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i >> -- >> good evening, i'm ray addison in the gb newsroom. our top stories this hour. the prime minister has urged the newly restored power sharing executive in northern ireland to focus on delivering families and delivering for families and businesses , as rishi sunak was businesses, as rishi sunak was visiting air ambulance crews in lisburn ahead of a meeting at stormont with first minister michelle o'neill and deputy emma little—pengelly on monday . the little—pengelly on monday. the institutions were restored after a deal between mr sunak's government and the dup to allay unionist concerns over post—brexit trading arrangements . mr sunak described money provided by the government as part of the return package as generous . generous. >> the deal that we negotiated last year, £33 billion, last year, £3.3 billion, represents a generous and fair settlement for northern ireland and, crucially , it is and, crucially, it is sustainable and it's about ensuring that public finances in northern ireland are sustainable for the long terme. that's the
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approach that we've taken that i think will really benefit everyone here. and now that we've got the executive back up and running, it's right that people their people have their local politicians focusing on their priorities, public priorities, starting with public services , as there hasn't been services, as there hasn't been devolved government up and running too long. running here for far too long. but we do have it and they but now we do have it and they can on delivering can start focusing on delivering for everyone . for everyone. >> a £20,000 reward is being offered for information that may lead to the arrest of a suspect chemical attacker. new video has been released of abdul azadi in a tesco store in north london on wednesday . police say his last wednesday. police say his last known movements show that he left tower hill tube station in the east end, just after half past nine that evening. that was after a woman who was known to azad and her two children were attacked . forensic tests have attacked. forensic tests have shown a concentrated, corrosive substance was used either liquid sodium hydroxide or carbonate .
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sodium hydroxide or carbonate. the 17 year old boy has become the fourth person to be charged with the murders of two teenagers in bristol. 15 year old mason rice and 16 year old max dixon was stabbed in the knowle west area last weekend. a 44 year old man and two youths, aged 15 and 16, have already been charged with their murders . been charged with their murders. well, the police watchdog has launched an investigation following a crash on the m25, which happened after a police pursuit . officers from pursuit. officers from hertfordshire constabulary were following a van at around 4 am. this morning, but they were stood down before that collision . the van went on to hit three other vehicles and a woman was killed. police say her family is being supported by specially trained officers . a former wales trained officers. a former wales and british and irish lions fly half, barry john has died aged 79. he played in five lines tests and was nicknamed the king
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after inspiring their 1971 victory over the all blacks. his family says he'll be remembered as a loving, grand dad to his 11 grandchildren and. well, for the latest stories you can sign up to gb news alerts by simply scanning the qr code that's on your screen right now , or go to your screen right now, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now let's get straight . let's get straight. >> my thanks to ray addison, who returns in an hour's time. welcome to a busy mark dolan tonight. in my big opinion, a labour government is coming. that's fine , but it's my duty to that's fine, but it's my duty to tell you what to expect. and it's not pretty in the big story. after the events of this week, has suella braverman been proved right that multiculturalism in britain has failed.7 i'll be asking margaret thatcher's former top adviser, nigel gardiner. thatcher's former top adviser, nigel gardiner . at 17 years of nigel gardiner. at 17 years of age, my mark meets guest fell victim to a kidnap by a human
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trafficking and organ harvesting gang threatening torture and sexual abuse. they took her freedom. they took her body. but they did not take her spirit, they did not take her spirit, they wrote. a lion tells her incredible story. shortly in my take at ten. a convicted criminal and illegal immigrant suspected of a chemical attack . suspected of a chemical attack. still on the run. proof if you needed it, that britain's asylum system is utterly broken . known system is utterly broken. known also as our ex—prime minister starts a new movement called the popular conservatives with the support of nigel farage. can liz truss unite the right and brexit.7 four years on, was it worth it.7 are we asking tonight's newsmaker .7 former tonight's newsmaker.7 former government minister ann widdecombe, plus tomorrow's front pages . at 1030 sharp with front pages. at 1030 sharp with three top pundits tonight who haven't been told what to say and who don't follow the script. tonight we have former mep annunziata rees—mogg , gb news annunziata rees—mogg, gb news senior political . commentator
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senior political. commentator nigel nelson and hot off the bus or the train barely broken a sweat. lord kulveer , ranger and sweat. lord kulveer, ranger and tonight king charles has been pictured for the first time since leaving hospital for prostate treatment. i'll get reaction from someone knows reaction from someone who knows him well. former him intimately well. former royal butler to king charles grant harold . plus, the most grant harold. plus, the most important part of the show. what is the most important part of the show? well, it's your emails . they come to my . they come straight to my laptop. mark at gbillionews.com, and this show has a golden rule we don't do boring, not on my watch. i just won't have it. so a big couple of hours to come. we start with my big opinion . we start with my big opinion. there's trouble in paradise folks. as the express report that a civil war is breaking out within the labour party over ed miliband's green revolution and its eye—watering cost of £28 billion a year mean . while there billion a year mean. while there
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are tensions over starmer's israel stance, trans rights and labour's increasing caution on in relation to public spending get used to this. a labour government is coming and that's fine, but it's my duty to tell you what to expect . stifling you what to expect. stifling political correctness , also political correctness, also called wokery, will reach new heights in the hands of a prime minister that's unwilling to define what a woman is and takes the knee to the latest divisive woke cause strikes we've suffered will get worse, given it's the union barons who bankroll the labour party borrowing . in the national debt borrowing. in the national debt likely won't fall because the pubuc likely won't fall because the public sector will expect a cash bonanza when labour gets in. why? because as those working in the sector are labour's the public sector are labour's electoral , kc taxes electoral constituency, kc taxes won't go down to any significant extent because labour don't really believe in low taxes and they like to mischaracterise low taxes as trickle down economics ,
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taxes as trickle down economics, which is not true in fact, given the state of the country at the moment, we're so broke , taxes moment, we're so broke, taxes will probably go up to fund labour's policy ambitions. more spending and generous pay rises mean that inflation is currently in retreat . returns as a threat . in retreat. returns as a threat. and don't tell me that brexit is safe in the hands of a man that campaigned for a second referendum. no government is perfect and the tories have had an intermittently disastrous 14 years in power. apart an intermittently disastrous 14 years in power . apart from years in power. apart from getting brexit done , i getting brexit done, i personally thought boris was terrible. liz truss was well—meaning with some great ideas, but in the end another disaster. she didn't do her homework . it's my unfashionable homework. it's my unfashionable view that sunak has steadied the ship and his underrated windsor framework agreement has ended problems around the flow of goods between mainland britain and northern ireland, and the return of power sharing in northern ireland. this week is
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almost exclusively down to him. but running the country competently , quietly bookishly competently, quietly bookishly may not be enough , and running may not be enough, and running the country is my greatest concern. should labour prevail now to be positive about starmer . he's not an extremist like jeremy corbyn, and the news that labour will at least not increase corporation tax , increase corporation tax, possibly bring it down, means is that they're serious about economic growth. they're also supporting the idea of no cap on bankers bonuses. now, bankers bonuses are hard to justify ethically, but the reality is that wealthy, successful people generate national income and pay huge amounts of tax , which pays huge amounts of tax, which pays for the public services to which laboun for the public services to which labour. we are told, is committed. so labour's noticeable shift to the right in recent days, including the decision to distance themselves from that crazy figure of £28 billion a year, to bet the house on flaky renewables is going to be reassuring to more
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conservative minded voters . the conservative minded voters. the kind of people that tony blair won over . in 1997. kind of people that tony blair won over. in 1997. but tony blair, keir starmer ain't , and blair, keir starmer ain't, and starmers labour is a lot redder than new labour's light blue dufing than new labour's light blue during magic grandpa jeremy corbyn's disastrous stint leading this once great party. the whole movement was infiltrated by hard left activists. the labour backbenches were cleansed of moderate centrists, so who's to say figures like john mcdonnell , say figures like john mcdonnell, richard burgon, rebecca long—bailey and others won't reappear ? should labour only win reappear? should labour only win a slim majority and it's just possible that those figures could hold the balance of power. yikes love or hate sir keir's policy agenda, it will likely never happen if these rebellious backbenchers get their way. now, if starmer gets 100 seats or more, no problem. but a majority
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of ten or 20 or 30 if that happens. i believe that this labour party in government is ungovernable. starmer will be doing deals in smoke filled rooms, vape, smoke for the whole of his premiership, which means chaos for the country and a shift to the left. politically may god help us. a handful of mps will be able to lean on starmer to borrow more money, spend more money and ditch business friendly policies for which this week they have rightly won plaudits. if labour was led by a strong prince figure, well, that might help tony blair, for example, demonstrated a colossal political will and no small amount of courage to modernise the labour party and win power three times over. i don't think you'll get that from the cervix . you'll get that from the cervix. free leader of the opposition keir starmer, who in my view is nothing more than a political algorithm , a human manifestation algorithm, a human manifestation of chatgpt software gone horribly wrong and if there's a
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hung parliament with labour as the biggest party, well, it's game over for everyone because every bit of legislation will need approval of fringe need the approval of fringe figures like diane abbott. need the approval of fringe figures like diane abbott . let's figures like diane abbott. let's hope she brings her calculator . hope she brings her calculator. the tories have been a disaster for in recent years. i'll give you that . i like sunak, but the you that. i like sunak, but the party he not so much . so perhaps party he not so much. so perhaps it's party he not so much. so perhaps wsfime party he not so much. so perhaps it's time for a change. but my fear is that it's a change for the worst . your reaction market the worst. your reaction market gb news.com. we'll get to your thoughts shortly, but my top pundits, former mep annunciato rees—mogg, gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and former advisor to bofis nelson and former advisor to boris johnson , lord kulveer, boris johnson, lord kulveer, ranger annunciator. let me start with you. the bottom line is many people might like keir starmer's policy platform. he seems to have shifted to the right in recent days , but none right in recent days, but none of it may happen .
