>> sir keir starmer is expected to finally formally u—turn on his £28 billion green investment spending splurge today, a move that has been described as the most stupid decision the labour party has made . but why.7 and party has made. but why.7 and what policies does he have left .7 what policies does he have left? masked thug crackdown climbing on war memorials , possessing on war memorials, possessing flares or pyrotechnics and wearing face coverings to conceal your identity at protests are all actions that will be banned by the home secretary. >> that's an announcement in response to intimidation at recent pro—palestinian demonstrations. but will the police enforce these bans as and is the countryside race list? >> the wildlife and countryside link, a group with 80 member organisations, including popular charities from the rspca to the wwf and the national trust, claim the british countryside is a racist colonial white space. yes, i'm not sure what that means either. is your money inadvertently funding this

nonsense? >> so much to cover on the show today. but one little bit of news i just wanted to bring you the secretary of state for health in scotland , a member of health in scotland, a member of the scottish government, the snp health minister has resigned following the scandal that had been dragging on for months now about his using taxpayer money for roaming on his ipad. i think it was £11,000 of taxpayers money, £11,000 now, he said. it was his children, but there have been all sorts of different stories that have come up. it's been emerged that he's lied and now he's quit his job. so humza yousaf search of a new yousaf is in search of a new health minister. >> issues with old finance >> issues with the old finance rs on the border . rs on the border. >> and that ties in with so many of our stories today. labour of our stories today. the labour party has issues with their finances. much are they finances. how much are they going spend on energy? the going to spend on energy? the snp has issues with their

finances. not just because finances. well, not just because of investigation of the investigation into money borrowed, because of borrowed, but also because of the health secretary's resignation there. >> and there's polling out today as well on the gb news website , as well on the gb news website, which shows that humza yousaf, the leader, could, uh, could lose his seat at the election . lose his seat at the election. so there you go. things aren't looking so rosy north of the border. >> absolutely. but do get in touch with your thoughts on everything discussing everything we're discussing today. vaiews@gbnews.com is the address to get in touch with, and we'll get some those and we'll get to some of those later after your later in the show. after your headunes later in the show. after your headlines sofia . tom and emily. >> thank you. good afternoon from the gb newsroom at 12:00. your top story this hour. armed police executed two warrants in newcastle in the early hours of this morning at addresses associated with chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi , including suspect abdul ezedi, including his place of work. it's understood no arrests were made as the manhunt continues. he is believed to be suffering from

severe facial injuries, which could be life threatening if left untreated , and the last left untreated, and the last recorded sighting of azadi was near vauxhall bridge in london just after 11 pm. last wednesday. say anyone with information should contact the police . the prime minister says police. the prime minister says it's sad and wrong to link a comment he made about transgender people in the commons yesterday with murdered teenager brianna ghey rishi sunakis teenager brianna ghey rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for making what brianna's father described as a dehumanising remark . it's dehumanising remark. it's understood the family has been ianed understood the family has been invited to meet the prime minister as he told reporters today that he was making a very clear point . clear point. >> like everyone, i was completely shocked by brianna's case. to have your child taken from you in such awful circumstances is almost impossible to come to terms with. to use that tragedy to detract from the very separate and clear point i was making about keir starmer's proven track record of multiple u—turns

on major policies , because he on major policies, because he doesn't have a plan , i think is doesn't have a plan, i think is both sad and wrong, and it demonstrates the worst of politics. >> now, protesters who cover their faces to avoid arrest could face tough penalties under new laws unveiled today. demonstrators would also be blocked from climbing war memorials or carrying flares and citing the right to protest. will no longer be an excuse for causing major disruption as the home office seeks to crack down on what it calls dangerous disorder . critics say the new disorder. critics say the new powers present represent a threat to civil liberties, but police minister chris philp says there's no excuse for breaking there's no excuse for breaking the law . the law. >> c the government supports the right to protest, but we, you know , don't support, um , members know, don't support, um, members of the public having their day to day lives unreasonably disrupted. don't support war disrupted. we don't support war memorials disrespect, and memorials being disrespect, and we don't support people covering their face to get away with committing criminal activity. and announcing and that's why we're announcing these changes today, and we're going changes via

going to make the changes via amendments criminal amendments to the criminal justice bill coming back before parliament in just a few weeks time . time. >> and labour is to scale back its flagship green prosperity plan in a major u—turn following months of uncertainty. it's understood sir keir starmer will confirm the changes today, citing increased economic uncertainty since the policy was unveiled in 2021. labour had planned to spend £28 billion every year on environmental projects . prime minister rishi projects. prime minister rishi sunak said it was further evidence of the labour leader's record on flip flopping on major issues , and the u—turn comes as issues, and the u—turn comes as january is confirmed as the hottest ever on record . the eu's hottest ever on record. the eu's climate service copernicus also says the world experienced a 12 month period of temperatures 1.5 degrees more than pre—industrial levels, and that's for the first time. they stress that it doesn't mean the world is in danger of breaching the paris agreement yet, but we could be getting closer . agreement yet, but we could be getting closer. michael matheson has quit as scotland's health

secretary in the wake of the scandal over his parliamentary ipad data roaming charges, mr matheson racked up fees of almost £11,000 while holidaying in morocco over christmas in 2022. he later admitted that his teenage sons used the parliamentary device as a hotspot to watch football , while hotspot to watch football, while his decision to step down comes ahead of the release of a probe into his spending and the prince of wales has thanked the for pubuc of wales has thanked the for public their kind messages of support following the king's cancer diagnosis. support following the king's cancer diagnosis . hollywood star cancer diagnosis. hollywood star tom cruise and arsenal manager mikel arteta joined him at an event raising funds for london's air ambulance . charity striking air ambulance. charity striking air ambulance. charity striking a lighter tone, the prince joked about his family's hospital stays over the past few weeks . stays over the past few weeks. >> i'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you also for the kind messages of support for catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. it means a great deal to us all. it's fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather

medical focus, so i thought i'd come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all. >> and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or go to gb news. com screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to tom and . emily. tom and. emily. >> well , police tom and. emily. >> well, police in the uk could be given brand new powers to arrest protesters covering their faces to threaten others and avoid criminal prosecution . avoid criminal prosecution. >> police already have the power to ask individuals to remove coverings at designated protests, but this proposal would mean officers have the right to arrest protesters who disregard their orders with those flouting the rules facing a month behind bars and a £1,000 fine. >> now the rules also state a protester would not be able to cite the right to protest as a reasonable excuse to get away with disruptive offences , with disruptive offences, including things like blocking

roads as well. >> let's speak to our political correspondent olivia utley, because it does seem that there have been a number of different initiatives from the government trying to crack down on protests. the public order act was one. today's announcement is another. is it enough to get on top things ? top of things? >> well, that's exactly what i was going to say, tom, this is all sounding a little bit familiar. last year , the prime familiar. last year, the prime minister introduced the public order act, which was designed to crack down on anti—social protests. measures that are protests. the measures that are being today by james being announced today by james cleverly. these will come into force via amendments the force via amendments to the criminal justice act, include bans of fireworks at protests , bans of fireworks at protests, banning climbing on war memorials at protest. that one specifically has quite a lot of pubuc specifically has quite a lot of public backing and allowing police officers to arrest and fine anyone who wears a face covering or a face mask at a protest and refuses to take it off. it all sounds like the government is really, uh, getting tough on these anti

social protesters. the question, of course , is whether it will of course, is whether it will actually work . the first hurdle actually work. the first hurdle that the government has to overcome is getting these amendments through the house of lords. last year, when the when the government introduced some pretty similar measures, really , pretty similar measures, really, they were disrupted , thwarted they were disrupted, thwarted almost in the house of lords because lords on both sides of the house, both conservatives and labour peers, were worried about the potential consequences on free speech. they didn't like the idea of infringing on the right to protest. they're likely to, uh, kick up a fuss this time around as well. so the government will probably have to water down some of the amendments that james cleverly is proposing today. amendments that james cleverly is proposing today . then the is proposing today. then the other is about the other issue is about the practicality of these amendments. yes the police will have the right now to arrest and fine protesters who are seen wearing face masks or face coverings . but will they coverings. but will they actually be able to? i've been out and about on the streets dunng out and about on the streets during these pro—palestine

marches over quite a few of the last weeks, and there are thousands of people wearing face coverings and masks. the police are already really, really stretched , uh, trying to keep stretched, uh, trying to keep a hold on these protests of up to £27 million. it's estimated , has £27 million. it's estimated, has already been spent by the met on policing, policing these protests. is it really practical for the government to expect police officers already very, very stretched, already trying to keep to order be able to pick out possibly tens of thousands of protesters wearing masks and fining them ? and if they aren't fining them? and if they aren't able to do that, then is it really the disincentive that the politicians are hoping that it will be? it sounds very bold, but when push comes to shove, will it actually be enough to change the aura of these protests? well that is the question. >> thank you very much . olivia >> thank you very much. olivia utley. our political correspondent there. right. well, let's speak to the deputy chair of the conservative party james daly newly appointed . james daly newly appointed. james, thank you very much for

joining us. and in the rain to now, i've walked through the pro—palestine protests over a few weeks and seen how they're being policed . and i think it's being policed. and i think it's fair to say that the police have taken quite a stand off approach. i've seen people masked individuals, seen people clambering on statues and traffic lights and the like and using flares and pyrotechnics. the issue that people are concerned with is whether the police will actually enforce what the home secretary has said today. what the home secretary has said today . i don't think we've got today. i don't think we've got james. james, can you hear us? >> oh, well, let's see if we can establish that connection. although james did look splendid holding his gb news umbrella on quite a rainy college green. but this is the question, isn't it, whether the police will enforce this, whether they'll be able to. >> whether they'll want to, whether it is enforceable? >> . and this is one >> yes. and i think this is one of that is built into of the points that is built into the there. there the legislation there. are there is always principle of

is always this principle of operational independence the operational independence for the police country , and for police in this country, and for many has been many reasons, that has been a long principle. we long standing principle. we don't a police state. we don't live in a police state. we don't live in a police state. we don't politicians standing don't want politicians standing there in front the police there in front of the police saying, you arrest him, you do that. saying, you arrest him, you do that . that's of mark of that. that's sort of the mark of a a dystopia. but on the same a of a dystopia. but on the same hand, to act equally . hand, to act equally. >> but exactly, exactly. >> but exactly, exactly. >> so you want that operational independence, you want some accountability that accountability for that operational and an operational independence and an even approach . but the even handed approach. but the question is, how do you marry those two things? very those two things? the very important independence of the police, so that we don't live in a state, but also making a police state, but also making sure there that evenness sure that there is that evenness and dispassion ? and dispassion? >> absolutely. because i do think it's fair to say , of think it's fair to say, of course, there are huge number of people who are perfectly peaceful on these of peaceful on these types of demonstrations, having demonstrations, but having witnessed demonstrations witnessed the demonstrations firsthand, there is a lot firsthand, there is quite a lot of intimidating behaviour that i would have thought is already illegal. so i think this very much is a question of enforcement. >> and i think the masks thing is the biggest, biggest thing. there protests at the there were some protests at the conservative conference

conservative party conference last there all last year, and there were all these with red these people marching with red masks flags, it was masks and red flags, and it was deeply why would deeply intimidating. why would you need to cover your face if you're demonstrating for palestine, if you're demonstrating for socialism, if you're demonstrating, demonstrating for the environment, shouldn't have environment, you shouldn't have to cover your face. >> we'll be back >> yes. well, we'll be back with the chair the the deputy chair of the conservative in a few conservative party in a few minutes. line minutes. once we get that line reconnected. let's to reconnected. but let's return to that for that nation wide manhunt for abdul ezedi, who is wanted for attempted following attempted murder following a chemical attack in south london last week. >> the police have said the >> the police have now said the 35 year could die from his 35 year old could die from his injuries not seek injuries if he does not seek immediate medical attention, as they hospitals to be on they warned hospitals to be on high alert . high alert. >> yes, armed police executed two warrants newcastle in the two warrants in newcastle in the early of this morning at early hours of this morning at addresses associated with the suspect, including his place of work , but arrests have been work, but no arrests have been made. let's get the very latest now with reporter, ray now with our reporter, ray addison more have we learned >> what more have we learned today ? today? >> well, it's fascinating, isn't it? i think these two search warrants, which were executed overnight , really do give an

overnight, really do give an indication that the police are searching nationwide for azadi . searching nationwide for azadi. we previously heard that the focus was on south london, but now we see these two search warrants being executed in tyneside at the back door of azadi . place of work, best buy azadi. place of work, best buy pizza and grill house. that's in the forest hall area of newcastle. we've seen an image of the back door there, which has obviously been kicked in as police have executed those warrants . however, no arrests warrants. however, no arrests have been made. met police are working very closely with northumbria police , though, and northumbria police, though, and continuing enquiries and searches very much in london and in the north east as well. but this is an attempted murder investigation. it's being treated extremely seriously . treated extremely seriously. they do believe that azadi had arranged to meet the 31 year old victim . they suspect that they victim. they suspect that they were in a relationship and they they believed that the, uh, the

motivation for the attack that we saw last wednesday, eight days ago now , was the days ago now, was the relationship coming to an end last known sighting, though still wednesday at 11:00, walking over vauxhall bridge onto vauxhall bridge road and then grosvenor road as well. and then grosvenor road as well. and the national crime agency warning azadi that they've analysed the cctv footage . analysed the cctv footage. they've shown it to medical experts and they're saying that it looks like there could be infection there . there's a infection there. there's a danger of sepsis setting in and they're urging azadi to hand himself in just, just if only to get medical treatment and prevent his own death. i suppose, is the way that they're putting it . we've also seen an putting it. we've also seen an image released by the friends of the victim . um, they described the victim. um, they described her as first and foremost a devoted and loving mother. they said all that she wanted was a safe home for her and her beautiful , kind little girls .

beautiful, kind little girls. >> ray addison, thank you very much for bringing us that very latest and that new footage as well, of azadi walking over vauxhall bridge. yes >> well, should we try and speak to the deputy chair of the conservative party again? james daly, thank you very much for joining us. we're hearing lots about from the home secretary about from the home secretary about how he is going to hand the police more powers to crack down anti—social elements down on anti—social elements of demonstrate actions and protests that are taking place weekly in this country . that are taking place weekly in this country. i wonder, that are taking place weekly in this country . i wonder, though, this country. i wonder, though, how enforceable all these bans will . be will. be >> well, they'll be powers of arrest , and i >> well, they'll be powers of arrest, and i think they're very welcome. and i think they're they're a response to the recent marches that we've seen where intimidatory behaviour , intimidatory behaviour, behaviour that in any other circumstances would be criminal has been become sadly commonplace . commonplace. >> and we need to take measures. we the public, >> and we need to take measures. we need the public, >> and we need to take measures. we need to the public, >> and we need to take measures. we need to protect the public, >> and we need to take measures. we need to protect the law lic, we need to protect the law abiding so things abiding public. and so things such as banning fireworks and pyrotechnics , um, making a power

pyrotechnics, um, making a power of arrest to people climbing on national monuments and other powers like that. these are things that are needed that the pubuc things that are needed that the public want and that the conservative party are going to deliver . deliver. >> the issues e the issues is, of >> one of the issues is, of course, going course, this is going to be optional for the police to determine protest, determine protest by protest, which point they decide that there shouldn't be masks worn or flares used . do you have enough flares used. do you have enough confidence in the police that they will be in impartial and dispassionate in how they pursue these policies ? these policies? >> well, i certainly think so. i saw the comments from the chief constable of essex, who's the lead on these matters for the national police chiefs council, lead on these matters for the nati he|l police chiefs council, lead on these matters for the nati he is’olice chiefs council, lead on these matters for the nati he is very; chiefs council, lead on these matters for the nati he is very welcomingincil, and he is very welcoming of those powers. there reason those powers. there is no reason at all, thomas, all know as at all, thomas, we all know as to anybody wears to to why anybody wears a mask to go peaceful protest, go on a peaceful protest, peaceful , lawful protest is peaceful, lawful protest is something that is sacrosanct to the conservative party. but that cannot be at the at the risk of others being inconvenienced, of others being inconvenienced, of others being inconvenienced, of others being feeling intimidated by behaviour, which is just unfortunately, we've seen

