confuse the president of mexico with that of egypt . is the 81 with that of egypt. is the 81 year old fit for office? >> putin blames boris in an interview with fox news host tucker carlson, vladimir putin hit out at an arrogant boris johnson , saying the former johnson, saying the former british prime minister was responsible for continued fighting in ukraine, claiming he sabotaged a peace deal. boris derangement syndrome goes global this is disgusting. >> that's the claim of former health minister lord bethell as health minister lord bethell as he hit out at domino's and cadbury for creating a new disgusting and egregious cookie cream egg combination. he says shareholders should be ashamed of this culinary innovation , but of this culinary innovation, but is he just shouting at cookies? we'll sit down with the noble lord later this hour.

>> now the polls aren't good for the conservative party, and there have been multiple different relaunches . first, different relaunches. first, rishi sunak tried to say that he was going to be the change candidate. now he's saying stick with the plan and then he was going on about reversing some of the green policies. there have been lots of different relaunches, but one that has been floated by one minister this week is bringing back boris johnson. >> yes . what do you make of >> yes. what do you make of that? bringing back boris johnson, certainly a divisive character. um, but could he actually do a betterjob? i mean, if you look at the most recent poll, this is yougov, the conservatives are on 21, labour are up to on 46. could it get worse for the conservatives at this point ? is boris johnson this point? is boris johnson should he be brought back into the fold, brought back into cabinet, or is there too much animosity there? it's ironic because of course the conservatives when they were, you single digits behind you know, single digits behind in decided rid in the polls, decided to get rid of boris johnson because they thought they were too far behind. >> well, what happened since >> well, what has happened since

it does seem like the most extraordinary couple of years. >> going be having this >> we're going to be having this debate in show, debate later on in the show, actually, because we've got two people different views people with very different views on that one, whether it would be worth boris have worth bringing boris back, have you him? do you you seen the back of him? do you no longer want to see much? hear much him, but we find much from him, but we shall find out. gb views at gb news. com but first headlines. but first your headlines. >> good afternoon. it's 12:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room. your top story this houn news room. your top story this hour. russia's president has told tv presenter tucker carlson that he has no interest in expanding the ukraine war. asked if he could imagine a scenario in which he would send russian troops to poland, he said only if poland attacks russia. he went to on say that russia has no interest in poland, latvia or anywhere else . in his first anywhere else. in his first interview, sitting down with a western journalist since russia's invasion, putin also said he has no interest in speaking with the us president until certain demands are met.

>> if you really want to stop fighting , you need to stop fighting, you need to stop supplying weapons. it will be over within a few weeks. that's it . and then we can agree on it. and then we can agree on some terms before you do that, stop . what's easier ? why would i stop. what's easier? why would i call him ? what should i talk to call him? what should i talk to him about . him about. >> and the prime minister says putin's claims that the west and nato are to blame for the war in ukraine are clearly ridiculous, clearly ridiculous . clearly ridiculous. >> russia conducted an illegal, unprovoked invasion of ukraine. i'm proud that the uk has stood strongly with ukraine from the beginning. i was there earlier this year, the first foreign leader to visit. it was my first visit of the year is to announce significant military support to ukraine, and also a broader security relationship with them. with them, we can't let this type of behaviour go unchecked . type of behaviour go unchecked. it impacts all of our security. we've already seen the impact it had on everyone's energy bills .

had on everyone's energy bills. >> rishi sunak, speaking there now the us president, joe biden , now the us president, joe biden, has hit back at special counsel who described him as an elderly man with a poor memory. it comes after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files , and mishandled top secret files, and said he struggled to recall key life events. biden has been accused of keeping classified national security material at home, but he won't face criminal charges . special counsel robert charges. special counsel robert hirsch said he chose not to bnng hirsch said he chose not to bring criminal charges because the president cooperated and would likely be difficult to convict . in a surprise news convict. in a surprise news briefing last night, mr biden insisted his memory is fine. >> there's some attention paid to some language in the report about my recollection of events . about my recollection of events. there's even referenced that i don't remember when my son died . don't remember when my son died. how in the hell dare he raise that totally out of your memory and can you continue as president ? my memory is so bad president? my memory is so bad i let you speak . that's that's let you speak. that's that's that's my memory has gotten

worse . mr president, my memory worse. mr president, my memory is not. my memory is fine. my memory. take a look at what i've done since i've become president. in other news, british airways says it plans to resume flights to and from israel beginning in april. >> in a statement on their website, the airline said they will resume flights to tel aviv, but with a much reduced service from london heathrow. british airways suspended services to tel aviv amid the growing hostility between israel and hamas following the attack by the terror group on october 7. junior doctors will go on strike for five days later this month in their long running dispute over pay, the british medical association says they will walk out between the 24th of february and the 28th of february. it comes after their latest talks with the government broke down. health secretary victoria atkins criticised the move, saying the actions show the bma aren't ready to be reasonable when it comes to pay offer. meanwhile, comes to a pay offer. meanwhile, shadow health secretary wes streeting says the responsibility lies with the prime minister and tesco has

announced the sale of its retail banking operations to barclays in a deal worth around £600 million. barclays is to take over tesco bank's credit cards, loans and saving accounts and has also agreed to market tesco branded banking services . tesco branded banking services. tesco will receive an income for the use of its brands, and barclays will participate in the tesco clubcard scheme, the uk's largest loyalty programme. the retailer says the deal will help it trim its debts and allow it to focus on core retail business. 2800 tesco employees are to be transferred to barclays under the agreement over the time . for the latest , over the time. for the latest, 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 to tom and . emily. tom and. emily. >> well, vladimir putin sat down

for the first time with a western media outlet since his full scale invasion of ukraine in february 2022. the much anticipated interview, hosted by tucker carlson, was released in full last night during the two hour and seven minute interview recorded in moscow , putin once recorded in moscow, putin once again denied ukraine's existence as a sovereign state as well as blaming the west and nato as the cause of the ukraine war. well, the prime minister, rishi sunak , the prime minister, rishi sunak, has since reacted to the interview by saying putin's accusations are clearly ridiculous. the russian president also accused boris johnson of scuppering a peace deal between russia and ukraine. the former prime minister has previously labelled these accusations as total nonsense , accusations as total nonsense, and russian propaganda should we take a listen to putin giving his side of the story? well i'll let him cancel his decree and enter into negotiations as we have never refused . have never refused. >> and the fact that they obeyed the demand or persuasion of mr

johnson, the former prime minister of great britain, seems ridiculous and very sad to me, because, as mr arakhamia put it, we could have stopped those hostilities with war a year and a half ago already. but the british persuaded us and we refused this . where is mr refused this. where is mr johnson now ? and the war johnson now? and the war continues . well we should say continues. well we should say that we relied upon the tucker carlson network for that translation. >> but mr putin there, the president of russia seemingly having boris at the forefront of his mind , blaming boris for his mind, blaming boris for that, continue food war. >> well , joining us now is the >> well, joining us now is the conservative mp for scarborough and whitby, sir robert goodwill . and whitby, sir robert goodwill. sir robert, thank you very much for joining us. you heard forjoining us. you just heard putin there in that very long interview with ex—fox host , uh, interview with ex—fox host, uh, fox news host, i must say, with tucker carlson, there , your tucker carlson, there, your reaction saying that boris johnson sabotaged a peace deal

back in the spring of 2022? >> i mean , just complete nonsense. >> i mean, putin, you know, you can't believe a word he says. i think this is all about undermining the resolve of the western nations to continue to support ukraine. and i've just flown in from washington overnight, actually, and they're in the senate. there was this big vote to, uh, sign off £60 billion of aid for ukraine. and i'm sure putin is trying to, um , i'm sure putin is trying to, um, uh, portray the west as having missed a chance of having a peace deal. you know, the only peace deal. you know, the only peace that you could have in ukraine is for russian forces to withdraw from luhansk, withdraw from from donetsk and also , i from from donetsk and also, i mean, crimea, which they was occupied by the russians some years ago. now, that is also a source of contention. so, you know, i don't think there's ever been the opportunity for peace deal on the table and, and in fact, you know, the talk in washington was that, you know, tucker he's tucker carlson is he's potentially being treasonous in, tucker carlson is he's potintially being treasonous in, tucker carlson is he's potin actually,ng treasonous in, tucker carlson is he's potin actually, youeasonous in, tucker carlson is he's potin actually, you know,)us in, in, in actually, you know, interviewing putin, giving the

guy a platform . guy a platform. >> well, that's a good question, isn't it? do you think this is a form of treason? >> well , i'm form of treason? >> well, i'm not a form of treason? >> well , i'm not a lawyer, form of treason? >> well, i'm not a lawyer, but i mean, certainly , you know, mean, certainly, you know, giving him this platform, allowing him, you know, without the sort questioning. the normal sort of questioning. i um, that, you i think that, um, that, you know, would gb news you know, you would gb news you would give i said something complete rubbish. would you complete rubbish. you would you would to account . um, it would hold me to account. um, it sounds like he's just given putin to put putin the opportunity to put his side you know, side of the case. you know, putin is a war criminal. the war, the invasion of ukraine was illegal. uh, a lot of people have been killed. there's been, uh, terrible, um , uh, all sorts of terrible, um, uh, all sorts of terrible, um, uh, horrific . uh uh, all sorts of terrible, um, uh, horrific. uh uh uh , acts uh, horrific. uh uh uh, acts carried out by by by russian troops in ukraine and, you know, putin just needs to basically, if he wants peace, he should withdraw. um, this war's going on and on, and we need to keep our resolve in supporting them with the munitions. i mean, at the moment, the russians are using about 10,000 shells a day. the ukrainians have only got about 1500 to 2500 to respond.

so, you know, they need the munitions, they need the drones, they need all the equipment that we can continue to give them to ensure can keep ensure that they can keep ukraine because if russian ukraine free, because if russian were win this war, the plight were to win this war, the plight of the ukrainians would be to too horrible to even imagine . too horrible to even imagine. >> now, sir robert, you say that while you were in the united states, the senate of course, passed this bill for a huge amount of aid to be given to ukraine. it still has to go through the house, which does have a republican majority. did you get the sense while you were out there that there would be enough by partisan support to get this aid out there ? get this aid out there? >> i mean, the problem is it's all been conflated with with the border issue , the aid for israel border issue, the aid for israel in the package as well. so, you know, and the worry is that if we did have a change of administration in the autumn, then then, uh, the president trump may not be as supportive as president biden has been. and i think that's a real worry for us the west that, you know,

us in the west that, you know, we really need to keep the west together, not only, by the way, in you know, helping together, not only, by the way, in ukrainians,'ou know, helping together, not only, by the way, in ukrainians,'ou ialso helping the ukrainians, but also with the ukrainians, but also with the shipping disrupted in the shipping being disrupted in the shipping being disrupted in the red sea as well. you know, the red sea as well. you know, the west needs to act together . the west needs to act together. and this, this, uh , bizarre and this, this, uh, bizarre interview from putin is about trying to undermine that. and spreading fake news. that might mean that people maybe in america, feel less less willing to support candidates , that to support candidates, that there is a the lang cat. >> oh, sorry. there is a growing sense in the united states, though, among some voters that their government isn't prioritising domestic issues enough with the amount of money that going toward ukraine, that is going toward ukraine, there that growing sentiment. there is that growing sentiment. do you think that this, this do you think that this, uh, this interview may, may bolster that that yeah, i'm sure that's exactly what it was designed to do. >> and that's why i'm so appalled that tucker carlson gave president putin this platform to make these points. you know, we really do to ensure ensure that we do continue to support ukraine. and the americans in particular, given

their tremendous military capacity in terms of manufacturing and equipment. um, you know, they need to be up there as well, because without america, the, you know, the ukrainian situation would just go from bad to worse. and we would see, uh, russia making making gains, which we do not want to see. so i think putin, you know, he's a very calculating, wily old fox . he calculating, wily old fox. he knows exactly what he's doing, spreading , uh, lies, spreading spreading, uh, lies, spreading fake news in an attempt to undermine us and our and our allies who are supporting ukraine. >> now, sir robert, i know you've had a long and distinguished career in parliament and are standing down at the next election, but you must look at the state of the polls, uh, your own party, down to bumping around 20. around 1 in 5 voters backing the conservative party and thinking, gosh, what on earth can be done? you might have heard that some of your colleagues have now started to say, perhaps boris johnson needs to be brought back into the team , perhaps not as into the team, perhaps not as a member of parliament, but maybe as a cheerleader. being part of

this election effort . what do this election effort. what do you make of those calls ? you make of those calls? >> um, i don't think that would make the situation any better. i mean, boris stood down from parliament. he you know, he can't become leader of the conservative party from that situation . and, you know, yes, situation. and, you know, yes, we brought back david cameron, who i think has been a fantastic foreign secretary. uh, my view is bringing boris back would not, um, make any difference. in fact, you let's let's go fact, you know, let's let's go back over the reasons why boris went, you know, he had his chance the things went wrong chance and the things went wrong and got rid of him. and the party got rid of him. we'd look ridiculous were to , we we'd look ridiculous were to, we um. certainly. if we were to bnng um. certainly. if we were to bring boris back as leader. but i don't particularly boris bring boris back as leader. but i doat particularly boris bring boris back as leader. but i doa role ticularly boris bring boris back as leader. but i doa role inularly boris bring boris back as leader. but i doa role in government30ris bring boris back as leader. but i doa role in government .)ris bring boris back as leader. but i doa role in government. rishi has a role in government. rishi doing a good job. and of course, there's about 20% people there's about 20% of people still had still undecided. we had a by—election. uh uh, on by—election. um, uh uh, on thursday, actually, you thursday, which actually, you know, showed we picked up a seat from labour. so the although the polls are showing the, the there's support for labour, there's wide support for labour, it's not deep support and i think we need to give them more

reasons for um voting for us and bringing back boris. don't bringing back boris. i don't think them being united think one of them being united and speaking, singing from the same hymn sheet i think is more important and that's where i think some of my colleagues need to sort of, uh, understand that united parties elections, united parties win elections, divided lose them. and divided parties lose them. and we need to get behind rishi, who's a good job. and of who's doing a good job. and of course, is starting course, the economy is starting to around. we've got the to come around. we've got the budget coming. you know, there is to, uh, improve is still time to, uh, improve the situation and 20% the situation and said 20% of people sided people are still under sided and i they're waiting for i think they're waiting for a reason to vote for us. yeah, well, thank you very indeed well, thank you very much indeed for sir robert for your time, sir robert goodwill, conservative mp for scarborough whitby. goodwill, conservative mp for scagreat|gh whitby. goodwill, conservative mp for scagreat|ghtalk whitby. goodwill, conservative mp for sca great |ghtalk to hitby. goodwill, conservative mp for scagreat|ghtalk to you.. >> great to talk to you. we'll be having debate later. you be having that debate later. you will whether it time to will be whether it is time to bnng will be whether it is time to bring back i'm seeing bring back boris. i'm seeing already in the inbox that some of not. of you think absolutely not. under conditions. others under no conditions. others would him back. so would love to see him back. so there you go. >> very interesting >> very, very interesting because at where the because looking at where the conservative is the conservative party is in the polls today and looking at where the in the conservative party was in the conservative party was in the under doldrums of the polls under the doldrums of the polls under the doldrums of the johnson premiership, the boris johnson premiership, they're comparable . yeah.

