m atter to matter to you coming up really matter to you coming up in this first hour. can the tories capitalise on labour's u—turn .7 u—turn on their flagship u—turn.7 u—turn on their flagship green policy? the u—turn? u—turn on their flagship green policy? the decision to ditch the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects has been criticised by many labour mps , as well as labour mps, as well as environmental groups and trade unions. but the question now is can sunak use this to steal back some support, then is the church of england becoming a conveyor belt for asylum seekers to remain in the uk through baptism? a former priest says from his conversation with fellow clergy, he believes there are hundreds and probably thousands of asylum baptisms and police claim that the suspect in the clapham chemical attack may have jumped into the river thames as the man continues for the 11th day, we bring you the latest on that story . and you're

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walking across that bridge just before 11:30 pm. on january the sist, before 11:30 pm. on january the 31st, four hours after the attack in south london. detectives now believe it is most likely he has died and say his body may never be found . a his body may never be found. a man is due in court accused of the attempted murder of detective chief inspector john caldwell in northern ireland. dci caldwell was seriously injured after he was shot several times in front of his son at a sports complex in omagh in county tyrone in february last year. he spent several weeks in intensive care . a 44 weeks in intensive care. a 44 year old man has been charged with attempted murder, directing terrorism and preparation of terrorist acts . a large parts of terrorist acts. a large parts of england could face travel disruption today and some heavy flooding , with heavy rain flooding, with heavy rain heading in the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain, which covers from newcastle in the north—east of england and its surrounding areas down to east anglia along england's east coast. it comes into force at 7:00 this evening

and lasts until midday tomorrow. another warning covering much of cornwall as well as parts of devon and somerset, starts at 6 pm. the british medical association has offered to call off strikes later this month if nhs bosses give permission for further time for negotiations , further time for negotiations, as the industrial action was announced yesterday after the bma said the government had failed to meet the deadline to put an improved pay offer on the table. thousands of medics plan to strike in england for five days from february the 24th until february. the 28th, but now the doctors trade union has written to nhs leaders urging a longer time frame for pay talks to take place since the prime minister has vowed to reward hard work with tax cuts . in an hard work with tax cuts. in an interview he's given to the times , rishi sunak has also told times, rishi sunak has also told critics who doubt he can turn his party's fortunes around that he is totally up for the fight . he is totally up for the fight. he hopes such a move ahead of

the election can help balance out his party's current deficit against labour. in the latest opinion polls, sunaks new vow to slash taxes comes after it was revealed yesterday that his uk tax bill was more than half £1 million. last year, his total income rose to £22 million. meanwhile labour leader sir keir starmer has told vogue that labour are not taking poll results for granted , saying results for granted, saying they're prepared to fight like we're five points behind . and we're five points behind. and prince william has hired a former government diplomat as his private secretary. ian patrick also worked under the late former lib dem leader lord paddy ashdown from 2002 to 2006. before joining the foreign office. the prince of wales returned to royal duties earlier this week following his father king charles's cancer diagnosis. two people have died after a plane crashed onto a busy highway in florida. smoke billowed from the accident after the plane collided with a car on

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smackers. rooney's. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gbnews.com. slash alerts . now gbnews.com. slash alerts. now it's back to dawn on gb news. saturday. >> thank you very much, pip. now what elton john item would i buy, i wonder now because i can't afford them. but let's get straight into today's story , straight into today's story, shall we? um, can the tories capitalise on labour's u—turn on their flagship green policy ? their flagship green policy? we've been talking about this for ages, aren't we? so keir starmer has insisted labour is being straight with voters. the decision to ditch the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green project has been criticised by many labour mps , criticised by many labour mps, as well as environmental groups and trade unions. joe joining me now is gb news senior political commentator and nigel nelson, to explain what is going on with this policy that i feel like

nigel, we have been talking about nearly as long as brexit. yes, we have nigel. >> yeah, it's been it's been going on for ages that the, um, we've been expecting keir starmer to actually ditch it. >> uh, and this week he did uh, i find that deeply disappointing. i think that he's fallen into a tory trap that was laid for him. and he needn't have done it. now he's got to explain in how he can actually achieve economic growth now that the key policy that he had to do, it has been , has been do, it has been, has been abandoned . abandoned. >> this, this, it just sounds like yet another flip flop. nigel what we're expecting from , nigel what we're expecting from, um, you know, the labour party and keir in particular. and this is a policy that was devised by ed miliband and backed by shadow chancellor rachel reeves. i mean, is this just demonstrating more division in the labour party? well i don't it's more

division . division. >> i think that the problem was that, um, first of all, they had to water the policy down. the, the original idea had been £28 billion was being invested from year one of a labour government . year one of a labour government. that was then then had to be watered down because interest rates rose. you can understand that now. they've abandoned it altogether. and as i say, i find that deeply disappointing . um, that deeply disappointing. um, not least because of the economic benefits it would have had that the, the kind of , uh, had that the, the kind of, uh, global direction of travel is for green industries . if we for green industries. if we invest in that in this country , invest in that in this country, we could have led the way there. and it was predicted you could get £1 trillion of trade based on this . we had the policy gone on this. we had the policy gone ahead. >> but i mean, is it what voters are worried about at the moment ? are worried about at the moment? how is it going to affect the poundin how is it going to affect the pound in their pocket? i think thatis pound in their pocket? i think that is one of the reasons behind it, isn't it? i mean, it's like, you know, we can't afford pay heating bills afford to pay our heating bills

as sound like as it is. it didn't sound like much of a vote winner with with the older labour voters as the youngsters. yet maybe . but what youngsters. yet maybe. but what about that older, that middle market that he seems to he needs to go for . to go for. >> no, i think you're absolutely right . and what the tories tried right. and what the tories tried to do was to that this to do was to say that if this policy went ahead, the money would come from tax rises. it wouldn't. the money would have come from borrowing. so tax wouldn't have , wouldn't have wouldn't have, wouldn't have risen. clearly that if risen. now clearly that if interest rates are as high as they are now and carry on that way, that borrowing target becomes a real problem . that bit becomes a real problem. that bit i get, um, but but we are we are heading towards interest rates going down. although they'll probably be an uptick inflation this week on wednesday, when the figures are announced , the figures are announced, the chances are we will get back to the inflation target of 2. that means interest rates coming down. good news for all of us. our mortgages will then be cheaper and so on. um, also, it makes borrowing much easier so

labour never really had to ditch this policy . labour never really had to ditch this policy. if labour never really had to ditch this policy . if the if it turned this policy. if the if it turned out they couldn't actually adopt it at the time because of high interest rates . that was the interest rates. that was the point to say sorry , we can't do point to say sorry, we can't do it yet. they just didn't have to do it now. and that was the tory trap was laid , which trap that was laid, which they've fallen into. >> i mean, labour have a 24 point lead in the polls. i mean , point lead in the polls. i mean, um, in theory it's almost an impossible comeback for sunak. i mean, it's the biggest comeback in 70 years. can he capitalise on this, though? nigel >> well, the way he's trying to capitalise it and this is how the trap was laid, is to argue that he's got a plan and labour hasn't it. so you start off with the with the accusation of tax rises. untrue now that's been dropped. he can't actually attack labour for for, going to going to raise taxes. now he's saying that labour don't have any plan for the economy . and any plan for the economy. and that was the problem for, for keir starmer. until he can explain how he's going to fill

this gap that he's created for himself, he doesn't have a plan for the economy . for the economy. >> okay. talking of tax , you >> okay. talking of tax, you brought this thorny subject up this week. um, rishi sunak's tax return has been published. it does sound like he pays rather a lot. doesn't it? >> it does rather. um. but then he's a very rich man that, uh, you're talking about sort of a family wealth of, uh, 700 million. thanks to, uh, his wife's investments in her father's it company in india. so, yes, he is paying a lot of tax, so he should, because he's getting a lot of money in, um, and obviously that will be a subject for the labour attack, which will argue that he's so rich that he's out of touch with ordinary people . ordinary people. >> and i'm going to i'm asking everyone who's coming on the show this this afternoon. nigel one non—policy story you would like to ask rishi sunak at the great. you know, we've got him on the, on the, on the, on the

programme, on, on monday night haven't we. what's the one question him. not question you would ask him. not policy related. okay >> uh, what i'd like to ask him is what he intends do with is what he intends to do with his after he loses the his life after he loses the election . election. >> so . >> so. >> so. >> and do you have any suggestions? quickly >> um, i don't think you'd answer that question for a start , i imagine he would disappear to california and silicon valley. >> right . >> right. >> right. >> okay. silicon valley, and that's not a euphemism , is it, that's not a euphemism, is it, nigel? no. be careful. uh, that's nigel nelson, our political correspondent there. thank you so much, nigel, for joining afternoon. now, joining us this afternoon. now, for analysis and for all the best analysis and opinion on that story and much more website, which more, go to our website, which is gb news. now , now is the is gb news. com now, now is the church of england becoming a conveyor belt for asylum seekers to remain in the uk through baptism ? i'm a former priest who baptism? i'm a former priest who was in charge of a parish in england , says he tried to stop england, says he tried to stop the veritable industry. his words , not mine of baptisms. words, not mine of baptisms. after discovering the scale of

abuse in the system, claiming that it from his conversions with conversations with fellow clergy . he believes there are clergy. he believes there are hundreds and probably thousands of asylum baptisms . interesting of asylum baptisms. interesting one. in the light of abdul ezedl one. in the light of abdul ezedi, this week. joining me now is former labour adviser, the lovely, wonderful scarlett mccgwire and the equally lovely and wonderful kind of broadcaster mike parry . thank broadcaster mike parry. thank you so much forjoining me on a lovely saturday afternoon. now, obviously we're talking about this because abdul ezedi been in the news for two weeks now, 11 days, isn't it ? the news for two weeks now, 11 days, isn't it? um, the news for two weeks now, 11 days, isn't it ? um, obviously days, isn't it? um, obviously converted to christianity . he converted to christianity. he um, from being a muslim, and this was one of the reasons he was allowed to stay in this country despite being a convicted sex attacker . i'm convicted sex attacker. i'm going to come to you. i can feel your gaze on me, mike perry. i'm going to come to you first on this one. mike, what do you make of has claimed? this one. mike, what do you make of well, has claimed? this one. mike, what do you make of well, it's has claimed? this one. mike, what do you make of well, it's an 1as claimed? this one. mike, what do you make of well, it's an industry.ed? this one. mike, what do you make of uh vell, it's an industry.ed? this one. mike, what do you make of uh ,3ll, it's an industry.ed? this one. mike, what do you make of uh , he it's an industry.ed? this one. mike, what do you make of uh , he iss an industry.ed? this one. mike, what do you make of uh , he iss an industanad? >> uh, he is saying it's an industry and there's more evidence it might now,

evidence it might be. now, the guy talking the guy you're talking about is the reverend and reverend matthew firth. okay and he charge of, um , a he was in charge of, um, a pafish he was in charge of, um, a parish in. i think it's darlington in the north of england, suddenly he england, when suddenly he discovered that dozens of people were suddenly turning up. so what he did was he thought , what he did was he thought, well, if you're really true to your beliefs, then you'll have to spend six months attending my church on a sunday morning at which stage i might take you seriously . and all of a sudden, seriously. and all of a sudden, lo and behold, they all started drifting the numbered drifting away. and the numbered who been applying to who who'd been applying to convert christianity suddenly convert to christianity suddenly decreased very , very rapidly. decreased very, very rapidly. now that's the example that's raised this issue. but i've come across another one and it's in liverpool . um, the former dean liverpool. um, the former dean of liverpool , pete wilcox, is of liverpool, pete wilcox, is the man who came up with the quote that you've just given us, questioning whether conversions had become a conveyor belt and was the church of england. so he's a whistleblower within the church of england. he's saying, is the of england naive , is the church of england naive, turning a blind eye to what is

happening? i know a great many churches, some within my own diocese, that will grant someone a conversion , often afterjust a conversion, often after just one bible reading and a chat with the vicar. then be invited to come along the following sunday and baptised and of sunday and be baptised and of course, we know what's behind all this is that somebody all this is that if somebody changes to christianity, they can claim that the country they're going back to would be very dangerous. them and some countries they go back to, it's actually crime become an actually a crime to become an apostate and their lives could be danger. and that's what we be in danger. and that's what we believe is making this a racket rather than a genuine desire to become christian. >> in scarlet, what do you make of this? it's got very strong opinions, as usual, on this one, and i seem to be a point. >> i think it's really interesting, isn't it? so you have this, this, this, this , have this, this, this, this, this a sort of sweet spot is you have the church of england that's loose using parishioners. >> yes. right >> yes. right >> so desperate for more , um, >> so desperate for more, um, possibly a lot of very

optimistic vicars , um, who who optimistic vicars, um, who who are finding , you know, these are finding, you know, these mostly men who come to them and then, uh, you have asylum seekers , um, some of whom have seekers, um, some of whom have already risked their lives. um, you know, coming over by boat all sorts of things. who are who are desperate. and they sit so one can understand absolutely that that i'm sure that it it happens. i don't know how much it happens. um, i, i think justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, is right to say that it's not for us to decide who is andisnt it's not for us to decide who is and isn't a proper christian. it's for the home office. i mean, i was thinking of how many of these countries actually, i mean, you know, you wouldn't send somebody back to afghanistan anyway. christian or not. um, you probably wouldn't send them back to somalia , send them back to somalia, eritrea, etc. i mean, there are a of places, um, i mean, a lot of places, um, i mean, i had a yemeni refugee staying with me. he was a muslim. um there's no way he he could be

sent back. um, so i don't know how how important it really is, but i do think that it does leave us with the serious thing of, do you say if you have somebody who says they are a practising christian, do you send them back? and whenever i've had this argument, the people will no, they refuse to answer . and i people will no, they refuse to answer. and i think that's what the home office has to answer is, is, is would would you send somebody back? i mean, i'm sure it happens. i have no idea how much it happens , but there's much it happens, but there's a priest or vicar or whatever . much it happens, but there's a priest or vicar or whatever. um, on who goes into the bibby stockholm and you think , here stockholm and you think, here are these young men who are. i mean, it's basically like being in jail, where a lot of prison chaplains do go and they actually have somebody to talk to. so there you can see it from both sides . both sides. >> yeah, you can, but i wish that the church of england would

take seriously the whistle blowing allegations from the two vicars that i've named , for vicars that i've named, for instance, archbishop of canterbury justin welby says we simply follow the teaching of the bible, which is to care for the bible, which is to care for the blame us. the stranger. don't blame us. he's saying. saying it's he's saying. he's saying it's the job of the home office, as kyle has pointed out, which it is the job of the home office to try and control immigration in this country and illegal immigration. but surely the archbishop of canterbury has got to be aware that other evidence from other whistleblowers has been put forward, including some vicars who've said we've been pressurised by asylum seekers, lawyers to make up claims. pressurised by asylum seekers, lawyers to make up claims . sorry lawyers to make up claims. sorry to make um their claims stronger by by giving our support to them, even though we've never met some of them. i mean, it looks like a racket to me. it needs investigation at the highest in the church of highest level in the church of england, wish they would england, and i wish they would at and do that. >> say by“ ema— >> i say it's a very interesting point, is way point, skyler is there is no way of telling how often this is happening. no of happening. there's no record of it officially kept. many

it that's officially kept. many of tribunal rulings are of the tribunal rulings are behind closed doors. we don't even people involved. even know the people involved. but there was i think, but but there was one, i think, mentioned papers mentioned in one of the papers today are, um, he was an today who are, um, he was an iranian, claimed to be a christian, but he only claimed to be a christian after his claim that he gay, fouled . claim that he was gay, fouled. exactly. he is still in this system. so, you know, if you and you did accept that there is a problem here, how do we solve it? >> i think it's really difficult . i mean, i remember being with somebody. i mean , he was the somebody. i mean, he was the head of appeals for, for for, um, immigration and, and, and he was dealing with a very difficult case, which was actually a gay iranian. and he said that, you know, if i say you can't send a gay iranian back , then you know that if you back, then you know that if you claim to be gay , you won't be claim to be gay, you won't be sent back . it's the point is sent back. it's the point is that that actually it's about i mean, it's impossible , isn't it?

