checks for recruits security checks for recruits from overseas to boost diversity and inclusion. marvellous but should we be sacrificing national security by for diversity.7 so stunned by that one can't get the words out.7 then former pm bojo says if rishi sunak wants help winning the election , all he has to do the election, all he has to do is pick up the phone and ring him. but would boris be enough to save the tories and nuclear power accounts for around a fifth of the uk's electricity generation. waste from its production, though, is used in medicine , defence, industry and medicine, defence, industry and research. but where will we store the radioactive waste? one small town in yorkshire could be used as a nuclear dumping ground . and you're not going to want this one. you're really not going to win it. miss it. the prime minister rishi sunak, is to appear exclusive on the gb news people forum. an hour long

q&a on the issues that really matter most to you. let's hear what he's got to say about it, shall we? hi rishi, here as prime minister i'm focussed on delivering on your priorities , delivering on your priorities, so i'll be on the road to join gb news for a special people's forum on monday, the 12th of february, where i'll be taking questions from a live audience about the issues that really matter to you the economy, immigration and the nhs. >> see you there . >> see you there. >> see you there. >> wow, that's right. tomorrow at 8 pm, the prime minister will take part in a special people's forum live on gb news in the north—east of england. over the course of that hour, he'll take questions directly from you. the great british public, the voters he wants your vote, remember? but this show is nothing without you and your views. so let me know your thoughts on all the stories we'll be talking about today and what you want to ask rishi as

well . interest on that one? well. interest on that one? email me at gb views gb news. com or message me on our socials at gb news. but let's get some of those news headlines , shall of those news headlines, shall we? and here they are with the lovely tatiana sanchez . donna lovely tatiana sanchez. donna thank you and good afternoon. >> your top stories from the gb newsroom. the defence secretary said to be furious over the ministry of defence's diversity and inclusivity policy. it's been reported in today's telegraph that the army wants to relax security clearance vetting for overseas recruits to boost diversity and inclusion. grant shapps told the sunday telegraph that he's ready to go to battle over the matter and has ordered a review. he's warned there will be no lowering of security clearance requirements on his watch . according to the paper, watch. according to the paper, the uk's armed forces are looking overseas because they've reportedly failed hit reportedly failed to hit recruitment targets . fujitsu is recruitment targets. fujitsu is said to have received more than

£54 billion through contracts from treasury linked organisations, despite its role in the post office scandal. the commons treasury committee says fujitsu was awarded around £i.4 fujitsu was awarded around £1.4 billion worth of deals since the high court ruling in 2019, concluding there had been numerous failings in its horizon. it system . £2 billion horizon. it system. £2 billion worth of contracts were also agreed before 2019, and remained active thereafter. a group of mps wrote to organisations including hmrc, the financial conduct authority and the bank of england to demand details of their agreements with fujitsu. the committee said all three have spent considerable sums with them . two people have been with them. two people have been arrested after an eight year old child was seriously injured in a suspected xl bully attack. the dog had bitten the child's head in merseyside yesterday afternoon . the boy has had afternoon. the boy has had emergency surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition. doctors say his injuries are life changing . officers seized life changing. officers seized the dog, which they believe to

be in xl bully. a 49 year old woman and a 50 year old man has been arrested , and they're not been arrested, and they're not related to the child and. the housing secretary's warning young people shut out of the uk's housing market could turn to authorities . pianism michael to authorities. pianism michael gove says a failure by the government to tackle the housing crisis could harm democracy , as crisis could harm democracy, as well as the conservatives chances at the general election in an interview with the times, he says the traditional route for young people to work hard and get on the housing ladder has gone. gove criticised labour for, he says, continuously rejecting housing policies . rejecting housing policies. >> the difference between a party saying that its policy is pro builder, not blocker . and pro builder, not blocker. and then when we bring things forward , every single forward, every single conservative mp, every single conservative backed our proposals for new homes . and proposals for new homes. and labour were whipped to a man and woman against it. so this is not about individuals. this is about about individuals. this is about

a party that makes big claims and yet, as we see time after time , it turns turtle. and time, it turns turtle. and that's why keir starmer is the jellyfish of british politics. he transparent, spineless, swept along by the tide . along by the tide. >> kwasi kwarteng says immigration must be a key focus for the government when it comes to having success at the next election. the former chancellor also told gb news camilla tominey his decision to not stand for re—election as an mp is one he's been considering for a while now. >> think about it for a long time, have you? how long? and there was well, ever since the beginning the parliament. beginning of the parliament. actually, had actually, i had thought. i had thought minister of thought and i was minister of state that point. i had state at that point. i had thought that you know, three terms, three obviously we had more , but 15 is more elections, but 15 years is probably , in this modern probably, in this modern climate, a reasonable amount of time to be an mp. two of the principal things that conservatives should be fighting for a lower taxes and secure borders, stronger immigration

and strong land taxes. and if you look at our see an immigration cap for. yes, i mean, there's got to be something it. i mean, yeah, something on it. i mean, yeah, you know, on two of those metrics, frankly metrics, we haven't frankly performed very well. no >> and the king has attended church in sandringham for the first time since cancer first time since his cancer diagnosis. as majesty walked diagnosis. as his majesty walked alongside queen camilla and waved to well—wishers last night, king charles thanked the nafion night, king charles thanked the nation for their overwhelming support in his first public message since the diagnosis announcement. the monarch said such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement, but hingham palace has said he's facing a form of cancer unrelated to his recent prostate treatment . for recent prostate treatment. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts now back to dawn . thank . you so much, to dawn. thank. you so much, tatiana. >> now let's get straight into

today's topics. we've got a cracking show lined up today. now, leaked documents have revealed that british army revealed that the british army wants my notes wants to. i'm checking my notes here. security checks when here. relax security checks when we've got war going on in europe for recruits from overseas to boost diversity and inclusion . boost diversity and inclusion. i'm not making this up. the armed forces have consistently failed to hit recruitment targets and are looking overseas to boost ethnic minority representation . in the leaked representation. in the leaked document outlines a series of actions to boost representation and describe security clearance vetting as being the primary barrier to non—u.k. personnel gaining a commission in the army. okay so joining me now is defence editor of the telegraph. con coughlin con good afternoon. thank you so much for joining con coughlin con good afternoon. thank you so much forjoining me on this wonderful sunday afternoon. um con, what do you make of this story? >> well, i mean, first of all, it's it i find it very credible , it's it i find it very credible, given the way the, the

government is, is treating our armed forces as, um, we've had a series of scandals recently on the diversity issue. i think the first thing the new head of the air force had to do when he took up his post last year was apologise , guys, for the apologise, guys, for the distribution policies that had been applied , being applied been applied, being applied against white trainee pilots. so, i mean , this goes back so, i mean, this goes back a long way . but, you know, i think long way. but, you know, i think the government is in a terrible mess with our military. we do have a recruitment problem . um, have a recruitment problem. um, with all three services, as you've reported on gb news. um, so they're desperate to try and get the numbers up. but this is not the way to go about it . the not the way to go about it. the way to go about it is to get a proper recruitment process in place that gets the best recruits for these services to make them a credible fighting force , and not to play around force, and not to play around with these weight issues. >> i mean, there are no figures about how much this , this, this

about how much this, this, this latest recruiting drive is costing. con um, but it's, you know, it's the title the british army's race action plan. right. okay now, i'm sure most people watching and listening today actually just want people who can do the job, regardless of their skin colour, their religion , even their sex, their religion, even their sex, their sexuality . can they do the job sexuality. can they do the job to protect the country? when we've been warned that we could, in theory, be three years away from a war with russia? >> well, dawn, as you can imagine, i spent a lot of time with military over the years with the military over the years , in zones and , you know, in combat zones and elsewhere there. and, and it's a very diverse, um, multi ethnic organisation . i mean, set aside organisation. i mean, set aside the fact we've got a whole regiment like the gurkhas, you the, the, the that operate within the british army . but if within the british army. but if you go on operations with the army or the air force or the navy, they are diverse, they are multi—ethnic. navy, they are diverse, they are multi—ethnic . there's a fair multi—ethnic. there's a fair number of women now in senior

roles. i don't know what more you need , but but this smacks you need, but but this smacks a say of a recruitment crisis because the, the government in its wisdom , has outsourced its wisdom, has outsourced recruitment. it used to be done by the three services. now we've got eight, um, other bodies in charge of recruitment. they're failing miserably to meet their targets . and so i imagine the targets. and so i imagine the answer they come up with is, well, let's just lower the whole vetting process us and just pick up anywhere we can. well, as you say, it's not good enough. you know, the threat environment is now greater than it's ever been in my lifetime . i mean, this in my lifetime. i mean, this we've got some serious problems. we need a fighting fit military , we need a fighting fit military, and we need to get the best people into, into, into its ranks . ranks. >> colin, why can't they see that? why can't the government see this? right. okay. for only five recruiter. for every eight who leave the armed forces at the moment and for the mod to be fiddling around with stuff like this when really , as you say,

this when really, as you say, just get a recruitment poster out there, get the right people in the job. and as for lowering security when we're on security vetting when we're on the verge of potentially aslef war in europe, we've got the situation in the middle east going on, and we've got scumbags like abdul ezedi wandering around the country despite being around the country despite being a sex attacker. surely a convicted sex attacker. surely we need more security checks, but the right people doing the job? >> well, you're quite right, dawn. i mean , and i don't know dawn. i mean, and i don't know what the government's up to, but i mean, in the 14 years that the conservatives have been in power. and remember, i write for a conservative supporter newspaper, and i spent the last 14 years criticising successive defence secretaries and the government for the way it's treated the military running down its numbers, running down its equipment programs and all these issues are now coming home to roost. and, you know, not only do we not have the kit, but we don't have the men and women to serve our country. um, and i don't know what they're playing

at. and you get these platitudes from , um, you know, the defence from, um, you know, the defence secretaries , i've forgotten how secretaries, i've forgotten how many i've dealt with. now but grant shapps grant shapps is the latest one saying it's all fine and tickety boom. we've got money. well, this is nonsense, and we just need to wake up. and the i would say the other thing i would say quickly and something your, your viewers might want ask viewers might want to ask the prime minister when he does this town you . um, he town hall with you. um, he doesn't seem very interested in abroad . he doesn't seem very abroad. he doesn't seem very interested in defence. it runs to ukraine and make platitudes. but when it comes to providing the money and resources and commitment to give us that fighting edge, i don't see it myself . myself. >> an interesting point to end on. uh, that's a very much for joining us this afternoon , a joining us this afternoon, a defence editor of the telegraph. thank you very much. now, um, let's see what my panel make of this. i'm joined today by a political commentator , emma political commentator, emma webb, and broadcaster and journalist claire muldoon. and the observant amongst you might

