jumped. n0, jumped. no, you jump message we jumped. no, you jump as legislation goes through the house, it should see stormont by . saturday >> rail strikes in england. the prime minister demands that rail companies use those new powers passed by government to passed by the government to bnngin passed by the government to bring in minimum service levels dunng bring in minimum service levels during the strikes. we'll find out not single one of them out why not a single one of them is doing so , and the french is doing so, and the french farmers are furious . farmers are furious. >> we're looking at live pictures here in paris , where pictures here in paris, where hundreds, i'd say thousands of tractors are forming a blockade into the city with a vow to cut off food . farmers are furious at off food. farmers are furious at french and european rules. >> could it be coming here and mortgage misfortune? don't you feel sorry for him? the tory mp george foreman quit his £120,000 a year ministerial job because he couldn't afford his mortgage repayments . they increased from repayments. they increased from 800 to £2000 a month. do you feel sorry for him? i don't. does he know how much . a we've

got? >> a lot more as well this morning, man, i do feel sorry for anybody who has taken out a mortgage that they feel they can afford, and suddenly these interest rates have pushed them into a place that is just not sustainable and actually , yes, sustainable and actually, yes, he does earn plenty of money, etc. but you know, he won't be alone. i wonder if the fact he had a divorce may have more to do with it . do with it. >> did you tell us that when you resigned as minister, mr freeman, come on and talk us freeman, come on and talk to us about it, we'd be delighted. there's no doubt about that. and about it, we'd be delighted. thewereio doubt about that. and about it, we'd be delighted. thewere fascinated)out that. and about it, we'd be delighted. thewere fascinated)out that. ofd we were fascinated yesterday of this of rishi sunak not this news of rishi sunak not eating for hours every week. eating for 36 hours every week. >> find out why, >> we're going to find out why, what for him. does what it might mean for him. does he get really angry on a monday afternoon when he's having a meeting eaten meeting because he hasn't eaten anything thoughts. know your thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com email vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address. the very address. first though, the very latest sam .

latest news with sam. >> bev and andrew. thank you very much and good morning from the gb newsroom. the headlines just after 930. well our top story this morning. northern ireland's top unionist party have announced they will end their boycott of the government and return to power sharing. the party has refused to take part in government for more than 700 days protest against days in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements . post—brexit trade arrangements. the dup say they will now back a dealif the dup say they will now back a deal if new legislation is passed in parliament. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has hailed what he described as the welcome and significant news, and made it clear the government will deliver on its end of the deal . deliver on its end of the deal. meanwhile, commuters are facing more travel disruption as train drivers launch fresh walkouts in their long running dispute over pay - their long running dispute over pay . the aslef union their long running dispute over pay. the aslef union is their long running dispute over pay . the aslef union is accusing pay. the aslef union is accusing the government of giving up trying to resolve the row. train operators are urging passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary. the strikes were expected to be the first test of new legislation to enforce minimum service levels , as shop

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images coming from paris. the siege of the capital city from furious farmers who are outraged at macron's government's rush to net zero, the same rush to net zero we're doing here. that's right. >> this is a global movement . so >> this is a global movement. so this is long lines of tractors we're looking at here who've blocked motorways eight entry points into the city. this is in france at the moment . france at the moment. >> they say they're going to starve the city. that's and they're objecting to a falling incomes, rising bureaucracy . but incomes, rising bureaucracy. but also it is the rush to net zero. >> the government agency , adam >> the government agency, adam warns that paris would only have three days of food supplies in the event of major disruption. but they're not alone, are they ? but they're not alone, are they? >> no, because if we've had this in germany and there in germany and poland and there was limited action in scotland was a limited action in scotland only week in ballater, only last week in ballater, which is, of course , just up the which is, of course, just up the road from balmoral , the king's road from balmoral, the king's official residence in scotland. >> well, joining us now is a welsh farmer, gareth wyn jones. good morning gareth. great to see again it started in the see you again. it started in the netherlands didn't it. first of all i think the tractors , the

all i think the tractors, the farmers dispute it and then it moved on to germany and france. and as we see, we saw a small bit of protesting here last week in scotland. just remind our viewers what the key frustrations are on behalf of these incredibly necessary , very these incredibly necessary, very hard working men and women that put the food on our plates . put the food on our plates. >> well, you know , i'll bring it >> well, you know, i'll bring it back to right at the beginning in canada, when it started a few years ago. um with the truckers and the farmers went out to protest a lot of it is to do with government policy , red with government policy, red tape, you know, bureaucracy . so tape, you know, bureaucracy. so they put legislation on farmers, um, to grow things, and then they import cheaper food from other countries . um, which, other countries. um, which, which is wrong . you know, we which is wrong. you know, we should be, um, growing our own food locally , sustainably, food locally, sustainably, environmentally friendly. but, you know, it starts with the farmer and farmers don't protest very easily. you know, it takes

a lot for the farmers to go out because we've got jobs. i'm i'm on my tractor now and feeding the sheep, you know, um, that's what we do seven days a week, 365 days a year. and people have to understand, you know, we put our lives into this so they can have affordable food. we don't want to be thanked . we just want want to be thanked. we just want a fair price for know, a fair price for you know, what we're and if we're producing. and if government in more red government had put in more red tape and more legislation, um , tape and more legislation, um, to these farmers and of course, you know, trying to hit these net zero with stupid nights rate rules and, you know, planting trees, putting solar farms on top quality agricultural land. it's a no brainer. you know, we have to start to address these problems and we have to start to ask questions of our politicians . um, and sad to say, you know, enoughis . um, and sad to say, you know, enough is enough because when a farmer will protest, you enough is enough because when a farmer will protest , you know, farmer will protest, you know, you're in trouble. you are either going to be really hungry very quickly , or if the very quickly, or if the government gets their way , they government gets their way, they will just starve. people slowly

and we will be sleepwalking into food shortages. so i've said it before, let's have a farming food revolution. and it seems to be happening worldwide , in be happening worldwide, in countries and most probably the french are the best. you know, we can't we can't say otherwise . we can't we can't say otherwise. you know, they protest. you know, i seen one taking a big bale into mcdonald's the other day. i thought, oh my god. and then there's another look. there's a limit to what protests do as well. we don't want to harm other people's businesses. and the general public either. but i think it needs to be looked at in, you know, in the bright sunlight and say, come on, let's get behind farmers . on, let's get behind farmers. let's ask our governments , what let's ask our governments, what are they doing? why are they making these legislations? why are they putting red tape? you know, why are they taxing now? the red diesel across europe, you know , there's all these you know, there's all these things will make such a difference for the general pubuc difference for the general public because their food will get a lot dearer , gareth, if get a lot dearer, gareth, if they carry on making farmers

like you plant trees and rewild your land so that you can't use the land for arable , or you get the land for arable, or you get no compensation for that, is that going to lead , you think that going to lead, you think possibly to similar tractor disputes in england? >> we saw a limited , um, strike, >> we saw a limited, um, strike, uh, similar protest in scotland last week. is it going to happen here? i can't , you know, predict here? i can't, you know, predict things, but the feeling i'm getting is a lot of frustrated farmers around, you know, there's a lot of people that feel that we're not, um , you feel that we're not, um, you know, we're not getting the opportunity that we should be. >> and i'm not against planting trees. you know, the right tree in the right place. there's not a problem with it. i i planted 38 trees last year. all fruit trees. you know, my family's been on this farm for 375 years. let's grow hedges and hedges. let's grow hedges and hedges. let's plant new hedgerows. you know, there's no there's no problem with that. that's going to bring in carbon sink as well. but let's put these

but let's not just put these blanket policies across these places , you know, um, wales now places, you know, um, wales now are talking about 10% of every farm going under trees. you know , if you're if you're a farm on the seafront, every single tree is going to die, you know, right. tree in the right place. let's get these policies right. let's get these policies right. let's work with people because what we can't forget is we want to be feeding people affordably , to be feeding people affordably, you know, environmentally friendly, sustainable shaun bailey. there's so many hoops for us farmers to be jumping . for us farmers to be jumping. i'll never forget you know, mental health issues and suicides are very high in this industry. very, very high. there's a lot of pressure on these people. financial you know, energy, fertiliser , feed know, energy, fertiliser, feed costs, all these things. and i'll tell you straight up, it's not the super markets that will be taking the hit when it's two for the price of one, or when they're dropping the price of milk, it's the farmer. it's the guy that's in the coalface that's working to feed people.

every single day. and we need the public support, and we need the public support, and we need the public support, and we need the public to understand and how frustrated we are because we are here for you. whatever your diet is, we are here to feed you . is, we are here to feed you. >> all right. thank you. gareth, all the best gareth wyn jones. >> and it's another reason why when you're in, if you are in the supermarket you're the supermarket and you're buying food, try british buying food, try and buy british farm produce. >> always just try, just try. >> always just try, just try. >> bit more >> it might be a little bit more expensive, people expensive, but we need people like do. like gareth. yeah we do. otherwise we going to get otherwise we are going to get these coming here. these tractors coming here. i mean it's getting closer. it's a bit of it in scotland. >> and use farm shops >> and use your farm shops if you're enough have one you're lucky enough to have one nearby. be more nearby. i know it can be more expensive. it's very expensive. you know, it's very difficult. need to difficult. but we need to support guys. support these guys. >> do now. drama in >> we do now. big drama in northern the dup northern ireland asks the dup has a deal to has finally endorsed a deal to return to power sharing northern ireland almost two years ireland after almost two years of meeting took of protest. the meeting took place on for five place well, it went on for five hours. >> that's right. the deal is now subject to the uk government implementing the agreed legislation . we're joined by gb legislation. we're joined by gb news northern ireland reporter dougie have you dougie beattie dougie have you been up all night? and was this

as dramatic as it sounds ? yes have. >> i didn't get in home to about 2:30 in the morning and it was as dramatic as it sounded right up to the room being monitored by political opponents. and then they were in turn tweeting out what was going on in the room at that stage. that's how the drama unfolded last night in northern ireland. but jeffrey donaldson had said that he wouldn't sign a deal unless it was the right deal unless it was the right deal. deal unless it was the right deal . and of course, we've heard deal. and of course, we've heard about it so much in westminster having to bring your party with you.so having to bring your party with you. so he had meetings with the party officers then the executive itself . it was in a executive itself. it was in a private estate outside lisburn between lisburn and ballynahinch, and then at just about half past one in the morning, he arrived at a distillery, uh, outside side temple, where the press were assembled and he was questioned quite hard on the deal that he

had signed . quite hard on the deal that he had signed. he said quite hard on the deal that he had signed . he said that that had signed. he said that that would be, uh, published within the next few days. but really, what he was saying that what he had sold to his party only when the legislation had gone through westminster to guarantee that. because don't forget , the dup because don't forget, the dup were promised by boris johnson. they were promised by liz truss . they were promised by liz truss. article 16 was going to be fired. so they're never going to jump fired. so they're never going to jump without that promise in beside them. and they have agreed to go back. and there is certain things on this. you talk about farming, farming is one of the biggest ones here in northern ireland. and it was very there very important that there is free to the uk with agri free access to the uk with agri food products coming from northern ireland. >> okay. >> okay. >> thank you so much, dougie dougie beattie you there on about 2.5 hours sleep doing a sterling job in the sunshine. >> course we are going >> and of course we are going to be talking arlene and be talking to arlene foster and former of former first minister of northern ireland little later former first minister of thheern ireland little later former first minister of thhe program.i little later former first minister of thhe program. now,tle later former first minister of thhe program. now, another in the program. now, another week hell in week of complete hell in england. trying england. if you're trying to use the train, luck. the train, good luck. >> also if you're on >> and also then if you're on the because they are

the roads because they are packed, nobody's packed, because nobody's on the train, week period train, a week long period of strike action begins by drivers today, announced by the aslef today, as announced by the aslef union long running today, as announced by the aslef union with.ong running today, as announced by the aslef union with the running today, as announced by the aslef union with the government over dispute with the government over pay dispute with the government over pay secretary, pay their general secretary, mick to gb mick whelan, spoke to gb news thisit's five years since >> it's been five years since some of my members have had a pay some of my members have had a pay rise. um, we're not looking for pay rise the years for a pay rise for the years of the three years for a pay rise for the years of the when three years for a pay rise for the years of the when , three years for a pay rise for the years of the when , um, three years for a pay rise for the years of the when , um, inflation; years for a pay rise for the years of the when , um, inflation started ago, when, um, inflation started going through the roof, like many asked for many other sectors, we asked for a we found out a pay rise. we then found out that the people, the privateers that the people, the privateers that work for had done a deal that we work for had done a deal with the westminster government not us a pay rise. and not to give us a pay rise. and there's to rip up there's a move afoot to rip up our terms and conditions as our our terms and conditions as we still negotiations we still went into negotiations in they've in good faith and they've behaved despicably we might have more sympathy for the train drivers if they weren't earning, on average, £60,000 a year before stuff . before overtime and stuff. >> now, comes as the prime >> now, this comes as the prime minister rail minister has urged rail operators minimum operators to use the minimum service level powers that were introduced the end of introduced only at the end of last so why aren't they? introduced only at the end of lastthat's so why aren't they? introduced only at the end of lastthat's right./ aren't they? introduced only at the end of lastthat's right. well,'t they? introduced only at the end of lastthat's right. well, we 1ey? introduced only at the end of lastthat's right. well, we are >> that's right. well, we are the people's channel. always the people's channel. we always enjoy hearing what you think at home. you got in touch home. some of you got in touch to give your opinion on the train strikes. let's have a look

at what had to say. at what you had to say. >> i that the rail >> i believe that the rail strikes have been an absolute disaster everybody. they're disaster for everybody. they're extremely should extremely well paid. they should get to work, get on with get back to work, get on with the they're paid the job that they're paid for, and they don't to do and if they don't want to do that, then they should leave. >> when i hear there's another train oh train strike coming, i think, oh great, we go again. and great, here we go again. and quite am just sick of them. >> now the railway has become so unreliable with strikes. surely the time now has come where acas needs to be involved and get both parties in a room locked in there, knock their heads together and get it resolved . together and get it resolved. >> train drivers are some of the highest paid and luckiest workers in the country, and they are killing the industry . are killing the industry. >> well, i think that the rail strikes that are still going on is shocking is pretty damn shocking actually. people will have to get to work. they have to visit loved in hospital , kids loved ones in hospital, kids have get to school, stop have to get to school, stop strikes . have to get to school, stop strikes. king, have to get to school, stop strikes . king, you've strikes. king, you've got a pretty good dumb deal as it is. unions won't be necking. please >> well said that well said .