mean, it's impossible, isn't it? i am not saying for a minute it doesn't happen, but it is impossible to find to work out what's real and what's not real. >> but it's not impossible to identify people who have already been convicted of sex crimes. um, dawn's already mentioned abdul ezedi, the man who's now the focus of all our attention on who may have fallen or may have jumped into the river thames, he had convictions, thames, but he had convictions, so he should be disbarred so surely he should be disbarred altogether from consideration . altogether from consideration. >> i think that's what i haven't said. what i, i mean, there's no question that you question that that that man you know, should i mean, if he had been kept in britain, he should have been kept guard. have been kept under guard. right | have been kept under guard. right i mean, there's no question that somebody who with sex crimes should be let out on the street is the, the problem is you can't send people back to afghanistan . no, i mean, no, but afghanistan. no, i mean, no, but so what do you what i'm trying to say is we can be really angry . but what what do you really do ? >> 7- >> yeah, 7 >> yeah, but but unfortunately, we have to go with such a strong

debate. um, really good debate . debate. um, really good debate. um, thank you very much to scarlett mccgwire and mike parry there for very strong opinions. what do you think, though? gb views at gb news you're watching and listening to gb news with me. neesom lots more coming me. dawn neesom lots more coming up show . we'll be up on today's show. we'll be going birmingham to going live to birmingham to pro—palestinian protest that's occupying branches of barclays, calling for a boycott of the bank over its links to israel and all of that, and much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel don't go too far

>> you're listening to gb news radio . join >> you're listening to gb news radio .join me >> you're listening to gb news radio . join me camilla tominey radio. join me camilla tominey at 930 on sunday morning when i'll be speaking to pat mcfadden, the man coordinating labour's general election campaign, to ask him whether it's an error for keir starmer to have abandoned the green prosperity plan. >> i'll also be speaking to levelling up secretary michael gove. levelling up secretary michael gove . can rishi sunak actually gove. can rishi sunak actually win the next general election?

and in his first interview since announcing he's stepping down as announcing he's stepping down as an mp , i'll be speaking to an mp, i'll be speaking to former chancellor kwasi kwarteng. all that and more with me. camilla tominey at 9.30 on sunday morning. welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom on your tv, onune with me dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. >> now thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are marching across the country today again calling for a ceasefire in gaza. they've been going for nearly four months now across the country in cities like london, manchester and edinburgh. and now pro—palestinian protests are occupying branches of barclays is calling for a boycott of the bank over links to israel . so, bank over links to israel. so, um, i'm stunned they found a branch open, to be honest with you. but joining me now is our west midlands reporter, jack

carson. jack good afternoon. thank you for joining carson. jack good afternoon. thank you forjoining us carson. jack good afternoon. thank you for joining us from birmingham. this afternoon. what's going on behind you? we can see there . can see there. >> yeah. so what you can see behind me, dawn is part of the protesting that's going on. >> organised by the palestinian solidarity campaign here within the west midlands. now what we saw earlier, they have now left the barclays bank. but you can see they are still surrounding the branch here on the high street. what we saw earlier, about ago was seven of about an hour ago was seven of the pro—palestine protests doing what they call a lie in inside the branch. they were laying down, some of them draped in the palestinian flag, others holding signs saying stop the genocide. and that meant that they basically barclays closed its doors , wasn't allowing any doors, wasn't allowing any customers inside the bank. eventually, after a conversation between the west midlands police and the protesters inside the bank, they have now left the bank. but this is now all culminated and culminated in this protest and this rally that we're now seeing outside the branch here. now,

this even the main march, this isn't even the main march, the that we're the main protest that we're seeing birmingham seeing here in birmingham today that set off just a that is about to set off just a couple of miles away and then marched to this barclays bank around 2:00. but as i said, it's all been organised by the palestinian solidarity campaign, particularly here in the west midlands . earlier on i spoke to midlands. earlier on i spoke to their chairman, naim malik , over their chairman, naim malik, over 28,000 palestinians have been killed over ten of them, thousand of them are children and they are killed indiscriminately . indiscriminately. >> today, the israeli prime minister has ordered his army to draw up a plan of how to get rid of palestinians in gaza over the rafah border . okay, it's already rafah border. okay, it's already in less than 150 square mile. there are 1.5 million palestinians living there . they palestinians living there. they have been pushed from all parts of gaza into that little corner . of gaza into that little corner. >> now, of course, the reason that they are protesting outside this barclays bank is because the palestinian solidarity campaign, they say that they

have research which claims £3 billion worth of loans and underwriting , billion worth of loans and underwriting, is going into nine companies whose weapons components and military technology, they say, are being used by israel. that's why they are particularly targeting barclays banks. they've done this before in the past few months. they seem to be carrying on campaign , uh, again now, on that campaign, uh, again now, politically, we know that the likes of foreign secretary lord cameron has been in the middle east work way east trying to work out a way in which be to which a deal could be done to have a sustainable ceasefire. and we know particularly and we also know particularly within muslim communities, we heard this week from the heard it's this week from the shadow secretary, shadow justice secretary, shabana mahmood, who is saying that there has been a sense of a loss within muslim loss of trust within muslim communities labour communities towards the labour party, certainly from the people at i've been at the protests that i've been speaking to today here, particularly, of course, birmingham, labour birmingham, a very heavy labour city, particularly within the inner city, that does seem to be, um, hitting, hitting ground and really breaking through that. the particularly the people to do say people i've spoken to do say there a loss trust. there has been a loss of trust. they don't trust the uk government keir starmer as government or keir starmer as leader of the opposition to find

a way forward. of course , with a way forward. of course, with their direction that they want, which a immediate ceasefire. which is a immediate ceasefire. um, , uh, within this um, of course, uh, within this conflict with israel and palestine, we know there was a proposed ceasefire plan put forward by hamas . to netanyahu. forward by hamas. to netanyahu. but he is, of course, as has rejected that, saying that he wants the complete, um, release of, uh, complete release of, of those hostages, but also, of course , the decimation of, of course, the decimation of, of hamas in gaza. >> that's jack carson there at gb news west midlands reporter in birmingham on the latest palestinian march and demonstration in branches of barclays basically now lots of you have been sending in your thoughts because this show is all about you. so do keep them coming gb views at gb news now. we kicked off our programme with our, um, ken rishi sunak capital piece on labour's flip flop on that green policy. andrew says i don't want to be taxed for green

policies. i think all bills such as fuel and utilities should have an optional payment towards green . if people feel green policies. if people feel strongly can pay. strongly they can pay. interesting point. i wonder how many of us would volunteer to do that. meanwhile, says that. meanwhile, claudette says people in general have very little interest in green policies. electric cars policies. hence electric cars are going nowhere. heat pumps never got off the ground. very good points , and i suspect good points, and i suspect that's exactly keir that's exactly the way keir starmer is thinking as well. it's expensive and also it's very expensive and also ravi on the church of england conveyor belt conversion to christianity story. we're talking about says the priests are failing for their obvious falling for their obvious deception. can you get an imam and ask them what happens to these people once they denounce islam christianity ? islam and embrace christianity? a very interesting conversation that would be to have, wouldn't it ? now you're watching and it? now you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom lots more coming on today's show , but coming up on today's show, but let's news headlines let's get those news headlines with tomson .

with pip tomson. >> john, thanks very much. it's 1232. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom . police are searching newsroom. police are searching the river thames this lunchtime for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi a police boat has been circling between vauxhall and chelsea bridges with the met police saying they began shortly after low tide just before 9 am. the 35 year old was last seen on cctv leaning over the railings of chelsea bridge . for railings of chelsea bridge. for those watching on tv, you can see him walking across that bfidge see him walking across that bridge just before 11:30 pm. on january the 31st, four hours after the attack in south london. detectives now believe it is most likely he has died and say his body may never be found and pro—palestinian protesters are staging a sit in at barclays bank on birmingham high street . seven people have high street. seven people have been seen lying down inside the bank, with palestinian flags and placards saying stop the genocide . it's been reported

genocide. it's been reported that one man who became angry by the protest was seen banging on the protest was seen banging on the glass doors of the bank and tipped over the table of the protesters outside the entrance. we understand no arrest was made . large parts of england could face travel disruption later and some flooding as heavy rain hits the met office has issued a yellow weather warning, which covers from newcastle in the north—east and its surrounding areas down to east anglia along england's east coast. this comes into force at 7:00 pm tonight and lasts until midday tomorrow. another warning covering much of cornwall as well as parts of devon and somerset , starts at 6 devon and somerset, starts at 6 pm. today. elton john's superfans listen up because nearly a thousand items from his former home in atlanta are up former home in atlanta are up for sale in new york. maybe you've always dreamed of playing your song on the music legend's yamaha grand piano or climbing into his 1990 bentley two door convertible, or even getting your hands on his stage costumes

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radio. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your tv online and on digital radio. hope you're having a wonderful weekend. now now, um, the story that won't go away . the story that won't go away. police claim the suspect in the clapham chemical attack may have

jumped into the river thames as the manhunt continues for the 11th day. this is the met's commander, jon savell . speaking commander, jon savell. speaking yesterday . yesterday. >> the last 24 hours we have met nicola bulley been viewing all of the available cctv in and around the chelsea bridge area, and we've also worked with transport for london in accessing the cctv from their buses. accessing the cctv from their buses . it is accessing the cctv from their buses. it is our now main working theory with ezedi has actually gone into the thames from chelsea bridge . all of our from chelsea bridge. all of our work thus far has not seen him come off the bridge . we are in come off the bridge. we are in contact with his family in order to pass that news on, and to provide the necessary information and support for them , because of course, i'm sure they will also be very worried about what's happened to him and what he has done . what he has done. >> um, this comes after officers raided two tyneside properties

on thursday, thought to be connected to the attack. >> ezedi is wanted for attempted murder after throwing an alkaline substance on a woman and her two children, one of them three years old, injuring nine other people . joining me nine other people. joining me now is director of the law and order foundation, norman brennan. norman, thank you very much for joining brennan. norman, thank you very much forjoining us this much for joining us this afternoon. fresh a break, i understand. um now this this story, it just won't go away. um, and i'm very confused about the timeline on this because first, the police didn't tell us for 24 hours, sort of who we were looking for. no description whatsoever . and now they they whatsoever. and now they they think that he's thrown himself into the thames. and that would have happened on wednesday night, the of the night, which was the day of the attack. why has it taken so long? norman >> well, sometimes operational purposes are that the police will delay giving certain information, certain descriptions . descriptions. >> obviously, i'm not in charge of that information room, but the met will have a very senior

police officer that decided why there was that short delay. what i will say, dawn, is that this individual had obviously travelled all the way down from newcastle , so he had his newcastle, so he had his intention to carry out what he intended to do. >> he could have changed his mind actually got mind when he actually got involved in the assault . it involved in the assault. it appears that it's probably just the mother that he intended to injure. however, it appears that one or both the daughters were injured in various degrees is now the only people . that would now the only people. that would have known the suspect would have known the suspect would have been the mother and the two children were the priority of the that the police were to ensure that the police were to ensure that the and two children the mother and the two children were to hospital for were taken to hospital for immediate medical attention. and when you're interviewing children, and it would have not been the mother , it would have been the mother, it would have been the mother, it would have been of the children, been one of the two children, one eight. they one of three, one of eight. they have to specially and have to be specially and carefully interviewed. the police would have also got a pnc on the vehicle to see who the vehicle was registered to. so before they panicked the public

or give them misinformation, they have to make sure that the information they have is correct before deciphering it out to the public. and there are sometimes delays and i've been in policing for decades , and i know how for decades, and i know how major information rooms work. and although the public want information immediately , which i information immediately, which i understand rightly so , um, understand rightly so, um, sometimes there are delays for operational reasons. how long do you think they've had this theory about the fact that he jumped off? >> um, off the bridge? i mean, you know, is there a chance he could still be in hiding, maybe being hid in mosque, receiving being hid in a mosque, receiving care wounds by by care for his wounds by by sympathisers ? i mean, do we know sympathisers? i mean, do we know we don't know for sure. but i mean, what makes the police so convinced? from cctv , convinced? apart from the cctv, that's all seem have . that's all we seem to have. >> well, the good money. that's exactly what has happened to him. gone the drink , him. he's gone into the drink, as we call it, as a river or the sea. fiver as we call it, as a river or the sea. river thames. in this sea. the river thames. in this particular case. let's cut to the chase on this. this individual carried out his

intention . however, what i don't intention. however, what i don't think he did intend was to injure himself . think he did intend was to injure himself. i think he did intend was to injure himself . i don't think he injure himself. i don't think he intended to lose his car. so his plans didn't exactly go the way he thought. now, when you're injured through an acid attack and you yourself is probably splashed acid whilst attacking his former partner into his own face, that pain would have been excruciating . he would have then excruciating. he would have then gone into panic mode and all these conspiracy theorists that are posting on social media haven't really got a clue . they haven't really got a clue. they post what they think has happened. what the police know is what happened. so what he did is what happened. so what he did is he jumped on a tube. he was going somewhere , maybe to try going somewhere, maybe to try and he's got a friend and see if he's got a friend over that neck of woods. he over that neck of the woods. he got as i understand got some water, as i understand it, caledonian road. used got some water, as i understand it, police adonian road. used got some water, as i understand it, police that an road. used got some water, as i understand it, police that areaoad. used got some water, as i understand it, police that area .3d. used got some water, as i understand it, police that area . he used got some water, as i understand it, police that area . he thend to police that area. he then jumps a tube and he goes back jumps on a tube and he goes back over to the river thames. now nobody would have known who he was. he probably pulled his coat up above his face. and as up right above his face. and as we can see in the cctv , he kept

we can see in the cctv, he kept his low so nobody was his head low so nobody was actually looking in for him at that time and he by that time. and as he walked by the river bridge bridge to the river bridge to bridge to bfidge the river bridge to bridge to bridge and he's panicked. excruciating pain. he thought my plans have not gone to the way i thought they would do. and he was probably in so much pain at each bridge. he probably thought , shall i throw myself off here? he didn't. he then went to the next and to the next, and when he ended up at chelsea bridge and have and the met have done a fantastic job, i that fantastic job, i see that they've criticised by some. they've been criticised by some. they no criticism. they deserve no criticism. they've done an outstanding job and if i thought they didn't, i'd say so. so in answer to your question, keith , although london question, keith, although london is covered with it, there are certain areas where it is not covered. so they would have looked at each side of the bridge. the last sighting they had on the bridge. now, if had was on the bridge. now, if he didn't come off one side of the or the other side of the bridge or the other side of the bridge or the other side of the other of the bridge, the other side of the bridge, there's only one he could there's only one place he could have , and that's into have gone, and that's into the river where i'm river thames, where i'm absolutely certain, as the

commander and many other fleet people within policing believe has happened . has happened. >> okay, that's norman brennan , >> okay, that's norman brennan, director of the law and order foundation there. thank you very much for joining foundation there. thank you very much forjoining us this much for joining us this afternoon , norman, on on the afternoon, norman, on on the story the ongoing story of story of the ongoing story of abdul ezedi uh, you abdul ezedi. uh, now you are watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom. and there's a lot more coming on today's show. um, coming up on today's show. um, you've heard of the yellow card and the red card, and now we could be seeing a blue card on the football pitch very soon, because why not all of that, and much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel. go and get the kettle on. but don't get

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now you've heard of the yellow card. the red card . um, and now card. the red card. um, and now we could be seeing blue cards on the football pitch because why not? i mean, there's several more colours to go after as more colours to go after this as well, uh, well, isn't there? uh, footballers , lawmakers to footballers, lawmakers are to trial sin binning players and issuing blue cards like in rugby isn't it? a player would spend ten minutes in the technical area after being given a blue card by a referee. oh god, make it stop. joining me now is sports broadcaster aidan magee to explain why football is getting so damn complicated . getting so damn complicated. aiden what's all this blue card malarkey? >> well, it's a good point, actually , because one of the actually, because one of the problems with var dawn, and we've seen that since what august 2019, this country august 2019, in this country celebrating a goal. but one thing been that's come to thing that's been that's come to light because light this season because the delays long delays have been so long and don't forget, meant be don't forget, it's meant to be fine now it for fine tuned. now we've had it for five one of the five years. well, one of the issues is that the players are when or when they're inactive for 5 or 6 minutes, get tissue minutes, you can get soft tissue injuries. what happens if injuries. now what happens if you sin bin a player for ten minutes. >> oh yeah. good point. >> oh yeah. good point.