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of it may happen. >> it may well not. >> it may well not. >> but i'm also not at all sure that most of us know or believe what his policy platform is as he changes his mind so often , he changes his mind so often, it's very hard to understand what is true, what is going to happen , and what is just kind of happen, and what is just kind of make believe to win some extra votes. >> i think people need to be very, very cautious before they vote ballot because vote in the ballot box because as i better the devil you as i think better the devil you know . know. >> what think about this, >> what do you think about this, nigel nelson? have you noticed a change in tone, a change in rhetoric and a change in policy from starmer in recent days ? from starmer in recent days? >> well, what i've noticed is actually the policies we didn't have that say a year ago. and now they're sort of coming up on a daily basis. so that's an improvement. we'll get even more when the manifesto comes out . when the manifesto comes out. he's not going too far because the tories keep nicking the ones he comes up with. so he needs to actually keep a few a few under wraps when you when you say policies, nigel, do you mean u—turns? >> for example, rowing back on that figure of £28 billion a
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year for a green revolution ? year for a green revolution? >> um, well, with the 28 billion i regretted, if he does go back on that, we're still a bit unsure about how he's going to do that . the 28 billion is do that. the 28 billion is important because it would create 500,000 green jobs . but create 500,000 green jobs. but there are other things out there as well, which he hasn't rowed back on. so for instance, the idea of getting the nhs to get through its backlog by having 2 million more operations means that that is a firm, a firm commitment paid for by taxing the 26,000 non—doms you will get 6500 more teachers in schools, and that's paid for by vat on private school fees. so there are other things out. i wonder if you're inflating that non—dom income somewhat. >> i fear that you're cooking the books there. nigel because some non—doms could flee the country, which means lost national income and lost tax receipts . receipts. >> yeah, i mean, there's always a danger of that at the moment that the independent estimate
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notes and these are put together by lse and warwick university. he is out of the 26,000 who are here, fewer than 100 would actually leave the country . now actually leave the country. now clearly if they all disappeared and we then this policy would not work. >> well, wait a minute, nigel. >> well, wait a minute, nigel. >> i mean, this this non—dom tax. this is going to pay for everything, apparently, tax. this is going to pay for everythinga apparently, tax. this is going to pay for everythinga neerently, tax. this is going to pay for everythinga new frock', tax. this is going to pay for everythinga new frock for mrs. dolan. >> well , there's this constant >> well, there's this constant sort of complaint that he's spending it several times over. he hasn't . the non—dom tax, if he hasn't. the non—dom tax, if it works as planned, will raise over £3 billion. 1.8 billion of that goes into nhs free breakfast clubs for primary school children and improved dentistry . see, that still dentistry. see, that still leaves over £1 billion left. so he hasn't spent it several times oven he hasn't spent it several times over. he's used the pot to spend it on several different things. >> kulveer i'm going to come back to you in one moment, but i do want to just press nigel on this because, nigel, it's fair to that you want labour
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to say that you want a labour government be honest, government and let's be honest, a government is coming. a labour government is coming. i think it's duty prime think it's my duty as a prime time warn my time broadcaster to warn my viewers and listeners of what's going to now, have going to happen. now, i have said that some of his remarks this week been quite this week have been quite positive. example, they positive. for example, they will not cap on not reintroduce the cap on bankers bonuses that's going to be for financial services. be good for financial services. they want corporation as they want corporation tax as low as possible. well done labour there. you can quote there. i said it. you can quote me that. but my concern is me on that. but my concern is that seat majority no that 100 seat majority no problem. he can do a blair. but if he has a narrow majority of 10 or 20 seats, the labour party and government will be ungovernable . ungovernable. >> nigel nelson well, i mean , >> nigel nelson well, i mean, it's not looking that way at the moment anyway . if the the moment anyway. if the if the polls are be believed now, polls are to be believed now, i think the polls will narrow as the comes. if you the election comes. but if you look a poll from last week look at a poll from last week that was giving the tories for 82 seats left with labour coming in with with more than five 500 mps, in with with more than five 500 mp5, i in with with more than five 500 mps, i don't believe that will be the result of the general election because there will be a narrowing. okay but those are
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the figures you're talking about. it's looking at the moment. unless a miracle moment. unless there's a miracle like a landslide. like a labour landslide. >> my question . >> not answering my question. and why not and that's why he's not answering question. call the answering my question. call the arranger. he knows that if labour slim majority of labour have a slim majority of 10 or 20, labour will be ungovernable . imagine convincing ungovernable. imagine convincing john mcdonnell and rebecca long—bailey and, uh, goodness sake, uh, diane abbott to, uh, to sign off your legislation . to sign off your legislation. they won't do it. they'll have keir starmer over a barrel. kulveer yes, you're exactly right. >> and i was when i arrived, it was actually quite a good mood until i heard your monologue saying a labour government saying that a labour government is it's coming. is coming. it's not coming. there's choice to the there's still a choice to the british because they british people because they still to understand. still have to understand. what does starmer believe in? does keir starmer believe in? what does he and his labour party stand for? he is no tony blair. this is no new labour, this is not a labour party that is completely changing the dynamics of what it believes in, as you are quite rightly highlighting a lot of people in this party and who could
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potentially be in government were supporting, as was keir starmer. jeremy corbyn's agenda a highly left wing socialist agenda that had no room for growth, no real room for industry, a lot of room for spending. and when nigel, you know, he's doing a good job of trying to understand where the money's coming from. labour clobbering non—doms who will be fleet of foot, clobbering hard working families and putting vat on independent schools. this is not going to generate the tens, if not hundreds of billions that the country needs to relook at aduu the country needs to relook at adult social care to reform the nhs, to look at how we invest in the major infrastructure of our energy supplies and our transport infrastructure. those things can't be funded by these initiatives . so how will keir initiatives. so how will keir starmer's labour party do it? and i'll tell you how they will do it. they will do it by taxing us can't see us more because they can't see their pathway growth, and their pathway to growth, and they grow the economy to they don't grow the economy to deliver services. and deliver public services. and that's been the labour that's always been the labour way. okay. >> word on on theatre. >> last word on on theatre. >> last word on on theatre. >> i think kolvir is >> hey, i think kolvir is absolutely right. but nigel
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misses the point that they will non—doms will leave in their droves. there is no question that we have an international money elite, whether we like it or not. what we want them to do is pay their taxes here. and if they become too high, they will go elsewhere. the private schools will close because middle class parents will be pficed middle class parents will be priced out and they won't have enough students. what will actually our houses actually happen is our houses that we cannot move will be more taxed. our wages will be more taxed, and our purchases will be more taxed. it will all fall on the normal british taxpayer , as the normal british taxpayer, as happens every time with a labour government . government. >> it is it time to give labour a chance? let me know your thoughts. mark. at gbillionews.com. but next up in the big story after the events of week has suella of this week has suella braverman been proved right that multiculture ism is in britain, has failed ? what do you think? has failed? what do you think? let me know. i'll be asking. margaret thatcher's former top adviser nigel gardner
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which the country doesn't need
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doesn't actually want . doesn't actually want. >> a labour government is coming. that's fine. but it's my duty to tell you what to expect. and it's not pretty that was the topic of my big opinion. well, a strong reaction on email. jax says no, no, no to labour. josephine i will absolutely not vote for labour. mark says as always, socialism just makes poor people poorer. it is idea ism over outcome . alan says when ism over outcome. alan says when you watch labour ministers being interviewed, they're out of their depth . i don't understand their depth. i don't understand what they stand for other than criticising for 18 years of conservative government and my goodness, strong language from martin who says bollocks to having them in again. they will balls up everything that they touch. balls up everything that they touch . listen, if you'd like to touch. listen, if you'd like to throw some support in the direction of labour, do let me know. they're streets in know. they're streets ahead in the polls. so you could argue that keir starmer has made the party very electable and they
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will . keep the opinions will win. keep the opinions coming. but it's time now for the and the the big story. and the conservative for finchley and conservative mp for finchley and golders will step down at golders green will step down at the next election as a result of death threats over his pro—israel stance. meanwhile, this weekend saw further pro—palestine marches in which a number of protesters waved placards perceived by some as anti—semitic and, of course, a man who entered the country illegally and was turned down for asylum twice , is now on the for asylum twice, is now on the run for an alleged chemical attack on a woman. two children with nine others injured. so has the former home secretary, suella braverman , been proved suella braverman, been proved right that multiculturalism in britain has failed? let's speak to foreign policy analyst contributor to the daily telegraph and former aide to margaret thatcher, nile gardiner . nile, great to see you. i think your first appearance this year on the show, suella braverman got dogs abuse when she made those comments a few months ago. has she been proved right ? right? >> uh, mark, it's, uh , it's >> uh, mark, it's, uh, it's great to be here on the show.
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many, many thanks. uh, and i do think that, uh, suella braverman is absolutely correct in her assessment that multiculturalism has been a huge, uh , failure. has been a huge, uh, failure. and uh, i think that suella bravermans, uh, remarks made several months ago are absolutely spot on. and, uh, and with regard to these massive , with regard to these massive, uh, anti—semitic, uh, protests on the streets of london, uh , on the streets of london, uh, pro terror pro—hamas marches , pro terror pro—hamas marches, it's a clear illustration of the huge failure of multiculturalism . um, what you now have is a state of affairs where jewish britons are afraid actually to even go into central london dufing even go into central london during these , uh, these marches, during these, uh, these marches, multicultural ism, i think, is fundamentally un—british , uh, it fundamentally un—british, uh, it has resulted in a very divided society . it is fundamentally society. it is fundamentally wrong . it should be rejected. wrong. it should be rejected. all immigrants to the united kingdom should integrate fully into british culture, sinner and multicultural ism, i think, has
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been a far left idea , uh, which been a far left idea, uh, which has failed spectacularly not only in the united kingdom but all over europe. uh, as well. and so the former home secretary, suella braverman, is 100% correct. multiculturalism really should be, i think , really should be, i think, thrown into the dustbin of history as an idea. >> now, nigel, like you, i've been very concerned about some of the placards that i've seen at pro—palestine marches. at these pro—palestine marches. it's pointing that it's worth pointing out that many argue there on those many would argue there on those marches, because they want a ceasefire. but of course, you're entitled to your and many entitled to your view. and many jewish been jewish people have been distressed marches. distressed by these marches. it's important to acknowledge that. if multicultural ism that. but if multicultural ism has failed, nigel can it be fixed, or is the genie out of the lamp ? well well, it can only the lamp? well well, it can only be fixed if all immigrants . are be fixed if all immigrants. are willing to integrate into british society and culture. >> uh, those who support terrorism, for example, should be deported from the country. it is absolutely unacceptable that
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you have a large numbers of individuals from , especially individuals from, especially from the middle east, who have not integrated at all into british society . uh, the british society. uh, the islamist threat in the united kingdom is absolutely, uh, massive. and and islamists who openly support terror, frankly, should be put on flights out of the country. they should be deported, and there should be no place for this kind of evil, uh, hatred on the streets of british cities that we're seeing. uh, right. right now, there should be zero tolerance. uh for this. and the only way that britain can succeed in the future is if everyone adheres to british culture. sinner to british values , uh, and is also loyal to values, uh, and is also loyal to , uh, to the crown. uh loyal to everything that great britain stands for. as as a wonderful, uh, nation. those who are not, uh, nation. those who are not, uh, loyal to what britain stands for shouldn't be in the country. and they should be heading back to wherever they, they came from, frankly. and as for illegal migrants and the large numbers of those, they
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numbers of those, uh, they should, all be should, of course, all be deported the united kingdom deported from the united kingdom , which is a key reason, of course, why , uh, the needs to course, why, uh, the uk needs to get of the european get out of the european convention rights, get out of the european conveiis on rights, get out of the european conveiis a| rights, get out of the european conveiis a supranationalghts, get out of the european conveiis a supranational court. get out of the european con'that a supranational court. get out of the european con'that presides ational court. get out of the european con'that presides over al court. get out of the european con'that presides over britisht. uh, that presides over british courts. it's unacceptable that british sovereignty should reign supreme. >> supreme. >> uh, the echr does not look fit for the 21st century in spite of its noble origins. nigel now, nigel, do you stay with me? i'd love to bring in my top pundits this evening . we top pundits this evening. we have annunciato rees—mogg , lord have annunciato rees—mogg, lord ranger and nigel nelson . covid. ranger and nigel nelson. covid. do you think that suella braverman has been proved right? that multiculturalism has failed ? >> 7- >> no, i'm ?_ >> no, i'm not ? >> no, i'm not one of those 7 >> no, i'm not one of those who thinks multiculturalism has failed. i'm a i'm a success story, i believe, of multiculturalism. i'm second generation, born in britain . uh, generation, born in britain. uh, obviously parents came from east africa and grandparents from india . but we came we became india. but we came we became part of the country. there was a there was a challenge. and i
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think for many different cultures that arrived of ghettoisation, i think we had, uh, in the 50s, 60s, 70s, some serious challenges in britain about ghettoisation and whether multicultural were going to succeed. but the british dream has been shared. values is fairness and actually success for all. and that's been through economic success, cultural success and buying into what britain means. and i think there the comments about where we've had now a higher level of immigration coming in have we enough time to share those values to build those successes, and especially when we start seeing both legal seeing the numbers in both legal and illegal migration becoming challenging. so i think multicultural isn't a failure. i'm one of those people who'd say i'm a product of that success, but we need to see how we manage it going forward. when the numbers are so high and what theatre do you think that suella bravermans comments have aged well bravermans comments have aged welwell, think there is quite >> well, i think there is quite a big debate in this country