>> well said that well said. >> well said that well said. >> women like that could fix everything with a clipboard and a pot of tea. i've always said it. >> yeah, and actually hearing the word acas. blimey, that takes me back to my teenage years when acas were on the television every night because years when acas were on the televwere every night because years when acas were on the televwere strikes|ight because years when acas were on the televwere strikes allt because years when acas were on the televwere strikes all the cause years when acas were on the televwere strikes all the time. they were strikes all the time. well, joined now by well, we're joined now by christine a travel christine walmer, who's a travel journalist railway historian i >> christine, m- m very much >> christine, they very much reflect the views of the nation , reflect the views of the nation, people there. the public is so tired of walking out of our front door and not knowing if there is going to be a train to get where to go. get us where we want to go. >> i'm just as tired going >> yeah, i'm just as tired going on the media and talking about this because i've been doing it for a year or 18 months for about a year or 18 months and could be resolved. and and it could be resolved. and let me say, both here bear let me say, both sides here bear a bit of blame. i mean, on the part of the unions. yes, they could be a bit more flexible and try and push it on, but most of the responsibility the government, the tories, one of your there's your speakers there said there's two is two parties involved, which is they were suggesting that it's just the rail firms and the unions , but there's a third

unions, but there's a third party involved and that's the government. and they're really driving this because they can resolve this dispute at a stroke. they could merely say, okay, agree to your 5 or okay, we'll agree to your 5 or 6% pay rise and we won't impose any conditions. it's the fact that they've tied these two things together with conditions that are supposed to improve productivity or whatever . those productivity or whatever. those are negotiable. but they should just give in to the pay rise. because actually, as mick whelan says, they they haven't had one for 5 or 6. >> if christian, if they if the pay >> if christian, if they if the pay rise came 6, whatever it is without the conditions would aslef accept it? >> absolutely, absolutely . >> absolutely, absolutely. they've told me that i've talked to many the past i >> -- >> why are these conditions so onerous that they're that what is it that's going to change dramatically? >> things they to >> things that they want to reduce. for example, the time it takes a driver, which takes to train a driver, which i think a safety risk , they think is a safety risk, they want to kind of make them work at all hours without any kind of extra compensation , rather than extra compensation, rather than kind of fixed hours. and so on. and, you know, yes , these guys

and, you know, yes, these guys get paid well, but, you know, it's for very safety critical jobs. and you know, they do work kind of difficult hours. >> what happened to the government's much vaunted minimum service legislation, flagship year flagship legislation last year requiring 40% minimum. so not a single train operator has taken it on. >> well, i have the inside story. >> good. we thought you would. >> good. we thought you would. >> because. because uh, essentially, it's all very well . essentially, it's all very well. richie sunak saying , oh, richie rishi sunak saying, oh, yes, impose the yes, they should impose the minimum agreements minimum service level agreements apparent . according to my apparent. according to my sources, in the rail industry, they worked out a whole plan to do this right and spent months actually out how to do actually working out how to do it. so it's not easy, right? because it's, you know, the unions are going to be very hostile to this. and then at the last minute, the minister and must have been under , you know, must have been under, you know, mark the transport mark harper, the transport minister, orders from minister, but under orders from number 10, just said, we're not going to do this because there are provoke an are too scared to provoke an absolutely massive which absolutely massive row, which would have really closed the whole network for weeks. >> because have >> because because they'd have because i know lner was one

company that going to do it. company that was going to do it. and said, okay, the one and as i've said, okay, the one day strike will be five. >> absolutely. day strike will be five. >> but absolutely. day strike will be five. >> but absshouldn't have been >> but they shouldn't have been across they across the board, but they shouldn't have blinked. >> on. >> well take them on. >> well take them on. >> not for me to say, >> i that's not for me to say, but i think it would have led to real chaos and anger and it was very difficult to do as well. >> i mean, as mick whelan pointed earlier, he said, pointed out earlier, he said, well, maybe to get a 40% level service, you need 90% of the staff. so you know, how do you actually arrange that and organise it ? actually arrange that and organise it? the rail industry is a very difficult industry to test this out. they should maybe try it out, but but don't they have it in europe? >> similar similar rules they do in it. >> it's a patchy record. it hasn't actually worked that well. it's terribly difficult to drag people to work . you can drag people to work. you can always say, well no, actually i've got i'm sick. yeah. you know, i've the flu . oh, you i've got i'm sick. yeah. you know, i've got the flu . oh, you i've got i'm sick. yeah. you know, i've got childcare 3h, you know, i've got childcare responsibilities . batus can't do responsibilities. batus can't do it. sorry. so you know, to actually it very actually impose it is very difficult . and i think that's difficult. and i think that's why they pulled out before rishi sunak oh, blame the

sunak to then say, oh, blame the train operating companies is completely unfair because was completely unfair because it was his decision. >> about interesting. >> what about interesting. one of michael, has got of our viewers, michael, has got in touch and says these strikes . in touch and says these strikes. >> thank michael, are 100% >> thank you michael, are 100% political. needs to join political. the uk needs to join the 21st century and ban antiquated trade unions. the 21st century and ban antiquated trade unions . we need antiquated trade unions. we need to invest and bring in technology modern working technology and modern working practices. get britain practices. let's get britain working there is working again. there is something this dispute something about this dispute that does feel quite. it is quite old fashioned in a way, isn't it ? it is, yes, because isn't it? it is, yes, because the unions are playing the trade unions are playing such a strong role. >> well, that's because they're such a strong role. >> vito l, that's because they're such a strong role. >> vito l, that'because e they're such a strong role. >> vito l, that'because it'siey're such a strong role. >> vito l, that'because it's one; able to do so because it's one of rare industries where of the rare industries where actually unions can pull out actually the unions can pull out and whole service , and and stop the whole service, and there's nothing much really. they companies can do about it. but you know, without unions, we'll still you know, 12 we'll still have you know, 12 year boys going chimney year old boys going up chimney sweep. yeah. i mean, unions perform amazingly important perform an amazingly important function in our society. >> if labour in power >> if labour were in power christian, what they do christian, what would they do differently? would differently? they they would kind cringe this. kind of cringe at this. >> find it very >> they'd find it very difficult. but would difficult. right. but they would probably out the two probably separate out the two agree to pay rise and then have

long terme negotiations . long terme negotiations. >> and are they going to take are they going to take the rail companies back into public ownership? they will take they will they they'll will eventually they they'll let the out. the contracts run out. >> remember that kind of in >> but remember that kind of in pubuc >> but remember that kind of in public ownership already , public ownership already, because since covid, they no longer take the revenue risk. in other words, the fares don't go to them. fact, go to the to them. in fact, go to the treasury and so there's actually not much in it for the private companies. they make a cut of about 2 or 3% of costs. and that's all they the director. >> but directors very nicely. >> the directors do very well. and air people do very well. and the air people do very well. and the air people do very well. and the air people do very well. and the finance director does very all that stuff . it's very well. all that stuff. it's completely unnecessary. so i'm totally with the idea of taking these back house. well, these back in house. well, christine, these back in house. well, ctheah. i was going to say with >> yeah. i was going to say with your expertise on this, if you were given tomorrow of were given the job tomorrow of run network in this run the rail network in this country, you do? run the rail network in this couit's, you do? run the rail network in this couit's keir you do? run the rail network in this couit's keir starmer you do? run the rail network in this couit's keir starmer is»u do? >> it's keir starmer is listening. hope offer me. >> of course he's listening. >> of course he's listening. >> yes, i hope he offers me the job. but i would actually just, you your reviewer you know, your your reviewer talking about acas just bang

their heads together, sort it out, kind of separate out . uh, out, kind of separate out. uh, these issues you know, kind of just get get rid of this kind of confrontational attitude . and i confrontational attitude. and i think that you know, labour are in a position to do that . it in a position to do that. it won't be easy because they can't give in to every demand because, you know , it will cost too much. you know, it will cost too much. but they would find but i think they would find a solution. >> and do you think it will be easier if we have a labour government? our government? because as our viewer this is political, viewer says, this is political, that that taken of that that that is taken out of the equation some degree, that that that is taken out of the equethe some degree, that that that is taken out of the equethe trade some degree, that that that is taken out of the equethe trade unions degree, that that that is taken out of the equethe trade unions are ree, because the trade unions are traditionally leaning. >> yes . but i leaning. >> yes. but i mean, again, you know, you can't just give 100% of what unions want. and labour has a slightly difficult relationship at times with unions . but look, the trouble is unions. but look, the trouble is we are in a limbo situation. you know, i know this is a channel that supports the tories mostly , that supports the tories mostly, but, uh, you know, we are these days, we find it very difficult, quite often a stereotype. >> we're not living up to it. >> we're not living up to it. >> i won't go into that. but, you know, we are in this

terrible situation terrible limbo situation and i think this this why these think this is this is why these strikes going on, because strikes are going on, because we've got this sort of, you know, government that everybody knows not going to be there knows is not going to be there in a few months time. and so everything is kind of paralysed. so you know, bring it on. let's hope made a second sorts hope that made a second sorts this out one way or the second. >> yes. you're going for an early election . yes, i'm going early election. yes, i'm going for i've got money early election. >> oh good. >> oh good. good. >> oh good. good. >> we'll see. >> we'll see. >> yeah yeah yeah yeah i don't think risk long, hot think you can risk a long, hot summer boats summer with small boats cascading channel think. >> absolutely. and all the other, the other messes and other, all the other messes and leadership kind of challenges. and on. i'm with you and and so on. i'm with you and let's , let's go for may the 2nd. let's, let's go for may the 2nd. >> always interesting . christian >> always interesting. christian wolmar, you so much wolmar, thank you so much for joining us. should run joining us. now he should run the railways by the way. >> he couldn't do any worse job could he. >> to come morning >> still to come this morning bbc staff being told not to bbc staff are being told not to hire candidates dismissed. >> lviv diversity . is it time >> lviv of diversity. is it time that we all come around to this way of thinking? or is this broadcaster ? broadcaster? >> mean i'm not going >> does that mean i'm not going to a the bbc?

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>> it's 10:00 >> it's10:00 on tuesday >> it's 10:00 on tuesday the 30th of january. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. >> rail strikes in england. the prime minister demands that rail companies use the new powers brought in by government brought in by the government to bnng brought in by the government to bring service bring in minimum service levels dunng bring in minimum service levels during aren't during strikes. so why aren't the using them ? the operators using them? >> french farmer fury . hundreds

>> french farmer fury. hundreds of tractors are forming a blockade into paris with a vow to cut off food, as farmers are furious at french and european rules raw recovery. rule 5 raw recove i'y. >> rules raw recovery. >> both the king and the princess of wales have been discharged from hospital following their operations. we'll have the latest and more bbc wokery bbc staff are being told not to hire candidates who are dismissive of diversity and inclusion. >> does that sound a little too divisive to you? and we've got a really interesting story that you don't want to miss. you'll be familiar with christopher hope chopper, our political editor, his wife sarah, and her mother and her daughter suffered a terrible road accident. a few years ago. sarah has been in parliament. there's been a debate this morning, actually, the morning, actually, about the penalties dished penalties which should be dished out to people commit road out to people who commit road traffic offences, she's traffic offences, and she's

going joining us. yeah. going to be joining us. yeah. >> interesting. very, >> really interesting. very, very with her. >> on the day she got the >> on the day that she got the call, i was with chris when he got call. got the call. >> mother, >> his his mother, mother in law was a runaway was killed by a runaway single decker his lost decker bus and his daughter lost her, lost a limb. it was a terrible moment. so don't miss that. >> anyway, let us know your thoughts as well. this morning gbviews@gbnews.com is the email. first, very latest first, though, the very latest news francis . news with sam francis. >> good morning. thank you very much. andrew and bev. it's just gone 10:00 i'm sam francis in the gb newsroom. well at first to some breaking news to bring you, we're hearing that a man has died after being shot by police in southwark in southeast london. it's being reported that the man, believed to be in his 30s, was armed with weapons , 30s, was armed with weapons, including a crossbow and was threatening to harm residents inside an address where our officers responded to calls for help from the occupants of that

property in southwark . this is, property in southwark. this is, of course, a developing story. we will bring you much more on that throughout the course of this morning. in that throughout the course of this morning . in other news, this morning. in other news, northern ireland's top unionist party have announced they will end their boycott of the government and return to power sharing the party has refused to take part in government at stormont for more than 700 days. that was in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements. the dup say they will now back a dealif the dup say they will now back a deal if the new legislation is passed in parliament. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has hailed what he described as the welcome and significant news, and made it clear the government will deliver on its end of the deal. sir jeffrey donaldson says the move restores northern ireland's place in the uk. >> this package , i believe, >> this package, i believe, safeguards northern ireland's place in the union and will restore our place within the uk internal market. it will remove checks for goods moving within the uk and remaining in northern

ireland, and will end northern ireland, and will end northern ireland automatically following future eu laws . future eu laws. >> commuters are facing more travel disruption as train drivers launch a fresh wave of walkouts in their long running dispute over pay . train dispute over pay. train operators are urging passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary. the strikes are expected to be that were expected to be that were expected to be the first test of new legislation to enforce minimum service levels . downing minimum service levels. downing street has said it's disappointed that operators aren't using those powers to reduce the impact on passengers . reduce the impact on passengers. aslef general secretary mick whelan says the government are trying to give up resolving the row . i'ow. >> row. >> it's been five years since some of my members have had a pay some of my members have had a pay rise. um, we're not looking for a pay rise for the years of the pandemic. years three years ago, when inflation started going through the roof like many other sectors, we asked for a pay other sectors, we asked for a pay we then found out that pay rise. we then found out that the people, privateers that the people, the privateers that we work for had done a deal with the government not the westminster government not to us pay rise. and to give us a pay rise. and there's to rip up

there's a move afoot to rip up our terms and conditions. we our our terms and conditions. we still went into negotiations in good they've behaved good faith and they've behaved despicably, housing minister despicably, but housing minister lee rowley says the strikes are unnecessary when the unions do the right thing for their members, where they're working for their members, that's fine. >> when they go out on strike unnecessarily, and this rail strike is an unnecessary strike, in my view. that's not acceptable. it's impacting hard working people all across the country. it's a good example of why the government is taking difficult decisions , why the difficult decisions, why the union backed labour party is refusing to do so, and why the government should stand firm on these instances . these instances. >> well, we've heard this morning that immigration is due to add an extra 6.1 million people to the uk population by 2036. those latest figures from the office for national statistics found the population is projected to hit 70 million by the middle of 2026. that's faster than was originally forecast 67 million was the original estimate due to

international migration . hsi international migration. hsi b.c. has been fined more than £57 million for what's being called serious failings in customer deposit protection. it's the second highest penalty ever imposed by the financial watchdog under the post financial crash rules, deposits of up to £80,000 are safe in the event of a bank's collapse. hsbc though incorrectly marked 99% of eligible deposits as ineligible dating back . to 2015. lord dating back. to 2015. lord cameron has announced that the uk will consider recognising a palestinian state in a push to resolve the israel—hamas conflict. the foreign secretary hopes that it will add pressure on israel and make a two state solution irreversible. however, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, remains strongly against the idea, saying it would endanger the state of israel. it comes as cameron makes his fourth visit to the middle east, where he's expected to say that he will pledge to do everything the uk

can to prevent the conflict from spreading across borders . in spreading across borders. in other news, pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets . it says the country prepares to hold elections next month. the former cricketer turned politician has been jailed before and has been jailed in since august last year on corruption charges, which he says are politically motivated . says are politically motivated. his lawyer says they don't accept what they're calling an illegal verdict . millions of illegal verdict. millions of people in england can now access and view their prescriptions on the nhs app for the first time, nhs england says each repeat prescription order from the app saves gps three minutes and saves gps three minutes and saves patients 18 minutes, with each online order. health secretary victoria atkins says it will ease pressure on pharmacists and cut waiting lists as shop prices have risen at their slowest rate in more than 18 months. in january , than 18 months. in january, inflation reached near record

highs last year, prompting a cost of living crisis. however discounts and lower prices for milk and tea saw shop price inflation fall to 2.9% from 4% inflation fall to 2.9% from 4% in december. overall prices , in december. overall prices, though, are still going up in the shops but at a slower rate . the shops but at a slower rate. and finally, elon musk has announced that the first patient to receive a groundbreaking brain implant is recovering well. the product, called telepathy , uses a robot to telepathy, uses a robot to surgically place a computer chip in the region of the brain that controls movement , the controls movement, the billionaire says. the first goal of the project is to enable people to control a phone or computer simply by thinking , he computer simply by thinking, he says. initial tests show promising signs of brain activity, meaning patients with paralysis and other neurological conditions. could one day overcome their conditions . overcome their conditions. that's the latest from the gb news room for now. for more, we're on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. just

say play gb news lose now though. more from andrew and . bev >> very good morning. thank you for joining us. 1008 it feels forjoining us. 1008 it feels like a wednesday today. not that it's been a long week and you don't take that personally but doesn't it like later doesn't it feel like we're later into week? into the week? >> it's like long week every >> it's like a long week every week with beth. >> getting in touch >> you've been getting in touch at good i'm not at home. it's good job. i'm not easily isn't um, easily offended, isn't it? um, what been saying? oh what have you been saying? oh they've all just disappeared at that can't that very moment, so i can't tell what been saying tell you what we've been saying at that's kind of. at home. see, that's kind of. >> interesting >> well, we've got interesting people we can talk people in the studio we can talk to instead. >> we do indeed. yeah. um, so first all, home secretary >> we do indeed. yeah. um, so first cleverlyne secretary >> we do indeed. yeah. um, so first cleverly is secretary >> we do indeed. yeah. um, so first cleverly is goingtary >> we do indeed. yeah. um, so first cleverly is going tol >> we do indeed. yeah. um, so first cleverly is going to paris james cleverly is going to paris to discuss small boats and illegal his illegal immigration with his french counterpart. illegal immigration with his french course,rpart. illegal immigration with his french course, rpart after >> of course, this after the rwanda first rwanda bill cleared its first hurdle of lords hurdle in the house of lords last night, with peers voting resounding motion resounding against a motion designed it. designed to block it. >> right. so joining us >> that's right. so joining us in studio adviser in the studio is former adviser to lord kelvin to boris johnson, lord kelvin granger. you and granger. good to see you and former first minister of northern arlene foster. northern ireland arlene foster. arlene northern ireland arlene foster. arle briefly first you briefly at first about events in northern events overnight in northern

ireland? events overnight in northern ireldramatic stuff, dramatic five >> dramatic stuff, dramatic five hour meeting. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> press conference. norm for the dup, of course . the dup, of course. >> press conference with jeff jones at 1:00 in the morning. >> i know, i but this is >> i know, i know, but this is all to you and you were all familiar to you and you were first minister. >> yeah, but tell us, i mean, symbolically, huge, isn't symbolically, it's huge, isn't it, got the it, because we've got for the first sinn fein first first time, a sinn fein first minister first now minister for the first time. now we've leading the we've got someone leading the nonh we've got someone leading the north is a opposed to north who is a opposed to northern. the south wants a unhed northern. the south wants a united ireland . united ireland. >> well, you say she's leading, but of course the office of first minister and deputy first minister is a joint office. so the deputy first minister, whoever is to be on whoever that is going to be on behalf of the dup, have behalf of the dup, will have exactly powers as the exactly the same powers as the first minister not taking away from the symbolism. um, and i think people will of course, from the symbolism. um, and i thinktoeople will of course, from the symbolism. um, and i thinkto comment of course, from the symbolism. um, and i thinkto comment on:ourse, from the symbolism. um, and i thinkto comment on thate, from the symbolism. um, and i thinkto comment on that . yeah, want to comment on that. yeah, but she doesn't have any more powers the deputy. but she doesn't have any more pov but the deputy. but she doesn't have any more pov but it the deputy. but she doesn't have any more pov but it is the deputy. but she doesn't have any more pov but it is the symbolism , >> but it is the symbolism, because of course, sinn fein was always as the political always seen as the political wing ira. always seen as the political winyeah, ira. always seen as the political winyeah, indeed. and for many >> yeah, indeed. and for many people very people it'll be very, very difficult indeed when she becomes first minister because they have been working towards

this some time now. this for quite some time now. but as i say , it's a mandatory but as i say, it's a mandatory coalition everybody's in the executive, all of the different parties and sinn fein and the dup will be in that first minister's office. so, so we get power sharing back. >> does mean that northern >> does it mean that northern ireland is still effectively in the european union single market? think what we've market? well i think what we've seen over the past years, seen over the past two years, the um, the executive the dup left, um, the executive in february of 2021, 22. >> i've got my dates right . in february of 2021, 22. >> i've got my dates right. um, they did that because they felt that nobody was listening to them about the problems of the protocol. um, they then came along the windsor framework, the windsor framework as you remember, was very hard remember, was sold very hard that solve all that it was going to solve all of difficulties. i said at of the difficulties. i said at the time. continued to say the time. and i continued to say that was completely oversold. that it was completely oversold. so dup and the so since then, the dup and the government been trying government have been trying to find deal with the find other ways to deal with the problems, mainly about the internal of united internal market of the united kingdom um, talked many kingdom. um, we've talked many times about the barriers between gb and northern ireland for goods circulating around the uk. >> so all these checks .