>> you know do you have. and this there's lots of this is there's are lots of objections with and objections i have with it. and it's one number of it's and it's one of a number of reasons hasn't actually reasons i think hasn't actually been you been thought through. but you sometimes players sometimes you see players on exercise of exercise bikes on the side of the thing the pitch. that's one thing of one doing someone one way of doing it. someone suggested the clubs who are suggested that the clubs who are short wire short for cash, they might wire it their floodlights it up to their floodlights to help help ease up with the electricity if you electricity bill. but if you look for example look at goalkeepers, for example . so i just just recap what it's about. to an about. so it's meant to be an intermediary . the intermediary punishment. the blue card for instances of dissent and for cynical fouls. right, right. so what about a goalkeeper? you're not going to be able to symbian a goalkeeper unless you can bring on a substitute. really. so substitute. really. yeah. so what you gonna do? you've what are you gonna do? you've got to play without a goalkeeper. put goalkeeper. you're gonna put an outfield player in goal and have him shirt and him swap his shirt over and everything like that, or do we accept really accept that that's not really practical goalkeepers practical and that goalkeepers aren't practical and that goalkeepers areevery player? can as every other player? they can sell hell they want sell whatever the hell they want to seems to an official. that seems bizarre there's the bizarre to me. then there's the timing the blue cards timing of the blue cards as well. if in well. what happens if it's in the minute? are we going to the 93rd minute? are we going to play the 93rd minute? are we going to play haven't ten play what we haven't got ten minutes left, so minutes of the game left, so what's that punishment actually worth? the worth? and postecoglou made the point especially point yesterday that especially for teams going from

for weaker teams going away from home, lose a player for home, if they lose a player for ten they're just ten minutes, they're just going to until to be men behind the ball until the time elapses. >> this is my point. you're just going to mess around, aren't you? going waste you? you're just going to waste that and that ten minutes and like and our is going to be our blue card is going to be subject var reviews. our blue card is going to be subje mean iar reviews. our blue card is going to be subje mean ia theyiews. our blue card is going to be subje mean ia they are .. our blue card is going to be subjemean ia they are goodness >> i mean if they are goodness me, know where are me, i don't know where we are if we're really me here. >> no. >> no. >> but look, ange postecoglou said yesterday it's going to the tottenham it's tottenham manager said it's going football. going to destroy football. we had saying had jurgen klopp saying it's giving referees more opportunities chelsea . i'm a pochettino at chelsea. i'm a romantic and i think it would be difficult. of other difficult. lots of other managers, areola down at managers, anthony areola down at bournemouth, eddie howe at newcastle, came newcastle, not one of them came out know what, this out and said you know what, this has thought through has been well thought through and idea and i don't and it's a good idea and i don't think is going to get one. think this is going to get one. get board. the get off the drawing board. the fifa said not fifa have already said it's not going elite level going to for be elite level football. going going to for be elite level footbeit. going going to for be elite level footbeit. much, going going to for be elite level footbeit. much, much going going to for be elite level footbeit. much, much lowering to try it a much, much lower level. should level. but again, why should they? those games, they? why should those games, those people who take their football to football seriously, have to suffer well? it's suffer this as well? it's sucking the joy. sucking all the joy. >> mean, var be >> i mean, you know, var be careful var. careful what you wish for var. you be careful what you wish for var. y(good be careful what you wish for var. y(good thing be careful what you wish for var. y(good thing i be careful what you wish for var. y(good thing i was be careful what you wish for var. y(good thing i was well be careful what you wish for var. y(good thing i was well i be careful what you wish for var. y(good thing i was well i was)e a good thing i was well i was well ahead of it. >> i well well well in favour of it. and i really regret saying that of

that sucks all the joy out of football doesn't it? >> i mean, you know, you scored a let's and a goal, right? let's sit and talk where you're going talk about where you're going all that all the day this year that happened this happened to me earlier this year at at tottenham. at tottenham i was at tottenham. >> chelsea. >> tottenham v chelsea. it was four wasn't >> tottenham v chelsea. it was fol everyone wasn't >> tottenham v chelsea. it was fol everyone what wasn't it. everyone said what a thrilling was thrilling game it was. i was in the and was the stadium and there was a seven minute on least seven minute delay on at least one this to one incident, and this woman to next me if i'd next me was asking me if i'd ever tunisia on holiday next me was asking me if i'd ever decent,1isia on holiday next me was asking me if i'd ever decent, a.ia on holiday next me was asking me if i'd ever decent, a good holiday next me was asking me if i'd ever decent, a good package next me was asking me if i'd ever packaget, a good package next me was asking me if i'd ever package dealsyod package next me was asking me if i'd ever package deals rightackage next me was asking me if i'd eveand|ckage deals rightackage next me was asking me if i'd eveand what'sdeals rightackage next me was asking me if i'd eveand what's the s rightackage next me was asking me if i'd eveand what's the football kage next me was asking me if i'd eveand what's the football likes >> and what's the football like in tunisia? have are in tunisia? do they have the are they they they do i think they do. >> let's talk about game >> so let's talk about a game with shaped with a different shaped ball. rugby. >> em- em— >> exactly. big weekend of six nafions >> exactly. big weekend of six nations . well today nations action today. well today and tomorrow. and we had last week ireland rip underpinning their authority in the tournament. they weren't pre—tournament favourites but that in that win in paris also in marseille last friday i should say really put them in the bump seat. playing seat. now they're playing against against italy . against tomorrow against italy. we've france travel to we've got france travel to scotland for the 215 kick off at murrayfield . uh scotland were murrayfield. uh scotland were they did win in wales last week but they weren't convincing in the second half. they almost saw their and wales their lead wiped out and wales of stirring of course are stirring a stirring comeback. week in stirring comeback. last week in the principality stadium in cardiff . they looked in cardiff. they looked so good in that half, didn't quite

that second half, didn't quite manage but manage to turn it around, but they'll today they'll go to twickenham today having many, having not won there for many, many cause an many years. looking to cause an upset against england. england themselves sticky last week against italy they were losing at half time. actually they did get job done eventually get the job done eventually against side who never get the job done eventually agaianything. side who never get the job done eventually agaianything. theye who never get the job done eventually agaianything. they always1ever win anything. they always get the they well the wooden spoon. they did well in england. they in the world cup england. they got to semi—finals. one got to the semi—finals. no one was really expecting to was really expecting them to get there, they there, but you would argue they probably had quite a favourable route through to route all the way through to where to. we don't where they got to. so we don't really are. really know where england are. lots of personnel changes, captaincy so captaincy changes as well. so who's would say who's favourite? i would say ireland rugby. no, i'd say ireland rugby. no, i'd say ireland now. i mean france, the pre—tournament favourites because i.e. because the two top teams, i.e. france and ireland, were playing in their first game in in france , so had the advantage. , so france had the advantage. but ireland there. but of course ireland won there. i their biggest win i think it was their biggest win there number of years. the there for a number of years. the biggest margin of victory in france that france. and so that automatically them as automatically installs them as favourites now. >> play for that. >> so all to play for that. absolutely aidan magee absolutely brilliant aidan magee thank good to thank you so much. good to see you in talking you for coming in and talking blue now blue cards and rugby. now you are and listening to gb are watching and listening to gb news dawn news saturday with me. dawn neesom up on neesom lots more coming up on today's as labour ditched today's show as labour ditched the to spend £28 billion

the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects , can a year on green projects, can sunak use this to steal back some support? and of course he needs it. we'll be discussing the prime minister's massive half bill as well. half million tax bill as well. um, but first let's a look um, but first let's have a look at the weather, because i think it's actually nice this it's actually quite nice this afternoon. it? let's have a afternoon. is it? let's have a find we? a brighter find out, shall we? a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. >> hello there. >> i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office has been a reasonably dull start to weekend for dull start to the weekend for many of us, but a few bright spells further towards west. spells further towards the west. we now these blustery we now have these blustery showers southwest showers pushing into southwest england. rain england. a longer band of rain spreading eastern spreading its way into eastern england eventually england, eventually scotland later on in the night. considering wet been considering how wet it has been recently, could cause some recently, it could cause some localised this localised disruption with this extra elsewhere might extra rainfall elsewhere might be clearer spells around be a few clearer spells around tonight provide some fog tonight could provide some fog patches places , a very patchy patches in places, a very patchy frost in some rural spots, but most and cities

most of our towns and cities will staying freezing, will be staying above freezing, so fairly messy start to sunday as well. again, fog could be quite slow to clear in places. this rain eventually moving its way in across eastern scotland. a very wet day for the northern isles , but some brighter isles, but some brighter spells arriving the west. so too, arriving from the west. so too, with further showers, so never put umbrella complete put the umbrella away. complete neatly of those neatly again. some of those showers be heavier showers could be on the heavier side temperatures side at times. temperatures though ranging between 7 and 11 c, which is pretty much where we'd expect them to the we'd expect them to be for the time monday . the time of year into monday. the area of low pressure. there has been rivers will drift been rivers will slowly drift its northwards. suddenly its way northwards. suddenly itself towards iceland itself up closer towards iceland . this allows this northwesterly flow of air to start moving its way relatively breezy day way in. so relatively breezy day with showers frequently pushing into northern and western counties further towards the east. you'll start off east. though you'll start off dfier east. though you'll start off drier reasonable amount drier with a reasonable amount of out of sunshine, but can't rule out the shower arriving here the odd shower arriving here later day, we hold to later on in the day, we hold to on quite a changeable theme throughout forthcoming week on quite a changeable theme thrwell,yut forthcoming week on quite a changeable theme thrwell,»ut further:oming week on quite a changeable theme thrwell,yut further rain1g week as well, with further rain around at times. the rest around at times. enjoy the rest of your bye bye. of your day. bye bye. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers spot of weather

up. boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news is . on gb news is. >> thank you very much, jonathan. a lot's more coming up on today's show is the british countryside wide racist? well a new report from the wildlife and countryside link says it is a racist colonial white space where ethnic minorities . face where ethnic minorities. face face barriers . to accessing the face barriers. to accessing the green spaces . i'm not making green spaces. i'm not making this up. all of that and more to come. i'm dawn neesom

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me. going to be keeping me. we're going to be keeping you the you up to date on all the stories that really matter to you. coming this it's you. coming up this hour. it's a cracker. can the tories capitalise labour's u—turn on capitalise on labour's u—turn on their green policy? the their flagship green policy? the decision to ditch the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects has been criticised by many labour mps, as well as environmental groups and trade unions. but the question now is can rishi sunak use this to steal back some of the support that is sadly lacking, then, is the british countryside racist? those pesky racist trees are a new report from the wildlife and countryside. link says it is a racist colonial white space and there was me thinking they were filled. where ethnic minorities face a structure , experimental face a structure, experimental and cultural barriers to accessing green spaces. no idea. and president joe biden's memory is brought into question after a special counsel describes him as an elderly man with a poor memory, um, as he mixes up the

president of mexico with the president of mexico with the president of mexico with the president of egypt. it can happen. president of egypt. it can happen . but most importantly, happen. but most importantly, you're not going to want to miss this one. the prime minister that rishi sunak is to appear exclusively on the gb news people forum an hour long q&a on the issues that matter most to you, the voters. let's be honest . let's hear what he has to say, shall we? >> hi rishi sunak here. join me for a special gb news people's forum live on monday the 12th of february. i want to hear about the issues that matter to you for your chance to be part of the audience and to put your questions me . scan the qr questions to me. scan the qr code on screen or go to news. code on screen or go to gb news. com see you there . com see you there. >> ooh, how can you resist? that's this monday at the prime minister will take part in the special people's forum live on gb news in the north—east of england. over the course of the hour. england. over the course of the hour . he'll england. over the course of the hour. he'll take questions directly from you , the great