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about the meaning of multiculturalism, and certainly it's been criticised before by very high profile campaigners for meaning separate . for meaning separate. communities of different cultures. and in that respect it is a failure where britain has been incredibly successful, has been incredibly successful, has been at integrating everyone into the british way of life. the british dream . we're not the british dream. we're not americans, we don't go around waving flags in the same way. but there is a basic set of principles by which we want to live, and we want our neighbours to share, and where that has happened, it has worked extremely well and better than any of our european neighbours by a very long way. but when multiple culturalism, when it's a segregation of communities , as a segregation of communities, as has happened, it has not worked well. and i think that's where this disparity comes in. >> nigel nelson ethnic tensions in leicester and the east midlands , an effective blasphemy
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midlands, an effective blasphemy law at a school in batley in which a teacher is still on the run and in hiding and jews afraid to enter our capital city when pro—palestine marches are happening. multi culturalism. if it's not dead , it's terminal. it's not dead, it's terminal. >> no, i think you've taken a number of isolated events there. i mean, the teacher you mentioned that was because of a cartoon of the prophet muhammad . cartoon of the prophet muhammad. um, not to be recommended . we um, not to be recommended. we know what's happened in other countries, but we don't have blasphemy laws in country. blasphemy laws in this country. >> the whole thing is >> no, but the whole thing is that respect in this that we do have respect in this country. i think that you country. and i think that you have respect the other have to respect the other religions which are prominent in this country , and that is islam. this country, and that is islam. so if you take that particular case, it was a huge mistake to show a cartoon of the prophet in his school . so that show a cartoon of the prophet in his school. so that is a separate case. i don't think that that comes down to a multicultural problem . i agree
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multicultural problem. i agree with with what's just been said that if you walk around, say, london, london is a is a huge melting pot. it's multicultural . melting pot. it's multicultural. you don't notice the fact that all these different cultures and people from ethnic backgrounds are all mixed together. take your point in some other places. yes up in in leicestershire there's been problems up north. um, but that is not necessary . um, but that is not necessary. only a multicultural problem . it only a multicultural problem. it is more within, within the community is that annunziata was talking about where people separate their closing thoughts. >> nigel gardner, you served as an aide to margaret thatcher. she was not anti—imf nation, but she wouldn't be happy with how things are playing out in the 21st century. >> i think margaret thatcher would be appalled today by what we're seeing on the streets of london. large numbers of islamists who are clearly supporting terrorism. many of them are chanting anti—semitic
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slogans as, uh, we also have of, uh, british monuments , the uh, british monuments, the cenotaph, for example, being a protected by police against these islamists. i think she would have called for very , very would have called for very, very strong action against these islamist hate mobs on the streets of london and other british cities. she would have had zero tolerance for supporters of terror , and she supporters of terror, and she would have ensured that those who are breaking the law and large numbers of people are right now supporting a hamas and other islamist terrorist movements . she would have movements. she would have ensured that those people would be prosecuted and where possible , deported as well. >> uh, what treat to >> uh, nigel, what a treat to see have you back the see you and have you back on the show. catch up soon. my show. we'll catch up soon. my thanks to, many thanks there to, uh, many thanks. of he's thanks. a lot of things. he's a journalist, an international, uh, foreign affairs expert, and, of course, contributor to the telegraph. nigel gardner. lots more to come. next up, king charles has been pictured for the first time since leaving hospital treatment. the first time since leaving hos getl treatment. the first time since leaving hosget reaction treatment. the first time since leaving hosget reaction from treatment. the first time since leaving hosget reaction from someone. i'll get reaction from someone that knows him intimately. well,
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former to king former royal butler to king charles grant. harold. that's next. plus, we've been asking , next. plus, we've been asking, has suella braverman been proved right? it's been a mark dolan tonight people's poll. the results are in.
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which the country doesn't need, doesn't actually want . doesn't actually want. >> after the events of this week has suella braverman been proved right that multicultural ism has failed? well, we've been conducting an exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll. the results are in and 91.4% say yes. she has been proved right. multiculturalism has failed, 5.9% say no . now in just two 5.9% say no. now in just two minutes time. reaction to the news that king charles has made his first public appearance since leaving hospital. we'll be speaking to former royal butler grant harrold . but great news grant harrold. but great news for my many viewers and listeners in northern ireland as power sharing has finally resumed with sinn fein's michelle o'neill making history by becoming the first
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nationalist, first minister in stormont. in a gb news exclusive our political editor christopher hope has sat down with the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris. take a listen. >> the issues of sovereignty will never be settled because there'll be different. i mean, there'll be different. i mean, there is a different view in the labour party, obviously, because when this in labour party, obviously, because wheweek this in labour party, obviously, because wheweek in this in labour party, obviously, because wheweek in parliament, this in labour party, obviously, because wheweek in parliament, hilaryn the week in parliament, hilary benn, opposite who benn, my opposite number, who articulated , uh, what articulated a bit of, uh, what labour would like to do after the next general election in its relationship with europe. so, um, this i think this will always be a bit of a debate , but always be a bit of a debate, but ihope always be a bit of a debate, but i hope it is just a debate. i want to my country to stay out of the european union. i do think we can be better neighbours and tenants. i think we're a really strong we're in a really strong position. need make position. we need to make more of dividends, but we of our brexit dividends, but we are on those are making progress on those two. the right two. this is the right trajectory for my country and you unionists be you need unionists should be happy you need unionists should be hapl y you need unionists should be hapl think unionists should union. >> union should be both happy union. >> icomfortable be both happy union. >> icomfortable withyoth happy union. >> icomfortable with this happy union. >> icomfortable with this dealy and comfortable with this deal because does come . it's as i because it does come. it's as i say, it's part of a package that strengthens our union. and it's i think it's unfair and incorrect to say anything else.
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>> i should have asked you when you thought you might get this deal because the two sides were a long way off long a long way for off a long period over years. over the past two years. >> yeah, it's been an interesting i mean, i've been secretary state since secretary of state since september , uh, 23. and september, uh, 23. and i generally . i september, uh, 23. and i generally. i don't september, uh, 23. and i generally . i don't think september, uh, 23. and i generally. i don't think many people thought this would ever happen. >> was there a moment at which you suddenly thought, what was the breakthrough moment? >> um, well, well, there >> um, well, uh, well, there were we a number were i thought we had a number of uh moments, but of breakthrough. uh moments, but they of turned they were lots of them turned into so i'd into false dawns. so no, i'd got to the point where i was actually waiting for stormont to sit and speaker, first sit and elect a speaker, first minister first minister and deputy first minister. um, mine was minister. so um, mine was yesterday, and it's going to hold this deal. >> there won't be any walk outs. it's going to, you know, the stormont will will remain in place . the executive will remain place. the executive will remain as it is now. yeah. i think i think there is a strong foundation now with a strong with a big of money, £3.3 with a big amount of money, £3.3 billion is in this deal to , to billion is in this deal to, to transform northern ireland's pubuc transform northern ireland's public services . public services. >> um, do all the union building
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measures that we enhancing measures that we enhancing measures that we talked about andindeedi measures that we talked about and indeed i mean with northern ireland's unique status for uh, for, for goods being manufactured here, um, a real eu and uk rules. yeah, yeah, yeah. so essentially having privileged access to the european single market for goods and unfettered access to the uk internal market and all the benefits from our free trade deals , i think this free trade deals, i think this is going to be a great place to invest. >> great interview done by chopper there. tonight's interview with our political editor christopher hope, is now available in full on the available to view in full on the gb news youtube channel. now. good news king charles has visited church in his first pubuc visited church in his first public outing since receiving treatment an enlarged treatment for an enlarged prostate . the monarch waved at prostate. the monarch waved at the cameras as he attended a service with queen camilla at saint magdalene church in saint mary magdalene church in sandringham, norfolk , earlier sandringham, norfolk, earlier today. he spent three nights in hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate . the princess enlarged prostate. the princess of wales also had abdominal surgery at the same hospital .
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surgery at the same hospital. meanwhile, an ipsos poll taken as both royals underwent treatment saw the king and the princess of wales benefit from a boosted level of popularity , boosted level of popularity, whilst harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex, sadly sank further in the public esteem. well let's get reaction to king charles's first outing since his procedure here and a man that knows him well. former royal butler grant harold grant good to see you again. when a senior member of the royal family comes home from hospital, what of treatments might what kind of treatments might they the royal they expect from the royal household ? and good evening. household? and good evening. >> thank you for having me on. uh, i'm sure that it's good to be home like anybody after a hospital visit. it's always nice to go home. but equally, for the royal return home, you royal family to return home, you can imagine that the queen would have thrilled to actually have been thrilled to actually have been thrilled to actually have back . and i have him have him back. and i also of wonder that, you also kind of wonder that, you know, whether in hospital, obviously he hasn't kind of got the kind of he's the same kind of he's got different after different people looking after him, even members different people looking after hirthe even members different people looking after hirthe household even members different people looking after hirthe household willn members different people looking after hirthe household will be|embers different people looking after hirthe household will be gladers different people looking after hirthe household will be glad to of the household will be glad to have him as well, because
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have him home as well, because i think i've said you before, think i've said to you before, mark, when you're in a role think i've said to you before, mark as when you're in a role think i've said to you before, mark as i when you're in a role think i've said to you before, mark as i was,3n you're in a role think i've said to you before, mark as i was,3n y(doe in a role think i've said to you before, mark as i was,3n y(do ton a role think i've said to you before, mark as i was,3n y(do to an role such as i was, you do to an extent become close to them. and when they're not well, it does concern you know, like concern you, you know, like it does everybody within household. >> definitely . how >> well, most definitely. how hard will it be to encourage king charles, a famous workaholic , to take things easy? workaholic, to take things easy? >> not very easy. mark, i know as i'm sure you do do, that he doesn't like to kind of stop . he doesn't like to kind of stop. he is one of the hardest working people that i have ever met. i think i've said to people in occasions , i remember in the occasions, i remember in the morning we kind of go down to start my duties, and he was already working and going to bed in the evening, and he was still working. so, you know, this is somebody that literally works every that he can. and every hour that he can. and i think , i think without any doubt think, i think without any doubt , even in hospital, he would have continued working . and even have continued working. and even though he's home, he might be resting again. he's going resting again. he's not going to stop with the stop getting on with the business monarch. he's business of being monarch. he's still going to carry doing still going to carry on doing
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the supposed the duties that he's supposed to, an extent, because to, um, to an extent, because obviously he supposed obviously he was also supposed to princess catherine, the to rest princess catherine, the princess of wales, had a longer stay in hospital grants and will likely out of action until likely be out of action until after easter. likely be out of action until aftethisster. likely be out of action until aftethis isr. likely be out of action until aftethis is a big loss for the >> this is a big loss for the royal family, isn't it ? royal family, isn't it? >> it is, and i see that. it's also been noted that prince william has also, at the moment, stepped back from duties and the reality is, you know, people kind of think that there's people myself to look after the family and to an extent there is. but william and catherine were very much the kind of people that do their own thing. and themselves. and and look after themselves. and with their any question, prince william will one they're william will be the one they're waiting hand foot waiting on hand and foot and looking and making looking after her and making sure that she's getting better. which he would have which is why he would have stepped public duties stepped back from public duties as been noted as well. and it's been noted that camilla, that the queen, queen camilla, has been senior member has been the most senior member of the royal family carrying out dufies. of the royal family carrying out duties . in fact, she'd been kind duties. in fact, she'd been kind of racing around the country. i think she was in bath, which was also a local task. the other day. um, you know, hasn't day. um, you know, she hasn't kind stopped. anything,
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kind of stopped. if anything, she's gone up notch she's kind of gone up a notch or a couple notches because a couple of notches because she's carry out duties she's having to carry out duties on those other royals on behalf of those other royals as well. on behalf of those other royals as 'grant, wish we had longer, >> grant, i wish we had longer, but always a treat to have but it's always a treat to have you up sooi'i. 500“. >> soon. >> absolutely. thank you. mark. my >> absolutely. thank you. mark. my there too. my thanks there too. >> royal butler grant >> former royal butler grant harold, my take at harold, coming up in my take at ten. a convicted criminal and illegal immigrant suspected of a chemical still the chemical attack. still on the run . proof, if you needed it, run. proof, if you needed it, that britain's asylum system is utterly broken. but next up, my mark meets guest fell victim to a kidnapped by a human trafficking and organ harvesting gang.she trafficking and organ harvesting gang. she was 17. she survived. she tells her incredible story . she tells her incredible story. next
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okay it's to get through. but first mark meets . me at just 17 first mark meets. me at just 17 years of age, my mark meets guest fell victim to a kidnap by
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a human trafficking and organ harvesting gang threatening torture and sexual abuse. at one point, she was placed in solitary confinement , locked up solitary confinement, locked up in a dark, small room for six months. with the threat that she would be killed and her organs taken well. she survived to tell the story. she now has a successful career as a motivational speaker and advisor to business and individuals on how to overcome obstacles in life and achieve a positive mindset. well, if she can achieve a positive mindset , achieve a positive mindset, anyone can. her book about her experience is called unbroken surviving human trafficking, and it's out now. lyrata lyon. welcome to mark dolan tonight. right. >> well, thank you so much for having me on the show, mark. it's a privilege. well it's a privilege for us to have you. >> you were a small child when war out the former war broke out in the former yugoslavia. yeah. that's right. your was singled out your hometown was singled out for ethnic cleansing by the serb army. you were separate from your parents and forced to flee.