>> so all these checks. >> so all these checks. >> exactly. so today, jeffrey donaldson has been saying that this deal deals with that issue about the internal market of northern ireland. and that's good for the union. and if that is the case, and we will see some tomorrow, some legislation tomorrow, i understand from the government we will get a clearer picture of what the detail is in relation to this. but i think that's good for northern ireland and of course devolution is good for northern as and northern ireland as well. and our within so our place within the uk. so i think it'd be interesting to see the detail, but i think it's a good deal. >> and the 3 billion . >> and the 3 billion. >> and the 3 billion. >> oh it's not a now come on andrew, about this andrew, we've talked about this many times. what's due andrew, we've talked about this m'the times. what's due andrew, we've talked about this m'the people mes. what's due andrew, we've talked about this m'the people of�*s. what's due andrew, we've talked about this m'the people of northern at's due to the people of northern ireland and actually the secretary of was using secretary of state was using that, as to try and that, remember, as to try and push people into the executive. and i said that wouldn't work because people don't take to that of behaviour. but what that sort of behaviour. but what will that they'll will happen now is that they'll be able to deal with those, uh, pay pay increases and conditions. and really good and i think that's really good as well. >> talking of one big >> and talking of one big political discussion went >> and talking of one big po|foral discussion went >> and talking of one big po|for hours,ussion went >> and talking of one big po|for hours,ussion vbill on for hours, the rwanda bill yesterday the lords covid, yesterday in the lords covid, um, how it how the mood

um, how was it how was the mood in house? also does in the house? and also what does this for sunak ? this now mean for rishi sunak? >> you said it felt >> well, if you said it felt like wednesday today, it feels almost like thursday to rwanda. and the almost like thursday to rwanda. and discussions the almost like thursday to rwanda. and discussions last the almost like thursday to rwanda. and discussions last night. the dup discussions last night. look, the rwanda debate was interesting from the perspective that the labour party had decided that they were going to abstain anyway. so this bill was going through, but it gave an airing to a lot of the different concerns that some of the different sides of the house and individuals. it's really about individuals. the house is the house as i'm getting individuals. the house is the housito as i'm getting individuals. the house is the housito it. as i'm getting individuals. the house is the housito it. it's as i'm getting individuals. the house is the housito it. it's lessi'm getting individuals. the house is the housito it. it's less party tting used to it. it's less party driven, more individual, and thoughts . i think saw a lot thoughts. i think we saw a lot of moral high ground being taken by a number of people. >> archbishop of canterbury. >> archbishop of canterbury. >> yes. and i was there to listen to him. >> my favourite. >> my favourite. >> he have a right to >> does he not have a right to take moral high ground when take the moral high ground when he's archbishop canterbury? >> it more in his >> he doesn't do it more in his pulpit church. pulpit in the church. >> but i've got say, >> but i've got to say, i listened very carefully to lord frost, frost as well. frost, david frost as well. and he made reference to the he made a reference to the archbishop's comments that, yes, we of the proposal we agree in sort of the proposal that you know, that the church says, you know, embrace stranger , etc, etc, embrace the stranger, etc, etc, but make for

but it doesn't make for a political solution . and these political solution. and these problems, as we know, this problems, as we know, this problem about illegal immigration not just here and immigration is not just here and now. this is growing across the world and will continue to grow in the years and the decades that follow. we have a very difficult political challenge to look have to find new look at, and we have to find new ways of solving this. and the archbishop said we can do better , but nobody is coming up with better . yeah. so we have to better. yeah. so we have to including including him. including him, including him. yes. and there's that yes. and so and there's that issue the church and issue about the church and politics which does politics as well, which does come up. but it was good to have the debate . it's good to hear the debate. it's good to hear all sides of the house. i think there the view that there there is the view that there shouldn't be the house of lords shouldn't be the house of lords should not be frustrating. the will, democratic will of the will, the democratic will of the house of commons. now, yesterday the liberal democrats tried to do . yeah. and that is not on do. yeah. and that is not on even me as a newbie in the house know that that's not on. we do not have that. know that that's not on. we do not arlene 1at. know that that's not on. we do not arlene lord rennard, was >> arlene lord rennard, who was the executive lib dems, the chief executive of lib dems, he had a letter in the ft last week saying we can under the

under rules, delay bill under the rules, delay this bill for be an outrage. >> well, it is an outrage. and culver i are relatively new culver and i are relatively new lords. um , when you look at lords. so, um, when you look at becoming a lord, you look at what the purpose of the house of lords is. and for the house lords is. and for me, the house of is there to try and of lords is there to try and make they come make laws better. if they come from how can from the commons, how can we make it slightly better? at make it slightly better? look at the arrangements, but not to block of people. block the will of the people. and it's and you know that's what it's about. pleased about. so i was very pleased that last night the bill went through because it came from through because it came up from the commons, liberal through because it came up from the comm(tried liberal through because it came up from the comm(tried stopal 84 democrats tried to stop with 84 votes, given to try and votes, were given to try and block it. it didn't work. votes, were given to try and block it. it didn't work . you block it. it didn't work. you know, need to look at other know, we need to look at other countries has countries as well. italy has just agreed to look at albania as a way of dealing with their migrants. after the court. so, i mean, not unique . people mean, this is not unique. people are trying to argue it's unique. is best way forward? is it the best way forward? possibly not. but as culver said, there hasn't been anything else and we else brought forward and we can't on way can't keep going on the way that we're going. can't keep going on the way that we'am oing. can't keep going on the way that we'am i ng. can't keep going on the way that we'am i right in thinking you've >> am i right in thinking you've also of briefing also had a bit of a briefing yesterday, conservative party? yes. it was busy day. yes. >> yes. it was a busy day. yes. >> with your plan to forward >> with your plan to go forward to election? to win the next election?

>> that's interesting. >> yes. that's interesting. >> yes. that's interesting. >> plan to win the >> what is the plan to win the next election? >> the great strategic >> well, the great strategic brain is levido and >> well, the great strategic brain levido levido and >> well, the great strategic brain levido is levido and >> well, the great strategic brain levido is the levido and >> well, the great strategic brain levido is the mano and >> well, the great strategic brain levido is the man who's isaac levido is the man who's now charged with coming up with a for the conservative a strategy for the conservative party, briefed a number of conservative party, briefed a number of consthere ve there is always and there is there is always a pathway for any pathway to victory for any political party. but it's how how are we going to do that? what's the messaging? what's the challenge? he had a lot of challenge? and he had a lot of data, a lot information, you data, a lot of information, you know, driven is the phrase know, data driven is the phrase around things around all of these things nowadays interesting nowadays is the real interesting point to me was out point that stuck to me was out of people that for the of the people that voted for the conservative party in 2019, it appears about half are still with the conservative party, but the remaining half a significant chunk about 20 to 25, are wavering. they haven't decided it seems 12, but actual figures are are looking to vote. labour but you can still get some of those back. so what it does say is that it's still all to play for, for the conservative party but one of the key messages that he was saying was party discipline. there is good messaging . there's a plan.

messaging. there's a plan. obviously, we that rishi obviously, we know that rishi sunakis obviously, we know that rishi sunak is very clear on his priorities, what he's trying to deren priorities, what he's trying to deliver, hard working priorities, what he's trying to de|that. hard working priorities, what he's trying to de|that. he's1ard working priorities, what he's trying to de|that. he's got working priorities, what he's trying to de|that. he's got a working priorities, what he's trying to de|that. he's got a cabineting on that. he's got a cabinet behind that. rest of the behind that. but the rest of the party, think that's the party, i think that's the challenge in the coming weeks and months and need to stick with that and look on the front page of the guardian today. >> you've seen it? >> arlene, don't you've seen it? kemi badenoch business secretary seen as next tory seen by many as the next tory leader, michael gove. there in a whatsapp evil whatsapp group called evil plotters. that say a lot ? >> 7- >> can i 7— >> can i tell 7 >> can i tell you the covid inquiry tells us all about whatsapp. but my goodness, there inquiry tells us all about whats/toy. but my goodness, there inquiry tells us all about whats/to be ut my goodness, there inquiry tells us all about whats/to be an ny goodness, there inquiry tells us all about whats/to be an enormous ss, there inquiry tells us all about whats/to be an enormous amount seems to be an enormous amount of whatsapp within the of whatsapp groups within the tory party. yeah, yeah. you know, all given different titles. look jeffrey donaldson said last night after the dail and after there was a bit of, um, commentary from other unionists about what had happened that , you know, unless happened that, you know, unless you have a united party, you don't win elections. and it's the same with the tory party. if you have a united party, if you're and know you're on a message and you know where you have where you're going, you have a plan, you win plan, then you will win elections . you then elections. if you don't, then you're going to lose the election. and they know that.

>> that's the really interesting thing keir starmer >> that's the really interesting thin done keir starmer >> that's the really interesting thin done with keir starmer >> that's the really interesting thin done with labour. starmer >> that's the really interesting thin done with labour. starmthey has done with labour. sure, they don't they're not don't have a plan. they're not really a plan, really presenting a plan, but they doing well at they are doing well at presenting a party that's sticking together at the moment . sticking together at the moment. i think that's a change. but the question is when they do put a plan on the table, whether they do put ideas on the table will their party stand behind it? yeah i i find it hard to yeah i just i find it hard to believe that people vote. >> i believe nobody >> i don't believe and nobody that no normal person in >> i don't believe and nobody thatworld no normal person in >> i don't believe and nobody thatworld goes, normal person in >> i don't believe and nobody thatworld goes, norrgoingerson in >> i don't believe and nobody thatworld goes, norrgoing toyn in the world goes, i'm going to vote party who are vote for the party who are united. care about united. they don't care about the westminster bubble politics. >> oh no, i don't agree with that. >> i think if, if, they're >> i think if, if, if they're fighting each other the whole time, people think, just think. i'm not listening to them. >> plague on all your houses. i'm not voting for you. yeah, exactly. they want see i'm not voting for you. yeah, e)party they want see i'm not voting for you. yeah, e)party that they want see i'm not voting for you. yeah, e)party that are they want see i'm not voting for you. yeah, e)party that are competent, see i'm not voting for you. yeah, e)party that are competent, know a party that are competent, know what they're doing and have plan. >> and there are many reasons >> and there are so many reasons to plague on your houses to think a plague on your houses at moment. to think a plague on your houses at rmaybe . to think a plague on your houses at rmaybe that's the problem. >> but maybe that's the problem. >> but maybe that's the problem. >> i think what they say is that if within if they're arguing within each other, working other, they're not working for me. other, they're not working for me exactly right. they're not >> exactly right. they're not doing that that point. doing that at that point. yeah.

what about. yeah. talking of arguing politicians, let's just have happened on have a look at what happened on patrick last night. patrick christie's last night. >> baroness >> he was interviewing baroness kennedy, even though. >> he was interviewing baroness kennedythat'sven though. >> he was interviewing baroness kennedythat's different,h. >> he was interviewing baroness kennedythat's different, isn't >> and that's different, isn't it? legal immigration people. >> and that's different, isn't it? lactuallynigration people. >> and that's different, isn't it? lactuallynigratioworseyle. >> and that's different, isn't it? lactuallynigratio worse off and actually we are worse off gdp per capita. we are not doing better gdp per capita. and you must know that. sorry i've got to go back into the chamber. >> and i really find that you're not someone who debates in a fair way, and you should do. it's disgraceful. you're not, you're you're not an you're not, you're not an interviewer that i respect. and i'm down i'm going to close this down now. okay >> so disappointing when >> it's so disappointing when people play the man and not the ball. i mean, obviously ball. i mean, she's obviously run of argument. run out of argument. >> she's a very, very, very accomplished lawyer. >> gladiatorial >> so she's used to gladiatorial or inquisitorial or inquisition inquisitorial debate . and i'm astonished that debate. and i'm astonished that she behaved like that. >> one of the things i'm finding there plenty of lawyers there are plenty of lawyers in there are plenty of lawyers in the lords, perhaps too the house of lords, perhaps too many. talk to each many. when they talk to each other, they're fine. but let them the of the public them meet the sort of the public or world or something. them meet the sort of the public or like rld or something. them meet the sort of the public or like patrick omething. them meet the sort of the public or like patrick islething. them meet the sort of the public or like patrick is very1g. someone like patrick is very good at getting to the point is, i that's where it becomes i think that's where it becomes hard have the hard for them to then have the debate and there is a difficult debate and there is a difficult

debate the debate here because actually the pubuc debate here because actually the public done public wants something done about do they about illegal. they do they don't they do. people don't want they do. people drowning in the english channel. don't want they do. people drowrdon't1 the english channel. don't want they do. people drowrdon't1 the to glish channel. don't want they do. people drowrdon't1 the to see| channel. don't want they do. people drowrdon't1 the to see us|annel. they don't want to see us spending million a day spending £8 million a day housing illegally, housing people illegally, illegally . so we've got to do illegally. so we've got to do something . and i think that's something. and i think that's where people are fighting this bill. have a problem, arlene? >> in ireland, it's a massive problem now, isn't it? bigger than here because we're having and we're having small disturbances on the streets, civil unrest . civil unrest. >> yeah, we are because of it, because of it. >> and political classes. if >> and the political classes. if i are i can use that phrase, are saying nothing to see saying there's nothing to see here. everything's fine. yeah, yeah. here. everything's fine. yeah, yeah . all welcomes. yeah. we all thousand welcomes. it's be talking it's fine. don't be talking about that because that's racist. instead of actually deaung racist. instead of actually dealing with the problems that are and is in are being faced. and this is in rural ireland as well as in dublin, because people are being rural ireland as well as in dublin, galway, people are being rural ireland as well as in dublin, galway, inaople are being rural ireland as well as in dublin, galway, in mayo,ire being rural ireland as well as in dublin, galway, in mayo, thiseing sent to galway, in mayo, this is like and it's actually like that and it's actually changing the nature those changing the nature of those places and the people who are living helpless at living there feel helpless at the so there is a the moment. so there is a problem . it's bubbling away problem. it's bubbling away under the surface at the moment, but i would be fearful for what will happen if, it comes

will happen if, if it comes up. >> interesting . super, right. >> covid arlene , thank you so >> covid arlene, thank you so much this morning forjoining much this morning for joining us. still to come, we're going to talking to an to be talking to an inspirational news inspirational gb news viewer who's for who's campaigning for more research brain tumours research into brain tumours after her five year old daughter, mercy, was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. this is britain's newsroom on .