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am. the 35 year old was last seen on cctv leaning over the railings of chelsea bridge. for those watching on tv, you can see him walking across that bfidge see him walking across that bridge just before 11:30 pm. on january the 31st. for hours after the attack in south london. detectives now believe he's dead and his body may never be found . pro—palestine protests be found. pro—palestine protests have been removed from a barclays bank on birmingham high street after staging a sit in. seven people were seen lying down inside the bank with palestinian flags and placards saying stop the genocide , and saying stop the genocide, and it's been reported that one man, angered by the protest was seen banging on the glass doors of the bank and tipped over the protesters table outside the entrance. we understand no arrest was made . well three arrest was made. well three people have been killed after a car was hit by what's claimed to be an israeli airstrike in rafah . firefighters put out the flames , which left the car in

flames, which left the car in tatters . medics say a strike by tatters. medics say a strike by israel overnight , also in gaza, israel overnight, also in gaza, killed 17 people in rafah . the killed 17 people in rafah. the strike comes after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced a plan to evacuate civilians from the crowded southern gazan city and to defeat the last hamas fighters there . the us has said fighters there. the us has said it won't support any military action in rafah without protection for civilians , as protection for civilians, as large parts of england could face travel disruption and some flooding as heavy rain hits later today, the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain, which covers from newcastle and its surrounding areas down to east anglia. ride along england's east coast. this comes into force at 7:00 pm tonight and lasts until midday tomorrow. another warning covering much of cornwall, as well as parts of devon and somerset, starts at 6 pm. the british medical association has offered to call off strikes later this month if nhs bosses

give permission for further time for negotiations. the industrial action was announced yesterday after the bma said the government had failed to meet the deadline to put an improved pay the deadline to put an improved pay offer on the table . pay offer on the table. thousands of medics plan to strike in england for five days from february the 24th until february. the 28th, but now the doctors trade union has written to nhs leaders urging a longer time frame for pay talks to take place . the prime minister has place. the prime minister has vowed to reward reward even hard work, with tax cuts in an interview that he's done with the times, rishi sunak has also told critics who doubt he can turn his party's fortunes around that he is totally up for the fight. he hopes such a move ahead of the election can help balance out his current balance out his party's current deficit against labour. in the latest opinion polls, the prime minister's new vow to slash taxes comes after it was revealed yesterday that his uk tax bill was more than half £1 billion last year. his total

income rose to £22 million. meanwhile, sir keir starmer has done an interview with vogue and says that labour are not taking poll results for granted, saying they're prepared to fight like we're five points behind . prince we're five points behind. prince william has hired a former government diplomat as his private secretary. ian patrick also worked under the late former lib dem leader lord ashdown from 2002 to 2006, before joining the foreign office. the prince of wales returned to royal duties earlier this week following his father king charles's cancer diagnosis. two people have died after a plane crashed onto a busy highway in florida. smoke billowed from the accident after the plane collided with a car on a busy interstate just a few miles from its final destination on florida's gulf coast. a statement from the national transport safety board says the pilot radioed the naples airport tower, requesting to make an emergency landing. when its two turbofan engines failed . five

turbofan engines failed. five people were on board the flight from columbus, ohio. three were pulled from the wreckage . now, pulled from the wreckage. now, if you're an elton john fan , you if you're an elton john fan, you might be interested in this because nearly a thousand items from his former home in atlanta are up for sale in new york. maybe you've always dreamed of playing your song on the music legend's yamaha grand piano or climbing into his 1990 bentley two door converted or what about getting your hands on his stage costumes and platform boots ? costumes and platform boots? well, the christie's auction takes place later this month. it's set to bring in more. takes place later this month. it's set to bring in more . than it's set to bring in more. than £7 million. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com normally, that's . com normally, that's. >> thank you very much, pip. i'm thinking that blue jacket at the

end that we saw on pip's bulletin would look very good with do reckon? with jeans. what do you reckon? probably a of my price probably a bit out of my price range case let's range though. in any case let's get story , get stuck into today's story, shall we? uh, can the tories capitalise on labour's u—turn on their flagship green policy ? kc their flagship green policy? kc sir keir starmer has insisted labouris sir keir starmer has insisted labour is being straight with voters. the decision to ditch the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects has been criticised by many labour mps, as well as environmental groups and trade unions. uh, joining me now is our wonderful gb news senior political commentator, the lovely nigel nelson. nigel, thank you very much for spending saturday afternoon chatting to me about . afternoon chatting to me about. £28 billion worth of green pledge that's basically gone up in smoke , but up in smoke , or at in smoke, but up in smoke, or at least most of it has that. >> there's still 4.7 billion left, but , >> there's still 4.7 billion left, but, uh, that's >> there's still 4.7 billion left, but , uh, that's not >> there's still 4.7 billion left, but, uh, that's not very much . and what keir starmer is much. and what keir starmer is really got to explain now is

that this has left a huge hole in his economic growth plans and how he's going to fill it. >> well, i mean, the thing is, i mean, it's like, can this could be and this is a trap, isn't it, that the conservatives set for them and they seem to have fallen into it and despite the fact we've been talking about fallen into it and despite the fact policy been talking about fallen into it and despite the fact policy for�*n talking about fallen into it and despite the fact policy for so,alking about fallen into it and despite the fact policy for so, well] about fallen into it and despite the fact policy for so, well foryout this policy for so, well for longer than you have been longer than you and i have been around. that's blooming around. nigel, that's a blooming long can rishi long time. um, but can rishi sunakifs long time. um, but can rishi sunak it's got a lot of ground to up. with the election to make up. with the election looming capitalise on looming, can he capitalise on this u—turn or flip flop ? this u—turn or flip flop? >> well, he thinks he can. um, i mean, if you remember how the tories set the trap was to argue that the 28 billion would have to come from , uh, higher taxes. to come from, uh, higher taxes. now, that was never the plan. the plan was that it would come from borrowing and that depend on interest rates going down. varne. now, obviously that, um, rishi sunak has lost that line of attack. so so, uh, labour will not be increasing taxes,

although they didn't intend to in the first place. uh, but but what, what he's now going for is to say, look, the tories have a plan. labour doesn't have a plan. labour doesn't have a plan. and of course , by plan. and of course, by reversing this policy , it does reversing this policy, it does look like that keir starmer doesn't have a plan . doesn't have a plan. >> it does sound a bit like that, doesn't it? meanwhile, we have rishi sunak himself in interview with the times today. um, you know that more tax cuts, you know , basically vote for us you know, basically vote for us isn't it? is that what we're down now? it's the white down to now? it's the white noise you're noise of whatever side you're on. whatever they say, it's like, just vote for us. vote for us. >> us. >> yeah, it's all about getting votes. you're absolutely right there, dawn. um, that's why. why keir starmer has abandoned the plan so he can't be attacked on on the idea of tax rises . rishi on the idea of tax rises. rishi sunakis on the idea of tax rises. rishi sunak is basing his his election strategy on tax cuts. now how he's going to do that, we'll have to see that the obvious place to go for would be, uh, it would be income tax thresholds

because they're frozen at the moment until 2028. it means that nearly 4 million people have been brought into tax for the first time, and then , um, a load first time, and then, um, a load more people are are paying higher rate taxes. there are about 4 million of those , uh, about 4 million of those, uh, plus another 400,000 who are paying plus another 400,000 who are paying the top rate at £0.45. so those are the areas he's looking at. i think that it's a that as far as the economy goes , it's far as the economy goes, it's a mistake to have tax cuts at the moment because they're inflationary . and it looks like inflationary. and it looks like we might get a little uptick in inflation on wednesday when the figures come out . but really if figures come out. but really if you were being responsive about about tax cutting , you wouldn't about tax cutting, you wouldn't do it until inflation hits the 2.bank do it until inflation hits the 2. bank of england target. >> and talking of tax, we have also seen a rishi sunak tax return published , haven't we? return published, haven't we? 2022 2023, where it's revealed that he paid, um, over half £1 million in tax.

>> that's right . yes, yes, he >> that's right. yes, yes, he paid 500 £500,000 in tax on, uh £2.2 million worth of income and capital gains. £2.2 million worth of income and capital gains . uh, and quite capital gains. uh, and quite rightly should. i mean, it's actually comparatively recently that our senior politicians have released their tax returns. it was something started by jeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell . and i corbyn and john mcdonnell. and i think it's right we should see it. we should. we should see what? what he's doing. um, and so yes, he's paid. he's paid the full tax that that he needs . but full tax that that he needs. but then he is a very rich man. >> i mean, this is the other thing here, nigel. i mean, it's what, 23, isn't it? basically he's paying on that. and because a lot of is capital gains, if a lot of it is capital gains, if you just but mean, it you just said but i mean, is it really that nurse on, really fair that a nurse on, say, average of £35,000 say, an average of £35,000 a yearis say, an average of £35,000 a year is paying that same rate of tax? it's not really it's not really talking to people, is it? i mean, people are going to go, well, he doesn't understand what my life's about because he's very, rich . very, very rich. >> you've summarised >> i think you've summarised there what the labour attack

line likely be. be line is likely to be. they'll be saying that. and yes, i saying exactly that. and yes, i mean , i think that we have to mean, i think that we have to look at the whole tax system, which is a over complex and b has strange benefits all over the place. i mean, one of the things the tories were thinking of last year was cutting of doing last year was cutting inheritance tax . they appear to inheritance tax. they appear to have dropped that on the basis that, uh, that only 27,000 people a year pay it anyway. and you have to be pretty rich to actually stump up any money. so yes , i mean, there are certain yes, i mean, there are certain there are certain areas where you have to decide whether or not your, uh, income tax and capital gains and other taxes should actually be at the same level . but that means a complete level. but that means a complete reconstruction of our tax system i >> -- >> oh, you give me a headache already? just quickly , nigel, already? just quickly, nigel, one final thing. uh, friday morning , two by—election morning, two by—election results. wellingborough and kingswood. we expecting kingswood. what are we expecting 7 kingswood. what are we expecting ? how is that going go ? ? how is that going to go? >> uh, the tories have given up on the on these ones that they're sending people. they're not sending people. they're told

they're normally mps are told you must go go to a by—election at three, at least three times. uh, tory mps are not going, uh, they know that they're both those by elections are going to go to labour. >> okay. right thank you very much for all the best analysis and opinion on that and and opinion on that story and much . you can to the much more. you can go to the website gbnews.com. now we move on racist trees. well because we can is the countryside racist. the wildlife and countryside link a charity group, include the rspca , wwf and national the rspca, wwf and national trust say the british countryside is a racist colonial white space. and there was me thinking it was green mps in an all party parliamentary group were told that the countryside has been in influenced by racist colonial legacies, created an environment some fear is dominated by white people . well, dominated by white people. well, i am going to talk to my brilliant panel about this . brilliant panel about this. joining me now is gb news host of the saturday five albie amankona and political

consultant emma burnell. thank you so much forjoining me. how are we? i'm going to come to you on this one first. i mean, racist trees. should we be worried? no. worried? no no. >> look, i just want to i just want to answer the question very clearly. >> no, the british countryside is not racist . is not racist. >> and actually, stories like this make me really angry. >> actually, dawn, because racial disparities are a very serious issue for people that suffer from them. there are racial disparities in health care, employment , in racial disparities in health care, employment, in criminal justice outcomes . justice outcomes. >> when we're talking about stupid stories like, is the countryside racist? >> is it a white colonial space that black people are excluded from? >> when anyone can get on a train or a coach and go to the countryside? >> in fact, i drove to the countryside last week. last weekend i went to the cotswold. i had a lovely time. didn't i had a lovely time. i didn't suffer racism when that suffer from any racism when that is people can is something which people can literally do and go and experience beautiful british experience the beautiful british countryside . countryside for themselves. stories like this make me really angry because black people will

be put off going to the countryside by reading things like this, and by hearing things like this, and by hearing things like this, and by hearing things like this, which just aren't true. are there racist incidents in the countryside of course there are. there were also racist incidents that racist incidents in cities that does not mean we say the entire country is racist. >> emma, i mean, that is a point, isn't it? i mean, we're all the countryside is free. you can just go. it doesn't discriminate. >> the countryside is free. um, access is a more complicated issue . issue. >> um, and the way that people can access the countryside is really, really important. >> and it does make a difference to people. look i haven't seen this report. neither is abby. >> it's not available online yet. so i don't i'm not going to comment on content of the report. >> so what i did when asked to comment this story was talk comment on this story was talk to organisation that i'm to an organisation that i'm really, proud member really, really proud member of, which forest which is the epping forest heritage . um, obviously heritage trust. um, obviously what they do is look after they have a stewardship role, which is in essex , by the way, which is in essex, by the way, which is in essex, by the way, which is in essex and boroughs of three boroughs of london, very

important to remember that. >> in waltham forest. >> so i live in waltham forest. um, the in the name. um, the clue's in the name. quite a of the borough of quite a lot of the borough of waltham forest of waltham forest has bits of epping forest in and they epping forest in it, and they did research , and in the did some research, and in the borough of , did some research, and in the borough of, of did some research, and in the borough of , of waltham forest borough of, of waltham forest 64% of the population is non—white . non—white. >> in terms of whether people have ever visited epping forest, only 17% of the white population of waltham forest had never visited epping forest. >> that nearly doubles to 30% when it comes to the asian population , and more than population, and more than trebles to 48% when it comes to black population . so there is black population. so there is something going on there now what epping forest heritage trust have quite rightly done is , is make a really concerted effort to bring in things like the muslim hikers group, uh, black girls hike group and have these really positive, um, events that bring people who've never come to that part of the countryside. and epping forest. if anyone hasn't been there, it's the most glorious part of our country side of our heritage. it's you know,

thousands and thousands of years old. there are the iron age forts there. it's just one of the most extraordinary places. so we should be looking if people aren't going there and are put off for one are feeling put off for one reason or another , it's reason or another, it's absolutely right that organisations like epping forest heritage trust go out and say, hey , this is for everybody. how hey, this is for everybody. how can we bring you into our space? >> maybe they just don't want to go. maybe it's not. they think it's racist and they don't feel like they belong in in epping forest, use emma's example. forest, you use emma's example. maybe don't want to go. >> but if you look at those statistics , it's the other way. >> but if you look at those statemma'st's the other way. >> but if you look at those statemma's statistics|er way. >> but if you look at those statemma's statistics actually >> emma's statistics actually the majority of people in all three of the cohorts that she just highlighted had actually visited the countryside . yes, visited the countryside. yes, there is a higher proportion of people from black and asian backgrounds visited backgrounds who haven't visited the countryside, the the countryside, but the majority of people from all three cohorts had three of those cohorts had visited the countryside. so i think it's about how we look at these things. yes of course we should be encouraging people who don't go to don't often go to the

countryside to go and that countryside to go and have that experience the countryside, experience in the countryside, but say something like the but to say something like the british countryside is racist. and the answer to that question is yes, when actually the statistics don't even bear out that evidence, in truth, is totally ridiculous. the british countryside isn't racist, and i think people just need to go out there and give it a chance. equally what i would say is you will hear a lot of people on the right say there are areas of london which no go areas. london which are no go areas. that's not true either. people from come from the countryside can come into ethnic into central london, and ethnic minorities central london can minorities in central london can go the countryside, and go out to the countryside, and they will have wonderful time they will have a wonderful time and by and they'll be welcomed by people because there are good people because there are good people in country people in this country everywhere . everywhere. >> and emma, the one problem i have with this story is it detracts. i there's i detracts. i think there's a i certainly think there's a classist element to the countryside as well. we're countryside as well. if we're going of it going down that road of is it discriminatory? i think, you know, more know, certain classes feel more able to go to the countryside hunting, shooting, fishing . etc. hunting, shooting, fishing. etc. and as a working class kid, we never did. and but it detracts from is the real racism ? i from what is the real racism? i mean, i live in east

mean, like you, i live in east london and sort of, know, london and sort of, you know, there gangs , you know, there are gangs, you know, black and recently are and asian gang recently are fighting proper racism where a child, a young man was stabbed and that's proper racism. so all this talking about a tree or a field being racist is detracting from the proper racism. >> but don, we haven't seen the report, but i would be willing to bet you £50 i'll do a rishi and tell you that. >> don't do that . >> don't do that. >> don't do that. >> tell you that i don't think the phrase trees are racist is going to be in the report. what they're talking about is structural barriers to access . structural barriers to access. and thing it happens . and that is a thing it happens. what are the barriers? >> what do you think they could be? >> well, i think partly they are. as dawn has said, it's a class thing a of the class thing in a lot of the cases. the work that cases. a lot of the work that epping trust epping forest heritage trust has done that done is the fact that it is actually hard to get to actually quite hard to get to the of the forest. you the parts of the forest. you know, there isn't the public transport that we do transport access and that we do know you're bme in know that if you're bme in waltham forest, you are less likely to be driving a car for example. so there are things that we can do, positive things that we can do, positive things that do that will break