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how old were you when that happened? when this all happened? >> when i for my life, >> when i fled for my life, i was around 17. >> okay, so that's when you're 17. and what happened is you found yourself alone on the streets of pristina . correct. streets of pristina. correct. which is the capital of kosovo . which is the capital of kosovo. you were rescued briefly by by the un, by two un workers. but then you were kidnapped after that. >> yeah , i was taken just >> yeah, i was taken just outside of their apartment because they were giving shelter to me , because they didn't want to me, because they didn't want to me, because they didn't want to hand over to the red to hand me over to the red cross, because the red cross in kosovo being run by some of kosovo was being run by some of the people i think were as dodgy as the ones that took me. >> so during this war, you couldn't trust the red cross? >> wasn't the red cross >> it wasn't the red cross itself. i think the itself. i think it was the people that were running that particular well, not me. i didn't know but the police didn't know this, but the police officers that took me under their americans their wings, the two americans which are friends still, they which are my friends still, they didn't want to hand me over to the cross. refugee from the red cross. as a refugee from serbia, crossing borders to kosovo because they were worried about would managing that venue. >> venue. >> precisely astonishing.
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>> that's precisely astonishing. and so you were taken. tell me about your kidnappers. who were they ? they? >> were i, as i mentioned in the book, i haven't mentioned their names because i don't want to start a war. >> but do we know what their motivations were at the time because they lied about who they were? >> yeah, course they they >> yeah, of course they they tend pretend good people, tend they pretend good people, but not. and everybody but they are not. and everybody puts a blind eye into this, to these gang, because they are very, very dangerous and still alive, at large. although alive, still at large. although they've times they've been arrested many times over. they've been arrested many times over . they were due to appear they've been arrested many times over. they were due to appear in hague motive human hague. their motive was a human trafficking ing for sex exploitation and then organ harvesting. so really, their activities were not political. >> it was it was financial. this was a criminal business enterprise. yeah and so what did they threaten to do to you, loretta? >> well, they had sold me to the highest bidder, and i was supposed to be handed over to whoever bought me . but luck had whoever bought me. but luck had it. that didn't go. the plan didn't go that way. and so
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therefore, i managed to escape them. >> and so you you were sold? >> and so you you were sold? >> i was sold , sold to the >> i was sold, sold to the highest bidder. and can you tell me what your emotions were when this was happening? >> i mean, i was with them for quite some time. >> they groomed me first. i was a girl. and so a virgin, young girl. and so they realised i've never had any , uh, experience in that field . , uh, experience in that field. so they to groom me. i was so they had to groom me. i was made watch lot of made to watch a lot of disgusting things and besides that, i saw other girls being abused as a result of me being taught and for me, that haunts me still. what i witnessed on those, um , on those weeks. those, um, on those weeks. >> and obviously you suffered mental torture and imprisonment and great fear. mental torture and imprisonment and great fear . were you and great fear. were you physically harmed ? physically harmed? >> i was i got i got raped daily for six months and yeah, i got scarred and i mean, i was unrecognisable . unrecognisable. >> how have you gone about rebuilding your life after these appalling crimes ? appalling crimes? >> was it was tough initially ? i >> was it was tough initially? i mean, i got to the uk as a
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political child refugee and i'm grateful to the british government for giving me the chance to regain my strength and chance to regain my strength and chance to regain my strength and chance to alive again. and so chance to be alive again. and so i respected the rules. i went just as the country wanted me to be, you know, followed the doctors and this and that, learn the language from scratch , which the language from scratch, which you speak with perfection . as my you speak with perfection. as my english, i've had guests. >> i've had guests tonight with worse english. >> oh, no , i don't believe that. >> oh, no, i don't believe that. >> oh, no, i don't believe that. >> well, of course, and the whole point is that you now speak for a living because you've taken the horrors that you've taken the horrors that you and you you went through. and you, you now other people to now inspire other people to overcome and to change overcome obstacles and to change your mindset . how overcome obstacles and to change your mindset. how did you do that? and how can other people change their mindset? >> , it's mindset is >> well, it's mindset is consistency choosing to think consistency of choosing to think otherwise. so if you wake up in the morning and you are feeling, oh, it's a bad weather, whatever, don't let the weather dictate how you feel because you're forever imprisoned . but you're forever imprisoned. but what weather is going to do ? what the weather is going to do? so these are little simple things, a lot things, but obviously it's a lot
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deeper for me, it was deeper than that for me, it was writing the book just writing the book and just cathartic. do something cathartic. just do something other feel sorry for other than feel sorry for yourself, whatever that makes yourself, whatever that makes you good. whether it's you feel good. whether it's going for spending time going for a walk, spending time with to the gym, with your dog, going to the gym, you know there's various of things you can do. but i always say it's just, please don't feel sorry yourself because once sorry for yourself because once you feel sorry for yourself, you're yourself you're ultimately make yourself a and actually, this is a victim and actually, this is the problem the modern world the problem in the modern world is victim is there's quite a lot of victim mentality and sort of mentality and the sort of weaponization a victim weaponization of being a victim in modern society. >> like everyone's got >> it seems like everyone's got something that they're a victim about and guess you think about. and i guess you think that's going help that's not going to help us. >> won't help us. but the >> it won't help us. but the media, way is and even media, the way it is and even i have gotten loads of abuse because i'm speaking out and i'm like, what is it that i'm doing wrong? just trying to awareness. >> where you get abuse from? >> where did you get abuse from? >> where did you get abuse from? >> it. don't >> well, you just get it. don't you? social media. but you? in the social media. but i see and i'm like, you see it. and now i'm like, you know what? i've been through so much. there is nothing you could say would actually much. there is nothing you could say me would actually much. there is nothing you could say me doingi actually much. there is nothing you could say me doingi actright stop me from doing the right thing. kind of person would thing. what kind of person would attack telling story of >> i know telling a story of kidnap torture, but it's
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happened. >> it happened can >> it happened so i can completely really relate to people that get daily abused in any shape or form they any way, shape or form that they can as such. can also feel a victim as such. but me, i've got but for me, i think i've got a really thick skin now and i honestly my main mission is to save as many kids out there that human trafficking huge , human trafficking is huge, business, huge so and also business, huge and so and also just inspire people to , to see just inspire people to, to see the value that they have within the value that they have within the family, within the job and not to be overreactive of just be grateful for what you have . be grateful for what you have. >> and has it been hard for you to trust other people now and have relationships , intimate have relationships, intimate relationships took me quite some time to regain in that kind of level of intimacy, but i'm grateful i managed to get there and i've got children. >> but when i meet people, i always i don't judge anyone straight away. i give them the benefit the doubt and because benefit of the doubt and because i am so sort of charged and sort of i've seen it all from different levels, kind of life taught me so much experience. i
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soon can tell whether someone is genuine or not and i will not be rude. i will just choose to sort of distance myself a little bit, briefly, only a couple of seconds to go. >> what's your attitude to the appalling evil people that that abused you in this way and imprisoned you? what's your view of them now? >> oh, i feel sorry for what they were capable of doing. i think that something bad must have happened to them, that they were to treat me like that. were able to treat me like that. but i think they need to stop, to honest. they should to be honest. well they should be throw away the key. >> loretta, you're a fabulous person it's been a thrill to person and it's been a thrill to speak to you. and i guarantee my audience just blown away by audience have just blown away by what they've just what they've heard. i just know that viewers that because i know my viewers and listeners, have a look and listeners, let's have a look at it is called at the book. it is called unbroken surviving human trafficking. by loretta trafficking. it's by loretta lynn, and her lynn, a must read, and her website, loretta lynn. com um, find out about her brilliant motivational speaking business. do come back and see us again soon. i'd love to. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up in the 10:00 hour, tomorrow's papers. in my tomorrow's papers. and in my take convicted take at ten. a convicted
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criminal immigrant. criminal and illegal immigrant. suspected of chemical attack. suspected of a chemical attack. still run . proof, you still on the run. proof, if you needed asylum system is needed it. are asylum system is broken. that's next. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. if you remember. what weather conditions you had on sunday, you'll probably see very similar conditions monday. we conditions on monday. as we start off the week. systems start off the new week. systems are slow moving the are very slow moving at the moment. situated moment. high pressure situated towards this towards the south, but this weather front has become stalled towards the south, but this weatheareast has become stalled towards the south, but this weatheareast h scotland e stalled towards the south, but this weatheareast h scotland and|lled across areas of scotland and will very persistent will provide very persistent rainfall particularly rainfall across particularly western highlands western districts. the highlands , bute. as we head , argyll and bute. as we head throughout rain throughout the night, a rain warning in and some warning is in force and some flooding and disruption is possible elsewhere. reasonably possible elsewhere. a reasonably cloudy some cloudy night, though some clearer developing clearer spells developing through central areas at times mild for all of us, though temperatures not dropping much lower than 7 c. a chilly lower than 9 or 7 c. a chilly start to the new week for the far north of scotland, though with frost as
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gb news. >> good evening. it's10:00 on television, on radio and online in the united kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan tonight in my take at ten, a convicted criminal and illegal immigrant suspected of a chemical attack still on the run. proof. if you needed it, that britain's asylum system is utterly broken as our ex—prime minister starts a new movement called the popular conservatives, with the support of one nigel farage. can liz truss unite the right and brexit? four years on, was it worth it ? i'll brexit? four years on, was it worth it? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker , former tonight's newsmaker, former government minister ann widdecombe. plus . tomorrow's widdecombe. plus. tomorrow's newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits . yes, tonight's top pundits. yes, indeed. a packed show. lots to get through. but first, the news headunes get through. but first, the news headlines and ray addison .