spot a we're all female. we are . spot a we're all female. we are. don't try and see them all today, ladies. yes we are. and we're all wearing green varying shades of . and i've even got a shades of. and i've even got a green highlight, which is frankly pathetic . um, right. frankly pathetic. um, right. army green and army green. obviously it's army green kind of. but there's a seamless link there. what i'm going to come to you first on this one. um emma, what what do you make of what this this report. i mean , it was this this report. i mean, it was in the telegraph as a astonished by it. >> i think people should be frightened. >> yes. >> yes. >> um, actually, and several former now retired senior officers in the army wrote this letter to the telegraph , letter to the telegraph, emphasising just how dangerous, um, this is, particularly because intelligence officers, they have the access to the highest levels of , you know, highest levels of, you know, secret assets and if we're talking about lowering thing, um, vetting the vetting barrier to try and hire more people from for the armed forces from , um,

for the armed forces from, um, abroad just so that we can fill abroad just so that we can fill a diversity quota. now they're operating at about i think it's 14, which isn't far off the percentage of ethnic minorities in the population at large. and of course, if you're focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion , rather than focusing inclusion, rather than focusing on the and as the point they made, which is that there is only one purpose that the army should have and that is to be an effective and efficient fighting force . and this is undermining force. and this is undermining that. force. and this is undermining that . and i think also what this that. and i think also what this suggests is a really, really deep seated cultural problem within the armed forces that not only are they being sort of transformed into being thought of or thinking of themselves almost as a civil service rather than a fighting force, but it's also so commercialised , this also so commercialised, this idea that you would have people who british citizens who who are not british citizens who are, and you can have people serving the armed forces who are, from commonwealth are, um, from commonwealth countries they live for countries if they live here for five so are certain five years. so there are certain sort of restrictions on that, but they're talking about even getting wanting get of getting wanting to get rid of those requirements . so

those residency requirements. so it's armed forces it's treating the armed forces as if it's just some kind of company, rather than trying to create a culture and society at large where people want to fight for their country, to defend their country, that's the solution recruitment in the solution to recruitment in the long not hiring people long terme, not hiring people from and treating the from abroad and treating the armed business. i armed forces like a business. i think profoundly think it's dangerous, profoundly dangerous. >> just just hire >> yeah. just, just just hire people us people that can defend us basically. well, the other issue is here that the it's the outsourcing of the recruitment. >> yes. >> yes. >> there is an issue here is an issue. yeah. a massive issue because as soon as you enter into any form of public, private partnership like this, then you certain you have profit in front of anything that you can do . of anything that you can do. >> and for me, that's absolutely wrong . as is focusing on wrong. as is focusing on diversity, equality and inclusion instead of getting the right people for the job regardless of their race, their ethnicity, their any political convictions, get the people out that want to fight for the country that have got pride in their country, get them out

there, get them armed up and let's go and do it. >> especially as last month. i mean, you know, the head of the british army warned that britain must prepare for conflict as the pre—war. >> we're talking about conscription, yes. conscription, remember? yes. i mean, is just an absolute mean, this is just an absolute anathema. really , truly is. anathema. it really, truly is. >> it's, you know, and i'm old servicemen, by the way, the ones that do, most recruit that we do, most recruit servicemen must servicemen are told they must complete mandatory unconscious bias . bias training. >> what a waste of time and money. i'm sorry. well, exactly what a what? unconscious bias do you need when you pick a gun you need when you pick up a gun and you're fighting and you're actually fighting discipline in the army? >> know, in not just in >> is you know, in not just in our armed forces, but it's about actually suppressing instincts and so on. so the other thing about this is that, you know, you trust is so important between your camaraderie, between your camaraderie, between your camaraderie, between your are you going to trust someone standing shoulder to shoulder, entering into a dangerous and mortally threatening situation , shoulder threatening situation, shoulder to shoulder with somebody who's there from abroad, who simply seesit there from abroad, who simply sees it as a job? yeah. um, i think that i mean, the idea that

they're having to undergo things like unconscious bias training is, mad, mad waste of is, is just a mad, mad waste of time and it is, but also time and money. it is, but also the fact that they're talking about making doing the remembrance services agnostic, getting rid of christian elements . it's getting rid of christian elements. it's complete elements. it's a complete absurdity that, you know, the civic , civic, um, rituals in civic, civic, um, rituals in this country do have a christian, um, heritage that is not incompatible with being a tolerant and inclusive country tolerant and inclusive country to privilege those christian roots. in fact , if anything, roots. in fact, if anything, it's those christian roots that underpin it for how tolerant we are . are. >> this is the thing. i mean, sort of like, you know, i don't want people, you know, they're trying recognise trying to recognise microaggressions warned microaggressions and warned not to misuse people's pronouns. microaggressions and warned not to misuse people's pronouns . um, to misuse people's pronouns. um, oh, i'm sorry. >> and in the in the absolute line . line. >> okay. exactly. excuse me. you just you just misgendered me . just you just misgendered me. >> i think this is in terms of the culture of the armed forces as well. this completely undermines discipline because it's pushing people towards this

more sort of individual laissez faire narrative outlook , that faire narrative outlook, that sort of emotionally incontinent rather than creating the kind of stoicism and proper spirit of camaraderie that you need in the armed forces in order for them to be effective in every area of life. >> actually, to be honest with you, sums up, you, yes, that sums it up, doesn't it? we move on from doesn't it? uh, we move on from that we're out time. that debate. we're out of time. thank very much on that one. thank you very much on that one. and all best and now, for all the best analysis and opinion on that story more, go story and so much more, go to our website, gbnews.com. you're watching and listening to gb news sunday with me neesom . news sunday with me dawn neesom. lots coming up on today lots more coming up on today show. now former pm bojo says that if rishi sunak wants help winning the election, all he has to do is pick up the phone and ring him. but what would boris have enough to save the tories? would anyone all of that much more to come. you're watching and listening to gb news britain's news channel. don't go too far. that

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gb news radio show. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me. dawn neesom on your tv, online and on your digital radio. now lots of you have been sending in your thoughts , which please do thoughts, which please do because this show is all about you and what you are thinking and what we're talking about. so gb views at gb news is how you get in touch. very simple. lots of you are really getting wound up about diversity up about the army diversity debate. um okay. adam says , um, debate. um okay. adam says, um, good afternoon adam. i have served in the british military for the last 50 years and seen the numbers in constant decline. the government have attempted to address shortfall by using address this shortfall by using reserves and our reserve units are having budgets cut to are having their budgets cut to pay are having their budgets cut to pay elsewhere pay for overspends elsewhere in the recruiting the military, the recruiting process is suffering as a result. while the existing numbers defend numbers we couldn't defend london, let alone the uk and that's from someone who serves and a lot of you are picking up on that one. um, and raymond says the reason the army can't get many recruits is because of

the way the social group and most recruits come from have been is , white been treated. that is, white working men . they see how working class men. they see how vets are treated , end up in the vets are treated, end up in the streets, while illegal immigrant . those people crossing the channel . those people crossing the channel, is illegal, end channel, which is illegal, end up in star hotels . and up in five star hotels. and a lot of you sound the same thing. derek good afternoon derek. the reason they can't reach recruitment targets is because they the majority they have excluded the majority of the white population . this is of the white population. this is great britain , strong great britain, strong views there. do you think? do there. but what do you think? do you agree with what others people are saying. do you agree with saying with my panel is saying gb views gb way you get in gb news is the way you get in touch before move on, touch now before we move on, it's for the great british it's time for the 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 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 , so you really however you like, so you really could be the next big winner of

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the all he has to do the election, all he has to do is give him a ring. you know, like that. like they do on strictly come dancing, isn't it? um, conservative strategists want former pm on the want to deploy former pm on the campaign . despite a major campaign trail. despite a major fall between pair in fall out between the pair in 2025 fall out between the pair in 2023 mr fall out between the pair in 2025 mr johnson's fall out between the pair in 2025 mrjohnson's honours 2025 over mr johnson's honours list. if rishi becomes too list. but if rishi becomes too desperate , could we see bojo on desperate, could we see bojo on the campaign trail once more for, um, well, it just doesn't go away, does he, boris? let's see what my panel make of this. now. they'll put the phone down and stop entering competition. i'm going to you first i'm going to come to you first on claire. yeah um. on this one. claire. yeah um. boris, of boris. do boris, the return of boris. do you know what? >> within the conservative party aether out there in terms of, uh, the democratic public that vote conservatives? he's vote for conservatives? he's actually still he maintains a very loyal following, and he might be the conduit between the backbench and the frontbenchers and everything that's going on at the moment. it would and everything that's going on at the moment . it would also and everything that's going on at the moment. it would also add an extra slice of diversity to a popcorn. liz truss's new party. you know, i didn't think they

didn't think the name through, didn't think the name through, did they? they really, really didn't . i mean, it's something didn't. i mean, it's something that you might order at the cinema. a big pot of popcorn, mind you, with the way things unfold in the dramas of all the political lives at the moment, it like watching movie it is like watching a movie stuffing your face with popcorn. but you know , it feels like a but you know, it feels like a disaster movie. but you know, it feels like a dis'that'slovie. but you know, it feels like a dis'that's thee. but you know, it feels like a dis'that's the problem. >> that's the problem. >> that's the problem. >> just wonder what boris is >> i just wonder what boris is doing at the moment. i mean, he left. the only is left. i mean, the only way is that case, that the only that not the case, that the only way can be back in is way he can be brought back in is if he was made a lord. if indeed he was made a lord. like cameron was made. so there's lots machinations there's lots of machinations going i just going on here, and i, ijust don't know where i sit in it. i'm not surprised by it. i won't be surprised either. if he is brought back in to help with the trail, because such a trail, because he's such a bluster and such a, you know , a bluster and such a, you know, a tour de force for the conservatives that i think it might actually be welcomed. >> it's got this huge personality. he does, and we've got the wellingborough by—election and by—election coming up and a focus group of seven voters there , um, have said they prefer there, um, have said they prefer bofis there, um, have said they prefer boris johnson to rishi sunak.

>> he's magnetic and charisma is a is a rare thing in politics. and the conservatives do have a number of um, very good speakers. people like gb news own jacob rees—mogg, kemi badenoch, who are also charismatic characters. um, but i think i think you're right that boris johnson does seem to still have have a really good reputation and likeability amongst the base that voted for him in 2019, and obviously there are a lot of people, myself included, who voted for the conservatives in 2019 now feel extremely disenchanted, disappointed and let down. mhm. um, part of that is obviously boris's fault. um, but but at the same time rishi sunak is so completely lacking in and i hate to be too harsh, but every department that um, that , you department that um, that, you know, it wouldn't be a bad thing if boris could lend him his charisma. um, but wherever boris goes, of course, the typical well expected controversy follows where people just can't stop bringing up party. and so

it's likely that he'd continue to be dogged by that for quite some time as well. so, um, it's hard to say what the right thing to do is, but i think rishi could do with any help. he can get. i mean, claire, i mean, in rishi's mean, he rishi's defence, i mean, he it's quietly getting on with the job. >> he's a big personality, >> he's not a big personality, but the first to but he the first person to say that but i mean, you that himself. but i mean, you know boris is bluff and bluster, but was also proven to tell but he was also proven to tell lies. um and yes, get brexit done. but i mean , is there more done. but i mean, is there more to rishi deep down than there is actually to boris ? actually to boris? >> i think there has to be in order for the stealth moves in which gave rishi number 10 the keys to number 10, there clearly is a core of iron there. and whilst i don't think he's the most plausible politician in type, um, or indeed a great statesman, i think what the conservative party needs to be thoroughly aware of is what's happening across the pond. we have an american election happening in november. we've got

sleepy biden ahead of, you know, the democrats at the moment sitting there, not knowing which country is warring with which country, who he's speaking to and how on earth his wife is letting him continue with this. because i'll tell you, if it was my husband, i'd be absolutely affronted and want him away. yes. and then but then we think, well, carrie's quite a tour de force. is there a similar, um, relationship there? is there a similar power share? i don't know. anyway, i'm politically homeless . boris is good homeless. boris is good entertainment, but i'm sorry we don't need to be entertained any further. we've got saturday night tv for that. we need our politicians to pull their trousers up, pull their socks up, pull everything else together and get on with governing this country. >> it is a bit like in the states that we don't need. we don't need a rerun. um, we need particularly , i mean, on both particularly, i mean, on both sides of the house. of course it would be, it would be good. but the conservative party need to get helm. um, get an adult at the helm. um, and they all do.

