's what we booked you on to talk about bbc. there's been quite a lot of research . there's been a lot of research. there's been a lot of research, particularly i would want talk about news. want to talk about gb news. >> that's where the real problem is not the think is not over the you think the real problems. >> it's quite >> gb news it's quite interesting isn't it, because >> gb news it's quite inte detractors 't it, because >> gb news it's quite inte detractors use, because >> gb news it's quite inte detractors use to acause >> gb news it's quite inte detractors use to laugh at our detractors use to laugh at gb news and say no one was watching. now on the today programme, the culture secretary is being asked about what she thinks of the gb news and she says important that there says it's important that there is plurality of media choices , is a plurality of media choices, a plurality of views available for people to see. but let's get back to the bbc, because there

has been research done into for example, how the brexit debate was reflected. take flagship programmes like question time, dominance of remainer panellists. do you think it's right that there wasn't a 5050 split when it came to the brexit debate, for example? or are you comfortable with it being remainer for example ? remainer heavy? for example? >> no. >> no. >> if you look at a speech i made, which is on, uh, youtube, igave made, which is on, uh, youtube, i gave a speech at oxford university in 2020, in which i said, uh, that the bbc had failed to reflect the brexit argument, failed to reflect the rise of euroscepticism. so had channel 4 news, where i used to work, and that these were mistakes as well. but i am campaigning and i am arguing against bias in all of these institutions . but i have to tell institutions. but i have to tell you that the bias in gb news is a thousand times michael. >> michael, are you are you a listener of lbc for example, because they regularly regularly lbc rot started with lbc actually because the ofcom

because they're so weak and pathetic. >> they should have cracked down on the on lbc at an early stage, giving individual politics fans their own programme . and now of their own programme. and now of course, you've got david lammy having his own programme. that's wrong as well . none of these wrong as well. none of these politicians should have their own in own programme, particularly in an . otherwise you an election year. otherwise you might well say, okay, might as well just say, okay, let's a free for all close let's have a free for all close down that department of ofcom because the people work because the people who work in the ofcom regulating bias. the in ofcom regulating bias. well that's an interesting debate. >> that is an interesting debate to be had money they're not doing anything. that's an interesting in and of interesting debate in and of itself, whether politicians should be allowed to present programmes on radio and television . perhaps we can have television. perhaps we can have that one on a future date, but unfortunately all we've unfortunately that's all we've got mike, or got time for mike, each other or they their predecessor they interview their predecessor or michael, or their successor. michael, i really appreciate farage really appreciate really appreciate your time. but i worry you're getting getting close to censorship . uh, there, censorship. uh, there, journalist and author michael crick. woof. that was, um, would

have been nice. a bit of a tncky have been nice. a bit of a tricky interview, wasn't it? >> had a conversation with him. yeah a ranting yeah instead of a ranting monologue down the line, it would been easier. maybe if would have been easier. maybe if he the studio. he was in the studio. >> know was trying he was in the studio. >> do. know was trying he was in the studio. >>(if know was trying he was in the studio. >>(if michael' was trying he was in the studio. >>(if michael crick was trying he was in the studio. >>(if michael crick thinks s trying he was in the studio. >>(if michael crick thinks thating >> if michael crick thinks that this give, uh, this channel doesn't give, uh, decent to, uh, to decent weights to, uh, to balanced i think balanced arguments, i think we do than other do more than any other broadcaster this country. the broadcaster in this country. the bbc, for example, on newsnight just a few months ago, had a debate about gb news with three panellists saying that we should all be shut down. >> not sure my channel >> yeah, i'm not sure my channel does above beyond , um, does more above and beyond, um, than other broadcaster in than any other broadcaster in the channel to adhere by ofcom rules. >> i guarantee that. and >> i can guarantee that. and also, we are also, crucially, we are regulated by ofcom . regulated by ofcom. >> so there you go. anyway, let us what you make that gb us know what you make of that gb views news by the way, may views at gb news by the way, may i interrupt? >> just michael is >> i just think michael crick is one a one of those. he's a self—confessed remainer. i think he's those bitter he's a one of those bitter remainers happy. he's a one of those bitter rerwell rs happy. he's a one of those bitter rerwell hang happy. he's a one of those bitter rerwell hang on, happy. he's a one of those bitter rerwell hang on, he's1appy. he's a one of those bitter rerwell hang on, he's not»y. he's a one of those bitter rerwell hang on, he's not here >> well hang on, he's not here anymore to defend himself. ben. um, i'll tell him next. >> i would that to him >> i would have said that to him if had a chance to have if he had a chance to have a conversation, was too conversation, but he was too keen monologue. go. >> well, coming up, we'll have

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>> in 2024. gb news is britain's election . election. channel >> welcome back here with ben and emily on good afternoon britain. it's 1227. that was feisty with michael crick, wasn't it. lots of getting wasn't it. lots of you getting in the about

in touch in the inbox about that. yes. >> get to some >> we'll get to some of your views little bit later i think views a little bit later i think because they are coming because they are they are coming in. them coming. in. keep them coming. >> let's move on to >> yeah. well let's move on to something >> yeah. well let's move on to som duchess of sarah the duchess of york, sarah ferguson, diagnosed ferguson, she's been diagnosed with just months with skin cancer just months after separately after being treated separately for cancer . yes. for breast cancer. yes. >> in an instagram post, she described but said she described her shock but said she was in good spirits and is taking some time to herself. >> get the latest with our >> let's get the latest with our royal correspondent cameron >> let's get the latest with our royal co cameronent cameron >> let's get the latest with our royal co cameron good meron >> let's get the latest with our royal cocameron good morning to walker. cameron good morning to you, sir. um sarah ferguson, she she is, uh, full of courage and resilience , isn't she? not only resilience, isn't she? not only has she dealt with this, this breast cancer situation and of course, working her way back into the royal fold after exile from so many years. but now this skin cancer diagnosis, she she's made of tough stuff, isn't she? yeah >> yeah, it's certainly been quite the year for her, ben, as you she was you said six months ago, she was being treated for breast cancer. and it was actually during that treatment breast cancer that treatment for breast cancer that her dermatologist took a look at a few of her moles and thought that they required further investigation. then investigation. and then just a

few after christmas, where few days after christmas, where we saw sarah, duchess of york, walk with the of the royal walk with the rest of the royal family, king, the family, including the king, the queen, prince and princess of wales sandringham. the first wales in sandringham. the first time around 30 time she'd done so in around 30 years. she gets this shock diagnosis that she's been diagnosed with malignant melanoma or in other words, quite an aggressive form of skin cancen quite an aggressive form of skin cancer. now the duchess sarah took , uh, took to instagram this took, uh, took to instagram this morning to talk about her quote , morning to talk about her quote, shock diagnosis, but says she remains in good spirits. and she also hopes that it's been caught early enough that she can actually be treated . but again, actually be treated. but again, it's the second example in a week, isn't it, that we've had members of the royal family talk very publicly about the specific condition that they have, and, uh, fergie's been saying this morning that she really wants her experience to underline the importance of checking the size , importance of checking the size, shape, colour, and shape, colour, texture and emergence of new moles that emergence of new moles as that can be a sign of melanoma. so trying to encourage others to seek treatment if they feel there's wrong. yes it

there's something wrong. yes it is very helpful in that respect to hear from royal family to hear from the royal family when they have health scares . when they have health scares. >> uh, king charles and his enlarged prostate that led to a huge amount of coverage of what to do and encouraging men specifically to go and get their prostate checked . now, of prostate checked. now, of course, sarah ferguson with, uh, this, uh, melanoma , which is this, uh, melanoma, which is something that a lot of people don't get checked out until it's, until it's too late. so this is actually doing us a bit of a service, isn't it? >> absolutely. mean, >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, tuesday , when we didn't know tuesday, when we didn't know about the king's diagnosis to wednesday, uh, when we did the nhs website , their page for nhs website, their page for enlarged , it went up by enlarged prostate, it went up by 11 times, which equates to around one view every five seconds, which is absolutely extraordinary . and of course, extraordinary. and of course, those people who perhaps wouldn't have sought treatments for the symptoms they were experiencing , um, for the symptoms they were experiencing, um, may for the symptoms they were experiencing , um, may well do so experiencing, um, may well do so now because even the king can experience that sort of medical problem. and it's the same thing

with the duchess, although she's not a working member of the royal she's still very royal family she's still very much seen as part of the private windsor family. as we saw at sandringham on christmas day and the level of fame and the platform she has means that, uh , platform she has means that, uh, people in similar situations to herself, either with breast cancer or with melanoma skin cancen cancer or with melanoma skin cancer, could now seek treatment. and if it's caught early, of course, you're far more likely to be cured of it. but the princess of wales of course, she's decided not to make her diagnosis public. she . make her diagnosis public. she. remains in a london hospital, the london clinic, and is expected to be there for a good week or so before three months recuperating windsor. we recuperating in windsor. well we wish very well. wish her very well. >> and also king and >> um, and also to the king and princess sarah princess of wales, sarah ferguson wish them ferguson as well. all wish them well . i ferguson as well. all wish them well. i do ferguson as well. all wish them well . i do want to also talk to well. i do want to also talk to you a little bit about prince harry and his various ongoing things , things over in california, because he's been at some kind of glitzy awards do, and apparently is all a bit apparently this is all a bit cnngey apparently this is all a bit cringey , we don't time cringey, but we don't have time now. can get you

now. but perhaps we can get you back in show back later in the show to discuss the living aviation legends? >> yes, it all sounds ever so slightly cringe worthy, but that's all for now. from cameron walker on correspondent. walker on royal correspondent. >> i'm actually quite a big admirer of fergie way she's admirer of fergie the way she's reinvented herself and bought herself the royal herself back into the royal fold. on herself back into the royal fold. this on herself back into the royal fold. this morning. on herself back into the royal fold. this morning. she's»n herself back into the royal fold. this morning. she's an itv's this morning. she's an author now, props to her for author now, so props to her for doing that. yes. so if you've got a mole that's changing, colour changing shape, uh, you might to it checked might want to get it checked out. >> better to be safe . uh, but >> better to be safe. uh, but coming up, keir starmer , he coming up, keir starmer, he accuses tory party of accuses the tory party of championing woke agendas to save their skin . then we'll have their own skin. then we'll have their own skin. then we'll have the latest our the very latest with our political after political correspondent. after your headlines. emily, thank you very much and good afternoon. >> your top stories from the gb newsroom. an 84 year old man has died after the car. he was a passenger in crashed into a fallen tree in falkirk in scotland . the other occupants in scotland. the other occupants in the car were unharmed . add the the car were unharmed. add the

next storm of the season has been named as storm jocelyn, set to bring strong winds and heavy rain from tomorrow into wednesday. meanwhile, storm echr has brought gusts of up to 107mph, disrupting airlines and cutting power supplies . the cutting power supplies. the prime minister says the government's working hard to restore power to homes, remaining without it. restore power to homes, remaining without it . ofcom will remaining without it. ofcom will gain more powers over bbc online services, including its news website, as part of changes unveiled by the government reforms aimed at improving impartiality at the broadcast could allow the regulator to enforce action over articles it does not believe meet certain standards . currently, ofcom is standards. currently, ofcom is only able to issue an opinion on the matter, but government recommendations say it'll be given increased oversight over the bbc's online public services, including its news site and its youtube . channel site and its youtube. channel the duchess of york says she's in shock but remains in good spirits after being diagnosed with skin cancer . sarah spirits after being diagnosed with skin cancer. sarah ferguson says she's taking some time to herself after having several

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>> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is. >> well, it's 1238 and, uh, sir keir starmer is accusing the tory party of championing woke agendas to save their own skin. or is that anti—woke agendas? in a speech , the labour leader set a speech, the labour leader set out his hopes for a society of service and went on to accuse the conservative government of waging war against the country's greatest institutions and charity is well, well, well, interesting . interesting. >> our political correspondent katherine forsterjoins us now katherine forster joins us now from westminster. catherine uh, what does starmer mean exactly?

what's he accusing the tory government of doing ? government of doing? >> yes . good afternoon to both >> yes. good afternoon to both of you . and it was quite of you. and it was quite a lengthy speech this is just one little bit of it, but it has , little bit of it, but it has, um, created some, some attention, hasn't it . let's have attention, hasn't it. let's have attention, hasn't it. let's have a little look at what he said earlier . earlier. >> waging a war on the proud spirit of service in this country is not leadership . it's country is not leadership. it's desperate. it's divisive. it's damaging , desperate. it's divisive. it's damaging, and it comes to something when the tories are at war with the national trust, that that's what happens when politics of self—preservation prevail over commitment to service . service. >> so , so criticising the >> so, so criticising the conservatives and some on the right who have gone after the, the, the rnli and after the national trust saying that

they're basically creating woke division because they're desperate and they're trying to stoke division. of course the rnli came in for quite a lot of criticism, didn't they? after nigel farage accused them of being acting as a taxi service for illegal migrants and the national trust also, um, for being concerned about the record of colonialism also being critical of the government's policies on climate change. sir keir starmer is having none of that. he's trying to draw a dividing line with the tories on that. dividing line with the tories on that . and a lot of criticism that. and a lot of criticism hasn't there been that the conservative party and labour party are very close together on many issues? he's saying not on this , but two things going on in this, but two things going on in the speech, really. first of all, um, talking to community leaders, faith groups, charities, trying to set out a positive vision, saying that their work is really, really essential and an incoming labour government would want to work

with them . and talking about with them. and talking about what he wants to create a society of service going forward. um, and then trying to take a pop at the tories, basically. i mean, we're not far from a general election, so going after them again and again in quoting margaret thatcher on no such thing as society , no such thing as society, talking about david cameron and his big society, an idea saying that didn't come to anything because of austerity. and they ended up with a poor society. so taking a pop at the tories, setting out, uh, well, obviously would go down very well in the hall . would go down very well in the hall. sounds, uh, would go down very well in the hall . sounds, uh, lovely would go down very well in the hall. sounds, uh, lovely and important. let's see what happens going forward . but i happens going forward. but i think it is the comments about the sort of culture wars that are going to get the pick up today. >> very interesting. so nothing really meaty there. when it comes to policy. um but more just a, an interesting criticism

of the conservative party isn't it, because some people will be sympathetic to that view that, you know, the conservatives are the ones stoking up this culture war? of course, conservatives would argue that actually they're just reacting to the left. so it really depends which side of the side of the coin you're on there. >> catherine, when are we going to get some policy or some meat on from labour and on the bones from labour and starmer? you down starmer? i mean, if you go down a typical high street and a typical high street today and say, do you think about say, what do you think about labour's society of service ? labour's society of service? people and say, people look at you and say, what, what are you talking about? mean, what about? what do you mean, what does mean? society of does that even mean? society of service. starmer service. when, when starmer gonna decent gonna deliver something decent to ? to the electorate? >> well, exactly . and the thing >> well, exactly. and the thing is that they don't want to put out too much information in case they have to backtrack . now, they have to backtrack. now, a prime example of this, of course, would be the 28 billion that they pledged a couple of years ago to invest in developing a green economy. that's become something of a millstone around their neck. now, we've seen them sort of rowed back on that , say, well, rowed back on that, say, well, it's an aspiration towards the

end of the first parliament and now possibly dropping that number altogether . so they said number altogether. so they said something they made a firm commitment and that has become a problem for them. so a lot of the stuff is still fairly vague because they don't want to get caught again. but of course, the general election isn't that far away . they're going to have to away. they're going to have to nail their colours to the mast at some point. so the five missions we've heard endlessly about rishi sunak five pledges, haven't we? and how they're not doing terribly well on them. but sir keir starmer has five missions. um, not quite as well defined. now we have heard them today and you are going to hear them over and over again. safe streets, green energy superpower. get britain building , etc. um, but yes, that's a criticism. that's been made. very much of the labour leader and they're going to have to be clearer with their policies sometime pretty soon.