>> i mean, to be fair, you did have liz truss in the middle there. yeah. >> but rishi. rishi sunak >> but but rishi. rishi sunak did then build up again. but now he's back down again. liz truss was around points the was around 21 points in the polls thought that polls when everyone thought that she turfed out. now she should be turfed out. now rishi around 21 points rishi sunak at around 21 points in the polls, but obviously many, many conservative mps think another think that. yet another leadership psychodrama . i mean, leadership psychodrama. i mean, the argument is that it's more about the brand. >> could anyone at the >> you could put anyone at the top, and it wouldn't be enough top, and it wouldn't be enough to change the fortunes of the party. shall we back to party. but shall we go back to that interview now? that putin interview now? because us live from because joining us live from warsaw is polish journalist michal very michal rahon. thank you very much for joining michal rahon. thank you very much forjoining us on much, michal, for joining us on the . so now must say i did the show. so now must say i did tune in to quite a large amount of the interview . it was very, of the interview. it was very, very long indeed . it did appear very long indeed. it did appear as though putin massively had the upper hand like he was leading and managing the interview rather than tucker carlson himself . uh, very long carlson himself. uh, very long monologue about russian history going back to the six hundreds.

well the thing and the reason for which vladimir putin or vladislav butler, as we call it, uh, this, this person here, uh, always comes back to the history is because the oral tradition of kgb is to make history a tool to use it as a political leverage . use it as a political leverage. >> we've seen that and we've heard that back in 2009. exactly the same blatant lies about the history of russia. and actually, he uses the history as a kind of justification or actually twisted version of history as a justification of current activities of this ex—kgb colonel who is now ruling russia. we've heard that back in 2009, uh, during the 70th anniversary of the second world war in poland , where he war in poland, where he basically , uh, claimed that basically, uh, claimed that poland is a state responsible for the second world war, not germany, not russia. as if the ribbentrop—molotov pact never

existed. so the reason why he doesit existed. so the reason why he does it now is that he uses it as a as a political tool to project the political future for the geopolitical future, which is basically known as a common politic geopolitical space between lisbon and vladivostok. this is the way it was always sold in the reset era . after the sold in the reset era. after the infamous reset button push and infamous reset button push and infamous policies of, uh , sorry infamous policies of, uh, sorry to say that my government of my state back then in 2000, between two thousand and seven and 2014. so nothing new. uh, putin uses history or twisted version of history or twisted version of history , uh, to justify the history, uh, to justify the crimes that we are witnessing in ukraine right now. but in many other places in chechnya, in georgia , uh, you name it. georgia, uh, you name it. >> yes, it's absolutely fascinating to see which particular bits of history putin decides to include in his narrative and which bits he leaves out. the soviet nazi pact, as you mentioned, molotov—ribbentrop , uh, molotov—ribbentrop, uh, seemingly forgotten by putin and

his history of where nazis may or may not have been, but but i want to ask you about the crucial part, perhaps. sorry, sorry . the crucial part of this sorry. the crucial part of this interview where putin says he's only after ukraine, he doesn't want to go for poland or latvia or lithuania or moldova or any of these countries that only ukraine, although i suppose, michal, that's what he said initially. he said he didn't want to invade ukraine and then he did . he did. >> well, there is no war in ukraine. according to mr putler. so, so the thing is, if he says that he doesn't, he's not interested in anything more expected except ukraine. and still he thinks that collapse of the soviet union was the biggest geopolitical nightmare of the 20th century. and his goal is to re—establish it in a way. so what does it mean in practice? i mean, it means that he is interested in all the sovereign states that are now out side the soviet, sorry, russian federation, which means that latvia , lithuania, estonia,

latvia, lithuania, estonia, ukraine, belarus actually is digested . uh, already a poland, digested. uh, already a poland, hungary, romania , bulgaria, half hungary, romania, bulgaria, half of germany and other states. finland in a way, are on his wish list. i mean, he's a chekist. he's a communist. he's a kgb colonel. he is lying every time he moves his lips. >> well, thank you very much indeed for talking to us. michal rhiannon, great to speak to you . rhiannon, great to speak to you. you are a polish journalist coming live from warsaw and the problem is, though, the problem is that there is a growing number of people in the united states and in this country in the west who are concerned about the west who are concerned about the amount of money, because there domestic there are so many domestic issues, about the issues, concerned about the amount of money that is going to this war. and can't this war. and yet you can't escape you look the escape that if you look at the amount of that the united amount of money that the united states spends on its military, it's of its it's about a third of its federal budget. >> never spent better >> they have never spent better money on ukraine. the money than on ukraine. the amount money they into amount of money they poured into afghanistan, into iraq. so much more they've given to more than they've given to ukraine. it is the best

investment possibly investment they could possibly make decimating make there. they are decimating the for pennies the russian military for pennies compared they threw into compared to what they threw into the pennies the middle east for pennies compared to what they spent to what spent on his what ronald reagan spent on his star wars program . he spent he star wars program. he spent he spent ten years, eight years trying bankrupt the soviet trying to bankrupt the soviet union, quite manage it. union, didn't quite manage it. look, the united states today is managing a fraction of managing it for a fraction of the that reagan spent. the cost that reagan spent. >> well, i hope that it comes to a conclusion. uh, soon or rather than it is really, really interesting important to interesting and important to listen perspective listen to the perspective of the countries are countries like poland that are right there the border of right there on the border of ukraine, feel fear of ukraine, that feel the fear of what a russian juggernaut might do if it's successful . do if it's successful. >> well, quite. >> well, quite. >> but there is a growing concern over president biden's abilities, with a scathing report suggesting the us leader has significant limitations with his memory . we're asking, is he his memory. we're asking, is he fit to lead? that's after the .

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>> shall we turn to the inbox? >> shall we turn to the inbox? >> let's do that. we've been talking about whether or not rishi sunak should bring back bonsin rishi sunak should bring back boris in any capacity to try and aid his ailing election hopes. uh, well , john taylor has uh, well, john taylor has written in. hi, john, he says in reference to our sir robert goodwill, the conservative mp interview. he says sir robert goodwill thinks bringing back bons goodwill thinks bringing back boris would make the conservative party look ridiculous . doesn't he realise ridiculous. doesn't he realise they look ridiculous for they already look ridiculous for getting him ? goodness, getting rid of him? goodness, these tory mps need a metaphorical kicking and david in scarborough says i'm a constituent of sir robert goodwill, and i left the party because of the ousting of boris. >> so there you go . um, and he >> so there you go. um, and he goes on to say he's very angry at removal of boris. at the removal of boris. >> where is barbara has written to in say, do we really want a man repeatedly to our man that lied repeatedly to our sovereign queen and let us repeatedly on t and lied to us

repeatedly on t and lied to us repeatedly on t and lied to us repeatedly on tv, have anything repeatedly on t and lied to us re|dotedly on tv, have anything repeatedly on t and lied to us re|do with on tv, have anything repeatedly on t and lied to us re|do with government?anything repeatedly on t and lied to us re|do with government? barbara to do with government? barbara is not a fan. >> we also asked sir robert goodwill if he'd go as far as to say that tucker carlson interviewing, uh, vladimir putin was treason . alison was a form of treason. alison says to suggest that is absolutely ludicrous . the man is absolutely ludicrous. the man is absolutely ludicrous. the man is a journalist and has secured an interview. most would kill for anyone with half a brain knows putin lied through his teeth, so zero harm done there is that . um. >> and paul says morning. i'd love boris. it's afternoon, by the way . was love boris to come the way. was love boris to come back? in any of the back? if he stood in any of the by in may, he would by elections in may, he would win with massive majorities . in fact. >> yes, the clue's in the name. good afternoon. britain. there you go. confident. >> electoral >> and boris is electoral abilities. shall we abilities. but, um, shall we turn to the labour party now? because ditches its because as labour ditches its pledge spend £28 billion on pledge to spend £28 billion on its flagship green prosperity plan, farmers across britain are adjusting to new payment schemes that offer grants to those who farm in an environmentally friendly way. yes. >> so for years, farmers were offered a basic payment for simply growing food. now

sustainable incentives like encouraging wildlife and reducing chemicals earn cash instead. it's all part of the government's net zero plan to decarbonise the country by 2050. our east midlands reporter will hollis has the story from lincoln green ambitions, not just a labour of love for politicians , robert's family has politicians, robert's family has been farming wheat and barley from branston , near lincoln, for from branston, near lincoln, for four generations. >> nations , he says net zero is >> nations, he says net zero is one of the biggest challenges in his lifetime. working . the land. his lifetime. working. the land. >> i think it's very important that we do move towards net zero. >> i can't think how i personally will become a zero carbon farmer because i still use fertiliser. i still use diesel in my tractors . diesel in my tractors. >> the basic payment scheme is ending simply farming alone won't be as profitable. the government says it's building a rural economy based on sustainable ity by encouraging wildlife and reducing chemicals

on the side. >> it's ploughed ready for a crop of peas that will grow this springtime. >> and then on this side we have an area that's left to next the woodland, which will be in the sustainable farming incentive, for which i will receive a small payment . payment. >> some farmers worry that freeing up land to reduce carbon will mean more imports from abroad. a spokes person from the department for environment, food and rural affairs said we've committed to maintaining the £24 billion annual farming £2.4 billion annual farming budget, which will support farmers to produce food profitably and sustainably . in profitably and sustainably. in the week that global temperatures passed, the 1.5 degrees target for the first time in lincolnshire, the snow is settling straight towards the netflix miles at the county's annual farming conference. the focus is on the future and carbon agriculture produces 10% of the country's carbon

footprint. the government is aiming for net zero by 2050, and farming will play a big part in its success or failure . kelly its success or failure. kelly hewson fisher is chair of the conference. we need to think very differently about what the future looks like to be able to really integrate the opportunities that we're being provided with michael , a farmer provided with michael, a farmer in shropshire and director of the green farm collective, is making sustainability work. but says it's a challenge we can grow high quality food , food in grow high quality food, food in significant volumes alongside helping nature recovery, feeding the nation is no small task. meanwhile while the green goal becomes even bigger, will hollis gb news in lincoln . and thanks gb news in lincoln. and thanks to will for that . shortly we'll to will for that. shortly we'll be speaking to a wales based farmer to ask, could net zero kill off the uk's agricultural

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nato. meanwhile putin also told carlson that he has no interest in expanding the war or to having any dialogue with us president biden unless certain demands are met. rishi sunak vowed the uk's continued support of ukraine clearly ridiculous . of ukraine clearly ridiculous. >> russia conducted an illegal, unprovoked invasion of ukraine. i'm proud that the uk has stood strongly with ukraine from the beginning. i was there earlier this year, the first foreign leader to visit. it was my first visit of the year to announce significant military support to ukraine, and also a broader security relationship with them. with them, we can't let this type of behaviour go unchecked. it impacts all of our security . it impacts all of our security. we've already seen the impact it had on everyone's energy bills . had on everyone's energy bills. >> us president joe biden has hit back at special counsel, who described him as an elderly man with a poor memory. see, it comes after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files and said he struggled to recall key life events. in a

surprise news briefing last night, mr biden insisted that his memory is fine by has been accused of keeping classified national security material at home, but he won't face criminal charges as and junior doctors will go on strike again later this month. in their long running dispute over pay , the running dispute over pay, the british medical association says they'll walk out between the 24th of february and the 28th of february. it comes after talks between their union and the government broke down again. the union said the government had failed to meet the deadline to put an improved pay offer on the table. however, health secretary victoria atkins says action, victoria atkins says the action, called by the bma junior doctor committee , does signal that committee, does not signal that they're be reasonable they're ready to be reasonable for the latest stories , sign up 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

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of a power struggle that's the timing reason you're listening to gb news radio . to gb news radio. >> it's 1236. you're watching good afternoon britain. now, as the labour party ditches its £28 billion green prosperity plan, farmers in britain are adjusting to new payment schemes instead of an allowance for growing food, farmers are being offered grants for environmental, environmentally friendly farming. >> but there's growing concerns that net zero might kill off british farming . it comes as british farming. it comes as unrest ripples through the eu. we've seen protests in france, spain and poland and germany against eu climate change policies, pay and other issues experienced by farmers, and there's been some movement there, hasn't there? >> but joining us now is wales based farmer and broadcaster gareth wyn jones. gareth, thank you much for joining gareth wyn jones. gareth, thank you much forjoining us on you very much for joining us on the we heard a little bit the show. we heard a little bit earlier from farmers in lincoln. it's quite a tricky time to be in the agricultural sector in

britain . we've seen uprising britain. we've seen uprising from farmers across the european union in your view, how damaging have net zero regulations been to the industry . to the industry. >> well, it's just absolutely bonkers . bonkers. >> um, you know, on an island so small as we are, um, losing more land, you know, to plant trees, uh, solar farms , development. uh, solar farms, development. >> we need new houses . >> we need new houses. >> we need new houses. >> i'm not against that. but let's let's go to wales to begin with. okay? >> so agriculture is devolved. >> so agriculture is devolved. >> so agriculture is devolved. >> so we've got our own assembly i >> -- >> so we've got the sfs, which is the sustainable farming scheme, which is an absolute disaster . they want 10% of all disaster. they want 10% of all farming land to go into trees. now yeah. let's think about this. how are we going to be producing enough food to feed our nation ? we only produce our nation? we only produce enough food , you know, for 60, enough food, you know, for 60, 60% of the, you know, so we're going to go hungry. we are sleep walking into food shortages. >> how did they how did they do

you have any idea how they came up with the number of 10% of land going towards trees? was that plucked out of nowhere, or is there some basis for that figure? >> well, they want to save the planet. don't they? so they've shut tata steel down. so we've got nowhere to produce , you got nowhere to produce, you know, raw steel in this country. now and now they're pointing the finger farmer. um, finger at the farmer. um, there's other rules and regulations. we've got these ads where we're not allowed to carry slurry over the slurry and manure over the winter months. that's going winter months. now, that's going to hundreds of thousands of to cost hundreds of thousands of pounds to, you know, independent businesses that haven't got the money. going lose 5500 money. we're going to lose 5500 odd people out of our industry in the next few years. if this s f s comes into, you know, um , f s comes into, you know, um, into, into play and we're going to lose hundreds and thousands of livestock , you know, the of livestock, you know, the animals that we can use to turn that green stuff outside into top quality protein, as in beef,

lamb, milk as well. you know, all these things are massive and let me tell you something which is going to scare you all. and it's important this message, okay, the subsidies that we had after the second world war was the cap. you know, the common agricultural policy that that was set up because people were on rations and there wasn't any food. so they dug for victory . food. so they dug for victory. the public came together the british public came together to you know, food. and to produce, you know, food. and that's where the european union came in with the subsidies. but, gareth, farmers hated the cap. let me just let just get this let me just let me just get this point. is important, point. this is really important, this let just finish this point. let me just finish because that money now is going into environmental schemes, which know, to which is fine. and, you know, to plant, plant trees and to, to, to plant , you know, my wild to plant, you know, my wild meadows. but when we're producing that food in this country now and we're not getting subsidised, that has to knock on to the general public. so that food go from yeah, so that food will go from yeah, you might be shocked . it won't you might be shocked. it won't be twice. it'll be three times as more expensive, you know, and

the economy as it is on its backside , do the general public backside, do the general public want to be paying three times as much for their food ? there is much for their food? there is only 1.8% of farmers that are producing food to feed. 98% of the public with a small token to many, many farmers in in uh, england, wales , scotland, across england, wales, scotland, across the united kingdom who during the united kingdom who during the brexit referendum decided to vote leave. >> most farmers voted leave compared to voting remain mainly because of the common agricultural policy, as it was designed mostly by the french, didn't really fit the united kingdom that well. people got more money depending on how much land they owned , rather than how land they owned, rather than how much produced . what much food they produced. what are saying that we've got are you saying that we've got rid of an old bad system and replaced it with a not particularly better system. what would you like to see? perhaps that's different from the current the eu one? current one or the eu one? >> well, to begin with, i voted remain. okay, so i'm one of the

farmers that voted to stay in europe. um look, the system wasn't working and i agree with a lot of people, you know, it was broken. but by god, this isn't going to fix it. this is not going to fix it. we are digging ourselves and sleep, walking into food shortages . and walking into food shortages. and if we're not, you know, really, really careful on a small island like we are and we, you know, the global economy and the global situation, why are the french farmers ? why are the french farmers? why are the german farmers, why are the dutch farmers? why are the spanish ? why are the why are all spanish? why are the why are all these farmers out protesting? because there's a bigger picture. you know , the picture. you know, the government are trying to take away our god given right to produce food to and feed people affordably . i want a nice affordably. i want a nice environment, you know, i want to see our hedgehogs and our hedgerows . but look, government hedgerows. but look, government brought policies after the second world war for us to rip hedgerows out. and that's what happened. you know, the fields got bigger, machinery got bigger

. now they're paying us to put hedgerows back . and i'm not hedgerows back. and i'm not against hedgerows. i'm not against hedgerows. i'm not against planting the right tree in place. but by god , in the right place. but by god, we have a sensible we have to have a sensible approach to this or we will go hungry . and the people that are hungry. and the people that are going to suffer the most are the people that are the poorest. and that's always the first ones to be hit. so let's be careful going forward. we need to build a better britain on our bellies and we need a farming food revolution worldwide and start to think that you are going to need a farmer. every single day of your life, every single day. you're going to need somebody like me to be producing food and putting that on your plate. >> thank you very much indeed for uh, gareth, it's for your time. uh, gareth, it's been speak to you. been to great speak to you. gareth wyn jones, who is, of course, a farmer and a broadcaster in wales. do you know i don't is know what i don't understand is why it more difficult why you make it more difficult for in this country. for farmers in this country. you're just going to have to import other import more from other countries, is obviously countries, which is obviously is going more carbon. going to cost more carbon. >> make it a lot