that we can do that will break down . down structural barriers. equally. one of the that equally. one of the things that i feedback from the i saw in the feedback from the muslim hikers was thing was saying this was fantastic because what you did was give us a space for prayer . if you're because what you did was give us a space for prayer. if you're a devout muslim, you have to stop and pray every now and again. now, you're on of now, if you're on a sort of mixed might feel mixed group that might be feel really awkward. that be really awkward. so that would be a barrier was unthought a barrier that was unthought about hadn't thought about people hadn't thought about people hadn't thought about but and this about it, but and this group, they this they went out, they had this brilliant hike. 200 of them really enjoying nature. most of the feedback , like 95% of what the feedback, like 95% of what i read, was , oh my god, i didn't read, was, oh my god, i didn't know how to identify these bird groups. i hadn't seen or heard about all these different trees, but was also and this gave me but it was also and this gave me this this. that's this space to do this. that's all we're talking about, giving people the space to what people the space to access what they're at and as i say, they're getting at and as i say, i haven't seen the report, but i'm willing to bet you it doesn't say trees are racist. >> but elliott, i just i just don't whole. oh, don't accept this whole. oh, it's so difficult to get to the countryside epping forest , countryside in epping forest, you line to you can get the central line to epping then bus, but epping and then get a bus, but you get the central

you can barely get the central line can get train line and you can get the train to richmond and then go to richmond the richmond park. you can get the train windsor then go to train to windsor and then go to the park. it is the great windsor park. it is not go to these not difficult to go to these places. making not difficult to go to these plmore making not difficult to go to these plmore attractive. making not difficult to go to these plmore attractive. and making not difficult to go to these plmore attractive. and that king it more attractive. and that is where the groups that you're talking but talking about comes from. but coming these coming up with all of these excuses why excuses as to why the countryside racist when it's countryside is racist when it's not, again, as i say, we not, well, again, as i say, we haven't the reports . haven't seen the reports. >> unfortunately, we have to go so we can wait and see the report and have this debate even more actually comes out. more when it actually comes out. thank much . that is our thank you very much. that is our emma , um, burnell and abby emma, um, burnell and abby manconi there for is the countryside racist? uh, before we move on, it's time for the great british giveaway . and you great british giveaway. and you could win £18,000 in totally tax free cash to spend. however you like. fancy the chance to make it yours? well, here's how you do . do it. >> we want to turn 2024 into 2020 more with your chance . to 2020 more with your chance. to win £18,000 in cash to spend however you like , you really however you like, you really could be the next big winner of

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>> welcome back to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. now now thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are marching across the country today once again calling for a ceasefire in gaza . they've been ceasefire in gaza. they've been going for nearly four months now across the country in cities like london, manchester and edinburgh . joining like london, manchester and edinburgh .joining me now is like london, manchester and edinburgh . joining me now is our edinburgh. joining me now is our west midlands reporter , jack west midlands reporter, jack carson, who i believe is in birmingham for us, where we've had a lie in at barclays bank branches . jack, what's going on branches. jack, what's going on there ? there? >> yeah . good afternoon to you >> yeah. good afternoon to you dawn. so we've moved just as saltley where a palestinian march is heading towards that barclays. should arrive there barclays. it should arrive there around 2:00. it's not long left where we are here. but of course, this morning there was a separate protest organised by the palestinian solidarity campaign , organised by the west campaign, organised by the west midlands region local group, essentially staging what they were calling a lie in inside the barclays bank on the high

street. what we saw there was seven protesters with palestinian flags draped over them, lying on the floor of the bank with signs saying stop the genocide. barclays had to close the doors to members of the pubuc the doors to members of the public trying to get into the bank. of course, and use those use those services. there were members the west midlands members of the west midlands police bank who police inside that bank who managed to negotiate with the protesters to get them up off the floor and then go outside the floor and then go outside the barclays bank where there were tens and then later on, well over 100 protesters that were there , um, chanting were there, um, chanting the usual we see these usual chance that we see these palestine protests, um , palestine protests, um, particularly, uh, of course, things like from the river to the sea now with the metropolitan police, that certainly is a slogan which they , um, criticised and they . and , um, criticised and they. and they will in some cases make arrests for. but certainly the police presence at the protest this morning in birmingham and was nowhere the kind of was nowhere near the kind of police we've seen police presence that we've seen at of the protests at the likes of the protests down i spoke to down in london. but i spoke to the chairman of the west

midlands , uh, palestine midlands, uh, palestine solidarity campaign , nadeem solidarity campaign, nadeem malik. here's what he told me. >> over 28,000 palestinians have been killed , over ten of them, been killed, over ten of them, thousand of children thousand of them are children and they are killed indiscriminately . today, the indiscriminately. today, the israeli prime minister has ordered his army to draw up a plan of how to get rid of palestinians in gaza over the rafah border . okay, it's already rafah border. okay, it's already in less than 150 square mile. there are 1.5 million palestinian living there . they palestinian living there. they have been pushed from all parts of gaza into that little corner . of gaza into that little corner. so similar protests are going on across the country today. >> this is the week that they're not in london. so the palestinian protests take place more regionally, particularly here in birmingham. of course, in the heart of the in the city of big, strong labour area. and shabana mahmood is the shadow justice secretary, commenting this week there feels like there's been sense of a loss there's been a sense of a loss of trust within these

communities for the labour party because stance on the because of their stance on the situation between israel and hamas . hamas. >> thank you very much, jack. that's jack carson, our west midlands reporter there in birmingham on the latest palestinian peace march in gaza. you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's show. but first, let's catch up on those news headlines with pip tomson . with pip tomson. >> thanks , tom. good afternoon, >> thanks, tom. good afternoon, i'm pip tomson. it's 132 >> thanks, tom. good afternoon, i'm pip tomson. it's132 in >> thanks, tom. good afternoon, i'm pip tomson. it's 132 in the gb news room . police are gb news room. police are searching part of the river thames this afternoon in central london for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi a police boat earlier circled between vauxhall and chelsea bridges with the met police saying they began shortly after low tide just before 9 am. the 35 year old was last seen on cctv leaning over the railings of chelsea bridge . for those

chelsea bridge. for those watching on tv , you can see him watching on tv, you can see him walking across that bridge just before 11:30 pm. on january the sist. before 11:30 pm. on january the 31st. for hours after the attack in south london. detectives now believe he's dead and his body may never be found . may never be found. pro—palestine protesters have been removed from a barclays bank on birmingham high street after staging a sit in. seven people were seen lying down inside the bank with palestinian flags and placards saying stop the genocide. it's been reported that one man, angered by the protests, was seen banging on the glass doors of the bank and tipped over the protesters table outside the entrance. we understand no arrest was made . understand no arrest was made. well, three people have been killed after a car was hit by what's being claimed was an israeli airstrike in rafah. in gaza, firefighters put out the flames which left the car in tatters. medics say a strike by israel overnight also killed 17 people in rafah . it comes after

people in rafah. it comes after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced a plan to evacuate civilians from the crowded southern gazan city and to defeat the last hamas fighters there . the us has said fighters there. the us has said it won't support any military action in rafah without protection for civilians . elton protection for civilians. elton john superfans , you'll be john superfans, you'll be interested in this because nearly a thousand items from his former home in atlanta are up former home in atlanta are up for sale in new york. maybe you've always dreamed of playing your song on the music legend's yamaha piano or climbing yamaha grand piano or climbing into his 1990 two door into his 1990 bentley two door convertible , or getting your convertible, or getting your hands his stage costumes. hands on his stage costumes. maybe fancy platform boots, maybe you fancy platform boots, or even a wig. the christie's auction takes place later this month. it's set to bring in more than £7 million, as i just want to bring you some breaking news, we're getting around 15 migrants have been rescued after crossing the channel in a stolen french fishing boat. the small fishing vessel left gravelines between

calais and dunkirk early this morning . the boat was escorted morning. the boat was escorted by french maritime vessels before being handed over to uk border force officials. the migrants were transferred word to border force, cutting volunteer fire cutter volunteers and brought to dover for the latest stories , sign up to gb latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or go to code on your screen, or go to gbnews.com slash alerts gb news.com slash alerts. >> gbnews.com slash alerts. >> thank you very much, pip. remember you can get in touch about all the topics we've been discussing by emailing me discussing today by emailing me on gb views at gb news. com or message me on our socials at gb news. really simple and you're not going to want to miss this. this monday , the prime minister, this monday, the prime minister, rishi sunak, is to appear exclusively on the gb news people's forum an hour long q&a

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forgetfulness would make it hard to bring criminal convictions , to bring criminal convictions, but praise the president for cooperating fully. here's president biden's confusing the president's of egypt and mexico at a press conference this week . at a press conference this week. >> 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, i talked to him. >> i, i talked to him. >> i convinced him 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 on. mr president. what was going on. mr president. >> . uh, right. joining me >> ouch. uh, right. joining me now is us political analyst eric ham. eric my favourite part of the week is talking to you. i have to confess. thank you very much for joining have to confess. thank you very much forjoining us this much for joining us this saturday that saturday afternoon. eric that wasn't anything wasn't really proving anything that an older man with that he wasn't an older man with a dodgy memory. was it really ?

a dodgy memory. was it really? >> no, it was a really , really >> no, it was a really, really bad look. and he actually bad look. and if he actually went there actually went out there to actually dispel rumours or concerns about his age and his fitness for office, he certainly did not do that at all. >> in fact, this was a this was a poor effort at stagecraft , and a poor effort at stagecraft, and that has been biden's biggest problem. aside from the fact of his age, is the fact that he simply doesn't allow himself to be handled. and by going out there and allowing and just having reporters scream at you, not only did he look overwhelmed , but he looked confused and he looked like he just simply wasn't this . and i think wasn't up to this. and i think it was just a bad look. overall for i think it just for him. and i think it just allows the questions to continue to grow . and biden now has to grow. and biden now has a five alarm fire on his hand, and he's got to figure out what he's going to do and actually to actually try to dispel concerns that he is actually fit for office. >> i mean, eric, i mean, having spent, you know, this week, personal stuff here this week in

a hospital wall with two people in their 80s, i felt desperately sorry for joe biden in their 80s, i felt desperately sorry forjoe biden . he is 81, sorry forjoe biden. he is 81, but you can't stop yourself asking the question , even if asking the question, even if it's not fit to stand trial because of his memory issues. how is he fit to be leader of the free world? >> well, that's a really good question, but i think there there are two issues here that we need to focus on. the first issue being just the gratuitous nature of this report and how political it was. we have always known that the department of justice has always tried to not play justice has always tried to not play in the political arena, but clearly that's what this report does , is and i think that's one does, is and i think that's one issue. the second issue is how, how and why would the, the attorney general allow how something so political , so something so political, so polarising actually go out to the public and of course, there is the issue of biden's age. now, look, people have been having issues or concerns about biden's age for quite some time

now that we know. that's why his approval rating is so low , in approval rating is so low, in spite of so much that he has gotten done during his time in office, but nevertheless , office, but nevertheless, president biden has an issue . president biden has an issue. and also, too, because in in the united states, there are so many elderly people not to mention so many younger people who are taking care of elderly people . taking care of elderly people. this is an issue that i think president biden should actually lean into , as opposed to trying lean into, as opposed to trying to somehow convince the american people that he's not actually an old and elderly person . old and elderly person. >> um, eric, you mentioned that it's almost impossible to handle , um, biden. so what could happen?i , um, biden. so what could happen? i mean, could he step down voluntarily or can he be got rid of against his will? >> uh , neither of those can't >> uh, neither of those can't not neither of those. i mean, yes , both of those can happen, yes, both of those can happen, but neither of those are going to happen. biden has. biden is the nominee for president for

the nominee for president for the democratic party . he will the democratic party. he will run in the general election unless something dramatic happens. unless something dramatic happens . and no, the party is happens. and no, the party is not going to remove him. we already know that he's already won two primaries. he's raising enormous amounts of money, but but he has he has some issues. and unlike donald trump, who took his biggest weakness , the took his biggest weakness, the many legal entanglements and he's turned those into strengths , biden has yet to actually attempt to do that with his age. and i think at some point he and his handlers have got to actually decide that this is now the time that we have to turn this into a strength, and they can they just have to be willing to do it . to do it. >> eric, you have brilliant >> eric, you have a brilliant distraction up distraction coming up this weekend. you the super weekend. you have the super bowl. night . weekend. you have the super bowl. night. uh, bowl. uh, on sunday night. uh, we discussed this last week, didn't we? young man? and there's a conspiracy theory about taylor swift . and you did about taylor swift. and you did promise me you'd learn a taylor swift song over the past week. so take it away . are . eric.

so take it away. are. eric. thank you so much. >> sorry to disappoint you. >> sorry to disappoint you. >> make me smile . enjoy your >> make me smile. enjoy your weekend in america. may the best team win. thank you very much . team win. thank you very much. that's eric ham, us political analysis there, live from washington, dc. who is not a taylor swift fan . he couldn't taylor swift fan. he couldn't name a single song, which is basically sacrilege in america, isn't it? um, right. basically sacrilege in america, isn't it? um, right . okay, well, isn't it? um, right. okay, well, you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me, dawn neesom. and there's loads more coming up on today's show. despite their ongoing offensive in gaza, israel have announced their entrance for this year's eurovision song contest. organisers of the competition are facing calls to ban the country over the ongoing war, and some countries are threatening to pull out. but why ? and find out who all of that and much more coming up. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel. don't go too far.