>> but being vague is serving them well at the moment. so perhaps it's in their interests to keep going as they are for longer and longer, get closer and closer to that election date. thank you very much, katherine forster. our political correspondent. this is an correspondent. now, this is an interesting one, isn't it? you're not going to want to miss this one. yeah, this actually you're not going to want to miss this ane. yeah, this actually you're not going to want to miss this a link eah, this actually you're not going to want to miss this a link to 1, this actually you're not going to want to miss this a link to labour|ctually you're not going to want to miss this a link to labour as|ally you're not going to want to miss this a link to labour as well has a link to labour as well back in the day. >> i'll explain why, but a taxi driver in shropshire, he's won an display the union an appeal to display the union flag on the bonnet of his car. >> ah, his taxi. basil >> ah, yes, on his taxi. basil brockhurst, who served in the british army in northern ireland and have been by and iraq, have been told by shropshire, council shropshire, shropshire council to remove the flag, stating it was against the council's licensing policy . licensing policy. >> we are west midlands, west midlands reporterjack >> we are west midlands, west midlands reporter jack carson went meet him and has this went to meet him and has this story for ex—servicemen basil brockhurst, the union flag means more than it might do for most. >> it flies high on the roof of this proud shropshire man's home, but his decision to put an image of the flag on his taxi caused controversy couldn't caused a controversy he couldn't

understand . and on the 17th of understand. and on the 17th of october, they sent me an email stating that i was in breach of advertising standards and i had to remove the cross of saint george and the union jack from my vehicle . my vehicle. >> well, obviously i was not happy. >> well, obviously i was not happy- i >> well, obviously i was not happy. i was quite perturbed. 30 years service queen country, northern ireland, iraq and then suddenly i'm told that i cannot display the crosses and george or the union jack. >> the ban on flags was stated in the hackney carriage and private hire vehicles licensing policy , agreed to by shropshire policy, agreed to by shropshire council and april 2023, stating there cannot be an advertisement which depicts any political, racial , cultural, sexual or racial, cultural, sexual or potentially offensive language symbols , flags or emblems . now, symbols, flags or emblems. now, after help from his local mp helen morgan and the deputy leader at shropshire council, ian nellins , a vote to revise ian nellins, a vote to revise the regulations to allow one union flag per vehicle no bigger than an a4 piece of paper ,

than an a4 piece of paper, passed the strategic licensing committee this month, but not without opposition from green party councillor mike isherwood. >> it's needlessly divisive to introduce um flags to um taxis, especially if it's only privileging one nation's flag . privileging one nation's flag. so i find it unfair , so i find it unfair, discriminatory and i'm surprised it would even be legal to do this. >> we should have a neutral policy. um, on this. and that's best achieved with the current policy. >> basil, who served in the light infantry from 1975 to 1993, has wasted no time in making the most of the changed rules and this is the outcome of what i'm allowed now , because what i'm allowed now, because the council have wrote , have the council have wrote, have overturned the ruling , and overturned the ruling, and obviously it's no bigger than an a4 piece of paper. >> but they didn't say what i could do to make it stand out. and as far as i know, i'm just advertising buses, taxis now . i

advertising buses, taxis now. i feel as though i'm still being penalised and i'm being told what i can and what i can't have on a private vehicle. >> he's aiming to go one step further and display a poppy with his regimental cap badge , but his regimental cap badge, but shropshire council say he needs to provide permissions from the poppy appeal to provide permissions from the poppy appeal and the ministry of defence before they can be displayed on his car. the first battle for this proud brit has been won, but basil's fight to include his remembrance display on continues . jack on his taxi continues. jack carson gb news market drayton . carson gb news market drayton. >> that is crazy good on you basil. crazy story . i >> that is crazy good on you basil. crazy story. i mean clipboard britain at its very worst. >> and the worst thing is that's a conservative council. there in shropshire. and the reason i said before that package was aired, the reason said it had aired, the reason i said it had aired, the reason i said it had a link to labour is because emily of course, emily thornberry, of course, the labour infamously labour mp, infamously kicked off this anti saint george's union jack flag rhetoric some years ago when she posed in a council estate, a man's driveway with a white van there and a saint

george's flag hanging from the window. and she sneered in a rather scoffed at it, didn't she? a scoffing tweet , but i she? a scoffing tweet, but i just don't understand it. why why can so many countries take pride in their flags, in their nationality? but can't . nationality? but we can't. >> it's our nation's flag . it's >> it's our nation's flag. it's absolutely absurd to me. i can't understand it. i'm glad he's taking as far as he can. taking this as far as he can. good on should have good on you. he should have every right. absolutely ridiculous yes. challenge ridiculous. yes. i challenge anyone at home to disagree with us this. anyone at home to disagree with us thyou go to america to. >> will you go to america to. and is going and this is going to prove a very link. but you very smooth link. but if you go to america , their flags are to america, their flags are everywhere. take pride in everywhere. they take pride in their the their nation. they love the flag. drape it flag. you know, they drape it around themselves and classroom arms. events arms. and at sporting events they stand and sing the national anthem. comes to anthem. but when it comes to britain, if you like a bit of britain, or if you like a bit of that i love that here, wouldn't you? i love america, it, i love america, i love it, i love how they and, uh, adore they appreciate and, uh, adore their why it their country. yeah. why does it have be racist thing or have to be a racist thing or some thing? don't have to be a racist thing or sonit. thing? don't get it. >> well, that's the about >> well, that's the thing about a flag divisive. even if it's a flag is divisive. even if it's your nation's flag. anyway your own nation's flag. anyway it's supposed a unifier it's supposed to be a unifier anyway. on the it's supposed to be a unifier anvae on the it's supposed to be a unifier anvae did on the it's supposed to be a unifier anvae did segway on the it's supposed to be a unifier anvae did segway there.| the it's supposed to be a unifier anvae did segway there. youthe it's supposed to be a unifier anvae did segway there. you did segway?

>> yes. florida governor ron desantis, he'll no longer be challenging donald trump in the to republican to race be republican presidential in the presidential candidate in the 2024 election and ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources. >> if we don't have a clear path to victory, according, i am today suspending my campaign . in today suspending my campaign. in yes, president trump welcomed the news. >> of course he did, saying he was honoured by ron desantis endorsement and was later caught on camera saying would on camera saying he would no longer him with his longer be mocking him with his nickname . nickname. >> he just said, will i be using the name ron desanctimonious? i said , that name is officially said, that name is officially retire . here. retire. here. >> to explain all this is our reporter , rae addison rae reporter, rae addison rae desantis is on the trump train. what does this mean for his second bid at the white house? well it could be good for well it could be really good for trump did a poll trump because they did a poll just desantis dropped out just before desantis dropped out and that 62% of and they found that 62% of desantis voters in new hampshire would pick trump as their second choice, only 30% would

choice, whereas only 30% would switch and vote to haley. >> so those numbers could be really, really positive for him. and of course, it's a two horse race. now, haley's been saying that she wants however she that she wants that. however she may not really have wanted it until she to carolina. as until she got to carolina. as nikki haley, the other republican front runner . republican front runner. >> exactly. nick. >> exactly. nick. >> nikki now. she >> so it's nikki haley now. she was ambassador to was the former us ambassador to the united nations. she was appointed by trump in 2017. she's a two horse race between them. south carolina is the next location of the primary . and but location of the primary. and but she would have been, i think, hoping that ron desantis would have split that vote a little bit and there as a little bit and been there as a little bit and been there as a little bit buffer, an bit of a buffer, a bit of an excuse to maybe she excuse as to why maybe she wouldn't as well against wouldn't poll as well against trump . now it's just the two of trump. now it's just the two of them. there's less places to hide, this isn't a done deal hide, and this isn't a done deal necessarily for trump , is it? necessarily for trump, is it? >> nikki does have support . >> nikki does have support. she's got a lot of support. >> absolutely . although, you >> absolutely. although, you know has been know donald trump has been polling high early. polling extremely high early. everywhere he goes . and you everywhere he goes. and you know, whatever whichever state they poll in, he's doing very well. haley has been going very,

very strong. however in the last week or so, her numbers have been which been dropping slightly, which obviously a downward obviously is a downward trend and something that she will and not something that she will be looking for. she posted a statement after desantis. um pulled night and it pulled out last night and it wasn't it wasn't all guns blazing. it was it was a little bit kind of like, look, you know, let's this is a democracy. let's see what happens . um, she let's see what happens. um, she was couching her words a little bit. and, you know, i've heard from commentators from many commentators she hasn't what she hasn't been doing what she should arguably when should be doing. arguably when she's, um, campaigning . across she's, um, campaigning. across new hampshire. she should be doing five, six, seven events a day. she's been doing one. you know, they haven't been stadiums like trump's have been. you know, we're sort of three, three, 5000 people. they've been small numbers . small numbers. >> it's interesting. that >> it's interesting. so that would doesn't would suggest she doesn't necessarily have the energy or the potentially. the drive potentially. >> that's that's what it might indicate. you know, ron desantis had his interviews. had cancelled his interviews. he'd , um, you know, he'd stopped, um, you know, campaigning in large, large venues and large numbers as well. slightly trending well. and she slightly trending into that move. >> bring in jennifer ewing

>> let's bring in jennifer ewing from republicans overseas, jennifer and also his jennifer trump and also his supporters. they've referred to nikki haley as almost the republican version of hillary clinton, a rhino republican in name only is that a fair assessment? um i think it is, actually. >> it's not exactly. it's obviously a slightly high hyperbole, but what you are seeing now that ron desantis, who by the way, did he ran a great campaign. he would have been a good candidate. i just think, um, it wasn't his time. but, um, so what you're going to see, as ray points out , but, um, so what you're going to see, as ray points out, is most of desantis's , um, voters and of desantis's, um, voters and supporters will go to donald trump because they both sort of speak to this nationalist, populist movement , this america populist movement, this america first movement that, um, that donald trump has been behind, you know, since 2016. uh, desantis was sort of seen to be a secondary version of that. but people wanted the real thing. hence the reason desantis has bowed out. haley, the other bowed out. haley, on the other hand, is, um , gaining more hand, is, um, gaining more traction with independent

voters, with democratic voters . voters, with democratic voters. and what's important to watch for tomorrow night, which is the new hampshire primary, is, unlike iowa last week. um, we're only republicans who were registered. could participate in the iowa caucus tomorrow night. both independents and democrats can can vote in that. so nikki haley, um, it's just the different ways states do things. yeah and i just learned something today. i need to double check but on super double check it. but on super tuesday, which is march 5th, apparently nine of the 14 states, um , have open primaries states, um, have open primaries where you don't have to be a registered democrat. so you'll see strategic voting , that sort see strategic voting, that sort of thing. but nikki haley absolutely appeals to the more , absolutely appeals to the more, um, whether you want to call it globalist or, you know, she got all the big donor money, um, there's a lot of left leaning people. reid hoffman for one, supporting her. whereas trump is more small donors . and, you more small donors. and, you know, america first. so let's see. >> and ray , let's talk about the >> and ray, let's talk about the uk's perception of this

presidential race. ministers apparently told the telegraph a few weeks ago that they'd prefer trump to buy them because we get a trade deal. boris johnson wrote . a column for the daily wrote. a column for the daily mail over the weekend saying that we need trump this year for world peace. do we generally want biden? want trump over biden? do you think britain? want trump over biden? do you thiri. britain? want trump over biden? do you thiri thinkitain? want trump over biden? do you thiri think it'sl? want trump over biden? do you thiri think it's very, very >> i think it's very, very difficult very, difficult >> i think it's very, very diitell.t very, difficult >> i think it's very, very diitell at very, difficult >> i think it's very, very diitell at this , difficult >> i think it's very, very diitell at this . difficult >> i think it's very, very diitell at this . honestly. ult >> i think it's very, very diitell at this . honestly. ilt to tell at this. honestly. i think such mixed think it's just such a mixed mixed same as it mixed bag, just the same as it is in the united states. i think one thing that people in uk one thing that people in the uk do like about donald trump is that he's entertaining and he, you know, he he provides entertaining politics, which is something that, you know, um, we had with with boris johnson, arguably, i'm going to have to cut you off there, but we'll be speaking to you again later. >> you very much, >> thank you very much, jennifer. jennifer ewing from republicans overseas. and ray allison, up, allison, of course, coming up, more bbc bias as the more on bbc bias as the broadcaster told it must broadcaster is told it must adapt fisk broadcaster is told it must adapt risk losing. adapt or risk losing. >> looks like things are heating adapt or risk losing. >> boxti like things are heating adapt or risk losing. >> boxt boilersings are heating adapt or risk losing. >> boxt boilers sponsors|eating adapt or risk losing. >> boxt boilers sponsors ofting up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> alex deakin here with your

latest weather update from the met office for gb news. storm isha has cleared away but it's still very windy out there . a still very windy out there. a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, the storm system has said clearing away to the north, there is another low out in the atlantic that will bring more wet weather through wet and windy weather through tomorrow, further tomorrow, and there are further met warnings in place met office warnings in place for that for the rest of today. it remains very gusty , the winds remains very gusty, the winds coming the bringing coming in from the west bringing plenty across western plenty of showers across western scotland, northern and scotland, northern ireland and northern wales . northern england and west wales. the rumble of thunder is the odd rumble of thunder is possible those possible not too many of those showers the midlands, showers getting to the midlands, eastern scotland staying dry northeast scotland staying dry and bright with some sunny spells and where got spells. and even where we've got the they tend the showers, they do tend to zip through still through because it is still windy bringing windy. that wind bringing a cooler feel certainly as well. temperatures for most in the high digits through this high single digits through this evening and overnight showers will continue to pack in across scotland for much of the evening as we go through the night, scotland for much of the evening as we go through the night , they as we go through the night, they may start to fade. many other areas will have a dry night with clear spells, we'll start to clear spells, but we'll start to see system see that next weather system bringing rain towards northern ireland , cooler night,