examples , examples of it in examples, examples of it in recent times , and i hope the recent times, and i hope the police will bring these powers means that they are going to act upon them and protect the interests the wider community. >> lee james, the prime minister, tweeted out that minister, has tweeted out that vandalising war memorials , vandalising war memorials, supporting terrorist groups and acts of violence intimidation will be cracked down upon with these new laws . aren't these these new laws. aren't these things already illegal on the streets of london and elsewhere in the country ? and why have in the country? and why have they not been banned or the law has not been enforced in the past? why do we need new laws ? past? why do we need new laws? >> well, we have public order act offences , we have offences act offences, we have offences of criminal damage and we have various measures , various other measures, statutory measures, which can be the police can use. but we've seen in recent times protesters, um , perhaps becoming a little um, perhaps becoming a little bit more political, perhaps using reasonable or putting using the reasonable or putting forward what they say is a reasonable excuse of peaceful protest to justify this type of behaviour . protest to justify this type of behaviour. and, you know, i come from a party. i come from a tradition that believes that national war

national memorials, that war memorials are things that we should protect. they are there to respect the dead. who gave, you know, the ultimate sacrifice for this country and the least that we can do is make sure that those those memorials to their to the, to the memory of people who have given everything are protected. so i think it's giving extra powers. it's addressing a situation that has, has come up recently. and i think if you compare this to keir starmer, you know, keir starmer is the man who's taken money from dale vince, who's financed extinction rebellion, extinction rebellion , another extinction rebellion, another arm of this who just go out of their way to cause ordinary people sorts of trouble, people all sorts of trouble, whether that's stopping them from going hospital from going to hospital appointments, stopping them from going to exams, you know, causing damage. we can't have this. have people this. we can't have people misusing our laws in what they claim is the name of peaceful protest. that's not peaceful protest. that's not peaceful protest. the conservatives will protect the right to peacefully protest in this country, but also protect the wider community. >> james, just finally, a word from you on the other big story

of the day, the labour party , of the day, the labour party, uh, putting their drawing a line in the sand this equivocation in the sand on this equivocation on the £28 billion of extra spending they were committing to. worried now, as the to. are you worried now, as the conservative deputy party chairman , that labour party chairman, that the labour party might more fiscally might look more fiscally responsible did responsible than they did yesterday ? yesterday? >> absolutely not. it's quite incredible. i don't even know whether they've got rid of this plan or not. tom and i think that it's quite strange. i think we've had 311 occasions where labour politicians have committed 28 committed to spending 28 billion, would have meant billion, which would have meant 28 in tax rises . and the 28 billion in tax rises. and the other that links into this other thing that links into this , these the promises , all these are the promises about funding for about extra funding for education. they're all coming from said from the growth which they said was come from this was going to come from this green in the economy. green revolution in the economy. if they're not going to put the money into that growth is money into it, that growth is not going to occur. and all these promises worth these other promises are worth nothing. is, as ever, nothing. it is, as ever, with keir starmer. one thing nothing. it is, as ever, with keir fanother one thing nothing. it is, as ever, with keir fanother. one thing does another. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time. james daly there, deputy chair of the conservative party. good to speak to you. coming up and

thank and thanks for bearing with weather as with the horrible weather as well and our splendid umbrella. >> eu countries are set >> but yes, eu countries are set to on a historic overhaul to vote on a historic overhaul of the bloc's border and migration rules. gb news presenter nigel farage will join us after this very short.

listening to gb news radio. >> good afternoon britain it's 12:24 and eu countries are set to vote on a historic overhaul of the bloc's border and migration rules later today, including plans to set up prison like reception centres for asylum seekers . asylum seekers. >> well, joining us now is gb news presenter sir nigel farage. nigel all this is being dubbed as a historic overhaul of migration and asylum rules in the eu. is it ? the eu. is it? >> what is an historic u—turn

isn't it? i mean, in 2015 they put in place the eu's asylum policy. i was there , i was there policy. i was there, i was there next to mr juncker in the european parliament. and basically what it said was anyone that crossed the mediterranean set foot on eu soil, could stay. and i warned them, i said it was lunacy. i said millions would come for enough. they have the political implications have seen a very , implications have seen a very, very dramatic rise of parties of what we call the populist right, is that any surprise given, you know, cities like malmo, for example , have been completely example, have been completely transformed by vast numbers of young men coming from entirely different cultures , and now different cultures, and now they're panicking. so this week we've had a big u—turn on several environmental targets put in place by the european commission. now it's migration. it's saying we're going to get tough . and all of this is tough. and all of this is because as we head towards the european election , which take european election, which take place between june 6th and june the 9th, this year, at the

moment that eurosceptic parties are topping the polls in nine countries, and our second or third in another nine. so this is this is brussels, this is national leaders saying we understand your concerns. we're getting tough . uh, is it going getting tough. uh, is it going to help them ? is it going to to help them? is it going to stop the rise of the populist right? i doubt it very much indeed. >> i suppose a deeper question as well is will this actually materialise , turn out to be materialise, turn out to be delivered as policy, or is this a sort of pre election to try and stop the rise of the afd in germany or, or the national rally in france , or indeed we've rally in france, or indeed we've seen in the netherlands as well. wilders so many of these parties have been growing , uh, wilders so many of these parties have been growing, uh, and advancing . uh, but i suppose the advancing. uh, but i suppose the big question will be, will the proof be in the pudding ? proof be in the pudding? >> no, of course not. you know, it's noise. can you imagine if they start to put tens of thousands of people in virtual prison type conditions in italy ?

prison type conditions in italy? i think our friends at the european court of human rights in strasbourg might get involved pretty quickly and say, this simply isn't right. it contravenes many of the most bafic contravenes many of the most basic articles. so no , i don't basic articles. so no, i don't see any of this actually happening. let's see any of it materialising. not at least at an eu level, but what you are seeing are individual countries now taking very strong stands. i mean, hungary , poland , basically mean, hungary, poland, basically now refusing to take anyone on that has come into the european union from across the mediterranean when they were supposed to be a compact on what was burden—sharing . but no, it's was burden—sharing. but no, it's not happening. so actually you know, migration is one of those that threatens the very existence of the european union. and even schengen. you know, this, this , this idea that we this, this, this idea that we can move freely between countries without stopping our car, without showing a passport. you know, even that in an age of increased worries about

terrorism, even that's under threat. and we've seen times when in the last couple of years, borders have been put back. so this is this question is really existential for the future of the european political project . project. >> yes. and closer to home, you've been revealing on your show this week some, uh, well , show this week some, uh, well, some things the government don't want us necessarily to know about the rwanda plan . tell us about the rwanda plan. tell us what's the most shocking or enlightening thing you found out this week ? this week? >> well, on the 7th of march, um, the prime minister sunak stood behind a podium with a slogan, stop the boats . and he slogan, stop the boats. and he said, if you come in across the engush said, if you come in across the english channel, you will not be able to claim asylum. you will be detained and you will be removed. and i was shown an internal home office documents from pretty much exactly the same period, which told us things like actually , every

things like actually, every single person has the right of an appeal process , but last up an appeal process, but last up to 180 days. so sunak claim people will be gone within weeks clearly was wrong , but we only clearly was wrong, but we only had the facilities to detain a thousand people and many of those who we detain are people who've come to britain committed serious crimes ahead of deportation . and the list goes deportation. and the list goes on. every revelation that i saw in that document, they were briefing ministers. in that document, they were briefing ministers . and i guess briefing ministers. and i guess ultimately the prime minister that the illegal migration act wouldn't actually change anything. and yet , he continued anything. and yet, he continued with what i think was a grand deception and now we learn last week from a home affairs committee that virtually every single person that has come since the passing of the illegal migration act last july is now, would you believe it? in the asylum process system? and i think this is one of the reasons

this government is in such trouble . they stand up and tell trouble. they stand up and tell us things they stand up and promise us things that they even know themselves simply aren't true. and that's what that really makes people angry . really makes people angry. >> no, it's a really important point . uh, we >> no, it's a really important point. uh, we are out of time, but i do want to squeeze in one final question, nigel. in a word, yesterday esther mcvey, the cabinet minister, said on this channel that you should get a peerage, that you should be appointed the house lords. appointed to the house of lords. would accept one? would you accept one? >> i'd be even more >> if you know, i'd be even more unpopular in the house lords unpopular in the house of lords in parliament. that's never stopped. >> you . >> you. >> you. >> going into this house of lords, i promise you, is not an ambition . ambition. >> well, there we go. the well. not not. no, no no, no, but we'll see. we'll see. perhaps we'll see. we'll see. perhaps we'll put the cat amongst the pigeons. nigel thank you so much for joining us here on. good forjoining us here on. good afternoon britain. >> stuff. well uh, prince >> good stuff. well uh, prince harry, heading to harry, he's heading back to california a rather california after a rather quick visit to the king since his

cancer diagnosis. ipsis. we'll have the very latest after your headunes. headlines. >> thanks , emily. >> thanks, emily. >> thanks, emily. >> it's 1231. >> thanks, emily. >> it's1231. i'm >> thanks, emily. >> it's 1231. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb news room . armed in the gb news room. armed police searched to addresses in newcastle earlier this morning in their hunt for chemical attack . suspect abdul ezedi . attack. suspect abdul ezedi. it's understood the warrants included his place of work, but no arrests were made. azady is believed to be suffering from severe facial injuries, which could be life threatening if left untreated. the last recorded sighting of him was near vauxhall bridge in london just after 11 pm. last wednesday . anyone with wednesday. anyone with information should contact the police . the prime minister says police. the prime minister says it's sad and wrong to link a comment he made about transgender people in the commons yesterday with murdered teenager brianna ghey . rishi teenager brianna ghey. rishi sunakis teenager brianna ghey. rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for making what brianna's father described as a dehumanising remark . it's

dehumanising remark. it's understood the family has been ianed understood the family has been invited to meet the prime minister as he told reporters today that he was making a very clear point . clear point. >> like everyone , i was >> like everyone, i was completely shocked by brianna's case to have your child taken from you in such awful circumstance is almost impossible to come to terms with. to use that tragedy to detract from the very separate and clear point i was making about keir starmer's proven track record of multiple u—turns on major policies , because he on major policies, because he doesn't have a plan. i think is both sad and wrong, and it demonstrates the worst of politics right now. >> protesters who cover their faces to avoid arrest could face tough penalties under new laws unveiled today. demonstrators would also be blocked from climbing wall memorials or carrying flares . critics say the carrying flares. critics say the new powers represent a threat to civil liberties . natwest has civil liberties. natwest has appointed a former ubs executive

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radio. >> right. it's 1236 radio. >> right. it's1236 and prince >> right. it's 1236 and prince harry has made his way back to california after a rather quick visit to see his father, king charles. following the monarch's cancer diagnosis. >> and as for prince william, who previously worked as an air ambulance pilot, he met up with crew members, former patients and supporters where he was asked about his father's health and responded , saying he really

and responded, saying he really appreciates everyone's kindness. well, gb news presenter pip tomson joins us in the studio to give us all the details . give us all the details. >> please give us all the details. pip >> well, something you didn't mention , either of and mention there, either of you and i might have. i thought you might have. >> some of the >> emily, is that some of the guests last night were guests there last night were rather faint . yes, as in rather faint. yes, as in hollywood star famous because tom was present . it was tom cruise was present. it was a gala dinner for the london air ambulance charity , tom cruise, ambulance charity, tom cruise, who we know is a pilot in real life, not just on the big screen. he knows prince william pretty well , so he was there pretty well, so he was there supporting the charity . they're supporting the charity. they're trying to raise some £15 million, and it was at this gala dinner, this charity dinner where also actually some of prince william's cousins were present from the spencer family. lady amelia and lady eliza were there. the daughters of charles spencen there. the daughters of charles spencer. it was here that william gave a short speech, and he did thank everybody, as you say, for their good wishes towards his wife catherine, and the king. let's take a listen.

>> i'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you also for the kind messages of support for catherine and for my father , especially in recent father, especially in recent days. it means a great deal to us all. it's fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather medical focus , so i thought i'd medical focus, so i thought i'd come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all. >> so still full of full of humour, he seemed on great form, didn't he? and in the morning he'd been at windsor castle , um, he'd been at windsor castle, um, taking part in an investiture ceremony, handing out honours to more than 50 people. it was his first full day back on royal duty in some three weeks, because he has been supporting catherine after that abdominal surgery, and we're not likely to see prince william again for a few days. half time is next week , so he will be helping to look after their three children on the windsor estate at adelaide cottage. meanwhile for king charles, he remains at sandringham between trip between

treatments , he is being treated treatments, he is being treated as an outpatient patient and we have heard today that that weekly audience that he has with the prime minister, rishi sunak , the prime minister, rishi sunak, thatis the prime minister, rishi sunak, that is due to resume on february the 21st, it usually takes place on a wednesday day. kensington palace , or rather kensington palace, or rather sorry, downing street, said that they were due to speak yesterday and they had a brief phone conversation with rishi sunak sending his best wishes. so that is the latest on king charles. and then, of course , i guess we and then, of course, i guess we should mention the duke of sussex, prince harry. he is now back in california . after that back in california. after that whirlwind trip he landed back in. i think the early hours of this morning flying, what, 10,000 miles and he was here for all of 25 hours. he had a 35, 45 minute conversation with his father before king charles went back to sandringham . but as we back to sandringham. but as we understand it, back to sandringham. but as we understand it , there was no understand it, there was no contact with his older brother. but maybe , maybe things aren't

but maybe, maybe things aren't too bad with his father. i mean, what do you read into it? a 45 minute conversation? is it is it baby steps at the moment or , you baby steps at the moment or, you know, is the king very tired? and he needed to get away to sandringham to rest ? sandringham to rest? >> i suppose it would have been , >> i suppose it would have been, uh, unlikely that prince harry, after everything that's happened, after his book, after the acrimonious split, the abandoned part of his role as a senior royal, it would be strange, perhaps, if he had turned up and was welcomed immediate back into the fold and went to stay up with his father and his step mother, who he called his wicked stepmother in his book. perhaps it was overoptimistic of everyone to think this will be a massive rapprochement . but but pip, do rapprochement. but but pip, do you think that this was perhaps the first step of what might be more, might we expect prince harry coming back to the harry to be coming back to the united kingdom more often than he had previously planned ? he had previously planned? >> well, you expect, >> well, you would expect, wouldn't you? as as the son of a father who's been diagnosed with a form of cancer, you would expect that he would be a very

closely involved in in his recovery, in supporting him. now, whether that's going to take place on the phone over zoom or whether he will be jetting in more often , who jetting in more often, who knows? but what does seem to be the case is that that communication is open with his father , but that estrangement father, but that estrangement with his older brother, prince william still very much remains. i mean , prince harry could have i mean, prince harry could have stayed in lots of places, couldn't he, when he flew for in that short period of time. and we understand holed we understand that he was holed up in a london hotel. so and let's remember as well what he put in his book, spare , and said put in his book, spare, and said in the words of his, what king charles said to him after the duke of edinburgh's funeral, which was please, boys , don't which was please, boys, don't make my final years a misery. you know , and what is happening you know, and what is happening is king charles just leaving his two sons to it? and maybe with the passage of time, as we know , the passage of time, as we know, you know, we know families are dysfunctional. we're all in dysfunctional. we're all in dysfunctional families, aren't we? really? when you when you

think it, we've all got think about it, we've all got our problems. maybe the our problems. so maybe the passage of though, will passage of time, though, will help . help. >> well, there you go. some optimism thank optimism to finish. thank you very tomson now, lots very much. pip tomson now, lots of have leaving your of you have been leaving your messages during messages for the king during this challenging rowena this challenging time. rowena has written in to say, your majesty , may the collective arms majesty, may the collective arms of your people around you at this difficult time bring you comfort strength . comfort and strength. >> you can beat this. i know you can. you, sir dorothy can. god bless you, sir dorothy says to our king, i send all my love and prayers to you and all your family love prayers your family, my love and prayers at difficult time. mary at this difficult time. mary says, sir, may i, on behalf of my family and myself, want to wish you the very best in the months ahead. my family also faced this several years ago and came out on top. and you too . will >> and dale says, along with all your loyal subjects, i sincerely wish you the speedy of recoveries. my thoughts and best wishes go out to you and your entire family at this most troublesome time. i must say, they were very nicely expressed . they were very nicely expressed. >> they're very nicely

expressed, very well written. you can leave own message you can leave your own message for king at gbillionews.com. for the king at gbillionews.com. >> well, we've got lots more to come the .

listening to gb news radio. >> welcome back to good afternoon britain. it is 1246 and we've got lots more coming up in the show for you today in just a few minutes, we'll be asking if the british countryside is fact racist. countryside is in fact racist. now, why are we asking that this really, really winds me up. >> you know what? it actually upsets me . it actually upsets upsets me. it actually upsets me. so this is a claim made by the wildlife and countryside link, which essentially is an umbrella which includes , umbrella group which includes, uh, members like the wwf, national trust, also the rspca . national trust, also the rspca. so really, really popular charities in this country is that we give you probably give to . exactly. and they are to. exactly. and they are claiming in this report that the

country's green spaces are governed by white british cultural values . i would argue. cultural values. i would argue. well, firstly , what else are well, firstly, what else are these green spaces going to be governed by in british countryside and is that a bad thing? well earth is a white value. >> well , it value. >> well, it sounds a bit racist, am i am i supposed to, as a white person, have different values to black people? what on earth sort of assessment is that? are people trying to that? these are people trying to be progressive , saying be very progressive, saying that white have white and black people have different values. find that extraordinary. >> yeah, they it's racist >> yeah, they say it's a racist colonial white space, as if what white people have colonised the british countryside, the last people to colonise britain, i think, were the vikings , maybe think, were the vikings, maybe the normans. well, there you go. let us know what you think, because we're going to be having a little bit of a debate on this. first, in a gb a little bit of a debate on this. series,:, in a gb a little bit of a debate on this. series, innovation gb a little bit of a debate on this. series, innovation britain, news series, innovation britain, we are looking success of we are looking at the success of british manufacturing around the country.