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>> welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom on your tv , online and on digital your tv, online and on digital radio now. hope you've got a nice cup of tea in front of you because we want your thoughts. lots of you been getting in touch thoughts i'm touch with your thoughts and i'm going to read some of them out now, some of them are very now, but some of them are very opinionated. just warning you about um especially on about this one. um especially on the countryside being racist. we had a brilliant debate earlier on with albie and and this on with albie and emma, and this is what you've been saying, on with albie and emma, and this is wh.good|'ve been saying, on with albie and emma, and this is wh.good afternoon;aying, on with albie and emma, and this is wh.good afternoon john. , on with albie and emma, and this is wh.good afternoon john. john john. good afternoon john. john says, definitely not. the says, uh, definitely not. the country isn't controlled , is not country isn't controlled, is not racist. locals treat anyone who comes from outside their own community. as a stranger, i've lived in a village for over as i've lived in a village for over ten as a white male ten years as a white male and still as a still get treated as not a local. so it has nothing to do with race. i do think there's a class issue going on here as well, i have to say. meanwhile, anne in anne says, um, i live in the countryside we not racist

anne says, um, i live in the courwelcome we not racist anne says, um, i live in the courwelcome everyoneyt racist anne says, um, i live in the courwelcome everyone in acist anne says, um, i live in the courwelcome everyone in most and welcome everyone in most places in the country do not need people of all demographics to keep them interesting to keep them going. interesting thoughts. keep those coming in though. gb views at gb news now , though. gb views at gb news now, despite the on going offensive in gaza, israel have announced they will be putting forward singer eden golan in this year's eurovision song contest. organisers of the song competition are facing calls to ban the country over the ongoing war in gaza . for now. joining me war in gaza. for now. joining me now is showbiz reporter hayley palmer . we now is showbiz reporter hayley palmer. we normally now is showbiz reporter hayley palmer . we normally hayley, palmer. we normally hayley, welcome to the show . we normally welcome to the show. we normally discuss a much more lighter topic than we are today. now the eurovision song contest, a long time political, obviously. that's why we very rarely win. but tell us more about what's going on here. yeah. >> i mean, just to put things into perspective you're right. >> eden golan, uh, who will >> it's eden golan, uh, who will be representing israel. uh, now she's being an amazing vocalist since the age of ten. she actually won a contest in israel, uh, called israel's next

star competition. and her prize was to go on to the eurovision song contest. uh, now she has dedicated her song , song contest. uh, now she has dedicated her song, um, uh, to more than 130 israeli hostages still being held in gaza and said, we won't truly be okay until everyone returns home. >> um, you're right in saying musicians in several countries have called for israel to be suspended , but from what i can suspended, but from what i can see, the big bosses have said, no, no, no , it's still going no, no, no, it's still going ahead right . no, no, no, it's still going ahead right. um, it's obviously ahead right. um, it's obviously a very delicate subject . a very delicate subject. >> it's very controversial. >> it's very controversial. >> people are very passionate . >> people are very passionate. >> people are very passionate. >> but for personally , i just >> but for me personally, i just want to see it about the music. >> but we can't deny, hayley. it has always been political and countries do sort of like, you know. yes, sweden will always vote for norway, etc. do we? do we know which countries are threatening pull out over the threatening to pull out over the israel situation? believe israel situation? i believe it's finland, , but i finland, iceland, norway, but i feel like there's more than that now . how. >> now. >> right. now. >> righ do you think that >> um, do you think that will actually happen? do you think they will go through that

threat? >> i mean, what happened. >> i mean, look what happened. russia participation russia was denied participation after the invasion of ukraine. >> if it doesn't >> um, i think if it doesn't happen, think there's going to happen, i think there's going to be a big drama on the night. >> i mean, i think people are going to kick off. i think there's protests . yes. >> um, of course. >> boycott . >> boycott. >> boycott. >> where is being held this >> where is it being held this year ? year? >> t- >> um. oh, that's a good question. actually. forgive my ignorance. >> i'm ignorance. >> the world's >> honestly, i'm not the world's biggest scars. it biggest fan of scars. yeah, it is actually in sweden. evidently. >> so . sweden. >> so. sweden. >> so. sweden. >> yeah. >> so. sweden. >> but1. >> so. sweden. >> but i mean, obviously >> but i mean, it's obviously not may, obviously not till may, but obviously because has announced, because this has been announced, you over a you know, obviously over a social media and the news, um, you know, like i say, it's a very delicate subject and, and i know, i know, i wish it could be about the music because me personally , you know, i love personally, you know, i love abba . i love bucks fizz. now abba. i love bucks fizz. now called the fizz, you know, winning the 1981 and sam ryder , winning the 1981 and sam ryder, you know, for me, it's somewhat a celebration of music and entertainment. i love a celebration of music and entertainment . i love seeing the entertainment. i love seeing the dances. i love seeing what they're wearing. um, that's my personal view . um, but obviously

personal view. um, but obviously i can understand and that, you know , it has caused people to be know, it has caused people to be signing petitions. people are tweeting about it and obviously to be an uproar is obviously a very divisive and emotional subject. >> um, something that is more light hearted . we've got some light hearted. we've got some ”appy light hearted. we've got some nappy news. yes haven't we, ant mcpartlin? >> yes . as an ant and dec. uh, >> yes. as an ant and dec. uh, he's announced some very good news that his , his wife is news that his, his wife is pregnant. now. she's 46. wow. and he's 48. and i think that's lovely news because i have heard that he did secretly want a family because, uh, dec he's got two children. one's aged five, one is aged, i believe one years old. and apparently he had confided in him and said, oh, you know, i'd love a family. so you know, i'd love a family. so you know, i'd love a family. so you know what? it's good news. they guys and they seem lovely. guys and i think keep their private think they keep their private life about their children out of the news. well, the showbiz news. well, certainly dec does, but this is great news for ant. so brilliant. >> thank you very much. that's hayley palmer there finishing on some showbiz uh some happy showbiz news. uh right okay. you're watching as

listening to gb news of me dawn neesom lots coming on neesom lots more coming up on today's show as labour ditched that pledge spend £28 billion that pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects, can sunak use this to steal back some support? but let's talk to jonathan about what the weather's doing, shall we? it's important . important. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office has been a reasonably dull start to the weekend for many of us, but a few brighter spells the west. spells further towards the west. but we have these blustery but we now have these blustery showers pushing into south west england along a band of rain spreading into eastern spreading its way into eastern england scotland. england and eventually scotland. later on in the night. considering has been considering how wet it has been recently some recently, it could cause some localised disruption . with this localised disruption. with this extra it extra rainfall elsewhere, it might clearer spells might be a few clearer spells around could provide might be a few clearer spells around patcheled provide might be a few clearer spells around patches ini provide might be a few clearer spells around patches in placese might be a few clearer spells around patches in places . a some fog patches in places. a very patchy frost in some rural spots, but most of our towns and

cities above cities will be staying above freezing , so fairly messy start freezing, so fairly messy start to sunday as well. again, fog could be quite slow to clear in places this rain eventually moving its way in across eastern scotland. very day for the scotland. a very wet day for the northern but some northern isles, but some brighter spells arriving from the so too, with further the west. so too, with further showers, so never put the umbrella completely again. umbrella away completely again. some of those showers could be on at times. on the heavier side at times. temperatures, . temperatures, though ranging. between 7 and 11 c, which is pretty much where we'd expect them to be for the time of year into the area of low into monday. the area of low pressure has been rivers pressure there has been rivers will slowly drift way will slowly drift its way northward. itself up northward. suddenly itself up closer iceland . this closer towards iceland. this allows flow allows this northwesterly flow of air to start its way of air to start moving its way in. so relatively day in. so relatively breezy day with showers frequently pushing into northern and western counties further towards the east, though, you'll start off dfier east, though, you'll start off drier with a reasonable amount east, though, you'll start off drisunshine, reasonable amount east, though, you'll start off drisunshine,reasycan'te amount east, though, you'll start off drisunshine, reasycan't rule ount east, though, you'll start off drisunshine,reasycan't rule outt east, though, you'll start off drisodd|ine,reasycan't rule outt east, though, you'll start off drisodd|ine,rea:arriving|le outt east, though, you'll start off drisodd|ine,rea:arriving here rtt the odd shower arriving here later on in the day, we hold on to changeable theme to quite a changeable theme throughout the forthcoming week, as well, further as well, with further rain around at times. enjoy the rest of your day! bye . of your day! bye bye. >> that warm feeling inside from

boxt boilers spot . hours of boxt boilers spot. hours of weather on gb news is . weather on gb news is. >> thank you very much jonathan. lots more coming up on today's show. now parkrun has apparently stopped showing times for its fastest finishers after they were faced with complaints that trans women were allowed to compete in the female category. was . this the compete in the female category. was. this the right move compete in the female category. was . this the right move from was. this the right move from the running organisation, though? all of that and much more come. i'm dawn neesom more to come. i'm dawn neesom and watching and you're watching and listening news britain's listening to gb news britain's news channel

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this hour, some cracking stuff for you. can the tories catch allies on labour's u—turn over their flagship green policy ? the their flagship green policy? the decision to ditch the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects has been criticised by many labour mps, as well as environmental groups and trade unions. but. the question now is can sunak use that to steal back some support? there aiden parkrun, you know, we go and run around the park every saturday, has apparently stopped showing its stopped showing times for its fastest finishers after they were with complaints that were faced with complaints that trans women were allowed to compete category . compete in the female category. yes, that one again. was this the right from the running the right move from the running organisation though? and following the high court judge's ruling in december, that phone hacking by mirror group newspapers was widely bread and habhual newspapers was widely bread and habitual. prince harry has settled the remaining parts of his claim against mirror group newspapers , but is still having newspapers, but is still having a go at piers . and you're not

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the migrants were then brought to dover. so far this year, almost 1400 migrants have made the journey across the english channel by small boats . police channel by small boats. police are searching part of the river thames in central london this afternoon for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi by a police boat earlier circled between vauxhall and chelsea bridges, with the met police saying they began shortly after low tide just before 9 am. the 35 year old was last seen on cctv leaning over the railings of chelsea bridge . those of you chelsea bridge. those of you watching on tv can see him walking across that bridge just before 11:30 pm. on january the sist. before 11:30 pm. on january the 31st. that's four hours after the attack in south london. detectives now believe he's dead and his body may never be found . and his body may never be found. pro—palestine protesters have been removed from a barclays bank on the high street in birmingham after staging a sit in. seven people were seen lying down inside the bank with palestinian flags and placards

saying stop the genocide. it's been reported that one man, angered by the protest, was seen banging on the glass doors of the bank and tipped over the protesters table outside the entrance. we understand no arrest was made . well three arrest was made. well three people have been killed after a car was hit by what is being claimed as an israeli airstrike in rafah in gaza fire fighters put out the flames, which left the car destroyed. medics say a strike by israel overnight also killed 17 people in rafah. the strike comes after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced a plan to evacuate civilians from the crowded southern gazan city and to defeat the last hamas fighters there. the us has said it will not support any military action in rafah without protection for civilians . large protection for civilians. large parts of england could face travel disruption later and some heavy flooding because rain. a lot of it is on the way. the met office has issued a yellow

weather warning for rain , which weather warning for rain, which covers from newcastle and its surrounding areas down to east anglia along england's east coast . this comes into force at coast. this comes into force at 7:00 this evening and lasts until midday tomorrow. another warning covering much of cornwall as well as parts of devon and somerset, starts . at devon and somerset, starts. at 6:00 tonight. the british medical association has offered to call off strikes later this month if nhs bosses give permission for further time for negotiations . the industrial negotiations. the industrial action was announced yesterday after the bma said the government had failed to meet the deadline to put an improved pay the deadline to put an improved pay offer on the table . pay offer on the table. thousands of medics plan to strike in england for five days from february the 24th until february. the 28th, but now the doctors trade union has written to nhs leaders urging a longer time frame for pay talks to take place . the bma has been asking place. the bma has been asking for a 35% rise, which is currently being rejected . royal currently being rejected. royal navy aircraft carrier hms prince of wales is setting sail this

weekend. the £3 billion vessel will take over the lead of the largest nato exercise since the cold war. the announcement comes a week after its sister ship, hms queen elizabeth, was forced to cancel its deployment because of an issue with its propeller shaft . the setback came 18 shaft. the setback came 18 months after hms prince of wales itself broke down off the isle of wight when it suffered a similar malfunction. the ministry of defence has not confirmed if the ship will take over all of its sister ships scheduled duties . two people scheduled duties. two people have died after a plane crashed onto a busy highway in florida. smoke was seen from the accident after the plane collided with a car on a busy interstate just a few miles from its final destination on florida's gulf coast. a statement from the national transport safety board says the pilot radioed the naples airport tower requesting to make an emergency landing. when its two turbofan engines failed . five people were on failed. five people were on board the flight from columbus,

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john takes. have to find out and i'd borrow some money, obviously. right though. let's i'd borrow some money, obv stuck right though. let's i'd borrow some money, obv stuck into tl though. let's i'd borrow some money, obv stuck into today's h. let's i'd borrow some money, obv stuck into today's topics. get stuck into today's topics. can tories capitalise on can the tories capitalise on labour's u—turn . on their labour's u—turn. on their flagship green policy ? sir keir flagship green policy? sir keir starmer has insisted labour is being straight with voters . the being straight with voters. the decision to ditch the pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green projects has been criticised by many labour mps, as well as environmental groups and trade unions. as well as environmental groups and trade unions . joining me now and trade unions. joining me now is gb news senior political commentator, the wonderful nigel nelson . to explain a bit more nelson. to explain a bit more what's going on here, nigel? i feel like we've been talking about ditching this pledge for, for years . um, so why suddenly for years. um, so why suddenly now? and is it helping rishi sunak with election voting? do you think ? you think? >> well, it might do . i mean, >> well, it might do. i mean, the reason the reason for doing it now is that keir starmer really was stung by the tory attack line that . 28 billion

attack line that. 28 billion meant higher taxes. now it didn't it actually what he would have done is his borrowed the money. once interest rates were at that could at a level that you could actually that why it actually actually do that why it actually i think it does help. rishi sunakis i think it does help. rishi sunak is that now here has got to explain how he can do all the things he planned to do, but by only spending a fraction of the money. so it was things like he was going to quadruple offshore wind, triple solar, double onshore wind, there'll be lots more green hydrogen. all this takes investment . and plus the takes investment. and plus the fact the plan would have created 500,000 new jobs . so the labour 500,000 new jobs. so the labour leader is on the back foot. he must explain how he can afford to do these things when the money is no longer there . money is no longer there. >> talking of tax cuts , rishi >> talking of tax cuts, rishi sunak himself has been given a big interview in today's times newspaper, talking up more tax cuts. um do you think people are believing anything they're heafing believing anything they're hearing from politicians at the

moment? and is keir starmer right in saying he's been straight by ditching this policy? >> well, i mean on the on the last question. yeah, i mean that he's got to be a bit straighter in the sense of actually explaining how he can do all the things necessary at the moment by ditching policy . what by ditching the policy. what he's lost the key plank of he's lost is the key plank of his plan for economic. growth. i mean, the idea was because the world is moving towards green industry . the world is moving towards green industry. the idea was that britain would lead the way and the labour estimate was that that could actually create , um, that could actually create, um, up to a trillion pounds more trade by 2030. all those things are now are now in jeopardy . so are now are now in jeopardy. so keir starmer has certainly got to got to answer that when it comes to, to tax cuts , what keir comes to, to tax cuts, what keir starmer is saying is because the tories are going to max out on the credit card by giving us tax cuts. he couldn't afford to go ahead with his policy. cuts. he couldn't afford to go ahead with his policy . now, the ahead with his policy. now, the question at the moment is

whether this is the right time for tax cuts beyond the fact that there'll be an election this because inflation is this year, because inflation is still double the target target that the bank of england sets, which is 2. and it looks like we'll have an uptick in inflation on wednesday . okay, okay. >> and the other things, the other points he mentions in this interview, nigel, which i'm sure you've read, is it seems to be ticking the boxes, the red meat boxes, isn't it? and he's mentioning the rwanda policy . mentioning the rwanda policy. how is determined to see that through and also uses the word migrant thugs highlight highlighting the case of abdul ezedl highlighting the case of abdul ezedi. as we know , the alkaline ezedi. as we know, the alkaline acid attacker . so do you think acid attacker. so do you think he's really , really going for he's really, really going for it? he's really appealing to that red wall voter ship, isn't he ? he? >> yes, he certainly is. i mean, he needs to and he needs he needs to try and hold the red wall if he's hold on to the red wall if he's going going win going to if he's going to win the varne the election. varne and certainly when it down to certainly when it comes down to illegal migration, that's one of the ways of doing it at the moment, doesn't look like moment, it doesn't look like he's going to able to fulfil he's going to be able to fulfil his to get flights off