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gb news. way. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:00 on monday 22nd of january. >> bbc bias crackdown. the broadcaster has been told it must adapt or risk losing trust as the beeb is slammed for being able to mark its own homework. this comes as the government announces new measures to tackle bbc bias battered britain. >> tens of thousands of people have left without power and have been left without power and transport after storm ayesha tore through the country last night with gusts of up to 100mph in parts the uk have you been in parts of the uk have you been impacted? let us know on the emails . emails. >> and starmer defends woke national keir starmer national trust. sir keir starmer defends the national trust against accusations of wokeism in a speech setting out the labour party's plan for a

society of service. what does that mean . that mean. it's interesting, isn't it, because the conservatives are supposed to be the party of conserving things, conserving tradition, conserving our historical institutions ? and historical institutions? and labouris historical institutions? and labour is very much attempting to park their their tank on that particular lawn, just on the tories . tories. >> there's nothing. it's a slightly different topic to what starmer is talking about today. slightly different topic to what starwhen; talking about today. slightly different topic to what starwhen; talkinpeople today. slightly different topic to what starwhen; talkinpeople don't'. slightly different topic to what starwhen; talkinpeople don't have but when young people don't have their own homes or families, there's conserve there's nothing to conserve anymore. but just on starmer, what does that mean? can someone tell me what, uh, what is it? a society of service? it sounds like they've been hanging around with much. with harry and meghan too much. >> i think what it >> well, i mean, i think what it means is that government, a means is that the government, a labour government, would protect charities and protect institutions and be behind people who do good service for this country, which sounds absolutely fantastic. but but

the national trust has been criticised quite a few times as fairly, i would suggest that there's a group called restore trust that are very concerned with the way that the national trust has been going recent trust has been going over recent years and whistleblowers years, and whistleblowers within the organisation have said similar , you know, it's similar to so, you know, it's all very well and good saying all very well and good saying all attacking the all the tories are attacking the national trust, but actually there are people within the national aren't happy national trust who aren't happy with been with the direction it's been going yeah, the national going in. yeah, the national trust, course. trust, of course. >> last year they did >> was it last year they did that 90. sorry 115 page report on 93 of their own properties strewn across the uk, which they identified , named and shamed as identified, named and shamed as being linked to slavery or colonialism , including winston colonialism, including winston churchill's sir winston churchill's sir winston churchill's former residence . so churchill's former residence. so you just want you want to go to national trust sites, enjoy them, enjoy preservation . them, enjoy the preservation. you don't want all this sort of, you claptrap shoved you know, woke claptrap shoved down throat at the same down your throat at the same time. well, they really leant into black lives matter. into the black lives matter. >> think stemmed from >> i think it all stemmed from from that, really. leant from that, really. they leant into that and then they really

kicked on with all this colonial link links and that. and link slavery links and that. and people say, you know, it's good to have the facts. it's interesting to learn about history. it's interesting to learn of our learn about the history of our buildings, etc. but buildings, etc, etc. etc. but there been some criticism there has been some criticism over how been framed, over how that's been framed, edhed over how that's been framed, edited , realised, let's say. edited, realised, let's say. anyway let us know what you think. gb views gb news. com is keir starmer spot on with what he's a society of he's saying about a society of service? let us know vaiews@gbnews.uk . com but first service? let us know vayour@gbnews.uk . com but first service? let us know vayour headlines|k . com but first service? let us know vayour headlines. . com but first service? let us know vayour headlines. emily. but first it's your headlines. emily. >> thank you i'm tatiana sanchez . your top stories from the gb newsroom . an 84 year old man has newsroom. an 84 year old man has died after the car. he was a passenger in crashed into a fallen tree in falkirk in scotland. the other occupants in the vehicle were unharmed and the vehicle were unharmed and the next storm of the season has now been named as storm jocelyn , now been named as storm jocelyn, set to bring strong winds and heavy rain from tomorrow into wednesday . meanwhile, storm isha wednesday. meanwhile, storm isha has brought gusts of up to

107mph, disrupting airlines and cutting power supplies. the prime minister says the government's working hard to restore power to homes, remaining without it, ofcom will gain more powers over bbc online services , including its news services, including its news website, as parts of changes unveiled by the government. reforms aimed at improving impartial charity, the broadcaster could allow the regulator to enforce action over articles it doesn't believe meet certain standards , as currently certain standards, as currently ofcom's only able to issue an opinion on the matter. however, government recommendations say it will be given increased oversight over the bbc's online pubuc oversight over the bbc's online public services, including its new site and youtube channel. the prime minister says bbc news is not immune to scrutiny, impartiality is an important tenet of our media industry and that's why i think all elements of the media industry have to be subject to the same impartiality rules . rules. >> i think it's what people would expect, and that's what makes institutions so makes our media institutions so great. a free fair great. we have a free and fair press impartiality the press and impartiality is at the heart what the bbc heart of what makes the bbc a

strong institution . strong institution. >> duchess of york says >> the duchess of york says she's in shock, but in good spirits after being diagnosed with skin cancer. sarah ferguson says she's taking some time to herself after having several moles removed, with one being identified as cancerous . it's identified as cancerous. it's just months after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. she's thanked well—wishers and medical staff for the support she's been given . labour is she's been given. labour is accusing the government of turning a blind eye to what it's calling corruption, after new data shows water bosses are pocketing millions of pounds despite overseeing illegal sewage spills , figures show sewage spills, figures show water chiefs have received more than £10 million in bonuses and nearly 15 million in incentives since the last general election . since the last general election. it's also received just over £621,000 in benefits . earlier on £621,000 in benefits. earlier on gb news, the shadow environment secretary steve reed , was asked secretary steve reed, was asked what labour would do differently if it was in power. you meant to get a bonus when you're doing a good job, not when you're overseeing failure and illegal behaviour.

>> and yet this is what's going on. your question was how can we how can we deal with that problem? what would problem? well, what we would do is amend the is we would we would amend the water industry act to give the regulator for ofwat the power they need to ban water bosses paying they need to ban water bosses paying themselves bonuses while they are responsible for severe and repeated levels of illegal sewage discharge into our waterways . waterways. >> british farmers are calling on mps to support tougher regulations to protect them from what they're calling unfair treatment by the so—called big six supermarkets. a dozen scarecrow lights have been placed outside parliament as mps debate reforms to the grocery supply chain. it's after 110,000 people signed a petition urging the government to overhaul the grocery supplies. code of practice riverford organic, who started that petition? says the scarecrows represent farmers who claim they could go out of business in the next 12 months, blaming supermarket its buying practices millions of parents in

england are being urged to book measles jabs for their children amid a growing risk of outbreaks across the country. officials say the decline in maintaining routine childhood vaccinations is concerning . it's after the uk is concerning. it's after the uk health security agency declared a national incident, confirming . a national incident, confirming. 216 cases and 103 probable cases in the west midlands since october. a vaccine catch up scheme will target all parents of children aged 6 to 11, urging them to make an appointment for any missed mmr jabs. them to make an appointment for any missed mmr jabs . the any missed mmr jabs. the families of victims held in captivity by the hamas terror group have stormed israel's parliament. they flooded a finance committee meeting demanding lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones. one woman held up pictures of three family members who were among the 253 people seized in the cross—border hamas rampage of . october 7th, and donald of. october 7th, and donald trump has described republican rival ron desantis as a really

terrific person after he ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president. his surprise announcement comes ahead of this week's new hampshire republican primary, where mr desantis was polling in the single digits . trump also the single digits. trump also said he wanted to thank desantis and said he looks forward to working with him. departure working with him. his departure leaves haley trump's leaves nikki haley as mr trump's only significant rival . though only significant rival. though the top stories on gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to ben and . emily. and. emily. >> right, it's 108. storm isha has now cleared , but winds of up has now cleared, but winds of up to 90mph have battered the uk . to 90mph have battered the uk. bad weather swept across britain. the met office has warned of a continuing danger to lives from flying debris , with lives from flying debris, with thousands suffering from power cuts and flooding. >> yes, but the uk doesn't get

much relief, however, from storm ayesha as storm jocelyn is now forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the uk tomorrow and wednesday. gb news mark white has this . mark white has this. >> on the isle of man overnight images overlooking the seafront showed storm isha at her most powerful whipping up the waves, sending them crashing over a main road . despite the obvious main road. despite the obvious dangen main road. despite the obvious danger, a local cycling decided to take a late night bike ride along the seafront . at it was along the seafront. at it was western communities across the uk and ireland that felt the brunt of . storm isha. first, the brunt of. storm isha. first, the boats in this harbour in county dubun boats in this harbour in county dublin took a real battering from winds gusting close to 100 miles an hour. from winds gusting close to 100 miles an hour . within hours, miles an hour. within hours, britain and the republic's entire coastlines were suffering the effects of this powerful

storm. from cornwall to brighton to blackpool and beyond , these to blackpool and beyond, these coastal communities are well used to winter storms . coastal communities are well used to winter storms. but echr certainly packed a punch . it was certainly packed a punch. it was felt most acutely by those still out at sea. footage taken from a passenger on board the stena ferry from liverpool to belfast, filmed as the vessel was left circling in the irish sea for 11 hours last night before it could safely dock in belfast . at first safely dock in belfast. at first light this morning . and that light this morning. and that disruption to travel has been felt very significant on land as well . shots from a filling well. shots from a filling station in county meath are more reminiscent of the images during hurricane season in the us . like hurricane season in the us. like here in belfast, hurricane season in the us. like here in belfast , the storm here in belfast, the storm brought down hundreds of trees onto roads and vehicles right

across the country, leading to numerous road closures. for a time across the rail network, temporary 50 mile an hour speed limits were imposed and part of a garden shed landed by the tracks near belle grove station in glasgow . tracks near belle grove station in glasgow. in tracks near belle grove station in glasgow . in kent, a whole in glasgow. in kent, a whole greenhouse ended up on the tracks near westgate on sea . tracks near westgate on sea. some of the most dramatic images could be seen at the end of runways across the country, as air travel was badly affected . air travel was badly affected. this british airways flight into heathrow, one of many forced to abort its landing because of the crosswing , was oh, she's up, crosswing, was oh, she's up, she's down, she's gone . she's down, she's gone. >> on board another aborted landing from munich to dublin, a taste of the terror and frustration for these passengers

i >> -- >> this flight from ibiza to london city was also diverted, but much to the relief of passengers, it managed to land successfully at gatwick airport . successfully at gatwick airport. mark white . gb news. mark white. gb news. >> incredibly dramatic scenes there from from mark white. it does seem as though i might be wrong. it does seem as though we're having a particularly stormy winter this year. um, but we're joined by our northern ireland dougie beattie we're joined by our northern ireportstewart, dougie beattie we're joined by our northern ireportstewart, and )ugie beattie we're joined by our northern ireportstewart, and oure beattie we're joined by our northern ireportstewart, and our north tie in portstewart, and our north west of england reporter, sophie reaper, west of england reporter, sophie reaper , who is in blackpool reaper, who is in blackpool for us. to you first. us. dougie, coming to you first. >> yes. well, it has been quite the native northern ireland took the native northern ireland took

the brunt of it from round about 11:00. uh through to about 3:00 in the morning at 10:00 at night. i mean , i was out in the night. i mean, i was out in the boatin night. i mean, i was out in the boat in it and the winds were at 60 miles an hour plus across magilligan bay. there they went up to 80 miles an hour. and that was coming from the republic of ireland, where 235,000 properties have lost power. uh, northern ireland. there's still about 40,000 homes. uh, have no part this moment in time. but as i continually say, the electricity services on the island of ireland are extremely skilled at putting that back through . they go to the main through. they go to the main populace first. so it is really rural areas that we are now looking at that have lost that power in amongst the trees that have come down in northern ireland rather unfortunately. last night the dark hedges, that famous scene from the game of thrones who have said winter is coming? well, it was coming last night and they lost three of those beautiful trees , 250 years those beautiful trees, 250 years old. and of course, that is a

great tourist attraction for northern ireland. but at this minute, in time, winds are still blustery here, but they are nothing compared to last night. >> great stuff dougie and sophie reaper in, uh, blackpool. i believe that there's been an unfortunate death in scotland . unfortunate death in scotland. and there has indeed just one of the sad parts of these storms. >> we often see people losing their lives. obviously in scotland we know last night speeds of 99mph recorded in different parts of scotland. last night here in blackpool, people are saying that storm isha has now passed, but it certainly doesn't feel like it. i think we're either still experiencing the tail end of that or you mentioned the storm. that's been named by the met office. now, storm jocelyn, we're either experiencing the tail end of asia or we're starting to feel the very beginning of storm jocelyn here in blackpool , incredibly beginning of storm jocelyn here in blackpool, incredibly high winds , incredibly low winds, incredibly low temperatures , the waves still

temperatures, the waves still battering the coastline here in blackpool . we remain under that blackpool. we remain under that yellow weather warning from the met office with a potential danger to life from flying debris. i can confirm that debnsis debris. i can confirm that debris is flying around blackpool today. i was narrowly missed by a paper cup just moments before this live so that is something for people to be wary of. there's also, of course, power cuts , major course, power cuts, major disruption to travel, not just in the north west, but around the uk. so people are being urged to take extreme caution on days like this and going forward, as we now expect storm jocelyn to hit sometime tomorrow i >> -- >> so yes, i imagine there aren't that many people having a stroll down down the beach today. thank you very much. sophie reaper and dougie beattie , thank you for bringing us the very latest when it comes to that windy weather. can i just say how amazing our viewers are? >> i mentioned earlier in the show that some of in my show that some of my fence in my back blown down, and back garden had blown down, and someone's twitter someone's messaged me on twitter , live or roughly

, knows where i live or roughly where i live. >> not exactly. >> not exactly. >> strangely , and they've >> strangely, and they've offered to come and fix fence offered to come and fix my fence panel offered to come and fix my fence panel. our panel. so thank you to our generous and news generous and loyal gb news viewers. generous and loyal gb news vieithat's brilliant. well, i >> that's brilliant. well, i hope he's going get payment hope he's going to get a payment of anyway. the bbc is to of sorts anyway. the bbc is to get tougher scrutiny on their onune online content over concerns about within the about bias within the organisation. that's according to lucy frazer, who has said audiences think the corporation is sufficiently impartial. is not sufficiently impartial. yes, the culture secretary was also asked about gb news >> interestingly, during her appearance on bbc radio four this morning. >> let's turn to another part of the broadcasting landscape, which is gb news. while loss making gb news has built a significant following both on linear and online, would you linear tv and online, would you agree with the assertion that it has transformed our broadcasting landscape? >> i'm in favour of media plurality, and what that means is that there's a wide variety of views across, um , out there of views across, um, out there for people to watch and listen to so that audiences can find the views that they want to heat the views that they want to hear. and gb news is an important part of that landscape

. it's decided to be regulated by ofcom, as indeed many other broadcast hours have. but i think it's really important that we have that variety of views . we have that variety of views. >> right. well, there you go. being asked about at gb news, whether it's transformed the media landscape. whether it's transformed the me yeah,1dscape. whether it's transformed the me yeah,1dscapethat snide >> yeah, i liked that snide comment there about loss making quote unquote. well, unfortunately , we're not unfortunately amal, we're not all funded by a pretty much forced where if you don't forced tax where if you don't pay, forced tax where if you don't pay, you banged up in prison i >> -- >> and, -_ >> and, uh, you told me earlier 400,000 people the 400,000 fewer people bought the bbc licence fee last year. that's a huge drop. significant amount of money lost there. um, shall we speak to the former bbc reporter and presenter, danny kelly? thank very kelly? danny, thank you very much for coming on the show. you've at the bbc before . you've worked at the bbc before. do you think they've got it wrong when comes to impartial wrong when it comes to impartial malleti ? malleti? >> well, you know, ben just hit the nail on the head, you know, he help but biased he couldn't help but be biased even the introduction of gb even with the introduction of gb news and he had to crowbar loss making in. and that's typical of the bbc. i spent 80 years at the

bbc on a regional level, and i, i learned pretty early on about the groupthink and the work view on things. >> i remember west midlands police issued a press release 20 years ago, 18, 20 years ago in coventry and they were looking for two black guys who had committed robbery. committed a street robbery. >> up the report >> i was writing up the report and was told to the and i was told to remove the word report word black from the report because was racist, and because it was racist, and that's symptomatic with, uh, management and journalists at the bbc. so interesting. >> are they biased? i would say yes, they are biased. yeah that's very interesting. >> do you think any improvements have been made because this isn't new accusations of bias and some work has been put in, hasn't there . hasn't there. >> yeah, i think now west midlands police were looking for two street robbers who were black. >> they'd include the word black. i definitely think that there been improvement, but there has been improvement, but i remember emily and i can if you remember emily and ben, the, bottleneck of ben, the, the bottleneck of brexit trying to get brexit through parliament, a frustrated parliament. and when boris johnson called a snap general

election, remember driving in, election, i remember driving in, iused election, i remember driving in, i used to host a mid—morning phone and we went on air at 9:00 and i would drive into birmingham listening our birmingham and listening to our 8:00, 8 am. breakfast show, 8:00, uh, 8 am. breakfast show, news bulletin, and it was basically anti—brexit, which is, which is okay, as long as you give another opinion, a balanced opinion. so the cbi in charge of business would say this is i'm just making something up on the spot. would say the world would stop we we left stop spinning if we if we left without and would without a deal, and that would be end it. there would be the end of it. there would never but nigel farage never be a. but nigel farage says stop says the earth will not stop spinning leave without spinning if we leave without a deal spinning if we leave without a deal. and that was commonplace. and problem, in opinion, and the problem, in my opinion, is , is that the management have is, is that the management have this very left leaning view and it's almost an abuse of power because the bbc should be very balanced . and i found that the balanced. and i found that the newsroom staff , full of lefties . newsroom staff, full of lefties. and liberal remainers, they would be in charge of output and they they took that power and it would be what they wanted them to hear if they were driving through birmingham and the audience of course, were working