>> one of the biggest issues we're facing today in the manufacturing and engineering sectors is the fact that there's a skills shortage and a skills gap, but there's companies out there like this one that are doing something about it. >> what's happening here? >> well, here at income training we engineering we deliver engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships. so people their so we start people in their engineering career like the people we see behind us today. and year we've had our and this year we've had our biggest intake ever of people going into engineering, manufacture , going on an manufacture, going on an apprenticeship to shape their future . future. >> so how did we get into this situation in the first place? >> it's a result of generations of people not coming into the sector . um, of people not coming into the sector. um, we're trying to do something about that. we're trying to show everyone that engineer manufacturing is a great career, and the apprenticeship is a great route into career . into that career. >> and are you doing this ? >> and how are you doing this? >> and how are you doing this? >> what we're doing at inc.com is inspiring young people to come into the sector. there's loads of companies, big and small, within the uk , and these small, within the uk, and these

people where they want to people are where they want to use their brain or use their hands. they're going into careers that will last them a lifetime, and it's not just apprenticeships, it? lifetime, and it's not just applt'sticeships, it? lifetime, and it's not just applt's not.1ips, it? >> it's not. >> it's not. >> no. so we are bridging skills gaps through a variety of programmes. last year we launched the first ever uk tool academy in partnership with with brandauer , a birmingham based brandauer, a birmingham based company and that's for bringing in people who are already engineers to go from here to here through our full time programme . programme. >> but you're also upskilling too, aren't you? >> we are. we are. we launch the uk's first ever tool and academy at our other site that is about upskilling existing engineers in the tooling sector to go from here to here through a 20 week full time programme . got a love. full time programme. got a love. >> a bit of british innovation, but moving on is the british countryside a racist colonial white space? it's a claim by the

wildlife and countryside link , a wildlife and countryside link, a group with members from the wwf , group with members from the wwf, rspca and national trust. lots of charities are members of this umbrella group and this report says that racist colonial legacies continue to frame nature in the uk as a white space, labelling people of colour out of place. >> well, joining us now is entrepreneur and commentator joanna jarjue. joanna thank you very much for joining joanna jarjue. joanna thank you very much forjoining us. now this seems to come up, crop up quite a bit. the idea that the british countryside is somehow raise wokeist as a black woman yourself , do raise wokeist as a black woman yourself, do you feel uncomfortable in the british countryside ? countryside? >> well, i mean, i'm a black woman that's brought up, um, in yorkshire , and i can say that, yorkshire, and i can say that, you know, growing up and being the only black kid in my, uh, primary school and growing up in an area this, i have an area like this, i have experienced racism. and i think that it's completely viable. and for report to say so if for this report to say so if there's evidence , you know, this there's evidence, you know, this isn't the type of thing that they just pluck out of thin air. this basically different

this is basically different institutions grouped institutions that have grouped together up, um, with together and come up, um, with this , um, with this result. and this, um, with this result. and i think that it's something that we should listen to. i think it's fine. quite interesting actually , that in nowadays in actually, that in nowadays in britain it's more offensive to be racist than what it is be called racist than what it is to actually be racist. so i think that we can do is think that all we can do is actually learning lessons actually take learning lessons from and realise that from this and realise that if these organisations are saying that it's a problem, then it's actually derived from some form of evidence and we should listen to it. >> i think you make a really important if there important point there. if there are evidence of are is evidence of discrimination and clearly there are pockets of racism in the country , that is something that country, that is something that needs to be stamped out, no doubt, and highlighted, but is there difference between there a difference there between saying that are saying that there are individuals who might have racist attitudes and saying the countryside as itself is a racist thing ? racist thing? >> well, i don't think that they're saying that the countryside is a racist thing. i think that what they're saying is that communities that tend to be in these rural areas may be

aren't as welcoming to ethnic minorities. and i think that that's actually quite realistic. if you think about these areas that maybe are predominantly white, you know , compared to white, you know, compared to other, um, other locations within the uk , then you can within the uk, then you can imagine that maybe they don't tend to see people who are black and brown come into their area, and brown come into their area, and be air and there might be an air of suspicion. >> but joanna, get that. >> but joanna, i get that. >> but joanna, i get that. >> but joanna, i get that. >> but there are areas of the country that are predominantly ethnic , you know. so ethnic minority, you know. so would say the thing would you say the same thing about that they're about those areas that they're not welcoming white people? about those areas that they're not report1ing white people? about those areas that they're not report says white people? about those areas that they're not report says that|ite people? about those areas that they're not report says that the people? the report says that the country's green spaces are governed by white british cultural values . what does that cultural values. what does that mean ? mean? >> i think white british cultural values means that when you look around and when you go on a hike, you expect to just see white people. and i think that in these rural areas, sometimes racism is founded on just thinking that somebody's a bit suspicious , you know, fear bit suspicious, you know, fear of the other. and i think that when um, you when you have these, um, you know, england kind of know, middle england kind of pockets society .

pockets of society. >> joanna, can you see how this might hurtful might be quite hurtful to people? might be quite hurtful to pee it e? might be quite hurtful to pee it does appear to a slur >> it does appear to be a slur on the millions of british people who live in the countryside and don't have an ounce of racism in their body. well i think that in that instance, you know, if somebody isn't racist, then obviously they can live with that and they know that they're racist and know that they're not racist and they're personal life. >> that's of >> but i think that's a kind of diminish that maybe diminish the fact that maybe there of people there is a majority of people who particularly who aren't particularly welcoming to ethnic minorities that come into their area . yeah, that come into their area. yeah, i think that's completely viable. you always kind of viable. you always have kind of conversations are conversations of people who are saying, live in my saying, you know, i live in my little village and now , you little village and now, you know, when i get on a bus or when a train, there's when i get on a train, there's different languages spoken when i get on a train, there's dpeople languages spoken when i get on a train, there's dpeople languages like spoken when i get on a train, there's dpeople languages like sseean . people don't even like to see people who are have people who are from have a different colour or are speaking a different language because they like it's they almost feel like it's an invasion i think some invasion. and i think that some of language , when it comes invasion. and i think that some of migrantsjage , when it comes invasion. and i think that some of migrants that , when it comes invasion. and i think that some of migrants that we 1en it comes invasion. and i think that some of migrants that we have comes invasion. and i think that some of migrants that we have ccthis to migrants that we have in this country doesn't country at the moment doesn't help. when people as if help. so when people feel as if they're their pocket they're in their small pocket of a, safe space and they a, you know, safe space and they don't want anybody to come and quote disrupt that, then

quote unquote disrupt that, then you imagine that people are you can imagine that people are quite areas . quite unwelcome in areas. >> maybe what we should do is smash those safe spaces, encourage everyone to go to the countryside and stop calling it a racist place and encourage more people of colour to , to more people of colour to, to visit these perhaps. i'm visit these spaces. perhaps. i'm afraid we have run of time afraid we have run out of time here. jarjue. you afraid we have run out of time heimuch jarjue. you afraid we have run out of time heimuch putting your you afraid we have run out of time heimuch putting your case so much for putting your case across. it. across. really appreciate it. much more come next much more to come in the next hour. houn >>a houn >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb solar sponsors of weather on. gb news i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> plenty going on with the weather today. a wet one out there for most and some heavy snow continuing fall, snow continuing to fall, particularly over the hills across and northern across north wales and northern england. pressure been england. low pressure has been moving south, moving up from the south, bringing the moisture hitting the and particularly on the cold air and particularly on this weather bringing this weather front, bringing a mixture sleet and hill mixture of rain, sleet and hill snow some heavy snow to

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nearly a fifth. >> wow. that's according to a new study. study carried out with over 250,000 men. will it be a success? yes, or a flop? we'll be hearing from the lead author of the study , two fats to author of the study, two fats to fly an airline announces it will now weigh passengers as well as their carry on luggage. >> a appropriately named finnish carrier , finnair started carrier, finnair started measuring travellers this week. but is this right? will host a dramatic debate about. >> now it looks like judging from the inbox that, uh , a lot from the inbox that, uh, a lot of you are fed up of , uh, people of you are fed up of, uh, people saying that the countryside is racist , right? racist, right? >> well, i think joanna had some really good points about making sure that feel sure that people feel comfortable in the countryside , comfortable in the countryside, but i just don't see how you get from to the if from one point to the other. if you saying countryside you start saying the countryside is won't. have

is racist, it won't. you have fewer people go fewer black people wanting to go on hikes, wanting walk on hikes, wanting to walk through the beautiful countryside , the rolling hills countryside, the rolling hills of england, the brecon beacons, if we're still to if we're still allowed to call them that of wales, um, surely if encourage as many if you want to encourage as many people to experience this sort of stuff saying, oh, it's all horribly racist is not the way to get people out and about . to get people out and about. >> you can't force people to go to the countryside and enjoy the countryside. people have the countryside. people do have the freedom choose to live freedom to choose where to live by and large, in this country , by and large, in this country, there's nothing stopping people from ethnic minorities to move to the countryside if they so wish. what i don't understand , wish. what i don't understand, and assertion that the and is the assertion that the british countryside is a racist, colonial, white space. do you do you understand what that means? i think it must be referring to emily. >> i think it must be referring to the angles and the saxons, who, course, brutally who, of course, brutally colonised who, of course, brutally colon of d roman once wake of the roman invasion. once the left, you had the the romans left, you had the jutes, the angles, the saxons coming here. they they coming over here. they they they absolutely ravaged the place. they colonialized the country, they they invented a new

language . well, i suppose the language. well, i suppose the normans then did it next. i mean, we've we've been wrought by colonialism in who lives in the countryside. >> she she's getting fed up >> she says she's getting fed up with because of with getting bullied because of where to live. she where she chose to live. she said she likes the countryside. it's a beautiful hamlet where she lives and she's chosen to live because she likes she lives and she's chosen to liylike because she likes she lives and she's chosen to liylike that. acause she likes it like that. >> well , absolutely. live where? >> well, absolutely. live where? apparently she's a racist or part of a racist colonial white space.i part of a racist colonial white space. i think it helps throwing these throwing these language around . but much more to come, around. but much more to come, including the rather surprising news about a little blue pill that's after your headlines with sofia . thanks tom. sofia. thanks tom. >> good afternoon. it's 1:02. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom . your top story this newsroom. your top story this houn newsroom. your top story this hour. the prime minister says it's sad and wrong to link a comment he made about transgender people in the commons yesterday with murdered teenager brianna ghey . rishi teenager brianna ghey. rishi sunakis teenager brianna ghey. rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for making what

brianna's father described as dehumanising remarks. it's understood the family has been ianed understood the family has been invited to meet the prime minister, as he told reporters today that he was making a very clear point. >> like everyone one, i was completely shocked by brianna's case to have your child taken from you in such awful circumstance is almost impossible to come to terms with. to use that tragedy to detract from the very separate and clear point i was making about keir starmer's proven track record of multiple u—turns on major policies because he doesn't have a plan, i think is both sad and wrong , doesn't have a plan, i think is both sad and wrong, and it demonstrates the worst of politics. as rishi sunak speaking there now armed police have searched two addresses in newcastle earlier this morning in their hunt for chemical attack. >> suspect abdul ezedi . it's >> suspect abdul ezedi. it's understood the warrants included his place of work but no arrests were made. azeri is believed to be suffering from severe facial

injuries , which could be life injuries, which could be life threatening if left untreated. the last recorded sighting of him was near vauxhall bridge in london last wednesday at 11 pm. anyone with information should contact the police . pro testers contact the police. pro testers who cover their faces to avoid arrest could face tough penalties under new laws unveiled today . demonstrators unveiled today. demonstrators would also be blocked from climbing wall memorials or carrying flares and citing the right to protest will no longer be an excuse for causing major disruption as the home office seeks to crack down on what it calls dangerous disorder. critics say the new powers represent a threat to civil liberty . security minister tom liberty. security minister tom tugendhat told the commons that radical behaviour will not be tolerated now the right to protest is fundamental to our democracy, but where we see people hurling racist abuse , people hurling racist abuse, desecrating national memorials of great significance to our country or taking flares to marches in order to cause disruption and fear are the only

reasonable response is outrage and disgust at tolerating these actions would be radicalising in itself. >> now , this now , labour are set >> now, this now, labour are set to scale back its flagship green prosperity plan in a major u—turn following months of uncertainty . uncertainty. >> it's understood sir keir starmer will confirm the changes today , citing increased economic today, citing increased economic uncertainty since the policy was unveiled in 2021. labour had planned to spend £28 billion every year on environmental projects . prime minister rishi projects. prime minister rishi sunak said it was further evidence of the labour leader's record of flip flopping on major issues , and the u—turn comes as issues, and the u—turn comes as january is confirmed as the hottest ever on record. the eu's climate service copernicus also says the world experienced a 12 month period of temperatures 1.5 degrees more than pre industrial levels. that's for the first

time ever. they stress that it doesn't mean the world's in danger of breaching the paris agreement yet. but we could be getting closer . natwest agreement yet. but we could be getting closer. natwest has appointed a former ubs executive to lead its high net worth bank, coutts . emma crystal will take coutts. emma crystal will take the top job, reporting directly to natwest's interim chief executive , paul thwaite. it's executive, paul thwaite. it's understood she'll also join the board of coutts . it comes more board of coutts. it comes more than six months after the resignation of peter flavell in the wake of nigel farages de—banking scandal. michael matheson has quit as scotland's health secretary in the wake of a scandal over his parliamentary ipad data roaming charges . mr ipad data roaming charges. mr matheson racked up fees of almost £11,000 while holidaying in morocco over christmas in 2022. he later admitted that his teenage sons use the parliamentary device as a hotspot to watch football. his decision to step down comes ahead of the release of a probe into his spending, and the

prince of wales has thanked the for public their kind messages of support following the king's cancer diagnosis. of support following the king's cancer diagnosis . hollywood star cancer diagnosis. hollywood star tom cruise and arsenal manager mikel arteta joined him at an event raising funds for london's air ambulance charity, striking a lighter tone, the prince joked about his family's hospital stays over the past few weeks . stays over the past few weeks. and for the latest story , sign and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on the screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's back to tom and . now it's back to tom and. emily. >> well, police in the uk could be given brand new powers to arrest protesters covering their faces to threaten others and avoid criminal prosecution. >> police already have the power to ask individuals to remove coverings at designated protests , but this proposal would mean officers have the right to arrest protesters who disregard their orders . their orders. >> well, let's speak to our

political correspondent olivia utley in westminster . olivia, utley in westminster. olivia, thank you very much indeed. a lot of these announcements . i lot of these announcements. i feel like we may have either heard before or assumed were already illegal. well exactly. >> emily, i think quite a lot of people on hearing these announcements will think that they sound quite familiar , and they sound quite familiar, and that's not surprising . last that's not surprising. last yean that's not surprising. last year, the government brought in the public order act, which included a lot of measures to clamp down on protests. the announcement today basically takes those measures a little bit further. so from now on, protesters who bring fireworks or flares to an event could be arrested on the spot. those who climb on wor memorials could be arrested too. and those who refuse to take off face masks or coverings could be jailed for up to a month and given a £1,000 fine. this all sounds as though the government is getting really tough on these protesters , and

tough on these protesters, and no doubt it'll go down pretty well with the public. on the whole, we've seen polling showing that the public is supportive of measures to crack down on protesters, particularly the pro—palestine protesters. uh, in london at the weekends. but of course, the question for the government is , are these the government is, are these laws actually practical ? well, laws actually practical? well, um, police are having a really tough time managing these events. so far, it's estimated that the met alone has spent up to £27 million on policing the pro—palestine events, and sometimes there are up to, you know, 100,000 people, uh, gathering in central london will it really be possible for police officers to pick out those who are wearing masks ? and let's are wearing masks? and let's just remember, i've been wandering around these protests, reporting on them for quite a few weeks now. face coverings are a very common occurrence. will it really be possible for police officers to pick out these and find them, these individuals and find them, or arrest them on the spot?