>> all of what happened keir >> all of what happened to keir starmer wants the unions starmer today wants the unions back i think across i think back in i think across i think across are across the house there are a lack of ideas, a lack of rigour , lack of ideas, a lack of rigour, a there's a lack of a lack of there's a lack of reality thinking, um, and also the sort of like i was going to say rhetorical skill . say rhetorical skill. >> we don't want sophists, but we do want people who have an ability to communicate well and clearly english clearly and use plain english rather than trying to sort of obfuscate absolutely everything that they say. so i think that the conservatives need somebody of a really, really high calibre at helm, and they need to at the helm, and they need to facilitate that actually happening. and we've seen only this week, um, i think it was tobias ellwood talking about not letting actually letting the party base actually have when it comes to have the vote when it comes to leader . um, have the vote when it comes to leader. um, that would be the absolute opposite of they absolute opposite of what they need. need listening need. they need to be listening to than the sort to the base rather than the sort of like the top, the leadership of like the top, the leadership of the political party. of like the top, the leadership of tit'soolitical party. of like the top, the leadership of tit's interestingrty. of like the top, the leadership of tit's interesting you both >> it's interesting you both mentioned this. i mean, we're running out of time, unfortunately. the the unfortunately. but in the in the focus about by focus group about the by elections coming up, the person was organised, said, well, to be fair to johnson rishi

fair to boris johnson and rishi sunak , um, labour aren't liked sunak, um, labour aren't liked either . and the reason the either. and the reason the people in the focus group gave is the divided nature of both parties. and that is not good news for any of us. as you say. it's like it's like a horror movie. it really is. dawn. where's it ending ? uh, right. where's it ending? uh, right. okay. we are ending. on that note, though, we are what? you're watching and listening to gb news thunder with me. dawn neesom up in neesom plenty more coming up in today's let's today's show, but first, let's get the news headlines with tatiana . tatiana sanchez. >> dawn. thank you. it's 151. >> dawn. thank you. it's151. your top stories from the gb news room. the defence secretary said to be furious over the ministry of defence's diversity and inclusivity policy. it's been reported in today's telegraph that the army wants to relax security clearance vetting for overseas recruits to boost diversity and inclusion. grant shapps told the sunday telegraph that he's ready to go to battle over the matter and has ordered a review. he's warned there will

be no lowering of security clearance requirements on his watch . according to the paper, watch. according to the paper, the uk's armed forces are looking overseas because they've reportedly failed to hit recruitment targets . two people recruitment targets. two people have been arrested after an eight year old child was seriously injured in a suspected xl bully attack. the dog bit the child's head in merseyside yesterday afternoon. the boys had emergency surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition . doctors say his condition. doctors say his injuries are life changing . injuries are life changing. officers seized the dog, which they believe to be an xl bully , they believe to be an xl bully, a 49 year old woman and a 50 year old man have been arrested and they're not related to the child . the departure of the child. the departure of the royal navy aircraft carrier hms prince of wales has been cancelled at the last minute. it was about to set sail to replace its sister ship, which was also forced to cancel its deployment due to an issue with the propeller . the £5 billion vessel propeller. the £5 billion vessel was to over , leading the was to take over, leading the largest since the

largest nato exercise since the cold war. however despite people lining, lining the walls of portsmouth harbour to watch the 65,000 ton warship, it failed to leave the jetty and the king has attended church in sandringham for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. for the first time since his cancer diagnosis . as his majesty cancer diagnosis. as his majesty walked alongside queen camilla and waved to well—wishers last night, king charles thanked the nafion night, king charles thanked the nation for their overwhelming support in his first public message since the diagnosis announcement. the monarch said such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement . buckingham palace encouragement. buckingham palace has said he's facing a form of cancer unrelated to his recent prostate treatment for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . news. com slash alerts. >> thank you very much , tatiana. >> thank you very much, tatiana. now remember, you can get in touch about all the stories we're discussing today, emailing us at gbviews@gbnews.uk . com or

us at gbviews@gbnews.uk. com or message us on our socials . we're message us on our socials. we're at gb views. but you're not going to want to miss this. the prime minister rishi sunak, is to appear exclusive early on the gb news people's forum, an hour long q&a on the issues that matter most to you. let's hear what he has to say about it, shall we? hi rishi here as prime minister i'm focussed on delivering on your priorities, so i'll be on the road to join gb news for a special people's forum on monday the 12th of february, where i'll be taking questions from a live audience about the issues that really matter to you the economy, immigration on the nhs. >> see you there . >> see you there. >> see you there. >> you heard what the man said . >> you heard what the man said. see you there tomorrow, 8 pm. the prime minister taking part in a special people's forum live on gb news in the north east of england over the course of the

houn england over the course of the hour, he'll take questions directly from you, the great british public, his voters . british public, his voters. right. okay. but for now , right. okay. but for now, there's lots more coming up on today's show. nuclear power . today's show. nuclear power. accounts for around a fifth of the uk's electric generation. waste from its production is used in medicine , defence, used in medicine, defence, industry and research . but where industry and research. but where will we store the radioactive waste ? one small town in waste? one small town in yorkshire could be used as a nuclear dump. ooh, do you want that in your back garden? all of that in your back garden? all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news britain's channel

career you're listening to, gb news radio . news radio. >> welcome back to gb news thunder with me. dawn neesom on your tv, online and on digital radio. hope you're having a wonderfully relaxing sunday afternoon. now nuclear power accounts for around a fifth of the uk's electricity generation

waste from its production is used in medicine , defence, used in medicine, defence, industry and research . however, industry and research. however, some nuclear waste waste remains radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years , so it needs thousands of years, so it needs to be stored safely and securely . east yorkshire is now being considered as a potential area to dispose of nuclear waste deep underground , along with sites in underground, along with sites in cumbria and lincolnshire . share cumbria and lincolnshire. share our reporter anna riley has the full story for us south sue holderness a beautiful coastal and farming area . of east yorkshire. >> due to the type of rocks below the surface , it's below the surface, it's a potential site for a nuclear waste facility . but local waste facility. but local campaigner lyn massey davis is strongly opposed to the plans. >> this is a rural economy . >> this is a rural economy. >> this is a rural economy. >> it's not an industrial economy. there are places that actually want that where they've got so—called and this is their own terminology, not mine. nuclear communities. we are not a nuclear community. we do not want to be a nuclear community.

it's not what we need. we need small businesses. we need prosperous farms. we need tourism and leisure . and that's tourism and leisure. and that's what we need. investment in the proposed series of vaults and tunnels, deep underground or under the sea would safely contain britain's radioactive waste as it decays over centuries . centuries. >> when you look around the world that countries, countries that have got nuclear waste , that have got nuclear waste, they are adopting deep geological disposal, deep in the ground for the long terme management, so that we don't have to continue building and replacing surface stores. >> all of the time. >> all of the time. >> and that's really what we're looking for. >> and it's fairly uniform underneath the south holderness area, the facility could bring thousands of jobs to the area , thousands of jobs to the area, better transport links and millions . of better transport links and millions. of pounds better transport links and millions . of pounds in millions. of pounds in investment. >> but it will only be built with the consent of the community. a working group has been set up to engage with locals through public events

like this one in withernsea . the like this one in withernsea. the majority of the waste will come from sellafield over 200 miles away. >> it could be good if it has the right control. >> it's whether people including me, can believe that this is 100% safe. >> i do agree the need to put it somewhere , but why here on the somewhere, but why here on the coast where it's eroding ever so quick ? quick? >> a lot faster than anybody ever thought it would? >> properties will be given away . nobody will want to live near or top of this facility . or on top of this facility. >> it is too dangerous . >> it is too dangerous. >> it is too dangerous. >> climate minister and mp for beverley and holderness, graham stewart, is calling for a referendum on the scheme. >> i'm going to campaign until i can get the assurance from them that guarantee a plebiscite that they guarantee a plebiscite for local people here in holderness if we're going to host it , let the people here host it, let the people here decide, say it's in cumbria and lincolnshire are also being considered , but developments are considered, but developments are a long way off. >> it could take up to 15 years for a final decision.

>> anna riley . gb news. >> anna riley. gb news. >> anna riley. gb news. >> good report there, isn't it worrying though? let's see what my panel make of this one. okay i'm going to come to you first on this one. emma now, i think it's a bit mean to say nimbyism. not in my back yard, because i wouldn't want that in my backyard either. >> no, completely i completely >> no, i completely i completely sympathise , sympathise with them. i mean, you'd bit mad. not to be you'd be a bit mad. not to be slightly concerned about nuclear facility put underneath facility being put underneath your area on your beach your local area on your beach especially. they've been talking about coastal erosion . um, about coastal erosion. um, pointing that it's not an pointing out that it's not an ideal for it that they're ideal spot for it that they're maybe not properly considering the local community. they're kind of foisting it onto a depnved kind of foisting it onto a deprived isn't even nearby deprived area. isn't even nearby to the nuclear power plant where this nuclear waste will be coming from. obviously if we're going to do this and if we're going to do this and if we're going to do this and if we're going to increase nuclear power facilities, we do need a safe way to get rid of nuclear waste . way to get rid of nuclear waste. so it does have to go somewhere. but it should it should be with the consent of communities. and

|, the consent of communities. and i, you say, i don't think i, like you say, i don't think it's fair to accuse them of being for having concerns being nimbys for having concerns about environment about their local environment and implications of it. >> claire, do you think as emma just mentioned, because it is fairly deprived area, no one's going to stick it under the streets of islington, are they? where politicians where many of our politicians live? >> w e and, you know, >> of course not. and, you know, these grave societal norms these are grave societal norms that are going to be disrupted . that are going to be disrupted. they have to be disrupted. we have to have the conversation. why it always the poorest of why is it always the poorest of society? that's walked over that, stepped over, that's muddied over , and will now be muddied over, and will now be glowing like an advert from redbrick? if the if the waste isn't, if the waste isn't contained properly . now, i was contained properly. now, i was just looking up there because clearly i'm scottish who knew. but we've got faslane. >> it really well um. >> it really well um. >> faslane and coulport are both nuclear, um, bases in scotland and they filter some of the waste into the firth of clyde . waste into the firth of clyde. and there's also a report written by japanese , um, uh,

written by japanese, um, uh, crew , um, submarine builders and crew, um, submarine builders and they've moved away from the nuclear model. maybe that's something that we should be doing as well. you know, we need to look at better ways because we all know . okay. the waste you we all know. okay. the waste you said earlier is into medical research, and there it is. yeah a lot of it is. but there's still this very, very harmful by—product of nuclear fusion and fission and the energy that actually brings together really quite unedifying looking results. yes absolutely. >> unfortunately, we do have to move on. we run out of time again on that one. um, but very good point. lots more coming up on today's show. now oh, i like this story. animal rights campaigners have claimed british fairgrounds should stop featuring horses and other animals on carousels, as it encourages exploitation. i'm not making this up, honestly. you are all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you're