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news who's. a very good morning. >> it's 1024 with britain's newsroom on gb news with andrew pearson. >> bev turner king charles and prince wales returned prince of wales both returned home yesterday after their time in post—surgery. home yesterday after their time in king’ost—surgery. home yesterday after their time in king’ost-smiling as he >> the king was smiling as he left the premises with the queen after medical after three nights of medical care his enlarged care following his enlarged prostate . prostate operation. >> joining us now to give us the latest is our royal correspondent, cameron walker, who is at windsor castle. cameron, morning . cameron, good morning. >> good morning andrew. yes, it was a bit of a contrast in terms of exits from the two members of the royal family is thought to be around 11:00 yesterday that the princess of wales left the london clinic in private with the prince of wales. aides were spotted about half an hour later in other cars with various flowers, including what was pictured. some white orchids , pictured. some white orchids, presumably for the princess of wales , kensington palace said in wales, kensington palace said in a statement that she is making good progress. it's also thought that the royal children, prince george , princess charlotte and

george, princess charlotte and prince louis did not actually visit their mother in hospital, which means presumably for the first time, they saw their mother in person for almost two weeks was when they arrived back from school. here in windsor to adelaide cottage, where the princess is expected to recuperate for up to three months. we're not going to see her, really until easter. prince william has been very much a full time dad. he is also not been undertaking duties as we know, but he has had help from a nanny and of course the in—laws. carol and mike middleton . as for carol and mike middleton. as for the king, totally different story. a very public exit. he was all smiles, waving to a jubilant crowd with the queen as well. when he left the front entrance of the london clinic on harley street. he's expected to spend less time convalescing around a month or so, but he is very much continuing with royal dufies very much continuing with royal duties behind the scenes, going through government papers, reading minutes of cabinet meetings and, of course, signing off any official documents he

needs to do so. but he's not going to be seen in public for around a month. queen camilla going to be seen in public for ar0lisi a month. queen camilla going to be seen in public for ar0lis going nth. queen camilla going to be seen in public for ar0lis going tor. queen camilla going to be seen in public for ar0lis going to be ueen camilla going to be seen in public for ar0lis going to be inen camilla going to be seen in public for ar0lis going to be in windsorla she is going to be in windsor castle keeping calm and castle today, keeping calm and carrying the centenary of carrying on at the centenary of saint house. she's saint mary's. dolls house. she's going celebrating . but of going to be celebrating. but of course does highlight the course it does highlight the fragility of a slimmed down royal family because we've had these two senior royals in hospital . yes, it's positive hospital. yes, it's positive news they're both back at home convalescing but it's still convalescing now, but it's still only queen camilla who's out and about terms of senior members about in terms of senior members of the royal family. so it really does show that the slimmed down monarchy and the fragility of that you very much, cameron, what a lovely day to be outside windsor castle. >> it's a fantastic spot. >> it's a fantastic spot. >> you know, i was there for the marriage of harry and meghan when people seem very pleased to embrace that woman into the royal family. you were royal family. when you were there, you weren't on the guest list. was there reporting list. no, i was there reporting it, covering it reporter. it, covering it as a reporter. no, i don't think i'd have got on webcast. i don't think on the webcast. i don't think i wanted to go particularly. it was quite it was nice. i was on the mile watching.

>> lovely up there. >> oh, it's lovely up there. >> oh, it's lovely up there. >> now tumour >> terrific. now brain tumour campaigners have hand in a petition downing petition to downing street calling into calling for more research into the disease. >> our viewers, lorraine >> one of our viewers, lorraine cuthbertson, touch with >> one of our viewers, lorraine cu�* and rtson, touch with >> one of our viewers, lorraine cu�*and she's touch with >> one of our viewers, lorraine cu�*and she's calling ouch with >> one of our viewers, lorraine cu�*and she's calling on:h with >> one of our viewers, lorraine cu�*and she's calling on the ith us and she's calling on the government as her government to do more as her daughter, mercy is five years old has a terminal brain old and has a terminal brain tumour. can talk to lorraine >> well, we can talk to lorraine now. lorraine. morning now. lorraine. good morning to you. how is mercy? of all, you. how is mercy? first of all, how is she doing? she's doing you. how is mercy? first of all, hovright. e doing? she's doing all right. >> you. um she's a lot >> thank you. um she's a lot better than she was couple of better than she was a couple of months ago where she couldn't walk speak. um, she had walk or speak. um, she then had radiotherapy, now got radiotherapy, and now she's got some back. and she's some mobility back. and she's talking touch wood. talking again, so touch wood. she's, um. she's doing okay at the moment. >> um, lorraine, it's. my heart is broken for you, actually, um , is broken for you, actually, um, because i can only imagine what you're going through. just just tell as a as a mum, what were tell us as a as a mum, what were the signs ? was, um, that mercy the signs? was, um, that mercy was unwell . and how quickly did was unwell. and how quickly did you that diagnosed? this you get that diagnosed? this >> so the signs were she she began to, began to have balance issues . um, she said she had issues. um, she said she had headaches. issues. um, she said she had headaches . she was feeling headaches. she was feeling dizzy. um and basically, um , she

dizzy. um and basically, um, she was taken to the rvi at newcastle . she had an mri scan , newcastle. she had an mri scan, um, in the space of about 2 or 3 weeks from, you know, noticing these symptoms to getting out of these symptoms to getting out of the hospital . and that's when the hospital. and that's when mine and our dad's life just imploded. we were told that she had a had a brain tumour. it was inoperable . there was no cure. inoperable. there was no cure. um and we were offered a standard course of radiotherapy to try and maintain her mobility and her, uh, functionality in our day to day life . um, and our day to day life. um, and very quickly, we had to educate ourselves as much as possible about how we can try and fight this , um, you know, and prevent this, um, you know, and prevent her declining again to what? she was, like a couple of months ago. >> yeah, but you didn't give in there, did you? >> so you started fundraising, lorraine. and how much have you raised and what does it mean? you. can you us somewhere you. can you take us somewhere else treatment ? else now for treatment? >> that's correct. um there's not a lot of investment in brain tumours in this country. um, so

we knew very quickly we were supported charity called supported by a charity called abby's , who, um, opened our abby's army, who, um, opened our eyes to what options were abroad . so we had to start fundraising . um, it's not cheap. it's very , . um, it's not cheap. it's very, very expensive. we started a just giving campaign, which is still live for mercy and started mercy's mighty fight on social media. um, we've raised £90,000 with £10,000 off the target of £100,000, and that is so we can go abroad and fund clinical trials for mercy that aren't available in this country. so you're looking at countries in europe and, uh, places like america where they're they have a lot more , um, clinical trials a lot more, um, clinical trials and a lot more investment in this sort of illness for children because there's lots of families going through this. and your options are extremely limited in this country. so i have to fundraise . we haven't have to fundraise. we haven't got . we're just got another option. we're just not going to give up. it's not an option us to give up. an option for us to give up. >> brain are >> and brain tumours are

becoming common, becoming more and more common, aren't the world, aren't they? across the world, lorraine this lorraine and also in this country. what you want country. and what would you want the government do? does it the government to do? does it feel neglected area of feel like a neglected area of medicine you ? medicine to you? >> i think it needs to become more of a priority. um, you know , the research into brain tumours is very low . the spend tumours is very low. the spend by the government is very low, but it represents one of the biggest killers, cancer killers of people under the age of 40 as brain tumours. um and it's something that people don't speak about. it's almost like a silencing that people don't speak about. and you don't choose this world, it chooses you.so choose this world, it chooses you. so we didn't choose our daughter to be diagnosed with a brain tumour. but when it comes into your life , you very quickly into your life, you very quickly have to get to grips with what you're with. you can you're dealing with. you can either fight it or you can either fight it or you can either up in a ball where either curl up in a ball where fighting um, you know, fighting it. um, and you know, the government needs to invest more that families more money so that when families like ours work and families get this diagnosis, they're not having to fundraise, they're not having to fundraise, they're not having to fundraise, they're not having to just giving having to do just giving campaigns. the needs of the

patient are met from the outset . patient are met from the outset. um, and this can only be done by accelerating clinical research to improve patient outcomes. >> so just remind our viewers, lorraine , where can they donate lorraine, where can they donate help you get to that £100,000 help you get to that £100,000 help you get on that aeroplane? what's your website ? what's your website? >> it'sjust what's your website? >> it's just given, um , if they >> it's just given, um, if they go on. mercy cuthbertson on just given it will bring up. mercy's just giving page or facebook is mercy's mighty fight. um and again the links to the just given are there. but mercy cuthbertson on just given. >> okay lorraine, let us know how you get on when you reach that 100,000 figure. come back and talk to us again and send our love to mercy and to you and you family. you and your family. >> strength. >> wishing you lots of strength. thank you so much. >> you. right . >> thank you. all right. >> thank you. all right. >> mercy's fight . >> mercy's mighty fight. >> mercy's mighty fight. >> amazing. >> mercy's mighty fight. >> butazing. >> mercy's mighty fight. >> but it's;. >> mercy's mighty fight. >> but it's so sad that with this extraordinary nhs , the this extraordinary nhs, the extraordinary things we can do about we can't help a five year old girl with a brain tumour. awful. >> isn't that sad, right? >> isn't that sad, right? >> lots more to come this morning. but first, sam francis has your very latest news

headunes. headlines. >> bev and andrew, thank you very much. and good morning from the gb news room. it's just gone 10:30. headlines as northern 10:30. the headlines as northern ireland's top unionist unionist party have announced they will end their boycott of the government and return to power sharing the party has refused to take part in government at stormont more than 700 days stormont for more than 700 days in against post—brexit in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements . the dup says trade arrangements. the dup says they'll back a deal if new legislation is passed in parliament. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has hailed what he described as the welcome and significant news, and made it clear the government will deliver on its end of the deal. commuters are facing more travel disruption as train drivers launch a fresh wave of walkouts in their long running dispute over pay train operators are urging passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary. the strikes were expected to be the first test of

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on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> now it was revealed that prime minister rishi sunak does not on mondays of not eat on mondays because of intermittent fasting. not eat on mondays because of intehe's:ent fasting. not eat on mondays because of intehe's beenasting. not eat on mondays because of intehe's been following habit >> he's been following the habit for in shape and for years to stay in shape and to line to follow principles in line with strong hindu with his very strong hindu beliefs, which course beliefs, which of course encourages fasting. >> so joining us now to give us an insight into this, we're joined by chief operating officer for the conservative friends of commonwealth, friends of the commonwealth, sunil sharma. sunil, good morning. see you. now morning. good to see you. now you hindi i believe. is you are also hindi i believe. is that you hindu. now that right? you are hindu. now explain why forms explain to us why this forms part of the religion and the culture and what the significance is of fasting . yes true. >> and so the hindu religion, uh, fasting isn't a obligation. >> it's more of a moral and spiritual act. so you're not forced to pass a, um, it's very much a choice that people make . much a choice that people make. um, there are certain days that hindus will particularly fast on, depending on, uh, if you effectively what, uh, god, they pray to you the most or the one they had their biggest devotee. >> so for example, um, mondays is lord shiva , uh, lord vishnu

is lord shiva, uh, lord vishnu on thursdays . on thursdays. >> um, so it's, it's very much on, uh, sort of spiritual element, um, just trying to self—discipline is another a part of it as well. so some people do an outright fast rishi sunak does for their six hours. some may not eat meat for mondays and tuesdays. it's a kind of concept of sort of self—discipline , if you like. self—discipline, if you like. >> are you surprised it's >> are you surprised that it's a 36 hour fast? no, because that is a long time. yeah >> i'm surprised. i think i would definitely struggle with 36 hours, but, you know, it is you know, there are, uh, lots of examples about it being a very physical benefits to it. >> so it's too not far off the five two system, which is, you know, um, what a lot of people do anyway in this country. so it's effectively that it's not effectively that abnormal . you see very abnormal. you see it very popular of , abnormal. you see it very popular of, um, i think popular in sort of, um, i think we've even weightlifting or just even, uh, in, in different shapes of life. so there's definitely physical benefits and mental benefits towards mental health benefits towards it. uh, and i'm guessing in his sort of job in terms of the stresses deals with on

stresses that he deals with on a day day basis, think this day to day basis, i think this is thing he can control what is one thing he can control what some people say. >> can be tetchy, i've >> he can be tetchy, and i've seen him be tetchy . i wonder if seen him be tetchy. i wonder if you become a tetchy if you you become a bit tetchy if you haven't had any food for 36 hours? i think i'd be tetchy if i didn't have food for you anyway. >> oh, she's like you think i'm choking? >> you see her? but i mean, do you?i >> you see her? but i mean, do you? i mean, he has got this reputation of being a bit tetchy. i wonder if that could be influenced by his, his his fasting, hangry . fasting, hangry. >> well, it could be, um, you know , he's also teetotal, so, know, he's also teetotal, so, you know that play a part, you know, i think that the reality is, um, i think fasting , if he's is, um, i think fasting, if he's been doing it for as long as he says he's been doing it for them, i think he would have gone past that period of, uh, them, i think he would have gone past that period of , uh, the past that period of, uh, the tetchiness and the struggles of it. >> it. it's something that >> i think it's something that he's seems like throughout he's done seems like throughout his whole um, think his whole life. um, and i think it's a example of just it's a good example of him just showing bit more about himself showing a bit more about himself in terms of who he is. rishi sunak, which is, i think , a big sunak, which is, i think, a big question a lot of people who

question for a lot of people who do, regardless of do, uh, regardless of conservative not, who is conservative or not, who who is the behind , uh, this person the man behind, uh, this person that we on tv as prime that we see on tv as prime minister? so i think it's a good thing that he's opening up into minister? so i think it's a good thinghelat he's opening up into minister? so i think it's a good thinghelat he's man. ng up into who he is as a man. >> and you know what i wrote >> and do you know what i wrote about this actually for the gb news. website, which you can news. com website, which you can go look at any time, go and look at any time, um, after finishes after this program finishes about this particular story, because i quite like this element because element of rishi sunak because we , okay? and we are we are mammals, okay? and we are cavemen. and we forget that we're cavemen. and when you're hungry , you're ready go out hungry, you're ready to go out and hunt your woolly mammoth. now in his case, might be now in his case, it might be taken care . starmer, you know, taken care. starmer, you know, or make some tough policy decision whilst he's primed for action. i quite like this insight into him, actually. do you think we should know more about him like this? because it does humanise him. a man that we often is very robust, often say is very robust, robotic, that robotic, technical that definitely . definitely. >> i think, you know, it's to good see the who this person is. >> i think one of the things especially in the celebrity culture that we live in now, um, people interested even culture that we live in now, um, pethey interested even culture that we live in now, um, pethey don't interested even

culture that we live in now, um, pethey don't agreeterested even culture that we live in now, um, pethey don't agree withted even culture that we live in now, um, pethey don't agree with it, even if they don't agree with it, even if they love it. the even if they don't love it. the fact that we actually see fact that we can actually see this person , not this as a real person, not somebody you know, has somebody who is, you know, has an or somebody who just an autocue or somebody who just read we're seeing read off a script. we're seeing things are, i think, things that are, i think, that are good about him. and are really good about him. and i think it's, um, it's really interesting to more about. interesting to hear more about. i'm bit biased , but i'm obviously a bit biased, but the hindu side, the cultural side. but then, you know, just even him as a person, i wish he would be more open about this , would be more open about this, you know, just talk about his even when he talks about his family wealth, be more acknowledgement. you know, my parents my in—laws and parents and my in—laws and they're successful. they've they're very successful. they've made money. think made a lot of money. i think this is a good example and hopefully on in this hopefully carries on in this vein. sinner we know he goes vein. and sinner we know he goes to but we don't know to temple, but we don't know much how often or much about how often he goes or when he goes. >> he's got >> and i understand he's got a statue of lord shiva you statue of lord shiva who you mentioned desk mentioned actually on his desk in his downing street study. well that would make sense because, you know that he fasts on mondays . on mondays. >> and, uh, people who are devotees of lord shiva to devotees of lord shiva tend to fast monday that all makes fast on monday so that all makes sense. you know , i think sense. i mean, you know, i think this a good opportunity