there is also a potential issue with how far, um, the backlash to this law. the government is going. is, is , uh, putting these going. is, is, uh, putting these amendments in in the criminal justice bill that hasn't yet gone to the house of lords when it goes to the house of lords, i think we can expect to see a bit of a pushback, not just from laboun of a pushback, not just from labour, also from concerned labour, but also from concerned mps who are worried about civil liberties, who are worried about the effect on free and the effect on free speech and who genuinely who generally feel a about the idea a bit squeamish about the idea of down on the right to of cracking down on the right to protest . last time, when the protest. last time, when the government was introducing the pubuc government was introducing the public order act of 2023, plenty of voiced their concerns of lords voiced their concerns with the bill and in the end, the government sort of got its way. but a few measures had to be down a bit. think be watered down a bit. i think we expect to see something we can expect to see something similar amendments to similar with these amendments to the criminal justice bill, so it all sounds very bold , very brave all sounds very bold, very brave from the government and will probably down well. but there probably go down well. but there are lot of hurdles are still quite a lot of hurdles to overcome come before anything like actually becomes the like this actually becomes the law. and i suppose, olivia, the

proof will be in the pudding. >> it's all very well for the government to make these announcements, as they've done time again. time and time again. the question when is question will be when there is the next protest, the next big full scale protest that closes down a major city in the united kingdom . will people masks be kingdom. will people in masks be arrested? will people with flares be arrested? will the way in which these protests are actually conducted . change actually conducted. change >> well, i think that's a really interesting question . and i interesting question. and i think we've also got to bear in mind how the met police is going to feel about this in the past, the met has been criticised for not being tough enough on protesters , and mark rowley was protesters, and mark rowley was at odds with the assistant chief commissioner, was at odds with suella braverman, then home secretary about just how tough the police should be on these protesters . so we could get into protesters. so we could get into a situation where the government has managed to pass these amendments or something very

like them. but when it actually comes down to it, the police are unwilling to use the measures which the government has put in place and actually quite a lot of hawk eyed observers of legislation have commented that quite lots of the measures introduced today are actually already enshrined in the law. it is already to illegal wear a face covering, but police rarely take action on these things. so as you say, tom, the proof will be in the pudding. it's all very well implementing a law. but if the police are either unwilling or unable, that scale and or unable, given that scale and the expense of the policing these events, to actually implement these laws, well, it's a bit much for muchness, isn't it ? it? >> well, yeah. >> well, yeah. >> thank you very much indeed . >> thank you very much indeed. olivia utley, our political correspondent there. do you know what, though, if they started handing out, uh, you know, £1,000 fines to people wearing face coverings at these protests, i think people would think one. think twice about wearing one. don't ? yeah. even they don't you? yeah. even if they don't jail £1,000. fine. don't go to jail £1,000. fine. you want that? certainly not. >> the question is

enforceability. how you will enforceability. how do you will you have police there to you have enough police there to inform scruff of their neck? >> and you're probably not allowed do that. actually allowed to do that. actually >> probably no. that's probably against against against something that's against the don't the echr. probably. i don't know, riffing. we know, i'm just riffing. but we will this and will be following up on this and asking these precise questions to a conservative mp in just a moment, not just any conservative mp. mp often conservative mp. the mp often described as the spiritual godfather to suella braverman, someone who really does know a great deal about these crime, law and order and justice issues. >> and suella braverman, she said very clearly that she thinks ministers should have the right to ban protests outright. so put that to him. so we might put that to him. >> so stick with for us that interview with sir john hayes. but meantime, families in but in the meantime, families in rudloe, wiltshire, have been left to live in mouldy and damp social housing after plans to replace their flats with new high quality accommodation were revoked . revoked. >> liam halligan has this very special report with on the money it's raining in rudloe, about ten miles from bath .

ten miles from bath. >> nice to see you . >> nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> gina baker is a young mum of three living in a home provided by green square accord and not for profit housing association, while she pays subsidised rent . while she pays subsidised rent. jean is desperate because her home, in her view, is unfit for human habitation . her housing human habitation. her housing association landlord agrees. two years ago, gina was served with an eviction notice. the entire estate she lives on deemed substandard due to be demolished , but since then she and her children have lived with asbestos in her walls . serious asbestos in her walls. serious rising damp , asbestos in her walls. serious rising damp, an extensive mould so the mould at the moment, um, obviously it's been really, really bad. >> it has been really black mould. um, it has been cleaned. um i have to keep cleaning it. letters >> there's a strong smell of mould in gina's home. despite her cleaning regularly , two of her cleaning regularly, two of her cleaning regularly, two of her kids have developed asthma ,

her kids have developed asthma, including baby esme , recently including baby esme, recently sent to a&e due to serious respiratory problems . gina says respiratory problems. gina says her kids live in condemned housing because, in her view , housing because, in her view, green square accord is greedy and neglectful . and neglectful. >> well, as far as i'm concerned , as long as they've got their money, what they care money, that's what they care about. they're very about. um, because they're very quick if were to not quick that if you were to not pay quick that if you were to not pay rent , they're very pay your rent, they're very quick you've had a missed quick to say you've had a missed payment . payment. >> he's about a month old and gina's neighbour , tonya is gina's neighbour, tonya is another devoted mum , raising another devoted mum, raising kids in a damp flat. >> her cramped home was also set to be demolished two years ago, with green square accord due to rehouse her. it hasn't happened so i got diagnosed with miss um about four years ago, which is quite a struggle. >> um, it has its its health problems, as in the cold. the temperature affects my ms the stress affects my ms my son is five years old. he's autistic . five years old. he's autistic. um, he is already said to me that he hates his bedroom

because it smells damp. and it's cold, and it just isn't a pleasant place for him. which is sad because that should be a safe place for him. tonya also regularly scrapes and cleans mould from her walls and curtains , but it keeps coming curtains, but it keeps coming back , especially at this time of back, especially at this time of year.i back, especially at this time of year . i just back, especially at this time of year. i just i'd love them to knock them down like they should have done in the first place. i don't think there's any amount of any amount of of mould wash, any amount of fixing do, because of mould wash, any amount of fixirproblem do, because of mould wash, any amount of fixirproblem is do, because of mould wash, any amount of fixirproblem is still do, because of mould wash, any amount of fixirproblem is still there.ecause of mould wash, any amount of fixirproblem is still there. they; the problem is still there. they don't put a demolition order on a no reason. a property for no reason. >> of wiltshire >> the leader of wiltshire council , >> the leader of wiltshire council, which includes rudloe, is furious at how green square accord is treating its tenants . accord is treating its tenants. >> i think the housing that upper rudloe is appalling. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> um, if you look at i mean, it's relatively old housing. >> it's not clearly not been maintained particularly well. >> it's getting towards the end maintained particularly well. >>life; getting towards the end maintained particularly well. >>life .getting towards the end of life. >> it really needs pulling down and . but that's and rebuilding. but that's no excuse for not maintaining it. >> green accord were >> green square accord were unavailable interview but unavailable for interview but told us last year we made the difficult decision not to proceed regeneration proceed with our regeneration plan in rudloe. health and

plan in rudloe. the health and wellbeing of our customers is our priority and we take our top priority and we take reports of damp and mould very seriously. asbestos in the seriously. the asbestos in the homes at rudloe doesn't pose a risk to the health of the customers living there. this according to green square accord, is notes a small amount of damp and mould. gina and tonya profoundly disagree . liam tonya profoundly disagree. liam halligan gb news rudloe in wiltshire . okay well, it's just wiltshire. okay well, it's just not acceptable. >> that amount of no. >> that amount of no. >> those pictures are pretty shocking, actually. you don't want to breathing that in. want to be breathing that in. >> certainly not. no. huge, huge health implications as well as life implications as well. a written article plus green square records, full statement regarding this is available to read now on the gb news website gbnews.com. >> it is indeed, but coming up, fly away . should airlines put fly away. should airlines put their passengers on scales to weigh them? >> fly away, fly away. >> fly away, fly away. >> there you go . you're smarter >> there you go. you're smarter than you look . than you look. >> i don't know how is that a compliment or not? perhaps.

anyway think of it. >> what you will. we'll be debating whether or not airlines should weigh their passengers and charge accordingly after this. >> stay with .

listening to gb news radio. >> well, this is an interesting one, isn't it? tom finn er, has announced it will begin weighing passengers as well as their luggage in a new process to better estimate the plane's weight before takeoff . weight before takeoff. >> hmm'hmm. yes. a spokesperson for the airline has confirmed so far , more than 500 volunteer far, more than 500 volunteer customers have participated in the weigh ins , but this scheme the weigh ins, but this scheme has caused outrage on social media, with some arguing weighing passengers is fat phobic. >> well, it's also treating them like cattle is surely be. >> well, let's debate this now. joining us is the travel and

aviation analyst sally gethin , aviation analyst sally gethin, who believes this simply comes down to hard economics . and the down to hard economics. and the journalist and podcaster yvette caster, who thinks this is appalling and discriminatory . appalling and discriminatory. yvette, let's start with you. why is it discriminatory? surely we weigh luggage? why not? people >> well, because we're not castle, are we? >> we're people. i mean, it's incredibly fat phobic. i'm a travel journalist, among other things . and when i go away, things. and when i go away, whether it's on a trip or on holiday, i want to have a good time. i want to have fun. the first thing i want to faced first thing i want to be faced with is not a scale. and my weight, i mean, that's i can't think anything like as think of anything worse. like as a to a holiday. what are a start to a holiday. what are they even it sounds they even thinking? it sounds horrendous . horrendous. >> well, sally, what do you think ? why do you think this think? why do you think this airline doing because airline is doing this? because to do have quite to be honest, i do have quite a lot of sympathy with the view there that this is absolutely a horrendous . horrendous way to treat people. >> yes, it's really gone from flight shaming when people were discouraged from boarding a flight in the first place due to

climate change, and now we're going the full gamut towards fat shaming. thing is, though, shaming. the thing is, though, the airlines really does boil down to the hard economics of flying and their operational costs. so ultimately, every kilo of fuel on board carries an additional cost. and that's what pushes airfares up. eventually and also they have to work off, work out the maximum takeoff weight per plane. so the more they can get a you know, actual calculation , more precise, that calculation, more precise, that enables them to distribute the weight properly and makes for a safe takeoff . so there are some safe takeoff. so there are some technical and financial reasons for this . for this. >> well, that sounds like a very good point effect. are you potentially , by opposing this, potentially, by opposing this, risking the safety of planes ? risking the safety of planes? >> of course not. that's a ridiculous thing to suggest. >> i've travelled all over the world and i mean, i've never brought down a plane in the size of my posterior. >> not yet .

>> not yet. >> not yet. >> absolutely not. >> absolutely not. >> i mean, you know, there are so many airlines, and they found solutions to working out the kind of data to that we're talking about here. so it seems like a very odd way of sort of picking people out and fat shaming people. and yeah, i do appreciate that. and also one thing i would say is we know that people are getting fatter. so maybe actually we should be taking that into account. and actually, rather than shaming them , doing things like making them, doing things like making seats bigger so they're not in horrible agony through the flight. i know that's also a controversial thing to say, but then, yes , that is an argument then, yes, that is an argument that i'm seeing more of recently. >> sally , this idea that because >> sally, this idea that because people are getting bigger that therefore we should change planes to accommodate them. so for example , you should get for example, you should get a bigger seat if you happen to weigh over a certain number of kilos, or you should have , uh, kilos, or you should have, uh, two seats or something like this just to make it the atmosphere more comfortable for the super

sized among us. >> i mean, airlines have to strike a fine balance and, uh, be non—discriminatory . they're be non—discriminatory. they're already, um, under pressure to accommodate the needs of disabled passengers and also now, increasingly neuro divergent passengers . they're divergent passengers. they're fully aware of their responsibilities in looking after those passengers. but at the same time, they've got to turn a profit. and those seats, there's so much science and engineering and marketing that goes into the size of those seats and the seat pitch down to the centimetre , the seat pitch the centimetre, the seat pitch between your seat and the seat in front. so unless you're sitting in the premium cabin where the seats are more spacious, you know something's got to give literally, in this case, in terms of, um, getting what you paid for. but if you want a cheaper seat, then the seats are not going to be as roomy and spacious as in the in the front of the aeroplane . the front of the aeroplane. >> yvette, isn't this just simply you get what pay for? simply you get what you pay for?

if i want a luxurious , spacious if i want a luxurious, spacious seat, i'll pay more for a premium economy or even more expensive seats. but if you're paying expensive seats. but if you're paying for a cheaper flight, you're going to be a bit squished . squished. >> no, i don't agree with that. because basically what you're saying is we should have a fat tax. we should have a fat tax on economy seats . i completely economy seats. i completely disagree with that. as a nation, you're saying we should have a fat subsidy. >> what sort of incentive is that ? that? >> it's not. >> it's not. >> but this the thing >> but this is the other thing that these arguments about it being an incentive, you know, like i'm relatively fat, like when i turn up to a to a plane, i can't click my fingers and magic myself thin. can i? i would hope that i'm travelling with an airline that has my well—being in mind though. >> sorry to sorry to interrupt you, and i don't mean to sound harsh here, but is it a bit narcissistic , perhaps to expect narcissistic, perhaps to expect everyone else to mould their service to your weight or one's

weight ? weight? >> well, if it was just me, i would agree with you. if it was just me walking around. i'm about a size 20. it was just me. if i was the only size 20 woman in england , absolutely fair in england, absolutely fair enough. i wouldn't ask for special treatment. but that's not think the not the fact. i think the average woman i think still average woman is. i think still about size 16, maybe an 18. about a size 16, maybe an 18. and so , you know, we should be and so, you know, we should be actually accommodating people. and saying, well , and that's not saying, oh, well, you know, don't keep trying to work a healthy body work towards a healthy body weight what you're weight if that's what you're doing. the fact is we can't doing. but the fact is we can't sort instantly weight sort of instantly lose weight healthily , can and think, healthily, can we? and i think, you know , we shouldn't be you know, we shouldn't be forcing fat people onto planes and then making them sit in really uncomfortable seats for like ten hours at a time with horrible , you know, armrest horrible, you know, armrest jabbing into their skin . it's jabbing into their skin. it's i think it's sort of borderline torture , to honest. torture, to be honest. >> well, sally , i'm so >> well, a vet and sally, i'm so sorry we run of sorry to say we have run out of time think we could have time now. i think we could have spoken lots spoken about this for lots, lots longer. you much to longer. but thank you so much to you putting across your you both for putting across your views . sally gethin, course, views. sally gethin, of course, who down who believed it came down to a hard economics, and yvette