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headlines and ray addison. >> thanks, mark. our top stories tonight. the prime minister has urged the newly restored power sharing executive in northern ireland to focus on, quote, delivering for families and businesses . rishi sunak was businesses. rishi sunak was visiting air ambulance crews in lisburn ahead of a meeting at stormont with first minister michelle o'neill and deputy emma little—pengelly on monday. the institutions were restored after a deal between mr sunak's government and the dup to allay unionist concerns over post—brexit trading arrangements . mr sunak described money provided by the government as part of the return package as generous . generous. >> the deal that we negotiated last year , £3.3 billion, last year, £3.3 billion, represents a generous and fair settlement for northern ireland and, crucially , it is and, crucially, it is sustainable and it's about ensuring that public finances in northern ireland are sustainable for the long terme . that's the for the long terme. that's the approach that we've taken that i think will really benefit everyone here. and now that
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we've got the executive back up and running, it's right that people their local people have their local politicians focusing on their priorities, public priorities, starting with public services , as there been services, as there hasn't been devolved government . up and devolved government. up and running here for far too long. but now we do have it and they can start focusing on delivering for everyone. >> ireland >> well, the northern ireland secretary that secretary has told gb news that many people thought the new deal would never happen after power sharing was restored. chris heaton—harris told political editor it solves many editor chris hope it solves many of the problems surrounding the border the irish sea. border in the irish sea. >> i think there is a strong foundation now with a strong with a big amount of money £3.3 billion is in this deal to transform northern ireland's pubuc transform northern ireland's public services . do all the public services. do all the union building measures that we enhancing measures that we talked about and indeed, i mean with northern ireland's unique status for uh, for goods being manufactured here. >> the prime minister has defended uk airstrikes in yemen , defended uk airstrikes in yemen, saying the houthis illegal
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campaign in the red sea is having economic consequences. earlier, lord cameron urged the iran backed group to stop their, quote, reckless attacks on shipping there have been fears that it could drive up the price of goods as cargo firms are forced to take longer but safer routes . last night, 36 sites routes. last night, 36 sites across 13 locations were targeted by coalition forces in yemen . a £20,000 reward is being yemen. a £20,000 reward is being offered for information that may lead to the arrest of a suspect chemical attacker, new video has been released of abdul ezedi in a tesco store in north london on wednesday. police say his last known movements show that he left tower hill tube station in the east end just after half past nine that evening. that was after a woman who was known to azadi and her two children were attacked . forensic tests have attacked. forensic tests have shown that a concentrated, corrosive substance was used either liquid sodium hydroxide or carbonate . well, for the
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or carbonate. well, for the latest stories , sign up to gb latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to news.com.au alerts. now back to . news.com.au alerts. now back to. mark my good friend ray addison returns in an hour's time. >> welcome to a busy mark dolan tonight as our ex prime minister starts a new movement called the popular conservatives. that's a novel idea, and with the support of nigel farage, can liz truss unite the right and brexit? four years on, was it worth it? i'll be asking tonight's newsmaker, former government minister ann widdecombe , plus tomorrow's widdecombe, plus tomorrow's newspaper pages and live newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonight's top pundits. former mep annunziata rees—mogg, gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and former adviser to boris johnson. although he keeps that quiet these days. lord kulveer, ranger . plus there'll be nominating their headline heroes and back
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page zeroes, a packed hour and those papers are coming. but first, my take at ten. the chaos of britain's asylum system is either incompetence , corruption either incompetence, corruption or a plan. no doubt the truth is a mixture of the three. let me just bring you up to speed on this crazy story, which represents everything that's wrong with this country and why a failure to properly manage our borders is a national disgrace , borders is a national disgrace, a national crisis, and a national emergency. it has come to light that abdul ezedi the man. police are still hunting over a suspected chemical attack which injured 12 people entered the uk illegally in 2016, appued the uk illegally in 2016, applied for asylum twice, didn't get it but was not removed from the country. why he then committed sexual assault and indecent exposure , receiving a indecent exposure, receiving a suspended sentence . why is
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suspended sentence. why is sexual assault not a bad thing anymore . more amazingly, he was anymore. more amazingly, he was then granted asylum. why why why why? well, on that one we have an answer. because of course, his claim was that he converted to christianity. some thing which is now disputed. the telegraph report that friends admit azadi remained a devout muslim , telling the shopkeeper muslim, telling the shopkeeper at his favourite middle eastern food store , where he bought food store, where he bought halal meat, a famous christian staple that he managed and hoped to return to afghanistan. one day to find a wife . this guy's day to find a wife. this guy's utany day to find a wife. this guy's litany of hellish misdemeanours were all prior to his alleged chemical attack on two children, a mother and nine others. on wednesday . it was a horrific wednesday. it was a horrific attack. it was deeply chilling. it was violent and life changing. injuries were involved. we've talked in the past about the mystery of why a sophisticated country like britain can't police its borders and stop people entering the
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country illegally, but perhaps more egregious is the fact that when people come here and break the law , they get to stay the law, they get to stay ultimately , the blame lies with ultimately, the blame lies with lawyers who quite literally help people that shouldn't be here to game the system and remain. some people call them lefty lawyers. i'd call them misguided , i'd call them misguided, unethical and borderline corrupt lawyers. number two priests at the church of england shared the blame as well for stating these religious conversions , which in religious conversions, which in so many cases are done exclusively out of the desire . exclusively out of the desire. to remain in the country rather than some kind of damascene conversion to jesus christ, are the priests that facilitate these phoney conversions under these phoney conversions under the leadership of archbishop welby , who's blocking the rwanda welby, who's blocking the rwanda plan? are they just gullible and naive, or are they rigging the system out of some bizarre woke idea of open borders? and all are welcome , including law are welcome, including law breakers? you tell me. i'm
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disgusted by this story. not just in regard to the individual case and the poor victims, but the fact that it's obviously the tip of the iceberg. if only this was a freak incident. now there are some prominent broadcasters and politicians who claim the asylum status of this monster is irrelevant. well, no, it's not because if he'd been deported in the first place, he wouldn't have committed those crimes . the have committed those crimes. the problem you've got is that the institutions of this country don't really believe in proper border control. and a robust asylum system, which is unwelcoming to criminals. the home office, the church of england , parts of the media, england, parts of the media, scores of politicians, the legal establishment , custodians of establishment, custodians of misguided and outdated human rights laws as well. this terrible crime is on them . the terrible crime is on them. the establishment as a whole are conniving to make our country a more divided and dangerous place to live with illegal migration in the tens of thousands every yeah in the tens of thousands every year. and we have no idea who
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these people are and what their background is. and with legal net migration of approaching 700,000 in a year, we're witnessing the torching of western values and of social cohesion as we speak. it's happening in real time before our very eyes. and for those half asleep , this story should half asleep, this story should open. half asleep, this story should open . them. now. immigration is open. them. now. immigration is a huge value to this country, and it always has been. i am the son of irish immigrants parents myself, but it needs to be legal. it needs to be coherent and robust , legal. it needs to be coherent and robust, and we need a national conversation about the current scale . the last word current scale. the last word goes to my former colleague here at gb news, the brilliant mercy muroki , who, writing in the sun, muroki, who, writing in the sun, this week, said the idea that you can lump people from all around the world together on a small island and everyone's going to sit around the fire holding hands and singing kumbaya is mindless nonsense. she on. what causing what she goes on. what causing what causes racial tensions is turning a blind eye to people
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who refuse to integrate into the country. she's so right. and i would controversy highly suggest that breaking the law is a failure to integrate. if you are refused asylum, you should be removed. is that controversial ? removed. is that controversial? well, if you enter the country illegally, you should be removed. is that controversial ? removed. is that controversial? if you break the law when you're in this country, you should be removed. is that controversial ? removed. is that controversial? well, yes, it is controversial , well, yes, it is controversial, which is why we're in such deep trouble. britain is turning into an insane asylum . your reaction, an insane asylum. your reaction, mark at gbillionews.com. or get to your email shortly. but first, my top pundits , former first, my top pundits, former mep and on to rees—mogg gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and former adviser to boris johnson, lord kulveer rangeh to boris johnson, lord kulveer ranger. nigel i'm really worried about this story. this chap is still on the run, but i worry that his absence from the long
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arm of the law is reflective of arm of the law is reflective of a wider and deeper problem. >> well, that's what we don't know. i mean, there's an awful lot about this case that that still of a mystery. still is a bit of a mystery. see, um, the home office certainly has questions to answer . certainly has questions to answer. first of all, certainly has questions to answer . first of all, why certainly has questions to answer. first of all, why was the asylum application turned down twice in the first place? whether or not this this conversion to christianity, whether real or imagined, was the reason he got he got asylum. the third time. we don't know that. no one said so. um, the third time. we don't know that. no one said so . um, there that. no one said so. um, there was a story this morning in the sunday mirror which said that there's no record in newcastle diocese where he lived, that anybody facilitated his asylum claim. so there's an awful lot of mystery here. now when it comes down to the criminal charge in 2018, had he been sent to prison for a year, he could have gone back to afghanistan . have gone back to afghanistan. now we have no returns agreement with the with the taliban. so so that would make it much more
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difficult. but this is one case. it doesn't show the entire system has broken down. it shows the system broke down in this individual case. >> okay. well, annunciato are you reassured there by nigel's words? >> no. i think these problems are clearly endemic and systematic across all our institutions , that we have an institutions, that we have an awful lot of well—meaning lefties who think that everyone does serves to live in our wonderful country . the reality wonderful country. the reality is we can't take everyone, but we should not be taking criminals. if you arrive here illegally, you are already a criminal. if you go on to break our laws, you are a criminal. twice over. should we be granting you asylum? never >> however, if you enter the country illegally and you're fleeing for your life or we're not to show compassion on annunciator should absolutely have a system whereby you can claim asylum without breaking the law to get here. >> but the matter is, he came in on a the back of a lorry hidden
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in, uh, illegally , and he was in, uh, illegally, and he was clearly intending from the very start to break our laws. he should never have been allowed to stay . to stay. >> annunciato, can i ask you a personal question . yes. are you personal question. yes. are you a practising christian? yes what's your reaction to the news that many individuals who seek to remain in the country are converting to christianity ? not converting to christianity? not all of them. in good faith. >> i, my faith is as a catholic and i think you should ask ann widdecombe the process she had to go to , which happened to be to go to, which happened to be in my local parish church in order to convert it to catholicism. it is by no means easy. it is not turn up and say hello, i'm a catholic. i quite like your god or something . it's like your god or something. it's a very rigorous process . yes, a very rigorous process. yes, and she would be able to go into the details. i happen to have been born as one, so i didn't have to convert, but i think these things should be taken very seriously. i think
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everyone's personal. everyone's religion is personal. >> think that the church >> do you think that the church of england have asleep of england have been asleep at the on this one? either the wheel on this one? either conde complicit conde or even complicit themselves ? some of some of the themselves? some of some of the clerics involved? >> blame the church >> i wouldn't blame the church of england on this, but i would blame an awful lot of, uh, do gooders who believe they can save the world and that they can save the world and that they can save it one person at a time. erroneous only offering succour to criminals who then go on to harm people in this country. >> covid. this is an isolated case. nothing to see here. no not at all. >> and i agree a lot with what annunziata has been saying. and the other point to make here is that that this individual and many others are coming from safe countries to here, they're already in a safe country when they're deciding make that they're deciding to make that journey here. so we have to question why that is happening. but in your at ten, but mark, in your take at ten, you you could almost be you know, you could almost be making your case for being home secretary. you know, a hard line home secretary. some would secretary. you know, a hard line home seitutary. some would secretary. you know, a hard line home seit.ytary.every3 would secretary. you know, a hard line home seit.ytary.every time ld secretary. you know, a hard line home had .�*tary.every time ld secretary. you know, a hard line home had homeevery time ld secretary. you know, a hard line home had home secretariesd we've had home secretaries who've to take the system