this is a good opportunity for him about himself and him to open up about himself and even talk more about his faith. you know, we are a, um, a i think one of the things that's been lost in, in the uk is the fact that we are built on judeo—christian values, and there overlap some there is some overlap with some of values in terms of of the hindu values in terms of the so think for him the faith. so i think for him being more open about his being a bit more open about his faith, i think will only help him i think one of the him and also i think one of the issues, um, i've seen on gb news a lot about is reactive to that conservative base. i think this is example something is a great example of something that that . that could help reignite that. >> just just tell us just the god that he must feel most closely aligned to is the monday. was it shiva , lord monday. was it shiva, lord shiva, lord shiva? thank you . is shiva, lord shiva? thank you. is that the lord or the god of making your wishes come true? if i understood that correctly, sunil. yes yes. >> i mean, um, i think lord ganesh is the one that's like the elephant god, which is like the elephant god, which is like the best of luck. >> and, um, this sort of. so lord is, uh, a bit more of lord shiva is, uh, a bit more of a destroyer, so it's a bit more

destructive. um, so , um, so destructive. um, so, um, so maybe going to use this, maybe he's going to use this, uh, forward with, uh, sir uh, going forward with, uh, sir keir starmer for the election. so, um, who knows? but i think it's, uh , it's fascinating. you it's, uh, it's fascinating. you know, there's so much to this. i mean, the fasting stuff, we could talk about in a lot of detail, we're seeing a lot detail, but we're seeing a lot of the adaptations of, uh, the hindu western hindu culture in western civilisation, the spiritual form, think we're much form, which i think we're much more in now with more interested in now with mental health, yoga, meditation . mental health, yoga, meditation. these are very hindu cultures that have been around for centuries. so it's good to see, um , uh rishi sunak almost um, uh rishi sunak almost embracing . that. um, yeah. embracing. that. um, yeah. >> okay . great to see you, sunil >> okay. great to see you, sunil sharma there of the from the conservative friends of the commonwealth. we have got dawn neesom very interesting and tanya in the studio tanya buxton in the studio with us tanya foodie. isn't us now, tanya is a foodie. isn't she away that she nodding away with that because though because even though you're a foodie, of foodie, you're quite a fan of fasting, you? fasting, aren't you? >> gone >> actually, i've gone full circle fasting there is circle with fasting and there is a big differentiation between men fasting and women fasting. >> what >> and exactly for what you said, the said, because the men were the hunters. they hunters. and so actually they become more alert and sharper

with . periods of with prolonged. periods of fasting. but with women, it can have negative effects on their thyroid and, uh, bone density and muscle loss. so this is really interesting. everybody should do a 12 hour fast at night. you know, finish eating at seven, don't eat again till seven morning. everyone seven in the morning. everyone should because it's should do that because it's autophagy you eat off should do that because it's autthe agy you eat off should do that because it's autthe bad you eat off should do that because it's autthe bad so ou eat off should do that because it's autthe bad so it'szat off all the bad cells. so it's really good for you. but 36 hours used do every hours i used to do that every week. did so. yeah. finish week. did you. so. yeah. finish eating 7:00 sunday eating at 7:00 on sunday night and not eat again till tuesday morning. i mean, i felt morning. um, and i mean, i felt really good on it. and you do feel slightly wired on but feel slightly wired on it, but as a it wasn't so great. as a woman, it wasn't so great. so i understand why he does it. it's a good thing, especially for do. but, not so for men to do. but, um, not so great for women. you need to watch you're woman. watch out if you're a woman. >> for you. >> dawn, you are for you. your body a temple. on body is a temple. you're up on the slightly ruined. >> really, to be honest with you. >> but you love your exercise. you're in great nick, aren't you? >> well, i do love my sport. you? >> ialways do love my sport. you? >> ialways do lov sport. sport. you? >> ialwaysdo lovsport. um,. i've always done sport. um, pretty similarly to yourself. but. me, i completely but. so for me, i completely understand what saying understand what you're saying about give about fasting. and it does give you a high well. it really you a high as well. it really does you a high, is

does give you a high, which is dangerous if even dangerous if you're even slightly eating slightly prone to eating disorders. me, if disorders. um, but for me, if you're training, you're, you're training, if you're, you're training, if you're, you're doing a lot of sport and i know sunak like his i know rishi sunak does like his his the cycling i know rishi sunak does like his his yeah. the cycling i know rishi sunak does like his his yeah. um the cycling i know rishi sunak does like his his yeah. um so the cycling i know rishi sunak does like his his yeah. um so i'm he cycling i know rishi sunak does like his his yeah. um so i'm curiousng i know rishi sunak does like his his yeah. um so i'm curious to diet. yeah. um so i'm curious to how he balances that with the training yeah when training that he does. yeah when you're doing a lot of sports, you're doing a lot of sports, you know, you can't you can't you know, you can't you can't you can't fast. you need fuel. >> he's influenced this you can't fast. you need fuel. >> his's influenced this you can't fast. you need fuel. >> his wife, influenced this you can't fast. you need fuel. >> his wife, apparently,i this you can't fast. you need fuel. >> his wife, apparently, who's s by his wife, apparently, who's also fasting. wonder if also into fasting. i wonder if their children do too because they've got two daughters. >> i mean , they're both very >> i mean, they're both very slight, very slim. but as i said, i the danger with said, i think the danger with this story and i think it's a great story and fair play to him. i think there lots him. but i think there are lots of people with eating disorders, men there are men and women out there who are going, sounds like going, oh, that sounds like basically good basically the back of a good excuse eat for 36 hours. excuse not to eat for 36 hours. i think quite triggering i think it's quite triggering about i could make about these. oh, i could it make him a life worrying about him take a life worrying about people with eating disorders? >> can't live your >> just like you can't live your life worrying people's life worrying about people's sensibilities. honoun >> think it's an that . >> i think it's an element that. fair but but you fair enough. but. but but you know, there is it is good for you to a certain extent. >> you know, we eat. >> you know, we eat. >> could it be it could it be

the reason he's touchy? >> interesting. >> yes. that's interesting. >> yes. that's interesting. >> it could be the reason. >> it could be the reason. >> actually, initially you know, >> it could be the reason. >>when,lly, initially you know, >> it could be the reason. >>when, when tially you know, >> it could be the reason. >>when, when i ally you know, >> it could be the reason. >>when, when i used'ou know, >> it could be the reason. >>when, when i used'ou do ow, >> it could be the reason. >>when, when i used'ou do these so when, when i used to do these fasts, was fine in the morning fasts, i was fine in the morning when say so i when i woke up, say so i finished sunday night. finished eating sunday night. monday fine. finished eating sunday night. monday all fine. finished eating sunday night. monday all day. fine. finished eating sunday night. monday all day. i'll fine. finished eating sunday night. monday all day. i'll be fine. monday all day. i'll be fine towards the end of monday evening. to evening. i would start to get that you that hangry feeling. so you don't to be scheduling a don't want to be scheduling a meeting with rishi sunak monday afternoon? president of united states. >> no, no , you don't want to be >> no, no, you don't want to be 7:00 monday evening. i say, 7:00 on a monday evening. i say, though, i do like the fact that we are. >> i feel like we've got to know him bit through this story. him a bit through this story. yeah, i don't think him a bit through this story. yeishould i don't think him a bit through this story. yeishould shy i don't think him a bit through this story. yeishould shy i (fromthink he should shy away from that, actually, from the other thing, i to talk to tell you i wanted to talk to tell you about particular about on this one in particular is big fan of our, um, is he is a big fan of our, um, coca cola drinks diet, coca cola drinks. >> tanya shaking head. >> tanya is shaking her head. she's giving a she's already giving me a lecture morning about lecture this morning about having one how bad is having one and how bad it is for you. it's of sugar. it's you. it's full of sugar. it's not sugar, andrew. not just the sugar, andrew. >> not just. it's the >> it's not just. it's not the sugan >> it's not just. it's not the sugar. it's fact that if you sugar. it's the fact that if you dnnk sugar. it's the fact that if you drink these carbonated drinks, they out of your they leach calcium out of your bones. all ladies of bones. and we are all ladies of a age. we cannot afford a certain age. we cannot afford to yourself. a certain age. we cannot afford to speak yourself. a certain age. we cannot afford to speak for'ourself. a certain age. we cannot afford

to speak for yourself. if you >> speak for yourself. if you don't mind . don't mind. >> and then these. all right. very glad to hear that. >> i was including you as well, to be honest with you. >> honorary girl. to be honest with you. >> honorary girl . yeah. >> honorary girl. yeah. >> honorary girl. yeah. >> thank yeah. >> thank you. yeah. >> thank you. yeah. >> that's fascinating . >> that's fascinating. >> that's fascinating. >> talk about the >> right. let's talk about the bbc. bbc stories bbc. a couple of big bbc stories in today . so in the paper today. so apparently, the staff are apparently, dawn, the staff are being that they shouldn't being told that they shouldn't hire candidates who are dismissive diversity and dismissive of diversity and inclusion. do mean ? inclusion. what do they mean? >> well, this is ridiculous. i mean, this is our, um, guidelines that have been issued by the bbc are telling staff not to hire candidates for jobs who don't subscribe to the basically the gary lineker school of thought on diversity and inclusion . so if you happen to inclusion. so if you happen to think that the best person for the job is the best person for the job is the best person for the job, regardless of their political views , you can't hire political views, you can't hire them. you can only hire them if they tick all the right boxes about their views on the transgender issue. on on, on on diversity in general. so basically you have to hire the gary lineker fan club.

>> well, let me test andrew pierce. so this is the question you would be asked. >> here's andrea today. remember andrea. yeah. this is the question you would be asked from the recruitment policy document. >> explain what diversity and inclusion to and inclusion means to you and should you be successful, what opportunities see you should you be successful, what op promote, s see you should you be successful, what op promote, celebrate see you to promote, celebrate or encourage and encourage diversity and inclusion your role? inclusion in your role? >> it's at the bbc, >> i think it's at the bbc, a total waste of money. >> they wouldn't give you the job right about the job. >> didn't think i'd get it. so i would be. >> i would be the best person for the job. for example. my qualifications for the job. for example. my qu.and ationsproduce a fantastic go and i can produce a fantastic job, i would go in and i'd job, but i would go in and i'd say i completely dismiss diversity do not diversity and equality. i do not agree with diversity and equality. i am, i reject it, i believe have to have believe if you have to have something going to make something that's going to make sure is inclusive sure that everybody is inclusive , would some , then i would look at some proportional representation. i would of would look at the statistics of the country , see percentages the country, see the percentages of ethnicities the of ethnicities around the country what's going on, and country and what's going on, and maybe sure that you have maybe make sure that you have thatthis diversity , inclusivity but this diversity, inclusivity is turning this country is what's turning this country to rubbish . it's across the to rubbish. it's across the board, not just at the bbc but

across the board. and again, the bbc just need to be defunded. >> they just do and at vast expense as well. and in the nhs, how do an ad how many times do we see an ad for for another £50,000 for the nhs for another £50,000 a year? diversity officer thousand a year? diversity officer tho yeahi a year? diversity officer tho yeah . rather than, you know, >> yeah. rather than, you know, £30,000. but i mean the thing is with, with tanya, they're not diverse. for diverse. i remember going for a long ago. now, to be fair , long time ago. now, to be fair, i'm being told that i wasn't suitable to, as a young journalist, for bbc journalist, to work for the bbc because working class. because i was to working class. yeah. no i didn't tell me directly. you see that they didn't tell me directly. but a friend a friend who worked friend of a friend who worked there said this was this was the this you know, the person there said this was this was the this got you know, the person there said this was this was the this got the] know, the person there said this was this was the this got the job ow, the person there said this was this was the this got the job wasthe person there said this was this was the this got the job was as person that got the job was as qualified they just went qualified as me. they just went to university. yeah, yeah. >> you weren't. remember when >> you weren't. i remember when david established the david cameron established the a list to get more women diversity david cameron established the a list tcpeople are women diversity david cameron established the a list tcpeople ore vllhe an diversity david cameron established the a list tcpeople ore vllhe into versity david cameron established the a list tcpeople ore vllhe into the ity , gay people into the into the tory parliamentary party. i said, did it occur to you to get anybody from a factory on the a list, who went comprehensive? >> dave, you didn't go to university? >> yeah, exactly. because they are part the are very important part of the country . country. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and we all pay a licence fee

as well. >> we yeah. >> we do. yeah. >> we do. yeah. >> i want to do right. >> i want to do right. >> bbc licence fee talking. oh no. go. let's, let's do no. let's go. let's, let's do the story later. then the other bbc story later. then let's to should you have let's go on to should you have a baby number tanya. so this baby number three tanya. so this is the green agenda as well. making women feel guilty up couples if they want to have more than two babies. >> so this was your mail yesterday ? yesterday? >> uh. um, dina , uh, was saying >> uh. um, dina, uh, was saying that she felt so guilty because she's pregnant with number three. >> she does all the recycling . >> she does all the recycling. >> she does all the recycling. >> she does all the recycling. >> she does? oh, god. it was just a woky virtue signalling, massive outpouring . the reality massive outpouring. the reality is, is i wish i had more. i have four children. i nearly had five. i only got four. i wish i had six. and the reason i didn't have six is because the gap between my two lots of children, i was busy working to make i was too busy working to make sure enough to be sure that i had enough to be able to bring up these children , able to bring up these children, enough to support enough to be able to support these so think, these children. so i think, and we that birth rates are we know that the birth rates are down britain. so we down in britain. so we absolutely should having more absolutely should be having more children. it's the type of children. but it's the type of parents and the of family

children. but it's the type of pare we and the of family children. but it's the type of pare we need he of family children. but it's the type of pare we need to of family children. but it's the type of pare we need to make if family children. but it's the type of pare we need to make sure nily children. but it's the type of pare we need to make sure we that we need to make sure we have. we need to have children. we i need to children we i need to have children because support children. because i support my children. i don't children. and then don't have my children. and then automatically expect the government up for government to bring them up for me comes to my housing me when it comes to my housing and and all of and for childcare and all of this i have to do it this stuff, i have to do it myself. and why i don't myself. and that's why i don't have children. yeah that's have six children. yeah that's the reason i don't have six children, is because i couldn't afford to have six. >> got a few seconds, >> we've only got a few seconds, but big decision to make but it's a big decision to make and sure you should and i'm not sure you should factor children factor in whether the children are or not. are good for the planet or not. >> of course you shouldn't. i mean, you know, tanya mean, you know, and as tanya said, mean, tanya is a very said, i mean, tanya is a very good parent. took good parent. she took responsibility her responsibility for raising her own suppose, own children. i suppose, to expecting government radical. >> yeah, yeah. radical. >> who'dyeah. thought it won't >> who'd have thought it won't catch well, yeah, but yeah, catch on. well, yeah, but yeah, but, tanya, we balance each other don't any other out. i don't have any children sharing children at all, so i'm sharing with between us, we're with tanya. so between us, we're ticking the boxes. >> right, >> brilliant, right, dawn? tanya, much tanya, thank you both so much to be a little bit later. up be back a little bit later. up next, we're going be joined next, we're going to be joined by minister to europe by a former minister to europe to discuss these french farmer protests. to see protests. are we going to see similar scenes in britain? similar scenes here in britain? this newsroom on gb this is britain's newsroom on gb news, a brighter outlook with boxt , sponsors of weather

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to give us a pay rise. and there's move to rip up there's a move afoot to rip up all our terms and conditions. >> scenes in france , hundreds >> we scenes in france, hundreds of tractors are forming of farmers tractors are forming a blockade into paris . they're a blockade into paris. they're vowing to cut off food . they're vowing to cut off food. they're furious at french and european rules . and also the dash to net rules. and also the dash to net zero. we've seen similar scenes in scotland. are we going to see the across britain? quite soon? >> and have we got a small boat solution? the home secretary, james cleverly, is meeting his counterparts in france this evening, setting out their plans to tackle the english channel crossings . crossings. >> and we've got an extraordinary story coming up as mps hold a debate on road traffic collisions. we're going to be speaking to campaigner sarah hope, who's the wife of our very own political editor , our very own political editor, christopher hope, who 17 years ago in crash ago was involved in a bus crash which mother and which killed her mother and seriously injured her lovely daughter, pollyanna . and daughter, pollyanna. and mortgage misfortune . mortgage misfortune. >> well, tory mp george freeman has quit his £120,000 a year ministerial job because he could

not afford his mortgage repayments. they increased from £800 a month to £2,000. do you feel sorry for him? let us know. >> and the very day we've got train drivers on strike, you're earning 60,000 a year, which i think they shouldn't be on strike. but then you get this full government minister, former minister saying i can't manage 120,000 a year. does he expect people accept lower pay rises people to accept lower pay rises in pubuc people to accept lower pay rises in public sector? very in the public sector? very interesting, isn't it? >> gb views at gb news. com is the email address that plus more from first from tanya and dawn. first though, latest news from tanya and dawn. first thou�*sam latest news from tanya and dawn. first thou�*sam francislatest news from tanya and dawn. first thou�*sam francis .itest news from tanya and dawn. first thou�*sam francis . bev news from tanya and dawn. first thou�*sam francis . bev andrew, with sam francis. bev andrew, thank you very much and good morning from the gb newsroom. >> it'sjust morning from the gb newsroom. >> it's just gone 11:00. our top story this morning. northern ireland's unionist party ireland's top unionist party have announced they will end their boycott the government.