caster, it's caster, who thinks that it's appalling, and discriminatory. >> it's very interesting though, isn't there >> it's very interesting though, isn't be there >> it's very interesting though, isn'tbe an there >> it's very interesting though, isn'tbe an airline there >> it's very interesting though, isn'tbe an airline that there >> it's very interesting though, isn'tbe an airline that is there will be an airline that is catered solely to people who are carrying a bit of excess weight , carrying a bit of excess weight, and then that can be, you know, and then that can be, you know, a great capitalist success story that people get what they want, but can't expect budget but you can't expect a budget airline things around airline to move things around just for you, can you? >> thin is >> i think i think thin air is not far enough. yeah, well not going far enough. yeah, well it's scheme, not going far enough. yeah, well it's should scheme, not going far enough. yeah, well it's should make scheme, not going far enough. yeah, well it's should make symandatory. they should make it mandatory. >> you can't >> you're mean though. you can't weigh people. that's just hideously shameful. you can and they people they do. people won't go anywhere unless they're skinny. >> to lead >> let's return to our lead story on the introduction of brand police powers. now to brand new police powers. now to arrest protesters covering their faces indeed, doing other faces and indeed, doing other actions at pro tests. joining us now is sir john actions at pro tests. joining us now is sirjohn hayes, actions at pro tests. joining us now is sir john hayes, the conservative member of for parliament south holland and the deepings. and of course, former home minister as well, home office minister as well, sir john, thank so much for sir john, thank you so much for your this afternoon. do you your time this afternoon. do you think powers announced today think the powers announced today go . go far enough. >> i think it's a really important step today. and what we've seen over recent times is

peaceful protests . us turning to peaceful protests. us turning to something quite different . no something quite different. no one is against, by the way, in a free society, people are having the power, the right indeed to protest. but when those protests in involved climbing on damaging war memorials, stopping ambulances, going about their business, ruining the lives of law abiding people, that's just going too far. and the government have acted. and they're right to act in the way they're right to act in the way they have. is this a reaction solely to the excesses we've seen at some pro—palestine protests ? no, i think it goes protests? no, i think it goes deeper than that, actually . deeper than that, actually. we've seen a whole series of protests over recent years on all kinds of subjects and causes, not actually mainly about the subject. it's mainly about the subject. it's mainly about the subject. it's mainly about the way behave . i about the way people behave. i mean, my father fought in the last war, uh, alongside people who died. those people are commemorated on war memorials across this country. and we've had the cenotaph in whitehall

being the subject of protest going right back to the black lives matter protest. you remember, which took place outside downing street and many others . so look, millicent , others. so look, millicent, anarchic bolshevik style protesting is not compatible with a free and open society. the right to peaceful protest certainly is. you make a very powerful point, particularly on war memorials. >> one thing that made me stop and think this morning, however, was people covering their faces. immediately i thought, who on earth would cover their faces until someone said hong kong protesters protesting against the communist party the chinese communist party often cover their faces at protests in this country because the chinese communist party goes out and films them and might go after their families back home. is there a risk that criminalising covering your faces might well harm those democracy activists , those democracy activists, those people on the side of freedom and liberty and against communism ? well you're comparing communism? well you're comparing the, the tyrannical government of china with the government of

the united kingdom, which i think is an unreasonable thing to do. >> i know you didn't , uh, intend >> i know you didn't, uh, intend to that, but that's the to do that, but that's the that's what i could infer from that's what i could infer from that kind of counterargument . that kind of counterargument. >> so, john, what i mean, what i mean, sir john, sorry, just to clarify, who are hong clarify, is people who are hong kongers , perhaps british, kongers, perhaps british, national overseas lots have come over to the united kingdom. we've given them sanctuary . we we've given them sanctuary. we they a demonstration they perhaps do a demonstration in london outside the chinese embassy, for example . well, the embassy, for example. well, the chinese would film that and perhaps risk their families at home. does there need to be a loophole for situation like this where people might want to demonstrate in this country, but fear persecution abroad ? no fear persecution abroad? no because we can't in this country we change our laws on the basis that there are people from other places , his, who are monitoring , places, his, who are monitoring, uh, what's going on here? >> our right to free protest is something that we hold dear. we

can't qualify that right by saying there may be militant groups or or state actors who are trying to inhibit that. right. and that's what that would effectively be doing. so the thing we that . but the thing we can do that. but where absolutely clear is where i am absolutely clear is the government are right to say that people who take protest to the length where it is anarchic, it it's bolshevik, it's militant , it's of itself a kind of tyranny, isn't it? because you're preventing people getting to work. you're preventing people getting to school . you're people getting to school. you're preventing people getting even to hospital. it might be someone's trying to visit an elderly infirm relative that elderly or infirm relative that needs their care. those people's lives are being damaged by that minority who think they're causes so noble, significant causes so noble, so significant that it justifies absolutely, absolutely . anything. so, john, absolutely. anything. so, john, may i just ask you one more question quickly ? question quickly? >> um, i don't know if you've noticed, there's certainly noticed, but there's certainly been in the number of been an uptick in the number of young and wearing face young men and boys wearing face coverings now, coverings as standard. now, i find it personally extremely intimidating,

find it personally extremely intimidating , particularly on intimidating, particularly on pubuc intimidating, particularly on public transport. is there a case to ban face coverings like that altogether, or is that a step too far in a liberal country ? country? >> it's very difficult to ban what people wear , okay? because what people wear, okay? because as you as you rightly said, the answer was in the question, wasn't it? you talked about an open country. i never call open country. i would never call it a liberal country. i never used liberal except used the terms liberal except pejoratively. uh, but used the terms liberal except pej(butvely. uh, but used the terms liberal except pej(but certainly uh, but used the terms liberal except pej(but certainly in uh, but used the terms liberal except pej(but certainly in a uh, but used the terms liberal except pej(but certainly in a free but used the terms liberal except pej(but certainly in a free and the but certainly in a free and open society, i know exactly what you meant. you can't really stipulate whether people wear masks or hats or balaclavas or whatever . however, masks or hats or balaclavas or whatever. however, i masks or hats or balaclavas or whatever . however, i think whatever. however, i think you're right that there is something about people showing themselves and being seen to be open. themselves and being seen to be open . uh, that's really open. uh, that's really important part of that kind of free and open society . we, i free and open society. we, i mean, the idea that people should be going around concealing their faces is bound to make others. >> yeah, it's extremely intimidating. thank you very much. sorry we have to cut you off there, but great to speak to you, sir john hayes there, you, sirjohn hayes there, conservative mp for south

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it's 20 to 2 and some good news now a brand new study has suggested that men who take erectile drugs for dysfunction , erectile drugs for dysfunction, such as viagra, may reduce their risk of alzheimer's disease . risk of alzheimer's disease. >> well, research conducted on more than 260,000 men showed those taking the drugs were 18% less likely to develop the dementia causing condition. could we be seeing a massive change in the way the disease is treated ? curious? well, that's treated? curious? well, that's that pose. >> pose that question to the lead author of the study, doctor ruth brauer . doctor ruth, thank ruth brauer. doctor ruth, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. i suppose the one big question here is, how do we know whether this is simply a correlation or a causation . correlation or a causation. >> well, thank you for that question. because indeed, what we found is an association. we did not find a causal effect . did not find a causal effect. what we in fact did, we looked at the medical records of men

diagnosed with erectile dysfunction by their gp from from 2000 until 2017, and we followed that group of men up for as long as we could. so the average follow up for the 260 men we had in our cohort was five years, approximately half of that cohort received pde5 inhibitors or drugs for erectile dysfunction . what we found in dysfunction. what we found in this group of men who had no cognitive impairment at the start of the study , that the start of the study, that the users of viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs actually had a lower risk of developing alzheimer's disease. what we did not find is that these drugs can be used to treat alzheimer's disease , but we alzheimer's disease, but we found a preventative , um, found a preventative, um, positive association. >> in truth . how did you, um, >> in truth. how did you, um, where did the idea come to investigate this potential link between viagra and alzheimer's . between viagra and alzheimer's. >> uh, thank you. another great

question. the idea actually comes from an animal study. so there have been a few animal studies that showed that these drugs, pde5 inhibitors , might drugs, pde5 inhibitors, might increase cerebral blood flow because, as you may know , drugs because, as you may know, drugs such as viagra are vasodilators. they increase the blood flow of um in all areas. so it could also extend to the brain . uh, also extend to the brain. uh, and we were interested in this principle. we knew of colleagues in the us who had tried to investigate this, but their studies had a few limitations. we thought we use uk data , so uk we thought we use uk data, so uk healthcare data from gps, because we have some unique qualities to those data, like we can't see if men smoked or not, whether they used alcohol and more importantly, we can follow these men up from many, many years . years. >> um, you keep saying men and i suppose one of the big questions is, would this apply to women as

well, if this theory is borne out that it's your brain that swells as well as other things when you're taking these drugs, might this apply to both sexes. >> that's a great comment. um, based on the animal studies, um, we do think it should not be limited to men. our study, as you mentioned, was set in a group of men with erectile dysfunction . so we do recommend dysfunction. so we do recommend studies in the future that would extend this group of users a little bit . what we in fact little bit. what we in fact recommend is randomise controlled trials. so clinical trials with men who also have no erectile dysfunction with women. and then in these randomised controlled trials , we could controlled trials, we could compare users of pde5 inhibitors with users of placebo drugs . so with users of placebo drugs. so that way we could see if they actually improve. um cognition very interesting indeed. >> thank you for your time. that was very, uh, interesting to hear some good news there for

you, tom, but also more research i >> needed a pill or two. >> needed a pill or two. >> i y for me. >>— >> i y for me. >> what on earth are you insinuating, emily? >> thank you. sorry doctor. ruth brauer, is, of course , from brauer, who is, of course, from the university college london university. thank very much university. thank you very much for time. university. thank you very much for well,:ime. up, our expert >> well, coming up, our expert panel will be joining us and we'll be asking whether they think that the british countryside racist . don't go countryside is racist. don't go anywhere

listening to gb news radio. >> is the british country side a racist colonial white space? well, that's a claim made by the wildlife and countryside link, a group of multiple charities such as the wwf , the rspca and the as the wwf, the rspca and the national trust. they believe racist colonial legacies continue to frame nature in the uk, but what exactly does that mean? >> joining us now is political commentator and author tanya buxton and the broadcaster , life

buxton and the broadcaster, life coach and authorjenny trent hughes. well, jenny, i'll start with you on this one. you said you were looking forward to discussing this . discussing this. >> i'm so sorry. do you think the country. oh dear. >> or are you all right? yes. um, do you think the british countryside is a racist colonial white space? >> it's nonsense . it's absolute >> it's nonsense. it's absolute nonsense. i mean, and i've lived. i've lived in this country 31 years now, and have travelled in more nooks and crannies than most people . and i crannies than most people. and i don't feel that way at all. what i do feel that it we are here is classist . um, and i think that classist. um, and i think that that sometimes is part of the problem. but but i've lived i live in warwickshire on a boat in the middle of nowhere. i hough all about everywhere and knock wood. this is not an invitation for people to start shouting at me, but i have no problems at all.

>> so you think it's more about. so, for example, one example that's used often when we talk about this is if you're an ethnic minority and you go into a village pub, for example , you a village pub, for example, you might get strange looks, but if it's classism, perhaps would it be perhaps the way you were dressing that was more, you know . yeah. >> i mean, look, all ipso when i moved to because i grew up in jamaica and i moved to america when i was a teenager. and one of the things that my father said to me is , if you look for said to me is, if you look for something , you'll find it. said to me is, if you look for something , you'll find it . and something, you'll find it. and something, you'll find it. and so i always use that as an attitude. so if you go somewhere and you think people are going to be racist and you walk around like this and you're giving off this, leave me alone vibe kind of thing , then it ups the of thing, then it ups the chances that you might possibly experience something that you don't want to. >> how have they defining racism? >> this is what i want to know what people looking at you. what people are looking at you. >> everyone looks at me >> because everyone looks at me wherever i go. >> because everyone looks at me

whesoyer i go. >> because everyone looks at me whesoyer i cam i attracting? >> so what am i attracting? >> so what am i attracting? >> because you're so beautiful. >> so what am i attracting? >> butause you're so beautiful. >> so what am i attracting? >> but because're so beautiful. >> so what am i attracting? >> but because ia so beautiful. >> so what am i attracting? >> but because i dresseautiful. >> but because i dress flamboyantly, i, you know, what does mean? does that mean? >> know? and if you are >> you know? and if you are different, at different, people will look at you. you are going to somewhere >> if you are going to somewhere that's white and that's predominantly white and you're will that's predominantly white and you'rat will that's predominantly white and you'rat you. will look at you. >> not from racism. >> and it's not from racism. >> and it's not from racism. >> it's curiosity. >> it's curiosity. >> so the what is the definition? and all this colonialism. >> people of colour feel out of place in these spaces and the environmental sector and say culture barriers reflect that. >> in the uk it's white british cultural values that have been embedded in the design and management of green spaces is, uh, what does that even mean? >> what does it mean? i went out i know what these words individually but together. i know what these words ind no, rally but together. i know what these words ind no, i lly but together. i know what these words ind no, i mean, but together. i know what these words ind no, i mean, what|t together. i know what these words ind no, i mean, what doesather. i know what these words ind no, i mean, what does it1er. mean? >> wherever you go and there is a majority of thing. >> wherever you go and there is a nif ority of thing. >> wherever you go and there is a nif another thing. >> wherever you go and there is a nif another thingiing. >> wherever you go and there is a nif another thing goes in, >> if another thing goes in, you're going to look at it. i mean, to east aldgate mean, if you go to east aldgate or areas on you know, mean, if you go to east aldgate or edgwareaas on you know, mean, if you go to east aldgate or edgware road, you know, mean, if you go to east aldgate or edgware road, ifou know, mean, if you go to east aldgate or edgware road, if you're w, the edgware road, if you're walking as a white woman , i will walking as a white woman, i will get stared at because it's predominantly a more area predominantly a more ethnic area . where are they being racist towards me? >> because staring >> because they're staring at me, because i'm me, or is it because i'm something different that's walking street it's

walking down the street and it's this differentiation, you know, we countryside in britain we have countryside in britain that's predominantly white. >> so somebody's different of >> so if somebody's different of different flamboyance, >> so if somebody's different of diffe never flamboyance, >> so if somebody's different of diffenever been flamboyance, >> so if somebody's different of diffe never been anywhere yance, >> so if somebody's different of diffe never been anywhere without i've never been anywhere without being, especially with my lot. if i walk in with my family, we're all really colourful and we're all really colourful and we're loud. we're all really loud. we're greeks , we're talk, we greeks, we're loud, we talk, we move hands. move with our hands. >> scene. are they >> you caused a scene. are they people being racist? >> plates? we >> smashed plates? no. we smashed. do. >> smashed plates? no. we sm.tom,. do. >> smashed plates? no. we sm.tom, do do. >> smashed plates? no. we sm.tom, do you do. >> smashed plates? no. we sm.tom, do you ? do. >> tom, do you? >> tom, do you? >> but a lot of fun. i mean, i think very good point. think that's a very good point. >> i, i think think the, the >> i, i think i think the, the other thing that boy george used to t shirt years ago that to have a t shirt years ago that said something like what you think of me is your problem . and think of me is your problem. and so let's say you show up someplace and people stare and i wonder, jenny, do you think that reports like this might be actually counterproductive, might put off people from minority ethnic backgrounds, from visiting the countryside , from visiting the countryside, from visiting the countryside, from from experiencing the well counter productive is an interesting word because i don't understand what they were trying to accomplish first to accomplish in the first place. maybe that is maybe place. so maybe that is maybe the fuss is exactly what they're

trying accomplish . trying to accomplish. >> add that as >> can i also add that as a greek or as an ethnic minority , greek or as an ethnic minority, you know, you british people who go out in rain, on go out in the rain, going on walks with your wet clothes on and traipsing around these old dusty houses, it is a, you know, it is a very british thing. i don't want to do that. so don't please don't think i'm not going because, you know, i think anyone's racist against taoiseach. >> really not. well integrated enough on you. if . you're not enough on you. if. you're not willing to get your wellies on, it's the best, but it's that it's the best, but it's that it's the best, but it's that it's the absolute best. >> you want to see. there's mud. look at all the mud on trousers. >> brilliant. i was always >> no brilliant. i was always taught family. this is taught by my family. this is type two fun, which isn't necessarily fun in the experience but it's fun experience of it, but it's fun in retelling. oh we were experience of it, but it's fun in throughg. oh we were experience of it, but it's fun in through blisteringvere experience of it, but it's fun in through blistering winds going through blistering winds and howling rain and it's almost you sort of at the end of the day, after a trudge through whatever sort of coastal path you're going on, you end up at a pub and then you all sit together and there's, there's a fire that is fire in the corner that is quintessentially and fire in the corner that is quilaassentially and fire in the corner that is qui|a wonderful and fire in the corner that is qui|a wonderful thing, and fire in the corner that is qui|a wonderful thing, but|d

it's a wonderful thing, but shouldn't encouraging more shouldn't we be encouraging more people it? people to share in it? >> we are encouraging and you're welcome. don't want to do welcome. i don't want to do that, tom. i don't want to do that. >> that's the that's the perfect example. everybody doesn't like to do it. so she doesn't like to do it. and she's theoretically white and she doesn't like doing it. and she's british. she doesn't like doing it. it's a personality thing . personality thing. >> so culturally, honestly, yes. greeks will not travel. we will not walk in the rain for anything. and let me tell you, if i'm going to do it and i'm going to be promised something, it's not going to be just a pint at a full at the end. i want a full megxit. yeah, yeah, it is a cultural thing. so thing cultural thing. so the thing that people know, that people say, you know, ethnic people are not going people not going. ethnic people are not going people they not going. ethnic people are not going people they wantt going. ethnic people are not going people they want to ioing. ethnic people are not going people they want to go. 1. maybe they don't want to go. >> report is in >> apparently this report is in response to a call for evidence on between and on the links between racism and climate . climate change. how this fits. oh, okay. >> let's connect the dots . yeah. >> let's connect the dots. yeah. is there a diagram ? is there a diagram? >> sorry. are you just doing buzzwords to irritate people? i don't mean , this this seems don't i mean, this this seems very i suppose some people in some of these charities just

need to find time to justify their we'll their own jobs. and so we'll come with problems and come up with problems and questions to then write reports come up with problems and qusayons to then write reports come up with problems and qusayons a then write reports come up with problems and qusayons a very write reports come up with problems and qusayons a very importantyrts to say i'm a very important person because i, because i write reports like this. >> it's wokeism, isn't it? >> but it's wokeism, isn't it? it wokeism mad. all it is wokeism gone mad. all these, these these, all these, these different organisations . asians, different organisations. asians, they've gone mad. just stick to what supposed to be what you're supposed to be doing. stop looking for micro aggressions. that word brings me out in hives and just do your job. stop trying to. like you said, make yourself self—important and find problems where they do not exist . where they do not exist. >> well, thank you very much for both of your time. jenni trent hughes tanya buxton . shortly hughes and tanya buxton. shortly we'll a labour we'll be hearing from a labour mp as keir starmer flip flops mp as to keir starmer flip flops on his £28 billion green investment pledge . investment pledge. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb

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gb news. >> good afternoon britain . it's >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:00 on thursday the 8th of february, so flip flop strikes again. >> secure . starmer is expected >> secure. starmer is expected to finally formally u—turn on

his £28 billion green investment spending splurge today, a move that has been described as the most stupid decision the labour party has made. but why ? why are party has made. but why? why are they doing this? and what policies does left? policies does he have left? we'll question to a we'll put that question to a labour thug crackdown labour mp masked thug crackdown climbing on war memorials. >> possessing flares or pyrotechnics and wearing face coverings to conceal your identity at protests are all actions that will be banned , the actions that will be banned, the home of the home secretary has announced . in response to announced. in response to intimidation at recent pro—palestinian demonstrations . pro—palestinian demonstrations. but will the police enforce the bans and chemical attack? >> suspect manhunt armed police have raided the pizza takeaway where abdul ezedi worked as part of one of two warrants carried out at addresses in newcastle upon tyne last night . are they upon tyne last night. are they getting any closer to catching him? we'll have the very latest from new scotland yard.

don't believe our jingle . don't believe our jingle. >> the jingle is great. i can't believe it's taken more than a week to raid some in week to raid some places in newcastle tyne. looking newcastle upon tyne. i'm looking forward hearing more about that. >> yes, it does seem a little bit slow. not that i know how to police this, but it does seem a little. wearing blue. little. you are wearing blue. i am yes, i fit the job. >> you could be a police officer, a police officer, man. >> e- e um, i'm not sure i'm cut man. >> for um, i'm not sure i'm cut man. >> for itjm, i'm not sure i'm cut man. >> for it anyway. 1ot sure i'm cut man. >> for it anyway. policee i'm cut officer. >> that's the word i'm looking for. >> lots of you have been getting in we've in touch because we've been having over whether having this debate over whether the racist the countryside is racist and for this type of for what purpose this type of report you. yes, absolutely. >> william has written in with a very interesting point of view. he says, i'm a 1779 year old black man who loves having days out in country villages. some of these villages are quite nice and welcoming, but in some i get strange looks when i go into a pub for a pint and a bit of food. >> yes, and that's the question. is racism , or is that is that racism, or is that because a black because it's unusual for a black man to that particular pub? >> if $- g- g“ >> and if it's in some villages but cast

but not others, should we cast all of the countryside like that ? >> 7 >> certainly not. in my view . >> certainly not. in my view. uh, margaret says, as long as you respect the countryside, all are welcome in countryside . are welcome in the countryside. there you go. >> and ian says, really? the countryside just countryside is racist. just because the majority are because the majority there are indigenous s. if i say the same about australia or the then about australia or the us, then i called racist for i would be called racist for saying i don't saying that. although i don't really . is there anything, really know. is there anything, is thing as an is there such a thing as an indigenous a of indigenous brit? we're a mix of anglo—saxons, romans , normans. anglo—saxons, romans, normans. >> well, i should say the majority. there are white, right? um, kathy says i've immediately all immediately cancelled all donations rspca and donations to the wwf, rspca and nat trust. yes i imagine some people are sick and tired of funding this type of thing. but anyway , let us know you anyway, let us know what you think. views news. com but think. gb views gb news. com but it's . it's your headlines. >> good afternoon. it's 2:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. the prime minister says it's sad and wrong to link a comment he made about transgender people in the

commons yesterday with murdered teenager brianna ghey . rishi teenager brianna ghey. rishi sunakis teenager brianna ghey. rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for making what briannas father described as dehumanising remarks. it's understood the family has been ianed understood the family has been invited to meet the prime minister, as he told reporters today, he was making a very clear point. >> like everyone one, i was completely shocked by brianna's case to have your child taken from you in such awful circumstances is almost impossible to come to terms with. to use that tragedy to detract from the very separate and clear point i was making about keir starmer's proven track record of multiple u—turns on major policies, because he doesn't have a plan, i think is both sad and wrong, and it demonstrates the worst of politics. >> rishi sunak, speaking there now armed police have searched two addresses in newcastle in their hunt for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi. it's understood the warrants included his place of work , but no

his place of work, but no arrests were made, as eddie is believed to be suffering from severe facial injuries, which could be life threatening if left untreated . and the last left untreated. and the last recorded sighting of him was near vauxhall bridge in london just after 11 pm. last wednesday. anyway one with information should contact the police protesters who cover their faces to avoid arrest could face tough penalties under new laws unveiled today. demonstrators would also be blocked from climbing wall memorials or carrying flares and citing the right to protest. will no longer be an excuse for causing major disruption as the home office seeks to crack down on what they call dangerous disorder. critics say the new powers represent a threat to civil liberties. security minister tom tugendhat told the commons that radical behaviour will not be tolerated . and now will not be tolerated. and now the right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. >> but where we see people hurling racist abuse, desecrating national memorials of great significance to our country, or taking flares to

marches in order to cause disruption and fear, the only reasonable response is outrage and disgust . reasonable response is outrage and disgust. tolerating reasonable response is outrage and disgust . tolerating these and disgust. tolerating these actions would be radicalising in itself . now labour is to scale itself. now labour is to scale back its flagship green prosperity plan in a major u—turn following months of uncertainty . uncertainty. >> it's understood sir keir starmer will confirm the changes today, citing increased economic uncertainty since the policy was unveiled in 2021. labour had planned to spend £28 billion every year on environmental projects. prime minister rishi sunak said it was further evidence of the labour leader's record of flip flopping on major issues , and the u—turn comes as issues, and the u—turn comes as january has confirmed as the hottest ever on record . the eu's hottest ever on record. the eu's climate service, copernicus also says the world experienced a 12 month period of temperatures 1.5 degrees more than pre—industrial

levels , and that's for the first levels, and that's for the first time ever. they stress that it doesn't mean the world's in danger of breaching the paris agreement yet, but we could be getting closer to natwest . it getting closer to natwest. it has appointed former ubs executive lviv to lead its high net worth bank coutts. emma crystal will take the top job, reporting directly to natwest interim chief executive paul thwaite. it's understood she'll also join the board of coutts . also join the board of coutts. it comes more than six months after the resignation of peter flavell in the wake of nigel farage's de—banking scandal. flavell in the wake of nigel farage's de—banking scandal . all farage's de—banking scandal. all michael matheson has quit as scotland's health secretary in the wake of a scandal over his parliamentary ipad data roaming charges . mr matheson racked up charges. mr matheson racked up fees of almost £11,000 while holidaying in morocco over christmas in 2022. he later admitted that his teenage sons used parliamentary device as a hotspot to watch football. his decision to step down comes ahead of the release of a probe into his spending, and snow is

blanketing parts of the country today as a cold spell settles in. dozens of schools are closed as forecasters warn that up to 25cm of snow could fall in some areas . amber warnings for snow areas. amber warnings for snow areas. amber warnings for snow are in place in parts of northern england and north wales, with yellow warnings across the rest of the uk too. the met office says the worst is expected later today, with snowy conditions moving further north tomorrow . and for the latest tomorrow. and for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . now it's back com slash alerts. now it's back to tom and . emily to tom and. emily >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:07 and the labour leader sir keir starmer , is set to scrap keir starmer, is set to scrap his party's pledge to invest £28 billion a year in green infrastructure , merely days infrastructure, merely days after saying the investment was desperately needed .

desperately needed. >> curious, the move comes following attacks from the government saying the move would increase borrowing force up increase borrowing and force up taxes as well. >> in light of the news we're asking just what policies does the leader really have the labour leader really have left? speak to the labour left? let's speak to the labour mp steve mccabe. and steve, thank you so much for coming on today. really appreciate to get your side of the issue, because to most people watching, they may well think that there's been a a hokey cokey on this. a bit of a hokey cokey on this. they've been saying that there is going be 28 billion. there is going to be 28 billion. there won't there won't be 28 billion now. there is there won't be. i mean, is now, there won't be. i mean, how can we take anything that sir starmer face . value? >> well, of course we haven't actually heard what keir has got to say yet, so maybe we should wait for that. but i think this is a reflection of the parlous state of our economy. >> i mean, you have to remember when these proposals were originally put forward , it was originally put forward, it was 2021. it was before liz truss had taken her wrecking ball to

the british economy. and it was before the national debt had reached the unbelievable levels. it's now at. >> that's not necessarily true, though. although the original you're right in 2021, that's when the original plan was. it was only in june of last year that rachel reeves doubled down on that plan. that was after , on that plan. that was after, uh, liz truss was prime minister. that was only a few months ago and actually , that's months ago and actually, that's when gilt yields were higher than they today. and when than they are today. and when fiscal was lower than fiscal headroom was lower than it is today. so if the plan could be committed to in june, why not now ? why not now? >> well, i think i'm right in saying that government debt interest repayments are now at a 30 year high. and, uh, obviously what we're not backing down on is the need to have the green transition as an essential part of restoring and rebuilding our economy . what we're seeing is we

economy. what we're seeing is we can't give a commitment to that level of borrowing now because it seems unlikely that it will be affordable . uh, you know, i be affordable. uh, you know, i mean, we're talking here about 28 billion. i don't know what how many, how easy it is for people to visualise that sort of figure , but it has to be set figure, but it has to be set against a national debt that is now at 2.6 trillion. and steve, i don't want to get bogged down, worry about debt levels. >> i don't want to get bogged down in the details here. but when rachel reeves recommitted . when rachel reeves recommitted. to this on the 9th of june, 2023, ten year gilt, the cost of borrowing long time borrowing for the government said at 4.23% today, ten year gilts are at 3.9. that's lower cost of borrowing today than in june . borrowing today than in june. >> yes, but what i'm pointing out to you is that the debt repayments , since we originally , repayments, since we originally, uh, made that proposal in 2021,

are fantasy higher than they were then? we don't actually know the full state of our economy . i know the full state of our economy. i mean, know the full state of our economy . i mean, we know the full state of our economy. i mean, we had know the full state of our economy . i mean, we had the, know the full state of our economy. i mean, we had the, uh know the full state of our economy . i mean, we had the, uh, economy. i mean, we had the, uh, the chart from the obr , uh, the chart from the obr, uh, seeing, uh, to the house of lords committee just the other week that the government's proposals were a figment of the imagination . so, you know, i imagination. so, you know, i think people have had enough of promises that don't mean anything . and i think if labour anything. and i think if labour has to modify what its proposal saying in order to actually both secure the economy and make the transition much better, to be clear about that now and come out clear about it now than to risk repeating the mistakes that the conservative government have made. steve, a lot of people might find that a bit of a generous interpret version of the facts here. >> rachel reeves say she >> rachel reeves did say she wanted to be the first green chancellor backtracking on this. uh key pledge that was supposed to be in the manifesto . a lot of

to be in the manifesto. a lot of people were looking to the labour party for green policies for its commitment to green issues, completely backtracking . issues, completely backtracking. is there a bit of a disagreement between the shadow chancellor and keir starmer on this? because they've been saying quite different things over the months . well i'm not aware of months. well i'm not aware of any disagreement, nor do i regard this as backtracking. >> i think if you have to do things a bit more slowly than you had originally hoped, because of the mess that you inherit , because of the mess that you inherit, it's because of the mess that you inherit , it's better to because of the mess that you inherit, it's better to come clean with people about that. the whole of the next labour government, if we are fortunate enough to be elected, is going to be about having to do what we can as we can, because we're going to inherit an economy that's been wrecked by the actions of the present government . government. >> steve, i want to bring you the words of ed miliband, perhaps the most fervent cheerleader for this policy in the shadow cabinet. now, speaking june so very speaking in june so very recently, he said some people

don't want britain to borrow to invest in the green economy . invest in the green economy. they want us to back down. but keir, rachel and i will never let that happen. britain needs this 28 billion a year plan and thatis this 28 billion a year plan and that is what we're committed to. so will he resign . so will he resign. >> no. i don't think there's much likelihood of anyone resigning. look, you're talking about comments that were made almost a year ago, nine, ten months ago. um, as i say, i think things have changed. and i think things have changed. and i think what people were looking for , steve, for us to be strewn for, steve, for us to be strewn with the cost of borrowing is lower , the fiscal headroom is lower, the fiscal headroom is higher . lower, the fiscal headroom is higher. you're quoting tom. tom, you're quoting one figure on gilts that has shown a marginal improvement. the overall state of our economy is not improving . of our economy is not improving. >> um, well, it does, uh, hunt a question on whether what you're getting from labour will be

rather confused if and when you're in power. um, that's the perception at least to some of us. but thank you very much, steve mccabe, labour mp great to speak to really to speak to you. really good to have show . well, it's have you on the show. well, it's true, quoting one true, you were quoting one figure, but i do find it hard to see how things have got so much worse that this pledge has to be scrapped. but as steve said, we do await to hear what keir starmer do await to hear what keir sta iner do await to hear what keir sta i just think steve's argument >> i just think steve's argument would absolutely true if would be absolutely true if that's what the labour party said in june. but they didn't. they doubled down on this in june. they said, we this june. they said, we need this 28 billion. to this june. they said, we need this 28 billbillion. to this june. they said, we need this 28 billbillion. and to this june. they said, we need this 28 billbillion. and now to this june. they said, we need this 28 billbillion. and now tthings 28 billion. and now when things have better , have got slightly better, they're oh, can't they're saying, oh, we can't possibly it just possibly have. i mean, it just smacks of sort of incapacity . smacks of sort of incapacity. >> but is the last day that >> but this is the last day that they're policies towards they're giving policies towards this manifesto . so, so this draft manifesto. so, so it'll interesting to see what it'll be interesting to see what exactly their. exactly makes it into their. >> yes , yes, big, big decisions. >> yes, yes, big, big decisions. but let's return now to that nationwide manhunt for abdul ezedl nationwide manhunt for abdul ezedi, who's wanted for attempted murder following the chemical attack south london chemical attack in south london last . last week. >> yes, armed police have raided the where abdul