class brexit voters . and that's class brexit voters. and that's one of the reasons why people have abandoned local radio, because it's just a complete disconnect. bias disconnect. and all the bbc bias . there are lots of examples where the bbc, regionally would take any opportunity to give brexit a bad name. uh, boris johnson management absolutely loathed him and any opportunity to bash boris johnson was commonplace. well danny, i mentioned a bit earlier in the show about the infamous freedom of information requests from a few years back, about the number of newspapers and the different titles purchased by the bbc to stock in their different buildings and studios. >> the guardian, course , was >> the guardian, of course, was number one the bbc, uh, free currently bought massive loads of copies of the guardian, among ahead of any other newspaper, but just playing devil's advocate danny remainers would say that the bbc is heavily in favour of brexit. for example, nigel farage has appeared on question time. they'd argue more than any other. um uh, face any other politician or pro—brexit character . what would you say to

character. what would you say to that ? that? >> well, i would argue that if they're going to have any sort of balance on question time, they're going to want someone who's a heavyweight politician and better than nigel and who better than nigel farage? charismatic. he farage? he's charismatic. he talks a great deal of sense, and he can hold his own in an argument. so it's not a case of too nigel farage, nigel too much. nigel farage, nigel farage just represents one side of argument and if was of the argument and if i was booking a panel question booking a panel on question time, nigel farage too. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, also, isn't it interesting that can't interesting that they can't think brexiteers ? think of any other brexiteers? um, you know, it's not just nigel farage who represents brexit leaving the european union. danny just lastly, can you explain to our viewers how the way the bbc is regulated by ofcom is different from other broadcasters? the accusation that they mark their own homework ? homework? >> well, it's my understanding, emily, that it's all done in house, if you like. and there's, uh, there's probably a team of, of mandarins at the bbc who will address any concerns that ofcom

may have. and then it's all very closely knit. um, it's great to see emily and ben ofcom are now going to pay attention to their output on social media. i'll leave you with just one great example of social media and bbc bias . um, my example of social media and bbc bias. um, my ex—boss at the bbc loathe boris johnson, and i remember she came in one morning to do to take a photograph of all the front pages of the tabloids, and boris johnson was getting kicking every front tabloids, and boris johnson was gettirof kicking every front tabloids, and boris johnson was gettirof everying every front tabloids, and boris johnson was gettirof every tabloidy front tabloids, and boris johnson was gettirof every tabloid had nt page of every tabloid had a picture johnson , and it was picture of johnson, and it was all very negative. and there was all very negative. and there was a montage and it was tweeted . a montage and it was tweeted. and very and i found that very interesting because i wondered whether thing , whether that was a daily thing, whether that was a daily thing, whether every day the station took the front took photographs of the front pages. i went back the day pages. so i went back to the day before twitter no, no , before twitter feed. no, no, were no montage of any front pages the day before that. no montage of any front pages. it was, quite simply used as an opportunity to bash boris johnson. and that's a social media thing that maybe ofcom would attention . would pay attention. >> and it's interesting, this idea groupthink at the bbc, idea of groupthink at the bbc, it's something that's it's not something that's confined just the bbc. it's confined just to the bbc. it's a lot our institutions. i think

lot of our institutions. i think , and also some our, our big , and also some of our, our big corporates sort of toeing the corporates to sort of toeing the line. much room for. but do line. not much room for. but do you know what i don't i'm being generous here. >> even it's >> i don't even think it's intentional. i just think they're so, um, cocky and in their own bubble, their own sort of metropolitan elite bubble that they just think that's how the rest of the world think. and that's how the rest of society must think. don't think these must think. i don't think these people might think people really. they might think they're going they're cultured, going on ski holidays and whatever else, but they're cultured in they're not really cultured in terms of , uh, they're not really cultured in terms of, uh, britain. i mean, look the ahead of look at the polls ahead of brexit and way bbc covered brexit and the way bbc covered the brexit vote they thought remain was nailed but danny remain was nailed on. but danny kelly, thank so much. former kelly, thank you so much. former bbc um, joining bbc reporter okay. um, joining us there for expertise and us there for your expertise and analysis . analysis. >> interesting. yes. let us know what gb what you think gb views at gb news. coming up we will news. com but coming up we will get of views. get to some of your views. promise coming today marks promise coming up, today marks 100 first labour 100 years since the first labour government was formed. will history a century history repeat itself a century on? we'll be live on keir hardie way in hillington after this short .

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news is. >> welcome back. it's 127. you're with ben and emily on good afternoon britain. now class , ready yourselves for class, ready yourselves for a history lesson . today marks 100 history lesson. today marks 100 years since the first labour government was formed with ramsay macdonald taking up the post of prime minister. >> yes. so 1924 was a good year for labour. but the big question

will they replicate their victory? one century on? >> let's cross to our political correspondent olivia utley who's on keir hardie way in hillingdon for us, olivia, first of all, what is keir hardie way named after the man who founded the labour party ? i suspect . labour party? i suspect. >> well, absolutely. there's a there's a grid of roads here in yeading, in hillingdon, in north london, where all the roads are named after labour politicians . named after labour politicians. we've got clement attlee way, we've got owen way over there. i'm on keir hardie way here. there are, there are a whole bunch of them and it shows the sort of influence that the labour party has had on this country over the last 100 years. the party was actually formed in 1900, but it wasn't until 1924 when ramsay macdonald, the first labour prime minister, actually came to office, and even then he didn't actually win an election. there was an election at the end of 1923, which the conservatives definitively lost , but no one

definitively lost, but no one really won . and finally, in the really won. and finally, in the january 1924, ramsay macdonald took up the reins and became britain's first labour prime minister. since then , the labour minister. since then, the labour party have been sort of out in the cold for a remarkably long time. they were in power for a short spell in 1924, again a bit in 1935. a couple of short spells in the 60s and 70s. and then, of course, those 13 years of tony blair and gordon brown . of tony blair and gordon brown. since then , we've had 13 years since then, we've had 13 years of conservative government. but of conservative government. but of course, we're all expecting that to change at the end of 2024. in the general election. now, i've been speaking to some residents of the northolt area here in north london, and here's what they had to say about keir starmer . the it's difficult to starmer. the it's difficult to say . say. >> i've been a labour voter for over 40 years, and you just get the feeling that the labour party has been hijacked by the left and they're not letting him

, uh, have his agenda to a large extent. his, uh , hands being extent. his, uh, hands being forced to adopt certain policies that are not, uh , winnable. if that are not, uh, winnable. if there is a general election, uh, because i'm not too happy with the conservatives more more than anything else. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i, i like labour party, but i think there should be more stronger than other candidates . stronger than other candidates. i don't know, but i think they both playing the same game. both playing the same game. i'd say so , yeah. because look in on the so, yeah. because look in on the covid so, yeah. because look in on the covm they so, yeah. because look in on the covid they were doing parties and all that and people, they were locked like pigeons . were locked like pigeons. >> well, as you can see, they're not universal plaudits for keir starmer. those who did say that they were going to support him most of them said that they would because they didn't like what the conservatives are doing . and that sort of paradoxical, if you like, is the hope that rishi and his team rishi sunak and his team are clinging to . on yes, labour has

clinging to. on yes, labour has an enormous lead in the polls. in a yougov poll published last week, suggested that the week, it was suggested that the conservatives would lose 190 seats. that's more than any sitting government since 1906. but but the prime minister is hoping that although keir starmer has broad appeal, that appealis starmer has broad appeal, that appeal is only inches deep and maybe if things start to look up for the country in 2024, if the cost of living crisis starts to abate as interest rates begin to go down and inflation continues to go down, then maybe rishi sunakis to go down, then maybe rishi sunak is hoping there is a very narrow route to victory . narrow route to victory. >> well, thank you very much indeed. olivia utley , our indeed. olivia utley, our political correspondent there in hillingdon. interesting. what that first chap said about how he feels the party is hijacked by the left. still, you would have thought that people's views might have changed when jeremy corbyn. >> i was about to say i wonder if corbyn had had won that election in 2019 against boris johnson, whether you'd have jeremy corbyn way or diane abbott avenue. >> well, and also the view that

i don't not particularly interested in the labour party, but don't want the conservatives in power seems to be a very strong one. in power seems to be a very strcwell, e. in power seems to be a very strcwell, as olivia, hinted in power seems to be a very str emily. thank you. we start this bulletin with some breaking news. a 30 year old boy died after he was deliberately pushed into a river. a coroner has heard . that's following a two heard. that's following a two week inquest. it comes heard. that's following a two week inquest . it comes after week inquest. it comes after a 19 year old, who cannot be named, insisted he didn't push christopher cooper into a river in wales in july 2019, a south

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>> well, that's the thing, isn't it? that main point. it? that is the main point. people can accuse other other organisations of being biased, but of the matter is, but the fact of the matter is, if you don't pay bbc if you don't pay your bbc licence risk that licence fee, there's a risk that you're get banged up in you're going to get banged up in prison for it, steve says. i love watching bbc. love watching the bbc. it's a shame it's given more. it's shame it's not given more. it's a more a shame it's not given more respect. great respect. it's a great institution for me. gb news bnngs institution for me. gb news brings another viewpoint to the big that's great too. brings another viewpoint to the big and that's great too. brings another viewpoint to the big and that's that's great too. brings another viewpoint to the big and that's the at's great too. brings another viewpoint to the big and that's the important :oo. >> and that's the important point. we can all co—exist. yes. >> no . what's the problem >> well, no. what's the problem with according former with that? according to former sky adam boulton, we're sky host adam boulton, we're upsetting broadcast upsetting the delicate broadcast ecology that was so classic that elitist much that was , uh, virginia. >> he says the bbc are only broadcasting to london. they live in a london bubble and see no views outside it. anyone outside london is an idiot in their eyes. well, i think , you their eyes. well, i think, you know, some other people might also have that perception of the bbc, whether it's fair or not. yeah. bbc, whether it's fair or not. yeasay what you really think. >> say what you really think. and one more jennifer. i and one more from jennifer. i love gb news you tell the truth, we didn't write this. you tell the truth . i love all your the truth. i love all your presenters, all of them. i do

not watch news sky, bbc or not watch news on sky, bbc or itv anymore. and since gb news i've never watched a news channel for so long. all day and evening. sometimes you know what viewers very evening. sometimes you know what viewe and very evening. sometimes you know what viewe and talking very evening. sometimes you know what viewe and talking of very evening. sometimes you know what viewe and talking of fabulous' evening. sometimes you know what viewe and talking of fabulous gb loyal and talking of fabulous gb news presenters on the. >> had a little bit of an >> we had a little bit of an issue with weather. one of issue with the weather. one of our not get here our guests could not get here because windy weather, because of the windy weather, and probably the train lines were down. so we the were down. so we have the wonderful bev who has wonderful bev turner who has come for us from her show , come back for us from her show, which and we also which is fantastic. and we also have editor of the have political editor of the huff kevin schofield as huff post, kevin schofield as well, which is fantastic too. so should we talk about this bbc bias the government are bias and what the government are trying ? um, kevin, let's trying to do? um, kevin, let's start um the bbc start with you. um the bbc talking how ofcom is going talking about how ofcom is going to the website and the to regulate the website and the social media is that a step in the right direction for you ? the right direction for you? >> yeah. i mean, anything that encourages, uh, impartiality and balance in the media, i think is a good thing. certainly the broadcast media, um , i think broadcast media, um, i think it's very interesting that the government choosing to it's very interesting that the goverthis, 1t choosing to it's very interesting that the goverthis, uh choosing to it's very interesting that the goverthis, uh , choosing to it's very interesting that the goverthis, uh , now,osing to it's very interesting that the goverthis, uh , now, i;ing to it's very interesting that the goverthis, uh , now, i mean, to raise this, uh, now, i mean, we've had you mentioned earlier

keir starmer speech talking about culture wars. i think this is probably another example of the to stoke the government trying to stoke a culture war. you know, they know that goes down that attacking the bbc goes down well with certainly a lot of conservative mps. um, but i thought it was quite telling this don't know this morning, i don't know if you lucy fraser on a rival you saw lucy fraser on a rival channel or being interviewed . channel or being interviewed. and she was all over the shop actually being asked for examples of, uh, of bias by the bbc, and she couldn't think of a single she was made to single one, and she was made to look rather foolish. don't look rather foolish. i don't think um , helps the think that, um, helps the government's argument. >> to off air, >> i said to emily off air, actually, believe actually, i couldn't believe lucy on. she did the lucy fraser went on. she did the broadcast rounds multiple broadcast rounds and multiple times couldn't give examples of bbc bias . i times couldn't give examples of bbc bias. i mean, the most recent one was the reporting of the israel gaza conflict in december, where they apologised the israel gaza conflict in de(reporting here they apologised the israel gaza conflict in de(reporting that they apologised the israel gaza conflict in de(reporting that israel pologised the israel gaza conflict in de(reporting that israel had gised for reporting that israel had blown up hospital, which was blown up a hospital, which was completely wrong. um, bev, in terms of the bbc, are they biased in your opinion? >> what she's reacting to lucy frazer and what this is all aboutis frazer and what this is all about is she said this morning,

there is a perception amongst there is a perception amongst the public that the bbc is biased. and she said what's important is the perception of audiences of the public are important. i would go beyond that. i don't like it when people are preoccupied with the perception of something. what i want is the truth of the issue . want is the truth of the issue. i don't care what it looks like to other people, as as it to other people, as long as it is factually accurate. and i would say my concern with the bbc, it's not necessarily that it's biased, it's just that it's often wrong . and what i mean by often wrong. and what i mean by thatis often wrong. and what i mean by that is when you're looking at a story, as you say, it might be about the hospital. to what about the hospital. now, to what extent reporting that extent are they reporting that in a political way? or have they just so just got their facts wrong? so particularly course, particularly for me, of course, i'm to this. was i'm going to say this. it was about it was about lockdown data. it was about lockdown data. it was about some of vaccine info about some of the vaccine info nation. their facts were just wrong. now was that that they were biased and that they were peddung were biased and that they were peddling a government propaganda . i have no evidence of that . i . i have no evidence of that. i just want them to get their facts right. >> yes, the bbc verify service, which popped up suddenly. this is the bbc's fact checker .