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gb news radio . gb news radio. >> welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on digital radio. hope you're having a wonderful sunday afternoon out there. now brace yourself. animal rights campaigners have claimed british fairgrounds should stop featuring horses and other animals on carousels as it encourages exploitation . yeah, encourages exploitation. yeah, they look really real, don't they? um, people for the ethical treatment of animals suggest replacing horses with objects which celebrate human achievement . peta's elisa allen achievement. peta's elisa allen said it would be wonderful to see uk fairgrounds replace animal shaped carousel figures with vehicles such as cars,

unicycles , tractors or unicycles, tractors or aeroplanes and rockets. oh, and bulldozers or more whimsical designs like shooting stars, rainbows or brooms . brooms. rainbows or brooms. brooms. what? what aside from the fact that if you're replacing it with planes and cars and things like that, what about the environment? come on, emissions. that's just wrong as well, by the way. and brooms. i mean, i feel like a witch at the best of times. a broom on a carousel is really not going to help. okay. in any case, um , i'm treating in any case, um, i'm treating this story really seriously because it is important. so let's what panel. um, let's see what my panel. um, emma and claire think about this. claire, you can treat it seriously, but i'm certainly not going are you going to sit going to. are you going to sit on a carousel? on a broom on a carousel? >> there's room >> there's always room in my broom. . you? got it? because broom. are. you? got it? because i'm a witch. this way. >> parked outside. >> parked outside. >> listen. come on. have you ever heard anything so ridiculous in your life? a kid riding around a bulldozer in riding around in a bulldozer in a there's harm to a carousel? there's no harm to these wooden , often plastic these wooden, often plastic metal . i mean, kids love

metal horses. i mean, kids love unicorns . they don't want stars. unicorns. they don't want stars. i mean, it's all about the whole allegory of the back to, like, the circus element of it. the fun group , the fun fair. i mean, fun group, the fun fair. i mean, because something you feel, something isn't right doesn't make it not right. that's something isn't right doesn't make it not right . that's not make it not right. that's not very actually . why of that, are very actually. why of that, are they? >> you might have hit on something here, claire, because they are actually mentioning fantastical animals like unicorns. so i mean , look, you unicorns. so i mean, look, you know that. >> did you know , did you know know that. >> [the iou know , did you know know that. >> [the unicornv , did you know know that. >> [the unicorn is did you know know that. >> [the unicorn is the you know know that. >> [the unicorn is the nationalv that the unicorn is the national animal of scotland? no it's on your passport. >> oh, actually, it is . >> oh, actually, it is. >> oh, actually, it is. >> yes, it is, it is. >> you know, you could just save money. you could take the wooden horses, stick an extra bit horses, just stick an extra bit of wood on the unicorn crypto, crypto, nationalism crypto, scottish nationalism sort crypto, scottish nationalism son don't say that. don't >> don't don't say that. don't say that. because humza. useless will thinking it will be there now. thinking it up all be made into an up. it'll all be made into an snp trope. >> so i mean, you know, you >> yes. so i mean, you know, you want to go and sit on a, i don't know, a tractor. maybe instead i know, a tractor. maybe instead i know it serious . know that it is serious. >> it is because these mad people do take this quite

seriously . but you actually took seriously. but you actually took the thought right out of my head there. you just there. sorry. you can just imagine extinction rebellion imagine the extinction rebellion activists would counter this. this going it's like when this is going it's like when they renamed the brecon beacons . they renamed the brecon beacons. yes. because of yes. um, uh, because of a association of beacons with fumes and fossil fossil fuels . fumes and fossil fossil fuels. um, you can imagine how they would retaliate with their own madness, but come on. i mean, it's so silly. and peta are giving a really bad name to people actually people who really do actually care rights . as care about animal rights. as i was saying, when we weren't on air. you know, a real animal air. you know, i'm a real animal lover. um, and kids, kids love animals. they love carousels because they are a kind of beauty really created , um, beauty really created, um, enchanted version of . an animal enchanted version of. an animal that they might see victorian carousels had things like lions on them and other exotic animals that people wouldn't have seen. and that is what drew people, you know, and they you know, into them. and they are part of this kind of like carnival , um, are part of this kind of like carnival, um, magical, are part of this kind of like carnival , um, magical, enchanted carnival, um, magical, enchanted imaginary that children imaginary world that children love so much. the idea that this is somehow exploitative, i mean ,

is somehow exploitative, i mean, or it encourages people to be exploitative towards animals because is, um, ridiculous because is, um, ridiculous because your you're riding them or whatever. i mean, it's just silly and they are making it. they are they are giving they're very good at getting the headlines. but what they're doing and it's quite doing actually, and it's quite serious, they are making serious, is that they are making they are creating an association in people's minds between animal rights , um, and being rights activists, um, and being completely loco . completely loco. >> i think to be fair , um, peta >> i think to be fair, um, peta aren't here to defend themselves. okay? i mean, you know, it would and this is just opinion . of course, this is just opinion. of course, this is just opinion. of course, this is just opinion . but i must admit, i opinion. but i must admit, i love carousels as a kid. >> it is funny though, isn't it? >> it is funny though, isn't it? >> um, it didn't encourage >> and, um, it didn't encourage me to abuse. abuse. >> no. you don't. >> no. you don't. >> no. you don't. >> no form. no >> no form. no >> and it didn't want me either to be a massive horse woman. or doesit to be a massive horse woman. or does it even infiltrate the fact that grand national that the grand national or anything? doesn't anything? it doesn't. it doesn't open up any form of discussion. it's a kids right? >> my favourite one was to ride a chicken . i thought that was

a chicken. i thought that was just i don't know what that said. >> that says a lot about you, actually, emma, i'm just looking at a picture here where there's at a picture here where there's a a carousel and a picture of a carousel and there's a giant pink chicken right there's a giant pink chicken rigiyou can just the >> you can just imagine the bulldozer up and down, bulldozer going up and down, can't bulldozer going up and down, canand how that would seem. >> and what about the environment? they're environment? i'm sorry they're such i mean, it's a such fun sponges. i mean, it's a bit, to them. they bit, to be fair to them. they they masters at getting they are masters at getting people about animal people talking about animal rights. so all the wrong reasons. well, yeah, but i mean, we are talking about it. and if it makes people think, you know, it's it makes people think more. >> yeah. remember how they did that guide they that language guide where they where they suggested it replacing to kill replacing things like to kill two birds one stone with to two birds with one stone with to feed with one stone. feed two birds with one stone. they control freaks. they are control freaks. >> you see skull and i see >> and you see skull and i see scone rhyme . scone doesn't rhyme. >> you go down that road. >> you go down that road. >> it's so scottish phobic of them are. >> we started on with scotland and do you do jam first or cream first? jam or cream first. right. okay neither peter or the scones are here to defend themselves, leave that themselves, so let's leave that one you're one there, shall we? you're watching listening to gb

watching and listening to gb news thunder with me. dawn neesom. coming up on neesom. lots more coming up on today's show. but first, let's take at what the take a look at what the weather's doing with jonathan. a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met morning's cloud met office. this morning's cloud , is slowly , mist and fog is slowly clearing its off provide clearing its way off to provide more in way of sunnier more in the way of sunnier spells for the rest of the afternoon the afternoon and even into the next few . still got some quite few days. still got some quite persistent across the persistent rain across the northern isles. the very end northern isles. the very wet end to sunday for shetland, also to sunday for shetland, and also some frequent showers for some quite frequent showers for parts of northern ireland, western scotland turning wintry over areas over higher ground areas throughout the night. but elsewhere are some clear elsewhere there are some clear spells in between showers. spells in between those showers. underneath clear underneath those clear skies, though, temperatures take though, temperatures will take a little of tumble down little bit of a tumble down into low figures. many low single figures. for many of us, frost in rural us, a patchy frost in rural spots, some stretches spots, maybe some icy stretches around. first thing in the morning. generally monday is morning. but generally monday is a of sunshine and showers. a day of sunshine and showers. those showers will be most

frequent north frequent over towards the north and west, with some quite blustery at times. blustery winds around at times. those the and the those towards the east and the south, likely to south, though more likely to stay actually a fairly stay drier and actually a fairly pleasant a decent pleasant fine day with a decent number sunny intervals in number of sunny intervals in there. temperatures generally range between 6 and 10 c, which is around where we'd expect them to be for this point in the yeah to be for this point in the year. on tuesday, we still have this area of low pressure in the far north, bringing again a breezy, blustery picture with far north, bringing again a breezyshowersy picture with far north, bringing again a breezyshowersy picthis with far north, bringing again a breezyshowersy picthis ridge of some showers. but this ridge of high elsewhere high pressure elsewhere will allow slightly finer, allow for a slightly finer, dner allow for a slightly finer, drier sunny drier start with some sunny spells again, really , spells once again, but really, all will turning to this all eyes will be turning to this area as we see area in the southwest as we see cloud thicken and outbreaks of rain eventually arrive throughout day, that throughout the day, and that will increasingly further throughout the day, and that wi othereasingly further throughout the day, and that wi other areas|ly further throughout the day, and that wi other areas of further throughout the day, and that wi other areas of the further throughout the day, and that wi other areas of the ukfurther throughout the day, and that wi other areas of the uk asther throughout the day, and that wi other areas of the uk as we to other areas of the uk as we head throughout the middle point of also some of the week, but also some milder into that. so milder air trapped into that. so temperatures are generally going to upwards climb by to be on an upwards climb by by. >> things are heating >> looks like things are heating up boxed boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> thank you very much jonathan.