>> no, we should make it a lot easier for farmers to do a lot more, but just some breaking news before the news to bring you before the break. the duke of sussex has settled the remaining of settled the remaining parts of his claim against his phone hacking claim against mirror newspapers. that's mirror group newspapers. that's according who according to his barrister, who earlier told that to the high court. >> yes. so he has now settled the remaining of his phone the remaining parts of his phone hacking against mirror hacking claim against mirror group hacking claim against mirror gro barrister, one of many, his barrister, one of his many, many lawsuits . many, yes. and many lawsuits. many, yes. and he's been vegas he's been in las vegas overnight, uh, doing some kind of, uh, ceremony. yes. giving out awards to the nfl. was it ? out awards to the nfl. was it? >> didn't mention his father in the awards ceremony, but, uh, there we go. much more to come after the break. a brand new cookie is released, cookie is being released, including an cadbury's including an entire cadbury's creme egg within it, with growing concern over the health of the nation, we'll be speaking to a lord, a former health minister who's very critical of junk brands go

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coming up to ten minutes to one. and, uh, have you got a sweet tooth? if you do, we have some exciting . see what we did there? exciting. see what we did there? exciting news for you. because domino's has joined forces with cadbury and released a brand new limited edition cookies in which cookie dough will be stuffed with a whole cadbury creme egg before being baked . before being baked. >> not sure that's my cup of tea . it's fair to >> not sure that's my cup of tea . it's fairto say >> not sure that's my cup of tea . it's fair to say the announcement has divided the public. look at it . they're public. look at it. they're oozing, oozing out with some welcoming the gooey goodness and others calling it outright gluttony and some going even further , including, well, the further, including, well, the former health minister, lord bethell has called the move disgusting, saying the executive team, board and shareholders of the two companies should be ashamed of themselves. >> we're delighted to say that he joins us now in the studio and has brought along some good goodies of his own. what are we looking at here, lord bethell? well, tom, at the moment there is a battle for the breakfast

table and in the escalating combat, to put more and more sugarin combat, to put more and more sugar in our cereals. >> chocolate is now the new weapon of choice and we're the cereal companies are literally using confectionery, sweets that you would normally see being sold to children in a sweet shop. put on the breakfast table. so this one here, oreos. you know, that's a biscuit that you're meant to have with your tea. this one traditional sugary cereal has been upped the ante and that's got 30g of sugar per 100 gram. this is complete inappropriate for children to be eating first thing in the morning. it leads to a massive . morning. it leads to a massive. sugar high. it destroys their teeth, and it's led to the obesity boom that we've got at the moment. that's really destroying the prospects for a lot of our kids. >> not even once in a while. do you want these things banned? no, no, i don't listen. >> what frustrates me about this no, no, i don't listen. >:that at frustrates me about this no, no, i don't listen. >:that the 'ustrates me about this no, no, i don't listen. >:that the big'ates me about this no, no, i don't listen. >:that the big corporates»out this is that the big corporates behind these brands have got huge define the food huge power to define the food

environment in, they environment we live in, and they choose power in this choose to use that power in this way. that's why i'm so, so angry about what they've because about what they've done, because they've is they've got some thing that is really and they're really valuable and they're putting it to this use to maximise profit really maximise their profit and really to health of the to destroy the health of the kids our nation. should we kids in our nation. should we blame shareholders the blame shareholders for the company something company for making something they sell? they think will sell? >> shouldn't looking at >> shouldn't we be looking at the end of the spectrum the other end of the spectrum here? really about here? isn't this really about parents choices for their parents making choices for their children ? if i, as an adult, children? if i, as an adult, want to buy a chocolate shreddy, i should be able to. surely and surely we should be encouraging parents better parents to be making better choices for their children rather than going after companies for making things they think will sell. >> i'm pro—choice, i don't >> i'm pro—choice, and i don't like state being like to see the state being involved in breakfast choices. on the other hand, you have to be and say that those be honest and say that those choices an choices take place in an environment that is very, very potent and these are addictive products. so the creme egg cookie that you pointed out , cookie that you pointed out, that's got just the right mixture of fat and sugar in it, that means that it leaves you

yearning for another one the next day. yeah, but come on, no one goes to domino's or cadbury for matter, for healthy for that matter, for healthy goods, they? goods, do they? >> when you go >> you know, when you go to domino's, because you're in domino's, it's because you're in a mood and you want as many a fat mood and you want as many calories as possible on that day. you're unlikely to have it every day, are you? people aren't likely to have these types egg creme cookie types of egg creme egg cookie dough monstrosity every day. are they? well, emily, treat emily thatis they? well, emily, treat emily that is true probably for you, but for a lot of people, they only eat food that is prepared by someone else. >> half the food in this country that we eat as a country is now prepared by someone else. and that domino's, that means domino's, deliveroo and companies and and these kinds of companies and people aware of what's people aren't aware of what's inside the food because they didn't prepare it themselves. and food contains, as and the food often contains, as i highly processed i said, that highly processed element that is really difficult to give up. and if you if you regularly eat this kind of stuff, you're going to find it very, very difficult to stop one day. >> and yet that is someone's choice. if they want to eat more food that happens to be fairly

delicious. now, other brands are available than cadbury's creme eggs, but i think these are just a very good example of something that packed with calories. that is packed with calories. >> with that? >> what are you doing with that? but you might have one but perhaps you might have one one in a once in a while. >> what policy recommendation recommendations are you actually making for people that might want you know, or want to just, you know, or you're right, want to just, you know, or you're right , there are people. you're right, there are people. >> it is up to people to choose what they eat. but the consequences for the country are now enormous. we have a massive obesity problem. people are not active. half the country is either overweight or obese, and it's costing us a fortune in lost productivity. people dropping out of the workforce, not paying taxes, living on welfare. as a result, we literally can't afford it. and i wouldn't be on this sofa if there wasn't a very serious consequence to these cereals. >> but it is cheaper to buy carrots and celery . and yeah, carrots and celery. and yeah, you can you can spend a few pennies on these things, whereas buying a ten pack of cadbury creme eggs today, i spent £6 on this cheaper per calorie though.

>> you know you're right. >> you know you're right. >> calorie. >> calorie. >> but that is what is often presented to you as your choice when you go to shop, the when you go to the shop, the creme and it's also creme egg. and it's also extremely addictive. you have you pack you will you have that pack and you will find yearning for find yourself yearning for another next day. it's another one the next day. it's it really creeps up on you giving sugar tougher giving up sugar is tougher than giving up sugar is tougher than giving or or many giving up smoking or or many other things, may i ask? >> because of the people >> because a lot of the people who get most exercised about this issue reformed , this issue are reformed, overweight people. were you previously, uh, you know , had a previously, uh, you know, had a few extra pounds, you got slim, ate more healthily , and now you ate more healthily, and now you want to spread the goodwill and learnings to everyone else . learnings to everyone else. >> i mean, i'm disappointed to tell, you know, i've always been i thought were reformed, but i thought you were reformed, but i thought you were reformed, but i minister during covid and i was minister during covid and i was minister during covid and i saw myself when we were i saw for myself when we were speaking to the unit for speaking to the icu unit for nearly year, um, and the nearly a year, um, and the doctors described how there would be a queue of people waiting who were by far most of them were basically obese and if you're carrying diabetes and extra weight, you can't fight something like, uh, covid or

other diseases like heart disease and liver disease. but it leaves you really lesions that we've seen in the wake of covid changing the layout of supermarkets and putting things in places. in different places. >> clearly working. >> they're clearly not working. banning clearly isn't banning adverts, clearly isn't something does work . banning adverts, clearly isn't something does work. is banning adverts, clearly isn't something does work . is the something that does work. is the new brand of injections like semaglutide, ozempic . these semaglutide, ozempic. these things that are now these , things that are now these, surely they're a better solution than trying to regulate the waist? well, tom, you are right that they haven't worked because they got binned. >> very passionate >> boris got very passionate about his obesity strategy after sweets the end of an aisle. sweets on the end of an aisle. so obesity strategy so to the obesity strategy essentially got binned. it's meant introduced at the meant to be introduced at the end next year. and the reason end of next year. and the reason why these things change the insides they insides of i know they anticipated the law because actually it doesn't matter. well, debate this all well, we could debate this all day, thank much day, but thank you very much indeed for coming in to the thank you. >> bringing all of your >> i'm for bringing all of your chocolate treats, which i hope we can keep. and you've put me, you've that cookie you've put me off that cookie dough egg monstrosity. dough creme egg monstrosity. >> news has reached >> anyway, gb news has reached out cadbury's, out to domino's, cadbury's, nestle for nestle and kellogg's for a statement following

statement and the following replied we offer replied kellogg's say we offer a broad of cereals meet broad range of cereals to meet our shoppers whether our shoppers needs, whether that's an indulgent cereal for a treat breakfast treat or a family breakfast cereal that's in sugar, we cereal that's lower in sugar, we understand have a role to understand we have a role to help people make healthier choices. 2011, choices. that's why since 2011, we've sugar across we've reduced sugar across our cereals by 18% and salt by 23. for those wanting a lower sugar option, many of our cereals, including corn flakes, rice krispies coco and special krispies, coco pops and special krispies, coco pops and special k are classed as k original are classed as non high fat, salt and sugar. high in fat, salt and sugar. using government's own using the government's own nutrition standards. four out of five selling cereals are non five top selling cereals are non hfss . hfss. >> now domino's say at just over 370 calories per cookie , they're 370 calories per cookie, they're in line with the content of many other treats available on the high street. we know our customers love to share our existing cookies , and we expect existing cookies, and we expect they will do the same with the new creme egg cookies . new creme egg cookies. >> so there you go. a low calorie option. nestle says nestle has done a lot of work to reduce sugar in its cereals over the last decade. nestle has been consistent that it is open to the of effective regulation the idea of effective regulation in uk that drives desired in the uk that drives desired health outcomes.

in the uk that drives desired hea goodness 1es. in the uk that drives desired heagoodness me, in the uk that drives desired hea goodness me, we've >> goodness me, we've got through of it's through all of that. it's important to get important in journalism to get a right reply reach right of reply when you reach out, but goodness , what mouthful. >> well, that's all for this houn >> well, that's all for this hour, but stay with us because we'll be debating whether rishi sunak boris sunak should bring back boris johnson last chance saloon. good afternoon on .

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his phone hacking claim against the mirror group. newspapers will be live outside the high court see how much cash is court to see how much cash is involved , and my memory is fine. involved, and my memory is fine. >> those are the words of us president joe biden as he responded quite angrily to reporters questioning his mental agility. but in the very same press conference, he went to on confuse the president of mexico with that egypt is the 81 with that of egypt is the 81 year old fit for office that putin blames boris? >> in an interview with fox news host tucker carlson , russian host tucker carlson, russian president vladimir putin hit out at an arrogant boris johnson, saying the former british prime minister was responsible for continued fighting in ukraine, claiming he sabotaged some sort of peace deal. has boris derangement system gone . derangement system gone. global of course i meant to say syndrome , not system there. but

syndrome, not system there. but you know what? yes, that would have made more sense in in the context. >> but there you go. we live and learn. >> we live can't be perfect all the time. >> next time you'll absolutely nail it. >> i'll be able to read a simple word or a simple auto. >> boris johnson derangement syndrome. you want to syndrome. well, do you want to explain you mean that ? explain what you mean by that? >> lot of people at >> well, a lot of people look at problems in united kingdom problems in the united kingdom and boris, isn't and go, oh, it's boris, isn't it? down to boris. and it? it's all down to boris. and they say, oh, look at, look at covid look how horrible and covid and look how horrible and actually the global actually you look at the global rates of covid and the uk's bumbling somewhere the bumbling along somewhere in the middle. but a lot of people will think is some think that boris johnson is some special, evil presence special, specially evil presence over i mean, you over policy. yeah i mean, you look at, you look at so many issues sort of through a prism of boris johnson being awful. well don't you remember people like yasmin alibhai—brown, who writes for the guardian? >> believe said that if >> i believe she said that if bons >> i believe she said that if boris johnson got into power, she'd country then she'd leave the country and then she'd leave the country and then she leave country. i she didn't leave the country. i think it was her. please let me know, yasmin, if it wasn't you. >> people who of put >> also, people who sort of put bons >> also, people who sort of put boris trump in the same boris and trump in the same bracket if they're politics

bracket as if they're politics is similar and it is in any way similar and it really isn't. but i think the really isn't. but i think the really peculiar thing, and perhaps a boris perhaps it isn't a boris specific thing. it's how vladimir a of vladimir putin and a lot of russian commentators think that britain some of britain still has some sort of enormous global influence. it's almost britain almost acting as if britain still still had its empire. you're talking us down. i'm not talking us down. i just think that we're responsible for the war in ukraine. >> see you at home. still think there is boris johnson there is a boris johnson derangement going on? derangement syndrome going on? there bit of a trump there was a bit of a trump derangement syndrome. but anyway, headlines anyway, let's get your headlines with . with sofia. >> thanks, emily. good afternoon. it's 1:01. >> thanks, emily. good afternoon. it's1:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. first, some breaking news. the duke of sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers. prince harry sued mirror group newspapers for damages, claiming journalists at its publications were linked to methods including phone hacking and use of private investigators for unlawful activities. 33

articles in harry's claim were examined during the trial last year. examined during the trial last year . 15 were examined during the trial last year. 15 were found to have examined during the trial last year . 15 were found to have been year. 15 were found to have been product of unlawful information gathering . the judge also gathering. the judge also concluded harry's phone was hacked to a modest extent by awarding him £140,000 in damages as the prime minister says, president vladimir putin's accusations that the west and nato are the cause of the ukraine war are clearly ridiculous. this, in an interview with tv presenter tucker carlson, the russian president says the invasion was necessary to prevent ukraine from posing a threat to russia by joining nato. from posing a threat to russia by joining nato . meanwhile, by joining nato. meanwhile, putin also told carlson that he has no interest in expanding the war or to having any dialogue with us president biden, with the us president biden, unless certain demands are met. >> if you really want to stop fighting , you need to stop fighting, you need to stop supplying weapons. it will be over within a few weeks. that's it . and then we can agree on it. and then we can agree on some terms before you do that, stop . what's easier ? why would i

stop. what's easier? why would i call him? what should i talk to him about ? call him? what should i talk to him about? and us president joe biden has hit back at special counsel, who described him as an elderly man with a poor memory. >> it comes after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files , and mishandled top secret files, and said he struggled to recall key life events. biden has been accused of keeping classified national security material at home, but he won't face criminal charges as special counsel robert he said he chose not to bnng robert he said he chose not to bring criminal charges because the president cooperated and would likely have been difficult to convict. in a surprise news briefing last night, mr biden insisted his memory is fine . insisted his memory is fine. >> i know there's some attention paid to some language in the report about my recollection of events . there's even referenced events. there's even referenced that i don't remember when my son died . how in the hell dare son died. how in the hell dare he raise that totally out of your memory? >> and can you continue as president? my memory is so bad,

i let you speak. >> that's that's that's my memory has gotten worse. >> mr president. >> mr president. >> my memory is not. my memory is fine. my memory. take a look at what i've done since i've become president. >> president joe biden speaking there. now, in other news, sir keir starmer has blamed the conservatives after labour confirmed it's axing billions of pounds from its commitment to environmental issues. sir keir starmer says the pledge one of the party's flagship policies , the party's flagship policies, will be scaled back to almost £24 billion instead of the original 28 billion. he says labour has had to cut back on their warm homes, plan to insulate millions of houses over the next decade. sir keir blamed the next decade. sir keir blamed the tories for a very broken economy . economy. >> this government has done huge damage to our economy . damage to our economy. >> every family knows that they've had to adjust their plans. >> we've now had to adjust our plans and i think the british pubuc plans and i think the british public appreciates as being straight and saying because of the damage that the tories have done to the economy, we can't

now do everything that we wanted to do. >> i'd much rather be straight with the british public than make a promise that i can't keep i >> meanwhile, the prime minister says the conservatives plan to support families is working well. >> labour, announced yesterday, just demonstrates what we've been saying. they absolutely don't have a plan. their signature economic policy is in tatters and when you don't have a plan, you can't deliver any change for the country in contrast, our plan is working . contrast, our plan is working. if you look at what's happening with the economy, inflation has come down from 11% to 4. mortgage rates are starting to come down, wages rising. come down, wages are rising. and because we've been able because of that, we've been able to start cutting people's taxes as essex police has confirmed, the two dogs that fatally attacked a grandmother in jaywick were xl bullies . jaywick were xl bullies. >> 68 year old esther martin was reportedly visiting her 11 year old grandson when she was attacked on saturday. the two dogs were destroyed a 39 year old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog

offences , but has been released offences, but has been released on conditional bail until march . on conditional bail until march. junior doctors will go on strike for five days later this month in their long running dispute over pay . the british medical over pay. the british medical association says they will walk out between the 24th of february and the 28th of february. it comes after their latest talks with the government broke down. health secretary victoria atkins criticised the move, saying the actions show the bma aren't ready to be reasonable when it comes to a pay offer. meanwhile shadow health secretary wes streeting says the responsibility lies with the prime minister. for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code or on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts now it's back to tom and . tom and. emily. >> good afternoon , britain. >> good afternoon, britain. 1:08. and let's start with that

breaking news in the last half hour that the duke of sussex has settled the remaining parts of his claim against mirror group newspapers. that's according to his barrister, who earlier told that to the high court. >> stated >> yes, harry stated journalists, publications journalists, as its publications were linked to techniques such as so—called as phone hacking, so—called blagging, gaining blagging, which means gaining information by deception and the use of private investigators for unlawful activities . unlawful activities. >> well, let's speak now to michael cole , the former royal michael cole, the former royal correspondent for the bbc. i'm delighted you can join us. michael uh, this is likely going to mean that mirror group newspapers has handed a lot of money to prince harry, doesn't it ? it? >> yes. and initially . £400,000 >> yes. and initially. £400,000 in costs and other costs to be assessed later. so it's a fine day in the morning in california. uh, for the duke and duchess of sussex , a vindication duchess of sussex, a vindication victory , if you like. possibly victory, if you like. possibly a little celebration in, uh, over breakfast time . um, uh, because, breakfast time. um, uh, because, uh, 15 of the 33 cases that were

brought . by brought. by >> oh, no, michael, we'll see if we can re—establish connection with michael cole any second. >> but we are expecting this. press conference to be starting with legal teams and to find with the legal teams and to find out precisely what has been agreed here. it has been a long time coming. this is just one of many, many pieces of litigation that prince harry has brought, not just against the mirror group newspapers, but also the publishers of daily mail, publishers of the daily mail, associated associated newspapers and even he's got court cases against the against the home office to this with his short, his short trip to uh london to see the king, whether there were any other meetings that took place with regards to this. well that's a little bit of conspiracy thought for theory . conspiracy thought for theory. well, perhaps perhaps, i mean , well, perhaps perhaps, i mean, who knows? did only have what who knows? he did only have what was it, a 45 minute meeting with the king. he was here for 24 hours. a lot of other time to fill a few meetings with lawyers, perhaps. >> don't know. >> i don't know. >> i don't know. >> gersh. gosh. well, we'll get

to press conference and to that press conference and bnng to that press conference and bring it to you live as as bring it to you live as soon as it happens. but in the meantime, the president joe biden's the us president joe biden's memory brought into memory is being brought into question brought into question or even brought into question or even brought into question a special counsel question after a special counsel describes man describes him as an elderly man with a poor memory. >> not what you want to be told, is it? it's after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files and couldn't remember key life events, vice events, including being vice president . now, special counsel president. now, special counsel robert, this robert, he says this forgetfulness make it hard forgetfulness would make it hard to bring criminal convictions against praise the against him. but praise the president for cooperating fully. >> well, here's president biden confusing the president of egypt and mexico to get this at a press conference called last night, a special obe to explain how competent and with it he was. take a listen . was. take a listen. >> as you know , initially, the >> as you know, initially, the president of mexico, sisi, did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. i talked to him. i convinced him to open the gate. my convinced him to open the gate.

my memory is not. my memory is fine. my memory. take a look at what i've done since i've become president. none of you thought i could pass any of the things i got passed. how did that happen? you know, i guess i just forgot what going on. mr president. what was going on. mr president. >> joining us now is >> well, joining us now is founding director of us politics at ucl , thomas joseph thomas, at ucl, thomas joseph thomas, thank you very much for joining us. you just watched that clip there. um how much confidence is there. um how much confidence is there in joe biden in terms of his mental agility to do the job? we're asking , is he fit for job? we're asking, is he fit for office any longer? >> well, it's great to be with you, emily. as always, there's certainly a lot of questions around this. you know, i think questions about joe biden's mental acuity really started as a right wing talking point, but it has gone mainstream meme, so much so that we've now seen it front centre with receipts front and centre with receipts in the special counsel investigation report. i do think that it raises really legitimate questions, and i don't think that it's necessarily news to many americans who have been

watching him for quite some time now. he's been bumbling over his words . he's now. he's been bumbling over his words. he's been now. he's been bumbling over his words . he's been forgetting key words. he's been forgetting key facts. he's been making statements are in accurate statements that are in accurate or misleading. of course, all politics, all politicians do that extent , but it that to some extent, but it seems particularly salient with joe biden. so this is a real problem him politically. problem for him politically. >> and i suppose there's a big, big question in terms of what do the democrats do it? the democrats do about it? clearly this is perhaps one of the reasons why donald trump, a man himself under federal indictment, is leading in many polls in a head to head trump versus biden. what are the opfions versus biden. what are the options that the democratic party has? if they really did want to swap biden out for someone else? >> well, the polling is certainly sobering for joe biden. and if you look at in key swing states, donald trump is leading in just about all of them. of course, it's within the margin of error. we still have 11 months or so until the election , this worrying election, but this is worrying democrats . many progressives democrats. many progressives hope joe biden will step hope that joe biden will step down. they were hoping that he would do it gracefully months

ago, but he's sort of insisted on going ahead. but i think that thatis on going ahead. but i think that that is unlikely. and there are really reasons. one is that really two reasons. one is that joe really does think that joe biden really does think that he's the only individual who can beat donald trump . and, you beat donald trump. and, you know, to his credit, he has done it so he has the track it before. so he has the track record to do so. the second reason that there's just no reason is that there's just no obvious apparent. we can obvious heir apparent. we can think about some names, for example, california governor gavin newsom, but he really hasn't been vetted on a national stage . a number of candidates stage. a number of candidates that ran in 2020 that joe biden defeated and i think defeated for a reason . you know, one of for a reason. you know, one of the hopes is that on the left, michelle obama might just parachute in and be the saviour. but i really think that that is a liberal fantasy . so more and a liberal fantasy. so more and more, i think it's going to be joe biden versus donald trump, despite the fact that both of these figures are quite unpop suella, it's quite extraordinary i >> -- >> but even more extraordinary, actually , to see that the actually, to see that the special counsel report at the robert, he said his memory is so

poor that it's not even worth bringing a prosecution against him for mishandling national secrets, because a jury would simply pity on him as simply take pity on him as a well—meaning elderly man with a poor memory, this is the president of the united states. >> that's right . it's president of the united states. >> that's right. it's a very scathing report. and you can see why joe biden was so eager to get out in front of it. i actually think that he compounded the problem by going in front of the media and making some more missteps , which only some more missteps, which only fed into this narrative . but fed into this narrative. but you're absolutely right, emily. this isn't just a potential nominee for the presidency. this is the president right now. and i do think that it is concerning. i mean, he's got his finger on the nuclear button, but, you know , i think but, you know, i think republicans are certainly going to use this as ammunition. they're going to say also that a vote for joe they're going to say also that a vote forjoe biden is a vote for vote for joe biden is a vote for kamala harris, who is even less popular than the current president. so this is really worrying democrats. and i think for good reason going into to

november. and it's certainly an issue that a lot of democrats are quite disconcerted about . are quite disconcerted about. >> it's so interesting. you raise kamala harris , the vice raise kamala harris, the vice president, because to according most polls, she perhaps is even less popular than joe biden. is there any chance that the democrat ticket might change that biden could still remain at the top, but a more enigmatic vice presidential candidate could be chosen and, frankly, swap in for kamala harris? >> well, it's amazing what a few years make, because whenever joe biden selected kamala harris back in 2020, many thought that she would be the natural successor to joe biden . turns successor to joe biden. turns out that's not the case at all. and her estimation , even in the and her estimation, even in the eyes of the american public, has just gone down and down and down. so there's certainly a contingent within the democratic party that would like to see her not run with joe biden. but that's very difficult to do politically, because in some sense, it's implicitly acknowledging that the person

that he chose in this very important role isn't up to the task. important role isn't up to the task . uh, also, there's some task. uh, also, there's some identity politics issues that i think make it very difficult for joe biden to shift away from kamala harris. so, again, i think he's going to, you know, dance with the girl he brung. and that's kamala harris in this case. and this is the ticket that the democrats are stuck with. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time. thomas gift, founding director of us politics at ucl university. i guess the question for the for any swing voters is whether you care more about biden's mental decline or trump's various legal difficulties. hobson's choice, isn't it? well, it does appear so. well let's dive back into that breaking royal news in the last half hour, the duke of sussex has settled the remaining parts of his claim against mirror group newspapers. >> well, according to his barrister, anyway, michael cole, the former royal correspondent for is back with us and for the bbc, is back with us and michael , um, for the bbc, is back with us and michael, um, this is you were saying going to be a pretty

bright morning in california for the couple. lots of money heading their way. >> yeah, £400,000 initially in costs . that's what it cost them costs. that's what it cost them to get this case to court. costs. that's what it cost them to get this case to court . and to get this case to court. and there will be subsidiary costs afterwards. and then we come to damages. the damages we do not know. that's the punishment . in know. that's the punishment. in civil cases you don't go to jail, you just pay out lots of money. and it's worth remembering that in addition to this payday for, uh, the duke of sussex is hoping for, uh, similar payouts from his cases, which he's taking against the publishers of the mail newspapers that's associated newspapers and the publishers of the sun news corp. so these are ongoing cases. you'll have the bit between its teeth now. he's won 15 out of the 33 cases he bought. i don't know whether you heard me read the, uh, the statement from the mirror group newspapers, but i think it's worth saying that they are a

completely different company now. they're now owned by a company called reach plc . and company called reach plc. and they've made an abject apologies, stressing that this all happened a long time in the past. but by and large, emily and tom, it's been a very good couple of days for the prince. they're coming out of court after those hearings. um uh, because last night he was in las vegas making the keynote speech and presenting awards , the and presenting awards, the national football league and he he made a couple of jokes, which came off quite well, i'm afraid he did miss an opportunity because he had a golden chance to talk about, uh, his majesty the king, who he just visited. even hours beforehand. and had he said a few words, the americans would have liked that and wished his father well. and also, what would have gone down extremely well, as if he'd sent good wishes to kate, the princess of wales, because she has a great approval rating. she

has a great approval rating. she has a great approval rating. she has a 35% approval rating in america , and her husband, prince america, and her husband, prince william . surprisingly enough, in william. surprisingly enough, in a recent poll , forget about the a recent poll, forget about the contenders for the presidency. prince william was the most popular man in the world for americans. >> michael, why do you suspect that, uh , uh, prince harry that, uh, uh, prince harry didn't take the opportunity to say such things to an american audience? does he not care? or is he too awkward? or what is it ? >> 7. >>i ? >> i think 7— >> i think it's ? >> i think it's badly advised , >> i think it's badly advised, emily. i really do think he's badly advised. there was an absolute own goal to use a football expression in this case.i football expression in this case. i hope that's allowed. um, he's hired a very expensive new pr chief for invictus games , a pr chief for invictus games, a canadian who i think has got a long history in the nfl. canadian who i think has got a long history in the nfl . and long history in the nfl. and maybe this guy will give him some good advice because , uh, some good advice because, uh, you know, the blessed are the peacemakers because they shall inherit the earth. it's in the bible. i think genesis i think anyway, it's there , there. and anyway, it's there, there. and anybody who comes like that, and

it would have played extra ordinarily well to an american audience who know the king. they certainly know prince william and kate and they like them. and, uh , anybody who knows and, uh, anybody who knows anything about anything knows that the sight of two brothers fighting in any context is appalling. it's one of the worst things you can ever see. and if somebody comes and extends a hand of friendship, well, that goes down extremely well , goes down extremely well, especially at an awards evening . especially at an awards evening. >> michael cole i can never hear the words blessed be the peacemakers without thinking . peacemakers without thinking. monty python's blessed be the cheesemakers is the misheard. the misheard , uh, preachings of the misheard, uh, preachings of a of a of a mosaic figure in the life of brian. but michael cole, thank you so much for bringing us the very, very latest on this breaking news. >> thank you. michael it's true, isn't it, though? why wouldn't blessed cheesemakers? blessed be the cheesemakers? well, would. well, yes, but whether he would. no. no. the whether why he no. yes. no. the whether why he wouldn't. why wouldn't prince harry set mention. >> yes. >> yes. >> maybe he thought it wasn't

the setting, i think. the right setting, i think. >> some extent >> i think to some extent sometimes you compartmental your mind when there's. >> do why why >> but why do you why do why does he's there at this does he think he's there at this whole event , giving does he think he's there at this whole event, giving out does he think he's there at this whole event , giving out these whole event, giving out these awards, making this keynote speech? because he's a speech? it's because he's a member of the royal family. it's not because of some other fantastic find. >> he's won an award for being a great pilot. maybe he thinks it's all all to do with that. well, let us know what you think. >> gb views gbnews.com. well rishi sunak revealed that he is. >> he declined to rule out a return of the former prime minister boris johnson, to cabinet. well, is it time to bnng cabinet. well, is it time to bring back boris ? we're going to bring back boris? we're going to be discussing indeed debate that after the .

double bind, that is for sure . double bind, that is for sure. yes. on the one hand you've got the tories crowing . the tories crowing. >> we're crossing live to the high court where harry, the duke of sussex's barrister, is speaking, and indeed far worse as the court ruled in his extremely damaging judgement . extremely damaging judgement. >> as the judge has said, only this morning we have uncovered and proved the shocking , and proved the shocking, dishonest way in which the mirror act for so many years and then sought to conceal the truth i >> -- >> in light m >> in light of this mm >> in light of this , we call >> in light of this, we call again for the authorities to uphold the rule of law and to prove that no one is above it. that includes mr morgan, who was editor , knew perfectly well what editor, knew perfectly well what was going on as the judge held, even his own employer realised it simply could not call him as

a witness of truth. at the trial, his contempt for the court's ruling and his continued attacks ever since demonstrate why it was so important to obtain a clear and detailed judgement as i said back in december, our mission continues. i believe in the positive change it will bring for all of us. it's the very reason why i started this and why i will continue to see it through to the end. thank you very much , the end. thank you very much, sir. but what are the additional damages you say ? damages you say? >> about some eviscerating words for piers morgan there, who of course edited , uh, the mirror course edited, uh, the mirror newspaper for, for some years. >> yes , very much so. >> yes, very much so. >>— >> yes, very much so. >> he said a shocking way. the mirror group behaved and that the mission will continue very much invested in seeing this through further. so a good day for prince harry and the first of many, the first of many

litigations . litigations. >> of course, we were talking with michael cole about some of the other pieces of litigation he's bringing. um, i find it very interesting how the mail in the sun, how prince harry and of course, his barrister framing this a that will do this as a mission that will do us all good rather than personal. >> yes, a personal because it's all historic and sort of we've, we've had the whole home phone hacking scandal that is very much in the past. >> it will improve all our lives i >> -- >> well, there you go. >> well, there you go. >> maybe it will. who knows? who knows? rishi sunak has revealed he spoke to boris johnson late last declined to rule he spoke to boris johnson late last return declined to rule he spoke to boris johnson late last return foraclined to rule he spoke to boris johnson late last return for the led to rule he spoke to boris johnson late last return for the formerule out a return for the former prime minister to cabinet. >> yes, science minister andrew griffith said said former griffith said said the former prime is great voice prime minister is a great voice and the conservatives and that the conservatives desperately need to warn off labour leader sir keir starmer from power . a from taking power. a spokesperson for mr johnson declined to comment, but his team denied the team hasn't denied the conversations place . conversations took place. >> well, let's speak to our political correspondent olivia utley westminster and, utley in westminster and, olivia, um, we were led to