is the bbc's fact checker. >> if you don't fact checkers that pops up and i watched the bbc news from time to time. i'm a bit like our viewer, jennifer. once she got gb news on, it's hard to turn it off, isn't it, from morning till night. but i often bbc just to see often watch the bbc just to see how handling stories, how they are handling stories, and they're often and they're just often incorrect. just getting incorrect. they just getting their facts. >> that's interesting. the issue of . um, do you of accuracy. um, do you recognise that in the bbc that they have an issue there ? they have an issue there? >> i mean, the, the obvious example that that you mentioned about bombing of the about the bombing of the hospital, think that an hospital, i think that was an example definitely example of them definitely just getting why getting it wrong, which is why they you can they apologise. and now you can have as to whether or they apologise. and now you can hav that as to whether or they apologise. and now you can hav that was, as to whether or they apologise. and now you can hav that was, um to whether or they apologise. and now you can hav that was, um ,o whether or they apologise. and now you can hav that was, um , um, ether or they apologise. and now you can havthat was, um , um, forcedyr they apologise. and now you can havthat was, um , um, forced or not that was, um, um, forced or maybe forced. not the right word, but yeah, whether it was because of an unconscious bias, perhaps , you know, they wanted perhaps, you know, they wanted to think that that . yeah. i'm to think that that. yeah. i'm not sure, to be honest not so sure, to be honest with you. to their you. but you know, to their credit, did apologise when credit, they did apologise when they realised very quickly that that it, that they'd that they'd got it, that they'd got wrong. there was no got it wrong. there was no actual to kevin i >> k viewers would k—n >> our viewers would say that the a drive towards what the bbc has a drive towards what some like the word, to

some i don't like the word, to be but some would be honest, but what some would call the agenda, for call the woke agenda, for example, under example, they came under criticism last year saying example, they came under criti(sir1 last year saying example, they came under criti(sir franciszar saying example, they came under criti(sir francis drake saying example, they came under criti(sir francis drake was ng that sir francis drake was a 16th trader . in 16th century slave trader. in june last year, casualty came under fire for promoting top surgery . pre—watershed, surgery. pre—watershed, featuring a trans character. in february last year, the bbc's radio four programme was forced to apologise for having two transgender actors transgender activist guess branded jk activist guess who branded jk rowling a transphobe with no opposing ? um, and uh, that opposing view? um, and uh, that is bad. yeah, so there seems to be this this push towards what some would call the woke agenda, where the bbc rarely gives the opposing position. >> yeah, well, i think if we're talking about news, then clearly that does need to be if you've got people accusing jk rowling that does need to be if you've gothat,3le accusing jk rowling that does need to be if you've gothat, then:cusing jk rowling that does need to be if you've gothat, then:cusi have rowling that does need to be if you've gothat, then:cusi have rohave| of that, then you have to have someone forward the someone putting forward the opposite view. i think that is clear i seem to remember clear now. i seem to remember certainly during the brexit referendum, bbc actually referendum, the bbc was actually being being being criticised for being almost two balanced. you know, they would give equal weight to, um, an authoritative organisation. for instance , on

organisation. for instance, on either side. and then we then have to balance it with someone else who really, if you're looking at it impartially, probably wasn't quite as authoritative. and they were , authoritative. and they were, um, heavily criticised actually, for being too, um, uh , too, too for being too, um, uh, too, too fair. yeah which i don't think you can be two fair. no but, you know, it's that famous argument, you know, you don't if you look out the outside and it's raining, you don't need someone else on the tv to say, well, actually , it's sunny, you know, actually, it's sunny, you know, you have to, um, use your news judgement well. and you can't judgement as well. and you can't just be, um, balanced for balance sake. some things are incontrovertible , i think, but incontrovertible, i think, but at the same time, i think the bbc bends over backwards too much, actually, to be fair, sometimes, when in actual fact it doesn't to. it doesn't need to. >> there've instances like it doesn't need to. >thinkre've instances like it doesn't need to. >think you; instances like it doesn't need to. >think you might instances like it doesn't need to. >think you might havences like it doesn't need to. >think you might have mentioned i think you might have mentioned it there was i think you might have mentioned it newsnight there was i think you might have mentioned it newsnight debate 1ere was i think you might have mentioned it newsnight debate that was this newsnight debate that was about and had about this channel, and they had lots there saying how lots of people there saying how awful this channel is. and was awful this channel is. and i was screaming at the tv, three of them saying, to shut them saying, we need to be shut down, like one them on, down, like let one of them on, on didn't then they

on tv. no they didn't then they didn't ask anybody it. didn't ask for anybody to do it. so and of course so there should be and of course there so in that there should be. so in that respect. this change of respect. but is this change of the authorities , this change, the authorities, this change, the authorities, this change, the regulations going to make the authorities, this change, the difference; going to make the authorities, this change, the difference; gthat?o make the authorities, this change, the difference; gthat? probably any difference to that? probably not. little bit i think not. that's a little bit i think about chambers that about the echo chambers that make programmes. make those programmes. >> there's the >> and then there's also the question want question of whether people want ofcom to have more teeth. i do not. that . do we not. and there's that. do we need more power to a regulator ? need more power to a regulator? >> well then regardless of whether it's pointed at the bbc or not. well, yeah, there's the argument, as should we have almost a style , um, type of almost a us style, um, type of broadcast in this country where you have channels like fox news , you have channels like fox news, where a particular where they have a particular political angle and they don't have to be balanced. in have to be balanced. whereas in this country it is obviously much more balanced that is a separate debate, i think. um, but , i think it's to but ofcom, i think it's safe to say they've got almost say they've got an almost impossible job, really. they do. >> and some it's kind >> and in some ways it's a kind of outdated of a slightly outdated conversation there will conversation because there will be many of the younger be so many of the younger generation who get their content not even, even gb news. not from even, even gb news. although i think, you know, we do appeal to younger

do appeal to the younger demographic. they don't watch television. and unfortunately, with safety as with the online safety bill as well, and creeping. >> you guys see uh, >> did you guys see our, uh, so—called conversation with michael earlier? michael crick earlier? >> i saw a little of it. i was in the office, which is why they dragged have a. dragged me back in to have a. >> good have someone on >> it's good to have someone on on channel slagging the on the channel slagging off the channel i mean, what's the whole point? know , point? well, exactly. you know, brave. i think good. brave. i think that's good. >> good. comes on >> i think that's good. comes on week that week after week to say that we're balanced. no we're not balanced. yeah. no other would him other broadcaster would give him that and come sit that platform and come and sit and desperate for balance. >> we go out of our way to try and balance on this and provide balance on this channel, we often have channel, and we often have reluctance from the left leaning voices they would voices as they would see themselves they themselves because they say, i just want to come on your channel. >> and you know what i do? they do. they then go on twitter and share private emails and text messages at me. messages saying, oh, look at me. i've rejected a gb news producer. i'm not going on that channel. well done. the next week they'll complain week they'll they'll complain about silenced yourself. done. >> there's is , um, >> there's one guy who is, um, james schneider, who worked for jeremy corbyn. obviously coming from the left. and i think he's on he's on here regularly quite

a and think that's, a lot. yeah. and i think that's, that's a good thing. >> and when we do get our left wing voices on who clamour to go on bbc, when come on on to bbc, when they come on here, 011, here, they often go, oh, actually really enjoyed that actually i really enjoyed that contribution. quite. they back. people >> and they come back. people who and also who disagree with you and also debating that the bbc debating debates that the bbc may to do or may not may not think to do or may not want to touch. we always we don't, we shy away from don't, we don't shy away from controversial um, shall controversial debates. um, shall we go debate that we i we go to a debate that we i think you had this earlier on your show too, about the issue of, uh, illegal migrants and those seeking asylum in this country being given jobs. is that a good or a bad thing? now, camilla tominey spoke to the defence secretary, grant shapps , defence secretary, grant shapps, yesterday on her show. should we have a look on the hand? >> you've introduced a rwanda bill to act as a deterrent to people here by illegal people coming here by illegal boat crossing , claiming asylum . boat crossing, claiming asylum. >> you say they're economic migrants. we now understand. according to front page story according to a front page story on the telegraph yesterday , that on the telegraph yesterday, that 16,000 asylum seekers who came

here illegally have been allowed to work. >> what message does that send out to people who are paying people smugglers, thousands to come here on one hand, it's meant to be a deterrent. >> this bill on the other, people are coming here illegally and you're handing them work. >> i was going to say is >> well, i was going to say is what for sure is that >> well, i was going to say is wh.have for sure is that >> well, i was going to say is wh.have taken for sure is that >> well, i was going to say is wh.have taken measure is that >> well, i was going to say is wh.have taken measure afterat we have taken measure after measure, including multiple bills through parliament, in order to try to crack down on this problem, not without success, as i say, a slash of well over a third in terms of the numbers travelling here by small boats , a little bit of small boats, a little bit of deflection there, i think, from the minister. >> uh, he didn't answer the question. perhaps he wasn't aware thousands of , aware that so many thousands of, of migrants were actually being allowed . allowed uh, allowed. allowed to work. uh, bev, what's your view on this? i very much disagree with my normal co—host , andrew pierce on normal co—host, andrew pierce on this, the morning we this, because in the morning we debate and is a big debate it, and andrew is a big fan who've come here fan of people who've come here being put to work. >> what he will often >> that's what he will often say. it as the say. i think that it acts as the most brilliant sales pitch for

human who are human traffickers who are bringing people across, not only will you get hotel and food, you will you get hotel and food, you will get a job, and we criticise people coming here on the boats for being economic migrants. the vast majority of them are economic migrants. they want to do well, they want to make money. don't actually money. they don't actually contrary, public contrary, i think, to public opinion . don't want to opinion. they don't just want to sit hotel and flick through sit in a hotel and flick through netflix all they to netflix all day. they want to work. think, acts work. and so this, i think, acts as incentive to jump on as a great incentive to jump on as a great incentive to jump on a dinghy . a dinghy. >> but kevin, this >> but kevin, isn't this essentially i mean, some are calling it slave labour because they'll 20% less than they'll be be paid 20% less than normal , just 80% the normal workers, just 80% of the normal workers, just 80% of the normal normal salaries or. well, yeah. >> and when i read the telegraph story a few days ago, the sectors , one of the sectors that sectors, one of the sectors that they were working in was the care actually, which care sector actually, which showed you that there is an issue there with finding people to work in the care sector. and if they weren't, then who is going to be doing those those jobs actually perform jobs actually, actually perform quite important function in quite an important function in what i can't get my head around though. >> well, one of the things i

can't get my head around is that these people will be vast, vast majority undocumented . we don't majority undocumented. we don't necessarily if they've gone necessarily know if they've gone through checks . will through six charity checks. will we? will they have been before they're put in our care sector ? they're put in our care sector? >> mean , no idea. >> well, i mean, no idea. clearly grant shapps grant shapps doesn't know either. that's the there's people online saying defending this saying there'll checks or there'll be crb checks or whatever the background check is i >> -- >> do you do that? how do you background check people who are here are throwing background check people who are here passports are throwing background check people who are here passports ithe:hrowing background check people who are here passports ithe water?] their passports into the water? and actually, i've heard from a lot people who are saying lot of people who are saying that conversation now that this conversation now is moving we deal with moving into how do we deal with the acceptance of illegal migrants, how we how do we migrants, how do we how do we treat bit of a treat them? and it's a bit of a red because actually red herring because actually people them here in red herring because actually peo first them here in red herring because actually peo first place. them here in red herring because actually peo first place. wethem here in red herring because actually peofirst place. we don't here in red herring because actually peo first place. we don't want n the first place. we don't want to conversation to be having this conversation about they be able to about should they be able to work they not? they work or should they not? they shouldn't coming in first place. we want processing. we >> we want processing. we want quick doesn't quick processing. that doesn't last years. it's no wonder last for years. it's no wonder they're having to get jobs because taking because the processing is taking so long. i still maintain i do not apply not know why you can't apply for asylum overseas . rhys. why can't asylum overseas. rhys. why can't you why can't you asylum overseas. rhys. why can't

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they are willing to work and can be done, you know, officially, then don't problem then i don't see the problem with well, amnesty was with that. well, and amnesty was they up paying tax, an they could end up paying tax, an amnesty civil amnesty was put by civil servants to robert jenrick and co , and they said no to it. co, and they said no to it. >> but perhaps a change of government might, uh, deal with that slightly differently. could see an amnesty, couldn't we. yes, i reckon , i hope not. yes, i reckon, i hope not. >> um, bev turner. and, uh, kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost, thank you very much. more to in very much. still more to come in the on afternoon the next hour on good afternoon britain latest stateside the next hour on good afternoon britaiflorida latest stateside the next hour on good afternoon britaiflorida asest stateside the next hour on good afternoon britaiflorida as governor ide the next hour on good afternoon britaiflorida as governor ron from florida as governor ron desantis announces he's out of the presidential race. that and much more after the short break. stay with . us. stay with. us. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news storm isha has cleared away but it's

still very windy out there. a mixture sunshine and blustery mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, the storm system , as showers, the storm system, as i said, clearing away the said, clearing away to the north. there is another low out in atlantic that bring more in atlantic that will bring more wet weather through wet and windy weather through tomorrow, are further tomorrow, and there are further met office warnings in place for that the rest of today. it that for the rest of today. it remains winds remains very gusty, the winds coming from the west bringing coming in from the west bringing plenty of across western plenty of showers across western scotland, northern ireland, northern and west wales. northern england and west wales. the of thunder is the odd rumble of thunder is possible. too many of those possible. not too many of those showers getting to the midlands. eastern parts of eastern england parts of northeast scotland staying dry and some and bright with some sunny spells. where got spells. and even where we've got the they tend to zip the showers, they do tend to zip through because still through because it is still windy. wind bringing windy. that wind bringing a cooler certainly as well. cooler feel certainly as well. temperatures for most in the high single digits through this evening and overnight showers will pack across will continue to pack in across scotland for much of the evening as we go through the night, they may start to fade . many other may start to fade. many other areas have a dry night areas will have a dry night with clear to clear spells, but we'll start to see next weather system see that next weather system bringing towards northern bringing rain towards northern ireland a cooler night, ireland by dawn. a cooler night, some pockets frost possible some pockets of frost possible in of scotland, but for in parts of scotland, but for most too us much of a wind to

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gb news. good afternoon britain. >> it is 2:00 on monday. the 22nd of january. bbc bias crackdown. >> the broadcaster has been told it must adapt or risk losing trust as the bbc slams for being able to, quote mark, its own homework. it comes as the government announces new measures tackle bbc bias measures to tackle bbc bias battered britain . battered britain. >> tens of thousands of people have been left without power and transport after stormy sher tore through the country last night with gusts up to 100mph in parts of the uk have you been impacted? let us know . impacted? let us know. >> and starmer defends the woke national trust. sir keir defends the national trust against accusations of so—called wokeism in a speech setting out the labour party's plans for a so—called society of service .

so—called society of service. >> yes, it'll be interesting to hear from you at home about whether you think the national trust has gone woke because clearly the labour party think this is all part of a of stoking the culture wars coming from the conservative party and from the right in general. >> yeah. it the case that >> yeah. isn't it the case that it's the conservative party it's just the conservative party reacting concerns from reacting to concerns from voters? i don't think it's the i mean, correct me if i'm wrong and you two viewers, please get in touch, surely it's just in touch, but surely it's just voters and the electorate reacting to things and organisations like the national trust who did an inquiry of their own buildings and sites, 93 buildings, apparently they named and shamed for having links to slavery and colonialism. why would you bother doing that? >> yeah, i think two things can be true. the national trust can have gone , woke, and also the have gone, woke, and also the conservatives can prefer talking

about things like the bbc bias and the national trust going woke than talking about, say, the cost of living. >> you know, i'm really starting to hate that word, by the way. woke. yeah >> i'm getting it's a nonsense turn, isn't it. really. and a lot of people say, oh, what do you mean by woke? and then they say, gotcha. if you can't exactly explain, but everyone say, gotcha. if you can't exactlywhatain, but everyone say, gotcha. if you can't exactlywhatain, ins everyone say, gotcha. if you can't exactlywhatain, biis whenyne say, gotcha. if you can't exactlywhatain, ins when you see knows what woke is when you see it . it. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> hear it. >> or hear it. >> or hear it. >> as far as i'm concerned, >> it's as far as i'm concerned, it's an agenda to a kind of it's an agenda to push a kind of sort of left leaning view of the world and indoctrinating people , world and indoctrinating people, especially kids, in my opinion, as a dad of two, with things that really need that they don't really need to be politics is virtue be identity politics is virtue signalling. a lot of it is look how look how intelligent and virtuous. i am. let us know. >> do you think? woke >> what do you think? woke means? do think the means? and do you think the national woke, or do national trust is woke, or do you starmer's view that you share starmer's view that the conservatives are just stoking imaginary culture stoking up an imaginary culture war? let us know. gb views gb news. com but first it is your headunes news. com but first it is your headlines tatiana .

headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you very much and good afternoon . 2:02, your and good afternoon. 2:02, your top stories from the gb newsroom. an 84 year old man has died after the car he was a passenger in crashed into a fallen tree in falkirk in scotland. the other occupants in the car were unharmed. the next storm of the season has now been named as storm jocelyn, set to bnng named as storm jocelyn, set to bring strong winds and heavy rain from tomorrow into wednesday . meanwhile, storm isha wednesday. meanwhile, storm isha has brought gusts of up to 107mph, disrupting airlines and cutting power supplies . the cutting power supplies. the prime minister says the government is working hard to restore power to homes, remaining without it. downing street denies that the government is pursuing an agenda against the bbc. after announcing a raft of reforms as part of a review into the corporation down under new plans, ofcom could gain more powers over bbc news website articles, as it does not meet relevant broadcast standards . relevant broadcast standards. currently, the watchdog is only able to issue an opinion on the

matter. however government recommendations say it will be given increased oversight over the bbc's online public services , including its news site and youtube channel. the prime minister's spokesman says the proposed measures were rightly about ensuring the bbc is able to continue to thrive long into the future. rishi sunak says the bbc news is not immune to scrutiny, impartiality is an important tenet of our media industry and that's why i think all elements of the media industry have to be subject to the same impartial rules. >> i think that's what people would expect and that's what makes our media institutions so great. fair great. we have a free and fair press impartial at the press and impartial is at the heart of what the bbc heart of what makes the bbc a strong institution . strong institution. >> parents who've been unable to apply >> parents who've been unable to apply for 15 hours of funded childcare , despite being childcare, despite being eligible, will now be automatically sent a code in the post to access the scheme . the post to access the scheme. the prime minister says his plan to expand free childcare will now go ahead, despite facing what he calls practical issues. the reforms were announced in the budget last march , which allows

budget last march, which allows some families to claim 30 hours of free childcare per week . the of free childcare per week. the new scheme is still due to be phased in from the . spring. a 13 phased in from the. spring. a 13 year old boy died after he was deliberately pushed into a river, a coroner has said. following a two week inquest. it comes after a 19 year old insisted he didn't push christopher kappesser into a river in wales in 2019, in a south wales central coroner's court heard there was a dispute over whether he'd been pushed into the water from a ledge. christopher has been described by his family as loving, caring, passionate and very protective of . now passionate and very protective of. now millions of parents in england are being urged to book measles jabs for their children amid growing risks of outbreaks across the country . officials across the country. officials say the decline in maintaining routine childhood vaccinations is concerning. it's after the uk health security agency declared a national incident confirmed

among 216 cases and 103 probable cases in the west midlands since october. a vaccine catch up scheme will target all parents of children aged 6 to 11, urging them to make an appointment for any missed mmr jabs. them to make an appointment for any missed mmr jabs . british any missed mmr jabs. british farmers are calling on mps to support tougher regulations to protect them from what they're calling unfair treatment by the so—called big six supermarkets. a dozen scarecrows were placed outside parliament today as mps debate reforms to the grocery supply chain . it's after 110,000 supply chain. it's after 110,000 people signed a petition urging the government to overhaul the grocery supplies code of practice. river organic, who started the petition , say the started the petition, say the scarecrows represent farmers who claim they could go out of business in the next 12 months, blaming supermarkets , buying blaming supermarkets, buying practices . the families of practices. the families of victims held in captivity by the hamas terror group have stormed israel's parliament. they flooded a finance committee meeting demanding lawmakers do

more to try to free their loved ones. one woman held up pictures of three family members who were among the 253 people seized in the cross—border hamas rampage on the 7th of october. the uk government has vowed to continue with its support of a two state solution in the middle east, as israel's prime minister says, no , and that he will not compromise . rishi sunak is compromise. rishi sunak is reportedly to meet with the reportedly due to meet with the families hostages in families of israeli hostages in the uk today . the duchess of the uk today. the duchess of york says she's in shock but remains in good spirits after being diagnosed with skin cancen being diagnosed with skin cancer. sarah ferguson says she's taking some time to herself after having several moles removed, with one being identified as cancerous . it's identified as cancerous. it's just months after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. she's thanked well—wishers and medical staff for the support she's been given . and the queen she's been given. and the queen has toured a domestic violence refuge to celebrate the service's 50th anniversary. her majesty met staff, volunteers

and families at swindon domestic abuse support service. the queen says the king is fine as he prepares to undergo treatment for an enlarged prostate this week. the 75 year old monarch says he's keen to go public with his condition to encourage other men to get checked . and we wish men to get checked. and we wish them all well. those are your top stories on gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to ben and . emily. now back to ben and. emily. >> i'm just looking at my inbox because lots of you are getting in touch with your definitions of what woke actually means, and some of them are quite amusing, some of them are quite amusing, so we will get to those later. >> yes. now the next stage of the offshore petroleum licensing bill is about to go through parliament. >> yes. well graham stewart is the lead minister for the bill and is joining us now to discuss

the government's position on oil and and why it's needed for and gas and why it's needed for our energy security and economy . our energy security and economy. graham, thank you very much for your time . so a bit more your time. so tell us a bit more about bill. it and about this bill. what is it and what is setting to achieve? >> thanks, emily. it's uh, it says that the north sea transition authority will have an annual licensing round for oil and gas. >> this is in the context of our plan to deliver affordable, um , plan to deliver affordable, um, uh, power to the uk for the long terme. while transitioning to net zero. and our plan of course, contrasts with that of the labour party and indeed the snp , who are opposed to new snp, who are opposed to new licensing when we need to. while we are a net importer of oil and gas, we need to make sure we produce as much of as we can produce as much of it as we can ourselves and to higher ourselves and to ever higher environmental standards. >> graham, i take i take >> but graham, i take i take that that sounds sounds , uh, that that sounds sounds, uh, sensible, but isn't it the case that your government is slapping absolutely enormous gas tax bills on this industry? and jobs are already going elsewhere ?

are already going elsewhere? >> well, there's, uh about 200,000 jobs supported by the sector , and we are taxing at sector, and we are taxing at a very great deal among the highest tax rates in the world. it's expected to bring in £30 billion of tax over the next five years. it's, uh , receipts five years. it's, uh, receipts like that that have allowed us to support families with the cost of living with their energy bills over the last year and for years to come . so, you know, years to come. so, you know, it's up to the chancellor the level of tax that he sets. but it's bringing in a tremendous bounty to the uk . and in tough bounty to the uk. and in tough moment . and of course, the moment. and of course, the industry is also delivering ever lower emissions. so if you look at the rosebank field, which was recently given permission, it'll come in at about 12kg per barrel of oil , far less than the global of oil, far less than the global average . and if we were to average. and if we were to follow the policy of the labour party, we would stop any new licensing . we would put those licensing. we would put those 200,000 jobs at risk. we put the tax at risk and we would move

offshore . the very capabilities offshore. the very capabilities we need to deliver net zero going forward. as the head of the nsta, the north sea transition authority, said recently. funnily enough , the recently. funnily enough, the delivery of hydrogen and carbon capture doesn't depend on the chocolate industry . it's going chocolate industry. it's going to depend on the oil and gas industry worried that industry and we are worried that if you want, if you want an industry to flourish in this country, know , creating country, then you know, creating a tax environment a pretty stable tax environment for it is the best bet. >> and it seems as though the government, when there was all this talk of windfall taxes, just sort of was swayed very quickly by those arguments. can i ask you, as the minister for net zero, what you made of the daily telegraph article recently , which said that britain's climate watchdog has privately admitted that a number of its key net zero recommendations may have relied on insufficient data, including only looking at a single year of data showing the number of windy days in a yeah >> when it made, um, recommendations on the extent to which uk could rely on solar which the uk could rely on solar farms wind farms to meet net

farms and wind farms to meet net zero. are we basing our net zero future on on dodgy data ? future on on dodgy data? >> well, the committee on climate change, as you know, tom, was set up as part of the climate act to advise government, but it isn't the sole determinant. we, we they advise and we decide and we make our own assessments getting our own assessments on getting the right balance to make sure that keep the lights on as that we keep the lights on as we've done . we have we've successfully done. we have a to do that. as set out a plan to do that. as i set out in house of commons in march in the house of commons in march , powering britain plan, , our powering up britain plan, did you listen to my recommendation on wind and solar? >> sorry to interrupt. did you listen to the royal society on that front? >> well, seen that. >> uh, well, we've seen that. we're not. we welcome contributions from the royal society and from others. the infrastructure commission's also. i think, opined on this topic. we listen to everybody to try and make sure that we hear and understand , but we're also and understand, but we're also talking about predicting the future . so, uh, you know , no one future. so, uh, you know, no one gets it exactly right. that's why we try to set up and have a plan to set up the right frameworks to allow us to

deliver this as cheaply as possible. what doesn't make sense is to end new licensing of oil and gas, when in fact , uh, oil and gas, when in fact, uh, those new licenses like rose bank, have lower emissions than the alternative. and the labour party would put 200,000 jobs at risk, would lose us the tens of billions of tax, which we rightly highlighted. and and, um, we would the, the effect would simply import more from abroad. so they're supporting russian oil and gas and not british. it makes no sense. >> it looks like just stop oil sorry, graham. it looks like just stop oil are raring to go. of course, they're very, very angry indeed. they're posting it looks like they're out protesting outside , uh, protesting outside, uh, parliament as we speak, or so their social media shows. anyway, these aren't live pictures we're looking at, but that's the sort of scenes you might expect . you're going to might expect. you're going to get quite a lot pushback on get quite a lot of pushback on this, you ? this, aren't you? >> well, i don't think we will. actually, i mean, i think ed miliband, uh, has basically

allowed just stop oil to dictate his policy. if you if you see the labour mps behind him, they're not comfortable with this. listen to the gmb, listen to unite. um, they're saying it's crazy for us to destroy the jobs here when we then bring in, you know , product from abroad you know, product from abroad with higher emissions than our own. doesn't make any sense . own. doesn't make any sense. we're losing the jobs. we're losing the tax. and of course , losing the tax. and of course, it's the expertise we have in subsea and other skills sets that are going to allow us to deliver hydrogen and carbon capture and other benefits in a conservative plan, not only to deliver net zero, but make the economy stronger while we do it. that's why it's so important for all those workers in northeast of scotland and right across the uk, who work in oil and gas, to be proud what they do as we be proud of what they do as we transition and lot of are transition and lot of them are quite worried . quite worried. >> i quite a lot of those >> i think quite a lot of those workers the industry workers in the industry are worried their future. um, worried about their future. um, not if their jobs will not knowing if their jobs will be secure. and it is for the government to create a stable

environment. but should we ask about something else that's been kicking? yes >> graham. um, why is the government time the government spending time on the bbc today when you've got serious discussions to, to have in terms of, uh, tata steel , in terms of, uh, tata steel, port talbot, what's going on with the bbc? i mean, is this just stoking up the culture wars as sir keir starmer would allege ? >> 7- >> uh, 7_ >> uh, well, i'm ? >> uh, well, i'm here on 7 >> uh, well, i'm here on gb news, so i'm, i'm be, uh, taking forward the offshore licensing bill later. we are proud of the fact that we're supporting new electric arc furnaces in port talbot. there's enough potential in green jobs going forward. the green jobs delivery group, uh, expects that we will be having at least another hundred thousand jobs being added to, uh. well to the green jobs in this country. and just in, in offshore wind alone. we're expecting the jobs to go from around 30 odd thousand today to more than 100,000 just by the end of this decade . um, so end of this decade. um, so there's a huge potential here. we're focussed on delivering it,

and i'm focussed on getting this bill . and i'm grateful and i'm focussed on getting this bilyou . and i'm grateful and i'm focussed on getting this bilyou for . and i'm grateful and i'm focussed on getting this bilyou for allowing 'm grateful and i'm focussed on getting this bilyou for allowing mejrateful and i'm focussed on getting this bilyou for allowing me to teful to you for allowing me to explain that even in the short tum environmental impact, having new licences is a good thing. and for the long time benefit of the nation. the conservative plan will give us energy security and affordable bills and a strengthened industry. and labour do the exact labour want to do the exact opposite. they're going to opposite. all they're going to do is borrow £28 billion a year, put taxes up threaten the put taxes up and threaten the future not only of those oil and gas workers, but all of our energy security boot . energy security to boot. >> graham, clearly don't >> graham, you clearly don't want about the bbc, but want to talk about the bbc, but lucy has out doing lucy frazer has been out doing the bias, the media rounds on bbc bias, and this mid—tum of the and this mid—tum review of the bbc has gone on. i'll ask you one question on the bbc that does to to your does relate to your to your brief. do you believe the bbc's coverage of the oil and gas industry is fair handed ? oh, industry is fair handed? oh, sorry , he can't hear us. sorry, he can't hear us. >> we've lost him. i did want to ask graham. he was. i was referring to this daily telegraph story the other day about how the wind and solar policy was based off one years

worth of data, which has very nightmarish reminders of covid and covid modelling and the draconian measures we're all subject to based on pretty much guesswork. so i did want to press graham a bit more on, you know, pushing for this march towards zero based on very towards net zero based on very questionable modelling, but it's a shame that lost him . a shame that we lost him. >> oh, well, we'll speak to him again. sure, but isha again. i'm sure, but storm isha has cleared. winds of up has now cleared. but winds of up to 90mph battered the uk . uh, to 90mph battered the uk. uh, last night. the met office has warned of a continuing danger to lives from flying debris, thousands suffering from power cuts and flooding. yes i certainly felt the wind last night and. >> well, look at those pictures from those very talented pilots trying to land aircraft at heathrow and gatwick . um, i heathrow and gatwick. um, i think they call them go arounds. when they're trying to land and it's quite so they it's not quite right. so they have off again. are have to take off again. they are terrifying. uk have to take off again. they are terrifgoing uk have to take off again. they are terrifgoing to uk have to take off again. they are terrifgoing to get uk have to take off again. they are terrifgoing to get much uk have to take off again. they are terrifgoing to get much relief isn't going to get much relief actually storm asia. actually from storm asia. however, as storm jocelyn is forecast bring winds forecast to bring strong winds and to the country and heavy rain to the country tomorrow into wednesday . tomorrow and into wednesday. mark mark white has the

mark wright mark white has the latest . latest. >> on the isle of man overnight images overlooking the seafront showed storm isha at her most powerful whipping up the waves, sending them crashing over a main road . despite the obvious main road. despite the obvious danger. main road. despite the obvious danger . to a main road. despite the obvious danger. to a local main road. despite the obvious danger . to a local cyclist danger. to a local cyclist decided to take a late night bike ride along the seafront . it bike ride along the seafront. it was western communities across the uk and ireland that felt the brunt of stormy asia. first, the boats in this harbour in county dubun boats in this harbour in county dublin took a real battering from winds gusting close to 100 miles an hour. from winds gusting close to 100 miles an hour . within hours, miles an hour. within hours, britain and the republic's entire coastlines were suffering. the effects of this powerful storm, some from cornwall to brighton to blackpool and beyond these coastal communities are well used to winter storms, but asia

certainly packed a punch . it was certainly packed a punch. it was felt most acutely by those still out at sea . footage taken from out at sea. footage taken from a passenger on board the stena ferry from liverpool to belfast , ferry from liverpool to belfast, filmed as the vessel was left circling in the irish sea for 11 hours last night before it could safely dock in belfast . at first safely dock in belfast. at first light this morning . and that light this morning. and that disruption to travel has been felt very significantly on land as well. shots from a filling station in county meath are more reminiscent of the images during hurricane season. in the us , hurricane season. in the us, like here in belfast, the storm brought down hundreds of trees onto roads and vehicles right across the country, leading to numerous road closures for a time across the rail network, temporary 50 mile an hour speed