now lots more coming up on today's cracking show housing secretary michael gove has insisted no fault evictions in england will be outlawed by the next general election . will this next general election. will this hard talk be enough to salvage the tories election push ? all of the tories election push? all of that and much, much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel don't go too far

away - - away . -- away . oh, damn. hello away. oh, damn. hello and welcome to gb news sunday. thank you for joining on welcome to gb news sunday. thank you forjoining on this sunday you for joining on this sunday lunchtime. hope you're having a wonderful weekend. i'm dawn neesom and for the next hour i'll be keeping you company on tv, on digital radio. tv, online and on digital radio. now, cracking show coming out for you in this hour. housing secretary michael gove has insisted no fault evictions in england will be outlawed by the

next general election. will this hard talk be enough to salvage the tories election push, though then the majority of people in ireland are in favour of tougher rules on immigration to reduce the large numbers coming into a country struggling with a housing crisis. but is the eu to blame for their border crisis at and one smart motorway with a 60 mile an hour speed limit imposed to lower pollution, has as netted the treasury almost £12 million over four years. are we sure these smart motorways aren't just cash cows ? even aren't just cash cows? even more exciting, you're not going to miss this. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is to appear exclusively on the gb news people's forum . an hour long q&a people's forum. an hour long q&a on the issues that matter most to you . let's hear what he has to you. let's hear what he has to you. let's hear what he has to say . to say. >> hi rishi here as prime

minister i'm focussed on delivering on your priorities , delivering on your priorities, so i'll be on the road to join gb news for a special people's forum on monday the 12th of february, where i'll be taking questions from a live audience about the issues that really matter to you the economy, immigration, the nhs. see you there . there. >> so many questions. there. >> so many questions . that's >> so many questions. that's right. at 8 pm. tomorrow, the prime minister will take part in a special people's forum live on gb news in the north east of england over the course of the houn england over the course of the hour, he'll take questions directly from you. the great british public, his voters . uh, british public, his voters. uh, this show is nothing without you and your views. so don't just keep them for rishi. i want to hear them as well. let me know your thoughts on all of the stories we're discussing today. email at gbviews@gbnews.com email me at gbviews@gbnews.com or message on our socials. or message me on our socials. we're gb news but first let's we're at gb news but first let's catch up with the news headlines with tatiana sanchez .

with tatiana sanchez. >> dawn, thank you and good afternoon. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the defence secretary said to be furious over the ministry of defence's diversity and inclusivity policy . it's been reported in today's telegraph that the army wants to relax security clearance vetting for overseas recruits to boost diversity and inclusion. grant shapps told the sunday telegraph that he's ready to go to battle over the matter, and has ordered a review. he's warned that there will be no lowering of security clearance requirements on his watch . according to the paper, watch. according to the paper, the uk's armed forces are looking overseas because they've reportedly failed to hit recruitment targets . fujitsu is recruitment targets. fujitsu is said to have received more than £54 billion through contracts from treasury linked organisations , despite its role organisations, despite its role in the post office scandal. the commons treasury committee says fujitsu was awarded around £1.4 billion worth of deals since the high court ruling in 2019,

concluding there had been numerous failings in its horizon . it system . £2 billion worth of . it system. £2 billion worth of contracts were also agreed before 2019 and remained active thereafter. a group of mps wrote to organisations including hmrc , to organisations including hmrc, c the financial conduct authority and the bank of england to demand details of their agreements with fujitsu. the committee said all three have spent considerable sums with them . two people have been with them. two people have been arrested after an eight year old child was seriously injured in a suspected xl bully attack. the doll had bitten the child's head in merseyside yesterday afternoon. the boys had emergency surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition . a serious but stable condition. spin doctors say his injuries are life changing. officers seized the dog, which they believe to be an xl bully , a 49 believe to be an xl bully, a 49 year old woman and a 50 year old man have been arrested . they're man have been arrested. they're not related to the child . the not related to the child. the housing secretary is warning young people shut out of the

uk's housing market could turn to authoritarianism. mike gove says a failure by the government to tackle the housing crisis could harm democracy, as well as the conservatives chances at the general election. in an interview with the times, he says the traditional route for young people to work hard and get on the housing ladder has gone. get on the housing ladder has gone . gove criticised for , gone. gove criticised for, labour he says, continuously rejecting housing policies . rejecting housing policies. >> the difference between a party saying that its policy is pro builder, not blocker, and then when we bring things forward, every single conservative mp, every single conservative backed our proposal for new homes and labour were whipped to a man and woman against it. so this is not about individuals . this is about a individuals. this is about a party that makes big claims. and yet , as we see party that makes big claims. and yet, as we see time after time, it turns turtle. and that's why keir starmer is the jellyfish of british politics. he's transparent, spineless, swept along by the tide .

along by the tide. >> the departure of the royal navy aircraft carrier hms prince of wales has been cancelled at the last minute it was about to set sail to replace its sister ship, which was also forced to cancelits ship, which was also forced to cancel its deployment due to an issue with the propeller. the £5 billion vessel was to take over, leading the largest nato exercise since the cold war . exercise since the cold war. however, despite people lining the walls of portsmouth harbour to watch the 65,000 tonne warship, it failed to leave the jetty . 124 migrants crossed the jetty. 124 migrants crossed the engush jetty. 124 migrants crossed the english channel yesterday on three small boats, according to newly released home office figures. the latest arrivals bnngs figures. the latest arrivals brings the total for the year to just over 1500. that's down from 2072 at the same time last year , 2072 at the same time last year, but up from the figure in 2022. apart from the latest crossings yesterday and on thursday, small boats had not been intercepted since january the 51st. the prime minister has made stopping

the boats a key pledge of his leadership as the country approaches a general election . approaches a general election. on while kwasi kwarteng says immigration must be a key focus for the government when it comes to having success at the next election, the former chancellor also told gb news camilla tominey show his decision to not stand for re—election as an mp is one he's been considering for a while. >> thinking about it for a long time. have you? how long? and there well, ever since there was well, ever since the beginning of parliament. beginning of the parliament. actually, had actually, i had thought. i had thought and i was minister of state that point. i had state at that point. i had thought you know, three thought that you know, three terms, three obviously had terms, three obviously we had more elections , but 15 years is more elections, but 15 years is probably , in this modern probably, in this modern climate, a reasonable amount of time to be an mp . two of the time to be an mp. two of the principal things that conservatives should be fighting for lower taxes and secure for are lower taxes and secure borders , strong on immigration borders, strong on immigration and strong on taxes. and if you look at our immigration cap, yes, i mean, there's got to be something on it. i mean, yeah, you know, on two of those

metrics, we haven't, frankly , metrics, we haven't, frankly, performed no performed very well. no >> king has attended >> and the king has attended church in sandringham for the first time since his cancer diagnosis . as majesty walked diagnosis. as his majesty walked alongside queen camilla and waved well—wishers last waved to well—wishers last night, king charles thanked the nafion night, king charles thanked the nation for their overwhelming support in his first public message since the diagnosis . message since the diagnosis. this announcement, the monarch said such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement. buckingham palace has said he's facing a form of cancer related to his recent prostate treatment . for the prostate treatment. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. common alerts . thank you news. common alerts. thank you very much, tatiana. >> now let's get straight into today's topics. uh lots of you have been sending in your thoughts already. obviously really? really. um, some very strong opinions out there , strong opinions out there, particularly on the army

diversity drive . um, darren. diversity drive. um, darren. good afternoon . darren says good afternoon. darren says while you are training for diversity and inclusion , someone diversity and inclusion, someone else is training for war. when you meet, they will win. very interesting point. lots of you. and i'm agreeing with that sort of viewpoint as well . um, bruce of viewpoint as well. um, bruce says good afternoon, bruce . so says good afternoon, bruce. so what happens when you hire a few wrong'uns from abroad to fill your quota ? and the first time your quota? and the first time they get live ammunition , they they get live ammunition, they turn their own recruits , turn on their own recruits, killing how many . killing god knows how many. bofisis killing god knows how many. boris is also getting your your backs up or your backs down, depending on which you're depending on which side you're sitting this one, james sitting on. this one, james said. vote for tories if said. i will vote for tories if bofisis said. i will vote for tories if boris is involved . he boris is back involved. he should have been removed. should never have been removed. meanwhile brian, good afternoon. bnan meanwhile brian, good afternoon. brian had an 80 seat brian says boris had an 80 seat majority did nothing with majority and did nothing with it. and the tories will it. sunak and the tories will get at the election , get wiped out at the election, even with boris's help. very strong opinions there. keep them coming gb views at gb coming in though. gb views at gb news on your screens now you can news on your screens how you can see now news on your screens now you can see now let's on see it now let's carry on talking politics, shall we? housing secretary michael gove

has insisted no fault evictions in england will be outlawed by the next general election . the the next general election. the conservatives promised in 2019 to end the right of landlords to evict tenants without needing a reason . but the government has reason. but the government has previously said a ban cannot be enacted until the court system is improved . campaigners have is improved. campaigners have raised concerns about court reforms could take years , reforms could take years, leaving renters still facing unfair evictions. earlier on gb news, mr gove was on the camilla tominey renee show, also explaining how he believes net migration was affecting the housing market. here's what he had . had to say. >> earlier this week. i was to talking a house of lords committee about it and i made talking a house of lords conpointe about it and i made talking a house of lords conpoint that,ut it and i made talking a house of lords conpoint that, um, and i made talking a house of lords conpoint that, um, uh, i made talking a house of lords conpoint that, um, uh, we1ade talking a house of lords conpoint that, um, uh, we are the point that, um, uh, we are currently seeking deliver 500,000 homes a year. we delivered 2.5 million since 2010, but obviously with new people arriving , uh, that puts people arriving, uh, that puts pressure on housing stock . so pressure on housing stock. so that's why it's so important that's why it's so important that we get a handle on both legal and illegal migration as well .

well. >> okay. and camilla, if you if you can catch up on camilla's interview, do so. she didn't give him an easy time. it's a cracking interview. there now joining me now is political commentator benedict spence to delve down into what michael gove say to camilla this gove had to say to camilla this morning, also what said morning, and also what he said in an interview in the sunday times today. benedict, thank you very for joining times today. benedict, thank you very forjoining us this very much for joining us this afternoon . um, benedict, what do afternoon. um, benedict, what do you make of michael you make of what michael gove has today ? has had to say today? >> i on the subject of no >> i mean, on the subject of no fault evictions, it's one of those things that i think sounds very nice. in principle . and those things that i think sounds very nwant in principle . and those things that i think sounds very nwant to in principle . and those things that i think sounds very nwant to sort'inciple . and those things that i think sounds very nwant to sort of:iple . and those things that i think sounds very nwant to sort of live . and those things that i think sounds very nwant to sort of live inind if you want to sort of live in a high trust society, i think that it's a good thing ultimately, if you're sort of having lots of people ultimately, people moving it. ultimately, this moving to this is about people moving to industrial. uh, sorry, not industrial, centres. industrial, urban centres. freudian don't have freudian slip. we don't have industrial centres in this country people moving country anymore. people moving to centres, being able to urban centres, uh, being able to urban centres, uh, being able to work and knowing that there is of security to is an element of security to them if they can't, in fact get on the housing ladder, which is, uh , the case for a lot of uh, the case for a lot of people, you know, in countries