his promise to get flights off to rwanda by the spring. um, uh, so key pledge to stop the so his key pledge to stop the boats isn't going happen boats isn't going to happen soon. and even if rwanda does happen, it's going be happen, it's going to be symbolic rather than actual. you're talking about only one and 100 people who crossed the channel would ever end up in rwanda . so it's not going to do rwanda. so it's not going to do much, much as a deterrent. but obviously , from a symbolic point obviously, from a symbolic point of view , it would it'd be good of view, it would it'd be good if he could get at least one plane off the ground with one migrant on board before the next election. yeah. and ed, nigel, we have to talk tax because, you know, we're going to rishi sunak's tax return has been published 2022 to 2023 and revealed that he paid £520,000 in tax. >> now that sounds like a lot of money. >> well, it does , but, but but >> well, it does, but, but but bearin >> well, it does, but, but but bear in mind, rishi sunak is very rich. he's got sort of a family fortune behind him , family fortune behind him, thanks to his wife of about 700 million, million pounds pounds. uh, what this is, is, is capital

gains is um, and income tax on investments . about just over £2 investments. about just over £2 million worth of that that he got in the last year. uh in fairness to rishi sunak. these are all in blind trusts. so he can't have anything to do with his investments while he's in government. so he's not in control of that. but at least we're able to see his tax return and see what he's actually paying and see what he's actually paying . that's something that paying. that's something that didn't used to happen with previous prime ministers >> i must admit, it put me off, put me off taking the job, wouldn't it? not that i'm going to minister. obviously to be prime minister. obviously um, will me off um, but it will put me off taking it's like, yeah, taking the job. it's like, yeah, here's my return. not here's my tax return. i'm not going nigel, going to happen. uh, nigel, thank much. that's thank you very much. that's nigel always, nigel nelson as always, a brilliant , seeing what's brilliant analyst, seeing what's going on in the world of politics. and for more of that analysis opinion that analysis and opinion on that story anything else we're story and anything else we're talking basically to talking about, basically go to gb news.com . now, lots of you gb news.com. now, lots of you have been sending your thoughts in because that's what this program about is about your

opinions. gb views at gb news. by opinions. gb views at gb news. by the way, now we're going back to the story, because this is the that's really, really to the story, because this is the you that's really, really to the story, because this is the you agitated ally, really to the story, because this is the you agitated todayeally to the story, because this is the you agitated today about the got you agitated today about the church of england conveyer belt. it's pegged on the abdul ezedi case, where he claimed to be a christian, and that's what helped him stay in this country. now lots of this is really particularly interesting point this ollie. good afternoon ollie , ollie i baptised at , ollie says i was baptised at 17 after a two and a half year of bible study course and regular church attendance . it regular church attendance. it was not a quick process . why was not a quick process. why can't the church of england go back to this process? it will stop bogus asylum seekers using it as a quick fix to their failed asylum claims. and just quickly, george , on a very, very quickly, george, on a very, very similar note, um, good afternoon, george says i think justin welby should impose a five year practice of the christian faith before accepting a convert into to the fold, dufing a convert into to the fold, during which time they can still be deported. and let's see how many illegal immigrants can convert very, very interesting

thoughts there. keep yours coming in though. gb views at gb news is very simple. all about you now. now if you've been for a this morning, be a run, this morning, you'll be interested uh or interested in this story. uh or even haven't. actually, even if you haven't. actually, to parkrun to be honest, the parkrun organisation is facing a backlash decision to backlash over its decision to scrap all records after a row over transgender athlete . its over transgender athlete. its dominating female records as one of their events director has already, as the organisers , already, as the organisers, resigned as the organisation's chief executive pleaded for less heat over this trans debate, the all time gender records disappeared from the websites of every parkrun and junior parkrun around the world this thursday. now now joining me now is gb news host of the saturday five, darren grimes and journalist joe phillips . uh darren grimes and journalist joe phillips. uh neither of darren grimes and journalist joe phillips . uh neither of whom darren grimes and journalist joe phillips. uh neither of whom are go for park runs. no no no i was scarred doing cross country running at school. well yeah. yeah i can understand that. so what do you make? let's start with you, joe. what do you make of story? i mean , it's

of this story? i mean, it's women basically are saying this is not fair because the records are being held by trans women rather than women. and they are saying it's not fair. what do you make of it? >> well, if we put it in context, parkrun is a really great organisation and it's very, very inclusive of . kids, very, very inclusive of. kids, older people. >> you don't have to run it. you can walk it. i know loads of people who do it and they take great delight. >> social it's not >> it's very social and it's not hugely competitive, although obviously do want to see obviously people do want to see their etc. in their personal best etc. in terms of women's sport , it it terms of women's sport, it it has taken us years , years, has taken us years, years, decades, generations . to get to decades, generations. to get to the stage that we're at now, where women's sport is taken seriously. it's covered on television, on radio, in newspapers. >> we've got, you know, women, women's football, women's football is absolutely at the peak of that. >> um, but it's taken a long time. >> i mean, look at the fuss

about nike and mary earps . about nike and mary earps. >> yes. >> yes. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you know , um, football boots >> you know, um, football boots made for men, women have to make do. >> and we know that we've struggled really, really hard to get to this stage. >> and the women who . went >> and the women who. went before to get to where we are now, which is nowhere near , um, now, which is nowhere near, um, equal with men, have . got to equal with men, have. got to take the credit for that for somebody to come along and compete as a woman who has gone through puberty, with through puberty, as a bloke with all that testosterone puts them at disadvantage . at an unfair disadvantage. >> and my feeling you know , >> and my feeling is, you know, and i agree with sharon davis, the olympic swimmer and many other people who've joined in on this debate. >> although obviously i'm not at their >> although obviously i'm not at the um, actually it's not >> um, but actually it's not fair. you cannot keep moving the goalposts so that women who have fought so hard to get where they are, i mean, for goodness sake , are, i mean, for goodness sake, dawn, it's only last year that wimbledon allowed women to not wear white pants because of, you know, of course, difficulty of

pefiod know, of course, difficulty of period problems. >> so , you know, there are lots >> so, you know, there are lots and lots of issues that actually affect women. >> i'm just going to play devil's advocate here slightly , devil's advocate here slightly, darren. because this darren. because i mean, this parkrun , it happens parkrun, it happens every saturday . it's a bit of saturday morning. it's a bit of fun. you turn up and you jog sort of like, you know, five—k round local park. joe round your local park. as joe said, ages. um, said, open to all ages. um, it's not competitive sport. it's not a competitive sport. it's not a competitive sport. it's not like, know , you know, not like, you know, you know, olympic athletics or even playing women's football or rugby or any of those things. it is a bit of fun. so . why does it is a bit of fun. so. why does it really matter that . someone ran really matter that. someone ran a bit faster than you? >> well, ultimately i think because it is viewed as a race, if you are someone who i mean dawn , you would be able to run dawn, you would be able to run laps around me . laps around me. >> i don't doubt . that for a second. >> oh come on, let's see. >> but actually but actually i think what this is in the

politics change think tank said that the three highest for women in the women category were actually trans women. so that is by logical men who are out competing and eradicating the hard won gains of, of women. now, if you're a woman who perhaps from january has done a from sofa . to five k challenge from sofa. to five k challenge and you're running these . and you're running these. parkruns and you've managed to build up over years a fantastic feat over your park run best times and perhaps you're beating everybody else. why should that then be eradicated by a biological man coming into the equafion biological man coming into the equation and saying, well, you know, it's just a bit of fun. well, it's not just a bit of fun. a actually, fun. there's a reason, actually, why are getting in why men are getting involved in this, it's so they this, and it's so they can actually away actually take away the achievements women. achievements of women. >> the >> but we're not talking the olympics here. we are talking going for a jog around your local know, local park. i mean, you know, if you're upset about you're getting upset about something not something in something, it's not a such. a competitive sport as such. >> it's not >> no, but it's not a competitive on the same competitive sport on the same

level know, athletics competitive sport on the same let any know, athletics competitive sport on the same leyany of know, athletics competitive sport on the same leyany of the (now, athletics competitive sport on the same leyany of the other athletics competitive sport on the same leyany of the other eofletics or any of the other sort of bigger anyone who does >> but i think anyone who does any i i play any activity, i mean, i play badminton i every day badminton and i swim every day and um, most of and i also sail, um, and most of those, well, the swimming, i don't you don't do competitively, but, you know, that know, you do get into that thing. on thing. and particularly on a social like parkrun, social event like parkrun, although it is primarily social, there element that and there is that element that and as darren says, if you've done sort of couch to five k work sort of couch to five k and work really hard at it, you want to see that you're getting better. and i think, you know, we know that by encouraging people. >> you can think, oh, i, you >> so you can think, oh, i, you know, i beat my best this week from or i've come on, from last week or i've come on, you know, all of that helps. >> and for people to take away that i think is wrong. >> and for parkrun to >> and i think for parkrun to take results , it's just appalling. >> it's cowardly. >> it's cowardly. >> it's cowardly. >> it is . yeah. >> it is. yeah. >> so what's the answer? i mean you know, we're talking about the transgender population which is amount of is a tiny tiny, tiny amount of people for a start . is a tiny tiny, tiny amount of people for a start. um, why don't they just have maybe a separate category for trans women? would that would that help? >> you are right that it is a tiny, tiny minority , but it's tiny, tiny minority, but it's a tiny, tiny minority, but it's a

tiny minority with an overwhelming influence across a whole host of spheres. you know, we're talking about parkrun here, which a lot of people do, as you say , up and down the as you say, up and down the country in different parts of it. i remember watching run it. i remember watching them run around common when around clapping common when i used that of the used to live in that part of the world feeling . out of breath world and feeling. out of breath just by watching. but the achievements and the feats they're it's this tiny they're they. it's this tiny minority very vocal minority with a very vocal influence, which is to have minority with a very vocal inflentire which is to have minority with a very vocal inflentire leaderboard to have minority with a very vocal infl entire leaderboard taken ave minority with a very vocal infl entire leaderboard taken off the entire leaderboard taken off the entire leaderboard taken off the internet just appease the internet just to appease them . so i think we can't really them. so i think we can't really overstate the influence that this is having in a whole host of areas , including key policy of areas, including key policy areas like public health. so i'm afraid i do actually . i think we afraid i do actually. i think we have to take more of a stand on this, and we do have to start speaking up for women because until we do that, this tiny, tiny minority are going to wield overwhelming vocal influence. and in so many other areas, as i say , it's just coming up time say, it's just coming up time and again . and again. >> to be fair to the trans

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general. election campaign to ask him whether it's an error for keir starmer to have abandoned the green prosperity plan. i'll also be speaking to levelling michael levelling up secretary michael gove. rishi sunak actually gove. can rishi sunak actually win the next general election ? win the next general election? and in his first interview since announcing he's stepping down as announcing he's stepping down as an mp, i'll be speaking to former chancellor kwasi kwarteng. all that and more with me. camilla tominey. at 930 on sunday morning. >> welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. hope you're having a wonderful saturday afternoon and a brilliant weekend . now a brilliant weekend. now thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are marching across the country again today calling for a ceasefire in gaza. there have been a going for nearly four months across the country in cities like london, manchester and edinburgh . now, manchester and edinburgh. now, pro—palestinian protesters are occupying branches of barclays

bank, calling for a boycott over the links to israel. joining me now to bring us up to speed on this particular line on this story, is our west midlands reporter, jack carson. jack, thank you very much for coming back to talk to us today. what's going you at the going on there behind you at the moment? so the march which moment? so so the march which was planned here in birmingham today, has now reached barclays bank. >> this is where they're having a bit of a rally, as you can probably hear from some of the chanting behing me, of course, this morning there was a separate protest here at the barclays bank over for the palestinian solidarity campaign's own claims , as they campaign's own claims, as they have around barclays bank and their funding. they say , of their funding. they say, of israel and their attacks against, they say, the palestinian . people. what palestinian. people. what happened here this morning on the barclays bank, here on the high street in the city centre, as we saw seven protesters stage as we saw seven protesters stage a lion inside the bank branch. they were laid down with palestinian flags draped over themselves, as well as different

placards, some saying things like stop the genocide. there . like stop the genocide. there. bank had to basically close. it's now closed for the rest of the day because of the consistent protesting. that's happening outside. it's today. but they were refusing entry . but they were refusing entry. from any customers and in the end, the west midlands police officers from that force were able to negotiate with the protesters have them stand up protesters to have them stand up and leave. we don't understand, however, though, that any protesters were arrested. there were, however, increased hinckley angry customers trying to get into the bank, trying to withdraw their money. in one instance, there was a who we instance, there was a man who we saw banging the glass of the saw banging on the glass of the of the branch then ended up of the branch and then ended up kicking of the kicking the table of the protesters over. he was spoken to by westminster's police, but but wasn't arrested. but as i was saying, this was organised by the west midlands palestinian solidarity campaign . i spoke to solidarity campaign. i spoke to their chairman, naim malik, a little bit earlier on, over 28,000 palestinians have been killed over ten of them, thousand of them are children and they are killed

indiscriminately . indiscriminately. >> today, the israeli prime minister has ordered his army to draw up a plan of how to get rid of palestinians in gaza over the rafah border. okay it's already on less than 150mi2. there are 1.5 million palestinians living there . they have been pushed there. they have been pushed from all parts of gaza into that little corner . little corner. >> so elsewhere . of course, >> so elsewhere. of course, across the country, these protests are also going on. you'll probably hear for the chance behind me. these protesters now, protesters want a ceasefire now, but um, but we know that, um, particularly, in the particularly, uh, in the situation over, over in the likes of israel and gaza as well , that prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, saying that he says it's impossible to achieve the goal of the war without eliminating hamas . they without eliminating hamas. they say they still have a battalions in the area of rafah, which is why netanyahu say he's commissioned , uh, tried to get commissioned, uh, tried to get his, uh, armed forces and military officers to, uh, forge

a plan together for evacuation missions of, of course, those people that have flown, flew, uh, gone to rafah to try to escape the war whilst also drawing up some kind of military plan to go into rafah to, they say, out the remaining say, root out the remaining battalions of hamas. but the us warned invasion of warned that that invasion of rafah would be disaster. uh, rafah would be a disaster. uh, but of course, these protests here today, continuing to call for that ceasefire thank you very much. >> that's jack carson our gb news west midlands reporter in birmingham for us today. uh, you're watching and listening to gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's show. but first, here's the news headlines with the lovely pip tomson for you . lovely pip tomson for you. >> dawn, thank you . it is 232, >> dawn, thank you. it is 232, to be precise. i'm pip tomson in the gb newsroom and gb news can reveal that around 15 migrants have been rescued after crossing the channel in a stolen french

fishing boat. the small vessel left grovelling between calais and dunkirk early this morning . and dunkirk early this morning. the boat was escorted by french vessels before being handed over to uk border force officials . to uk border force officials. the people were then brought to dover. the people were then brought to dover . so far the people were then brought to dover. so far this the people were then brought to dover . so far this year, almost dover. so far this year, almost 1400 migrants have made the journey across the english channelin journey across the english channel in small boats . the channel in small boats. the police are searching part of the river thames in central london for chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi, a police boat earlier circled between vauxhall and chelsea bridges, with the met police saying they began shortly after low tide just before 9 am. the 35 year old was last seen on cctv leaning over the railings of chelsea bridge. for those watching on tv , you can see him walking across that bridge just before 11:30 pm. on january the 31st. that's .four pm. on january the 31st. that's . four hours after the attack in south london. detectives now believe he's dead and his body may never be found . royal navy may never be found. royal navy aircraft carrier hms prince of

wales is set to set sail this weekend . the £3 billion vessel weekend. the £3 billion vessel will take over the lead of the largest nato exercise since the cold war. the announcement comes a week after its sister ship , a week after its sister ship, hms queen elizabeth, was forced to cancel its deployment because of an issue with its propeller shaft . the setback came 18 shaft. the setback came 18 months after hms prince of wales itself broke down off the isle of wight, when it suffered a similar malfunction. the ministry of defence has not confirmed if the ship will take over all of its sister ships scheduled . elton john scheduled duties. elton john fans, you'll be interested in this because nearly 1000 items from his former home in atlanta are up for sale in new york. maybe you've always fantasised about playing song for guy on the music legend's yamaha grand piano, or climbed into his 1990 bentley, or even getting your hands on his stage costumes , hands on his stage costumes, wigs and even platform boots. the christie's auction takes place later this month, and it is set to bring in more than 7