limits were imposed. part of a garden shed landed by the tracks near belle grove station in glasgow , also in kent . a whole glasgow, also in kent. a whole greenhouse ended up on the tracks near westgate on sea . tracks near westgate on sea. some of the most dramatic images could be seen at the end of runways across the country, as air travel was badly affected , air travel was badly affected, and this british airways flight into heathrow, one of many forced to abort its landing because of the crosswinds . oh, because of the crosswinds. oh, she's up, she's down, she's gone . on board another aborted landing from munich to dublin. a taste of the terror and frustration for these passengers

this flight from ibiza to london city was also diverted , but much city was also diverted, but much to the relief of passengers, it managed to land successfully at gatwick airport . mark white . gatwick airport. mark white. gb news i used to hate the clapping on the planes when you land, but actually in times like that i think it's justified. actually in times like that i thiryou s justified. actually in times like that i thiryou s jusin,ed. actually in times like that i thiryou s jusin, wouldn't you? >> you join in, wouldn't you? >> you join in, wouldn't you? >> geezer, it's a >> yeah. go on geezer, it's a bit usually, but bit cringey usually, but in those conditions think the those conditions i think the pilot thunderous have pilot deserves a thunderous have you ever had a go around where you ever had a go around where you into land can't you come into land and can't quite have take quite do it? you have to take off well, off again, probably. well, terrifying . terrifying. >> gm- em— e though. i have >> can't remember though. i have been a couple of times. been diverted a couple of times. anyway, joined our anyway, we're joined now by our northern dougie northern ireland reporter dougie beattie north northern ireland reporter dougie beattof north northern ireland reporter dougie beattof england north northern ireland reporter dougie beattof england reporter north northern ireland reporter dougie beattof england reporter sophie west of england reporter sophie reapeh west of england reporter sophie reaper, who is in blackpool. thank forjoining guys. reaper, who is in blackpool. thedougie for joining guys. reaper, who is in blackpool. thedougie beattie ng guys. reaper, who is in blackpool. thedougie beattie .g guys. reaper, who is in blackpool. thedougie beattie . tell guys. reaper, who is in blackpool. thedougie beattie . tell usjys. reaper, who is in blackpool. thedougie beattie . tell us what uh dougie beattie. tell us what the conditions are there. the conditions are like there.

well i've actually moved to belfast this is belfast locked behind me. >> this is where that stena line ferry couldn't get into last night and had to circle for 11 hours. i mean, that must have been some journey for the passengers on board, but the mere gusts have gone away . but mere gusts have gone away. but what's happening now is squall showers are coming into northern ireland, mostly full of sleet , i ireland, mostly full of sleet, i must say, and it is causing a lot of flooding on public roads. there's still about up to 40,000 homes without pa 235,000. early this afternoon, and the republic of ireland were still without power , but the electricity power, but the electricity services on the island of ireland are well used to taking these sort of storms on and what they do is they get the main population sorted out first and then move out into the rural areas. so it's really rural areas. so it's really rural areas now that are without that power. but yes, northern ireland is getting back to some sort of normality, but with the water

tables being so high and within the last 3 or 4 months that ice has came along and it has frozen the roots of the trees, which is expanded the water and then that makes the trees far easier to move. and quite a lot of the a thousand blockages on roads overnight because of fallen trees. and three of those trees. i'm very sad to say, were in the dark hedges that that area is famous for the game of thrones and those beautiful trees are over 250 years old. so the councils there today are trying to do their best to secure any more trees that may look slightly dodgy before the next storm arrives. dougie >> thank you. those poor trees. sophie reaper in blackpool. what have you got ? have you got? >> well, the temperature has plummeted and the rain has started here in blackpool. so combine that with the incredibly high winds we've been experiencing here today, and it's no surprise that the

streets are effectively empty as people are trying to avoid the after effects of storm eesha and by the sounds of it, they won't be getting any real kind of respite. we are expecting the next storm. storm jocelyn announced earlier today by the met office. we're expecting the effects of that to start in even just the next few hours. so, like i say, realistically , no like i say, realistically, no real respite for the people of blackpool and the rest of the uk . now we're currently sitting in a yellow wind warning, which means there is potential danger to life through risk of flying debris. there are the power cuts that are taking place. there's been major travel disruptions, so people are battening down the hatches and by the sounds of it, they're going to have to continue doing so for the coming days. >> sophie reaper in blackpool and dougie beattie, thank you very please stay safe. it very much. please stay safe. it looks, particularly windy looks, uh, particularly windy where you are. sophie at least dramatic. >> looks like dougie needs to dry off. he got a little

hairdryer to hand. perhaps definitely getting some spray from there. um, but from the sea there. um, but coming up, the latest from the states as florida governor ron desantis longer be desantis says he'll no longer be challenging donald trump in the race to be the republican presidential candidate . uh, see presidential candidate. uh, see you

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governor ron desantis. he's joined the trump train . he'll no joined the trump train. he'll no longer be challenging donald trump race to become the trump in the race to become the republican presidential candidate in this year's election . election. >> our supporters >> ian, and ask our supporters to volunteer and to volunteer their time and donate their resources. if we don't have a clear path to victory. accordingly i am today suspending my campaign . well, suspending my campaign. well, there we go. >> now, president trump, of course, he welcomed the news, saying he was honoured by ron desantis endorsement and was later caught on camera saying he would no longer be mocking him with his nickname. >> just said will i be using the name ron desanctimonious? i said that name is officially retired . that name is officially retired. >> love him or loathe him, he is quite funny, isn't he? >> and if you didn't get the nickname, it was ron desanctimonious, which he's been lambasting him for 12 lambasting him with for about 12 months are their best mates. there you go. that's politics. >> hey now, our reporter madison joins us to dissect what's going on in this presidential race. ray, uh, is this now a clear

path to the, uh, candidacy for donald trump? is he going to be the republican nominee ? the republican nominee? >> well, trump certainly hopes so. his campaign issued a statement overnight addressed to nikki haley, saying that she now needs to drop out nikki haley, saying that she now needs to dropout, nikki haley, saying that she now needs to drop out , just like ron needs to drop out, just like ron desantis has to avoid humiliation , they say. so humiliation, they say. so they're obviously now piling the pressure on her. however she does have a lot of support out. we do know as well that she's picking up around 30% of all of the people who were going to vote for ron desantis. they will now vote for nikki now presumably vote for nikki haley. that's according to a poll which came out just last night. and so she'll certainly be hoping that she gets in a high enough number in the poll in new hampshire tomorrow to still give her a fighting chance. yes >> and nikki haley, i'm just looking at her twitter account here. her her little here. she's got her her little campaign advert saying i have a different style and approach from joe and trump . from joe biden and donald trump. no drama, no vendettas , no no drama, no vendettas, no whining, just results . so she's

whining, just results. so she's trying to set herself apart, isn't she? as a different type of politician , is she? of politician, is she? >> yeah, definitely . she's i >> yeah, definitely. she's i mean she's certainly she's going for sort of moderate for that sort of moderate conservatism , um, uh, kind conservatism, um, uh, kind of approach. i've heard other commentators describe her as the type of republican that you might have found in the early noughfies might have found in the early noughties , uh, obviously, well noughties, uh, obviously, well before this whole sort of maga movement came around, this america first movement. and so she harks back to those kind of traditional, uh, concerns of republican values , values that a republican values, values that a lot of voters would hope to go back to. and we do know that even around 10% of donald trump's supporters say that if he's convicted in any of these criminal trials , not the civil criminal trials, not the civil trials, but the criminal trials, they would find it very, very difficult to vote for him. so it's a bit of a game of, of time really. he's obviously got all these trials going on. if nikki haley can can keep getting good enough numbers, can stay in the race long enough. and if

race for long enough. and if donald trump suffers a defeat in a criminal court, we could see a lot of his supporters switching to her right ? to her right? >> some people just don't get why donald trump still has this massive swathe of support . and massive swathe of support. and even you know, sort of some would call cult enthusiasm . um, would call cult enthusiasm. um, what i mean, i understand it, i know exactly what he's about, but why is it that some people just don't get trump or understand why after everything that's happened, the indictments, , the indictments, the arrests, the sex cases , why he is still so sex cases, why he is still so popular, can you explain? >> well, i think the narrative that the trump campaign would want its followers to believe is that there is a coordinated attack by what they would call the deep state, the department of justice , uh, the democratic of justice, uh, the democratic party and other deep state parts of government all kind of coming together in a in a coordinated way to try and prevent him from getting the republican

nomination. however if that is the case, it's been a spectacular failure because his numbers have only grown ever since he started getting all of those criminal indictments. in fact, he was, uh, ron desantis who dropped out last night, was just ten points behind him . in just ten points behind him. in january of 2023. then all the criminal charges came and ron desantis disappeared. and trump's numbers massively increased. so if that is true , increased. so if that is true, and i'm not saying it is, then that it's been a massive failure i >> -- >> yeah. really interesting. we'll be watching with a keen eye.thank we'll be watching with a keen eye. thank you. ray addison, our reporter there, bringing us the latest the republican reporter there, bringing us the latesus the republican reporter there, bringing us the lates us electioneepublican reporter there, bringing us the lates us election season. an reporter there, bringing us the latesus election season. i] reporter there, bringing us the latesus election season. i know love us election season. i know you love it, don't you. really gets you gets you going. well, ray a very keen ray also has a very keen interest us politics, which interest on us politics, which i didn't know, but there you go. now after the after the now after the break, after the news chancellor, the news coming up, chancellor, the chancellor at spring tax chancellor hints at spring tax cuts to relieve pressure on families. we're going to be discussing that with our panel. and get to and also i'm going to get to some of your own definitions of what they're quite what woke is. they're quite

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sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> welcome back. it's uh, 240. you would ben and emily on. good afternoon. it is 240. nearly sounded unsure . it was. i was sounded unsure. it was. i was getting confused because it was seconds away from changing. oh, well, small mind. well, there you go. small mind. >> lots of >> well, we've got lots of emails in and lots of emails coming in and lots of you, as say. i did say you, as i did say. i did say we would going some views on would be going to some views on the woke. what is the definition of woke. what is it we mean because it actually we mean because sometimes are asked sometimes politician are asked what it means and they they don't know how to describe it. but i say know it when you but i say you know it when you see but anyway, says see it. but anyway, roger says woke selling cultural woke is the selling of cultural snake oil. john says it's taking offence on behalf of others, particularly seeing racial or gender injustices where they don't exist. >> jim says woke is believed by people who live on cloud cuckoo land and someone else said woke equals benjamin butterworth are

left leaning friend of this parish. >> well, you know what he would he would agree with that one. uh, so it's okay that we say that he knows he's he that about him. he knows he's he knows he's woke. um, and someone else says woke is fascism. i will say cuckoo land. that's not actually definition of. are we actually a definition of. are we able to say that these days? >> land? pardon? are we >> cuckoo land? pardon? are we allowed is allowed to say cuckoo land? is that pc? is it a bit. uh that not pc? is it a bit. uh anti—woke. to say that, yes, but on the on bbc we've still on the on the bbc we've still got emails coming through on this. >> barbara says most, >> barbara says it's the most, most towards >> barbara says it's the most, mo: left, towards >> barbara says it's the most, mosleft, which towards >> barbara says it's the most, mosleft, which is towards >> barbara says it's the most, mosleft, which is okay, towards >> barbara says it's the most, mosleft, which is okay, but rds the left, which is okay, but they disparage others they must not disparage others and those on the right. >> and i think the third point, i think the word's become a bit of a meme these days. it's a bit. it'sjust a bit of a meme these days. it's a bit. it's just a bit cringey as far as i'm concerned. i think the premise behind is real. the premise behind it is real. there as i'm there is, as far as i'm concerned, you know, an agenda for bore for i'm not going to bore you with details, an agenda with the details, but an agenda to viewpoints , to push left leaning viewpoints, even far left leaning viewpoints. some say . but viewpoints. some would say. but the itself does my head in the word itself does my head in a little bit these days. >> there we go. out in >> there we go. woke out in 2024. now joining us is

political editor of the huff post, kevin schofield. schofield and gb news presenter of britain's newsroom bev turner. thank very much for joining thank you very much for joining us again . uh, thank you very much for joining us again. uh, well, we thank you very much for joining us again . uh, well, we were just us again. uh, well, we were just talking about woke. kevin, i want to know your definition of woke. >> didn't it used be >> didn't it used to be politically correct? it's politically correct? but it's not used to be. it's a not what it used to be. it's a sort of bastardisation of what started as political away there in the 90s. it was politically correct. exactly i think the danger government is if danger for the government is if they about woke they keep going on about woke this people can't. this and that, people can't. people don't actually know what this and that, people can't. peis. le don't actually know what this and that, people can't. peis. it don't actually know what this and that, people can't. peis. it meansctually know what this and that, people can't. peis. it means differentiow what this and that, people can't. peis. it means different things at it is. it means different things to so you to different people. so you can't it into turn can't really turn it into turn it into your electoral advantage. i think because it's such a nebulous concept, it is. >> it's a sort of cultural totalitarianism , we might say. >> it's a sort of cultural totthisrianism , we might say. >> it's a sort of cultural totthis idea;m , we might say. >> it's a sort of cultural totthis idea thatwe might say. >> it's a sort of cultural tot this idea that you night say. >> it's a sort of cultural tot this idea that you have say. >> it's a sort of cultural tot this idea that you have to y. so this idea that you have to think this way about gender and sexual ality, um, people don't think that, but people don't want opinions. they think that. and i hate it as a word. i almost never use it because i think you want to use words. really, that people understand. otherwise conversation doesn't work . so i think when we use

work. so i think when we use a word so liberally, that actually doesn't really land with most people a meaning it people have a set meaning it doesn't really work. >> think was >> yeah, i think there was a poll i mean, how you poll done. i mean, how much you can trust i don't know, can trust polls? i don't know, but done and whether but a poll done and whether people know what it people actually know what it means no the word and means or know no of the word and a actually don't a lot of people actually don't know, even know of the word. i think there's a the way think there's a danger the way people saying you're a people go around saying you're a nazi nazi, that is nazi or you're a nazi, that is kind into the same territory. >> it's like woke. you're >> it's like you're woke. you're woke. doesn't . woke. yeah, it doesn't. >> bit of a bit >> it's a bit of a bit of a westminster village word, isn't it? >> yes. and of course, the, the left, um, would say it's about social your eyes social justice. having your eyes open injustices. there you open to injustices. so there you go. whether it goes down the totalitarian route, though, is where is . but shall where the problem is. but shall we to matters arguably we move on to matters arguably more important ? uh, the economy. more important? uh, the economy. and why the conservatives have got zero credit for cutting taxes. kevin >> i think mainly because people see it as a pre—election bribe and also the people don't feel like they're better off the cost of living. people still feel they're in the middle of a cost of crisis. don't feel. >> and this is national insurance, insurance.