like germany, for example, you have a culture sort long have a culture of sort of long terme renting . uh, terme rent, uh, renting. uh, people don't necessarily feel the need, uh, to buy their houses to sort of desperately scramble to do so because there are rules in place and they understand, actually, that they are protected a point. are protected up to a point. >> going be >> they're not going to be evicted. often can stay evicted. and often they can stay there for decades at a time. but it's not really one of the key issues. sort fiddling issues. it sort of fiddling around slightly. uh, around the edges slightly. uh, we currently facing a we are not currently facing a wave people being evicted en wave of people being evicted en masse , uh, through no fault of masse, uh, through no fault of their own. actually, this is something isn't affecting something that isn't affecting the of people. the the vast majority of people. the key as has been alluded key thing, as has been alluded to the sunday times interview to in the sunday times interview , in interview with camilla , in the interview with camilla tominey, that there simply tominey, is that there simply aren't houses to go aren't enough houses to go around. the government has also proceeded this course of proceeded with this course of mass uh, legally , uh, mass migration. uh, legally, uh, to, uh, boost the labour market and to, to suppress wages. that is also having an awful effect, uh, where you're seeing a massive increase for demand for housing whilst wages are also

going down, uh, because there are so many people coming in so it's one of those things that i think will go, oh yeah, think people will go, oh yeah, that sounds nice. but a as you say, to a long say, it's going to take a long time, for it to time, uh, for it to be implemented of the legal implemented because of the legal system this country. and b, system in this country. and b, it doesn't solve the it simply doesn't solve the issue. afraid we issue. and i'm afraid we hear this and time time and this time and time and time and time and time again time and time and time again from conservatives from the conservatives throughout that throughout the 14 years that they've power, they have they've been in power, they have done nothing address they've been in power, they have donfundamentalthing address they've been in power, they have donfundamental issues address they've been in power, they have donfundamental issues thatjress they've been in power, they have donfundamental issues that face the fundamental issues that face the fundamental issues that face the housing market in this country at local level . they country at local level. they continue to insist that houses are not built anyway , for they are not built anyway, for they insist that it's all about protecting the green belt. and this is why i think they are going to lose , is one of the going to lose, is one of the prominent reasons why they're going general going to lose the general election, because affects election, because this affects them, where them, but it's also where they're stay out they're going to stay locked out of generation of power, because a generation of power, because a generation of who currently won't of people who currently won't vote them, but have vote for them, but might have been persuaded if they had a been persuaded to if they had a stake society, not have stake in society, will not have that stake in society, will not have tha i one of the stake in society, will not have thai one of the strongest >> i think one of the strongest lines benedict, um, lines today, benedict, was, um, basically gove saying basically michael gove saying that the young are so disenfranchised, they're either not going to vote or vote for an

extremist . now, interesting extremist. now, interesting terminology there. but so, you know, people under 40 are not not that happy with either. the conservative party or the labour party . so a lot of what michael party. so a lot of what michael gove was saying was trying to get those people on board. but do you think what he's said has achieved that? >> a lot of the where this comes from that a of from is that there's a lot of polling suggests young polling that suggests that young people would like to see a strong in charge of strong leader in charge of a country like britain, and that democracy isn't necessarily so important long as you get important as long as you get that strong leader and this is always framed, i'm afraid, by people rely the people who rely on the democratic system and weak political institutions as fascism or communism. on the march, it's on the rise. and if we're not careful , we march, it's on the rise. and if we're not careful, we might lose this system that is routinely failing people, to which the average young person will probably go, well, yeah, that's why you're going to lose it. it's not because we've all become fascists overnight. it's because people because actually, you people don't do anything, and you're the have vote the only people we have to vote for. you're right for. but i think you're right there point out that

there to point out that it's a question of both labour and conservative, the conservative, even though the labour huge lead at labour party have a huge lead at the moment, nobody is especially enthusiastic about them because they're they scared enthusiastic. they are scared of their because of their own shadow because of the corbyn years . um, they are very corbyn years. um, they are very hesitant to come up with any sort of major gamble sort of policy that might inspire people in case it goes the wrong way . in case it goes the wrong way. and i think that's more what people want is politician people want is a politician who will you something , people want is a politician who will you something, has will promise you something, has a and will then see it a vision and will then see it through than tory through, rather than the tory party, which has no vision and says sorry , but labour are says sorry, but labour are worse. and the labour party that promise then promise you something and then row second there row back on it the second there is sign of unhappiness with is any sign of unhappiness with it . it. >> hallelujah to that. i think you've actually nailed it there. thank you very much. that's a benedict political benedict spence political commentator on michael gove's lots , lots of talk this morning. lots, lots of talk this morning. um both to camilla and in the sunday times interview about housing reform, how they're going to build more houses. i mean, they were officially committed to building 500,000

homes a year by the mid 2020s. and they're struggling to do 240,000, to be honest with you . 240,000, to be honest with you. but i'm going to come to you first on this one, emma. um, michael gove saying what he's trying to do. i think , is get trying to do. i think, is get the young on board to get the young to vote for the conservative cause. do you think anything he said about housing reform and, and, you know, sort of like toughening up on landlords is going to have that effect. >> i think he's right and he's wrong. so i think he's right that if young people don't have a stake society, not a stake in society, they're not able to own their own homes, start family , have that kind of start family, have that kind of security where they feel rooted in a particular place, that that is a huge problem for society, for social cohesion . then it's for social cohesion. then it's not a good thing for populations to be transient, particularly when mass when we have so much mass migration well, which is migration as well, which is putting housing putting pressure on the housing market. whole sort market. so it's this whole sort of mess of different issues. all rolled into this. so yes, i think he's right in that sense that people vote for that young people might vote for extreme candidates if they feel

that democracy is broken and that democracy is broken and that they're not being heard via proper democratic routes and processes . on the other hand, processes. on the other hand, i think that actually landlords have a rough time of it. um, uh, there's a reason why, um, people are feeling discouraged to become landlords . are feeling discouraged to become landlords. in order to let properties, you need people to own properties so that people can rent. and of course, we do want to people being able want to have people being able to own homes. to buy their own homes. but you also have a rental also do need to have a rental market and you need to you have you need to have a rental market that's the tenant that's fair for both the tenant and also for the landlords, because landlords can end because many landlords can end up in their up with tenants stuck in their properties for a very long time. and think we think of and i think we think of landlords these sort of landlords as being these sort of rich, sort of like mr moneybags from the monopoly board, when in fact landlords are very often normal people. it might be their only might be only investment, it might be their so it's their pension. and so it's not right people who right to penalise people who have very hard in order have worked very hard in order to own properties that they then, who are then, but the people who are paying then, but the people who are paying properties are paying for those properties are working hard for working very hard to pay for them , for the landlords.

them, for the landlords. >> quite >> so i'm afraid i'm quite anti—landlord and i do think within transient community, within a transient community, especially big city like london, we a rental market. but we do need a rental market. but i would the companies i would prefer if the companies that employing the people that were employing the people who needed rent were paying who needed to rent were paying for, had the had actually ownership of those flats. and i feel for young teachers who are trying to strive working in big cities because they don't have the london weighting allowance outside on the peripheral of greater london. and yet we require such level , greater london. and yet we require such level, high level of educated person to go and teach children in order for them, for the children to grow , them, for the children to grow, grow exponentially , grow grow exponentially, grow physically, grow intelligently . physically, grow intelligently. and if we can't have that , then and if we can't have that, then what's going to happen? because i fear that landlords are in it to make profit. they're not just content with their mortgage being paid , they actually want being paid, they actually want the incremental balance of, of the incremental balance of, of the growth of the property as well. and i think the fundamental right is shelter. and i can't stand people that profit off of the back of that.

>> i also think it's a very valuable proposal . um, to put valuable proposal. um, to put certain penalties on people who are foreign buyers, who are buying up property and real estate here in the uk. um, as an investment, because i think particularly in london, there are parts of london that have been hollowed out. there are no people living in london. >> well known. the >> ms5 were well known. the likes post 6:00 and likes are out post 6:00 and actually there's no one living there. >> i was i was inspired by a tweet by charlotte gill, who was responding to somebody and responding to somebody else, and lots been lots of people have been discussing about discussing this online about how, ways in which how, um, the, the ways in which house prices have risen over a very short period of time, quite dramatically . um, so that people dramatically. um, so that people who are in their 20s now face an almost impossible uphill struggle to get on the property ladder. struggle to get on the property ladder . and i and it's not been ladder. and i and it's not been that long since i looking in that long since i was looking in the area where i grew up, the local area where i grew up, where prices you where house prices were, you know, not unreasonable , but not know, not unreasonable, but not as central london. but as high as central london. but still quite outside of still quite far outside of central london and i thought, i wonder, i wonder what the house

pnces wonder, i wonder what the house prices are around there. so i put in actually quite a high bracket to search for properties in that area for a one bedroom flat and even within that reasonably high, high threshold, there was almost nothing. um, because even a one bedroom flat more than an hour outside of london is so completely unaffordable. so we do have a really big problem on our hands, but i think we have to be careful not to penalise hard working landlords because they're not all big companies. they're not all just out for profit. >> it's a very, very small minority and we need landlords. >> we do need the straight. >> we do need the straight. >> did you that the stress >> did you know that the stress test be a landlord and a buy test to be a landlord and a buy to let mortgage is only on what the will worth when the property will be worth when it's not on your it's rented out, not on your income. a complete income. so there's a complete fallacy as i mean, if fallacy here as well. i mean, if there were if there were less landlords, there would be more houses. the houses simple houses. the more houses simple law and demand prices law of supply and demand prices would fall. >> but do you think i mean, gove is playing a dangerous game here because i mean, many landlords are , by their nature going to be

are, by their nature going to be conservative voters. so if it's cracking down on the landlords, he's going to potentially alienate that vote. >> oh , i really i couldn't care >> oh, i really i couldn't care less to be honest with you. i mean, i really also you would presume that homeowners would also people who want to own homes more likely to homes would be more likely to vote well. vote conservative as well. >> i think ultimately it >> but i think ultimately it benedict is right that it is fiddling edges and fiddling around the edges and actually elephant in actually the real elephant in the mass migration, the room is mass migration, because what's putting because that's what's putting pressure houses services . pressure on houses and services. >> yes, absolutely. is the >> yes, absolutely. that is the elephant in the room. we can't talk about because makes talk about that because it makes you yes you automatically racist. yes uh, right. we have to move on. but for more analysis and opinion on particular story opinion on that particular story , website, , we go to our website, gbnews.com, where everything gb news.com, where everything we're gbnews.com, where everything we're talking about today and loads stories are being loads more stories are being debated on there right now. you're watching and listening to gb sunday with me. dawn gb news sunday with me. dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's . now, the majority today's show. now, the majority of people in ireland are in favour of tougher rules on immigration to reduce the large numbers coming to country numbers coming to a country struggling with a housing

crisis. i've just been talking about haven't we? but about it here, haven't we? but is it the eu's blame for this border crisis ? all of that and border crisis? all of that and much more coming up. you're watching and listening to gb news britain's news.