believe that these men believe that these two men perhaps hated other for is perhaps hated each other for is it behind the scenes, slightly different ? different? >> well, absolutely. tom we all were very much led to believe that they hated each other. in fact, rishi sunak's backstab of bons fact, rishi sunak's backstab of boris johnson precipitated his removal from office. but now, it transpires that the two men have been talking behind the scenes as recently as late last year, rishi sunak was speaking to bons rishi sunak was speaking to boris johnson and i thought it was fascinating the way rishi sunak refused to rule out a return of boris johnson , he return of boris johnson, he said. the prime minister said that he was proud of the work that he was proud of the work that he was proud of the work that he and boris johnson had done together, and when pressed on whether boris johnson may ever make a comeback , he simply ever make a comeback, he simply said don't comment on said i don't comment on personnel matters . and then we personnel matters. and then we had andrew griffith , the science had andrew griffith, the science minister, a close ally of boris johnson, who worked with him in number 10, suggesting something similar . he number 10, suggesting something similar. he said that what the conservatives need strong conservatives need are strong voices . the interviewer then voices. the interviewer then said, well, what about boris

johnson? he's a strong voice . johnson? he's a strong voice. and andrew griffith agreed, saying , yes, boris johnson is saying, yes, boris johnson is a strong voice. it feels as though the people around rishi sunak at the people around rishi sunak at the moment are beginning , the moment are beginning, perhaps to despair. we saw the resignation a couple of weeks ago of one of rishi sunaks advisors will dry, who, uh , sent advisors will dry, who, uh, sent out a blistering attack of the conservatives electoral strategy, suggesting that they're going to lose. and insider figures suggest that almost everyone , even in rishi almost everyone, even in rishi sunaks closest circle , has now sunaks closest circle, has now accepted really , that, uh, accepted really, that, uh, winning the general election is all but impossible . all they all but impossible. all they desperately need some sort of big voice, something to turn around their fortunes and there are certainly those in the party who think that boris johnson is the answer. interestingly, though, i just had a quick look at the telegraph normally thought of as a huge boris johnson fan paper. he was, of course, their columnist, but actually only 55% of telegraph readers think that boris johnson

should make a comeback. so whether boris johnson is the answer to rishi sunaks prayers, i think remains to be seen very good, thank you very much. >> olivia utley of political correspondent there in westminster for us. but joining us now is former adviser to david camp , aaron phillip, david camp, aaron phillip, blonde, philip, david camp, aaron phillip, blonde, philip , thank you very blonde, philip, thank you very much for joining blonde, philip, thank you very much forjoining us. you heard olivia utley setting the scene there for us when it comes to bons there for us when it comes to boris johnson . rishi sunak boris johnson. rishi sunak refusing to rule out boris johnson , returning to cabinet or johnson, returning to cabinet or returning in some kind of position in the party. what do you think? do you think it's time to bring back boris? is rishi sunak over? well look, i mean, the key to having any prospects in the coming election is for the conservative party to hold on to their 2019 vote. >> so in one sense, it makes more sense than bringing back david cameron, which was an appeal to what a 2010 electoral

coalition that no longer exists. so you can understand why people will want that and actually a sizeable proportion of the of the party does want it. you know, some certainly in the membership and also , as you membership and also, as you know, a vocal minority, shall we say, in the parliament party. but it's really hard to see a how it would help. um and b how it could be achieved. i imagine it could be achieved. i imagine it would be something like, you know, deputy chair of the party with attendance at cabinet or something like that. it's an interesting proposition . interesting proposition. >> and i suppose on the one hand, we're thinking, oh, could it be achieved where might he go? on the other hand, frankly, is the question, would he want it? i doubt he would want it it? um i doubt he would want it because , um, what sunak isn't because, um, what sunak isn't offering is, is anything that is really in, uh, boris johnson's

agenda. >> i mean, uh, for for, all, for whatever flaws johnson had, he, he at least in his vision, which the government was incapable of delivering on, of levelling up, at least spoke to the needs of the 2019 electorate. and that's , the 2019 electorate. and that's, that's electorate , uh, seems to that's electorate, uh, seems to be conspicuously absent from the policy appeals such as they are , policy appeals such as they are, um, that the government is currently making. so i think it would make the government look incoherent . and it would also incoherent. and it would also sully de, um, boris johnson with what everyone thinks is an impending defeat of quite catastrophic proportions. well, philip, i think one of the problems for rishi sunak is that, uh, i'm not sure there's much in the way of moral leadership which, uh, boris johnson was good at talking to the nation, speaking to the british public, whether it was on foreign affairs, whether it was on domestic issues.

>> he was strong at making a good speech that pulled on the heartstrings , sometimes could be heartstrings, sometimes could be emotive . rishi sunak doesn't emotive. rishi sunak doesn't seem to have that . the most seem to have that. the most excited and emotional i've seen him. passionate. i've seen him is when he's talking about artificial intelligence or maths to age 18 doesn't really spur the same kind of, uh, what's the word? vision. vision yeah. >> i mean, i've been saying for a long time that the problem with, um, sunak's administration is it doesn't have a vision. it's a technocratic, um , agenda. it's a technocratic, um, agenda. it's a technocratic, um, agenda. it's a technocratic, um, agenda. it's a managerial agenda. after the, uh, after sort of the chaos of partygate and then the disaster of the truss budget , disaster of the truss budget, you know, competence looked a good thing to grab hold of at that time. but the trouble is, is politics, competence is are necessary but not sufficient condition for winning an and there is no transformative

conservative vision. i mean , conservative vision. i mean, what we have are a series of idiosyncratic policy offers, you know, from smoking to, to maths to, to a—level for everybody dodi that don't seem to present any convincing sing all over the place, isn't it? >> it's sort of freedom. then nanny state maths, then something else . something else. >> delaying the ban on internal combustion engines . yeah. combustion engines. yeah. there's no coherent fidgety. >> sorry, that's all we've got time for. philip but it was great to speak to you. phillip. blonde, former adviser to david cameron. great get your cameron. great to get your opinion that. opinion on that. >> biden capable of >> now, is biden capable of being president? we will be being us president? we will be discussing of that after discussing all of that after your headlines as. your news headlines as. >> it's 133. your news headlines as. >> it's133. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. the duke of sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers. prince harry sued for damages , prince harry sued for damages, claiming journalists at its

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and i think there's a bit of a power struggle. >> that's the timing reason. >> that's the timing reason. >> now you're listening to gb news radio . news radio. >> well, as we've been reporting , the us president joe biden's memory is being brought into question again after a special council describes him as an elderly man with a poor memory. that's after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files and couldn't remember key life events , including being life events, including being vice president . vice president. >> what is he fit to be president ? that's the question president? that's the question we're asking our panel were delighted to be joined by author and writer reed and and writer rebecca reed and political commentator alex armstrong. uh, alex, let's start with you. this was a pretty excoriating report. >> i think that report, what they've said about him being an elderly man with with bad memory is worse than charging him. >> he is clearly in total cognitive decline to go on a press conference afterwards and

say i'm fine. >> raises two questions for me. one, the report said, we're letting you go because you're not fine, basically. >> so then to go on and say that you're fine, do you mean that actually you should be charged? >> secondly, to go on and >> and secondly, to go on and then about hamas and go, then talk about hamas and go, oh, the president of mexico, who is he's calling the president of eqypt is he's calling the president of egypt and then can't even figure out where it is on that point. >> should we quickly have a little look at that clip? let's have a look. >> as you know, initially the president of mexico, sisi , did president of mexico, sisi, did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. i talked to him. i convinced him to open the gate. my convinced him to open the gate. my memory is not. my memory is fine . my memory. take a look at fine. my memory. take a look at what i've done since i've become president. none of you thought i could pass any of the things i got passed. but how did that happen? you know, i guess i just forgot what was going on. mr president. >> yeah. last time i checked, president sisi was the president

of egypt , not mexico. correct? of egypt, not mexico. correct? i and i last time i checked , and i last time i checked, mexico wasn't bordering gaza. >> um, so look , he's in total >> um, so look, he's in total cognitive decline. he can't speak. he can barely walk . i speak. he can barely walk. i mean, it asks the question, who is running the white house? well, rebecca, that press conference, a bit of a mistake. >> yeah . i mean, conference, a bit of a mistake. >> yeah. i mean, i conference, a bit of a mistake. >> yeah . i mean, i wouldn't say >> yeah. i mean, i wouldn't say it was declined because i think it's been consistently like this the entire time that he's been in charge. he is a very elderly man, and he is clearly quite scatty. also particularly scatty. he's also particularly bad non—english based bad with non non—english based names. when rishi sunak got names. so when rishi sunak got in, him like rashid in, he called him like rashid hanoud or something. um, there is it being a bit is an element of it being a bit like grandparents who think that all slightly ethnic all sort of slightly ethnic sounding are sounding names are interchangeable. i'm interchangeable. yeah um, i'm not that's again, not sure that that's again, about decline. i about dementia or decline. i think about that think it's about the fact that he is particularly well he is not particularly well versed other languages. versed in other languages. i don't that don't necessarily think that this as everybody this is as bad as everybody wants be. i think he is wants it to be. i think he is a perfectly viable candidate to carry on, but i don't really understand how he would, why he would want another turm would want to do another turm because he because he doesn't

know he's sick. >> doesn't, he doesn't. >> he doesn't, he doesn't. he can't remember he was can't even remember when he was vice president. >> very, very >> i think it's very, very dangerous say to say that dangerous to say to say that somebody is sick or without any actual knowledge of them damning report. >> just said it right here. >> just said it right here. >> but not that's >> yeah, but that's not that's not evidence of a not i do have evidence of a president who was actually suffering perhaps suffering from dementia, perhaps even in the white even his last year in the white house. that was ronald house. and that was ronald reagan. yes. >> yeah. well, look, this is the thing, and it's from thing, and it's kept from the pubuc thing, and it's kept from the public of the time because public a lot of the time because the white house don't to the white house don't want to say an elderly man say we've got an elderly man that doesn't got his finger on the red button. he might press it accident. one day this the red button. he might press it going ident. one day this the red button. he might press it going toent. one day this the red button. he might press it going to come1e day this the red button. he might press it going to come outay this the red button. he might press it going to come outay after is going to come out way after his president. >> should we just be elizabeth? claire, case anyone's claire, just in case anyone's worried that there isn't a physical red no. physical red button? no. >> there is. >> well, we do know there is. that would be a bit scary. >> but most people do think that's case. and i think that's the case. and i think that's the case. and i think that if you're an that is, you know, if you're an american and you're looking at this man, he's running your country, don't country, supposedly, i don't think he can't he think he is anymore. he can't he can't be. surely the man who can't be. surely the man who can't the his can't even remember the day his son passed away. >> well, he's he's he's he's the

l, >> well, he's he's he's he's the i, the constant i, i hate the constant weaponization his son having weaponization of his son having died. think that's a died. and i don't think that's a fair or relevant i think fair or relevant thing. i think the he can't remember the fact that he can't remember other political things is way more relevant you're more relevant if you're concerned my major concerned about it. my major concerned about it. my major concern that there is no concern here is that there is no investment either party in investment from either party in who comes next. they get so caught in their election. caught up in their election. for the is no the immediate, there is no grassroots. do we want next? grassroots. who do we want next? who and there who are we developing? and there really, i were to who really, if i were to say who would replace him, it's very hard and i would be would be a hard and i would be i would be a democrat. obviously um, but i don't suggest. don't know who i would suggest. i aoc seems maybe like a i mean, aoc seems maybe like a possibility, blame hillary clinton for this. >> because the clinton >> no, because the clinton machine for nothing. machine blame her for nothing. because machine blame her for nothing. bec being i'm being serious. the i'm being i'm being serious. the clinton 2016 was clinton machine in 2016 was outed be the candidate. outed her to be the candidate. they swept the board clear. there proper primary. there was not a proper primary. you up having bernie you ended up having bernie sanders the guy that sanders being the guy that consolidated opposition because everyone told, don't everyone else was told, don't stand now, don't stand now. so there wasn't proper primary. there wasn't a proper primary. you hear the multitude of you didn't hear the multitude of voices saw in a big gop, voices that we saw in a big gop, but that is nearly ten years ago. >> and no, there's been no course correction on that. and that's both the

that's true of both sides. the republican party have not republican party have also not let but still let a little bit, but still consistently, you if you're consistently, if you if you're consistently, if you if you're consistently looking at races where the candidates are in where both the candidates are in their late 70s and 80s, you have got a real problem. and i think maybe given that there is an uppen maybe given that there is an upper, there's a age limit upper, there's a lower age limit to president, which i think to be president, which i think is 35, maybe should be is 35, maybe we should be talking upper age limit talking about an upper age limit for though it is for swing voters, though it is a decision whether you to decision whether you you have to weigh up in your mind as an american citizen, if not american citizen, if you're not sure to vote, do you care sure who to vote, do you care more about biden's mental decline, obvious decline, which is quite obvious from we're seeing here or, from what we're seeing here or, uh, trump's legal difficulties , uh, trump's legal difficulties, let's say. >> i mean, look, it's very simple. you need a leader who can make decisions like legal, legal problems or not. if it came down to it, swing voters are going to say, i need a man who can make decisions whether i like. he's got some some convictions going i'm going convictions going on. i'm going to every time. to pick trump every time. >> if, fair, >> what if, to be fair, decisions are the wrong decisions, aren't we? shouldn't we taking away from we all be taking away from this? how thankful world should be how thankful the world should be that of united that the founders of the united states on the

states put huge limits on the power the president, limits power of the president, limits on power of politicians, on the power of politicians, limits on government. on the power of politicians, limyes,n government. on the power of politicians, limyes, butyvernment. on the power of politicians, limyes, but but1ment. on the power of politicians, limyes, but but look,. on the power of politicians, lim yes, but but look, when it >> yes, but but look, when it comes down to it, the president has lot say in who's in has a lot of say in who's in charge some of those charge in some of those institutions, the cia, the, institutions, i.e. the cia, the, you know, the revenue in customs, that of stuff. and customs, that sort of stuff. and so need somebody can make so we need somebody who can make good calls, have the final good calls, not have the final word this. word on this. >> my concern is you're choosing between two not brilliant old men. personally, would between two not brilliant old menthe personally, would between two not brilliant old menthe oneersonally, would between two not brilliant old menthe one who ally, would between two not brilliant old menthe one who isy, would between two not brilliant old menthe one who is the would between two not brilliant old menthe one who is the least like the one who is the least likely to get angry and start things. and i think biden is not perfect, but he's at least sleepy joe. whereas i think given that we're probably on the bnnk given that we're probably on the brink about war iii, brink of about world war iii, having trump in there might be a little worrying. having trump in there might be a litt|well, worrying. having trump in there might be a litt|well, iorrying. having trump in there might be a litt|well, i thinkg. having trump in there might be a litt|well, i think biden's crazy >> well, i think biden's crazy started more than trump did started more wars than trump did in well on that in his entire time. well on that note up, the man awarded note coming up, the man awarded the guinness world record for creating the tallest structure ever he's ever using matchsticks says he's been roller been on an emotional roller coaster this week. >> find out in just