their boycott of the government. the dup refused to take part the dup has refused to take part in power sharing more than in power sharing for more than 700 days in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements . post—brexit trade arrangements. the party say they'll now back a deal the party say they'll now back a deal, though, if new legislation is passed in parliament. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has hailed what he's described as the welcome and significant news. sir jeffrey donaldson says the move restores northern ireland's place in the uk. >> this package , i believe, >> this package, i believe, safeguards northern ireland's place in the union and will restore our place within the uk internal market. it will remove checks for goods moving within the uk and remaining in northern ireland, and will end northern ireland, and will end northern ireland automatically following future eu laws . future eu laws. >> commuters are facing more travel disruption as train drivers launch a fresh wave of walkouts in their long running dispute over pay . train dispute over pay. train operators are urging passengers to only travel if absolutely

necessary . three the strikes necessary. three the strikes were expected to be the first test of new legislation to enforce minimum service levels . enforce minimum service levels. downing street, though, has said it's disappointing that operators aren't using those powers to reduce the impact on passengers. aslefs general secretary mick whelan says the government are giving up trying to resolve the row. >> it's been five years since some of my members have had a pay some of my members have had a pay rise. um, we're all looking for a pay rise for the years of the pandemic. years. three years ago, when an inflation started going the roof, like going through the roof, like many sectors, asked for many other sectors, we asked for a we then found out a pay rise. we then found out that people, the privateers that the people, the privateers that the people, the privateers that done a deal that we work for had done a deal with westminster government with the westminster government not a pay rise. and not to give us a pay rise. and there's a move afoot to rip up our terms and conditions. our our terms and conditions. we still negotiations in still went into negotiations in good they've behaved good faith and they've behaved despicably. >> housing minister lee >> but housing minister lee rowley says that the strikes are unnecessary when the unions do the right thing for their members, where they're working for their members, that's fine. >> when they go out on strike unnecessarily . and this rail

unnecessarily. and this rail strike is an unnecessary strike, in my view. that's not acceptable. it's impacting hard working people all across the country. it's a good example of why government is taking why the government is taking difficult decisions, why the union backed labour party is refusing to so, and why the refusing to do so, and why the government should stand firm on these instances . these instances. >> well, a man in his 30s who was armed with a crossbow, we understand has been shot dead by police in south—east london. metropolitan police officers say the man was trying to force his way into a building in surrey quays just before 5:00 this morning. he was reportedly armed with weapons and was threatening to harm residents inside that address . to harm residents inside that address. unarmed to harm residents inside that address . unarmed officers to harm residents inside that address. unarmed officers had tried to speak to the man but were threatened and that's when police marksmen arrived at the scene the man entering scene and the man entering a building that property was building on that property was shot uk population could shot. the uk population could reach nearly £74 million by 2036, with migration adding around 6 million people to that amount . around 6 million people to that amount. that's around 6 million people to that amount . that's faster around 6 million people to that amount. that's faster than around 6 million people to that amount . that's faster than the amount. that's faster than the original forecast of 67 million.

the latest ons figures project that 10.8 million people will be born before then, and there could also be an additional 1 million people aged over 85, in the next 15 years. elsewhere pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been sentenced to ten years in prison for allegedly leaking state secrets . allegedly leaking state secrets. it comes just days before national elections. there, the former cricketer turned politician has already been in jail since august last year on corruption charges, which he says are politically motivated. his lawyer says they don't accept what they're calling an illegal verdict . back here in illegal verdict. back here in the uk , shop prices have risen the uk, shop prices have risen at their slowest rate for more than 18 months. in january . than 18 months. in january. inflation reached near record highs last year, prompting a cost of living crisis. however, despite counts and lower prices for milk and tea , saw shop price for milk and tea, saw shop price inflation fall to 2.9% from 4% inflation fall to 2.9% from 4% in december. overall prices ,

in december. overall prices, though, are still going up in the shops, but at a slower rate . the shops, but at a slower rate. and elon musk has announced that the first patient to receive a groundbreaking brain implant is now recovering well. the product, called telepathy . he product, called telepathy. he uses a robot to surgically place a computer chip in a region of the brain that controls movement . but the billionaire says the first goal is to enable people to control a phone or computer just by thinking and he says the initial tests show promising signs of brain activity in that patient, meaning other patients with paralysis or neurological conditions could one day overcome their conditions . overcome their conditions. that's the latest from the gb newsroom for now. we'll be back in the next half an hour with more in the meantime, we're on tv, digital radio and on your smart speaker. tv, digital radio and on your smart speaker . just say play smart speaker. just say play gb news . right. news. right. >> good morning. it is 1107. let's see what you've been

saying at home. this is about the rail strikes pauline in amersham says i've just returned from a weekend away by train at the age of 81. i use the passenger assisted scheme. it helped me with two changes there and back. i cannot highly and back. i cannot speak highly enough staff who helped enough of the staff who helped me and assisted with the changes, very changes, and it all went very smoothly. never smoothly. these people are never mentioned, they deal directly with you pauline. >> michael says if labour >> but michael says if labour get in, they're going give in get in, they're going to give in to unions time. to the unions every time. they've always done so in the past. so why break the habit of a lifetime? >> and said, >> and julius said, it's irrelevant what their pay currently the currently is. this is the drivers, the train the drivers, the train drivers, the train drivers have had train drivers have not had a pay rise years. i think it was rise in years. i think it was five years and if anyone else, rise in years. i think it was fiyit years and if anyone else, rise in years. i think it was fiyit was s and if anyone else, rise in years. i think it was fiyit was anyone anyone else, rise in years. i think it was fiyit was anyone else, ne else, rise in years. i think it was fiyit was anyone else, youlse, rise in years. i think it was fiyit was anyone else, you would if it was anyone else, you would be advocating for a pay rise. i don't mind them having a pay rise. pay rise for rise. if i had a pay rise for five years. we've crazy five years. we've got crazy inflation in. >> think some haven't had >> i think some haven't had a pay >> i think some haven't had a pay rise. >> i think some haven't had a payi'ise. >> i think some haven't had a payi think it depends which rail >> i think it depends which rail company i don't think. i don't think the board. think it's across the board. mcwheelan wasn't very specific about absolutely right. >> keep your emails coming. vaiews@gbnews.com is the email address. >> well, the home secretary, james cleverly, is on his way.

he even there now in he might even be there now in paris guess what paris to discuss. guess what small illegal small boats and illegal migration counterpart. >> comes after rwanda counterpart. >> cleared1es after rwanda counterpart. >> cleared its after rwanda counterpart. >> cleared its first' rwanda counterpart. >> cleared its first majorwanda bill cleared its first major hurdle in the house of lords last night, with peers voting resoundingly against a motion designed block it. designed to block it. >> well, our political editor, chris hope, in westminster, chris hope, is in westminster, chris, that was the chris, that was quite the government will be relieved that there was the liberal democrat kicked night in the kicked up last night in the lords, labour abstained . lords, but labour abstained. that's right. >> well, we're expecting all day yesterday the bill would pass second second reading to be very bonng second second reading to be very boring about this andrew and bev. but the key part , the key bev. but the key part, the key thing looking for is thing we're looking out for is the 14th of this month. the 12th and 14th of this month. those are the days when the lords sit into the wee lords will sit into the wee small hours debating endless attempts to water down the rwanda bill with amendments. now those amendments are tabled by the of friday next the afternoon of friday next week, and then it will be a moment in going into valentine's day. there'll be no love and kisses here between the commons and the lords will be quite dramatic, i think attempts to

water it down. lord liz vane, robert rogers as you know him. andrew, the former clerk of the commons, said last night that commons, he said last night that there could be many as seven there could be as many as seven exchanges between the commons and lords. that means the ping pong.soit and lords. that means the ping pong. so it goes backwards and forwards the key forwards seven times. the key question is will lords question is will the lords accept the bill as the commons drafted or will they insist on their amendments and vote it down at some stage third down at some stage at third reading? drama , and today reading? so drama, and today we're seeing from james cleverly he's the home secretary. he's off to france to meet with gerald darmanin , who's the gerald darmanin, who's the french minister. they french interior minister. they wanted to discuss then plans to do better cooperation and enforcing the border between across the english channel. so attempts there by james cleverly to deal with that . also we to deal with that. also we should hear today, later measures of how they're going to get this number of net legal legal migration down starting in april . so a legal migration down starting in april. so a lot happening today on home affairs and migration. >> okay. thank you so much christopher. hope there in westminster we're joined in the studio by former labour mp

studio now by former labour mp and minister for europe denis macshane. denis. this idea macshane. and denis. this idea that james cleverly is going over there, i think we've given them half a billion. isn't that what give them? 500 million? what we give them? 500 million? we've stop we've given the french to stop people in boats . i people coming over in boats. i can't see what we've got for our money. >> bonjour, a merci , merci for >> bonjour, a merci, merci for all the wonderful money you send to us in france to do very little. oh very good. i'm sorry. i was listening to french radio this morning to prepare myself for the most important interview of the day. no mention of mr cleverly. he doesn't have a high profile as there profile there, as here. there obsessed in france. rather with these. j'ai and tractor convoys . these. j'ai and tractor convoys. good reason. they're likely evading armies. they all coming up to paris. they're going to block nine, the equivalent of nine elms. you know , the old car nine elms. you know, the old car garden and stop france being fed. they've got armoured cars outside there. it's a it's a wonderful but what do good protest though don't they. wonderful protest. what are the french farmers want. they want

basically for lidl to be shut for down a free trade deal with new zealand to be abrogated, and that any price they wanted to put on a litre of milk or a dozen eggs or a chicken should be as high as they want to make money. don't blame them. can't blame they're taking blame them, but they're taking advantage of this new, inexperienced young prime minister. it's also it'll fizzle out. >> i don't think it will fizzle out. it's also partly an anti—globalist protest, because what they're saying is the same restrictions on farmers taking away farmland is happening in countries in lockstep across the world, and the only way that they can fight back, particularly under the auspices of net zero, is to come together. this is huge. on social media. this story, no , i social media. this story, no, i watch i spent half my brain in france as much as here. >> and you're you're you're quite right. but the problem is france number one is the. well europe's biggest agriculture sector. exporting country. number two, who is the biggest beneficiary of the eu common

agricultural policy . so if they agricultural policy. so if they are to be fair, it was somebody from the racist, rational national rally. it's called the far right party equivalent of ukip or bnp in france. i was listening to and he wanted to get rid of any trade with new zealand. and and then afterwards there was somebody from the conservative party, a lady mp, deputy, who said every everybody should do a french accent, speaking french , everybody speaking french, everybody should just pay a lot more for their food. and then the farmers would be happy. but france has got, you know, not quite as many poor people as we have, but a lot every little town in france has got a little , a lot have got has got a little, a lot have got an aldi and lidl and aldi, as they do into britain, bring in food from all over, mainly poorer european countries called free trade . it's called free free trade. it's called free trade . difficult to sort of be trade. difficult to sort of be against it. now it's the french get their way and everybody else starts blocking french wine . and starts blocking french wine. and i mean, i like english wine, but

could we have i'd like to have a glass a bit more expensive but isn't but a lot of it. >> also denis, they're upset about the government's net zero targets for, for their farmland. you know, they're going to put more and more solar more trees and more solar buildings, panels . buildings, solar panels. >> is twice the size >> so france is twice the size of britain, about the same population . it's got awful population. it's got an awful lot land. what they're lot of land. no. what they're particularly about all particularly angry about all this, you know. right wing guy was idea of any ban on was the idea of any ban on pesticides . now, was the idea of any ban on pesticides. now, i'm was the idea of any ban on pesticides . now, i'm not was the idea of any ban on pesticides. now, i'm not i'm not a farming expert, but that is that. >> but but they would say that is their environmental total. well drive at the cost of what. at the cost of their businesses, at the cost of, of food, of cost of not poisoning our rivers. >> now it's a trade off. it's a trade off in this country. a lot of rows over different forms of pesticides as there are in the united a complete united states. it is a complete trade off. we have just collapsed a very important deal with canada , which means about, with canada, which means about, i don't know, 4000 500,000 british cars won't be exported to canada. why because the

british government wouldn't accept any hormone changed beef from canada. and i support them on that. sorry i'm not going to do an anti—government thing on that. the price of that is our british car workers who'd got nice exports of jags , things, nice exports of jags, things, you know, good quiet cars. we build here that are sold in canada now could be in trouble. so i completely agree. i mean, all of trade issues are all of these trade issues are interlocked, but what you can't all of these trade issues are intyit.ocked, but what you can't all of these trade issues are intyit solve , but what you can't all of these trade issues are intyit solve it)ut what you can't all of these trade issues are intyit solve it by what you can't all of these trade issues are intyit solve it by in1at you can't all of these trade issues are intyit solve it by in myyou can't all of these trade issues are intyit solve it by in my viewan't all of these trade issues are intyit solve it by in my view ist do it solve it by in my view is each country we say, well we'll put up barriers to things we don't like. but by the way, you have to accept anything we want this, but but this is spreading. >> this has happened poland >> this has happened in poland and holland. germany. and holland. uh, germany. germany. saw uh, germany. we saw a small, uh, outbreak of unrest in scotland. i mean , this could be coming i mean, this could be coming here. >> well, english. >> well, english. >> english, scottish farmers, scottish farmers, but scots are fed with up with net zero. >> and the fact that they're going to have to give up some of their for environmental their land for environmental measures undoubtedly measures that that undoubtedly is course, but they is a and of course, but they have a scottish government, of course, big, question. course, big, big question. >> saw a piece

>> and i saw, i even saw a piece , in the slightly left , i think in the slightly left of centre observer by one of their big economics writers saying, you know, could net zero cost the british economy. you know, an awful lot of money. it is , it is. is, it is. >> and families to the alternative price is my youngest grand daughter celebrates her first birthday next week . first birthday next week. >> she'll be there long after i'm gone. but will britain, even the planet in terms of being an inhabitable place? >> i don't know, but we're fiddling at the edges. but costing families an awful lot of money and companies and businesses. are businesses. dennis, china are doing nothing. they're opening more more mines. brazil more and more coal mines. brazil don't care . they're pumping more don't care. they're pumping more stuff into the amazon. so are india. little britain india. and yet little britain does its bit and it's really hurting . families. hurting. families. >> america and canada's bit. new zealand does its bit and all of europe does its bit. i completely agree. but again if our answer to withdraw our answer is to withdraw from every relationship every international relationship that suits china just fine, that

suits modi in india just fine. he doesn't put under he doesn't want to be put under any kind of global pressure. well, it's not working, is it? well, it's not working, is it? well, it's not working, is it? well, it's working . well, it's working. >> they're carrying on in their own sweet way. >> they are as we do in our own sweet certain areas sweet way, in certain areas that, you know, we just don't change anything. so it's a giant global debate. and believe me, i don't think turning our backs, the people who think they're most like us in the world on the whole, are our fellow europeans. same culture and civilisation for hundreds of years. few wars now and then, but broadly system of law, respect for law and everything that is a european and north american tradition. so that's why very gently, without talking about return or rejoin or anything , talking about return or rejoin or anything, i'm very talking about return or rejoin or anything , i'm very pleased to or anything, i'm very pleased to return to the first question. james cleverly is who's a nice man is in paris talking to gerard d'alema, who's a very tough guy. there's some row over whether britain honoured its agreement to help on the money

and the financing of the work on the channel or the straits of dover coast, and it's absolute right, and we need a lot more contacts with our european partners , as we've had a lot partners, as we've had a lot more under rishi sunak than ever under liz truss or boris johnson, to be fair. and if there is a change of government and we're not talking about that today, i'm very convinced that there'll be it's 120th anniversary of the old tom cordiale this year. maybe that's a chance to mend a few fences with france, but i think across the board without rejoining. just put that on one side. we've got to start having a better relationship with our closest partner . those neighbours who partner. those neighbours who see the world much as we do. >> um , we, we were talking >> um, we, we were talking earlier to covid, um, covid. thank you, ranger and the conservatives had a little briefing last night about how the laws and how to win the next election and what they need to do, and there is a sense that it