the pizza takeaway where abdul ezedi worked of one of ezedi worked as part of one of two carried out at two warrants carried out at addresses newcastle last addresses in newcastle last night . night. >> let's speak our reporter , >> let's speak to our reporter, ray addison, who joins us from outside new scotland and outside new scotland yard, and ray , what more have learned ? ray, what more have we learned? >> well, it's interesting, isn't it? the attention was previously on south london, but we're heanng on south london, but we're hearing now of these two raids in north tyneside side. obviously, azad's adopted hometown of newcastle and the place where he worked. certainly one of the addresses that has been raided, that's the best bite pizza and grill house. it's in a small parade of shops with residential houses to its left and its right, and across the road as well in the forest hall area of newcastle upon tyne . area of newcastle upon tyne. now, witnesses have described how at 11:00 last night, police turned up and they parked a car diagonally across the road so they could block all of the traffic . and then they ordered traffic. and then they ordered those inside best buy pizza to

come out with their hands up. now, seven men, witnesses say , now, seven men, witnesses say, did come out of that shop. they looked like they were members of staff then armed police officers went into the best buy pizza with perspex shields to presumably protect themselves from any kind of corrosive substance which might have ended , ended up being thrown their way . they stayed there for about way. they stayed there for about two hours, made no arrests, but they also ended up drilling through the back door of a storeroom . some of the best bite storeroom. some of the best bite pizza, presumably thinking that azadi on the run, looking for somewhere to hide to treat his injuries , might have decided to injuries, might have decided to go back to a place that he knows well and might have thought, i'll hide out in the storeroom behind my employer. as i said, no arrests made , enquiries and no arrests made, enquiries and searches continue . but police searches continue. but police treating this extremely

seriously and considering that incident eight days ago now as an attempted murder , and so an attempted murder, and so hundreds of officers pouring through hundreds of hours of cctv footage, but no closer to finding him in the last sighting at 11 pm. last wednesday night. >> well, thank you very much indeed for that update. please do bring us more when and if you hear more . that was ray addison, hear more. that was ray addison, of course, outside scotland of course, outside new scotland yard. >> now police in the could be >> now police in the uk could be given new powers to arrest given brand new powers to arrest protesters covering their faces and threatening others to avoid criminal prosecution . criminal prosecution. >> yes, police already have the power ask individuals to power to ask individuals to remove designated remove coverings at designated protests, this proposal protests, but this proposal would mean officers have the right to arrest protesters who disregard their orders . disregard their orders. >> let's get more now with our political olivia political correspondent olivia utley joining us from westminster, olivia , what are westminster, olivia, what are the government hoping to achieve with their announcement today ? with their announcement today? >> well, this is all sounding pretty familiar. last year, the

government introduced the public order act, which was also designed to cut down on anti—social protesting. the announcement today is essentially trying to take those measures a bit further. essentially trying to take those measures a bit further . so measures a bit further. so specifically , people who wear specifically, people who wear face coverings to protest could be now fined £1,000 or jailed be now fined £1,000 orjailed for up to a month if they refuse to take them off. people who bnng to take them off. people who bring flares and fireworks to protest. and we've seen that a lot in these pro—palestine marches in london, could also be arrested. and people who climb on war memorials could also , in on war memorials could also, in theory, be arrested , but in theory, be arrested, but in theory, be arrested, but in theory is the important words. there because it seems quite likely that none of these measures will actually ever be implemented. the first hurdle the government has to get over is the house of lords and the house of lords. last time the government brought in measures like this with the public order act in 2023, the house of lords, both peers on the right and the

left, kicked up quite a fast because they thought that it went too close infringing on went too close to infringing on the right to free protest and that actually also, it could be viewed as a clampdown on free speech. so i think we can expect to see the house of lords raising quite a lot of objections to these announcements when the bill, the criminal justice bill gets to the house of lords , then of the house of lords, then of course, there is an issue of practicality. the met police is incredibly stretched already policing these pro palestine marches estimates suggest that up to £27 million has already been spent since october on these protests. i've been at these protests. i've been at these protests, reporting on them and there are a lot of people in face masks. the idea to that the met police already very, very stretched, will be able to pick out people who are wearing face masks and actually arrest them seems a little bit fanciful. so the government wants to show that it's being strong, that it cares about

disorder on the streets. but when push comes to shove, it's quite possible that these laws won't actually have the desired effect. >> thank you very much indeed. olivia utley. our political correspondent there. i do must say i hate these face coverings in public places. >> yeah, they make a lot of people feel very, very nervous. >> i'm scared. that's just a natural isn't it? not >> i'm scared. that's just a natuit's isn't it? not >> i'm scared. that's just a natuit's about isn't it? not >> i'm scared. that's just a natuit's about me,|'t it? not >> i'm scared. that's just a natuit's about me, but? not >> i'm scared. that's just a natuit's about me, but anyway, that it's about me, but anyway, coming will joined in coming up, we will be joined in the just stop oil the studio by a just stop oil spokesperson, a group themselves who are certainly no strangers to protest or two. won't to a protest or two. you won't want miss it .

listening to gb news radio show. >> and welcome back. it's 223 in the afternoon. you're watching good afternoon britain with me, emily and tom. now, before the break, we were discussing police in the uk who could be given brand new powers to arrest protests covering their faces to threaten others and avoid criminal prosecution in some

cases, also emerged that cases, it's also emerged that protesters will longer be protesters will no longer be able cite the right able to cite the right to protest as a reasonable excuse to get with disrupt live to get away with disrupt live offences blocking roads. offences such as blocking roads. well, who better to speak to then? a just stop oil spokesperson who is sean irish? thank you very much indeed for joining us. now just stop oil likes to protest. of course, that's what we all know them for. best and they are blockading roads can sometimes be in the just stop oil repertoire . what do you make of repertoire. what do you make of these, uh, decisions? this decision by the home secretary to clamp down on this type of thing. >> i mean, it's not desperate >> i mean, it's not a desperate attempt tories to try >> i mean, it's not a desperate atte polarise tories to try >> i mean, it's not a desperate atte polarise an tories to try >> i mean, it's not a desperate atte polarise an issue. to try and polarise an issue. >> the police already have powers which they know that they can use . can use. >> can use. >> they've using them for >> they've been using them for months , not years. months, if not years. >> this is just terrifying. i mean, when you're talking about face masks, are, you know, face masks, these are, you know, we've out of covid. face masks, these are, you know, we' everyone's out of covid. face masks, these are, you know, we'everyone's used of covid. face masks, these are, you know, we'everyone's used to covid. face masks, these are, you know, we' everyone's used to wearing >> everyone's used to wearing face . this is not saying face masks. this is not saying someone's crime. someone's committing a crime. >> talking >> we're not talking about surgical masks. you know the type we're about type of mask we're talking about the know, the intimidating, you know, black face coverings across your

whole face, usually accompanied by hoodie, usually accompanied by a hoodie, usually accompanied by a hoodie, usually accompanied by rather intimidating person. by a rather intimidating person. >> i mean, what were you consider intimidating? i may not this thing. opinion . this is the thing. it's opinion. so should the police be so why should the police be arresting based their opinion? >> let's clear about >> let's be very clear about this. a lot of people wear masks at for their own at protests for their own safety, right? they wear the mask because unfortunately, people who follow gb news and all these different things like to camera to highlight people on camera and then they end up getting losing their jobs. >> they're wearing masks because we on some we shine a light on some protests, because of the way the news depict these protests. >> you know, we have seen peaceful marches week after week after week after demonstration. we had the former home secretary successfully get a hate match on whitehall because she riled up the far right to the point that they were terrified that the left were coming after the cenotaph, which was never a plan that was never going to happen . that was never going to happen. it way to rile up the it was just a way to rile up the right and get people scared and people people wearing people terrified. people wearing face the face masks is the least the tories worry about, and tories need to worry about, and they to worry about the

they need to worry about the next election. >> people next election. >> also people fair. next election. >> also seenyple fair. next election. >> also seen people fair. next election. >> also seen people 1the we've also seen people on the streets like streets calling for things like jihad . so the police jihad. so the police didn't clamp down too hard on that. it was very much retrospective. so perhaps had this, these perhaps had they had this, these new granted to them, they new powers granted to them, they would have been able to deal more swiftly. >> you specify how a law saying you a face mask you cannot wear a face mask would affect who's would affect someone who's saying may well saying jihad. well, may well have there who have been people there who are wearing for wearing such masks. okay, so for example , if i go up and i smash example, if i go up and i smash a window wearing a face mask, will police arrest not will the police arrest me or not arrest me? because i'm wearing a face mask? think the police face mask? i think the police probably should you probably should arrest you because you're smashing a window or in or something. if a crime is in place, have place, the police already have the in. this is place, the police already have the point. in. this is my point. >> there have some people >> there have been some people who've caused criminal damage in the who've let off. who've caused criminal damage in the have|o've let off. who've caused criminal damage in the have been let off. who've caused criminal damage in the have been some et off. who , there have been some judges who, for example, the people that tore down the statue of edward colston bristol , they were colston in bristol, they were let off in the legal proceedings . i suppose the government is going after a sense from the pubuc going after a sense from the public that we've been perhaps that the state has been a bit too lax when it comes to enforce

the law that already exists. >> i would agree there are definitely short on lax on enforcing the laws that are already in place . there's green already in place. there's green policies they are supposed policies that they are supposed to following. they signed to be following. they signed up to be following. they signed up to signed up to the to cop 28. they signed up to the paris accord agreement they paris accord agreement and they have every single step have failed every single step they have. >> they failed rather >> they have. they failed rather than budget, rather than than carbon budget, rather than budgets have been in place since the and the climate change act. and every single year this country has met those those carbon budgets. countries budgets. other countries haven't. the uk is the first g7 country in the history of the world to, since 1990, halve our emissions. no other g7 country has done that. >> okay . and does that resolve >> okay. and does that resolve the climate crisis ? you know, the climate crisis? you know, we've got to be very, very clear about this. the uk claims to want be a world leader. we want to be a world leader. we are stop oil and other are a just stop oil and other protest groups only do what we do because the government is failing. in 2018, the uk government was handed a dossier of information of crimes that were being committed by the metropolitan police, refused to investigate those crimes. they

are now starting to. but let me be very clear . before one foot be very clear. before one foot stepped on the road from extinction rebellion, just stop oil, all oil, insulate britain, all of these , we tried down the these, we tried to go down the proper due process, but because politicians actions decide who's going to be charged, politicians are on your side . are on your side. >> though the politicians have been taxing carbon as you've just said yourself, building quite previously , even sir keir quite previously, even sir keir starmer is not on our side. >> he is failing. starmer is not on our side. >> he is failing . he has let >> he is failing. he has let down the left , he has not done down the left, he has not done what he's supposed to do, which is democracy is failing us. unfortunate and need action. unfortunate and we need action. >> that you've actually >> is that you've actually become a bit a laughing stock become a bit of a laughing stock even target even amongst your target audience of millennials and gen z . z. >> i z.- >> i mean, z.— >> i mean, we're z. >> i mean, we're currently more popular tory party. popular than the tory party. >> through tiktok >> so flicking through tiktok and, you other social and, you know, other social media where young people media apps where young people are mocking you are on, they are mocking you openly. this is the thing openly. well this is the thing with the internet, which i hopefully you would know, emily, being a journalist, look up being a journalist, you look up what wing. what you want, right wing. >> loving people. >> they all loving people. >> they all loving people. >> just think that actually >> they just think that actually just making bit just stop oil are making a bit of themselves

of a embarrassment of themselves at times, don't you think? >> well , it at times, don't you think? >> well, it depends on what you define embarrassing. i mean, define as embarrassing. i mean, protest definition, protest by its very definition, showing road or showing your hand to the road or blockading bridges where people need to get to work or to hospitals or wherever else . hospitals or wherever else. >> that sort of thing is perhaps a bit embarrassing. i mean, i think it's embarrassing that our government has let it go this far. >> the fact that they see it necessary. i mean, we can see it all over the world at the moment. are rising up for moment. people are rising up for different the fact different issues. the very fact of is unless the of the matter is, is unless the government and does its government steps up and does its job, protest will not go away . job, protest will not go away. by job, protest will not go away. by banning face masks , banning by banning face masks, banning language. you know , these are language. you know, these are really draconian measures. you'd think gb news, the people's channel think gb news, the people's channel, the free speech channel would be defending , but you're would be defending, but you're just so caught up in it that you want to be the devil's advocate that you are actually defending the most authoritarian laws that we have seen in the uk in generations and gb news the people's channel is defending them. >> to be clear, gb news has no

corporate view on this. we hear voices from all different perspectives. but you did raise this issue of £28 billion of this issue of the £28 billion of investment the labour party investment that the labour party wanted they're wanted to do. now they're pulling today, we pulling out of it today, we suspect, although they haven't formally this . uh, formally announced this. uh, what you think is behind this what do you think is behind this motivation of the labour party rowing back from some of their biggest climate commitments, perhaps climate change policies aren't as popular as some people say they are. >> i think whether you're as far left me far right as, left as me or as far right as, uh, jacob rees—mogg , we both uh, jacob rees—mogg, we both agree that government is useless . we have not. the government is not acting in the interests of the people, and it has for not a very long time. we need system change. we need democracy. we need a constitution. >> is about bringing down >> this is about bringing down capitalism some kind capitalism and having some kind of left wing utopia . cough, of left wing utopia. cough, cough. do i look like a communist? >> well, you just said you were far left. you do not have to be a communist to be far left. >> well, but is about >> well, no, but this is about more climate. this more than just the climate. this is as you is about restructuring, as you say, system. what exactly

say, the system. what exactly does mean ? does that mean? >> n does that mean? >> i mean, democracy, i mean, when your if vote in when your vote, if you vote in london, it should be equal to my vote in a different county. i am saying that we should have citizens assemblies. saying citizens assemblies. i am saying that we have actual that we should have actual democracy . so either you have democracy. so either you have a citizen, we do have citizen's assembly. >> westminster. >> it's a westminster. >> it's a westminster. >> there are 650 equal constituencies across the house of commons, where individuals can elect eight people to represent them . represent them. >> why is a citizen's assembly an unelected parallel parliament better? >> so , as you may notice , i have >> so, as you may notice, i have a lot of experience in court. uh, do you know why they used a oh my god, my brain, a jury jury ? do you know why they use a jury? it's perceived to be fair andifs jury? it's perceived to be fair and it's picked out randomly jury? it's perceived to be fair and ithe)icked out randomly jury? it's perceived to be fair and ithe population.indomly jury? it's perceived to be fair and ithe population. yes.nly jury? it's perceived to be fair and ithe population. yes. now from the population. yes. now citizens assemblies already exist. we have them in ireland. they out randomly they are picked out randomly from population, from all from the population, from all walks of life. which means you don't just get people like me on the left. >> you might be surprised that the left. >:youu might be surprised that the left. >:you didight be surprised that the left. >:you did haveye surprised that the left. >:you did have your'prised that the left. >:you did have your'prise of hat if you did have your wish of a citizens assembly, that people

might board your idea. >> you might be right. so let's let decide. >> you might be right. so let's let no, decide. >> you might be right. so let's let no, they're decide. >> you might be right. so let's let no, they're deciypicking >> no, they're not picking people opposite. people randomly is the opposite. >> when people vote >> democracy is when people vote because in because people vote in a citizen's assembly. because people vote in a citi.it'ss assembly. because people vote in a citi.it's beenzmbly. because people vote in a citi.it's beenznlively >> it's been a lively conversation , always pleasure, conversation, always a pleasure, never chore thank very never a chore. thank you very much. stop spokesperson much. just stop oil spokesperson sean has been in sean irish, who has been in court. says sean a times . court. he says sean a few times. >> yeah, perhaps more than a few. but our expert panel will be very shortly. we'll be be back very shortly. we'll be discussing care discussing whether brits care more the climate more about the climate or the economy , or perhaps sometimes to economy, or perhaps sometimes to some people, they're the same thing. comes, of course, thing. this comes, of course, with labour that they with the labour news that they might their green might well scrap their green pledges. all coming up pledges. that's all coming up after with sofia . after the headlines with sofia. >> thanks , tom. it's 232. i'm >> thanks, tom. it's 232. i'm sofia wenzel in the gb newsroom . sofia wenzel in the gb newsroom. armed police have searched two addresses in newcastle in their hunt for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi. it's understood the warrants included his place of work, but no arrests were made. azady is believed to be suffering from a

severe facial injuries which could be life threatening if left untreated. the last recorded sighting of him was near vauxhall bridge in london, just after 11 pm. last wednesday , and anyone with wednesday, and anyone with information should contact the police . the prime minister says police. the prime minister says it's sad and wrong to link a comment he made about the transgender people in the house of commons yesterday with murdered teenager brianna ghey. it's understood brianna's family has been invited to meet rishi sunak, as he told reporters today that he was making a very clear point . clear point. >> like everyone , i was >> like everyone, i was completely shocked by brianna's case. to have your child taken from you in such awful circumstances is almost impossible to come to terms with. to use that tragedy to detract from the very separate and clear point i was making about keir starmer's proven track record of multiple u—turns on major policies, because he doesn't have a plan, i think is

both sad and wrong , doesn't have a plan, i think is both sad and wrong, and it demonstrates the worst of politics. >> ice and snow is blanketing parts of the country today as a cold spell settles in, dozens of schools are closed as forecasters warn that up to 25cm of snow could fall in some areas. amber warnings are in place in parts of northern england and north wales, with yellow warnings across the rest of the uk . the met office says of the uk. the met office says the worst is expected later today, with snowy conditions moving further north tomorrow . moving further north tomorrow. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or the qr code on your screen, or go to gbnews.com slash alerts