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radio. >> bucha . tula maurecia. >> bucha. tula maurecia. >> bucha. tula maurecia. >> sorry. richard plourde, the frenchman behind the tallest structure ever. you weren't expecting that. >> you're so embarrassing, tom. >> you're so embarrassing, tom. >> on. yeah. very good. >> go on. yeah. no. very good. richard plourde. i'm anglicising his but he is french. he's his name, but he is french. he's built structure ever built the tallest structure ever made matchsticks. he's made using matchsticks. he's been on an emotional roller coaster. he says this week, after spending 4200 hours building his model from more than 706,000 matches. but here's the twist. he was initially rejected by the guinness world records book because he had not used matches that were commercially available . although commercially available. although there's been another twist in there's been another twist in the tale . the tale. >> yes, another twist, and i'm not sure how i feel about this. it's now been approved after what i assume was quite a lot of pressure. so we're joined now by author and rebecca reid author and writer rebecca reid and commentator and political commentator alex armstrong. rebecca, you've armstrong. now rebecca, you've got a strong opinion on this. you're if the you're not quite sure if the guinness. i'm very upset. i

guinness. no, i'm very upset. i think culture gone think this is woke culture gone mad. on. i never get to say that. >> um , they have they have >> um, they have they have capitulated and they originally said these are matchsticks. said these are not matchsticks. >> they've done things >> really. they've done things to that have made less to them that have made them less matchsticks and therefore not matchsticks. that matchsticks and therefore not maty quite (s. that matchsticks and therefore not matyquite right. that matchsticks and therefore not matyquite right. and that matchsticks and therefore not matyquite right. and then hat matchsticks and therefore not matyquite right. and then they was quite right. and then they were like, never mind. were like, oh no, never mind. they're just little bits of stick but just have stick now, but fine, just have it because it's a wooden structure. >> he's he's taken off the actual bits of the match. >> bits of wood. >> bits of wood. >> they're just little bits. i mean, he might as well have built it of toothpicks. we built it out of toothpicks. we can all do that. >> they were like, no skill at all. rewarding all. are they rewarding cheating? they're rewarding cheating? yes, they're rewarding cheating. they're rewarding social think social media pressure. i think there's of all, there's a lot worst of all, they're the french matisse. >> all right. well if you can't strike, if you can't light a cigarette with it, then it's not a match. >> and i don't want to hear anything about it. >> uh, alex, what do you of this? >> well, i was trying to find some funny quip on this, some sort of funny quip on this, but i just can't make it up. i mean, look, it's an incredibly impressive thing for someone to do. wants spend his do. and if he wants to spend his time whether it's

time building, whether it's sticks or toothpicks, i don't think care. i think think people care. i think people that an people care that it's an impressive structure. he's built. it built. he hasn't sellotaped it together. has. together. or maybe he has. actually, don't really know. together. or maybe he has. act he's don't really know. together. or maybe he has. act he's a don't really know. together. or maybe he has. act he's a cheater,ally know. together. or maybe he has. act he's a cheater, so' know. together. or maybe he has. act he's a cheater, so he |ow. >> he's a cheater, so he probably did. >> he did, but i think it's extremely impressive. it's beautifully detailed. and to give credit, give the man some credit, i mean, looks beautiful. can we mean, it looks beautiful. can we have where he got have an idea of where he got this bizarre from? probably this bizarre idea from? probably a a lack of things to do. >> maybe his wife left the retirement, his the retirement, his wife, the retirement, his wife, the retirement age in france is very, very low. >> there you go. and state benefits are very, very high. so maybe although i don't maybe this is although i don't think actually at think he's actually at retirement has spent retirement age, but he has spent years 4200 hours. years building this 4200 hours. he's at all he's got any children at all that with that i'm angry with him. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> have thought that >> you'd have thought that guinness records would guinness world records would have intervened. have sort of intervened. and earlier process, before earlier in the process, before it finished, to it was completely finished, to say, on, have you checked say, hang on, have you checked you're using the sort of you're using the right sort of matches. so what's he going for the guinness world? >> the record, >> was he going for the record, or was that the initial or was was that the initial reason why it? because if reason why he did it? because if he'd it and gone, oh well, he'd done it and gone, oh well, i'm going to submit this. you know, then maybe there's a different there, i don't

different story there, i don't know. going for know. but if he was going for it, yeah, probably. it, then yeah, probably. >> we can't pander to >> no, sorry, we can't pander to people. if want to break people. if you want to break a record that's on you, that's fully responsibility. fully your responsibility. nobody around nobody has to go around safeguarding your record attempt. okay. safeguarding your record atten do. okay. safeguarding your record atten do like okay. safeguarding your record atten do like most ay. safeguarding your record atten do like most shots of >> i do like most shots of tequila in a day. >> that's on me. i buy the tequila and i call the ambulance. that's true. mark mckinley, guinness ambulance. that's true. mark mckin records, guinness ambulance. that's true. mark mckin records, said, guinness ambulance. that's true. mark mckin records, said, we're nness world records, said, we're really be able really excited to be able to approve it. we're happy to be able to admit that we were a little bit too harsh on the type of in this of matches needed in this attempt, richard's attempt of matches needed in this attemptofficiallyhard's attempt of matches needed in this attemptofficially amazing.empt of matches needed in this attemptofficially amazing. yest truly is officially amazing. yes what turning? what are you turning? >> what are you turning? especially after there a bit especially after there was a bit of media ruckus about this. it of a media ruckus about this. it appeared in of the papers appeared in some of the papers that man had been privy that this man had been privy rented sure what rented from. i'm not sure what the the previous record the what the previous record holder what holder looked like. that's what i'm to but just i'm interested to hear. but just finally, our final minute, finally, in our final minute, alex rebecca, if you were to alex and rebecca, if you were to go for a world record, what would it alex first. would it be? alex first. >> oh, i don't i really >> oh, god. i don't i really don't know. probably talking or something is something rubbish like this is what to now. is what we get paid to do now. is this probably talking. this like probably talking. there go. there we go. >> the longest filibuster, the longest filibuster.

>> could do that. >> i'm sure i could do that. >> i'm sure i could do that. >> and rebecca, probably most feminist day. feminist outrage in one day. amazing, amazing. we look amazing, amazing. well, we look forward. forward to forward. we look forward to employing of those skills employing both of those skills heartily already have heartily in that we already have you yes. absolutely you on. yes. no absolutely we have. of alex and have. well, of course, alex and rebecca joining us back rebecca will be joining us back in hour as well. but in the next hour as well. but stay with us, course, because stay with us, of course, because we've breaking news we've had that breaking news that prince harry has settled his remaining hacking that prince harry has settled his re|against hacking that prince harry has settled his re|against mirrorking claim against the mirror group newspaper. it is of a series newspaper. it is one of a series of litigations he's brought not just newspapers, just against newspapers, including the mirror, the sun, the daily mail or the publishers of those, but also against the home office. >> two we heard from his barrister , very scathing against barrister, very scathing against a certain piers morgan , very a certain piers morgan, very much a mission that will continue for apparently. so we'll see you very shortly. do stay with . us stay with. us >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb

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gb news away. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:00 on friday the 9th of february. >> yes, my memory is fine. those were the words of us president joe biden as he responded quite

angrily to reporters questioning his mental agility . but in the his mental agility. but in the very same press conference, he did go on to confuse the president of mexico with that of egypt. is the 81 year old fit for office? >> putin blames boris in an interview with the ex fox news host tucker carlson vladimir putin hit out at an arrogant bons putin hit out at an arrogant boris johnson, saying the former british prime minister was responsible for continued fighting in ukraine, claiming he sabotaged a peace deal. has bons sabotaged a peace deal. has boris derangement syndrome gone global and running out of options? >> parkrun, a nationwide running event which includes athletes , event which includes athletes, has removed all gender and age records from its website . some records from its website. some trans women athletes were holding the fastest times in the female category . on some female category. on some courses, we'll hear straight from a former olympian. if you're wondering what happens

in the breaks, some times tom harwood likes to indulge in a bit of singing . bit of singing. >> i don't. i don't necessarily sing . i know all of the all of sing. i know all of the all of the words to hamilton, or at least the first song of that. i got you to see operation mincemeat recently. you did. you and patrick went and it was brilliant. >> enjoy it very much. it >> i did enjoy it very much. it was a lot of fun. it was. and if you're watching, there was a lovely gb news viewer there who said hello. if you're said hello. so if you're watching anyway, back watching hello, anyway, back to our jobs. >> w- w— >> um, yes, we will be discussing a little bit about that. putin interview because to some been some extent people have been saying, first saying, well, this is the first time been interviewed time that he's been interviewed by western journalist since by by a western journalist since the invasion of ukraine. it's important . on the other hand, important. on the other hand, though, it was a totally sycophantic interview where not only did putin spend the first hour waffling on about his warped view of russian history without with barely any interruption, uh , he seemed to interruption, uh, he seemed to have all these soft ball questions. >> yes. it was as though, uh , >> yes. it was as though, uh, putin certainly was a leader

thing. the interview tucker carlson couldn't get a word in edgeways at times for the first half. >> i think that this is a good lesson for british politicians. could you imagine rishi sunak sitting there, perhaps sitting there, uh, perhaps being interviewed very own interviewed by our very own christopher hope and christopher hope, what are you hope, says, rishi, what are you going boats? going to do to stop the boats? and sunak just turns to him and then sunak just turns to him and says, well, you to and says, well, you have to remember when remember in 1066, when the normans invaded , you know, normans invaded, you know, you're going to i'm going you're going to let me i'm going to go through every single because of course, we had danelaw across of the danelaw across part of the country. actually, if we country. and actually, if we go back a little further, the anglo—saxons and jutes came across so across in small boats. so really, unless we look at it with roman context, don't with the roman context, i don't see you can answer. see that you can answer. >> think in this case, tucker >> i think in this case, tucker carlson not have wished to carlson may not have wished to interrupt, putin interrupt, but vladimir putin too uh, fears . too much for, uh, various fears. >> i how many >> i wonder how many kgb officers standing behind officers were standing behind putin, perhaps pointing kalashnikov his way. >> well, let us what you >> well, let us know what you think, know there's think, because i know there's a lot different views on this lot of different views on this subject, let know. gb subject, so let us know. gb views. gb news. com but it's views. uh gb news. com but it's your headlines sofia now .

your headlines with sofia now. >> thanks, emily. good afternoon. it's 2:03. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. the duke of sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers. prince harry sued for damages , prince harry sued for damages, claiming journalists at its publication were linked to methods including phone hacking and use of private investigators for unlawful activities . during for unlawful activities. during the aukus hearing today, his lawyer said the publisher would make an interim payment of £400,000. it follows a high court judge's ruling in december that phone hacking by mirror group newspapers was carried out from 1996 to 2011, and was widespread and habitual from 1998. in a statement , the duke 1998. in a statement, the duke of sussex responded to the settlement result, saying his mission continues as he believes in positive change. it will bnng in positive change. it will bring for us all. the prime minister says president vladimir putin's accusations that the west and nato are the cause of the ukraine war are clearly

ridiculous . the ukraine war are clearly ridiculous. in an interview with tv presenter tucker carlson, the russian president says the invasion was necessary to prevent ukraine from posing a threat to russia by joining nato . meanwhile, putin also told carlson that he has no interest in expanding the war or to having any dialogue with us president biden unless certain demands are met. >> if you really want to stop fighting, you need to stop supplying weapons. it will be over within a few weeks . that's over within a few weeks. that's it. and then we can agree on some terms before you do that, stop , stop. what's easier ? why stop, stop. what's easier? why would i call him ? what should i would i call him? what should i talk to him about. >> us president joe biden has hit back at special counsel who described him as an elderly man with a poor memory. it comes after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files , and mishandled top secret files, and said he struggled to recall key life events. biden has been accused of keeping classified national security material at

home, but he won't face criminal charges. special counsel robert hirsch said he chose not to bnng hirsch said he chose not to bring criminal charges because the president cooperated and would likely be difficult to convict in a surprise news briefing last night, mr biden insisted memory is fine. insisted his memory is fine. >> oh, there's some attention paid to some language in the report about recollection of report about my recollection of events . there's even referenced events. there's even referenced that i don't remember when my son died . how in the hell dare son died. how in the hell dare he raise that totally out of your memory and can you continue as president? my memory is so bad i let you speak. that's that's that's my memory has gotten worse , mr president. my gotten worse, mr president. my memory has not gotten . my memory memory has not gotten. my memory is fine. my memory. take a look at what i've done since i've become president . become president. >> president joe biden speaking. there now, sir keir starmer says labour has had to slash their green promises after the economy has been damaged by the conservatives. labour's promise to borrow £218 billion a year to

turn britain green has been scaled back to approximately 2.6 billion. the goal of the warm homes plan is to insulate millions of houses over the next decade. millions of houses over the next decade . sir keir blamed the decade. sir keir blamed the u—turn of the flagship climate proposal on the tories, saying the original proposal . was the original proposal. was drafted when interest rates were affordable. >> this government has done huge damage to our economy. >> every family knows that they've had to adjust their plans. we've now had to adjust our plans and i think the british public appreciate us being straight and saying, because of damage that because of the damage that the tories to the economy, tories have done to the economy, we can't now do everything that we can't now do everything that we wanted do. i'd much rather we wanted to do. i'd much rather be straight with the british pubuc be straight with the british public than make a promise that i keep. i can't keep. >> the prime minister >> meanwhile, the prime minister says the conservatives plan to support families is working. >> i think what labour announced yesterday just demonstrates what we've been saying is they absolutely don't have a plan. their signature economic policy is tatters and when you don't

is in tatters and when you don't have a plan, you can't deliver any change for the country. in contrast, our plan is working. if you look at what's happening with inflation has with the economy, inflation has come 11% to come down from 11% to 4. mortgage . rates are starting to mortgage. rates are starting to come down, wages are rising. and because of that, we've been able to start cutting people's taxes. >> in other news, essex police has confirmed that two dogs that fatally attacked a grandmother in were xl bullies. fatally attacked a grandmother in were xl bullies . 68 in jaywick were xl bullies. 68 year old esther martin was reportedly visiting her 11 year old grandson when she was attacked on saturday. the two dogs were destroyed a 39 year old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences , but been released offences, but has been released on bail until march on conditional bail until march and junior doctors will go on strike for five days later this month. in their long running dispute over pay , the british dispute over pay, the british medical association says they will walk out between the 24th and 28th of february. it comes after their latest talks with the government broke down. health secretary victoria atkins criticised the move, saying the actions show the bma aren't ready to be reasonable when it

comes to a pay offer. meanwhile the shadow health secretary, wes streeting , says streeting, says the responsibility with the responsibility lies with the prime minister for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or go to gb on your screen, or go to gb news. carmel's starts now. it's back to tom and . emily. back to tom and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 2:08 and the us president joe biden's memory is being brought into question after a special counsel described him as an elderly man with a poor memory andifs elderly man with a poor memory and it's after an investigation found he mishandled top secret files and couldn't remember key life events, including his vice presidency , special counsel presidency, special counsel counsel robert herr says this forgetfulness would make it hard to bring criminal convictions , to bring criminal convictions, but he praised the president for cooperating fully. >> here's what president biden said confusing the presidents of eqypt said confusing the presidents of egypt and mexico at a press

conference last night. >> the same press conference he called to showcase his mental agility . agility. >> as you know , initially the >> as you know, initially the president of mexico, sisi , did president of mexico, sisi, did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. i i talked to him, i convinced him to open the gate. my convinced him to open the gate. my memory is not my memory is fine . my memory. take a look at fine. my memory. take a look at what i've done since i've become president. none of you thought i could pass any of the things i got passed. how did that happen? you know, i guess i just forgot what was going on. >> well, there you go. >> well, there you go. >> that's what president biden had say. but joining us now had to say. but joining us now is psychologist doctor is political psychologist doctor jan very jan halpa hayes. thank you very much us. jan much indeed for joining us. jan on show. now to begin with, on the show. now to begin with, the idea that joe biden was suffering mentally in his capacity in one way or another was seen as a bit of a right wing talking point. is it now undeniable that there are issues here? >> yes , yes, it is undeniable ,