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who've tried to take the system to , you also mentioned, you to task, you also mentioned, you know, corruption in it know, is it corruption in is it incompetency? more the incompetency? it's more the competency. that's the challenge here. but a competency of policies as well. we've had numerous policies that have looked at this which has left legal loopholes open left, right and centre for as long. suharto said, well meaning people, well meaning lawyers to get involved. but actually what we need to see is the impact on the streets in our towns and villages . i want our towns and villages. i want more people to go and have a look at what the impact of this level of immigration and illegal immigration is having on the streets of britain. this is not a one off incident. we hear about these things. we see these things in this tragic case. it's all over our news and the airwaves because obviously how it out and the it has played out and the unfortunate thing that's happened with the young children and people involved. and the other people involved. but we must do something about this. this is a wake up for us. >> my brilliant pundits return at 1030 sharp with tomorrow's
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papers. your reaction market gb news.com. but next up , as our ex news.com. but next up, as our ex prime minister starts a new movement called the popular conservatives with the support of one nigel farage, can liz truss unite the right and brexit? four years on, was it worth it? i'll be asking former government minister ann widdecombe
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it. it's not going to be instead, well, i'm being hopeful that the tories won't be quite as bad . as bad. >> well, a strong reaction to my take at 10:00. we've got a crisis in the country. our borders are porous and we have somebody that applied for asylum twice and failed and remained in the country and is now at large, having committed a sexual assault and an alleged chemical attack . what a mess. well, chris attack. what a mess. well, chris says, mark, i totally agree with you. we need a real leader who will stand up, do what they're supposed and not keep supposed to do and not keep giving the do gooders giving in to the woke do gooders who what was once who are ruining what was once a great country . um, kevin says, great country. um, kevin says, uh , thank you for your views on uh, thank you for your views on the situation , mark,
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the current situation, mark, regarding immigration. ian, you're absolutely right. sadly, the powers that be a week with no they through no spine. they rule us through fear, money and inflation. fear, using money and inflation. the left has infiltrated our schools and universities and teachers and the teachers are teaching our kids to be snowflakes. please, please keep sharing your views. paul says. hi mark, we should never be prepared to accept asylum applications from people who have deliberately ditched identity documents and thrown away their phones , and calling away their phones, and calling back to our earlier conversation about multiculturalism has suella braverman been proved right that it's not working well? this from sarah who says, hi, mark, i disagree that multiculturalism has failed. that's not the case. and it's also unfairly grouping together all of the non uk cultures, which is factually wrong as most cultures and religions are very different to each other. thank you for that. it's a long and very absorbing email. i wish i had time for the whole thing, but sarah, thank you for offering your views. lots more to come. the papers at 1030. but
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first up, the former prime minister liz truss has launched a new movement called popular conservatism, or pop cons, which will be a platform to lobby for stricter rules on immigration to dial down wokery in our public institutions , to take a more institutions, to take a more robust approach to law and order, and to push for lower taxes. truss launches the event on tuesday and whilst it will attract serving mps from the right of the tory party reform uk's president gb news star nigel farage will also be in attendance . so are farage and attendance. so are farage and truss the dream team to reunite the right? let's ask tonight's newsmaker maker, former government minister and reform uk supporter ann widdecombe . uk supporter ann widdecombe. ann, good to see you again. what's your initial reaction to liz truss project? will you be there ? there? >> i most certainly will not be there. and my reaction to the announcement was another group , announcement was another group, you know, another version of the erg, perhaps another version of
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any of the groups concerned party have managed to pit against each other. uh, during the last four years. this is just proof of more division in the conservative party that somebody feels they have to set up a group, uh, in order to oppose what is going on at the moment. uh, so that is first. and the second thing is, and nigel isn't speaking, nigel isn't setting this group up. uh, nigel will be there to observe, but i think he's doing a rather splendid job of showing what the divisions in the tory party are. uh, and if you haven't got a unhed uh, and if you haven't got a united party, you haven't got a hopein united party, you haven't got a hope in a general election, because the public absolutely hate disunity . hate disunity. >> and you were a lifelong conservative and a serving mp, a government minister very loyal to the cause . you left the party to the cause. you left the party with a heavy heart. why have the concerns ceased to be conservative? >> if i knew that, i'd have the answer to a question which many
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people decades—long conservative, uh, have been asking . i conservative, uh, have been asking. i think conservative, uh, have been asking . i think the real problem asking. i think the real problem is straight forwardly the second rate nature of parliament that goes right across it. it's not just the tories, people who panic over as soon as you get a movement in the polls, they go into they panic when into a panic. they panic when something wrong , uh, into a panic. they panic when something wrong, uh, and something goes wrong, uh, and uh, they're very, very second rate. and, you know, to believe that you solve every problem by getting rid of your leader as often as you change your socks is just indicative of the very low grade of parliamentarian that we've got at the moment. and that in turn, goes back to the focus on identity politics. instead of looking at merit, uh, what they're looking for is more women, more gays , more ethnics, women, more gays, more ethnics, more this, more that. fine, let's have more of those. but only after they've passed the merit bar . and i've seen it merit bar. and i've seen it happenin merit bar. and i've seen it happen in a selection where the merit bar was just discarded and all that mattered was the
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numbers on the shortlist. now, thatis numbers on the shortlist. now, that is a nonsense. and over time, over time , with both main time, over time, with both main parties doing that , it's had parties doing that, it's had a huge impact on the quality of parliamentarian, a huge impact . parliamentarian, a huge impact. >> and is it conceivable that the likes of liz truss or perhaps lee anderson, who'll be at the event on tuesday as well, could ultimately defect to reform uk , particularly if the reform uk, particularly if the conservatives collapse at the next election ? next election? >> well, those who share our ideals are most welcome and i'm sure we would be delighted to receive them . but at the moment receive them. but at the moment reform is going ahead. um, on its own strength, doing very nicely, thank you. we're at 13% in the polls. uh, and, uh, you know, we're not about to be sorry to interrupt you and sorry to interrupt you. >> you know these top tories. well um, could they stomach a move to reform uk? is that something , you know? could there something, you know? could there be a brain drain from from sort of some of these top tories to reform if it looks like the
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tories are toast, is that conceivable that someone like liz truss would cross the floor and, and essentially , you know, and, and essentially, you know, effectively an independent, i suppose. effectively an independent, i suppose . but but standing as suppose. but but standing as a reform uk mp . reform uk mp. >> well i don't think there'll be a brain drain there could well be a common sense drain . well be a common sense drain. uh, if people really think, you know , that's the end and they're know, that's the end and they're looking for somewhere to go, which is founded on common sense . uh, then it's possible, but at the moment, i'm not speculating like that. i'm not vesting any hopein like that. i'm not vesting any hope in the conservatives i'm vesting all my hope in reform . vesting all my hope in reform. of which, of course, nigel farage is president. >> and i know you have reservations about its execution and outcome . but four years on and outcome. but four years on from brexit, we're out. was it worth it ? worth it? >> oh, it was certainly worth it. but you're quite right. >> oh, it was certainly worth it. but you're quite right . we it. but you're quite right. we haven't, you know, taken the advantage of it that we should have taken in. um, and, you know, everybody would be cheering it to the rafters if only we had done that when i say
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we, i mean we britain, um, and, uh, we haven't done that. and and, uh, you know, we've still got thousands of eu regulations on anything from green bananas to fishing vessels as, uh, we took four years to abolish live animal exports , which we could animal exports, which we could have done in six months, quite honestly. um, we just haven't taken advantage where we have taken advantage where we have taken advantage where we have taken advantage and where we're doing actually rather well is on the trade deals . now that the trade deals. now that pacific trade deal is well worth having. uh, in terms of the global market. so we've done very well on the trade deals. we did immensely well on the vaccinations and just, vaccinations and we just, you know, didn't partake in the i didn't participate in the procurement program . we set up procurement program. we set up our own boris did that very, very effectively. uh so yes, i'm delighted that we did it. but frustrated that we haven't taken full advantage of it. >> well, there you go. an i think we'll file brexit under work in progress. you however ,
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work in progress. you however, are the finished article and an we'll see you in a week's time. >> see you then. >> see you then. >> my thanks to former government minister ann widdecombe . next up, tomorrow's widdecombe. next up, tomorrow's papers don't anywhere
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it. it's not going to be instead of well, i'm being hopeful that the tories won't be quite as bad. >> is that what are folks? >> is that what are folks? >> welcome back. it's time now for this . that's right. we've for this. that's right. we've got tomorrow's . we've got the got tomorrow's. we've got the independent here. uh, ghislaine maxwell's brother . new evidence maxwell's brother. new evidence should free my sister a daily express banned dogs kill amazing grandmother. this poor woman was 68 years of age visiting her grandson's house and appears to have died at the hands of two dogs, reportedly , the banned xl dogs, reportedly, the banned xl bully breed king smiles and
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waves in first public outing since treatment is the other good news story in the express. the guardian us says airstrikes on iran linked militias are just the beginning . uh, labour act the beginning. uh, labour act will cover race, pay equality and horizon. why i'm still fighting the post office says one of its victims, the i newspaper hunt, expected to bolster red sea military power in budget defence spending boost may otro gran killed by xl bullies that she warned about her worst nightmare. a devoted grandmother was savaged to death dunng grandmother was savaged to death during a family visit by two suspected xl bully dogs that she warned were dangerous. estimate who was 68, was spending a weekend with her 11 year old grandson when she was attacked by the animals , said to be by the animals, said to be called beauty and bear and owned by the boys drill rapper dad ashley warren . the son now. um, ashley warren. the son now. um, and let's have a look at this.
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uh, well, quite a result for arsenal. arsenal? three. uh, liverpool one cop guns is the headune liverpool one cop guns is the headline and exclusive balloon addict prem ace in rehab for party gas. a premier league star has become the first footballer to go to rehab for an addiction to go to rehab for an addiction to laughing gas. he was admitted to laughing gas. he was admitted to a medical centre after his family asked his club for help . family asked his club for help. okay let's have a look. we've got the star now and bonkers britain. well, we know that, don't we? three seasons in one week. uh, britain's bonkers weather will see three seasons in a week as balmy spring temperatures turn to autumnal rains and a wintry weekend . rains and a wintry weekend. there you go. so bring a brolly and a t shirt . lovely and last and a t shirt. lovely and last but not least, before we get to our people's poll, have we got the daily mail or should we come back to that? we can come back to the mail if you like. okay let's have a look the mail let's have a look at the mail and they are leading with, uh, brianna's mum phones for brianna's mum limit phones for under seconds. the mother of
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under 16 seconds. the mother of murdered teenager brianna ghey k said tonight that her daughter would still be alive if children were better protected from the wild west of the web. in an emotional interview. um, the grieving mother called for new legislation to help parents control what their children can access online through smartphones and what the king told me about his gordonstoun school days and why the crown got it wrong. that's ingrid seward, who is a fantastic royal author and a regular on the show with her new book about king charles. and there he is photographed, seen out and about since his first op on his way to church. we wish our noble church. and we wish our noble monarch speedy recovery. we monarch a speedy recovery. we there you go. hopefully that gets me a knighthood or a cbe or something like that . i'll just something like that. i'll just i'll just take a letter of thanks. that's fine. now listen, folks, reaction , uh, folks, let's get reaction, uh, to that. but before we to all of that. but before we do, we've been conducting an exclusive dolan tonight exclusive mark dolan tonight people's poll . been asking people's poll. we've been asking for from brexit. was it for years on from brexit. was it worth it? the results are in.