is a done deal. and that is not a done deal. um, and that actually but but what we were discussing then is that it isn't necessarily starmer is necessarily that keir starmer is the . voters are the attraction. voters are undecided and they they're not feeling that the conservatives are representing their values. um looking in your crystal ball, how do you see the next sort of ten months? >> i think it's steady as you go. winston churchill famously said of clement attlee . uh, said of clement attlee. uh, taxi. drew up with the prime minister inside it, and it was empty. that was just a stupid inqu empty. that was just a stupid insult from a man who stood by churchill for five years during the war, he was deputy prime minister, working class, mobilised world mobilised factories. world church was doing the grand stuff with stalin . and i with roosevelt and stalin. and i think keir starmer is not. he's not that exciting . my god, we've not that exciting. my god, we've had non—stop exciting in british politics since brexit, haven't we? how many prime ministers did i hear? you know, it's on the radio this morning. there was a transport minister on and the poor lad was the 16th. i know, yeahi poor lad was the 16th. i know, yeah i know, i don't think we just want to park the sunak

excitement , the liz excitements , excitement, the liz excitements, the boris excitements. uh, i can't really say theresa may excitements, but you know what i mean. and just have a period of calm repair short. >> might we get a policy from your leader at some point? yes. he doesn't change next week. >> yes . yes. the policy is very, >> yes. yes. the policy is very, very clear. it's what i call repair shop policy fix. we've got to put britain into the repair shop. so much isn't working in in this country any. and bit by bit, no flashy stuff . and bit by bit, no flashy stuff. i mean a lot of very interesting. i've just published my diaries, as you know, and uh, of the blair government, 1970, 2001. and when blair came in, he came in with incredible number of christmas tree presents. that's going to be a pub. it was a parliament of scotland returning a mayor. we were going to sign a social charter. we're going to independence going to have independence of the england. we're going the bank of england. we're going to anti—gay laws to abolish all the anti—gay laws that tories still that the tories had still kept in going make in place. we're going to make peace northern we're peace in northern ireland. we're going bring this minimum

going to bring in this minimum wage. bang . wage. bang, bang, bang, bang. and i must say, the labour party liked it. now now i can't see anything like that . but in the anything like that. but in the starmer offer . but actually the starmer offer. but actually the nafion starmer offer. but actually the nation doesn't need fireworks now . it needs just solid nation doesn't need fireworks now. it needs just solid repair, work hard, quite hard to argue with that, dennis. >> thank you so much. dennis. labuschagne right . still to labuschagne right. still to come. shouldn't we coming down? shouldn't we be coming down harder people using their harder on people using their mobile phones whilst driving their we're going to their cars? we're going to be talking sarah next. the talking to sarah hope next. the wife political editor, wife of our political editor, christopher hope. their family was serious road was involved in a serious road tragedy . it is was involved in a serious road tragedy. it is an was involved in a serious road tragedy . it is an extraordinary tragedy. it is an extraordinary story . don't miss it. you're story. don't miss it. you're with britain's newsroom on

>> gb news is britain's election . channel 1124. >> he was britain's news from on gb news with andrew pierce and bev turner, now a female police officer who killed a lorry driver on the motorway after crashing on her crashing into him while on her phone, spared this phone, has been spared jail this week . jamie bellerby hit stuart week. jamie bellerby hit stuart murphy's lorry at 75 mile an hour while she was texting and calling. >> now someone else who knows about a similar horror crash is sarah hope, the wife of our very own political editor, christopher hope. >> back in april two thousand and seven, three generations of the hope family were supposedly meeting cousin meeting their new baby cousin nephew grandson. without nephew and grandson. but without warning, a london bus ploughed into sarah, her mum and her daughter. >> that's right, it left her and her daughter pollyanna with

serious injuries and sarah lost her mother in the accident as well. so joining us now is sarah hope, m.b.e. in westminster. we're much more used to seeing your husband christopher. there uh, sarah, she did send a message saying she'd borrowed his makeup brush , uh, this his makeup brush, uh, this morning, which probably not a sentence. you ever thought you would. utter. but would. you would utter. but you've been through a heck of a time the last 17 years, and time in the last 17 years, and now you campaign on on this issue, don't you? um, where do we start? can i just have your reaction? first of all, sarah, to this case, this week of the driver who was texting whatsapping looking on facebook and her her crash caused the death of that driver. what did you think when you saw that sentencing? >> absolutely awful. i mean, it's just terrible that things i don't the reason i've, i've launched a petition for there to be a victims commissioner for road crash victims because i do not believe that enough has changed, even in 17 years, since our crash. >> and it is appalling that that

happened. >> and, um , that driver should >> and, um, that driver should have gone to prison for a very long time. what's a deterrent for bad driving if, um , if for bad driving if, um, if people are being let off like this , it's awful. and what this, it's awful. and what justice is there for that poor family ? i mean, it's just family? i mean, it's just appalling in every, every way. >> sarah, it's not unusual ehhenis >> sarah, it's not unusual either, is it? because i was digging out, i remember lord ahmed, who was a labour peer. he was on his mobile phone in his car, on the motorway, texting . car, on the motorway, texting. he struck someone. they died. he went to prison for a mere . 12 weeks. >> absolutely . it's absolutely >> absolutely. it's absolutely terrible. i'm glad to say. actually, i've been in parliament this morning at a debate hosted by selaine saxby mp , and actually my petition was mp, and actually my petition was mentioned and my campaigning was mentioned and my campaigning was mentioned in parliament this morning. so i'm really pleased it goes to show the government are listening . but no, are listening. but no, i listened to some really sad stories this morning. for example, um , there are loopholes

example, um, there are loopholes in the law that make bad things happen. for example , 79% of happen. for example, 79% of crashes are caused by people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol . and yet if drugs or alcohol. and yet if they are in, if that driver is in a coma or not able to give permission for his blood to be tested, um , by the time that tested, um, by the time that they have permission for their blood to be taken. but but they don't have to have their blood tested so they can get away with things. you know, it is all wrong because there seems to be more importance in looking after the perpetrators of these crimes and what we're not doing is looking the victims looking after the victims themselves as they try fight themselves as they try to fight justice. and what road crime needs to be treated as real crime because these criminal drivers, people doing hit and run, speeding , holding on to run, speeding, holding on to mobile phones , you know, they mobile phones, you know, they know what they're doing , they know what they're doing, they actually know that they might be they might kill someone or severely injure someone. yeah it's the most they're getting

away with it. so many laws need to be not just toughened but changed completely. and the government need to recognise that road crime is real crime. the home office and ministry of justice, it's the department for transport. they need to come together. >> it's the most sort of dangerous weapon that any of us get near, isn't it? is a car, a vehicle. just tell our viewers what happened. if it's not too painful you if could go painful for you. if you could go back to that years ago, back to that day 17 years ago, what to you and your what happened to you and your family? yeah i, i my mother, elizabeth, had come to stay. >> i remember it so vividly. it was one of those gorgeous sunny days when summer's around the corner. were going to visit days when summer's around the corrnew were going to visit days when summer's around the corrnew nephew going to visit days when summer's around the corrnew nephew ating to visit days when summer's around the corrnew nephew at the to visit days when summer's around the corrnew nephew at the chelsea and my new nephew at the chelsea and westminster hospital, and, um, we decided to get the bus because the weather was so nice and my mother loved buses. so we were just approaching, approaching the bus depot in mortlake and, and there was lots of busyness. there was lots of honking of horns and things, but we really about it we didn't really think about it too . we approached the bus too much. we approached the bus depot and as soon as we entered

on pavement , a depot and as soon as we entered on pavement, a bus, instead on the pavement, a bus, instead of right into the depot, of turning right into the depot, just into us onto the just ploughed into us onto the on pavement. and i was on the pavement. and i was severely injured. my daughter pollyanna she got flung pollyanna was two. she got flung through the air, lost her leg , through the air, lost her leg, and my mother was killed. and i remember it all. >> now we're looking at a picture of pollyanna here. you obviously have been on a heck of a journey to bring her particularly back to such magnify decent form, and she is now a dancer . oh, magnify decent form, and she is now a dancer. oh, oh oh, magnify decent form, and she is now a dancer . oh, oh oh, she now a dancer. oh, oh oh, she loves dancing . loves dancing. >> yes, there she is with her brother and sister, barnaby and sapphire. um, you . yeah, i'm. sapphire. um, you. yeah, i'm. i've been so supported by my wonderful family and wonderful friends, but what the government don't recognise is the impact of these terrible crashes. why is a road crime treated as less than any other crime? you know , for any other crime? you know, for i hear the most terrible stories today. i heard a story about a family of three that were killed and yet the, um, driver pleaded

guilty and because he pleaded guilty and because he pleaded guilty , he got ten years. and guilty, he got ten years. and then he's probably out after seven. and then one of the things that needs to really change is the government need to look at driving bands. you know, if somebody killed someone and they then a lenient they then have a lenient sentence and they come out more often , not they are allowed to often, not they are allowed to drive again now only for lifetime driving bands have been given out in the last 7 or 8 years for lifetime driving, ban driving extraordinary. >> and the point is, is yeah. and of course much the government need to do . are they government need to do. are they listening sarah? are they listening sarah? are they listening to you ? know listening to you? know >> no i don't think they are because i think there's a lot i work with a lot. i work for for transport london. i've set up something called the sarah hope line, which is an incident support line to help victims of road crashes in london. and we help people on the whole of the london but we're not london network. but we're not doing for the long doing enough for the long tum impact people . you

impact for those people. you know, i write to the government and i haven't heard back , um, and i haven't heard back, um, i written to the labour government , i haven't heard back. um no, i still don't think it's until the government change their perception of the way they think about road crime is going to be very, very difficult. and there's so many brilliant campaigns . there's so many brilliant campaigns. there's so many people they suffer terrible people when they suffer terrible road crashes or they are bereaved by a road crash, they then have to become the campaigners themselves . yeah, campaigners themselves. yeah, they have to launch appeals into they have to launch appeals into the sentences given to those people that essentially people that have essentially murdered their family member. >> mhm. >> mhm. >> because the sentences are so, so short. so you've got a petition running at the moment, sarah. >> and how can people sign it. yes >> um it's going to come up on the screen. um i hope and um i would love you to sign it because we need a victims commission for road crash families, because there are so, you know , according to brake, you know, according to brake, the road safety, um, one of the

road safety charities, you know, 16 people today are going to be either killed or injured, seriously injured on uk roads. so the number of victims there are . and if you think about the are. and if you think about the numbers of families, you know, it's just too many. and also i'm very concerned that if the penalties and the sentences are not harsher , um, what deterrent not harsher, um, what deterrent is that for bad driving. yeah. >> and what deterrence is it to put down your mobile phone while you're driving not answer you're driving and not answer that text message? >> illegal to put that >> it's illegal to put that mobile and just put your mobile phones and just put your mobile phones and just put your mobile phones and just put your mobile phone on your back seat . mobile phone on your back seat. >> yeah. um, you know , i don't >> yeah. um, you know, i don't do speeding because , you know, do speeding because, you know, 20, 20 is plenty . yeah. is there 20, 20 is plenty. yeah. is there for a reason in cities because you can kill somebody at 30 miles an hour. >> okay , sarah, great to see you >> okay, sarah, great to see you there. great to see you. we have to move on. and no doubt we'll be seeing a lot more of your husband, christopher hope, on our channel. >> and good luck the

campaign. >> good with campaign, >> good luck with the campaign, sarah. great campaign sarah. what a great campaign issues know, i was issues and, you know, i was sitting opposite chris at the daily telegraph. were working daily telegraph. we were working together at the telegraph when he never he took that call. i'll never forget it. a look horror forget it. a look of horror on his ran out of the his face and he ran out of the office, and little did i know what was unfolding what a nightmare was unfolding in right. in his life. yeah, right. >> to come, we're going to >> still to come, we're going to be hearing you home. be hearing from you at home. but what drivers what you make of train drivers going on strike over their pay that and much more after your morning's . that and much more after your morning's. news >> bev and andrew, thank you very much and good morning from the gb newsroom. it's just gone 11:30. northern ireland's top unionist party have announced they will end their boycott of they will end their boycott of the government and return to power sharing. the party has refused to take part in government at for stormont more than 700 days now, in protest against post—brexit trade arrangements . the dup says they arrangements. the dup says they will back a deal if new legislation is passed in parliament. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris has hailed what he described as the welcome and significant

news, and made it clear the government will deliver on its end of the deal. commuters are facing more travel disruption as train drivers launch a fresh wave of walkouts in their long running dispute over pay. train operators are urging passengers to only travel if absolutely necessary. the strikes were expected to be the first test of new legislation to enforce minimum service levels . as a man minimum service levels. as a man in his 30s who was armed with a crossbow has been shot dead by police in south—east london, the metropolitan police say the man was trying to force his way into a building in surrey keys just before 5:00 this morning. he was reportedly armed with weapons and threatening to harm residents inside the address was unarmed. officers tried to speak to him but were threatened when police marksmen arrived and the man entering a building on the property was shot in. immigration is due to add an extra 6.1 million people to the uk population by 2036. the latest figures from ons found .

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perhaps what's the most extraordinary thing about it is that this is due to migration , that this is due to migration, not due to birth rates , because not due to birth rates, because we know that birth rates in the uk have falling. we're less than replacement in terms of birth rates. so we're plugging all of these gaps with migration. is that the right mix? is that the right way that we should be trying ensure that we can trying to ensure that we can fund like pensions? do we fund things like pensions? do we know what countries expect fund things like pensions? do we know vllol countries expect fund things like pensions? do we know vllo comeitries expect fund things like pensions? do we know vllo come from? expect people to come from? >> that a bit of a mean >> is that a bit of a mean question? maybe at this stage, that quite a mean that is, do we know quite a mean question stage? question at this stage? >> do know that we've >> but we do know that we've been seeing increases in been seeing big increases in from like india, of from places like india, of course, most course, india, now the most populous the world, populous country in the world, although interestingly, we are also uh, now also looking at this, uh, now new sort of policy with regard to social housing. we know that those born outside the united kingdom make up 17% of social housing or 17% of those from the outside the uk are in social housing, compared to 16% of those born in the uk. but interestingly, there is a big, big, uh, divergence of people depending on where they come

from. so only 6% of indians are in social housing. that rises to over 20% of people if they come from bangladesh. >> now, tom tom talks a lot about the fact we can't build anything in this country. >> on earth do we have the >> how on earth do we have the infrastructure to prepare for that? we in crazy in my that? we don't in crazy in my opinion, but the housing before you discuss social issues, but the housing minister on the rounds i've rounds this morning, i've forgotten his name. >> tom, you remind me who it is. he effectively about he was talking effectively about british rowley. british homes >> rowley. rowley. british homes , british homes british people. >> that's what was >> that's what he was effectively didn't effectively saying. he didn't quite i don't know why quite say that. i don't know why that doesn't become main part that doesn't become a main part of tory manifesto. of the tory manifesto. >> interesting, >> it's interesting, popular. >> it's interesting, popular. >> in to, >> it's quite difficult in to, order enforce sort order uh, enforce this sort of policy because , number most policy because, number one, most recent migrants can't get on to social housing. it's only if they then become british citizens that they can. the big contentious issue is refugees, who of course , can get access to who of course, can get access to social housing from day one and do do so. the question is, do we limit it for refugees ? yeah, limit it for refugees? yeah, yeah.the

limit it for refugees? yeah, yeah. the minister was a little bit sort of dancing on the head of a pin on this question this morning. i don't think we've yet seen the clear detail on whether they plan to do so. >> okay. all that more with >> okay. all that and more with tom emily. this afternoon. tom and emily. this afternoon. for though, with for now, though, you with britain's

& co weeknights . from six. & co weeknights. from six. >> yeah. very good morning. >> yeah. very good morning. >> you're on the telly, andrew pierce. it's 1143 with britain's newsroom on gb news.