>> and this is national ins|well,e, insurance. >> and this is national ins|well, for insurance. >> and this is national ins|well, for a insurance. >> and this is national ins|well, for a start, nsurance. >> and this is national ins|well, for a start, we rance. >> and this is national ins|well, for a start, we haven't >> well, for a start, we haven't actually only actually felt it yet. it only came in the beginning of the came in at the beginning of the month. maybe once month. so maybe, maybe once people start see that they're people start to see that they're a bit money, then they a bit more money, then they might some for might get some credit for it. but think an but i just think with an election coming think election coming up, i think people will see it for what it is, which is a bit of a break. >> bev, it case >> and bev, isn't it the case that got highest tax that you've got the highest tax burden decades apparent burden in decades by an apparent conservative and they conservative government and they give cut here, or there give a tax cut here, or there and there we go, a tax and say, oh, there we go, a tax cut. yeah yourself. cut. yeah you enjoy yourself. >> it's horribly patronising . >> it's horribly patronising. and about the and if you think about the average this average earnings in this country, £35,400, you pay for now, pay 456, your savings , now, pay 456, your savings, sorry, is £456 a year with your national insurance . so it's national insurance. so it's £8.70 a week. so that is what you have now because of this tax cut £8.70. while our gas and electric bills are rocketing, our food bills, the travel you walk out of your door, you want to get on the train. it's going to get on the train. it's going to cost you £8.70. so just go two miles on a train. so this idea that we're all wallowing around and swimming about in the

sea of extra cash because of this, jeremy hunt paltry tax cut, it just doesn't happen. we're not feeling it, are we? >> and i think they are. i mean, it's been heavily briefed now so they back on it. they can't go back on it. there's budget coming in there's a budget coming in march. there's definitely going to be cut income tax probably. and well . so again and that as well. so again people might start to give people might then start to give them of credit they them a bit of credit once they feel their feel it in their in their pocket. again i think pocket. but again i think i think i think people have already seen me, have made up their minds about, well, people aren't stupid. >> are they? and they see >> are they? and they can see stupid. they can see a headline saying and they can saying tax cut and they can think, but think, oh, that's great. but then their pay then when they look at their pay slip look their expenses slip and look at their expenses and they see that their money isn't any further, they isn't going any further, they know something's up and it may be the threshold being be that the threshold being frozen for so long has had an impact. you know what, emily? >> i honestly think most british people happily pay our people we would happily pay our taxes felt we were getting taxes if we felt we were getting something for our money. well, that's what the opinion polls are people are saying is that people think if extra money rather if there's extra money rather than cut, actually , you than a tax cut, actually, you know than a tax cut, actually, you kno patent? maybe a bit more >> patent? maybe a bit more money in public service if we

felt going to ring our felt we were going to ring our gp have an appointment gp and have an appointment within 24 hours, or your granny on the waiting list for a procedure could have that, or you could go out in the road and the traffic was and there the traffic was clear and there was no potholes works was no potholes and road works tax cut for that. >> we pay tax, but >> we would pay more tax, but we've neither one nor the we've got neither one nor the other, instead they're other, but instead they're spending a day spending £8 million a day on asylum >> so. >> so. >> well exactly . and that winds >> well exactly. and that winds people up. >> think that is >> yeah. i think that is actually quite a strong point . i actually quite a strong point. i mean, some people might say, oh, you that's just you , you know, that's just you, that's not lot of our income . that's not a lot of our income. that's not a lot of your tax that goes towards those kind of things. but a lot of people, oh they've £400 they've already given £400 million rwanda furious. million to rwanda or furious. and they at their payslip and they look at their payslip and thinking my and they look at their payslip andgoing thinking my and they look at their payslip andgoing ? thinking my and they look at their payslip andgoing ? i1inking my and they look at their payslip andgoing ? i caning my and they look at their payslip andgoing ? i can barely my and they look at their payslip andgoing ? i can barely use my and they look at their payslip andgoing ? i can barely use they tax going? i can barely use the nhs . i can tax going? i can barely use the nhs. i can barely, you know, i've got potholes all up my road. where is my money? yeah. >> so if you've got spare cash, maybe spend it on that rather than a cut. than giving us a tax cut. i think that's that every opinion poll consistently is telling people that because most people

don't actually contribute that much tax, income tax anyway . much tax, income tax anyway. >> the very you mean the threshold was raised under. >> well, because the threshold was raised, also because if was raised, but also because if you population, you look at the population, not that . well, what is that many people. well, what is it about 40% are working full time ? i don't know, obviously, time? i don't know, obviously, because people are on pensions and people retirement age because people are on pensions and then le retirement age because people are on pensions and then childrentirement age because people are on pensions and then children asment age because people are on pensions and then children as well. age because people are on pensions and then children as well. soe because people are on pensions and then children as well. so it is actually not the entire population squeezed i >> k- k" k“ >> and actually the very, very, very are very, very good at very rich are very, very good at not much tax. you know, not paying much tax. you know, that's very , very rich will that's the very, very rich will actually manage to , you know, actually manage to, you know, offshore lot of money. offshore a lot of money. >> yeah. the very, very, very very very rich. >> yeah. correct but you know there is an argument to be had that maybe we should be taxing people able to send people who are able to send millions and billions offshore and help the, the rest of the country to get the decent . one country to get the decent. one man who has taken pride almost in the fact that he's been very selective with his tax affairs, is, of course, former us president donald trump. >> and as we segue quite

smoothly into the next discussion, his discussion, ron desantis, his republican nominee, rival for the candidacy of the republican party last night, he declared himself a passenger of the trump train . he said he was backing train. he said he was backing out of the race to become the republican nominee. and he said he thoroughly endorses donald trump for his second bid to the white house. kevin you're laughing. why is that funny? >> because i mean, what >> well, because i mean, what donald about the donald trump has said about the guy, i mean, he's been so horrible what he would tell our viewers. well ron desanctimonious, for a start , desanctimonious, for a start, that's what he calls him. and he just criticises literally everything about the guy. but we saw it over last when saw it over the last when he slagged repeatedly. slagged off ted cruz repeatedly. i really personal stuff . i mean, really personal stuff. and ted cruz ended up endorsing donald trump. it's very different political system. obviously america here. obviously in america from here. but desantis read but clearly ron desantis read the writing on the wall. you know, in iowa . know, he had a disaster in iowa. obviously, donald trump had an amazing iowa , and new amazing night in iowa, and new hampshire to the hampshire was going to head the same decided same way. so he's decided i might well get on board, might as well get on board, because only one because this is only going one way. with way. i think what happened with ron , he encouraged

ron desantis, he was encouraged by people around him ride by people around him to ride that wave of momentum, of popularity that you had throughout the pandemic because of florida, he of the governor of florida, he didn't people didn't lock people down. >> against every >> he went against almost every other state in america and has been proven to have made the right decisions for the health of his state. but of course, he did when he threw his did not know when he threw his hat in the ring that trump was going to more more going to get more and more popular every charge popular with every single charge and 91 indictments and indictment. 91 indictments for now four for charges. now four indictments, sorry, 91 charges. and every time that happened, trump's popularity has grown . trump's popularity has grown. >> ironically, it's extraordinary to watch . extraordinary to watch. >> and ron desantis has just >> and so ron desantis has just gone have way to win gone. i have no way to win because only can win because the only way he can win is donald. he's also a is to be donald. and he's also a terrible is to be donald. and he's also a terryou lot of videos >> you see a lot of videos onune >> you see a lot of videos online of him meeting ordinary people, and you just cringe, you know, um, there was one good one i saw. >> i like him, i ron, having >> i like him, i ron, um, having quite a sensible and calm debate with a left wing activist who was completely on the other side of him on absolutely everything. >> yeah, he's probably on firmer, firmer ground there when he's debating with an

opponent. >> but just meeting ordinary people. >> he had some good points about donald trump, didn't he, that the fact that he elevated anthony during covid, who anthony fauci during covid, who was the. yeah. remember his exact position. he was the exact position. but he was the head national health. yeah. head of national health. yeah. and us covid and orchestrating the us covid response. also trump response. yeah. and also trump a lot of trump supporters still can't work out why he's still to this day calls himself donald trump, the father of the vaccine operation warp speed. so desantis did have some good points. >> there is there is clear water between the two of them. and like you say in his parting shot to ron desantis did call out that difference. he said , you that difference. he said, you know, you've elevated fauci and you locked down america based on no science. and i love the fact that he made that clear distinction. how they can work together, though, because donald trump the of ron trump will need the likes of ron desantis bring over those desantis to bring over those people i do in people who think like i do in terms perception that terms of that perception of that penod terms of that perception of that period time, he will need period of time, he will need somebody can bring them somebody that can bring them with sure that with him. i'm not sure that nikki haley is that person. vivek ramaswamy absolutely. is that person because he is also taking that particular position.

um, but trump, i mean, trump's got it now. that's it. he will have the nomination does look like it. >> yeah, it does look highly likely. doesn't it. >> yes. don't see any other kevin. >> is going to be sorry, emily. >> oh i just want you to squeeze in one more. sorry. go for it. because get. because i'm quite keen to get. >> i love us because i >> you know, i love us because i believe parents, believe both of you are parents, so have view on on so you might have a view on on this, you can have a view regardless. >> um, this is that stonewall now that controversial charity that some people argue pushes , that some people argue pushes, uh, the transgender ideology, whatever that means. exactly. but anyway, still more than 300 schools are still signed up to what they call their champions, uh, scheme. and in some of this guidance is teachers essentially have signed up to removing any unnecessary gendered language from the classroom . so teachers from the classroom. so teachers are being urged to use they instead of he or she. and children or young people instead of boys and girls . bev, are you of boys and girls. bev, are you surprised with everything that the government has been saying on this issue ? i think that this

on this issue? i think that this guidance is still in schools . guidance is still in schools. >> because i think the >> um, no, because i think the government are spineless government are really spineless when issue . when it comes to this issue. like so many head teachers are spineless this issue. many spineless on this issue. so many politicians are spineless on this children in need, this issue. children in need, boundanes. this issue. children in need, boundaries . they need adults to boundaries. they need adults to be the adult in the room and to remind them of facts and to make them feel safe . and that can them feel safe. and that can involve saying you are a boy and you are a girl, because children are what they are confused about. often as they getting into teenage years, their sexuality , that is inevitable. sexuality, that is inevitable. it's a process that all go it's a process that we all go through, what don't through, and what they don't need teachers confusing them need is teachers confusing them on that journey by saying, oh well, maybe you're actually a girl, or maybe you're actually a boy. remember that boy. we need to remember that biological sex is real and we need to tell children that's okay. >> kevin, this is just advice from stonewall and of course, the schools can decide what they, you know, listen to out of stonewall. but is it a concern that this many schools are still signed up to what some would consider quite an extreme lobby

group? >> i mean, there's no evidence in this story, from what i can see, that this is actually going on. i mean, i've had kids at school now for the last ten years, and as far as i'm aware, this has never happened. uh, certainly in the school that that teachers have used, they instead she absolutely instead of he and she absolutely at that they go to at the school that they go to that albeit that is only one school. but um, you yeah. you know, i'm not entirely sure that you can make the link between signing up to this or becoming a stonewall therefore signing up to this or becoming a stonewthat therefore signing up to this or becoming a stonewthat have therefore signing up to this or becoming a stonewthat have to arefore signing up to this or becoming a stonewthat have to do ore signing up to this or becoming a stonewthat have to do this. means that you have to do this. and i've not seen any examples of it. >> e- e my children at >> actually, my children at school, in the school, this happened in the sixth was the girls who sixth form. it was the girls who objected being called girls , objected to being called girls, and they called a meeting with the and they said, the teacher and they said, you need us. not girls. need to call us. they not girls. now, love to go into now, i would love to go into mikey's sixth form and tell those girls why it matters that mikey's sixth form and tell thoseare'ls why it matters that mikey's sixth form and tell thoseare young it matters that mikey's sixth form and tell thoseare young women ars that mikey's sixth form and tell thoseare young women and 1at mikey's sixth form and tell thoseare young women and why they are young women and why that will be important to them, and that will make their and why that will make their life the in life different to the boys in that my blood that class. it made my blood boil to think that as a parent, the challenge days the biggest challenge these days isn't that isn't finding a school that delivers a good education. >> that's >> it's finding a school that's not to indoctrinate your

not going to indoctrinate your children with nonsense like this. basic doing this. teach them the basic doing the girls doing it. >> it themselves. >> they're doing it themselves. >> they're doing it themselves. >> that's a different kind of revolution story, isn't it ? revolution story, isn't it? >> at school, this happens quite a private schools as a lot of private schools as well. sex schools well. single sex schools where, you a stand and you know, they make a stand and say, wear skirts. say, i want to wear skirts. >> where did get >> well, where did they get the idea where being idea to where they're being encouraged by teachers. but their is, well, they their problem is, well, they get their problem is, well, they get the be social media. >> they could be social media. i mean, they are on social media. >> from social media, >> the idea from social media, because bombarded because they are bombarded by very all very powerful information all day . but that very powerful information all day. but that when you very powerful information all day . but that when you need day. but that is when you need the adults the teachers to be the adults in the teachers to be the adults in the say, enough the room and to say, enough girls on that note, that's all we've got time for. >> thank you very much for your time, turner kevin schofield. >> we'll you tomorrow. same >> we'll see you tomorrow. same time here till wednesday. time i'm here till wednesday. thanks for joining time i'm here till wednesday. thanks forjoining . us thanks for joining. us >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. storm isha has cleared away, but it's

still very windy out there . a still very windy out there. a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, the storm system has said clearing away north, said clearing away to the north, there another low out in the there is another low out in the atlantic that will bring more wet and windy weather through tomorrow, and there are further met for met office warnings in place for that for the rest of today. it remains very gusty , the winds remains very gusty, the winds coming the bringing coming in from the west bringing plenty showers western plenty of showers across western scotland, and scotland, northern ireland and northern wales . northern england and west wales. the rumble of thunder is the odd rumble of thunder is possible those possible not too many of those showers to midlands, showers getting to the midlands, eastern scotland staying dry northeast scotland staying dry and bright with some sunny spells . and even where we've got spells. and even where we've got the showers, they do tend to zip through it is still through because it is still windy. bringing a windy. that wind bringing a cooler certainly as well. cooler feel certainly as well. temperatures for most in the high through high single digits through this evening showers high single digits through this evercontinue showers high single digits through this evercontinue pack showers high single digits through this evercontinue pack inhowers high single digits through this evercontinue pack in across will continue to pack in across scotland for much of the evening as we go through the night, scotland for much of the evening as we go through the night , they as we go through the night, they may start to fade. many other areas have a dry night with areas will have a dry night with clear spells, but we'll to clear spells, but we'll start to see weather system see that next weather system bringing northern see that next weather system bringing dawn northern see that next weather system bringing dawn , northern see that next weather system bringing dawn , a northern see that next weather system bringing dawn , a cooler1ern see that next weather system bringing dawn , a cooler night, ireland by dawn, a cooler night, some of frost possible some pockets of frost possible in of scotland, but for

in parts of scotland, but for most of us, too much of a wind to temperatures to see those temperatures get down freezing . a cooler start down to freezing. a cooler start though, nonetheless. it though, nonetheless. and then it turns wet. that next weather system of system bringing outbreaks of heavy cause some heavy rain that could cause some problems, the winds then problems, and the winds then start to strengthen further, particularly we go through particularly as we go through tuesday afternoon and into the night time period across scotland ireland. night time period across sc(there ireland. night time period across sc(there are ireland. night time period across sc(there are met ireland. night time period across sc(there are met office reland. night time period across sc(there are met office warnings so there are met office warnings in mild day, but in place, a mild day, but feeling cooler with the wind and the rain looks like things are heating up . heating up. >> boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news

>> good afternoon. it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. >> all across the uk. today >> all across the uk. today >> way more immigration madness as it's been revealed that the government intends to shell out a staggering £36 million on private boats to pick up channel migrants. and meanwhile , migrants. and meanwhile, starting at about 15 minutes time, the rwanda deportation plan comes under scrutiny in the house of lords. >> will they plot to sink it? >> will they plot to sink it? >> and two people have now died and thousands are still without power following the devastating rain caused by storm ayesha . rain caused by storm ayesha. many parts of the uk remain under a severe weather warning . under a severe weather warning. we'll have updates from all of the worst hit areas and the bbc faces tougher scrutiny over alleged bias.

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