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and yes, 74% say yes and 26% say no . okay, let's get reaction to no. okay, let's get reaction to all the big stories of the day from my top pundits . i'm from my top pundits. i'm delighted to have annunciato rees mogg, lord covid, ranger, and . nigel nelson. okay. and. nigel nelson. okay. annunciato can i just get a quick hot off the press reaction from you to that mark dolan tonight people's poll? we've been asking for years on from brexit it worth it? that's a brexit was it worth it? that's a handsome over of handsome majority. over 75% of our viewers listeners are our viewers and listeners are quite happy that we're out rather than in. >> well, i'm not surprised that the gb news viewers are incredibly wise. >> we are far better off out. we can make decisions for ourselves if we don't like government, we can kick them out and put in a new one and we can change things for better. things are for the better. things are already better . already changing for the better. we're germany, etc. we're outgunning, germany, etc. and make it better. and we can make it better. again, i agree with your viewers. >> covet it ain't perfect this brexit, but actually the eurozone got its problems. germany has been in recession
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and there's a massive sovereign debt crisis looming. there are issues with illegal immigration on the continent which dwarf our problems better out than in. >> yes. and look, your viewers are making the case of what they're seeing that's happened over the last four years. obviously, remember went obviously, we remember we went through challenge. through the covid challenge. we've ukraine in we've seen war in ukraine in those international challenges . those international challenges. britain has stood on its own two feet in a global environment and led the way in different ways. obviously with the vaccine and how boris johnson, yes, led the way for the international community to stand with ukraine on that. was not the eu doing this. so we are independence has enabled us to do this. and i think we're seeing those problems further. the problem of immigration is across all of europe as a institution , as europe as a institution, as a governing function. it's failing to deal with the problem of immigration across all its borders. so we don't see any answers there. no >> nigel nelson i voted remain in 2016, but instantly accepted the result. and i cannot find
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this brexit disaster. >> no, and i didn't think there would be one when it happened. you didn't indulge in project fear yourself? no, i mean, i mean, i objected to project fear as much as i objected to the vote leave lies that were being told.i vote leave lies that were being told. i mean, they were both appalling campaigns , if you appalling campaigns, as if you voted for brexit for a sovereignty. you got what you want. i voted remain because i thought the cost of that was too high. and so we're now paying the price in higher food prices, which we wouldn't have had without contested. >> isn't it? because food price inflation six months ago was higher in germany ? higher in germany? >> yes. >> yes. >> but if you look at, look at look at british food price inflation since 2019, it's gone up, up, um, 25% out of that up, gone up, um, 25% out of that 25, 8% is down to brexit. we'll probably have even more food inflation with the new rules coming in. so my own personal view is that the economy should have taken precedence. so i didn't think the price was one worth paying. can i just say on
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that point, though, we are still only four years in. >> we are seeing trade deals come into play that will over a penod come into play that will over a period that brexit not period that brexit is not something can, know, something that we can, you know, draw at four years, two draw a line at four years, two years, will be. years, it will be. >> your old told us about >> your old boss told us about oven deals that haven't materialised. >> those have been going >> some of those have been going on last week or on in europe in the last week or few weeks, with the farmers blocking entire. yeah, sure. yeah, because they don't want free trade deals because they don't want competition. >> because they don't want excess , uh, environmental excess, uh, environmental regulation. that means they can't make their own food. this is exactly what we've escaped. well you i don't think we've ever had sort of. >> the french farmer strike type system over in this country where we have london being blocked or whatever . blocked or whatever. >> we've had german farmers and dutch . dutch as well. >> yes, i know, but we haven't had that sort of thing in this country. we're talking about what and all i'm what happened here. and all i'm saying is that we're balancing such they are such a bad situation as they are because not imposing because we are not imposing these regulations these impossible regulations we've never had on our farmers. >> they've had all these
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uncompetitive our uncompetitive deals on our our people , our farmers, our people, our farmers, our business is because we are operating for one country, this country , our situation, and they country, our situation, and they are having to mix up and match. >> but you're talking a lot of sovereignty, which was the right reason to do it. >> yeah, i mean, going back to the original question that at the original question that at the time when the when, when the referendum was being held, i didn't think breakfast, breakfast brexit would be a disaster either. i never thought it would be a huge success ehheh it would be a huge success either. and that's where we seem to be. it's not. it's not a great success. >> no, we've got more to make of it, but not been the it, but it has not been the economic failure that we were told it would be. it certainly hasn't been the disaster , if hasn't been the disaster, if anything. are paying more anything. but we are paying more than closest competitor , than our closest competitor, germany, and we will keep . doing germany, and we will keep. doing better as we open up more for it. >> but we avoided recession for the whole of last year, which is not the case for the eurozone. and germany. you've got unemployment in france, unemployment higher in france, double it is
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double in france to what it is in the uk. what about the weak economic the economic situation on the continent ? i don't look with continent? i don't look with envy what's happening across envy at what's happening across the channel. >> no. >> no. >> and nor do i. and you've got to separate those things out. it's the various costs that brexit brought us. so for instance we're going to see wages a little bit less. you probably won't notice, but the wages you get will be a little bit less as we lead up to 2030 because of brexit. but we've not been able to control our borders quite clearly. so the idea that brexit was going to deliver that was a complete myth . there have was a complete myth. there have been extra, extra little costs that find, you know, if you that we find, you know, if you go europe now, our credit go to europe now, our credit cards are no longer capped. so you're paying extra when you go on holiday . you're paying extra when you go on holiday. so all you're paying extra when you go on holiday . so all these you're paying extra when you go on holiday. so all these all these things mounted. >> they're not jewish nation going on holiday doesn't cost the british taxpayer. that is your personal the taxpayer going on holiday . on holiday. >> so that's the point. the point i'm making was indeed really we are better off really we are not better off wages that we will make of it. >> what we want to make up with
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fewer workers coming the uk. >> i mean, there was a hotel group based in the uk that was complaining about having to pay higher because brexit, complaining about having to pay higher was because brexit, complaining about having to pay higher was the ause brexit, complaining about having to pay higher was the promise3rexit, complaining about having to pay higher was the promise ofxit, and that was the promise of brexit and we were going to become high wage, high become a high, high wage, high economic economy. >> that was the point. but we then workers then sucked in other workers because we don't the eu because we don't have the eu workers here. >> so the main point, nigel, i'll agree with you, is people wanted sovereignty. >> whatever problem we just we have a problem whether have a problem we face, whether economic, want to economic, social, we want to make those decisions and deal with them. >> brexit achieved that. >> brexit achieved that. >> brexit achieved that. >> brexit no. >> brexit no. >> brexit no. >> brexit achieved that. >> brexit achieved that. >> certainly i accept that. and so it's a personal thing that i respect the i respect anyone who voted for brexit, british voted for brexit, for british sovereignty. i i didn't think it was worth the economic price that we would eventually pay . that we would eventually pay. >> so that's where we differ. actually >> over what period do you see that eventually? i that as eventually? because i can that we're not you can tell you that we're not you know, we are benefiting. we will benefit trade deals benefit with further trade deals that coming in. will that we see coming in. we will have our, you know, our transactional relationships. we're them in place
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we're already got them in place now with australia with 1890 different trade deals. we'll probably get one. so it's probably get one. yeah. so it's about what period of time do you see brexit failing on economically, point economically, at which point doesit economically, at which point does it over? does it flip over? >> think failed from from >> i think it failed from from the moment left europe , the moment that we left europe, um, ago . and it will um, four years ago. and it will continue through into the 2030. >> just on that . i'll just add >> just on that. i'll just add on that point then. how can you say that? because we all know the global economy was affected. so heavily what covid did. so heavily by what covid did. and we've all suffered. obviously, every global, every national economy suffered. so to say brexit, the impact of say that brexit, the impact of brexit can seen clearly brexit can be seen clearly because batus covid has masked all of no. >> i agree with that. >> i agree with that. >> that's the other problem that a of things happen >> that's the other problem that a may things happen >> that's the other problem that a may wellings happen >> that's the other problem that a may well have happen >> that's the other problem that a may well have h down to that may well have been down to brexit completely masked by brexit were completely masked by covid. instance, 16,000 covid. so, for instance, 16,000 european lorry drivers left this country. that's why we had holes on our shelves around about covid time. what we don't know is did they go because of brexit or did they go to be home with their families because a their families because of a pandemic ? pandemic? >> shelves at your
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>> holes at the shelves at your local waitrose. >> okay . in the leafy part of >> okay. in the leafy part of london where you live. but most people had no problem getting goods and they've not had a problem since. goods and they've not had a pro andi since. goods and they've not had a pro and actually did >> and actually they did in brussels. uh, brussels. they did in paris. uh, it was a europe wide problem, not just here. i am really, really fed up with the remain lobby. continue blaming every single problem on brexit when actually we are doing better than any of our. >> it's not every problem i'm arguing we are. there are a number of problems founding the expectation. >> you can't say is absolutely brilliant and the rest the fastest growth in the g7 . fastest growth in the g7. >> and also after the ons corrected their wrong figures about uk output, it turns out that we rebounded very strongly from the pandemic too. >> we did and this is all because we could make our own way, make our own decisions and make our own deals and had we been trapped by european rules , been trapped by european rules, we would be a lot worse. nigel briefings. >> i'm going to move on. but last word to you. >> just just simply that you
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can't that brexit did all can't say that brexit did all those things. can't say that brexit did all tho any things. can't say that brexit did all tho any more things. can't say that brexit did all tho any more thaniings. can't say that brexit did all tho any more than a gs. can't say that brexit did all tho any more than a remainer can >> any more than a remainer can say . say. >> brexit been say. >> brexit been a disaster, >> brexit has been a disaster, that the time. that all the time. >> i don't, because i don't >> no, i don't, because i don't think a disaster. i'm think brexit is a disaster. i'm just great just saying it's not the great success brexiteers claim for. >> there you go. what is that? >> there you go. what is that? >> one thing's for sure we'll be talking about brexit til kingdom come. call the original? >> oh please. no no, they're boring. >> subject a devastating >> subject and a devastating tragedy. and this is a grandmother, aged 68, visiting her grandson. and it appears to have died at the hands of two rupa reportedly banned xl bully breeds. now i don't have the detail. cannot confirm that was the breed of the dog, but clearly two dogs strong enough to kill a 68 year old woman. we've got a problem here. we have a problem . have a problem. >> it's a tragedy and we've heard a number of these things happen but happen with the attacks. but my concern that we're focusing concern is that we're focusing on the dogs and not the owners, not the breeders, not the people who are taking advantage of these animals. yes we've got to do something about the dogs . these animals. yes we've got to do something about the dogs. but
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i remember when i was younger, i think it was alsatians that were sort of in the crosshairs of at that the dogs that point, they were the dogs that point, they were the dogs that were the rottweilers were at some point, you know, they there's always dog there's always a dangerous dog that we're all pointing at and to say it's that dog's fault. now, i hear a lot, you know, we are a nation of dog lovers , and are a nation of dog lovers, and are a nation of dog lovers, and a of owners have these types a lot of owners have these types of dogs, staffies and others who are seen as kind of look aggressive. they're wonderful dogs. they're dogs. it's about how they're treated, how they're looked after the love and worries me about is what they about these dogs is what they are do, what they can are built to do, what they can physiologically do. >> even labrador is very >> so even if a labrador is very badly it's unlikely badly brought up, it's unlikely to kill a 68 year old. >> and that's why we have to be better about the licensing of these dogs and how people become owners them exist . owners want them to exist. >> think we should >> i just don't think we should have this have powerful dogs in this country seattle. country and in seattle. >> lose an awful lot >> i think we lose an awful lot of dogs. if we go down of wonderful dogs. if we go down that route. it is the owners that, course, labrador that route. it is the owners that, killyurse, labrador that route. it is the owners that, kill ane, labrador that route. it is the owners that, kill an adultabrador that route. it is the owners that, kill an adult .3rador that route. it is the owners that, kill an adult. it|dor that route. it is the owners that, kill an adult. it could could kill an adult. it could certainly kill a child very, very easily. i have a labrador