>> yes, yes, it is undeniable, but it has been undeniable from day one. even during the campaigning of his , we knew that campaigning of his, we knew that he was suffering from dementia, but we also knew he had a lot of support. and sometimes, sometimes what's also very important is who you pick to be within your cabinet, to make sure that you've got the right kind of support and the right kind of support and the right kind of support and the right kind of brainpower making decisions. and, you know , maybe decisions. and, you know, maybe holding you up a bit and he's been held up quite a bit now . been held up quite a bit now. >> um, doctor harper hayes, i know that you're a supporter of donald trump's, but i suppose we have to ask the question of both of these candidates. both men in their 80s years, both individuals who've made recent slip ups . we've highlighted, of slip ups. we've highlighted, of course, president biden getting confused between the president of mexico and the president of egypt. but trump himself, only a couple of months ago, said that

victor orban was the leader of turkey when, of course, viktor orban is the leader of hungary. does trump not make these same sort of slip ups? could the same sort of slip ups? could the same sort of, uh , points of age and sort of, uh, points of age and perhaps memory loss? not be pointed in both directions? i should say he is 77. >> last time i checked and 80 by the end of the presidency . the end of the presidency. >> thank you for getting the facts right. i like that . um, facts right. i like that. um, all right, look , uh, age is has, all right, look, uh, age is has, uh, been coming into it on one hand, uh, saying saying trump did this slip up and do we want to put a list together of how many slip ups that joe biden has had versus how many that trump has had ? but there's also has had? but there's also something else to be aware of about trump , because he will about trump, because he will give at his rallies purposely . give at his rallies purposely. he will make quote unquote

mistakes . he will make quote unquote mistakes. part of it is to bait the mainstream media so that they'll jump on that. it's kind of a deflection . so he might of a deflection. so he might have said five years and then , have said five years and then, uh, ten minutes later might have said seven years. so i the other thing is that who has the stamina , the perseverance, the stamina, the perseverance, the intellect, and one of the things that that we're talking age, we talk should we have someone youngen talk should we have someone younger, should someone be more vital ? uh, what we have been vital? uh, what we have been brainwashed to look at is the charisma , the superficial and charisma, the superficial and the flaws. and i think part of that has been so that we will not hold our politicians accountable, because if we're only looking at them superficially , then where is the superficially, then where is the real criticism , um, of whether real criticism, um, of whether they understood what their constituents, what their voters wanted and needed versus they were giving empty promises and

never delivering ? never delivering? >> jan, some will say he's got a big team behind him . memory big team behind him. memory doesn't matter too much . it's doesn't matter too much. it's all about political judgement , all about political judgement, right? well well, uh, you don't want me to get into the whole cabinet and their political judgement, which , uh, i, i don't judgement, which, uh, i, i don't think has been the best for our country overall. >> and setting aside what ever my alliance and my support and my alliance and my support and my belief in trump is , i wrote my belief in trump is, i wrote an article and, uh, doctor jan . an article and, uh, doctorjan. substack.com and it is looking at how we have been brainwashed to think superficially. instead of what the critical issues are. we want someone who has resilience. we do not need someone who's doing a press conference, and we end up seeing the cheat sheets that the president is holding in his

hands as as biden has been photographed and broadcast so many times , and then he has to many times, and then he has to look at it as to who he's supposed to call on and, um, look, we knew we knew that he wasn't fully there mentally , but wasn't fully there mentally, but what we were more concerned about was would his administration make the right decisions on behalf of the american people ? american people? >> doctor jan, i've seen trump >> doctorjan, i've seen trump having cheat sheets in his hands. there was a famous one that was photographed when he was meeting with some shooting survivors. it had five points written in very large text on it, saying things like be empathetic. both of these men perhaps have these issues, and i wonder , is this perhaps wonder, is this perhaps something that was brought up in the republican primary ? after the republican primary? after all, governor ron desantis launched a website, uh , charting launched a website, uh, charting all of the sort of hiccups and mistakes that donald trump made when he misspoke and misnamed

people . all i'm saying is that people. all i'm saying is that these are these are two individuals who've both had these sorts of accusations levelled at them . levelled at them. >> okay. are we going to stay on the superficial all about this? because have you never slipped up in what you're saying? i know ihave.i up in what you're saying? i know i have. i know and i'm a lot younger than them. well, maybe not that much younger, but i'm younger than them. it happens to the best dad . we. it happens to the best dad. we. it happens to the best dad. we. it happens to the best dad. we. it happens to the best of us. but is that really the critical issue that we should be looking at going forward? um, you know , one of forward? um, you know, one of the things i was listening to, uh, emily and the other gentleman and one of the things that bothered me in what she said was that we've got two old people and, you know , one is people and, you know, one is more i'd rather have him because he's more of . a she. this is not he's more of. a she. this is not verbatim, but more of a space

cadet, because he won't get us into a war. and thinks trump will. but how many people, when he was running in 2016, said he's going to us into a war he's going to get us into a war and the only president in and he's the only president in 40 years that hasn't gotten us into a war. so we have to also not hold on on to those false things . and we need to look at things. and we need to look at the actions, the behaviour , the actions, the behaviour, biden said, oh, i'm going to do unity. i'm going to bring this country together. well, look , country together. well, look, you can't blame him for the device of this. you can't blame trump for the divisiveness. the divisiveness has been going on since new gingrich came in. and that was one of his strategies. it's been going on for decades. so again, if we focus on that versus because someone done do they hear what the people need is that the right person? are they coming up with the right policies and have they put the right people in to execute on that? and that's what we're looking at. >> well, thank you very much indeed for your time. great to

talk to you. political psychologist doctor jan halpa psychologist doctorjan halpa hayes. really good to speak to you. i that is a good you. i think that is a good point. general our point. just in general about our politics, that there is a push to focus on superficial points and right to bring up and very, very right to bring up the 1994 republican revolution , the 1994 republican revolution, when newt gingrich finally switched the house from being forever democrat to being republican , controlled the way republican, controlled the way he did that was relentless political messaging and a greater sense of partisanship of political divide. well, the manhunt for chemical attack suspect abdul ezedi has entered its 10th day. believe it or not. >> last night, armed police searched two addresses, including his place of work in newcastle. no arrests were made and the search continues. yes the 35 year old suspect was last seen near london's vauxhall bridge just moments after allegedly carrying out that attack. >> well , joining us now is our >> well, joining us now is our reporter theo theo chikomba from new scotland yard . new scotland yard. >> and theo, we have been having these new bits of cctv drip fed

to us, but it seems like the police are no closer to catching the criminal. yes, yes. >> well, for now we are into the 10th day of this nationwide manhunt following the chemical attack. suspected chemical attack. suspected chemical attack last week. wednesday in clapham. now, of course , the clapham. now, of course, the police have been working this week alongside a number of other forces . we've seen cctv footage forces. we've seen cctv footage released over the days looking to map out his whereabouts. and he was last seen on abdul ezedi was last seen , uh, crossing the was last seen, uh, crossing the chelsea bridge going into the battersea park area and then coming back out, heading towards chelsea bridge. and the last sighting was at 11:27 last week, wednesday evening. now we have seen some reports from some media outlets this afternoon saying the police believe he may have gone into the river, but thatis have gone into the river, but that is just one of many theories . as we already know,

theories. as we already know, there are hospitals which are on high alert and ports as well, and there are, of course, appeals for anyone in the community who may be hiding him. so there are a number of theories being worked looked into by the metropolitan police. but as you rightly mentioned this week , the metropolitan this week, the metropolitan police and northumbria police, uh, carried out an armed raid, uh, carried out an armed raid, uh, some premises associated with abdul azadi and this included a pizza takeaway where he worked . now, just in other he worked. now, just in other news, we still understand that the 31 year old woman woman who was attacked with her two children remains in hospital. but she's been too ill to speak to the police. so we have not heard from her at the moment as as for the children, they did suffer injuries, but they're not as bad as they were feared initially. now the police have been giving out a drip feeding this cctv footage over the last

couple of days, and it's unclear whether someone is hiding him or whether someone is hiding him or whether he's been doing so to kind of , uh, whether he's been doing so to kind of, uh, maybe whether he's been doing so to kind of , uh, maybe show the kind of, uh, maybe show the police that he's trying to do other movements and maybe throw them off slightly. but that remains unclear at the moment. but what is remaining is that £20,000 reward, if anyone has any information leading to the arrest of abdul ezedi that remains in place as those investigations continue . investigations continue. >> very much indeed. theo chikomba, our reporter there from outside new scotland yard. how awful that the victim in this attack, the woman is , uh, this attack, the woman is, uh, in hospital. still and unable to speak and it is such a it's such a shame that we've we've focussed so much on abdul ezedi and quite rightly on how he got to this country. >> why, frankly, he was given asylum. but do need to spend asylum. but we do need to spend time thinking the victim time thinking about the victim as of this. after as well. in all of this. after all, it's her life that we most changed. >> well, it's horrifying, but coming up we will speak to a long distance and two long distance runner and two time the weekly time olympian as the weekly running parkrun has

running event, parkrun has removed gender from its removed all gender from its website a over website amid a row over transgender athletes holding the fastest . we'll have more fastest times. we'll have more on very shortly .

radio. >> good afternoon britain. it is 224 and we've got lots more coming up for you in the show today. in the next few minutes, we'll be asking if parkrun is running out of idea was very good as they deal with ongoing issues surrounding transgender inclusion and women winning in the female category . the female category. >> but first in a new gb news series, innovation britain. we're looking at the success of british manufacturing around the country .

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. so paul doing something about it. so paul, what's happening here? >> well, here at inc.com training deliver engineering training we deliver engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships. so we start people engineering people in their engineering career we see career like the people we see behind today. behind us today. >> year we've had our >> and this year we've had our biggest ever people biggest intake ever of people going into engineering, manufacturing on an apprenticeship to shape their 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, we're trying to do something about that. we're trying to show everyone that engineer manufacturers a great career, and the apprenticeship is a great route into that career . career. >> 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 are where they want to

use their brain or use their hands. they're going into careers that will last them lifetime. >> and it's not just apprenticeships, is it? >> it's not. no. >>— >> 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 grandora , partnership with with grandora, 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 . full time programme. >> but you're also upskilling too, aren't you? >> we are , we are. we launch the >> we are, we are. we launch the uk's first ever tooling 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 . full time programme. >> well, there you go. innovation britain. good stuff. i'd love to see innovation in britain. we do now is parkrun running out of ideas. this is to deal with their ongoing issues

surrounding a campaign because trans women were winning in the female category . sorry, in some female category. sorry, in some courses now the organisation has decided now to remove data and not track the top finishers . so not track the top finishers. so parkrun argue this will make their free weekly running events more inclusive live. but is there more to this ? there more to this? >> it'sjoining us now there more to this? >> it's joining us now is the long distance runner and former olympian mara yamaguchi. yamaguchi thank you so much for joining us here on good afternoon britain. i suppose on the one hand, lots of people are saying this is to do with, uh, trans inclusion . parkrun haven't trans inclusion. parkrun haven't said that parkrun say that putting all of these times on the website were off putting for new competitors was, uh. but you think they're not telling the whole truth ? whole truth? >> well, there are two things going on here. parkrun has always said it's not a race, but they have all the trappings of a race. they have a start and finish line, timing, measured course. >> everybody sets off together. >> everybody sets off together. >> results in descending order

of speed, etc. plus all these first finisher lists and so on. so what they've done is remove all this data that goes some all this data and that goes some way proving they are not way to proving that they are not a although we're told that a race. although we're told that they will retain results in descending of speed , descending order of speed, they'll still have a measured course on. um, but course and so on. um, but separately is the gender self id issue parkrun allow they have gender self id not sex for categories that means any male is welcome to join the female category, and many have and still are. and that is unfair for females because males run on average 10% or more faster than females. >> so the consequence of this policy is things like until all the data was wiped on wednesday , the data was wiped on wednesday, uh, at one point, 22 female records that is outright plus age group records were held by males on more than 150 occasions. >> males have finished as first female and this is obviously unfair for females because we're missing out on things of value.

uh, and i and others have been, um, speak up about it because we want fairness in the same way that males get at parkrun. um, um, but parkrun have not really addressed that issue with their gender self id policy continues. males are welcome in the female category . uh, so the impact of category. uh, so the impact of that going forward will simply be hidden. i think because all this data has been removed. >> yes, i know , mara, because a >> yes, i know, mara, because a lot of people the parkrun is supposed to be a fun activity at the weekend to do, but for a lot of people it is a competitive exercise. half of the enjoyment is seeing how you rank compared to other people on that day, compared to your female counterparts. in my case, i've doneit counterparts. in my case, i've done it a couple of times, 2 or 3 times. i've done a parkrun and i love seeing the stats there. um, as tom said, um, now parkrun as tom said, parkrun are saying this has nothing do the issue of nothing to do with the issue of transgender inclusion in the female category , but it sounds female category, but it sounds as though they've been faced with this campaign from some

females who say hang on, trans women shouldn't be competing in the female category, and they've now taken this ridiculous decision to just scrap the stats from the website. that doesn't solve the problem, does it ? solve the problem, does it? >> i think the beauty of parkrun and why it's been so successful and why it's been so successful and much loved, is that it caters for everybody , it caters caters for everybody, it caters for runners who don't want to exert themselves . they just want exert themselves. they just want to jog around and chat with their friends and that is absolutely fine. if they want to do that. i'm not criticising people who want to do that at all. it also catered for competitive people who be at competitive people who may be at or near the front, or may be in the middle, or even towards the back of field, like, you back of the field, like, you know, runners, if they're know, older runners, if they're giving 100, they might be giving it 100, they might be running in a slow time , but for running in a slow time, but for them, it's still competitive. and group records and so and the age group records and so on would have meant a lot . now, on would have meant a lot. now, by removing all that data, they've made it less appealing to the competitive runners . um, to the competitive runners. um, and what i think they could have

done and perhaps should have done and perhaps should have doneis done and perhaps should have done is change their categories to sex at birth. this would have made everybody welcome included. and it would have been fair for everybody, including females, and kept all their data. there is still the issue of it's not a race. it would be. >> i think it would be strange to see trans women, perhaps, who've been through hormone replacement therapy, perhaps who've changed a lot about the way that they live their lives. and uh, to put them in the same category as, as men , because category as, as men, because that's their sex at birth . beth, that's their sex at birth. beth, that's their sex at birth. beth, that doesn't sound particularly inclusive. is there perhaps another way that they could have handled this ? handled this? >> there already exist two extra categories in parkrun . one is categories in parkrun. one is called another gender identity and another is called prefer. not to say so. trans people and trans women are welcome and included and nobody is stopping them. nobody is telling them they're not welcome . they must

they're not welcome. they must be included . um, but trans women be included. um, but trans women are biologically male. this is extremely important because running you're running ability is determined by your sex. how you identify by whether you have long hair, like to wear a dress, lipstick, whatever is completely irrelevant. what matters is your sex. >> also, in this case, if there's if there's already a third and a fourth category free, then why on earth have parkrun decided to do this? i mean, it boggles the mind. i'm really sorry, but that's all we've got time for mara. but it was great to speak to you and good luck with it. mara yamauchi, former olympian and long distance runner. um, i just long distance runner. um, ijust don't understand why parkrun have done this. tom. it makes absolutely no sense at all. half of the fun is the competitive aspect. >> yeah. you know, you think that more categories might be a might be a more balanced solution of solution than getting rid of them but coming up, them altogether. but coming up, putin johnson for putin blames johnson for sabotaging russia and sabotaging the russia and ukraine deal in a tucker ukraine peace deal in a tucker carlson been carlson interview that's been described as two hours of

unchecked propaganda . we'll be unchecked propaganda. we'll be dissecting that interview with our panel, plus much more so stay with . us. stay with. us. >> tom. emily thank you. it's 233 from the gb newsroom. your headunes. 233 from the gb newsroom. your headlines . the duke of sussex headlines. the duke of sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers. prince harry sued mgm debt for damages , claiming journalists at damages, claiming journalists at its publication were linked to methods including phone hacking and use of private investigators for unlawful activities during the costs. hearing today , his the costs. hearing today, his lawyer said publishers would make an interim payment of £400,000. in a statement, the duke of sussex responded to the settlement results, saying his mission continues as he believes in the positive change it will bnng in the positive change it will bring for us all. the prime minister says president vladimir putin's accusations that the west and nato are the cause of ukraine war are clearly ridiculous. in an interview with tv presenter tucker carlson , the