>> tanya's fault . >> tanya's fault. >> tanya's fault. >> um, we've got a serious story, though. before we come to these two. a man in his 30s. breaking news was reported armed with a crossbow has been shot dead by armed police in south—east dead by armed police in south—(metropolitan police say >> the metropolitan police say the trying to force his the man was trying to force his way in the early way into a building in the early hours, threatening hours, and was threatening to hurt inside, let's hurt the people inside, so let's bnng hurt the people inside, so let's bring reporter, christina bring in our reporter, christina curtis, for very latest. bring in our reporter, christina curtis, fo morning. latest. bring in our reporter, christina curtis, fo morning. christina. very >> good morning. christina. very unusual. this country unusual. still in this country for the police to shoot dead a criminal. what happened ? good morning. >> so i'm here at the scene in rotherhithe in south—east london, where there is still a very heavy police presence. so what we've been told so far is that a man in his 30s was, um, who was allegedly armed with a crossbow, was trying to break into one of the properties and that armed police shot him. so so, um, it was around 5 am. this morning that police arrived where the man was threatening to hurt the people inside the property and trying to force his way in by the time armed police arrived , it's alleged that he

arrived, it's alleged that he was actually inside the property and was also threatening officers. now armed police took action. they did provide first aid at the scene, but he did pass away . um, two people inside pass away. um, two people inside the building did suffer minor injuries, so as i said, there's a large police presence still here as we've been here, forensics have been in and out. there's a large cordon in place with police officers strolling the streets of the estate is pretty much closed off. and we've been speaking to local resident . here's steve cornish we've been speaking to local reswhat . here's steve cornish we've been speaking to local reswhat he ere's steve cornish we've been speaking to local reswhat he had steve cornish we've been speaking to local reswhat he had to :eve cornish we've been speaking to local reswhat he had to say cornish we've been speaking to local reswhat he had to say . ornish on what he had to say. >> i've lived here 17 years. i was born and bred in the area and, um, it is surprising neighbour is very friendly. >> uh, all work together . um, >> uh, all work together. um, fight a lot for the community issues and environment issues, etc. that's the type of atmosphere you get down here. but obviously this is a major incident in our area and it's shocked quite a few people this morning . now now the independent morning. now now the independent

office for police conduct have launched an investigation . launched an investigation. >> and they said that they , um, >> and they said that they, um, have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a man by the metropolitan police service. they declared an independent investigation . at 6:40 am, and investigation. at 6:40 am, and they sent investigators to the scene . um, and the police post scene. um, and the police post incident procedure as they begin to gather evidence . so we're to gather evidence. so we're still remain here. and we'll be providing you any updates as we get them. >> okay. thank you very much, christina curtis there with the very latest just now joining us in the studio, author and political commentator tony brooks, former editor of daily star. dawn neesom. good morning, ladies. and before we talk to you, hear from our you, we want to hear from our viewers because, we viewers because, of course, we are we are the people's channel. we love you at home. >> and this is what a lot of you had to say about the latest wave of train strikes. >> believe that the rail >> i believe that the rail strikes have been an absolute disaster for everybody. they're extremely . they should extremely well paid. they should get back to work, get on with

the they're paid for, the job that they're paid for, and they don't want to do and if they don't want to do that, then they should leave. and if they don't want to do tha when| they should leave. and if they don't want to do tha when ithey should leave. and if they don't want to do tha when i hearshould leave. and if they don't want to do tha when i hear there's.eave. and if they don't want to do tha when i hear there's another and if they don't want to do thaiastrike hear there's another and if they don't want to do tha \astrike coming, re's another and if they don't want to do thaiastrike coming, ie's another and if they don't want to do thaiastrike coming, i think, ther train strike coming, i think, oh great, here we go again. and quite , i just sick of quite frankly, i am just sick of them now the railway has come so unreliable with strikes . unreliable with strikes. >> surely the time now has come where acas needs to be involved and get both parties in a room locked in there, knocked their heads together and get it resolved. >> train drivers are some of the highest paid and luckiest workers in the country , and they workers in the country, and they are killing the industry as well. >> i think that the rail strikes that are still going on is pretty damn shocking actually. people have to get to work. they have to visit loved ones in hospital. kids have to get to school, stop striking . you've school, stop striking. you've got a pretty good dumb deal as it is. unions want you necking. please >> right. well, tony and dawn are here with us. let's talk about this issue first of all. then let's carry on. dawn rail strikes. the british public are so tired of not knowing if we're going be able anywhere

going to be able to go anywhere on given day. on any given day. >> i think. this is the >> i think. yeah, this is the problem. know, many problem. um, you know, as many people we've just heard are people as we've just heard are saying you know , train saying that, you know, train drivers, most unions drivers, this is most unions have settled. this is just aslef, most people are not aslef, um, most people are not on the wages that train drivers are on. so they do not really support these strikes being going on and on forever. >> 20 months now. >> 20 months now. >> and was >> yeah, exactly. and i was listening lynch being listening to mick lynch being interviewed this morning he listening to mick lynch being inteisaying, this morning he listening to mick lynch being inteisaying, wellmorning he listening to mick lynch being inteisaying, well ,iorning he listening to mick lynch being inteisaying, well , young he listening to mick lynch being inteisaying, well , you know, he was saying, well, you know, there a offer on the there was a new offer on the table. goes, well, we table. and he goes, well, we don't to go back don't need to go back to our members don't think members because we don't think it's acceptable. and then a train driver was on the radio about a train and he goes, well, i would like to have a chance to have my on this latest have my say on this latest offer, not getting offer, but we're not getting asked. we're interesting asked. so we're very interesting if mick lynch would on the if mick lynch would come on the show um, know, show and ask him, um, you know, how that you had the how do you know that you had the support of your members still ? support of your members still? >> it's mick whelan, >> it's just it's mick whelan, actually, is the rmt actually, mick whelan is the rmt . militant. . he's the other militant. >> they're confuse . the >> they're easy to confuse. the two mix. >> but mick whelan yeah mean >> but mick whelan yeah i mean it's members been it's the members haven't been given a chance to react. and this the problem. so how do

this is the problem. so how do they they have. this is the problem. so how do the because 1ey have. this is the problem. so how do the because 1eycourse this is the problem. so how do the becauseieycourse they >> because of course if they if they it was put back they were if it was put back today, could back at work. >> they'd behave like despots. >> they'd behave like despots. >> these union leaders, you know, the power has know, it's gone to the power has gone heads. and if you gone to their heads. and if you think about average nurse gone to their heads. and if you think23iout average nurse gone to their heads. and if you think23rotand average nurse gone to their heads. and if you think23rotand these rage nurse gone to their heads. and if you think23rotand these train nurse gets 23 k and these train drivers are getting over 60 k a yean drivers are getting over 60 k a year, has any sympathy. year, no one has any sympathy. i have no sympathy for them at all. it's to just all. it's time to stop and just get on with the job. >> and saw what the gb news >> and you saw what the gb news panel exactly. panel thought exactly. >> and also they you >> and also that they were you know, hark back to know, i know i hark back to lockdowns, but you know, they got their money during got all their money during lockdown. we subsidised them completely during lockdown. they should be some payback for that, even a pay even if they haven't had a pay rise five years. rise in five years. >> playing devil's >> tony just playing devil's advocate >> tony just playing devil's advwell�* think they were >> well i think they were getting too much with getting too much to start with and they're and they should be. they're lucky type of wage lucky to get that type of wage anyway, they didn't lose anyway, and they didn't lose their job anyway, and they didn't lose theirjob and they lose their job and they didn't lose their job and they didn't lose their they theirjobs during lockdown. they didn't during didn't lose their jobs during lockdown. got to of lockdown. you've got to kind of like what like compare, compare what a nurse gets to train nurse gets to what a train driver gets, they were the driver gets, who they were the whole way through lockdown and some talking some of them died, uh, talking about financial hardship, dawn mp george his former mp george freeman, his former minister, and minister, he's resigned and because he can't afford his

mortgage. >> but he takes home a very nice salary. >> he's. yeah, absolutely . he's >> he's. yeah, absolutely. he's on £120,000 salary, probably plus a few extras. this is the first story ever. i remember someone actually walking away from a job because they need more money. does that make any sense? really? on planet normal , sense? really? on planet normal, you mean? >> so he must have a better offer from somewhere, though. >> well, you would thought. >> well, you would have thought. and the and basically, i think the bottom this story is bottom line with this story is basically is to lose basically he is going to lose his come the general his seat. um come the general election how election in any case. so how very cynical of you. >> he's very cynical, but this could getting to could be getting ready to abandon find also, >> i think you'll find also, dawn, there might be divorce dawn, there might be a divorce involved just involved here, which may just have had a material effect on his income. his outgoings and income. >> yes. >> yes. >> exactly that. so very, >> exactly that. so i'm very, very this, but he very cynical about this, but he does serious point, does make a serious point, doesn't you, about his doesn't you, about how his mortgage from 800 to 2000? >> yes, 800 2000. >> yes, 800 to 2000. >>— >> yes, 800 to 2000. >> ridiculous. the >> it's ridiculous. the mortgages killing these mortgages are killing these interest are killing interest rates are killing us. they're business. they're killing business. they're killing business. they're i'm they're killing everyone. i'm having properties that having to put properties that i've worked for 20 years that i've worked for 20 years that i've owned. i was encouraged to

buy properties in order to not have a pension to. so i've got something for my children as they get older. so now i'm having to sell two of my properties on properties to pay a tax bill on money that have not received, money that i have not received, because a landlord because i'm a nice landlord and ikeep because i'm a nice landlord and i keep my rent really down when the interest rates went up, i had to subsidise i'm had to subsidise them. so i'm paying had to subsidise them. so i'm paying money that i paying tax on money that i haven't that been haven't got, that i've been subsidising, having subsidising, and i'm now having to properties that were to sell the properties that were i encouraged to buy in order i was encouraged to buy in order to pension oh, and to have a pension for my oh, and have for my children. have some money for my children. it's george george it's all down to george george osborne and he changed the rules and he's absolutely george osborne chancellor it osborne is chancellor made it very for second home very difficult for second home owners demonising owners almost demonising them as if second homes, if people who have second homes, landlords are rogues like rats and thousands. >> but the average home property owner owns a couple. >> yes, but like you, the point is, is now. >> so i have to sell those that those they'll go somewhere. someone put the rent. sky someone will put the rent. sky high. they're not like me. who i was subsidise as much high. they're not like me. who i wai subsidise as much high. they're not like me. who i wai could subsidise as much high. they're not like me. who i wai could because dise as much high. they're not like me. who i wai could because i've as much high. they're not like me. who i wai could because i've gotnuch as i could because i've got lovely tenants in and i want to keep properties. what's keep the properties. what's going there's going to happen when there's nothing because none of nothing to rent? because none of us properties can

us who had rental properties can afford to keep so many landlords are logic. are giving up the logic. >> dawn behind those sorts of policy was so that we policy changes was so that we didn't policy changes was so that we didnof properties, that lots of properties, and that gave opportunity for people gave more opportunity for people to their house. to buy their own house. >> exactly that. i think >> exactly that. and i think karen point about, karen andrews point there about, you landlords not you know, most landlords are not fat cat. >> they're they've got maybe >> they're not they've got maybe 1 houses, 1 or 2. 1 or 2 houses, 1 or 2. >>— 1 or 2 houses, 1 or 2. >> my mum was a fat cat >> and my mum was a fat cat landlord for if you want to put it that way for a while because you know when, when she, when she, she lost my dad, she moved in partner. so she in with her new partner. so she rented out her little bungalow. and it's like, know, she and it's like, you know, she would those people would be one of those people that do that. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> um, right. one little story which made me smile. this is the idea with with idea that you coped with with covid and lockdowns better. tonya, you religious tonya, if you had a religious faith, i've seen with my faith, i've seen this with my own people that own eyes, with people that i know. why? own eyes, with people that i knowellhy? own eyes, with people that i knowell ,y? own eyes, with people that i knowell ,/?think of the >> well, i think one of the other register as other things to register as well, it's mainly older women. so i don't know whether women are the population age women of are the population age women of a certain age like us. >> they're looking at me again. are you dawn neesom? i i just

think it's the case of having a sense of something other to have faith in. >> and also, i think a lot of these people took a had more trust in their faith than they had in the government. and that's why they didn't get so depressed with the kind of that propaganda . do you the propaganda. do you remember the propaganda. do you remember the propaganda killing people. propaganda was killing people. >> i came out of lockdowns with an renewed an absolutely renewed appreciation of with people of faith. dawn than i ever had before, because they sort of looked at boris johnson and partygate. going to do partygate. we're not going to do what do. we do what you want us to do. we do what you want us to do. we do what want us to do. yeah, what they want us to do. yeah, and popping in to what they want us to do. yeah, andlocal popping in to what they want us to do. yeah, andlocal church popping in to what they want us to do. yeah, andlocal church when pping in to what they want us to do. yeah, andlocal church when youg in to what they want us to do. yeah, andlocal church when you wereo our local church when you were allowed to go in. >> it was that was quite tricky because they were closed for a long was an outrage. >> and the most heartbreaking thing ever seen, especially thing i've ever seen, especially for the older in our for the older people in our local they had hazard local community. they had hazard tape yeah, yeah . so tape on the pews. yeah, yeah. so you could into church, but you could go into church, but and these are we're talking elderly people here. you couldn't on the without couldn't sit on the pews without hazard tape and that hazard tape on there. and that broke . and it still broke my heart. and it still breaks my heart thinking. broke my heart. and it still bre and ny heart thinking. broke my heart. and it still bre and the |eart thinking. broke my heart. and it still bre and the churchinking. broke my heart. and it still bre and the church leadership was >> and the church leadership was pathetic >> and the church leadership was pat they not speak out about

>> they did not speak out about it. was the archbishop of it. where was the archbishop of canterbury time? canterbury during that time? >> grotesque when it >> they were grotesque when it came to their community. >> time. where >> during that time. where were they? these they? i know, and these disgusting, grotesque rules. i'm still waiting like bev for an apology because we were right and lockdowns were wrong. and i remember that, that scene. do you remember that scene when those went to comfort their those boys went to comfort their mum in the funeral and the funeral made move funeral director made them move away mother? away from their own mother? >> i know they went mad. >> yeah, i know they went mad. >> yeah, i know they went mad. >> well, we mad. >> well, we went mad. >> well, we went mad. >> there's all of morals >> there's all sorts of morals to drawn from that, isn't to be drawn from that, isn't there? right amen. our show there? um. right amen. our show is that's it from is over. that's it from britain's newsroom for today. up next, good afternoon, britain with and emily. we'll see with tom and emily. we'll see you tomorrow. you then. with tom and emily. we'll see youshould ow. you then. with tom and emily. we'll see youshould antisocialu then. with tom and emily. we'll see youshould antisocial tenants >> should antisocial tenants lose their rights to social housing? and, frankly, should people with connections to the area be prioritised? yes >> the ons has also predicted that the population of the uk could increase by a whopping 6.1 million people. that's the population of scotland by 2036. there's an increase of 10% of

the entire population . can we the entire population. can we cope with it ? looks like things cope with it? looks like things are heating up. boxt boiler is sponsors of whether on gb news . sponsors of whether on gb news. hello again. >> it's aidan mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast a fine tuesday for most of us. cloud clearing the south—east and that will be followed by sunny spells in many places. it's an area of low pressure that is pushing in the north sea, which contains still some cloud cover across east anglia and the south—east. some patchy rain as well , so we'll patchy rain as well, so we'll continue see some light continue to see some light outbreaks of rain or drizzle across norfolk, suffolk and essex staying grey here. but brighter skies elsewhere . plenty brighter skies elsewhere. plenty of sunshine for the south—west wales and the midlands into northern england as well as eastern scotland and northern ireland. just a few showers into western scotland, but elsewhere, where the sunshine where we've got the sunshine feeling with feeling pleasant enough with light highs of ten light winds and highs of ten celsius into the evening, we'll see the cloud thin and break

across the south—east that will allow temperatures to fall away and with light winds, a few fog patches will form as well across some central and southern parts. further north, cloud builds and it turns increasingly wet and windy, especially for the northwest of scotland, where some heavy rain arrives by dawn . some heavy rain arrives by dawn. now, the winds really pick up dunng now, the winds really pick up during tomorrow morning, with the risk across the northern half of the uk of 65 mile per hour wind gusts. and for the far north of scotland, 85 mile per hour wind gusts that could cause some real issues. and we've got the heavy rain pushing south across scotland into northern ireland, northern england and north wales. so a blustery day for many of us, but mild that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:00 on tuesday the 30th of january. well let's cross straight over to westminster because in the last few minutes the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, has been speaking . speaking. >> good afternoon everyone . >> good afternoon everyone. >> good afternoon everyone. >> i welcome the very significant step from sir jeffrey donaldson, the step he took last night. i'm very grateful to sir jeffrey and took last night. i'm very grateful to sirjeffrey and his

grateful to sir jeffrey and his colleagues for the leadership that he and they have displayed and the constructive nature of our dialogue over the past few months . throughout our dialogue over the past few months. throughout our discussion , it has never been in discussion, it has never been in doubt that sir jeffrey's prime concern was to secure and reinforce northern ireland's place in the union. i would also like to thank the other political parties in northern ireland for the patience they have shown during this time . i'm have shown during this time. i'm pleased that the dup have agreed to accept the package of measures that the uk government has put forward and as a result, they are ready to return to the northern ireland assembly and nominate to the nominate representatives to the northern ireland executive . i northern ireland executive. i can confirm that today i have updated the cabinet on this significant development and, as agreed with sir jeffrey, and obviously subject to the finalisation of all party talks today, i will tomorrow publish the details of the proposals we have made to secure northern ireland's place in the uk internal market and to strengthen the union. i believe