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your tv, online and on digital radio. >> now crossing the irish sea to the emerald isle. the majority of people in ireland are in favour of tougher rules on migration to reduce the large numbers coming into the country , numbers coming into the country, which is already struggling with a housing crisis. you've heard us speak about it on here already. almost 60% of irish voters want a more closed policy, and this is unusual. they've never been like this before. with tensions over immigration building in ireland ahead of a general election expected this year, and there have anti—migrant riots, have been anti—migrant riots, protests and even arson attacks . protests and even arson attacks. now, this this is unusual. remember, ireland is part of the eu . still, what do you make of eu. still, what do you make of this story? i mean, they're quite shocking statistics involved claire, aren't they. well, there but hardly well, there are, but hardly surprising given the terror attacks in dublin attacks that happened in dublin attacks that happened in dublin a good ago . a good while ago. >> uh, but leo varadkar as well, the president taoiseach of ireland, um , he's in a very ireland, um, he's in a very precarious position, i would say, because he is a member state of the eu . but then to

state of the eu. but then to want tougher, um, border orders, where are these illegal, um, immigrants coming from because they're not coming via the north. they're not coming from belfast. and crossing that way. so are coming from? so where are they coming from? how get there? and lots how do they get there? and lots of irish republicans do not want the north to be encapsulated back into the south because of reasons, not only because of the religious divide. take that away . i'm not making that as a point at the moment is because they don't want the burden of, of power and the burden of supporting those from the north to implement them within their social services network, their health network as well. and i'm afraid it's actually good news because they're actually focusing on something that we feel very , very, um , concisely feel very, very, um, concisely aboutin feel very, very, um, concisely about in this country is about the high levels of immigration and what we can do to do it, what we can do to solve it, where we can put them. we don't have the infrastructure, we

don't have the housing to support the numbers are support the numbers that are coming in. it's all very coming in. and it's all very well for the lefty lefts to wave their flag in, saying, oh, and let's everyone in. this let's invite everyone in. this was not just our shores , i'm was not just our shores, i'm sorry, but charity does start at home on and i think we have to realise there's a load of disenfranchised population out there and that will come . the there and that will come. the time will come when we're going out to vote and we will vote hopefully with our feet and show the conservative party, show the labour party show. in fact, every political party, how we are because it doesn't are feeling because it doesn't work, it doesn't work. and for ireland to be quite a it's quite pirate, it's got a lot of parity in its views, in its policies for them now, for the irish people. now to start saying we think we've got a problem with this. i think the optic is we've all got a problem with it and we all got a problem with it and we all need to address it. >> and this, this is a surprise here though, isn't emma? i mean, between april 2022 and 25,

141,600 immigrants entered ireland, the highest since it peaked in two thousand and seven. and that's just almost a 2% population increase. and many of these migrants are, as we've seen on our own shores, young, single men suddenly in a in an irish small town where there aren't the facilities for them, they're not working, they're bored . so, you know, it's bored. so, you know, it's understandable that people are worried. and it's not just ireland we're seeing this. there is across europe, this now anti—migrant feeling. >> i think he must be psychic . >> i think he must be psychic. dawn, because you're reading your ceiling . all of my thoughts your ceiling. all of my thoughts from my head. >> we're in sync. >> we're in sync. >> i look these numbers are huge and it is the same case across europe. and it's and it's so noticeable in ireland as well, particularly in, um, in cities that are in rural areas where it's very noticeable that the population has, has changed quite dramatically in a very short space of time. and it's not just illegal migration. this is also legal migration. this is also the refugees that they've

taken in without the infrastructure to support them include ukrainian refugees, many of whom have been also sent to rural um areas and as as claire mentioned as well, there was this this case late last year where an algerian , um, migrant where an algerian, um, migrant stabbed three schoolchildren and a teacher . stabbed three schoolchildren and a teacher. um, and i think it's very difficult for us in the uk to understand and the way that politics works in, in the repubuc politics works in, in the republic of ireland , because it republic of ireland, because it doesn't have the same sort of left right binary as we have here. and so actually , um, leo here. and so actually, um, leo varadkar, who is ostensibly on the centre of a centre right party, um, complaining at the time when there were these riots in response to this stabbing, saying that people rather than addressing the real problem, he was saying that people were afraid of the far right who were protesting. that was a very strange way to frame things, because actually as well, in in the context of, of northern irish politics, this the ruling

party are now looking at a loss because of this. and actually sinn fein are further ahead in the polls because even though they're a left wing party, they are a nationalist party and they are a nationalist party and they are actually the hardest on migration . migration. >> renee. >> renee. >> so actually it's all it's all rather complicated. i think rather complicated. and i think in the uk it's very in the, in the uk it's very difficult for us to understand. but is a real problem in but this is a real problem in ireland and it's going to be the main subject on which the next election is decided. >> it was very interesting when that attack, the algerian man, as you mentioned, who who allegedly the case is still going through, stabbed three school schoolchildren and a teacher in dublin. he was described as an irish citizen because he is an irish citizen. but the press at the time initially didn't report the fact that he was an al aryan migrant. so again , we have to move on so again, we have to move on again. a very, very strong opinions on that one. you're watching and listening to gb news thunder with me. dawn neesom lots more coming up on today's show, but first, here's the news headlines with tatiana

sanchez. >> dawn thank you. it's 251. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the defence secretary said to be furious over the ministry of defence's diversity and inclusivity policy. it's been reported in today's telegraph that the army wants to relax security clearance vetting for overseas recruits to boost diversity and inclusion in grant shapps told the sunday telegraph that he's ready to go to battle over the matter and has ordered a review . he's warned there'll a review. he's warned there'll be no lowering of security clearance requirements on his watch . according to the paper, watch. according to the paper, the uk's armed forces are looking overseas because they've reportedly failed to hit recruitment targets . the recruitment targets. the department of the royal navy aircraft carrier hms prince of wales has been cancelled at the last minute . it was about to set last minute. it was about to set sail to replace its sister ship, which was also forced to cancel its deployment due to an issue with the propeller. the £5

billion vessel was to take over, leading the largest nato exercise since the cold war. however, despite people lining the walls of portsmouth harbour to watch the 65,000 ton warship, it failed to leave the jetty . it failed to leave the jetty. 124 migrants crossed the english channel yesterday on three small boats, according to new home office figures. the latest arrivals brings the total for the year to just over 1500. that's down from the 2072 at the same time last year, but up from the figure in 2022. apart from the figure in 2022. apart from the latest crossings, small boats had not been intercepted since january. the 51st, the prime minister has made stopping the boats a key pledge of his leadership as the country approaches a general election in. and the king has attended church in sandringham for the first time since his cancer diagnosis . this his majesty diagnosis. this his majesty walked alongside queen camilla and waved to well—wishers last night . king charles thanked the night. king charles thanked the nafion night. king charles thanked the nation for their overwhelming

support in his first public message since the diagnosis announcement. the monarch said such kind thoughts are the greatest comfort and encouragement . eight buckingham encouragement. eight buckingham palace has said he's facing a form of cancer unrelated to his recent prostate treatment . for recent prostate treatment. for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . to gb news. com slash alerts. >> thank you very much, tatiana. now remember , you can get in now remember, you can get in touch about all the stories we've been discussing today by emailing me at gb views or at gb news. com or message me on our socials at gb news. and you're not going to want to miss this one.the not going to want to miss this one. the prime minister rishi sunak, is to appear exclusively on the gb news people's forum and hour long q&a on the issues that matter most to you. let's hear what he has to say, shall

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hearts go out to brianna's mum and dad. um, what's happening where you are at the moment? well all in around 20 minutes. >> time. we're expecting that vigil to begin here in warrington of course, marking the one year anniversary since brianna ghey murder, which took place just a few miles down the road in culcheth linear park. she was lured there under the pretence of taking drugs by a girl she thought was her friend , girl she thought was her friend, scarlett jenkinson, and her accomplice, eddie ratcliffe . accomplice, eddie ratcliffe. just over a week ago, the pair was sentenced to life in prison. they will serve a minimum of 22 and 25 years respectively , and 25 years respectively, before they'll be considered for release. they lured her to the park , as i say, under the park, as i say, under the pretence of taking drugs where they would then stab her 28 times with a hunting knife . now, times with a hunting knife. now, this is a case that truly rocked not only warrington, but the entirety of the uk , and you can entirety of the uk, and you can tell that by the turnout today.

already a couple of hundred people gathered here in market square in warrington ahead of that vigil. people already starting to lay out bouquets of flowers, candles , balloons even. flowers, candles, balloons even. i'm sure you can see that a really rather beautifully painted portrait of breonna and members of her family are expected to attend here today . expected to attend here today. we are expecting to hear from brianna's mother , esther. i'm brianna's mother, esther. i'm sure that will be an incredible emotive speech that she will give in memory of her daughter one year on from her murder. give in memory of her daughter one year on from her murder . we one year on from her murder. we are also hearing that we could well hear from a representative from brianna's school. of course , the school that scarlett jenkinson, her murderer, also attended . we could well also attended. we could well also hear from a local mp, and we're also hearing that there could be also hearing that there could be a choir from brianna's school that will perform here today. so it's sure to be incredibly emotional, incredibly raw. and people just remembering brianna on a day. one year on from her

brutal and horrific murder sophie reaper in warrington there for us. >> thank you very much for the memorial to brianna ghey and thoughts with all her friends and families this afternoon. obviously, one year on from her horrific murder . now lots more horrific murder. now lots more coming up on today's show. um one smart motorway with a 60 mile, an hour speed limit imposed to a lower pollution has netted the treasury almost £12 million pounds over four years are we entirely sure these smart motorways aren't just cash cows, though ? all of that and much though? all of that and much more to come. i'm dawn neesom and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news channel