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now is political commentator and author buxton author tonia buxton and broadcaster coach and broadcaster life coach and author jenni trent hughes. authorjenni trent hughes. i joke, of course, but what's more important, the economy or the environment? we were just to talking just stop oil representative, and he obviously thinks the two go hand in hand and probably if pushed him, and probably if we pushed him, would have picked the environment, would have picked the environmywell tonya, what do you >> yeah. well tonya, what do you make of this dichotomy? do you think the labour party has made a smart move or have messed up today, ditching this big environmental ? environmental pledge? >> know the public is >> they know that the public is really concerned about cost really concerned about the cost of we're really of living. we're really concerned about feeding our children, keeping our homes, heating our homes. the heating our homes. that's the most thing. this most important thing. this net zero, climate that they're zero, this climate that they're change, that they're trying to talk about take money out of talk about and take money out of our pay packets to pay for. no one's for it. we know one's falling for it. we know that the science is not set . you that the science is not set. you know, there are opposing views if to someone like ben if you speak to someone like ben pile, has much to pile, who has so much more to say the analysis of what's say about the analysis of what's happening the world, he would happening in the world, he would contradict everything that the government has. particular one voice. >> and i think there is generally considered across the

political spectrum, the view that the climate is changing and it is changing the amount of co2 that we pump into the atmosphere does accelerate that change, not necessarily . necessarily. >> there is there is a fairly settled i'm not going agree settled i'm not going to agree with you on that one because it used be climate. it? used to be climate. what is it? it changed climate it was changed to climate warming. warming. warming. global warming. why don't because don't they keep to that? because they that wasn't they knew that that wasn't working, change they knew that that wasn't work climate change change they knew that that wasn't work climate change anyway. ge it to climate change anyway. irrelevant. warming is, it to climate change anyway. irre|ityant. warming is, it to climate change anyway. irre|it is. t. warming is, it to climate change anyway. irre|it is. but warming is, it to climate change anyway. irre|it is. but itnarming is, it to climate change anyway. irre|it is. but it always] is, it to climate change anyway. irre|it is. but it always has is, but it is. but it always has was. anyway, we won't get into that is my point is, that question is my point is, is that question is my point is, is that really worried that people are really worried about heating their homes, feeding their children , keeping feeding their children, keeping their reasonable their life in a reasonable manner. they you just manner. they can't. you just can't take that money away from them to put into something that we are. listen we're arguing about it here. we're not definitely set on kenny. >> your thoughts interestingly enough, i just spent two weeks . enough, i just spent two weeks. in the midlands going into schools, talking to children to get a feeling on their outlook

on climate change. oh, interesting . interesting. >> yeah. and that puts it in quite a different perspective for me. if it's a choice between climate and economy , economy is climate and economy, economy is going to win because it's closest to you. so you as an aduu closest to you. so you as an adult you're thinking about how am i going to pay my rent this month? how am i going to do this? how am i going to do that? because be more because you have to be more pragmatic . the children are pragmatic. the children are absolutely freaked out about climate change because and there's actually and the problem is that a condition has developed called eco anxiety . developed called eco anxiety. >> yes. >> yes. >> that's it. and so i was going into classrooms and saying to kids who are six, seven, eight, nine, nine, what do you feel when you hear people talking about climate change on television and they're scared? they are really, really scared . they are really, really scared. >> and how do we fix that ? >> and how do we fix that? >> and how do we fix that? >> well, do you think they should be scared? >> that's a different question

because for me, i think that i think that you need to focus on on what you know and what you're good at and my skill set is helping them feel that they can do little things in their life, take little actions in their life to make them feel as if they're doing something , life to make them feel as if they're doing something, and so they're doing something, and so they're not feeling like a victim of something. as far as what needs to be done to fix it, change it. stop it is it real? is it not real? i leave that to real. >> you park . real. >> you park. but can i just say that as an as an environmental realist, you know, there's a lot that we do that the young that we can do that the young can be doing. like, exactly as you empowering you said, empowering them, you know, let's know, stop using plastics. let's let's plastics, not let's ban all plastics, not just, use just, you know, single use plastics . stop using plastics. let's stop using plastics. let's stop using plastics the plastics so we can save the ocean there things that ocean. there are things that kids do on the plastics. kids can do on the plastics. well, why not? that would really make a do. know that all make a big do. you know that all our fish are now full of micro plastics. want plastics. we don't really want to in our food. to be eating that in our food. but my point is, is that i but my point is, is that when i was school, were was at school, we were really

scared nuclear bomb. scared of the nuclear bomb. i would nightmares would have nightmares thinking that, we're going that, you know, we're going to get a nuclear bomb get hit by a nuclear bomb because the fear because that was the fear mongering done. then mongering that was done. then and was a fraction of and it was done in a fraction of . the way that climate change is being done to children now. it's really affecting them in a terribly negative manner. so that's got to and that's got to stop. and it doesn't have either or doesn't have to be either or actually, we actually, you know, but we shouldn't are shouldn't be people that are having certain pumps into having to put certain pumps into their house in order to save the climate. and we now some of these pumps not working. climate. and we now some of thesecostrps not working. climate. and we now some of thesecost as not working. climate. and we now some of thesecost a lot not working. climate. and we now some of thesecost a lot rmoney.ing. they cost a lot of money. there's lots of things that are being wrong way round. being done the wrong way round. and you're to and a lot of it's you're made to feel don't do it, feel guilty if you don't do it, that's this that's wrong. some of this spending the labour spending that the labour party was and perhaps was promoting and perhaps they're committing they're not now committing to, was, for example, insulating people's or you're >> now, whether or not you're mad on net zero, a lot of people would say, actually, if we had a lot better insulation in this country, have import country, we'd have to import less gas. it would be good for us. also economically in the us. but also economically in the long would be shapps long run, would be shapps insulating. do insulating. so great. do you think there are perhaps think that there are perhaps individual issues that there could be committed to that would be beneficial? absolutely i

really do, and i think that would, you know, everybody but you, you can't say to someone, right, you're going to be fined or you're going to have this problem insulate problem if you don't insulate your house, you know, everybody, everybody with any common sense wants to do that, but you can't punish they can't punish someone if they can't afford it. and therefore, punish someone if they can't afforrthis it. and therefore, punish someone if they can't afforrthis putt. and therefore, punish someone if they can't afforrthis put the1d therefore, punish someone if they can't afforrthis put the labourefore, punish someone if they can't afforrthis put the labour party does this put the labour party now in a tricky position because they had saying, we're they had been saying, we're going to do this, we're going to build we're to build that, we're going to insulate everyone's homes. we're build that, we're going to insulato everyone's homes. we're build that, we're going to insulato every all 's homes. we're build that, we're going to insulato every all's ithese. we're build that, we're going to insulato every all 's ithese new re going to have all of these new wind rest of wind farms and all the rest of it. and they're saying, it. and now they're saying, but we're any we're not going to spend any money. really quite money. it doesn't really quite add up. >> well, the thing also is that there's a whole other school of thought that says that if you really want to do something about climate change, that what we really need to change the most about is how eat, how we most about is how we eat, how we eat. we should all go vegan, how we eat and what we eat. so so, you know, but i'm not sure that's going to happen any time soon in my house. >> keir starmer was asked over the weekend what he did personally about the climate, and he said he's been a

vegetarian 30 as there vegetarian for 30 years as there was confusion , though, was some confusion, though, because someone pointed out that was some confusion, though, be

>> you're listening to gbh news radio . radio. well still with us is political commentator and author tonia buxton and the broadcaster life coach and authorjenni trent hughes. >> so let's discuss the suspected russian spy who worked for mi6 suspected russian spy who worked for m16 and the foreign office, who even met the king and the then prime minister david cameron. question really has cameron. the question really has to be earth did this to be how on earth did this happen? yeah tonia buxton, this sounds like something out of fiction. >> did ian fleming write this?

>> did ian fleming write this? >> no, because he wouldn't write something like this. because it's so ridiculous and nobody would believe that could would believe that this could happen, man who had would believe that this could happein, man who had would believe that this could happein, he'd man who had would believe that this could happein, he'd comean who had would believe that this could happein, he'd come in who had would believe that this could happein, he'd come in from had come in, he'd come in from russia, said he was from afghanistan . i mean, he was he'd afghanistan. i mean, he was he'd lived in russia for six years, i believe, then dual believe, before then he had dual passport. to get passport. he managed to get a british a russian british passport and a russian passport and work for gchq , mi6 , passport and work for gchq, mi6, meeting king charles. how can this happen? this is an example of how our immigration system was broken from 2000. >> yeah. so now in 2020, 3000, he came in 2000. >> and it shows you how broken it was then. and 23 years later, it's even more smashed and broken. we need to understand who's coming into our country, who's coming into our country, who's going to be working in our institutions that are supposed to safeguarding to be safeguarding us. hmm. >> that's a point , >> well, that's a key point, isn't it? it's not just about our it, jenny? our asylum system, is it, jenny? i mean, many people i mean, how many people didn't nofice i mean, how many people didn't notice that this guy might have been allegedly dodgy? >> i'm actually fascinated that you guys believe any of this .

what? >> you think it's nonsense made 7 up. up? >> i think it's alleged and suspect and whatever other words ineed suspect and whatever other words i need to fling in there. well, i need to fling in there. well, i mean, they wouldn't they wouldn't publish this on the front page of the times if they didn't very, um, believable didn't have very, um, believable sources reliable i sources, reliable sources, i should say that's, you know, that's a tale that's as long and as old as time. that's a tale that's as long and as old as time . well, let's go as old as time. well, let's go back to the point, because asylum system letting us down in terms cases. terms of we've had cases. >> ezedi, for >> let's take abdul ezedi, for example , two times now that's an example, two times now that's an issue . but example, two times now that's an issue. but this example, two times now that's an issue . but this happens time and issue. but this happens time and time again. there more cases i >>i -- >> i think that m >> i think that we need to i think we need to ask different questions than we ask. okay. i think we need to look at different things that we look at and we need to connect the dots. so for example, this man is saying that, you know, that that russia was starting to affect his mind and change his perspective since he was five with what it, you know, and then there's some story where he was

sending naked pictures of women to this person , and they sent to this person, and they sent him naked pictures of women back. the whole thing just sounds absolutely ludicrous. >> i think he's using that excuse of exchanging things because he was exchanging other things that he couldn't , and things that he couldn't, and he's throwing in the naked women pictures to take people as pictures to take people off as a distracting, because actually, he was also sending documents his ids, things like that. that could be then used. i mean, it's not illegal to send your id , not illegal to send your id, perhaps this is a story less about a broken asylum system and more about a very intelligent spy more about a very intelligent spy who's able to evade not spy who's been able to evade not just the asylum system, but security services for years and years , decades living in this years, decades living in this country . country. >> but then that that becomes that becomes, to me, a bigger part of the question. it's not about about the asylum system . about about the asylum system. it's about the security within the other systems. yeah >> the incompetent. >> the incompetent. >> where are all these holes? how could something like this, let's say it really did happen.

how on earth does it happen at that level ? that level? >> you'd think that mi6 , you'd >> you'd think that mi6, you'd think that gchq, the premier security services of this country, would have a pretty rigorous recruitment. >> but they do. i know someone who works for mi6 >> but they do. i know someone who works for m16 and what they had to what they had to go through, i can't tell you, but what they had to go through, um , what they had to go through, um, was incredible to get through . was incredible to get through. so there was some kind of breakdown here. i mean, the rigorous checks and the reason that i know about it is because i was part of the checks and things like that massive checks. so why wasn't it done here? what happened was going on here? >> people who will vouch for you. yes. and confirm your stories. um to make sure that you're not blackmailable for one. >> yes. well you and i have both worked in parliament in the past, and i mean the forms you have to send off. they trace your family lineage. they sort of all. your family lineage. they sort of i all. your family lineage. they sort of ithink your family lineage. they sort of i think one of the questions >> i think one of the questions was, a terrorist? yeah. >> you have to say no to that one. that's that's the. >> on who you're

asking. >> the genius of this russian spy, >> the genius of this russian spy, is said, i'm not spy, is he just said, i'm not a spy. was clearly oh, spy. and was clearly let. oh, okay. well um. well, thank you so to , uh, tonya and jenny so much to, uh, tonya and jenny for getting us through those stories. is . it's been a stories. it is. it's been a delight to have you both on the sofas. thank you. thank you delight to have you both on the sofas very nk you. thank you delight to have you both on the sofasvery much.. thank you very, very much. >> wrote in to say >> yes. someone wrote in to say you're pleasant not you're very pleasant and not obnoxious . yes. they said that obnoxious. yes. they said that was change, i thought was a change, which i thought was a change, which i thought was but there was a bit harsh, but there you 90, was a bit harsh, but there you go, and go, tanya. lovely to tanya and jenny in. anyway, up next it is martin daubney martin. what's coming up on your show? tell us. >> super. well, i'm not a terrorist and i'm not a spy, but coming up, labour's £28 billion u—turn a deal. >> so bad, even ed miliband won't shut of it. >> mordant on manoeuvres. >> mordant on manoeuvres. >> she's making sure that rishi apologises. >> who's in control of the country? has keir starmer broken parliamentary rules by wading in with the gallery in the commons yesterday? >> and is the countryside racist? of course it's not a thousand pound fines if you protest, but have the police got the guts to even enforce those

rules and the ridiculous tale of the bloke the syrian living under a boat on dover beach . he under a boat on dover beach. he wants to go home. >> the police won't even let him. >> you couldn't make it up, that's all. coming up on the martin daubney show 3 to 6 pm. >> but first, here's your latest weather forecast . weather forecast. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> i'm alex deakin, this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news news. plenty going on with the weather today. a wet one out there for most heavy snow most and some heavy snow continuing particularly most and some heavy snow continuirhills particularly most and some heavy snow continuirhills acrossirticularly most and some heavy snow continuir hills across north arly over the hills across north wales and northern england. low pressure has been moving up from the south, bringing moisture the south, bringing the moisture hitting air and hitting the cold air and particularly on weather particularly on this weather front, mixture of front, bringing a mixture of rain, sleet hill snow and rain, sleet and hill snow and some heavy snow to still to come rain, sleet and hill snow and some hethis snow to still to come rain, sleet and hill snow and some hethis afternoon ill to come rain, sleet and hill snow and some hethis afternoon over come through this afternoon over parts north wales and the parts of north wales and the hills mountains of northern hills and mountains of northern england. some treacherous conditions and some the conditions and some of the higher routes here over

elsewhere, mostly rain across the south. some heavy bursts of rain, drier interludes rain, but some drier interludes as well . but rain, but some drier interludes as well. but as rain, but some drier interludes as well . but as weather as well. but as the wet weather moves across northern ireland, some likely here some sleet and snow likely here and parts of and into southernmost parts of scotland. snow ice scotland. so snow and ice warnings in place warnings remain in place overnight. the amber warning across northern england until this evening . further pulses of this evening. further pulses of heavy rain then coming up across parts of the south, gusty winds as well, but big temperature contrasts feeling cold through the day and night under this band of wet weather that just persists . very cold again across persists. very cold again across northern scotland. but largely dry, very mild in the south, with digits on offer with double digits on offer here. the weather continues here. the wet weather continues to southern scotland to track into southern scotland into friday, so snow and ice warnings in place here turning milder, though slowly but surely over northern england and northern ireland. so the hill snow risk disappearing by the time we get to friday. but blustery conditions coming in from the east again, very mild in the south, cold further north that warm feeling inside from

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