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parts of his phone hacking claim against mirror group newspapers . against mirror group newspapers. the duke of sussex sued mgm for damages, claiming journalists at its publications were linked to methods including phone hacking and use of private investigators for unlawful activities . during for unlawful activities. during the cost hearing today , his the cost hearing today, his lawyer said the publisher would make an interim payment . of 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. joining me now is royal broadcaster rafe heydel—mankoo to explain what's going on. because, ralph, i get confused about how many court cases harry's got going on. he seems to be suing everybody. so what's happening with this one? >> yes. so. well as you say, he's finally settled. this long standing case with mirror group newspapers , as viewers may newspapers, as viewers may remember december of remember that in december of last he won the first part

last year, he won the first part of that where the courts ruled that 15 of the 33 articles that prince harry put forward were did contain information obtained by unlawful means , and for that by unlawful means, and for that he received £140,000 in damages plus costs . now he received £140,000 in damages plus costs. now this is the second and final part and it relates to a further 115 articles that prince harry has put forward . and so we will put forward. and so we will never know really, how many of those were actually obtained with information, with unlawful information, because it's going to trial . because it's not going to trial. but, you know, if we look at the first part, 15 of 33, so we first part, 15 out of 33, so we can half can assume less than half probably. still a sizeable probably. but still a sizeable number, enough for mirror group newspapers to want to settle out of court. they're going pay of court. they're going to pay all harry's costs, all of prince harry's costs, plus , probably of around plus damages, probably of around £300,000 for that. now now. and the judge ruled that two directors of mirror group newspapers knew what was going on, turned a blind eye to all of this. the judge actually said yes and turned blind to eye yes and turned a blind to eye all this. now, they also all of this. now, they also critiqued prince harry he critiqued prince harry a bit. he said, firstly , that harry said, firstly, that prince harry shouldn't every

shouldn't think that every single article about him has got information that was obtained unlawfully. you know, of unlawfully. you know, a bit of paranoia there on prince harry's part. perhaps and secondly, criticised harry for criticised prince harry for using his witness statement as a platform to attack the press. a witness is just there witness statement is just there for provide facts for you to provide facts and evidence, not to use to advance a political agenda . now, having a political agenda. now, having said prince said all that, now that prince harry settled this, his lawyer outside of court once gave outside of court once again gave the media a very, very good pubuc the media a very, very good public tongue lashing and very much went to attack piers morgan, saying that piers morgan knew exactly what was going on. piers morgan left mirror mirror group 20 years ago, so he's not to party any of this. but he responded in traditional manner by saying that he agrees with prince invading the prince harry that invading the privacy of the royal family is reprehensible , and he advises reprehensible, and he advises prince to doing that. prince harry to stop doing that. now, prince harry wasn't the only person involved in this case. other celebrities case. some other celebrities were . the actress were also there. the actress nikki sanderson, the coronation street michael vell was street actor michael le vell was also involved with this . and also involved with this. and also, um , let me another person

also, um, let me another person whose name escapes me at the moment . but whose name escapes me at the moment. but oh whose name escapes me at the moment . but oh yes, fiona moment. but oh yes, fiona wightman, the ex—wife of the comedian paul whitehouse . yes. comedian paul whitehouse. yes. and they weren't as lucky . the and they weren't as lucky. the judge kicked out the cases for fiona wightman and nikki sanderson , saying that they came sanderson, saying that they came too late to the party. their application too late and application was too late and they exaggerated their claims. so have pay mirror so they have to pay mirror groups costs. and michael lavelle also has to pay. mirror group's costs because he refused to them rather to negotiate with them rather than court . than taking it to court. however, other mirror group will need to pay the legal fees for other celebrities, including ricky tomlinson from the other royal and ian wright, the royal family and ian wright, the ex—footballer and also the state of george michael. they're asking for £19 million from mirror group for all of that. as for prince harry, well, his battles continue . viewers may battles continue. viewers may remember that last month he he dropped his libel case against the mail on sunday and forcing him to pay up to £750,000 legal costs to the mail on sunday. but he is proceeding with his phone

hacking claims against associated newspapers that owns the mail on sunday, and also against news uk. formerly news group news, which owns the sun. and those phone hacking cases are going to come to trial this year and next year. so we're far from from we're far from out of the woods when it comes to prince harry and his addiction to lawsuits. >> it's going be busy >> it's going to be a very busy boy, court? should boy, isn't he? in court? should we other brother? we talk about the other brother? we're liam has taken on a diplomat. yes. >> now that he's >> so? well, now that he's prince he and the prince of wales, he and the princess of wales need to expand their team. so there's a restructuring place which restructuring taking place which includes chief includes bringing on a chief executive . and they both are executive. and they both are having private having their own private secretaries. prince william has selected a foreign office diplomat with peacekeeping experience. this is this is yes. the irony . there shouldn't be the irony. there shouldn't be lost on anyone, but let's not let's not draw conclusions from that. um, but ian patrick was, uh , uh, private . secretary to uh, uh, private. secretary to lord ashdown, paddy ashdown, when he was the high representative for bosnia and

herzegovina, special herzegovina, former special adviser to mi6 chief. so a serious and that's serious fellow and that's because the prince of wales needs a more prominent needs to have a more prominent international went international role. he went in december david to december with david cameron to see emir kuwait. he's see the new emir of kuwait. he's been to singapore and the usa last year for his earthshot prize, but he really wants to expand that and it may expand upon that and it may be necessary, depending necessary, you know, depending upon the treatment upon how the king's treatment goes represent the king a bit goes to represent the king a bit more in the short terms and commonwealth international commonwealth and international levels . levels. >> a talking that, i just >> a talking of that, i just want this one very want to mention this one very quickly. people who quickly. and as people who follow media, when quickly. and as people who f

the full truth of what went on because we also understand that prince harry warning of prince harry gave no warning of his visit. and the plans had been king go to been made for the king to go to sandringham. so this had sandringham. and so this had happened without any sort of pre—planning . we how pre—planning. and we know how structured the royal family's life is. so difficult to life is. so it's difficult to say why . why prince harry's say why. why prince harry's visit was so short . and i think visit was so short. and i think we have sort of, we need to have some sort of, you know, until we further, you know, until we know further, i'm we can say i'm not sure whether we can say whether was at fault whether anybody was at fault necessarily. wasn't a fault. necessarily. it wasn't a fault. >> i think just when you and i know what you mean, especially after having after so long having not having seen father and then seen your father and then not bringing children , bringing over your children, perhaps just to have a chance to meet grandfather. meet with their grandfather. well, we wish them well. that's king charles, obviously , um, king charles, and obviously, um, catherine as we wish them catherine as well. we wish them both rafe both well, uh, that's rafe heydel—mankoo. both well, uh, that's rafe hejjoining ankoo. both well, uh, that's rafe hejjoining ankcthis afternoon . for joining me this afternoon. love talking to. it so love talking to. makes it so interesting . now you're watching interesting. now you're watching and listening to gb news saturday me. neesom saturday with me. dawn neesom loads on today's loads more coming up on today's show , the top boss a medical show, the top boss of a medical cannabis company has said the number of people buying the product has increased over product has increased by over 1,000% year . all

1,000% over the past year. all of that and much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel now. don't go too far . thank you

radio. welcome back to gb news saturday with me dawn neesom on your tv , online and on digital radio. >> so now the top boss of a medicinal cannabis company has said the number of people buying the product has increased by over 1,000% over the last year . over 1,000% over the last year. this has been attributed to long nhs waiting lists, which in turn has meant people are now choosing to self—medicate . our choosing to self—medicate. our nonh choosing to self—medicate. our north west of england reporter sophie reaper paid a visit to a patient who now relies on medical cannabis to get him through the day. let's have a listen .

listen. >> hey. morning >> hey. morning >> morning. when you're in pain, it controls all your thoughts . it controls all your thoughts. >> over a decade ago, when he was aged just 29, richard developed chronic pain. he dealt with it for a number of years before he found medical cannabis . since then, he says his life has changed when you're in pain, that's all you can think about. >> that's it. when you wake up, you're in pain. but medical cannabis gives you that cannabis just gives you that break. just physically break. and not just physically and mentally. it gives you a mental break. >> after the chronic pain began , >> after the chronic pain began, unable to function as he once had, richard was forced to close his barber shop. but with the help of medical cannabis , he help of medical cannabis, he says he was able to reopen a new shop at his home. >> medical cannabis. it gives you that life back. it gives you that little bit of strength , a that little bit of strength, a little bit of even if it's for an hour, it's like you've got yourself back for one hour and that in ten years for having pain for ten years is amazing. >> for richard, his life is now

back on track. however as a relatively new product on the market, many would perhaps be sceptical about how medical cannabis actually works. >> cannabis is one of the only medicines which is able to communicate and interact with a person's endocrine cannabinoid system to help , um, alleviate , system to help, um, alleviate, um, various uh issues. issues such as appetite, sleep , mood, such as appetite, sleep, mood, um, and that is effectively how, uh, medical cannabis is able to benefit various, various conditions. >> there are now an estimated 35 to 40,000 patients in the uk being prescribed medical cannabis , with research showing cannabis, with research showing it has the power to improve a patient's quality of life by over 50. >> what a lot of our patients are feeding back that medical cannabis has been life changing for them. >> they don't have the side effects . effects. >> um, they feel much better. they're able to get with they're able to get on with their . their everyday lives. >> medical was >> medical cannabis was legalised here in the uk back in

2018, and with mild medical reporting, a 1,250% increase to their number of patients since their number of patients since the start of last year, could the start of last year, could the public's perception of this drug be shifting ? drug be shifting? >> i think it would be preferable to using like a harsher intervention . as far as harsher intervention. as far as i know, it's it just seems more natural to me personally. >> i would, because i've just heard a lot about like the benefits award, but i'd be scared . scared. >> well, not so concerned whether not be get whether or not be i get dependent on it at all. >> wouldn't but for >> i wouldn't myself, but for somebody who is a great deal somebody who is in a great deal of pain, think probably good. >> it was prescribed by the doctor and under medical, um, supervision then. yeah, i've definitely used it. and i think that's how it should be used . that's how it should be used. >> just over five years ago, the use of medical cannabis would have been seen as a criminal offence. but now , as times offence. but now, as times continue to change, it seems that what was once taboo is now becoming the tried and tested

sophie reaper gb news. ooh >> interesting stuff. that's it from me for today. but stay tuned because the one nana is up next and she's looking fabulous as always. nana what have you got on your show? >> oh thank you dawn. >> oh thank you dawn. >> well we're gonna i've got i've written a little monologue about because about keir starmer because i just all this just couldn't bear all this woman the whole woman thing. and the whole integration with brianna's family of chamber family into the sort of chamber on that day. so i've done a monologue on that because i was quite angry. uh, also, got quite angry. uh, also, we've got a little one on meghan and harry, obviously , harry went harry, obviously, harry went to see he there for see his dad. he was there for what, it's awful what, 45 minutes? it's awful about this with rafe. >> i'm really upset, genuinely upset. do feel bad >> yeah, yeah. no, i do feel bad about so we'll be about that as well. so we'll be talking about that. i've done a little monologue, so little spicy monologue, so hopefully people will stick around plus the usual around for that. plus the usual lizzie and somebody lizzie cundy and somebody different. surprise guest with different. a surprise guest with lizzie yeah , lizzie today. so yeah, everything that's going on, racism the countryside and racism in the countryside and all the stuff you've been all the stuff that you've been talking out, racist trees. >> love that >> yeah, absolutely. love that story . story. >> biden. yeah, all of it. >> joe biden. yeah, all of it. >> joe biden. yeah, all of it. >> yes. that sounds a real cracker a surprise guest.

cracker and a surprise guest. i do like a surprise guest. right. well from um, well that's it from me. um, thank forjoining this thank you for joining me this saturday afternoon . um, you've saturday afternoon. um, you've been watching and listening to gb saturday with me . dawn gb news saturday with me. dawn neesom. thank you so much gb news saturday with me. dawn ne

england along a band of rain spreading way into eastern spreading its way into eastern england scotland. england and eventually scotland. later . later on in the night. considering wet has been considering how wet it has been recently, cause some recently, it could cause some localised disruption. with this extra it extra rainfall elsewhere, it might spells might be a few clearer spells around could provide around tonight could provide some fog patches in places , a some fog patches in places, a very patchy frost in some rural spots , but most our and spots, but most of our towns and cities staying above cities will be staying above freezing, fairly messy start freezing, so fairly messy start to sunday as well. again, fog could be quite slow to clear in places. this rain eventually moving way across eastern moving its way in across eastern scotland. a very wet day for the northern isles , but some northern isles, but some brighter from brighter spells arriving from the west. so too, with further showers , never the showers, so never put the umbrella completely again. umbrella away completely again. some of those showers could be on side at times. on the heavier side at times. temperatures, ranging temperatures, though ranging between 7 and 11 c, which is pretty much where we'd expect between 7 and 11 c, which is prettyto uch where we'd expect between 7 and 11 c, which is prettyto be| where we'd expect between 7 and 11 c, which is prettyto be for1ere we'd expect between 7 and 11 c, which is prettyto be for the we'd expect between 7 and 11 c, which is prettyto be for the we'd of pect between 7 and 11 c, which is prettyto be for the we'd of year them to be for the time of year into monday. the area of low pressure. there has been rivers will slowly drift its way northward. itself northward. suddenly itself up closer . this closer towards iceland. this allows flow allows this northwesterly flow of air to start moving its way in. so relatively breezy day with showers frequently pushing into and western into northern and western counties further towards the

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joining me in about an hour's time, broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy, and my surprise guest, former labour minister denny mcshane. he looks a bit sad there. in a few moments time i'll be mocking the week, but first, let's get your headlines . first, let's get your headlines. >> good afternoon , i'm pip >> good afternoon, i'm pip tomson in the gb news room . gb tomson in the gb news room. gb news can reveal that around 15 migrants have been rescued after crossing the channel in a stolen french fishing boat. the small vessel left grovelling between calais and dunkirk early this morning . the boat was escorted morning. the boat was escorted by french vessels before being handed over to uk border force officials . the migrants were officials. the migrants were then brought to dover. so far this year, almost 1400 people have made the journey across the engush have made the journey across the english channel in small boats . english channel in small boats. police are searching part of the river thames in central london for the body of chemical attack. suspect abdul ezedi , a police suspect abdul ezedi, a police boat earlier circled between

vauxhall and chelsea bridges with