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our great british giveaway . our great british giveaway. phil, from west yorkshire, won the last one. >> i never want a penny in my life. >> well, congratulations, you've won £10,000. >> oh my god . wow. for another >> oh my god. wow. for another chance to win £18,000 in tax free cash text gb win to 84 902. text cost £2 plus one standard network rate message all post your name and to number gbx zero two, p.o. your name and to number gbx zero two, po. box 8690, derby de19, double t, uk only entrance must be 18 or over. lines close at 5 pm. on friday. the 25rd of february. good luck . february. good luck. >> wow. that's brilliant, isn't it? right. get entering now. you could win it £18,000. what could you do with that ? um, right now you do with that? um, right now it turns out that smart motorways are great for business. who'd have thought it a one smart motorway with a 60 mile an hour speed limit imposed to lower pollution in has netted

millions of pounds in fines for the treasury with 22,500 motorists fined for speeding on a just a 2.6 mile stretch of the m1 near sheffield. over four years, it means that the 80 mile stretch of the m1 made almost 12 million, or . £8,000 a day, over million, or. £8,000 a day, over four years. cash cow indeed, let's see what my marvellous panel maker this one. claire. um now this is all to do for the environment cleaner air, etc. >> no, it's not, it's not. no, it's not dawn. it's not, it's not, it's not what it's doing is slowing vehicles down to use it as a form of contraflow . as a form of contraflow. contraflow. it's the em ones like a car park. most roads now are like car parks. and what's that doing? the engines are running, the emissions are there . that ain't changing what they are doing, though, is when that is the case, they're using that

data to show some stupid scientific evidence to support these. not so very smart motorways, in my view . it's motorways, in my view. it's ridiculous. i think you should sit on the fence more, claire. >> i mean, i'm never quite sure what you think on any given subject. it'sjust. subject. it's just. >> what subject. it'sjust. >> what are they doing with that eight grand a where that eight grand a day? where is that going? >> yeah, it's a pothole. >> yeah, it's a pothole. >> potholes. >> potholes. >> thinking. >> um, no thinking. not um. emma >> um, no thinking. not um. emma >> well, i think claire and i are sitting on the same side of the fence on this. i mean, it's obviously it's a scam. it's like, all of these sorts of measures are the same as ulez. it actually , it's obviously not it actually, it's obviously not better for emission wise because it's causing traffic to back up or not. in the case of ulez, um, and the smart motorways and as we were discussing off air dawn , we were discussing off air dawn, i wasn't entirely sure what i was missing. >> i love the fact that the fact that they're called drive, i don't drive no. >> so the fact that they're called smart motorways, i thought there must something thought there must be something to the fact they to this other than the fact they don't have a hard shoulder. turns actually turns out not they're actually

just because they just dangerous because they don't have hard. don't have a hard. >> exactly. >> yeah, exactly. >> yeah, exactly. >> as result this. and >> died as a result of this. and of able to sort of of course, being able to sort of as they done on this as they have done on this particular of particular stretch of road, that's to be such that's turned out to be such a money—maker, um, taking the speed limit down from 70 miles an hour to 60 miles an hour, which of course, is going to trick a lot of people who often use that road and have been driving it at 70 miles driving at it at 70 miles an hour for however that road hour for however long that road has um, and has existed. and, um, and you see time where they see this all the time where they change the speed change the, the, the speed limits on various roads and of course, that's going to catch people out. you it people out. but you see it particularly with a of these particularly with a lot of these so—called policies so—called environmental policies where they are really just functioning as a kind of piggy bank, milking the public and lining pockets of local lining the pockets of local authorities and so on. sorry for being so cynical, but because you're doesn't you wrong. >> emma. >> emma. >> team cynical here. i think my favourite quote in this entire story is they asked whether the 60 hour had 60 mile an hour trial had actually improved air quality . actually improved air quality. um, stephen elderkin , national um, stephen elderkin, national highways director of environmental sustainability, that's a job title and a half,

isn't it? says we are working hard to finalise the analysis of the bit they are . the bit they are. >> bet they are. >> bet they are. >> and we're publishing reports in .uk. i bet you can't wait for those reports. >> oh, i really can't wait. get those loins, the report those loins, girls. the report is coming. but the thing is, i mean , it's got such a long job mean, it's got such a long job title as well. it's a lot of hot air to breathe out, to it. air to breathe out, to see it. you think want to get an you think you'd want to get an an in there to try and an acronym in there to try and save some energy? >> going to ask you not >> i'm not going to ask you not more acronyms. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> wouldn't off >> we wouldn't be struck off from ofcom. >> we wouldn't be struck off from oftthe. >> we wouldn't be struck off from of> and the thing is, i mean, the thing smart motorways, thing is with smart motorways, then it's not used as a cash cow. they are dangerous. many people have their on people have lost their lives on them. campaign them. and there is a campaign group against them as well. and it's came up with the idea, it's who came up with the idea, in what world does it make? >> no, i know, so i'm not driver. >> so maybe you can explain this to me, but i don't understand the rationale behind a smart motorway, surely motorway, because surely you need safety reasons, as the need for safety reasons, as the campaigners need for safety reasons, as the campaig ittrs need for safety reasons, as the campaig it seems need for safety reasons, as the campaigit seems quite obvious because it seems quite obvious to need a hard to me. surely you need a hard shoulder motorways . um, what shoulder on motorways. um, what

benefit possibly be benefit can there possibly be to? especially if you know you can't drive any faster on a smart motorway because the speed limit is reduced. so i don't really what the really understand what the rationale behind other rationale is behind it other than they seem to than the fact that they seem to be . i can't see any benefits. >> you see, on the one hand, they're saying for a it's they're saying it's for a it's like a of contraflow. i like a form of contraflow. as i was saying earlier, because of the volume of traffic, the increased volume of traffic, they then take away the need for the, , hard shoulder not the, um, uh, hard shoulder not to be used , therefore allowing to be used, therefore allowing drivers use it. but of drivers to use it. but of course, the hard shoulder is there for a really good reason in case people break down or in case of an accident and emergency. there is safety then on the roads they've actually removed road safety . i mean, and removed road safety. i mean, and you know, completely diminished it. >> as usual. they are not here to defend themselves, but a government spokesman has said that speeding on any road is dangerous , which is why we have dangerous, which is why we have strict laws in place against it. and fines help to enforce those laws . um, but we are recognising

laws. um, but we are recognising pubuc laws. um, but we are recognising public concerns and we have cancelled new smart motorways and we're investing 900 million for safety improvements , for safety improvements, including progress in the construction of 150 extra emergency areas. so i think someone, somewhere has realised that smart motorways are pretty stupid , pretty dumb. stupid, pretty dumb. >> the cars that are being dnven >> the cars that are being driven now reach so many targets in terms of safety that it's actually quite difficult if you're in the car to, you know , you're in the car to, you know, to suffer any form of trauma in the car, but also in the on streets, they're made to such a high standard now that if you because of the ltns and because of low other low traffic things he you can't move , um, that i.e. you can't move, um, that people will be hit by them are more likely not to have suffered any serious injury. >> yeah, unfortunately, we're running out of time on this show. lots of hot air in this room today. it's been brilliant, a great debate, but don't go anywhere because nana is up next and nana has a cracking show. nana what have you got coming up? well, of course, a very sad

that anniversary of the that it's the anniversary of the death ghey. so we'll death of brianna ghey. so we'll be talking a little bit about the that it was mentioned the fact that it was mentioned keir starmer brought it up in the commons during keir starmer brought it up in the minister'smmons during keir starmer brought it up in the minister's questions,'ing keir starmer brought it up in the minister's questions, and prime minister's questions, and actually, was he wrong to do that? >> was he wrong to conflate the two issues? so there's still a lot about that, and it lot of talk about that, and it has brought the conversation about um, rishi was about whether, um, rishi was being up, which, you being transphobic up, which, you know, that know, we'll be discussing that also. tucker carlson i don't know whether you watched it, but he interviewed putin there's he interviewed putin and there's a talk now saying that a lot of talk now saying that he's, you know, is it's a popularity of thing. and popularity kind of thing. and he's drawn attention to putin in a positive light for putin. and it's win for putin. it's propaganda win for putin. but was he right to interview putin? thought it was very putin? i thought it was a very interesting interview, a bit bonng interesting interview, a bit boring when he went boring at the start when he went on about the russian historical context everything , then context of everything, then we're be looking at we're going to be looking at abdul and asking whether abdul ezedi and asking whether you he's actually in the you believe he's actually in the river or whether the police are trying excuse themselves for trying to excuse themselves for not able to find him. as not being able to find him. as more and comes to light. more and more comes to light. but coming in but there's loads coming up in the show. we've a great

the show. we've got a great guest of stuff. guest and loads of stuff. >> sounds a very watch >> sounds a very brilliant watch indeed. been indeed. well, you've been watching and listening to gb news medal . neesom news sandover medal. neesom i just want to thank clare muldoon and emma webb for being a brilliant this afternoon. brilliant guest this afternoon. um, go anywhere cos um, but don't go anywhere cos nana up next. um, thank you nana is up next. um, thank you for watching. have a lovely rest of stay for of your weekend. stay tuned for nana. um, but let's have a look at what the weather's doing first, shall thank you very first, shall we? thank you very much and have fantastic rest much and have a fantastic rest of . sunday looks like of your. sunday looks like things are heating up . things are heating up. >> boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news is . hello there. on gb news is. hello there. >> i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office, this morning's cloud, mist and fog is slowly clearing its to off provide more in its way to off provide more in the way sunnier spells. for the way of sunnier spells. for the way of sunnier spells. for the the afternoon, the rest of the afternoon, and even few days. even into the next few days. still got quite persistent still got some quite persistent rain northern isles. still got some quite persistent rain very northern isles. still got some quite persistent rain very wet northern isles. still got some quite persistent rain very wet endtrthern isles. still got some quite persistent rain very wet end to em isles. still got some quite persistent rain very wet end to sunday s. still got some quite persistent rain very wet end to sunday for

the very wet end to sunday for shetland , and also some quite shetland, and also some quite frequent showers parts of frequent showers for parts of northern ireland. western scotland wintry over scotland turning wintry over higher throughout higher ground areas throughout the elsewhere there the night. but elsewhere there are spells in between are some clear spells in between those those those showers. underneath those clear though, clear skies, though, temperatures little temperatures will take a little bit into low bit of a tumble down into low single figures for us, single figures for many of us, a patchy frost rural spots, patchy frost in rural spots, maybe stretches around. maybe some icy stretches around. first the morning, first thing in the morning, but generally of generally monday is a day of sunshine showers . those sunshine and showers. those showers will most frequent showers will be most frequent over and west, over towards the north and west, with blustery winds with some quite blustery winds around at times. those towards the the south, though the east and the south, though more and more likely to stay drier and actually pleasant fine actually a fairly pleasant fine day a decent number of day with a decent number of sunny there. sunny intervals in there. temperatures generally range between 6 and 10 c, which is around where we'd expect them to be for this point in the year. on tuesday, we still have this area of low pressure in the far north, again breezy, north, bringing again a breezy, blustery picture with some showers. high showers. but this ridge of high pressure elsewhere will allow for slightly drier for a slightly finer, drier start with some sunny spells once again, but really, all eyes will to this area will be turning to this area in the southwest as we see cloud thicken and outbreaks of rain eventually the eventually arrive throughout the day, and that will increasingly

spread to other of spread further to other areas of the uk. head throughout the uk. as we head throughout the uk. as we head throughout the point week, the middle point of the week, but trapped but also some milder air trapped into temperatures are into that. so temperatures are generally going to be on an upwards by by that warm upwards climb by by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsor of weather on .

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christine hamilton. uh, in a few moments time, we'll be going clashing in a head to head with gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and businessman and activist adam brooks. but before we get started, let's get your latest news headlines . started, let's get your latest news headlines. nana >> thank you. and good afternoon. it's 5:00. these are your top stories from the gb newsroom. warnings against a planned israeli invasion of the southern gaza city of rafah are mounting , with ministers mounting, with ministers saying it catastrophic for it would be catastrophic for civilians. it comes as israel begins mobilising its troops in preparation for a ground invasion. earlier, israeli tanks and bulldozers were seen operating along the israel—gaza border . operating along the israel—gaza border. explosions and smoke from the israeli ground operation in khan younis could be seen from rafah . as the city be seen from rafah. as the city awaits a full scale offensive, benjamin netanyahu , israel's benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, says he has a plan to evacuate civilians from the crowded area beforehand .

the crowded area beforehand. yesterday, at least 44 people,