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cross myself and she is the softest thing ever because she was brought up to be a kind dog. >> but she's a race dog, isn't she ? she? >> oh, very much. i'm here all week, but it is the owners who create it. >> the animals that harm people or want to harm people. there are dogs and it is recorded that are dogs and it is recorded that a trained and blooded, i think they call it. >> and in this case it's the policing of the owner. because on the basis that there that this owner, whatever the dogs were, he was breeding them. yeah. yeah >> okay. listen coming up, some cracking including cracking stories, including outrageous civil servants take oh my goodness look at that. 8 million days off on long terme. sick. that's difficult. you and i are paying for that . and also i are paying for that. and also we're going to talk about a couple of other stories in the papers , including some papers, including some concerning stories in the world of sport and good news about king charles out of hospital. lots to come. plus my pundits will nominate their headline heroes and back page zeros. they got corkers . all is
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next. okay, folks, more paper reaction. that's right. tomorrow's papers are in in the company of my top pundits tonight, former mep and ba.2 rees—mogg. gb news is senior political commentator a very good friend of mine, nigel nelson, and former adviser to bofis nelson, and former adviser to boris johnson, political commentator, ranger. now commentator, lord ranger. now kulveer, i've been calling you lord kulveer ranger, which is it's incorrect, isn't it? that's right. it's wrong syntax. yes, but the problem i've got is i'm a communicator. but the problem i've got is i'm a communicator . yes. and i feel a communicator. yes. and i feel that if i say lord kulveer rangen that if i say lord kulveer ranger, we know who we're talking about. and if i say lord rangen talking about. and if i say lord ranger, you sound like a character from a 1960s cowboy comic. >> yeah , that's quite true. or >> yeah, that's quite true. or someone from star wars or that. >> and you're neither. you are a cartoon character in your own right. >> listen, let's have a look at some these stories. i some more of these stories. i want to have a quick look the want to have a quick look at the king, hospital king, and he's out of hospital greeting the public for the
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first time. annunciator since his procedure and it's good to see him back on his feet, isn't it? absolutely. >> and i think he's been, uh, absolutely right to be public about what was wrong. i think the public worry an awful lot about what happens to their monarch. and it was good to know what was happening . yeah. um, what was happening. yeah. um, but see that he very but also to see that he is very firmly to recovery . firmly on the road to recovery. >> yes. and you've got catherine, princess kate, of course, princess of wales is recovering at home after an nominal surgery in hospital for two weeks. that means, by definition , that it was quite definition, that it was quite serious. if you spend that long in hospital quite clearly, and the fact that she is off royal dufies duties until easter just emphasises it was whatever emphasises that it was whatever it quite serious . it was quite serious. >> but i think she's not the queen and she does have a right to privacy. >> how long do think wills >> how long do you think wills should be at her side? do you think he should already be back at what's at this at work? what's his role at this time at work? what's his role at this tim well, at work? what's his role at this timwell, i think the children >> well, i think the children need a parent, but that they are probably the probably at school most of the time. fact, he should be time. and in fact, he should be going back and doing a bit as
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and when he possibly can. but my husband drove me crazy if he was sitting by my bedside bringing me cups of so i'm pretty me cups of tea. so i'm pretty sure she'd want him out of the way a bit as well. >> get out of the house, make some money. >> um, listen. uh, fantastic stuff. uh, we're trying stuff. uh, we're just trying to track the figure the in track down the figure at the in the here the number the express for here the number of off. sick in the civil of days off. sick in the civil service it's certainly the service it's certainly in the millions long terms. sick. do you worry, nigel nelson, that the number of people who are of working age, not active in the economy is getting worryingly high? >> well, are we talking about civil servants ? civil servants? >> so the figure is 1.8 million. >> so the figure is 1.8 million. >> the civil servants. sorry, 1.8 million days of long time sick in the civil service, suddenly tells me that wouldn't happenin suddenly tells me that wouldn't happen in the private sector. >> no, that's not actually a huge amount. there about huge amount. there are about 600,000 servants . so even 600,000 civil servants. so even if you've got a few of those off long terms, sick , um, you're long terms, sick, um, you're going to run into the thousands then. so a figure like this is not that big. >> do you do you think it's too
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high? because i worry kulveer that got pay the that someone's got to pay the bills . and if that many people bills. and if that many people are with stress or are at home with stress or mental okay, i'm very mental health. okay, i'm very sympathetic. but at some point the economy is going to fall over. >> oven >>i oven >> i think we do have to take that how people are that view of how people are feeling the stress levels that view of how people are feeiincreasingie stress levels that view of how people are feeiincreasing instress levels that view of how people are feeiincreasing in the .s levels that view of how people are feeiincreasing in the world ls are increasing in the world around we can't escape that. around us. we can't escape that. there many things that are there are many things that are driving stress. i think more driving stress. but i think more pertinent this is pertinent point around this is where they working from ? i where are they working from? i think that's the challenge . think that's the challenge. annunciators brother did walk around a government department at one point, leaving messages saying, sorry i missed you when he these racks empty desks. >> very polite should add. >> we actually had a debate this last week in in the house of lords this point, around lords around this point, around what happening working what was happening about working environments public environments in the public sector. was sector. and my view was the private is increasingly private sector is increasingly demanding people come back into the office in certain types of businesses because they know that we need to have teams working together now. it's not always thing always the right thing for everybody, is an everybody, but there is an increasing and public increasing trend and the public sector extensively sector has to work extensively with the private sector. so if
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they're there , how are we they're not there, how are we going get the processing , going to get the processing, driving licences, say, why do you have to be in an office when you'll be sitting all on you'll be sitting all day on a computer? i think can computer? nigel, i think we can take individual i take individual roles and i think that and say, well, not for that. think for this, not for that. i think that's but the general that's right. but the general point is that team, these people, not just people, organisations, not just work learn work together, people learn working each other briefly . working with each other briefly. >> need to have >> humans certainly need to have relationships an awful lot relationships and an awful lot of that is done. 1 to 1 personal interaction . but this is about interaction. but this is about the long tum sick. and i think the long tum sick. and i think the point is that you just don't get the same attitude in the private sector, that if you've got a job, you have to turn up and in the, uh, civil service, there seems to be more of an attitude of we will always look after you and elsewhere. >> elsewhere in the public sector. listen, folks, globsec says, all i've got time for is a sentence and a name for your headline. hero. so annunciator, could you do your worst ? could you do your worst? >> my headline hero is the british people that we are
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currently in lincolnshire fighting a big pile on issue and it is amazing to see communities of people of all parties, all backgrounds, all coming together. if we had to go to war, we'd win is to people power. >> briefly, your headline hero. >> briefly, your headline hero. >> he's been bowling yesterday. he's still bowling. he's been bowling all his life, 41 years young, sir. he's not knighted. jemmy anderson 695 wickets and counting . legendary test match counting. legendary test match cricketer. and he's he's a national institution. >> nigel, briefly your hero. >> nigel, briefly your hero. >> uh, esther guy for her her extraordinary generosity of spirit. not just blaming the parents of her daughter's killers. >> well, do you want to name your back page zeros? i've got a couple of seconds. >> mary harper, bbc africa. uh, editor who supports, uh , editor who supports, uh, criminal refugee to get asylum here. >> i looked at the bank of england's monetary policy committee notes and saw two members who voted for interest rate increases. no. and the note said that they weren't taking into trend . into account the trend. >> braverman.
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into account the trend. >> can braverman. into account the trend. >> can i braverman. into account the trend. >> can i sayaverman. into account the trend. >> can i sayaverrmore? there you go. >> we probably know why my amazing pundits. you. you, amazing pundits. thank you. you, my and listeners. my lovely viewers and listeners. i'll friday at eight. i'll see you friday at eight. headune i'll see you friday at eight. headline next? headline is this next? >> feeling inside from >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . on gb news. >> hello there . good evening. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. if you remember what weather conditions you had on sunday, you'll probably see very similar conditions monday. conditions on monday. as we start new week, systems start off the new week, systems are very moving at the are very slow moving at the moment. pressure situated moment. high pressure situated towards this towards the south, but this weather has become stalled weather front has become stalled across areas scotland and across areas of scotland and will very persistent will provide very persistent rainfall across particularly western the western districts, the highlands, bute . as highlands, argyll and bute. as we the night, a we head throughout the night, a rain is force and rain warning is in force and some disruption is some flooding and disruption is possible reasonably possible elsewhere. a reasonably cloudy though some cloudy night, though some clearer spells developing through areas at times through central areas at times mild for all of us, though temperatures not much temperatures not dropping much lower than 7 c. a chillier lower than 9 or 7 c. a chillier start to the new week for the far north of scotland, though,
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with a touch of frost and as this rain band just pushes ever so northwards into the so slightly northwards into the cold could cold air ahead of it, we could see of snow for see a touch of snow for the likes of caithness, sutherland even levels a time. even to lower levels for a time. but rain will really be but that rain will really be persistent across western areas and a very and it's going to provide a very miserable day here. miserable and wet day here. again blustery again relatively blustery and cloudy other areas. again relatively blustery and cloudjpatches other areas. again relatively blustery and cloudjpatches of )ther areas. again relatively blustery and cloudjpatches of drizzle eas. again relatively blustery and cloudjpatches of drizzle easwatch some patches of drizzle to watch out mr around coastal out for. mr murch around coastal districts , temperatures are districts, temperatures are touched down compared the touched down compared to the weekend around 9 to 12 c on tuesday. that rain band will eventually push its way slightly further southward, moving further southward, so moving into ireland, northern into northern ireland, northern england mountain snow england a bit of mountain snow possible as well. to the possible here as well. to the south, you hold that mild south, you hold on to that mild cloudy, blustery theme, to south, you hold on to that mild clotnorthustery theme, to south, you hold on to that mild clotnorth we ary theme, to south, you hold on to that mild clotnorth we ary th upe, to south, you hold on to that mild clotnorth we ary th upe, doors the north we open up the doors to something touch brighter to something a touch brighter with also with some snow showers, but also colder. those colder colder. and those colder conditions slowly to conditions are slowly going to push way other push their way across other areas the areas of the uk throughout the forthcoming week . bye looks forthcoming week. bye bye looks like things are heating up . like things are heating up. >> boxt boilers sponsor of weather on .
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gb news. >> good evening, i'm ray hudson in the gb newsroom. headliners is coming up in just a moment, but first the news headlines. the prime minister has urged the newly restored power sharing executive in northern ireland to focus on delivering for families and businesses. rishi sunak was visiting air ambulance crews in lisburn ahead of a meeting at stormont with first minister michelle o'neill and deputy emma little—pengelly tomorrow . the little—pengelly tomorrow. the institutions were restored after a deal between mr sunak's government and the dup to allay unionist concerns over post—brexit trading arrangements . mr sunak described money provided by the government as part of the return package as generous . generous. >> the deal that we negotiated last year, £3.3 billion, represents a generous and fair settlement for northern ireland and, crucially , it is and, crucially, it is sustainable and it's about ensuring that public finances in northern ireland are sustainable
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