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and i think there's a bit of a power struggle that's the timing reason you're listening to gb news radio . news radio. >> well, as we've been

discussing, vladimir putin sat down for the first time with a western media outlet since his full scale invasion of ukraine, as the much anticipated interview hosted by tucker carlson, was released in full last night. >> yes, during the get this two hour and seven minute long interview recorded in moscow, putin once again denied ukraine's existed as a sovereign state as well as blaming the west for nato or and nato as the cause of the war in ukraine. >> the russian president also blamed former prime minister bons blamed former prime minister boris johnson for sabotaging a potential peace deal. so let's welcome back our panel author and writer rebecca reid, and political commentator alex armstrong. thank you for coming back to our panel. so what do we make of this? let's go with the bons make of this? let's go with the boris johnson line here, alex blaming boris johnson for sabotaging a peace deal . sabotaging a peace deal. >> well, this is based on the fact that he flew over during the negotiation period between zelenskyy and then zelenskyy and putin. and then suppose once he'd arrived, it all fell apart. now there's no

one backing up this claim other than putin. so just than putin. so let's just be clear that a second. clear about that for a second. would really want to would boris really want to scupper a deal? do did america really want to get into this war? i that's the question war? i think that's the question that here. that he's posing here. he's blaming the states for escalating saying we escalating this and saying we could had a deal done. but could have had a deal done. but frankly, boris turned up and frankly, if boris turned up and said, don't your said, look, don't give up your land to man who's just land to this man who's just invaded country. and we invaded your country. and we will back you and will we will back you and support you. i were going fantastic should fantastic news. we should we should fight for our country. so if that was what boris did, then i'm for it. remarkable i'm all for it. it's remarkable that boris that vladimir putin thinks boris johnson has sway over johnson has such sway over global affairs. >> i regularly a sort of >> i see regularly a sort of russian talk show, debate show. i say debate show. they're not debate shows. everyone agrees with one another and they all sort of about liz truss and sort of talk about liz truss and bons sort of talk about liz truss and boris johnson and rishi sunak, as if we're somehow controlling the world. i mean, we have got great power, we great great power, we have got great soft do have, i do soft power. we do have, i do think britain is a great country, but i mean, i, i wish i had the confidence in britain as a superpower vladimir a superpower that vladimir putin

clearly i think also your average >> but i think also your average viewer that show has an viewer for that show has an understanding that the power in charge of country always charge of a country is always a superpower. so i suppose they assume leader is our assume that our leader is our leader a capital l, who we leader with a capital l, who we don't question, which is not necessarily the case. i we necessarily the case. i think we do good. one thing we are do a very good. one thing we are good at in this country is questioning our leaders and getting of them, getting rid getting rid of them, getting rid of them big brother. do getting rid of them, getting rid of tithink big brother. do getting rid of them, getting rid of tithink tuckerg brother. do getting rid of them, getting rid of tithink tucker carlsoner. do getting rid of them, getting rid of tithink tucker carlson was» you think tucker carlson was right this interview? right to do this interview? i mean, terms of his own mean, in terms of his own profile and getting some some eyeballs quite boring eyeballs on his quite boring show? absolutely i show? absolutely he, um, if i were tucker i would were tucker carlson, i would have but then, you have done it. but then, you know, that's a that's just brutal money making terms of, brutal money making in terms of, like, actual like, you know, actual broadcasting. course not. broadcasting. no, of course not. it ghastly. and i think it it was ghastly. and i think it would brave to done would be very brave to have done a really confrontational interview where every single thing was thing he said that was inaccurate challenged. but inaccurate was challenged. but a i'd a worried what i'd be a bit worried about what might happen me after that. might happen to me after that. and that's not what tucker and b, that's not what tucker carlson does. tucker carlson wants narrative feels wants a narrative that feels comfortable him, and things comfortable to him, and things like is full nazis , like ukraine is full of nazis, which is one of the things that he said interview. um,

he said in the interview. um, putin, not tucker. um, that that feeds into the kind of obsessive person who watches this show and feels like and believes in conspiracy theories . quite a few conspiracy theories. quite a few people have been getting in touch though. in the gb touch today, though. in the gb views inbox, to say that they're well supported interview. >> yeah. absolutely >> yeah. and they absolutely should be. look, if we're in favour freedom speech, we favour of freedom of speech, we should. of all, we should should. first of all, we should listen to our enemies. we should hear their opinions and to hear their opinions and try to understand a that understand them. that is a that is for in a war, is an advantage for us in a war, particularly a war of propaganda. we now know what putin's, you know, objective are with people in terms of with his own people in terms of trying to brainwash them into saying, is what you should saying, this is what you should believe. of believe. ukraine is part of russia. it's its so russia. it's not its own. so these great things us to these are great things for us to understand him and those understand about him and those who, know, watch. tucker who, you know, watch. tucker carlson will know his line of interviewing is very, very much the most of the people the same for most of the people he does interview. so there won't any surprises his won't be any surprises for his regular viewers. and look, frankly, doesn't frankly, we should he doesn't usually let them speak for about half that's half an hour about. no, that's true. that's true, i think true. well, that's true, i think six minutes uninterrupted. i mean, think if you're mean, like, i think if you're going putin,

going to interview putin, there's going be there's certainly going to be an element he allowed to element of why was he allowed to interview him? there would have been some set agreed principles for isn't that where the >> but isn't that where the theory down, like, theory breaks down, like, absolutely. freedom absolutely. i agree that freedom of important. also of speech is important. and also i the more that i think the less the more that you demystify scary figures like putin, better you do. putin, the better you do. however, not an however, this was not an interview he went. this is interview where he went. this is an accurate. isn't true. an accurate. this isn't true. are about this? why do are you sure about this? why do you he just handed him you do this? he just handed him a microphone. >> do think the audience >> but i do think the audience are capable of seeing the tucker carlson's well, carlson's audience. well, i think who's watching think everyone who's watching and maybe aren't and not maybe, maybe aren't just tucker carlson they're tucker carlson viewers. they're able the able to remember through the thunder. google, thunder. they've got google, they've to gpt. they've got the access to gpt. >> have to remember tucker >> we have to remember tucker carlson popular carlson had the most popular show news. he had about show on fox news. he had about 3 million nightly viewers of his show. and then, of course, there's all the social media, a huge , worrying, worryingly huge huge, worrying, worryingly huge following. but i think when you move from a legitimate news source like fox stuck in my throat a bit, um, to a platform like youtube, you only take the most extreme faction with you. so anybody who just had the tv

on because it was on, or because their parents used to watch fox, you don't get them. you get the people who really feel that they are not represented other are not represented in other media. therefore, media. and therefore, particularly the particularly if you look at the comments the discourse comments and the discourse around online, around tucker carlson online, it is extreme. who is the most extreme. people who really some really do believe some extraordinary things, who are unlikely to then go and do the google need do to google they need to do to check whether putin true whether what putin said was true or not. >> this is all predicated upon the idea that people watched more about of more than about 30s of this without getting very, very bored. watch it. bored. i tried to watch it. i mean, there's an hour of just russian history. yeah, 20 minutes uninterrupted. minutes or so, uninterrupted. tucker something tucker tries to get something in, then putin's like, no, in, and then putin's like, no, we're talking about russian history. so super. history. he's so super. i thought tucker carlson was supposed this big bolshie thought tucker carlson was suppospersonality. s big bolshie thought tucker carlson was suppospersonality. he's bolshie thought tucker carlson was suppospersonality. he's so lshie media personality. he's so supine . he lets he lets ride all supine. he lets he lets ride all over him. and more than that , he over him. and more than that, he lets putin make jokes about him, about how he couldn't get into the and all the rest of it. the cia and all the rest of it. >> yeah. i mean, it's a fascinating interview. either way. right? whatever way you want to look at it. we've understood something about

tucker and we've tucker carlson, and we've understood something about putin. think it's been very putin. so i think it's been very exposing both of them. exposing for the both of them. the is utterly the history is so utterly boring. now, the, boring. for 30 minutes now, the, uh , putin obviously mention uh, putin obviously did mention bons uh, putin obviously did mention boris johnson. >> is it time to bring him back? this is because reports suggest rishi sunak considered last rishi sunak considered this last yean rishi sunak considered this last year, whilst course , as year, whilst putin of course, as we the former prime we said, blamed the former prime minister sabotaging a peace minister for sabotaging a peace deal minister for sabotaging a peace deal. we'll be back in a

listening to gb news radio . listening to gb news radio. >> good afternoon britain. it's coming up to ten minutes to three. and now for the big question. should boris johnson come back into government? we're now joined by the author and writer rebecca reed and political commentator alex armstrong. rebecca let's start with you, rishi is in the doldrums. he's polling around 1 in 5, 20, 21. should he bring back boris to improve things? >> i mean, he could try. >> i mean, he could try. >> i mean, he could try. >> i noticed from carrie johnson's instagram stories the

other day she was asking about inexpensive hotels. so i wondered if perhaps the johnson household we might be looking for of extra work, pick up for a bit of extra work, pick up some more hours. um, so maybe, um, i mean , my concern would um, but i mean, my concern would be, is this just the desperate last gasp . of a dying man? and last gasp. of a dying man? and should he perhaps not just go out with dignity, keep everything the same. don't mess around with it anymore. wait it out and then just go with a little bit of decorum rather than frantically like, oh, than frantically being like, oh, holly valance should holly valance is cool, should we make of the make her chancellor of the exchequer random exchequer just feel very random and panicked? >> i suppose rishi has >> and i suppose rishi sunak has had lot of different had a lot of different relaunches over the last 12 months. you had the sort of anti—green, um, rishi, you had the maths rishi, you had the the pro maths rishi, you had the stick to the plan. rishi you had the the change candidate. stick to the plan. rishi you had the you1e change candidate. stick to the plan. rishi you had the you had|ange candidate. stick to the plan. rishi you had the you had thee candidate. stick to the plan. rishi you had the you had the bringiidate. stick to the plan. rishi you had the you had the bring back. rishi you had the bring back. um, cameron. rishi i mean, um, david cameron. rishi i mean, we've lots of different we've had lots of different sorts of attempts. why not throw this the mix? well, not this into the mix? well, why not bnng bring them all back? >> we dig up boris, >> why don't we dig up boris, dig up david cameron, dig up liz truss while we're have truss while we're at it, have a sales, get margaret thatcher. it's it's totally it's bonkers. it's totally bonkers. like brutus

bonkers. this is like brutus bringing isn't bringing back caesar, isn't it? i think caesar's i mean, you don't think caesar's going walk in the door? go. going to walk in the door? go. we're best friends now. he's going just and destroy going to just try and destroy him. completely him. so it's a completely disaster even if he did disaster idea. even if he did want to do it, don't think want to do it, i don't think bons want to do it, i don't think boris would want why boris would want to. why not? because, look, your caesar, you've just been stabbed in the back all your back multiple times by all your allies don't allies and friends. you don't want them. you want to want to help them. you want to watch them fail and then come back i told you so, back and go. i told you so, adam. that's what i'd do. >> between 4 and 15 school fees to he needs a he to pay. he needs a job, and he hasn't made, i don't think, necessarily inroads in the necessarily the inroads in the after speaking circuit necessarily the inroads in the afterhe speaking circuit necessarily the inroads in the afterhe was speaking circuit necessarily the inroads in the afterhe was perhaps] circuit necessarily the inroads in the afterhe was perhaps hoping. that he was perhaps hoping. >> going back into >> you think going back into government earn him more. government will earn him more. >> he's got stay relevant. >> he's got to stay relevant. >> no. >> no. >> it's like when the when the last crop of love islanders become irrelevant because there's a new series of love islands, right? >> right. >> right. >> this what i'm saying. >> all this is what i'm saying. >> all this is what i'm saying. >> got yourself >> you've got to keep yourself in the ring. >> this is what they're doing. they're building the star they're building the all star tory. is to bring them tory. this is like to bring them all one big. bring all back into one big. bring them all back, dig them all up and whack all in government together. >> william hague when >> where's william hague when you william

you need william hague? >> hague, you know the >> william hague, you know the whole thing. >> william hague, you know the wh(seriously. boris johnson >> seriously. boris johnson pretty ousted and pretty much got ousted and forced out. um and that forced out. um and at that time they better they were polling better than they were polling better than they rebecca. but they are now. rebecca. but i think also, if we'd known, then what we know now, we would have stuck. >> well, i don't have anything to do with it, but they would have with what they had. have stuck with what they had. but think most likely but i think the most likely thing that i always say, if thing is that i always say, if you want at what boris you want to look at what boris is to do, get out. a is going to do, just get out. a really basic wikipedia of winston churchill and he, you know, out. clement attlee know, went out. clement attlee had then he came. had his turn and then he came. he let the labour party have five years basically trying to undo leading undo the damage. he was leading the opposition for all of that time. >> yes. um perhaps this is more akin when, uh, winston akin to when, uh, winston churchill was home secretary, chancellor and then home secretary, out secretary, and then he was out of also out of of office, but also out of parliament went off to america for a long period in the for a long, long period in the in before getting in the wilderness before getting back then becoming back in. and then becoming leader the time he was leader again. by the time he was really quite might we now really quite old. might we now need wait until, uh, boris need to wait until, uh, boris johnson's perhaps a touch senile before johnson's perhaps a touch senile befyhe's got to be nearly 60, >> he's got to be nearly 60, hasn't he ? hasn't he? >> boris biden? susan keir

starmer. >> so we're looking at god. it's a keir starmer. he's not. fun fact. >> fun fact keir starmer is older than nigel farage. really yeah. >> can you drop the skincare because hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on. >> 60 is absolutely no age. i think that is a suitable age to be prime minister perhaps rishi sunakis be prime minister perhaps rishi sunak is far too young and inexperienced . yeah, perhaps inexperienced. yeah, perhaps he's the most overpromoted man in britain. >> well, yeah, i, i can't disagree with that. i mean, he all these politicians who rise up very quickly tend to have a lot of trouble at the start. um, well, that despite liz truss having time in cabinet having a long time in cabinet and ousted ten and getting ousted in ten minutes. but the reality is, is that need him that they'll need to find him a seatif that they'll need to find him a seat if they want him back. and what seat is the. are the tories going to win in a by—election before the next election? none. >> are going to >> what seats are they going to win the election at all? big win at the election at all? big question marks. another age fact kemi i believe kemi badenoch i believe older than sunak. than rishi sunak. >> also i believe her >> yes. also i believe had her most recent child at 39, which i think amazing, she looks think is amazing, but she looks so younger than that, so much younger than that, doesn't look younger.

>> she's an early i just >> she's an early so i just thought equal thought we'd do equal opportunities. men's opportunities. comment on men's age. comment on age. we should also comment on women's all about sure women's age all about not sure that's is that's equal opportunity is equal discrimination. that's equal opportunity is eqlit'siiscrimination. that's equal opportunity is eqlit'siisbitnination. that's equal opportunity is eqlit'siisbitninatiin. that's equal opportunity is eqlit'siisbitninatiin women's case. >> why is it rude for women and not rude for men? >> this is one of those things that you're hopefully taught as a man you don't a young man that you don't comment a woman's age, let comment on a woman's age, let alone if whether looks alone how. if whether she looks her i'm just trying to her age. i'm just trying to deliver absolute equality here, emily. >> so we've decided probably that bringing might that bringing back boris might not option. not be the silver bullet option. maybe bullet option maybe not silver bullet option this we can course, this time, but we can of course, watch johnson do bring the watch boris johnson do bring the election campaign and indeed the election campaign and indeed the election results night right here on gb news. >> that will be worth watching. thank you very much. rebecca and alex up next it's martin. martin tell us what is coming up on your fantastic, brilliant show . your fantastic, brilliant show. >> well, that's very kind of. >> well, that's very kind of. >> you've not quite as good as your show, but i do my best. >> we've got an action packed menu after that. >> that, that barnstorming interview that's got the world talking. >> em- talking. >> to negotiate with >> is it time to negotiate with vladimir putin?

>> he's clear. bombs aren't working. are working. working. sanctions are working. >> to or is >> is it time to talk, or is that simply off the cards? >> and boris johnson to blame >> and is boris johnson to blame for that breakdown of a peace deal as boris got blood on his hands? >> we'll put that to a tory mp. starmer digs in on his £28 billion u—turn. also on campus, anti—semitism breaks out once again, this time in birmingham, and is the eu imploding? britain's doing better than poland. france germany, the bloc as a whole and we've got huge elections coming up. is it the end of the european union? that's all coming on my show three till 6 pm. but first of all, here is your latest weather forecast . a brighter outlook forecast. a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> good afternoon, i'm alex deakin . this is your latest deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news the weekend

should bring most of us some sunshine but will still sunshine, but there will still be showers around and be a few showers around and sunny to begin with. there'll be snow across northern scotland still at the still falling here at the moment. met yellow moment. a met office yellow warning mostly over warning in place, mostly over the hills, but some of the higher routes here pretty tricky as snow up and as that snow builds up and there's a gusty wind blowing through and southern through central and southern scotland and northern ireland. it's rain, it's outbreaks of rain, the heavy of day heavy showers of the day clearing england wales. clearing from england and wales. so be dry so many places here will be dry with clear spells through the night turn a misty. night could turn a bit misty. most staying above most places staying above freezing and actually for a good chunk england and wales, chunk of england and wales, it'll be day tomorrow. it'll be a fine day tomorrow. starts pretty dull and in starts pretty dull and damp in southern scotland. further wet weather scotland by weather in northern scotland by the end of the afternoon. the snow really confined the tops snow really confined to the tops of it'll be rain at of the hills. it'll be rain at lower levels, but still a cold wind blowing here and through the showers will come into the day. showers will come into wales england. wales and southwest england. elsewhere, said, elsewhere, though, as i said, many and and many places dry and bright and quite mild actually double digits many, into the digits for many, maybe into the teens across the far south. still cold in northern still pretty cold in northern scotland weather scotland, the wet weather clearing the northern clearing away over the northern isles sunday. there will

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>> good afternoon and happy friday. it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news, broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. today i'll have the best analysis of the extra ordinary interview with vladimir putin

and ask the question most people are afraid to ask is it time to negotiate with putin to end the war in ukraine? plus there's more reaction to labour's screeching u—turn on its flagship net zero policy, as sir keir starmer says, voters will appreciate him being straight with them. plus, there's the latest on the manhunt for abdel azizi, which, staggeringly, is now entering its 10th day and the day after prince william thanked the public for their best wishes after the king's diagnosis, prince harry diagnosis, all prince harry couldn't even be bothered to mention his father when he rocked up to a glitzy awards do in in las vegas. that's all coming in your next hour. in in las vegas. that's all coming in your next hour . so coming in your next hour. so welcome to the show. thanks for joining us. let's ask the big questions today. let's not be afraid to put it out there. is it time to negotiate with putin? he was very, very clear in that

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